Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, December 3, 1876, Page 10

10 THE CHICAGO TRIBUNE: SUNDAY. DECEAMBER 3, 1876—SIXTEEN PAGES. the sudden advent of cold weatheris sure to the beard of the -Prophet! inches deep, of crimped silk, with arly-oc- curring luz‘x)é Dball tassels of p‘ler_nllc. mfmc‘:i teries, galloons, and embroideries cut oul mfi designed to be applique are ‘highly esteemct 4 as indeed are all kinds of flab garme tures. The following supplies 2 i :A::P: £ome '.r:;‘flrniv:u_:l Ig:hs 1 silk costume. Extra_brea d are laid in wide side-pleats, \_\‘luch, to f_ecur-: the proper cifect, are ed with Lflno}ne.] e Jront and sides of the skirt have 2 s?ugl-p ea founce, five inchies deep, headed by three par- o sathered rufties, cach edged with fringe. The overskirt is sapplied brdiagonal smrf:lgl;e drapery. Waist trimmings may be varied accuiding to taste. For lieavy materials flaring culls, falling over the hand, are sclected, 3 bo‘\l\r of ribbon, knife-pleatings, and pipings furnls&i iug the upj portion. Long, mnncl—shapdl pockets, with garnitures of mbbbon, are muc] worn, and many are further elaborated with small crochet buttons. TROBABLY THE MOST POPULAE DESIGN of a single-piece dress is that of the -Princess. This is admired and often selected on account of what one may term its aday tability or_its suitability for any otcasion aud all materials. A handsome one may have the centre front of brocaded silk, closed from neck to foot down tie front with tiny embroidered buttons, three At the bottom this par cut_in square points bound with velvet. The back is cut in polonaise sha})c‘ and claborately draped over an underskirt of plain silk, suitably trimmed. The slecves are also of the latter material, but the cutfs are complicated aifairs of brocade. IN MILLINERY . are fulfilled the promises mnade earlier in the scason, and there is cvery reason to be satistied with the results. As was predicted, velvet has taken the lead, though fiuc felt hatsare in 1nuch demnand, as they harmonize sa well with mauy tollettes. As rega -ds the material in bats, 1here are many novelties. The most conspicuous §5 the use of satin, and so artistic and beautiful ave hats and bonnets made of this lustrous 1aoric that I wonder it hes not been put to the use before. Plush and moss-velvet are also much used, not only as garaitures, but for en- tire hats. A charming bat thut Iam tempted to desiomate as ‘‘nobby” is one fitted _only for the drive or promenade, but it is exceedingly jaunty. The shape is simple, sloping gradually from the front to the crown, somewhat after the munner of a Scotch cap. The crown is smoothly cov- cred with velvet and banded by a wide piece of fur similar fo that ornamenting the cloek or the rest of the costume. At the night of the crown is a small, hnlliant—ulumwc«f bird, and from this 2 small moni’s hood of silk falls over the crown towards the leit side, where it ends in two medium-sized ilk tasscls. Tiis bat is worn back upon tie lead, and i5 un- usvally becoming to some faces. Fur hats are more populer tnan they have cverbeen, Sealskineof course is oftenest scen: many of the new hats of this sort are trimmed with other varieties of fur, and some sealskin ‘bonpets_ in the regular shapes are beautiiully trimmed with featners. THE GREATEST NOVELTT, Thowever, is the chenilie cord which is so much iuvogue. Onsome hats the trimming consists entircly of chenille in virious fanciful arrange- wmeuts. It is ;’:nrduululy desirable for children's hets, as bright_colors rgay then be employed, and the matenal is far handsomer io colers than in black or white. A charming little hat hasa yound, Jow cruwn, and a druoping brim. It is of ligut gray fcli, and tue brun is cdged with rearlet chenille. Loops of the same are 0 ar- ranged that sowe fall over- tne 'brim, while others lean against the crown. Atihe leftis a cluster of velvet loops matching the chenille in color, and held_in position by & handsome or- nament of stecl and fire-gilt. For young ladics’ tbe Gainshorough continues to be the favorite shape. But, thovgh nniversally admired, it is not nniversally Lecoming, and, asagood author- ity remarks, ** While it 15 2 beautiful scttine to <h, round face, it eseggerates the defects all others.” AlarTie 8. of PARIS. ATTRACTIVE STORES. - Scerial Corsespondence of The Tribune. Panis, Nov. 19.—The stores of Paris never presented greater temptations to purchasers of uvervclassthanat the present time. Costly fabries of rare designs, Oriental productions, laces as Leautiful as tnase of 0ld, are offered tu the rich, aud chartning goods at. moderate prices to those of less ample means. Among unique novelties, the vese embroidery “a jour” is inost promiacut, 6n aeount of the swgular arrange- coior on color, for which 2 gold medal -arded; bat it isnct protable any will be -expurted, as the supply does | mot equal the CGemand, and Paris has but one dopot for s sale, which is the only ome in ope. Gloves are exquisitely embroidered-in Gélicate huca on white, scariet on black a:d dark biae, dark greea in diffecent shades of the sama color, and iiny roscbuds are some- imes écen on those aceompanying carriage cos- tumes. Taurquoise, garcets, and Roman pearls arc new mounted in & novel and inexpensive manner, and are cffective and becoming with zhnost every deseriplion of toiletie; but the plittenng Chrisimas dream bewilders our gaze with rarer gifts than these, and parures of dizmonds rival those which Catherine de Medici wore at the chrisieninz of her son, and some ore £aid to equa! in their value the diamonds of 1le Rajab of Previous stonesornament d many obuee articles, and 1 XMarechal could az. csent caskets worth 12,000 R tu the preity Izdics of nis dsy, and a Duke de Neailies fas of Tivres. 2 THZ3E PEOFUSE DISPLAYS are not always proua ot guod resuits, for instances sie sadiy multipiying ciforte are made 0 PUBPCT VALY fiy disbonurable means, and the shame ¢f a laie DBaron- | s, ¢h caused ber death, bas wut prevenied . other kigh-born thieves from foduwing her cxample. Last week Mine. K D: tte wile of a well-known na‘te, visited the establisiment of M. Le- urpose of purcbasing a at a graud beli to 1 Ly heroddf. Toey were consequently ushaud’s house on ti:e supposition of his abiiity to pay, but iv ignorance o1 thefact tuat the wife’s expenditures already exceeded 1is fortune. ‘The diamonds were soon returned to M. Lezendre by a stranger to find out their valae, aod to whom they nad been offercd tcr sale by Mme. W— D—. A process oflaw will yrol restore tuem to. their proper own- r, i ntal present tbey ure under direction of the Court. M. ANTOINE MERCIE, who executed tie & Kroup, * uloria Victis,” in the Sguare Moitholon, was married yester- cuy to Mle. on, and the marri of the ‘ount Philinpe Fischer de Cievriers, which took piace the day previously, was an event of great 1nierest in the, fashivnable world. “Another wed worthy of note was that of the Mur- %j &t Precate, who is 85 years old, and Mile. abert, whose age i 17. A sTATE DIN®R was given last week by the Marquis de Verteil- la;, President of the - Circle de France,” at wiich Prince de Leon, Vicomte de Pous, and otier Gistizguisked guusts were present, and a eplendid bsll is in contemplation by the **Cir- e, to be given next mouth. Tuilettes for the occagion are in preparation, and among those I have been allowed to sec, one of white satin, trimwed with black Spanish lace, was par- ticularly elegant. The corsaze and long- tramed skirt were of satin, and the short, tight sleeves and overskirt of lace. The latter was Jooped and studded l:rfnpsc\y with golden-winged insects, whose rilliant” bodies flashed like dismonds in the candle licht. The dresscs generally areto be worn over a mnew arraugemnent, called the ¢ corselet Gree,”” which gives the statuesque ap- pearsnce now desired, notwithstanding the etforts which _have been made to discontinue such strict delineations of the figure. ANONG OTHER TROSPECTIVE ENTERTAINMENTS threc grand dinners wiil be given at the Palace Ge 'Elysec before the close of tne Parliamentary season, but amidst these enjoyments there are frequently solemn. assemblics to periorm sad rites, and such an occasion took place recently, waen Princes -assisted at the ceremonies, in counnemoration of Princess Amelie d'Orleans and the Duchess de Nemours. 