Evening star., 1948-03-07
Fifty Years Ago

The Star on March !, 1898, said: 1.-THE memo
ries OF the conflict between the Monitor and
the Merrinac are being lived
Miniature over again at the Pension Of
Ironclods fce. In the little fountain on
the main floor models Of the
two famous war ships are chasing each other
But there Is never clash and the towering
palms that fringe the basin breathe peace
while the old veterans sit about and discuss the
great naval battle which many think saved the
Union. These models are the work of George W.
Barnes the superintendent Of the building.
Some weeks ago he conceived the idea of max
ing two models Of the famous ships Of the
North and the South, and at once put his
plans into execution. He obtained copies of the
plans Of the ships from the Navy Department
and made models on q scale one-hah an inch
to the foot. They are in all respects perfect
representations. The Monitor flies a Union
Jack forward and the Starry Banner floats
astern. There is no nag on the Merrimac, the
designer fearing adverse criticism If he dis
played the Confederate flag"
dispatch from London, printed in The
Star Of March 2, 1898, announced: prince
Albert Of Belgium spent the
BeIeion Prince night in England, embarked
Con,ino for America on the Kaiser
Wilhelm der Crosse at
Southampton, accompanied by Col. Jung
blutte, DR.. Mills, his private physician, and
two servants. The ofncials of the Belgium
legation bade the Prince farewell at the depot.
Col. Jungblutte said the tour Of the Prince
was more for study than pleasure. He expects
to study the United States Government meth
DDS, the colonel explained. to visit the factories
etvnAA Il
Of the United States in their habits, thought
and manner Of living, all Of which he added,
would be useful for the Princes future" Ap-
proximately half century later Prince Alberts
son, Prince Charles, regent of Belgium, is fol-
lowing his example. He will arrive in WASH
ington as q guest OF President Truman on
April 8.
The Star for March 3, 1898. contained adver-
tisements for many local shops and stores.
Cralner & Co., Ninth and D
Plenty OF streets, offered Java and Mocha
Borouins coffee Of supreme quality at 33c
pound; McAllister g. Feast, op-
ticians, 1911 r street, sold gold eye glasses at
IS pair Palais Royal, Eleventh and G streets,
nearly 1000 pieces Of nne china at Ice each:
William j. Zeh 708 Eleventh street, 2,240
woodward b Lothrop, Eleventh and F streets,
double beds. full size. best white enamel solid
brass rods and trimmings, reduced from So to
IS each, and William Hahn & Co., $50 Seventh
street, ladies' tan cloth-top cycle boots 95 C
pair.
The Star for March 5, 1898, included paid
memorial notice reading in part as follows:
"A luminous intellect; a large
Memorial share OF the creative faculty
Tribute fine literary instinct; reten-
tive memory, well stored with
information; in a word, possessed of all the
requirements for literary work Of merit, she
would, no doubt, have ranked with the Gel
ebrities of her sex had the call OF duty been
less imperative. life Of labor In less
cooeeniaI field was her manifest destiny. With
aspirations to soar. she was fettered TO mind
dwarnng occupations. What was the source