Evening Star Newspaper, July 24, 1897, Page 11

SS EE 0 DOUBTING THOMASES ‘Doctor McCoy Has a Word to Say. There Are Those Who Will Never Believe Without Personal Experience--Now the Time When That Personal Experience Can Be Had at Nominal Cost--$3 a Month During the ‘There always have been doubting Thomases, and there always will be doubting Thomases. There are doubting Thomases tm Washington, plenty of them, as there are in every other city and every town throughout the whole world. Whea Doctor McCoy announced his discovery for ‘the cure of deafness he expected doubt. He knew thet it was necesmry for him to give proof on proof—te cure, not in scores of cases only, but in hundreds and thousands of cases—before these doubting Thomases would be convinced. The whole world, broadly speaking, has acknowl- edged his masterly skill amd has accepted, because of the tremendoas weight of evidence, the fact that his treatment does rstore the lost hearing. But there are those—and there are many here Two Bright ys Whose Hearing Has Summer. in Washington—who sre never convinced, except by a thing that happens to themselves individually. It is to these people—to these doubters, to these sick and hopelcss ones, to these who have gone from physictun to physician. and who have spent hundreds and hundreds of dollars without relief—that Doctor McCoy has this word tomy: During these summer months, while he maintains the nominal fee of $3 a month, there is given opportunity to test the value of his skill and to prove once for all whether you who have so long sought and have #0 many times failed to find rellef for your affiiction —whether that affliction be the loss of hearing or one of those many chronic complaints which cause such @ world of suffering—he can bring a by Doctor McCoy. Raymond Dickson, aged 10 years, Brightwood (Van View) n.w., D.C., was xo denf that he was taken from school. Hear- ing perfectly restored. Henry Ochmann, 507 Stanto: Place n.e., city, aged 12, was so deaf he could not under- stand his teacher. Now he hears as well as anyone. A WELL-KNOWN BUSINESS MAN TELLS OF HIS RESTORED HEARING. Charles Armstrong, 1937 1-2 11th st. nw. Mr. Armstrong has for years been engaged fm the grocery besiness at the above address, and is well knewn and highly respected in the north- west “My right ear was stone if. it T cculd not hear one sound, never mind how loud ft « some time my rd with my right ear—the ear the teking of my watch, acute than the left. ft ear ten years Ny, in time it ex- My right ear became deat aml in a short while stopped up en- mt lost all seme of sound. fuess Was a constant source of aunoyanee Hoth in business and social matters. It was Walt upon customers, and em- + in trying to coaverse with my friends. ind to understand when spoken to, re was a rumb- es almost drove ad bas been stopped $3 A MONTH FOR THE SUMMER. During the Vacation Season, that in, until September ist, Doctors McCoy and Cowden will treat all diseases at the uniform rate of $3 a month until cured. This includes Deafness and all diseases of whatever nature. FATHER CURED OF CATARRH, SON OF DEAFNESS. Robert Ammann. 1001 F st. n. Mr. Ammann for many years had charge of the Je School, and Is very well known ‘n the no-th- east: “Doctors McCoy and Cowden have restored the hearing of my son, whose right ear was totally deaf; and bave also cured me of very serious Catarth of the Throat. CONSULTATION FREE. McCoy System of Medicine, | PERMANENT OFFICES DR. McCOY’S NATIONAL PRACTICE, 715 13th Street Northwest. Office Hours, 9 to iZa.m.,1to5 p.m. 6 to 5 p.m.,daily. Sunday,10 a.m. to 4 p.m. DANGER IN GETTING SHAVED. t to Wash Their Hands their Implements. 2 Medical Record. ‘The proposition to make a more careful an of the tonsorial artist, in so far as re- lates to the transmission of di his infected to his well clients, one. The stbject has been written upon by ral earnest men before Heinrich “Ber- Barbers © and I ger, whose “Hygiene in den Barbier- stuben” recently appeared in Leipzig. No writer has, however, seemed to go so deep- ly into the question and lay down such strict rules for the knight of the shaving We are told that he must be a per- son free from epilepsy and all manner of seizures, drunkenness and infectious dis- eases. Being free from these affections himself, he may give professional attention to all persons, including those under the influ- ence, or those likely to have a fit in the chair, provided they are free from skin, hair and sexual diseases of an infectious nature. Otherwise they are to be treated at home, with their own implements. The author gives a number of other rules which are in themselves, and, so far as they go, food—if barbers could be prevailed upon to follow them—but he does not sufficiently insist upon the necessity of boiling to the point of sterilization his instruments, towels, sponges and especially his own hands. There are many things besides the so- called barber's itch which may be trans. mitted In uncleanly shaving and hair dress. ing, and of which the public knows little er nothing. Favus is decidedly on the in- crease in this country, and the number of vildren turned away from the cities’ pols for this cause since the inspection ovation went into effect would greatly rprise those who think of favus as a Irop or foreign affection. Attention has recently been called by a ember of the New York Dermatological Society to the danger of the epilating tweezers used in barber shops. In-growing those atten d by suppurative ion, as in sycocis, are extracted, t comer is operated