Evening Star Newspaper, November 17, 1893, Page 9

THE EVENING STAR PUBLISHED DAILY EXCEPT SUNDAY. AT THE STAR BU x4 no Avenne, corner 11th St, by The Evening Star Newspaper Oompany. 8S. H. KAUFFMANN, Pres’t. Prarie ow York Offce, 88 Potter Building. ‘THe Evesrxc STak is served to subscribers in the tity by carriers, om thelr own account, at 10 cents = week, or +4. " woath. Coples at the coun- 2 cents each. By maii—anywhere tm the United States or ‘postage prepaid—30 cents per mont! SATURDAY QUINTUPLE SHEET STAR $1.00 por year: With foreign post 00. ‘Entered at the Most Office at Washington, D.C., as second-class mail matter.) CF All mall subscriptions must be paid in ad- vance. “ates af advectiaing made known an application ect. Che Lpening Slav. ves» WASHINGTO D. C, FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 17, 1893—-TWELVE PAGES. = AMUSEMENT: AMUSEMENTS. EDUCATIONAL. TkIPS TO iS AND TO WORLE THE r 2 Seaton Senmidt, 8 P.M. SATURE . § PM. A Day on the * iss Janet Elizabeth MON ft 27, 8 P.M. Course ticke single admission, Sc. re. Gerved seats. nl6-4t ~ IMPERSONATIONS. GRAND PUBLIC ENTERTAINMENT ution, in its immense Atheneum, 1223 G st. nw., FRIDAY EVENING, NOVEMBER 17, 8 P.M. A balf-bour lecture on “GOETHE,” by Bev. C. C. Morbart, to be followed by Vocal and Instrumental Music, Recitations, Scenes, Monologues, Impersonations, Pantomime, Debate, Wit, Humor, Comedy, Tragedy, Elocution, Oratory, Drama, LESSON IN IMPERSONATIONS, By Prof. Webster Edgerly, President of Martyn College, | Ending with the weird comedy-pantomime “REAL GHOSTS.” Best reserved seats, 25 cents for the entire enter- tainment. They are selling rapidly. n15-3t NEW NATIONAL THEATER. This and a This Week. Every Eveuing and Saturday Matinee. DE WOLF HOPPER AND HIS MERRY COMPANY, Presenting the GORGEOUS COMIC OPERA SPECTACLE, PANJANDRUM. Tn respouse to many requests Mr. HOPPER will at each performance zecite “CASEY AT THE BAT.” Prices, 50c., $1.00 and $1.50. Next Week—Mr. E. H. SOTHERN in Sheridan; or, The Maid of Bath. Seats now on sal plS-tf ACADEMY. Every Evening and Saturday Matinee. win Rarvour’s Romantic Play, LAND «= THE MIDNIGHT SUN. ‘The land where the mist of eve and the gray of morn Kise each other through the shades of ai ext Week—NEIL BURGESS" County Fair. ‘Races. Races. WASHINGTON JOCKEY CLUB. RACE COURSE AT BENNING'S. 18 DAYS’ RACING. COMMEN G THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 23, CONTINUING EVERY DAY TO DECEMBER 13. SIX RACES EACH DAY. STEEPLECHASES AND HURDLE RACES. First Race at 1:30 p.m. Admission to Grounds and Grand Stand, $1. La- dies, 50c. ‘Trains leave station 6th and B streets northwest at 11:50, 12:30 and 1 p.m. Returning immediately after races. Fare. 25 cents round tri. _ Objectionable characters excluded. MR. ALLAN DE COU MUELLER’ School for Dancing, Delsarte and Masonic Temple, 9th and F sts. x. ton, D.C. Circuiars at the Academy. EXTRA—NEW NATIONAL. JOSEPH JEFFERSON ni3-tf IN RIP VAN WINKLE. GOODMAN'S SOCIETY ORCHESTR FIRST-CLASS MU For RECEPTIONS, DINNERS, TEAS, DANCES.Ete. Office, 231% Pa. ave. s.e. Residence, 515 Hst.a.w. Correspondence promptly attended to.o26-1m THE DUPRE SINCLAIR SCHOOL OF ORATORY AND DRAMATIC ART, 1312 8 ST. N. W. UTION, CE CULTURE. a W. Webb, ex- Mass. nié-24t_ 1c REFEREN Rev. A. G. Rogers, D.D. Gor. Perham, For terms nS-Im* Mr. J. Maine; Hon. W. Cogswell, Ti. DUPRE SINCLAIR. _LECTURES. FREE LECTURE AND COMPLIMENTARY LES- sons R. at Gaillard heol of Languages, 906 F st. THURSDAY . 16th inst., 8 p.m.’ French, J. illard, Be’s L. (Paris), Officier d’Academie, author of Gaillard original scientific and phonctic_ method, bused upon the association of ideas: German, P. H. Muller, author of words- chain method. “Subject, “How Easy. Rapid, Fas- clnating the Study of’ Languages Can Be Made by Following Natural Laws."” Seats now on ni5-tt nll ALBAUGH'S GRAND OPERA HOUSE. - = One week, commencing EXCURSIONS, &c. NOVEMBER 20. ——— ———— = test Dramatic Organization, BY RAIL TO ROSE and CHARLES COGHLAN, Preserting Surdou’s Masterpiece, DIPLOMACY. Charles Effie Shannon. Robert Taber. Kate Meek. *. de Belleville. Lacie Lewis. bert Fischer. Kubne Reveridge. Grant Stewart. Prices. Seats now selling. Foot Ball. FIRST CHAMPIONSHIP GAME. COLUMBIA ATHLETIC CLUB AND Y. M. G. A., SATURDAY, NOV. 18, 3:45 P.M., CAPITOL PAR! North Capitol and G sts. Admission, 50 cents. Children under 14 years, 25 ni6-3t Mount Vernon, TOMB OF WASHINGTON, Take trains Peansylvania depot every hour; also ferry to Alexandria, 7th st. wharf. Fare, round trip, 50e. Grounds open 11 a.m. to 4 except Sunday. m., Washington, Alexandria and St. Vernom Railroad, D. W. HOLDEN, GEO. R. PHILLIPS, not Superintendent. G. P.A., 1321 F st. TALLY HO COACH LINE DAILY,10 A.M., 2 P.M, from 511 18th st.—Arlington, Cabin J.B. and aii ints of interest. Trip, 50 to 75. Finest Tally jo on earth. No cars to Arlingiom. ocl9-1m* STEAMER MACALESTER TO MOUNT VERNON. Tomb of Washtnzton, Daily (except Sunday), At 10 am, returning by 2:45 p.m FARE, ROUND TRIP, Tickets, with Mount Vernon admission coupon, for sale at wharf and at hotels. IN WASHIN: FRENCH LESSONS. TERMS REASONABLE. Easy and attractive method. jew classes forming. nl4-2w* Mile. V. PRUD'HOMME, 307 D st. n.w. LADY JUST FROM ENGLAND WISHES TO GIVE rivate lessons in Fr: (acquired in Paris),paint- Ww 4-7) 1: ing © _ings. Address E.E. BARTON, SIGNOR MAINA’S VOCAL SCHOOL, 919 H st. nw. The only thorough school of the celebrated Italian method of singing In Washington. Careful the voice and artistic finish. u4-12t INSTITUTE, 2026 and 2028 P st. n.w. GUNSTON Boarding and Day School for Girls. ocl3-2m Mr. and Mrs. B. R. MASON. 