Evening Star Newspaper, February 5, 1898, Page 21

THE EVENING STAR, SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 5, 1898-24 PAGES. A TALK WITH MOODY The Great Evangelist and His World- Wide Work. HIS ADVICE 70 . YOUNG MINISTERS Tells the Story of His Most Re- markable Conversion. ING WITH SANKEY >———_ HIS ME (Copyright, 1898, by the S. S. McClure Co.) Wricten for The Evening Star by Earl Mayo. It was in Bosten, some forty-two years ago, that Dwight L. Moody began the work which has siace made nis name a house- hold word, not only in this country, but wherever the Christian religion prevails. In the course of his remarkable career as an evangelist, Mr. Moody has addressel upward of 10,000 meetings, and has travel- ed haif a million miles. He has visited nearly every country in the world, and has labored among all the English-speaking peoples, while his writings have been trans- lated into German, French, Swedish, Dan- ish, Norwegian and half a dozen other languages. Probably no less than 10,000,000 people have listened to his voice. He has mnade 100,00 converts for the churches, while the number of those who have been helped by listening to his earnest words must be far greater. This array of statistics is impressive enough, but it is Impossible to state the ex- tent of Mr. Moody’s work with mere fig- ures. But there the work stands, some of it visible in the form of churches and schools, more of it invisible in the hearts of converted men and women, and the world Tecognizes it as a mighty work, and re- spects the man who has accomplished it. The evangelist usualty meets with ex- treme reticence all efforts to draw him into conversation about himself, but 1 found him in a retrospective mood a few days since and learned from his own lips many interesting things about his wonderful ca- reer. How He Began Preaching. “It was in Boston, Mr. Moody, that your work began,” I suggested. “How was it that you came to begin it? Did the deter- mination come to you suddenly, as con- version sometimes does to a man?” ‘Not at all,” replied the evangelist. was a clerk i my uncle's store at the time, and h= insisted on my attending church. My religious experience began as a Sunday- school scholar. I was eighteen then. 1 had had no particular bent toward religious work. Like most boys, I had not thought much about ii. But finding that religion was & good thing for myseif, | made up my mind it wouki be good for some of the other fel- lows, and I began to get them into the school and prayer meetings. I wasn’t much good at talking, but 1 could bring youns- sters of my own age in where others could Get at them. I used to speak sometimes, but my tongue didn't work very well and the best I could do was to blurt out a few sentences, and that was more trying to me at first than a hard day's work in the store, but after a time I got used to it. “I had no idea of giving myself entirely to religious work then, or even afterward, when I moved to Chicago. I simply want- ed to do what I could in the Sunday school and the Christian association, which 1 had jomed. But the work piled up. I saw how much of it there was to do and how few there were to do it. I gave up more and more of my time to it until finally at the request of some of my Christian associa- tion friends I dropped out of business, where I knew that I should never be miss- ed, and began this work, where I hoped that I could do some good. “That wasn’t any great change. It was the same Kind of work I had been doing before, only I gave all instead of a part of my time to it. I talked to young men alone, or I talked to them frem a platform, just < my hands found to do, and that it has been ever since. It was Vell, they called it an outero’ Nk a church. th of my missior churches. It was ork, and not Still, I had a ple: me time there until the came and wir us out. n after I met Mr. Sankey we br. d out into the work ever since.” lid you come to join forces with gate from Pi heard him s ve stirred me to I said to mys2if: n do the work I powerful ry note, hs of my soul is the man see done, k that singing to appeal to is a a man's doubt