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, 1874-01-27
SOME MORE WEST SIDERs.

IT, the Editor of 1'he Chicago Tribune:
Sin: nm glad to 500 that tho people on tho
West Side are awaking to o consciousness Of
the negligence and Indifference with which thoy
are .treatod by the West Side Etreot-Railway
Company. Such disregard Of tho rights Of the
public on whom they dopoud for their support
would not DO suffered to pass unnotcel 30 long
in my other city. l own half dozen houses
out near Western avenue, three Of which now
stand empty from tho simple fact that tho class
Of people who would ordinarily tallo thom are
compelled to do business downtown tilt lnto
hour, and, aa things aro at present, would bo I'M
able TO get homo without walking. should
judge tllat my direct pecuniary losses due to this
conduct Of the Woht Side Strect-lIailway Com
pany aru about f300 year. HOUSEHOLDER.
CHICAGO, Jnu. ~.
~ he Editor u The Chicago Tribune:
sIn hee that several porsons aro beginning
70 complain Of tho conduct OF tho Wost Side
Ne!lTay Company relativo to tller failuro to run
compnny cau bo drlycn to putting on these cars.
Tor thoy arc afraid Of losing about
10 centa o night by 80 doing but
!Lere are two little points which 1t
Il can he dono without any additional expenae to
themselves. Ono Of the.n ID to roqniro tho COLI
fuotors to call tho streets, not at tho beginning
or tho onding Of tic route but to cali oil tbs
atrcots: Ioople are getting OF aud on all the
way between liobey aud Btata Streets
aud many ot them arc strangers, and
conductor. Another point is to hayo the
conductors wash their hands. As learn from
my wife and other ladies'. It il the habit Of con
Juctors, when ladies' get upon tho cars, to pat
tlem ntfootionately upon tho bapk. Whou une
has u black dress on this makes no difference: !:
but when q lady wears white shawl or q whito
cloak, a'lo invariably comes homo With the print
Of l!and upon her back, and II her h.,sba.,ti IL
Mt Ill Jealous he at onco suspects tie woyst, aud
il termented with fear leHt somebody has boon
hugging hcr. II conductors must indulge In
these caroases, it sooma to mo thoy ought to bo
required to wash their hands. Would you be 10
kind ~ to call the attention Of the suporintcud-
snt Of the Company to these sugGostlons.
CuIcA0o, Jau. 26. HUSBAND.
, 1874-01-27

A dividend Of SO por cent has been declared
by A{r. Kimball. Assignee Of the estate Of tho
Mutual Security Insurance Company, amounting
to payment Of about 200. The Assignee
makes m interesting report of tho management
Of tho oatato, Of which the following ia o sum-
mary:
In submitting bis report, tie Assignee has the
honor to stato that ho lad On laud Oh tho 23d Of
November. 1872, tho dato Of the last meeting Of
TINT timo has collected in cash the sum OF 570,-
5G9.59 TINT he paid on account Of tho dividend
Of por cont, decarod at tho last meeting, tho
a11m Of SIZE: :59G. IS; that his expenses have
hand tho sum OF s85 225.70 in cash. He alsohus
on hand United States bonds Of tho par value Of
a10,0bO.
Tic assets Of the bankrupt not yot collected
amount to the sum Ct S137, ,G40.90. or this,
there is in Judgment the sum Of $751;
B6B.o3. with the accruod interest thereon.
Thoro arc pending in the Supremo Court of the
United statos three suits, In which Judgment in
favor Of the Assignee have boon obtained in the
Circuit Court Of the United States. Ono Of
decree against him for the sum of 95, 1900 for
tho balance claimed against him as Treasurer of
tho bankrupt, III we'll as the sums duo on his
stock notes. Tho two other suits in tho su-
for judgment on his stock noto for tho sum of
S3,G3G.17, and tho other from decree diBallow-
ins eet-oK claimed by him against mortgage
notes held by tho Assignee to the amount Of
$4,000.
OF the remaining assets worry much tho groater
part Te yet DUE and the Assignee las deemed it
not advisable to sell them on aceouut of tho con-
dsion Of the money market which would ne
ceHHltato too largo discount. They aro most of
them considered good, but tho Assignee thinks
it is for the intorest Of tho creditors tbat 1ley
should DO held until moro favorable opportu-
Mty presents itself for dIsposing Of them.
, 1874-01-27

