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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-02-09
ARLINGTON WHEELMEN,
Regular Meeting and Progress of the
Club,


The regular monthly meeting of the
Arlington Wheelmen was held Tuesday
evening at the Carroll Institute, and num-
Der of important matters were disposed of
Captain Murphy submitted a report to the
effect that interest in the weekly runs of
the club was increasing He also announced
that hill climbing contest would be held
in the near future. After some discussion
as to details, it was decided to give sup
per and dance at the Carroll Institute on
the evening of February 3D. 1t will he
strictly club affair, and the committee
having the matter in charge was instructed
to put forth its best efforts to make it the
most successful social affair in the history
of the club. A committee of five was APP
pointed to revise the honorary roll.
The designations of H L. Thompson and
Eugene Bell were received, and, on motion,
were accepted. Two applications for men,
bership were received, and following the
usual custom, went over until the next
meeting. The name of H. c. Gensler was
transferred to the nonresident list.
About dozen members of the club Joined
Captain Murphy in a run to Suitland Park
last Sunday. The roads were found to be
in excellent condition, and the run proved
the best one of the year. The homeward
trip was made in fast time, being down
grade most of the way.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-02-09
CONDENSED LOCALS,

Chief Paris of the fire department has
received letter from Mayhem W. Bron-
son, an insurance agent in New York
thanking him for courtesies extended dur
ing his recent visit here on a tour of fnyes-
legation The New Yorker congratulates
the chief on what he terms a model fire
department.
Edward Weight was today fined $40 by
Judge Scott in the Police Court for break
ing the glass in the front door of the saloon
of Tobias Bush last evening The fine was
paid.
Lawrence Burke today. I'm the Police
Court. pleaded guilty of assaulting Perry p
fatrick, and was fined SO by Judge kim
DALI The fine was paid
Jacob Eckenberg was today convicted In
the foifee Court of the larceny of a bicycIe
valued az S11 from Emanuel Heidelberg, and
Judge kimball fined him SO. The wheel
was recovered.
Milton Green has reported to the police
the theft of bicycle from a place in the
rear of the Columbia Club. No. 1903 III
street northwest.
For the larceny of an iron post. valued
az 20 cents. from Benjamin Einstein, Chas.
washington was today fined s. in the Po-
ice Court by Judge Kimball. The accused
admitted his guilt, and in default of paw
meht Oh the hne went DOWN for fifteen days.
Morris Hunter. colored, three years old
died at the home Of his mother in the rear
OF I24S 10th street northwest about 3
O'Clock this morning. There had been no
physician in attendance and the Coroner
was called upon to give death certificate.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-02-09

rious to see the "bold bad women who
were attempting to do such preposterous
things. They were themselves QuakerS,
and naturally looked aghast at anything
like publicity for women. They stole into
the hall by the back way, and the first
woman they saw was Lucretia Mott, her
self a Quaker, serenely presiding over the
convention, picture of beautiful woman
hood, dignified and gracious, and the dele
gates an orderly, wcll-dressed body Of wo-
men. From that moment,' said the lady,
my mother and myself were converted to
, the cause of women. We felt that when
woman like Lucret.a Mott favored a prop
osition it was not for ordinary people to
question it,
In Europe last summer. Miss Anthony
was often compared with Queen Victoria
by the papers, one Of which in an editorial
called them the two queens" The paper
went on to say that the one queen, Victoria,
was born to greatness, while the other,
Miss Anthony, had spent her life and her
energies in the battle for the rights of wo-
men. Concluding, the paper said: Zone
has honors by heritage, the other has won
honors and lasting fame by indomitable
Will, courage of the most heroic kind and
by her strong personality. All hail the two
queens, and the least of these is not an
American
1t really makes one laugh today to hear
| some of these ''old stagers'' in the suf-
rage ranks tell how they were once howled
off the platform, when appearing before
an otherwise orderly body to speak on
temperance, which was the subject that
had called them together Almost the first
effort of a woman to speak in a mixed as
sembly was made by Miss Anthony, who
attended the New York state teachers
meeting. held in Rochester, and when she
attempted to speak, as was her right, be-
Ing a teacher and a member on the same
footing with the men, there came near
being a riot. That was in 1853. In those
days women kept silence in the temples"
and every place else.
In 1910 Harriet Martineau visited the
United States and reported seven occupa-
tons only open to women-teaching, nee
dlework, keeping boarders, working in the
factories. typesetting bookbinding and
household service. Now there are about
400 occupations in which women are en-
ployed, and one woman in six of the whole
female population Is engaged in some one
Of those 400 occupations
mot new women, but new conditions" is
the way the bright young women who are
coming into the suffrage movement put the
matter.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-02-09
TRIAL OF HARLOW ERsKIxE
Defendant on the stand fin HI. ou,
Defence

