Evening Star Newspaper, April 17, 1897, Page 11

THE EVENING STAR, SATURDAY, APRIL 17, 1897-28 PAGES. Anot for $2.85. his Ice Chest $2.85 On Monday. Wonderful indeed! A Solid Oak Ice Chest Every week the values grow greater. We are leaving all competitors far in the rear. On Monday we shall sell this Solid Oak Double-lid§ Zinc- lined Chest Refrigerator for $2.85. It’s an extraordinary chance. This chest is fitted with patent air check, 5 ° syphon on waste pipe and is mounted on castors. All improvements. EELE SRLS EEE SEE EE ESEEES: eee We shew a splendid stock Refrigerators, from $5.98 up. They nA are xpectally mm s. I vinized steel—easily kept clean—smail % : Iee_users—double packed with mineral wool-harakome carved cases, Wy °9 ye went PRIA estestenoentontostoctoatoctecgoctectetoetontontontendecteetetetintoe a lot the price. aeonhestonsertnrterte te renter doetectente for the money. . They re going very fast— the week or we can’t prom sight. Suites. ‘ The $17.50 ones co at | money. frigerators. before you. It’s a great proc —reasonable Carriages “HOE Pa. Ave. and eet eetetetetetetete Olive Green is the = olive green wheels that pass you on e4 the street. We might call it the + administration wheel, having sold 2 four already in the Executive Mansion. Let our professional trainers teach you to ride. 1° tboodeedondoateetesteetertentontons Soeteetendentengenteatneteotends oe eeeteageateoge ae Louls Glebe-Democ yf the strangest enterprises in this is an elk farm in Colorado. The | ho took it into his head to start thi: country man oddect of ail odd farms ‘s Capt. Mareus | ree whe says: | ! own an elk farm. As far as I know, | the My par “t another such farm in the world. a is in one of the most picturesque of Colorado, in a valley sixteen miles of Meeker. It is 163 acres in extent, ui through the length of it runs a splen- rout stream. Some idea of the extent h I work my farm may be gained fiom the fact that each year I raise for my elk alone enough hay to bale up 10 tons and garner from 300 to 500 bushels of xrain. On this farm, which is 6500 feet above the level of the sea, the elk roam through the timber land just as though they were not captive. But they are safe n, nevertheless, for I have them in with a five-strand barbed wire fe tl has been four years now since I first took the notion of taming the elk and ‘ raising them just as other people raise cat- | tle. It took me a year to get the farm in rcer and to capture the six animals with } which I started. Up to that time I did not know whether the idea was feasibig; I was ‘afraid that I should have a great deal of } trouble in domestieating them. To be sure, the worst worry of my life began from the { moment I caught the first elk for the herd. ;1t was not that they were wild and unruly; fon'the contrary, they were too tame. At- }though the farm ts large enough, the ani- [mals seemed to know by instinct that they bwere prisoners. have to be petted phke children. In the matter of feeding, too, i have to use the utmost care. In the sum- fe aid to w fenced mer it is easy enough, for they may wander at wil! and pick up suitable food from stub- Ble field and timber land. But during the aes their food must be especially pre- 919-921 Se We bought of those Antique Chamber Suites—had to do it—to get iverybody who has what we did—that they're the best values they ever saw e cheap Suites—because the price is. furniture makers in the country than made them. We don't cry bargains—unless there is a bargain in But there is one here—sure—in every one of thése ‘The $20 ones go at $13.75. | $16.50.| $19.00. Like to show you our Mattings. Can save you some Like to talk to you about the Wisconsin Peerless Re- We can show you wherein they're best. Like to parade our line of Whitney Baby Carriages Furniture, Carpets, Draperies, Srimntetetetetetetetet of the Popular Sterling. price of the Sterling. It is $100 to everybody, and has never been less —we make no cheap grade. If you doubt the popularity of the Sterl- ing ask the express company how many they delivered to us last year and this. ful, but light and easy running. There are too many good features in the Sterling to enumerate them in this small space. see us test the strength of the wheel right before your eyes. try one if you are thinking of buy- | rapidly, , Set into no end of trouble, venth St. A ¥Y be seen "em—has said just you'll have to come early in you one. They're not There are no better * The $25 ones go at Ps Ss ss Se Ss Ss si Ms 9 cet sion of handsome—strong KE. Fas ss a ss a ta i ss te i Ss 8th Street. POCO EEOC OES Color No, we have not reduced the Note the number of : | It is not only strong and beauti- Come in and You ‘can ig- W. Roy Mitchell, 14th & N. Y. Ave. é pared—chopped and sometimes sweetened when