7 Indisposition bas obliged Duchesme, thetenor of the Theatre Lyrique, to absent himselr from Paris for 2 month, sccording to his physician’s direction, and 3 substitate is no more welcomed there than st the Opera-Boufles, where Mme. Theo is replaced by Mile. Miroir. The Iatter has not proved any detriment, howcver, as the “Boite au Lait” yielded with the substitute, Just Sundsy evening, 45,000 franmcs. ‘ Aida™ Iias taken the place of “Forza del Destito at th~Italicns, much to its advantage. 2 MATHILDE. ———— A LIFE | KNOW. 1 know a life whera all of the charms “And zraces of three are caught in one,— One chiaraing, consnmmate trinity, Tbe rarest blending under the sun. A child's pure life, a girl's sweet grace, A woman's soul in 3 woman grown; A'being wherein Jie plory gieams, A lifé wherein Hix zoodness is shown. Will you wonder, then, when I confess - 1 aiwaysthink this life was given To lead me toward, and remind me that *+0f sach 1s the Kingdom of lh-ng:x E“-’ REAL ESTATE. The Loan Market Active, but Collections Getting Slow. Heavy Decline of Business for the Year Compared with 1875. Succesifal Business Men Investing in Chicago Real Estate. The Market Otherwise Weak and Dull— The Situation in New York Subdivisions, Considering the season of the year, business is very brisk. Building loans were quite 3 feature of the market the past week, and it scems as thongh the closing months of the year are to be more prolific of improvement enter- prises than any scason since the'era of . the big fire. Bouth of Madison street, -beyond Union Park, is the favored locality. The rapidity with which this till recently wild property is being improyed is an astonishment to_even the oldest inhabitant. Interest-notes continueunchanged. First-class namcs still command 7 percent, even ‘where the property is not of the most unexcep- tional character. Building loans remain at9 per cent. Generally speaking, the market is growing firmer, and the future promises a stif- fening in the rate of interest. Loanagents do not mot report very satisfactorily as regards payments, and are inclined to complainof a falling off in this respect. The important trans- actions of the past week were 2s follows: West Madicon street, S8 feet, south front, be- tween Lincoln.and Iobey streets, $16,000,:five years at 7 per cent. : Macalester place, 150 fect; south front, be- tween Centre avenue and Lytle street, $12,000, five yeurs at 8 per cent. Fifth avenue, 20 feet, east front, botween Wash- ington and Madison strcezs, 36,000, five years at 8 per cent., The trisvgalar block bounded by Wood znd Jackson strcets end Ogden avenue, $11,000, five years at U per cent. = West Lake street. 50 feet, north front, in Tnion Park Addition, §7,500, five years at. S’pcr cent. " North Giresn street. 59 feet, cast front, north- weet comer of Ohio street, £5,500, three years at 9 percent.. STATEMENT OF TRUST-DEEDS, MORTGAGES, AND RELEASES FOR TUE ELEVEN MONTHS ENDING NOV. 30. 1876. 5 AMonths. January August ... Sepemte 9.008] $o7,924,521] 9,014 12,052 85,858,063 10,687 | 15,307 88,666.830! 11,404 COMTARATIVE BTATEMENT FOR THE WEEK ENDING DpEC. 1. o 1878. | | Csideratn, Trost-deeds| 113§ 334,245 Mortgages.. £ 93, 84 Aggregnte..| 12§ -133,07 Releases ... 1875. | Yo. | Gsiderat'n. "2125 634,000 118, 1 Instruments 2565 752,233 216] SALES OF THE WEEK. ‘The real-estate market last week was not ina condition to cxcite the enthusiasm of the deal- ers. There were the usual number of small transactions, such as oceur in every season, but no evidences of a general movenent of capital into real estate investments were visible. Mean- while, while speculators and- the gregarious crowd are holding back, the most successful business men in the city are showing their ap- precistion of the present cheapness and future prospects of Chicago properiy by buying it fur cash. The purchas¢ reported in THE TRIBONE of yesterday of the Quinlan Block on Clarl street, £434x160¢ fect, near Randolph street, opposite the Court-House, by L. Z. Leiter, for $150,000. is a case in point. The time tobuy real estate, provided of course, it is gligible im- roved property, is when itis depressed. Ina ew years, when fortunes have beenrealized out of purchases made now, the men who are now hesitating and doubting will call themselves hard nanies for letting the chances of 1376 slip through their fingers. Some of the other sales of the week were as follows: A. Loch & Brother eold two lots on Sixt¥-third strcet, west of lalsted. Englewood, at $600 each. D. J. Mctormick sold Louse aad lot 8043158 fect, on Scranton avenne. for25, 000. Wilber F. story bought 207{x80 4-10 fect on Dearbarn strect, south of Washinzton, for §20,650. D. F. Crilley soid 25 feet on Prairie aveaue, north of Thirtecnth street, for £12, 000. N. P. Smith bonght 267399 feet on South Park anlza?)m. corner of Thirty-seventh strect, for T, B. Nesbit bonght lot on northwest corner of Prairie and Qottage (irove avenues, east iront, 111 feet front, for $:0.000. F. F. Spencer sold to William 4. Stone 071{x100 foet on Eilis Purk, couth of Prospect place, west front, improved, for $40.000. Monroe Frank sold to J. K. Rowley the cast 1§ northeast 1, 18, W, 14, for $10,G00. . W, ed sold Block 11 in’ Culdwell's Subdi- vision of Western Springs for §13,500. C, H. Getchell sold Lots 23 znd 24, Dlock §, White's. Addition to Evanston, with fine improve- ments, for $11,000. 5. ilonse #old forty-one lots in Blocks 1 and 2 and sublivision of west }: of southwest 1§ 7,36, 14, for §10,000. F. G. Welc sold to Edwin Booth, . throiigh Layer, the Davison Block, Nos. 147, 140y 151, 15 Fiith avenue, being 80x120, corner ArcadgCourt.for $14%,500; ca: h andincumbrance $57.000% 55,500 in clear inside property at low valuation. SATURDAY’S TRAMSPERS. The following instruments were filed for record Saturday, Dee. 2: CITY PROPERTY- Sheffield ev, 153 ft 1 of Kroger st e f, 22! 1t to alley; dated Nov. 98.. ... 825 Camphell Park, 241 fteof Oakicyav, nf, 2431084 ft; dated Dee, 2.. 5,000 Clybourn av, 4606 ft n w of Wedsterav, nef, 25x120 ft; dated Dee. 2.. Indiana av, 8 1t s of Twelfth sl 135 2-10 ft; dated Jan. 4, 1874. Same as the above; dated Dec. 2 West Twentieth st, 48fte of Wood et, s 1, 24x125 It with buildings; dated Nov. 29.. 