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Evening star., 1900-03-23
Washington stock Exchange.

sales-regular call. I2 O'Clock m.-U. 5. Is, oou-
at i2ah. Capital National Bank. 10 at l45, Amer
lean Security and Trust at 2eo; Capital Traction
At se7s at S siso Ga at e 81 siOs s. at ~ =
Capital Traction tex dvidendl, % at 10SS, 100 at
loss, 20 at 109, loo 1o9 100 at lu9 100 at 1oa
% at loss. 10 1Os1s, - at lOss., ~ at 1Os5s
at SO, 2o at 80. washington Gas % at 5fs.. 3 at
Ban 10 at 545s. % at 54&4, 3 54&.. 100 54a.
at lsI, 10 at 1905. 10 1908, 10 1s0Ts. Lam
s,og Mo1otype G 100 st st 15 American GraPhhono
100 At q cents, 100 at n cents, 100 at 2i cents
ket IS at Is. After csn-Lanston Monotype. 100
At l2A. American GraPhophone. 30 at 1lSs. Cap
20 at losa, % at 1854 20 at 1851. 10 at 1Os, -
district of Columbia Bonds-es, 1902. ss-year
funding los bid 3.e5s, 1924, funding IFS bid, l2i
Miscellaneous Bonds Metropolitan Railroad is
l23 bid Columbia Railroad Is, 13oh bid. Column
na ss EaDsd s7dn "a R,s IS III i bid IA s asked city
Gas Co. series Fl A, es s l' bid Washington Gas Co
mp S pa asked LTat a PoS fS
mac Telephone 5s. 10i bid. Chesapeake and Poto-
security and o., = iSS bid
ton Market Co LIST 6s, lib bid Washington Mar
extn. Is. lis bid Masonic Hall Association IS, ioi
bid. American Graphophcne deb. IS, 100 bid.
bti, 400 asked. Metropolitan. 575 bid. Central.
193 bid Farmers and Mechanics. .2lo bid, SEC.
ia DID, is5 asked "si TnGon sRS iss iss
Safe Deposit and Trust Companies. National Safe
Deposit and & Trust IL ls9 bid Is5 asked Washington
curity and Trust. 19s bid. Washington Safe De-
posit. 73ls bid so asked.
Insurance Stocks.-Firemens. 30 bid. Franklin.
40 bid. Metropolitan, 50 bid. IS asked CorcorHn,
60 bid Potomac. a bid. 7s asked. Arlington, It5
lid. iSo1s asked German, American 200 bid: Ma
tfonal Union, liz bid Columbia 12is bid. Is ask
ed: Riggs, bid asked: Peoples. Gss bid. gE
asked Commercial, bid, AZ asked Colonial,
Ill bid, lis asked
Title Insurance Stocks.-Real Estate Title, sS bid
S4n asked. Columbia Title, ~ bid, s asked.
Washington Title. 81 bid. District Title. 81 bid
Railroad Stocks.-capital Traction. 'losIs bid
1Osat asked. Capital Traction Rights, 6la BID OK
asked City and Suburban 3s bid 20 asked.
Georgetown and Tenleytown. 20 bid.
Gas Stocks. Washington Gas 541 bid, 54A ask
ed. Georgetown Gas, IS bid.
Telephone Stocks--Chesapeake and Potomac, IS
bid IS asked. Pennsylvania. 81 bid.
Miscellaneous Stocks.-Mergenthale Linotype,
s190k bid, 191 asked LAnston Monotype, 1886 bid.
15H asked American Graphofhons In bid. 1lN
asked. American Grapbophone preferred, L. bid,
12IA asked Pneumatic Can Carriage, -21 bid, -
ssked. Washington Market. IA bid Norfolk and
Washington Steamboat. lao bid, Lincoln Hall, 0c
bid 10 asked.
Eek. dividend.
Evening star., 1900-03-23
A Slick Shampoo,

