Evening Star Newspaper, October 25, 1882, Page 2

For Twe Eventne Stan. Great Falls in Autumn, ¢ reader may miss in my rhyme ts The pf the reas hot mine by the way; For ali that ts & f the season and cilme Is cream of a still autumn day. if my part, through a thousand Oc- toners, That soft afternoon of the year when ft sobers, And just before ntb:bitall. © of life in days that are golden tas if tinged with the hues of ro- Arcus And th Wh How rare in this worl? {s a day of pure pleasuret e day Uke uh hy sky that [s cloudless In autumn, nt is trod to the measure at wrought ‘em. nd grave pean “n, things, and a day, said the sage transcen- ughis by the way: ver of Swans, of bronze, d and with searlet array; forest Was darker and Iwith ¢ pth of the » bright and magnificent day. was where the ited Maple ch bush n Uke rocks In the sunshine, we sald to Tare Usings, and remembered the Teaking of locks, harp Tocks nirlpooie. Cigars utter lunch, and pienty of chafing oF sdveniure, and shipwreck, and fight; How rade ell in Ul a-laughing Te swam in sight! Ne to be sure, for swift es that bore Around and around like a chip set ashore One wetter and wiser. ‘We suav all around us the work of a shaver pranks we play none at all; Water whose graver eS on the rock and made holes tn the riven by furious ales for the curious Mind that can read them! y then from the se he path, we held ams of the nite glory hh this “vesture of muddy | ough the borren unbeautifal days a dy, for the glory and grace F Wilh uame Nature. ‘The housewife bas fruits of the orchard and garden For winter preserves well seasoned and potte And why should not I like the dof Arden jp a song, too, th ay in the braght bracin: loted | sir of Oetober, | hy <ayY and most of them sober hen Hesper led homeward. Ocrosex 16, 1882. Joun SavaRy. Mr. Ward's Ko ‘Fo the Editor of THe Eves I think the citizens of W will ton generally apathize with Mr. Ward in his efforts to business here; I certainly wish him a Safe issue out of the raid just now being made Upon him, and hope he may not bedriven away | from the city, for he is of the active, public spirited sort of people we cannot very well afford to lose. But will not that gentleman and his friemds adinit that he has been Just a little bit Offensive and careless of the rights and feelings of others in some of his methods of carrying on Bis business? Those horrid gongs on his milk Wago.s, for example I conceive that they are in no wise a necessity In his business, any more than they are in that of other dairymen or bakers.or other tradesimen.who serve their rezu- lar customers by wagons or otherwise. On the other hand. they are well understood to be merely one of Mr. Ward's many forms of advertising his business, and one which he ought to be willing a with. There is of course no objec- tion to any one pushing trade in all legitimate but in this case it fas been done in a er that cannot well be justified. It is, in short, a very well detined nuisance, and one of Bo small proportions, either. Because he hap- Pens to have a customer in a given block is no Feason why Mr. Ward or any other person should publicly announce that fuet and disturh and anne le in the square, by ones big enough for a railway eating ring off cannons, or by untecessary and ant noises of any kind. If all others ave customers to serve should adopt -Mr. Ward's methods in this respect the town would be hardly habitable; and I see no good reason should be an exception to the general Fuir of conducting trade in an unobjectionable Inanner. As I said above, [hope he may come happily out of his troubie in the courts; but I hope he will also keep this point in view here- after. Po Boxo PuBiico. the Government Print- ing Office, 4 To the Fulitor of Tar Evestne Sran: 1 am somewhat in doubt whetherto notice the feeble etfort published in the Republican of last Monday, intended, I suppose, as a defense of the authorities of the government printmg office Jor arbitrarily discharging good workmen with- out ¢ except for the avowed reason that they are of no value to “the party.” Still, asthe bie” writer, as he justly calls himeelf, starts & wrong premise, I will give him what an- swer he deserves. He seems to take for grant- that every empl of the printing office ve. like himself. and obtained employ- ment on the: sti h of influence. ‘this is an erfor. Until 1867 the printers, bookbinders and Pressmen needed for the work were engaged, Tetained, or their services dispensed with, ex- rtly as would be done in private workshops. en were not asked, “Who is your influence?” Neither was their political or réligious faith con- si 1. but solely their capacity as workmen. yed_ and their sons, who etaucht the different ves of the art, are the victims of the spite- blows that have lately been aimed at Dis- n in that office: and these victims are co rhers here. This is their home— rted their household altars, ust them from employment for no as has been done, is utterly indefen- sivle. At any rate, if defense can be made, it will require an abler pen than has yet been wielded pipions of Mr. Rounds and If the fender” just noted Helin’s old hat on a pole ‘The Abuses i zing in many creatures who pre- Sue to pass for nen. PRINTER. October 23, 1533. + o-——________ Should He Done By Day’s Work. ‘To the Editor of Tux Evenrxe Srar. I would like to call your attention to a sug- gestion of Major Lydecker’s as to the best man- Washington D. C., 1878. mer of doing the aqueduct work, on which he is fon to be engaved. He suggests that tt be done by day's work, or, in other words, by the government, instead of by contract. Nine- tenths of the mechanics and laborers of the country will indorse the Major's view of the matter. The government has always paid liy- ing waxes for a fair day’s work. The same can- Bot be said of the majority of the coutractors. They bid low to get the work, and have to the men down to the towest waes possi- ‘The same with material and the applia:ces for doing tne work; bidding low to get the work, they have to minimize in every wa: pos sible or lose on the job. —— If the work is done by the government it will de done well. I speak from experience, having Worked on many gevernment builiines for the —— aud for contractors; sud for the it of all who may be interested