Evening Star Newspaper, January 17, 1889, Page 8

¢ THE EVENING STAR: WASHINGTON, D.C., THURSDAY, JANUARY 17, LOCAL MENTION. The Weather. For the District of Columbia, Maryland, Del- aware, Virginia, North Carolina, and South Carolina, clearing, coming northwesterly, high on the coast, diminishing in force Thursday night, Free! Smoxe! Warer! The great bargain sale of shoes damaged by smoke and water at the Family Shoe Store, 310 ‘7th street, will only last a few days longer. To give youa faint idea of what we are doing we mention the following prices: Shoes at 25c., worth 50c. Children’s spring’ heel button, 69c., worth 91.25. pe Boys’ and misses’ school shoes, 73c., worth 1.50. Ladies’ kid and goat button boots, 8%., worth Men’s button, lace or congress, $1.19, worth $2.50. Fine shoes equally as low. Fasity Sor Srone, $10 7th st. Ovr Drive Sate continues to be a sensation. Those 59 cent Tapestry Brussels and handsome Moquetts at $1.25 are attracting many buyers. Come and see. W. H. Horxe, 801 Market Space. sees Oax Haxt, corner 10th and F, sells suits and overcoats for men and boys at 50 cents on the dol ——— Exes Examined Free. Glasses fitted at your residence by Dr. Wert. optician, 481 Pa. av. n.w. At Krpsex and urinary troubles indicated > po 8 in the back or side, nervousness, loss of leep, eruptions on the skin. etc., are speed- ily cured by Frxvey’s Compound Syrup of Buchu. Reap Wash. B. Williams’ advertisement of slaughter sale, on fourth page. Ixavavratiox Note.—Read W. H. Hoeke’s advertisement on 4th pag Bry Your Coal, Coke and Wood from Joux- sox the leading firm in the Dis- irict. Reap W. B. Mosts & Soy’s advertisement in this paper; it is the best opportunity ever of- fered to bay home furnishings at low prices. Evenrraixe good can be had at FussELu’s Café, 1425 New York ave. Dows at Last. Watches cleaned, $1; main- spring in §. W., 21.; key-winder, 75c. Repair- ing in proportion. Ailwork guaranteed. R. C. Hives & Co., 528 9th st. n.w. CITY AND DISTRICT. poche eae CONDENSED LOCALS. A. W. Ward has been elected president of the Transparent Ice company, Geo. A. Smith, vice- president, and Wm. H. Burr, secretary and ‘treasurer. : The financial statement of the new Ecking- ton and Soldiers’ Home railroad up to Decem- ber 31, 1883, sent to Congress yesterday, shows that the receipts from subscriptions to stock were $39,820; from temporary loans, $1,500; from passengers, £3,275; total, $44,595. Dis- bursements, 244,343.36; leaving a balance in bank of $246.64. Tickets of other roads in bank $125.02. Loan to Dr. E. Kurtz Johnson, s 500. Prof. J. W. Chickering lectured last night at All Soul’s church on “‘The Roan Mountain Re- gion.” The lecture was under the auspices of the Amateur Botanical club of the parish union. The next lecture will be an illustrated one on January 23 by Prof. L. C, Loomis; subject: “Here and There in Europe.” George D. Cantine, a messenger in the Treas- ury department, was suddenly taken sick yes- terday, and was removed to Providence hospi- tal. He died shortly after 4 o'clock, and the doctors attribute his death to heart disease. The trustees of the Washington Brick-ma- chine company have designated the following officers for the insuing year: T. L. Holbrook, resident; A. Pollok, Vice-president; William . Mattingly, secretary; Geo. H. B. White, treasurer. Prof. F. U. Von Puttkamer will give afree German lecture at the Berlitz school of lan- guages this evening on “Legends, their origin, and meaning.” The funeral of Thos. J. Swander, who died Tuesday, took place at Rock Creek cemetery this afternoon at 1 o'clock. He was formerly a compositar on Tue Eventne Star. The Technicher Verein of Washington cele- brated its first anniversary with a banquet, music, and dance at Edel's hall last evening. In the General Term to-day the exceptions in the case of James C. Eliason, convicted of embezzling letters in the mails, was argued by Mr. vis for defendant and Mr. Coyle for the government. The postponed Christmas entertainment of Murray Universalist Sunday school will take place at the Church of Our Father to-morrow evening. ee Investigating the Nattans Robbery. ARREST OF A COLORED MAN FORMERLY EMPLOYED AS A COOK BY MR. NATTAN Detectives Carter and Mahon yesterday in- vestigated the robbery of 2150 at the house of Mr. Arthur Nattans, the druggist, and last aight they arrested Archie B. McKenny, a young colored man, and locked him up, charged with the robbery. As published in yesterday's Star, the money was stolen from a tin box, which was kept in a closet on the third floor. The house was entered Tuesday night about ll eclock by climbing through the back win- dow. When the robbery occurred there was no one on the premises except Mr. Nattans’ daughter and the colored cook. McKenw who was arrested, was formerly employed as a cook by Mr. Nattans, but was discharged a week ago. When searched at the station not a { rm was found in his pockets. He denied owing anything about the robbery. This morning the prisoner was taken to the Police Court and the case was continued pending fur- ther investigation. —o—__ Catrie Marker.