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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1889-05-20
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Ihk siAh, a lew extracts from notices by lts con-
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THE WASHINGTON EyESISG Sr.R Inns ,,s-loI A.,
close of tyeuty-on. wears ,,u.lar 49,. ,,-,,-,
-, h, ,. ' - eL as fIesent manage
eight page paper ana mechanical 1nl,,r,., 80, ~
greatly increase ats IacIuues Tor aolI,.tJl, 49,
o4AA AZ uos OOIsldefaol. more tna TWICE large
- Nas ~ o0i, furnishes dAIy three Times
TeAie a.teI, alid las almost i've unes Tie
PAPER worthy q aaIy clIy lai.a"
From the brooklyn Edgle.
Mashlngtou's best, II not really its only news.
paei ls hE SiA which las cIcuiatiOn OF 80, UOO.
. ISp"iS.ion " SOO'OOO, served ~ WAGONS and
neI and s II,ie, ~. .re..
harness oi its tone aud management.
IRON. The huffman, >,a-
IRE WASHINGTON STAR. one of the most prosperou.
s', ~ .he lately enlarsed as nov
enyoss "as Created " AIS nlanager ana The
Is many respects IlOael aIIcrnoon I-Ier ana "a
20 ~ UeI New lear greetings We trust
fA0sfeAA's Ni-S HeNeA "14-e'
,Ua' ee . n' ..i,S .Il'G It.',es
CAPITAL ana ms "A neid % TIE national
F' ~ ~ " -4-i~ NAS AM Win great success.
from the AeU losk COlansercadl Bugegin
srAK Las yusI coIlItletol tNeuIy- 100 y ~ ZINC
lrescul announcement AMI c,siyr'I , uluef Its
aaoptins peIinanenty az egnI-ge EOrll winch 4
ma NE u.Iea SAL. SI - 80, - LVon papers
ana Inosl successIuI ~ -e VI s.e Oess
-" -
from the BatiBtOae dHlortodn
The WASHINGTON EvENING STAR appeare,d Las, ,,.,n.
in type, WITH the announcement ~,
would appear perlallrutIy 40 an .sl -
Ana sTAA Iong one OF Ine its:
o1I S ~ ~ @ anu IN its new form A. ~Iii
7 eO Va A--N-e-SAAs AZ SnSelatlVA ano SvrtA
Mon. ne Ty.s,.r "A, , I'll.
Here and there we behold a rs,.r which -.-. a.,
to PERHAPS the genius, controlling sprlt VIII
measure Of success e1cItes the wonaer OF Al
competitors. such journal n uI.f.,nt,.t.-l
masuil,stop civ ~ ~'' 40 AAI I'hNASs sIAh "
t,,o. a. 1,,,.,,. ~
:, o'' go se 1'' ~-s He'os.
Al gives US great pleasure TO note this evidence NJ
proslerlty Ina 61AE Of tue be.t ana cle-f,s
paiers IN the country, a most creailaule r.urs
sentative u the National capital NF.~
From the Macon (C;a D T,L,oyo,h
The EVENING srAR ia ba1.I.,,oar 49,, 49, ..a.-
the Dtst uewsI,snsr IA mel tnAn e'ef' AnoA
As wa e'er A-o'
From the Phaadelphla Record.
EVENING Eppt la.1
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DAILY CIKcULArloN IN lSS5- ~ So.

