Evening Star Newspaper, February 27, 1897, Page 12

LOCAL MENTION. AMUSEMENTS TONIGHT. ve Brodie in “On the Bijou Theater.—Gilmore “Hogan's Ailey.” an] Leonard In Grand Opera House—Kate Rooney's Greater New Yorkers. lee Palace, 5th and L streets —Real Ice Skating. Kernan’s Lyceum Theater.—Miaco’s City cmb. Lafayette Square “Two Little Vegran New National Theater.—Evans and Hoey in “A Parlor Match.” Willard Hall—Exhibition of the Bio- eraph. Carroll Institute Hall.—Carroll Institute Fair. Odd Fellows’ Hall, Military Bazaar, b: Infantry. h street.—The Crystal Maze. Hall. adjoining Columbia The- Edison Viiasco h street northwest.— the Campbell Lignt Vitascope ator and L st the Miss EXCURSIONS |GEORGETOWN’'SBIRTH The Dear Old Town is 145 Years Old Today. HOW THE PLACE WAS FOUNDED; Washington Then a Youth, Lafay- ette a Child, George Ill an Urchin. INTERESTING RETROSPECT a Written for ‘the Evening Star. The year 1748 saw enacted the treaty of Aix-la-Chapelle, which meant an universal peace for Europe, but was broken in 1756 by the bloody seven years’ war, in which the whole of Europe was again plunged into a general war and which extended to Steamer Newport News for Norfolk and Wortress Monroe a Trains leave 13%3 Pennsylvania a@renue for Arlington hourly from 8 a.m. to tom Steamer Harry Randali_for Colonial Beach and river landings at 7 a.m. eed HENDERSON'S BRANCH TOBACCO STORE. There ts at least one Washington imusi- ness man, Wm. A. Henderson, the well- known dealer in tobacco, who feels him- self justified in increasing his business ven- tures at the present time. Since 1861 he has been engaged in tae tobacco trade in this city, and for the p has conducted the business at street, just south of New York avenue. motto has always to sell the very best goods obtainable, and In that way he has establisned a uiation for fair dealing and exce of stock far more than local. Recently Mr. Henderson purchased ro stere the stock and fixtures of the tob et the southeast er of th and F streets, and re has established a branch store. The fixtures are undoubt- edly the finest in Washington, but as fine fixteres are of litile value u tock of gocds is of the highest characier. Mr. Herderson has disposed of all the xoods re- ning in the store at the time he pur- ed them by a fresn Key West, domestic and * snuff, pipes, ete., goods which have made his 15th re the best stocked one in Wash- The down-town store will be in Henderson's son, Mr. R. M. nderson, and the very same line of high- S goods will be sold at both establish- ments. ington. charge of Mr. He The Society of the Covena nval meeting Monday at 1 the lecture room of the Church of the Cove- This society volent work of t It embraces home, fo: in Its _benevolenc: his occasion John W. Foster will make an address ry the results of missior and the work done b; seen by her during her that ccuntry. work in hurches, visit to carriage at nw. Prompt wild cherry 1 . qt.: stomach) : Walden’s "S6 Cognac, im ve Rye (8 years) Whisky, $4 gal.. $1 qt. - : Artificiol Hm s. Hempler, 6th&av. —— *ACKING CO. Whore and manufacturers of Savsage, rd. ete., best goods; lowest prices. 946 ave. Wholesale only. > John R. Kelly, 9th st. wing of the Center Market, ts prepared to furnish the public with all the chotce cuts of Beef. Lamb, Mutton and Veal. Corned Beef specialty N. Dickerson of New York ci led a bill in equity here against Chas. Edward has J. lette, to prevent e defendant's al- leged infringement on the complainant’ Pa for improvement in sopori érugs, and for an accounting. PAID THE LARGEST TAX. The Northwestern Natioaal Insurance Company paid for 18M the largest 1 per cent tax on premiums received of any fire insurance company in t of Co- lumbia. R. manager, 1302 F st. nw. Cord wood for Oak wood delivered 4.504 cord. Cleveland Park Co., 610 14th st. e new edition of the Standard Dietlon- as of the world 1805, © and 1s w. Three windows with Nicely fu hed room apher, Pa. privilege of balcor heated by steam. av. and ith st — i and largest bu Violets the city, ches in J.-H. Graner, su F st. CITY AND DISTRICT. pia et ei The Lemon Estate. The request of the executors of the late Capt. George E. Lemon for a confirmation and ratification of their sale of the news- paper properties of the testator to R. W. Shoppell, Byron Andrews and John McElroy, and of the patent business to Eugene W. Johnson, har been granted by the Probate Court. re ‘The New York Herald's Beautifully Mlustrated inaugural supplement, issucd Sunday. February 28, will contain a striking article by John Russell Young; an article on “How Presidents Are Made,” breezy sketch- €s and bright pictures of the new members of the next Congress, plans of the inaugura- | tion, detalis of the great ball. «ec. This Randsome number, without extra cost, with next Sunday's Herald. Order from dealer in advance. Don't miss it. > Plezsant Reception. A pleasant reception and banquet was #iven at Scottish Rite Hall, 908-9190 Pennsyl- Yanla avenue, last night by the bodies of the Anctent and Accepted Scottish Rite. The attendance was good and the Interest great. Deputy George Gibson was in charge of the entertainment. M. W. Bay- liss, grand commander of the Supreme ‘Council of the United States, was present and made an address to the master Masons on the history of the Scottish Rite. Rev. C. L. Pate also delivered an address, and there was an attractive program of vocal and instrumental music. The banquet fol- Jowed and was immensely enjoyed. — Camels’ Hair Face B: Something new. “ak ~Advertisement when, Mth & F. _ Mardi Gras, New Orleans. Birming- ham and Mobile. March 2, 1897. ‘The Southern railway announces for the above occasion sale of tickets to New Or- leans, Birmingham and Mobile at greatly reduced rates. Tickets on sale February 2. 