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I THE EVENING STAR, SATURDAY, DECEMBER 11, 1897-26 PAGES. « eceetntntedetntatetectetertets : TAYER ST. 2 ; > ° 9 ° ° : This store’s teeming with Bs = 2 ° : countless gift suggestions. 4 3 Every department contains things that are sure to win a wel- £ come irom the one who receives them. And the very economical - prices asked make much buying possible with very little money. oliday Ribbons t a thing has bey H 1 AlLsitk Satin Ribbons in y Imaginable shale —enongh 1 buy. 5 a ‘There are the best qualities AUL-silk Satin All-silk Satin and Gros Grain in sbades at aaiesecnegnepennagdDaDncecesnsesesereee ckwear for Giit Givi AILsilx cr inch Liberty Silk eee i aks Ne is is Dh actually wo! will ask per Shirred Liberty $ offer—per yard k—special - 63¢. Millinery is not amiss for giving. A very large and seleet va- riety of Trimmed Velve dainty. hi $ milli uals Hats, Large Black Ostrich Plumes fo Ai kth he i he hs i he DOLLS and DOLLS and DOLLS- nich double at aD 5 c. i l (0 Gloves are suitable For Xmas presenting. Every kind for men and la- dies, misses and children. 69* Children’s Woolen Mittens.1 “I Depart- Rese Plants for holiday and all the year decoration—splendid value heme ate. ‘round. We Kid special offer Children’s with ate. Linea tops— fur oc. Handkerchief ment is drawing crowds of buy- ers to it these days—here’s the reason why— Our Handkerchiefs, red: Handker- c chiefs yl pat- ll O z 5 Cc terns—at... * Initial Handkereh ly worth th e previously axked—new... Akerchiefs our very special offer at. Children’s Handke: hiefs put in pretty 1 & 3 to 3 cheap Ladi 4-ineh-bord tiuled Handkerchiefs. beauty is obtainable for little money. 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Onyx Tables, ets, Dinner and MOG COOMA AEE OA NCCC hh Ch tC Cl Qh EC Ob hQCN( (Ch Qq_5l('’(Q4“eUwTwTTwJIn nets, Roll Top D pets, Couches at SPECIAL HOLIDAY PRICES, CASH OR CREDIT. House & Herrmann, Liberal Furnishers, Desks, Fancy Rockers, China Clos- Tables, Sideboards, Music Cabi- Lamps, Clocks, Tea Sets, Dining esks, Rugs, Car- 7th and I Sts. N. W. POM COOALLALALAEEEEL REEL EEL EMESIS eerie edn tendedetetetetecneecheheagedetedeeeeeee Young Czechs made a demonstration at Brunn, the capital cf Moravia, but were dispersed by the police, wao later were called upon to disperse a counter demon- stration of the Germans. The bondholders of the Cape Fear and Yadkin Valley railway have: entered - into an arraigement with the Seaboard and Roanoke Air Line, by which the latter company will cperate the Cape Fear road. EDIBLE, COMMON MUSHROOMS. EDIBLE AND DEADLY Botanist Coville Writes of Local Mushrooms. RECENT — CASES OF POISONING No Test or Series of Tests That Can Be Adopted. THE DIFFERENT VARIETIES Fredcrick V. Coville, botanist of the De- partment of Agriculture, has just prepared, under the supervision of the Secretary of Agriculture, a circular entitled “Observa- on Recent Cases of Mushroom Poison- ing in the District of Columbia.” The cir- tr contains much information of inter- est, including the manner of distinguish- ing between the edible and poisonous vari- cties uf mushrooms and the proper way of pl ring the edible ones, and has numer- ous half-tone illustrations made from pho- tegraphs. Mr. Coville says, in his :ntroduc- tion to the circular: “The death in the city of Washington on November 11, 1 of Covnt Achilles de Vecchi, and on October 17, 104, of an edu- cated Chinaman named Chung Yu_ Ting, both from eating poisonous mushrooms, which they had themseives mistaken for | edible ones, eems to require a public warn- ing. Many kinds of flesny fungi are with- eut question delicious and highly nutri- tious foods, while the gathering of them is an exhilarating pastime. A novice who proposes to gather mushrooms for himself should never use a species for food until he found out positi y its name and its ncn-pojsonous character. He should | Death Cup, Amanita Phalloides. then famili himself with this species until he knows it from all others as. cer- tainly as he knowe the cabbage, the tur- nip, the cauliflower, or any other of our commen vege tats He should confine himself rigidly to this his personal ediole lst, and should add to it only as thus re omme His authority for the name and qualities of each kind he adds to this list should