03 9TH N.W., Lawrence, vocal teacher. Voice culture; correct breathing ‘taught by rapid method; pupils prepared for concerts. Monthly musicales. bo-bwalday 5° ACADEMY OF THE HOLY CROSS, 1312 MASS. AVE. A day school for young ladies and little girls. The course of study embraces atl the branches of @ practical education. gu31-6m ARY, 1226 15TH board! intermediat® and udvanced depart- 1A STUART, Principal.n8-1m* ‘STITUTE BUSINESS COLLEG 8. W, COR. STH AND K STS. N. Course of instruction equals that of any business college in Washington; terms lower. Principal as been successful Washi Full business course, day or night, $: yea Bookkeeping, arithmetic, spelling,’ grammar, ter writing, penmanship, typewriting, Diplomas and positions for cation. | Experienced teachers. ment. S. W. FLYNN, A. M., r. let- shorthand. graduates.” Central lo- Send for announce- Principal. nt LANGUAGES. Fo a OE So As acting, ‘al ure. ‘Acting-Mr’ Edwia Bere. Elocution, physical cuture—Mrs. Walton, nl-im* SHAFTESBURY COLLEGE OF ELOCUTION, ORATORY AND DRAMATIC CULTURE, 1223, 1225, 1227, 1229, 1231 G st. ‘The finest school in the ‘world’ in ‘class or private, in all branches. School year begins Nov. 1. oc MISS SCHMITI’S PRIVATE SCHOOL, 453 G_N.W. Faults of speech corrected. Kindergarten, ad- vanced, German, French, Articulation, Speech, Reading, Dancing, Physical Culture, Coach. oe28-Lm PIANO INSTRUCTION—MISS MAY H. MEAD, sortideated pupil of Herr Ratt of the Roral Gon, servatory 0! I. al " mes desired. 902 22d st. DLW. Pept oc30-im? OLNEY INSTITUTE, - Succeed! M Myer’s Boarding and Bechool for onne, Ladies and Little Garis. ENS BER 1893. MISS VIRGINIA MASON DORSEY, MISS LAURA LEE DORSEY, Principals Day . | 81. CRCITIA’S ACADEMY. 61 Kast Capitol st. for indies aps children. wilt reopen on MONDAY, Sept. 4. This well-known titntion affords every advantage for acquiring & thorough English aud musical education. Pu- pils not attending the academy will be admitted to the classes in music, art, fancy work, elocu- tion, phonography and typewriting. MRS. MANN’S KINDERGARTEN AND SC) god the Elizabeth Peabody Kindergarten Ni Training School, 191i rland place (or B.w.), will be ber 2, 1893. ‘aug1-3m WASHINGTON CONSERVATORY OF MUSIC, 1225 oth Twenty-dfrh year. Piano, violin, pupils. cents. al FUN! ff FUN!!! WILLARD HALL, EVERY NIGHT THIS WEEK. PROF. CARPENTERS HYPNOTISM: MESMERISM. cents. Reserved seats. 50 cents. all-Im ALBAUGH’S GRAND OPERA HOUSE. MR. E. §. WILLARD AND HIS OWN COMPANY, In the following plays: Tonight, THE MIDDLEMAN. Saturday Matinee, TRE PROFESSOR'S LOVE STORY. Sati Ever (first time here), ‘A FOOL'S PARADISE. | During Mr. Willard’s engagement the curtain | will rise at 8:15 precisely, at which hour it is earnestly hoped the audience will find it cou- venient to be seated. xt Week—ROSE AND CHAS. COGHLAN. pi3-tf KERNAN’S LYCEUM THEATER. TONIGHT AT 8. Matinee Tomorrow Hl ‘ow? THE ORIGINAL BI Including MELE. BERTOLDI, The World's Wonder. SAM DEVERE, The Original Whistling Coon. Next Week—H.W. WILLIAMS’ METEORS. n13-6t HARRIS THEATER. Week commencing Monday, November 13, 1893. Usual Matinees—Tues., Thurs. and Sat. DAN McCARTHY'S TRUE IRISH HEARTS. it_week—Just Landed. nI3-6t Art Lectures. NOV. 18, 1898.—Mr. J. CARROLL BECKWITH, “Moderna Painters." (Ilustrated.) DEC. 16, 1893.—Mr. EDWIN H. BLASHFIELD, “Decorative Art, Old Italian Mas tere. JAN. 13, Mr. F. HOPKINSON SMITH, “Half Wa; Middle Ground Art—French ressionism.’* WEB. 10, 1894.—Mr. WM. A. COFFIN, DYKE, it Pai (Dlustrated.) the Lecture Halli, Builders’ Ex- ¢ 721 13th st. o.w., commencing at =. ‘Tickets, admitting two persons, $5. le course ‘tickets, admitting one’ person to Single admission, 7c. For sale at Art Students’ League, 808 17th st.n.w. l3tol8ine WONDERLAND THEATER AND MUSEUM, 044 Fellows’ Hall, 7th st. n.w. ‘WOVEL. INSTRUCTIVE. ENTERTAINING. WEEK COMMENCING NOV. 13, PROF. SWINBERGER’S RENOWNED DOG AND MONKEY CIRCUS. KISSEL, the Drill Artist. | Daily Performances BLAKES, English Sketch Baa, at IEFFERN, the One-1 ged Dancer. 1 |y anv 7 orctock. «+10 cents. 10 cents extra. pil-6t BANJO THOROUGHLY TAUGHT BY NOTE on | simplified method; only $7 per quarter. I guar- | antee to teach the most unmusical person to | play @ perfect tune each lesson by my simple method or no charge. 2 from 10 a.m. it eit aw. THE HOUSE 1 IN WHICH ABRAHAM LINCOLN DIED, B16 10th st., now contains over 2,500 relics of Mr. incolm, most of them from the “Homestead” at | Springteld, Di. | pen daily, except Surday, 912 and 1 Tues- @ays and Fridays, 810 p.m. linission, 25 cents. oc26-3m PROP. CALDWELL's , COR. S aod H ow., PUES! $s AYS. Class tt ebildren Weds. and Sats. I’ ate lessous nb appointment at my residence, 40 C u.w. ecw iwe 1 COACHING—HIGHEST CITY REFEREN' risian French, German, pecialties; “Attainments in Literature unexcel- Pupils at homes for special training, ele- ry or advanced. Address. UNIVERSITY UATE, Star office. ni7-3t* MME. PRONGUEE, 1701 Q ST. GIVING LI sons in French and Italian, wate and in class. Day and evening classes for adults. Children of ail ages taught to speak. Testimonials of suc- cessful work. n16-1m ENCES: PA- Latin and Mathematics NORWOOD INSTITUTE, 14TH STREET AND MASSACHUSETTS AVENUE, oe30_Mr. and Mcs. W. D. CABELL, Principals. A YOUNG LADY OF EXPERIENCE WISHES A few pupils for the banjo. Terms, SOc. per lesson, or $10 per quarter. Address 1406 Columbia st. nw. nl3-lw* MISS ALICE E. BURBAGE, 469 I ST. N.W. Graduate of Royal Conservatory of Leipzig. Piano soloist and Teacher of piano, harmony and counterpoint. noy-im* 1438 N ST. N.W. THE MISSES KERK'S SCHOOL POR YOUNG LADIES AND LITTLE CHILDKEN, aed Fail term begins September 28, MISS HALSTEAD'S PRIVATE SCHOOL. 