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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-12-02
TAkOMA PARK.

Mrs Nellie Weber, with her daughters,
Nellie and Mamie, are in Newton, Iowa,
where they have been visiting friends since
August. A telegram was received yester-
day by Mrs. Norman Brainard, mother of
the former, that they had determined to
delay their departure for home, and would
not spend Thanksgiving day here, as an
ticipated.
Mayor S. S. Shed6 has returned from a
business trip of five days spent in New
York.
Mr.. and Mrs. B. F. Gilbert, with Miss
Gilbert, are planning to occupy at an early
day their summer home in North Takoma,
the recent illness of Miss Gilbert rendering
| this removal advisable.
The date of the concert of sacred music
to be given by the choir of Trinity P. E.
Church has been determined, and Thurs
it will occur.
The Sunday schools connected with the
churches here are holding semi-weekly
meetings of preparation for their Christ
man, with Mrs. B. w. King and Miss NJ
Dyer, as assistants, having in charge the
entertainment for the Presbyterian Sunday
school.
Fire Commissioner Geo. A. Warren, ac-
| companied by Chief o. D. Sunny and As
slstant Chief Judd. spent portion of the
day inspecting cisternS and water sup
plies, making recommendations ETC., for
dams and reservoirs in Spring creek.
The enlargement and improvement in
progress at Takoma spring has suggested
possibilities in regard to furnishing the
park with water which will receive early
investigate ion.
Mr.. William Steers of Maple avenue has
resumed his official duties having entirely
recovered from his recent Illness
Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. Alvey, with their chill
dren, have returned from Baltimore where
they spent Thanksgiving day with Mrs
AlVeys parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Jno Startz-
man.
DR.. H. NJ. Bennett is spending the week
with relatives in and near Boston, Mass
Mrs. Bennett, with her mother, Mrs Kline
OF Clarion, Pa. were guests THANKSGIVING
gay OF Mr. and Mrs. Leondas Hunt of
Northwest Washington. Miss Bennett is
visiting friends in Bellfonte Pa
Miss Josephine Glasscott of Linden was n
recent guest of Miss Blanche Lay of Tako-
ma Heights.
Miss Wheeler of Baltimore is visiting her
sister, Mrs. F. A. Schneider of Carroll ave
nue..
Miss Sue Davis of Holly avenue has sufi
GENTLY recovered from recent indfsposi-
ton to participate in the rehearsal held
last night at the home of Miss SUNNY
The meeting tonight will be held at Mrs
Horace }. Longs. corner Oak and Tulip
avenues.
Mrs. G. De la Mater anticipates spending
the winter here at her present home, cor
ner OAK and Magnolia avenues
Inc delightful weather of the past few,
days has been appreciated by the average
resident, and preparations internal and eS-
ternal made for the cold weather which
must soon make its appearance
Mrs. ". H Fernald is visiting her daueb-
ter, Mrs, l.. +. Dudley, wife of the Takoma
postmaster.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-12-02
The Novel in the College.

From the Chicago Times II erad.
Il think course in novel reading is OF
the very highest moral benefit to students
at a university" said Prof. McClintock Of
the chair of literature at the University of
Chicago. I'm fact, 1t is the only way by
which many of the men can be reached,
for they will read novels when nothing in
any other form of literature will appeal to
them But the course outlined by DR..
Phelps in the Yale curriculum is not at all
a new method in college instruction. Since
the establishment of the Chicago Cniver-
sity there have been plans of study similar
to what is now being forwarded as unique
in theory, and early as 1888 | delivered
a series of lectures on the development OF
the English novel from Richardson to the
present day. The same year Prof. Wilkin-
SON conducted course on the short story,
illustrated by examples from modern fic-
ton In 1894 a course on the realistic
school of novelists was announced for the
following spring to be given by DR.. Triggs,
so that DR.. Phelps idea is scarcely new in
college work. In order to enter the Chi
cago University 1t is obligatory for the stu
dent to have read several novels, SO that
the study of fiction and the classification OF
stories are important factors in our univer-
sity curriculum"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-12-02
LOOKING FOR HIS HOUSE.
The Temporary Mystery of Chicago
WOrkingman's Residence.

