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Evening star., 1896-09-30
LANGDON.

A number Of the children who attend the public
sctoSl at Langdon were for time IN great danger
during the noon hour yesterday, and how they
escaped serious injury but little short of a
miracle. A horse attached to q wagon belonging
to Mr.. .. T. Putnam, was left by his driver stand
ing ON Frankfort street, and the bride hsd been
taken from the head of the animal to allaw him
to feed Elore easily. From solae unknown cause
the ANIMAL became frightened and ran of ,t a
furious rate Of speed. Upon reuchiug the front
of the school building the horse dashed half way
up the steps leading to the school, where the
children were standing, and all who witnessed the
incident thought that Of the children would
certainly be killed Efforts we're made bv sew
eral persons to stop the horse. but all proved IN
availlng. and just 1t appeared us though he
would certainly jump of the little ones
he suddenly turned aside and dashed OF ip the
direction Of the depot. After circlng this lie ran
through the yard Of Mr.. Campbell and then tried
Mr. Brode. but wcs uniblc to do so on account Of
the vehicle This stopped his further progress and
he WAS then caught. Apparently the animal es-
capped nnin5ured but the wagon and haruess were
considerably damaged.
There was extensive damage inflicted BY the
storm in, tn LAnsdon last night but the financial
losses Will Lot lie Very heavy. In the residences
OF Mr.. |. J. Baker. Mr.. B. +. Edwards and Others
some windows We're broken. The roof of the home
Of Mrs Buddington Of the government printing
offce was leosened by the wind and some windows
broken. Mr.. Kings Windmill was blown down and
fell on his greenhouse. injuring it badly Mr
King loss Will probably be the heaviest Of anv
oeist Episcopal Church was blown open and the
carpet was badly tDrn Many trees tn various
parts Of the village were blown down or Other.
wise greatly damaged - o''ef-
Evening star., 1896-09-30
GAITHERSBURG.

Announcement has been made Of the wedding of
Mr.. Charles Owen Of Olney and Miss Lizzie Jones,
daughter Of Mr.. Lewellyn Jones Of Brookeville
The event Is to take place early in October.
Rev. J. D. Rayfcld OF the Baptist Mission is
engaged in holding evangelistic services at the
Germantown Baptist Church. He reports u num-
ber Of conversions and Il growing interest in the
services nightly.
Postmaster John A. Belt is i'll ut Beallsville,
Where he went last week to visit relatives.
Mr. j. H. Mckinney and family have removed
TO Frederick City, having spent the summer here
Baltimore and Ohio railroad commuters are
greatly pleased at the removal of the waiting
room from the west side OF Summit avenue to the
east side; immediately opposite the station The
change ooviates a great deal of danger to pas-
sehgers IN having to cnpss the street US we'll as
tne track to take enstcbound trains, and also
enables the railroad company to elea- the crossing
WIN the local trains meyer blocking public travel
MRS IL II. Miles Is seriously sick at the Forest
Oak Hotel with intermittent fever.
The Ninth District Bryan and Sewall Club nm.
Dounces that Mr.. Rlairs Lee, candidate for Con-
grcss, Will address the people at d mass meeting
al the Town Hall tomorrow evening. At the time
OF the INST announcement hy the committee in
charge Mr Lee was campaigning in Garrett county
and could not definitely promise to be present
Inc republicans are 10 hold q grand rally Mt
norman HAN saturday evening. at which time
Mf- Alblan Toirgee OF Sorth Carolina Mr. Daniel
hamey OF PENNSYLVANIA and Capt. John McDona,d
candidate for Congress, viii speak on the i'm
pertant questions befor. the countfy.
Evening star., 1896-09-30
SANDY SPRING.