Inc trial of Harlow l. Erskine, who is
charged with committing an assault on
Miss Emma Wenner. on June % last. which
was begun Wednesday in Criminal Court
NO. :, before Chief Justice Bingham and a
jury was continued today. After the noon
recess the defendant took the stand. He
.oio OF the meeting with the girl at the
Library OF Congress and the ride on the
cars to Geological Park
In the course of the questioning by MIR.
Smith. of defendants counsel United
states Attorney Anderson said that Mr..
smith had not laid proper foundation for
certain of his questions. and upon the lat
ters request Judge Bingham had Emma
Menner recalled for re-cross-examination
Miss Wenner was asked a number OF oues
tiohs regarding her actions with Erskine.
an OF which she answered negatively. She
was then excused.
The defendant then again took the stand
and was testifying when this report closed
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-02-09
Union Veterans Union.

At the last regular meeting Of Hancock
Regiment, No. /. Union Veterans Union.
the attendance was unusually large, and
great interest was manifested by the men,
bers. There were four recruits mustered.
two veterans and two sons of veterans.
Past Commander-in-chief Yoder introduce
cd a resolution which was unanimously
adopted, thanking President Mckinley and
expressing deep sense of gratitude for
his prompt action in modifying the civil
service commission rules, in a recent order,
relating to the restoration. reappointment
and promotion Of veterans of the war
The colonel and adtutant Of the regi-
ment were authorised and directed to for
ward a copy of this resolution to President
Mckinley. and also to furnish copies for
publication.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-02-09
AttemDted Suicfde.

Fred. marlborough, a man about twenty
five years of age, appeared at the police
station at 2 o'clock this afternoon in Alex
andria and stated to Officer Beach that he
had taken a large dose of laudanum with
suicidal intent. DR.. Purvis was imme-
diately summoned and administered proper
remedies. 1t is thought the prompt medical
attention will prevent serious consequences.
marlborough stated that domestic trou-
bies had induced his rash act. He procured
ten cents worth of laudanum from Creigh-
tons drug store, and swallowed the entire
amount.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-02-09
Committed to Asylum.

Justice Clabaugh. acting for Judge Cole,
sitting in the Orphans Court. this afternoon
heard five cases of alleged funacy and COM
mitted to St. EHzabeth's Asylum Ferdinand
Hocheisen and Michael Liston. white. and
Sadie Cheshire, Mary E. Butler and Agnes
Mason. colored. The hearing Of the case OF
Susan p. Mason was continued.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-02-09
Convicted of Larceny.

William Riaggold was today convicted in
the Police Court before Judge KimbaIl Of
the larceny Of silver watch. valued at
s. from Cora smallwood. and not paying a
fire OF SO was committed to jail for thirty
Gays Policeman 0Brien, who arrested
R;reseld. told the court that some time
ago he took him into custody as an alleged
ueserter from the navy. but upon reporting
the fact to The proper military authorities
they refused corrective him.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-02-09

Old Glory Council, No. "a, Junior Order
United American Mechanics. was incorpo-
rated today. The incorporators, three Of
whom will be trustees for the first year,
are Edward p. Hazelton. Charles d. Scott,
John H Duchane. Willard F. Martin, Jos.
E. Hodgson aad John E. Hodgson.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-02-09
Police onleer. Pleasure se.k,ne.

Police Officer LaIly of the Anacostia sta
ton has returned to duty, after several
days of leave. which he spent in New York
city. Night Station Keeper J. W. Middleton
is now on leave, visiting his relatives In
Baltimore.
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1900-07-28
Ants Invent n wagon.

