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struggling. gesticulating, discussing and dis
putting, were q hundred or more ~balloonists,
under the authority of a president, assisted
by q secretary and a treasurer. They were not
professional exhibitors, but simply amateurs
in everything that appertalned to aerostatics,
but who vigorously opposed the introduction
of hyiug-machines. aerial ships and other
apparatus heavier than air"
It is possible, however, that the valiant
members of the Weldon Club were willing to
admit the steering of balloons. but as regards
any other manipulation they drew the line.
Ire President, we'll known in Philadel-
phia, was the famous Uncle Prudent-Pru-
dent being his family name. The prefix
Uncle is not surprising in America, where
one can be uncle and have neither nephew
nor niece.
Uncle Prudent was O parsonage of consid-
cradle importance, and in spite of his name
was noted for his recklessness. He was very
rich, but this could hardly be called a fault.
even in the United States. Besides, how
could he help being wealthy, as he was the
largest stakeholder of the Niagara Falls Com
pnny, a company formed for the utilization
of the water passing over the falls. The seven
thousand five hundred cubic feet of water
that went over every second produced a force
equal to seven million horsepower. The
revenue from the supply of this enormou
force TO the manufactures within a circle of
Ave hundred miles gave q net profit to the
company of some three million dollars a
year. the larger part of which went into
Uncle Prudent's pockets.
Notwithstanding he was frugal in his living
and possessed but q single servant, his valet
Frycollin, who was as timid as his master
was audacious.
Uncle Prudent was rich, and that he had
friends goes without sayings but he also had
enemies, for he was President OF the club
and there were q few who enyied him his
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made relative to the guiding or steering of
balloons. The attachment of propellors and
screws had been attempted in 1852 by Henry
Glffard, in 1872 by Dupuy de LONE, in 1888
by the Tissandier brothers, and in 1884 by
Capts. Krebs and Renard. But If these ma
chimes in an atmosphere heavier than them
selves were capable of being steered by a
wind, it was owing to the highly favorable
circumstances attending the trial. In a large
hall, quiet and close, they we're perfect, and
in n calm atmosphere favorable results might
be shown. But really nothing practical had
been attained.
Against a light wind, eight feet to the sec
ond, these machines would rest almost sta
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Gaming Events.

