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The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1886-04-17

THE MANDOLIN CRAZE.
The Latest Freak Of Fashionable Society
w0men-Piancs and Bantos Abandoned.
Ts,,acial Correz1,nndan anne

rhe Latest Freak Of Fashionable Society
women-Piancs and Bantos Abandoned.
Especial CorrespondenceI
New YoRK, March % The young people
af fashionable society are. simply children Of
larger growth. This is discfrned in the shall
towness Of their conversation and exhibited
in the vagaries of their tastes No sooner
they acquire one bauble than they quickly
tire of it and look around for some other toy.
In this exclusive set in society there IS but
little originality of thought, so that il one Of
their number but stumh.es against o novelty
IN the way Of amuselnent it is likely to de-
velop, into a craze for q season and be a.
quickly forgotten. A dozen years ago sJim"
Bennett fitted up hall and introduced roller
skating 1t became the rage that winter, but
was not heard Of afterwards until it's recent
popular revival So it was with polo, which
was brought over here by this same eccentric
newspaper proprietor. It was considered SO
essential an accomplishment for the dude Of
that day that this continent and Europe were
secured to find ponies with low enough draft
while playing the game. To-day it Is re-
membered only by the name given to the
grounds here and in Newport, which were
then devoted to it. Then came bicycling,
fox hunting and walking as fashionable
sports. The present youths mind seems to
turn to horse riding. With the young ladies,
the various freaks In which their tastes ex-
hibit themselves are too variable to be easily
defined, but certain it IS that the latest craze
is mandolin nlayiu0
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THE AMERICAN MANDOLIN PLAYER

THE AMERICAN MANDOLIN PLAYER
These Mandolin maestros are usually 1ta1-
lans who will tell you 'tAha! ze banjoees no
good Ze mandolin ees ah so eezy, so roman
teek," and this explanation of the popularity
of their instrument is accompanied with the
usual shrug Of shoulders and distortion Of
limbs and eyebrows. The artist has allowed
his fancya little freedom in the above picture,
and portrayed the signor as he appeared but
a few years ago in his native costume, before
he was shaven, and crowded into the broad
cloth he wears at present. And these are the
gentlemen who are now admitted into the
most fashionable parlors The artist has also
caught exceedingly well the awkward manner
in which the Instrument IS handled by the
American amateur. This primitive instru-
ment itssR is as much out Of place in the
elaborate surroundings Of fashionable par
lor as its compass is i'll adapted to the
requirements of modern music, and it cannot
be long before it will be ornamented and hung
in company with it's predecessor, the banjo,
as piece of wall decoration, and the future
heaus viii have it pointed out to them as one
of the instruments ON which the young ladies
could play so lovely But for the present.
inexorable fashion must have its fancy graft
fed and when the dusky descendant of the
Casars finds his present occupation gone, he
viii let his beard assume its old-time growth
once more sling the strap of, the neglected
hand organ across his shoulders and proceed
to grind out his living as before. s. II. II.
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One Of "o1d Abe,s" Stories.

Said Lincoln: ''Eome friends are opposed
to an accommodation, because the south
Legan the trouble and is entirely responsible
for the consequences. bo they what they may.
This he added, reminds ME Of a story.
Out in Illinois, where | lived, there was q
vicious bull in a pasture, and a neighbor
.,assiag through field. the enaged animal
took after him. The man ran to a tree, aad
got there in time to save himself, and, hei1g
able to run around the tree faster than til.
:.sli. managed to seizs aim py the tail. Izis
:;ul:si1ig, seeing himself at a disadvantage
.aawsl the earth and scattered gravel fo.- &;
.rElile then broke into e full run, below Ing
at every jump, The lnau holding on to ilic tai.
.taa euss.ng i,i-n. s.1asi sains tbs Question.
-.ss-y You. who commenced sliis fuss IsnE.'
aur plain duty is to setsia ss.is ftss W. ,sa.e
efore US, without reference % who coas
.neueed it.a-La,aons Lie Ct Ii-scelI.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1886-04-17

