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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-12-08
THE GREAT NELSON'S HAT

From Notes and Queries.
While Maclise was painting. IN the Royal Gallery
at Westminster the Interview of Wellington and
Butcher and the Death of Nelson / often stayed
to gossip with the artist while Inc worked upon the
walls. On one occasion he lamented that, having
taken no end Of pains 10 verify the costumes OF ms
soldiers and sailors he had never been able 20 get
hold of hat of Nelson's sucb he wished 10 repre-
sent on near the dying admiral in the latter do
sign. Bearing in mind the costume of the eigy In
question, which | had often studied, remembering
that the whole suit had belonged to Nelson at the
period of his death told Macli5e that he had only
TO cross the street to secure what he coveted.
Why in Heavens name didn't you tell me 50 be-
fore ~ cried he jumping up How could know
YOU wanted t 7" was the return query.
Instantly we set off. Maclise saw Dean Stanley
who caused the glass case of the egy 10 be opened
and there sure enough we found not only the very
thing the artist craved for but the strongest pre-
sumptiye evidence that the hat at least II not, as
was most probable, the entire suit which clothes
the figure had belonged 10, and even been worn by,
the admiral Grease and sweat,marks STAN tnat
part of the lining of the hat which had touched the
wearer's head except where the edge OF tine eye,
patch attached to the inner rim OF the ning had
protected that lining. There the patch ITSELF IL
sOiled. The makers name is inside the nat as
usual, together with the stamp acknowledging the
payment of the tax on the garment Maclise Dor
Towed the hat and painted fsOm it, L was duly re-
stored to the etfigy | beg yOn will allow me to
place on record this testimony of Maclises honor
able care in painting his noble pictures. Moreover,
it is well the world should know that very
precious personal relic of Nelson is shut up with the
ragged regiment"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-12-08
THE UASHIYGToN MONUMENT.
Correspondence baltimore Sun, Dec. 3.

Correspondence baltimore sun, Lec.o
The monument last Monday reached height
of 10 feet With all of its weight II Is but tue
one-sixty-fOurh of inc-the thickness OF sheet or
stout writing papcrOut of plumb. Our party went up
i'm eight minutes the base to the top IN an Gus ele-
vatOr taking up two Hugh SissOnS marble blocks for
the last OF stone laid this season. lt was teu-
Ous ascent up the dark marble alley with those heavy
stones the elevator uuyeTing IL went along, and as IL
reached sunlight the top, audible breathing Indicated
that relief from the suspense boon 10 most OF the
partv The ascent could have been made by stairs which
are constructed along tine inner walls to the top.
Around the monument at the present helS are swung
exceently cOntriycd hcmpen hammocks IRON an tOur
sides 80 in case Of fab danger would eusue to the
TOrkuen. These tumbes not dreaded, ana are SAID
To be- frequent. A week since Baltimore beauty so
tazed n workman that in lifting his cap ana stepping
back To let her pass he fell over and IN the hammock,
400 feet above terra fTma. continued his adilng gaze
with his cap still in hand. The superintendent says that
i'm five years the accident has not been inOic
than a mashed finger among his masGus ana laDOlefs.
The height now Id feet The base OF the upper
platform will commence when 500 feet is reached This
viii be as high as the visitor 20. The interior OF the
monument is twenty-five feet square when continues 10
n Ecicht OF $50 feet Its dimensions are then increased
to 81 5-l2 feet By the width of the walls being rtduced
from that point the top the inner walls are perpeh-
dcuar The outer face the walls has batter or slope
of inch the foot until they will rcach JOO
feet. ,.-- $500.
A. before SAID the ascent made by elevator, one
OF the Otis patent. II has carrying suclSlu 81
seycnty-tve tons and the cables would break only
al test OF % Even with break the safeguards
are such would prevent fall OF over ten inches. 1e1
the superintendent says ne has frequently mad TO STOP
return and pat off, whose fears were such as 10 COM
rel relief. lie added he never knew lady TO DC IN
nervcd IN that direction.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-12-08
d DESERTED CITY.
ELo,n 49, chicano HeraId.


