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Good Work With the Sweeps by the
Boys.
FIRST EXPERIENCE WITH THE SHELLS
The Crew to Enter in the Middle
States.
SOME CHARACTER IS TICS

The regatta Of the Columbia Athletic
Club Saturday demonstrated that the club
has Junior crew of which it may well be
proud. Notwithstanding the fact that six
members of the crew had never, until this
spring, had any experience in shell rowing,
the crsw made excellent showing both
In form and speed, easily distancing a crew
picked from some of the most experienced
of Columbias oarsmen. The boys who are
mostly from the Central High School, have
been working conscientiously all season,
their rowing. Consequently they feel much
pleased over the creditable showing made
Nevertheless, they realize that they have
much hard work ahead of them before they
are fitted to enter such events as the Peo-
pies or the Middle States regatta. The lat
ter thsy hope to enter this year
What this crew needs is experience in
actual racing. This lack will be supplied
by the club regattas, where crews of abil
ity are pitted against each other in friendly
rivalry All of the excitement and hard
rowing of an open event enters mo the
contest.
Realizing the Importance of club regattas
1t Is the intention to give another July ..
All who saw the last race could not but
feel admiration for the juniors. who have
made such rapid progress, and the coming
regatta is sure to add to the number of
their champions.
The crew has been rowing as follows:
Began, 1; Fowler. .; Schayer. ,; Blandy, 4;
Hunter, >: Norwood, .: Blackstone, I;
Hecox. stroke
Owing to the fact that business interests
call Blackstone from the city, there must
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perintendent of motive power and conduc-
tor, carefully collects the transfers and
sits down to chat with some neighbor in
Cherrylyn. He has nothing to worry about
after attending to the financial part for
the motive power will expend itself in Just
hfteen minutes and then stop. There is no
problem to solve of two cars going in on
posite directions passing each other on the
same track, and there is no need to stop
10 let Off passengers, for even a woman
could step off backward without landing on
her head
But coming back Is the sport The mo-
i've power is considerably stabbed on the
rear platform and barred in, the brake is
ioosened and off goes the car down the
sIlue at good rate of speed, passen-
gers in high glee. the motive mower silent
ana dgn1fled in the rear. like a coachman
In uniform. while the president, board OF
directors, ETC. holds on to the brake so as
not to permit the car to obtain TOO great
speed. The slide takes five minutes. and
,he passengers disembark to take a last
look ana laugh at the dinky little car and
the four-legged motor 1N
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SOME M USICAL NOTES

