Evening Star Newspaper, April 12, 1890, Page 9

MARYLAND = MATRONS. A Charming Group of Social Leaders From Our Neighbor State. CONGRESSMEN'S ~e- Sketches of the Wires of Representn- tives McComas, Gibson, Stockbridge, Kusk and Ladies Who Grace the Home Circle and Shine in Society. iaasillgglnte F AMILIES. Written for Tae Evexine Stan 5 HE state of Maryland has been proverbial for the beauty of her women since the colonial days. They have been celebrated not only in Baltimore but in the official and un- official society of-Washington. The ladies of the Maryland delegation in the Fifty-first Con- gress maintain the historic standard of beauty and social accomplishments of their common- wealth. The senior Representative in the Maryland delegation in congressional longevity and his wife are among the popular couples in the par- liamentary and polite world of Washington. Mra. Lewis Emory McComas was Miss Leah Humrichouse. Her father. one of the promi- nent merchants of Baltimore, was well known for his sterling qualities asa man of business and member of society. Her mother be- longed to a western Maryland family of historic On that side of the bonse Mra. Me- Comas is a granddaughter of Frederick William Post, a resident of Germantown, Pa.. in the time of Wilham Penn, and an influential mis- y among the Indians of the provinces of in and Maryland at that early day. mrichouse received her education in the seminary of her native city of Baltimore. and t cing beautiful, intelligent and unaffected Was among the most interesting and popular young ladies in a large circle of family friends and acqaintances. In 1876 the Baltimore belle and the talented attorney of the seat of justice of Washington county of western Maryland became man ard wife. The young bride was cordially received among the good people of Hagerstown. In his nuptial year Mr. McComas led the republican forces in the contest in his district for the Forty-fifth Congress, He showed his political eneralship in this eampaign, his antagonist Enas been returned elected by the sparse margin of 14. In the contest for the Forty- eighth Congress the western Maryland politj- eal leader overcame all opposition, winning his way to a seat among the Representatives of the people. With the official season of 1853-4 Mrs. Mec- Comas made her entre in the socia! circle of the capital. During the years since she has en- Joyed with her husband an uninterrupted series of gay seasous at Washington. Representative McComas is an honored member of a family of More than « century of importunce in state and national affairs of jurisprudence, politics and war, His grand uncle, Harry Gough McComas, was one of the heroes of the land operations in defense of Baltimore after the capture of Washington during the war of 1812 This brave ds r wus one of the two men to nde whom | ¥ gives the marticl renown of killing the British general, Ross. A monument erected to the memory of these heroes, In Aprii, 1583, Hopper Gibson, the Representative of the Eastern Shore district of rland, ced to the fashionable life of ngto one of the most charming brides of the last admiristration. MRS, GIBSON. Her maiden name was Marietta Fauntleroy Powell, and she was he ancient hamlet of Middleburg. r father, Col. Hamphre large estate in tha combined the ns with practice who was Miss aeler Boyd. in her den dars was one of hree sisters who were the wives of distin- Her elder sister was the wife of Kner of West Virginia, au orn in possess Her mother, nes Buchanan's minister to a mother of the present Charies James Faulkner, & Senator of the United States from the com- monwealth of his paterni ter is the wife of John I eloquent ex-Reprose mother of the present Staunton district. Miss Powell was educated in Richmond and was a great belle in her maiden days. She had Her younger sis- h Tucker, the Virginia, and entative of the Rep many admirers, among them Mr. i. C. Holiday, r who not only won hand, Lut afterward reached the high office of secretary of state of Maryland. In the refined circles of the capital at the mouth of the Severn or the city at the mouth of the Patapsco the wife of the gubernatorial counsello one by her charms of person gance of m: be wor eapti ud simple el After a long widowhood this aecepted the attentions of shed son of Maryland, who, after areer of offt life in his native sented th district in three were united When the Rep- t one al regime of the Cleveland at the rdially received . Mrs. Cleveland L circles in New York. of the much-admired r. de Mra. on matrons of the capital. S. RUSK. responsibilities of the s and of Maryland the ten years The parliaw house of de! divided with y of the distingutshed Kusk before he can rofe s nation and keep- legislative prtant consti re Iss, Miss be rth aad « Adams, a Be acquisition to fashional capital at the heigh Mrs. Cleveland. “Th ial leadership of er of Mrs. Rusk was nian by nativity and Marylander by oc- ga merchant of Baltimore with sive trade relations with mercantile es- hments througi Represent ative and Mrs. Rusk continue their home resi- dence in Baltimore, but pass the height of the gay seasous in Washingtou. MES. STOCKERIDOR, ‘The political honors of Baltimore proper are equally divided in the Maryland delegation in | Congress, but in the social world of the eapi- al the honors of feminine beauty and grace ereequal. Mrs. Henry Stockbridge, jr., for- merly Miss Helen M. Smith, was Lorn in the picturesque Connecticut valley town of North- ampton, Mass. Her father, a farmer of large estate, belonged to a family of early settlers in the valleys overlooked by the soft summits of Mounts Tom and Holyoke. public life, but was a citizen among his neighbors. se Miss Smith received her finishing education highly respected at the celebrated Mount Holyoke Seminary for | Pa., is char ladies =‘Ibe family of the talented | ing the clo! voung Anna | of the | He was never in | young graduate of Williston and Amherst, who became the husband of this highly educated and gifted young lady in March, 1882, was from the same section of the Connecticut