Evening Star Newspaper, November 26, 1898, Page 21

THE EVENING STAR, SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 26, 1898—24 PAGES. CRANK INVENTIONS —___.___—_ Queer Geniuses Who Have Taken Out Even Queerer Patents, MANY ARE PALTASLY IMPOSSIBLE Range From Artificial Tails for |? Dogs to Fire Escapes. —— FUN FOR THE EXAMINERS Pose ee w for The Eveni Star. VERY YEAR A considerable number of “burlesque plications for pa the patent reach 4 fice. ‘These applica- j| tions are al ant up in regulation offi- cial form, and the specifications and claims pretend io ac- curately describe, with the aid of at- tached drawings some of them care- all sorts of humorously impos- sible contrivances or devices, that appear te be the product of unbalanced minds. The men who send in these “burlesque” ap- plications. however, are not insane. They ally brie young patent attor- wh serious and profitable fully made) lackir work to employ their mechanical-legal tal- ents, are sufficiently mindful of the mon- otenous lives of the patent examiners to draw up th funny applications where- with to amuse the corps of governmental experts who pass upon the patentability of inventions. The young chaps who draw up the “burlesque” applications never accom- Fany the same with the regulation official fees in sending them in, and they simply ir laudable aim of making a little =s fun in the patent office. One of recent of these “burlesqu: red claims for an il for stump-tailed dogs. was drawn up with ¢ mpanied —b: st have cost the expend- rable time and effort in the plainly the work of a very hey. The specificatioi d difficulty which experience in turning also dwelt feelingly mil upon the ttion with which short-tail- d their abbreviated cau Ap- specially when they come int tct with other dogs better pi at re Then the specitica- d the ble tail at grea plication wound up with and technically worded priority of the invention. Even Wore Funny. and th claims for the is all fun. But many of funn ications, than the some “bur- an of the hot a whit less amusing. sane to get a patent in submits to the pa on that is patentable, a d by m rs of atent eXaminers that issued to men ed not be vuntry, if he en at state of the Ss Kept a list of some upon which patents ! by the United States pat- t years. some of t nus reading ted to electric nUrivance Ss hog s he specifi- ne apriica- Chicag hog-kiiling Ss so dev Wired man p- H © in an evwciric S a circuit by butting t a me sheet, and, with held within the Aperture commits practic ide. This may but the invent umerous West x ym the west recently ap- plied on 1 horse t umigum, the of 1 with the hi plication us in New n a patent ving numez- r wind for many thousands « i since the i & his plough vut effective to shoot was prov all of t per sery= likely that when the hen s involuntarily d by the hook and spring Just what occurs in case the Is to be heade n ot told by the in his but it 13 to be supposed that ‘mer employs a small boy to ke>p ns he ed the right way by means of iding that is devised for the the abused hen is a patent thing was got up to pre- and such from raiding King the eggs. There by natural- bot- cret it The a e hen lay: below. dwell_ upon ay the indigna- . when she turns | by slowly pushing the mattress upon which and finds her egg J e mechanical house- maid” was patented a few years ago. The chu washes and irons nd. in fact, per- he says, in effect; the receptacle provided therefor, etc, the rest is the st turning of a magical erank Hi ust have been a very languid man who got out patent on a “self-bowing h The man fitted with one of these pateng headpieces who is too weary to re- move his “lid” in salutation to his women acquaintances simply presses a spring at- tached to the brim of the hat and off flies | the chapeau, describing the conventional are in the air and then returning to its resting place on the owner's head. To Save Human Lives. A patent that at first thought might seem more impracticable than it really is, ac- cording to the patent examiner who passed upon the patentability of the invention, is an elevator for rescuing persons from the windows of burning buildings. The frame- work of the elevator is run up into the alr in much the same fashion as the ladder of a hook and ladder outfit, and this frame- work is capable of being extended to almost height, close to the windows of the nz building. Once the framework is adjusted, the elavaior at the bottom S ascent, by means of pneumatic power and in charge of a fireman. Then. all that the frenzied peopie hanging out of the windows of the burning building have when the elevator reaches their floor to step out onto the platform of the ame and take a hurried ride to the ground, hen the elevator is ready for more aeriai business. The elevator is capable of 2c- commodating eight people, and its opera- tion is said to be swift and successful. In- quiry among the municipal fire departments of American cities fails to show, however, that the invention has yet been adopted by any of them. Another queer patent devised for the ng of human Hife from burning build- sis a portable parachute contrivance, ich the inventor aims to have installed “ry