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Sallie Hargous Officially Declare. Winner of the Season's Crown of J je.auty. Married Belles Who Venture ir Forbidden Places Soino Washington Bits, 0f Humanity Who Are Deemed Worthy 0f Mention. Special to the Indianapolis Jonr a a New York, Jan. SC. Y-a are bound to read a great deal about ff xlie Hargous iu the next year or two, :4r4d it is therefore just as -well that you tJjoulif know, right now, what she ia. Tler e is a competition every winter in tlxij city among the girl recruits of "oar best ' societj-" as to which shall be crowned qr .ecu of beauty. Tho rivalry usually laaV , until the middle of January, as it hasi xthe present instance, by which time a V jcisiou is reached as to which of the d butautes is loveliest to view. Her mentf .1 qualities have nothing to do with it, bry chance must have placed her within th& limits of this particular pretentious cir lo, and for the rest she depends for s cess entirely upon personal beauty. Ev e n influential promotion by an Astor or " v'anderbilt matron has no great cfiV Somo of the queens of beatj y in n&t years have been conjf .aratively poor girls, and quite unknot? in Xew York prior to their competitive advent. Such was the case with Lillio p rice, who married a million in bccomj nf ;Mrs- Hammerslcy, and now is 60 fam3i sly a duchess through wedlock with tho jnito 0f 3Iarlborough. Lillio was brtn ght to New York from Troy by Mrs. Btr jen jjQ nat resided in that citj, and v,h i counted correctly upon tho fair Trojan 'n? king a success In tho metropolis. Early tb is winter tho rumor went around that c jndidates for the throne were to be brought rom Baltimore and Hartford, and the huj man exhibits from those cities were brought to tho first Delmonico ball after the holi days. JIiss Frick was Baltimore's production, and she was put forward by Mrs. Edward Cooper, while Hartford's representative was Miss Beach, chapcroued by Mrs. C ornelius Vanderbilt. Both were beautiful indeed. Mis Frick had bright brown hair and still more brilliant brown eyes, and her regular features were midway between brunette and blonde, while a tall, eh'gant tiguro gave distinction to her presence. Miss Beach was a- decided blonde, rather too small of stature for queenlincss, but very shapely, and an exponent of polite American vivacitv. The contest was about even between Baltimore and Hartford, bnt it turned out that there was no necessity of deciding tho question of supremacy between them, for a New1 York girl beat them both, and we are rather ' pr,oud of it here, lKaue it was getting to be thonght that we had to import our superlative beauties from other smaller, cities. To Sallio Hargous was, by common consent, awarded the, crown. When the matter was definitely settled her brother gave an elaborate ball in honor of her victory, and it was as big and tineas any of the "society" assemblages at Delmoruco's, costing no end of dollars, but effectively emphasizing Miss Hargons's enthronement. So much admiration and entrusiam as she has provoked might easily turn the head of any girl, but as yet she manages to be unaffected and simple in manner. She is an American of French extraction, and possesses that peculiar chic that foreign blood sometimes imparts to our New Yorkers. She has a distinct personality, notwithstanding that she is small in physique, and in her mannerisms and speech she is just odd enough to bo piquant while stopping safely short of eccentricity, fcheisa brunette, with plenty of almost black hair, which she wears of tenest in a Spanish style, while mauve, gold, white and silver are chief components in her toilets. Now you know enough about Sallie Hargous to feel tolerably well acquainted with her when you 6ee her name trom time to time in print. - It would be a mistake to derive from that acomnt of Miss Hargous and other debutantes the idea that the older belles, married and single, step aside to make way for new beauty. A number of the young wives are already at the front, by a combined reason of good looks, , exierience and assured position. Just now. these ladies are venturing, safely enough and yet remarkably, into places quite forbidden to their unmarried sisters. For