12 THE OMAHA DAILY BEE : SUNDAY , .MAi J. , 1887.-TWELVE PAGES.
IEST1NC FOR ROYAL FAVOR ,
Hew the Prince of Wales Became Sponsor
For America's ' Hunchback Humorist ,
LADIES' DAY AT LOTUS CLUB.
Popularity or the Snuff IJox In Fifth
Avenue A Fatherly Ucan The
linil Hoy's 1'et Leech
C'lnra IIcllu'H Letter.
NKW Yomc , April 27. ( .Correspond'
cnco of the BIK : ] The Fifth avenue girl
of advanced fashionable ideas carries a
snulVbox in her pocket. Occasionallysho
takes it out with her gloved lingers , to. > s
with it a little to show oil' her jewels that
nro set into its ornate cover , coyly touches
the spring that pops it open , pinches
some of the contents between her thumb
nnd forefinger , conveys it deftly to her
nose , nnd lazily snlll's. Do I mean teeny
eny that our exquisite maidens have gone
to snutl'-taklngv O , no. The substance
thus smelt is perfumed powder ; but in
the Innocent indulgence as much ot airy
grace is used as any beau of the last cen
tury over put into snulllng.
lint the girls are not having all the
pretty freaks to themselves. The mar
ried belles are indulging in a pastime
which is quite iniposlblo to the maids.
The ado in Washington over the Whit
ney baby has aroused the young matrons
of the Astor clique which includes the
Wliitneys , when they are at home to a
lively pride in their infants , amt it is no
uncommon sight in Fifth avenue on a
sunny morning to see the infantile ex
hibits on parade. Each affair consists of
A IIAIIV i\Qtnsmi.Y : : ci.outi.i )
in the arms of a natty nur > cmaid , with
tlio mother alongside. It is not correct
just now to use a perambulator for these
, exhibition outings. The bit of humanity
must bo coddled In the arms of a menial ,
nnd the prettier slio is the bolter. The
maternal parent is clad in a seasonable
street dress of a rather plain sort , and it
{ is her ollicu to carry a parasol over "toot-
ay's" face. These doings are between
nine and ten in the morning , which hour ,
by a strange clianco , is the ono when the
nveniio is most peopled by the men of
wealth on their way to business.
Ladies' day at the Lotos Club is ono of
the funniest things in New York. It is
bettor diversion tliana double-ring circus
with four clowns. Imagine several largo
rooms so crowdetl by women that locomotion -
motion becomes dillicult , and oven stand
ing still a matter that requires muscle
and skill. All are talking at once , and
nil radiating .sweet smiles in the direction
> of the do/en or so lone , lorn men who
i wander about with their faces sot in
| super-agreeable different degrees of so
cial Hiatus , if one might judge by their
' clothes , which look in all grades , styles
and kinds , from extremely elegant street
costumes to some of the most dowdyish
looking affairs that ever were seen out-
sidu of a fourth-rate boarUing house.
Hut their wearers all chattered at once ,
just the same as if they all had boon uni
formly dressed in silks and velvets , and
wore all alike sublimely of what they
wore and what the others said. In the
Jiabol-liko din it was possible to catch ,
now and then , parts of sentences upon
' nil imaginable subjects , troin a cure for
rheumatism to learned criticisms of Iho
pictures on the walls. Hut not one of
the hundred and lifty heaid an entire
sentence during the whole afternoon ,
unless she got oil' in a secluded corner
nnd whispered it herself.
The nion were pitiful objects , for such
n pack of women will abash oven a Lotos
Club man , unless ho is bald , nnd wears
eye glasses. By the time ho has reached
that stage ho is capable of keeping up
his courage in any amount of clatter and
of moving successfully about any num
ber of the most boullant of toitrnuros.
Why Is it that men huvo never raised a
howl of protest against the bustle in pub
lic ? It takes up a great deal more room
than the highest bonnet that was ever
invented , and in any public gathering is
as much in the way as any article of
dress could bet The aveiago woman
with bonnet and bustle on ought to bo
charged doubled price for admission to
all public entertainments , because when
he goes in , comes out , or gets up she
and her bustle occupy double space ; and
when she sits down , she and her bonnet
fill two seats , her own and the ono be
hind her. The Lotos Club men managed
themselves and the tournures very well ,
ami went about smiling as exaggeratedly
as wax figures. Ono out beau , a eou.-tant
habitue ot the club rooms and a most ex
perienced man-about-town ,
rOHfl.Y , IIAMMIKAW.I ) , UltCr-WIIISKKKEI )
nude-yu glassed for the occasion into an
initiation of beaming futhcrhncss , had a
delightful time , , lie could entertain hall
a. dozen women at once and bo equally
charming to all. lie had as much skit
a an experienced coquette. Ilo would
puttP his forefinger at ono lady in a wav
that was too killing for anything ; sliakb
his. curling grey lock.i bewitehmgly nl
another ; fold his hands demurely and
pretend to listen to a third , while ho
made bulleve pout at a fourth. Tlio old
fellow enjoyed it all better than any girl
there ,
Dul you ever observe how much
younger a woman can look when she is
talking to a man than when she is in con
versation with ono ot her own SON. ? A
good example of this old psychological
fact was presented by a heml-preltj
woman in laeo.sleeves and a cunning lit
tie bonnet that was perched atop of a
mass of short brown curK \ \ hilo she
was talking to the old beau , and appear
ing vivacious and deeply interested , she
looked young , pretty , sweet and amiable
Five , minuti s later .sho was speaking to
one of her o\\n sn.\ , and was ton years
older , ugly and ill-natured.