The recent quarterly meeting Of Orthodox Friends
was well attended by members from B.l,morp
Lcs doun, Va. and southern Maryland The follow
Ing ministers we're present: Prof Robert Nyarder <f
Washington, Merry Elizabeth Hewes Of Vi.rini,
John Thomes Of Baltimore, Charles Thomas NJ
Hartford and Samuel Neave and wife of Charles
county.
The Home Interest Society was entertained ot
its September session by Mr.. and Mrs Arthnr
Stabler Of Harewood, who Of late years have oplv
been here during the heated term Members ,pJ
gut sts numbered thirty for, ard among the latfrr
We're Lrs Samuel Brown Of Virginia, Miss Mnrr
Msct;riand Of Pennsy lvunia, Miss Emily Stabler Of
Baltimore, Misses Ellen and Gathering sta.,irr a
vote OF the whole company rccIlted in twenty
three ia.lOts for Mckinney, nine for Leyerine nn,l
two for Bryan. The q, tober meeting will ls. h Id
Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Mackall und danpi,ter ,r.
with Mrs Benz. d. Palmer, Mrs. Thomas S Nno-,.
Of I;ichuond with Mrs. William W. Moore and
Miss Gertrude Miller Of Alexandria with Mrs John
c. Bentley.
Miss Frances Osborne, after an absence of fopr
teen months in South Dakota Is again with her
sister. Mrs. Asa NJ. Stailcr. '>1
Gsner visitors have been William l. Parker of
laaii, Mrs. Henry II. Stlbler urd children and Miss
Fowler of IaltiE,ore. MIR. and Mrs. Henry Farou-
har Mr.. and Mrs. larry Of Washington Miss An
mic Honsh and brother OF Dcrwocd and Mss Sauls-
Mrs. Mary osborne has spent a fortnight with
hsr gr,htltanshters, the Misses Miller of Hue
Ridge summit. MIR. and Mrs. Allan Fu,lnlnlr have
Len It York; Pa, end Mrs Bentilnn II. Miller.
Miss Keecca T. Miller and Miss Mary Magru,lrr
ie the state temperance convention ut Fr,d-
ericS. Mrs Miller was elected delegate to the
national conventidh, which will assemble durill,
The Montgomery Club, DR.. Charles Faruu,,ar.
host. met ut the weilordered farm Of Mendon Sat.
Evening star., 1896-09-30

Iriny. John Thomas welded the gavel anil
regular officers, Joseph 7. Moore, r., and James
Janney Shoemaker. Adjourned to RocklaM. the
home Of Frank u. Halloween In October.
Through the kind ofices Of Admiral James E.
rivers in this Immediate vicinity have been stocked
with black bass, to the grkat delight Of the boy
Mrs. Benjamin Miller sxtsspded general invita-
tioh to her friends to call ut her home Tuesday If
ternoon to meet the well known temperance speak
er, Mrs. Barnes Of New Yolk, -
SANDY Springs Lyceum was crowded Monday even
Esred debate upon "Gol1 Tvs. silver" by Col
Clark, Clark, editor Of the Laurel Free Quill and GILBERT
Earry w. Davis and wfe of PHILADELPHIA will
shortly take up their residence for the winter at
Hns fse Aneh9rage @ the summer home Of Mrs. Harvey
sns3 sesGql OF Miss chnn and ass chandlee in Alex
Mrs. Dollie E. Vedder haa returned to her Fairfax
home, and Mrs. II. Rowland Moore and children
VINO have spent the SUMMER with relatives here
VIII leave Tor theirs In Suffolk, Va, in few days
Invitations are out for the wedding and reception
OF George +. Nesbitt and NJ IS Anna L. Tllom Is Oc-
toher !, and number Of relatives and friends
from New York and Baltimore are expectcd Miss
Helen l.. Thomas will be best girl and Misses Anna
n Ehrnuliar, Gertrude Mass;e Barbara Such and
Emile L. Is: coke, bridesmaids The ceremony will
pe tnat OF the Friends, VIZ: An exchange OF vows
~ & tne bride ana groom. and the reading Of GER
t,acate stating the fact which paper is signed by
tnoss present The certificate will probably he read
~. ny JosepE + Moore, an uncle of the bride The
wedding of Miss Emile T! Brooke and MIR Robert
ogden Coulter Of Baltimore will occur one week
later than that Of ner cousin the bride
Evening star., 1896-09-30
UBURBAN NEW S
ANACOSTIA.