of it. You can argue with him, and clear as you know : ‘Yes, that’s true; but I'm not y or he'll tind some to gt wut of the corner you have driven him into. But sing to him and see the ef- fect. Perhaps that song calls up a vision of his old mother as she was when he was @ bey; or, perhaps, it is a hymn that he has heard his dead wife sing in the days vhen she was still moving about the hous? and making it glad for him. He hasn't any argument or any excuse then. Then tears roli down his cheeks, and he comes to the altar and kneels down, or he stands up in his place and asks us to pray for him. Mcst hymns ar> just a message. There's no argument in them, and they work their way into a man’s heart and win vel in spite of himself.” aot “What was the largest meeti ve addressed, Mr. Moody?" ekg ee he meeting in Agricultural Hall, Lon- . in 187 I think, th> largest in- 1 have spoken to open- mgs when there were a good many sent. When I began my English London there were only about 300 at the first meeting, but when we i after our work in other parts of om the great hall was crowded to rilowing. It was estimated that over x) persons Were present. I have seldom 1 an audience that responded more read- ily to my appeal. A Remarkable Conversion. tour people “What was your most remarkable con- version?” “It wa at that sam= meeting, I think. t of an English racing man $s a man devoted to i named was t Studd. WHAT SHE WOULD HAVE. From Harper's Razar. Teacher- quickly. If your father what would she have?” Tommy—“A fit" gave your mother sant | as soon as I could | will stand up and answer | other excuse | “You are painfully slow with the race track and all that it tmplies. He was a third owner of the Epsom races and a well-known character in sporting circles. He came to the meeting out of curiosity, but his heart was changed before it closed. He became a Christian, gave up his sport- ing connections, sold bis horses and all his racing interests, and thereafter lived an exemplary Christian life. He had several sons, all of whom are earnest Christian workers. This was a remarkable case, but there may have been others to equal it, though the change does not stand out in such strong contrast.” “Do you ever pick one man out of an au- ienc> and preach to him?” “Sometimes I see a man or a woman who is plainly having a struggle, who has been touched, but not quite convinced. Then I try to say something that will appeal di- rectly to those persons. Any man who is accustomed to speaking from a platform ean t2ll whether he is carrying his au- dience with him or not. Sometimes I have urexpected success in that way, and some- times there is discouraging coldness. But i believe that there is always a way to a man’s heart if only you can find it.” “Do you prepare your talks?” “Well, I do and I don't. I am always making notes and clippings, and these I keep in envelopes. Here is one on one of Christ's parables” (pulling a bulky pack- age from his pocket). “Whenever I want to get up a sermon I go to one of these en- velopes and jot down a number of points on a little slip, which I take on the plat- form with me. But I don’t always follow these closely. “Who is your favorite Biblical charac- te St. Paul. He was, I think, the model for all Christian workers—fearless, sin- gle-hearted, the most heroic figure in all history.” Success in the Ministry. “You know, Mr. Moody, that there is nothing that interests young men so much as the answer to the question, ‘How to succeed’ from one who has himself made @ success in life. Can you give me the recipe for success for young men going into the ministry?” “Singleness of purpose, whole-hearted work, concentration. There is no better motto for a man to hold up before himself than that one line of the Bible which runs, “This one thing I do.’ And then he wants to pitch in and do it with all his mind, and never quit or let up until it is done. No great thing was ever accomplished by half-hearted work. No man is big enough to do a lot of things and do them well enough to last. When you take him and spread him about over a lot of surface he makes a layer too thin to form any im- pression. But if you take and hammer him down with the sledge of some weighty purpose, even if there isn’t enough of him to more than fill a bean-shooter, he'll make an impression when he strikes.” “And to what do you attribute your own success—to the qualities you have just mentioned?” For once the great evangelist was stump- ed. Moody cannot answer that question in so many words. There is nobody whe is less able to understand the reason of his power over men than he. As he once told Prof. Drummond, he honestly believes that there are 10,000 sermons preached every week by unknown men, in obscure towns, that are better than anything he can do. But the facts remain. Moody began a poor, untutored clerk, with no grace of manner or eloquence of speech. Others who started out with far greater advan- tages are still plodding along as they be- gan, while his influence has swept over the world like a great wave, carrying con- viction to tens of thousands. What is the secret of his success? What is it that has made Moody so big that his name needs no handle to identify him? Reason for His Success. The answer—though it is not his—may be found in the fact that he is a man over- flowing with vital and indomitable power. He belongs to the type of men who have made America a great industrial and ma- terial empire—the great captains of indus- try, the builders of our railroads and our cities; in a word, our great constructive men of action. That is why he has made every charitable and educational enter- prise with which he has been connected a business sucess. An incident that nicely illustrates this point occurred twenty-five years ago dur- ing his evangelistic tour of Great Britain. He was speaking in Liverpool, when one of the city preachers who appeared on the platform with him deciared that, in his opinion, the thing most needed in Liver- pool was some cheap refreshment houses to counteract the influences of the saloons. When the speaker finished Mr. Moody begged him to go on for ten minutes more. Meanwhile he was bu: whispering with some of the prominent citizens on the plat- form. At the end of ten minutes he came forward and announced that a company had been formed to carry out this very ob- The stock was subseri ed on the | . “The British Workman Company, | ited,” was thus forn It continues to this day, a flourishing institution, that done 2’ vasi amount of , and has ‘identally paid div from . though that not considered ——+2+—_ OWNERSHIP IN INSECTS. SENSE OF They Love Property More Than Them- selves. From the Chantanquen. | That bees have a sense of property richts jis shown through their actions in defend- | ing ores from plundering swarms. Hee robbing usually takes place when there is littie nectar to be taken from flow- ers, and-probably hunger incites to ill-got- |ten gain. It is interesting to note that |sironz colonies are seldom attacked, the | weaker ones being the victims. The fury | with which the owners of the honey will | fieht for its retention Is sufficient. when | orce seen, convince any doubter that | bees, at least. have a sense of property | When the rebhed swarm ts overcome and the aneen killed, the bees wil desert and | fein the robbers and help carry their own | stores to the hive of the merauders. This | shows that it is a matter of property and [rot individual animosity which insptres | them. otherwise they wenld fieht to the | death. Ree hunters say that when taking | "p @ hee tree, or a hee hive for that mat- ter. the bees will fiehr furiovely until their | cemb ‘s actnally broken: then they give up, and. defeated and despairing. cluster | on the breken comb, makinz 10 farther ef- | | | ! ) | | | { 1 i ! i their fert to save themselves. There is some- tt'me tonchine in the story of these brave Mttle defenders of stores and home and thelr utter @scourscerent when they see their treasure broken ond ruined. “Taking up” bee trees and hee hives is a barbaron= rerformance and does not redound to the honor of man: and the thought of it auite reconciles ene to all of the bee stings in- fiicted upon the genus home s'nce time be- zn. Another sien of the sense of ownership ef stored provision is the care given it by the harvester ants of Texas and of India. ‘These wise harvesters vtere their seeds in underground eranaries fer winter use. Af- ter the ro'ns come, the grain, if let alone. would naturally germinate or become moldy. The ants comprehend this, and when good weather comes again they bring the grain up and ary it in the hot sun, and | tien return it to the granartes. figures, Tommy. Come, a afty-dollar bill and twenty-delar, ADVERTISED LETTERS. 