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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-03-27
SOCIAL MATTERS.
What Well-Known Washington People Ar
D0ing-Personal Notes.

What Well-Known Washington People Are
Doing-Personal Notes.
President Harrison has been taking advan-
| tage OF the two fine afternoons this week to
drive out, and has taken Mrs. Russell Harrison
a. bis companion in the open buggy.
| In anticipation Of the wedding next Monday
the family Of the chief justice will welcome
many Chicago friends before the happy event
| comes off. Justice Fuller is devoted to his
grandchildren, and as they are the first in his
family they are being petted extrayagantly by all
| the household. The youngest baby is only six
weeks old. Mrs. Aubrey, the young mother, is
not widely acquainted in this city, as she lived
here but short time previous to her marriage
She greatly resembles her sister, Mrs. Hugo
Wallace.
Senator and Mrs. Stanford went home to the
Pacific coast by slow journeys, stopping at Diff
ferent colleges and places that they wished to
| visit in the interests Of the Leland Stanford
IT,, University. Their stay in Bloomington,
Ind, resulted in the selection of DIR. Jordan as
\ the president of the university.
Mrs. William H. Browne has gone to Rock
Island, H., to attend the funeral of her sister
in-law. Mrs. William Knowlton, who died of the
| grip after one weeks illness.
Miss Marian Townsend of New York is visit
ing her cousin, Miss Lorraine Edison, 17o5 Q
| street northwest.
The friends of Lieut. Bostick Of the navy
| who has been frequently stationed here, have
| received invitations to his marriage on the 9Th
OF April in Elizabeth. N. J. The bride is the
daughter of Mr.. H. H. Cole, q member of the
firm Of Clafin Co. of New York.
Mrs. White, widow of the late Warren White,
is Ill with the grip ather residence III H street.
Miss Valentine Lawrence of Yonkers is visit
| ing her grandmother, Mrs. E. d. Z. N. South
worth, ct Prospect Cottage, Georgetown.
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FLYING TO THE NORTH
Prof. Newfon's Account of the Meteor tn
Exploded In Maine.

Prof. Newton's Account of the Meteor That
Exploded In Maine.
From the Hartford Courant.
The brilliant meteor which was recently heard
to explode with tremendous noise in many
places in Maine appears to have been moving
northward, nearly over Portland, Me-, perhaps
from as far south as Boston. and to have disap-
peared some miles above the surface of the earth
over the middle or northern parts of Franklin
county, Me-, says Prof. Newton Of Yale.
So far as known, no stones have been Sc
cured from the meteor. If this is the true path
the body entered the air with tremendous
velocity. The earth was at that time moving
eighteen miles second, directly toward the
point from which the meteor was coming
According to accepted theories the meteor
was moving faster than the earth, and the stone
entered the air with the sum Of the two veloci-
ties. This makes velocity of more than forty
miles q second. In most Of the cases where
stones have been secured the velocities have
been not more than twenty miles a second In
one instance, however, in Stannem, Moravis,
there were secured u large number Of stones
from a meteor whose velocity was as great as
that Of the meteor Of February %.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-03-27
EMANCIPATION CELEBRATION.

