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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-02-16

Lodge banners for proficiency in degree
work in the annual contests one OF the
events Of the year in the order. and has
arranged for a public presentation in
Odd Fellows Hall. on 7th street. Tues
day evening, February Is. A splendid
program OF music has been arranged by
the competing lodges. and all Odd Eel
lows will be welcomed Canton Wash
ington. No. 1. Patriarchs Militant, Capt.
William H. Ernest, commander. has
been invited and will attend in full uni
form. Past Grand Master William w.
MILAN will make the pri1cipal address
OF the evening and the grand master will
make the formal presentation.
Columbia Lodge. No. 10. I. o. o. F..
conferred the initiatory degree at its last
meeting, Thursday evening. There were a
number OF visitors present from this and
other jurisdictions, the state Of Penneyl-
vania. Virginia and California being rep
resented. 1t is the intention TO confer
the third degree next Thursday evening
on a large class and other lodges have
been invited to furnish candidates for the
occasion. The degree will be presented
in the main saloon at Odd Fellows Hall,
7th street northwest. All Odd Fellows
will be welcomed.
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OUR GROWING COLLEGES.
900 Students in Ten Largest
American Universities.
From the Independent.

From the Independent.
The attendance at American UNIVERSE
ties. annually compiled by Prof. Rudolf
Tombo. jr., of Columbia shows some in
terestinE figures for 1907. Harvard holds
the lead as the largest university. with
6.346 students, Columbia. Michigan Chi
cago. Cornell. Minnesota, Illinois, Penn
sylvania. Yale and California following In
the order named.
These ten universities represent total
attendance of over 10000. The largest
gains were made by Columbia, New York
University. Illinois. Wisconsin. Michigan
and Minnesota; that Is. two eastern and
four western institutions.
At three of the prominent state universe
ties of the middle west decrease in the
number of male students enrolled is coun-
terbalanced by an increase in the number
OF women. Wisconsin has eighty-seven
more women. There is a steady gain in
Mawr.
The greatest number Of degrees con-
ferred In 1907 was by Harvard. with 1,1S7
to her credit. Michigan. Columbia and
Yale follow in the order named.
The decrease In the number of Amer
fcan students at all the German UNIVERSE
ties is this year more marked than ever.
According to the registration statistics Of
Berlin University. which has been the
most popular of all the German. UNIVERSE
ties with Americans, there are now only
ninety-fve students from this country
sixtyeight men and twenty-seven wom-
en-enrolled. Three years ago there were
20S and ten years ago over 400.
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Nicknames Of Royalties.
rom Harper's Weekly.


While the free-and-easy American might
refer to the chief executive as TEDDY it
seems to surprise him to learn that his
cousins across the water indulge in SINH
lar familiar terms when speaking Of their
monarchs. In Great Britain and Germany
especially are nicknames popular. and al
most all members Of the royal families.
as we'll as prominent men generally. have
them.
His majesty Edward VII is frequently
referred to as "Erdrex"-very obviously
derived from the royal signature, Edward:
Rex Prior to his assumption of the
crown he was Familiarity known as Der
tie and by the other members of the
royal family as The Guv'nor."
That the Emperor of all the Russias is
beloved by many of his subjects, popular
ideas to the contrary notwithstanding. is
evidenced by the familiar designation OF
''Nicky." which has chung to him since his
boyhood.s THE Father" as the late King
of Denmark was generally called. as well
as the Father Francis" by which desig-
nation King Francis Joseph Is known.
show affection and reverence. King Leo
pold OF Belgium must content himseiI
with the unflattering title Of "ine King
with Nose"
1.-The Little Signor' as the King Of
the endearing term OF the battered SOL
diers of France-"The Little Corporal"
Her Royal Shyness' is the nickname
bestowed by the Queen of Norway upon
her sister, the Duchess Of Fife The
queen herself has always been known to
her relations and intimate friends as
Harry"
Many of the mobiles of England bear
queer nicknames. among the most odd and
unaccountable of which is Blue Mon
key applied to the Marquis de Several
The king himself bestowed upon Lord
Buchan the very appropriate title OF
Pocket Adonis.' and upon Lord Ribbles-
dale that Of THE Ancestor" because Of
the latter's odd style Of dress.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-02-16

Grand Master Edwin H. Easterling OF
the I. o. o. F.. Of the District proposes to
vary the custom which has prevailed in
the jurisdiction for the last few years by
making the presentation Of the Grand
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Doctoring the Socially Weak.
rom Charities and the Commo