2,000 Clifton Park av, 150 ftno of Twenty-third ft. w f. 50x1%5 ft; dated Nov. 4. Praine av, between Thirty-filth and sizth ets, 20x125 1t with baildin; Dec. 2, The following is th. total amount of city and suburbau traosfers within a radius of seven miles of the Court-House filed for record during the week ending Saturday, Dee. City sales, 615 consideration, $440,236. South of city lim- its: Sales, 53 consideration, $19,983. - West of city limiits: Sales, 2; consideration, $3,620. To- tal'sales, 83. Total considerntion, $463,004. SUBDIVISIONS. The following plats were filed for record the past weck: Marr's and McCaffrey’s Resubdivision of part of Blotk s, James H. Rov's Subdivision of Ny, i of 5. W. X of Sec. 31, 39, 14, Iving between Thir- ty-sixth strect and Archer avenne. < sion of Lots 9, 10, 11, 12, and 13, Bloc] 3 '8 Addition, situated at the routheast corner of Eric and LuSalle streets, making ten lots, with an average frontage of 20 feet north on Enie street. A plat of Sargent’s Addition to Norwood Park. _Subdivision of part of Block 3, Lee's Subdivi- eion, 5. W. 1 of Sec. 12, 39, 13, situated west of Francieco street and south of the Chicago & North- western Raiiway track, making thirty-four lots with an average frontage of 24 feet. _ REAL ESTATE IN NEW YORE. _The New York Sun gives the following unvar- unisbed account of the state of affairs in'the real estate market in New York: Since the panic of 1573 real estate in New York City bas been on the decline. Buttom prices were supposcd 10 have been reaclied two years 1«0, one year ago, lest spring. this fail; and yet it loo} far to the bottom as ever. The resl estate busi- Tcss, 28 8 business, is practically dead, and thou- €ands of agents who made a comfortable living at it inthe cizht years followiug the War bave tiken E’%‘;H theireiznsand drifted into other eccupa- ions. B *- There'sno such thing as a real estate business to bie cone,” £3id ane promincnt azent to a Sun re- purter yestesday. **1 have never scen such 4 hope. css state of thi Even In what we used to call bad times property always brousht something near its value. But now people won'l itas o zifr. 1 believe, If all the property in the city above rifty- ninth streat was £old ab auctivn to-morrow, the roceeds would not cover the mortzuges on it. 5 next to impossible to induce capitalists to buy; nic-gtricken men in the coun- they A;e ?’nf lfnoxl. try. Atthe foreclosure rales at the Real Estate EZchange there are no bids except from those who ‘held mortgages on the property and who bay it in for the amount of the mortaze. “Yhis is a §tory which istold ‘byall the dealers down town, almost without exception. Rents have fallen off abont 25 per centsince 1872. Whena sale is talked about, there arc ueually no offers Whatever, in spite of the fact that money does not noy briog more than from 2 to 34 per cent. Un- "aivin Day's Resubdi Wol Jess some still greater calamity comes honses will continue to pay 3 per _cent on their_present aver- agc valuation avove all expenses. et capitalists hold on to their money. 1t is almost impossible to sell second mortgages, atrafiic which formed a part of the real estate agent's business inmore prosperons fimes. So much proper:y hua latcly been sold at forcclosure for less than the amount of the first mortgage, that the second mortzages are regarded a8 not worth {hw paper they are written on. 1f the interestis not paid, the hoider of the mortage dare mot scll out the ‘property, for evident reasons; he_prefers to hold on and take his chances. Lflemll,}'v thousands of men have been completely ruined, in this city nlone, by the prostration of real estate. Amony the ca which were cited to the Sun re- orter yesterday as worthy of notice were the fol- owing: 1n the fall of 1572 four lots on Fifta av- enue, pear the Catholic._ Cathedral, were sold for §10,000 apicce. a price then considered quite moderate, making $120,000; half of this was paid in cash, and $60, 00U remained on bond and mort- guge. The lots were bought as 2 _speculation, and Were never built upon. Last spring the original owners foreclosed this S00,000 mortgage aud ‘took back their lots. ‘I'he purchasers lost £60,000 in cash, Uesides the interest on the mortgaze forthree fum, about £4,3C0 a year, and the taxcs smount- 1« to §2,000 or $3,000 a year more, 1t would not take many such operations to ruin_almost all the dealers in vacant lots up_town. Many are just struggling ulong, trying by every meuns in their power to Liold on nntil betier times cnuble them to anload. In 1872 corner lots, 25 by 100, were sold on Fifth avenue, opposite the park, for $70,000 apicce. The etme lots &mt up at suction now would barely bring $30,000. Houses on the ave- nue near Eighty-fourth street, which were held in 1873 at 385,000 and $90, 000, have been sold within the lnst year for as low 8s $35,000. For a year back scven-eighths of the real estate sales made have been foreclosuce sales. When asked if they can see better times shead, the dealers only shake their heads. TUE BALTIMORE ACADEMY OF MUSIC. A Baltimore telegram announces that the Academy of Music in that citv is to be sold at auction on the 1ith prox., under a deeree of the court. ‘The edifice is one of the most superb in the city, and was er ted a few years ago bya oint stock subscription, at a”cost of several iundred thousand dollars. It is a monument of the tlush times which have passed away, and its fate, now under the hammer of the auctioueer, if one were disposed to moralize, reads a lesson which vur own people and pevple everywhere inieht study to advantage. These hard times, when economy is the fashion, arc making rough work with esthetics as well as other things. Hard times always do. Costty opera-houses, rare paintings, statuary, ete., are subject to the saine remorscless eco- nomic conditions which bring down the wages of the laborer and the urtisan, and which finally place St. James cheek by jowl with St. Giles. No doubt they are cruel’ conditions, but as there is no way of resisting them, it is the part of true philosophy to bear with them and contend with them as well as we can. SECRET SOCIETIES. ODD-FELLOWSHIP. LODGE FINANCES. The funds of an Odd-Fellows’ Lodee are its life-blood. Tke financial system of Odd-Fellow- ship is one of the most important factors which have contributed to its wonderful growth and prosperity during the last half century, Al though our Order is yet young, in too many of our lodges have the painful effects been experi- enced of a careless management of their funds in the earlier years of their existence, when the great majority of their members were in the flush of youth and vigorous heaith, and before discase and_death became frequent visitors with- in the circle of the lodge-family, - is hurd to care for the i sick properly, or to relieve the distreseed, or to bury the dead, or to care for the widow and orphun, when there is no 1npney to do this work witn. More than this, it is impossible to make 0dd Fellowship more thana mockery in the sight of the world under such cir- cumslances. 1n some Lodges, S1, and even less, has been the weekly amount of sick benefits grant- ed a brother._ It cannot be claimed that such feeble benetts are in accordsnce with the spirit of the teachings of the Order. Some of such Lodges do not attempt to bary deceased memoers, or _to pro- vide for their destitate widowsand orphars, und they arc equally_unable to relievea brother when inthe toils of distressing trouble, because their members are already taxed to the extent of their ability to meet the regular and lawful claims upon the Lodge. Such lodzes have reached this heipless condition simply by megiecting to care for their funds. There is no duty more incumbent upon every Odd Fellow than the duty of using his every elfortto protect the funds of his Lodge from loss or waste. He should remember every time that he votes upon either the appropriation or the investinent of the Lod¢o moneys that heis not only acting for himself a3an individual mem- ber, but that he is C\i‘.sau[n"of{unda to which, inthe near fature, hundreds of helpless brothers, strick- en by the hand of disease, and equally helpless widows and orphans, willlook for help. Upon the fidelity with which the brother executes the delicate trust devolvingupon him in watching over this fund wiil depend whether or not their de- pendence is npona broken reed. . . . Thers Are two metbods of careless management by which 2 Lodge may become_impoverished. One of these is by carclessness in voting the funds of the Todge for sypropristions; and the other is by care- 1ess orinindicious