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Thomas County cat., 1890-05-01
A Gallant Young Chinaman.

A Secretary of the Chinese Embassy
in Washington was introduced to a
lady, who among other questions asked
him: "What virtue do you most highly
prize in your women?"
"The virtue of dom sticity," was the
reply.
"Then you do not like your women
to move in society much?" she ques-
toned.
"Not at all. Our law even recog-
nizes cause for divorce when a woman
pardon me, madame-is inquisitive
and talkative."
"Then would be in danger of being
divorced if I lived in China ?" smiling
ly asked the lady.
"The very day that my country would
have the luck to possess womanly be-
ing like you," replied the gallant son
of the heavenly realm, "every cause
for divorce would be removed from the
world. - flashing tom Post.
Thomas County cat., 1890-05-01

weight rest there, while she continued
to gaze wistfully and intently.
Do not try.me too long," he said.
with quivering lips
Il might not, she said, "but- p
And then her face clouded. DR.. Mills
understood it and took up his hat.
Give me something Of yours to
keep?' he said, hesitatingly.
She took from her arm little fancy
bracelet tied with knot of amber
ribbon. He placed it next his heart.
The next morning, while sitting in
his Office, he heard the rumbling of q
carriage, and stepping out upon the
porch, saw the enchantress pass. She
waved her hand to him. He turned
into his den again and drew the bolt.
How dark and dreary everything
looked.
Five years rolled round. At high
window of the Grand Dome. in New
York, stood Miss Lyle. in a sad and
weary attitude. She had rhst returned
from Europe. Suddenly she turned to
her companion and said:
"Zaidie, you know 1 believe in i'm
pulses. l have one to go and see Mrs.
Everett, the minister's wife, in Halle
ton, for few days. You will not be
afraid to stay here alone without me?"
NO, dear, if you will not remain
there too long"
Nina Lyle turned and went into her
bedroom and next morning was on
her way - DR.. Mills was sitting down
to supper one night, after a long, cold
ride among his patients, when sudden
ly the bell rang.
well" he said, YEARLY, as the serv
want entered The girl put small
parcel into his hand, saying: "A mes
senger brought it over from Mrs. Ever
ett's." There was something in the
dainty way in which the little parcel
was tied up-a delicate fragrance that
reminded him of his one dream of hap
piness.
"What fool I am," he said, as he
united the parcel. And upon opening
the box he found a bracelet tied with
amber ribbon.
The color rushed to his very fore
head; his heart beat fast; his fingers
trembled as he lifted the bracelet. 1t
was the exact counterpart of the one
laid away in his desk.
The Doctor put on his hat and strobe
rapidly down the street. He seemed
ten years younger than an hour ago.
Very soon he found himself in the
presence of Miss Lyle. She received
him warmly, and after a moment he
said, Il have kept the bracelet, see!
And you have come to reward me-"
"Yes, have come" That was all.
A few days later Miss Lyle went
back to New York.
Il am going to be married" she said
to her friend.
"And that heart-break which hap
pened just before you went to Halle
ton, five years ago?"
There is the secret. / found one
soon after who spoke as if his love was
real, but the wound was not healed, so,
after five years, returned and found
him waiting for me, and think l shall
be happy"
Two lives, through impulse, have
certainly been made happy.
Thomas County cat., 1890-05-01
Explosion in a Vest Pocket.

An explosion in his vest pocket was
what Mr.. Fowler of Agawam expert
enced the other day. He had bought
some chlorate of potash tablets, and had
put them in the vest receptacle with
some sulphur matches. The mixture
always causes commotion. But unmind-
full of this fact, Mr.. Fowler sat down in
his home to have quiet smoke. Pretty
soon he felt something warm in his
pocket; he stuck in his fingers to see
what was up: the matches ignited, the
potash exploded, blowing open the
front of his vest and burning his hands
severely. Mr.. Fowler jumped high in
the air. and the work of stripping off his
vest took but moment Now he car
ries his hand in a sling. Springfield
T'71iO1l
Thomas County cat., 1890-05-01