The house Is considered to be one OF the
finest private residences in the country. Ex-
tertorly 1t has no striking features Of archi-
tectural design. The front is brown stone,
unreisved by any other material The ir-
terror, though, viii rival any OF the palaces
of the old world In spaenaor. The most skill
full artisans OF the world have been engaged
in the decoration of it. The furniture and
curtains were purchased in Europe, and
were the subject of q special trip by Mr..
aEd Mrs. Garrett. The curtains contain &c
signs on lace, SO delicate as to be scarcely
visible. This exquisite fatric cost 800 per
yard. This will give some idea OF the rich
ness displayed throughout A brief
summary Of other striking original
features of the residence are tEese:
The carpets are Millions, Administers and
ve!vets Of special designs; the walls Of tie
bedrooms are whiteeoatsd in imitation of
basket work; tie ceiling of the main hallway
is made iH cherry as is also TIE grand spiral
staircase. The ballroom adjoining tine east
apartment In the house. Its walls are uaine-
coated in Italian marble, indented with
inches containing statuary. In the rear
Of the ballroom is the conservatory, said to
contain the finest collection OF orchids in the
country. The most STRIKING feature cf the
house is probably tie s:sanae1s-these ere OF
richly carved rnahogasaTr The whole no,lse
is illuminated by lotn gas and electricity
The bath room would require a column de-
seription to give an aiees of It's grandeur and
SO would many OF the es.Iiei. Ieaut.es CT the
mansion. Fer the present this must suffice
4. ]. boutwell,
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180 pounds. He Is plump, but not corpulent.
But it is Mr.. Carrots house, that he has
just moved into, that is the great object of
interest now, and uppertendom of the big
cities is on the tiptoe of expectation, waiting
for an invitation to visit it. This house has,
during its construction, become notorious
through the fight about the portico. This
portico can be seen in the illustration, and
appears like an exceedingly harmless affair;
and yet it is the subject of legal fight that
has become immortal, and threatens to go on
forever. The trouble came about in this way
Mr.. CARROTS hobbies ruin ia the line of
clothes and canes and shoes, but this portico
is one of Mrs. CARROTS hobbies. Next to Mr..
Garrett lives Mr.. Henry James, the partner
of Enoch Pratt, and a small, fragile, clipper
man, with mild gray eyes and O smooth fuce
that bellies his years. When the portico was
being built Mr. James sought Mr.. Garrett and
inquired whether it was to be inclosed.
''That was my idea, replied Mr. Garrett.
with seraphic smile.
''But it will obliterate my view down the
square!'' persisted the meek Mr.. james in q
lugrubious voice.
s'Cawn't help that, you know" was the
answer, because this portico was my wife's
scheme, and she's bent onslsaving it just so,
you know.
Thereuron Mr.. sJanss sand Mr.. Garrett
parted in q hun MnesG1rrete hearsasf4 tha
interview and resolutely declared to some oi
her friends that she intended to build thai
portico if she had to buy and tear down all
the other houses in the square. Then M.,
James pranced into court and got cut an i'll
junction against the portdco. The suit ha:
gone through the lower courts and laEguishet
in the state court Of appeals in the sleepy lit
tie capital Of Annapolis. Half the town has
become deeply interested IN the issue, ane
society has arrayed itself upon one side
or the other. The newspapers have
alcatsd over the choice scandal No1
long since rumor obtained currency t.
the effect that Mr.. James intended to donate
his splendid house to colored orphan
asylum Mt Vernon place, which reckons
itself next to heaven in ultra exclusiveness
was utterly paralyzed. Millionaire after mil
ionaire hustled himself quietly into The
presence of Mr.. James, and in tones Of anguish
implored him to do no such thing. The pros
pect Of having little "niggers" sitting around
on their marble doorsteps was more thar
they could stand Mr.. James dryly denied
the rumor, but that did not prevent Mt Yer
non place from being flied, for a time, with
an admi1ture of profound disn,ay, disgust
indignation and profanity.
Well, the portico Is built. Mr.. Garrett
has moved in and 1t is needless to add that
the neighbors ''do not speak as they pass by. $
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To Facilitate Quick Loading.

