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During the civil war the Barlow mansion was
used by the government for a smallpox
LYoS's MILL
West Of Logan Circle. under the hill. on Rock
creek, u Lyons mill. . popular place with tine
farmers IN the oldea days The mill is not now
operated The exterior Of the old building has
diiapidated appearance. but the interior is
better preserved, the machinery being all in
position. The water wheel is protected bv an
tnclosed shed. which appears in the foreground
Of bs accompanying illustration At the east
end OF the building are q number Of giant syca-
more trees.
About three blocks northwest OF LOGAN Cir
Gle you cross the line dividing Kalorsma and
1Anier Heights the latter now extending 10
hock creek on the north.
Oak Hill cemetery Will be observed ON III.
left as you progress along the avenue. Mr.. Ell
version . cottage. with its red roof and porch
on the hill vest Of the creek, presents a pretty
appearance through u vista in the trees
Arriving at the creek, at your feet is Fulton
pond, before referred to. The want of a bridge
at this point obliges one to move a short dis
tanee to the right, whene you cross by a pri-
vste bridge. The erection of . bridge across
the creek at Massachusetts, svenue, as vol as
the opening up Of the thoroughfare to wiscon-
SIN avenue and beyond, are contemplated at an
early day. In the meantime, and until the i'm
provements are accomplished, excursionists
nay use Observatory byroad and Locust path,
both Of which will be found charming In the
extreme.
Reaching the north side Of the creek, pro-
eesd aeross the open Geld in a northwesferiy
direction 10 the mouth of Observatory byroad
~ NE edge Of the woods. Entering this road.
snach u rather rough one. you pass through
An almost primitive forest Of fine old trees Of
AMY varieties to the new observatory.
TIE OBSERVATORY BUILDINGS.
Your attention will be attracted to the nav
haidings in course Of construction, which are
nine IN Number The sastsrnmost building.
with the high chimney, 10 the boiler house'
southwest OF this is the main building. The
circular east end Of this building IL to De occu.
pied BY the library. The building with the
so1nsoril tower mmediatsly vest Of the main
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WINDING THROUGH rHR WOODS.

Returning homeward, take the Richmond
byroad, which 10 entered hundred yards OF
so east of the tower. This road winds through
the woods along the top Of the ridge, and al
many points good views are presented. A mile
from Your starting point the road forks, the
left fork leading down the northern side Of the
ridge TO the Nourse road, while the right forh
runs along the wooded ridge, entering Klingls
road hundred yards west Of Klingie bridge
Follow the latter to the bridge, from which re.
trace your steps homeward BY the route fol-
lowed at the beginning Of the excursion.
Instead Of returning by way Of Linnean Hill
road and Mt. Pleasant, the Woodlsy road route
may be taken.
The Nourse road occupies low ground, be.
tween two ridges, and excepting the eastern
end Is not remarkably attractive.
The scenery Of Richmond byroad 10 quite
inviting. but its existence is daily threa tened
by advancing improvements" It has q good
hard level surface its entire length. The south
fork, which leads to the Klinele road, is no,
very well defined at places, but q light carriage
can get through without any trouble.
Taken all together this makes very pleas.
ant excursion for one afoot or on horseback.
1t leads through secluded, unfrequented places
and presents variety of scenery-wild wood
meadow and cultivated field. There are many
bypaths and trails through the woods which
AFFORD good opportunity to pleasantly divert
one steps from the more frequented avenues
The section is rich In botanical wealth.
GEORGE SINNoya
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ROADSIDE SKETCHES.
Picturesque Byways in the Region
of Rock Greek.
SOME HISTORIC POINTS
The Ground Around the Naval Observatory
Quiet Nooks Around KlinEls BridGe-Ths
Piace where Fulton Tried His Boat-Joel
Bariow's Tomb.