instance: On Lexington avenue thero is a ouifct-looking restaurant. AVell, in New York there are a good many quiet-looking restaurants, but this one is peculiar. On several diflerent occasions I observed this place to be a favorite resort of a very fashionable-appearing set of people. Elegant ra triages were irout to drive up to the door, and from them invariably alighted a man and woman. The woman was in every instance closely veiled. After seeing about fonr different couples arrive at the restaurant in this style I made up my mind that the cuisine must be of an exceptionally fine degree of excellence, and it might be a good idea to drop in there some dav to dine. I went there with a friend a few days later. Wo sat at the window where we could look out at the arrivals. Though several men and women came while wo were there, I noticed that none of them entered tho large dining-room wbcre wo sat. There was something mysterious about this place, certainly. After dinner I met an acquaintance coming up the wdewalk and stopped him. 1 inquired about the queer little restaurant. "Why, that place," he said, with somo show of contempt for my ienorance, "is patronized by the Four Hundred. It is quiet; that's enough.' The next day I spoke of the place to one of those sleek fellows that look so well in at Delmonico's, and seem to know so very much about everything interesting. He laughed, in his tired way, and assured me that his set couldn't get along without that charming retreat. Perhaps it is not amiss to hint somewhat delicately about this Lexington-avenue restaurant. There are innocent people who like to avoid anything indefinite. It can be easily seen that this is indefinite. But to make the truthful point at which I have been aiming I must add that the premises described have for years been quietly notorious, if such a contradictory phrase may be permitted. That is to say, ft was a place into which no 6elf-respectinjr woman, knowing its character, would think of venturing. But the desire of our married belles for piquancy in life has led them to go there for the sake of novelty. They are invariably accompanied by their husbands, however, and their intention is no more wicked than to eat a good and exquisite French supper, drink some wine and innocently go through with the forms of an escapade. The amusement is new and harmless. There is a new dish at our most fashionable restaurant, and all the girls are in raptures over it. With a sip of wine, nothing approaches it for a midnight morsel, and it is rapidly superseding tho attractions of tho deviled crab and the Welch rarebit. It is really a mixture of both, and its name is "Canape Lorenzo." A perfect binding of deviled-crab meat and cheese is iairly fused upon a delicate bit of fried bread. This is put in an oven and baked to a rich condition of brownness, and when it comes forth there is an actually musical tone to the arrangement. It looks like a rxcin and tastes somewhat similar to the oekor of crushed rose-leaves. There is a great run on the dish jnst now, and it is to be copyrighted, so I am informed, at the earliest opportunity. Canape Lorenzo, remember. A bite, a sip, and the air is full of rainbows and the song of birds. lillian Russell, that beautiful 6elf-adrer-ti&tr of the stage, has been all through a ma:te of experience such as might surprise a fenv of our girls. Now that she has created a, very reasonable stir with her several marriages, and her objection to wearing tighxs, it is difficult to say what the pink and Totnnd lady will hare next. It was at Mrse Tnssand's wax-works, in London, that the jfair Lillian was seen giving her Solomcsaied baby its dinner about three years