A board of officers at the Springfield. Mass
arnaory are investigating new 1no1eis OF
cartridge boxes, designed to facilitate quick
loading. One model presented has a string
attached at one end which passes over three
sides of the box It is held in position simply
by the paper pasted over it. A light pull
tears this cover and opens the end, when the
cartridge can drop ;uto the slide unhanpered
Chicago Herald
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A Case of Fashionable Barbar;srn,

hear of a woman Of fashion who has or.
dered dress to be trimmed with c:naries.
It would be well ii the crack-braired vctar;es
of such detestable innovations were to p- boy
cotted in society. If any woman tiles the e,-
pertinent of gcsag to court crnalneDtsl with
singing birds, will venture to predict that
she will be igno11iniously turned back, as the
queen strongly objects to ell such barbarities.
London Truth
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into his real char
acter. His face is
boyish. His eyes
are blue, and have
an irrepressible in
clination to dance
and twinkle, as
though brinl1ning
over with sup
pre- s sed a1nuse-.
nlent. He is much
given to hearty
/ aug Ching. He
stands a trife over
the medium height,
and wniphs f1,I1y
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Feature. of the Colonial Exhibitto,,.

TGAtUfHK OF Ene CUTCHINI LXNID1L101f.
Among the features of the colonial exhibition
in London next summer will be dquariun,
tanks containing as many of the fishes and ma
rine productions of the colonies as can be
brought alive to England. Turtles will be kept
in one tank, and their conversion into soup be-
comes a matter of public observation and sale
Cincinnati Enquirer.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1886-04-17
A BALTIMORE PALACE.
ROBERT eARRETT's NEW RESIDENCE
ON MONUMENT HILL.
The Little Portioo which Brought About
a Law Suit That May Continue Until
Doomsday-win There BE Colored
OrDhan ASYLUM Next Door?
lspecial correspondence.l

Especial Correspondencel
BALTIMORE, March q. Mr.. Robert Gar
rett is one of the few men Il the country who
has inherited fortune and likewise some OF
the business ability that brought about ths
fortune. The fortune he received from his
father was estimated at 91a, COX, ,OOO Instead
of Immediately withdrawing himself from
business and boarding this wealth he has
plunged into bigger enterprises, chief among
which are the extension Of the Baltimore and
Ohio railroad to New York, and the estab-
lishment Of telegraph system that will be
second to none in the country; and last, but
not least, the building Of million-dollar
home for himself on Mt. Vernon place.
Altogether Mr.. Garrett is q citizen Of which
our city is exceedingly proud.
Mr.. CARROTS personal appearance does not
ford o,, ina;uht hY anY means satisfactory
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the pro,er wav TO sov n.

It is net teny in New York to say West
Sixth street or East Tenth street, but you
must say Sixth streelpwesas or ''Io.stb street
east" or be marked down as greenv
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1886-04-17
BOOK AND JOB PRINTING OFFICE.

FIyHE CHIEF Office Crescent Place, opposite
Il the Market-House, Is supplied with a fine
assortment of type and turns out all kinds of
plain and fancy Job work in best style q. New
Orleans prices. No better and cheaper work ls
done anywhere in the State.
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The r1.ree Mos. Into, esf.as ven.

The Three Most Into, esfsng Ven.
Mr. saintsbury, in T:aa Aca4si.tyf. Is az
aoii5y for the statement si2t tie three nioss
interesting nan in Isi...,aai described IN
q n ,1szlrl Lesi,es, sss'a LoF.. Teunysoi,, Mr.
.,s.5saehere, sfd att. ssss..a ,aa.s;.ssssass.sy
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1886-04-17

Never run when walking viii answer tbs
same pEt.-e e,ss-it is a useless waste of dssua
-Detrs,ia Esee PraSs
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1886-04-17

