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The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-05-09
Furniture Department

Solid Oak Morris Chairs, fitted with
hair-fIIed cretonne cushions Reduced
from $500 and $500 to $3.50 each.
Woman'S Solid Oak Writing Desk,
French legs, large drawer, slightly dam
aged. Reduced from $500 tic $3.50
. Solid Oak Book Cases with four al
Unstable shelves. brass rod and rings;
slightly damage in shipment Reduced
from $3.50 tC $50 each
, Oak Book Cases. Reduced from S4-I5
to s. 50 each
> oak Book Cases. I it wide. 5lz #.
high Reduced from S7-0o to 500 each
Fourth floor.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-05-09

4 most attractive route TO Mount Vernon is
va the electric trains OF the Washington, Alex
sndria and Mount Vernon Railway. The route
for almost the entire distance lies along the
Potomac, and there always beautiful views
from either side OF the trains. Many interesting
places are passed route, and competent
guide accompanies each train. Trains leave the
station Thirteen-and-a-haIf Street and PeunsyI-
vania Avenue, every hour from 10 a m to 3
D. m Tor Mount Vernon and about every forty
tive minutes for Alexandria and Arlington Stop
over privileges are allowed at Alexandra where
Christ Church and many other historic places
are located A tourist may be chartered.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-05-09
The Academy-.Fnst Lynne.,,

leah Lessi will present Lucille West
ems version Of Mrs. Henry Woods IA
nous novel, East Lynne at the Acade-
my next week
The story of this beautiful work is too
wei known to need any extended refer
eRce. Miss Lessi viii appear in the dual
roles Of Lady Isabel and Madam Vine.
and her impersonatioH Of these two diff
cult characters has received much praise.
The supporting company is said to have
equal hOnOrs with the star. The pTOduC-
ton is as nearly complete as possible,
according to the claims Of the press
agent
The usual Tuesday. Thursday and Sat
urday matiuees viii be given.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-05-09
a TORNADO IN MEXICO.
Many Buildings Destroyed Near
LampazOS and ViIIardama

MONTEREY, Mexico, Nay 9.-The sec
ton of the country north Of here was
visited on Tuesday by tornado of great
severity Many buildings in the vicinity
Of LamDazoS and ViIIardama were de-
stroyed. No casualties are reported
The terrific rain caused Iandslides at
points along the Mexican National Rail
road, delaying traffic.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-05-09
Chase,s-PoItte vauderiIIe.

Transformed by the articles of fur
nishers, decorators. and florists into
summer theatre embracing all the atrac-
i've features of a roof garden, a summer
palace, and 8 music nall, Chase's New
Grand viii begin its first mfd-year season
on Monday next All the new draDerfes.
furniture, and special illumination will be
of Oriental design. Iced air will be Eorc-
ed through shafts into the theatre and
eighteen electric fans in the auditorium
viii accelerate its dispersal AS a special
innovation Manager Chase has engaged
the Royal Hungarian Gypsy Band to FUR
nish promenade music in the theatre from
7:30 each evening until the overture is be-
gun by the regular orchestra; also during
the intermission which will be prolonged
to twenty minutes, and after the close of
the performance. for an indefinite time
This band has never before appeared in
a theatre as it has been wholly employed
at social functions. 1t has been procured
at unusual expense and should prove a
great drawing card
The regular programme is repIete with
novelties promising a wide variety Of en-
tertainment appropriate to the season.
George Ober, assisted by Adelaide Ober
and d company Of three others, viii pre-
sent for the first time here. q vaudeville
version Of rip Van Wrinkle A unique
feature Of the sketch is the use OF the
Biograph which viii. between the three
principal scenes, exhibit motion pictures
Of Rips encounter with the dwarfs. his
toast TO them, his long sleep, and the
awakening.
Mrs Cen Tom Thumb viii be another
leading attraction. With her little COM
pany, this celebrated woman will present
| "A Peep a Mars. which is said to have
made a phenomenal hit in vaudeville.
Shean and Warren VIII appear in q trav-
esty called Quo Nadis Upside Down.
George w Day VIII provide new mono
. logUe. ard c. W. LittlefieId. the we'll
known raimetic comedian VIII offer his
interesting specially The twelve Bio
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-05-09

LONDON. May 9.-The Bordeaux cor
respondent of the Daily Mall states
definitely that the EI!sworths. of Balti-
more, have secured the Orleans Railway
coal contract.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-05-09
SOCIAL AND PERSONAL.

