Nebraska Newspapers

    N THE OMAHA DAILY BEE : SUNDAY , JANUARY 2W. 1888.TyMLVE
Nancy A Bu&incba Woman A
Shrewd Girl Gambler.
A SURPLUS OF THE FAIR SEX
A Fine Present The Itoston Girl The
WlilRtlltiK Crnze rcinnlc Mayors
The Hiiltun'H Mother An Amer
ican Girl In India ,
Nnncy.
JiilinA , fiaftr , Jr.
In brown liollimd apron she stood In the
kitchen ;
Her Blouvcs were rolled up , ixnd her cheeks
nil nKlow ;
Her Imlr w i celled neutly , wlien I , Indis
creetly . .
Stood watching while Nnncy wns Intending
the dough.
Now , who could bo neater , or brighter , or
sweeter ,
Or who hum n sorijf so delightfully low.
Or who look so Blender , so graceful , so
tender ,
As Nnncy , sweet Nnncy , wlillo kneading
thu dough )
How deftly ho pressed It , and squee/cd It.
caressed it.
And twisted and turned it , now quick and
now slow ,
Ah ] me , lint that mildness I'vo pnid for in
sadness.
'Twui my heart sli'o'.iVfls kneading ns well
us thu dough.
At Inst when she turned for her pan to the
dresser ,
She saw me and blushed , and said shyly
"Pleaso go. i
Or my bread I'll be spoiling , in spite of my
tolling
If you stand hero nml watch jvhllo I'm
kneading thoYlmigh. "
1 begged for permission to stay she'd not
listen ;
The sweet little tyrant said , "No , slrl no !
no ! "
Yet when I had vanished on being thus bnn-
Ished ,
My heart stayed with Nancy while knead
ing thu dongh.
I'm dreaming , sweet Nancy , and see you in
fancy ,
Your liL'in t , love , has softened and pitied
my woo ;
And we , dear , are rich In a dainty , wee
kltfhrn ,
Where Nancy , my Nancy , stands kneading
the dough.
A HiiHltiOHH Woman.
Philadelphia Record : Mrs. Dow hav
ing been elected president of a horse
railway company in Dover , N. H. , the
reporters have been after her , and have
obtained an instructive story of how she
'
cnnio to engage in a busincs's heretofore
monopolized by men. According to the
published story , Mrs. Dow , who was , a
small stockholder in the roaddiscovered
that a Boston syndicate , purely as a matter -
tor of investment , was trying to buy up
a majority of the stock at about one-
third its cost. She quite naturally con
cluded that , if a foreign syndicate could
afford to buy control of the roadshoand
other residents of Dover , with property
interests at stake , could better afford to
keep it in their own hands , so she out
bid the Boston syndicate and obtained a
majority of the stock. Then she- had
herself elected president of the road , bo
that she could look after her property ,
thus acquired. Mrs. Dow deserves to
succeed' . It is given as another proof of
her business acumen that she has al
ready reduced fares from six cents to
five.
A Girl Gnitihlcr oil Ship-board.
Now York Sun : A professional male
gambler can nearly always bo found
aboard. Glib of tongue , plausible in
speech , sedately dressed , ho manages to
prove a big winner at every sitting.
The opportunities for gain for a feinulo
gambler are oven more numerous.
Young follows , and oven old ones , under
the excitement of ship life , and the
abundance of time on their hands , are
easily roped in by the baiting smiles of
a pretty girl. If her behavior is demo
cratic her companv is all the more
sought nftor , since her preferences , no
mutter how slight , toward one man are
sure to cause rivalry in others.
A sample of an American girl , with a
taste for cards , was on tlio Altibkn. The
young lady was ' 'going it on her own
hook. " Unattended and ostensibly des
tined for London , she was not twenty-
four hours on the vessel before she had
three admirers furious in their atten
tions to her. She told them all sorts of
stories about her life ; how her mother
wus a French woman from Now Orleans ,
her father an Englishman and herself a
Canadian by birth , but there was no
chance to mistake her mannerisms. In
an ungiirded moment she would yell at
the top of her voice when the ship would
lurch , "Hello ! you bet that was a tum
ble. " A number of times she omphu-
si/.ed her words with a final "and don't
you forgot it. "
All tlio sumo.sho won a handsome sum
at cards the llrst night. TJioso who
played with her wore reticent coucorn-
iiij ; their losses
A SurpluH oT Women.
Washington Correspondence : Ac
cording to most reliirblo figures avail
able , there are about 20,000 moro women
in Washington than men. The fact ol
its being the scat of government very
naturally attracts scheming women and
advonturossess. The scheming ones are
not necessarily all women'of the vicious
and immoral class. Schemers can
move in the best circles. Many a
woman comes herq. because she im
agines it iu a good place to win a hus
band ; others think they can get om-
iilovmont , and still others who hiivo a
little money nmnugo to make friends
among the residents , and they pass a
winter in the hope of getting into so
ciety.