investments of its funds. The first-mentioned is the niost common way of de- leting the Lodge treasury. All well-reznlated odges now muke a physician's certifcate of =ound health a pereqasite of ad- mission membership. This s highly proper, as, otlierwise, the finances of ‘the Lodge are liable to become serionsly deranged by the adiniesion of members who, with a constitu- tional tendency to disease, soon become life-lonz burdens npon the Lodge. This precaution against phyeically nnsound candidates is a necessary inci- bcn( to the beneficial system of tlie Order, ‘and in 00 way militates azainst its other practical features < a working organization. Unnecossary donations by the Lodge_sometimes malke a great leak in iv's treusury. Many Odd- Fellows vote away funds of the Ludge under the mistaken jdea that as an act of charity it is right to do 8o, even if Lhe person to whom such funds are piven has no-other claim than that of charity upon tueir liberality. In so doinz, such persons arc only giving away money generously which docs not belong to them. True charity demands that, in such Caes, they esercise their generosity by per- sonal contributions, But they forget that, while Uud-Fellowship enjoins charity and benevolence among Odd-Fellows as individuals, it nowhere, dircetly or indirectly, teaches thut the Lodge, os an orzanization, should exercise those virtues cxcept in‘the mauner and to_the extent limited by the laws of the Order. The limitatjons and restric- tions imposed by law upon the use of the funds of the Lodge are for the purpose of guarding againet the result of confounding the duty of the individual member in this respect with the obligations of the Lodge. Surplus fands should be carefally, judicionsly, and systematically invested in interest-bearing securities, It is unwisc for a Lodge to have all its funds in_banks, even though they may be in sev- eral kindred institutions; and it is equally unwise for it to invest all its funds in any other singie line of security, even though the interest offered muy be temptngiy Jarze. A general financial panic may create a storm which will sweep the banks ‘efore it; or the securities may, from unforeseen causes, shrink in falue and become nnmarketable. Perhaps among the most stable zecurities, and therefore to be preferred, thomgh by reason of theis stability they may not command the hichest rates of interest, are bonds of the Government— national and State. Such bonds, besides being safe, arc always marketable, and casily realized upon when it is necessary to draw upon the reserve which they represent. it wonld be well if Lodges., when making their_ investments, would guard against local depressions of trade, and the conse- quent risks of losses in local investments, by put- ting o portion, at least, of their fands in bonds of the characier here suggested. —Companion. _ MISCELLANEOUS. Grand Seribe Gen. J. C. Smith was called to Galena last Friday even to attend the fune- ral services of John Leekly, Esq., a prominent and highly esteemed citizen of that city. Brother A. G. Lull. P. G- R., will give in- structions in the “secret work of the Order™ to-morrow evening at the hall of Rainbow, No. 400, corner of 1?01:;{ and Madison streets. i\leu'fl;erg of other Lodges are cordially invited 0 attend. The Hon. John B. ITarmon, of San Francisco, who was elected. Deputy Grand Sire of the Grand Lodge of the United Staf was accorded a reception by California Lodee No. 1, of Sun Frauncisco. Grand Represeutative Porter, Grand Master Boyd, and othier distinguished members of the Order were present. The 0dd FeHows %t‘ (;'ghfofinm are dc}lx:meg by the selection of rother Harmon, who is highly esi Who know bim. © by csteemed by all OTHER ORDERS. § MASONIC. At a regular communication of Landmark, No. 422, A. F. and A. M., held Friday evening, the following ofticers were clected for the cnsu- ing year: James E. Chadwick, W. M.; Peter ]C)a,:;gy, S’.r“'-; Myron 8. Crego, J. W.; W. J. ulver, Treasurer; Myron i cl H Frands G, De Golyer, S. Dl.{;arlr‘;?;n et J.D.; H. 8. Bolsno, 8. 8.; F. M. Ligathizer, J, §.; George M. Odom, Tyler. The Earl of Durham said that **Freem: fully develops the Social and bencvolent alfas tions; it mitizates withont and annihilates with- in, the fence of political and theological controversy; and it affords the only natural ound on which all ranks and classes can_mect in perfect equality, and associate, without degra- dation or mortification, whether Tor purposes of moral instfuction or social intercourse.” ENIGHTS OF PYTIIAS. Cosmopolitan No. 6, K. of P., held its sixth annual sociable at the Matteson House, Thanks- giving evening, and had a very enjoyable time. About sixty couples sat down to the banguet. Among those present were Mr. and Mrs. J. J. Healy, M. d Mrs. William B. Ivcs, 3r. and Mrs. Martin pest, Mr. and Mrs. Starkweather Mr. and Mrs. Georze Andrin, Mr. and Mrs, C. | H. Bradley, Mr. and Mrs, McVey, Mr. and Alrs] to .Chamberlain, Commander; Walter 8. Hull, L. S. Hudson, Misses Burnham, Rapp, Lane, Stewart, Pierson, Shumway, and Messrs. John Breunan, Abe Lipman, William Sampson, od- bertus, and Louis Haas. The sixth annual ball of Excelsior No. 8, K. of P., will be heid at Globe Hall, Desplaines strect, near Madison, on Tuesday evening next. GRAND ARMY. Reynolds Post No. 83, G. A. R., elected t! he following _officers Friday _evening: E. \\s'. V.C.; E. A. Sherburn, J. V. C.; Thomas A. Parker, Q. M.; D. 8. Bolkcom, O. of D.; A. J4. Knight, C.; W. J. Rawlings, 0. of G.30. L. Manp, 'S. F._ Brown, E..B. Sherman,D. L Ranck, R. F. Wilson, E. E. Sherburne, dulegnm:s to the Department Encampment. SUBURBAN. : LAKE. THE SOUTU DRIVE of Parkway Pavilion has been excavated from State strect to the track of the Lake-Shore & Michigan Southern Railway, and is now ready for the gravel. The fall of snow will necessi: tate a delay of further operations for the pres- ent. If some of the railroad officers in author- ity had been obliged to wait at the Fifty-tifth- strect Station the last two or three mornings for delayed trains, it would probably not be long till some kind of shelter would be pro- vided at that point. It is said to be the coldest point in Cook County. A proposition emanat- ing from the South Park Commissioners will, if carried out, provide a commodious and sub- stantial dopot at this point some time in the dim future. The Commissioners propose that cach of the railroad companics (Lake-Shore & Michigan Southern and Chicazo, Rock Island & Pacific) give 3500 apicee, and the Town of Lake $300, to which the Park Commissioners will add $1,500 more. This sum will build a depot which will bean or- nament to the locality, and accomnmodate the visitors to the parks who come from the city over these roads. 5 A prominent lawyer and an iron-merchant are considerably anunoved by the jokes of their friends at their misfortune in going to the depot five minutes after the train had gome by, the other morning. They did not discover their mistake for some time, and then they blessed the clocks which are always too fast or too slow. Mrs. E. W. Adkinson_and Aiss Magee have returned from their visit to friends in the East. Mr. Ira J. Nichols and family arrived home last week. The County Commissioner who represents Lemont, but lives in Lake, was very loud and profanein his denunciation of THE TRIBUNE article exposing the corrupt aud iuhuman treat- ment of the inmates of the County Hospital. e should have deceney * enough to be a little more choice in his language When he_ rides inu car with ladies. 