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The Sunday herald., 1886-11-07
JOCKEYS REDUCING.
Betting, Tips. Fun aud FrOlic I'm the
Tn II All vlutha

"Liyey times here while the races is going on"
said Thomas, the scientific sh amp0oer ut Shedd q
Turco-Russlan Baths, on Il street. "The Jockeys
comes In at or in the morning and stays till noon.
Mclaughlin, Garrison, and Fitzpatrick has all been
here, and lot Of others whose names don't re-
member"
"Tips? Yes, they talks about their horses and
which one Ia going to win, and sometimes they bets
among themselves about the races they is going to
ride In the afternoon. But never bets and don't
names: One day gentleman come in just as Nc
Laughlin and Garrison went out, and he was mighty
anxious to know what they sald. They had been
talking about big race they was going to rlde and
gentleman that Mclaughlin said he'd win sure, but
that Garrison told him ned beat him. 'Jimmy'aiip
ia good enough for me- said the gentleman, and
am going out to play IT, The next time he come in
enough, Garrison beat Mclaughlin, as he told him
he would.
".Iimmy-they all calls Mclaughlin .Jmmy'-says
mighty fond Of gambling among themselves and will
bet i've or ten dollars about anything that comes
Into their minds. Lots Of fun aud frOlcklnR they
day Garrison threw nickel into the pool and bel
Mclaughlin ten dollars he couldn't get 1t ont
Jimmy took him up and down he went again and
ngain diving around after that nickel, hut he couldn't
pocket.
"AnOther time Garrison and little Bender bet Ave
dollars which could stay under water the longest
Bet you five can stay under longer than you, says
Garrison! 'Done y says little Bender. Down goes
their greenbacks on the marble slab Garrison gives
me his watch to hold, and under he goes. ThirteeI
| seconds was all he could stay, and then in gOel
Bender. And he won, for he staid under fifteen
seconds, and 80 he took the money. Well, I'm sorr!
the races Is over, for they made lively here, and
good-natured liberal lot OF little fellows the Jockey
| are. They like our baths right well, and twice
year they come around ami see me every day as 0nl
| as they are In Washington"
The Sunday herald., 1886-11-07

EARLY as 1t still is In the dramatic year the gen.
,lemen In charge Of the theatres OF the National
Capital have shown equal generosity and Judgment
In already presenting many Of the best attractions
on the stage of to-day Tragedy, high comedy, melo-
DRAMA the spectacular play, and the modern monde
script OF fun and nonsense have all beenably repre-
sented. But the great lack thus far has been the
conspicuous and rather unusual absence OF tue mu-
sical drama, OF which our people are always so
warmly and, 1t may be added, lntegently apprecla-
tive. The long felt want is happily to be filled this
week by the appearance at the National OF the Carrie
ton Opera Company, which hns everywhere been 80
enthusiastically received In Its beautiful presenta-
ton OF "Nanon." MIR. Carleton has been popular
favorite In Washington for long time, ever since
in fact the handsome young English baritone OF tn
Parepa troupe sang his way into the hearts OF
his audience by his magnificent voice and admirable
method, even as his genial and gentlemanly bearing
won him hosts OF friends at the musicales and other
social events, where he was always most welcome
guest. The company which now supports him is
described as unusually strong one, and the cho
rus or at least wing Of it, as likely to eclipse the
charms OF the famous ''terra-cota soldiers" who
were the sensation OF "Nanon's" run at the Casino
| We are glad to hall so auspicous an opening o
| washing,ons musical season.
The Sunday herald., 1886-11-07