since. Now it is generally declared sho will soou wed Mr. Will Morton, a theatre manager of Chicago, than whom she declares no more perfect gentleman exists. It is somewhat unfair to expose the legitimate egotism of Miss Knssell, but he recently expressed herself to a new acquaintance as, follows. The words may be relied upo ''When they find a comic opera lady who is one-half so good looking, or who can sing one-half so well as I can, I will take 100 a week off my salary. But, d'yo see, they can't do it." Tho naivete of that remark is irresistible, and its hearer simply gave thanks that ho was in the presence of such sublime snperiorits. It is almost impossible to think of the expensive and g orgeous figure now on at tho Casino, and hnd in her that slender thing whom wo thought mizht go into a decline at Tony Pastor's old theatre on Broadway about ten years ago. These girls have a most wonderful capacitv for development, loth in a physical ana remunerative sense. I spent part of the week in Washington, and there saw some babies worth mentioning on account of their mammas. The youngest baby of society is a wee bit of a boy, who opened his big black eyes on this mundane sphere of ours just three weeks ago. He is the fifth child and second son Or General Greeley, and has come with new ideas and advanced opinions to help his father adjust the weather. As yet ho is nameless, but General Greeley strongly favors the name of Henry, which is tho masculine of Mrs. Groeler's name. The senior by a few weeks of baby Greelv is the tirst-born of Senor and Senorita Pedrosa, of the Spanish legation. Madame Pedrosa was Miss Camille Bergmanns. only daughter of Mrs. Lawton, whose reign in Washington has been a long and brilliant one. Miss Bergmanns made ner debut during the Arthur administration, a pretty, graceful girl, peti to like her mother, with cultivated and winning manners that made everybody love her. and loyal Americans a little jealous when her union to the handsome foreigner was announced, but now that the little stranger, who has come to bless their homo, has ljeen born ou American soil, it will go to cement the friendship that everyone bus for the Spanish secretary. The little Pedrosa has dark eyes like his father, and a pndgy nose, which will in time assume aristocratic lines, for both father and mother have good, regular features. Viunie Ream Iloxic, who was such a conspicuous figure in Washington at one time, and whose work remains nu everlasting monument to her talent, industry and patience, has been visiting the capital on her way to her hnsbaud's station, and has had with hcT the little lloxie who was tho hero of many newspaper paragraphs at his birth. The little man looks no morj like his soldier papa than his artist mamma, who kneels down and worships him with the same fervor with which she used to worship the goddess of art. The four little Sheridans, still under the gloom of their father's death, are pathetic little objects, and people speak of and to them with moistened eyes. There are no prettier little little people in Washington thnuthe children of the great general; and they all possess the tsoit grace and sweetness of their mother, except, perhaps, little Phil, the youngest, and the only boy, who is as sturdy and determined as ever was his illustrious father, and hardly appreciates the terrible loss he has sustained. A neighbor of the little SheridaiiN is Lidie Bak. tho seven-year-old granddaughter of Mrs. H. M. Hutchinson, a grave little lady with big blue eyes, which look as if they possessed knowledge of all things. She, too. is rich in doll babies, black and white, and a separate room in her grandmother's big house is put apart for their dollships's use. Her chief delight is a big, black rag baby, "Dinah." who hails from South Carolina. On bright, sunn days, especially in early spring, the parks are filled with the bright faces of children, in gay wrappings, attended by dusky nursery maids, m the regulation white cap and long apron which is the uniform adopted here, though an occassional French bonne wears the tiny muslin cap with long streamers of wide ribbon, which is so familiar to those who know tho Champs Elysee. Paris is the paradise of children as well as Americans, with its lovely parks and many breathing spaces, and Washington should be, for there is no city in tho world where there are so many lovely parks, so much playground and