room of every hotel on the globe. man who is caught on the twelfth floor of a burning hotel has only to fasten the parachute firmy to his head by mea: of chin and neck straps, and then jump in- to space, with or without “muttered pray- ers’ Before donning the portable para- chute he has fastened shoes with thick rubber soles to his feet (the shoes being part of the wparatus) to break the force of his fati. The only weak feature of this patert consists in the chin and neck straps of the rachute. The patentee Rave a ¢ ration of the working of his contr: shortly after he received a patent, hopping off the reof of a seven- story Kansas City hotel, unbeknowns the proprietor of the hostelry. The para- chute opened up all right, but the inve ors descent was so gradual that he considerably more than three parts hung by the neck before he reached the ground. It took the whole day staff of one of the emergency hospitals to bring the inventor back to earth. Improvements on a patent that is not at all queer, but that seems somewhat so to persons fitted with all the natural parts of their anatomies, are constantly being made. This is a combination knife and fork, for use by persons with but one arm. Rat Searers and Cow An invention for the was patented not long ago, and, simple as the contrivance is, it is said to serve its purpose well and to have already become a money maker for the patentee. The pat- ent {s nothing more than a papier mache provided with luminous i : is plunked down bi hole. and it is said that peering rats invariably flee in terror at the sight of the imitation cat's blazing orbs. All sorts and conditions of patents have been granted to farmers for rendering the job of milking cows easy. Orville Grant, @ brother of General Grant, got out one of these patents. The fact that it wasn’t par- ticularly practicable was made manifest by General Grant's description of how it worked. “Ory eyes a » tried the thing on an untrained cow, with no respect for patents,” said General Grant. “He didn't look so pretty when he got through, but he knew a d—d sight more.”” A Chicago man who stated that he had been twice held up by footpads, neither of whom he cared to shoot to death with the pistol he carried on his person, because he didn't care to have the shedding of human blood on his soul, applied for a patent on bullet with a gelatine tip. The hollow bullet was filled with a certain sort of pow- erful gas. Upon striking the miscreant in- tended to be brought down the soft gela- tine point of the bullet would drop off, per- mitting the escape of the aforement powerful gas, the overpowering narcotic properties of which were designed to put the victim to sleep for a considerable length of tume. The Chicago man didn't precisely prove his case, and he didn’t get his patent. . Any number of contrivances have been patented for awakening hard sleepers. One of them is a sort of automatic nydraul jack, which begins operations at the re- quired and adjusted hour in the morning the eper repos xercises for Criminals, of enlarged treadmill invention | the applicant for a patent thereon nt would be a mighty useful thing with to give convicts in large prisons s of a long, movable side- with steam ‘Sup toward the ling. A that thou; sort and capabl> of being ted at any speed. The prisoners in ed of exe simply hustle in the oppo- site Clrectien to that in which the movable k is trav “d willy n ng, and get themselves ly. 9us applications have been filed ent years for patents upon d3- h to fraudulently beat the such saddles been in i ome time, ‘ord of the electric bridles been used. Any numb+-r of new devices are patented from year to The patent office was in wise d for the purpos. exercising a nsorship over the morals of the citizens, and when a new gambling devics comes iong that presents patentable features the or gets his patent without any more ble than the more legitimatz paten lence. Very few, however, of these ew gambiing devices are mad> to pay by the’ inventors, for the probable reason nat the betting devices already in opera- on present to the betting public ample op- portunities for them to burn up_ their money A Jail for the Klondike. gon man who, when the Klondike broke out, figured that the ordinary sd-like jails up in the Alaska camps wouldn't be strong enough to hold in the iminals put in quod by the peace presery- ers, put in an application for a patent on a portable ste] cell, capable of being put to- gether and taken apart in a trifle | no ume, ‘The patentee’s invention intring: An ¢ ov upon a similar device invented numerous years ago by an Englishman for us3 in some of nd’s more lawless colon‘es, und he didn't get a patent. The fact is not often recalled tha of famous men have taken out pate their own inventions. The working Abraham Lincoln’s dvice for s from shoals, upon which a granted, tion in There upe model raising vesse patent w: the patent model of t Bull, violinist of another , took out a patent when he was tour im this country, but the claims and drawings of his ano are still on file. The of Mark Twain's ingenious scrap beok, upon which he took out a patent many years ago, still lies in one of the show cases in the patent office mod>1 room. It is not far separated from the model of a patent baby's rattle, the invention of a lit- tle six-year-old girl. ‘The patent was taken out in the little one’s nam>, and a sworn affidavit was submitted to the effect that the child had, without any assistance what- ever, devised the invention. > Thousands of situations have been ob- —— through the want columns of The tar. —— right, 1888, Life Publishing Company.) He—“My dear, I have just written a little | masterpiece. I call it—ah—‘How to Be} Master ‘of the Household.’ Wouldn't you like to hear it?” “No, Samuel. I'm going off for a day's golf. You stay with the twins until I re- turn.” j by which the SAVING THE SEALS Efforts That Have Been Made to Pre- serve the Herds, WHAT BRANDING HAS ACCOMPLISHED This Season's Catch Was the Smallest in Many Years. ARTIFICIAL ROOKERIES Special Correspondence of The Evening Star. FORT COLLINS, Col., November 20, 1898. One mav's originality has dene more to settle the sealing quesiion that has vexed four nations for forty years than any other one thing. And this man was neither a diplomat nor a great international lawyer— be was simply a special agent for the United States Treasury Department, who went quietly to Alaska and lived there for ten years, until he had sclved the problem. His remedy was as astonishingly simple as it was original. He suggested ruining the skins of preeding wild seals by brand- ing, thus making them valueless to the pelagic fishers, who have caused so much trouble and loss along the Canadian coast. When he proposed this plan to the govern- ment—this and the idea of fencing in wild seals—it was rejected at first with scorn. Later it was accepted and since it has been put in practice the conscienceless pelagic sealers have been put to it 10 make a liv- ing. ist recently Joseph Murray, who was this quiet but most important jactor in the seal question, returned to his home in Fort Collins, Col., after ten years in Alaska. He brought his report with him, but befece he could present it he was suddenly stricken with paralysis and died on October 4. Sealing at a Low Ebb. A few days previous to his decease he favored the writer with two interviews and talked quite freely upon the subject of the seal fisheries. Seal fishing, be said, was at its lowest ebb since 1834. This year, on St. Paul and St. George Islands, composing the Pribiloff group in Bering sca, and upon which are located the only American scat rookeries of any moment, there were killed 15,000 seals, Last year there were killed on these islands 20,000 seals. ring the ten years between 1879 and 188) there were killed annually on an average of 160,000 seals. This year Russia and Japan, the only two countries besides the United States owning seal rookeries, killed only 330,000 seals; so that the entire seal crop of the world this year is less than one-half that of the United States ten years ago. ‘This refers, of course, to the legitimate is still practiced, al- though having suffered great diminution from the regulations enforced by the United States as to open sea sealing and the methods adopted for the preservation of our seal herds upon the Pribiloff Island It is estimated by those best able to judge that since pelagic sealing began more than 600,000 seals have been taken from the pen sea in Bering sea and the North Py fic ocean. ‘This means that 400,000 bre ing female seals have been killed, that 300, 000 pup seals have starved to death because their mothers were Killed and that 400,000 pup seals yet unborn were destroyed. In view of these facts it is not difficult to de- tect the cause of the large falling off in the annual seal product. Proposed Branding. And there is but little doubt that the en- tir2 American fisheries would have been de- pleted had not some means been adopted And to stem the tide of pelagic slaughter. so rapacious have been the pelagic s that our governm:nt hag even contempla the Killing of all of our herds in order to circumvent the conscienceless marauders of the north seas. But humane scruples d, and no such extrem measures. en resorted to. Various methods , Were adopted by our governm herds, although terribly de ated, have been kept intact and a suff ent number of seals remain, if pr protected, to perpetuate the specie first styp taken toward conserving the was the annual branding of the female seals. This experiment was suggested to Mr. Murray's mind by the custom in vogi in Colorado and other states of the west of branding cattle, with which he wa a d. Ths purpose to be attained to make the skins of the female seals valueless for corgmercial u and thu rerder the animals immune from the ray ages of the he idea wa re with but interven: ttle favor s nsent was finally to have the experiment tried. Th opposing it xpr a fear that if th branding did not tely destroy the life of the seal, it would impair its reproductive faculties. The experiment was first tried upon adult seals. A full-grown seal with a pup at her side first to be branded, and th iron was brought to a white heat and the animal branded to the very quick, yet but little pain was manifested by the seal and as soon as the operation