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The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1879-11-04

The piece which roared over by nearly full
house Havcrlys last night outburlesques all other
things of it's kind that have been produced In New
York. 1t was given by small company, nearly
every member OF which has o specially, while all
fair singers. Jokes and music. nearly all old.
and some of the former very thin, were strewn
through mass of nonsense that nobody could un-
dcrstand but every sure to laugh at
"The Tourists" like most other buresques. opens
with tho promise of plot, which 1t tries to keep
throughout the short first act. But with the fact
that everybody in trying to get out OF the way OF
everybody else. happens upon the same train for
San francisco, the story ends, and tho nonsense,
beginning strongly with the second act, In nain-
tanned wthoua break to the close The feeblest part
| OF "Pinatorc' compared with the most lucid lines
OF "The Tourists" seems like a compendium OF all
human wisdom. but when dozen bright actors and
good singers 20 through the motions OF being sem
siDe the elect seems great deal more mirth- pro-
voking than that OF the genuine article. The cast,
given above, indicates the characters assumed by
the various performers; at least twenty familiar
songs were sung captally during the efforts
each other, u large aud tolerable orchestra
with an Intelligent loader helped matters
! considerably, and the audience did not have sober
moments enough In which to complain OF anything.
| A convulsing feature oi the performance was a
travcsty OF the "Bell Trio" from "Pinafore," the
Admiral being an industrious and excellent con.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1879-11-04

tortionist and Dick Deadeye and Little Buttercup.
replacing Captain Corcoran and Josephine. II any
one wishes u text from which to preach upon the
decadence of the drama he will find everywhere in
the TOURISTS" but in searching for it he will be
sure to laugh so much as to be ashamed to preach
the sermon atterward.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1879-11-04
he Tracy-Titus opera Company last evening pre-

The Tracy-Titus Opera Company last evening pre-
sented the comic American opera. ~. S. Buttons"
at the Academy of Music Jersey City, with the above
cast. There was a fair house. and the performance
was very crcdtable. The opera will be repeated to-
night and tomorrow night On Thursday, Friday
aud Saturday nights and Saturday matinee BARLEY
Campbell's Galley Slave" will be produced.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1879-11-04
GRAND OPERA HousE-"As YOU LIKE IT. =

'As You Like IT, has been called the most ideal OF
Shakespeare plays 1t is a pastoral DRAMA almost
idyl in which the interest arises rather out OF
the sentiment and characters than out of the acting
and situations The nature of the production suih-
GENTLY accounts for the rarity of its excellent rendi
ton. Rosaind is undoubtedly one OF the most CON-
pick and difficult of shakespearean characters. 1t
is a compound of essences. as Mrs. jane
son says. so volatile in their nature as
to escape embodiment. Only an actress Of
most exquisite feeling and refined tact can do full
justice to the role. However distinguished in her
profession. -liss Fanny Davenport lacks, think,
some qualities essential to the purpose. She
minds us of Jean jacques Rousseau. who. notwith-
standing all his talent. failed in his writings to rep
resent it consistently with the authors conception
She was witty. volube and sprightly. as becomes a
good Rosalind but her heart is too overowing with
life to render with equal delicacy all the sweet and
aectionate impulses in tho character. In Rosalinds
which she failed to render. She showed depth of
love in her passion for Orlando. and little of that
childlike grace and exquisite propriety with which
the genius OF Shakespeare has vested this typical
woman. She was q good. saucy and-as q matter OF
consequently page. but she had thrown off her
feminine sweetness Her description OF the marks of
lover and of the progress of time with different per-
sons were, however good and still moro impressive
no woman Miss Emma Pierce fair Celia.
although the monotony Of her voice, which SEEM
ingy has only two tones, marred her impersonaton.
Mr.. L. Price was soulless Orlando in the meeting
with Adam. There was no moro sign of
struggle in his taking his brother Oliver
by the throat than II the latter had derived great
pleasure from the exercise. The wrestling was
good. but Mr.. w. n. George being of smaller size
than Orlando, the lady, entreates and her fears
to the latter's safety appeared almost ridiculous
Mr.. E. Collier delivered Jaques' speech the
stages of human life well. but wretchedly the
last line of it, The word "sans'' does not need
being dreadfully drawn out. Miss Emma
fulfilled their task very credtably and contributed
no little to the of the performance. Perhaps
the best opinion upon the whole may be expressed
in Touchstone's words $50 is good. very good
very excellent good; and yet it is not it is but
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1879-11-04
A COMMON EXPERIENCE.