urcathlhg bpaccs tor the little ones. ' Iu naval circles is the four-months-old son of Lieutenant Beamy, who, during his father's detail at the Samoan islands, is his mother's only defender and protector. lie is a round-faced, round-eyed little man, and looks out on this great world ho has come to with an astonished gaze. The only other official baby just at present is Miss Frances Folsom Lauiont, whiclj poor littje maiden has become acquainted with the ills of life all too soou, as she is just convalescing from a severe attack of congestion of the longs, which has kept her mother a prisoner, much to the regret of society, where tho wife of tho President's private secretary has a warm place. Little Frances is a very pretty baby, and all those who have been fortunate enough to have held tho little toddlekinsin their arms are regretting the sorry introduction she has had to life, and hope her convalescence will bring sunnier times. Little Dorothy Whitney, with face as white as milk, cheeks like roses, and mouthsuch a dear little red, curved thing and big, wondering eyes looking out from a furry hood, makes a picturesque little figure trudging along by her tidy nurse when the days are warm and sunny. There is no daintier little scrap of humanity in existence than tho youngest daughter of the Secretary of the 2savy, in the exquisite little gowns appropriate to her quaint name. Her nursery is like fairyland, wifh its soft lace and ribbons, and its inhabitants dolls of every aget invention and description, from babies in long clothes to chatterinc misses furred and hooded for the etreet. A nursery which rivals that of wee Dorothy is little Martha Cameron's, with-Hs lovely crib its pretty pictures. Macks of hooks which contain wonderfiu stones, and an army of dolls, supplied by -mamma's kindness and admiring mends. The Cam-, erons live in tho old Dyle Taylor mansion opposite Lafayette square, and hrre litti e Martha finds a lovely play-ground, wUef e sho spends all the fiuo mornijv with a delegation of dolls for compufiv which she guards as jealously as s'ae, "is fuarded by the trim maid. There ' ftg a 'rench governante in the Cameron "household, so that little Martha will lear n. boib languages at the same time, and gai? j an accent which never comes in after y nr?v no matter how hard one may study. r f hre is a striking resemblance between t o baby Cameron and her beautiful raotheT au expression about the eyes and mou $ a which fixes at once the relationship. M Washington mammas prefer English n j'rjdes with the quaint long coats and big n tcturesoue hats, to the more ordinary st 0f Paris modiste, and both Bttle ? artha Cameron and Dorothv Whitnev at t rlfocBftrl in this way, looking as if they h? jLjnst stepped forth from one of Kate Green t.trnv'a nna Why She Preferred a Ma Nw York Tribune. is Opinion. Said a woman tho othf x dav: 4T wonld rather have a man's oj jrdon bout my gowns, any time, than a rvoman's. He does not know once out of ah ondred times what tho material is, or whr it is worth. ne does know, however, w A etier or not jt ig coming. Now. a womai A will tnp invour pom and tell you whf .t a beautiful gown it is. All the while she iR looking y ou over from head to foot, sa; ng to herself that the gown cost so much, J ie trimming so much and A?-e 1buttons ich. You can see that she thinks she coul iave bought the gown for $ less, ami hav u made up in a much prettier way. If tb , gown pleases a man he shows it in his 1 a 0ks, and perhaps says something pleasar.t, abontit. Whether he says anything or Dt, if he likes it, his look oWp-Aatl0n 15 more than satisfactory, while if the gov t t ig not pretty or becoming, he simply ? n't notice it. That is the way of a man; j, e er sees a thing that is not attractive, d i8 quick to appreciate one t hp t is." Vlitoria' London World. a Uoosekeeplnjr ExrenAe. It is said t ,r iat the Qnecn's household ex penses d x tcher. baker- and candlestick maicer c y ne D the enormous snm of 85.w?5t.ar' There must obviously be great cAiiaia at ice somewhere, and the complaints a tt.e Iqj uteward's office aro consian 1: int it i ia to D0 nnit. im possi Ul B . (J cnt it down or to see where any r-"1".1 ill e could he introduced. I his num inciu ieitheexpensa of tlie royal stables, in w jjca 200 men are employed, which lTV as a Jarrn number, considennc Jiuw "tt m ihora im tn shnw indtnTttr hv ihm fUT .n- iut on jnhils day last year, -which 14 th onlr opportunity there has lcen for 3 ars of showing -what the royal xtabla 1 CUlCiOrodnce.

FORTUNES IX DISCOSE.