they do not readily. take to it. But rom the first year everything seemed to vor my project. The numbers increased and were augmented from the neighboring forests from time to time, as my men were able to secure the finer speci- mens. While wandering at will on their pative tracts, the elk of all sizes and ages seem to be perfectly able to take care of themselves and their horns. But when once they get on a farm they seem to for- get all this. The young steers especially and break their norns in the most distressing manner. As these broken horns and badly spreading prongs injure the general appearance of the herd, I have contrived a means of regulat- ing and controlling the horn’s growth. This is done by means of a box-like wooden frame, light and eastly carried by the elk. The horns are guided in their growth by this frame, and it keeps the animals from getting into bad places In the timber belt.” — ++ The Longest Bridge. The longest railroad bridge of Europe, and, In fact, of the world, was recently opened to traffic with great ceremony. The new railroad bridge over the Danube river at Czernavoda {s one of the most important technical achievements of recent date. For more than nine miles this bridge croeses the Danube proper, and the so- called territory of inundation, which ts annually under water for a certain period cf time. ‘The largest spans are over the main cur- rent of the river, there being one of 620 feet and four of 455 feet each. The total length of the bridge proper, without ap- proaches, is 13,325 feet, while th: the! larxeat rattroad bridges in ‘world meas~ 10, 725 feet; Mississi; bridge, 10,60 and the Forth Drlaee, ' rom The clear height of over the r vi ling on the Danube may pass under it. a Mr. Anton Gloctmer Wins the Prise of the New York Manuscript Society. His Composition Was an Organ Suite— Other Matters of Interest About Local People. Mr. Anton Gloetzner of this city h: the prize offered by Mr. Gerritt through the New York Manuscript Society fer the best original composition. Mr. Gloetzner wrote a suite for organ, which Was pronounced superior to any that- was presented and the judges awarded him the prize of $0. Mr. Gloetzner’s abilities are well known in this city, where he has lived so long, but he has been generally recog- nized as an executant rather than as a com- poser and his success in the latter direction will be highly gratifying to his many friends. He is a pianist and organist of high merit,_and during the days of the Philharmonic Society some excellent per- fcrmences were given under his direction. For the past year he has been conducting the rehearsals of the Gecrgetown Orches- tra. Mr. Jerome Hopkins seems to have a wenderful faculty for training children to sing, and the success he has met with dur- ing the rehearsals held for the production of his juvenile opera, “Taffy and Old Munch” has demonstrated that he is right in his theory. He gets from the children @ greater volume of tone and a tone that is fuller and rounder than has ever been heard from such little folk before. Besides he has gained the absolute confidence of his force, something that #8 essential in a teacher in order to accomplish good re- sults. There are many good musicians who have no faculty for dealing with chil- dren, and when they attempt it they make dismal failures, but Mr. Hopkins seems to understand j how much the juvenile mind can grasp, and does not attempt to have them Jo anything beyond their ca- pacity. It is expected that this opera when presented at the Columbia Theater next ‘Tuesday afternoon will meet with the same ccrdial approval that has been accorded it in New York and other cities where It has been heard. Mrs. Thomas C. Noyes will be quite busy tomorrow, and Easter Sunday will bring ber but little rest. She will sing at the Cal- vary Baptist Church both morning and evening and at the Church of the Covenant in the afternoon. At the Calvary Chu’ in the morning s will sing Jules Granier’ “osanna” and ‘‘Kaster Morn,” b : linger; at night her solos will 1 Flower That Blossoms” and the w “Holy City.” At the Church of the Cove- nent in the afternoon she will sing ‘‘Hosan- and a duet with Mr. Frank Reeside, y Soul for Help on God Rely,” by Wie- wind. Mrs. Noyes was asked to sing at the concert fcr the Cuban relief fund tomorrow night at the Columbia Theater after nn church service was over, but she felt th it would tax her voice too much and wa compelled to decline. Max Heinrich, the great baritone singer, is coming to Washington again, and this time he will be heard in his chief role, that of “Arminius,” in Bruch’s oratorig of that name; he has been secured by the Choral Society for the concerts which are to be given May 4 and 5. In the face of the hard times which musical affairs