12 THE OMAHA DAILY BEE : SUXDAY , JAOTAgYlG. 18ST. TWELTB PAGES. I
CARMEN'S ' CUBAN CHANGES ,
A German Critic Says Bizet Adapted the
Opera Prom "Habanera. "
CHOICE CHASTE CARICATURES.
A Kcfontiln French Illustrntlons The
ArtlslH of To-Day Ocncrnl Hou-
Jnnjtcr'fl I'ancKyrlc Irlsli
Wnlto American Spree.
PAWS , Dec. 00. [ Correspondence of the
UEK. ] Among the innny literary topics
which have be.cn discussed with moro
interest nnd energy llian nny political
ones at this closing period of the old
year , Is ono which has its moral nnd
icslhclio interest for nil authors nnd com
posers throngout the world. A German
critic rose up the other day to accuse
lli/.ot , Iho immortal composer ot Carmen ,
of having taken bodily from a Cuban
musician the matchless refrain of the
"Habanera , " and placed it in the opera
without modifying it in nny manner , or
without crediting It. This happens not
to bo true , since George lJ/ol ! was care
ful to publish in the flrsl edition of Iho
Carmen a stalomentlhal Iho "Habanera"
was imitated irom a Spanish song. Tlio
accusation of plagiarism may , therefore ,
bo dismissed , nnd the French critics hnvo
roundly abused Iho German , both be-
cnnso luj is a Gorman , and because he
attacked Hixet Vet , the imitation is
almost Chinese in its fidelity , and the
talk over it raises the question whether a
composer , bo ho n genius or n mediocrity ,
lias the right to appropriate to himself
oven the note , the vital spark of another's
musical composition. There is no sort
of doubt that the " llabaneni " furnished
the whole
INSINUATION I'OK "CAUMKN. "
It cot to work in tlio composer's mind Iho
crystallizing influences which finally
brought forth the perfect poum , taking
for its story the light and doftly-skelched
nouvelle by Prosper Morimco. The
"Habanera" being itself enough to make
n musician immortal , it seems hard that
it should attain its own immortality
simply through the medium of a brilliant
French selling. Second rank only , it
scorns to mo , must be accorded to com
posers who take for their inspiration a
song , a refrain , or a musical theme which
they did not create themselves. There
are , nmong Iho French comedy wrilors
of the last fifty years , a hundred or two
whoso works will not be found oven in
the repertories of the twentieth century ,
nnd nearly every one of these lakes text
and the skeleton of his story from some
foreign author. Read lavorgno on the
It extensive stealing done by French dra-
malists from the immense Spanish collec
tions , if you wish to bo enlightened on
this point.
rnnxcii HOLIDAY HOOKS.
Delicacy ot sentiment and absolute
perfection of expression are the distin
guishing traits in the illustrated books
which figure upon the Christmas and
Now Year lists of the Paris publishers
Is ot for years have there been so many
bountiful books , so richly , 1 had almost
said magnilieunlly , illustrated. To take
ii ) > an edition , ( if a classic HKO ISernardin
do Saint-Pierre's " "
- "Paul and Virginia ,
nnd to look over the exquisite pictures
which have been furnished for Iho well-
known and pathetic stocy by Maurice
cloir , is to get a refined and renewed
"pleasure out of the book. Hero is an
artist who knows how to enter directly
into the sentiment of an author , and who
has teh knowledge and rotinement neces
sary. ( Jo back to the abominable draw
ings which dislltruro the early editions of
Clialcanbrinnd nnd Victor Hugo , and
then compare them witii these line bits of
work. Wo find almost majestic concep
tion of grouping in Iho pictures illustrat
ing tlio closing scenes of the story. There
is ono litllo gem , showing
"VIKOINIA" fl'ON Till : Mill' ,
which alone is onoutrh to mnko tlio rep-
illation of a draughtsman. M. Loloir
lias touched the chief note of the book a
rnro poetic simplicity , full of whnt our
I'runeh friends are so fond of calling dis
tinction. Another volume by a writer
who sketches birds and fields , and their
winged and tour-legged as well as human
inhabitants , with capital skill , is called
' "Our Hlnls"nnd has no loss than 110 com
positions by Gincomolli. Nowhere has
Amlro Thenriot. been moro delightful
than in the little poems for this volume ;
but perhaps the climax of the luxurious
iH'ronohed in the delicious book illus
trated by Octavo U/.anne , called "Tho
Women of tlio Nineteenth Centurv. "
Thin is like poino of tlio illuminalcd
'works ' of .Iho Middle Ages a book to
con over nnd turn again and again , ono
which is not easily o.xluustcd after a
whole season's attention. Tin ; artist has
dealt , of course , with the wommi of hi.s
own country , and has shown ihom in the
Varying phnses of fashion irom th1) ) clos
ing days of iho revolutionary period nt
thu beginning of tins century down to
the present moment.
TUB CHANlii : Ol' COsTL'Mi :
has been so great , and yet so impercepti
ble , that wo are ninn/nd in contemplat
ing ono of the pictures of a court assom-
bingo under Napoleon III ; nnd the
question rises to our lips : How could
those people have been such guys , and is
it possible that our wives and sweethearts
dressed like tlmtv Franco is easily atlho
head of all nations in this line and praise
worthy art of varied and .irtistio illustra
tions , nnd in this domain , as in so many
others , the progress and change , swift
and enormous us they arc , can onlv bo
realized by a careful retrospect. How
out ot fashion seem the pictures of Dorol
How many good men there are who ,
while they do not possess a tithe ot his
imagination , do bettor pictures , moro
natural and moro human , than ho was
wont to do ! It is pleasing also to note
the gradual departure among the painturs
from iho domain of iho se.mi-ob.-ceno , the
forbidden np.de , and the suggestively li-
contious.for the higher works ot complete
purity and the unlimited realms of imagi
nation. Twentv years ago , I question
whether n painter or draughtsman in
France , except Doro , and ho had radical
faults , could have adequately illustrated
Shelley , To-day , there are a do/en men
Who could do it. With Iho increase of
individual liberty , and the unloosening ,
us it were , of
CIITAIN : : MOII.U. rACTi.Tir.s ,
heretofore dormant , produced by the
war , has como n development of the im
agination which will yet lie accounted ns
ono of 'ho most felicitous results of the
last French revolution I'lio upward
tendency In sentiment is observable ns
well in opcnvboun"o as in pictures for
books , and it is slowly making its way in.
to the world of painters who depend
for their ' publicity upon the
salon' nnd other annual exhibitions.
' Of children's books what ihall bi5 said ?