1t is not often that an American town Is
doomed defamation but Virginia CITY, Nevada affords
one instance least Eight years Virginia CITY ana
Gold Ill., adjoining each other and practically one toWn
had IS 900 population. IL the largest community
between Denver and San Francisco. There were mer-
chants doing business with million capital. Inere
were houses that cost 100000 10 build and r-
nish There we're stamp mills and mining structures
that cost 100000 each There were three daily news
napers and hotel that cost 100000 10 was TEEN
ing busy aud money making population, aud among tne
neople were a score worth fr0m SoOOOOO 10
100000 600. Mackey and Fair both lived there. Ihere
were three banks, gas company wafer company d
sulendid theatre and costly courthouse. -
Eight years have passed and the town Is wreck Inc
as O0W people have dwinded to 5000. The banks nave
retired from business The merchants have closed up
and eft the hotel II abandoned; the gas company Is
hanxIpt and scores OF costly residences have either
been taken pieces and moved away or gwen over 10
bafs Real estate cannot be given away Tor taxes.
Nothing can be sold that will cost its worth 10 NOV
awaV The rich men have all gone. Those who remain
are The miners their superintendent, and the saloon
men and gamblers The latter usually the first To
come TO a mining town and the last 10 leave.
The cause Of this decadence, which has swallowed up
millions capital aud wrecked the worldly ambition OF
thousands Of persons Il the failure OF the Con-tock
mines 70 turn out additional wealth.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-12-08
GENERAL LOGAN'S GREAT PLAY.

From TIE ChicGg0 NeWs.
The play treats upon certain incidents OF the
late Civil War and the romantic experiences OF certain
Major AgernOn Belleyilc, US.A., who Is beloved by
Maud Cyune, daughter OF a Confederate General The
plot turns upon the young ladys unsuccessful effort TO
convey intelligence Of proposed sOrtie 10 her lover IN
the Union ranks She is slain while masking in male
attire BY Reginald De Courcey, rejected lover VINO Is
serving her fathers aidc-dc-camp This melancholy
tragedy Is enacted al spot appointed 10y The lovers a.
rendezvous. Major BcllcNille rushes IN 10 m his iar
idol corpse. lie is wild with grief. The ncodIana
concludes thus:
De Bcll-Aha. Who done this deed!
Lieutenant Smytle Wonder Reginald De t0lrcey done
Il, Tor seen him when he done 1t.
Reginald -sdcath! It's lie-upon my honor.
didn't 10 no such thing.
De 81 ll-Thou must die. Draws his swCTd.) Prepare
To meet Thy Maker. tStabs hlm)
Reginald failiug)-l see angels. U)lr-)
De Bcll-NOw leave me- good smytuc; ! IAN Woulu
rest. Exit Smythc) Maud, Maud, my spOtlcsS pearl,
what craven hand has snatchcd thee from our midst
But will follow thee Aha, what have we here a
phia of poison ,ccrccd in tine stump Of this gn3cd OAK!
thank thee, uuspiCOus Heaven for this sweet boon.
Drinks pOisou) Farewell my native laud; ole Tor
thee Falls and writhes.) oh, horror! what II the
poison bc druggcdnO no; il must not bel must dle
Maud-O hag-O my sweet country! reel cannot
see-inv heart Is buIsng-Oh! tDies.) Enter uOops)
General Glynne-Aha! My daughter! And Bellevllle
too! Both dead How -ad-hOw Notifying. Convey
them 10 yonder cemetery, and bury them side by sue
under the weeping willow They were separated III lie
In death let them be united. (riOY curtah)
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-12-08
UHIT THE NEULY RICH DO.


One of Senator IabOTS partners when he
struck his first bonanza German named ltche, VINO
was mast the middle age, had been coDDng shoemaker
all his life and 800 note engraving ne niu never
inspected at RANGE than through the wicket OF
hank counter He got about 100000. The hrHt thing
he dld was TO build large brick house, red III color ana
of sarc and hieOus architectural design, ABOUT Two
miles distant the camp or any Other naDltatloH
Then lac got married, and retired into TINS dWeIs as
the knights and baTOns Of medieval times Tetlled INTO
their castle keeps and he only emerged ut long Intervals
10 Law i'm provisions and chewing tobacco ms was MS
convention of perfect rest and consequently ecSauc
bappiness. He had a profound mistrust OF banks aud
ken his cash by him. where thieves could not break III
nor moths corrupt would suppose that this scheme
t bt kind ulmOr credited the capitalists vile, who
was "A very NOlube lady, with an AFFINITY 10 keep nm eii
tertail ed and excited .. ,.,,,
coutcInporaneous gentleman of fortune at Leadylle
was Captan COnnOrs well known to all residents OF the
cnnp He has often told me the story OF MS nfst
stake He received $4,000 for his interest IN some
mineral property and it paid to nm at the pak III
four rectau glar packages OF bills OF SlOOuO eac Inc
Cnntnu had kept his good fortune secret from ms WlIe
ouh ne hurried home tell her. she was sttlng dOW
after hard DAYS work, and without word he dropped
he r1ufu OF grcenbacks in her lap IL was loyal ana
tnucbtng thing do. For moment she sat paidllHd
with establishment and then huggng the mass up to her
she sobbed out: .-. H. +. .
: Oh, Tom how dirty they are! Let me put them in
tub and wash them. 49, -, -.
moss that IL would be well for other rich men OF Colorado
TO emulate but you will never wash anything else
again"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-12-08
IN THE MANITOBA MOODS.