b> some person having an un- questioned expert knowledge of musa- rooms No Single Test. “There is no single test and no safe series ef for poisonous mushrooms. The poisons contained in the various species are extremely diverse in their phystological ef- fects and their chemical composition. In the I ict of Columbia occur at least thirty good-sized edible species, at least four species known to be poisonous, and several more that are susp2cted of being poisonous. Rezarding these — suspected speci we shill never know the actual facts until some one has beea poisoned by them or until experiments are made on animals to ascertain their physiological ef- fects. Botanists, who from long training in the discrimination of plants, possess the faculty of distinguishing readily be- tween related species, will easily avoid the error of mistaking superficial resemblances for the real characteristics of the different kinds, and may be trusted in the identifi- cation of mushrooms, if they have studied that group of plants. If there is a musn- room club in the community, every one who proposes to becoine a connoisseur in mush- rocm: should join ft. In the District of Columbia a recently orgsnized association known as the Washington Mycological Club is recommended. Membership in such a club and a proper use of the facilities afforded by it shoutd prevent the mistaking of a poisonous for an edtble species. “For those who purchase their mush- rooms instead of gathering them for them- selves, the judgment of the colored market tests women that a particular species is edible I consider as safe a guide as the decision of the highest botanical authority, not be- cause their knowledge of mushrooms 1s ja (Poisonous). extensive, but because they are thoroughly familiar with the two or three edible spe- cies they handle and know them as cer- tainly from poisonous kinds as they know persimmons from crab apples or opossums from rabbits. The colored women shun all other kinds of fungi, whether poisonous or not with a half-superstitious dread. “This statement is made because the im- pression has been created that the polson- ous mushrooms connected with the recent fatal case were on public sale in the K street market. They were not on sale, but were brought in from Virginia by a coun- tryman, who was delivering them, some- what under protest, upon the order of the gentleman whose death they afterward caused. The gentleman had requested sam- ples of a fungus that the countryman de- scribed as growing near his farm, and, after examining the samples, had pro- nounced them edible and ordered a basket- ful pour Kinds of Edible Fungi. “In the Washington markets four kinds of edible fungi may be found on sale in abundance on almost any market day dur- ing the autumn months, and to a more lim- ited extent at times favorable to their growth during the spring and summer. These are the common mushroom (Agaricus campestris); the horse mushroom (Agari- cus arvensis); the shaggy mushroom (Co- prinus comatus), incorrectly called French mushroom by the market women; and the puffball (Lycoperdon eyathiforme). “A few of the rumerous other edible species of the vicinity are brought now and then to market, usually to fill seme particu- lar order, but as they do not sell readily on the open market and the people who bring them are half doubtful of their quali- ties, little progress has been made toward popularizing them. “While these notes are issued primarily for use in the District of Columbia, the in- zormation they contain is of much wider &pplication, for the species described occur over nearly all except the arid portions of the United States. The photographs were inade principally by Mr. A. J. Pieters of the division of botany. “Fig. 1 represents the common mush- rcom. The second specimen from the left is a young one, not yet expanded, common- ly called a button. The specimen at the extreme left is a somewhat larger button viewed from the top, showing the slightly checked surface that sometimes occurs in this species. Typically in fresh specimens the surface is white, but various shades of light brown, either plain or checked, are often found. The specimen at the right is slightly expanded, and, like the largest fully expanded specimen at its left, shows the gills on the lower surface of the cap. These gills