When Mar.shall r. Wilder , the gro
tcsquo , hunchbacked little humorist ,
went to London , ho was so lucky as tc
secure the patronage of the Prince of
Wales , The circumstances are interest
ing , as they reveal a state of society un
known in tills country , and ns showing
how the Prince conducts hlm olf. Wilder
had hoard that one plaudit from tin
Priuco's hands would bo worth dollar *
nnddollars , to himself , and was naturally
very desirous of getting His Uoval High
neaafor an auditor. As lie tells it tin
way they do that sort of thing Is this
"Suppose some lady gets up an outer
tainment in benefit of a charity , or foi
any other purpofo , ami invites the
Priuce. In case he announces his lntcn <
tion of being present a list of entertain
ers is given to him and ho selects those
whom he would like to hear. That he
picked out my name \\ith others from n
long list on the occasion I shall &pcaU of ,
\\iifiduototho8iiggostion of Irving , ii
waann , entertainment given at the tires
vimor. House , the rcsiduncu of
iiir. tiUKi : \vr.siMiN ir.i ; .
The hall , in expectation of the Prince's
coming , was provided with a lot of easj
chairs and tofas in the front. Whunevoi
it is known that the Prince is to be pies
cut everybody oomes eaily , for il would
ho grave disrespect for any one to arrui
later than His liighuc . The I'micc
hinuolf is very piompi , but he ju-fiii
comes in until a minute or two liter thai
thu hour , possibly to allow any dulin
qnontfj an opportunity to gut into tin ii
proper planes. Then hr < outer * wiiliecm
( iderablo foi niMity. It he i < alone , he
walks down the aisle ahead of his vour
tiern ; but if the Princess of Wale.is will
him , as on this occasion , they walk to-
Vtlii'r , she leaning upon Ida arm. Then
: omo the courtiers nnd ladles in waiting
n the order ot their respective ranks.
As the Prince enters , all in the room rl o
iml remain itanding until ho has seated
ilmself. After that thn show begins.
Wlion it was over I was told that he
wished to sec mo. I went out and saw
ill the people standing up. The Prince
was talking with those who were being
indented. It is a very formal all'.ilr. I
tvas led up to him and the highness who
cd mo said :
"Your K'jynl llighne s , permit me to
present the Ameiican humorist , Air. Wil
der. "
I was ready for a stilT bmv and a posi
tion of huniliity for m\elt' , but to my
surprise he extended his hand andsiid
several pretty things about my work ,
nnd expressed n wish to hoar mo again.
That suttled It if 1 may mention business
at this time , for on the next morning 1
made fifteen engagements. Oil'1 or two
others were presented to the Prince and
then ho withdrew.
"Tills ceremony to an American was
very amusing. No one had left the room ,
nmf ns liepaxsed down the aisle they all
bowed very low and straightened up
again as ho passed. The undulation' ' of
the bowing heads made itcom as if the
audience wem made of India rubber.
Not a word was said , but on tne instant
that the doors closed on His Hty.il High
ness and his tr.iiu , every tongue was
looked and a torrent of long pent up con
versation buist forth. Such a chattering !
It was an exaggeration of thooulinary
school taking a rece- . 1 mot the 1'rineo
on fix u other occasion * , and it ( .coins tome
mo that I can s.iy without being biased
by his kindness to me , that he is the best
typo of a good fellow. I had the honor
of sitting next him at dinner on one oc
casion. Ho converses freely on any topic
for he is a thoroughly informed man.
Hut be.st of all ho puts a man at his ease
atthestait. At thii dinner I took up a
glass of water though wino stood before
me. 'That is water , Mr. Wilder , ' said the
Prince phusantly. 'Yes , Your Hoyal
Highness , "
I ANMVMii : > INMMir TltnPIDATWX ,
'I never drink anything else. ' He simply
nodded gravely and passed at once to an
other topic , making no allusion to my
peculiarity. When jou first meet him
jou have to say "Your lloy.il Highness"
two or three times in rnldieasing him in
answer to a question , of course ! you never
address him otherwise ; but after that of
he condescends to converse further you
need only answer 'Sir' as you would to
anybody else. Ho shook hands and said :
'Well , my little chap , have you succeeded
well here ? ' It is dillicult to describe his
planners , for as is always the case in pol
ished gentlemen , they are not ostenta
tious , and the impression from his be
havior is that there is nothing to bo re
marked about him , for every movement
nnd word is judged so carefully with ref
erence to its propriety. "
It was a boy of seven who provided
last Sunday's fun in the pew of a city
church. His elderlv father has been
gouty this spring , and had a lot of leeches
applied to his refractory logs. After the
innocent leech had beenneed , the old
man put the little party into a lish globe
and made what he called a natural ba
rometer. He drew my attention to their
peculiarities. When the weather was
jitio the leeches were ne.ir the top ; when
it was stormy , they hugged the bottom ;
when it was windy , they went rattling
around like circus rlder.s. Ono particu
larly largo and active leech was the boy's
fitVoiite. Johnny lished him out with a
paper cutter , and named him Hilly. Ho
fed him on tlio back of the cook's neck ,
and on his oldest .sister's pug dog. So
Hilly waxed lusty and very hilarious.
