Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, December 15, 1878, Page 7

3 b 3 1 THE CHICAGO 'TRIBUNE: SUNDAY. DECE]\[BER" 15, 1878—SIXTEEN PAGES ~Goss1IP FO POY . CORN, voth vluhiag Kate, while nopping Ql'nm ner lover, with a-sigh, 411 wonld you were a kernel born; . o, -can 50U guess the reasén why?™ wFar thy sweet cornetalk T've an ear, i ., tyith husk-y voice the youth repiieds 1" wpoI'm too green to pop, T fear,™ gaid eancy Kate, **Younever iried™ f”’ L. Dodge. - BUYING BUTTONS. B Pidladelulia Becord. . Ap extensive dealer in notions, particularly ‘yattons, o Chestnut street. declared yesterday Pt the counterover which buttons are sold Atbe best place in the world to study'some of he inexplicanle ways of the gentler sex. «Though buttons,” be said, “zo but ashort toward rendering the life of man agreeable, et to the opposite sex they scem to be neces- sy to sbsolute felicity. If you would leafn $ow theg purchase the little articles, step this ' Behind a couster were four attendants, o rthelrutmost to answer a thousand-and- e questions and wait upon 2t Jeast a dozen <iomers &t the same time. m;_!:e customers all wanted buttons; all were 53 harre mot one of them bad decided upon ticular style or pattern or price; and ch cod every onc expressed a desire to sce the e kot once, and wondered how in the e of goodnese they could not get a dozen Fattons or so witbout waiting ali day. The way it is done is this: 4 lady rushed breathilessly up to the counter, od, while waiting for the saleswoman, bewan to ‘li,f over evers box within her reach, just to getanided of the styles. Prescutly a young Jagy snatches an urpunumt}' from a fat, tussy stomer 0 ask what she war ted. - Thenk roodness, you have come at last,” gsid the parchasers “I1 have been standing here sabour. Tom ina very great hurry. Please plow e some button: kwhat siyle?”’ inquired the attendant. Lot me see what you have.” wQn! this is your whole stock, isiti" «Goodness frracious! seventy-five styles,” wNo. Those arc too large.” Ju’s really too bad; those are too small.” uYes; comething 'like that; - only more showy.” . e <] can't understand it. I'm soeasily pleased, corn, 100 hat's to0 high. The idea! one dollar a oz & iy reslly? So you did show me them g -%;11, 1 pever! Did I say they were too smallt SoI did.” - 4 Yes, but I want somethiog real showy."” wYou really confuse me with so many pat- N “shont this time the fat, fussy customer glared of the saleswoman, who glided over to where she was diceing down to ihe bottom of a large fex.. The young lady protested on her sacred word, fer the fourth time, that rke did not Jeow how many buttons was necessary for the frontof a princess wrapper for 2 youny lady of 15, very lareve for her vears. ¢ Customer No, 2 discovers the ubsence of the salesoman ard cjaculates, & Well, Lnever! I wopder when I am to be waited on’; I declare T will go right out.”” . K i The attendant rushes back, excuses herself, #nd waits for the volley of questious. . % Snow me something for a gros-grain street- n v % ~+( goodness! how horrid!” 4 They are cutirely too common.” - . ., ;!"x{n,\-m‘t you got somerhing ratber sort v = There is something I like in that box.” “To be sure. - The same as I'saw.” How nelvt” *'\Vay, i the name of gyoifiess, A’k you fget now styles?” “ What 8 poor gelection !’ :zafte - <niy 4 Rubber putions, irl! . You are mod? .- 40n! T did sec these.” ; A ;+ % How much for this style?”? = - © Ak, yes! I remember you did say $1 2 dozen?” “]want them tor a gros-grain strect-dress.” “That is something like it. A leetle too lorre, though.” “Ah! did 1? So1did.” " i The saleslady awain steals over to the fat. fossy customer, who says she thinks she will wiit until sbe can find ont whether she witl re- (uire a dozen or eightecn. o S hcnsl‘omr:r 2\0.;;5 3, \&r.n :;nt‘lhee of asperity in e voice, remarks to. the salosw ¥ :a;mg x;m tglnsién that lipner box.” 5 that res e style I detested?” ‘ S“ s 3y ed?” " +How. mnch better they Jook i m Dot e i y look in the box! “ Hum " Once more she clawed over the entire stock, remarked that New York was the ouly place 16 bay buttons, and said it was no matter, as she * sniy wanted six, and fiounced out. o4 Mueh intercst bas been -felt 4n -Bosfoh mu- sical dircles of late, as well as among people who are enthusiastic over the opening of any vew doars towoman, in rcgard to the -admis- £ion of ladies to the great orchestra which has Toeently been formed bere. It consists of about 2ty members, cafefully sclected from the best musiesl talent of the city, partly professional 03 partly amateur, and bas_been * fnauzu- nted vnfh the view to present the best works of the greatest’ wasters in :m magner worthy of this musical cen- i The system upon which the membership s belng made up is 50 liberal and free from the gld-time prejudice as to_excite, as has already Tm!.inm’ 3 ereat deal of interest. “Several lady Tolinists bave_alreads jolved, besides others 2 play the viola and *cello, and it is said that aluay corsetist will shortly become a member. i s the first orpranization of the kiud which e crgr admitted Jadies in this city, and per mpn e first in the world, of course excepting _; exclusively female orchestras. ipplications have been made for such sdmis- thn 1o tho Hurvard Symphony Orctestra, an old mmserrnm'e society which, has given Bosten o If ol the best orchestral music she has ever Jetbad; but some of the prominent members Feeged thoir gray heads in an obstinate neza- h;gl:illn_ {‘\‘xgz an ';(I—Wm{b-pluy- -a-woman- 10 pettico: e ol ‘.nd( midi‘t)..e icoat has ever been qve'n vfi'h quite 2 rage among the fair sex fo e lolin of Jate,—hundreds_of lady violinists "Ifi studied at the New England Conserva- b h:na some of whom have attained a re- wkable degrec of proficiency. - . *l:! have doubtiess scen the comical pictnres, why ich the illustrated runpcrs are_deliehting n&rfi"; of the *‘gurl ef the period ™ in short, b s6, long ulster, and Derby hat, arm-in- A, th the youth of the period, in almost ex- 'y similar attire, the whole labeled with the Sbundrum, *Which- fs which?™ or ‘words to thet effect.’ Well, don’t laugh and s, * How hv;.m of women to dress s0?” until vou logy wexd suich o suit worn by some etylish little ifya 0 knows liow to wear clothes, and then ou dou't admriucly pronounce it Jaunty acd e xrx:l;ne trlmme,fl!llose my zucss! a young girl trips’ up the walk Uoau which { fook down from my elevated rrige guql never saw a prettier!” Her tiny w;x;fi_e‘lfn au‘d nznd olul: under her short ew fnches of which show below ‘1?213'“"' of handsome light brown cloth, which o g:q gracefully to tbe form, snd buttoned w eotirelength.” The natty little felt hat, liegut @ particle of trimming, and exactly er brother's, is as ‘becoming to the golden- iy 3 little blonde as anything you can pos: ly :;:;zz(:oe_d !burc{‘y the reign’ of . common aste bas arrived at e femiyjpeanriy arrived at last to bless NATURE AND ART. - He g g 20ck10nE (Y. Y1) Courter. i ©-WES 20 esthetic young man from the city. foor-manager ‘had introduced him to '® young creature in blue. and theéy stood in ¢ set waiting for the prompter’s call. . : ‘;n:\ bat & charming assembly ! remarked the $7U0g man from the ecity, wazing around upon “h;mly of besatiful faves ang.’ costumes. saere is sometbing so captivating, so ethe- ’fiwie'm g, In these gatherings of culture snd’ re- .l.mzlenu that I am atways charmed when I can ifi’lmo' wilh such a_jovous throng. - Do you not mounce.this o fashionable and fntellectual “éenfi‘;"fiu_wnur- g-nhen’_nz. of - besuty. and W 10’ the boss? replied the getle creature in lu,ul'“ sbe arrapged 1ne fostening of a.neat ‘r; rlove, Tt SR o +:The Young man f; ity | - isted om,:% o ml;i‘zm the.fl!y:hnd to be as i pegy, TUSTIN TIME, Eoplang )n’y,—the most humorous comic singer uend ever liad, used 10, sing song about 3, sighted meu who, ‘Wwhen ‘the ‘midrriage m““m‘ nfln.rwns concluduil: found: to -his. horror 23t be bad married his '\fll;e‘fi intended waiting- 3;‘;‘3 A few weeks ago a similar sort of accl- I Dearly hopjened, 4 coaple residing in zland, went to the parish_church to marzied. The bridegroom, instead of tuking Hier loslpiptigsan | his inteoded bride at tne church door and avcompanying' her to the altar, walked thither with the bride’s sister, who was one of the bridesmaide.