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Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1892-10-25

rcorro.poudence Of the Richmond Dispasc

tCorrospondehce OF the Nicuuono p'epu@I
RaproRp, Va, October 4.-The Demo-
Gratis had on enthusiastic meeting. In the
West End Saturday night. Several speak.
ers addressed the crowd and the kadford
Cornet Band furnished music,
a. the same time the Republicans held o
meeting ii Randolph Hall. About 100 were
present-tw thirds negroes Charles. A.
Herman. Of Christiansourg, delivered
veak vet incendiary speech. 1t was tho
romghiy coarse, unfruthful, and aroused
the negroes. while IL disgusted tho few re-
spectacle white Republicans who were
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1892-10-25

CmcAoo. October q. Notice was posted
on the Board Of Trade TO-DAY that u; 7.
Coon q Co. are among the old1st of the
board firms, and lately have been large
shippers OF corn. No statement. The
standing Of the hrm has been very high
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1892-10-25

The first premium for the best lager beer
was awarded to the Peter Stumpf Brewing
Company by the Virginia Exposition
authorities. The committee consisted OF
five Judges.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1892-10-25

In order to avoid all danger Of running your
health by drinking impure water, add ten TO
twenty drops of AseosruRA BrrrERs to every
glass OF water you drink.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1892-10-25

A SORE THROAT OR CoUGH If suffered to pro-
grcss, often results in an lncurable throat or
lung trouble. Broga's Bronchial Troehss
gives instant relief.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1892-10-25
NEWS.

TIE SWELL OvERCOATS FOR
LADIES' WINTER WEAR ARE CUT
LONG OF STIFF LIGHT TAN
BEAVER, WITH THE RAW EDGES
OF THE CLOTH SHOWING, AND
ALL SEAMS LAPPED WITH LARGE
CUT PEARL BUTTONS. WE HAVE
JUST RECEIVED SUCH COATS. IN
ALL SIZES, TO SELL AT TWELVE
DOLLARS AND FIFTY CENTS.
WHICH, FOR ALL THE WORLD.
ARE LIKE THE TWENTY-FIVE
DOLLAR ONES.
FOUR RICH EVENING SHADES
CREAM, LILAC, LIGHT BLUE, AND
PINK, CRYSTAL OR BENGALINE
SILK ARE BEING OFFERED HERE
NOW AT SEvENTY-FIvE GENTS A
YARD. THEY ARE A FULL ONE
DOLLAR AND A QUARTERS
WORTH, AND THEY WILL
COMMAND THE ATTENTION OF
INTENDING PURCHASERS OF
BALL DRESSES, AS THIS ONE PUH-
CHASE REPRESENTS ALL THAT
CAN BE GOTTEN AT SUCH APRICE
IF INTERESTED IN EVENING
WEAR STUFFS, SEE THE NEW
BLACK GAUzE NET WITH ARTIFI-
CIAL ROSEBUDS SRwED ALL
OVER ITS SURFACE--A VERY
STRIKING NOvELTY-AT S1.50 A
YARD. IN INFANTS RIBBED UN-
DERwEAR YOU WANT WOOL TO
THE SKIN FOR WARMTH AND
ENOUGH COTTON TO WARD OFF
SHRINKAGE. SUCH WE NOW
HAVE, BUTTONED ALL THE WAY
DOWN THE FRONT FOR EASE IN
DRESSING THE INFANT.
SMALLEST SIZE, 33c.
LARGEST SIZE. 4Oc.
LITTLE FUR SCARFS OF BOAS
WITH AN ANIMALS HEAD--OPEN
| MOUTH SHOWING TEETH, LEGS
WITH CLAWS, AND A NATURAL
TAIL ARE A RAGING STYLE JUST
/ NOW. THE UNEXPECTED HAS
HAPPENED, FOR WE PURCHASED
THESE MOST STYLISH THINGS AT
ALMOST half PRICE. We ARE
SELLING MINK SCARFS AT sl.25
THAT SELL ELSEWHERE. FOR
FIVE DOLLARS.
|. MARTIN SCARFS AT 1926 wOBrH
FIVE DOLLARS.
| BLACK HAIR SCARfS AT Sl.E(
WORTH THREE DOLLARS.
| BLACK ASTRACHAN SCARFS Al
$3.50 WORTH THREE DOLLARS.
A RARITY Is NOW IN cUI
STOCK, AND YOU CAN FINI
THEM HERE FOR SOME TIME Tt
COME. GENUINE MARSEILLEs
BED-SPREADS. ia SIZE. AT ONE
DOLLAR AND A QUARTER. BEAE
IT IN MIND.
| SIMPLY EXQUISITE ARE THE
SHADED CROISE SILK vELVETs
FOR TRIMMINGS AND WRAPS
THEY HAVE BEEN VERY SCARCE
BUT WE HAVE FIVE COMBINA-
TIONS HERE NOW AT TWO DOL
LARS AND A HALF A YARD.
IN DRESS GOODS, VELOUR, OR
OLD IRISH POPLINS, PROMISED
lAND HAVE PROVED TO BE THE
| MOST STYLIEH FOR THE PRES
ENT SEASONS WEAR. BUT THE
PRICE HAS BEEN TOO HIGH TIC
STRIKE POPULAR FAVOR. OUF
EFFORTS HAVE BEEN DIRECT
ED TOWARDS OBTAINING EVERY
COLOR TO RETAIL AT ONE DOL
LAR A YARD. AND WE FAVE sue
CEEDED. THEY ARE AZ INCHES
WIDE, AND SHOULD COMMANI
YOUR ATTENTION SHOULD YOI
lBE DRESS HUNTING.
| YOU ARE PREPARING FANCY
WORK FOR YOUR CHRISTMAs
PRESENTS, AND ENAMEL PAINT
WILL PLAY AN IMPORTANT PART
IN IT'S MAKEUP. HENCE THIS
BARGAIN WILL INTEREST YOU
ALL FANCY COLORS OF THE BES1
ENGLISH ENAMEL PAINTAT FOL
LOWING PRICES.
ONE-EIGHTH POUND CANS, loo
WORTH 2jc.
ONE. QUARTER POUND CANS
lsc. WORTH 4Oc.
Yr, ,r1O ,rrvyuo nnnC
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1892-10-25
$3.50. wha, a Bargaini $3.50.