There are n good many ants Of diff
ferent varieties on the lot at my coun-
try place. near CovlngtOn, and last
year | began to make Il systematic
study of their habits" says a contribu-
tor to the New Orleans Times-Demo-
crat. "Near one of my flower beds Is
q colony of small red ants that are ex-
tremely Industrious In collecting food.
and they frequently perform the most
astonishing engineering feats in trans
porting heavy burdens to their home.
mot long ago watched a party OF
about a dozen who had found the body
Of a small spider and were dragging 1t
toward the nest. The spider had hairy
legs, which stuck out In every direction
and caught on obstacles. greatly re-
tarding progress. For several min
utes the ants toilcd away with their
awkward booty and then stopped and
seemed to hold n council. a minute
fragment Of dry leaf was lying on the
ground and presently they all lay hold
and pulled the spider on top Of 1t.
Then they seized the edges and slid 1t
along without difficulty"
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1900-07-28
OUR STORM CENTERS.
Nine of Them and Their Products All
Love New England.


United States storms, according to
Professor Bigelow, have nine average
places of generation. The great ma
jority form in Alberta. north of Mon
tana. and after coming into the United
States travel eastward. A few come
in over the north Pacific coast. A
third group forms on the northern
Rocky Mountain plateau. A fourth
forms in Colorado, being born on the
very high mountainous elevations. A
fifth forms in the Texas lOwlands and,
catching the gulf winds and moisture,
moves eastward. West Indian hurri-
canes form the sixth class. The south
Atlantic coast storms make up the
seventh class. Storms which come in
from the Pacific on the southwest form
the eighth. and finally class Of minor
storms is generated in our central val
legs.
Some of these storms come across the
Pacific from the Asian coast and, after
sweeping across the country, so out
over the Atlantic to Europe and even
to Asia again. but there is no record
of storm having circumnavlgated the
globe. But, no matter where these
storms are generated, they always con-
verge toward New England. New Eng
land, in fact, seems to be the stOrmiest
spot In the United States. a record Of
ten years ending with 1893 shows
1,143 storms, all of which headed to-
ward, and most of which reached, New
England.
The forecaster must consider the gen.
eral conflguration Of the country in
reckoning for cold or hot waves, biz
yards northers and other manifesto
lions peculiar TO certain localities. An
inexperienced prophet might predict,
for instance, long record for a pc
culiar class of Pacific storm. whereas
many of them come over the seaboard
and whirl violently until they strike the
Rocky mountains. when, in endeavor-
ing to climb the Divide. they are dried
out and dissipated In the upper air and
are never heard of in the valley be-
yond. Sometimes they break through
and head wildly for New England.
But the fOrecaster must know Of
these storm gateways. He must reckon
with the climatic properties of the
"cOld pole of temperate America, that
peculiar region surrounding Lake Win
nipeg. where the range Of tempera-
ture Is 80 degrees, the thermometer
rising to 1O5 degrees above in summer
and dropping to 40 degrees below zero
In winter. AS Professor Bigelow puts
1t. the giants of heat and cold stagger
back and forth across the country in
perpetual contest and the forecaster
must be good judge Of the staying
power of each.-Ainslee's Magazine.
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1900-07-28
TRIALS OF A COMPOSER.
some of Bousn's Struggles EARLY In
HIS Career

some OF bOusu'a STRUGGLES EARLY In
HIS Career.
1.-THE first piece ever had published
I paid for said Mr.. Sousa. ut cost
me $25, and that 500 was q great deal
OF money to me, an awful lot OF
course the piece did not sell. Some
friends of mine with great big COB of
! kindness In their hearts bought copies
Il think about 81 worth. But the
rest of the world, though II was hunt
ing new tunes, paid no attention to the
publication of my piece. 1t had not
found me yet, and the fact that l was
disappointed In the sale of my music
did not dsarrange its machinery in the
least. The next time thought would
try Philadelphia. | went up to the r1o-
fishing house of Lee Il Walker a ID
showed my two compositions TO the ed
itor with whom | struck up a friend
ship that has lasted since that day,
and that was in 1872, when | was IS
years old He played over my pieces,
and they sounded beautiful. He was
a good pianist, and never have been.
He made some kind Of caballstic
! mark on them-I suppose 1t meant o.
K.-and sent me down to see Mr.. Lee.
Mr.. Lee liked the pieces, but ! was q
young man. an absolutely unknown
young man. and all that. You know
what they all say. Still the pieces were
very nice. and they would publish
them. giving mel held my breath
giving me 100 copies of each piece.
My railroad fare from Washington to
Philadelphia and return and my hotel
bill amounted to about $15. and for
that was to get 100 copies Of each Of
my two pieces, which would cost the
publisher perhaps ST. ! thought that
was pretty hard But | accepted.
supposed that the music woxld be
printed off right away. 1t wasn't.
After about n dozen letters from me
during Il period OF six or seven months
| finally got word that they might get
the piece out the following quarter"
"Now that you have made hit, don't
those pieces sell?"
Mr.. Sousa shook his head md press
ed his lips together. The world does
not turn back and look for what 1t has
once passed by 1t wants something
new
after awhile sold my compositions
for what | could gct-anything from s.
up to $25. The Washington Post
March and the High School Cadet
March sold for S35 each They
made an independent fortune for the
publisher Coleman, of Philadelphia"
"And all you got out Of them was
S7Of"
Mr. Sousa nodded. He did not seem
to feel bad about it. He seemed TO
think 1t was Il kind Of Joke on him.
Of course, but good Joke for all that.
Probably he believes that there are
more marches Just as good where they
came from. Probably he has got over
grievlng about it in the last ten years.
-Ainslee's Magazine.
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1900-07-28
stuck to His Post.