upon with- and usually without any . at all of the instrument. Certain should be adopted, if possible, by prs oma imaginary. that general to protect their patrons s which are more real than Above all, they should remem- upulous cleanliness of imple- s is the first requisite, and the advice now being given to surgeons to Loil their hands” applies almost equally them. At the least they could give a little wash between each “next™ for the ere sake of appearances and in the in- terest of business, if for nothing else. ae oor a Choosing a Titled Name. From the Chicago Record. It ts one thing to receive a peerage and cr thing to select a suitable Sir Donald Smith of Canada, one of the jubilee peers, has found to cost self-made man, he started life as a village store in County emigrating at the age of n to Canada, where he entered the the Hudson Bay Company, mak- rmous fortune and receiving a for his services in con- construction of the Cana- 1. He purchased the Seotland, and now is nt country seat ther: “1 a peer he naturally assume the title of Lord ¢ name h the whole | ELECTRICITY FOR BALKY HORSES. The Driver Presses a Button and a Three-Volt Current Does the Rest. From the Pittsburg Dispatch. Electricity has been put to a new and so far successful use, that of conquering a balky or lazy horse. In one case a very high-spirited and valuable animal, but ex- tremely vicious and balky, was cured in one hour with the aid of a three-volt dry bat- tery. The officials of the Western Pennsylvania Humane Society were notified some time ago that Thomas Rodgers of Avalon was using the dry battery on his horse, which Was as bad as a valuable high-bred horse could be. Superintendent Thomas M. Por- ter investigated the case, and Friday he gave Rodgers a hearing before Justice William Griscom of that place. Rodgers said his horse was worth $1,000 to him if he could be cured of balking and one or two other vicious habits. He had offered $500 to any one who could manage the anli- mal, and at last consulted Dr. T. C. McNeil, the city veterinary. The doctor advised Rodgers to try electricity, and he bought a three-volt storage battery, and by means of three wires connected each side of the bit and the crupper with the battery. The horse was hitched to a road cart, and at first refused to move, standing with all four feet in a braced position. Mr. Rodgers then had the wires connected to the battery, which was placed in the cart, and at the first push of the button the horse jumped, snorted and then moved off. Each day for a week he went through the same lesson, and is now the pride road horse of Avalon and never balks, bites or kicks. That was the testimony brought out at the hearing, and as the veterinary and squire thought three volts was not a sufli- cient shock to hurt the animal, Rodgers was discharged. Superintepdent Porter had a similar case some months ago. He found that one of the rich suburban residenters was using the fluid battery on a lazy horse in culti- vating his summer garden. After several unsuccessful attempts to catch the gar- dener using the horse, he was at last re- warded one bright sunny morning by catch- ing the gardener weeding the potato patch with the horse hitched to a harrow. The superintendent went to the driver and after introducing himself and informing the man why he visited him, he was shown the con- trivance. Strapped to the backband was a small fluid battery with wires running from it to the martingale and crupper. A sponge was fas- tened to the wire at each place and kept the heat of the horse's. body. When the animal got tired it would stop, and by pressing two buttons together the cireuit was formed and the horse would move on for several hours. Porter tested the full strength of the battery on himself and found that the sensation did not go above his elbows and that the voltage was only a fraction over two. He said he thought ft was better and more humane tu use a small amount of electricity on a horse than to whip it, and was satisfied 1t was not a case of cruelty. He has written to several of the best known horse doctors in the United States, asking their opinions on the subject, and is waiting for their replies with a good deal of interest. Without Tires or Handle Bars. “ From the Kansas City Star. Joe Henley, the Kansas City wheel- man who has performed some daring cy- cling feats on the high bridge of the Chi- cago, Milwaukee and St. Paul railway over otland, however, is up in at the bare idea of a self-made rman and a parvenu adopting for his title a name that ficures in such a particularly thrilling .f tragic manner in the history of Scot- 1. and espectally in the annals of the grand old Clan MacDonald. ———-e-— It matters little what it is that you want whether a situation or a servant—a want” ad. in The Star will reach the person who can fill your need. the Missouri river, set all his former ef- forts at naught Sunday afternoon. He roce the eastern outer edge of the struc- ture on a racing wheel which had been stripped of its tires and handle bars. AS an appetizer for this perilous feat he rode the lofty bridge and trestle without pedals. AN. Davis, H. D. Spellman, Martin Brotherson, James Cummings, C. E. Mor- rison and C. F. Starr were with Henley ard are ready to make affidavit to the performance. > THE EVENING STAR, SATURDAY, JULY 24, 1897-24 PAGES. YOUR SUMMER MAIL The Method Employed in Forwarding Letters. INTERESTING TO OUT-OF-TOWN PEOPLE Many Things to BeObserved; Not a Few to Avoid. ORRECTING ADDRESSES Do not imagine that the people employed at the