Jt is the custom of many foreigners , nnd
moro especially tho'Kilfglish and tAmcrl-
, to ueer at French. childhood , and
to say that the baby of the Gauls is hardly
out of his swndling cloths before he be
Bins to look like n little old mnn , n cut-
down pattern of his papa. ' 1 ho primness
nnd precision of French children may
seem laughable to strangers. It is oddlo
hear nn infant say inimediatcment or
infiUigablej but the joyous spirit of child-
liooJ Is there all the ? ame , and none
ndorc nnd respect the vagrant pranks of
infancy , of bov ami girlhood , moro than
the French. Witness this good house of
Ilot/.ol in the dull and gloomy old Hue
.Jacob , in the Latin country uoyond the
Seine. Here is a colossal establishment
founded almost entirely upon the genius
of two men : Het/.el , who , as P. .1. Staid ,
has amused and instructed tlio babies of
two generations ; and Jules Verne , who
needs no qinlilieation here. Wonderful
has been the progress ( f
WOOIM'AUVIXfl I.V AMK1HC.V
since 1870 , nnd the purveyors for the ju
venile world have been moro nndacious
in Iheir enterprise , moro skillful in their
work , than housed like llel/ol's can lo-
day claim to be. lint in text , in subject
matter. Franco takes the lead. For airy ,
fancy , brightness and simplicity of dic
tion , splendor of form now ami then , and
abounding grace , French writers for ju
veniles nro justly celebrated. There is a
whole litllo world of French literature of
this kind , which the childicn of our na
tion would delight in could it bo opened
to tlinin. The French children are rol
licking in the "Adventures of llnek
Finn" and of "Helen's Hablo , " of the
"Prlncoiind tliu Pauper , " and of many
another American set of young heroes
and scamps.Vhyshouldnot \ our pub
lishers give American youth somu
glnnpso of what is so entrancing in
French love for children.
I have loft myself no room to speak of
the wonderfully good caricatures and
caricaturists who nro springing up all
over Franco , and tills must bo the subject
of a future article. The old rudeness and
what I should call maliciousness of touch ,
has ramshcd. There is a satiric
sweep to all the new work which com
mands attention , nnd has great power ;
but of this more anon. Let us go back
for a moment lo thu
IIAUIM : 'tone's OK Tin : DAY ,
to General llotilnngor declaiming and
disclaiming witli his usual energy at ono
of tlio public annual festivals , and to Iho
fetes of Christmas-tide and to general
gossip. How Houlangor doth protest
that he abominates war , nor would like
to sec the nation draw its sword ; how the
whole conniry seems infected witli the
same spirit ! One of llio loading journals
of Paris ventures to question tlio sincerity
of General Hoiilangur's ' panegyric to
peace , nnd reminds him of the
necessity of war. In another jour
nal , AI. Comely , who has a good
audience whenever ho chooses to come
forth , declares in favor of Immediate
war. "Either let us disarm and take the
chance , or light now , " ho says ; but his
voice is that of ono preaching in tlio
wilderness. The manv striving millions
do not want war , and do not believe that
Germany wants it. ThOy hope probnuly
against hope that Itnssia will put , oil' her
inarch towards the Uosnhorus , and that ,
in short , the clock of destiny will run
down , and not bo wound up again. The
charily festivals have been extremely
bright , and frequented by scores of
thousands. Such great halls as the Hip
podrome , tlic Palace of Industry , and the
Trocailero , have been crammed with the
best
JiU'ltKSKNTATIVr.S OF Till } MIDDU : CLASS
hero applauding tlic evolutions ot lire-
men or well drilled troops , and there
laughing : at the antics of the fabled
Dragon of Provence , the great T.iras-
que , followed by I lie dancing and laugh
ing bands ot merry makers in the legend
ary farandolc , aad hero listening to
classical music. Money flows freely in
Paris at all times , and the working class
and the bonrtceoise seem never at n loss
for a twenty-franc piece to throw into the
cash box of a theatre , a concert or a mu
seum.
Speaking of museums reminds mo that
the city is about to have a new one ,
called iho Ualliera , after the generous
lady , who gave it to the city of Paris.
The great building for this museum has
stood unlinishcd for ten or twelve years
but now will bo quickly completed , and
is to have grouped in its three vast halls
the arts , tlio sciences , and the industiies.
In front of each section will stand a co
lossal statue .symbolizing the department
illustrated within. The now mus.etiin
will have cost about three millions , of
francs.
A wordabout ] the rcvoillon , which.as von
may gather from the sound of its French
name , is an all-night session , a kind of
combination of an Irish wake and an
American spree , regulated variously ac
cording to the gentility of those engaged
in it.
niCNorni ) CATIIS
on Iho boulevards each have their rcvoil
lon festivities , and perhaps there is no
contrast greater in tlic world than that to
bo got by pooping first at 12 o'clock at
night into the Cafe American ) , on the
grand boulevards , and then hastening
away to form one in a throng of hushed
and reverential auditors of the Christmas
music at the Madeleine. One of tlic most
curious of the rovcillon gather
ings was that given by the
faster Sncei , who ushered in the
morn of Christmas day with a ball given
in his huge apartment. Among the
guests were members of the press , the
medical committee , tlio surveillance com
mittee and a host of curiosity seekers.
Siicci is tlio man who has now fulfilled
his promi e that ho would live thirty
days on nothing moro solid than a liqueur
or cordial of Ids own invention , all the
lime keeping up vigorous exercises , such
as riding , driving , fencing , swimming ,
and doing work which usually requires
on the iiait of those who do it a onerous
diel. Although towards Iho end of Ihi.s
fast on this Christmas evening Succi
danced all night ana was among the
freshest of the company when the morn
ing chimes sounded.
KDWAUU KINO.