When 1t comes to battle. a horse
shows no fear of death, no sign Of be
ing overcome by panic, in all the wild
tumult Of the battles roar. a horse
in one of our batteries in the Murfrees
boro fight was hit by piece of shell.
which split his skull so that one side
was loosened. The driver turned him
loose but when he saw the team he
had worked with being driven back
for ammunition he ran to his old place
and galloped back with the rest. When
an officer pushed him aside to have
another horse put in. he gazed at the
new one with most sOrrOwful ex'
preston In his eyes. Then he seemed
to realize that the battle was no more
for him, and he walked away and lay
down and died. The officer declared
that it was broken heart that killed
him. Our Dumb Animals
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1900-07-28
Names of White House Ladies.

1t is an interesting study In nOmen-
clature to run over the names Of the
presidents wives. There has been but
one Mary-Mary Todd Lincoln. There
were two Marthas-M Martha cambridge
Washington and Martha Wayles JEFF
ferson; two Abigails-Abigail Powers
Fillmore and Abigail Smith Adams.
Another maiden possessed of the COM
mOnplace name of Smith became the
wife of a observation-disclosures Smith,
who. married Zachary Taylor. There
were,alsO two Elizas-Eliza cartwright
Monroe and Eliza McCardle Johnson.
There was a second Todd - Dolly
Todd Madison. After Dolly, which
was. perhaps the most fanciful name,
savoring more of nickname, there
were the two rather high sounding
names, Letitia and LuC ;etia -Letitia
Christian Tyler and Lucretia Rudolph
Garfield. Julia Dent Grant, Lucy
Webb Hayes and Louisa Catherine Adj
ans had Christian names more modern
and less sedate than Jane Appleton
Pierce, Hannah Hoes Van Buren,, Ra-
chel DOnelsOn Jackson. Sarah Childress
Polk and Anne Symmes Harrison.
Frances Folsom Cleveland, Caroline
Scott Harrison and Ida SaXtOn McKin-
ley are familiar to all.-New York Sun.
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1900-07-28
All Languages Spoken.

Visitors to the Paris exposition may
have noticed over one Of the restau'
rants the inscription "Ici on parle
toutes les langues." Those who are
familiar with the results obtained in
French restaurants where "Anglais" is
spoken will naturally be rather skep-
teal about this comprehensive claim to
speak all the languages under the sun.
A visitor recently remarked to the
manager. You must have great
many interpreters here" mot one, y
was the reply. who, then, speaks all
the languages" "The customers. mon
sieur."-London Chronicle.
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1900-07-28
PAYING FOR A MEAL.
II Was Worth Shilling TO Pick
Those Bones.