It was not long since that the banjo was
the rage, when all the negro minstrel looking
chaps in town that could raise respectable
suit of clothes were in demand as teachers.
What possessed society girls to take up the
banjo is as easily answered as the question,
Who assaulted Mr.. Patterson2 The banjo,
besides being an imperfect instrument at
best, is the one that affords the least
satisfactory accompaniment to the popular
arias of tho day. Then it is not likely
that their delicate fingers could ever become
sufficiently callous to withstand the painful
wear on the strings So 1t Is likely that It
was for this last reason that the mandolin
was adopted, as the str,nnming on the strings
is performed with what is called plectrunl,
instead Of tho dainty fingers The mandolin
is an instrument OF Spanish origin, and was
possibly brought to the attention OF our put
lie first by the NUMEROUS troures Of Spanish
students who visit this country. It has eight
strings, strung in couples, representing the
same tone, so that the strings themselves rep.
resent but four notes The object of the
double string Is to produce the trill upon
which the effect largely depends. Mandolins
vary in price from IS to S200, and It is said
that one factory In Connecticut Is running
night and day, turning out the imported
mandolins that average about $25 in price.
With the rage for mandolins came the neces-
sity for instructors, and it is astonishing the
number that have appeared and the slight
ofE E,,OJicf fhav 1>r,aspso
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HOUSE AND SIGN PAINTING.

~ INGRY, THE PAINTER. shop at Cheap
W Tony's Store, corner Mississippi street ana
Painting in ali their branches. Best work at
lowest prices.
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TINSMITH.
ATTORNEYS AT LAW.

DAUL LECHE., Attorney ct Law and Notary
below the Courthouse, OF Attakapas street.
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UNDERTAKEN.
MILLINERY.
CIVIL ENGiAEER AND SURVEYOR.

M W. DARTON. Civil Engineer and Sur
will attend promptly to work in all branches
of his profession. such as surveying, mapping.
leveling for canals, bridges. rice fumes, estima-
ting cost and supervising construction Of came.
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DONALDSONViLLE
BUSINESS DIRECTORY
DRY GOODS. GROCERIES. Etc.

~ KLINE, corner Crescent Place and Hou-
~. mas street, dealer in Dry Goods, Not1oEs,
Boots and Shoes, Groceries, Provisions, cofn'
Oats and Bran.
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CHEAP JOHNS BARGAIN HOU Sc; Dry
~ Goods, Boots and Shoes. Hats and Caps,
Hardware, Paints, Oils, Glassware. Ilnware,
Groceries and General Merchandise. Railroad
Avenue, near the depot.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1886-08-06
Met His Wife on the Battlefield.

Apropos of romantic marriages,
there is no man in congress who can
show a better record than Representa-
tive William j. Stone OF Kentucky,
who takes Oscar Turner'S place in the
house. The story of stones terrible
wound on the battlefield was told not
long ago. but the best part of the story
was left out. The battle where he lost
his lee was near Cynthiana, Ky. He
was in the Confederate service, and
after that battle was lying on the field
gasping for water. with his leg shot
away almost to the hip. A Federal sol
dier saw him and asked him if he was
not thirsty. He replied that he was,
and the Yankee went Of and brought
back a cantecn full OF water. He raised
the wounded man and gave him a
drink, and then in kindness left his
own canteen by the side of what he
thought to be the dying rebel. Said
he. II will leave this, rs YOU may want
to- drink again after awhile. Stone
thanked him. As he turned to 20
away another Union soldier came up
and said: Hello. my man, is that rebel
dcad?' The first Yankee replied he
was not, out he thought he was dying.
The newcomer then said: "Stand aside
and III finish him. and with that he
raised his muskct The kind-hcartcd
Yankee stepped i'm front of HIM and
told him if he shot the rebel he would
shoot him. This ended the matter. and
the good and the bad Union soldier
went away together. This much OF the
story has already been told
Mr.. Stone lay upon the battle field
for some time, hugging the cantccn to
him. The troops had now all left the
field, and none but the dead and diving
remained. At this number Of Young
ladies' from the town of Cynthiana
came to visit the battlefield. They had
gathered up the ramrods scattered
among the dead. and one of them. find
ing Mr.. Stone still alive. and the sun
beating down upon him. took a bundle
of these ramrods and stuck them into
the earth, making half-moon of paling
fence about his head Over this she
spread her shawl and did what she
could to ease him. This young woman
is now Mrs. Stone. one of the accom-
plished women of our Congressional
society Stone fell i'm love with her on
the battlefield, and after his recovery he
succeeded in winning her. The story.
if told in the shape of novel, would
be considered improbable. But truth
is stranger than fiction. and there are
more romanccs all around us than there
are on the book shelves. - Carp in
Clercldnd Leader
a resident Of Santa Barbara, Call has cage
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1886-08-06
The Farm I'm ,[Uly,