1429 20th st.. cor. now. A day sciiool for children and older girls. Applications may be made at the school rooms ally from 9 till 1 o'clock sel-3m* COLUMBIA COLLEGE OF COMMERCE, €23 La. aves bet. Gth and 7 K. URN Twenty-third year a ‘ssful educator; eighth year in this city and ftteen years with Eastman College. Six thorough and practical courses: s. English. accouutancy, civil service, shorthand and typewriting. Learn the phonograph and typewriter; the quickest pieparation for the offce; complete course, $15, rthand dictations by th phonograph: individval Instruction by ex- pertenced repc-ters. Graduates of rare excellence and distinguished success; moderate prices; send for catalogue. MR. PUTNAM’S SCHOOL FOR YOU: boys is located at 1434 Q st. n.w. colleges and technic: Best of references. H. PUTNAM, or A. MEN AND paration for 1 ‘schools and for business. ‘or particulars apply to WM. McQUARRIE. ho7-tm* COLUMBIA STUDIO OF ELOCUTION AND AcT- ing. ELEANORE E. POOLE, assisted by Wm. Conley and others, 306 F st. n.w. Send for catalogue. PRIVATE INSTRUCTI se8-3m*_ |ATHEMATICS, CLAS- sics, English, bock keeping, shorthand; day and evening. m 139, Corcoran building, opposite U.S. Treasury, 15th st. n.w. né-Im MRS. L. 0. TALBOTT WILL REOPEN FRENCH and English school for young ladies and chil- ren, October 4, at 927 P st. ‘Culture classes for adults. - 8¢29-3m* sv ‘ATE FOR PRIVATE [ ALL BRANCHES, by SPECTA grees from Euro Address A. versity. ean and American universities, F. CRAVEN, Pb.D., Columbian Unt- no2to20* MI. VERNON SEMINARY, M and Iith sts., BOARDING AND DAY SCHOOL FOR YOUNG La- DIES AND LITTLE GIRLS. Thoroughly modern and progressive in methods and spirit. Primary, Secondary and Collegiate classes. Established In 1875, this school continues the careful training and thorough instruction in cre department for which it has hitherto beg ‘0 favorably known. It is equipped with every appliance for the health and comfort of its puptls, including steam heat, passenger elevator and per- fect sanitation. Fall term opens OCTOBER 3, 1803. Year books furnished on application. Mrs. ELIZAEIH J. SOMERS, Princtpal. (FROM PARIS), FRENCH ; best references. 06-3 MADAME A. PELE classes and priv IAN 2B tional Bank of the Reput LE ullding, corner 7th and D sts. n.w. P Day aud mght sessions began t sb September 4, tical English, thand and typewriting ; mechanl- | cal and a Corps of ten thorougcly m central id. Office open every business day and night. Write or call for new annnat announcement. Mrs. SARA A. SPENCER, Tel. call 1084. (cl6) Principal and Proprietor. MME. J. ESPUTA-DALY, Teacher of voix © and the note chain sys- tem for reading at sight. Mine. Daly has charge of vocal department at Mt. De Sales, Md... and St. John’s College, Washington, bool singing classes a speclaity. Address N. J. ave. aw. Call 10 a.m. to 5 p.iu. Monday: and Wednesdays on and after Sept. 4 wu2d-3m 4 ompetent readers end | N IN ‘T holding de- | 'B. Na- | AVE. N.W. PIANO AND HARMONY. ee21-tf LESSONS ON THE JANKO KEYBOARD. WOOD'S COMMERCIAL COLLEGE, 407 EAST Capitol st.; uinth year ke to the education ot men and women for business life. Terms soe od ior sage “mastnted or send for ra cue, containing names of ‘more thin 350 se FRIENDS’ SCHOOL, AN ELEMENTARY AND HIGH SCHOOL For both sexes, 1811 I st. Children who begin school in our primary de partment, almost without exception, are happy And become interested and thorough students. Our teachers are college trained, and their Students are pursuing courses at , Columbia, Cornell, Princeton, Johns Hopkins, Massachu- getts Institute of Technology, Latayette and ohare. Students are received at any time and fitted into classes. oc26-tr THOMAS W. BIDWELL, Principal. MISS C. MATILDA MIN: 2 DELAWARE AVE, ne., graduate of the New Eng. Conservatory of Music, Boston, Organist and Experienced Teacher of Piano aud ‘Harmovy. oc24-1m* PROF. J. FRANCIS GERMUILLER, TEACH! piano, ‘orzim, vocal music and "harmony; espe- Claily attentive to beginners as well as to pupils advanced, 611 I st. now se25-2m* NOW OPEN. ART STUDENTS’ LEAGUE—NINTH SEASON. Day classes -Antique, portrait, oils, water colors and women's life. Evening classes—Antique and men's life. For circulars send to oc3-ti 808 17th st. mw. | MISS BALCH’S CIVIL SERVICE INSTITUTE AND Busi: College, 32 10th n.w. Puptis prepared | successfully for’ civil service, departmental and census examinations. Stenocrapby taugat. seZ-te | SCHOOL OF ELOCUTION, ORATORY. ACTING, physical grace and voice culture. 1217 18th st. n.w. Lessons given during the day OF evening. EDWARD C. TOWNSEND, Miss ADA L. ‘TOWN- SEND. 29-1 SORGE'S, -M., Prin.; 18th unexcelled advan- sonable terms. ocl1-2m* TRACKED BY BLOODHOUNDS. college or business life: tages; home comforts Train Wreckers Run Down and Cap- tured. For months past attempts have been made beg wreck trains of the International and | Great Northern, north of Houston, Texas. One wreck came near killing an engineer and fireman. Wednesday night a train was ditched, and when the wrecker started to | the place it flew the track at a place where the rails had been pulled up and fish-plates | removed. T. J. Ray, superintedent, with two deputy sheriffs and two bloodhounds, went at once to the wreck, where the wreck- ers had taken precautions to cut all tele- graph wires. | The dogs took the trail and a five-mile | run brought them to a camp in the woods, | where the dogs bayed the wreckers. They | Were four in number and are brothers—Asa, Koot, Albert and Lee Selph. They were at once covered with pistols and given no | chance to get their weapons. They were taken completely by surprise, and no difficulty was experienced in bring- ing them to Houston, where they were placed in jail. In the camp were tools be- longing to the railroad, and the footprints | to the railway tracks correspond with thelr | | boots. The railway people say they are a ‘hard gang, and that they are wanted in | several states on the same charges. | ——— e+ | The Horse Died. In Justice Cole's covrt (Criminal, No. 2), vesterday, C. E. England was tried for the larceny of a horse and buggy from Stabler | Brothers on September 19. It was testi- |fied that he hired the horse for a few |hours, through telephone, and drove to his brother's farm neac Derwcod in Mont- gomery county, where the animal died |a few days after, and returning to the \city, was arrested. The defendant, repre- sented by Messrs. M. J. Colbert