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WHY THE WORK WAS STOPPED.
Not Enough History to Go Around the
FrieZe-The Work Of Decorating tho
ROtunda Temporarily Suspended.

An obstacle has been met with which has
checked the work upon the historic fresco de-
signed to belt the rotunda of the CapitoI.
There isn't history enough to go round" saws
the artist. The ideal scenes designed to repre-
sent the history of the new world from its dis
cOyery begins over the west door, with the
landing Of Columbus, and extends probably
three-falrths the way round. The work. as has
been the verdict of the throngs Of visitors to the
Capitol since it was begun by Brumidi. few
years ago, is quite fine in an artistic point of
view, the painting having the effect of bas-relief.
Columbus boat CRATES upon the sand, and
America is discovered over the back door of the
Capitol. The Indian trades and Indian warfare:
the struggle for independence, from Lexington
to Yorktown and scenes from the Mexican
war, furnish subjects for the historic pencil Then
comes blank. The artist has laid aside his
pencil and announced that he will not resume
work until September or October.
The trouble is here. They do not know what
to do with the blank space. There is missing
link in history and the blank LIS bewilderne.
Putting the last plume in the helmet of his
soldiers the artist drops his pencil and says in
mixed Italian and English:"Used all TIE Indians;
all the soldiers; what nOw2 and stops with his
shoulders In his ears, waiting for suggestion.
Here the matter rests. All the noble war his
tory has been used up and they don't know
what to fill the space with. They do NOT
want to draw from the war of the rebellion. as
they deem it hardly in good taste to thus record
internal triumphs. An emancipation panel was
suggested, but there was some objection made
to this also. Architect Clark and Librarian Spof-
ford put their heads together to try and create
an idea for Costaggini to mould into a design.
The result of their consultation was that Mr..
Clark told the artist he might, IL he desired
suspend work for the summer. Three designs
were mentioned, each of which raised the
Italians shoulders nearer his ears, with an ex-
preston Of blank disapproval. The first was to
represent the discovery of gold in California
Then 1t was suggested that the artist test the
power Of his pencil to idealize the driving Of
the last spike in the Union Pacific railroad. or.
as the artist expressed it, "laying re corner
stone ov re railroad" Another proposition was
to fill the space with tragic scene Of the as
sasination Of Lincoln and Garfield, but none Of
these could be agreed upon as suitable and In
good taste.
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No klnndcring Done in the Committee
FsOoms at the Close of the Session.
How the Capitol WAS Looted at the
sseginslins OF the Eorty-fOurfh Com
Rre,s.

Numbering In the committee rooms?" said
thecaptain OF the Capitol police when questioned
bya STAR reporter one day this week with relation
to the tradition that the close of the session is
signal for raid upon small articles of utility
and accommodation: There hasn't been an thino
OF the Kind this session. Tom Ingram the iani-
tor, commenced locking the committee rooms
up and looking after saving things the same after
noon OF the adjournment, and by the next day
all was closed and put under double lock. except
two or three rooms that still in USE and these
are fastened with the big locks as soon as the
clerks GO out. the only key being held by the
jantor / do not believe there has been any,
thing at ali stolen. Whenever there has been
anything stolen" he added lit has not been
alter the rooms were turned over TO the watch
men ana lanitor The petty larceny goes on
during the last two or three DAYS of the session
But we haven't discovered any Of this even this
session"
''How have You found things;" he asked, adj
dressing Mr.. Ingram. who passed ut that mo-
ment with his bunch of keys.
"Eyerything seems pretty straight" was the
reply
ANY stealine?"
Now, I'll tell you. have Just been gather
Ing up the towels, and of the seven hundred or
seven hundred and fifty but eight are missing.
ana probably the most. II not all of them are
tucked away In some OF the drawers and will
be found during the day"
How about other small articles?- asked THE
STAR.
They have not yet been turned over to nv
charge, but from what | can learn, everything
Seems intact. On, there's been no stealing"
The result of all this inquiry OF THE STAR
tended TO show that there had been little If any,
plundering thi- session
1.-The greatest plundering that ever occurred
at the Capitol" said one of the employees. Twas
at the beginning of the first session of the Forty-
fourth Congress. At that time all the old force
OF attendants and watchmen had been turned
out on account ct u change in the political COM
plexion of the House. and the new ones were
green and did not understand how to take care
OF things. They left the windows open and
doors unlocked and thieves boldly during
the session OfCongress-andth the whole libraries of
some of the committee rooms were taken. In
the public, lands committee room they took a
whole set Of very valuable law books-particu-
larry valuable. because they contained Import
ant notes-and, tearing the backs off, carried
them off in bags, selling them to secondhand
dealers. Then. thev stole nearly all the clocks.
That enc there (pointing to fancy clock on the
manteD was stolen, and afterwards picked up
In the Smithsonian grounds, where the thieves
had dropped It."
But, he added. 81 have not heard Of any
Stealing this session."
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A Kiss Not q Legal Confederation.
From the Pail Mall Gazette

