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The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-02-25

While piii-i,urg is known the headquarters
Of some Of the largest industrial concerns IN the
United States there are many Pittsbuigefs VINO
do not know that II j. also the home OF one oi
fhe largest advertising agents in the Union This
j. the agency Of T.. +. Remington. occupying the
entire second floor Of the Penn Building. at
Seventh Street and Penn Avenue. This house was
established IN 1856. and was known a. Reinlng'
ton Brothers. Tree years later . New York Of
nee was opened and placed in charge Of r. II.
Remington. t. =. Remington continuing to d.
rect Affairs in fittsburg. The agency then en-
pioycd but twelve people. In l-s'6 the partnership
between the brothers expired by Intuition. and
l. r. Remington retired. The next year he pur-
chased the entire business, with the exception
Of the New York branch, and is now the sole
o-ncf Of tine business formerly done by Rcining-
ton Brothers. For the past four years the T. T.
Remington agency has become well known
throughout the business world where advertising
IS cone
During the fourteen wears that Mr.. Remington
has been IN the advertising business he has travel
I'd extensively, visiting both advertisers and
newspaper publishers. Not only has he gone over
The United States. but has also visited the chief
CITIES in the civilized world in tuTiherance Of his
businesa.
tie Offices Of the agency are fitted up IN a
manner TO make the handling Of tie business oiie
Of ease and system Two rooms. each about
l25xss feet in size. with Mr. Relnington's lTiv..te
Office. afford space Tor the thrty-cight employees
90 handle the large volume Of business transacted
hv the agency. An interesting feature Of the es-
Establishment IS the file room where the ,honsaad.
Of papers used are checked by force Of fourteen
Young men ard women In all these is about enc
mile ~ shelving, used for the proper ding Of
papers. The enormous amount Of work done by
the agency is shown by The fact tina; the daily
iasil varies ffom $40 TO 100 letters daily and
about 800 letters are ssnt on; daily. Nine thou
sand papers receive advertisements from the
agency.
The T.. P. Remington Newspaper Directory is
published annually b, Mr. Remington. and the
edition for luis year Viii be cat This month. II
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-02-25

attractive picture effectively. something
that will be "a thing Of beauty, anu COLI
sequently, "a joy forever
Mr.. Harry Floyd, whose studio is in the
league building here. has placed on eX-
hibition at Fischer's a portrait head OIL
Mrs. James NJ. Johnston. This picture Is
one OF the best Mr.. Floyd has yet painted.
II is work of this sort which renects
credit on the Washington painters. Be
yond the spirited technique. which Is very
skillful il is a most attractive and re-
fined bit of feminine portraiture. III Is
not more conventional than the average
portrait and is without startling tech
nical color or tonal qualities which one
looks for in a purely exhibition picture.
but IT is the sort of portrait which is sure
TO be satisfactory TO ones family. Portrait
painters are too often inclined 10 make
their pictures problems for the display oil
their knowledge of anatomy and theory
of painting. forgetting that refined and
sympathetic Interpretation of ones sitter
is the first business OF good portrait
painter.
A Portrait of Miss Anthony.
Much attention was directed to ihe
work Of Carl Gutherz last week by the
presentation of Portrait of Susan b.
Anthony by this painter TO the Corcoran
Gallery of Art. MIR. Gutherz has been
STYLED 1.-The fin de steele Fra Angelica,
ard he has received medals at The Paris
Salon. but one may be sure 1t was not on
portrait work OF this order.
Mr.. Gutherz has had extraordinary sue
cess with the ceiling in the dining room
at Boundary Castle, both in design and
color 1t is one-of the most decorative
and altogether lovely mural paintings in
this country Against a field of broken
color. soap bubbles float lightly. The iri-
descence OF these feeting objects-tran-
sient ms a fine thoughts given with
great brillancy and without in the least
sacrificing their rainbow-like beauty. A
fatty treated decorative border relieves
this delicate central field agreeably. Some
tiny cherub figures rather add to the
beauty Of the composition, though the
drawing in the figures is very weak; but
since they are small this defect is not
obtrusive.
This ceiling is UNNECESSARILY more ar
tistic than his ceiling at the Congressional
Library and must add greatly to Mr..
Gutherz's reputation in this line Of work.
The Pcttis Collection.
Mr.. Pettis has returned to the Fischer
Gallery with large and interesting col
lection of foreign watercolors. The col
lection Mr.. Pettis carries is always strong
err than any other which comes this way
and the present show promises more than
usual interest. The best pictures shown
are by Dutchmen. and few OF them are
very choice examples. 1t is refreshing to
see SO many clever and wholesome Eng
lish landscapes together as are here ex-
hibited. They breathe of summer sun
shine and fresh air. If they fail at times
10 be in the highest sense artistic and
pictorial. they are still delightful for the
able way In which they recall the lovable
places they so well represent.
JAMES HENRY MOSER.
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-02-25