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The story of one of the most curious poker games on record wag told for the first ttme last week at a reunion of con- federate soldiers in Nashville. ‘The com- pany v made up of veterans who had seen activ® service. They were. men of wealth, to whom the winning or losing of a large sum would be nothing serious. One of the party related how he had seen $10,000 in gold change hands, and on a sin- hand at that. The next man to tell his uised the first story teller in a surpri wner. The game in question had been played while the confederate forces were encamped on the Shenandoah experience waiting for the Union army to move. The iers were supplied with plenty of mon- and often the amounts won and lost ran into the thousands. One day a party of officers sat down to p and a considerable sum of money d into the hands of two of the party, others dropping out. 5 ut my hand,” said ore of the s, “L found I hed only a pair of sevens, and I drew down to them. I failed to better my hand in the draw, but I de- cided to see what my companion, Jack, had cr make him lay down. It was Jack's first say, and he bet me a $100 bill, with ‘Jeff’ Davis’ picture on it. Well, without the least hesitation, 1 raised him $200 more. Jack responded by a raise of $1,000. For the next twenty minutes we kept on until our last cent was on that table. I remem- ber that the last bet made was of $11,000. Things were getting Interesting. The boys gathered about us and excitement ran high. “I looked across the table and scanned Jack's face carefully. But I might as well have tried to look through a ten-foot wall. Jack was perfectly self-possessed, and not a muscle of his face meved. But I felt sure he was bluffing, and of course I was. ‘What have you got there?’ I said, cov- sering his big bet. “What's yours?” he asked, and I knew from his voice he was my same. ‘Oh, I have a peir,’ I said, carelessly. “ “How big? “ Sevens.’ “That's vod.’ “I don't know to this day what Jack had. He tore up his hand and would never tell.” “How much was in the pot, major?” one of the party asked. “Let me see. There was just $32,000,” answered the major, impressively. “What on earth did you do with so much Mcpo with It? Why, I went to the com- missary first thing and bought two pounds of tobacco and a pair of bocts.” Sawdust Explosions, Who ever heard, of: sawdust explosions? ‘They are common enough in Canada. Navigation on the Ottawa river has been seriously impeded’at times by the explo- sion of sawdust, aad;{he domfnion govern- ment has at last decided to take steps to prevent any. practicé: which will enhance the possibility of ‘thésé explosions toking place. One would’ hardly suppose that sawdust dumped fntd,the river would in course of time r¢ itself intoa gas gen- erator which vo yp the surface of the stream in a it state of upheaval. But it is true to extent that small and large vessels the submarine con- ic) ttawa river is cov- of sawdust dumped , Who have carried. lustry on its banks ‘The dust, be- the bottom, and in the course of time ro’ ee ates a highly explosive gas. The latter rises to the osteo each bubble _ being or reinforced by other bubbles on fay up. Contact with air seems to be destructive as touchfire to this gas, the moment the surface is reached it » With a loud. rt. Legislation do away. the annoyance, more sawdust is ‘thrown there will taka = tong time £0 a i] i off their gas-generating WINTER RESORTS. HOTELS. ——=_—— ATLANTIC CITY, N. J. THE GRAND ATLANTIC, Virginia ave. and Berch, Atlantic City. N. J. This elegant new hotel will open for second season February 15, 1898, with all the modern conveniences. “Steum heat. 