John Y. Farweu will lead tho noonday
prayor-meeting to-day.
Thursday evening q musical entertainment
With tableaux, will bo given at Trinity Methodist
Episcopal Church, on Inliaua avenue, near
Twonty-fourth street, in tho interest Of the
Sunday school. Admission, 30 conts.
Tic public are requested to note that all so
licit ORG for the Homo Of tho Friendless arc dul,
authorized over the signature Of @. 6. Ham
mond, President OR 7. D. Grey, Vice-presidout
The ladies Of Lincoln Park Congregational
Church will give III oystor-suppor at tho chapel
corner Of Mohawk and 6ophia streets, this even.
ing, from G to o'clock.
A Young Peoples prayer-meoting willbo held
in tho parlors Of the church corner Clark and
Washington streets, at 1880 ths evening.
Mrs. Kate n. Doggett will give some e art
readiuga" at Library Hall, corner of Stute and
Monroe streets. Thursday evening. Her art
lectures attractcd much attention, and her
familiarity with tho subject il an ASSURANCE TINT
those who attend tho "readlngs " will be amply
ropaid.
The subject OF Prof. J. Haven'a lecture In tho
course he ls nov. delivering under the auspices
Of tho Philosophical Society il, "The Eteotio
philonnpy AZ represented by Zeno, protagoras,
and dorgias." These Lectures arc given oaoll
Wednesday, ut / o'clock p. NJ. in the lecture
room Of the first Methodist Episcopal Church,
corner Of Clark and Washington streets.
, 1874-01-27

THE FouNDL1N0ss HOME.
The third anniversary Of tho FoundlingB'
Homo will be held friday evening at the new
building OIL tho uouthoaas cornor Of Madison
aud Wood street, It il not yet entirely finished,
but 1t ii necessary to hold tho meeting there,
Bince tho present quarters arc too small and
crowded. Tho ontertainmont will consist Of
addresses aud music the annual report will be
read, and tho Ladies' Union Aid Society will
giyo supper. All tho friends OF tho Homie will
DO welcome. It IL hoped that all who take all
interest iu thiB admirable and deserving ohnrty
will avail themselves Of this opportunity to ad-
vance tile Interests of tho institution.
Ut. LURES HOSPITAL.
a company Of young iadlcs aud gentlemen Inns
been formed for tho purpose Of producing
amateur theatricals and Airs. Jarloy's Wax.
Works, friday evening, in Standard l{all, for
the benefit Of 1T. Luko's Hospital. The man.
ayers OF tho entertainment are Mrs. N K, FAIR
bunk, Mrs. Charles Corloy, Mrs J. T. 1tyorson
Mrs. r. II. Burkltt, Mrs. Il. H. Buchanan, Mrs.
L, 6immonda, Mrs. ". L. Noyo and Mrs. g.
Lime. Tiokots for saie at the door, aud at
J. y. Mayo's, under tho palmor House /;
Mitchell i HathawaY's, No. Is Clnrk
street; and Ja..Hen L AtcClurg's, No, III
State street. Tho proceeds, ~ statod, arc
for tho benotit of tho hospital which iB Quo of
tue boAt and moat desorvlng oharitos in the city:
It ls supported sololy by private danntious, a.ll
IL consequently 10 mood OF all tho assistance 1t
can roooiya from ovory quartor Tho ontortain-
ment will DO q very Interesting one, and fully
worth the money paid to see it.
, 1874-01-27

CHICAGO. MILWAUKEE, & ST. PAIL RAILWAY.
Enton Dtpat, Naoa aHd Ganat-ss' 3scset orc.
u Souh Garks, oi10ssfs Sherman Hass ami ri Dejots
, 1874-01-27

