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The evening times., 1899-04-29
STREET PIANOS CONDEMNED.
An Artist Protests to the District
Commi ssiO1ers,

Commissioaers.
Walter Paris. the artist, has written to
| the District Commissioners relative to the
| matter of prohibiting street musicians
grinding out popular strains on the thor
| oughfares of the city and suggesting tn
organization of 4 municipal band. The
latter idea impressed the city authorities
as being somewhat original but the lack
of an appropriation or facilities for carry
ing out such plan makes it impossible
for the Commissioners to follow the sug-
gesticn.
As a musician and an artist" stated
Mr.. Paris, Il am constantly ANNOYED and
interrupted in my work, by the procession
OF piano organs and the worst of vile pipe
organs. that frequent the surroundings of
my studio at l12 Seventeenth Street | not
oSly have the benefit of their PLAYING on
Seventeenth Street. but the same thing is
repeated on Pennsylvania Avenue, quite
close to my studio-it is an intolerabIe
nuisance. and can see no reason why pri-
vate citizens should be obliged to tolerate
such a condition of things
Il am truly delighted that the Commits
sioners have at last taken steps to put a
stop TO it and to know that in the near
future 1t may be found expedient to require
them to desist entirely. l endorse this
most heartily and trust that it is only a
question OF short time when We may be
entirely rid of this daily torture
AS musician, l strongly advocate
music that gives pleasure, and / would be
glad 10 know that 4 fine band was or
ganized by the Commissioners to play in
the public parks every day. A city or
municipal band is an institution one finds
in the majority of the best cities in the
world. and why Washington, OF all cities.
should be the exception in this regard is
beyond me to explain. Whilst this subject
is under consideration would it not be an
opportune moment to make the suggestion
20 the Commissioners?
THE coming centennial year and jubilee
of 1900 would be a fitting occasion to intro
duce to the public fine and thoroughly
organized band, which should be a means
OF elevating the taste and musical educa-
tion of the public, and thus crush out the
abominable street organ, which has been
such curse to the majority of educated
people for the past twenty years or more
Now would be the time to organize such
band as propose, as it will take at least
year 10 educate the musicians to the
required standard and make the band all
that it should be-"
The evening times., 1899-04-29
TUSCANY'S MISERICoRDIA.
Fraternity of All Sorts of Men for
Outdoor Relief.
(Rome Letter in the London Laneet)

| (Rome Letter in the London Lancet)
When the Romance of Outdoor Relief
comes to be written 1t will owe some of its
| most touching. most picturesque chapters
| to the Misericordia-a brotherhood pecu-
| liar to Tuscany, seen at its best in Flor
ence. though also admirably In evidence at
| Siena, Pisa, Leghorn. and Lucca and net
| unworthily represented In the minor pro-
vincial towns inland or maritime Eccle-
| siastical In origin, it was founded in 1874
by Pietro di Luca Borsi. and its personnel
| Is drawn from every social rank, all and
| individually bound to serve whenever sum-
moned, without fee or reward. The Grand
Duke himself. when presiding at a s.ate
| banquet in the Pitt Palace. has had to rise
| and leave his guests when his turn came,
and to bear hand with tradesmen, mobiles
mechanics. professional men-with the
company. In fact. promiscuousiy impro-
vised to transport to hospital some victim
OF an accident or to carry a patient from
the sick bed to the suburban lodging indi-
| Gated by the physician.
The service is not one Of "unskilled
labor. The members of the brotherhood
have all been previously trained to lift
the sufferer from the street, to turn the
patient in bed. and put him on the "bara'
or stretcher with the minimum of pain or
OF risk to compromised limbs or organs
.AAN SoAeSA " OCdl tuIUuSu lne
thoroughfares to his destination with the
least possible vibration, friction, or dis
turbance. AS often happens, the particu-
lar company told off on sudden duty is
composed Of men as various in altitude as
they are in social position, so that in car
rying the "bara" shoulder high they en-
ploy for the first part Of the journey those
OF them who are as nearly as possible of
the same height, and when these are
tired they lower their burden to the less
tail without interruption of movement or
alteration Of pace, and so continue the
shifting process until the sufferer is at
his journeys end and laid down in bed
with scarcely the consciousness of having
been transported at all.
Few sights or sounds are more impressive
in the Florence of today than the meas
ured march of the Misericordia through
its crowded street, as, robed in black gowns
and hooded in black cowls. with openings
for the eyes, the brotherhood wends its
way with its burden. the bystander lifting
his hat sympathetically, the traffic rever-
emily falling aside, and the street noises
subdued to momentary hush in the pres
ence of 1.-The still, sad music of humanity"
Queen Victoria, it is well known. took pro-
found interest in the Misericordia during
her successive sojourns in Florence, and
one of its highest of1cebearers. the late
Cavaliere Cesare Barsi, was deputed by
the -Confraternita to visit the Villa
The evening times., 1899-04-29
A Puzzled southerner.
From the Montgomery Advertiser }