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Sun parlors and all modern hotel appotutments. jal7-26t.10 CHARLES EVANS. HOTEL TRAYMORE, Atlantic City, N. J. Homelike and cheerful. Rates ‘the very lowest consistent with first-clasé service. -156t D. 8. WHITE, Jr, Owner and Prop'r. HADDON HALL. ON THE BEACH. ATLANTIC CITY, N. J. OPEN ALL THB YEAR. GOLF LIN In course. of preparation. ‘The purest of water from our own artesian well, 840 feet deep, used for all purposes turoughout the house. Write for booklet. _5817-261,25, LEEDS & LIPPINCOTT. ATLANTIC CITY, N. J. Winter and Spring Resort by the Sea. HOTEL BRIGHTON, Open Throughout the Year. F. W. Hemsley & Son, ta,th&s-26t The Scarborough. Beach front. Maryland ave. Reopens February 5. Flevator; steam heat; “sun parlor. Special spring rates. Write for Mllustrated book- let and terms. ALFRED WYMAN. ju24-12t HOTEL DENNIS, ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. Directly on the ocean, All modern Improvements. Complete in every detail. Rooms en suite and single. Hot and cold wea water baths in house. Excellent train serz- ice via Penna. R.R. and Phila. und Reading = a ee Capacity, 450. Write for new illustrated booklet. ja22-52t JOS. H. BORT St. Charles, Atlantic City, N.J. Open all the year. Finest hotel on the coast. Sun parlor, 200 feet long, overlooking ocean and beach esplanade. Vacuum steam-heating system. Elevator to street level; bot and cold, fresh and salt water in all baths. Rooms en’ suite; baths attached. Private coach to and from golf links. Electric lights; return call bell system, ete." Cuisine unsurpassed by any hotel in ihe country. JAMES B. REILLY, Ja21-26t,23 Owner and Proprietor. fe ARLINGTON HOTEL, SEA END MICHI (60 Tt. from Boardwalk). year, Open every Modern and complete in all its appoin Elevator: steam heat; open grate tires. for ‘Terms, $12.50 per week; PURCHASE. _ja20-6,tf CHESTER INN, ad New York ‘avenue. 7m heat; sun parlor. Open all th 4 x Do The Shelburne. Directly on the beach. Open throughout the entire year. J. D. SOUTHW!I . Manager. (CHIGAN ntle City, N.J.; electric elevator to Send for illustrated booklet. JA 100d. SEASIDE—MISCELLANEOUS. SANDERSOD HOTEL, ANNAPOLI Large rooms; modern conveniences; abundant ta- bie; boating, fishing; $5 "per week up- Prop., formerly Con- ward, W. 32 gressional Hotel, Washington. jezg-te Eous. LAKEWOOD, NEW JERSE LAUREL in the PINES. Accom:modations for 350 guests. HORACE PORTER, Mauager. Lakewood is 59 miles south of New Yoi is well known as a resort for ‘heal Golf Links, Cross-country Riding, Bi miles of beantiful drives and walks 0 inducements foi fe, Ja25- SEASH REAL ESTATE. Ocean City, Md. The Leading Health Resort. Officially pronounced by the State Board of Health of Maryland to be the healthiest lo- cality on the Atlantic coast from Maine to Florida. EF CHOICE LOTS sold on small cash ments and monthly installments. MONEY LOANED TO BUILD. For particulars apply at offices of JOHN F. WAGGAMAN, 700 14th St., Washington, D. C. fe4-20tf COTTAGES FOR SALE OR RENT AT BRIGAN- tine—Beach lots at low prices, upon which cot- tages may be built for use noxt summer. Hour and a half from Phila., in season. Ferry across inlet. Apply for illustrated pamphlet, B.D. RROTT, Box 253, Atlantic City, N. J. A WINK SAVED HIS LIFE. Unpleasant Experience of a Drummer in Texa From the New York Press. “Speaking of extraordinary feats re- vainds me,” says Henry Austin, “of an amusing story Col. W. P. Curtis, who used to be on the staff of ex-Gov. McEnery of Louisiana, once told in the old St. Charles Hotel. It was rather a ‘sporty’ gathering, and a damp evening, and the ‘boys’ had been bragging about various wonderful doughty deeds they had done in their salad days and frappe nights. When it came his turn to be a gorgeous, circumstan- tial and statistical Har the colonel lean- ed away back and said in his sweet Ken- tucky voice, for he hailed from that state | Geo” W. Moss. #gent. originally: “Boys, I can't match any of the feats of strength and active valor you have told, but I can tell