Tho Tsov. ]. NJ. Wise the eloquent Rabbi {
Cincinnati, and tho editor Of tho Iraeiite Ii
among those attending tho session Of tho B'ns
Drlth.
, 1874-01-27

Mitwaukeo. Green Bny, Storons'
Point, prasrio du Oh!en, 4 La
Crosse Day Express. ........,.,,
Al!lwat, kec afHi1 and Express .,.,
M1! 1!wnMkce, st, Paul 4 h1lnneap.
oils Night 1sxprosa,
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PREISEL & RENNER.
ObchOdniCi
We velk6m / mal6m

mali velky vyber p orcela anove o
k 9 n n E b o, hlineneho nadobi. zr-
cadet. syitilen, noz6, vidlicek vsehkeho
zdobne no zbozi.
32S Woodland Ave.
CLEVELAND, O.
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ci. T6zke zaclony vrhaii sere stiny n,
zmucenou tvaf umiraii tho muze. Velm
zvona a t6zka mluvi.
nTyo Sc vyznala, Mizpah, nyni drchaz
ma mne. ia to byl ktery zadrz"va do
pise tvehn nli'en,e IA to byl, ktery i-en
zas"l .ieduomu americkemu istu ohlasAr
Gerald"va sna,ku A vSechuo to isen
uciull, IeIi>"z jsea tc iowa, pro g. Il
.jsem Sc KOHL blah va nad6,i, ze cae, "a
pelive zbozhoyaui vseliky pfepych, jei2
poskytnouti m1fe bobatstvi, settle mysli
TIVE npominku ma mladeho chlapfka, KITE
ry te ami z polovice tax nemiloval, jake
ia a jenz ii nemohl nabidnouti mic, nez
chndobu. Jedine bdh Vi, jak hrozn6 isem
byl ztrestan; neien teto chvile, ale kaz-
dinkem okanzeni po celfch dlouhych
sedm let, co ziju tebou. Jen nekolik
mesicd = ami rok cell = isem doufal.
PAX jsi Sc MIN sesla; bofecce, do niz
81 nasledkem sch1zky te upadla, vyznala
lal Sc re vseho - a me nadele jake mra-
zem spaleny, zanikly. Kazdy den cd te
DOLBY byl me mukou, kazdinke popatfeni
ma tvou trp6livou 0ddanosf. ma tv1i NIL
cenlivy, nedostizitelny iemnocit, ma tv1i
malinky, spanily tax zahy sesmntn6ly
oblitei - bylo mym trestem zaslouze-
-
,,Pst - nemluv taxi zvola Mizpah
vzchopic sc zalomi zoufanlive rukana.
Pfedce jsem te prosila abys me to nepo-
vidal. Ach, proc, proc jen ST to uGnil,
nyni, kdy jest Jiz po vsem, kdy Sc minu-
lost media vice ptivolati!"
,.Mizpah" - zacal on hlasem slabym a
chraplavym.
w mic, mic mne uz nopovidei" -
vzkrikne Il vypukne plaG
On umlkl. Stin ma jeho tvafe stava Sc
tmaveisi. Ona Sc mad ntj nachyli pra-
vi n6znym. ukoinym hasem:
.,Ach, nehnef Sc, Dzone. ia ii vsechno
odpoustim, vsecko. Vzdyt isl byl Ike mne
vzdy tax laskav dobrotiv. ia - Dzo-
ne, slysis mne. Dzone."
On neodpovida. Ohen krbu dopla-
polal. Desf sviha divoce do oxen. Ven
ku buraci vichr haluze stromd svisti
hykaii tax desn6. ale uvnitf, loznici
vse jest tich6; to srdce, kter6 TAX naruzi-
We milovalo, pfestalo biti. Nezistna, po-
svecena laska Mizpahy jest zdstavena sa-
ma sob6
(Dokon6eni pfist6.)
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(Pokracovani.)
KapitOla Ill.

