davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The daily critic., 1890-07-09
tW@cHARTERED BY coYGREss ISIS.
FRANKLIN INSURANCE co.
OF WASHINGTON. n a.

FRANKLIN INSURANCE co.
OF WASHINGTON. DC.
CAPITAL AND SURPLUS, s335tOO. Has
never contested a loss by ire. but always
makes PROMPT and liberal adiustments. Dr..
Daniel B. clarke, pTEeS,t; George E Lemon
wick Neung, sec'yi WI p. Boteler, asst
sec'y. lu25,9m
kW-TFMPORARY OFFICE OF TIE
~ WASHINGTON LOAN AND TRUST
COMPANY.
1901 street NV
CAPITAL q, 10000.
This company issues certificates OF deposit
hearing interest as follows: o. all amounts
deposited for ninety days OF more, but less
than SIX months, 3 per cent per annum; 81
per cent. on deposits for more than six
months, bat less than year and per cent.
on deposits Of one year or longer.
Secured investments for sale.
Money loaned
". b. Robson, Sec. b. Il. WARNER, Pres
DIRECTORS:
Charles b Bailey, George F. SChafsF,
James l.. Barbour, John "a Hamilton,
George r, BartOl, Thomas SomerVille,
Richard vi. Clay, John A. sWOpe,
Horace s. Cummings, }. $. sWormstedt,
y. j. Darlington, Hattersley W. Talbot,
John icy Edison; George Fruesdel,
Charles ,. Faulkner, b. n, Warner.
Albert r. Fox, a. "A. Wilson,
%. 4. Green. J.. N. Vine.
William b Gurley, S. W, woodward,
John b, Larner, has. Benz. Wilkinson,
A. S. Worthington.
k4g-J. WILLIAM LEE
tsuoeessor 10 Henry Lees sons,
UNDERTAKER
Spa. AVE.S.W.
south Side.
Branch once, sss Maryland ave. s. w.
F2~DR WHITE cHGRoPoDIsT
l8l6 PCuuz ave. opposite WUari's Hotel
Thousands from Oar aud near visit Ur. White
for relief nom and avoidance ci eqEns, bun
ions. diseased nails aud at other foot
troubles Hours { a. m Ig q b m- sun.
DAYS, $40 r. Established IslL Zee, 81.
~ FORsBEFG & MURRAY.
- Agents iu Washington tlr
TIE WHITTIER ELEVATOR
Of Boston
TEE BEST ELEVATOR rs THE WORLD
over 20 have beer put into the best build.
lnEs in y ashiuEtuu iu .Le last tWl years hy
Estimates promptly furnished. Also agents
fur the NuHhluE EtQu->I cam Pumping Alelll-
cry. Also General Machiulst- aud EuzIueels.
IA large stock ut Engines and Boilers, Pumps
Warerooms from l50i 70 1905 seventh street
southwest.
k5sF-LADIRsi LADIES! LADIES'
- Mrs. MCCaaerty Is the only nat and
bonnet frame manufacturer 30 the city, CA.l
and see her new shapes Bleaching aud
pressing. straw and te-l hats atrlee t3 tla
latest styles. Orders promptly attended 90.
i01e G street 70. v
F5aF=WHY NOT HAVE F0T r SHIRTS
made uF one ~ flg mos. .e eaI lte-
cutters u Americas Prices same q those
third rate cutters charge, =. I HALL p1
stuW
COMmIssIoNER OF DEEDS.
n s BuNDY, CoN'R or DEE3s FoH ~
The daily critic., 1890-07-09
rnR SAFE Am REM
ASAH 90 - ~ - AAAaAH
pr rsrArE n1rr.r.Frrq

DEAL ESTATE BULLETIN
THOMAS E. wAGGAMAN, 9i7 F street.
Changes made Wednesdays and Saturdays.
9-sToRY BRICK AND FRAME HOUSES FOR
The daily critic., 1890-07-09
PERSONAL.