From The Winnipeg Times.
whats the nature of the work connected
Well the first thing to he done in the fall Is the build-
Ing or shanty, which is generally c0nsIeted on iogs
for sleeping purposes in which hemloek or spruce Drsh
Is commonly used bedding The chinks between the
5ogs aIe packed WIN moss ana GhPs, ana e o
fireplace from which the smoke makes its exit by an
opening in the roof The cooking Is generally done Oy
man, who Is often paid the highest wages IN the camp
The fare consists Of barrel raesnake pork, beans
potatoes dried apples and such game as the men ma Ia
Il" should think such home would be very comfort
able" remarked the scribe.
Yaas 10 would but you see the trouble IS shan
lyman doesn't get much time to loaf around the house
Every morning two hours before daylight the foreman
Hurrah, boys is heard and a few minutes after the
helyes and grinding axes while others are performing
their abuOns and running their fingers through their
hair as sort Of apology for combing. Break
fast over, the different gangs set out TO
the scene OF their work. which in cases Is from four
to i've miles from this shanty and as work Is always
commenced by daylight, yOu can easily see we have no
chance TO be late rsers The men work all day. merely
resting 10 deYOur their dinner which Is generally eaten
frozen or halithawed by the side OF log fire. About
dusk start is made for the shanty which Is reached
long after dark. Supper eaten, the weary bunk in
and safe in the of Morpheus. SO you
we have very little time for going to theatres and such
like Sunday the only day we have 70 ourselves ana
that is usually occupedin washing and repairing cloth
ing"
long chalk Perhaps you'd like 10 know something ABOUT
how we get out logs. Well, as | saying, after the
shanty has been built the foreman lays out his GROUNDS
and arranges the main roads for hauling the umDef 10
the water railroad. Cutting Is then commenced
A cuting-gang consists of FIVE men, three aXemen
and two sawyers Two men fell tree and butt
1t, while the third axeman measures OFF the log
and tops It, the rest being done with the Directly on
the heels of the cutters follow the skidders Skddng
consists in drawing the scattered logs to sideways on
which they are piled Roads are then cut TO the sk
ways and the logs loaded on sleghs and drawn 70 the
water orrarOad Sometimes when cutting close to these
points the LOGS are 'sOOped,' end loaded on
small Sleigh and drawn in this fashion to their dest
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-12-08
IT'S 4 TELEPHONE.
From The Chicago Inter- Ocean.

A well-to-do but unsOphisticated farmer from one
of the border counties of Indiana was III the city
lately, attending the Fat Stock Show, and brought
along his wife and daughters to see the sights and
do some shopping Among other places they visited
was Mandels's new store and after wandering around
the first floor for a while the party came to stop
near the elevators
One of the daughters was first to discover the
cars moving silently up and down, receiving and
dscharging their carg0es of passengers. She jerked
her fathers coat sleeve TO direct his attention TO the
phenomenon. and in tone that was audible to the
clerks in the neighbOrhood, asked
whats that, paw THAT thing going up and
down, with sofys in it ~ 50
The old man gave the elevator a long, caln dellD-
crate scrutinizing stare, and exclaimed with Joy ::
by gosh! it's telephone! the first ever see"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-12-08
An EDUCATED GENTLEMAN.
Erom TLe ArLnnenle TrarcIler.

From Tie ArLGpSntC Trarc'icr.
"Dis is de fOuf anaNcrsy o my marriage,
said an old negro.
uuautuncc.
IF dis Is de font anavcrsy o cOse Use been married
fo' fines Tee heard de white foxes da dOan do no
good ter cdycate dc niger, an now bleNca IT, hei
Yer Is gone ter school an got good edycatlon an
doan un'crstan IithmetlC yet Ise ashamed o yer
sah." r,.-..4
Uncle Ben" replied the acquaintance, neber Went
ter school much an kninf talk zackly proper. but
blame ef amt got mo sense bout -ich matters den
yersef De auHversy o marriage doan mean no"
often mans been married"
What do Il mean den %
W. il means how long Anayery means year. an
e. tuck from de Latin Ann means married, an Vers y
means year an da bof when put tOgdder means mari led
year ~. IL r.1 T
didn't know yer had 80 NUN lgh'enmeut. When yer
sets up school, dnged IF doan sen my clLh yer yer,
Tor Ts iarned mo- frum yer in fifteen miuits den cher
knowcd befO. | ken stan mos anything but when q
man draws ont de Enlesh an de Latin on me, Use
bIeeqed ter gin up den an dar thanks yer fur de In
lima
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-12-08

