Evening Star Newspaper, April 23, 1881, Page 4

MUSICAL AND DRAMATIC. — Robson and Crane are in Chicago in A. D. 1901, — Miss Fanny Davenport ts announced at the Grand Opera House, N. Y., in Piqueon the 2d of May. — Patt! is said to be coining money, and therefore will not visit America, as has been anneunced. — Maggie Mitcheil has brought out her new play, Litte Mother, written by Mr. George Ful- r. — Mr. Jobn McCullough wl begin his L2a- don seasn at the Drury Lane Theater om the ‘25th Inst. — The Stanghran ts sald by Mr. Boactcault to have been played to $1,500,000 since It was fst produced. — Lotta is announced to appear at Abbey's Park, N. Y., Theater until farther notice. She has drawn large audiences. — Thirty French lancers appears on horse- Dack in a new play entitled Branded, at the Princess’ Theater, London. —Mr. W. J. Fiorence writes thit he has secured four new plays, ‘and will sail for New York fa to arrange for his next sexson., — Mr. W. &. Sheridan last week played to good business In St. Louls, bis rapertotre con- ao of Louis YL, Marie Heart and Richard —Smith & Mestayer’s Tourists opened 1a3t Week at Baldwin's Theater, San Francisco, and are sald to have made a ht first nigh’ being over $1,610. — Tie World at Watlack vellous scenic effects and startling situations, is filling the house to overflowing. The play nag Decome part of the town gosalp. — Mr. George Giyler, hiwiag received from Mrs. Barney Williams the drama of the Connie Soogah, will revive tt for the season of 1831 and 1882. Mr. George Clarke, wh9 1s now playing at the Madison Square Theater, New York, sustain the late Mr. Willams’ part of “Corney McGrath,” the jolly pedler, with all his original songs, dances, Jigs, «ec. — Manager Hess, of the Acme Olivette Com- pany, says that In an experience of twenty years he has never done a more prosperous Dusiness In Holy Week than during that which just passed in New York. Similar stata- ments are made by the other managers of thas —Ba Mascotte, Audran’s comte opera, will be put on the board3 of the Bijou O)era House, New York, at anearly day. [tts sald to b3 as sprightly a3 any of Its suscossful predac23ior3 of the same school, —The anniversary of Mossrs. Abbay & S>hoet- fie’s Boston Park Theater was cole>rated In that city on Wednesday, tho t4th Instant. Darlaz five combinations have played N. ¥., with !t3 mar- —Mrs. Lella G. Lowerre, Mm>. Teresa Cir- Teno, Signor Tagilaptetra, the New York Pail- harmonic Cind and Mr. George W. Colby will appear at the Baltimore Academy of Music in a charity concert to be givea by the Arandet Club, of that e!ty, on the 29th of April. —A Paris journal announces that Mra. 03- good ts engaged to sing at the Worcester festi- yal, after which she will share with Albdint tha soprano duties of the Norwich musical festival, which begins October 11 and enda on thé 14th. She will then leave Eagiand for New York. — Mrs. Charles E. Leland has leased the Al- bany Opera House fortwo years. Mrs. Leland has hada dramatic education and much stage experience. It is announced that the interior of the house 13 to be rearranged, tae latest improvements in stage mochanism are to ba reproduced and new sc2asry prepared. —Madame Janau will follow Miss Fanny Davenport at the Park Theater, Boston, on the 25th Inst. — Signor Salvini's farewell representations before his departure for Earop2 will taka placa &t the Academy of Muste, New York, on Mon- Gay, Wednesday and Friday eveatags, May 9, Ti ahd 13, wita_a matinee on Saturday. H} Will appear in Othello, The Gladiator and Ma°- — Miss Emma Juch,a pupilof Mms. Maria Cell, who recently sang in concert in thiscity, has been tendered a flvs years’ engagement by Colonel Mapleson for Har Majasty’s Opera In London, and will maka her debut eltner ta Robert ie Diadle or Les Huguenots. She will b3 the reciplent of a testimonial coacert at Stein- way Hall, New York, on Tuesday eventag, April 26. —The last grand concert of the famous Planist, Rafael Joseffy, took place at the Acad- emy of Music, New York, on Wednesday even- ing. He had the a3 istance of 100 tnstrument- ists from the Philharmonte orchestra, under the leadership of Theodore Thoma’. — Miss Biauche Roosevelt will make her fare- Well appearancs at the matinee concert at Steinway Hall, New York, on the 30th of April. She leaves for Europe on the 4th of May. — The last stx perforufances of Felicia at the Union Square Theater, New York, will be givea this wesk. Com lime this evening. The play next week 1; Roymonle, an adaptation from the French of Dumas. —WMary Anderson opens in Cinctanatt oa Monday night, Sae has been dolng well 1a the southwest. — Nat Goodwia has completely reorganize’ his vaudeville company, and one of ht3 ploces has been rewritten, reconstructed and re- christened Lore at Schoogor Goolrin’s War- works. Nat now appears in five different char- acters—a German professor, an Italtan organ- Inder, a young Fifth Avenoodle, a speaking il, and “God Crumps;” gives all his imita- tions, and sings the newest songs from Ovivette and Billee Taylor — Genevieve Ward, in Forget Me Not, closes @ very successful engagement in Clacinnati to-night. In Chicago the play did not seem to attract. —The Money Market, which failed at Ford’s here last week, did a good business in Philadel- phia this week ai the Chesnut, and 1s succeeded on Monday by the Vokes. — Hoey & Hardte’s Child of the State Cond nation closes its season May 28. George Hoey ig working On a new play, which will be pre- sented in conjunction with a Child of the State by a reconstructed dramatic organization next season. —Of Bernhardt’s financial status the Dra- matic News observes:—Stncé her ar-ival