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JVnfc WLhlig Wl&ki&n&l illi&tncX! ESTABLISHED 1SOO. APRIL 20.1S90. PAGES 9 TO 16 BEFORE HIS OWN SHRINE. TOUCHING PICTURE OV AUGUSTIN DALY AT "WORSHIP. Herald Reporter Talccs Advantage of His Semi-Entranced Condition and In terviews Him "With the Aid of a Sllnd Rcadcr Alleged Ideas of the MannRor. August Augustin Daly ! Yes, it was be. That square-crowned, rare old hat, those baggy trousers, those expansive feet above all, that Impressive pose of deep abstraction, that mystic, eerie, awful air of self convicted genius It could be none else. Soli tary as became his lllustriousuess-ness he stood in an attitude of reverential, almost prayerful contemplation, reposing his crooked and emi nent elbows on the breast-high guard-rail which runs round behind the ultimate row of seats on the orchestra floor of the National Theatre. His Jovian jaw was firmly yet softly set; the westerly elevation of his face was eloquent with all the surface symptoms of gentle reverie and two days' neglect of his razor; and from beneath his arching brows shot stageward those beams of beautiful incandescent luminosity which even in states of partial intellectual coma etill gleam in the eyes of transcendent genius. A moment two moments passed, and still the great man stood there silent, moveless, far-withdrawn into the Innermost penetralia of his own sublimely concentrated consciousness. Then a change came o'er the contour of hio counte nance. The set of his Jovian jaw almost im perceptibly softened, his classic chin dropped down a sixteenth of an inch nearer his neglig6 necktie, and a faint wave of mild emotion un dulated backward among the roots of the two days' stubble on his cheek and broke against the outer reeflets of his ear. As it passed, this wave of emotion swept before it all the rough 6and-ridges of expression and left behind only the subdued serenity of worship and of prayer. Mr. Daly was deeply moved. The contempla tion of the splendor of his own work, the con cretion of his own genius in the absolute artis tic perfection of the performance then going forward on the stage had overcome him as he gazed, and he worshipped humbly at his own shrine. It was a beautiful and a touching sight, and The Sunday Hehald reporter who saw it felt that life was Indeed worth living; that whether he drew an approximation prize this month or not he had not lived in vain. But as the reporter gazed he was filled with nameless terror. lie had come to interview Mr. Daly, and his sensitive soul recoiled in panic from the thought of breaking in upon those impromptu rollgious exercises which he was witnessing at a respectful distance. How could he ever dare to draw nearer that august Augua tin presence and drag down from its Himalayan heights of worship or haul up from its abysmal abysses of contemplation, that transcendent spirit ? The reporter had talked familiarly with Senators, judges, statesmen, great and small; he had shaken hands with Gen. Grant; he had traveled in the same Pullman car with Russell Harrison; he had mingled cigarette smoke with Charlie Hoyt, and ho had drunk over the samo bar with the author of "Listeu to My Tale of Woe," but never before had ho felt that sense of goneness about the regions of the diaphragm, that utter collapse of courage which now assailed him. But he remembered the stern mandate of his editor, and he resolved at least to attempt the discharge ot his duty, even if he perished. Respectfully he approached and in soft, flat tering accents whispered in the nigh ear of Mr. Daly the object of his mission. The great head slowly turned; the luminous eyes gazed with mild reproach into the reporter's; then the great head turned away again. Once moro the reporter broke the awful silence. The great head slowly shook, and as from the depths of some enchanted cave these sounds welled up: "Ah, no, it cannot be. You know not what you ask. I have never, at home or abroad, con sented to talk to an interviewer. In my wisdom I have not deemed it best." Then with a sound like the noise of a Water bury watch that has bust its mainspring, the re porter could hear Mr. Duly withdraw into him self; and thereafter 6ilence fell about him like a mountain dew, so thick and chill that the re porter hastily took two live-grain quinine capsules to ward off a cold. Ho essayed to speak ngalu in the dulcet accents of persua sion, but ho saw that Mr. Daly was so lost In contemplation of the glories of his own handi work upon tho stage that it would be an easier task to find Sllcott than to find him. So with a sad heart tho would-bo