Evening Star Newspaper, May 19, 1888, Page 2

° ~ THE EVENING STAR: e Fa WASHINGTON, D.C. SATURDAY MAY 19, 1888-DOUBLE SHEET. CITY AND DISTRICT. A FAMOUS BUILDING. Remintecences of the Early Days of the 7 Comique. STORY AS A THEATRE AND MUSIC HALI—MEM- ORAELE SOCIAL GATHRRINGS—PAMOUS ACTORS WHO APPEARED THERE—HOW THE DISTINGUISHED PA~ RONS ENJOYED THEMSELVES. remodeling of the Theater Comique building, corner of 11th and © streets, 1s to be com- » Monday and ft 1s expected that it will ir occupancy by the beginning of the heatrieal season. This solid old butld- ing Was, in the early part of this century, the leading and) most fashionable theater tn the District, It was Dullt for a theater in 18ez, When that quarter of the city was re- garded as one of the most fashionable as well ag lost promising. On the occasion of the laying of tue corner-stone by Gea. John P. Vannes, then a weusber of Cougress from New York and afterward mayor of the city, there was a procession in which Ure few or; societies of the day took part, ‘This procession formed at a tavern on the corner ocPecnsyivania avenue and 12th street, and was heated by a band composed of probably the earliest professional musicians residing In the city. ietesaid that the bricks used In Its construction were Imported from Fuxland, but such ts probably not the fact, for there was at the tine more or leas brick made "here for the public as well as private Duildings. It was, however, “bullt for strong,” the walls, over (wo feet thick, having withstood the fre in 1822, are apparently safe for a hundred or more years to cone. Built for a theater, it was continuously used as such Ull the fire above noted, During this period the leading actors of the day appeared upon Its boards, and It Was patronized by the executive officers, members of and foreign ministers. ‘This was the day when ‘gen- Uemen appeared in stall clothes, knee breec! slippers aud buckles, and wigs, and when the iwiles wore thelr hair powdered, and gowns which to them were graceful, but would be ridiculous to the ladies of to-day. AFTRR THR FIRE, Glatano Carust, a famous musician of the day, who died bere in 1844, at a ripe old age, purchaved the site, «ith the Diackened walls, and some of the coutiguous ground ou C and 11th streets, of Mr. Patterson, the cashier of the Bank of the Met oils (now ‘National Metropolitan). The sum sald to have been paid for it was but a few thousand dollars, for Ligh prices did not rule then as now, Dir. Carusl, regarding the site as an eligible one for ‘2 saloon oF hall, at once reconstructed the building, using the old walls, and fitted it up for balls, con- certs, ueetings, entertainments,&c.,and for a guar- ter of a century it was the fashionable hail of the city. Tue entertainments known as Washington assemblies, the most brilliant ever given in the District, under the management of a committee og Which were such distinguished men as Calhoun, Clay, and Webster, took ‘place during every ses: sion of Congress. ‘These were att by the Ieding people of the world and the country, and during the Jus aud 40's were at their height, Some of our older citizens say that some of We eutertainments of the present day appear tame im comparison with them. i was customary to have the finest musical talent procurable, and on the suppers the caterer_had carte bianche, his bilis often vein, from $5,000 to $7,000. To these were Invi foreign intuisters, oMicers of the Army, and any of the lights of literature or science who might be in the city, and until the “wee sma’ hourso’ the morn” dignified Senators and judges danced with stately dames. Then would follow the return en- tertainments by some of the foreign ministers, or coterte of authors and scientists, who wouid for the tuue forget their favorite hobbies and “wor- Ship at the shrine of Terpsichore.” SEVERAL OF THE INAUGURAL BALLS were held here; that of President Jonn Quincy Adains in 1825, Gen. Jackson in 1829, Van Buren in 1837, Gen. Harrison's Peoples’ ball in 1837, Mr. Polk's ih 1845, and one of the three ‘Taylor balls in 1849, and these were all on a magnificent seale. ‘The Sth of January was observed here usually tn honor ef the battle of New Orleans by the mem- bersof the Jackson Democratic Association by & banquet. St. Patrick's night, March 17, was Usually celebrated here by & banquet of the old ernian Svclety, and not infrequently was the adopted son of Washington, Mr. Custis, an hon- ored guest. The 2d of February would wind up with a military ball by some of the Washington companies, The Franklin Fire Company usually held their balls here about the middie of January. ‘There were then a number of clubs who gave balls. Lere, and enjoyed themselves to the tune of — “Upand down, vant and slow, Hel aud toe, ‘And away we go. What delight it i to know The faticies of the polita, ob” or “Old Virginia,” the “Young Kuights and Faire Lidves” In fact, with the entertainments of the Washington Assembly, the members of the di matic corps, the military, firemen and clubs, lied out the season pretty weil from November to May wach year, The May balis here were exceptionally brilliant. POST-OFFICK AND EXHIBITION HALL. When the city post-office, having been burnt out at 7th and £ streets, in December, 1836, was.on Its travels for a short time in the "40's, tt located om the lower floor of the building, but did not in- terfere With pleasures of the dance on the floor above. It was not only used for balls and but to some extent as an exhibition hall. xhibi- tion of a magnificent painting of Queen Victoria jast after ber coronation in 1538 was followed sub- Seuueutiy by the exhibition of other famous paintings Several panoramas also exhibited here, and it Wasa favorite hall of Wymab, the magi- clap, in bis younger days. ‘As uiusic hall It has Witnessed the of Borsku, regarded as the greatest harpist modera times; Taiberg, planist; Vieux Temps and le Bull, violinists; Anna ‘and Madame La Borde, prima donnas. Probably the greatest furore created within its walls was when Adaline Patti, a mere chiid, sang twosongs here in conc=rt, all that her manager, Mr. Stakosch, would allow her to sing in oue evening. A THEATER AGat A few years before the war “it was leased by Messrs Humphrey Bland and Dion Bouctcault, and 1¢ again became a regular theater. ‘The stock com- pany in which were Kose Skerret, Mrs. Bland, and Sam Gien, has often been recalled by old players as somewhat remarable. Mr. Bland managed it for three seasons, and they were profitable, for he de- parted with some $50,000 ahead. Jno. E. Owens also ‘was Interested several seasons tn it, and John T. Kaymond Was for a season or two stage manager. it Was run as a theater until 1862, and some years after the war It became a variety theater, oe — LOVE AND COURTSHIP. Musings of a Park Watchman on the ‘Backward Season. ‘The cool weather bas had a rather depressing influence upon the matrimonial market, ‘There has been a delay in the adjustment of the little preliminary matters A few pleasant evenings on & park bench would probably have been sufficient © settle the destinies of a great many young couples. ‘There ts something about a park seat tn the soft balmy air of an evening in spring that arouses the affections. The awkward tongue of a young man first essaying the alphabet of love be- comes persuasive. His Volce seems like that of an angel, aud bis words are thought to be as sweet as the honey dropping from acomb. At least this is what, in substance, a park watchman wld a Stam yuan, and what a park watchman does not Know about love and courtship has not yet been revealed To the knowledge of wankind. He enjoys opportu nities for observation aud study which are afforded ja no other walk of life. During the day he has the bursery maids and their retinue of admirers, IN THE EVENING ‘the social world of the city, in all its ramifications and grades, pass before his eyes. He therefore of know’ a, thing or two about love's young dream. He sees the progress of courtship through all it Varied ‘The lover, from the ‘condition of Dilssfu! ignorance, Which 1s the first period, to that of maudlin sentiment and maddened jealousy, he accurately marks He can tell you why some couples seek the seats secluded from the glaring as lamp andthe frequented walk, and wht ‘Others are indifferent to all external sirroundings, Ja fact, he can potnt you out certain couples wi have, ih the course of a few weeks of rience, graduated from the dim light into Ube glare of publicity. -E NOTES THE COURSE OF LOVE, whether it has run smoothly or bas been dashed about amid the rocks and rapids of despair and hegiect. If he was only consulted he could enable juibisvers to form a very fair estimate of the reve- hue that Was likely to come tothem in the early Months of the tall He could give points to anxious parents, and op evenings he could ota congregation is" likely "to make as Bistee a 1 make as his ¢ glances from one vacant seat to another. re