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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1898-01-14
CANADA'S SALVATION ARMY FARM.
Thrifty Community Engaged I'm
Learning to Till the Soil.
From the Toronto Mail


The usually quiet and uneventful life of
the little company who have their home at
the Salvation Army farm in York town
ship was pleasingly broken into yesterday
by the presence Of his excellency the gov
ernor general
1t WAS a beautiful bright afternoon and
Lori Aberdeen seemed 10 enjoy the drive
through the snow, as, accompanied by
Field Commissioner Eva Booth his SON.
Lord Haddo, and Matthew White Ridley
son of the home secretary of Great Britain,
be traversed the miles OF country road lea l.
ing to the farm. Arrived at its destination
the party was received by a group of otii-
GERS, including Brigadier Marsetts, terrific
rial secretary; Brigadier Complin, editor
of the War Cry; Mrs. Brigadier Reid OF the
Women's Shelter, and Miss Page, assistant
editor of the War Cry. The party then pro-
ceeded to the residence, the Army band
play ing the national anthem the while
Led by Miss Booth, a tour of inspection
was then commenced. Lord Aberdeen ex-
pressing admiration for the excellent ap-
pointments and perfect order in the STOCK
sheds and barns, the result of painstakinS
care of Oyerseer Dodd and his efficient
staff Work was in full swing. and his ex-
cellency had an opportunity OF seeing the
character OF the work done during the win
ter on a weil-conducted farm. The systems
of drainage and heating were especially ad-
mired The stock buildings contained for
ty-four cows, twelve horses, lo2 pigs and
twelve sheep. all comfortably housed, and
all in prime condition.
The mems building was next visited, and
the same order and neatness elsewhere
noted characterized the dining room, dor
mitories, and meeting room. AS the COM
pany paused on the threshold the officers
were given an opportunity to explain the
system followed Men, chiefly drawn from
the lower class, were admitted to the farm,
the sole condition being Willingness to work.
Food and shelter were found for the in
mates, and, when they showed indus
trious spirit and the efficiency of their SER
Vices warranted Ii, they We're paid wages,
according to a graduated scale, the amount
due them being paid when they left the
farm to take situations elsewhere. The
farm now includes 800 acres, and has prov
en- a marked success since its institution,
two years ago. There are at present nine
teen men OH the farm. exclusive OF the offi-
Gals.
After the survey had been concluded the
company adjourned to the overseer's resi-
dence, where lunch was served by the ma
iron, Mrs. Dodd. As the party drove Off his
excellency expressed his approval OF what
he had seen to Miss Booth i'm the words:
Il admire very much the order which pre-
walls on the farm
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1898-01-14
Thought He Was ParaIyzed.
he Philadelphia Record.


One of the clerks in a china store not far
from 10th and Market streets has a large
assortment of corns, al d to make life bear
able during business hours he usually
changes his shoes for a pair of slippers
upon arriving at the shop in the morning.
The slippers, when not in use are left upon
the floor beside the clerks desk. and, being
rather portly. he usually slips his feet into
them without STOPPING to take them in his
hands. Having noticed this fact. some of
the other employees of the store played n
trick upon their stout comrade one day last
week and enjoyed a good laugh at his ex-
pense- After he had gore home on the pre-
ceding night, they nailed the soles of his
slippers to the floor. The next morning he
slipped his feet into them as usual and
made a move to walk away. To his great
establishment, the clerk stood rooted to the
spot. He could NOT move an inch, strain as
he would TO lift his feet from the floor.
Good Lord"' he exclaimed. Il believe I'm
pa-alyzed! I can't raise my feet- For two
or three minutes he was in mortal agony,
but the practical jokers. seeing that he was
pale with fright. explained the trick and
led before the wrath of the paralyzed man.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1898-01-14

From Electricity.
Reproductions in hard steel of objects i'm
low relief. such as medals and electrotypes.
are obtained by a German electrician, Herr
Josef Rieder by a simple electrical process.
Plaster of paris is poured over the object.
forming short column, which is detached
and fitted with an ebonite sleeve, leaving
the top and bottom alone exposed. The
cast is placed face upward in a vessel con-
tanning an electrolyte. The piece of steel
to be etched IS laid on the face of the cast
which projects above the surface of the
liquid. and made the anode of the cell. she
cathode being wire spiral placed in the
liquid. moderate current of Consider
able voltage suffices. The current passes
through the high parts of the cast disso,y-
ing the steel and allowing 1t to settle un.u
a complete COPY of the original surface is
obtained. Difficulties are the softness OF
the plaster and accumulation. of carbon
from the dissolved steel
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1898-01-14
AFTER THE NATIONAL REGATTA.
Philadelphia Clubs VIII Appear He
fore the Executive Committee