PERSONAL.
Advertisements under this head, four ltnss 0T
isss, % cent? for one iSsrtiOHs: 90 cents for three.
NOV Is THE TINE. WE WILL PAY
IN "blg money" for gents' hrst-class sec
und clothing, Address or call at
ITSTH's OLD STAND, Gi9 ID 81. NV.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1890-10-18

An Evening Song That a Simple Pres
sure Of the Hand Will Hush.
From the Providence Journal.

From the Providence Journal.
There is one crop OF early autumn that
grows on trees which doesn't vary much, and
that is the katydids. Climatic influences are
favorable to the growth of this fruit 1t is a
singular thing that on the same trees VIII ere,
forty years ago. as little elms, these chanting
insects lived, they now stay. They are never
known to change from one tree to another.
There may be several elms Of equal size on one
street, but two trees will most likely hold all
the katydids. and from the first chosen greenery
they never bulge. The same way one yard will
have its number, or one tree in O yard; the
next persons grounds, although just cool
and shaded, will have none. Those in the same
trees or yards have good Manners never inter-
rupting each other, but listening intently for
their turn to express their belief as to whether
Katy did or didn't. Tho outside world, after
having listened for. years to the debate, is di-
vide1 as to opinion. just the same as on MOI Q
important subjects. it judges in accordance
with the sentiments of its own consciousness.
These little green cbanters never change
their opinion. For year after year they
belong to the dds or didn',s and by no
mistakes alter their saying. One may tramp
around the trees where they live, may sit be-
meath them, talk, laugh or indulge in any
noise and Katy chants on in undsturbed mon
ologue; but lay hand ever 80 lightly against
the bark Of tree, one SAYS who has tried it,
and their notes are instantly hushed remain
ing mute till the hand is removed. In darkness,
when one creeps softly up to an elm where,
above in the branches, is taking place a
loquacious dialogue and softly rests the palms
OF the hands against the bark, the silence is
painfully sudden. There was man visiting
Rhode Island whose ambition was to possess
some elm trees and in them katydids. He had
the elms for the katydids. but no
katydids for the elms. So he came from his dis
tant home and got possession of one, which he
carried back and put we'll up in the greenery
of the elm. Then he waited. The katy was
as dumb sealed fruit jar and wouldn't say
word. He wrote back to inquire why the
thing wouldn't open its mouth and sing. He
was informed first, that the thing didn't speak
the sentence with any mouth, but with its legs;
second, that although the divorce laws Of
Rhode Island were often brittle enough to
sever knots tied by ministers, still he need not
expect any garrulous hilarity from one katydid
separated from its mate and alone in lone
land Then another was sent and put In the
tree, and, in true marital style, one said Katy
did and got contradicted in about Q second
They've kept it up ever since.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1890-10-18
of our knives and by using the wash stand for

Of our knives and by using the wash stand for
Q barricade We succeeded in securing ourselves
from intrusion. I then proceeded to take an
inventory Of my bed, which found to be about
10 inches wide, with q wire sack, covered with
one-half Of . quilt for mattress, the other
half Of the quilt, with . narrow sheet, for .
covering. and one thin pillow completing the
outfit Soon after retiring We were startled by
loud raps at the door followed BY voice that
recognized a. that Of my Irish friend that
took charge Of my coat at the supper table.
exclaiming, 1T want the kote." Surprising
he thought he had made q mistake and
given me another mans coat I said "that 10
all right, you made no mistake. 1 have my
stettorian tones. MY friend in the other bed
then took q hand by saying, 81 guess he means
the cot bed you are sleeping on" Eyes; that
is it, said the 1rishman. ''Wef," said, Il
am not particularly attached to this bed, IA I
see it has no mattress and is lacking in sundry
other articles requisite to constitute a good
bed, but having paid for my lodgings in adj
vance, and in the absence Of anything better.
/ would prefer not TO part with this bed just
yet. Call around tomorrow morning about
O'Clock and will try to accommodate you"
''Ail right" was the reply. My friend and 1
came to the conclusion that some ono had ar
rived after We retired for whom there was
no bed, and the clerk at tho
Office thought he would try the
experiment of trying to pack us away in one
ing disposed of the bed question we took a
fresh start to get our moneys worth out of
these beds. But troublesome dreams soon
overlook US, followed by a sense of something
moving about the room giving out most sick
ening odor. How to get out OF this dilemma
was puzzle. There being no transom over
the door there was no way to let the smell out,
and we could not close the window and keep
tho smell in, SO we concluded to ''let her rip, "
which she did until long past "the noon OF
night" For capacity to get up a first-class
stencil st. Johns lays over all other cities. The
gate receipts from her fair were q little over
eI3000. ], II. @.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1890-10-18