Y noci loznici nemocneho mnze. v
niz rudy plapol krbn divoce pablesku
ma malovan6 stene sebou mrska smvka,
kde tezke damaskove zaclony tax 1plne
okna zastiraji, ze neni q venku ami pliska
nj deste, valem obak SO liIciho, sly
seti.
,,Mizpah, isl zde."
,,Jsem, m1j drahy."
,,Jiz to bude Sc mnou brzo konce,
Mizpab."
.,Citis So slabsim, Dzonel"
Ne, ale citiln ze - unliram. Pfi.tup
biz Ike mne, draha zennsko. Chci &C.
bon promluviti vaznych vecch, hlu-
bokem hroznem taietnstvi neho srdce.'
Ona sedl mezi ieho posteli a krbem.
Jest to zena mladinka .ieste, avsak kras-
nou, bledou jeii tvat pokryva jake vosko
va skraboska trpeliva vaznost prostfed
Mich let. Pohyby jeji jsou klidnelsi q
tissi, nez osob V .ieiim staff; pfistupujic k
posteli, sklani Sc iiz mad tvafi nemocneho
mad t,afi svrastelou a zmofenou, tenn,
vroubenou fidkym sedym vlasem
vTys plakala," pravi, zupiraie svt
bystry zrak 1zkostive ma tvaf mlade ze
ny a napfahuje k nj svou vyhublou, zlu
tavou drsnou kdzi pokrytou ruku.
rAno," odveti ona proste. ,,Jest mn'
tax trudno, divati Sc ma tebe, jenz tai
trpis."
MA draha, me telesne 'utrpeni ncin
neni vedle toho, .ez tryzni a muci MOI
dust jiz cd sesti let. Muka to tax velka
ze zasnu ze jsem je tax dlouho snest
mohl."
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NIizpall.

DIE angjickeho)
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A Wy iste muz, jenz nehod techto ies.i
bobat6iai vynikne."
% nevefte tcmu", pravil Strop. do
dayky stdlni by liz davno nemely bJt
pfedmetem zavisti. Mnozi mail za to
ze z'skame vzdy pfi nasich poduicich, ale
nezi NAM feceno, mohn vam svtfiti, u
ztraty mole isou naramne, Zavazal lsen
So k tomu k tomu, Lide, od nichz zbo
n bern, ptichazeli IA pravi, &e neisou Il
dodati zbozi V lhdt3 urcite. Co zbyva.
Muslin utikati Sc k cizin6 "a stfibro Sc
ztratou kupovati. Nuz, clovek, piinasf
vlasti obet. Je jiz dobfe, kdyz covek ne.
octne Sc prave na milne. Krusne, hroz.
ne krusne to easy. Dnes ieste poslu ETY..
ry jednatele do ciziny. Jedni jdou do
Bavor uakupovati zito, druzi do Valas-
ska. Tam potfebuii stfibra, zde zlata -
nuz, vypocteite sobe, panove. mnoholi
clovek ztraci phi kursech stale stoupaii-
cich, zeimena, kdyz re sameho pocatku
tcmef beze zisku smlouva SO uzavfea."
Kde2to naslouchaiicl obchodnici po-
krytske reel potmesileho spekuianta SO "a
libon piiky voVali aneb hasitym pfizvu-
kovanim "a pravdu mu davaIi, nebyl pre-
ce mezi mimi zadny, jenzby bez prodleni
nebyl byval hotov pfeiiiouti Stropovy do
pravy zbozi podrobiti Sc ku blahu vlas-
ii ztratam 2 doprav t6chto vznikajicim.
Strop nejsa milovnkem rozmluv "a
lezltostech obecnich, alebrz hovofivae
rad toliko o zaIezitostech, e1 kapsou ie-
40 byly Y iak6msi syku, postoupil jed
MIN hostem stranou do vyklenku, ably s
MIN iak6si osobni zalezitosti poiednal.
Byl to .ieden neiIersich .ieho pfatel, 5
nimz dokonce 81 tykal od t6 DOLBY, co Y
rozlitnych spiravych podnicich byli Sc
setkali, svrchu zmineny kainzlmann.
,,Ty, Kainzmanne' pravil Strop, ,,clo-
v6k ma touto povodni papirovych pc
ntz pravy kfiz. Po nellolik nedtl patr-
ne Ease iakasi rota pentzokaziv zaGala
svoii Utmost. Kazdy drnhJ neb tfetl
den obdrzim pad6lane bankovky.'
All, zvolal Kainzlmann uzasnut.
.,Odlzud!n
TO vi das." odv6til Strop. ,,Dosly
mne zasilky pence re vsech koncav. Pa
ddland bankoyky jsou TAX proklat6 zdafi-
l6, ze ie tteba iemneho prstu bystreho
Okla, ably pri rychlGm odpocitayani byly
poznany. Mui pokladnik, star@ Brun
ner, jeiz znas, dopidil Sc toho neiprv6. l
obieviIo Sc, &c isme iiz "a nekolik tisic
takovych hadrdv byli priiali. Nemohu
pfece tuto skodu sam miti"
,,Rozumi sc same sebou.' vskocil mu
do feci pfitel.
"A udal isem je Ease" pokratoval
Strop. ,,Jak pax to ie II tebe tomto
vzhledt2"
,,Nemam pficiny, abych sob6 st6zoval"
odvetil Kainzlmann. N6kdy Sc to pfiho-
di, ale velmi zfdka. Od ninuleho kvGt-
ma nevim.
u sta hromd!" zyolal Strop. ,,Dnes
odpocital Bruuner sam patnact tisic zla.
~ Il splaceni smtnky zde mist6 a
odeyzdal je iedratcli. Ty1 vratil Sc a
pfinesl zprdvu, &c pet stovek co pad4la
nych bylo mu vraceno. Brunner =
vzdyt znas stareho podivina, byl vsecek
bez sebc, jeste vice nez ia ="
(PokracovanD
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NejIacinejSi ObChOd v
.meste.s.
ChaS. Duffner.
G.S spf Eennn Lxrnr

