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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-12-08
PRANKS OF A PRACTICAL JOKER.

From Correspondence Of The BOstOs Tfarslier.
Washington has one OF the most inyeterate
practical okers this any other country and u
his pranks throw the efforts OF the late h. sotern
completely int the shade Unfortunately he Is only
fond of the wine when Is red but stronger drink has
obscured his talents and wenigh demoraized his repu
tation One OF his pet hobbies In the first place "a get
boiling drunk" aud then hire band and sercnade his
friends A few weeks ago he went ON spree and his
friends In the fashionable part OF the city Mortified
at being serendaded after midnight with this bsndthe
object OF my sketch uniformed Ike the rest and footing
cracked ard discordant clarionet.
His last escapade seems TO be his masterpiece. Not
long accompanied by member OF the foreign
In town. aud before midnight his friend was IN shocking
condition. The joker took the dplomatist hone with him
and put him abed. He then went out and bought cot
I'm and laid the drunken man In IT, placing number or
lighted apers at the head and foot of the cae Suhse
quenty he sent note 10 the legation notityng them
that the young had died In his very suddenly
from heart disease OF there shocking scene.
and II would he difficult picture the indignation ~ the
foreigners when they discovered the deception which had
been PLAYED upOn upon theuQ-
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-12-08

votaire' My husband read through the fifth chapter
Yesterday and does not think that It's contents are sIe
that place in my acceptance Of the dedication OF the
me, win always be greater than any unpleasantess
which could possibly arise from y tor me- ALICE
were 10 me the terms Of n had aScnatomed myself TO
the wording OF that which had at last resigned
self to write only IN The dedication but ' 6 and
had been kindly listened TO by her, would make the
Objectionable book Ought this to be done publicly
therefore felt myself bound to leave the Princess the
choice between this dedication and more formal one IN
which these illusions omitted, whereupOn again
received an immediate answer:
/ should not Ike to have anything changed in what
you have written the first page, and much touched
at your kind dedication. ALICE"
AndIwhen was at last able to hand her the book. com
peted with the printed dedication received the next
day the letter of the 27th OF Jnne from Kranchsten
have not been able TO thank you till to-day for the
'Voaire that received yesterday The book is itself
the Of the delay, rs Immediately devoted my
read me last winter so beautifully Your voice and all
your observations seemed again before me, and must
again thank you thousand times for the enjoyment ana
for your much too kind dedication.-ALIcE.
Seldom have the negotiations about the dedication
of q book been carried on in such manner; seldom
has prineely parsonage shown herself so courage
Gus and amiable. 80
From whatever standpoint one must agree with
this Judgment. 1t was entirely owing TO the lntreS
pld, one might almost say chlvalrous, sincerity OF
the Princess that she publicly, before the whole
world, acknowledged a friendship even at the FISK
of exposing herself to the most unfavorabee
criticisms. Strauss then continues in the printed
text of his memoirs: I" For me the memory OF the
Princess Alice will be nseparably connected, as
long | live, with the remembrance Of one of the
most gratifying events of my life, the composition
of my work on Voltaire." We must add that the
Princess although she less and less subscribed TO
Strausss proclaimed religious views, and especially
did not at all agree with the book, The Old and
the New Faith" yet chung with undiminished es-
TEEN and gratitude to the memory of man in
whom she encountered one of the most beautiful
sides of German learning-namely unyielding sense
of truth. connected with a rare gift OF engaging
power of representation and winning mOdesty of
nersnnal mi
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-12-08
ARCHDEACON FARRAR.
prof,ssor Mnthe,cs IN The Kntchmnj

