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The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1886-01-09
FAYS REVENGE.

London World.
Fay Enderby was the brightest and
happiest little wife the sun shone on; at
all events, she thought herself such, and
looked the part to perfection. Married for
love to man devoted to her, with "per-
feet" 2-year-old boy in her nursery and
a very fair amount of money, what more
could q woman desire?
Fay was popular to a degree amongst
men, and adored by her female friends,
who, strange as it may seem, were almost
all the women she knew, though some
rery superior and advanced ladies did pro-
nounce her "a silly, heartless little thing,
stepped to the lips in frivolity, whose doll
like prettiness and flippant manners were
her sole claims to admiration"
When our story begins Captain and
Mrs. Enderby had just finished breakfast,
and as he rose from the table Captain En-
derby said: by the way, Fay dear, if
you can manage it to-day 1 wish you'd
call on Julia Clancy. Her husband has
exchanged into the til, and they arrived
here two days ago, and, till they find q
house or quarters, are at the hotel. met
her yesterday, to my utter surprise, on the
Alameda.
Fay glanced at him with a startled look,
as if about to speak, then quietly listened
as her husband went on: 'Poor grill She
caught Tartar when she married Wilmot
Clancy. Naturally enough, 1 never liked
him; still, even 1 never thought he would
treat his wife as he clearly does Julia. By
the way, she spoke of him yesterday,
though even to such an old friend as I am
she was most guarded: but one can't help
reading between the lines, you know
81 suppose not, DEAR" was the answer
"Well, I'll call OH her as you wish, and see
if can be useful in any way. But about
this picnic on Thursday" and then the
talk turned on picnic to the Cork
Woods, to be given by the Enderbys on
the fourth anniversary of their wedding
day, which would occur the following
Thursday.
For all she apparently took so little
notice Of Mrs, Glancy's advent, and duly
called on that lady, as on any other fresh
arrival, Mrs. Enderby could not take
things mentally so coolly.
Julia Clancy had been an old love of
Captain Enderby's-in fact, for some
months, was engaged to him, until the
pressure of circumstances" ii. e., u more
eligible suitof, in the shape of Captain
Clancy, with large fortune) made her
dismiss handsome, pennlless Jack Enderby,
who was long before he recovered her
cruel treatment of him. This in itself did
not raise her in Fays estimation, to whom
the whole affair had been honestly told by
Jack; for women seldom forgive, or for
get, any disrespect or unkindness to their
idol, however much they themselves are
gamers by it. But in addition to this,
though personally unacquainted with
Mrs. Clancy, Fay had heard more of that
lady than she had gathered from her hus-
band. A cousin, and great friend, of Mrs.
Enderby's had been at school with the fas-
cinsting Julia, and, continuing the init
macy begun there, had suffered pretty Sc
verely in her married life from her school
fellows Unsuitable thirst for admiration
and consolation" Said consolation being
required by the cruel conduct of Major
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1886-01-09