2 H. A. HTubbard has gone to Towa and "Kansas on a business mrig;vhiun may take up his time for several moni NOBMAL. A number of the friends of the Cook County Normal School tendered Prof. Wentworth and his sasistants a reucqltion and banquet Wednes- day evening at the school building. The Coui- mittee on Invitations were A. . Veeder, C. G. Anderson, and J. “Thompson. ~ Over 500 invitations were issued, bat ow to the threatening weather, mauy were deterred from attending. The Alumni joined with the Citizens’ Committee, and added some very interestiug literary exercises to the pro- gramme. The audience assembled in the lower hall and was called to order by Miss Richman, who acted _as Chairman of the Alumni. Mr. Andrew Combs delivered the welcoming ad- dress. Miss Tami Curtis impersonated Grand- mother Carleton in a manner which was_highly pleasing to the audience. Mr. George Murray sang a_solo entitled *The Wreck of the Hes- perus.”” Miss Darrow played the accompani- ment on the piano. Miss Nellle Smith read a portion of a prize essay which had been deliv- ered a year previous. Mrs. Larimer sung “ The Brook, * playing the sccompaniment on the iano. ¥ The act of Pyramus and Thisbe, from Shak- speare’s “Midsummer Night's Dream,” was rendered by Will Dodge, Andrew Combs, Char- ley Ransom, A. W. Brayton, and Mr. Webb. An original poem by Miss Kate Lyon, entitled ”hTht;nlflisglV 1z, was read with great feeling by that lady. The reading of the Book of Chronicles by Miss Nellie Bl.ss was the cause of a great deal of mirth. The literary part of the entertainment was closed by the singing of * Daniel’s Band” by a class of Normal School scholars. The audience then adjourned to the upper hall, where a fine supper was spread, ‘Fhe young ladies of the Nprmal, arraved in pretty little lace caps, ais- pensed the coffee and tenand supplicd the wants of the hungry throng. After the supper, A. B, Condit, who ofliciated as master of ceremonics, made a 6peech in which he expressed the thanks of the people of Englewood to the Board of County openine the Normal School. President A. B, Johnsory of the County Board, rcs}mndnd. and gave his reasons for supporting Frof. Went~ worth. Short speeches were then made Ly the Rev. Mr. Thearl, Prof. Wentworth, Mrs. Cynthia Leonard, Albert’ G. Lane, and R. T. Pettengill. Mr. Thomas Goodwillie sung *The Friar of Orders Grey,” after which the tables were removed, and the rest of the even- ing was spent in dancing. Owing to the snow storm the train which was to return the guests from Chicago was delayed two hours.” The jolly crowd finproved the time by singing songs and college refrains in the cold and dark depot. Among the guests were Commissioners John- son, Conly, Carroll, and McCaffrey, Mr. and Mrs. Prof. Wentworth, the Rev. Mr. and Mra. Forsythe, the Rev. Mr.and Mrs. Thearl, Mr. and Mrs. G. Muirhead, Mr. and Mrs. A. H. Vecder, Mr.and Mrs. A. B. Condit, Mr. and Mrs. J. 8. Thompson, Mr. and Mrs. N. T. Gassette, Mr. and Mrs. R. T. Pettengill, Mr. and Mrs. Brownell, Mr. and Mrs. IL B. Lewis, Dr. and Mrs. Champlin, Mr. and Mrs. H. P. (‘}aodnll, Mr. and Mrs. L. C. Straight, AMr. aud Mrs. Leonard, Mr. and Mrs. I. Smith, Mr. apd Mrs. A. G. Warner, Col. and Mis. Waterman, Mr. and Xrs. J. E. DeWolf, Mr. and Mrs. Charles Chamberlin, Mr. and Mrs. Isaac, Drake, Mr. and Mrs. A. T. Webb, Mr. and Mrs. A. A. Abbott, Mr. and Mrs. H. L. Kurts, Mr. and Mrs. R. Biester, Mr. and Mrs. V. P. Cory, Mr. and Mrs. J. M. Russell, Mr. and Mrs. J. G. Woods, Mr. and Mrs. Larimer, Mr. and Mrs. Hunter, the Misses Maggie Clement, Bertha Carpenter, Emma_Webb, Belle Smith, Annic Barker, Jennie Chittick, Nellie Smith, Myra Stoddard, Mamie Budlong, Flora Benton, ida Spoflord, Nellic Muirhcndhflmtic Combs, Fan- o ny Mack, Sophia Jensen, Bessie Hunter, Mary )quon d, Nellie Bowman, Sarah_ Cur- tis, Lizzic Walwarth, Tionie ~ Foster, Sadie Hunter, Kate Kollogg, Nellie Beebe, Belle Riclunan, Nellie Bliss, Mary Booth, Susan McCullough, Maud McCullongh, the Misses Johnson, Messrs. A. G. Lane, Thomas Goodwil- lic, W. N. Smith, Charles W. Beck, Chatles Ransom, Frank Amack, J. II. Brayton, Georze Melcher, Charles Brayton, H. W. Thompson, R. Browunell, F. W. Springer, A. A. Thresher, A. C. Potter, Andrew Combs, Joe Blaine, L. Tillgtson, G. W. Murray, E. Vehmeyer, d. H Shirley, James Cog, H. H. Gross, E. Nelsou, E. Piercpont, . R. Hurlbut, J. Walworth, F. Fos- ter, W. C. Dodge, C. H. Baker, and F. W. e DESPLAINES. THANESGIVING. Thanksriving-Day was duely observed by the {folk here in a Terpsichorean, religious, and gas- tronomical manner, according to their sev- eral tastes and inclinations. The party given by the young people in Union Hall on Thanksgiving evening was a success. There were over thirty couples pres- ent, Libertyville, Wheeling, Northfield, and Leyden being represcuted. Musicwas furnished by “George’s Light Orchestra.” A union Thanksgiving service was held at the Congregational Chureh, the Rev. Messrs. H. G. Woodworth and W. Thatcher officiating. ‘The funeral of IraJ. Burchard, the little boy who died of scarlet-fever on the 25th inst., took lace at the Congrezational Churel. the pastor, Mr. Woodward, conducting the service. Reso- jutions of coundolence were received by Mr. Burchard’s family from the teachers and schol- ars of the public school of which little Ira wasa member. The remains were taken to Park Ridge Cemetery for interment. Apleasant introduction mto Desplaines so- ciety was the reception of the Rev. W. Thatcher and wife at the residence of Mrs. Rotheon Tues- day evening. The following well known resi- dents of Desplaines were present to welcome the new comers into their midst: The Rev. Mr. H. G. Woodworth and wiie, of the First Con- gregational Church; the Rev. A. Detler, of the German Lutheran dh'nrch; Judge Thomas and wife, Mr. and Mrs. Walter Sherman, Mr. C. E. Bennel and wife, Mr. 2nd Mrs. Nason, Mrs. L. Walters, Miss Sophia Detzen, Miss Rosa Good- fellow, Mr. aad Mrs. Parsons and daughter, Miss Edna Walters, Miss_Clara Jefferson, Messrs. Jederson, Woodworth, Van Wagzener, A. H. Jongs, Stiles, and J. Haman; also Mr. Riddle, of River Forest, and Mr. E. Simith, of Chicago. Mr. S. Schuh, of Chicago, is about to start a new enterprise bere. HE proposes to crect an ice-house, cornering on Lee strect and the rail- road tank. The dimensions of the new build- ing, which wilt be of wood, will be 40xS0 feet. I wgl have a storing capacity of 2000 tons. e Jommissioners Yor their action in rc-. ‘and Mrs. R. A. Clark, ) The ice on the river is always very fine. The surface water is all drained off i the fall, and the ice is from the spring feeders, which supply the purest of water. Mr. J. Uhrmeister lost a valuable horee last week by the epizoutic, which is very prevalent in the Scott neighborhood. Ar. Walter Sherman is building a new hay barn on Ius place; dimensions, x40 feet. Mr. and Mrs. Frank Parmelee of Chieago, Mrs. Mary Newton and Mrs Eliza Farret of Rockford, are'the guests of Mr. and Mrs. Wal- ter Sherman. Mr. and Mrs. Parsons entertained the follow- ing ruests the past week: Miss Georgia Wicker, *of Chicazro; Miss Maggie Vedder, of Deerficld; and Mr. and Mrs. C. Easton end Mr. A. Vedder, of the same place.” HYDE PARK. THE READING BY MRS. LAURA E. DAINTY at Flood’s Hall Tuesday evening was a grand success, the picces being rendered with force and humor. Among the selections were ** Brud- der Anderson,” by Beecher; “The Deacon’s Confession,” by Emerson; ‘Kitty Maloney on the Chinese Question,” by Dodge. The reading was accompanied by the Blancy Quartette, who interspersed the programine with choice musical selections, and weré warmly applsuded. The next entertainment of the Lyceum will be a Jecture by Prof. Winchell on the ¢ Rhine and 1ts Legends,” which will occur Dee. 15. Mrs. Reest bas entered suit sgaiust the village for rent of the hose-housc at tae north end. Alarge body of men, to the number of fifty