Jt has always boon a mystery how
many of the females known to bo hon-
ostaiid respesjnblc manage to live hero.
It is an expensive place , but they man
age to keep up appearances. They
have nearly all been reduced from some
higher sphere. Many of thorn are the
wives or daughters of men who have
been in government positions in the
army or navy , or perhaps in congress ,
nnil nave died leaving nothing for their
families. Some of those who have been
BO "reduced have trod the highest walks
of social eminence. Those of moro
commonplace qualifications have surren
dered their social position and opened
boarding houses or gone into the de
partments. There is an ex-represen
tative still alive hero in Washington
who has two daughters in onoof the de
partments.
Employment sought by accomplished
ladles of reduced circumstances is that
i of chaperone for young people. A
* chaperone is a very important attach
ment for young people in Washingtoi
society , and one it is not always easy to
got. It is embarrassing , ami besides
generally inconvotiiont for mammas to
have to sit. in the corner or against the
Will and nod while their fair daughter
whirl in the waltz and tread the mystlo
imizeS tlsM loud to premature old ago.
An amiable chilpei'Qno , who will go
with the cirls to tlio tlieateP , ttt bull
and parties , and where not , is cheap at
most any price , and can 11 ml plenty to
do prolltatily. Of course they do not ad
vertise : ' 'Wanted A situation us chup-
erouo. " Nor do they ask Mrs. Poiiny-
mirvost if she does not \ nnt to hire a
chaperone with long experience Hiid
good references. Not at all. It all comes
nboui very naturally. The lady- so
accommodating 'and Mrs. Ponnyharvest L
is so gratcsul that it all comes to be i
understood. Another occupation ol f
ashionablo ladles of reduced clrcum-
tances is , that of reading to invalids and
ntcriainlng them with all the small
\h \ of the day.
All these ipt-uns are reported to by
iidies who have by some misfortune
jcen thrown on their o\wi resources.
Some perform these services nnonly ,
vith no pretense of concealment of their
iccesslties , Others manage to keep
heir occupation a secret between thorn-
elves and the one they servo , each
Mttron thinking Unit she is the only
mo t < o favored. Washlngtnn is the
ilnco for the cultivation of clover
voinen. and they are found living upon
heir sharp wits in all the walks of so
ciety. Many do a thriving business in
he ' 'lobby. " There is one young girl ,
vho is about the capltol every winter ,
vho is said to muko u lurgo Income out
of her practice before the house.
A I'lne Present.
Christmas eve there was a trco in a
own hall in Bucksport , , Mo. , and one
nlschiovous young lady who thought
the proceeding ! ) were too solemn , laid a
) lun for waking the old folks up by
illmbing to the toil of the tree on a stop-
adder after the glass and crockery was
listributcs and accidontly ( ? ) falling
nto the bushes. She took one old gen-
.leman into her confidence , and ho , un-
( nowii to her , improved on the scheme
by hooking on her dress a tag with a
ronng gentleman's name on it. The
full came elf according to programme ,
and the wicked joker caught the young
iady and boldly read oil the young man's
mine. "To my surprise , " said the old
gentlemen , " ho answered 'here , ' and
lioldly took bis present in his arnisnmld
the applause of the now boisterous uu-
lienco. " The ymiiig man and young
acly had never spoken to each other
3cforo.
The Terrible Boston Girl.
Chicago Tribune : Hichurd Murphy ,
, he secretary of a concern which is
nlilding some large warehouses at A'u-
inirn Junction , had an experience not
eng since with n Boston girl. Mr.
Murphy , in his innocent way , chanced
to speak of a well-known Chicugoan as
'a ' humanitarian. " The Boston girl
wus up and at him in a moment.
"Oh , but ho isn't that , is he ? " she in
quired.
"Why , certainly , that is his reputa
tion , " retorted Murphy.
"Well , it's too bad , " rejoined the
young lady from the Hub ; "I thought ,
lie was a good man , a religious man. "
It was now the bland young secreta
ry's turn to express amazement. What
jould his tormentor be driving at ? At
last ho found out.
"Don't you know what a humanitarian
is ? " she inquired. "Go and got your
dictionary , read , and henceforth bo
careful how you speak of good men ,
particularly of leading lights in the
church "as 'humanitarians. ' " In the
dictionary Murphy read : "Humanita
rian Ono who denies the divinity of
Christ. " Then ho whistled softly to
himself , remarked that that was a new
one on him and inwardly resolved to
steer clear of young ladies from Boston.
GirlH and flic Whistling Crn/.c.
New York Mail and Express : "There
are few young ladies in society who
cannot whistle , " remarked a professor
of music , who has a grout many pupil's
in the aristocratic circles of Now York.
'What has given them the whistling
craze ? "
'The wonderful whistling perform
ances of Mrs. Alice J. Shaw and Mrs.