27 and 28. and March 1, 187. Two lim- ited tains leave Washington at 11:15 a.m. and 10:43 p.m. daily —Advt. see Death of Mrs. Julia Natt. At Longwood, near Natchez, Mi: last Tuesday Mrs. Julia Nutt, mother of Calvin and Sargeant Prentiss Nutt of this city, died. Mrs. Nutt was the widow of Mr. Hallan Nutt, a wealthy Mississippi planter, who remained loyal to the Unton at the cutbreak of the war and rendered valuable services to General Grant during his Mis- sissippl campaign. Mr. Nutt died in the ecrly years of the war, and Mrs. Nutt was left with a large family of young children fo struggle with mest adverse circum- stances. She was. like her husband, true to the Union. and kept her home at Long- wood through all the vicissitudes of war and the troublous years that followed, and there paxsed the declining years of life ad- mired and respected by ali her old friends. >— Money to lend at &% and 6 per cent on real estate. Frank fT. Rawlings, 1505 Pa. ave.— Advertisement. ed No. 1 Mantels, $1. Libbey. & Co.—Adyt. paca tbecioe cosets da Don't run risks—let Gude look efter the Geral designing and decorating. 124 F.— Advertisemeat, the western hemisphere, under the name of the French and Indian wars. Just half way between these two events there cccurred in the new world a peace- ful and to us a very important event and ene which makes the year 1752 as much the “Annus Urbis Conditae” te the citizen of Georgetown as was to the Romans the year In which Romulus and Remus foun their immortal cit So therefore, on Fe! Truary 27, 1807, we “sing of the arms and men’ who first upon the Potomac’s shore founded the city of Georgetown, one hun- dred and forty-five years ago, or, to give it a litle more of the savor of antiquity, nearly a century and a half ago. In the preceding year the legislature of the prov- ince of Maryland had authorized certa:n persons to act as commissioners and to erect a town in Frederick county above the mouth of Rock creek. which town, with its lanes, streets and lots, was to be formed from a purchase of sixty acres, and the town thus created was to be called Georgetow: Although the commissioners met four months after and chose the site, yet the owners were dissatisfied and re- fused to sell, whereupon it was assessed and taken, and two hundred and eighty pounds paid to the two owners, and on February 27, was completed the sur- of the future Georgetown ts and lots, of which latter there were eighty. ‘This auspicious event happened 145 years age today. A very small fraction of time in the world's history, and yet we Ameri- cans, citizens of a new and powerful na- tien, are accustomed to regard events oc- curring previous to the founding of the re- public almost as prehistoric, or at least + belonging to ancient history.. Although it was not so long ago, stili in the first year after the founding of Georgetown UW.at great American who was in the future to occupy the highest column in the tem- of fame, George Washington, had just twentieth birthday, but it was years later that he established itary reputation in the unyoriunate Duque ition. That other bright American genius, Thomas Jefferson, from whose brain and pen came the Dec” laration of Independence, was but a small boy of eight years. That great French- mat ‘ayette, who was destined to take part In two great revolutions, and to see one king despoiled of his richest colonies, and another his owa king. lose his head. was in 1752 but five years of age; but hard- ly three-quarters of a century later he w able to visit the United Sta nd passed through Georgetown, then with a popuila- tien of 8.00) souls, on his way to Visit at Mt. Vernon the tom) of his former friend and fellow soldie: orge IIT, who was destined to play a t part in coercing his colonial eub- jects to unite in open resistance to unlaw- ful taxation and tyrannical oppression, was then Prince George, and but fourteen «ars old, and when he died in 1820 he had ved long enough to see his thirteen col- onies organized into a strong nation, and the little village on the Potomac above the mouth of Rock creek, named after fa II, a prosperous town of Ge Jorsie utenant, Bonapare, des- tined to become Emperor of France, and a4 set all Europe aflame with his wars an. gues. was not even born in 1752. Thus we see that in the year of our humble be- ginning these men who were to become famous in the annals of history were then erly unknown, and have so long a'nce departed that but few men live now who can remember the closing yenrs of their careers, Subjects of the King. At the time of our foundation we were Marylanders and subjects of George I, and loyal subjects, for we always then spoke of him with kindness and respect. I suppose it was not at all uncommon in those early days to hear the pious eJacula-4 tion save our king,” or “God bless King George.” We sh our loyalty a few years later In the French and Indian war, which was really the western section of the seven years’ war, and the western counties of Maryland and Virginia suffer- ed severely ai this time at the hands of the” Indian: In the spring of 1755 there must have been @ great flutter of excitement among our fellow townsmen, for there had arrived in the