Some Hays Sapposed To Be Worthless That Have Hade Large Fortunes. Correponlence of tlie InllaJiaxolIs Journal. XewYokk, Jau. 25. One of tho most successful theatrical managers in the country said the other day that he had no doubt but that rnanj a play had been consigned to the fire which, had it been produced, would have made a fortune for its owner. He also said that it was doubtful if any theatrical manager could tell a successful play when ho saw one. Considering the number of the remarkably successful plays that the shrewdest managers in tho country predicted would bo failures this is undoubtedly true. Of the recent plays that in an eminent degree prove the truth of this statement is, "Mr. Barnes of New York." Every one prominent in the theatrical world knows that the author, Mr. A. C. Gunther, hawked this play about the city and was unable to find a manager who would touch it. At last, in despair.be offered to sell it Manager T. Henry French for 300. . "I don't want it at any price," said Mr. French. "Well," said Mr. Gunther, "I need a small amount for a few days and I wish you would let me have ?100 on tho plar.w "I would not give you $5 on it; but if you want $100 1 will let you have it on your own account." . . Convinced that there was merit in tho piece, but that he could not have it produced unless he produced it himself, which he could not do at tho time, he decided to work the material into a novel. A few months later a book entitled "Mr. Barnes of New York" appeared upon the news-stands and met with an excellent sale. Inside of a year tho book made Mr. Gunther about $110,000. After this when he wished to produce the play he had no difliculty iu finding a manager. Among the most eageraud generous ot them was T. Henry French. The terms of Mr. French being the most liberal, his ofler was tho one accepted. It was 130 per cent, of the receipts. The piece is at Tjresent having a very successful run, and there is every prospect that the play will make as much as the book. ' One of tho most successful of recent plavs is "Jim the Penman." After being hawked about the city it foil into the hands of Charles Overton, who offered it to A. M. Palmer, the manager of the Madison-square Theater, and whose judgement as to the value of a play is second to no one. While Mr. Palmer admitted that the piece possessed many elements of success, he did not think it was a piece destined to have a long run. However, ho agreed to run the risk of it being a success, provided Mr. Overton would permit him to produce the pieco at tho Madison-square Theater without having to pav any royalty. After that, if successful, Mr. Pabuer agreed to send tho play out on the road, and from the road companies Mr. Overton was to receive a handsome ro3alty. Of course every one familiar with theatrical affairs knows that "Jim the Penman" is ono of the strongest pla3'S on tho road to-dav, and will also remember the phenomenal run it had at the Madisonsquare Theater. It is estimated that Mr. Overton aud the Madison-square Theater Companv have made over $200,000 out of it. Mr. Palmer was also the first manager to whom Gillette offered his great play "Held by the Enemy." Tho play has already made over $100,000 for its owner, aud is still one of tho best niouey-niakers iu the country. ' "It is no doubt a clever piece of work," aaid manager Palmer after reading it, bt it won't appeal to popular favor. It is "too oon after our civil war for a play foun.ded n that great strife to meet with success. The public may be ready for such a 'lay iu tn vears or so. but for immediate produc tion I really would not give yon $HVo for it." Even this, coming from one ol the most sairacions managers, did notshrAe the au thor's confidence in his play, a nd be boldly rented Mr. Palmer's theater outright and produced the play himself. Jt had a great run there and for two yes ,rs it has had a most Kuccessful run both iu this country and EugUmd. Now Mr. 