Evening Star Newspaper, January 23, 1897, Page 17

THE EVENING STAR, SATURDAY, JANUARY 23, 1897-24 PAGES. VISITORS IN WINTER Some Interesting Birds That May Be Seen in This Vicinity. — HOW 10 DISTINGUISH THEN Their Cold Weather Costumes and Their Varied Notes. TRAVELERS FROM THE NORTH - - Wriiten Exclusively for The Evening Star, HER WAS A time when the snow | bird was a regular of winter resident Washington. did the streets lawns receive their e ring of snow from the winter's earli flurry that the white surfa not eagerly scan- by the children the dark gray end white coats of whose arrival was ieved to be simultaneous with wfall. How earnestly were lit- snubbed inst cold window might watch the our own native the crumbs that had 1 on the doorstep or supposed needs of the And with what delight on the ery went up from child- “There are the snow birds,” oncourse began to assemble for the <pitably prepared for them! Interest with which vivacious visitors down. apparently about here and ugmenting num- innocent trap. of their little freely upon ek and amiable red for rrows exul hroats, of th ed! Droppir nd hopy ng the nioyment feed Song Sparrow. we ney Teaching continual, jiness and good nature. } 1 no more within the city pre ng filled by the slov- house sparrows we Surope and so sedu- ly fostered. though driven from utterly abandoned us. some - imported from and ill-advise © snow bird: not the city limits they can ut the winter. The first of frosty weather brings the ad- guard, and as the season progresses r number increases, until by the time voys are sharpening their skates and their sled runners they are here yundance. And a very pretty and - sight it is, When in the course er morning's walk in the coun- -omes upon a flock of snow birds n upon a brown field, feeding van led do’ dried seeds of last summer's their Quaker ¢. ot glossy drab mmacalate white brightening the = y both contrast and harmony. As ey hop about over the snow from which ne weeds, or start up suddenly en asse in momentary pantc over some real or fancied danger to seek the shelter cf an t clump of bushes or young trees, othe air with musteal and wintry crystalline tinklings suggestive of chinkirg of minute icicles; percussive resemble the snapping of elec- rks, and muffled metallic sounds, xiven by a stone skipping over en surface of pond or stream. aardy Mttle fellows they cre! The mometer may be hov- zero mark; the out-door stamping “his feet and at full length about his cireulation; the squir- and warm- be arm body to quicken hi may nug in t \ y Z A Nathateh, est corner of his hibernacle; but "he snow bird is on merrier for the arctic breath which nas dese on us. “Cold ne cocks his I understand weather up having some old come from. But how mild and t in this nperate region!” barefooted into the snow oft s he has shaken ve weed on which he has been perch- Canadian Sparrows. Jant than the snow birds are the Canadian, or tree, sparrows, who come the way from the Hudson territory and Labrador to spend the on with This sparrow is a smaller the house sparrow, or English all ow, as he is more familiarly known, nd is mo! ful and elegant in his To particularly distinguish him inattrac immigrant, as well Ss num mbers of a smud S$ cousins among the the sparrow family, he upon the bosom of irt. One would think © grain with him shirt, even as a his coat ts quite Still, family pride be that Mon- ticola finds pleasure in the fact that the members of his immediate family are the only ones of the finches that can wear sciled shirts without jeopardizing their position in polite society. Besides the usual “tweet” of the spar- rows, the tree sparrows have a unique note that has aptly been called their “quarrier” note. Coming upon a group of them weay- ing in and out In a tangle of blackberry or briar, one is strongly impressed with the fanciful idea that he has accidentally stum- bled across a band of miniature stone- Masons at work, the notes that rise in con- stant profusion being quaintly suggestive of the clinkings of tiny chisels upon mar- ble. Mingled with these clinking notes one is likely to hear various others coming from the tree sparrows, as well as some that. if traced to their authors, will be found to emanate from sparrows of other kinds; for Monticola’s family pride, if he possess such a trait, does not prevent him from mingling freely with his numerous cousins of various degrees. The Song Sparrow. The song sparrow's loud and rich “chirup,” as it is often designated, will be very apt to stand out above the clinking