valley, his father having removed to Balti- more in 1845, at which city the son was born eleven years afterward. At the time of thi marriage Mr. Stock- bridge was practicing law at Baltimore. Mrs. Stockbridge at once entered the polite society of the Monumental city, in which she soon be- came very popular. Her first appearance in Washington circles was with the opening of the present fashionable season. The con- venience of intercourse between her home and | the capital and her husband's editorial con- nection with the Baltimore American have made it desirable to continue her residence in Paltimore, but she participates in the gayeties of the federal capital. Mas. MUDD. The unseating of Barnes Compton made Sydney E. Mudd the Representative of the suburban constituency of the city of Baltimore. Representative and Mrs. Mudd are the young- est couple in congressional circles. Mr, Mudd takes precedence of juniority in the natal chro- nology of the personnel of the lower branch of Congress by six days, his birth occurring on February 12, 1458, while Jonathap P. Dolliver of Iowa came upon this mundan® stage Febru- ary Gof the same year. The young law maker from Maryland. a native of Charles county, entered the legislature of his state in 1879, during the year of reaching his majorit; again in 1881, when twenty-three fi) of age. He has been one of the most brilliant and active campaigners in ‘ue republican orga zation in Maryland since bis graduation from St. John’s College in that state in 1878, this having been demonstrated in his successful race for the legislature withiu twelve months of thatevent. In the congressional battle of 1888 for the present House his competitor was certified elected when the face of the returns showed an adverse plurality, which was sus- tained in the contest in the House. Mrs. Mudd was Miss Ida Griffin, daughter of a prosperous farmer of Prince George’scounty, | Md. Her marriage to the youthful law- yer and politician took place in March, 1882. very soon after completing her educa- tional training at Frederick city. Her father, who was an old-line Jacksonian democrat, not | only gave his beautiful daughter to the young, idsome and successful politician and legis- ; lator, but went over himself to the party of hit | son-in-law. | In her maiden da: | greatly admired foi irs, Mugd was not only er beauty among the belles of Prince George's, but she was chosen first m&id of honor to represent Maryland at | the grand tournament at Philsdelphia in honor } of the centennial of national independence, | Mrs. Mudd will not enter the social gayeties of the capital until the next fashionable season, DeB.R.K, pa ners AN ANECDOTE OF THE BLAIRS. How the Aged Couple Were Taken for Spies During the War. Eliza Clagett Allen in the Century. Mr. Francis P. Blair, sr., already a prominent figure in national history in the days of An- drew Jackson, was the father of Montgomery Blair in the cabinet of Mr. Lincoln, of Frank P. Blair, jr.,a major general in the Union army and the commander of a corps of Sher- man’s forces in his famous march from Atlanta to the sea, and father-in-law of S. P. Lee, an admiral in the United States navy. It was the daily habit of Mr. and Mrs. Blair, each of them then approaching their eightieth | year, to ride around the country, along the by- | ways and off the public roads. This couple | were known by all the country folks for miles | away from their home, which was at Silver | Spring, the famous and historic spot where the | desti so many men in publi life was fixed | or chang The roads leading into the city of Washington were well guarded, so well that the pickets were very near each other, | These pickets were changed every day and of course the guards who saw this couple ride one day and who had become acquaimted with m would be displaced on the morrow and new men would take their places. It so hap- » * | pened tnat Mr. Blair had adopted the idea of wearing a short green veil over and around his high hat, so as to shade his eyes in the strong | sunlight which was retlected from the sandy roads under a summer sun. For the same rea- son Mrs, Blair wore a bonnet coming far over her face and hiding her features. In thie odd and unique style of dr they roamed and rode at will, fur and near, as they had both | been accustomed to do for a quarter of a cen- | tury preceding. | Itso chanced that one picket, who happened to be on duty a number of times at different places, was struck with the queer appearance of the couple, which did not at all comport | with the tine blooded horses they rode, and | becoming gravely suspicious. he determined to report them at headquarters as worthy of | being looked atter. This done, the order went out the next day that this wasa case to be | carefully examined, as many spies were known to be prowling abont in search for news to be sent across the lines to the enemy. A sagacious and faithful man was specially detailed ona eer- tam to guard a ticular road which it was known the “suspects” must take on their re- turn serosa the country. When the suspicious couple at length came in sight of this picket, after the order ‘*Halt!” had been given, the questions were put, as follows: “Where “Where are you going?” anything contraband about you?” these inquiries being responded to in factory way the picket then broke ont y with other questions not on the regu- lar list, and began thus: “Well, who are you, uyway?’ The old gentleman, who up to this 1 done all the talking on his side and led to all inquiries and had much qutet hutnor in him, turned to his wife with remark, “Betty, who are we?” With a » the old lady turned to the picket and re- pled, “Well, guard, what would you think if I seid we badason who isa cabinet mimster, another son who is a major general, and another sonwho—" The guard, not waiting | forany more, quickly interrupted with the re- | tort, “And I suppose you wiil say another son who is an admiral!” “Yes,” responded the old j lady, u admiral also.” “Well, uow,. old | woman, that is coming a little too strong. If usnal | you had left out the admiral, Lmight have be- lieved you; bat as itis. { think you are both There was no course but submission, aad the three rode along some distance, the prisoners in front of their captor, and all the way the latter kepta watchful eye upon the supposed spies, Atleugth a group of officers approached, each making a salute and halting to speak to the captured rebels. “Why,” said one of these officers to Mr. Blair, “what does this }mean? You in the hands of a military guard? | Ove might suppore you were prisoners and on | your way to headquarters.” “Well,” said Mr. Blair, “so we are.” The officer. quickly turn- ing to the soldier, demanded to kuow what he had been doing. Much abashed and crestfall | he explamed to his commander in an undet | tone, “Well, sir, when I questioned the old man | L believed him to be all right; but when the old woman told her darned story about her | having one son in the cabinet, and one son a | major general, and then on top of that added | another son, an admiral, I thought she was | Farning, and [ would not believe anything but | that they were real spies, and I arrested them | on the spot.” I teli the story as it was told to me by Mr. | Blair himself immediately after the incident. — oo Miss Ella Eaves, a school teacher of Upland, ed with cutting the ears and tears jing of @ pupil, THE EVENING ¥ STAR: WASHINGTON, D.C.. SATURDAY, APRIL 12, > A CLUB FOR NEWSBOYS What a Number of Their Friends *Have Provided For Them. a re WORK OF THE AID SOCIETY. & Reading Room and Other Conve- miences—A Resort For Evenings— Scenes at the House on Twelfth Street—Helping Homeless Little Ones. eins (@ N HIS hours of leisure the newsboy craves amusement just as any other rational human being. There is the god's gallery in the theater, where for a dime he can witness ‘the scenic splendors of the stage. or else he can establish an intimate acquaintance with the fascinations of the pool room. Now, how- ever, the scope of his amusements have been broadened and there is a club house estab- lished by @ number of philanthropic ladies and gentlemen where he can while away the even- ing hours in # manner that neither injures hi health nor depletes his pocket book. Although this club house, as it may be termed, has only been opened a little over a year, it is well known to the active little fellows who sell newspapers on the streets for a livelihood. THE HEADQUARTERS. It is located in the old-fashioned house on 12th street just south of F street, which was the residence of the late W. G. Metzerott. The house is retired from the street and over the in entrance there a sign which informs the passer by that here is located the hea quarters of the Newsboys’ and Children’s Aid Society. Atnightthe words are brought out in brilliant outlines by means of many gas Jets, and the cheerful light streaming from the win- dows speaks of the comfort and good cheer which can be found within. The little fe! lows, for whose accommodation thi i has been fitted np have acq of worldly caution from their early and rough contact with the world, and at first they looked upon the society with suspici “Wot's their little game anyhow?" was the problem that the shrewd gamins first set themselves to solve. Some Lo ted that it was “the pious racket” that was being attempted. Other ven- tured the theory that it was ascheme of ‘“‘the night doctors” to procure material for the dis- secting room. INVESTIGATING THE “RACKET.” There were all kinds of conjectures afloat and the house and its surroundings were sub- jected toa rigid scrutiny by the quick-witted youngsters before they consented to place any confidence in the enterprise. The ladies and entlemen interested in the charity, it is need- jess to say, did not attempt to’ work any “racket.” They secured the services of an agent who was thoroughly acquainted with the class intended to be benefited. Mr. Peter B. Sweeny is in charge of the home his _ practical good sense as well as his deep interest in the work has contributed materially to effacing any prejudice which may have existed in the minds of the boys. Mr. Sweeny, however, is not alone in the enthusiasm which he displays. The ladies and gentlemen of the association, which comprise in its membership some of the most prominent and respeeted citizens, have demonstrated their zeal and practicai sympa- thy tor the newsboys by giving liberally of their time and money toward making the home a success, They are animated by a de- sire to help the brave little fellows who have a hard struggle at the best in their efforts to make their way in the world, THE TYPICAL NEWSROY. Everybody admires pluck and energy, and the newsboys seen daily in the streets are good ex- amples of these traits. Their clothes are ragged and their voices are shrill and piercing and at times their conduct on the street does not add to the comfort of the passers by. People are so accustomed to the boys that they come and go without attracting much attention from the public. It is, perhaps, noticed that the hand that is thrust out for the nickel in ex- change for a paper is, perha; a trifle more grimy than is usual, but it is rare that the busy man of affairs takes the time to look into the face of the newsboy or think of his probable condition. As a rule the boys are self reliant little fellows and they don't care for sympathy as long as they get the pennies. Their time is fully occupied with devising ways and means of getting the next meal. Some of the boys have homes and parents and others have not, buttheir home ties are uaturally somewhat weak. They lead in- dependent lives and it is for this reason that the society has a work todo. They can help the boys ina great many ways. At present they furnish them with a pleasant place to spend the evenings. THE RECEPTION ROOM. ‘The large connecting parlors in the Metzerott house are comfortably furnished with tables and chairs, Reading matter is supplied for those whose taste run that way. Then there are games and other diversions which boys enjoy. Perfect liberty of action is encouraged within, of course, limits