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SPOOKS AND
GOVERNMEt
V
NIGHT WATCHMEN In the public
buildings in this city are
not, as a rule, communicative.
That's why it only leaked out
quite recently that some of the
government's palatial structures, its offices
and scientific institutions may be?
hush! sound the tremolo, turn on the
blue lights?yes, haunted!
Vague rumors to this dread effect have
been, it may be conjectured, spread
about among the watchmen themselves
for some time past. But it was only
upon h reporter's undertaking the task
of tracing these rumors to their fountain
heads that satisfactory results were obtained.
The quest, pursued during the
chilly watches of the night, in corridor,
vault and official sanctum, lead to the
conclusion that several government buildings
are, in the belief of divers of their
guardians, haunted by ghostly visitations.
For example, tiiere is one of the bookstacks
in the Congressional Library that
no night watchman will approach at or
about the hour of 12 p.m. Why? Just
ask the watchmen who, through curiosity.
have visited the stack in question.
They won't enter much into details. But
still?well there's enough to make you
want to give that bookstack a wide
berth if you had to perambulate the edifice
alone at the time when
"The midnight hell
Wd. with Its iron tonga* and brazen throat.
Sound one unto the drowsy enr of night."
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It is whispered, too, that the reading
rooms are not visited with positive
pleasure by the watchmen. If it were
not for the fact that one of the latter
was- of a more communicative disposition
that the generality of his ilk, it
is doubtful if these weird facts would
ever have become known.
"Rut. you see," observed this member
of the night watch, "1 don" much mind
ghosts?that is to say, I'm not afraid
of them. 1 respect them, and don't
speak of them as most other people
do. which, perhaps, makes them so
scary. Yes. if you ask me, I believe
ghosts come here of nights. Why?
Well, one reason is because I've seen
'em.
"Read? Sure they read! Light?why
?thejr own. they're self-liglitin'. see?"
Thfcs seemed to present the specters
in a new and indeDendent light, in
more senses than one. The watchman
was apparently possessed of valuable
and unique information, due to his
peculiar experience in supernatural
matters, and was questioned further
with some interest. "Yes, they carry
their own light on 'em," he continued.
"They're ail different colors, too. Some's
greenish like, some pink, some yellow.
I've seen as many as half a dozen at
once in different parts of the room,
anil I tell you it was a pretty sight.
The lights are not bright?sort of glow,
like what comes from an old lobster
shell in the dark.
"How do they get the boqks? Say,
look, that's tiie funniest thing about
it. They've got a ghost attendant. Sure
thing! He fetches the books and seems
to take cards for tliem. He comes and
goes in a flash?very unlike the daytime
attendants, I'm told. The ghosts
don't' have to wuit a couple of hours
or so and then get their cards back
with a 'not in' on 'em. Like as not,
too. they get their foreign papers several
weeks before they're put on the
shelves for the ordinary public in the
periodical reading room. No. you can't
get elose to a ghost reader?vanishes
right ofT."
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"Aw, say,"' put in a confrere of this
watchman, "don't you believe him?that's
all moonshine he's giving you! 1 think
he i>e!ieves it himself, though. Other
night lie took me in to look at his ghost
readers. What do you think it was?
"Why, the moonlight coming through the
lantern of the dome and shining among
the desks! I took old Jack here round
to where he said the ghosts were and
ibowwl him it was the moonlight.
Wouldn't believe me. Said he saw the
ghosts go into air as we came near,
lie's daffy on the question."
Here ensued what promised to he a
long and heated argument, and the interlocutor
made his way across to the Capitol
fo pursue hi* investigations into alleged
ghqptly phenomena. At first the
blue-coated guardians of the historic halls
of the lawmakers were not inclined to
talk upon the subject. Just as the query
eemed hopeless the group at the entrance
on the western terrace was joined
by a somber-looking individual, who
eemed to prick up his ears at the mention
of the word "ghost." The others
glanced significantly ar one another.
A rather embarrassed though semiampsed
silence was succeeded by a deep
"ahem!" from the newcomer. "Was you
talking about ghosts?" he asks sepulchral
ly. "Vou've seen something of the
kind, haven't you. Bill?" asked one of the
group. "I'll tell you," he said, and carefully
out a small quid of tobacco.
"It was the other night, not quite 12
o'clock, the weather rainy and, something
rather unusual at this time of year, a
rumble of thunder. I had been to a part
Of the building where my duty takes me,
and was returning to the western entrance.
Just outside Statuary Hall there
is an iron staircase, and this I turned to
descend. A flash of lightning through a
t window looking upon the stair lighted up
the latter for a second, and in that brief
, time I caught a glimpse of a figure descending
In front of me. I thought it
must be one of the other watchmen. The
view I caught of the person was not distinct.
for he was at the bottom of the
steps while I was at the top.