chorus, as the song sparrow is one of our most abundant birds in winter. He may easily be identified by the heavy black streaks oa his white underparts, which tend to coalesce in the middle of his breast. His coat is not so elegant as that of his Canadian cousin. It is of the same mixed brown, black and gray texture that fur- nishes the material for all the sparrow suits, but it is dingier, as seems better suit- ed to his lowlier habits. For the song spar- row loves the earth, and, though you will frequently find him in the bushes or low trees, yet he is never so much at home as when he is down upon the solid ground. As he hops among the naked furrows of a wintry field, he is almost lost to sight so much a part of it does he become. His bobbing head and tail alone betray his presence. It is in the early spring that he is a conspicuous feature of the landscape, and even then he appeals to the ear rather than to the eye. From every clump of bushes at that season comes his canary- like warble. Indeed, so thoroughly identified has his song become with the youth of the year that when, as sometimes, though rarely, happens. he pipes a little lay in midwinter, it seems to one who is familiar with it as though the slumbering earth had stirred and was about to awaken from its long sleep. But the occasional winter notes we hear from him are very different from the full ecstatic carol which he delivers under the inspiration of the final awaken- ing. He is out of practice; his voice ts feeble and husky, and he lacks the stimulus of the proper environment. The Carolina Wren If, however, the song sparrow’s winter music is a mere suggestion of his real song, that of the Carolina wren shows no such difference. This mite of a bird, only a shade larger than his well-known cousin, the house wren, has within his little brown body compressed energy, force and strength enough for a bird twenty times his size. His spirit 1s unquenchable—utterly im- pervious to depressing surroundings. His loud, clear, spirited whistling is al- ways the same. True, it is not often heard during the winter months, but when it does ring out among th> gray trunks and the ghost of summer stalks it is a clarion of defiance to the inclement season, and 1s as bright, breezy and musical as in the most charming days of spring. “Cheerily, cheer- ily, cheerily.” This is a favorite theme with him; and as though realizing his mis- sion as a preacher of the doctrine of healthy contentment, he pronounces the words clearly and distinctly, that none may fail to comprehend the message he bears. He differs from the house wren in ap- pearance, principally through his jong whitish eyebrow,his buff vest and the purer and warmer brown of his coat. His move- ments, however, are thoroughly wrenlike, and as he darts about from point to point with quick, restless vivacity, the wonder Is that he has breath enough left for any song, much less for the loud, vigorous notes that set the woodland ringing. He is primarily a bird of the wildwood, though I have known him—or rather her, in this case—to rais2 a brood under the roof of a farmhouse porch, and a second in a half- filled ssh barrel in the back yard. The Virginia Red Bird. Another bird of the solitudes whose voice is sometimes, though very seldom, heard in winter is the cardinal grosbeak or V ginia red bird. The cardinal, as he is known to his friends, is nearly as big as a robin, and is dressed from head to foot in a brilliant military suit of red. Excepting a little black about his throat, he is one gleaming live coal, even to his bill. And when he is seen in the midst of a cedar, whose bright complementary green accen- tuates his hue, he seems some gift of Mex- ico or Brazil to lend tropical color to our soberer lardscape. Hearing his song in winter is like finding a bluet in January. But his {s one of nature's real solo voices, and amply repays a trip to the woods of March or April when he 1s contributing his powerful contralto tcnes to the spring con- cert. The Blue Jay. The blue jay does not reserve his vocal powers for the general jubilee of song. He knows that he has no chance for a prize in that competitive contest, and hence does not bother to take any care of his voice. His coarse, cacophonous imitation of the note of the red-shouldered hawk may be heard all through the winter. Like the cardinal he seems out of place in this latitude. Such gay blue, white and black carnival ature as he displays as he sports among the three tops or falteringly flies across the open, seems strangely