To THE EDITOR OF THE HERAED:-
For the benefit of those who like myself live OUT
of the city. do business down town and have fire..
quently to 60 up town to look for servants will you
through your complaint column please expose the
following trick An almost stereotyped ADVERTISE
ment appears in the daily papers-a girl seeking
situation. Sometimes she is Scotch. sometimes Ger.
man. never Irish. She is excellent cook. compe-
tent laundress and reliable in all respects in short,
just the sort of servant all looking for
number is given on Fourth avenue, and on going
there you find an employment bureau. On inquir.
ing for this paragon of q servant you informed
she has just been engaged but il you pay So you
select from poor looking set of Hibernians
ut this "sell" the dwarf who appears to the
establishment insults you in not very choice Ian
guage Ihave been msled twice by this advertisement
and carried town to respond at most nconvenient
hour, and find several of my acquaintance have
been fooled by 1t in like manner. EMPLOYER.
WATER SCARCE AND LAGER NOT THE THING.
To THE EDITOR THE HERALD;-
Since Wednesday, the Goth inst the Croton water
has not been permitted to rise above the Easements
of the houses in Eightyfrst street. between Made
son and Fourth avenues. The supply has been re.
duccd without any previous notice. which would
have enabled the occupants to fill bath tubs and
otherwise provide supply for water closets. Why
should we DO taxed for what the city fails to givea
Every water closet is extra charge. yet we arc
rarely permitted to have full head of water. and
then only at night. without water to flush closets
and waste pipes and to fill the traps health must
suffer from noisome gases. Tenants Will be come
PEELED to avoid high ground and seek residences
where they secure supply Of water IL this in.
termittent and precarous system or mismanagemena
BILE substitute tor water. Is this conspiracy 70
drive to the support OF Tammany candidates and
increase the consumption Of 'potheen in their In"
terest? q. WATER
Ger. 81, 1879.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1879-11-04
''LA pERIcHoLE" AT TIE FIFTH AVENUE
THEATRE

0nenbach's opera boune was revived by NJ.
Maurice Graus company last evening", with the
same cast its previous presentations this sea-
son. Little. therefore. need be added critically to
what has been said upon the sterling merits of the
troupe In this work of the festive jacques.
whose harmonious champagne has seldom been
uncorked with more pop. hzz and sparkle
than when Paola- Marie, Gregolre. Raphael and
I}eaudet with Capoul, Jouard. MezIeres and
Duplan, passed around the gladdening cup to
the crowded houses of u month or so ago. Ii may
be that the endeavor to study the probabilities OF
to.day's election had % depressing effect upon the
artists or perhaps 1t that many OF the former
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1879-11-04
NORTH BROAD STREET. THEATnE-''F1Rsr LIFE
GUARDS AT BRIcHToy"

This three-act comic military opera, by .. ..
Grossly was produced for the first time at the North
Broad Street Theatre last evening AS the title in
dcates tho action takes place ut Brighton tho first
scene ut st. Georges pier, London. merely serving
to Introduce the characters. Tho beach and lawn
at the English watering place were well set and
yet though the theatre has been closed for several
days to give the management time to prepare for its
first appearance, nothing else in readiness ut the
hour when 1t was announced to begin. 1t was not
until haf-past eight that the curtain rose on
rather weak chorus. In consequence Of this delay
the second act did not begin until after ten o'clock
and the third kept the audience barely amused till
near midnight IL is not u second "Pinatore. but
the music constantly reminds one Of "Fatinitza."
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1879-11-04
HAvERLYs THEATRE- 1.-THE TOURISTS IN THE
PULLMAN PALACE CAR"