AS the editor of co _— ee ry ‘om ‘Nu bis rivais with ‘despair all and reliable that would Gil the columns of tis paper” =" Murder in Hie Heart. ‘Smythe (giving Van Jones acigar trom his pri- ‘vate box)—“Have a cigar, Van Jones?” Van Jones—“Thanks.” Sates DuareS SRet ‘Van Jones—“¥: Te seen it, still, Smythe, be (puff) feels like it sometimes” uy mercnaat trust bim for half a a or tea a lawyer rode up and banded wap aud saleratus, tou WITH LIGHT FINGERs, we omen and Men whe Steal, and the RESPECTABLE WOMEN AS SHOPLIFTERS—STORE CLERKS WHO GET INTO FAST COMPANY—A PROTECTIVE AGENCY POR MERCHANTS—HOW PORTERS STEAL YKOM THEIR EMPLOYERS—DISHONEST SERVANTS. “Why 1s it that so many persons prefer stealing to making an honest living?” asked a STAR re- Porter of a detective the other aay. “There are various reasons,” replied the detec- tive. “Some persons steal because ‘they can’t help it; others because they find it easier than work- ing, while still others steal simply because they have an opportunity, There are some persons who steal thousands of dollars' worth of property before they are caught. Often they are ladies, tbe wives Of respectable citizens, who would never for a mo- ment be suspected of anything wrong. some of them, as I said before, do it simply because they have an opportunity. Uhetts because they lke to dress well fashionably, and are not allowed enough money for’ that purpose by their husbands. Such women always dress well and usually have enough money to spend for ordinary wine aE, Sparel, but not enough to keep pace with fashions. They usually confine their SS to three or four stores. They will do their shopping in such few stores that their pur- chases at eaco amounts tw considerable in a year, ‘They become acquainted with the proprietors and clerks of the stores, and are rega so nly by them that they are given full sway, and can go about the stores wit it ever being watched or Suspected, and even if they acted suspiciously no ‘would be taken of them. In way they manage to secure considerable erty. They are not always satisfied with robbing the store, ‘but Will sometimes pick up a stray purse, care- lessly placed on the counter by another customer, Who is making some purchases, or who 1s being fitted to a cloak or trying on a bonnet, Then when the purse is missed complaint 1s made, but she, of course, is not suspected. The only other persons about are the cierks, upon whom susy oi and sometimes such clerks are closely watc! and sometimes discharged, and the suspicion ‘hangs to them forever afterward. “THERE 13 ANOTHER CLASS OF PERSONS,” continued the detective, “who need considerable Watching. Young men who are employed as clerks in the stores at salaries ranging from $3 to $10 per week. They are frequently trom fifteen to twenty years old. After hours, when the time is their own, they frequently tall into bad company, and bad habits soon follow. They will visit question- able places, and soon become the companions of some fast young men and women, who are always ready to accept them. ‘They havé to pay board at home, and after that amount is taken out of their Week's earuings they have but very little left. With that small sum they cannot hire buggi g up champagne, and go about like others, an the consequence is they soon begin to knock down. Besides the money thus obtained thetr con ions will visit the store where they are employed, make large purchases, and pay less than half the amount the goods originally cost their employer. In many cases Where business houses fall the failure might be traced to the thefts of dishonest clerks. ‘A PROTECTIVE AGENCY. “To avoid so much of this class of stealing,” he said, “I think it would be a good plan for the merchants to organize a sort of protective agency or society, and have in their employ detectives who would watch the scores of clerks after busi- Bess hours, and note the habits of each. Monthly reports of their conduct could be made and the Merchants would then be able to know or at least have an idea of how the clerks conducted them- selves while not attending to business. Take a case for instance where a clerk receiving a small Salary would Visit houses of lil-fame, saivous and other places where he would spend money freely, and spend more in a night or two than he actually earned in a week, his employer would certainly know that there was something wrong and could then taxe special notice of tue particular indi- Yidual. In this way he would not only learn who Was robbing him, but would have an idea of who Were bis best clerks, and could in that way avoid suspecting his honest eiployes if It ever became ‘evessary to suspect any of them. PORTERS AS THIEVES. “Another class of persons who steal for the same FORESEEING DEATH, Funeral Customs Among the Omaha Indians. MR. LA FLESCHR'S INTERESTING PAPER—PROPRETS AMONG THE INDIANS AND TRE GHOST SocIRTY— SIGNS OF APPROACHING DEATU—HOW THE OMAHAS BURY THEIR DRAD—FUNERAL CRREMONIES. Mr. Frank La Flesche, an Indian who has for some years been employed in the Indian Office, Tead an interesting paper before the Anthropolog!- cal Society Tuesday evening on “Funeral Customs of the Omahas” “The approach of death,” he sald, “1s believed to be foreshadowed in various ways, not only to the person himself, but to others who, by reason of their supposed skill in seeing the coming of death, gain reputations as Prophets, They either have vistons, or pass through apparent death. The dreamer lies in the open air, in the midsummer, with the thunder rolling in the heavens, and Ustens for voices. ‘These come to him from animals, clouds, or mere! theain, such persons as can Toresée “death are eligibié to membership in the ‘Ghost Soclets. Que Vision 18 that of a man or a Woman Waiklag, Dut not on the ground, surrounded by a halo of brightness, and always ‘leaving a village or lodge. It they wear a placid, pleasing expression the death will be from natural causes, from accident, or in war, but if the face is distorted it 1s an indi cation that the person will die while engaged in a quarrel with another and the soul is tull of bitter- ness. Those who foresee can also prevent death and are often called upon to render this service, One method ts pouring hot water at right angles to the path leading to the lodge, while another Teason, or probably only because they have an op- portunity, are some persons who are employed as Porters, They usually open the store in the morn- and of course as there is no one else in the ‘store they feel_as though they are owners of all they survey. Then there is ample opportunity for them to wrap up bundies and secrete them in the cellar of other convenient place, and when they start out to deliver goods they carry the plunder with them. Frequently such persons are caught but not before they have succeeded in tnaking sev- eral good hauls." Sometines a porter in a dry goods store will cut a silk dress pattern and pin it the lining of is coat. “He can then put his coat on and Walk out of the store undiscovered. ‘Then there are some persons who steal on account of poxerty,, Such persons, however, are very few and neir thefts amount to but little. DISHONEST SERVANTS. “A great amount of stealing dope results from the carelessness of persons in employing ser- vants,” continued the detective. “Householders frequently employ servants who come as perfect strangers, without any recommendation, unless 1t be the recommendation of some unknown which any servant can get from some one. They are often employed and trusted about the house Without their employer even knowing the name, except to call them ‘Liza or Saran. They stay sometimes a week or so, and then make sone ex- cuse for leaving, probably _to take care of a sick member of their family. They receive their pay and leave, and, if they ask it, will often be given & Tecommendation. Before such a servant has been gone any length of me a theft has been discov- ered and the police are called in to investigate the case. The naine or residence of the girl cannot be ase and the chances are that the thief has escaped for and that the property will never be recovered. Now, if persons inempioying Servants would be more careful there would be fewer robberies of this kind, aud {t might have a tendency to make more honest servants. POR WHISKY'S SAKE. “There 1s another class of persons who steal for nothing else than to get money for the purchase of whisky. This class of persons travel about in the guise of atramp and go from door to door asking for something to eat. ‘There are very few rsous who will refuse such “hungiy locking im Tiduals Something to eat, and will either invite ‘them in or tell them to wait at the door until they return. In the former case tuey usually m: to pick up some trifling ornament which will get them a drink, and in the latter case they will step in and clean the hat-rack,and when te ebarita. bie persons return they have disappeared. Hats ‘and coats thus obtained