Evening Star Newspaper, May 27, 1882, Page 7

THE EVENING STAR: WASHINGTON, SA JORDAY, MAY 27, 1882—-DOUBLE SHEET. MUSICAL AND DRAMATIC. THE SUMMER SE. AND 18S OLCOTT—RAYMOND FEERSON, ETC. —Manager Kinsley’s benefit Monday evening nises to bevery large —Prof. Kaspar’s first musicale took place last night at Congregational church, the first of its kind ever given in this city, and proved a remark- ables s. Among thesoloists was Mattie Sax- ton, who developed fine talent for the violin. She played a difficult air and variations in which handled her bow gracefully. Master Chas. Kasp brother of Prof. Kaspar, dis- played’ a very fine tone on his instru- ment, playing the celebrated air by Rode with good taste and finish. Birdie Lucas, who is | already known to the public as a wonderful little player, did her teacher credit in on this occasion.’ She mastered her diff- cult selection with the greatest ease. The con- certed pieces consisted of two trios and a string — and were admirably rendered by isses Emily and Cornelia Coyle, Messrs. Rake- man, ©berbach, Knorr, Chas. Kaspar and Prof, par. Last, but not least, we must not over- look the beautiful violin obligato played beau- tifully by Miss Emliy Coyle to the Angel’s sere- Bade sung by Mme. Kaspar. The vocal numbers Were contributed by the popular soprano, Mme. Kaspar. and the charming contralto, Mrs. True, Who sang with their usnal success. ‘The closing Bumber, Mendeisshon’s wedding march, for full | orchestra, was the crowning success of the eve- ning, the violins being played mostly by young ladies, littie girls, and beys. All showed their remarkable training as they bowed uniformly. —Robson and Crane have played “Our Bache- lors” nearly 600 times, “Sharps and Flats” 469 times. and “The Comedy of Errors” 365 times. —W. E. Sheridan sails from San Francisco on Monday next, and will play a summer season in the Australian colonies. —Tbomas W. Keene will close his season Sat- urday night and rest during the summer. He ‘Will play in New York next season. —Joln T. Raymond has rented a cottage for the summer season at Loag Branch, and will shorly be installed. —Adelaide Randall, of Washington, the Prima donna soprano of the Hess Acme Opera company, has been re-enzaged for next season. She has become quite a favorite through the Country. says the N.Y. Dramatic Mirror. — Dr. Hamilton Griffin has invited a few per- sonal friends of Miss Mary Anderson to join a party next week on the trial trip of her new yacht the Galatea. —John T. Raymond closed his regular season to-night, but will give an extra week's per- formances in Indianapolis about the Ist of July, when au inter-state militia festival is to be held —ZJoe Jefferson closes his spring season to- night, and will go on a fishing excursion. In September he opens at the Union Square for six weeks, and will present a long list of old comedies, including “The Rivals,” ‘The Poor Gentleman,” “The Heir at Law,” ete. Mrs. John Drew and Frederic Robinson will remain ‘as his principal support. an Olcott, who recently made her debut at Haverley’s Brookiyn theater, is the daughter of a well-to-do physician of that city, and has | had every advantage possible to obtain in the eountry. She has been a hard student for three ears past, and great hopes are entertained for wr future on the stage. She willstar next sea- son in a repertoire of legitimate dramas, sup- Ported by a well-selected company. — In the Germania theater (New York) per- formance of “The Mascot,” Miss Wiley interpo- Iates a new waltz song in the second act, and other fresh features are added. The opera is exceedingly popular as played there, and the house is usually sold in advance, the success seeming to increase. —Joseph Wheelock and a company, including Willian Davidge and other capable artists, have been secured for “The House of Mauprat,” which will be produced in Chicago on June 5. —Starin, the steamboat man, is to set apart ene nd at his Glen Island resort up L. I. Bound. for an open-air theater to be conducted after the plan of the al fresco theaters in Flor- ence. A finestage and other necessary adjuncts Will be provided, and a first-class opera troupe secured for the summer months. Eight thou- sand is the average number of daily visitors to Glen Island, —Gail Hamilton writes to a friend: “Anna Dickinson is playing Hamlet. She ought to play bis uncle. for she murders Hamlet. Nothing else Bew. With love.” — In the Materna concert at the Academy of Music in Philadelphia. last night, the great e the grand Aria from Beethoven's and also that from Wagner's Candidus sang the prize song from ersinger,” and the spring song from “Die Walkure.” — Mile. Rhea took a benefit at the Walnut Street, Philadelphia, last night, when she ap- Peared for the last time as Adrienne. —George Holland had unusually good luck with his “Colonel” company, whose season has Just closed in the east. — “Uncle Tom’s Cabin,” in operatic form, ‘Will be presented during this week only at the Chestnut Street Opera House, Philadelphia. — About this time the *dead-heads” are cau- fous about venturing near a theater door in