After hours of play , Hilly would be put
b ick with his relations in the lish bowl.
Sunday tound the small boy feeling at
peace with all the world , and anxious to
share itb pleasures. To that end , Hilly
wus lishod out of the bowl , imprisoned in
a pomade pot and carried oil' to church.
The boy's two maiden sisters were
taking in all the bonii'jtH , and thinking
how sweet their family doctor looked in
a check suit , when they became conscious
that their little brother was groping
round their feet.
"What is the matter with you ? " snapp
ed the older , "sit up on your seat. "
"I don't want to , " whimpered the boy ;
"I want to find it. "
"Walt till after church , " suggested the
other lady , supposing it was a China
alley or an agato.
"It'll bo lost forever if I wait , " persist
ed sonny , "en11 wouldn't lese him for a
dollar. "
"What is it jou have lost ? " asked the
elder , as she grabbed the boy's hand ,
that was
IKVVKLLINOCAUKKUI.I.r Ul' HP.lt f.AI 1E' ( .
"Hilly , he's been gene some time , "
said the boy almost crying.
"Hilly , the leech ? " gasped the horrified
woman.
"Do yor 'aposo it'o Hilly the Kid ? "
sneered the youngster.
Palo with horror , and all the ghastly
possibilities of the uccident , those two
women rose and pushed out of church.
The boy made a rapid search of the has
socks and carpets , and , with a sort of instinct -
stinct , rushed after his sisters. Hoover-
took thorn in the vestibule. Mary was
clenching her clothes in the neighbor
hood of her waist and holding the gar
ments as far away as possible. Martha
was asking her in broken tones if she
thought she'd got it ,
"Ixjt me see"Miy/i / the youngster , "you
ain't so apt to have it us Martini , for she
was next to mo when Hilly skipped. "
Martha , thus encouraged , gave a yell
nnd clutched her bustln.
"Oh dear , somethingjust stuck mo like
a niu , " sobbed the disturbed maiden.
"Hilly for a doughnut , " shouted the
wretched boy , as the btu/.o ( loots swung
open and the people began to pour out ,
"What's the matter ? " asked an anxious
parishioner of tlio disturbed maiden.
"They're hunting Hilly , my pet leech , "
explaim dbub , "I lost it loose in church. "
Amid great laughter the girls escaped
and How on the wings of fear for the
paternal mansion. In loss time than they
ever undressed before , the ladins disrob
ed and hunted for Hilly.
"It must bo back in the chureh , "
groaned the lad , as his sisters came down
stairs after the unsuccessful search.
Twenty minutes later , when the family
and a few friend * were sitting down to
luncheon , there came a triumphant howl
from the boy : "Unbutton life quick it's
Hilly got him myself all the time ! "
And , suio enough , Hillv " had ridden back
in safety in the sent "of Johnny's little
knicKcrbuckcr.s. CLUIX IJU.LI : .
Xlio Poor Ainu's Shear.
Kueii Hcront. .
He saw the wheat lieliN uniting
All ( 'oUlun In tl.u sun.
And strong nml st.dw.irt reapers
Went by him ono by one ,
( ) . coulil I toap In li.irvi'stl"
Ills limit iniulu hitter cry.
"I can do nothlnu' , nothing ,
Bo weak , nlas aw I1
At eve a fnlntlm ; tiavcllcr
bank down besl.lu his door ;
A eup of cool. s\\rot water
'I'o iiiieiieh liK thirst In ; bore.
And , wlien ruhuslutl aid sttciitfthoneil ,
Tliotuvulur went his \\av ,
Upon tinIK tor limit's tlnoihoM
A voMen wli si sliiMt luy.
When came thn Lonl of Imrvpst ,
He ened : "Oh , Ma-tor kind ,
Unn sheaf I Invti to oiler ,
Hut that 1 did not blml.
I p\caciipot water
'I'o ono ntulrst , and ho
Lett at my door , In IMIIIL' | ,
This shcat 1 ollor Tlioe..1'
Then said th Muster softly :
Well pluased with thU : ua I.
One of my niigels loft it
With theoas howw \ , ti > .
