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, 1877-11-01

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Asa meeting Of aealnrts md Rratn. .rr~~-rra hril
ssaip!nS l1u;:s wett Represented: Jaru.. Iadcstx
carpcntrs. Av.'y e.. iWhrttRe. iiallaehrf. Fiji
81 s'u1as; nrs fsad!!, thy w!l r.t a+i ioc Jrs
fark 3t.t not t.xrn It th.,s rar. they viii drip
nff"rr nEht - ler i,u 1hrFs VIA coo' deal ii
.yese.1fHl!y tc1 ,hal sit:fntzra tc fr:a,tnsn Iii
Fia,rd !nts tie hanhs Ut shr ralIr mi men. WIN
,bi";n.a i'ays lhrge psr'.a q. grain sutac:ed I.r
NV c1,pIs!llnE te lN.asnen I. ca,ry 1t wa.escr
~" H. :. IT. @ ,nsts1 X nMxr n!td 10 sfse ec is,snsn
Ihe scApers that rcfr'rnte at lie inserting sal
they we're EDlrx t give the ia:Eri S0tter. lent.
me h-l ana sn.ke !le,n stck q canning ia liut1rIo.
~ tht chrar ftrlxat1 thty woH cnnpt them carTy
from hs.s BE- III. ~! N.rthrrn 1a;men MI trts oat
!;rn;ra wh.r. runs1o They j1ave toh.Ilt, ngair.t
thc ang tAtcreHts and drraHaing them Ut thefr
har csfnnEa the aaur II they hase tF+r doing fi,f
year. Il there ntter ssafph: q receiving lol.cs
on cntFnl Wharf that this t 1rt fr,n nut It on
for will guarantee there ID not wrinkle 10 IT,
- WILLIAM T.. EGAKk.
T: \ -l!oafnen brace Np and K1ye tho twirdrr. ths
cold Shoulder hereafter,
, 1877-11-01

HztpaxroRT, CMlcAno, Oct, 31-0 p. Cleared
Neptune. ItoFrts. W. .S4 It lumber; cataract,
Ottawa 10. 600 II lumber; SAtehez, Aenfy. !00 bu
pot:tues, 20 bsls apples.
, 1877-11-01

IIAl4SF - " n FtE.
SI&<fnf {ssp1fcA 10 The EAcIGa fFthHak
MlLwAU.EE. Wis, Oct m.-chart ers-T0 1luf.
falo. schrs Goshawk. III. 600 bu wheat; Ftsier,
10. 600 bu wloat; 7. r. bentley, 81, 0oo:ou Wheat
~ 3..c; psup Forosl City. barge H. u. Hrowu,
10, coo bu wheat, 3Ae,
, 1877-11-01

Epfetat H4spstcA 10 Tat Chicago 7tsbnns.
AAnqtE1TE, Mlch., Oct. ai,-As51.cd-sch
William q. Ogden.
Gteated-schrs j. &. Harrison, Col. Cook, Tren-
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!<p>eta! DssoateA 10 1As cAtr1oa Tnnunt.
ER,1, Ia, t>ct. 3l.-Arnyals-Prop Alnsk1,
Chicago.
Dcpartufes-PEop China, Chicago.
Tnt tinted States steamer Michigan arrived from
csaIsa 10 lhs Upper LAkcs.
, 1877-11-01