Miss Baby, the pet. gushing damsel-not too
gushing but just gush enough Miss Rosa Cooke
Miss Isabella. her sister. n quiet dansci--not too
quiet but just quiet enough. $3.50: Miss Ethel Lynon
Miss PAMELA. their aunt. an old maid-not too old
maid but just old enough Miss Jenetto Reierth
Marie. their maid. fresh damsel-not too fresh
just fresh enough Miss May Livingston
4. Henry Stun, u disciple of Banting-not too
much anting but just anti-fat cnough.W A. Messenger
Sir Henry Cashmere, a nob-not too much mob.
but just. James Barton
Luigi Contadini, detective-not too much detec
tive but la ST. Augustus j. Bruno
Jacob Kraus specia-not too special Will II. Bray
Louis Touchot buter-not much &c. - n Long
Characters in act III.
Richard Morgyc.....
FARO W. A Mestayer
4
Admiral McGuinness. .................
Drawing room ear porter VIII II bray
The gushing maiden. hosh looks
German peasant Erl
Mrs Honorable Fmsy Miss Ethel Linton
Telegraph boy Miss Livingston
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1879-11-04
MUSICAL AND DRAMATIC NOTES.

At Abcrlc's Theatre, in Eighth street. there was
novelty entertainment, which gave much amuse-
ment to large audience.
The Italian opera season was begun last night In
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1879-11-04

JERSEY CITY ACADEMY OF MusIc-''U. S.
BUTTONS"
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1879-02-12
Peculiarities Of English Trade.

. English tradesmen have the most pecu-
liar way of only keeping one or two of the
component parts of divisible object, if
the rest of it happens not to exactly be-
long to their line OF business, and so you
have TO keep trotting around to dozen
stores sometimes to find thing that in
America you would have been sure to be
able to purchase en- bloc. The other day
an American gentleman started out from
the Langham to purchase scrap book
and mucilage bottle. He bought the
scrap book, but found this stationer did
not keep mucilage, and was directed to
another for that; and after buying the
mucilage he was surprised to find that the
hottie had no brush, nor did this mer-
chant keep brushes, and to obtain brush
he was obliged to 60 to third vender. To
this individual he expressed surprise at
this odd way of doing business, ana said,
"Now, in America, I should have found
all these things In the first store went
into" "Indeed2" replied the shopkeep-
er. "They must have very large capital
then" "No," answered the gentleman
"but they have singular knack of keep
ing things that people want" To buy
eight shillings' worth of things he had
spent twelve shillings for cab hire.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1879-02-12
The Sprig of Sweetbrier.
Sweet roses and lilies,

\ Each Chloe and Philiis
BY the poets of old have been settled to be.
They've so rifed flowers
The groves, m ads and bowers.
There saarce is one lett for poet like me.
Yet II the dear creature resembles flower,
Ills sprig of sweetbrier, where blossoms
the rose
An emblem at once of their sweetness, and
power,
For itscratches your face while it tickles
your nose,
r. With a maid young and coy
If you wish for to toy,
She disdains with a frown what would give
her heart ease:
While widow of mettle
Resembles nettle:
The closer you press her, the less you dis
please
Yet the whole of the sex most resemble my
flower,
The sprig of sweetbrier, where blossoms the
An emblem at once of her sweetness and
For it scratches your face while it ickles
your nose.
By all bards tits agreed
An old maids dry weed,
Who torgets while she blossoms that life's
but span;
And the sly hand of Time
Having wasted her prime,
She resolves, when too late, to take pity on
man.
Yet maids, wives and widows resemble my
flower,
The sprig of sweetbrier, where blossoms
the rose
An emblem at once of their sweetness and
For it scratches Swsr' your face while it tickles
/ -North A,n>x;cnn Re,se,o
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1879-02-12
Indiscrlminate Chlldren-Klssing.

