Evening Star Newspaper, June 12, 1897, Page 24

24 SKILLFUL READERS Women Whose Work is to Decipher Blind Addresses. LETTERS THAT HAVE GONE ASTRAY The Worst Are Those That Come to the Foreign Division. IN THE DEAD LETTER OFFICE LLEGIBLE HAND- writing has made lots of trouble, but at no place do the difficulties brought about by ft appear greater than in the Post Office Depart- ment. The dead let- fer office, in which hundreds of clerks are employed, is a di- rect result of inac- curacies of penman- ship, or forgetfulness or ignorance on the part of letter writers. Perhaps the most interesting. branch of the dead letter office is the foreign di- vision, to which are sent all letters coming from abroad ‘Whose addresses prove il- legible to postmasters first handling them. ‘When systems of penmanship which seek to train boys and girls to write with a Precision that would leave no room for individuality if strictly adhered to. were inaugurated many of the old teachers pre- dicted dire results from such systems, say- ing that they would inevitably end in caus- ing the people to write so nearly alike that forgery would be easy and consequently crime increased. But any one who visits the dead letter office, and especially the foreign division of that institution, will be convinced that the years of training in Gis order ‘to be 1 quain: it! geogra) tor names in the cas For instané if a letter bears the aiddrpeq. of ju street that at once placés It In a ef elty: in-the vieinity of the river ne = made famous in song. Many tow cit but little known are ndméd for governors and other men eminent instal affairs, end peentes located in thd same. way. estab) great terprides generally bequeath Se ea tS posterity in connection with a street cr avenue. oT Phonetic Spelling. The greatest difficulty in deciphering for- eign letters comes from the fact that in a large number of cases the writers of these letters spelll phoneticaliy, in their endeavor to give the name of street, town, county and state, when they do give all of these perticulars. It would be very well if they had ever learned to pronounce the names they endeavor to spell. The trouble is their pronunciation is far from correct, and their phonetics naturally are unsatisfac- tory. This fault in the addresses of let- ters.ig.met by the experts at the Post Of- fice Department by a knowledge of the language of the country from which the letter comes. The people from the north of Europe riearly always give w the sound of f, so that when a letter reaches the for- eign division addressed to ‘‘Nefton” at once “Newton’” is suggested, and it goes merri- ly on its way, and is soon delivered. The same principle is applied in decipher letters coming from all parts of the world,. and with great success. Very frequently it happens that American words are translat- ed into the language of the sender of the letter. For instance, “Cayo Hueso,” Giga ish for Key West, is frequently used on letters, and it always leads to their de- livery, though they are generally delayed by being sent to the dead letter office. Little to Work With. The foreign division is also supplied with directories containing all sorts of informa- tion that might lead to the delivery of a partially addressed letter. A letter ad- dressed to a cashter or other officer of a rational or private bank, for instance, without the name of city or state to which it should go, is readily sent to its dgstine- tion by reference to the directory showing the location of all such officers. Foreigners generally seem to have an idea that “America” is a rather contracted place, and they frequently omit names of Cutatt he Po athatit INTENDED FOR GILCHRIST, ILL. eét systems of writing have had no ef- fect in causing a similarity of penmanship. On the other hard, practical experience feems to demonstrate that training in penmanship can no more make people write alike than any training could make them look alike. The illegible letters coming to the for- eign division are turned over to an ex- pert corps of ladies whose duty it is to decipher them and determine where they should be sent for delivery. These experts @re under the direction of Miss Richter, whose service extending over a number of years has caused her to