length to be "a inches, the girders supporting
the srmored deck to be Is inches. The YER
tical keel, two 1ongitudinals and armor shelf on
each side Of the vertical keel are to be water
tight forming. transversely, six compartments,
these being divided 1ongitudinally by water
tight frames BY this means the space be-
tween the inner and outer skin is subdivided
into AZ compartments. The transverse and
longitudinal bulkheads between inner skin and
deck armor divide this space into 80 compart-
ments, making a total of 102 compartments in
the vessel.
The vessel is to be provided with q remov-
able wrought-steel ram head, to be accurately
fitted and securely held in position on the cast
steel stem.
THE ARMoR PLATES.
The outside strake of the deck armor IL to
be inches in thickness, the next strake in
board to taper in thickness in its breadth from
81 to ~ inches the remainder of the deck
plating to be "a inches in thickness, including
the lower course of plating. The side armor is
to be two strakes in depth, the upper inches
in thickness and the lower inches, to be Sc
cured by bolts with counter-sunk heads, driven
from the outside through wood backing of yell
low pine, and two backing plates, each twenty
pounds per square foot, and set up with nuts
on rubber washers. All matches through the
armored deck are 10 have battle plates and the
smokepipe and ventilators are to have inclined
armor inches in thickness. The coming
The ward room is on the after berth deck. Just
abaft the engine room bulkhead, into which
open seven state rooms and pantry. Abaft the
officers quarters is berthinR space for por-
ton of the crew, the forward berth deck being
designed entirely for the crew.
THE ENGINES.
The engines are triple expansion and Of the
horizontal type, each engine being in separate
compartment. There are four cylindrical
horizontal fire tube boilers placed in two water
tight compartments. The engines are to de-
velop 1900 horse power under forced draft,
with corresponding speed of II knots.
There will be a complete installation Of elec-
trio light sufficient for lighting all parts Of the
vessel and arranged in duplicate, so as to guard
agains. accident. The drainage system is to be
so arranged that any compartment can be
pumped out by steam pumps
The vessel Is to be submerged to fighting
trim by means Of fourteen Kingston valves,
ono in each transverse water-tight compart-
ment OF the double bottom, and sluice valves
will be fitted in the vertical keel and the
water-tight longitudinals in these compart-
ments.
The foul air is to be exhausted from ell
parts of the vessel by means of blowers in en-
CINE and fire rooms, the fresh air to be sup
piled from main yentilstor through air ducts
led along the under side Of deck, forward and
aft
The only projections above the armor deck
arc the coming tower, smokepipe, ventilators,
hatch combings and skid beams upon which
the boats are supported.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1890-10-18

Cron tne chicago tribune.
One Of the clerks of the Sherman House;
The young fellow who comes to the city and
stops ct the hotel is not always the haysesd
that some folks take him to be, but SONS Of his
ways are amusing. Not long ago one Of these
young men came in and stopped over with M
all night Having made some inquiries about
the room, ~ to how high mp it was, and whether
! thought there was any danger Of o FIRE, he
handed me an envelope containing some
money. Then he took of his watch and q
couple OF rings. took his valuables and put
them away, and sent him to his room in care
of . bell boy. In about twenty minutes he
pushed the button. Iyelled "Front," and the
boy went on the run. Pretty soon the boy
came back with . couple Of collar buttons, and
they were nice ones. The boy said that the
roomer wanted them put with his other valu-
aoles put them away. In . few minutes
the roomer hit the button again, and again
yelled "Frontr' Away went the bell boy, and
in due time he returned with the information
that the roomer said he had diamond shirt
stud which he couldn't get out and wanted 10
know ii he could send his shirt down and have
that locked mp. went up TO his room and
told him would be personally responsible for
that and he went 10 bed. But no was down
next morning before went Oh watch, and IN
bet judging from his looks, that he didn't
sleep wink.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1890-10-18
nUNcANsoN BROS. Auctioneera