Our hot sun and dry weather ripcn
grain and grass or at least bring il
forward so that it is ready for the
scy the and the sickle. much earlier in
The season than in the climate of
Europe. July is really the first. and
perhaps the most important harvest
month. The great Grass crop. with
vii ch 1.-THE early uiu .a;trr rains has
blessed millions OF acres, is to be cut.
cured and harvested. Winter grain,
over a great part of the county, is to be
cut this month. while. at the same time.
when from any cause. short crops are
anticipated or are to be provided
against. it is even now not too late to
get in n crop of millct or of fodder
corn.
July Is seed time for plants Of the
turnip kind. There are, indeed, cold
heavy soils. where Swcdcs need to be
,own in June TO make a crop, but gen
sraly the former half of this month is
sarly enough, while for those known as
English turnips. if sOwn the latter half,
and up to the tenth of August, they will
give good returns.
There are weedy fields that really
need to be thoroughly summerfallowcd
before anything is done with them. In
these the plow must be kept going,
and in light lands the weeds are de-
nYoyed at n sacrifice of nearly all the
organic matter, which mnst be kept re-
placed in some way. Hence, it is al
most always better TO fallow with q
root crop. sowing in drills and giving
H. ,rough culture. The fertilizer con-
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1886-08-06

everything," replied tho banker, in
whom hesitation had ceased. when he
found himself on the steps of the peril
style.
at is not for me 10 influence YOU !"
continued Sarcany; trust to your own
inspiration, not To mine-it will not
lead you astray, Are you going for
roulette?
acknowledgements" said Tor
Cnthal, rs he entered the hall.
You are right, SiIas listen only to
yourself Roulette has almost given
you fortune, Trente-et.quarante will
do the rest !"
They entered the saloons. and walked
around them; ten minutes afterwards
Pescade saw them seat themselves ut
one of tho trente-et-quarantc tables.
There, in fact, they could play more
boldly, for if the chances OF the game
are simple, the maximum is 1000
francs, and few passes can give con-
siderable differences in gain and loss.
Hence II is the favorte game with des-
perate players, and Mt it wealth and
poverty can be made with a vertiginous
rapiditv sufficient to raise the envy of
oil the Stock Exchanges of the world
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1886-08-06
What Happened When He
SWOrR

II never swear" said n Jolly, fa
traveller from Kansas City, land as well
as | can remember | never uttered but
five or six oaths in my life. and they
were pronounced all about the same
time. When was Il boy longed to
swear as much as any boy. but tho
teachings of my mother, who died
when was quite small, came to me
and | was actually afraid to swear
afraid that something, did not know
what, would happen to me. One eve
ming ! made up m mind 10 swear tina
next day. On the following morning.
after breakfast. | went down under an
old culvert and began TO swear like a
mate on II steamboat | had not got
through all my combinations. for l
combined ali sorts Of oaths. when the
cuvert cavcd in. J got out in time TO
save myself from a horrible death with
an oath on my lips. | took that cav
ing-in business rs a direct hint to me 70
let up. still feel that way. and moth.
ing could induce me to use profane
word So. Paul Globe.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1886-08-06
THE FARM.
Seasonable Suggestions Cleaned
from the American Agri-
culturist.
Cutting Meadows for Hay.

Great Judgment should be used in
this, rs some meadow, require the grass
to be cut as close TO the surface as
possible, while on others it must be
left of greater length. so that it may be
necessary to vary its height from an
half inch TO three inches. Meadows of
fine natural grass. like some of those
bordering the Connecticut river, can be
moved very close. while uplands stock
Ell with cultivated grass would be much
injured if cut so short, especially if fol-
lowed by dry weather. a difference
also should be observed in the cutting
of different kinds of grass, as the finer
the culms, or stalks. the closer it can
be cut without injury. Red-top or
bluegrass. for example, can be moved
considerably closer to the ground than
timothy, or, perhaps, orchard grass or
clover 1t is an old adage among
farmers that IAN inch of the bottom is
worth two at the top but surely in
f. ding quality, the reverse is the case
with the three last mentioned grasses.