co,n to New York. t"a, frr'7hts nfs hrm at &c to
arr reported ehar,rrt;' It thu,.
HrrFAIn. y. y. Oct ~. Like freight. fFmcr.
and s'nd'np upwards" Carriers asking Sill" Tor
t'harer. schra Monitor, c,,ai s.}NIlwaukrc anc:
Annie snnrit and pror Isf'i. Lord. e'al +" t'ht.
n.b1 ddsp II - pfyn,s :rns i g n &c, f"o I'm
''Icaranecs- Props com,nodore. 20 btls salt. Cor.
tons cos', MIl~ankce; i. i. Harr 100 tons coal,
sss's t.. Wa H. sSsy sSssey 7ss x 1yss Tsss;,q f,ssa %
{. G.. Ifa!l. JniIs wl'.n,i. Chicsv": York
state. sagtnar; hareea .Aias. Ea xesn, !. 4.
SMsrnw. faslnaw' e. Amadtn. Hack Hser; II.
ve:.ci. po..ias Port Claiborne rnek for tho
h % stSsk T hesso @ 10 70
h,r: Mntrsy W,na,ot 10 Tnofo.d.
Sa.hua. t'gtent.'nrgto hfeauo; srpsls. Montreal
10 chicas,,: sn,crrlta. sl!ns!eat t. 'a!ath oask.
Eanla. It taIh; th: to l"'s'!o: D. y. rG*t,r
echrs GHFfez, hawcsu to Chlrn1o: Helen Ffstt.
tAirhesen - ttica-": Smith \ Port. hatlo1tc 10
Dct.ot: Charger. t'xten*hn1c 10 As.a',nla.
I,isGharvin.a. eievatnt-Stca1 IN barge Tecumseb.
thieaxot 10 utdett.
ft-L1SO1S NTvK1s IMPROVEMENT.
The following extract concerning the lmpravc.
mrnt Of the nb"se. .nameh stream Il taxeu from Tho
report Of the ch!cf IT Engineers:
The psoirrt tar continuing thc work Of imprnv-
tnY TIC !iFel hy irchHins and hnf'ding dams. jet.
tics. mud ttaftnV. walls waa eucccssfully carried
on. bnt not entirely eomn'etcd, owing 70 rutp..n-
sion of work tnHfed by long continuance Of no.als
tn the river aId tho fsct that. Of thu aprrnpfta.
tl"n made t,n the 1sth Angutt. lh7 only so. 900
WAS a!fostet fur use In the remainder uf The work.
ing ackRnn Of 1XTlt,
This amount va. chiefly applied to the restnra-
linn nf channels n,.ttucted by t!ctrnr fso1n swn,.
nier fot'ir which hare demoL stsate'} thc necessity
"f having reserve fund nnrf pr,pcr equipment
always III TrancH. for Auch worx. ami the eatI-
rhte fNr completing the Improvement nf Ill,hnIs
River rMhraces the rrnu.lt. an,OuHt tut lhit pur.
pn:c, WHICH will acruEnt Tor IT, lncreuac over the
original rstltn4ts. -5--
1nly !. 1A7s1 amount Az vaAb1e. ........ SO GUT
Ainpunt splrI Hated by AZ. afirnrei
AnK. ~. t*sh.....,.' '.4t..,......-... SatD1
jnsy J., it77. amount expended dnrnv
MEs' {raI-.. A.Ji7
Juty l. le77* outstanding Hsotits.... AIN .....
-.- 51.ot7
July ], ls77. amount srat!able IN @ls
Amount trtimstctib required for csFpretton
u exMux pfuJect.. 4i&3, tkQ
Amount That cau fs- tfuftxhiy extended IN Gs.
CA year ending Juno a.. is7u........,.,,.,, 45, 90
, 1877-11-01

Hp<tt0f ntspdtrA IA 1hs Cnfc19n Tribune,
EAsr SAotxAw, Mich. Oct. 81. Tte shipments
Of lumhcF from Saginaw Htver for tho month Of
October wrTe no, Alb. !4l feet, IN excess of TO-.
el7. $40 user TIM same month In lS7D Shiuments
for This seat0n tu November ate. lumber, 4HH, ku
t0 feet; tatM. ~ ILL., lu; shingles. L., b31 MO;
suit, bss. 115. oo0: htases &, ss1b, BIS.
, 1877-11-01

l,Bsstd up-lfops Annie l.. Craig, W1nslow.
Wind, westt weather cloudy, with light suoW.
, 1877-11-01
DRAMATIC NOTES.