Yliou ma\st no' Join the reapeis
t'poi ' ' ' .ohar\e > t plain ,
IK1,1 no who helps a bi other
JinuU blHMvcb o ridicat
MULBERRY SELLERS OUTDONE
Two Sons of Erin Exemplify Faith , and
Flay Micawbar on a Mining Olaitn ,
DEADWOOD'S NATIONAL BANK.
Kxoncrntlon Which Dons Not Mxone-
rnto llomun'sKolt Snap Contract
tlad Hoiuls In Dakota Dust
Friini I lie Mines.
Dr.AinvooD , Dak. , April 51. How to do
our own smelting is , ligiirativoly at least ,
ix burning iiuustion in every considerable
town and cuni : > in the hills1. The difficul
ties of hauling and tlio expense of freight
to Omaha , besides the fact tluit only n
small , richest part of the ere will buxr :
those charges , stimulates scheming for
home reduction. Hut with nil the talk' ,
the only stops thus far taken towards
custom works is the purchase by some
miners of : i little live-ton siuoltor'propar-
lory to setting it up at Galena.
TIIK UP.AI , oiisr.u'i.i :
to the realisation of these projects is not
much talked about hero ; it is lack of lluv-
ing material. Last winter the Rapid City
board of trade- sent Prof. Carpenter
through the hills to determine if there
were sufficient lead , copper , iron or other
lluv to supply largo works at that point.
His report was of a nature that put a
damper on smelter projects there , fro in
which they have not yet rallied. Galena
is the only cam ) ) that has enough lead to
run out its own ores , but it has a little to
sparo. Indeed , a smelter was built
there some months since , but it
hits not run i n a long time.
This advantage of ( Jalena as to smelting
and shipment , is giving a decided prefer
ence in the market to stocks of mining
companies in that district. Indeed , these
are about the only ones that show much
life as yet. The other disti lets in this sec
tion ll.iby llaMn , Bald Mountain , etc.
are rich and extensive , but refractory ;
while the ores of carbonate stubbornly
resist the utmost ollbtts of investigators
and experts to entirely extract the min
eral. This is one of the dilliculties that
ails Iron Hill stock.
MJiM-i.t or roi'i-mt.
There may be a solution of the dilli-
culty before long , however. An adver
tisement by the School of Mines for
copper ore set the proprietors n-going
and samples were sent in that I am told
assay well. Moreover , copper is actually
being shipped out of the hills at the pres
ent time ; an ore rich enougn to justify
the purchasers in paving $ r > 0 a ton f. o. b.
and hauling it to Chicago. This
supply is located in the southern hills ,
seventy-live miles hence toward sunrise.
TWO NKW Kit AS.
Kail connection with Omaha smelters
ha < - inaugurated a now era even under
charges that bar the bulk of the ere from
market. For the lirnt time in our history
it has been feasible to work mines on
leases , for royalty. This has given im
pecunious owners at once income and
development , and miners with no capi
tal but grub and brawn quick and remunerative -
munerativo returns thereon. The
ollect has been to greatly stimu
late prospecting and development
of new properties ; to accumu
late great piles of low grade ores on the
dumps , against the time when local
Muellers arise ; and to boom mining
.stocks otherwise worthless. And this ,
notwithstanding the railroad was opened
only last July and shipments had not
fairly begun when winter shut down on
operations. Many companies are now
making preparations for shipments us
soon as the roads settle. This is to Do mi
important factor in the coming season's
prosperity. Hut the Second , and irreatest
now era will dawn when homo smelting
shall have unlocked all the ore * in bight.
A sMEi/nu : WITH A Hisrouv ,
The little smelter that is to bo set up at
Galena has a history connected with it ,
that is an epitome of many undertakings
in the hills. About twenty-live miles
from Uapid City two Irishmen named
Gorman , have for years been holding
down ami working with their own hands
a group of mining claims which they be
lieve to bo of extraordinary rich
ness one , two , three million dollars ,
anywhere there or thereabovo. So
"stuck on their claims" are they that no
one can buy or get an interest in them.
To negotiate is to arouse suspicion ; to
oiler a price inllatcs their price ; to ac
cept their figures , when they are so in-
citations as to make any , is to cause a
retreat and a now estimate of the bo-
nan/.a. Favorable ussa > s servo to exag
gerate their mama , unfavorable ones
must necessarily havc een influenced by
some one who has designs on the prop-
city , and so have the same effect as the
others. A distinguished export told your
co.1 respondent that ho could not see any
thing there that would pay well to work.
Hut about two years ago Southard
Homans one of the Homans family , of
insurance and banking fame got
the Germans into a "soft-snap"
contract. Ho was to have one-
third of the mines for putting a smelter
there. Homans induced a man named
Wright , from Mississippi , to furnish the
smelter , ami a rich relative from Cali
fornia to put up for the rest of the plant
and the working capital. The smelter
was on the ground and the California ! !
in K.ipid Citv , when tlio Germans gigged
and enjoined the party from proceeding
farther- The noli uncle wouldn't invest
in a lawsuit with pistol accompaniment
and drew out. Honiaus and Wright pal
avered and waited until dead broke ; and
the latter finally sold the smelter that
represented about $1,0)1) ) ) for enough to
take him back to Missis-ippi , ho claiming
that himsL'lt and friends who had en
dorsed and put up for him wore utterly
ruined , llomaiis , too , has left the
country , broken in health , fortune and
spirits. His lifo hero has been a tragedy
and a romance to make an incredible
plot , including a family twice broken up
and fortunes betrayed and wrecked by
friends most trusted. Ami the two wild
Irishmen sit on their rocks , masters of
the .situation , such as it is.