Boston. There are only rourteen benefits al- Feady armounced for attaches, doorkeepers, | ushers, managers and business agents. — “The Whimsical Waitons” is the name of a Rew pantomime burlesque and comedy com- | Pany just arrived from abroad, who will make their first appearance in this country at Haver- Jy’s, Philadelphia, Monday night. — The profits of the past season have been very large in some individual cases. There is Claimed 320,000 out of Humpty Dumpty” in forty weeks. Buffalo Bill received about | 100,000. of which half was clear profit. Mag- | Mitchell and John T. Raymond made about | 00), while “Sam'l of Posen” drew over 960,000 in New York alone last season. Mr. | Edwin Booth is said to have made 235,000, and | his manager, Mr. Abbey, $15,000, out of his last Beason. — Miss Clara Louise Kellogg now lets it be- come known that she will not get married, but will star another season, or get up English opera, or do something to make money and get a fresh batch of fulsome laudations of the Amer- ican prima donna. — The New York Dramatic Times says: Mrs. Senator Jones’ pretty little invention, intro- duced this winter into W ashington society, of | having a party of pretty zirls at tea waited upon by cavaliers in the disguise of waiters, did not Work well here. It was tried on last week at a Fesidence in West 31th street, and one blonde ied by having hot tea poured down her | back, and a brunette from Harlem found a pool check in her ice cream. = 6 Rreqkfasts at Windsor. From the London Truth. There is an excellent billiard room at Wind- sor, where smoking is aliowed and cooling drinks are to be obtained. The idea that the regula- tions as to smoking are of inconvenient strin- gency is quite illusory. There are smoking Yooms, not merely for the household and guests, but for the upper and ordinary servants. It is Impossible to grant liberty to guests to smoke in their rooms, as the next person might dislike the smeil, and after a night’s occupation by fome of the German visitors, one would find an atmosphere capable of curing a Westphali ham. In the morning there is daily services at Yo'clock in the private chapel, conducted by the Dean of Windsor, but as visitors are ex- ed to leave by the 11 o'clock train, th ite enongh to do to get their breakfast | unless they are very early. There are two breakfast tables going on. and the meal can be obtained in one’s own room if wished. It is etiquette that the Queen invariably break- in private, and either alone or only with | arse of the blood royal, so that the visitor jatercourse with her majesty is confined to p aorscey 3 before dinner, a chance observation the meal, and a few minutes of conver- sation in the corridor after it—unless, indeed, ou area minister, in which case you may be Ronored with a private audience in the white drawing room. | hairdresser comes at FRANCES HALLIDAY’S WEDDING. From Harper's Weekly. How Cupid managed to send Stephen Barker after me I never could find out; but that is between themselves, and is none of my business. Aman good enough for Elizabeth and Janet, and all such ornaments to their sex, to lay his honest heart at my foolish little feet! I own that for a day or two the honor almost turned my head. Then I began to consider. I had loved Nor- man Strong ever since I could remember, and Norman had been my friend when no one else said a kind word to me. The case stood thus: I was an orphan, left to the care of an uncle and aunt remarkable for that kind of propriety that wins our admiration, and awakens our hearty desire to get away from it. I had a smail fortune of $25,000; that Is, I was to have it, if I remained unmarried until I was thirty-five, or if I married previously with my uncle's approval. Now uncle did not approve of Norman. In fact, uncle never approved of any one that I liked. But with Stephen Barker disapproval was out of the question. Stephen was the great man and the good man of our small town. To have insinuated that Stephen was not worthy of a saint, a beauty, and an heiress united, would have been a heresy seriously affecting my uncle's social and commercial standing. ‘Stephen Barker's offer was therefore accepted, and the next Sunday we walked to church together. Atter this public avowal of our intentions, the marriage was considered inevitable by every person but me. I must do myself the justice to state that I never regarded my engagement to Stephen seriously; it was part of a plan to se- cure my ha 1 r= and rights. And as Stephen fully coincided in it, I do not expect censure from any one else. 3 I think ft was no later than the third night after Stephen had spoken to my uncle that I frankly toldhim I thought I ought not to marry him. He asked me why. andI said: “All m; life long, Stephen, I have been such a crashed, unhappy girl, I have been afraid to speak, or laugh, or sing, and no one but Norman Strong ever said a kind word to me until you came.” “and you love Norman?” he asked, bluntly. 