bay British ships, with regiments of regulars aboard, under’ command of Gen. Braddock, and those troops were to make seme atonement by their attacks on tpe French aud Indians, for the lack of success in the north. Noi many months later came back the dismal news of the utter failure of this expedition, and {ts almos: complete annihilatfon but for the skill and discretion of Col. George Washington Again in the year 1759 was there cause for rejoicing in the town, for the great victory at Quebec, but saddened by the death of Wolfe upon _the Heights of Abraham. In the year 1770, the scene has somewhat changed, the people are not so warm in their expressions of loyalty to George Il as they had been to his father. The Heston massacre, and later on the Boston tea party in Massachusetis, and the burn- ing of the Peggy art and her cargo of tea in Annapolis, had set men to think- ing hard. We can weil imagine our fellow townsmen anxiously asking {f this state of things was to last forever; wondering how long the tles of kinsn!p ané a common an- cestry would permit them to submit quiet- ly to such an obstinate and unfriendly mo- ther. Probably some were even beginning to hint that the dominion of England would not and could not last forever, and probably calculating if we were strong enough to resist successfully and become a «reat nation. That iltt!e spark, the love of liberty, was aglow, and was soon to burst into the flame which should burn until the allegiance to the mother country had been skaken off, and the tudependence of the United States acknowledged by the world. Loyal to the King. ‘We know that our old Georgetoniaas were thoroughly in sympathy with the movement of resistance to British tyranny, and that the town furnished men and stores to the armies of Washington and Lee. The writer has a letter written by a member of one of the Maryland companies which passed through Georgetown to join Lafay- ette at Yorktown, and which tells “of the kind and friendly treatment we received at Geo. Town.” ‘The close of the revolutionary war found Georgetown with a population of about 0 souls, and in the state of Maryland instead of the province. But she was not in the same county, for in 1752 she was a part of Frederick. She was now in Mont- gomery county. On the 3Uth of March, 1791, there emanated from Georgetown, Md., a proclamation by President Washing- ton, In conformity with an act of Congress of the previous year, locating the perma- nent seat of the government of the United States in the District of Columbla, thus giving birth to the city of Washington and allowing the people of Georgetown, Md., to sign themselves as being of Georgetown, D. C., for the first time. At the beginning of the present century Georgetown had a population of 3,000 and ‘Washington 3,200, and while we look back- ward and can see many opportunities for oe and SEpeore errs it we have let ‘sip from us, still we can today easily see that we have @ good-sized, substantial town, and with the brightest of prospects for the future. While we have increased in our due proportion, "we have seen our own dear country growing larger, more prosperous, more powerful and assuming & position among the great nations of the THE EVENING STAR, globe, and, as the ancient Roman could say with pride, “Civis Romanus sum,” knowing that all the nations of the earth would re- spect his rights, so today can we wherever we may be claim with the same assurance, “Tam an American.” The writer, even stretching the span of life to the utmost, cannot certainly be here in the flesh at the two hundredth aniversary of the foundation of this town, yet he hopes that those who will be present will see a much greater increase in prosperity and patriotism than ever before, and at the very least they may see the steam raflroad and hear the hoarse screech of the locomotive, which has been predicted and promised every year since the writer was a school boy. CIvIs. Georgetown, D. C., February 27, 1897. IN MUSICAL CIRCLES A Proposed Festival With Ohildren During Easter Week. Mr. C. Jerome Hopkins is in Wash- ington With That Idea in View— Other Interesting Item Mr. C. Jerome Hopkins, who is a musician and composer of note both in this country and in England, is in the city with the idea of having a musical festival here during Easter week, which shall be simply the be- ginning of a series of such festivals to be held annually at the national capital. Mr. Hopkins believes that the true way to make the American people musical is to commence with the children, and that to interest the young In music !t is necessary to teach them that which is within their comprehension and which ts written with particular reference to the capabilities of youthful voices. The singing by children of compositions that are Intended for the strength and compass of adults is never fully effective, for the harmony contem- plated by the composer cannot be secured, and so, says Mr. Hopkins, children should always be given music that is especially written for their capabilities. Mr. Hopkins has successfully given chil- dren’s festivals in this country and in England ard Scotland, and he thinks that the national capital is an excellent field to be cultivated in that respect. He believes that instead of making up a program com- prisirg miscellaneous selections, the great- er interest is obtained if the children are trained in an opera that is upon a subject within their comprehension, and that is written with reference to the