Professor Mdthetcs IN The Wdtchndn.
40 the stranger who, attracted by Dr. Farrars
fame, goes to hear him for the first time. his per-
sonal appearance is apt to be Disappointing. There
are scores OF men III London pulpits who have more
intellectual faces and gTander presence, with
hardly moety of his genius. He is man Of
medium stature with bald head, pale scholarly
face, and a quiet dignity of manner which is In
dicatve of conscious strength.
When he begins speaking, his voice, which,
though not powerful easily fills the house, Is some
what husky but the defect soon wears away,
his articulation becomes clear and dis
tnct and as he warns with the discussion
of his theme there is passionate earnestness in his
action and tones that rOuses and holds spelbound
every nearer. This earnestness,-this burning en-
thusiasm,-which springs from deep convictions, is,
Indeed Of the most salient features Of his char
acter.
IL would be hard TO name preacher OF author
whose individuality ID more prominent IN all his ut,
terances. Even in his critical and theological
writings, when treating Of the origin Of language
or different theories OF inspiration, and kindred
topics he cannot eonfne himself TO the ardities OF
n mere scholastic discussion, but infuses his OWL
personality, with the heat that accompanies IT, into
every page and paragraph. Whether satlrizine
" the sQuabbling Judaism of the past, or " tn,
newspaper theology of to-day; THE lie which
claims to be a shibDoeth of the elect or the su
persttious alteration of the letters and vocables o.
Scripture as though they were the articulat'
yocables and immediate autograph OF God; nc L
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-12-08
GEORGE III.'S PIETY.
Iron, OJJ md yc,r landau


II it be true that old George Ill took such an in
terest in the welfare of those condemned To die upon
the gallows as he represented to have done in an
anecdote which was at one time freely circulated,
his time must have been pretty well occupied by lie
votiOnal exercises The anecdOte in questiOn-albet
highly honorable TO his sense of public duty-is
mentioned on the authority of Stevenson the AneT1-
can envoy in London. Some extraordinary occur
renee having called a French statesman "a the pal
ace as late as o'clock in the morning, he found tho
King in his cabinet examining the ease of prisoner
condemned to execution. The envoy aftcrward as-
certained that the KING keeps register, recording
the name of every person capitally condemned, the
decision and its reasons Frequently, in the still
hours of the night he performs the task of inyesti
eating those cases, and adds 10 the record the cir
cumstances which had influenced his decision.
The envoy probably did not know that the great
and good George Ill. had pursued nearly the same
practice fifty years before. weighed the evidence
with the deepestanxety, and generally shut himself
up in his cabinet at Windsor III was presumed in
prayer during the hour appointed for the execution
in London.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-12-08
MONSIGN0R CAPEL on M1RRL4GE.

Monsignor Capel lectured Thursday evening in
Chickerng Hall Marriage" he considered marriage
as natural contract a civil contract and relig
ions contract or sacrament The Catholic Church, he
said did not regard civil contract of marriage CON
shutting valid union; but in France where marriage is
regarded by the State as purely civil contract the
Church recognizes this simply proof Of the natural
contract which is rendered valid by subsequent
rage by the parish priest III England where marriages
were love matches there often great disparity be-
tween the social conditions OF the contracting persons
hui the marriages in majority OF cases, turned out well
MonsgOr Capel stated that he opposed 10 marriage
between persons OF different religions and between the
cultured ignorant, but he deprecated the idea OF
wealth ,enR considered.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-12-08
4 CONVICTION RETOKES 4 LICENSE.
THE DIsTRICT-ATToRNEYs OPINION ON THE EXCISE
LAw-DEALERs TO DISPUTE IT.

THE DISTRICT ATTORNEYS OPINION ON THE EXCIsE
LAw-DEALERs TO DISPUTE IT.
District Attorney Peckham, after considering
the arguments as 10 the bearing OF conviction
vocation Of liquor license wrote letter yesterday TO
PoliceJustice Murray in which he said " When you
asked me Yesterday my opinion 10 the effect or con
hr re FTise Hoard was very strongly inclined to the
opinion that the mere conviction was not sufficient TO
vacale or aunul the hceuse, but that IL needed
aud after the conviction. j was OF the
opinion however that the action OF the Excise Board
formal merely and that upon asceralnng me con
yicon their duty TO vacate ana anu the license
That view impressed me very strongly from the mere
reading OF the statute subsequently, ho~exer iTra
OF the supreme Court in the Second District III tue case
OF the feople asas' had that Conviction Of censee
p,O IA by the express words OF the statute OF 1870
operates 70 revoke and annu MS incense, anu IL can no
can be no question in my mind as TO the duty OF Police
Justices FOLLOW the law stated IN that decision 50
long as IL remains unIeYersed."
Major George W. SaueF and committee representing
the German quord of the Thirteenth and Tween
teth Wards yesterday called Oh the Mayor to obtain in
formation concerning the working o. the Excise law.
The Mayor not ill., and the party went to the District
Attorneys Office, where Assistant Attorney Allen
was seen. Major Sauer informed him that the liquor
dealers wished to obey the law but puzzled TO know
what really was in view OF the many conflicting opin
IONS Some of the Police Justices they said dismissed
complaints while Oh the evidence others ordered
tYctAtorueys opinion, when II said that test case
would made possible and carried up u the
Court of Appeals II necessary - o.o,
LIQUOR dealers in the Eighth Ward met at No. 28S Hud
sons yesterday to form organization Tor the protection
of tneir interests Officers elected and the question
of keeping open Sundays discussed at length.
vote was taken when was found that tweny-sx were
ior closing Two against closing ana doubtful resO-
luton was unanimously adopted in support OF the posi-
ton Of Justice Murray ~ regard 10 the revocation VI
licenses. -, ,
The Board of Excise yesterday revoked the license Of
Sandy" spencer, proprietor OF concert nall In the
BOwery, near noustOn-st.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-12-08
SENATOR ANTHoNYS CONDITION.

