Evening Star Newspaper, March 30, 1895, Page 22

THE EVENING STAR, SATURDAY, MARCH 30, 1895—TWENTY-FOUR PAGES. “ry A VIEW IN THE LAND OF ICE. AMID SNOW AND ICE Gorgeous Decorations at an Evening in Iceland. LIGHT INFANTRY BOYS’ SHOW They Outdo Themselves in Re- markable Scenic Effects. SOME SPECIAL FEATURES “An Evening in Iceland.”—It is a phrase that might sound even more attractive some breaghlessly hot night-next summer than it does just now, with the memories of the blizzard fresh in mind, but, just the same, the scene which gives rise to the mame has proven immensely popular in Washington, and suffices to draw big crowds to the big drill hall of the Wash- ington Light Infantry Armory, where one can spend an evening in Iceland with great pleasure and enjoyment. As one enters the great hall the scene that breaks upon the eye is one of surpassing beauty, and not only its novelty, but also the artistic suc- cess of the entertainment, have been po- tent factors in making it one of the re- mrarkable hits of the winter. The average reader would hardly know what was meant by the words, for it is said that such an entertainment as this has never before been given in this country. An Attractive Spot. An evening in Iceland—it is not a bazaar, not simply a scenic display, not a dance, nor a bevy of pretty girls wandering around amid the winter scenes, but is a combination of all these, and more, and the ccmbination has proved so fetching that the popular Washington Light Infantry boys have decided to keep open house In this fashion for a week longer than was originally intended, or until April 6. The armory is open every evening from 8 until 12, and arrangements have also been made for several matinees. An Arctic Scene. Coming into this arctic scene from the windy March outside, one does not know at first whether to feel warm or cold. All around are views of snowy mountains, Swiss chalets, perched high among the Alps, snow figures, icy waterfalls and green trees hanging low beneath their bur- dens of snow, while from the ceiling above are pendent hundreds and hundreds of icicles, so true to nature that one’s first sensation is that of being in a cave of ice, and he Is surprised that he does not shiver with the cold. Becoming a little more ac- customed to these unique surroundings, the sensation of chill passes off, and there re- mains only the satisfaction that comes from beauty and novelty. ‘Then one begins to take in the scene in detail, and has some idea of the immense amount of skill and | patience that were necessary to construct irom thie figment of a dream such a realis- tic atmosphere. One really fancies that he is among the falls and crags of the frozen northland. But the myriads of electric lgnts everywhere, the sound of dance music coming from within an ice palace, the sight of pretty girls in the daintiest of evening gowns, some disposing of little Louquets, others of lemonade or ices, and a few of the features of a regulation fair, while they do not make the illusion notice- ably less, still furnish lots of fun. that would not come alone from gazing on the Jungfrau or a big snow man so true to life that he looks just like the great big German watchman he is supposed to rep- resent, with lantern and trumpet in hand. By actual count there are just 10,300 icicles hanging from the rocf of this scenic ice Paiace, and when it is stated that all of these were fashioned by the members of the corps themselves, with practically no An Eskimo Village. @ outside professional aid, some idea of the magnitude of the work may be had. That these Icicles are made of cotton or paper, dipped in glue and lime, and made re- splendent with millions of little pieces of mica, does not make them one whit less pretty than if they were such as one could See all around the town a few weeks ago. Additional Decorations, On the walls of the drill room, or ice cave, as it really is now, are hung cleverly exe- cuted paintings of winter scene: water colors, representing views in Normandy, amid the Alps, an old German palace on the Rhine and others appropriate to the ruling Idea of the place. These are the handiwork of Mr. G. R. Pohl, an architect and artist who studied under some of the leading German masters. The deft fingers ef Mr. Alfred Weinert, a sculptor who is engaged on the new library building, have fashioned many attractive set pieces, fig- ures of snow, snow houses and waterfalls amid the ice. 4 big snow man faces the crowd with wide-open mouth, and if a per- son succeeds in throwing a bage ball into his face he is entitled to a prize. Tne now king is there in all his pride and ry, and what would usually be a “paddle stand” at a fair of the ordinary sort is here a Swiss chalet, which hanzs so rat- urally to the side of a snow-clad peak, surrounded by evergreen trees, that. one feels he ought properly to be served by a dainty Alpine maid instead of by some of the members of the Light Infantry. But, as the officers and members of the corps are everywhere at all times to look after the comfort of their guesis, the presence of the daugnter of Switzerlaad is not so greatly missed. The Flower Booth. In the center of the hall- is a flower booth, which is a model of grace and beauty, being fashioned on lines of Moorish architecture, and here the daintiest of blessoms are on sale. It is presided over by a number of handsome matrons and dainty misses—daughters and sweethearts of the corps—and hard-hearted indeed is the swain who can pass them by without stopping to buy. The supper room is in the rear of the hall and screened off by a double line of evergreens, whose branches are weighted down with snow, cotton bat- ting, perhaps, but st!ll so realistic that it answers every purpose, and is very satis- factory, in that it does not melt and run down the backs of the guests about the table who are eating ice cream #s