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rial l.irrrlan.
*"W TH? CVSTO* Wax IM*rOCR4?Il>?th* first
MEMORIAL DAT ? TUB UTAKI.ISfl* ENT OP TH?
ORAND AUT Of TSS KEi'l'BLlC?HtSTORT OF TBS
ORDER ID THIS LTTT.
Decoration Day has Dearly reached Its majority.
Twenty yean ago the ?Hh of May was observed
jfcs Memorial Day for the first time. Each succeed
ing )earon the 30th of May a beautiful tribute
his been paid to the dead. As flowers bare been
*J>l;iced on the graves, the deeds of the fallen
Soldiers of the I n Ion have been celebrated In
I???try and In eloquent periods. Wherever a
?oi lier lies burled there hts comrades gather. In
this city and Its vicinity the remains of thousands
M soldiers are Interred. Their i omrades still
1'Tlng are here In great numbers, and so the cere
luordes of Dee-oration Day have always been elabo
rate. This year will be no exception to tin; rule.
The arrangments for the day are under the direc
tion of the Grand Army of the Kepubllc. commit
tees from that body have been appointed and are
Bow engaged iu arranging the details.
COS a AMIES I IMOI.NS OKLISK.
Id the general orders Issued by lliaa. P. LlncolD.
^snmander of the Department of the Potomac,
sk.ecting the observance of the day, he says: "This
day Is our pledge, the pledge of tt.e people, that
Hone of these, nor any wuo have gone on with the
advance of the ever lengthening column of our
s ccred dead, shall sleep In a neglected grave. Me
morial Day comes not only to remind us of our duty
to the departed, out gives us graleful occasion to
express the unrolling love which Is ever present In
our hearts" C ommander Lincoln suggests that
the clergy during ihe services In their various
tburchesoo Sunday, May VT7, make special refer
ence to Memorial Day, and, wherever practicable
posts are requested to attend such services In a
Isxly, wearing tne U. A. K. unllorm. The assist
ance of teachers and pupils ot me schools and
others In supplying flowers. In the past, is grate
fully at know .edged, and its continuance earnestly
requested.
THE COMMTTEIS.
committees have been appointed as follows:
Lxecutlve committee?chaa. P. Lincoln, depart
ment commander, chairman; John Cameron,
a-slst vnt adjutaut general, secretary; Nathan R
J r? ntl< e, assistant "lUartermaMer gtner !L treas
urer; i rank H. sprague; Kenj. P. iiawkes, A. H.
O. K1 hardsou, Geo. JC. Corson, D. S. Alexander
Harrison Dlngman, Chas. C. Koyce, Win. Gibson.
>. S. Burden, Newton M. Brooks. Jerome b. Burke
>?wton Perree. A. C. Paul, C.O. Bollinger. Fred.
Brackett, a. Hart, Thou. it. Turnbull, J as. K.
.Sbcabe, Frank H. Evans, John P. VlnaL Geo. 11
Boston, J as. H. Dudley, II. W. Herbert, Samuei
Baxter, Win. M. Potter, W. W. Eldrldge. John P
? nuirh, Solomon E. Paunce, Thos. Galloway Chas.
L. Patten, Geo. J. P. Wood. Jas. H. Bradford,
Andrew J. Huntoon, Samuel A. Lewis, ilenry x
Gassaway, Thos. W. West, J no. P. Smith, Klehard
1?. (.oKlman, iloratlo N. Howard, U. 11. Brower
A. s. luusmore. m '
Mtv* ption Committee?Department commander
the official staff, post comUianders, and uaot de
partment couanauders.
Finance committee-A. Hart, chairman; A. J.
Jluutoon, A. P. Dtnsmore, A. c. Paul, Pred. Brack
el^J-Jf- V'nai. B. p. Hawkes, A. H. G. Richardson,
J. 1L Bradford, W in. Gibson, T. K. Turnbull. J P
Clieech.
Decorations and trrounds?Newton Ferree G. II.
{?"ton. T. W. West, T. K. Turnbull. W. W.
E.iredge.
1 raiisportatlnn?N. Brooks, chairman; H. A
L**w la, s>. E. Paunce.
t;'",r?e ol exercises at the Soldiers' II-me?
ii. Howard At congressional cemetery?A. J.
liuutoon. At Battleground cemetery?>. B. Pren
tl e. At Oak Hill cemetery?D. W. Houghton. At
*" ? ? ?ek cemetery. Including Logan's tomb
>:vd. Br.token, isolated graves?c. G. Bollinger
and II. X Gassaway. Harmony cemetery?G. H.
Boston.
THK 0RNKKAL PROORAH.
A special feature of the observance this year
Will be the effort to decorate the grave of every
Soldier or sailor in this vicinity, and to enable the
comrades to do this the friends and relatives are
requested to give information as to the location of
graves thai afv perhaps unmarked and, therefore,
unknown. In all cases of this kind brought to the
attention of the Department suitable monuments
Will be erected to mark the graves.
As usual the tualn services will be at Arlington.
The ceremonies at the .Soldiers' Home and Congres
sional cemetery will he held In lue morning so as
to give an opportunity lor ail to reach Arlingiou
In time.
The i?rand Army posts forming the procession
that will go to Arlington will be escorted as lar as
the tree bridge by the District mllltla. their serv
ices being tendered for this duty by lien, ordw ay.
The Marine baud will furnish the music, and the
Old Guard, capt. Edgar commanding, will be iho
Special escort lor the veterans.
*? Km met I re 11 has been appointed officer
il '? SJiLJ*? ^PNtheater at Arlington
will be guarded by Capt. Eiigar's company. The
?d aruiiery band will be at the soldiers Home.
TSS F1HST MEMORIAL DAT EXERCISE*.
Twenty years ago t,en. John A. Logan, at that
time commander-in-chief of the Grand Army of the
Republic, Issued a general order setting apart the
iiuth of May as memorial day. The flrst services
wiere heid In that year, and I he observance thus
inaugurated has been continued down to the pres
ent time. In this order Gen. Logan said: **The
.?Wlh day of May, 1H?m, is designated for the pur.
i*** of strewing with flowers or otherwise decorat
ing the graves of Comrades who died In delen** of
their country during the late rebellion, and whose
t*>aiea now Us in almost every city, village and
Hamlet church yard In the land. In this Observ
ance no form of ceremony Is prescribed, but posts
and comrades will in their own way arrange such
Btung services and testimonials of respect as clr.
i uinstances may pernilt. W e are organUed com
lades, as our regulations tell us, for the purpose
among oih^r things. <A pre*rviug and streunt henl
Irig those kind and fraternal feelings which have
lt* soldiers, sailors and marines,
ho united to suppress the late rebellion. What
ran aid more to aasure this result than cherishing
Jf lhe n"'luoc> of our heroic dead, who made
twirh^ana a barricade between our country and
THl OSIGIX OF THI GRAND AR*T.
The custom th-ia inaugurated by the (irand
Army in Its infancy has grown with its growth
twill memorial day,or Decoration Day as it is gen
erally called, has become a recognized public holl
?jay. throughout the North at least, only two
years before this order was Issued the flrst steo*
?,>erri^e.Vhat leU 10 lhe orlfanuatlon known as
the GraAd Army of the Kepubllc. In March, lstio.
a Dumber oi e?-soidien? met with the late i>r. iien
)amin P. Stephenson In Springfield, lit wher?
they all Uved. Dr. HiepneSTOd*hUd'^2
Conlerences previously in regard to the best fosm
? K 10 perpef Uate the sentiment Of
coiaradeahlp that had . haracterued the soldiers
w hile engaged In defense of their country. At this
time, however, a permanent organization Was not
perfected. An obligation, however, was admlnls
G red and the manus.r.pi of a ritual was read.
?T; ^ "? correspc.uddnce
withsold.ers In Decatur, and on April ?, lh?o in
company with some from Springfield.
to Decatur and formally muJ
The1"^1^ .nV lh* "^ regular
? ?prtn?lleUI coiuraU?*M aiiv^dv
"! or,Vr' but not formally organized
Into a post, then completed the organization of
Kephen^n Po^, No. *i a month or twoiafer a
Bieellng known as a department il convention, now
called an encampment, was held at spnniffleld.
,J?hn ML Pairner. then ot CarUnviUe
elected department comuiandcr and Dr!
Stephenson Was recognUed by n*solutlon
And otherwise as founder of the order and provi
sional commander-in-chief. Noeffort had yet been
except by correspondence, to extend the
order to the Eastern sol lif-ry, and with the exis-n.
the new organization was mainly
Jt Is said that the movement was regarded with
suspicion in some nuarters, and it wa* thouzht to
Dean effort to form an organization som>-whi<t
Similar to the Society of the f incinnat" T?X Hme
J "in the case of the earl er *o
ciety, that the undency was to establish a mill
*aty aristocracy which some day might b-come
powerful enough to overturn the Constitution.
However, in spite of misrepresentation on the
?parlor enemies and lack of zeal on the pirt of
?r*Jut"ly gained ground.
In September, ls?j, the National boldlen.' and
^lora convention met at Pittsburg, Pa., acd the
Army was talked up among the del? gates,
ihe resu.t Was most favorable to the lnfi.ntor
*aiBtl'rn soldiers were obll.
f orkanlzatlon of po?ts In Philadel
puia, Pittsburg and Uds city followed.
TB? crdbr rv mis crrr.
Post Na l was organized In this city October K
lsuii. The charter, which Is written and signed
Xy Dr. Stephenson, is still preserved, and Is care.
*^'^,rrY?txl "n"1 bung on the wall ot the oost
?jjowa-^ v?n^Uii?4 u"'"tl,JUe<l In the charter are^s
?Vi^Tn'wi w. ^^''hall, H. a. Hail. D. s. curUs.
? i T li**.?' 8*U1"'* J- Koyce w A
ttly' K K 1W,U and Will
SLort. 1 be urotr eiu?*d to oiept with i ivnr in
Dn?l naiionjii f?camniDent
at lartlanapolMXovcmber-*0l in<l del,
were
iumo Ltativ^i fr*?m t4?n ?tAU->v The ntniki^r
coatee represented had doubled by the tCe Ue
Was
llslssL At thai ume there were 7?* SUbJrT^
the membership grew with rapuiuthe
presidential campaign of 1SUH it ?a> charg"f that
Ihs Grand Army was a secret poducalWuit
the object being to secure the political advancel
p?l oi ltsmembera These chaTges, though Slw
to have been without foundation? y?t Li^Jvd
seriously tbe order, checked Its growth and s.-?.,.?i
to threaten Its life. Tne membership in this cllv
reached s very low ebb, and In 1S75 there were
only sixty-six members of the Grand Army hera
Ptwts were obliged to surrender their charter^
Previous to this the posts had Increased to fou/
teen. The cloud of suspicion under which the
Grand Army rested was graduaUy dispelled, and
(ram 1ST6 U began to make strides in advance.
m osowra or ni order.