city post office are all mind readers. They are very clever there, it must be ad- mitted, and frequently come about as near thought interpreting as it is possible to be and not be a disciple of Mahatma. How- ever, Mr. and Mrs. Summer Resorter, when you take your annual vacation to Mos- quitoville, or Hawkhurst, do not think that the post office people will recognize the fact without being notified, and will have your letters forwarded there. ‘The proper way ts to give the carrier the old address, not only of yours-If, but of every person whose letters are to be forwarded, and the address to which the letters are to be for- warded. Don’t say: “All mail formerly sent to 1168 J street should be sent to Pio- nic Gardens, N. J.” It may happen that there are others in the household who are not going there, and it may be embarrass- ing to have their mail go there. So either give u list of every person whose mail is to be forwarded to the postman who brings your mail, or send to the postmaster. In this manner complications will be avoided and the receipt of your letters will be in- sured. “When people return to the city after their summer vacation,” said Assistant Superintendent Lambert’ F. Bergman to The Star reporter, “they cannot imagine why their mail is not sent them in the city. They forget that we have their for- warding address, and have not been told to discontinue it. They come to the office and complain of this fact, when, of course, {t is impossible for us to know of their return. Very often the houses are left in charge of servants, so that the carrier does not know whether the owner has or has not returned.” When a letter has been sent to tbe post- master it is opened by the assistant post- master, who sends the orders for forward- ing the mail to the superintendent of de- livery. From him they go to two directory clerks. The names of Washington people, so far as known, are kept in thirteen vol- umes—scrap books, in fact, where city directory slips have been pasted, with ad- ditions by the post office. If the fact is observed, it will be seen that in the city directory generally only the name of the head of a family is given. The names of widows are given, but not those of women unmarried. About every five years the city post office sends out a circular, as follows: “Please fill out this blank and write, with ink, the names of all persons, includ- ing servants, using Mrs. or Miss as a pre- fix in case of females, with their own given names in full, who receive or are likely to receive any mail at this number. The given names of married women must be stated, and not those of their husbands. For ex- ample, Mrs. Mary Brown must not be de- scribed as Mrs. William Brown. Write in full one name on a line, and add number of house and street after each name. The in- formation will enable your post office to promptly dispose of mail which would otherwise go to the dead letter office. No- tify office of all changes of address. Hand this name blank to your letter carrier, or drop in letter box when compleied, with- out prepaying postage.” A Big City Directory. Four years ago, when this was done, $0,000 names were added to the list of the city directory. These are written on the margins of the thirteen volumes, which are alphabetically arranged and carefully in- dexed, so that names can be found in short order. It Is an interesting fact taat while two or three letters, X, Y and Z, for in- stance, are needed to fill a volume, the letter B requires two volumes, showing that a majority of names begin with it. When the order for change of address ts sent from the superintendent of delivery the orders are turned over to the directory clerks, who look up the name in their di- rectory books. If the order is simply to have the mail forwarded without permanent change “forw" is inscribed opposite the name and the letter or order goes to the forward- ing clerks, who take down the names in their books. If the directory clerks have Treason to believe that the change is per- manent, from one part of the city to an- other, the old address is scratched out and the new one inserted. If the letters are to be forwarded the orders for the ad- dresses go only to the forwarding clerks, and they are the only ones supposed to know the new addresses. When a carrier is given an order to take to the post office for mail to be forwarded he is supposed to write down the name in a book, with his number opposite and the symbol “forw,”’ to show that all letters for that person go to the forwarding clerk to be sent to the new address. The clerks refer to the di- rectory for letters which have been mis- directed. A “card letter’ is the kind which glad- Gens the eyes of post office people. By this is meant one which has the name and ad- dress on one corner of the envelope, giv- ing notice for it to be held a certain num- ber of days and returned to sender if not delivered. It is held the specified time, marked “uncl” (unclaimed) and returned to sender. An ordinary letter stays in the of- fice two weeks, if not delivered or called for, is then advertised and held for two weeks, and finally in the course of a month from the time of its first receipt Is taken to the dead letter office. Sometimes a card letter 1s ordered not to be returned without being advertised, as a person is liable to see it in the papers. If this does not happen then it is returned to the sender. Im Case of the Dead. If a person has died, and the fact is known at the office, unless relatives of the dead man, or his administrator, have left word what