—At the Union stock yards, N6 cattle were on the market yesterday and sold to butchers as follows: Best sold from 4 to 43¢c. per pound; good sold from 39 to 33(c. per pound; medium sold from 3% to pound: common sold from 2 to 2°,¢. per 72 sheep and lambs on the market, and all sold as follows: Old sheep sold from 3 ; per pound; lambs sold from 4 tc pound. Cows and calves sold from each. Market for cattl sheep and lambs to Sige. Tae Apprtiox To Graey Missiox C The new addition to the Gurley m: near Le Droit park, will be form: to-morrow evening. Heretofore on the chapel has been reserved for the use of the Sunday school, but now the old building will be devoted entirely to the lar re- ligious services. The addition bas an infan elass-room, a library and a parlor, and has seating capacity for about 700 children. Heat is supplied from a furnace in tie cellar. —_—— The fol- Lapms’ Rewer Corrs Ex lowing officers of the Ladies’ corps of Sumner post, No A. R., were installed last evening: President, Mrs. Fliza Taskey; senior vice-president, Mra. Mary Howard; Junior vice-president, Mrs. Emily Gordon; secretary, Miss Flora Cole: treasurer, Mrs. Francis’ Frelinghuysen; conductor, ' Mrs. Fanny Grady; guard, Mrs. Josephine Fowler; chaplain, Mrs. Eliza Green; assistant con- ductor, Miss Rosie Grady; assistant guard, Miss Caroline Allen. —o—____ Herevrrr axp Hyorexe.—The members of the department of Heredity and Hygiene, of the Women’s Christian Temperance auion.held o meeting. last night in the Gospel Mission rooms. irs. A. E. Bovee, superintendent of the department, read a paper on “The duty of Health,” This was followed by a lengthy address on “Heredity, its sorrows and its joys,” by Doctor Clara Bliss Hinds. The address was discussed by a number of ladies, ———— Tue Armor Cottection oF Parxtixos.—The sale of the Armor collection will commence this evening at the salesroom of Walter B. Williams & Co., corner 10th and Pennsylvania avenue, at 7:30 o'clock. Judging from the in- terest i fested by visitors it will be largely —_e—___ much colder; winds be- Again in the Toils. A MAN WHO ADMITS HE HAS PAID $3,000 IN FINES FOR BEING DRUNK AND DISORDERLY. William Hoffman, the carpenter, who has been arrested so many times for being drunk and disorderly, stood in front of the Police Conrt yesterday and watched the poor ‘“un- fortunates” going from the “Maria” to the court. He had been released from the work- house only two days before. This morning he was among the number of “unfortunates,” and was charged, as usual, with being drunk and disorderly. Judge Miller informed Hoffman that there was already an unpaid fine standing against him. ‘I have just served fifteen days in the workhouse, and I thought my fine was ested Mr. Padgett. 5 word,” said the prisoner. Hoffman admitted that, although he denied the charge, he expected the court to fine him, and asked for time to settle, saying that he had work to go to to-day. “You are drunk yet,” remarked the court. . your honor,” said the defendant. “I am going to stop drinking, but I thought before doing so I would go on one good drunk. Now I am done. I have paid nearly $3,000 in fines in this court, and lost about $2,000 more by the loss of work when arrested.” The court imposed a fine of $5, and took under consideration the question of granting farther time to pay the fin <2 Boers! A New Portrait of Washington. Mr. John H. Voorhees, of this city, made an address on Tuesday evening before the Epip- hany workingmen’s club, of South Washington, in the course of which he gave an interesting incident of his visit to Holland the past sum- mer with the Holland society, of New York, of which Mr. V. is amember. At the beauti- ful little city of Arnhem, in South Holland, on the Rhine, the visitors had a reception at the residence of Mr. Pieter de Vries, a gentleman of eighty years, and were shown a portrait of Gen. Washington with a curious history, Some- where before 1795a Dutch firm, Claas Taan & Son, of Amsterdam, had a_branch- house in Baltimore, which exported Maryland tobacco to Holland; and at the time when Chesapeake bay was blockaded by a British fleet, and Baltimore was in great need of certain sup- plies, a vessel or vessels of the above firm ran the blockade and relieved a pressing want. Gen. Washington, in token of his appreciation of this fact and relief, presented the portrait in question to said firm, Claas Taan being the ancestor of Mr. de Vries, in whose possession it has remained for many years. The letter of Gen. Washington, accompanying the portrait, has unfortunately been lost, and the name of the | meee upon the back of the canvas could not be accurately deciphered, but appeared to be Pau. A certain Mr. Pine, an English artist, it is known visited Mount non after 1790, and made several portraits of Washington, and it is possible that this is one of them. Mr. Voorhees stated that the Maryland historical society has been put in possession of the above data, and is trying to identify the portrait and trace the story. Can some of our antiquarians and readers lend a hand? — Divorced Without Her Knowledge. THE CURIOUS PETITION OF MRS. M’MURDY, WHO WAS MARRIED IN GEORGETOWN, The petition of Marion E. McMurdy, who gives her residence as this city, asking that a decree of absolute divorce from her husband, John McMurdy, a commercial traveler, be set aside, was denied yesterday in the superior court of New York city. The petition states that they were married on June 