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The Celebrated Meiers Family at
Chevy Chase Lake

a rare and attractive programme has been pro-
vided for the patrons Of popular Chevy Chase
Lake the coming week, beginning Tuesday. in
the engagement OF the wonderful Meters family al
aquatic performers Miss Bessie, the eldest 81
the three children composing the family Is
child of but thirteen years, and is the peer OF
any girl swimmer in the country She has the
combined grace and pliancy OF a Young water
nymph, and her high diving is unexcelled. Master
Iommie, lad OF ten years, is a splendid all
round swimmer, trick and fancy diver Fhe other
member OF the family IS 4 tot OF only three
years, but, nevertheless, is perhaps the most
wonderful Of them all In the smallest of row.
boats. this tiny girl daintily out on the
waters Of the lake as If baby scullers wee an
every day spectacle The act OF this THO con-
sists OF a mimic drowning and rescue, sewing.
knitting, and undressing in the water. breast.
overland, and side swimming strokes trick. and
sonersault diving, diving with hands and feet
closely tied, diving in sack, and concludes with
a magnificent high dive Of sixty feet BY both the
cider children. The imitation drowning act i
accomplished m quite novel xav Tonlrnie
mfagles with the spectators, and without warn
ing falls beadl0ng into the lake The audience
cries out with horror. expecting a tragedy before
their very eyes. when Miss Bessie, fully dressed
plunges IN and rescues the presumably drown
ing lad. Two exhibitions will he given daily. at
and $50 p m, and As Usual, no admission
fee will be charged
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Beautiful Glen Echo.

The scope and design of Glen Echo pleas
ure resort make it unique and distinct from any
other place of the kind in the county. Con-
ceived on a magnificent scale, and the plans
carried out at expense involving hundreds Of
thousands OF dollars, Glen Echo Park Is without
a rival as regards attractiveness. Enormous sums
were paid landscape gardeners employed TO en-
hance the natural beauty OF the place, and it
is safe predict that the lover OF the beautiful
in nature will find there many bits Of delightful
scenery. The amphitheatre, by the way, is the
focus point for the visitors 10 Glen Echo Band
master Haley, with his twenty-five trained mrsi-
clans, provides class of music certain TO satisfy
the audiences filing the place every evening.
The selections range from the light opera bouhc
sort to the serious music of the masters. Mrs.
Wilson'S singing is a feature that pleasantly
varies the instrumental part Of the programme
The Examinations of the grounds another at
traction that elicits the admiration OF visitors.
The various coored lamps, the rainbow hued fiery
fountan-all together make picture resembling
a night in Venice. For those who desire ~
dane large, airy pavilion, upon which splen-
did orchestra dispenses excellent music. is pro-
yided.
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Glen Sligo Pleasure Park.

