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COMP PiGNIE GENERAL TRiESiTLiNTIOUR

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NO y Bowling Green New York.
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ROYAL klIL STEAM PACKET COMPANY.

CLEANERS LEAVE ASPINwALL kaka
- fortnightly for the West Indies and z&4&8
southampton, calling en- route al Cerbourgh
France, and Plymouth to land passengers.
Through bills of lading, in connection with the
Pacific Mail s. 8. Co.. issued for freight and treas.
ore to direct ports in England and Germany.
Through tickets from San Francisco to Plymouth,
Cherbourg, Southampton First class, $l95; third
elaes. eS7 20. For further particulars apply to
pARROTT g. CO., Agents.
SOS California
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NETHERLANDS AHERICIN STEAM NiYE.
s.. CATION COMPANY.

New York to Bouloene (ParIo), Rot.
terdan and Amsterdam, ~:
Sailing from New York EVERY SATURDAY at
- go - 8 AN. -:
:. Cheapest route to Europe First cabin S45 and
upward. Second cabin S36. Round-trip tickets at
reduced rates Lowest steerage TO all points.
-. For passage apply to local ticket agent or
TH0MAS:SOoK II SON, Pacific Coast passenger
sGents, 62l Market ST., s. r. - = :.
The Wadsworth dispatch. [volume] (Wadsworth, Nev.) 1892-1899, 1896-04-25

THE CARNIVAL OF ROSES, to make
place in San Jose, May 9th to 9th, inclu-
sive, though a more recent candidate for
favors in the fun-loving world, yet be-
canse of the limitless possibilities of the
Garden City for anything that is made
OIL roses, is quite as full OF promise.
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Reduced Rates

viii be made by the sOUTHRN PA
CIFIC COMPANY for all the brilliant
events. Arrange your programmes ac-
corlingly, and call on agents for particu-
lars.
The Wadsworth dispatch. [volume] (Wadsworth, Nev.) 1892-1899, 1896-04-25

LA FIESTA DE LOS ANGELES, now
fixed in the chronology of California
feasts, and not less illustrious than its
older prototypes, April %,
and the riot OF fun will spread over 4
days.
The Wadsworth dispatch. [volume] (Wadsworth, Nev.) 1892-1899, 1896-04-25

SANTA BARBARA FLOWER FESrI-
val, the fame OF which is world wide,
and the glory OF which, like that OF Solo
mon, is not told, opens April 10. Queen
Flora will reign 3 days an arbitrary and
absolute despot.
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Festivals,
FIESTAS,
q Rose Garniva Is