Ja 18H0 the membership here numbered 974, and
in lsso there were 1,787 members. Last y**r uw
roll of members showed a total of 2^215
sad It is expected from the increase made so far
tfetf the etid of UM present year will show a mem
bership numbering x,sw and more. There are
now Us posts U active membership, and K is pro
possd to organue a sew post to be known as the
Chariot p. stone Post, and to be composed of
Veterans who served under tbe lateQen. Stone.
Th? present ofnoers of the department are: com
mander. claries p. Llacoco; h. V. commander, M.
BooMt Ur?U; J. V. commander, James M. Pipes:
frUiual (Mm;tor, UuraUo N. Ho*art, M. D.; Chap.
lain. Rev. Levi H. York. Offlcl&l staff: John Came
ron, assistant adjutant general; Nathan B. Pren
tice. assistant quartermaster general; John S.
stodder. Inspector; Grwi R. Raum, Judge ad to
cate; Alva 4 Taber, chief mustering ofTlcer.
A taOle prepared by s. K. haunce, formerly ai
slut ant adjutant general, shows the number ot
members for each year or administration of the
department commander rmm the organization of
the department down -to the close ot last year.
The table Is as follows:
l'w, Ttrjtt. Commander. jVo. of Mmbrr*.
I**' Samuel A. Duncan 737
18TO Timothy Luby HB7
ihti Timothy Luby tsK>
1H7-: Timothy Luby 357
1*7.1 Frank H. ?>prague
1M74 Frank U. Sprague 85
1*75 James T. Smith HI
l*7t> Benjamin P. Hawkea 107
1*77 A. H. G. Richardson 116
1H7H iteorge E. Corson l'J7
1K7M llarrt*on IMngman 435
1 msO Charles C. Koyce '17*
1881 William Gibson W?
ls*\' Samuel 8. Burden l,4flB
issa Samuel s. Burdett l,?74
1SS4 lie Alva s. Alexander. 1.5*17
Isk" Newton .M. Brooks 1,787
1?h? Jerome B. Burke
1??7 Jerome B. Burke S^ila
THE PRESENT MEMSERSHtP.
There has been a corresponding growth through
out the entire organization. Beginning with six
or seven hundred members, the Grand Army now
numbers 400,000. It Is estimated by life insurance
experts that of the ?j,"j00,000 men In the service
during the late war, there are now about t*?0,
000 living. Of the survivors of this great
army of veterans it is claimed that nearly one
half are now members of the Grand Army, W 1th
this roll of membership It is not surprising to learn
that since 1871 the Grand Army has disbursed for
cnarllable purposes over two millions of dollars.
Th'-re is a quarter of a million of dollars expended
yearly tor uie relief of the sick and poor of the
veterans of the late war and their families 1 he
almost phenomenal growth of the order In recent
years Is explained partly by the charitable work
that is being done and also by the fact that a? the
soldiers grpw older they feel drawn toward each
other and find a sympathetic comradeship In each
ot tier's society that they experience no where
The Grand Army, the members seem to think,
instead ot having outlived its usefulness la begin
ning to be what it was Intended to be, an organi
zation composed of all the veterans of the late war.
With the experience of the check which the organ
ization received some years ago, the rule prohibi
ting political discussion and political movements
of any kind Is strictly enforced, and tCMlay the
members say that the Grand Army la absolutely
a nun-partisan organization.
KDADI.\4> THE HAND.
I lair Palmist who Told Some of the
IwcnUi ol tier Art.
A Star reporter, when making a social call a
few nights ago, found a large company gathered I
together making experiments in palmistry, or, as
one of them remarked, "having their hands read."
The palmist happened to be a young lady well j
known In social circles, especially for her line voice,
and she was holding the hand of a young gentle
man, explaining his future by the contlguratlon of I
the hand when the reporter entered. The art of
palmistry, orchtromancy, has been called Into play
at many social gatherings during the past season
to add to the Interest ot an evening.
"To what particular use can palmistry be ap- j
piled*" H?n?d the reporter, as soon as the lady had |
succeeded in turning the young man several color#
by her predictions.
"Well, now that's a hard question to answer,"
she said. "1 don't know tnat it's of any particular
use, but then it la Interesting and helps enliven a I
dull ovenlni;, as everybody takes an Interest in It
and to anxious to have his future foretold. Palm
istry,' ?he continued, "seeks by the marks In the
pmin ot the hands certain relations, said by many
and t?*lloved by a few, to be cloiiely allied with the
seven planets."
"Won't you explain some ot the indications of
the hand?" asked the reporter.
The palmist, acquiescing, took the reporter's
hand in her s, aud, having scrutinized It, com
menced by sa> lng: "You re in love." This brought
iorth a shout ironi all present.
"Yes," she continued, "I'm sure you're In love;
With a tall, dark lady."
This announcement caused both the reporter
and a dark young lady In the room some agitation.
"Now. 1 won't go into detail again aud make you I
blush," said the fair palmist, "but court ne myself
strictly to the positions of the different signs and
tell you the meaning ot them."
THE SIGNS.
"Now this elevation (pointing to a slight rising of |
the hand at the root of the thumb) is unoer the
domination of Venus, godiless ol love, and when
ever you see that In great prominence, as on your |
own hand,for instance, you can safely predict that
the possessor is m love, some palmists, however,
Glace that elevation under the domination of
lars, the heathen god of war, and if you take this
last opinion look out lor a person with a large ele
vation at the root of the thumb.for they are tight- ]
era. The placing of the elevation, however, un
der the power of Venus, Is the one most accepted.
The hand Is divided Into ouartera, principally de
voted to Venus, Jupiter, Mercury and Mars. The
quarter devoted to Veuus is that portion of the
band at the bast* of the thumb; that to Jupiter at
the base of the index Anger; that to Mercury at
the bane ol the Utile finger, while Mars has that
quarter ot the hand known as the fleshy part.
LETTERS IN THE LINE*.
??Now," she continued, as the party drew mora j
closely around the reporter, "when the letter A Is i
found In any oneot these quarters It has a meaning |
attached to It. For Instance, when found in the
quarter dominated by Jupiter it is a Sign of
wealth. Auain. when found in the quarter ot Mer
cury, it Is indicative of success In all undertakings.
But when found in Venus' quarter, the possessor
is inconstant. When you tlnd the letter In the
quarter over which Mars predominates it donates
cruelty. Now, the first seven letters of the alpha
bet, representing the seven planets, have each
their particular significance."
"Yes," said the reporter, "but suppose you are
reading the hand ot a chinaman, for Instance, the
formation ot tne letters being different in his
alphabet, how do you do then?"
"\\ ny we read them In their own language to
be sure," was the ready reply. "A good palmist
must be somewhat ot a linguist."'
"What do these little white Hoes upon the fln
ger-ualls mean?" ventured the scribe, pointing to I
some white specks on his linger-halls.
"When tuey are numerous, like yours," answered
she, "they signify that Uie appearances upon
which oue counts are vain."
LEARNED FRO* BOOKS.
"How could one learn this Interesting art?" 1
quickly asked the reporter, as he saw she was I
about to pass another opinion on a particularly
heavy line in his hand on which he was afraid to J
stand trial. _
"Well, that's easily answered," she replied,
"study will do it alL Get some good book on tne
subject and the rest will come naturally. But let
me impress upon you the necessity of these few
requisites to a good palmist. The palmist should
feel neither hate nor love toward the person whose
hand he is examining. The hand examined must
be well washed and the person who possesses it
perfectly cool and calm."
"Which Is the proper hand to be examined?"
asied the reporter.
"I think the right hand to the proper one," an
swered she, "while others maintain that among I
men the right hand Is tne proper oue and among
wom'-n the left hand. You are doubtless aware
I that the lines of the hand are all to be observed in
this sort ot divination. The size, length, color,
I even the depth are also taken into consideration,
so if you ever have occasion to take a young lady's I
band in your own tor the purpose of reading her
future by the lines therein depleted be sure and
remember the lesson I have taught you."
Kitty Klatoar,
"It'll tellin' my "lory, ye'ru asktu*
Nil lire. Miss. there la lit tin to tall;
1 he children are down wld the fay *er.
And rneeill, 1 am not over well.
" 'Wher's PstV Shore, now, ye ars tayaln;
Who knows, when a man is away?
lb' woiuin luuat bide will the babbles.
And uiver be idle or play.
" tint of work** shure ye are rtirbt. Miss.
Not a hapsorth be'? dun* for a year.
"Git al.-iw'it itr Why, 'tia the waehiu'
And a> rubbui' that kapus ua all here.
"VntMi Miss, wlien Pat is a slaycin'
So awale. and a drauiin' ot heaven,
IS by. I tends tbe babbles and washes
Fur yon folks In two twsuty-seven.
"And thin I'll be mlndln' ths rhildsr.
The fayver Is hard ou'em. dear;
V hat ails the lik-s ol ye, lady?
Yerswate eyea 1s wet wld a tsar. .
"Ts see, aa I said, while Pat's slaypin'
I'm airniu' our peunlee for bread.
Or yivimr a aup to 1* or Inhume.
Or puttimf tne babby w bed.
** It keeps me that busy. I n-vsr
Know whether it rams or it auovi
'Unit waahln' ? W hy. bleea ye. dear lady,
aheee pour little lam be would be froze.
"And Pat la that food of me, Isdy.
?Twi.uld make ye to amilr. rould ye sea
Bow he'll coax tor a bit i>( to baccy.
Aud hantfs ruunu the liksa of poor me.
" 'Make him work'? Now my lady ye're foolln';
lx> ynu think he conld -.laud at the tub
And wrtnir out the clothes for the gentry.
Or (o duwu un Ida knees fur to scrub ?
"Pat's a moifhty fine man, thin my lady;
'l?oee he drink!' Hhure, nlver a drop;
Me la aiay. 1111 Pat, an' ha tails ma
'bhurs, kit, >uu will never give up.1
"An* no more will t thin, while my babbies
l're>-|> round on this old cabin floor;
All J Pat, be arnokaa on. ao continual.
And throws me s smack at the door.
" ' Down-hearted?* Oh. bless ye, twate lady.
There's times whin I can't spake a prayer.
