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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-05-26
SIMMER COMEDIES NTH MrSIr.

Managers Aronson McCaull and Wilson obviously
do not intend that IN" stranger within our gates shah
die Of snnul this summer. In three popular thraTs
they have brought forward three comic operrtas in
manner which completely "clpN"s the best efforts made
heretofore tr the winter season. II looks more and
morc As II In tho matter OF musical and dramatic en-
tcrtanmcns there was be no longer dead season.
In New York. Well. there Is scarcely need OF one.
for II many drni1cns g. in the summer many visitors
como and II +, therefore fl that the summer should
have entertainments no less excellent than those Of
winter.
The three opcrcttas BrIgandS,' Glover and
Oolah- afford an Interesting study OF the theories Of
their respective managers touching the susceptible side
OF summer amusoment. gocrs Tho first Is an old work
but new enough for all practical purposes. Opera
bouiic memories are never very tenacious and those
which go back the old days Of tho French regime
the Grand Opera House. whom Fisk piucked the Eric
,toc khoders TO deck out his Partisan butterflies are
moro likely to be filed With people than with compost
tons II Is therefore drawback to "The Brlgands'
that II is not new except tastes may have changed
with reference 10 music and comedy whom united In
this form OF entertainment. Mr. ArOnson believes,
evidently, that there has been change In the first
particular else he would not have intcrpolated the new
music which has been pretty generally condemned by
connolsseus because OF Its ncongruity with Ohen.
bschs strains Operetta audiences. however. are not
prone to be captious In matters OF this KIND ana IL
they find the ntcrpolaed music coars"r In hbrc and
wanting in originality they arr likely, IN two or three
Of the numbers At least to accept as compensation tho
broader effects and Increased given by 1t to the
hnAles
In one respect tho production OF " The Bngands'
merits enthusiastic praiso-it Is nagnifcently dressed
more beautifully. richly and tastchlly than any OF its
predecessors at tho Casino Manager Aronson has
made bis strongest appeal to the eye. As Manager
MeCsuli has made his TO the ear. "Clover.' At
PAlmeTs Theatre, 10 better opersna, and Is better
sossd and better sung han eithsr Of is rivals, bus
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-05-26

THE DEVILS LAKE COUNTRY
HOW ITS PROGRESS WAS RETARDED By COM
MISSIONER SPARKS

THE LAKE AND THE CITY-sOME STARTLING
INDIAN LEGESDs-A DAKOTA SEA SERPENT.
rrpoy srATp CORRESPONDENT or THE THBlSKl
Copyrtoht; 1859: Bv thu Nrr York TriGunr.
Devils Lake, North Dakota, May 90.
In a recent article dealing with the political
situation in South Dakota / spoke OF the
outrageous expressions OF Land Com
missioner Sparks and his officials prao-
tsed upon the settlers in that part of the Territory
am aware that Sparks is no longer an issue. but
the wanton mischief he did has not vet been re-
paired. and it's effects in North Dakota are s"
serious to call for some special comment All
this country lying west of the Red River Valley
and north Of the Northern Pacific land grant is
new country. Its development began scarcely six
years ago. The land office In Devils lake was
opened In 1883. and had been going only year
before Sparks entered upon his crusade. It Is an
enormous district, embracing nearly 900 square
miles and containing about 100000 acres, two
thirds Of which are pure agricultural lands The
Office had done q heavy business Settlements had
been made at the rate of ten or fifteen per day.
and large part OF them were pre- emptions. claims
in which the settler lives his land for at least
six months, cultivates OF least so much OF It, aud
then buys 1t from the Government at 81 % Der
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-05-26
SAINT WILLIAM GLADSTONE.