12, 1866, by the Rey. Mr. Tillinghast, rector of St. John’schurch, in Georgetown. In May, 1872, he left her, and has not since supported her. She declares that last month she learned for the first time that a divorce had been granted to her in a suit pur- porting to have been begun by her, but of which she knew nothing whatever. She says she knew nothing about the intimacy with other women charged in the papers against her husband. The papers set forth that on November 9, 1871, the summons was served on the husband by H. J. H. Miller, in the porch of the Astor house, and that Charles T. McKay was her attorney. She avers that she never knew either of these men. She states her belief that her husbandis now in Colorado, and says she does not want a divorce from him. a ee Mrs. Cleveland:s Reception. A BOSTONIAN'’S EXPERIENCES, To the Editor of Tur EVENING Srar: I thought on Saturday afternoon as I looked upon the thousands of ladies waiting to be ad- mitted to the White House, if there was any other nation under the sun of whom it might so justly be said, “What fools these mortals be,” as we Americans, and I one of the Ameri- cans, To a stranger coming to Washington for the first time, hoping, yes. longing, to see some “high life” at the capital, on being informed that the President's wife will give a reception. resolves at once that here is now a chance to be presented, also to see how she is dressed, to have a few words with her, and, of course, to be introduced to the receiving party; and when one returns home to have something definite to tell one’s friends. That is a woman’s idea of a reception before they go, but alas! for the reality. As the reception (1 wish a more appropriate name could be found) is to begin at 3 o'clock, it is thought advisable to arrive at the execu- tive mansion at the hour named. We arrived and lo, mstead of walking in, we take our position in line on the pavement outside the gates and about in front of the Treasury build- ing. While waiting. we begin to look about us and find that it requires a policeman to about every one hundred women. presumably to keep them in order, or possibly to prevent the late comers from pushing out one of the weaker sisters and taking her place in the line. | Every few minutes we would move about two | or three steps, and finally after one hour and a half of weary waiting in the cold, with feet and hands like ice, we reach the door, and feel at once as if we have just stepped into heaven, But then I hope heaven will never be so crowded as that place was, for evidently it was only an illustration of everything in the gov- ernmental line, for the ins in staying in and the outs were trying to get in, so that all one could do would be to stay in the current and be carried forward. As one nears the doorway where the receiv- ing party stand you are told to “keep the line moving ladies,” then “break up there, go one ata time,” “announce your name,” and then with a shove from behindand somebody's hand to grap You in front, you are pulled through and find yourself shot into the east room by an attendant who informs you in not the gentlest tones. “that there is no time to look around,” and then you realize that you have been re- ived (7) by Mrs. Cleveland. When you get ea breath you ask “did ‘you see “well, no,” is the answer, “all I could possibly see was a tall lady in white, couldn't tell for the life of me whether she was young or old, dark or fair, and failed to tell whiat the dress was made of.” Well, since we cannot see what we came to see we must feast our eyes on what we did not come to see. The crowd has blocked w ing to the conservatory, the early birds have blocked up the doorways, and short people can only gaze up at aseaof heads. Such a mix- ture! Women are there with babies in their arms, women with three or four half-grown children, women well dressed and women poorly dressed, and here and there you see a man sandwiched in. Dr. Mary Walker is on veep. — gives every one a r= ance to admire er manly proportions. A giddy young man, when the Marine band sunt mn ealy iece, feels as if he must le and shake himself allover to let people know how fond he ia of daneing. i ‘be pushing, the elbowing, the beg pardons, &c., the black looks one ‘woman knows 0 well how to bestow on another, makes it all some- thing to be remembered. ‘Dispirited and de- | spairing with aching limbs, we make our way homeward, but notwithstanding all our trials we have something to look bac! upon, for we have been to one of Mrs. Cleveland's receptions, Bostonian, ee areas The Gypsy Camp Robbery. THE YOUTHFUL THIEF BROUGHT BACK TO THIS CITY—HE MAKES A CONFESSION. Detective Raff returned this m from Norfolk, Va., with the youthful burglar, Mon- roe Trice, colored,who,with his partner “Ben,” it is alleged, stole $700 from Thomas Stanley at the gypsy camp last Monday. The prisoner made a full confession. He had taken the the corridor lead- ion $376. He told the officer Tue sate of gentlemen furnishings will be | that during Staniey’s absence from the camp continued at Dr mn Bros. to-morrow (Janu- ——— Bete brpey wpe took the ary 18) at 10 o'clock, a. m. prog! y walk Poe fi ther ani eens Game on Tone Ane Tan a “bail Dog revere a ae of clothes and a To-morrow (Frida! e| closit “Bull revolver