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New-York tribune., 1890-01-12
OPERA SINGERS VINO Eat.

Nax Mltc'lch, in The Philadelphia Times.
Tie, are alaay. hungry. and. at rc. ARE enormous
i.r.I Wei. hcrr goes. Christine NII-r"u W"- o. u'- u'-
ca,r lut ,hc put "I "il' tl"ni ,'' i','' 'D' ,,,
and va. mn. ,ll director -hr h1d to EAT Nh1' ~l'
could get. Wc were cu route from Cincinnati To
inlit "a l., .lu-a, aid "a loaf oi rye hrrd and when
the tam moved again began to c t Nil" quiet @ irI,,
'i"uu WI" i H. ..,,, ,r .oi,rthirslr .hc asked
utterly Iah.1 And she took ont three or l"uF
naoon- and spr.uhcd the perfume an over tn' ,",, %
"touliu't YOU Walt llll We go. ID hul'," '"' '
frred dinner ~ buffalo. hut YOU couldn't wait Gon
had tp luy that awful sausage and make W' ''N.
SIN -ou continued ia this strain for ahor. lH' P1'
thc .',i .r ~. "y yc,n.h Now ia happ,nci tat Ju.t a,
We N.r, a few hours from buffalo lrsht train broke
down an Wa W. ,,,ld ir iai. Ne wcrt hungry. ~
.io"f 10 o'ciocE f-ll asleep had eaten and wa,
romfnrtlrlc Tho others were not At about = O'Clock
In The morning felt touch ou my arm rubbed
NY Who is IL what's The natter u..
m la,9 , ms 6nar H. WAX Ja % dS5m'al S"'9' m@ nay Caa H
,nu l,t me- have thlt bit oi sausage saw }on Ply
into Your pocket Yesterday: DO LET me have IL.
i'd if and with relish Adchna I@tu too has a big
tRlrr yc,r, old when first ,nw her. and came no"
and then to concerts whcr' her mother sang. ir
Iarili ,aus Norma. \malh Patti ,4ns AlalT,.-,a
or ak years later, when Jenny lind was All me
rns,. Adciua knew almost all hcr souss one oay
lad a rehearsal f9r concert in Tuplcr Han where
Inc rr1ud Central Hotel now stands. suggested
49, patti larill 40 lei little Ndrlua sing "A few songs
- Jenny Itnd's. She overheard me VIII get
-, h,tful of hon. bons If ! - aud sing, Mr. Max ~
w. said l. When the evening of the concert
came and the time for little Adelina to 60 on ar
rived / had forgotten all about the hon-bons. The
iI had not forgotten them Where are my
taudic- MIR Max / said 1 had forgotten them.
vonli give them to her the next day. No. she
,cnuldut 20 on without those bon bDu9. was lu
despair. The candy stores were all closed Finally
! ran to "A nciehborug hotel, whore the pastry cook
rovr mo some of the sweets that were rs necessary
,.r'.,,rv i'm later year. returned. and \dclna
t0ol The candle Hold them for me. mamma
la she and on she went and This was in
l-53. ana | think this was AdclIna PATHS first ap-
pcarancc.
New-York tribune., 1890-01-12