There was little change in Senator Anthony's
condition yesterday but what there was was In the
nature of Improvement In the morning he sat up for
few hours and bis nephew Captain Bartlett read some OF
the morning papers tos him Few. Of his friends
have as yet been permitted to see him. Inc venerable
ctor,s anxiety TO reach Washington is described by
one al his Intimate friends almost painful IN Its eager
ness m the weather il particularly fine II Is possible
thnt he may nroceed there to-day.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-12-08
AFAIR AUSPICIOUSLY OPENED.

The annual fair in aid of the Brooklyn In
dustra School Association opened In the Brooklyn
Academy of Music Thursday The parquette foored
and together with the stage, tastefuly and
elegantly decorated The booths for the sale Of articles
were Of novel and attractive design and the
almost bewildered by the variety and profsi0u of ona
elentaOA. The pocket also tempted by multitude
VI attractive obects Many persons were present in the
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-12-08

paeeant vere nsed in decorating the Hobbies and floors
There were two dancing payiions. The feature OF lie
evening the tableaux at the opening OF ne pan -
In costume. These were received with greas
applause. After the tableaux the ball was sn
opened formally The display OF diamonds III
wonderful The ball was opened by Mayor F. O. LatroDe
Among those present many prominent omeeIs u
the city and State. Financially the ball viii be decineu
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-12-08
THE BALTIMORE ORIOLE BALL.

BALTIMORE, Dec. 6.-The attendance at the
Grand Winter BAH of the Order of the orioe al the
Academy Of Music tonight was large. The ball was
given simply TO nqudate the expenses Incurred by inc
order In giving the orole Festya and mystc paseAIe
IN sentember The doors were opened al
yclock when carriages began to arrive rapidly
The large building was beautifully decorated with coiors
and eyerereens, and the many figures of the mysuo
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-12-08
4 CONDITIONAL REQUEST.

GREAT HARRINGTON, Mass, Dec. 6.-The VIII
OF the late John A. Cone admitted to probate to-day
tains several requests OF 81 900 each, and one OF
$4,000 to the tostators son, J. Shepard Cone The ~
mainder Of the estate placed in the hands OF Justin
Dewey of Great Darlington trustees the income going
10 his son and widow and any or all OF the principal 70
he maid 10 one OF both II needed for their comfort Al
their death what remains OF the property Is TO be paid 10
a CORPORATION called the "COne Free Library" This cor
marathon can use as much OF the property as II deems
proper for constructing and equpping building Tor
library and TeadingroOm in Great Harrington, provided
the town furnishes the land FOR IT,
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-12-08

The Japanese never wear shoes in the house.
This IA a great saving their carpets. But then they
have no carpets So we don't know Just what good there
IL In this no business after burlington Hawk
eye
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-12-08
MOyCK IN FIFTH Avenue.

evening and the managers previous fair had
opened more auspictousiy. The fair VIII continue to-day
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-12-08
FRANK STATEMENTS ABOUT LIszE

always mpefuous and outspoken, and stamps upor
all he says the impress of intense conviction.
The Billings herald. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1882-1885, 1883-02-01
One Result Of the Park Monopoly