The babbtea mayhap wauun' breakfast
And me not a crust for Uie pair.
"Or the meal may be rone from thernpboani.
Or tbe laudloiM haa aak -d for bis nut, ?
Ob. me heart iroea Ousru like a atone. Ml?,
And ma. not ownin's cut
" 'And Pat*? Oh. he jiat woes away thin.
Men cannot tsd<- trouble at horns;
And 1? Well. Kitty McCarthy
Waa rayer nor Kitty Malune."
Oh, tender and troe-baartsd womanhood!
w hetber found m uaitte or cot.
It hat knows the world ol thy viruses.
llow aooii thy toll la foirot!
On the roll of ths army of martyrs
Write a name on a purs whita atone;
Only God and the ahtfelk know thee.
Poor battle scarred Kitty Ni alone.
? Kara Taim Wi
The American Print Works, of Pall River, Mist,
?hut down yesterday lor tue season. It prints
40,000 pieces ot tloUi per week.
?If THE HEART or WUHlSBTfl.
Stream Which TrkkM Thraaih the
Kurwu Half a C?alary A??.
jinn cube, mm cum, ?uii mm in imm
tmictiiik?b ramus with it* tin cttt utnri?
HOW THE CAPITOL, WHIT* HQCSS AMD TUilUIT
PBPARTXBXT WKU SrPPUKD WITH WiTI*.
But few ot the present residents of the city have
an idea how the city of magnificent distances
looked half a century ago,and most of the streams
having long since been arched over and converted
into eewers, a larger proportion of the popalatlon
have no knowledge that such streams as Gooee
Creek, James Creek and Tiber Creek ever existed.
To thousands the statement that small flsh have
been caught not 50 yards from the National Hotel
and near the site of the Masonic Temple sounds
like notion. It should be borne in mind that
jameu creek (now a canal) east ot arsenal grounds
was a considerable stream extending from 3d
street west in a north north-east direction to South
Capitol street and due north from Q to K streets
south. At Virginia avenue a small branch, after
ward converted Into a canal and now filled In,
passed southeastward to 2d street east and thence
to the Eastern Branch. At K street andsouth Cap
itol James creek received the waters of several
small branches, one hwlng its source in a spring
at the intersection of North Carolina avenue,I>anu
3d streets southeast. This flowed westward to
1st street west, where It received the waters of a
small branch having its suurce In springs on Penn
sylvania avenue and 2d street southeast, and one
leas than 100 yards west. Several springs, one
known as Carroll's spring, emptied Into this
branch. From south Capitol and ? streets south
jain?*s Creek Bowed from a northwesterly direction
to 3d street west, where, Immediately on a line
with East Capitol street, Tiber creek from north of
the Capitol and ooose creek from the westward
united. It is not generally known that there was
once located on reservation 17 a grist-inlll, ths
ruins of which are remembered by many old citi
zens.
CANAL AJID SIWIK
Ooose and James Creeks were converted Into the
Washington City canal, through which the tide
ebbed and flowed, and on which lumber and pro
duce were landed in the heart ot the olty. Tnls
canal rapidly ailed up with mud and it was with
difficulty Kept in serviceable order. Finally It was
abandoned as a canal and being converted Into a
sewer the foot bridges at 3d and 10th streets and
the larger bridges at4tf, 7th, 12th and 14th streets.
New Jersey avenue and M street southeast dlsap
peared. The Tiber proper was the aggregation of
several small branches. One came from a spring
known as Moore's, near the head ot llth street
west, which, making its way down to H street,
turned to the eastward. At 8th street a branch
iroia a spring In MU Pleasant Joined It. This
turned slightly southeastward, crossing New Jer
sey avenue, between O and K streets, and North
Capitol street, between N ando. About 1st street
west it received a run from Moore's spring, near
Hock Creek church, the waters ot whlcn ran
through the Beale properly. <
UBN. BBALB'S LASS.
Here a small lake had been made, on which Gen.
Beale and his brother had a boat In which to exer
cise. It was also stocked with flsh, and they ante
dated the Flsh Commission In raising fish some
years. The stream trom North Capitol street made
a curve to the southward, running between North
Capitol and 1st streets east, crossing North Capi
tol street again at Massachusetts avenue. Near M
street north It received a small stream from the
Kckington (Gales) farm, which crossed Boundary
street a short distance east of 1st street east, in
the neighborhood ot 1st and N street north there
was located a mill, known In the early uait
of ? the ceuturv as Pierce's Mill and, after
ward, as Logan's, and It was a favorite pic
nic place lor the military, firemen and
school children. This mill was operated by
a branch which ran through Eckington. A small
branch, having Its source In ihe neighborhood of
New Jersey avenue north of I ttreet, ran between
K'Hlbira s 11111 and Hlrh's UUl, and entered the
main stream a few yards north of X street, between
1st and 2d streets northeast. Near the northeast
corner of New Jersey avenue anu D street north
west, the Tiber was Joined by a branch running
from the eastern part of the cltv. This had one
source In the Trinidad tract (Washington Brick
MachineCa's property), running southeastward to
near llth and G streets, and westward almo6t
parallel with F street to Delaware avenue, and
thence southward to the confluence near 1) street
and New Jersey avenue, taking In a small branch
havlug Its source between Oih and 7th, Maryland
avenue and E streets northeast. From the Inter
section with Massachusetts avenue at North Capi
tol street the general course ot the stream was
southwest, crossing Pennsylvania avenue at 2d
street west, passing through the Botanical Garden,
where its waters divided, rtuwlug into James creek
and Goose creek.
THB WILLOW SPRING.
A few feet south of c and 1st streets northwest
the waters of the Tiber were relnlorced by a stream
having its source north of the present K-street
market, ".th and K streets. This was north of L
street, between 4th and 6th streets, and was
known far and near as the Willow Spring. Its gen
eral course was directly south, about where
Prather's alley Is now located, through the squares
north of Judiciary Square, entering It near the
northwest corner, crossing 4th street a lew yards
south of K street; thence through the square be
tween 1>, E, 3d and 4tli streets, emerging near 1)
street, and crossing the point made by the inter
section ol D street and Iudlana avenue, east of 3d
street. This emptied into the Tiber a few yards
south ot 1st and C streets. In Judiciary Square
this stream took in the waters trom what was
known as the Leech Spring, from the tact tnat l)r.
Devaughn, a noted cupper and leecher, kept his
leeches there. This was located on New York ave
nue, between 5th and Hth streets, and then ran a
zigzag course through the squares south till G
street was reacneo,wuen it turned Into the WlUow
Spring branch. Tue largest tributary to Goose
Creek, commonly known as the western section ot
the canal, atierward came from Franklin Square
and emptied near where the wholesale market Is
now located, 10th and B streets, It may be Inter
esting to note that the original number of Frank
lin Square was 24l?, and that It was not set apart
by the commissioners, as Is generally supposed, as
a public reservation.
FRANKLIN SQUARE SPRINGS.
This was originally low ground and there were a
number of springs upon It, the water being of most
excellent quality and Inexhaustible In quantity.
In 1H2?, tor the purpose of supplying the Executive
Mansion and the Treasury Department with
water, the Government purchased this squarq?or
$8,000, and the water was carried in wooden pipes
down 13th street to G street, and thence to the
I reasury and the Executive Mansion. The pipes
were tapped by sonte of the citizens and one line
of pipe was laid to the corner of E street north
west, and to-day there are several hydrants on
13th street where a drink of the clear waters ot
Franklin Square may be obtained. The surplus
was allowed to continue Its course and the stream
forming a l-ke near the intersection of 13th and I
streets flowed southward tolhe corner ol 13th and
II streets, furnishing cover's tan yard with water;
thence to the square south of H street, turning to
the eastward crossing the square soutn ol 11 street
between llth and 12th a lew yards south ot it,
thence in a .southeastern direction to the square
bounded by win and loth F aud G streets, wheu It
took a southward course. In this square, then
known as the Asylum illll, It received the waters
from a spring In the ri ar of the "Blue House" (a
mud building colored blue on 10th street between
k street and Massachusetts avenue), and also
from a small spring east ot lOili street and south
ol M. West oi McKendree church there was, titty
years ago, a marsh and an old-tashioued rustic
bridge over the deepest part of It. Over the
Franklin Square Branch on F street was an arch
way, and It is said that Snow, the caterer, escaped
from the mob by going through It.
FISHING SHAH THB MASONIC TgMI'l.B SITS.
just north of F street It received the waters from
a spring now under the pavement on the F street
front ot Masonic Temple, the stream In this square
passing a few yards west Ot the building. It was
a rapidly running stream and some of our old citi
zens, among them CoL J as. A. Tall, of East Wash
ington, when a boy caugnt herring in this square
when they were making their way to spawning
ground. Leaving F street the stream look a south
west course to the square below, and thence south
ward, striking 1) street east of Frank Ward's dairy,
thence crossing Pennsylvania avenue, where an
arcn was thrown over It near Comb's grocery, and
tnence to the canal basin at llrth street. Another
adjunct to Goose creek was the stream from the
City springs north ot C street, between 4K and
(tth streets, which to-day iurnishes the National
Hotel, Havener's bakery and other places In the
neighborhood, and several hydrants wltn water.
This emptied Into the creek near the site ot
the Baltimore and Potomac Hallroad depot.
In the western pait ot the city the largest stream
was that known as Slash Hun, now converted Into
a sewer. This entered the corporate limits at the
intersection of Boundary and V streets, between
17th and lttlh streets, and its course was very
curving, unill It emptied into Hock Creek, Just
south ot the P-street bridge, near 23d street. This
run received smaller streams on its course, and
leaving Boundary street by a southwest course It
reached 18th street, between 8 and T, and ran
southward to K street. A spring on ISth street,
near Boundary, another on the Boundary, near the
head ot New Hampshire avenue, added their
waters to the run. At H street it coursed a short
distance to the east, and taking a short turn to
the westward struck 18th at << street, and thence
to M street Just west of 10th street. Thenv'e Its
general course was westward to a point near 22d
street, and thence by a nearly northward course
to the vicinity of P street, where it emptied into
Kock Creek. Near Connecticut avenue It received
a small rill from the neighborhood ot Khode island
avenue and l?th streeu Along Boundary street
or near it, from Kock creek to 14th street, there
were a number ot springs, one near the head ot
22d street, emptying Into Hock Creek, and the
others meandering through the low grounds
to slash Hun. In the Isherwood tract,
near the eastern boundary of the city,
was what was known as Gibson's Spring,
and also Federal Spring, the latter name being
given it because of the many 4th of July picnics
eld here when the orations were of the proverbial
American eagle character. The waters trom this
continue to boldly flow by a southeast oourse Into
the Eastern Branch. Between this point and the
almshouse there were a number ot small springs.