married in the White House, in the east
room, on Nav 81, 1874. The wedding was
one of the events of Washington, and pres
ents enough were given to have stocked a
bric-a-brac and iewelry store. Miss Nelile
met Algernon Charles Frederick Sartorls on
the steamer Scotia while on her return from
Europe with the family of Secretary Bore IN
1873, and it was understood oyercame consld-
cradle opposition upon the part OF her lather
before finally wedding the young gentleman,
as she was yet in her 10th year when married.
Although the invitations to the weddlhg
numbered some $50 and the White House
was crowded, still th-re were scores OF con-
gressmen and diplomats who didn't get lnvl-
tations, and consequently felt they were I'M
necessarily sighted. This was one OF the
unavoidable results of being welded IN the
White House, and as daughter OF the Presl-
dent Miss Nellie was known as one OF the
handsomest brides ever seen at the White
House, and her eight bridesmaids and the
swinging marriaSe-bell of white roses under
which the ceremony took place lent beauty
to a scene such as has not been witnessed IN
the White House since.
ALGERNoN sARToRIs.
The husband of Gen. Grants only daugA-
ter. is the son of Mr.. Urban Sartoris, q coun-
try gentleman in the south of England. His
mother is Adelaide Kemble, the sister OF
Fanny Kemble. and the necessities OF Charles
Kem6le, the father Of the two sisters, made
FANNY an actress ana AueIa1ue q NOCsulSl.
Adelaide married Mr. Sartoris in 1S43 and left
the stage at that time. Algernon's elder and
only brother was killed by an accident in
1873 and Algernon thereby became heir to the
entailed Sartoris estates while he was residing
in Wisconsin, having emigrated to America
in search ola fortune, as many ofthe younger
sons of England do. Mr.. Sartoris is under
stood to be a very busy man, his time being
SO much occupied that he could not accom-
pany his wife to America upon her recent
visit, which gave rise to numerous surmises
upon the part of the public, and TO some I'M
complimentary reports regarding the condi-
ton ofalfairs between them, but | am assured
by intimate friends OF the family that these
were utterly unfounded, for while Mr. Sartoris
has never set the English channel on fire with
his brilliancy, still tits stated by the friends of
both that as husband and 4 father he is
yerv kind and considerate.
All of General Grants children were born
either III or near st. Louis and during that
part of his life when he had a hard struggle
for existence. Most of his time in those days
was either passed upon the go acres near st.
Louis, which her father had presented to his
wife, together with three negroes, and which
farm Captain Grant named "Hardscrabble,"
or as a captain at frontier post, or resident
of ST.. Louis as a real estate agent, through all
of which his wife bore his fortunes bravciy
with him, and of whom in death his wish
was that he might be buried where she could
rest by his side. ;. e.
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Personal.

Mr.. PAUL Kenmore COOPER, son of
the novelist, has been chosen by the trus-
tees of the State Library at Albany TO
finish the work of compiling and editing
the Clinton manuscripts.
IT is reported that the editor of the new
edition of Websters Dictionary, Presi-
dent Porter. of Yale, has decided to admit
"bulldozing," boycott and "dude" into
its precincts, bat is hesitating about mug
wump."
NJ. PAsTEUR has his theory of happi-
ness. "True happiness" he says, zap
pears to me in the form of man of
science devoting his days and nights TO
penetrating the secrets of nature and dis
covering new truths"
Mrs. THOMAS A. ScoTT and Mrs Edgar
Thomson, with other rich ladies OF Phil
adelphia, are subscribing literally to the
fund for free public library now being
raised IN that city. New York seems des-
tined to remain alone among the great
American cities in its indifference to
public city library.
WILLIAM HENRY Brown, a Pittsburg
colored man, has received the bequest of
Shenandoah valley farm of 15o acres
from Virginian named Jas. Spangler, the
son of wealthy planter, who played with
Brown when both were boys, and who
was badly wounded in the Confederate
service at Fort Harrison and captured.
Brown, who was serving in the Union
army, saw that Spangler received kind
treatment as wounded prisoner
GEN. TERRILL, of Louisville, found the
private papers and correspondenceo of Gen.
Jackson, which were originally given to
Amos Kendall, who turned them over to
Francis p. Blair. The latter never paid
any attention to them, hut when General
Terrell found them Blair's grandson,
Woodbury., stepped in and claimed them
all. There has been a suit over them,
commenced by Jackson's heir who, if he
obtains them. viii endeavor to sell them to
the government
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1886-01-09
The Dog was Home.

Mail and Express.
'I'd like to see the mistress of the house,
said the peddler, as the servant opened the
door.
'.Ain't to homep
"Master?'
"Ain't here, nuther.'
Perhaps can see one Of the youns
women"
GAN gone out"
''Any of the little children heEs4
Mop"
''Where's the cook 2''
"Gone to her mothers funeral
Hired man?'
discharged yesterday
SIS that so? All gone, hey? Is the dog
here ?'
Eyes"
THANK heaven; let ME see the dog. Nm
mono, d-d-d-don't m-m-nean that" And
he was away before the servant could call
the poodle dog from the parlor sofa.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1886-01-09
Birth of "swest Bye and Rv..s