"Plnk :DomInos Is proving sourcc Of at-
traction at Mcvickcrs Theatre this week.
hartley Campbell's Comedy Company at the
New Ch!cAro Theatre will sppcar this evening
In "ay Foolish Wifc," which Is to be cast %
, 1877-11-01
iIOOLEY'S THEATRE,

To.morrow Night Triumphant snccess .! rltce's
tfEdasl lttnaht Ex.r1s&Ytn1a Combination.
~ ,T'S;2CtT'Hf EVANGELIN
EvASUE1lSE:! EvAS6ELiNE. EVaSGELlNE.
~ ~ III: ffr,eas!9n f,rn MISC ELIZA wEATHERSpY,
cnHf,ct ~; +, 8 'HSe ~ And u ST.At ARTISTS.
chcstra. New Local Hits and New Nufte.
Every nfsht AtR. .Atintc Wednesday AMI Saturday.
MUuuaJ. Nov, 1-set1nd md ilat week OF Rtce'k FL.
EoW b4patlDu Ia The new Auxc&i finn
- Ii ttI IT fdlItA ttj
, 1877-11-01
IiAvERLY,S THEATRE


Tonight the exciting aud sensational drama OF tho
BOY DETECTIVE.
l.etlese With thrilling tnciicnts intercstng stua.
uniIs. startling tAlilraux. hy HuLMES HuIEKN H.,
supported W All unAppFuathahlr Dramatic Alliance.
supilcmrhtrd hy tue greatest lfo Congress IN th9
world. tec1neTntFF oar Popular M4el1ers.
All Ladvs' StShta,
, 1877-11-01

's'5 ''f' amount efal!Ab'e. t27.@<
Amount tettimstcdl required for completion - :
u rxatlhx pruj:ct.. to
Amount That can h- pfutitx1iy extended IL d..
eAl year ending juno a. it7u...........,... t45,o0
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1877-10-14

ysyHE IMMENSE DFS RUC1'If'N OE HUI
man life annually from secret and chronic diseases
caused this old and reliable institution to be established
first in Philadelphia Penn in 1885, and afterwards IN san
Francisco Cal 1854 private dspensary IN ord to
afford the Attic led the best medical and surgical treatment
for the above and all other affections and complaints
Consultations at the institute or by letter, FREE
To the AfH cted:
DR.. L. J. Czapkay would most respectfully inform the
public Of the Pacific that at the earnest solicitation
Of his friends and hundreds OF those un1oru
natey afflicted with disease he has reopened his MEDICAL
AND SURGICAL INSTITUTE and resumed the practice
his profession The doctor would remind all those who
in need Of medical aid that since renqushinS his
very extensive and successful practice in San Francisco he
has visited the principal cities in Europe inspecting dill
gently renowned hospitals and gathering the ex
perence of the most learned in the profession the benefit
from which he offers to all in need of his services Rheu
matte affections, chronic catarh diseases OF the stomach
and kidneys liver complaints ETC., successfully treated
Those who suern from the and in soretions
of youth nervous weakn S. physical and mental debility,
are ass lred OF permanent Charges moderate Ali
Communications strictly confidential Medicines sent by
express. Address L.: j. CLAPkAY, M d.
au251v 200 Kearny ST., San Francisco.
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1877-10-14
n v TIE DISTRICT COURT OF TaE SEC
Qistrct the Of Nerada

ond Judicial District of the State Of Nevada in and
the county of Ormsby. Roger Grow, plaintiff, j. l.
Clegg and Florence Cegg and A w. Pray defendants
Action brought in the District Court OF the Second Judicial
District of the State of Nevada in and for the county
Ormsby and the complaint filed in said county of OrnSby
in the Office of the Clerk Of said ric CourtThe State
of Nevada sends greeting j. L. Ceg and Florence Clegg
and A W Pray, defendant5 You hereby required
appear in an action brought against you by the above
named plaintiff in the District Court OF the Second Judicial
District of the State Nevada in and for the county
OSby and the complaint filed therein "a copy
OF which accompanies this summOns within ten days Tex
elusive the day of servce after the service you
this summons-f served within this county, if served
of this county, but in this district within twenty days
otherwise within forty daysor Judgment by default will
be taken against you The said action is brought fore
close certain mortgage executed by defendants j. L.
and Florence Cegg to said plaintiff, lot No. ~ in
block No six (6 in Rice Peters addition the city of
Carson in Ormsby county, Nevada which said mortgage
given to the payment of promssory note
made by defendants j. L. and Florence Cegg the 2th
day of May, A D. 1875, TO plaintiff for the of six
hundred dollars and interest thereon at three 9 per
per month"; all in gold coin of the United States. And
plaintiff asks decree of foreclosure of said mortgage and
the morgaged premises be decreed be sold the
proceeds applied to the payment of COSTS attorneys fees
taxes insurance and the principal and interest
said note in gold coin of the United States and if found
insufficient that judgment be docketed against prop
erty of defendants L. and Florence Cegg for any bal
ance found remaining due plaintiff. All of which is more
fully set forth in plaintiffs complaint file in my office
And you are hereby notified that if you fail appear and
answer the said complaint, as above required the said
plaintiff will apply to the Court for the relief demanded.
Given under my hand and the seal of the District
Court of the Second Judicial District of the State
LID of Nevada, in and for the county Of Ormsby, this
49, oath day Of August in the year of our Lord one
thousand eight hundred and seventy.seven.
au25-law6w ALFRED HELM, Clerk
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1877-10-14
DR. |. j. CzaPKAYS
PRIVATE MEDICAL sTITuTE.
200 Kearny st, San Fra nclsco,
ESTABLISHED IN 1854.