here Bernhardt has been banking with the Credit Foncier, down Broadway. From the first nigat of her opening at Booth’s down to last week her deposits there have been somewhat more than $150,000, She has been making very heavy Grafts on the fund, though. Quite a large sum has, at one time and another, been sent vo Paris Im exchange of 10,000, 15,000 and 25,000 franc3 to a person who should be her father, by the mame he bears. Unlike poor Rachel, however, Bernhardt has no other relative to prey upon her. The swarm of brothers and sisters who were always gnawing at Rachel's cake do not exist to — at the nent oe Another souree of expense to Bernhardt fs her villa at Havre, that charming den she retires to sulk in when Paris disagrees wit her. She is maktag extensive and Costiy additions to it, and the Grafts the architect makes upon her are by no means modest ones. She ts probably cashing up her fine at the Francaise, too, ag she is known to have made up her mind to do so in order to insure herself a Parisian fature when America the recetpts of the | IN A STOCK BROKER'S OFFICE. Interesting Scenes of Daily = @ccurrence There. Who the Speculators Are. [Boston Herald.} not threefold more speculation than there was fou yearsago. Then the average number of shares old daily in the Stock Exchange was 1C0,000 to 150,000, It is now counted a dull day when 300,000 shares are not sold, and in the excitement of the great apward movement last winter, 500,000 was the dally average, and one day the number toucked 700,000. tely it has been over 500,000 several times. This increase brings with ft many changes in the street. fed Stock Exchange has ‘become too small accommodate tne 1,200 members, and & new building is going up. Seats in the Exchange whic! two years ago Were quoted at $5,000. are now worth $21,000, The increased number of customers who watch the tape from lu a.m. untll3 p.m. have com- pelled half the brokers in the street to enlarge Uhetr offices. Indeed, the offices of some of the leading firms have come to be curtostties, be- cause of innovations. For yeurs the typical broker's office in Wall street was a small room in a dingy basement, with a desk for the pro- rie tor aud another for his assistant, who com- ined the cuties of clerk, bookaeeper, and boy. Quotations came at rare intervals over a tele- giaph wire, and were registered on a receiving sip. The customers were not many, for the @reze had not taken hold of people. Tne brok- ; e's office of to day is a sutte of room3. Let us look into one. Itoccupies two full Broadway fronts, and extends through to Exchange Court. One side is devoted to customers and the general office, In which the meraberg of the firm have desks, and the other. separated by a artition, is taken up by fifteen or twent kkeepers, cashiers, clerks, and assistants, The front room for customers has an Inlaid oaken floor, put together in squares of tasteful Workmanship. The wainscoting, which extends half way to thecelling, 13 of cherry, and the paper above it is fit fora Fifth avenue bipenir 4 room. Inonecorner {s a fireplace in whic! hickory logs blaze in coli weather, and above Which is a mantel ofrare design and beauty. ‘The furniture is of cherry to match, and up- bolstered in leather. But forthe regular tick, ck, Uck of the gold and stock Indicator a3 it Tegisters prices upon the tape of wilte paper, you might think you were in a clud room. The rear room, ‘which is also open, to customers, is carpeted with Brussels, Ine Gesks are massive cherry, and the couches and easy chairs are of the same, with leather uphol- stery. But for the business look given by the desks, you might think you were In a drawing room. Another indicator rattles out prices here also. Just before noon @ colored attendant moves about with considerable atacrity, and, a8 the chimes of Trinity Church far overhead ring out the full hour, he trundies aside the cherry doors of the lunch room and disciose3 a well- arranged table, on which are salads, cold meats, oysters and other good things. Customers are expected and invited to lunch there as the firm’s guests, and the table remains until two o'clock. This office Is visited dally by about50 men, young and old, who are interested In the mar- ket. Some come at the beginning of the day’s business and remain unill it closes. They Speculate for a livelihood, and are content to take small profits on their transactions. Others step im for anhour or more, get the run of prices for the day, leave an order or two and are off to their regular business. Stil o%! » wiil be given for the las. | 3 come and go at intervals. Among these 59 men are three Clasges of operators. Tae first buy or Sell stocks at what fs called long range. When stocks are very low they buy, intending to hold them until they get very high. This may be for two, four or six months, but it makes no difference to the long-range operator how slug- gisnthe movements. He has convinced him- self that prices are to ba higher, and he Walts for the advance as paiiently as a hunter waits for game. Nevertheles3, he is compelled to keep a close watch on the market, for unforeseen breakers may come rolling in upon him at any moment. Tne operator at lone range is content with no profit of less than 10 per cent on par vaiue, and usually he inteads to get 15 or 20. This class of operator is the most suecess(ul of all who buy or sell in Wall Street. His transactions ara few, but when he takes a profit itis a bigone. In June last stocks were very low compared with the previous February prices, and the Joug-range operators all thvested. Those who bought 1,000 shares of St. Paul, for instance, at 65 aud held