is to be done with his mail, it is kept until further notice,after being mark- ed “dead” by the carrier. There is mail at the office now for a Washington man who killed himself several weeks ago, waiting for some one to take it. In some cases, if “ecard letters” are included in such mail, after a period they are marked unclaimed, and returned to the sender. If the mail is composed of ordinary letters they are not advertised, but sent to the dead letter office on a special list, under the heading “Addresses not found, not advertised.” Probably two hundred letters, on an ay- erage, are taken to the superintendent of delivery or his assistant each day for co! rected addresses. It often happens that a person will give the street and number of one city with the name of another. As- sistant Superintendent Bergman showed The Star man a letter addressed to a per- son, southeast corner Saratoga and Calvert streets, Washington, D. C. “Of course, we knew that there were no such streets here, but the letter was in- tended for Baltimore, and we sent it there,” said Mr. Bergman. “Here is an- other letter, addressed to a certain firm in Washington, D. C. We happen to know that the firm does business in Washington, North Carolina, instead of here; so we sent the letter there. A-number of letters come to this office addressed to persons on Del- aware avenue who cannot be found. There is a Delaware avenue in Wilmington, Del., and Washington 1s like Wilmington sound somewhat, so the letters are redi- rected there, and generally land all right. The people of stamps and seals go far- ther than this in their steps toward mind- reading. When a letter is received ad- dressed to a person who has a peculiar name, while it may not be the correct one in the address, it is generally near enough to give an inkling, so that it can be duly ‘taken to the correct person. For instance, not long ago a letter was received address- ed to a “Mr. Frost, Washington, D. C.,' which was duly delivered. It was for a member of a patent firm here, whose name is something on the order of congealed rain. Letters Without Addresses. ‘ou would probably not believe,” said Mr. Bergman, “that a person would be so absent minded as to mail a postal card or letter without an address. If the persons who did so. were told of the fact, they would probably deny &. Mere is the proof: Then he showed ee ‘6f letters and Postal cards absoltitlly without an address. The address part ‘Wis* ju: cag blank asa fidld of snow, sti?’ tfie” was told ie that several of thexe Wé: In the case of a of the sender is on thé back the letters go to the ‘The number of letters“ mailed in the Washington office wWithow stamps daily ayerages about. twent! out any sort of stamp at all. The*public does not un- derstand the stamp rules of the Post Office Department fully. ‘Mr. ‘Bergman says many people think that if no stamp is af- fixed to a letter it? wi go and the postage be collecteé’ from the person to whom sent. This is *{ mistake. If a two-cent stamp 1s- affixed to first- class matter. no ‘mattér how much there is due on tt, ‘It: will be delivered aoe net amount due sotectad, less ina two-cent stamp will do th trick. This is one of the laws of the de- partment. All printed’ matter and mer- chandise must be absolutely prepaid in full or it will be kept at the office where mailed. No exception is made to this rule. ‘The assistant superinténdent showed th reporter piles of papers detaired at the of- fice from this negligence. The Papers had been mailed with but oce or two cents post- age, whereas they needed it in. “There isa. cus eee custom now whi a Post omce much “trouble." a Mr, lergman. ‘Man: women se! to the office to have the man ce «force for instance, sent to another address. We can’t tell whether the mail for that person is Mr., Miss or Mrs. anless so told. We must have the title and full name in order for mail to be delivered correctly. It is the aa of many women school teachers to do tetelved a day. , if the name it is returned— letter office. “It is a little early yet,” said Mr. iran, “but please impress upon The Star readers that when they return to the city they should notify us of the fact, and their mail will not be sent to the places where they have been visiting.” He then expressed the opinion that if many of the other rules of the department were followed as they should be the post office officials would haye a comparatively easy time of it. MULTIPLICITY OF CASES Berg- Persons Treated. for Dog Bites at the Emer- gency Hospital. Views of a Veterinarian on Danger of Permitting Unm zled Dogs to Run at Large. There have been a fumber of persons at the Emergency Hospital for treatment: for dog bites since the terrible death of yeung Springmann. The majority of cases were of too old a date for treatment, and the persons have been sent away, after being told to watch for symptoms of hy- drophobia. A bite on the arm of Florence Owens, a colored girl living at 2025 Government al- ley, was cauterized, as was also a small scratch on the lip.of Charles Jefferson of No. 21 E street» northwest, inflicted by a pet dog. Neither of the wounds was con- sidered in ary way dangerous. Dr. Frederick W. Granfesl, a well-known veterinarian of No. 14@70E street north- west, said to a Star réporter today: “There are about 6,060 d$gs in Washing- ton, and out of this pupber I have no doubt there are sevemal; cases of dumb rabies. This is to be distinguished from what is known as furfoussrables. “In dumb rabies the:lowar jaw of the dog droops, the muscles being,nelaxed, so