ESTABLISHED IN IsoF
Eor the Permanent Cur Of ell Sunc ai and
Chr,nic Di.e"srs, lsO "II Fenaie
Com pinints AM Di eases OF the
Nervous Systrm.
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1877-10-14
m THE DISTRICT COURT OF

IL United States for the District of Nevada,
In re R. E. Kelly and T. r. Ho!eE bankrupts.
Notice is hereby given that R. E. Kelly and = R. Hofer
vada heretofore duly adudged bankrupts according to
law have filed in this Court petition for discharge
from all their debts and other claims provabe under Title
81 OF the Revised Statutes of the United States that
TUESDAY, THE 25th DAY OF SEPTEMBER 1877, at
10 o'clock M In open Court Carson City aforesaid
have been appointed the time and place for hearing the
same when and where any person interested NAV appear
and show cause why said petition should netbe granted
'csEsea City sepssmhsrl4, ,ls77 ", - t,s.
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1877-10-14
ASSESSMENT NOTICE.

D,NCaKE COAt COMPANY -I.eca ti"n
of principal place of business Carson City, Nevada.
Location of works Pancake Mountain. White Pine county
Neyada-Notice is hereby given that at meeting of the
Board of Trustees of the Pancake Coal Company
ation held on the 14th day of August A D. 1877
No 81 Fifty Cents per share was levied upon
he capital stock of said Pancake Coal Company payable
he office OF the company with Trenmor Coffin, Carson
City, Nevada Said be paid or before the
18th day Of September, 1877.
Any stockhoder making default in payment of said
ment as above required upon the shares held by him.
will be delinquent and said shares will he advertised for
sale at public auction and unless the required payment Is
made thereon before the 18th day of October 1877
many OF such shares will be sold at II o'clock of said
last named date will be necessary the payment of
the assessment upon all shares held by such shareholder
togother with the costs Of advertisements and expenses Of
ale By order OF the Board of Trustees. Dated at Office
0 company, Carson City, Nevada. august 18TH 1877
su18-1aWaN COFFIN, SECRETARY.
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1877-10-14

The above sale is hereby postponed until MONDAY,
OCTOBER 18th, 1877, at same hour and place.
S. T. SWIFT, Sheriff.
Clrson City, October 10th, 1877.
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1877-10-14

And accordance with law and order OF the Board OF
Trustees made and entered the 14th ~ of August,
D. 1877 many Of such designated shares of stock be-
longing and standing in the of the shareholders
aforesaid shall and will be necessary psy the
upon all shares held and owned by such shareholders
standing in their upon the books of the company
will be sold at public auction the Office of said company
i'll the office of Trenmor Coffin, in Carson City, Nevada
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1877-10-14
DELINQUENT ASSESSMENT SALE.