Our maid-of all work, Margaret said . news.
paper man. "was sadly given to bcerdrnkln2 but
she had one pdeemlng point about her. and we all
respected her for It. She was very devotional No
matter what frame Of mind body
,he IN, Margaret would devOuty
attend TO her religious eXercs"s. But there
seemed TO be something lacking TO hor In tho shape
NJ visible object Of alteration poor old SOul. one
day tho landlsdy asked me II wouldn't mind lrannc
her that portrait OF Gladstone of my wall for awhile.
AMI shc told mo that Margaret had been very gnOl
for week bee ause she had hung II a. N" head Of
evening kneelng before Il and saying her prayers.
For a lonv time loft the grand old man'S picture
there. and was glad TO discover that IL was gennin'
snul CONT ortrr Whcther Margaret know who Glad.
Son" was conld never md out bur was told that
she always vent 10 bed happy and sober whom she
said her prayers before IT, So you So" the foremost
man of England has his worehppers and his non
wo~hppers among the people whose cause he has 50
nobly espoused'
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-05-26

II Is no match for Tho Brfgands' . show piece.
II 10 . refreshment however, IN warm weather.
TO hear It's sparkling music In which there 10 notnns
to offend critical tastes teven Mr.. HoPpers inevitaoe
topical couplets have . rather pretty melody o'
German origin, What neither OF the other opersttas
has, happy blending Of pathOs and pretty sentiment
Clover has IN abundance and II pr~scnts besp1ss,
the unique feature OF third Act In which ooth tho
musical aud dramatic interest reaches cllmsS.
Why Mr.. Wilson chose Tho Ooah,' with whlch
20 begin his career manager II would puzzle an
expert TO tell. II Is moi enough that comedian
be kept the stage the greater Fart OF the time IN
the economy Of the modern burlosque opercua ne
should have something contest to do and say whts
he Is there The fundamental conrcit OF the book
Is comiesi, but In its exem plfcson II is hammer
out to such degree Of tonuity that an occasional
smile Is all that II can challenge. The handsome
who Is most bewitching In her impersonation OF 2
lad and the refined grsrcfulncsS and beauty OF much
OF tho music are tho chief elements which Mr.. wilson
can count on besides his personal popularity TO maho
the operetta successful.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-05-26
MR.. ADAMS m THE WEST.
From The Boston Courier.


Mr.. Charles Francis Adams tells with appneciavo
amusement a stnry Al his own expense.
In a town In the Wild and woody West a. Il Is the
fashion call II nowadays, he was rendered recon
ton by the inhabfants and they had no Other
place whore thNy could would hold the fe''ivity
tho gathering took place the stage of the theatre Of
burg Much 70 m" surprise OF al ,aSt the chief
guest, after the frSr greetings bot wern himself and
those present had boon properly got through With. the
curtain ~ thr rolled up, disclosing the auditorium
OF the th~atc well hlle with inhabitants whose social
position did not rntI,le them 10 all invitation to tho
stage tS"t
Once the curtain was up there must of course b."
speaking, and Mr. Adams was Straightly callHi upon
10 addr~S the assembled multitude. This he did
we'll a. might be- on occasion when presumably
'hor nothing IN particular TO say beyond tho
ordinary expressions OF good WILL and after nc had
finished the Mayor Of tic town was ca,l"d for.
Tho Mayor evidently felt that herr oppOr
mni'y which should not BE- bSt. and that he could not
do bettor than IN begin with a tremendous compliment
TO tho guest Of the evening
Ladies and gentlemen" he began, We have listened
with dep interest IN the platitudeS OF Mr. Adams"
The audience did not show any sign OF perreivlng
any thing wrong, and the Mayor Sail"t In hts elo-
quent Grafton but tic guest reduced state Of
mind which must be felt to be appreciated.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-05-26
WHY ~ WANTED COMPIyY.