capacities of their voices. It is this character of a fes- tival that Mr. Hopkins proposes, and he has already had interviews with Superin- terdent Powell and Commissioner Ross on the subject. If Mr. Hopkins shall ceed in his project it may lead to the e tablishment of annual musical festivals in Washington of a broader and higher char- acter, which is something that many mu- siclans In Washington have léng hoped ‘or. A concert was given by the Lawrence School of Mustc at its studios, att F street, last night, before an audience that com- pletely packed the apartments. The pro- gram was enjoyable in every feature. Those who took part were Prof. Young, Miss Emma Green, Miss Flora Daly, Mr. E. Marceron, Miss Kate Daly, Mr. George Lawrence, Mrs. Florence Huss, Mrs. M. C. fin, Mrs. Marceron, Mr. Ralph O'Brian, Mrs. Milton Odell, Miss Gertrude Peach and Mr. Eiseman. Mr. Otto Luebkert of this city sang in Chickering Hall, New York, last week at a concert given by the Martin Luther Choral Society, and met with flattering success. He sang the baritone part in Romberg’s “Die Glocke,” and also sang two numbers in the miscellaneous program that pr. ceded that work, Canton's “Du Bist Wie Eine Blume” and Massenet’s “Dost Thou Know?” The Staats-Zeitung spoke of his having “enraptured the audience with his baritone solos," and the Musical Courier alludes to him as a “coming man.” Mr. Luebkert received a positive ovation from the large audience that was present. He ts said to have sung in splendid style, artistic in every phrase, and with clear and dis- tinct enunciation. His voice easily filled the hall, and his stage presence was ex- cellent. A-vocal and instrumental musicale will be given at the Washington Club, 1710 I street northwest, Thursday evening, March 11. The musicele 1s to be given under the direcuon of Miss Veazie, and a number of Washington's well-known musicians will take part. They include Mme. Alberti- ni, Miss Nellie Hunt, Mrs. Buxton, Mrs. Daisy Louise Fox, Miss Kate Deering, Mr. Kuling, Mr. McCreary of New York and Miss Beali of Texas. The following ladies will act as patronesses: Mrs. John G. Carlisle, Madam Romero, Mrs. N. O. Cunningham, Mrs. George West- inghouse, Mrs. Stewart Van Vliet, Mrs. Cal- vin R. Nutt, Miss Mary McCeney, Joseph Washington, Mrs. Walthall, js Blanchard, Mrs. Faulkner, Mrs. Lindsa: Mrs. C. B. Howery, Mrs. L. B bb, Mr J. B. Babcock, Mrs. W. W. Finley, Mrs. 'T. . Lincoln and Mrs. W. J. May. ‘The Sunday Night Music Club was en- tertained by Mrs. and Miss Meta von Wimpffen, 1614 ist street northwest, und spent the evening upon the Boston Or- chestra program, which was made up of Beethoven’s Fourth Symphony, Rubin- stein’s Fourth Piano Concerto (Dominos the Vonspiel to the third act of Gold- mzrk’s “Cricket on the Hearth,” and the Pesth Carnival Hungarian Rhapsody of Liszt. The Cecilian Ladies’ Quartet, under the direction of Miss Wilson, have drranged a most attractive program for thelr song recital at the Cairo Wednesday evening, March 10. They will be assisted by Miss Wilson and Mr. Henry Xander. Miss Ber- tie Thompson, the first soprano of the quartet, will sing the jewel song. from “Faust."". The members of the quartet are Misses Bertie Thompson, Josephine Burton, Alice Pilisbury and Irma G. Callahan. One of the most enjoyable complimentary “musicales” of the season was given on Wednesday evening last by the pupils of Prof. H. E. Saltsman and Wm. de Ford, in thelr “studio,” which was beautifully dec- orated for the occasion with growing plants and cut flowers. Every available space was filled by the large audience present, which heartily enjoyed each num- ber, many encores being demanded. The pupils were assisted by the “Ideals” Man- dolin end Guitar Quartet, who rendered several selections in their usual artistic style. The program was as follows: Pi- ano duet, “Overture Zampa,” Miss Lizzie Lerch and Prof. altsman; piano solo, “Swallow's Song.”’ lbohn, Miss Lula Dren- nan; plano solo, Fantasie Trovatore, Mis: May Haney; pi: duet, ‘Rondo Brilliant, Diabelli, Misses Lerch and Drennan; vocal selo, “Love's Sorrow,” Shelly, Mr. Butle: soprano solo, “Ave Marta,”- Millard, Mrs. Charles Davis; baritone solo, “fhe Arrow and the Song,” Pinsuti, Mr. Walter G. Eisinger; soprano solo, ‘‘For Thee I Live,” Marcheroni, Miss Jennie Tyrer; alto solo, * Dearest Heart, Farewell,” Strelezki, Miss Eva Whitford; vocal trio, “Ta Sol Quest Anima,” Verdi, Miss Tyrer, Messrs. F. Wm. Ernst and W. B. Allen; -ocal duet, “He That Marks the Sparrow Langstaff, Misses Tyrer and Whitford; vocal solo, “The Waiting Heart,” Story, Mrs. Allen, with yiolin obligato by Mr. Gilbert Reich- man; tenor solo, “Sehnsucht,” Kyeruff, Mr. Robert Bradley; selections by ‘Ideal: SS . To Enforce Judgement. John J. Albright and others have filed a bill in equity against Thos. M. Draney and others to enforce three judgments, aggre- gating $3,186. A receiver is asked to be appointed to take charge of Draney's Port- land stables, and a sale of the same ts also asked. If the proceeds therefrom are insufficient to satisfy the judgments, the sale of the interest of Salome H. Draney in part of lot 18, square 514, and the interest of Thos. M. and Mary Draney in lot 6, square 4fi are asked to be sole. The defendant conveyances of said property are asked to beset aside as fraudulent and votd.- Tke complainants dre represented by At- torneys Worthington and Heald and C. A. radenberg. —_—_.