in a newly expanded mushroom fresh from the field ure of a beautiful and deli- cate pale pink color, often with a tinge of salmon. As in all the gill-bearing fungi mentioned in this paper, the gills end to- yard the center with an abrupt upward e without being attached to the as in some other kinds of mushrooms. “As they grow older, especially after they are picked, the gills turn in a few hours to a light brown and finally to a dark chest- nut brown, almost black, color. This dis coloration is chiefly due to the maturity of innumerable minute bodies called spores, which are developed on the edge and on the faces of each of the gills. If the stem of a common mushroom be broken off and the cap be laid gills downward on a piece of white paper the spores will drop off and after a few hours will appear as a brown dust on the surface of the paper, lying in radiating lines that indicate the position of the gills. In each of the two right-hand specimens there appears at about the mld- dle of the stem a ring that marks the lin of junction between the stem and the mai gin of the can before the latter was ex- panded. In the smaller button this line of Junction may still be seen unbroken. ‘The vertical line in the stem of the largest of the four specimens is an accidental crack that occurrred in this particular specimen and is not characteristic of the specie The usual diameter of fully expanded spe mens of the common mushroom fs one ani a half to three inches, though smaller and larger specimens are sometimes found. “The common mushroom is the principal mushroom of the markets. In the months ptember, October and November, when ntumn rains have succeeded the usual stem ‘y riod of summer and the continue l cold weather of winter has not yet set tn, the chief t of this mushroom occurs. In the vi of Washington the most Abundant crops come, in normal years, in October, when king rains are aceom- panied by warm nights. “About Washington the common mu: 100m occurs oftenest on lawns and inp nd especially in neglected ficids weeds hi been succeeded by a Scant covering of grass. Such areas are here kn specific sense as “old ly the most prolific of (>ese hrooms is the one at Che Chase, lying between Chevy Chase Circle and the ‘Tenleytown car line. It is marked ° by a low hill near its center, small but conspicuous grove of ) On sulta mornings in Ov tober a dozen mushroom gatherers frequently on hand at sunrise in this field to Ket # choiee selection of the night! broduct. Another loeality where this mush- room is aburdant is the field outside Soldie Home : rounds, at the south “Occasion: Nn spring or summer quantities cf the common mushroom brought into market. These have us heen gathered upon various dumpi grounds of the city, where rubbish of kinds except garbage is deposit Th situations seem to furnish the condition necessary for en early development of the mushroom frem the mycelium. “In late autumn and winter large quanti- ties of cultivated mushrooms belonging to the same spec s the common mushroom appear in the market. These are grown fometimes in greenhouses, sometimes in cellars, and are handled In the regular mar- ket stails—not by farmers or colored wo- men. Most of those sold in Washington come from New York, New Jersey and Del- aware. The price commonly ranges from 75 cents to $1 per pound, but in the fall it often drops to 2% cents and in winter rises semctimes to $1.50. The price of the native product is commonly 20 cents per quart basket (weighing a scant pound), hut it sometimes 1s a little higher, and it often, on an overstccked fall market, goes down to 10 cents a quart. Cooking the Mushroom. “The ordinary methods of cooking the common mushrooms are ‘frying in butter, broiling and serving on toast, stewing in gravy and serving with beefsteak, and simply stewing in milk. Detailed recipes for these and other methods of cooking may be found in any good cook book. AS a preliminary to cooking, the lower end of the stem fs cut off and the thin skin on the upper surface of the cap {s usually peeled off in strips from margin to center. If this surface is clean and white, however, pecl- ing is not necessary. “The fly amanita ts one of the largest, handsomest and most dangerous of our mushrooms, and is the one whose char- acter has been the most fully studied of all the