at seemed at first more like cold than ahytninS
else I would catch cold almost with chanse
az the wind and then would get little Detter ohly
to catch a fresh and deeper cold would cQugl any
raise good deal in the morning but later the cough
would trouble at night than any OtHer u,c'
NV nOsrlls would be cOgged mp, hrst on one sue,
then on the other. Mucus would drop lack ih'o my
throat. -, .ho Tina
II was cough and raise nearly all the time.
,ould never get my throat clear. MY voice Nas az
focted and | began to have nasal t~ang' Ny es.'
and oars became affected. Ny sight was ImpdiIcu,
nv Owes becoming weak and watery IL used lheih
much reading or at my work. -. 81, ,o,, -
There was for a while that constant duli pain IN
have been more l would nave pans III ,s ,y
head in nv chest running through 10 lIIc s.puo ot
tiadcs Nv apuetlte became tickle. l sceHcd W hdih
no nouri shrnent from my food. -. .- .o.,.
lost flesh steadily. At last nlgnI s"ealS So"1S
on TIcy seemed 10 weaken me. The speHs on
oI,, ib,rg and courbing we're painful II hurt me IN
the chest when / coughed. could eet Alle ,e sieog
at nieht for the coughing and the nervous, .,; o..
cordition 7 was in After would eat anythihs ZOE
t,ro or three hours would have feeling Oh ni,ugs i
man when I called on Dr.. Copeland ana Har 2 I2r
treatment but had read Of their curing sese.d P9po p
whose troubles were similar - nine ana ia. it s
terms wore 80 reasonable. felt they coulu AZ led''
help me-
Did thev1n 49,, ,,os. y, +be,r tra,,
mont tho first week. for began 10 rest "e d nI-lit
and nv sleep was refreshing, my cOueh va ny ~
severe while the pains in my ciest' sioiio' "i"'''
and head much less
And how you now {" II, . -,
8. feel entirely well. I'VE not an ache or pam.
NV eyes a. Won see are clear appetite better man
ever and what | eat gives me no trouble, nit.
chcerfully recommend DrS. Copeland ana biur,
and will be glad verify this statement IN pernos.
whenever called upon at my home 320 East -l'V'''
New-York tribune., 1890-01-12

key in Germany is due to the fact that the Ter
mans are skilled chemists. and aware that WIS
key distilled from grain contains 1usel OIL anu
that fusel oil is dclctcrious to the human consul
tuition. Hitherto it had been supposed that the
aim of these chemical Teutons was to make spirit
as cheap as they could, and export it, ana sell IL
to the whiskcy loving Briton at a lower price
than the native article. whether Irish or Scotch.
Nobody knew till now what solicitude they had
for the tissues or the bodies of their customers.
Needless TO say that Mr.. GladstoneS discovery
has called forth comment; some Of 1t scientific
and none of it quite respectful to the Grand GA
Man in his new chemical character. His own or
cans are unaccountaby slow in rcprinting either
tbe letter or the remarks that have been made
upon it, They do not, in fact, refer to the sub
iect at all
DR.. Charles Mackay is on the obituary list for
the week and so ends unsuccessful life. lie
had his hour Of celebrity wrote song or two
which caught the popular ear, tried journalism,
tried phiology, tried politics, tried many other
things. and failed in all. II is not record 10
dwell on. nor need we care TO keep alive in
America the memory OF a man who did what he
could against us in the hour Of our distress. The
cause Of the Union was hateful to him; he beiicd
and malgned il. and if that be title to the SYM
patbies of unreconstructed Rebels, should any
such still exist. Dr. Charles Mackay has an un-
doubted claim to them, and TO all the benefits
to be derived from them in another world.
So Mr.. Quartch is going to set up bookshop
in America, If current stories be true They seem
10 be told III his interest, and SO | presume they
arc not false. Well, Mr. Quaritch is a book
seller who has a much larger stock of books than
he has found a market for in England. ana IL ne
can induce the Americans To buy them So much
the better for him. lie has rariueS IN great
number, and if YOU are not TOO particular u"o""
the condition Of a book-he SAYS you ought not
to be-or its price. YOU might do a good deal of
husness with the dealer whom his admirers dc-
light to call the Piccadiliy Napoleon. IT, w. o.
New-York tribune., 1890-01-12
NOT DISPOSED TO INVEST IN SILVERWARE.

From The jewellers Weekly.
We meet some queer people among the many
who are constantly fitting into ana out O ul' eln'.
but am Old man and h, wife, upon whom waited
few days a.O took the prize for pure, uhadultctc
simplicity. The couple were evidently on ii'T hr'l
wish from the country. When approached them the
old la,, UhO was undoubtedly master Ql ceremonies,
stated that they wanted 10 purchase soup tiicch.
DO YOU want plated ware or silver asked
solid silver, ter be- sure. the woman lc7pohdrd'
with glance that, had been anybody else thah a
salesman, would have frozen me. d..
After seeing number OF designs the Oh lazy
decided upon and inquired the price.
one hundred and twenty dollars answered. ~
called 20 boy 10 take the article 70 the sNlpIli-
room.
what" She almost screamed zone hundred ana
twenty dollars fer thdtq Wall, swan. For a Few
minutes they gazcd at me, a. If ! had expressed an
intention OF rObbng them after which thOl conferred
together Presently the old gentleman turned around.
and in "A quiVcrng voice said he guessed hcyd better
buy "A plated turecn, that just good.
We have several dozen designs In plated ware
in stock, and after critically examining each one
the old lady pluclcd up courage enough 10 ask the
price OF one That had only recently been produced,
and was sellng for Sl7. When | mentioned the
price she looked baukly at her husband and said
She guessed we didn't have anything 10 suit them.
As they were going out Of tn, store. overheard
the remark: 'What mighty dear stores these In
New1York are ter be sure wouldn't pay morn
So fer soup tureep-no. not If II was the only one
IL Tie country.'s
New-York tribune., 1890-01-12
WITNESS AND JUDGE.
wl,ton tMcD Journal.

