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New-York tribune., 1891-05-17
COSMOPOLITAN.
WHERE ARE THESE JEWELLERSf
THE STORES OF KELLER & FREY AND EDwARI
FGENBERGER CLOSED.

TGENBERTER ULJsED'
The ,evrerv houses Of Keller & Frey. No. Al Maiden
Lane. and Edward Egenberger No. go Nassaust' nave
been closed by the Sheriff. 1t is said that Mr. Frey
has not been at his place Of business since Nay -
He had been partner Of Mr.. Keller, 1t is UNDERSTOOD.
for about twenty years and looked after the hnanclai
branch Of the business Where he Is now Is hot
known By his family or friends. Mr. Keller hcllheu
to the belief that his partners mind mas oecone i
balanced on account of troubles Just what the firm
liabilities will amount to is not known In the trans
thew are estimated at about $4,000. and the assets
AT about $4,000. 1t is not even hinted that Mr.
Frev took with him any Of the firms properly OF
Ezenberger made speciality Of diamonds ana dls
mond mountngs. His disappearance Is some~nee o.,
mvsterv He has not been seen since NeohesodS
The liabilities are estimated at about $4,000
New-York tribune., 1891-05-17
LEHrGH FRESHMEN BEATEN AT PRINCETON.

Princeton Y. j.. MAY 10 tspecial-rhe freshman
baseball team played their first game on the nome
grounds today defeating the Lehigh freshmen. The
wet grounds made good fielding impossible. The bat
teries were Forsythe and Humphrey Princeton; Gal
lagher and McHugh Lehgh. Gallagher pitched well
but received poor support. Young FTnoeton,s ng VI
httinS arS4 baseman was unable TO play on account
Of lines. Humphrew and Gray made hve running
catches. Tie score
LeAigh. '94...-... 10
paseb,ts-IAhlgh 4, Princeton 8. Errors-Lehlgh II,
prnoeton q struck out-By Forsythe g. by Gallagher
L., Umpres--stEt1ord, OF Lehgh' humphrey VI
Princeton.
New-York tribune., 1891-05-17
,no,1y,-r,rr IRRTVAIS AT THE HOTELS.

RARrHoLDI-Chef Justice Yelverton' Of the Bahamas
ppI-NsUICK-Mayor ]. Tayler Flyson, Of Richmond.
r-1rrrp Fr~r-Chevaer S. Tavers, Austrian Min
,..er at washington. FIFTH AvENUE-senator H. c.
I,horgh Of North Dakota STATE Senator j. soat Fas-
,stt Of Flmira and Ex-Governor Frederick Smyth OF
Hampshire. PLAzA-Ms'or-eenefsl IL b. Feiloen'
At the British Army.
New-York tribune., 1891-05-17
BROOKLYN YIELDS TO CHICAGO.

ANOTHER DEFEAT AT THE HANDS OF THE
WINDY CITY MEN.
Chicago May 16.-Ptnckney's two errors and
pahIen's timely double allowed Chicago to tie the score
in the ninth and three singles and Ryans third two
bagger won the game in the tenth. Ryan's batting,
fielding and running and Colnss work at second
were the features of the game Stein pitched the last
two innings and Caruthers played right field for Brook
lyn after the seventh Terry having hurt his foot in
sliding 10 second. The score
New-York tribune., 1891-05-17
THE cREscENTs FORFEIT A GAME.

The Staten Island Athletic Club won its second
Amateur League game its grounds at Wesl
Brighton : l., yesterday, without playing for IT, II
was scheduled 10 meet Parker Fods strong Crescent
Athletic Club nine but the stars from over the big
Bridge were on hand with only seven players. They
wanted 10 play Arthur Moore's pets" with the seveL
but he would not consent he would be violating the
League rules. After considerable pareyng. the staten
Islanders went 10 their respective positions and Van
Zant tossed the required number Of balls over the plate
Then Umpire Lemmy awarded the game 10 the Staten
Island Athletic Club by n score of 8 to 0. Tie
grounds were in excellent condition.
The wet weather caused the pOstponement OF a
baseball game which 10 be PLAYED yesterday
afternoon at the Casino grounds, St George, 5. l..
between the two teams composed Of employees Of the
United States Sub-Treasury The game will probably
be played next Saturday.
At West Brighton, ;. L, on Wednesday; the staten
Island and Manhattan Athletic clubs will play their
first game Of a series. Some interesting sport IS
promised not only because the rivalry between both
hines keen, but each club will present us strongest
The Yale College and Crescent Athletic Club mines
VIII play a game at Eastern Park, Brooklyn, on
Wednesday next
THE RECORDS.
The League and American Association records 10
date are follows:
New-York tribune., 1891-05-17
Athletic 8. St. Louis l. Boston 0, Louisville 9.
Baltimore o. Cincinnati 1.