"in : ur.xius ir. "
Councilman \\olls , of Rapid City , who
was accused by his colleaguo. Repre
sentative Stow.irt , of Hot Springs , of
conspiring with Governor Church to de
feat the appropriation for a soldiers'
homo at Hot Springs , i.s out with a printed
denial of the impeachment. Wells makes
a pretty good ca"o for himself better
than ho docs for the governor when ho
trios to deny that the o > ccutivo iulluenced
tin ; action of the legislature. I'erhaps
the councilman was in entire ignorance
of the fact that his own put mo.isurc , tlui
School of .Miue bill , was all discustcd
and at ranged betorehand between the
governor and Rapid City representatives ,
tls to amounts and hist terms , before it
was put upon its passage for the legis-
jjituto to ratify.
cr s exoneration of tlio doughty governor -
ornor fiom the cicdit ot assuming gen-
aland thoiough direction of the "co-
"peralivo branch1' will raise a wiord
mile imyw hero in Dakota , And it would
take considerable argument to convince
people that the "dictatorship" was alto
gether the , only evil.
ON' ITS I'hKTGAIX. .
The suspended Merchants1 National
bank of this place resumed bijsluess on
Moiidny , on a 10 per cent , assessment on
its shareholders. Mr. Fat , the liito cash
ier , to Y < hosQ management the suspen
sion was generally attributed. Is not in
the reor iatioiia practical continua
tion of IB theory of responsibility and a
the prediction made in
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Hundreds of New Designs from 12G to 15c Per Roll.
A large assortment Rich and Artistic in Designs , suitable
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HFNRY 15 ° 8 Dulas-st- Between 15th
p and 16th , North Side.
those letters. Deadwood remains the
linnncial center of the mining interests
of the Hills , and this restoration of the
only bank that over suspended in the
Hills , is an evidence of the prosperity and
substantial soundness of business hero.
11V TIIK WAV.
Hhick Hijls counties are moving with
alacrity to ( ill the nowlv instituted ollico
ot county auditor. Wo diligently dis
charge every patriotic public duty that
pays $ , ' ,000 a year.
Losses on the ranges by snow continue
much discussed and doubtful , and only
the fpring round-up can determine the
truth. A rustler who has seen much and
heard more , ( old mo that the truth is be
tween the extremes of statements ; that
the bad summer and hard winter had un
doubtedly caused more than average
losses , but nothing like the per cent rep
resented. Ho says , too , that there is
more "blue" talk among ranchers and
rangers than ho over heard before.
Illustrative of the volume of business in
the Hills : The drummer of a hu-ge
grocery house in Chicago , his trade being
conlined to the Hlack Hills , wins the second
end of a series of pri/.cs given by his
house to its salesmen for largest sales in
the la.st year a pick-up of ! * .V)0. )
"The worst roads ever known in the
Hills. " It takes the stages two day.s to
make the 45 miles between Kapid City
and this place. On Fiiday , a theatre
company , billed for Sturgis , 30 miles
from Hapid City , did not got through till
midnight. Accidents are frequent and
profanity has gone out of ii n.
I TwiCKiior.
FAMILIAR MAXIMS.
Some of the Most Popular That arc
Out-rent In Our Gauntry.
There is no printed collection of the
maxims , proverbs and trite aa\ings cur
rent in our own country. Yet probably
no other people indulge > in them to a
greater extent. While somuot thcs arc
universal and older than' the Christian
er.i , a majority are of more recent ori
gin , more in accordance with our own
peculiar characteristics as a people.
American characteristics and. institutions
are at once unique and original , differing
in many respects from anything the
world over saw before. Tlio Persians ,
with their dreamy speculative philoso
phy , would fail to see the pith or force of
American wise saws , nor could wo any
better appreciate their cumbersome sav
ings.
ings.Wise saws are the literature of reason ,
the condensed thought of the public
mind ; the wisdom ot many , the wit of
one. To the ancients they were both
philosophy and religion , and even among
moderns they go unchallenged , though
niany of them are palpably talsc. Such
is their currency and force , that they
serve to parry a thrust or clinch nn argu
ment , and thrice armed is he who hath
whole ( lights of thorn at his command.
The following wore picked up at ran
dom and arranged alphabetically under
the general term ot "wise saws" :
A little folly now and then is relished by
the best of men.
A game is ne\er won until it's ended.
A fair exchange is no robbery.
A burnt child avoids the lire.
A shoemaker should stick to his last.
A bad oath is bettor broken than kept.
A stitch in time MINUS nine.