- The bride appeared to have thouelit that her intended husband had changed bis mind at the last moment, aud she retired into a pew. in a very dejected state of mind. The ceremony proceeded, and it was not until tbe clerzyman came ‘10 the important question, ,“_“'llt thou have this woman to be thy wedded wifed? that the bridesroom was conscious of his mistake. He then lovked round the church with astonishment, and exclaimed: *This is the wrong maid. sir?” The right maid was soon found and the right maid was marrried to the right man. EEPT IN PRISON. ZLouistitte Courier-Journal, A lady of this city sent for the Chief of Po- lice the other day, and complained to him that her husband had,. in the most cruel manner, kept her a prisoner at home for the past ten days. ““ Ah!” said the Chief, *“does he lock the doors'on you?"” - ¢ Certainty not.” * Does he have somebody to guard”you and keep you from ' going out?” “No, indecd, not he? “Well, does he—does he t-t-tic you to_anything?’ *No, sir, he dare not.” Well, I should say, madam—pray excuse me —that’ you have about all the frecdom you could want.” ¢ Gracious heavens!” cxclaimed the_lady, with clenched fingers and: flashine cyes; ‘“a horrid mouse ticd to the top of the box with my Sunday bonuet in it, aud vou talk 10 e about all the ircedom I could wanz !”? WHAT - WE MAY COME TO IN TIME. London Punch. Mrs. Brabasour Vavason (reading extract from Journal of Anthropological Iustitute, May, 1875, pages 480-"1)—*The bodics of the Motu girls in New Guinea are covered with tattoo- marks resembling fine lace garments. It has the appearance of a tight-fitting suit of clothes.” i Ethel and Clara—*“How quite too lovely!”” Sir George and the Colonel—t Aw—yes! Awrlly jolly TIE “SALESLADY.” . Loston Commercial Bulletin. “ Are you the saleswoman of whom I bought this handkerchief yesterday?” asked a pur- chaser at one of our dry-goods stores. “I1 am the saleslady who served you, ‘madam,” responded the rednced Empress in bauged Diair, long watch-chain, and rinsed fingers, who presided at the counter. **Well,” “said the customer, “[will take a dozen more, and, as 1 wish toget them to my wash-lady at_once, I will get vou to send them to my carriage around the corner. My coach-zentleinan cannot get to the door just mow for the cart of the ash- gentleman.” ; FEMININE Tow to manage a wil ristown Heraid. A parting plass—The maiden’s final look in the misTor at her new bat. 1In Shakspeare’s tifne there was “a tide in the affairs of men 5 now the tied is fo the affairs of women. Ou account of the decided manner of his spouse, Smvibe says his chidren are governed by ma-shalldas, - ‘The wirl of the . is the girl who makes a — for the grate and puts the : whenever her beaux , *round to sce her. . Matrimony is a boly institution. Not only does it unite man to his best friend, but it fur~ nishes 2 good living for thousands of divorce lawyers. Mrs. Rogers, of New Yorlk, had a man arrested for looking at her -across the breakfust-table; nud the- Judee made ber pay $8 aud costs, and adyised her ta wear a veil. e It is astonishing what whooping lies -young, folks.will give and taie during courtsbip. ‘I'he NOTES. . Remaiu single.—Nor- | trouble with a xood many marriages Is, that the parties quit Iying when they enter matrimony. The far-seeing housewife is now deep in cozi- tation,as_to whether a dressinz-gown dr smok- ing-cap for her husband.at Christmas’ is most Jikely to produce a sealskin' sacque or & silk dress in return, 4 - & A naughty little New York girl looked at the flushed face, of one of her youne admirers, the otber dar, and asked, *“\Were you painted before you were baked, or are you one of those hornd, theap, American fafences? ;+ % And you are really. going d'ta marty m:n(nti sband, f sours;an. S BT §6u €0 youns and pretty yet! " simply out of respect for the memory of the late. This is a scandalous world! A wild Irish girl of Urbana - . * Behaved fn tie shockingest manna; . She fnmped ox the bed, And stcod straizht on her bead— P-r-r-1! Acoshla; Och, Alcen, Alanoa! —urdgtte. fle was gettine a certifieate from the clerk, and in reply to the usual question, *First or second marrigme?” he said: “1ts my second marriaze, I'm sorry to say; but my first wife req:msywu me to marry agzain, and I'm going to do it.” % Mistress (to a servant’who has called about a situation): “There arc-no children, only two in family.” Servant: ** Will you show me over the ’ouse, mum, as I never take a situation, mum, till I've secn what sort of a ’ouscthe “ouse is, mum.”’—London Fun. The.gzood old days are dead and zone; the rich coloring has faded out of warp and woof of the past;.and ver. it is still irue that a oretty woman cannot ride by her lover’s- side -through a tunuel without emerging io a hat that looks as if it had been strack by lizbtuing. . A poileeman who had offered his hand to 8 younz woman and been refused arrested her and took her to the Station-House, **What is the ‘charge azainst this woman?” asked the Lieutenant. * Resisting_an otler, sir,” was the reply. -Stewas discharged and so was theofficer. —Cincinnati Saturday Night. - . THE CITY-HALL. The City Collector yesterday received 8500 for soecials and licenses. : One case of scarlet fever wrs reported to the Iealth Department sesterday. The Committee on Pablic Buildings will ‘meet in the City Clerk’s office Monday at 3p. m. . Yesterdny was pay-day with all the city cmployes except thoee of the Sewerage Depart- ment.” The receipts of the City Tressurer yester- day amounted to £6,238; Comptroller, $333; Wter Department, $3,727; and City Collector, 72, The Mayor has for some time past been suffering from 2n attack of nervous vrostration, ‘brought on by hiz manifold duties’ aud exertions. The number of applicants for situstions who pour in upon him every day 1s enougn to drive an ordi- nary man insane. Treasurer Larrabeo yesterday sent $10,000 1o New York for the redemption of revenue war- rante. The city's indebtedness for 1877 is about ali wiped ont. and Coicago is_ready to take a new start, showing fome very creditable financiering on the part of the present jAdmiuistration, There was about $33,000 worth of city scrip paid out yesterday, $1,000 of which went to” {he janitors and engineers of public schools, $25, 000'to the Fire Department, $S00 to the repairs shops, and about §3,000 to merchants