Philadelphia Clubs VIII Appear he
fore the Executive Committee.
The Philadelphia rowing clubs which are
members of the National Association of
Amateur Oarsmen are enthusiastic in their
efforts to secure the championship of 1898
II the meeting at the Pennsylvania Barge
club house last night can be taken as a
criterion.
The various delegates pledged the sup
port of their clubs. and after a general
discussion DR.. Root of the Malta Club and
representative to the national board
moved that committee from the local
clubs be appointed to wait upon the execu-
tive committee in New York tomorrow,
when the location of this years regatta
will be finally decided
The chair appointed DR.. Root chairman
of the committee.
There is little doubt that the regatta
of 1888 will be held on the SchuylkilI river
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1898-01-14
RACE RULE CHANGES.
Stewards Elected for the Coming
Racing Year.

Stewards Elected for the Coming
Racing Year.
The annual meeting of the Jockey Club
was held yesterday in New York, James
r. Keene presiding. These stewards were
reelected to serve for two years: August
Belmont, J. H. Bradford. James R. keene
and F. X. Sturgis.
The following amendments to the rules
of racing were adopted:
Rule 70, third paragraph, amended to
read:
I'm case of a walkover Except after dead
heat and in selling races one-half of the
n oney offered to the winner is given'
Rule 3d. second paragraph, amended to
read:
with the sanction of the starter. a horse
may be led to his position. The jockey
must not dismount, except to set right in
secure equipments and then only with the
permission of the starter"
Rule 131, sixth paragraph. amended to
read:
ANY person who shall attempt to pre-.
vent another person from bidding on the
winner Of a selling race or claiming any
horse IN such race. or demand any por-
ton of the surplus from the owners of
horses which are entitled to 1t, or any
owner running In selling races who may
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1898-01-14
A Famous Fiddle.


In connection with the death the other
day OF MIR. Laurie, the Glasgow violin ex-
pert, reference was made to his having had
through his hands the famous Stradivarius
violin. which has come to be known, some
what irreverently. If not absurdly, as THE
Messiah" The instrument Is now in the
possession Of Mr.. B. Crawford Of Newpark,
Trinity, Edinburgh, who a few years ago
paid no less than f2OOO for e. As recently
as 1872. Charles Reade (&ho knew as much
about fddles as about the trade of letters
mad valued the instrument at 1900, putting
the worth of the varnish alone at f5s5! VII
laume, the high priest of dddlemaking in
Paris. had it at this time, He kept 1t till
his death in 1876. From ,Yillaume the
treasure descended to If Aiard, the great
french violinist, who gdve ffOOO for it. He
died TN 1883, and two years lAter Mr. Craw-
ford risked his f2 600 'onsdt 10
ihere IS some reason for the high Lgure
The instrument is theoon1yg one that has
come down from Stradivarius own lands
in state of perfect preservation. 1t has
been very little played upon SAnd its glow
ing, ruddy varnish Is aslffesh as II 1t had
been put on only a week ago. Mr. Craw-
ford has second "Strad's and also q very
line Guarnerius. Moreover, he has q pic
ture gallery containing paintings worth
about 100000, including two by Meissonier
Others may equal him in all these but thew
can never equal his 1900 fiddle It is but
question of a few years, and the instru-
ment-if 1t is ever soid-wiu fetch a consid-
erably higher price.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1898-01-14
BRUSH HAS NOT BOUGHT.
Not Interested in the Purchase of tn
DrONns

Browns.
ST. LOUIS. January 1.-THE Republic
wired John T. Brush at Indianapolis, ask
ing him if he had bought the Browns =
Mr.. Brush replied as follows:
Il am in receipt of your wire i'm which
you ask me to state whether | have bought
or am about to buy the 81. Louis ball club
or If Am in any way Interested in the pur-
CHASE thereof. / will bunch the first two
questions and say no to both of them
The last question may be answered yes in
common with eleven other organizations OF
the National League. | am. as president
Of the Cincinnati club. very much interest
ed in the purchase of the st. Louis club
IF ii is to be sold trust 1t will fall intp
good hands and become a credit to the city
of St Louis. If does. it will be gratifv-
ing to all of the other clubs of the league,
as well as to Cincinnati
JOHN T. BRITISH
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1898-01-14
BOWLING.
Three Interesting Games on the &. A.
&. Alleys.

