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namely, tho dfreloppe sur Ia barre. the deuel.
opp5 d Ia Quatrieme dernnt, the grand dfrelopp5
a Ia barre, tho petits bdtemen VI d te,re, and the
pointeS, Rymnastic exercises that can better be
understood from NJ. Paul R%enouard's sketches
than from verbal description. And at every
moment during the lesson the professor inter-
sperses her remarks with the words: I" Sourteri
Souriez! Aais souriez dvnc!" iSmilel Won't you
smiley For in the midst OF. tho most difficult
and torturing dislocations the ballet girl must
smile. and the art OF smiling has to be learned
Just like a step or q dspeiopps.
After half an hour OF these general exercises
at the bar there comes q rest, and tho little
girls begin once more to chatter and flutter,
while the professor lays the dust by watering
the floor in geometrical interlacements. Then
follows the adaoe, or second part of tho lesson,
steps. The dancers teke place in the middle
her skirts, and indicates the step, and the little
groups by twos. and smile in unison. while the
cries in stranee terms: "BaH'nnf, jonda. as;
Always that smile! And remark that the pro
ure is not marked" or The movements, are
the next examination 2" verify the class will
60 on working and trying.
The experience Of almost all observers that
have had the privilege OF seeing the dancing
class at work Is the Same. At first you feel In
clined to laugh. Almost all these children are
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Suddenly the fiddle stops. There is a rest,
and then the girls, go through another course
Of dislocation At the bar, and then with their
and then 10 the left, NJ II THANKING nm idolizing
rnblir for q deserved ovation. inen " Ia re-
the classroom il empty; the little girls, pant
ing and worn out, don their paltry robes Of
poverty and return under their mothers wings
we'll advanced. the lesson is over, and the little
ones are tree. unless BIZ chance their services
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satisfactory Progress.

Layman Ito reviyalisttI hear that several
members Of the church have gone oraIy over the sub
1sot Of reixion.
k$VivAlist-YeS dk our revival gAtk sItnN are meet
Ing with glorious sue oess.
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sixty years Of age; 1t is he who teaches grace
and elegance to the young creatures. And 80
the seven dancers repeat the attitudes and
over the stage in pursuit Of or in flight from an
imaginary shepherd. Then after the ensem-
tragic and her comic scene with all the conyen-
A stage rehearsal OF a ballet is less cere.
monious than an examination. The dancers
wear flannel or piqu6 corsages, low necked and
without, sleeves, " coming down to the
dirty old dancing shoes. On either side Of the
stage every available projection is utilized as
cratic promiscpity the richest nantes and
proofs, hats that have cost one hundred
dollars at the swell ,milliners,, and hats
The old.elothes shops1ths insignia and
Piled vestures OF poverty. In the orchestra are
two Hddlers. Near the %prompter's, box is an
electric lamp and a reflector that glares In the
pale daylight. streaming in from the foyer and
To the right are several gentlemen-author,
composer, manager. and one, holding a heavy
whom chattering OF the ballet girls, becomes
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GOOD ADVICE.