Jennie R. Campbell have stimulated a
legion of beautiful imitators. But the
fewest number can whistle with any
thing like success. They can carry an
air through very well , but the shading
and the piccolo-like mdlody are absent.
It is sometimes very alhusing to see a
young ludy pucker her ruby lips und try
to whistle some papulae.uir to her own
accompaniment on the piano. The ac
companiment is admirablebut the whis
tle is often marred by clnring deficien
cies in the art of blowing sound through
the lips. Mrs. Shaw's llute-liko notes
are simply phenomenal compared to the
average young lady's , and these who
expect to emulate her suc
cessfully must in the first phiQg
bo assisted by natural aptitude. Some'
men can whistle with ease , iitirt
produce notes ot a clear , crystal quality )
while others who are good musicians ,
too , can scarcely whistle a common
tune. The same can bo said of women.
Some years ago it was a rare thing to
hear a young lady whistling , but now
nearly every household has a young
daughter that goes about the household
trying in n dolce fur n ion to way to imi-
tuto the birds. I remember the time
when it was considered very unrefined
for a young lady to whistle , and the
mother always cbidcd her by repeating
the very trite lines about a whistling
woman and a crowing ben never com
ing to a good end. All that is changed
now I mean among social circles in
the largo cities , and the mother and
father arc just as proud of their daugh
ter's whistling accomplishments as they
used to bo of their skill as musicians.
The mandolin , guitar and banjo for the
present are relegated to the back stairs
of unpopularity to make room for the
now craze. 1 know a young lady who
can whistle a Wuldtouful waltz with
such sweetness of expression that her
listeners are charmed. Her beautiful
lips seem principally constructed for
waltz time , for she does no other pieces
us well. Ittakes practice , confidence
and a natural gift to attain the highest
rung of the ladder as a whistler. . Mrs.
Shaw is the great diva , and stands un
rivalled. In a few years nil the young
ladies will bo bettor whistlers than the
young moil. "
lln Doesn't Iilko Kemale Mayors.
Indianapolis Journal : "Female may
ors arc no good , " saidtbe ox-city mar
shal of Argonia , Kas. : "Why , Mrs.
Sailor has just killed Argonia. I used
to have a hotel tboro and was the city
marshal , but I couldn't stand it. so I just
scooted , and I expect I'm to blame for
her election , too. "
"You know she wasn't nominated in any
of the conventions. About ! ) o'clock on
'lection day all of us boys were fooling
gay and agreed to meet at a hall and
nominate a candidate to knock out Wil
son. Jack Duckor , ho is the toughest
man in tlio place and the undertaker ,
got up in the mcotln' and nominated
Mrs , Susanna Mcdora Suitor for mayor ,
and the nomination was made unani
mous. Wo rushed into the street and
commenced to work for our candidate.
At noon her husband cuino to us
and begged us to quit the racket , sayin *
it was an insult to his wife. Wo wouldn't
do it , and the voters commenced
to come our way in clusters. Wo got
full of whisky and enthusiasm , and at
i o'clock every one was votin' for our
our candidate. Well , you know us how
she was elected. Wo had a jollification ,
and when she took her scut like a man
all our fun was busted.
"I sent up to Kansas City for some
crab apple cider , just to please the boys.
She heard of it and asked mo to stop it.
You can't light a woman , and she the
mayor. Then I started a little poker
roons , ! ere for sociability than any
thing else. Chips tJ'o ! only 10 cents.
She heard of it and came to me suid I
had to btow. Then the druggist , before
she was elected , used to keep blue-grass
bitters , lemon rye , and extract of malt ,
nmT * a few other things like that. Ho
.don't do it now. The mayor heard of it.
Then tlio two billiard rooms were run-
ning. They'reclosed up now. The
mavor doir't thiiik it is fashionable-
pudh the' ivorips. That's the way it is
with everything. I just couldn't stand
tlio town and so I rntno up hero. "
"She's itho only woman mayor on
earth , is she not ? "
"That's just what nho Is. You ought
to POO the letters she gets , foreign let
ters and the like , nskin' for her auto
graph , and uskln' her if it is true that
she is the mayor , and all questions liku
that. When I was marshal I used to
act under her. and many's the letter
she has shown me from abroad. "
A Girl on it Hope.
Danbury News : Belated churchgoers
on Sunday morning had a chance to wit
ness a rather unusual comedy in the
third story of a Main street block , the
principal actors in which wore two
young ladies. It seems that one of the
ladies hud dropped a parcel from the
window to the roof of the adjoining
building , some distance below. There
being no other way to gain the roof , a
short ladder WIIP attached to a rope , and
while one steadied the combination
from the window , the other climbed
bund over hand down the rope until she
reached the ladder , thence descending
ho roof and gaining the parcel , she
brow it up to her companion and then
uturned in the sumo manner.
An American Girl In India.