The feast Of ST. Peter will be appropriate
~ celebrated at st. Peters Catholic Church
tomorrow. An elaborate program of music
has been prepared and will be rendered In
an artistic manner by the efficient choir of
the church. AT the high mass, 1890 am,
the program will be as follows: Prelude
''Sring Song" Mendelssohn, arranged for
organ, Miss Mamie Kearon; Asperges Me
Domino, kollrossi introit Grand Fantasia
on Theme, Blue Bells of Scotland" for
b-fat clarinet, composed and expressly ded-
icated to Signor A. Coda by signor Apollo
zaniehelli, Signor Andrea Codaj Kyrie
Eleison Gloria in Excelsis Dec, Haydn's
Imperial Mass No. 3: graduate, Fantasia
on Sehubert's Serenade, Fessi, Signor An
drea Coda; Veni Creator, solo for tenor and
quartet Cirillo. Credo in Unum Deum
haydn No. B; at the offertory, Tu es Pc
trus, solos for soprano and bass and cho-
rus, Lavallee; Sanctus ct Benedictus, Ag-
nus Del et Dona Nobis, Haydn No. 3; re-
cessional. Unfold, Ye Portals from Re-
demption. Gounod. At O'Clock vespers
will be sung, when the following program
will be rendered: Psalms and MagnificaI.
MARIO No. 1; Tu es Petrus, Lavallee: Sal
We Regina. soprano solo, Dana: o Salutaris
quartet, Isslsel; Tantum Ergo, Willard;
Laudate Domnum, Gloria.
The following singers comprise the choir.
Soprani-Misses Hattie Richie, Anna Bap-
tista Margaret Coleman, Mary Mcmahon,
A.A@i sueIlte McMan0n, ELLA Mccartney and
Annie Sullivan: alti-Misses Regina Bap-
tista and Mamie Callan: tenori-Messrs.
Chas. w. Sweet, Alfred ]. Smith and L. f.
Randolph, jr.: bassi-Messrs. Ed B. Fox,
q. johnson, Bernard Atcbfson, w. E.
Abbott Herbert Abbott and Arendes: or
ganist. Miss Mamie Kearon; director. Mr..
Lucius F. Randolph, jr.
one OF the organists of the Central UnIor
Mission, VINO always attracts the attention
OF those who attend the various meetings
OF that institution. is Miss Mary Nc
Michael, eleven years of age. A short time
ago the only piece she could play. 1t ia
said, was Jesus, Lover of My Soul" and
that by ear. Now she plays the most diff
hcult pieces at sight.
She Is not large foc her age, and as she
Is almost completely hid from view by the
organ, the audience is oftentimes led to
wonder what kind of an automatic fnstru-
ment 1t is they are listening to-
Preparations are nearly completed for
tho performance at the Grand Opera House
on Tuesday evening, July II, by the Co.
lumbia Opera ard Dramatic Club. The
club Will present the operetta, "A New
Years Reception" and a one-act farce
comedy. "A Mouse Trap" Mr. Ed. Muth
VIII take the part of Mr.. Briefbag in the
Mouse Trap" The theater will be dec
GRATED with flags and bunting, and pa
triotism will Inspire both audience and
players to m ike the benefit a great success.
The club will produce the operetta at Sol
diers' Homo Theater next Tuesday even
ing.
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daughter in spite of parental opposition;
Maud HasIam, ii the lively Kitty Farns-
worth; ]. r. Furlong. the bona fide physi-
clan, and Frank Ball, the policeman. The
Miss Florence Wilderham, a newcomer to
the company, who will introduce some Sc
leeted songs by way of variety.
GLEN EEHo.-Foufth of July at Glen
Echo will be celebrated in style that Will
attract cosmopolitan crowds. There are
shady woods and fresh springs for the
picnickers; the nerry-go-round and all
sorts Of amusements for the children;
well-equipped cafeB and dairy lunch room
for those who do not carry their own conf
tnissary departments; wheel stables fof the
cyclists; stalls for horses and carriagesj
beating. bathing and fishing for those who
delight In aquatic sports. and last but not
least, the great; emphitheater for lovers Of
real comic opera as presented by the ex-
ceilent Parry company. Jacobowsky and
Paultons ever popular "Erminie" will be
the bill for next week, to be inaugurated
at special Fourth of July matinee at 3
o'clock Monday afternoon. There will be
the usual evening performance at o'clock,
while as special morning attraction the
| management has arranged for balloon
ascension and parachute drop by cele-
! production of "Erminie the management
Is sparing no expense. having engaged ex-
ira people to strengthen the already large
company, and provided appropriate COS
roll has been especially engaged for the
role of "Ravvy,'' while Frank Deshon Is
credited with playing "Caddy'' that is
fully as funny as Francis Wilson's and al
most as famous, he having played the
part all over the country outside of New
York and a few big cities. Viola DAT
mons voice will do full credit to the role
of Erminie, while Allene Crater will re-
turn to the cast as Javotte. Chas. Haw-
ley as the Marquis, Harry Carter the
Chevalier. Jay Taylor as Eugene, Blanche
Leslie as the Princess and Selma Rough
as Cerise Will complete a cast that prom
ises to eclipse the. already notable record
auctions. The usual Sunday afternoon and
evening concerts will provide excellent
programs, including some appropriate pa
triotfc selections
THE UNION ROOF GARDEN-Wash-
irgton Is to have novelty in the way of
summer entertainment, as the Union Roof
Garden Is to be op.ned next Monday even
ing IN true Gotham style. The spacious
or OF the new union station of the Capt.
tai traction Company in Georgetown has
been transformed by flowers and plants
INTO an attractive spot to spend these warm
nights. The view of the Potomac for sew
eral miles Is only one of the many features.
A refined vaudeville performance will take
place every evening, with music furnished
by Wagner's orchestra. Among the attrac-
items for the first week are included such
Well-knoWn celebrities as the Worlds Trio,
Gladys Van, Louly Haskell, Mitchell sisters,
Florence Moore and the Fremonts. Mr.. N
r. Thomas the manager Of the enterprise
promises nothing but high-class and refined
selections. Refreshments will be served at
reasonable rates, and the cool breezes that
blow across the river from Arlington are
delicious.
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be some changes in the crew. Underwood
superior strength and coolheadedness has
been shown on many occasions on the grid
iron After he enters the eight, 1t will row
Began. 1; Underwood 2; Schayer, 81 Blandy,
4; Hunter, B; Norwood, 6; Howler, Z; Hecox
s.
Weight and Height.
Began is 5 feet inches, with a weight of
40; Underwood. with his 5 feet 10 inches,
tips the scale at 100. Fowler is 5 feet 0
inches. and weighs 40; Schayer, with his
40 pounds, measures 5 feet 10 inches;
Blandy is a sturdy fellow, feet II inches,
with weight of 1856 Hunter, who meas
ures feet 0 inches, weighs 15S; Norwood
the tallest member of the crew, can boast
of height of 6 feet inches, with a weight
of 1885, while Hecox, with his 5feet s inches,
weighs 100.
Some Faults Observed.
Began is pulling a good, hard stroke.
but his catch is not snappy as 1t should
be. Underwood although a recent addition
to the crew, has been rowing off and on all
season. He pulls a powerful stroke, his
only fault being a tendency to hang on the
recover. Schayer is the youngest man in
the crew, but he is not behind the others
In the excellence of his work.
He is having trouble with his side, but as
soon as he masters it his rowing will be
much improved. Hunter is a powerful
wood. He has a tendency to catch too
soon, but he may be depended on to pull
out every stroke, and his work is gener-
ally good.
Blandy is a strong and valuable man. He
has just taken up rowing, his experience in
shell rowing bsing limited to six weeks but
he Is rowing In good form and pulls a
strong oar. His record a swimmer is
ample proof of his staying qualities.
Fowler is one of the few experienced
oarsmen in the boat He is rowing in fine
form.
Big Norwood does strong, decisive work,
that is very valuable to the crew, and it is
thought he may row for Cornell next year.
There is no man in the boat who has more
securely won the esteem of his associates.
Sypher is a substitute. He has taken up
rowing with a will. He does not take to
the work in the eight as thoroughly as he
does to single sculling. He recently put his
new shell overheard for the first time, on
which occasion 1t was difficult to tell which
WAS master of the situation-Sypher or the
shell.
Ruff. who has been away for some time,
has again appeared at the boat house, with
the intention of taking up rowing again
He is well-known sprinter in the Central
High School He is strong, capable of max
ing good oarsman, with a height of six
feet and a weight of 100. His determine
tion to succeed as an oarsman, added to his
ability, will make some of the regular men
in the boat work hard to keep their seats
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1898-07-02
To Speak Spanish,