it until the 30th of September, had a chance then to fell it for 95, at an advance of 30 points, and @ profit of $30,000. If they held until Novem- ber 24, they might have sold 15 points higher. A second class of operators trade on the flac- tuations of a few days. They are called stormy Petrele, and they comprise a great majority of the street speculators. Experience teacnes that, while the tendency of prices may be up- Ward or downward to a marked degree, stock3 fluctuate slightly in ther riseor fall. In an ad- Vancibg market, as a rule, stocks will go up steadily two pointe, waver a few hours, and “then decitne One polnt. In a day or two ‘they will start upward again two points and a half, may be, besttate again, and then decline, say & point and a quarter. It is after each one of these declines that the stormy petrel makes his purchases. Te watches the tape with lynx-like attenuon as the market then advances, and after he has a profit of two per cent. or there- abouts, he sells, and waits for another decline before purchasing again, A third class are cailed scalpers. hewever smnall, satisfies them. Any profit, A half or a quarter per cent advance in their holdings is exough vo cause them to sell and look about for another Chauce. A3 a rule, they lose money. Indeed, it may be said that two-thirds, if not three-quarters, of Wall street operators find themselves worse off at the end of the year than when it began. At best small operators simply got blind. It 13 tne big Specuiators, the kings of the street, who are able to manipulate the market, who make the money, Experienced Lrokers who will tell you that no one person in tweive who goes into Wall street takes his money with him when he retires. Some by ood fortune may make what would Len} ttle fortunes if they would ket their cas! and leave speculation alone, but the more they Mmake the deeper in they get, until some day alopg comes acrash that sweeps away every cent. Nota broker but has a fund of arecdoves in illustration of this. It is the most fascinatin: of all gambling, and, when once it takes a na of aman, he has difficulty in shaking tt off. When astormy petrel gets discourag’ peated losses, he turns to operating at long Tange, and, after losing at this, he changes tactics and becomes a scalper. He ts constantly ying some new ‘plan; the scheme of ceasing entirely does not seem to occur to him until he has lost all. The details of Wall street operating area mystery to those who have not taken a hand. ‘The person who wants to speculate does not Know where to begin or how to take’ the frst step. How much money must he put upasa margin? What does his bi how 2 constantly recurring uestions. Dozens of letters are sent to New writers seem to imagine that there 1s some- thing very mysterious about the whoie busi- bese. AS @ matter of fact, the reverse 1s the truth. Nothing is simpler than a purchase for arise. Selling stocks short is just a trifie com- Plicated to a novice, but ts easy to understand. ‘The beginner usually starts his speculative career by parchasio 100 shares of atock, al- though a less num may be bought. He seeks a trustworthy broker, and ts told that, to urchase 100 shares, he must deposit with the Broker eight or ten per cent of the par value of the stock. Dealings in the New York Exchanga are so scaled that ten pér cént means $1,009, and most brokers require this sum from strang- ers. This deposit is called the margin. The broker then — an account with him by lacing $1,000 to the credit of the customer. ud by re- Wearies of her. But all of these ther do not damage the general account muc! ; 750,000 franes is a pn fortune which will stand a cod deal of slicing before It perceptibly loses —Andrau’s latest comic opera, Teg Mascot Was brought out at the Boston Galety theater ‘Tuesday, for the first time in America, and all the papers appear to consider it sure of a long and wide Lge The story, which is about an old Italian tradition of young giris whose presence in a house brings it good luck, is described as amusing and bright; and the Iousie, while occasionally reminiscent, ts de- Clared better than that of Glivette, fully as melodious and more sparkling and catchy. Among the tunes destined to be whistled, are _ oe of — bia Cra tf the “Song of ruin,” the * lop” finale “Gobble Gobble” auew 9°” ome — A letter from London says: Things theat- Tieal here are generally prosperous. Tae sacred lamp of burlesque burns undimmed a‘ the Galety. The Strand, with Olivette, the Opera Comique, with Th" Pirates of Penzance, the Adelphi, with af Strogo#, the Hay-- market, with Masks an! Faces, and the Prine. Wales, with Buzzard’s Colonel, are all doing business. — After failure upon fallure, Wallack’s Thea- ter seems to have fully struck the popujar fancy in fhe Worid, which was produced Tuesday Eight. Its a melodrama of the old sort, with plenty of scheming and a suffering hero and heroine, who come out all right tn the end; the language ts in keeping with the plot, bat. sul it attracts and This ts perhaps largely due to the scenery, for which the pla; Was written. It 1s remarkably handsome an’ ingenious, and embraces the blowin; ocean steamer an infer machine, a raft floating u; ocean, a chloroforming fncident in @ hotel, a Geath by a hotel elevator a lunatic asylum with revolvin; and a boat floating down a to run out the season 9 a are ‘There fs an Oil City boy who was sent out col- lecting, and when he returned In the eventngand banded in bis bilis unpaid, he said: “The people Sround this town like me first rate. They were @nxious tO see me often man ‘WER to see told me to cail ain» OF ‘he next step is forthe customer to select a Stock which Is likely te advance, and having made up his mind that Erle, for instance, ig the card, he simply says to the broker, “Buy me 100 shares of Erie.”’ Off goesthe broker lke a shot to the Stock Exchange, where he dives into a crowd of 1,000 other brokérs. The floor of the great room has upon it a score or more of knots of men, pushing, surg- ing, and yelling at the top of t lung3. One knot is the St. Paul Foulque, another the Reading clique, a third ‘the Erie crowd. Our broker rushes mto the Erie coterie, elbows men outoft the way, holds his right band high in the air, and. knowing that the one man about whom the crowd Is surgiug has some Erie stock to sell, and hearing a Felling “apeq7"né jumps up’ in" the. ai hignst yelling “397,” he jumps wu) t er ‘than all the others andy 40. n “the center of the and shouts “Sol Thereu| Troup makes @ rush at him ” “All this means that our er’: new quotation for Erie of office in the city the 40. The broker who sold rolls up 100 share cer- Uficates of Erie and sends thea to our broker, who puts them in his safe and sends back & check for $4,000, the price of the stock. Ree ae ne tae " 80 the price of Erie advances, i rie iindemend, the price will advance. When It is quoted at 4! has advanced $1 a share, and our friend is $100 head in the transaction—that is, he would be 3 ni al Of 4 for bot! Bape 3 cent, as made transaction he simply of Erie,” and the tomer: is credited with the profit, less comnis- sion and Interest. He then has 1,490 aad some odd dotlars, which stands foi sufficient profit trom has doubied, ‘Wall street brokers say that there is double tf | ' | | and then, instead of 100 shares, he may pur- chsse 200. Many a increased his original capital of $1. to $20,000, and even $50 000 and then, becoming less cautious tn his Operations, has found himself with 5,000 shares Of stock on hand when go they advance that the profits of a twelvemonth may be wiped out in twelve hours. The beginner invariably Operates for arise, He can understand that paying 40 for Erie and selling it for 45 means $500 profit less commts- sions. But selling stock to buy it ata lower figure and deliver to the person to whom he sold confuses him. Nevertheless, it isa say- Ing of Wall street that more money is made on the short than on the long side of the market, and shrewd operators work the market both professional speculators. 1e rs are law- yers, insurance men, clerks, salesmen, &c, One ig.a practicing physician, aud there are two or three officials under the city government and au officer from oneof the bor military po: ts—all intenton making an honest dollar outside their regular vocation. Generaily it enos in disaster to them. Sometimes this dlz- aster tempts to peculation, and moral as well as pecuniary ruin results. Some of them never buy more than 100 shares of stock at a time, and others never lessthan 1,000. The great Majority of Wall street operators trade in from 200 to 400 shares. Opinions differ as to whether Prices will advance or recede, and frequently One will be buying a stock for an advance while auother is selling against a decline. Standing over the same telegraph ndicator may be one man who hopes that Erie will go up and another who hopes it will go down. Some men are lucky, always making profitable turas, and others aré always losing. All are intensely fascinated with the fluctua’ ions. Our Preacher. The preacher knew, I've not the slightest doubt, When calling on tay young and pretty wife, ‘That I was rot at home, but had gone out. But I returned, and never in my life Bebeld a right that caused me more surprise. 1 thought they each disliked the other quite, And really I could scarce believe my eyes. ‘the preacher had an arm about her tight, Ber head upon the preacher's shoulder lay, One arm around the preacher’s neck was wound, Ard while they stood there in that loving way, ‘Their livs met! yes, they kissed; L heard the sound— Why did I not rush in—the preacher kill? ‘Was I not wild with rage? Oh, not at all, They threatened to repeat it. Hope they will: Our preacher is a worsau—that is all. New England Swains Discussing Matrimony. They were both embarked in a dugout on Long Lake, diligently walling for something to bite, and Cal ‘an discourse in a low tone, out of consideration for the fishes: “Say, Jim. I’m a-goit? to git married.” “ Beye?” Jim answered meditatively, giviag a gentle motion to his rod to see if the line was ree. * Yes, I be; but, darn itall! Idono whol ‘ll marry yet, and I ’ve got to hurry up. Mother ’3 dreadful miser’ble along back.” “ Kinder sure somebody 'll hev ye, ‘pears to me,” sarcastically remarked Jim. * Well, What ef I be? Gals 1s most gener'ly ready to say snip when & good-lookla’ young feller says snap. I'll bet ye a cooky the fust gal I ask says yes right off.” Jim was disgusted with this conceit; he en- tertained ho doubt that any girl in Bassett would marry him, but Cal Culver was another sort of person. Men have not radically changed within the last hundred years, and both Calvary and Jim migbt find comrades today. However, Jim held his tongue, and Cal went on: “Trouble is to find jest the right one, ‘There ’s lots of folks in the worid; but, come to marsyin,’ you want jest the rignt critter. It’a a life Dizness, you see; and whaton airth kinaman do ef he gets haltered up tight to the wrong ub?” Cal was not “of the fashion of these times;” for as yet divorces factitiies were unkoown to decent Connecticut, and “til death” did not mean the “dying daily” it seems to now. “What sort 0’ head-marks be you sot on Specify tn’ ?’ dryly remarked Jim, as he gave a little twitch to bis rod, and landed a round, - iat) “punkinseed” in the bottom of the at. “Well, I want a smart un—that, or nothin’.” “I knowed that afore ye told me there ’s got to be smartness some’eres,” curtly put in Jim, pushing an unhappy worm on to theend of nis hcok. “Git out!” laughed CaL “You should n’t twiton fac’s, Jim. I’m smart enough when I’ma mfidter, butI’d jest as lieves other folks would take a stiddy jobon’t. I wanta Strong, healthy gal too. Mother she can’t do a heap more; she’s fallin’, that’s the trath on "t. Somebody ’s got to step round lively to our house while she lasts. | want somebody that’s got faculty too; factés, a woman that haint got faculty ain’t good for nothin’.” “‘Mebbe ye might try for Pollythi, Bangs,” put in Jim, who was getting interested in the mnatter at last. : “Well, I declare for ‘t, I had n’t had @ thought o’ Pollythi Bangs. Sne is a master- Picc: fer smartness, now, aln’t she?”? “steel traps ain't nothin’ to her,” assented Jim, “she’s too smart amost. But she’s got amazin’ faculty, everybody says. I douo, though, as I should reclly hanker to marry her, Cal; them Bangses is a dreadful queer lou.” “Well, Idon’t calkerlate to marry the hul on ’em, Jim. I guess I could hold my owa with Polly, ef she is reel masterruL Comet) thal,, I've the biggest bones anyway. Icai shake her up go0d.”"—Somebody's Neighbors. The Belief of Great Men in Witch- craft. Ludicrous as the powers appear to us at the present day with which witchcraft in former Umes was credited, such powers seem naver t > have been denied or disputed by the great minds of the past. A witch was all that was abominable, and to be held ia the strongest loathing; yet few had the wisdom or ths courage to contradict the possibility of her ex- ercising the artashe pretended to. The judge. as he passed eentence upon the condemned ‘woman, trembled lest her fell gaze should bring upon him and his household sorrow or death. The yelling crowd, as it half stripped her to undergo the water.ordeal, shuddered a3 it saw upon her exposed bosom the marks which, it was supposed, proved that she al- lowed ber ‘‘familiar” to draw upon her life’s blood. The villagers who went miles out of their way to avoid her haunts never for one moment believed that the object of their fear wes powerless to work them evil, and was either a half-mad woman the victim of a hid- eous delusion, or else the actress ofa knavish part to suit her own vile ends. To all the old Crone, with her tall hat, crutch stick, and Diack cat nestling on her shoulder, was one who had dealings with the devil, and who, through the might of Satanic atd, could scat- ter the ceeds of misery broadcast wherever she listed. She had sold herself, body and soul, to hell, and until death claimed her, her power to effect evil, it was alleged, was unl L. ‘The great man is he who rises superior to the prejudices of his age; but before the end of the geventeenth century—with the exception of Bodin, Erastus, Ri Scot, John Wagstatfe and Dr. Webster—there were none who had the boldness or the knowledge to brand witch- craft asa base and palpable superstition, We find Lord Bacon gravely prescribing “henbane, hem! mandrake, moonshade, tobacco, opium and other 80) poriterous Pec the best Ingredients for a witch’s ointment. From the pages of his “History of the World” we We 86 that the gifted and practical Sir Walter Raleigh was a firm believer in this childish form of superstition. The learned Selden, in his “ Table Talk,” while pleasantly disco' on the subject of witches, shows that he also held the same faith. Sir Thomas Browne, the kindlest of physicians; Sir Matthew Hale, one cf the most acute and spotless of judges; Hobbes, the sceptic; ‘the eminent Dr. More of Cambri ‘J ‘and the patient and thoughtful Boyle, all were of ion that witcl was an evil capable of solid proof, and that its dis- ciples merited sharp and swift punishment. Tt was not until the dawn of the eighteenth century that men came to the conclusion that ut. terly unworthy of last judiciat exesation in ‘England for witchc! ‘took lace in the year 1716, when & woman and her fittie daughter were hanged at Huntingdon “for selling their souls to Satan.” Since that date, however, various cases have occurred of Women accased as Podge being drowned by water at the yet infuriated neighbors.—Frazer’s Magazine, A New Darius Green. It ts now learned that Dr. Daniel Asbury’s the —— After two or | and wa ‘that his latest idea a pucceas —cnarlorte (ae .) Observer, Sheep That Travel. Traveling sheep are another of the institu- tions of the colony in scuthern Australis, Ina Pastoral comntry like this there must of neces- sity always be numbers of *'stock” changing hands; thus, sheep and cattle may be met ai- most évery day passing from one station to an- Other. By law, sheep are compelled to travel six miles os day; cattle, nine miles; and horses twenty. jheep are often met with traveling for “feea”—that is, tue owners thereof having over- stocked their runs find the grass falling; 80 they fend a large mob of sheep off to some imagi- Bary buyer, some hundreds of miles off, choos- ing, of Course, the route by which they will pick up most grass. After sauntering along for @ mouth or two perhaps the rain has come, and there being now plenty of grass the sheep are brought home by a roundabout way. Sheep of that style are Known as “loafers,” because the rovers try to go as short a distance as possible each day. All kinds of stock are branded for identification.