What makes the best shampoo?" said a
Washington barber. why, this beauti-
full preparation of my own-what's that7
You don't want it If it is my own prepara-
tion.' because every barber in the United
States has his own shampoo which he
sells for 80 cents a bottle, and none are any
good?
"Well you are trifle severe but guess
you are about right ] will give you the
best preparation for cleaning the head and
shampooing the hair we have. 1t Is a ply
sician's prescription, and is the regularly
prescribed cleanser used by the doctors
Go in any drug store and ask for two or
three ounces of "Tinct Saponis Viridis.'
That sounds big. You can get 1t cheaper
and more of 1t If you ask for two ounces of
green soap tincture. take small Jar
with you and get 10 cents worth of the soap
itself. 1t is a green soft soap. 1t does not
smell very fragrant as 1t Is not perfumed
but the odor Is not disagreeable and as a
shampooing article 1t cannot be matched
Only a small quantity need be used at a
time
People wash the head too much mean
those not engaged In dirty occupations. as
engineers, firemen, etc. Once in three or
four weeks Is sufficient, and where the hair
is very dry, not as often as that. Common
castor oil, cut with alcohol to the right con-
sistency. makes the best oieaginous hair
dressing Here is bottle put up In fancv
wrapping. with my name on it. slightly ner-
fumed. which 1 will sell you for so cents
forty cents for the privilege of buying it of
me and 10 cents for the preparation and
bottle. Good-day."
Evening star., 1900-03-23
WE LIVE TO EAT.
And This is a Good Place to Come and
Partake of the Food.

"Up In New York recently" said a gen.
tlenan from that city, 81 read an item
copied from The Star. in which the state
ment was made that it was possible in
Washington to live on 80 cents a day at
certain of the restaurants In this city.
thought it was far fetched. and 1 deter
mined, when 1 came down to the capital, to
make "a try at one or two of these places
Il have travelled all over this world and
eaten in all kinds Of restaurants, and been
In all kinds of luck, both good and bad. So
cheap place for eating is no novelty for
me. l went in several of them and was
surprised to find that not only was the food
good for the money, but that the facts We're
as stated. had in one place much bet
ter plate of soup, cup of coffee, bread and
butter for 10 cents than in many places in
other cities for double the money.
But the point / wish to comment on Is
that 1 was struck with the appearance Of
the patrons of these places. In and scent
restaurants in other cities, especially in
New York, San Francisco and Chicago, the
class of patrons Is of the commonest. In
the first named city 3-cent places are on
the Bowery, Chatam Square or Park Row.
and 1t is sorry looking lot of poor devils
who give up their cents for a large cup
of coffee and large roll. In Frisco
nickel is the lowest limit. In the coast
city. however, there are many low-priced
restaurants. and next to Washington it is
the eheape and the best place in this re-
spect in which to live in this country.
They have a system there in the popular
restaurants of selling three 10-cent dishes
for quarter. The food is first class.
There are many kinds of delicious fish
caught in the Pacific by the italian fisher
men, and these are served literally at small
cost. the salmon from the Columbia river
being particularly fine. Frisco is city of
restaurants because so many people live
on the European plan, especially the tour
lists and visitors.
I'm Washington the patrons of these eat
ing houses are of superior class, and I
was surprised to find SO many well-dressed,
comparatively, men in them. 1 am informed
that the pioneer house of this kind in
Washington has made several fortunes for
its owner and l have yet to pass it when it
was not full at all hours, even into the
night. All seem clean. While l would not
care to be pinned down to this kind of fare
for all time, it must suit many, for these
houses are patroniZed by thousands"
Evening star., 1900-03-23