8o I answered, ‘Yes, I love him, and he loves me, and when he got the position of cashier in your bank, he wanted to marry me; but uncle said we were neither of us to be trusted with my $25,000.” “Se you have $25,000?” “Papa left me that much; but Uncle Miles can keep it until I am thirty-five, unless I marry to please him, er unless he is so satisfied of my good sense that he voluntarily gives it up to me. He will never do that.” Stephen was silent a long time, and then he said, a little sadly: ‘‘Youare a good girl to beso honest with me. If your uncle could be made to give up your little fortune, do you think you could use it wisely?” “I could—with Norman to help me.” Then we had a long conversation, which it is not necessary for me to repeat; it will be under- stood by what follows. There was no change apparent between Stephen and I. He behaved exactly as a lover of his age and character would be likely to behave. He sent aunt presents from his hot-houses, and he made me presents of eo jewelry. He spent the evenings at Uncle Miles’ house, and sometimes we were left alone together, and sometimes we went out for awalk. Norman came to see us occasionally on a Sunday night, and my aunt sald he had really behaved with more good sense than she Lal yee ed. Ithink she thought that if I married the banker it might not be a bad thing for my cousin Malvina, who was very plain, to marry the banker's cashier. Everything went on with the greatest pro- priety. I had announced my intention to have an extraordinary trousseau. and this being a point on which aunt could feel with me, the next four months were pleasantly spent in shop- ping and sewing. Never in our little town had there been seen such dozens of elegantl: trimmed undergarments, such lingerie, suci hosiery, such morning dresses and evening cos- tumes, such wonderful boots and slippers and Jewelry. We held little receptions every after- noon a month before the wedding, and my wardrobe was laid out in the best bedroom for comment and inspection. It was about this time that Stephen Barker said to uncle: “I understand Frances has $25,000. I wish her to have it so settled on herself, and for her own absolute use, that I propose, Mr. Miles. if you are willing, to add $10,000 to it, and buy for her the Stamford estate. It is’ only three miles from here, the house is a very fine one, the land excellent, and then, whatever changes come, it secures her a competency, for as soon as the railway is finished it will be worth double. What do you say? “I think your offer extremely generous, Mr. Barker, and, of course. for such a purpose, I ain willing to hand over to you at once Frances’ fortune. The interest has been applied to her use always. Will you look at the accounts?” “Your word is sufficient, Mr. Miles.” So in about two weeks the transfer was safely and amicably effected, and Stamiord Hall and estate were firmly and surely made over to Frances Hailiday, spinster, for her and her heirs forever. I must state here that I opposed as strongly as I thought right Stephen's gift of $10,000, and his subsequent outlay of 1,000 on furniture, but both uncle and aunt sald that the settlement was small enough for a man of his means, and that it would be affectation to op- pose It, And really Stephen managed the whole affair with such fatherly kindness and thought- fulness that I could not bear to oppose him. At length the wedding day drew near. It had been arranged for Wednesday morning, and we were to leave for New York immediately after the ceremony. Cousin Jose, who had prepared himself to look down on all the world from the pulpit, was to perform the ceremony. This showed in Jose a very Christian spirit, seeing that he had once looked on me and my $25,000 with affection, and I had not appreciated the honor. However, he forgave me at this inter- esting epoch, and came benignly to bless my venture. He brought me asa present a black onyx seal ring, on which was set a cross in seed pearls. He had offered me it once before, with his affections and his manse, and I had then re- rare natiea toi ee Leap a n t 0 swell the list of my presents, an they certainly made a goodly show. First there | Was the Stamford estate from my father and 4 Stephen Barker, and the settled bills for $1,000 worth of new furniture which Stephen had sent to make the old rooms J rid and comfortable. Uncle gave me a set of silver, and aunt some | fine china, both of which gifts I took care to send to Stamford before my wedding . My cousins and aunts and friends gave me ail sorts of dewey and pretty personal knickknacks, and these I carefully packed in the half-dozen trunks which were already corded and directed two days before the marriage day. For Stephen had Lat som to send all my trunks to our New York hotel two days before we left, in order that we might have no concern about them, and that I might be sure to haye all I wanted on my arrival. I opposed this plan at first, but aunt said ‘it was eminently proper and thoughtful.” So ail my wardrobe except Ty wedding dress and a traveling suit arrived at the Fifth Avenue Hotel, New York, on the last day of my maiden life. Norman Strong called that night, and was in remarkably high spirits. He wished me every happiness, and was very attentive