poisonous species. It is abundant about Washington in the fall, growing in pine woods, a favorite situation in these woods being the vicinity of abandoned hog beds. _The specimen that caused the death of Count de Vecchi came from a pine wood about a mile west of Fort Myer, between Ball’s Cross-roads and Columbia pike. “The chief active potsonous principle of the fly amanita is an alkaloid called mus- carine, but other poisonous substances, the chemical nature of which is not fully known, also occur in the plant. “It is well known that in some parts of Europe the fly amanita, after the removal of the poison by treatment with vinegar, is a common article of food. It was inter- esting to discover not long since that among some of our own people a similar practice prevails. “Though most of the colored women of the markets look upon the species with horror, one of them recited in detail how she was in the habit of cooking it. She prepared the stem by scraping, the cap by removing the gills and -peeling the upper surface. Thus dressed the mushrooms were first boiled im salt and water, and afterward steeped ta vinegar. They’ were then washed in clear water, cooked in gravy like ordinary mushrooms, and served with beefsteak. This is an exceed- ingly interesting operation from the fact that although its author was wholly igno- rant of the chemistry of mushroom pol- sons, she had nevertheless been employing a process ‘for the removal of these poisons which was scientifically correct. The salt and water would remove phallin or any other toxalbumin the mushroom contained. and although the presence of phallin ‘or any of this class of potsons has not been demonstrated in amanita muscaria, there is a strong suspicion that it may occur in slight amount.) The: vinegar, secondly, re- moves the alkaloid:poison, muscarine, and the mushroom ‘after the two treatments is free from poisons. This process is cited, not to recommend its wider use, but as a matter of general interest. The writer's recommendation is that a mushroom con- taining such a deadly poison should not be used for ‘food in any form,” particu- larly at @ season when excelient non- potsonous species may be had in abund- an the 2. t is surprising that cases of poisoning are not more frequent. At Takoma Park, D. C., on November 10 of this year, a lady who has a thorough knowledge of 2dibie and poisonous mushrooms met a family, consisting of a man, woman and two chil- dren, who had just completed the gather- ing of a basketful of the fly amanita and the death cup, described below, which they were taking -home to eat. In reply to questions the woman stated that they had often eaten this kind purchased dry at an Italian store, but that they had never gathered fresh ones before. Of course they had mistaken the species, or possibly the dried ones were fly amanitas from which the poison had been removed by treatment with vinegar. After considerable persua- sion the people consented to throw the lot away. “The figure shown is intended to give an idea of the principal characteristics of the death cup (amanita phalloides). The stem is set in a sort of white cup, the upper portion of which surrounds the base of the stem like a collar. This species resem- bles muscaria in its br white color of its stem, gills and spores. The upper surface of the cap, however, is usually smooth and without corky particles, glossy, viscid and of a white or slightly greenish, sometimes even yellow, color. Occasionally a few small and irregular Patches are found on the top of the cap, consisting of fragments of the upper por- tion of the cup, which became attached to the top of the mushroom when it was very young and just pushing itself out of the ground. The presence of the cup which this species possesses, in common with others supposedly poisonous, is especially characteristic. It is usually situated well beneath the surface of the ground and should be carefully dug out when one 1s securing specimens for identification. Specimens occur, however, in which the inner surface of the cup is attached throughout to the stem, so that it presents the appearance, not of a cup, but of a mere bulbous base.” CONGRESSMEN IN TOWN Senators. The nanies of senators who have reached the city are given below, with their ad- dresses: Aldrich. N. W., Allen, Wm. V. Allison, W. B., Iowa, Bacon, A. O., Ga. Baker, Lue! Bate, W. B., Tenr Berry, J. H., Ark., Metropolitan. Burrows, Jullu Mich., 1404 Mass ave. Butler, M., N. C., 1711 Q st. nw. Caffery, Donelson, La., 2110 © st. annon, F. J., Utah, the Auburn. Stoughton st. I st. R.I., Arlington. 