&. Alleys.
From the way Columbia started in last
rights bowling match on the c. A. c.
alleys with the Carroll Institute team,
they looked like ''t'ree-time winners" as
Cfimmie Fadden said. Their team work
was of the pest order. and breaks were
very few in the game. Carroll bowled
proportionately poorly and was beaten by
nearly 200 pins. In the succeeding games.
while Columbia bowled well, the Institute
players worked superbly. and, considering
the fact that their play was upon for
eign alleys, the team totals are highly
creditable. Diffit ult spares were numer-
Gus. Stitt making three hard ones. Two
spares, one by Rice and one by Deyo. are
worthy of special mention, and the accom-
panying diagram illustrates them:
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1898-01-14
suain's InnIienable Write.


FROM fuck.
"Confound the luck!' exclaimed the new
captain general Of Cuba; things have
come to a pretty pass"
"Or to a showdown rather" facetiously
r. nl'ed an officer. But what Is the trou-
BILE nowr
why. here 1 am, expected to put down
this fnsurrection. and l find 1t utterly i'm
possible to gain single victory without
committing plagiarism :.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1898-01-14

BY Rice.

The only poodle of the match was made
3y Deyo in the first game.
Although the visiting team got the best
OF the first inning in the opening game
by 10 pins. Columbia. by bowling 105 pins
in the second inning, went in the lead
and held the advantage throughout the
game. Although the team total of the
c. A. c. is high. there We're but two double
headers In their score. steady spare work
aiding materially in the result. Masons
score OF 202 in this game stands for high
est single game of the evening.
The score follows:
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1898-01-14

The CAROLS had evidently spent the first
game in. finding the alleys, and having
found them they started in the second
event as winners in the first inning scor-
ing 1913 pins to Columbas IS. They added
~ more to their lead in the second inning
leaving the c. A. c. bowlers so far in the
rear that they were never in the contest
Some of the c. A. c. men We're very I'M
fortunate as to splits, but this fact while
it tended to decrease their score, had no
bearing on the result of the game.
The score of second game:
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1898-01-14
Total
100 Total

The Saengerbund League team will go
over to Baltimore tomorrow evening for
q three-game match with the Baltimore
Catholic Club, and their admirers hope
for a victory in at least two of the games.
The next league ten pins will be booked
at the Washington Athletic Club on Mon
day evening, the South Washington Bush
ness Mems Club being the opposing team.
The standing Of the clubs follows:
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1898-01-14

The Eastern Athletic Club and COMPANY
c. list Battalion. will play a game of
basket ball i'm the District league series
tomorrow night at the ". LII c. armory
An informal hop will follow the game.
The Fencibles and Carroll Institutes will
meet tonight in the gymnasium of the lat
ter organizati ton.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1898-01-14
Total

Carroll again took the lead i'm the last
game, and while there We're intermittent
stages of the contest when it looked as
il Columbia might draw up. the Institute
team won out by a margin of q pins
The score Of third game:
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1898-01-14
An American Sherlock. Horu...

An American Sherlock. Holmes.
From Puck.
omcer-"rhere seems, to be nothing on
the body to identify the man. We do not
even know where he lived" so
Bystander-"of course.,.it.s rather in
definite: but just after the car struck him
he cried out that he was a citizen of Great
or New York.
! oficer-"Ah! A Brooklyn man"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1898-01-14

Captain Of Police Philip J. Barber of baltimore
Nd, says: Salvation OF has been used at cur
station the past winter for rheumatism, neuraixla
pain In the hack. etc.. and I have yet 10 meet
with Its equal 1t II the best
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1898-01-14

make any agreement for the protection of
each others horses in contravention OF
these rules. shall be fined. suspended or
ruled or"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1898-01-14

From Puck.
How did Perkasie come to be called
colonel? He never had a military COM
mand."
He married Kentucky widow"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1898-01-14

Josh-'Its wonder none of them feliers
ever found the north pole.''
Hiram-'Nebbe It amt there
Evening star., 1898-05-14
HYATTSVILLE.