AMERICANS have long prlded themselves on the
smartncss and ingenuity OF their advertising meth
ods but 1t is suspected that Mr. Wilson Barrett is
ecpsing them In all respects. His plan OF cabling
81 900 for the Charleston sufferers as an advance on
the expected receipts OF his benet performance for
them had much to commend 1t. Just now he Is art
fully engaged In a controversy over the question
whether member OF his company deliberately
initiates Henry Irving. Letters have followed In
tervews and cable messages have followed letters,
in which 1t was alternately depored and denied that
MIR. Wilson Barrett was acting discourteously
toward his friend, yet rival, Mr. Irving, in permitting
the travesy. AT last comes a sensational telegram
from Irving In London denouncing previous al
legged cablegram from him as forgery. and con-
tradictng emphatlcaly certain statements abou I
his alleged approval of the imitation Of his acting.
1t reads well and bravely, but the shrewd reader
cannot help doubt that the WHY Henry Is playing
into the hands OF the skliu Wilson b In the matter
Of free advertising, expecting return OF the com.
plment at some future time. Il is not often that q
dispute about minor point Of the histrionlc busi-
ness gets as much space and burdens the cable as
much as the Bulgarian question, for instance.
The Sunday herald., 1886-11-07
Joseph Cooks Big Head and Red
Stockings.
tTavcrner In the Boston Post.l


met Joseph Cook on the street looking as sturdy
Of the movement against the orthodox "heretics" of
to-day on his broad shoulders. lie was dressed as
usual, In solemn black, and he had bag In his
hand which may have contained the germs
Of future Monday lectures, or Of immediate on
saughts upon the new Andover theology, or OF any
other the0lOgians or men of science who SO be-
nighted as to diier from him; but what struck my
attention as turned to look back upon him In pass
ing were the bright red stockings which he wore,
and which were wildly displayed beneath his tr0ns
ers, which were pulled up as II TO emphasize the
contrast In color. OF COURSE Joseph Cook is above
making any merely personal display In attire; he ia
care for the trvalities of costume In this and was
therefore irresstihy forced to the conclusion that
there was deep symbolism In this now departure
In the direction OF red stockings.
Joseph Cook has hecn q student OF Carlyle; he
knows the philosophy OF clothes 1t Is expounded
In "SartOr Resartus" and ia therefore likely seize
favorable opportunity of emphasizing his dOgmas
In his dress. Those lurid stockings, then, have q
fiery significance, and nash upon the mind the Pc
ouliar fheOlogic tenets Of their wearer with vivid
ness and force which no labored arguments could
equal. The consequences OF the belief In future
probation flame lurldly from the point OF view oi
repudate the Idea that his red stockings have any
relation with the fiery doctrines which he nculcaes
proverbially modest man. and never seeking no.
t0riey Of any kind perhaps he IL unconscious OF thu
the connection between his dress and his dogmas
But the law Of unconscious cerehrati0n operates
with him; he cannot help symboliying IN his attire
the peculiar doctrines which are 80 dear to his heart
and the subtle law of association makes hs stock
ings harmonlze In color with his theology.
The Sunday herald., 1886-11-07

THE question started by the ofllcial use of Secre-
tary Manning's ''auiograph stamp" is rather dlfi-
cult as well as important one. Looked at theoretl-
cal,y, signing is merely the aifixlng OF persons
name to document by some instrument, whether II
be traced with pen or stamped with one impress
sion Of an engraved block. The danger tina,
some unauthorized person may get hold OF the
stamping machine and use 1t without authority, ID
not much greater than the danger Of an expert
forger initiating the work OF the pen. The lattei
can be done, 1t is well KNOWN in style to puzzle the
person whose signature is initiated. In old times
when few could write, the seal impressed on waa
was the test of authenticity and this was certainly
open TO the same danger as the printed autograph
On the other hand In modern days the law seems II
recognize the difference between the self-writter
name Of the individual and any other mode OF sub
scriblng, by requiring In many cases witness wht
| can write to sustain a signature made by cross
| mark Practically, every one will recognize tha
there is important check upon loose methods In
public olce by requiring the responsible officer Il
| afix hls genuine and deliberate autograph. Ye
this requirement may be carried to absurd lengths
and defeat its object by converting director o
affairs into n mere signing machine There is al
important and fully debated case in England sus-
tanning the of an autograph stamp as signature
to will by paraytc testator, reported as Jenkyn
rs. Galsford, Jurist, N. s. go; 8. Law Journal
| (Probate,1 1872.
The Sunday herald., 1886-11-07