interviewer turned away, his ta6k unaccomplished, his mis sion unfulfilled. He was about to rushoutinto tho night, when ho caught 6lght ot an acquaint ance who is possessed of wonderful gifts as a mind-reader, A bold and happy thought struck tho newspaper man. Would it be possible to interview Mr. Daly with tho aid of the mlud-reader? It could at least bo tried. Iu an iustant the mlud-reader was seized, dragged into tho lobby, and the great scheme sprung upon him. At first ho was paralyzed with astonishment at tho boldness of tho proposition. Then ho smiled at tho novelty of it. Then enthusiastically he consented to try it. Tho next moment tho reporter and tho mind reader were leaning upon tho guard-rail as near as discretion allowed to tho only great theatri cal manager. Tho mlud-reader was nearest the intended victim of his experimentation, and almost touched elbows with him. The condi tions wero unfavorable to the success of tho un dertaking, hut tho mind-reader energetically concentrated all his powers of psychologization and sailed in, When ho felt himself en rapport with his unsuspectiug subject he made a sign to the newspaper mau. "Can you tell mo first what is going on in his mind ?" whispered tho latter, "llo 16 thinking," slowly and softly answered tho mind-reader, "how beautiful are tho works of genius aud what wonders can bo wrought with such common mortals as Ada Rehau, John Drew, and James Lewis by a man of high artis tic tasto and A No. lintellectualltyllkohimself. Now he is lost in a dreamy haze of soulful ad miration of tho beauty, tho esjmt, the grace of the performance all tho result of his own Na poleonic managerial ability." "Now suggest to him, psychologically, tho question, What aro tho qualities necessary in a theatrical manager in order to achieve tho success ho himself has achloved ?" "His mind has taken in tho question." said the mind-reader after n long pause. Bwers. as if following tho trail of "Tin nn. bis own thoughts, that the first requisite, of course, Is genius of the highest order genius which com bines the most eminent executive ability, pro found knowledge of how to manage men and women and mould them to its own purposes, the highest development of tho artistic temper ament, and encyclopedic acquaintance with dramatic literature. Then there must bo pres ent the capacity to adapt tho plays of foreign authors and make them over as if they wore one's own, and lastly tho preeminently success ful manager must have the courage to acknowl edge to himself that ho knows it all when he does know it all as Mr. Augustin Daly does, for instance and ho must firmly keep down where they belong in complete subjection to himself all the inferior intellects which he U6es to realize the sublimo Inspirations of his genius. Ho must not be afraid to treat them with wholesome contempt and contumely nor to trample down what they In their weakness and blindness regard as their individual inter ests in order that ho may work out his own grand success." "And now suggest to his mind," whispered the reporter, "the question, Is the American stage degenerating?" ''I have done so," answered the mind-reader, after considerable delay. "The thought is so out of line with his own previous thoughts that it has somewhat broken the continuity. But ho has come around to it now. He reflectively answers that he knows little of the unimportant and inferior theatres of America, but that at Daly's Theatre, Thirtieth street and Broad way, New York, the American stage has now reached the highest point of development yet attained, and that it shows not the faintest symptoms of approaching decay. I hero is no danger, he thinks, that a period of degeneracy will set iu while the house at Thirtieth street and Broadway remains under the superb personal direction of Mr. Augustin Daly." "And now turn his thoughts In another di rection," said the reporter, solto voce. "Ask him if he thinks it is possible or necessary for a theatrical manager to be a gentleman." "This suggestion has evidently given his mind a great shock," whispered the psychological operator, after some time. "It is evidently en tirely foreign to his thoughts. He takes it in slowly, and" But before the mlud-reader could say more the only great American theatrical manager suddenly whirled about and fled into the lobby. TO HKLiP THE FARMERS. Provisions of a Remarkable IJIll Intro duced by Representative Feathorston. A remarkable bill is that now before the Agri cultural Committee, entitled "A bill to provide for the relief of the agricultural population of the United States, aud to promote and