and took sale of the 2 ~ Leary in Seramprtacd Cold ve Coming. A bulletin was issued from the office of the chief signal officer, at 9:45 o'clock, as follows: “Cold wave coming. The temperature will probably fall 20 degrees by 8 a. m. Friday.” THE STORM. ‘The regular bulletin says: “The severe storm on Wednesday morning central in southern Minnesota is now central north of Lake Huron; it has been accompanied by rain thence to the Atlantic and east gulf coasts, and by brisk to high winds in the east gulf and south Atlantic states and the Ohio valley, and by gales from the northwest eastward over the lake regions tothe New England coast. The temperature has risen in the Atlantic states, and fallen from the west gulf states and Mississippi to the northwest and the upper lake region. A Battiwore Minister Resions.—The Rev. Wm. M. Barker, rector of St, Luke’s church, Baltimore, has tendered his re: ion to the vestry of that parish, to take effect February 21. He has accepted a call to the St. Paul's church, Duluth. Dr. Barker was formerly pastor of St. Paul's church in this city. sorte sent teak ois News from Rockville. THE FARMERS MEET AND DISCUSS TOPICS OF IN- TEREST—AN UNKNOWN MAN FRIGHTENS A FARMER'S WIFE—OTHER ITEMS OF INTEREST. RockvILLe, Mp., Jan. 16, 1889. Correspondence of THE EVENING STAn, At a special session of the orphans’ court, held here to-day, the case of Cephas Hardy agt. Thos. Hardy, executor of the estate of John Hardy, was taken up, and argument heard on both sides. The case involves aclaim of $4,500 against said estate by the executor, which claim is resisted by his brother, Cephas Hardy. The case will now go to the circuit court for settlement. A very pretty wedding was celebrated at Cedar Grove on Wednesday, the contracting arties being Mr. Joshua Riggs and Miss lary L. Beall, the ceremony being performed by Rev. Mr. Cross, of the M. E. church, A large number of the friends of the parties were in attendance. The church was hand- somely decorated with flowers and evergreens and presented a beautiful appearance, The bride was attired ina handsome dark green traveling dress, the groom in the conventional black. The attendants were Mr. Levin Gard- ner and Miss Ruth M, Beall, sister of the bride, Mr. Bradley J. Riggs, brother of the groom, and Miss Nellie Lynn, of Washington. Invitations have been issued for a hop at the town hallon Friday night next, under the management of the young ladies and gentle- men of this place. Excellent music has been engaged, and all other arrangements made to render the affair enjoyable. An entertainment for the benefit of the Cen- tral Brass band, of Gaithersburg, will be given at the Andrew Small academy, Darnestown, on Friday evening, February 1. The annual meeting of the farmers and others interested in agriculture was held at Sandy Spring yesterday and was well attended, Henry C. Hallowell, president of the associa- tion, being absent on account of sickness, the meeting was presided over by B. D. Palmer, vice-president, who delivered a very able ad- dress, in which he urged the combination of farmers for the protection of their interests. A numberjof questions of interest to farmers were discussed and interesting reports were read from the various farmers’ clubs of the county. In the discussion of the subject of creameries it seemed to be the sense of the meeting that it was more profitable to sell cream directly to the consumers. In regard to the cause of “scab” on potatoes, a lengthy discussion was had without arriving at any definite conclu- sion. The report of the committee on town- ships and taxation was read and adopted, in which it is recommended to the county authori- ties to take measures to permanentiy improve the main roads of the county. A fine lunch was provided for all present by the ladies of the neighborhood, for which they received a vote of thanks by the meeting. On Monday night last an attempt at robbery, and perhaps outrage, was made at the house of Mr. Frank Embry, near Orndorff’s mill. Mr. Embry had gone out to attend to some bi ness, leaving his wife and a nephew ten years old in the house. The former had gone to an upper room, and some time afterward, hearing anoise down’ stairs, she supposed it was her husband, and to tease him fastened the door to the upper room, She soon discovered that it was not her husband, but a stranger, and when he came up the stairs and his demand for ad- mission was refused, attempted to force the door. Mrs, Embry threatened to shoot the in- trader, and, raising the window, called loudly to some near neighbors for assistance. When they arrived the miscreant had made his es- cape in the darkness. Mr. Embry returned some time afterward, and found his wife ina very nervous condition. Nothing of value was missing from the howe. 8. A. M. ——.