Prize Essays to Be Written by Public School
Pupils-John NJ. LanEston the Orator.
large meeting Of the committee of arrange
ments for the twenty-ninth anniversary Of the
emancipation Of slaves in the District of Column
bia met at the Office Of the Bee last evening.
with c. H. Watson in the chair and ". H. Jones
secretary. Mr.. Chase said that he had secured
the permit from the District Commissioners for
the grand stand to be erected at Lincoln Park
April 16.
The trustees Of the public schools and Super
intendent George F. v. Cook have consented
to allow the pupils Of the eighth grade, the
high and normal schools and the industrial
schools to write prize ESSAYS.
The chair reported that the following gentle
men had contributed medals that will be given
the successful schools and essay visits: Hons Blk.
Bruce, John r. Lynch, Leland Stanford, John
F; Cook, Messrs. George F; 7; Cook, L. A. Cor
nish, Andrew Gleason, W. E. Matthews. Col
James Hill, DR.. F. J. Shadd, Prof. j. NJ. Greg
DRY and Mr.. d. E. Cahill. The medals will Be
on exhibition at the Bee Office week after next
Prof. J. W. Cromwell Of the Garnett schools
wrote to the committee as his school is to COM
pete for one OF the medals he would prefer not
to be on the committee, and after some discus
sion 1t was decided to appoint new committee
MIR. Chase said that Superintendent Cook had
arranged how the essays should be marked, 80
tnat every one would be satisfied. Not even
the committee will know who the successfnl
competitors will be. Mr.. Chase appointed the
following to pass on the essays: Rev. +. J.
Grimkie, Rev. j. F. Stewart, Rev. Dr. Bowen,
Mrs. John h. Lynch, E. NJ. Hewlett and Rev.
VIM. Waring.
Mr.. Chase offered a resolution, which was
unanimously adopted. that the appointment of
Capt James A. Perry by Gen. Albert Ordway
meets the hearty approval Of this committee
and all good citizens who are not applicants for
the place.
The secretary was directed to inform the
managers OF the Home for Destitute Girls to
appoint committee OF five persons to work in
conjunction with the committee Of arrange
ments.
After the adjournment Of the committee of
arrangements the committee on speakers met
with W. H. jackson in the chair. 4 COMMUNE
cation was read from Hon. John NJ. Langston
heartily accepting the position Of orator Of the
day, April i6.
bo;L committees adjourned to meet Monday
evening
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YOU SHOULD NOT MISS IT.
Tomorrow Attractive Star and Some OF Its
Contents.

Tomorrow Attractive Star and Some Of It's
Contents.
Tomorrow's STAR will be another one Of
those mammoth editions that the Washington
reading public look for 30 eagerly and read so
thoroughly. As usual it will be 16 pages, each
page columns wide and all full Of bright and
interesting reading matter. It is no easy task
STAR has set fer itself and maintained 80 con-
sistently, but Saturdays STAR will be not one
bit behind the line. All the local news win be
presented in the usual fair and impartial man.
ner, while complete system of Geographic
correspondence will give all the news Of the
world up to the very last moment. Special
writer's Of acknowledged ability are down for
articles on great variety Of timely topics. Take
1t all in all one will not look upon its like again,
at least for week. Among the special attrsc-
tions are:
A VISIT TO ALGIERs CIllustrated).
A Washington woman's description Of the
old town and its people.
EASTER FASHION NOTES Ullustrased).
Some Of the surprises for the spring season
Of interest to women.
MUMMY HUNTING Qiiustrated).
Interesting explorations in an aboriginal
cemetery in Peru.
FURNISHING A HOUSE.
Some seasonable suggestions to aid in enter
tanning we'll. By Mrs. NJ. Z. W. Sher-
wood.
HISTORIC PORTRAITS.
Counterfeit presentments of men eminent in
military and civil life. By John F. Coyle.
BRIDES IN WASHINGTON.
Why the national capital is 10 popular for
honeymoons.,
WASHINGTON SOCIETY PRAISED.
Don NJ. Dickinson's graceful tribute to the
national capital.
HIS DESTINY.
An interesting story Of the west by Anna
Vernon Dorsey.
ON AND OFF THE STAGE.
The close Of Edwin Booths dramatic career
and other theatrical matters Of general
interest.
CHINA GOING AHEAD.
The emperor's first audience to foreigners
postponed.
LORE OF THE GROUNDING.
Not a hog at all, but with an eye open for
weather all the same.
FARMERS FOR THE NATION.
Stories about three picturesque members of
Congress.
BIG FUNERAL EXPENSES.
How much it costs the government to bury a
Congressman nowadays.
GHOSTS OF THE DEAD.
A STAR reporters talk with scientist about
gruesome phantasms.
NUMBER 7s7.
The confessions Of grapnophone that began
talking few minutes after birth.
NEW YORK NOTES.
The effect Of the grip in the metropolis and
other matters of interest.
REAL ESTATE GOSSIP.
Some large transac tions in unimproved prop
erty.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-03-27