—Chambvers’ Journal, Lime Kiln Philosophy. Giveadam Jones then arose and presented the following: Resolved, Dat: ebery laborin’ man ought to | pare more wages dan any employer kin pay; Dt a See Dat if he doan’ get em he mus’ 5 an strike; Resolved, Dat any pusson opposin’ sald strike shall be boycotted; and Resolved, Dat while we have nuffin’ to ad- yertise anyhow, we won’t advertise in a paper which oppose strikes; while we have no casi to buy wid, Will Still agree not to buy of any merchant opposed to strikes; although we bor- row our neighbor's newspaper we will alili re- solve not to buy any newspaper not in narmony Wid our eentiments; and Resolved, Dat as soon as we kin force all em- ployers to combine agin us, obitge all capital- Jats to denounce us, shut up de factories, ary investors away an’ force the rich to bank tue r faoney instead of putting 1t into manufactures, We shall have heaps od money, nulfin’ to do, an’ lots 0” time to afr our sto’ clovhes; ani . Resolved, An’ doan’ you forgit tt! ‘The resolutioas were read a second tims and laid on the table, and as the meeting adjourned, Samuel Shinn was heard saying that he was in favor of a law to compel every rich man to have is whole premises whitewashed twelve times per year,—Detroit Free Pre. ‘Too Many —r and Too Large ‘eens ‘The rock that the legal profession are in most danger of coming to wreck on Is that of excessive charges. There is a continual low rowing in the community on this subject. ‘ne following, in an English lay newspaper, does not exaggerate this matter: “There aré certain well-known firms of solicitors who can never be got to render a statement; they are per pesunty applying for checks on account, and generally have the faculty of asking for these at some critical time in the pi jure, When they know that the litigant cannot heip paying, in order that bis case may go on. Other solicitors punish the inquisitive- nees of aby who may wish for a detailed bili Of Costs by making it out to an extent vastly in excess of the round sum originally demanded.” ‘It is notorious that the charges are altogether out of proportion to the time given, the work done, or the consideration recelved, and ail kinds of vexatious obstacles are thrown in the way of any who seek to effect a reform in this respect The fact ts, that the ranks cf the legal profession are over- crowded, and are being added to year by year to an extent which the public interests by no means require. Yet the exclusiyeness that obtains with regard to methods of procadure, and the stringent rules Imposed upon all mem- . bers of the craft, prevent that wholesome com- petition which exists In all other trades, The consequence 1s that the public are robbad, and that a comparative few of the members of the legal profession obtain for themselves the chiet portion of the spoil, while the great bulk of them struggle on as Best they can.” Oar legal exchanges are filled with discussions on law- yers’ co:ts. The community are bound to have oneenen Justice, if they can.—Albany Laic Jour- nal. That now almost indispensable instrument, the telephone, ts Belg put to improper uses! The Boston Globe says that some of the young peopie of Fitchburg, Mass.. are carrying on courtehips by telephone, and that it ought to be stopped before the wires are gummed up with “taffy.” ‘What Is one man’s meat is another man’s tri- chinosis. Barnum, the showman, attributes his success to printer’s ink; while Barnum, the dem- ocratic chairman, charges his defeat to the same cause.—Norristown Herald, 1881 rae newsraruns 1881 oF THB NATIONAL OAPITAL. THE EVENING STAR THE WEEKLY STAR, WASHINGTON, D. 0, The EVENING STAR, (on Saturday’s a Gouble sheet or eight page paper of fifty-six columns, the alze of the New York dailies), Is everywhere Tecognized as thé'leading newspaper of Wash- ington. With two exceptions only, i has the largest circulation of any daily paper published south of New York, aND MORE THAN DOUBLE THAT OF ANY OTHER PAPER IN THE CITY. Every issue of THE STAR 1s carefully read not only by the citizens of Washington and ad- Jacent cities and towns, but by the throngs of strangers constantly visiting the Nationai Capital on business or for pleasure, (and who constitute, in a very large degree, the purchas- ing population of every State and Territory ip the Union), thus making it for most purposes THE BEST ADVERTISING MEDIUM IN THE UNITED STATES, ‘The evidence of this is the number of new advertisewents it printed in the year 1850, which reached 21,482, averaging trom 1,700 to 2,000 per month in the busy season !! The advertising books are open to the inspeo- tion of advertisers to verify this statement, or an affidavit of its truthfulness will be submitted. THE WEEKLY STAR—This is a double or sight-page sheet, containing fifty-six columns fresh News, Literary and Agricultural matter every week, and is pronounced by competent Judges one of THE CHEAPEST AND BEST WEEELY PAPERS IN THE UNITED STATES. OLUB BATES FOR THE WEEKLY STAB & copies one year for $9.00, and one copy to the getter-up of the club. 10 copies one year for $15.00 ana one copy to the getter-up of the elu. 20 éeopies one year $20. 1 Copy Three Months, 50 Cents, Single Subscription, $2. ‘THE WEEKLY STAR 1s sent into every State and Territory in the Union, and is mailed to all the posta of the regular army and the various squadrons of the U. 8. navy, besides being sent to subscribers in England, France, Austria, Rusela, Spain, Italy, Peru, Venezuela and Cen- tral America, THE STAR FOR 1881. THE EVENING STAR, with its increased facil- ities, WH print all of the news of the day on which it is tasued. It has a direct wire from its news room to thé Western Union Telegraph of fice in New York city, from which wires radiate toall parts of the globe, and is therefore ena- Died to secure the latest news by its own opera- tor from every quarter up to within a few mo- ments of going to press, It is the only evening paper gouth of Philadelphia which receives ex- clusively the Associated Press dispatchas, AS @ newspaper THE STAR being the organ of no man, no clique and no interest, will pre- Bent the fullest ahd the fairest picture it can make of each day’s passing history in the city the District, the country and the world. It will aim hereafter, as heretofore, at accuracy first of all things in all that it publishes. The circula- tion now is larger than at any former period in the twenty-nine years of its existence, SUBSCRIPTION TERMS.