willingly as though they were spending an evening in_central Africa instead of in Iceland. The scheme of an evening in Iceland was conceived by Lieutenant Ebert and in all its practical details was worked out by him and his associates in the corps. It repre- sents weeks of patient labor, and so en- ergetically did the boys go about the work that less than a hundred dollars were spent for professional assistance from outside. It was a big undertaking, and the fact that nothing of the sort had ever been done in this city before made it all the more difficult, Lut the boys feel well repaid for tall their trouble in the success which has crowned their efforts. = WAYS OF A MILLIONAIRE. Showing the Methods Pursued by Some to Keep Their Money. From the Chicago Record. ‘To see him at the race track, for in- stance, leaning against the fence watch- ing the-animals come out for preliminary canter, no one would suspect that he owned the favorite and a whole stable full of other cracker jacks, and that he had several thousand dollars at stake. If some nervous man who had just play- ed $% on the favorite should ask him what he thought of the chance of winning, he would merely chuckle and say: “Y¥’ can’t tell a thing about it.” His clothes are so plain and he has such a farmerish way of whittling, or else chew- ing at straws, that he is overlooked in the ordinary assemblage or mistaken for some humble personage. In his business office he does not occupy @ separate apartment, the door of which is guarded by a private secretary. His desk is the same as that of an em- ploye. One day a woman book agent came in and importuned the old gentleman to purchase some books. . “My girl,” he said, “I’m a poor Irishman and I’ve had to work all my life. I can’t read a word.” S Thereafter when the agent came in she always avoided the poor old man who couldn’t read, to the intense amusement of the employes. She supposed him to be the Janitor. Another story illustrative of the daily life of a Chicago millionaire may help to explain why some people have more money than others. This millionaire invited a visitor from another city to visit him at a certain hour and accompany him to the stock yards, where he has large interests. ‘The millionaire rode up in a side-bar buggy somewhat the worse for mud and wear, drawn by a shaggy but active horse. He explained that tefore starting to the yards he would have to go to one of the large banks down town, as he was on the board which regulated loans, and he had to pass on an application for a loan of $500,- They stopped in front of the bank, and the rich man hurried in and remained sev- eral minutes. He came out on a run and they started rattledy-bang for the stock yards and Packingtown. When they arrived and were entering a packing house they saw an old man sort- ing out into barrels a heap of bones and fatty remnants. The bones were trimmed and put into another barrel. The million- aire owner of the place walked over to the workman and began asking questions. Then he drew off his coat, rolled back his shirt sleeve to the shoulder and began rummag- ing among the benes. He found several which had not been properly stripped, and the workman received a scolding which he will remember all his life. The stripping of those bones was just as important as the loaning of $500,000. BERMUDA’S PEACE. Well-Behaved People—Sunday a De- lMghtfal Day. Ccrrespondence Springfield Republican. Of Bermuda’s 15,000 inhabitants 8,000 are negroes, who are superior in intelligence to our negro, and always courtly and polite. That they are happy and content is evi- dent, although there is a strong race preju- dice against them. The negro’s principal vocation is farming and fishing. Only the negroes take advantage cf the free schools, the white children attending private insti- tutions. The negro has the same civil rights as the white. He has the right of franchise if he owns real estate to the value of £60. To be privileged to belong to the assembly requires that he must own four times that amount. Since 1685 Bermuda has been a colony of the queen. The governor, who is ap- pointed by the queen, holds office for six years. There was a council, appointed for life, and a house of assembly, consisting of thirty-six members, elected every seven years. To see Bermuda at its best one must get up early Sundays and attend divine worship, and these happy and well- favored people mostly attend the cathedral of the Church of England. There are also Wesleyan, Presbyterian, Methodist and Catholic organizations. The services at the cathedral are especially im- pressive, the rector being of the usual smooth-faced type, with carefully modu- lated voice, and his illustrations are taken from British surroundings—the home, a dark, lonesome moor, on which soldiers are encamped, and the watchfulness that must incite the true soldier to better service. All things considered, Sunday is one of the most delightful of days that can be imag- ined in Bermuda. It is observed in peace and quiet at the hotels, save for an extra bill of fare, but even the donkey carts have disappeared on the streets. 000. Jealousy Expressed. From Life. “We don’t see much of Gretchen since her marriage.” “Fact. I laid eyes on her yesterday for the first time since she became a bride, and that’s nearly a year ago, isn’t it?” “Yes. They do say Tom is terribly jeal- ous.”” “Well, he has bought her twenty-two wrappers, and only one street dress!” ———_+e+____ A Fortunate Mistake. From the Pittsburg Bulletin. Little Johnhy—“Whoop!” Little Ethel—“What’s happened?” Little Johnnie—‘Something jolly. grocer has cheated mamma.” Little Ethel—“I don’t see anything jolly in that.” Little Johnny—“You don’t, eh? She sent fcr a lot of hard, sour cooking apples and he sent some that isn’t fit for anything but eating. Whoop!” The THE NATIONAL GUARD Militiamen Grombling About Dark- ness and Cold. THE ARMORY NEEDS MORE CARE More System Required in Target Practice. THE MEMPHIS DRILL Ominous rumblings are nightly heard at the new armory building of the District of Columbia National Guard. The local sol- diery shivers, strains its eyés and says rude things about the owners of the struc- ture. It also unanimously complains. Ever since the brigade moved in dissatisfaction has been expressed; it is on the increase, and at such a rate that something will surely happen—or, as a major suggested, it will soon be necessary to call out the police to quiet the militia. 