SLIM owing 10 the peculiar nature OF his injuries which
said 70 have no parallel in the history Of surgery
d. Weed the surgeon In charge OF the hospital has had
hotograI hs Of the cut taken. first attempt made
to photograph the injury by Of calcium light but
this proved unsuccessful and recourse was had II the Or
binary method.
The throat cut above the windpipe An apparatus
has been devised by Dr. Weed consisting of pipe and
patients lungs. Yesterday a slight Of pneumonia
was developed due partly 70 exposure and partly 70 an
accumulation of dust i'm the windpipc. The method
which will he attempted in the healing Of the cut win be
about follows; rubber tube viii be inserted through
the and extended down through the wndpipe into
the stomach. through which food Will be passed The
upper end OF the windpipe will he allowed TO heal and
also the Oner throat skim after which the tube VIII DC
removed and food passed through the windpipe. The
only trouble win he with the epigOttis which Is cut IN
two parts II is not known m what way this membrane
will heal or whether IL will heal at all
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-12-08
THE REAL VIENNA BREAD.
From Notes and Queries.

yiennese bread is celebrated. 1t may interest You
to know something about it. The excellence Of the
bread is attributed in Vienna to three reasons-the
oven. the men and the yeast | think another may
be added, and that is the dry climate. An ounce
of yeast three decagrammes) and as much salt IS
taken for every gallon lone itre) of milk used Tor
known as the st. MARINER Presshetfe." and It's
composition is a secret. IL keeps two days III sum-
mer and little longer in winter.
The ovens are heated by wood fires lit inside them
during four hours the ashes are then rakcd out
and the oven is carefully wiped with wsps of damp
straw. On the vapOr thus generated, AZ well as
that produced by tile baking of the dough- lies the
whole art of the browning and the success OF the
" semmel."
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-12-08
To WHOM 1T MAY CONCERN.


meat is found in The Lyons Grin and Beer H. 1t is Of
recent date, and explains itself:
TO WHOM 1T MAY CONCERN.
Whereas The Methodist Episcopal Church OF South
SOus year ago contracted with the Rev. A. N nm
man for his services pastor for the ensuing twelve
months agreeing that the compensation for such service
should be $500 in money its equivalent rent OF te
parsonage while the labor was being performed ana such
donations might occur, and,
Whereas, The term having expired, the work having
been well performed and the pastor about to leave for
distant charge the official board representing the dOm
nant faction Of the church. the official board forgetting
the scrpral injunction that the " IabOrer Is worthy OF
his hire dishonesty decline to live mp to the written
contract refuse pay their portion OF his promised sal
airy and about sending him away from south Sodus IN
debt pcnniess among strangers; and this board WIN
concentrated hypocrisy with the double dealing OF reg
ous pettfoggeTs have charged mp to Mr. Human house
rent wedding fees donations, and have even been small
enough take from Mrs. Human five dollars presented
by friends and apply IL on her husbands salary They
have taken money collected TO pay the Rev Mr. Hnnan
aud given u to their of the official b0ar Tor
words the Rev. Hinman rang the bell and Abe Shaw
took the money. a.,
Now therefore. the undersigned, some of us nhdels
and sinners some OF shilling members who nave
been driven by persecution to worship Goa elsewhere
do as token esteem and friendship and to enable
the Rev Human to pay his debts and leave place
where God with unscrutabe wisdom, permits such
church members and such official boards to exist, and Tor
the PURPOSE of rendering what little credit we may
subscribe and pay the set opposite OF our respective
The sum raised was about $50 TheIe were about
twenty signcrs.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-12-08
4 DISAPPOLNTMENT.
rro,n The Phpa4slphia Record.

We confess to great disappointment IN tho
a the President has dealt with tue vital topic OF tax re
auction We are fearful he has allowed the question OF
W. cassion 10 ret the better OF his Judgment. While
bi nrsent policy or lack OF policy may secure him re-
nomination it win send his party into the Held on the
Revenue reform IL t had not been made the issue for
next year by the candid attitude OF the Democratic Repre-
the eGuiyoca attitude u the President The only remain
ing doubt whether his party will reject him on the
irnth OF what he sad last year nominate him the
stranVth OF what he SAYS this year.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-12-08
THE DUKE or YORK WHO DIED At NON
AGO.

