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The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1883-05-29

Eight white horses, veile,l 10 cascades
OF god fringe and ridden BY Positions
draw the splendid vehicle in which the
handsome young Empress Il seated In
her imperial robes, She wears the Rus
sian tiara. Her carriage i0 worthy oi
note. not only for the detail and lavish
decoration in crimson velvet of the
roof and painted panels, but because il
was built for the great Catherine and
used at ber coronation. The siate coact
which bears the Duchess of Edinburgt
is nearly as fine. 1t is adorned witt
pictures Of nynphs and cupids OF gold
The pageant was magnificent success
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-01-07
THE 4URDERERS DRAM.


There IL one scene in "The Silver King that
causes such profound attention. and that con tnlns
some writing that has been 30 universally praised
that | AM many of my readers will be obliged
to me for being able to quote il for their guild ance
and onjoyme Mt. We hear 80 much of an unlilerary
and unlovoy drama, that 1t is only fair to lex out
the pums when they do exist. The scene quote
is the in which Utlrod Denrcr, banished from
his wife and family. describes TO his old faithful
servant, Jaikes tho terrOis OF cien haunted
sleep:
Denyer-Stay. fell asleep. .Jaikes. Won don't
know what murderePs sleep Isl 10 Is the waking
time OF conscience! IL Ia the whpping-pOst she
ties hun TO while she lashes and sings aud maddens
his poor helpless guilty soul Soepf It Is bed of
spikes and horrors Ii Is procipice for him to roll
over, sheer upon the jays and forks OF memory! 1t
Is tOrchlight procession Of devils raking out every
Internal sewer aud Granny OF his brain! Ii Is ten
thousand mirrors dangling round him to picture and
tpctnre TO him nothing but himself! Sleep! Oh
God, there is no hell but seepl
Jaikes-Master wiz My poor Master viii
Denvcr-Thats what my sleep has been these
were over IN Nevada, and We were seated on
throne she and and all the people came to offer us
their homage and loving obedience. And 1t was In
great hall OF justice, and n map was brought TO
fore me charged with crime; and Just as opened
my mouth to pronounce sentence upon him, Geoflrey
Ware came up out Of bis grave with his eyes staring
staring staring, as they stared ut that night
aud asthey will stare at mo till my dying day and
he said aCome down Come down, You whited
sepuichrel How dare you sit In that place to judge
menu And he leapt mp. In his gravoclothes to the
throne where WAS, and seized me by the throat
and dragged me down, and We struggled and
fought Ike wild beasts. We seemed ~ be ightina
for years. and at last mastered him, and held him
down and throttled him, end rammed him tight
into his grave again. and kept him there and
ing out of the sky, long bony hand with no fissh
on 1t, and nails like eagles claws, and 10 oame
slowly out Of the sky reaching foi miles IL seemed
slowly, slowly IL reached down TO the very place
whore was and IL fastened In my heart and ID took
me ard set me In the justice hall In the prisonerS
frey Warei And cried out for mercy, but there
was none And tho hand gripped mo again a. 8
hawk grips o wren. and set ne on the sallows and
dropped, dropped. dropped.--snd awoks
= Jalkes-Eof mercy's sake. Maste Wal, no more,
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place. combined 10 make MP an atmosphere disgust
ing IN the extreme. suggested 'pas ,u aen il now
and again." said tue woman, but IL comes III uh
common cold with q cup o. tea" and as sne spoke
she pulled open the attic windoW. nearly nail rb p
which was patched over with brown paper. ne
thing opened like barn door. ana let III i'.'i
ricane of wind which made the poor chlld Win
swollen face huddle up to the tre-grate anu snIVer
visibly. Tho poor creature seemed 10 nave no
choice but between slckenlng foulness anu pltlne
cold. There was row OF houses all very inuou IN
the same condition as this one the rooms Oh "hicn
have been describing. and which Is but samI VI
neghboThOods such as may De 1Onnu al over I Lch
don-there were plenty OF such houses az .neoo
within gunshot Yet for every room In these HOUSES
the rents averaged 70. 1Od week-nOb u N1Iy
large sum. it may be Thought. 1t IL very Ikoiy,
though that the reader OF TINS may DO INi 1--WE md
house in perfect repair thoroughly comiortaoie anu
convenient, with a good bath room. ana edIuon
and conservatory at the back and may pe paS nna
people are paying for their broken walls anu ieany
roofs rotten floors, pestental stenches, nitn nu
vermin. Two and tenpence week per room , ho.n'
| Il rent of over f7Oa year for ten roomed nouso,
and room for room il is Worry nearly three times as
much as the Improved Industrial Dwellings Oo ,nr
pany charging at the Eas-end OF LVnuUf fo ri
tenemepts thoroughly sound healthy and oomIortss
able Bearing this IN mind, it is nothing SNORT oi
exasperatng to go from room TO room aons ,nvs
poor helpless mOrtas, and hear their coihpiaIn.s'
Not a btt of fastening on this door, said more
than tenant in ,his row OF HOUSES nav h;r
describing 4" ana at night we nave 70 Pho up u -,
and things to keep the door shut" nat pieoo vi
ceiling came down aud nearly blinded us one higue
When we were in bed" complained another, poor
who seemed very 0 pa d' my rsn
ree'InrD she said " and do assure you, SIT: I've
sometimes paid II when have been so PIT to " my
children have had to so without Dit Sunoag
dinner and ius cruel hard that We can't have the
places kent Dit decent live In. went TO clean
that window the other day, and the glass fell Out as
| was a-rubbing it. And look OF this noor HI III
And It was the same dreary, dismal story All tne
way through-6th. runous neglect d h.,,
nd
wand. g What's poor people to dOT God help
the roorp broke out one woman. WHATS tne
GOOD o. their tryIn' TO be n Bit decent1 1 want 10
9et ont o. this and I've been looking out Tor weeks
Tor a place. and can't get one anywhere. Ihere
amt places to be had and the Landlords knows IT,
and treats Just anyhow II you sruo'e do a. yi lie
il you can suit yourself somewhere else That's all
The good Won gets by It,"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-01-07
TIE POOR Old MAN.
From The Detroit Free Pres.