The employees of Harper 4 Bros. rec option
and ball Mt Lexington Avenue Opera-House,
Monday, March 1.
.Twcnty-siyth season Sparkling Cotcric recep-
ton and ball, Tuesday evening, Feb, 20, Metro
politan Opera-House.
Sixth annual ball of the Melrose Benevolent
Association At Arlington Hall, 10 to % st.
Marks place, this evening.
The Justice Association of New York Letter
Carriers will give a reception and entertainment
in Nilsson Hall Thursday evening.
Fifth season of the, Wandering Jolly Ten,
Thursday evening, Feb. y, at Adelphi Hall,
Broadway and Fifty-scvonth street.
Annual reception of the Cyclone Flute and
Drum Band, AZ ,Tammnny Hall, 245 Spring
street, on Washington's Birthday evening,
Feb. ~.
Reception of the Independence Council No.
6ST, ROYAL Arcanum, Saturday evening, Feb.
10, at the Cafe Logeling. A banquet will pre-
cedc the dancing.
First annual invitation masquerade ball Of the
Nonparcil Pleasure Club at Schuck's Hall, Ninth
avenue, near Twentieth street, Brooklyn,
Wednesday evening, Feb. ~.
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mo one can dispute It."
mo! But we shall and do dispute 1t in
spite of your threats"
BE careful what you say, Bat Fyn."
Take care of yourself. Uncle Prudent"
" l insist that the screw should be placed
behind!"
so do we! So do wei" responded fifty
voices together.
No; it should be in the front, " cried Phil
Evans.
In front! In front! " shouted fifty voices
no less vigorously.
>" We still hold our convictions and always
Shall" replied the other fifty.
Then what is the use of disputing 2"
1t Is not a dispute--it is a discussion"
For a good quarter of an hour these retorts
anu Vociferous yells had filed the drawing
room of the celebrated Weldon Club, situated
oh walnut street, in the city of Philadelphia.
On the night in question the inhabitants
We're on the eve of the election of the Mayor;
mere had been public manifestations, excited
meetings and blows had even been exchanged
between the members of the different parties.
Inc members of the Weldon Club had doubt
iess participated in the struggle and were
s'll charged with the excitement. Their
present meeting, however, was only a simple
reunion of b~alloonists," discussing a ques-
.oh which, to them, was most momentous-
.ne steering or guiding of balloons. These
pioceedings were transporting in a city which
. neither n port nor a mining or petro-
ieum centre-a city larger than either Berlin,
tuanchester, Edinburgh, Liverpool, Vienna,
u petersburg or Dublin-a city which pos
1esses a park larger than the seven parks Of
Iohdon combined in short, a city which
comprises over q million souls and which ia
Inc fourth city of the world.
A visit to the Weldon Club the night of
,ne 18th of June would have been well worth
mo trouble. In the large hall debating.
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two pieces of white paper. These two lines
were precisely the same length, as they had
been measured with mathematical exactitude.
The papers were TO be placed on two tables
in the middle of the room and the two candi-
dates each furnished with q fine needle.
They were to approach their own table at the
same time, and the candidate who planted
his needle nearest the centre of the line
would be the acknowledged President of the
Weldon Club.
Uncle Prudent planted his needle at the
same time as Phil Evans sunk his. Measure
ments were taken to decide which had come
nearest the centre.
Again matters were brought to a standstill.
The two gentlemen had been so precise in
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r.. Il. GIVE cannota answer any of your ques-
tions in the Affirmative.
y. W; B.-The standard wages for car drivers
or conductors IL 81 per day, and the law says
they shall not work more than ten hours.
NJ A. G.-Your dream il probably among tho
thousands received and will be reached in due
time. written on both sides OF the paper 1t
cannot be used.
W. ,Redmoyd. Samaritan Home for the Aged,
ia West Twenty-seCond street: Zion Home for
the, Aged. 2ll West Eleventh street; Home for
Old Men, Az Hudson street.
4. WI the landlord refuses to fulfil his
agreement YOU can throw mp the lease. aud 1t
VIII then dcNolye upon him in the suit for his
money to establish his good faith.
4. P,-lou and your. wife may separate by
mutual consent. but only n divorce will permit
citiIcr OF You To marry nGnll. You would have
to begin n suit III the supreme Court.
H. Il. H. If the invitation were to the | ly's
house and you could not accept II would be
proper for yotl to send your card, but ar it IL a
ticket to Q public entertainment you had better
write to the lady saying that you cannot attend,
The Agricultural Portfolio.
From the Washington CriTcl
Il would be a coop d'ctat for Mr.. Harrison to
put Farmer Hayes in his Cabinet.
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The New York Reed Club.

Musical circles in New York are greatly in
tcrested in the announcement of the organiza-
ton of the New York Reed Club, which will
Torrance of music on wooden wind instru-
mcnts. Mr.. Louis Melbourne il the manager
oboe; J. Schreur, clalionet; A.. Hackelbarth,
horn; Il. Heidelberg, bassoon. Music of tins
charactGnrr has never before been heard in New
works by Beethoven, Mozart, Hummel, Spohr,
OnsloW, Lubbock, Pfeiffer, Rcicha, Saint-Saens,
Gulraul and others.
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the Tissandier brothers, or in front like the
one employed by Captains Krebs and Renard.
The partisans of each system were unable
to effect a compromise, and even came to
blows. The "Frontites" comprised fifty
members. and the 'Rearites" possessed the
same number of adherents.
AS long as this state of affairs continued it
was impossible to adjust the propeller.
Unless the government should interfere all
operations might remain as they stood for an
indefinite period of time. But in the United
States the government does not meddle with
private affairs or things that do not concern
it.
With matters in this state, the meeting on
the night of the 18th of June threatened to
end in a riot-threats exchanged, blows fol-
lowing threats and revolvers succeeding
blows-wheu at 8 o'clock something occurred
10 attract the attention of the members.
One OF the ushers of the club crowded his
way through the stormy meeting to the Presi-
dents desk, and handing him a card. waited
for any riders that might be given in return.
Uncle Prudent read the card and turned the
valve of the steam whistle which served to
call the meeting to order, but the tumult con-
tinued undated. Then Uncle Prudent re-
sorted to an extreme measure.
He took off his hat. Tn sight of a fellow
citizen standing inside a house with his hat of
startled the members into silence.
"A communication, " said Uncle Prudent,
taking an enormou pinch from the u boz
at his side.
Read it," shouted ninety nine voices, for
getting in the excitement to disagree.
MY friends, a stranger asks the privilege
Of being introduced into our meeting to-
night"
Never !" replied all the voices.
He desires to prove TO us that to believe
in the steering of balloons is to believe in the
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position. Among them the most implacable
was Phil Evans. the Secretary of the Weldon
Club.
Phil Evans, in his antagonism was certainly
not mercenary for he was the head of the
Walton Watch Company, a concern that
makes 500 watch movements a day and whose
workmanship is equal, if no superior, to the
best Swiss productions. All that he needed
to make him supremely happy WAS that envied
position held by Uncle Prudent. They were
both about the same age-forty-fve, both
possessed strong constitutions, both of IN
doubted courage, and each was inclined to
believe that the state of bachelorhood pos
sessed considerable more charms than that
of wedlock.
Phil Evans and Uncle Prudent had both
been candidates for the presidency of the
club and each received the same number of
votes. Twenty ballots were taken, which in
every instance resulted in a tie.
1t was an embarrassing situation md
threatened to last as long as either of the can
didates lived, but one of the members of the
club proposed a means of settling the ques-
ton.
1t was Jem Clip, the treasurer, a confirmed
vegetarian, one of that sect who prescribed
all animal food and all fermented liquors, q
rival of Newman, Pi;man, Ward. Davies
and other shining lights of that particular
class of inoffensive ~lunatics.
Jem Clip was supported in his scheme by
another member of the club. William T.
Forbes, the proprietor of a large glucose
mandatory, where sugar was made out of
paper and old rags. He was . very sedate
and dignifed individual, and was the father
of two charming young ladies. Miss Dorothy.
commonly called Dollie, and Miss Martha,
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called Matt, who gave tone to the best society
of Philadelphia.
Jem Cip's proposition, backed by William
T. Forbes and some other members, was
finally adopted, and it was decided to elect
the president Of the club by the - middle
point" The fact is, this method Of election
had become 30 popular that there were a
large number of Americans who advocated
It's employment in nominating the candidates
for the position of President of the United
States.
A long black line was drawn on each of
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By JULES VERNE,

