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The Sunday herald and weekly national intelligencer., 1891-07-19
WEDNESDAY. July Is.


John. T. Appleberg ct ux. to James b.
Winner, lot 33, Tuttle's sub, Widows Mite,
subject to trust, S11,343.
John w. Boteler ct ux. to John s. Blair, lots
81, 62, and 63 Coburn's sub. square 237, sub
iect to trust OF 81, 900, So, $50.
Charles H. Cragin and John s. McKenney
to Thomas s. Stanton, sale for default, south
one-half of west one half OF east one-half of
lot los BealPs addition to Georgetown, 15x60
feet, $1,710.
Jane Casilear ct vIr George w. to Maria v.
Greene, lot 12, square 43, in sub. of parts of
lot 16S, Beall's addition and of 25 Holmeads
addition 1898 feet on Montgomery street,
with use of alley, $4,000.
Jacob Jones ct ux. to Margaret Hamilton,
lots 1856, Joness (attorDeys) SUBJ, square S67,
subject to trust of $62S.63. 81, ,475.
Edgar 8. Kennedy to David B. Todd and
sub, square 722, $500.
Ada l.. McGrew ct vr Benjamin Z. to
Charles T. Caldwell, lot l, square $50, $275.
Maria G. Oliver ct vir Jacob B. to Aaron s.
Caywood, block 18, Denison ct al. l.s (trustees)
sub, South Brookland, 1855.
Joshua Parker (trustee and executor Of FL
len G. Mason) and Frederick G. Revells, jr.,
to Patrick Diggins, part original lot 15, square
1913, 10 feet l0d inches on L street, $5,100.
Mary j Ritchte ct vir Louis w. to Virginius
I. Elliott, part lots 13 and ID, square 401, 25
feet on Eighth street, subject to trust of 81, ,5OO
S., 300.
George T. Staley ct vir Thomas j. to Louis
ID. Bliss, sub-lot 45 of original lots and OF
Schneider's SUBJ, square sos, subject to trusts
of $4,000 and 81 900, respectively, $500.
The Washington Real Estate Company. of
Virginia, to Edwin H. Fowler lot 81 in said
company's SUBJ, square 9SS, 1864.
THURSDAY July 16.
William IL. Brooker, ct u1. to John and
Christiane Adlung, west 16 feet of lot T.,
square 1914, $1,000.
Robert f. Bradbury, ct ux. to George w.
Kern, south 9.15 feet Of original lot IL, and
north 1880 feet of original lot 10, square 951
$1,600
Leonard H. Durling, ct. ux to Riley E.
Wright, an undivided 1.6 interest in original
lots to 10, inclusive, square 1887, $6,693.
John F. Donohoe and James A. Jenkins to
Thomas I. Chew, part lot 6, square 1859, 25
feet on Fourteenth street, 81 ,225.
Charles Gessford, ct ux. to Dianna Lee,
$4,000, lot 30, Gessford's SUBJ, square 992,
$4,000
Oregon L. Green, ct vir A. NJ to r. B.
Buckley, lots 106 to 10, inclusive, square 1,
Green's SUBJ, Chichester, 81, ,OO0
Carl B. Keferstein to Madison NJ. Myrick,
lot 45, Bells SUBJ, square 1912, subject to
trusts aggregating $40, $1,037.
William Mayse, ct ux al. to Joseph j. Bis
chof, east 20 feet on FL street, of original lot
II, square 1927, $2 100.
The Sunday herald and weekly national intelligencer., 1891-07-19
STYLE IN DOTS AND DAsHEs.

