Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1889-08-17

old. has q rosund, Jolly figure, horid COM
piexion. white hair and sparkling blue eyes.
HE SWUNG AROUND THE CIRCLE.
Another interesting personsge here is Mr.. b.
A. Chadwick, whose Falstafatn proportions are
familiar 70 Washington and New York hotsl
patrons. He was In the Ebbitt' and willard
hotels In Washington for MANY years and new
has an engagement IN the Hoffman house N
New York city. But he gained a national repu;;
tation when, . young man, he accompanied
President johnson on his famous swing around
the circle that he made through the country
and mixed the drinks for the distinguished
guests on the trip, among whom were Gen.
inferred from his being here Mr.. Chadwick ID
suffering nom rheumatic gout and is devoting
himself to the baths. but he does not mortify
his supsrnuous flesh in his diet
TIE SON OF ROBERT Z. LEE.
Gen. g. W. G. Lee Of Lexington, Va, arrived
In the valley this week and viii remain ct the
Hot" for several weeks. This F. F. v. il the
SON Of Gen. Robert E. Lee and the nephew Of
Gen. Fitzhugh Lee; he 10 stout in build and
above the medium heighth Of men. He wears
grizzled gray hair and beard cropped short.
MI. LIE hoy r. Youmans, who has been the at
torney general Of South Carolina for three terms
and was United States district attorney Of his
state during the late administration. is con-
and has now completely recovered his health.
Mr.. Youmans has had and has now several cases
before the United States Supreme Court and
ms circle OF scquaintances at the Capital Ii
large one.
Or: Douglas Tardy, resident physician at the
Hot Springs; DR.. Chas. Y. Darlington Of the
University Of Virginia. DR.. P. c. Barbour Of
Louisville, KY, and DR.. VIM. B. Gray Of Rich
mond, Va, are preparing to administer the
elixir OF rejuvenation, according to Dr.. Brown
Sequard, to an aged attache Of the place.
1t will interest students Of commercial reci-
procity between supply and demand to know
that in this valley mint juleps, active. are
quoted at fifteen cents each or two for twenty
five cents, and brandy straight brings twenty
cents with steady, regular call
ENGLISH RANoHXEN.
Nimrod Hall, in the Allegheny mountains, for
which passengers leave the train at Millboro'
station, is the favorite summer resort Of the
English ranchmen in the mountains The
careful Britons are not combining their purchase
OF American lands to the far northwest, Mani
toba and Montana, for they own large land
tracts In these mountains and are adding every
season to their possessions The sheep ranches
are at present in the hands Of the younger sons
OF noble families who have the companionship
OF other younger sons who are sent over here
to recuperate their health and repair their
wasted purses. Chas R. II. Bruce Of Scotland,
nephew of Lord Abeldare, owns sheep farm
OF over 10 600 acres that he calls Domingo Flats,
in the Cheat mountains, Randolph county,
West Va. He has 5000 head of sheep, for
which he is paid ~ cents per pound in the
field, and be Is located ~ miles from the near
est railway station and 80 miles from the town
OF Webster. Mr.. Bruce has q house on his
place that cost $1,000, and he and his friends
live on the best that is to be had in the noun
tains for money. He has with him on his rides
Mr.. de Fleury Of London, q cousin Of the
duke OF Newcastle, who is here for a stay Of
eighteen months They are tall, handsome
youths. svelt Of figure and active. This 10 their
collecting season and they are riding about the
country on that business. They are mounted
on fine horses and are followed by dogs of high
breeding. The picturesque riding costume
they wear is quiet in STYLE consisting Of velvet
breeches and jackets, leather leggings and
boots, SLOUGH hats and silver spurs Mr.. de
Fleury prides himself upon his cross-country
steeplechase riding. He works without pay
for Mr.. Bruce-the rough farm work is done by
hired men-and keeps his own horses and feels
repaid in so doing, because he would spend
twenty-five times more in England in a season
than it takes to live here. He has also invested
in some wooded lands in West Virginia. The
bank accounts are kept in New York city and
If they should get lonesome a few days journey
by sea at any time would land them in Liver
pool. Mr.. Bruce and Mr.. de Fleury are gradu-
ates OF Oxford and are posted upon all the live
topics Of the time. They say the Americans
are making mistake in allowing English capt.
talists TO place their wealth in the best securi-
ties here. If they we're the great American
people they would keep their hotel, brewery,
railroad, grain elevator and other properties
in their own hands. In the matter Of the sheep
ranching the writer expressed surprise that
American youths did not prefer occupations Of
that sort to overcrowding the professions, as our
college graduates do, and was told BY a practi-
cal business man that it was capital, not enter
prise, that was wanting on the part of our young
men.
Mrs. 81. c. Nelson, Miss L. W. Abbott, Mrs.
Stuart Elliott, Miss Belle Elliott, Mr.. Clarence
McClelland and Mr.. F. n. McClelland Of WASH
ington are among the recent arrivals at the
Hot Springs hotel. MP.N.