and Clas- sen, cffered testimony to show that the horse was taken sick and he was afraid ‘to go back to the stable and own it. begin THE MOUNTAINEERS. Some Real Facts in Regard to Them Interestingly Told BY ONE WHO HAS LIVED WITH THEM. In the Main They Are a Worthy and Peaceable People. + SOME OF THEIR PECULIARITIES Written for The Evening Star. An interesting article appears in The Star of the 7th instant, purporting to give re- sults of observations by Dr. J. H. Porter while prosecuting scientific researches among the southern Alleghanies. Some pop- ular fallacies are exposed, while others more hurtful are reiterated. I was born and reared among these same mountains, end, as school teacher, timber agent, spe- celal deputy collector and special examiner for the bureau of pensions, have had ample opportunity to study the natives and know fairly well their peculiarities of belief, ver- nacular and habits. There is scarcely a section, however remote, in western North Carolina, east Tennessee, southwestern Virginia and southeastern Kentucky with which I am not familiar with every cross- roads and by-path. The Whisky and Snuff Habits. Observations as to the use of whisky and the snuff habit will admit of modifications in a large degree. The men of the moun- tains do use whisky—that is, some of them —but a careful comparison justifies the statement that a vastly smaller proportion are addicted to its abuse, or use, than in the cities of the south elsewhere. The whisky manufactured by Bill Nye’s “‘moun- tain chemists” is generally sold to bar- keepers in the towns, and resold by them under internal revenue stamps. Habitual drunkenness is looked on by the mountain people as a great disgrace, and the use of whisky for other than medicinal purposes is regarded as ground sufficient for the ex- pulsion of the offender from almost any church. It is just to say that the snuff habit exists in isolated cases. Some of the women use snuff—usually old ones—in the most remote districts. Among the young girls the habit is not found, except in the lowest classes. The average mountain girl is disgusted at the thought of such a habit, and she is in no danger of taking up the cigarette habit, which is becoming too prev- alent among certain of the female popula- tion of our cities, . ‘The State of Education. The popular belief on this point is quite misleading. Among the older people sign- ing by mark is too common. They had little opportunity to acquire education. They, or their fathers, were pioneers of the moun- tains, They cleared the forests, built roads, erected rude structures for worship and were kept hard at work to keep the wolf from the door. They had no trade except among themselves, and the men manufac- tured their own farm implements, even nails, by means of the old-fashjoned ham- mer and anvil in the rude fofges of the country. Many of them knew something | of the ee R's,” “readin’, ‘ritin’ and while some of the more fortu- es acquired good classical educa- here are-few: of © gen- erations who cannot read and ite and “cipher, too.” There are few young men, especially in the mountai of east Te nessee, who have not mastered the rudi- ments of Engl grammar and the common school arithmetic. For the latter they seem to have particular aptitude. A large percentage of them have a fair knowledge of algebra, geometry, trigonometry, and some of them would give Yale and Harvard graduates points on integral and differen- Ual calculus and idiomatic Latin and Greek. In one of the wildest sections of that whole mountain region, of my personal knowledge, ' nine young men have taken classical courses—three of them at Yale. They did not belong to families above the average, and literally worked their way through col- lege. Some of them took high rank in their classes—none of them were below the aver- age. Thetr Superstitions. Superstitious? Yes, to some extent, but only among the most ignorant classes, which form a smaller proportion of popula- tion than in our large cities. There are some who belive with Longfellow that— “All houses wherein men have lived and died are haunted houses’’—there are places in almost every community—houses where mysterious deaths have occurred, spots by the wayside where human blood has been shed—where the simple folk quicken their footsteps after nightfall, and the belated farmer boy is apt to experience a creepy feeling up his spinal column and a tendency on the part of his hair to lift his hat from his head, and if he does not whistle some wild rollicking mountain air to keep his/ courage up he will probably break into a! run, There are legends among the people not unlike those of Herne, the Hunter the Flying Dutchman, and the Headie: Hessian. While the people of these moun. tains are largely Scotch-Irish, there are a great number who are of German extrac- tion. And, so fay as I have been able to | judge, most of the superstitions that have | existed consisted of the localization of the | folk-lore of the Germans. There are tra- ions among some of the mountaineers which have few points of difference from | “Hackelbers—helljager—hell-hunter,’ as he is called the Germans, who was con- i demned to hunt on until the day of judg- | ment,” because he hunted on Sundays. He | hunts, accompanied by two dogs, in heaven | all the year around, except at Christmas, | when he hunts on the earth. Should one of | his dogs run into a house as his master | rushes by, he will lie down in the ashes | and nothing can make him stir until the | year has gone round and the hunter leaves | again. He brings bad luck to the house hold where he takes up his abode. Then I have heard in these mountains anotner legend not unlike Frederick Barbarrossa - “Red Beard"—sleeping with his knights around him under the raven’s hill until his red beard had grown through the table on | which his head is resting. These are simply legends—beyond the experience of