__ A. 0. H. Entertéinment. Division No. 4, Ancient Order of Hiber- nians, will give its initial entertainment and hop next Monday evening at St. Dom- inie’s i, corner of 6th and F streets southwest. An address explanatory of the aims and objects of the order wiil be de- livered by Congressmen Fitzgerald of Bos- ton, Mass. The committee on entertain- ment has secured for this occasion some excellent talent, among whom may be mentioned Miss Mollie Wright, Miss Nellie Burke, Miss Mary Lioyd, Miss Mary Done nelly, Mr. W. R. Benham, Mr. Milton Clark, Master Walter Burke, John Downey and Miss Nellie Downey. SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 27, 1897-24 PAGES, CAPITAL OR CAPITOL Has the City Qntgeown the Nation’s Building? WHAT THE GROUNDS ONCE WERE = The Introduction of Gas and Water and Other Improvements. ——— YEIA RS’ GROWTH a FIFTY The statement has been made that the general improvement of the capital has outstripped that of the Capitol; in other words, that municipal and private enter- prise has made more advance than has the general government in its improvement of the Capitol and grounds. Although so sreat changes have been made outside the €apitol grounds that localities of old are totally unrecognizable to those who knew them half a century ago, or even less, there are many who doubt the correctness of the statement. These, while acknowl- edging that the government in olden time was, to say the least, careless as to im- proving the public grounds, and knowing that cn one eccasion Congress attempted to have some of the public grounds im- proved by the corporation of Washington, by turning over to the municipal authori- ties certain portions of the Mall, believe that the government is now well up in the improvement of the Capitol and surround- ings. One of these old men some few days ago, heppening to find a copy of the “Guide to the Capitol Executive Office by Robert Mills, architect, published in 1848, fel! into a reminiscent mood, after a-hasty glance through it, and said: “I can go back but few years beyond this unless I take the hearsay of older persons I heard when a boy. Even before the extension of the building it was looked on as the finest on the continent, and the old dome was the pride of the boys of that day. I have been to the top many a day, for though boys, unaccompanied by an older person, were suppesed to have no business there, old Mr. Scrivener, who directed visitors, was kindly disposed to well-behaved youths, and passed them up. I remember that ‘hile there was at the top a balustrade to prevent persons falling off, there was 10 protection for the skylight. The glass in the skylight was supposed to be thick enough to bear an ordinary person, but a young lady proved this idea fallacious by stepping cn, and narrowly escaping a fall to the floor of the rotunda. As may be supposed, a protection was soon in place. The Capitol Grounds. “The grounds, at that time, were bound- ed by the A and 1st streets, excepting that the western boundary was formed by a cirevlar carriageway, partly paved with cobblestones, extending from Ist street to the lines of North and South Capitol streets. There was an iron railing, set on a stub wall, inclosing the grounds, and gates were placed at the avenues. At the prin- cipal gates were lodges for watchmen, whore duty included locking them at sun- set and opening them at sunrise, but gen- erally they were not loeked until 10 o'clock pm. A couple of fountains, in the basins of which were goid fish, and three or four beds of flowers were in the western part of the grounds. In the square on the east side there were, besides the fish poad, two roves, and it was the general impression that they were iniended for barbecues, one for the democrats and the other for the whi ‘There were placed through the grounds wooden benches, for the tired pe- destrian, but rude as they were, they were the favorite seats for:love-sick couples, and many Initials were cut on them. As there were orly a dozen or so lamps to light the grourds, and these were for oll, there was [ttle oppertuniiy for the observation of couples. The late “Coon” Kaufman then was the lamp lighter, and he filled this po- sition till his death, a few years ago. The ‘plaza at ‘the east of the building was thea unpaved, excepting that cobble stones cov- ered a portion of it: The footways in the grounds were of redstone tiles, flanked with gravel, and I have lived long enough to see some of the tiling worn so thin that {t would barely hold together. ‘The colos- sal statve of Washington, by Greenough, wes then in its present location, hav- Ing been removed from the center of the rotunda, in which it was first placed. It was customary then to cover this statue from the weather by a frame building, which was put in position late each fall, to be removed in the early spring. The Naval Monument. “In the basin at the west front was the monument erected by the naval officers to commemorate the services of Somers, Cald- well, Decatur, Wadsworth, Dorsey and Israel, who fell in the slege of Tripoll.. This monument was in 1808 placed in the navy yard, then in the basin, and some few years ago was removed to the Naval Academy at Annapolis. Outside of the building at the east front, there was but one of the groups of statuary on the blocking of the portico— ‘The Discovery of America’ it is called, but the popular name at the time was ‘Colum- bus in the Bowling All The group for the other block was then being chiseled by Greenough. To sum it up, within the iron rafling