From Tho Detroit FIRE. Press.
What's the matter with you" he called across
High.N yesterday.
Come over
What fnrl-
AT want yer N 2, IN the grocery with mo
VIII YER III . coroannt1' queries the INST ooy'
Lands NO. want yer company. Como down
while give rho greer an ORDER
"You must be crazy
"romr along and Scr.-
AVA wants vor ~ scr, ny n" SAID AZ hr MT
sugar, hall a pound Of your best tea, and about
two pounds Oft
"Whor vour motherT
Mrs blank"
7 want that settled frs'."
That's Whist I've tr"n looking for th"<e last two
wrcks- said the second hoy ~ he was orrrtakrn
a block away. "Tha''s WHY wanted yonr company
S~~ ANYTHING about me-. now
That's awful replied numb"r one.
You bet and NJ rar'v that donf believe VI"
can ~, 70 Tho Sasshorp this year. Saw. WONT Won
como IN and stard behind m" while | tell ma hat
W" 80 cot 10 come right down to hani.pan or find
another grocery
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-05-26
WITH THE TRANSFORMERS.
A SrRrcrLY JUDICIAL ANSWER.
From The Lewiston Journal.

From The Lewiston Journal
One Of the best stories OF white.haired white
chohered, courteous Calvin Record, Is about mellow
old lawyer who used TO live the banks OF tho
AndroscOggn. The squire was gven to deep pota-
lions and famous for his fine distnc TONS 1t Is
snd that IN special pleading he could split hair even
more closely than Mr.. Record can himself
But often after the shades o! n.gat had fsllen the
80 lire might have boon srcn sr-- In: homo so booZ
that he apparently could not split shingle TO say
nothing Of . hair.
One night whom no was drunken than usual, he
ggercd completely ont OF his and could not
find It. Realizing that no was lost and drifting into
unfamiliar regions, he called at house TO ask for
Information.
Madame he grsvely said b the lady who came
to the door, candle IN hand" Can you tell (hic mo
where Squire Blank lves?'
Certainly she said and gave him full directions.
But as she talked and Looked and Is her candle
gradually brought out the features OF the man before
her, puzzled expression CAM into her face, and she
finally asked: "But, isn't this Squire Blsnk?'
Madame rcIlIed the old lawyer, assuming .
judicial air, that Is entirely !h!cl immatertal"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-05-26
ONE WAY TO PAY FOR AN EDUCATION.

From The TONtOn AuNcrTIs'f
Harvard man tells " The breakfast Table a good
story Of how poor but ambitious, young fellow man
sg~S 10 stay At The school The student In question
lv~i in a spsrsely settled Western village. where
school adv anita srs few and opportunities follow
higher stud'e unknown. .ttcr getting what cduCa
ton he could the Irregular country schools. he
bought and borrowed the books used In hitting for col
lego and mastered them. Then deciding u enter the
Law he looked about for friends 10 loan him money
enough 10 90 10 the Harvard Law School But since
he could find no who would loan him consdrr rattle
sum without cCuiiv. he hal Ia resort tn a NOT uncom
mon but unplr plan. lie had his life insured aud
the policy made to tho money lender, who there.
upon advanced him 81 900.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-05-26
INSTANCES OF FLAGR4NT MODESTY.

From The Pnsburg Commercial Gazette.
A Boston newspaper man told q story to-day which
illustrates some characters A messenger In the
Custom House at Boston left motto IN tho corre
spondcnt's office last night which read:
81. J. Smith ard General y. r. Banks have arrived
IN the City and taken up their quarters a. the Ebbt
House. Tho note was signed by Mr.. smith.
An equally good Is told OF Phi al 'phia ap-
pllcsnt for place in one Of the Departments. He
brought down a very promnent manufacturer TO help
him along. They called The President, and he
said afterwar Tho President invited me and -
TO take lunch with him, but refused
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-05-26
MlD4ME R4TIZZr.