A short horse is soon curried.
A rolling stone gathers no moss.
A setting hen never grows fat.
A watched pot never boils.
A miss is as good as a mile.
A bird in the hand is worth two In the
bush ,
A smooth sea never makes skillful mar
iners.
A rotten apple infects its companions.
A guilty conscience needs no accuser.
A drowning m.iu catches at straws.
A now broom sweeps clean.
A fool for luck.
A penny s.ivcd Is as good as a penny
earned.
A dead Injun Is a gooil Injun. [ A wes
terner. ]
A fool and his money are soon parted.
A barking dog seldom bites.
A friend in need is a friend indeed.
A stream can not rise higher than its
fountain.
A quiet tongue makes a wise head.
An idle brain is tlio devil's workshop.
An honest man i.s the noblest work of
Cod.
An honest confession is good for the soul.
An ounce of prevention is worth a pound
of cure.
All is lish that comes to my net.
All Is not gold that glitters.
All is well that oads well.
All is fair in love or war.
As ninny opinions as people.
As the old cock crows the young ono
learn1 ! .
As the twig I.s bent the tree is inclined.
As you rano them so you have them.
[ Clnlilron.1
As well bo out of the world as out of
fashion.
Artists are born , not mado.
Accidents will happen in the best of fam
ilies.
Accidents are the result of carelessness.
Always kick the dog that's under.
An old fox Is not easy caught.
A uheurful H irit sweeton.sUoll.
Metier wear out than rn-t out.
Hotter lot well enough alone.
Hotter lute than never.
Hcttev the duy , better the dcoa.
Hotter do it than wish it done.
Hotter have two cooks than one doctor.
Butter be at the end of the feast than at
the beginning of a frav.
Hotter to have the good will oven of a
dog.
Hotter to have too strings for ono bow.
Hotter still to have two beans.
Ho sure of a friend before cutting an old
ono.
He sure you are right , then go ahead.
He sure your sin will lind you out.
Ho just before you are generous.
Hejrin on the best and you'll always
have the best.
Hygones have no right to be heard.
Blessings briglitcnas they take their
lliglit.
Hinfs of n feather Hock together.
Hitors are sometimes bitten.
Ito sure to know what you are talking
about.
Hcauty is only skin deep.
Bounty is a blossom.
Beauty unadornod's adorned the most.
Brevity is the soul of wit.
Birth is much , breeding more.
Brnir is a good dog , hold fast a better.
Borrowed garments never tit well.
Bought wit is the best wit.
Bricks don't make a homo nor binding a
book.
Circumstances alter cases ,
Creaking ships run a long while.
Competition is the lifo ot trade.
Corporations have no souls.
Curses , like chickens , go homo to roost.
Charity should begin at home.
Coming events cast their shadows before.
Confessing a fault half amends it.
Convince a man against his will , he's of
the same opinion still.
Can't gct.blood out of a turnip.
I ut your coat according to your cloth.
Charity covers a multitude of sins.
Discontent is a charming lap-dog.
Ucsporato diseases require despeialo
remedies.
Discretion is the better part of valor.
Dead men's shoos lit well.
Dead men tell no talcs [ Southerner.J
Distance lends enchantment to the view.
Don't count your chickens before they're
hatched.
Don't cross a bridge until you como to it.
Don't moot trouble half way.
Don't cook a hare before you catch it.
Don't throw money into a hopnor.
Don't swap horses while- crossing a
stream.
Dropping water wears the rock.
Domestic infelicity is a thorn in the llesh.
Death loves a shining mark.
Dreams go by contraries.
Every stream finds its own channel.
Every man Is his own doctor.
Every man is supposed to know his own
business best.
Every trade has its tricks.
Every dog has his day.
Every man has his weak point.
Every tub should stand on its own bet
torn.
Evil to him who evil thinks.
Eager cars can hear anything.
Empty wagons make the most noise.
Extremes sometimes meet.
Evil communications corrupt good man
ners.
Facts are stubborn things.
1'atu has no feeling.
Forbearance may cense to be a viituo.
Fools' names and fools' faces oft appear
in public places.
Froth is sure to como to the surface.
Friday is the best or wor.st of day.s.
( iood goods como in small packages.
( ! o not in the way of Wall street.
Greed kills the geese that lays the golden
eggs.
( iiie.ss work is good as any if it hits ,
( iood blood tells.
Human nature semper idem.
Hunger is a food since.
He laughs best who laughs last.
110 is best served who serves himself.
Heaven helps these who help themselves.
Honesty is the boat policy.
Honesty is its own reward.
It takes two to quarrel.
It takes a smart man to bo a fool.
It is no use to save dimes and scatter del
lars.
It makes all the dill'eronco as to whoso
o.x is gored.
It makes all the difference as to which
end of a horn conies foremost.
It nil goes in one's lifetime.
It is never too late to mend.
If the shoo lita wear it.
If n woman drowns hunt her up stream.
If wishes were horses , beggars might
rido.
In multitudes of counsellors there is wis
dom.