NENe EBTOtfNI W. UNe
obchodnik malem velkGm prodava
nadoby hlin6ne, porceianove a sklen6n9.
zrcadia, eviiilny, ga,anterni zbozi. Hoj-
ma zasoba zbozi vzdy ma sklad6.
- kazda obiednavka dopravi Sc
dodomu v kazde Gasti m6sta - 1922
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CIeveIandsky trh.

]
Nasledujici ceny Jjsou We velkem. Obil
nj ceny jsou We skladech (Elewator). zvJ
minkamy zvlast6 poznamenanymi.
Psenice: cislo /, cervena zimni
1.09 els 2. 1.O4.
Kukufice: 60-81 cts.
Owes: els. /. 81 els. 2. 50 cti.
Zito: 95-99 busel.
JeGmen: - busel.
Mouka: 7.0o-725 "a sud Gerve
ne neb Bis zimni psenice mleta Y
mesle; same u.t druhy ma venku NILE
te o 80 ctd. meme; jarni psenicna ,mouka
5.75-G.50 "a sud.
Zitn mouka: 55O-6.25 "a sud.
Pice; "a Tun1 hrubych otrub 1000;
neilepsi (Middlngs) 2400.
Seno: Timoteiske ma t6rech 22.O0-
$500 "a tonu.
Nasolene e hov9zi maso: Ceny
stale a poptavky dobre, 12.OO-13.OO ga
extra Mess.
Uzene maso sunky nalozene v
cukru 13 90. Pfedni 81 cti; spek IL
-12 ct1, zusene hovezi 1874.
Nasolen6 vepfove maso tez-
Ky mess $3.50, kratke 22.5O, extra mess
23.50-24.50.
ad o meste pfevafene Is ctd pfi
soudku, ma sudy II; ma venku pfevafo-
11-12 die jakosti.
Maslo neilepsi 96-37 C.
Vejce cerstve 2l--23 na study po-
citane.
yra, tovarny 14-15 ctd "a libr
Bran bory move 75-s5c buSel.
Ci ibule nova "a baxnu 3.25-3.40
Fazule 1.75-215 "a busel neilepsi
druh.
Susena a b "a 5-6 "a librG.
Sem ena: imoy 800 "a busel, ie
telne 6.75-7.00.
Cukr: n 103-10i, B 10-10! kostko
w: drobnv V zrnkach 1l-l19 extra To-
l0l, zluty 9-9s, Porto Rico 9g-10I.
kuba S4--9 ctl.
Drh b eff: ziva kurata IN libru IL
II ct6, ziv6 krocanv lSl-l4 ctd.
Oeet: pravys cidrovy 1s-20c Gall.
.jiny druh 14-15 ct.
Su A: "a sud, Saginovskd a Onondag.
ska pekna l.55, hrAsa C. $50 ID. l.s5,
kuchynska 2.35.
Chmel: 1870 cti "a hbru zapad-
niho New Yorkskeho.
Slad: "a 200 busel, nemlety.
SyrO b IN aple 1.O0-1.25 "a Gail.
Cukr M apl e 10-12 "a libru.
Peri; die jakosti 5O-95 ctu "a libru.
Napno: lis "a sud.
Cement: Oswego Akron l. 20 sud.
Louisville 100 sud.
TT o c III pri cele kafe Standard