From Recoilcrtions Of Court and Society.
Nine Rntay,i affected gushing and passionate
Iore her second husband testified BY grlsh demon
STATIONS kissing him IN public etc. and even going so
far that when she invited party Of twelve 70 dinner
had ONLY rlrvcn chairs In the room so that shH
compelled. she archly expressed 1t, TO sit
in her old mans lap
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-05-26
IGIS.SLZ'S SYKES

From Recollections OF Court and Society.
That famous naturalist missed one morning thrce
snakes no had brought homo the night before. on
searching high and low he found two. but one was
stIll missing Mrs. AgasSiz (who was drssing IN
puttng on her boots found II coiled inside her boot.
Her screams OF surprs brought Agasslz. who cx-
claimed I" Oh. Lizzec, how tcrrrrbl" II might have
been, what said his wife, are they poisonous -
Oh yes the most poisonous littc serpents you can
think-so rarc-and you might have crushed tho nice
little thing"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-05-26
~ - MINERAL
D0NElO SPRING
OCl Ultl0lO WATER,

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{. W. CHANCELLOR, N. n,
Secretary Board Of Heaih state Of Haryidnd.
ct regard STRONTfA Water being superior any
other digestive In II
ordinary hardness the secrtng functions Of the ktneyA
u. W. BLISS, NJ D.,
Physict1n 10 Tote Presfien Guraeld
We say positively
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posthrriy curss DYSPEI~fA, GOuT, RHEUMATISM.
DIABETES and all durable affections OF the kIDNEYs and
evidence OF good faith agree IN all instances where
Il II does produce tho results guarantee.
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send pamphlet containing analysis over sixty test
mouials.
Rsdd and BE- eonpined
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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-05-26

pEMBINA SIXTY YEARS AGO AND Now-THE OLD
HUDSON BAY COMPANY SETTLEMENT
sroRrsMAN's PARADISE.
lyuoM STAFF coRSEsposprSr pE THE TRIBUNAL
Copyright. 1889, BY TAs Hsp.Ysrk Tribune
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-05-26

n
C,binpewa, and no good was ever known TO come
srorn ,b,. mixture of ferocity and devilment. He
..ro to an untimely end OF the hands Of Buck
~. t.nderfoot The only man in Pembina Of
y,,Icr VIC stood In fear was a storckeeDcr
rho had secured the services OF greenhorn clerk
t,orr Ohio The merchant, soon after the new
80, .,r,yad started of upon his annual trip to
=. p.r Refore leaving he told his clerk to
80. h,m concerning the progress Of
.o,r. newly planted potatoes, and also
'ns" "n. s,ouM he permit "Yallcr VIC to
o.. ,r,ide the store. lie hod been in St.
o., ,hout a week when he received this letter :
~. Cur. Yesterday 'Yallcr VIC come to the
store an started f.r TO walk IN. SEE l. 1aiet
Vie.' keep OUT SEE he. wants 70 come IN
Re-, /. 1T amt ter be did SEE he I'm comm IN,
-. -. .one I tuck the gun an kilt him. He's
dead. Sales Is good.
Fps. them pertaties Is all rite
No.bins have ever heard Of more clearly IL
h,s,,stss the weakness OF codifed law tnan tne
hs.l nroceedings Instituted to punish the murderer
AZ . Yalhr Vic" Johns lawyer showed the cor.
cns, the statute holding that the principal was
s,sponsible for the acts Of the agent ana uh'e.
thst sporopriate rule John was discharged, ana
he coroner held his employer But wheh 'he
employer was arrested, he set up an ahoi' ana
showed beyond question that at the time OF tne
shootdng he was in 81. Louis buying goods. ~
remains 70 this day q mystery who was egahy
ssponsible for the killing Of "Yaller VIC
The Icelanders contribute another Interesting
pesticn of pembIna's population. doubt II there
b smother spot In America where you can zee
leas nsa .. Ne street corners talking four oil.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-05-26