DR.. Fillmore Bennett is the authofS
"Sweet Bye and Bye" and he lives at ,s.I.h-
mond, H., and is poor. This favorite lynn
was written by DR.. Bennett at Elkhorn,
Wis, IN 1868. The writing of the words was
based upon remark made by Mr.. j. p
Webster, who composed the music. Mr.
Webster was of an exceedingly nervous and
sensitive nature and subject to periods of ter
rible depression. In one of his melancholy
moods he chance to drop in at the house nf
DIR. Bennett, when the latter asked him.
''What is the matter now?n "Oh, it is no
NATTER replied the respondent man sit
will be all right bye and bye" The last three
words Immediately conveyed suggestion To
hymn came to me like flash of sunlight.
Turning to his desk he penned the words
which have since become so famous. He
says it did not take him more than twenty
minutes to write the hymn.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1886-01-09
King Alfonso's skye Terrier.

The deepest mourner of any since Alfonso's
death has been Ugly, his Skye terrier. The
poor animal howled to be allowed to
go with him to FL Pardo, but was not
allowed. She got there notwithstand-
ing, but how nobody knows. When the
King was dead she was found lying under his
bed in a state of depression. Ugly certainly
knew that she had lost her royal master.
Ever since that loss she has been altogether
off her food, and to prevent her dying from
inanition milk and soup have to be forced
down her throat. The Queen was greatly dis
tressed at having to allow the poor little dog
to be turned out of the mortuary chamber
when the religious ceremonies were taking
place.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1886-01-09
An Men Arc pebtors.
Ely JOHN eRErNIEAF WHITTIER

ny JOHN eRKENLEAF WHITTIER.
As Islam's prophet, when his last day drew
Nigh to its close, besought all men to say
should pay
A debt forgotten, OF for pardon sue,
And, through the silence of his weeping
friends,
A strange voice cried: "Thou owest me
debt"
"Allah be praisedr' he answered. even yet
He gives me power to make the amends
o friendi thank thee for thy timely word.
So runs the tale. Its lesson all may heed,
For all have sinned 10 thought, or word, or
deed.
Or like the prophet, through neglect have
erred.
All need forgiveness, all have debts to pay
Ere the night cometh, while it still IL day.
-Netc York I'M eDsn6eB2
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1886-01-09
styles in Footmen.

WashIngton letter.
The latest style in footmentsto have very
small specimen. The day of the great. big,
strapping footman and driver has gone past
A very small footman is the correct style
now, and the driver. unless he is a family
heirloom, must be of average height, but in
clined to be trifie stout. Brunettes are pre-
ferred to blends for carriage service, at least
SO saws the authority.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1886-01-09
The Holidays of the Year.


In this year of our Lord, 1886, Washing
toms birthday comes on Monday, Valentines
day on Sunday, st; Patrick's day on Wednees,-
day on Sunday, Fourth of July on Sunday
and Christmas on Saturday; Lent begins
March TO- Easter Sunday will be the 25th of
April
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1886-01-09
AT THE MESS TABLE;
THE PHANTOM OF THE PECos.