STREET SOUTH BETWEEN SOUTH CAPITOL
STREET AND FIRST lkEET NEST.
Under and by virtue Of deed OF trust recorded in
Liber No 1883 folio 2!r2 Of the Land Records OF
the District of Columbia, tue Gnders gned Trustees
WEDNESDAY, THE IMENTi-SECoND DAY OF
OCTOBER, 1890, at HALF-PASr -FOUR O'CLOCK
p A. part OF original Lot Thirteen Il 81 in square 81
hundred and thirty five 1885, in the city Msshng-
by a dcpth OF 80 feet
Terms Of sale: one half Of purchase money TO be
paid i'll cash and residue in twelve q. p months with
interest at SIX 80 per cent per Snnum, for which pur-
IL to give promissory note secured Ly deed Of
trust ON the property sold all cash. the option of
the purchaser IL terms of sale complied with
IN ten days from the day OF sale the Trustees re-
serve the right 10 resell at risk OF defautng
deposit OF 500 Will be required when bid accepted
y. X. WILLIAMSON, Trustee,
W. Z. EDMONSTON, Trustee.
o1-eo Office 500 9th ST. NV
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1890-10-18
An American House Boat

There are eight Hollowell gentlemen who
propose to ring slight change on the common
summer cottage and are building boat which
they viii occupy on the Winthrop pond. The
craft 10 built much like the ordinary Jogging
boats, but 1t is finished better and with more
regard 10 convenience and light The interior
IL to be fitted with lockers and closets, and
with iron bedsteads and mattresses in place
OF hunks. A stove and all the souinments for
cooking and housekeeping will make il soual
TO cottage on land, and with the sdditi on
that the boat can be rowsd 10 any part Of the
Lake, and the fact that il can BE- kept away
from the shore and, consequently, tie mos
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1890-10-18

TRUSTEES SALE or VALUABLE IMPROVED
RIAL ESTATE, LOT 25Xl33 10 2o-fOOT AL
Ley, IMPROVED BY SUBSTANTIAL BRICK
MESX.
By virtue of deed Of trust dated November Is. A.
D. 1856 aud duly recorded IN liber No l2il folio
$50 ct seq OF the land records the Dstrct of
Columbia, anu 1t the request of the party secured
thereby. as surviving trustee. viii sell at pub &c
auction In front OF the premises on SAIJ RDAl, OC-
ToBEk TNfNTY-FIFTH, AID. 1870, at HALF
PAST -FOUR O'CLOCK IN. the following descriDed
real estate. situate in the city OF Washington said
District to wit: Original lot No. IN square No. 5O2
with the improvements thereon. large. elegant
story brick dwelling with bsck building, STAGE &c.
Terms of sale: OEe-third cash. of which $50 must
be PAID at time OF sale balance In and years
in equal ynents TO be secured by purchasers
bearing interest from day OF sale pay sbe semi an
nually, and decd of trust property sold, or all
cash. at option Of purchaser Terms Of sale lie
pied with in days from day OF sale else trustee
reserves the right 10 resell risk and pur-
chaser in default. VIM. r. HOl TZMhN
ol1-dts Surviving Trustee
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1890-10-18
nUNCANsoN BROS, Auctioneers

Trustees SALE OF NEW BRICK HOUSE, on d
STREET SOUTH BETWEEN SOUTH CAPITOL
AND FIRST STkEETS WEST.
Under aid by virtue of deed of trust recorded in
Liber No ABB, at folio 2S7 of the laad records
OF the District Of Columbia, the undersigned trustees
VIII sell az ublic suction IN front Of the PREMISES
on WEDNESDAY the TWENTY SECOND DAY or
0CIOBEli, 1890, at QUARTER OF FIVE OCLOCK K
IN, part of original lot thirteen ii 81 in square SIX
hundred and thirty hye 635D ia the City of Washing
ton c. said part of lot being the 20 feet by 30 feet
adjoining the west 20 feet front Of said lot
Terms OF sale: Ore-Ea1 Of purchase money TO be
paid in cash and residue twelve (l) months wi N
interest at SIX 80 cent per apnum for which pur-
chaser Is TO give pronissory note secured By deed
the purchaser.
II terms Of sale are not complied with in ten (1o)
days from the day Of sale, the trustees
rig. 70 resell 1t risk OF defautins purchaser de-
posit OF SZUO VIII De required when bid accepted.
c. II. VILLA MsON, Trustee.
W. Il. EDMONSTON, Trustee,
o7seod Once 500 9Th ST. NV
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1890-10-18