for miscel- laneous bills. It is worth now 94%; cents. -® The Department of Public Works yester- day opened bids for furnishing the city with sewer- brick. and the following proposals ehow the reaults Till & Weckler will furnieh 100,000 a1 $8.75 per 1,000; Hay & Alsin, $ ; the same, $9; P, J. Sexton, $4.50; the same, $8.75; the same, SO, No award b2s yoo been mide. e —————— SUBURBAN NEWS. EVANSTON. ‘The death of a well-known and much-csteemed lady of Evanston, Mrs, R.IIL Wyman, occurred sinddenly.Friday afternoon.. Mra. Wyman was the daughter of Wells Lak¢, and became the wife of Mr. R IL Wyman onlya little over a yesrago. The funeral will - take place att. Mark’s Charch to-mozrow, thence Ly train to Rosehill. “The Town Hoard, consiszing of Sunervisor Mas. Hann, Town Clerk J. R, Fitcn, and Justices Georze Jiearney and Andrew Juckson, met the other even- ing to elect a Town Collector vice R, R. Scott, re- sizmed. More than twenty ballots were had, esch member secwingly being determined. to secure the clection of some friende Iz was finally decidod to introduce a_mow candidate, and. G. W. Huntoon, Jr., was nommated aud immediately elected. , © 'he atev. Dr. Noyes will preach in the Presbrie- rian Church_this evenizg npon **The snglo-Afri- can War." - The Rev. C. D. Belden will preach in Tne Baptist Church to-day. Dr. R. M. Hatfeld, the Rev. E. N. Packard, the Rev. J. S. Smith, aud Father Donabue will occupy their respective pul- pite. . . i o anih JTDE PARK. . A warrant was issoed yesterday for the arrest of K. Rogers, the Police Justice of the Town' of Fiyde Park, on-a charge of fal:e” imprisonnicat, under See. 95 of the Urimiual Jaw. The Judve could not_be found yesterday, but it is expect he will eoon be unearthed and 'brougat to answer for his allezed misconduct. The matter for which be i to be arraizned was the -culmination of a series’ of petty apnoyances £aid fo have been inflicted by Itozers upon the Standard Oil Company at Englewocd. between which and the Justice there i aliczea to have existed consider- able bad fecling. Itogers it is charged had bcen sk, the salty zephyrs in the habit of venting his feclings by every now and then getting ont warrants 2guinst some of the employes, having them locked up on trivial com- lnints, and zencrally putting the Company to as much inconvenicnce 38 he conld. On the 11ith of laet month be started out toward the Oil Works, accompanfed by a Mr. Cranc, to make in- quiries concerning a complaint -made before him by eaid Crane against Inspector Cole, and they haa a warrant with them. On the way they saw a boy named Ludwiz, who is an employe of r. Coic's, carrying a stencil inte under his arm. Justice Rogers, it 18 allezed, ook the warrant, inserted the name of Ludwig in the same, had the boy luzged away to his oftice, and kept him there in confincment for several hours. 'To Crane he pave as his reason for this proceeding thut **1f you capturc the calf the cow will goon follow.” No complaint whatever had been wade againet the boy, and his arrestand im- prisonment are charged o have' been in violation of law. Asalready said, Justice Rogers has kent aut of the way sinco the warrant for his arrest was issucd. The poualty for such-an offense is a fine and imprisonment in the County Juil. FROM PARIS NORTH. HOLLAND--THE HAGU’E. IIL 2 1t requires some courage, sud more enthusi- asin than generally exists, to tempt the ordi- nary American traveler to leave fair Brussels aund turn his face toward the north, but more of both courage ana cnthusinsm’ are required to continue northward when the old City of Ant- werp has been reached aod rified. Oneof our little family of enthusfasts ‘betrayed much mis- givingas the possibilities of the Holland tongue bewan to dawn upon us. In Paris one finds a few French words now and then intelligible, and you can sco * English Spoken ™ in the windows of almost all its prominent shops, which is something of a relief to most of us, though the persons who speak English are rarely to be found; but, as one looks vortnward, the linguistic didicuities grow to be tremendous in_appearance, and certain qualms and doubtings ester when the Teeling asserts itself that you have actually cut off your retreat,and are rolling on toward the Zuyder Zee and the terra incognita about it at afiway speed. But these difficulties uniformly disappear, as others do, when resolutely and snulingly faced. = ‘The distunce from Antwerp to The Hague, some seventy-five miles, is overcome in about four hours and a half, which includes a Custom- House detention of over balf an hour,—a pleas- ant ride on a bright day, such 8s.we had, but its first mowments made serious by the vain re- grets of our omissions, of what we should have done and seen, and couid, tgo, had we ‘been hara-working and encreetic, in_the city by the Sehieldt, as I feac we were not. Getting o, how- ever, toward the Holland line, the broad green stretenesof level meadow appeared, upon whiclt active windmills became more numerous, neat- ness and thrift forming-a part of the landseape itself; the irrigating drains to our right and lert, in long, stragnt hines, crossing each othier with rigid regularity—afterward wider and deeper, and bearing those amvhibious Hollanders with theirsombre eraft toward home or market, but lere parrow, aud serving at once 1o carry off the surplus rain-fail, and to arrest the wondering of the docile, large-eyed cattle, now rathered in littie. groups in the at- fernoon sunlight, as thousi: they talked over the affairs ot creation, in their own, wise, quiet way, with the rest of us,—resrular cow tea-parties for luaudible gossip aud tale-bearine. ROOSENDAAL—TIE CUSTOMS. The inconveuience of passing the Customs began to _crowd upon us, #s we approached the little Village of Roosendaal, the Customs etation of Holland on this Thilway line; not that therc was any danger of arrest or confiscation to - our little party, but the cxumination of trunks, boxes and bundles, Land-satchels and traveling-bags, caunot Dbe proceeded with without much friction and an poyance. We bad o difficulty; the statement that we were 2 American travelers,’ and had nothing dutiable, was accepted by those entle- manly douaniers, and they seemed -anxious to nelp usalong, disturbinx our luggage as little as possible, but. rarely omiiting a shight exami- nation. Your personal presence, a good-tem- pered responso tu the officer’s questions, with a Jarse modicum of truth in the replics, a cheer- ful nequiescence in the customs uf the country, and glertncss n unlocking end getting your trunksready foraction,—these will do everything 1or you in robbing the Customs ordeal of its pain, if it does not wmake it u pleasuraole reliel from the monotony of travel. ~The experienced traveler will often add to all thisa guiden or two to the officer for his kindoess in hurrying You through, but this must.besdoneine duticate way, ana 1 bave known it to bo dungerous, though never to have been refused. HOLLAND. : ‘Pulling out of this lovely little Villaze of Roosendaal; with the perfume of the roses aud other garden flowers that beautifled the plot of eround about the statfon still lingering with {8, we beean to feel Holland;. in many ways it beeame clear to us that bere was s nation in which Jife was serious and carnest; fc was clear to us that the **Jardin