Of this aggregate daily circulation of 27Oss
copies the books Of the Office show that an average
oil 2O.OSs copies were regularly delivered each
day, by carriers, al ue homes ~ permanent Sll5-
SctOerS in the city and suburbs. OF The remainder
daily average OF BAH were sold at the Office in
The hotels ana railway stations etc, and ON the
streets, by newsboys, making grand total average
within the District OF ID, lao copies daily leayiu,
daily average Of lO32 to be sent 10 regular sub
scrbers residing beyond It's limits by man. express
and railway trains.
In addition 10 the 20.029 copies daily delivered
at the homes Of subscribers, large proportion o.
the 5.iSi otherwise disposed vi in thecity is reg
ularly purchased by permanent residents, living
III lodgings, &c. mot hOu5ehOldcrs while me resi-
due goes into the hands of transient visitors from
| all parts OF the country, who each year come -
the National Capital in greater numbers aud fos
longer periods, and who, furthermore, largely rep
resent the well-to-do and purchasing PORTIONS uf
The communities 10 which they respectively belong.
| The last-named Is class of readers alone we'll
worth reaching; but it is to the phenonenalIy
large permanent local circulation vi the paper,
and especially to its unparalleled hold upon the
household and family circle, that the attention "
| advertisers is particularly directed.
comparison oi the home circulation Of $50
with The ngures representing the entire popuIa-
ton OF the city viii concusiyeiy establish the Ia e
| that lHE STAR reaches about every family IA tho
Dlstrlctof Columbia and Is reId eUergazg Ov more
uaI1s Laee-JO1utS " ats population tCito are dOls
10 read! Ii follows, therefore, tLat an advertise
ment inserted IN its columns will meet the eye Of
| every person ia the District worth reaching Of
whatever race, creed, sex, age, condition an life
At only remains 10 be said, 1Or the information OF
those Interested IN the subject, that proportion
TO Its circulation, the rates Oi advertising al lnE
! EVENING STAR, whether transient VI for long
| periods, rank with the very lowest in the nited
| states. Indeed, taking bOIn The extent and char
acier oil It's circulation into consideration, At may
safely be claimed that ~ wide anu such an excel
lentSuality Of publicity can nowhere else 10 bought
| Tor the same money.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1889-05-20

ANCHOR LINE.
Atlantic Express Service.
LIVERPOOL via QUEENSTOWN.
Steamship CITY OF ROME" from New York
WEDNESDAY. May %. June 20, July ~, August 21.
Saloon passage, 500 to 800, Second Glass, $50.
GLASGOW SERVICE.
Steamers every saturday from New York to
GLASGOW and LONDONDERRY.
CABIN Passage 10 Glasgow, Londonderry Liverpool.
$40 and 500. Second Class, $50
Stcerage Passage. either service, so.
Saloon Excursion Tickets at Reduced Rates
Travellers Circular Letters OF Credit and Drafts
Tor any amount issued at lowest current rates.
1or books of tours tickets or further information
Apply to HENDERSON BROS, New York. or
q. W. MOSS, 92I Pennsylyau ave. NV,
Washington. mh26-3m
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VIILDMUN NIX LIN r.
Schedule in effect Nav ID 1870