The other day the police Mt the Union Depot
noticed feeble-looking old man wandering in and
out to kill time until his train should depart and as
he several times displayed quite roll of bills he was
cautioned to look out for pickpOckets and confidence
men. .
Would anybody rob an old man like me, would
they ~ he innOcently asked.
The warning repeated, but he logged around
before, ana after time was seen in consultation
with two strangers who had walked him around the
wharf An officer got hun away from them and
aDgriy said 49,,
Didn't | warn you against strangers Those
fellows are after your money!
But how can they get II when have IL In my
pocket, and my hand ON it all the time y
well you look OUT
Eyes, rll look out but don't want to be un-
civil When anybody talks TO me like to talk
back"
The strangers soon had him on the string again,
and in about quarter of an hour they left him in
hurried manner. and he sauntered into the depot
with bis wallet IN his hand
There! You've let 'em beat you y exclaimed
the officer "How much did you lend 'em I"
"Wal. they wanted $50" he slowly replied.
"And you handed IL over, of oourseW
~ give em O ffty-dollar bill and got thirty
"Well, you'll never see the bill again."
II kinder hope not" he chuckled, as he drew
down bis eye. 1T was O counterfeit which my son
found In Troy, and being as am very old and Inpo-
CENT and pot up to the tricks OF the wicked world
/ guess III get into the cars before somebody robs
pe OF my boots II any one should como around
looking Tor me, please say Pm not at homep
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-01-07
MODJESKA AT HOME.
Prom Temple Bar.