that prevents the house from being injured and the furniture destoyed. On three evenings during the week a night school is held for those who wish to attend. The District authori- ties supply @ competent teacher, and the boys are given an opportunity to satisfy their thirst for knowledge. here are a large proportion of the boys, unpromising as they*may be in ap- earance, Who are ambitious for the future. they look forward to a career and they have their dreams of the future on much the same scale generous as boys born to a better condition of life. As newsboys they have gradually worked them- selves up to the top of the iadder and the daily earnings in some cases amount to as much as $1.25, Whis money is expended in a variety of ways, Some have mothers or smaller brothers and sisters to provide for. Others have no inenumbrayces of this character and their money® goes largely toward satis- fying that most active principle, namely, a boy's appetite. Some of the boys, however, keep themselves down toa regimen of plain living if notof high thinking and put away their surplus ina secure place for the futur ‘These latter cases are not many. however. 1) newsboys, like a great many others, live for the day, and if they can get enough to eat anda reasonable amount of amusement tapes Ho apt to be satisfled with the day's work. However, whether they are bright active boys or shift Jess, ben | boys they all appreciate the club house which the society has opened for their benefit. They find that the roomy warm and well lighted in winter and cool in summer are more interesting than the street, corners and the places which are open to newsboys. Some evenings one of the ladies counected with the society reads an instructive or entertaining story which the boys enjoy. At 9:30 the boys take their hats and go home and the club house js closed for the night. THE DORMITORY. The house is never really closed, however, as the agent, Mr. Sweeny, is always there, and aring at the door bell meets with a prompt response. There is another feature of the work of the society, which is quite important At is not only a Newsboys’ Society, but a Chil- dren's Aid . They take charge of all vagrant children brought to the Police Court. Formerly the only disposition that could be made of such cases was to send the children to the work house. — guilty of no crime, they were placed in a situation where they would come under the contaminat- ing influence of those hardened in crime. Judge Miller of the Police Court gladly availed himself of the alternative —— by the so- ciety, and now, instead of committing these unfortunate children to the pgor house, he consigns them to the care of Agent Sweeney. The upper floors of the — society's building _are fitted up as dor- mitories, There is a matron in attendance and the children are fed, clothed and lodged until employmemt and homes are found for them. The children benefited by the work of the society are of both sexes and white and colored, Homes are found for them in the city and in the country. The police officers afford great assistance to the society. During the past winter Officer Golway found four little fellows sleeping iu a dry goods box. He brought them to the home, where their imme- diate wants were attended to and they were then provided with employment and homes. The two classes of boys under the care of the society spend their evenings together, WEEKLY ENTERTAINMENTS, Once a week during the winter an entertain- ment of some kind is given, which the boy! appreciate in boy’s,fashion. The little fellows have decided to repay some of the kindness which they have received in this direction, ‘There is talk of getting up a singing class, and when that is accomplished the boys propose to give a concert which will asto: the friends of the society. The president, Mra. H. C. Metzerott, takes an active _ personal interest in this work, She has the co-operation of an earnest, zealous board of officers and in addition the generous support of the friends of the society. The so- ciety is sustained entirely by voluntary con- tributions, Money, clothing and supplies are given, and owing to the liberal support and en- couragement received the society has been able to enlarge the scope of its activities and enter more fully upon the field where there is 80 much to be done and such a pressing need, OFFICERS AND MEMBERS. The officers of the society are as follows: President, Mrs, H. C. Metzerott; vice presi- dents, Mrs. H. M. Teller, Mrs, Dr. Hood, Mrs. Ogden Wyckoff, Mra. Dr, Talbott; correspond- ing secretary, Miss Sarah M. Wayland; record- ing secretary, Miss Mary B. Ferry; treasurer, Mrs. A. H. Thomas: agent, Peter B. Sweeny. Board of trustees—Mr. Henry Strong, prea- ident; Dr. Thomas 8. Childs. secretary; Mrs. Samuel Thomas, treasurer; E. M. Gallaudet, resident; Mrs. H. C. Metzerott, Mrs. Ogden yekoff, Mrs. E. F. King, Mrs. G. M. Flint, Mr. Crosby 8. Noye: Some of the active members of the society are Mrs. E. A. Ames, Mrs. Prof. Atwater, Mra, Charles Bailey, J. W. Babsen, Mrs. J. Boggs, Mrs, W. B, Brown, Mrs, Horace Byington, Rev. Dr. and Mrs. Thomas Childs, Mrs. 8. Coit, Rey, Mrs. Craighead, Mrs. Wm. Orr Cunningham, Mrs. Cummings, Mrs. Fredonia Church, Mrs, Llewellyn Deane, Miss J. K. Edwards, Miss M. BO Ferry,’ Miss Emma Fitzgerald, Mrs. Dr. Flint, Mrs, B. P. Flint, Mrs. Weston Flint, Mrs. H. H. Gilfrey, Mrs. M. P. Gist, Mrs. G. 8. Gulick, Mrs, W. B. Gurley, Mra. C. G, Halpin, Rey. Mrs. T. Hamline, John Hay, Mr. Holmes, Mrs. Dr. Hood, Howard, Mrs. Darwin James, Prof. and Mrs, King, Mrs. Dr. Kin 1 B. F. Leighton, Mrs. ¥ S. Noyes, . F. C, Nesbit, Mrs. Okie, Mr. Pitkin, Mrs. Pitkin, Mrs, Charles Pierce. Rey. Dr. . Rankin, Mrs, Gen, Reynolds, Mrs, N. A. Robbins, George Ryneal, #r., Mra, Agnes Kowen, Mrs. Judge Shell, Mrs. E, Smith, Mrs, Charles Smith, Mrs, Jane Spofford, Mrs. Senator Teller, Mrs. Dr. ‘Talbott, Mrs. A. H. Thomas, Mrs, E. M. Tinell, Miss Fannie B. Tuley, Mrs. J. B. Tupper, Mrs, ‘Thomas Tullock, Miss E.'T, Ward, Ye H. War- ner, Miss Sarah M. Wayland, Mrs, Alfred Wood, Mrs, Ogden