3 . ave. n.e. 1124 Vermont ave. 1757 Oregon avenue. 1620 19th st. nw. , Ebbitt. Dd. Cockrell, F.M., 4 Cullom, S. M., Til. Daniel, John W. 1700 19th Ma Va., 1626 K st. 1., 1900 Mass. ave. s. J., W. Va., the Shoreham. B., Ohio, the Arlington. + Maine, The Hamilton, Ninger, J. M., N. E N, low he A. P., Md., 14 5 » Maine, 1001 Hanna, M. A.. Ohio, the Hansbrough oe Harris, W Kan. 1 y. J ‘onn., 1 feld, H ho, G1 *., Mas: R I ae R. RR , I. Lindsay, W Loa N Martin, ‘T. s Mason, W. Mcl 10 North K st. nw Chapin st Mc: »politan, Mel 4 1 street ne. Mc » 1114 Vermont ave. Mill i Mitchell, Jno. Morgan, Jno. Murphy, Ed. Morrill, Justin S., Vt. Nelson, Knute, Mint 0 Q st. nw. 5 Normandie. -, Ala., > = , Arlington. » Arlington. M st. n.w. 5) 2K street. J. L., Utah, Por Roach, Wm. N., N. D., 1317 le st. Sewell, W. J., N. J., Normandie. Idaho, Normandie. Arlington, veal pooner, 721 _R. T. ave. Stewart, Wm. M., > s Dupon Tillman, B. R., S. C., 208 Del. av Teller, H. M., Col., 1431 R. 1. Thurston, J. M., Turley, T. B., Turple, Davi Walthall, E. Warren, F. I Neb., Raleigh. , Ebbitt. y . Md., Normandie. Wellington, G. 1 Wetmore, G. P. R. 1, 1600 K street. White, S. al., Normandie Wilson, Jno. L. the Cairo. Wolcott. E. O. Vest, G. G., 1 Conn. 204 P st. nw Representatives. ve. Representatives have arrived and are lo- cated as follows: Reed, T. B., Speaker, the Shoreham. Acheson, E. F., Pa., 217 North Capitol. Adams, Robert, jr., the Albany. Adamson, W. C., Ga., 131 C st. s.e. Alexander, D. E the Concord. Allen, J. M., Miss., 100 B st. nie. Arnold, W. C., Pa., the Varnum. Bailey, J. W., Texas, the Riggs. Baird, S. T., La., Wellington Hotel. Baker, Wm. B., Md. . J. ave. new. Ball, T. H., Texas, the Varnum, Bankhead, J. H., Ala., —. Barham, J. A., Cal., the Ebbitt. Barber, I. A., Md., 10 B st. ne. Barlow, C. A., Cal, 503 B st. ne. Barney, 8. S., Wis., the Wellington. Barrett, W. E., Mass., the Hamilton. Bartholdt, R., Mo., the Congressional. Bartlett, C. L., Ga., the Riggs. Beach, C. B., Ohio, the Shoreham. Belknap, Hugh R., IL, the Portland. Belden, J. J., N. —_— Belford, J. M., N. Y., 127 A st. n.e. Bell, Jno. C., Col., 1135 12th st. n.w. Benner, Geo. J., Penn., the Normandie. Benton, M. E., Mo., 216 A st. s.e. Berry, A. S.. Ky., the Wellington. Bingham, H. H., Pa., 1019 Conn. ave. Bishop, R. P., Mich., 132 A st. n.e. Bland, R. P., Mo., 215 E. Capitol st. Bodine, R. N., Mo., 215 East Capitol. Botkin, J. D., Kan., 508 E. Capitol st. Boutelle, H. S., Ill., the Arlington. Brenner, J. L., Ohio, Ebbitt. Brewer, W., Ala., 1330 Columbia road. Brewster, H. C., N. Y., —. Broderick, Case, Kan., the Elsmere. Brosius, M., Pa., the Elsmere. Bromwell, J. H., Ohio, 1347 Q st. n.w. Brown, Seth W., Ohio, the Varnum. Brownlow, W. P., Tenn., 310 E. Capitol st. Brucker, F., Mich., 6 B st. n.e. Brundige, S., Ark., the Wellington. Brantley, W. G., Ga., the Bancroft. Brumm. C. N., Penn., ) Md. ave. n.e. Bull, M., R. the Hamilton. Burke, R. E., Texas, 116 Md. ave. n.e. Butler, Thos. S., Pa., 1623 H st. n.w. Campbell, J. R., I, Willard’s. Cannon, J. G., Ill., the Cochran. Carmack, E. W., Tenn. B st. s.e. Castle, C. H., Cal., the Varnum, Catchings, T. C., Miss., 1722 Q st. n.w. Capron, A. B., R. I., the Hamilton. Chickering, C. A., N. ¥., the Hamilton. Clardy, J. D., Ky., the Varnum. Clark, Champ, Mo. 3 Clark, S. M., Iowa, Ebbitt. Clarke. F. G., N. H., La Normandie. Clark, S. M., Iowa, the Ebbitt. Cochran, A. V. S., N. Y., tne Hamilton. Cochran, C. F., Mo., 1421 Q st. n.w. Codding, J. H., Pa., 1418 Hopkins place. Colson, D. G.. Ky., the Regent. Connolly, A., IIL, the Shoreham. Cooney, Jas., Mo., the Hamilton. Cooper, H. A., Wis., Ebbitt. Cooper; 8. B., Texas, the Metropolitan. Corlis, J. B., Mich., the Colonial. Cousins, R. G., Iowa, the Shoreham. Cowherd, W. S., Mo., the Ebbitt. Cox, N. N., Tenn., the Varnum. Cranford, J. W., Texas, 222 3d st. n.w. Crump, R. O., Mich., 521 B st. n.e. Crumpacker, E. D., Ind., Willard’s, Cummings, A. J., N. Y.. —. Curtis, Chas., Kan, 1631 R st. nw. Curtis, Geo. M., Iowa, the Cairo. Dalzell, Jno., Pa., 1605 