Aathor of " TtUenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea-" 81 Trip to
the Moon," "Around the World In Eighty Days. &C.
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II four out Of Ave Of the aforementioned
men will stake goo each, viz, Sullivan,
Smith; Kilrain, Mitchell and jackson :
rounds Of three minutes each, and the final Of
five, rounds. on Friday, April 26, at Agricultural
lows: First prize, Ell, 500; second, f7OO;
third and fourth, $500 each. Entries must be
made to the Sportsman not later than March 1.
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Ben Hyam's offer. cabled from London,
will make much talk in America and may re-
suit in an interesting pugilistic event. Ben
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THIRD AVENUE THEATRE

THE Kindergarten " was produced Mt the
Third Avenue Theatre last night. and the fact
that it Is by this time extremely familiar did not
plenty of good music. and the dancing was Wig
orously athletic. The company is q very Com-
petent one.
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Skater Joe Donoghue received q cordial
welcome ON his arrival in the CITY yesterday,
and VIII meet with n more demonstrative one
at his home in Newburg tonight. He will
leave for Hewburg with members OF the Man
haitian Athletic Club at 6 p. NJ. Joe expects
TO enter the long deferred skating champion
ships of the National Skating Association
and show his friends here what he can do
after his trip.
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A PERSONALLY AUTHORIZED PUBLIC

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PARIS, Feb 8, 1sss.ILI hare rust ootataed yrt1ea authority
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THOSE WHO AMUSE.
Richard 0o!deus New Play-Realistic
Acting with Bowie Knife.

Edwin Booth is writing a sketch of his
stage career for the Century, and Jane Had
ing has already given heI professional eIpe-
rience in the Cosmopolitan.
A vouny lady wa. ,scen,lv fo,cad IN or;,
W,li,c.'s Carrie KIM romn.n, =, dr,,n,
. br,. enyay,ment .be va. rut tb,e. t;m..
with a bos,e knife and an. yeriIy beb.ya,
thai IL .hs had con,iuuad on .ha xorld nav.
neen carved tn mince meat be fore IN. ..a.or
vas ov.r hv tho marry wha nI.vsd IN. h.d
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THE WAY IT LOOKS
Down In West Virginia When the Po-
litical Pot Boils

