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Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1890-02-08

As carpenter, surveyor, town boomer.
government contractor and heavy Inves.
tor in railroad and steamboat stock, he
has been always active and often success
ful, is very nearly the wealthiest man in
Montana and is still active. He was
born in 1889 in Dubuque, Iowa, and has
kept on the border ever since. He is be.
low the medium size and rather sallow
in appearance, but his bright eye re.
deems his face. and he is ever on the
alert. He entered politics four years
ago, was candidate for governor last
year, and was defeated by the Democrat
J, X. Toole. He represents the western
hall Of the state.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1890-02-08

Of them are to
hold seats in that
body for NJ on
tana. He is em-
phatic ally "a
western hustler" I"
one of the kind SO
often described in
ronances of the
west, one whose
business career is
a sortof romance,
yet who makes
romance subsidi-
ary to business.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1890-02-08
THE vAsDERPoEL HOUSE

class are plain in
exterior they furnish ample accommoda-
tions inside, light dining room in the
front basement and large parlors and
chambers. The library is provided for
by long extension about one-half or
two-thirds the width of the lot, and Civ
ing good light.
To a professional man the library Of a
town house becomes the choicest corner
in it, and that of the Vanderpoel house
was especially favored in having bright
view on the green lawn OF the vacant.
corner, and also the passing scenes on
the avenue. Mr.. Vanderpoel was dlsiiu.
guished in his profession and had gath
cred in his home study the finest collec-
tion OF law books in the state. His spe.
cialty was trial work, and he accom-
plished marvellous amount Of it. sue
ceeding, as he said, by the studious mas.
terry Of facts. Yet the Sixteenth street
mansion was not mere lawyers den
Although stern looking man, Mr.. Van
deIpoel was genial in temperament and
favorite with his fellows. He was very
plain and looked rather like a farmer
than habitue of aristocratic Fifth ave-
nue.. He was of original Dutch stock
and maintained splendid country estate
near his early home in Columbia county.
Mr. yanderpoel associated himself
with many city societies. one of which,
the Holland, fostered those ancestral
traditions to which he was devoted. The
region Of his farm at Undertook he
made the scene of lrving's Legend of
Sleepy Hollow" and used to relate the
story to his friends with many local EN-
bellishments from his own experience.
His country home and the adjoining
Catskills were his recreation, but he
lived the life of New Yorker TO the
full. The neighborhood of his town
home was full Of social attractions. To
the new st. Nicholas and Century clubs
he gave some of his leisure, but during
the greater part of his career he was
pillar Of the Manhattan, which he helped
to found and over which he presided
several years. The Manhattan club
house, on the block below his home, was
a convenient place to drop in for the
evening.
Mr.. Vanderpoel was a neighborly
man and identified himself personally
with the surroundings of his home and
with the people of the vicinity, For
many years Brentano's Literary Empori.
um was near Sixteenth street, in Union
square, one block from the Vanderpoel
mansion, and the great lawyer, with his
head crammed with legal facts. called in
for his daily papers regularly, generally
stopping to discuss the news. His even
ing visits here We're also quite regular,
and were often prolonged ia comparing
notes with the proprietor, who was
thoroughly posted in the contents of his
loaded shelves, or chatting with young
August Brentano. the nephew and sue.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1890-02-08
AN AUSTRALIAN fAVORiTE.

Miss Myra Kemble, Who Recently Deserted
"the Colonies to Appear In England.
On the recent retirement of Miss Essie
Jcnyns from the stage Miss Myra Kemble,
the lady who recently made successful
debut before London audience, seems to
have at once taken place in the affections Of
sgr'rs'i2n playgoers. just before her de-
pasture for England Miss Kemble was treat
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1890-02-08

the rear being di-
agonally opposite
the Sharp house.
Fisk's enterprise
also IN n d @ the
G ra nd Opera
house, and in the
building he estab-
lished the Erie
railway offices in
a suite of elegant
apartments. The
ferryacross North
river, from / h @
foot of Twenty
third street tothe
Erie depot at Pa
vonia, Sharp's
Tw ty-t bird
.trant l... . a,
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1890-02-08
Solicitor General Taft.