__. Divorce Laws of States. From the New York Graphic. The question of divorce laws is one that is exciting a good deal of discussion just now, and the following enumeration of the differ- ence in the divorce laws of the various states of the union will be found interesting. The violation of the marriage vow is cause for absolute divorce excepting in South Caro- a= and'New Mexico, which have no divorce laws. Physical inability is a cause in all states and territories except ten. Wilful desertion for one year is a cause in fifteen states and territories. Wilful desertion for three years is a cause in fourteen states, Wilful desertion for five years is a cause in two states. Habitual drunkenness is a cause in all states and territories except ten. Imprisonment for felony is a cause in all states except ten. Cruel and abusive treatment is a cause in all states and territories except New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, South Carolina, Virginia, and West Virginia. jure of the husband to provide, no time specified, is a cause in nine states; for one year it is acause in five states, and for two years it is all that is necessary in two states, Fraud and fraudulent contract isa cause in nine states, Absence without being heard from isa cause in several states, i Other causes in different states are as fol- lows: “Ungovernable temper,” in Kentucky; “ha- bitual indulgence in violent and ungovernable temper,” in Florida; ‘cruel treatment, out- rages or excesses such as to render their living together insupportable,” in Arkansas, Ken— tacky, Louisiana, Missouri. ‘Tennessee, and such indignities as render life burden- in Missouri, Oregon. Pennsylvania, hington Territory, and Wyoming; ‘thus: band notoriously immoral before marriage, un- known to wife,” in West Virginia; “fugitive from justice,” in Virginia; “gross misbehavior or wickedness,” in Rhode Island; “any gross neglect of duty,” in Kansas and Ohio; “attempt on life.” in Iinois; “refusal of wife to remove into the state,” in Tennessee; “mental inca- pacity at time of marriage,” in Georgia; “three years with any religious society that believes the marriage relation unlawful,” in Massachu- setts; ‘joining any religious sect that believes marriage unlawful, and refusing to cohabit six months,” in New Hampshire; ‘parties cannot live in peace and union,” in Utah; “settled aversion, which tends to destroy all peace and happiness,” in Kentucky. The Geffcken Indictment Published. AN ENGLISH PAPER CHARGES BISMARCK WITH STARTING THE MORIER STORY HIMSELF. The Berlin Reichsanzeiger, by command of the emperor, publishes the indictment that was found against Prof. Geffcken. The indict- ment states that Prof. Geffcken extracted from the diary, which contained 700 pages, and which was confided to him by the late Em- peror Frederick in March, 1873, the portions lished. He had no authority to make the public, Emperor Frederick himself beit of the opinion that it should only be vablished after the lapse of a long period after his death. Anumber of letters written by Baron Von genbach and Prof. Geffcken are appended e indictment. Baron Von bach, in a letter written in Spa “gage 1 after ex- Levycag 3 approval of a which it was proposed to peror, says that in a few # Bia iG i rf J THE COURTS. Potrce Court—Judge Miller, To-day. Thos. Graham. vagrancy; bonds or 60 days. W. M. Willis, disorderly conduct; #5 or 15 days, Frank Lows, indecent exposure; do. Wm. Hoffman, fewcpge nd conduct; do. Otho Richardson, colored, wul assembly and disturbing church meeting; #10 or 60 days. Jno, Taylor, disorderly conduct; 5 or 15 days. Chas. rs, do.; do. Betsy Douglass, col- ored, vagrancy; bonds or 60 days. Jno. Shuter, do.; do. Thos. Larner, colored, do.; do. Wm. Ds rofanity; $5 or 15 days. Richard Maney, disorderly conduct; do. — > GEORGETOWN. Strz For a Cotorep Scnoor.—Chloe Ann Fields and Charles R. Fields, her husband, sold to the District of Columbia part of lot 14 in Holmead’s addition, square 44, having a front- age on 28th street of 44 feet and a depth of 30 feet, for $2,600, Upon this will be erected a schoolhouse for colored children. At present the building on the property is used asa school for white children. ReMoDELING a Busixess Burpina.—The old building on the northeast corner of 32d and M street, for many years used by Buckey & Mar- bury as @ hardware store, is being remodeled by Mr. J. V. Yates for Messrs. Newmyer & Birk- enwald, who will occupy it for another busi- ness, Crap Prayers Frxep.—John Jackson, John Carter, and Louis Davis, young colored men, were in the Police Court this morning for con- gregating at 27th and O streets Tuesday after- noon and playing “crap.” They were fined $5 each. William ston, charged with a similar offense, forfeited $5 collater Nores.—G. W. King and others residing on Sist street above Q street complain that that oes of the street has been swept but once his winter.—The Georgetown assembly will give another of its poe entertainments to- — at Linthicum Institute hall.