CHARLESTON. Jan. 10.
The House has adjourned unul 10 O'Clock
Monday morning; the Ser nate TIL Monday
afterno IN as far from organization as ever
The motion To dissolve the writ prohibiting {
the circuit cJur. from procet dug sgaisst
'he Secretary of State with writ Of mands
mus was argued before the supreme Court
but 10 decision has vet been rendered, In
case the republic ans gain their case and the
kanawha returns are laid before the leg sla-
ture, Gen Gof will be declared Governor
Oh the face of tie returns, The democrats
are exceedingly ANXIOUS To organize
the Senate before this is decided
two of them voting for the republl
can caucus nomin, for President. but a.
the republicans scattered their vote this had
10 effect. 1t IS admitted by all hat the
republicans will organic. that body when
th'y decide to do 50. and they will probably
unie on Senator Carr, the Union L,bor
member. for President. This was their frst
intention. but as the Democrats also decided
on him, the Republicans put Senator M,4yar
IN nomination. 10 delay matters until the
Democrats scheme to steal tn. GJyernorshi
fell through General GOf arrived re
from Washington and is lookirg after his
Interests One of hi, friends, VINO Is sup
posed to speak with authority, states that
SecretaryshIp of the Navy has been offered
General Gof, but that the latter will not
accept it.
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continuous sps eial orisr Il xIs passst
y vote of lO3 to 81
sunset Cox sx. cAiiei 10 the chair sheu
ne Heuse n, into toe committee ~ zp
Iropria,ioo bills. The Military Academy
HN was sr.t ccssilefed- lt spproprals,
lezriy sso0 90 Dps- thaa double the aypro
priAtion of last year.
Hon Samuel j Randall neXt asxsi n-an-
NOUS eoasest to repeal the order mrie
das ] ! lasI that the House alloarn Al )
ociock eaen day. Diagiey obj -e.e,i to this,
and the reto.aLloa xas referssI to tas com
nIitee Oh rules.
Meant NE the speaker appointed Mr.. Clar-
~ Of Missouri, Mr. R4ynor u M, Iald.
4nd Mr. u'Seil Of Psnn,, lrsnia eonferee.
% the Nicaragua canal bill. CArdy and
% Neil favored The original bill and kayno;
sas active IN securing amen inents.
The diplomatic and consular appropriation
nill HeKt came before the com Bit,se. | xp
p'opriat,s 81 AZ ,0On, $I4i0 | ., IA las
} ear. Ii vent through slthous scratch
Mr.. NJ Aioo of Ne~ jersey took th .
&C -asiol 10 denounee the diplomatic s.rvic-
lie said TIA the sy stem vas obsolete, aud
I lat good consular system could do al oi
our diplomatic bus mess. He paid his re
,pects 10 the mission to En2land saying that
not genuine American had represented Us
at the court of ST James for t.euty f re
yesrs- Ii looked as tnong We never would
be properly reprt sented there until lay
nzure, ~'th legs of iron from Alabama, en-
trails Of cotton from IenLessee and hair Il
corn ta-sals from illinois, was sent there.
The House mex went into committee on
the fertilization bill. and At o'clock ad-
jOurned
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Notes.
Department Commando, a. A. r.

The delegation from Custer Post, Of Lew
iston, 10 the Siste encAmpment of the Grand
,rmy 70 be held there February 7th and sth
nsIt. say. the Lewiston Journal. have unani.
mously voted to present the name of Col +.
n. Drew for depsrtmsn mt commander. Col.
Drew vas in the first quad which vas I'M
tiated in the Grand Army in Maine. The
qua was mastered at Bath. MAY BIT, 1867
by Gen. Wm. 4. Schmidt, Of Iihno,s, and
isclude1 Gen I. ". Ii,de asd Maj. II A
Shorey. From his initiation up TO the pres
rrt time Col Drew has been an active mem
her Of the order. He has several times ap
p.sred before committees of the Legislature
aud advocated increased appropriations 10
STAT. pen ions; and t-o year. ago drafted
an ! advocated before the pension comni t-s
If the legislature a. amendment to the Sta.
pension Law which the legislature passed,
xrantlnY penslons to pIdoss Of solii.r
sitbout regard to the Of death
Of the husband, which admitted
many willows to a pension who before bs'
been denied. Col. drew is we'll known
.hrol ghout the State and his friends b.iiev,
that if elected Command-r he viii by per
-onal visitstlons of tn. Posts and ojhersIss
~ rease the interest AMI mem psrship Of tn
order IN Name, and stina ate j in IT great
mission of fraternity, charity and loys,ty.
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RICH MOND.