Wyckoff, Mrs, 8. M. Yeatman, os QUOIT PLAYERS OF OLD. Old Residents of Washington Whose Names Figure in Ballads, The young men of half a century ago though ignorant of “sky scrapers,” “daisy cutters” and other technical terms of the modern base ball had there “Round “Box,” and other games pla; and bat. “Bandy” or ‘Shinny” was the favorite game played with crooked stick and wooden ball. In the thirties it would ap- pear that the classic pastime of pitching quoits was a favoritein Washington. The large areas of open ground and indeed the streets to a great extent afforded room for that pastime, A collection of Betty Martin ballads is pre- served by some of the old residents of the city in which the exploits of members of the Union, Social and Washington Clubs and Washington Gymnasium are recounted in cee in the then familiar song ‘Betty Martin, 0.” In the ballad read at the dinner of the Union Club in September, 1830, one verse reads: Now let each man take his glass, uot quoit in hand; And boldly pitch away without ranting. 0! ‘Tho both wine aud quoits we kuow, may bring pain unto the toe To flinch in either case is Betty Martin, Of A foot note informs the reade- that the ref- erence is to Col. Philip Mauro, a well-known auctioneer of that day and captain of the Ger- man Yagers, who had been lamed by a quoit, In the second batlad read at the dinuer fol- lowing a match in September, 1831, there ap- pear the names of Col. W. W. Seaton of the In- telligencer and subsequently mayor of Washing- ton; A. Bradiey Waller, a prominent lumber dealer; Harry T, Weightman of the United States bank; Columbus Monroe, son of the former postmaster; John F. Webb, father of Mr. W. B. Webb, late Commissioner; Joseph H. Bradley, Mr. Wallach, father of the late mayor and Mr. W. D. Wallach; _ Mat- thew St.Clair Clark, then clerk of the House of Representatives; Dr. Nourse and Dr, Hall. The tact that no ballad for 1832 1s found in the collection is probably owing to the fact that that was the year the cholera prevailed here, In October, 1833, the Washington Club gave a dinner, and in addition to some of those named above the names of Col. W. B. Kan- dolph, for many years chief clerk of the United States Treasurer's offi . H, Houston, teller United States Bank: Z. Collins Lee, attorney-at- jaw; Mr. homas Thurston, son the judge; Samuel P. Walker, Joseph Gales (Mr. Seaton’s associate), Kh. N. Johnson and Overton Carr, U.S.N., are worked in, and one stanza laments the absence of G. D, Kane. At the spring dinner of 1835 the Washington Club ballads introdnced the names of Gen. Roger C. V . H. H. Sylve: clerk of the Post Oitice Department, and Jouah P. Kellar of the War Department. On the 4th of July, 1835, the quoit pitchers were at Piney Point, but were too patriotic ( name in the ballad of that day any others than the immortal Washington and the who succeeded him. The Anderson of 6th street, Maj. + Simms and W, J, Stone appear in the ballad of October, 1835, Reference is made to the polished surtace cards of the last named, then the leading engraver of the District. In November, 1836, the names of Dr. Buck and R. W. Carter appear. In November, 1837, Betty Martin rhymes were made on the names of Dr. John B. Blake, Mr. Burchard of the Treasury, George Barry. Mr. Cambloss of the Land Oifice, Richard 8. Coxe, attorney at law; W. L, Dayton, 4th auditor; P. T. kilicott, Mr. Ethrid, Richard Ela, Job Guest, Wm. Hew- ett, register of the city; Mr. Lawrence (“Bean”) of the Treasury, Win. Miller, Dr. Wm. B. Ma- gruder, J. H. McBlair, Osborn Sprigg, son of Gov. Sprigg of Maryland; Maj. T. L. Smith, register of the Treasury. James B. Taggart, clerk, ‘freasury; James M. Torbert of Jat au- ditor’s office, Mr, Whitcomb of the Land Office, Dr. George Wood and McClintock Young, chief clerk of the Treasury. At the dinner in 1838 the names of B. B. French, Commissioner of Public Buildings; Surgeon Chas. Hagner, U.8.A.; Nathan Rice, War Department; Edward Wyecr, State Depart- ment, and Arthur Campbell, Fifth Auditor's Office, were introduced. At the dinner of July 4, 1839, the example set in 1835 was followed and the ballad was strictly patriotic, references to the members being in general terms, While the ballads aggregate over two hun- dred Btanzas and the task of reading them is somewhat monotonous, they call up to the memory of old citizens faces and forms familiar on the streets yeara ago, and incidents to the olden time when government officials and city officers took delight in attempting to the meg” on the city hall lot at the risk of @ comrade’s toe. — Reports have been revived in Wall street that the Vanderbilts were to secure represen- tation in the board of directors of the Union Pacific railway at the election next May. After the published at embodying the rumor © Depew ald There is no rath in any Of these statements,” of | . | Sut to be found who take every opportunity JACKS LIFE AT SEA. Glimpses Through a Naval Officer’s Eyes, THE SAILOR AND CAPTAIN. — The Chauged Conditions Since Steam and Short Craises Have Prevailed— ‘Tricks That Sailors Play—Smuggling Liquor Past the Marines, —__. = ELDOM of late years has the life of the seamen of the navy been a mat- ter of so much interest as at present. ‘This interest was awakened by the developments before the court of in- quiry that investigated the treatment of the men onboard the U.S.S. Emterprise during her recent cruise. Jack Tar’s misfortunes in this particular instance have excited public sympathy. The result is the telling of numbers of naval yarns that have long ago become tra- ditions of both ward room and forecastle, and which have been hauled out from dusty memories refurnished with interesting detail to fitthe present situation, Tue Sran last Saturday contained an article, which threw some light upon the punishments mostly in vogue in the United States navy, and it was in @ conversation between an officer and a re- porter on the subject of that theme that the former said: “Advancing civilization has brought means of shortening cruises, and, as a result, the crews are