From the Chicago Record.
When Pete kissed his wife goodbye in the
morning his little frame house rested on
rollers. The house-mover's gang was
hing clanking chains to the heavy
square timbers, and the brown horse with
detected droop to his long head was
ready to circle around the capstan and
haul Pete's cottage into the street.
Don't you worry bit, Mary" said Pete.
as he picked up his dinner pail. THE
house mover told me that not an inch Of
plaster would fall So long. I'll pick you
up six blocks south tonight"
Sure thing" replied the house mover to
Fete's inquiry. This is a dead easy job.
You'll find your house in the middle of the
street six blocks down there tonight, and
your wife and kids all o. h"
Pete was an iron molder, and the foun-
dry where he worked was a good hours
walk from home. He went to his bench
in a cheerful mood. The elevated railroad
company had paid him good stiff Price
for his lot, and had offered to move bis
house free of expense to him. Pete took
the money and bought lot cheap in a
new street half mile nearer the foundry,
two blocks from school, and with
church just around the corner Taking it
all in all Pete considered he had made
good bargain.
After Pete had filed and empt:ed his
ladle a dozen times and had WASHED up he
started merrily to find his home. When
he arrived at the corner where he expected
to meet his cottage none appeared. Pete
looked north and south through the dusk,
but as far as he could see the street was
clear
He had spent an hour searching for the
white cottage and Mary. He had asked
fifty persons II they had seen white. one
story cottage on a tour, and now he seated
himself on the edge of the sidewalk in
front of the new lot he had bought and
tried to pull himself together. He could
not understand it. He could think of no
other path over which the house might
travel.
Suddenly new idea struck him. The
fire department has made them pull the
house into a vacant lot so as not to block
the street. I'll start from the beginning,
and if / don't find it tonight I'll sleep in
the woodshed. They haven't moved that,
anyway. Only Mary will be worried"
In a quarter of an hour he was en- the
old familiar Sidewalk. AS he hurried
along he closely examined every house on
both sides of the street. Absorbed in this
he forgot his whereabouts, and he choked
and gulped in surprise when he suddenly
looked into the windows of his own white
cott.ge and saw Mary with her nose fiat
tened against the glass watching for him.
The house had not been moved a foot.
Something broke" explained Mary, help
ing Pete to heaping plateful Of liver and
bacon, land the man will be back tomor-
row.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-12-02
LINCOLN AND THE ATHLETE.
A Quaint Remark Which He Made to
the Understood Strong Man.

From MtClure's Magazine.
Gov. Hoyt tells an excellent story Illus
trating Lincolns interest in muscle and his
involuntary comparison of himself with any
man who showed great strength. 1t was in
1859, after Lincoln had delivered a speech
at the state agricultural fair of Wisconsin
al Milwaukee. The two men were making
the rounds of the exhibits and went into a
tent to see strong man" perform He
went through the ordinary exercises with
huge iron balls, tossing them in the air and
catching them, and rolling them on his arms
and back, and Mr.. Lincoln, who evidently
had never before seen such thing, watched
him with intense interest, calculating every
now and then, by George! BY Georger'
When the performance was over Gov Hoyt
seeing Mr.. Lincoln's interest. asked him to
go up and be introduced to the athlete He
did so; and, as he stood looking down
musingly on the fellow, who was very short.
and evidently wondering that man so much
shorter than he could be so much stronger,
he suddenly broke out with one of his quaint
speeches. why" he said, why, l could
lick salt off the top of your hat
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-12-02
BRANDY STATION.

The annual dinner and supper given by
the Kings Daughters of Brandy is an i'm
portant social event, and this year was a
decided success in every particular. Mrs.
F. Gilkeson, president of the society, was
ably assisted in dispensing the honors of
the occasion by Mesdames Page Spindle,
Nottingham, Bowen, OBr:en, Hale, Allen
and TAFT, and the Misses Nettie Yancey,
Kate Payne, Carrie and Helen Nottingham,
Angie Grymes, Sallie Spindle, Sadie Gilke-
son, LOWE Gilkeson and Maggie Allen.
Rev. Carter Page acted as treasurer, and
the financial receipts were very gratifying,
ana tne menu OF roast pig, roast turkey,
oysters and side condiments appetiZing.
Small fancy tables were presided over by
the Misses Corasand Georgia Nottingham,
Augusta Bennett Mamie Gilkeson and
Lille Abbott.
A large party contemplate leaving Brandy
IN few days for the Atlanta exposition
Amcng those intending to take the trip
are Mr.: j. L: Whitlock, Misses Mollie and
Ella Whitlock, MesSrs. Carey Humphreys
and Ryland Brown, Miss LOWE Gilkeson
and Mr.. T G. TAFT.
Mr. Edmund Broadus of Washington
was the recent guest of Mr.. John w.
Payne
Mr. Judson Jennings of New Jersey is
spending some time at the home of his
father near Lignum.
The ladies of the Presbyterian Church at
Culpeper made a great social success of
their tea at the residence of G. D. Gray
esq. and added about 500 to their finances
Two murder cases have been occupying
the attention of the Culpeper county court
that of Settle and Chapman for the murder
or Henry Pendieton, all colored Pendle-
ton lived near Rixeyville and having COL
iected about $40 carelessly displayed it
and was waylaid by Chapmand and killed
Cfapman insisted that Settles brother-in-
law instigated the murder, but Settle was
acquitted and Chapman convicted of muir
DER IN the first degree. The other is the
third trial of John Quarles for the murder
or William Bundy. No decision has been
reached in this case, and Quarles is at
present out on bail.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-12-02