Buffalo Courier : Miss Mary Graybiel ,
one of the missionaries sustained in
ndia by the sect known as Disciples ,
writes very interesting letters to her
nmilv in this city. The place at which
kliss Graybiel is now located is in the
leart of India , on the line of the ruil-
oad which is to bo built from Bambay
lircctlv across to Calcutta. The chil-
Iren of the Sunday schools of the de-
lomi Million in the United States con
tributed a fund of some four thousand
lollars with which to erect u house for
his mission , and in her last letter she
nodestly tells how the work was done.
It appears that she hud to serve as arch-
toct , master builder , and general bo s
nechanie. First , she bought four yoke
of buffaloes to do the teaming ; then a
ow big trees they are vcrv scarce in
that part of the country She employed
i hundred natives , or nearly that
number , whom she taught to
quarry the stone , which hud to
je hauled several miles , and to
nako brick , lirst trampling the clay ,
'ushipning it into the bricks , and then
jurning them , using the spare portions
if the trees for fuel. The trunks of the
.oes wore laboriously by hand sawed
'
into boards for the Moors' roof , etc. A
( tone foundation three foot thick was
aid three foot below ground and us
much above , this solid base wall being
doomed necessary to keep out the white
nits , which are a great pest of thocoun-
.ry. Evidently a good job was made of
the wall , for Miss Graybiel ingenuously
relates that an Englishman visitor in
quired who hud boon the engineer , and
expressed much surprise when told Unit
she had directed the work herself.
IiKiiuoirtnlly Miss Graybiel states that
.he son of a German missionary living
some fortv miles distant was Killed by a
Jgor. She attended the funeral , mak
ing the journey through the solid jungle
in a. cart drawn by a pair of the buffa-
oos , with the chnnce of being sprung
upon by that or some other tiger at any
noinent. Such is life in the wilds of
[ lindobtan.
_
CONNUItlAIjITIKB.
There are only ei ht utniiiirrlcd men on the
St. Louis police force.
A Pennsylvania young man recently mar
ried a girl who had refused him eighteen
times.
An Ohio man has been charged with mak
ing love and l > tcomiiig engaged to three sis
ters all at once.
Frank Damrosoh , chorus-master of the
Metropolitan Oporu house , w.is lately mar
ried to Miss Huttio Mosunthal.
Seven engagements wore made ut a lcai > -
year party at Woodland , Cnl. , thu other night
where only fourteen couples were present.
Miss Amcliu Hives , thu authoress , is said
to have been overwhelmed with offers of
marriage since her portrait was published re
cently.
Thu emperor of China is to be married at
an cxixMise of $ . " > , U(0,0M ( ( ( ) , but his bride intends
to gut along without u hired girl for a year erse
so to make ui > .
'Father , comment is unnecessary , " she re
marked , with a wave of tlio head , as thu old
man began to remonstrate ag.iinst her pro
posed marriage.
Miss Hooper , of Cincinnati , who has resided -
sided in Paris for many years , is to become
the wife of tlio Marquis d'Addii-Snlvaterni ,
and will reside In Milan.
iV Minnesota couple drove eight miles last
week when the atmospheru was U0 = below
zero in order to get married. Thu proceeding
was a bravo one , it must bo allowed.
A town in Germany has u law prohibiting
drunkards from marrying. Every town and
country in the civilized world ought to have
such a law and enforce it rigorously.
Miss Louisa Corbin , of New York , will
soon wed Mr. Horace Walpolo , nephuw and
heir of Lord Oxford. Thu English papers
say that "tlio lady has great expectations. "
Thu daughter of the president of thu sister
republic ot Mexico was married recently to
Senor de La Torre. She should huve mar
ried a Toreador to have been popular in Mux-
ico.
( Y Syracusu wife , lately divorced , testified
that whenever she asked her husband where
ho was going or when ho would bo homo "ho
gave her such an awful look that she almost
fell in u heap. "
Clara Louise Kcllogg's marriage to Carl
Strakosch has Just beun officially announced
by cards from her father und mother ,
coupled with thu advertisement of u
spring concert through the eastern flatus.
An enterprising clothier advertises guar
anteeing a wife to every man who buys a
suit of clothes. This is no inducement at all.
Wliut would do for this country bettor would
bu a guarantee of a suit of clothes to every
man who has u wife.
London society is agitated over the coming
marriage of Miss Sibyl U'lsr.ieli with a Air.
Selwyu Ctilvurluy. The young lady is a
daughter of Ralph , Lord Ueaconslleld's
brother , and is said to bo a.s bright and charm
ing as the hcrolno in her uncle' * tale , after
whom shu was named. Shu has moreover
her unclo's power of epigram and brilliancy
of wit.
A Montana paper recently contained this
remarkable notice : "Mr. Charles Juhnson
and Miss Fanny West were married by Kev.