The historic Hyatt Place 10 being subdivided by
the owner, Mr. f. f. Perkins.
Mr.. Lincoln 3. Smith and family will reside this
spring and summer at the Hyatt mansion
Mr.. George W. Travis and family have taken
a home in this village.
The Hyattsville Euchre Club was entertained
Wednesday e7ening by Mr.. and Mrs. II. G. Whit
ing. at their home Marion street. These pres
ent were Mr.. and Mrs. Thgolcre Van Doren, Mr.
Campbell. MIR, and Mrs. Chari 5 II. Welch, DR..
and MIS-. Joseph r. Overs, MIR. and Mrs. Joseph
Wes Prizes were noa by Ms Ca Gampbe Mrs
Van Doren Messrs. " hitting and DIR. owens.
The Matinee EmehSe h. re- Club wiz be entertained
Miss Julia Bullock of Washington is visiting
bridge across the Anacostia branch the ter
minus Of Wells lane. was delivered here We'd
begun at once. 1t is s.ated that the bridge will
be completed and the new road opened to the
public within six weeks.
Miss Kraege- of Baltimore Is visiting her SIS
Mrs. Halliday Of Washington is visiting her
The death OF Mr. Alexander johnson. for
number OF years a resident cf Evansville. which
to his many friends in this vicinity. The funeral
took place Friday morning at 1880. the inter
Charles T Mayo 20 oeiatsd The @ paiibeapers were re
Messrs See. George 1T Tise. Riehard anderson, George
Kretchmar, Howard @. Emn, % rs. Fred sc.warb b.ain
at special meeting Wednesday evening of
Golden Rule Ledge. No. AS l. o: NJ. of which
the deceased member, olntions Of SYM
pathy we've passed. Mr.. Johrs, IN was ffty-three
years Of age and resident of this county
''f Dr. .ne Richard Hiil recently entertained the
Patuxent Planters Cub AID the Evansville Farm
the Patuxent Rod and Gun Club house.
Constable Charles w. Bar who has been seri-
ously i'll. is recorering.
Bishop Saterlee confirmed large class at Pinck-
uey Memorial Church Friday.
Evening star., 1898-05-14
RINERDALE.

The Church Socicls held its sular maeting AZ
Mr. L. y. Prestoas W,dres hy esenirg. May H.
The program was varied. Mrsic, conversation and
recitations were the order ef the evening. Mrs
Whalley furnished some excellent music. Mr. J.
b. Fowler and Mr.. P.estcn succeeding her. Reci-
tations were given by Llnette Smith, Mab5l Nc
MILAN, Blyn Weldon, Los McGee and Willie
Fowler. Agnes Pesten sing and Mr.. ]. B. Fow-
Ter read Rel-iy's Preachers Boy OF those
present We're: Mrs. White. Ms. landlord Mrs
Whalley, Mr.. and Mrs. Hopkins is. Hopkins. jr.
Mr.. and Mrs. Weldon, Dr. and Mrs. Mcmillan.
Miss Nicholson Mr. and MIS-. Knowles and DE-.
Marilla Smonds.
Since the fire consumed the Building in which
the post office has been kept since the organi,
zation Of the park the p master has transferred
temporarily to the railroad station.
Mr. J. 4 Blnndon has recently purchased the
the railroad sat.on.
,,Ibs The lecture lee H on cuba and Our Navy, Friday
largely attended. The ardience room of the Pres
byterfan Church filed TO its utmost seating
Specially psasns N.Y. Msve vf nns
missionary In Cuba for some years
sion asst. tant adjutant general On Gen Wheel
ers staff, has returned to Riverdsle FOR sea
road office having induced him to postpone the
casting in OF his fortunes with those who fight
Mr.. J. A. Blundon recently appointed one
of the road comm s ioners for this dfsi,ct
hs oa the raS ass
Bladensburg and Riverd.le.
Nr T. W. Browning ana wife paid a visit to
the old Browning mansion this week
Mrs. Spear has returned u Riverdale for the
summer. Her health is mu,h impaired and 1t ~
imperative that she have the Of her daugh-
ter; Mrs Benz. Cramer. with whom she will
main while In Riverdae.
Miss Mowrer and Mr.. Helm will be guests of
Mr.. J. A. Blundon for the summer
The county commissioners have continued their
loan for the benefit of the public schools of
Prince Georges county. thus enabling the COM
missioners TO keep the schools open for nipe
months. Without this the schools would now be
closed as the appropriate tion was lot sufficient to
keep them open for the full time.
Capt. Sylvester has decided net to graduate G
young men from the Maryland Agricultural Col
lege ahead Of time 10 the end that they may en-
list in the with Spain. believing that the
nef ussity does not demand it. The students are
disappointed and do not generally agree with the
decision.
Evening star., 1898-05-14
E,otpr,nts in Solid Rocks.