Just west of the southwest corner of Congressional
cemetery a small run entered Eastern Branch.
Another, having its rise near Oth street east, be
tween g and I, flowed through the market space to
the Eastern Branch. The capital waasuppUM
with water from a fine spring on the John A.
snath larm, now owned by Howard University,
conveyed through wooden pipes to Worth Capitol
street, sad thence to that building. Ooogrna, for
this purpose, appropriated 115.000 tor a small
amount ot land ana assertimt tor the permanent
mainteniinoa ol the lrne.^
Medical authority cm be found for the delara
ration that it lathe early riser who catches mias
matic troubles where there are any around.?CW
einnati OmMrdaJ (AwlU.
When a man has a conviction that the world
owea him a living the best thing he can <k> is to go
to work and collect the debt, and there Is M Mm
way than by wort.?Murium* Jttyortor.
TBAinane the Toims.
,h? '?plli U Ik* Pnkllc
Twifki tm Dm
AUTirrag succxss or to kixvu iuorm flam
Ki'FKRiNTENDnrr rowsu.* rim mum or
? IXT**iom or a nuururs school?watckdio
? wii at wou?ftron raosracre.
**? work u**? 1?m ben dona la Washington in
tne line ol manual training lor pupils in the public
schools baa now Marty completed Its third year,
and la attracting the attention, not only of edu
cators, but of scientists all over tha country- The
bumble beginning of the '?experiment," aa It was
then called. In 1886, ita careful development, its
pressnt well-established success, and lUaoknowl
egded position among tne branches of popular edu
cation, have brought forth the praise of thinking
people on all sides. The word "experiment" Is
now abandoned, and the plan of training tbe
lianas as well as the brain has found a permaneaft
place in the curriculum of our sehoola
of operations Includes thirteen
?i , J ib? wh't? and four for the colored
PiIThPo.i ' the nine white schools, lessons
i" ??a.'i0,an,(J Practice of needlework are given.
tauffht^ntiiifni moul<11IUC and forging are
four am ?? le?80n8 are given In cooking, and
JS Jv schools of carpentry and Joinery. Two
two to schools are devoted to cooking and
8U) T6ere are now 3,143 white and
under instruction In these
"i*? 01 wWch?oomprlalng mare
inir lP'ant~,s 15.000, divided, accord
to ll>e number of pupils, into S3.S30 for the
ai? thinS!! f37^01" l"e colored schools. There
SS?rmb??
Sr caws:
sS-iW s*ann
t h? rent ?* trie building known as
^ho<!un^JinlJex' "f?*1 b* the Capitol Hill
m7> carpentry and cooking, Is liSo; while
R. ih?i ^t3onre, paW.t0T MUler building and
?n?rh^L(,occuple? J?y the colored schools).
total cost of the instruction in manual
?JftHwn' n??tKieKI)i-t!lct amounu this year to
which to,000 la paid for the plant.
(OU lor rents, and $ i , tJOO for salaries.
SUPERINTENDENT FOWlLL'g VIEWS.
rerhaps no one is more actively Interested in
the growth and welfare of these schools than Su
perintendent Powell, whose aim It has been to
bring them from the Held of experiment into that
of demonstrated value.
. *'1 have asked for $10,000 from Congress to push
this work next year," he said to The &tah re-'
porter, "and I believe that I have been cut down
"icowmlttee to $8,000. on the principle, I pre.
^^1.'. y8 Peopleaiways ask for more than
The work that has been done certainly
WhVip<?hIlK?ro,i3 PU8lllnff ahead in this line,
/ir .. ae endeavored to give to each section of
equal advantages, 1 have thought It wiser
to make a sort of experiment by concentrating on
Capitol Hill all of the kinds of Instruction.1'hls
am ?!2K? successful, and at present all of the
Hill girls in sevenwh and eighth grades are being
flm,rU0??ln I00"11*' all Xhoae In tbe fourth^ I
? an<*, sixth are receiving lessons in
JfJhM?', a1 u" the boys of the seventh and
eighth grades are doing work In the shop or car.
pentry school. Next year I expect and hop* to
have this true of tlie entire six divisions under my
J'le Instruction In tills line la extremely
ir'Univ ? 2 contlniied, "'or It teachcs, nrst of all,
JS1hSS.yMl. neatness, besides opening the eyes
??! A* 8 10 real Ufe? 10 the practical rather
f.V1?hi S theoretical. We start wftli the little girl
grade and teach her to sew. fdo
Smrth tbe Pupils ol a grade below the
iourth are olj or strong enough to be taught We
?Vnh".1,UIe glrfwith tne n^Kr three
then, as soon:as she gets to the seventh
&r.u-f'r. hL w 1 now to cook. She Is taught
neat and tidy, the use of utensils, the
bake ?hi?Vf"f"??"' und tllen "h" 18 shown how to
Jv?T ' 5 bo" and stew. This Is continued
an tK??iri ?Jtfhtb grade, the course developing
uLh s X f Uie,Uwe the girl has reached the
"if.U m,o stle he ready to learn how to
nu., h'l^QCr and more doUcate dlshas, how to
RSyotf finally she will be taught
HOW THI BOTg ARK TAfOBT.
"We begin with the seventh grade boy and show
him how to handle saws and hammers and the
other elementary tools of carpentry, lie is devel
oped in his Instruction, Just as the irtrl is. until hp
reaches the High school when he will go oS with
now bSn^i^V^1^' and '"rtfng. something is
Jelferson^hrmi w SttWJer' the teacher at the
lni? h ^vi?* iV lue wiy of architectural draw
trainTnlr a * JTml grafting it upon the manual
meini t.r^ KPr0tfreiWO!l an(J lUere ?re luore
?ther brauches can be added.
Of course this plan 1 have sketched la. in m.
sense, a future one; that Is. it will take Muvprai
K? to grow downward a^d reactTthe low!
est notch. The system was begun In the Iliu-h
^ lnw7r''eihl>'1't!bK c,ass?and has been extended
to lower classes by degrees. Tne seventh ami
f'/'no 'ff111,0 are to-day doing the same work
fairi fi rst*year High-School boy, and so It will
tae S?U['/r "?[ the foundations to
5?Jl'tTo-hour lesson each week. I shall not en
suread or V"1 tlme' but sUa11 alm ftl the
[ over more surface. I do not
Th? tinuf i?? Uiue cou'd be protltably occupied.
1 he time is taken Irom the midst of the school
and! ?Interfering with the regular studies,
' think, gives a little recreatory change or
scene to the student, who Is apt to get tired."
0UMP8X or A MANUAL TKAIN1NO-SCHOOL.
Twenty-four boys in a double column came
marching down the south side of o street the
other da>, across 7th, past the solid building that
looks proud of the name of the lilgh school, and
halted at the sharp command of their leader od
two-story structure on the south
side. 1 hey stood chatting In their places in line
for a couple of minutes, until with a whoon a tor
[Jj"t of yuung humanity poured out of the bulld
??r wo<1, y ,or'n?d In line. Then, when the
way was clear, the new arrivals from the went
stalrwav tblA1i,{^J;'le d00rray and ascer>dM tne
fuh ii y' 11 . 48 they reached the upDer
?iU1 onler was lost and the line meltwl
like snow, each boy pulling off his hat
? . rushing around to nnd a hook.
w1.?i 48 Possll,le they scampered Into the ad
l i"'IJ l?,r<i0Ul1 where shavings, tools, benches, and
??|K?' !r*ve? e?Wence of the art carpen
tertal. Each boy hastened to his place behind one
I of the cabinet work oenchea Home hauled fi??m
mysterious hiding places their work Sf the uS
lesson, others leaped to the top of the benches and
sought for their blocks and boards among a Dlle of
h!. Ji tooling lumber on broad shelves above their
htads. As soon as each boy hud found his worklmr
piece and tied on his apron the teacher called rn?
attention, and briefly instructed the class as to its
w ork for the lesson. Some began to make blacklnir
boxes from individual plans, others who had not
reached so high endeavored to saw and chisel out
a block Cinches by 3 with a bevel edge and three
holes bored through. Some sharpened their planes
and others moved about asking advloe ot the
teachers. The whole presented a scene of buslness
llke activity, and each boy bent to work with a
look of determination and an air of interest. *
AM 1MBRTO MECHANIC.
"To which school do you belong?" asked the re
porter of one little fellow whose head came Just on
a level with the back of the bench.
"To the Franklin," Is the reply.
"How do you like this work?"
"Oh, all right?nrst class," answer the bov
Jumping sideways on tbe bench and swlmrinir his
leet underneath. * mB
"How often do you come over for these lessons
"Twice a weex-on Tuesdays and Thu?a?j?"
"Do many of the boys try to get out of tbe les
son-try to *cutr " Queried the reporter.
-No, indeed!" was the reply with an injured look
Of astonishment. '
home*"6 ,0U learne<1 ?nou*& to do odd jobs around
"l suppose so, but I haven't a full set ot tools vet
at home. I'm going to get one, though."
BEGINNING WITH SHAVINGS.
By this time tbe noise ot hammering and sawing
was becoming general, and the reporter turned
from tbe boy on the bench to one ot the teacher*
Mr. McNabb, who took blm Into a room in the
front of the building, where, on a long table, wan
piled the productsof the labor ot theLoys
"We start the pupils with the making ot shav.
togs and sawdust," explained the teacher, "not for
the sake of those articles, however, but to give the
boys practice in the use of tbe plane and aaw
They are given a rough board and told to saw it
with square oomers and plane it to square edma.
As soon as they have done this sufficiently
give them a block of wood an inch
thick, about 8 Inches long, and & wide
and tell them to work It downto a planed block 4
by 4, with bevelled edges, and then to bore three
holes in It. "Here is one of these blocks," plckinir
up a piece of wood about ? by 3 inches. "This
boy kept making mistakes and cutting away at
his block until he bad passed by bis measure.
ments. The next time he came nearer tbe mark, i
We kept them on these blocks, which gave nrao.
tice with the saw, plane, chisel, and brace and bit.
until each one bad come near the mark. As fast
as each succeeded in getting a block ot thara.
quired size ne was put
TO wou OM JOINTS.
This work was also graded, a simple Joint fol- ,
lowed by one a little harder, tint starting with j
Joining two pieces and finally coming to tbe nuking
of a square from four sticks A pupil is kept at
work on on* kind until be can make a fairly irood
Here is one feUow who has tried to I we
a delect in his work by plugging up a crack Vitn
a splinter. Each piece Is marked with the n?^ of
the maker and kept as a record of his work.