From the Philadelphia Ledger.
During the earlier days of the war 1t
seems to have been the desire of all prom
inent men in Washington to have repre-
sentative in the ranks, and Lincoln was no
exception to the rule. At that time there
was minister named Staples IN NashinS-
ton, one Of whose sons, then aged Nineteen
had a desire to go to the frons. Lincoln
heard of him. and, after a conference, Sc
lected him as his representative, and he
proved worthy for he won honor on the
field He survived the war, and finally died
in Stroudsburg, Pa. The inscription on the
stone over his grave reads as follows
]. Summerfield Staples, a private of COM
many C, 10th regiment, P.N.; also MEM
Der of the second regiment, ID. {. Volun-
teers as a substitute of Abraham Lincoln.
The father is the Rev. John l.. Staples
now living in Stroudsburg.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-12-02
DRCOkLAND.

The citizens of Brookland are much
pleased with the rapid progress of the ad-
dtion to the school building AS yet only
half day has been lost by the seventh and
eighth grades during the building The
new part has row almost reached the sec
ond floor.
Mrs. VIM. Williams of Washington was
the recent guest of Mrs. Louis Julien.
Mr.. Elliot K. Herdman of Ann ArbOr,
Mich, who has been for a short while the
guest of Mr.. Bradley Mccormick, will re-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-12-02
EVANSVILLE,

One of the most enjoyable social events
of the season was the celebration of the
twenty-ffth anniversary of the marriage of
Mr.. and Mrs. A. H. Jacobs at their pretty
home on Maryland avenue last Friday
night. Mrs. H. r. SaTda-, and Miss Belle
Jacobs. their daughto:s SISTED them in
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-12-02
tute is home for the Thanksgiving holi-

tute is home for the THANKSGIVING holi-
days.
Mr.. R. c. NJ. Calvert has returned to
Schenectady, N. Y, after pleasant visit
to his home.
President and Mrs. Sylvester of the Agri-
cultural College entertained the senior
class at tea last week.
Mrs. MUIR Of Washington is the guest
or her daughter, Mrs. H. L. Poynton.
Miss Eugenia Diversified of Baltimore is
visiting DR.. and Mrs. w. o. Eversfield
Miss Mary Hope of Washington is the
guest of Miss Ollie Hubble
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-12-02
Decidedly.
From Tl0th.

From TIuth.
Bevins-"It is as hard 70 stand success
as it is to stand failure"
Bostick-"Yes, but there is novelty
about success that makes 1t interesting"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-12-02

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Brussels Carpet from soc. yard up
A splendid variety-latest patterns.
Ingram Carpets, $50, yard up.
All Carpets made, laid and
LINED free.
The morning times., 1895-09-13
TROLLEY TRUSTS PROMISE
Some People Believe 1t Is Like
Pie Crust.
Considerable Doubt Felt as to the In
tention of the lexington Company
to Remove the Poles.

The smoke Of The battle against the trolley
the District Building. All the officials
lave taken rest while the white flag of
the trolley is flying over the two buildings
Attorney for the District Thomas, was
asked yesterday what was the news, to
which he replied that there was nothing
He is of the opinion that there is now moth
ing 10 do but TO wait and see how the
company will carry out its promises This
opinion is shared by other officials
All the petitions pro and con, so far as
the removal of the poles is concerned, have
been filed. Those favog:re the removal
do not think it necessary TO press the mat.
ter, considering the published obligations
of the company to the courts, the Commits
sioners and The Times
Last evening there was a report that
a petition for the retention of the poles
was again in circulation, but 1t could
not be located personally. 1t is not i'm
probable, however, that the campaign OF
obstruction and delay will be continued
By these petitions in order that the COM
pany may use them in case IL is necessary
to hedge when the ten days are about to
expire, or when Congress meets. 1t may
possibly occur to the company To endeavor
to persuade Congress that the people"
want the trolley notwithstanding the fact
that Mr.. Newbold has stated that there is
a public outcry" against it.
1t is pretty well understood that 1t will
take vigorous work to remove the poles
IN ten days, but the company has said it
can do it in ten days, and for the present
that goes.
The morning times., 1895-09-13
aoId Glory. MT the Grand