Cleveland, May l6.-It was cold as January Ia
Cleveland to-day and only 1000 people saw the game
New Ysrk should have had the game. but Cleveland
was lucky and hit the ball when hits were needed.
Ewing started in to CATCH but his shoulder troubled
him so much that he forced to retire and oRourke
caught the rest OF Che game Richardson and Dsssett
did excellent work with the bat, the latter making
two three.base hits. The Giants oubatted and out
fedcs their opponents The score was as follows
New-York tribune., 1891-05-17
nn,1r pnrNrS ON COLE.

Golf, the favorite game OF MI banour ~H~ one
.o g rroVtnc greatly in popularity all over Great
n-1taI &c the subject Of an interesting article oy
Charles 5. Pelham clinton In the number OF IruIn
for Nav IA. Golf is as yet almost unknown In
New-York tribune., 1891-05-17
.rrnr1rcrR srccEEns MR. WIsKE.

G Mortimer wlske. who for five years NJ" Oeen "a" az
- ., the Cecilia Ladies' Vocal Society Oh Ine
ehe ~ rSs,-,c. ~ Brooklyn was last night deposed
go hi. Mace by OF against 10 cast Tor ms
loi t NJ NeldIinger organist Of the Church OF Our
New-York tribune., 1891-05-17

g,.gss, gE.g.svgg9aI g9Is0s f { GS Go IS !5-ls 5s
Earned runs-EngewOod F. G. 3, Staten ! Island e G Q
q = left on taes-Ene ewood F. c. 8, Staten Island
G. c. 10. Base bans-Of westeryet 2, OF Cart a.
Dnr<sa CSaunt De Garnendia J. Carr stolen bases.
Ratead J. Carr Double playLanden De Gar Garment ma
TTstead. Thr-e-bise hits-hfstler IWO-Dase Nus
WesuSrr cit . j. Carr. Wild PIT NJ. Carr >, Wester-
VET 3 Passed bal-GauRt Umphe-Su4lvan' lime
New-York tribune., 1891-05-17
TWO GAMES OF CRICKET PLAYED.

TON, ". J.
The rain of yesterday did not prevent two good
cricket games from taking place in the vicinity of the
city At Prospect Park. the New-Yorks tied conclu-
sOns with the Kings County team but out second
hest after a pleasant game. The score follows:
NFW.YORK
New-York tribune., 1891-05-17
NEW.YORK.

Earned runs-Cleveland l. New-York g. Two-oase h
Rickardeon. Three-base hits-Basseu T1ernan stolen
bases-NeRean, Doyle .. Davis . Ssa Left on bsses1
shsrott = Bases balls-By Viau i b s69Trost o
Double pav--Zimmer 10 Mckean Passed ball-O Hourke
Wild pffeh-Viau. Time-1 40 Umpire-Lynch.
New-York tribune., 1891-05-17
CHICAGO

carmen rqnsECheago s. Bfo9kya frebsse hit
Rys1 stolen bases-Carroil Foutz 8. wilmo5 Knslow
? Grian. First oalls-By HemInng 2 by Luoy J. oy
b Luby b. Hemnang BY STE. A. Pqssso BALD
Manson Cooney g. wilmot l. Dahlen 2. Foutz =
UmDire-Mc Quade. Time 10.
New-York tribune., 1891-05-17

