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That was not a bad idea of large foot,
which was conveyed in the remark OF shoe
maker t. man OF great understanding, -
who bad been called to be measured 70 .
pair of boots; . No use in measuring lat
loot, sir; We cant get last that will com
near it; we shall bc obliged to bGild boot
over your ioot-there is no other way, sir,
assure you."
This was tolerable good; but not quite SO
forcible as the observation of an impudent
porter in Albany to n Traveller with tire
mendous big foot, who had called for boot
jack! what Tor? 10 pull off that boot with !.
No sir. ii you want 10 get that boot OF,
you'll have 10 go back 10 the forks of tue
road Jabers! what Il iut!
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FASHION FOR MouRSING.-Th latest style
for fashionable mourning. is as follows: A
dress composed of black grenadine, trimmed
with flowers embroidered in the loom. A
shawl Of black grenadne, and bonnet OF
black tule sprigged with jet and trimmed
with flowers formed of Grape and jet. go with
this dress. The collar consists of black tullc
embroidered in a light trellS pattern, with
small black beads, and an imitation of SOU
tachc The undcrsleevcs are formed of two
puffs Of black tulle, separated by sontache
formed of small beads. Very rich bracelets
Of black jet. Another very pretty dress is
composed nf black herege. A black herssc
shawl, edged with an embroidered fill, may
also be mentioned, as well as black Grape
bonnet trimmed with gupure and Grape
wheat ears, interlnnGled with foliage Of
black silk These styles are for mourning
of very poignant d. scription. Costume in
case Of The death Of a rich father or an old
mother seiU be 4f a much less serere churac-
! & c4tr rasa =. a q = sal I
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HI>GUIAE WHILE FIGnr.-We mentioned.
! says The Aort'eyU LhSig,. that a whale 60
feet long. had been picked up at sea, and
TAX ashore at Nybster, Some , miles from
/ Wick. Scotland.
IL seems, from Information on which we
can rely, that the whale was not, as is .popu-
larry supposed, orjftcd from the Greenland
seas, but that he had fallen only the Prev
! Gus day IA single combat between himself
an" another monster Of the deep The con
net which took place about mile and a
nan rom shore, and which was r,itncs,cd
IRON the land by number. Of fishermen
ana Others, II described as having borp prn
ttactya and bloody the two monsters bat.
'huS a. each other, at times with their Lca..s
an az times with their tliis, raising = tre-
mcnn|us spray for many yards. Angr a
c.ose anu u"rce encounter they would retreat
i"r a cOU-!ic able distance. and aftoi brief
rest would iuee: again in collision aiiprosch-
ing i. h other VIII locomotive ve!o.i ily, at
the rate of 50 cr go miles an hour On re
covering from the stunning effects Of an at
tacN, tI'v would a.a'n RESUME the haud-to-
hand ie I, rising np ia the water. sprin-in-
up distances "i Iroan 20 to 80 feet, aui com
ing do"n on each other with fearful violence
Meanwh!lc th- Sra for n great ci-.arCe round
about bad ASSUMED bright red color. in'!i ,
caung tnat an iIglnensc Quantity "a hiooI
had ''tvn shed. Other animals appeafcd 20
have iied rom the scene of tie engagement;
even birds kept at distance from il, For
ia &c hours 'he battle was prolonged. AZ the
'!"~c Of which one of the whales became
m"ii"n css, and the other retired from the
n ii Of battle. Next morning a. eariy a.
four ocock tie wha'e referred to wa
i"und not far from the $40, where the
vn-a.' Imerh took Ifacc, aud acm various
MARKS ON has body, ru ludsns b ohyn jaw
b"ur, there - 40 reason to doubt lhat he
was one VI the two bi istrints Of the prc-
viouS aft, moon. The body give every n
''ica,ioH oi having been tu, very s.cenl!y
alive.
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DEMoCRATIC CLUB.-As will be seen by
the proceedings in to-day's paper, the friends
of Buhan"n and Breckenridge have formed
"A Democratic Club in Hennepin, for the pur-
pose ot furth,ring the Interests Of their can
d,dates. Thc Club. at It's, last meeting, was
addressed by several old line Wings, and
much unaninniy fls iipgssssmsd u Psrvadc
she meeting: Tie Club meets again to -,nor,
row evening.-.Heanepin Zri6xns.
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1RoFiT oF IEzniSG Co To HDGS.-It !
cSiInated, from an experiment made BIZ :
. B. Anderson. that 100 hu-hcISog corn vii
produce l.ej0 lbs of gross increase in tG,
weigh, Of hogs One hnud ed an! thir,,
hogs were weighed and put iu;o a pea.
They were fed for loo days Oh a, ..iucn corr
az they could cat. The average gross in
cr-a>e per hog for th- one hundred IL =,
was l15 !hs, or at the rat. uf I ! ms Ter dav
Ii thus appears that on. iiuSilel at corr
"iii produce gross Increase OF lC5 lbs
throwing oil 10 70 come al the ne, weight
gives - lbs Of pork the product uf one
bii>h,l Of rorn. IFS - lbs Of polk arc
u'nde by one buShei or 5G lbs of corn. l il,
ol pork Is tic prsduc, Of o. us oi co, n.
From aa experiment made hy Situu:l
Linn With IS hogs, - reported Ia the Pa
t"nt o'ii"e Report Tor 1912, o. '5S corn pro-
Gu-ed ID 0; pork
From the experiment Of the Hon II. l..
Ellsworth, reported in the Patent OHire Re
port for the year 1871 it appear-, that :; -
lt> of cooked meal male T. uf pork. TDis
experiment was on a small scale
Assuming that it ,qpirc> g 'i,s of corn
to nsAe ia OF pork, The cost OF IT. r,roduc-
ton viii be seen from the fo!iogs;n. table
The labor 0. feeding and taiin. care OF the
hog IS not inrJ lsl in tie estimate:
When corn costs l2!~per bush, PIX costs
l!c per %.
When corn costs IL per bush, cork costs
&c per ID.
When corn Costs % per bush, porl. costs
Sc per 10.
When corn costs 33c per bush, 2or., costs
Il per Ii.
When corn costs Jasper bush. pork costs
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NEW NIILLIN EltI.