* *
"What struck me as peculiar was that I
could hear no sound of footsteps. The figure'Kept
on ahead of me at about the
same distance as when I first saw it, even
though I walked considerably faster in order
to come up to it. It descended a certain
staircase, and when it reached the
iHjttom, as 1 should say?for, owing to the
mtense darkness just there. I could not
see it?there was a loud report or a pisioi,
and, as r fancied, a cry or groan. 1 went
down, expecting to come upon the scene
of a tragedy of some sort, but there was
no trace of anything of the kind, and no
signs of anybody at all. Of course, I fully
expected that the man at the west door
must have heard the pistol shot?it had
rung deafenlngly through the corridors?
and though he was there, and not very far
away from the steps, he told me he had
heard nothing. That was the first and I
trust it will be the last ghostly experience
, 1 have had since 1 have been on duty
here, and I have been with the force for
about a dosen years.
"fc>h, there have been others," remarked
? an older but livelier one of the group.
"Why," he continued, "when Jake was
here?Jake lias been with the spooks himself
for some time?we had no end of
ghost stories. Jake was the greatest fellow
for seeing ghosts I ever met; they
seemed to come his way, so to speak. 1 remember
one time when tie was sure he
had spotted a ghost?was on a spirit trail,
as it were. It was while we two were sitting
in this very place, about 1 o'clock
In the morning. Jake nad a wonderful
r?f hearinc un<l Kg* lit, ha-ir/l
footsteps In the corridor just beneath.
He went below to investigate, and found
that the sounds proceeded from the
kitchens of the Senate restaurant at the
end of the passage. He made his way
there, and, sure enough, there was a sort
of subdued rumpus going on Inside the
rooms. Then there came a crash, as of
the tumbling upon the floor of some
heavy utensil. Jake was a queer fellow
in some ways. and. throwing open the
door, he shouted out: "In the name of
God and the Continental Congress?being
what he had read upon a certain statue
*n the hall. Then something scampered
t>?tween his feet, and liked to make him
die of fright, notwithstanding all his
i nerve.
1 "Of course, it was rats."
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Then. Jake, another time?gracious, I
could tell you spook stories all night
about that man: perhaps he haunts the
place himself now-came to me early one
morning In a kind of triumph, and sayi
he, *AI, I've seen a great one this time.'
? Ghosts were sort of a hobby of his, you
see And then he started in to tell such
a story?I wish I could remember half of it.
Jake was a sober man, too, although I
j us((l to jolly him, and make believe that
| GHOSTS IN
BUILDINGS
1 I thought otherwise. Well, he says to me
that morning, 'Al,' he says, 'it came out
' of the crypt." You know there is an af1
fair like a coffin in the crypt; in fact, it
. is a framework covered with black cloth,
j and it has been used to rest the coffins
i of those who have Iain in state in the rotunda.
It's only a framework of boards,
though, and is kept in a sort of vault
in the middle of the crypt. 'It came out
of the crypt,' goes on Jake, alluding to
the ghost, 'and it was dressed outlandishly?that
is, in the fashion of a hundred
years or so ago, you know. It
walked all around, looking up at the ceiling.
as though it expected something to
happen.'
"And, sure enough, something did happen.
The celling opened?remember, this
is Jake's story, not mine?'the ceiling
opened, and, looking up, I could see clear
to the top of toe dome. There seemed to
be some sort of mysterious light that dls
! ciosea me wnoie Dusmess. Around tue
I opening in the floor of the rotunda in the
gallery the walla of the dome seemed to
; be richly decorated, and the light ap|
peared many-colored, as from stalnedi
glass windows. The entire effect was
like what I heard a man tell me once
about the tomb of Napoleon in Paris.
Suddenly the whole thing vanished, even
the man I had seen come out of the crypt
was gone. But it was worth while seeing,
1 tell you.' says Jake.
*
* *
"Well, there was another time. Jake
said he was going through statuary hall
one night?building quiet as a tombwhen
he saw a figure in black, with powdered
hair, inspecting the statues. Jake
said lie noticed the figure carried a goldheaded
cane and walked very stiff.
When he came in front of Washington's
statue he seemed, to Jake's thinking,
somewhat flabbergasted, and exclaimed,
'That intended for me?outrageous; the
j rest are bad enough, but I'm the worst
Jot the lot: why couldn't they have con|
tented themselves with a bust, and not
gone the whole length?' Jake said that
j those were the very words the figure
made use of. and then it vanished. At
j that time the statue of Washington.
1 larger than life, that now forms one of
the treasures of the Smithsonian Institution,
faced the Capitol, and Jake always
speculated as to what Washington?if it
was Washington?would have said if lie
had seen that'effigy.
"Jake firmly believed that statuary
hall was haunted, and the wonderful
echoes and the whispering gallery he attributed
to spook influence, although I
tried to explain the thing to him on
i natural grounds as well as I could from
] having heard it somewhere. He used to
i believe that early-day members?you
know statuary hall was the old House
of Representatives?used to carry on
ghostly debates there unseen by any
mortal eye and unheard by any mortal
ear. lie even wfent to a spiritualistic
i medium in this city to get a. ghost-speakj
ing trumpet, for lie had heard that they
use this sort of thing at seances, and,
I indeed, 1 afterward foynd out myself that
i fhov Hn Woll lia tVio h?
t v ?v.? v?v<. f? <- >I| ??v fcWiU lite LllObi. UC liau
i listened to the most wonderful speeches
! through that trumpet, and sometimes,
I when h<? would not put In appearance at
' the proper time to report, I used to find
him in statuary hall with the ghost
, trumpet at his ear, and listening, to all
) appt arance. entranced. The fact is, I
began to think he was a bit 'daffy," and
so he was on that particular subject.