encour age agriculture." Hon. L. P. Featberston, of Arkansas, who successfully contested the seat occupied by Congressman Cate, is the author of the bill, and judging from tho number of letters of inquiry he has received on the subject, it is evidently attracting atteution from tho farmers. The bill Is carefully drawn, and starts out by calling attention to the impoverished condition of the farmers and farm laborers, and the fact The Featberston bill proposes to relievo that many crops aro grown at an actual loss, the distress of the farmers by providing that any citizen who owns and resides upon any tract of land containing not less than ten nor more than three hundred and twenty acres of land, one-half of which is iu actual cultiva tion, may apply to the Secretary of tho Treas ury aud secure a loan not to exceed one-half the assessed value of tho land and improve ments thereou. Tho loans are to run for not less than five nor moro than ten years, at the rate of 2 per cent, per annum. A bureau of loans is to bo established in tho Treasury De partment to attend all business relating to loans. Loan agents are to bo appointed in each Congressional district composed, wholly or in part, of agricultural lands. Upon receipt of application for a loan tho application is to bo turned over to tho agent, whoso duty shall bo to examine into tho title and assessed value of tho tract of land upon which the loan is asked. If tho land is unencumbered and tho applicant has a clear title then the mortgage blanks, pro vided for by the bill, aro filled out and a draft for the amount of tho loan Is sent tho applicant. The interest on the loan is to be paid annually, but a failure to pay the Interest two consecutive years entitles the Government to foreclose. Tho lands reverting to tho Government by foreclos ure are to bo "added to the public domain and held for sale to actual settlers at the amount loaned thereon with 10 per cent, added there unto." Tho bill is constructed somewhat on a lino with tho views entertained by Senator Stanford. Au intelligent Western farmer, iu conversation with The Sunday Hehald reporter on tho Featberston bill, said; "I have made a close study of Mr, Fcatherston's relief bill, aud I must say it hits tho nail squarely on tho head. Wo fanners aro as deserving of the Govern ment as the baukers and money leuders. Tho Secretary of the Treasury designates certain banks to bo Government depositories, and tho banks have the use of Uncle Sam's money with out interest, but wo have to pay interest to tho banks for all the money wo borrow from them." 'Mr. Featberston," continued the farmer, "deserves tho thanks of tho agricultural classes, and his constituents aro to bo congratulated on having a representative who so well under stands their wants." To Anglers. The attention of auglers is invited to tho splendid lino of split bamboo, Bethabara, lance wood, and Dagama rods from the well-known establishments of Abbey & Imbrie, Thomas J, Couroy, Fred Divine, Fred Mallison, William Mills & Sou, Chubb, etc. They are beyond question tho finest fishing rods ever brought to Washington, and far sur pass In excellence of material aud workmau ship any heretofore introduced. It is a marvel how such superior rods cau be sold at such low prices. Also, just received, a few of tho cele brated steel rods, made by tho Bristol Steel Rod Company. Tho specialties iu tackle embrace tho latest improved lluesand hooks for Potomac black bass ilshiug aud the best articles that money can purchase. Get our of fine fishing tackle specialties. new catalogue M. A. Taiwan, 1013 Pennsylvania avenue northwest. PROBLEMS OF ALUMINUM. HOW SOM13 OF BY . TnKJt WERE DENTIST. SOLVED With the Result of Tlrlnging About a Practical Revolution In Dontliitry The Price of tho "Wonderful JU'etal Raduccd to !$tB a Pound A .Factory Here. It has long been known that the element aluminum was moro abundant than any other metal; in fact, that tho stability of the crust of tho earth on which we tread is largely depen dent upon tho strong cementing bond of alum inum that holds tho rocks and clay In such a firm grasp that even the elements aud the tooth of time cannot destroy It. So strongly has aluminum held all other elements in her em brace that It has greatly ballled the skill of the alchemist over 6ince its first discovery to sepa rate it; i. c, to obtain it in a state of purity from its environments. Sir Humphrey Davy iu 1S07 tried to isolate the metal aluminum by decomposing its oxido alumina with tho electric current, and while he failed in the attempt the brilliancy of his thought is fully