in this work I sincerely hope Mualor Lydecker's views ef t! lopted. “This is a matter of general interest to tie mechanic wd labors @F8 of the District. Respeetinily, yours, hi MIT. | vue Training THE TRAIN NU The Fifth Annual Meeting—Addresses by Dr. Toner, Judge MacArthur, and Dr. Prentiss—How Florence Nighte: gale Looks and Talks—An Interesting Description of the Famous Lady by Dr. Toner. The fifth annual meeting of the Washington Training School tor Nurses was held Monday night at Marini’s hall, on E street, the presi- dent, Dr. J. M. Toner, in the chair. On the stand were Dr. Flordocado Howard, Dr. D. W. Prentiss, Dr. Murphy, Dr. Ashford, Dr. King, and others; also, Judge MacActhur, of the Dis- trict Supreme Court. The audience was unusu- ally numerous—composed largely of ladies, and sprinkled among them several eminent physi- cians of this District and prominent citizens. THE ANNUAL ADDRESS. President Joner opened the meeting with his annual address. He said that, appreciating the progress of the times in its humane care and regard for the sick, the Washington Training School for Nurses had been founded to supply {he community with a body of persons instruc- ted in the art and n ery of nursing the sick at their homes or in hospitals, The qualitications are only those which are found necessary for efficiency and success in the faithful discharge of the duties of this responsi- ble calling. It was gratifying to the school, he 8 that no complaint of nevlect or inefficiency the part of the wraduates has been made by iclans or patients to the trustees. The school has had a number of apptications for trained nurses to serve as matrons or head ‘= in hospitals of other cities which they been unable to supply. They had also plication for nurses to go to Baltimore for sick in private houses, but the all employed at ‘the time. ¢ facts give pretty conclusive evidence that the trained nurses are appreciated, and that they have found employment. The office of the trained nurse is as honorable and praiseworthy @ calling as any open to wo- n. and more certain than most other avoca- of pecuniary reward and reputation. Their sphere of duty, with its high responsibilities, deserves to be ranked as a profession, and af fords scope for the exercise of the noblest ambi- tions of the truly good. No duty to the sick performed by the nurse is menial or servile. To the aflicted and administer comfort to Kk ying is. and ever must be, a high ad holy office. It is a recognized fact that trained ‘nurses are now in demand in all parts of the country, and will be more so in the future as their value becomes better known. This humane movement will not be satisfied until the almshouse and prison, and the city and county poorhouse, and wherever the sick ind, be provided with trained nurses. He that it was not an over estimate to suppose that from three to five hundred women suited to the calling and trained to the duties of the nurse would within a few years find em- pleyment as nurse in_ private families and the public institutions witnin the District. From various causes there are a greater proportion of educated and cultivatad young ladies to the total population in th y than in almost any other in the country, and’ it is probable that numbers of them may turn their attention to this field of labor, in which Florence Nighten- gale won imperishable honors. + HOW MISS NIGUTENGALE LOOKS AND TALKS. The speaker referred to an article in the November number of the Century entitled a New Profession for Women,” giving an admir- able history of the rise and pri 8 of the Belle- chool for Nurses, illustrations, aid among them what purports to be a portrait of Florence Nizhtengale. The object. the speaker said, of refer to the matter.was to callatten- tion to the fact that these engravings did no kind of justice to the personal appearance of Miss Nightensale, It is a picture which exhivits jone of the traits of character for which she 1s so eminently hguished. It was stated in the article that it was copied from a photograph furnished by some noted person. If it ever was a likeness, #t must have been taken shortly after the Crimean war, when Miss Nizhten- gale was about thirty-six years of age. slen- der in figure and broken down in health. “It will be remembered by some present to~ nicht,” said Dr. Toner, ‘who were at our open- ing exercises last year, that I attempted to give an account of a visit I made to Miss Nighten- gale during the summer of 1881, and that I stated that she charged me to deliver to this school her best congratulations. You will bear in mind that I stated she was then in her sixty- first year. But, judging from her bright and in- telligent face. which is full and unwrinkled, no one would take her to be fifty. Her character is so identified with training-schools for nurses that I feel justified to avain describe her as she appeared to me, particularly so since this un- satisfactory likeness has been given such promi- nence. Her features are regular and of English cast, and her complexion fresh. and with that Tudiness peculiar to the English people. Her hair is brown, with no perceptible intermingling of gray. It was worn plain, with only a small lace trimming on the top of the head. She has good teeth and bright, brown eyes, which looked you full in the face while talking. Her body Was well nourished, and, I am confident, would weigh at least one hundred and sixty pounds, so that she is not now, I am glace to say, the delicate, frazile creature represented by the picture referredto. Shehasasoft, pleasant voice, and is well informed on every subject; isa good listener and talker, and is quite eloquent on the subject of nursing and the art of caring for the sick at thelr homes and of hospital manage- ment. to which she has devoted so much time and thought. Although she is an invalid and rarely ever leaves her house, she has lost none of her interest in these subjects. She received me in her reception room while reclining on a lounge, near which stood a table with books and writing materials and a glass of milk. She sat up several times to open let- ters and books, but did not move her lower e: tremities, which were covered with a shawl. What is the character of her invalidness I do not know, but certain it