cool and airy for the season of warm and sober clothing. Most of the birds, in keeping with the character of the season, doff their bright holiday robes of spring and summer, and put on more suitable garb. But the blue jay {s so proud of his hand- some suit that he is unwilling to follow the prevailing fashion of dressing to sult the occasion. He knows that blue is be- coming to him, and his vanity wil not suffer him to lay it by, even temporarily. And so he flaunts it {n the face of old Boreas, calmly satisfied with his fine ap- ‘e, and unconscious of the criticism es, The pretty girl with face dis- torted, in order to display her dimple, is his human counterpart. Another Northern Visitor. A richly but appropriately clad litue visitor from the north is the Canadian nut- hatch. His trim, compact coat of grayisn blue, and his dull, red vest are full of sug- gested warmth, and his demure habits and hl Hl of Due West, §. C., atarrh, which finally ed that she was entirely bone in best physicians A she used various ms of The Sof SSS, Promptly reached the seat Of the disease and cured ber sound and well, SSS teed purely vegetamne, Books free; address Switt Specific Co., Atiauts, Ga. SS. S. never fails to cure a blood disease, and it is the only remedy Which reaches deep- seated cases. Guarae quaint Httle note make him a welcome guest among us. We feel regret that he does not visit us more regularly; for some- times one may spend the whole winter in search of him, in vain, not even hearing the nasal “hanh, hanb,” which marks his presence. This not strongly resembles the sound of the penny trumpet that brings delight to the soul of the very small boy at Christmastids, and has the curious effect ef seeming quite distant when the bird is really close at hand. Should you hear it you must look upon the trunk of some neighboring tree (probably a pine) for its authcr, and there you will see him indus- tricusly clambering up and down and around, peering into the crevices of the bark for some insufficiently conceal- ed insect or grub. You may mistake his cousin, the white-breasted nuthatch, for him, if you are not careful; for they have the same habits and similar notes and wear the same coats. But {f you see a long black streak extending through the eye and a long white one over it, or catch a glimpse of the red vest, you may feel as- sured of his ger ag White breast, who ig permanently at home in our woods, wears nothing but white beneath, and the wage side of his head is whitis! le does not present the trim that distinguishes his cousin, an note is not sf mellow. The Canadian is a study in staccato. He moves about with quick Jerks, accompanying his motion with a fre- quent flirt of his wings and a seemingly unconscious little “pit-pit,” “pit-pit-pit,” that is muted almost as soon as it is sounded, while the dainty blast he occa- sionally blows upon his penny trumpet is delivered in the same abbreviated fashion. One might imagine that constant travelins: up and down the trunks of trees in search of food, seldom extending the range of vision beyend half an inch or so from the tip of the bill, would cause these birds to become nearsighted. But that such is not the case is shown by the long migrations they make, during which they. must be largely dependent upon their eyesight at very long range. And if direct evidence be desired, I can testify from personal obser- vation that the nuthatch can leave his tree and capture an insect in the air fully thirty feet away. The Brown Creeper. The only other tree climber we have with us, at this season, with the excepticn of the wocdpeckers, is the brown creeper, a bird of about the size of the Canada nut- hatch, whose homespun suit of brown flecked with white is a common though very inconspicuous sight on the trunks of our forest trees in winter. Only in winter, for in summer he is keep- ing house along our northern borders and upwards toward the pole. No other bird is as assiduous and unremitting a laborer as he. Commencing at the base of a tree he works his way upward in an active zigzag, exploring each chink and crevice for the possible grub it contains (I hope my use of this word will not be misunderstood), searcely pausing to utter his brief, shrill notes of soliloquy; reaching the point he has set as the uppermost limit of ‘his search on that tree only to drop without waste of time to.the base of another to re- peat his ascent. In the social structure of birddom he represents the lowest order, obliged to devote all his time to making a mere living. And