The following rules will help in learning
how to speak Spanish:
Rule 1. Every letter is sounded and is al
ways pronounced the same.
Rule 2. The accent is always on the pc
multi, unless otherwise signified.
Rule 3. The alphabet, as follows:
Alike a in ark
B-As in English.
C-Like English k except before and /
when it has the sound of S (and in pure
Castilian thu.
Ch-IIike CHI in chess.
D-Like tn in they.
E-Like in ell.
F-Like English f.
GrBefore and like aspirated h, before
a, o, or q consonant like English e, be-
fore ue and Ill the same sound, but u is
silent.
H-Nearly silent.
Like i N i'll.
Like cultural h.
LAS in English.
LL-Liquid as 81 in seraglio.
Mas in English.
Q-Like English X.
R-Like English, but rougher.
S-Like English.
Like English.
U-Lke English co, as in look.
V-Like English.
N-Obsolete.
Y-Like Spanish |.
Z-4ike tn in thank
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1898-07-02

Two instances are recorded In which bees
nave been used as weapons of defense In
war. When the Roman general Lucullus,
was warning against Mithridates, and sent
a force against the city of Themiscyra, the
besieged threw down on the invaders myrt-
ads of swarms of bees. These at once be-
gan an attack which resulted in the raising
of the siege. The insects were also once
used with equal success in England. Ches-
ter was besieged by Danes and Norwegians
but its Saxon defenders threw down on
them the beehives of the town, and the
siege was soon raised
1t has been proved that man cannot kill
himself by holding his breath. At the
worst the result Of the physical discomfort
80 produced would DO state of coma.
When this state was reached nature would
reassert herself, and the breathing func-
tions would again resume full activity. pre-
venting fatal issue in spite Of their own
er's desire.
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A TITAN IN MEXICO.
Indians of n Ruined CITY Refusa
$4,000 for Masterpiece.

