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Wyoming from 1872 to 1875 and saw some Sc
we're service there. The following year he
spent at Fort Iyer, Va, as a student Of mat
tiers connected with the signal service and the
next two wears he was inspector in the service
His next duty was officer in charge of the
United States military telegraph lines in New
Mexico from 1878 to 1880 and the following
four years he was on duty in the
office Of the chief signal officer.
Then his regiment needed his services for
a couple Of years, and he served in the Indian
territory and Texas in 1SS5-87. In lSS7-S9 he
was on duty at the Military Academy. and last
year he returned to his old post III the Office of
the chief signal officer, and is now one Of the
regular forecast officials OF the service.
LIEUT.. RICHARD L. THOMPSON.
Lieut.. Richard E. Thompson, -th infantry,
is one of those officers of the army whom ad-
verse fate has put into a regiment where pro-
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LIEUT.. THOMPSON. ever went through the
Yellowstone river, making the trip in 1875.
lie was IN the Custer campaign, being
member Of the party reinforcing the fated
band Of fighters the day after the mas
sacre, finding only the remains of those who
had been alive but a few hours before. In
1850 he was ordered to the scene of the Mesa
massacre in Colorado and served there until the
Indians were quieted He was with the hunting
party Of the French delegation and alsoa MEM
Der OF the party headed by President Arthur.
Ia 1855, when matters at Fort Myer reached
crisis, and there was trouble with the students.
he was brought to Washington to command the
post temporarily, il being necessary to have at
the head a man capable of instituting rigid
military discipline. When the post was broken
up he was ordered to duty with the service and
given charge OF the military affairs, at the same
time studying meteorology. Two years ago be
passed an examination which enabled him TO
qualify a. forecast official and since then ho
has been making predictions He 10 q recog-
nized authority on the subject of the hello
graph and has written some very interesting
papers on the subject
LIxu1.w. a. oLAssroRp.
There In but one OF TIE ro~rIa- ~rry of;cers
who wears the uniform ot the signal eorps n
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computer in the signal service in 1881, recom-
ing junior professor four years ago and an
assistant professor year and half ago. Since
October 1887, he has been q forecaster,
averaging about three months in year. In
the meantime he pursued line of valuable
study upon various topics. Last summer he
spent six weeks On Mount Washington, making
special observations to determine whether facts
noted at such an elevation could
be used for making forecasts for
the surface. The result of his
research was somewhat negative, although it
developed remarkable cloud formation
Last winter he lived for three months in Min
nesota amid the low temperatures, in order to
determine the humidity of the atmosphere I'M
der such conditions. The lowest point attained
was thirty-six below zero, and there was a
record Of thirty below on four con-
secutive days. He began writing in
1881, before coming to Washington, and
his publications now amount to about
$50 printed pages Among his papers are
the following: Reduction of Barometric Read
ings to Sea Level" Thermometer Exposure;"
Storm Generation;" Temperature at the
Earth's Surface 'Equinoctial Storms;"
Planetary Predictions" "Sun Spots;' 1.-The
Influence of the Moon on the Wind" His
latest work IL a book on "The Tornado"
THE LOCAL WEATHER PLANT.
Perched up on top of the building on the
battlement roof is series of whirling cups
and vanes and large box that looks like hen
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slippery facts that con-
stitute the elements o.
their information. OF
the army officers the
next highest in rank,
considered from a mill
tary standpoint, is Capt.