you a true tale of endurance that may be worth your attention. “*Years ago, when Texas was the para- dise of stage coaches, 1 was traveling for a tobacco house a long journey, fully fifty miles. In the coach opposite me sat a mighty pretty girl, and a shaggy man, with a sombrero and a small arsenal of pistols i Bi ‘This List Appears Every Saturday. HOTEL INFORMATION FREE. For booklets of American, Fnropean Hotels, Fall and Winter Resorts, aléo rates of apartments in Hotels vclow, call or address (send stamp) HOTEL TARIFF BUREAU, { 63 Fifth Ave., New York. 3,93 Regent st.. London. (248 Roe de Rivoli, Paris. HOTEL POCKET GUIDE FREE. (AP. means American Plan; E.P., European.) ALBANY, N. ¥.... Hotel Kentmore, A.P.. $4 do.... Stanwix Hall, E.P.. $1 up; A.P., $3 up ASHEVILLE, Battery Park Hotel, A.P..$4 up ATLANTIC CITY, N.J.Hotel St. Charles, 4_P.,$4 up ao. .-Hotel Brighton, A.P., $4 up do.(J.H. Barton, prop.)Hotel Dennis, AP..$3.50 up ATLANTA, Ga. Hotel Aragon,E.P..$1.50; A.P., 83 BALTIMORE, Md. ..Hotel Rennert, E.P., $1.50 up @o........ The Carrollton, A.P., $3 np 6o. Hotel Altamont, E.P.. $1 A.P.. $2.59 up do. --.-+Mount Vernon Hotel, E.P., $1 up BOSTON. Mass -.-Hotel Vendome, A.P.. &% BOURNEMOUTH, Eng. Royal BathHotel, AP BROOKLYN,N.Y.Botel St.George, E.P..$1; A.P..83 CINCINNATI, O...Grand Hotel, E.P., $1; 4.P., $8 he] ; KEY WEST.HOTEL KEY WEST ap “2. MIAMI, ROYAL PALM MIAMI, RISCAYNE HOTEL... PALM REACH, Reyal Poinciana.ap PALM BEACH, Palm Beach Inn.ap OKMOND, THE ORMOND..... 5 | ST. AUGUST!NE,Ponce de Leon ST. AUGUSTINE, The Alcazar TLLE. .St. James Hotel. A.P. EE SPR'GS Hotel and famons water TAMPA, TAMPA BAY HOTEL. .ap Opens Dec.8; D.P. Hathaway. Mgr. WINTER PARK, SEMINOLE. ..ap Opens Jan. 17; A. E. Dick, Mgr. KISSIMMEE, THE KISSIMMF! ‘Opens Jan. 3; L. E. Bullook, Mgr. OCALA, OCALA HOUSE. ap Open all year; P. F. Brown, Mgr. BELLEAIR, BELLEVIEW.......2p W. A. Barron, Mgr. PUNTA GORDA,HtlPuntaGorda.ap Opens Jan. 17; F. H. Abbott.Mer. FORT MEYERS, Ft.Meyers Htl..ap Opens Jan. 17; F. H. Abbott, Mer. Kansas City, Mo..The Miland,E.P.,$1up;A.P..$3up LAKEWOOD, N.J...Lakewood Hotel, A.P., $4 up LONDON, Eng. -.Hotel Cecil, E.P., $2 up LONDON(Westmninster)St-Ermin’sHovel, High class Unexcelled for luxury,comfort,cuisine. E.P..$1 up MEMPHIS, Tenn. .Gayosu Hotel, A.P., $2.50 to $4 MOBILE, Ala.Battle H'se,rooms&bath.A.P.,$2.50 up NAPLES, It...{Splendid view south) Parker's Hotel NEW ORLEANS, La.NewSt-CharlesHotel,A.P.,$4 up do. -Tne Cosmopolitan Hotel, E.P.. $1.50 op $4t083, ap els, FLORIDA RFSOR do. Hotel Grunewald, E.P., $1 up NEW YORK Fifth Avenue Hotel, A.P., $5 do....(N. B. Barry) St. Cloud Hotel, E.P., $1.50 do. .Gth av.&15th )Hotel Kensington, E. P.,$1.50 do..(Chambers& W.B y).Cosmopolitan,E.P.,$lup do. ..(s.€. cor. 5th ay.&15 st.)Hotel Hapover,A.P. OLD POINT COMFORT,Va.Chamberlin,a.P..$4 up PHILAD'A,Pa.The Aldine, A.P.,$3.50; E.P.,$1.50up do.Restanrant ale&téb, The Lafayecte, E.P..$1 up RICHMOND, VaTheJefferson,E. P..$1.50up; A.P.,$5up Southern Vines, ney Woods Inn,A.P.,$3 to $5. ST.GEORGE,Staten Island. TheCastieton,4.P..$4 up ST.LOU.S, Mo. Planter’: Hotel, E.P.,S2up; A.P..$4 up do....Lindell Hotel, E.P., $2.50 up SYRACT A.P..84 THOMASVILLE, G: _P..84up VIRGINIA BEACH. -P..84 up WASHINGTON, D. €. Arlington Hotel, A. Pao do. The Releigh, E.P., $1 do..Riggs House, Willard’s & National,A.P.,$8 up my16,20,23,27thenstt FOR RENT—FURNISHED ROOMS AT TI tel Majestic, 14th and Yale n.w.; singie suite; perfect in all appointments, The cuisine is a special feature of the house. je6-tf R J. MARSHALL, Manager. ____ OCEAN TRAVEL. C | sg, EUROPE. ney Woods Hotel, incess Anne Hotel, cial Spring ies by | MED- PFRRANEAN ROUTE MAR. 19, Fran jar. 23, visiting the | most charming sections. Programs free. When writing state | which is desired. K! Thos. Cook & Son, |S 201 & 122% BROADWAY, N. ¥. } fel-tu&s-20tt | April 16 and 20. Later parties by other routes, covering EUROPE, | leave weekly. All expenses in: | cluded. | O JAPAN. lU Special Spring ‘Tour leaves San | | HOLY Round the Monthly — Excursiens 9. to Europe, etc.. Marcb 5, April 2, 16; May 14; June 11, 18. 