DIEDMONr AIR LINE.
Il Schedule in effect May u, 1889.
SEQ q. m.-East Tennessee Mail, daily for Warren
ton, Gordonsville, charlottesville, Lynchburg, and
stations between Alexandra and Iynchburg. Roanoke
Bristol hnoXyllle, Chattanooga and Memphis Pull
man Sleeper Washington to Memphis.
IL "a a. m.-fast mail daily tor Warrenton Char
luttesNle, Gordonsvie. Stations Chesapeake and Ohio
Route, Lynchburg, Rocky Mount, Danville and sta
tons between Lynchbllrg and Danyile, Greensboro.
kalegh, Asheyllle, Charlotte, Columbia Augusta,
Atlanta, birmingham, Montgomery. New Orleans
Texas and California. Pullman Sleeper New York TO
Atlanta, parIOr Atlanta 10 MONTGOMERY, Pullman
Seepers Montgomery to New Orleans. Pullman
Sleeper Greensboro to Columbia and Augusta pull
man Sleepers Washington to Cincinnati via c. and o.
Route. -
9:35 p. m.-Daily, except Sunday for Manassas
Strasburg and intermediate stations.
10 p. m..Daily via LynchbUrg, Bristol and Chat
tanooga: Pullman Vestibule sleepers Washington to
Memphis, connecting thence for all Arkansas points
also Washington to New Orleans.
telIIe 6hfress daily for Manassas
man Nestlbule train Washington to Cincinnati with
Pullman sleeper for Louisville.
Danville, Raleigh, Asheville, Charlotte Golumba
Augusta, Atlanta, Montgomery. New Orleans Iexas
aud California Pullman Nestibule Car Washington IL
New Orleans, VIA Atlanta and Montgomery Pullman
Sleeper Washington to Birming ham, Ala via Atlauta
and Georgia Pacific Railway.
Trains ON Washington and Ohio division leave Wash.
lngton 300 III. daily except Sunday, and a. m
daily arrive Round Hill IL 80 a. M and 30 % M
returning leave Round Hill 05 am. daily aud 80
pm daily except Sunday, arriving Washington 80
Through trains from the South via Charlotte Dan.
VILE and Lynchburg arrive in Washington 90 a m.
and l3 pm. via East Tennessee, Bristol and Lynch
burg at SOB am. and 10 40 pm; via chesapeake
and Ohio route and Charlottesville at IS % M and
7:l3 pm and 6:53 am. Strasburg local at 10 q
am
Tickets, sleeping-car reservation and information
furnished, and baggage checked office. 300 Penn
ylyana avenue and at Passenger Station Pennsylva
ma Railroad, 9th and streets.
myll JAS. L. TAYLOR Gen Pass Agent
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FAMILY SUPPLIES.

THOICE SELECT SALT SHAD, IN NEW BAR
" res. especially for family Choice Shad-Roe in
2Olb. pals; headless Roe Herrngs half barrels and
2O-lb; pals; also prime net Herrings prepared ex-
pressly Tor family use c. r. K J. ID. Ko0GLE.
References: C. W. johnson, johnson Bros James
Ford llth and water SITS myl6-lw-
TASTELLoN WINE. NEVER BE WITHOUT Ma
~ lures great remedy. Castellon Wine is of special
benefit i'll cases OF dysentery and ailments prevalent
during sumper months. 1t checks and cures them
instantly and builds up the system. Castellon Wine
has been tested by the highest medical authorities
Trade supplied and for sale by
A. HEITMULLER & CO,
my11-3m 1888 18th ST
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The Kaiser not Popular in England.

Lohdon Special 70 New York Tribune.
Kaiser William is to appear at Aidershot IN
review the 10000 men we call an army. This
greatly increases the chance of his being sem
IN the streets of London. Yet he is not ponnIar
with the masses, and the experiment has
some risk. If his mother were with him. il
would save him from possible insult
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BORING AN ARTESIAN WELL.
Drilling Through Hard Granite in
Georgetown for Water.

STAR reporter recently visited the scene of
operations of the Virginia Artesian Well COM
pany, of Purcellyille, Va, engaged in boring
for water TO supply the occupants of several
new houses recently erected by Messrs Gilbert
King and others at the west end of Prospect
avenue, in Georgetown. The apparatus used is
not as complicated one who had never seen
the drill and its motor in operation might i'm
agine. There are few cog-wheels. a walking
beam, and a big drill propelled by an eight
horse power engine, and that is ALL The most
of the simple machinery is upon the body of a
wagon. on one end of which is a framework
about 80 feet high. on the top of which is
block-and-tackle. through which is reeved
thick rope. Attached to this rope is the big
drill. about 20 feet long and weighing fully
1900 pounds. The drill-point resembles that
of an ordinary rock drill. except in size and is
finely tempered for an inch upon the cutting mart
Sometimes thirty-five strokes to the minute
are made by this drill. but usually about thirty
When rock Is bored through TO earth or sand
and water Is struck the drill is withdrawn and
the sand pump Is inserted in the opening which
cleanses the drill hole of sand. Theeand pump
Is nothing more than piece of iron pipe the
size Of the hole made by the drill. having at
one end valve which opens as the pipe
descends and closes when it ascends with its
contents.
ORE SPECIMENS FROM THE BORE
Mr.. Holmes, the secretary of the company.
had in his pocket two fine specimens of quartz
obtained. one at 80 feet and one at 20 feet be-
low the surface. In each specimen can be
seen glittering specks of silver ore. Mr..
Holmes told the reporter that the rock thrOugb
which the drill had 10 bore was of the hardest
kind. known among quarrymen as ''nigger
head granite"
We have gone down about eighty-five feet "
he continued, land have reached water that is
md 1f,la
perature is about 80 degrees"
In speaking of drilling. Secretary Holmes
stated that COO to 700 feet can be bored through
rock. After finishing this job, which will only
take a few days more, the outfit Will be moved
10 kosslyn. Va, near the free bridge, where a
well is TO be bored
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n q. "A. X. Post i'm Canada.