Telegraph Operators Able to Recognize
Each Other Hundreds of Miles Apart.
Pittsburg Post.
The skilful telegraph operator enjoys a
privilege apart from that of his fellow man
that of recognizing from afar his friends by
the "style" of telegraphy. An old operator
held the attention of party in the receiving
office of the Postal Company on this subject,
and told many little interesting things in con-
nection with the art The gentleman int
formed the party that the styles of telegraph
ing were as innumerable as the differen-
kinds of handwriting, each operator having a
style peculiar to himself.
''While all operators use the same Morse
characters, the ways of sending or writing
them on the key are different. For instance"
said he, ''if man in New York has worked a
wire with me for any length of time he is able
to recognize me at the other end of the line
the second touch the key, no matter if it
was on another wire from that which we gen
orally worked, or if visited another city and
found him at the other end of the wire. This
comes from continual practice, and we can
recognize friends by their ticks, as il we heard
their voices instead of making dots and dashes
on the sounder
over man with less experience. He can tell
by the tick of the sounder in Pittsburg what
kind OF an operator is at the other end of the
wire, no matter whether he is in Chicago,
Philadelphia, New York, or any other city.
just as the bank cashier recognizes the sigma
lures of old customers, so do telegraphers iden-
tify friends by their sending.' The fast, ierky,
spasmodic sender, who stops every few min
utes to tighten screw, ease spring, or to
talk with his deskmate, tells the receiver at
once that the man sending is nervous, IRE
sPonsible, and with little experience and less
judgment.
''Practical jokers and witty men are gen
orally Indifferent operators, but usually have
reputation reaching from Maine to Cali
fornia, which always secures them work at
good salaries. Their characteristics are de-
noted by the small number of messages they
handle, Notwithstanding that their time is ap-
parently engrossed with the affairs of the
office. They make all sorts of blunders and
make the receiver weary, depending on their
wit and good stories to square matters
Surly, morose and tramp operators are alike
as to ability. They are all first-class tele-
graphers.
''Female operators are identified by their
light touch. Few of them are permitted to
work long distance wires on account of this
shortcoming. CLARA is a favorite name for
light senders of both sexes. Their character
as well as their sex is revealed by their con-
slant anxiety as well as by their disposition
to talk. Railroads employ more lady opera
tors than the commercial telegraph companies.
Their work is nerVe-straining and fatiguing.
The Sunday herald and weekly national intelligencer., 1891-07-19
Electrical NIillionaires.

st. Louis Globe Democrat.
Lucre has smiled on the explorers in the
field of electrical science. No scientific body
In the country has so many milllonaires as
the American Institute of Electrical En-
gineers. at the top of the list is Alexander
Graham Bell, whose profits on the telephone
are represented by eight figures. Next comes
Edison with seyen-fgure fortune. Brush of
electric-light fame, and Elihu Thomson,
whose financial future is perhaps brighter than
any of the others just now, are more than mil
lionaires Frank j. Sprague was Junior of
ficer in the United States Navy six years ago.
He is now living in the mansion which was
built for the Grants. His company sold out to
the Edison Company for 81 000,00 and half
of it went to the inventor. Franklin L. Pope
of New York and score of others have indie
pendent fortunes. Most of these men were
telegraph operators and most of them began
their experimenting and study without a
dollar.
The Sunday herald and weekly national intelligencer., 1891-07-19
FOR $ A LII
HOUSES

HOUSES.
st, bet 18th and 18th, business prop
erty, improved by 3-story brick,
22x10S feet. Price, SIS per SO. foot.
18th and N SITS NV, IL RS and bath, all
m 10000
7th st, bet L and M NV, 2 brick stores
and dwellings, 12 rs..................... 22, 500
14th st, bet N and o NV, large store
and flats 3 stories and cellar, elevator 20, 600
@ st, bet 18th and 18th NV, 12 RS and
bath, cabinet mantels, etc............. $4,000
M st, bet 5th and 9th NV, 9 RS and bath,
cabinet mantels. ........................ $500
cabinet mantels. .......................... $500
18th st, near I st NV, s rs and bath,
cabinet mantels. els........................... 1880
Westminster st NV, 9 RS and bath, bay
window and tower........................ 1880
10th st, bet NJ and NV, rs and bath,
stable in ear...........,.............. $500
9th st, bet and Q NV, 10 RS and base
ment; will exchange. $3.50
st, near North Capitol, Srs and bath,
all m 44OO
ID st, near 1st ne, 6 rs and bath, bay
windows. ........................... 1000
18th st ne, 2-story bricks, 6 rs and bath
all m i, each ........................... $500
The Sunday herald and weekly national intelligencer., 1891-07-19
REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS.
FRIDAY, JULY 10.