always alone. Unremit- ting toil without companionship is the life to which nature has doomed him, .his only excitement the finding of an occasional nugget in the shape of an unusually fat and luscious grub. He does not even avail himself of the variety that might be afforded were he to do as the nuthatches do and occasionally take an upside-down view of the field of his researches. Nor does he ever go down the tree backward,as does the downy wood- pecker. Whether from choice or necessity, he is always either ascending a tree trunk or making 2 short, quick flight to the foot of some neighboring one to commence an- other immediate ascent. Cedar Larks. A most striking contrast greets us when we divert our attention from the rudely- clad, untiring, never-resting brown creeper to a flock of cedar larks holding a Quaker meeting among the uppermost branches. Their principal mission in life seems to be rest and meditation. They show off well if you examine them through a glass. Their rich, black mark- ings about the head, their handsome crests, their yellow-tipped tails and the red seal- ing-wax-like tips to some of the feathers of their wings, which have given them the title of “wax wings,” set off finely their glossy, teilor-made suits. They are not always so idle, these cedar larks, as many a farmer can tell you. It is not for love that he calls them “cherry birds.” He knows where he will be apt to find them in cherry time. The Chickadee. The chickadee throughout the winter and spring is a noticeable feature of our sub- urbs. Lively, bright, vivacious, with a head made twice too large for his body by the immerse black shako he wears, with a neat black and white uniform to match, with his unfailing light-heartedness and his ready confidence—there are none of our winter birds that yield us more pleasant companionship. He is so unreserved and confiding that he will unhesitatingly sp- proach to within a few feet of you if his course lies that way. Such engaging friendliness and sociability naturally win friends, so it 1s not surprising that the chickadee has so few enemies among his human acquaintances. There is something friendly in his quaint song. He tells you at once who_he is, waiving the formality of en introduction. “Don’t you know who I am? I'm Chickadee, D. D.,” he says as he flutters down to the pine bough just over your head. His ready camaraderie gives him extensive acquaintance among the birds; his cousins, the tufted titmice, the snow birds and sparrows, the purple finches, the goldfinches, with all these birds he is on speaking terms, and often joins them to go a-roving through wood and thicket in search of food and adventure. When springtime is approaching the chickadee is the very first bird to sense it. The others welcome that charming season of song and love-making upon its arrival, but chickadee heralds its advent with a beautiful song of wonderfully clear, long- drawn whist! And when we hear this solemn announcement that the hand of winter is about to relax its grip, we must acknowledge that however flippant and heedless the youngster may be ordinarily, yet when occasion requires he can be suit- ably serious and impressive. How much is conveyed to the lover of nature by those few deliberate tones! It is not oniy that the ear {s charmed by their beauty, but they bring to us the earliest tidings of the dawn of the great festival of the year. HENRY OLDYS. —_s—__ NEW PUBLICATIONS. THE AMBASSADOR OF CHRIST. Cardinal Gibbons, Archbishop Bs James Baltimore, au- thor of * ih of Our Fathers’ and ‘Our Christian Heritage.” Boltimo: John Mur- phy & Co. Cardinal Gibbons has written under this title an exhaustive treatise on the duties of the priesthood, the virtues necessary for the perfect administration of the functions of the church, and the various opportuni- ties afforded to conscientious workers in this field. It is not in the least contro- versial, save in a few particulars respect- ing matters of church discipline, and on the question of parochial schools, which the cardinal regards as essential to the de- velopment of the church. He pratses the excellence of the public schools, but con- tends that the lack of religious training along with secular instruction leaves them incomplete in a particular that he regards as of vital importance to the Christian. He says that “in view of the conflicting religious convictions of the pupils, the in- troduction of positive dogmatic teaching” into the public schools “would be beset with difficulties not easy to surmount.” The