be regarded [med Jae Emi hy a7 \ states and counties in which they wisn their letters delivered. The fact that there are dozens of towns called Madison, scat- tered in all parts of the United States, does not seem to occur to the average foreigner, and unless the name of a street or possibly the county is attached there is little clue to the destination of the letter. Such let- ters are frequently delivered, however, by the experts handling them knowing in what. parts of the United States emigrants from the country from which the letter came Nave located. Tuscaloosa wes recently indicated on a letter from Canada as Teake Luce, Ala., Ht THIS PUZZLE WAS DECIPHERED AND DELIVERED AT WHITINSVILLE, MASS, throughout the Post Office Department as @ marvel of keenness and intuition be- cause of the wonderful way in which she | eciphers hieroglyphics that to others ap-| pear as little intelligible as hen scratcnes. How It is Done. There is a good deal of system in Miss tchter’s work. To begin with, she has ac- cess to a library of 2%) volumes of city di- rectories, which frequently guide her in delivering letters. She has also a volume, which was prepared for the use of the Post Office Department some years ago, which gives the nimes of streets in all the prin- cipal cities of the United States, and shows how high the number of houses on each of these streets run. It frequently happens that a relative of some newly-made Amer- ican writes from his home in the old coun- try and fails to give the name of the city but it was promptly delivered. A glance at many of the addresses to the uninitiated gives no clue whatever to their meaning, but to the experts a very slight indication | of the place to which the letter is intended leads to {ts ultimate delivery. The depart- ment instructs postmasters to whom these letters are sent for delivery to return the envelopes, if possible, so that the experts handling them will be able to see how nearly they came to deciphering the ad- dresses. In this way the experts are con- stantly being trained to greater and great- er efficiency for their work. ee Manufacture of Needles, From the Manufacturer. The Germans during recent years are said to have made very remarkable prog- Feet DELIVERED IN PHILADELPHIA, PA. for which his letter is intended. In this way it might happen that merely the name and number of the street would lead to the delivery of the letter. For instance, if a letter were received with the address of Baltimore and Paca streets, with the nam of the city left out. it would at once be sent | Ma., because that ts the only | to Baltirhore. city in the United States in which streets of these names cross, though there are other cities having a Baltimore and a Paca street. Frequently the name of the street is as good an address as if the name of the es oy | as compared with 1,830,000 pounds in 1895. tess in the manufacture of needles. Last year the Germans exported 2,800,000 pounds of these sma!l but indispensable articles, s showing the rate at which the export side of the German business has grown, it is stated that In the elght years, 1880-87, the shipments were 11,615,000 pounds, and in the following eight years, ending with 1895, 15,425,000 pounds. The factories of Aix-la-Chapelle alone produce 50,000,000 Lbnere OL 433 Laan OO" Vien DELIVERED AT IRONWOOD, MICH. city and state to which the letter is going ‘was attached. Terpsichore street exists only in New Orleans, but streets named after Presidents are so numerous as to be no guide to the city in which they are lo- cated. President Jackson was so greatly ecmired that 250 streets were named after im. It frequently happens that a very sh number on a street with a common needles a week, they are said to be for the most part superior quality. The best outlet for these goods is China, which in 1806 took @0 per cent of the wholo ex- port, as po more per cent in Other markets of consid- erable Brpertence are British gr ears Great the’ United States, Austria- Hungary, Italy and Turkey. ome —_+ee— Vietovia hae twenty-five state carriages, “the ‘nationality, THE EVENING STAR. SATURDAY, JUNE THINGS- THEATRICAL = Ss Opera Still Holds Sway at the La- fayette Square. é ANOTHER KEW COMEDY AY COLUMBIA High Class Vaudeville