What is a kiss1 The question can only be
answered by experience solvitur osculando.
But 1t is easy after decision In the Lambeth
county court yesterday to say what kissi s not.
It is not legal consideration" A surgeon In
Lambeth kissed w0rkingman's wife; the hus-
band valued the kiss at f5, and the surgeon
gave him an o q for that amount. A month
after date an action was brought on this docu-
ment, but the Judge promptly ruled there was
no consideration and gave verdict for the de-
fendent. Perhaps the lady was In court, ana the
Judge may have been Influenced BY that. For
even the poets admit that there are "kisses and
kisses" the interesting question Is whether yes
terday' 8 judgment was meant to lay down gen
eral principle, or whether every case must be
decided on its merits.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1884-07-12

On race track for any distance over ten
miles bicycle can be driven at higher speed
than horse. The fastest mile is said to have
been made in two minutes thirty-one and two
ffths seconds; ten miles have been run in less
than thirty minutes, twenty In less than an
hour, and one hundred miles In five hours and
fifty minutes-or In three hours less than the
best time recorded Of Q trottinQ horse.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1884-07-12

What He Thought He Had Better Go
For.
From the st. Paul Herald
go for somebody, quick! There's q bug
down my back!" cried young girl to her lover
In the park Wednesday evening"
"Hadnt better 60 for the bug7" he sugges-
ted.
Then she tainted dead away, and when she
had unswOoned the bug had finished its even
ing stroll and gone home.
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He II . Good Prayer Tesser.

They have new Baptist minister in a neigh
boring town who has Just come in from coun-
try parish. Some Of bis flock were talking
about his country ways last night and saying he
was little fresh, when an old woman broke In:
HE may be . little of in city ways and per-
haps people wouldn't take him for a dude at
nfst sight" said she; "but he can toss q prayer
higher that any minister we've had for the past
twenty years.
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house on 14th, between and 7 streets, at a
cost Of 81 600.
Mr.. Conrad F. Slickari is building two
story-and- basement hcuse'on Maryland avenue
between Sd and 4th streets northeast, at q cost
of 2.0OO 81 "a
A two-story house Ia being erected on LIST
street. between d and Z streets southwest, by
Mr.. John Grinder, at cost OF FL, 400
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The Future of Educated Animals.
From the Pail Msll Gszette

Ao Husuro III E|uucuteo Antm9iss
From the Pail Mall Gazette
Sir John Lubbock has taught his dog to read,
French savant is trying the same experiment
with his cockatoo, an American reptile collector
has a number of lizards whom he instructs In
music, a German professor taught crane to do
everything but talk, Boston lady is giving q
higher education to number OF spiders caught
and tanned by herself, and psychologists and
yivisectionists purpose the training of two or
three generations of dogs in order to make their
descendants produce articulate sounds. What
will the next thing be- Presumably this: The
educated animals will adopt the manners OF the
human race and its manifold requirements, and
new branches of industry will spring up bless
ing both to man and beast. 1t might not be
amiss In anticipation Of the wants of lizard nu-
scisns and dog readers to compose q few
sliZard airs" and to write contributions to the
future Literature for educated dogs and par
rota"
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A Sad Look Ahead.