to Malvina. Aunt thought his behavior charming—so un- seliish—and I was also very well satisfied with it. “*T shall call youabouteight o'clock, Frances,” said my aunt, as bade her good night; “the eignt.” id, “Very well, aunt,” and went to my room. The first thing I did was to pack my wedding dress in as small compass as possible, and then put on my travelling costume. This done, I_ sat down in the dark. About one o'clock I heard the signal I watched for. I went softly down stairs, unlocked the back door, and walked out. Norman was there. We did not speak until we were outside the grounds. There a buggy waited, and we drove rapidly to a main line about three miles off. Here we caught | the two o’clock express, and were safe in New York and very respectably married by ten o'clock. My trunks, whi had arrived the day before, were then redirected tor Washing- ton, and after a delicious little wedding break: fast—all by ourselyes-—we left for that city. In the mean time there was trouble eno Millford. Our flight was not discovered till near eight o’clock, and then Uncle Miles sent word at once t Stephen Barker, who secluded himself for that day entirely. My aunt and cousin's chagrin and disapj ent were very’| great; in fact, when I considered the amount of condolence and — they would have to en- dure, I felt that I the alights and scorns of my unloved girlhood I could cry had got my fortune had giv month's holiday, and teld us ure we could out of it. We Plicitl; waiting. The next morning Norman went back to his desk, and Ste took no more notice of his return than if he had never left it. Peo- E who had been ing about his losing is position knew in five minutes that there would be no change. And every one took his tone from Stephen. We were treated very much like two children who had been fdr- given, and wi fault was not to be thrown up to them. ‘That was the way the men took it, and Norman pretended to be satisfied. The women acted with a great deal more intelligence. They all came to see me, and though I did not give them all credit for the very kindest of motives, [made them all welcome. I told them about my wed- ding trip, and showed them my new things, and I dare say the men talked everything over with them afterward. But what most puzzled everybody was that Stephen Barker came so often to see us, and was eo friendly with Norman. Some thought it very mean spirited in him, and others remem- bered that when he was very young he had loved my mother dearly. Even those who spoke Kindly of him did not give him credit for half the noble unseliishness he had shown; -for he would not let me tell any one that it was he himself who had planned everything about my property and my wedding. “Just let them say you jilted me, Frances, if they please to do so. We know better, and we will coop our secret until Uncle Miles comes round.” Aunt and uncle both came round sooner than we expected. When it was known that on spent so much of his time with us, Aunt Miles considered the advantages of having her daugh- ters brought familiarly in contact with him, and for their sakes she came to see me and give me the kiss of reconciliation. But as far as catching Stephen’s heart ‘in the rebound” was concerned, she was just a little too late. Norman's sister, who was a teacher in one of the public schools of New York, came to spend her vacation with us, and Stephen fell in love with her in a way which convinced me that his love tor Frances Halliday had only been the shadow of the love he had for her mother. Why, Norman himself never behaved more fool- ishly about me than Stephen about this little plain Ruth Strong; for she is plain—every one must allow that. And the preparations that are going on for the marriage quite amuse me, who might have been the banker's wife myself. Dear me! I think Love must often laugh at the kind of people he comes in contact with. But I hope Stephen will be happy; I do, indeed. That is all I have to say about my marriage. I think it was rather peculiar. Some women will doubtless say they don’t believe such men as Stephen exist. But let a girl when she dis- covers she does not like a man tell him so, and ask his advice and help, and ten to one she will find another Stephen. How can men be chivalrous and self-denying if women don't give trem op- portunities? I think that is wrong, and I in- tend always to give Norman every chance to cultivate such noble qualities. ‘Tricycling in England. Philadelphia Telegraph London Letter. This year promises to give an immense im- petus to the sport of tricycling. Very great improvements have been effected in the con- struction of these machines by the leading man- ufacturers, and the improved tricycles of 1882 are as far in advance of the 1879 machines as the present bicycle is ahead of the 1869 “bone- shaker.” Machines strong enough to carry men weighing 200 pounds can now be built to welgh from sixty to seventy-five pounds; but, in addi- tion to the increased strength and lightness of the more modern ee many useful and ingenious Improvements in details and gearing have been effected. The difficulty of