The Board of Lady Visitors of the
Founding Hospital will hold Spring
Market Saturday, from 9 to at 1924 F
Street. They will sell all vegetables in
season, butter, eggs, fruits. and flowers,
and homemade cakes and candies at reg
ular market prices and deliver all pur-
chases free of charge The merchants in
the various markets have donated Hber-
ally and the owners of express wagons
have promised to deliver all goods free of
charge Mrs Simon Wolf President of
the Board, and Mrs Henry Ives Cobb,
chairman of the Spring Market, are in
general charge Of the affair and among
others who viii have stands are: Mrs.
Baily, who will dispose of baskets; Mrs.
Rutherford, vegetables; Mrs Lisner, but
ter, eggs. and cheese Mrs. Gillette. flow
ers; Mrs. PIatt, candy, and Mrs. SyIves-
ter. bread and cake.
Mrs Foster will serve tea and waters.
1 The ladies hope that ali who have mar
keting to do on Saturday will give them
a call
The Assistant Secretary of the Navy
and Mrs. Hackett entertained at a dinner
Of twelve covers last night. their guests
being the japanese Minister and Nine
/ Takahira, the Assistant Secretary Of
War and Mrs. Sanger, Admiral Dewey,
Mrs Esserstyn, Rear Admiral and Mrs
Farquhar, and Commander and Mrs
Cowles. Wild cherry blossoms and
branches of Towering dogwOOd covered
the manteIs and window recesses, while
/ on the table was q pTOfuSiOn Of sweet
peas The host and. hostess viii leave
shortly for d visit to the Norfolk Navy
Yard They viii be present at the open
ing Of the Newport War College June /,
and at the commencement OF the Naval
Q $500
Secretary Hackett viii deliver the dplo-
mas. After this Mrs. Hackett viii spend
a few days at Newport before joining her
. husband and going to their summer home
! IN Newcastle, N J.
N Cambon, the French Ambassador,
on Thursday of next week viii be the
guest Of the University of Chicago and
the Alliance Franchise He viii deliver
an address at the university and will be
I rendered q banquet at the Union League
/ Club in the evening
! Commander and Mrs. CowIes will go 10
/ their Connecticut home in the early part
/ OF June.
/ Solicitor General and Mrs, Richards
( viii occupy their summer home in DuX-
/ bury, Pa. about the middle of June
Mrs. Theodore Bingham returned last
/ Tuesday from a visit Of a few weeks to
/ WOolsbury. Pa. Colonel and Mrs. Biug-
/ ham viii open their cottage III Nova
! Scotia early in June.
! It is said that Cen Wesley Merritt, re-
/ tired, L. s. A, Is looking for a suitable
/ permanent residence in this city.
Among the Washingtonians sailing on
/ the American Line steamship Noordland
from Philadelphia for Liverpool Saturday
next are: Mrs. Alexander Britton, Miss
/ Catherine Britton. Miss Margaret Britton,
/ Miss II. Petit, Miss X. a. Reed, Miss
] Nancy Isle Mrs. Samuel Thomas, Mrs.
J /. II OImsted, Miss Grace Clarke, Miss
| Helen G. Morgan, Mr. and Mrs Henry
! a Curtis, and Mr. 5. Carroll Ford
! Mrs and the Misses Sanderson have
/ leased the residence, .2122 II Street north
/ west
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-05-09

Sick and nervous headaches promptly cured
by Royal Headache Tablets I0c package.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-05-09

Only 10 dozen Of Gents Grey, Brown,
and Blue Mixed Half
Hose left. which We close 3 sc per dOz
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-05-09

Mrs. Theodore Bingham returned last
Tuesday from a visit of a few weeks to
Woolsbury, Pa Colonel and Mrs Bing-
ham viii open their cottage III Nova
Scotia, early in June.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-05-09

N Cambon, the French Ambassador,
on Thursday OF next week viii be the
guest Of the University of Chicago and
the Alliance Franchise He viii deliver
an address at the university and Will be
rendered banquet at the Union League
Club IN the evening
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-05-09

Solicitor General and Mrs. Richards
will occupy their summer home in DuX-
bury. Pa about the middle of June
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-05-09

Commander and Mrs CowIes will 90 10
their Connecticut home in the early part
OF June
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It is said that Gen. Wesley Merritt, re-
tired. L s. A, is looking for a suitable
permanent residence in this city.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-05-09
THE OIL FIELDS OF TEXAS
Lone Star State Citizens in 4 Fever
of Speculation.

beaumont Grows From n Provincial.
Sleepy Town TO Thriving City.
Fortunes That HAVE Rccn
Made in the Petroleum Districts
The Grit-advocate., 1901-12-27
SILK FROM SPIDERS.