o.
THE PHANTOM OF THE PECOs.
At the mess table brooded silence
And the fire flickered low,
And the guests seemed thinking sadly
OF home and long ago.
And the general babe the captain,
Bearded and bronzed and hale,
Come, give us one of your stories,
And the captain told this tale:
at was a sultry summer,
Some twenty years ago,
When an emigrant train left Texas
Bound for New Mexico.
Strong men and gentle women,
Three score, were in the band,
And nigh as many children
Left wee footprints in the sand.
s.Northward they travelled slowly,
And bitter was the road;
The sun, ball of fire,
In the brazen heaven glowed.
The sand was like red plowshares
Beneath martyrs feet,
And the thorny spikes OF cactus droSped'
Shriveled in the heat.
There was no wind till evening,
And then its fevered breath
Was like that of the angel
That bears the brand of Death
And the moon, a fiery crescent
Shone in the sky afar
Like it had been the Redeemed blaH
OF his baleful scimetar.
And as they iourneyed northwaxds
Along its sandy bed,
The river shranlI away from them
AS II in guilty dread.
Then shallower grew the water,
And narrower, until
The river dwindled to brook,
The brook to muddy rill.
''Then here and there languid So~
In those accursed lands,
And then the river bed was naughi
But rocks and arid sands.
And the little water that they folinaA
By digging long and deep,
Was bitter as that on seaside roc
When the tide is at its neap.
"And as unto its flinty bed
The trescherous river sank,
Fewer the following footsteps were
Upon its burning bank.
Twenty beheld the red sun rise,
Fifteen sank faint at noon,
And only ten went into camp
Under the lurid moon.
''Then thrice again the red moon ssse'
Thrice rose the copper sun,
And the ten that tottered on were ee
Were five, were three, were one.
One man was left of all that band
That three short weeks ago
Had left that Texan valley
Bound for New Mexico.
And as he staggered onward
Across the endless sands.
His bloodshot eyes still shading,
With weak and blistered hands.
Sudden, from out the desert
Up to the cloudless skies
A vast and awful figure
The traveller saw arise.
at was the watery mirage
There simmer to his view,
Fleecy cascades down falling -
And lakes of deepest .h,Ie.
But though he strt|es TO reach thea
And vainIy staggers on;
Ever a step before him
The vision is withdrawn.
ever before him hovers
And seems to bar the way,
The Phantom of the Pecos,
A cloud of dusty gray.
Its mocking eyes glare on him.
And through the fervid air
Its voice Of doom makes ans ~
To his question Of despair.
''The dying wanderer listens,
The phantom speak his name
And moves his cracking lips in,
One plying prayer to frame.
And the awful vision mutters,
On the soft sand as he sinks,
Don't you think that it's long time
\ long time between drinks?''
The general started from his chair
As he had felt a wound,
Captain" he said, your re right, I swear,
Pass the decanter around"
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1886-01-09

The poets grief is now intense,
HIS n ceats painful grow,
For the o.. years gone, the new yeal's here
And still no beautiful snow.
Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1886-01-12
CITY GOVERNMENT.

The Eastern press generally is now dis
cussing the cost of city government. 1t
ought to develop economy Of method and
finances in municipal affairs. At present,
the municipal debts of the cities and in
corporated towns of the United States ex-
coed all the State debts, and are simply
appalling. 1t is safe to say that there is
not city in the Union which is not
guilty of some extravaganza. Nor are
there more than half dozen cities in the
Union where the full proper measure OF
economy is practiced, nor where taxation
is not unduly high. 1t would seem that
when men organize cities they abandon
business principles, and turn the admins
trations over to political parties-at least,
very largely so. 4 political syndicate OF
any party never yet conducted municipal
affairs economically. Most of the debts that
hang upon the cities Of the United States
to-day are directly traceable to political
rascality, neglect or incompetency. The
thing to be DONE and that will be done
some day, is to divorce municipal admins
tration from politics and conduct city bust
ness upon business principles. This may
seem chimerical, but there are signs in the
relaxation of party lines that indicate a
much earlier approach of that era Of
good than most of us suppose.
Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1886-01-12
NEWS OF THE MORNING.

IN New York yesterday Government bonds
were quoted at 12S for As of 1907: 1925 for as
sterling, 81 s794 80; i0l14 for IS; silver bars
1912.
Silver in London, &c 7-16d consols 9934d; S
per cent United States bonds, extended. 1906
As, 1855; rs. 1li1l.
The Comstocks were irlner in the San Fran
cisco mining share market yesterday. but the
outside stocks were irregular and weak
Professor Vim. F. Roe, ex-Postmaster, died in
Vallejo yesterday
Rain fell heavily in the southern portion OF
the State yesterday
Charles Irwin Allan, Mexican war veteran
and ex-Union soldier, died in MERGED Sunday
hight.
fire at Wells. Nevada, yesterday morning,
destroyed a vacant house and a general mer-
chandise store.
Germany has seized the islands of Samoa, in
the Pacific ocean.
London dispatch announces the suspension
OF the Jersey Bank
The Powers demand that Greece, Servia and
Bulgaria demobilize their armies.
Spain refuses England a coaling station on
one Of the Caroline Islands
"A collision of trains occurred yesterday near
Pittsburg
GoFeTnor-elect Foraker was inaugurated yes
terday at Columbus, o.
The schooner Liconia Thomas is ashore near
Cape Lookout, on the North Carolina coast
An ice gorge two miles long in the oswego
river, New York, is causing great damage, and
it is feared the worst is to come.
The coolest weather ever known in the South
has prevailed since Friday.
All revolutionary measures have ceased in
Peru.
A strike of the New York Clgarmakers' Union
is threatened
Thomas Little fell from a trestle at Albina.
Or. Sunday night. receiving injuries from which
he died yesterday.
An Arctic fur seal was killed in the bay at
Olympia, W. T.. yesterday
Near Chehalis, W. T., yesterday, Julius Ca
rouge lost his left arm through premature
blast.
The Catholics and Episcopalians of Buffalo are
opposed TO the crematory recently erected there.
young girl at GAINESVILLE, W Va. committed
suicide because her parents refused to allow her
TO become ,ormon
The military guard at Grants tomb will be
relieved this week by mounted and foot police.
The Utah Legislature met yesterday in Salt
Lake.
At Nephi, Utah, Sunday II. Il. Pearson shot
and instantly killed Forest Green
The Democratic members of the Ohio Legis-
lature have nominated Thurman for United
States Senator, to be voted for in joint Conven-
ton tomorrow.
The great chess match for 81 900 and the
championship of the world, between stenitz
and Zukertort, began IN New York yesterday
afternoon.
The order TO prohibit sand-lot meetings was
defeated in the San Francisco Board of Super
Tisors last evening.
Nearly 1000 measures now await the action
of the committees in the House of Representa-
t!fcs, $50 having been introduced yesterday
Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1886-01-12
SPAIN.