cardinal goes on to preach Tespect for our political institutions, and urges that the text books used in the parochial schools should contain familiar lessons inculcating @ reverence for and a knowledge of the American system of government. Continu- ing, the author says: “Among nearly all civilized people there are certain days set apart to recall some memorable events in their nation’s history, and to pay homage to the patriots who figured in them. Our American youth, in like manner, should be taught to cherish and perpetuate our na- tional festivals. The meaning of each holi- day should be brought home to them, so that they may be able to give a rational account of the political faith that is in them. The public perusal in the school room at stated times of the Declaration of Independence and the Constitution of the United. States—an exercise that would oc- cupy scarcely twenty minutes—would be a most profitable and instructive task for the pupils. It would contribute to instill into their minds a strong and intelligent attach- ment to our system of government, while the chanting of our national songs ‘on ap- propriate occasions would nourish in thea healthy enthusiasm and a patriotic de- votedness to their country.” THE CHURCH AND MODERN SOCIETY; Lectures and Addresses. By Most Reverend John ireland, Archbishop of St. Paul. With Portrait. Chit cago: D. H. McBride & Co, This work appears in interesting con- junction with that of Cardinal Gibbons, noted above, for, though the two writers deal specifically with different themes, their general discourse is upon the church and her opportunities and needs. Arch- bishop Ireland’s present work is a collec- tion of sermons, 1d Jresses and lectures de: livered on various public occasions be- tween 1884 and 1895. The topics on which these discourses treat are as follows: The Catholic Church and Civil Society; the Mis- sion of Catholics in America; the Church and the Age; Human Progress; Patriotism; American Citizenship; State Schools and Parish Schools; the Catholic Church and Liberal Education; Intemperance and Law; the Catholic Church and the Saloon; Char- ity in the Catholic Church; Social Purity; America in France, and the Pontiff of the Age. Most of these deliverances have already been discussed at large and the book really contains no new material. In view of recent events and the cardinal’s words on the same subject it is interesting to note what the archbishop has to say in refer- ence to the schools. He asks the ques- tion whether union ossible between the state school and ferish school. He concedes the right of ‘the state to estab- lish and conduct schools, praises the liber- ality of state schools in-giving gratuitous instruction, acknowledges the high value of the American schooj jn imparting secu- lar knowledge, and declares that he is willing to go further tQan the state usual- ly goes today and to ‘approve the enact- ment of laws which would make compul- sory the attendance of all children in a well-appointed school of, some kind, state, parish or private. But the archbishop ob- jects to the lack of provision in the state School for the religious instruction of chil- dren. As it is this lack that causes the es- tablishment of parish schools the arch- bishop proposes a compromise through which the state school shall be made ac- ceptable to the advocates of the parish school and shall suffice for the education of all the children. But the archbishop confesses that the day of union between the two systems does not seem to him to be nigh. Public opinion, he says, is not ready for any form of compromise, and public opinion must be respected. IN THE HEART OF AMERICA, ho By Lillian Ro of “Fragments From an Inn, ‘olurmbt * “The Southern Cross, et Mlustrated George Y. Coffin, 1 J. L. Hill Printing Ce This poem, one of the strongest which Mrs. Messenger has ever written, was read at the Atlanta exposition and was received with enthusiasm. It paints a powerful pic- ture of patriotism, forgiveness and the joy of reunion. It breathes a note of deep regret for the misfortunes of the south, and in passing from theme to theme weaves many beautiful poetic fancies, AND FRAGMENTS. shingion: Dublished “by Messenger, ai chmon By Harry the au- This little book contains a large number of brief comments on a great variety of subjects, in epigrammatic form. They i: clude many gems of thought, quaint ideas and novelties of expression that will inter- est and amuse a large class of readers. 