1 But otherwise he seemed reasonable
i enough, and, as he was very conscien;
tious, I overlooked the lapses due to the
ghost trumpet. But I had to forbid him
carrying it with him while he was on
duty, after a while, for he simply couldn't
tear himself away from it. He had every
desire to do s<t. too, and perform his
duty well.
*
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"Reminded mc of a story of a monk
who was a very heavy sleeper and found
it impossible to wake at the proper times
in the night for his religious offices, and
who invented a bed to turn him over
into a tank of water at these tiroes; the
very lirst time he was turned into the
water he kept on sleeping there and was
drowned. Not that Jake's trumpet ever
resulted In any injury to him that I know
of, and it surely was better than a spirit
bottle. He certainly did long for it,
though, when 1 forbid it to him. As to
what he heard or thought he heard in
| the thing, of courso I can't say. It must
havp been all imagination on his part, but
1 he did begin to hold forth In the most
! wonderful manner, quoting what Henry
' Clay and Daniel Webster had said the
night before, so that it began to get on
my nerves a bit and make me kind of
giddy. I tell you I was glad when he
dropped that trumpet business.
"Jake used to tell stories about the
ghosts of lobbyists that haunted both the
Senate and House sides most persistently.
Now, as a matter of fact, none of the
rest of us either then or afterward have
ever been able to see one of these spooks,
and to tell the truth, for my part I'm not
sorry for It. There was one spook lobbyist
that Jake used to say haunted the
Senate anteroom, with whom he got quite
friendly: indeed, he would be disappointed
if he failed to meet the ghost at a certain
time. Jake never had any conversation
with this ghostly lobbyist, he said, but
somehow or other he got the idea that in
his lifetime he had hailed from jfeorgia,
and that his claim was for some shoats
that Gen, Sherman's troops had looted
from his premises during the march to
the sea. Whether he got this information
through the ghost trumpet or not I
am not able to state; he never said.
* *
"These stories of Jake's used to nearly
' scaft the life out of a young man who
was here then. and. I believe, were the
cause of his resigning from the watch.
As far as I was concerned, his stories
i used to amuse me.
"He had a queer notion, which he said
was conveyed to him through ghostly
' channels, probably the trumpet, to the
i efTect that President Lincoln had been
kidnaped and confined in a room in the
lower portion of the Capitol for a day
and a night, and was liberated through'
(ghostly influence. This was just previous
to the assassination of Mr. Lincoln and
the conspiracy against the cabinet. Jake's
n/vnntint *?i"o o Ko ?? " * ? ? ? *
i avwuin n<?3 *.???*?. a OUIL Ul OlJtOIlQ gUIl"
powder plot was then put In operation by
the conspirators, and Lincoln, during the
night of his confinement, was not only
treated to the plans for blowing up the
Senate and House, but was chained in
the room with the barrels of dynamite
which it was under contemplation to use
for the diabolical purpose. Then, after
the conspirators had departed, the ghosts
came to Lincoln's aid and set him free.
He communicated the details of the plan
for blowing up Congress to the proper
quarters, and the dynamite was removed
under the guise of waste paper. So se-1
oretly and quietly was the entire affair
conducted, however?of course, the con;
splrators themselves did not wish the
i matter to be made public?that only a
very few persons ever knew of it. So
you see that an intimacy with the ghosts
is likely to put you on to some very queer
facts that you won't come across in the
ordinary histories."
Votes for Women in Iceland.
From the Boston Ulotrt?.
For thirty years unmarried women and
widows over twenty-five who are householders
or self-supporting have had the
right to vote for parish and town councils
in Iceland. Two years ago all married
women in the two principal towns
on the island were given the right to the
municipal franchise and the privilege of
sitting in the councils. And now the
Icelandic National Women's Suffrage
Association, with ten thousand members,
is working to obtain full political and
civil rights for women on the same terms
a." men.
If there is a country anywhere In the
world in which women ought to have the
right to vote?if they want it?that country
is surely Iceland. The women there
are never idle. They have no time for
society." They assist the men in agrl
cultural work and in Ashing. They spin,
knit, weave. Besides rearing and educating
their children, they find leisure for
training the mind, and through translations
they keep in touch with the best of
European literature. There is not an
illiterate woman on the whole island. If
i such women want to vote, it would be
i difficult to dispute their qualifications.
i I'ncle Bill?How much money ive you
got in your bank, Tommy?
Tommy?Not mueh. The depositors
have fallen off awfully since Violet got
; engaged?Judge.
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The meeting: of the Short Story Club
Tuesday evening at 522 Cth street northwest
was presided over by Prof. Hyland
C. Kirk in the absence of President
Wilder and Vice President Young. Mrs.
L. J. Young Withee was in charge of
the program, which opened with the
singing, in Italian, by Mrs. C. L. MacCauley
of the "Miserere" from "II Trovatore,"
and also a Scotch song, playing
her own accompaniment. The minutes of
the previous meeting were read by the
secretary, Mrs. M. M. Metcalf, provoking
laughter and applause.
The story of the evening was by Mrs.