The Metropolitan railroad now issues free trans
iers to the Brightwood cars at Seventh Street and
Florida Avenue, thus doing away with the ad-
ditional fare, and making a ten-miie pleasure trip
for two fares The improvements at Glen sligo
have been many and constant, 1t being the
purpose OF the Boston syndicate to create and
maintain pleasure park OF the highest eharac-
ter. The grand banquet hail. the Rhode Island
clam bakes the roof garden, Queen Deborah and
her band of Ron any GypSies, with other amuse-
ments, all contribute in making a merry pleasure
feast The new driving. equestrian. and bicycle
roadways are now finished The leading thorough
fares are Lincoln Avenue. First Street and Hare
wood Road; thence 10 Blair Road, which ioins
the Sligo Mills Road. which leads TO Glen sligo.
This route is the shortest and most popular with
bicyclists BFightwoQd Avenue and Fourteenth
Street Road are the western routes The manage
ment has issued souvenir map OF the road
ways leading Glen Sligo, which drivers eques-
trians. and bicyelists viii appreciate and retain
as a reliable ''how to get there" by the roads.
hills, and dales leading to Glen Sligo
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vantage. This is probably the explanation
OF the loose flowing contour feathers of
the ostrich and in the bare spines OF the
eassowary's wings. So In the penguin,
which uses its wings under water, the
feathers have been reduced almost TO
scales, and lie close to the body.
In the same birds We find unusual
distribution of feathers, due apparently to
the same causes. The contour feathers, on
other parts of the body as well as the wings
and tail, appear to be of some use in flight.
1t would, therefore, be more advantageous
for fying bird to have its feathers in
well defined patches, capable Of indepen-
dent movement. than TO have them spread
equally over the whole body. We find, ac-
cordingly, that very few birds have a con-
tinuous covering of feathers. In the pen
guin, the ostrich, and the apteryx, however,
the feathers are equally distributed, and
thus offer less resistance tcn the water or
air.
The colors of feathers are produced in
| several ways. They may be due to the
presence of pigment or TO structure or TO
/ both. Red. black, and brown are always
pigmental coiors They are unaffected by
j the angle at which the light falls or the
/ direction III which they are looked at
! Whether by reflected or by transmitted
| light. they always appear red, black, or
| brown, as the case may be. The same ap-
| piiSS 20 most yellow ana orange 1EdlHeTSs
and. N one order of birds, TO green. The
pigments are red, black, yellow, and green
coloring matters in solution, or as cor
puscIes distributed in and between the
| cells. Brown is the result of the mixture
OF red and black pigments. Blue and
white pigments are unknown In feathers
Perhaps the simplest case OF structural
| cclor Is that of white. Whiteness is due
! To numerous bubbles of air Or other gas in
the colorless ceratine OF which the feather
| is composed. Owing TO the different re-
| fractive inGices of air and ceratine, each
side of each bubble acts as a rejecting sur
| face. The result is that practically the
whole of the light that falls on the feather
| is reflected, and the feather therefore ap-
pears white.
The explanation, in fact, is the same as
in the case OF snow, froth, many powders.
| interstices filled with air Yellow is often
due TO longitudinal ridging. Certain struc-
tural colors resemble pigmental colors in
remaining unchanged by reflected light.
| These have been called objective, TO dis
! tinguish them from subjective or changing
metallic colors In both cases the color is
partly due TO pigment. The structure that
| By itself gives yellow will give orange II
there be red pigment underlying ii. The
presence OF small polygonal bodies results
/ in blue or green, though green may be
| due also to narrow ridging. II a feather
colored in one OF these ways be held be-
tween the eye and the light 1t will show
only the color of the pigment Wetting or
scratching gives the same result. The ef-
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THE APPAREL OF BIRDS
Interesting Facts About Their
Variegated Feathers.
OrnifhoiozEcal Specimens the De
scenJRnts of ReptiIes-The Pecu-
liar Structure of Their Wings.
What Produces Color in the Crea-
tures of the Air-BraziIEan Marmot.

