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As sort of interlude to the heavier series,
there Will be a grand spectacular presenta-
tiou of "Mignon" (the last time) this even
ing, with Miss Emma Juch in the role of the
waif. A large sale has already been made
and there will no doubt be full and fash
ionable attendance. Some mention has been
made of an extension in this city of the
Emma Juch Company; but, as it is learned,
this week at the Grand will be positively
the last. The company proceeds to Portland,
Oregon, where preparations are already be-
ing made to receive it.
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Goucher's letter. touching the legality of
Markhan's cancellation of Waterman's ap-
pointments.
He replied: "They will stand. 1 told
Governor Markham before he crossed OIL
Waterman's names that he could DO so
legally. Now YOU know how will answer
Goucher."
The Assembly Committee on Claims met
this evening and favorably reported the
claim of George Nelson for $4,000. Nelson
was convicted of the crime of robbery
which was committed by the notorious
Shinn and Dorcey. He served year and
five months.
The Assembly Judiciary Committee met
AID favorably reported on the constitution,
alty of the Worlds Fair Bill by vote OF
to 8.
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MUCH HAS BEEN SAID AND WRIT

MUCH HAS BEEN SAID AND WRIT.
4yIten Of late about the clubs Of Washington,
and the growth Of these organizations is, in 3
way, a striking evidence of the city's progress
and prosperity.
That Washington, which few years ago
could boast only one or two clubs of any sue
cess or prominence, should now point with
proper pride to four or five, each equally in
dispensable and useful in its particular field, Is
. most convincing evidence tina. the city is
not at q standstill in this line of progress any
more than in any other.
The Metropolitan. the Cosmos, the Columbia
Athletic and the Army and Navy all have COM
Portable homes of their own, while the infant
of this successful group, the University Club,
il now installed in its handsome new quarters
at the northwest corner of 18th and l streets
the very heart Of the club section
For some time past there have been signs Of
considerable activity about this house, that has
for years been known as the old Ray mansion,
and workmen of one sort and another have been
busily engaged about il, making extensive repairs
and alterations. 1t was known to many that this
was the house chosen by the University Club
when ii became evident that il IL would accom-
modate its rapidly growing membership it must
move into more commodious quarters. This
move was made on the LIST of December, and
already il is more than evident that the move
was a wise one, for not only are the old men,
bers pleased with the possession OF more con-
venient home, but the list OF applicants for
membership ia a large and healthy one.
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cold enough to permit Of it, and arm chairs
drawn up in . circle around IT make a very at
tractye place to sit and read or smoke ones
running across the house is the largest
room in the club. This is likely to be
used as the general gathering place of
the members on account Of its size and con-
yenience- A number of small tables are scat
tered around the room. and on these are spread
AL the standard periodicals as well as many of
tne college papers and magazines that are
especially interesting to the members of a
club OF this sort The walls and woodwork of
tne room are finished in soft and pleasing
eoiore and IN harmony with the hangings and
CURTAINS The rear windows open out on
piazza over the yard, and this will probably be
more enjoyed next summer than it il lust at
this season Of the year
The large dining room or cafe is to the west
OF this drawing room and for the most mart
1lls mp the wing that runs out on that side of
the house IL 10 Q substantial and rather old
fashioned sort Of room and il il needless to
say, 10 well equipped with all that makes a club
cafe success A large buffers pantry adioins
II and small dining tables around the room
make IL very evident what the room il used for.
On the floor above are several roomy apart
ments, the largest Of which 10 used as the club
library. This room il on the south side Of the
house and 10 finished in . dull green The
walls are covered with shelves for the accom-
mediation OF the admirable and very consider
able collection of books that the club has
brought together during its existence. Back
of this room 10 what 10 Familiarity known a. the
talk room" Here are filed oil the magazines
end pspssA and the room, with it open ere
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abandoned. but the part that the Meridian
played in the establishment of the present Uni
versity Club was that of an infant acting as a
parent-an apt illustration of which will be
seen in the following extract from the certifi-
cate of incorporation: Whereas at a meeting
ing under and by virtue of the acts of Con-
gress relating to the District of Columbia, duly
called for that purpose and held on the 10th
day of January, AID. 1891, it was resolved that
the present board of governors be- and hereby
are. constituted a committee with full power to
take all action which they may deem neces-
sary to change this club into a university club
&c"
At the present date the club numbers some
thing over 800 active, nonresident and inactive
members, with large waiting list to be acted
upon In due season. With its new and attrac
tive situation, its roomy. old-fashioned house
SO long familiar sight to the residents of
Washington. the club sees an era of prosperity
opening up, fact to which the increased num-
Der of applicants for membership bears salts
factory testimony. The cafe. always the feat
ure requiring the most attention and producing
the minimum Of profit, is in good
hands; the library, well stocked with
volumes admirably arranged and cataloeued.