It may be laid down as an axiom that plump
ness Is out Of the question in the profession OF
warehouses. THEODORE CHILD.
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Of the daily lessons. which are the same for NIL.
has to dance ut tho opera mt night, or at least
to take part In the, PROFESSIONS and groups. and
Of course to work in rehsarsals. On represen-
tation nights tho dancer must be at the opera
at 8 o'clock: In the morning her lessons begin
at $3.50 or 10; in tla afternoon she Is
rarely free before 8 o'clock: so that it may
be easily imagined that she has not much
time for getting into mischief. And yet many
Of them do get into all sorts Of mischief, and in
spite of all the physical torture that they con-
stantly undergo the young dancers seem al
ways happy and chatty. One thing to be re-
marked Is that, as a rule. q danseuse does not
waste much energy on brain work: but of the
intellectual aspect Of the ballet girl l shall
have more to say anon.
SO then for the work OF the Qrdnde cldsse We
shall not need to go into detailed description.
The big girls, like the little girls, oil come to
the opera with bags in which you will %invaria-
bly, find, among other things. 3 piece OF cold
veal and a pack of cards for the purpose Of
fortune telling. Like the little girls. the big
ones work at tho bar. execute at tho. word Of
command various steps. such az jetfs, balances.
piroueues, 0aroouilades, entrechats. Jouettis,
ronds de janbe assemblies. ponies. parcours.
petits temps. Like the little ones, too. they learn
variations on their fingers. However great a
dancer may be. she must go through her les
son; not even n Taglioni is exempt from the
torture of the bar: nay: more, above oil a Tag
lioni cannot escape 1t. for a danseuse must al
ways remain In training. A weeks rest for a
dancer implies a months extra hard training
to recover her limberness and agility.
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LITTLE ON THE LEVEL.
ugly or common looking. The visitor remarks
their turn-up noses, their slender stature. their
spindle legs. But the moment the group Is
formed for the ensemble. the moment the pro-
fessor gives the word OF command. all that IL
vulgar vanishes: the discipline of the move
ments communicates to the whole puadrille q
certain air OF noblsness and. majesty: the re-
sultis something poetic. rhythmic. harmonious,
and unexpected; the feet touch the floor with
Of air; the arms describe an identical curve.
and the legs swing and spring In synchronous
unison. The ugly individuals are metamor-
phosed by the grace OF movement
At intervals there are moments OF rest. but
the Jealous pupils do not rest they run to the
bar and work their knees and loins, multiply
ing their efforts to gain the suppleness and
lightness that the public often seem to regard
as natural and innate. 1t is during these in
tervals that one remarks the temperament and
prscocious nature OF the danseuses. but
among the pstites one can never predict that
this or that one will become famous. for 30
many Of them. whom they have reached the age
Of 16 or II. allow themselves to be diverted
from their art by the first banker who offers
his assistance.
The third part OF the lesson is the variation.
The pupils gather In q group around the pro-
fessor. VIII with her fingers dictates the steps
that are to DO executed. one finger OF each
hand representing the two legs OF the dancer.
Attitude, pas de. 6olDTee, ,0tissdde. entrechaL.
temps de cuisSe." &c. says the professor in her
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ON TIPTOE.

The corps de ballet of the opera Is composed
are divided into stars" OF whom there ought
to be six. but Of whom there are at present
only two, namely. Rosita ;Mauri and Julia SUI
bra, premiers s,Jets, deurieLaes ~suetS, two divis-
ions OF coryph6es. comprising each two sec
lions Of six dancers, a third division Of eight
two sections, the petites classes and the
warehouses. which latter are, supernumeraries,
Whose business T It is to lGok well Y, rat rs shan
classes receive each time they figure ON
the stage or at a rehearsal a fee, Of thirty
to forty cents: the ladies OF tho two quad
rifles are paid from 500 to $40 a month;
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the dast s;sryph s,,sii ir f4nm g. 20 to 2, g: .i9o a INC month nl.; tn:
s,yets. from 1920 to $500; the stars" from
$4,000 to 10000 a year. Let 1t be, noted incl
byCSne days: Fer Instance. Taglioni was paid
q o th: oPsrn 5000 z year; Eanny Elssler,
rito, $4,000. and La. Rosati, $4,000. Re
mark also that the stars are nearly always
foreigners. q fact that rankles In the hearts Of
for when once, after passing through years OF
labor and countless examinations, a French
"star' she must stop. Exceptions like that OF
Leontine Beauxrand, who entered the petite
classe at the age Of eight and retired a few years
are very rare indeed.
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are needed in. the Gouration. or groups, at the
opera that night, In which case they receive a
qualification OF thirty or forty cents, and some
rood advice" from their mothers before the
curtain rises.
Such Ia In outline q sketch Of the daily work
Of the petite cldsse and OF the apprentice dancer
In the first stage. OF the career. Tit. higher the
dancer mounts the greater, are her labnrs apd
0randes. the dancer, In addition to the fatigue
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The professor indicates the scenario. sets the
example OF the attitude to be taken, OF the looks
displayed. And the professor. be 1t remarked,
Is generally q tall. lean old man OF at least
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FOURTH DEVELOPMENT. FORWARD.
day. every morning at 10 o'clock, Nine. Theo-
dore awaits her pupils. who come accompanied
by their mothers. each one carrying a little bag
that contains q regular Noah's ark full OF mis-
esllaneous objects necessary for the studies or
the happiness OF a pupil Of the petite classe. such
As stockings, dancing shoes. q box Of poudrs de
III, q comb. a button hook. some bread. q bottle
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Tho examinations are naturally great days
Let us sketch briefly one OF the ordinary eI-
aminations, which take place on the stage Of
the opera. We will suppose that IT Is an
examination In pantomime; for a ballet. !
need not remind the reader. Is composed OF
two elements, dancing and pantopime the
passions, IDEAS, Intentions. and both elements
being sustained by music, either rhythmic
nm but the holland covers remain over the
velvet Of the. boxes: tho theatre 10 empty
in the stalls alone In the middle sit the Jury.
the services Of the stage and OF la danse. In .
corner OF the. stalls to the right 10 q gronp OF
mothers anxiously awaiting tho result OF those
nIsrps de dapsrlSes whom Liidovir faleVy mas 30
wonderfully portrayed In Les Petites Cardin-
al and who have a footing in NIL social strata.
g~reengrocers in the daytime. at night they chat
guished gentlemen In France. On the stage
there IL no scenery planted nothinGb but an old
drop" al the back; on each. side OF the stage
a Are Ip an with his shining brass helmet. In
the middle Of the stage Is Q group composed OF
lie professor OF pantomims and OF seven
pufiy skirts OF t~arlatsn, elk tights. and, broad
ssshss Of ribbon round their waists; The pro-
fessor. fiddle in hand, gives his orders. Each
dancer il 10 mimic q scene OF, coquotIy and .
sce,e Of despair. comedy and drama. But first
of ali there must he an ensemble,
manage from the stalls. The professor takes
IN his stand near the footlights on the left
the seven dancers stand In line . little way
IN the stage. Then the professor scrapes on
his hddle and accompanies the musical phrases
With strange words and stu stranger gestures.
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THE BALLET IN PARIS.
uow THE DANCERS OF THE OPERA
LEARN THhIR ART