Basehlss Cincinnati baltimore ErrOysaC9Sen- lSal
Umpire-Matthew.
Boston, May 1e.-Louisville was not In today
game. The real contest was between Boston and the
rain. Time was called at the end of the third inning
for twenty minutes. Boston having I'VE runs. Play
was resumed, but the game called in the first Of
the sixth inning. John Irwin made his first appear
ance with the Bostons. Attendance, 1879 The
score:
LossSans BSiisH fA Ao>::..0 -
Bssehits-Boston g. Louisville G.. Errvrs-Boston o..
Kerlns.
Philadelphia. May 16.-The Athletics defeated st.
Louis this afternoon by better allarOund playing.
weighing was effective especially when men We're on
bases and his support all that could be desired
Grifths pitched the first two innings for st. Lous ahd
then gave way to Neal, who hit hard IN the third
and eighth innings. Attendance 59O9 The score
ssAfslS &. faS,:...:. ...:.:..::::. g Q . q
Basehits-Athletic 18 St Louis :. Erros-Ath thletiG o.
St Louis s. Pitchers-weyhng Griffith and Neal I'M
pire-Ferguson.
washington May 16.-The baseball game to-day be-
tween Washington and Columbus was called at the end
Of the first half Of the first inning on account OF rain
Washington had made two runs, and Wheelock had hit
for two bases. when rain prevented further play.
Carlisle PENN. May 16 SpeciaD.-several hundred
persons witnessed the game of baseball today be
tween Dickinson College, Of this city, and Urslnus
College ON the Athletic grounds The score $1,000 :
Dickinson, g. Ursinus, .
POttStovn, Penn. MAY 16.-Ine mn SCh"ol 'oo'-
defeated the Yale freshman nine to-day by this score
X9Ie E9B JT9s:aF Tgss:SmFen. 9 ! 9 : ! al
Philadelphia May 16 (SpeciaD.-The University a"
Pennsvlvania nine defeated Princeton here to-day be
fore 1000 collegians and pretly dressed girls Dy
score Of 5 TO Q. Bowman pitched for Pennsylvania
and had the orange and black at his mercy striking o'
eleven men and holding theT down to five his Young
was effective for Princeton, only seven hits beng
secured rom his delivery. Princeton PLAYED pretty
fielding game making only error. Pcnnsy lvana
also did some pretty fielding but made five errors
pennsvIvania led from the and worked hard 70
maintain the lead. Watts made nome run ue
HaIi clearing the right field fence by lOO feeL ~
vas tie longest hit ever made on the grounds Vn
Monday Pennsylvania loses this valuable man as ne ne
GOES 10 ioin a Western League team. The score py
innings: q
PsinsssPn PanH H.9fS,3i; ;i;.:.. :. 9 = . : rs
Princeton May 16.-The Princeton freshman baseball
team defeated the Lehgh freshman nine by score OF
10 to s after game which exceedingly well
plaved with the exception Of the second inning.
Score by innings
5isi:, behigh ,;...,.....~-~o 3 ! 9 . Q 10 1lSS
Buffalo, May 1e.-The Buffalo team outplayed the
New Havens at every point to-day and won an easy
victory by this score:
buffalo as;.......-.~9 ! Q 3 ~
pasehi,s-Buralo II, New-Haven IL; Errors-Buhalo
o New Haven g. Batteries-German ana Murphy HorheI
and Wilson.
New-York tribune., 1891-05-17

The Cos1nopolitans played the first match ON their
new grounds at Clifton, ~ j.. yesterday and though
the wicket not in order succeeded In winning Inc
first match. The Majestic Athletic Club were their
opponents and they lost BY eight runs The foAow-
ing is the full score:
New-York tribune., 1891-05-17
LEAGUE
ASSOCIATION.

ysSS ssc sSccssn xsa nsi1ns 1ssS@Gs s. Bdstoa e.
New-York tribune., 1891-05-17
rHr GIANTS m BAD LUCK.
ANOTHER GAME LOST TO CLEVELAND.

BErFpR AT THE BAT AND IN THE FIELD. xER
FHE ENEw.YoRKERs COULDN'T WIN.
New-York tribune., 1891-05-17

MARLIN REPEATING RIFLES. Beat the World
Our new stock OF guns IL now coming IN. thh ana
see them Gun CLUB should Eet our e-h""'es """
ON Traps, Targets and Cartridges
". ID L. 3o2 BROADWAY.
New-York tribune., 1891-05-17

Choking, sneezing and every
other form of catarrh in the
head, is radically cured by
DR.. Sage's Catarrh Remedy.
Fifty cents. BY druggists.
New-York tribune., 1891-05-17