'aimer selects the very play that he rejected with which to open his -aew theater. Mr. Charles H. .Hoy t'g first play was not a success, out tuis ura. not discourage mm, and he wrote tho "Eair Ilahv" The man agers were not eager to produce this play for the a mbitious yoiu.ig playright, and he couclmhid that he wordd risk some money on it hirjjself. Heformd one -person who shared hris confidence j in the merit of tho play. l!he person av as a j'oung man em nloved ci the stan f the name "paper ns Mr. Hoy t, named Jharies Thomas, who is an equal, partner ill all of Hovt's productions. The father a of botb these young men wer e well-to- do and thev drew on them lor a lew thousaj id dollars. 1 he play was produced in a r.ruall Massachusetts citv. and then made die circuit of New England. The piece stei .dilv lost money, but the vo'jntr men 1 ai lota of couraie. and they drew upon t hf irfathers to make good their losses. Fiua Mr the cider Hoyt cried enough, an' i: 'refused to odviice any snore money, fee Jrnir sure it would only go tho way the other had cone. The elder Thomas lso becan to feel that he had wasted a ont all the money he cared to, out ms non. after much persuasion, mana seed to tt him tn advance final 2.000. Very li it'le nf it. was needed, however, for the pi iy Joecan to make money, and beforethe e' d tf the season it became a genuine succ ss. I understand Hoyt and ihonuas hav matle, over Si 00.000 out of it. J though denied now, it is, to say the le Ast. funfimlar that Mrs. Hodgson Burnetii Annt to London to have her play of "Little '.ord Fanntle.rov" produced. It was not until after it hall met vith a London success that the piece was purchased by an J Vmeriran manajrer. Whcm "Adonis" was produced m Chicago for tho first time, in 1684, it proved a niosi , dismal failure. When it was put on shortl after this m New l ork it was not intended, to run but a short time. All the same, .it ran two yeaTs. lr. Uixey has maue sever ai fortunes out ot it, and is now ma King an other out of it. JlARUY WALKER, OLD, IJCT STILL GOOD. Artemna "Ward Interview with Abraham. Lincoln Suggestive of a Modern Instance. "Ward's Boole. I have no politics. Nary a one. I'm not in the bisniss. If I was 1 spose I should boiler versitlrussly in tho streets at nite and go home to Betsy Jane smellen of coal ile and gin in the morniu'. I should go to the l'oles arly. I should stay there all day. I should see to it that my nabers was thar. I should git caTriatres to take the kripples, the iniimi and the indignant thar. I should, bo on guard agin frauds and Rich. I shouiu be on the lookout for the infamous Use tf the enemy, got up jnst he4 eiecshun f or p.;rlitiral efieck. "V hen all was over and Miy cand3'date was elected. I should move b cvincc fc earth so to speak until I got oriice, which if I didn't get a oriice I should turn around and abooze the Administration with all my mite and maine. But I'm not in the bisniss. I'm in a far more respectful bisniss nor what pollertics is. I wouldn't give two cents to be a Congresser. Thewnss insult I ever received was when scrtin citizens of BahUnsville, axed me to run for the Leeislater. Sez I, "My f rends, dostest think J'd stoop to that there" They turned as white as a sliest 1 spoke in my most orf ullest tons. &, they knowd I wasn't to be trilled with. They slnnkf d out of site to onc t, There4, bavin no politics, I raade bold to visit Old Abe at his iiumstid in Springfield. I found tho old feller in his parler, surrounded by a pcrfeck swarm of ortiee-ak-ers. Knowin he had been capting of a 11a tboat on theroorin Mississippj, I thought I'd address him in sailor lingo, so sez I, "Old Abe, ahoy! Let out3our raainsuls, Tecf hum the forecastle & throw ycr jib-poop over board! Sh i ver my timbers, jay hearty!" IN. B. Thia is ginuine mariner langwidgc. I know, becawz Fve seen sailor plavs acted out by them New York theater tellers. Old Abe lookt up quite cross and sez, "Send in yer petition by A. by- I can't possibly look at it now. Indeed, I can't. It's ompossihle, sir!" "Mr. Linkin, who do you spect I air!" sed I. "A orfice-seeker, to be sure," sed he. "Wall, sir," said I. "you's never more mistaken in your life. Yon hain't got a ortiss I'd take under no circumstances. I'm A. Ward. Wax tiggeTs is my perfeshun, I'm the father of twins, and they look like me both of them! 1 cum to pay a friendly visit to the President-clock of the United States. If so be you wants to see me, say so if not, say so, & I'm orf like 4 jug handle.'" "Mr. Ward, ait dowry I am; glad to see you. nil." "Jiepose in Ahraham'a bozznru!' sed one