From, The Lewiston tMc) Journal.
An amusing scene was recently enacted In coun-
,rv court room I'm Maine. The trial Justice a big.
nnmuoiIs Official with voice Hike trombone, took IL
mon himself to examine witness utte, witlercd
nid man whose face was rs red and wrlnklcd as a
=" What is Your namo - asked the justice.
IVY squire said the astOnshed witness, lyon
know nv name as well as l. know NOurn.'
Never you mind what know, or what don't
know wa, the caution given with magisterial se.
verify / ask the question In my official capacity
and you're bound to answer IL under OATH
with "A coutcmptuOus snort the witness gave his
name and the questioning proceeded.
Where do You live ~
wal / snum :" calculated the old man. "why, -
he continued appealing 10 the laughing listeners
" I'VE lived in this town all my life, and SOS he y
pointing 10 the Justice "an' bgosh, to hear him 20
ON you'd think
"sllcnce - Numbered the iratc magistrate Answer
my question IN fine You for contempt Of court
~, Imcd by the threat, the witness named his place
Of residence and the eAamin ttion went on.
What IS your Occupatoni"
Huh
What do you do for lvngG'
"Oh. Kit ont, squire! Jest as II You don't know
that | tend gardens In the summer season an, saw
wood winters :"
AS a private citizen | do know IT, but as the
court know nothing about you.' explained the per.
spring justice. Wv ~
wal squire remarked the puzzled Witness at
you know somethin outside the court room an, don't
New-York tribune., 1890-01-12
HAT ETIQUETTE IN THE ELEVATOR.

'i'" ilc washington IhNt.
\ Washington gentleman writes To us saving: Il
nave SoutN maintained that IL /, false etiquette 10
take OIL ones hat I'm elevator I'm public building
because there ladies aboard il would be to nm
cover IN strcct-car Both are public cunVcyances.
II am wrong am ready 20 stand corrected. and 10
am right shall colcc in your authoritative sup
port Fhtercd as We are 10y this inmation that we
are an authority city kwcttical matters and sozllng
IN pleasure do when CORES pOndcnt thus nuts
hlhseli INTO our auds we cannot very gracefully de-
cihe to issue manifesto or pronunciamento or.
they call II In certain ecclesiastical circles hull ON
this subject Know all mon, therefore. that we by
the authority vested IN do hereby proclaim and do
clare that who, during the prevalence of onr
esteemed contemporary the Russian influenza. takes
oil his hat In an elevator anywhere else wher, A
draft may sweep into his system via the roots Of his
hair aud drlZzlc down his anatomy TN Il turns his toe
nails blue, Is chump-c-hu-m chump Ancr tho
grip has adjourned and society has struck its normal
gait we may issue handbook setting forth rules for
the guidance OF men who do not know when to tako
on their hats and when not 10. but until our CORE
spondent hears from us again he may wear his hat
whenever and wherever he pleascs, and we don't be
ueve any real lady will kick him OF an elevator or
throw him out through street-car window.
New-York tribune., 1890-01-12
BROOKLYN EVIDENCE.
AN INTERVIEW AT A PLEASANT HOME NEAR THh
CITY HALL.
Dr.. James Coyne was found by