2 Seldom do the electric burners throughout the building take on a hue of more in- tensity than a faint cherry glow. Only when the overworked engineer, who also acts as fireman, stoker, messenger and gen- eral utility man, at intervals throws on the fire a shovelful of fuel does the alleged il- lumination for a few moments illuminate. It is conceded to be a fact that as the light increases the heat decreases. During the recent cold spell the engineer would ever and anon leave his engine in Convention Hall and plod through the snow to the armory building. Meeting a guardsman, he would ask: “How’s the light?” “Awful; I just had to make use of a candle in order-to safely cross the hall to our locker room.” = Robbing Peter to Pay Paul. The well-meaning engineer then hastened away and turned on more power for the lights. The reckless extravagance, how- ever, resulted in a sudden and noticeable diminution of the heat. As soon as’ the ambitious engineer regained his breath after the unusual exertion he would again journey to the armory and inquire this time about the heat. “Three of our men have had their feet and ears frostbitten within the last five minutes,” he was answered by an indi- vidual wrapped in government blankets. To relieve this condition of affairs more heat would be turned on, to the great detri- ment of the light. Thus the situation is at the structure for which the government is paying a big rental to house the ‘volunteers who devote valuable time in training and keeping in condition to uphold the law should occasion so demand. It is stated that the manager of the hall early in the week employed a man to shovel coal and relieve the engineer of one of his multi- farious duties, but as soon as the owner heard of this action the new man was dis- charged. To sum up, the light is poor, the heat is nearly always somewhere else and appar- ently no effert has been or is being made to improve the state of affairs. The main hope of relief is the return of the com- manding general from Europe. It is ex- pected that he will cause something to oc- cur. An Interesting Shoot Coming. The department of rifie practice met dur- ing the past week and considered several matters of more than passing interest. As a result of the coming together of the in- spector general of rifle practice and his subordinates, it is announced that a match will be shot Friday, April 26,by teams from the engineer battalion and from company B, sixth battalion. The distance will be two hundred yards, and each team will be made up of twenty members. This is the first time that so many men have been numbered on a team. Tuesday, April 30, the fifth battalion company matches occur; and on the same evening a te: from the fifth battalion will compete with another team not yet selected. A strong effort is to be made to discon- tinue the use of the rifle gallery for squad drills on certain evenings. This has proved to be a serious inconvenience, as it inter- feres greatly with voluntary practice. The gallery has been shamefully misused by the squads, the floor being disfigured with tobacco juice. The inspectors of rifle prac- tice have been notified by the inspector general of rifle practice to cause the im- mediate expulsion from the gallery of any person, no matter of what rank, found smoking or chewing therein. Pistol Practice to Begin. As evon as Gen. Ordway returns ar- rangements will be completed for beginning pistol practice. There is a manifest de- ficiency among the recruits-‘as regards aiming and sighting the rifle, and this should not be. A general order issued about three years ago directed that fifteen minutes of every company drill should be devoted to instruction in aiming and sight- ing. A meeting of officers will be called during the coming week, when the mat- ter will be discussed and steps taken to better the situation. It will undoubtedly be a surprise to many ‘9 learn that the first battalion will be or- dered to do its rifle practice in the gallery at the L street building, instead of an tle indoor range of the battalion. Although this step is not yet settled, it is understood that it Is to be ordered. Since its large in- crease in membership, the first battallon has not performed its quota of work at rifle practice, and its facilities for so doing at its range are not such as to accommodate the four enlarged companies. ~ Troop A Explains. As stated in The Star last week, troop ‘A has been called upon by the adjutant general to explain why it did not report for regular ordered practice several weeks ago. The explanation has been made, and it is to the effect that the clothing and equipment of the organization was packed up, consequent upon moving, and the men vere therefore unable to shoot. According to parties conversant with the matter, the excuse hes the appearance of being some- what thin, but nevertheless it was ac- cepted. - Light battery A must now detail in a satisfactory manner why it fails to prac- tice at 200 and 300 vards, according to General Orders, No. series of 1894. It seems that the impression prevailed in the battery that this practice was volun- tary. On the other hand, it is obligatory. Following in the steps of the department of rifle practice, the quartermaster gen- eral, the surgeon and the adjutant