IL Was Worth Shilling to Pick
Those Bones.
Colonel Ebenezer Sproat OF Reyolu-
tionary fame, was born and bred in
Middleboro, Mass. He was always
fond of q joke and was quick to seize
an opportunity to indulge his propen-
sity, rs the following incident. related
by DR.. Hildreth, well illustrates. His
father, also Colonel Sproat, kept a
tavern. One day while Ebenezer was
at home on a furlough three private
soldiers, on their return from the seat
of war, called for cold luncheon.
Mrs. Sproat set on the table some
bread and cheese with the remnants OF
the family dinner. which her son
thought rather scanty fare for hungry
men. He felt a little vexed that the
defenders Of the country were not
more bountifully supplied. The sol
dicrs, after satisfying their appetites'
asked him how much they should pay
Ebenezer said he would ask his moth
or. He found her In the kitchen.
MOIQeT, ue SNll. INV mum 10 ~
worth to pick those bonesT
About shilling, | guess" she an
Swered.
The young officer returned to the sol
diers. and, taking from the barroom till
3 shillings and smiling genially upon
them, gave each man one and with
good wishes sent them on their way.
Mrs. Sproat soon after came In and
asked Ebenezer what he had done With
the money for the soldiers dinner.
In apparent amaZement he eXclalm-
cd: Money. Did | not ask you what
it was worth to pick those bones. and
you said q shilling? | thought it little
enough. for the bones were pretty bare
and | handed the men the money
from the till. and they are gone"
Mrs. Sproat could not find heart TO
reprove her favorite son for this mis-
Interpretation of her words. and then
she, too, loved joke, and so. after an
instants glum look. she laughed and
said it was all rigbt.-Youth's Com
paniOn.
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1900-07-28
The Advance of Time.

The age of man. we are told, is three
score years and ton. From % TO 40.
If the health be good. no material al
teration Is observed. From thence to
so the change Is greater. Fifty-hve
to GO. the alteration startles; still we
are not bowed down. In the earliest
periods Of our life the body strength.
ems and keeps up the mind; In the later
stages Of 1t the reverse takes place,
and the mind keeps up the body; n
formidable duty this and keenly felt
by both. Such Is times progress
Scottish American
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1900-07-28
BIG RENTS IN LONDON.
Fabulous Prices Paid For Domiciies
In AristOcratic Quarters.


Pretty nearly everybody understands,
of course, that house rents are very
considerably greater in London than
they are in provincial towns and that
in the metropolis they vary greatly and
are very stiff in the regions where soci-
ETY. hovers. But a writer in Tit-Bits
ventures to think that even few Lon
doners have much idea of the enor-
nous figures paid for the rentals of
fashionable houses in Belgravia and
Mayfair or realize how few square
yards of the west end II takes to pro
duce million sterling In this way.
Now. take, to start with, Park lane,
that highly fashionable thOroughfarc.
1t Is rather staggering 10 learn that
$4,000 a year is really not at all a
very eXtravagant rent to pay for a
good house in this quarter. The plain,
simple fact of the matter Is. however,
that you cannot get decent house
here for less than $4,000, and even
such n one would only have three or
ing. would not have greater accommo-
dalton than a house at $3.50 or $500 a
year in the suburbs or at half that
price in Il provincial town.
Grosvenor square and Berkeley
square are renowned headquarters Of
society. which pays astonishingly for
its residence there.
Consider the former first. The whole
square comprises fewer than 60 houses,
but it Is n fact that their combined an
nual rental is about $750000. Big as
the rents are. getting house here Is a
matter of great difficulty, and seldom
is there one to let for long. Nothing
can be got for less than $1,000 year,
and from this figure an intending ten
ant may 60 up to $4,000 year.
Berkeley square is likewise difficult
TO get into. 1t is rather old fashioned
and severe, and the average man or
woman from the country might not be
able to see anything about the houses
which would justify heavy drain be-
ing made upon tenants pocket. But,
all the same, houses here are always
at a premium. and you will not get
much OF residence for $1,000 year,
nor yet, so far as that goes, Is the ac-
commodation very astonishing If $1O,-
900 year is paid.
St James square is another ultra
fashionable quarter which a million
alre might have to wait years to get in
to if he desired to live there-$l5,OO
or $4,000 a year is quite moderate
rent for house so situated-while
Norfolk House, where the Duke OF
Norfolk resides. and such others as
Lord Derby's residence, at 33, would
easily realize $4,000 year in rent
Carlton House terrace. where states
men and ambassadors live, also costs
its tenants dearly. At least $4,000 O
year must be paid for anything good IN
this particular neighborhood, and Mr.
Astor gave more than 100000 when
he purchased one eAthe houses in the
terrace, formerly occupied by Lord
Granville. Yet the ordinary man would
remark that the houses are not even
semidetached and that outwardly, at
all events. they are far from imposing.