Dr. James COyne found by the writer al ms
home at 20 Adams-st., Brooklyn.
"Of course he said, in response 20 a query Il
shall be .lad 70 the facts IN the case 70 YOU NV
trouble had been growing OF me iof ,'- ,1' dl az
Describe il on, l couldn't begin 70 descrIpe g F"
all. It chiefly in my head and throat at hrse'
Much Of the time it would seem as II had cola ID
didn't rest well at night, and when got up IN
the morning would feel tired ana used used up, SONY
would seem As If l couldn't set air enough into my
Mat with the continual raising Of phlegm and
hawking and the dropping back into my throat from
my head was indeed miserable H., 49,. .,n,.,,
noises in the ears. the inhamed and watery condition
of nv ewes. added To- my wretchedness
Pain, would catch ne in the chest and SIDE ana
sometimes In the limbs. Frequently couldn't raise
,lt down 10 the table could only eat few Houthial
The food dd Not rest well n my stomact ana "9uit
HWiyy Wohs and feet would become cold. Al times
w6uid be fcycr,h and then a cold. chilly. creeping
sensation would come over me. too
y lost m hesh and strength until at last. as tod
you | had 10 give up work entirely. was so weak
and nun down that ! wasn't aoe 10 90 anySnns'
For years had been doctorng aud taxing medicines;
hut [ got no better. Friends Who had been treated
ly Drs. Copeland and Blair advised me 70 q and ses
them. ! went and placed myself under Their care
Their charge, were low and the result Of their treat
mcut has been a wonder 10 myself and my friends.
IL gained from the start gOt over lhe pans.
Nv head and throat became clear and well. Ny ap.
petite became good. feel strong and well now and
| make this statement To YOU because am very
grateful for what Drs. Copeland Blair have done for
me
Mr. James Covnc. who makes THIS statement. lives
al 80 Adamsst.. between Johnson-st. and Myrtle.
ave, BROOKLYN lie is gentleman 80 years of age.
He is connected with the stone and granite works at
13,th>t. Mott Haven. NcW York.
RESULTS OF TREATMENT ny MAIL.
Some time ago Mr. Harry Phillips, OF Hutton
Allegheny County. Penn. commenced course Of
home treatment for his catarrhal trouble under t.,
care Of Drs. Copeland a Blair.
At that time IN, trouble had assumed very az
grayated form. lie states:
Ny uo,trilS Voult clog up. Nv head achcd con-
>t1utly. had >cvc.c Ia.u- in my chest. There
was a dropping of mu,u, frm my head % my throat
! had u!-it >Vcats. VIZ heart wouli palpltae RAPIDLY
and Doc followed by slow, irregular beating and
feeling ~ fdiutnc,s. ! daily growing weaker.
The slightest eNertion tired me- and was unit for
work
" Now feel like another being All the symptoms
| have described 70 have disappeared and feel
well | ever in my lne.'
New-York tribune., 1890-01-12

The Rev. Or. Douglas. Rector Of st. Johns Epis-
copal Church and late Assistant Rector If Trinity
Clurch New York appears 10 be- inculcatng here a
more robust and ,,ncst faith than that which has
hitherto been administered to the extremely select
congrcgatlon of the most exclusive and fashionable
church i'm Washington. Dr. Douglas walked the droW-f
echoes and rather startled hs fashionable flock last
sunday both by the manner and the matter OF his
dl course lie Informed his hearers that the parish
owed the large sum Of s21 900, $4,000 Of the amount
cling due upon the parish hall, $1,000 on the rectory.
and the remainder thc chapel in the parish. The
Doctor went on 20 state mat he was extremely
anxious 10 have this indebtedness lquidated and
liau.datcd at once In order that as much Of the
parish income as is being applied TO this debt
might be- devoted 10 paving his two curates " liv
ineo salary. These unfortunate curaics were, hc
aid ovcrworkci and undcrpaid; were 1t not. indeed.
that one Of them happens 10 have resources other
than those of his curacy he would be. uwillngly.
compelled TO adopt some other means OF earning hi,
subsistence These two reverend gentlemen are
paid said the rector, less than the lowest Govern
mcnt employc Is rccevlne-thcy are paid less than
two dollars per day
At this season Of Christmas and New-lcar's fcstlvi-
ties OF dinners to the poor of large and ostenatous
charities and almsgiving OF various kinds, snch ser
mon preached IN such place casts suggestive side
New-York tribune., 1890-01-12
RErrER THAN Az ICE PALACE.
From The Boston Journal.