Swamp Root is the wonderful discovery
of Dr. Kilmer. the eminent kidney and
bladder specialist. and Is will be found in
the dispsnsary of every well regulated hos
pital; it is taken and recommended by the
foremost physicians in the land. Thou
sands of men ard women occupying useful
positions today eve their very lives 10 the
use OF swamp-RSot, the great kidney rem
cdy
In order that all our headers may know
swamp Root for what it is. and participate
in its great benefits every Times reader
who viii send their name and address to
Or. Kilmer & Co. Binghanton y. Y. will
be sent a sample bottle Of swamp Root alb
solutely free by mail. Also a pamphlet of
valuable information pertaining TO kidney
and bladder diseases and containing some
OF the thousands OF testimonial letters re-
ceived from grateful sufferers cured.
Swamp Root being so successful, our read
ers are advised 10 write for free sample
bottle and to- be sure and state that they
read this generous offer in The Washington
Sunday Times. when sending their address
to Dr. kiimer & Co.. Binghamton. y. Y
II you are already convinced that
Swamp Root is what you need YOU can
purchase the regular 5G-cent and 81 bottles
ut drug stores everywhere
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-02-25

ed with in the work that has to be accom-
plished. An open door may be quietly
shut by the feeblest efforts Of a child. but
if ii be attempted to close it by a rife
bullet against it sufficient time is not al
lowed to overcome the inertia of the door.
which simply remains open. while the
bullet passes through it.
A tuft Of cotton wool submitted 90 the
action OF mixed acid. and afterward wash
ed and dried with due care, will be unai-
tered in appearance. For all that, It has
now become the deadly compound known
as sun cotton, and its tremendous prop
critics can be readily followed.
This terrible. though innocent-looking
material can readily be kept in state of
comparative security. so that at any rate
even a lighted candle could only burn, but
not explode it. Its behavior can. however,
be controlled in yet more remarkable
manner, and its bulk. though as efficient
as ever, can be reduced to a state Of alb
solute harmlessness. This is brought
about by simply wetting the material,
rendering 1t thereby wholly imcombusti-
BILE. Yet all the while its innate deviltry
is unimpaired and ready enough TO be
evoked by special means.
a strand OF cordite will burn much as
Will an ordinary thread-say six inches IN
as many seconds-so that were length
hung on a telegraph post 100 miles long
and lighted at one end. the flame. II uneH-
tinguished. would take eleven weeks 10
burn to the other end. Had. however,
fire been communicated By detonator IL
would have travelled the entire distance In
less than a single minute.
Calculations have been given. based on
eyperfment. as to the relative power OF
cunpowder and forms Of either of the nitro
explosives that have been considered; and
the force of nitro-glycerine when deton-
sted is reckoned to be five times greater
than that Of an equal weight OF gunpow-
der while of this giant force there have
been some striking examples. Thus at New
York in the clearing Of the narrow strait
known as Hell Gate there have been two
principal operations. The first of these
dealt with Hullet's Point. an awkward
mass OF rock estimated at 100, 900 cubic
yards In 1876 this obstruction was sue
cessfully blown away by the defamation
Of so, 900 pounds OF explosives. mainly dy-
Mantle, the charge being fired by the chief
engineers little daughter. aged three
years The shock OF this submarine earth
quake was felt $50 miles away. Then nine
years later an attack on the remaining oh
struction, known as Flood Rock, culminat
ed In an affair of yet bigger magnitude.
The rock, covering eight acres at its base.
tapered to its sum-lit. which showed q
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-02-25
MAKING DEADLY LYDDITE.
Secret of the Explosives Power
When Used in Shells.