Mabille” could no more thrive bere than a Society of Fricuds could under the shadow of the Arc I’Etoile; and yet there was a cheerful brightness about the pto- ple that was as far from the mercuriality of the Parisian gs it was from the eravity of tie Capuchin. There is littl of varlety in the common Holland Jandscape; the wiadinills and canals ring the only changes in the wmonotonc; but these had not yet lost their novelty for us, and we saltited cach new windmill and dike as helping us to the knowledge we came for. Ope of the longest and most carefully con- structed raflway bridges In the world is upon this route from Antwerp to Rotterdam, that across the Hollandsch Dicp, an estuary ol the preat North Sea, into and throuzh \v{ich the Maas finally and toroidiy flows. A solid struct-. ure of stone, iron, and stecl, some one aud hree-fourtbs miles in length, and crected ava cost of three -and a half years’ time aund over $2.500,000,—greatly less than the estimate, too. The old City of Dort.in which in 1572 the first Assembly of the States General was held, that resulted in the foundation of the Republic, is next passed, and we dash into Rotterdam at an clevation of some twenty-five or thirty feet, ande| rest a fow minutes in front of the Bourse, where the bulls and bears of this famous old city ruin their dizestion. We looked down upon them, eathered about the entrance 1o their temple, thought of the complications the Jangruage of folland would add to our business of buying and scliing, thanked our stars, and took courage. Moving on again we nest come {o the nromatic Schiedan, that is able to sup- portone distillcry to every 100 inhabitants, and there are 22,000 people ihere; our express train does not pay the resneet to this little city that much of the rest of the world does, and passes through it with a shrill scream: nor does it recognize quiet old Delft bevond as of greater jmportance,—poor Deltt, from whichall of delft saveits name has long since departed,—its ceramic manufactories closed long ago, its ex- perts therein dead and gone, tbeir cunning buried with them, and iis treasures in blue and white—the _ little Chiusmen on pointed _bridges—dispersed by tbe cur- rents of trade . and the clumslness of servants, have disappeared as blossum-snows before the sun of spring. The China-maniac bas been in Delft in such strength and to such pur- pose that you can it you will secure ’ a bit of that precious pottery now almost anywhere else in the civilized world; but you can find no bit of it in tranquil, metancholy Delit. But Delft hasits historical value to even the hurried worker on a ghort vacation. There 18 an exaltation about her atmosphere when vne finds William of Orange, the greatest of Hol- 1aud’s patriots; Van ‘Troms, the greatest of her sailors; and old Master Miervelt, the first of ber great portrait-painters, so closely connccted with her eventful past. The epires and woods of The Hague are now in sfght, and we are close to the proper beart of Holland. THE TAGUE. The Hague—'s Gravenhage—the politicnl cap- fzal and courtly centre of Hollaud, originally a huntiug-seat of its Counts, and deriving its name from the hedge or inclosure of the do- ‘maiu, is one of the most charming citics of the Kingdom, the favorite residence of its nobility, and the depository of many of its precious art treasures. Without manufacturing or mercan- tile power, it yet exnibits much business activity, and {ts two or threc principal shop streets, com- pactly built, are nearly always busy, and often crowded. But-the residence quarters of the city impress the stranger at once with their beduty* Digoified and clezant in construction, for the greater part, are the homes of The Hague; whecier by canal or park, on the Kneaterdijk. or Noordeinde, or by the placid Vijver, one scos everywhere the same orderly, reserved effect, telling of substance, conteut- ment, security, and a masteriy inactivity within, swhile the beautitul woods and drives, the sand dunes and occan beach of Schevininzen, so ac- cessible, the Literary -Soclety’s garden-toucerts in the Bosch, the tree-lined canals ana. their jevel borders, all combine to tempt to'the ooep-alr, out-door -. life of ° summer. A famous park is this same Bosch. Comine to it, as we did; toward, the eveniug of a warm July day, when the alzérglow of ‘the sutses.was fading irom its tree-tops, aud the full, cool moon ‘ras bemuning to brighten the- dark-blue of tuc from the German Ocean, a few mules away, filling the atmosphere Wwith a delicious freshness, we were euchauted with the spot: but _when, after a' good supper at_our hotel, our apartments facing this cnarming park, we strolled out fora quiet saunter under these grand old troes that lived the roadway. whose . Carpenter, Luler branches interlaced in Gothic arch sbove us, shutting out the moon and stars, the weird strangeness of the whole scene, the distaut city sounds, and the almost impeuetrable darkness of the wood about_us, filled us with a feeling half wonder, half delight, and we returned to our hotel satisficd, rested, and thoroughly ap- preciative of the cterpal grandeur ot “Nature everywhere. - ‘The next morping, and many mornings after, we strolled along the busy strects, wondering at the quaint costumes of the country people, with the gear of head and *wooden shoon ™ familiar to us from our childhood’s geographies, the notlces in the shop-windows, the “sigos over business doors, street litcrature that all travelers study.—uil these were to us the language of av unknown tongue, anduot a particularly smooth oue, revealing but little; but the zood traveler is rarely at a loss to make Thimself understood; his Wanms are few, the lines and angles of westiculation a common language, the numerals simple, and the scllers always polite. It is true eab-drivers are some- times stupid, but they rarely got anery or sulk. To enumerate the art treasures of The Hague would occupy too much space, besides are they not written down everywhere? The picture- gallery, the museums, the library and its won- dertul collection of missals and cameos, and its rare old Curator, with whom we deposited oue of the first of our new silver dollars for safe- keeping among his curious coins, and for which he expressed profound respect and gratitude—all these, and much more, are there. But let me here say a_word of the *House in the Wood,” oucot theattractions of The Harue. A short drive through the Bosch, or park, over one of the very common brick roads,—and gond roods they are too when built of goud brick,—nnd we arrive at this quaint old mansion, crected about the year 1650 by the Princess Amalie, widow of Prince Frederick Henry of Orangre, to his memory. This palace has_continued in pos- session of the Government ever since, and the good Queen of Holland, lately deeeased, oceu- pled it for a residence, her worthless - husband, the present King, spending histimeand revenue mainly in Paris, to the disgust of his subjects, by whom he appears to be heartily despised ; but this old nest, us room atter 2room opencd to us, is of exquisite interest. A Chingse room is nmong its curious features, and the sun’s brother is remembered, at least when lis gorgeous gifts are looked'nt; o Jupanese room is opened, and we _sll- become worshipers of the sacred mouvtein and holy stork, fu sil- ver