II one we're asked 10 give the briefest
possible definition OF z bird, one might say
that it is 'feathered animal" In the
possession Of feathers birds are quite
unique, and there Is no bird without fsath-
ers. Even the ancient birds. found as
fossils. with teeth and long -jointed. lizard
like tails, were feathered- The possession
Of feathers, moreover, is closely connected
with the other characteristics that mark
of the class OF birds so distinctly from
their nearest relatives. To many minds it
is dificElt TO believe or imagine that birds
are the descendants OF reptiles. A reptile
IS cold-hlooded and unable to fly. A bird
is the hottest-blooded OF all animals. The
change has been due in part TO the develop
ment Of feathers. That feathers are non
conductors Of heat is a fact taken adyan-
tage o. by everyone who has used an elder
down guilt The increased temperature has
helped to make the life Of birds quicker
and more intense; to make them '.glorified
reptiles" they have been called The
power Of flight has also helped; and It is
feathers that made flight possible.
II is true that in past geological ages
N-ric "cAt hsAHh EtPlAeS without iealleFE
known as pterodactyls. But these seem
not 10 have been the ancestors of birds
Whether owing 10 the want Of feathers or
70 inability 10 stand upright the experi-
me1t did not succeed, and the pterodactyls
have left no descendant But another
group Of reptiles developed feathers and
became the ancestors of class that was
70 dispute with the mammalia the highest
rank IN the organic world. Feathers help
nignt not only Indirectly By keep
ing up the body's ternperat ture.
but directly by their struc-
tnre- Birds OF the duck family tha; fnoult
al the chief wing feathers at once, arc
unzbls 10 ny uatii 4 new set has grown.
But birds have found a further use for
feathers. Placed above immediate want by
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their higher organization, they have been
enabled TO give a considerable share of
their attention 10 matters beyond the bare
necessities of existence. The greater de-
velopment of the brain has made possible
the cultivation Of an esthetic sense. The
feathers, therefore-alnost the only parts
exposed to view-haye been used for deco
rative purposes. In this the birds have
set an example that they have since had
reason 10 regret.
To examine more closely the various
uses of feathers ii Will be necessary to
consider the structure of feathers, their
various forms and colors, and their dis
tributioR over the surface of the body.
The appearance of an ordinary wing or
tail feather is familiar 10 all. 1t consists
Of a hollow, transparent quill, continued
as a solid and opaque shaft friBged with
barbs These barbs in their turn bear barb
ules, and these again give OF barbicles- It
is the barbGles and barhicles that give the
feather its value in flying and steering. II
the barbs were allowed TO stream out inde-
pendently the feather would offer little
resistance TO the air and would therefore
be useless as a lever 10 propel nr guide tae
bird in flight AS everyone has observed,
however, the barbs OF quill feathers cling
together. This is effected by means Of the
barbules and barSicles Each barb car
fined TO one side of the barb. Those on the
side toward the base of the feather have
Goubled-in margins TO which cling the
hooked bsrbicles OF the adjoining barb. AS
the barbules cross each other at a con-
siderable angle, each OF the hook bearing
set is attached 10 about FIVE of the doubled
in set. and each of these is held by the
same number of hooks belonging 10 differ
eRt barbules OF the next barb. The wing
and tail feathers OF the type described are
classed with the ordinary feathers that
form the general covering Of the body as
contour feathers"
OF the remaining varieties the chief are
those known az downs, and filoplumes or
threadfeathers. Many feathers appear dou-
Bile, owing TO the presence of supplement
tary shaft springing from the same quill
and bearing barbs and bsrbules, but no
barbicies. This "after-shaft," as IL is
called, may be equal in size TO the main
shaft, rs in the cassowary and emu, or It
may be small or absent. as in the ostrich
IL is best developed In downs and in small
contour feathers. The downs owe their
loose appearance TO the absence of the
booklets that bind together some, though
not ALL of the contour feathers. In some
downs all the barbs start from one point.
Filoplumes are the result of the suppress
sion of the barbs.
Flying birds have always, in their adult
state. feathers with interiocked barbs,
Downs and filoplumes are found only under
the contour feathers, or associated With
them. In running birds structure tha,
would Offer much resistance to the air
would be . hindrance rather than an Rd-
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the Armenian clergy" Therefore 800 Ar
menian schools have been c,osed. The
Cars permission was also asked for the
transfer of the property and funds of the
closed Armenian schools to the Ministry
of Education. Permission was granted
though in most cases the school funds
and property OF the Armenian Church
were given by private individuals and So
cieties for the purpose of having children
educated under the supervision of the Ar
menian clergymen. The transfer Of this
property 10 the Russian Government is re-
garded by the Armenians as an act OF rn-
justifiable contiscation, and most strenu
Gus opposition is being made to this OBJ
noxious measure.
I The Armenian press has also had its
wings clipped. The special organ OF the
Patriarch, the "Ararat," which has been
placed under the censorship at Tifils, be-
cause it opposed the transfer of the schools
and did not work as it promised to do
in favor of rapprochement between Ar
menians and Russians. The governor gen
erai has now asked permission to apply
special system OF censorship to all Arne-
nian periodicals and newspapers, so as TO
keep them within the limits of a definite
Russian programme which is to be drawn
up for their special benefit
Prince Galitzen asserts that the move
ment In favor of independent Armenia is
thus far confined TO the intelligent classes
OF the towns and the Armenian clergy.
The prime movers in the agitation, he as
serts, are the Armenian clergy, press, and
revolutionary committees abroad. He
| therefore proposes to deal severely with
these influences in order to keep them from
| tainting the common people, and the emil
dren are to be entirely removed from their
! influence so far as education goes.
! Meanwhile the poor Armenian refugees
| from Turkey are having a very hard time
of it. The Russian government has been
| driving these unfortunates, sorely against
! their will, back under the Turkish yoke.
! Turkey did not wish to permit them to re-
turn within her borders, but pressure was
brought by the Cars government. The
new Russian Ambassador at Constantine
| pie, Mr.. Zinovieff, recently protested
! against "the too vigorous measures of ex
| pulsion proposed at Tifis.'' The Russians
! have respected this protest so far as to
! order that the repatriation of the Turkish
| Armenians be extended over two years.
j The latest suggestion made by Prince
| Galitzin TO the Gear was to order all the
Armenian societies in the Caucasus to be
closed and abolished. His majesty en-
dorsed upon the margin of this paper: "To
be very carefully considered and passed
| 1t on to the proper department
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DEPRESSING THE ARMENIANs.
They Are Accused of COnspiring
Against Russia.
(Erom the New York SUM-