Prom Temple Bar
During her holiday, winch she spent In Brittany.
Mime MOdjeska took up pant brushes for the
frat time IN her ife The luggage had gone asiray,
and she found herself at 81. MalO with nothing 90
do. Her son had his paint-boX v it'll him, and she
tried 10 amuse herself with the colOfs This was
the beginning of new interest; since then she has
painted industrousy in her lew hOldayH She has
disco vered to her deli ght, that she has talent and
she promises herself hen she has left the stage to
90 20 Rome and study in earnest. But as she Is
extraordinary and interchangeable worker II ~ pi OBJ
able that while she IL still Of tho stars of
Europe VIC shall lind some charming, careful sketch
of hers upon the walls OF one OF the summer exit
billions.
Nine Modieska has adopted three OF her nieces
md when she has little freedom from her exciting
life she surrounds herself with those sho calls her
" children" She Is extremely fond of young girls
and delights IN having them around her.
Ii is wonderfully pretty and pleasant TO see the
great actress in her private circle completely sink
tho artist In the woman. She fully deserves her
home name of aamuszap {" the little mother y
and il is possible when che is an the centre OF her
adopted family 10 forget that she is any thing but
a mother q generous benefdctress 10 her own sex,
benefactress to all who need help And yet she who
has 30 many domestic virtues. who is at home IN
any role whether be that of the gTdnde dame the
"Mamusza" n sick nurse, n cook, or u Udnchisseuse
she IL sick and sad when she IL away for three
weeks from her work, and is bOmesck Tor the
stage as other women are Tor their own iircsldos.
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brated Slopes and were, of course. in "nuttl.
They were delighted with the grounds, and pres
emily entered into conversation with gardener
who evidently took them for a party OF gent.Se-
mems gentlemen" out for stroll After some litiie
afiable talk, he could resist the query, NOW, VINO
may you gents bef" "Well, said the spokesman,
"this gentleman here happens to be the King OF
Prussia; that one standing by your side is the
Emperor of Austria; and as for myself am 'ho
Emperor OF Russia n
This was carr wing the joke TOO far, thought me
gardener 'Pve seen lot of queer Turin gents
q rather rude guiiaw. "Wel my friend, said the
Emperor Nicholas, you seem amusedj perhaps you
will tell us who you arc" "Oh, certainly" so tax
great eagle spreading our his wings, and spinning
round on his heels, he said, 9" If you are all what
you say YOU are-why am the Great MoguiF Inc
three Majesties roared with laughter, and. return
ing to the Castle told the story al the luncheon,
table to the immensement amuse of the Queen and
Prince Albert
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-01-07
THE DEATH OF OLIVER CROMWkLL

September 8, 1851
The gray September day
Crept on from morn TO eve,
AnG an OminOus stiffness illeu inc Az
10 flatter aud dcceiyei
For the unborn storm lay brooding
Like babe within the womb,
Waiting it's awful hour of birth
To seal human DOOM;
For there IN "A spacious chamber,
Al the Palace of Whitehall,
Like curtains round dying Ded'
Its silent shadows iail'
1t was the anniversary
OF the victory at Dunbar,
When the Scots before the SOuthrons fed,
While Oliver watched atar;
1t was the anniversary
OF Worcester fatal day. -,
When the Parliament men rode grim as ueS'h'
Aud the Stuart ran away;
But now another tight comes on;
Another foe Is here
lis tight with Death for mortal breath.
While the storm Is drawing near.
II began with the evening shadows;
IL rose rs the night advanced;
1t SKINNED the tops of the forest trees
Till their giddy foliage danced.
Like an angry giant. II wrestled
With oak and beech ana elm
Ii seized them with Its vlcwless list
With force to oyerwhelm;
IL tore them by their bleeding roots;
III needed not their grOans;
And II strcwed the lap OF their mother oallh
With ner sylvan children's bones.
II came to the populous oities,
Where puny mOrtals dwell,
With endless thunder on their roofs,
Like message straight from Hell;
Like leaves the tiles are fiyngj
Like reeds the timbers break
And the solid walls beneath the strain
10 their strong foundations shake;
And II woke the thousand voices
On Oceans thousand shoresi
And at Whitehall, on the banks of Thames,
Round the dying man II roars.
All me It's utmost raging
Was a whisper unto HIM,
Whose ears were closed TO all earthly SOUNDS
Whose eyes were growing dIn.
The uncrowned hug-usurper,
On his deatbbed as lac lay,
Felt a presence mightier than the Storm
That the strongest must obey.
And long ere the gale subsidized,
Like beast that seeks its den,
The Master-SpIrit OF his time
Had passed from mortal ken.
GERRARD LEwIa
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-01-07
STORIES ABOUT BEACONSFIELD.

From The Leisure Hour.
There are many "reminiscences of a very amiable
character which illumlnste the memory OF the
Earl especially the atfeciionato ana grateful Ere
gard he always entertained for his wife, whom he
nj Ways esteemed as the founder of his fortunes and
the cU-partner of his fame She WAS Iond of trav-
Cling with him, and Oh his more public oVatIons
witnessing the exhibitions OF triumph and honor
which greeted him. A friend of tho Earl and OF
the present writer was dining with him. whun ono
of the pnrty-a Member OF tine House for many
wears. OF noble family, bat rather remarkable
for raising laugh at bis buifOOnery than any adj
miration for his wisdom-had no better taste OF
grace than to exp2stulaJe with Disrael Tor always
takin. the vscOuhtess with him. cannot under
stand it, said the graceless man for. You know.
YOU make yourself perfect lAughing-stock wher-
ever your wife goes 18th you" Dlsraeli liked his
ewes upon him yery eApresslvely, and said: " /
don't suppose you can understand 1t, b. don't
suppose you can understand it,. for could
ever in the last and widest excursions OF insane
mag nation suppose you 10 be guilty OF gratItudeV
The same friend mentioned to the writer how
once when the House was up and almost every
body out of town, passing by Disraelrs house, he
saw indications that he was at home. he knocked
and inquired. Yes, lie was IN town and at home.
were abrOadw No; the vlscOuntess WAS too weak
to travel, indisposed to leave London and be would
not and could not leave her Butt said the states.
man have been spending such time as | could
SPARE in reading one OF the most painful and extra
ordinary books have attempted 10 read wonder
have tried TO read II before w hat IL the
book Z" said our friend. A dreadful. wonderful
book r. But what is it II "Why for several
days past have had brough IN at the door. and
started away to spend some hOurs IN wandering
through and reading the black pages-of the East
End of LondOnw Our readers may remember how
Coningsby," VIXEN Manchester is seen for the first
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-01-07
CHRISTMAS BOXES IN THE LONDON BANKS.