that it cannot shut its mayth,jmet even being able to drink water, The animal may run its head deep down int a water vessel, but will be unable to.swalipw drop, owing to the fact that its Jaw ie pasalyzed. “With furious rabies the sanimal affected goes along snapping atianything and every- thing; a shining piece of thy, an animate or inanimate object. yst , Two Cites in d°¥enr. “In the past year J ,pavg bad two cases of rabies, one of thessubjents being a bull- dog. It had to be confined olosely im a box, and I got it in the pliceby having a slip knot on the end $f 4 pote. “the dog chewed up everything which came in its way— sticks, wooden butketa: and the:like. I did not attempt to:treat the animal, and kept out of its way..,— would as soon put my- self in the way. of a rattlesnake as in that of a rabid dog. “To a person who has studied the symp- toms of hydrophobia, an animal having the disease can be easily marked. as it goes along the street or by. its actions in the household. . “Take a pet dog, for instance, one which is Hvely and affectionate. The first day the symptoms of rabies manifest themselves the dog is unusually quiet. Instead of evincing a desire to play and gambol it seeks a dark, secluded spot, and attempts to lie down. It grows exceedingly rest- less, however, seeming to be unable to find a comfortable resting place. Hf noticed by any member of the family it is more affectionate than ever, but is Just the op- posite to strangers, and will attack them when they venture on’ the premises. It will also show the most marked antipathy to other dogs. Rentlessness Increases. “The restlessness grows greater, until after a day or so the eyes have a most curtously dilated expression. It also gives vent to a most pecullar bark, midway be- tween a grolw and whine, which is char- acteristic of the disease. The sound be- gins in a low note, and ends in a high, sharp one. “after three or four days, foam begins to fleck the mouth, the eyes wear a still more dilated expression, and the dog will begin to snap at imaginary objects. When tive days have been passed the animal will go on the rampage, biting everything it comes across until it begins to stagger and death ensues. “I have seen cows, horses and sheep af- flicted with the disease. The latter two at such times have the greatest antagonism for dogs, even as ordinarily a peaceful creature as a sheep attacking a dog. The sheep's natural means of belligerency, if it dces fight, {s to butt, and it shows the symptoms of disease in this manner. A horse with hydrophobia. will bite. “The symptoms usually manifest them- selves in not less than fourteen days after the virus has been recefved into the sys- tem. I have known instances of where it had lain dormant in the system for eight- een months and then the patient developed the disease. Bites on the face have proved that when injected there the virus devel- cps quicker than on other parts of the anatomy. Any bite on the bare flesh ts likely to develop more quickly than through clothes, but an infinitesimal portion of the virus is sufficient to inoculate. The more taken into the system’ the more quickly Will the disease manifest itself. The Pasteng Remedy. “The Pasteur treatment is simply a pre- ventive agent, being of no earthly use after the disease hak defeloped. It is a splendid antidote, as jf, were, and the Pas- teur people claim, justly no doubt, that eighty per cent of thw subjects submitted to them for treatmefit ave been kept from having hydrophjbja,. Rabies, as 1 said before, manifests itself in not less than fourteen days @ftep inoculation. It takes about six daysefow/the system to receive the Pasteur tveatmient, so there is plenty of time after 3& bite has been re- ceived for it to be adnitnivtered.” ‘Dr. Grenfell ts of the opinion that for public safety every @og—in the District should be muzzled. m: nmzzle should be used such as to permit the dog to drink, but not to attack any éne” He thinks that if this rule were enforced there would be no such cases to horrify people as that of the unfortunate young man on South Cap- itol street. — Oxygen Gas as a Healer. From the Kansas City Jcurnal. A hospital has been opened in London for the treatment of wounds, ulcers and kin- dred ailments by oxygen gas. The new method of treatment was suggested by the Zulus. When they are wounded they climb an eminence and expose their wounds to the pure air of the'‘mountain tops. After the Turco-Russian war-it was noticed also that the invalids sat with their wounded limbs bare on the deck, Scientifically de- veloped, and with the addition of oxygen— ene part of oxygen to one part of purified air—that is the printipte now adopted at the oxygen home. eee : INCIDENTS AT CAMP Mortons Are Pleasantly Located on the Field at San Antonio, DO NOT LIKE ROUTINE DOTY Some of the Means Adapted to Evade Unpleasant Orders. PRIZES TO BE AWARDED Staff Correspondence of The Evening Stac. SAN ANTONIO, Tex., July 22, 1897. The Morton Cadets are very pleasantly located at Camp Culberson, with the other companies of what is known as the inter- state battalion. This consists of the Mor- tons, Thurston Rifles, Company D of St. Paul and the Neeley Zouaves. The quar- ters are on the extreme right of the camp, directly opposite the grand stand, in a shady grove, near the San Antonio river. The first row of tents is occupied by the Minnesota men, the next by the Mortons, the third by the Neeleys and the fourth by the Thurston Rifles. Accompanying the Neeleys is a party of seventeen ladies. They have a piano, and