from The SPECTATOR.
Your terse and timely article on this subject
in :. The Spectator" Of February reminds me
Of an incident recently recorded somewhere of
one Of our living bishops, well known for his
good sense and rare wit. He was staying at the
house Of a country gentleman who posed, in the
way you describe, as an ardent total abstainer.
During the dinner on the first day of the bishop 9
visit. there being nothing to drink on the
table besides sirups and mineral waters, the
host turning toward his reverend guest, said
in an undertone: MY lord, You will find some
wine In your bed room" The bishop, with
Characteristic taste, briefly acknowledged this
curious concession and partook Of the refresh
ment placed before him. Some short while
after this the bishop received his teetotaler
friend with becoming hospitality ct the palace
on . return visit. During dinner his lordship
quietly remarked to his guest: ''Mr. So-and-
So, yen will find some water in your bed room IS
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-03-27
The Suburban Resident.

From the Boston Post.
have often made fun in mild good-hu-
mored way of the queer assortment of packages
that my suburban friends are constrained to
carry home with them. especially of Saturday
afternoon. But nothing in this line that have
ever heard of quite equals the burden that went
out on the Providence road last week. attached
more or less directly to the person Of u we'll
known dealer in pastimes and futurities. 1t
consisted mainly (omitting such trifes as could
be stuffed int the eapacious pockets Of a big
overcoat) Of the following articles:
A live rooster in a basket.
boiled lobster.
A saddle and bride.
The rooster was large, and the saddle so
small, being intended, l suppose for racing
purposes, that think the former might have
worn the latter without inc on enie nee. and if.
in addition, my acquaintance had taken the
trouble to feed the lobster to the rooster along
the way, he might. ct the end Of the Journey
have mounted the bird (thus fortfed) and
ridden home in triumph instead OF arriving
there in the capacity himself Of beast Of
burden.
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Total to date.

George W. Alexander 4 Co.'S hat factory,
Reading, Pa, was totally destroyed by fire yes
terday. Loss over 100000: partially insured.
A break has occurred in the Connellsville coke
strike by several large mines resuming work
yesterday. The resumption il at . 10 per cent
reduction in wages.
A bill pensioning disabled and needy ex-con-
federate soldiers has passed both houses Of the
Arkansas legislature.
Robert Cunningham, colored, Of Boston, shot
his sweetheart Elizabeth Castin, white girl,
yesterday and cut his throat He will die, but
the girl will recover.
Der Association was held at Montgomery. Ala,
yesterday. The price Of second-ciass lumber
was raised o. per 1000 feet and ON Arst-class
lumber % per ] ZOO feet.
Dispstches from New Mexico report q good
live stock In the territory.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-03-27
BISHOP Ryan ILL

The Distinguished Prelate said to BE o Very
Sick Man.
Bishop Ryan, one of the ablest prelates of the
Catholic church, is lying dangerously i'll at
Providence Hospital, where he was taken from
the Catholic University two weeks ago. Today
it was stated at the hospital that he YVES . very
sick man indeed. A telegram received in this
city this morning says that yicar-General Glea-
SON and Father Cronin have decided to come TO
Washington TO be with Bishop Ryan, for his
friends, in view Of his age and weak condition,
are alarmed.
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DISTRICT GOVERNMENT,