WAR ENSIsE-cossrRUcrkD so THAT IT CAN
BE SUNK AT PLEASURE ALMOST OUT OF sIauT-
ITS STEEL BEAK ITS WEAPON OF oFFzNsK
a., DISTINCT type Of naval architec-
INV ture Is soon to be introduced into the
ESS American navy in the form OF q thor
fH- Roughly unique vessel designed by Rear
s"ssEsAl Admiral Daniel Ammen, retired. 1t
his been one Of the paper ships" Of the
archives OF the Navy Department for many
years, and il has long been a matter of doubt
whether it would ever be materialized from its
sketchv stage to a condition of existence The
act OF March 2. 1889, made provision for the
construction of this craft which is technically
termed a 'harbor defense RAM" but which is
better and more generally known the ':Am-
men ram" 1t was the aim of the designer to
produce powerful engine Of destruction, pre-
senting little or no mark for the shots Of an
enemy, and with no means OF offense beyond
her speed and heavy spur or beak which is
designed TO pierce the skin Of a steel ship so as
TO disable her. There were rams built during
the late war and used with great effect at times
hut none has ever been produced that was OF
such high destructive power and quite aban-
0oned all armament.
TO BE SUBMERGED.
A new feature of this design is that the YES
eel can be made to sink still further out OF
sight by means Of valves which food certain
compartments, whereby the displacement OF
the vessel is increased. The main difficulty in
des;Snin: a vessel of this sort is to produce a
great amount of structural strength, so as to
withstand the tremendous shocks received
when rarnmlng the enemy. while reducing the
size of the frame to the minimum, to
leave little material above the water IS
possible.
DETAILS OF CONSTRUCTION.
The vessel may be described in the following
general terms, her principal dimensions being:
Length over ali. 243 feet; length on load
water line, 242 feet inches; breadth extreme
~ feet inches; breadth on water line. IL feet
10 inches; draft amidships, Is feet; displace-
ment, 2,G50 tons; indicated horse power, 800;
speed. IL knots.
The vessel is designed upon the longitudinal
and bracket system, with an inner bottom ex-
tending from the collision bulkhead to the
stern.
The longitudinals and girders supporting the
deck to be continuous. converging to the
stem casting and to the stern. the frames and
beams to be intercostal, the depth of longitu-
dinals and vertical keel throughout their
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1890-10-18

TBRUsTEES' SALE OF VERY VALUABLE I'M
l. PROVED PROPERTY ON THE NOKTuEAS +
COfNLk OK EIGHTEENTH STREET AND
ORIGIN AVENUE.
BY Of deed of trust recorded in iiber
l4i2. folio 443 ct seq, aud At the request of the
party secured thereby, will offer for sale in
OF the premises, on FRIDAY, THE TWENTY
FOURTH DAY Or OCTOBER. 1850, ut FIVE
O'CLOCK Pm, the following described property in
the city # Washington Distinct Columbia to W.T.:
Lot numbered one hundred and sixteen l6 in W. O..
Denlson subdivision OF certain lots in square num-
bered-One hundred and fifty two u52l.
Terms Of sale: Oneth.Td cash AID balance in one
% and two 60 with the rate of q
t6) per centun per anuum, payable semi annually,
or all cash. at the option Of the purchaser deposit
OF Sl0o Will be required Terms to be comp with
in 10 days or the property will be risk
and Of the defauling purchaser after five days'
advertisement in the Evening Star
REDFORD " WALKER, Trustee.
GEORGE H. BALDWIN, Trustee
GEO. W. STICkNEI. Auct.. GAG Il nj eds
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1890-10-18
AUCTION SALES.
THIS AFTERNOON.
PATCLIFFE, DARR Z 90, Auetionssr.
~ go Pa ave. n "