general mean to organize their respective depart- ments for the purpose of securing unanim- ity of action. Preparing for the Memphis Drill. Col. I. F. Peters, general manager of the Memphis interstate drill, passed through the city yesterday on his way to the west. In speaking to a Star reporter Col. Peters declared that the success of the drill is as- sured beyond doubt, and, he added, at least 125 visiting organizations will be in camp at Memphis during the event. The local companies intending to compete at Mem- phis are far from idle. The National Fenci- bles have rented Convention Hall for the evenings it is not at the disposal of the National Guard, and during the past week put in a great deal of hard work. A large number of recruits must necessarily be drilled into shape for the team that is to defend the championship of the United States, as many of the old men will be un- able to take the trip. However, the boys have no fear, in spite of the handicap, as to being at the head of the list when the award of prizes is made. The Morton Cadets are already putting up a creditable exhibition, notwithstanding the fact that the company is forced to make“use of the streets for @rill purpeses. Efforts are*also being ‘strenuously made to have the big benefit of the company at Metzerott Hall, April 19, an unqualified success. A number of prominent society ladies will act as patronesses for the event. The Hibernian Rifles are drilling nightly on K street south of the armory and are going at it conscientiously. The Corcoran Cadet Corps began drilling Thursday even- ing and will work up slowly and surely, from the foot movements. The statement of .the commanding officer of Corcorans at a recent meeting of the officers of the first regiment declaring the published an- nouncement that the company would go to Memphis to be erroneous proved decid- edly amusing to a number of the officers, who happened to kndy that the evening previous the-Corcorafs ‘formally decided to take the trip and that f#ty-two men pledg- ed themselves to goS 1 It has been suggeste@ that Gen. Ordway will not permit so many companies to leave the city at a date sénéar the time set fcr the brigade encampmdnt. Although he does not approve of eompecitive drills, the commanding genera} -ffould be loath to see the Fencibles forfei the championship, and therefore will db Bll in his power to aid Capt. Domer ané@ fis men. The cther companies wilt be petmitted to go to Mem- phis, with the underatanding that they must attend camp with full ranks. Should any company fail toScome up to the stipu- lation it is a certainty*that its command- ing officer will not etHin his commission for any great length of time. Meetingn, of Officers. The officers of the first regiment met Wednesday evening *las¢ and listened to a short address by Coi.* Moore. The colonel announced that he intends to order out the regiment for parade on the White Lot some afternoon in the near future. It is desired that the regiment shall go to camp with full ranks, and the colonel is also anxious that all the companies of his command complete their scores before the rifle gal- lery closes. The officers’ association of the second regiment met Thursday evening and com- pleted arrangements for its annual ban- quet, which takes place during the last week of April. Active Preparations for Camp. A meeting of the officers and non-com- missioned officers of the fourth battalion will be held Thursday, April 11, when Maj. Campbell hopes that an organization will be perfected to provide for the comfort and ways and means for the welfare of the battalion during the coming camp. Maj. Campbell believes that the interests of all concerned will be properly and satisfac- torily carried out if this civic auxiliary be composed of the major, adjutant, quar- termaster, quartermaster sergeant, com- manders of companies, one sergeant, one corporal and what is termed the ‘senior’ private of each company. Notes. Capt. Lincoln Buck of company C, fourth battalion, and First Lieut. Edward H. Al- len, adjutant of the fourth battalion, have tendered their resignations. The members of company D, third bat- talion, it is understood, will elect James Gillen and Hulbcrt Young first and second leutenants, respectively, of that organiza- tion, Corp. William M. Wagner, company D, fourth battalion, has been transferred to company A, third battalion, and Private Jesse W. Thornton of company B, third dattalion, has been transferred to company A, second battalion. The donation party of company A, second battalion, Wednesday evening last, was eminently successful. The rooms of the or- fanization were artistically decorated, a eature being special electrical fittings. A musical program was rendered, after which the party adjourned to the rifle gallery for refreshments and dancing. Many valuable articles were presented by friends to add to the attractiveness of the quarters of the company. Company C, sixth battalion, held an en- joyable reception in its rooms, at the new armory, Thursday evening. A literary and musical program was’reridered and refresh- ments served. Capt. Streaks officiated as master of ceremonies, while’ Sergt. J. P. Garner was chairman of the entertainment committee. The affair was held for the purpose of interesting outsiders in the Na- tional Guard, and hebeby adding to the numerical strength f:the. sixth battalion. TRICKS IN HORSE DEALING. =r Selling the Same Horse Over and Q@ven From the Cineinnati Trébune. I heard of a smooth bunco game that was worked on a tendérfoot*from the east who came to Kentucky jp buy a stock farm and go into the breeding of trotters upon an ex- tensive scale. He had more money than brains, but could not’ be instructed in the horse business. Hé’ béyght a blue grass farm and then lookgd ayound for a stallion to put at ithe head of hia stud. ‘He sought the advice of an