betier, their terms are shorter and life on board.a vessel is by no means what it was in the days of the old sailing ships, But with all improvements Jack Tar is a tricky fellow, ready to take advantage of his captain as well as his mate, eager fur an opportunity to transgress without detection, thirsty for mis- chief. But his mischief is not of a harmless kind. Jack is in the habit of getting drank, and then he cares for nobody, not even for the gold lace on the captain’s epaulettes, and he is ready to fight the first man who comes near him. Ashort time before the war a law was Passed prohibiting the issue of ‘grog,’ as it used to be called, to the men, Before then it was a steady practice to dole out liquor to the crew at stated intervals, usually once a day, and im consequence every ship always had a crew that was half ready for any desperate deed that might be suggested. Liquor was as free as water, and drunkenness among the crew was more common than sobriety, Today when Jack wants a drink he gets it from shore, and many are the wiles and tricks in which he is an adept for the purpose of smuggling ram or whisky to the ship, HOW LIQUOR WAS SMUGGLED. “This is insome respects advantageous and in others an evil. The discontinuance of the grog has resulted in the keeping of the crew sober while at sea, but it puts a premium on smuggling, which is ROSE ard shes large ex- tent. It 1s sometimes funny to watch them as they come ashore from their hberty. The rule is that they must conze aboard ‘clean andsober, and woe be unto the poor fellow who happ to come off in the boat the least bit the worse for liquor. He is usually detected on the boat before the ship is reached, but if he should be so lucky as to escape that keen-eyed marine guard at the gangway will be sure to discern his con- dition and report him. ‘That means confine- ment, probably on bread and water, But I have seen men come on board apparently sober, without any liquor about them, and in ten minttes they would be howling drunk and raising the most glorious kind of a row, They would get just comfortably full on shore, and then when they got into the boat to come off they would take with them a good big drink or two from a bottle, which they would throw overboard. By the time they passed the gangway they would be perfectly ‘clean and sober’ and would be so entered on the ship's log. But in a few minutes the liquor would begin to take effect and Jack would soon be rolling around the decks offering to fight any one in sight. A man will go all lengths to smuggle whisky aboard. A favorite trick is done by means of a stone jug and an ordimary dried bladder. The latter is put into the jug uninflated, with the mouth kept open at the cork. ‘Then the man goes ashore and while there fills the bladder whisky at some cheap dram shop near the wharves, When it is full he ties the mouth of it with a string and stuffs the whole down into the jug as far ashe can. Then he will get a cup of milk and pour it into” the jug, filling the space on top of the bladder. When he steps on board ship he is sure to be asked by the guard what that is in the jug, and he promptly replies that it is milk, at the same time pouring outa glassful. This ordinarily satis- fies the guard, and then Jack goes below in great glee, chuckling to think how he has fooled the marine, whom he hates like poison. Once down below he punctures the bladder and pours out the whisky, treating his mates to a lorious drunk, Then men will also bring iquor on board in what they call ‘skins,’ which are simply the great intestines of beef or other animals well scraped and cleaned. They are sometimes several feet long and will hold a good deal of liquor. A man can easily conceal one of these, which are to be obtained at any sailor's grog shop, about his pereon, waist, although he is sometimes searched and this is found on him, THE MARINE GUARD. “The marine guard ona ship is an indis- pensable adjunct. These men are the police of a vessel, and were it not for them it would be almost impossible to keep order. expected to report every transgression that comes to his attention, and, to his honor be it said, he does it. He does his duty more from a fear that if he does not do it he will be re- ported himself, but he also knows that he is constantly incurring the enmity of the crew, and so he has nothing to expect from them, A. marine is in the most unfortunate position, his temper tried hourly, but, by the most astonish- ing process, he has learned to keep cool and do their duty under all circufastances, I | have seen a sergeant of marinesreport another and the other teli him to be ‘damned’ without the least change oftone. It was all done in the ordinary conversational voice, each man, “In former days there was agood deal of ro- mance about going to sea, and when a fellow stepped on the gang plank he was liable to stay xo long that oue was never surprised to find barnacles growing on the back of his neck or sea weed sprouting from his feet. Bat today that is changed. Sea-going, thanks to the in- troduction of steam and the shortening of voy- ages, has been reduced to a common-sense basis, where every man is expected to do just what he is there for and do it as quick as he can, There are not so many men who stay long in the navy, and perhaps it is for that reason, A STRUGGLE FOR MASTERY. “Very soon after a vessel gets away from home evidences begin to crop out to show the ex- istence on board of a gang among the men who | are determined to try to get the upper hand of | the mate, who is the man who has the most to do with them, ‘Iwo or three ring leaders are to test the temper of the n another, In such a case the only thing to do is to pick out these ring leaders and punish them severely. So it happens that the court- martial trials are usually more frequent during the first month or so than at any other time. This is done to weed out the unruly wen, who are the fashion sctters of the whole ship's For this reason the first mate is ordinarily a man with a strong determination to punish the slightest offenses, and