propelling tricycles up hill, which formerly militated against their general adoption, is now fairly overcome. It was long ago seen that it would be most desirable for hill climbing purposes to be able to substitute power for speed when ascending inclines, and several clumsy attempts to ac- complish this were made, but the heavy, cumbersome, differential gear applied was too complicated and too easily disarranged to meet with much favor among wheelmen, and, more- over, the great cost of the machines prevented thelr general adoption. Now, however, there are two or three ingenious arrangements by which a turn of the wrist will change speed for | sain and vice versa. The Howe company ‘ave placed a capital machine of this kindat the disposal of tricyclists. The machine is of the favorite “Meteor” rear-steering pattern, with equal sized driving-wheels, the one geared for high speed and the other for half speed and double power. By this arrangement the steep- est hills—utterly beyond the bicyelist’s power— may be negotiated with comparative ease. All the best tricycles are now fitted with the latest bicycle improvements,such as ball-bearings to all wheels, etc., and when I mention that I have seen a tricycle driven at the rate of fifteen miles per hour it will be seen that the modern tricycle is no ies Cannes of the bicycle, ene ae greater safety anc ‘wage-carrying capabilities mark {it out as the fayorite traveling vehicle. Last year the Prince of Wales made tricycling very popular by yorhanng a “Salvo” for his own use, and the Duke of Teck and other mem- bers of the royal family having copied his ex- ample, @ regular rage for three-wheelers has se in. There are about sixty distinct makes now to be had, and the numi is increasing daily. “Soctable” machines to two, three, four, and even more riders, are also to be had. The government has ized the utility of the trieycle by supplying machines to many country mail-carriers; and, in short, the three-wheeled machine bidd fair to eclipse ita two-wheeled rival in popularity. Nearly twenty-five cent. of the riders are ladies. A tricycle meet was to have taken place at Barnes Common last Saturday, and 1,000 machines were expected to take part in the demonstration, but the fearful storm which swept over England that day spoiled the affair, and only about 100 tricycles source to brave the hurricane of wind and A STARTLING DISCOVERY. What Is the Matter with the Obelisk— is Our Climate Destroying It? From the New York Graphic. Of the many thousands of pleasure seekers who visited Central Park last Sunday, few, per- haps, studied the obelisk with sufficient atten- tion to detect the changes going on in its struc- ture. The obelisk is now an old story—old, we mean, even for New York—and It is not regarded ‘with that minute and close attention which it at first attracted. If this strict examination were made, some very startling facts might be brought to light. The obelisk, it must be re- membered, is a native of Egypt—that land of perpetual sunlight and heat. There, in its native clime, standing beneath the burning sun, exposed to no winds, save the hot breezes from the interior and the soft zephyrs from the ocean, and ignorant of the effects of intense cold, or snow, or hail-sturms, and of the sudden and severe changes of temperature to which we are here accustomed, it was able to maintain its in- tegrity untouched while centuries rolled over it. When it was taken down by the skilled and gal- lant Commander Gorringe it was seen to be almost as perfect as it could have been when. first erected. Time had not defaced it and its mysterious inscriptions were still clear and legi- ble. So it was when landed here and raised upon its present site. Not many months have since then passed, and the obelisk has suffered all the rapidly changing horrors of a New York climate. Rains which freeze as ae fall have beaten on it, icy blasts have hurled themselves against it, snow storms have forced into the delicate tracery of its in- scriptions millions of particles of snow which froze as they entered and melted again in a few hours. What cause would there be for wonder, then, if it were found that a rapid deterioration | were going on in the obelisk—a deterioration so rapid extensive as to give rise to well- founded fears for its destruction ? Who would be surprised to find on very close e dences showing a gradual but extensive away of the corners, threatening not only to ob- literate the inseriptions but to wholly change the shape of the obelisk, altering it from aquad- bie ‘a Fed to Cotes nage tld do not now wi er anything can lone to prevent this. It would scarcely ee to build an enclo- sure around the obelisk to shield it from the the cold which is chief to the obelisl 4 juteous mould, ‘Whose liquid eys were From a broiday of “yore mn smn A smile that ES its image a gol then he took her hands And held the in his own— ‘That on her “Me purty ak ‘The throbbt Has to ‘Divida Whipple tn Rome Sentineh oo Satwdzy Smilies. —Sophronia: “Wiat is philosophy?” It is something that enalega rich man to say there - no disgrace is peing poor.