N. H. ave. Danford, L., Ohio, Ebbitt. Davison, Geo. M., Ky., —. Davidson, J. H., Wis., 1420 15th st. n.w. Davis, R. W., Fla., the National. Davey, R. C., La., the Metropolitan. Dayton, A. G., W. Va., the Varnum. DeArmond, D. A., Mo., the Varnum. DeVries, M, Cal., 1623 H st. n.w. Dingley, N., Me., the Hamilton. Dinsmore, H. A., Ark., 1814 K st. n.w. Dockery, A. M., Mo., Willard’s. Dolliver, J. P., Iowa, the Hamilton. Dorr, Chas. P., W. Va., 22 Grant place. Dovenor, B. B., W. Va., —. Dovenor, B. B., W- Va, the Varnum. Eddy, F. M., Minn., 1322 Columbia road. Eliott, Wm., 8. C., the Normandie. Ermentrout, D., Pa., the Regent. Epes, Sidney P., Va., the Colonial. ad ring and in the | Faris, Geo. W., Ind., guson, H. B., N ton, L. J., Ohio, the Fitzgerald, J. F., Mass.,- th Fleming, W. H., Ga., the Cairo. Fletcher, Loren, Minn.. the Richmond. Foss, Geo. E., 1 3 H street n. Fowier, C. 1406 16th st. h st. nw. Gibson, H. Gillett, F. H. Gineti, C. W.. N. Griftin, M., ny 15 Griffith, F. M., Ind., 430 R. 1. ave. Griggs, J. M., Geo., 3 oR. 1. ave Groff, J. V., II, the Elsmer Grosvenor, C. H., Ohio, the Cochran, Grow, Galusha A., Pa, Willard’s. Grout, W. W., Vt., the Arlington. Guan, James, Idaho, 120 4th I street now. nw sth st Hamilt Vermont ay Hager, A. [., lowa, Portlan Hamilton, Edward 1 Handy, Del., —. C.. Pat Harm: Vermont ave. Hartman, C. S., Mont., 1719 Oregon ave. Hawley exe flay, Ja: a., 1100 lth st. now. Heatwol — Hemenwa 170: 2 19th st. nw. . B., . Normandie, E. S., Conn., 1421 K st. n. C. L., Ind., 1817 16th st. n. Henry, Patrick, Miss., 130S R st. Henry, R. L., Texas, the Wellington. Hepburn, V. .. lowa, 1124 E. Capitol st. Hinrichsen, W. lil, 1014 Mass. ave. n.w. Hill, E. J., Conn, the Hamilton. Hitt, Robt. R., TIL, 107 K st. nw. Hopkins, A. J. i z Howard, W. M., Howe, Jas. R. Howell, B. F., N. J., > ull, J. A. T., Towa, 1340 T st. nw. ssional. I st. nw. ational. ‘S Dak., E » Ohio, the Fredoni Ketcham, J. 1 the Hamilton. King, W. H » Oxford. Kleberg, R. s. 1 PES shran. - H., Penn., Willard’ Freeman, 8. D.. ey, Jno. F., lowa, 1 st. nw. Litt . » Albany. Little, J. § rnum. Livingston, L O st. now. pitol st, t. 5 N st. nw. ork, Hotel Regent. . Willard’s, Lovering, W. C., 3 Low, Philip B., New Loudenslager, H. ¢ Lybrand, A., Ohio, Maddox, J. W. Mahany, R. B. Mahon, T. M. M National. - H st. Pa., the Oxford. av. nw. Regent. 5 1445 R. I. ave. MeCulloch, P. D. rmandie, MeDowell, , the Varnum. n, 340 [ st. nw. fillan, 1 Normandie. tea, T. the Metropolitan. rshall, 247 N. kison, D., Ohio, TN st , David H., . Adolph, Li R.W.. Hiller, W. tinor, E. Moon, Morris, Northw Norton, Norton, BOK st. nw. lith st. now. Payne, S. ree, Pe cS: the Arlington. . Richmond, N. C., 4B st. ne. € D., Iowa, the F h st. nw. st. ne. Rost. nw. Ebbitt . Conn., the Hamilton, Wis., the Wellington. as, the Riggs. ., Col, 1463 Kenesaw ave. . B., Ohio, the Cochran, D.,” Mich. Settle, FE. E., Ky., the Wellington. Sheldon, C. D.. Mich., the Coloni Showalter, J. B., Penn., 1002 Simpkins, John, Mass.. the Sims, T. W., Tenn., the V. Jonn F., ‘on, J. M Sheldon, c den, J. L., Tex., 1688 19th st. now. ner, Harry, N. the Ebbitt. h, D. y. Smith, Geo. V 8 14th st. nw. Smith, Marcus the Wellington. Smith, S. W Southard, J. H., Southwick, Geo. N., Sparkman, S. M., Fla., 1743 Q st. n.w. Spalding, Geo., Mich., 920 14th st. nw. Sperry, D., Conn., the Buckingham. Spragve, Chas. F., Mass., 1500 R.I. ave. n.w. Stallings, Jesse F., Ala.. the National. Steele, Geo. W., Ind., the Portland. Stephens, J. H., Texas, 220 N. J. ave s. Stewart, A., Wis. 1014 Vermont ave. Stewart, Jos. F., N. J., the Nermandle. J. Wm.. 8. C., 408 B st. ne. W. A., Pa., 1721 Q st. nw. Penn., 46 B st. ne. 220 3d st. s.e. the Metropolitan. the Varnum. 