——The fune- ral of Thomas Riston Young, late U. S. navy, took place this afternoon from the chapel at Oak Hill cemetéry. The funeral services were conducted by Rev. Dr. Regester, of St. John’s P. E. church. —— Dexterous Dancers. SINUOUS SIAMESE GIRLS WHO PICK UP STRAWS . WITH THEIR EYELIDS. From the Philadelphia News. Poised on tiptoe, bending their arms and limbs back as far as they will reach and pick- ing up bits of straw with their eyelids, the dancing girls of Bangkok are always exercising in the royal gymnasium. The new volume in the Zigzag series, “Journeys in the Antip- odes,” gives very graphic description of the wonderful physical training of these girls, whose ages vary from five to twenty years, The curious and subtle feat of picking up a bit of straw with the eyelids can be learned only by the youngest of them, who are made to practice it in order to render them flexible in every part of the body. There are two long rows of benches, one a little higher than the other. On the lower isa row of little girls and on the upper bench are laid fine polished bits of straw. At the sound of the drum the little girlsall together bend back the head and neck ‘until they touch the bits of straw, which, with wonderful dexterity they secure between the corners of the eyelids, The cup dance is the most graceful and poetic of their dances, A row of young women, with a tier of cups on their heads, take their places in the center of the gymnasium. A burst of joyous music follows. On hearing this they simultaneously, with military precision, kneel down, fold their hands, and bow their heads until their foreheads almost touch the marble floor, keeping the cups steadily on their heads by some marvelous jerk of the neck. Then, suddenly springing to their feet, they describe a succession of rapid and intricate circles, keeping time tothe music with their arms, head, and feet. Next follows a miracle of art such as may be found only among people of the highest phys- ical training. The music swells into a raptur- ous tumult. The dancers raise their delicate feet, curve their arms and fingers in seeming impossible flexures, sway to and fro like withes of willow, agitate all the muscles of the body like the flutter of leaves in a soft evening breeze, but still keep the tier of cups on their heads. At other times a cup full of some liquid is placed on the floor in the center of the hall. A girl will spring to her feet and dance about itin round, wild eddies, and, suddenly laying herself down, keepin her arms folded tight on her breust, wil take up the cup with her Ee and drain the liquid without spilling a “Op. ~———00 Street Car Manners. From the Chicago Mail, Iam in receipt of a communication about manners on street cars, The subject has been discussed and turned over and handled in every conceivable way by the press of the country ever since the first horse car, but there is yet no code of etiquette that applies. One of the reasons is that people who pretend to be au- thority on etiquette and sticklers for it won't practice good manners themselves on a street car. But this complaint is of a little different order, and I give it, for there was no reason for such boorishness as is referred to: “Talking of manners in street cars, I want to tell you of a case that came under my notice a few days ago as the most barbaric act of impo- liteness I ever heard of. As we turned the cor- ner of Monroe and Dearborn streets a plainly dressed but genteel-appearing woman asked a cae | man, who was leaving the car, if he would be kind enough to drop her letter in a box as he passed one. The man looked at her and said, ‘There are letter-boxes all over the city, madam,’ and walked out as lordly as sible. OY course the poor woman could say ne Two ladies sat near, and one of them said: ‘Would you like me to (aed your letter for you?’ She replied: ‘Thank you; if you will I will not get out of the car, as it is raining so hard, but will go right back home.’” The Pison Pie Woman. From the New York Sun. “I kin on’y jist remember one piece ob de wo’,” said Miss Delia Johnson to her mistress, When she said wo’ she meant war. “But, pshaw, what’s the use ’n a po’ ignorant culler’d woman tellin’ you "bout dat? You see, I lived in Virginia, whar it was sojers, sojers, sojers, an’ notting but sojers, tell you got sicken tired ob seeing ‘em; bofe sides was always a-comin; an’ aeating up eberyting, on’y de rebels h: de mos’ stummick, an’ once ole marsa was giad ‘nough to g@t some food from de northerners, ‘cause de rebs had eat him a’most outen housen home. “Well, all kin remember "bout de wo’ is de pisen pie woman, What? Lor’ sakes! Yo lon’ mean to tell Della yo’ never heern ob de pisen pie woman? Yersee, she used to make pisen pies an’ sell ’em to de sojers—but, pshaw, you done read de whole ’saction in de ne pers. No? Well, she used tosell de pisen pies, an’ she kill off thousans and thousans ob sojers. Dat happened jist wharI wus, clus to ole marsa’s plantations. I don’t jist’ zackly re- member which kine ob sojers ’twas she used to kill wid de pisen pies, but it don’t matter. Anyhow, she kill "em by de thousan’. Well, dei sojers—pshaw, you done read ’bout it in de papers. Keally? Well, anyhow, de sojers done ‘4 a big pit und dey covered it all ober wid limbs and branches and dey done lay for de ole woman. "Long she come wid her basket full of pisen pies, jist like she always done, an’ she fell in de pit, an’ de sojers done take logs un’ her toa slow, lingerin’ death.” “ t! You didn’t read "bout dat? Well, dat air am de faust time a po’ ign’ant cullud woman like me ever done tole a white lady any- thing she didn’t know bef soe Our Planet’s Population. From the New York Graphic. Here are some facts about the people who compose the population of the world: There are 3,064 languages in the world; its inhabit- ants profess more than 1,000 religions. The number of men is about equal to the number of women. The average of life is about 33 years, One-quarter dies previous to the age of 17. To every 1,000 persons