w OF Id inform the ladies OF Ottawa and vicinity that
w she has hand a AID fashionable stock OF
Millinery t,"ois for Spring and SunIucT t!~de ~ h-r
r,oii,s La >aiir doors souJ. M..-' store,
where -he viii br happy TO wait on all i'cr friends
Parisar, Patterns received every month. March q.
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The Origin Of the word honeymoon" is
from custom Of the Tentines. an ancient
people of Germany. who drank mead, or
Inetheglen, beverage made with honey Tor
thirty days after every wedding
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ANOTHER HELpEg-The Courrier des
Eiats Unis, the Fren h journal published in
New York, has abandoned the neutral posi-
ton !, has maintained with regard to the
Presidency, and IN an able article it has pro
nounced IN favor of James buchanan ani
John C. Brcckinr dye. Between the ti.ree
banners" SAYS the Courier, "our choice Is
fix,d. That Of Bark Republicanisni Is the
symbol of intestine strife, and carries. per
il,apS, disunou in it, folds That oi hnoW-
Nolhnei>m has adopted as its mo'to rrl'-
icio,,s iitoieraance and hatred OF the i'rei=h-
or The Democr cratic banner, on the contra,
W. il be safeguard of tn, Confederation and
th,. traditional symbol of American sympa-
INV with France. IN fact, the Democratic
n.,tv is the only one Of those now, existing
u hich has been proved, and from which ws
knov what we have 10 expect"
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1856-10-18