jollity reigns at all times. Company D will unquestionably be awarded the prize of $75 for best-kept quar- ters, for their temporary home is a model of neatness. As is weil known, the Mortons and Nee- leys are old and stanch friends, and they mingle at camp as though members of one organization. The company from St. Paul consists of middle-aged men, and their in- tercourse with the Mortons is marked by Galveston Cup. the most rigid politeness. The Thurston Rifles and the Washington boys cannot truthfully be termed cordial comrades. Not the slightest sign of recognition passed be- tween the two companies for several days, although they were encamped side by side at Memphis. To be sure, the Thurstons went out of their way to salute Capt. Shil- ling ard his lfeutenants, but Capt. Foye and Capt. Shilling apparently are unaware of the existence of each other. These crack companies give an example of rivalry carried to the very last degree. Since their drill Monday, however, the Omaha boys have bended to an extent, and several of them have indulged in very respectful con- versations with some of the Mortons. Models of Discipline. The Thurston Rifles are the very ideal disciples of discipline. Never has there been, and never will there be, more perfect obedience to military requirements, either in or out of the regular service, than is ex- emplified by the representative company of the Nebraska National Guard. Not a sound of hilarity has been heard from the direction of the, Thurstons’ camp. They have absolutely no personal relations with their commissioned officers, all business be- ing transacted’ through the first sergeant. The latter conducts the company to mess and return three times daily, and is in complete control of the men, except on the drill fleld. If steadiness and discipline were the ruling factors in interstate competi- tions, the Thurston Rifles would retain the championship perpetually. They haye with them as coachers a captain and a sergeant of the regular service. Seven small tents for forty-five men are rather Hmited quarters, but the Mortons have adapted themselves to circumstances. Tent files and the mess tent have been pressed into service, and the champions manage to sleep comfortably. With the ex- ception of Tuesday evening, when the com- peny attended the reception in-its honor, the boys have not left camp, and their habits are perfect. After the review and exhibition drill each evening the Mortons assemble in the company street and sing for an hour or more. Then, as regularly as though in compliance with the official pro- gram, they proceed to a refreshment stand and partake of watermelon, such as is not procurable in Washington. After the water- melon, the boys retire, and the day is at an end. Favorites With the Regulars. In addition to capturing the good will of everybody in San Antonio, the Mortons are great favorités with the officers and men of the regular army. Uncle Sam's troopers are constant visitors to the Mortons’ quar- ters, and whenever the boys drill the army men are the spectators who applaud most enthusiastically. Great have been the efforts of the powers that be to compel the visiting companies to perform an onerous routine of camp duties. ‘The Morton Cadets journeyed all the way to San Antonio to again win the champion- ship, not to perform guard duty and par- ticipate in extended order and battalion drill. The same’ is true of the other com- panies from afar, and all have combined to thwart the plans of Major General Oppen- heimer, in command of the troops. Popular “Bob” Green, formerly captain of the Belknap Rifles, is major of the interstate battalion, but he has had the several cap- tains command the battalion in turn at dress parade, as Major Green is seldom present. Captain Bean of the Minnesota company, by reason of priority of com- mission, is in reality the battalion com- mander, Following is a correct report of the daily effort to compel the visiting com- panies to labor unnecessarily: Daylight. Staff officer of high rank arouses Captain Shilling from slumber with this announcement: “General Oppenhe!mer presents his compliments and directs that this battalion form for drill in fifteen min- item Captain Shilling: “Where are the orders?” Staff Officer: “The orders are verbal.” Captain Shilling: “I refuse to recognize verbal orders; they must be in writing.” Staff officer departs. Captain Shilling re- sumes slumber. . Tries His Hand on Neeley Zouaves. Staff officer expends seven minutes, much energy and considerable patience in a par- tially successful effort to arouse Capt. Def- frey of the Neeley Zouaves. Staff officer—Gen. Oppenheimer says the battalion’ must be ready to drill in fifteen minutes.” Capt. Deffrey—“‘Tell Gen. Q. R. X. Y. Op- penheimer to go to thunder, and you can go with him. I won't drill. Get out!” Staff officer departs, but soon returns with Preparing for Inspection. written orders. In something less than an hour, a portion ‘of the battalion appears. Capt. Deffrey still slesps. Capt. Bean marches battalion to shady portion of drill grounds. Capt. Bean—“Fours left, marzh; battalion, halt; rest.” The absolute unreserve of this immense Furniture Clearing Sale Is illustrated by our willingness to store your purchases free of charge until the Fall. We will not even ask you to pay for the , but will accept a trifling deposit as guarantee of your good faith. “Tis an opportunity unparalleled, for the prices we have put on the goods are startling in the ex- goods until vou take them away treme. events. recline on grass, read