And the like, will be the delight of Cal
ifornla for the next two or three months,
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Is executed with as much evenness and
regularity as any other company. This is
also the case with the obliques and the
movements ION right into line" and right
front into line" The platoon movements
require more practice, although First Lieut..
j: Strother Miller, jr., is thoroughly cap
able and efficient officer, and Second Lieut..
Richard Bryan has acquired much ability
since his appointment couple of months
ago.
Company F is bound to make a good
showing on the field Capt. Gapen declined
to say anything concerning his drill, prefer
ring to let actions speak louder than words.
On the rolls of the company are: Walter Z.
French first sergeant; George Thorn, sec
ond sergeant Myers Hand third sergeant:
corporals, Arthur b. Adams, John F.
Bethune, Alfred E. Erly; privates, w. ii.
Barstow, G. A. Berry, w. NJ. Clark, W. N
Coiquitt. E. De CRANE, E. r. S. Embrey,
w. M. Halam, J. o. Harrison H. w. Hoeke,
y. T. Hoover, G. F. Hoover G. W. Koss,
j: Mundeil, A. ]. Potter, A. B. Parson, H.
I. Pierce, E. c. Poston, c. NJ. Ricketts, r.
Schaub, A. Smith. S. E. Stonebraker, A. b.
lew, j. Waller. j. b. Whitworth and f. L.
Wright.
The last company to drill On the first
day will be company H, from the West
ern High School, the present holders of
the prize banner The company has not
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depce Is about perfect, and the foot move
ments are very even and regular with a
highly polished finish. Each command is
executed with noticeably precisive snap
that is lacking in most OF the companies
and the record that H makes on the drill
field this year will very probably be as
good as that of last
Capt. Berry states that he cannot say
what chance his company has for winning
the prize, as he has not taken notice of
the drill of any of the other companies
but that the boys are working hard to re-
tain the ribbons which they now hold. The
roster of the company comprises: First
lieutenant, Lloyd D. Smoot; second lieuten-
ant, Chas. S. MCGOWAN: sergeants Harry
Waters, Albert E. Craig. Henry E Mitch
ell. Thomas Hallcomb, Herbert Jackson:
corporals, Chas. Pimper. Chas. Taussig
Adolphis Bennett. Reginald Lewis, James
NJ. Petty. and privates. VIM. Allen Ventor
Birch. Albert Birch. Geo. Blackiston, Reu-
ben Rogley Boyden Brook Jessie Cart
wright, Paul Chamberlain. Grafton Ball
Walter E. Graves. Chas. Grunnell Walton
Hendley, Geo. Hilton, Pascal Howard
Park Hudson. Henry Lacy. Paul Larnber-
ton, Jerome Lightfoot, Edmond Long Os-
car Mellin Whitwell Middleton, Alfred
Potbury. Horace Scudder. William Shan
non, William Smart, John Stevenson and
Charles Stern.
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of Lieutenants William S. blanchard and
Bernard r. Kelly are feature of the drill.
The foot movements are all we'll executed,
but the manual needs a little Improvement.
The drill on the whole is better than that
of any Business company since company E,
Under Capt. Dunn, came SO near winning in
's2-M The only thing lacking is suffi-
Gent amount Esprit and enthusiasm, but
nevertheless, it is believed, the company
will make matters extremely interesting
for the Others
The members of this company are: First
sergeant, Willard 4. Simonds; second SER
geant, William H. Littlepage; third ser
geant, Romulus W.Bryan; fourth sergeant.
Albert Eccard; fifth sergeant. Dana White;
corporals, John G. Bridaham, Walter G.
Thomas, Leo. A. Finn, Ralph E: Burgess,
William H. Ball, onslow S. Whitford, VIII
liam M. Rugg, and privates. T; b. Arniss,
Albert G. Carpenter, Aionzo b. Chatfield,
Robert II. DawS Elmer E. Dore, John J.
Duffy, Walter A. English. John H. Gates,
Geo f: Hands, Frederic S. Hazard, Joseph
F. Hodgson, William v. Horner, Lloyd D.
Helm, William o. Kuhn, John Mahany.
Lsdru Il. Miller, Chas. A. Moore, Geo. J.
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About the Companies Forming the
Second Battalion.
PREPARING FOR THE C0MPGTIPlVEDRILL
Representing the Western, Eastern
and Business Schools.
B ANNER AND EDAL

Undoubtedly the most rotahle occasion
of the year TO the High School Cadets and
the students and their friends in general
is the annual competitive drill, held to-
ward the close of each year, when all of
the companies in the regiment meet in
friendly competition to decide the question
of supremacy. A company banner and a
handsome gold medal, donated by Capt
Allison Mailer, are the prizes, the latter to
be worn by the winning captain, and
a red ribbon, upon which is printed
in gold letters, Competitive Drill, WASH
irgton High School, May 1920, 1896,
Prize Company" Tor every member of the
successful company.
Nett Tuesday a week, May 10, at $50
o'clock, company G, Capt. James H. Will
liams, will march on the field of the Ma
tional Base Ball Park. at the head of 9TH
street. amid the shouts and cheers of their
friends, and will open the contest.
1t is the ambition of each school to nave
their representative company win the prize
and as all four of the companies of the
first battalion are representatives of the
Central High School, IT is a competition
between the two battalions, as well as
between the individual companies. The
companies from the Eastern, Business
and Western schools. comprising the sec
ond battalion, naturally do not want the
Central companies to win, but have not
the same feeling toward each other, while
if any one of the Central companies has
little chance of being victorious, it hopes
at least that one Of the other three will
be successful in securing the much coveted
prize banner.
When asked as to the chances of the COM
panies in his command, the major, j. Theo-
dore Graft, who stands at the head OF his
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MICE THAT LIKE MrSJc
Inc Little visitors of n Boy Tn in
harlem Who Possesses n Music Rox