Alexander McNeil, "A Woman's Influence."
Mr. S. K. Hall gave an account
of "A Trip to the Dismal Swamp and a
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"A Tour Through Ireland From Cork to
the Giant's Causeway," as described by
Mrs. Abbie L. Ham in her diary, and Dr.
Thomas Calber in poems, "The Veteran's
Dream" and "The Old-fashioned Bonnet."
Mrs. D. S. Corser gave two vocal solos,
"Cheating" and "Garden of Roses." Mrs.
MacCauley sang to her own accompaniment
"Jock o' Hazeldean" and "The Fine
Old Irish Gentleman."
Resolutions on the death of Miss Mary
C. Bennett were read by the chairman.
A resolution of sympathy was passed
i'or Mrs. Christine W. Dunlap in her recent
injury, confining her to the house
for several weeks past, and flowers w-ere
sent to her through the secretary, with
j the love of the members.
The annual meeting of Livingston
j Manor Chapter. 1>. A. R.. was held Wednesday
at the home of Mrs. A. P. Yerkes
1011 11th street. After the presentation
[ of reports of officers, the election for the
coming year resulted in the following:
I Regent, Mrs. Charles W. Brown; vice
I regent, Mrs. Arturo Y. Casanova; recording
secretary, Mrs. John II. Wesler;
corresponding secretary, Mrs. Gains M.
Brumbaugh; treasurer, Mrs. Alfred
Wood; auditor, Mrs. John C. Iloyt; registrar.
Mrs. Frank T. Israel; historian,
Mrs. Horace Mcintosh. Mrs. Mcintosh
was appointed chairman of the program
committee and Mrs. William Wickliam
chairman of the membership committee.
Refreshments were served.
Marcia Burns Chapter, D. A. R.. was
entertained Wednesday by Mrs. Henry
K. and Mrs. Frank L. Averill in the
parlors of the Kenesaw. A paper on
Arlington was read by Mrs. Frank Fuller
and was followed by a poem relating
to family history in colonial days by
Mrs. Henry Averill. The following officers
were elected: Regent, Mrs. Kllis
Logan; vice regent, Mrs. Julian u. jjowell;
honorary vice regent, Mrs. J. If.
Kuehling; recording secretary. Mrs. Conrad
E. Hesse; assistant recording secretary,
Mrs. John Farnsworth; corresponding
secretary, Mrs. William J. Ethel;
treasurer, Mrs. Margaret Ballard Moore;
registrar. Mrs. Thomas \V. Smith; historian,
Mrs. Charles M. Pepper; chaplain,
Mrs. Henry K. AVerill; custodian, Mrs.
Charles Perley Smith; executive board,
consisting of the officers and Mrs. Frank
Lloyd Averill. Miss Mary Stewart and
Mrs. Charles Joseph Gates.
A social hour followed, and refreshments
were served in the private dining
room.
The members of "Our Flag Chapter,"
D. A. R., held a called meeting Friday
at the residence of Mrs. Howard 1* Hodgkins,
1830 T street, and elected the following
officers: Regent, Miss May Duncanson;
vice regent. Miss Josephine E.
Prather; recording secretary, Miss Matilda
Ramsey; corresponding secretary,
Miss Melvena Patterson; registrar, Mrs.
Edgar Allan; treasurer, Miss Olivia
Walter: historian, Mrs. Lutie M. Harris:
chaplain, Mrs. Maud C. Haney. A small
tea followed the meeting, Mrs. Matthew
T. Scott, president general, D. A. R.,
being the guest of honor.
The Capitol Hill Literary Society has
closed its meetings until October. Officers
for the coming season were elected Monday
evening at the home of Mrs. Beas|
ton. 135 11th street southeast, as follows:
President, Mrs. Walport; first vice president,
Mr. A. H. Erear; second vice president,
Mrs. William Trauty; recording
secretary. Miss Grace Lawrence; corresponding
secretary, Mrs. B. Sanborn;
treasurer. Dr. McKee; auditor, Mr. Walport;
press correspondent, Mr. E. V.
Carr; pianist, Mrs. E. V. Oarr. Each incoming
officer responded to a request for
remarks and a vote of thanks was given
to the retiring president, Mr. .T. W.
Davis, and all other officers of his administration.
Refreshments were served
on the lawn, which was illuminated with
Chinese lanterns.
The Special Child Study Club cave
its first banquet Wednesday evening
in the school hall, 605 P street. The
tables were decorated with pink flowers
and pink shaded lights, and the
hand-painted name cards were in pink
rose designs. Mr. Berryman. the cartoonist,
entertained the guests for a
half-hour, and Miss Bentley, music supervisor
of the school, sang. Mr. W.
P. Fatterson, supervising principal of
the special schools, was toastmaster,
and responses were made by Mrs. Ellen
Spencer, Mussev of the board of edu?
?/?* an/i hv Mr. A. T. Stuart, super
i U?VIVM ? "J -rintendent
of public schools. The entertalnment
wan in charge of Miss Sullivan
and Miss Greenwood, teachers in
the school. The Special Child Study Club
was organized a little more than a
year ago and the banquet closed the
first year of active work.