the old- est inhabitants—attaching to some locality —believed by nobody. There are, however, superstitions of more recent date and wit! out a suspicion of classical origin. In cer- | tain localities there are people who recount experiences of perscnal contact with haunts. One favorite method the haunts have for amusing themselves Is to get on horses, at certain points, behind their riders and ride to some other certain point on the road, where they dismount as unceremoniously as they mounted. Believe in Witchcraft. ‘Then there are people who claim that they or members of their families have been ridden by witches. In one section I was in the neighborhood when a witch had been making a boy do service as a means of transportation. The family had to take it; by “turns” watching to keep the witch from riding the boy off into the woods of nights. He would frequently get up and start under the witch's spell, when the watchfulness of the family would rescue him from his nocturnal journey. I sug- gested to his father that the trouble was simply sleep-walking and that there was no witch in the case. The man was horri- fied that I was not a believer in witches— reminded me of Saul and the Witch of Ender—and insisted that he would have to find a witch doctor before a cure could be d. He gave me numerous remedies tcheraft—but in this case all of them d failed. Then there was a girl who had tien under the spell of the witches, She | ceuld read through the ends of her fingers and tell color when blindfolded and do va- rious other wonderful things. Her peopl were greatly distressed about her condition, and finally had the spell removed by the incantations of a witch doctor. The Hendless Man. In our lecality there is the story of a man who was killed in an orchard by bush- whackers at the beginning of the war, and since, for some reason, he comes up from the grave and stalks through the orchard with his head under his arm on each anm: versary of his “taking off.” Then there are certain places where phantom dogs—some headiess—may be seen in the dusky twilight—keeping vigil where their masters have met death by violence. ‘There are stories of men being chased by ghosts which would discount Tam O‘Shan- ter, and, strange to say, there is always some point—some Brig. O’Doon—beyond which the power of the ghostly pursuers does not extend. These stories are by no means common. Here and there, only,is found a person who believes such things, and he usually pays dearly for his superstition by being made the butt of jokes by every devilish boy in the community. He is the man who sees white figures rising out of and hears un- earthly groans when passing by some rude graveyard; he is lable to see a skull, with flaming eyes and fiery mouth and nostrils, in his pathway. If he be brave and will investigate, he will probably find an in- nocent pumpkin hull with a lighted can- dle inside and fixed up for his special bene- fit-if he run away, a ghost story is the result. “A Tenderfoot.” One reason why so many stories are told and such general impressions given which are not correct is that the shrewd natives frequently work men who come among them for what is known, in western par- lance, as a “tenderfoot.” When a “for- eigner”’ goes among them making inquiries as though he had discovered a new species of the genus homo,he will probably go home well “stuffed.” A recent case of actual belief in witch- craft came under my observation in the circuit court at Jonesboro’, Tenn. Burns a House. A man, by the way, an importation from @ state north of Mason and Dixon's line, burned a neighbor’s cabin because he be- lieved the aforesaid neighbor in league with the witches. Usually, when a horse would get sick, or @ hog die, or a cow fail to give milk, he would draw a figure on a board with char- coal, and shoot it with a silver bullet—that would kill the witch. Last year more mis- fortunes than usual befell him. The witches got on a rampage, and refused to be exor- cised by the usual methods. “Unmerci- ful disaster followed t and followed faster,” until at last his suspicions fell on a neighbor. He went to his neighbor's cabin while the occupants were away, and set it on fire, and watched it burn to ashes. He was indicted for arson, when he entered a plea that it was done to destroy the pow- er of the witch that had been persecuting him, It is needless to say that the verdict of the jury had a depressing effect on fur- ther crusades against witches. Views on Religion. To my mind the most striking peculiarity of the mountain people is found in their views on religion. Here is where the mountain people are earnest. They talk politics twice in four years; they talk re- ligion seven days in the week, and many are the arguments between the Methodists and Baptists and Presbyterians on such points of difference as infant baptism, im- mersion, close communion and predestina- tion. Sometimes these wordy encounters end in fisticuffs of a serious kind. Your mountaineer is a fatalist of the most ultra type. “What is to be will be” is a favorite expression, and he will meet death with all the stoicism of an indian. A doctor, not an ignorant one, had cut a man’s leg off; should he fail to see his patient on a certain day serious or fatal consequences might follow. The Broad river—one of the swiftest in the world—flowed between them. It swollen by heavy rains to more than ble“tts usual volume. There was no bi at which he could cross, no canoe could live a minute in the flood. He made prep- arations to swim his horse, his friends re- monstrated and urged that such a fool- hardy attempt meant death. said, “If my time hasn’t come, I am ail right; if it has, I can't help it,” and plung- ed me the Phin By miracle, it would seem, he avol e floating logs and de- bris and reached the other side. “His time hadn't come,” was the laconic observation of a witness. The people of the moun- tains believe