of theorfice-seekers, his idee bein' to gitorf

a goak at my expense. "Wall.7 sez 1, "el all yon loners repose in that there buzzum there 11 be iruty poor - - ! lt'l rf-fcl 1 rmsiin lor sum oi you. iicrenpon uiu Abe buttoned his weskit elenrup andhlnsht liki a maiden of sweet IK Jest at this pint of the conversation another swarrn of odiceseckers aruvG & cum pilm into tho parler, Sum wanted postomces. sum wanted co! lectorships, sum wanted fnrrin mission md all wanted sumtiun. l tuoupui via. Ah would go crazv. He hadn t more than had time to hhake bauds with 'em. bet another treminjis crowd cum poreinon tj his premises. His hoaso and door-vard was now overflowed with orfice-scekers, all cknternss for a immejit interview with Old Abe. One man from Ohio, who had about seven inches of corn whiky into him, mistook me for Old Abe and addresw-d me as "The rra-havrie Flower of th West!'' Thinks I, you want a othss putty bad. Another man with a gold-hedeti cane and red nose told Old Abe he wus "a secu ind Washington & the rr.de of tho BounaliaaWVst." Sez I. "Square, you wouldn't take a small postofhss if you could git it. wr.uhl your 2ez he, a patrit is auuv iuem imuK?, sir: ' . "There's a putty big crop of patnts thia season, aint tnere, squire; sez i, ui. uother crowd of othss-seekers pored in. 1 no house, door-vard, barn and woodshed wa now all full, and when another crowd rnm T tnbl Tint, to Prt aw.1V for Want Of room, as the hog-pen was .still, empty. One patrit from a small town m .Micny gan Yf111 up on top of the house, got into ine ciiimnev and slid down into the parlor where Old Abe was endevenn to k?ep the hungry pack of ortice-seekers from chawin him up alive without oenent or ciergy. iuc iuimu he reached the fire-place he jumpt up. brusht the soot out of his eyes, and yelled: "Don't make anv ointment at the fpunkvillepostlhsstill vou've read nvy. papers. All the respectful men in our town is feigners IU iLlab turic uvrvA) uinii. . .... . .it . 1 it.l. .M ... Good UOU: ' cnea Uia Anr, mey cuxa from the skize down the chimneys, ana from the bowels of the yrrth:' He liadift morn got tnem worus out oi m uniMn mouth before two fat oths-seekers iroiu Wisconsin, in endeverin to crawl atweeu his legs for the pnrpussof applyin for the tollgateship at Mtlwawkv, upset the Prrsldent eleck, &. he would liev gone sprawlm into the tire-place if I hadn't caught him in. these arms. But I hadn't mor n stood him unstrate before another man cum crashm down the emmney, uis mau buiwuiw si lently agin the inards and prostratiu my voluptoos lonn onio ine lioor. -ui. awu.in." shouted the infatooated being, "my payour papers witu tnis nuucuui -you don't be a little more kcerful bow you make my bread-basket a depot in the .a 1 . 1- Am m 9 futer. How do yon lite xuav ar turnery?" sez I, hhuving my fist unoer his nose. "Them's tho kind of papers 1 11 give you! 1 hem sine papers uu uu i. isut l worKi nam iur um m v..i. night and day! Tho ratrit should be re warded:' "Virtoo," sed I, holdin the lniaiooaipa man by the coat coller, "V",0,?1! 1 lt own reward. Look at me!" He did look at me, and qualed 14 my gase. "The fact is, I rontinued. lookiu' round on the hungry missions to bo filled on varis lonely Island where eppvuemics rage inc?.sauu . I was in Old Abe's place. I'd "end . and if every mothers son of yea to tnem. What air you Go home, you miserable men. go homo A. till the file! Go to peddlin tinware go to choppin wood go to bilin sope stuff sassengers black boots git aclcrkship on sum respectable manure cart go round m as original Swiss bell ringers become original and only' Campbell's minstrelsgo to lectnrin at 50 dollars a nite unuarit m m ncinut bizniss write for the Ledger saw oil vou legs anu go muuugiuuK wim i with tuchm appeals to a charitable public, printed on your handbills anything for a honest livine, but don't come round hero UlltlU VIU iiuv v.uuj "."' ----- . ,i nii iho m?v ttr vonr outraius cui,order of your goin' but go to onct! M m from this time." sez 1, puuin tings up: (In home. Stand noi upon iuo out my new sixteen dollar hunting cased