A correspondent of the Pioneer
Press says: Ifthe scheme now un-
der discussion, which grants to cer-
tain parties exclusive privileges in
the Yellowstone Park, reaches its
fruition, evil results will follow that
have not been thought of save by
persons who have visited the park
during the past three years. 1t
has been the custom, since the ex-
tension of the N. p. railroad has
made the plan feasible, for parties
to visit the park in vehicles, hired
either at Billings or Bozeman, and,
with camp equipage and provisions.
make a leisurely tour through the
park, stopping whenever they pleas
ed, and enjoying all the peculiar
privileges to which American citi'
zens are entitled when traversine
the public domain. Tourists who
have once tasted the pleasures Incl
dent to this nomadic method O
sightseeing will scarcely be resigned
to the more prosaic system that vii
be inaugurated when the iron horse
penetrates into wonderland. Th'
unpleasant results caused by th'
monopoly if the scheme referred K
above is successful will be observabl,
when the terminus of the RAILROAD
track is reached. Each team O
horse that enters the park will un
The Billings herald. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1882-1885, 1883-02-01
Territorial Reports.

We have received & copy OF the
Fourth Annual Report of the Sup
erintendent of Public Instruction,
compiled by r. II. Howey, the
present incumbent of that office.
Owing to the remissness OF county
superintendent in gathering and
forwarding local statistics the re-
port is somewhat meagrc but nev-
ertheless comprises a large amount
of interesting and valuable intor-
nation on the educational status OF
Montana.
1t appears that during the year
1882 1S9 schools were in progress
in the Territory, employing GA male
and 1877 female teachers, of whom
the males received an average
monthly salary of s75.74 and the
females s64.2O. There were 6O54
pupils enrolled at the various
schools and their tuition was car
ried on at an average monthly cost
of S2.45. There were 10 private
schools with an attendance of 143
pupils. Eleven school-houses were
erected during the past year, max
ing a total of 143 in the Territory.
The report forwarded from Gus
ter county by A. c. Logan is ex-
tremely unsatisfactory from its IN
completeness. 1t states that there
are four organized districts in the
county, employing three male and
two female teachers but gives nt
idea of the number of children at
tending school or even the tota
number of schools III operation
Mr.. Howey regrets the Inaccurate
and scanty character of the Custe
county report as no other section Q
Montana has received SO large al
accession of population OF expe
rienccd a more rapid development
The Territorial superintendent
makes many practical suggestions
among which is the questionable
| recommendation for the enactmen
Of a compulsory school law. IN
percentage of illiteracy in Montan
is not a comparatively large one
, being 4.S per cent of all persons G
: ten years and upward. This IS no
excessive when we consider tina
Vermont, Rhode Island, and eve
cultured Massachusetts make
The Billings herald. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1882-1885, 1883-02-01
Climatic Peculiarities of Montana.

1t is common mistake in the
East to suppose that the rigorous
winter climate Of Minnesota cOntin-
ues westward on parallels of lati-
tude all the way to the Rocky
Mountains. Dakota winters are
even more severe than those c
Minnesota, because there are n
forests to break the force of tt =
billiards.. There is, however, gre
deal of bright, still weather, wEen
the cold is hardly felt, because Q.
the dryness Of the air. West Of The
Missouri the mean winter tempera-
ture steadily increases as you go
toward the Rockies, and the wealth
i'll December, January and Febru-
ary, in the valley of the Yellowstone
is no more rude than in Maryland
or Southern Ohio, with the great
advantage Of a dry, bracing atmos-
pheIe, instead of the cold rains and
sloppy snow-falls which character
ize the season in the middle lati-
tudcs of the Atlantic coast and
Mississippi Talley. The snowfall
is much less than in the belt OF
country along the Union Pacific
Railroad. On the Northern Pacific
line, which runs at one point in
Idaho almost as far north as the
| boundary of British America, the
only region of heavy SNOWFALL is
around Lake Pen d'Oreille, and for
a hundred miles up Clark's Fork OF
the Columbia; but there the road
is protected from drifts by the
heavy forest growth. No serious
obstacle to regular winter traffic
will be occasioncd by snow ON any
Of the railways penetrating the
northern line of States and Terri
tories between Lake Superior and
Puget Sound. The fact that Mon.
tana was formerly the great buffalo
range, and is fast becoming vast
cattle and sheep range, yerifies the
assertions of it's inhabitants regard.
ing the light snow-fall.-IE. V
Smalley in Century Magazine.
The Billings herald. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1882-1885, 1883-02-01