NJ. Cachet, French savant, who has
been experimenting with the object OF
finding spiders that wCu.d furnish silk
for fabrics, with the expectation OF
being able to discover number OF
species that would answer his purpose,
it is stated, has met with disappoint-
ment, and that thus far the Madagas
car spider seems to be the only ore
upon which any dependence can be
placed. Attempts to use the cocoons
of these he abandoned after a years
trial. At the factory in Paris the silk
is taken directly from the spiders,
which are placed in separate boxes on
a shelf above the machine. The strands
are conducted carefully by hand to
the SPINDLE which twists them into a
thread. Sometimes as many as thirty
six strands are required for one
thread. When the silk of spider is
exhausted it is removed and specially
fed for a new supply. The operation
does not appear to affect their health.
The Grit-advocate., 1901-12-27
Porto Rico to Grow Our Coffee.

When the innovations planned, and
partially executed, for Porto Rico have
been put into full practice by the gov
ernment the authorities at Washington
expect that island to furnish One-half
the coffee consumed in the United
States. Among the agricultural i'm
ports of this country coffee is second
only to sugar, the annual inDortations
averaging s7O,O00,O 900 and only a small
fraction of / per cent now comes from
our tropical islands. The most i'm
portant industry of Porto Rico has
been, in the past, the raising of cof-
fee for European markets.
Shortly after the cession of the is
lands to the United States the agricul-
tural department sent corps of ex-
perts over the ground. 1t was found
that Porto Rican coffee plantations are
seriously injured by being to heavily
shaded, and also that shade is not, as
commonly believed, necessity, the
supposed good effects resulting from 1t
consisting simply in tixation of nitro
gen in the soil by the root tubercles
OF the leguminous trees used for shade.
The other advantages of shade are
only indirect, consisting in the pro-
lection of the soil from heat, drouth
and erosion.
The Grit-advocate., 1901-12-27

the air for low or ordinary purposes or
by pumping the water against an air
cushion for high pressures. There is
an open passage between this tank and
the boiler, permitting the passage OF
the water in either direction.
The fuel supply is SO arranged that
at the undetermined temperature, it
is furnished to or withheld from the
burner, and is entirely automatic in
it's operation, SO that after the fire is
once started all that is necessary to
operate the whole equipment of the
automobile is to open or close the
throttle valve on the engine.
With such an outfit it is unnecessary
to carry the tremendous steam pres
sures as are now being used on auto
mobile boilers, as with this tempera-
ture does not depend upon pressure.
In the ordinary boiler, 1858 pounds OF
steam pressure is required to furnish
steam of a temperature of AIS de-
grees With the device described, this
same temperature or even much
higher one can be had with so pounds
of steam, or in fact any pressure.
With this boiler. all of the water
used is turned into steam, and not
wasted by blowing out in the exhaust,
after fuel has been used to heat it.
The Grit-advocate., 1901-12-27
Landslide Threatens Villages.

A great slide" is threatened in the
mountains near Annecy, in France,
where the entire district Of Ayse is
threatened with destruction by a great
mass Of earth many thousands Of cubic
meters in volume, which is slowly
slipping down the slopes and must
surely overwhelm the valley. The pop
ulation looks forward with dread to
the autumnal rains.
The Grit-advocate., 1901-12-27

top, into which water, not or cold, Is
poured. If you happen to have head
ache you will want ice water, but some
thing else may be the trouble and hot
water will serve the purpose better.
1t is an easy way Of applying hot or
cold congresses to the head and, the
bag being divided into compartments,
if preferred.
The Grit-advocate., 1901-12-27
Durability of Cypress Wood.

Sections of old water pipes Of cy-
press that had been underground and
in use for nearly a century were re-
Gently exhumed at New Orleans, and
to the surprise of all the wood was
perfectly preserved and as hard as
when laid. They were part Of the first
water works system Of the city, and
it is thought the wood was from trees
100 years old when laid.
The Grit-advocate., 1901-12-27
NOTES ON SCIENCE.
CURRENT NOTES OF DISCOVERY
AND INVENTION.
Col. John Jacob Astor Has an Improved
Steam Turbine-The Rose Flash Boiler
Water bag for the Head-Getting
Rid of Mosquitoes.
AsTOR's NEW STEAM TURBINE.