WIS IL tudb luc SOuIcueIat0 SOlOleTS
ever broke out with enthusiasm over
their President? Who ever spoke of
him around their camp-fres with affec-
tion or admiration? A man of great
ability, no doubt, and thoroughly de-
voted to the cause of which he was the
head but he had no faculty of inspir-
ing the rank and file with great regard
for himself. It may be said with per-
feet truth that he has been much bet
ter received at many places in the
South since the close of the war than
he ever was by the Confederate armies
during the war. He was never the
soldiers man.
I have put at the head of this article,
"How We Talked" The eve" COM
prehends much more than the private
soldier. The discipline of the volun-
teers never reached that of the regu-
lars-and it would have been sorry
thing for the service if it had. Com
pany and field officers were well known
to the soldiers of their regiments at
home, and often Colonels and Captains
did not disdain to come out and stand
round the fires with the men, smoking
the universal brier-wood pipe, and lis
tening to the talk that was hardly sof-
tened on account of their presence. In
fact, the talk was sometimes made a
little palmer when it was known that
shoulder-straps were within hearing.
Fragments of such conversations are
remembered after twenty-five years.
Here is one of them:
"Most twenty miles marched to-day"
grumbled high private. whats the
use of such a long march on hot,
dusty day like this? ?"
"To give General -- chance to
show his authority, I suppose"
well, why don't we fight? Why
not have battle and put an end to all
this toting about?"
"Yes, why not? ?" observes philos-
opher in blue. "Why the dickens
amt you in command, Jones? You
seem to know just what ought to be
done"
A slight laugh follows, and Jones
grumbles to himself After a pause
another soldier takes up the burden of
criticism.
"Well, I don't care; we've got right
to growl when we see things going the
way they do. What's been the good
of all our marching the last two weeks,
I'd like to know. We haven't seen the
enemy; our Generals haven't meant
we should. What's the good of it?"
you're the hired man of the United
States," observes the philosopher in
blue. "You get thirteen dollars
month and found for doing what the
military big-bugs tell you to. You're
a machine-don't you understand it
Want to run yourself, do you?"
90, pshaw guess We can talk if
We want to. Now, say that anybody
can see there's nothing but foolishness
in this campaign. If we hadn't moved
so far away from the river, so that we
could get our supplies regular, and
without the guerrillas interfering; and
if we'd moved two days sooner than we
did; and if the cavalry was worth
cent for scouting; and il"
80, dry up! Always the big if in
the way. Do you suppose you could
better it? Why, suppose that if
your uncle wore petticoats, he'd be
your aunt-wouldn't he?"
Laughter and good humor follow
such a sally as this; soon the tattoo"
sounds, and the soldiers go to their
rest on the ground, dreaming of home
and gathering strength for twenty
mile march on the morrow.-C Chicago
Ledger.
Thomas County cat., 1890-05-01
Is It as Bad as This :

Everybody remembers Lord Brough
ANS famous epigram: "In England, the
Queen is in place; the House of Com
mons is in power" In America, the
wife is in place; Bridget is in power. In
ancient Rome they had sort of carni-
val, occurring once year, called the
Saturnalia, during which the slaves
were free to fling all manner of insult
on their masters. Our Saturnalia lasts
all the year, and there is perpetual
carnival of ignorance and insolence.-
Marion Hdria7ad's Home Maker.
Thomas County cat., 1890-05-01
Buying Pins Became Expensive.

Mrs. Dashley-My love, I wish you
would leave me little money this
morning.
Mr. Dashley-Didn't I give you fifty
dollars pin money last Monday?
~Oh, well; that was last Monday"
"And seventy-ive dollars pin money
on Wednesday,"
SYes; but"
@Well, I guess hereafter I'll buy your
pins myself. f."-Americ0.
Thomas County cat., 1890-05-01

