Evening Star Newspaper, December 4, 1897, Page 15

15 I ; Before you buy Fur- | | niture or - Carpets, ‘| make it a point to look © _ over our stock. We can give you better. i values than anybody | else. Lansburgh i Furniture Co., 1226 F St. N.W. i) “EF Hest vod at Popular Prices. “S&S” Corn Cure? Stakes out the 4 (corn every time. ¢ It takes out both hard and soft orns without the least bit of pain. and well. ~ Only 7 ROSEMARY BA. ped hands lips like velvet, 250. Ys * out ft after-a ts work -quickly SSD Cok. 9TH AND PA Formerly 0) POSS SS y Hickory Nuts! new Holiday Supplies. W. R. Brown, 2oth & Pa. ave. 3m-14 Departure - epee s s special interest to the ladies. We have just secu’ perb Ladies” Hancso1 Ms whieh w silk, 1 while worth from $2 up we sell them for Still selii Men's Und $1-65 up li you want the genuine : Maryland Club AND Private Stock | WHISKIES | get them at W. B. Hoover’s, » 1417 New York Ave., | where they have been soid jor the past 20 years. det-s,t.th-28 4 verything to go at : 10°30 2, off build’ ewww) > ——— Our new z six doors ab } - = ly" for oceupam , we re allowing a = nt of from 1 to 30 per cent > — off eversthing im the present. stock > . hh 4 > Fred. = f ; Fee Schmidt, > H< > 504 oth, Below F St. notsim.20” Go to Siccardi’s witehes re ed to $5.00. Gray and ite Halr reduced in same proportion. Pime. Siccardi, 711 33th st., next to Palais Royal. rooms for hairdressizg, CS ie ¢ Our Shoes are 3) + 66 ° e399 3! ; “Hygienic, io ¢“Foot Form,” : : “Miller Styles,” : > and all the neue and “NAMES” given 3 @ TOWN PRIC ¢ $ $2.48 and $2.98 ¢ > for soft, fine, shapely, comfortable <e 3 Hand-Sewed Shoes. $ Sa: * 3 Robert Cohen & Son, 2? 2 630Pa.Ave.N.W. 3% S$ — Estabtished 1898. oc$-3m,40 z es ie VOPSSOSSS SSS SOOSOCCS 100 Doz. Hair Switches, Consigned to us for the pu pose of raising money w York Hair importer, ‘We sell you a very fine Switch for.. Exactly the same a $3.50 for elsewhy ‘@S dos. Gray and White, from Just half of their a T. ring: I upplications reduced: Duchess Leundry’’ agency; hand work; no acid: pure soap: colla ffs domestic finish. n17-18t* Trusses Fitted Hosiery, INSTRUMENT HOUSE. 1108 F st. ow. apl5-t Benson’s Porous Plaster gives prompt reflef. Price,’ Ze. ocl¢-s,tu,th-19w » 926, 928 7th, running through to 704-706 K st. ednesday’s special sale of RL oetootin ot nornnin tron will ge in per yard, for. 25¢. 39c. silks, 29c, 20-inch plain swiss satin in black and colors, especially the pretty light. shades Sossoegeegenendengeegeegendentontentoegneseeser ons sets so much in vogue, sue yellow, red, ete.—especially used for fancy nd sold up to this time for 39c. vill go in Monday's special as pink, light blue, oad esses si 2ge. 350 to75¢ silks, 49¢- Plain and figured changeable rustling taffeta, in all the newest and prettiest color Combinations—qualities which have The wrap sale is all-eclipsin “THE DEPENDABLE STORE.” : Our December silk sale continued. have decided to offer just as strong values for Monday. which ir every instance were lower than any other store’s at the start, are now reduced to a point that makes buying almost irresist- ible. The smallest prices ever quoted for worthful silks. Read of the offerings now—and be here Monday to take advantage of them. 39¢. silks, 25c. Silks was so successful that we Prices been selling up to this time for 59, €9 and Ze. a yard—will go in Monday's” 4o¢, special sale for. 85c. silks, 63c. CH fine peau de sole of the quality silks. of a very heavy quality—your choice of the prettiest designs this season has brought forth—a grade which always sells for 85e. a yard—and Is considered a splen- did value at that—will go in Mon: day's special sale, per yard, at $1.25 Silks, 97c. quality that is most suited for the making of evening dresses—extra heavy weight—and finished on both sides—the regular $1.25, grade all the world over—which we ha placed in Monday's sa ard— 976 21-INCH fine peau de sice of the Never have such sensational prices been quoted for Wraps of such high quality as these. From the lips of our patrons come expressions of wonderment at the values offered—without doubt $10 coats,: $3.98. Seems hardly possible—but here they realy for your selection. A lot of ih quality curled a: n jackets, half Iined—black kersey jackets, all sat 5 and made cither with shield front or notch collars—and also very stylish, tight Kersey jackets handsomely ‘braided _an¢ some of them trimmed with genuine mar- ten fur—all satin lined—some of which are worth $12, and not one has ever sold for less than $10. You get the choice of any of them tomorrow for just $3.98. Senoateetoatrateatestontontontosteetoete