Appears to Have Caught On. SOME INTERESTING CHAT _——— “I bless my: Weshington season for one. thing especially,” .said James O. Barrows, the popular comedian of the Columbia’ Btock Company, “and that is it bids fair. to rélieve me of the curze of being a ‘one- part’ actor. This is one of the greatest misfortunes that can befall a player who takes some little pride in versatHity, and who, like all men, Hkes a little change once in a while. But if he happens, even by ac- cident, to make a particular hit in one character, he is likely to find himself con- | fined to that line of parts for the rest of his stage life. Managers, who are un- willing to try experiments, cannot see him in anything else, and the public soon be- ccmes accustomed to associating him with that same style. And the climax comes when they begin to tire of too much of a sameness and say: ‘Oh, he’s always the same—he’s tiresome.’ E. S. Willard and Olga Nethergole, you know, had to come to America to escape their reputations as per- trayers of villains and adventuresses, while Lewis Morrison has become so thoroughly identified with the role of Mephistopheles that people cannot credit him with being a guileless man on the stage. “Now, while I do not mean to compare myself with these players, I have been suf- fering from a very similar experience. Dur- ing the nine years I have been with Froh- man I have played only five parts, and three of these have been comic Irishmen. I played the Irish sergeant in ‘Shenandoah’ for three years, following it with two years as the Irish corporal in ‘The Girl I Left Behind,’ and then as the very bad Irish- man in-the ‘Fatal Card.’ In fact, folks be- gan to suspect me of being a member of the Clan-na-Gael. “Now, the queer fart of it is that I }never had the slightest inclination toward this line of parts, and fell into them only by accident. Of course, I had played Irish parts out on the Pacific coast, where I was for years a member of McGuire's Stock Company at the Baldwin Theater, San Francisco. .But then I played everything out there, including juvenile lovers’ roles—- although I’m afraid Washington people will find that difficult to believe. In that com- pany were Jeffreys Lewis, then in his prime; Rose Coghlan, James O'Neill, Lewis Mcrrison and James A. Hearne, and we supported such-stars as Adelaide Neilson, Barry Sullivan and Clara Morris. But my record was unknown in the east, and when I made a success as the Irish sergeant, that settled it. True, I played Maj. Put- nam in the first road company which Dan- jel Frohman sent out in ‘The Wife,’ but Irish roles seemed to be my fate. “Finally I went to Mr. Frohman and re- quested to be naturalized, so he gave the part of the Counsellor, in “The CGounsal- lor’s Wife,’ which was produced at the Em- pire Theater. It was a great opportunit; for me, and I did my best to improve it, but unfortunately for me, the piece did not run long. Accordingly, one of the princi- pal reasons which led me to geek a sum- mer. stock engagement was to get away from Irish parts. I have nothing against but I longed for a change. True, in running away from funny Irish. men, I may be falling into the line of gay old gentlemen, but’ I beg to assure my friends in front that I am no more of a ‘gay old boy’ than T am of an Irishman. But I am a crank,on cycling, and every minute I get away from work I spend on this splendid asphalt. --Washin; wa regular paradise for wheelmen.” William Winter: Jefferson, youngest son Of the famous comedian and dean of ‘the Players’ Guild in America, is one of the most promising young members of the Co- lumbia Stock Company. Although only a boy in appearance, and eminently fitted for juvenile roles, he has kept people guessing by his many different disguises up to dete. His pei formance of several ol men’s rofes was a surprise even to those who know him best, while last week he got the ut- most possible out of the small part of Jones, in. “One Touch of Nature.” In addi- tion to his talent as an actor young Jeffer- son possesses considerable ability as a mu- siclan. In fact, art seams to run in the Jefferson family, Joseph Jefferson, as is well known, being an accomplished land- scape painter. Young Jefferson's favorite instrument ‘is the ‘cello, upon which he is @ finished performer. His father bought him a splendid old instrument, costing $11,000, but this 1s too rare to carry with him on his travels, so young Jefferson keeps it in a safe deposit vault, and amuses himself on a $600 ‘cello, which he has brought to Washington with him. Joseph Jefferson is an indulgent father, and this recalls a good story on the junior Jefferson. Last summer some of his school friends were coming on a visit to Buzzard’s Bay, and W. W. was anxious to give them @ special spread. Accordingly he secured carte blanche from his father to buy just such @ breakfast as he wanted. He went to the city, and soon all sorts of bundles, bexes and packages began to arrive at the Jefferson cottage. W. W. insisted on super- intending the whole affair himself, proudly conscious of his abilities as a caterer. When the breakfast came on there were candied fruits and delicacies of all kinds, but no solids—meats, potatoes or the Plain staff of life—he had forgotten completely to order any. Miss Pearl Evelynne, the bright littl California girl who plays ingenue roles with the Columbia Stock Company, was rather surprised when, on distribution of Parts for “A Man With a Past,” she was assigned the character of a Hindoo damsel, who Is required to speak in the native dia- lect, as well as broken English. Of course, the Hindoo words were written in the text, but they conveyed no meaning to Miss Evelynne, and moreover she did not know how to pronounce them. But thanks to her experience in the San Francisco stock companies, she knew that when a player is handed @ part, like a reporter with an assignment, he is expected to get it some way. So, nothing daunted, she started out in search of a professor of oriental lan- guages. She found one, a Persian gen- tleman, who speaks all the principal east- ern tongues, and for nearly two weeks she studied under him assiduously. The result is that, within the limits of the lines set down in her part, she can gabble Hindostanee as volubly as any native of the banks of the Ganges. Moreover, she finds it a very useful addition to her vo- cabulary, for when in an argument with any of the members of the company she lets off a volley of words that sound like @ cross between Chinese and Choctaw, the Opposition are silenced, being unable-to tell if she is swearing at them or not. And Miss Evelynne herself does not know. A bright addition to the Columbia Stock Company 1s Miss Jeanette Farrell, who will play the part of Mrs. Buff in “A Man With ae Pas: She was formerly with Nat C. Goodwin, and has been ‘especially en- gaged for this role, which is something like that of the East Indian widow in ‘The Cherry Pickers.” Joseph Sheehan, the tenor of the Castle Square Company, had a few rather un- comfortable moments in his dressing room at the Lafayette last Thursday night, and it was all owing to his own carelessness and to Raymond Hitchcock's desire to teach him a lesson. When Sheehan went on to do his “turn” in the second act he left on the mantelpiece in his was in, he entered. The first t! his eye lighted on was the greenbacks. h carelessness on the of his friend 6 a ter, indly, “ my boy, here's a little green Sit eam Payee ace won't “know ‘tight tgp didn’t leave<it im Hitchcoek’s- ‘nl ne reads thia. a. _ mocha pay is a hose ‘Pet'son- hi an ig ohe-of the plan ee 0! le, and iman ¢ 1 ee ‘comes of one of the -knoWn most reland,: Ohio, his handsome fellow, and-looks more like a college bay tin an-ector. | ZAPAYETTE BQUARE OPERA HOUBE. aluutiprerentice ork musically that we has cote from the gift n and brain of Gilbert and Sullivan is ‘The Gondoliers,' which will be presented at the rette next. week the Castie Square re fe re is #0 much. tiful ‘music “inf “Fhe Gondoliers” that it seems althost whfair to call it a.comic opera; in fact, opera: comique would be more fitting. ly correct—the difference.in the two mean- ing to the general public a. greater degree ‘of effectiveness in the muster aa poe no organization more compe 10 ly develop the 1; parts than the efficient members @f the company :selected for ita presentation. This opera ts particularly popoler H@re, where it was given four years ago by the Dickson compeny under the ‘management of