can easily be disposed of at the low dives where cheap whisky Is sold, and jef can get enough for under vo get Grunk with at feast once ba : DISHONEST SONS, “Then there are persons whohave dishonest sons, From time to time they miss pteces of silverware or clothing and the servant !s suspected. The un- Suspected member of the family continues his sys- tematic robberies until the matter 1s rej to the police and an investigation follows. ‘The of. ficer soon learns the places frequented by the son, and when it is shown beyond @ doubt that he and not the servant ts the guilty party, there 1s trouble im the family. Such cases frequéntly occur, and ‘& servant thus suspected ts sometimes w! accused of the thefts and discharged. She cannot @ recommendation from her employer, and 1n fais Way an honest girl ts often pl in the post- tion of a thief and her character is Tuined. ‘Per Sons who rob their parents in this way usually do it because they have fallen into bad company or are addicted to the use of intoxicants, or some other bad habit, so that there is no doubt but that innocent persons are often suspected of theft and ‘Weir reputation tajured.” en BOOKS OF THE WEE THE VEILED BEYOND. A Romance of the Adepts, PySlewwey B, Acexacbes, author of ten of c. | (Suushine Seriex) "New York: Canse fashingtou: A. S. Wit eC . ISMAY'S CHILDREN. By Mra. Harrier, Soran MLE." iMecmtiaa'e Mutants Beat Library.) New York: Macusillan & Co. THE ANOINTED SERAPH, “The Last Made 1. Washington: By GH Potioce.- Voliime of dona GEORGE RIDDLE’S KEADINGS. Boston: Hi. Baker & Co. - ates / —— Bereaved. Written for Tax EvExixe Stax. ‘Has any one seen my darling? T've sought him since yestermorn, Along the hedges and highways, ‘And amidst the tasselled corn, ‘Oh, birds and bicssoms, tell me, Has my darling passed your way? ‘Tell me, ob, tell me truly, ‘Has my darling gone for aye? - I've searched the wrassy meadows And the hillsides far and near, And not one trace can I find of one ‘To my heart of hearts so dear. ‘Will he come when the frosts of winter Have blasted the fleids and flowers? Or wait for sweet spring pansies ‘That bloom in woodland bowers? Dear Saviour, ob, forgive ie, I who am earthly and weak, For this one incessant longing For a glimpse of the face I seek. ‘What can fill up the measure (Of my life, #0 incomplete? Is there no balm for 8 wounded heart— ‘No rest for weary feet? A rivertrolls between us, ‘So dark and deep and wide, That only a bridge let down from Heaven Can touch on the other aide. To the besutiful land of Eden, ‘Whate the lost and found shall sing (Of peace and love Tn the “Palace of the King.” Wasurxerox, May 9, 1888, Ma consists of occupying, with one whose death 1s foreseen, asweat lodge built by the latter, pro- nouncing certait incantations and sprinkling the body of the client with the powder of the arveme- sia, Supposed to be the food of the ghosts, FIRST APPRARANCE OF GHOSTS. “There 1s a story often told and always believed among the Omahas relative to the first appear- ance of the ghosts, A certain woman left the vil- with the tribe on a hunting trtp, but, quar. relling on the way with her husband, she refused to go farther, and determined to return to the vil- lage. Her sous pursued her, but, in vain, and she Was given up for lost. She hid by aay and trav- eled “by night, both for fear of the Sioux, who ‘Were then at War with the Omahas, and because she did not want to be found and taken back. A gray wolf accompanied her until she came in sight of the deserted village, When It disappeared. She entered her empty lodge, and lay down on her pile Of skins to rest, when she heard a voice on the root of the lodge, calling her father’s nate. Soon afterward the lodge became filled with ghosts, Which she couid not see, but could hear in their movements and their conversation, ‘They be- longed to the Haluska, a society of warriors, and danced about the lodge until ‘she could see the dust rise from the floor. ‘They kept this up for days, going and coming. AU first she could not See any portion of theit bodies, but at last suc- ceeded im distinguishing their’ feet, and nally they became visible as high as the Knees, They talked about her, but never spoke to her. Sud- denly one day, wiiile they were dancing, one came Tunning iu with the news that the Omahas were coming back, and the ghosts disappeared. When the tribe returned, they found the woman worn and haggard and Wejected. She refused to talk, and sat for days in silence.” At first she would not eat, DUE at last she Was persuaded to take some wild sage, and then begun to grow better. | Finally she told them about the ghosts, and then they Wa- derstood Why sie Was changed. “THE HOWLING OF 4 DOG 1s also a token of coming death, but is not so In- fallible as the spectacle of a dog mounting the side of an earth lodge and peering through the opening at the top. Then with trembling limbs the war- riors, seaied around the fire, seize missiles and chase the dog and Kill him to propitiate tne gosts. To see, or hear the volces of dead rela- Uves is also a sign of approaching death, AT THE APPROACH OF DEATH. “AS Soon as the person reaciies tue last moments Of life those around begin to wall, in volces that can be heard for two miles or more. This cry has sometimes been mistaken for a song or chant, but it ts merely a cry of deep angulsh, interspersed with words and terms of relationship. When the person ts Known to be dead tuose nearest related to him strip themselves, with frenzied zeal, of every article of ornament on their body and even clip their hair. The young women only cut ita little aud the yourg men often not at ail, but the elders of bot sexes cut it short. ‘The young men, and Women cut tue flesh on the legs beiow the knees. With every fresh arrival the wailings be- gin anew. ‘The relatives become exhausted by the Wouuds they have tnilicted on Uhemselves and the coustant crying long before the tme of burial, AS soon as death occurs tue body 18 propped in a Sitting posture so that it may stiffen in that atl tude and Is dressed in gala costume. ‘The face 1s Painted first @ deep red, aud then’ a black line about the Width of a finger 18 drawn across the forehead and down the cheeks, meeting another line drawn horizontally across te chin, tus fora ing a square. “Ir the deceased be a member of one of the so- cleties the organization takes entire charge of the funeral. Ivis carried to the lodge of the soctety and fs placed at one end in the position of a host, Painted and dressed as tn life. Members of the Society cali aud pay respects to the dead, bringing gifts and singing Une favorite songs of tue deceased brother, One of the most linpressive of all of the customs of the Omahas occurs at this time, while the body islying in state. ‘The young inen, anxious todo homage and pay respect to the memory of the dead, gather tn the Village, strip themselves to the breech-cloth, and cut ja tue right arm a slit in the ‘skin between the elbow and the shoulder, Willow twigs bearing leaves are then thrust Uarough this Slip of the skin, With the follage hanging down. ‘The wound 1s ‘keptopen and the blood trickles | down and spatters the leaves. The young men then march in silence to the lodge containing the body, and, standing In a line across the entrance, sing.’ This is the ouly funeral song of the Oma- has, and bas been sung In the sate Way for years THE DEATH SONG. Mr. La Flesche then asked a young Omaha In- Gian in the audience to come forward. He did so, bringing with him four short paddles of willow ‘two of which he gave tothe lecturer. The two Indians then began the funeral song, or chant, ‘which sounded weirdly amid the surroundings of civilization. ‘There were no words audible, simply @ nasal drone or wall that rose and fell in accented cadence much as the wind sounds through the wires at night. ‘The younger Indian closed his eyesand threw back his head in native unction, Dut the lecturer sang without movement. Both kept time with the movement of the chant by beuting the paddles together at regular tntervals, “AU the close of thé song,” continued Mr. La Flesche, “the chief tnourner emerges from ‘the lodge and all sound dies away. The mourner asses down the tine, saluting each of the visitors. en, passing back, he pulls from the arm of each tue bloody twig, wilich he casts aside. ‘The com- pany of young men Is then presented with a horse, Which 13 usually given back to the family after the funeral. THE BURIAL. “This custom was last observed in the tribe about ten years ago. The burial takes placeabout three or four days after death, and during that Ume the members of the family are kept busy col- lecting from the relatives presents to be distrib. uted among the poor of tie tribe. The grave 1s dug by a poor man, who is pald for his services, ‘The body is carried to the grave on a litter, made by interweaving willow branches between two poles, Robes are spread on this with the hairy side