It's sometimes said patent
medicines are for the igno-
rant. The doctors foster this
idea.
"The people" we're told,
aare mostly ignorant when it
comes to medical science"
Suppose they arel What
2 sick man needs is not knowl-
edge, but a cure, and the medi-
cine that cures is the medicine
for the sick.
DR.. Pierce's Golden Med
ical Discovery cures the "do
believes and the don't be-
lieves." There's no hesitance
about it, no "if" nor "possi-
bly,"
1t says-"I can cure you,
only do as | direct.
Perhaps it fails occasionally.
The makers hear OF it when it
does, because they never keep
the money when the medicine
fails to do good.
Suppose the doctors went
on that principle. eve beg
the doctors pardon. 1t
wouldn't do
New-York tribune., 1891-05-17

The SEARS SPECIAL. IL always the leading hsehe'
OF the wsrld. 1br-c-qunrtrrH "f the raperN use "'
- ID. & e." 302 BhoADWAf'
New-York tribune., 1891-05-17
SchoverIing, DAILY g. Gales
Tennis

As usual at this season. We ofer as special induce
meut u Young PLAYERS complete outfit making ser
vcea Tennis Set much below the actual value OF the
New-York tribune., 1891-05-17
THE RECORDS
LEAGUE

The League and American Association records 10
date are as follows
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-05-23
ABBREVIATED TELEGRAMS.

X lucky Republicans have nominated
T. A. Wood for governor.
And now the tackmakefs of the United
States have formed a trust.
waterspout burst in Paris Thursday
night, doing some damage and creating
great CONSERVATION.
The treasury department yesterday pur-
chased SOC, 600 ounces of silver at from
50. GIL to 500 per ounce.
The Illinois crop bulletin for May says
that the wheat crop of the state has not
been so promising since 1880.
All the indictments against the alleged
crooked New Orleans jurymen in the
Malta case have been quashed
Rev. Heber Newton, the very "broad'
Episcopal minister of New York wants to
be tried for his alleged ecclesiastical sins.
G., w. Marsh, of the Keystone bank of
Philadelphia, has forfeited his bond and
fled. Philadelphia is out 1881, 900 by
the failure
A force of workmen, under instructions
from the Chicago city government, Fri
day began the removal of the Exposition
building from the lake front.
A Massachusetts bank the other day
paid out silver dollar of 1904 at its face
value. The coin is worth from $1,000 to
$1,000, only six being in existence,
The standing committees of the dioceses
of New York and Missouri have voted in
favor of he confirmation of Rev. Phillips
Brooks as bishop of Massachusetts.
Gladstone has gone to Hawarden to
| take rest after his tussle with la grippe.
| unanimously indorsed William NJ.
| Springer for speaker of the next con-
gress.
Isabella Geiger, little girl of Phila-
| delphia, seems to bear charmed life.
| She recently fell out fourth story win
dow to brick pavement, forty feet below,
and in an hour had apparently recovered
| and was well as ever.
| The Illinois general assembly Friday
President Newton, of the Des Moinee
and Kansas City railway, was arrested
Friday by Postoffice Inspector Stuart
| for defrauding the government in weigh
| ing United States mails.
There were only three lynching in the
United States yesterday. Two brothers
were strung up in kentucky for dast-
ardly outrage on a girl. and a peddler
| was strangled in Indian territory by
| mob of farmers for outraging woman.
The assignment of the Davis Shoe COM
pany, of Boston, forced the failure of the
| Hill Shoe company, of Memphis, Tenn,
which took place Thursday. Upon the re-
ceipt of a telegram from the eastern COM
pany advising him to assign, President
| Hill shot himself dead. The liabiliti es of
the Memphis company are 100000.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-05-23
Had to BE Forcibiy Rescued.

BROOKLYN, \. Y, May 23-An exciting
scene occurred at i fire here yes terday in
the house occupied by family including
five small children. The mother became
hysterical with fright. and resisted all ef-
forts to save her and ner children, and
the rescue was effected with exteme diff
ficulty, all receiving serious burns. All
were finally taken out safely, having
nothing on but their night clothes.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-05-23
THE MARKETS.
Chicago.