The Little Visitors of Rox H.,
Harlem Who Possesses n Mns,n H.,
From the New York Sun.
"A small boy up. in Harlem has heen
amusing himself good deal lately with
the mice which he finds about the cun-
poaros IN the kitchen. Last Christmas
santa Claus brought him little music
box, which played two or three tunes when
the crank was turned. The boy plaved #
night and day, and would have taken it to
school had his mother not forbidden #
One evening just before bedtime. saw. TAX
O'Clock, he sat on the floor cross Iepeed
and turning the tuneful crank. All of q
sudden his mother, who was sitting by the
table, leaped up on her chair with a
scream.
1t is curious fact that house mice de-
light In music boxes and other musical
things, and three Of them had come out
of hole and were running all about the
boy, who had not noticed them, SO busy
was he playing the music box. The mice
scurried away at the Shrek The next
night when the boy played the mice soon
came out onto the floor and raced back
and forth. Now the mice are very tame
and are fed occasionally by the boy.
A Forest and Stream writer once put ar
automatic music box out in the grass and
spent many hours watching the robins.
biuebirds and other birds gathering about
1t. A looking glass, put up where the birds
can see themselves in it, Is also very at
tractive, while a combination of a music
box and looking glass pleases the birds
more than anything else one could put ont
for their amusement.
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containing all of the movements known by
the cadets that do not occur in the presc-ib-
ed program, in addition to number which
will be repeated. Unfortunately, this COM
pany experienced a change of captains
couple of months ago, but in spite of that,
its work has been very good. The company
is strongest in the foot movements the dis
lance in tours and platoons being good
and the cadence regular. First Lieut.
Harry j. Brown handles his platoon in an
able manner, while Second Lieut.. William
T. Pierson, who is "a young man and ambi-
tious officer but recently appointed, is
picking up rapidly.
Capt. Williams had the following to say
in regard to his company: Company q has
now doing as well as it's most ardent ad-
mirers and friends could have expected
The only fault of the command worth men
uoninS Is its imperfect alignment, in ad-
dltlon to little unsteadiness. If the MEM
bers Keep up their present good drilling,
our chances are very bright
The following cadets compose this COM
bert Hunter, second sergeant; Robert T.
Patterson, third sergeant; James " Kelly,
Iourth sergeant; corporals, Paul c. Brock
L. {. Covell, Claude J. Dawson, c. H.
tricky, and Privates D. s. Bliss, Geo. r.
Brown, A. M. Buck, A. Chace, D. Egser-
man, Richard T. Evans, Gustave A. For
bush. John Ford, A. r. Clancy. Chester B.
Iraham, d. N. Hoover, Chas Zurhorst A.
H. keleher, L. NJ. Law, J. B. Mellor, Nor
muelier, Harry Sprucebank, Walter Trow,
1onaid Wallace Douglass Wright. E.
wright Hal Chapel and Henry Dobson
Inc second company to march on the field
Will be Il, Capt. Newton H. Ferree, which
gives promise of being a strong factor in
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houses. 13x40 feet. on I street between
l2th and 18th streets southeast.
A contract to repair the first and second
ioors OF the Y. M. c. A. building on New
YORK avenue, to put on new roof and
make general repair has been ava ,tlcd Inv
James c. Hill, architect, to F.. w. Backus
two-story dwelling, 16x35 feet will be
pullt TOT John d. Evans on N street be-
tween 1st and I'd streets northeast.
Appleton P. Clark, jr., architect, has pre-
pared plans for a frame cottage to he
erected at Chevy Chase for Miss Scanned
Inc same architect has prepared plans for
TemodeIing building No. G1S F street for
S Soaiii Ws,aderburn. A new three-story
back building is to be erected
A two-story bay window is being put into
the front OF the building 1903 F street by
the owner, Mr.. c. c. Willard, and other
changes will be made, so as to adapt the
structure for office purposes.
II. Il. LAWS, architect, is superintendino
for Edward Fitzgerald the erection Of four
lW'o-story and cellar press brick houses,
Win VIII stone trimmings, which are being
Dullt at the corner of 7th and c streets
northeast. j. j. Quinn is the builder.
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An Addition to a Large Holding
of Acreage Property.
some PROPOSED RAILROAD CHANGES
Facilities of Communication Be-
tween the City and Suburbs.
SOME TRAN S TION S