CREAM CHgEsE.-Take one quart Of very
rich c, cam, little soured. put 1t IN iInen
cloth and tie it as close TO the cream as you
cal. Then hang il up to dram for two days
take it down, and carefully turn II INTO
clean cloth, ard hang it up FOX t"o moro
days-thcn take il down, and having p"t
piece Of linen on deep soup-p''t'' 'ur" your
cheese upon it. Cover 1t over win your
linen; keep turning it every DAY or 10
clean plate and clean cioth uh'i II II ilpe'
w,icl, will he in about ten days or a fort
n;,ht. or may be longer, as it depends on the
hca, Of the weather. Sprinkle Il little salt
ON the outside, when you turn them. Ii it
is wanted to ripcn quick, keep It covered
wi h mint, or nettle leaves. Tie size made
from quart OF cream is most convenient.
but if wished larger, they can be made SO.
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y1ESS. l.is.s

ISyOTiD infnEIh ;e pubic that she @i.a coniinrcs
w give lessons the piano. gltAr ami uelo,leun.jo
Also, instruction in thorough bass Lessons given al
her boarding place. Aul. Posters tie s!du
aud thr residence Of pupils. JaD l:
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! separate mention--a t,ceire dollar sewing
machine, 7drd oCis whose existence has
Deen Genied by those interested in S15 tn
SlZo sewing machines. II is I. little nstiu-
ine't about twelve inches long, eight inches
wide ana three inches in height-tliaf IT, the
base, or main pait. The machinery is very
''i'l'lc, working SIX inches above it, and u,-
der II, the base being hollow. IL performed
thc Regular chain stitching, and about as
",ii a. that OF the large and costly machines
at least, | could see no difference. II is
warranted to perform well or no sale and
VIII he introduced into this STATE at Chicago.
Springfield, and, perhaps, Alton, in a short
'lihe The agent stated t. me the reason of
TINS d lay IN their being intro,iuced-,hat
the jerome Clock Company have the right
to make and sell certain number. ten thou
SAND, 1t recoliect Alright, before rights can
oe 80 u 10 manufacturers in other States
lie tins as II may, | have seen a twelve dollar
sewing machine, and it performed 30. X. :"
u AN Judge--and ought to be, for when
was bachelor | dealt with buttons and
rips some"
. The show of fancy goods was light. And
'.'e ieSs we say aoon' the painting, statuarv,
etc., inc bctter. There were some speci-
mems oi cho:ce honey. butter, preserves,
e'c'' OUT d'd not have time to pry in among
IL and upo' such matters a mere opinion.
without practical demonstration, is worth
less The fruit department was scant, also.
AS compared with Chicago, last year; vet,
TO our people, was quite sight Apples
ana grapes, only, were worthy OF mention
Alton and viciuity makes Il poor show Of
irult, Of any Kind, this year.
y heautilu! steam engine, from the works .
Of MesSrS Noes, st. Louis, and a neat, ele- /
Sanuy hnIshed steam engine, from the Pissa
oundIy, Alton, were much admired by sci I
ehtific men and machinists. full descrip-
li"h ol them was iurn:sh'd me, bat viii not
nSert It m this general statement
Enough. The Fair is closed The suck
rs nave gone back to their homes. 20 dig
md thrive for another year. From another
State FAIR in Alton, "gocd Lord deliver u.s.
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NJ II. l. y l. X y
Miss MINER

II EGS inform III. Ladies Of 0ttas and ycini
1 Is. that her FAIL STOCK OF MILLINERY GOODS
their examination and she will be happ:
To- " a upon ,;N Who may favor her with call.
Ront,- or-r the Marble FRONT store ..p2n
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Drs, FAY 4 HOBEasT,
Rueha Vista FiGIal Gardens.

~ ne restdfnce Of W. r. w. Castn,an East Orsnro
AcaysfoI saie isIge ssIP,y o: perpetual Kes.s s,d
an etkex A64 house plants awbe N.
osse h16Asb. Cabbage, plants &c, &C. in their .es
- ars vsGstSoesc OF Il fr'cs- tunis
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The Kansas Plot CnvcileG.-.A An I'm pOr-
tant 1lscIOs urc.