Seventy members of Northwest Auxiliary
of the VV. C. T. U. assembled Thursday
afternoon at the home of Mrs. Winbigler,
on Fairmont street. After an opening of
j hymns and prayer reports were pre[
sented from superintendents. Eleven
j delegates were chosen for the quarterly
I meeting, June 10, at Waugh Chapel. Mrs.
I Winbigler spoke of the wireless telegraphy,
which enables one person to send
i out thoughts to another; Mrs. Robinson
I spoke of the temperance conferences of
i the late Sunday school convention; Mrs.
Ruble sang. Arrangements were made
for a picnic to Chevy Chase in June.
Two new member. were received.
Miss Hawke's Mew Production.
Miss Minnie E. Hawke, who lias presented
many Kermisses and plays for
charity, is making preparations for a
production early next season which, it is
said, will surpass anything she has
staged in the past. Among Miss Hawke's
pupils who will take part in the coming
production is Miss Roberta Amies, who
has won favorable recognition the last
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MISS ROBERTA AMIES.
season for her graceful interpretations of
classic music. Miss Amies is a tine musician,
which aids in her interpretation
of the works of the masters. A bright
future is predicted for her.
Among the many pupils of Miss Hawke
who have made successes in the past was
Miss Pauline Cha e, leading woman in
"Peter Pan," now in London. In the
last season Miss Hawke gave four performances.
one for the Homeopathic Hospital.
another for Mrs. A. C. Barney,
"The Man in the Moon"; a third for the
G. A. R., and one for A1J Souls' Church.
Top (who has dined ofT hashed mutton)
?Bill, waiter.
Waiter?What did you have, sir?
Top (sarcastically)?I haven't the faint*
est idea.?Tit-Bits.
AMUSEMENTS.
NEW NATION!
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IT (Ionic Quartet of Baltimore, Md.t.
i Aliss Alarguerite Howard,
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g Aliss Alarguerite Curtis.
I Aliss Ernull A. Cohenciotis,
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J1 Reserved seat- now on sale ?t boi office.
| BOX OFFICE OPEN A
Base Ball Park Hippodrome.
Base bail fans and others will find an
appealing feature at the American league
base ball park hippodrome when the
hippodrome company gives its outdoor
amusements at night. There will be a
system of rain checks similar to those issued
at the base ball games. Taking a
fifteen-act program as a standard, rain
checks will be issued whenever rain falls
sufficient to permanently prevent the performance
for the night, before the seventh
number on the nroeram has been
presented. After that time the management
believes the audience will have received
full value for their money. Imik^R
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Bali Park Hippodrome.
mediately after the base ball games are
finished In the afternoon the hippodrome
company will take charge of the grounds
and there will be something on constantly
until 11 o'clock at night. The theatrical
performances on the stage and in the
circus ring, however, will not begin until
o'clock.
The bills will be large and varied, and
the prices of admission low. A sunburst
of 40.000-candle power will light up the
grounds. There will be Saturday and
holiday matinees when the base ball team
is away.
Among the new acts that have been engaged
are Mile. Hagar, an aerial performer
and trapozist: little Miss Thorma
and her horse. Indian Chief: Leclare and
Baryon, clowns and comedy jugglers;
Kikuda. a great Japanese juggler: Mile.
Ksried, contortionist, acrobat and dancer;
Kotara. Japanese juggler and wire walker;
the Arizona Trio, comedy acrobats
and Jugglers; the Sorrento Trio, acrobats
and contortionists: Mile. LAtona. a trapeze
artist of international reputation,
and Scribner and Singer, equilibrists.
CHANGING NOTES OF BIRDS.
Their Varying Calls in Sunshine and
Storm.
from tlir Scotsman.
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One of the most interesting xeaiures in
the study of bird life is to note their varying
calls in the changing circumstance
of sunshine and storm.
The frequent snowfalls of the recent
winter have often been heralded by the
mournful "cluck, cluck" of the snow
birds as they flocked around the doors
looking for t.lie crumbs that custom had
led them to expect. The mavis is mostly
mute during a storm, and tells his tale of
woe more by his ruffled feathers and
drooping wing than by his voice. His note,
however, is the first to welcome a change
to warmer weather.
The stormcock, by which is meant the
blue felt or fieldfare, does not frequent
the habitation of man, but there is no
more certain sign of the approach of severe
weather than a flock of these birds
flying southward. Their note Is an ominous
"chuck, chuck," and but for that
they would often pass unnoticed overhead.
The skylark also passed south uttering
a timid, twittering note, which will later
give place to a gay burst of song. The
starllnps flrwk preerlllv to wherever food
is to be found, be it in fleld or homestead.
The first biink of warm sunshine,
however, sees them perched on the eaves
vibrating their wings in a manner no
other bird does, and imitating with an
air of Intense satisfaction the call notes
of a host of other birds.
The sparrows which robbed the farmer
in the autumn flock townward in the winter,
and their cheerless twitter on the
housetops bears faint resemblance to their
noisy clamor in the cornfield. The robin
seeks his dole with an air of quiet confidence,
and sometimes rewards us with a
burst of song quite out of keeping with
his surroundings. The blue tits have no
voice to say they are hungry, though
their actions show it, but their spring
note may be heard in the woodlands when
they forsake our door for the field and
hedgerow.