and gold, and fine embrolicry. Then the dining-room, “a marvel of the art decorative, grisailes by De Wit adorning "its lofty pancls, Tepresentine Grepk wythological belngs in bas-relief effect, aud with ceding beauty. But the chiei apartment is the Hall of Orange, of octagoval form, lighted mainly from the cupola,—the ball-room of the mansion; its decorations are of the richest; and its walls cov- ered with* allegorical representations of the Prince’s triumphs are of surpgssing merit. But to us perhaps the most expréssive hanavwriting upon all these old walls is afiue oil painting, about life-size as I remember it, of our own di tinzuished Motley. It is unnecessary here tospeak of the great propriety of this compliments but a8 an evidence of the recognition by the Hol- 1and Governmeut, through its noble "Queen, of Mr. Motley’s great services, it has the charm of delicacy as well as rarity. Kesting within the very iuner temple, as it were; and Within view of this noble wood, the very-heart of a country he must have loved aud respected, is this etfort, Qoubtless of a loving, revereatial hand, o pre- . serve to the future generatfons of the land the dignified features of one of its most loyal and devoted friend: J.G. 8. RACINE GOSSIP.- Entertainments the TPast Week~Racine Journalism—The Fire Devpartment. Special Correspondence of The Tribune. Raciyg, Wis., Dee. 14.—The youung ladies of the First Congregational Churen of Racine gave avery pleasant entertainmeiit Thursday even- ing at that _chureb, under the manazement of Misses M. ¥F. Barr, Emma Sage, and Carric Sherman. The exercises consisted of readings by Messrs. Dorchester, Robinson, Clement, and Hoy, Mrs. 2. B, Fish, and Miss Biiza Christie; a vocal trio by Mr. and Miss Cutting and Mrs. Fancher; duet by, Misses Cutting and Chellis; solos by Miss Emtoa Chellis and Muy Kelley; and = duet by Mrs. Fancaer and Miss Cuatting. The ecxercises conclud- ed with a burlesque *Peak Family” concert, perts in which were taken Ly the Misses Julia Leekwood, Emma Chellis, May Kelley, Fannie Sage, Maudd; Dorchester, Anna Robyns, Carric Parker, Jénnie Cutting, %lla ndmma Sage. The i Hetted o snuf sum, affur went off " ni the house being crowded. i The West Side Shakspearenn Club meets at Mr. Kiloburac's Tuesday evening next to read * Richard the Third." Mrs. A. J. Peavey, who, with Mrs. Sanford, has been . publishiug the Racine .ddvocate for some time, sold ber interest in that paper to her partner, and is about to move to North- ern Wiscousin. Col. Utley, of the New Deal, also bought his partuer, Louis Shoes’, interest, and will keep his Deat and play it alone. An ictermittent publication known as the Racine Daily News suspended and became inani- mate on Monday last, but will be resuscitated under a new manager, Mr. Henry Sanford. The_blg buoy which marked "the location of the “Racive reef” all summer was t Inst week, and Jake crafe must take th chances of rjnuiug on to " the rocks the rest of the season. The tug Sill, which Capt. Knapp purchaced for use at_this port, *laid to’ several daysat Manistee by stress of weather, and left there ening for this place. iles \. Addis, late assistant in the Western Union Telezraph office, has accepted a position in the Train Dispatcher’s office. of the W. U. R. RS Capt. Vicle, who was burncd Monday, is re- coveriug, though it is feared-one of his eyes may buve been destroyed. . Itisan cutertaining sizht to behold our Fire Department getting round. towands a_confla- gration in from half to threc-quarters.of an nour atter the alarm is given. This delay, how- ever, is not due to any lack pf.cncrgy or of dis- cinline on the part of the Fire Department itsclf, but to the fact that the firemen have to support, themselves In otlicr vocations ‘on ac- count of the meagre pay they receive; that there is no system of alarms for fires, and that there is no provision made for horsesto haul the. cengines and hose-carts from'the encine-houses. So, when an alarmn is soundgd, the firemen must Teave their regular work, repair to the engine- house; run around town to hunt up a team for the eneiue, and afser this, if they find out where the fire is, zet 1o it as quickly as oossible. By this time the devourlng element has generall become diszusted and_ fone out itself; or else burned everything within reacn. el Rae e BT THE CLARK-STREET METHODIST CHURCH. a0 the Editor of The Tribune. .Crrcao, Dec. 10.—Somebody gave # ‘* Grand Charity Concert™ in the Clark-Streot Methodist Church on Monday evening, and it was melancholy to look at the emuty gailery, which, it is said, has ot been opened since Dr. Thomas was eent {0 Au- rora. The house Is badly snited for a concert. The row _of lights around the gallery illumines thos ¢ staring rows of cmpty seats, and eaves the moin floor in obscurity;:the faring head-light above the stage falls od the top of the heads of the performers and all down theit spines, leaving their faces in deep shadow, and blinding the audience; while the light intended to ‘fall on thc organist's notes is without a shade, 18 behind the performe; and glares in the fuces of the people; who, are dazed Ly these miscrablv-arranged lizhts. No \wonder the pallery is closed, aud that thiere is plenty of room on ine floor, when gas is used. 1t i8 strange that this wealthy corporation snould have their church 50 badly kuited to the purposes for which it wus futended; and I cannot gew how any preacher could interest un audience with his fuce in heasy studows, and @ bright gt glaring belund him. Why does not the Methodist Churcil fix this ball for an _evening audience-room, and then settie Dr. Thomas in It jor life, 03 o wayside missionary to gather in wiyfarers and strangers from the surrohnding hoteis, to preach honesty for Christ's sake. und_ purity for the love of Uod, without any- pecial reference to the Devit? Suclt wark snould be done, and 2 great dea of it; aud this Church could and swould do her share of it. She 13 well upplied with preachers calling on **2ll men, everywhere, to repeit,® lest Death shouid come to-night und consigu them to everlasting burnings. s ! : Tt wo one interfere with their work. but 'the Church ought t0_be larze envugh and Jiberal cenough to waintain anvther class of teachers, of fhose who sball aim to make men better citizens, better sons, and brothers, and husbands; 1o make women wiser and stroneer, oetter daughters, wives, and mothcrs, —because Virtue: is its own reward, ana because God loyes zood folke, and will put the wicked far from Him i the next life, os they put themselves in this. 'here-were many kinds -of teachers in the churches during the days of.the Agostics and why ghould they be all alike now? It1a quite plin that nu considerable number of sinners can be collected in that house, to hearabout a Lell whicli not one in ‘tweiity can hope to escape, and in which the torments ire unspeakable, und without end or hope of mitigation; and. if"they woald come to bear sermons which wonld make them better and wiser, 1t surely wonld uot hinder their conversion to u more rizd faith. Morality, intelligence, and all the sentle ‘amenities of life are no hindrance to religions and. when u Charch bas & member ‘so_eminent(y ‘fitted to teach und spread these, he ourht to be kept at work by that Church; and this Clark-strest edifice, with a_ little fmprovement, is just the place tor such a feacher. JANE GRST SWISSEELN. .so'well? I thougat that only three or four URRENT GOSSIP THE SOUTHERN PRODIGAL. New York sun (Dem.). The Prodigal Son of Scripture and sermon, Returning sadly from his foreign tour, Cnvercd'. no doubt, with rags, perchanze with ver- min, B Bedraggled, weary, hungry. lean, and poor, With bearing saited to his altered station, Was greeted with a fat appropriation. Although the godly elder brother grumbled, Tne father's srace did none the less abonnds e thought his son sufficiently was humbled. And only felt that then the lost was found; So on his back the boy he kindly putted, . And killed for him the calf tbat had been fatted. 