AVords in tlio
Hy actual enumeration of the words
contained in the best dictionaries , it lias
boon ascertained that 1J ! ! 530 F.nglishr
words are of Saxon origin and 29)1 ; ( of
classical origin. In consequence of the
popular natnro of the Teutonic words in
the language , iho .Saxon element largely
preponderates in the works of our great
est writers. The pronouns , numerals ,
prepositions , and auxiliary verbs , the
names of the olnmcnts.niul their changes ,
of the seasons , the heavenly bodies , the
divisions of time , the features of natural
scenery , the organs of the body , the
modes of bodily action and posture , thu
c.omnionest animals , iho words iisod in
earliest childhood , the ordinary terms of
tratlic , the constituent words in proverbs ,
the designation of kindred , the simpler
emotions of the mind , terms of pleas
antry , saliire , contempt , indignation , in-
vcativc , and anger aio for the most part
of Saxon origin. Words indicating n
moro advanced civilisation and complex
feelings , and moat of the terms employed
in art , .science , mental and moial philoso
phy , are of classical origin. The Kng-
libh language , which is now spoken by
ncM'ly uiio-huiulrcd millions of the
earth's inhabitants , is in its vocabulary
one of thu most heterogeneous , th.it ever
existed. There is , perhaps , no language
so full of words , evidently derived Irom
the most distant sources , as English ,
hvory country of tlto globe seems to have
brought iomo of its verhal manufactures
to the intflleclual maiket of ICiiglaud ;
Latin , Greek. Hebrew , Ccllic , Saxon ,
Danish , French. Spanish. ItaHnu.Gernwn
Hay , oven Hindustani } ' Malay , and
'
Clnnefo'worltd are iui\-ed 'togu'thei' in the
dictionary , ' „ = '
Regardless of Goat and Rheumatism Oapi-
tolino Society Still Gay.
CRAZY TO SEE MRS. CLEVELAND.
Opcrn-cln < Views nt n Funeral Hos-
coc Conkllnjj's .Mnunlflcont I'rcs-
enen Sons of ( Jrcnt Men
White House Ucccptlons.
WASHINGTONJan. . 13. [ Correspon
dence of the HII ; : . ] Society seems to bo
running nt right ancles nt present , nnd
with the crisp cold winter wcnther , people
ple move ns lively as though on pleasure
bent and sonic of thr-m are bent out of
all shape. So much happened during
the pnst year to chill the fondest dreams
of future glory , wo shall make most of
the short space allotted us and go in for
good time lhat is if going to lunches ,
leas , recoplions and balls , with theatre
and opera thrown 'in , every day in the
week and having gout , rheumatism and
toothache all day Sunday as a just recom
pense , is having a good tune then Wash
ington society is having just a lovely
time. O , my ! isn't it though ? And the
market value put upon slocks invested in
this mine of happiness is way up out of
sight. When the time conies for paying
dividends , who will lignro up most in the
linal casting of accounis ? Ho that as it
may t'.icy are in for n good time.
The white house has been as cay as
could be since the dawning of the new
year a year so full of promise of social
honors to
TIII ; Yorxo AND iioi-nrt'i , MISTUI ; .
She wears well her honors and who
shall say the bright light beaming from
her beautiful eyes is not a love-light from
a happy heart. At any rate , as Iho presi
dent s rheumatic pains decrease'Mrs.
Cleveland's smiles increase , and people
stand on tables , chairs and on tlmir iieads
lo gel ono of those snides. Said ono ot
the ollicials of the executive mansion :
"In all my experience and I have been in
the white house since Grant's ' time , 1
have never seen women so crazy to look
at a woman. " Heing a man , ho did not
say anything about the ine.n who have
lo't their heads in the scramble for a
place in Iho lino. Kven at poor General
Logan' . * funeral , staid , gray-headed sena
tors , generals , and Iho like , would lot
their eyes wander Irom the flower-
crowned collin before thorn ; yes , and
when the most eloquent words wore fall
ing from Parson .Newman's lips , to the
sweet , sad face of Mrs. Cleveland , sitting
in the gallery , opera glasses from all di
rections were leveled at the president's
pew in the reserved gallery. 15ut the
lovely young wife seemed wholly uncon
scious of the ill-timed attention paid her
and looked the sympathy , no doubt , she
felt , for the grief-stricken wife of the
( lead hero. There are tunes for all things.
Strange that people attending funerals'in
the Unilcd States senate chamber can't
act accordingly , and not have tlio ap
pearance of being at an opera or theatre !
For fear of a public sensation , 1 will do
full justice to the staid , dignified senators
on that sad , solemn occasion , and say I
did not sco a pair of opera glasses in
their hands ( many of them wear glasses ,
and on special occasions double the
power of Iho lens )
15etoro L go back to the gaities of the
season , let mo speak of
ix-six.viou : CO.VKLING ,
as ho appeared in the scnale chamber ,
one of the distinguished men who acted
as pall-bearers. Walking in with General
Sherman , he looked a grand king among
men , and in strong contrast to General
Sherman , who , did wo not know that ho
is a war hero , would think him most in-
signiiicant in appearance. He certainly
looked so beside Koscoo Colliding. In
physical strength and health Air. Conk-
ling never appeared at better advantage ,
and never looked so grand and hand
some. His hair , while not o abundant
as ot yore , is now snow white and care-
lully combed becomingly perhaps worn
a little more carelessly and not the pro-
eise curl on the top of Ins head. His
face is fuller ; the lines of eaiosuemto
have been ironed out ; lias moro color ,
and allogelhot' ' a more healthful , con
tented uxpic ion , and yet the same
haughty poise of the head , the same
aristocratic enrvo of the lips and the
same cynical expression of the nose
although it is a very pretty nose. As
usual , ho was dro-scd with Iho nlmost
care a suit ot black fitting him to per
fection , llo has a well-rounded figure to
fit clothes onto , not in the least "pussy'1
about tnc stomach.
.1UST A MAliNiriCKNT 1'ICTI'HK ,
which lie knows well how to manage to
the very bust advantage. His attitude
during tlio ceremonies was sad and
thoughtful. He seemed to pay little erne
no attention to neoplu about him , save
when some reached a hand forth to greet
him. A shade of annoyance passed Ids
face now and then , Ihoiigh his bearing
was most respectful , while General Shei-
man carried on a whispered conversa
tion during the address. Ho simply
bent his head to listen without replying ,
lloscoo Conkling is always polite to his
inferiors As thi.s was Mr. Conkling's
first appearance in the scnato chamber
since he resigned his scat , all eyes were
upon him as ho entered. 1 could not
help wonder ivhat hi.s thoughts were as
ho sat with his eyes cast down ,
"Will ho ever bo in the United States
senate again ? " asked a gonlloman ot a
New Yorker at my side.
"Yes , if wo can got his consent. " replied -
plied llio gonl. "And what is bolter still ,
wo oxpcct to make linn president of the
United States. "
Just then our eyes fell upon the "ropro-
sentalivo of his father , "
WAI.KKK UI..UNR ,
Who still looks as ho always did , as
though ho had just been fished out of a
puddle of water. Ho nodded to every
body about him , and suemcd tickled lo
death , wlmn in tlio snnato where people
could see him and know ho was thn son
of Jim Hlamo. Ho is n ghostly looking
follow , if ho has any red blood in Ins
veins il docs not show itsolt iu his faco.