From The Ho-toh JouI""l'
The difficulty Of constructing nm lee palace whcro
,t.r,. is uo ice 10 speak of has impressed Itself
stroucy upon the people of It Paul thnt the project
l,s hccu dcGuitcN. though with natural reluctance.
,I,udoncd. \ ot1cL of II. Paul, Mr. r. +. Drake,
make, n proposition through The Pioneer Press
witch .honld commend itself by its wisdom and
rrncro,itv 10 the people of that city. lie urg,h that
In lien Of the winter festival, public enthusiasm Ice
directed 10 providing for The citv public library
worthy IN. name Of library Tho rst step. Of NnI>e.
i, 10 secure solid, convenient and comn'od0us
building and to this end Mr. Drake offers 10 give
* 900 toward fund of 100000 for the purchase OF
land and the erection Of u building, condition that
the full amount be raised by April I, 1890. Or IL
New-York tribune., 1890-01-12
A PHASE OF TIE CURIOSITY or YEwYoREER'

4 PHASE Of TIE Curiosity or NEW YORRERS
II is interesting t0 notice the curiosity II the
average New Yorker, and IN no instance IS better
opportunity afforded than where there arc any
automatic selling machines, and especially those thai
are ont of order Although when these machine.
become ont Of order. they have signs consp.couely
placed on them TO that effect, mis- does not CRAFTY
the curiosity Of the Ncw Yorker, and, in fact, little
jess than personal experience will have the desired
effect.
at docs seem rather strange" said the owner Of
a barroom in This city. in which no less than five
of these ma hines were placed. "Thc machines Won
see hercabouts are All manufactured owned, and
supplied by the company. OF the five here,
three are ont Of order, and, as you see have signs
On to that effect, but. broken as they arc, ! have
1t conndcntally from the collector that these three
machines bring I'm twice as much money as the ones
which are in good order. People the sign, and
SIN they drop the money IN the slot for cuho-ys
sake: why, saw man come in here one ulFht, VINO,
after getting his drink al the bar, walked over 10
the weighing machine, which hc LnrW a. We'll g.
Of order, push the alIn To one sldo,
and drop his nchcl in with evident sotsiacuon.'
Force OF habit / darrsul, hut tic p.drlcc, J
know mu~t cost him not a little sum oi money
What machine do Won thIuk - most popular
Well that }, pretty hard question 10 answer
but from personal observations ! nave nputcd lhat
some particular machine may be popular I'm certain
place whereas, if would bc an cfc-oic IN another,
mu,iCnl machine al the head, While in ferry house b.,
and the Iihcs. 'tutt iut'f and candy machine seem
u be The iaVOrltc,. n,
they are Oui of order when thcy are all Htht i,
although the collectors appear with regularity, ana
urccisOn, mechanics seem 10 Dc IhNl'lDIc uH'N ~
pcrchance The money compartment lh Out oi 0Iu' III
which case ihcrc is sure to be rush for tie scene
NJ he
New-York tribune., 1890-01-12
GEN GREELY 4yD THE SHOEDEALERS.
TIE COST OF PRoDABIILTIrs-DGALo IN A
BROADWAY SHOT.

THE COST OF PROBNBILlTIrS-DIALo IN
BROADWAY SHOT
General Grccly has lost many friends Of late among
the shocdcalcrs in this city. They complain that his
weather probabilities have cost them much money.
Three months ago. anticipating winter II slcct and
snow they laid n big stock, of cork >oicS. arcic> and
every description of ovcr-hoc known 10 the trade. but
the snow and srct failed % matcrialilc and these
articles after remaining on exhibition I'm front win
dow, for thirty or sixty days were retired 10 dark
corner, behind the counter.
\ customer dropped into a broadway shop few
days ago. -hl>crus all over. a, II half frozen.
Why. is 10 cold "a, that '7 asked the shoemaker.
No, hut it Is going 10 BE to morrow morning"
wa, the reply. Il have ju~t been reading the pre-
dlcuous, and they gave me the shakes Get out your
Mister. old nan, ana order moro coal. The next
blizzard f. due In ten hours
DO you mean to tell nc that you mean what You
say said the shoemaker, bu>tlins and funiug with
energy.
only tell you what the papers say
"Do YOU believe what they say ~
About the weather.
.of ,our.c do / couldn't help it,
"Whcru does the information ab0ut this blizzard
come ftou p"
trom thc signal service Hureaul Then | don't
,,,t amy (,fh In IL. Just week agO General Grccly
hung out hi storm si-"u5 "iu M ml7 H,lo sslns' anH
uu the strength Of thein u "a nay snow " hld"W win
IN. r sort Of shoes for such weather. ana spent 500
I'M advertising them an thc newspapers. What wcio
my feeling, next morning wien the sun came ont
ir,,ht and warm and the weather was mild as in
Nav No sir / put no iaith ia weather predictions
do they say it, going to freeze tomorrow Then I'll
But say he added, ~ the customer turned 70
ro - do you really expect hlIlaN
New-York tribune., 1890-01-12
MR.. GILLESPIE'S VIEWS.
CHAPTER UPON CHAPTER, RESULT UPON RESULT
IN THE INTGRMINABLE SERIES