RANCAKE coal COMPANY Location Of
4 principal place of business of company Carson City
county Neyada-Notice- There delinquent upon the
following described stock Of said company account of
assessment No of fifty per share levied the 14th
dav of August A. D. 1877, the several amounts oppo
site the names of the several shareholders in said company
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1877-10-14

Offices On King street, at rear of willi.'
Drugstore,
EJ Residence at the White House Calls promptly a.
tended, night day.
lfafsop Octolsar 1S17
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1877-10-14
Monday, the 18th day of October,

r. 1877 at IL o'clock noon of said last named day
pay said delinquent assessment together with Of ad
versng and expenses of sale By order of the Board Of
Trustees 7. COFFIN,
Secretary Pancake Coal Company.
Carson City, Nevada, September Is, 1877.
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1877-10-14

Rates of Advertising:
Rates of advertising be ascertaned on application
at this office.
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1877-10-14

Thanking old patrons and customers for their pas
fayor, we solicit continuance of their patronage tn
new firm of B. Bernhard Son.
INV ~ H BERNHARD & CO.
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1877-10-14
DISSOLUTION.

CARSON CITY, NV, July 13, 1877. 81
We the undersigned have this day dissolved coparner
ship by mutual consent All Indebtedness will be paid by
B. Bernhard Son. who will hereafter continue the bust
ness at the old stand and all accounts due the late firm Of
n. Bernhard & Co. will be collected by the new firm
H. BERNHARD,
jyl4m W. COLLINS.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1877-07-07
Proclamation by the Gar.

The czar issued the following procla-
nation to the Bulgarians, on the day on
which the Russian army crossed the
Danube:
"My troops have crossed the Danube.
To-day they enter your territory, where
they have already seven times fought for
the amelioration of the Christian inhabi.
tants of Turkey. Russia still bears the
same love and solicitude toward all
Christians in Turkey as when she secured
the liberation of Servia and Roumania.
I have confded to my army the mission
of securing the sacred rights of your
nationality, which you have acquired by
centuries of suffering and the blood OF
martyrs which has soaked your soil.
Russia's mission is to build up, not to
destroy. She is called by the DEGREES OF
Providence to conciliate and pacify all
races and denominations in those parts
of Bulgaria inhabited by q mixed popu-
lation. Henceforth the Russian arms
will protect every Christian against all
violence. Not vengeance but strict equity
will guide our acts. :"
The proclamation promises also equal
protection to Mussulmans but impartial
justice upon known participators in afro
cities. 1t urges the abandonment Of in
testine dissensions and announces that
as fast as the Russians advance Turkish
rule will be replaced by regular organi.
cations in which the native inhabitants
will be summoned to take part under the
supreme direction of special authorities
and Bulgarian legions will be formed tc
serve as the nucleus of local armed
force destined to maintain order anC
security. The proclamation concludes
"Follow faithfully the instructions o
the Russian authorities. Therein liz
your strength and security. With humil
ity pray the Lord to grant us victory
: over the enemies of Christianity and t
send down His blessing upon our jus
cause"
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1877-07-07

upon his brow an awful dread that his prayer
will not be heard.
"You are not afraid to see her p
Margaret puts her hand in his by way Of
reply, and her very touch seems to give him
courage.
" she is not quite herself, you know-not
sensible, / mean-but the doctors say that is
common. And your name has been on her lips
all day. She will be calmer when she sees you,
will she not?'
"Yes, yes, says Margaret, choking back her
tears. "0nly take me to her at once"
She kneels by the bedside, diTegarding the
presence of the doctor and nurse, and her soft
arm steals lovingly round Leah's neck, as in the
old days.
"Dear Leah am here" she whispers.
The heavy lids open, and the dark mystery
of the wonderful eyes, blurred and scorched
with the lurid fire that Margaret remembers so
WE'LL is turned full upon her.
"Dont go away" Leah whispers, in hoarse,
exhausted voice. "They are shutting me up
alone again."
Her husband is standing at the foot of the
bed, with horror-stricken wondering face, but
she has no eyes for him.
"It is 80 dark and miserable, Margaret but
will be quiet if you stay. Make them let you
stay, do you hear?"
The weak voice rises almost to scream, and
Margaret tries in vain to soothe it.
eyes, dear Leah, am Margaret. Dear Leah,
you know that love you! Oh, my poor dar-
ling, you know that love you y
The surgeon, who is standing opposite Mar
garet, shakes his head solemnly as she raises
her eyes to meet his, and the shadow of death
begins already to steal over the room. Even
the lips are chill and pallid as Margaret touches
them with her own, and the feverish grasp of
the poor, weak hand dies into impotence in her
warm fingers The dark, tangled hair falls over
Just as it used to do, and Margaret does not
know until she is told that it is yelling the face
of the dead. And there is no need for her eC
pity Leah Ashton any more
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1877-07-07
The Cossack and His White Scarf.