1t docen't follow from this anclent parable ‘That men or States do well wien taey recede, Ana leave scenstomed fielas, 7o rich and arable, For stony tructs that scarce cun grow a weed, Toping that facile purents or mild nations Wilt give them calves or blg appropriations. If thac same Prodigal had excneed his laches, And in bis train a well-fed friend liad vro Poorly concealed behind his rasrs and_patches (We'll eny some Israclitish Colonet Scott), Who had for veal an anpotite Yorucious, And bore a baz und carpetsack capacions. And if the father had of oncand tothier Tiis doubts about thoir honest ways and ende, He would have listened to tne eloer brother, Tiave warned the youngzer of tuo costly friends, Have watched his fatted caivey, ond locked his stable, And fed them coldly at the second tble. Our Southern Proeal, there's 2 stroug suspicion, 1s still atlicted with the itels to spend. And thus presumes ubon s new vosition, "~ And usks 100 much for xcif and friend;* Not 1atied caives ulone, or cakce und Fonc: He wants, but mailions of lis Uncie’s moiiey. A TEMPERAN LECTUBE. Od City Dearic. 3y fricuds, there is another rock I wish all to guard agaiust. It {s hidden by thestill summer sea, but unon it muny a human bark has split. Irefer tothemince-ple. Yes, my hearers, tne mince-pie {8 a rock that has brought. thousands to watery graves—cr, oL Lo Watery graves, cx- actly, but, you understand what mean. The mince-pie is the curse of our land. it is alluring our youth from the path of virtue and_ sobricty., and leading them down to ruin. e berets an before it. Look not upon the aceurse it as you would n viber. Siton it trample it under your feet,as it were. I once Knewa briiliant young maun. loved aud courted by sll who knew him. 1lis is the story of thousauds. ‘This young wan used to visit' his aunt in the 1alt, that fatal time of the year wnen the winee pie stalks up and down tiraugh the earth, se ing where it may devour somcbody. “This young man’s aunt -could make a minee ‘vie till you couldn’s rest, and her art lured Lim to destrae- tion. Thut insatfate monster. At first be ate lightly of the damning food, then, s his appe- tite zrow by what It fed unon, hie ate deeper aud deeper, uutil after everv meul he would sink 1mto a heavy sleep only to awuke with a head vn him bigeer than Dapiel Weoster's. e would chew cloves and cardamon seeds for bours, and yet vou'could smell his breath ss the bla- est county inthe State. Me becoming 8 slave to tne uccursed pie. Aflianced bride, who to bhim was the one fair woman beneatn the sun, said she would oever marry a man that smelled lice u distltlery that employed 300 hauds and was in full blast all the time, aod unless lie reformed she would be nothing to him but_asister. The young man hod all the sisters he wanted, aud, falling at her feet, he registered a sol:mn oath, uud biad it copyrighted next dar, that o mioce pie should never pass his lips again as lour as he lived. But alas! be was already a slave to strong pie, and in icss than twenty-four bours Le tore himself away from his sweetheart, who made a frantic grab for s coat-tails, aud fed to his aunt’s in the city, and said he hoped she_ would have some of her excelient mince pies for dio- mer. The good aunt, ignorant of the fact that she was putting an encwy in bis mouth 10 steal away Wis_ brains, sct em up, o to- Speak, and in lcss than Lwo hours the young man was rip-rouring, staving blind drank, 2s msusl, Ab, my fricnds, the story 1s a ehastly one, aud needs no_ewmbellish- ment. While in this condition the roune man, the pride of his .parents aud the Lopo of a woman’s heart, was arrested for drunkenness and disorderly conduct. On the way to the Mavor's oflice he shot the officer dead i lis tracks, blew out his own brains with another barrel of the pistol, and then weni back and “killed his aunt and o dog that she paid- 33 for. My friends and fellow-stfferers, from tne mince pié to the tomb is_but a step. If mince pies snust be made, I demand, in the vame of the youth of our coumiry, that the peo- ple who mooufucture thew be compelled to take out a license. . If they must be eaten, I beg of you, as you value your soul’s salvation, do notcat them straight. A scrpent lurks in ¢very one of them. Ten thousand devils lie beneath cvery crust, be it baked _ever so nicely. Every current hides 2 demon with a forkéd tongue of flame and a seven-vrouzed pitchlork. ' The suet, the citron, and the chooped meat are the broth of hell, and the whole. business from stem to stern is a_mockery, and strony drink 1s faring. In conclusion, my beloved bearers, touch not. taste not, handle not, enter not into temptatfon: or, in other words, look not upon the mince pie when it is red, when it giveth its color in the cupboard. PARIS NEWSPAPER WIT. «How old-fashioned and quiet your little girl is, Madame! ™ “Yet, but she is very young yer A woman with beauty and nothing else Is very much like a raw recrult sent under fire with an improved breech-loader and no ammu- nition. . g _Extracts from & romaoce: “With one hand be held her beautifnl goklen head above the chilling waves, and with the other called loudly for assistance.” Riyals, at abalt: Gentleman remarks to one that the other attracts a great deal of attention. She—** I don’twonder. How exquisitely beauti- ful her—dress 17 5 “Well, sir, I am not disinclined to fuvest in the wmine, if the expert’s repurt s favorable. Does he say there s much ore in the wiwe?” “ Much? He says there is too much!? « How on earth do you manaze to zet along rs g0 you were head over heels in debt.” & Ot tilese were old debts; [ neverpay wy old debts.” “ But your new ones?”” ‘1 let them get old.” Souyenir ‘of the Exposition by * Cham”: Small gentleman apoears in huge bat which en- gulfs him to his shoulders. His wife— But that hat doesn’t fit you, my love.” He—That’s what I told the man, but he showed me his wold medal, the only one awarded for hats, and what could I do?” ¢ Mme. Prudhomme to her husband: *Did you know that the Emperor of Russia was very l1#” M. Prudhomme: ©It% possible. But tranquilize vourselt, my_dear; Kings and Em- perors very rarely die. Hardly one of them dies avear. And just see how mauy poor people lice ourselves dic every year!” Jean Baptiste presents bimseif to Mme. X. to be dugaged. **Do you kuow how to read?” asks the mistress.. ¢ Yes, ma’am, orint.” © But that will be very annoying for commissions that I may want to give you. You won’t ue able to read my directions.” - “Oh, yes, that will be easy enough. Madame will only have to have them printed.” Information as to a prospective son-in-law fs souwht of an estimabie and highly respected old gentleman, a notary publie, “ That younzman,” says the old gentleman, warmly, “is the boss young man and the Jily of the vatley. He comes of one of our best familivs. Fatler and son, his people have been notaries tor penerationsy fudeed, sir, it is deposed and said that the Oid T'estament was drawn up by one of them.” A singer, extremely pretty, but absolntely without talent, once formed the joy of ull eves and the despair of _all ears at the Opera. One moriing she receives, to her treat surprise. o superb bouquet fram an old subscriber who ordinarily munifested stus of impatlence wheu- ever she appearcd on the stage. But with the pouquet is a wpote. It reads, **At last, Madumoiselle, T can admire you iu'comfort. 