tf rom tne montgomery huNertIseT-)
A little while ago we thought We had
been fully and completely reconstructed,
reconciled and rehabilitated into an inde-
structible Union. We imagined that the
Spanish war had quite effectually welded
North and South into one. We cOngratu-
lated ourselves that Roosevelt and Wheel
er. Dewey and Hobson. and the other brave
men had knit up the raveled sleave' of
sectionalism, and that Yank and Reb were
going to coddle each other, and roost on
the same limb, and drink from the same
gourd. and that there was to be no more
sectionalism-not any more forever. We
were feeling very much reconstructed.
Now we don't know SO much about It.
The Yankees haven't given us fair deal
in the weather and we don't like it. This
ought to be a gentle spring. but Is it? Not
on your life. The North has sawed of a
large chunk Of their surplus weather and
il isn't fair. 1t upsets our calculations.
When we think we will get out into the
woods and look for the modest daisy and
the purple-hued iris and the sweet violet
we are told to take scuttle and light out
for the coal cellar. When We get out our
spring clothes and straw hats and get to
the front door we are impelled to scoot
back for an overcoat. We look out for
balmy zephyr from Florida and. behold,
Nebraska sends US the stub end of a bliz-
zard. We open window to inhale the
gentle breath Of the tropics and get our
selves spattered with New England snow.
We watch the papers for the market price
of strawberries and coal ad stares us in
the face. We think Of mint juleps and
hurry out to turn on the water to keep the
pipes from bursting We dream of peach
pies and wake up TO hustle around for an
extra blanket. When We ought to be eat
ing cantalOupes and spring vegetables We
must regale ourselves on last years FROST
bitten potatoes.
Is this what our brethren of the North
understand by reconciliation? Does it
mean that We must take our share of their
extra supply of cold weather? 1t isn't
treating us right-iust as We were getting
ready to be real good, too. 1t is taking an
advantage of our patriotism. II is playing
it low down on US. and we're going to get
ready to kick If the thing keeps up much
longer.
The evening times., 1899-04-29
EXCURSIONS.

Palmier. there to set forth to Her Majesty
its origin and constitution. the nature of
its service. the resources at its command,
and the more striking incidents in its ex-
perience.
AS have said. the brotherhood is pc
culiar to Tuscany. though other places
have their equivalents, each in its own way
rendering similar service; few, if any. of
them. however. being able to point to
the same antiquity of origin. to the same
large resources, or to the same admirable
discipline and organization. l have been
led to give this brief notice Of the Miseri-
cordia from the funeral obsequies just cele-
brated in Florence of the provvediture Tor
general provider and administrator OF the
brotherhood, Signor Giuseppe Bronzuoli-a
singularly imposing and picturesque pa
geant composed of 800 members of the
Arci- -Confraternita. fifty ''capi di guardia"
(chiefs of the guard. and thirty five
priests. The procession included many cit
izens, among whom were not a few sur
geons and physicians. those Of them who
Immediately followed the hearse bearing
lighted torches.
The evening times., 1899-04-29
WHY CoUNTERFE1TERs FAILED
Banks Had Been Warned Against
the 500 Notes.