Ottawa Special TO New York Tribune
The Grand Army of the Republic has author
lZed Mr.. Gravelle. of the Canadian inland rev.
enue, formerly in the United States navy, to
form post at Ottawa. There are many vet
Grams here who served in the war of the rebel
hon, some of them now occupying superior
positions. About forty have already stated
their intention to join the Ottawa post. Other
posts Will be established throughout Ontario
A meeting of the West Virginia Press associa-
ton will be held at Wellsburg, June Is.
The statue of Henry Clay will soon be re-
moved from the niche in the capitol building
In Richmond, to its old position in the grounds.
DIR. Porter, Florida state health officer. has
examined reported case of yellow fever al
Palmetto, Manatee county, and pronounced il
typhoid malaria fever.
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OCEAN STEAMERS.

SHOkT ROUTE TO LONDON,
- NORDDEUTSCHER LLOYD S s. co.
Fast Express Steamers
To Southampton London, Havre), Bremen.
Saale We'd, May %, noon. Ems, sat, Nav %
2:30 pm; 1raye, We'd, May 30 a. m: Eulda,
Sat, June i, 3 am; Lahn We'd, June ,, 10 a. Ii
Elbe, Sat, June 4, pm.
Comfortable staterooms, excellent table, luxurious
saloon appointments. Prices: LIST cabin ! 90 and
upward BERTH according to location I'd cabin 500
and $tO al adult; steerage at low rates. Apply to L.
+. DROOP, 92o Penn. ave. mylS
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1889-05-20

NOR POTOMAC RIVER LANDINGS.
IL NEW IRON STEAMER 'WAKEFIELD"
Leaves 9TH street wharf on MONDAYS, THURSDAYS
and SATURDAYS at a. Returning TUESDAYS
FRIDAYS and SUNDAYS p. touching at River
Landings as far Nomini Greek, Va, 81 Clements Bay
ana leonardtown, Md Connects with i and o. K. r. at
Shepherds. See schedule. JOHN u. PADGETT, Agt.
Q. W. RIDLEY. Manager. ja25
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POTOMAC RIVER BOATS.
DAILY NoRroLK LINE

DAILY NORFOLK LINE.
OLD POINT AND THE SOUTH
Steamer Lady Of the Lake, from 6th-st wharf Tues
day. THURSDAY, and sunday, > pm. Steamer Geo.
Leary, fth-st wharf Monday Wednesday, and Friday,
. pm. Steamer Leary stops at Plney Point Fare
81. 30. Lake, Tel. call, "a Leary, 1853. myl7
STEAAIER MATTANO, HAVING BEEN REBUILT
- leaves 1th-street wharf SUNDAYS, TUES
DAYS and THURSDAYS, at a. m, for Potomac river
landings, as far as Mattox creek. Grinders wharf
sundays down and Wednesdays up. Brent's and
Chapel Point, Thursdays down and Mondays and We'd
Desdays up.
f. L. FOLSOM Agent, 9TH st. wharf
my4-3m JNO MCGAHEE. Agent Alexandria, Va.
DOTOMAC TRANSPORTATION LINE
For Baltimore and River Landings. Steamer Sue
Capt Geoghegan, leaves Stephensons Wharf every
apply to
STEPHENSON BRO.
mh6-Gm 9TH wharf.
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DRY GOODS.
Nrw Spp,Nc GoonS