—DAILY STAR— Served by carriers in the city, 10 cents a week or 44 cents 4 month, By mail, 50 centea ADVarcs, and no paper will be sent longer than paid for, Specimen copies furnished gratia. A SCHEDULE OF ADVERTISING PRICES will be sent to any address on applica- tion, and in the cities of Georgetown and Wash- ASHINGTON, D. 0 INBURANCE NOTES. (Grand Rapids (Mich.) Daily Times. } ‘Weare not about to urge the importance of in- surance sgainet loss by fire, or of provision for families in cae of desth ; every one who has given apy thought to the matter recognizes and admi's the supreme necessity of this common carefalness. ‘Itis for ustourge our readers go insure then- selves and families against danger and loss by Bheumatism and other psinful diseases by the fol- lowing simple means, told our reporter by Mr. Wm. Marshall, the popular.and efficient represent- ative here of the Watertown and other insur ance companies: I cannot too highly praise the curative qualities of that wonderfal remedy, St. Jaoobs Oil, for it cured me of Rheumatism, whem other remedies failed. I would not be without s bott'e again for ten doliara, even if [had to pay thst much for it. Mr. Wm. Thum, Druggist, of §4 Canal and 145 W. Bridge Ste., who was next visited said: Judging from the large sales and the laudations of those using it, the Bt. Jacobs Oil seems to give universal satisfaction. Ibave never kept any Iiniment for sale which 80 quickly became a general favorite, and of which customers speak so weil. This experience is sub- stantialy the same as that related by Mr. Chas. E Fish, Druggist, of 249 Jefferson Ave. And we might add, that Judging vy reports from every section of the country, a8 given in our exchanges and otherwise, noother remedy has sttained euch Popularity as St. Jacobs Oi), and withal eo very SS ee J] aecEn. HIDNEGEN KIDNEGER: KIDNEGER: KIDREG! KIDNEGER: KIDNEGER: KIDNEGER: KIDNEGER. THE GREAL KIDNEGER. AND DIUERTIO? KIDNEGEN. KIDHEGEN is highly recom- KIDREGEN. mended and unsurpassed for WEAB KIDNEGEN. or FOUL KIDNEYS, DROPSY, XIDNEGEN. ENERGY, NERVOUS DEBILITY, KIDNEGEN. or any OBSTRUCTIONB arising from KIDREY or BLADDER DIB8- BASES. Also for BLOOD and KID- KIDNEGER. KIDNEGEN. - NEY POISONING, in affected ms- larial sections. = Unlike any cther preparation for Kidney di@icultios, it haa a vay LUMBBRi OUEB IMMENSE TRADE SHOWS WHAT VIM AND PUSH WILL DO. NOTHIRG MAINTAIN A BUSINESS SUCH AS EVERY ADVANTAGE THAT DUCEMENTS TO BUYERS. WILLET. & LIBBEY, 3 6th st. and New York ave., Pel 4 ‘Square, feb36 MEN'S «NEW STOBE CLOTHING MEN'S NEW GOODS! OLOTHING MEN'S axD OLOTHING MEN'S LATEST STYLES! OLOTHING MEN'S _I desire to invite the st. OLOTHING MEN'S Washingion to my ‘New CLOTHING ae which, to bow eioeeet to yahientaen! Boys’ ERSe Te sesrae. OLOTHING BOYS’ LECTED BTOGES OF OLOTHING BOYs' MEN, AND, pOxs’ CLOTHING BOYS’ to be found io thiscity. OLOTHING All my garments are mad: YOUTHS’ of the CLOTAING XOUTHS' YOUTHS' CES. YOUTHS’ NovrpSzocx z08s- OLOTHING YOUTHS’ Givemescaland becon- CLOTHING YOUTHS’ of what Tsay. CLOTHING 930 Pennsylvania Avenue, aps ‘Boar corner of 10th: Pp’ YXOUB TAXES AND SAVE INTEREST. Lien Uertificates are now oheelaSareieiney meat crore corrected: Unloss paid. at once, isper cant inter, Zane shear ae assessment ve and a discount in the settlement of the tax - a by con- WILLIAM DICHSON, Beat Estate BRoxue, m28-1m 282 43 st., above Columbis Bailing. FPO? THE SPRING TEADE. MATTINGS, MATTINGS, MATTINGS. OIL CLOTHS, LIGNUMP, LINOLEUMS, INGRAIN TaPESTRY and BODY BRUSSELS. OABPETS at Bottom Prices. LACE CURTAINS, CRETONNES and UPHOL- STEBY GOODS in Great Variety, at SINGLETON & HOEKE’S, 801 Market Space. 6a" Onr Steam Carpet Cleaning Works sro open for the season, and all onders will reosive PROMPT ATTENTION. = FOR HOUSE CLEANING Hething is Equal to JAMES PYLE’S PEARLINE, KO BOAP IS REQUIRED, AND THE WORK | I8 DONE MORE SATISFACTORILY IN LESS | ‘HAN HALF THE TIME. SOLD BY GEROCEBS. SEE THAT NO VILE | IMITATIONS ABE PUT UPON YOU. ap9-s&w, 6t ue | “SANITARY HEATER.” NO DUST, GAS OB BURNED AIB. Only Fu; giving a motst atm to stesm. More being sold now to the following Baltimoreans using them: ROBERT T. BALDWIN, President Mechanic's TSAAC 'W. JEWETT, Potomac Fire Insarance BICHARD ( Cpxext08, Cashier Farmers’ aca | ‘i ERS’ AND MECHANICS’ BANK. MRS. JOHN McKIM, Belv dere Place. OC. MORTON STEWART, Shipping Merchant. GEORGE B. COLE, ©: WaLLa here similar ‘all others ‘Works, ‘Vincent's Church Judge United States JA BW.T WILEON, Architects. J. 8. LARCOMBE, Riggs & Co., Washington. Also 160 cthers. : ALVA HUBBARD & CO., Heating and Ventitating Engineers, spr2-ec6m 57 N_ Howard street, Baltimore. BUTUAL BENEFIT UIFE IN- SUBRANCE COMPARY, = NEWARE, N. IncompoRatep 1815. PuaELy MurvaL. — jan. 1, 1881, as asgertained by Examining Oommitrioners of Maseachusetts, Nt jer- Bey, $35, 726,815, Liab: ‘as 31,911,433 85 Surplus by Msssachus tis stan: 8,818,352 0S Surplus by New York etandard... 