Terrier Calls Up Central.
Prom the Sheffield Dally Teleiraph.
The operator at Grimsby telephone exchange
received an unexpected call from
the premises of a firm of tobacconists in
the early hours of Sunday morning. Put.
ting the instrument to bis ear, his surprise
developed into wonderment, for all
| he could get in reply to his usual query t
AMTTSEMEMTS.
11 25c. 50c, 7Sc, $1
IL Wed. & Sat. Mats., 2Sc,50c,7Sc
F OPERA WEEKLY
OperaCo.
DAY MATIXEE TOMORROW,
f THURSDAY, FRIDAY, SATURDAY,
A YD MATIXEE SATURDAY,
AIDA
DER THE DIRECTION OF CARLO
OLITAST OPERA COMPANY. I
SALE TOMORROW
FAUSTI
POPILAR PRICES, 25c and 50c I
heater, ItS! j
, Knights of Columbus, i
~ERS |
Mr. Henry Wheaton Howard, I
Master George Moske>- |
Mr. Erick Shilling and I
ST. PAUL'S SANCTUARY I
CHOIR " OF SIXTY |
TRAINED VOICES. |
Kmost T. W!nrtae*tcr. Director, I
And others in a |
< y
i<sa! Festival j
(fn BUI TT i
XJ* u U U XX
50 and 75 cents. Jtoxe.s. $6.00 and *8.00.
lFTER 9 A. M. TODAY. |
intn>nni?x?nn:imn?iu:??:nin?:i:nu"
1 lie Ifciie!
jjj 14th St. & Park Road :
;; The entertainment for Monday.
Tuesday and Wednesday 1: i
nights in THE MIDWAY "Rill
i I; include
| Joe Turner!
Professional middle - weight Hi
; ; wrestler of the District and the
: > south, in a series of matches j
with all comers. H|
Prizes of $1.00 per !!:
minute for all who stay
t with the champion.
P.onus of $10.00 in addition
for the man who
1 stavs fifteen minntec
Hi In the Vaudeville Bill j
ZENO ZOA, j;
: eccentric and comedy contortionists. $;
: I: 0O0 |
i Beginning Tomorrow |
: 25c-One Ad mission-25c!
Will Admit to Both The Midway |
and to the Arcade Ballroom.
All of the other popular amuse- f
I inent8 ? Shuffleboards, Bowling, |;
Pool, Billiards, Boomerang- 11
: bowling. New pictures daily in f:
I moving picture theater. I;
MnSfMaan Jtttira Tsar Stats
Nlllll I 1 fiB Early and Avsltf
gJgi3y4MU*M (i?
PICIAC MATINEE TO- PrteesMORRO
V DEOORA- mCCS.
TION DAY... 2:18 A n
? 125c,
COLUMBIA | Rrtn
PLAYERS |
This Week in ! | I 00.
THE iI Matinees
COLLEGE j Tr
WIDOW
CEO. Aors ^ene
masterpiece Orders.
NEXT WEEK-*-"The Roi* fa Icttcrfey."
May 30, Opening Day,
II tl TT n
w^imevy vuiaae JuaKe.
MARINE HANI). Dancing. Amusements.
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Mass Hayes* May Cariniavail
CHASE'S,
Momday, May 3<Q), at 8 2115.
AU of ttie moat popular song hits and dances:
"I'm Going to Tell on You," by 20 babies;
"Santa Fe," "Rope Dance," "Scotch Square
Dance, Seren Ages of Cuddling."
rr ?v rr*> *i a r* "
Horn. KoiDert iu nayiioir,
U. S. senator from Tennessee, will present tae
medals.
Sssts on sale at Chase's on and after May 27.
Prices, 25c, ZOc and 75e. Boxes, <10. my22.3.l,30
Secure Your Seats for the
SPECIAL MATINEE DECORATION DAY.
COLUMBIA THEATER,
"The College Widow"
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"What number, please?" was the vigorous
barking of a dog.
Coming to the conclusion that there
were burglars in the place, the operator
informed the police. In the meantime
the owner of the dog, suddenly remembering
that he had, contrary to practice,
left the animal, a fox terrier, in the office,
had gone to the premises to release
it. When he arrived he found a couple
of police officers about to force an entrance,
and their astoniehment was great
when, reaching the office, they found that
the terrier had climbed onto a dealt five
feet high and knocked the receiver off
the telephone. Used to hearing its master's
voice over the instrument, it had
apparently barked into the mouthpiece
to draw attention to its plight. {
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AMUSEMENTS.
| CASING
3 PRICES: Matinees, all seats,
I WM. MORRIS CONTI
I RUTAN and His
I JUVENILE SONG BIRDS.
I pi nnrtinr a ia> 1 pu a nn
II-LUKtRbt nAVvLLT ft UU.,
IN THE SINGING COMEDIETTA,
"DUE AM OF I'AUADISE."
LEV1NIA & NELUSCO,
BURLESQUE MAGICAL ENTERTAINERS.
YASHIMATO JAPS.
THE X. Y. HIPPODROME TROCPE OF
JFGGLEKS AND BALANCERS.
AMERICA'S BES1
SundayConcei
THE MUSICAL HELLS.
RAYMOND & IIESS.