Of Ignite coal in the Turtle Mountains sImplfes
,hc problem ard reduces the expense Of living in
Devils Lake, greatly TO the dissatisfaction OF the
aforesaid Sparks, one OF whose most hurtful nets
was the Withholding OF this Turtle Mountain region
from settlement and development Deaf TO the
argument that the enormous timber tracts and
coal mines OF this mountain country were abso-
lutely necessary 10 the comfort and prosnrjty OF
the people Sparks shut II up and drove away the
settlers who had come upon II 10 their loss and 10
the loss Of the State. His action was nftrrward
O, crruled by Secretary Lamar as his actions usu-
ally were after they hid done the Injuries they
were intended 10 do. Ten Thousand families are
now supplied from these mines with oil the coal
they use, and the timber on the mountains ia fast
being turned into building materials
You must have been asking, Why Devils Lake
The truth is, there's sea serpent In IT, There's
phantom ship II, and there are SUPERNATURAL
lights all around it. The Indians knew OF these
things long before the whites came here and they
named it Minnewaukon, Tint is Spirit Waters
To this day no red man will ever venture on the
Spirit Waters In o boat When the lake Is frozen
hard and tight, and the evil spirit is shut under
the ice, he will cross II in numbers but rapacious
ms he is, no money, no bauble not even whiskey,
could tempt him on 1t in a boat There is an
Indian reservation on the south side Of the lake
at Fort Totten. where 800 Sioux are corralled.
They have no canoes At the fort made the
acquaintance OF an uged squaw, who will talk
English for pic She knows al the legends OF the
lake, and as long rs you prod her with pie she
will Groom on and on Shut of the pie, and
traghtwsy she shuts of the romance. They
say that in her prime, ere the pruning knife OF
time" had dug into her cheeks and cut trails Al
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1889-02-04
Camhlor., nomnre 10 Jos.

The rites Of pagan worship were
celebrated in Chinatown until o late
hour last evening. and formed am Ia
telesting spectacle. Tho Celestial
gamblers were paying homage 10 their
Joss 10 secure luck in the games.
Small paper bonGres were started at
intervals all up and down both sides
Of Second street. each OF which was
tended by two Mongolians
The bOniires were made OF certain
Kind Of prepared paper, which is sup
posed TO possess a peculiar quality Of
sacrdness Before each fire a bundle
OF Joss sticks and several red and white
wax candles were lighted \ large
salver of edibes was brought out and
placed beside each fire for the supply
of tho gastronomic wants 0f the god
The salvers contained dishes of nuts,
plates Of prepared meats, bowls Of
cooked rice, apples, and several empty
cups. One Of the attendants poured
tea from Il pot into each of the cups,
and then lifted each plate and dish
separately, giving them all revercn-
tal swings in the direction Of the bon
fires.
The food was then taken back into
the houses to complete the feasts al
ready begun These ntes are gone
through with on two nights Of each
month, and are supposed TO be eX-
temely eflicacious ii the procuring Of
luck for the manipulators Of cards,
dice. and fan-tan paraphemalia. -
Portland OegOnian
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1889-02-04
SHALL PHILADELPHIA PUT HER
HEEL ON RICHMoNDS

The public has been curious TO know
what was meant by motion made q
few days back before the Attorney
General OF this State 10 have him take
proceedings to declare the charter OF
the Terminal Railroad Company forfeit
ed The motion was made by an attorney
from Philadelphia and an attorney
from New York. All OF US wanted 10
know why these people were anxious 10
have our public rights protected; and
how il concerned Philadelphia and New
York whether the Terminal Company
had acquired more railroads than its
charter allowed or whether 1t had ac-
Qured fewer than 1t was required 10
have, as long as the people OF Richmond
were satisfied with the way IL served
their merchants
The Terminal Railroad Company has
combined together an enormous railroad
system that has Richmond for IFS focus
and all her merchants are Interested
deeply In holding the combination to-
gether. and hundreds OF her citizens have
come 10 have their interests involved in
one way and another, in keeping the
combination fixed. Who shall rightly
lay hands upon fabric OF such mighty
importance 20 us ally
The Philadelphia attorney discloses
the plan. The Norfolk and Western
Railroad Company is owned in Philadel.
phia and il completes with the Terminal
in transporting cotton 10 the seabosrd
II IL could have the Terminals charter
revoked, Norfolk would get all the cot
ton that now goes through Richmond TO
West Point, and the Norfolk and West
ern get all the freights The TINES has
nothing whatever 10 30 with the matter
except TO keep a yigilant guard over all the
interests Of Richmond. Let our Attorney
General be careful how he moves In a
matter Of such vital importance to Us all.
It's of no moment whether the Terminal
owns q thousand miles Of railway more
than It's charter calls fer OF not. But its
OF deep moment to all our citizens wheth.
CT great concern like that in which
they are all interested, is disturbed.
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1889-02-04