Syracuse Journal.
Everybody is expected to kiss the
baby. The timid little girl who shrinks
from the proffered OSCILLATION is ordered
by her parents to kiss the visitor. The
visitor has a severe sore throat. The
diphtheric germs are conveyed to the lips
Of the reluctant child. and find ledgment
in the throat. A violent attack of diph-
liberia results and spreads through the
family, usually by the same direct in
lection. The heart-broken mother bows
her head to the inscrutable dispensations
of Providence, and wonders why her
darling should be taken--her darling
whom she had kept at home safely guard
cd against all exposure. The Doctor
talks learnedly about sewer-gas and bad
water,-and these may be the vehicle,
but never the origin, of the contagion,
but the fatal disease was impaired
through the lips of that thoughtless visi-
tor. Many wise mothers will not permit
strangers or friends to kiss their children.
Their example should be followed. I'm
der the motto, "God Bless Our Home, -
should be suspended another, "Don t
Kiss Our Children" If indiscriminate
kissing were only nasty, it might be .oi-
Grated; but, as it may be, and often is,
deadly, is should be abolished.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1879-02-12
Poverty.

Poverty is no disgrace, it's true, but
we may easily make it so by continually
whining and bemoaning our lot. When
we reflect that many of the ablest men
that this or any other country has ever
produced were as poor as church-mice,
we see no reason why we should not hold
up our heads. Some may not respect US
because we are poor; but, as general
thing, their respect, even for the rich, is
not of such nature as would cause them
to make self-racrifices for their trends.
One tried friend in poverty is worth a
thousand when fortune smiles. The old
adage has it, shat it is very inconvenient
to be poor,'' and 80 it IS; but, then, there
is one advantage the poor have over the
rich, viz: they are not subjected 10 many
of the ills, and not half the annoyance, Of
their more prosperous fellow.oreatures
It does not follow that "poor people must
have poor ways" for the beggar in his
rags may show some evidence Of thrift
Poverty should not, therefore, beget hab
its of indolonce and filth, but, on the
other hand, economy, and an honest,
faithful effort to accomplish something
and become something in the world.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1879-02-12
Largest of Their Kind.

1. The largest ocean in the world is
the Pacific. 2. The largest sea the
Mediterranean. 8. River, the Amazon.
4. Gulf, Mexico. 5. Cape, Horn. s. Lake.
Superior. Z. Bay, Bengal. s. Island,
Australia. 8. City, Lonoon. 10. Pub
lie Building, St. Peters, Rome. II. Ho-
tel, Palace, San Francisco. 10. Steamer,
Great Eastern. Is. Desert, Sahara. IA,
Theatre, Grand Opera House, Paris. 10,
State, Texas. Is. Territory, Dakota.
II. Park, the Phenix Park, Dublin: 1S.
Highest mountain, Mount Everest, Hin
dostan, Asia. 10, Sound, Long Island
20. Largest railroad, Union Pacific and
Central Pacific. 81. Canal, Grand
Canal. China, %. Bridge, that over the
Tay at Dundee, Scotland. %. Largest
railroad depot, St. Pancras, London. "a
Largest room in the world under single
roof, military one, St. Petersburg. 25
Strongest fort, Gibralter. 26. Longes
ship, the Romsdal. %. Sailing ship
of greatest tonnage, the Three Brothers.
Neao York Times.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1879-02-12

Steadfast.
As one entraneed will sometimes gaze afar
Into the deep blue night,
At the sweet radiance Of some special star
That shines anpremely bright;
His look conce0trated-all the rest unrecked
Their glowing courses run
Though by ten myriad gems the heavens are
decked, +
To him there is but one.
So look up into glorious face,
Into calm, kind eye,
Radiant with queenly nobleness and grace,
Clear as cloudless sky.
Not bright-as brooks that DER the shadows
roll,
But oh! so pure and deep,
With fathomless serenity Of soul
Like ocean in sleep.
There might be faces fifty times as fair,
oh, dearloved lady minei
Bat though there were I'd neither know nor
Pm blind to all but thine.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1879-02-12