was done th old seal went to pup and calmly nursed it. After some adult f>male seals had been branded, the branding was contined to pup seals betwsen the age of three and four months. The entire back of the ani- mal, from hip to shoulder, is gridironed with deeply burned scars, so that the skin is rendered absolutely valuel for the manufacture of furs, and the animal is left to breed by the open-sea szalers. Herding Seals Like Cattle. The special agent then directed his ef- forts to the preservation of the male seal The open or pelagic season under the pres- ent international agreement between the United States and Great Britain extends from the Ist of August until the Ist of October. This period is included within the breeding season, when the seals, both male and female, old and young, are inhabiting the rookeries. The breeding females are caring for their young, the breeding male: or bulls, have charge of their harems, while the non-breeding males or “bachelors” are compelled by the bulls to herd by them- elves. The males take little or no food uring this season, while the females are obliged to go to sea daily to obtain food in order properly to nourish their young. Scattered over the seal island: nu- erous lakes and lagoons, connecting with the sea by means of narrow inlets, through which these smaller bodies of water are supplied with fresh water by the action of two tides daily. From San Francisco the special agent had transported a large quan- tity of wire netting with which he fenced these lakes and lagoons about, leaving openings through which the seals could be driven and which could be closed by means of gates. The bachelor seals were driven into these inclosures about the Ist of Au- gust and kept until the Ist of October, and having plenty of fresh water to disport in and by nature requiring no food, were kept in good condition until the open season had expired, when they were let out and allowed to frequent the open sea again. These methods have been so effective in their re- sults that the pelagic sealers have become well nigh discouraged and offer to give up the business providing the government will reimburse them for the cost of their ves- sels and outfits. This our government would be willing to do, it is said, were the gov- ernment of Great Britain to guarantee that pelagic sealing by any of its subjects should forever be abandoned. Artificial Rookertes. A very careful investigation was made of the seal rookeries of the United States and Russia by a joint commission of the United States, Great Britain and Canada in 1896, to ascertain their true condition and to study the habits of the fur seal. The commission in behalf of the United States was in charge of David Starr Jor- dan, president of Leland Stanford, jr., Uni- versity of Colifornia. Another member of the commission for the United States was Dr. Lucas of the United States Natienal | Museum, who made a careful investigation of diseases of the seal. Dr. Lucas found that the death of many seals was caused by the prevalence of a minute worm in the intestines of the animal. No direct remedy could be devised, but it was found that those seals living upon rookeries that were well supplied with rocks were nearly free from the trouble. So, at the expense of much time and labor, the special agent caused to be broken up and hauled from the adjoining bluffs large quantities of rock, which were scattered over those rook- eries which had hitherto been nothing less than beds of almost pure sea sand. And in proof of the correctuess of the hypothesis set up by the investigators, the health of the herds frequenting these sandy rook- eries began at once to be improved, and the disease has been very nearly eradi- cated. By the way, the results of the labors of this commission as regards the subjecc of pelagic sealing. embodied in a carefuily- prepared report are now before the joint high commission, composed of representa- tives of the United States, Great Britain and Canada, which is in session in the last named country, and it is expected that action will be taken whereby the vexed question of the seal fisheries, which has for so many years been a subject of con- tention between the United States and Great Britain, and threatening at times to involve the two nations in open hostilities, will be settled for a long time to come. SS UNIVERSITY NOTES Georgetown. At the last meeting of the executive com- mittee of the Athletic Association James F. Bell, 1899, was elected manager of the Glee Association, and John Wolff, 1901, as- sistant manager. The first public concert of the association will be held about the first of December. The reception committee of the association consists of Messrs. Lor- rin (chairman), Byrne, O'Neill, O'Shea, Flynn, O'Brien, Moore, Smith, Douglass and Barry. ‘The second number of the college journal appeared last week, and contains much mat- ter teresting to b tuuents and out- siders. Especi to be nvted is the skill of Mr. Sheridan, 1900, whose drawings are ex- cellent. The school of biology, which has lately been established, is to be closely connected with the medical department. The corps of professors is the best