S Hills on Wednesday. So fur no trouble has
resulted and thosu best informed as thu situ
ation say there will bo noiio. " Thu nuxt day
thu editor aiwlogized and explained that part
of an item regarding an incipient striku had
got iu the wrong place.
That was a bravo and merry matrimonial
quartette , consisting of Eli Hoggs , Miss
Khodu Smith , and Marion Gieeuhill and
Miss Kuto Chandler , who walked from
Carter county , Kentucky , a dlstuncu of 100
miles , to liugsvillo to bo married. Hut when
youths determine to wed and there is opposi
tion they will go to any length to tie the
connubial knot. True love grows upon oppo
sition.
The mysterious disappearance of Bride
groom George W. Llttlo on the night of his
wedding at Uulontown , 1'a. , is still the t-ausu
oftliuvb excitement. Ho loft the house of
his fiancee last Monday night , and has not
been seen sineo. A visit to his
room and cigar store showed that
nothing had been disturbed , so the
theory that ho had lied to escape the bonds of
matrimony ilnds fuw believers. Foul play
is expected. Ho had received several threat
ening letters , Several shots were heard in
the store on Monday night. The disappear
ance is supposed to bo the result of Jealousy.
A Greek wedding Is a tedious afTair.lastlng
a whole day , though the religious services
last about an hour. The young bridu has her
eyes sealed and Is led by her maids of honor ,
ana she takes the bridegroom's hand and
i > 'y kneel upon u cushion in front of the
priest. 'i'Jy'rc.aro two wreaths of tawdry
artificial flowers tied Sylcaw ribbons. _ These
aroAilaccd upon the two bowel heaus aili
changed back and forth three times. A lone
service la read , incense burned and a service
chanted and 'rings exchanged and blessed ,
uud finally they are pronounced married , and
the priest takes a glass of wino and a piece
of cake aud. Lis pay uad goes his way.
THE SOLDIER AND SAILOR ,
Tholr Llfo In Wnohlnpton The Pots
of Society.
LITTLE PHIL'S HANDSOME HOME.
I'rntnlniMit IMeinliri-H of the Service
Navnl Utllcci-H Who Dislike Salt
AVutcr r.allant Knife and
Fork Warriors.
WAPIIIXOTON' , .Tmi. 1' . [ Special Cor-
rcspoiidotico of thu Hint. ] WiibhiiijjUm
is tlio Mecca of the tinny nnil niivy. If ,
ns wild , nil peed Americana , outside the
wjrvlco , RO to Purls \vlnn they die , all
army and nnvy ollluurs turn tholr eyus
in the Itict moment , If possible , towards
Washington. It is the home of , the gen
eral staff , the refuge of tlio retired , and
the ( 'limping ground of the "soft service
brigade. " In addition to the largo
number of olllcors who are detailed for
easy jobs In connection with the war de
partment , the District of Columbia , the
navy department and its various bu
reaus , several hundred of"Velircd tinny
and navy olllcers and their families arc
located at the natio.ial capital. The > o
make a large colony of their own. The
greater part of two \\holo streets is
occupied by their residences and routed
nouses.
The great influx of the army and navy
olllcers into Washington has occurred
v.lthin the piist llfteon yearn. Prior to
Hint time Washington was not a desir
able residence city , and oven its social
attractions were few and far between ,
as compared to what they are at pres
ent. Hut since the Shepherd regime ,
which transformed Washington from a
thirty and unt-i''litly city to a handsome
metropolis , all is changed. To-day the
national capital is the most beautiful
city in America the Paris of the
United Status and bids fair , at no late
day , to bo the Immlsoincr-t city in the
world. In consequence it has drawn to
it many prominent and wealthy resi
dents of all clashes and among lliom
hundreds of retired army and niivy
olllcers to whom its society and otlleiiil
life form pleasant features of their resi
dence. Washington is peculiarly fav
orable as aplaco of residence for the
families of olllcors of the twin services.
In the national capital , more than
anywhere else in the country , by
their number and close attlnity , they
exercise a mighty sway over social cir
cles. It is an unwritten law that shoul
der straps and epaulettes , brass buttons
and gold lace are MilHeient vouchers for
the social standing of their wearc'rs. In
Washington the army and navy is
courted as no other class is , except tlio
heads of the executive departments.
They are , with one exception , the only
permanent olllco holders in the country ,
and their social position atlords them
the entree into families of wealth which ,
in many instances , results in eligible
mnrriagcs.
The army and navy circles are a oloio
clique. They visit and associate chielly
with each other while occasionally con
descending to give tone to civilian oc
casions , but in private they decline to
place any civilian circle on the same
footing as their own. As has been said ,
they are peculiar in having a life-
tenure of otllco which they
bharo witli no other otllco holding class
except the justice of the supreme
court. Thcv are distinguished
even from the justices in hav
ing steady promotion always before
their eyes and the possibility of
fcupremc command. Every second lieu
tenant or ensign , with fourteen hundred
dollars a year pay , can look forward to
the time when ho may head the army
as chief , or the navy as admiral , with , a
"snhiry of thirteen thousand dollars a ,
year.