The funeral Of Mr.. Charles H. Rowe who died
Sunday last. after long Illness with consumption
took place yesterday afternoon from the Anacostia
NJ T. Church. The services were conducted by the
pastor, Rev. James McLAren, and the interment
was made in the Congressional cemetery.
The funeral Of Mr.. Levi Hazel, father -in-law of
Mr.. William Webster. who also died Sunday will
take place this morning. The services will be con-
Quoted by Rev. Mr.. McIAren and the inter1ncnt will
oe made In Congressional cemetery:
=, The Junior Epwerth League of the Anacostia NJ.
f. Church will have an interesting business meet
day evening next Miss Turner Turn as Of
key. Or. J. P; Wilson Of Washington. delivered nm
evening last.
There , has been such an increase of small pupils
ISund i necessary to form three classes, each of
The Mckinley and Hobart Club will in a few
days suspend handsome banner across Monroe
street near Jackson street 1t is said that the ban
ical organizati tior. in Anacostia.
a. The entertainment committee Of Electa Chapter,
sonic Hall, and completed arrangements for an en-
Tha sd{s to be given in the near future
today at the residence Of Mrs M M n ~ e Sor,h At
ard refreshments will then be served.
,, The Home and Foreign Missionary Society Of the
meet at the church Frdy next. The subject for
dis ussion at the meeting of the foreign society
of ae the '. ea Teas nss of ss
Missionary Society of the Church at L.rge.''
The Young Peoples Society of Christian En-
deavor Of the Garden Memorial Church will have
business meeting tomorrow evening to make ar
ranaements for taking up the fall work Of the So
ciety.
The Current Events Club at their next meeting,
which will he held at the residence Of Mrs. ]. II
Simpson, Capitol View," will discuss the subject
of libraries, especially those in Washington E1
tracts from the writings of Edgar Allan Poe will
be read.
Mr.. Alexander b. Garden is quite i'll at his home
on Minnesota avenue.
(ranrtra n haS
to Congress Heights.
Mr. Horace Crozier of Suitand, who ap-
pointed judge Of farm prcdace at the Upper Marl-
boro' fair. which began yesterday, has been conf
PEELED to decline the honor account Of the press
ure Ct his public duties as a member of the boar
II adjustment of Prince Georges county. 1t Is
said that the hoard will be continuously in ses-
sion for nearly SIX months listening to appeals III
the matter of ttxlticn in cases which have arisen
as the result Of the assessment law which was
passed ty the legislature OF Maryland at Its ses-
sion last winter.
Mr. Granville NJ. Shaw of Prince Georges coun-
ty is visiting fri, nas in Anacosta.
Miss Nellie Stow Of Jackson street leaves this
week for White Plains, n. Y, to attend school
there.
Evening star., 1896-09-30
FAIRFAX COURT HOUSE,

The Bryan, Sewall and Rixey Free Silver Club
was addressed Saturday evening by Judge D. NJ
chichester and JOS. f. Willard. Judge Chichester,
IN beginning his speech, said that he did not be-
ieve In indulgins in abuse, although the democrats
had had many hard things said about them Moth
Ing Is ever gained by abuse He said he well re-
inembered when the democrats heaped their abuse
upon the readjusters. but they went into power,
Notwithstanding The judges speech was devoted
almost entirely to the money question
Ex-senator Blair of New Hampshire and p
II. McCaul, the republican candidate for Congress,
aie eApected 10 address the people the third Mon
aay In october, which will be court day on be-
nt1 nan OF OF the republicans Mr.. Thomas l. Waters
VIII De mere TO represent the of the sound
money democrats. The free silver democrats will
also have speakers here -
INT MT: fenton Mills. aged twenty one years, died
iussuay morning OF consumption
- Inc county clerk has issued a marriage license to
Chas. ID. Wood and Josephine F. RYAN
MISS Alice Jackson daughter of Mr. Lewis Jack
soh was married last Thursday to Mr. VIM Pinn
son OF air. Thomas Pinn OF Loudoun county The
ceremony was performed by Rev. C. K Millican
, interesting revival services, conducted by Rev
=. ~ siiiiicdn assisted by Rev. Mr.. IIine Of North
Saroiha, nave been In progress In the NJ E. Church
south during the last two weeks Last Sunday
evening the church was crowded to its utmost, md
Miss Annie Itobey Of Herndon, Va, who has
been spending week with Miss Minnie Thompson
has returned home
Miss MaEie Graves of Alexandria, Va, who has
been spending several weeks ut Mr. Is. Garfield g.
has returned home. "
Evening star., 1896-09-30

No hanks and Scant Supply of Cur
rency-Brnnch Banks the Remedy.