stroug, are tO protest aguinst the Forty-first strect sewer at the next Board of Trustees’ meeting, which will occur Tuesday afternoon. The show of resistance to this sewer by the tax- payer is so great that many wish that the thing could be staved off for a few montns, when times might be easier. The majority of the taxpayers protest, and will fight to the bitter end what they consider injustice. ¢ RELIGIOUS. The Rev. Mr. Creigh, of Westchester, Pa., will preach in St. Paul's Episcopal Church to- day. '{he Rev. Mr. Johnson will occupy the qulplt of the First Presbyterian Church to-day. Young people’s prayer-inecting at 6. The Rev, Mr. Goodman will- preach at the First Baptist Church to-day.. Sunday-school at 8:30 o’clock. A family dinner party was held at the resi- dence of Mr. Bridge on Thursday. u "I'he roads are now passable, and sleighing to Hyde Park is all the rage.” There arrived at the hotel Friday night a gay party of twenty, con- ‘oting of Misses Curtis, Underhill, Boardman, Morton, Pereil, Sargent, Merrill; Mrs. Board; man, McLean, and Underwood; and Messrs. Sargent, McLean, Billingsg Fisher, Shores, A. Downs, C. S. Downs, Jenkins, Rice, and Brown. Yesterday morning Mr. W. F. Tucker, -Jr., Miss Logun, Miss Tucker, and Miss Annie Tucker ar- rived by sleigh. FIFTI-EIRST STREET PARKWAY. Foralong time thevcitizensof Hyde Park have been desirous of presenting to the South Park Commission as a park-way, Fifty-first street, Park avenue, b3 from its junctivn with Fifty-first street, to _the Lake Shore drive in the east division of the _parks; also the smalt park along Park avenue adjoining the grounds of the Hyde Park Touse. "T'nat this course would beneflt ‘the park system noone doubts, for it is the only most convenient route to the east park, but in a recent issue of the Times oppeared an article headed «Hyde Park’s Hobby,” in which the writer sgttempted to Drove, by an extremel ouc-sited view, that the Commissioners ba no_right to improve the nroperty if thus ac- quired, which fact he substantiates by various quotations from Park laws, etc. In the first {;laac, the writer entirely over- Jooks one part of the Parklaws,—Sec. 6, South Park acts, which reads as follows: Where the title to the land gelected for snch park as herein provided shall bave been acquired by said Commissioners by gift, condemnation, or other- wise, it shall be the duty of such Commissionera to make, acknowledge, and file for record in the oflice of the Recorder of Deeds for Cook County a map ehowing the gaid land, with a correct descrip- tion, including section, township, and range. The above scetion was introduced for the ex- act purpose of covering such acase asthat \Vhicg has now arisen. Agaiu, the afore-mentioned article complafn- ed of *robbing the gcople by taxation.” Thers are a few facts that bear upon this subject. The cost of the land necessary for the laying out of Grand Boulgyard was ~ $300,0005 ~ the cost of _Drexel Boulevard $160,000. Here are Filty-first street and Park avenue, forming a continuous driveway longer than either of those bouleyards, and in the best-set- tled apd most valuable partof Hyde Park,which the property-owners offer; free of all expense, to the Comunission. The woney required to improve this gift would be taken from_the general funds for the improvement of the East Park. Now, who are ‘ robbing the people’’? Those who wish them to make all their outlay on low, swamp lands, often below the lake’s level; or those who offer to them free of all cost a chain of property far aboVe the water, and valued at $400,000¢ i ; The citizens of Hyde Park include a large number of the wealthiest business men of Chi- cago, several of whom were smong the citizens who labored to found the parks. Is it then probable that they should desire to present the property, as the Zimes asserts, simply for their own benefit? The truth is, their offer is made with wisdom and generosity. OAKLAND. The Forrestville Ciub gave their third party for the season at their hall Friday night, and spent the time in dancing 2s usual. ~ Among tKose present were Mr. and Mrs. Spooner, Mr. r. and Mrs. Tower, Mrs. Raker, Mrs. Fisher, Misses Christidn, Carter, May, Cassell, Spooner, Storms, Ford, Fay, Childs, Rugar, Carter: Messrs. Bayor, Simpson, Frye, Alexander, Bensley, Hatch, Wallace, Bar- ker, Carter, Shiblgy. Dr. A. Reeves Jackson will lecture on the bring in its train. The Iadies of the Methodist Society gave an entertainment Monday evening at the Church. A pleasant social evening was passed, and the object of the meeting was suceessfully accom- plished. Thanksgiving was gencrally observed by the citizens of this place. At the M. E. Church a prayer and praise meating was held at11p. m. Amusements for the holidaysare being eager- 1y discissed, and a Christmas-treeis on the tapis for the Sabbath-schools of both churches, the two uniting and_holding the entertainment at the ML E. Church. A merry time is anticipated. The only drawback, however, will be lack of funds to furnish the tree, asit is ;:epemllg un- derstood that Santa Claus has gone into bank- ruptey. gm{mz the arrivals in this suburb the past week was Mrs. A. V. Mumford, late missionary to European Turkey, who was sent out to Sa- mokov, Bulgaria, five years ufic by the Ameri- can Board. Mrs. Mumford hes a school for young girls at Samokov, after the Mt. Holyoke plan.” She is the guest of her former school- mate ana friend, Mrs. T. P. Robb. - BARRINGTON. With the advent of settled cold weather, the roads have become good, and a large amount of roduct has found its way to this station dur- ne the past week. The quantity of dressed hogs brought in and shipped from this point has been unusually large. The ladics of the Methodist Episcopal Uhurch have thus early began their preparations for a imnd entertainment to be given on Christmas ve. This community have had the gratifieation of listening to the Rev. E. J. Goods) ecd, of Chi- cago, who preached to a crowded house in the Buptist Church last Sunday morning and even- ine. Union services were held in the Baptist Church on Thanksgiving_Day. The Rev. d. Hitcheock, of the Methodist Episcopal Church, preached the sermon. Mrs. John Sinnott, formerly of this place, but now .of California, has becn spending a few weks with friends here. Sheleft for her Pa- citic home Wednesday. Mrs. Mayo, of Cape Cod, Mass., is at prescnt the guest of {friends in this place. Mrs. Howard and daughters, of Amberst, Mass., are also visiting friends here. ARLINGTON UEIGHTS. The Home Literary met Tussday evening with from Drexel boulevard to the lake, and . subject of ** Doctors,” at the Ellis Avenue Music Hall, Dee. 11. The J. F. F. Dramatic Clubrepeated *“‘Among the Breakers * on Thanksgiving-Night to alarge audience. The play passed off very successful- 1y, all the actors taking their parts as usual. chr the play the audience were invited to join in the dancing, which they entered into with spirit. ‘The only thing to mar¢the entertain- ment was that somebody stule four overcoats, two seal-skin caps, a revolver, and any number of pairs of gloves¥ A card party was given at the residence of Miss Weed Wednesday evening, and one at Miss Wren's Thursday evening. The fvv Club give a leap-year party at Carr’s Hall Thursday. ‘A concert for the benefit of the Oakland Coun- gregational Church was given last night to a Fery small but highly appreciative sudience. Thé music was fine and well rendered.. The singers taking_part were Miss Melvin Marey, 3rs. G. T. R. Know, Messrs. J. H. Donaldson, G. T. R. Know, J. F. Corbly, J. R. Andtrson, and A. W. Train. Miss Marcv’s voice, which is a soprano, is_very clear and powerful, and de- serves speeial mention. A very pleasant surprise party was given