New SPRING GooDs.
just received another shipment of New Spring Goods
comprising Wool and SILK Henrettas French Satteens
Scotch Ginghams, Wool combination Suitings and
China Silks; also full line of Linen Sheetings, Pillow
Linens, Damask Table Cloths ana Napkins 10 match,
Table Danasks all grades, Hemstltched Linen Sheets
and Pillow Cases, Damask and Huck Towels, silk aud
Llsle Hose III great veriety.
f2O-3m HO0E BRO. & CO., 1928 ST.
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RAILROADS.
BALTIMORE AND ONO R.

schedule in effect MAY l2. lSS4
leave Washington from station corner of New Jersey
and arsaas nas s ssssS Limited
For Cineinnat ST Louis. and Indianapolis. express
PisearE and ciereiand. ve.tibuled Limited en
For ' MSsslinS 20 an and cypress 40 pm
on main line, express daily except Monday. At 3:55
For Lexington and Local Stations III :3oa m
t9r Baltimore week days 100 100; $40; 20.
;%inssssi y; TnH Os 90 ii '%,npss:i
400 100 $50 go ts5.minS,es, s. As NJ.
s5. s:sd Zoo. soS fS ~ sna
PSs SS s S strssn " .9s
II go "a. sundays, s sd a m. is. S:25 4 81.
TRIMS leave B4ltino1r for Washington week
Is 5hip@tesl, zoo, 800. :o5 as mipn,e.S. is;
90 g pm O SUNDAYS t GO 1893 Se a9S
+ n5ts 8s6 2G 500 Sc 81 10 I os sSa
For annapolis. $40 and $50 an, Ie:lov o5.
Leave Annapolis, 8 40 So am, l2.o5. 3 80, and
For s1a6n nnS dS bs TeTro,lS
i0 20 M u "a pm for principal stations only;
For Rockville and way stations ~ IS pm.
For SaiiAers6urg and intermediate points % 90 q.
For Boyd's and intermediates stations, II 90 p m,
II
pm, stopping at all stations Metropolitan Branch
For Frederick; t6:4 t1o:30 am. 70 90 "A 80 p.
m. Sundays. :15p.m.
For Hagerstown. II o 80 m. and IS :3opm
Trains arrive from Chicago daily IL A. a. m. and
500 pm: from Cincinnati and st Louis daily 3 SO
a m and i % p.m.' from Pttsburg 7:lo am, and
O:00 I'm. daily.
NEW YORK AND PHILADELPHIA DIVISION.
FOR New York, Trenton. Newark and Elizabeth. v.
t;OO rs 200, g 30; ~ 90 - 80, a 20 and
10 30 pm. Buffet Parlor Cars on all day trains
SleebiisS Car on the 1880 p.m- open at 900 pm.
Newark. -
For Philadelphia, Newark, Wilmington and Chester,
= w 800 9;30, 'l2:OO am. - 30, Il 20. - 90
For intermediate points between Baltimore and
Philadelphia, ~ 30 am. - 30 and "a 30 pm.
Trains leave New York for Washington. IS 30
~ 90 night.
Trains leave Philadelphia for Washington. q TO-
fl:30 pm.
For Atlantic City q 90 a M and .l2:oOm.
For Long Branch and Ocean Grove 10 90 m
Except sunday, Daily. SSunday only.
Baggage called for and checked from hotels and
Residences by Union Transfer Co orders left al
tcEet Offices, GIG and 1851 Pennsylvania avenue and
at DEPOT. CHAS. o. SCULI. Gen Pass Avit
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= I HE GREAT
THE k EGEEffIE WEsT AS HSg s5FrHwrsr
SELL kk TsAok SFklSRP
rp,,xC II ,E EFFECT NAY 18Th, J $50:
GoENEK OF skill AND B STkE fT shSsiFFo of
Of Pullman vestbuIcd Cars at 3 SO am daily; Fast
Line, $50 am daily to Cincinnati and st. Louis
and Harrisburg to st Louis daily, except SATURDAY,