—Somerville © —It is suspected tht the science in whose interest so many bate allowed to shoot our song birds is the sien of millinery.—Boston Transcript. —Tootsy, on making the horrible discovery that her kitten had whjkers: *“Ma, I don’t want dis tat! Dis is aman I wanta diri tatlI want a diri tatl” —An exchange an article upon “The Proper Time to Work! It should contain in- formation of importape. Thousands of per- sons have lived @ food old age, and died without discovering the secret.—Boston Transcript. —The Gothic style f handwriting, now so popular among youngadies, may have its dis- advantages. It is sakthat a young man who recently received a speimen ofit could not tell, for the life of him, whther it was “Yes, with pleasure,” ‘‘No, thankjou,” or a skel picket fence.—Indianaplis' Herald. —A_woman who sot her own housework, attends to seven childgn, and turnsher dresses halfa dozen times temake both ends meet, may be a good sage net when a lady in a $1,000 carriage and a dress halts at the door and asks her to abscribe to some chari- table object, she can hrdly be expected to act and talk like one.—P} iphia News. —Of all the duels faght in Paris last year but eight resulted seripsly. Our youth should’ be Induced to give up jase ball for duelling.— Boston Post. against —There is a kick in ome quarters ieeceralys quarter where ol tight trousers. poate too, if the old mn is very mad.—Boston —‘Only a Milliner” ithe tittle of an article in the New York Sun. Wonder why she didn’t take incloak and dre making, too. That's where the money comd in.—Detroit Free Press. —Alexander H. Stghens will have no difi- culty in securing the pvernorship of his state. The People there are dtermined to elect a civi- lan, and he is the oly public man south of Mason and Dickson's he who is not a colonel at least.—Pniladelphi News. —A Congressman wo does not scatter six or eight bushels of Agriditural department seeds among his constituers must make the next campaign on his teiperance record.—Detroit Free Press, —The most imposiq man in San Antonio is the Recorder on Monay morning. Last Mon- day he imposed fine that aggregated $180, which went into thecity treasury. And yet some people say whisk is a curse to the city. “Oh, shame were is thy blush?” Texas Siftings. —Since the recent tephone decision in Cin- cinnatti the customer sys: “Ring off; I want to swear.”— Hawkeye. —The slang of a “big ung” is going out of style. New York girls pw talk of having a regular Jumbo time.—. ne. —Now that tile-paintng is a little out of fashion, and there is nodemand for this tom- foolery in art, its adeptsre off in the country painting the virtues of atious patent medi- cines on barns, fences ad'rocks.—Puck. —In an editor's roomin Fleet street, London, a skull is nailed up apinst one of the desks. Underneath is written p large letters, ‘This is Smith, who did not lik an. article about him- self, and was rash enogh to say so.”—Punch. — Too eager: The cescent shape of the first quarter of the moon hay like an electric lamp in the western sky, ‘ing @ subdued, cool light upon the path hey had chosen. ' They walked with slow andmeasured step and said little. The scene iis Tapture Inspiring. At last she, looking up ito his face with a sort of @ scared-to-death-likea-young-tawn look, ‘‘Al- bert, how many walk: like this we've taken—” “Yes, Rosalind, we hve taken a great many walks like this and—ad—and—” “Oh, Albext, now don’t.” “Well,! won't, seeing it’s you.” Another case of snappngat the bait too soon.— New Haven Register. — Aristocracy bomparded: “When I shake hands wid a stranger” said Brother Gardner, as silence fell upon th members, “I doan’ keer two cents wheder Is great-gran’fader was a Cabinet officer or a pobbler; wheder his own gran’fader sold silks ¢ kaliker; wheder his fader was a cooper or statsman. De man I have to deal wid am de manbero’ me an’ not de dust an’ bones an’ coffins of his predecessors. He may size up well or ty may run to remnants; he may be squar’ or he may bea bilk; ne may be honest or he may hive de right bower up his sleeve—dat am fur m:to find out. I doan’ pro- Pose to Jine hands wd stranger bekase his gran’father cum oberwid de Pil; 8. Neither shall I lend five dollas to one o’ my color on de ground dat his uncls welghed a ton an’ shook hands wid three diffennt Presidents. De pusson who trabels from dis lentry on nothing but de record made by som) relative a century since will land in Jail as som asin good society.”— Detroit Free Press. 7 —_ (From the 3oston Journal.) A Remarkable Discovery! DR. C. W. BENSON, A PRACTICING PHYSICIAN OF BALTIMORE, MD., A SPECIALIST IN NERVOUS DISEASES, HAS DISCOVERED THAT THE EXTRACT OF CELERY AND CHAMOMILE COMBINED IN CER'rAIN PROPORTIONS INVARIABLY CURES EITHER SICK HEADACHE, NERVOUS HEADACHE, DYSPEP- ‘TIC KEADACHE, NEURALGIA, NERVOUSNESS, SLEEP- LISSNESS, PARALYSIS AND DYSPEPSIA, Celery has only come into public notice within the last few years a8 nervine, but scientific experiments and experience have proved beyond a doubt that it con- trols nervous irtation and periodic nervous and sick headaches. . This is s triumph in Medical Chemistry, and sufferers all over the whole diseares, any case. Send for circular of home testimonials. Sold by all drugwists, Price, 50 cents a box. 108 North Eutaw street, Baltimore, Md. By mail, two boxes for $1, or six boxes for $2.50, to any address, DE. BENSON'S NEW REMEDY AND FAVORITE PRESCRIPTION. DE. ©. W. 