proven in the fact that now after a lapse of eighty years aluminum is being produced commercially by the electric current. Oerstedt in 1834, Wohler in 1827, and Devllle iu 1854 each distinguished himself by his con tributions in Isolating aluminum, and the lat ter especially In determining many of the won derful properties of this peculiar metal, which has been a puzzle to all metallurgists through all these years. Various means have been sought to extract alumluum cheaply from the clays and rocks In which it is found in such abundance, but, on account of its refractory nature, without marked success, until within a few months. The dif ficulty and expense of producing aluminum, to gether with the greater difficulity of employing it in the arts, as it could not be cast, welded, or soldered, discouraged the employment of cap ital in its production, and hence it was only produced by chemists in a small way as a thing of curiosity or novelty, and not of general use in the arts. It therefore has remained for a solution of the difficulty of working aluminum, easily aud cheaply, to create a demand for this wonderful metal, which scientists aud artisans recognized as possessing peculiar properties that would place it iu the front rank of all metals, if a suc cessful method of workiug it could be devised. rnoi'EHTiES or aluminum. Among the properties that mark aluminum are to be named its extreme lightness, being only one-tenth the weight of platinum, one eighth the weight of gold, and one-fourth tho weight of silver, copper, or iron. Like plati num and gold, it possesses the royal properties of not oxidizing or tarnishing by exposure to the air, or being acted upon by nitric and sul phuric acid. Unlike silver, copper, and iron, it is not acted upon by sulphur, and hence docs not turn black like; silver and copper, or red like iron, when exposed to sulphurated vapors. Aluminum is very malleable, and may be forged or rolled as perfectly as gold or 6ilver. It is beaten into as thin leaves as either of these metals, as no other useful metal can, and is now largely used instead of gold and silver for decorating, as It is much more durable than sil ver, and less expensive by far than either gold or silver. It Is very ductile and can be drawn into very fine wire that by anneallug becomes very flexible and tenacious. The tensile strength of aluminum In propor tion to its weight is equal to steel, and by alloy ing steel with only a small per cent, of aluminum gives to steel double tho usual tensile strength. As a conductor of heat aluminum has no equal, taking it rapidly and parting with it slowly, and liencc well adapted for the manu facture of surveying, mathematical, and astro nomical instruments, as well as for watches, from tho case to the hairspring. It is susceptible to great variety of temper, by annealing cau bo made soft and flexible, or by tempering can be made hard and rigid. Aluminum is very sonorous, having a musical metallic ring resembling 6ilver. It can be used to much better advantage than silver for plat ing the baser metals, and may itself be beauti fully electroplated with gold. Al'l'LICAU'ION IN TIIK All'i'S. In view of all these properties alumluum has long been looked to as tho coming metal that would take a prominent place in tho arts, when over it could bo successfully worked aud cheaply produced, aud hence there havo been many in veutors aud thinkers engaged during tho last quarter of a century to solve these two difficul ties in tho way of its universal introduction. Civilization moves in cycles, epochs, or ages. Iu Its early period there was tho stone age, then came the lion age, and now wo aro entering tho alumluum age, which is evolving very rapidly, aud, like evolutions generally, with au acceler ated speed. These advances in tho evolution of man have not been accldeuts, but havo come along lu au orderly way, and have been tho fruitage of an aspiration of beuovolent thinking minds, seeking to alleviate tho ills and enlarge jho goods to their fellow-men. From a single profession born with this cen tury, and within tho United States, has come some of the greatest blessings of the century to the civilized world. To Dr. Morton, a dentist of Bostou, we aro indebted for tho discovery aud application of amusthetlcs for the alleviation of sufferiug in surgical operations. To Dr. Gray, of Chicago, belongs tho credit of Inventing and first making public tho telephone, while to Dr. Carroll, a dentist of Meadville, Pa., belougs tho good fortune of solving tho long-sought prob lem of castiug, welding, and soldcriug aluminum successfully, and