upward, and the sitting corpse 1s placed on them with the feet covered with a blanket. ‘The litter 1s curried by four men or by two horses. ‘The horse of the Warrior, to be killed at the grave, 13 Jed behind the corpse.” When the procession, fol- lowed by the whole village, reaches the grave the corpse 13 removed from the litter and held by the bearers while the roves are placed in the grave. ‘The body 1s then lowered on them, facing theeast. Tue relatives, gathering around, drop into the lap of the deceased articles of value owned by the a. ‘The Warrior's horse, painted a8 when in Ue, Is led LO the side of the grave and strangled by four men, Who tle around its neck a raw-hide and pull until the animal fallsdead. Each of the four men receives a robe, a wi jacket, OF a pair ot leggings. In modern Umes the horse fS shot. It a storm threaten the grave ts closed at once, but if the sky fs clear and the alr fs calin it remains open for some me. FORMING THE MOUND. “Two crotched poles about 4 feet in height are driven at the ends of the grave and a ridge-pole laid across them. Sticks are then laid from the sides of the grave to the ridge, and on these ‘and tamped earth are placed until a mound trom Unsee to four feet in height 1s formed. ‘The and rubbish are cleared away for some distance around the grave to prevent fire. As soon as the gtave 1s covered the walling ceases. ‘The company present ts then divided into groups, the poor who are to receive presents being placed on one side and counted, and the distribution takes place. Several modes of distribution are adopted in order that there may be no partiality shown, DISTRIBUTING PRESENTS. “One way 18 for the chief mourner to throw into the air a small stick representing one of the pres- ents. The crowd scrambles for the stick, the one | flowers sent by his wife he ts pleased, but if his GALLERY GODDESSES. ‘Women Who Watch the Proceedings of Congress. THE BLUE STOCKING AXD SPRING BONNET CLASSRS— WOMEN WHO ARE INTERESTED IN THE FROCEED- INGS AND IN THE SPRAKERS—THR CUSTOM OF SEND- ING FLOWERS TO MEMBERS. ‘They look down from the galleries while the Statesmen talk tariff and wonder why spring bon- nets are never mentioned among the necessaries of life that must goon the free list. Women make up the chief audience at the House. Nearly every day a greater number and variety of hats and bonnets than would stock a fashionable milliner's shop for a spring opening are assembled in the galleries, and a great variety of faces look from under these “studies” in head dress, The Very prxivy faces, if not as many as the pretty Donneis, ate not few. Women are the most con- stant visitors at the Capito. A speaker who can clear the gallertes of nearly all of the male population is apt to find an 4] lative audience in the ladies gallery. ‘If be 1s at all good looking his speech 1s certain of attention in that quarter. However bare the other galleries may be, the ladies’ galleries are never empty on any occasion While the House is in session, When & member in any way noted for his gallantry is to Speak the seating capacity is apt to be taxed. ‘here are some tadi¢és who are at the Capitol nearly every day, no matter what may be going on. | They sit in the tront row and watch the pro- ceedings with equal interest, whether It is & roll cull or Wrangle. ‘They are always there. HABITUAL VISITORS. Others come only when something espectal 18 going on, There are certain members whom they always come to hear, They never missa great ‘Speech, and are always present when the fate of Stine specially interesting Dill is decided. ‘They are habitual Congress goers. ‘There are two strik Ingly opposite Classes. ‘Those of one class are usually “Old, and are frequently angular and wear glasses. They often carry a paver, upon which they, sometimes take notes, hey are looking for an “intellectual treat,” and these bits of paper are to take some home on. Some of them care only for the eloquence that drops from the tongues of the statesmen, taking down to be preserved many of the striking words andexpressions. Others are politicians, and get excited over everything that 1s going on before them, ‘This is not tue spring-bonnet class, and they haven't the patience to listen to roll calls or to sitouta dull day, ‘They are the. ional blue stockings, and when there 1s “intel Jectual” in the House or Senate, many of them go into the brary to commune with old volumes, THE OTHER CLASS WRAR taflor-made suits and display the spring bonnets. ‘They are younger, or look so, and add color and @ freshness to thejscene. ‘They are much more con- stant than the others, and appear just as well pleased, whether 1t 18 A dull or a lively day. As Jong as the House isin session and the members are On the floor, they find something to interest them. AU times some of them are Joined by members in the galleries, and then for a while these cease thelr ‘earnest attentions to the floor. They are the pretty girls; the spring-bounet giris, A bunch of them, in flowers and laces and bright colors, 18 the flower garden of the great waste of galleries, whereupon the eyes of the members love to rest. ‘There 1s one corner convenient to the ladies’ dress- ing-room where there are mi ‘&c., and they can see to straighten their bangs. ’ Here they sit and look sweet, nore interesting than interested, After prayer in the morning they come, one or two a time, out of the dressing-room, and take seats in front. "They are not all the same girls, but some of them are. THE EYES OF THE MEMBERS on the floor turn to that corner, and, if the spring- “bonnet girls are there, business may go on—they are content! Some of these gallery goddesses carry books in their hands—school books or music books; a big geography or a history. One or two occasionally carry little prayer books and hyimnals, such as are carried in the hands in neat little cases to church on Sunday. One beautiful creature with the face of the Madonna, carries a small Bible, which she often reads during roll-call, oreven during & burst of eloquence from somé newiber Wh does not interest her. THE AUDIENCE OF AN ORATOR. Members who have fame as orators always have good audiences when it is known that they are golng to speak, ‘The audience 1s made up largely Of ladies—some who know him or his family in society and others who know merely his tame. Tue wife and daughters of @ member—it he has any—are generally present when he makes @ speech. The tallor-made girls are always there. ‘The wives of some of the members are very von- Siantin Uhelr attendance upon Congress. Some Of them spend all tue time tuey can ‘spare from soctal and domestic duties in watehing the doings of Congress. In some cases this 1s because they Uke tv be hear their husbands, Who often sit_ with tuem in Uke Speaker's gallery, and sometimes iv4s because they are natural politiclans and love to watch public affairs, ‘There are several mem- bers In Une House whose wives are accredited with ig the best politicians in the family. When a lnember 1s going to speak he generally braces humseif for an extra effort if he feels the eyes of is wite upon him from the gallery. Most of them Would rather be criticised by aby One in the world than by their wives, FLOWERS FOR MEMBERS. ‘The habit of sending flowers to members is less common than It was, The members discourage tt. Ifat the close of a speech a member getsa bunch of wife 1s in the gallery and he knows she did not send them it 1s embarrassing. It used to be quite the custom of women who wanted favors Congressmen to send them large and gorgeous baskets of flowers on the slighest provocation. But no Woman who has any tact will do so now. She knows it will lose to her whatever influencé she las with him. No member ever knows just What todo with a bunch of flowers too to pin ou the lapel of his coat. The only thing open 0 him 1s to hire a page to throw them away, or to send them home to his wife, ‘The latter frequently fnvolves him in an embarrassing explanation. ‘The average member will dodge a boquet as he will a Vote on the labor problem. subsent ces Saturday Smiles. “My son,” said the Auburn parent Sunday, “what Was the text?” “I dunno, pa,” was the reply of the four-year- old, “but I guess it was, ‘Ile that tumbleth bim- self shall be exhausted.’ ”— Lewiston Journal, “I think,” sald the minister, who was visiting a parishioner, “that 1c 1s easier tocoax children than todrive them. Gentle words are more effective than harsh ones.” - “I Untuk so, too,” said the lady, tenderly. ‘Then she’ raised her window and suddenly shouted to her boy: “Johunte, if you don’t come in out of that mud- puddle ri’ break your back.”—Columbus Dis pateh, ‘That “dead men tell no tales” 1s not an article of faith with spiritualists— Martha's Vineyard Herald. Jt 1s one of the peculiarities of things in general that the freshest men generally tell the stalest storles.— Bangor Commercial. Strawberries are not so sour now by 50 cents as they were a month ago.