And what his powers ot greatness are ,
his personal appearance docs not show ,
Thuro is a twinge of tlio father about his
face , the nose , or something I hardly
know what , and yol , if his name were
not lilalne , no ono would accuse him of
it. Hut then all Ihings are possible in
this free land of ours. This unpromising
looking chap who scorns to enjoy speak
ing and acting for his president diseased
father , may bo something or somebody
some day , who knows ? And still another
who claimed our special interest was
COl.O.NKI , nil.I ) (1IIAXT.
How like his father in personal appear-
aneo ho is growing , or. at least , ho so ap
peared in the senate chamber that day.
1'lui same poise of the head , Iho same
stolid look , the same immovable fea
tures , the same modest bearing. I don't
buliovo ho took his eyes from Dr. New
man's face while ho listened his whole
figure sceme.d to listen lo tlio address.
None gave to close attention to tlio pro
ceedings as did ho ; and there seemed
such n genuine sadness about him , Ho
was dressed in the deepest black. Only
'
a few short years ago he brought Id's
beautiful young bridn to the white liouso.
How lovely and gracious she was. Said
n friend : "Somehow thera is a something -
thing about Mrs. Cleveland that reminds
me of Mrs , Fred Grant , especially at
MliS , CLKVKI.ANIl'S iiliCKIIION
Siitnrday afternoon which was prononccd
perfectly delightful and the voting hostess
toss perfectly lovely. Ono of the pleas
ant features of the afternoon was the
dropping into line , just before the clos
ing hour , of the grim old follow himself.
Mrs. Cleveland did not notice him till
, she nxti-mlud her hand to shake , as Ids
uuoicvu * huu vd along , just like uuy
other man A surprised , pleased expres
sion passed over her lace as she said ; 'I
am glad to see you , Mr. President,1 and
then ho did look so happy and contented
as he pass ? * ? by. No doubt the same con
tented look was on his face as he walked
along wll'i his first pair of red top
boots in the days gone by , 1'reshlent
Cleveland never put in an appearance at
his sister's Saturday afternoon receptions
last winter , not ho , but I guess the old
coon though ho might as well see what
the little lady was about , and who lin
gered longest by her side. " 'Tis well to
be vigilnnt in these days of free trade
folly. President Cleveland will bo a pro
tectionist in earnest ere the winter iso
oor , 1 am thinking. Cox.
REPORTORIAL DARING.
How n Plucky Scribe ISvposcd a
Swindling Mining Scheme.
Now York Slar : In 18701 was the min
ing correspondent of the San Francisco
Evening Post , and , in the spring of that
year , 1 was ordered by my chief to re
port the condition of the Grand Prize
mine at Tuscarora , a nourishing mining
camp in the northwestern part of the
stale of Nevada. My letter of instruc
tion informed mo that although the Grand
Pri/.o was regnlary paying dividends ,
there was something crooked about it ,
and that the bottom facts must bo got at.
U also informed me that the mine had
been closed to outsiders , and that , at
whatever risk or cost , I was expected to
gain an entranceand to explore the situa
tion.
tion.Upon my arrival at Tuscarora I found
that a boom of more than ordinary inter
est had been initiated. All along the lea' '
of the Grand Pri/.o mine after nnno had
been located , and the stock of each was
eagerly bought. None of the "prospects"
had been opened siilllciontly todotermino
their values , and altogether the ex
citement had a wildcat snirgestivcnoss
about it. Yet the cabins of locators and
miners uprose like fabrics of frost , and
the creaking of the windlass and the
click of tlio telegraph were speculative
hymns ,
All my efforts to gain admission to the
Grand Prize mine were unsuccessful. On
the second evening after my arrival I
met a miner whom I had know ) ' well in
another section of the country. I went
with him to his cabin and passed the re
mainder of Ihe evening with him. He
was working in tlio Grand Prize in the
night shift , which wont on at midnight.
"Working wet in the 2r > 0-foot level11 ; he
said , as lie donned a rubber suit com
plete from hat to boots , and glanced at
the clock , the hands of widen marked
11'30.
Here was my opportunity. My friend
was a happy-go-lucky follow , and did
not stand upo'u ceremony when coin was
in sight.
"Hill , 1 said , "there is a cool hundred
dollars for you if yon will lot me put on
that rubber suit of yours , and let memo
mo take your place to-night.1'
"I'll do it. old man , " ho replied , after a
moment1' hesitation ; "but yon can bet
that I will skip tlio camp in the morning ,
anil if von care for tlio color of your hide
you'll do so loo. "
I slipped on the full suit which ho
handed mo and hurried to tlio Grand
Prize. In my borrowed outlit and in tlio
Feint darkness of the hoisting works , I
had no dilliculty in passing the foreman
and descending tlio shaft witli the oilier
men of the shift. I knew how to handle
a pick or shovel and did my t'lrn without
being detected. In tlic morning 1 wired
my paper as follows :
"The lead of the Grand Prize has been
running east and has turned at tlio 250
feet level , and is now tending north and
south. The mines lying east and west
arc worthless and buyers of shares are
being swindled. When this is known the
collapse will bo a disastrous ono. Mana
gers of theG rand Prl/o are foremost in the
deal ami locations by the score are being
made on the quiet by those in thn pool ,
both to the north and south. Full leport
by mail. "
I had given the camp /a / terrible black
eye , anil completely foiled the plans of
tlio knavish manipulators. Many of them
would bo heavy loosers , and not a few
pecnniarly ruined by the expose when it
became known.
Wull aware that my life would not bo
worth a nickel when it was known that I
had capped the game , and , having no
faith in the trustworthiness of the tele
graph operator as to keeping thn .sending
ol my dispatch a secret , 1 was away bv 10
o'clock in the forenoon. My friend "Bill
had preceded me at daylight by stage. I
rode eighty miles without stopping save
to out , and to change my horse once , and
arrived at Battles Mountain , my place of
dostinalion , some lime alter midnight.
Tlio following afternoon as I entered
the barroom of my hotel 1 was hailed by
Expert Charlev.a man-killer and bully of
Tuscarora. Ho had just arrived from
there , and by the look of his eyes I know
that the telegraph operator hud betrayed
me. I had carelessly left my revolvers
in my room and stood , with my bare
hands to detcnd me , before a bloodthirsty
desperado , who , without doubt , hail been
sent to kill mo.
"You liar and coward ! " ho hissed
through Ills clinched tooth and advanced
threateningly toward mo.