Whose iron-clad dried apples,
Soled or pegged, he sold for pie.
Cheap jewelry, lriZe-package men,
Were all well known as beats,
For one might read q newspaper
Through envelopes or sheets;
But. oh, We sutler, lis of him
That wicked thoughts arise,
With these who suffered years of pain
From eGting his army pies.
There's men who should be pensioned now,
Who'd thank their lucky stars
If they had only been half killed
With sword or bayonet scars,
Instead of suff ring worse than death;
For they now realize
The sawdust, rails. and spikes and nails
They lad eaten for army pies.
The hard-tack was so ALFRED tough
We broke them with u brick,
And for & change we'd buy pie,
So galvanized and slick;
But. OH, when they were out of sight,
They generally took the prize,
AS We eat rails or rusty nails
As the suffers army pies.
Sheet-iron filed with sawdust
Would have answered Just the same:
But let Us hope, for half his lies
He'll not be held to blame;
For time our wrath has blunted o'er
With age We've grown more wise;
We trust that mercy may o'ertake
All the dealers IN army pies.
There's many freaks Of army life
That, Phunix-like, remain,
But none that give the boys at least
More plea pain;
So let this subject we've discussed
Be given where's and why's,
What will the future soldiers eat
Instead Of army pies?
Thomas County cat., 1890-05-01

A CASE of transmission of infection to
an unborn child has occurred in Paris.
A child born during the convalescence
of the mother from pneumonia was af-
fected with the same malsdy, and died
at the end Of five days.
Thomas County cat., 1890-05-01
BLOODY BATTLE-FIELDS
ENTERTAINING "REMINISCENCES OF
THE REBELLION.

Graphic Accounts of the Stirring Scenes
Witnessed on the Battlefield and in
Camp-Old Comrades Recite Experiences
of Thrilling Nature.
Thomas County cat., 1890-05-01

AJOR CHAS.
Hilton, of the
Palmer House,
Chicago, in the
course of a con-
|versation with
an old soldier
related h i s:
II have often
heard men ask
what was the
turning point
of he war.
Major Thomas
Thomas County cat., 1890-05-01
Kept His Word Like a Soldier.

IHE Atlanta Consti-
tuition relates this
interesting war rem
|iniscence: Lieut.. G..
A. Coryell, formerly
of the One Hundred
and Forty-first New
Y ork Volunteers,
Twentieth A my
Corps, was wit b
SHERMAN on the IA
Thomas County cat., 1890-05-01

We charged the enemy's flank,
Advanced, forced back. mid loud hurrahs,
As the victors charged in rank.
But spring with her rain and thunder showers
And 6eecy lambs at play,
Brought lighter hearts 10 children folk
Than ever the winter gray.
Dear children, let Us prepare for the time
When We shall grow aged and poor
When the angel Death. in his robes of black,
Shall come and knock at the door.
GENTRYyILLE, No.
Thomas County cat., 1890-05-01

PRINTING, first press in the United
States, at Cambridge, Mass, john
Daye, 1859.
Thomas County cat., 1890-05-01
The Suffers Army Pies.
AIR-~Auld Lang Syne. /"

By q. C. BURNS, FOURTEENTH PENNSYLVANIA
CAVALRY.
Thomas County cat., 1890-05-01

The Philip Best Brewing Company
is the largest institution of the kind
in the world.
Thomas County cat., 1890-05-01

of the Sixteenth Michigan, who was
killed at Chapin's Farm-was dubbed
Biddy Welch. The boys were wont to
play little game of draw at times.
When payday passed in the dim dis
tance and greenbacks were flown they
played for rations, valued upon . slid
Thomas County cat., 1890-05-01
How We Talked,
BY JAMES FRANKLIN FITS.

he fact has very often
been stated that the
American soldier in
our great war, both in
blue and gray, was,
generally speaking, a
person of intelligence.
He knew what he was
fighting for, OF, more
Thomas County cat., 1890-05-01
By D. C. CAMERON.
BROTHER

BROTHER
of mine serv-
ing in tn e
Seventeenth
r eg u lars s
: during til e
|siege of Pc
vt e r s b u rg
tells the fol-
lowing:
"A large,
p ow fu /,
good-natured
C o m r a d e
by the name
of Welch-a
brother of
Col. Welch,
Thomas County cat., 1890-05-01
cH1LDHooD.s DAYS.
BIZ EMnrr F. HART, AGED rurnrxxs.

III /. sweet We're the DAYS
of my youth
And the innocent
hours OF play,
With q stick for a
horse, and . viii
low switch,
Willing the tim e
away.
When winter spread
her snowy veil
Over he meadow
and field,
Then came tho time, to
childish glee,
To make the enemy
yield.
With balls of snow as
hand ma Stono
Thomas County cat., 1890-05-01

The Turning Point of the War.
Thomas County cat., 1890-05-01

l Lang Syne."
LID comrades, your atten-
tion give,
A song I'll sing to you ;
The subject you have
heard before,
And every word is true
The largest end Of each
months pay,
From sixty-one to FIVE,
Was gobbled by the sutler
man
In return for his army
pies.
The daily critic., 1890-10-04
Ayers Pills
nrnnannnnLLHe.

prove effective.
"In ihe summer of 1864 was sent to the
Annapolis hospital. suffering with chronic
durIuca While there. J became s0 re-
duced boz strength MHt could not speak aud
was compelled TO write everything wanted
90 say was Chen having some % Or SO
stools per dHy The doctors ordered mpdi-
cine that I was satisfied would De 0f no
benefit 10 me- 7 did not tabs. DO. Hut per-
sUadeJ my nurse 90 -at me some OF Dr.
Ayers pins About two O'Clock boz tho after
noon took six of these pills. and hy mid
night began 10 feel better Iu tho morning
the doctors came again. and after deciding
that my symptoms were more favorable gave
me different medicine, which did not use,
but took four more ot tHe pills instead. The
next day the doctor, came 20 see me, and
Thought ! was doing nicely, tand so did H..
] then took one win day fora week. 40 The
end of that time, J considered myself cured
and that Ayers Pills had saved my iie. !
was then weak. but had no return of The
disease. aud gained n strength as fast as
could bc cvpected"-F G.. Luce Late Lieut..
56th Eegt Mass Vol Infantry.
uAVpr's Pills are
The daily critic., 1890-10-04

ever, no news to New York cmbmen or
TO men about town -16ru Topics.
IosE tNp rnE DIVORCE.
When Rose Who many years had taricl
10 peace and single h'esseducss.,
To clinton Edguly was married
10 made stir, SIS you can guess.
We wondered how She came TO do &C.,
We wondered how hc won her heart
We saId. 'ln time they both viii rue &c."
And wE have lived TO see them part.
Ihgir welded way was bare Of roses.
Her spouse was faithless. C0ghlau thinks,
but ihg. a- martyr now She poses,
Fair Roses husband says "she drinks
So small 'hing tho'-uo one minds 90,
Aud on The stage, a diyorccc
No doubt splendid 0j She finds it,
And Rose is sure TO make 10 pay
-Thc iudgrgtgdH
The daily critic., 1890-10-04

for opportunity. SlipulaJinr that he
was 10 have unlimited control. he be.
gan operations upon his already wen
maturcd plans, and long before the ey.
piraiion Of his first season had fullv
established q stock company which stood
as high in general estimation as any
ever seen in New York city
His chosen policy in the plays he
produces is distinct from that Of Mln.
aeer Palmer, who leans strongly toward
English works OF melo.dramatic char
acter, and Of Manager DAILY, who De.
LIGHTS in the German farcical school
Mr. Frohman strives TO present scenes
Of our every day life, struggles and
temptations such as every man IS
familiar with either as to himself or his
daily associates not forgetting that
every life has its humorous as well as
its pathetic side. He favors native au-
thorship strongly, and is always ap-
prOoChahle TO any aspiring dramatist
There Is a large safe in his Office which
contains only plays left with him to re ld
all Of v hich, no matter how unpromising,
receive his attention in due time He
is always ready 10 explain TO the authors
wherein their work is praiseworthy and
where faulty.
Many authors whose general work Is
Of the best fail in play writing because
they do not understand the requirements
and possibilities of the stage This Is
what Mr.. Frohman is capable of and
willing to explain, and many an author
has him to thank for demonstrating
why the play which read so well would
not act effectively. Mr.. Frohman Is a
busy man with the affairs of his stock
company, and tie tours Of company
In The Wife" another i'm dThe
Charity Ball, Elsie Leslie In "The
Prince and the Pauper," Z. II South.
crn In The Master Of Woodbarrow,"
and the American tour Of Mr.. and Mrs.
Kendall, al upon his hands at one time.
sui he is the most accessible and
courteous manager Of that great city to.
day.
The daily critic., 1890-10-04
Dieo