James Allen of the third
cavalry. He is a younger
man than Capt. Dun
woody, but his briefer
service as a prognosti-
Gator has been filled
with a gratifying num-
Der of successes. He
was appointed to the
academy from Indiana
in 1868 and graduated
in 1870 He oarpaI -
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VAIL. Do"ooDh' subdued nerve, q silent
manner that speaks of watchfulness and calcu-
lation, a clear, incisive style of talking that is
but the index of an equivalent manner Of
thought, who never forgets anything and who
hits the nail on the head, whenever he is talk
ing weather, more times than any other man
in the service. Capt. DunwOody was appointed
q cadet at West Point from Iowa in 1862. He
graduated in 1866 and was appointed second
lieutenant in the fourth artillery. He served
with his regiment at Fort Delaware, Fort Wash
ington, Fort McHenry, Fort Leavenworth and
Fort Riley; was detailed on signal duty in 1871
served at Fort Myer il the early part Of 1872,
and after completing the regular course of in
struction in military signaling was detailed for
duty in the signal Office in Washington and
directed to prepare himself for work in the
forecast division. His first official forecasts
were made in August, 1873, and he has con-
tinued as one OF the regular forecast officials
since that date.
He has always been an earnest worker in tho
service and many OF the innovations and
methods that are now part of the system have
been his ideas. His main work. outside Of the
actual weather forecasts, has been in the organ
ization OF state weather bureaus. which now do
almost as much good in the prediction of the
weather as the main service, giving the latter
the most valuable OF information and CO.
operating so as to produce very beneficial re-
suits. This has been almoS. entirely the work
of Capt. Dunwoody, who holds in his posses
sion valuable collection of letters from all
sources telling OF the esteem with which he is
held by the citizens Of the states where his ad-
vice has been followed. Another portion OF
his time has been given to the edition of the
weekly crop bulletin. a sheet that gives a large
amount OF valuable information to both farmers
and buyers of agricultural products Capt
Dunwoody is easily the veteran forecaster and
has annually been the recipient of high official
compliments in reports from the various chief
signal officers.
CAPT. JAMES ALLEN.
As to the rest of the prophets there is no dis
tinction to make, merely because they are all
uniformly clever in their handling of the very
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istic of tho true scien-
fist, and his contribu-
tions to the service and
through it TO the public
have been most vaIu-
able. He was always
interested in meteorol-
ogy, watching the dew
drops on cobwebs as a
boy. At Dartmouth
College, where he was
educated, he made some
studies in the science,
but his first practical in-l
vestigations we>e made
under Prof. Loomis at
Yale. He was appointed
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How He Knew il.


Perhaps" said a business man, s'there are
q good many Of us who believe that all the
world has absolute confidence in our honesty.
But there are 80 many schemes creditors have
for keeping an eye on debtors that the honest
men are watched as care fully as the dishonest
ones. When l went to Europe last summer I
owed my tailor two or three hundred dollars,
suppose.
when I returned went around to him to
order my fall clothes.
- How do you do. Mr.. L.? said be. How
did you enjoy. your trip to EuropeT
'Now, had gone away quietly and had re-
turned no less quietly. Not q dozen of my
friends knew when ! started or when got
back.
[" .Europer said What do You mean?' and
looked at him banteringly.
Why said he, i mean your last trim. /
see that you returned only last week.
where did you see it?' asked.
"He stopped for . moment and looked en-
barrassed.
"'Come, now said. how did you know I
had gone to Europe or that had returnedY
10 tell you the truth, Mr.. L. he an
swered, we know about every movement of
those who owe US money. We receive weekly
reports from an agency, and you win hnd that
many other business houses know a. much
about their customers.'"
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has achieved the most
success and who has
made for himself an al
most national reputa-
ton as a careful, skillful
and valuable weather
prophet, having earned
the statement from the
present chief signal Of
that III his opinion
he is the best fore
cast official in the coun-
try, if not in the world.
This mans name is
Capt. II. II. G. Dun
woody. fourth artll-
lery, detailed for duty
with the signal corps.
He is a man with
every appearance OF
hI,aI narua ,sto-k
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coop. This plant gives
the facts for the local
weather. Here are OBJ
served the seven eie-
ments that are needed
for the bird's-eye view
that is taken twice q day
OF the climatic condi-
lions, and on the &C
curacy of the readings
made in this loft de-
ponds much the happi-
ness OF Washington.