este atontrete eeeetontonty eget Curtain ends, 15c. Monday we shall offer you the balan the importers’ ends of sample curtains—in goed size pieces, some ther 2 yards long—consisting of clan point 4 Brussels point, Nottingham and. Tris wine su. fl for as ae for. 15¢. oot of Set ot Sor Senge et Seegee =e Se Soe . So %s sefeed % on sale 1,000 e igh art © AC. oe sof Sorgen seg seg Sersengeogente price of. $00 paira of fine > tains, 8 fed—have whip- 25 values— $1 30 soley the most remarkable ever on record. big in point of value as any yet offered. Child’s $5 coats, $1.98. Bs a si Oa More for Monday’s sale—as A lot of about 125 coats, bought for a Monday": hers hi y stril 's and misses’ figure, go in vill send the They're made of ed cloth, in auch colors as re and brown—biue, and are made with npire back—collars neatly trimmed with soutache braid—in sizes up to 14 would be cot Daring Monday's sale you may have the choice of them for $1.98. Table padding 29¢- Monday we shall offer you the 15 pieces of 54-inch double- faced table padding, of extra heavy quality—which sells reg- ularly for 48c. a yard—at. .29c. point ish f ven chenille and frin; © $2.79 200 pairs of fine porticres, with handsome top and regular values— Mond: r—at. bottom, 7D pairs of he: tinsel portieres, th pretty top dado and fringe ti tom—in a variety of artist regular $5 vulties~Monday— pair = at. : 200 pieces of Japanese gold crepe, handsome d fy gularly sold for 10c. a yard go Monday for. in fe titects— wi q » Sec. g. ei ss i es te seeneet Reese neserbonte Geaternedseesontenioetecte THE LADYLIKE BABOON. How Jessie Taught Manners to Impolite Man. From the New York Tribune. Everybody about the winter circus which has just been opened in West 42d street says that Jessie, the baboon who gives a scientific exhibition of riding, is the most | Luman beast that was ever let loose in a circus ring. And they are old and good judges, if their present circus has been goirg for less than a week. But one of the supernumeraries, an ignorant and ill-man- nered person, forgot last night how human Jessie was, and treated her like a beast. Afterward he saw things in a truer light. shed her act in the ring, and ing room, when it she would step out nd see some friends in the stable. Just e got to the door this supernumerary and in ar offensive and officious manner shut the door in her face. Jessie f Mrs. Drivelli in “The Circus this was “not a proper way to x." It did not occur to the su- when he slammed the door in the face of the equestrian ariist, that the wall of the dressing room reached only within some five feet of the cciling. So ie might well have laughed at locksmiths, if she had felt in a laughing mood. it was, with never a smile on , She made one leap to the top of 1 and one more to the floor on the other side, landing pretty close to the man who had insulted her. Now, though Jessie is a lady in training and manners, she is Selenite man and did what any lady, or at least any ladylike baboon, would do’ in the circum- stances—tore off the lower part of one leg of his trousers. Then she met Mrs. Doris, the wife of the manager of the circus. Everybody expected to see Mrs. Doris torn Doris and walked back to the room with h The two sat down toget! er, and Mrs. Doris said: and hurt somebody. Mr. Gardiner is Jessie's owner and trai! er. While they looked for him Jessie e: amined Mrs. Doris’ sealskin coat, compare it with her own fur, and wondered how person who evidently belonged to the same race as her master came to have fur like that. a good a humor as she ever was in h ife. Anybody who doubts that Jessie is a lady should see her take a drink of whi: pouring it from the bottle into the ¢ herself, and then pouring out a glass water to take after it. ——--—-+e.— dressing “Find Mr. Gardi- ner, quick, and don’t let anybody come near us till h> comes, or she may get angry When Mr. Gardiner came there was nothing for him to do, for Jessie was in h- n- x- ed a er of If you ‘ant anything, try an ad. in The Star. will get an answer. If anybody has what ycu wish, ycu DDO OD OWBBBDBDS OOOO DO D >fD Sight Is with unaccountable headaches? let us examine your eyes. tell you. If there’s nothing the scription for HALF any other credit if you want it. Consult us about eyesight. DSP POOOPPPDO DODD OWOOOOHLLOODLO Oy 1103 Pa. Ave. osCofOOo OOD —Can you see well? Can you read well? Are you troubled If there’s anything the matter we'll Eyes Examined Free. Dr. F. P. Donahay, the celebrated New York specialist and diplomaed scientific optician, makes all our examinations by the only perfect method of obtaining absolutely correct results. We offer you the BEST SERVICE OBTAINABLE. His ad- vice may be of priceless value to you—yet costs nothing. New Eyesight on Credit. We offer you Glasses—Frames, etc.