| People who have been watching the de-
velopments in the Philadelphia counter
feiting case have been surprised that after
the couHterfeiters had perfected plate
| SO good that S100 silver notes printed from
it defed detection. except by few Treas
ury Department experts, the production
Of the notes was stopped and bogus revenue
stamps worth about IS cents were issued.
4 secret service official today gave an ex-
PLANTATION. He said:
| There were less than one hundred OF
the sf00 notes printed from the counterfeit
| plate. This is prebalSy due to the fact
| that scarcely had the few that got into cir
culation been thrown on the market than,
almost perfect though they were, they were
| detected. Usually il is sufficient TO warn
| the public in regard 10 counterfeits, point
| ing out the differences between the genu-
| inc and the bogus notes. In this instance,
however, the discrepancies were SO
| few it was with the greatest difficulty the
| bogus notes could be told, and il would
have been practically impossible for the
| public to have distinguished them.
| In order to protect the public, as well
| as the Government. the entire issue of
| 800 notes was called in and the notes
Cancelled. As soon as this order went into
effect the occupation Of the counterfeiters
was gone. for the banks would take the
| notes only for collection. Merchants and
private individuals would not handle them
| at all. Consequently there was but one
way for the counterfeiters to realize on
their product. and that was to deposit the
notes in bank and have them forwarded
for collection. By that time our experts
were familiar with the characteristics of
the note and would have recognized them
Immediately. The counterfeiters made the
mistake OF beginning the circulation OF the
notes in Philadelphia. where they quickly
reached the subtreasury in New York.
1T is rather strange. but a good So or
So counterfeit is worth more to the coun
terfeiter than one of a higher denomina-
ton. 1t is usually hard to pass bills of
high denomination. Even II they are good.
merchants are suspicious of them, espec-
tally in small towns, and new notes are
always regarded as very likely to be bad.
The counterfeiters were preparing. how
ever to issue whole series of notes in
denominations OF $50. $50. and 500. but
We caught them too soon. One of them
had large printing establishment. and
we secured more paper there than the
Government had on hand at the time. all
properly water marked
The evening times., 1899-04-29
CROWDS ADMIRE SCHLEY.
The Renr Admiral Meets n Chum of
His HOyhOOd Days.

Cumberland, Nd, April 29.-Rear Ad-
miral Schley stopped in Cumberland yes
tcrday for dinner on his return from Pitts
burg.
His presence was soon known and an
admiring crowd gathered as he was about
to return to the train. DR.. John F. Zacha-
rias stopped him to shake hands. Dr..
Zacharias as young man was a compan-
ion of the Admiral in Frederick. The
Admiral remembered the doctor very W II.
although they had not seen each o.her for
forty years. To the newspaper men Ad-
mirai Schley said that he desired his COM
pliments extended to the people of this
city for the esteem that had been shown
hi21 here, and he desired especially to be
remembered to Gen. Joseph Sprigg, of
whose activity in the Schley memorial
matter he seemed TO be familiar. DR..
Zacharias presented several Cumberland
ers and there was much hand-shaking un-
til the train left.
The evening times., 1899-04-29
Two April Fools.
(From the Detroit Free Pres.) }