ID. d. G. p, Frsns +" all Of Augusta, as
listed by G. ]. W. Frank A. Osborne All
q. II. r, Melvin G Baker installed the sfi
GERS of Kennebec Valley Encampnent No
IS, Fritay evening as follows: G. p, T.
4. Starblrd; II p, Roscoe Z. Wood A.
", William II. Harlow J. w.. Wi.bar +
ribb-t,., scribe, Henry c. Reed; treasurer
halvin G.. Buker; -. s., Henry +. smith
[. SD. ". Waite; guide, Charles + Reed
irst watch. Frank A. Stets0n; .econd a'ch
ID. F. Emerson: third vatcn. ID. 5. Rich
rds; fourth watch. Frank A Osborne. fr.i
t.. OF r. James A. Proctor; second G. Of
r., Chsrl 8 A. Hover.
A froLt street merchant staid at his store
early all ole night last week watching for
burglars that failed to msterialize.
There has been large atvance sale o.
seats for the McGibehy family At the Opers
.ouse Monday evening.
Levi Long, Esq, has just returned from Q
re.ks visit to Boston
ID L. Smi b, principal Of the Franklin
chool at Top'ham, vas IN to~n Friday
Jud.on Bak.r. the contractor whom som.
# The Bath srip carpenter. are try,ng to
b J, OF 10 a Richmond man well an,i favora.
81, known. The report surprises his ae
IuaiBtaEces here.
ME-. Florence Marble Of Ripley, Is visit
in : Miss " llie Marble.
Cyrus O,eorne has been granted an 10
ere tse of pension Mr.. O.borne was 81 we're.
ly sounded At the battle OF G tty.bsry.
Mrs. DOrcss McFadien d ed Frid.y morn
"a, after about four seeks illne.s with
Iropsy and other troubles. Her sge va.
.iIiy-'so yesrs, nine months and t..nty-t.c
aye The funeral took place Sunday, K@r
.. 2. Cobb conduct ~ the services. Tn,
remains we're taken to Boxdo nbAn fol
burial.
David Tosshaker is repairing his building,
ai the north end.
J. A. A In spent Sunday At home.
7 he annual amount o. sock vas taksI
last week al the Pubic iirary.
At the time Of ~ri.inS ,he kenBebec il
open from Pophsn 10 Augusta
A. W Smith 10 Sill confined to his bos.,
by the iIj ares rscei' ID to his snsIe . ue.i |
ago
Hon. T. J Souiha-i informs us rha, sine,
1885 b. hss built one hundred And sf;sei
vessels
Hyn. B. Curtis VA a: hone frou
AaSs Sssta SundAy.
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Obituary.

Tue life and character Of Mrs. Mary s
Smith, Who died a, her home In Litchh. Id
Jan. |, deserves more than a passing notice.
Mrs.. smith -a- born 10 LiichS-h April ~.
1911, AMI vas therefore nearly IS years If
age. She va. the daughter of Deacon Cook +,
a man Of HI sh character and re.pecsab l.Iy.
April z, 1893, she ~as married to Wm. G.
smith. and for tile more than half . cen
,ary she vas his most devoted. loving.
csris'ian partner. OLly last April the,
gathered tn. ir kirdred and friends to cel.-
erate heir golden wedting. 1t vas joyous
even, and those present viil rot soon forget
her kind welcome nor the hours 'pent in
pleasant intercourse with Mr.. Smith and his
wife nor the old time remembrances brought
70 mind in the Observance Of this ami versaty.
Many Of those same friends g. ssshsrsd there
recsntly to offer tribute TO her character arA
drop tear 70 her memory.
One sister aad three csssh,eYs survive her,
sns Of whom 10 the hssossd wife Of Ssess-
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CONDENSED DISPATCHES.

Burglars entered the ticket once of thf
old Colony railroad at Southboro Ssturda,
night, and secured over elo0. No trace o.
the thieves.
The Secretary of the treasury Saturia,
accepted the following bonds; Registered
A.. $50 900. 4, i0si coupon A.. ss0Oo. q
losa registered +., $40 600, at I27a.
Senator Plumb satur lay introduced a bill
to provide for the organization Of regnen:a
bands for the army. 1t provides that ther.
shall be allowed to each regiment a band Il
consist Of one chief musician. tro principa
musicians, one sergeant ami 30 privat.s.
By the fail Of pile of joist, in Greene &
Wood lumber yard, at New Bedford. Sat
urisy, two boys we're crashed. David q
Martin, l3 years old. died Instantly Hi,
brother, Josept 8. Martin had his rigtt
thigh broken.
The fuud for the relief Of the sufferers Of
the Reading elk nils disaster. has no-
reached nearly $4,000. A number OF cor
trbu;ions have been received from Ne-
York and Philadelphia, and even &C f.,
west as Montana The money 10 needed
hurry the dad. ssd relieve the Ii tre,s in til.
families Of tn, hnHdrad person. j. jur-d