kI0O. What Bargafnf HIoO.
A full 7N-octave new upright Piano,
with ell modern improvements. with a
plush stool and embroidered plush scarf,
for only (S15O) one hundred and fifty dol
ars-a wonderful Exposition special offer.
WALTER ID. Moses Il Co..
1905 Main street.
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Launching of FL Rio

Launching of FL Rio
at p. NJ. Wednesday. October 26th, at
Newport News ship-yard. Round-trip
rate S2.25, leaving Richmond "A. NJ. and
returning same day leave Newport News at
4:30 Z. NJ. or 1850 Z. NJ.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1892-10-25

For impure or thin Blood, Weakness, Ma
laria, Neuralgia. Indigestion, and Biliousnesa
take Browns Iron Bltters- 1t gives strength,
making old persons feel young and young per-
sons strong. Pleasant to take.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1892-10-25

on behalf { the Democratic organization
in Albany. Two additional arrests for
Illegal registration were made to-day BY
the deputy United States marshal. The
story. says the Journal. ID founded on the
statements of two private detectives from
out OF town who went down in tho lower
portions OF the city in tho Fourth. Firth.
aud Sixth Wards, secured the confidence
OF three of the leaders of gang OF repeat
result being the story published in the
.Jownni. These men, the detectives claim,
told them how they could mako 800 on
election-day by registering forty or nifty
times. saving they were leaders of gang
of fifty who were doing this work.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1892-10-25
COOLEY EoR CLEVELAND.
Republican Fabrications to the Contrar!
Notwithstanding.


rBy telegraph to the Dispatch.l
NV YORK. October 24.-The Euentng Post
TO-DAY prints the following news OF Judge
Cooley's position in the campaign
:" The report first published by the De-
troit Free Press that ex-Judge Thomas
Cooley had determined to vote Tor Cleye-
land mas been denied vigorously In many
Repu5licsn quarters, and the Chicago
I,tsy- Ocsq,, has gone so far as TO PRINT
d;snatch from Ann Arbor. in which place
Mr. Cooley was credited with saying that
the report was entirely unauthorized and
without foundation In order TO get ut
the truth of the matter we wrote TO q
membar of the faculty Of the University
of Michigan asking him to give US. II no
we're abIs 10 do so. the facts In the case.
His letter. received this morning, contains
"'Judge Cooley authorizes me TO cay 70
Won .hat he stands by the statement pup.
lished in the Detroit Free Press ana tnet
the supposed dispatch of the Inter- ocean y
Wholly false. He is willing, you should
say. II you care TO. that he doss hos oe-
Ieye in the Mckinley bill and tnat ne eA-
necta 10 vote for Mr.. Cleveland. More
thsn this. however, he does not care 70 70
have said. and he is entirely unwiiling 70
publish a letter or to take any active part
In the campaign.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1892-10-25