The making of small boxes oomes next, the
being Jolnedlnstsad of nailed together. KacfiTboy I
Is told to design bis box and go ahead with the
n^pufacture. Of course if we find a boy planning
a blacking box is inches by 3, he is corrected.^*
thi oo trass or training.
This shop is in charge of Mr. chamberlain, who ,
like all tbe other tsacbars of m?nn?i training in
this city, is s graduate of tbe Worcester institute
The oourse lor tbe boys of tbe eighth grades and
those of the first year of the High school is Ua
same, whus those of tbe second year of tbe High
school are instructed la tbe higher elsmsnteof
joinery and wood-turning. Various articles of
Xf2,?l2i??.u. ^wingmodsls, recks lor tubas tor
the chemical classes, shelves, fee., are turnsd out
giving tbe pupils an idea ss to the practical nature
of the training they are receiving. Tbe unner
floor is fittad wlth the cabinet benchesiil a Se
cular saw for cutting up large pteoes of r -
a tum SLAcxaxm nor.
A trap-door ana a steep stairway leads down to
Im imuiiul Dam ??? . ?
tbe ground floor, wbwssU forges are ranged tn*a I
line in tbe north sad of tbs long room, orimy I
nwvtnai? *v'at>u cHalna huoi
bare useful pUcrs in
Ufs. TM
(0 US1
requisite hardness and wrought into val
uable tools. Those taking tUs course belong
to the third or highest class Id the High School
Thoy siao do a Utile work in moulding toad. Along
the eoath waUis a shelf divided into half-a-doren
holding a heap of
. , art the materials Kir moulding.
The patterns are mad* on the lathee, which stand
between the shelf and the boar Utile engine la the
middle of the roooCThls department la la charge
of Mr. r
iirmtio* ahd ArrucATTOM MKimiT.
"Do yoo think that this wort has developed w
latent genius?" asked the reporter of him.
"Well, no; I cant say that I do think aa To be
mire, some do a great deal better than others, but
I believe that all could do equally well U they only
applv themselves and concentrate their attention.
The trouble is that some of them come down here,
and while they are working at the forges or the
lathes their mlnda are away off, bent on some
thing else. The result Is that they make mistakes,
tall to go ahead, and tell their folks at home that
they 'dont seem to have any talent lor If There
tore we aim to keep them Interested in the work,
and to fasten their mlQds upon the value of the
training they are receiving."'
"Don't hold your gouge that way," he exclaimed
to a student wno was trying to turn a wooden
van in one of the lathes. "You must bold your
hand Arm and do not be afraid to bear heavily.
The wood has got to oome, and burr, burr,
and the shavings suot up toward the celling.
"I have to keep a watch on them aU the tune,"
oontlnued Mr. Emory, returning to the reporter.
ths school or cookxbt.
In a couple of rooms in the front of the building
la the school of cookery, taught by Miss K. 8.
Jacobs. The classes are each composed of twelve
High School girls, who are given one lesson two
hours In length each week. A class of third year
girls had Just come in when the reporter opened
the door. They were nested around a long
table in the front room. The teacher, who
eat at the end of the table, was
calling the roll, each girl answering either "yes"
or "no" to her name. Tills was 1a response to an
understood question whether or not the pupU had,
since the last lesslon, tried at home the cooking
by the reclp?M given at that lesson. The reoord 01
this home work does not show the success or fail
ure or the experiment, but simply makes known
the tact that the girl has tried to oouk. The suc
cess. it Is supposed, is taken for granted. The
teacner then read from her own book, telling the
pupils of the necessity of freshness In all of the In
gredients of cooking, of the value of neatness, and
various Utile points to be observed in preparing
food. Then followed two recipes, one lor cocoa,
another for waffles, which each girl carefully wrote
for reference In her note-book. The reading over,
which occupied about twenty minutes, the teacher
separated the class, which Is permanently divided
Into two sections of six each, giving to every girl
a part of the work of preparing the coooa or the
waffles. Thus, one gin o( section number one was
the housekeeper, having general charge of the
oooklng of her section, and with the task of get
ting out and preparing the utensils that would be
needed. Another girl was assigned to cook the
waffles, and one the cocoa; one to wash the dishes,
one to wipe them, and one to put them away at
the end of the lesson. The other section was divi
ded in the same way.
As soon as the names were read each girl grasped
her note-book firmly, and there was a general
movement toward the kitchen. The house
keepers, with solemnity of manner, spread forth
the dishes and gave orders to go to work. The
dish-washers and the others who were to put the
dishes away crowded around the cooks, who went
u? work with a will, measuring, pouring, mixing,
stirring, asking questions, referring for dis
puted points to their note-books,then mixing again.
The waffles belAg the more quickly prepared
were put flrst on the stove and were soon siz
zling in a patent frying machine that turned them
over without dropping t hern on the stove. When
the machine was opened at the proper moment
there were exposed to view lour deUciously brown
quarter-section waffles.
"THKY'RK DO.NlJ"
exclaimed the cook.
"See if they stick 1" suggested the teacher.
"Oh, ihey do I" was the cry.
"No they dont!" exclaimed another, poking a
knife under one ol the quarters and Uftlng one
ed*e.
In the outer room The Stab reporter noticed that
the walls were hung with scientific-looking charts.
In one a patient cow was laid off In sections and
quarter sections, each bearing an odd name. An
other chart gave a mathematical pictorial expla
nation of the "nutritive Ingredients, water, and
refuse In specimens of food materials;" another
" the potential energy of food," and another " the
divisions of food." These were the flrst steps to
ward a study of the chemistry of food, which wlU
be pursued next year to a greater extent. The
other cooking school is located in the Peabody
Annex, on Capitol Hill, and Is taught by Miss U.
K. SloaU
It was found at flrst that some of the pupils
objected to washing the dishes and making things
clean about the kitchen; but now that tue prac
tical value of the course has been established, even
the most fastidious of the young women Ue on
their long white aprons when the time comes with
an alacrity that shows that this feeling nas
worn off.
CIUAUS AND CIUAR S7IOKERS.
The Views of a Tobacconist on the Pe
cultarltle* of Smokcn?Clfaretiw and
Their Popularity.
"Yes, air," said a prominent tobacconist to a
Stah reporter who had gone In to refresh himself
with a cigar, " my business is a peeuiar one, but it
has its charms. You may not know It, but I am a
great reader of the human character, and this
business above all la, Id my opinion, the best to
practice In. The moment 1 see a man I can gen
erally tell the kind of cigar he wants, %nd some
times I sell to fifty persona without asking them a
question."
" Do you think that cigars are made better now
than ever before?" asked the reporter.
" Well, I cant say that exactly," he answered,
"but If you limit your remarks to line cigars I will
answer yes, but If your question Includes all
brands It Is too dlfflcult for me to answer."
"What are the prices of good cigars?" ventured
the scribe.
"Anywhere from (50 to $100 a thousand,and
you can get a cigar such as are used in shooting
galleries lor prizes at $5 a thousand."
" Do you mean to say that you can get cigars tor
that?made of tobacco?" queried the reporter.
"Undoubtedly," he answered. "The tobacco
comes mostly from Pennsylvania. It is not prop
erly cured, oI course, and there are many stems in
It, but it Is tobacco for all that."
"What brand of cigars has the greatest run?"
asked toe reporter.
"None, In my opinion; the popularity of several
brands continually fluctuates. 1 have noticed that
when a man Is pleased with a cigar he'll run It
out. I mean by that he'll smoke so many that he
will becomo disgusted with the brand."
"Who is the greatest smoker you know of?"
asked the reporter.
"Well, during the famous star-route trial I used
to think Brady was. He would come in seven and
eight tlmea a day to get cigars, and they were of
the best I can tell you. There Is a man Uving at
MU Pleasant, however, that smokes all the time.
I mean by that that he la never seen without a
cigar In his mouth."
"Do you ever try and deceive customers on
brands of cigars?" asked the reporter.
"Iudeed I uo. It's part of the business and per
fectly legitimate. For Instance, you come in and
ask for a peculiar brand. Now, 1 have that brand,
but only in a strong cigar. You won't have it.
What must I do? lose a sale and probably a cus
tomer? No, air; I simply substitute a cigar of like
grade and as near tfte shape called for aa poaatble,
and the customer goes off contented.
A CIGAR BEAT CURED.
"Speaking of Jokes," continued the cigar man,
"there us9d to be a colored man that hung around
the store a great deal and beg tor cigars, it was
Just a year ago. The races were here, and some of
tne sports determined to fix a cigar and present it
to him. Accordingly a double-sued or 'lung' fire
cracker was procured and carefully wrapped
arouna with tooacoo untu it aaaumed the ahape of
an innocent cigar. I placed It in the case where
It could be easily found and anxiously awaited de
velopment*. It was about 10 o'clock in the eve
ning when the boys arrived and found the beggar
or -cigar beat,' as they dubbed him, reposing on a
box of chewing tobacco In the corner. On enter
ing, the man stirred himseU and moved up to
ward the case, with a 'say, boas, gimme a smoke.'
His request was complied with. The cigar waa
lighted and aU were on the qui vivt. At first the
Joke dldnt look like a success, when els-z-z-z!
crack 1 bang! the cigar was blown In every direc
tion, and the man stood trembling, his eyes bulg
ing out and his teeth clenched. His voice has
never resounded in this store since. He takes the
other aides of the street when he passes here, and
never looks in. His mania lor cigars atlU contin
ues, however, but I understand that he provea
everyone before lighting It."
"Do cigarettes still continue in popular favor?"
asked Tu Stab man.
"When I say that where ws used to order 25,000
Cigarettes, 100,000 now la the only number we ever
think of buying, that answers your question. What
has advanced tnem in favor? Advertising has done
it all. These flags, representative of every nation,
pictures of prominent people, and actresses, coata
of-arma of different nations, nave done it."
"There la no doubt, la there, that cigarettes an
Injurious?" Baked the reporter.
^In my opinion, no,'r answered the cigar man.
"They make you nervous, and often times produce
a watery appearance In the eyes, and sometimes
cause temporary Insanity. Several persona weU
known in social lite here at the capital have suf
fered la this way."
With Nature.
Written tot To Evarms Stab.
Hills, woods and streams, receive met When a boy
Not so I came unto ye. AU my Joy
I brought, with yoexe oomminrling. Aseandcrlef
Now haar me company. I leave tM crowd.