morning papers and discuss the competitive drill. Officer rides rapidly half a mile across the field from the direction of the commandant’s tent. Mounted officer—“Gen. Oppenheimer pre- sents his compliments, and says this bat- talion was ordered to drill, not to imitate statues.”” Capt. Bean—“Very good, sir. Officer rides off. Capt. Bean—“Battalion, attention. Right of companies rear into column, march; companies, left march; rest.” Boys again recline on grass. Five min- utes elapse. Stable call is sounded in camp of regular cavalry Capt. Bean—“What call was that?” Lieut. Tralles—“Recall from drill, I think, sir.” Capt. Bean—“Battalion, attention; tains, dismiss your companies.” In company streets each command, with a will, gives three cheers for Capt. Bean. Reception to Mortons. ‘The reception to the Washington com- pany Tuesday evening was described by a local paper as follows: “One of the gayest events of the week was the reception given last night by the chaperons and maids of the Morton Ca- dets. The affair was held at the beautiful home of Mrs. Pfeifer on Laurel Heights. ‘The lights biazed out far over the hills and presented a most inviting appearance. The large rooms were decorated with palms and potted plants, and the company’s col- ors—blue and gray. Miss Pfeifer received the guests in a lovely gown of white, with rore-colored bodice finished with rose-col- ored ribbons. Mrs. J. Reily Gordon and Mrs. George, the chaperons, Misses Reed and Prescott received with Miss Pfeifer in beautiful gowns of white finished in blue and gray. Good music was furnished by the band and many of those young soldiers proved that they could trip the “light fan- tastic” quite as gracefully as they could handle a gun. “There was quite a crowd of invited guests present, ineluding Gen. Mabry and staff. “It was a late hour when the company dispersed, and one and all wished good luck to the Mortons in the coming con- test.” cap: The Night Attack. The night attack at Camp Culberson Wednesday was a complete success from a spectacular standpoint, and a novelty in the way of an interstate drill feature. Five hurdred rounds of ammunition were pro- vided for the three batteries that partic!- pated, while 20,000 rounds of cartridges were reserved to do ihe deadly work of in- fantry fire. Vast quantities of red fire were burned from thirty stands beyond the attacking and defending armies. The en- tire field was thrown into tableau, showing all the realistic features of the mimic war. Zouave wall scaling, the regular troops in exciting rampart fighting and recovering their dead, were exciting details. In the midst of sallles from the fort the red tire played its part well. After the attack thousands attended the big ball in the hall. The series of balls have proved a pleasing diversion. With the governor and staff and Mayor Cailaghan in tents, the seats of govern- ment of the state of Texas and of San An- tonio are temporarily located at Camp Cul- berson. San Antonio Folks Kind. The San Antonio folks are exceedingly kind to the Washington boys and are ex- erting themselves to make the visit thor- oughly enjoyable in every way possible. In fact, the Mortons literally own the town. They have the open sesame to all the clubs, and are daily in receipt of press- Ing invitations te the swell social func- tions that constitute a striking feature of the drill. In the past the boys have earned an enviable reputation, snd their record preceded them to the Alamo city. Their chaperons and maids of honor, not forgetting the charming mascot, are of the very best families of the entire southwest. They are proud of the boys, and the young warriors do not lack attention. The dress parade and review cach even- ing at Camp Culberson Is a gorgeous spec- tacle, the like of which was never before witnessed in the south. Participating in the ceremony are 3,500 troops, including cavalry, artillery and infantry of che Unit- ed States army; cavalry, artillery and in- fantry of the Texas Volunte¢r Guard; the very finest infantry and zouave organiza- tions from every section of the coun-ry and half a dozen excellent bands of music, mounted and unmounted. The review is imposing and inspiring, and never fails to arouse the bountiful material enthusiasm of the military loving southerners. See Some Fanny Incidents. But with all the pomp and dignity that is prevalent, the Morton Cadets witness scme very, very funny incidents, and are highly arnused by the ridiculous daily oc- currences. In the first place the Texas Volunteer Guard is noticeably raw, both officers and men being sadly wanting in tactical instructions. Of course, such ex- Cleaning Up. cellent organizations as the Sealy Rifles, the Belknap Rifles. and the Governor's Guard are to be excepted, but what are known as the “two-four” companies from Wi cross roads, and other back woods settlements, whose members cir- culate about camp with a “know it all” air, are the ones that tickle the risib:lities, especially when they volunteer to criticise the drill of the Mortons, who have under- gone the comment of the officer who com- piled the drill regulations from a tactical standpoint. Ten minutes pass very pleasantly. Boys} All of these companies are handsomely Handsome White Enamel Bed, with solid brass trimmings. We have cut the price away down to There are wondrous bargains here for every room in your house—vast money saving opportunities! Don’t put off purchasing any longer, as the time is now short. Such opportunities are rare Jackson Bros.’ 919-921 Seventh. ; | 11 Take this