IX TUB AilMY
promotion or no promotion , every five
years sees ton per cent added to tilK'v
pay , and their allowances for quarters ,
commissary privileges , transportation ,
etc. . add at least twenty nor cent an
nually to their pay as set'down in the
register.
The olllcors of our army and navy are
about the best paid in the world. No
other one of the great nations pays any
thing hko what wo do for our
boldier and sailor olllcers , and
owing to the sma'l ' proportion to
the civilian population , no other
people accords them the same deference.
In Germany every other man mot on
the streets seems to bo either a soldier
or an olllccr. In Kngland the sailors
are five to one in proportion to our own.
In all the great continental countries
the number of army ollicors is infinitely
greater than in America.
Washington is the headquarters of
the "khife and fork and petticoat" cam
paigners. It is an accepted maxim in
ollicial circles that the way to rapid
promotion and comfortable billets lies
through the national canital , and that a
winter campaign an Washington , well
conducted , is worth ton in the Held.
Hero gather , during the session of con
gress , hundreds of ambitious olllcors
who are looking with envious eyes on
possible vacancies and who are anxious
to bring what influence they
can to bear upon the chief
executive in securing their own ad
vancement. Hero are collected hun
dreds of prominent names in army and
naval annals , who entertain handsomely
on their retired pay and give tone to the
receptions of senators and representa
tives in return for what influence they
can secure for friends and favorites.
Here are clustered at the heads of vari
ous bureaus and divisions scores of old
"soft borvico" campaigners who know
the manual of the knife and fork much
better than they do that of the pistol
and sword , and whoso handling of a con
gressional committee , over a handsome
linen cloth and a fine collection of parti
colored wine glasses would throw in the
shade the best tactical management of
his company by any colonel on the
frontier.
OKXKUAL SIIKUIDAX
who commands ttio army , lives in the
residence which was presented to him
by his friends and admirers in Chi
cago. The general has rapidly aged in
the last ten years owing comfortable
living and continual dining out. His
hair is now nearly snow-white , but his
little legs btill carry an erect body , and
close-cropped , bullet head and grizzled
mustache and goatee , which have for
years been familiar to the country. Dur
ing working hours , which are not more
protracted than necessary , the general
occupies a handsome suite of rooms on
the llrst floor of the war department
building , in which ho is surrounded by
his stafl , who are comfortably quartered
in adjoining rooms. The general is al
ways accessible to visitors , and his good
nature in this respect makes him the re
cipient of calls from hordes of bores
whoso only apparent aim is to bocuro a
goood square look at Httlo Phil. Since
General Sheridan's nnma has become BO
prominently mentioned for the prosdoncy
us the preferred candidate of many of the
old uo' ' Icrg , lie had closed his mouth as
tightly as a clfiS > pen any political
question , and wisely declined to commit
himself , pro and con , regarding an ; '
measures which might alTect his presi
dential chances , There , ii a
and growing feeling at the national
capital that among the few available
men for the rasltion of chief executive
who may present their claims before the
next national republican convention ,
General Sheridan will bo found with
considerable latent strength.
General lllclmrd C. Drum , the adjut
ant rciieral and head of the general
stag , has been brought into consider
able prominence recently by his advice
I'egurdlng the battle Hugs which got
Secretary Kndleott and the president
into such an embarrassing dilemma hist
summer. General Drum luis been
bravely shedding red ink for his
buffering country for th/j imst
twenty-seven years. Since Ihdl.wlion
ho was appointed captain and assistant
adjutant general , ho has never heard a
drum beat or a gun lire. During the
entire war ho was comfortably engaged
in staff duty on the Pacific coast , and
for the past eight years ho 1ms been at
the head of the adjutant general's de
partment at Washington. The adjut
ant general is practically the chief clerk
'
of the entire military' establishment ,
who issues all orders for the general
and hns under his direction the general
supervision of the pen and ml ; matters
and red tape of the army. General
Drum lives in a handsome residence in
Washington built in connection with
the one of Commodore English , of the
navy. Ho entertains frequently and
puts his invitations where they will do
the most good.
General llolubSra , tno quartornmrtcr-
general , is one of the staff olllcors at the
national capital who give * alUhis time
to this work and is enthusiastic in im
proving his branch of the service. To
General Ilolabird's labors during the
past ten years , before and binco his pro
motion to the head of the quartmasti-r's
department , is largely duo the effi
ciency of that department and the fact
that our army is to-day the best clothed
and best shod at the least expense of
any in the world. The general will retire -
tire within the next few years by rea
son of age and there will be a lively
struggle for his shoes.