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DOUGLASS’, ple i axD F STREETS SUMMER OPENING or FRENCH BONNETS AND ENGLISH HATS, TUESDAY and WEDNESDAY, ‘Max 16th and 17th. Mas. M. J. HUNT, ml3 1309 ¥F street northwest. . SELMA RUPPERT, 608 Nuvre Sruxer, Orrostrs PaTest OrFice. selection of Children’s LACE and SHIRRED. SUN BONNETS, LONG AND SHORT and all kinds of CHILDREN'S select tment of Ladies? and Children’ Hosta 16 Cotton Link "Thread and ‘Silk. | GAUZE UNDER’ Ke Bie Sak LOU: conoroenres. fa Cambrio, N: ara 8 mt M3S.,o Se JS RECEIVING DAILY THE of MILLINERY, Round Honnets, Flowers, Plumes,’ oto. Old LADIES tnd BONN CABS s shocinitn Gis Sth onteet north : speciaity. “618 91 PATTERN HATS AND FINE MILLINERY oops; SILK AND CLOTH WRAPS; SES, pe and CAMEEIO sively to my order. SUITS, the largest cy made exslat M. WILLIAN, 907 PENNSYLVANIA AVENUE. _7 CITE TREVISE, PARIS. als ME. WASHINGTON, Ny FASHIONABLE, * sat VENNSYLVANIA/AV EC, ee Cloaks, &c., niade in supe. ri short ‘Ladi ‘hes q Heretyle at short notice. “Zadies éan fave Dresses cu ‘ME. VON BRANDIS. French Hand-made Underciothing, Underwear Patt Shoulder Braces aedeal Drese Goods. Dorting Corset for wich Minn Hie speed as aes 5 y Sie tmake, for the price N.B.—French, German and Spanish spoken. a5 BOOKS, &c. NEW BOOKS. of William Rufus and Acces- sion of Henry the First, (2 vols.)...0...0r2<res.0- 00 Bancroft's His Gonstitation “at thee inited States, . 5. Baliantine’s Exp Satchel Guide to Euro} Skeat's Etymological Campaigns of the War (vol. 9, Revolt of Man, Leisure Ho Lecky’s England in Montesa’ Romans... Orient Sant Loomis’ Index Guide to Franklin Square and Seaside Libraries. m2z SENSE DECORATIVE BOOKS, | SCROLLS, ‘Fans, Napkins, Pictures, Parasols, Noveltios, ~ J. JAY GOULDS. 028-1. 421 9th street northwest. = ee A sX URSI STS. r E STE io” VES 7 FOR EXCURSIONIST areet’ wharf crery SUNDAY, TUESDAY A TURSDAY, at seven o'clock See ~ river and = , ’ f and bremts Whart Sustare ‘doen an ednesdays “‘up,” and Mettawoman a Sundays “down” bs Mon “ap.” rete to ws every lomday, aud ‘For information apply to . T. JO my28 belies 3 B.W. REED'S SONS, my? 1216 F STREET NORTHWEST. EF *ceRsionists' SUPPLIES. SPECIAL A'cTENTION TO THIS BRANCH OF OUR BUSINESS THIS SEASON. POTOMAC TRANSPORTATION LINE. after MA! 19th the STEAMER Sida hr ieee iar nee ae O'cdock p.m. for Balumere end River Landisge. STEPHENSON & BR AGENTS, mi64m 7th street Wharf and Cor, 1: and Pa. ave N™ ICE. FOR POTOMAC RIVER LANDINGS. ‘Fresh line of CANNED MEATR, FOWL and FISH. FRUITS, CRACKERS, PICKLES, Summer WINES. At Low Prices. and after NOVEMBER 34, 1881, the steamer sit sttacm. every MONDAY. THURSDAY oot Bx m23 1918 PENNSYLVANIA AVENUE. | DAY forall river lanai Ray pn ee OME MARKET, Coldron's and Howanies Ou SATURDAY. See 1690 1drm STREET NORTHWEST, J cemltinieg ~ ‘ORFOLK AND NEW YORK STEAMERS. THE STEAMER LADY OF THE LEAR py ey ete . 1.50 Point and it oko i8 YS, THURSDAYS ‘We have also an assortment of CLARET, which we are offe PO’ MEA‘ PIC! 1 PANNED OYSTERS, SARDINES, Bo~ Be, tor ‘and £x- ee os ee GEO. BE. KENNEDY & SON, No, 1209 ¥F STREET NORTHWEST. m5 UN B, KELLY, Draven m Frrer-Crass ee $y Eh te FAsacrG Line. WEEELY LINE OF STEAMERS LEAVING NEW YORK EVERY THURSDAT ge 208 ‘Northern jor Address AT2P. M. 71, City Post Oftice. citlazioting delivered free of charge to alpartsot the | FOR ENGLAND, FRANCE AND GERMANT. a ‘or Passage apply NOW WHITE BREAD AND BEAUTIFULRoLIS| ** © ©. B. RICHARD & 00, and Biscuits will be Lg rege wn General Passenger Agents, celebrated Process Flour, was awarded the remit over all other competi 61 Broadway, New Yorks. torsat the National Fair in 1879, and again the Orto PERCY G. SMITH, Premium, in the ‘of a very handsome gold medal, 1351 and 619 Pennsylvania avenue. 4m 1880 and 1881. millers claim that one barrel of | gend for “Tousist Gane apt Gores will tura ‘out forty loaves more bread than any | Sono Sot Tourist Gaze - Foe four im, Americe. STERLING ST. LOUIS | KEW YORK ROTTERDAM, FANGY, one of the most beautiful Winter- Wheat Patent aon ver offered to the trade. It is unexcelled by sn} i i ! i el j | u ee Bocas He Samed i ‘) $21. For it oF Gb. 925 Pennsylvania aveuue nord panne y to VELRICHS & PNow Fork, W..6. METH Wi EROTT west, Agents for UST writen ie jald of BOSTON CUCUMBERS, FLORIDA TOMATO! " aud FLORIDA ORANGES, Constantty on hand, PHILADELPHIA CAPONS and CHICKENS, Also, the yery best POULTRY. FRANK J. TIBRETS, Manxer, Paacr Corner 14th street and New York avenue. E ARE RECEIVING DAILY ms OW READY, VOL. 2, SCHOULER’S HIS- tory of the United States, under the Constitution, 1801, 1817. Theabove work has just been received from. the press. ‘Ttis a neat octave volume of 472 pages, bound cloth. ‘This volume, with the first (which was pub- lished about six months ago), comprehend the history of what may be our first national era, and insued with an index as essentially a distinct and com: pleted work. As mntich time must necessarily elapse be- fore a third volume is ready for publication, the author, Hintors down £0 tos end of Buchaanies maces rs down to en ic] An's ‘conflict of ‘Price in cloth, $2.50; upon application. Law Books. New Editions. Wharton & Stiles’ cal Jurisprudence, 3 vols... Angrell & Ames, on rations. WM. H. MORRISON, Law Boo axp Starioxen, 475 Pennayl ma) FP®2NCH BOOKS, New Medi- Corpo- SELLER ylvania avenue northwest, FINEST STATIONERY, BLANK BOOKS, ETO. V. G. 