To Chlcage. with Sleeping Car Altoona 70 Chicago.
western Express, at 40 b. daily, with Sleeping
Cars Washington TO Chicago and St Louis, con-
for Louisville and Memphis. Pacific Express, ID 90
= N daily, Tor Pittsburg and the Vest, with
throush Sleeper to httsburg, and Pittsburg 70
For Kane, Canandagua, Rochester and Niagara Falls
BALTIMORE ASb POTOMAC RAILROAD
o and N da aa aay for su
f. M; MIN Seepns Car Washington to Rochester
FOX PHILADELPHIA, NV YORK AND THE EAST,
1000 and il 20 I'm; on sunday, 8: 90, il 40 a.
H. - : 90 4 il 10 1000 and II :2opm. Limited
except Sunday, and 3:45 pm daily, with Dining
FOR PHILADELPHIA ONLY
asst Ekpress :lO a m week days, and $40 .. m.
daily. Express 2:lO p. m. daily. Accom-. p. m.
For Boston; without change, 80 p m. every day.
Jersey City with boats Of BFooklyn Annex afford.
R TG1 aensfsr eT F9 aPE avoiding
For Atlantic City 90 and II 40 week days
Mn
IL 100. and AZ l. 05, y 10, 30 3 -,
4 10, 20, 4:4O, 900, G:4O, \ 10, 1000, and
1l2Or, N. ON sunday, 300, :U5, 9 80. il 40
a. M; 2:lO; 40. 3:45, 4;l0 600, 40. SI0.
For Pope,s Creek Line, : 20 am and 40 p daily,
except Sunday.
For Annapolis, 7:2O and 900 am, IL .o5. 20 and
900 pm, daily, except Sunday sundays, 9:O5
| ALEXANDRIA AND FREDERICKSBURG Rail-.
MAJ VA. ANp ALEXANDRIA AND WASHINGTON
IL EFFECT MAY le. 1889.
For Alexandria, 30, 6:35, 7:45 40 As 10 81
| am, l2:O4 noon, 90. 25, 4:55, 6:0l, g. l.
| s:02, 1905 and IL 81 pm On Sunday at 80
40 94o, 1907 ~, 30, :0l, or and q .Ol
| pm.
ACCOMMODATION for Qusntico 40 a. M and 4 90 D m
| week days : 40 al Sundays.
For Richmond and the South 80. 1857 a. m daily
| and 6;2l D. M daily except Sunday.
| Trains leave Alexandria for Washington Cos = o.
| S:Qu,9 $40 10: 10, II :O1 a. IN 20, 3:OO BIG.
| 5:lO, %, 500. 8: 20, 10 30, and IL :05 Z. m
| On Sunday at q: 10 and i .07 a. m; 200 5:lO
| 90, 500 $40, and 1882 D. IN.
Tickets and information at the Office northeast cor
| ner of 18th street and Pennsylvania aveune and
at the station where orders can be left for III,
checking of baggage to destination from hotels AMI
4 residences. -
| CHAS. T.. pUGH, JR WOOD.
| General Manager. General Passenger Agent
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EMERALD LAWN GRASS SEED-BUCKEYE
II Lawn Mowers, the cheapest and best in use Bulbs
and Flower Seeds, ORNDORFF TRUXTON, POS
9TH st. 1--we opposite Center Market myl-1ms
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e. The principal value of The EVENING
STAR to advertisers is the fact that it is not
thrown away after once being read, but passes
through half dozen pairs OF hands at least be-
fore being tossed aside. This is the ddudntdqe
IreSentad IaI q fr1nillL r.1-srlnr.p,.
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FeNHE NEW HOTEL ALDlNE,
4 Pacific near Ohio ave-. Atlantic City, n. j.
al. 90 to 81 per day; SIS to $l4 per week No finer
house on the island at these rates Send for card with
fine cut OF Hotel Price list and full description. ii.
ID. EASTMAN myi-2m
Telegram-herald., 1889-07-02
GRAND RAPIDS. TUESDAY. JULY .