A,r i t i Iwfnre thir eve. waicu aim uiuumsum .. . . j - - "Ef in live minutes irom ims rime a biuS solo of you remains on these nere rremi. stake! l ou ougnt to nave neai Mr. Fair. They run ori ns tno wiun 3)ronged nitchfork. In tivo minus - -u6 Ki-.ii was oner uaui a premises was ciear. "HOW Kin 1 ever irFflT yuu,vV wara. for your kindnesT se ol Ale, 'lvonein and shakin' me warm & by the ni "How kin 1 ever repay yorA xrV "By pvin; the whole cnntrra good, sound administration. By poorin' ile upon the turbid watej Korch and Sonth. -By pursooin' n patritlc, Urm, and just ennjNS and then itjas'S State wants -to secede, let 'em Se8eRh!,T "How 'bo M my Cabinet; Mister Ward!" sed Abe. "Fill it '.ap with Show-men.1 sir! Showhisn isdeyou'.ot politics. They havn't got any princip They knotw how to-ater to th publie They know wlmt the public wants. Nortel South. Showmen, sir, is ' honest ffifi. -Ef you doubt tbeir - literal ability, l'.tokat their posters, and see small MIL! Ef .you want a Cabinet as is a Cabinet fill it up with 'showmeu. but dont call on "roe, Tho 'moral wax figger perfehnn'mnsn't be permitted to go down while there's a drop of blood in theso vains! A. Linkin. I wish you welll Ef Bowers or Walcntt was to pick out a model fora beautiful man, I scarcely think they'd sculp you; but ef vou do the fair thing by your country you'll make as putty a angel as any of us. A. Linkin. use the talents which 'Nature has "nut into you jndishusly and linnlv, and all will bo well! "A. Linkin. adoo!" He shookme cordyully by theliand w exchanged pieturs. so we could garc npon each others' liniments wheu far away from one another ho at the helium of the. hip of State, and 1 at the helium of tho show bizniss admittance 15 cents. Artemcs Wxnn. Railroad Abuses That Need Reform. "BaUrotil Man," in Nevr Tbrlc San. The railroad presidents ; should curtail th p.vwer and prerogatives of the self -constituted autocrat to -establish a ruinoriji "policy. Greater attention ithonld be pren and greater supervision ahould be exerriserl over the expenses. There is now -little re.card given to economy iu many directions. The average manager is'ready to redue the salaries of -section men. or to save money by dismissing a coodlv number of them from the service; but they continu1 to appoint assistants and to establish traveling agencies, with their incidental expenses, which in ninety-nine cases out of a hundred become disturbing elements. inasmuch as they solicit business by illegal and illegitimate methods, and practice nl manner of deception to justify themselves in so doing. Take, for instauce, the nninler of such freight and passenger agents now traveU ing through the country, and the eipenso thereof will aggregate annually nearly n million dollars, all of which coiues out of what would otherwise 1h net earnings Who will contend that these men, 'through their efforts, create or originate business in quantities sufticient to pay for securing it! In this locality traveling men represeuting lines east, west, north and south of m are as thick as Hies in a sugar bowl. Their salaries and expenses are paid, thej-usnallr select the most palatial quarters, and in nearly every case they alone are reeipoLsibls for cutting rate, and demoralizing business, with its attendant serious results on the revenues of nil the lines. An travagant force of clerks is neeeswlr maintained at the general offices to attend, to the correspondence with these men," which in the end further decreases ne earnings. .American Swearing. MaiO'neU. Not to take the nam of God in vainrth English have invented many euphemisms; some men imagining, I suppose, that thDietv takes no cognizance oi any langusg but English, venture so ftr as to saj- ''Mos Dieu'' or "Mein (iott." At this kind of thine the Americans are as clever as the English. They have in vented "Great Scott. A bulldog with a wonderful history owned by J. Cram, a New York millionaire. With his master he has traveled throughout the world, and three yc:rs ago was 4ctd on a tiper-hunt in the jungles of India. Thre days sod much money were spent tb find him. He was fonnd iu a hollow tree. TL dog is valued at 300.

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