At the soda water counter of an F street
drug store few days ago a lady asked the
clerk to give her something to relieve her
headache. He was about to prepare mix
ture Of bicarbonate of soda for her, when
a gentleman, a physician, standing near
said to her:
Pardon me, madam, but 1 overheard you
say to the clerk that in the afternoon when
you went out for your walk you experienced
a peculiar, semi-sck headache; that the
fresh air did you no good, feeling no relief
until you returned home, where, after few
minutes it passed away.
Il am a physician and therefore take this
liberty. Your headache is caused by the
overpowering perfume of the large bunch
of violets which you have pinned to your
coat and which you daily, doubt, wear
while out on your walks. You also suffer
from partial nausea and mOmentary loss CT
appetite while wearing the flowers. When
you return home you take them off and
the slight narcotic influence produced by
the perfume of violets vanishes.
Your experience Is that of many To
some highly sensitive persons the perfume
of certain kinds of flowers is as offensive
as is the eating of the simple strawberry
dangerous and perhaps fatal. If you will
leave your violets in the florists your head
aches will not be manifest. I have had pa
tients who could not wear for any length
of time single violet on their dress or on
the lapel of their coat without suffering
from the narcotic effect of which 1 have
spoken
Evening star., 1900-03-23

A Chicago Notary Public Who Forged
Pension Vouchers.

The governor of Illinois. at the instance
of the bureau of pensions, recently revoked
the commission as notary public in and for
Cook county, Illinois, of John W. Twohey.
late of Chicago and now an inmate of the
state penite utiary. Joliet ILL.,
The revocation of the commission was
recommended because it was discovered
that Twuhay's mother who was n pen
sioner Of the United States. died April ).
1S9S. and. Notwithstanding this fact vOuch-
era purpo-ting to have been executed by
her were filed in the pension agency at
Chicago. ami pension was paid thereon until
July I. 1S.E These vouchers purported eX-
ecution before John W. Twohey as notary
public. The investigation showed that he
forged his mothers Rame to the vouchers
and to the checks issued in payment on
them, and that he appropriated the pro-
ceeds of the checks. He was arrested Oc-
tober II. 1899. and November II. 1899, hav-
ing entered a plea Of guilty. was sentenced
70 one year at the penitentary at Joliet
III.
James Posey of Bushnell Swain colnty
y. c.. was recently held by a United States
commissioner at Bryson City, N c. under
$40 bond for the action of the United States
grand jury. on a charge of having forged
a certificate to the official character of
q. w. Crisp. and a declaration purporting
execution before Mr.. Crisp in connection
with his claim for pension
Evening star., 1900-03-23
Realizing Sales Caused Weakness ia
the Stock List.
NORFOLK And WESTERN Was STRONG
Due to Alleged Heavy Purchases
by Pennsylvania.
GENERAL MARKET REPORTS
.pcclai Dispatch to The Evening Star

Special Dispatch to The Evening Star.
NEW YORK. March ai.-Today's stock
market reflected i considerable volume "
proht-taking in all parts of the active list
me amount of commission house business
was not up to yesterdays standard. anil
this fact allowed the selling to make mona
OF an impression on prices than would hs,..
otherwise been the case. London was in
cllned to profit-taling for time also. Inns
later in the day began To buy moderate
amounts of the low-priced shares
Norfolk and Western was a feature of ~,
demand as the result Of persistent runors
credittng Pennsylvania with having bought
the controlling interest in that pronerty.
While the statement may be exaggerated
ii is certain that the Pennsylvania will de-
nland representation in the Norfok k ,li-
rectory as the result Of its large holdings.
chesapeake and Ohio was taken in round
amounts for time also because of the be-
liei IN Important managerial changes in the
southern territory. in which Pennsylvania
methods will prevail
Nashville is expected to be made some
thlhg or feature once the present move
nent IN the soft coal properties halts
Inc Pacific shares Were all influenced by
rtallZlng sales, but the several pools in
them encouraged the reaction rather than
the reverse. Should conditions warrant the
advance the present incunsequential set
back Will make for the future good of the
ipoHeineHt. me demand at the low prices
was invariably of the best.
metropolitan Traction was under pressure
Tor time on rumors of an increased ISSUE
of stock, probably S25.wao3o The selling
was conducted on a rather liberal scale
ara unsettled the entire traction group
Ihlrd Avenue was weak under mixed sell
ing, and Brooklyn Rapid Transit had little
support, excepting such as came from the
snort interest.
Inc demand for the high-priced invest
ment shares was good. rurnors of a proh.
ap!e accounting for recent short selling in
pennsylvania making n speculative basis
for trading in trunk lines.
Money was relatively easy throughout
the day, and confidence in the market Is
not at the moment threatened from that
cause The bank statement tomorrow is a
doubtful quantity since the treasury's nav
ment OF bond premiums cannot be esfI-
mated in their influence on the local bank-
ing operations. The general impression
however, in market circles seems to be thar
any reaction prior to the statement might
be taken advantage of by the several pooIs
70 renew active buying since an end of
disappointing statements must soon be re-
corded.
The dealings toward the close of busj
ness resulted in irregular price level
but the tone of the market is unmistakably
firm.
Evening star., 1900-03-23
PROTECTION Of OUR SHIPPING.
Mr. Frye Says That Probably Only n
Few Years Are Needed