CHICAGO, May -
Following were tha quotations on the board
Of trade to- day: Wheat-NO.2 May, opened and
closed Sl0t July opened SL0lss. closed SlOO;
September opened 96c, closed 9j5sc. Corn
No. = May, opened sc; closed 5.l4c; July.
opened 55lac, closed 1850; September, opened
5i1ac. closed sc. Oats-No. = May, opened
-, closed 4s15c; July, opened 445sc, closed
4es4c; September, opened 3i5sc- closed 344c.
Pork-Mav. opened sos closed 5000: July
opened Slid closed S1LG5: September
opened SIl32Ia, closed Sll27I@ Lard-May,
opened Sd.3.1s, closed S63A5
Live stock-FoIlowing were the prices at the
Union stock yards to-day: Hogs-Ma.ket
moderatively active on packing and ship
ping account, but feeling weak; prices 5al0
lower; sales ranged at S2.6)G42) pigs S4l5
046l light. Sil5G45o rough packing, S425
@455 mixed, and S435 Li.6j heavy packing
and shipping lots.
Cattle-Market rather active on local and
shipping account, prices fairly well supported,
especially for the better qualities: quota
tons ranged at S515G6.40 for choice to
fancy shipping steers, S5.01G57 70 good to choice
do "a 3k14S3 common to fair do, S35Od425
butchers steers, S261G3.51 stockers s. 75d
40 Texans, So ia04a 30 feeders. sL5094 90 cows,
81 5l03.5D bulls and S250a45O veal calves
Sheep-Demand fairly active and prices
ruled steady; quotations ranged at 81 25da75
westerns, Si.5160o natives, and S6.01a75J
lambs.
Produce; Butter-tancy separator, EQlSc
per lb; dairies, fancy fresh, l59l6c; packing
stocks, fresh, SGl0c. Eggs-southern stock. 15c
per doz: northern E1ac. Live poultry-OId
chickens, 9lac per ID; spring, 2lI25 roosters
5G5lac; turkeys mixed 71sc; ducks. slsg916c
Potatoes-Rose, 15aS5c per bu: Hebron 9la
Csc; Peerless s519ac; Burbanks, Sl0t1L05c
mixed, 65d15c. Observation-Disclosures, fair
to good, sL5O9sOo per 24qt case: Illinois, SCI
@2.50.
New York.
NEW YORK May -
Wheat-No. . red winter cash SLl413; do
Nay sLl2ls; do June, Sill; do July. slG5s
Corn-No. mixed cash, lie; do My, 6S1xc:
do June, 631sc. Oats-No naked cash, 53la
45ic; do June, 5lAc; do July, 5l4c Rye
Nominal Barley-Nominal. Pork-Dull; Sl2 OO
Obs for new mess. Lard-Quiet; Ju,yy,
| $o.67; August, $6.S3.
| Live Stock: Cattle-Trading moderately ac.
| tive at decline of 15c @ loo ns; poorest tc
best native steers, $ai0d6.5O q 100 Ds; bulls
and dry cows, S20G4-s0. Sheep and Lambs
Market steady; sheep, &.5sG5s5 . 100 ns
lambs S8.5aG9.00. Hogs-Nominauy steady
live hogs, $430a5.40 . 100 Ds
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-05-23
Five Soldiers Lose Their Lives.

COLUMBUS, Tex, May 23.-Yesterday
train on the Southern Pacific containing
three companies of the Fifth infantry, en-
route to Alabama, was wrecked, and
Charles Garter, private from Santa Fe,
was killed outright and four others ill.,
jured. The wreck occurred six miles
from here. All the soldiers were badly
shaken m
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-05-23
Imports and Exports During April.

WASHINGTON CITY, May 23.-Merchan-
disc exports from the United States dur
Ing April past aggregated in value s7O.-
93l, $40, against SG3. 523 3l5 IN April, 1890.
Imports during April past were valued at
SSl, 269. CSC, against 81, ,902, 14O in April
1-n
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-05-23
Suicides at Monte Carlo.

LONDON, May % AT Monte Carlo
Thursday banker of Munich, named
Speckart, committed suicide because of
heavy gambling losses. ixsuicides have
occurred at Monte Carlo since May L
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1891-12-30

and expression, when he was
in this city, rejecting the idiosyn-
crasies of the man as known
by his works and the record of
his life. It was painted in 1s4S, six years
before Poes death, and when he was
thirty-two years old. The expression
of the face is mystical, distracted, pa
thetic. The forehead is broad, and is
very largely developed in the locality
Of the temples, and in the regions to
which the phrenologists ascribe the
ideal and imaginative faculties. There
is speculation in those eyes," and there,
are also emotion, suffering and despair.
The mouth is fastidious, and on the lips
are scorn and contempt-a certain help
less expression of scorn. A rather weak
chin terminates an oval face, the cheeks
of which are sunken, and along the
sides of which are narrow whisker-
strips. The dark hair of the head is cut
rather short and curls slightly. On
every feature and part of the face, the
peculiar traits and qualities of Poe are
sisibly, profoundly and painfully ex.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1891-12-30