Judge William IL. Taft, who has been
appointed solicitor general of tho United
States, vice Orlow Chapman, deceased,
Is very young man for SO important
position, being but 30 years of age. He
is the son of Alphonso Taft, who was
United States minister to Russia and
Austria, and had been Attorney General
under President Grant and for a time
Secretary of War.
The son, William II. Taft. wos grad.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1890-02-08

ed to an imposing
farewell function
at Sydney, and
Melbourne sadly
grieved that it
could not, from
lack of time, ac-
cord like honor to
the popular act
ress. Miss Myra
kenlble's story"
writes a represent
ative of The Pail
Mall Budget, "as
she told it to me
after a fatiguing
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1890-02-08

s
mains a secret.
A war becom-
ing imminent,
he re v eale d
t n m to the
Spanish minis
ter Of marine,
and q commits
sion appointed
for the purpose
of e mining
I hem having
approved them,
the Petral was
built at the ar
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1890-02-08

y
uated at Yale,
and studied law.
He soon became
assistant prose
cutor of Hanlil.
ton county, Oio,
and was appoint.
ed from this Of.
flee to be internal
revenue collector
by President Ar.
thur. Mr.. Taft
preferred the law,
and resigned tn.
AHs,, ~ Izn
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1890-02-08

an d Clytemnes-
ira. Her father,
so goes the leg
end. having Of
Tended the God
dess Diana, vowed
to make atone
nent by n sacri-
flee Of the most
beautiful thing
born within the
year. This hap
pened to be lpbi-
genia. Agamem-
non long delayed
the sacrifice, but
when the Trojan
expedition APP
..a.lol L
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1890-02-08

seventh United d
States colore d
troops. He came
out Of the war a
brig a der gen.
eral, resumed the
practice of law as
one of the firm of
Benedict, Tracy
& Benedict. and
for a few years
the public heard
- us.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1890-02-08

poel, who died
$ u d d e n ly in
France when he
was at the height
OF a successful
career. The Van
derpoelhouse,No.
! West Sixteenth
street, was one
Of the old style
brick mansions,
built probably
forty years ago,
W hen Sixteenth
street was called
uptown. While
h ouses of this
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1890-02-08

assistant county solicitor. When Jud.
son Harman resigned from the superior
bench young Taft was appointed for the
mexpired term, and then elected to the
Office. He is a hard worker, brilliant
man, and is of fine physique.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1890-02-08

located Cromp-
tons pass. South
mountain, where
Franklin's Sixth
C or p s storned
the gap Sept. u,
1862, driving the
Confederates at
the point OF the
lmyonet. The site
Of Mr.. Tow n
sends estate is
I 10 G a $ I er n
mouth Of the gap
where the broad
valley of the Ca
toctin creek and
the distant range
of G. { o C tin
mountains form a
charming Ian d.
scape. II was
here that Gath
dcIvcd for mate
rails for his his
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1890-02-08

cessor and the
Brentano of to-
day. A student
OF other things
than law, he was
a lover of litera-
ture in the best
sense. He read
everything ofper-
nanent value and
everything n c W
I that IN a d G a
mark, and all of
the select ne W
publications were
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1890-02-08

-
until that heated
ca IN paign of
1856, which tore
Brooklyn circles
all To pieces and
ventila ted the
lives of many.
Gen. Tracy was
candidate for dis
trict attorney of
Kings county
against James j.
Ridgway, t hen
the Democratic
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1890-02-08

IL II said that II ten American uoyelists
whose books sell readily are selected AMI ten
mechanics who earn So 80 day, at tic end
of ten years the mechanics viii have earned
the most money, Exchange.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1890-02-08
The Tennyson Family.

The cut hero given is from drawing
reduced from page picture made direct
from photograph for recent number
OF The London Pail Mali Budget. It
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1890-02-08


tie of him, though he held the office of
United States district attorney for the
Eastern district of New York from 1866
to 1873.
No other fame, probably, is so evanes-
cent as that Of a successful lawyer-es.
pecially a city lawyer, and most of all
one whose work is chiefly done in his
Office and concerns property interests
chictly-and it was, therefore, as a new
man that Gen, Tracy came into prom
inence as counsel with Mr.. Evarts and
others for Henry Ward Beecher in the
protracted and exciting trial of 1875. 1t
wasin this connection that the first direct
charge of unprofessional or not strictly
honorable conduct was made against
Gen. Tracy--a charge disregarded by the
public at the time, but revived i'm heated
political contests afterwards. Theodore
Tilton's friends Indignantly declared that
Gen. Tracy had listened to Tilton's ac-
count OF the matter and afterwards con.
scnted to act as counsel for Mr.. Beecher.
The statement was as Indignantly denied,
and goes into the limbo of the insoluble
along with SO many other statements
concerning that remarkable case.
The public likewise remained i'm ipno-
rance of the fact that Gen. Tracy was q
great lover of fine horses; that he was
often present when big races were run
and allowed his own horses to be put on
the track, though he never bet himself,
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1890-02-08
Hon. j. G. Power.