have undergone this past season, it seems almost remark- able that the Choral Society can manage to give Washington such treats as Evan Williams, Ericsson Bushnell, Camille Sey- gard ard now Heinrich, Mary Louise Clary, the contralto, and Towne, the tenor. Its commendable enterprise, however, will sure- ly be productive of good results. All arrangements are now complete for the trip of the Jonnie Juniors to New York. This trip has been made possible by the interest of Col. A. G. Dickinson, the leading confederate of that city. Col. Dickinson is a retired capitalist, and a warm personal friend of Mr. C. Broadway Rouss, the blind millionaire, who is also a confederate veteran. Col. Dickinson and Mr. Reuse have been the mainstay and leaders of all confederate movements in New York city for many years. Col. Dick- insen had intended taking charge of the. Jonnie Juniors on their trip and working up a house sufficient to guarantee ex- penses, and on mentioning it to Mr. Rouss, the latter insisted on paying all the expensi 1 imself, giving the president, Capt. Hickey, a check for $1,000 to defray all expenses. In addition he authorized the club to place tickets on sale, the money made to go into a guarantee fund for their trip to Nash- ville in June. At the recuest of Capt. ‘y, Prof. Cloward, the director, went ‘ew York last week, made preliminary arrangements, and has returned accompa- nied by Capt. Hickey today for the purpose cf furthering the club's interests. In ad- dition to playing in New York, the Jonnies are greatly pleased with an arrangement made with the Daughters of the Confat- eracy in Baltimore, by which they will have the opportunity of playing before a large a the Baltimore engagement will p a grand success is proven by the fact that it is in the hands of the same commit- tee that made over $40,000 with the con- federate bazaar eight or ten years ago. The president of the Daughters of the Confed- eracy is Mrs. D. Girand Wright, the chair- man of the committee on entertainments, Mrs. Neilson eLe, jr.; the chairman of the advisory board being John Thompson Mason. The Baltimore engagement will be played at the Lyceum Theater. A performance will also be given in Wil- mington, Del., on return from New York, under the auspices of the Woman's Cuban Aid Society. This city was the home of Prof. Cloward for many years, and the ladies in charge are all his personal friends. The club will return to Washington Sat- urday, May 1, making the entire trip by special train over the Pennsylvania rail- road. Josephine S. Jacoby, the contralto, winning critical approval on all sides. ‘Re- cently she sang in Columbus, and her and purity of voice were highly . Her many friends in this city will ified at her suce Mr. Nathan Gans, a relative of Mr. Isaac ans of this city, has made such a high reputation as a pianist that he has been invited to conduct a teachers’ course of in- struction in the Virgil Clarier method. Mr. Gans completed his musical education ‘in Europe, studying piano composition and the auxiliary branches of music with such eminent masters as Scharwenka, Von Her- zogenberg, Franck and others, and his suc- cess as a student has been duplicated since his return to this country in his profes- sional work. It is the design of President H. W. Greene and his executive to make the con- vention of the Music Teachers’ National Association in New York, June 24 to 28, the greatest convention of professional musicians ever held. It is anticipated that at least 15,00) will attend, coming from all parts of America, and from the leading educational centers of Europe. Not only: in point of numbers will this be a great meeting, but also because of the important phases of musical art and education to be considered, the distinguished persons who will attend, the important musical center in which it is to be held, and pre-eminently the results which will be accomplished for the ¢ause in America. A feast of good music is assured, and among the attractions are recitals by the members of the American Guild of Organ- ists; two orchestral concerts, in which the Metropolitan Orchestra will take part, the soloists being Wm. H. Sherwood, pianis and Bernhard Listeman, the Chicago v linist: singing by the Arion Society of Brooklyn, a lecture recital on early French music by Mrs. Regina Watson, an address by Rev. Dr. Charles Cuthbert Hall, presi- dent of Union Seminary; the performance of prize compositions, chamber concerts, piano and song recitals. The performance of the “Messiah” by a chorus of 1,000 voices, under the baton of Mr. Frank Dam- rosh, Is also a special feature. The friends of the Damrosch Society will be gratified to learn that an opportunity will soon be afforded them to hear that organization in a concert. Pians are