Considerable interest was aroused in real
estate circles by the announcement which
was made during the week that the court
had confirmed the sale to Mrs. Dean of the
property of Fl. H. Dodge This is a strip
of land some 80 feet in width, which joins
On the east the extensive grounds surround
ing the residence of Mrs. Dean at the head
of Connecticut avenue. The Dodge proper
ty has frontage on Florida avenue and on
18th street, and its acquisition completes
the block of land which is bounded by
Florida avenue, Columbia road and 10th
street. The purchase comprises about 1O1,-
eco square feet, which is over two acres,
and the entire tract of land now owned by
Mrs. Dean is nearly ten acres, forming one
of the largest. if not the largest, pieces of
acreage property that still remain along
the northwestern border of the city The
negotiation of the purchase of the property
was made through Mr.. Louis D. Wine of
the firm of B. H. Warner & Co.
Proposed Railroad Changes.
The Chevy Chase Land Company has
granted to the Glen Echo railroad a right
of way through its property to the Chevy
Chase circle AT present the Glen Echo
railroad terminates at the District line,
where is also the terminus of the George
Tenleytown and Rockville railroad. 1t is
row proposed to change this union station
as it might be termed, to point on the
Tenleytown and Rockville road some dis
lance north of the present location
The Glen Echo road as is now contem-
plated, will abandon portion of it's pres
ent tracks, and will build line to Somer-
set Heights, crossing the Tenleytown and
Rockville road, and through to the
Chevy Chase circle. This proposed route
will be almost a straight course from the
Chevy Chase circle to the present terminus
of the line on the Conduit road.
1t is stated that negotiations are in prog
reSS to have the cars of the George
town and Tenleytown road run beyond
the present terminus and over the new
route of the Glen Echo road to the Chevy
Chase circle 1t is also possible that cars
of the renleytown and Rockville road will
run through to the Chevy Chase circle, but
as the latter road is to be offered at public
sale the latter part of this month. all ar
rangements of a joint character are apt to
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be deferred until the new owners can be
consulted. 1t is believed by the residents in
that vicinity that if these plans are carried
cut the entire region will be greatly
henehted by the proposed mutiplicat ton
of the facilities of communication with the
city.
Avenue Property.
During the past week two pieces Of prop
erty On Pennsylvania avenue have been of
fered for sale at public auction. One was
the building on the south side of the ave-
nue. near 9th street formerly occupied by
Stott & Cromwell. The frontage is % feet
and the depth 125 feet. Mr.. Radcliffe, the
auctioneer. withdrew the property, the
highest bid received being $4,000. The
other piece of property was 1723 and 1925
Pennsylvania avenue, which was offered
by NJ. B. Latimcr & Co.. auctioneers. The
property has a frontage Of 30 feet and
depth of l35 and is improved. 1t was with
drawn, the highest bid being $32o per
square foot.
Proposed Apartment Buildings.
Plans for two apartment houses of con-
siderable size are Under consideration. Mr..
Stison Hutchins recently purchased the
Archer property at the northwest corner Of
Massachusetts, avenue and 14th street,
which has a frontage of So feet He al
ready owned the adjoining property on the
west, fronting 81 feet, making a total
frontage of 119 feet. He is thinking about
erecting an apartment house on this site,
but no definite action has yet been taken.
There is also some talk of remcdeling the
Hammond Sanatorium building on 18th
street extended and fittirg 1t up as an
apartment building.
School Buildings and Residences.
Property holders and residents on Massa-
chusetts avenue will be interested in the
;ah hoc hoap fo1,o
ported to the Senate providing for the
sale Of the Force school building, which
is on the south side of Massachusetts,
avenue between 18th and 18th streets.
1t is expected that when this property
is sold a less expensive site will be
secured in the near neighborhood. While
it is recognized thst school buildings ought
to occupy the best building sites In the city,
yet it is also we'll known that such build
fngs are more or less Of a detriment to the
adjoining property, especially in residence
cult for tie school authorities to control
the children, who run over the adjoining
terraces and keep the locality generally in
shat by condition.
Property Transactions.
B. H. Warner & Co., real estate dealers,
have exchanged for Louis W. Richardson
with Barr & Sanner the lot at the north
west corner of New Hampshire avenue and
18th street for thirteen lots on Florida ave-
nue. between I'd and Sd streets northwest
The same firm has also sold to Barr &;
Sanner house 1909 ODD street.
Some improvements.
George s. Cooper. architect, has prepared
plans for residence, which is to be erect
ed for himself, at No. 1913 Corcoran street.
1t will front eighteen feet and have a
depth of fifty-four feet, and will be three
stories In height The front will be of
Pompeiian brick and light stone, with a
heXagonal bay window, oriel window and
mansard roof.
From plans prepared by ". L. Mangum
b. B. Mccormick will erect five two-story
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tiiO ssciiiC III uSidSIli
as It had last year,
but is working hard
and will give a
strictly good account
of itself, and 1t may
be that they will car
ry the prize back to
the Western for an
other year. Capt.
Allan Edgar Berry
is an excellent officer
and is exerting every
energy to attain that
standard of prof.
cheney that H had
last year under Capt.
Joe Taussig. Its ca
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the race this year. 1t
Is the only company
that has four full
ranked tours, and its
Grill is solid and reg
ular. The drill Is al
ways thoroughly and
we'll executed. The
firings are good, the
cadence is snappy
and regular, and the
altgnments in COM
pany front, with the
distance in platoons
and tours, is almost
perfect. The platoon
movements under the
capable management
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-05-09