is it has not in the least degree marred her intellect or lessened her sym- pathies for suffering humanity, nor left a trace of pain upon her frank and benevolent counte- nance. I sincerely hope Miss Nightengale may re- tain health and intellectual vigor to a good old age, and continue through her life to devote her. accustomed interest to the extension of the measures she has so ably inaugurated for sup- plying trained nurses for the sick poor in their own bomes, now in successful operation in Lon- don and other large cities in England. And I trust she may live to sce her views edopted in other lands, and the trained nurse everywhere recognized as aids to the physician and gurdian angels to the afflicted and the pres- ervation of order and good management of the sick room.” NURSES’ SCHOOLS IN THE COUNTRY. The speaker, having obtained his information, he said, through the courtesy of Gen. John Eaton, commissioner of education, gave the fol- lowing list of schools for educating trained nurses which have been organized in the United States, beginning with the earliest founded: Ist. Philadelphia Lying-in Charity and Nurse Schoo! Philadelphia, 1836. 2d. Nurses Training Schoo! of the Womans’ Hospital, Philadelphia, 1863, 3d. ‘Training School for Nurses, New Ei gland Hos- pital. Boston, Mass., 1872. ‘4th. Training School for Nurses, House and Hospital of the Good Shepard, Syracuse, N. Y., 1872. 5th. Boston Training School for Nurses, Massachusetts and Genore Hospital, Boston, 1873. 6th. Connecti- cut Training School for Nurses, State Hospital, New Haven, Conn., 1873. 7th. New York State ig Nurses, Brooklyn, N. Y. New York, 1873. 9th.’ Chari- ty Hospital Training School ‘for Nurses, Black. well’s id, N. ¥.. 1875. 10th. Missouri School of Midwifery, St. Louis, Mo., 1875. 1th. Train- ing School of New York Hospitals, city of New York, 1877. 12th. Boston City Hospital ‘Train- ing School fer Nurses, Boston, Mass., 13th. Washington Trai: Mesures for ing School for Nurses, Brookl 15th. Ulinois Training School cago, Tll., 1880. 16th. ‘Trat 1882. School . Nurses School (Charity Hospital), New Orleans. La., 1883. Movements have begun to founda training school for nurses in Detroit, Mich., and in Rochester, N. Y., and 8.0. "The Washington’ School for Nurses, he said, received numerous from ladies residing in eastern, western and southern states desiring to enter a» pupils. From the want of ahome for the nurses, they had been oveet to decline most of these applications. lurses, he ores educated free of any cost to the bony apes from amor ganized plete course principals They were, vantages. Freedman'’s vue Hospital, city Wes the facilities they possess. The great want of the training school wag a home, which should be founded as soon as possible, and be situa— ted convenient to large general hospital. He thought it Is. prett; generally understood that when the Garfield Memorial Hospital is opened it will employ trained nurses, and they have every reason to believe that arrangements mu- tually advantageous to the hospital and train- ing school could be made. When the site for the Memortal Hospital has been selected the trastees of the training school will be better able to judge of a proper location for the nurses home. Referring to the needs of the school, Dr. Toner said Washington had many wealthy residents who could contribute to the enter- prise liberally and scarcely miss it from their bank account. If the claims of this school could be properly presented to our citizens, and could gain their attention for three minutes, he did not doubt that they should have three or four thousand contributing members, who would each give one dollar annually to carry on the school. ADDRESS BY JUDGE MAO ARTHUR. At the close of his remarks Dr. Toner intro- duced Judge MacArthur, who entertained the audience with an instructive: address interspersed with humor throughout. He said he did not feel competent to make any suggestions In re- gard to the treatment of sick persons, for the good reason that, fortunately for himself, he had never been sick enough to require treat- ment beyond a spoonful of Godfrey's cordial or Mrs. Winslow's soothing syrup when a child. He had a strong digestion and an un- impaired physical constitution, had never even had the decency to f¢ all of which he desired to m id only say that probably he may do better torthem in the future; for sickness, like the sword of Damocles at his celebrated banquet, issuspended over our heads by asingle hair. So wehad better not too rashly bid defiance to the doctors and throw physic to the dogs. The subject of hygiene Sweeps over a very wide and Important domain ot human interests, and the proper training of nurses has ne entered into the great work of human education. The only experimental lessons ever afforded were by persons who picked up what they knewin sick rooms without tie slightest understanding of either mind or body, ana without any methodical course of prepara- tory study. Many of them were very good, sis- terly, conscientious women, and wouid therefore do as little harm as possible. While others pur- sued nursing as a mere industry, and whose chief aim was to look after’ their own comfort, even if they had to neglect that of their patients, he believed that to-day there was no subject. no special duty, which is so littleunder- stood as the manazement of nurses, and no branch of equal importance that is so much neglected. DR. PRENTI§S, a member of the board of managers, followed in interesting remarks and made an urgent «ppeal for money to support this school. Washington is willing and ready to support such a school that is giving young women that knowledze and experience which will be of most incalcu- lable advantage to them throuzh life. AN APPEAL ©O WOMEN. Why Those Who Are Prosperous Should Help ‘Those Who are Not. Ladies, the women of the labor leazue need your sympathy and encouragement. They are doing a good work. They have obtained em- ployment In some instances for women who were on the verge of starvation and who had others depending on them for bread; some of these women were wealthy at one time, but in a country where the wheel of fortune ts con- stautly revolving this is nothing new. Those who are surrounded with all the appliances of wealth