attainable, among them being Rev. Rene Hol.and, 8. J.; Chas. Wardell Stiles, the eminent zoologist; Dr. Frank Baker and James F. Benedict. At the university many improvements have been made in the Dahlgren Memorial Chapel, the vestibule of which has been newly completed in mosaic, and the doors fitted with stained glass pictures of the four evangelists by Mayer of Munich. The interior is also to be frescoed. The students will be admitted to the new reading room in a few days; the library and the work of moving the books have been almost completed, and the students will appreciate the facilities now offered. ‘The preparatory team defeated the second Central High School last Saturday; the feature of the game was ths work of FE monston, Starr and Byrnes of the univer- sity team. The Debating Society of the Law School will give its first public debate this evening at 8 o'clock at the Law School building, 506 and 508 E street. These debates will con- tinue once a month hereafter. The subject will be, “Resolved, That the United State: Senators Be Elected by Popular Vote.” ‘The speakers will be announced later. The chairman on arrangements is Eugene Logan. The pre Saturday s. defeated the Westminsters at the college campus by a score classes at the Law School giving evening. Colambian. ‘The class of ‘99, Corcoran Scientific School, met last Tuesday evening for the election of class officers Prof. Howard lL. Hodgkins, who was y burned by carbon-di-oxide at the laboratory, is resting easily. It was found that his eyes were not seriously, though painfully, injured. The first public debate of the Law School Debating Society wil! be held tonight in the universit The subject to be Gis- cussed 1s ed, That the American (wu. 8.) Expansion is Unwise."”” Affirmativ essrs. Stuart, 4. N. Pagel- sen and Via: negative, M . Hume, Pat- terson and Stamper. The officers of the senior class of the university are as follows: President, Bron- son C. Buxton: vice president, Miss Dra- sec ary, J. W. Beaity; treasurer, rge I. Raybold; orator, Preston B. F ntor, R. Harland. Howard. There were exercises in the hall Thurs- day, in which stucents from the different Gepartments participated. Vapess were read and orations and recitations delivered by the varlous representatives. The annual debate of the Alpha Phi will take place the first Friday in December. The subject will be: “Resolved, ‘That the Labor Unions Be Abolished.” The speak- 1 be selected later. There were Thanksgiving exercises in the chapel Thursday, and services morning and evening. The university team met Wayland Semi- nary eleven Thursday on the college cam- pus. The Blackstone Club met as usual at the law school Wednesday evening. Catholic. Owing to the bad condition of the pres- ent car line between the city and tniver- sity, the course of public iectures hereto- fore given at the university will be discon- tinued for a time. They will, however, be resumed early in the ne ar. of the Builetin just made {ts appearance, and contain: numerous interesting arti . umong which appear some from the pen of Profs. Sha han and Bouquillon. About $5,0 has been collected in Lrook- lyn for the establishment of a scholarship Yn the university as a memorial to the late Rev. James H. Mitchell, rector of St. Ste- phen’s parish. The Sorosis Club. after attending the Georgetown-Columbian foot ball game in a bedy, hed an impromptu entertainment at the dormitory, which partook of both a Thanksgiving and a patriotic nature. The University Club held its regular meeting Wednesday evening. National. The officers of the Debating Society President W. L. English of the post-grad- uete class, Vice President R. S. Allyn of the senior class, Secretary Charles L. Knox of the junior cla:s and Treasurer J. J. Hill of the post-graduate class were all pres- ent last Tuesday night, when an informal bate was held, The resolution that ‘The hould annex the Phitippine Islands” was the subject discussed, nearly all the members of the society taking part. The following gentlemen haye been se- to serve upon the executive com- Mr. Charles I. Semmes, chairman Mr. Chesler H. Brush and Mr. George F. Havell. A debate will be held every Tuesday night immediately after the adjournment of the junior c and arrangements will be made later for a series of public de- bates upon leading topics of the da: Prof. Ralston has commenced his lec- tures and qnizzes on pleading to the senfor class. ‘The E. P. 8. Society has elected the fol- lowing officers: J. J. Hill, grand chancellor: H. A. Dumont, vice chancellor; C. W. Ri- der, master of the rolls; C. C. Allen, keeper of the great seal, and W. C. Balderstine, chancellor of the exchequer. A class meeting of the medical and cen- tal departments was held Tuesday evening. Mr. Baxter, the treasurer of the past year, presented his report, which was accepted. Mr. McKenzie resigned the position of val- edictorian. The resignation was accepted, and an election for the purpose of refilling the place followed, the result being that Mr. Parker was made valedictorian. The corstitution was then read. and, after slight alterations, was adopted by the class. 