A pocketbook lay on the sidewalk. Two
little boys noticed it lying there and one
Of them said unto the other:
Behold, Skinny it's a purse" And he
stopped to pick it up. The other seized
him by the sleeve and made remark. BE
not a sucker, Mugsy. 1t be the fust of
April and methinks the purse contains
nothing but thin slice of limburger
cheese. but surely in the smultitude that
must traverse this thoroughfare there is
one who will stoop. even as you did, and
who will pick up the purse anticipating
the find Of gold and silver and precious
stones. Come with me to the corner of yon
wall where, unobserved, we may watch
the sucker when he appears"
And the two youths with merry. child
ish laughter secreted themselves behind
the wall. By and by an aged man COM
ing down the street noticed the pocket
book. He smiled sweetly and passed on.
But at the lower corner he stopped to
await also the coming of the sucker. An
other man. loud of clothes and boisterous
of shirt front, hove in sight. He, too.
passed the purse with grin. and, he, too,
waited on the corner. woman did not
stccp to pick it up but crossed the street
and stood behind tree. Thus many, and
more. eyed the purse lying there on the
pavement. suspiciously, but none stopped
to pick 1t up.
And then out from the square above
came a tramp. His clothes were tattered
and torn. He wore a straw hat. upon the
crown of which sparrow had built its
nest. The man needed a shave, also a new
pair of shoes, but he whistled blithely as
shambled down the street. While yet
twenty feet away from it. he espied the
pocketbook. Just then one OF the little
boys hummed softly the ballad. Behold,
the Shining Sucker Comes" and all the
men and women standing behind trees
thereabout held their sides and smothered
their giggles. The tramp stopped, and as
he picked up the tattered purse. peal after
peal of laughter rang up and down the
street. The tramp opened the purse, and
the men and women peering around from
behind the tree trunks saw him extract
from 1t a roll of bills as big around as
corn cob.
The tramp thrust the roll into his pock-
ct, threw the purse over the wall, and went
on his way still whistling blithe|y. Save
for that whistle, which was the tune. ''Oh,
Don't Know You're Not So Warm" all
was silence in the street.
The evening times., 1899-04-29
LANSBURGH & BRO.
Low Price Sale
.x& OF y&&
Boys Clothing
AND Shirt Waists.
LANSBURGH & BRO.

Trousers.
A large selection of Washable
Pin Stripes. TIC pair.
A beautiful lot of Cheviots, I5c
pair.
New styles of Imported Galatea.
25c pair.
A lot of Fine Crash, a5c and 29c
pair.
Vestie Suits.
4 Superb Brown and Gray
Checked Wool Cashmere, So. so
value, SI.eS per suit.
A Brown and Navy Blue Chev-
lot, fancy trimmings, So values,
81. IS per suit.
Washable Suits in every con.
ceivab!e style and a beautiful as
sortment of materials, from $50
per suit up.
Boys Shirt Waists.
A line of Unlaundered Percales.
nc each.
A line of Beautiful Blouses, all
colors, 24c each.
A line of White Lawn Blouses,
embroidered, 4oc each.
Line of Boys Caps at Ioc, I2Ec
and I5c.
Ioys' Dept, sd floor.
The evening times., 1899-04-29

Mr.. and Mrs. Charles A. Mum and
family will sail from New York to South
ampton May 3 on the American line
steamship st. Louis. Mr.. George West
inghouse is booked for the same voyage,
and another passenger from Washington
is DIR. E. A. Schelnitz. who goes abroad 10
attend the International Congress for Tu-
berculosis at Berlin.
The evening times., 1899-04-29
big Real Estate Transfer.

Mary E. Beale, conveying to Henry n.
Moss twenty-five lots in Bloomingdale.
for S3S,000. The property is part of the
"Youngsborough' and Prospect tracks.
The evening times., 1899-04-29

Mr. and Mrs. Edward Il. Wharton have
arrived in Washington from Newport.
They will go abroad next week and return
to this country in June.
The evening times., 1899-04-29
EslsgzMy yaazi James

Taken in the morning. either pure diluted with
hot or cold water, it produces copious cvacua
tion without leaving tc.iird it any intestinal dis
comfort or exhaustion.
The evening times., 1899-04-29