"There is no man In NewYort or Brooklyn VINO VIII
more gladly add his testimony than l. be sure OF that
am glad to do it, and, indeed, feel that ought u
do it,
II was Mr.. Samuel r. Gillespie who was talking
The writer had found him at his home. at 329 East
o1stst New York Continuing, he said
O. have been losing health and strength under my
trouble for five or six years-not rapidly, for some
times would seem little better but steadily ana
surely Most of the time l have been frequently
oorcbt,c and hawking and raising much Of the time.
haya heen really sick man. II catarrhal
irouble was told, and | tried many physicians ana
ali sorts of remedies for 1t without gettns auy asAs'
New-York tribune., 1890-01-12
Texas member Of the House tells the following

A Texas member of the House tells the following
story On cx Governor Ireland
II seems the former Governor 81 the Lone star
state knew more Of bravery than Of books and wa
better mp n politics than iu poetry. According 10
.th. Tcxan Governor ireland s1t orc nirht aloue pa
his Office Being IN q .oucwhat pcnsivc mood he
uclcd up a school reader, Glanced over 10 cnr"c,sy
and finally stopped blcathlc-,, his csc caught by
.ou,e chance words Ills secretary entered a b"
finished tho reading, and looking mp Mt him. he "a.
claimed:
"D-n II, Jones' why 10 they stick such hne
fling ms this away I'm child's reader It's an out
rage A shame that people suffer such a gem 10 be
lurcd lust because soHIc poor dcyil wrote 1t who
,,,s not a l.ongfcloH or a. Shakespeare. By --, III
,critc to ni,ht 10 some of those Eastern magazines
and juco-c H. Tall, about genius. why, 1t fairly
bIi.ters ont In that poem and yet people are such
brute they can't see It,
"WAart the name af itl' asked the secretary.
81 don't remember. but mean - write half Of
# down and quote from it IN my next speech Here
il i II, called 'Grcy's Elcgy in Country Church
Yard The very name is a poem, but listen 10 one
o the verses here. Could anything be trucr Of ~
own fate 80 aud the Governor squared on and read IN
lis best voice:
"FuI many gem Of purc-t ray serene
The dark, uuiHthUm"d caves oi ocean Dear
Full many a flower D. born 10 blush unseen,
Aud waste it, swcctncs, ON the desert air.
any ---, man, that's prophccy.'
New-York tribune., 1890-01-12

the sum nroposed be considered insufficient for the
nnypose ir Drake will give another $1,000 toward
second 10000 Or pro rata s for aS bs R1r or ali the
peoplc of St. Paul. without distinction OF race or
religion, be controlled by the subsciperS Ut Su''
authority as they may choose"
New-York tribune., 1890-01-12
BROOKLYN OFFICE AT
149 PIERREPONT ST.

Know nothin' in II, you'd better get ont an let
BODY try thus case that's got hos, sense"
Ihe advice may have been well meant, but II cost
the witness
New-York tribune., 1890-01-12
DOCTORS
COPELAND & BLAIR
are located permanently at
90 5th Ave-, near 18th ST.,
t47W. 42d ST., near Broadway,
NEW-YORK CITY,
where they treat with success all durable cases.

Office hours-o to l36 \. NJ. to 4 P NJ, to
7. VI. t>unday> included. Speciatc,-Catavrh and
al diseases OF the Eye, Ear, Throat and Lungs
Chronic Diseases.
Address all mail 10 Drs. COPELAND & BLAIR
l41 West i2d ST. New York CITY.