Senator Frye, chairman of the committee
on commerce, said today that he expected
to bring the shipping bill up at an early
date.
There are one or two things that have
precedence" he remarked, but when thev
are disposed of I expect the shipping bill
will be considered and passed"
He said there seems to be a persistent de-
termination to drag the tariff question into
the discussion of this bill, when in reality
shipbuilding materials entering into the
construction of ships for the foreign trade
are admitted into the United States free
of duty
This has been the law for a number of
years" he said. 80 that in respect of
Shfpbuilding materials our builders are
on an equality with their foreign competi-
tors. 1t is the high cost of labor in our
shipyards which prevents this country from
building ships for all the world. Even if
1t were possible. it is quite undesirable to
cut the wages of American workingmen in
half. so as to put them on q level with
their foreign competitors. Until our ships
are protected in operat ton equally with our
other great protected industries we cannot
expect to see our seagoing tonnage increase
Probably a few years of protection, such
as would be afforded if the pending shipping
bill Were passed, would enable our ship
builders to build as cheaply as they are
built anywhere in the world. But lacking
some such aid as this there will be no ap-
preciable gain in our shipping in the for
eign trade; on the contrary, if our ships re-
main unatded to the extent that other ma
tiOns aid their ships ours may disappear
from the sea altogether. \ good many of
our free trade friends would rather pay for
eign ships S2On ,OG0,Ho year forever than
make it possible for American ships to
secure that trade by giving them adequate
protection for few years"
Evening star., 1900-03-23
SENDING WHISKY ABROAD.
Owners Save Money by Shipping 1t to
Europe for Storage.

Owners Save Money by Shipping 1t to
Europe for Storage.
Special Dispatch to The BveUing Star.
BALTIMORE, March 23-Uncle Sam is
losing a neat income just now through the
shipment of American rye whisky abroad
for storage in foreign bonded warehouses,
which shipments are made to evade the cost
of storage in government bonded ware
houses in this country. Under the United
States law whisky may be stored in United
States bonded warehouses eight years with
tax of s1.10 per proof gallon. In this city
alone there are about 5000 barrels of
whisky which within a few months of
the time limit, and 1t Is being rushed abroad
for storage, no one knows how long. in
English and German warehouses. When IT
Is returned the tax will of course have to
be paid, but. Notwithstanding the fact, the
idea of shipping it across the ocean for
storage seems preposterOus, the disullers
find it pays them TO do so. rather than pay
the tax now and keep the stock for years
required paid when the whisky Is put on the
market for sale. which may not be for
years yet. owing to the heavy supply. A
barrel of whisky can be sent to Germany,
stored several years and returned to Bal
timore for less than 81, besides undergoing
the decided improvement the sea voyages
give 1t. The North German Lloyd line
steamship Hanover, which sailed from
here yesterday. took 800 barrels aggregat-
ing nearly p 800 gallons. to Bremen and a
similar shipment made last week on
her sister ship. the Borkum. The shipments
were exclusively Maryland and Virginia
whskies.
Evening star., 1900-03-23
OFFICIAL REPORT RECEIVED.
Admiral Farquhnr Informs Navy De-
partment of Sailor Tragedx.