Mr.. James Henry Moser has extended
invitations to the Water Color Club and
the members. active and associate OF the
Society of Washington Artists. to a pri-
vate view Of his recent sketches and stud
les at his new studio, 934 r Street today
from 10 to o'clock. The collection rep
resents some Of the best work of the ar
tist, and includes several of the series Of
small landscapes illustrating the various
phases of January thaw. which won such
distinguished commendation for Mr.. Moser
at the annual exhibition of the American
Water Color Society in New York.
The evening times., 1899-04-29

The last OF the Saturday Evening As
sembly dances will take pace this evening
at the National Rifles Armory. These
dances have become very popular affairs
and large crowd is expected to attend
this final dance.
The evening times., 1899-04-29
Fircman,s Resignation Accepted.

The District Commissioners have accept
ed the resignation of ". T. Hollidge, a
fireman attached TO Engine Company. No.
2. and have appointed George II. McDueil
to fill the vacancy.
The evening times., 1899-04-29

There will be Inconvenience to the people
seeking a pure and Wholesome beer, for Heurich's
is sold by all leading hotels ard restaurants and
also by the Arlington Bottlins Co., 21th and X
stR nv.
The evening times., 1899-04-29
SOCIAL AND PERSONAL.

DR.. and Mrs. Clinton Cushing gave q
box party at the National Theatre last
night in honor of Mrs. Mckee. The ad-
ditional guests were: Mrs. r. N. G. Brown.
Mrs. Ayres. Mr.. John Dahlgren. and DR..
Won Bohlen. Of the German Embassy. Mrs.
Mckee was also guest of honor at q
luncheon given yesterday by Mrs. Charles
H. Campbell. when the guests to meet her
included Mrs. Cropper. Mrs William
Thompson Harris. Mrs. Brown. Mrs. B. H.
Buckingham, and Miss Myer
The evening times., 1899-04-29

Watch for a town Congress Hciglas. D. C..
The evening times., 1899-04-29
Linen handkerchiefS.

Ladies' pure linen Hemstitched Hand
kerchiefs-yery sheer fine qualities-just
enough for
Tonight for AZ cents.
The evening times., 1899-04-29

The Secretary of State and Mrs. Hay
entertained at dinner last night.
The evening times., 1899-04-29
Ladies' underwear.

Ladies' ribbed vests. low neck and
| sleeveless. in pink, blue, white and fancy
effects-tape in neck and arms-worth
| IL 1-2c-
Tonight for 9 cents.
The evening times., 1899-04-29

DR.. and Mrs. Won Rotterberg. whose
stay in Washington is being signalzed by
a brilliant succession of social courtesies.
we're the guests OF honor at dinner COM
pany last night when their hostess was
Mrs. Williams. Tonight they Will be en-
tertained again by Representative and
Mrs. Hit, and their engagements for next
week include dinner TO be given in COM
pliment to them by the German Ambassa-
dor
Mrs. Arthur Walker. of Rhode Island
Avenue. gave a > O'Clock tea yesterday in
honor Of Miss Caperson, of Chicago. The
drawing-room was decorated with spring
blossoms and the large reception hail was
set with palms and tall, stately Gala lilies
in silver baskets grouped On ped stalls of
bronze. Mrs. Walker was assisted in re-
ceiving by the Misses Walker and Miss
Marie Evans served cafe frappe. Miss
Caperscn will sail for Rome in May.
The evening times., 1899-04-29
Mems 50; negligee shirts.

Mems regular 50c Laundered Negligee
Shirts-collar attached-made of best
washable percale-in newest patterns
Tonight for 80 cents.
The evening times., 1899-04-29
Men's 25c underwear.

Mems regular 25c natural mixed Bal
briggan Undershirts and Drawers-form
fitting and well finished
Tonight for II cents.
The evening times., 1899-04-29
&huMaqa
The Dependable Store"
922. 924. 926. 92S 7th St. rum
ming through to 7C4-6 X st.