Perry } Chace, q retired Providence
merchant, the owner Of many houses
and various other buildings, widoweT
aud man Of 81 winters, recently de
cided that he wanted q wife, and so he
asked lady friend Of his if she knew
Of any good woman about his age
whom he might marry. She said that
Mrs. Saran Ann Tilton, of Boston, was
certainly good, was So years old, and
might possibly wish TO marry. "Ill
see if she'll let you call on her " said
the friend, and if SO will take you
there and introduce you" When she
saw Mrs Tilton the widow laughed al
the idea, but said Mr.. Chace might
call. At his second call lie proposed,
at the third arrangements for the we'd.
ding were made, and within three
weeks from the first call tie venerable
couple were married, and arr now
living happily In Providence. Boston
Globe
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1889-02-04
A NOVEL SIGNAL ROCKET.
II Does Not Need N stick ana its Erp'"
sion Can BE Heard Twelve MILES

zion Can II. Heard Twelve Miles.
A new signal has recently been
brought out by the Cotton Powder
company, OF Queen Victoria street,
London. The distinguishing features
of this invention are that no stick Is
required and there is no back fire. The
rock ct takes the form OF a metal cylin-
der. in tho base OF which IS the pro
pelling charge. Above this is charge
Of tonite, and above tins again star
composition. The rocket is placed IN
phOsphor bronze socket. which may
be screwed or let into the raj! Of the
ship. When it IS required TO fire II n
firing tube is placed in the center Of
the rocket and TO the top Of this a
LANYARD is hooked. Tie propclling
charge is fired by simply pulling the
lanyard, and the signal Is propelled
upward at one impulse. The wire
fuse by which the detonating charge
is exploded is at the same time lgnIted
and this burns until the rocket has
reached the maximum height, which
is 900 feet.
The stars are thrown out. giving a
brilliant illumination. and the tOnitc
charge then eXplodcs The noise Of
the explosion is equal Ia the firing Of
six pound gun; but being high. is
heard at a great distance, indeed IL
ono instance disabled vessel brought
another to her assistance from dls
lance Of twelve miles These rockets
are so portable and easy to iirc--no
match or port fire being required
that they are very suitable for boats,
and doubtless many lives would have
been saved had they been in use in
cases where shipwrecked crews have
had TO take 10 the boats The board
Of trade has authorized lis surveyors
10 pass these rockets distress signals in
lieu Of both guns and rockets. so that
many lines OF steamships have landed
their guns and use these signals in
stead.
The National LifeboIt institution Is
also introducing them with red STAR,
which is the distinctive signal to sum
mon IA hfeboat crew 4 further adj
vantage in this form Of rocket Is that
a combination Of colors and number
Of stars can be so arranged as TO
form a codo on the principle Of the
Morse alphabet, a feature which may
prove Of great importance in naval
maneuver and for torpedo boat opera
lions The full sized rockets are seven
inches long and two inches in diam
etor \ smaller size. which Is called
the rocket light signal, isalso made.
This has no explosive charge An
other modification OF the idea consists
Of a sound signal which has 10 stars
This takes the place Of gun. In
giueerng.