Not long ago in MOMacod Monte Carlo, by Revolt,
] came upon the following story. When the duke
arrived with his suite in Il felucca, female figure
was seen at a place still called La Grotte dc Ia
Yeile.D Clad in white, she came out of the grotto
and waved her hand repeatedly to the dukes bark.
He fell i'll in few days and during his Illness the
same figure appeared at the same spot each after;
no0n and was seen by the Prince OF Monaco and
his attendants from the terrace of the place.
The duke died, and his body was taken away ON
an English rigate AS passed near the grOtto the
crew heard desparing cries and saw awhlte-clothed
body floating among the scaweed.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-12-08

vet probably since the beginning Of this century 1000
tons have been duared and Tor the last 1000 years
over so 900 tons been taken from the Baltic locality
and made mp into ewery and articles OF luxury AZ the
amber is taken from the mines i Is placed IN baskets sn9
slowed away I'm vaults arranged according 10 the size ana
quality In the vaults OF Pacher Douglas the records
can be seen OF mining early as 1000"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-12-08
PICTURES.

Long rolling surges Of a falling sea,
Smiling the sheer cliffs Of an unknown Shofe;
And by a fanged rock swaying helplessly
A mast with broken cOrdage-nothing more.
A full sun blazing with unclOuded day,
Till the bright waters mingle with the sky;
And on the dazzling verge uplifted high,
White sails mysterious slowly pass away.
Two NJ a banquet board alone,
In daance the feast being done.
And one behind the arras stands,
Graspng an axe with quiver1ng hands.
LEWIS MORRIS.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-12-08

In 1884 on April l. the island was bought BY Samuel
Ogden OF New.York, evidently as speculation, as on
The 2Oth OF November IN the year. he resod TO
Jonathan Randall, by whose name y has since been
knowu.T Mr. Randall paid R2,400 for It, which sum he
realized In ten years from the crops raised on It. In
1880 he died. and In 1885 the City Of NewYork appre
eating its beauty and healtbfulness bought the iano
for $50 0OO
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-12-08
WHY THE COMETS RETURN.

Fron. The Phaadephtd Esesing Cali
Astronomer-"T The new comet can now DO
seen with the naked eye"
Uncle Sam What new comet y"
Astronomer" The comet OF 1872"
Uncle sam-" Goodness gracious you don't say sol
Even the comets coming back for pensions.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-12-08

ONE THING LErT.-When Maine man has
t4ed yaros kinds OF business In order 10 make money
and has failed In ALL he does not sit down IN despair
aud tear hs hair MOI he says 20 his wie WIN t cao
tain Ridds buried treasure" -lsomeryile Journal
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-12-08
An INTERESTING EXPERIMENT IN SUR
Gerry
From The Philadelphia Pes, Dee. 3.

From The Ihtiddetphtd RES, Lef' a.
The condition of Patrick Whalen, mo was
found by the police Tuesday evening wandering with
his throat cut in the Park the Greest entrance,
and conveyed 10 the German Hospital Gas somewhat I'M
proved though the chances for his ultimate recovery are
considered by the surgeons attending him. 10 be very
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-12-08
A HYPOCRITTcAL CONGREGATION.

From The OsCeGO Palladium
The following transcript of a curious docu-
ment is found I'm The Lyons and Beer H. 1t is OF a
recent date, and explains itself:
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-12-08
rEvAsIoYs OF INDIAN RESERVATIONS,

INFAbIUNb OF INDIAN HEoIHF HIIO-NTs
BY rendering portion Of the coal fields and
esttlo ranges more accessible to labOreIs and more
inviting TO capitalists the new railroad presents
ssny advantages. but it may not prove an unmiTed
food 90 far as concerns the original occupants OF the
beA Every read which has penetrated sn lndiAs
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1883-08-16
How ABOUT Youn CoAcHnAs,

Do not forget that the who drives all day in the
broiilng sun Is human being 1t is shame to keep
him IN his heavy livery when provide many light
weight Coachmen's Coats moderate cost. We have
handsome Linen Livery that costs EIGHT DOLLARS.
We have a very.genteel one at THREE DOLLARS AND
4 HALE In Blue Goods We have two styIss-one at
FIFTEEN DOLLARS, the other at EIGHTEEN DOL
LARS There is also Green Livery at TWENTY
DLLAES. he old-style Livery Vests are very pretty
tn cost however. is too high so we made up lot that
look Just well and. what is more consequence they
wear - well. and they only cost You THREE DOL
LARS.
Ii you cannot afford to buy REGULAR Livery put
your dri' sr IL long buster We furnish you an
al linen buster at 81. so.