To strike him for his insulting words
or to retaliate if ho struck mo , was but to
give him an excuse for shooting mo
down in my tracks. It was a time for
nerve and bluff. Quietly folding my
arms behind mo , and facing my man
erectly and delimit ! } , I said :
"You know that 1 do not fight with my
lists ! If you wish anything else , pull and
commence. "
It was nn act of pure bravado , but it
gave mo time , and my words were
scarcely uttered when a revolver was
pressed into my hand by some friend
among the group of miners that had
gathered around. Quick as n thought , and
before my enemy could reach back for
his weapon , I had covered him with the
ono so opportunely given mo , I had tlio
drop on him sure , ami , wilh n muttered
cnroo , ho turned and left the phicn.
I was safe for a time , but 1 lull that the
hunt for the game had not ended , and , as
I did not wish to kill or to bo killed that
night , I boarded unobserved an outgoing
train for San Francisco. To meet some
business engagement I stopped over nt
Hono. The hotel and the railway station
there nro connected and trams stop
twenty minutes for meals. The tram
lollowing the ono on which I had just
arrived brought in Kxport Charlov. Ho
was hunting for me , and , ascertaining
that 1 was in the hotel , signified his in
tention of remaining overJ was in the
private olllco of the pripnotor of the
hotel and overheard the harsh tones of
my would-be murderer without being
seen by him , 1 quiotlystappcd out of the.
ollico by a rear door , and , gaining the
street , succeeded in boarding the west
bound train just as it got well under way.
1 chuckled all Iho way to Sacramento
over the cleverness with which 1 had
eluded my Nemesis , and complacently
argued that the gentleman from Tuscar-
era would not leave his stamping ground
to follow mo further. From Sacramento
1 made a running trip to the Black Hill
vineyards , and upon my return , was not
n little annoyed to find upon the hotel
register the name of Expert Charley ,
How ho kept so well informed of my
movements I never know. Neither did
1 inrjuiro or stop to moot him , but took
the next boat to San Francisco ,
My pursuer was there bctoro mo , hav
ing taken the quicker route by rail.
Seeking my rooms at San Francisco ,
upon my arrival there , 1 found n procla
mation , signed by Export Charley , in
forming mo with a flourish of oaths , that
ho would kill mo upon sight , and that if
necessary ho would wait until the hottest
kind of a place fro/.o aver in order to fill
mo full of load , Ho nlso referred to the
fuot that I had "donu him up and sev
eral Iriends of hfs'n"an.d olfered to gam
ble that after wo had met my ruportoriaJ
no o would never get mo into trouble
again except in hell ,
The affair had become a perplexing
nnd serious ono. The Tuscarora ex
posure wns tlio theme on the street , and
the mining sharps who were losers were
ready to throttle mo. To call upon the
law to protect mo was tantamount to re
signing my position. The ethics of n
mining camp maintain that it is no place
for a scribe who cannot take care of
himself , either at listiciiffji or in a street
light with pistol * . Sol carefully loaded
an old-fashioned pair of derringers , nnd ,
that they might bo handy , placed ono in
each ot the two side pockets of my
coat.
coat.Then
Then I hunted my foe even as ho had
hunted me. 1 searched for him tirelessly
for hours and was unsuccessful , but upon
returning to my home late in the evening
1 found him. fie stood at the entrance ,
leaning against n doorpost , and awaiting
my coming. The night favored me , and
I was close upon hint before ho was
aware , nnd sprang upon him before ho
had time to think. Clutchi.ig him by
the throat , I placed the 1111127.10 of a der
ringer against hi.s very breast , and
pulled the trigger. It missed lire.
' I loosened my grip upon his throat ,
and dnwing my second derringer lircd
wildly with my left hand , just as his re
volver circled iu the aia to bear upon mo.
My adversary foil to the ground with a
shattered Hugh , and the bullet from hia
weapon fell harmlessly upon a neighbor
ing housetop.
As ho limps through life , Expert
Charley is more and more convinced
that the average newspaper man in pur
suit of his legitimate business of obtain
ing news usually "gets there. "
It is needless to say that I did not again
visit Tuscarora. The scrub oaks and
nut pines are liandy there , and iho sus
pending of a refractory reporter in air is
but the work of a moment.
THfT THIMBLE.
Curious nnd lnterewtlrijTlint ! About
it 'I'hat nrc Not Generally Known ,
"There Is a rich family of the name of
Lofting in England , " said a dealer in
fancy ai tides , "tho fortune of whoso
house was founded by such an apparently
insignificant little thing as the thimble.
Two hundred years ago thimbles were
unknown in Knglnml. The thimble is
claimed by the IJuteli as an invention of
that country , but it is known now that it
was in use liy the silk manufacturers of
China hundreds of years before it was
used elsewhere. The lirst thimble over
.scon in England was made in
London less than 200 years ago
by a metal worker named John Lofting ,
the founder of the family named.
The usefulness of the article-
commended it at once to all
who used the needle , and
Lofting acquired a large fortnno and
great fame in the manufacture of the
now accessory to the needle-worker's
art. The implement was then called the
thumb bell , it being worn on tlio thumb
when in use. This clumsy mode of util
izing it was soon changed , however , but
when and why the name thimble was
given the article does not appear. Loft-
ing's thimble's , and , in fact , all thimbles ,
were made cither of iron or brass , nnd
specimens of thorn extant , many of which
are preserved as heirlooms , are crude
and clumsy-looking tilings compared
with the commonest thimble of to-day , al
though their cost was many times as
mnuh.
"To-day , cold , silver , iron , ivory , steel ,
sometimes gla > s and even pearl , anil
celluloid are utilised in making thimbles.
Since art needle work became the fash
ionable era/o in this country , thimbles of
most elaborate workmanship and great
value , to accompany the rich and cosily
implements and materials wealthy
needle workers alft.ct , have found a large
sale. Solid gold thimbles , elegantly
carved , and frequently set with
diamonds , have been lound none too
good for many of our fashionable deco
rators. Thimbles to be made to order ,
with Iho monogiam or initials of the
person for whom Ihey arc intended set in
precious stones , are not by any means
objots d'art , in the fashioning of which
the skill of our artistic metal workers is
taxed. I know a rich young lady in this
town , whoso enthusiasm for art needle
work was .so great a year ago that noth
ing but a gold and diamond set thimble
that cost $100 , with other embroidering
implements to match , would enable her
to reproduce those fearful and wonder
ful buUcrcnps , daisies and bluebells that
one sees blooming in such prodigal pro
fusion on foot stools , banners , tidies and
bureau covers in all homes of culture and
refinement.