From tbs Detroit Free Press
Fiis: schoolgirl with sudden interest: "Ob.
forgot to tell you that was engaged"
"Really?"
ION, yes, and am so happy l don't know
what to do
That's just the way felt. but after you have
been engaged thirteen or fourteen times Won
won't give 1t second thought. JUDGED, you'lI
have to stop to think Of his name"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1884-07-12

A COMPANY Of thirty or forty bicyclists are
about to make tour Of Europe beginning with
Ireland and ending with Italy. They will carry
their luggage with them on their bicycles.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1884-07-12

The Canada Pacifc railway company is con-
structing large stock yards at fiocloaga hoo,nQ
TO obtain ntock through the Michigan Central and
Credit Valley railways
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CITY AND DISTRICT.
OUTDOOR PaSTIMES.

Activity Among the Boating Men-The
Pofomac's New Trainer-The Canoe
CIub-Base Ball, Turf and bicycling
Notes.
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. .aRE.AL ESTATE GOSSIR.s ..s,..
Some Interesting Details About New
Buildings.

THE FINE RESIDENCE WHICH SENATOR PALMER
Is ERECTING-COLoNEL FERGUSoN's MEXICAN
HOUSE AND IT'S IMMENSE PROPoRTIoNs-FINE
HOUSES AND PRETTY COTTAGES THAT ARE
BEING ERECTED.
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front IL OF pressed Drlck, with trimming OF
brownstone and galvanized iron. projection
OF one foot runs up to. the roof and finishes
with gable. The interior is conveniently ar
ranged The cost is S6, 600. I. f. Schneider is
the architect.
SOUTH WASHINGTON IMPROVEMENT.
Mr.. Saul Herman is erecting two brick resi-
dences. with store rooms, on AZ street, between
and streets southwest They will be two
stories, and will have all the modern improve
ments. Mr.. r. Barr is the builder.
BUILDING NOTES.
Mr.. John F. Vogt is erecting residence on NJ
street, near New Hampshire avenue at cost O,
1880. 1t will have three stories, pressed brick
front. stone and iron trimmings, and bay win
dow extending to the roof. The interior will he
nicely finished in imitation hard wood. T. F.
Schneider Is the architect and A. Getz the
builder.
very handsome residence has Just been COM
pleted for Assistant Surgeon General Van Rev
pen, q. g. N, on 18th street. near L. It in
three stories high, and is very complete in all
been introduced in the shape of a ventilatine
| shaft extending from the foundation to the roof
nne residence Is being erected by Mr.. SamI
Bacon on Rhode Island avenue between 18th
and 14th streets, at O cost of $4,000.
Gen. Green B. Raum Is about to begin the
erection OF fine residence for his own r,se, on
Rhode Island avenue. between 14th and 18th
streets. 1t will cost about $4,000.
Mr.. Samuel Davis Is building a two-story
house on 4th street, between P and Q streets, at
q cost OF 81 900.
A two-st0ry house is being erected on Rhode
Island avenue. between 4th and 5th streets, by
Mrs. A. C. Heltrick, at cost of %, TOO
Mr.. E. NJ. Mitchell Is erecting three-story-
and-cellar house on Congress street, between
West aud Stoddard, Georgetown, at cost of
$1,000.
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EfeCeIVcd.
THE LAND QUESTION: What il Involves and How
Alone it can be Settled. By HENRY GEORGE author
OF Progress and Poverty, ETC. CI,ovells Library:
No. 500 New York: John W, Lowell Co
TIE IMPORTANCE OF KNOWLEDGE CONCERN.
ING THE SEXUAL NATURE. Suggestive Es-
say. Compiled and Prepared by GERTRUDE HITz.
Washington: Society for Moral Education
SCIENTIFIC AND POLITICAL WORKS OF TIE
LAST OF THE HEREDITARY BARDS Am
skALDS Chicago: The.J. n. W. Jones Stationery
and Printing Co
LOVELY GIRLS LETTERS A Spicy Novel Nv
Mrs SIMON b. PAIGE. New York: The American
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Probably the most Interesting wheeling even,
Of the year will be the Springfield bicycle tour
nament. which takes place on the 10th. 18th.
18th and 18Th Of September, at Springfield.
Mass The list Of races is by far the largest
ever offered. comprising thirty-four no two
alike They are varied and classified that
"hecimen Of all ares and degrees of proficiency
may participate Mr. Leland Howard or the
capital hi club. has been cOmpllmented with
Went.
All who attended the Capital club races In the
spring VIII remember young Landy from Gin
einnati. who rode so we'll and Will regret to
learn OF serious accident v ich befel him He
was squirting recently along LAFAYETTE aypnue
In Clifton "a suburb of Cincinnati). when his
loot missed the pedal, and he was thrown 10
the ground with great force breaking both
bones OF his left arm, so that they protruded
thfough the nesh. and otherwise bruising him.
sell badly. It was two hours before a doctor
Could be reached. Landy held his bones to-
gether, and never murmured during that time
THOSE who saw him ride knew that he had
pluck.
About dozen members Of the Capital club
made run to Cabin John bridge Tuesday
evening. The went up at sunset and returned
oy moonlight The new road officers of the
cup were In command and gave great salts
faction.
John 3. Prince. the champion rider, turned up
\. - 'On NO iase cunuay, looking as III he
bad run across John l.. Sullivan. His physioV-
nomy was in very bad shape professional
race was TO be run at Blossbufs. Pa, between
Prince. Higham and WOodside with Morgan as
starter. on the 4th of July. On the day pre-.
vious Prince was practicing and while squirting
al a two minute and a half gait, his wheel
tuekied and he took fearful header He was
1nsensible for two hours, and was very badly
ana generally bruised up
The inoffcnsive bIcyclist Is compelled TO suffer
aroth"r outrage at the hands of the irresronsi-
bic - al. bog since the advent uf the Wild West
TIE LISsoiHy fever has reached the hooduIns
Just as wheel sdes by quietly the meek
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The BurInis at Sea.