FROM the London Times.
American farmers and planters are scat
tered thinly over an enormous territory.
A vast majority not only have no dealings
with banks of deposit and discount, but do
not understand the nature of such trans
actions. In the south and west II is quite
common to find numerous populated dis
tricts. each larger than Wales, and some
nearly as large es England. in which there
is not a single bank of deposit. In most
Of the agricultural regions back of the
North Atlantic states payment by check is
practically unknown. ALI transactions are
settled either by payment in paper money
or by book accounts
moments reflection will show that 1t is
literally impossible that the enormous pro-
due tions of these farmers can ever be paid
Tor In either coin or paper money. There
never was. and never can be, enough
money In the country to pay for half q
CROP while two-thirds of all the coin and
paper money Is and must be kept In bank
vaults, the banks being compelled by law
10 keep on hand from 10 to % per cent of
all their liabilities in coin or 'greenbacks" {"
IN the large towns the gradual evolution
OF business has superseded actual money
oy the use OF checks. in which more than
nine-tenths of all transactions are settled
But the farmers have 10 checks and no
bank accounts. Nearly all the money is
absorbed by the towns How shail their
crops be sold and paid for?
In answer 10 this demand trade involve
the country store" At each crossing of
the high roads is sure to be planted the
cFoss-roadS store" of which the business
traveller VIII hear in every direct ton. Here,
a shrewd manager, with small capital, good
pank facilities and plenty of local knowl-
cage, is ready to sell to each farmer on
cre.ht Each farmer opens book account
with one or these stores. He Is lucky If he
mas choice between three of them But
they all charge the same prices give the
same credit. require the same security and
zeal in the same way. When the farmer
mas raised his crop, he must either sell it
10 MS storekeeper or must direct any other
purchaser to settle at the store. Credit Is
given from one annual crop to the next
IL consideration of this credit and the risks
involved. the Storekeeper has to charge
prices which include interest and insurance.
roughly calculated at not less than 25 per
cent, in addition to the full usual retail
profit OF town store. When he buys the
farmers crop. as he usually does, he paws
the lowest country market price. He keeps
the accounts and fixes the prices at both
ends.
In this manner by far the largest share of
the back-country farmers have to buy and
SELL OF course they always buy in the
dearest market and sell in the cheapest.
Trey do. In fact, banking business at the
crossroads stores, in a clumsy and costly
Evening star., 1896-09-30

TOla y.

Today.
Trustees sale Of building lot alley opening into
r st. between 3Gth and 37th sts., Georgetown
Sale Wednesday, September 80, at 4:3O O'Clock
pm. Jehn w. Pilling and Irving williamson trus
tees.
Tbos. Bowling & Co., Aucts., 612 st. n.w.-K
st. me-. dwelling No. 1112. Sale Wednesday,
September 80, at 4:30 O'Clock pm. Samuel H.
Walker and Michael I. Weller. trustees.
Ratcline Sutton & Co., Aucts., go Pa ave. NV.
B ST. me-. dwelling No. S12. Sale Wednesday,
September 80. at 4:39 o'clock pm. John Walter
jr.. surviving trustee.
c. G. Sloan & Co., Aucts, 14O7 G st. n.w.-Sale
Of $50 palms, in auction rooms on Wednesday,
September 80. at IL and o'clock.
Tomorrow.
Duncanson Bros. Aucfs., 9th and D sts NV
Vermont ave- NV, dwelling No. 2013. Sale Thurs
day, October 1, at O'Clock pm. J. Holdswortt
Gordon and John j. Wilmarth. trustees.
C. G. Sloan & Co., Aucts, 14O7 G st. NV
Special sale Of carpets, In auction roons on Thurs
day, October /, at 10 O'Clock am.
Ratcline, Sutton & Co., Aucts., 02O Pa. ave- NV
Sale Of bicycles, on Thursday, October /, at Il
o'clock am.
Ratcliffc, Sutton & Co.. Aucts., 92O Pa. ave- NV
* 1T. NV. between 10th and Goth sts NV
building lot. Sale Thursday, October 1, at 4:st
O'Clock pm.
Walter B. Williams & Co.. Aucts.-Sale of unre
deemed pledges at 361 Pa. ave. NV, on Thursday
October 1, at 4:30 O'Clock pm.
Evening star., 1896-09-30
RATCIIFFE, SUTTON & CO., AUCrlOSEERS
Successors to Radcliffe. Darr & Coz
TRUSTEES SALE OF A BRICK HOUSE

TRUSTEES SALE OF BRICK HOIysE
No. 312 STREET NORTHEAST
BY virtue OF q deed OF trust, duly recorded in
Liher No. 1913. folio 81 ct seq, one Of the land
records for the District Of Columbia and at the
request Of the parties secured thereby the under
signed, surviving trustee, will offer for sale nv
public auction: in front of the premises, on WE'D
NESDAf. T4iIRT1ETH SEPTEMBER, AID. 1896,
at HA1-F-PAST FOUR O'CLOCK PM the follow.
Ing described real estate, situate in the city Of
Washington. District Of Columbia and known and
distinguished as parts of lots four a. and three C
IN square numbered seven hundred and eighty four
t1S4) beginning for the same ut q point on North
street Oh. hundred and six u06l feet east Of the
southwest corner Of said square. and running still
east along North street twenty COZ feet: thence
north and Mt right angles with said street sixty
eight 631OO 0sS6S) feet: thence aorthwestwurdly
and at right angles with MARYLAND avenue two I:)
feet thence sOuthwestwardly nineteen 81 100 fee.
thence south and n right-anGles to North street
sixty four (64 feet two ami three fourths (214)
Inches to the beginning together with all the i'm
pIovements, rights. etc.
TERMS One-third cash. the balance in one and
two yesn. with interest from the day Of sale at G
by d. cd Of uust on the property sOld all cash.
at the option u, the purchaser. deposit Of 500
required Ip n acceptance Of bid II the terms OF
sale rot complied ith in fifteen days from the
day Of sale the trustee the right resell
the proper at the risk and cost of the defaultnz
purchaser, after five days advertisement OF such
resale in come newspaper published in Washington
DC. All conveyancing and recording ut the pur-
chasers cost.
JOHN WALTER. Jr.. Surviving Trustee.
se1S-d&ds
Evening star., 1896-09-30