is one of the popular features of the club. In
asmuch as the University Club is now actively
in existence it will not be aniss to quote a sec
ton or two of the constitution, and, primarily,
the paragraph relating to eligibility to mem
bership" will attract notice: Candidates for
membership must be at least twenty-three
years of age. They must have pursued course
Of study for at least two years at a recognized
college or university or the United States Mill
tary or Naval Academy. or have received q
degree, either in course or honorary, from
such college or university" BY no means an
unwise section, too, in the constitution Is the
following:
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Beauty IL Common Now.

From the New York Press.
How often We hear Of the beautiful women
who lived in the long ago. just as we are for
ever being reminded Of the good old times. Is
it not possible that there has been as much i'm
provcment in the matter of personal beauty as
in the arts of living? asks an English writer.
OF course no one wants to admit that his
mother was not as handsome in her day as any
one OF the bellies of the present Our old men
cling fondly to the idea that their wives were
as handsome girls as ever lived.
1t would be wrong 10 dispel these ideas, if
such a thing were possible. yet the fact remains
that beauty grows as the race develops. and it is
safe to conclude that when there is no longer
pressing necessity for great physical strength.
and for the toll that consumes SO much Vital
energy, the race will become more gentle, softer
and beautiful
Coarseness of features, like rudeness of man.
ners, is inherited from those who have had to
work hard; whose lives have been full of tur-
MOL, and who have not been permitted to en-
joy the comforts of life. A few hundred years
hence there will be no coarse, rough, swaSger-
ing men, because there will be no place for
them. Neither will there be ugly, cross, dilap-
idated women, because there win be nothing
to make them SO.
mo woman" says the same English writer.
has been more celebrated for her beauty than
Mary, Queen of Scots, but if she were to walk
unannounced into a London drawing room to-
day it is doubtful il she would cause much re-
mark. No doubt she would still retain the
power Of captivating people with her charms,
but she would no longer bewitch them by her
face. It il true we can hardly realize what
Mary was like. We are. not even sure Of the
color Of her hair or her eyes. The various au-
thentic portraits OF her are strangely dissimilar.
They ouly agree in this, that they oil show US q
face which disappoints us.
''As to beauty in the present day. it ID quite
unnecessary to speak. No one who keeps his
eyes open can fail to be struck by it lis not
merely that there are more beauties of tho frst
order than there seem over to have been before.
bat that beauty has become 20 very general"
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RECREATION FROM THE LABoRs OF SOCIETY
state until a proposition looking to In amalga-
nation with a body of men formed for the
purpose of establishing the University Club of
Washington was made. There had hitherto
been strong desire among some of the mem
bers of the Meridian for an enlarged field of
club life and activity. and the university idea
gained weight and ground.
To others, however, it seemed quite i'm
practicable to work change in affairs, mas
much as 1t was apparent that the Meridian
Club, with its home and good start. and with
its own ideas as to what university club
shouid be. possessed the key to the situation.
The project Of amalgamation was therefore
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The club has leased this desirable building
for period of years and with the privilege Of
purchase at any time. and it is more than
likely that long before it comes time to renew
the lease the University Club will have the
building for its own. A better site could hardly
be found in the city. The piece Of ground
upon which the house stands is much larger
than the house, SO that at any time additions
can be made as needed. 1t is one of the most
valuable corners in the city. but If the men,
bership increases, as it has been doing, and IL
the club proves to be anything like the success
that similar organizations in other cities are,
1t will soon be justified in making the purchase.
The details Of the rapid growth of the Uni
yersity Club are decidedly interesting and
should serve as an encouragement to other
clubs about to enter the lists with small
membership, and correspondingly small hopes
for future greatness. In the early fall of 1888
one of Washington's energetic and popular
young men became convinced that there was
room in the city for an organization with a
membership strictly limited to young men and
with numerical restrictions pointing to dis
tnctively small and select organization.