expert:! The éXpert told him he knew of a very finely bred son of the great Hambletonian that could be bought for $25,000. It was a rare bargain, and the tenderfoot thought so too. The expert thought so much of the animal that he would go Halvers with the young breeder. ‘The expert left the tenderfoot to study over the matter, seeing that the game was landed. Then he proceeded to buy the horse in question, secretly, for $8,000, The trade was made between the tenderfoot and the ostensible owner of the stallion, on a basis of $25,000, the tenderfoot putting up $12,500 and the expert $12,500 (so the tender- foot believed.) The result was that the ex- pert made $4,500 clear and still owned one- half of the stallion, which he finally dis- posed of to his partrer for $15,000, leaving him a clean $19,500 on the deal. This is as true as gospel, and were I to mention the ‘name of the horse it would be recognized by every man who knows the trotter. A great many of the faney saddlers and coach horses seen in the parks in New York and Philadelphia are bought up at the Kentucky sales by shrewd dealers, who dock their tails, train them a few months and then ship them east to sell to million- aires. The Kentucky horse, however, does not thrive in the cities, ard is soon worn out. Robbed of his native blue grass, he gets thin in flesh and- unpleasant to look upon. Then, perhaps, the same dealer who took him east will buy him again at an enormous reduction, bring him back to Kentucky, fatten him up and sell him again at a profit. A certain Kentucky dealer sold a fancy gelding in New York a year ago last fall for $1,500. The animal was ridden to death and broken down by bad care, and a few months later was sold to the same dealer for $300. The dealer brought the horse to Kentucky, turned it out in a-blue grass pasture for several months, and soon it was fat and sleek again. Then the horse was shipped back to New York and sold for $1,200. , ros. Big Priccs for Trifles. From the Chicago Times-Herald. A party of auctioneers en route from Chi- cago to Buffalo were in the smoking room of a Lake Share sleeper the other night telling stories. “Selling horses and farm stuff by auction is all right,’ said one, “all right, but for genuine fun give me the private sale of a rich man’s furniture. When Anthony Drexel died there were a lot of things which had personal reminis- cences conected with them which every one wanted. It was finally decided to hold a family auction and sell them to the high- est bidder. The first thing I put up was a small clock, worth, I suppose, about $20. “Pll give $500,’ was the first bid. It came from a nephew. ““Make it $1,000," interjected a younger son. yt “Fifteen hundred dollars,’ replied the nephew. i “The nephew won and got the twenty- dollar clock for money With which he could have bought the finest clock in Philadel- phia. I never knew, what the history of the clock was, but it mist have had a peculiar one. Then I put up @.big arm chair. It was the chair Drexel had sat in for over twenty years, and jt had a valuable asso- ciation for each one of the family. A mar- ried daughter and young Anthony Drexel were the ones who wanted it the most, and the bidding, which opened at $1,000, was spirited and lively. I finally sold the chair to Anthony for $6,500.., The day’s sales brought in over $23,000, “T never had anything as good as that,” said another auctioneer, “but I sold the Childs effects in tha same way. The chief contest was over one of those old-fashioned talt clocks. ds’ eldest son finally bought it for $1,800, and it is now in the Ledger office in Philadelphia. +o. Beat Dumas on Remuneration. From Outlook. Alexander Dumas was much addicted to boasting of the high fees which he receiv- ed for his articles. “That is pretty fair, no doubt,” once said a stranger to him at a party. ‘How much ‘was the highest fee you ever got?” “Ten francs a line,” replied Dumas. “Bah! that js nothing,” said the other gentleman. “I get about half a million francs for a line!” “Really?” rejoined Dumas, with an in- credulous smile at the :pparently cut- rageous piece of brag. “Pray, what are ron?” “A railway contractor.” REMINISCENCES OF. LINCOLN. Ex-Representative Findlay’s Interest- ing Letter on the Great President. From the Baltimore American, The first time I ever saw Mr. Lincoln was in the spring of 1863. I was of counsel for a gentleman of this city who had been in- dicted for treason as an active participant in the unfortunate riot of the 19th of April. The indictment against my client had been pending for some time, when unexpectedly one morning there appeared in the news- Papers a proclamation by the President which declared in effect that any one in ¢vstody or under bonds for such acts as the indictment was founded on would be liber- ated or released on taking an oath to sup- port the government, which was prescribed in the body of the proclamation. Before the district attorney took action, the Presi- dent came out in a qualifying, proclamation expldining that the terms of his first proc- lamation were too broad, and that it was not intended to cover just such cases as the one which I had the honor to represent. I was in a quandary. I had my fee, and I did not like the idea of returning it, as fees were pretty scare with me in those days. I felt, too, a certain degree of blame for not having been more urgent-in press- ing the matter upon the district attorney. Finally, I drew up a petition to the Presi- dent stating the facts as they are here re- lated, a little more at length, and armed with this paper, for the truth of which the district attorney had vouched, I proceeded to Washington to intercede with the Presi- dent for the release of my client. I have been in the White House often since—I have been all through from second story to basement, have slept in it, and often dined in it, but