Transfers in which the consideration was nominal
are not included.l
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SUNDAY JANUARY I-TwENTYFoR PAGES

thirty years reign the Finnish Landtdag" was
not not assembled once; Alexander II showed much
summoned several times and Finland got its own
colnage-lrancs, or, it is called. marks. The
present Emperor was also supposed To entertain,
personally, friendly feelings toward the Grand
Duchy, until he became the victim 10 his present
mania for SURPRISING everything that is not
purely Russian and strictly orthodox. Now he
Is as bitterly hostile to the Firms to the Jews.
only lew DAYS ago reputation of four eminent
Finnish gentlemen was sent here to wait upon
nm Du, ne refused to receive them Tine result
OF this was bad Finland has always been most
loyal 10 Russia. But it is drifting rapidly
toward a revolt.
The Finnish Landtag has been summoned TO
meet at the Capital. lclSlngfors, on January 20
Whether it will so meet is now considered doubt
full: IL is whispered that the Gar will forbid it
and VIII decree that there shall I've no more
Landtacs in Finland but that the Grand DuchY
shall hcnccfOrth be a Russian province. governed
all other Russian provinces are Already Rus
sian commissioners" are swinging the knOut in
Finland. The StrctcSt measures are being applied
TO prevent the spread of the German language
among the natives. and in agricultural districts
the authorities of the smaller settlements are
being mpcmtivcly called upon 10 exercise their
influence in promoting the diffusion Of the Rus
sian tongue. in order that the inhabitants should
by slow but sure degrees become acquainted with
the language of the future, which is already
row being introduced as the administrative
medium. and which before very long is entirely
to supplant the vcrnacular. As seductive in
ducemcnt to the native element i'm all the chief
provincial towns 10 cultivate Russian with
sduity Russian theatres are about 10 he cstab-
lishcd at the cost Of the Government. and these
theatres will he supported mainly by annual GOV
eminent subvcntionS. The performances at these
play-hOuScs are to he given in Russian. and they
10 he purely Russian in character Whether
the Firms will go 10 them is question Prob
ably they will not. Already vast social league
has been formed. comprising nearly all the better
classes. pledged never 10 enter one of these
Russian theatres. But il is rumorcd that if the
Firms do thus boycott the Russian theatres. the
Finnish theatres will be closed by Imperial cdict
hat fbnno
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him out with n uniform fashioned from the lieu-
tenants I'D clothes, regularly adopted him into
the service.
In less than month the small recruit learned
to express himself tJcrably IN ENGLISH, and IN
n very short time had accumulated ell the ae.
cOmpllshments OF tObaccOchcwing and profanity
possessed by the soldiers. lie also picked up .
wonderful knowledge OF bu1le calls and cvolu.
lions. always turning out at roll and taking
his place at the extreme LETT of the company
when in line.
When | first knew Linn he had been under the
refining influences of tie United STATES service TWO
years. If that Indian had improved in that tune,
am very glad | did not know him before.
He was not beautiful according 10 classic stand.
ards The .tpaches Bl'ten the heads Of their
babies between boards. and this aS much as any.
thing else. served to reader Dick una,iiactive 10
children. Then he had such prediction
for CARRYING snakes in In, pockets. The soldiers
spoiled him. of course. AMI upheld HIM In every
villany he chose to perpcrate. When he sdot
the mules in an ambulance filled with women
and children. CAUSING runaway and Snashnp,
one soldier thrashed him with barrels tave. and
him. They alternately pounded and prttcd, but
If was all one to him. lie seldom laughed and
never cried: he was an Apache ] said he never
cried. | will note an exception. Every Slfur-
day afternoon the men took Him ont behind the
quarters and gave him bath. The process was
very simple. They stripped of his clothing
and turned the lose or him. On these occasions
the shries of the little savage could be heard all
over the post.
| have not seen Dick since 7 nine years
old but like TO think that he grew mp and regu-
larly enlisted in the old regiment. and i now an
honor to the service. "SPUSSKERRIWE.'
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-01-25
A 'LOYGSHOBEMlN'S SENSE Or MoDESTr.