There Is scarcely any ceremony more
impressive than burial at sea perhaps
because nowhere does mansfeel littleness
more than when she mighty ocean sur.
rounds him. The graves of the dead on
sho.e in measure locslize their inmates I;
| and our associations are fortified by the
power of referring to the departed al
beings who slumber In green places and
are at ali seasons visita6ie.
But burial at sea Is the launching Of
the dead into infinity. The sense of his
extinction is absolute. He is swallowed
up and annihilated by the universe of
water, which also seems to overwhelm
his very memory.
AT twelve o'clock the body Of Johnson,
sewn up in canvas, with weight Of
lead attached TO his feet, 10y extended
upon ono of che gratings Of the main
hatchway, one end resting on the bull
warks Of the ship, and the other upon
the shoulders of two sailors. The crew
stood round, holding their caps in their
hands, and near the body stood Mr.. Sher.
man, reading the Burial Service. The
mournful aud impressive spectacle was
greatly heightened by the toIling} of the
bell on tho quarter.de which mingled
its clear chimes with the words delivered
by Mr.. Sherman. The vessel was sailing
on an even keel, her white sails swelling
and soaring one above another, and
forming q lovely picture against the
bright blue sky. The water leapcd aud
sparkled and frothed against her clean
sides, aud those swallows of the deep,
the stormy petrels chased her flashing
wake, aud gavo by their presence fir.
ishing detail to the whole of the sun.
lighted scene.
How unutterable the mystery hedging
the motionless figure In the canvas
shroud-his name unknown, q waif of
dead humanity snatched fer brief mo :.
ment from the imperious deep, whose
will it wac to keep himl The seamen
sent shrinking glances at the bundle on
the grating. That he had suffered the
famine had made q skeleton of him !;
that thirst, had twisted his lean face into
au expression Of agony which death was
powerless to smooth out, was all they
knew.
I'VE, therefore, commit this body 10
the deep, to be TUNED into corruption-n
The captain motioned with his hand I;
tho grating was tilted, and It's burden
went Ike O fash from tho bulwarks; the
;eteefslnan turned bis face upon isahouf.
l'der, hearing the, hollow plunge but
those on the maindeck stood without
move among them, listening to the
final comforting, glorious words: y
Looking for the resurrection OF the
body (when the sea shall give up her
dead), and the life the world TO come,
through our Lord Jesus Christ, who at
his coming shall change our vile body,
that It may be like his glorious body,
according to the mighty working where
BY He is able to subduo all things to
| Himself"
The reader closed the book; the graf.
Ing was restored to its place; and the
men in twos. and threes moved slowly
forward, talking in subdued tones; and
for the remainder Of that day at least,
no sound Of loose laughter or reckless
words was to be heardin the forecastle.
W. Clark Russell.
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What q Pity.
WTllianiston Ndiad.