There are perhaps no two words that ap-
peal more strongly to the patriotism OF the
American people than the title chosen by
Messrs. Vincent and Brady for their new
play, '0ld Glory" which will be put on the
stage of Aliens Grand Opera House next
week. While necessarily dealing with the
history of our navy, IL is not a war play az
thisterm is sunderstood usually blythe theater
going public. 1t awakens no Sectional
feelings, and while full OF action and sentf-
meDt it resurrects no buried issues. 1t is a
story of our ''Rlue Jackets in Chill, which
will appeal alike to every true American.
The Stirling scenes that followed the as
sassination OF poor Riggin. in the streets of
Chill, the sensational plot engineered by
the renegade American, Hiram Lawton. to
precipitate a war with the United States,
are thrilliDgiy Y depicted in the development OF
love story of absorbing interest. From
the opening of the play in the shipping Of
flee at New York and the riotous Chifian
rabble, storIning the doors of our consulate
and the perils OF maiarial South American
prison. the story carries us along to the
attempted wrecking of the BaltimSre, the
escape and final capture of a Chilian
privateer, in a ha nd to hand encounter bya
boarding party of our blue Jackets
The comedy element OF the play is well
sustained. The adventures of an enter
prising young American electrician and his
eBtanglements with the dark-eyed senoritas,
are most amnsingly set forth. Thescenery
is a special feature. Four full sets are re-
quired to Illustrate this decidedly novel and
up-to date drama or our navy.
The morning times., 1895-09-13
GOOD sAMARlTANs' BUsINE Ess.
Com nlittee to Investigate Ora nd Sire
Eniin TO Reuort Today.


The election of fIational officers occupied
the whole OF the morning session OF the
Independent Order of GOOD saniaTitans
and Daughters OF Samaria. which met
yersteruay in Metropolitan Baptist Church,
X street, between Twelfth and Thirteenth
northwest
The following are the officers elected:
National grand sire, Charles II Marshall:
associate TO grand sire, Mrs. Sarah Scott,
Philadelphia: right worthy grand secre-
tary, J. W. Williams, New Jersey; asso-
ciate, Mrs. Mary ;JcIes; national grand
treasurer, r. j Homes, Districtuf Columbia:
associate, Mrs. Emma Baldwin.
Tue committee, zconposed OF Messrs.
James A. PeGk,f W. j. Solomon, S. j.
Brown, W. F. Chatniail, Mrs. Anna Green,
Belle Perkins aud Emma j. BALDWIN, APP
pointed 90 investigate the charges pre-
ferred against National Grand Sire Bats,
will make its report this morning.
The evening session was devoted to
addresses by prominent neInbers OF the
order. Those who spoke were National
Grand Sire Bats. Hon. John NJ Langston,
Shiloh Baptist Church.
MessFs. j. H. Williams. j. NJ. washing
ton and Mrs. Julia Ningfield Were APP
pointed 20 draft a set OF resolutions on
the Waller case"
In the afternoon the delegates Ia the
convention. with the members of the Dis
trict Grand Lodge, No. 3, as escort, paTaded
the principal streets in the northwest sec
ton or the city. TBe members of the District
lodge were uniformed in the regalia of the
order and were led by the National ca pital
Band The members of the grand lodge
brought up the rear IN arri6seS.
just before the parade the members of the
National Grand Lodge were photographed in
a group in front of the Metropolitan Church
The third days session will open this
mDrniuac AT 3 oCiDCk
The morning times., 1895-09-13
BITTER ROAST FOR HILL
Roosevelt Says IHe Is the Ally Of
Of Criminals.
In an Address at buffalo He Declares
the senator an Open Foe
pf. order.
Especial 10 The Times.D