You would hardly believe what silly ideas some
rough. uncducatcd men have about prOpricy.' said
the nurse aS she smOOtIcd ont the pillow and rear
ranged the bcdc0yc- with gcntlcnc-~ and a dc>tcr'
that recalled % the patient the mni>crg hand OF q
mother 10 her sick boy d" ! fcColcct ilIr.iug big
long -hOIcman when / in the hospital Who hai
an idea Of ciVaiy which, mi ken ana uuu-cn-cal
though il wa. vet rcfrc-hi ia one Of hi, Ella
He had been in some drunken fight in a lpw gios
shop near the river. ana had received number Of
bad wounds, His Antagonist had cut night for his
heart, and had made three four gaping saNhcs In
his chest.
The injured man was one Of thc best bu men
ever saw. and if hi, che, had not been padded with
thick muscles, ne would have been murdered outright
A. it. was. he in critical condition. and only
the best and treatment could save his life. The
surgeons dressed hi, wound, the first icw day and
then turned the task over u | went mp TO TIE
patlcnt whose maine Jackson, the next day, and
began to lay back the covers Of the bed
What YOU dOiugH he asked.
." i am going to drcs, your wounds an wered.
".Nou, a lady, he sad. in establishment
.Of course; come, nonsense, went on, for
he had graspod the in his weak hands and was
irving. 10 prevent my laying it back tried to argue
with him. but he blu,hcd aud said dogecdly that hc
wouldn't let a lady drrs, hi, wounds. told him he
UouId die if he didn't let take care OF Nun, hut he
said he didn't If he did 50 had 10 send for the
surgeon. After several days the patient was per
.ladcd 10 let dress the wounds. hut Ne turned
had 10 expose little more than society woman docs
when She wears bail gown. We'll, the 'lOhGsh0fc.
man got we'll. and since then nave been convinced
ihst the cOarscst men are not without instincts OF
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A LITTLE QUEEN.
AND HER LIFE AT HOME.