That owm no sympathy for my mUH,
pitiless snd oold snd proud.
aat Ilooe wlthOod, andye, Hieohiet
Most tlipsd ministers. My soslh bowed
In piayer and hops. The supplication brief,
Sweet whispering winds snd sunlight ehses the clood
Already do I prove food masonee steel,
Ufa reveal!
iTOM Dwonx
lag, a thirteen-year-old boy, abac and wounded
two Uttle girls at Wllkraghbya ecboot-houae,
about five mUM torn Denton, Md. He was
arrested. The injured girls
loughtty and Mody Matony
years. It appeals that
WHERE HI*AR ARK BlTCI
ANItkiMikvrtaki
?? F?r* W
?arummnminrutNTu _
wo cr" the boob bow tm iatchut b mam
aoed the wouia m ru mud catch?i
nu shad conn back.
J'P!lLmmv'r M W>cation of the law oC grav
tx. That is what an old scientist remarked to a
8ta* reporter as they watched 100,000 i
?lowly circulating about In the water In a (i
hatching Jar. In nearly all the transparent UUle
globules, looking like tiny soap bubbles, a close
examination would show two wee black
and the shadowy, ghostly outline of the little shad
curled so as to form almost a complete circle. The
specks were the minnxm ary eyes of the
embryo shad and they danced about as the little
shad struggled for freedom, some had already
nu^?(K,^l^*TlT?Trre<? *na w,re disporting their
JS* o'fy water above, each one
,<>Uc "ac- or "dinner basket,"
? J* 8U8tenaUl* during the tint
*hmttereJ egg shells from which
tbe little shad have escaped lie In a feathery layer
?P?? the eggs stm unhauhed, while
bottom of the jar can be seen
-J?L. ,e;?en rolored globules that
have settled there in obedience to the
law of gravity. Those are the unfertilized or dead
JP601110 gravity draws mem to the
V?^80"* "'em out from the good
"h*11 "*? J"*. Niched the myriads
of little shad are siphoned ofT into an auuarlum.
and are ready to shipped away to the points
where they are to be deposited or "planted" in a
shad stream. All or this now seems simple and
***? enough, so simple that a child can under
stand It. but it was many years belore the work of
artificial propagation of shad was brought to its
present state of effectiveness, first, the habits
and environments of the shad bad to be studied
and the conditions necessary to the life of the
young fry. Scientist* had to learn how and when
to take the spawn and how it should be treated
when taken. Then there was the practical oues
tion of the utensils to be employed, and It was
some time before the McDonald hatching Jar now
used was developed. Ten years ago the work of a
whole season In spawn taking did not amount to
more than that accomplished this year at a single
station In two or three days at the height of the
season. Assistants have become skilled In hand
ling the flsh, preparing the spawn, and inanlpu
la ting the hatching Jars, and the hatching sta
tions have been equipped with the mo?t effective
apparatus.
THE HATCHING STATIONS.
Before you can hatch a young shad you have to
get the egg, so stations are established on the
Delaware, the Susquehanna and the Potomac for
the purpose of securing shad spawn and hatching
the young shad. The Potomac shad-hatching
station Is at Fort Washington. It ought, perhaps,
to be called a spawn-taking station, for the hatch
ing is consummated at the central otatlon in this
C1,J. CoL McDonald, the Commissioner of Flsh
ana Fisheries, who, for some yean prior to his ap
pointment as Commissioner, had charge of the
work of shad propagation, and developed it to lis
present state, picked out Fort Washington as the
site for a hatchery. The place was chosen be
cause It Is convenient to several hshlng shores,
and the fact that the Government own;d the
fround and buildings made It at once available,
he War Department granted the use ot the
grounds to the Fish commission tor the purposes
AT THE OLD FORT.
The whole scene might Inspire a poet to sing a
song ot peace. The dismantled fort, with its moat.
Its massive gray walla, and Its bridge and great
arched entrance with studded doors like that of a
mediaeval stronghold, frowns down from the sum
mit of the slope that rises from the river bank.
At the foot of the hill, near the wharf, is a row of
big Kodney guns, long since obsolete. To the left
from the wharf a grass-grown road and a foot
path wind up the hill through the trees to the
plateau, where the barracks and the houses once
used as ofheers' quarters are grouped about the
p trade ground, now thlcitly overgrown with grass.
On the parade ground and all around, growing in
wild profusion, are lilac bushes, all in blossom aud
tilling the air with delicious fragrance ou a May
morning, one old house 01 brick, with spa
clous halls and porches, Is quite notaole
In Its way. It stood there.lt Is said, a hundred
years ago, and was erected by the original owner
or the land from bricks brought from Kugiand.
On the brow of the htu, at a spot commanding a
grand view, the splendid curve ot the snore at
the foot of the hill, ruliett and miles of river, with
terraced and wooded banks, and to the north a
vista of the city ot Washington, the central object
being the shaft of the Washington Monument, is
a cozy cottage, where the garrison of the tort
lives. The garrison consists of one man. Sergeant
Joyce, an ordnance sergeaut, who is in charge of
the property and stores. Mr. Worth, wno is in
charge of the lish commission station, makes his
home in the old brick mansion, and members of
his force live In different houses, once used as ottl
cers' quarters. For two months in the year the
peaceiul work of shad propagation Is carried on
under the walls of the impotent old fort. The
most important part of the work, that ot "bring
ing up" and developing the shad eggs, is done tu a
Uttle building, erected for the purpose, beside the
light lower at the whan. A pumping engine can
be heard pufflng and throbbing here all day lo ng
and all night too, for when the work is once begun
it is not stopped for an hour until the season
closes. There are always eggs to be whirled
about In the jars, and that requires a steady Uuw
ot water from the tank, or reservoir, elevated at
one end of the building, and to which the pump
raises the water.
THE ORGANIZATION OP THE WORK.
The work at the station, briefly described,Is that
of taking spawn, and developing the eggs to a
point when- they can be shipped to Washington
without risk of loss. The spawn is obtained in
part rrom the tlsh caught at the Fort Washington
shore, by a seine o[>eruujti under the direction of
the superlnteudt n^of the station, and in part by
the spawn-takers, who visit the neighboring Ash
ing shores. The station is under the direction Mr.
S. O. Worth, the superintendent, who had charge
for several years of the shad hatching conducted
by the state of North Carolina on the Albemarle
sound. The torce of men is well organized, each
being assigned to a particular division of the
work. Mr. Win. H. Morgan is superintendent of
the hatchery, where the eggs are developed; Mr.
Wm. Maynard has charge of the launch, and
Is In command of the expeditions alter spawn; Mr.
J. F. Bauer Is the principal spawn-taker among
the glller& The Fish Commission's own seine is op
erated by a force of men uud<rc?pt. L(i. liar run
Capt. Yeatman is In charge of the transportation
of the eggs from the station to the central station
In this city. Win. l*ynch has charge or the pump
lug engines, Thomas W. Keller keeps the n-cord
ot the station and attends to the clerical work
and Tim Leonard, us a nljht watchman, has
charge of the property when the others sleep. The
first step in the work of course is that of getting
the spawn. This Is done principally In the early
bours or the niglit. The seines are hauled with the
ebbing ot the tides, but experience has shown that
the best results aro obtained from the spawn
yielded by the catches made in the evening. The
shad spawn about nightfall, and those caught at
that hour are more lively to be in a "ripe" condi
tion. Unless the spawn, or eggs, taken are so far
matured as to be ready to be delivered In the
natural way to the mercy of the stream. It Is con
sidered a waste of time to attempt their develop
ment artificially. As the hours of the tides vary
so the hours of work by the torce of men engage*
keep changing. The whole operation, the catch
lDg ot the shad and the taking of the spawn, can
be studied right on the shore at Fort Washington.
HACU.SU THE SEINE.
The seine hauung at night makes an impressive
scene tor a city man who has mad* the acquaint
ance of shad, perhaps, only on the table, or on the
dripping stands In the market stalls. When The
Star reporter watched the "haul" the sky was
overcast with clouds that obscured the slam Far
off in the distance against the blackness of the
night could be seen little groups of twinkling
lights at shores where other fishermen were haul
ing their seine, and occasionally the wind would
bring to the ear the hum 01 the distant voices.
The ttshermen at Fort Washington have put out
in their boat. The seine Is heaped up at the stern
of the craft, and as the oarsmen pull out-stream
the seine Is paid our. The boat soon vanishes in
the darkness, but the regular cadence of the oars
In the row locks can he heard as the boat slowly
mores over Its course.
THE ETRANOE STORY OP THE HAD FLY.
Then during the minutes that the boat and the
fishermen are out or sight and almost out of hear
ing Sergeant Joyce, who stands by, discourses on
shad tiles. He thinks they will come that night.
They come about the end or the shad season, he
says, and rise in hosts from the water?Uke Sen
der, yellow moths or millers, with two long, thin
thread-like appendages or tails. They rise to the
surface, he said, in Utile bubbles, which burst on
reaching the air and let the imprisoned flies es
cape. If, he said, the fly does not rise at once
clear of the water, but gets its wing in the water
It is disabled at once and perishes there. Those
that flutter away fly about tor a day or two and
die. The sergeant wonders why they come and
what they come lor. Then the boat has made its
course around the rreat semicircle and tuuehed
the shore again some distance up stream. i-?n
terns are displayed and the effect from a
distance of the Uttle streams of light across
the water is weird, occasionally a dark form
intervenes or the light reflects upon the
glistening rubber suit of a wet fisherman wad
ing along the shore. At the point where the boat
started is a big wooden windlass, to which one
end of the Une is attached, and this is turned now.
As the hauling goes on the negro fishermen who
have bold ot the other end of the Une keep gradu
ally coming down stream, approaching the point
where the boat started, some of them stand waist
deep in the water. They keep hauling on their
line with a swaying mouon in regular time, and
occasionally break out Into a song with measured
rhythm, as the seme is gathered in Capt. Harron
stands in the water to direct his men, so as to pre
vent any lost of the catch by careless handling.
Finally there is nothing left In the water but a purse
of seine, which is much sgltated bj the swarming
mass of flsh It contains.
?
Then the sergeant begins to gwas at t
ber of shad caught. "I'll tell you a Joke," he says,
"that the fishermen play on some of the club
men who come dowa from Washington smm>
tlmwL Two of them will get a club man between
them and begin to guess at the catch. Then they
will propose to him to guess tor the cigars, and
see who will get nearest tha number. He will
MVeas the catch la Just tfcaty the club man lossa."