The Evening Star is the one
paper that reaches all the house
holds of the city. The wise bust
ness man uses its columns to
make known the inducements he
has to. offer. The foolish man
throws his money away when he
pays it out for advertisements in
fake publications whose circula-
ton is chiefly in cutters, and
back alleys, junk shops, and
paper mills.
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the judges that his
C o mpany knows a
thing or two about
drill. The company
evinces a lack of
spirit and discipline
which h a s proved
detrimental to its
progress, b ut not
withstanding, S o m e
movements have been
perfected which have
proven to be weak
points in some of the
other companies.
Form column of
files" and then "col-
20
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class at the Eastern
High School. said:
Il am not inclined to
discuss the merits or
shortcomings of any
individual company
under my command,
but will say thai
each and every one
of the four Will give
a good account of it
self upon facing the
judges the 10th of
this month. The four
captains are untiring
in their efforts to
perfect their COM
m lnds, and l am
sure thair u-nr.k will
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ward" ...
How does the second battalion compare
with the first, major?"
Rather favorably, assure you TIE
four companies at the Central are with
out doubt. excellent ones, but l fail to
see where they have any advantage over
those of the second battalion. j think it
is more difficult this year to pick the win
ner than at any previous time / predict
the drill this year will be a very close and
exciting one. and the winners may well
feel proud of their victory
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Company G, the
first to appear in the
competition, intends
to make the other
commands hustle in
the execution Of the
program, as it COM
pleted the move
ments in twenty-four
minutes on the White
Lot Thursday a
week, and as the eX-
ira movements will
count considerable in
the awarding of the
prize, Capt. Williams
intends to arrange a
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Mueller, Tracy E. Mulligan, Albert E. Muz-
Zy, Richard G. Richardson, Emile H. Scho-
William F. Stidham, Arthur b. Walker and
Chas B. Welsh.
Capt. Nelson Gapen will march his COM
pany on the field the third in order, and be-
fore he leaves he will endeaYor to convince
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-05-09
Sorry He Spoke.

From the New York Press.
Johnny-'foure the meanest, hateful.
est, spitefulest thing / know!
Tommy-"An' you're the crabbedest ugli-
est
Father-"Boys, boysi You forget that
your mcther is In the room"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-05-09
Not So HeartIess as IL seems,

From London Punch.
She-"Here is a stamp for your letter.
you can repay me when you come back
from London this evening""
He-"And suppose I'm killed in a railway
accidert?"
She-"Oh, well-the loss wouldn't be very
great
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THE CIRCULATION

HE CIRLULAIION of
The Star in Washington is many
thousands in excess of any other
paper, Morning or Evening, and
is believed to be fully five times
that of any afternoon conte1n-
porary. That it goes into more
than ten times as many house
holds is moral certainty.
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be deferred until the new owners can be
consulted. 1t is believed by the residents in
that vicinity that if these plans are carried
cut the entire region will be greatly
benefited by the proposed multiplication
of the facilities of communication with the