n, B.r,.u,uu Mt the Age OF sever, and In
Ten or Twelve Years. with Hard Work,
O.e May Become n Psssabie Daasouss.
From ne Cosmopolitan COPYRIGHT 1881.
Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1888-03-17

C~aANTIl1.t. France, March l0.-The
sullivan Mitchell fight took took place
tnis morning. The rght occupied three
hours and eleven minutes, aud was de
cllrcd IA draw after thirty nine rounds.
Toward the finish Of .hc fight, Mitchell
improved and wasdoing better before the
referee decided the fight a draw. Sulli
van was cold and much weakened hy the
pelting rain, Much walk around the ring
was INDUCED in during the fight. Both
men have black eyes,
The fight ended in a draw. Mitchell
was very cunning and sullivan was una
bic to knock him out. Both men were
exhausted and their hands were badly
hurt. S%ullivan's friends were una
bic 10 explain why he did not
do better. The official number OF rounds
was thirty nine, but they really fought
foriy-four. counting the number of times
they sat down on their chairs in
the corner of the ring. Sullivan
could not knock Mitchell out, although
he hit him again an again. Mitchell was
strong at the finish, but his hands were
in very bad shape.
Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1888-03-17

Sr%RTNoFIELp. March 6.-Since the an
nouncement ofthc engagement Of ex-Gov.
John N. Palmer and Miss Hannah l..
Kimball there has been much speculation
as % the time when the happy event will
take place. IL was given out on the quiet
today, by one Of the intimate friends Of
the ex-govcrnor's family, that the patri-
archial pair would bow at Hymen's shrine
on the 18th Of April, and that the solemn
ceremony would be pronounced by Rev.
j. A. Reed, ID. d., Of the First Presby
terrain church Of this city. Gov. Palmer
has spruced up wonderfully since the
affair has been made public. and his mt
mate friends declare that he looks a score
Of years younger. He is as coy about re-
ferring TO the event ss q youth OF nine
teen.
Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1888-03-17
Prospects ofthe Lard Bill.