it never-had the same interest for me as on that rough day in March, 1863. Mr. Lincoln was absent at the war office when I arrived, and as there were then few or no accommodations for visitors, I spent part of my time making myself as comfortable as I could on the edge of a weod box which stood in the corridor. It seemed that my turn never would come, and I don’t believe it ever would if, in a moment of desparation, I had not appealed to Mr. John Hay, the President’s private secretary, with whom I had some slight acquaintance, and who promised to secure for me the desired interview. Just as my hopes were about to be realized they were dashed again by the appearance of the At- torney General, Mr. Bates, who went into the President's room and stayed so long that I thought he never would come out. Finally, he disappeared, and Mr. Hay then, about 4 in the afternoon, announced that my time had come. When I entered his room he was stand- ing up with his back to a fireplace, in which there was a wood fire, and he sipped from time to time a beverage of some sort out of a glass which was standing on the mantel over the fireplace. He was fagged and weary, so much so that in any other state of mind I wag then in, or toward any other personage less august, I would have felt a sentiment of pity. His brow was wrinkled, and there were great hollows in his cheeks, and his eyes were dull and list- less. I was too much occupied, however, with the business in hand to take an in- ventory of his personal features, and at once told him why I was there, remarking that the paper I held in my hand would tell my story more concisely than 1 could re- late it by word of mouth. He told me to read the paper, and he listened to it stand- ing up, sipping now and then from the glass on the mantel. After I had finished ard looked up to him, and it was looking up in reality, for he was six feet four, I saw that the man’s appearance was com- pletely changed. He said to me,that the oath prescribed In the first prcclamation was not intended “to get fellows out of hockelty,”" and as he used this last expres- sion his face lignted up in the most re- markable manner and caused the change that I observed. No one could say he was ugly—he was homely, doubtless, but when his rugged features were illumined by that strange light from within he stood like one transfigured by his own angel, I think the transtorming power that wrought this wonderful change was in the eye. Mr. Lin- coln had the saddest eyes I ever saw in the human head, and in repose they were dull, but any little humorous thought or passing sentiment would throw into them a light which would gradually irradiate the whole face. In this light was the effect of the change I have seen in his countenance, which, if it did not shine like an angel's, it was positively beautiful. At all events, that was the way it looked to me that af- ternoon, and still more so when, taking my paper and folding it into a file width, he sat down in a chair and putting the paper on his knee after he had crossed his legs, began to write. I had not disputed his proposition as to “hockelty;” indeed, then I did not know exactly what he meant, but he took the paper and wrote, as I have said, on his knee, pausing only once, at which pause my heart stopped beating, for I was afraid he was then reconsidering a first favorable resolution, but it was not, and finished the paper, which, although I have rot seen it since, now a third of a century 2g0, I would stake my reputation for ac- curacy reads, word for word and line for line, as follows: “The district attorney in this case, not (here {s where he paused) as a precedent in any other case, will be justified by me if he enters a nolle prosequl. Z “A, LINCOLN.” He handed back the paper to me with this indorsement, and, with many thanks, I bowed myself out, and on my return to the city 1 looked up the word “hockelty” and found that the word hockle means to hough, to hamstring, and that Mr. Lincoln probably meant to describe my client as in the situation of a hamstrung horse, unless hockelty is a provincialism without a legitimate descent, or the origin of which is lest in obscurity. I saw him on two occasions afterward, both of them of personal and public inter- est, but this first interview left on my mind an impression of the man which I shall al- ways cherish as one of the most pleasing and interesting experiences in my life. + e+-____ WITHOUT A PARALLEL. Whose Head Was Cut in Twain Completely Recovers. Seattle Dispatch St. Louis Globe-Democrat. The remarkable sight of a man walking out of a hospital in Seattle, who a month ago had a gash 11-4 inches,cut transversely in his skull, by a rip saw making 3,000 reyo- lutions a minute, is what the people of this town have gazed upon. Horatio A. Stetson is the hero of this struggle of death and a buzz-saw. He had in the early days of February a cut in the top of his head 5 inches long and 1 1-4 deep. He is today a well man, mentally and physically; and is receiving and accepting the congratula- tions of his friends. ‘This remarkable case, said to have no equal in surgical history, has attracted the attention of the medical world. Dr. Wetherspoon. the chief attending phy- sician, tells the story: “I found Stetson in the mill office, his head bound with a towel and blood freely flowing down the side of his face,” he said. “He appeared to have lost a large quantity of it. Brain matter was also found inside his hat, on the towel and in other places. When’ operated on, the skull was trephined on the anterior side of the saw cut, and several pieces of bone were removed from the inside of the cut, and the wound was packed with iodoform gauze. Six days thereafter the gauze was removed, and some clotted blood and broken down brain as well. His subsequent recovery has been entirely uneventful. His temperature never went