tFrom the Denver Republican,
The fact that the British place so much
faith in lyddte proiectiles in the Cape war
calls general attention to the dangerous
art Of manufacturing explosives that assist
the mechanical work OF man as we'll as
enable him to kill his enemies with more
sudden and surprising swiftness than in
the days when villainous salpetre was a
weapon of war. Lyddite is in reality pic
ric acid a bright yellow material that is
used for the innocent purpose Of dyeing
goods in the peaceful industries, but for
war purposes is brought into dense state
OF fusion and explodes with more than
eleven times the force of gunpowder.
To form a correct estimate of the various
effects of modern explosives it would be
well to begin with gunpowder. Two ounces
OF gunpowder will thrown a cannon ball
weighing IS pounds a range of rather more
than 100 yards or about the distance that
an ordinary man can throw a baseball. II
then. the war between the British and the
Beers were 10 be carried on by men throw
ing the missiles that gunpowder throws 1t
would take l9S men to throw the ball that
two ounces Of gunpowder will hurl at an
enemy This gives a very good idea OF the
enormous power of gunpowder as throw
Ing force as compared with the arm of a
man.
But the power of powder appears far
more astonishing when a properly proper
toned charge is used to hurl projectile.
The due speed of 4 cannon shot has been
carefully calculated. and it has been
found that a 2i-pounder, with a proper
charge behind it, will travel 40 yards in
the first second. Yet, inconceivably rapid
as this is. gunpowder is actually leisurely
in its action. and herein lies its true suit
ability as propellant. Had some explo-
sive been sought TO hurl the shot just re-
ferred to with greater speed, in all prob
ability it would simply have burst the
cannon. Time is of the very essence OF
such experiments. and must be reckon
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-02-25
flow's This ?

We oIe One Hundred Dollars Reward
for any case of Catarr'. that cannot be cured
by Halls Cgtarrl- S'te-
FL CHENEY j.. Props. Toledo. o.
We tie unde-s e.. have known F. J.
ch.nev for the IS years. aud believe
bio, nerfectIy -7Eable in all business
.ransactions. and financially able to carry
ant any obligations made by their firm.
VEST & TRUAX.
Wholesale Druggists. Toledo, o.
WAI.DING, KINNAN & MARVIN.
Wholesale Druggists, Toledo, o.
Halls Catarrh Cure is taken internally,
acting directly upon the blood and mucous
surfaces OF the system. Price, Is cents per
hottie. Sold by all druggists. Testimoniais
free.
Halls Family Pills are the best.
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-02-25
OBJECTS TO A POLE.
An Investigation Conducted by the
District Commissioners.

District Commissioners.
On complaint of ". ]. Morris the Dis
trict Commissioners recently ordered an
investigation regarding the replacing of
telegraph pole or L Street. near the corner
OF Twelfth northwest.
The complaint stated that the old pole,
which was three feet ten inches in cir
conference, had been replaced by one
seven feet In circumference and much
higher He maintained that the change
was contrary TO law.
The report OF the electrical engineer in
the case. TO whom the complaint was re-
ferred, states that the line Of poles on l.
Street. of which the pole cited in the COM
plant is one. carries about l50 wires.
Among them are those for the long dis
lance telephone to New York. The old
poles. the report goes on TO say. were too
light for this number OF wires. and in re-
placing the wornout one in question 1T be-
came necessary to use larger one.
The electrical engineer calls attention
TO the fact that this line must remain I'M
ill some provision is made authorizing the
company 10 extend its underground con-
Quits. Hence. he thinks, the construction
complained of is in conformity with the
necessities of the situation.
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-02-25
oppo.ea to Rural DeIivery.