bly, 81 = 81, Ohio ohnevzdorny ia c.
kava: Rio 24-25, Java 34-35 ctG
Th ee: move Tyson 5O-13O Gun
powder 100-135, Japanske 7O-1.10.
cisarske l00-135, cerne SIS.
NJ o asses "a gallon n. Orleansky
$50, Porto Rico 65-70. kuba 33-35
Rozinky move LAYERS" baxna
3.25-3.35, Valencia l3 ctd "a libru. ko-
rint Ike S-S3 ctd libra. Susene svestkv
14-14s eth.
IL o reni: skofice 40-45, vSehochut
ls-2O, hrebicek $50, pept 3l-32 ct.
zazvor 20-25, muskatove ofisky 1.3O-
135 libra.
K ze: Ragoon sI--ss ot6. Karoli.
ma 9i-9i ctd.
Skrob pearl 5s-6 cta., cisty 10 eta
Silver Clos 10, billy Ontario 10 ctG.
NJ 70 dlo: obyeejne zlute 81, Ameri
kansky CASTLE 1913, pravy CASTLE Ii
is ctI.
svieky: Stearine 13a -14s ctd,
Star 20, lojova 13 ctd.
Sod a: Bi-karbonat 7a-s, ohyteil !
soda 3i-4 ct.
| Luce bni: Sodovy prasek 3i-3s
!, beioba Sodova as ,Caustic Soda 6s-
"a ctd. potash so ctd.
Olej: lneny, pfevafeny 9s "a Gal
lon, nepfevafeny SO omastkovy ole
extra 9l-96 cti.
|
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Egrevni trh.

lie skladu poditd Sc usic stfev. |. I pa
p lee elsie 40. I 2. p. toQA
Ii. cstt6 ank 400
cistr pulec 41.cc Box p.lee 3
Feocin2 1910. c.~. l. Std
a io 1000 II. lflo ~ =
G 0. $1,000
.llIS s.lnJ, A4,..oA I4oA ~ eo4e' - 49,"
20 stf dlouhe cena die delky dteva. !.
Podlaha Flooring cd 400;
Common 5000, druha Common 24.oo;
Norway 5000, Siding (saiting) 5000
Sindel xxx Is palci fezany 500;
els. l. neb tisty Butts 4.5o; els. 2. 2.50--
800. A. |. 1G palcd fezany 4.25.
Latky 2.25-2.50 tisic.
Cedrove posty male 20 ctn. pro-
stfedni 25 cti. ,velke 300 ctd kus.
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FRANTA4RODSKY.
cis 5S Avenue G, New York,
OpravneHy iednatei

pro cestniici ma parnich a pachetnicb
tpdlch pres Bremy a Hamburg.
Zasilky pen6z jneho drnhu v6cl do
Czech N6lnecka obstara v neilevn5isich
cenach skrze prostfednictvi pand KareSe
a Stozkyho.
.- Listky zelezniGni do vsech dilH
Ameriky. 5l-24
Knoxville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1875, 1874-01-07
BnpSriltt &1'teklg Chronicle.
WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 4 1871.
WASHINGTON SOCIETY.