thus rendering its uso practi cal lu tho arts. This success was attained through years of experiments with aluminum, to supply his patients, who had been so unfortu uate as to loso their teeth, with a moro perfect substitute thau had hitherto been devised by his profession. Tho oldest artificial denture ex taut was made by a Philadelphia dentist for George Washington, and cousisted of two narrow gold bands, bent to somewhat correspond with Uio 6hapo of the two jaws, and held against tho gums by two springs attached at the back part of tho jaw. To these bands In a crude way was attached teeth carved out of bone, which was made to do passably good service; so says tho distinguished patient, in n letter to his dentist, which is now preserved in a museum, along with the dentures named. The next advance in this direction was making porcelain teeth, mounted on gold or silver plates, struck up be tween metallic dies. But silver would not with stand the action of tho fluids of tho mouth, and gold was too expensive for tho masses. Then about one-fourth century ago rubber was largely substituted for gold on account of its cheapness for dentures, but It was soon found to bo deleterious to health on account of being n non conductor, often producing congestion and in flammation to the mouth aud throat. Men of advanced thought in tho dental pro fession, recognizing in aluminum the properties of lightness and strength, conductivity, and purity, peculiarly fitting it for a dental plate, sought to use it for that purpose a quarter of a century ago, but, alas 1 no one could solder it as they did gold, or cast it successfully. Tho difficulties in the way of casting aluminum aro, first, its extreme lightness, which precludes it being poured when melted into a mould so as to take a fine sharp cast; and second, its great contraction in cooling prevented it taking ac curately the form of any desired model. After a long conducted series of experiments Dr. Carroll entirely overcome this difficulty by first making tho aluminum of commerce, which always contains quite a largo per cent, of iron and silica, chemical pure, and then alloying it with a small per cent, of royal metals that over come tho contraction. Then ho devised an automatic gas or gasoline furnace, with pneu matic crucible appliances, whereby tho alumi num is unuer periect control wuen incited, ana can be forced by air Into a matrixof any desired form with perfect accuracy. Mr. Richards, in his valuable work on aluminum, published in 18S7, said, "No one knows how to cast it," and "that If any one would take un tho castinc of aluminum and bring it into vogue as a current industrial operation there is no doubt that the metal would be freely used in tho finer branches of practical mechanics." This statement has been fully verified, as shown by the increased demand which has sprung up since tho difficulties of working it havo been successfully demonstrated by tho Car roll methods. This increased demand for alumi num has stimulated inventors and capitalists to embark iu this enterprise, resulting iu tho pro duction of aluminum much cheaper aud more abundant, so that instead of only a few pounds being produced and sold at a cost of $15 per pound, as was the case two years since, now tons are produced and placed upon tho market atless than two dollars per pound. Until recently France and England and Germany possessed the monopoly of the entire out-put of aluminum made by the old Wiihlcr and Deville sodium process. But history repeats itself, and now tho suggestion of Davy of producing aluminum by electricity after a lapse of nearly a century has been made practical here in tho United States, and large quantities are uow being manufactured very cheaply at Pittsburg, Pa., Newport, Ky., also by the Carroll Aluminum Manufacturing Company, of New York, with a branch office at Washington, D. C, who claim to have the cheap est method yet invented of producing pure aluminum successfully. This company is or ganized with a large capital for manufacturing and utilizing aluminum in the arts, and propose to manufacture cutlery, tableware, and many other useful and ornamental articles from alumi num. They are now supplying the S. S. White Dental Manufacturing Company, II. D. Justi, and other leading dental depots and dentists gen erally with their aluminum dental appliances. They state that it will only be a short time at the present progress being made in tho produc tion when the price of aluminum will bo as cheap, bulk for bulk, as iron, when its use will no longer be confined to small articles, but Mill be used in