When the seta* is aU hauled in but the uttle pane,
tiled with ash, a boat Is towed to the soot, a
with a dip-net steps in among the flsh, bales I
andtoeeee them into "
? rowed away
S
throw tMr light over tbe heap of wrlcgUag ?*.
?hid, est. 1M perch that Hop about ID tbe bottom,
one ?htn?r?nt gets ready a number ot tin v?M*la
or put; ?auiMi ??> over tM Btt ?#4 P^i oat
Uie "ripe- roe shad. c?i*. Harron, taking up a
ah ad 111 one hand, with the other manipulate*, or
aqueeze* It, and quickly relieves It o( Its border, at
em, which are delivered Into a paa. This la
railed stripping the shad, out of ISO or ??*"?
shad. but few an' round rrom which matured egg*
can be obtained, of oourae onl)' a part of ihe
ahad are females, and of these b'jt a small per
centage are about to deportt their egg*
time of the haul, out of a total catch at 'he
ah ore last season of 10.000 only ?W0 were stripped.
When the bottom of a pan la well oorefed with
ewrs a quantity or the "milt" obtained from the
male ahad la put In the pan, then a dipper of
water la i brown in, and an assistant gent ly agi
tate* the pan until the "milt" aad tbe nggs **?
well ml*ad together. Thua several paus were
partly lilted Willi egg* as the raault of the hauL
The stripped tlsli are thrown back with tbe o<b? r*.
and later Brought by a "run" boat to the market
In this city. The sale of the Bah pay* the expen?a
of operating the seine. The apawn taken by capt.
liarron after each haul la carried Ui the pan* to
the hatcnery. About the same Uiue tbe spawn
obtained from other fisheries begins to arrive, and
the luroe at work in the hatchery to kept busy.
Mia in raa uciml
The spawn-Laker*, who aet out in the launch, go
to the aelne fisheries at Kerry t^n,tt.>y and stony
point, on the Virginia shore, Balled by Wut. kuigbt,
where haula are made ?lth huge aelnea every
alx hours; to the Chapman's Point Ashing shore,
operated by Mr. tiaie, and to u*e White House,
where they board the boats of the giilers. Tfcey
get spawn also from Paunce & cutui-erland's
fishery at Moxley's Point, from u>e Brtck House,
and Keel Hall fisheries operated by the Kauius,
and rrom the Bryant I'oini gtiters.
The launch leaves the tort shortly after noon,
and la engaged until midnight vtolUiig the aiDer
ent fishing shores.
The spawn-taker has to work very rapidly, for
two reasous. one Is that, to Insure successful
hatching, the spawn must be taken from the Cah
almost as soon as it leaves the water. Then tbe
llsh on the evening haul are hurried at once Into
the boats in which they are "run" to the city.
The fishermen can lose no time. At the night haul
at Ntoii) Point i he spawn-taker gels Into the scow
with the fish, and, if there la a big haul, keeps at
work while the scow la being towed up the river
toward the city, and then when he has gone
over all the heap and secured all the sp*wu
possible, leaves and boards the lauuch acaL
The fillers generally (lab together, a docen, or may
be two or three dozen, having their boata near on*
another, one of the spawn-taker* leave* the launch
In a row boat, and going to a boat ? here t be killer
has made a haul, climb* into one end of the
glller's boat, puts his lantern down and begin* to
"sirip" the shad. Tbe glller pays no attention to
him but goes on with his work. When the spawn
taker to through, he slips back Into his own boat,
Krsout Into tbe darkness, and when his eyes,
ided for tbe time by working over his lantern,
makes out tbe outline of another gillers boat In
the distance, he puila tor that and repeats tbe
same operation. Thus be will go over the bonis of
all the gillers.
IN THE liTCIIW-lOrtl.
The hatchery Itself is a small, one-story frame
structure near t he wharf. In order to Increase the
capacity of the hatchery this year a tent was
erected at one side and all the materials kept in
store are put In the tent. At one end of the build
ing is a compartment containing the pumping -
englne. The remainder ot the space Is takcu up
with shelves or tables on which the hatchiug-Isni
are ranged in rows and crowded us clour
together a* convenience of handling will permit
When Mr. Worth introduced Tub bran reporter to.
the mysteries ot the hatching station everything
was In full operation. It seemed to be a plain,
every-day business; men were working in their
shlrualeeves just as tbey would In any factory.
U one approached the little building at night,
heard the throbbing of the pump, and saw
the streaming lights that made the shadows
or the night look blacker. It would not be un
natural II hi* imagination pictured a tuiu
pauy or gnomes or spirits at work in a
laboratory extracting irom heat and the
elements of nature the elixir of lire. And the
work upon which these perspiring men were en
gaged was o( a kind that beiore modern science
shed It* light In dark places would have been
proscribed as being within the reaim of black art.
They were working at oue of the must advanced
posts of practical science.
rut nxTCHiNO jaks.
The water from tbe tank outside flows through
a system ot pipes suspended overhead, just within
easy reach of t he men. At regular distances these
pipes hfte cook or faucets on their lower surfaces.
Worn these are suspend* d b> rubber tubing glass
pipes or tubes about a half or three-quarters or an
inch In diameter. These glass lubes descended
nearly to the bottom ot the Jars. The water flow
ing rrom the pipes tills the jars from the bottom.
They keep constantly overflowing at the tup and
the water flowing duwn the outer surlace of the
Jar runs oil lnio a little gutter and Is carried
away. TUe Jars are about la Inches high and u
Inches in diameter, with a neck and mouth ot
smaller diaineier, like a fruit Jar. Tbe work-room
Is necessarily wet, and it Is warm on account of
the are that runs the pumping engine.
"BRINGING IT ' TUB BOOS.
When a pan of spawn to brought in Mr. Morgan
and his assistants take It. First, all the superflu
ous matter la washed out of the pan. The wash
ing Is done with the greatefct care, water being
poured in the puns getgiy. This Is called "bring
ing up" the eggs. Arter several rinsings the eggs
appeared in regular rows, shining like Utile glass
beads on the bultoui ot the pan.
rrTTIJIQ THEM INTO TUB JAB.
Then a Jar, clean and freshly Oiled with
water, 1* procured. A funnel, with its
larger end spread out Uke a wide pan,
to placed in the mouth or the Jar, and the water
containing tbe eggs 1* dipped carefully into the
runnel, the process being continued until the eggs
Oil inure than hair of tbe Jar. The jar Is then de
posited lb Us place on the shelf, the glass tube is
adjusted, the water turned on and the eggs are
kepi in motion by the circulation of the water.
About 100,1*JO eggs are placed In a Jar. The men
in the Ur-li hatcnery talk of big figures like a hun
dred thousand or a million with much tamlllaniy.
The eggs, of course, are not actually couuled, but
they are measured as they He In the Jar by weans
or a graduated stick like a fool-rule.
it i i.i jons or boos.
One shad will yield .'K),00u eggs. This number
will hardly cover the bottom of a pan, when first
taken. They begin, however, to increase In size aa
soon as fertilized. I nder a glass when an egg is
touched by the milt the first palpitations or lire
are M-lble. once a hundred thousand eggs were
actually count*si and a standard ot measurement
obtained. At the Fort Washington hatchery, up
to last Wednesday, an average of mure than
4.000.000 eggs were stowed away every night lor
seven nights. The record oi oue night was
j,50u,00U The record tor the season, which
began April tt, was. up to Wednesday,
44,000,000. The yield gradually increases
each day from the opening ot the season,
on the inh or April only nrty thousand eggs were
taken. Then tne number Increased until the max
imum was reached last Saturday. When the eggs
have been placed in the Jars they are kept In the
hatchery toriy-eignt hours before being shipped to
this city. Tne eggs at flrst are sort and likely to
be destroyed by handling. In lorty-eigbt hours
they become quite hard and can be ship|icd, with
care, to some distance. '1 ne capacity ot a hatch
ery is expressed by tbe number ol its jars. '1 he
oue at Fort Washington has ninety-six Jars, *nd
as the eggs have to remain In tbe Jars I wo days
It is capable of developing torty-eight jars ot eggs
? day.
SHIPPING THE BOOS.
Shipments of eggs are made from the hatchery
to Washington every day on the Corcoran. The
eggs are dipped from tbe Jan and strewn la a thin
layer on trays. These trays are formed of wooden
frames about fifteen inches square, upon which a
sheet ot muslin to secured. The eggs are laid on
the cloth, about 40,000 eggs being placed on each
tray. When the trays are filled they are placed
oue upon another and strapped together, eight or
ten being bound together in mis way. An attend,
ant goes with them on the Journey to this city,
and at Intervals pours water ujion the top tray,
which filters through and keeps all the eggs
moistened, t'pon arrival in this city they are
taken at once to tbe central station. In the
Armory, and transferred to the tars there, li
requires about eight days to hatch the young ahad,
bui the time vanes with tbe temperature of tbe
water. At the beginning ot tbe season, when the
water to cold, a longer tuns is required to develop
and hatch the eggs.
TUX RESULTS ACCOMPLISHED.
Mr. Worth, speaking of ahad-hatchlng, said the
success met with In propagating ahad Indicated
that they could accomplish equally good result*
with tbe other food fishes In our rivers. The prac
tical value ot the shad work of the Commission wan
now demonstrated beyond a doubt. Formerly, as
a rule, fishermen were little in sympathy with the
work, but now they were always willing to help.
The shad fisheries that were declining when the
work began now show an Increased catch each
year. The catch this year up to the present
Ume In the Potomac exceeds that of tbe whole of
las* season. If It were argued that this increase
was due to natural causes, or other causes than
the work of the commission, tbe evidence from
the Pacific coast is conclusive aa to the work of
tbe commission. Hhad had been planted there in
rivers where ahad bad never been seen before, aad
now they are captured4n large quantities, on the
North Carolina coast, where the ahad catch baa
Increased, some fishermen attribute It, not to the
work of the commission, but to tbe destruction of
the porpoises which has been going on extensively
since the porpoise obtained a commercial value.
WHEN A SUB COMES BACK.
It U figured that the shad Is matured In three
or tour years after It is hatched, sad returns to
the rivers to spawn. Than la a difference at
opinion as to whether the ahad rstarns invariably
to the same river. Commies too er McDonald baa
given figurea to show that tbe shad return to the
same region aad enter the first river thai it ooMea
too, where the water la of proper temperature.
~ ? ??? a fact that would taod to
Mr. worth- ^??*?'
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but
he deposited a quantity of eggs at oael
the fisheries. In course ct tune tM ?l
JwTJSlSflS&WT wKti" IM
ysg
quantity
lathe
ral lacbea loag. Thaa thar wfllheda-|
rants rLAtKM.