Despite the innumerable difficulties that
usually beset one in such undertaking he
persevered, and, after several meetings with
those of equal enthusiasm and Of kindred ideas,
the gatherings all being held on G street near
the house SO soon to be vacated by the Army
and Navy Club. the Meridian Club took its
place among the clubs of Washington. So sue
few months the club leased a comfortable
house on 18th street south Of the Metropolitan
Club. But the idea of limited membership
soon gave way to desire for increased num-
bers and club facilities, and on the expiration
OF the lease a move was made to the large and
well-adapted Hunter mansion, 1726 street.
Here the Meridian Club lived and prospered
upon the strict basis of young mans club.
and although few older men could be found
upon the roll the organization was pre-emi-
nently under the direction and control Of the
younger element. 1t is highly probable that it
would be running today under the conditions
before mentioned had there not arisen among
the university and college graduates reshling
in Washington the plan Of forming univer-
sity club. Washington of all cities in the
country has large field for just such q club as
the University. As the capital of the nation 1t
IL the home of men who have gained dlstinc-
ton in all that pertains TO a university club
science, literature and art.
1t is a fact worthy of note that the members
of the Meridian Club possessed almost to a man
the qualifications such as would be demanded
for admission to university club; but they
did not seriously consider a change in their
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Forbidden to Walk on the Sidewalk,
From the Chicago Mail.
stone sidewalks are unknown in Maine"
remarked drummer from Portland at the Pal
mer House last night "Pine is too plenty and
sawed stone is too scarce to permit even the
best towns of Maine to enjoy such evidences of
metropolitan greatness. At Bath few weeks
ago an Indian woman who weighed about three
nunoreo POUNDS broke through pine sidewalk
Twice ana the town officials were panic stricken
Inc street commissioner Immediately sought
the mayor and informed that dignitary that a
levlathan female had invaded the peaceful pre-
clncts OF bath, who was converting the side
walks into kindling wood, to the certain dam
self.
"If she breaks through the walk again. said
the commissioner. she may break her leg and
the city will be responsible for damages. What
is to be done?'
why not arrest her for the malicious de-
struction OF property suggested the mayor.
Destroy
Then why not take her to Jail for disorderly
conduct and creating Disturbance
1--WE would have to show that her conduct
was not only disorderly, but also that she was
willfully disorderly; she has not been warned
to desist from her present course
Then, by lingo, I'll do it. I'll issue an
ofhcial proclamation prohibiting the old girl
from walking on our sidewalks. If she wants
to visit Bath she'll have to walk in the middle
OF tine streets hereafter or take the conse-
quences.
And he did it. The woman was served with
a notice that the city of Bath would not be
responsible for any damages which might
walks "
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Care for Musical Instruments,

From Good Housekeeping.
Neithera piano nor an organ should DO left
open at night, or habitually when not in use
The changes Of temperature are very hurtful
to the tone Of any instrument, and especially
the gathering of dampness. which not only in
terferes with the tone and quality Of the strings
and reeds, but it is very likely seriously to af-
feet the works Pianos in particular should be
kept in q even q temperature a. possible, since
they are much affected by alterations OF heat
and cold, dryness and moisture; If thus ex-
posed, they require very frequent tuning. and
also equally desirable in regard to other
stringed instruments-the violin family, banjos,
guitars and like. In all OF these the strings are
much affected by exposure to dampness and
great changes Of temperature. All fine instru-
ments should be hsbitually kept in cases lined
with baise or flannel
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Nerve Regained for One Occasion Only

Nerve Regained for One Occasion Only
From the Chicago Daily Tribune.
When railway engineer grows old or has
mad several narrow escapes he frequently closes
his nerve, as railroad men put it. He becomes
too cautious, and as q result generally brings
his train in late
The engineer in question-never mind his
name or the road-had "lost his nerve" He
mad passenger engine and twice he had been
told that if he couldn't get his train through on
time he would have to begin hauling freight.
he was meek about it and promised to do
better.
I'm bring her in on time if there's house
on the track" he said the last time.
He came into the Office after his run day or
two later. looked about the room, glanced up at
the ceiling and then asked:
''Seen any of it?''
"Of WHAT" asked an official
Goal. replied the engineer.
why. no. What"
Il guess it hasn't come down yet" he said,
quietly. Some one left q coal car on the main
track"
And you-you-," began the official.
Il got in on time"
'But the coal car. How did you get
around"
Il didn't get around. pulled her wide open
and came through. There's about half a ton
OF it on the roof of the rear coach, and was
expecting to find the rest Of it here somewhere
And say!'
"well?"