STOPPING NATURAL DRAINAGE WAYS.
The District is constantly put to great incon-
venience from the fact that it has been decided
that parties can stop up natural drainage lines
Recently the computing engineer reported to
Capt. Kossell the presence of pond of water
in Erie street. flooding the lots on the north
side. The surface drainage of a considerable
area flows across these lots and formerly found
an outlet at the culvert crossing 10th street on
the line OF Superior street, which was built ex =.
pressly for that purpose. This outlet has been
cut of by the filling of the lots on the south
east corner of 10th and Erie streets, and now
something must be done.
In his Endorsement upon the case Cant Ros-
sell says an expenditure of s22O is necessary to
make the place safe, and recommends that the
superintendent OF roads be directed to Law the
pipe and pay the expense out Of the appropri-
alton Tor repairs to county roads" In con-
clusion Capt. Rossell saws: 81 do this with
great reluctance, as it certainly seems to me to
be unjust to the District to permit private
owners TO stop UP natural drainage lines"
The Commissioners, approving the recon-
mendatiop, have ordered the work to be done.
CONTRACTS FOR LAYING SIDEWALKS
Cyrus A. Baker has been awarded a contract
for laying sidewalks on the east side of 22d
street extended between Detroi. and Emporia
streets, and on the west side of oath street ex--
tended between Detroit and Emporia streets:
on the north side of Detroit street between ODD
and gath streets, and on the north side of EN-
poria street between I'D and oath streets
APorHECARIEs EXEMPT.
Attorney for the District Hazelton, in an
opinion rendered to the Commissioners. holds
that apothecaries are exempt from the pro-
visions of the law prohibiting the sale of LIQUOR
within one mile Of Soldiers Home.
UNIFORMS Fob ADDITIONAL parvArEs
The board appointed to recommend suit
able uniform for additional privates has made
its report, recommending the adoption OF
''biue box coat, pante and vest. Vest to have
rolling collar, with letters APP Cap to be
similar to those worn by inspectors of the
health Office, with the exception of the words
Additional private which is to appear on it.
MIsCELLANEous
Private J. H. Craig OF the Metropolitan police
force, recently tried for into1ication, has been
dismissed.
permit was issued today to Geo. W. Pear
son, president Of the Metropolitan Railroad
Company to erect power house on p street
Georgetown, ut q cost Of $4,000.
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How Shaving In Done in India.

from the CINCINNATI Commercial.
The natives Of India are very ingenious
workmen, but their tools are Of the most primi-
tive kind. Strange to say, sword made by
the native workman will not rust under ordi-
nary circumstances, and the material is in
finitely superior to the best that Sheffield or
Birmingham can turn out. have often been
shaved by an East Indian in Jamaica, to which
place they are brought to work upon the sugar
plantation, and have never had il 90 we'll or
comfortably done either in America or in Eng
land; yet his razor. to look at, seemed like one
purchased at o 10-cent store. These BARRIERS
carry with them little brass cup OF miniature
basin filed with plain cold water. Dipping one
finger in the water from time TO time, he gently
rubs in the water all over the part to be shaved
mo soap or substitute is used-then he spplies
his razor, and it glides over your skin evenly
and smoothly, and though he goes over each
part but once he leaves your skin smooth - an
infants cheek. Each batch that comes over to
Jamaica has It. own barber, ~ none but one Of
their caste may cut their hair.
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Alton Ia Sick

Mr.. E. H. Moore's st. Bernard, Alton, which
attra7-ed so much attention at the recent dog
show. is still in this city. He became i'll on
Saturday morning, although at the close of the
show, the night before, he was in good health
He had an attack Of pneumonia, but is much
better and will recover unless he suffers a re-
lapse. Should he die it would be quite a loss
as he cost "a, 500 and is second only to Sir
Bediyere.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-03-27

When Edison Was Baby the Human voics
Was Reproduced.

r
When Edison Was a Baby the Human Voice
Was Reproduced.
When the photograph was invented by Mr..
Edison, says the New York Morning Journal,
we fancied that we had at last discovered some
thing new under the sun. Surely" we said.
''the photograph at least is new" We
imagined that nothing like it had ever been
dreamed of before. But there is where We
were wrong again. Something almost ex-
actly like it was invented when Edison was
barely out Of his cradle and more or less dim
premonitions of the modern marvel haunted
the minds of men centuries ago.
In the year 1859 the famous Able Migne read
paper before the British Association. de-
scribing an instrument called a phonauto-
graph which had but a short time before been
invented by young Frenchman, NJ. E. l..
Scott.
The following is a quotation from the abbe's
paper and may be found in the transactions of
the British Association for the year mentioned
above: ''The phonautograph consists Of .
tube enlarged at one end in the same man
ner as trumpet, in order to concentrate
the sounds which are conveyed through
1t to thin membrane tightly strained over
the other end Of the instrument This men,
brane carries affixed to it an excessively light
stylus or pencil, which is put in motion by
every vibration produced by the action OF the
voice upon the membrane.
Behind this stylus is a band Of paper covered
with lampblack, which is unrolfed by clock
work, and rs this band passes along the point of
the stylus, traces are left in the lampblack of all
the curvilinear and rectilinear movements orig
mating in the vibrations Of the membrane, thus
producing in its own peculiar characters faith
full reproduction Of the sounds
This instrument was still in the rough. how
ever, and the able went on to explain that
while it was fairly successful with musical
sounds, the human voice presented certain
difficulties. Nevertheless he had little doubt
that eventually the acknowledgement would reg
lister for future generations not only the words,
but the tones OF famous actors and orators.
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SHOOTING STARS.
GOOD FRIDAY.
Greedy! What weatheri
Elements mad!
If this is good Friday,
Pray, give us bad.