HENEsS-0n Friday, October 3, 1907, az fl5
street northeast, Theodore Hall, infant son
Of Ti eodoFe Ii. and Nellie 81 Heness.
Funeral private,
HINT-pepaFted this life October B. i-91
al 80 a M, Mabel Estelle Hunt, daughter of
James Z, and Rosa Hunt, aged months and
s days.
Remains viii be buried from 30l3 Vermont
avenue october 5, az ESQ o'clock.
REEE Son Friiay, October. 3. 1870, al
bis late Tesi1euce, 130 TWenty second street
northwest, John q. Reeves In the 7ith year
Cf his age.
Funeral private.
ENANS-At RiYeI ton, \ j., October 2, 1890,
Charles q, Evans Ot Washington, ID, T..
WILTBERGER-n Departed this life Oct8aa-
2, 1850 sarah ". wife of Thomas l.. AilIha-
ger, IN the 3ith year of her age.
OFFUTT-Ou October 2 1880. az his resi-
defee IN Georzs town ID O.. Edward t. O14t.
iu tie 18th year Ut BIS age.
The daily critic., 1890-10-04
BY All Odds

Tho most generally useful medicine Ayers
Pills Asa remedy for the yrous Diseases
OF 'Ic stomach, liver, and bowels. ,nasa
Pins have u0 equal Their auEarrHlIng
causes them mot only 90 he .a Hul
pleasant t1 take, but preserves tmr mr1.
omH integrity m 9l climate, aud ur uy
reasonable length of time lUa lo-, tawuy
medicine. Ayers Pills ar.. ALSO, uH urE--.i
for ihe use Oi traycIer-, soldiers, saiiurs,
campers, and pioneers. ln SOME 0. run
L-.-- L--L.-
The daily critic., 1890-10-04
alnrric0

MENOCAL-AB ABBOTT-MaFried az ST. Johns
church, Washington, d. O., October /, I-g1,
az O'Clock, by the Rev. Wyllys Rede, rector
Of Ascension Church, " estminister, Laura
heatUn Abbott, daughter OF the late Lieu,
tenant Commander NBlter Abbott, q. S. n
10 Civil Engineer Adulto j. Menocal
N-RODENsTEfN- on October 3. 1890.
BY Rev Dr. Magkin of Washington aud Rev.
Dr. North Of New York, Mr.. Herbert owen
10 Miss Marie Erna Frederika Won Rodeu-
stein, both Of Washington, ID. q.
TRAMMELL-MOORE- September 30.
1850, By the Rev. Or. Addison, Jennie Tram
mel OF Fairfax County, Va, and william
Moore Of Washington, ID. C..
The daily critic., 1890-10-04