ASTOR'S NEW STEAM TURBINE.
Col. John Jacob Astor has designed a
new steam turbine which it is expected
Will be an improvement over the ia
nous Parsons engine. The Scientific
American gives the following account
OF the engine:
The Astor turbine is distinguished
broadly from the best known existing
forms by the fact that it has no sta
uonary parts other than the journals
and foundation frames which carry it,
the casing of the turbine revolving as
well as the shaft, but in an opposite
direction. The general construction Of
the motor consists of one interior shaft
which extends from the forward jour-
nal through the rear propeller. Upon
this shaft is formed series of spiral
Dlades, which have steady increase
in diameter from the forward or admis-
sion end of the turbine to the rear ex-
haust end. The shaft and blades ro-
tate within daring funnel shaped
casing, around the inner surface of
which is formed another series of spiral
blades, also increasing in diameter,
whose twist is in the opposite direc
ton to that of the blades on the shaft,
the two set of blades OF vanes being
respectively right and left handed The
tubular casing is drawn down at the
exhaust end to form hollow shaft,
which lncloses the central shaft, and
extends through the deadwood and the
sternpost. The propellers are right and
left handed to match the direction of
the blades of the respective shafts to
winch they are keyed, the two pro-
pellers thus rotating in opposite direc-
tions.
The casing increases In diameter at
the proper rate to secure an even rate
OF expansion of the steam, which is
conducted from the exhaust through a
length of piping formed in the keel Of
the launch, the keel thus being made
to serve the purpose Of condenser
The condensed steam collects in a we'll
from which it is drawn by the boiler
feed pump. Steam is admitted to the
forward end of the turbine, and, strik-
ing on the two set of blades, the shaft
is rotated to the right and the outer
movable casing to the left, the respec-
tive propellers being, of course, driven
IN corresponding drections.'
The Grit-advocate., 1901-12-27
THE ROSE FLASH BOILER.

This boiler is simple in the extreme; /;
is indestructible and is made of sec
tlons fastened together with nipples,
more or less of these being used ac-
cording to the power desired
Each section is provided with nu-
merous heat collecting hanges and the
sections are placed above the fire hori-
zontally, in manner to afford numer-
Gus small chimneys for the escape of
the spent gases.
The stctions are hollow and each
contains diaphragm and an amount
The Grit-advocate., 1901-12-27

of heat collecting and storing material,
which construction gives very large
outside heat collecting area.
The method of feeding the water to
the boiler is claimed to be the most
simple ever used is entirely automatic
and provides absolute safety.
A small quantity of water is carried
in closed tanE in which is maintained
an air pressure equal to the steam pres
sure desired. either by the pumping Of
The Grit-advocate., 1901-12-27
QUEER WILLS OF RICH MEN.
Some Extraordinary Requests That Have
Passed Into History.

Some Extraordinary requests That Have
Passed Into History.
It does not necessarily follow that
because man has been shrewd enough
to amass great fortune he is wise
enough to dispose of it in a sensible
manner. The records of the probate
courts show that bequests fraught with
onerOus, even impossible, conditions
are not uncommon. 1t is as though
the testator, resenting the scramble for
his property which he foresees Will fol-
low his death, desires to make the lot
of his heirs as hard as possible.
Within the last few months thera
have been several Of these eccentric
wills, A brother left his sister $685.
600 under the express condition that
she should neither marry nor become
nun. In default OF carrying out the
stipuations the money is to be dis
tributed among other relatives.
Very different toward marriage was
the attitude of wealthy Italian who
died recently. To each Of his three
daughters he LETT $500 a year if they
remained single and five times as
much, $500 yearly, if they married.
A member of the English parliament
just deceased bequeathed to his two
daughters his entire estate Of 500,
COO with the provision that they can
only inherit if they attain the age of
50 without wedding either a Hebrew
of a citizen of the United States.
A curious evidence of the foresight
of Benjamin Franklin is furnished by
one Of the items of his will. A small
sum Of money was left with the pro-
viso that it should not be used until
the twentieth century, and that mean
while The accumulating interest should
be added to the principal
The gift has now become ava!la lie,
with the result that the trustees OF the
Franklin fund have at their iispusa.
1915 600 which will be used to erect Il
Franklin institute in Franklin square,
Boston.
More singular even than any nf
these odd bequests was the obligation
that Lord Butte imposed on his heirs
AS he lay dying he expressed the wish
that his heart should be taken to the
holy land and buried there, adding that
unless this was done his relatives
would never rest happy in possession OF
his estate. So strong was this appeal
that the order was carried out to the
letter.
The Grit-advocate., 1901-12-27
WATER BAG FOR THE HEAD.