at the residence of Mr. Rand, on_Hyde Park ave- nue, near Thirty-ninth street, Friday evening. OTHER SUBURBS. EVANSTON. Mrs. West, of Lake Forest, will soon move into the Rice residence, corner Hinman avenue and Church street. Prof. Allyn bus been spending a few days in town. F. M. Taylor, ', has gone to New York to represent this University in the Inter-Collegiate Contest in Mental Science. The friendly contest between the Adelphic Literary Socicty of the Northwestern and the Tri Kappa Socicty of the Chicago-Eniversity +will take place at the Michigan Avenue Baptist Church Friday evening. : The Sophomores have elected W.T. Hobart to fill the vacancy on the Gage debate caused by the departure of G. S. Davis, Jr., for South America. R. E. Earll, '77, has gone South in the service of the United States Fish Commission. ‘Talmage_lectures Dee. 13. It will take place in the auditorium of the Methodist Church, and the ticlkets are going off rapidiy. J. William Johnson, of Albeny, N. Y., and Miss Emma_Crapser were marricd by the Rev. F. L. Chapell Thursday. The Trustees will meet Tuesday evening. It is expeeted that another move will be made in the matter of compromisicg with the Ladd bondsmen. 3 OAK PARK. % The union service beld in the Baptist Church Thanksgiving-Day was well attended. The ser- mon by the Rev. A. I. Scott, pastor of the M. E. Church, was listened to with great attention. ‘The choir, composed of the best singers from the different churches, rendered several an- thems of praise and thanksgiving with much feeling. The Germans were entertained at Quick's Hall by the proprictar_of the Harlem House ‘Thanksgiving-night. Dancing was indnlged in nmildn late hour. A fine supper was alsv served. PARK RIDGE. Winter has set in in carnest.” The ground covered with its mantie of snow looks as beau- tiful and pure s a meiden robed for her bridal. As is always, the case, however, the romance is spoiled by the multitade of discomforts which " ism, or of Judaism, is good cnough religion for a crowded hall. ‘The exercises consisted of opening chorus by the Society, sclect reading by Miss S_Nightenzale, song by M. F. Whiting, Tecitation by Miss }H. Beaumond, readinz by Miss J. Whitinz, music, trip by the Misses Newhall, and lecture on the “ Glaclers of Swit- zerland,” by the Rev. Mr. Bartholomew. All were well pleased with the programme and vote the Literary a suceess. Union services were held in the Union M. E. Church on Thanksgiving-Day. Mr. and Mrs. C. H. Hanchett entertained sev- eral.of their friends on Thanksgiving-Dey. Among ‘the number were the family of Mr. R. Bigsby. Mr. E. A. Allen entertained Mr. D."Noyes and family as guests on that day. Mr. nmi1 Mrs. Luther Wahitueybad twenty at their table. The Ladies' Aid Society of the M. E. Church .will hold a festival Tuesday evening in the base- ment of the church. Refreshments of all kinds, including oysters, will be scrved. Printed bills . of fare will be spread before those in attend- ance, 50 that each one can order just what he wants. Mr. A. E. Gould spent Thursday with friends in Chicago and returncd home Friday. Mr. G. Arthur Case spent_Thanksging at the Heights, the guest of the Rev. Mr. Bartholomew. ~Mr. Albert, Kennicott has been taken to bis father’s house, and it is hoped the change will be of benefit to him. —————— LETTER FROM THE TRIBUNE'S TURK. To the Editor of The Tribune. CricAGo, Dec. 2.—1 had suppased you would revel in the idea of having a. case of Turk in your city,—as Turks are not to be-had in Amer- ica for the asking,—and would .be too desirous of retaining such a rarae avis to examine closely foto its claims to genuineness, or to attempt to” capture it by throwing the salt of criticisin upon its continuation. 1 had supposed this, but an editorial in Tne TriBUNE of last Sunday’s date, headed The Doctrines of Islam,” hasdissipated the illusion. Allow, if you please, for the sake of argu- ment, that 1 am what I have claimed to be; and believe, if it does not put too great a strain upon your imaginative powers, that my only reason for not establishing my identity beyond cavil is, that I am disabled at present, and can-~ not make my way to your office. Assuming this, let me, as a Turk, ask yon a few questions. Is it not manifestly unfair to distort, by the use of detached portions of the Koran, the true meaning of that book,—that holy book which has guided so many true believers to the heaven of their hopes? If it is just, why may not I, with equal pro- priety, refer to the following passage in-the Scriptures as an index to the character of the ‘whole work? In the Book of Samuel, Chap. 25, Verse 8, Je- ‘hovah is represented as saying: *Now, go and smite Amelek, and utterly destroy all that they have, and spare them not, but slay both man and woman, infant and suckling, ox and sheep, camel and ox.” Bloodthirsty "doctrine this, Effendi; can you find such in the Koran? But I am not so ungencrous as to consider this and similar passages as a criterion by which to judge the general bearing of the Scriptures. Iam well aware that these excerpts are like the disjoined fragments of a Chinese puzzle, which, viewed singly, have no significance, but whose use and meaning become well defined when they are fitted togetber in a harmonious whole. In my time I-bave traveled much, bave scen too many nationalitiés, and have studied their characteristics and relizious wants too clogely, not to be able to distinguish between the base metal and pure gold in their several worships. In my humble opinion, the groundwork of Mohammedism, of Christianity, of Brahmi the best of us. It is to this, I take it,we should go _for spiritual guidance; mnot to the changes and aaditions of councils or priests. B I made a statement in my former letter to the effect that the sources from which the greater ehare of information regarding Turkish man- ners and proceedings is derived are totally un- reliable,—=a statement which 1 reiterate. How can that book-writing fiend, the tourist, who rarely soends more than a few weeks or months in the land of the Mosiem, be expected to give a trustworthy account of the institutions of that couutry under the following, and usual, | circumstances: |, He starts out with the idea implanted in his mind during carly youth that no good cometh ever from Turkey. An idea firmly fixed by xendfug the veracious narratives of gossiping (except Gibbon) his- torians, and chroniclers skin to tiie author of “The Bacha of Many Tales,"—that the Turk is a monster of iniquity; that Mohammed was a :.;iv:llciiter; that the Alkoran.is a book of debas- cs. q‘he deeply-rooted prejudices acquired by birth fand geducation render him ;::xlmpnblc of discerning worth in institutions that differ from those he has been hrought up to revere—merely because they do so differ. i) He arrives in Constautinople, and taking more interest in the dxmcin%glrls than in examining into the polity of the Government or home-life and charaeter of the people, he makes no nse of the golden opportunity his sojourn in Turkey affords him of removing the scales of prejudice from his eyes. \ Let us suppose\the case of & countrvman of mine who comes to America on a tour of ob- servation. X 3 An alien by birth, religion, and instincts, and debarred in consequence of\bis nationallty from entering into society on an“advantazeous foot- ing, his thoughts, after a six months’ residence here, might possibly run as follows: “Thanks be to Allah that I am not one of these infidel dogs! They are a ndtion of hypo- crites, without religion and without decency. T(hcj hv.glld a n‘xi"}l:nthess nnmhc‘; of costly places of worship, which they patronize mer: - thfir_lgll‘rejr hUShlL‘SShh’IIyeI?I:SES. EI'Y o eir women shamelessly walk the st unveiled, and spend most o({lluir time mrcgg amining the wares for sale in the bazaars of the merchants. Their business men are treacherous and scheming, their only aspiration beivg to accumulate wealth, and to obtain which they wx{l _fizlcrm?e bod;;; :n;d soul. * There is no business honar amo; : bc::apznu,{pnt all B;e[rr?erglcgary, corrnxfnlfh::s ping. No tics of fricnds! clationshi| bix‘x‘qrt{:ncm when Par;mlninz. i Crvdlationaliy eir main pleasurc is to drink the strong water of the Frauks, and thereb n bc‘asltv!y in]wxicat(un. o t_a Walloyin *They have none of the dignity of the Tark: but indulge in loud and mexm);ngless I:Jég: ter, and are rude and uncouth in their man- They regard strangers with an i and intrusive curfosity most shockingm Egdg‘g refined instincts of a true believer, “They are a eruel race. The columns of their {Dnmnls are filled with accounts of vile and rutal crimes. In this strange’ country they perse:ute men whose skins are black—aud, vy w?ff; 07.