Buffalo, N. Y, Sept. 12.-Police Com
undertook to answer Senator Hill at q
temperance mass-meeting in Music Hall
last night, which was under the auspices
of the Catholic Total Abstinence Union.
He said Senator Hill had deliberately made
himself the champion of the saloon against
issue. Hill, he said, believed the rich
brewers and swarming liquor dealers of the
State, and the Ignorant people who follow
them will outvote decent men.
He said: Senator. Hills platform has
for its two CHIEF planks the personal lib
crty of individuals 10 commit crime, and
the personal liberty of public Officials to
enforce the law dishonesty and corruptly.
He stands in favor of the criminal on one
hand and of the corrupt official on the
other.
THE personal liberty which he champions
is Of the kind which would allow iheprivate
citizen to sell his vote and the candidate for
office To buy it; II is the personal liberty OF
the police officer to bIaeknaii the saloon
hctptI, anu Tue Oh ttit tdicuh
TO violate the law if lie pays sufficient bribe
money. A-
He champions that kind iiber-
which leads men to the peniteDtiary. He
complains because i have called him the
champion Of the lawbreaker and the ally
of the criminal He is both as he aiw has
been.
The saloon keepers, backed by the brew
crs and rich liquor merchants, form the
wcalthiest and, politically, the most power
ful classes i'll New York, as 10 one knows
better than Mr. Hill. for his machine has
time and again profjted by their wealth and
their political Influence.
we found that the yOpenly ceficdtheIaw,
and they We're backed By the most powerful
and unscrupulous politicians Of tie Slate,
headed by the United States s6eaatorhimsef.
All the best prophets said we would not con-
quer them; but We have conquered them
Senator HiilpGts himselfon par withthe
lyncher and the white o8pper and the open
foe OF order He takes this stand because
he believes that the forces of evil outEum-
Der the forces OF good. He hopes that be
viii attract from the opposite party more
neu who are vicious than he loses decent
men from his own party"
The morning times., 1895-09-13
PRAISED BY THE KING.
Villa IN Pleased Highly Mt the Stettin
MnueuNRrS.

Stettin, Sept. 12.-At the conclusion OF
to-day smaneuvers the Emperor orderedthe
troops to march past Emperor Francis
Joseph of Austria, who afterwards led
his regiment Of hussars past the Kaiser
The Austrian Emperor later expressed
his supreme satisfaction at the selection
of the ground for the maEeuyers and the
conception and developments ofthe military
opera tions.
He said that on the march the German
troops were fauitless, and that even the
priyates showed knowledge Of how TO make
use OF every possible resource TO cover their
movements
The Austrian Kaiser bestowed nearly
two hundred DECORATIONS upon German
officers.
Three French officers, in civilian dress
were present as sSpecta5 t.zs of the maneuvers.
The morning times., 1895-09-13
REPAIR OF ROADS.
Alexandria County Citizens League

Alcx ndria County Citizens League
Discusses the Question.
At special meeting, called by the prest-
den; of the Citizens League of Alexandria
county, held Monday night, the Sth instant,
at the residence of Air. A. B. Hines, at
Ballston, Va, the question OF the proper
construction OF the road law of 1894, passed
for the benefit of Alexandria county, was
thoroughly discussed. This discussion de
velopeG the fact that there was a difference
of opinion between the board OF supervisors
and The superintendent OF rhads, appointed
under said law.
The league decided IN their opinion
that the superintendent OF roads had under
the law the entire charge OF the construction
and repair OF the county roads, and a coni-
nIittee was appointed Ia present this vie "
of the law to the board of supervisors.
The committee appea red before the board OF
supervisors ON Tuesday in Alexandria, and
presented this view OF the law, and found
that the construction given by the Com
n.onwealth's Attorney was practically the
same.
The morning times., 1895-09-13
-
ALEXANDRIA WARD MEETINGS.
All Delegates Instructed to Vote for
MuSIIInck for Senator

All Delegates Instructed to Vote Tor
Mushback for Senator.
The following delegates were elected
at the ward meetings in Alexandria last
night to the Senatorial convention TO be
held on the 18th instant in that city, all
being instructed to vote for Capt. Mush-
back:
First ward, Benjamin Lambert, Samuel
Manken; Second ward, Theodore Ballin-
ger, George ". Fisher, and Leonard Mar
bury: Third ward, d. c. Carl;n, Harry
Yohe, C. E. Marshall, o. + Hopkins,
G. W. Bontz, Herbert Bryan, aud Il. II.
4 Atchison: Fourth ward, c. II. Ficklin,
John T. Sweeney, n. d. Vincent, and John
T Downing
The morning times., 1895-09-13
Assignment of the Judges.

The assignment of the justices of the
Supreme CourtoftheD District of fCoiumbiahas
been completed and unless some future
change is made the judges viii preside this.
winter as follows: The week of October
8, Judge McComas will sit op tile court of
appeals bench, and Chief Justice bingham
will continue in circuit court No.2. Justices
Bradley and HagBer will sit in equity
after that date: Justices bingham, McC onlas
and C ole in civil cases, and Judge Coxin the
criminal court. The press of criminal
business may recessitate the necessity OF an
additional criminal court during the early
weeks of the October term. Judge Bradley
will return to preside over the summer court
on the 9TH instant.