and Saturday. Tony Pastor will be fol.
lowed by the Howard Burlesquc Com
pany
The McCau1i Opera Company ia VIII
lockers '.The seven suabians
The first production in this city Of "a
new comic opera by the McCaull Opera
Company has always ranked as one Of
the leading events Of the amusement
season The interest Of that large part
OF thcairegoers who delight in comic
orcra will be ceutered upon Albaugh's
Grand Opera House week after next
when the McCauIl Opera Company will
produce for The first time In this city
Carl Millocker's latest comic opera
success, "The Seven Suabilns.
The McCaull Opera Company re-
Gently produced The Seven Suabiaus
for the first time ia English ia New
York, where IL was at once accepted as
one Of The best comic operas heard In
years critical opinion deciding that the
particular grace and spirit of Millockers
music, with the abundance of beautiful
ard taking melodies, made it well
worthy of the composer Of "The Black
Hussar and The Beggar Student"
IL is only necessary to mention that
there are nine comedians in the cast TO
emphasize the fact that the comic side
Of the opera is very strong The lib,
retio Is the work Of two German humor-
lists, Hugo Whitman and ] Bauer, aud
the English adoption has been made
especially for the McCaull Opera Com.
pany by Harry B. Smith, who has fur
nished the librettos for this company
Tor several years.
The action of The "Scven Suabians"
takes place In and near the city of Stutt.
gart, about 300 years ago, at the time
Of a league formed by a number OF
German cities against the Duke Of
Wurtemberg The motive of the
opera Is a satire upon the prevailing
supCrslitions Of Germany three centuries
ago.
The principal members Of the com.
pany are Lily Post, Annie Myers,
Josephine Knapp, Cora Henderson
Mathilde COttrelly, Chaulcey Olcou,
Robert Dunbar, r. II. Cotton, William
Blaisdell, John Murphy, Charles
Turner, Harry Rattenberg, w. Il.
Rochester, G. II. Jones and others.
The Seven Suabians," who give the
name to the opera, are seven sturdy
1okels, who are omnipresent in the
piece and contribute largely TO its fun.
They have the following names. Algau.
erl, Gelbfussler, Knocpileschwab, Spie.
cleschwab, Nestleschwab, BlilzsChwab
and Scehaas.
A recent comic opera was commended
because II had no topical song. "The
Seven Suabians, be 1t understood. has
a topical song which created such
furore on the first night that Il was re.
peatcd twelves times. and created such
sensation In New York that n couple
OF Sundays ago the music and words
were printed in the New York Hsrlh
Its title Is 'Wait Little While" l.
has seven verses, one Of which Is sung
by each Of the Seven Suablans In turn.
The stage production OF the "Scven
Suabians' will be on the scale OF
liberalily In the way Of scenery and
costumes which has always made the
MCCaull productions excel for their
and taste Of stage effects which
are devised and carried out under the
Of Mathlldc Courclly. The
scenery is by the well known artists,
Alaedcr, SChaefCr and Arthur VoegtIin.
There Is a large chorus and orchestra
under the direction Of John s. Hitler.
The daily critic., 1890-10-04
The Personality ola Great ana Patriotic
theatrical Manager.

Daniel Frohman, the manager and
originator of the New York Lyceum
Theatre stock company which comes 10
the National Theatre next week, Is
prominent figure In the theatrical doings
Of that city and the country at large.
and IN a few years has made his name
In connection with any theatrical ven
tuTe a satisfactory Endorsement Of It's
intrinsic worth Mr Frohman passed
his early manhood upon the staff OF the
New York sun, and the shreWd busi-
ness qualities be developed there Gil
him good service when he assumed the
management Of the Madison Square
Theatre In the days Of Hazel Kirke
and May Blossom. While thus em-
ployed he conceived the idea Of form
Ing a New York stock company, 10 be
composed Of The best people Ia the pro
fessiou and play Ing the most rational
and attractive novelties which could be
obtained believing that the mercantile
principle, that The best goods viii
readily command the highest price.
was equally applicable % STAGE per
fOTmances. lie vas not then permitted
10 carry out his IDEAS, bat for tao years
be continued 10 carefully select people
ana investigate the abilities of authors
whose services be would require when
bis opportunity should arrive
In 1856 steele MaCkaye, a man of
great originality and equally great iu-
practically, interested q number 81
wealthy gentlemen in the building Of a
cosy theatre On Fourth avenue near
Twenty third street From The fIsl The
general opinion vas that The location
vas an unfortunate one 10 was too FAT
from Broadway for a FIRST class theatre,
and too fan from Tie middle-Class Iesi-
dences % be successful al popular prices
lIs ffsE season seemed to prove this
opinion correct, aLd the Stockholders
found their expected dividends geTe an
assessments "A change og management
vas decided upon and Mr. Froumau
Was approached. Here Was LIS wished