The official account of the tragedy at
Galveston. Tex, yesterday, by which one
sailor lost his life and another was wound
ed. was report contained in the following
dispatch received at the Navy Department
today from the commander-in-chief of the
North Atlantic squadron, who is at present
on board his flagship, the New York, in
Galveston harbor:
GALVESTON, Tex, March -.
I'm fracas ashore last night CHIEF
Boatswalns Mate Nellgan of the Machias
was killed and Edward Neligan, first-class
fireman of the New York, slightly wounded.
The commanding officer of the Machias has
been directed to investigate and report and
to have an officer present at the inquest 3
'.FARQUHAR.'
The affair is a source of deep regret to the
officials here, but they are under the neces-
sity of relying entirely upon the civil au-
thorities of Galveston for the punishment
of the guilty parties.
The men We're brothers. Michael NeIli-
gan. the elder. of the Machas, was native
of Boston, ard was thirty-four years of
age His next of kin is set down as Miss
Maggie Nelligan, sister, 3s Cass street
South Boston. Mass. Edward Nelligan of
the New York was twenty-nine years OF
age and was born in ST. John Newfound-
land. His next kin is given as Mrs. NJ. Nc
Ginis, sister, of 10 D street, South Boston,
Mass.
Evening star., 1900-03-23
Ruskfn on Music,
From the London Chronicle


The following is copy Of letter written
by Mr.. Ruskin and read by the chairman
at an entertainment given at the institute,
Coniston, in the winter of 1882, at which
Miss -, after disappointing the COM
mittee On two previous occasions. failed to
put in an appearance. She was to have
been the guest of Mr. Ruskin:
''Mr. Ruskin cannot too strongly express
to the audience the regret he has felt at
the breaking of her engagement by Miss
- on the present occasion. He does
not, however, feel called upon to express
his sense of the slight put upon Mrs. Severn
and himself; and he is sure that the disre-
gard of the feeling and expectations of
others. for which he can offer no defense
has not been in reality so great as it ap-
pears; that the miSchance has been chiefly
owing to thought essness and to the GER
tainty felt by the young lady that she can
make us all forget our quarrel with her at
the first notes of her voice on some future
occasion.
Whatever our immediate disappoint-
ment it must be remembered that the pres
ence of an executant whose merits, real or
supposed, discourage other performers may
not always be benefit to a concert; and
Mr.. Ruskin may perhaps be permitted to
state that his own feeling in such matters
Is that song rendered with simplicity and
feeling by a soft and clear voice of aver
age power possesses all the elements of the
most delightful music; and the intricacies
and splendor of modern composition for
voices of extraordinary power too often ef-
face pleasure in astonishment."
Evening star., 1900-03-23
A Panic of HerOism.

From Pick-Me-Up.
The officers hesitated.
1t was a desperate chance.
The Beers We're strongly entrenched in a
position that seemed naturally impregnable.
The British force was small, and owing to
the nature of the ground it could only be
my's works.
felt they would be sending the gallant Tom
mics into veritable death trap.
The men themselves We're huddled to-
gether on the ground behind slight ridge,
that afforded them temporary protection
from the Boer sharpshooters They had
been converSing in low tones, but the IA
tigue of cramped inaction was having its
effect, and they We're silent.
Then Private Atkins spoke up. The firing
had ceased and his words We're clear and
distinct.
Il had letter from the missus' he said.
There was no comment from the line of
recumbent forms as he went on:
I'VE have a little three-year-old daugh-
ter, and the miSsuS writes to say that she
is getting too clever for anything"
The men shifted uneasiy, and those who
had been lying on their backs rolled over
on their faces.
'The missus writes to say It's wonderful
how many funny things she does"
The men graSped their rifles a little more
firmly. and drew up their knees.
THE missus says, the other day when
she was a-washing her, she said
With a wild roar the Tommies struggled
upon the Beers with such terrific force that
they fled without firing a shot. The amazed
officers never knew what had caused this
panic of herotsn in the ranks.
Evening star., 1900-03-23
THE HOT Sc.