combination with or as a substitute for iron and steel wherever they aro now used. TRICKS OF HORSE TRADERS. How the Gyps Manage to Get Kid of DJb eased and Vlcloiib Animals. "It has been a practice for some time past," remarked a prominent livery man, "for sharp farmers and gypsies to hawk their battered-up plugs about tho streets of the central poition of the city, disposing of them by trading or for ca6h. They have in several instances interfered with public traffic, and this caused tho arrest of several of them tho other day. Where do they get these horses ? Well, most of them aro worn-out old horses that they pick up about tho city and adjacent country for a very low figuie. They doctor them up in various ways. And these ways aro often, to say tho least, most cruel. For instance, a horse that is troubled with tho heaves is simply starvedfor several days in order to prevent them from exposing their malady by the drawing in of their sides and other sierns of this disease, which ceaso when tho starving pro cess is resorted to. Again a horse that is hardly able to stagger about on his worn-out legs will havo a pleco of bruised ginger inserted beneath his tail, which will sting him cruelly, and cause him to rear and prance in his agony. Tho un initiated buyer will take this as a sign of a high spirited animal. Horses that aro vicious or wild aro given largo hypodermic doses of mor phine. Tills renders them stupid, aud to all appearances gentlo and mild. In this way tho most vicious bruto in tho world will sometimes bodlsposedof forfamllydrlvlug. A burr placed uudar the tall for poor horses is an old and oft-resorted-to means of produciug speed. Stimu lants similar to those used by men aro given horses often in enormous doses. Whisky iu commonlyused, and if ovcryou purchase ahorse, whether from one of thoso shady dealers or of a friend, for that matter for it seems to bo im possible to enter into a horso deal without somo trickery smell tho horse's breath to see if ho has been doctored," Court Plaster For Kid Gloves. A contributor to tho Ladies' Home Journal says a good way to mend a ripped kid glovo is not to sew it, but to take a small pieco of court plaster or surgeon's plaster, (the latter is tho better,) turn your glovo wrong sido out and neatly apply tho plaster over tho rent or rip, first having drawn the rent part of the glovo nicely together. Now, if this has been neatly done, you cannot perceive where tho rip was. If the rip or tear Is not a very largo one it may bo mended iu this manner; but; It tho rip Is a largo one it should be nicely 6ewn and then tho court plaster applied in tho manner described. Tho Trouble and Time It takes you to inspect our boys' and children'o department will bo amply rewarded. Our stock is complete and our prices aro tho very lowest. See our $3 child's 6ult. Ei6eman Bros., 7th & E, manufacturing clothiers aud tailors. No family should bo without a crato of It. Portner Browing Co.'s celebrated beers. IN HEAL ESTATE CIRCLES. THE IJIG ROOM IN F STREET PROP ERTY ST JIiI. ON. A Syndicate Offers $30 a Foot for tho Ma sonic Toniplo Property The Offer Re fused The Proposed Extension of tho Eclclngtou Road. Thirty dollars per foot was offered by a syn dicate last week for the Masonic Temple prop erty, on tho northwest corner of Ninth and F streets, but It was declined. It is held at 40, aud there seems to bo no weakening In tho price. About 533 per foot was paid for tho op posite and moro dcsirablo corner by the Wash ington Loan and Trust Company a short timo since, but tho Masonic building has a frontage of 131 feet on F street, while the old St. Cloud has only 52 feet front, aud for this reason, of course, tho former Is more valuable and will command a greater price. Tho highest figure ever paid for F-street ground was for the north cast corner ot Thirteenth aud F streets, which was included iu Mr. John W. Thompson's largo purchase a weok ago. This property, fronting 25 feet on F street aud 05 feet on Thirteenth street, brought $39 per square foot. Senator Harris is active and earnest In his ef forts to havo tho Eckiugtou Railroad hill, allow ing that road to run from New York avenuo along Fifth to Ninth street and along G street to Fifteenth street, pass tho Senate. This branch, if built, will be of great service, giving, as it will, direct transportation from tho centre of the city to two flourishing suburban villages. Tho Eckington Road has given its patrons good service, its management nas neen conservative and successful, and there is no road more de serving the privllage of this valuable franchise. A petition