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SIDWELL, nos-if 1811 I street nw. The Misses Kerr’s School for young ladies and children. Accommodations for a limited rumber of boarding pupils. 14TH ST. N.W. JOHN P. CAULFIELD and Mr. 0. W Princfpals.—Piano classes are now being fc Two pianos are used, and each class contain two or four pupils. no2-im’ M. Aurelia Barrington, Elocution & Dramatic Art, Studio, Room 6, 1114 F St. no2-1m’ EDW. MISS ADA L Elocution, Voi nol-tt Schoolef French Language, Pupil of ard esp. recommended * Willlan Shakespeare, London, Eug. Tas * Ladies’ Quartet can bé engaged for con- musica! te. part or entire program. WILSON, Studio” 1320 sm ADELA VERNON, TEACHER OF SINGING, “ soprano vocalist, of London, En; Roode Island avenue nw < AND GUITAR TAUG at studio. 1 Terms reasonable and aud. Studio, 1451 nas G. 2 1W.. oF at pupil's how =method rapid and bes: =m :. be oc2S-tt FLYNN’S “BUSINESS COLLEGE, Establish 1876. 8th & K. $25 u year. BUSINESS, — SHORTH. Day of night session. TYPEWRIT! TIO T PRICE au29-2m) SIS CLASSES—1425 N.Y. AVE— boukkeeping, penianship, elocution, fournulism, grammar, literature and Latin classes now organizing. Telms: $1 per mo., each class, to, members; uiembersbip, $1 a. year oc22-tf MARY EMERSON E, Supt. Gunston Institute, FOR YOUNG LADIES, 1212, 1214 and 1228 pe Re Prit Department at 1225 14th st. n.w. cz uithe ‘and Mrs. BEVERLEY R. MASON. _ THE STUART SCHOOL, 1224 AND 1226 ISTH ST. N.W., COR. Ma‘ AVE ALSO A THIRD HOUSE FOR SCHOUL. Day and Boarding Seheol for Girls and Young Ladies. Vocal music in chi of OTTO TOR- NEY SIMON, Professor in P¢ ly Conservatory, Balt. MISS CLAUDIA STU. RT, Prin. se7-3m STELLMAN snore Shorthand AND TYPEWRITING, 911 G ST. N.W. DAY AND NiGHT SESSIONS. Terms moderate. FRENCH, German, SPANISH, Russian, Italian, Latin, Greek. ‘THE BERLITZ SCHOOL, 723 14th st. oct-létt Prof. A. GONARD, Principal. GUNSTON INSTITUTE—A BO. AND Da¥ Sehou) for Girls. Apply for catalogue: | Mr. and Mrs. BEVERLEY R. MASON. 1212 and 1214 Lith st. D.w. ‘se7-3m-4 WASHINGTON PREF SCHOOL, 1333 121 ST; shorthand, P.tma, NEW RAPID :nethod; type- writing and business; backward papils ‘Uelved; Spanish; day and night. A. M. E, Pro. oct -tf School and Kindergarten. Mra. Mann's Kin farten and School, and the Blizabeth Peabody Kindergarten Normal School, 1#18 Sunderland place. mole fall session Oct. 3, 1898. Chiidrer taught Freuch and German.selé-3m_ May Frances Stetson, Shay irean Monologist— Voice Buliding and Ex- salon Teasnatic Art. La Feira Hotel, 11th and aw. ‘SelT- FRENCH GUARANTEED SPOKEN IN SIX MOS. juick corversation. oars for the ex; ition. ‘lass or priv -- MME. TANNER (nee Lus- embourg), Parisien lady, 1117 17th st. p.w. ocl-2m*-4 CUOLUMB14 COLLEGE OF COMMERCE, 407 7TH 8ST. N.W. c. K. URNER, A.M., C.E., Prin. “ Preparation in the business, English and civil serv ce courses. Twenty-six years’ ex- nce as a business edocstor. Class or private ie Moderate tu‘tion. Send for catalogue. = - se20-tf MR. B. FRANK GEBEST. ‘Teacher of Piano, apd Musical Theory. Engagements aparece or “accompanist, “Stade WASHINGION, D. G MOUNT VERNON SEMINARY, CORNER M AND ELEVENTH STREETS N.W. Boarding and Day School FOR YOUNG LADIES AND LITTLE GIRLS. Primary, preparatory and collegiate departments. ‘Therough traiping in all biadehes in accontan-e with best modern methods. Spacious buildings recently erected especially for school purposes. Ample playgrounds and tennis court. Twenty- fevrth year opens October 4 For further infor- motion apply to MES. ELIZABETH J. SOMERS, Pripeipal. MRS. ADELIA GATES BENSLEY, ee8-3m-28 Associate Prircipal. “OCEAN TRAVEL. North German Lioyd, FAST EXPRESS SERVICE. SOUTHAMPTCN, LONDON. BREMEN. Lahn, Tu.,Dec. 6.10 A.M. Trave,Tu.,Jan.10,10 A.M. Tu.,Dec.13, 10 ALM. Labn,Dy.Jan. 24, 10 4M aiser Friedrich, Tues., Nov. 29, 10 A.M. Kaiser Wilielm der Grosse, Tues., Jan. 3.10 A.B. OELRICHS & CO., 2 BOWLING GREI Apply to E. F. DROOP, 925 P my 14-18te Agent for Washington, American Line. FAST EXPRESS RVICE. NBW YOKK—SOUTHAMPTON—LO\DON, Sailing Wednesdays at 10 A.M. St. Panl. Nov. 21 St. Louis. Dec. 33 Paris. Dee. rt Red Star Line. NEW _YORK—ANTWERP. ery Wednesday at 12 noon. Kensington. \ dv Friesland Dee. 21 Noordland. “ 7 Southwark. ec. 23 Aragon: Dec. ld West wand Jan. 4 INTERNATIONAL >AVIGATION COMPAN Piers 14 and 15, N. R. Office, 6 Bowling Gree: WASHINGTON’ OFFICE, 1306 F st. a.w., Geo. W. Moss, Agent. 921 Penna. av FRENCH LINE. Compagnie Generale Transatlantique DIRECT LINE TO HAVRE — PARIS (FRANCE). Sailing every Saturday at 10 A.M.. From Pier 42, North river, foot of Morton street. La Touraine.....Dec. 3/La Bretasne. La Gascogne Dec. 10[La Normandie. La Champagne. ..Dec. 17) La Gascogne. .. First-clars passage to tavre, $65 and Gen'L Ag'cy fo. U-S.and Can. 3’ Bowling Green, \.1 G. W. MOSS, 92) Pennsyivanla ave. BELL & CO:, 146 G at. tel2-1y-15 CHBSAP Ran. TEROUGH THE Gk. AMERICA ALL. TRAINS BLECTHIC LIGHTED, STE! ALL MEALS “SERVED IN DUNIN STATION, SIXTH AND B STRERTS. Schedule in effect Now. 20, INU ERT SCENERY oF VESTIBULE 2:20 P.M. DAILY Cincinnati and St. Louls Spe- ciai—Solid train for Cincinuatl, Pullman, sleepers te Ciuciunatt, Lextugton, putsvilie, Ladin and St Louls, without change. Connec for Virginia Hot Springs. immatt to Chicago M. DAILY FF. V. Limited tete for Cincinnati. Pullman Sleepers to Cluctunati, Lexington and Loulsvitie withont change Pulanet Sleeping Car to Virginia Hot Springs, . chauge, deity except’ Suuday (hae from it inpat!. Sleepers « Chicago and St * 2:20 PM. DAILY —For Gordonsyille, Cherlettos ville, Sta and for Richmond daily, excopt Sunday. Reservation and th and Obie offices, 513 sivunia avenue, and at fhe station. call MAL tor Penuselvania ead wo W. FULLER. mU23-3 ‘ eral Passenger Agent NNSYLVANIA RAILIOAD. r STATION COKNEK OF SIXTH AND B STREETS 7:00 AM. WEEK DAYS. PlPiSBURG EXPRESS Parlor and Duung Care Bairmsburg to Pie burg. NSYLVANIA LIMITED. Pullman mug. = mck: areago, Cin St. Louis. Cleveland aod Car To Harnaburg. 