and who have never known a wish un- gratified might find it hard to realize th: such could be their fate, but we all know that it is the fate of thousands, How many men who live lavishly are suddenly cut off, leaving their wives and daughters en- tirely destitute, to struggle on through the world as best they can, and if they want to maintain their honor they must be sat with the merest pittance, barely enough to keep soul and body together. The lucrative govern- ment positions are not for them. These and husbands are not here to yote, and these offices must be given to the voters. Such is the decree of our rulers. I dare say there is not a Cabinet officer, unless it be Secretary Folger, who would have the courage to discharze an able-bodied voter from the states and put a weak, strugeling woman in his place. Oh, for the age of chivalry, when men prided them- selves on their manhood and were ready to lay down their lives, If need be. rather than the humblest woman should suffer; but that time is long past, and as each generation is weakerand wickeder than the preceding one it is not sur- prising that we should have arrived at such a low state of morals. Respectfully, L = sor Begging in the Streets—imposters—4 Remedy. To the Editor of Tue Evextna Star, The frequency with which application is made for relief by persons bearing letters certifying to their destitution or that of their family would appear to indicate that much suffering and pri- vation exists in this city. I have twice been appealed to for relief to-day, and on referring to the city directory fail to learn anything definite regarding even the occupation or residence of the person signing one ot the certificates. [am agoverninent clerk, receiving a fair compensa- tion, and will cheerfully give a portion of my salary to aid and assist. the deserving poor and destitute if 1 can be assured it is worthily be- stowed. Is there not some method of having these certificates signed by responsible parties, either the lieutenants of police, ministers of the Gospel or physicians of standing and respect ability? I beg to suggest that hereafter no as- sistance be rendered to any one requesting aid unless they can show the authenticated signa- ture of one of the foregoing or some responsible Person, and that others be prohibited from “begging” by due precess of law. Would not Such a course prevent many imposters from re- questing alms and give some assurance to those charitably inclined that the person was worthy and deserving? I am very reluctant in retusing charity, but having earned incidentally that in several instances where I_had bestowed money that the subjects were undeserving, I now feel some hesitancy in giving to the numerous ap- Plicants. Kespectfully, Wi, [The experience of the organization known as “the Associated Charities” last season demon- strated that quite three-fourths of those solicit- ing assistance were imposters—in some in- stances professionals for twenty years. The idea of “the Associated Charities” is to break up this fraud upon the public, furnish work (mot alms) to those who need it and relieve those who are really destitute and sick. The system is somewhat crude in its work here as yet; but the past year promises a success in the not far future equal to that of Boston and Philadelphia, where it has been in operation for several years.—Ep. Star.] ee ‘The Boisterous Street Cleaners. To the Editor of Tar Evesine Stan: Please give me a sinall space in your popular Paper to Insert a short growl, for really I think it is a matter for complaint. Now, what I want to know is this: Are the people of this city, sick or well, obliged to be aroused from their slumbers, night atter night, without cessa- tion, by a gang of those bawling street cleaners, with their shovels, mules, &c.? It occurs to your humble servant that the street cleaning contractor*might make other arrangements and let his helpers go through with the shovel- ing process in the morning instead of this an- noyance. which has become almost intolerable, or, at any rate, he should cause them to be less boisterous about their work. Q Mahone Assessing the Women Clerks, From the New York Sun. Wasninoton, Oct. 28.—“What do the women employes in the department do when Mahone's circular reaches them?” was asked of a post office employe. PHOTOGRAPHS OF CELEBRITIES. How the Pictures of Various Noted Actors and Actresses Selle Noticing a number of ladies gathered before a window on upper Broadway, a New York Mail and Ezpress reporter peered over the shoulders of the fair dames and found that a photograph of Mrs, Langtry was the magnet attracting attention. Stepping into the store, the reporter asked: “Whose picture sells best at present?” “That of Mra. Langtry, by long odds,” replied the proprietor, “She isan immense favorite, and I sell dozens of her photographs every day. The rush was so greatatew weeks ago I was completely sold out, and had to telegraph to London for more. You see I only sell the im- ported pictures. Ihave now 50 different styles of photographs of the Jersey Lily, ranging in price from 75 cents to $1.25." “Which style sells best?” “The one in which the Lily ts depicted in full evening dress has the most ready sale.” “What classes of personages are most in de- mand in the picture trade?” “The fa tes of the stage. There is astrange thing about the sale of photographs. One day some favorite actress sells well, then some new face attracts attention and the former is entirely forgotten and her pictures are laid away on the shelf as dead stock. The grea vorite atter Stranae a Adelaide Neilson’s picture is still Tam compelied to keepa large stock onand ail the time. Next to Patti come I aod Mary Anderson, and s that 1 do not sell a dozea she has been has been in demand. nnie Russell, too, sells and I have, as you see, assortinent er pictures.’ When Mii hine shot her- aris Thad a p As I had none [ telezraphed to Paris, and she is,” said the merchant, taking out o: case A number of photographs of the lad: question. F asa sweet. with a shade of melancholy e wild over 1 went off ‘like hot ca . “Among operatic artists Belocca nor Del Puente i sold thonsands of y The beauties of the F nein for ashare of popula es of Judic and Crolzette are ‘on it. we, and the first lot agerly sought he pictures of what actor find the most ay sale?” “Osmond Torle, by long odds; wh cl 3 picture. sly the de Capoul! season 1 had all I and the sal does not s ys in demand. “How about Mo ‘ot in demand wellafew years there will soon be va aw larg do not sel ~ The s the other pictures of G: but there isa slight de- mand for Geisine ce.” “the older favorites. of the st date, T presi ge are ont of win Booth’s pict as it ever wa tta always w he the . the, has the old time fy e isin as Vie now tur a steady sale. Ol, 10; wvorites still.” do you seil many photo- picture j “I presume beautie: .the m: are la ‘nical toh Taptures over the pictures. ‘Isn't she bes isa very common expression. The seutlemen who purchase are always shy, and seldom yen- ture an opinion.” ——___~+«+ Mand Muller. of buyers + BY EUGENE FIELD, Miss Muller, so the gossips say, Fiirved in quite a shuneless Way; But Maud, with a laugh, pronounced tt tudge— Yet we caught her wink’ at the ratty judge. And the judge—but we mention this su) rose— Blushed up lo the roots of his bulbous nose, Still he craned his neck, and, in p ave a sinister wink with his dex! ing by, eye. Quoth Maud to herself, as on she passed, “I’ve his royal nibs in tow at last. “My mother shall wear a sealskin sicque, My paswing out in hls broadeloth black; “My brother shall sip his whtsk And my sister revel im gay bri Quoth the judge, as he sauntered lstloss on, “she’s a rattling girl; you bet Pm gonet “No doubt my last wife’s ma will kick, And my heirs cut up the very Nick; “ And tho’ I've known her a short, short spell, You bet I'll have her in spite of ——” Well, No matter his word—twas short and stout, And the name of a place that’s now played Out, According to Beecher, Alack! for all, ‘The maid and the Judge ne’er wedded at all; For he passed in his checks from too much gin, And the maid grew long and lank and Uhin, And eke as her chances gliimmered away, She ceased to flirt and began to pray. Go pity the matd and pity the jnage, And these days of twaddle and bosi and fudge, For of all sad words from a heart herett, ‘The saddest are thes*, “ Yet bet P'm left 1” A WASHINGTON PARTY, Something of the Geological arveys From Red Bluff (Cal.) ‘Tocsin.” Prof. Gilbert Thompson, chief topographer, United States Geological Survey, and party, left Red Bluff Wednesday morning for Lassen Butte. Mr. Thompson returned but a few days ago from the Yallo Ballo district, where the party has been hard at work for the past month, and have succeeded in mapping out some three hundred square miles of country, besides taking many valuable notes and observations. The Yallo Ballos are reported a most broken, wild and rough country, and the party only broke thelr mountain camp after having battled for three days with a flerce and driving storm, their mules sometimes floundering about belly deep In the drifting snow. Mr. Mark B. Kerr, in charge of a side party, assisted by Mr. Robertson, is to complete some uninished work between Pettijohn’s and Allen's places, covering some ten or twelve miles, and then move north toward Redding. Dr. Hoffman, ifr. Thompson's first assistant, in his official report of work done for September, dated Burney valley, claims to have map) some four hundred square miles of those parts. He also reports much cold and heavy weather. Messrs. R. F. Cummings, late ‘aid-de-camp in the Yallo Ballo district, and C. C. Bassett Rave been assigned to duty in the survey office, lo- cated in the National hotel in this city. The: relieve Mr. Robertson and Mr. Wyman, and wil , most likely, have charge of the office for the Temainder of the season. ° Game is said tobe plentiful in the Mountaina, and the camp was-always supplied with venison. and bear chops by Stewart and Cummins. ——-e-___ Ex-Cadet Whittaker’s Opinion. 4 special dispatch to the St. Louis Globe- Democrat from Columbia, 8. C., says: Ex-Cadet Whittaker has published a letter in which he declares himself an ally of the democratic party. ane | Konto | | | showe Lonpon, Oct. 18.—London is beginning to see the first suggestion of the returning tide at the railway stations in the mingling of lug- gage-laden cabs in the streets and the drawing up of blinds at West End houses. This change will go on gradually unttl the end of the year, when the tide will come rolling in until itis once more at floodin the spring. As a rule, the winter season in London, Judged upon so- ciety canons, is very unimportant compared with the summer season, but this year will be an exception to the rule, as we are to have a winter session of parliament. This will inter- fere somewhat with the hunting season in the country and bring many persons to town who generally remain away until after Christmas. Shopkeepers, theatrical managers, and others will be giad of this divérsion in favor of the metropolis. The time will also be made addi- tionally interesting by the return of a large humber of troops from Egypt. Society will once more have the young officers of the Guards in its salons. The Household Troops will go ut with an additional prestige, and if no un- seen difficulties arlse in connection with pt. there seems great promise of the year ing in satisfactorily, if not for the entire country, at least for the metropolis. ——— POSTPON A DAY An Escape from Death, From the Philadelphia Progress. The train rushed through the open draw. The slauzhter was fearful, some twenty thirty of the passengers were killed inst while doable that number were red more or less seriously. Thad been pleasantly chatting with a gentleman about this, that and the other, and thouch we had touched upon one profound subject, he was evidently a man above p abiliiy even of newspaper corre- | spondents, for I discovered he belonged to the rom a remark he made laugh- id; “I never you super surprise, tor eve: said. previously nt a man influenced by us, not me,” he re- hate to be beaten. You see my not publish on Sunday and if | must lent I want to get out Satur- What al sense? The m of the sensation, anything Tecan only warm over the cold dish.” Just then over we went. vied and was helped out of a window. My nd for the moment, in the excitement and confusion, was but when I seated my self in the ere he was, as cool and nothing in the world had hap- as it he were not