The Detroit Free Prsss is journal who's
character for respectability and influence
stands as high as that Of any ether newSpa
per III the western states On mere ques
ton OF veracity, the statement Of the Free
Press wn De at least as apt IT, be received hs
majority OF readers as that of such "A pfinl
| as the New York Tribune. The Free Press
states that Mr.. Philips, the Kansas CORES
! pondent of the Tribune, on his wav from
! New ork to Kansas, via Detroit, a WI. k
/ or two since, called at that Office and intro
/ duced himself as the Kansas correspondent
/ o! the New York Tribune having evidently
mistaken the Office for that OF the Fremont
{ paper at Detroit. The editors of the Free
Press, deening this Il favorable opportunity
TO ascertain, from the chief iabrirator of the
hansas elcctionecring dispatches, what real
mottres lay at the bottom Of the conduct of
the 'nstIgators of the war in Kansas. did
not immediately undeceive Phillips. bat ask
cd hiin N It was probable that such row
, could be got up in Kansas as would sub-
serve the republican cause and aid the cleo
ton Of Fremont ~
The reply of the Tribune's Kansas cores.
pondent is worth noting 1t sheds a food
OF light upon the whole question Of the
Kansas troubles, and the course Of the Fre-
mont press in all the free states, with regard
to these troubles. lie answered -
Us, n@t IS tie iHtentiyl. anil / MtaL
IRE stdH succeei ORR PLANS ARE WELL LAID.
Hhd CT" sc"rcety .taI: We ARE DETER
MINED THAI The WAR SHALL LAST
y IL NOA EIBER, at ULate5cr cost |
shall be IN Kansas in ten days, and have
RESTRICTIONS in my pocket for Col. Lane"
Col. Lane is the Commander Of two thou
SAND Tree state troops who marched upon the
Iowa and Kansas border before the adjourn
ucnt OF congress, for the ExPEESs PURPOSE
0 ptrHJtng, rs soon as the word was tele-
graphcd to them of the defeat of the army
bi.! f'to tie then dettaceless te,.rttoJy NJ
n tta., and, by attacking parties of pro
slavery men indiScIim inate!y, To stir up and
keep a'iTe the CIrT WAR there 20 aS to fur
nlsfl plenty of n1ateriaI for the political a-i-
tatofs IN the free states. After the Presi-
q ntia! election, there woul1 be 10 more
disturbance; but UNTIL THAT TY,E the ciyii
war in Kansas was to be kept up, And Ior
Taat Pu'pose? The sJle and onlv Object
was to aid the republican party, and to i,ir.
nIsh votes for Fremont
ms i the truth we have before charged /
upon the hlack republicans The facts we
,i'ed al point uncrriHy'yto that object and
now We have the Confession OF THr CHIEF
oPEEAToE M Kansas himself, that it is the
Intention Of the Fremont leaiers-the wire
nn.lcrS, who direct the campaign c5r Ere.
Aont-to keep ~ the war til November,
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TOlDaCro "a Cigar -'s:s;sNGa tory.
IN .Htiu a.. OHs DsJr E,fsi II Pat O-f~~.
= .ii Subscriber would tie public that Ee
Z! ug'SefuTirS and keeps hand tie best qi.ay Of
Chewing Tobacco Snuff Ppcs, &c. wholesale and
tail. prices favorable cstcucrs Also, the best Of
Havana. f4,1,.Ia, Ca-saDj-- aII other kinds OF c.
Farmers end others wl -Tlo.e cl-G Ike
a great saving by busii.: Of wl1oess.i-,
sell better article, ut a less price than I,ctiiars.
Please Call at my MaIuiactOry. door west of the
Pos; offce and SEE for yourselves.
Ottawa Noy. 10 G II SCHNEIDER
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like asking her, hat $ tue matter: and the
immediate response is, ioa eat hot biscuit,
or drimk strong coffee, or have dyspepsia
Of the stomach, or you never would be so
afflicted with a dySpcptic brain. Get up
early in the morning. 90 to bad early at
night. Eat coarse bread bathe daily, and
become healthy; or, if your bodily organs
any more intel ectual condiments. Il AZ
healthy bcoks-think hcal'hlly, and you
win never perpctratc such mourniul, melan
choIy stuff: You've got a dyspepsia Of the
stomach or brain, depend upon il. Get ri'l
h,althiIy. and be read and a,l,nircd-.r you
ever can be-.4Uany Youngster.
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and sirf2<r-NOFfN stfe o tOuIt ZI''st
.SYuors, Ctt,',cd-
YYYATCH work Thoroughly done and warranted-
w Clocks repaired At the shortest notice Clocks,
Watches, and Jcwclry for sale cheap. Dec 10
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49, ID L y L 8 I Il y
WM- WITH, NJ. d..
cf3947> &@%"S %" :" s'ag. "%gF' q N'fS''"'' 1''f1
TENDERS his professional services TO
the citizens Of Ottswa vicinity Authorizations per,
formed scientific warranted equal in
utility the best
Among other Improvements, Dr. Smith is inserting
Teeth on Guffa Psrcha plates.
Call and see specimens
Once hours from o'clock. A. N to3p ap5
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Dr. J.C. gfATrsEWAT.