WASHINGTON, March 6.-Fwomembers
OF the house committee on agriculture
have no doubt whatever that their com
mittce will report the Dawes pure lard
bill favorably, probably revised SO that
The tax on lard compounds will be very
light indeed. Col. Hatch, Of Missouri.
who steered the oleomargarinc bill
through. likes the measure, and is
reporter to favor using The same tactics
which he employed in pushing the oleo
bill. There is sure 10 be a minority report
with several of the southern members as
singers. The Boston men are making q
great deal of the cook stove operation in
committee Saturday. Prof. Sharples. the
state assayer of Massachusetts, who is
here in the. employ of the Square crowd.
mixed up a stew consisting OF % per cent
OF cotton seed oil, % Of beef stearinc, 40
of lard and 10 of dead hogs grease, and
fried them together until he had a greasy
white substance which looked consider
ably like lard and had a lardy odor.
Prof. Sharples said it was the dead hogs
grease which gave the compound the
smell. Judge Wilson said he was going
to test the committees stomachs mt the
next hearing by relating how the dead
hog grease is made and what Vac corpses
and their product look like.
Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1888-03-17

W~AsHixGrog. March 3.-lIcnrv 1. >ey-
mour, OF Michigau, successor t the late SETH
G. MoiYat, in the house, took the oath of office
soday.
A resolutions VAS adopted authorizing the
expenditure Ivy tho committee on manufac-
lures in the trust Investigations.
After the reports from various committees
the house rcsumcd consideration OF the Pacific
railroad telegraph bill.
Mr.. White, Of New York, took the floor In
exposition TO the measure. This bill afforded
the government no new remedy. There was
buncomhc In ii. but there was no legislation
10 Il. He warmly chempioned the Western
Union Telegraph company snd asserted that
the company furnishes better facilities and
lower average rates than in any other COun-
nv. He sail M was here 20 protest against
anarchy ana communi.tic legislation, which
would icgielato away property acquired hon
estly and honora5iy in the form of Jaw.
Mr.. Symes, of Colorado. said the purpose Of
the bill was merely TO compel subsidized rail
roads to comply with the conditions and pro-
visions Of the grants creating them. AftcrJay
ttouIu ana nlS tiNS Nai N'NlhSNEA Lut
Pacific IA long ~ he could make anything ont
II it ne had walked of, leaving the company
bankrupt and taking with him among the as
sets the Geographic lines with which he levied
a discriminating tribute from the people west
of the Missouri river.
Mr.. Dockcry, of Missouri, said that under
The granting acts the Pacific companies were
required to construct not only railroad lines
but also telegraph lines. Instead Of doing so
they had assumed to divest themselves of
their obligations by a monopoly contract with
the Western Vnion Telegraph company. Com
petition WAS essential to the highest and best
interest Of the whole people, and II necessary
tand he believed il to be neces
sary) the power Of the government
must be exercised to execute to the people
that perfect quality, without discrimination
which was The basis upon which rested tho
whole fabric Of oar institutions. The pend
inp bill was an initiative measure Of reform,
He desired to appeal to no prejudice in the
discussion Of this question, but ht was IN
earnest about this proposition that no man
In this country, although he was worth 500,
900, 900. should dominate the universal mono
poly. Mr.. White then offered his substitute
which was rejected without division, and thu
bill was passed. Yeas, 1871; nays, 4-Messrs
Bliss. Ketcham. Merriman and White, of New
York.
W%AsKINGToN, March 9TH matter q
government ~telcgraphy was discussed a
lcngth-thc general opinion being that =
long as private enterprise can and Will hsndl
the telegraph business Of the country justly
it is better that the government keep hari
oil.
Among the more important amendment
recommended by the committee OF appropris
tons, and adopted by the senate were the 70
lowing:
Inserting ar item of S71, 405 to complete tn
reports Of the tenth census.
Reducing the contingent expenses OF tn
land offices from $4,000 To $25,0O.
Insevting an item Of S. 500 for fitting up tn
Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1888-03-17
A Deliberate Mob.

P~ARKERsBURG, W. ", March 8.-In
H~arIisonville in Mcdowell county Mr..
and Mrs. Mitil Hawks quarrclied on sun
day, and Duncan, n young man boarding
with them, took the part Of Mrs. Hawks.
This cnraged Hawks who began abusing
Duncan, saying ne in:crfered too often in
favor Of his wife. The alteration result
ed in Duncan shooting Hawks through
the heart. Duncan escaped and remained
hid when he was found 10y a mob formed
for the purpose Of (ynching him If he
could not prove his innocence. He was
taken before a justice and n preliminary
trial held. The testimony OF the woman
and of Duncan was such that the justice
sent Duncan TO Jail. The mob awaited
the result Of the trial and while Duncan
was being taken to Jail overpowered the
officers and took him away. No resist
ance to their action was made and they
took him 10 the woods and hanged him 10
a tree.
Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1888-03-17
Young Ladies TO Carry Torches.