10:59 AM. F var tw Har u wad ibe. oval . Enda Bute: I 1 Care Pollman 7 Baller savior et Parlor Marea: Ml. Sleeping Slee st Louts Dining He (vin Fo ROUTE ESTERN man Sleeping Care Wash.ng Harrisburg to St. Louis, bati, Dining Car 10:40 P.M. racic EXPRESS. ing Car w Pittsburg. 7:30 AM. for Kune. Canandaigua Niagara Falls daciy, except Suu 10:50 AM. for Biniia and Ren _ Sunday. For Witlumsport dais 7:20 P.M. ‘for Wiliiamaport, Kochester, falo aud Magara Faille daily, exer Pall xb a0 and and \ancin Puliaa: she Rochester rie, Ruf- Saturday with Sleepin ington to Rochester 10:40 PM. for agua, Kecbeeter, Buf- falo au ara Fails dady. Pullman Sleeping Car Washington te Kochester Saturdays onl FOR PHILALELPHIA, NEW YORK AND THE AST. 4:00 PM. “OK FESSIONAL LIMIT aeiy all Parlos with Limin more. Kegular a7 ‘i from Wiimngton) A.M ing Car from Baitimore), 6:50 Par 00 (Dials 11:00 from Wil 42:15 y 6 and 1 Fas Express, 1215 1M. M. daily Without change, 7:50 A.M. weekdays, » P.M. datiy For Baitimore, 6:20, 4:00, 00, 10:00, 1v:50, 11:00 in: on 10-00, 11h, 10-40, 7:20, 11:00 AM 12.18 ft Limited), 4:20, 5:40, 621 10:44 and 11:60 P.M. For Pi pe's Creek Line, 7:50 A.M and 4:36 PM, For Annapo:.s, 7:00, 9:00 ALN, PM. daily, ‘except Sunday. AM. au 0:40 POM. Express for Florida and poin Line, 4:7) AM. 3:46 P.M only, 11°45 A.M days via Richmoud and ard daily. daily and 4:25 PM. week SHORE CONNEC ty (via Deli Ww Vin Market Street AM. 12:45 P.M. week-ds P.M. daiiy. For Cape Mes, 14:00 A.M. week-days, 11:50 P.M. daily Ticket offices, corner Fifteenth and at the station, Sixth and B j ders can be left for the checking | destination from hotels and residences, and GS t hw Telephone call “1441” for Penusylvania Kallroad Cab Service. J. B. HUTCHINSON, J. R. Woor General Manager. General Pasten, POTOMAC RIVER BOATS. Mik WAKESIELD, FoR POTOMAC RIVEX LANDINGS. Leaves Washiugton, D. tb wt. Ferry Wharf), Mondavs, 7 « m., for inter jate landings to Colv- uial Beach, Busbwvod, Kuck Yt. Colton Nomiat Creck, Abeli’s, Leonaidtown, Bione's, Howard and Cobruim’s, Wednesday, 7 a.m., for intermediate iendings to Colonial Beach, Bushwood. Yoce Point, Coltou's, Leonardtown, Abeli’s, Nomini Creek, Piney Point, St. George's Isiaod, Sm.tu Creex, Coan and Yeo cuimico rivers Saturday, 7 a.m., for sptermediate Jandings to Colonial Beach, Biisbwoou, wock Point, Cotton's, Nomint Creek. See schedule in effect August 22, 1898, auls-tf C. W. RIDLEY, Geueral Manager. E. 8. RANDALL'S POLOMAC BIVER LINK. Steamer HARRY RANDALL will leave iiver View wharf Sundays, Tuesdays and Thursdays 7 a.m., lending at Colonial Beacb, Chapel ‘Pont and all wharves as far down as Lower Machodoc. Returning on Mondays aud Wedvesdays at 7 p-w.. and on Frida: bout ‘P.m. U 1) STATES MALL ROUTE, WASHIAGTON, D.C. TO GLYMONT, MD., and intermediate landings. The new Steamer ESTELLE RANDALL, dally, except Sunday, 9°30 a.m. Keturn‘ng ubout 3 p.uk Passenger accommodations first-class. Freight received itil the bour of ling. E. 8. RANDALL, Proprietor aud Manager. GEO. O CARPINTER. General Agent, Washington, WM. M. REARDON. Agent, Alexandria, jel6@-2utt THE WEEMS STEAMBOAT Ci POTOMAC KIVER KUUTE: Summer Schedule in effect June 3, 1888. SYPEAMERS POTOMAC AND SUE. Steamer POTOMAC leaves Washington every Thureday at 4 p.m.. and Steamer SUE every Mon- day at 4 p.m., for Baltimore and River landings. AMl river freight must be prepaid. Passenger acey ‘modations first-class. OFFICE, $10 PAL AVE. STEPHENSON & BRO., Agents, Telephone 743. 7th st. wharf. FALL RESORTS. ___ATLANEIC CITY, N, St. Charles. On the Beach. Atlantic City, N. 3. Finest Hotel on the Coast. Cpen all the year. Golf Links 22 minutes from Hotel. Dry soil, Well adapted for Winter G Write for Booklet aud particu nol. aS ~ Haddon Hall. REMAINS OPEN THROUGHOUT THE YEAR. Delightful Fall and Winter Diversions. GOLF LINES, J. GOLF LINKS. ee28-20tt LEEDS & LIPPID HOTEL WIN N. COTT. DSOR, SPECIAL W: From September 1, 1883, ch 1, 1899, American plan—Sing! $15 to $25 weekly; dou- ble, $28 to $50 weekly; $2.50 to ¥ dally. European plab—$1 to $3 daily. Open al. the year. 3. JASON WATERS. sed-156t CAPE MAY POINT, N. CARLTON HOTELNEW MANAGEM ¥ on the beach; accommodates 400; orches- tra; gunning; fishing, Send for bovkl erms, $7, ee pet week. KELLY & WEAVER. SEASIDE—MISCELLANEOUS. OCEAN CITY, MARYLAND. The Colonia! will remain open ali the fall and winter. 