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The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1894-10-06

PEELED to admit that she fulfilled this
duty wretchedly. or course. you might
know so many 5gs ana hornppees ire,
water bucket, and in trying moment
my respected ancestor, Mime. Schuyler,
observed that 1t would give her great
to get drowned in the well. This ncci-
dent really occurred. the active little
mulatto being discovered dead In me
water within twenty-four hours after
mind. 1t wasn't good-by TO Damaris,
however. Soon the servants began to
make complaints among themselves, ana
she summonded them to her In body,
and by strict questioning heard some
strange stories. Damaris sun danced
feared to go for wafer Some had seen
her dancing along the ridge-poie OF the
house; others had not seen her, but
had heard her familiar double shuttle
rapping over the oaken floor, ana her
loud. rapid gigglc night after night.
"Those who saw her said she was a
most unpleasant person to meet SUD
denly on a dark night, especially If ones
garments dripped, her eyes goggied ana
rolled, her complexion was an ashy pur-
pie, and her incesslnt dancing was ac-
companied by threatennG and beekon-
ing gestures. Nine Schuyler said she
didn't believe word of it, but never,he-
less she took to burning might lights
ana hud SefNant steep III .Hel loo'
Oneday she took water pitcher and
went 10 the well herself and was not
seen to return and when search was
made the old lady was found at the
bottom OF the well. when the dead
woman was drawn from the water. Il
being then dark. Damariss malevolent
Chuckle and giggle were heard by the
workers, and, OF course, II was said
that she had pushed her mistress into
the well. For many years 1t was ru-
mored that the mulGtto's light fantastic
toe haunted the well, and a little later
Schuyler dug new well and filled
up the old one, TO destroy the supersti-
tion of Dancing Damaris
THAT was most unkind, I'm sure,
when we meet with 50 few really re-
liable haunted places" breathed Win-
fred regretfullY.
And here is the house" said Chris
tupher. drawing rein suddenly.
1t had indeed been "A fair mansion of
yore. II was large, II was lofty, many
Widowed. and with ample wings eN-
tending to the sizes and r ar. The fro Il
entrance was stun imposing. for the
great door, swinging open TO admit its
many occupants, showed a dcep hall,
with OGkcn beams and wide and wind
ing staircase, with hollow steps which,
once trOd by bellies and beauX in the
ulden time, now re-echoed to the heavy
tread OF the weary millhand or his
hard working wife. Al this time OF
day the place swarmed with children,
some OF whom bloomed with a beauty
not exceeded by any Schuyler OF them
all.
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in the stalls, because by her magic
power they became Embossed as fast
as the farmers trn tied them them a oace fonnS
cloth she had left behind her. She re-
traced her steps and was gone only
few minutes, bringing the cioth; An
Ter house freed a squirrel, the largest
they had ever seen; they shot at IL
npm nsy OF the emf isft 0 IT ana e We're go
ing away, when 1t ran down out OF
the tree and turned into large striped
cat. The cat ran before them and
the stones made no more impression on
the cat than the shot did on the squlrI
rel The cat ran through closed
window into ne sGh1yissr ra mouse loo hed
out Of the window at the boys. who
took to their heels with great unanlm.
ity. The theory is, of course, that
and cat"
Dear old syrenar murmered Wini-
fred. Co...
might have lived in ease and comfort,
but she wouldn't. She owned farms
AMI let them, but never would collect
her rents or any other bills an bnd when When
would not let them into the house, or
she would throw the money out OF the
door. OF course, she lived alone: witches
always do, you know, except for
And squirrels" amended Winifred,
" And a person going to see her one
roll day found her starved, frozen ana
dying. The neighbors came to care for
her. and she died that night, but In the
midst of a terrible racket loud voices
and footsteps We're heard, shouts In the
woods near by and echoes OF horses
Ealloping, and In the house dishes rat
tied. bells rang, the tongs and poker
ConVersed and whispers, mysterious rat
things and rustlings Continued till poor
old Syrena was laid in her grave, where
She has peacefully rested ever since.
y" And doesn't her ghost appear, beg
leave 10 Inquire.
P" Never ala, believe. That was re-
served for Dancing Damaris."
" on! delightful! Now, tell me all
about Dancing Damaris."
Il think Dancing Damaris FIRST APP
peared on the scene more than 100 years
ago She was an active little mulatto
girl and where the Nine. Schuyler OF
that day got her I'm sure don't know,
but she must have frequently regretted
the acquisition She danced, danced
everywhere, on her way TO church
and no such solemn dances as David
danced before the ark, either-brlnglng
in the dinner on the lawn in front OF
the drawing-room windows when Illus
trious guests We're assembled, and on
her way to the well-for Dancing Da-
marls's principal duty was fetching In
las a faithful blographer l am COM
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At THE BROOKLYN THEATRES
THE Men OF TO- 10 Be Presented
at the Park Next Week.
'Siac!C CrooiC." "NbOut Gotham"
and other Attractions.