HdssiciGu and SHTg6oH,
Fror, the Massachusetts Gencra aG.d pen-yv Hos
p:tzs. tl. c1eIs If la s-Er County
that he has located himself permanently in OlaNa, for
fhe practice OF hi- profession.
share o: s,- p, bic patronage respectfully soI
cited
Office IN Cavar,ys Cock, Nan Street, nearly opposite
The Post Office.
TIE Faculty OF Jererscu Medical to1.-se- P..i-- Ia
j. n. Warren 81 Il. Insfcn. Mass.
o. J. Adams, Esq Essstun, yas-.
Thomas Bump. 81 D.. Assonet. Mass.
w n. ". Cislnian. E-,I.. Ottawa. IH- :ru3s
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\ FAST lioEsE-rhc Milwaukee HfSc NJ ~
SIN tells of horse that recently died in ore-s"
gon, Iii. lie was ugly and would not DC "a
harncssrd except with saddle, and could ats
make extra0rliinary time. IL couii pass "a
over ll2 miles in - hours. His usual umc
from Oregon 10 Rockford, p mics, was Two
hours.E The doctor who owned hini, ana
wL, alone tonlI ride Lin, 'a' osri, beard oaI
to say that daring SIX y,af' lpSl. NO Las IL
ridden him upwards of 2o,Voo III ieS, ana
,t,t ,lo rint, ali ,h> time he was never known
:, ;rin or stumble - ~ To arrest the riders
attention. He was savage, because he was .
ro,uerIy Wild horse JII the plains Of Ar
kansas. - - II Esg0Eg u uWF
Keep it before the people, tl,st no border .
rutiian, nor any mnrhrer. has ever been 50
arrested 10y the " bogus S"la@nofites filan- 80
81. for numbering Free State mcn.-D0rer 20
Enquirer. "Ai slI to slE -
And keep it before the people, also, 'tsaes1 -
the Black Republicans iuii1au gress passed
a hill TO annui all i.wsdn Kfasas BY WHEN -
those murdcre,s could be ;srr sted, WIND "
they endorsed all tl,n.e InwS which H!sey -
have 81, loudly deneancctl; AMI that they ~
aI., res .,ized AZ aotIieera tse -beguS 20
su so,i,ies spoken Of by'tlis' E"gsss6. @sfss
NsnlRarlpzlbe Paeri3'
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DOCTOR EcNAFsiEs1 4
Z. II. HOHT.

I-f''f--s -.
Ofice at his Drug atore On II >r,.- --,! Gin
s.ss;eEcs with DR. Hard, corner Of HGi.scI.
.sa s:rert.' sep13-y
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DANIEL LEAliY.
f.. Y. Glsgs;GS,

- Book onS Shoe .Manufrctarer-Ottdro0, H.
On Madison street north OF Glover Cooks new Block
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Dru90ist Eoclseiler. and .S;HtioHsT-Ott,',rd- H.
Second store in s.,tiagers block south side Of ;h-
house square. VI
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HAVING determined to make Ottawa his future resi-
dcnce, take pleasure in announcing to the pub
lie that lie can found his Office all hours,
dy TO perform all operations upon the teeth. in the
MOST SCIENTIFIC NL>TEKIY xASSER.
AETIFiCiAL TEETH, WITH Or WITHOUT GUNS put fS
upon the approved principles upon the very best
Of materials and reasonable prices All work war
santsd. en..re sfaetion given lao cOmedsaon
asked for.
Room, in Nattinser's Block. south of Cour; House.
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~ TOw.s CHEMICAL ERAsiyE SOAP Tor sale a, Tn.
= new store Of (JuiIzJ u. WALkkk co. :
The Nevada Democrat., 1856-10-01