SENATOR BECK and General b. F. Butler are au-
thorIty for the statement that the election OF last
Tuesday made only the fourth instance In the history
OF the Government where the party controlling the
Administration had elected majority In the House
OF Representatives In the or year, except In war
times. In 1881 Senator Beck said Just before the
meeting Of the Forty-ffth Congress, when the Re-
publlcans had majority Of the House of Represent
atves for the first time in eight years, and elected
Speaker OF their party, (Reifer that he felt con-
fdent that the Democrats would elect majority In
the next House, as they did In 1851 He then gave
as the ground for his prediction that General Butler
had told him-and 30 far as he had looked into the
history of national elections he had found II true
that there had been but three Instances since
our Government began when the party OF
the Administration had elected a majority OF the
House of Representatives an the or year except IN
par times The election OF 1889 followed the rule;
that of 1885 proves the rule by being the fourth ex-
ception to 1t. When Senator Beck's words were re-
peated in 1882 to Representative Carlisle he said
that IL was disappointment about the osiices which
caused the opposition TO the Administration to bt
shown in the nrst general election after President
| had been inauguratei. When on Wednesday Presi
| dent Cleveands attention was called to the facii
above mentioned by lady, In congratulating him Oh
| the result of the election, so far as the House o.
| Representatives Is concerned he said, heartily
.That Is doing very well indeed. Pretty smar
"feows" evidently meaning by the latter expression
| his fellow Democrats.
The Sunday herald., 1886-11-07

are wearing their wings9 Tho question might arise
in the boys mind, which s the kindest thing to do,
rob bird OF It's eggs wlngs7 II seems to me tho
bad boy who robbed the birds nests would have the
best OF the argument.
Evcr since women have tried 10 do anything they
have tried TO initiate the songs OF BIRDS and, never
having entirely succeeded, looks as though fashion
offered good wrong when It told them they might
hide their chagrn with their Intellectual develop
mont under borrowed plumage. We believe that
thoughtlessness and perverted Judgment are ne
fruitful OF errors as depravlty is, aud we are quite
sure that many are drawn into this for want OF
thought; but they should think.
No one, We think, can Willingly destroy birds who
has enjoyed their song aud companionship TO any
degree. The writer well remembers when the joyfu
notes OF the blueblrds song told Washinptonians
that spring was near at hand For several years
these lovely birds built near our home, on street,
and later came the baltimore orloe, whose splendid
plurnagc and song gave double Interest TO the
flowers and trees in pretty back yard Not less
welcome were the dear little wrcns, that for four
years built their nests and raised their young In
the boxes we had put up for them on the back porch.
They came about the same time each year, aud we
got to be very Intimate. When the little ones came
we guarded them from stray cats, and such friends
did we become that the parent birds often came on
our chair and chattcred to us from the porch ban
listers In the lvellest manner on one occasion the
mother seemed In great distress, and while we sat
reading tried to attract attention. and aging aside
our book, we said, "well Jennie, what is IT." when
she told us plainly by her actions that something
was wrong, and we began to look for the trouble
We soon discovered In tho yard below young bird
which had fallen from tho nest. We Immediately
took up got ladder, and replaced the too venture
some babe, while the poor little mother, In the great
est distress, chartered round us all the time, beg
Cling us In her bird language to be careful Of her
darling, which we tried to do, and were gratined
listeners to the tedum they seemed to have after the
restoration. The next summer we missed our little
friends and our back yard lost one OF Its sweetest
charms. Perhaps our poor little Jennie, or rather
Jennies corpse, was perched on bonnet to add to
the charms OF some jaded belle. Who knows7
The little wrens were the last Of the wild birds
that came into our yard, and they made brave
fight for their lives and homes, but finally sue
cumbed to fashion and the pugnacious little spar.
row. We deeply lamented the loss Of our friends
for to us they seemed like the high lIghtsthe last
finishing touches, as 1t were, Of the Masters hand
when he created the landscape Of the world.
| KATE BROWN.
The Sunday herald., 1886-11-07
WOMEN AND BIRDS.