From Charities and the Commons.
The first work OF charity must be to help
those out Iof adjustment with society to
get adjusted il possible. This is the work
Of retaining the socially weak. 1t in
wolves both the treatment Of the indi-
vidual and the lettering Of social condi-
tons and institutions. There must be in
dividual treatment for the socially weak
II they are again TO become strong. eff
hcient members Of the social body, for It
Is rare that the person who once gets out
Of adjustment with society can regain
his position without some help. This indi-
vidu4f, personal work Is considered by
many the vital element in all charity;
and perhaps rightly. But 1t Is plain that
there is an immediate social side to all
charitable work also, for the individual
frequently cannot be adjusted to society
unless social conditions are improved
made more just and humane. .,
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The Alfred Route.
from the London Shipping World.

We cannot but wonder why so much
should be said about saving twelve days
in the transportation of person or a let
ter from London to Wellington by the
aid of tWenty-four or twenty-five knot
boats onethe Atlantic and eighteen knot
boats on the Pacific. without ever a sug-
gestion that tWenty-four-k knot boats for
any part of the journey via Suez would
substantially reduce the time. Why ig-
mere such important considerations? The
Alfred route is a captivating proposal.
Rut il is not business
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-02-16

houses at the corner of 18th and h
streets. and James Ferry. stonemason
small brick house at the corner of 1lth
and L. Square 341 was laid off for twelve
lots. and in 1896 they were apportionad,
One-half each. to Davidson's heirs and to
the United States. They figured in Green
leafS operations. commencing in 1i94,
but in 1903 lots to 8. on the NJ street
front. and nearly all on 18th street were
owned by Thomas Snowden. In 1910 the
square was cut into sixteen lots by the
Davidson heirs.
Ninety-Nine Year Lease.
The valuations Of ground were the same
as in the preceding square until $50,
when there was $500 improvement
on lot = in the name of w. c. Ellison. but
the title was not recorded till 1880. In
that year c. l.. Coltman had lot ). part
of which went to J. J. Fry. In 1881 lots
and were owned jointly by Mr.. Eli
son. Richard Butt and NJ. COltman. In
1899 A. c. kidWell took a ninety nine
year lease on the lot at 18th and j.
streets. Thomas B. Hyde took lease for
ten years on lots l and =, on l. street,
and w. Kessner a similar lease on lots
and Z, on nth street. Mr.. kidwell was
one of the early corporation contractors.
Mr.. KesSner was a well-knOwn carpenter
Of those times.
George Dice, a well-known newspaper
man, bought a lot and established his
home here in 1910. as did also B. Neff. a
boot and shoe maker. j. A. NJ. Duncan
son the same year had lots ), and T. on
18th street In 1S42 Ambrose Roth owned
property on nth street. and the following
year d. O'Hare. well known as an en-
graver. owned property on 10th street
Samson Simms purchased several lots on
l. street, moving his business Of carpen-
ter and builder from Georgetown, and
nf fra .hnnSQS
Grocery Store Destroyed by Fire.
The grocery and general merchandise
store Of John E. Ager & Brother. on the
north side Of l street. was in the early
'4Os the only store of it's kind in the neigh
borhood. with a custom extending well
through North Washingtop. This occu-
pied a brick building which was subse-
quently destroyed by fire. Near the cor
ner of 10Th and 1 streets George Seitz
opened bakery. Father and sons fol-
lowed the business here for years. Philip
Hines. one of the first residents of the Dis
trict. lived on / street at that time. On
10th street north of New York avenue
lived Aaron Gartrell. butcher; L. Glenn
ems. a carter: j. 7. Whitaker. a printer.
and w. c. Goddard. many years captain
of the watch at the Treasury. On l. street
lived Samson Simms. Horatio Beall, Oscar
Alexander, James Ferry Stone and Mrs.
Cox.
On 10th street between L and NJ streets
lived NJ. r. Combs. O'Hare. Neff. Dice.
Vondelehr and J. Russell Barr. a grocer,
who in after years was in the city council.
On 18th street resided Mr.. Richard Bird
get. afterward a carriage builder; George
Evans. laborer: j. Haupt, stonecutter:
Jerry Crown. Treasury Waterman: James
Minor. Treasury clerk: John Shick, car
penteH and S. Cassidy. stOnecutter.
Such was the natural grade Of Massa-
chusetts avenue from 10Th street east to
10th street prior to 1880 that when snow
covered the ground there was fine coast
ing ia VI Els CROGGON.
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Gravel Used for Sidewalks.