"In China the ladies of high class are
very dainty of their thimbles. Some are
carved from enormous pearls , with bands
of line gold , on which are engraved all
sorts of fantastic things , the etchings of
which serve for catching the needle as
the holes of Hie outside barbarian lliim-
bles do. Tlio thimble always has a
mother-of-pearl ease. With ( lie ( nimble
the Chinese lady always lias a delicate
pair of scissors ot the finest steel , in a
sheath of pearl , and a pearl needle case.
The articles are all enclosed in an ex
quisitely inlaid case ot the purest mother-
of-pearl. A Now York lady , whose hus
band was in the China trailo , has one of
those Chinese needle-work 'kits , ' so to
speak , which she values nt ! ? 'i,000.
"Tho way thimbles nro made in this
country and England is simple enough.
Dies of the different sizes are used , into
which the metal , whether gold , silver or
steel , is pressed. The hole punching ,
finishing and polishing or tempering arc
done afterward. Celluloid is moulded.
The best thimbles are made in France ,
where the process is made more thor
ough. Strange as it may seem , the
French consider durability in their
golf , thimbles as the lirst requisite.
Tlio first stop in the making of a
Paris gold thimble is the cutting into a
disk of the desired si/.o a thin piece of
sheet iron. Tills is heated to a red heal ,
placed over n graduated hole in an iron
bench , and hammered down into it with
a punch. This hole is tlio form of tiic
thimble. The iron thus formed is re
moved from Iho hole , the little indenta
tions to keep the needle from
slipping are made in it , and all
tlio other finishing strokes of tlio
thimble's form put on it. The iion is
then made into steel by a process pecu
liar to the French thimble maker , is tem
pered , polished and brought to a deep
blue color , A thin shoot of gold is then
pressed into the interior and fastened
tlioro by a mandril. Gold leaf is at
tached to the outside by great pressure ,
the edges of the leaf being fitted in and
hold by small grooves t the base of the
thimhlo. The article is then ready for
UFO , The gold will last for years. The
Bteol never wears out , and the "old can
bo readily replaced at any time. Xo-
wliorn else in tlio world are gold thimbles
made in that way.
1 Imvo hoard of many curious thimbles.
The queen of Shun has ono which was a
present from her roy.il husband , The
thimble had never been in nso in Slum
until a few yeans ago , when the king ,
noticing English and American ladies
visiting the court using Humbles , had
one mndo for his niieon. It is made of
gold in the form of a lotus bud. the lotus
being the royal llower , and is thickly
studded witli diamonds ; so arranged as
to form her name and the datobf her
marriage. This presuntalion was equal
to an on'or ' that the ladies of Siam should
use thimbles , and they Jiavo used them
over binco. A lady in Boston lias n
thimble made from a piece of wood taken
from t.'io ' old Washington ( dm at Cam
bridge , the trco under which Washington
stood when ho took the oath of coinman-
der-in-chicf iu 1770. The wife of n well
known .clergyman of a neighboring city
has a thimble carved from a peculiar
stone she. found on the shofii of tlu | Dead
sea. A lady in this city has ono made
from asphaltqm , with which the aacrod
tires of I'c.r.sJlA arc built ,
INTERVIEWING INDIRECTLY ,
Presidents Duly Talk to Reporters Through
a Third Pcrsoii.
GRADY A GRE VT FACT FRESCOER.
Itevlvlni : Tlldcn's Const Protection
IMnn Conttrcsslntinl Illtllnril i'lnj-
crs Tfie Cue Keep * I'licm From
tlic Cock-tnll 1'ulillo llusts.
WASHINGTON- . 1 ! ? . ( Corro pomlonco
of the Hii.l ; : "Interview tlio piesident ns
to tlio probability of nn e.xtia session , nnd
reasons theicfor. " Such vns the arbitrary
command , telegraphed , from the nmnnqlin ;
editor of one of the lend I UK newspapers ot
the country , the other day. The coitnpond-
out who loeohvil this senseless command
simply answered :
"Pieslilent refuses to be Inlciviewcd on
nny .subject. "
Andtliniiirma''liipeilltorthlnklmhokiicw
more about U than Ids coiicsponilcntwanted
to know It the latter h.id attcaiplc.il to pet n
hcariiip , and cnteicd Inton eontiovcrsy ot
some length about it.
When thn celubiated N'utt-Dukes imiiiler
tiial was terminated at Plttsburg a few yeais
ago , and N'nlt was acquitted a ptoiniucnt
Pennsylvania newspaper management , bo-
llcvlim tiintthocllv of Washington was ah-
soibcd with the ttl.il , telegraphed its it'iue-
s-ontatho heio :
"Inteivlow Prcs-hlont Aitlmr , Ids cabinet ,
nnd the principal diplomats nt Washington ,
nbotit teiiuliiutlon of Nutt lilnl. "
Thoeoiiespondent was stunned fora few
seconds , llo hniilly know whether to nccept
the contents of the dispatch as the work of a
tuustcr about the olllco , or one of the arhl
limy nnd senseless fie.iks of an editor. Ke-
llet'tlon coinInccd him that the demand \\as
Bivcn In sober cainestnes.s. The absurdity
of It was apparent at a glance. .Noitlii'r the
picsident nor incinbcis of Ids c.ihinct w onld
express nn opinion on the \cidlct of a juiy ,
oven though they had kept irnco ot the trial
siilllciently close to do so Intelligently and
justly. The diplomats know nothing about
tlieiimllur.nnd 1C they did would scrupulously
lufinln 111:111 : making nny comment , because
the juries In the count ! ics out-
sldo ot this settle qiicsiions and the
public swallow the lesult iinimnmuriiu'lv.
Piesidenis oC the United btates never sailer
themselves to bo Intel viewed for publication
upon nny subioet. The memory of ibo pres
ent generation ol' cot respondents does not
urn hack to Iho time when a president has
authorized a poison to quote him in the
piluts , or even talk for general Information
lorthe press. Occasionally a cabinet ollh'cr
Is Interviewed , but nlmost limul.ibly It Is
upon personal matters , .is It is considered
undiplomatic to be intuivlcued on imper
sonal mattei ! ' , or In refeience to subjects for
olllclnl nctlon. KioqiuMitlv there aie inter
views published and cicillted to tlio piesi
dent ; hut they nio bogus. The only way in
which the prcsidcutcan be quoted on ciiucnt
matters is tliiouirh the thlul poison.
nu\DV 1 in : nur.AT.
"IfMoiiry W. ( irady. the editor of the Al-
Innla Constitution , who Is tallied of as the
successor ol Senator Jo Urown.wus inclined
to hens productive of news In the senate ns
ho was nlClutlcstnn during the eaitlniu.ike.