The observer here il a
veteran in the serv-
ice, a quiet man, who,
it is said, can read a
u nry,, ot,ata Ill &C
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up the science until il is
no longer an expert
ment this important
branch of work is to be
taken from under the
military wing of tho
recommendation I'M
der the command OF
Gen. Greely-and given
to that department that
has to do with crops and
,arms and farmers. This
;hange is TO take place
IN the lst of next July,
nd thenceforth the
seatber and the army
will be entirely separate.
just at present there is
in session a board OF
army officers engaged in
the arduous task Of de-
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John l.. Sullivan Would Make Short
Work Of the Boxer Of Old Greece.
From the L ,ndon Globe.
The prize fighter Of our epoch would make
short work of the ear-crushing boxer OF old
Greece, whose method Of procedure was not to
strike out from the shoulder, but to swing
down his heavily weighted fist like a hammer
and whose deadiest attack consisted in stand
ing on tip-toe and pounding the top Of his ad-
yersary's head. It has been claimed, and with
much show Of reason, that the records of our
heroes OF the cinder path would have aston
ished the best runners at the Olympian or
Pythian festivals. And, similarly, it is prob
able that the professional strong men of re-
cent sensations have been at least the equals
of those who were the delight and astonish-
ment of the ancients.
Milo of Crotona, the celebrated wrestler,
was. OF course, the strong man par excellence
OF the classical era. One of the deeds attrib-
uted to him is notable enough. Pansanias
tells us that he would bind his forehead with
a cord, after the fashion of fillet or a crown,
compress his lips, hold his breath, and SO I'll
the veins Of his head with blood as to burst the
cord by the strength of his veins" The physi-
illogical explanation of show it was done" does
not appear very satisfactory, and it is, per-
haps, not uncharitable to suppose that this
particular story il fictitious or an exaggeratiou
But for the rest of Milo's muscular exploits
parallels could readily be found in modern, or
comparatively modern, times. Thus the slay-
ing OF an OK at a single blow has been by no
mean uncommon feat NJ. Gregoire, who
at a very advanced age, startled the good people
OF Hereford some twenty years ago by his dis
plays, and who was said to be so strong that he
was afraid to nurse his own baby, frequently
performed it, and there is at present living in
London at least one man who has done the
same.
Against Milo's tricks with the trees, which
he is described as tearing up by the roots-the
size and growth of the said trees being, by the
way, nowhere recorded-we may set the
achievement Of Topham, the strong man of
lslington, who pulled against horse, with his
feet resting against low wall; or, better still,
that of William Jay, the English Samson,
Kentish man born in the latter part OF the
seventeenth century, who restrained a strong
horse. plunging forward under the influence of
the whip, without availing himself Of any sup
port whatever; or again, that OF the acrobat
some years ago at Berlin, who, hanging head
downward from a trapeze, slowly drew up from
the stage horse and its rider and as slowly let
them down again.
Nor was Milo, walking through the Stadium
with four-year-old heifer on his shoulder, q
more remarkable sight than that offered in
Hungary by the Paspischilli brothers, who are
described as having supported q sort of wooden
bridge while cart filed with stones aud drawn
by two horses was driven over it, or than that
Of the experiments In bearing heavy weig hts
which have been presented to music hall au d.
ences in contemporary London.
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and whose errors are so few that they are used
to mark the eras of the history Of the service.
He is named s. w. Beall, and he is O native of
Maryland. He has been in the signal service
since 1871, when he enlisted, this being the Sec
ond year of its organization. He first served in
Florida, then opened station at Salt Lake City
in 1874, and afterward was the observer at San
Francisco, Albany, Oswego, Mt Washington
and Atlanta. In 1886 he was brought here. A
year ago he and number OF other enlisted
men were placed on the civil service rolls of
the War Department
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motion is slow, conse-
quently he is now a cap
tain for almost twenty
three years. Most of his
army life has been spent
in the west on Indian
campaigns and he, If
any OF the workers on
the desolate plains Of
the region west of the
Mississippi, deserves re-
ward. Fifteen years ago
he was engaged in a sur
vey OF the Yellowstone
Park and was one Of
the first white men who
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Toxaro Era.