From, the Chicago Chronicle.
ledge of rock cropping out on small
wafer course on the farm Of Hiram Staen,
near Henryville, Ind. was recently washed
off by the rains and curious thing has
been exposed. Upon the rocks appear ilf-
teen footprints, exactly as If made by a
man walking barefooted in mud.
There are most remarkable and convinc-
ing traces that man existed during the
formation of at least some Of the under
living strata. The rock is solid and the
footnrints lust as solid and plain as though
it were a cast Of iron. There are many in
teresting traces Of aborigines in the rocky
bottom, 1t was in southern Indiana that
the prints of fiogsr and other animals were
also found I'M the flint strata. These strata
were of period prior to the glacial epoch,
which covered them with alluvial deposits,
and in the northern section. where there
was no disturbance, completely covered all
of the traces of race prior to those of
history. jB5r b.
The footprints which are found in the
rock on the Staen. farm indicate that the
owner of the feet was monster. He would
require No. II or 13 shoe to cover the
understanding which left the impression in
the mud which afterward became rock
Some months ago, while making a blast,
auarrymen near this point opened a solid
rock which contained a pocket, and In this
pocket was a live, e,esightless frog.
Evening star., 1898-05-14
FOR A MEMORIAL COT.
benefit of Baby Ward Mt the Chill
dren's Hospital.

Washington is to be treated Friday af-
ternoon next, at the Columbia Theater, to
a unique entertainment. a genuine Mother
Goose Carnival" the proceeds of which
will be devoted to the establishment of a
memorial cot for the baby ward at the
Children's Hospital.
The carnival will be conducted under the
auspices of the Virginia Memorial Guild,
and directed by Miss Minnie e. Hawke
Aside from the fact that the novel enter
tainment will be in every way a very pleas
ing one, the cause for which it Is to be
given commends it to the benevolent public
with the coming of the summer, when the
SICK among the little ones is increased
more largely than at any other season. The
immediate establishment of this additional
cot in the Chldrens Hospital is timely and
most commendable. No class of the af-
ficted appeal to general sympathy more
directly than the little unfortunates. The
managers say the program will be such as
to give entire satisfaction, no care being
spared to offer a production far beyond
any previous exhibition of the kind ever
offered in this city.
Evening star., 1898-05-14

| International embarrassment would arise
| from a protectorate of those islands than
on ownership?
General Schofeld would not look at a
protectorate. l think we should have alb
solute control of the foreign policy of those
| islands.
Mr.. Newlands: But with reference to in
ternational complications or embarrass-
mentS, would you. regard our strongest po-
sition as one of a protectorate or annexa-
ton?
General Schofield: Annexation by all
means. l would not listen to a proposition
| Tor a protectorate at all, for the reason
that you would not be able to control their
| foreign policy. They will commit acts that
will be regarded as Objectionable by other
nations. and We will have to say to great
| naval power which wants to go in and en-
force It's terms, No, you shall not do it.
Hawaiian Neutrality.
Mr.. Newlards: There is just one further
question l would like to ask you. You have
| dwelt at great length the advantage
which the Sandwich Islands would be to d
| foreign country at war with us in attack
| ing us upon the Pacific coast. Will you
| state what embarrassments would arise to
| us from neutral position of the Sandwich
Islands in such war?
General Schofeld: They would simply de-
| pTive us of the use of those islands for mill
| tary or naval purposes, and we could not
| Rave place of refuge, for instance, for
our fleet or merchant ships. neutral port
there would be of no advantage to us, and
We would have great deprivation If we
could control5 the commerce of the Pacific
ocean by our cruisers, 1 presume we can.
We ought too be able in any foreign war
| to control those islands and control the
commerce of the Pacific ocean, provided We
have depot for our cruisers to refit and
| resupply ourselves, etc. In other words,
| for the purpose of military control of COM
| merce We want very much that depot.
MIR. NeWlandS: An objection urged the
acquisition of these islands Is that 1T would
| very largely increase the navy?
General Schofield: That is absolutely un-
| true 1t is the reverse of the fact, as i
would have the tendency to diminish the
navy in the Pacific because of the control
of these islands.
Mr.. Newlands: Would the military ex-
pense be large in fortifying those islands?
General Schofeld: No. sir; compared with
| the general expenses of the army and navy
of the United States