not yet definitely decided upon, but it is under- stood that the members are rehearsing dili- gently under the able leadership of Mr. Sdward A. Varela, and that the program will include the best of local talent as well as New York artists, with whom negotia- tions are now pending. ‘The entrance examination for the summer term of the National Conservatory of Mu- ste will be held Saturday, May 1, from 10 to 12 m. and 2 to 4 p.m. . Mr. McFarland, Mar- is A quartet. composed of Mrs. Wilson, = Johnston — once sing solo parts cantata “Holy City” Tuesday next in Sel . N. ¥. Mrs. Martin goes in plece of = Bimands._ whose se ing absent. bes ‘The Sunday Night Music Club met at -“Faites lui mes Aved: Bizet’s “Carmen; delesohn’s ‘‘Cay for piano and string. quintet, the solo part by the hostess. Azhimg the invited guests was Mrs. Margue! rite Nolan Martin, Soa sang “My 4 weet and with Miss Ber- tie Reichenbach,ScHubert’s “Serenade” as a duet, with piano and string orchestra ac- companiment. Miss Reichenbach also sang “Cujus Animam,” with the same accom- paniment. s -A musicale willbe given at 1308 Rhode Island avenue, the x@idence of Miss Stone, next Friday evenim It will be for the benefit of missions lz the diocese of Mary- land, and the followilig well-known artists will take part: Dr.iJ. P. Caulfield, Mrs. -H. C. Browning, Mr. Sol Minster, Mr. W. J. Caulfield, Mr. ¢ Charies Roberts, Mr. Xander end Messrs. te; and MacDonald. MICA MINING IN NORTH CAROLINA. Where the Mineral is Found ing Methods. From the New York Post: For many years the mountains of west- ern North Carolina were the principal and almost the only source'from which we ob- tained our commercial supply of mica. There are few sections in that region where the sofl does fot carry a glittering ad- mixture of more or less minute mica grains, while holes in the ground, surrounded by shining dump-pites, ‘are almost as numer- ous as the houses. Mica mining, as a profit- able industry, has been less widespread, however, than the indications of possibly profitable mines. Although there is per- haps no country in the mountains without at least two or three mines that have paid for the working, the most remunerative district has been in the counties of Mitchell and Yancey, in the ‘northwestern part of the state. It is there that the bulk of the work now being done is carried on. Mica, as is well known, is one of the com- ponent parts of granite rock. Examination of any piece of true granite shows it to be a mingled mass of the three minerals, quartz, feldspar and mica. In the ordinary granite, used for constructive and other purposes, these substances occur in small and closely mingled particles. In the rock from which commercial mica is obtained, the formation is upon what may be termed a gigantic scale. The quartz and the feld- spar occur in huge masses, and the mica in blocks of varying size, from those weighing but a few pounds up to rarely occurring specimens of four to five hun- dred pounds weight. 1 visited not long ago a mine of the larger formation. I entered through an_under- ground passage cut straight into the hill- side. I noticed, here and there, in its walls and along its roof, large blocks of mica, which had not been removed, for fear that their displacement would bring down more than was desirable. The candle which I carried enabled me to note the places from which there had been removed the masses of mica-bearing feldspar, often as large as a good-sized room. And just there lies the chief objection to mica mining in North Carolina—its uncer- tainty. The deposits occur in pockets. One may strike, as had been the case in this | mine, a series of pockets, and be more or less richly rewarded. He may, again, blast and tunnel for months without an ounce of salable mica. On the whole, mica min- ing is about as robust a gamble as any- thing I know. Probably the bulk of the mica which is now obtained in the North Carolina mountatts! fs the result of the labor of the people:of the region, to whom the work is a fascination, and whose living expenses are redueaj to a minimum. Few make anything at, it. As has been saig,;the mica comes from the mines in block form of varying thick- ness. These blocks nange in size from. the most abundant of four to eight or ten inches measurement/across the face, up.to those of very rare’ décurrence, of 24 to 30 or even 36 inche&, “A block was recently obtained in Mitchell. county which meas- ured 34 inches: by*26 on its face, with a thickness of 18 indhes. Its weight was 450 pounds. ‘The "pointe of color, clarity and freedom from, flaws are all important in the question of narket value. ‘The blocks, after:being cleared from their foldspar matrix, ‘te aplit into sheets of proper thickness, umthe sheets are sorted into grades. The"gheets ‘are sometimes sold In the rough, baz usually are cut jnto certain fixed sizes, ranging from small bits of two inches by.three up to the. largest sizes obtainable. "As so large a percentuze of the product is' used for stove doors, there are certain sizes for which the de- mand is greatest. The sheets are sold by the pound, the. price .being based upon the size and quality, and ranging from about forty cents up to almost as many dollars. ‘The mica is cut and trimmed by means of large shears. Here is presented a curious claim, which my observation leads me to accept as true. It is sald that these shears rarely, if ever, require sharpening, and are practically kept in sharp-critting condition by abrasion of the material through which they pass. During the last few years the American industry s to 1885, inclusive, the demand for mica was good and prices were high. A large army of men, most, of whom would have been better off on their farms raising corn and wheat, potatoes and cabbeges, were tramping the hills and digging useless holes in the ground in search of what 13 locally known as “glass.” This is doubtless a con- traction of “isinglass,” under “hich mis- taken name the material is commonly known. During that period the output of mica from North Carolina amounted in value to a million and a quarter of dollars. For the same term of years, from 1801 to 1895, the value of the output was but a little over $300,000. This was owing both to the production of a smaller quantity and to reduced prices, due to competition with the mica imported from the East In- dies. World’s Fair Site to Be Cut Up Into Tiny Farms, Fields of wheat, acres of corn, old-fa: foned rail fences and meadows with cows and sheep in them may soon take the place of the unimproved wastes in Jackson Park, south of the 63d street entrance. Assistant Superintendent Lewis of the city schools will ask the South Park com- missioners at their annual meeting next Wednesday afterncon to set aside hali-acre plots of the board's domain, to be sown with wheat, rye, corn, barley and all the common grains and grasses, for the in- struction and edification of the school chil- dren of Chicago, and which, many of the teachers and some of the professors of the University of Chicago hope, will end in the establishment of a farm such as one mects only in New England and in the story books. The idea grew out of the course of lec- tures on “Plants and Their Environment," which Dr. John W.. Coulter of the Univer- sity of Chicago hag. been delivering to the students of the Carter School. Dr. Coulter promised to give 4 ‘‘field” lecture when sumimer came, on jhe plants in the nearest vacant lot, and deplored the fact that in the city parks so few native plants and grasses are to be found. . .,,.. Prof.. Lewis, Priycipal W. M. Lawrence of the Ray School and. Prof. W. 8. Jackman of the Chicago Nompal School took the matter up, and aftef, conferring with Dr. Coulter and Dr. Dewéy, the university pro- fessor of pedagogy, they determined to ask the park board to éo-operate with them in bringing the counfry\ to the hundreds of thousands of children’ who had never seen more than a flowerpot full of growing wheat or rye. 10" They will ask for Qiilf acres to start with, but they believe that! the broader concen- tion of the scheme‘ will strike the fancy of the board, and that Chicago will have as a feature ot her park'’#ystem a picturesque “model” farm where the only straight lines will be rows of corti and sugar cane. Dr. Coulter, pr of botany at the university, last night approved the plan in its larger phase, and said: “Apart from its educational*value to the children, such a farm would be beautiful and interesting to, every one. The farm would do more than teach children how plants grow, it would give them an idea of what the country is, and put them in‘fouch with a life which they hardly Know to ex- ist. I should put in rail fences, well sweeps, corn cribs, haystacks, log cabins, every- thing that is picturesque, and I’m sure that the workers of Chicago, on their one day of rest, would turn their backs on the reg- ular parks, If they had a chance to go out — the real country and Ife under a shade .”” oo —_____ A Usetal Adjunct. Fram Life, Friend—“Do you take any stock in cam- paigns of education?” Politiclan—“Oh, yes. There are some votes that can’t be had in any other way.” All Atlantic Qity Will Throng the Board- walk. A Large Number of Springtime Guests and Many Are There From Wi ington, Correspondence of The Evening Star. ATLANTIC CITY, April 17, 1897. Passion week has brought with it a prac- tical suspension of all social functions in this city by the sea, and entertainments have been as rare as blue birds in Decem- ber. Plenty of enjoyment, however, is al- ways