the work of embellishment had barely commenced, and the surroundings were in keeping with the exterior of the building, then of a hue almost yellow, for it was not painted white tll six years later. Thus was the Capitol and its grounds fifty years ago, and it should be remembered that, despite the corporation laws to the contrary, cattle browsed quite close to the grounds. The contractor for the Senate and House mails, a few years before, plowed. and worked in corn for his horses vacant jJand and much of the street; taking off only the ear and leaving the fodder to the pub- lic, he conduced to the milk business, “Now look at the buildings and grounds, the railings removed, fifty or more foot and carriage entrances, plants and flowers kept in the highest state of cultivation, and think of what was the condition half a eentury ago. [I don’t think that you will say the capital has outstripped the Capitol. Development of the Building. “Now, take-the building itself,” continued the old man, “and consider its history, comparing the old with the new. The ro- tunda, at that time (this part of the build- ing having been completed in 1827), had a height of ninety-six feet to the first dome. This. first dome was to some a squatty structure and to the laymen was not in good proportion with the building, although many professional men. including the archi- tect, Robert Mills, claimed that the second covering or dome, which rose to a height of 145 feet, was out of all proportion, and num- bers of attempts were made to do away with it. Take a loukoat the present mag- nificent dome, ang: compare ft "with the old, as also with the diffiulties of making the ascent, and then imagine while standing in the rotunda, viewing the ‘Apotheosis of Washington,’ or :@s McDougal of Califor- nia. called it, ‘Washington and the Canter- bury Girls,’ with all the panels filled with appropriate paintings, how it looked in the olden time. Then: the interior of the first dome was laid offin blockings and some of the panels for paintings were vacant. It is no use to desceibe ‘the old Senate and House of Representatives hall, for they are now known as-the Umited States Supreme Ccurt room, an@ the National Statuary Hall, and excepting for the-changes made in the removal og: rearrangement of furni- ture, there has “pot been much ch: in them. Then the entipe building was ed by fireplaces and furnaces, wood being mostly used, andiin the fall season of the year there was at each‘end of the building a-small-sized woodyard, with an industrious force of sawyers. The lighting was by oll er candle, and in the larger halls ~and rooms the lamps were arranged in chand liers. Gas was then a new subject, but a few years after Mr. J. P. Crutchett ob. tained an appropriation for an experiment with his solar light, and he proposed to give a light of 30,000 candles @ lan- tern erected on a pole 100 feet high above the dome—#0,000 in the Senate and 35,000 in the House. I remember the lantern light well, and F know that time could “be seen on @ common watch a mile away. For some reason this experiment was not _pro- ductive. of permanent results; and ordinary gas See as cee erect Hieeuos tar. = it_was not long after that. the project . bringing=: water: from the Potomac: took form,..and-resulted in the~; - the water works. While great - credit ‘given-Governor Shepherd end.:the board:of Public works, and it is not to be dented that their doings clinched the relations of the general government to the interests of the capital, I must say that I regard the extension of the Capitol and grounds, the extension of the patent office, post office buildings and treasury buildings, the in- troduction of gas and water (all of which had been projected in the 50's), had much to do with the making of the capital, and the location of the Smithsonian Institution and monument also had effect in the same direction.” Sa $1.25 To Baltimore and Re- $1.25 turm via Pennayly ‘Tickets will be sold Saturday and Sunday, Feb. 27 and 28, and will be valid for re- turn passage unit] Monday, March 1. Good on any train.—Advt. —— ‘The Best Lumber, $1.00 Per 100 Feet. Frank Libbey & Co., 6th and New York av. —Advertisement. ——— Night School Clones. The night high school held its closing ex- ercises last night in the Business High School. Nearly all the scholars, number- ing 185 young men and women, with many of their friends, attended. An orchestra, composed of the students, provided the music, and Dr. Canter of Mount Vernon Place Methodist Church offered prayer. Messrs. Du Four and Moran played sev- eral mandolin and guitar selections, and Mr. Fred. Yates of the English class read an essay on “The Counting of the Electoral ote.” Mr. J. V. Ingram read an essay on “The Condition of Affairs in Crete.” Mr. W. B. Robinson gave a recitation, Miss S. Macdonald played a plano solo, and Mr. David Rothchild rendered a vocai solo. ——— Notice to the Public. The passenger department of the Penn- sylvania railroad announces that on ac- count of the heavy traffic incident to the inauguration, the accommodation trains on the Baltimore and Potomac division to Baltimore and intermediate poi: leaving the 6th street station at 6:25 and 11:50 a.m., 4:36 and 6:15 p.m., and on the Washington-Southern division for Alexan- dria, Quantico and intermediate points, leaving at 7:45 a.m. and 4:25 p.m., will, on 3, 4 and 5 leave from {th street and Maryland avenue s.w. Corresponding accommodation trains arriving at Wash- ington on dates named will discharge pas- Sengers at same point.