There are some signs that the Spanish
republicans have recovered from the sin
gular stupor into which the sudden death
of Alfonso plunged them. The Spanish
news gives some evidence of disposition
on their part to demand voice in the
councils of state, and to test their strength
in more than one way. Spain is a posi-
BILE republic-as much so as was France a
few years ago. MOnarchistS have no firm
er hold on Spain than they not long ago
had upon France. 1t augurs that the re-
publicans have some hopes, when such as
Gorilla dare to speak republican senti-
ments at an open banquet, and when such
utterances are warmly applauded-and
that was what recently happened in Ma
dris. There are grim complainings among
the people against the rule of the for
eigner. They might not rebel against the
infant Princess, but not much will be re-
CURED to rouse them against the regent.
We expressed this thought when the death
of Alfonso was announced, and had to con-
fess to surprise that the republicans did
not seize the opportunity that event offered.
Now, however, it appears that they are
restless, and that very little tanning
would set the fire of discomfort into
blaze
Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1886-01-12
ADVICE FROM ABROAD.

The San Francisco Cal says if the Sac
ramento Citrus Fair managers proceed in
the proper manner the exposition Will be q
powerful lever to help the immigration
movement. Very true. But the Call does
rot suggest what it conceives to be a
proper manner" We may assume, how
ever, that it means if the facts of the fair
are properly published abroad, and duly
authenticated, they will aid in opening up
to Eastern people revelations concerning
he capacity of northern California. TINS
will mquestionably be done. More than
hat, 1t is altogether probable that sections
-~9t the exhibits will be shown at other
points-possibly in the East country. 1t
certainly will be a remarkable revelation
to cur Eastern friends to see displayed in
the midst of their snow and ice. in the
very heart of winter, loaded tables of lus-
cious oranges and semi-tropical fruits. the
orange in all variety, the lemon, lime,
pomegranite, olive, etc, fruits that have
been plueked from our bending trees at the
holiday season, and for month prior
thereto, and will be for month there
after. The truth is, as we have so often
repeated, that there is woeful ignorance at
the East and in Europe concerning the
capabilities of northern and central Cali
tornia. As an Eastern visitor yesterday
explained: "In Illinois we have. until
recently, heard only of southern California.
We have had no idea whatever that such
products as these before me were produced
anywhere else than in the Los Angeles
belt" 1t should be known that there is
no one 10 Lame for this state of lack of
snowflake but ourselves. We have been
sadly neglectful of the bounties of nature.
While delving in the mines, and turning
the soil for grain culture, we have neglected
TO make known the other advantages of
our climate and soil. Indeed, we have not
known them ourselves. A few adventurous
spirits began the culture of citrus fruits,
and not SO very long ago were laughed at
Tor their pains. Their foresight is now
justified, and no cultivators have more
upon which to pride themselves.