only 1 reaches 100 of habitants. Of these 33, die 4 91,824 every day; 3,730 every hour, and OO avery minute, or 1 every second. The married are longer lived than the single, andabove all those who observe a sober, industrious conduct. Tall men live longer than short ones. Women have Tee ereae ete, ution fe 50 years of age than men have, but after- ward. The number of marriages is in the portion of 76 to every 1,000 individuals, Her. are more frequent after equinoxes—that the months of June and December. more ro- ga a election to be held June NO FORTUNE WITH HIS BRIDE. Miss Roosevelt Will Wed Baron Zedlitz, but She Wants Her Money for Herself. From the New York Sun, to-day, Baron Clement Zedlitz, an officer in the Ger- man army, who served under Emperor Will- iam Il, is shortly to marry Miss Cornelia Roosevelt. Because of this prospective mar- riage he appeared before Judge O'Brien in the special term of the supreme court yesterday. The baron is about thirty years old and of fair complexion. Miss Roosevelt is about nineteen years old, and is the daughter of the late Charles G. Roosevelt, who died in 1883. Her mother and guardian is Cornelia L. Roosevelt. Miss Roosevelt accepted the offer of marriage made by the baron on condition that before the ceremony was performed he should enter into a contract with her and with trustees re- nouncing any right to her property which he might acquire as her husband. It was the in- tention of the pair to reside in Germany, and the object of proceedings before Judge O'Brien was to obtain the sanction of the court to the marriage pursuant to the ante-nuptial agree- ment. In April, 1887, Miss Roosevelt's guardians, Alfred and Wm. E, Roosevelt, held for her benefit $239,348.54. Her estate also includes a one-sixth interest in an estate the income of which amounts to $100,000, Her net annual income is about $18,000. The German law would ordinarily entitle the baron to his bride's personalty after marriage, and this action in chancery is brought for her protection, Geo. H. Yeaman and ex-Judge Charles A. Peabody appeared for Mrs, Roosevelt; Messrs, Jones nn Rocsevalh foe ths guardians of her estate, and Mr. Bartlett for the baron. The baron gave testimony as to his position in the German army, an ore that he was willing to enter into the ante-nuptial agree- ment. Testimony was also given by Mr. Yea- man, Frederick Roosevelt and Horace C. Duval as to Miss Roosevelt's education and as to her thorough understanding of the —_ she was about totake. They also declared that for a person occupying her position in society $12,000 Was a reasonable sum to be expended for her wedding outfit. In order to maintain the posi- tion which she is about to assume in German society, Miss Roosevelt should receive the en- tire net income of $18,000. Further testimony was _to the effect that the young lady's father hadan income of about 345,000, of which he spent $26,000 Se for his family. It was also said that Miss Roosevelt was resolved to retain the greater Bets of her estate in trust for her own nefit, Judge O’Brien signed the findings upon the testimony. ACCURACY AND TOLERANCE. Two Qualities More Important than any Others for the Uses of Life. From the Fortnightly Review. “The two principal rules and lessons of life,” says Mrs. Cash, “which George Eliot gave toa young friend were: First, be accurate, and sec- ond, my dear child, the great lesson of life is tolerance.” These lessons, indicated by George Eliot in her ripened wisdom as more important than any others for the uses of life, are taught by Shakespeare in a large and gen- erous manner, although indirectly and without demonstration, after his own dramatic method. For what is this reality, and adhesion to the fact, and severity, and moderation shown in his writings but a way of saying, “Be accu- rate.” Recognize the facts and laws of life and falsify nothing; do not wander vaguely in the void or in a shadow-l of fantasies and pale abstractions; know men and women for what they are indeed, blinking neither the evil the — good. But Shakespeare 8, “Be tolerant.” For Shakespeare's severity is not of a kind which makes him grim. He is at once full of exquisite pity and full of joyous laughter. And in this he shows himself a wiser master of life than Dante. Dante is indeed definite, exact, severe; he, ever any teacher, says to his pupil, “Be accurate.” Andin the midst of his severity there spring up in Dante’s nature wells of the finest pity and tenderness, But Dante, although he can be piteous, is grim, and if he laughs his laughter is terrible rather than joyous or genial. But Shakespeare, who says, like Dante, ‘‘Be accurate,”.and is as exact and definite as Dante, says also, “Be tolerant,” and he is at once exquisitely pitiful for human sor- row, and full of measureless laughter at the laughter-stirring play of human life. He ad- dresses himself to meet the world like a young athlete, who has a vigorous delight in the grapple and the tng, and who smiles while yet he is thoroughly in earnest. A portion of this joyous seriousness is imparted by Shakes- peare to each of his true disciples. We feel that life, as he educates us to see it, is full of countless possibilities of good. This world of ours is a world well worth our inhabiting, and to make it yield