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At the top of the table the weman in the chiffon vest and her com- panion in the fur-trimmed gown were at daggers drawn. “Well, I don’t care what any one says, my husband is as good as they make them,” said the woman in the chiffon vest cxcitedly. “He always rocks me to sleep when I have 2 sick headache, and he gets breakfast when ihe cook is away, and he always gets up in the night if the baby cries!” She glared at the woman in the fur-trimmed gown triumphantiy, and she in turn glared back snd took up the par- able of speech. “Well, my husband,” she remarked, with a strong accent upon the possessive case, “rever dces any of those things; I should be sorry to see him do any of them. I de- test a man who steps over into his wife's prevince. But he always looks after the furnace, and I never have to worry about the coal bill.” F The woman in tke chiffon vest smiled dis- agreeably, and the hostess was about to interpcse when the pretty woman at the foot of the table spoke up. “My husband does ail the things you have mei ed,” she said, sweetly, “and a lot more. When we have no girl he washes the dishes and sweeps, and I've never had to get dinner once since we've been married. I al knew he was goirg to be lovely t way, because he said so little about it. I never had much faith in the men who talk so much. When we were ‘st married we talked about it, and he spoke beautifuliy. ‘I don’t ‘ay I'll always do it, Jennie,’ he said, the time 1 without a girl, ‘but 1 always help.” And he’s been better than his word right along. Last night he even made the porridge so it would be ready for breakfast this morning, and every morning he brings me a cup of coffee be- fore I get up.” With the smile of a conscious conquer- or she toyed with her menu card and smiled sweetly at the angry wom t the other erd of the table. by Were speech! but the woman in the gold-rimmed glasses who sat in the middle gave her a keen look and smiled, too. “Something has got to be done for the protection of us poor spinsters,” she said, merrily, “and if any onc else tells a hus- band story I shall retaliate with a tale regarding a wonderful cat which I p sess. But, first. before we quit the su ject, let me ask a question. How long, turning to the pretty man, “have you been married?” The preity woman b “Nearly two week: she stammered out timidly, and the other women laughed ia the unfeeling manner they so often affect. ——+e- Where the Interpreter Stopped. From the Argonaut. Some years ago, while visiting the Spo- kanes, Gen, Philip Sheridan related to the Indians through an interpreter the won- ders of the railroad, and then waited to see what effect the revelation would have upon them. “What do they say?" he asked the inter- preter. “They say they don’t believe it,” was the answer. B Sheridan then described the steamboat, and the interpreter repeated thi: “What do they say to that?” the general again asked, seeing the Indians’ faces all impassive. “They say they don't believe that, either” Then the general gave an account of the telephone, and told how.a man at the end of a long wire had talked to a man at the ober end of it. The interpreter remained silent “Well,”” said the general, “‘why don’t you interpret that story to them? “Because I don’t believe that story my- self,” answered the conscientious man. ——_+0+____ It Pays. shed vividly. 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Speare, Undertaker & Embalmer, DEPART- H st. nw. ein effect January 1S, rrive and leave at Peovsylvania pas- , Local for Danvitie, Charlotte 4nd way stations. “Connects at Manansns fer 3 ung, Harrisouburg amd way stations, gally oxccp’ Sunday, and at burg with the Norfolk. and SRNR. daily, aud with the Cuesapeake and Onto iy fOr the Natural Bridge and Lexington. 11:13 A.M.—Dally.—THE UNITED STATES FAST MATL. Carries Puliman But New York And Washington to Jacksonville, t Sauls ie and Hot nooga, Tet for Augus bury with Pullman Sleeper for “Asb Springs, 2 N. C.; Knoxville and Chatt rlotie wit! rw at Atlanta for Mira Nid train Washington to Sunset” Personally raion Through Slecper ou this tra 3 AW to San Francisco without « 1 P.M —Lecal for Froat Royal, Strasburg and Sunday. Local tor Charlottesville. i. NEW Ye Veatthuled rg. daily, except Datty? New Jork ON AND SOUTR- WESTERN VESTIBULED LIMITED, composed Pullman Vestibuled Sleepers, Dining Cars and Dy Coaches Pullman Sleepers’ New York to A. Mile and Hot Springs, N. €.: New York to via Charlotte, Columbia, Savanna and J Fille, and New York to Memphis, via Birumh New York to New Orleaus, via