less, andas if his upon him in tatters. His stponement! what do you mean?” I “they tell me that bravery ein that a man is brave differs from coura sno sen! mar The such t him int battle the fyi e least, while th ing point anc anand | honor the ive alot to know in which class I ought to be placed. Tam nota brave r when I encounter it. I % , ble presence but I simply do t it in h ‘ ne throush, wit ing all around us, within hearing of the of the suffering ‘and the cries of the of those who have crossed into eternity would be allof atremble. It does not ett you, I take it, hay re, yet your nerves are shaken, and fur ‘at you are totally unmanned.” is true, and it is natural, is it not?” al, yes. But to me every escape from ath isonly a postponement. And theretore no danzer alarms me. Without either coura or br: £0 my way throuzh the world w rdless of danger. Death comes to us meet it to-day or to-morrow; what matters it which? An aceident such as this, is a bore to me, because I was here and it is Sat- urday. Otherwise I would welcome it. The ere dead are lucky, In escaped sick beds and long tussels with disease. The wounded will get well or die before long, or will die now and so end it; for you and me it is only a postponement.” = gee: THE FAMOUS DIAMOND WEDD The Second Marriage. E. C. Stedman published in 1859 a poem en- titled “The Diamond Wedding.” It was apropos of the marriage of Miss Frances Amelia Bartlett to Don Esteban, Sana Cruz Ovieda, a wealthy Cuban, old enough to be the bride's futher. ‘The poem had arun, for it was bright and lively, and pointed a moral. The following lines are a fair specimen of Mr. Stedman’s work : . In they swept, all riches and grace, Silks and siting anit Honiton lace; In they swept from the dazz! And soon tn the church the de ‘Tiree prelates stood on the ch. A knot, thy Mand silver Gold and silver may yet unth nless it is tigutly iastened What’. worth doing at all’s worth doing well, And the sale of a young Manhattan beile Is not to be pushed or hastened. S80 two Very-Reverends graced the scene, And the tall Area shop stood between, By prayer and fasting chastene ‘Ths Pope utmself would have come from Rome, But urgent matters kept him at home. ply these prelates thought ue.t words Were the power that ted the knot; But another power that love-snot tied, T saw the eh: Yet sul twa: And halt way lon; By the secret tears she Eight years ago, Signor Ovieda died, leaving his ife all his immense possessions. The other day the widow was married to Colonel Bodovan Glumer, of the Mexican army. He is man past middle life and was once in the con- federate service. While the first marriage was a very ostentatious affair, the last one was very modest, there being but very few persons in Trinity ‘church, New York, to witness it. The bride is still a handsome blonde of fine presence. When Mr. Stedman's poem was first published, her father was very much incensed and cnallenged the poet to a dues but nothing came from it. Before her last marriage the widow sought the acquaintance ot the poet, invited him and his family to a splendid dinner, on which occa- sion she wore the dazzting array of diamonds which she first put on when espousing the Cuban. millionaire. She was envied when she wedded the rich Don Esteban, but it may well be ques- tioned whether her life would not have been a happier one had she married some young Amer- ican of sultable age and kindred tastes, even if @ poor man. Not Gwendolen’s Foot, From the Chicago Tribune. “You have stepped on my foot!” ‘The murmuring zephyrs of @ June morning were kissing with dewy breath the rose bushes that were soon to burst forth in a wealth of bud and blossom; the twitter of the robin and the meadow lark rose cheerlly upon the cool, fresh air that came from beyond the a oi in the west, and athwart the eastern sky faint bands of crimson light, rosy harbingers of the flood that was to come, made a vivid contrast tothe deep blue of the zenith, while over all After a bitter denunciation of the radical party, was spread the hush that comes before he says: breakfast. = “Southern wealth, southern culture, south-| ‘You are mistaken, ,” eald ern votes and southern men, native and will rule the south. Thereare the colored oneday make a Vand teach ‘nd open. Towe reatneaas to'lead and teach an I owe radieali nothing, and with the records of the advocates of radicalism before me I would lie to my own consciencé were I to’ vote, write or speak to bring a return of the radical rule in the south.” A daily newspaper reverts to the heroism of. “the man who ate the first oyster.”. Geology dicates pretty strongly that ‘the first o; aetna tg was about the size ‘smith’ nom and that it died natur falls Mahaffy, looking up who are tired of the man that we in- iy, | of habit. Th Hlow the Sporting Reporter “Did Up” a Charch Meeting. From the Chicago Herald. “We are a little short,” sald the city editor, in an apologetic way, to the sporting reporter on Saturday night, “and I will have to ask you to help on the religious to-morrow.” “All right, what ts it?” “Go down to the cathedral; our Episcopal bishop is going to discourse on something inter- estings Use your own judgment about space.” The sporting reporter finished an article on the result of the running meeting, checked off his assignment, and went home. The next morning he turned up smilingly at the church, and hustled in through the vestibule as if he had been delayed by the transfer at Western avenue on his way to the Driving Park. He was met by a solemn-looking usher, of whom he in- quired, breathlessly: “Am Lin time for the first heat?” The usher looked astonished, and asked: “Can I show you to a seat?” “Yes; will my quarter-stretch ticket admit me to the grand stand? “We have no grand stand,” sald the usher, perplexed, “but Tcan give you a front pew it you would like that,” and he conducted him to a seat in the second pew, limediately under the | pulpit, and went away wondering what sort of fish had come to church that morning. The | Sporting reporter took a seat next to benev- | olent-looking old gentleman with mutton-chop } Whiskers and a very high collar. He looked in | vain for a table or to write upon. Not | finding any, he mopped his face with bis sleeve and began whittling a very small stub