When look at the hundreds OF beautiful birds
and brlght.hued wings now 10 templngly arranged
for sale In the shOps OF Washington, ! am
ashamed that II Ia TO meet tho demands OF gentle,
tender-hearted women that this wholesale slaughter
Of our beautiful sonasters sdne. Why should selsl-
bic American women cOuntenance In this way the
decree OF few French mllllnors who In their search
after novelty and absurdiy make such a fashion,
In utter disregard, too, OF Its consequences? Tho
fashion may not last long II Is true, but the thou
sands Of birds that must he sacrificed To ,ts de,
mands Will depete the woods OF songs for years to
come.
"Oh, but we have 30 many brdsl" says the devotee
OF fashion; tive cannot miss the few we put on our
batsl" The few! Think for moment OF the quanti-
TICS IN one shop, the shops In one street, and the
number OF streets containing such shops and thon, ~
you please, go over the large cites towns, and ham
let's that all sell birds and wings, and you may have
some idea OF the slaughter OF these innocent little
things. We give some statistics, taken from "Bu-
lelin No. IL sent out by the "Audubon Society" and
| dIsiributed In Washington by our own "Iiumane
Society" "nqring three months' trip to South
Carolina a dealer prepared ii,0ls birdsklns to ho
used for millinery purposes; OF course there were
many other birds Killed. but too much mutliated for
use. This dealer says 'he handles, on an average,
90, 900 skins during tie season. The same article
| tlon OF blrds on Long Island for millinery use, said
that during the short period OF four months 10000
birdsklns were supplied TO New York from one
village alone and for the lo,O0O.00o bird.wearers in
our country the bulletin estimates sacrifice OF
| 6O00,O birds, which Ia ten times more than thu
aumher eYtant In all our scientific collections public
and private, and thousand times greater than the
annual distribution Including also 0ggs-for scien
tine purposes "one enterprlsnR woman contracted
with Paris milliner for 10000 birdskins at fort,
cents each"
Verify, vanity must have reached a startling ell
max, when love for the ornamental has driven
American women to actively engage IN war to es
terminate blrdsl
am, and always have been, an advocate for per
sonal adornment, believing that q refined nature
will teach woman 10 adorn herself but II Ii
selfish nature that seeks such adornmeni at the OK
pense OF Justice and true principles merely I
crafty the whin OF short-lyed fashion, that Ia il
sellshnsss spares neither song bird, food bird, viii
bird, or any other KIND OF brdi aud, as an Amerl
Qan woman, ask my American slsters not to counts
nance this unjust thing. How. AJAX. can We justl
! punish our boys for roobing birds nests when VI
The Sunday herald., 1886-11-07
1rapslers' Guide.
GREAT PENNSYLVANIA ROUTE