—and we fill any pre- PIDOOD Open Evenings Till Xmas. Priceless. Do your eyes burn? Better matter we'll tell you. optician’s price—and offer you Zura ge | Castelberg’sNat’l Jewelry Co. Next Star Office. Baltimoze Office, 108 N. Entaw Street. Established 1846, LSoOnene Sey Q || OOO OODDDDDDDD D093 DDN 0N'905 still“a baboon in physical strength, and a baboon, not to complicate the natural his tory and mechanics of the oase too much, is as had to monkey with as a buzzsaw. For a baboon is as strong as a good, ath. letic man, has four hands to work’ with, can scratch like a cat and can bite like a | dos. But Jessie was too much of a lady to do these things. She merely took hold of the into little bits, but to the general astonish- ment Jessie simply shook hands with Mrs. a rifle competition. guished himself in ingjvidpal rifle competi- quartermaster generdf! ’ THE NATIONAL GUARD ——_. Commissioned by the President, Gen- eral Harries Assumps Command. sr GENERAL AWAKENEIG® ANTICIPATED Appointments Male: and Others That Are to Follow. PROMISE OF ANEW ARMORY General order No. 18, mafled today from headquarters, is very brief. It is as fol- lows “Having been commissioned by the Pres- ident of the United States as brigadier general of the militia of the District of Columbia, I hereby assume command. “GEO. H. HARRIES, “Brigadier General, Commanding.” The appointment of General Harries and the resignation of Col. Clay have naturally been the topics of most interest during the week to District National Guardsmen, On ail sides, from citizens and guardsmen alike, the selection of General Harries to command the brigade has met with un- qualified approval, and it does not seem possible that a more popular action could have been ‘aken by the President. Not only with the commissioned officers of the brigade, who have been thrown in daily contact with him, is General Harries’ pro- motion praised, but such is especially true among the enlisted men. ‘The desk of General Harries is piled high with congratulatory notes, letters and telegrams. They have come from present members and ex-members of the guard, from civilians and officers of the army; in fact, from all classes of persons and from all ‘sections of the country. There has come a telegram from far-away Utah, an- other from Arizona, perhaps a score from New Jersey and several from Georgia. All are fraught with expressions calculated to cause a modest man to blush. It will re- quire days, and perhaps weexs, for General Harries to reply to all the well wishes that have reached him. Awakening of Wide Scope. The District of Columbja National Guard is unquestionably to undergo an awaken- ing of wide scope. There are to be bat- Col. M. Emmet; Urell, talion and regimental! assemblies and drills, fapid assemblies and other military pro- dings such as the local brigade has never Imown. The departure will yery likely result in unpre enthusiast arries has decided to resume the regular weekly meetings of the general staff, commencing These meetings have not been helt for number of years. The brigade - ill be at Ais: neadquarters onday evening, and what will in L. probability be a successful effort will be made to secure the attendance of every member of the f,. All. officers of the iH be. inwited to call, r socially. Topics of discussed, and, in fact, onday evening will f National Guard clearing house. In this, connection it may be ted that the general staff is to be a working staff in every e of the word. No one will be a member merely for ornamental purposes. officer will be expected to perform his full duty, and, w uch duty is not to be onerous in any way, it will, neve be sufficient to show preity con- clusively by the manner in which it is per- ormed whether or not the officer has the f d at heart. headquarters be a sort aturally, it was the proper thing for all the offic=rs ‘of the general staif to prompily tender ignations when Gen, Har- ries receiv commission, but it is be- lieved that some of them have not found time yet to take such actioa. Gossip has it that most of the resignations will be re- turnes Appointments and Promotions. Captain Jumes E. Bell, inspector of rifle practice of the 2d Regiment, will succeed Gen. Harries as inspector general of rifle ice, with the rank of major. Of course, ppointment will meet with unanimous approvi as a gentleman and office enthusiastic Natioral rdsman, expert rifleman and a man_ thor y equipped and qualitied for the office, Major ppgintment to His rtment of rifle prac ity, be second only to Harries. Major Bell tice will, in popul the promotion of G Major James E. Bell. has long been identified with the guard, and, with not more than one exception, has been a prominent member of every brigade team that ever represented the District in He has also distin- tions. Friends of Capt. H. ff, Barmenter, quar- termaster of the 2dbRegiment, seem to think that he is booked for promotion to the general staff as qtrartermaster general, with the rank of ma; eclally as it is said that Major W. ¢ ntire, the pres- ent quartermaster gegeral: has sent in his resignation in formal shape. No officer of the guard, it is conceded,! deserves promo- tion more than Cant. Parmenter, and no doubt exists that he would make an ideal ‘apt. Parmenter has had a thorough, trqining, extending through a great many rs, in the office of the quartermaster general, War Depart- ment, and also as Quartermaster of the 2d Regiment. He served Ks post quarter- master during the last‘cimp at Fort Wash- beg’ foam quarter- ington, and ha: t master of the Distrigg detachment at Sea Girt year after year. Gaph Parmenter, too, is as popular as he ig: efficient in the per- formance of his duties. A_ chief -of engineers, ‘with the rank of major, and an aid-de-camp, with the rank of captain, are to be appointed on the gen- eral staff to fill existing vacancies. Lieutenant Colonel M. Emmet Urell suc- ceeds Colonel Clay in command of the 2d Regiment, while Major Richard A, O’Brien of the 24 Battalion, the senior major of the 1st regiment, becomes Heutenant colonel of 4; Iymmet Guard, then assigned a camp last June, but was held at 2d Regi- ment headquarters by Col. Clay, at whose request Major Campbell remained with the guard. result in the advancement of First Lieut. George C. Shaw, inspector of rifle practice of the 5th Battalion, to the captaincy void the recom: particularly fn the matter of drill. Colonel Urell is enthusiastic and popular, and he will leave nothing undone to advance the interests and welfare of the second. There is no better drillmaster in the guard than Lieutepant Colonel O'Brien, and, it is un- derstood, he will be given full sway by the regimental commander. It is safe to pre- dict that from this time en the 24 Regiment will go through maneuvers with which the majority of the officers and men are now unacquainted. It will be a regiment in every sense of the word. In this connection it is interesting to note that a proposition has been made that Company C, 2a Battalion, be transferred to the 2d Regiment, to take the place of a company of the 4th Battalion that is believed to be in a condition far from flourishing. This proposed step, how- ever, is a matter for future consideration, AH Abovt Col, Urell, The new regimental commander has been a soldier from boyhood. He ran away from school in New York city the 17th of April, 1861, and enlisted in the 2d Regi- ment of the New York state militia. He was then seventeen years of age. Colonel Urell served with his regiment in the 2d Lieut. Col. Richard A. O’Brien. Army Corps, Army of the Potomac, until May 24, 1864, when he was honorably dis- charged ‘on account of wounds received in action.” He was promoted through all the grades from private to first lieutenant; was brevetted captain and major of United States Volunteers for gallant and merito- rious services in the battles of Fair Oaks, Bristoe station and the Wilderness, and re- ceived a medal of honor from Congress for gallantry in action at Bristoe station, Va., October 14, 1863, on which occasion he was wounded in the right arm and through the body and was left on the battlefield for dead. Colonel Urell has been connected with the National Guard since its organization, en- tering as captain of Company A, 2d Bat- talion, of which battalion he was sub- sequently major. On the organization of the 2d Regiment he was appointed lieuten- ant colonel. Colonel Urell has been a resident of the District since the close of the war, and has been employed in the War Depart- ment during that period. He is particularly well known in Grand Army of the Repub- lic circles throughout the couatcy and is a past department commander of the De- partment of Potomac of this city. He is so remembered by old base bali ¢ having been a prominent member yer in the old Union and N; : Babcock, N. Berthrong and other well-known of former days. Colonel Urell was a ber of the District legislature in 1873-'74. He is adjutant of the Medal of ionor Le- gion. Record of Licut. Col. O'Brien, Lieutenant