I BELASC
I ALL MATINEES 35c AND S
BEN GREE
I In Stinkcnponre'N
?"'?tK ROMEO
Rfginn!us Wednesday M
Sjdnry (irun
A PAIR OF
As Played In London Over
TI4C XI
MATIXEK, 1 "t I1
special- rjr ;
"DERELICTS," fa
Will Br Presented In Cunjunr
WIek I THE L,T1
n " ttIV By J. M. Ba
fACAOEM
; I The Playhouse That Sets the I
Polite V;
I THAT'S THE TAL
?. ... - *.
I Week Starting DECOR
I AFTERNOONS AT 2:30
I ENGAGEMENT E
iPfHTBALL
The Biggest and IVI
That Ever Stri
6?All Star He
An Array of Celebril
in Any Theati
I 10o Even
ALWAYS THE BIGGEST SU
GAYETY THE/
MATINEE EVERY DAY.
WEEK O]
W. S. CLARK
BIG. SPARKLING h
JERSEY
I IB I ^ Introducing: Tw?
1 CA5T- Twisted
P Leon Errol, a:
Pantile Vedder, A I nua
Stella ,
Chatelalney SPECIAL FH
Jamea aad . .
Lucie Cooper, First Mid 0
Rebec. Juekeou. Girls" Conte
son?a treal
DON'T MISS THIS SHOW. FOR
NEXT WEEK -
WiC-irWi i"^'n'i r*rri MCWW'i fWWfW CViflu'
fMiiysasaaiaatt
Not a h'toro Show. but a Theater."
jC Afternoon, 2 to 5. Evening:, 7 to 11. 3E
I we'Ik,VAUDEVILLE I
p P
'k
3t Vaudeville's Great Success, I'arleton- JC
Mac/ & Co., "A Timely Awakening."
?' ?? 1 ...
35 Springford Bros.. I A1 Wilson. &
Jt Reflneii Characterizations. I That's All.dk
'<? _____ SI
3? Eduard Waldmann Co.. Impersonations
3i of Great Men. ;'j,
P And MAJESTOGKAPH. '|jjj
j| ioc?ONE PRICE?ioc
I Big Sunday Concert K
? 4 to 11 P.M., SPECIALTIES & PICTURES,
He ^
?.??!eM:JyWWU'W U' www.
IW^^WA^INOTON^^^J
I I lT American League |i|
ubb hhbi llall li la
I
AMUSEMENTS.
3F and 7th Streets
"ALL CARS TRANSFER TO CASINO"
Safest Theater In America.
10c; Eveiunfi, 10c uj 20c.
NUOUS VAUDEVILLE.
BURKE & HART,
COMEDIANS AND VOCALISTS.
SILVER & SANDS,
SINGING AND DANCING CHARACTER
CHANGE ARTIST'S.
THREE DANCING
DENOS.
LAURA DAVIS,
THE GIRL WHO SINGS.**
' PICTURE PLAYS.
CONTINUOUS O D All I
IS BEGINNING AT Cm I I will
LELIA CAl'T.VA, I
CHARLES HOWARD. J
TOMORROW AND
TUESDAY NIGHTS.
4>c. NIGHTS, Kk, IWc AXP T8t.
T PLAYERS
Sublimr l.ovr Play,
AND JULIET.
Rl. and Remainder of Week,
dy'a Great Play,
SPECTACLES.
500 Time* by Sir John Hare.
EMPEST ^,ao,K.
lay. Friday and Saturday Night*
le-aet Play Entitled
iy Preston Gibson,
tlon With "A Pair of Speetaelea."
rLE MINISTER, 35SZ"
rrle. Author of "Peter Pan," Ete.
I If Big Sunday 11
V CONCERTS I
I TODAY 1
, AFTERNOON AT 2:30 - 10*
'ace. EVE 7.15 f 11 - ICc A 20c
audeville
.K OF THE TOWN
iATION DAY MATINEE
EVENINGS, 7:16 TO 1 1
EXTRAORDINARY
jjONGiRL]
lost Sensational Hit
iok Washington
HP
adline Acts?6
ties Seldom Equaled
&r in America
Nigs, 10c and 20c
11I%1U MB VMiaaii
ITERl? ?""f"||
SMOKING CONCERTS. U
F MAY :t0.
l Prr.icntN the M
IUS.CAL SURPRISE. I
r LILIES
? Muitlral Satires* a
Mix-ups tAST i
nd Three Alveretta* I
Potion. The Smtlomai |
_____ Four, I
IDA* NIGHT, Mackey aad I 8
Croix* I
.nly Chorus M? t..,.., I
St O1 the sea- joaea aad Prior. I
t to witness. I
IT IS ONE YOU WANT TO SEE I
THE COLLEGE CIRLS|
(HI I THEATRE
^ BEAUTIFUL"
Deroted to LJgbt Entertainment.
f^ Week of May 30tb.
(J Buby, the horse with
the human brain. The
most beautiful and intelliSgent
horse in the world.
Freeman, Goodrich and
McCraig,
Polite Entertainers.
r-t f?i Joe Wilton,
k\ Ik With New .Songs und Storie*.
W/ Ballo Bros.,
JUL The Mexican gerenaders.