924 14th st. nw. > st. s.e. the Hamilton. Y., the Cairo, Strade, J. B., Neb. Talbert, W 0 A st. 5.e. 704 14th st. ; Ohio, —. ‘Ark., Metropolitan. oe Mich., the Cochran. Tongue, T. U., Oreg., 38 B st. n- Updegraff, T., Iowa, the Ebbitt. Underwood, O. W., Ala., 103 Md. ave. ne. Vermont ave. Vocrhis, H. C!, Ohio, the Cochran. slage, J. H., N. Y., Congressional Hotel. . the Normandie. Walker, Jos. Henry., Mass., the Shoreham. Ward, W. L . ¥., the Cairo, Warner, V., Tl, Ebbitt. Wheeler, C. K.."Ky., the Wellington Wheeler, Jos., Ala., 122 E. Capitol 1 Williams, Jno. Sharpe, Miss., Metropolitan. Williams, M. B., Pa., the Cochran. White, Geo. H. Zenor, W. T. Tuesday evening, December 7, Abdallah Siesta, Princes of Bagdad, 77, was insti- tuted at Malta Hall, 910 Pennsylvania “venue northwest, with one hundred and twenty princes énrolied, John D. Hyer, organizer. This 1s a new fraternity, composed en- tirely of Knights of Malta, who have re- celved the order of the red cross and se- pulchre, and only one council, known ae a Siesta, may be constituted within twenty- five miles of another, or a meeting held within “a radius of twelve and one-half miles of another. This is the sixth Siesta in the history of the Princes. The follow- ing officers were chosen for the first term: Sultan, John D. Hyer; caliph, A. E. Wil- son; pasha, A. L. Muirhead; khattb, Dr. Chas. T. Lindsey; vizier, 8. B. Wright: oriental guide, C. R. McKenney; first guardian of the faithful, J. M. Foster; sec- ond guardian of the faithful, R. L. G. Mar- ean; the dervish, A. W. Cornwell: scratch- er, W. F. Campfield; grasper, W. A. Mil- ler; mamelukes, F. W. Rohrman, H. J. Jueneman and E. H. Tompkins, SS Se Sweden Norway. From the New York Tribune. King Oscar’s recent efforts to propitiate the Norwegians, and the conciliatory atti- tude of the Swedes do not appear to have had the desired effect. The results of the general election, which has just taken place in Norway, show that whereas in the late parliament there were fifty-five pro-Swedish legislators, in the new storthing thc sup- porters of Sweden and of her king number only thirty-five, against seventy-nine depu- ties who are opposed to the throne and the union with the sister kingdom. GEORGETOWN ADW'TISEWTS Quaint Little Old-time Dresden Clocks, $1.50. is denwrated little th ke charming and useful ested i wes foe tm Vow ae 83 Biackford’s, 3125 Pi Street. dea ise.ts —. <i TableRaisins, 12 You can take th te as a rt yt, rtment All kinds « and 1 us and grade gewd mpt delivery everywh Thomas L. Hume, SPECIAL DRUG Paine’s Celery ‘Terral: 1204 824 St. SALE. poate ‘8 Favorite Prescription... ved Liver Oil, Parke, Davia & Co te Emulsion, fresh daily... Carter's Pills... pe Scott's Buiulsic Black Rubber Nipp heat inak Absorbent Cotton, Ib.” packager O'DONNELL'S RELIABLE DRUG STORES. 82d and M. 324 and O. ‘34 and Pa. ave. we. ded-INt — —— DRGETOWN, Three Arrests—John Rateman'’s Death —Good Templar Mecting. Edward Tyler and John Black, both col- ored, were arrested last evening by Po- licemen Hess and Trussei held on sus- picion. The two are sus d of stealing 4 quantity of rope from one of the canal ts lying at the ¢ wn end of the Waterway, an occurrence which was re- ported to the pelice a few days ago Cassie Catlett, a well-know red character of Bos’ was arre ast ht for being drunk. At th a ty cut in the hea caused by a brick ght among the fem: A. B. of vagra Was name. Jonn Bateman, a well-known young man, died this morning si y before S o'clock at the residence of his me “416 O Street. Death due consump For the past three monihg the young man had been confined to his room. Deceased steady youth, was of goud habits njoyed a large circle of acquaintances, member of the A rnians, rder of Templar meeting was heli last evening at Independent Lodge, beginning with the initiation ceremonies, when Mr. J. L. Erwin and Mr. John M. ‘Lawton took upor themselves the obligations of the or- der. “The good of the order” program wa greatly enjoyed. Speeches were made by Prof. H. R. Stew Messrs. H. Smith. R. H. Dinsmore, S. W.’ Russell, C. N. Phelps and John Smith. Mrs. Carrie Smith ren- dered as a vocal solo “Dear Heart, Miss Elwood delivered a pretty song titled “Don't Be Cross.” There were eral selections rendered by the Minn Quartet. The program for the under the direction of Mr. R. H. of Minnehaha Lodge. lt is understood that a_missien will held at Trinity Catholic Church about the middle of next month, which will be under the direction of the Jesuit fathers. The ex- ercises will last for two w: the firs being for women only, while the sec n, and the cot It has been » the last mi week will be for the m ing night for both sexes. iuree or four years sin was held at the church. Now that the Western Hizh School is nearing compiction, the residents of T street are asking that the roadway of the The thoro: e be improve pavement also needs attention Mr. and Mrs ; ter of Duluth, Minn Berry