The Hague. January D.
Four years ago Alphonso NH OF spain WAS the
only chd-mOnarch in Europe Now there are
three of these youthful sOvercigns, VINO are
forced by the laws OF hcrcdty to spend the nap
piest years of their lives in performing functions
often arduous even for those who have reached
the age of discretion. These three tiny maJeS'lcs
are the King Of Spain, the King OF ScrNla ana
the Queen Wilhcnlina of Holland, who mas Just
succeeded TO her fathers throne. queen VIII
hclmna Pauline Helene Marie of the Netherlands
born on tic 3ist of August. 1885, when her
royal father was already siXty-thrcc years oil age
and when consequently hope had almost been
abandoned OF seeing the Family of Orange per-
pctuated in the direct line. Queen Emma who
was then only twenty-five, overioyed at the
birth of the child, as she was in great need Of
something to love- her elderly husband being
anything but the kind of man On which it would
he natural 20 lavish ones elections
The royal child was brought up by q French
nurse during tie FIRST three years of Acr life
and was then confdcd {, the care of a Partisan
governess, Mile Liotard, woman of many talents
who took pleasure in her task and devoted her
whole existence to her young charge The King
who hated everything German, never consented
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From The Washington Post.
All. | LAY. Arthur. VIII You 20 round TO the
club with me for bit asked one sded '0uth OF
another on Pennsylviuia-aye. the other afternoon.
les, thanks. don't care If | do Call cad,
though. I'm too tired 10 walh
4 heriic drove mp. and the first speaker about
TO enter il when the Other objected.
"Oh / say. old man don't be such a cad. AID ri'
in such IA stutIy box that. Call a hanson II :
more proper yOu know. ,
Presently one of the latter vehicles appeared. anc
the first swell stepped in seating himself on the >tlt
foremost from the curb. whereup0n his companion
asked: Don't YOU know any better than th"i
did fell sit on this side OF the cab. 1hen u
will be easier for me 10 get in, You know
The first did Is he was directed. ana inc othei
steppcd in passing i'm front of HI, companion, ara
gracefully slid into the vacant hall or far sldc Oh
the seat. - ,,, = , .D,-,- ,ono.,,. a.,
c,rn whether or not there really any advantage
in his seemingly peculiar advice ON stating tho
% 20 IN an Intelligent driver of another the latter SAID
=. vo Most folk, don't know how 10 get into a hand
som cab hut the dudc Won speak OF WAS rlghi. "a
mn, do inst the opposite from what Won would DO
rr entering n carriage. I'll tell yor why. lou zoe,
when two people want TO ride IN a hanson, the hr't
"nn In must lit on the side from which ne enter-,
Incanse II Is much easier for the second person 10
ia into thc further seat. The reason l. that no
nn nioces Ia which the door are attached are mo
SUI and are ali the more when the first fr'iow
~ ah fnrther scat for then the Second chap must
,oo,c in and make sharD turn IN order 10 dodsc tho
door lamb and not walk all over NUMBER one
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reign with the erection of the longproected Bernn
cathedral. which il to the great centre %
preaching, and whose crypt will reafer be 10 Prussia
what Westminster Abbey ard It. PaulS are To L9ndol
lie is buSly studying the plans cathedra
without bishop may be thought a c0ntradic,ioh w
terms but II toObc remembered that as King OF Prusss
he is already bishop "SummuS Episcopus Is one on
the product titles Of the IlOhcnz6lern monarch inc
Roman Catholic Germania' say, that me coSt OF we
building i estimated al l00OOOOO marks, Whlch Ile
Pru,,an Landtac viii be asked loyalty to vote. Inc
Norddeutschc Algcmeine 2eung en- me 0ther hanu a.,
states that from 81 100000 to D. OOOOOO VIII pfoDaDN
be required and that the National Liberals VIII c0ncede
to the grant of part Of the sum, requiring me re-
mainder 10 be made up in other ways. lottery Is a
iavOritc Way OF raising money for great church build
ings In Germany and the magnificent completion OF
the minister's at Cologne and at Tim owed much TO
this curious method OF contribution.
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HE DID NOT LIKE THE soCyD OF WATER

From The Detroit Free Press
societv man. who once an actor. related 'ns
~, dav rather amusing Il 3ry Of his last appearance
wbii. I'm Chicago met my od frend, Harry Leo'
4. .What ara Won doing, old man' he asked
".Nohing. replied. . &, n ,,o,y noce 7 am
Then yOu can tdhc u P"'' :" y" ~ '
about put on -,
:. .Yevcr mind no one need know II Is you.'
4. "a 7 consented The night OF the performance
-,s ready 10 90 on when noticed there was water
fall IN the scene =, 1850 ,,o. 7 s.id 20 Harry
"sWhy not " ,r -. "a ,,,tos ~.
nervous ,,
Harry looked puzzled
81 don't what were gong 10 40 are you
sure Won couldn't get on "
positive. dcah boy"
- Then wen have 10 shut of the waterfall for your
sccne A. Won make your entrance. yOu pass the hose.
NON can bend over and turn oil the wafer
:. | heard my cue: i have got you at my mercy,
As I passed the hose turned the siopcock Then l
rushed upon the stage, exclamins Hold spare tho
child" . ....., :, 49,.
myself dcneed with water which fell upon my devoted
head like small NIAGARA. | had turned on the water
fall full force. finished the scene amid the laughter
of the audience and finally made an gnominious exit,
feeling as If the vjlaip and bod sb>ased places.
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CARRY SrRRENDERED.
From The Washington Post.