22, 25, 2y; ‘Holy Land departures March 5, May 7, Oct. 1. Round the World de; 5 ja2V-17t F.C North German Lloyd FAST EXPRESS SI LAND, World RVICE, Mar. 15.9 G GREEN, P. 925 Pa. ave. t for Washington, Holland-America Line AMS RDAM, R. great corfort. superior accom- for ,bandbeok and terins to ew York. 01 G. . & ©v., Dass” agency, E DROP & ‘SO: MOSS, $21 Penna. av Ebbitt House block, Washington, D. C, t,th,6m,10 A TRIP TO JAMAICA, The Queen of West Indian Islands, BY THE ATLAS LINE, offers exceptional advantages to persons secking @ vacation of Mmited duration for health and rest. The trip trom New York to Jamaica and return can pe made in 17 days.* Send for Ilus- trated Booklet “‘W.” PiM, FORWOOD & KELLOGK, General Agents, 2% State St., New York. nol6-tu,th&s-4m-34 INTERNATIONAL NAVIGATION COMPANY. American Line. New York - Southampton (London - Paris) ‘Twin -seréw U. S. Mail Steamships, PENNSYLVANIA RAILROAD. STATION CORNER OF SIXTH AND B STREETS. 7:0 AM. week days FILUSBURG EXPRESS. — Parlor and Dining Gars Harrisburg to 20:20 A.M. PENNSYLVANIA. LIMT man Sleeping. Dining, Nwoking and Observation Cars Hartteburg to Chicago, Cincinnati, Indian: apolis, St. Louis, Cleveland aud Toledo. Buffet Parlor Car to Harrisburg 10:0 AM. FAST LINE.—Pullman Buffet Parlor Car te Harrisburg. “Buffet Parlor Car Harrieourg to Pittsbu: 3:40 P.M. CHICAGO AND ST. LOUIS EXPRE Sleeping Car Washingtoa to St. Levis, and Sleeping “and Dining Care Harrisbang to Bt. Leuts, Neshville (ria Clu }, and Chicago 7:20 PM. WESTERN EXPRESS. Pallian § ing Car to Pittsburg, Chicago and Harrislsur, _ Cleveland. Diain to Chic 7:20 PMO SOUTHWEST Man Sleeping Cars Washington to Pirtsbu Harrisburg to St. Louis and Ciuctunatl Car? ractric 10:40, Pat _ ing Car to Pittsburg Toho AM for Bans. "Canandatgiia, Rechoster and ‘Niag je daily. eacept Bund: 10350° AM. for Eluira anh ienors : For Williausport daily, & for Williawuaport, ‘Ito PRESS.—Pullman Sle p> except EAST 4:00 P.M. “CONGRESSIONA all Parlor Care, with more. Regular i: 7 10:00 (Dining Car) Wilmtt.gtow) aM, 1, Wining Car), pd 11200 (Dining to}, 46, 3:15, 4:20, ¢ ond 1 P.M. On Sunday, 7:00 ¢ 8:00, 11:00 (Dining Car from Wilmington) AM. 12:15, 3:15. 4.20, 6:50, 10:00 1160 PM. For Philadelphia only, Fi prea, ~ AM. week days. Expross, 12:15 P.M. | week days, 2:01 and Pr. daily, For Boston, wirhou. change, 7:50 A.M. week ye, and 4:20 PM. da For Raltimore, 6:25, 7 he, , 8:00, 1 10:50, 11:00, AM., T2o4e, "42-58, 3:15, 3:40 (4:00 Limited), 4:20, 4.36, 5-40, 50. . 40." 10:18 and’ 1 10:00, 10.40 , T250 AM. and 6:36 PM. 9:00 AM., 4:20 and 5:40 ly. except Sunday. Sunda: ow AM. and 4:20 P.M. Atlantic Coast Line—"Florida Special," for Jack- sonville, St. Augustine and Tampa, 6:20 TM. week days; Express for Florida and points op Atlantic Const Line, 4:30 A.M. 3:46 PM. daily; Richincnd only. 10:67 A.M. week days; Adlasta Special, vin Richmond and Seaboard Air Line, 4:40 PM. dally. | Accommodation for Quantico, For Atlantic City (via Delaware River all-reil @oute), 3°15 P.M. daily; via Pec Sige May, 11:90 A.M. week days, 11:50 P.M. Ticket offices, corner Fifteenth and G atrects, to destinationstrom hotels and residences J. B. HUTCHINSON, J. R. Woon, 7:45 AM. dally and week i SEASHORE CONNECTIONS. Market Street rf, 10:00 and 11:00 AM, 1245 P.M., weck days, and 11:50 P.M. daily and at the station, Sixth and B streets, where orders can be left’ for the checking of baggage General Mansger. "General Passenger Agent. SOUTHERN RAILWAY. Schedule in effect January 17, 1898, All trains arrive and leave at Penusylvavia pas- senger station, 8:01 A.M.—Daily.—Looal for Danville, Charlot and way stations. Counects at Manasses for St arg, Harrisouburg and Staunton, daily exc Sunday, ond at Lynchburg with the Norfolk au Western daily 11:15 A.M.—Delly.—THE UNITED STATES FAST MAIL. ies Pullman Bofect Sleepers, New York wud = Washington to J: aville, uniting at Saline | very with Pullman Sleeper for ‘Asheville aud Hot j Springs, N.C; Knoxville and Chattanooga, Te and at Churictte with Pullman Sleeper for A: gusta. Pullman Buffet Sleeper New York to New . comecting at Atlanta for Birminchum imphis. Connects at Lynchburg with C. and 0. Railway fr Lexington and Natural ridge daily. Solid train Washington to New Orleans without change. Sunset Personally Conducted Tour- fst Excursion Through Sleeper on this train ever Wednesday and Saturday to San Francisco withou! change. P_M.