About eco citizens of Lorg Corner. How
ard county. Nd. have submitted TO the
Postoiice Department, q petition asking the
diseontinuance there of the present rural
free delivery system and the re-establish-
ment of the old service. Long Corner is
one OF the sixfy-two Offices discontinued
when the wagon service was established in
Carroll county. Representative Mudd sent
with the petition strong letter OF en-
dorsement. The matter is pending, but the
impression prevails that rural free de-
livery being in operation. n change back
to the fourth-class postofiice with star
route service is not likely to be made
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-02-25
NO VIOLATION OF LAW.
The Case Against Frank &. schweit-
ger Di.missed.


yer Dismissed.
Judge Scott, sitting in the lower branch
of the Police Court yesterday morning,
rendered his decision in the case of Frank
C. sehweitzer. charged with conducting a
gift enterprise.
II was 10 the effect that there had been
no violation of law and that there was no
reason why the defendant should be pros
ecuted. Judge Scott then dismissed the
case and ordered Mr.. Schweitzer released
from custody.
Sehweitzer when arrested was the man
ager of the Capital silk Waist Company
The company Sold coupon books from
which coupo1is were sold by subscribers,
the scheme being OF the endless chain va
riety. After the holder of n book dis
posed of the five coupons contained she
was entitled to a sill. waist
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-02-25

AN things are ready II our minds be So" All
one has TO do when wishing for Heurichs Nser
yen. senate. and Lager is TO phone ga, AIling-
ION RottIinv Co. for case Of these beers the
hest that can be brewed Of malt and hops.
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-02-25
FAKE PICTURE AUCTIONS
Artists in Sympathy With the Mcr
chants Crusade.

The Painters Disgust Because of
the GuIIibiIity of the Public-Iu1u-
cncc of n Great Winter Landscape
Us -..c..fEc ,incS Carl j,uihrr17s
Portrait of Susan ID. Anthony.
The colored American. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1893-19??, 1900-04-14
Election of Officers.

At the annual meeting Of the Metro
pelitan A. NJ. E. 8. g. Board on last
Friday evening the following officers
were elected: DIR. W. II. Conner, Supt. !;
Miss J. R. Bush, LIST Asst. Supt.; Mr.
r. W. Turner, I'd Asst. Supt.; Misses
E. r. Clark and Addie Hall, seereta-
ries; Miss e. V. George, Treasurer; Mr
E. 81. Hunter, Librarian, with Miss
M. E. Beckett, Mrs. W. B. cambridge,
Messrs. Roland Johnson and Roscoe
Orme, Assts. Misses Anna Charity and
Mamie Chase, 2ianists; Miss Lottie R.
Crusor, supt. of Primary Dept. The
following Library Reading Committee
was appointed: Mrs. Fannie Simms,
Misses Emma Patterson, e. r. Clark,
L. r. Sinclair and Mrs. Mollie Lewis.
The colored American. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1893-19??, 1900-04-14
THE AMERICAN LYNCH LAW.

Blind Tom Out In New Jersey-News Notes
Princeton, NJ, Special "The Amer
lean Lynch Law" on canvas was ex-
hibited in the Mt. Pisgsh A. M. 4.
church, Tuesday evening April 3rd.
Its the best that has been in the town
inside of ten years Every body was de-
lighted and they all regretted that he
could net show the man on the burp-
ing log. The members of the Mt. Pisgah
church are making strenuous efforts to
raise their pastors salary. The wender-
fal Blind Tom was here the first week in
March and drew a large crowd at the
Bright Hope Baptist church. This
church is certainly credit to our race
1t was erected by builder from Pssch-
awhile, Pa. He was a colored man and
he employed coIored carpenters. The
masons were mostly Italians, and they
went to work with this boss mason as
apprentice boys and still remained af-
ter learning their trace with this boss
mason who Is also colored. The church
was built mostly by our colored broth
er. except the tin work and the slate
roof, which was done by white men.
Blind Tom played at the University
Hall on the 2sth of March,, and there
was cheerful audience of oolored and
white people, and they all enjoyed hear
ing him. The Paul Lawrence Dunbar's
Protective League meets Wednesday
evening 4th uIt. at Bright Hope Baptist
church. The Mt. Pisgah A. II. E
church has been honored by having
two delegates to the General Confer.
ence which meets ia Ohio next month.
Rev. n. II. Pinoksy and r. E. Hall will
represent A. M. E. church.
The colored American. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1893-19??, 1900-04-14

its affairs. It will be issued monthly.
MI. Fowler used to live in Washington
where he still has host of friends.
Quite breeze was created in church
circles here by an article in the Broad
AK this week, attacking the Bishop OF
the eolored churches. The Broad
Ak deneunces certain Bishops and
preachers for prostituting their high
offices to furthering the interest of the
republican party. 1t 10 customary here
to hold political meetings In the
churches, Bethel and Quinn chapel be,
Tag particular offenders IN this regard.
Tits needless to say that the Bread Ak
is democratic. A. B. GEORGE.
The colored American. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1893-19??, 1900-04-14