Hon. j. G. Power, Republican, is one
of the Big Four" now waiting for the
United States senate to decide which two
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1890-02-08
REMARKABLE PISTOL SHOOTING.
The Performances Of George Naude and
George Bird Who Heat Him.

At the tourney held in Paris during tho
exposition George Naude, Of Paris. was
awarded first prize for a six shot score with
arevolver on the new French target Naude's
record was "A great one. He had one shot
in the bulls eye near the edge Of the inner
circle, two shots on the edge Of the circle
one above the diameter line and one below it
two other shots were punched at the di-
ameter lines, half on the circle and half on
the outer circle of the black bulls eye, and
the sixth shot half in the circle and half in
the $. The target was llsi inches in diameter
and was set at a distance of 33 yards from
the marksman. This was considered remark
able shooting, and bets were freely made that
no one would equal ii for some time.
The bulls eye cut here given is fac simile
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1890-02-08

- - tat, stisfhto
Of the center sec
tion Of the target
on which George
Bird, tine young
crack Of the Kill
dare Hunting club
and the Calumet
club,not only equal
el the score of
Naude, but surpass-
ed it. This achieve
nent is the mora
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1890-02-08

TeMHTkhbIe IToW Tie TACT That the target was
one-fourth the size of the original French tar
get used by Naude Mr.. Bird punched his
six shots, as shown in the cut, while another
marksman few feet away was banging at
another kind Of target
MIR. Bird used the Smith 4. Wesson "Fron-
tier" 4i-caliber revolver, with a Russian
model shell loaded with six grains Of powder
and round ball 1t Is safe TO say that this
last record win not be disturbed for awhile,
unless Mr. Bird attempts to outshoot himself.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1890-01-31

These are days of civi-seEvice re-
form. The man that wants to secure
a place under the Government nova
days must have a strong pull, . indeed,
to get there" The other day a Mis-
slssippi Republican anxious to serve
under the new Doorkeeper of the
House, thought it worth while to en-
List the goodwill Of our facetious
friend, Congressman Allen, In his be-
half. He entered Mr.. Aliens com
mittee-rOOm and preferred his request:
I wish to be employed under the
DOorkeeper, sir, said he, @and if you
VIII be so good as To-
Take a seat, sir, gravely remarked
Allen, "and i VIII examine you.
Have you ever been a dOOrkeeper9"
No, sir, but I think that with your
support"
Have you ever been instructed in
the responsible and arduOus duties Of
BOOKKEEPING ?"
@Eo, sir, but I would like to be"
Have you ever cOnversed with one
who has read such a book 2"
NO, sir, but certainly vii.
"Then, do you not see, remarked
Representative Allen soIemnIy, that
you have not a single qualification for
the Office 2"
The candidate, from last accounts IS
a candidate still.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1890-01-31

round the stems just above the lar. and
knotted with all the taste a mistress al
q household is capable of putting into
such elegant trihes that make homes ga
stylish and pretty, and cause men to say
the moment they enter room a woman
OF taste lives here" Large bowls 81
similar flowers are also made more at.
tractlve, if possible, by broad band and
bow Of ribbon cireling the top, and civ.
ing stylish finish to a Japanese decora-
ton.
Really, woman of fashion viii take
more pains with her toilet to receive
callers Of her own sex than OF the
other, because she knows which are The
closest critics, and fair makers of calls
are equally particular. The visitor in
the accompanying picture wears a dress
designed in o pale shade of French gray
and black. The skirt hangs in long.
straight lines from the waist, opening
halfway up the side Of the front core
over folds of black failIe. At the sides
the skirt separates clear to the top,
showing another series Of black folds.
The corssge is simple In outline, having
only a plain, double breasted plastron
'front.' and rather loose high sleeves. The
real elegance of the toilet depends large
" upon the arrangement of bands of sill
yer passementerie or embroidery along
the edges of the plated panels in the
skirt, around the pointed plastrOn on the
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1890-01-31