—Somerville Journal. {vis a universally truthful remark that a man’s “tool frends” are bis worst enemles.—Chicago Journal. ‘A wollan never wants half so badly to learn to ride horseback as she does when she sees how be- coming a riding habit 18 to # woman she doesn't like.—Somerville Journal. If there 13 any State that has not a favorite son who would make an admirable candidate for Presi Gent it will please step forward and be Viewed as & curlosity.—Cincinnatt Commercial Gazette, “Do I weary you?” asked the patent-right wusing briefly for breath on the second quarter 1s explanation, “do I weary you?” “Land. all no,” replied the young man whom he had up between the cigar. stand and the telegraph office, “go ahead, you can't tire me. I never hear apything anybody says. Thats my business. I hold copy for a proof reader in @ printing office." Burdette. A certain style of shoe button is called “Old ‘Maid's Wedding,” because it never comes off. Vhat fresh air you have up here,” gaid he yes. terday afternoon when he went to visit. some friends at Caldwell, “It's so much fresher than we have in Newark.” “That's what I've always sald,” interposed a ilstener, “and I can’t under stand why they don’t bulid’ those large cities out in the country.”—Newark Journal. Sil see,” observed Mrs. Nnaxes “that some emt. ‘rom nent men think the Garden a Was located in cor ayo wen * repited Mr. Snages, “for “That mi it 3 ark rested in the: F Lgl “It did?” ‘Yes; Noah came out of the Arkansaw land, know”— Pittsburgh Chronicle. bo Courtly Gentleman—“May I ask if were Sake GE Nag with guy a lerly a og Uon)—“Sir! I do not understand what Courtly Gentleman—“N« = fitting I recelving’ the present. Auothér way ¥ contests of skill and strength, such as by foot races, If the present is for a young man, such as a horse, the young men run, ‘the winner getting the animal. “Often the young women face, In these contests the runners sometimes call on the ‘prophets,’ who dream of animals, to give them success. "The belief is that such scenes enacted at the grave help the spirit on to its final rest, “FOR FOUR NIGHTS following the funeral the mother or nearest female relative of the deceased laboriously carries to the grave bundles of wood, with which a fire is and kept burning to light the spirit in its voyage, ‘This 1s done without wi for that were tue "s0Ul to hear tie might in its Might and 100k back, troubled. it the deceased belonged to one of the r i be fate: - i H ; i E 5 i i iH g f ! ‘I ‘l Servant—“The mistress mt that gan wacena fy Sag Us r—“You a didn’t bring her name,” “Say Jack, I see you wear a peopl alt jou tain. T didn't, Know Jou wane 2 pension and ‘oct as though Teen for it.”"—Bnrdetie, Dumley—“Do remember of lending ea aiapenaenetee cy "East cnnaiiatieiaheraass aa a 5 Brown-—Yes, I must have been." ¥ Seq, ‘Time—middle of a een whisper) —“ mother r GO penny tow abd'ietegarvudy, ~ “Throw up your situation?” “Do you fopose vo lve on lowers Ey “No, on ny father.” : Four of “The strong should stand by ‘Was the wise remark of the boarder in Ville house, and he put the butter WAGES AND RENTS, ‘The Second Debate Between the Anti- Peverty Society and Mr, Creffut, ‘The return debate between Mr. W. A. Croffut ‘and the Anti-Poverty society on the common ‘ownership of rents, took place at Grand Army Hall ‘Thursday evening. On the first occasion, two Weeks ago, when Mr. Croffut and che society en- Countered the question ina socratic manner, he ‘Was asked questions which he answered without notes or references, It was then suggested that Tepresent the society, to have a debate of the ordi, nary kind. Mr. Paul Bowen called the meeting to order and anpounced the order of the speeches, then introducing Senator Kenna as the chairman the oth Adams juestion at ‘What isthe most desea to rent? The review the debate hy « brief rer which he declared le state of things in its es A 83 : Hi H i F BEE i 8 a eeehaeiee i SENATOR KENNA TAPPED BIS PENCIL onthe tablewhen Mr. Adams’ time was up, and ‘Mr. Croffut came to the front, laden with a large serap-book. He began by agreeing to almost everything which his t had advanced. | “I am, ” he said, any individual being fiven any undue advantage over others, and am in Vor of all men having a free chance in the race, My friend bas said that ‘thers is no freedom for a Working man.’ In this country and cilmate a man who would live at all must work. In Brazil this is tw He cun live with the least possible exertion. What is the result? ‘The result is that he doesn’t work all, and that the Yankee who goes into Brazil, to build a railroad must take his laborers from those lands in the north where there is suffering. Civilization comes only in those zones where there 1s suffering, where men are not free—free from the “terrible circumstances of life and death, of cold, and of hunger.” He then went on to prove thas conaitions aro bet, T to-day than were fifty years ago, ani prophecy that they will be as much better still in twenty yeara. Rents, he said, are higher, but ten- ements are enough better to pay the difterence; three anda half years have been added to the average of human life, fve times as mauy chil- Gren are schooled in proportion to the population; there are one-half as many criminals and paupers, and the savings-bank deposits have increased ten- fold. There are at present $100,000,000 deposited tn the sa banks of New York by working- men, “Neither laws nor tades unions, be added, can increase wages. ORIGIN OF CIVILIZATION. Mr. Adams began his second inning by saying that history tells a different story as to where civil- {zation rises, for the best of civilization arose in ‘Uhose climes that Mr. Croffut denounced as barren of culture. But the garden of the earth has been desolated and made sterlie by the sinfulness and the*foolishness of men. The great question at hand, he said, was whether there were not some men existing in defance of that supremo law, the Bible, which says: “Whoso shall not work neither shall’he eat,” and quoted at length in regard to the Duke of Portland, 2,000 of whose leases, ex- Diring, shortly, will bring to the owner $5,000,000 merely as premtums on the privileges of renewal. While there ts one such case as this, he sald, there is rank injustice done. MR. ASTOR'S BARNINGS. Mr. Croffut came up to the desk smiling, when Senator,Kenna called time. Theline, he said, that Tuns east through Washington, strikes Rome, Athens, and Babylon, sup) to be the centers of ancient civilization. ‘This was his answer to the dentals of Mr. A ‘that civilization lurked 4m the temperate zones. Ite agreed that the case of the Duke of Portiand was more than aggra- ing, 1b was downright robbery, for the king of England some time back, took that land away from the people and gave’ it w the duke’s ances- tors, As Lowever, to John Jacob Astor, whose case Mr. Adains had quoted as parailel to'that of ‘the Duke of Portiand, he had earned every cent he ever accumulated byhard work, and was as inuch entitled to his mililons as he (Sr. Croffut) was to his hat or Mr. Adams to his coat. He asserted that the United States Government has never given to any man or corporation a piece of land which it would refuse to any other man or corporation, At the close of Mr. Croffut’s speech Senator Kenna excused himself from further attendance, having another engagement at that hour, and in- troduced Judge Hoge, the district attorney, who had been sitting beside the Senator, as his sticces- sor in the chair. AVERAGES. ‘Mr. Adams then proceeded and denounced aver- ages, to which he had paid his respects earlier in the debate, ‘Averages are all very well,” he sald, “but what we want to Know 1s why the sewing woman in New York cannot get a living by slavish work, while others live luxuriously with- out lifting ‘their fingers.” He exemplified his views on the subject of averages by a diagram which represented six men in a row and six eggs distributed among them. The average, he sald, Was one apiece, but it happened that one had three, one had two, and one had one, and thiee had noné atall. Averages, he continued, are not the things to depend upon, unless they are true, are based on @ scientific basis and are significant. WAGES OF SERVANTS, Mr. Croffut, in speaking of the case of the sew- ing women, said that wages are fixed, not by sen- timentalism or by the caprice of men, but by the fact that there 18 a demand and a supply. To say thata man should pay more than the market price for labor 1s just as bad as to say thatoneshould pay @ farmer more than the market price for his cab- It 1s not in the power of the United States toalleviate the condition of labor by means of legislation. Don’t try to sweep back tLe ocean and to make new laws against which all nature rel ‘Mr. Adams, in closing the debate, said that the Jaw of distribution, as distinct from the law of Production, can be affected materially by legisla- Uon. If the protective tariff, as Mr. Croffut ac- knowledged, works an injury to the laboring classes, then the Mills bill, in repealing such a law, ‘would surely be benefiting and greatly affecting the condition of labor. —_—_ ‘The Rove, tton for Tae EvENINo Stan, June claims the rose, But the May-month knows ‘Who warmed its heart to blushes;— ‘Who kissed it oft With sunbeams soft In depths of its green bushes, May's silvery rain, With low refrain, Its tender petals parted; ‘May's zephyrs coy ‘To wanton joy ‘Wooed roses crimson-hearted, ‘May's madrigal (The aky-lark’s call) ‘Thrilled virgin rose-buds sleeping: Pure, white as snow, Like vestals, grow Such roses, vigil keeping, ‘May's moon-light glanced ‘Through leaves entranced ‘And flushed, like maiden dreaming, June’y favorite flower, ‘In May's dusk bower, ‘Oped to love's tender seeming. June claims the rose; But the May month knows, ‘And vows it o'er and over ‘Tosun and moon, To stars of June, . ‘That May's the rose’s lover. —Manre Le Banox. ——_--+00 == Mr. Mason and His Country Women, Paris Letter to Philadelphia Times. ‘The ol inhabitants of the colony in Paris re- THE PEOPLE OF ATLANTA ANXIOUS TO HAVE THR ‘ARMY BANISHED, A telegram to the New York Herald trom Atlan- j i ‘chief of police and Eo etfet, and the i i i | 2 BI REAL ESTATE MATTERS. Auction Sales of Property that Have Attracted Auention. 