Atlanta and omery. Vestiiuled Day Coach Washington to Janta. “Southern Railway Dining Car Greensboro’ D ONO Drvis- nd 445 Montgomery. Was p.m. daily from Round Hill, 7: cept Sunday, from Herndon, 8:34 a. 3 . daily, except Sunday, from Leesburg. Through trains from the sonth arrive at Wasb- lngton, 6:42 am.. 2:20 p.m. and 9:40 pm. daily, alm. except Mond Harrisent 12-40 ani 9:40 p.m., dally, except Sumlay, and SW daily from Charlottesville. Tickets, Sleeping Car reservation and info tion furnished at offices, 511 and 1200 Penpsslvani avenue, and st Pennsylvania railroad passenger station. W. H. GREEN, General Sapt. IM. CULP, Traffic Manager. W. A TURK, Gen. Pass. Agent. gals RROWN, Gen. Agent Pass Dept PENNSYLVANIA RAILROAD SYLVANIA Li Smoking an leuge, Ch Ones Morrisburg to St. Louis, Cleveland and Toled to Harrisburg. 3 30.50 AM. FAST LINE.Pollman Buffet Parlor Gar to Harri Buffet Parlor Car Macristurg LOUIS EXPT ES . 0 AND ST. Nleept pnais, Cln- ing THWESTERN Washington t . Rochester and For Lock Have days, 3240 PM. 7:10 PAM. for Williamsport, Rochester, Tiuttalo Ningara Fails daily, except Saturday, with Sleep ing Car Washington te Suspension’ Bridge via Buttslo, 10:40 P.M. for Erie, Canandaigu: or. Tut. falo and Niagara Falls daily Wash- ington to Elmira + FOR PHILADELPHIA, NEW YORK AND THE (Dining mington) A.M.. 1 For eck duys, and 3 For Atlantic City (via Delaware river bri rail route), 3:15 P.M. daily. For Baltimore, 6 7:00, 7:50, 8:00, 11:00 and 11:50 ALM. “12:15. Limited), , 4:3 ), 10:40, 11:15 and 11 9:05, 10:50, 1100 A. dimited), 4 10:40 and’ 11:35 PM For Pope's Creek Line, 7:50 A.M. and 4:36 PM. daily, except Sunday. For Annapolis, 7:00, 9:00 A.M., 12:15 and 4:20 P.M. daily, except ‘Sunday. Sundays, 9:00 A.M. o PM. Coast “Line.—“Fiorida Special’ for Ja: sonville and St. Augustine, 10:48 PM. w days. Express for Florida and points on Atlan Coast Li 30 A. 3:46 PM. daily; week days; Atlai {. daily. Acco © daily, and 4:25 Week days. offices, corner Isth and G streets, ond at the station, Sixth and B strects, where orders can be left for the checking of baggage to destina- tion from hotels and residences. x J. R. Woop, 8. M. PREVOST, General Passenger Agent. WASHINGTON, ALEXANDRIA AND MT. VERNON RAILWAY. From Station, 13% st. and Penna. ave. In'cffect July 20. FOR ALEXANDRIA.—6:40, £05, 7:35 ex, 00, 4:48. ex, * RIVERSIDE AND WAY 10:05, °11:00, 12:05, 2:05, ily. FOR MOUNT VERNON, STATIONS. —*6:40, 9:00, 10:05, 11:00, , 0:00, 8:05, 7:00, $00, for passengers holding first- Hlescies, 25 cents each, ne FOR ‘LINGTON, Daily.—8:00, — 1:15, 2: <y = 40. aggeage ¢ clase tickets at station. G. E. ABBOTT, GEO. R. PHILLIPS, Gen, Manager. Geu. Pass. Ageit. aes (CHESAPEAKE AND OHIO RAILWAY. THROUGH THE GRANDFST SCENERY IN AMERICA, ALL TRAINS _VESTIBULED, ELECTRIC LIGHTED, STEAM HEATED. ALL. MEALS SERVED IN DINING CARS. STA- ION SIXTH AND B STREETS. Schedule in effect December 13, 1896. 2:20 P.M. DAILY—Cinciunat! and St. Louis Spe- glal—Solid ‘train for Cincinuati. Wuliuman sivepers to Cincinnati, Lexinzicn, Louisville, Jndiauapolis and St. Louis’ without change. Parlor cars Cinein- Batt to Cuicago. 11:37 P.O. DAULY—¥. F. V. Limited -Soltd train for Cincinnati. Pullisan’ sleepers to Cincinnati, Lexington and Loulaville without change. Open for ieception of passengers at 9 p.w. Pullman veut car to Virginia Hot Springs, without compartu: change, Tuesdays and Saturdays. Daily connection for the ‘inuati to Chic a Se ereneae Via Rich ied A -M., bs —Via mend for Old Point’ and Norfolk. Only rail live. 2:20 P.M. DAILY—For Gordunsvilie, Charlottes Fille, Stauoton und for Aichmond, “daily, excep! Reservations and tickets at Chesapeake and Ohi offices, 518 and 1421 Pennsylvania avenue, 3110 5 Street northwest, aud ut the station, H. Ww. 2013-584 General Passenger get Agent. BALTIMORE AND OHIO RAILKOAD, Schedule in effect December 7, 1896. Leave Washington from station corner of New For avenue and © street. ‘Chicago and North Vesti Amited trains 10:00'a.m., 8:05 p.m.” Cee Lim For Clacianatt, St. Louis and Indianapolis, Ves. tibuled Limited —_ ex 11.30 p.m. 250 p.m. 55 5 ee _ way — 10:00 _ New jeans, irmingbam, at tanooga, Knoxville, Bristel wna Roamobe, o00 pm, deity: Sieer Cars 1 ax} saebert si 5. 43 7 ni 10:15 a.) ea Boe ington Junction = ray pointe, p.m. Sun- 105 Dining Cary, (2-01 night; Sleeping Car open at 10:00 o'clock). Sun- ‘9:00 a.t5. Dining Car), (235 Dining Cat), 3:00 5:05 Dining Cary. 32:01 nicht, Siccptg Caz 10:09 0" ‘Additional trains for ele Broek daye, 7:05 a.m. Gatly. 8:00 p.m.