those who are expert needlewOmen, for
they can, with plenty of time and COM
paratlVety little money, make themselves
objects OF envy to less fortunate neigh
bors. Even millinery feels the influence,
Tor many bOnnets owe their chief attraC-
tiveness to bands of gold fl gree, embroid-
cry, gold lace, or gold cord, to which
they give q very dressy effect.
In hats the broad brim is still the favor
lite. Smooth and Angora felts are equally
fashionable, with brims turned up in a
point, or rolling in front, and tapering
OF to the back. The brims are not lined,
though sometimes bound with rubber.
An unusually pretty and becoming hat
has curving and slightly rolling brim of
shaggy felt, while the crown is of velvet
gathered in Tam O'Shanter fashion upon
narrow velvet band, with a bird placed
at the front. In fact, birds of
all sizes and co1ors, and even but
terhies, are perched here and
there upon hats and bOnnets, in as
airy a posture as can be; and the more
ready they seem to take to their wings,
the better for decorative purposes. The
velvet Tam O'Shanter crown can also be
used very prettily for chiIdren's wear
with very broad, straight, stiff brims.
Cloth, too, is fayOrite material with mil
liners just now. One very pretty example
of it's use is a capOte covered with ere am
white cloth so as to show just a folded
edge Of black velvet. There is a knot of
yellow velvet ribbon in front, in which is
fastened a jet dagger, and strings of the
same are carried from thence to the back.
Lavender-gray cloth bonnets are some
times embroidered in silver or in steel
color, and trimmed with groups of black
or gray birds. BOnnets trimmed with
flowers are now beginning to put in an
appearance, and there seems a strong
likelihood Of their becoming popular.
Roses and chrysanthemums are the varie-
ties most commonly used. Shapes are
much the same as they were at the be-
ginning of the season. Fashion continues
to patronize the turban or ovaI-shaped
bonnet, though several efforts have re-
Gently been made to bring out models
somewhat larger than the microscopic
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1890-01-31

basque, and descending down the front
Of the skirt in a constantly widen
ing pattern to the very hem of the
dress. The gloves are gray, as likewise
the bonnet, which is faced with black
velvet, and has short black-veIvet strings.
The companion costume is a house-d dress
of blue-gray crepe, trimmed with very
light open passementerie in silver, old
gold, and blue-gray. The skirt has a
very full front drapery reaching to the
hem, and separated from the straight
back breadth by means of the passs-
menterie. The cOFsage has a full front
opening in V-shape over q plated crepe
plastrOn, and around the arm holes and
at the bottom of the pointed front is
finished of with the bands of the passe-
menterie. The sleeves are very loose and
full, and terminate at the elbow. 1t
should be added that the favOrite shades
this season are chestnut, light golden
browns, delicate grays, orange, leghOrn
yellow, light blues, and, in general, such
shades as contrast we'll with black and
white.
In the matter of coIors, a clever actress
said to me: I'VE all feel more or less
vaguely the truth that the expression of
materials varies. Simplicity, modesty
and youthfulness are suggested by the or
candies, tarlatans, mulls-the materials
which have transparent effect and do
not shine. We dress the ingenue in white
muslin and Lady Macbeth In black vel
vet, on general principles; and as soon as
the girl becomes the good, poor mans
bride we put her in a simple princess
gown Of gray. Cotton fabrics, after be-
ing starched and irOned, suggest kind
of moral purity. The nuns head-dress
seems to settle it. " Then, after 70 ect-
i've pause, the actress added roguishIy:
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1890-01-31
a LovER,s LAMENTATIoN.
BY ozIAs M1DsUal1fER.