signed by 159 real estate owners and residents on G street from Fifth to Fifteenth street; by tho president and board of directors of the Equitable Building Association; by seventy-five employes at the Census Bureau, headed by Superintendent Porter; by Commis sioner Raum and 115 employes at the Pension Office, and by Rev. James A. Buck, Chaplain Soldiers' Home, praying for the passage of the bill, was introduced by Senator Harris Wednes day last. SUHUKI5AN NOTES. The bill authorizing the Brightwood Railroad Company to construct a branch line to Takoma Park was passed in the Senate Saturday last, subject to an amendment offered by Senator Gorman, providing a clear roadway of at least thirty feet. Tho bill was passed Iu tho Houso two months ago, and there is no fear that this provision will bo objected to when the bill is referred back to that body for rcpassago. This will give direct communication between Takoma and tho heart of AVasbington by street railway, and, notwithstanding its excellent accommoda tions by steam road, it will bo of great con venience to the dwellers In that town, for town it is now, incorporation having been granted a few weeks past, and a general election of mayor, board of council, etc., will take place early in May. Rockville real estate is quite active, while the distance from our city places it practically beyond a Washington suburb, yet many of our citizens have invested there. The two recent subdivisions have been a success, at least so far as the sale of lots is concerned. Their im provement is a matter for tho future. Tho land recently purchased by Mesrss. Ahern aud Cummin, of Washington, will shortly bo sub divided and placed upon the market. Mr. B. H. Warner recently bought ninety acres near the station for $15,000, but it is not thought that he will develop tho property for the present. The petition presented by the Montgomery County commissioners to the property-holders on tho old Rockvillo and Georgetown pike, in which the Rockvillo and Tculoytowu Railroad Company is to have a 10-foot right of way along that road, has been signed complete, and tho right of way will now bo grauted by the commissioners, ritOMINEN'f SALES. B. K. Plain has sold for $02,845 all of square 735, bounded by North Carolina avenue, Second and E streets southeast, to J. F. Waggaman. Sub-lots 4 to 27, 34 to 45, and 53 to 57, square 88, fronting on B, C, and Eldridgo streets, be tween Twentieth and Twenty-flrsfstreets north west, havo been sold by Maggie F. Riley to F. Aigeltinger for 538,409. The Great Falls Ico Company has secured at a cost of $20,000 tho) Bradley, Gunnell's, and Palmer wharves, located between Tenth aud Eleventh and G and Water streets. An improved frontage of 10 feet 8 inches on E6treet near Thirteenth, being No. 1219, hi ought $8 per foot at auction Monday last. Mrs. E. Witthaft was tho purchaser. A, P, Glover has sold au undivided fifth in terest in tho Dumblane tract, part of Friend ship, of F. G. Nowlands, for $35,915. Voodward & Lothrop havo purchased a frontage of 28 feet on Eleventh street, between F aud G, of Alice E. McBride, for $37,500. is, F. Gilbert it Co. havo sold to II. 1. Wagga man a portion of Widow's Mite, fronting 137 feet on Woodley Lauo road, for $35,000, ItUILDING l'UOJECTS. Mr, E. Francis Riggs has plans for an apartment-house, which ho will build at tho corner of Seventeenth and II streets northwest, Tho structure will bo six stories and basement, with a fiontago of 80 feet on II street and 30 feet on Seventeenth street; cost, $70,000, Dr. Ralph Walsh's late residence and adjoin ing buildings on Now York avenuo will bo re constructed into a fiat. When completed the building will bo five stories high and contain steam heat and a passenger elevator. Tho im provements will cost $10,000. Senator Sherman is building fifteen brick dwellings on Third street, between G aud II streets northeast, at an aggregato cost of $35, 000. ' Baldwin & Pennington havo completed plaus for tho St. Mary's Church, on Fifth street north west, to cost$02,000, and operations will at once be commenced for its construction. Dr. L, L. Frederick will erect a handsomo dwelling on tho southwest corner of Fourth and East Capitol streets, at a cost of $10,000. Permits have been issued to tho Capital In vestment Company to erect six brick dwellings on Tenth street, between D aud E streets south east. A. M. Gokman, 025 F street northwest. Guard Against tho Possibility oi" Catching Cold By getting a light-weight overcoat. Wo have them from $10 up. Eiseiuan Bros., 7th & E, manufacturing clothiers and tailors. MU H.'ii! J;feyrajaAg.