One of the mo-it interesting olllcers
connected with the stall at Washington
is Krigiidior-Gencral A. W. Grcely ,
who succeeded General Ilax.en as chief
higiinl olllcor.
IKinn.Y'S PBIIVIC'KS
and sufferings as an Arctic oxnloror are
too well known throughout the country
to need repetition. Ho was brought
back from his journey towards tlio
north pjlo broken down in health and
seriously enfeebled in mind , it was
thought. Shortly afterwards he received
promotion in his own regiment , the
Fifth cavalry , and became a captain.
An effort was made by his friends to se
cure the passage of a bill making him
a major and assistant adjutant general ,
in order that he might seek retirement
from the army within a few months
thereafter , upon pay Whieli would allow
him to live comfortably , if not , luxuri
ously for the rest of his life. Owing to
the bitter opposition of the "soft service
brigade , " the effort was defeated , and
Captain Greely was once more assigned
to duty in the signal service , which ho
had so greatly honoVcd. General ITii-
/en's death , which oci-urrod not long
after the failure of Captain Greo-
ly to secure retirement , at once
gave his friends an opportunity
to more -signally show their apprecia
tion of his private character and their
recognition of his distinguished services
on behalf of science. His name was
presented to the president as a candi
date for General Ila/on's old place , and
the nomination , which was promptly
made , was a.s promptly continued. With
in two yours Captain Greely. by this
combination of circumstances , was raised
from a Jlrst lieutenant with a salary ( tf
loss than $ U,00 ( ) a year , to the rank of
brigadier-general with $5/iK ( ) a year.
Ilo'has improved materially in health
during the last twelve months , and , while
htill , " as ho always will bo. a delicate look
ing man , shows no outward signs of a
seriously impaired constitution. At the
president's reception he spoke warmly
to several Nobraskunsof his former resi
dence in Omaha and inquired with in
terest about a number of his old ac
quaintances. ,
There are between seventy-five and
one hundred army officers connected
with the various bureaus of the war de
partment or encaged in detached duty
about the national capital. _ They are
variously employed in overseeing clerks ,
working on the publication of war roc-
brds. supervising the improvements of
the District of Columbia , directing the
shipment of quartermaster and subsistence -
once stores , compiling statistics in tlio
surgeon general's office , passing on
court-martial rsports , and grading from
hard work to doing as little as scorns
practicable under the present circum
stances on a detail at Washington.
But if the army is well represented at
the national capital , what shall no said
of the navy1 ? The city absolutely
swarms with naval officers on leave and
on shore duty , on temporary detail
and on permanent service. The
number of naval olllcers who
muko Washington their - homo
when not ut sou is legion , and the num
ber of naval ollicors , wives and families
is almost innumerable. They swarm at
receptions , lill the ' parlors at social
gatherings , crowd' the floor at balls and
sormans , and are a prominent feature
at every private and public social enter
tainment. Tlio number of naval olllcers
hero on station , on shore duty , or on
leave is largely duo to the small number
of ships and floating colIlns which the
government has provided for the active
employment of its bailors. There are
enough
NAVAL orncKiis
away from the smell of salt water to
man a do/.en of the largest-sized men-
of-war from forecastle to quarterdeck ,
but under the tophcuvy organization of
the department , into a do/on different
bureaus , desks , and occupations of more
or loss importance is found for scores of
them within a short range from the
white house , and in close proximity to
the parlors and ball rooms of the na
tional capital.
Including the marine corps , there are
thirty different bureaus connected with
the navy department in Washington
alone. The head of the navy is Admiral
David D. Porter , whoso office is in his
elegant residence at 1710 II street. Ad
miral Porter is a medium-sized and
rather portly gentleman , with full
moustuono and board which isnow.libor-
ully sprinkled with grey. Ho draws
$ ii,000 : a year for conducting the opera
tions of the department and adds con
siderably to his income from the work
of his pen. The admiral is more proud of
the slight buccess which ho has gained
in literature than ho is of his naval rec
ord during the war , I noticed him last
week standing absorbedly before a largo
bill board on Connecticut avenue , on
which wus printed the advertisement of
MeKeo Uankin , who was billed to up-
poir in "Admiral 1) . D. Porter's thril
ling play of Allan Duro. " This is the
novel which was so frequently cut up by
the critics n couple of years ago , and
which Admiral Porter considers one of
the most sterling works of llctlon of the
ngo. It has not proved so profitable to
him as his "Naval History of the Itobol-
lion , " which was issued by subscription
some twelve months since and has
brought in good returns in the way of
royalties.