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Come oreend to the office. NEY, 427 9th street. Renting and repairing. m6 SAFE DEPOSIT CO. ~ ECURITY FROM 1088 BY BURGLARY, Srcons ve Pinko ‘ACCIDENT, . THE NATIONAL SAFE DEPOSIT COMPANY, jashington. In its own Building, Conwen 1érH STREET xp New Yore Av. Pervetnal T™ ‘and Burglar ‘The Compan: its Proof Vaults, st pr from $5 to: faults, Prices eine $5 eT See Joining Vault provided for Sat. [ARDED VAULT DOORS oy hd THE SARGENT or PURE SEW. KEEPIN iG, on SECURITIES AND VALUABLES Pega yea ea au. hee; taken KE, at the TL. ¢ GLOVER, | EXTRA BLUE GRASS MOTTON SELECTED Boas a on PHILADELPHIA CHICKENS AND TURKEYS, Throust bills of laden given for Belfast, Gi At the Havre, Antwerp and other ports on the Coutinent BOSTON MAREET, for Mediterranean ports. LEON SCHELL & CO., fags oy ey 1 hagtivont ene oy gh! an 1719 PENNSYLVANIA AVENUE. ors BIGELOW & OO, 605 Ti oink, Wasinen VERNON H. BROWN & CO., Now York; MEDICAL, &e. Orta Meme GIS BIGELOW Goes A FoTEE CE ETC? CR eer a | Fire Debihity, Seminal Emissions and Impotency; (loss of RAILROADS. sexnal power.) Tt imparts hole ed === —— = =—— T PENNSYT, VANTA ‘ROW ICTIMS OF SECRET DISEASES SHOULD CON- x WEST AN sult Drs. Brothers and Gray, 906 Batrect southwest, | DOUBLE TRiGk Ye ad the only physicians in this city who can permanently RAWLS. MAGNIFT cure you without me¢ 1 lany have been disap- IN EFFECT MAY 14TH, 1882, poate ct 8 eel ae onus at first. Thirty- | ‘Trams Leave WASHINGTON FROM STATION, CORNER ive years’ experience, ‘mi-Im HE dtH any BSrumers, as Fouiows:— 50 REWARD IF DE. BROTHERS FAILS TO ee ian cee Ce eV) cure any case of Suppressed or Painful Men- Gaily : Fast Line, 9:30 0.1. with Sleep ing on oh PE RS Cars from Harrisburg to Cincinnati. Samer Se ruptions or Irregular 3 Bre 7:30 p.m. daily, with Palace Care to Pitts oes . ee ly fa icin al atic ADAME DE FOREST HAS REMEDY FOR LA ALTIMORE AND POTOMAG RATLROAD, aon, nalocomplainte quickly cured. Gan'be | ror Eenandaigus: Robeson Buffale: Rincare 4:60 p. from 1 to9 o'dock p.m. with ladies only. mli-3m* ma. daily, except Baturday, sexemalinegee Diary Seasons Perce wi ce sate Bove, onl Mates, ot 9800. fervous Deblity, Bentoal Weaknoes mney. Geet by mail under seal on receipt of mit BERTSON, THE MOST RELIABLE AND Dikorst specialist in this city, with 18 sare experience, will tee acure in all of feetaces Pome eveaaeet Gonorrhoes, vely in 3to 10" anys. “Consultations reonAdeutial Can be Stls oflon 480 O etnest northwest tclece tas ‘physicians of Baltimore, Main offices, 30 North | For ee enlisted For and 4:40 p.m. daily, except OUNG MEN. 4 falled to receive ta ANDRIA AND FREDERICKSBURG RAIL. cates 6 le onan eas Heats Dioeen B - | “WAY. AND ALEXANDRIA AND WASHINGTON ature ‘Seminal Weakness, Depopain’ Nes Sor abana, cxelublty, G6. send two stamps for our questions for 4:20, 8:00, ocll-orat tae Laws oy Lire ive 2p Heaura” For Hichmond sat * “14T East 15th, ‘New X Traineleate Ae R. LEON, THE OLDEST ESTABLISHED AND 15 and 10: Day liinte Eaalee in the city, an be Pot consulted daily at 237 Peonayivania avenue. All Female | 8:15, 8:58 and 10: treatment.” ‘Correspondence ald coswaltations strody | Of 19th strect and Penneyivanin w — ‘Ofice oats | ton, where orders can Separate rooms for Ladies. Pe myi4- im | Gage to destination from hotels and NATAL RESTORATIVA, BAL Tone & OHIO RAILROAD. THE MODEL FAST, AND THE ONLY LINE THE EAST ANRSTHE WEST, VIA WASHINGTON. ! ‘ANNEY CO! ' DOUBLE TRACK! JANNEY COUPLER! STEEL SCHEDULE TO TAKE EFFECT SUNDAY, MAX ™. LEAVE WASHINGTON. Ti35CHICAGO, CINCINNATI AND ST. LOUIS FAST EXPRESS. Sleeping Cars to Cincinnati, 00—Baltimore, Ellicott ity apd Way Stations, :15—BALTIMORE. wi Hagerstown ‘aud Wage vis » S—BALTIMORE. Point and Way Stations. Scie FLADELeatA wily YORK Ax boston iow :40-STAUNTON AND V: 'Y EXPRESS, (con- . ess for Hagerstown aad ‘at Point of Bocks for at — Sera slope at Hiyettavila iCAGO, iCINN A’ po cull and Chlongo. '12:10—Baltimore, Ellicott City, Annapolis and Way IGESMOND. nia Cur SIGESMOND, $4 Vanderbilt Building, QuSume. ey dl Lost MaxHoop. ‘A victim of ALLAIS SOLUBLE MEDICATED BOUGIES, Patemted October 16, 1876. One box in four days or less. 3 Wil cure tus roost GbsGinsie sacs, No'mation of or oft of sandal- ‘by destroy: ‘that are certain to produce "Bice $i-o0., Said by ail Grugeists, or malle on re- - ee lolaraiee <3, 3. C, ALLAN 00., 83 John street, New York. ‘J1T-tu,th,s-6m_ Mon pete E. Cc. WESTS eed + ae ‘five antee to Loesof oo Siise «