D. Fs, Hennessy, the present manager here Company.” The large bi proved the wonderful popularity of this ex- ceedingly pretty work, .Phe character of the Duke of Plaza-Toro, a grandee of Spain, will be taken by W. Propert Carle- ton, a son of W. T. Carleton, who is one of the favorites of the company here. Ray- mond Hitchcock, the clever comedian, who has been playing General Knickerbocker in “TheLittle Tycoon” this week, will be Don Alhambra del Bolero, the grand inqutsitor, @ part peculiarly fitted to his talents. An- other favorite retained for ‘The Gondo- Hers” is Joseph Sheehan, as Marco Paf- mieri. The Duchess of Plaza-Toro will be Miss Gertrude Rutledge, in which charac- ter she has already made a decided hit. She has an éxcellent contralto voice, and is a clever actress. Alice Judson returns to the cast of the Lafayette next week as Casilda, while Grace Golden remains here as Gianetta, and W. G. Stewart as Giusep- pe Palmieri. Arthur Cunningham will be Antonio, and Belle Chamberlain: Tessa. In honor-of Monday being Flag day, the man- agement of the Castle Square Company have arranged for a magnificent chorus of the entire company, which will render ‘The Columbian Anthem,” the song dedicated to the Daughters of the American Revolution by E. Berliner,-and each lady in the audi- ence will be presented with # copy of the song. Matinees will be given Wednesday and Saturday. COLUMBIA THEATER.—The Columbia Stock Company will open its second month of comedy next week with the Paultons’ farcical ptay, “A Man With a Past.” Dur- mg the four weeks past the Columbia players have established themselves as docal ‘favorites, and in ‘addition to their invariably good werk, have broken several recoras tn the summer comedy line. Out of the-four plays given two have been absolutely. new <to the-stage of this coun- try, and the-otherghave been novel to most: Washingtonians...In breaking away entirely from the old stock repertoire and Biving original productions, as well as plays which wave wot yet been done to death, ‘the playersshave incurred an im- mense additionsto their labors, for it is no small matter te:takea new manuscript and put the play om the stage without any pre- vious experienge or test to guide thém. Yet-the Monday night openings have al- ways been smooth and satisfactory; no missing of cwes, or audible promptings from the wings. -@very line has been spoken - in- its:yproper sequence, and the players. went ‘through their parte as if they had been’on the raed for months rather than making their fiset trial of a new piay. All of- which will he duly appreciated by every” one’ congersagt with: the technique of the stage. * Consequently:theut.is'every reason to an- ticipate an equallyiereditable presentation of “A Man With :a Past,” which was pro- duced ‘by the Hollamds in New. York and Boston at the elesé of their starring sea- son, Washingten being, the first city out- side of thove mantitmed to-see it. Boston itt particular. welésmedthe new’ play warmly, as is preved by, the fact that business dou- bled. on the week, arid had the Hollands not already made other arrangements, they might have continued init this season with profit through the country. The story deals with the adventures of: two brothers, Hor- ace and Josiah Hooper, English business men, who -have a branch house in India, Horace. da a blameless bachetor,- who has never married because of his fear of in- curring a mether-in-l@w. Shortly before the. opening of the piay, however, he has found @ pretty ofphan, whom he takes as @ partner for life, and brings home to England, The young wife,’.by the way, has a theory that no man who has not sown his wild oats is worth anything, and ig greatly disappointed when she- discovers that he~ husband’s past is of the most innocent order. But brother Josiah is a different sort of a fellow; he has “wild oats” to sell, so to speak, and as some of them are coming back from India, where he spent some sultry and lively years, he is only too glad to transfer some of his surplus stock to brother Horace. Horace accordingly adopts his brother's “past,” and is soon surprised to find how much there js of it. People are constantly turn- ing up and accusing him of all sorts of misdemeanors, until even the young wife becomes wearied of it. The climax ‘comes when another wife and child come from India to claim him, and the rest of thé play is devoted to straightening out these tangled pasts. The cast. of the play in- cludes the full strength of the company. THE GRAND OPERA HOUSE.