FROM the Mexican Herald
Here is a story about a picture which
hangs in the ruined Church of Tzinzuntzan
Mexico, and which. 1t is asserted, is a gen
uine Titan, which, though the average
traveller knows nothing about, has been
visited by artists from all parts of the
globe. who have made the journey to Mex
leo solely for the purpose of seeing this
canvas. And they have all declared that
the picture was well worth the trip.
The famous picture hangs in one of the
old ruined churches. The padre himself
will point out the way and stay with you
Whlie you are there. The entrance to the
auditorium of the church is through a long.
dark corridor, that leads up to a great
door, barred and chained and padlocked-
that seemed to carry you back to the old
feudal days and make one think that the
doors of some old castle were being opened
to him.
The door opens into an inner room as
dark as night, the padre unfastens a graf
ed window, and a flood of golden sunlight
comes from over the western hills beyond
the lake and falls full upon the picture
such colorlng, such composition. such feel
ing as could only come from the hand of
a master. Tradition says 1t was painted by
Titan and presented to Philip of Spain
Eminent men, authors and painters agree
WIN thiS NtisipH An EFFORT mas been made
to buy the painting, and $4,000 was offer
ed by the bishop of Mexico, but the faith
ful devoted Indians refused
Inc picture is an entombment, sixteen
feet long by seven feet high. Surrounding
the dead Christ, wrapped in a winding
sheet, stands the Virgin, Magdalen. St
John and nine other figures all life size
The pictures state of preservation is mar
velous- More than 300 years have lapsed
since the great master touched it, and vet
one is deluded into the belief that il was
painted but yesterday. SO fresh, pure and
rich is its color.
Tzinzuntzan is easily reached by the Mex
lican National railroad. 1t Is at the end
OF Morelia branch of this road, which
branches off the main line at Acambaro.
Five hours from Acambaro the Indian town
or Patzcuaro, on the lake of the same
name, the end of the branch, is reached
fZinzuntZan is almost directly across the
lake from PatZcuaro. 1t can be reached by
horseback ride of two hours and a half.
around the lake, or more easily by taking
one of the Indian canoes and being pad
died across.
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"Ericsson LineExcursions"

ATTRACTIVE WATER ROUTE FROM BALTIMORE
To Philadelphia (day boat every day (except
Sunday at 1880 a.m.--................... 81 90
To Philadelphia might steanersl. 81 90
10 Philadelphia and return by rail. So 90
To Cape Nay from Philadelphia by raid. 81 q
To Cape May and return tten days 81. %
10 Cape May and return tseascnl. 81 so
TO Atlantic City frOm Philadelphia by raid So 10
TO Atlantic City and return (ten days.. SO. 70
To Atlantic City and return season. 81 20
To Asbury Park, Ocean Grove, Long Branch 81 10
To Asbury Pork Ocean Grove, Long Branch and
return. season tfrom Philadelphia by raiD sc 90
To New York (from Philadelphia hy rail-. 49,. 81 90
To New York and return teeyen days.. 5000
Night steamers (except Sundays from wharf.
Light and Pratt streets AZ pm. Write for de-
scrptive pamphlet and fishing grounds at Better
ton. Tickets for sale at OFFICE ONLY. Also tick
cts TO Albany, Troy, Saratoga Springs, Newport r.
l.; Fall River. New Haven, Bridgeport. Conn.,;
Portland, Me, ara points north. Tickets to Phil
adelphia sale IA Washington at Il. 4 q. Ticket
Offices Pennsylvani avenue. and ID. a O. depot.
CLARENCE SHRlNER, Agent, 2Oi Light St. Bal.
timore Nd je30-32u
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DENyER'S NOVEL RAILROAD.
1t is but One Mile Long and Has just
One Official.
From the Boston Herald.

There is a mile OF street railroad in the
suburbs of Denver which IS a curiosity in
Its way, and is reputed to be a profitable
piece of property principally for that rea-
son. 1t is popularity known as ''KoehIers
toboggan slide" The Slide begins where
the trolley cars leave off at Orchard place
and extends just one mile up a fairly steep
hill to Cherrylyn. A transfer check is
given from the trolley. The car itself IS
very small. old. and In bad state of re-
pair 1t might hold dozen or SO. The
motive power is variously a patient horse
Or a meek-appearing mule. whose steps
going up are of the slow and solid kind.
The sole official of this road, who Is pro-
prietor. president, board OF directors, su-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1898-07-02

In Servia there still survives wonderful
old institution, known as the Zadruga. 1t
is the living together of whole tribe, num-
Lering sometimes as many as 100 persons,
all under the absolute authority of one
chief. He keeps all the money, makes all
purchases and decides the minutest details
of family life. AS a family grows the home
has to be enlarged and sometimes it
stretches the whole length OF a street.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1898-07-02