4 LARGE NUMBER OF NEW HOUSES BRING ERECTED— THE COTTAGE FOR THE CHILDREN'S SUMMER HOME—LIECT. BUCHANAN'S RESIDENCE, AND OTHER MATTERS OF INTEREST. A good dealot real estate has been disposed of recently at auction, Last week reference was ‘made to the auction sales of Pennsylvania avenue Property. During the past week there have been at least (wo important auction sales, and the prices obtained, as was the case last week, are regarded as very satisfactory. ‘1he Ben Holladay residence, 1311 K Street northwest, was sold under the ham- mer. It isone of the notable houses in the city, and for many years was the ecene of splendid ‘Social entertainments. The late Mr. Philp, of the firm of Philp & Solomons, who were for years among the leading stationers in the city, built the house at a cost of $52,000. The plans were made by A. B. Young, then the supervising architect of the Treasury, and the house was. comp leted before the war. The entertainments given by Mr. Philp Will be remembered pleasantly by many of the older residents of the city who enjoyed bis lavish hospitality. ‘Then ‘Ben Holladay, the rich mail contractor, became the owner of the house, and furnished it in princely style, He was also a generous entertainer and gave elegant dinners And fine receptions. ‘The house was Well adapted for such Although oniy twenty-five feet front fe has a great de nearly ‘and ocer the entire lot, which Is 147 tect deep. Pe With the vacant lot adjoining on the east and ol the same dimensions, were solid together. The Price obtained Was $36,200, which 1s about $4.12 Per square foot. In March last the residence of the lustice Swayne, at the corner of 13th and K streets, Which has a frontage of 50 feet, was soid at Private sale for $352,000. Another important auction sale was that of the marble-front store building owned by the late Jas. ¥. Davis, It has a frontage of 21 teet on the north side of Pennsylvania avenue, between 6th and 7th Streets, With an average depth of Ws feet, to © Street.’ Without considering the value of tbe ‘the price paid was $17 per foot. ACTIVE BUILDING OPERATIONS. The building operations continue to be brisk. During the month of May, thus far, permits to erect Mfty houses have been taken out. The cost of these improvements will range all the way from $2,000 to $40,000 each. A nuinber of houses of a Superior character are included in the number. During the month of April, as has Deen stated in ‘THE STAR, the permlis for new residences issued exceeded largely the number for the cor ing Month of last year, ‘he amount of money that 18 betng expended is also largely in excess. While there are a great many large and elegant privave Tesldences now being built, small houses for people in moderate circumstances are going up all over Uhe city. Washington's reputation as a city of owes 1s not likely to diminish and the Ude of butlding operations has already gone beyond the boundary lines of the city and invaded the farming Jand and country seats that lle on ail sides. LIRUT. BUCHANAN'S HOUSE. Lieut, Jas, A. Buchanan, of the Army, proposes to build a residence on the east side of 18th street between Hand [streets northwest, Thearchitect, ‘Mr. W, Bruce Gray, has prepared the designs, which havo for the feature of the front, a tower teriul naling a rounded projection. ‘The house rests upon & basement of rock-taced brown, stone abd the Untels throughout the front are of the same ma- terlal ‘The ‘stone contrasts with the brick and gives the appearance of solidity without heavi- hess, The interior effect takes its character from the entrance hall, which 18 broad and spacious. A staircase hall ‘leads from the entrance hall ‘The ‘rooms on the first floor will be finished in hard wood—oak and mahogany predominating. MR. STORY'S NEW BUILDING. Mr. T. F. Schneider, architect, has prepared Plans for a new building to be erected on the east Side of 13th street, between G and H streets north West, for Mr, E, Story. The building will have a frontage of 30 feet and a depth of 806, and will be Ubree stories high. The first story wiil'be arranged for a store, and tie upper tloors as fats, contain ing fourteen rooms, baths, &c., and tuished in a first-class manner, ' The front will be effective in design of press-bricks with stone and terra cotta trimmings. A SUMMER HOME FOR POOR CHILDREN. ‘The Children’s Summer Home 1s to have anew Duliding. The ladies in charge propose to erect a pretty cottage on the land which was given to the home by Mr. C. C, Glover. It 18 located at tho Junction of the Broad Branch and Military Roads, and comprises 6 acres. The locatton ts admirabl adapted to the needs of the tnstituuon, and will form @ delightful home for the sick chilaren of the poor during the Warm weather. Miss McComb, ‘Miss Wilkes and other _— ladies and gentiemen interested In this charity have secured ‘the funds, or at least the greater part of them, for ‘the erection of a suitable building, which ts now being built under the direction of a committee consisting of Messrs. Thomas J. Fisher, Frederick B. McGuire and Robert L Fleming. The plans have been drawn by Col. aap! for a two-story frame house with attic and cellar. The kitchen ‘will be in a detached butlding or wing connected "ith the main house by a covered passageway. ‘The interior has been arranged with special refer- ence to the needs of the home, and, it is believed, ‘Wil be well adapted for the comfort and care of ‘the little ones who will become inmates. HOW TO ADMINISTER MEDICINES, Serious Mistakes that Can be Avoided by Care—Advice for the Family Circle. In his recent address before the graduating class of the National College of Pharmacy, Dr. E. M. Schaeffer gave the following advice about the use of medicines in the sick room: Medicines, like guns, are very good when they go off at the right time, and hit the proper mark, but very bad when they are misdirected. ‘The danger apt to arise from edged-tools in the hands of children is proverbial, but if a child is seen playing with a razor, to snatch the instru. ment from {ts hand 1s the natural impulse of who- ever sees it with the dangerous plaything. Or, if a “crank” with a loaded gun paradesa pub- Uc thoroughfare, the wild glare of his eye gives warning of the danger, and he may be disarmed, But who can suspect danger from the innoceat- looking fluid in a vial? Clear, t may be, and color- less as Water. Or who 1s warned of any danger by its aspect? Yet “accidents” are continually hap- Pening, and the “original” obituary poem, “Little Johnnie was our darling, Pride of ail hearts at houe; But an Ansel came and whispered ‘Little Jounie do come home,” Appears after the sudden translation of some little sufferer by Uhe agency of concentrated lye care- lessly left In a teacup tn the cupboard, or oxalic acid in mistake for baking-powder, or laudanum poured into a vial, originaily flied With essence of peppermint, and the original label left unchanged, Prough any of the modes by" which careless. ness causes Woe! Now my acquaintance with ‘angels bas been limited, butit is safe to say an angel never Whispered duything of the kind, but the good angel that Watches over the little’ ones would be much more likely to say something to those entrusted with their health and lives, and make them more careful. ‘So let me, in imitation of Mr. Punch’s lecture “to those contemplating matrimony,” give you a few domestic “Don'ts” that may be of effect to prevent harm some day. DOMESTIC DON'TS. Don get upin the night and take yourselt or give another a dose of medicine without tirst turn- ing up the light to see the bottle or powder plainiy. Don’t