Inc snow-bau ID the popular Easter flower.
A Seventh street grocer calls q customer OF
his ''Poor Coffee, - because it takes him % long
to settle.
The suburban resident who left his wood-shed
open the other night, is now sadly singing 'The
Lost Cord"
Oh, Greedy, what weather is not perpetrated
in thy name!
Times ought to be good these days; nobody
seems to be losing his grip.
Speaking of that kindliest wit, which leaves
no sting behind, neither does a bee when he
does his best, and that's what makes 1t hurt
worse.
The groom curries favor with the horse by
currying the horse with favor.
TOO LATE.
''Was your elopement SUGGEST"
'No," she said with a sigh; Papa didn't
catch US IN time, and we got married"
The burglar who goes through many houses
should be good at rifle practice.
CHANGE OF BASE.
Judge,-to inebriate prisoner: 81 guess I'll
put you behind the bars
Prisoner: "Thanksh y ronnor. Ish been Chic)
before'm, fer long time.
The awning man who called yesterday has
not been around today.
LIFE AND LIFE.
Juleppe had been drinking and was hilar-
ious
HE is the life Of the party" said friend.
"Yes, still life, remarked the temperance
crank, and the era Of good feeling was di-
turbed.
And spring would be but gloomy weather. il
We had nothing else but spring. lOld Sunday
school song.
Headquarters-hats
THE WEATHER VICTIM.
One more unfortunate,
Weary of spring,
Justly importunate-
Busted Poor thing!
Ground hog is King All Hail, &cI
Don't 'come into the garden, Maud"
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The Logan Rifles af Home.

The Logan Rifles entertained their gentle
men friends last evening at their armory in .
very creditabie manner. Though there were
many more visitors than are usually found at
these company ''stags" everything passed Oh
smoothly and pleasantly and every one Of the
three hundred guests expressed himself az
highly pleased with his visit. Refreshments
both liquid and solid, were abundantly served.
The rooms in which refreshments were served
were tastefully draped with flags and banners,
and the picture Of Gen Logan, which adorns
the wall. was decorated with the battalion
guide fas& The piano was ably handled BY
several Of the visitors and members of the
company and q number Of good songs we're
rendered. Two fash light pictures were taken,
in the second Of which only the members OF
the company figured Altogether Is was .
success, and Capt Raymond, Lieut. Hopkins
and the other members Of the company have
the right to be called good hosts Thoss
present included Messrs. Melbourne. Mathewa
Post, Schwichardi, Capts. Parmenter, Horton,
Domer, Leuts. Nosher, Mortimer, Odell,
Miller, March, Foster, Moore, Msssrs. Bailey,
Burke, Morsel, Summers, Stevens, Crouelisn,
Grove, Deniss, Cromwell, Gavin, Kelly. smith,
Grafton, Capt Brown and several efhcsrs q
the guard
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The boys 1t the Michigan Military Aosds1y
ct Orchard Lake have been 20 rebslliors and
disordcrly that the college suthoritiss hevs en-
PEELED the ringlesders, abolished he crsch coo-
duced the commissioned oficers 70 The rankA.
Albert and William Kel attached Arthur
Nancy with clubs Tuesday night 81 lrontons
Ohio, for having ruined their s1sesr. Haney
defended himssf with . revolver snd nor1al1y
wounded Keil He surrendered.
The Olympic Club OF New ORLEANS has Win
drawn its ODER Of Is, 600 and the xysr-McAu-
H6e mstoh = q. NcAnliGe rofnsoA . "a
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Aid for Conductor Bronau1k.

Tho following contributions have been re-
ceived az The STAR Office in aid Of the crippled
conductor, Bronaugh, and his aged and in
valid mother: