Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, February 12, 1875, Page 7

THE CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE: FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 12, 1875, PIPKINS. Story of the Mishaps of a Day. | A Householder in Search of a Pail of Water, onsequont Unpleasantnossoa with His Em- ployers, Why He Did Not Go to Milnankeo Last Nighh The Infuriated Landlord. ‘The unhappiest man in Chicago to-day ia Pin- king, one of the urbane and obliging clorks in the Tallahasece dry goods store, on the corner of—but no mattor, Pipkins is a married man, and lives on the Wost Side, and is withal very domestic in hia habits. ‘The only fault his em- ployers ever found with him has been that he ‘would come to the store at half-past 8 in tho morning instesd of 8, which was tho regular hour, and the last timo they asked him to interview them in their private office, which was Wednesday morning Iast, they gently, but etornly, intimated to him that it was tho last time, and thst any futuro unpunctuali- ties on Pipkins’ part would, however much it might paln them, etc., end in » soverance of the connection betweon, eto. Deing s young man of praud and sonsitlvo noturo, Pipkins did not like tooxplain that tho baby took the croup ab ex- actly To'clock tn the morning, just ss ho waa engaged in buttoring the last roll for his lunch, and he was obliged to hold it while his wife ran round the corner for romodies, aud did not re- turn for threo-quartora of an hour, in which the child got woll, so he took the rebuke calmly, and, without oxplanation, went on with his work, The fact was that Pipkins, who lived on tha West Side, was altogether TOO DOMESTIC A MAN, He wasn’t satisfied with providing the money to run the bouae, but he wanted to do the running too, He got up first in the morning, cut tho kindling, lit tho fire for the girl while she on- Joyod hur final snoring spasm, regularly evory morning, quite firm in the boliof that if he dida't. do it it never would be done at all. Strango to aay, though Tipkins had done this regularly ince his marrisge there was always somothing which went wrong in his work, aud which the girl, arisen from hor snores, would have todo over again, Wednesday night Pipkine, before he went to bed, eet the alarm clock at 4 sharp aud put iton a chair beside bis bed, filled a tub with cold wator, in case of the pipe freozing, sct dt on a benci{-in the kitchon, and, placing “nburning-lamp next to the clook ass further recaution, went to bed strong in the faith that fe dry-goods ostablislment should next morn- ‘ing seo bia face at least half-an-hour before tho regular time. At4 a.m, ‘Ibursday the alarm sounded with » punctuality whicn seemed like an admonition to the unpunctual Pipkins, who woko up, and, afters sharp scolding from his wifo, who accused him of waking up tho baby ot unreasonnblo hours, and of lotting # perfect hurricane of cold air into the bed began walking round the room in ecarch of his clothes. Tho lamp liad burned ont, pod os all attompte to light it proved unavailing ‘he started for the kitchen to get another ono, and in nis baste knocked over the tub of cold imater, which deluged tho lower portion of his body. Having Ht the Ismp, he secured enough of clothes to keep him from freezing, and start- ed to work to fill the tub, which he had replaced upon the bench. The water waa frozen, hoy- ever, and, NOT WAVING 4 DRor IN THE HOUSE, even the washing-juge boing empty, there wae nothing for it but to go over to Jones’, threa Dlocks off, and borrow some. On the way to Jones’ he met with a gonple of comfortably-clad. patrolmen, who held him for fifteen minutes ‘while be chattored forth an explanation of him- self, which being given, ba pushed over ice and through drifts until he rexched the Jones man- ‘elon, Now Jonos, whose wife ina timid woman, had been up balf the night perambulsting the houso in bis drawera ‘oud night wn, with revolver in his right and, balancing tho Jamp in his left, in a yain q roarch for a burglar who, his wife imaisted, had been trying the doors and windows ail the night jong. As might naturally be expected, the rbiv- ering Jonon, by the time he had made the tour of the house ten times, felt « terrible desire to SHOOT SOMETHING OR BOMERODY, and it wos only natural, when he heard a stealthy footstep appronch his back door, that he abould empty chambor after chamber of his Revolver in the direction of the sound, It was but natural, too, that Pipkins should cry out “Murder!” and sink on the ground aa the bullots flew ground him, and that tho § Patrolman should rush to tho acene and Iny ‘violent hands upon him, aud begin to carry him off to the station, having recognized in him 9 Rotorions crock they had long been looking for, f aud that Jonca’ explanation of the affair only added fuel to the wrath of the policeman, who took them both to the station, and would have f locked them up but forthe superior discernmont 4 of the Bergeant in chargo, who saw through tho Mishap ate glance, Of course, all this took timo, and it was past 6 when Pipkine got back home with bis borrowed buckot of water, and filled the koitle ia order to get the neccesery hot water to ‘THAW OCT Nis Prrea, After much difficulty (Pipkins' kitchen-stoya never lighta easy when thore ia a west wind blowing), a flame wasinduccd to climb to the } bottom of the kettle, and, with much aeviduity ' on Pipkine’ part, tho water achieved Inkewarm. Bean by about twenty minutes past 6. At yj hall-pust Go {t was “warm, at a quarior to hot, and bofore 1 o'clock arrived. av 8 was "boiling, and Pipkins ‘began ‘to thaw out the pipes. He poured the hot \Water over the leaden tube, and, just as ho wns getting along splendidly, just as a melancholy { gurgle began to proceed f7om the mouth of the 42:{.tap, a dall report wae heard, aud the pipe burat, ‘wcattering wator ovor tho kitchen, already a ahect ofice from the tnd divanier, Just then Mrs, #, Yinkins happened along with a gentle inquiry, {is my coffee ready, Vip?” but, when the skat- ing-rivk in hor kitchen aud the gushing pipe met Ler view, sho reviled her “Pip,” and sont bim OFF To THE PLUMUEDS, OC couree the plumbcra could not come immesdi- ;Stely,—they never can,—audit was only by means :@f a Leavy bribe that a amall and grimy ‘boy with, ® big piece of doldor wa induced to socompany bim home, ‘The grimy boy soou put an egg-like protuberanse round the bole in the pipe, and, oniparative guict being restored to the Poplina! kitchen, Bir. f, bad time to discover that both ear were frozen, and that in tho altercation ‘with tne policeman lie lott eyo had got blacked. The cary being thawed out, aud the eye titted with a greon patel, Pipking sat down s@iand ate a hearty breakfast, cumindful of the 7} time of day, which, by the time tio got throuzh, ho discovered to be Latf-past 8, Ho rushed for i ‘THE OODEN-aVENUE ‘Us, which hada hundred yards oreo the advantage of him, but, the driver's ears being encased in’a 1 quadrupled roll of comforter, of course he wae not heard, and, after a prolonged chase, his on- ( stgion five, ou and he wae obliged fo walk back to the Yan Buren sizeet cary. The down-oar, Lowever, had rolled into the ditch, and there was nothing for bim | Butto walk ap to Madison «treat, and when he Sung hi weary frame into Madison street car aud closed his thea ayes upon tho world, if he id tool Unhappy, be was at least, with the ex ; Geption of his cars, which wero swelling up and * paluing fearfully, and hue slowly-alosing eye, ; a cold would permit & ey to be, and he did what moat people andee ry fy circumatauces would have done,—allowed Bune in ooliie gently into a ‘aoze) Alter» z nid, the conductor ta +Bipking on the ahoulder, and hinted a “Ticger.” Fipking loat bis vemper ab this, and retorted, a eeoketa Dut tumbled ‘iu the watch: ndleg ae, yout ta Which be keeps bis twenty. a gua discovered to his chagrin. that Uieomectsotten to change bie home for Lin office vest on Starting, aud that ho was ., Minus either ticket or ‘nickel. ‘The eonducter ‘4 would hearken to uo explauation; he had © met #1 with just auc suoocers before, he had, and he A uewtod no euch enoozer could wtoal ‘wride, oe “d houp ana’ dacttee’ owas s suoozer because 7 Baked—" { kata when he was * In the middis of the conducto; Grade Pinkin Shunk, from the lown to lothing store, The be got at the senior partuer of the anne " upon bis course of action, and he frankly Bubosomed his tmoroing’s misadventure to his Apembloyer, who again forgave him for the lout ome, at the game time atatio that, thongh ne eels bis ward for what Le ani), Le kuew Pipking r’s toudly uttered car, aud walkad was lyin; je didn’t want, and srouldn’t have, any ddtking man ronnd hia place, and— Pipkinw went to his work with a heary heart, and the day dragged wearily on until 3 tn the afternoon, when he received 7, ATELEOTAM from a friend in Milwaukee, the junior partner of the Hochester eluthing store of that place, ap- prising lim of the fact that a altnntion in the store aa head anicsman, with o salary nearly double that which the Tallahasaca dealers aro doling him out, was at his disporal, conditioned that ho turned up atthe Milwauleo store at 4 o'clock next morning. To rerlgn his situation in thoTallahasves store, and give tho proprietors a "bit of his mind,” and to telegraph an accept- ance to Milwankoo, took juat ten minuten of Dipkins' time, after which hoe ssilod home ins “bus, and began to propare for hia departure. Tho whole establishinont was packod up br kin: o'clock, and at hatf-past that hour tho DP nes started for tha Milwaukeo 11 o'clock train. ‘They got there half an hour toa soon, and V'ip- kins left his family to purchase the necessat tickets. ‘Tho man behind the holo in the walt rejected te money proffered, quietly remarking “XO TRAIN LEAVES TO-NIOUT— road snowed up.” The bert of Pipkins sank within bim og ho returned to his family and or- dered them to got ready to return home, Hay- ing placed them in acarriags and ‘sent them off home, he went to look aftor his goods, which filed three express wagons, and waa surprised to find the exprosemen engaged in an altercation with a couple of men, one of whom hada bepae in hishand which ho shook in a threatening manner at the lender of tho oxpressmen. Rush- ing forward, Pipkins found himacl! face to face with bis landlord, who at once began to treat him to sich « torrent of abuse ns only 9 Jandlord who thinks ho has beon swindled can. It was in yan that Pipkins tried to oxplain mat- tera—to asauro the enraged man that be had loft the key at the bouso of his friend Jones, who promired to return it, and tell the roaeon of Pipkins’ suddeu dopartnro, Tho landlord was inoxorablo, and, in spite of Dipkius’ remon- strances, topsther with the bailiff, whom ho had fot to rcizo the goods (an unfriendly neighbor of Pipkins' having informed him of tho esca- pade), moved off with them to his own home. “ It were unkiud to purano the subject furthor : totell of the wild-goose chase which Pipkins in the stroot-car had efter tho Pipkineea ia tho carriage, each crossing the othor in a half-dozon trips from the deserted Lome to the station and back ; of the unpleasant family jar, in which Pipkins got worsted, when he succeeded in stop- ping the carriage at the cornor of Van Buren and Peoria streets ; of the 15 bill he liad to eetle with the hackman ; of the remorre felt hy tho Piy-kingen ot baving disregarded the old pro- yer which contrasts. the respective merits of birds in tho hand and elsewhere. All that re- mains is to commiscrate Pipkine, and to pray that the cold woathor, which was at the rout nf all Lis troubles, may Boon cease. ———— FLAX-CULTURE. Ta the Editor of The Chreago Tribune: ELK Grove, Ill, Feb. #.—As the subject of flax-onlture, through the medium of the public papery, is receiving considerable attention, and, as tha remarks of some of the writers do not at all agree with my obsorvations, I will try to sot forth whorein I differ in opinion with them, One writer says he has raised flax for ton years, and does not think it as exhaustive asonts ; auother, that it doca not oxhaust the soilas much os wheat. Now, I think I can show beyond a doubt that either whoat or oats do not exhanat tho soil of ita growing properties half as much as flax; for instance, I have known somo farmers sow oats five or six wuccoseive years on the samo soil, and then, by rotation of cropping, succeed in getting afoicamount of producs; and so with wheat, with # similar reauli; but not so with A few yearn ago, and within a short distauos of here, non-resident rented 8 acres of laud toa man fora yearly rental, withont having any artiolos of egreement, or restriction, o9 to how it should ba farmed, Thore was over 60 acres under plow, and the tevant sowed it allto flax. ‘Lhe crop was o good ono, snd paid him well. Io sowed itagnin to finx, but had not so good a orop 84 the tira; but tho advance in the price of seed mado it x paying crop, and be mado up his mind to sow it again, This crop was muoh in- ferior to his firat crop, but ho attributed tho failure to the “ poouliar season,” ag ho called it, and, av ithad hithorto been profitablo, he tried it s fourth timo; but, to hia utter disappoint- ment, the crop was almost worthloss. ‘Tho uoxt your he planted some of the Jand to corn, and the remainder to wheat and oats, The corn was no larger than pop-corn, and the wheat and oats were scarcely worth harveating, while other farmers around were aviug flue cropa, I sup- pose ho had nevor studied cause and eifect unul now; but ho made up his mind tne land was “gone up,” and he did not want to farm tt auy longer. . Could he onty Lave seen the immonss quaulity of ofl, Hnacad-oake, aud straw, taken {vom that poil, he would not Layo been at a lose to find out what was the matter. The yoar fol- lowing it could uot be ranted at all; and, when I pasted it, iu the month of August, lt was covered with weads and robbish. ‘There is no doubt but flax-growing bas been profitable ay rogards dollars und conte, and it would not impoverish tbe soil uear ao much by a proper rotation of cropning. f trould hot recommend flax to be sown oftener than once in five yenrs on the uame soil, without applying manure during tue time of cropping,—my object being to keep the soil in a good etate of cultiva- tion for other crops, ‘Ihe exhaustive proportica of flax on the soil were texted repontedly, years ago, in Hugiand; aud the result was, that most of the great laud-owners objected to have it sown ou their estatow at all, and thoir lend- stewards were directed to make the ayreements between landlords and tousuta ocogrdingly. In trayeliug trom York to London by ovnach, and thence to Oxford,—a distance of 280 mules,—I aid uot obxorve more than a fow gores of ilnx or enip, i Whilo in Belgium, Tapent a day or two in tho rural districts betwoon Antwerp aud Lrussole, aud saw s great quantity of flax in Peo aetion to other crops; but their manuor of fertilizing tho roil, ad keeping it in good condition, is auporiar to ony matuod I have woon practiced in other countrios, ‘Tho flax ia mostly pulled by band, before it is fully ripe, in order to make white linen of the iibre, ‘he bolla coutaimng tho seed are pulled off by drawing it in hanfuls through # ripple, ‘The straw is thou tid in bun- dlea, aud carted into a pond, where it remains ton or twelve days; it is then taken out, aud wpread in rows on grauy, until tho tibro will eep- arate from the biittle’ part of the atraw, aud, when dry, it is taven into the bara or othor building, and worked into flax,—thus affording employment in the winter-seavon for the small fariners who grow’ it. ‘hey are 80 saving of liquid mauure that tho water (o the puuds where the Osx hay been steeped ia drawn out in water-carts and spread on the land, ‘Tho bolla containing the seed spread ou floors uatil the seod lv matured, sfter which they aro crushed with beaters, aud the whole fa put through a fanning-mill to separate the aeod from the olialf, aud the latier ia ag much vatued by thom as wheat-bran, they generully -give ft to their milch-cows, aud informed mo that it made them give an abundance of milk, This I have proved to o small extent myself, and think ib a veut losu to the farmors of thiw country in not elng ablo to weparate it from the straw while being put through the throshing-machino, ie L. Counts. An Ingonteas Swindle, A gentleman in the wholesale domestle cloth bunitiens was telling me other day of « sharp trick played upou his house by some of ther customers, le rayn that they will well to job- bere several picoes of aloth marked on the tag au measuring ao many yards, aud that, if the goods tin short, which ia nob often the case, shey make quod the deficiency, ‘ihey wore vary much surprised, as well as anoyad, by the complaints of dno customer in Pars ticular, who said that the merchants to whont he sold the cloth fonnd thag it did not Moasure as marked, ‘Lhe Louse with which my friend is connected solis direct from itsown milly, and its clorks aro all men of integrity. Mistakos {no measurement might occasionally bappep, but their frequetioy was very puzzting, to say’ the lesut. ‘Thea complaints, mind yan, cane from the merchants to whom the jobber sold the fipoda, Aud uot from the jobbor himself, ‘he thing went on fur some time, when sud- denly It occurred to one of the fii to com- pats the Agures marked on the tags with those their books. ‘This was immediately done, aud the rowult showed that thi jobber had bean putting on similar tags, marked, two, three, and four yarvs more than the goods measured aud wore originally marked. ‘fhe Jobber was contrite, and they did not expose him, but you tay be sure that bereatter they will nell to bim “ae ia,” to Lorrow a term from the merchaute’ vocabulary. ‘The man who bas been ¢3 syiug on this swin ati im good odor among his biother merchants, and the: would be very inuch surprived if thoy kuew what a fis wubject their fiend is for the State's Prison, Thia is only one of the tricks by w! men make fortunes and hold their own agaivat honeat merchaatu.—JNew Jere Correepentence of Saturday Kecning Ga- THE DAIRY. Concluding Proceedings of the Northwestern Association at Elgin. The Subject of Feeding and Caring for Dairy Cows Folly Discussed, What Ias Been Done by the Elgin Board of Trade During the Past Year. ‘WEDNESDAY'S SEXSION, Spectal Diapatch to The Chicane Tribune, Exa3y, IIL, Feb. 11.—The conclusion of yes- torday’s rexsion way occupied by Mr. Arnold in hin address and listoning to cross-examination by tho dairymen prosent, and they occupiod the time to tho full. The information olicited was of tho most valuable kind, Lis experiences and oxporiments havo becn continued through a life- time, aud havo Leon wrought into a cleau-cut syatom. ELECTION OF OFFICEDS. Late in the afternoon tho Association pro- cooded to the election of officers for the ensuing ‘year, which reauited lows : President, W.'T. 8, Favill, of W Secretary, G. E. Morrow, of Chicago; ‘Croasurar, TR, Btono, Higin; Vico-Vresidouts, 11. Bmith, XR, M. MeCutebaon, H.C, Drake, C. I, Wilder, W. C, White, of Wisconsin; E. ¥. Lapham, W. Kingsley, Dr. J. Toft, Robert Stewart, Smallwood, C. GUbort, of Llinois; Ts. A, Cham- berlin, A. 1. itivo, J. Campboll, of Lows, BOCIABLE. ALT p.m. many mombors of the Association and oltizens adjourned to a neighboriug reata rant to o good supper, wich was heartily en- joved, : ‘The audience then adjourned to tho hall and Istened to toasty aud sposches for an hour, and indulged, at the conclusion, ip ® genoral social. Large pumbara of citizens wero present, aud the occasion passed off ploasautly. THIRD DAY—MORNIMG BESSION, THE CENYENNIALs This morning o committee wes appointed to co-oporate with tho propasod Centennial Labibi- tion, and furnish to the world a practical view of the American #ystom of manufacturing butter aud choose. ‘Fho following gentlemen wero nained ay such Committoo: C, C, Buell, of Nock Falls; M. IL hompson, Higin, Hl. ;' Hie rain Smith and M, C. Jones, of Wisconsin; aud ZL. A, Chamberlin, of Iowa, Itis expected that these gontlomen will te meapures to obtain a full au oslnbition of Wes orn duirs products ia Philadetphia during 15% FEED FOR DAIRY CoWH. The noxt question for diecussion, ‘' Feed for and Feodivg Dairy Cows,” wos taken up. Mr, C, Glibert raised oata and Hungarian grass for his cattlo, aud Lelicved it to be the bout feed whon you cau get it, Hix Hungarian vas ex- hhausted now, and Le fed clover oud timothy hay aud meal, Bowed lia Hungerian yory thick, in fact it did not head out, making a fine, short ginss, full of swoetuess and nourishment, and cattle appeared ravenous for it Did not tiko too much ojl-cako; it was too stimulating far a regular — food. Advised frequent changcs of food, nx cattle rel- inhed such a course ag much as human beinga dig, Muugarian grass coed should Le sown an emily ag oaty, be cut bofore it matured, and well cured; ueed over one-Lalf bushel per acre of seed. Claimed in govd years tocul three and four tous of bay per acro. ; Amember of the Smith family from Wiscon- nin, who atthe sociable axpressod the opinion (hat the newapaper press was, toa certain extent, reapousiblo for the evils which aftict our beloved country, had no opinion to expross a8 to feeding cattle, soit may ve assumed ho foeds his but little. Dr. Stonc read a paper upon the ‘ Adyantages of tho Factory System in Lutter-Mating.” AUMMEN AND WINTER DAINYING. Mr, I. Hi. Wantor read a paper upon the *Rel- ative Progress of Summor and Winter Dairying.” Mr. W. said that within 10 illes of Elgin 25,000 cows wore kept, of which nuraber one-third wero in milk during the winter, Barns must bo warm, stock woll fod aud watored, and every ef- fort made to induce the cow to feel at home and peaceful. For ground fced ho used ono-Lhird each of corn-meal, oats, and bian; keoping cat- tlo in good heart, but not too fat. Bome fed grain all summer, but opinions differed as to ity profit, 1t 1s considered barbarons to run, atouo, Ke, or dog herds of stock. Plantod an extra amount of fleld corn, and, if the pasture was not good. cut it up nud fed to his stock. Yor six monthe ju winter bie ground feed cost $36, aay €20, cals 6; extras makiog ao total of #63, Six months of eummer feed totahzed #410 cost. Owing to the continued drought, tho necessary repetition of fecd as rendered dalryiug costly, and tho profits have not been o8 muoh for two years as 4 proceding time. Mr. W, thought that the un- usttal drought of the past fow years lad almost awoptaway tho profits of dairying, and many now only expected » living, aud would hold on waltiug for botter cropa. Mr. N. Eldred read a paper upon tha Con- struction of Curing-Rooms for Checso.” ‘The Convention thon adjourned till 1:30 p.m. AFTERNOON SESSION, ‘The Aseociation camo to order at 1:30 pm, Mr. I, Boleo, of Marnngo, read an interesting paper, giving his oxperionce os to tho proper fuod for dairy cows. It included noarly evare articlo named fn any well organized detailed work on botany,—and salt asa regular rollul, REPORTS OF COMMITTEES. Some discussion ensued, and reports of Com- mittces woro called for, ‘Lho Committea appointed to examines the dairy utensily exhiblted during the Conveution mudo a Fepatt that they bad virltod the extensive dairy implomont manufactories of M. Mallory & Co, "and Hawthorne & Rosworth, and found many now nnd admirable inventions for tho fartlier carrying on of tho duiry businces in all its pranches, and thought that Western mon need not go farther cast than Elgin to procure all that was noceasary for tuo proper conduct of tho businoss, RURAL BOADDB OF TRADE. J. 0, McClean, Secretary of tho Elgin Ronrd of ‘Trade, read a paper npou “Rural Boards of Trade,” rmeintaining that auch organizations have proven a benotit to the dairymen in this sootion in the post, and will coutinue to in ihe futuro, and advised such organizations in all localities whore dairying is go axteneively carried on, ‘Tho paper ehowed that the Elgin Roard of Trade numbered ninety-tive members. ‘Thy face torios which regulerly offered their productn here numberod forty, and the totals of transac- Mons from Marok 17, 1874, till Jan,12, 1875, ars as follows; No, botes of chreso, Pounds of cheery, Younds of butter. ‘Total eater... is $30,059,658 ‘The Flgin banks, iu 1874, paid out over #1,000,- 000 for tite products of the dairy to fartaors aud factorymen in this district. ‘Lie Hocretary exti- mated that by this system tho Elgin fucturymou had received tho uaual commission foes of 1 por cont which amounted dunng the yetr to over $30,000, No trouble hmd ever occurred between Luyer and sollor, and it wasa faut that tho old trouble of ohoese shrinking aud spoiling botween the factory and tho Chicago market had ceased, Mr, ©, “I. Wildor, of Evansville, Wis., said ho shipped ‘choose’ direct to London, and Inst neason sent eightooh carloads as au experiment, and should probably continue it. Mr, Wickson ee @ brit ronume of the busi- noss trausacted by the Utica Joard of ‘I'raio. FINAL ADJOURNMENT, ‘The Convention adjoumed at'& p.m. every Peron exprodsing patiafection at the rosulty of the gathering, and hoping for the recurronce of # wimilar occasion a year Lonce, ‘Tho wttendanco hey averaged 260 at overy wes- alon, aud no (doubt the meeting will prove of great pouoilt, % +. ‘The AnglosFrench Tunnel. The Paris Debats printy yome detaile of the Pfouress of the Channel Tunuol achome. It an} bat @ convention has beon sied: ‘gon MM. Caillauz, the Minister of Publis Works, aud @ so- cloty of capitalists, presided over by M. Michel Obevaller, and it ich the Branch Northorn Hail- way Company Ia much interested. ‘The Lebats, fioveg. backto the origin of tue scheme, states that ¢ was at first intended to form an interne- tional company, but, owing§ to the difference which existe ‘between the Mrench aud En- giivh lowe in the amatier, the promotora of the undertaking were forced to re- sort to another combination, ‘Two aocinties were formed, one Freneu and the other Buglish ; they will spend 4,000,000 franca m prolimnary inyesti- gatlona, aud, if the lattor are fouud favorable to to the schemo, the accietiea will bo regularly and deflnitively constituted wiih» common link of uuion to connect them. ‘I'he Freuch society bow demanded froin the ftate the necessary au- thongation to wake ita pralinnnary rescarches, and it engsgcs to spond 4,000,000f. on the French coast; but at will ouly consent to jucur this expense on the condition of baring the conctuicn of funnel in the event of the works turning ont successful in tho object of the convention juat signed, an which will bo sabmitted to tho Assembly in a short time. The Trench society, moraover, en- agen to come to term” with the ‘lial nacie- ty, provided the latter posexnen tha neconeary owors, Tho firnt society will open tha door of France nndor the nea, in conformity with French losislation, and the second socioty will do the same on the inglish coant, according to Englith Ieginlation, The Debata wluda up by rtating that the Freneh Government lian been arenred that the English Government will raise no obsta- clo to a French concession. HAHNEMANN COLLEGE. Commencement Exercises at the Motho- dist Church Block, Banquet at the Sherman House. ANNIVERSARY EXERCISES, THE,GATHELING IN TRE CHURCH. The fifteenth anniversary exercises of tho Ifahnemann Medical College aud Hospital took place last evening at the Clark Btreet Methodist Jhurch, in tho preeence of a large andience. ‘The oflicers and Faculty occupied the platform, and the frout eonta were reverved for the students and the graduating class, ‘The attend. ance, by invitation, wes quito large, filliug the building comfortably. ‘The exercises wore opencd with prover by the Toy. Dr. W, H. Thomas, which waa fullowod by music by Mofman’s orchestra, THE DEAN'S REPOKT, J. 8. Mitchell, A. Mf., 31. D., Venn of the Face ulty, then presonted the fullowins report: In ma'sing the roport for the fifteenth culleyinte year of Habnemuun Medical Colicge cud Hvxpitsl ef cago, I take pleasure in ntating that its «01 never heen more satisfactory, iu all rexpect present, Beveral adverse efreumatances surrounding it tn pre- vious years huye Leon overcome by the libors uf ‘my cullesqnes and the efforts of Ita frlende, I) of meiical ncienee fy now fn charge of w wei and experfenced Professor, The nunber of hax Leon fucrsased to thirtean, to meet the juents of a cour: on tie than ut more comprehcnnive mindy, and thelr growing into teven. d. menis ins recnred directness and mony in our tnetruetion, In reaj.on« growing demand for objective teaching, the Faculty has addeet anaterislly to the means for iluateating the Verious chaire, Our alumni and other medical friviatn bavo rendered ws valuable axeintance by xcudinys vires dileult to diagnose wud requiring Important oper aliens, ‘The freo dispensary ronuected with the ev: lege has furniehed more abunant and better elinteal matoria] than during any jrevions winter j hence our clinfes have been Unurually futerestings and cone tributed meanurably to the pronounced succens of the couree, ‘Laatly, our tinanecs hava been placed ona sound boule, 80 that we havo Lee able ta word coe pensation to our Faculty, ‘The regular term opoued Sept. 99, 1874, and clored to-day, Nearly CO) lectures havo been given, tnore than one-fourtit of which have been liuteal, Our clara numbered elghty-elx, comprising a larger }roportion than uaial of” clurdeal ulnmiil, One kralifying feature is tat ntudenta are attracted here trom distant potnta—even A\ ‘Thirty-five members of the cl ve pened a foal and plenary exumiustion tn the several Uranches taught in our curriculum, ‘Duey are kuuwa tu the Faculty ta industrious, earnest, coupetent, and Prowisiug, aud are heartily recommended aa deeercing uf the degrea of Doctor of Medicine and Surgery, which it is your province aud privileyo tu Lustow The Vreeident of tho College, A. E. Small, A. M. M.D., then doliverad the adiress to the graduating clans, which was of tho moxt cour gratulatory character, and received with mai festations of approval. THE QUADUATES. . At the conclusion of the addreas, M. D,'"di- plomas wero delivered to the following, among whom, it will bo uoticed, are not only several “olt-schaol” physicians, who bave beau explore ing tho mysteries of “like ening tite,” but sev- eral heads of families of the upposite sex, ecat~ tered through the Northwenteru States; GRADUATING CLAkB, Charles If, Adams, Tilincin; irs, Aunte F, Bailey, Tuole ; Mee, Faura A. 8, Dallard, Tounesscat Churles C, Brace, Nebratks; Louis 8, M.D, Cole, Lillunl Charl i Lorenzo 3 uiatin $ Mrs, Fithu It, Cowell, Tilinals Wiseountn ; George H, Donnelly, M, 0,, Masourt s 4. Hf, Dorris, ‘A, M., Wiseonsin ; Frank Dincun, Ulinoin: L. W,. Pliiott, Indisnad Adotiett G,. Fist Ilitnoin; Horatlé Gatehell, Jr, Wireonein ¢ Eattard Li, Graunts, Biunosotas John t., Harrie, Micityan 3 Charlee N, Hazelton, [iltnotn 1, Miteinson, Michigan ; Hollis Ky Knowles, ows} Joseph Lawley Jr,, Wisconsin ; John Livor, Now Jertoy ; Glinriea wig, Michigan ; Thomas M. Martin, Wiscous! Marsh: Michigan; B, 1, Mash, Minoie ts Ttandell, New iT, Rorenktans, w : M, Diy Biehig dohn Ke Stephens, South Australia; Any Iiltnois's @. Weston Wiltisine, Michie: Willson, Wisconsin, THE VALEDICTOnY. The noxt order was tho delivery of the yale- dictory addreey to the graduating crass he Hod ney Welch, A, al, M.D., which was lengthy, and full of advico to thore who bad just been’ cam. missioucd to administer tho “ mysterioun gran- ules.” ‘he addrens was a mixture of ‘food humor and good sense, and ite appreciation was mavifexted throuchout its delivery by frequent outburats of applaune, Dr. C, G. Braco. of Nebraeka, then dolivored the “Class Valedictory.” whiclt ovidonced great care and study in preparation aud no mean do- gree of ability, ‘Tho Institute diplomas were then conferred “peu tho graduates by Dr. gorse Lowia, after which the exercieed concluded with benediction by tho Rev, Dr. Thomas. On invitation, the physicians, their whrea, and other invited guests, then proccednd to the Shere man House, whero a dinner nud been prepared. —e THE BANQUET, FESTIVITIES AT TUE SHKNMAN JIOUSK, ‘Tho banquot commencod about 10:00 o'slock, in tho Indies’ ordinary, After feasting upon the many good things with which tho tableg were Jaden, Prof. Danforth was chosen to annonnce tho toasts of the evouing. Tho toasts wero an- nounced and responded to in tho fullowing order: “ Our Emeriti Profesrors—May their interest in tho College for the tuture equtl their suveo ful nid to it in the past.” Lespouded to by l’rof. Small, Prevident of the Collogo. * Roligiou as Ielated to Medicine,” YP. Welins, 3 Willem in, Responq- ed to by the Rov. Dr. W. H. Thomas, “Our Alumni, the Lope and pride of tho Col- lege, au their record uobly stands the test of tiny Tesponded to by Dr. J. L. Mitchell, “The Graduating Clusi—the bent ever known, and tocontinue the best uatit Feb, 11, 1576.— may it ever dexervo well of ils Alisa Matar.” Ite- sponded to by Trot, BR. Ludtam, “Phe Hospital, tho right arm of tho College— may ils shadow nover grow less, but becuma broader and broader, until it ombraves the great- ost clinical school of the world." Responued to by Prof. Danforth. 2 “Tho Faeulty—may it strive to fulfil! the highest demands of the profession, for a better syetem of medical cduecation aud worthy expo- nentof it.” Responded to by Prof, W.H, Wood- ‘at. me ‘Phe Ladies—peacemakors and poacabreak- ors; in religion orthodox, in medicine hetero- dox—what shall wo sny of thom ¢" Heapauded to by Prof. H. E. Pratt, At midnight the programme hed not been completed, but all woemed determined to wait upon it, Atan carly hour this morning tha ex- orcixes came to & close, nud many wero fatigued, bnt ah woro pleased with the evening's cujoy- iment. AG From the New Yor The saying that Mi ly but in battalions” geome to ba dadly itlustiat- al in the case of the Rt. Kev, W. LH. Odenheim- er, senior Episcopal Mlehop of Now Jorsey, Homo time ayo, he met with 9 sorious accident, foll wud broke hie knospan, Hie vigoroty constitution onnbled hint to get partly ovor this and to reaumo jie Episcopal dutios, but othor cares crowded on him so that he was forred to datixt from Diocesan labor, His daughter, while lying il at) bis house, lost her huss band under very afllicting circumstances, Lnat rurnmer, when the diyistun of the Dioccwe waa asteed upon ys the State Convoution, thu Jishop presided, Lut had to bo physically supported while dolng so, He was wuted #1,00 aud Jeava of abscncé for six months, In tho fall, atter the Uonoral Committees bad ratlfiod the decis- jon of the Diocesan Couvention to divide the Diocoxe and erect 4 second Bishomic, the Lishop, with his wife and borcaved daughter, started for Furope,—the vory day they started being the one uyon which the toy, Dr, Nicholson aunounced his withdrawal frum tho old Episcopal Church aud his adhovion to the now. The tirat news received — from the Bishop was that he wag improviay raptdly, and that the physicians gave promlae of a prob: ably complete cure, Next came from Annapolis, Mo., the dreadful news that (v6 Bishop's other son-in-law, Mr, Hurrigon, was dead. And now, from Europo, comes the news that tho Bishop ia iMunto death, Mrs, Gdenheimor wiites that who is ‘terribly afratd of the result,” the prayera of frionds. and tte offect will be that atJoaat 10,000 learned to love th dren for @ father, ecnle in Now Jersey hay Duabop with the love of ouil- DUBUQUE, The Late Storm~-A Railroad-Train in a Snow-Drilt, The Rhomberg Case---Formation of a Liqnor-Denlers’ Society. Rumer that the Hon. William @. Donnan Has Been Tendered tho Turkish Misston. Correenonience of The Chteans Tribune, Denrqur, Feb. 8—The substantial farmers and rien old burghers who are Lound to Le on- Joying the good things of life in tha Mississippi Valloy, 59U years hence, will Le apt to have the winter of 1876 put down in their almanacs as THR “coup sprit,” For six weeks wo have had one unbroken atretch of cold weather. Mercury haa dropped out of sight entirely; trees Lave cracked open with tho frost; and the beet Blue-Graas Bour~ on had frozen rolid, To wind up all, and give eclat to tho performance, we bayo had a tremendour, overpowerivg storm, and business haa hardly yet recovered fiom tho effects. All of the most important tailronds wero forced to suapend operntions. The nnoww, blown in the teeth of a fiorce “nor‘wester,” filled up tho ente, covered fences, banked itself against farm- houses, and settled down #0 solid in tho high- ways that it could only be removed through tho ayoucy of picks and crowhars. And then it waa stinging cold. Enrs and nosos were nipped with the frost; the guow squealed under the foot- #tep, ikea demon; the windows were coated with ice; while tho oun was accompanied in his trip through tho heavens by a whole bovy of aun-dogs, All of the trains on the lows Division of tho Iillnois Central were brought to = stand. still, and no less than a dozon lucomotives wero } frozen up betireen this point and Kioux City, Attho height of tho storm, Conductor Looby, | with thirty passengery, found his train AKCUGNED IN 4 HUGE SNUW-DRIFT, in aight of the small frame station of Jesup, and about 73 miles weut of Dubuque, ‘The engineer backed up the train and took a vigorons run at it; but the engine only penetrated the tlecoy inass @ few yards, and then stuck fast. It waa imponsible to back out oro ahead ; and so train- inen and paskengers slike took refuge in the tlooping-car,and waited fur daylizht, In the jnorning the storm Was racing harder (hau ever. Itcame down a pertect hurnicans, and nothing could be seon buts tossing. Kwirling, itermoven, cloud of white particlos. » like buckshot by the fierco Linet, und presenting thedreatient scene imaginable, ‘Che passeuzers vore up under their afiietious nobly; but fuel und pravisious gave tigns of iuuning ont, aud it was neceewsry that something thould be done. At last, Con- ductor Looby partly walked aud partly crawled thiough to Jesup, and mado bis wants known ; ‘iqut so severe was the storm that olfera of 750 for apy one to take the pasceugersfrom the train wero refused. ‘fhe fires, huwever, were kept going by means of fouce-raila along the track, Loward mylt tho rlovel-brigade opeued a way through, and a fresh engine pulled the train into the station, ‘Ihe road is now open to Bioux City, and trains will arrive aud depart a4 usual. Huilroad-men gre unatumous in the opinion that the worst storm they ever encountered. he modest little bill of 750,000 presented by Unele am againet 3. A. RuOWNETG, for taxes alleged to be due tle Coverment on spirits manufactured by defesuiant in ind, "6, 7, stl remains unsettled ; but, au Collector frumbuil baa received positive orders to levy upon all of Rhomberg’s property, thero is a ptoxpect for rome lively liugation abead, and ptrring times in the Courts, — It will be remom- bered that Judge Wilson, uf the District Court, granted an injunction restraining the Collector from selzing the property of defendant; but this was eat avide by Judge Diilon, at Davenport, and tho cage now stands As originally commenced, with the exception that the Government basKuo- cacded {u obtaining © chunge of venue to Des Moines, and the caso will come up for trial in i the Cirenit Court of that city eurly iv tho epring, “Thero is no denying” the {wot that the general sympathy of the Dubuque public is with Rhomborg. He isa prumiuert and milnential citizen, @ man who | worked bis way up from small bexinungs; the tino is atall fresh within tho remembrance of runny When be suld two glasses of becr and n cigar for bcents; ho is deeply idontitied with yerious railroad enterprizes; he Les expended princely sums iv the improvement of ety prop- erty; und now, shen he was Preparing to sit down and enjoy all theeo things, no one {ikea to reo him wiped out. Counsel on both sides are watchtug each cther narrowly, end it fa likely that but very little of general intorest will be developed uct! tho trial comes off, ime, the smnaller fry of the LEH AND SALOON-REEPERA of thocity are unhappy. Under the present Pro- hibktory Liquor Inw of the State, saluon- keepers and landlords are mado alike resyonelblo for all dumages that can bo proven to reauit from tio alo of intoxicating liquors nat society OF individuals ; and, under (his provision, a certain Mra, Mary Ln Franco has instituted proceedings in the Districts Court agaist four promincnt ealoon-keepers, requesting them to plank down 26,000 each aa tho venalty for making lor be- loved husband a drunka:d. Her example will prolnbly stimulate others to adopt the rame tuetiea and, a4 ® measure of eelf-protection, the liquor-dealors and saloon-keepers mot tor gether the other evening, and organized them. solves into sort of Protective Associa- tion by tho adoption of ‘constitution and election of officers, ‘Tho ‘constiutiou sote forth thot they have united for tho purpore Of organlaing wovieticn througuont the State of Iowa, whore object shall Le to remove tho #0- ealled Maine Liquor Jaw, aud to labor for the introduction of a judicious License law inetead, ‘Tho namo of the wocisty ie Bet forth as “the Dubnque Association for the Protection of Por- soul Liberty.” It as made tho duty of every member of the Koriely to support only such eandidates for publio offices as are “known to be earnost opponents of all Prohibitory Liquor laws and the hypocritical Blue Code;" and it ie their cution tu stubbornly rosist every prose d gat up a test caso befure tho Suproine Court as soon ay possible, ‘The Society already num- bers many members, and will vonetitute a vory important political factor at the wext wmuuleipal election, ‘Lhero is 8 well-lofined whisper passing the rounds of political cirelea here to-night that Prerident Grant is about to tender the appolut- ment of MINISTHN TO OONATANTINOPLE to the dion, William 4% Donnan, Member of Congress from tho Third Iowa District, The President, it seems, Las pronnaed the place to an lows many and, as the Iowa delogation in Congress have rocommended Mr. Donnan for tho place, there ia but littie doubt he will be ap- pointed. It is further understood that the President first tendered the office to ex-Gov, Kirkwood, of Iowa City; but, as tho latter has nome designe upon Wright’ dent in tho Senato, Lo peremptosily declined a trip te the region of the Sublime Porto; and so it was paged over to Donnan. The latter will doubtless accept, Mr. Donnan is « young man of tnuch expericuce and ability, aud’ the Prestient inight look much {unger aud make & Worse sciection, R te Lord Dufferiu on Americnn Schools ‘The Govornor-Goneral of Cauada was prevent atthe Christmas distribution of prizes to the public schools of Ottawa, which took place in the tink Musio Stull, An address to Lady Duf- ferin was prosented by tho pupils, and in tho curse of aroply to it Lord Datterin sald: It nisy, perliaya, interest you to hear that during my tecent visit 10 Now Yoru I had an oppors tunity of observing the application of the bost prnciptes of education under the most favorable struck them in the previous day's reading. This system had beon adopted fur the purpose of ving thom confldenco as teachers in nddroming arge audiences. We thon proceeded to the tall, where 200 of them wont through their gymnastic exercirex, and a lovelier or moro interesting nitht no person conld wish to bebold than wns Iresentod to our view, From this we proceeded to tho various class-rooms, and J was certaiuiy atrnck beyond the power of expression by obaorving how thorongh aud how completo was the system of instruction thore administered. went into one clars-room wher Iadios were re- ceiving instraction In peology, and the firet thing that canght my ose waa wapirited aud accurate drawing, the size cf life—if that is not an Irish bull—of g humanekeleton, Taaid, ‘the surgeon who drew that suatomical figure must have ben an great an arti as in man of acionce, so complete and ao tmanters iv were the onttines and ahading 7 Int the teacher repiied, ladtes did that.” ‘Then I ‘heard them examined in variona nubjects, For instatico, they were asked if they could give any account af Huak- epeare. A yonng lady got up, and in ten minutes the told mea great deal moio about Shanspeare than Lever knew—and J imagine than a great anany about me knew—in iy life. And eo we Went on irom astronomy, mathematica, botany, mythology. In ovory ciaas waa the same system nod the same thorourhuess, I mention this circumstance in ordor that thoas who are inter- estad in tho bringing up of these young children, sitting upon my right Laud, may ba able to com: prohend what enormous advantages are open to those who, in the early portion of their lives, and while thoy are cul school children, tit themselvee, ow it were, for paying on to that hugher education which 1 have ventured to de- scribe to yun, ‘There can be no doubt that every year the necrot of auccessfully administrating youthful education is better underatood aud ture wuccesfuily applied, NEIGHBORLY COURTESIES, Chastising tho Next Door Boy—Curs rant Jelly own alm. From the Waahington Repubiican, daly Watts and Bepny Kichards were sitting in the durk in Watts’ kitchen the otlier night, crack- ing hickory nuts and telling oue another how good their reapective fathers wore. Jaky heard his father's step up stairs and suddenly became silent. Mr. Watts bad thrown outa hint at the ditmer-table that he would tond tu Jaky when ho came homo for tring hissiater upioabag, When Jaay heard the old gentleman's steps approaching kitchen stairs, he ead: “Denny, something makes we feel agaf I bad forgotlen to shut the tock gute; Dl be back in auuuute,” and burried out of the dour, Mr. Watts camo down to the kitchen shaking with suppresecd rage, aud recitiy ® lone figure sitting in tho dim light of tha fire, he grabbed itby the car oud raised it out ‘of tue chair. Beuny set up a terrible howling, Mr. Watts waltzod him ground the room, jerking out such remarks as “I'll teach you (o perpetrate such things in my Louse; you thought you'd maltreat your little wister, did you? I suppose you'll want to put mein a bag next.” The Iticharde boy ret up a prolonged howl, interrupted occasionally by aquick “ouch!” and 9 vigorous effort to cover some tender epot with bis bands, llr. Watts gave hin a tinal wroneb and slung him up. Wettbe table, with the obsorvation that he guessed hoe vould'nt forget this right away. Henny rushed out of the housg anifling, and utteriug ali xorts of threats against Watts. Jaky stopped him in the yard aud, with an ex pression of open-mouthed wouder, exclaimed: “ Why, Genny, what in the world is the master # Do you feel vick 7" Benny d:d not etop to ex- plain, bnt snaked over the fence and home, drop- ping 8 bad word at overy step. daky looked very weak ashe came into the house rubbing his i¢gs und showing a Giepoeition turunat every motion tis father made, aud looked exactly as if he had been whipped. | Mra. Hichards calied the next day in a high state of indignation. She took up her quarters in the Lasement hall, with Benny under ber aim, aud told the Watts fulke just what abe thought of thom. Sho became highly intlamed and choked with passion, aud reminded them that thoy couldn't ride over her, af Mr. Watts did hold a Government oflice, not if sheknow horaelt. She'd like to sco hereelf associating with people se et set upon and maliciousty malireat a tender infuut. Then she danced away with the aseurance that they Ladn’t heard tie last uf it, Mr. Watts ine Yoetizated the matter alittle, and he and Jaky held a business meeting in the wood-ahed, much to Jaky's disgust, The matter wa thoroughly ex- plained, and Mre, Wattssent a bowl of currant jel- Jy around to Mrs, Hichards, Mrs. Richards eays the never really knew what adear, good lady Mra, Watts wae beforo; but Beuny says that all the currant jelly in the district can’t eiface the mem- oty Gf one night, avd he lougs to be a man, 80 thut Le cau revenge Limself upon Mr. Watts. are Domestic 8indinage in Texas, From the Latiaa (Tex.) Commerctat, Last evoning at tho Mic-nix Hotel » gentle mau aud his wife were witling togethor, the gon- tlemun cleaning one of his revolvers, from which the cylinder bad beeu taken, waich was loaded. Tho other gan lying on tho table in front was empty, Tho wife, ins playful way, took up the empty pistol and enid: * Supposo I ehoot; he said “yee.” She laid the gun down, aud, while doing tome of her little sewing business, the Lusband had cleaned kis first gun, attached tho cylinder, and bad taken up tho otlier, ‘ho lady again