111 news travel fast.
Jack of all trades , master of none.
Harder the storm the sooner over.
It is hard to teaoh an old dog now tricks.
It is o.isy to advise other folks.
It is a Ion * ' lane that has no turning.
It takes all .sorts of people to make a
world.
It never rains but it pours.
It is the truth that outs.
It is an ill wind that blows nobody good.
It is bad luck to turn back.
It is good luck to turn back once.
It is a poor rule , that won't work both
ways.
It 14 easy to make straw men.
It is well to have Iho cour.igo of one's
conviction.
It takes two to make a bargain.
Know which side of your bread is but
tered.
Least said soonest mended.
lA.-arn to run yourself and bo content.
BOSTON'S ' AESTHETIC SHOCK ,
The Mayor Commits an Unpardonable Error
in Addressing Queen Kapiolani.
A YANKEE'S CLEVER DEVICE.
Mme. iTnnnuRChck as Mec. Hloirllles
Boston Merchants Before tlio
Intcr-Stato CommUaion
Huh Gossip ,
Hosrov , April 07. [ Correspondence of
the HKE. ] To kick or not , to Kick against
that great Icgnl leveller , the inter-stato
commerce law , that is now the question
in the Hub. It may not bo generally
known , but it is nevertheless a fact that
Boston is the second city iu the country
in the amount of its ox-ports and imports.
It is clear that anything which interfcrs
with the freight traflic to Boston from
the west is a very serious drawback to
her shipping interests. All this foreign
trade has been built up on the basis of
equal freight rates with Now York from
the west. The inter-stato commerce law
naturally knocks all this in the head and
places the Hub in jeopardy , both as re
gards her foreign trade and her manu
facturing interests , since Boston and even
all New England have logo outside their
own boundaries for raw material. Now
England produces very little that she
manufactures. Her cotton , of course ,
comes from the south , while the middle
and western states furnish a long list of
vegetable and mineral materials. All
this immense trallic which has hitherto
come to Boston as a manufacturing and
foroicn-trade center , is naturally cut oil'
and turned into Now York , as soon as
freights to the metropolis become cheap
er. It is this condition of aflairs which
led the delegation of Boston merchants
to wait upon the inter-state cpmmerce
commission and state their grievnnces.
The great harm which Boston would suf
fer , unless some change were made , was
sot forth by the delegation , some of the
irontlomen oven going so far as to say
that unless relief were soon given they
would bo obliged to move their business
to Now York. Thisis indeed a lamenta
ble state of all'air.s as far as tlio icadinc
industries of Boston arc concerned , but
in the eyes of the now law there is appar
ently little help for it.
The suspension of the application of
the now law made by the cumniission , in
the case of the great railroad centers ot
the south , is of a different nature. There
the railroads are handicapped by compe
ting lines ot steamer * ; and sailing vessels
whoso owners could easily allbrd to oiler
much cheaper rates than any of the land
transportation companies.
The complaint made by the merchants
of Boston is allectcd by entirely dill'eront
conditions.
wini IIOSTOX AXI > xr.w vouic
it is not a question of land and water
competition , but a question of distance
anil geographical position. lo this re
spect New York has the advantage of us ,
being much nearer the great producing
fields of the south nnd west. 1 bus the
Boston delegation was unable to give
suH'icient proof that the commission had
any authority to interfere in their behalf
and the petition regarding the Boston
export trade had to bo withdrawn. It
was well known when the "act to regulate -
late commerce" first came up , that the
trade of some cities of the country would
have to bo sacrificed for the general
good of the whole , and it seems that
Boston is ono of this unlucky number.
From thn grave to the ridiculous ,
IT'S MK . iioy/K AOAIX.
Unfortunately this invincible female
pirate is not the onlv one who has pock
eted a snug little sum under the name of
the "Woman's Bank. "
In a truly American spirit a longheaded
ed auctioneer who Knows how to got up
a good advertisement , had printed the
following ticket : "Admit one to the
mortgagee's sale of personal property at
the late residence of Mrs , Sarah K. Howe
of the Woman's Bank "
The scheme worked admirably and on
the day of the sale the "late residence"
was packed f i om top to bottom by curi
ous lovers of the sensational mostly
women. The best part of the joke , and
the part which this insane mob ot unxio.is
buyers coulil not see through , was that
all Mrs. Howe's costlv furniture had been
spirited away , anil the house was full of
secondhand goods , which Hiuelled.strong-
ly of store-room dint and pawnshop var
nish.
There were "CO oil paintings , many of
the walls being literally co\ered. " These
"paintings" seemed to bo in great do.
maud and Iho prices were accordingly
high. Paintings indeed I biich a dis
play of wholesale daubery was never
scon ! Theie was ono ospucially iinin-
telligiblo representation of shipw r.-ek ,
which a witty customer oll'erod to buy in
a minute if tlio auctioneer would guar
antee that
ftKS. HOWi : WAS ON IIOAHD.
' Ami now staid and proper , Hoiton is
shocked lo the heait about u very unuu.
portant matter in regard to the Queen oC
the Hawaii Islands.