in a lite: hell—a lake that burns with fire and brimstone—and pictures of the tortures inflicted on the lost soul are sometimes drawn by local preachers with a vividness of imagination and minuteness of detail that would make a medieval monk turn green with envy. As to Moonshiners, The moonshiner does exist, but in small quantities, He has reached undue Propor- tions from the fact that his existence usu- ally attracts national attention. He is a dangerous kind of game to hunt; he is a sure shot; so is the revenue officer, if he lives long, and somebody generally gets hurt when they meet. The moonshiner does not attach much importance to killing a revenue officer, provided he doesn’t get into the federal court for it. Owing to the fact that the officers have been much abused by bad men, deputy marshals receive Mttle sympathy from people of any class. Phillips Brooks was making a tour of the western North ,Carolina mountains. one day his driver pointed to a ravine and said: “Over there a man was killed the ther day.” “What for?” asked the bishop. ‘He was a revenue officer,” answered the driver. ut what had he done?” asked the bishop. “He was a revenue officer,” per- sisted the driver. Then it began to dawn | on the bishop that being a revenue officer was regarded as a crime sufficient to merit death. Result of One Raid. A few years ago some deputy marshals went to a house in Mitchell county, where @ man was suspected of Illicit distilling. Nobody was in sight, except the buxom daughter of the suspect. “Where is your father?” queried one of the officers. “Dun- no,” was the stolid answer. gone long?” “Which way did he go?” “Never seed him leave the house.” The officers saw smoke on the side of the mountain and started in its direction. The girl picked up a horn and gave a long toot. The officers | knew their game was warned. They start- however, with a hope of capturing | ed ol the still. ‘You fellers had better not go up thar,” said the girl; but they went on and she followed. They came to the still—the fires were still burning, but the chemist had flown. “Chop it up,” said the leader. A deputy marshal gave one stroke with the ax, when the sharp report of a squirrel rifle was heard and he fell with a bullet between his ribs. “Thar,” said the girl, “I told you fellers not to come over here, ‘cause pap ‘lowed he’d shoot the first durn man that stuck an ax in his still.” But the moonshiner is the exception, not the rule. For the most part, these mountain people are quiet, industrious, intelligent and | moral. Beyond the facts that men are brave and women are virtuous, they care litt! for pedigrees; they are generous to a fault, and dangerous only when angered. M. L. FOX. et Arrested for Infanticide. A story of infant murder, most sick- ening in its details, was told early at Cleveland yesterday morning before Squire Poe, and resulted in the arrest of Hattie Smith, keeper of a vile den at 187 Lake street, on the charge of murder, and the ar- rest of several others from the resort as accomplice: oe ——--+ Childish Sports Become Tragedy. William Hall's two boys at West Plains, Mo., Tuesday, played at hog killing, which they had witnessed the day be- fore. One got on his hands and knees while the other put a pistol to his head and fired. The little fellow lived but a short time. a Lost His Life Trying to Save Others. The schooner Flora Emma broke from her moorings during the terrible gale at Oswego Wednesday night and went ashore. The crew was rescued by the life savers. The tug Eliza J. Radford went out to save the vessel. Capt. Featherstonaugh was washed overboard and drowned. Riding along | “Has he been | “Right smart while,” was the, | Mercer, Esper ang | believes he will be able to develop two good | traded nor sold. TO ADVERTISERS. AGvertisers are urgently re- Quested to hand in advertisements the day prior to publication, in order that insertion may be as- sured. Want advertisements will be received up to noon of the day of publication, precedence being given to those first received. ey LATE BASE BALL NEWS. Its Case —Local te Get the Washington Club. Guilty, but don’t do it again. Such in effect was the verdict of the National Base | Ball League last night in the celebrated | case of the Philadelphia Club against the National League. The latter has admitted that under the provisions of an agreement | made at Indianapolis, the very existence of | which some of the magnates doubted, the Philadelphia Club was justified in ta®ing | the measures that it did. With the exception of appointing a few) minor committees, the entire time of the meeting yesterday was devoted to the con- sideration of the Philadelphia dispute. There will be no increase in the price of admis- sion to the Philadelphia grounds next sea- son, but the owners of the club will be com- pelled to pay to the visiting clubs 12 1-2 cents on every 25-cent admission instead of 121-2 cents all around, as was the case during the past season. Under the resolution as passed the Phil- adelphia or any other club can charge what- ever they like—25 or 50 cents—but a settle- ment on the 50-cent basis must be made. Philadelphia can continue to charge but 25 cents, but they must settle on the regular basis. ~ The only other business transacted by the league was to name the rules committee— namely, Messrs. Brush, Von der Ahe and Reach—and to set the date and place of the next schedule meeting, which will occur on February 26, at the Fifth Avenue Hotel. The delegates adjourned till half-past 10 o'clock this morning to wind up their bus- iness. An announcement was quietly made yes- terday afternoon that four years ago would have shook the base ball world from end to end. Michael J. Kelly, the $10,000 beauty, “King Kel,” the man who was seduced by the triumvirs from the Boston Association Club, and who was the indirect cause of the breaking off of the peace negotiations in Washington in 