pour out the contents of a bottle of medi cine and refill with another fluid without at once ‘erasing the Old label apd writing the new name. Don’t give 4 new medicine without first and tasting. A good plan ts for the attendant to take a full dose before giving a very young child a dose of a new medicine (é.c., the first out of a bot- Ue of a new ripton OF an old one renewed). A mistake which would only make ‘an adult sick “nt prove fatal to an infant, ‘Son't repeat a dose oftener than written direc. {ions indicate, and, if verbal, write them down for rence. ‘Don’t mind a little delay in order to consult the Gruggist or doctor if the ‘stances Within his personal ex) (Of mistakes, every time you take a dose of medicine or give one to anyone else, even if you have Just set the bottle down! ‘This may seem a trivial and even @ childish recaution, but a habit of this kind once formed ap absolute protection all ! i [ TRYING TO PLAY BALL. ‘The Werk of the Senatorial Team in the West, ‘THE POOR RATTING RECORD—DAILY 48 USUAL IN THE LEAD—GOOD WORK OF SOME OF THE MEN—WHAT THE OTHER CLUBS ARE DOING— CHAMPIONSHIP RECORD. Once more the weather has turned In to help the Senators out of the very deep rut they have been running in ever since the season started. The rain in Detroit yesterday prevented a game, and, Goubtiess, another defeat for the Washington club. Four games have been played thts week, ail of which have gone into history against the team’s record. In Indianapolis on Monday the score stood 7tol Although the Washingtons did better feld work, the Hoosiers hit Uwice as hard and earned enough runs to give them a very comfortable lead. ‘Tt was an odd fact that the first and fourth games: between Washington should hate both been Won— ‘by the Hoosiers, of course—by the same score, 7 to 1. One game of the four, however, went to Wash- ington, for which all praise. On Detroit, had ab easy ume, winning by awcore of 11 0 5, by means of bunched bit, On Wednesday the Statesmen piayed a magnificent game, and Dated almost as hard as the champions, but the De- troits pulled out in the ninth and won by 2 to 0. Th “s game seemed to follow the run of luck resulting Im a Victory for Detroit by that omened score of 7 tol. The trouble seemed to le in O'Day’s unsteadiness, The Senators hit Fetty nearly ae Ward ag the champions. Thus, KS Lo the rain of yesterday, the ita series of the first trip abroad brought no more than Three defeats. Since leaving I is the Washingtons have been hitting the bail freely and have been playing excellent games, but they have been encountering somethii that some people cail hard luck, and bas caused the good work to be of no avail, In the four games with Indi olis the SLavesmen made 25 bits and 32 errors, ‘87 hits and ¥1 errors by Indianapolis, In ube wire ‘Detroit games the Washi: made 25 bits and 18 errors, and Detroit 29 bits and 8 errom This is a decided Improvement, especially as against a much stronger club. WORK OF TRE PLAYERS. ‘Whitney bas not yet appeared on the diamond, as Was expected, but It must be remembered that ‘the weather In the North at present ts raw and damp, and that any rash work on bis. bow might lay him up for the entire season. It is sate to predict that when he has fully recor and once more gets in the box the tune will be changed. One of the inost gratifying developments of the week has been a great Improvement in the work At short and second. Irwin ts Melding remarkably Well and is pear the head of the club list in bat- Ung. O'Brien, however, usually so reliable for at Jeast one Lit every game, bas been steadily falling Of ip his stick-work, a8 Well as making frequent errors at first, and there is some talk the directors of laying Lim off for a Ume until he recovers some of nis old skill Donnelly ds playing well, and has been finding the bali with some regularity of late, Hoy Wilmot are Working iike Urojans, covering great big territories and batting with the best or tuem. ‘The batuing of the club since the departure from Washington is shown in the yy | statement: Thirteen ames have been played. Tn these Hoy has made 4 hits, Wilmot and Irwin 13, Shoch 11, O'Brien bit Myers 10, Daily’ and Dotineliy & O'Day and i ‘Murray 3, Mack and Deasiey 1, and Gilmore 0. Hoy, Wilmot, O'Brien, Myers, and Irwin have played iu allot these games: Donnelly In twelve, Shoch in eleven, Daily, Deasiey, and O'Day in six, Mack in four, and Murray and’ Gilmore in three.’ ‘Thus it will'be seen Unat Daily has in reality been doing the best work at the bat, followed by Hoy, Will, Irwin, Shoch, and so on Gown the line, Now the great question ts, where is the manager of the team? Has any one’ heard of Ted Sullivan recently? He or some One else inust make a change in the team, GAMES YESTERDAY. Chicago took sweet revenge on Boston by shut- ting them out in a five-tuning game by a score of 13100. Borchers was put in by Chicago, pitching to paly, aga kept the men from Boston down to 4 hits, Hadbourne and Tate Woraed for Boston, and Anson’s men batted terrificaily, making 12 "hits, ‘The work of the Chicago team ‘in the feid was wrtect, Borchers making the only error By send ing a man to base on balls, The Bostons played poorly, making % errors, ‘Thus the Washingtons outlucked the men from the Hub and were drawn, ‘one peg nearer to the high-priced team by the lat- ter's defeat. Philadeiphi Pittsburg . R Indianapoil Louisville Washington :. Kansas Cit 4617 NOTES FROM THE BALL FIELD. Umpire Lynch does not please the people of Chicago any more than those of Washington, Judg- tng from the telegraphic accounts of the game. Day before yesterday the Wall was that “air, Lynch's umpiring Was bad, as it has been in all the games in which Le has’ oMiciated hete, Dut bis mistakes were impartially distributed.” Tue Riverside Club has been organised te South Washington with the following players: Kyan, Haley, Paige, H. Leach, Perkeus, Albro, Buckley, Varuell, E. Leach, Gates, Ashford, and Mccarthy. Wm. E. Buckley, 622 70 street southwest, is Ue manager. Keep an eye on Detroit, for the ex-champions are climbing up hill with # rapidity that bespeaks 4 hard race for both Chicago and Boston. Here is what the New York Sun Uuluks of the Glants: “The Washington Club need not get down. hearted, they will soon have company; all they have to do 1s to Walt.” The Keferee ts the Dame of a new sporting paper published in Chicago. It 1s full of gossip and news About base bail and the players. Sullivan, of Chicago, wears letter B made of pearl, on lis breast. He cousiders it a good omen ‘and would not go upon the fleld without 1. Barney Gilligan's Detroit experience was very brief, Ile was released during Ube week, as it was plain that Sutliffe, who was improving, could do Inuch better than Washington's old player. ‘One of the most encouraging features of the New ‘York's trip so far has been the hard, clean manner in Which the boys have been lining the ball to the outdeld. ‘They will begin to go sate afver awhile, and then look out for big scores. — Philadelphia Press. The Wheel Club and the Department Stars met yesterday, the game golng Lo the former by 16105, Here aré some of the nicknames by which Au- son's men are known: Silver Fiiut, Fido Baldwin, Dandelion Pfeffer, Whiskers Williamson, Dad Clark, Sandy Ansoa, Rooney Daly, Kinuikinuick Krock, Wetuerwurst Darling. Thc Referee, ‘The Columbia College Club will play’ the Episeo- pal High School team in Alexandria to-day. ‘The manager of the Alerts is reorganizing that club Tor ab extended trip in Virginia. He desires {o secure several good players who are willing to buy their own ua Notes of Interest from the Armorics of the Different Organizations, “What's new in National Guard matters?” said a Srax reporter to Gen. Ordway a few days ago. “Why, the passage of the militia bill by the Sen- ate, of course,” was the cheertul answer. “You'd de astonished to see how that little bit of legisla- tion has worked on the boys,” he continued. “They are a new set of men, infused with new coufidence and manifesting more interest in militia matters ‘than ever before.” It is understood that in afew days a full band, to be known as the National Guard band, will be organized. It will be under the direction of Prof. Schroeder, and will no doubt prove a success, ‘The American Drum and Piccolo band, of Balti- more, have been engaged for the 30th. ‘The Brigade Drum corps of the National Guard is Ing satisfactorily. The: now num. ers upward of twenty-five men. They will be Galformed and furnished with instruments by ‘The ambulance corps 1s now an assured fact. ‘There have been fifteen men enrolled up to the present Ue, and many applications for member- ‘ship are being reoeived. ‘They will be mustered in iunmediately.. ‘The project recently mentioned in Tax Stak of a mounted on bicycles is now as- forming a company mo icy’ ras Dave signified thelr intention of and their muster in Will take place at an early day. ‘Mr. E. H. Newmeyer