Have your printing done at the Dispatch
Printing House. and you will be satisfied
with the work and save money.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1892-10-25
DR.. Hore to Preach the Opening sermon.

The Presbyterian SYNOD OF slreinla VIZ
meet in petersburg, IN Iabb-St Street churcn.
to.night at s O clock. Ordinarily the retirtns
moderator breaches the opening sermon.
hnt inasmuch as the sessions are ne,a ~
the church Of this officer, who Is hev, y
W Rosebro, d. d., that divine mas .t:s -,
orested Rev. Moses d. Hoee, y. p.l OF tnis
c;fv. 10 perform that service f0r nim' anu
the latter has accepted. Dr, hoges suy.
av ;sct | w,lI he. "The Sad Refrain when
}Rnns }ss Through All Modern Skeptlcism.
MA Msny Of tie ablest men in the Church n 2
v;rr,nia viii attend thus meeting. ano
some Of the discussions bid fsif 70 oe yssy a.s
;ptersstinc. inter- The synod has Sss minis.sfs s,ss
and ssi churches in its bounas. n,o,, Auous
: Nm ss,o members were added to It's commnc an ~,
MON MON during The year, and nearly St~,yrUv y
nnnansr;hntsd naUs Sd by its s2,779 members 20 tne
- vsr;ous causes appealing TO their interest,"
and heneyolenoe. -, -,
% ON I'VE "Wednesday DR.. Hosebro wsil one omcs
the T report al the synod's evan2eisst'o eVin, shs
,nittee AZ which he Is chairlnnn; e ~ ~
last last ' TWO meetings Of tbs synoe n ~. ~ 49,
I iect swakened more interest is3ser ssan ~ ~
other. The reports on hos1e f s.,tb 1 Re nrS .,S
the fo,sirn mission work VIII POLL .. ~, Sns
seated The latter prQba ny On
and tho former on Friday
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1892-10-25

Mr.. .. H. Brown is back from waynes.
boro'. where he supervised the. unveil.
ing Of the Koiner monument, designed
and erected by him.
Miss hattie wilkins. of Williamsburg,
has returned home after spending several
weeks with her friend, Miss Mary Il. Ro-
berts, OF 2l4 north Twentieth street.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1892-10-25

Yes. that's the only state proper to be
in at this time of the year. Nature
gives you the hint by arraying herself
in her best gown. Everybody knows
that whatever she says on the subject Of
dress is correct, but it's best not to put
off the interview too long and wait for
the season to become cross between
fall and winter before getting new out
fit. Now is the time to look over our
stock of tweeds, worsteds, cheviots,
meltons-everything, indeed, that wears
well and purchase a suit that will be su-
perb in material, stylish in make and
finish, and perfectly satisfactory in
every particular.
To tell it in rhymes,
II you cover your breast
With fine coat and vest
You're as fit as O fiddle,
From extremes to the middle,
And abreast Of the times.
MCADANS & BERRY.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1892-10-25
ADJUSTMENTS.
NEW RICHMOND THEATRE,
"GLORIANA."
MEETINGS--FOurth Tuesday.