—Messrs. Kernan and Rife, managers of the Grand, have struck the popular pulse at last, and as “variety is the-spice of life,” they have been presenting a bountiful supply of “spice.” Next week, the third of high-class vaudeville, will be presented an entire new bill, brimful of specialties culled from the cream of the legitimate profession. Among the prominent are quoted Eugene O'Rourke and Miss Ada Dare, recently associated with Hoyt’s “A Trip to Chinatown,” who will appear in a sketch entitled “After the French Ball,” written and adapted by Mc- Kee in; Mr. Mark Murphy, the ccle- brated Irish comedian, late with “Our Irish Visitors and O’Dowd’s Neighbors,” will ap- pear in one of his new monologues; Mr. Raymon Moore, America’s popular’ bai- ladist, star of “Tuxedo,” and composer of some of the most popular songs of the day,among them “Sweet Marie;” Miss Pearl Andrews, the queen of mimicry, who was complimented by Chevalier on her imitation of him, and who remarked that she was a pumian phoncecaph will present her latest imitations; Mlle. Oceana, the acro- batic sensation recently from Europe, will make her last appearance in this country, as she has just finished a successful en- gagement at the Olympia, New York; O. K. Sato, the funny juggler, will be seen also in his latest creations; Miss Carrie Ezier, the dainty chanteuse, will make her initial bow before a Washington audience, and who stands without a rival in-her special line. Mr. Al. @ternéhas been specially re- engaged, who willgive his life-like repre- sentations of the ular prominent actors of the day. Usnal matinees on Wednesday and Saturday. KERNAN’S EYCBUM THEATER.—The attraction at ¢h ceum next week will a abe? sat une gene by e only ant le Egypt ot eley dinner fame. She nization is an excep- is equipped with all the essentialgsnecessary to. @ successful vaudeville an@: burlesque company. The artists composing the company have been selected for their fal ability to excel in thetr respestiveldines, ever id fession. The of on sensational burlette, entitled, ner,” interspersed with witty dialogue, and serves to desceibe the ly dinner event, olio, ingly good one, 1s nfade up of John and Nellie Healy, in their eccentric comedy sketch, entitled *Tis;" eae and the 12, 1897-24 PAGES. COMING t's". JUNE 29-4, WED. AMD THURS., AFTERNOON 2. EVENING 8. Location of Exhibitions, N. Capitol St. bet. L and I. GREAT WALLACE SHOWS 3-RING CIRCUS, MILLIONAIRE MUSEUM, AQUARIUM AND : ROYAL ROMAN HIPPODROME, SPLENDID IN CHARACTER, MAGNIFICENT IN EQUIPMENT, “Gas | REGAL AND IMPOSING IN PRESENTATION. ferme | GREATEST, GRANDEST AND BEST OF AMERI- CA’S BIG SHOWS. Half-Mile Race Track, 1,000 Features, 100 Phenome- nal Acts, 25 Clowns, 20 Hurricane Races, 4 Trains, 1,500 Employes, 6 Bands, 50 Cages, A Drove of . Camels, 15 Open Dens, A Herd of Elephants. $4,000.00 Daily Expenses. FROM PITTSBURG (PA.) CHRONICLE, MAY 26, '97. The title of the “Greatest Show on Earth” has been claimed by many aggregations which annually visit this vicinity, but IT IS CER- TAIN there are none greater than the GREAT WALLACE SHOWS. Grand Free Street Pageant, Leaving grounds 10 a.m. sharp Wednesday, June 23, and traversing prin- cipal streets of the city. 3 ok XCURSIONS RUN ON EVERY LINE OF TRAVEL. BASE BALL TODAY. PITTSBURG —vs.— WASHINGTON. Grand Opera House. KERNAN & RIFE, Managers, Mativecs Weéineeday and Saturday at 2. THE TOWN TALK-THEATER PACKED. THB PUBLIC AROUSED, 8D BIG WEEK OF MONSTER HIGH-CLASS VAUDEVILLE. THE ELITB OF THE CITY ATTEND. First time in Vaudeville of the Popular Stars, EUGENE 0’ROURKE Eo aeet cae AD ee Cae ADA DARE | Pittsburg, June 14 and 15 | Louteville, June 16, 17 snd 18, Jel2 of Hoyt’s “Trip to Chinatown Co.,” in McKee Ravkin's Great Sket “AFTER THE FRENCH BALL.” MARK MURPHY, Irish Comedian and Star of ‘‘Our Irish Visitors’ . sp “‘O'Dowd's Neighbors.” RAYMON [iOORE, America’s Greatest Balladist—Star of ‘“Tuxedo."’ PEARL ANDREWS, Queen of Mimicry—who set all New York Sse ate eae |AN"S LYCEUM THEATER. ALL THIS WEEK. Matinees Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday. “THE FASHION PLATE.” Katie Rooney’s Big Burlesque Company 22-SUPERIOR VAUDEVILLE STARS-82. Next Week—The New York Burlesquers the Original “Little Egypt.” erst = -Conen| ones core BICYCLE RIDING SCHOOL, 003 HST. N.W.— MLLE. OCEANA, ee Fol cont ates Fuatanterd, $1.50, jeih-o> ‘Tae erent oat the Olymapte, New York.” GER Sire Matinees Wednesday and Saturday at 2, PACKED TO THE DOORS. ‘The Public Aroused! Phenomenal Success of 0. K. SATO, ‘The Prince of Juggiers snd the funniest, too—from Koster & Bial’s, New York. CARRIE EZIER, High-Class Vaudeville. ‘The Dainty Chanteuse—absolutely without a'rival. Pe THIS mt & : sts liga Sh ee | eee and Tc. Box seats, $1. Mr, apd Mrs. Willism Robyns Prices—15, 25, 50 Metinees—15, 25 and 0c. . MONDAY, caeer 21—Another Monster Bill. And LUMIERE’S CINEMATOGRAPHE. mew faces. Ne ameckBugene O'Rourke and Ada Dare, Mile. Oceana, 0. K- Satro, Garris Esler and Morton The Coolest | and Andrews. $010-3t Columbia Theater.) ,"2°,. PIANO RECITAL BY s. PROF, TaRALD sexton, ‘Zpne 12, 1897, sion, 25c.. ‘Tokets to be had at Droop’s and Ellis’ Steinway Sons. jo-4t* Music Houses, Pa. ave. (027 & 937) n. Grand, through courtesy of Mr. Droop & OLUMBIA THEATER. Evenings at 8:80. Matinee Saturday only at 2:15. PRICES: Evenings, 25, 50, T5c.; Matinees, 25, 50c. _ Columbia Stock Co. In the London Royalty Theater's Greatest Success— His Little Dodge, Preceded by ONE TOUCH OF NATURE.. In preparation: A MAN WITH A PAST. je7-tt Hydrocycles!! HAVE YOU SEEN THEM? HAVE YOU TRIED THEM? If you have, you are glad to know that you can try them again at CHEVY CHASE LAKE. ‘If you have not, yuu don’t know what you have missed. Donch’s Band and dancing every evening on the my22-3m, GOLUNBIA AQABEMY = ‘Competent 4 Evenings at 8:30—Prices, 25, 60, T5c. ~ Matinee Saturday at 2:15—25, 50c. THE COLUMBIA STOCK CO. ‘TONIGHT, FOR THE LAST TIME, HIS LITTLE DODGE, The Lordon Royalty Theater Success, preceded by ONE TOUCH OF NATURE. NEXT WEBK— ‘The Convulsing Comedy, A MAN WITH APAST By the authors of Erminie ind Niobe. NEVER BEFORE SHEN IN THIS CITY. Bicycles checked free, of course. CONCERT, LAFAYETTD SQUARE OPERA HOUSE, BY THE PUPILS OF THE MARYLAND SCHOOL FOR THE BLIN ‘THURSDAY, 3350 Dred 3% AT 8:30 0" 5 ‘Tickets can be obtained from Messrs. W. Knabe & Go., 1422 Penna. 935 F'st. nw. Tict Ling 12000. door tstractera, EXCURSIONS, ETC. SIXTH GRAND ANNUAL FAMILY AND PRIZE EXCURSION OF THE LAFAYETTE. | waar. | enous, MONDAY, JUNE 14, 1897. Prices: Mec S207, Be, doe | A bandeome beer, 0 gentleman's gold watch, @ Indies’ gold watch and a silver set are to be given to ticket holders. See the exhibition of fancy cake walking by the Old Dominion Cake Walking Club, in costume, at 9 pm. Bee the fat men race. See the boys and girls Face, the three-legged race and sack race, and other attractions. é MUSIC AND DANCING ALL DAY. Take the steamer Pentz at 10 a.m, 2 and 6:45 p-m, Returning, leave River View, 12:15, 5, 8 and 10:30 p.m. Stopping at Alexandria on all ‘iPickots, 25 conta. $e11-3t NATIONAL CUARD ENCAMPMENT RIVER VIEW, SUNDAY, JUNE 13. Steamer SAMUEL J. PENTZ will leave 11 a.m., Tare Fort Washington 12:45, 4:45 BOXES, Bves,, $3.75, $4.50; Mats., $2.50, $3. OASTLE SQUARE OPERA COMPANY, In a brilliant presentation of Hesee Uile LITTLE ea = TYCOON. COMIO Washington's Most Popular Opera, OPERA, = GONDOLIERS. NEXT WEEK 1t when she sails for Europe with Miss Ada ReHian’s Company for a tour through Eng- land and Scotland, returnimg to America about the first part of November. THE WALLACE CIRCUS.