dREAV VPENNSYLVANIAR ROUTE
pogBLE TRAok, sTREL nsils, i ssSsPPLaMGsr' sPLENpfS
SCENERY, MAgHlFiGENT MAsf.iI H. EQ1IrMENT.
Trains leave Washington, from Station, corner of
sixth and u streets, AZ follows:
For p!tisbnrg and the West, Chicago Limited Ex-
Fast Line, $50 q. IN. daily TO Cincinnati and St Louis,
with Sleeping Cars from Harrisburg to Cincinnati,
to Chicago with Sleeping Oar Altoona to Chicago.
sleeping Cars Washington 70 Chicago, and Harris.
Western Express, with through sieepers for Louis.
s and sor 81 aSn,s racs ,so ESpsss 1900 b m
'''fHsi SHaLrIaoRE AND SI'SisSi poToaAo RAILROAD
agara Al iO.oop. m. daily, except saturday, with
Palace Cars Washington TO Rochester.
For Wiiliamsport, LOCK Haven, and Emra, at $50
For New York and the East, Llb, 900, II 90 a. IN,
400, 4;ib, 1000, and ll.eo p IN. on Sunday, 900 a.
Limited Express q Pullman Parlor Cars, $40 a.
M and s.oo 2. m daily, except Sunday.
Eor Hs% change % every day
meet at Jersey City with boaiso OF "Brook yn Annex"
anordng direct transfer to Fulton street, avoiding
For Philadelphis, 7lo, 900, aud ii 90 q. m., 2OO
a', aSo, lyoo, az ana 4; ~ ?; ~ on sunday, 900 a.
Limited Express. $40 4. IN. aud $50 p IN. daily ex-
For Baltimore, sss. !,is, 900, e4o, $50, lioo a.
and II. 20 y. IN ON Sunday, 300, $50, and ii.O0 ".
m.. 400, 4lb, 600, 7.10, 1000. and II. W y. m
For pope's Greek Line, T.i6 a. III. and 4.4O p. IN.
daily, except Sunday.
For Annapolis, 10 a. IN. and 1905 and 42s y. IN.
daily, except Sunday. Sundays, v u. IN. and 4.lo
ALEX ANDRIA AND FREDERICKSBURG RAIL
WAY AMP ALEXANDRIA, AND WASHINGTON
For Alexandra, 500. 1859 1865, and II SO a. .
206, 425, 48b, 60i, 806, and 1i.91 p IN. on Sunday
at 600, e.2b, and 1888 a. m, aud sos p. IN.
For Richmond and the South, 100 aud 10 So g. IN.
daily, and 4s5 p. M daily, except Sunday.
Trains leave Alexandria Tor Washington, Cos, 90
1904, and TO- 10 IN, 90, 0b 49, IO6 ana 10 AZ
y. IN, aud IL 10 midnight, except Monday ON sun.
day AZ 500 and 1910 a. IN; TOo, and 1912 p. m aud
1910 night.
Tickets and information at tue office northeast
corner OF Thirteenth street and Penngy avenue
and at the station, where orders can be left for tho
checking of baggage to destination from hotels aud
residences.
CHARLES L. PUGH, General Manager.
j. Il. WOOD, General Passenger Agent,
The Sunday herald., 1886-11-07

What has become Of the project for bet
ter driveway from the Botanical Garden, at
the foo, of Capitol Hill, along the Mall and
around the Washington Monument 1t
would not require much outlay to widen
and connect the existing roads so as to make
an agreeable route, on which travel would
RAPIDLY increase.
The Sunday herald., 1886-11-07

THE match between James Russell Lowell and
Lady ly,tlcton is declared on; 1t Is doubtful
whether Minister Phelps could bring himself io
present his predecessor at court, u asked to do so
there Is hot controversy between Mr. Lowell and
the New York World on question OF vcracly; and
all arising from that terrible nve-column "inter
yicw.r Meanwhile, in the words OF the divine
Shakespeare, which ind new application
"Throuen the sharp Hawthorne blows the colo
wind
The Sunday herald., 1886-11-07
SPECIAL NOTICE.

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manuscripts, no matter ,ohat their character ndp
be. TO nts rude no exception 'ciu be made 'rfu'
regard TO either letters or Enclosures Nor triune
Ednor enter into any correspondence respecting
rejected communications. Au matter not Inserted
IS desro,,ef.
The Sunday herald., 1886-11-07

The retirement of Mr.. Morrison will enable
the Democratic House to so reconstruct the
Ways and Means Committee as to stand
some chance of securing revision OF the
tariff. It is evident that something ought
to be done to reduce taxation, but the dead
lock between Morrison aud Randall prevents
any action whatever. Perhaps Samuel Sui
livan Cox, whose return to the Hall Of Rep
rsssntatives is most welcome, is the coming
man.
The Sunday herald., 1886-11-07
A Loaded Bridge.
New YORK SUM