"The smokestack Of the engine is gone, there 8
no pilot left and the cab windows are broken.
but, OF course, was acting under orders. And
say again."
well what is itv'
Just put down on your books somewhere
that an engineer who hasn't lost his nerve but
Is tired OF keeping it resigned from the service
OF the road today, and is going to look for job
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SHE WAS MISTAKEN.

HcHugh. the Plasesrer. Had . silver Tube
in His Side and Her Husband Hadn't
From the New York Herald
was sent to the Harlem prison one day sew
eral years ago to interview Mr.. Michael Nc
Hugh, plasterer, accused Of abandonment by
a Mrs. st. George, who protested that she was
his deserted wife.
McHugh claimed TO not know the woman,
and the case, after thorough ventilation in the
newspapers, turned out to be one Of mistaken
identity, but while under suspicion McHugh
was about the maddest man on Manhattan
Island.
The unfortunate victim was explaining tome
the injustice Of his arrest, when the jaiier came
forward aud said: "Mr. McHugh the woman
who says lou are her husband il here to see
YOU"
| That crazy woman again. exclaimed Nc
| Hugh shes worrying my life out I'm going
| to show her now that she's mistaken. Mr.. Re-
porter, just you see," and Mr.. McHugh pulled
| his long red mustache into shape. Then he
| scraped some specks Of white plaster from his
blue overalls with q trowel, and stepped into
| the corridor
Michael" said Mrs. st. George stepping up
| to him ''are you ready now to own me as your
| wife and come home to your children
"Bah! don't talk to me like that" said Nc
Hugh. I'm not going to put up with it any
longer. Do you hear me2 I'm not going to
put mp with it."
BE calm, Michael" said Mrs. ST. George
quietly. You did wrong to run away from
me. but will forgive you and well be happy
again" and Mrs. st. George put her hand ten
derby on the mans shoulder.
Stand back, woman!' cried McHugh. 'My
daughter came from Keyport today to see me
and won't have you fussing around me. Did
your husband have sound teeth2'
Beautiful ones"
Three of mine are knocked out Of my head"
said McHugh, and he opened his mouth and
showed her.
Yes" said Mrs. St. George. demurely, s'you
are different in that respect" |
gomez
mot one"
"Hcre is one of mine shot off," said McHugh |
triumphantly, sticking up the stump of the |
foretinger of his left hand
Yes, you are different in that respect, too.
said Mrs st. George.
Now I'll crush her." McHugh whispered
aside to me-
Did your husband have q silver tube in his
sldeF he asked her.
silver tube in his side =, she exclaimed
DO you think II marry man with tube in
''rve got one in mine," the plasterer fairly
screamed with delight; 1.-The doctors put 1t in
after fell Off scaffold."
Now what do you think of this woman?"
Nc Hugh said to me.
was about to reply when the woman made
her escape.
The next day the plasterer was freed in court
Oh MRS. st. Georges claim upon him.
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- HORT ROUTE TO LONDON
~ NOkpDEUTSCuLh LLOYD s. 8 Co
tast LArress Steamers,
To Southampton CLoLdon, t.ayieD. Bremen
Spree. Tues, Dec. ID, u al Ems, Tues. Dec -
1OE. III. Havei. Tues. Dec -, - D. Ir4ye, Tues.
Jan ., 10 a. Inns Tues. Jan. L. y. m. Sale
4 ues.. Jan. -. 9 e.,
Comfortable state rooms, excellent table, luxurious
saloon appotD enIs. lrgces: list cabin, so and
ward a berth. according location. I'd cabin s.yOa
berth steers,ass a. low rates. Apply h. h. DhOOP.
Se5 Penn d.
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and easy chairs il . most charming sort Of
place, something more than sitting room and
less than library. Here the members find IL
very pleasant to gather and while away an
hour or two hours, il necessary. On the same
floor with these rooms are the card and toile
rooms, while on the floor above are a number
Of bachelor apartments for members Of the
club who practically make the club their home.
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'Now. them" said . New York merchant 70
one Of his travelling salesmen, who was packing
for his journey, ''lst ~ zee that You sell more
goods ON ibis trip than you did before. Our
hrm ID more generally known now"
.sIn that case" said the drummer, looking
dubiously mp from his sample easss, 81 am 3
little afraid II WIN b uphill worn. "--Tsres
&ftings
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u practiced by many people. who buy inferior
artfcleo Of food because cheaper than standard
gooda surely Infants are entitled to the best food
obtainable. nh fact that the Gail Borden.Rasie'
Brand Condeteed Mix y the best infant food
Youf grocer and druggist keep II