above 100.5, and at the end of four weeks he sat up in'a chair several hours daily.” Stetson gained consciousness twelve hours after the accident, and with consciousness came the power of speech; one side was paralyzed fer a time, but that passed away, and, with the exception of a twitching of the muscles of the legs, there has been no pain or inconvenience at any time since. His mind is now, he says, as clear as ever in his life, and he thinks that with the re- turn of strength he will be a better man than ever. —_———__ + e«—______* Looking After the Trifies. From Life. “It is only by looking closely after the trifles that a prefit can be made in these days of close competition,” said the grocer to his new assistant. “Yes, sir; I understand,” replied the boy. For example,” continued his employer, “when you pick the files out of the sugar don’t throw them away. Put them among the currants.” A Maa es ~ Pointers for the Janitor. From Life. Robby Skyflats—“Say, papa, I heard to- day in the chemistry class that there’s an English professor who freezes hydrogen, and ke can make a temperature of three hundred degrees below zero easy ‘’nough.” Mr, Skyflats—“Well, I don’t think he could give any pointers to the janitor of this flat.” ESCCSSSSSOCSOOOOSS 6869808 - Weve Gathered In one room a lot of dubbed it the Oak Suite, $240, for $165. Cherry Suite, $150, for $99. Birch Suite, $100, for $75. Birch Suite, $75, for $60. Oak Suite, $37.50, for $25. Birch Suite, $35, for $29. Walnut Suite, $100, for $69, Birch Suite, $142, for $99. Oak Suite, $35, for $25. - Birch Suite, $127, for $87. Imitation Mahogany Suite, $37, for $30. Birch Suite, $37, for $30. Oak Suite, $29, for $21. , Imitation Mahogany Suite, $40, SOQOVSOS HOON SOO OOS OE O HOSS OO SOS OOSSDOOOSOO for $32. bos) Oak Suite. $67.50, for $9. @ Parlor Sulte, 5-plece, $225, 3 for $165. @ Parlor Suite, 5-plece, $125, for 2 $3. a aS Suite, 5-piece, $115, for & Parlor Suite, 5-piece, $50, for $39. full at crying prices. We In OGH@SSOOSOG000 Furniture and Ready-made Carpets and GHAMBER OF BARGAINS. They are all first-class goods, quality and make Ar and styles correct, but the quantity is limited to only one of a kind— and no duplicates. We want to close them out, and if dollars are worth your saving, don’t miss this chance. Refrigerators, Mattings and Baby Car- riages, seasonable goods. Carpets, Furniture and Drapery, ©= Cor. Pa. Ave. and 8th St. Seaoeeesos e9e0s eceeess Chamber and Parlor Parlor Suite, 5-plece, $35, for $23. Parlor Suite, 3-plece, $65, for $43. Tapestry Bordered Carpet, 8.3x 8.6, for $11.50. Tapestry Bordered Carpet, 0x9.2, for $7.25. Tapestry Bordered Carpet, 6x 8.3, for $6.75. Tapestry Bordered Carpet, 10.8 for $9.75. Moquette Bordered Carpet, 8.3x 8.3, for $14.75. * Moquette Bordered Carpet, 12, for $15. Moquette Border: Carpet, M1, fo> $14.75, Moquette Bordered Carpet, 12, for $16. Axmivster Bordered Carpet, 8.3 12.9, for $19.75. Axminster Boréered Carpet, 8.3 12, for $21.50. Axminster Po:dsred Carpet, 8.3 x14.9, for $24.75. 83x 83z , 8.30 83x eecosoeeoue SOOSH OSHS DOGO SET LUGS BOOSCOSODSSOSSONSODOOOHOOOOORE We havea house HOEK, ABOUT THREE POETS. Julin Ward Howe Talks on Whittier, Holmes and Lowell. From the Buffalo Express. Mrs. Julia Ward Howe recently gave a talk in the hall of the Women’s Union building, which she called “Personal Remi- niscences of Whittier, Lowell and Holmes.” She was a most picturesque figure as she stood on the stage. Her kindly face was crowned with a white lace cap, which blended with her own snowy hair. Her face was animated as she thought of the great men she was speaking of, and the lecture will not easily be forgotten by those who heard her. Mrs. Howe first met Whittier in early life. He came to her house to dinner. Her husband was detain- ed and was very late. Meanwhile the young woman had the youthful poet to entertain, and it was at first somewhat vf atask. They sat before the fire and Whit- tier was so nervous that he edged nearer it every moment. This was trying ‘to Mrs. Howe, and she told her husband afterward that if he had not come when he did Mr. Whittier would have been up the chimney. After the magic influence of a dinner Mr. Whittier unfolded a bit. The talk turned upon all sorts of themes. “And who believes in a bodily devil?” said Mrs. Howe. ‘And does thee not?” quietly responded the young Quaker. Mrs. Howe describes him as of very striking appear- ance. His eyes glittered like black dia- monds, and his hair was brushed back from his great forehead. Whittier told Mrs. Howe that the reason he had not married was that the world had taken so many of the Quaker girls that there were'none left for’ him. Whittier was asked if he was ever afraid, and he related an incident where a mob had broken up an anti-slavery meeting, and cried, “We have killed the Englishman, let's finish the Quaker.” Then he confessed that he felt a bit shaky. “Lowell was not a woman’s man—that is, not in the sense of the word. I rather think he was brought up in the old dis- pensation, under the guidance of his father, a beloved Unitarian minister,. and his mother, a native of the Orkney Islands,” Mrs. Howe said. She had much to say in praise of Lowell's first wife, Marie White. Mrs. Howe told of her sending a poem to Lowell when he was the editor of the At- lantic Monthly. He sent it back, with a note saying: “It is impossible for women to write poetry. Elizabeth Barrett Browning showed this in spite of her genius.” That was not altogether pleaging to Mrs. Howe. “Lowell was fair to look upon,” said Mrs. Howe. “He had a wonderfully fine outline to his face, and the color of his hair and eyes enhanced this.” She said he was of an ardeat temperament, or what the phys- ijologists would term the nervous-sanguine. She spoke of his literary likes and dis- likes, how he admired Scctt, how he was fond of Chaucer, and