has been appointed ord. ance sergeant on the ‘non-commissioned Staff of the District militia. ‘The process of weeding out bad material still continues. ‘It is learned that on the day of parade on Deco- is i { il i aa! LY it HF i | | | j HG 4 i ii ii { | ! mart —hC@«éE i GComIP OF NEW Yor«, Pecultarities of Lite in Our Bustest and Biggest City. ‘WOMEN WHO LIVE BY THEIR WITS-ONE Woman's PROFITABLE STOCK COMPANY SWINDLE—ROW sm CARRIED ON THE WORK—POLITICANS SEE SN. —VARNISHED BARTER, Correspondence of Tux EVENINo Stan New Youn, May 18, ‘The investigation into the death of Broker N. W. T. Hatch as made such revelations of the past Listory of Mra Scofteld as to tend t teresting Woman to have “lived by ber wits" f the Dest period of her life. Ann O'Detia iy 4s another New York woman who lived Wits ‘The fact ts New York is full of Jost such females, Dut Lue general public doesnt fod Urem UL UBL Some Such OCCUrTeNCeS as the Marsh Debar episode or the Hatch tragedy get their Methods and themselves Into public potorery They are necessarily women of education aid some degree of culture, for they hum game, aud they have to Use the dest fo bag it, And they dont bieea t Diackinall, either, Dut in a redued, Way that doesnt stoop ¢ means, Some of them mov not which te quite as good as Mr. McAllisters, and Wluch has Pretty good reason fF the belie J assisted one of these temairs tn a pretty bold Swindling operation once. 1 was an rcoomplice, ‘unconsciously, it 18 true, but I Was aa accessory nevertheless. It was in the most fashional Dookseiler’s shop in New York that I frst met the lady, and I was introduced to her by Uke proprie- tor, who recommended me as ® young man who could relieve her of all the practical drudgery or printing and compiling a periodical whiich abe hind Teoentiy started. Its BAme Was not The Pushy Journal, but Uhat Ue Will suMciently Charactér, The lady was about thirty-four years 01d, anda widow, J don’t think I had at that time ever encountered a member Of Let me ponsswrd ot such apparent womaniiness, comblued with Intel lectual strength, broad culture, abd capacity for business Mra. Jenkins—that Wasn't ber name — soon Became iu my eyes an ideal She was comely Ju appearance, With & inant Toserved. In dress her taste was perfect. Sie hever wore an article of Jewelry, not cven a fingers Ting, and whether in ler office, at her hotel, om ‘Uke Street, or at an evening recepuon, her atuing, While almost unadorned, Was strikingly perfect lu, AUS adaptability to her person, I didn’t know then that tits matter of simple dress Was part of her stock In trade, BUL IC Was, After 1 had been Lwo weeks acting as a sor of Managing editor of The Fashion Journal Mra deue kins asked me casually one morning if | had auy Money for investment. 1 told ker truthfully that T hadn't, and 1 really regretted that 1 hada thousand or two when she laid before me iu a Way Lo convince the most skeptical capitalist thy erful promises of wealt Ot The Fashion Journal. What a t that woman Was! A few days after that she ue she Was about to make a stuck concern ol Journal, and in order to secure legal Incorporation in the State It Was necessary Uiat an ongauirng of five stockholders should — petitio the incorporation. "She Wished tu to be one of them, she sald, and so that tne trans fer of stock Lo me Would bé reyular sli Ine $500 to purchase tt with, and 1 cx When I Uked. Therefore, at the first “The Fashion Journal Co." i handed the $500 cash she had placed tn Defore, and was credited with Amount, The same identical bills were handed to Ue bookkeeper, Who paid ber with for a like number of shares ‘The advert solicitor became a stock: in the same her, and so did the man Who printed the paper, and 1 due time we recelved our certificates, cn! gtaved by the American Bank Nove Co., aint wa pretty as Government bonds. After we elected ourselves directors fur one. y: turved her attention to men who could afford to buy stock with their own Money Instead oF She fitted up for bervelf a magnificent apart half office and bait Doudo her plans on were ( jodical Was the organ. She made a rich silk inporter, belleve that, ier his goods in Mt he bought $5, at par, and the ' astute i, She showed a “health ufacturer how ber influential paper, by rece mending no corset but his could make ilu a ri, man in wo years, and the corset man boughe Stock to the atmount of $2,000 for shrewd method of exchangiug Ube credit side of ber bank-book St {ts to an enormous atuount, w Ww her Victims as evidences of Che ) rity. She even hired bait a dor rs tO Dring her letters every few she Was ensuaring a victim In her omice r viva and ok Ang perinisston to open th ner Imagimab) her take a big find Would ring for her bookkeeper lw writ ceipt for hundreds of dollars tat the bogus check and Ube bills represented. 1 verily bellev Toll Of bills was Uhe identical roll witu which wa four “directors” Vought our pretty stock certiie caves, Meantime she was making an interesting Of The Fashion Journal. Sue paid Nverally for articles, cULS abd printing, aud Conducted it will Ab CLETEY abd Intelligence Which tight have made ita really Valuable property. But it was anything but valuable. It soid fairiy weil tnrougia the RewS companies, YUL It bad & subscription lst Of less Than 300, ahd the advertiseuments, Which made a sLupendous show, were either taken al any price or were printed without authorization frou Ine advertisers, The capital stock of $40,000 was soon disposed of to merchants, manufacturers of dress goods, and capitalists, and then came a change. “Tue hich priced contributors were dropped, and she andi 0%, SP, all the matter tor the paper each week. Phe Salary ist Was allowed to run behind and the and advertising man resigued. The printer, the paper dealer, and the binder un. abie to'coliect their bulls. Madame Jeukins paid Jess and less attention to te journal, and tore and more to having a good Uiue geueraily WiLL Uhe money she had wade seliluy pretty stock cer- Uficates. ‘Que morning she strolled In and said: “Mr. Soulé, the Fashion Journal Co. 1s about to make an ninent foF Lhe Benefit of 1s creditors, aod aa the "paper not be published any longer of Course Jour services will be aispensed with, ¥¥ our salary will be pald to the end of the month, at Which time our office lease expires, ang you thay remain here to show any Inquiring stbckholders where the books are kept, so Uuat they may, If Ley choose, salisfy Uhemstlves as to Ue manner in which their money has ween expended. 1 to New Orleans for afew weeks. Good-by And she went. And the stockholders came. ‘They looked at the concern’s books. Some of them swore. A few Were s0 ashamed of themselves that they tore out Of the stock certificate book the stubs bearing their nates. Olbers brougut lawyers in and asked them What could be done. “Nothing whatever, The lawyers sald, Unless the stockuoloers wanted totakethe paper and runt. But the stockholders didn't seem to yearn after any more jourualistic rence, so they let the matter drop. [Lisa noveworthy fact that Ubis has played the very same gaiae tu Che same city of New York within the past four years wilt a journal Ureating of another class of mérchantabie arucies than dress goods, and las I am informed, suc- ceeded as well as ‘before. ‘The last J heard of her Was that she was in Sau Francisco, just starting @ paper devoted to food products. "My Informant says She has grown stout and gross, bas cullivated a red nose, and has Laken copiously to drink But she still “lives by her wits.” New York saloons vie With each other tu produc. Ing novel attractions that Will Invite guests wo a Visit of inspection. The latest novelty is in a sa- Joon on Aun street, where the proprietor has mage his entire bar over which drinks are served inwo an immense aquarium. The top is of thick plate. Ubrough which may be seen gold-fish dart- ee rh the water, eels wriggling Ubeir snaky forms back and forth, frogs lying lu wait for suc- culent Mes and bugs, and tortoises basking on artificial eminences. some of the rural ates tO gute democratic convention, wee! have been having fun wights see Lown and sampling ils fluids, aud La! 18 woman in New York, ws halted suddeuly Just as be was react tor the rye decanter, his face grew wulte and bis eyes Duiged. With dls gaze Mixed upon an eel 2 feet long ne kward oto the arms of @ companion. “Jones,” he whis uskily, * 0, Fight away. T'n gettin’ Lue Jaus—bic—shiuresa yer born. 3 02 We bar, ol" ian!” ‘Jones cast an inquiring glance at the bar and saw a green pulltiog leering at bim bideously, “G00d God, boys! I've got, ‘em to0:” he howled, ‘and sank into a chair, covering bis eyes with hands. The restot oe ee Se os at their two vid-faced cot 0 ta astonishinent, ~ to the bar for some decoction ta friends nerves. Most of Ubem re. on their E Es i § ii if dl il ef ij i ‘ i i [ f E ‘4 i Hae : iH t i i f i 3 § i g i ! | i i Hs i i Hi 38 i I 5 f 5 E ty i i t t f 5 i i dl li i I >