The hill extended eastward nearly to
10th street, terminating there in blum of
red gravel. In the late thirties the gravel
bank was excavated by William Wilson,
who utilized the material in making side
walks The portions Of the bank In the
line of the streets was cut down to grade
and the portion on private property was
carted away as the demand dictated. In
the forties some of the streets were grav-
eled as we'll as graded; other contractors
worked the gravel pits. All OF the lots
were cut down to grade and some even
lower so that persons who built In later
years had cellars awaiting. 1t IS related
that I'm one instance One-story frame
house became the third story OF a dwelling.
the second and first stories being added
as the material was carted away.
For some years there was pond about
three feet deep north of Q street. In win
ter this was the skating rink OF the boys
and not infrequently In summer 1t was
used as a swimming pool. More than
one well-fought stone battle took place
there between rival gangs of boys known
as the Printers and Winters"
French Minister Bought Land.
The square between X street, Massa-
chusetts avenue 10th apd nth streets.
known as 342 of seven original lots, was
owned by Davidson's heirs in 1910. and
they divided it into twenty0ne lots. One
cent per foot valuation obtained in 1902
and this was reduced to half cent, but
in 1920 three cents was the appraised
value. There was no conveyancing until
1925. when Count Demener. the French
minister. bought four lots on Massa-
chusetts avenue. In 1881 Robert Leckie
bought these lots. In 1899 Andrew Roth
we'll bought lots > to &, and two years
afterward sold { and 8. which included
the corner of filth and X streets. to Ben
jamin Williamson. and these. in 1S43.
went to Chariot Garrett. &. Cox in 1879
acquired lots II to Is on Massachusetts
avenue.
In the '4Os there was some little work
and improvement other than gravel dig
eing. Mr.. Williamson erecting some frame
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N2M EHLi EILI