1890, was given his notice of ae arene release by the New York The New York Club yesterday afternoon purchased the relase of Van Haltren from the Pittsburg Club. The terms of the deal were not made known, but it is believe@ that Pittsburg gets $4,000 in return. Manager Schmelz of the Washington Club has the following men under contract: Egan, pitchers; McGuire and Dugdale, catchers; Campau, McMahon, Cartwright, Hossamer and Ward in and out fielders. Meakin, Maul, Stocksdale and Stephens are all to be held, and Mr. Schmelz pitchers out of the lot. Farrell will not be Joyce is to play in Wash- ington provided he will come to terms. The members of the team are to report at Wash- ington early in March. Negotiations for the purchase of the club by local capital were not successful. Inability to agree on’ terms is the hit¢h. No Contest Over Games. For the first time in years there was no formal contest of games presented to the board for adjudication. The board, how- ever, took cognizance of their own volition of a snap judgment which the Cincinnati Club took on the Washingtons in Cincinnati on the last day of the season with the aid of a local umpire. This umpire allowed the Cincinnati team to take positions in the field at the hour appointed for the game to’) begin, though it was raining heavily at the time, and as the Washingtons were not present the umpire declared the game for- BUOYS BLOWN OUT OF COURSB. Why Yesterday's Trial of the Colum- bia W Given Up. The postponement of the official trial of the United States cruiser Columbia off Cape Ann yesterday was caused by the buoys marking the course being blown from their fastenings by the gale. Impelled by her powerful machinery, the Columbia pounded her way over the course, passing the second buoy, behind which the tug Irwana was stationed, in six minutes and sixteen sec- onds from the time of her start. The dis- tance between the two buoys is 2.37 knots, and her speed was, therefore, at the rate of 223-4 knots. The third buoy, with the his- toric Kearsarge on guard, was 6.66 knots away, and by the time two-thirds of the distance had been made Capt. Sargent dis- covered that something was wrong. Veteran Like Chambers was doing the steering, and his effort to steer straight for the Kearsarge threw the Columbia nearly five points off her course. This was explained soon after when it was found that the Kearsarge, unable to hold her anchor, had been blown nearly a mile out to sea. The buoy behind which she should have been stationed was not visible, and it is supposed the wind had carried it to sea also. This mishap destroyed all chance of going over the course properly, and at ll o'clock Mr. Cramp ordered the red. flag lowered, thus announcing the tempo- rary abandonment of the trial. The other points on the course were marked by the Fern, Leyden, Narkeata, Fortune and Vesuvius, in the order named, and it was afterward found that all of these vessels had been blown out of posi- tion. Another Trial Tomorrow. Slowly, and with apparent reluctance, Capt. Sargent turned the Columbia around and headed her for Boston bay. Before proceeding far the ship was stopped, and by Admiral Belknap's order the Leyden, which was seen making for anchorage, was signaled to come alongside. The admiral sent by this steamer orders to the others to get all misplaced buoys in proper position for another trial today, Mr. Cramp having decided to make another run then. Before the Columbia reached Presi- dent roads, however, the wind had increas- ed to a gale of nearly forty miles an hour. Seeing the uselessness of attempting to test the ship's speed today, Mr. Cramp recon- sidered his previous determination and an- nounced that if the weather permits the trial will be made tomorrow. Arriving at the rendezvous in President roads, the anchor was cast, and the mem- bers of the trial and engineer boards, guests and newspaper men were, with some difi- culty, transferred to a lighter and brought to Boston, landing shortly before 6 o'clock. According to cne of Cramp’s engineers, the engines, at their highest velocity, aver- aged as follows: Port, 140 revolutions; board, 138; center, 136. The air pressure averaged half an inch, whereas the contract limit is one inch. The steam pressure was below the limit of 160 pounds at all times. The greatest horse power development during the short time the machinery was on forced draught was 21,500. Remarkable Speed. The exact, although of course unofficial figures, were given out yesterday in tion with two remarkable bursts of made by the Columbia during her run on Tuesday. Going up the course that ; day the engines were worked up draught speed by the time the run had been made. | feited to Cincinnati. The trick was “turned” for the purpose of beating the Brooklyns ut_of sixth place. The board refused to in the championship table to the Brocklyns. Place A Washington Claim Lost. ‘The claim of the Washington Club for 3600 damages filed against the New York Club was rejected by the board. It grew out of the New York management calling the game with the Washingtons at 1 o'clock on June 17 in order that the Yale-Princeton game might be played at 4 o'clock. The Washingtons claimed to have suffered there- by to the extent of $600 in loss of their share of receipts. But inasmuch as the day was gloomy, cold and threatening, as the college game did not draw twice $600, and as the Washingtons never drew that amount on the most favorable day of their visits to New York, the board refused to grant this The Bunt Hit to Stay. ‘The question of the abolition of the bunt was merely broached, but not discussed. It was pronounced a subject for the considera- tion of the rules committee, but there was enough opposition to the plan apparent to assure the bunt’s immunity from the repeal- ers’ power. The resuscitation of the double champion- ship season has also a very slim chance. “Fred” K. Sterns of Detroit