OH when viii she fan in brave Cupid's fierce
slaughters?
On! when VIII she WallOW in gore2
Oh when viii the choice OF her fathers sweet
daughters
BE mine alone forever more?
Ny heart has great big hole bored through its
center,
By Cupid's great dynamite gun;
There is never a balm that can its portals enter
Excepting We two are made one.
Unless she soon yields viii die with my boots
on,
And then we viii have parade,
The brass band in front viii so sWeetly tOOJ its
horn,
AS so we where my grave is made.
The roots OF the hr-tree, or Of hazel-nut brush
VIII soon drain my form OF it's juice
And the grave viii my voice and its melody
hush.
And I viii have gone to the deuce.
Oh, sad is the thought as it rends the few
rOOtlets
BY which yet cling unto life
The bands tune Will weep as it plays with its
tOOtets,
1He died for the want Of a wife"
CHICAGO, III.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1890-01-31

Ok Maiden Island, in the Pacific,
guano Is conveyed to the coast over q
tramway about five miles long, on which
the loaded trucks are driven by sail
power.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1890-01-31

N LLL44n5Gys as Al
other parts of our
costumes, WON en-
who care for elabor-
a ely trim N . d
things may prepare
to enjoy themselves
this season. En-
brOidery runs wild
on tn G ne we S {
gowns, particularly
in the gold and sill
yer and other metal
lie shades. Well for
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1890-01-31
STYLES FOR THE FAIR.
LOVERS OF FINE MILLINERY MAY
NOW ENJOY THEMSELVES.

Embroidery Runs Wild on the Newest
Gowns-Birds and Butterflies PrOTuseIy
Employed in Ornamenting Hats and
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1890-08-01
Frames ana hives.

AT a recent meeting of as9seelSecpcrs'
association at Springfield, His, after 4
long discussion regarding the kind of
hives used and the size OF frames and
hives, it was ascertained chat the major
ity of members present favored the
Langstroth size of frame and ten frame
hives. Among hives in use among the
members were mentioned the Simplicity,
Improved I.angstroth Simplicity andthe
old style He'ldon. For comb honey the
old fashioned box is superseded by tho
one pound section The hive used should
be one in which the sections can be
hana!ed with greatest ease and conven-
ieucc.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1890-08-01
.cI-Ics Want solitude.

DR.. Casaiar, a retired physician on
&c West side, gave me aaihterestns
fact q day or SO ago about suicides.
Eot once in a thousand times, "
s.,i., he, DO either men or women liIl
themselves while in the presence OF
anoher person. The tendency OF the
suicidal mania is always toward soli-
tade. His is why, in all the asylanl'
Of the land. people who have dispo-
sit;oa to Kill themselves are always
kept to2othor, and there is nodanger
l-.cn. New York Star.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1890-08-01
Mixed Coal and Petroleum IS

Some experiments made with a
mixed fuel OF coal and petroleum on
an Italian man-of-war at Spezzia are
well worth attention. The vessel,
which never before surpassed fifteen
knots an hour, reached almost seven
teen with the new combustible. The
engineers complain that the high heat
generated Injuries the boilers.-Aew
York Commercial Advertiser.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1890-08-01
Gnnn -lrl!E.t Vuds.

Patterson-W hen I was III London
a friend OF mine, Charley Ferguson
Charley Ferguson! Why,
know him!
Patterson-Well, he's a good fellow
all tie same.-Harper's Bazaar.
The literary production of Mexico is
quite wonderful. One of her l5test
biblicgrapllical lists mentions no less
than Il, 090 volumes by 5000 native
Mexican authors. The first book
printed on this continent was pub
ished in Mexico.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1890-08-01
u CONSUMPTION lncnrahlc.

Read the following: Mr.. G H. Nor
us. Newark, Ark. SAYS; What down
with ab>cess OF lungs. and friends
and physicians pronounced me
aa incurable ptive. Began
talking DR.. Kings New Discovery for
consumption. am now on thiroi bottle,
anda5!e 10 oversee the work on by
farm. Il is the finest medicine ever
made
Jessie Midlewart, Deeatur. Ohio.
-ays: Had il not been for Dr. King :
N5.w Discovery for consumption /
would have died o. lung troub!es.
Was given up by doctors Am now III
best of health. Try sample bottles
free at Budwcll, Christian X l'arbee 5
drug store. may2j-tf
who happy on this MUNDANE
sphere sneerinGly exclaimed Pes
sin!US.
The girl with her first engagement
ring, tIiumpllantly replied Optimua.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1890-08-01

I'VE do hereby certify that we
the arrangement for all the
monthly and semi-annlial drawings OF
the Louisiana State Lottery Com
pany. and in person manage and con.
troll the drawings themselves, and
that lie same are conducted with
honesty, fairness, and in good faith
towards all parties, and we authorize
the Company TO use this certificate.
with fac similics Of our signatures
attached, in its advertisements.