RICHMOND CoMMANDERY. NO. 2, KSIGHrS> fE
PIAR.
FRIENDSHIP LODGE, oDD-FELLows.
FIrZHUGH LODGE. oDD-FKI.Lows.
JAMESTOWN Tribe, RED MEN.
CONTINENTAL LODGE, KNIGHTS OF HONOR.
CAPITOL LODGE, KNIGHTS OF HONOR.
RICHMOND COUNCIL, AMERICAN MECHANICS
HOPE COUNCIL, AMERICAN MECHANICS.
AURORA COUNCIL. AMERICAN MECHANICS.
ELBA COUNCIL, ROYAL ARcANUM
CHCRcH-HiLL COURT. EQUITABLE LEAGUE.
JEFFERSON COURT, EQUITABLE LEAGUE.
VIRGINIA SENATE, ORDER PATRICIAN5.
VIRGINIA. CHOSEN FRIENDS.
TRINITY LODGE, GOOD TEhPLARs.
wEsr-ESD LODGE, GOOD rENPLARs.
HowARD'S-GR0yE LODGE, GOOD rEhPLAhs.
ST. MARY's BENEFICIAL SOCIETY.
VIRGINIA LODGE, PROGRESSIVE BENEFIT.
OLD DOMINION COMHAEDERY, GOLDEN EAGLk
"C," FIRST VIRGINIA REGIMENT.
"D,' FIRST VIRGINIA REGIMENT
"F." FIRST VIRGINIA REGIMENT.
RICHMOND LIGaT-IsFASTRY BLUES.
RICHMOND HowfTzERs-
CENTRAL TRADE AND LABOR UNION.
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Another Fatal Accident.

,,s.eicA9o, October 25.~-The Danyille ex-
"a "a tae Chicago and Eastern Illinois
nlp,h iaD INTO a broken switch Ut Forty
i.1Gne q the coaches was thrown from tho
,,ak ss.k Mrs Mcdonald. Of Chicag,' vas
shaotly allied aud twenty people were
p,.s.seI' OF whom Joseph J. johnson will
d.aOiy die aud fonr or five others may
~ ~. All tsara x.aaf a.. -. <...l = -
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1892-10-25
hIILL AaorHrE YxrAL warcx.

bs,aasAuEEk. Wrs., October 2l.-Ey col
no No.. De'ween freight train and work
rsS rsS STain on the Milwaukee and Northern
ns,, oetsssn klkhAst snd Plymouth. this
srSnNlog. Thomas Fits8ereld, of Depero.
s'ek kirgls. Of UkhsFt, were killed.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1892-10-25

do wa sent Immediately in several
ti,1a '.0os tor medical aid. and IN q short
lCt, sian o. physicians was on hand
lmsLk Yer the injured who could not be
I'N.a'eiy removed In the ambulances.
tesffJi ~ ,i01 as the wounded had all been at
sgcss 70 they were removed in ambu-
~ We eliy gong TO trans and the Others
Ia au,acent hospitals. The dead were
,HSl mn % tue city poiice-station at Mana
, 1892-01-21
LONG PURLLC CAREER.

Few men, prominent in the politics of
she day, have taken a more active part In
public affairs thin John Sherman, who
has been rr-elcctci By the Republicans OF
Ohio A. UGitcd States senator. On the
Democratic side, how. YER. says the New
York Sun, Is a party chieEtain little
behind Sherman in knowledge of political
affairs and in active participation in them.
He is Arthur p. German, who. horn in
1880, became a page in the United States
senate in 1852, a year memorable in polit.
ical history as the one in which. in his
uwu state, the last Wing national convcu'
ton which put a presidential ticket 10 the
field was held in Baltimore, as the one IN
which, also in Baltimore, the Democrat.
nominated Pierce and King and subse
qucntly elected them, and, finally, as the
year in which, on Juns 20, the great
Henry Clay died.
MIR. German was an emrloye Of the
senate until 1866. remembered as the year
in which, on April 9. the civil rights bill
was passed BY congress; in which bv pro-
clanation OF the president, on Aug. 20.
the cessation OF hostilities in the South
was declared; in which Winfield Scott
died, and in which Grant and Sherman
we're promoted to the rank of general
and lieutcnant-general respectively, and
in which Farragut ana Porter were made
admiral and vie admiral at the same
time. subsequently he was appointed
collector OF internal revenue III the filth
Maryland district, was elected n member
OF the Maryland legislature, was elected
its speaker in 1872, and was elected Ia
the Maryland state senate in 1875. In
January, 1880. he was elected United
States senator.
, 1892-01-21