—Loral for Front Royal, Strasburg and Harrisonburg, daily, except Senday. 4:19 P.M.—Da'ly.—Local for Charlottgsville, DO PM. —Datly (except "SEW YORK D FLORIDA LIMIT! posed of Pullman's t Drawing Room, Compartment, Obge rary and Dining Cars, for Jacksonville % nd Drawing’ Room Car for Augusta, With connection for Alken. LIMITED, composed of ws. Dining ‘Care and Day Coaches. Pallman Sleepers New York to Nashvill ‘enn... via Asheville, Knoxville and Chattamos New York to Tampa, vin Charlotte, Columbia, Sa- vennab and Jacksonville, uniting at Danville ‘with Pullman Sleeper from Richmond to Augusta, Columbia, with connection for Afke to Memphis, via Birmingham, Ne: Orleans, via Atlanta and Montzot Da wi TRAINS ON WASHINGTON ANT SION Jew’ ington 9:01 a.m. daily, 4:45 p.n dally except Sanday. and 6-10 pm. Sindaye tor Round Hall; 4:82'p.m. daily, except s Leesburg, and 6:10 pan. daily for F irntng. arrive at Washington, 8-20 a.t0 p.m. daily from Round Hill, 7:06 a.m. daily, ex- copt Suujay, ‘rom Herndon, 8:84 aim. daily, except Sunday. frogn Leesburg. alas from the south arrive at Wash- and 2:20 p.m. and 9:35 pn Monday, Har: except Suns tteeviNe 1 infor BALTIMORE A! Schedule in ff ston > OHIO RAILROAD, ct November 14, 1807. from station corner of New Jersey ave. and C For Chicago and Northwest, Vesti trains, 13:05, 11:25 a.m., 8:65 p.m. For ‘Cincinnati, St_ Loiis and Indianapol! ath Vestiiuled Limited, 8:40 p.m: Pittsburg and Cleveland, Express daily, m and S30 p.m, Toledo and Detroit, 1 + and way stations, uled Limited Fixe n, 5 pam 18:00 a.m., his, Birmingham, Obat- ol and Tounoke, 9:00 Sleeping Cars through. 3:40 pm. daily. ‘a.m, . xB 205, x10, x32:01 night 0 and 8:50 a.m., 4:30 and 5:30 8:20 a.m. 4:35, p.m 5:30 p.m. Sundays FE pm. For Hagerstown, 11:05 a.m. and +5:30 p. For Boyd and way pointe, week da: All trains illuminated with Pintech light. For Philadelphia, New York, Boston and the East, week . 7:05, 8, 10 a.m. 12:05, 1:15 (all Dining Cars) 8:00 (5:05 Dining Gar), 12:01 nieht (Sleeping Car open at 10 o'clock). | Sunda 9 am. (1:15 Dining Car, 3 (5-05 Dining Car), 12:01 night, sleeping car Apen ten o'clock tional train for 8 daily. Tarlor Cars on all day trains For Atlantic City, 10 a.m., 12:05 noon, 3:00 p.m.. week da 9 a.m. Sundays. For Cape May 1 Boon. +Except Sunday xExy trains. Baggage called for and checked from hotels and residences by Union Transfer Co. on orders left at ticket offices, 619 Pennsylvania ave. n.w., New 215 and 2 York ave. and 15th st., and at Depot. a ed a pene Op 9| WM. M. GREENE, D. B. MARTIN, . Paul.- 16. St. Louis. 16 Gen. Manager. Mgr. Pass. Traffic, Rew York Feb. 23) New. York Mar. 23 asst 4 | St. - . 30 ies ae Red Sta Li CHESAPEAKE AND OHIO RAILWAY. fr Line. THROUGH THE GRANDEST SCENERY op NEW YORK TO ANTWERP, ca. AINS | VESTIBULED, Eating concy (Waltecabey ai a2 staan ELECTRIC LIGHTED. STEAM HEATED. Kensington......Feb. 9 Noordland. ALL MEALS SERVED IN DINING CARS. Westersland.... Feb, 18. Felesiena STATION SIXTH AND B STREETS. iin. . Feb. 23) Kensington. Schedule in effect January 5, 1898, | EE 2:2) PM. DAILY—Cincionati aud St. Louis Spe- OFFICE, 1306 ‘921 Penna. ENTISTRY. Painless Extracting, 50c. Fan ved ri Each department at cor ing prices. rt t in charge of an expert specialist of long experience. No students. All work guaranteed. See lange wv. 5. Dental Ass’n, 32 > U.S. ae fe2-tt of passengers Fillings, Crowns, Bridges, etc., | man compartment car to Virginia eial—Solid ‘train for Cincinnati, to Cincinnati, Lexington, Louisville, and St. Louir without change. Parlor cars Clucin- "Ti:lo EAL DAILY F. FV. Limlted—Sot 2 MM. Ae So id train for Cincinnati to Cincinnati, Lexington an isville without Open for, reception at 9 pm, Palle lot Springs, without change. ys, Thi and Satur- 3. Daily for the ings. Gipcinoatiite Chie ‘aud St. Louis. — ville, Stau-ton and for Kichmond daily, except