did not ap- Pear at the hotel and it is now believed that much of the talk about selling the Cleveland team and franchise to Detroit parties is a bluff of President Robinson of the Cleveland Club, who has some plans to propose, which he desires to push with a threat of selling out. Under the Indianapolis agreement no one of the twelve clubs can be transferred to another city without unanimous consent. That the Cleveland club will not get. —___. MORE CRANKS LOCKED UP. One Had Threatened Gov. Matthews and the President. The machinations of a crank which might have resulted in a tragedy were foiled by Gov. Matthews at Indianapolis yesterday, when Hiram Collins, a demented citizen of White county, was landed in the Logansport Insane Asylum. On November 3 the governor received the first of a number of threatening letters from Collins, in which he blamed the executive E give out the result for publication. Combining those two speed gives the Columbia a record knots, at the rate of 24. knots an } That dati long at the rate of twenty-three hour. This is the nearest approach to Columbia's record that has been made sea-going warship. —___+02+—_—_. FINER THAN THOSE IN ENGLAND. gz ° High Praise Given to the Horse Show at New York. Mr. Frank Usher, who came from Eng- land to award the prizes in the hackney classes, said yesterday that the horses ex- hibited at the National Horse Show In New York this year were superior to any col- lection he ever saw, and that the show ex- ceeded in every respect any that he had seen in England. Mr. Usher is acknowledged to be one of the most competent judges of hackneys gram. It will be known as class 115, and @ special prize of $100 offered by the associa- tion for trotting stallions four years old or over; their record, color, conformation and class judged immediately after the awards have been made at 2:30 o'clock this after~ The first lot of animals judged yesterday were mares and geldings by hackney stal- lions out of unregistered mares. Six fair- looking three-year-olds were in the hunt. They were shown to line. Henry Fairfax for the hard times, demanded immediate re- lief, and said there would be “hell” in the | near future if prompt answer was not made. An investigation, which was kept secret until yesterday, was begun, and it devel- oped that Collins was a desperate crank. The governor's anxiety was finally worked to a very serious pitch by the receipt of a telegram demanding to know if the peti- tions were being considered. The port authorities arrested Collins Wednesday an him in the asylum. It now comes to light that he had purchased a revolver and was about to leave for the capital to execute his threat. He has also been sending threatening letters to President Cleveland. Another crank, who geve his name to the police as Joseph Mitch, is now locked up at police headquarters at Paterson, N. J., for threatening to blow up St. Bonaventure’s monastery in that city. Mitch called at the monastery Wednesday night and demanded from the mother superior $5,000. He threat- ened to blow up the building with dynamite unless his demand was complicd with. He finally went away, but returned yesterday morning and renewed the threat to destroy the ‘monastery with dynamite if he did not get the money. The mother superior tel- ephoned to the police and the crank was arrested. ———+e- —____ And He Talked Violently. From the Chicago Tribune. In shutting down the ld of his wife's Saratoga trunk, locking it, and wrapping the trunk securely with ropes and leather straps for the purpose of making the struc- ture baggageman-proof, Mr. McSwat had consumed half an hour. “Now, Lobelia,” he said, after he had loaded the thing into the express wagon and sent it to the railway station, “you have just three-quarters of an hour to get ready, go to the depot, and have your trunk| checked. Got your ticket handy?” } “The ticket?” replied Mrs. McSwat. | That's all safe enough, Billiger. It's in the trunk. A British Amb: dor’s Death. Sir Robert B. D. Morier, British am- bassador to Russia, died yesterday at Montreux, on the Lake of Geneva. of Virginia had two entries, and won all three prizes. < z Fashion, ~~ not even Gaughter of wi was considered in the award Matchless Londesboro’ again off The attendance at the fourth horse show promised to eclipse previous day. At an early ‘and grooms sent their equine ing around the ring at a der to drive away any stiffness might have in their joints. Before the English the garden the Cossack sian Grand Duke Dimitry of the Orloff trotters—Oussan. breather, hitched to a that will make a sensat shown in the oval competition. Hackneys and saddiers were force § ‘The horses that attracted most were imported Rufus, jr. from Green’s Forest Stream Stock Farm, Lancer. Both are young hackneys that bound to make their impress on the Rufus is a deep chestnut, with «a intelligent head, buft action and perfect conformation. Wm. E. D. Stokes came to the 10 o'clock, and had his Russians hit a fine New York carriage and drove around the ring a half dozen times. are a well-mated pair, but rather hea’ be ranked as trotters. The Arabian most pronounced in them, though they seem to have even more blood and sinew than even the sturdy horses of the desert. Saturday has been selected as the day that Directum, the great trotter, will be exhibited. & ef lin { i | § tl 2 ; i il i ; i rl at i cananeeanipbiicnceinaeasici> Price of Plate Glass to Fall. The next product to receive a cut im the market price is plate glass. The ex- tent of the decline cannot yet be given. It has been decided, however, that a lower- ing of the rates must be made. The Asso- ciation of Plate Glass Manufacturers be- gan its meeting Wednesday at Pittsburg. — —— _ Dr. Paxton’s Resignation Not Accepted. ‘The members of the West Presbyterian Church of New York have refused to ac cept the resignation of their pastor, John R. Paxton. The vote stood & to 6