"Now, Bobby" said his sister, briskly, "Ms.
Featheriy Will excuse you, am sure, aud US TINS
that little boys were IN bed, you know" "fes, as-
question, an then III 60" ''Fire away, hobby, "
laughed FeatheTly. 81 wait 10 know what pa meant
wheg he said you were down at the Eagle saloon
iast night telling people that you were big iron
bridge over EJtleT Greek, aud that II was % line 10
ride or drive across Joy faster than Walk"
The Sunday herald., 1886-11-07

TuosF who want 10 commit suicde might GER
tainly 1nd something moro comfortable than the
ordinary rat poison. This is largely composed OF
plaster Of Paris winch "sets" In the stomach and
Kills by slow agonles II thisis not of interest to
YOU please hand 1, to some friend TO whom II may be-
The Sunday herald., 1886-11-07
overheard ia Canada.

TFHlsUVIE NifVHIVu'l
First American exile-rhere was new arrival
last night.
Second American exlle-wheTs fromi
anew YORK.
'How much did he st-er-bypoinecateS
"About 81, ,0OO."
''Is mat all2 The half'hearted creature Well,
we can't recognlze him.
The Sunday herald., 1886-11-07

1t will take a strong and concerted oppo-
sition from all good citizens this winter to
avoid having yet other public buildings
pumped down by Congress on the diminish
ing area OF parks and reservations in this
The Sunday herald., 1886-11-07

AFTER he gets through in Bulgaria neld seems
TO open to General Kaulbars to come TO this country
and lecture
The Sunday herald., 1886-11-07

Hon. Joseph E. Washington, just elected
to Congress from the Sixth (Hermitage) Dis
trict of Tennessee, was graduated from
Georgetown College in 1878, in the same
class with Hon. Charles S. Voorhees,, Dele.
gate from Washington Territory. He has
always been noted for the possession Of un'
usual oratorical gifts, and will be an able
and energetic Representative, and no doub'
good friend to the District of Columbia
and our people.
The Sunday herald., 1886-11-07
OUR NEW YORK LETTER.

Curious Aspects OF the Election Trades Unions
and Kuishts OF Labor az Political naehines-Mr.
Lowell and the Eccentric Hawthorne Family
Henry Irvinr's Trade with DsIy-No More la.
dies Hats At the Theatrc-Thc Csmcron.Ions-
dale CoiIapse-fortcscuc and an american RcauiJ
Notes and CossIp.
The Sunday herald., 1886-11-07

Those newspapers which attribute the
great falling off in the vote of Speaker Car
Isle for. rejection in his own district to the
House of Representatives to his favoring the
appointment of Mrs. Virginia c. Thompson
to the Louisville postofice are very wide Of
the mark, as he was opposed to her reappoint-
ment from the first, but carefully kept him
self out of the matter in every way in pub
lie, while privately he expressed regret that
his friend, Representative Willis, had recon-
mended her to the President for reappoint-
ment
The Sunday herald., 1886-11-07

Some people do not fully understand why
the high-tarif interests can afford to put so
much money into every campaign, and why
they are 80 anxious to defeat every infuen-
tial advocate Of tariff reform, such as Messrs.
Carlisle, Morrison, and Hurd. One instance
may suffice as an example. The product OF
pig.iron in this country for the present year
will approximate FIVE million tons. Under
the existing tariff the producers OF most o
this will be able to get S6.72 per ton more
than they otherwise would-an aggregate Of
at least $25. 100000 per annum, which is at
stake with them.
The Sunday herald., 1886-11-07

Wide A,rdKe for November has paper on Poca-
hontas and the Rolfes written by lady OF Hescham,
England, the birthplace Of the Indian Prlnoess's
husband. II Ia fully Illustrated. The frontlspece
OF the number is an engraving of portrait OF
POcahOntas and her son, which hangs In Heacham
Hall, having heen obtained In America. 1t Ia hoped
In England that the publication Of this engraving
will draw forth some particulars in regard to the
history Of the original portrait.