the floors are inclined so that every
body can see: so there's a chance for
happiness. There will be no gallery.
But this is supposed to'be a story apts
the gridiron-so let's go back again.
There are fifty sets OF lines attached
to the iron, three long ropes in a set.
Think of these mixed up with borders
the little ~tree-tops, hanging vines,
etc, that may be seen neal the top of
the scenes on clear nights-curtains
tabove mentioned), drop-lights, red,
white and blue, to throw, patriotic light
on the stage from above, and sand
bags of all sizes. used as counter
weights for the heavy curtains and
the asbestos. Yesterday they We're en-
ployed to take the kinks out of the
new ropes. s. --..e---.~ @
When l got used to the sound of nu-
merous hammers, TIL. wheeling of bar
roWs of plaster, the dropping of ham,
mers and all the other noises, | spied
a swing, and was told I vas expected
to sit in it and go up. IN ;" thought
soleinnly, "I'll go down and interview
Mr.. Harrigan again first But every
body seemed quite cheerful and wait
ing, so / took a few steps nearer. I'd
never been in that kind of a swing. 1t
had only one rope to which were
Joined two short ends, making a tri-
angle through which L was expected
to slip my head. My h9t looked three
times as big as that opening, but you
can never tell what you can do until
you try. so through I went and in
another moment was dangling in mid
air Inc going into upper-air. feeling
for all the world like Little Eva"
making her famous ascension.
That's all. L Wen. up, and | came
down, and I'm here to tell it, which
last is something worth recording.
Newarkers have always been o OF
vaudeville. They'll be more than fond
of it when the Lyric opens. Nothing
which would tend toward the complete
comfort of the patrons has been left
out But it. isn't necessary for me to
rave about it here, for very soon you'll
be able to rave for yourself.
tGut I do not believe you'll have an
opportunity to go up on, the gridironi
and I'm sorry you won't.
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cratic Club, Oliver and Pacific streets.
Professional talent will dispense wit
and humor, while others will sing and
dance. In addition speakers will he
heard and Alderman Charles H. Gafl-
ney, the chairman of the affair, prom
ises a good time to the Isl members
and their friends.
The Young Mems Democratic Assoc
citation of the Third ward viii hold q
mass-meeting at kugels Hall, los
Prince street. tomorrow night. Mayor
Haussling and Simon Hahn, candidate
for Board Of Works, and others will
speak.
An important meeting OF the James
A., Bray Association will be held
| "Wednesday night at its clubroom,
Springfield avenue and Sayre street.
Every candidate of note will speak
at the .Leveen Democratic Association
meeting att its clubrootn, 81. Springfield
avenue, Thursday night.
The weekly injecting of the New Idea
faction of the Republican party will be
held at their headquarters in Bank
street tomorrow night, and all the AN
didates, including the Regulars, will
speak.
The Colbyites have not arranged a
single meeting for h week. but will
speak at the various meetings sched-
uled by the Republican County Com
mittee. In most cases Senator Colby
and William Fellowes Morgan will be
the principal speakers.
Democrats of the Fourteenth ward
will hold a mass-meeting at 80 Holland
street tonight. The various county,
CITY and ward candidates will speak.
Tomorrow night n mass-meeting will
be held at Kunzmann's Hall, Sixteenth
avenue and South Eighteenth street.
by the Thirteenth Ward Democratic
Club.
The principal Democratic candidates
as well as the city candidates of Orange
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good reason for calling it crack"
Have you ever been behind the scenes
of a theatre? It's a revelation. Look
Ing up you see millions and millions
of. yards OF rope-it seems like millions
lon which are suspended landscapes
and waterscapes. moated castles and
village lanes, ripening corn fields and
interiors of drawing-rooms, kitchens,
stores and bathrooms: also "a village
street." an asbestos-if you are really
STACEY you never call 1t an ."asbestos
curtain" Speaking of it carelessly as
"tle asbestos denotes that you know
Sall about the "business"-a pair of
: plated plush portieres for the use of
the blonde sweet singer mot of Michi-
gan): in fact everything used behind
The scenes, except the players, the stage
hands and the furniture, is attached to
the gridiron by means of the ropes.
Looking down from the gridiron you
see pretty much the same thing. except
that there is a background of floor in
stead of ceiling, and there are people
walking ar%ound-they couldn't do this
very well on the ceiling-looking about
as big as flies. ,'
I gained these impressions, and many
more, during a most interesting in
spection Of the new Lyric Theatre, in
process of building on Market street,
not far from Broad, to be opened prob
ably the last week of this month, by
the w. FL. Currie Amusement Com
pany. IT'S as pretty a theatre as you'd
want to see, the decorations showing
a dainty and beautiful color scheme of
old rose. old ivory, green and gold.
Think Of the boxes and furnishings In
old ivory and gold. with the walls
showing tints of green and rose, and
You'll have an idea of how prettily 1t
works out. y8f a%H
That theatre contains every modern
improvement. and some besides, &C.
cording to George A.. McDern1it, the
general superintendent and press rep
resentative. He could not be more en-
thusiastic about it il he owned it, and
one cannot blame him.
When you go there you can sit COM
fortably. reveling in the thought that
il the. chandelier falls your brains may
be knocked out, but you will not burn,
because the theatre, every nook n
corner. Is absolutely flre-proof. The
floors are Of concrete, and the frame
is also of something unburnable, 1 for
get what, but it isn't wood,
" IN case 'tnere SHOULD De a IRE,
only there can't be, there is a new
kind of f1re-escape. Instead of the
usual steep, hair-raising iron steps
there is a. long incline, sloping gently
down to the ground. This has its adj
vantages. If you are too scared to
walk down-you may assume a sitting
posture and slide, a la Coney Island.
There are twelve roomy boxes, and
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WILL
TALK THEMSELVES
TIRED THIS WEEK
Meetings to Be Held by All Par
ties All Over the -
City.

Numerous meetings Of various polit-
ical shades will pc held during the
week, which gives promise Of being the
busiest of the. campaign. The Republic
can Regulars. New Ideas, Democrats,
"Real Democracy" Socialist and In
dependence Leagne have all arranged
for monster mass-meetings, and in ad-
dition many ward gatherings are
scheduled, commencing with tonight.
Mayor Haussling and Candidates
Harrisan, Osborne, Hahn, Diefenthaeler,
with several assembly. candidates, and
the ward nominees, will speak at q
-mass-meeting of the. Third Ward Demor
cratic Association at its headquarters,
Is Monmouth street, tonight. Every
Democrat and independent in the ward
has been invited and a big tufnout is
expected. The clubhouse is thsFlal'eest
OF any club intthe city. ~
Candidates and other %pronlinen.
Democratic speakers will address two
meetings in the Sixth ward tonight. IN
der the auspices of the Sixth Ward
Democratic Association. The first will
be at Central avenue and South
Twelfth street, and the other at
| Twelfth avenue and South Tenth street,
Besides az m various meet
ings scheduled by the Democrat
County Committee, Harry V. Osborne,
candidate for State Senator, will speak
at u meeting of the Seventh Ward
Democratic Club, PCS Warren street, and
at Walsh's Hall, in Fourth street, to-
night. He Will also attend the opening
of the Newark Turn Verein. NY. Os-
borne and Congressional Candidate Ed
ward W. Townsend will speak at sew
eral meetings in Caldwell and Essex
FEELS on Thursday.
The Democrats of the Tenth ward
will smoke and make merry at the
Headquarters of the Tenth Ward Demo-
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NATIONAL TURN VEREIN
HAS 1904 MEMBERS