—Advt. oe Blinds, $1 a pair. 6th and N. ¥. ave.—Ad. po eee Fall of Information. Every business man, as well as every bousewife, should possess a copy of The Evening Star Almanac. It contains infor- mation carefully gathered from every source, valuable alike to every one. Twen- ty-five cents buys it at any news stand or The Evening Star office. —— Interesting Meeting. Fs The Abracadabra Club held one of the most interesting meetings of the year Wed- nesday evening at the residence of Miss Shaw. In the absence of the president Mrs. T. W. Scott, the first vice president, pre- sided. The first essay was a spirited and graphic description of the islands of Bermuda, by Mrs. J. D. Croissant, who has just return- ed from a visit to them. Mr. J. L. Mc- Creery followed with a lecture on psycho- logical education, and succeeded in making a dry subject very interesting. An ani- mated discussion followed both papers, par- ticipated in by Mr. J. D. Croissant, Dr. J. H. McCarty and Dr. 0. E. Eldridge. The attendance was large and included friends of the speakers not members of the club. Refreshments were served after the ad- journment of the club. ————— Scientific Soctetien. The directory of the scientific societies of Washington, which has jrst been issued by the joint commission, contains the member- ship list corrected to February 5 last, and furniskes a great deal of valuable infor- mation bearing upon the scientific work that is being done in this city. There are seven societies represented im the joint commission, the Anthrorological, Biolog- tcal, Chemical, Entomological, Geological, National Geographic and Philosophical so- cieties The ecting secretary of the joint commission is Mr. J. Stanley Brown. The summary contained in the director shows that the seven societies have a total membership of 1,728. The total number of persons is 1,450, of whom 1,268 live in Washington and vicinity. The largest of the societies is the Geographic, which has a membership of 1,040, the smallest, the Entomological, which has but 41. Among the members of the former society is Fridt- jof Nansen, the famous arctic explorer. Prof. W. J. McGee of the bureau of eth- nology is a member of every one of the seven societies, and Maj. J. W. Powell be- longs to all except the Entomological. es Lyman J. Gage on Practical Educa- ton. When Mr. Gage was treasurer of the World’s Congress Auxiliary he addressed the business section of the World’s Con- gress of Education upon the relation of business education to the work of the world. He said he had originally thought business training could be acquired by absorption, but after various attempts to establish himself in early years he conclud- ed to take a straight business college ccurse and put himself under the training of Mr. Robert C. Spencer, then connected with a Chicago college, and thus became acquainted with the science of business. Ard the great Chicago banker turned to Mr. Spencer, who was presiding over this section of the congress, with an eloquent look of gratitude. Continuing, he said, young women also are very apt to undertake office work and other enterprises with superficial training or no training. There should be a thor- ough English training for a foundation and a broad and comprehensive business ccurse for a superstructure. . a Gonzaga Band. An entertainment was given by the Gon- zaga College Band at Gonzaga Hall last night. One of the features of the enter- tuinment was a competitive drill between members of Companies A and B that was highly interesting. The judges were Capt. Geo. W. England, Lieut. Chas. H. Dan- forth and Lieut. F. Carroll Mattingly, D. Cc. N. G., and the prize was awarded to Private Joseph Webb of Company D. Ex- hibition drills were then given the compa- nies. The musical features included band music and solos by various members of the organization. —— See the vitascope at 1114 F st. n.w. -Advt. SROSSIOSSSS SSS OOS Take Care of your health now. Do not allow your blood to remain in that impure condl- tion in which the winter months are sure to leave it. ‘Take a thoroagh course of Hood's Sarsapartlin and expel those impurl- ties. Otherwise you will be an easy vic- tim of disease. The Safe Way: Is to begin in seuson to purify and enrich your blood, before the warmer weather comes. Hood's Sersaparilla will overcome the languor and weakness which is due to {impoverished blood. It will purify your “blood and give nerve, mental and digestive strength. Get only Hood's, because Hood’s Sssses Sarsaparilla Is best—in fact the One True Blood = ‘Purifier. “THE HYMN OF PRAISE.” ia te Be by the Choral Soctety. Unquestionably one of the most attrac- tive programs offered by the Choral Soctety in years will be rendered at the next con- cert, which is announced for Monday and Tuesday evenings next at the First Con- eregational Church, corner of 10th and G Streets northwest. The chief feature of Given januguration vement of the death of Sam- tilings at Woods Holl, Mass elved by a large num- ber of Washington citizens with ex: sions of sorrow. Capt. Stillings was 4 native of East Washington, a Son of Joh Stillings, a well-known cabinet maker, re The anno uel Vinton Wednesda’ the program is Mendelssohn's “Hymn of | siding on L street between 7th and sth Praise,” an oratorio somewhat shorter than | streets southeast, who was for amany Most works of this class, but of great | years a local minister and class leader beauty and interest. It