Colonel Richard A. O'itrien as born in Martinsburg, W. Va., Mai 1859, but has been a resident of the trict of Columbia since 18¢4 His muli- tary career started about the latter part of 1879 as a member of the Washington Light Guard, commanded by Captain Oyster, the present commarder of the Na- onal Rifles of this ci He became a member of the Washington Lisht Infant Corps December 6, remaining in that organization about one year. He enlisted in. the National Guard as a member of tne Company 18ST; Ww: B, 3d Battalion, December 15. appointed corporal May 3, 188%, and was iled as acting aid-de-camp on the gen- ‘al staf during the annual inspections {n 1890. He was appointed majo~ of the 5th Battalion September 4, 18.W), to command the Battalion March 11, 1892, and was placed permanently in com- mand of the 2d Battalion, succeed Major Brackett, May 1, 1893. W command of the Emmet Guard Lieutenant Colon O'Brien was a member of the brigade rifle team which won the Hiltoa trophy «t Creedmoor in 1890, standing sixth among those who participated in that competi- tion. A Deserved Promotion, This. Gen. Harries has decided to appoint Capt. Arthur Brooks, Company A, Ist Separate Battalion, major of that battalion. This promotion has been expected and on all sides is believed to be the proper thing. |. Brooks is a soldier, every inch of him. He is instructor of the colored High School Cadets, and has long been connected with the Ist Separate Battalion, being in com- mand during the illness and since the death ef Maj. Frederick C. Revells. Capt. Brooks commanded the battalion at camp last June and thoroughly demonstrated his ability a battalion commander. ii question who will succeed to the majority of the 2d Battalion. If he wanted it, it is believed that Capt. Eugene C. Ed- commanding Company A, could se- cure the promotion in a minute, as he is not only the ranking captain of the bat- talion, but also stands almost at the top in order of rank of the captains of the entire guard. But Edwards is very well satisfied to remain just where he i: He stated to a Star reporter yesterday that under no circumstances would he leave his company. He is devotedly attached to the command, and it would undoubtedly suffer seriously if he severed his connection with it. ‘apt. Charles S. Domer is too closely. identified with the interests of his com- mand, Company C, to accept a promotion. Capt. Edgar A. Shilling of Company B is the second ranking captain of the battalion, but his age is against him, and, then, there are other reasons why he will not step into Lieut. Col. O'Brien's shoes. It may be stated as a certainty that Capt. Alfred P. Robbins, aid-de-camp on the general staff, who has been mentioned for the place, will not be a major just yet. Capt. Robbins is too valuable an officer to let go and is very much needed just where he is on the gen- eral staff. Furthermore, it is understood that he does not desire to be placed in com- mand of the 2d Battalion, and that ought to settle the matter. It is not at all unlikely that the new ma- jor may be an outsider, and should that be the case, Capt. James F. er, the well- known commander of the National Rifles, has been suggested for the vacancy. At all events, the company commanders of the battalion will very likely be consulted be- fore an appointment is made. Those in a posilion to know seem to think that Capt. Harry Walsh of Company A will have the refusal of the majority of the 4th Battalion. While he would un- deubtedly appreciate the honor of such a Promotion, and would make a most desir- able commander, Captain Walsh is very much in doubt as to whether he can leave the company with which he has been so long connected, and in which he is so in- terested. It will require several days be- fore Capt. Walsh can reach a decision. Other Matters of Interest, The resignation of Major Campbell was tendered immediately after the return from ‘The promotion of Capt. Bell wilt probably and head of the department of rifle practice of the 2d Regiment. Lieut. Shaw is a zeal- ous and painst prob- mat the best man eligible to succeed Capt. Bel taking officer, and is The resigration of Major Campbell makes mendation that Quartermas- Doctor McCoy’s Record. Matriculant at University of New York. First honor man in his class. . Winner of famous Loomis prize, F Candidate for Bellevue Hospital appointwent, March Chosen by competitive ex. 5 all the doctors of the world, resident clan of Bellevue Hespital, March. Served as resident physician to Bellevue. Study in hospitals of London and Dublin. Formulation of regular treatinent for the cure of catarrhal, brorehial and lung diseases. udy and Inspection. in the laboratories of Prof. Koch, at 1890 Study in Charitie Hospits Royal Clinic under Von Bergman Formulation of a aystem of medicine based on the discovery of poison in the blood as the origin of disease. The world startled by % ery of a cure for deafness, September...... 