HIXCOMMODOUK9
are also stationed at Washington in
charge of various bureaus where their
duties are \ > y no lueauo ouerous. Adoz-
' V.1'
en commanders , twenty captains with a
liberal allowance of lieutenants and oil-
signs make up the naval contingent in
actual service. Those on shore
duty and leave overtop in
number those who have been fortu
nate enough to find a little em
ployment in bureaus. I was informed
the other day that there were at least
tiOO naval olllcers at the national capi
tal and that this was no umiMiul figure
for the season. During the session
Washington is especially attractive to
the navy , and the gold-laced sleeves
and caps , which distinguish tlio imval
olllcers from those of the iirinv. are a
drug upon the social market ! There
is quite a rivalry between the army and
navy as to which has a presumed social
pre-eminence. If the marital catches
can bo taken as a criterion the navy
lends. There is an element of romance
about a life on the rolling deep which is
peculiarly attract ! veto sentimental girls
and which , when added to a straight fig
ure and a handsome uniform enables the
possessor to venture boldly Where civil
ian angels would fear to tread. Now
Unit there seems to bo some prospect of
making the United States navy something -
thing more than a more name , and of
furnishing quarter-decks for olllcers to
tread , in place of the olllco Hours which
they have worn into ruts for so many
yeat-Sj the naval contingent at Washing
ton will at no distant day bo greatly
lessened. In the meantime , however ,
they are making the most of their ad
vantages , enjoying life and having a
good time generally. Who can blame
them ? E. W. A.
_
The .Sultan's Mother.
Constantinople Correspondence of the
San I'Vunoiseo Chronicle : Hut there
are yet more potent powers behind the
throne. Tlio Vnlldo Sultana or sultan's
mother , is possessed of great inlluence.
She always ranks lirst in the seraglio. A
wing of the palace nearest to that other
bon is set apart for her use. She pos
sesses state apartments , has an immense
train of slaves and every remark of res
pect is shown her , not only by her son ,
but by all who would curry favor at the
court. It matters little what disposition
a Turk may manifest toward his wives
and all others who surround him ho is
said to bo always tender and respectful
to his mother for , says he , "I may lose
my child , another may bo born to me ;
my wife may die , another fills her place
but I can have but one mother. " It is
often found by high olllcers of state that
they have reason to dread the'interfer
ence of Vulide Sultan more than that of
the sultan himself.
Klectriolty In 1'lpc Welding.
The proposed test of the qualities of
electricity in heating wrought-iron
tubing and pipe for lap welding , for
which the National tube works com
pany , of McKeesport , is preparing to
remodel a large lap-wold furnace , has
caused one of the best experts in this
section to give an opinion to the Mc
Keesport correspondent of the Pittsburg
Dispatch.
The remarks are based on a point not
considered that of insulation. Tn his
view of the question to bo decided by
experiment , 5 > ipo can not bo welded by
the use of electricity , giving as a
reason that to bring the edges of the
pipe to that white heat necessary for
welding the pipe would have to bo
heavily charged with electricity , as has
been explained , and while in this con
dition would carry the fluid to the rolls
and the housen by contact , the circuit
being formed. If the rolls and housens
can ba itiMtlatei1 , then the experiment
will prove satisfactory and , if notit will
not. Trials and failures , to weld
wrought-iron pipe by electricity are
known , and there will bo no success
until this drawback is remedied.
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AnlMli'ld , IM. , Hi ! i So. 10th.
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AutliiH , ( Jeo. \ Co . : e. So. 10th.
Helming A : llunnull , HMD No. lUlX
. Hell , 1M. , 1MI7 | .ukc.
Homier. W. T. , 1'LM Iloiiuliif.
HIM lit , .Max , 15th anil llaniey.
Hi.uiieiII. . . ) . , ll.th and Vlnt'on.
Cotrell AT Cury , KC.M Kimmiii.
Connul , Max , 15th near I'anmm.
Currlc , J. I' . , ir.tli und Cnpllnl ave
riiunillur , R"t-il ! l.euvenworlli.
Cavaiiaimh , P. . 411 South I".th.
Jlnlzoll , .1. A. . 115 North IMIi ,
l ynurt \ Co. , I ! . A. . : mtli mid Corby.
Ilwyer. Jno. , i4th anil ( timing.
I'liKt'lnmn , It. , 15thuud llouard.
Vlodmiin ACo. , P.M. , Kith IIIK ) ll.ivenport.
KrniH iM'o \ Co. , ( ! . o. , in rainniu.
Fiank , Jl.,1. , COXZOMS HOUM' .
J'lilelmiir. . ) . I. , 414 So. Kith.
fii'iitM'h , K. A. , Kith ii ml Howard.
iii'iitlenninVm. . , liiko and Smmdi'ra.
llavmm Clunr Stoiv. I4 ( i I'limam.
Hammond \-Co , I'-'I North 10th.
Illekolc HITS . "Itli und Lake.
Illrt , M , , IfiLtlSouth 11th.
Hughes .V UMIIU , 1115 Sixunders.
Irtilm \ Co , 1.1th & loui'liiN , \ Itth \ Cumlng.
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Klnsler , .1. ! ' . , Hki" Kurnam.
Leod , K. M. . 1 1 North IMh.
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