6,988,905 Os All policies non -forfeitable sfter second year; low expenses; large cividends declared and paid every year since organization = ample surplus. surrende- wr most Liberal; losses promptly adjusted and i Orricens LEWIS ©. GROVER. President. JAMES B. PEARSON, Vice President. EDWARD L. DOBEINB, tary. THEODORE MACKNET, Treasurer. GRANVILLE F. HYDE, District Agent, 2 Le Troit Building, Washington, D. 0. mar30-w,s1m LOUISIANA STATE LOTTERY. A SPLENDID OPPORTUNITY TO WIN A FORTUNE. FIFTH GRAND DISTHIBUTION, CLASS E, AT NEW ORLEANS, TUESDAY, MAY 10, 1881. 132p Montuiy Drawixe. Louisiana State Lottery Company. ‘This institution was regulsrly iecorporated by the Legislature of ihe ttate for Educational and Char- itable purposes in 1863 for the term of twenty-five years, to which contract the in- violable faith of the State is pledged, which pletge has been renewed by an overwhelming popular vote, securing its franchise in the new constitution adopted December 2d. A.D. 1879, with a capital of $1,000,000, to which it has since added s. reserve fund of over 8850, 0v0. TIS GRAND SINGLE NUMBEE DISTRIBU- ‘TION will take place monthly on the second Tues- day. It Never Scates or Postpones, Look at the following distribution: CAPITAL PRIZE, $30,000. 100,000 TICKETS AT TWO DOLLARS EACH. HALF-TICKE™S, ONE DOLLAR. LIST OF PRIZES. APPROXIMATION PRIZES. 9 Approximation Prizes of $300. 9 tion Prizes of 200. 3 approxima ion Prizes of “200. ‘1,859 Prizes, amounting to........sses. $110,400 Responsible corresponding agents wanted at all peints, to whom iberal compensation will be paid. address. Rand orders by cnproms ee ‘oinnered ex Letter, or Money Order by mall, addressed oniy t0 M.A. DAUPHIN, (New ORLEANS, La, 700 Shim ‘900 or M. A. DAUPHIN, at No. 319 Broapwar, New Yorx, J. P. HOBBACH, 605 14th st. n.w., WasHrxcTox. f27"All our Grand Extraordinary Drawings are under the supervision and management of Gene- rals G. T. BEAUREGARD and JUBAL A. EARLY. apl3 Syed Or MU-WAUKEE LAGER BEER. ‘THE BEST LAGER SOLD IN THE DISTRICT. In Oasks and Bottles. TRADE SUPPLIED BY THE AGENT, sAam’L C. PALMERS. Depot, 13234 39th st., West Washington. S2-Teleohonic Connection. spls B. WHITE & BROS. Manufacturers of F254) PORTLAND CEMENT, ROMAN CEMENT, Fe . eshin, jument were awarded over all competitors, oor Osment Deine the ‘strongest aud sole |. Bes Lib- sath ts BE Biscoe’s Lub wharves, STEAM DYEING AND WET AND tent } Feri'certaenmss STEAMERS, &c. Noroin AND NEW YORK STEAMERS, E STEAMER JANE MOSELEY Walktont cterane AT ; Point Lookout TH) Fill Jeave MONDay, ‘ort'ess Monroe, Claes Meals, _ ur ina 0 ‘URS- pAv'sea Mrtreat folk, TURSDAY, TH! — office, 1416 F atrect Dorhwest ewes St reneral THE NEW YORK 8 JOHN GIBSON ana ho. Kain regume their trips, vert Pier 41, Best River, New ¥ every SATURDAY, at 4 pm, and Georetowsh every FRIDAY, at 7am. ‘For particulate apply to agent. 63 Water street, Georgetown. apl9 ALFRED WOOD, Seo , 1426 F street. MMNOED. PaeeDERIONS- Fos RICHMOND. | ms AND STATIONS ON THE RICHMOND, FREDARICBSDURG AND POTUMAG RAILROAD, double-engine, side-wh ¥XOEL ‘Sill leave Washington. D. from company's wharf, foot of Tn etrect, DAILY AT 6.00.4. MAND 3:30 P. M.. for Quauticn, connestitie with fast iraing oa the b re Vern» ‘Tate and Bar will be first clase. d one day ticket to Richmond. ived tieket fo Kichmond kound trip to Richmone, AT La t 008 for ten aay INGLY, Buperin en MATII srisy, B NORFOLK, PORTSMOUTH, F FORTRESS MUSHOE, AND THE BOUTR. THE STEAMER GRORGE LEARY, Cannrine Tue U. 8. Mat, WD leave ber wharf, foot of Seventh a DAYS and THURSDAYS at 6.30 p. DAYS at 6 p. m., stopping st Piney Point Lookout gotby and returning. Ret rnin leaver Norfolk or WEDNESDAYS, FRIDAYS SUDDAYS at 4 o'clock p. m. First ciate fare to Fortress Monroe and Nor- ond -Clase, ern . First cane fare to Pinry Polat ana Point Look- ow inne Ststerooms Freight ived until 5 o. ‘The steamer wiil extend her trips every, Monday, stoping at Hartiey’s ‘TIN GORGE INGLY, Su opie WP WeLoe, Agent. IVKR LANDINGS. ‘The Steamer ARYOWSMITH leaves Potomac ferry whart, foot of 7th street, every SATURDAY, MONDAY AND THURSDAY #t7 o'clock a.m. for ALL RIVER LANDINGS ag far as Currioman and Leonamitown. socording to schedule. Returning Sunday, Tuceday and Friday. mar? £4. SIUaE, Purser. Yorackns TO EUROPE. 3. W. BOTELER & SON dre the Agents for thr sale of Tickets in this Dis- trict of the INMAN STEAMSHIP 09. BSc any per Bad LL Europe can obtain all mnfer ‘apply. aan YS Ye. BOTELER & SON. NGEYS GERMAN | LLOY D—srxceme (NX Linz Dsrween New Youn, Savon, Lompom, UTHAMYPTON AND BREMEN rs of psneage :— jon, Southampton and teoond cabin, 86 sertiDoates QELRIOW. W.G for Washington. c UNAKD LINK, LANE HR OURAED BTHA! wer New Vork and Liverpecl, Call- wroom Re peed A 4 FROM Bothnia...Wed.. 27 Apr Gallia... Wed. Alveria...... We lst 826. H. Ux, ‘am st.. New York. For METZEROTT & 00. 925 Washington; or F. H. JOHNSON. ssfe it , corner New 18th st. northwest. Jia. RECEIVED-TIwo more Oar Loads Fancy SEED Oa18. For sale in ——— to suit. ‘H. TENNEY Dealers in Flour, Grain, Mill Feed, Hay, Straw, ° OAPITAL MILLS, aps W. Washington, D. 0. Qi-vansEno’ SPECIALTIES. GOLD LEAF AND DUTOH METAL PICTURE FRAMES rich, cheap, and warranted not to tar- rhs sates os tanteeeery eee here for the price. ‘Frame Pictures, very large sizea, 2 50. These Pictures have Her tofore been sold “LUO walnut aud ebonized Fancy Stands, new and at rom 85c. up. ‘They speak for TOYS AND FANCY GOODS, 312 7th and 313 Sth street northwest, apl3-eo Near Pennsyivanis svenue. BUPPEBT, Hos, 408 and 406 7th st. ma. w. HEADQUABTEES FOR THE WHITHEY OHIL- DBEN’S CARRIAGE OOMPANY, 8 SS ane SECUBE 45D BELIABLE ‘RATIONAL BAFE DEPOSIT COMPANY, 16th Street and New York ave. Fire, Burglar and Vaults ‘4 to $00'a year. on "ich Cassels, — en