From Notes md Queries.
Some years ago IT was the fashion in the London
banks for the customers at the end of the year TO
give gratuifies. under the name OF Christmas
boxes 60 the bank clerks. The amounts given usu-
ally varied from one to ten guineas according TO
the smalInesS or largeneSB. or, perhaps according
to the number or daily entries in the customers ac-
counts. The donors OF these gifts were under the
general impression that the total sum collected
was equitably divided among the clerks and IN
this belief they permitted to continue. No
such division was, however, made; junior re-
ceived nothing during his first year. f5 in his
ond year, and slight increase in the next and fol-
lowing years, although he probably did much more
of the hard work of the Office than many of his
periors. The greater part OF the money was taken
by two or three of the head clerks who, being the
distributors OF the fund, took good care OF them
selves. Ia some establishments head clerk took
as much as 600 The system no doubt was very
bad, looked at from any point O view. The Christ
mas money, instead of being extra to the clerks
simply form cd part Of theiI income. as the EN-
plOyer took ii into account in settling his wages
list and u chief clerk who ght to have, say $500
q year. had but $500 from his employer. and the
remainder was made up from the Christmas money
The benevolence OF the customer was, therefore, of
no benefit whatever to the workpeople but simply
a means OF saving the masters pocket. There is n
tradition In banking circles that the Rothschilds
In succession, Notwithstanding their well-knOwn
lbeI ality and benevolence have always refused to
give Christmas boxes to bank officials, stating as
their reason that they did not the force Of hop
ing bankers to pay their staff, and adding that they
haa TO pay their own clerks without receiving any
outside help.
In the right direction. The board of directors of
an early established bank passed resolution that
no Christmas gratuites would be permitted to be
received by persons in their employ ment as they
would be amply paid by the bank. and they dad not
wish their customers TO be blactmailed under the
gulse of q voluntary act. i he good example thus
set has been widely followed, and believe i AIN
correct ia stating that Christmas boxes from Gus
toners are unknown in joint-stock banks in Lon.
don.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-01-07
AMIMY BROTHERS REEPERi
From The London Daiiv Nep,.

From The London Daily Nfbf
put my head yesterday morning into one of the
flthiest rooms ever saw in my life. That black
and stinking hole was the I" home Of eight people
father aud mother and six children. The floor
was all broken away round The hearth stone, and
the woman who WAS there with three or four of her
children complained bitterly that the wind came
had some difficulty in keeping the fire-grate from
tumbling forward into the room. The ceiling was
hole Ia IL. That, the woman explained, was where
the leg OF the tenant upstairs had como through
day. ] could not get into the room above. but on
in which were little old woman and two children,
one of the poor little things with swollen face.
There were damp clothes hanging across the ROOM,
smoke putting out from the handful of coal In the
CRATE. together with the general foulness Of tho
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-01-07

Denver-Tben knew tuat the dream was ~, sen. t T
a message to tell mo that though should NV 10 tue
uttermost ends of the EARTH high as the Stars arc
above or as deep as the deepest sea pea IS oeLom,
there Is hidin place Tor me- no ress ho nop'' liz
shelter, escape , ,,.- .n
But there is one line in 1The Silver King even
finer than that-a line that everyone Is qtotiIs'
Tie vision haunted murderer in an agony Oh CO.
spair SAYS: 80 God. put back Thy universe anu anu
give me Yesterday What man has not inoushI
that but who has so expressed 1t before
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-01-07