The honorable Mr. O'Brien , mayor of
Boston , has invited Queen Kapiolani to
visit the Hub , tendering her the freedom
of the city etcetera , and Her Majesty ha
accepted. But in giving this kind invi * "
tation , the mayor has committed the un
pardonable impropriety of addressing
Queen Kapiolani as "Her Hoyal High'
ness , " while court etiquette entitles A
crowned queen to the preliv , "Her Majes
ty , " or what would have been more cor
rect in this case , "Her Hawaiian Majes
ty , " The disgrace of such an error is
terrible , especially since Boston has so
many friends and relatives at the court-
of St. James douchcrknow.
The thought of England reminds rae >
that Jhines Kussell Lowell sailed for tlio
dear old isle the other ( lav on the dinar'
der Pavonia. Nobody Knows what her'
is going for , and judging from the briskf
manner in which lie disposed of the last
American reporter who tried to lind out.-
1 should say woo unto the fust English
man who tackles him on the other side. '
The only now thing in theatrical matters - '
tors this \ > eok is the first appearance iu
Boston of the distinguished artist ,
MN'Ni : . .lANAl'fcf'lIKK ' AS MIX } Ml'.KKU.ir.S ,
at the Ark theatre. The dramatic version
of the novel , differs slightly from the ono
in which Miss Charlotte Cushman made
herself so famous.
Miss Fanny Davenport has completed
her successful engagement , and. like Mr1.
Kiddle , she has addressed a little note to
the dramatic critics of the city press.
Miss * Davenport expresses her apprecia
tion of the kind and generous criticism
she has receivod. Her message will prob
ably not prove so good an advertisement
as Mr. Kiddle's.
"Kuddygoro" still continues at thrf
Globe , while the Daly's in "Vacation , " *
and Chanfrau in the "Oetaroon , " an1
playing at the Hollis street and Boston ?
respectively. .
Mr. Kichard Mansfield is welcomed 1
back to Boston by his many admirers'
and his reproduction of Baron Chcvrial-
in a "Parisian Romance , " is- one of the
events of the season. FB VNSEIEL. .
Evicting Western Settlers. {
r Inrati'i Tilhune.
The use of the military in destroying ,
the property of the Crow Creek settler
and driving the farmers from their home/ ;
is a brutal outrage without any shadow1' '
of justification. Those settlers were not
in any sense interlopers , for they took
up their claims two years ago in nn
orderly manner , in pursuance of a proc *
lamation by President Arthur throwing
the reservation open and inviting all
who desired to do so to secure home
steads under the law. Cleveland
was hardly in oflico before ho revokeit
Arthur's proclamation a high-handed
proceeding , previously unheard of anil
entirety opposed to the proper adminis
tration of the government. What hau }
Cleveland to do with the acts and de
cisions of his predecessor ? A final ruling
by the president of the United States i.s
as binding as u decision by the supreme
court , and if a succeeding executive es
tablishes dill'ereiit policies ho should basu
them on new cases without attempting
to annul the acts of his predecessor.
If Cloveifiid's arrogant claim of
authority is correct , ho could sot
aside Lincoln's proclamation of eman-
c ipation or any similar act by any of his
predecessors back to the time of Wash ,
ington. Ho might evict the farmers o'
Iowa , Nebraska , and Kansas us easily a
those of Dakota. Under such an absurd
doctrine Cleveland's proclamation might
bo annulled by his successor , and so on
without end , and the title to lauds in the
Crow Creek district would accordingly
depend not on any law or authoritative
decision , but on the whims of the person
acting us Chief Magistrate for the time
beinir. ' i
Mr. Cleveland's order for the eviction
of the Crow Creek settlers was issued
two years ago , and the total failure to
enforce it , suggested that on second'
thought the President saw the absurdity
of his position and concluded the bo.st ,
way out of the blunder was to allow the
wh'olo matter to lapse. That ho is now
drhlng the settlers out by the UiO of the
military can bo attributed only to bullheaded -
headed obstinacy. No ono can possibly j
bo benefited by such a course. The In- ;
diaiis have no use for the hind , the set-
tlorn have taken it up in accordance with
law and the President can expel them .
only by usurping authority not belong
ing to him. The whole proceeding is n
gioss outrage , and inexplicable unless
intended to'futher the schemes of New
Yorkspeciihitots In western land.
Virtue In JiraiHlrelli'H nilH.
There is more virtue in ono BKANT > - ,
iiirn : PII.I. than in a bottle of the best
Kar.sapnrilln The solid extract of Snr-
sipniill.v contained in \\nuKTir.s <
PII.I.S in combination with other \ R-I
etnblo i\traels : , makes them thu strongest - ?
est blood puriher known. One or two at
night for a week will remove all pimples- {
ami eruption * cf the skin and make 111 *
eomph.xljn fair us an infant.
Hods , pimples , hives , ringworms , loti
tcr , and ad other manifestations of inw
pure blood arc cured by Hood's ai y
parllla.