A TRAMP TO NAVAL OBSERVATORY
"A Tunlsw Heights. Oak View, Rosemont, &c
Route-Tske Massachusetts, avenue west to
Observatory byroad, thence to Wisconsin ave-
nue., TO woodiey road. to Klingle road, to Lin.
mean Hill road, to Mount Pleasant, to Wash
ington.
Condition Of the roads--With the exception
Of Observatory byroad and Klingle road, which
are rather rough, the condition Of the roads in
this excursion is first-class.
Moving out Massachusetts, avenue northwest
and crossing Florida avenue (old Boundary
street you enter historic Kalorams Heights.
But there 10 very little now to remind one Of
the Kalorams Of the past. The ground is COM
pletely transformed. Previous to the extension
Of streets through this ground it was delight
fully picturesque, being q heavy wood Of
majestic trees Of various species. the oak pre-
dominating
Of the Washington family and later the home Of
Joel Barlow. patriot. poet, philosopher and
diplomat. The old mansion. which was torn
down IN 1888 IN the process of street extension,
stood to the north Of X street about 100 yards
west of Florida avenue. The lodge stood in the
southwest angle formed by the crossing Of
those streets and was not removed until 1890.
Mr.. Barlow was a regal entertainer. and his
attractive home was the seen, Of many bril-
liant gathering of the leadi lg characters of the
time. 1t was here that Robert Fulton. while a
guest OF Mr.. Barlow, prepared his model of the
C.ermont. his first steamboat, and success
fully tested il in Rock creek yonder. at Lyon 3
mill dam, near the point where the Avenue
bridge will cross the stream
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Earthquakes and Their Results.

The earthquake on the lower Colorado river
says the New York Sun, is reported to have
greatly changed the topography Of that region.
1t il notable that the severest earthquakes in
this country have all occurred in the Iow-lvipe
regions. Within historic times at least. our
country has had only one series Of earthquakes
deserving to rank In the first class. That was
the series Of shocks In the Mississippi valley a
little below the junction Of that river with the
Ohio from 1911 to 1918. The Charleston earth
quake was more noticeable because il resulted
III a considerable loss of life and enormous de-
struction Of property; but if the New Madrid
earthquake Oh the Mississippi had occurred in
these days, when the country 10 well inhabited
and many buildings have been reared, its re-
suits would have been even moro disastrous
than those Of the Charleston shocks.
An area Of about 5000 square miles subsidized
for an average distance Of ten feet, so that the
region was completely submerged, the waters
of the river below flowing back into it, form
ing large lake that still exists. The iuhsbi-
tants had to dee to the higher lands, where the
government gave them new pre-emption claims.
Large fssures were opened in the earth, and
the people wepe so fearful Of being engulfed ia
these crevices that they fellsd trees across them
At right angles, and upon this foundation
raised places Of refuge.
1t is not unlikely that the same cause which
probably produced the New Madrid earth
quakes il also responsible for the recent con-
vulsion on the lower Colorado. Both occurred
in river valleys. 1t il we'll known that in the
wanderings Of . river over its valley lakes are
sometimes formed and in the course of avcs
they become filed with vegetation, are 6naily
covered with earth deposits and all tracse 81
the lake disappear. During the decay Of the
vegetation . hollow b formed, which il time
collapses under pressure Of the weight above.
producing serious disturbances. This 4 be.
Ieved to be the explanation Of the Rrestest
Of our earthquake troubles In New Madrid
county.
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Meaning Now From Their First Sense
From the Irish Times.
Many words once written with dignifed mo-
tive now cause US to read passages of standard
literature with guffaw. The word limp wal
once term Of high honor. But how now
sounds the line from Spenser. aye sacred imps
that on Parnasso dwelI?' Over many a grave
of the old French mobiles may be read the line
Here lies that noble imp" A sacred poem
written by Gascoigne three centuries ago, be.
gins stately address to the posterity of Abra-
ham with the words, 80 Abrahams brats, "
brat being then q word of stately meaning.
Opening an old dictionary at random one day
my eye happened to fall on the word tragedy. .
note explained that it comes from a Greek
word which means "a goat song" because the
Oldest tragedies were exhibited when a goat
was sacrificed or given as prize to the best
actor. The word infant means literally
mot speaking" Have you pug dog? Did
You ever think his face looks like that OF a mon
keyT' The monkey he most resembles is the
pug-monkey. which gets its name from Pug or
Puck, as Shakespeare writes-the sprite of mis-
chief.
Canter is an abbreviated form Of Canterbury
gaiiop, SO called because pilgrims to Canterbury
rode at the pace Of q moderate galiop. gro
Ger, 30 says the dictionary, was originally one
who sold by the gross A grenade derives its
name from its shape, which resembles pome-
granate. biscuit means twice baked, ("
because, according to military practice, the
bread or biscuits of the Romans we're twice
prepared in the ovens. Did you ever notice
the leaves Of the dandelion? They are said to
resemble. in form and size, the tooth of the
lion, and SO the French call it the dent de lion,
and we, 1.-The dandelion."
The pope was formerly called ''the pape, "
which means the same as "papa." or father.
Vinegar comes from two Latin words, win and
acer, meaning wine" and sour" Those are
only few OF the many curious and interesting
things found in my afternoons search in the
old dictionary. When you are at q loss for
something TO do follow my example and you
will be surprised at the many bits Of inforina.
ton you can pick up in little time.
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A Clergyman Horse Crazy.