This was pension day in the House. Prev
ious to proceeding with the regular order
the following bills were passed: To es-
tahlish light and signal station at Browns
Point, Puget Sound: TO increase the cost
OF the light ship at Cape Elizabeth, Me.
from s10ho0 to $4,000; authorizing the
Secretary Of War to make regulations per-
mit'ing the running of loose logs, RATS and
lumber on streams in Minnesota and Wis
conSin.
The House adopted resolution calling
upon the Secretary of State for copies of
letters on file in the department from citi-
zenS Of the United States complaining of
fl-treatment while in the South African re-
publics-
Upon the motion to go into committee Of
the whole to consider pension legisla ton
only lJI members voted and Mr. TaIbert
IS O. made the point of no quorum The
Speaker counted 193 present and the House
proceeded with pension bills
Evening star., 1900-03-23
Manglfnk Done.
From the philadelnbta Record

From the Philadelphia Record.
Up in the Kensington district there are
many old customs still in vogue which have
almost become forgotten in more progress
sive localities. In a little court running Off
Hanover street. not far from Girard ave-
nue.. is a sign which reads: ELLEN Malone
mangling DONE In these days of steam
laundries the mangle is a nearly forgotten
memory. We used to read great deal
about mangies and mangling shops in Dick
ems stories: but to find one in active oner.
alton in Philadelphia is a matter Of some
surprise. 1t is typical of KensingtOn that
Ellen Malone can compete with the hig
la9ndries, and retain customers who prob
ably wouldn't have their washing doI,e in
any other way.
Evening star., 1900-03-23
THE SONG OF THE SHIRT.
There Is a Difference Between Ameri-
can and English Makes.


and English Makes.
'See this dress shrt?" said a Washington
shirtmaker and mems furnisher. Looks
like any other garment of its kind you no.
tice displayed in the windows of the stores
devoted to the sale of mems wear, does it
not? Yes? Well. there is Il big difference.
This garment is of dozen extra
fine dress shirts L have imported from
maker on oxford street, London, on an
order from a Massachusetts avenue gentle
man who wants things a little different
from the rest of the swels with whom he
minsles. 1t is of the finest English muslin
and Irish linen. and this dozen is worth $50.
'In England pedestrians and vehicles go
to the left. So this garment, instead of
buttoning in the back from right to left,
buttons from left to right. No, shirts do
not button or either side. Those of Ameri-
make have the back seam 50 Tapped
that on reaching up. the right hand the lap
fits over the under facing. That is the rea-
son why they fit smoothly in the neck. No,
very few men notice this feature of the
garment, but will do so at once upon hav-
ing their attention called to it.
Another peculiar feature of 1t is that the
bosom is cut at least two and a half inches
wider than the widest American dress shirt
you can buy except on special order. The
English wear their dress vests cut very
wide and their bosoms correspond. The
skirt is cut with flare and is very full
American-made garments are cut almost
straight. The English make fine goods
for an English gentleman Of society and
rank devotes much more attention to the
quality and The cut of his linen than an
American. For this class in England all
linen goods are made to order. We have
fallen into the 'ready-made habit because
seems to feel it a waste of time to be
measured for such a garment when he can
buy finely made, ready-to-wear goods from
the counter. like the American style best,
but since 1 make 81 on each of these gar
ments 1 am willing to humor the pur-
chaser's idiosy