\\e would .ill bu in f.uorol hiselection , " said
n woll-kiumn newspaper coiiespondeiit , to
day , who spent a week at the seat ot the
seisiuatiidistuihatieos. . "Giady is the most
pioiluctive wilier 1 ever saw. " continued the
coiiespoii'lent , "and I must snv he is a model
of l.'ie ' laliiicatlng genius , lie ai lived at
Ch.ulestou the second dav after the distinc
tive quakes of AtiL'iist HI , and lelt the d.iy .
lolloulm ; Ids aiiUal. Hut he got in his
woiK on the cre.it newsnapois wanting sp.iee
innttei troni his lien. For a veiy short time
alter hu at lived in Ui.ulcstnii come to think
ol it he did not stay ovoi night , but lelt the
same day on which' he nnlU'd he looked
aioiuid a little , then got into a loom with .1
stenogiapei and l > o'an lo woilc. llo unite
column .iltei column , till the woids miilli
plied Into the thousands , and then tens of-
thousands. Ho loaded down the wires with
vivid descriptions ot wiocks , flight , de.spalr-
soenes and Incidents which he never saw ,
and matters he never heaid ol. llo coined
them out ol his imagination. His de-
j-cilpliousol the disaster weie appalling , llo
s.iwlewif any ot them ; but tlieie was so
much t'.xritemenl that nobody caied to cor
rect him at the moment , and no ono thought
of the.ui alter the the tenor subsided. Then
when Unidy cot ( o Atlanta a long distance
nwav he continued togiinit out column al
ter column , and page after page of news
from Chaileslon all liom his mind till ho
became an authoiity on eatthquako mattc'is ,
and HID factls he knew less and saw less ot
them thnn any coiiosjiondent who visited
Uhaileiton. Yes , ( Jiadv ought to bo senator
then the vice-picsldential candidate , fie
could make Issues and mumilactum tacts at
will. "
rAvomxn roimnrVIIONS. .
"PiesIdentClovelaiid is miicJi more likely to
call an o\tr.i session of the Kallieth comrress
lor the pin pose ot .seemingloxisl.itlon on the
subject of fottillc.itlon.s , than taillt , internal
levuiiup , nuance , or the do/tin other subjects
suni-'osteil , " said a democratic senator Ihls
moinlmr. "The jnesldenl , " ho continued ,
"Is beginning to appiecialo the wisdom ol
the advice given him a couple of yeais ago
bv .Mr. Tllden , and ho teall/es that the people
ple ot New York are veiy giently In c.unest
in demanding something In the dlicctlen ol
coast defenses. "
"lln tin * president said anything to lend
you to think ho is considoilng an extra ses
sion ? "
"Yes. " was the leise icply. "More llian a
week ago I talked over with him the subjects
which ought to icceivo attention at the jues-
ent session , and I obseiu'd that ho dwelt
with special emphasis on the necessity of
const protections and foitllic.Uloiis. lie said
thov were demanded by the whole countiy ,
and Hint the citl/.ons along om eastern
shores weio worn Ing him a Kieat deal nbout
the malter , and he did not blaiiio thum ; that
they weio duieuseless against assault , and
weio liable to bo attacked by some iisblng
smack and made tin ) subjects ol a fuirlgn
power , llu KJfcired to the dumbs of wis
dom In .Mr. Tililon's letter ns a prophecy ,
and 1 am poiltlvo ho Is In earnest about it.
lie doubtless would Inclnilo thai In Ids
proclamation , WL'ie ho to call an estia ses
sion , which 1 think Is not improbable. Ol
couise , If an e\lit svsslon weir called lo
consider fotintentions it would aiousn sus
picion that thc-admlinstiatlon Icaic.d trouble
with a foreign power , and Iheio would bo
minors 01 war , and all that , which would bo
undesirable , as it would pioduco a depression
in ceitatn value- , , but that ought not to bo
considered it wo are In any unneces.siry ex
posure. "
rONf.lll.ssiOVAI , CTIMS'll.
U w.ih ream ! by the coiiL'ius-iloiial hllliaid-
ists when Tom Ochlltioe depaited tiom pub
lic lllo that thuy ami the other piomlnont
knights of the cnu would sutler a rclnpso and
their nmiisunii-iil would deteilorato , I'oi a
11 me niter Tom , who used to spend homy al
most every nlxht in tin : billiard rooms , lott
tlio halls of legislation lor the clubs of Xow
Voik , but low prominent men were teen at
billianlH. Colonel Kieil ( iiant used to affnid
Tom company , pimulpally .mil when ho Joft
Washington the lalry-haiicd Texan was put
to his wits' oiid to hunt up n companion
nightly , for ho was \ery last.dloiis about his
company , and alwajspiefened toplay bil
liards with n stranger , when ho could not get
n man ot known distinction. Tom didn't
like to mix w ith the ' common held , "
During the mosent session Kcpiest-iilatives
Hums , ol MissomI , William Walter Phelps
ot N'cw.lcr.-iiiy , U'llkins , ol Ohio , Tom I'.iyno
of 1'lttsbuig. and a luwotheis luno formed i
n colerio and are often seen pliijlng three
ball billiards or pool at ono end of the promi
nent rooms. .Mr. lim as Is piobably the most
c.\pcil of the quartette , llu luainedat home ,
and knows how to hamllo the balls. l/ilo
Tom Ochillrco ho nurr-t's them when nt hi- !
Hauls , and tosses them aiound duttly when
thogamo Is poul. Hu talks much mote than
docs Mr 1'helps whtn hu Is playing , lor Hit ;
well-known Jerseyman seums a little bowl
when hit is making an exhibition of himself
In n pool room. Colonel P.iynp Is known us
n good nll-aiound-tlie-tabld tnlliardht , and lie
enjo\s the siiinmiidliiL's during : i contest ,
and likethu excitement when the game Is
e\enly matched , whoieas Mr. PJielps seems
to wander oil in his mind to Icgiblntion or
the prospects for the "Plumed Knight" In
lv > v
lierlali U'llltlns IS the latent addition to thn
billiard players , but ho is no novice in iho
art. JIo chalks his cue and "i.ittles'1 his con-
tustitutb with the "gioi" its famili.nl > as any
l > rge | onnJ. llo is yoiy tuHuiivu aud Urn
lmy < ssy ho seem * id think Mo cnn piny nt
well with his tonpup ns with Ids CUP. , f.