Bed for example: A Great Cash Furniture House, armed and equipped, and it seems regret- table to the Washington boys that such perfect paraphernalia should be permitted to thus go to waste. “How often dces your company drill vhen at home?" I asked a rawboned ran- ser from some far-away ranch, who was standing on the edge of the drill field this evening, recovering breath lost from sheer wonderment durmg the progress of an ex- hibition drill by the Mortons. the captain calls a meeting every month or so and then six or seven of us ther at the hall,” replied the Tex- ‘We smoke and swap yarns, but never monkey around much.” It was evident that this volunteer guard Was speaking the truth, the whole truth and nothing but the truth. “We've been tuld to salute every officer we meet,” stated another somewhat ant- mated object wearing the unifcrm of the jone star state, addressing Lieut. Tralles, resplendent in shoulder straps and sword, just prior to dress parade last evening. “ut durned if I know an officer from any- body else. Say, mister, what are you?” Difference Betw: Mi I was conversing with Adjt. Gen. Mabry, commandant of the camp, in his tent on a hot afternoon recently, when a staif offi- cer entered. Because of the heat, prob- ably, he had neglected to fasten his blouse, “General, I wish—” he began, when Gen. Mabry interrupted, sharply with: “You will close your blouse, sir, before proceeding further. Half an hour later I happened to be in the headquarters tent of the army colonel who is in command of the United States troops assigned to duty af Camp Culb:r son. The colonel was in very airy costume and diligenuy operated a palm leaf fan. A captain of the army put in an appearance and submitted a report. He was minus a blouse, and his suspenders were not tn working position. The conversation that occurred verbatim, was: “Hot day.” The procedure of the volunteer guara and the regular army on torrid afternoons in Texas is strikingly different. Guard mounting and guard duty by the Texas Volunteer Guard at Camp Culberson is @ feature, because it is carried out in manner so foreign to the regulations pro- mulgated by the War Department at Washington. The sentinels at the entrance to camp pretend to be exceptionally profi- cient, especially at night, when they halt every one who approaches the parole. The Morton Cadet who may be challenged promptly comes to a standstil and a mo- ment later gives the countersign, and, if necessary, the parole. Incidentally, it may be well to state that the countersign and parole are almost as easily red as are mosquito bites from Texas insects of that family, and are generally known through- out San Autonio ky suns: Ao Entertaining incide Thousands of Spectators were highly en- tertained yesterday afternoon during the formation for parade. A staff officer of the guard, a thing of beauty in aiguh sash, saber and gold lace, took position on pony-back in front of the grand stand. The pony, anno: by the playing of a volunteer band, and thereby displaying marked intelligence, grew fractious. The officer promptly threw his saber to the ground and clung to the neck of the ani- mal with determination and both arm: He was not graceful. Stanch comrades hastened to his a: ance. The occurrence Was repeated in part this afternoon. The comrades were a little tardy and the offi- cer is now under treatment at the hospital. District National Guardsmen will be in- terested to learn of the prizes offered by the Texas powers that be to the state troops in camp. Cash Prises Offered. The following prizes are to be given te companies for best-kept quarters and grounds, in cash: First prize, $75; second prize, $90; third prize, $25. The prizes given by the San Antonio Drill Association, subject to contest by the Tex- as Volunteer Guard, are: $400 first prize for bands; $200, second prize for bands; $100, third prize for bands; $20 for best-diriiied cavalry troop. The prizes offered by the San Antonio Interstate Drill Association for contest a interstate are: $75, first prize for best-kept quarters; $25. second prize for best-kept quarters; a $50 gold medal for best-drilled soldier; a $25 silver medal for second best- drilled ‘soldier; a $10 bronze medal for third best-drilled soldier. Three men only from each company will be allowed to enter the contest. Commts- sioned officers are barred. The winners to own the medals. The above prizes are in addition to the large cash prizes offered im the interstate company contests. c. F. Cc. —_———_—_ ANOTHER CONVERT. Electricity Adopted by a Chicage Suburban Rond. From the Electrical World. ‘The latest convert to the ranks of electrie power from the old faith of steam traction is reported from Chicago, where electric cars have taken the place of steam traina on part of the suburban railroad which runs through the towns of Cicero, River- side, Lagrange and other western suburbs, It if stated that within thirty days the steam locomotives will be entirely super- seded and the electric cars will come inte the business center of Chicago over the Metropolitan elevated raflroad tracks. This is the first steam railroad in and around Chicago which has been equipped with lee tric power for the propulsion of trains, ‘The company is operating twenty-two miles of track by steam. Of this two and one-quarter miles will be operated jointly by, steam and electricity. The balanee of thé twenty miles will be operated in a short time exclusively by electricity. The motor cars used on this road have double | trucks ard are 42 feet 6 inches over all in un i i [