Ny good neighbor Barr has verv
bright and promising Q daughter Miss
Sallie, who, her gentle conduct and
cheerful air, has won q high place in NV
esteem. Her father is thrifty farmer.
with every needlul comfort about him
| and, though not rich man, he is out Of
debt, aud usually has q little nioney laid
up for a rainy day. 1;'hagt,a'
Being good FREUD of hia, and feeling
deep interest in his daughters welfare.
| took it upon myself the other dav 10 20
over to his house to induce him to send
Miss Sallie off to good school, Ifouud
him plowing in his field neapSthe road !;
and, it being nearly dinner, time, he
uph!tched his mule, and took me to the
house. E'f.5 'rt5:t "Ai
AS soon as could bring IL around,
told him and his wife whatrIn chad come
for; and what do you reckon they said |?
l am sorry to tell it; but / noticed that
up to this time MiSs Sallie was not to be
seen. The fact Is, she was down In the
back field, where she had been picking
cotton all day. long, and where she had
been regular hand, they told me, all
the season.
They told me that tthey had Intended
to give Miss Sallie good education, and
had expected TO start her to high school
this fall. But in tho mean time he had
the offer of a nice tract of land very cheap
and on easy terms; and they thought it
would.bc good thing to have 1t f6r the
children; and co., although he bad no
present use for it in the world, he bought
it, One of the notes was nearly due;
and the whole family father, mother
and childrena-had To stint themselves
and work hard to rnise tho money. f
Now, It that was All Of il, it would be
bad enough. But. no doubt, next year it
will be the same thing Over TO meet tho
second note. And things will very
likely run OIL so till Miss. Sallie will get
10 old thas;she will hs ashamed W. go to
a good school, and publish her ignorance.
At last some unworthy fellow will court
her for her land andfsiie will drag out a
miserable life, doing drudgery for him.
What pity -. RUsTICus.
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Building His Own, Pyre.

DovEN, N. H., November 1.ANews of
q horrible occurrence TINT toDk, place ut
Brookfield, in this State, reached here to.
day. Horace Del9nd, eighteen years of
age, the son OF o respectable farmer of
the place, committed suicide by crema-
ti6na It is said that hs met young
woman Of Brookfield o, a dance in the
village last winter. He fell in love with
her and paid her great deal Of attention,
finally proposing masriage. Her name
was Ella Dinsmore. She thought more
OF another than of him and rejected him.
For several weeks past he has been seen
lingering about her residence, but he
never succeeded In se..:ss sis Interview.
Ho refused to associate, with his former
companions and fel! into dependency.
Last Tuesday his feelings reached the
climax of despair. He went OH. into q
clearing close by his fathers house,
chopped down lotrof dead tr,es and
dragged them to the. centre of the clear.
ing, where he stacked them, together
fastening them as firmly as If they; were
rooted in the ground. He stuffed lot
of dry. grass and paper undnrl.ea thaready
| to ignite and then went back to ala room,
where he sat down and penned pathetic
note 10 his parents, telling them that he
felt THAT his life was already blighted
and that he had not the courage to face
IL; that he had to face death. He told
them where to find his body, and left the
note in his own room, knowing that when
! he !was missing The Eoo.l. woali be
! searched. Securing sts:d Q. thFse ci,ss:i,s
that his father had used for fastening the
fox hounds to their kennels, he returned
to the pile of brush and succeeded in
lashing himself lightly to the old trees.
Then he set fire to the brush. The
frightful agony which hb endured is
shown by the fact that after being lashed
to the pile he tried to cut bis throat with
an old razor: The note vas, Of course,
found by the parents, and yesterday
morning the body, which had been
burned beyond recognition. was found
also. He had been seen collecting the
brush by q farmer, but nothing was
thought of tho circumstance at the time.
It was after that that an inmate OF the
house saw him writing in hisr It
is believed that the unfortunate lad had
been demeEted for. q long. time. i.