Now that the time for the conferring
OF degrees by colleges and universities
% at hand, 4 Is d proper occasion TO
observe that a great many honorary de-
grees are conferred upon persons not
entitled to them. As We remarked a
few days since, too many degrees are
awarded 10 pay for services rendered
or % SECURE favors n the future One
change at least ought To be made IN the
seust0m VI comforting degrees. and it is
zone which would 20 considerable de-
<grs cVrEeet the evils connected with
post graduate degrees. There ought to
be a fixed rule IN reference to what de-
grees shall be conferred upon exami-
nation and what shall be strictly hon
orsry. IL Il unjust, for example. that
one man should receive the degree of
Master of Arts at the end of a period
OF three years after graduation, while
another receives the same degree after
examination in the studies prescribed
IN a postgraduate course. The firm
hold IN custom which the practice
of awarding the degree of Master
OF Arts upon the payment of
specified sum for a diploma three
years after the degree of Bachelor of
Arts has been conferred, may make II
difficult To introduce n new method
bat a new method ought TO be adopted
nevertheless. Doctor of Philosophy i:
another degree which ought not to be
conferred except upon examination or
At least upon proof of legitimate work
emitting the recipient to 1t. Ii Is un-
fair TO the student who has received
tins degree after 4 severe course OF
study. IN 4 German university that
apother man, whose chief qualification
a the personal esteem, perhaps, of the
authorizes of a cheap college that Is
hard up for sustenance should b,
gwen the same honor Let there be q
distinct understanding as 10 what de
grees follow the ordeal of n rigid exam
nation and what are honorary, and
then the people can judge for them
ssiyes whether the honorary degree i:
more creditabie to the man or dis
eredItable TO the college conferring It,
Telegram-herald., 1889-07-02
ELECTRIC LIGHT PLANT.
Contract Let for the Apparatus for ths
Soldiers Home.

Soldiers Home.
The Soldiers Home Committee met
at the Morton last night and opened
tho bids for the electric light plant for
the Soldiers Home. The bids were
made for a plant OF 450 lights OF SIX
teen candle power, and were divided
into items, each company represented
putting in bid for the boiler, engine,
dynamos, wiring, and lamps. The con
tract Mas awarded To the lowest bid
der, the Mather Electric Company, of
Hartford, Conn. The bids were rs fol -
lows: thompson Houston Electric
Company, $i36l; the Brush, s43l0;
the Peninsular, $500; the Commercial,
f4065; the Westinghouse, $3.50; the
Jenny, SS675; the Queen City, $500,
and the Mather, $500.
These bids were for simply furnish
ing the dynanos and electrical APP
paratus without power. The commit
tee then contracted for Hazleton
tripod boiler of 800 horse power, at a
cost of $500. The question of an en-
gine was left unsettled, but they eN-
pect TO purchase Il fifty horsepower
compound Westinghouse engine. The
plant Will probably he located in an
outside building. All the work is to be-
done in iirst-claSs manner, and the
wire and material used is to be the best
that can be obtained. The wire IN the
main building Will be on the surface Of
the walls, but that in the new building,
Will be put inside. There was no kick
ing among the bidders on the award.
The companies were represented Toy a
shrewd, buSineSs-like lot of men, who
made their rates, and accepted the
action of the committee without a
murnur.