did not like Gower, how he continually affirmed that Pope and Crabbe were not poets, which statement she was not prepared to accept. Lowell as a critic was not exactly fair; he was in- clined to do more than justice to those he liked, and less than justice to those he did not like, Mrs. Howe maintained. But his prose was masterly. Without his poems he was entitled to the highest rank. ° Mi Howe spoke especially of the Vision of Sir Launfal, and his Commemoration Ode, which, she declared, was his finest poem. Of course, she lauded the Bigelow Papers to the skies. She told a story that Lowell told her of the ignorance of the higher class of the English about their own great literary men. It was at a dinner, where Browning was also present. A marchiones3 who sat next to Lowell was talking with him, and the name of Browning came up. Although Browning himself was seated yery near and heard the conversation, the titled woman disclaimed all knowledge of ever hearing of the English poet, all of eae must have been very interesting to him. Holmes Mrs. Howe remembers first when she was a girl of sixteen summers. It was at a celebration at Harvard, and “little” Dr. Holmes had a poem for the occasion. She told of him afterward when a group of authors were talking behind a curtain at Ticknor & Fields, each wishing to hear how their productions had sold. Mrs. Howe had published a volume anonymously, and Holmes asked her if she knew the author. She said she did, and Holmes gave a poem to give to her when she saw the mysterious person next. The poem was a very grace- ful one, and Mrs. Howe treasures it to this PORTRAITS BY TEL EGRAPH. A Process Which Promises Usefal Results. From the St. James Budget. The inestimable. services rendered to science and art by photography are now among the commonplaces of the day. The sensitive. eye of the camera, immeasurably transcending both in delicacy and power the visual organ of man, is constantly dis- cerning and registering for permanent reference facts, especially in the domain of astronomy, beyond the reach of human vision, even when afded by the most pow- erful of telescopes. But if photography has deserved thus well in the loftier re- gions of science, her services are none thé less remarkable in the more homely paths of every-day life. The camera has been used to catch by stealth and permanently record the features of criminals in the very commission of their crimes and thus to assist the work of justice. And now, with the aid of electricity, this useful handmaid of the arts is likely to render further aid in bringing lawbreakers to book, for it has been found possible to transmit photo- graphs by telegraph. The merit of discovering this remarkable Process is attributed to a German inventor, Mr. N. 8. Amstutz of Cleveland. -His method, which is simple, appears to be an adaptation of the well-known process by which such objects, say, as gunstocks are now made, by means of drills which, through the instrumentality of an in- genious mechanical arrangement, are made to follow the contour of a revolving model, an exact copy of which they reproduce from a piece of wood subjected to their operation while it revolves at precisely the same speed as the model. Wood carv- ings are produced in a very similar fashion. For the telegraphic transmission of pho- tographs there are placed at the dispatch- ing and receiving office corresponding cyl- indrical rollers, similar to those employed in the phonograph, the equal and parallel movement of which is insured by a mech- anism of clockwork. In contact with the cylinder at the dispatching office is a pen- cil, the point of which, when the cylinder is made to revolve, traverses it in spiral lines from end to end. The pencil is so adjusted that the strength of the current varies according to the resistance offereil to the pencil point by any variations on the surface of the cylinder. So long as the surface is even there is no variation in the current, but should it present any ine- qualities the strength of the current varies with its risings and fallings, while the pen- cil still continues to describe its close spiral lines. This varying current is, by proper electrical means, transmitted to the re- ceiving station, where in its turn it so in- | fluences a pencil in contact with the wax- covered surface of the receiving cylinder as to cause it to impress upon it grooves } varying in depth according to the chang- ing strength of the current. In order that a photograph may be thus transmitted it has first, by the ordinary process of photo-printing, to be converted into a gelatine relief, which is placed upon the transmitting cylinder, which is then set in motion. Following according to the process described the risings and fallings of this relief the pencil of the receiving cylinder reproduces in close spiral lines a sort of elementary copy of it. The result of the process is very clearly indicated by the accompanying illustrations. Ele- mentary as the pictures undoubtedly are it is clear that any one familiar with the features of the originals would have little difficulty in recognizing them. ——_ cee Artificial Mud. From the Philadelphia Press. We have heard of false teeth, false hair, counterfeit jewelry and imitation diamonds, but artificial mud is a decided novelty. And what is it used for? The large Paris dry. goods houses have long used the mud of the Paris streets for testing the wearing qualities of new’ colors and shades. Any new tint that could not stand the influence of Paris mud was thrown out. But to ex- periment with mud was unpleasant, un- clean, unhealthy. So, an imitation of the genuine article was ordered of a chemist, who furnished a solution of carbonate of ammonia, carbonate of potassium, sulphite of soda and sea salt in water, which nat- urally takes the place of mud in the color tests of new dress goods,