IN VINO VERITAs.-(Scenei The dining
room OF the Royal George at Iras-
oble Major 10 bead walter who has for soNs time been
aud breathing down his neck Ia ns ondeavor
20 whisper some confidential communication: go
Sxsy ssi You are drunk. s,r GO away say Heed
Major with tnebretylt "oh, VERY well Major TN 90
fast enough but irs the party from the sidressers
Is waitin' 10 tho all torescendoD tho party as CONES
8 sfSiS, ylA NSha you're SnlsAin
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-01-07
THE GREAT MOG or AT WINDSOR.
From London Society,"

lThe following good story comes nom . quarter
Rouohed for" Many years ago, ct the time Of o
irest ceremony, Windsor Castle was honored With
e three potentates walked and talked on the oele-
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-01-07

Chow old IL that dog 7" was asked Of coll
ored man. IF he lives ter see the afth Oh haixt june
sah he will be do oldest dog on do plantacon" "Andk
he don't live until them" Hell be dead, sah"-
iArkauaaH Traveller
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-01-07

Mr Kalbfeisch, Of Forty -nnth-st., who Is large
manufacturing chemist though young man, possesses
one OF the OF libraries In this country While 1t
Is probably not than few hundred volumes, they
are worth above 100000 He possesses the original
edition of Shakespeare "Venus and Adons," O little
book in yellow parchment skin cover not much big
ger than the hand, which Is worth about $500 The
man who holds this book In his hand viii nevor ask
twice whether certain plain VIII shakespeare did not
do the work attributed to him. Mr. Kabnoisoh said to
moi received ingenious book some time ago from
its author explaining that Shakespeare never lived.
Why hero twenty books that Shakespeare himself
handled Strange that nobody then discovered the Inn
posture OF Shakespeare" Several OF these first editions
of shakespearos plays in the players form are worth
from ssQt 1900 apiece, The Kilmarpook edition Of
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-01-07

Mr. H. r. Enos one OF the board Of brokers IS the
OF QUO OF delegates to tho Chicago Convention which
nominated Abraham Lincoln aud said TO be the person
who directed the delegation and the opportunity TO
wheel from Chase Lincoln, which he gave TO the pres
ent Chief Cartier OF Washington. Mr. Enos has
tenanted the whole basement in the residence where Mad
anne Rest u, long lived. for about $1,000 year. for
period OF years. and has the most elaborate uptown
brokers' Office opened up to this time. He the
best portrait left by Bspham Of trotting horse in
notion driven by his owner
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-01-07

Edmund C. stedman showed me Mt New Years a da-
errcotype Of Edgar A. Poe taken not long before his
DEATH Brady, the veteran photographer, also took
pcture OF Poe very much like Mr.. Scdmans and II is
among the prizes In the Federal Governments purchase
from Brady about seven years ago. Mr.. r. c. Parsons
of Cleveland also has a number OF the pictures which
Brady supposed he had sold TO the Government Mr..
stedman showed beautiful roll of manuscript writ
ten by Poe In which the ink seemed to remarkable,
considering what ink use chiefly made OF lamp
black; and IL Is notorious that person must write
either with green fluid In coloed inks hardly any OF
the let black lux being durable. Mr.. Stedman said:
am not sure but with very delicate and harmonious
mind like Poos excellent handwriting ought 10
equally beautiful. Men who polish their composition
naturally work into beautiful hand" The contrary Of
this expressed by Captain Marryat who much
rend any OF the nOyess though less exploited by the
critics; he said that delicate nowery chrography
was "a sure sign OF trIae-loving mind" The mean
between these views perhaps the best that good minds
have every form OF expression. many beng careless
about the ultimate copy and Others being jealous OF
exquisite form, and some, indeed having been merely
taught TO hold their fingers right by their writing master
while others not. The style Of penmanshp taught
now in NewYork at most of the boarding is an
affectaton OF current style In England There is loud
cutlery among parents that they cannot read their
daughters. shelters.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-01-07

president Folks nephew running away from repuoi-
atin0 State NAV be n crime but what conscience can
the State have to punish hint The State is runaway
and hgh-bred defanlter, too, and by the late election
qualified Polk sacredy to steal He was the kinsun OF
Bishop Polk. whose head was taken Oh by shot In
Georgia. President Folks papers are ready TOT any
body who wants edit and publish them, and the same
is probably the case with Van Burens and Andrew
Johnson's papers.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-01-07

Robert Lincoln only requires of the Congressman
to attack him WELL say the River and IiarDoi p u
raise up from his dead level like young LOOM ana get u
the emnence as Il candidate Tecumseh Sherman Is roos
ing upon.