100 feet sun pzrlors on ocean front inclos ed in gluss for tuvalids, ted throughout; gun- ning. W. J. WARRINGTON, Prop. und Mgr. DE 8e20-cotf ACCOUNTANTS 2 WHITTON Expert Accountant. Late Bask Examiner for New York State. mB *- 1424 New York ave. |. B BATE Public accountant Room 37, Washington Loan ard ‘Trust building. e7-4tt DENTISTRY. Teeth go fortet very short time. Don't let them do 5 x3 this by neglect till work at small expense. Painless extracting, 50 ets. Evans Dental Parlors, Established 1880. 1309 F St. N.W. MEDICAL. WE GUARANTEE TO CURE CANCER, SCROFU- la, ulcers, sores, eczema, rheumatism, prevent nod-L4tt Diced poisoning, remove pain and odor; pint bot- | tles, $1. RUSSIAN REMEDY CO., Philadelphia. Wesbington office, 730 11th st. piw. ate Dr. Leatherman. Expert spevialist in the cure of all special dis- eases of men and women. Consultation free, Hours, 9 to 12. 2 to 5: Tues., Thurs. and Sat evenings, 7 tc 8. 602 F ‘Closed on Sunday nols-im* ‘UNDERTAKERS. W. R. Speare, Undertaker & Embalmer, Rvecptpim, trletyy Bes Northwest. Orst-class and most ‘call 340. bar Come and consult our | BALTIMORE AND ONTO RAILROAD, Schedule in effect Nov. 20, Leave Washingt ret For Chi Vestibuled Limited trains 1 i For ¢ ti, napolis, Ex- | press, 11:25 a.m. Vestibuled Limited, 3:40 p.m: express, 12:05 night. | For Pittsburg and Cleveland a.m. and 8:40 p For Columbus, chester and Way stat y and 5:30 p.m. For New Orleans, Memphis, Birmingham, Chat- tanooga, Knoxville, Bristel ‘and i 10:45 p.m. daily; sleeping cars through. For Luray, 3:40 p.m. dniiy. Balti week nye, 30. xB:00, ‘ . 12:15, x1 5:10, xb: x10200, 11:15, x11 and 'x2:00' night pots 0, xH200 wu., X12-05, x1:15, 2 4B, 5205, 215, 311250 p.in Annapolis, Sundays, 8 10, 8:30) a.m, 0 alm. 4:85 pom. For Frederick, week days, 9200 a... 11:25, 4:30, 5:30 9.m. Sundays, 9:00 am. 1:15 pm j x Hagerstown, $11:05 a.m. and i5-30 p.m. | « Boyd and way points, week days, 9:00 a.m, 7:05 pam. Sundays, 9:00 aam., 1:15, ] FoR NEW 3 YorK LILADE seh light. Boston nday. x Fxg wlled for and residences by Union Transf deft at test offices, 619 Dorthvest, New York ave at depot WM. M. GREENE General Manager SB. HEG D. B. MARTIN, Mar. Pass. ‘Tramc, , Gen'l Agt., Pans Dept Washington, D.C WASBIN( » ALEXANDRIA AND MOUNT VERNON KAILKUAD. From station, lity street and Penasylvania ave, In ‘effect Noveinber 1, INv8, For Alexandria, week days—6:30, 7 8.00, 8:85, 5.59," 9:25, ae) wy. For Mount Vernon, week days 6:30, 8:00, 10: 11200 a.m, 12:05, P14, 2204, 3:50, 7:06 and 9:0 pm. Sundays -9:00 au, 12:00 noon, 2:15, 3:45, 6:45 aml 9:00) pou For Arlugten and Aqueduct bridge (week days)— 8:00, 8:59, 10 11:00 a. 05, 12:20, 1:1. 2340, . 7206 and 8:4 10:30, 11:15 am., 12:00 45, 4.30, 5:15, 6:00, i trains. Bugs: *Ruus to Payne + G. E apport, J. COLVIN, Presigent. (nou Superintendent. SOUTHERN RAILWAY. uedule in eect yer 16, 1898. All trains arrive apd leave at Peuneylvania pae- seuger station 5:12 A-M.—Daily.—Local for Danville, Charlotte and way stations. Counects at Mauassus for Stras- burg and Hasrisouburg daily. ead at Lynchburg With the Norfolk and Western daily. 11:18 A. M.—Dally.—THE UNITED sTaT! Basi MALL. “Ca: Pullman Buffet ors, New York aud Wasbin, ‘0 Jacksonville, uciting at Salisbury with Pullman Sieeyer for Asbevllis and Het springs, N. Kooxviile, Chattanooga and Memphis, Tenn., at Charlotte with Pull- mau Sleeper for Augusta. Pullman Buffet Sleep sr New York to New Orleans, uniting at Charictte with Pullman Sleeper for Birmingham. Connests at Lyochburg with C. and O. Railway for Lexi ton daily except Sunday, and Natural Bridge daily, Selid train Washington’ to New Orleans without change, | Ding Cag service, | Sunset uy Conducted Tourist’ Excursion ‘Th: Sleeper this train every Wednesday to San Hrancisee with: cut change. —Local for Front ome Strasburg and 401 v. Harrtsonbacg, daily, except Sunday 4:01 P.M,—Dally.Local for Charlottesville. 10:45 " BP. M. — Dally. — WASHINGTON AND SOUTHWESTERN VESTIBULED LIMITED, com- posed of Pullman Vestibuled Sleepers, Dining Cars and 4 Coaches. Pullman Sleepers New York to Nushville, ‘Teun, via Asheville, Knoxville sod attanooga; New York tp Tampa, via Charlotte, Coiumbia, Savannah and’ Jacksovvilie, and Now Xerk to Memphis, via Birmit im, New York to New Orleans, via Atlanta and Monty Ubuled Day Coach Washington to Al em Railway Dining Ves- South- ‘ar Greensboro’ to Montgom- ey TRAINS ON WASHINGTON AND OHIO DIVI- SION leave Wasbligton #201 a. pu. duily, except Sunday, and 6:25 p, Suly for Koand Hunk; 4:82 pom. Gally® except Sexe Gay, for Leesburg, and 6:25 p.m. dally for Hera- don. Retarniug, vrrive at Washingtop §:26 daily, and 8:40 p.m. Sunday only, und daily, except Sunday, from Round Hill, 7 duly, éxcept Sundey, from Herndon, 8:34 a. daily, except Sundiy, from Leesburg. ‘whi irae from the south arrive at Wasb- aye fincrisonburg. 12:00 "wove “aatly Sesnast 4 sonburg, 12: exc! 5 aud 9:33 pm. dally and 8:30 a.m. dally ruin Charlottesville. ei Tickets, Sleeping Car reservation and inferma- ton farnished at offices, 705 15th st. o.w., S1L Pennsylvania Seas and at = Penospivania’ Railroad “Cab service ca Peni FRANK 8. GANNON, 34 Vice Prest. & Gea. Mgn 3M. CULP, ‘TraMe Manager. " L. S. BROWN, Gen. Agt. Pass. Dept.