Him Hie.vcr , ot Now Jersey , Iho well-known
potter , who teen such n prominent part In
the t.iritr discussion In the I'omevopth
conercs * , was an lubllno of the billiard parlors - '
lors here , nnd used to lound up Wllklns fic-
quently , 'v
Kobcitson. of Kentucky , otten sticks' hH
head Into bllllnrd rooms , but lie uovcr cniod
ns iiutph for dnll } Ing with Iho cue nnd ball.f
ns Senator Heel ; , \\lin , but for Ihojjik ho
has to do and the lack of dignity about It ,
\\ould be about the billiard room much or Ids
time. Few of the southern senators or rcpio-
fenlatlve.s are over seen In bllllatd rooms' .
They conio from the east anil centr.U states
mostly. And stiango as It may seem , the
public men who play bllllaids most drink the
least. Them me those who would turn tip
their noses nt the suggestion of playing bil
liards , but would drink to excess nnd never
think It wrong.
Theie Is Iho giealost nMndon among the
sixty or Mivenly-tho legislators who fre
quently play billiard ! ) . Sometimes , on n hot
night , they tnko off their eoats a.id work like
v > end-saw j or . Senator Vest. It Is said , can
make mote work mound n hlllintd table than'
n section handon a tallroad can nt til ; woil * .
Senator Hansom moves nround and rest.V
while ho plajs. Senator Vooiheos never"
plavs because , they say , lie has not tlio pn-\
tlenco If ho had the time. Senator Palmer
likes billiards , but ho likes them at the quiet
home , away tiom the UOMI | and contusion of
the crowd. For some unknown teas-oil this"
amusement has taken n boom of late. J
nt'sts or in m.ir Mrs. , (
At the time of the- death ol the Into rv-
President Aitlmr the architect of thecnpltor
was nogotlallng for a , marble bu l of him , to'-
lie placed in the imunle mom or el-ewheio
nbout the senate. A letter was icceUed fiom *
Ueuernl Aitlmr only a couple of da > s Imtoto * .
Ills death In leteienco to the matter. It was
especially deslie.il that n line piece of worlt-
should t'o tuailo of his bust , on accmint oH
his piomiuciiee and because ho wn.sof linn
lot iu. It was the ( impose ol iho artist to
make plaster woik Irom life nnd h.uo the
maible bust ns near peifectlon ns possible.
Mow , It Is lenieil , n bust will not bo ob
tained , A resolution was passed by
the senate some time ngo , author
izing and dliectlm ; the nichltect ot the
capltol to have busts made ot the vice-presi
dents , dead and alive , and place them In
punier places about the senate. A great many
public men , 1 am told , ha\e busts ot them
selves nlieady made , leady tor election
whenever tney have passed beyond the vain
ol llle. Thej can bo made to much gtealer
advantage whlhi the subject Is alive , nnil-t
somcaitists Insist on the subject silting llko
ono does lor n good painting. Theie nave
been Impiessloiis made ol .some ol the mem-
tiers of the supreme court of thu I'nitfd '
Males , whose busls nio mounted after death.
I'hoy am placed in the com t room. These of
the departed mo now repiesoiited In marble
busts before the veiy oyus ol the. justices on'
the bench. It must be n iclrcsutni : icllec-
tlon to sit on HID bench and contemplate !
one's self in a maible bust utter death , nnd in
mind fancy what position In the loom his
bust will have , how It will look , etc. , as no
doubt all ol the justices have done a
thuiiMiid times , In looking at those alieady
pcichcd. P. S. HIATII. :
ALAN ARTHUR'S"SWEETHEART. .
After Many Days llo Itotiirntil to a
\VnNlilnutoii Hollo.
Hallimoro Sun : The presence of Mr.
Alan Arthur iu Washington at thi.s time
has revived the subject of his engairo-
inent to a well known \ \ est Knd-lcllo.
According lo social gossip Mr Arthur
is hero for the purpose of renewing his
engagement , provided tlio young lady IH
wiliinir. As thostorj gotisyoung Arthur
came to Washington during llio lirst win
ter his father occupied the white house
to spend the Christinas holidays , llo was
nt that lime nothing bill an overgrown ,
"
awarkward college "youth , his father al
lowing him $ . "iu per mouth spimilina ;
money , The young society men ot"
this city received him with open
arms , and an ambitious young naval
ollicer , who desired a pleasant detail
from the president , was particularly
friendly to Doling Arthur , and expended
large sums of money for hi.s amusement.
In Iho course of his social ramblings
jiinng Arthur became infatuated with'
one of the acknowledged belles of so
ciety , and it was soon whispered about
that Alan Arthur was engaged to be mar
ried lo Miss lioaeh. The two young people
ple worn frequently seen together , nnd
their fondness for each other's compan
ionship appeared to bo mutual. Alan
found the excitement of social life iu
Washington more fascinating than "box
ing" nt college , and he spent most of his
time hero , professing to be lee delicate
to keep up with the yearly course of
sludv mapped out for him by his in-
struotors. Tlio following winter it was
observed that the two young people ro-
firreil to appeared indifferent to each
other , and Alan was frequently seen out
driving with oilier young ladies weU
known in .social circles. Then followed
an announcement in the local society
papers that Alan Arthur's engage
ment with Miss IJcach was oil'.3
and the yonn < r lady boon afterward
departed on a Kiiropean trip. lle.r beauty *
grnco nnd numerous accomplishments
made her a great social favorite abroad1 ;
and the American letter wrilor.s conlt not'
sound her praises too highly. .Several
months ago she returned lo her homo in
this city , and in the meantime her siring
of admirers is almost minihorlos.s. She
has an exquisite iignru , graconil neck
and shoulders , beautiful brown hair and
eyes and a lovely complexion , and is thu
life of almost any p.xrty or gathering in
which she participalos. It is said young
Arthur has greatly improved in many
qualities , and during Iho past two joars
has devoted himself assiduously to IUH
studies , and his present viflit to this city
is for the purpose of winning back his
first love. Thu naval ollicor leforrod to
above .secured the command ho was
working for , nnd afterward young
Arthur had to pilot hiniselt through thorough
rough seas of Washington society.
FOR SALE.
SALE.I
I have this day
placed on the market
eighty (80) ( ) acres of
choice land adjoining
the South Omaha Btock
Yards and Packing
Houses , lying along
the B , & M. By. Co's
line on the new
Ashland Out-Off , for
which I will receive
bi ds for the next
five days. There is a
fortune in this tract
for anyone desiring to
plat an addition.--
Plats of land fxir-
nishod onapplication.
J. H. GIBS01T ,
218 So. 15th St.
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