Where double parlors are used the wall
space above and mt each side of the door
opening will serve rs n p%roscenium arch.
Tasteful draperies are better for the dec
Grafton Of this than evergreens, and do not
require the driving of so many tacks and
nails and the consequent disfiguration OF
the wall surface.
The curtain is n most important Access
sorry. A curtain which is fitted to II roller
seems simple enough, but it is likely to
prove complicated Mt just the wrong time
and get stuck. Therefore it is to be avoid
ell. Hanging curtains, which meet Mt the
middle OF the stage opening, are best and
easiest handled. The diagram shows how
they ARE arranged, looking from the stage.
At each upper corner of the stage open
ing II pulley is fixed "a Az. Through each
Of these pulleys n line CB By runs to a point
abou half way down the inner edge of
each curtain &c c. At the first signal
from the stage manager these lines are
pulled and fastened round the cleats % d.
provided. This will swing the curtain
noiselessly and gracefully upward to the
corners of the stage opening. The line1
+ II run through the same pulleys and arc
attached to the lower corners of the cur
tain. rs soon as the lines b b have been
drawn, lines Il f should be used to pull the
ends OF the curtain, which will be hanging
at the upper corners of the stage opening,
out OF sight of the audience. these lines
are fastened to cleats + +. The two sets OF
cleats should be placed at some distance
from each other, TO avoid the possibility OF
pulling the wrong lines first. In lowering
the curtain lines f f should Of course DO
loosened first.
Blu better places for amateur theatrical3
can be found than the parlors of u private
house. TIL loft Of Il good sized barn, II it
be high and can be heated, offers many nd
vantage, chief of which is plenty of room.
Folding chairs can be hired ut small ex-
pense for the audience, or If greater econo-
my Is desired chairs may be contributed
for the occasion by the actors and their
friends.
, 1892-01-21
A SUGGESTION

On the 9th OF next month the Grey
stonc club of Denver will entertain a dis
iinguished party of guests Including Gov.
Boies of Iowa and Gov. Boyd OF Nebraska.
1t has been suggested to THE LEADER
that it would be a very graceful thing on
the part of Cheyenne to extend an invita-
ton TO the party to remain over in Chey-
cnne on their return journey. The invi-
tation need not come from any political
party and might properly be extended by
Gov. Barber. Both Gov. BDies aud
Gov. Boyd are distinguished citizens of
the West, whose talents have made them
national figures. As such the West
honors them and we believe the oppor-
tunity should not be lost in extending
them The hospitality OF Wyoming's chief
city and giving th2m an ocular demonsira-
lion of what has here been accomplished
IN the line Of prorress.
, 1892-01-21
CHILEANS BEWAREI

CHEYENNE is choke tuIl of CORY
warriors. although we would not dare to
insipuate that that EXPRESSION even
approximately describes the condition of
the warriors themselves. The own is
lust bubblinp over with patriotism. Peo-
pie are to be found on every hand who
are not merely willing but anxious to
sacrifice themselves on the altar of their
country. They talk of nothing and wish
to hear of nothing but Chile, and the
more Chile there is in it the better it
suits them. Uatil the prospect of i'm
mediate trouble arose with Chile we never
fully appreciated the warlike charac
teristlcs of our race. If Door Chile only
knew what she was LAYING up Tor herself
in thus arousing the marital
spirit now thrUbbing in the aggre-
gate Cheyenne breast she would
promptly and effectually busy herself in
the nitrate beds which have already
caused her so much trouble. II this
fierce spirit of patriotic resolve throbs
elsewhere in the United States as loudly
and as trucnlently as in Cheyenne and if
It so affects the same average proportion
of the inhabitants, th"n the good Lord
save Chile aud the Chileuos, for If 1t
comes tD a tug of war the Chilpnos will
, 1892-01-21