| COLUMBIA THEATER.-"Jlmmy'' Bar
rows of the Columbia stock company does
not intend that Washington shall forget
that he can be recklessly, uproariously fun
| ny rs well as pathetic and even powerful at
| times. To this end he will next week make
hghtntng change from the quantity COM
| Rogers, with which he has made such q
hit in "Esmeralda" this week, to his roll
Tic king creation Of that gay old hypocrlte,
| Tobias Pilkinton. in Innocent as a Lamb
This was the play in which Roland Reed
won success on the road. and it also
| proved last summers laughing record
| breaker at the Columbia. Mr.. Pilkinton,
| 1t will be remembered is an outwardIy
| proper and eminently respectable old New
YORK business man. who is nevertheless
! lond OF attending a private poker sojree
| occasionally. In this mood he starts on
| an imaginary trip to Boston, even taking
| the precaution of writing a letter to his
wife. telling of his safe arrival. which he
| intends shall DE mailed 20 her by friend
| at the Hub But he runs afoll of bel
| Lgerent German by the name OF Hammer
sohlager, who not only blacks his eye, but
| taxes his coat, and subsequently figures in
a railway wreck. The newspapers judg-
, Ing from the letters III the coat, report that
Mr.. Plkinton has bean seriously injured
in the wreck, and that innocent lamb"
on his return home. is obliged to keep up
| the deception. In the ensuing connlica-
| items there figure couple of sffeciionate
| young couples, the enterprising editor of
| the Harlem Truth. doctor of black ewes
Hibernian valet. French maid ant; a
| policeman, not to mention Mrs. pilki,lton,
who playsean active part The manner
| in which the lamb eventually proves his
Innocence in spite of discriminating evil
| dence Is most ingenious and amusing Mrs.
| FindlaY will be the devoted If dragon-like
| wife; William 1nsersoil. the interprising IL
not always veracious journalist; Edwin
| Mackay, the faithful Dennis Alexander
kearney. the specialist in black eyes; j. III.
i Bass, the belligerent Hamanerschlarer:
John lancaster. the hustling young lawyer,
! who wins his suit for Mr.. Pilkintons
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The Phoenix was the name of the first
fire company in England, and it was estab-
lshed in 1862. At that time in the towns.
squirts or syringes were used for extin,
gushing fire. and their length did not ex-
coed two or three feet, with pipes of leath-
er. Water-tisht seamless hose was first
made in Bethnal9Green in 1870
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1898-02-23
ANEXPL ma TON THATDOES
NOT EXPLAIN.

The wages of over 100000 operators
in New England cotton mills have
been reduced an average of11.per cent,
the explanation being that this is
made necessary by southern competi-
ton.
1t is true that wages are consider
ably higher in the north than they are
in the south, but the operatives in the
northern factories are so much more
efficient, that the labor cost of the
goods produced is less in the north
than it is in the south. This is not a
mere supposition but a we'll known
fact.
Because of this fact, the Pepperill
cotton factory, at New Bedford, Mass,
lately declared dividend on its stock
at the rate of 10 per cent per annum
and there are few New England mills
that have not earned dividends during
the past year.
The real reason for the reduction is
that the mills have so large a lot Of
unsold goods on hand that their mana
gers were not averse to a strike anC
concluded to take advantage of tn,
situation to increase their future pro
fits by reducing wages.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1898-02-23

A company of which E. B. Purcell,
of Manhattan, is president, proposes
to build an electric railway from Kan
sas City to Topeka. Most people
ridicule the scheme, but it is very pos
sible that there is something in it.
The fact that ex-senator Brice, of
Ohio, is said to be behind it looks that
way. If properly managed, such a
enterprise might be made success;
but there is no assurance that this one
will be, wherefore our advice is to give
it sympathy unless it asks for bonds
but if it does, then turn very cold
shoulder in it's direction.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1898-02-23

The greatest need of the time is the
annihi1ation of the Hocus Pocus Mon
ey party, and the putting of every
branch of the government into the
hands of men who are not only organ
lied for and pledged to secure equal
opportunities to ALL" but who are pas
sionate1y in earnest on this subject.
Is not this SO? And, if it Is, should
not every one who realizes that fact,
unite with the party that has the
strongest desire in this direction, and
that seems most likely to secure good
results? Instead of carping at the
Popu1ists because they did not entirely
reform the state at a single sitting of
a green legislature, would it not be
better to join the party and help it to
do still better work.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1898-02-23

In spite of the confident belief of
the average Republican that this is to
be Republican year, cool observers
know that the current is running
strongly against it. G. W. Snlalley,
so long the London correspondent of
the New York Tribune, and now the
New York correspondent of the Lon
don Times, lately sent dispatch to
that paper in which he said that "the
free silver sentiments increasing in
the United States," and predicted that
"the bimetallists will control the next
House of Representatives" The next
Kansas delegation is likely to be
solidly anti-Republican.