lErom the New 1oik sun
Prince Galitzin, who has been governor
general of the Caucasus for over two
years, is making a great deal of trouble
for the Armenian residents and the refu-
gees who fed from Turkish Armenia into
Russian territory during the massacres.
He reported to the Gar some time ago, as
the result of his investigation of the state
of affairs during the preceding year, that
he had reason to believe that the Arme-
mans were aiming at the restoration of
the independent Armenia OF the past. He
suggested to the Gar drastic measures to
defeat this ambition, and the Emperor
seems to have given him full powers TO in
fict upon the Armenians any form OF re-
preston he thinks necessary
The Armenianss are already feeling the
unwelcome effects of the extraordinary
pressure now brought TO bear upon them.
The governor general informed the Gar,
according to the text of his report pub
lished in the London Times" that 1t was
very important Ito protect the rising gen
GRAFTON against the baneful influence Of
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BnIloon Ascension at River VIe,y.

Little Miss Rita Dawzell. the youngest and
prettiest girl aeTonaut in the country, will mai {
an ascension and parachute descent at River
View today. Miss Dawzell is OF the bright
aeronauts in the profession, and her ambition
is always to go higher than she has ever been
before. Last season, when she made sseents at
River View, she reached elevation OF G,OoO
feet and safely came down in the parachute.
This season she larger balloon than ever
before and will reach elevation OF a mile
and quarter in the air before cutting the para
chute loose and dropping through space to the
earth During the past two weeks two aeronauts
have been killed by falling from their balloons.
One of them, Jack Reynolds, is known here.
Miss Dawzell does 9ot fear any such misfortune
befalIing her. 81 depends her skill and
nerve TO prevent accident The imitation Of the
big gas bag under the direction OF Prof Thomp
son, of the Grace shannon Balloon Company, viii
take place in the open air, where ali see
it, and is a very interesting operation. In order
10 accommodate the large throng OF visitors 10
the View today the steamer Pentz will leave her
wharf at IL a. m, 2:45, and 6:l5 p. m, and viii
return at /, g. $780, and $3.50 p. m. Tickets for
the round trip VIII be but 25c-
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News From whitsett.
fFrnm tha Whifsett (CaA Enn,.i.

0rom the Whitsett (Ga-) Enquirerl
John Johnson happened 10 the accident of hay.
ing his LETT leg cut of, but he was fully insureI
and will now have enough money to 20 into
business on his own account We consTatuIats
you. John.
The editor has been laid up for a week past.
$50 or SEQ
The weather is hot that we can cook our
meals in the sunshine. This is a great saving os
hrewood, and shows that the Lord will provide
A hurricane struck us the other day aud moved
our Office into the next county Just in time to
save Us the trouble Of paying house rent.
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EXCURSIONS.
Reduced Rates on the Electric
Trains to Arlington Today

Those who intend to while away the hot after
today in cool, shady Arlington Cemetery
should make the trip on the Washington Alex
andria, and Mt. Vernon Railway if they desire
the quickest and most convenient route. The fare
today is reduced TO fifteen cents for the round
trip. Special through trains, in addition 10 the
regular service, leave the station az Thirteen
anda half Street, every forty-ive minutes and the
run is made direct to the cemetery without
change, stopping only at the Sheridan and Nc
Clellan gates. Historical Mt. Vernon and
quaint old Alexandria lose their attractive
ness, and the fare TO both these places is re-
duced every evening after o'clock
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So silk waists. $3.50.

AS they are fall waists we had de-
cided to hold them until fall, and we
intended to discontinue the sale of
them last night, but we won't; you
shall have another weeks opportunity.
We bought them way under price
maker made them up and needed the
money before he thought and had to
sacrifice them to get a buyer. You
surely have no objection against buy
ing next falls sS silk waists for $3.50,
when the black taffeta silk in them is
guaranteed.
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15c embroideries and insert
ings, Sic.