~ go Pa ave. nv.
TRUSTEES SALE OF DEsIaAB1 + real. ESTATE
0NPROSPECT STREET BkTWEEN THIRTY-
SIXTH lLIN0ANl STREET AND THIkTY-
sEEENTH iMARkEN) STREET, IN GkOR9k-
TOWN. DC.
On SATURDAY, OCTOBER EIGHTEENTH AT
HALF-tAST FOUR O'CLOCK PM, 1 viii sell In
front Of the premises ,
IN BLOCK Or SoUAkE NUMBERED 81 IN
GEokGETowN nc. having fr,nt OF so feet on
Prospect street with a deptn OF l2u feet
Terms of sale: third cash; b. ance one and two
years, at per cent, secured By deed of trust or
cash, at purchasers option deposit of slOO re-
CURED At time Of SAFE Terms TO be compiled with in
% w reserves the risht 70
ing purchaser after Eve days advertisement OF such
resale. All conveyancing and RECORDING at purchas-
ersc cost ChAS. A. ELLIOT. 344 ID st NV
Irus ee and Attorney for Patrick ODonu ghue ct Al
oll-d&dx kATCLIFFE, DARR 4 CO. Aucts
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1890-10-18
TRUsTEET SALE OF NEW BRICK HOUSE ON d
sTHEET sQgTH BETWEEk SOUTH CAPITOL

STREET SOUTH BETWEEN SOUTH cAPTfuL
STREET AND fIksT STREET WEST.
Under and by virtue Of deed Of trust rded In
liber No 1433 folio 2e3 Of the land records Of
the District a Columbia the undersigned trussees
WEDNSEsDAxs THE JwEExTr;;sESoSD DAY OF
original lot thirteen -, In six hundred and
thirty i've t635 IN the city q sshington, o. said
part q los bsns the vest 20 feet front by depth
Terms OF sale; Ope-hslf II purchase money 20 be
paid in cash and residue IN twelve tl2D onths with
Interest 1t co. Per cent per annu tor which iur
chaser - 70 svs promseory note sccured by deed Of
trust the property sold, all cash, ct the
tie yuroh.ssf tsrlas q ssle arg not eonplsd with
r1serve Sho r9hs 70 recall risk Of dsfsutinx pur-
elmer: f6osit 4 S2yo vi, e rsgyirsa When bad
". Z. EDAVksT0<, TrtlsteA.
o1-so Ofhcs 500 ekh st nv.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1890-10-18
IMPORTANT SALE
OF An
ELEGANT THREE-sToRY DOUBLE
BRICK RESIDENCE, WITH FINE sTAB1INa,
No. 1875 STREET NORTHWEST.
IMPORTANT SALE

ON WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON OCTOBER
TWENTY-NINTH. 1890. At THEE O'CLOCK. in
fr99t OF the premises, shall sell SUB Lot 2 and west
IL feet inches Of Lot 20. in square 1J9 80 feet
front by an average dsuth of 1874 feet inches 20
foot paved alley ard IS 1913 sauare feet. The
improvements consist OF q rhreestOry Double Brick
Residence. contat ling 20 rooms, including base
ment, which has rooms. The house has every mod.
ern convenience, hav.n fine daucisg salon and con-
servatory. elegant and costly chandeliers 10 arranged
FOR carriage entrance from street, bui in the
perfect manner. Its location cannot be surpassed,
ard Is considered one OF the most thoroughly com.
pete private residences in this city The siabling
coinmodioas and perfect and fronts 20foot alley
The residence VIII be TO inspection three daJ
PM
Terms: $4,000 cash the residue in Ave years. or
Longer IL desired. bearing interest at per per
Rnnum, payable sem.-apnuHlly and secured by a deed
OF trust on the property sold All conveyancing and
recording At purchasers cost 1000 deposit will be
required at the time Of sale. THOMAS BOWLING,
OH dts Auctioneer