M Hni?all
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maut to be held at BaMI dull kin MM ?
circular to tkr rtrtau clubs iM playwr*. fiua*
preliminary Information aC internal. TV ctnstlar
I* signed by eamiiUM, as twu?*?: mu r.
MtrLeau, H?MT w. ?poffora, Chu. L. Met swley.
Day toa ?. Virt and Juu. J. Ckkkertug. m4 U m
follow!:
"TVrs will to an open-t?v*ll lawu-tenni* icrorna
ntant for the champlouahlp of Uw Dutnci o( ( <k
lutnbla. held cm the grounds of tbe V caper Law a
THBU club, at Kendall Urwn, Washington, U t.,
Tuesday. Ma} -V. Wcdneada), *.?) .k> INs-orsUon
l>aj>, and Tburtalaj, Mv ;iL The entries am b?
limited to plivyera resident in the I urn net of Co
lumbia. Suitable and valuable pntea will be i?r??
> Med (or Udlw and gentlemen lu l??h aiiiglew and
double*. The Ual w 111 la- published heroaru-r
?The tournament will begmernedt? the rul??<<
the Southern Lawn Tennis *??!?: i.n, and Hie
decision of the managiua: commute- ?? aiiy
point will be final All win will Ik l? -< tw-lu
ibree, esoept the finals, which walls- Imi tt?r?-? in
flvei Vantage sets only In finals. Drawliu -aM
be bribe Batuall-W ilde syatciu. 1 Ue W itt.ll 4
lMtson Isks lull will br uaed.
"Kniriea must !?? made i?i H'-tiry W *p.>n -M,
Becn'tarr and treasurer, P?u l.uh i,
wool. W aahlnrtnn, li. C, and win f f. *? singles
and S3i<?r doubles To aid the coinm.itce in t iieir
preparations, unending players are request.-d to
luake tbclr entries as early a* |~"?>lt>*, l ? in- a
clow on Saturday, Mar art, at 1" in htr to Is^ta
each day at 10 o'clock, and gann-swlli be deiau.tisl
If the eonteatanta are not on band when called.
The drawing will be poated In '1 ill Htak ><fUoe
window on Monday uiornlug, May
Tbe Horsman trophy lor the coming Hint rift
tennis tournament is nearly completed, It is au
elecanl Wilver cablDel lined with lavender sitiu
ana covered with eruuaon Milk plush. com ala.ng a
aet of four choice casino rackets. 1 p na w'.l*
silk baud stretched wenam the lualdcof the Ihl a id
be placed a suitable inacflpllo* lu gold letter*.
The large oraulsrry slivwr plaque, a sketch <4
which la uow exhibited in Ibewiudowol Hails r
A Rosa, will be here nest wo k on eahll>lll<? !?>
the same flrut. This prlie will be tbeouly I.
over pn/e m*en tn the touni.uurnt. lii>- wlui <t
of the cbaiuplouahlp wua''ew niuM r*turu <!.?
plaque another wawii. and i-oot?n' lor Ita ho. IUi*.
llavlutf won the plague t wicu, cither f?iU!?\'UU\cl>
or otberwlw, the m>phy will be bin p?'rw>ual prop
erty. lu oonne<'tlon Willi Uie plaque tjie if nile
man winning the champiouahlp will r?xdv? a
handsome gold inedaL
The lad lea' nrat pruc in Mingles Is tbc hand?>m<'
C'dv?t?i parlor lamp in brou/e uuw eililliltetl lijr
e-vsrs. Il^rber a K.xa. Tnl>. tn?phy ?-<tus nunc
appropriate, and, beside* Ix'tnt urn.uu< iilal, ? oiu
blne* the leulurv of u?'ruln?i.x Me*-?ra. s|,Hi,un<
] a Hra have on ekhitil<|.<nai their ac?'iic> ou l'--un
aylvaula avenue two inlaid rackcu ot ir?e Mo uin
p.ill rii. with < u>tiroM.T"<l , i-vs, w iii -li :irv ft. n-d
I as fl?t prUe In doubl<-a tor tlte ladles wli.uii^- ihla
noaiuon. 'he oiin-r pnwi an-urvd are a
Laiidaome inkstand, a trold peiM'll, two aanoi'taiion
racnet* and a ??Ix-mou" racket, which l? 1?ie'i
lateal manufacture, donated b> M<wara. Judd M
CO, ol New York.
TKNKI8 in'HK SNb TliKlH MmKhH.
Tbc various tennis courts throughout thcrttr
are now in constant dally uaeand the m<-nito-m
am bocomlUK pracilaeO In the Due point* of th <
game. The Intomti lu tbe game Is manlient from
tbu large tn?'r. aM. |D 1 he nuiulierof the club* a?
couipared with laat year. *ouh4 of Uie clutm a*4
their lufinlent an1 as follows:
Bat uclor club,'.'1st and i; street* -J. C. IH?14
sou. Warder \ oorhoea, VS. p. Met call. T. ?*. M> rH,
J. T. Davm, Frank SU-pliens, J. J. K*-J, J. I- Wli
klna, J. J. t hlckerlng, 11. il. t.teaey, J. M. It .l-T.a,
K. M. l'a) nc.
Southern t'lub, KhtMle lsl&nil avenue and l '.tli
street, Mewsra. l)jreufortU, Mare, sucil>l<-y aud
tioodlet.
W?s>t r.ndClub.??lst and y ^n-ets, l>r V'ic
Lean, II. W. S|tof1oru, Oscar Woodward, Houali
bu*vens, l?r. \v ortuiaii.
Twilight Club 17? Q street, Il.irallloii U jl
lace, president; .loliii V. Hi.Mlc. secretarj'; llalph
Lee, treaauror; II. \ . Look, It. W. Hmlth.
K-Strect Tennis Club? Kiwi V ir^le Vt ailK'll. t.'T
trude Jochuui. Mamie Cnaiuls'rlalu. and M lla
tiey, aud Mo.sara. UalcU, ?. haiiilwrlaiu, and
JocUum.
New Hampshire avenue ntid y stro'l II trry
Mernll, ArUiui br> ahl, Lemuel Conner, and ? awl
Heverance.
liiKhlaud Tennis club, Mauacbu?<iu a.ctiue,
between 14lli aud l.">lh ?l!?cu ? W. Wilson killer,
A. J. Hough, II irry Utmpae)', and Mr. < ook-'.
MaaaacliusetlB atenue, betaf ti l:ith and lit it
Streets ? MIsmb Ula t.all, A.ma Jolnis. ii, and
Loulao Kaunmanii; Mcsam. A. W. I ran Is, 1 red.
Parka, Win. liallantyne. and \\. s Te?*l, ir.
Zephyr TennisCluti, K street, lc: we. u .idh arid
21al atreela?Ur. W . r". Morseli. president;? has.
K. Hand all, ??-cn*tary; Miss llartleu. Miss A. M.
bsrilelt, Mlsa Louise llai."Ui inn. Mis* liro.ew,
Measra. K. W. Buckley, t has. calU U, and Mr.
LeldelL
The cedars, .'Ulb and |{oa<l streets. Weal Wash
ington? Miss haunle At. her. Mlsa Netue liri l o
Hi an. Miss UalUs Mi. Kinney, Miss Karle, \llas
Helen UOley.
Tudor I'laoe, West Washington?Mr*. lift Cooke
Mlsa 11 anile, Charles and Edward haw telle, and
Hu?h Nelson.
A Ita Club, Kbode Island avenue and mh street ?
E. C. HoUuson, Ulraiik Cbeuowetit, Klgai IUuiil
Mlsa t.race Mcculloch, Mlsa Nina Bartlutt, and
Miss Anna Balllngcr.
Twilight Club, Kendall lireen?Henry <ima\
president; Chas. It. llematreet, vlce-pn-sident; IL
b. Painter, secretary and treasurer, aud t . L.
Waahburn. captain. The niemls-rs are Mei
-t ? av un UIUH a 41C ?f"WS.
BeadeU, boUnd Hark, c haa. uoidberg, t.roea, Heui
ktroet, Hlinrod, James ljtnge, Leiiuer, long,
?> K.jnrko, Palmer, Kegensburg, R. hwiru, himrks,
Vau Allen, Washburn, Whlldin, W ilson, and Wur
deraan.
'1 he Kendall tireen club, Kendall t.reen?Pr^f.
Ilotcbklaa, John Chlckering, Mr. AngelL and Jna
B. Wight. Messrs. Allan lay, Lindsay, Ih-ni.l-.n,
aud Mi sues Budd, Klllotl, and Leppler have also a
court there.
Capital Club, 15th and U street! northwest?
Duane K. Eok, president; J. McK. Borden, s?*-r?w
tary and treasurer; K. K. Lane, T. P. Borlen. J. U.
Liuclt, K. V. La I hut, F. P. Mac Lean, J. J. Cbk'k
ering, N. I>. cram. L. W. t?*ly. s. L. Lew is, A. p.
Ops-ley, liouglas byrenlorUt, Leland Uo*aid, u
b. timer.
Le Droll Park Club?Miss Mary ButterwcrtU,
Miss Klus tieueai. Miss Ldns smith, Mlsa Lit a
bogers, Win. Dudley, Frank Buttciworth, A. 1*.
Htnitb and M unrt Johnson.
Maple club, Le Droit Park?W. T. N. Curtis,
president, b. B. slit ibley, ?e. tvtary aiid to-a?
unr, Haiph Baldwin, w. fc Williams, Irving
Williamson, Frank Mi-Clelland, Clarence M s ie|.
land, 1 hutnaa J. Juhhstou, J. o. 'Taylor and k. F.
Kimball.
New jersey Avenue Club?Robf. Clillt .n, W in.
C'lliton, Dayston M. W ard, W. t_ Parson, -Mrs.
W ard, Mrs. Parsons, Miss Brown.
BOOK* or THK U I l k.
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FIGHT WITH UIHTANCFB Tlie States, tha
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Translated br o-onrt L). Cut. pnuadeifuia. T. B.
Peferaou * Brotliura.
MARZIO'8 CBOCU1X. Bv F. Makios Ctivroaa
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DISCOVERY OF THE ORIGIN OF THK XAMB O#
AJUK1CA. By Tkoaas na 8t. Baia.
Written tor Tib rrmw stah.
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On tbc flour a patch of Biuonlkrht
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Bat my tofsis siaapad at uauakti
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ChaatuiB by the Iwfet It wrutxkK
I that are aorair
Tan tali tin* In their art.
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