Gives the names OF dead and living fr1nds
tells who and when you will marry also OF
business journeys lawsuits, abaent friends
matter what it is. He can call up your spirit
friends and show them to you. Can make
them rap all around the room. He AXIS Ec
questions don't ask you to write names
tells you right of. d is thoroughly inuorsed
by leading sp1ritualists et erywhere, received
frona them gold 10 edal and special license
to practice his wonderful powers; credentials
no one else car show can give the usands OF
references to both " hite ard colored patrons
Twenty i've years praettce-seven in brook.
lyn-wnl show you that he can do all he
OF. Can tell what busines is best for you and
where, how to win speedy marriage with the
one you love. How 10 be successful In all your
doings in rhort what Is best 10 do. q 9 Will
succeed when all others fail. Positive Satisfac
ton or no pay. Call and see, You will find ii
luck to consult this hristian gentleman.
He has medicine that viii cure drunken
ness; can be given patients not knowing 1t.
Thousands through hin are now
RICH HAPPY AND SUCCESSFUL
with ali their undertakings, while those O
neglect his advice are still laboring again
poverty. Through his perfect knowledge
chemistry he ean impart TO you secret tina
friends. HIS aid aud advice has often been
solicited; the result has always been the Sc
curing Of speedy and happy marriages and
AL your wishes, In love affairs he new er tails
the opposite sex.
It Is the curse of Sptritaalism that in all
large cities there are a class OF men and wo-
men who claim powers they do not possess.
They have neither gifts, credentials, nor ref
erences. Surely the colored people are not
80 wanting In sense as to throw their time
and asoney away on such. DR.. Shea refers TO
the Hon. Charles Miller, capitalist, 2s6l Al
laHtic avenue; the Hon. William lennon
architect and builder, AZ Cleveland avenue,
and Mr.. Arthur Sewell, shin builder South
Brooklyn. All have kBown him tor
the past ten years. He gives free test of his
power to all. The doctor has practtced five
years In New Orleans, st. Louis, Memphis
and Louisville, understands thoroughly the
diseases, spells or Influences the race is !
su bject to. He has now and always had large
patronage from them
PLEASE READ THE FOLLOWING:
Brooklyn, August, Is, 1S91-This letter is to
Ger tify that came tn New York from Alba
ny. l was a stranger In a strange city, out of
work and out of nancy. l had no luck in
anytfaing l undertook. What to do 1 did
not know. friend advised me to go and
see Dr. shea. / did. He told me the cause
of my troubles; he took nae in and treated
me as brother. Through him l got gooC
position that very week. l had been to 9TH
ers, they took my money and did me no
good. | bless the day [ first met DR.. shea
| would advise all III bad luck, sick or In
trouble to go to httf a: once.
Sincerely, Albert Ayers,
28T Atlantic Avenue.
The colored American. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1893-19??, 1900-04-14

Mr.. Harry D. Nash conducts a most
up to date wine and liquor establish.
ment at the corner of 9Th aud K streets,
q. ". He counts his friends by the
score. That he is q friend to the colored
people of his section was shown last
W eek when he took day off from his
business to investigate and straighten
out charges brought against a young
col ored man in his employ whom he
tho ught was uDjustly accused and al.
rested. The yeupg man was acquitted
The colored American. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1893-19??, 1900-04-14
EDITOR ADAMS ELECTED.

.,.r.y Barnett in a Great Legal Battle
Items on the Events.
chicago, Ills, Special.-One OF the
b,.t papers read before the Mems Sun
", Forum was that presented last Sun
sor afternoon by Mr.. Louise B. Ander-
~ Assistant County Attorney, on the
.uh;.cs "Hncroachments by Southern
legislation on the 18th and 18th
.n,ondments." Mr.. Anderson sue