was written for | of the oll Ehenerer Methodlst Episcops! the celebration of the 400th anniversary of | Church, now Trinity, and in (he fifties the invention of printing, which was cele-| with the late J. M. Harvey, formed brated at Leipzig in June, 1840, and the | partnership in the undertaking business on rendition of the work on that occasion j sth street near H street northwest. He conducted by the composer himself. Parts | learned the engineer and machinist bust of this charming composition are weil | ness at the Washington navy yard and known to most musical people, notably the | was a member for many yea Capt duet for two sopranos, “I waited for the | P. M. Dubant’s company (8. Washington Lord,” which in the oratorio is sung with | Light Infantry Battalion). He was « full chorus accompaniment, producing a| marshal in the inaagural procession of novel effect. The same melody ts frequently | President Lincoln in 1 and when the used as a four-part hymn tune, sometimes | call for troops was made, on April ¥, he as an organ solo, and again as a soprano | was one of the first to volunteer, and was solo with chorus. mustered In as a private of Company A, The solo parts in the oratorio will be | Washington Light Infantry, of which Col sung by Camille Seygard, Mrs. H. C. | Lem Towers was the commander and Capt. Browning and Evan Williams. Miss Se: James Coleman the firet When gard is a Belgian by birth, but perfect!: > seized familiar with the English language. She | for the government by that compncy Capt. made her first American appearance last | Stillings was placed in charge of the mac fall with the Symphony Society of New | chinery of the Mt. Vernon and ran her ta York, and has sung during, the winter | the navy yard. Receiving a detail fron with many of the at oratorio societies | the company perform coginesr services of the east, her work always earning for | on the boats he entered the nats is a vole her the most unstinted praise. Without | unteer engineer. During the war. after doubt, Miss Seygard ranks with the finest } some service on the Potomac flotilla, be concert artists now before the public. was for several years on the Atlantic Of Mrs. Erowning and her singing little | squadron and subsequently in the Pacttc, needs to be said; she will sing one of th and because of physical disability iv soprano parts In the “Hymn of Praise,” | by long service tn the tropics, i fal and will be heard in solo work aiso, and | of 1866 he was sent home an] mustered ont Will without doubt maintain the high p After some months’ ant sition she occupies in the estimation of he enterel the service of 4 the public. ngland railroad comy nd located Mr. H. Evan Williams, the tenor, is one | at Keene, N. H. He marric of that of the chief attractions; he has been sing- by whom he two sons, one of ing only about five years and only within them a promising ph. the For a nw past two years has his greatest | of years he n and ¢ 4 achievements been attained. Last fall at | in the photograph business, but was a the Worcester festival he ed a furore | health forced to giv era ume. A such as hes seldom been witnessed at these | few years ago be r hotel busi- ‘oncerts by his wonderful singing of the} ness at Woods Holl ani was «nite 2 Animan,” from Ressini’s “Sabai | cessful. vas nineat as a member " In addition to singing the tenor | of the G. A. R.. the Ke Asse role in the “Hymn of Praise” Mr. Wil- { tion of ral Veterans Ancte Nams will sing the “Cujus Animan,” in | and Honorable Artillery of Re the miscellancous part of the program. Ca- | ton. It was said by a neiy wher he mille Seygard will be heard in Massenet’s | Was a mere youth that 1 tee aria, “Il est doux,” from his opera of | man ax soon as he left “Herodiade,” and Mrs. Browning will j and by his hea: the great “Mad Scene from Hamlet.” Prof. | position he mac * John Porter Lawrence will accompany the | high reputation. - society with the great organ and the whole | ever physically nes of performance will be under the direction of | his childhood whenev+ inaucurationa Mr. Josef Kaspar. | took place, and the many who were expeet= cca eee ing to meet him next week were pained to Imptd. Military Hair Brush Monday only at Mertz’ Advertisment. Ss ner Hubbard’s Lecture. Mr. Gardiner G. Hubbard, the president of the National Geographic Society, will deliver his annual address befcre that body at the Columbia Theater next Monday af- ternoon at 4:20 o'clock. The address,which will be handsomely illustrated with lantern slides, will be upon the subject, “Prehis- toric Man, the Product of Geographic En- virorment.” The annual reception of the National Geographic Society will be held at the Ar- Mngtor: Thursday evening, March 25, from 9 to 12 o'clock, and vromises « has always been other years, ve handscme and enjoyable affair. Member of other scientific societies represented in the joint commission have been invited to participate on the same terms as the mem- bers of this socie: The price of tickets has been fixed at each, and tickets ma be obtained at the oth of t socie 7 H street. The reception committe sts of the following well known ladies Mrs. John W. Foster, Mrs. C. J. Allen, Mrs. F. W. Clarke, Mrs. Richardson Clover, Mre. W. Eleroy Curtis, learn of his death. No Baking Powder Works like Royal. OYAL Powder is in every Se. pr. cor, 1lih and F.— Mr. Gard Raking 66 respect satisfactory. I have samples of all sorts sent to me. 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