A late number Of the Cincinnati Gazette
contains a long and interesting letter from
Gen. II. V. n. Boynton, its Washington
correspondent, on that enigmatical some
thing, known as Washington society.
How to appear in society, how to succeed
ia society, how to be considered leaders in
society and how to dazzle those with
whom they come in contact with brilliant
social achievements is studied great deal
more by senators, cabinet officers and 9th
ers of high social position, and especially
by the female portion of their households,
than they ought to be, to the exclusion of
the proper discharge of official duties.
Officials are often embarrassed with de-
mands made upon them by the social
world, to comply with which they must
take up time which ought to be devoted to
public business.
But Washington society, viewed from
another standpoint, shows more of the RI
diculous than anything else. Questions of
etiquette are constantly coming up, and
some of them are no nearer settlement
perhaps than they were a quarter of a
century ago. For instance, a difference
of opinion prevails upon the all-important
question of whether the wife of Senator
should first call upon the wife of Cabinet
officer, or Vice versa. Contentious arise on
such questions sometimes, and the diplo-
macy required to effect settlements and re-
store harmony in the dignifed house
holds, is something which is thought to
justify grey-haired Senators and Cabinet
officers in expressing their decided opin.
ions.
Great rivalry springs mp as matter of
course, where so much Importance is at
taebed to the dictations of society, and to
this spirit of rivalry, the country is in
debted to great extent, for the extrava-
gance which has manifest ted itself among
the inhabitants of the National Capitol
an extravaganza which renders living
there so expensive, and which demands
for public men so much higher salaries
than in former years. In Washington
more than anywhere else perhaps, a man
is judged by the house he lives in, the car
rage in which he drives, and the other ak
pensive luxuries, which the follies of fash
ionable society fixes as the marks of cul-
ture and wealth. AL this nonsense is paid
for by the people, and the people should
Join in their condemnation.
Knoxville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1875, 1874-01-07
RAPTIsTs At WORK,


The Donation Perry az DIR. unys'-A Conn
pIete Surprise ana n Pleasant Occasion.
Donation parties, when properly man
aged, are harbingers of pleasantness and
good feeling, and generally serve to unite
Christian hearts in the common work of
humanity and imprint feelings of graft
Undergraduates in both giving and receiv-
ing-upon the hearts of all concerned,
that not even the remorseless sweep of
Time can erase. The donation party at
the residence of Rev. DR.. Mays, the very
efficient pastor of the First Baptist
Church in this city, last Thursday even
ing, came up to our estimation of suc-
cessful one, taking into consideration the
prevailing weather, the quality and guam
tity of the donations made, and the I'M
bounded Joy and good feeling manifested.
At about o'clock a goodly number of the
members of the above named church as
sembled at their shrine and proceeded in n
body to the residence of their pastor, on
Church street, in the capacity of surprise
donation party. The surprise was COM
plete one. Their pastor did not have the
least intimation of such demonstration
till his aGmiring flock were pouring into
his cosy little palace like flood. He re-
ceived them with open arms and glad
heart.
The reception over, and after all had
stored away their weather apparel,a roomy
dining board was prepared in an appro-
pirate room, upon which the party placed
their donations, amounting in value to
near two hundred dollars. The donations
were received by DR.. Mays in an address
fraught with feeling and eloquence, at the
close of which he lifted an adoring, ear
nest heart to the Giver of all good gifts for
the welfare OF himself and people.
At about 10 o'clock the party dispersed
and sought their homes, after having had
a good time, carrying with them the happy
consciousness of having filled to overflow
ing the heart of their pastor with the con-
soling assurance that they are united in
holding up his hands while he is nobly bat
thing for the Lord.