took what she supposed sho liad uscd be- foro, and plearautly remarked, 1 make you my mark." Ile, not thinking of the pistol boing loaded, paid, "Make mo your mark and fire,” Shu did fire, and tho explosion made her faint at once. If he bad not been placed in a» certain position, the balf would hare cono through hia heart, Heinz in a vide position, and leaning over. tho ball struck the lower part of his veut and glauced away, “One of’ aur young AMUSEMENTS. . GILMORE. Union Park Congregrational Church, Monday Evening, Feb. 15. McCormick Music Hail, Tuesday Evening, Feb. 16, CL FAMOUS 22d Regiment Band AND Grand Concert Orecanization OF NEW YORK, INCLUDING MISS EMMA 0, THURSBY, A youug and charming Prime Donn: inary imdvtent abilftys of Omer MR. M. ARBUCKLE, ‘The famous Cornot Player. MR. E. A. LEFEBRE, Tus celebrated Saxophone Bololst, AND SEVERAL OTHER RMINENT SOLOISTS, Undor the direction of MR. P. §. GILMORE, Projector and Goneral Director of the GREAT MUSIOAL JUBILEES, The following Programmos, enmprisin wae, fro The wurke of Uae great ‘uustoss, Con" jorused 10 pers UNION CONGREGATIONAL OHUROE, Monday Evening, Feb. 15, PROGRAMS, PART 1, ft Fr Giimore's'iisad? “* Fantasie Uriginal,”, A. Lefehro. ¥e Valas Brilliante). Webse Hihoore’s Band. 4, Aleand Variations fur Vol Mies Kimma. 6, Fantasie, “La Propliets, Gumore's rane 6. Overture, ** Der Frotschutz, fimore's 7, Halo for Cornet, ** Abr and Variail 8. Grand Selection, * Gilmore 9, Echo Bong, with Flute Ob! Misa Enns (the Flute (obligato pla 10. Boblller ** Festival March, Gilmore's Basa: M'OORMIOK HALL, Tuesday Evoning, Feb. 16, PROGRAMNE, PART I. 1, Overtare, '* Taontausor, ila 2. Bolo for Saxophone, + ismas, i ud by Ar. Bracht. pleas rrr 8. Grand Selection, 4. Atta, fromthe and. ty Vardure Clad” 5. Paraphrese : et Lovely neert, +! Lorelyy Gilmbre'e Band, PART It, 6. Overture, *' William Tol insists 1. Bolo for Cornot, **Si tu Sarai Mr. My Arh. 8. Divertimento, an Airs | 9, Atrand Variatio se 10, Overture on Tem: Gi CONDUCTOR... Y. 8. GILMORE, General Admission, 75 Cents, Reserved Seata,: 25 Cents Extra, FOR SALE AT LYON 4 HKALY’S MUSIC STORE, ow making = tour ef the ra Cities, ua their way te agement in tha latter clly om ‘the Public Libray ef Ken- NoTIC: rincinal cule to fill an 6 theetth of Pebruary, in aid 6 tucky, ACADEMY OF MUSIC, POSITIVELY SIX NIGH nd Raturday Mab {nee cammencing Vell 15, Farewell appearance Of the Undiepnted and regal queca of Bngliah ‘Iragody, the world-renowned JANAUSCHEK, Supported by her now and tioat brillant NEW YORK STAR COMPANY, MONDAY, Feb ean ad sf Cha gelibrated Novel, *"iilonk tuusoy"" entitled ‘nesday—DERORATI—(Leab the . Watneda aaa IE Rprsaken) jaturday Erwalny enna ies AMUSEMENTS, UNION PARK CONGR'L:CHUROH, TO-NIGHT! LAs? GRAND CONCERT onthe — ORL WEST SLIDE. TH INCOMPARABLE CAROLINE RIGHINGS-DERNAR Grand Costume Concert Company, SELECT PROGRAMME of Olde Folks! Goris.” To-Morrow- ant prenrance ot the Company A enki at 8. ‘augreg dieu al. , 13 packages at 1 all btar Entertaininent ir penter, QEMENT oF THIS (FRIDAY) EVENING, FEB. 13, Grent DIN ofthe Seasons Glorious Oot Timenso hit of the famaus Biilitery Drama, TEES ORENOE SPY, Produced ina meoner never before attempted in Chicago, MARIEVEA RAVEL, anda Full Dramatic NICHOLAS WOODLAND, au dl rer BIGNOWA il aegn npe gt is iy ge. ING A TALS Rilceuone JENNIE CODING. Mlies BRIE Bic ea BABY. BIN DE = in Tiudece BE Vocal. Dh K hae aera ; ReN ie Rue, Gian fe teak tase '. Mol N’ iy, cs yal 4 BU, aid CHART EVROL ge OM Depular Lavoriten, Gis BN Circumstances that oan be conccived, In saying this, however, 1 do not mean to imply that what {s Lhore exhibited surpasaos in ity ossontials what Lhave deen in Canada. On the contrary, I be- liove that the system uf education established im Untario, under the auspices of the Hoy. Dr. Ryarson, aud thove who Lavo acted with hin, aud which is now admineterad bya noblo, cam- petent, and sel{-devoted staf of teachera, com- hives all sho excetleucos of auy system of eduva- tion that can be found iu any country, Lut, of course, in an Inwortant city liko New York, whicb is the home of so many millions of people, auystem of education can be based on a largor rcale than i yet pouuble in this country, Lepent two entire days in mupecting the norinal schoule in Now York. We arrived early iu tho morning for the purpose of ageing the scholars assemble for the day's work, We were shown toa large hall four or tive times tho size of thiy one, Abeli rung, 8 piauo atruck up, sud iy tures anda halt mnutiica 1,100 young women bad taken thoir placed. We wera then entertained by mout beaus tiful singing in alternate chorus, and that part of the performance coucluded with several of these youug ladies rising in turn and repeating somo spophthogm or olber quotation which bad. NVINM MATINEB, TO-MORROW, SATUI- ap. ms, Slatiuee pricus | Ladies and children, 25 cents, Geatle- men, SU cents, ACADEMY OF MUSIO, 1 THE VIRGINIAN! RECITATION AND JKNNY LIND, Dy NG AT #, RKUITATION.-SHAMUS O'BRIEN, A Scrosming Faroo, THERINK. Saturday evouing, Fob. 18, Great Hurdle Race; prize, $3; also on the saine evening, a Xcrub Itace by boys wider UG Foare uf equ vsite, G3. AML wishtug to contest, ke thele usmen wt the uitive, Aduilsalon, 23 conte. GRAND OPERA HOUSE, ‘Kingsbury Musto-fiell, RELLY 2 LEON'S Famous Minstrels and Burlesqne Opera ohtentire RNS Programme, (fhe Laval nas tAwin Kell ‘as Uncle Jack. ‘N ‘ambeld aud J, The Laughable Ha UR hie Li Land Pog id tia sradattech oui y tan Sou at Bases Aly M. WALL, (‘tho Favorti Popular t0 HOOLGHA ET ant CORB. KANG FIRE. BSURKIDUK, and LESTER in New Songs img, and Wounosday and Saturday Matiooss very 19 atdu'clock, McVIOKER’'S THEATRE, LAST NIGHTS of the distinguished actress Mors. D. P. Bowers Who will appear in ber great biatoriea! character, ELIZABLTIL, Queen of England. MI, J. 0, MeCOLLU KING be tT) » u. Ui SEORIT, OUKIMAN as MEG MER. ‘oats ase now be secured, “HALSTED-ST, OPERA HOUSE, QGorner of Halsted and Marrison-ste, RAND ELVA: for reunite ale, Friday and F tion of the Bensattous, ‘HE FEMALE BATHERS, or Fun at Long Branch, sunlunet an Tt nly aftornoan peetorn lave Prices: HALSTED-ST, OPERA HOUSE, ‘TH ONLY MATINEK IN TIE OITY TO-DAY at 1p.m. ALL THe SENSATIONS, Wand te. HOOLEY'S THEATRE, ‘Thurstey, Friday, and Ratarday Eventogs, and Mtoe. day Matlnnes revival, for four perferinances only, he sterling Koglisn Comedy, MEN OF THE DAY. With a Driltiant Cast of Characters, Is {8 the moat Intoreating Comedy hithorto produced attoishousy, Jou! oat treat. CHICAGO MUSEUM, a every. his oening ont gr ela arte the ek an MR. JOS, H. KEANE AS RIP VAN WINKLE, a viene fate iin ieuabe astoeate J, SUNDAY LEOTURE, ELIZABETIE CADY STANTON “OUR BOYS.” GRAND OPERA HOUSE, SUNDAY, Feb. 14, 8 p. ADMISHION, 10 OENTS, HALSTED-ST, OPERA HOUSE, MATINEE TO-DAY at 1:30. Tho only stternéom pen. formauioo in the sity. "- MeCORMIOK HALL aM amy #8 to your ewn and i ts Touer Houses ‘saul Niarcday Bratt ing Crow