RON the Toronto Mail.
There Is a merchant in this city who II
he never realized before the meaning of ha.
Ing hoist with his own petard, realizes it
now. He had for some time suspected that
one OF his two servants was purlo;nine
small articles from his bureau drawers
and being unwilling to make any fuss with
out further grounds. hit on a novel expe-
dent for detecting the thief Among: the
possessions of his son and heir was a IN. nix
trap. with which the boy was accustomed
to amuse himself on his vacation, and the
gentleman set this apparatus in one Of the
drawers. covered 1t with a silk handkfr-
chief and laid 10-cent piece on the ran.
Then he locked the drawer ana awaited do
Velopments. But nothing developed till the
tnird day. when he himself supplied the
dsnouement. Opening the drawer in search
OF some article. he absent-mindedly at
tempted to pick up the 10-cent piece, and
shrill cry rang through the house as the
iron jaws closed upon his knuckles. He
had forgotten all about his trap until re.
minded of it in this extremely unpleasant
fashion. He has taken off the sticking
plaster by now. and has discarded his new
form of thief detector.
Evening star., 1896-09-30
CENTENNIAL OF VACCINATION.
The Experience of Russia Leads to
National Commemorate atiOn.

The Experience of Russia Leads tn .
National Comm emoratiOn
From the independent
Could the shade Of Jenner revisit the
earth next year it could not but be pleased
at the general attention that will then be
given to the history and results of his
great discovery. Russia, where the cir
cumstances surrounding its introduction
were such as to make it ever memorable
proposes to have q national commemora-
ton of a process which has saved millions
of lives in that teeming empire GERMANY
will not be behind. for she has more accu-
rate testimony to exhibit than any other
country from the complete success Of vac
clnat1on and revacc.nation in her army
and the American Medical Association.
meeting in May, 1895. proposes to devote
special attention to the subject.
Dr. Sotfn seeing that smallpox was ap-
pfoaching from the east to st. Petersburg
set himself to make precise study of the
eHects OF Vaccfnat on and characterization
He examined 1864 children, belonging to
6to families. He found that LOSS had been
vacclnated, and had visible scars IS formed
a doubtful group who were said to have
been vaccinated. but had no visible scars:
4S4 had never been vaccinated SMALLPOX
came, and a widespread epidemic resulted
1t was found that of the vaccfnated chill
dren l6 contracted the disease per cent
VI the doubtful cases nearly so per cent
suHered. While OF those known to be un-
Vaccinated % per cent had the disease
that Is the unvaccinated suffered to an ex-
tent 10 times as great as the vaccinated
In those families where none had been nro-
tected. OF which there were 1S0, II one child
1eil sick all the others in the house were
sure to be attacked: there were II excen-
tions Some families hastened to have all
their willing members vaccinated, and in
every case 1t proved a safeguard. and in
the supposedly willing members the pun
ishment of flying in the face of a clearly
demonstrated scientific way of escape was
an attack of the disease.
Dr. Sotin believes that there is no dan.ar
rom vaccinations done during an epi-
oemic; ara 1t seems as If any person who
nnds himself surrounded by "cases." as in
time G. epidemic, would net fail to submit
70 1t. The rationale of the matter IS this.
even sIpposing that he has Caught
smallpox. II he is incculated with the virus
or vaccination in time he has two poisors
In his system. one virulent and often fatal
the other OF milder Disease of the same
nature. but with less injurious effects: Int
the vaccine disease runs its course In about
Iouf Gays less than the more viulent one
and trus literally gets ahead OF it:" and
there IS no doubt that If sudden and 81
we're OF set should be made in any corn,cu-
nifty, by the introduction Of infected nar
sons or things from the outside, and gen.
erai epidemic started. 1T might be stamped
out as enectually as cholera has been This
year In Hawaii. by a universal vaccina tinn