—The Wallace Circus, which will exhibit in Washington Wednesday and Thursday, June 23 and 24, has adopted for its motto the “highest-class circus in the world,” and wherever it has shown the opinion of the spectators is said to have ‘always borne out the claim. There are a number of features connected with the Wallace shows which deserve more than passing no’ ‘These are the Nelson family, the. challenge $10,000 team of acro- ; the Wernts bats; ¥, great trapeze | ana 1:15, performers; the trick bicycle: rid- “Leave ‘iver View at 1, 8 1:20 and 0:20 p.m ers; the great number of clowns and ballet dancers and the way in which the show is put on. There area hundred and one things to amuse the children, while the ‘The steamer LOVIE ALL will make half- boarly trips between River me ett BAY RIDGE, OPENS JUNE 5. beset ar 8 § i i] # EXCURSIONS, ETC. PYTHIAN DAY AT MARSHALL HALL, WEDNESDAY, JUNE 16, For the Benefit of the Butiding Fund of Pythian Temple of D. C. Steamer a.m. and Macalester leaves 7th st. wharf at 10 = 2:30 apd 6:30 p.m. River Queen leaves Independent Ice Oo.'s wharf, Georgetown, 8:15 a.m.; 6th st. wharf s.w. gee ene wharf, 5:30. Tk wD Je12-8t Spend Sunday — ort Washington NATIONAL GUARD ENCAMPMENT), ‘MER RIVER QUEEN leaves M st. for Fort Washington at 10 a. i P-™. and 3 p.m. Returning, leaves at a.m., 2 and 8:30 p.m. STEAMER MACALESTER leaves for ‘ashington at 11 a. 2:30 and 6:30 p.m. tiretyg wi ‘Return! Steamer “MACALESTER” leaves 7th = wharf for Marshall Hall af Il am 23) — — api 6:90 » Returning, leaves Marshall — — Hall at 1, mr ok mm, - - Steamer IN” leave it _- - m. Returning, leaves Marsal “Salt a - = mre = Music by Prof. Schroeder’s Band. Fare (Round Trip), 25c. MEALS A LA CARTP at the Excellent — Restaurant. Ladies are expectally invited — on these excursions. Marshall Hail ha — competitor for beauty, cleanliness and good —, order. Jel? L. L. BLAKR, Captain. NO DUST. KO DIRT. “QUICKEST AND SAFEST ROUTE” MOUNT VERNON. Steamer [lacalester Daily (except Suuday), At 10 a.m. end 2:30 p.m.; returning, reach the city at 2 and 6 p. m. FARE, kOUND TRIP, 50 CENTS. Admission to grounds. 25 cents. Tak BGANT CAFE ON THE STEAMER. ets. wi lount Ver adm! sale at wharf and at hotels” Cou for my24-214 L_L. BLAKE, Captain. ANNUAL EXCURSION WATIONAL RIFLES To MARSHALL HALL, THUBSDAY EVENING, JUNE 17. Steamer “Charles Macalester” will leave at 6:30 Tickets for sale by members of ti es Seer: eal y of the corps and at _Je5-11t__ DON'T FORGET THE DATE. COLONIAL BEACH JUNE 18—SUNDAY—JUNE_ 18 v Te mie Jane Moseley. From Clyde Pier, SUNDAY, 9 a.m. sharp; Alex- Four hours at the beach. bit 10:30 p.m. Round trip. ta . E 2. tou! trip fare, 50c. Children, 25e, Refreshments and table dhote dinners on stems, passe 1821 F st. n.w. Charters now booking. ARLINGTON, FORT MYER Ballston, Fostoria and Falls Church. SS CARS FROM AQUEDUCT BRIDGE. Mount Vernon, Arlington and Alexandria. Station, Pennsylvania avenue and 13% street. For schedule seo It. R. column, this paper. “Ericsson Line Excursions” BY WATER FROM BALTIMORE. To Putindelphia (daylight trips), | Monda; Wednesdays and Fridays, at 7:30 a.m. To Philadelphia and return (ten days). To Philadelphia and return by rail... Cape May (from Philadelphia by rail).. May an return (ten days). May and return (season). To New York (from Philadelphia by rail) ‘To New York and return (eleven days). . ee on yo 2 ae. a yy, Saratoga Sp N. Ys; N Conn. 5 Portland, Vineyara ity. “Ni 5 Daily 78) Light and Pratt strects: at Bp. scriptive pamphlet of the route and the ing fronds at Betterton. | Tiekets for OFFICE ONLY. Music on day steamers, B0c. State rooms, $1, $1.50 and $2 extra. further information apply or write to CLATIESC SHRIVER, Agent, 204 Light et., Baltimore, Queen of Summer Trips. Boston by Sea. Providence by Sea. MERCHANTS’ AND MINERS’ TRANS. CO. Steamer BALTIMORE to Boston every TUES- Day, THURSDAY SUD i DAY, WEDNESDAY and For tcur and pation ©. R. GILLINGHAM, Agent, Baltimore, Md. R__HOWSER, 619 Penna. ‘ave., Ws ees, New York ave. J. 0. WHITNEY, ‘Tirflic Je1-3m Norfolk & W/ashington Steamboat Co. Every day in the year for Fortress Monroe, — Norfolk, Newport News and all points south — by the ‘superb powerful steel palace steamers “Newport ¥ Norfolk” and “Washing Balti a itt 5 , Wash, D.C and 15th st., W. P. TURNER, Gen. Pass, Agent. . 200 to Chamberlin’ * and Virginia Beach — oe oute, paver ed "ious rooms heated by steam vans avenue; B. and 0. ‘ticket New York avenue, 15th street and ‘and on | boare ste where time tuble, map, ete., | can also be ba Any other information desired will be turd = Be company’s where, toot ot Tee st Wasbe nis 'SNO. “CALLA JAN. General Manager. BY SEA —From—- WASHINGTON i NEW YORK. : A short and delightful trip, in ocea steam | ships of the latest model, with pri OLD POINT COMFORT, In connection steamers of the NORFO! STE * Sion Took ae ee | ve ears ait