[ this s{ing-hnlur D ingr, . “Not one of their public just, their nuwspnpcrg so mfon;nm,:, Bonkst or “Their administration of justive i thy le:t Y;u'cci‘ = No rich offender but. esmp',;pz " ent. 7 : lawl.]" ¢ poor alone feel tae ha_ng_ 9(““‘& My countryman would vie = thg spectacis of aisike. " things througy would perhaps take years i your people for him to jl;zmeigi lz‘;’;glfi?,g. with fality, the polish, the deep religions e, B> humanity, the cuiture, we will suppose s 2 derlic all these outward appearances, o g *Itis so with the foreiuner in Turkey * ]m‘i‘);:s not bc%qnd }‘:he nosé of himself, 0 88 e impending European war—and it is impending; the plc{ugsi:: Bom, Borkme, whet his cruel teeth for nnuzm‘mnke%'! o ggyggfi;]? upon every ::ath;loli:.fl'lurk tobe lr‘u(;» ight in his countr; P T Al;u:rics.n 'y’s behalf, and T muygt, leary You will hear no more from m, Ihave no hope that m: humh]eeY 1‘;‘}"&%" pressed with difficulty in an alien mngu?'“‘ turn one enemy of my unhaopy country gy ol friend, I rest conteut, bavin, x{onc my dnl:‘“ a patriot, however unskingxlly. I !ur’ive’." doubt you have expressed concerning my m',h‘ tity, and remain, your obedient servant, it Hassax Nowrry, STARLIGHT OF THE HEART, Tlove the starlizht of the heart,— 1t fills each chinmber with sweet light; Kind, tender thoughts it doth impart, * And lulls to sleep the cares of night. Thie bour now bringa & mellow ray, at floods my soul with phanto And makes e think of & coming day bright, . When I shall rest from Sorrow's sight. * O fairy visions! linger still, 3Make cach fond dream my future pride; Let me but bask in Sunlighta will, = “And cast Grief’s arrow from my side. Many 4 face that haunts me now Lies in the vanlted grave so dark; Their spirits kneel and with me bow, And close from view frail Fashion's ark, Now little footsteps greet my ear, * And clamb the tower of Love so fair: Each Inughing voice sounds very clear,— ‘Their joyons hands closp fowers rare, My throbbing heart longs to be free | ¥rom fettered chalns and spears of pain, In streams of anguish fioats each gice, For in my breast lies Anger's stain. X want the starlight of God’s eye To fit me for a higher sphere, To quell Earth’s vain and lonzing sigh, ‘And feel His goodness, strong and dear. CIXCINNATL, O. SALLIE A, Lewny, ————— CHANGE. ORh! this world is full of changes, Full of joy, and pain, and tears, Full of longines for the fatare, Full of yearning hopes and fears. Life is foll of strange devices, Lights and sounds that charm the brainy But a chanze comes swiftly o’er us, Aud we miss the sweet refrain. Forms and faces glide before us, As e jonrney on our way,— Faces thit we seem to worship, Forms that hannt us night.and day. But a change again comes 0'cr ng— Those we w orshiped charm no more, And oar hearts refuse to grect them "As we grected them of yore. . Heaven help us when affection ‘Turns to coldness and neglect: ‘When the face that smiled us welcome Is with frowns alone bedecked ; When the heart is sick with waiting For a promise nc'er fulfilled: ‘When we know that change has robbed us. And our hallowed treasures chilled. Heaven help us in our sorrow, For no longer bides the charm, And the days roll on in sadness, Filled with wild and weird aiarm. Ah! we miss the voice thus blassed ns, ‘Through the long and dreary days, Enowing that our hopes are blighted, And our life heaceforth a maze. 3 Caicago, Nov. 30. MgBs. MaTTESOX. Fanerals as Disease-Breeders, Lancet, London There is gBod reason 'to belivve that disease it occasionally disseminated through the medium of funerals. Wehave at least one fair suthenti- cated instance in this country of diphtheria beiug diffused broadvast through the crowding incidental occasionally to the last ceremony. In America this question is beginning to receive much attention, and several cases have been re- ported of late where the transmission of the disease from the corpse seemed hizhly probable. The Suffolk District Medical Society sent out 400 circulars to medical practitioners, with a view to ascertaining the opinion of the profes- sion on the alleged danger of permitting. public funerals of persons who had died fromdiphteria. Two hundred anid thirty-nine answers were re- ceived. - Of these, 143 writers expressed a belief in the possible danger of contaion at such j(u- nerals; seventeen belicve that thereis danser from funeralsin the houses of the dead, but none in churches; twenty-nine fancy that, in the present state of knowledge, there 15 no justifics- tion ju prohibiting public funerals; and eight record circumstances which ocvurred in their own experience confirmatory of the proposition that peril may ensue, but the testimony these latter advanceis not quite satisfactory. The Society, after due consideration, recommend that funerals at the houses of those who hare died of diphtheria should be private, owing to possible exposure to the poison of the disease. oot it St PERSONAL. NFORMATION WANTED—IF ABRAHAM THOM?- separated from ‘his sister in Dutroit Aich., ntecn years ago, will send his address or cail on his distressed sister. of ‘any one who can gite any information 08 to his whereabouts, will please ad- dress hier 3t No. 191 West Juckson-st., Chicago. Detrolé ‘parers please copy. PEESONAL T OPERA. " WEDNESDAT NIGHT, ilbretto and glase for two, not three. G- lostand found, For more. address, tn Meu of otherrecourst, A 43, Tribune otlice. PEREONAI—L MAIDEN TADY, 3t YEARS OF age, of respectability and einntion, withas means, desires Lovorrespond with & whristian gentle- Thag, Hot under 0. capable of Suppotting a wie, witts View (0 an varly marriage. Address MARY EARNEST Trlbune office. ERSOX AL—IS NOTHING REAL BUT OUR PAIY anlgrief? Sad houis passslowly; forever: ERSONAL—A YOUNG GENT, A STRANGER I¥ the city, and being engaged here during the winter, Would ke to form the acqualntance of some sgreeable Foung lads.,_Oblect; to while away (e long winter evenngs. None put those duly respectable need a2 swer. _Address L 57, Tribune office. ERSONAL_HENRY E. GATES WILL HEAR M partant newa by addressing J 6 Triouas ofice. . ERSONAL—ALBERE WEST, CALL ON 5. FUB- ) VBECE. Room llcgnr_l}llc E]. ERSONAL—D: WHERE ARE Y0U? LET MB know. LONG LEGS. > ERSONAL—LAST SUNDAY'S TRIBUNE. C 2 recelved your note too late. Address CONFIDES® TLdL T ribuhg oee o0 1wie. Ad ERSONAL—A LADY, A STRANGER I¥ THE clity, would like to make the acqualntance of 8 7 fined gentieman. 182, Tabune office. ERSONAL—A GENTLEMAN, A ¥ £ in_the city, having a sufliciency of this warld? Roods to comfortably support nlmu:{: and wife, 8¢ sirous of making thc scquaintance of :m'y of midile years. with a view to matrimony and emfsration 0 Souttiern Callfornta. 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