he is.cor- dially hated by all the men, It must be so. He cannot allow them to get the better of him in any instance or he will have trouble. If he is ordering the anchor catted and tells a man to puta line under the fluke the tellow is liable to put it over, just to try the temper of the mate. He usually finds its quality in a min- ute, "They test hiin m every possible way; it is 4 virtual struggle for supremacy. “You must remember that it is, by law, only the captain who is authorized to inflict punish- ments or order them inflicted, but he really very seldom bothers himself with the men of the crew, delegating his authority to his lieu- tenant or executive officer, who is virtually commander of the ship as.faras the men go. ‘The captain seldom knows what has been done. It is in this way that most of the violations of the regulations are committed by junior offi- cers, who, seeing some petty offense by a sailor, will order him in confinement or deprived of his liberty without even reporting the case to the commander, But the more serious offenses must, of their nature, come before the captain for adjustment of punii nt, and he then decides, in a great many cases, that it fs necessary to have a court- martial. A mouth seldom passes which is not marked in the log by the record of a court, ‘Lhey are for the more serious offenses, such as desertion, mutinous conduct and assaulting others in some way. Once ina while a man ets into a row with a mate and strikes him, if the blow is a serious one the man is liable to be tried boon ard if the man should die, as has often happened, he is turned over to the nearest civil court for trial for murder. There is a law that that every state prion usually in the top of his hat or around his | A marine is | 1890—-TWELVE PAGES. in the United States shall receive any prisoners sent there by the commander of a man-of-war belonging tothe United States navy. Fre- quently several men are transported thus dur- ing a single cruise. They are sent from the first home port after they bave been tried and most of them go to Albany, TROUNCE D WHEN NO ONE WAS AROUND, “There is acase in my own acquaintance of peculiar evasion of the regulations by officer on boardof a shipon which I once sailed. The ward room servants, you know, are negroes, and when they come aboard ship they are very hard to manage. Whipping has long ago been abolished in the navy, but this officer made up his mind to cure his black boy of some of his tricks. So he made an arrange- ment with a great big corporal of marines who was stationed, asa rule, down below at one of the regular posta. When the officer felt that the boy needed reminding of his strict duties he would send him on some errand that would take him past tins sentinel. The marine would invariably catch him and give hima sound trouncing. The boy would come back to the ward room with a terrible tale of woe to tell on this marine. The officer would send for the corporal and with a stern face de- mand why he had whipped the bow. The ma- rine, with his stolid face, would deny that he had touched him, whereupon the boy would be called upon for proofs, As the time was always selected when there was no one around of course the boy had no witnesses, and he would be dismissed from the officer's presence with a reprimand for having brouglt « false accu- sation against the marine.” soe THE WEEK NEW YORK. What the People in the Big City Are Talking About. MODERN IMPROVEMENTS RESPECTING LUNCH — MAYOR GRANT AND THE RAPID TRANS ‘ROB- LEM—BUSINESS MES STIRRED UF OVER THE TARIFF QUESTION. Correspondence of Tar Evextsa Star. New Your, April 11. There has been a curio’ a very whole- some and happy evolution in New York's civili- zation within the past ten years, ‘This is the ex- tension of the lunch hour and the improved character of the lunch itself, Busy as the typi- cal New Yorker is, and he is about the busicst type under the sun, not excepting that minute prig, the ant, be has learned that in the long run he can do more by stopping in the heat of the day's strife and taking a quiet, leisurely, two hours’ lunch, It has become a business maxim that it is useless to see anyone or do any business between 12 and 2 o'clock, Every- body is out at lunch, Scattered all through the thickest of the business district elut chop houses and restaurants, and to-these New York adjourus at noon, not to resume its daily toil till 2. It should be said, however, that all thoughts of gain are not banished in this interval. Asa natural sequence to this long rest we find a habit of talking business at unch in a quiet, friendly way developing very rapidiy and be- are the most The coming characteristic. Appointments made on that basis and very ofte | important transactions forwarded. com- monest invitation 1s to “take a bite,” which often means an elaborate and elegant meal, and while the viands come and go great plans are made and compacts strack. The restaurant business in New York must be agoldmine, The charges in all comfortable resorts are excessive, judged by reasonable standards, yet how can we blame the keepers when they cannot find seats for the swarm of patrons? have y good eating house in New York neg eal time. Every- where we et the same crowd, the same rush- img about waiters, the on the cashier's desk. The p! the highest prices are the on } crowded. — But while the prospec Yorker is luxurious and even extrava | his lunch, it can be said of him | learned to be temperate, One | hard drinking. ‘lhe old-fasi: lar gulp is well nigh obsolete, much less of wine bibbing than on | Aen The New Yorker has business to do unch and wishes to keep his wits on an even keel. patter of coin t charge A SHORT CUT TO RAPID TRANSIT. We are told that there is more than one way to killa cat, which is probably true; and in the same manner very likely there is more than one way to get an adequate rapid transit system. Mayor Grant at least thinks so, and so do the “fifty reputable citizens” who petitioned him for the exercise of certain re- served powers to the furthering of that end. The. fitty reputable citizens asked him, in rather a mechanical way, to appoint a commis- sion and start the enterprise on a local basis, letting fhe tardy legislature go hang, or to conform idiom to the march of science, go shock. The petition, in its cut-und-dried completeness and its in- | stantanepus acceptance, sug: or would suggest but for the fact of the fifty reputabie | e:tizens being so undeniably reputabh what | | is known as a put-up job. But the commission which the mayor chose, ostensibly upon the Spot, are first rate men, and while the legisla- ture rages and the politicians imagine a vain thing, to wit, boodle. 