doubtedly be subject to a toll which
may be such as the monopolists
please to exact, contrary to the con-
stitutional rightsNof natiye-born or
naturalized citizens; if the payment
of toll is refused, the resisting tour
lists will doubtless be dcbarred from
the pleasure of seeing the principal
objects Of interest that they have,
perhaps, come thousands of miles
togaze upon. 1t is also to be feared
that the only trains that will be ad-
mitted under any circumstances
will be those owned and controlled
by the lessees Of the grounds. Ho.
tells, as the writer knows from ex-
perience, are needed in the park,
but the privileges conferred should
stop with the granting of rights to
erect and run such hotels.
The Billings herald. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1882-1885, 1883-02-01

worse showing, while New York
and Pennsylvania only fall below
us by a fraction. We hope to oc.
cupy better position when the
settlement of our country and the
! establishment of schools in the
present sparscly peopled districts
makes practicable the education OF
all the children in the Territory.
The reports of J. p. Woolman,
Auditor, and W. II: Weston, Treas
urer, of Montana bound in one
neat pamphlet, have also come to
hand. The total amount contrib
uted to the Territorial treasury
from all sources during the past
year was S9l ,G03.72, Of which S61,-
111.Q was paid out for various ex-
penses Of the civil service. The
total liability Of the Territory
amounted, on January 1st, 1888, to
75,2SS.19 with sS9,294.O9 in the
treasury to meet this Indebtedness
thus leaving surplus Of s14, ,OO5.90
This is a good financial showing
and we can only hope that the bal
ance may ever be, as now, in favor
of the people.
Custer county paid, as her share
OF the revenue Of 1882, S12,432.1S,
being an increase over the previous
year Of 81, 1858. Our last county
assessment was on property val
uation Of s3,S44,5 $50, an increase
over the previous years assessment
Of s2,7sA, ,2O6-a remarkably rapid
augmentation and not nearly equal
ed by any county in the Territory.
On this property our people paid a
tax of % mills on the dollar, but
despite this heavy taxation the
county indebtedness increased dur
ing the year s29, ,53O.43.
The Billings herald. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1882-1885, 1883-02-01
Move For Statehood.

Early, in the present session
Hickman, representative from Madi
son county, introduced into th'
House a bill in the form of a series
of resolutions intended to pave tht
way for the admission of Montana
into the sistcrhood of States. The
bill appears upon the record as
House Joint Resolution No. !. We
herewith give an abstract of its
principal provisions. The pream-
bic recites that Territorial govern
ment is little better than the Colo
nal system under British rule; that
by it the people of Montana have
no voice in the election of presi-
dent; arc denied a vote in congress,
and have not the privilege Of cleo
ting their own executive or judicial
officers. That under Territorial
authority there are grave doubts OF
our right to tax the Northern Pacific
railway, whereas, if we were admit
ted to Statehood the revenue from
railway taxation would alone pay
the expense Of State government;
and lastly, the revenue resources
and population Of this Territory are
sufficient to warrant our admission
as State
Resolved, therefore, that a con-
vcntion of thirty-ninc delegates
meet at Helena, July Sd, 1893, to
frame constitution for the propos-
ed State. .....
Such delegates to be elected from
the different counties on the basis
of population, Custer county elect
ing five. They are to be elected
May 1st, 1888, the same rules and
qualifications prevailing as at resu-
lar elections, and the convention is
to be the sole judge of the election
and qualification of its members.
The officers of the convention are
to be president, secretary and such
other officers as are necessary. The
members are to receive as compen-
satlon s4.0O per day, and twenty
cents mileage each way, to be paid
from the Territorial treasury. The
convention shall frame and adopt a
constitution which shall be submit
ted to the people of Montana for
their approval at the general cleo
ton to be held November 9th, next.
If majority of voters adopt such
constitution ut the said general
election, it shall then be submitted
to the Congress of the United
States, with prayer that Montana
be admitted under such constitu-
ton to the sisterhood of States,
with all the rights and privileges
appertaining to that condition.