From the New ork Advertiser.
Almost any day during the week tall, well
dressed man with every indication OF intelli-
gence and refinement can he seen entering q
well-known pool room down town He is q
regular Spectator in the races and usually bets
from SIS to eco, never above the latter and
never below the former amount
The only peculiar thing about this gentleman
is that he ID a ministers full 1edged, eloquent
preacher OF the Gospel
He is at present officiating IN church IN
Paterson. N j.. where he is highly esteemed.
resident of that city who saw him studying
the blackboard this morning and getting ready
to make bet at Saratoga said:
Eyes, sir: he is q minister and q good one,
too. but he is horse crazy. He has .
mania for betting and some day HIS parishion-
ers will catch on and he viii have 10 make q
book for living"
He is Presbyterian
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OHIO's OIL GEYsER

Flowing at the Rate of 10000 Barrsls q
Petroleum in Twenty-Four Hours.
Ohio has the biggist oil well in the United
States, says a dispatch to the Cincinnati Com
'r'ercid!- Gazette from St. Mary's, il not in
the world, and, if permitted to dow its full
capacity, it would more than all two Of the
monster s5,oO0-barrel tanks every twenty-four
hours. This great oil geyser is located in Han
cock county, just four miles south of the town
OF North Baltimore.
The well has Just been drilled in, and when
at a depth Of thirty-fve feet in the sand /.
strong gas pocket was struck and the well
showed for q gas producer Of about 1,250, 900
cubic feet capacity. Gas was not what was
wanted, however, and the drill was sent eight
feet deeper, which made the total depth in the
sand foriy-three feet, where oil was found. The
total depth of the we'll is 2.20s feet When the
pool was struck the oil started flowing and .
connection was made through a two-inch line
from the casing head to a 600-barrel tank which
was filed with good, clean oil in precisely
ninety minutes. The company then learned
that they had drilled into a wonderful lake Of
oil, and ii also discovered that ordinary
tankage facilities were far from sufficient and
work was at once begun on another 60O-barrel
tank. At the same time several dinkey pumps
were started and pipe lines were laid while con-
sio au "ere oeus lnASe w sne ana'u 'ino
cided to take the tools from the hole, and thon-
sands OF people having nea.o OF inc gusner
nockeo IN rom All oirec,ions 70 zee Tue famous
ge!ser opened up. az ABOUT c,oex .ne en-
glne was started ana tne toois were grsunsuy
Deine oiougn. 10 ,ne sornace; me a,,e ~
were 1elng orencneG WIN OH; wnich nowea an
over the derrick. when the toois were wisnin
rev nunored 1eet OF tne SURFACE the rope
commences 10 STACK ana tne drnlere, aiter re.
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Quick Cure for . Jag.

from the CommerclhI Adfeftlssf
Possibly IL was the excessive humidity that
caused him TO ssAgger ~ he walked, or perhaps
IS was combination Of liquids that increase
the action Of the heart Any way be staggered
along Broadway last evening until he met .
friend IL was fortunate meeting.
..Hullo, old fellow; how are your" said the
friend
s.H'lo, old Eel; hox do?' responded the youtA
With the accelerated action OF the heart
Thst settled ii. The man In the normal STATE
took small box from his pocket containing .
piece Of gum camphor. he cut on piece the
size Of . pea and, presenting IL 10 his friend,
said:
''Tske that put il under your tongue snd
keep 10 there for two or three minutes"
In ten minutes the young mans mind vae
end Tie sction Of his heart wak normal
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BATTLING wIrM A swOKDFIsH.
An Adventure Of Three Fishermen Outsi
the Golden Gaia