as the fall of a stage might cause = very
serious accident. %
After the stage, proscenium arch and
curtain have been arranged for, scenery
and footlights aTc the most important nc
cessories. In theaters the footlights are
hidden from the audience by being set in e
trough. Such an arrangement Is too
elaborate for AN improvised playhouse, so
a board about four inches high should be
run across the front OF the stage as a
screen. The footlights themselves may be
small oil lamps, II necessary, but where
gas is accessible 1t is better TO use IL, by
means of n long pipe, punctured at inter.
walls of three or four inches. II there is
gas on the premises II is a simple matter
to connect such n continuance to any near
by jet by means Of rubber tubing. A strip
of new tin will do very well as a reflector.
The question Of scenery Is a most i'm
portant one and one difficult to discuss in
the limited space of a newspaper article.
The fewer changes Of scenery there are for
each performance the better. Plays which
can be performed with only one stage set
ting are best for amateurs. Even when
the club has enough money to hire or buy
two or three cheap sets, 1t is a question II
it were not better to spend the whole on
one and get II good one. One of the firms
which make II speciality OF supplies for
amateurs furnishes fairly good scenery
painted or printed on strong paper and
mounted on frames or unmounted. as may
be desired.
j remember hat "A very satisfactory gar
den scene, mounted on good frames and
ready for use, was purchased for twenty
dollars by n dramatic club Of which / was
once a member Unmounted, this scene
could have been bought for about ten dol
lars. This scene consisted Of n back
CLOTH (the perspective view hung at the
rear of the stage), two wings" for each
side OF the stage (they represented trees, of
course) and "A border. Borders or "hies"
are the pieces of scenery which run across
the top Of the stage. Blue paper, repre-
senting the sky, makes cheap and effective
borders. There should be as many borders
as there are wings. Diagram No. 9 shows
how the stage was set in the scene OF which
/ write, the dotted lines representing the
location OF the borders above the stage.
II the club doesn't care to spend so much
money on its scenery, a sitting room or
drawing room interior can generally be
easily arranged by the j%udicious use Of
wall paperand borrowed carpets and furni-
ture. EDWARD MARSHALL
, 1892-01-21

poised on n cart wheel. When performing
another difficult trick he pulls out the
spokes OF his big wheel, curls himself in
side the rim n rapidly rolls the wheel
around. While in Europe Kaufman per-
formed privately before the Prince of
Wales and other noted ~personages, all Of
whom heartily applauded his wonderful
exhibitions. Kaufman holds what he
claims is the only genuine worlds cham.
pionship badge, and he is extremely anx-
ious to defend it against any rider in the
world
, 1892-01-21
BACK


In such a case the proscenium arch will
Of course have to be constructed for the oc-
casion. a simple framework leaving an
opening not more than fifteen feet wide
and twelve feet high above the stage can
be easily built by a carpenter, or IL the
dramatic club Is lucky enough to have an
ingenious member who doesn't mind turn
ing his hand to that sort Of thing. by n
member of the club. This framework may
be draped so as to hide the region behind
the scenes, I" as the taste of the fair ones in
the club dictates.
Where the performances are given in a
room high enough, the stage should be ele-
waited about two feet above the level on
which the audience sits. This can be dona
by substituting horses of the required
height for the scantlings or planks sug-
gested for parlor stages. Great care
should be used in building this foundation,
, 1892-01-21

he no Sinking. And the success Of the
performances will depend almost as much
on the surroundings in which they are
given AS it will on the ability Of the actors
II the performances are to be given In a
private house the best plan is to select one
II possible which has double parlors con-
nected with sliding or folding doors. One
of these rooms may then be used as a stage
while the other gives the audience a place.
II is easy and not expensive to have an
artificial flooring for the stage, elevated
somewhat above the real floor Of the room,
and such an arrangement adds greatly to
the effectiveness Of the performance.
Unless the rooms and the openings between
them are unusually high, however, the
stage should not be raised more than a few
inches. The great objection which every
housewife offers to the use OF her parlou
for amateur theHtricals is that the walls
and woodwork are likely to be damaged.
But any careful carpenter can build such
a flooring ms ! have spoken OF without driv-
ing n nail. Scantlings Tor plapks with out
Triggers at the ends to keep them from tip
ping. II scantlings do not give enough
elevation) may be laid on edge on the floor
at intervals Of two or three feet AS II foun-
dalton.
Over these n flooring Of boards may be
placed. matched lumber being preferable,
and secured from shifting by screwing an
inch wide strip across the ends, which, II
the boarding runs crosswise of the stage,
will be in the wings and quite out Of sight.
1t hould be remembered that the lumber
used in such a stage will not be at all dis
figured, and that the carpenter, after the
performance is over, may take IL away
with him again. This materially reduces
the expense. In one instance OF which !
know IA stage OF this kind was put in for
two nights at an expense OF five dollars
, 1892-01-21
A Agency.

The Equitable Lite Assurance Society
of the Unlted States proposes to organize
a separate agency for Wyoming, with
headquarters at cheyenne.
The Equitable L,fe Assurance Society
is the strongest lie insurance company IN
the world. Its new business in 1891
amounted to $3.50. 900, 900.
Applications from residents of Wyom-
ing Tor the general agency may be made
direct to the home Office of the society in
' New York.