to be found in a stroll on the wide boardwalk, or on the smooth, shell dotted strand, and the visitor who could complain of ennui must be hard to please, indeed. The city is full of Eastertide visitors. The larger hotels are,all crowded, and many a weary mcrtal, arriving today, who had neglected to engage his rooms in advance, found his favorite hostelry unable to accommodate him. Easter Sunday ‘s always the culmi- nating point of the incoming tide of spring visitors, and this year is no exception to the rule. In fact the hotel men say there are more people in the city today than on any previous Easter in the history of the resort. Tonight the round of gaiety begins anew, to continue, without intermission, until the turning of the autumn leaves shall an- rcunce the opening of the winter social sea- son in whe larger cities. A grand charity ball will be given at the Hotel Rudolf to- night. All the other prominent hotels will rave some sort of hop, ball or dance, while at the Casino will gather a throng of ultra feshionable visitors to participate in the dancing there. The Easter on the Boardwalk. Tomorrow morning, bright and early, visitors and residents alike will hie them- selves to the ocean front to either take part in or witness the annual Easter parade of spring styles on the boardwalk. As the day progresses the crowd will increase, each clothed in his or her best bib and tucker, and each striving to outdo the other in the display of handsome millinery. Splendid gowns and pretty bonnets will be galore. Every year this throng increases. People who formerly thought they could 1ot possibly spend Easter outside a great city now come to Atlantic City, knowing that here will be found a gathering of beau- ty and fashion which cannot be eclipsed by that at any other resort in the world. Monday evening one of the local fire com- panies will give a ball, which will be at- tended by many fashionable visitors. Tues- day night will witness the ball of the Mor- ris Guards, Atlantic City’s crack military and social organization, which will be given on the Ocean Pler. This will be one of the nctable events of the season, the Guards having an enviable reputation for their suc- cessful social affairs. So on through the “cek will the round of pleasure be contin- wed, each night having some special event in store More improvements. The solidity of Atlantic City from a finan- cial point of view was clearly demonstrated on Monday. Bids were opened for $35,000 worth of 4% per cent refunding bonds. There were ten bidders for the issue, the successful firm offering a premium of $1,250, which is, proportionately, four times the premium obtatned for the boardwalk bonds issued a year ago. In the near fu- ture more bonds will be issued, including $108,000 for the new city hail, and from $60,000 to $100,000 for a Telford pavement on Pactfic avenue. This latter improve- ment will give a splendid driveway, three miles in length, through the most delight- ful residence portion of the city. Another improvement soon to be made will be the removal of the unsightly electric light and telegraph wires and poles from along the boardwalk. The wires will all be placed in_conduits underneath the walk. Several hotels. which were closed during the winter months, have reopened during the past week, including the Aberdeen at Longport, the New England and the Ver- mont House. The Hotel Rudolf has been leased by William P. Comee, formerly of the Parker House, Boston, and the Grenoble. New York, and Robert P. Murphy of the Regent House, Washington. The present lessee, Carl Essner of Philadelphia, some time ago gave notice to the owner, Charles R. My- ers, that he intended to retire at the expi- ration of the first year of his lease. The Ferris Wheel. There will be a number of new amuse- ments on the boardwalk this summer. Perhaps the most ambitious will be the Ferris wheel, which is now being erected at the foot of North Carolina avenue. The wheel will be over 100 feet in height, and will be the closest imitation of the im- mense affair at the Chicago world’s fair that has yet been constructed. The elec- tric trolley road, which is being built on the great ocean pier, is rapidly nearing completion, and will be in operation in a day or two. It will extend the entire length of the pier, and will afford the novelty of a marine trip by trolley. A handsome colonial front is being built to the sun parlor of the Seaside House. This is a decided addition to the attractions of that portion of the boardwalk. The Hotei Dennis has added an enlarged sun parlor and spa to its many attractions. The yacht wharf at the inlet has been rebuilt and is now a handsome and substantiul structure. Washington Guests. Mr. and Mrs. George C. Gorham, well known in Washington, arrived