An Adventure OF Three Fishermen Outside
the Golden Gate.
From the San Francisco Chronicle.
huge swordf1sh and three fishermen had 4
terrible encounter outside the Golden Gate,
opposite Point Reyes. early yesterday morning,
during which Franc Pine, one of the fishermen,
| was severely wounded. The crew consisted Of
Franc Pine, Pietro Mottini and Joseph Cour-
pinani, which latter gives the following de-
scription Of the encounter and the manner in
which Pine received his wound:
eve left North Beach at 8 am. and pulled
our boat around to the Point Reyes fishing
grounds and were engaged in hauling the nets
| about 800 yards from shore. There was quite
a heavy swell, although the sea was not what
might be called rough.
suddenly there appeared about twenty-five
yards from the port bow the huge black dorsal
| tween the crests of two waves only an instant,
reappearing again, coming directly toward the
boat l warned my companions and armng
| myself with large boat hook, awaited the on
siaught. The black fin next appeared near the
bow of the boat, where / was standing. and
aiming blow at the fish sank the point of
the hook to the hilt in its back. The monster
| lashed about with its tail, churning the water
In Its agony into q foam, its head and long
sword appearing above wave, while tslarge
.Ouh. ey0S were uDAaZo Win Jury. IL maue y
ferocious dash at the boat, nearly upsetting it.
Meanwhile Mottini had secured an old harpoon
and, standing amidship, awaited another at
tack. We had not long to wait Suddenly the
boat was struck fairly the bow and was
raised out Of the water, sliding down the fsh's
pack as the shining monster rose like Q shot
from the water, nearly upsetting us.
For fully five minutes the fish circled about
the boat which Pine was trying his utmost to
pull into shore. The fish gathered itself for
another attack. and "a it passed the side Of the
into Its back. The fish swan a short distance
away and sank beneath the surface, its course
being marked by streak of blood az it flowed
from the two wounds.
while We were waiting for another oppor-
tunity to tab the monster Mottini noticed his
head appear above the water on the port side
OF the boat. This time it dived again, and struck
the boat terrific blow just at the water line,
its long tusk or sword penetrating the planks
as though they were paper. Pine was heard
to scream as though he had been shot. /
noticed that the sword had passed through
the heshy part of Pino's leg, tearing
the flesh and crunching the wood Of
the boat as it passed out. Water began
to rush into the boat through the hole, and
the horror of sinking Was added to the dangers
from the monster. / stuffed some old sacks
into the hole as quickly as possible and band
aged Pino's leg, which was bleeding profusely
Mo:tini took the oars and pulled with might
we pulled to the Black Point cove. where we
removed our wounded companion to his hut
and summoned medical add
Plnos wound is dangerous; the arteries are
severed and 1T will be almost miracle if his
leg should be saved.
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bag to Herrick. and Gen. worthington. repub-
iican. responded for Herrick. After refresh
ments had been disposed of Gridley aid: Il
move the bag Of -four be sold for the benefit of
for It, Several bids were made, but Gridley
purchased 1t and took il TO Austin, where IL was
sold and resoid until il had brought over
$500 The aldermen and council Of the city
OF Austin passed . resolution commenting Mr..
dridieys enterprise to all loyal people
hour through Nevada and California
At San Francisco the large mining COM
panies outbid each other, the banks and
al public institutions gave helping hand,
and Mr.. Gridley sailed with the proceeds and
the sack Of -four handsomely cncased and paid
INTO the treasury Of the sanitary commission at
New York . sum largely over S200.000 The
enormous sums contributed and dispensed by
the sanitary commission are passed out Of the
memory Of the general pubic. The sum real
lied by the fair held in New York was over
St,So0,0o0 and other contributions swetled the
sum OF cash to s5.000, 0o0 Contributions Of
provisions and other necessaries amounted In
value to S9,000,0o0.
THE cHEvALrER wYKofr's IMPRISONMENT.
My allusion to the imprisonment of Mr..
Wooliey of Cincinnati recalls the imprison-
ment of the Chevalier Wykod by the Sen.
ate. The chevalier had obtained and given to
the press In advance of its delivery to Congress
copy Of the message of MI. Lincoln. He was
brought before the Senate, and. refusing to di-
vuige the manner he obtained the message,
was imprisoned in the old guard room under
the old Senate chamber for about two weeks
There was no weakening in the chevalicr. The
same quiet manner which distinguished him in
society remained unchanged. $50 what base
uses do We come to at last'-the room hal
lowed by this distinguished culprit became tine
kitchen Of the ''Hole in the WALL" redolent Of
good cheer, when it was given up TO Proctor, the
caterer, for a restaurant. The "Hole in the
Wall, the restaurant Of that day, . very demo-
cratic one. is now embraced in the Congress
sionsl Library. which has absorbed ali the
space obtainable in the Capitol
JOHN r CoYLx.
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A Barbarous Chestnut.