AN APPEAL FOR FoRBEARANCE.-The Clergy
men of Richmond have issued an appeal to the
ultras of all sections of the country, in which
they urge moderation and forbearance, and
hold this language
Let us sedulously avoid every word and
deed which can tend to increase the public ex-
citement and irritation. Let us give no coun-
tenance to lawless violence, whether in low or
high places. Let us seek by every practicable
method, to strengthen and brighten the bond
of fraternal union, which should embrace every
citizen of our favored States and Territories.
And, above all, let Christians fervently pray to
the Father of light for his blessing on our rulers,
that they may be wise, firm, conciliating and
patriotic; and for our people, that they may be
peaceable, prosperous, and happy. We are
called individually to self-eXamination, the con-
fession of our sins, penitence, and reformation
of our lives; and by these methods, far more
readily than by fierce discussion, can we avert
the dangers which are impending over our be-
loved land And now we entreat you, by every
consideration of patriotism and piety, by the
memory of our fathers, by the blood which pur-
chased our liberties, by the illustrious deeds OF
Bunker Hill and Yorktown, by the history OF
the past, by the millions, living and unborn,
whose welfare depends on the preservation of
our Union, and especially by our religious pros
perity, so greatly increased under our excellent
government, to follow the things which make
for peace"
The Nevada Democrat., 1856-10-01

DEPTH OF THE OcEAN.-Few readers are pro-
bably aware of the immense depth of some parts
of the ocean, and beneath its level surface the
crust of the globe is broken up into mountains
and valleys quite as varied, or even more so,
than the dry land.
The following account of the depth at which
it has been sounded, will give some idea of the
vast valleys that exist in its bed. The sounding
was performed in the Atlantic, $50 49, s., 800
g. E. lon, in voyage of the British ship Herald,
from Rio Janeiro to the Cape of Good Hope.
The depth at which bottom was reached was
7,7O6 fathoms, or 5,4l2 yards, being over eight
miles.
The highest mountains on the surface Of the
globe do not exceed five miles, and the highest
peaks of the Sierra Nevada are not more than
4,66O yards, SO that the bed of the ocean has
depths which far surpass the elevation of the
highest points on it's surface.
The time required for this immense length OF
line to run out, was about nine hours and a
halfl ~"
The Nevada Democrat., 1856-10-01

"UNcLE Toni AGAIN IN LoNDoN.--The Lon
don Times, of the 10Th ult., has the following
item: L s.-....
Yesterday afternoon long line of carriages,
drawn up before the Stafiord-house, the resi-
dence of the Dutchess of Sutherland, declared to
the west end world that some new attraction
had brought together several members of the
higher circles. Mrs. M. E. Webb, lady of col
or, daughter of a Spanish gentleman and Of a
female slave of Virginia, had recently arrived
in London, bringing with her dramatized ver-
sion of Uncle Toms Cabin, composed by Mrs.
Stowe herself, for the purpose of public read
ing, and the hall of the splendid mansion in St.
James had been granted to her by the Dutches,
as the site of the entertainment. Placed behind
reading desk, Mrs. Webb read in a clear voice
and with great signs of intelligence, the inter-
esting scenes that had been prepared for her,
and which comprised Che most celebrated dia-
logues and incidents in the celebrated novel
Without exactly acting the different parts, she
Disseminated them with great deal of nicely,
and the dark hue of her delicately formed coun-
tenance gave characteristic tone the perform
ance. The Earl of Shaftesbmy and several dis
tingushed adherents of the philanthropic party
were among her audience which could scarcely
be surpassed in brilliancy.