2 that this local and impromptu body will give the city its one 1 need, areal rapid transit 8 or Grant's star may rise n. But his pitiless crities are already de- claring thatthe shortcut will only lead toa bog. The agitation, however, has stirred the gislature to a spasm of activity on their own account, THE M'KINLEY BILL UNDER FIRE, Rarely have the business tirms of New York been so deep!y moved as by the threatened tariff bill, Whatever the reason, the fact is clear that the bill has excited a storm of pro- test. The hosiery trade met Wednesday at the | Merchants’ Cluv, one of those poked-a it. tle palaces where business New York catches its | breath in the battle of trade, and organized in | determined opposition to the proposed sched- ule so far as their specialt, Yes- | terday a still more important meeting was held | at the Astor House, at whicu the tremendous | linen trade united in protest ag the _pro- | posed tariff on flax, hemp aud jute. Fitty- eight of the great linen houses join in the | league and their influence, when thus associ- | ated, might be enormous, Of it may 1 unite on @ hositle program. But this is uot a complete explanation, especially in view of the ferre Opposition to the new bill aroused in the silk and even the woolen trade. What is obvious ix that large forces among the business men of New York, which is a political element that both parties angle .for very carefully abou’, election time, are furiously opposed % McKinley bill, bie eosin TOO NEAR THE ELEPHANT, The West Side is appalled at a Rider Hag- gard vision of trampeting elopha: hippopotami, gibbering monkeys snakes in its fairest domain, the | wilder regions of Central Park. has vaunted itself on the pleasing of its own corner of the park. But it is not such a devoiee of nature as to relish a sprink- Jing of picturesque wild beasts over the land- Seape. It kicks vigorously, therefore, at the scheme to remove the menagerie from the Sth avenue side, whose rich and exclusive Yatives Jong ago stamped the institution a public nui- sance,and put it down in the pretty dingly dell near ‘Sth avenue and 100th strect, What bs needed is not a mere transfer of the menagtrie from one part of the park to another, but its removal to one of the several spacious su- burban parks, where the bippopetami could have a private swamp to wallow in and the bi turtles wander at their sweet but sedate will - as they may in the liberal spaces of the “zoo” in London, “But everything in New York seems to run to five-story flats, even to the tiger cages, sporting. hissing upper and | U along it aturalness NOTES, The Majestic has broken the record for maiden trips, and hepze, for the moment, is the pride of the port. The time was not start- ling, except in promise, and the Germans say t the Augusta Victoria, now that she has got new screws, is going torule the sea. But there is a bi; yet between the best time of the City of Paris and her nearest rival. The accident to the Paris, pans the opening of the season, has taken much of the fun out of it. Another rich man has died and made no sign that he bad fellow men or that he owed #o- ciety anything for letting him get and keep rich. This is the late David: Dews, the millionaire merchant. He didu't give a penny to any charity, but sim ly divided what he was obliged to leave behind him among thone wine would take it in default of any testament, The estate foots up about four million dollars, We" as Mr. Carnegie says, the time is pecan Mr. Carnegie is helping to hasten it—when the man who dies rich will die disgraced. Hesry R, Extrot. ———__+e. 4 Davis Brooke cf Moore’ 's Hall, F, shot his brother William acu”? Secidemt qn Towa & vote of 21 A single factory tured 839,000,000 defeated the liquor license yesterda; to 29 ‘ in Durham, Ne, manufac- inst year. | PASADENA WINES © Dearxess Axp Carannn Consn. to those interested the following tes monials of cures: FROM MB. T. ER RORSSLE, PROPRIETOR OF TRE ARLINGTON, 7 Wasnreerox, D. Mx Dran Da. Lrorrny Itgives me great pleasure to state that you effected «remarkable cure of Aeatnens and die- ‘charge from the ears in the case of my cousin, Marcus C. Roessle, and that the case bas proved as permanent as it was radical. I feel eure that without your skillful aid my cousia would have been a deaf man all Lis life, Koowing of other cases it «lich you have beew, equally successful, I cheerfully ¢ive you leave to refer tome stany time and hope that your Practice in Washington will prove # dist Suished success Yours truly, 1. & RORSSLE, ARLINeTOR,.* March 6 1898, FROM ME. li. P. DEGRAAF, PRESIDENT OF THE BOWEKY NATIONAL BANE New Yorx, May 7, 1888, Dr. Liewrmme- My Drax Stn to Join the have be Ttaffords me great pleasure ong st of grateful patients Who relieved from: troublesome and obsti- date complaints by your euperior skill, My case Was chronic catarrh, from which I had suffered tosnch an extent ened my general health and finally eto such severe pain mand ebout t throat that it pre- vented me fror ne an lalartned my fam- fly. Im o that the very first ap- pheat and deci fave me prompt w days the pain bed disappeared and ty degrees the other distress. ing #3 mptoms charncteristic of cutarrh yielded foyour administrations, untd Inow find my self completely cured. 1 therefore cheerfully tender you this testin of your skill and Success, in the hope that others may be bene- Sted by ite publication, HL. 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