From the Utica Observer.
The other night when the old man who fci1
into the canal at Hotel street had been hauled
out on the towpath and thecrowd had gathered
about him many suggestions were offered as to
how to revive him. The most common one was
to roll him on barrel This was promptly
done, and he Was pulled TO and fro on the
barrel most theoretically. ali thcrey" Just
then shouted some one. ''you are killing that
man." and Griff Of the police force brushed his
way through the crowd. He caught hold Of
the PROSTATE man, lifted him from the barrel
and placed him at full length on the ground on
his back. Then Griif hunted for the pulse. and
after he had found il he began working the arm
mp and down beside the man like a pump
handle. He directed the other officer 80 do the
same with the other arm, and they pumped
faithfully for a few moments tlll the man
revived. That barrell-rolling business is =
barbRrous chestnut" muttered Grit he
walked away. And Grifi was right. Nine times
ont OF ten you might Gbou: as well hit man
on the head with nj AK as to attempt 10 resus-
citste him by rolling him ON a barrel.
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high ground to the right is quite conspicuous
From the bridge looking north the old Klingle
brick mansion is visible on the height overlook
ing the stream. The land in the vicinity once
belonged to the kiingle estate. The scenery is
varied and grand.
West of the bridge the Klingle road bears a
little to the left but you will continue straight
ahead on the Nourse road. which leads in a
westerly course for & mile up the narrow valley,
entering Wisconsin avenue south OF Tenleytown.
Crab Apple brook, which has It's source in two
springs that boil from the earth beneath the
roots OF a cluster of tulip and oak trees not far
from Wisconsin avenue. winds its way along
this road. crossing the road twice in lite course.
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At Florida and Massachusetts avenues, in the
southwest angle, stands g brick msusoleum.
taclosed by q wooden fence, which contains the
remains Of the following persons: Joel Barlow
and his wife, and his wife's brother. Abraham
Baldwin; Col George Bomford L. s. A., his
wife and son. and Henry Baldwin. once a Just
Ice Of the Supreme Court Of the United States.
II also once contained the remains Of Commo-
dore Decatur subsequently removed to Phila-
delphia). who was mortally wounded in a duel
with Commodore Barron at Blajensburg in
1870.
In the north end Of the tomb are inserted
two tablets, which contain appropriate inscrip-
uons- The march Of Improvement is now
closely crowding the naauseleum and its DAYS
ere numbered.
Henry Baldwin, mentioned above, was a
member OF the convention that drafted the
Constitution of the United States. and his
friends commended that il was he who framed
shs original document Indeed, il is said that
the manuscripts Of the famous document was
FOUND among his papers after his death.
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Written for The Evening Star
Geraldine.

Geraldine.
Hear her dainty little feet
Pattering up and down the street,
Scampering DER the dusty way,
Tripping now in happy play,
Dancing to some childish song,
Hurrying now in haste along,
Skipping ON the terrace green
Lovely little Geraldine.
Eyes that nash with saucy mirth,
Shine like little stars on earth;
Rosy lips with sparkling pearls,
Nut-brown hair that seldom curls,
Dainty form and winning grace,
Sweet, aristocratic face:
Tont ensemble, little queen
Lovely little Geraldine.
Tiny feet in slippers red.
Sunbeams smiling on her head.
As she trips sedately by
Seeming not to see me nigh,
Or in bashful, artful play,
Looks and lat CHS and runs away.
Sweet coquette with childish mein,-
Lovely little Geraldine.
And at night when all is still
Save the crickers constant trill,
Twinkling stars look down And peep
On little form asleep,
Tired out with merry play,
Floating now In dreams away
To some distant fairy scene
Lovely little Geraldine.
CLIFFORD HOWARD.
D. c., August Is, 1891
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From the New York Herald
The suggsstiou has often bean mads hat q
bead full Of brains b fair assurance Of long
life. That there d something in II 4 proved
by feature Of the attendance ss Jamss Russell
Lovslls funeral. There had been neither M
nor endeavor % call the poss's old assooiatss
together, Jet there were present Ave usnhHs
Of the college clAas In which LEVEL erndus1olI
more than hah century ago. coa2s1s d.
we're mot large n thoes days, stthse.