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The most celebrated doctors of Paris a. well "A
tne medical journals have testified 10 the superior
merits OF Quina Laroche for the prevention and
cure OF malaria, fever and ague, loss OF appetite
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VICTOR 4 ApLEH's
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Open Saturday until IL pm.
OpEs AL NIeHr.

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turers We cheeriuliy inylte careful Inspection Of
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the staff of forecast officials, Lieut. W. A. alss.

We a. >sAn>oC
ford, who handled the
weather for October,
He is q native OF Mis-
souri, and enlisted az Q
private in the signal
corps at the instance of
Gen. Myer in Novem-
Der, 1874, in this city,
being assigned to duty
IN the Office of the chief.
After . year Of clerical
work he was transferred
to the meteorological
division, having mas
tered the preliminary,
practical and theoretical
studies. His early work
in the line of prophecy
was creditably per-
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Chawles-tAw say, Harry. they say prices
are going up beastly, don't yer know"
Hawry-'Is that 20, nah deah boy? Bah
Jove? but IL must be deucedly hard ON the
poor devils that pay the bills. Aw don't zoe
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THE COMMERCIAL GRAVE pIoaERs

THE COMMERCIAL GRAVE pIaoERg
Occupation Is gone and he IL ashamed Of ever HAVING
held 80 Grare position.
DYING! OF you are; death 10 sure 20 follow.
and in order not 10 be accessory before the fact we viii
tell you plainly and pontedly HOW VIZ DO 1T.
flksILY-our expenses ere not thousand dollars
day.
sEcoNDLY-we are not HIGH FLYERS
THiRDLi-we are not greedy; don't want . hun
dred per cent profit.
foURTHLY-we rive our personal attention 10
every detail Of our business
FlFTHLY-Wedo strictly cash business guarantees
our prices and 10 allow any article to De uisrspre
scented. and
LAsTLY-we sell our goods ate exactly
TEN PER CENT ABOVE THE ACTUAL COST OF
MANUFACTURE
That's how do it. and therefore &c ID that we can
AFFORD to sell Mems Suits worth Seven Dollars and
Half. at 81 30
Mems suits, worth Ten Dollars. at sess.
Mems suits. worth Ten Dollars aud sevspty-fve
Cents. at $3.50.
Mems Suits. worth Eleven Dollars and Seventy ave
Cents, at Is. a.
Mems Suits, worth Fifteen Dollars. aslo.7s.
Mems overcoats. worth Twelve Dollars and Hall
at ss.25
Mems An-wool Melton overcoats. worth Twelve
Dollars aud Seventy 1--WE Cents at ss7a
Mems Blue and Black Beaver overcostA worth Fn-
teen Dollars at 1919
Mems Diagonal overcoats worth Eighteen Dollsrs
and Seventy-fve Cents At sl22a
Mems Atwood Psntaloons, worth -Four DollarS %
e21s
Children's Cape overcosts st e.
Children's Suits at sl96
Boys short Pants At soc
Boys Long Pants at al So
And 90 on throughout entire stock ere San sv-
dences of our care and watchfulness
The long and short of it is we protect THE PEOPLE
and they in turn pstronize uA
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The Author-"I am troubled with insomnia.
lie awake at night hour after hour thinking
about my literary work. His Friend--"Why
don't you get up and read portions Of it?'-
Chicago Tribune.
In Church.-He-'Is should think that Dudley
ing" 80 $50
She-"Why so?"