Budd and Clare,
Eccentric Comedians.
0*The Levollos,
Premiere Wire Artists.
Miss Nina Lester,
The Petite Comedienne.
AND
SThe New York Jolly 4,
tlie Great Comedy /Quartet.
ALE NEW PICTURE PLAYS.
Continuous II a.m. to 11 p.m.
IPclPisc Mat., All Seats, 10c.
rnwes, ETC,.t i0c md 20c.
GLEN ECHO-OPEN
FBEE MOTION PICTURES IN HIPPODROME.
FREE DANCING EVERY EVENING.
SUNDAY SCHOOLS ADMITTED FREE.
m.v28-tf,5
SPECIAL DECORATION DAY
MATINEE MONDAY,
COLUMBIA THEATER, Sic AND 50r.
"The College Widow"
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AMUSEMENTS.
I Luna Park f
I Opens :iT
V
| Saturday, f
| May 28. ?
T V
x Admission Free. A
T ? ? I
? I
? Daily Band Concerts, j|
Dancing*, :j:
1 VAUDEVILLE. |
| T
! Special Inducements to Picnics. Is.
X mj2tV4t *.*
WW-H-H I ! ! -1 ! I M I *-H
Secure Tour Seat, Karle for the
SPKCIAI. MATINEK DECORATION* DAY
AT THE COITMBIA THEATER.
"The College Widow"
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MUSICALE
Betieflt of
Costa Rican Earthquake
Sufferers
Salon of
BUREAU OF AMERICAN* REPUBLIC*.
THURSDAY. JUNE 2. 8:50 P.M.
Tickets on aale
T. Arthur Smith'*, 14U F at.
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DANCING.
POPULAR DANCING EVERY EVENING AT TUB
NEW ARCADE BALLROOM.
Fine Orehratra. Root Promenade.
Admission. 25c. Free Checking.
IHhfl! -tf.6
EXCPBSI0N8.
iTh IU1 It @/ft (Q) K IW IE
II u im i&orair i&tfmu,
^ BEHCH
OPEN FOR SEASON.
ALL AMUSEMENTS. MAMMOTH BOARDWALK.
EXCELLENT HOTEL* AND
CAFES. MUSIC AND DANCING.
ROUND TRIP:
Week T B/< Sunday" and E(f>?
Days. ??a?C Holiday:'. ovv
Train schedule in R. R. column.
For additional information telephone Ltaoola
162i?. m.nMtf.y
I MAY 30. MAY 30. t
i i
I DECORATION DAT I
?. fc
^ AT j|
I Marshall Hall 1
:r
An Ideal Spot to Spend the Day. Jt
j'i
si it
| Steamer
8 Charles I
Maca tester |
5C
si!- Will leave 7th street wharf at 1#
?:
a.m., 2:30 and 6:30 p.m. V
& #
8 Music and Dancing. i
J;:: ?'*
jt EXCELLENT CAFE. ?
*? All Amusements Now Running.
I Fare, - 25c 1
tr i?
fe
| Decoration Day * I
& AT
| MT. VERNON. |
^ Steamer Macalester leaves 7th ?
Jf street wharf at 10 a.m. and 3:30 -re
% P.m. ft
>.'r {[;
# Fare, Including Admission to &
yJt
? Grounds and Mansion, 75c.
%.* inyZS-at ' ?
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MEMORIAL DAY
EXCURSION
/TIA
WMHIMGYNMI, IMLTIMNJHIE
MIS) MUVOLtt RAILWAY
To Annapolis anil U. 8. Naval Academy. 8?e
Uncle Sam's fleet of war Teasel*, great Academy
building aud colonial Annapolis.
$1.50
To Pimllco Race Track, Baltimore; Maryland
Hunt Club Racea. First race at 3 p.m. Direct
connection to park. To Gettysburg, special
train 0:30 a.m., reaching Baltimore in time for
8:45 a.m. train on Western Maryland Railroad.
"Union Station. Baltimore." my28-$t
BY SEA TO
ONE WAY RETriUf
$8.75...NEW YORK...$15
$15...& BOSTON...$25
INCLUDING STATEROOM AND MEALS FROM
NORFOLK.
Steamers 0:45 P.m. dalle for Norfolk.
Norfolk & Washington Stbt. Co.
City Ticket Office, 720 14th st. 1'bone Mala IMP.
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Military Carnival
! ?At
1 MILE MGNUUNM;
MONDAY, MAY 30.
artiulert, cavalry and infantry.
EXHIBITION AND COMPETITIVE DRILLS
ALL DAY.
Infantry Drilla B??in at 9:30 a.m. Artillary
and Cavalry at 1:30 p.m.
SPE6TMSUUUISIMII lATTLiE
Over tbe ume fnonnd covered bv Gen. Ron is
bis attack on Wa"blmctnn City In tb?
War of 1812.
DISTRIBUTION OF MEDALS AND "STARSPANGLED
BANNER" AT 5 T.U.
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FAST ELECTRIC
TRAINS
FKOM POST OFFICE -OORNEB TO
MOUNT VERNON.
DAILY EXCEPT SUNDAY,
EYERY HOUR OX TEE HOUR.
rmOM M A.M. TO 8 P.M.
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