PITrsBURG, March 7.-One Of the
novel features of The coming presidential
campaign will be a Frances Folsom
Cleveland Club" which will be organized
by the young ladies of Greensburg, West
moreland county. lis members will com
prise young ladies from the first Demo
cratic families Of the town. The object
Of the organization is to assist in retain
ing President Cleveland in the White
house and thus have Mrs. Cleveland
Tor the first day of the land for
another period Of four years. The or
ganization will be effected throughout
the county, and correspondence will be
opened with young ladies in the sur
rounding counties and probably states. II
is the intention Of the prime movers to
take part in all parades, and with that
end in view they will attire themselves in
becoming uniforms. Their dress will be
"a neat fitting wife walking suit. trimmed
with red and blue 10 represent the no
tional colors, with gilt cap and helmet.
They will also carry a torch of handsome
brass pattern. and will be drilled in the
manual OF arms and military evolutions
by skilled drill masters. The Young la
dies are enthusiastically in earnest, and
will exert themselves 10 the utmost to
complete The object of the organization.
Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1888-03-17

PANS, March "A lengthy statement
has been prepared showing the naval
strength of Germany and Italy, the two
powers with whom France may expect TO
review Of the French marine. Sumnar.
lied it may be said that the German force
on the British channel and on the ocean
consists Of seven frigates of the Old
model, Of which the kunig Wilhelm,
with eight-inch armor and twenty three
eight-inch guns, is a type. These frigates
ironclads III point Of armor. battery and
speed, but would sustain an unequal con
test even with the French f~rigatcs OF the
OLD models. Besides these seven frigates
Germany has no ships Of the line. She
has, however, for harbor detenses six
armed cruisers, fourteen monitors and a
number Of gunboats. 70 oppose Ger
many in the channel and on the ocean
France has at her disposal three ironclads
of 300 tons each. armed with four ten
inch and four nine inch guns; five iron
clads of the second class, carrying four
nine-inch guns; and FIVE cruisers, with ar
NOR varying from twelve TO twenty
inches in thickness, and each carrying
two thirteen inch guns. There also three
cruisers armed each with two nine-inch
guns, besides four gunboats.
In the Mediterranean ii Will be the
It1,,, r,I mt a., N, dot, ,us,l
which France will have To deal. This
consists, first. of eight frigatcs of the old
style, the arInOr of which is generally
thin. varying from nine inches down
to as low as four and onc-half, and
armed for the most part with nine
inch guns. -Four Of these may be rated
as second class cruises. Then come the
three enormous ironclads the Duilio,
TIE Dandolo. and LaItalio, carrying one
hundred ton guns and sheatcd with steel
plates % inches thick and which are said
TO be the strongest war ships atloat, They
have the disadvantage however, insepcr-
able from their great size, OF being IN
wicldy and il should also be stated that
they are not full armed vessels, the
sheathing only covering the most exposed
parts. The Italian naval authorities
have another of these monsters in process
of construction. but not far enough 10 be
ready for use should war be declared in
the spring. Therefore Italy may be said
TO have ready for action three iron cladS
of the first class, four OF the second class
and the rest Of doubtful nature.
Against these France has in the Med
i%terranean the Admiral Dupcre 10, 800 tons
22 inch armor. from Il inch guns, the
Devastation. and the Courbet of 5000
tons and Ii inch armor, eTudomptable
and the Terrible OF $500 tons OF 20 inch
armor; the RedOubtablc, the Frielland;
the Colbert and the Trident OF :, 300 tons
and 8 inch armor, besides Il swarm of
gunboats and second class cruisers.
The report concludes by saying That
while the three big Italian ironclads are
incontcstibly superior to any three Of The
French squadron. yet the latter, as n
whole, is believed TO be more than equal
TO the task Of taking care Of King Hum
bert's navy when the necessity shall
arise. As for the German fleet the French
naval authorities claim that it will be
dramatically scaled up in the ports of he
Baltic and North seas as twas in the
winter of lS70-71.