of ° Williamson and daugh- are the guesis of Mrs. ect. _ Ald ety Upsectarian, Newsboys’ To the Editor of The Evening Star: The recent bazaar in behalf of the News- boys and Children’s Aid Society had a y feature than even its financial suc- dial reiations the best elem of every lines were efit the g newsboys of the and Pros united -ommon charity. There the that the It was ce au co-operation of iety or W sectior nized hington sec n or rel the effol recog- homes in = waifs and strugelix to Hebrews, Rom: was @ in cene was nuy by its visible form. This, inde characteristic of tne work of the s from the bl > question of race or religion ha: en- tered into its constitution, its membership or its management. With the hundreds of children who come under its care the same principle obtains. The question of birth or faith is never asked. It is enough that the child needs the aid which the society. was formed to give. In the face of all this—knewn to the world—it is very singular that our new superinte nt of charit if he is cor- rectly reported by the public press, class- es the society among sectarian institu- tions and urges that Congress shall refuse all aid to it in future! This is an extrac dinary position to be taken by a public official appointed not to destroy the char- ities of the District. but to see that they, are properly and deservedly administered. ‘The Newsboys and Children’s Aid Society is no more a sectarian institution than is the Emergency Hospital or the Help and Hope Mission or the board of children's gvardians. The writer of this has agreed with the superintendent of charities that some re- form is needed in the administration of our public charities, but unless it can be an intelligent and discriminating reform the whole subject had better be left at it is. A theory which would build up cer- tain charities by liberal congressional aid, while it would, as far as this aid goes, sweep out of existence other charities standing on exactly the same plane and dding far larger work, is a theory that needs radical revision. T. 8. CHILDS. —_ A Contrite Wom To the Editor of The Evening Sta Will you not voice the sentiments of @ contrite member of the “dear and dreadful fair sex,” and perhaps help stay a terrible and growing wrong? Surely nothing is more commendable in man than a tender conscience and a sympathetic heart toward all of God's creatures. You will under- stand, then, my sensations when I read those conscience-pricking words of “G. C. 8.” in your evening paper in regard to the heartless way in which the “dear and dreadful fair sex’? adorn themselves with feathers and furs, in thoughtless vanity, little caring for the death agony which gave them those adornments. Great, scald- ing tears rained down my cheeks when I remembered, too, how often I had seen those of “G. C. 8.’s” own noble sex crush- ing under foot the tender skin that had once incased an innocent cow! Hiow, — every finger tip of the ordinary masculine ated on might hear (had not sin dulled the perceptions) the piteous yelps of some suffering, helpless little canine; how the very cloth from which their business sults are made cries out for the life blood of half-paid, over-worked weave! How those “all-wool, non-shrinkabl flannels hid beneath that cloth “ba-ad" out a pro- test against the practice of fleecing! Oh! I cannot endure these crushing thoughts of what the unfair sex, in thoughtless vanity, is permitting and abetting! Surely the naked savages teach us a lesson it were well for us to heed! Let us, then, once more return to the simple honesty of our forebears, and vow to wear nothing save the skins that our wise Creator considered sufficient clothing for our frail and perishable bodies! Help me in your might to bring about this most desirable reform. Yours in heart-broken contrition, one of the “dear and dreadful fair sex,” December 8, 1897. MRS. T. From Hardware. It is for the interest of the employer to make thorough business men out of his clerks. They are likely to be his competi- tors some day, and the better training they get in his store the better competitors they will be. The worst competition comes from men who have had a superficial training, whose employers have failed to impart sound business principles and methods. It's the connate of the unintelligent dealey thet harts.