up its treasures—treasures of love, of truth, of ‘beauty and of joy—we shall do well to bestir ourselves with cheerful ze: Itis not easy to see how any one can be acc’ rate in George Eliot's or Shakespeare’s way without being also tolerant. For their accuracy is not that of the pedant or the dogmatist, an accuracy of fixed lines, but the mobile accuracy of the dramatist, a swift and unerroneous tran- sition from point to point of sympathy. Half of the intolerance and injustice of the world arises from an inability to conccive, or at least to enter into and enjoy other types of character than our own; an inability to understand with Sorta and exactness the postures of intellect and the emotional attitudes of our fellows. If we receive a quick enjoyment from the play of various life around us we can hardly be intolerant; but in order to receive such enjoyment we must be sure in our perceptions and correct in our in- terpretations of the visible phenomena. We learn through our imagination to play a thou- sand parts in the drama of human existence, and learn even to observe the behavior of our own hearts with an amused dramatic eye. Nor does this dramatic habit of fecling necessarily produce in usa defect of moral force, if we cultivate a spirit of fidelity not only to the mul- tiform minor facts of life, but also to those large and abiding facts which we name the laws of life. It is possible to be lithe and at the same time firm. No other firmness, it deed, is half so valuable as that which is bou- yant and elastic—the firmness, not of a corpse grown rigid, but of an athlete ready for the spring. While walking with a priest on the Lacka- wanna railroad track near Moscow, Lacka- wanna county, Pa., yesterday, Tax Collector March, of Moscow, stepped from one track to avoid a@ train and was struck by a train on the other track and instantly killed. It is rumored at Concord, N. H., that nego- tiations are pending looking toward the lease of the Northern eapaa to the Old Colony. This is reported to be a movement against the Boston and Maine and in the interest of the Concord railroad. Rev. Dr. M. L. Haines, Gen. rarest a tor, invoked the divine blessing in the In house of representatives Wednesday morning, oo 's blessing on President Cleve- In the case of Hitch agt. Patton, invol’ 950,000 “worth of real estate in the town of Bridgeville, Del., the court of errors and ap- i rendered a decision Sescan 4 confirming ti itle of the present holder. e issue was the scope of a will probated in 1797. Ata i the directors of the Union ci with the multitude of low-test, short-weight Or Sold Lid Roma, fre Fowsan Co i00Wal swe. sana” A Story of Irish Life. From the Pall Mall Gazette. Tn a cabin on a sunny hillside overlooking the bay of Dublin dwelt a middle-aged brother | « Bouguet” and “Saboroso” are the and sister. The man was a helpless cripple, | best brands of 5c. Cigars in Washington, If entirely dependent upon his sister's exertions; | YOU enjoy a good smoke and want to obtain it atareasonable price, visit our cigar depar> and on her death a car was sent from the poor- ment, M. & P. Merrorn, 417 Tthet nw a house to bring him thither for shelter. The tte 3 =< = : “ poor wretch clung to the only home he had | . Prote your weak chest or throat by using ever known, and utterly refused to leave it, Dr, Bull's Cough Syrup. Price only cents. ¢ erying that he would die if deprived of his ~ “say air and shut up within prison walla.” His | poo... an emda Headaches. Ioud lamentations had brought the priest and ‘ves any headache in 25 minutes. some of the neighbors to his side. and one of | Phittips’ the latter, Maggie O'Flynn, felt a deep impulse of pity toward the unfortunate man. She was & single woman of about fifty-five, of weather- beaten and certainly not attractive appearance. She acted as herder on the estate of a gentleman close by, to whom her services were invalu- able. “Hould hard,” she said tothe workhouse officials; “it’s not Maggie O'Flynn that ‘ullseea poor craythur taken to the poorhouse whenshe can give him a shelter. It’s a corner and a wel- come inme own cabin Mick Costilloe shall | have.” But here his reverence interposed and vowed he would allow no such scandal in the ish as an unmarried man and woman sharing the same dwelling, cripples or no cripples. “Shure, Maggie, you won't go back on your word?” implored poor Mick. Maggie hesitated a moment, then turning to the priest, said: “If there’s no other way to save him from ‘the house,’ your riverince, I'll marry him, an’ sorra a haporth will any one be able to say agin it thin.” It was in vain that his reverence A inted out the terrible burden Maggie was MIRTH, MUS Eixing upon herself. “It's for the love of God I'm marrying him an’ not to plase meself,” was the answer she returned: ‘‘an sure the Blessed Virgin will niver let me want for ‘the bite an’ the sup when she sees me sharin’ it with the craythur that has naythur.” The marriage took place, and until his death, several years later, the kind-hearted Maggie O'Flynn ‘care- fally tended and supported the poor helpless e015 Digestible Cocoa, a delicions fat-producing drink which does not distress.4eo Coughs . For and Throat Troubles nse Peerless Dyes Are the best. 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