The Cossack cavalrymen are all COM
paratively young men and have young
wives. Whenever they set out on a
campaign, they buy a white scarf or
handkerchief to take with them. At the
close of their period of service, they re-
turn to their villages and are met by the
whole population. Now wife who has
been unfaithful to her lord, kneels down
before him in the road, puts her face in
the dust, and places her husbands foot
upon her neck. This is confession Of
guilt, and at the same time prayer for
forgiveness. II the husband then covers
his wife's head with the white scarf, it
means that he forgives her and agrees to
forget her fault. If the white handker-
chief is not produced, the woman returns
straight to her fathers house without
again entering her husbands dwelling,
and divorce is pronounced. A war cor
respondent recounts a tragical story
which q soldier told him on the Danube.
A returning Cossack was informed by q
malicious neighbor before he reached
his home that his wife had been unfaith-
full. His comrades perceived that he had
ttll Vi a. puNIuCu uihCll W NAlihh e'hA NAoSA
patton, although he was not man given
to these vices. When he reached his
village his wife, as he feared, came for
ward, knelt down, and put her face in the
dust at his feet The spectators saw him
look at her as she lay in the dust for a
long time. Two or three times he put his
hand in his breast for the white hand
kerchief as if he were going to cover the
repentant woman's head--two or three
times the movement was restrained.
Finally,as if driven by sudden impulse,
he drew his sword, and with one stroke
severed her headf from her body. Thepun-
ishment for the crime was two months
Imprisonment, while the malicious neigh
Dor who had taken the trouble to inform
him beforehand of his wife's misconduct
was sentenced to Siberia for three
years.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1877-07-07

At Belchertown, Mass, an Amherst
couple, named respectively Fry and
Boil, were married under rather exciting
circumstances. The girls father didn't
want her to marry the man. so the latter
took her to place where her sister was
employed till the wedding could be ar
ranged. The sister, however, was also
opposed to the match, because the same
fellow had previously made love to her,
and so she locked the bride expectant in
her room. After nights incarceration
she jumped from the window and joined
her lover at the hotel. The clerk of
the house drove off furiously for clergy
man, and the Methodist pastor was just
beginning the ceremony when the sister
appeared at the window to forbid the
bans. The certificate was all right,
however, and the minister concluded to
go on, but in his excitement he read
most of the baptismal service, begin
ming: Whereas, all men are born in
SIM" and repeated the names of the
couple he last married. The clerk held
the door SO that the sister couldn't come
in. On the following Sunday the girls
father came to the church door and
called the minister from his Sunday
school class to demand of him why he
married his daughter, at the same time
admitting her legal age. Meanwhile the
groom has lost his place at Amherst, and
left for parts unknown.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1877-07-07
An Eccentric English Earl.

The earl of Dudley is British noble
man who, if he were not British noble
man, would be extremely apt to be ad-
judged a lunatic. His eccentricities are
as incompatible as his income, and Lon
don society never has the least idea what
he will do next. Some years ago he
amused himself by sending out invita-
tions to ball at his mansion in three
colors, pink, white and crimson. AS the
guests arrived they were shown into
different parts of the building, and the
result was that before the evening was
far advanced his lordship was discovered
to have sent white cards to all the women
of the world about whom scandal had
never whispered a word, pink cards to all
those about whom scandal had succeeded
in raising doubts, and crimson cards to all
those about whom scandal had left no.
body room to entertain any doubt at all.
1t may be imagined how popular the earl
was made by the ingenious proceeding.
His latest freak was performed the other
day. He determined to give a ball, and
issued invitations ON st gilt cards. A
few days before the festivity a lady who
had been honored with one of these cards
received letter from him informing her
that he had seen her, somewhere, in
dark apparel, and that she must either
lay aside her mourning or deny herself
the pleasure of attending his ball. The
lady in question enthusiastically accepted
the latter alternative. On the morning
of the ball another lady, who had been
the recipient of one Of the gilt cards, re-
ceived letter to the same effect, writ
ten, not by the earl himself, but by his
private secretary.