He-"Because IL Il 90 cracked nov that Il
would not take much to break h."--LO,DeII
Citisen
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HIS ANOMALOUS POSITION UNDER HIS OWN ROOF
WHAT SOME MEN ARE GOOD FoR-rHx CASE OF
JOHN eRUMLrE-MEDpLISo WITH THE SER
vANTs-THE NEWLY MARRIED COUPLE.
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L AN DYrSa,

Exactly. We know you DYING 10 find out how
we do itbut You havent the moral couruse the msni-
ness TO come forward and put the question
TO U.s. To make IL short sharp and decisive permit
to say that
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How Notable Careers Have Been Shaped.

To the Editor Of the EVENING STAR:
There was q chapter Of accidents in your val
liable and newsy paper few numbers ago that
was interesting. My observations in O long
life have been that there are few men that
have made their mark in the world that it has
not been by apparent accident that turned
them into the channel Of usefulness. Thos. H.
Benton was driven from Tennessee by Gen.
Jackson and went to Henry Clay's, whose wife
was relative. Clay loaned him $1,000 and
gave him letters to Lucas Malauphy, John
scott and other Of Clay's friends in st. Louis.
and they at once took Benton up and elected
him United States Senator on the admission of
the state into the Union. Benton afterward
killed Lucas in duel and did not pay Clay the
$1,000 until after he made the bitter speech
against Clay in the Senate. charging him with
corruption in the election OF Adams as Presi-
dent in 1928
Judge Samuel F. Miller had as much reputa-
ton as doctor in the mountain district of
Kentucky in ls4s as he had in the United
States as the great judicial judge at his death.
He was always anti-slavery but in the election
for delegates to the constitutional convention
in lS48 there was but q single emancipation
candidate elected and he was o convert from
Miller's county. Old DR.. Bob Breckenridge, the
most popular man outside of Henry Clay in the
state, was beaten in his home county This re-
suit not only defeated ali hope of the success
Of emancipation, but it marked the friends for
slaughter, politically and socially. Miller had
drudgery OF his extensive mountain practice,
and after this election he determined to change
his residence and made an extended tour OF
the Missouri river; but no found slavery
there as rampant as in Kentucky and went back
to St Louis discouraged, determined to re-
turn to his old home for good; but
when ne went from the hotel to take
the Louisville packet for home he saw the
levee covered with freight for Keokuk, Iowa,
and saw rush OF people going on the packet.
He had no recollection Of ever hearing of the
place, but he went on the boat to make in
quiries about the town, and found that $6 and
three days would take him there and back, and
he went and found Lewis r. Reeves, an able
lawyer, who offered Miller a partnership as
lawyer and in a land speculation. Miller was
pleased with the town and accepted the offer
OF Reeves, and he at once went to the front of
an able bar and his appointment as United
States Supreme Court Judge followed and the
United States has had the benefit of his great
legal mind HAWKINS TAYLOR.
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Pavement Wanted for Virginia Avenue.
To the Editor Of THE EVENING star:

40 tne Eoitor OF IHk EVENING STAR:
Is Virginia avenue to be left in its present
condition by the Commissioners, and II 90, ia
their reason for leaving il 30 the same as their
predecessors are credited with having enter
tanned, that is, that SO long as the Baltimore
and Potomac Railroad Company had its tracks
on Virginia avenue there could be no improve
ments made IN the condition of the avenue"
yet we are told that the property on Virginia
avenue 10 not injured by the occupation OF the
avenue oy the Baltimore and Potomac tracks
VIII the Commissioners give Virginia avenue
a pavement OF some kind to accommodate the
travel thereon and relieve the inhabitants from
the dust and mud which We now have to con-
tend with? TlYpAvrR-
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HOW TIE MEMBERs OF THE SUPREME COURT 90
Up TO THE HEAD-rHE WORK DONE BY JUS
TIcEs-ExPERIENcEs OF LAWYERS WHO APPKAR
BEFORE THE CoURT-sENroRrrY OF SERVICE
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