of a lead il. ELEMENT. for the race,” he said from force mutton-chop man did not answer, jand the turf reporter inquired if there were The man did not understand ther, and the reporter opened a hymnal an to read it, laboring un | pression that It was an old-fashioned The chureh slowly the im- Krick's filled up, and after ja the bishop and other clergymen came out | and the service began. The entire ceremonies completely nonpiussed the racing man. He could not keep up with the procession, and | when the bishop and cther clergymen began In- | toning together he offered to bet with the mut- ton-chop man as to which would come out win- ner. He sat the morning out and went back to the office with the best face on the matter he could pu “See h he said to the city editor, “what sort of a racket were you trying to give me?” “Why, what is the matter?” said the chief. “Why, that church racket. I couldn't make | head or tail of the race, and for the life of me I | don’t know this minute who won. It was this | Way, you see: I'went in and got a good seat | Tizht in the grand stand ; there was no reporter's stand,” “You mean you sat In the front pew.” “Um-m-1 front of the “Judse’s was the ‘ “No, it wasn’t any pulpit. It was Just like a d, ouly it had a big cover, which I ‘y letdown on the judge when he a bad decision. The grand stand and avilions were well filled up, and I tried my best to get a few points on the day’s races, but no one seemed to be ¥ fly on points—" “Did the bishop preach 2” “Th » four entries——" said the editor, “why, that ixteen-hand se colors were blue and white; the otier was smaller and had red aud white; the | other was black and white, and the last seemed | to be riding out of his colors, and I couldn't make him out at all. In fact, I which was which, for there were no programs. Biue and white {ot to the pole and the scoring to get some odds on him from > sat next to me, but he wouldn't At last they all came up neck and neck, and I stood up and shouted: “It'sa go,” but the crowd all told me to sit down, and the man who tends the gate came up and told me ; he'd put me out if I didn’t make less noise. alla 4 him who was running this track, . but a dame behind me pulled my | sleeve and toid me to sit down. Red and white cast q shoe at. the quarter pole, but caught up | fairly afterwards, resumed his pace and came | under the wire a clear winner by half a length, trotting a little lame, however. They took breath, and I tried to catch a bet again, but could find no takers. Time was called for the next heat and the unknown was a bit fractious | at the post, and after some delay they effected | an inditfrent start. Red and White went to | the front, but Blue soon passed and took the tead, winning easily. In the third heat the fleld rot away at the first tap of the drum. Red lead- | ing and Blue coming up to second place. There was a good race up to the half-mile pole, where Blue took the lead. _As he broke into the straight at the finish he seemed to be picking up his feet quite lively, and he came down the stretch with his head up, and went under the wire in a 2:20 wait.” Well, you don’t seem to have caught much of the sermon. Was there any music?” “Well, I should say so. There was a full orchestra in the band-house. It was quite slick. but one tilly was crowded into a pocket bya biz gelding, and when the race was fin- ished he was left behind. When Icame out of the door I tried to see the Paris mutuals, but they weren't on the board. I didn’t get the hang ofthe thing to-day, but if you give me another crack at it next Sunday I think I will get on to in better shape.” The chief, however, will confine the young man to his proper sphere hereafter. ole ase a MOTHERS, LOOK TO YOUR GIRLS, Seme Good Advice, From the Chicago Herald. The American girl is byno means backward about coming forward. Even when not abso- lutely rude she too often manifests an unthink- ing pertinacity in pushing her way everywhere and at all times, which resembles nothing 80 much as the disagreeable familiarity of a pet lamb. A few years ago her manner used to ex- cite the astonishment and unfavorable inferences of Eurepean communities wherever she might temporarily sojourn. Her countrymen were ac- eustomed to excuse her eccentricities as the play of a childlike and somewhat exuberant na- ture, unacquainted as yet with the idea of wrong. Lately her manners seem to have deteriorated. She no longer contents herself with going about. by herself at ill-advised and unigdylike hours, and with regarding every man she meets in the light of an interesting animal, to be studied, contemplated. and stared at. Her manner has become aggressive. She smiles, nods, flirts with her handkerchief, and in every way appears to desire the notice, if not the acquaintance, of the opposite sex. She goes upon the streets at dusk, and after, with no protector more potent than a companion of similar age and greater foolishness. She ts to be seen witha young man. eating late suppers, or walking slowly in quiet streets at late hours of the night. Her glances are bright and coquettish. assume the appearance of knowledge and desire beyond her presumed experience. This is the spectacle upon which mothers and fathers might profita*ly bestow their attention. The modest, gentle, affectionate and ladylike irl of the olden time has not reproduced herself in her daughters. Whether this fact is to be attributed to the father’s influence ts a question which we may safely leave for adjustment within the family. Our been — aes pare that our ng are towing up int ladylike ass and virgin modesty ot manner. The fact is unquestionable, and to defects in the home life which needs to be remedied as soon as possible. Mothers, look to your girls. i How People Die. From the London Spectator. Mr, James Carroll Tells a Remarks” able Tale of a Remarkable Gorge. From the Helena Herald. James Carroll, s well-known citizen of Helena, Montana, recently made a remarkable discovery in the Yellowstone park. He saya: “While waiting for my companions, I dis- mounted and sat down on a rock with my Win- chester lying across my knees. Around me was ascene of grandeur. I was ina deep gorge which led down into the valley. Onench side the gray cliffs towered to a magnificent height. Behind me was the steep path down which f had come through a thick growth of stunted pines, while in front of and below me was the gorge, (a quarter of a mile wide, per haps.) Its bottom covered from the foot of one cliff to the other with a heavy growth of tim- ber. After resting awhile I stood up and tist- ened, expecting to hear my friends approaching. But not a sound met my ear. The stillness was so deep that a feeling of uneasiness came over me, and | attempted to call out to my compan- fons. But although 1 opened my mouth and went through all the details of a good, lusty yell, not a sound could I make. I tried again, and with the same result. I couldn't under stand it. My horse, which had been standing quietly by me, noticed a movement of the bushes near by, and, probably thinking her equ friends were near, attempted a ‘whinny.’ was a sad failus ‘or she could not make @ sound. She was evidently as much astonished as I, and became uneasy. Twas on the polut of mounting and starting back up the mountain, when a flerce-lookin, wild animal of the panther tribe stepped out a the bushes’ within about thirty feet of where I was standing. It saw me Instantly and stooped to spring at me. I hastily brougtit my gun to my shoulder and—fired, shall I say? No. £ pulled the trigger, but there was no re rt, although the smoke puffed out the end of the gun and the wild beast fell asif struck. It im- mediately Jumped up and hobbled into the brush, but leaving a trail of blood behind it. 1 was now confirmed in my former suspicion that Twas ina land of enchantment, and although not at all superstitious under ordimary circum- stances, I would not have been sui now to see the devil himself jump out trom bebind arock. I immediately Jumped on my. horse and started back up the path. “In about a hundred yards I met my compan. lons, who were all standing close together try- ing to talk to each other, but although seemed to be shouting at the top of their voices they were really as dumb asthe dead. Although I felt that Old Nick himself was Just as likely ag not to be on my trail, I could not help laughing at their odd gestures, grimaces and red faces from their efforts at_ maki themselves heard. They were pretty badly frightened, too. I passed by them, and beckoned them ‘to fuliow me back the way we had come. No attempt was now made at conversation. After going a quarter of a mile in silence I lost wd way. One of my comrades, who seemed to think he knew the way back to the trail, came up close to me, and, bending over go that his mouth was close to my ear, with a superhuman effort yelled, ‘Let me lead!’ His shout nearly bursted my tympanum, We had got out of the charmed alr.” STAR ROUTE PL DER TAKING WENGs, ‘The Way Bradys Moncy Gees, Dispatch to tho Philadelphia Timea. Gen. Brady's ill-luck does not come singly, according to current gossip. It is eaid that in addition to his troubles resulting from the pending trial and a disagreement of a serious nature in the office of his Washington news- paper, his Canadian investment threatens finan- cial embarrassment of @ grave nature. The Story goes that S. P. Brown, @ prominent star route contractor, with @ relative, Warren Brown, a brother-in-law of the late O. P. Morton's son, purchased a large tract of timber land about twenty miles below Montreal. He ergazed in the business of lumbering exten- sively and had some eight or ten saw mills run- ning. The speculation proving unprofitable, he sought Braay for financial assistance. It seems that Brady, having some unemployed funds, loaned Brown $40,000, taking a mortgaze on eel page | for security. Soon after Brown, needing still further assistance, again applied to Brady, who responded with €20.000 more. Subsequently Brown, continuing to lose money by lumbering operations, abandoned the undertaking and surrendered to 4 the prop- erty to indemnify him tor the §60,000 invested, It is said that Brady retained Warren Brown as agent and undertook on his own account to prosecute the enterprise. He has been unable, it is reported. to operate the mills profitably an has been obliged to continually put additional money into the business until he has now sunk Some $75,000 in the venture. A few days ago his man , Warren Brown, was killed acci- dentally and Brady is said to be trying to sell the property and close out the business without incurring further loss, Don’t Flirt With a Flirt, MRS. M. ¥. HUGHES, A motern phase of the story Told ever since E len’s time, ‘This dream of a wasted summer ‘That I am repeating in rhyme, Leaving behind it no sorrow, “Twas purely an idle gam: His heart had no touch of feeling, My feglings are surely the same. He had the face of an angel, And the heart of an awrul flirt, While I was artfulty artless My feelings to assert. He pid me trifting #tt »ntions; tor what they worth, i he smiled at my ti fered no de: —_ We vowed our platonte friendship Should never be more or less— Although at the time of speaking We were neither deceived, I guess And of course we correspond With friendly caution filed, Until, by some trifle parted, ‘The friendship soon Was Killed. And now we're not heart-broken, Although we each know well ‘That one or both were surely false, aonmee ‘ehlch we wilt not tell, nd now, to give you a T'll say before To, — ‘To make your Mirting effective, Don’t flirt with a flirt, you know. GEN. BUTLER AT FORT Fi His Acceunt of It. From Gen. Butler's Music Hall Speech in Boston. Question by republican interlocutor: “What Massachusetts General was ordered, after the disastrous failure to hurt the enemy, to repon at home?” Mr. Examiner, no Massachusetts General had any command in the war. If you had known the fact, you would have known that it was a United States General. I suppose you mean me, and I suppose youmean the affair at Fort Fisher. I desire to answer that.” Or- dered to Fort Fisher to make an assault upon it, after its bombardment by the navy, I landed 8 portion of my troops, reconnoltered the place, and came to the conclusion that it could be captared, but that it would be at the ex- se of 6,000 or 7,000 of my soldiers. I re- flected that the only” advantage of the fort to the enemy was the of a few blockade runners, and I reflected that General Sherman Prat ik Es 5 3 i vil Ht i 5 FL oli ! : af i