1895 Location of a permanent national practice in Washington, March 28. + 1898 1so1 1s91 The necessity for the extensions that Doctor MeCoy bas made of the opportunity under the $3 rate can only be appreciated by those who have seen the throngs of people crowding bis offices dur- ing the concluding days ofghe two periods given. Only those who have witnessed with their own eyes the anxiety and the eagerness of these to obtain the benefits of the offer, who have perhaps themselves shared in this eagerness, who have seen rich and poor alike, those who have already given small fortunes for medical care, and those whose doctors’ fees have been sadly parted with from their bumble earnings; dwellers in the city and dwellers out of the city, thronging the waiting rooms until it was clearly impossible for twenty physicians to care for even a small pro- portion of them; only those who have witnessed these things can at all appreciate the pressure brought to bear upon Doctor McCoy to make the extensions he has made. This Final Extension to the end of the year, an extension of two full months, was the result Mrs. Margaret A. Seward, 814Lst.s.e. Cured of deafness. of such a pressure as this—only that the pressure was intensified tenfold by the crowds of people over anything that had preceded in the history of the practice. In making this final extension Doctor MeCoy theiefore insisted upon giving ten-fold emphasis to Its conditions, namely, that it is absolutely the final extensi®m of the opportunity; DOCTOR McCoy TO THE PUBLIC He Announces the Absolute Withdrawal of the $3 Rate January 1 and Gives General Notice That It Will Not Be Offered Again in This Practice-- The Necessity That Compelled the Extension. | that it carries with it a distinct not j the Ist of January the $3 opportuaity cease | under no circrmstances or by my inducement w the rate be offered or held out to any patients after that date. All new patients applying treatment after that date will have noe just re to be disap. Pointed or no just ground for eriticisia on the seore: partiality, for the ne warning have been abundant and ctor Metay has insisted that this notice of ye final pyr be made to stand as a pe feature John Alsop, Benning, D. C. Cured of asthma. entire period: hat those who pat period will d without any raise im rice; has intimated bis willingness to have atl teke advantage of the opportunity that wisbed, bot has weg sof which he is capable the scenes of the last «i wan: 4 repetition of s of October. D DED WITHOUT ACTUAL LOSS, AND IT WILL RE WITHDRAWN ey TO THOSE PATIENTS ALREADY UNDER TREATMENT ON JANUARY ST. AN patients applying treatment and all patients renewing treatment before Janunry -1, 1898, will be treni- ed UNTIL CURED at the uniform rate of 83 a month, medicines included. This applics to all patients and all dineanen, DOCTOR MeCOY'S BOOK FREE TO ALL’ McCoySystemof Medicine PERMANENT OFFICES DR. McCO¥’S NATIONAL PRACTICE, 715 13th Street Northwest. Office Hours—9 to 12 a.m., 1 to 5 p.m., 6 to 8 p.m. daily, Sundays, 10 a.m, to 4 p.m. talion, made vacant by the resignation of First Lieutenant S. R. Jacobs. Camp Next July. District National Guardsmen, it would seem from all ¢ ward, with every assurance that their hopes will be realized, to a particularly bright future. I+ is safe to say that an en- | campment will be held rext July. The camp held last June made possible under the apprepriaiion for the fiscal year erding June 30, 187. Tnere has been no congressional appropriation for a National Guard camp for the year ending June: 1s¥8. Therefore, in keeping with what has Geveloped into a custom, an appropriation fcr camp is due for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1899. As stated, the camp will be held in July, which is in cvery way re- garded as a more suitable month for an outing under carvas than the month of Jure. The appropriations heretofore for camps cf instruction have been 37,00. For the camp that it is proposed to hold next July Congress will be efked to appropriate $10,300, In the past there ha vs been a deficiency. There are to be no deiicien- cies hereafter, and tte inaications are that | the next appropriation will cover the figure stated. It is not at all unlikely that Fort Weshington will again be the camp