This offering concerns as much as
10000 yards of the most desirable en-
broideries and insertings TO be had
the stylish effects of the season; the
assortment is immense. Instead of up
to 15c yard you have only to pay 1-2c
yard, and take as much of it as you
wish to buy.
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Actions speak louder than words. One trial of
Heurich's beer will tell you more of their super
iority than all we can write. To find out why
Heurich's so popular phone 6Si, Arlington
Bottling Co., for q case OF Gserzen, Senate, o.
Lager.
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Ladies all-wool suits Up to
SIS, for S7.98.

'Tis pity, indeed, that there are
not more in this lot than there are be-
cause at the price we are going to -ell
them they are far greater values than
anybody has ever offered you. But the
maker of them had just these left from
spring selling, and just these go Tor
S7.9S. We have sold the identical suits
for as much as $40 and s25. There are
broadcloths and cassimeres and black
and blue cheviot serges; all of them
have taffeta silk-lined jackets and full
est and most stylish skirts. They are
tailor made suits in every particular.
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100 affeta silk waiss 81 90

The taffeta is of trustworthy char
acter. The style is the very latest and
the patterns are the choicest of the
season. You have seen them selling
here, for we bought our regular stock
of this very same maker for s5 and Sc,
yet you get these-his surplus stock
for $685.
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A shoe factorys surplus

Ladies' lace Shoes with cloth tops plain 90
leather tops, such sold for $780, $1.75, ST. NM
Finest velvet kid lace shoes for ladies, in ID rA
nearly every size and width such sold for So and ~
Ladies' stylish oxfords black and bulldog
heavy and light s0es; many of STYLE 1A PA
and all sizes any STYLE such sold for $3.50 ~
Lot of ladies' dongola patent leather and black kid FO
strap slippers, such sold for CSC, to go 91k
Lot of boys ; and youths fine tan Russia calf Qf 40
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Lawns up to 25c for &c.

An astounding value Dozens dozens plain coors and
figured patterns of the choicest All that have been
able pile table have piled of those
the door, and have provided facilities for measuring
and wrapping 6ac yard instead of up to 25c.
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A makers whole stock
white and wash stuffs

will be the attraction of the which begins
There has been such values oe the result of
this purchase.
The times., 1899-08-06
12dc white India linons for 3zzc.
15c white dimities for &c.
1OOO's yards bleached muslin, 3zc

Gold dollars at fifty reality
this heavy quality of beaced muslin which sells the world
for &c yard and which will sell 35c
All that of it in full pieces, you may buy
al much of it you wish at 3sc yard.
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Wash stufs up to 800 for &c.

A twin bargain with the wash stuffs
sists of the prettiest figured French org
which are as if hand-painted- plain colo
and Irish dimities of the most expensive
effects of the season. All of these will @
ands of yards of them were sold up to 3!
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1899-01-18

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couple have than to live loving, helpful
lives, aid then. in :. green old age. look
back over life that has been mutually
sclfsacrihcing, useful and successful? The
one great stumbling block that stands be-
tween most married couples and this ideal
married career is ill-health. If both hus-
band and wife would take proper care Of
their health, there would be more hale,
hearty and happy old people in the world.
II, when mau suffers from the little ills
of life, he will resort to Dr. piercc's Golden
Medical Discovery. the chances are that lie
will avoid the big and fatal illnesses This
great medicine gives 4 man Il healthy
hunger, facilitates tho flow Of digestive
juices, invigoratcs the liver. puriGcs and
enriches the blood and builds firm. muscu.
lar. healthy nesl, tissue
1t is an old saying that women are hard
to kill There is some truth in this, as far
rs the majority Of illnesses arc concerned.
There is one class Of disorders. however
that quickly undermine any woman's gen
eral health. No wor,au can retain her
strength who suffers from weakness and
disease of the delicate and important or
gans that make wifeliood aud motherhood
possible DR. Picrcc's Favoritc Prcscrip-
ton is an unfailing cure for all disorders
of this description. 1t acts directly on the
sensitive organs concerned i'll n natural,
soothing way. 1t makes them strong,
healthy and vigorous. Ii prepares them
to bear the burdens of maternity. 1t is
the greatest Of nerve tonics The wo,,lau
WHO uses il will bear healthy, happy child
rem. and live TO q ripe old age
Or. Picrcc's Pleasant Pellets regulate
and nvigoratc the stomach. liver and
bowels. by all medicine dealers.
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1899-01-18
SHOES TO BEAT THE BAND.

The Shoes sell
We heip When Snoe saee
and imposed because
Anderson county
John and his family M
because baref) kd
PATENT his mouth
the tiles
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