Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1884-01-17

which sold for fifty cents, and made
many sales. The sale was helped con-
siderably by the anxiety of the daily
papers to have Anthony Comstock
seize the work OH account of the i'm
morality of the original work. This
was unnecessary, however, for the cd
iting had been so vigorous that there
was nothing to offend the taste i'll the
translation. The gctters up of the
scheme are two young physicians who
have Il perfect genius of working
snaps like this one. | am told that
they have over 40 students at the I'm
iversity Medical College to quiz, and
as each of them pays twenty-five dol
lars year for this, they find in this a
nucleus for the additional income they
have from whatever medical practice
they receive, and the getting up Of adj
vertislng sheets and other schemes,
Mrs. Langtry's engagements at the
Fifth Avenue Theatre has thus far
proved a complete success. and Mana
Stetson once more shows some of his
former liveliness. The opening night,
last Monday, was a brilliant event.
The house was packed from parquet to
gallery, and in the orchestra stalls the
elite of the professional, social and
theatrical world was gathered. Mrs.
Langtry has improved much since she
was here last, but still lacks expires
sion. Her dresses were gorgeous IN
material and make up, but there was an
air of dowdness about them. How is
it that an English woman never looks
so well as in plain, tailor-madc riding
gown? An awkward incident married
the beauty of the performance. At the
conclusion of the third act, she has IL
very strong scene with Capt. Bradford
(played by Mr.. Charles Coghlan) III
which he tries to induce her to forget
her duty to her husband Sir George
Ormind. She finally manages to get
him out of the room and bar the door
after him. Then she is overcome by
the excitement and falls in a faint on
the sofa. Unfortunately, she did not
Judge her distance accurately and fell so
awkwardly that she rolled ohon to the
floor and struck her head and left
shoulder pretty severely. 1t was q
distressing thing to see, particularly as
a lot of ill-mannored fellows in the gal
lerics manifested their delight over the
accident by derisiye cheers.
A very entertaining afternoon may
! be spent by visiting Police lleadquar-
tiers on days when delinquent Police
men come up for trial. A very anus
ing case occurred the other day, and
although the circumstances did not ap-
pear during the trial, | was made ac-
quainted with them and they are very
! divertng. A certain Roundsmm had
| been in the habit for the last six weeks
Of spending four or five hours every
/ night in the back-room of little res
/ taurant and bar-room, instead OF keep
ing out on post to see whether his pa
trolmen were doing their duty. OF
course this pleasant diversion was dis
covered. and one bitterly cold night
the captain and a sergeant started out
to catch him in the act They saw him
20 into the place, and they Waited
One hour and two hours passed by and
still the Roundsman did not appear. -
Half dead with cold, they went to a
little coffee and cake booth opposite the
restaurant where together with warmth
they were enabled to keep the entrance
of the Rounlslnan's snuggery in view,
The keeper of the booth recognized the
Captain and believing that they were
watching somebody in the restaurant,
/ FASTENED over to give the alarm. When
he returned the Captain very promptly
gave him blow in the face which
felled him into the gutter. Then they
went to the restaurant and caught the
Roundsman as he was trying to escape
through the side door. He attempted
to explain that he had just come in to
wash his hands in consequence of fall,
but the excuse was too thin. He man.
aged to secure deal of influence, and
thus he escaped dismissal, but was fined
five days pay and transferred to the
goat district.
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