1 have become deaf !, e . PICTURES FROM THE HOUSE. - I'hiladelphic Times' Washingim Letter. A letter from Washington to the Evening Lost, of New York, describes the House of Represent- atives as a very impiessive body. It wasnot necessary for the writer to say that it was bis first visit to the Capital. 1-should like to resd a letter of his, written with ‘the same frankness and homesty, ‘after the close .of this_short session. . I should wani. him to be present in the gellery -during -a row, and to attend. all the night sessions aud the closing ceremonies. I Should: want him also to keep hls -eye’ on- certain members I should name. -If he is attentive, be will see members roaring drunk once in a’'while; he will see'dozens of members squirting tobacco- juice over carpets that cost 36 a yara; be will see scores of membe ofung in the chamber durinz the sittin:r: will see mepbers stretched ont on the sofas asleep, and he will hiear them snore; he willsee memberswith both {cet on theirdesks, alttin%outhclr backboue; he will see members munching apples while at- tending to the public business; he will see occaslonally a member with his boot off, easing his corns, and he wili sce much else that will detract somewhat from his descrintion of aa impressive body. A few ycars ago a member {rom one of th¢ Southern States, now happily out of public life, was in the habit during the sittings of the Houso of takinz out ‘his false teeth and wiping them on his coat sleeves and picking ' them with his finger nail. Another member was in the habit of combing his bair with a fine-tooth comb while listeuing to specches. He was very tidy about it, and always spread a newspaper on his desk to prevent soiling it with the result of his la- bors. A member of the House from Kentucky at the close of the lust scssion went into the committee-room of appropriations, aud, tak- iuzx off his "boots und stockings, perched bimsclf ugon the back of a hair and vroceeded to wash his feet” fu the marble wash-basin. One thing may be said of lifin, however, he wasa member of the com- mittee! Several other members were present whose sromachs were turned, and one member, Mr. flewitt, looked at the Kentuckian for a mo- ment, and between his tectl: uttered the word * damnation,” and bolted fram tbe room. This member was beaten for re-clection, and it is aid taat his habit of occasionaliy washing his feet was what defeated bim, His coustitnents did not want their member to wash his feet and bis tacein the sume basin. QUIPS. . _For Tha.Trdiine, Motta for a toper: Mind your rve. Priceless: Goods that are marked down, The end of the lust man: g'he waxed end. Close ,r’elnr.iuns: A toper’s skin und a * whis- Babies were the original discoverers of the mitky-way. You cannot mend your ways with the thread of a discourse. T will droo the subjeet,” he said; aud he let fall the ** still.” i 8 . When at prayer, some people kneel, because it is an knees-y position. We venture to say that some men who have seen a good deal vever saw wood. . Amonz young iadics who are learning to skate HusJ\\‘mKur the interest in fall styles will be re- vived. is a prisoner who contemplates breaking ¢ Bob Iugersoll? Because heis a free- ‘Thie hizb-toned young man with a girl on each arm “ forwot to rémember 7 that he Was o *go- between."” ‘Tailors are the only people from whom vou can obtajn a reliable list of our *promising ™ youngz men. ‘Remarks that arc uncalled for,” said the T:-M. as he mailed a postal-card to’ the Dead- Letter office. % “Try not the pass,’ the old man said.” But the young fellow twok no hiecd. “ N. ., quoth the conductor, and took it up. A Mllwaukee man calls his wife “a mew broom,™ because she sweens clean. And she calls him *a thicl,” because he is one. *¢Life is short,” obscrred the minister. “Thav’s exactly my fix,” replied an old bum- mer, as he got up and made for the door. -Some people will pay eversthing else before they will Dflf\' attention. . We have often real- ized this when tryiog to get off something smart. ¢ % Leaye my presence!” she exciaimed. *Not much, I won’t leave your presents,” he replied, as he scooped 'em into his Ulster, and silently stole away. * Truth, crushed to earth, shall rise again.”” We don't believe 1t; for, when we were knocked down the other day, we couldn’t **rise again™ to save our life. . Before buyinz a mink cape, the other day, a member of tue First Regiment observed to the dealer that he wislied to obtain it cheap. In other words, he wanted to get a far-low. Caleb asked us for our definition of **mean- time.”” Well, Calen, we think mean time is the time to get out of bed these cold winter morn- IHL‘ If you are not satisfled with'this, write again. A little shaver, moing on an errand, met an acquaintance, to whom he propounded the fol- lowing conundrum: ** Why am I like a penny? The other fellow gave it wp. “1 am like a penny,” said the little wan, * because I am one sent.” And hc went his way. * What shall 1 leave youwhen I Qic?” said an insipid fellow to a young lady whose patience he bad nearly exbausted. ‘“Needo’t wait till you die,” said she; ‘““you can leave something now, i£ you will? *\Vhat shall I leave?” he askell. "6 Leavs. yoursels,” e replied. Ife ort. e Rupert writes to_know what is meant by “a change of base.” We don’t just cxactly know ourself, Rupert. But we think it means turn- ing out one bass singer and putting in another. Of course this may not be the correct apswer; but, so long as you don'i know any better, it is just as good as any. B - e —— THE COUNTY BUILDING. The December Grand Jury commences work to-morrow morning. Ex-Sheriff Kern will filo his petition for a recount of the votes cast at the late election in the County Court to-morrow. The prisoners indicted by the late Grand Jury were arraigned yesterday afternoon. Most of them vleaded not guilty, inclading those charged with the kiliing of Officer Race. ‘The matter of issuing $3750.000 in bonds for Court-llouse purposes will come up in the County Board to-morrow. The order of Court 1 the matter will be presented, and there is a ques- tion whether it will be referred, or whether a vote will be taken on the question at once. So far a8 conld be leurned from the Commissioners yester- day, no one had threatened to come forward with an wjunction. < The.special Committes appointed at the Jast meeting of the Board to consider the matter of gxg the aflowance for dieting the jail prisoners met yesterdny afternoon, Sheriff Hofmann being present. The Committec'is composed of Meseru. Stewart, Wood, Buese. Wheeler, and Fitzgorald, and, several of them being gificd in the way of talking, & great deal was eaid.