2 ~
knew th se w;'s came that night Hna y,
had ofa n1 w. y was being chs'Romano e
That nieh htp = !! 1ed suddenly of
paral aay ~ au1tell how it shocked
me. Stevens ) vaa3d dressed her in q white
satin bridal d,ss which had been folded
away for tidy years. This stroke was a
retr;butj>d for assuming to be what she
was NJ, as she had never been paraly-
tic t5he was to be married in fortnight
70 man she lovedpassionately. He for
babe her dancing. She went to a hastings
ball, ard while waltzing received the in
telligence that he had shot himself. She
took VOW never to sand on her feet
again, and she never had. Stevens told
ne this. She had made me her heir, and
married Hugh and gave it back to him.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1879-02-12
Care Ofthe Cows.

This is about the season of the year
when mich COWS require more than or
binary attention. II not properly cared
for, now thar the pastures are getting
short, they will begin to shrink in their
milk, and something in the line Of pre-
pared feed must be given, them to increase
or at least, to keep up the desired flow of
milk. High feeding is not necessary so
early in the season, but moderate al.
lowance of some find OF good feed,
while the COWS are yet ALLOW ed to run on
short pastures, is required to keep them
from drying up to too great a degree.
Hay nicely cured IS good in its place,
but if fed alone, even lavishly, the result
in milk and butter will not be CORE
spondingly increased. It will be found
a paying investment to feed COWS moder
ately with roots and cabbages even, as
they will pay better in this way than in
most others. Stops variously prepared,
with meal, bran and shorts, are eagerly
devoured by cows, greatly to their own
satisfaction and to the decided advan-
tage of the owner. Properly supplied
with food suited to the season, cows will
continue to give liberal supplies of milk
many weeks longer than they otherwise
would do, without any detimert to their
productiveness the ensuing season. There
is no necessity for COW to go dry three
or four months, and with proper attention
to feeding, the period of non production
may be considerably abridged.
But in any case, whether giving milk
or not, COWS should not be allowed to get
poor or weak as the season for their COM
ing in approaches. They should be kept
in good condition, not fattened as though
in preparation for the butcher, that when
the maternal period arrives, they may be
able to stand up without propping.
Cared for as they should be during the
winter they will come out in the spring
in good heart and ready for service dur
ing the dairy season. If not cared for
properly, now that winter is approaching,
they will at once begin to dry up, and
entirely fail in their milk months before
their calving season arrives. Feed judi
notwithstanding early-stelter we'll,
use the card freely. anil there can be no
question but that COWS thus treated will
do wellAnd pay back with interest for
the expense and care bestowed upon them.
Cor. Ohio Farmer.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1879-02-12

Polish for Fleors.-One pound OF bees
wax. one quart of benzine-the beeswax
melted soft, to which add the benzine;
mt them over a range or stove, the fire
closely covered, as benzine is highly In
flammable; stir together till we'll mixed.
These are the proportions, the quantity
must depend upon the space to be cover
ed. Apply to the floor, first making it
clean and rub in thoroughly. 1t shows
the grain of the wood, and makes q per-
manent polish, growing better by use and
rubbing in. It is free of dust, and clean,
and is not laborious to take care of, twice
year rubbing and sweeping, SO to say,
with broom in flannel cover. The
floor of the Louvre has on it this prepare
ton, and all who have seen it will recall
its smooth and clean appearance.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1879-02-12
Above the Clouds.

Probably the largest and highest rock
in the known world is in South Dome of
Yosemite. Standing at the fork Of the
upper valley, it rears itself, a solid rocky
loaf, 5000 feet above the ground: A
more powerful hand than that of a Titan
has cut away the eastern half, leaving a
sheer precipice over mile in height No
man ever trod the top of this dome until
last year. Former visitors gazea in won
der at the spikes driven into the rock by
hardy spirits, who had repeatedly endeav-
ored to scale it. The shreds Of ropes dang
ling in the wind told the story of their
failure. Last year, however after thou
sands of dollars were spent, several persons
found their way to the top of the dome,
and this summer two sheep were discov-
cred browsing on the hitherto inaccessi-
bic peak.