at the Hotel Windsor on Monday. They will make a lengthy stay in this city. Mrs. B. L. Jack- son and Mrs. F. J. Lowndes are also among the Washingtonians at the Windsor. Miss Irene Sedgley and Miss E. Hurd are prominent Washington ladies who are lo- cated at the Traymore. Dr. W. R. Davies of Washington and his estimable wife are with the Washington colony at the Traymore. Duff G. Lewis of Washington registered atthe Pennhurst during the week. Miss M. F. Miller, prominent in Baltimore were is pleasantly domiciled at the Chal- cnte. Mrs. Marthon, widow of Commander Joseph Marthon, United States navy, is stopping at the Pennhurst. Commander, Marthon was the officer in the top of the Hartford with Admiral Farragut at the battle of Mobile bay. He died in 189] while on duty on the China station, com- manding the Palos. Mrs. Marthon spent the winter in Washington. Ardrew Jones of Baltimore, one of the most popular members of the famous Mary- land Club, is a guest at Haddon Hall. In the Throng. T. F. Ellis, publisher of the Daily Hotel Reporter, Washington, and Col. William H. Crosby, the veteran hotel man of ihe same city, were among recent visitors. This was Colonel Crosby's first visit to the queen of resarts, and he was surprised at its great- ness as a hotel city. A. Cowsill ts among the late arrivals from Washington at the Hotel Dennis. Mr. and Mrs. Noble Lindsay and son of Alexandria are comfortably located at the Boscobel. Among the late arrivals from Washing- ton and Baltimore at the leading hotels were Mr. and Mrs. F. W. Forman, child and nurse: Mrs. C. R. Waters, T. J. Talbot, Dr. J. Besley, Mrs. M. J. Werdelbaugh, Miss E. Werdelbaugh, Miss Adele Talbot, Emlyn M. Hodge, Katherine M. Lewis, W. K. Storch, mma J. Storch, E. J. Ireland, Margaret Earley, Marion L. Reddish, Mamie E. Harron, Miss B. V. Appold, Miss L. C. Appold, A. Cowsill, W. T. W. Lan- den, Miss Thron, C. C. Willard, J. S. Reese and wife, Mrs. H. King, i wl : and Mrs. G. C. Gorham, Mr. and Mrs. G. A Miss 'T, Groven, Mrs. W. A. Lyon, Jeanette Chandler, | because winter na’ : = = ———_--—-— —aat= = ———— ~ ents reas = — — eR Re ee oe : ef i} USI L CIRCLES the residence of EASTER BY THE SEA WE PROPOSE To give every honest man and woman in Washington who wants a piece of JEWELRY just the thing they want and let them pay for it in the smallest. kind of | “driblets.” They'll think that the piece did not cost them anything at We've Reduced Our Terms. $10 worth, $1.00 down, 50 cts. weekly. $15 worth, $1.50 down, 75 cts. weekly. $25 worth, $2.50 down, 75 cts. weekly. $50 worth, $5.00 down, $1.00 weekly. $75 worth, $7.50 down, $1.50 weekly. Making buying e ES and JEV cost at any cash jeweler’s. quired—transactions alwa 1103 Pa. Ave. Itimore Hose, 108 N. Ew Ts sier than ever. give you only FIRST-CLASS DIAMONDS, WATCH- =LRY, and we can show you that the price charged is 15 to 25 per cent 1 Goods delivered on first payment—no confidential. CASTELBERG’S National Jewelry Co., $100 worth, $19.00 down, $2.00 weekly. We guarantee to than the same piece would security re- Next Star Office. 1 GO G©GHENDHGHGHHOG OO HHGHOTSHEOEHHOOS is! ures. Solid Oak 3-piece Chamber Suite. .$10.00 Solid Oak Extension Tables. ...... Mrs. E. E. Jackson, Miss Margaret Jack- son, Miss Nellie Jackson, Mr. and Mrs. E. W. L. Guy, Mrs. W. Nailor, Stott, Mr. and Mrs. W. B. Mor- . J. Hill and daughter, Miss K. Mrs. J. 8. Gilman, Mrs. D. A. Paul, Mrs. G. South, Miss Mirian G. Loud, ell, Mrs. J. G. Sowers, Miss Eliza- ill, G. M. Boarman, J. North, . C’Donnell, Mrs. S. H. Conrad, Marie W. Conrad, C. G. Holmes, F. H. Hubbard, Dr. T. J. Boykin, Mrs. Boykin, Mr. and Mrs. G. C. Jenkins and maid, Miss Mary F. Miller, Miss Etta Cole, F. Land- street, Mrs. S. Posner and family, Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Cohen, Mr. and Mrs. R. H. Ed- monds, R. Coffey, Mr. and Mrs. A. W. Nicodemus, jr., Mrs. J. L. Thomas, Zaida Teresa Thomas. SS LAKE MICHIGAN ALWAYS OPEN. How It Is’Made Navigable Al the Year Around. From the Milwaukee Wisconsin, Navigation on -Lake Michigan is never closed. Steamers run back and forth across the lake and between the ports of the west shore of the lake during the entire winter with remarkable regularity. The first at- tempts at winter navigation on the trans- lake routes were made by the Detroit and Milwaukee Railroad Company and by the now defunct Engelmann Transportation Company many years ago, and the success of winter ventures became established as the character of the steamers was im- proved and developments were made in marine enginery. Now winter navigation proceeds almost untnterruptedly, and the new car ferries steam back and forth with little regard for wisther or for ice. The success of the car ferries on Lake Michi- gan and the car ferry which