ground. Congress will be asked to increase slightly the appropriations for other de- partments of the National Guard, such as printing, incidentals, and the like. Promise of New Armory. Although nothing of an official character can be secured in the way of confirmation, there every prospect that the home of the District of Columbia National Guard will be removed from the present armory building, generally regarded 2s unpopular, to a more desirable site dewn town. Offi- cers of high standing vuhesitatingly de- clare that if the guard w housed ii suitable building in the nefghborhood of the intersection of 7th street and Pennsyl- vania avenue the move would increase the efficiency of the brigade, especially i merical strergth, fully 50 per cent. company commander has said: “With such an armory, and in a proper location, I will guarantee to strengthen my command to one hundred men within a month after moving in; and, furthermore, I will maintain it permanently at that fig- There is no doubt that the majority of officers cf bigh rank of the District militia are heartily in favor of a move down town. It is equally to be depended upon that energetic steps are to be taken to secure the necessary legislation for the erection of a new armory for the local brigade in furtherance of the plan proposed last win- ter. . It is set forth by those interested, as has heretofore been stated, that every four years the government loses at least $75,000 in clerk hire while the pension office build- ing is in the hands of the inaugural com- mittee, to say nothing of other expenses and inconveniences. Therefore, it is ar- gucd, would it not be economical to erect an armory for the District National Guard, to contain a hall of large dimensions, that would be at the disposal of the authorities, net only for inaugural balis, but also for gatherings and conventions that might re- quire an auditorium of large dimensions? Near the Old Armory. Some site in the vicinity of 7th and B streets, near the Pennsylvania railroad de- pot, has been suggested as suitable. This Iccatioa is in tne center of the business portion of the city, and, in additior to being near a railrcad depot—the one used in reaching the rifle range at Ordway— several lines of.street cars pass close by. The idea is to erect an armory one story One dications, may look for- | use their influence with the representatives in Congress from their tive tricts to vote for the measure when it It may be promised that xpended direction coming session of Congr Notes. A board of survey, consisting of Maj. Charles H. Ourand, Capt. Richard J. Don- | nelly and pt. Alfred P. Robbins, has | been appointed to prepare a report regard- | ing the government property for which t | late Gen. Ordway was responsivle. The \ first meeting of the voard will be held the | 13th instant, dis- is A_ requisition for full dress uniforms for Company A, 4th has been approved. regulation Battalion, The leave of B. Hudson, aid-de-camp, to June An exten the 20th aj. Gilbert: Thomy talicn, Sepa Drury both of Battery A, Light discharg and How » Light Ar id A. Murray and Clarence both of Company B, 4th s F Thompson, —— Average Stature of Americans, From the Reston Transcript In a paper read by Maj. Henry S. Kil- bourne, surgeon, United Sta be- fore the Asscciation of Military Surgeons of the United Stat he advocated the theory that the physical power of a or people, and consequently their capacity for work, is measured by their average stature. For every inch of heigh: between five and six feet the extreme breathing capacity increased eight cubic inches; the vital pacity being at its maximum at thirty-five years. A table of measurements cf 100,621 native white Americans, accepted for the military service of the United Sta that the number of men belo inches in height is but littie gre that of the class above seventy-three inch- ¢s. Tae most numerous class is included between sixty-seven and sixty-nine iache: and this standard class would have a great- er chest girth than the average. The mean height of 125 United States naval cadets above the age of twenty-three years was 67.80 inches. As these men are drawn from ail parts and classes of the United States, they represent very nearly the typical physical development of the American pecple of twenty-five years of age. Major Kifbourne concludes that the com- mingling strains of Celtic, Danish, Nor- cal quality. Swartay, low-browed and stunted people now swarming to our shores. Absorbed into the body of the people, these multi- tudes must irevitably evolve an inferiority of type. To realize the result of such a