Mems regular soc Fancy Random Tn
derwear. silk finished-have pearl buttons
-feiled tailor-made seams-perfect fitting
all sizes
Tonight for 81 cents.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1899-01-19
PaImerston and Religion.

The most methodcal OF men in all
things which were to him business, he was
as careless as the younger Pitt himself in
his private money affairs. 1t Is "a perfect.
~ true story that London tradesman--
| believe a coach buildsr-exasperated by
his customers neglect, actually took steps
toward putting an execution into Cam
bridge House.
One Of the best rojoinders ever credited
to Palmerston, which happen to know
to be authentic, must close these Palmer
stoniana. Always vain of his appearance
and proud of his bellies fortunes, no never
quite gave up his flirtations with young
married ladies. demonstrating with hin,
on this habit, one of his devout relatives
a lady, began by describing it as ungentle
manly; it was also, she said, contrary tc
all religion; finally, she urged, sit cac
never answer.
Then came the incorrigiblo reply Of the
gay veteran: "As to the first point, that II
Il question OF opinion. l think it mos
gentlemanly. AS to religion, l admit the
practice of the churches differs, AS to it,
not answering, your ladyship misappre
bends the facts, for it never fails. -
Chambers journal
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AEuinaldO's Gifts to Dewey.

"Admiral Deweys cabin aboard the
Olympia" writes John T. MoCutcheon to
Tho Chicago Record, sis filed with pres
ents from his admirers, including souvo
Mrs Of all kinds, Some Of the most beau
tiful OF these arc presents from Aguinal
do. The dictator has the greatest admira
ton and respect for Dewey and has a sin
gular habit of making an elaborate gift
to the admiral whenever the latter calls
him down
THAT accounts largely for the mum bel
OF Aguinaldo presents that adorn the cab
in. In all tho dealings Admiral Dewey
has had with Aguinaldo he has treated
him with the greatest courtesy when oour
tcsy was called for, and with tho greatest
severity when flrmness was the thing
but, in spite of the rebuffs, Aguinaldo'i
notos accompanying the presents invnria
bly, refer to the admiral as my honorable
and illustrious friend.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1899-01-19
How 1.-THE Scarlet Letter" Was Written.

The old saying, Every cloud has its
silver lining" should often bring us COM
fort when the world appears to be frown-
ing upon us. A rare example of this WAS
shown by Hawthorne's wife, who proved
herself to him true friend in need. "
Ono wintry day he had received notice
that his services would no longer be re-
quircd at his office. Weary and downcast,
he returned to his humble home His
young vito stood waiting for him and
noticed at once that something was wrong.
He told her his troubles. Straightway the
brave little woman with her own hands
kindled a bright fire; fetched pen, ink and
paper, which she set beside him; then,
with beaming face, she touched the sad
man on tho shoulder and said, Now you
can write your book" Immediately the
cloud cleared, and things presented them
selves 70 Hawthorne under changed as
pect. He felt n freed man; the Office APP
peared as n cage from which he had Us
capped. 1.-THE Scarlet Letter" was written
and proved a marvellous success, and fame
rewarded Hawthorne and the brave littl,
wife who had faced the cloud and found
its silver lining, THE Value of n Life, d
by G. Il. Burke.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1899-01-19
low tafeta, and

low taffeta, and the skirt is trimmed in
redingote form, with putiings of white
mousseline de sole. The bodice which is
crossed and draped at the left side, has
one large revers guipure bordored with a
putting of white mousseline de Sole which
continues to form Il bertha across the back
and an epauet for the left shoulder. Hor-
izontal puilings of mousseline de sole
trim the left side of the waist, and there
are transparent sleeves of mousselino de
Sole The belt is of lemon velvet, with a
chou at tho left side. A thick garland Of
violets crosses the left shoulder, White
gloves complete the costume.
JUDO CHoLLET.