That the National Turn Verein is still
on the high road to further prosperity
is shown by the figures submitted at its
last monthly meeting, when 1,2o4 mem
bers were reported to be on the roll and
Twelve candidates waiting to get there.
The number of pupils in the gymnastic
school is $3.50 and there We're fifteen
prizes won by the wheelmen's section
during the last month on the Yelo-
drome track. During the season the
turner's will attend several festivals.
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For l.O) TO L.50 Blk Goods

E'-7H talIOfS aud Is Often obIlged 10 Cu6
pieces, leaving many lengths; we secured his entire
surplus at a barr ain. all highest grade French, Ger
man, English and American fabrics, fully fifty
styles-dress lengths OF ! to IA yards; skirt pat
terms OF a TO 6 yards, or we will cut the larger pieces
to suit; weaves in demand this season; black shadow
Cheek and Stripe Taffetas, black Pruneiia, POpIiu,
Cheviot, Panama. silk stripe Wolfe and Eoiicnne,
black Foule, black fancy check Panama, voile Crepe
de Aiglon and many other pretty weaves in black,
widths of 40 10 80 ill.,, not "A single yard worth less
than LOO. and fully half The lot worth Loo, all in
one great assert ment, at 6oc.
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LIS CoIored Dress Goods
And Read This unusual Offering.
1000 yards, of as handsome and styl-

Nv VUrVFU u u' HFT77T VI
ish new dress goods as any woman
would want: surplus Of a large manufactures and inn
porter; many of the most popular styles this season,
correct weight, 80 to 54 inches wide. Fancy stripe
BroadcIoths, Foules, Cheviots aud Sergcs; mostly
dark grounds: such as green, garnet, navy blue.
brown, wine, gray, interviewer with variety harmon
izing stripes and checks, also solid checks in garnet.
and-black. navy-and-blaok, brown-and black. dark
gray-and black, Bordered SILK Band, material alto
gether cleanest, freshest, newest dress goods at q
saving of SOC a yard you have seenin a long time, can
not promise when we will make another such fine
offer: ! % colered dress goods, at 75c
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will address two mass-meetings In that
municipality this week. n first OF
these will be Wednesday night at
Washington and Burnside streets, and
the other Friday night at Parrow and
Hickory streets. % -
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CUT IN LEG, HE WON'T
TELL WHO STABBED HIM.

William Coverty, of "a Hamburg
place. was taken to st. James's Hos
pital last night suffering from a cut on
the left. leg caused by a knife. His
wound was dressed and he later went
home, but refused to tell who h man
was who stabbed him. His injury was
not serious.
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Personals

Mr.. and Mrs. William Plemenik, of
Schenectady, are visiting John j. Pleni-
enik, secretary of the United Singers Of
Newark, at his home, All South Sixth
street.
Julius E.. Seitz, who made his home IN
South Branch, Somerset county, for the
last five years, has returned to this city.
He is widely known in G. AR circles.
Mrs. Louise Fell, of 80 Elm road, cele-
brated her birthday anniversary last
night in the presence of many relatives
and friends.
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Prospect street, Verona, in honor of
the engagement of Miss Nettie Wilder
and Russell Simonson. The house was
decorated with wild overs and palms.
Among the guests present were several
engaged couples. namely. Miss Mae
Douglas and James Wilson. Miss Grace
Shinn and j.. Leon Hedden, Miss Flor
ence Cook and Arthur Mcdowell, Miss
Ethel Barcalow and Hassel Davenport.
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Boned With Unbrcakablc Boning.

These corsets are of Our own manufactures, priced es
become slightly soiled or nussed i'll handling.