partisan ScribblerS, philosophers, rhym
sters and writer's of other kinds, nearly
all of whom are now unknown, even by
name, to the men who within few
years have taken their places. The
fame that the daily press gives to its
votaries, or to the most of them, is
ishortlived, though some among them
are apt to think it will last few years
at least.
! In glancing over this list of dead
editors buried within score of years,
am struck by the fact that not few Of
the names in it belonged to men whose
lives came to direful end and at least
one half of them did not live to middle
age. Three if not four of them were
murdered; as many more lost their
reason; as many more men were killed
by accident, not few shortened their
lives by indulgence in liquor, and at
least dozen died in the straits of
poverty.
have not yet got quite through,
however, with the hundred men on my
list. Some of them, like Bryant, Bennett,
Stanton, Bartlett, Hastings, Briggs and
Others, livedsto a green old age, prosper
GUS and competent to the last, turning
out copy" daily till the fires of life
were darkened.
The record of the dead editors of New
York is not by any means all direful or
|doleful; there are streaks of light across
the slip of paper before me containing
the names of hundred of them whom
II knew in their lifetime.
I, THE AUTHOR OF 1.-THE RAVEN"
II 1.-THE Portrait of Edgar Allen Poe" is
the theme of a poem in which we are
told of Poe's magnetic face" ''trans-
parent brow, "sweetimperious mouth, ;"
''planet-calm eyes," clark floating
hair" poetic presence" Now would
like to know from which of Poe's por-
traits this description was drawn.
There are in this city, so far as know,
but two portraits of that wonderful,
weird, wild American genius, Edgar
Allen Poe, author of 1.-THE Raven"
One of them is an oil painting in the
gallery of the New York Historical So
ciety, and the other, which is a water
color, cabinet size, showing half the
figure, belongs to me, and is now before
me. The oil painting does not accord
with the above description of Poe's APP
pearance, and the water color is far
from being in accord with it. / was
once told by the late Charles T. Briggs,
who was Poe's partner in the editor
ship of the Broadway Journal, that
this water color is a capital like
cess Of its subject, in feature
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1891-12-30
A GREAT Law OFFICE.
How the Attorney General Performs
His Many ,Daties.
He Is the Lawyer for the Government
Needed Reforms in the Department.
of JustIce-His Peculiar Meth
DDS of Work.
IcoryRIGHT. 1911

The department of justice is a formid-
able name for building suggesting
architectural features of the most ma
iestic and awful description. And there
are handsome and imposing public
buildings in abundance in Washington,
but the building consecrated to the de-,
partment of justice depends for its i'm
pressiveness rather upon it's name and
The dignity and Importance of its func-!
tions, than upon anything contributed
by the builder and decorator.
1t is a red stone structure of fair di-l
mansions, that looks as if it might have,
been intended for warehouse or mer-l
camille establishment; but as an after
thought, the flag of the United States,
had been hoisted upon it, and Justice
had taken up her headquarters there.
You enter by way of sort of wooden
shed or lean-to at one end, are lifted by
the elevator to the first floor, and see,
over doorway the legend: ''The Attor-,
ney General"
Entering, you find yourself in mar.
row ante-room, with chairs along the
wall, in one of which an attendant, to!
whom you have stated your errand,
asks you to be seated a moment.
AS I sat there, a middle-aged man, of
middle height. clad in rather rusty
suit of dark cloth, passed through the
room, and disappeared by an inner
door. Judging from his general APP
pearance, he might have been one of
the minor clerks of the department.
But when, after few moments, fol-
lowed to the apartment beyond, there
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1891-12-30
The Absent One.

Clara lat Simplzins' grand hop)-
Didn't Miss Muslin's ball dress reach
her in time to-day?
Maud believe so.
Clara-Then how does it happen that
she isn't here?
Maud-It came G. o. D.-Cloak Re-
view.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1891-12-30
Chappie's Way.

Cora-Chappie reminds me Of an ex-
clamation point.
Dora-How so?
Cora-He is always after alas!--N. z.
Herald.