defies winter in the Straits of Mackinac is probably the cause of the announcement that negotia- tions are in progress looking to the con- struction of ice-breaking freight steamers that will enable their owners to keep them in commission on the Lake Superior and lower lake routé during the winter. The report is without foundation. There is @ vast difference between the navigation of Lake Michigan from one shore to the other, and along its west shore, and the navigation of the great Jakes throughout their lengths and through the inter-lake channels. Ice breaking is expensive, and occasionally the ice floes defy the crushing powers of the best of the so-called ice breakers. One of the car ferries was recently stalled by a fioe near Menominee, which defied not only the steamer, but the explosive power of dyna- mite. The trouble of -winter navigation on the chain of lakes would occur in the inter- lake channels and in the canals. Owing to the clogging effects of the ice, it would be almost impossible to operate canais during midwinter. Another and a very serious bar to general lake navigation in winter is the preva- lence of snow storms, during which noth- ing whatever can be seen. Snow is more obstructive to the sight than fog, and dur- ing a driving snow storm it is impossible to see anything ahead, even in the day- time. Winter navigators on Lake Michi- gan, who are never out of sight of land for any great length of time, experience their chief annoyance from snow storms. They manage to steam into port when snow is flying thick, because of their familiarity with the route, but they occasionally gey into :rouble while they are ped “the tumultuous privacy of the storm.” Tt does not follow, by any means, that is successful on Lake Michigan it can be made in the upper and lower lake service, —__-— + ee--_____ Superior Self-Centrol. From the London Times. recit Buys the Carriage ! We wili arrange the payments to please Y( )U—weekly or monthly—no notes or interest. Same way with Mattings and Parlor Suites—and Refrigerators. buying easy. Our prices are lower than’ those of the cash houses—and the price tags will PROVE it. Carpets made, laid and lined free. No charge for waste in matching fig- Grogan's 817--819--821--823 Seventh St. N.W., aplS Between H and I Streets, OS 6S G06 SO OO EO0EE 0055800 6969 EOS0SENSSS0E00 Take Your Baby Riding Tomorrow ! If you haven't a Carriage—GET one—we'll HELP you! Your doctor would tell you that it’s wrong to keep little folks indoors this kind of weather. mer heat if they are plump.and healthy. Babies will stand sum- See that YOURS 882660609606 @ ® Credit makes the 40-pound Hair Mattress $3 Woven Wire Springs. Mammoth Credit House, SO2O99SHSO98008S ANNOUNCING HIS WEDDING. But He Was Wise Enough to Know That Cablegrams Come High, Fiom the Chicago ‘Times-Herald. When a man gets married away from home he naturally feels it necessary to ac- quaint nis folks with the joyful news as soon as possible. John Liddell, the hanc- some Erglishman| who led Miss Marion Hellyer to the altar in Riverside last Sat- urday, before a large party of fashionables, was thoroughly impressed with his duty in this respect, and so he hunted up the near- est telegraph office and set about to com- pose the message telling of his good for- tune. a Some men would have gone into details io the extent of naming the bride and the time and the place, and soliciting the parental blessing. But telegraph companies do not handle messages for nothing, no matter how felicitous they may be in their character, and, as everybody knows, every additional mile traveled by the message makes it that much more profitable te the grasping cor- poration. Inasmuch as Mr. Liddell’s home #s in Shanghai, China, he prudently refrained from committing the fault of verbosity. Of course, his people were expecting something in confirmation of what had been discussed in letters from time to time, and he found it much easier on thet account to practice brevity and economy without sacrificing the meaning of his message. This is what he sent flashing over the wires and under the ocean on its long journey to Shanghai: “Hurrah!” At any other time the receipt of such a telegram or cablegram by Mr. Liddell’s pe ple might have caused them some concern, but the happy groom was thoroughly conti- dent of being understood. He has money to “burn,” and could have cabled a fuil account of the wedding without creating any financial distress to himself. As it was, there was nothing cheap in the message. It cost $8.10. --2—— A Modern Proverb. From Life. : It might be prudent for some of us not to let our left hand know how little our right hand knows. too the name of Hawkins’ h, I thought it was the Mal-de-mer.”— Harper's Bazer. Quan \ A Perfect § \ Intant Food’