- Mr. Waud, in “the courac of the talk, moved to fix'the price at 90 cents, and Mr. Wheeler thouzht 25 cents would be a_fair allowance. Messra. Fitzzerald, Boese, and Stewart concurred with Mr. Wood, and i motion prevailed, wherenpon Sheriff toflmann said be would not accep: 20 cents. Mr. Ca was present, and asked him. in_response. what he was pagin for what he furnished tne prizoners, and his answer was, 313 cents for meat, from 3 to 4 cents for bread, and 13 cents for coffee, Mr. _Coburn then pulled trom his ket a carefully- preparea exhioit of the cost of furnishing rations to the United States troops amartered in the city dnring the riots of over a year azo, showing that while they were given meat costing 11 cents, cof- fee costing 17 cents, beans costing S3.41 per 100 pounds, rice costing $7.12 per 100, ana tea cost- ing 40 cents per pound, cnd pood sogar and can- dles, the cost of feeding them was only 1415 cents per doy. He then went on toshow that, fixing the price of meat ut § cents, —the price now paid by the county,—the cost would bealittle over 11t% cents. andat four cents the cost wonld be about 10i4; sad, leaving ont the tea, surar, and candles, —which are not_furnished to the 'prisoncrs, —the actual cost of dieting would be about ninc and a balf cents. He was very enthusiastic and earnest in bis nrgnments, and went so far as to offer to pay the Sherlf $1,000 bonus 1f he would take the contract to feed the prisoners at 20 cents and sub- let 1t to him for 18 cents. and to give bond that they would be fed better than they now are. Mr. Tloffmann, of course, refused the offer, knowing that a Commissioner could not be a county con- tractor, bat Mr. Coburn got around this by offer- ing to furnish him the namea of versons who would takebis otfer. Mr. Hoffmann declined this, t00. and said that if the price was fixed at 20 cents he would feed the privoners and send the bills to the Board. ete. 'I'he rgsult of the confab was thut the Committec will refort to the Boara to-morrow, fixing tne price of dieting at twenty cents, and with _the report will bea resolution to the effect that if the Sheriff does not accept the offer he will have to send his bills to the Board, the aden being, however. since be has given them to understand wkat ho is ‘paying for provisions, that they will not pay a larger price. Whether the re- port will be ndopted of not no one can foreteli, bat the indications are that it will. ——————— A Fable Abput = Duel, London *ruth.:- A duel recently took place between two em- inent Freach statesmen, who desired to emulate the example set by M. Gambetta and M. De Fourtou. (Ihe day was so clear that {t Was not deemed advisable to adopt the dangerous Imethod resorted to upon that oceasion, of plac- fng the combatants face to fuce. The seconds, therefore, made the followiny arrangement: The principals were put close together dus a dos. On the word of command. being. given, both were to start in opposite directions, and after having counted twenty-five, they were ‘to be at liberty os soon as they lked tosto, sL0op, and fire at cach other from between their legs. This Em::ramme wag carried out to the letter; and the Dake de B.— received 'a slight flesh- wound, which did not waterially interfere with the weneral symmetrv of bis person. Upon be- {ng asked oy @ lady where be was wounded, he rephied, * In tne Sois de Boulomne.” ‘The fable illustrates the old ndagze that o Discretion is the Letter part of valor.” VALUABLE DISCOVERIE:! TLIFE-PRESERVERS. A Scientific Application of a Vital Prine ciple of Inestimablo Value. Tt has ounly been known within a compara- tively recent period that the skia, equally with the other tissues of the body, is endowed with 3 porwer of selection,—that is to say, of absorb- ing more of some clements than of others, and more at one time than at another, accordlng to the requirements of the body and the state of the bealth. The application of medicines to the skin for the purposc of acting beneficially on the internal orguns of the body has long been a recoguized and established practice. ‘The use of ointmeuts, washes, linimeats, and _BATUS ARE JUSTIPED on this principle. Every physician of education resorts to local medication by the skin to lessen the sufferings of his paticuts and basten the cure of internal diseascs. Some medicines are’ freely absorbed by the skin because required, while others are 23 promptly rejected because injurious or not needed. Hence it is that one remedy will benetit and relieve, while another fails 1o benefit, or does barm instead of good. Probably the most vital portions of. the sys- tem, certainly the most sensitive, are the throat and chest. Especially is this true ut the present. season of the year, and while innumerable sate- euards and rewnedies are tried few_have proven effective. To know just whkat medication to ap- ply to the chest to 3 INCREASE THE ACTIVITY. of respiration and improve the health of the lungs is 'what is required, and what bas, fortu- nately, been discovered. Reference is had to Dr. Hunter’s ** Lung Guards,” which are meeting with such favor in the community. Dr. Hunter nas made the diseases of the chest a lfe studv. In the medication of these guards he has ap- plied his knowledge of what is required, and bis experience of the action of medicines when ap- plied tothe surface ot the chest,and has produced the best and most scientitic protection ever afforded to -the afilicted. The guards are composed of felt, because it, by resson of its loose texture, possesses in a greater degres than apy other fabric the power of-taking up and retaivivg the remedies. - Tho medicines with which it is medicated are those which ex- perience has proved to be the most beneficial in thelr action on the lungs when absorbed. The form of the guard Lolds the remedy in close contact with the absorbing vessels of the skin, while the warmth of the body volatiiizes the medicines and promotes their absorption. 3 1T 1S DIFFICULT p to concelve of a more practical,a more common- sense, or a more scicntific application of knowl- edge and experience to the retief und protection of thechest ttiau these ** Lung Guards®? embody. ‘They are worthtothe wearer ten times their cost. They protect from colds, relieve from congestion, bredk up local irritation iu the ir-passazes, and thus directly tend to prevent consumption. 1f these are desirable objects, they are attained by this device in a greater degree and ore per- fectly than by any other kuown protective- awency. The demand for them fs very great, and tbe prices are as follows: Largest size, $2.25; second size, $2; ladies’ f{mms' $2. For sale by all drugaists or by the ealth-Protective Association of Chicao, 103 fif’flmm street. Orders by mail promptly ed. CROCKERY. CHINA, Etc. UK MSTHRS, 145 Twenty-second-st., Offer a fine selected stock of DINNER, TEA, and BREAK- FAST SETS, also MAJOLICA, JAPANESE, and BOHEMIAN WARES, and Fancy Goods, ‘We have the finest arranged Crockery House in this city, and our motto is “TO AL- WAYS PLEASE OUR PAT- RONS.” i immense Reduction In Prices! CHINADOLLS (Dressed), 11in. long 10¢ TEA SETS (Blue Printed), 56 pes $6.00 - DISYER SETS from $10.00 to $100.00 fiifl@i@@l Goods! 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