FFUIn
Even il Representative Jason T.; Brown docs com,
from, rniaI district i'm Indiana, he has no hayscd
in his hair A few DAYS ago he hired cab IN front
Of tie RIGGS House and drove around TO the Sua
Buildiur where he expected 10 meet irlchd -
,cc,' ,n,,onv him on a visit But his friend was not
there and 50 lie drove back to the hotel around the
corner The trip occupied Just SIX mlii'c''
How muohs" he asked the cabniih
"Scvcntyivc cents II, -.
"Oh no" said Mr.. Brown, lyon can ohN charTo
dts lust The same for a portion Of an hour
said Clbby. . -, H., ..,.. oo,
yvai, here for fine balance OF the hour. VIII be u
he hotel when yOnr hour IS up ILcn he dlsap
pcarcd through the doorway -, ,.,.,
I'm less than fifteen minutes the caDDS captuaIesi
q Give me 20 cents and ! Will 60 away" lie sara.
He got his money and departed.
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WET HAIR IN WINTER.
From The Pitt,burs Dispatch.

What a foolish habit men nave OF pnttlng
wafer on the hair in thi, Kind Of weather.! remarked
one of the DuqUc,ic BARRIERS yesterday. WHY put
water ON the hair az ali. II Is done 10 be sure. 10
make the hair lie down. bat it Is more ~ Il habli
than anything else. The hair can De Dfu'hed ulN ~
well wet. h., ,,, a.,
You see go oui Of barber shop' WIN inc
water running from behind their cars. III lew
minutes il j, changed into iciccs Inc next gay 'ncN
complain Of carachc neuralgia, or pain III the bhc.
of The head. DO you wonder why me cause j. not
Gccpy hidden II is not water on The brain this time.
but ice the hair
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-01-25
4 CNrRCN RTILDEE KAISER
ON The Pail Mall Gazette.

From The Pail Mall Gazette
Tho next ambition Of the German Kaiser. as we learn
from the Bcrin papers, il 10 appear as culcn OulI.
The paucily Of churches in the capital IN PrOpouDn
10 lis everncreasng population. has long been naG
ter OF remark. Wilhelm II Is anxious 10 connect HIS
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1891-07-02

Der stood shouting. disputing and
menacing in the widest manner.
Finally the president himself, unable
to pacify the members, donned his hat
and suspended the sitting.
When the sitting was resumed,
Signor Cavallotti, senior member of
the chamber, Signcr Bowie, radical
and president of the chamber. ap
pealed for concord, and all three were
enthusiastically applauded by the
whole house.
Finally the parliament was pro-
rogued for the summer holidays. In
the midst of the confusion Signor Son
nino threw a bundle of papers in
Signor Cavallotti's face, and the latter
rushed to attack him when friends in
terfered. A general scuffle then took
place, only the ministers remained in
their seats, the whole house seeming
to be transformed into an arena
crowded with combatants. In the
scuffie several deputies were more or
less badly hurt. Today's scene is un-
precedented in the history of the
Chamber of Deputies.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1891-07-02
WANAMAKER'S VERACITY.
IT IS QUEsTIoND BY A WITNESS AT
PHILADELPHIA.

IT IS QUEsTIoND BY A WITNESS AT
PHILADELPHIA.
PHILADELPHIA, Pa, June 29.-Con-
trary to the general impression Post
master General Wauamaker did not
appear before the investigating COM
mittee of the council this afternoon, to
explain the apparent discrepancy be-
tween his previous testimony relative
to his ownership of Keystone bank
stock, and the facts subsequently de
yeloped by the books of the bank
The following letter from Wanamaker
was received by Chairman Van OSten:
PHILADELPHIA, Pa, June 30.
To VIM. B. Van Osten.
Dear Sir-It seems to be thought
that soma evidence offered at the last
meeting of your committee
is not in harmony with
the testimony delivered me when ap,
peared before you as witness. | as.
sumo that your committee fully I'M
derstand the matter. If, however,
there is any information wanted from
me, shall be glad, at twenty-four
hours notice, to meet any member or
members of the committee and ex :
plain any or every item of my state
ment or attend any meeting of which
l have notice.
[Signed] JOHN WANAMAKER.
A communication also received from
ex-City Treasury Bardsley's counsel,
stating that if the committee were de
sirous of any information from his
client they should put it in writing
and submit it to Bardsley, who would
answer in the same manner.