Did you ever hear of a water bag for
the head? Here is one, and the in
ventor of it is woman, Stella Rowe,
of Cincinnati Ohio. The bag is shaped
like a hood, is tied under the chin Of
the wearer and has an opening at the
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1901-08-23

A German custom, which The Rail-
road Digest thinks might be intro
duced with advantage in this country,
is the sale Of platform tickets, which
admit the bearer to the trains about to
depart. The Idea is to enable those ac-
companying friends to assist them
with their hand baggage to their seats
and help with the children when such
are present. In most cases the assist
ance is denied, as those not holding
tickets are not allowed to pass through
the gates, or at least not allowed to en-
ter the train. In Germany penny in the
slet machines disburse these platform
tickets, which entitle the bearer to ac-
company friends and to stay with them
on the train until the moment 1t pulls
out.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1901-08-23
MarYIAnd GirlA.

Census reports are not generally In.
teresting to ladies, but some figures
that are printed in The Sun today d.
rectly concern them and will doubtless
attract their attention. 1t seems the
female population Of Maryland exceeds
the male by 0,494, there being 5S9,275
males In the state and 59S, 769 females.
Maryland women, however, are not like
those Of Massachusetts, who are in a
hopeless majority because the demand
for them Is not equal to the supply.
Maryland women are SO attractive and
so delightful that 1t is necessary to pro-
duce them in large numbers to meet the
demands Of the matrimonial market
abroad as well as at home. The appar-
ent excess of Maryland females is only
statistical. 1t is not real or genuine.
There could not be, in the nature Of
things, an excess Of Maryland women.
When the bachelors of other sections
hear Of Marylands surplus feminine
crop there will be general rush from
all quarters to secure as wives women
who for sweetness, beauty, cleverness
and capacity are chief among 100000
and altogether lovely.-Baltimore Sun.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1901-08-23

Inhabitants of the Tyrol have lost
lake.
The village watchman Is positive
that when he passed the banks of the
lake the night before the remarkable
discovery it was in Its usual condition.
The fact, however, remains that in the
morning nothing but the bed Of the
lake was left to show that it ever
existed.
On the trees growing near the lake
some one had caused to be posted large
notices, headed Lost, Strayed or
Stolen" to the effect that n reward
would be paid for the return Of the
missing waters and mo questions
asked" Another notice exhorted the
missing waters to return and all would
be forgiven.
There have been many similar mys-
terious dsappearances In different
parts Of the world. Quite recently a
lake over one square mile in area dis
appeared in Japan, and the place that
1t once occupied Is now devoted to
farming.-Cincinnati Enquirer.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1901-08-23
THE DELAWARE, SUsauEHANNA AND
SCHUYLKILL RAILROAD,
Timp TN hle In ofTact No r,I, IN tant


Time table in effect March 10, 1901.
Trains leave Drifton for Jeddo, Eckley, Halle
Brook, Stockton, Beaver Meadow Road Roam
and Hazleton Junction ut 500 m, daily
Trains leave Drifton for Harwood, Cranberry.
Tomhicken and Deringer at 90 m, daily
except Sunday; and 707 a m, 23S p m, Sun.
day.
Harwood Road, Humboldt Road, Oneida and
Sheppton at 90 IN, daily except SUN
day; and 0 m, 38 p m, Sunday
Trains leave Hazleton Junction for Harwood
Cranberry, Tomhicken and Deringer at q az n
N, daily except Sunday; and SO a m, ~ m.
Sunday.
Trains leave Hazleton Junction for Oneida
Junction, Harwood Road, Humboldt Road.
Oneida and Sheppton at 70, IL 10 a m, Al D m
daily except Sunday; and 7 81 a m, II D m,
Sunday.
Trains leave Deringer for Tomhicken. Gran.
berry, Han wood, Hazleton Junction and Roam
at 20 m, daily except Sunday; ana 3T
Trans leave Sheppton for Oneida, Humboldt
Road, Harwood Road. Oneida Junction, Halle
ton Junction and Roam at Z IL m, IL 40. 528
m, daily except Sunday; and IL a m, 3H
IN, Sunday.
Trains leave sheppton for Beaver Meadow
Road. Stockton, IIazle Brook, Eckloy, Jeddo
and Drifton at 20 p m, daily, except Sunday;
and ii u IN, 3 A p IN, Sunday.
Trains leave Hazleton Junction for Beayer
Meadow Road, Stockton, Halle Brook, Eckley,
seceo seceo Sunday na pris9n and 10 "a a. S4s M daily
All trains connect at Hazleton Junction with
electric cars for Hazeton, Jeanesyillo Auden-
ried and other points on the Traction Com.
pany's line.
Train leaving Drifton at 500 a m males
connection at Deringer with p. X. r. trains for
Wilkesbarre> sunbury, Harrisburg and points
LUTHER G, SMITH. Superintendent,