"Thc Men of &C." by Henry Guy
Carleton, will have It's first Brooklyn
production at col SIMS Park Theatre
next Monday night. Edgar l.. Dlvcn-
post VIII play the part Of the hero. Il
young American officer, suspected, but
finally vindicatod, Miss Maud Edna
Hail, the heroine, H. T. McClennin,
Edward j. Morgan Alex Vincent. Grace
Atwell, Lillian Andrews, Alma Aiken.
Charles Charters and others viii COM
pletc the cast
Eugene Tumpkins's famous BLACK
Crook" which had such a run at the
Academy of Music, In New York, is to
be taken to the Amphlon Theatre for
a weeks engagement. The principal
dancers will be Signoras Tornashi and
StaCCioni, as premlcres, and Sis. Blan-
cihOri. better known as the Human
Top, Is the principal danseur The
march of the AmaZOus down the cleo
trio staircase VIII he one of the strong
features.
Charles T. Ellis comes to the Grand
Opera House next Monday evening, with
revival of the late VIII Carleton )
comedy dramas, Casper, the Iodler,"
The piece will be frightened consid-
erably by the introduction of new songs,
which will be sung by MIR. Ellis and a
During the performance Mr. Ellis Will
sing "Hush-a- Baby-By, Pretty Soon" .
u Love You An" Piggy B B9Gk and
Again" MIR. Ellis's company this sea
son includes James Vincent. Charles
Prev. Frank Is. Clayton, Clara Moore,
Matte Grier and little Florrie O'Brien;
The women patrons will be presented
with bouquets at each performance, and
toys will be given to children.
George Thatcher's Minstrels and Farce
coming attraction at the Bijou Theatre
called about Gotham The piece. II
is said, viii disclose, several score OF
ported by Carroll Johnson. William Crit
fin. Fred Oakland, j. n. Binkley, John
DAILY, Cora Carlisle, Henrietta Byron
mann name And hrsS" Bod aNs and Sihers se East
Manager Edwin Know les announces
that the comedy The Amazons" will
be continued at the Columbia Theatre
another week. on Oct. 10 the Boston.
ians will begin an engagement for tive
weeks.
Dion Bouclcaults THE Shaughraun
will be taken to Williamsburg next Mon
day night and presented at the Empire
Theatre. Manager Sanford's stock com
pany, headed by Miss Victory Bateman
will interpret 1t.
the Gayety Theatre next week, and the
managers promise store OF entertain.
ing acts A farce, called "A Colder
Boot" will be given blythe company.
A play witch has been seen in New
York and Philadelphia Is announced n!
the attraction at Walter Sandford's Sta
Theatre next week. 1t is the comedy
drama called The Great Brooklyn
Handicap" Among the scenic effects ar,
broadway by moonlight. with cable carr
passing up and down. and a reproduction
OF the last Brooklyn Handicap, in which
fourteen thoroughbred horses will par
/ ticipate.
| Living pictures enter upon the SIKH
! week OF their production at Huber q
| Gebhardt's Casino.
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THE LONDON STAGE.
, roobin-China Company lmong
the Latest Novslt'
Lillian Russell Closes Her season
at the Lyoeum Next Week.
,.,ofellow's "Hiawatha" to Furnish
.hs Theme for q Dvorak Opera.

ar,nyrirhtpd. 1879 ny tne hbsOSioNNu iioso''
LONDON, Oct. 6.-Three theatrical
.avsltIes have signallizsd the past week
10 and excellent business has been
ss,o at the theatres having real attrac-
tons.
.orv Of natives from Cochin-China who
have lust finished an engagement at the
antwerp Exposition, produced at the
aquarium a gorgeously costumed piece,
n which are scenes supposed to repre-
cont events which have happened during
,ho war between China and Japan over
Corea
The Criterion Theatre opened on
Wednesday last with Henry Arthur
Jones's new play, 1.-The Case Of Rebel
Ious Susan" in which Charles Wyndham
and Mary Moore made their reappear-
ance The audience and critics present
rendered q unanimous verdict that the
MAY is brilliant, but one of action and
not of character. 1t Is a distinct exam
ple Of the present tendency Of British
dramatic art. The New Woman" is in
c,dentally discussed and wholly scorned.
The honors were with Wyndham, who
was the DdChDohC VI CNCiy bSShO VI ~
terest.
At the Royalty Theatre on Tuesday
last there was another wretched premiere
James Mortimer and Charles Klein s
poor farce, Truthful James," was pre-
coded by Mortimers curtain-raiser, "A
PIous Fraud"
The blood. AMI thunder" drama re-
ceived a highly successful accession at
the Surrey Theatre on Thursday last in
Sirley and Conquset's "Phantoms.'
At the Princess's Theatre, Manches-
ter, last Thursdty Carl Rosas company
produced Tosca's two-act opera. Santa
Lucia" strong, compact work. mod
elled on "Cavalleria Rusticana," &c.
Lillian Russell, in 1.-THE Queen of Brill
iants," is to finish her season at the
Lyceum Theatre on Thursday next.
Despite adverse critics, THE Queen of
Brlliants" has been drawing good
houses and doing paying business.
Miss Russell has certainly made smooth
the path Of her next london engagement.
German newspapers state that the flu
ture will probably not see another opera
from Rubenstein's pen. The failure of
Kinder der Haide," recently given at
Dresden. in which the German critics
failed to discover any merit, and which
the audience regarded with aversion re-
duced to Kisses, following upon the ex-
ceedingly cold reception given to 1.-THE
Demon at the Royal italian Opera
even though Nine. Albani appeared as
the heroine-has so disguised the great
Russian that he has formed a resolu-
ton to write no more opera for an I'M
grateful world"
Paris is all agog over the coming legal
battle between the Coincide Franchise
and Coquelin the elder. which has long
been determined on should Coquelin ac-
tually accept engagement at any other
Paris playhouse than that of Moliere
The positive announcement of last week
that Coquelin had agreed to appear
with Sarah Bernhard at the Rennais-
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From the Indianapolis Journal)
"Can see you apart for a moment?"
you mean alone, don't your
Yes. a loan-thats 1t exactly. I wan
to borrow FIVE"
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He Could Take His Time,

From the Pall Mall Budget.)
Good-Looking Young Doctor 0eeling
pulse of pretty patienD-Hm. yes; soon
put that right You won't want me for
long.
Pretty Patient-Oh! theres-there's no
hurry, doctor.
The Portland daily press., 1894-07-09
Republican District Convention.

The Republicans of the First Con-
gresional District will hold a INVENTION
in City Hall, Biddefo1d, on Tuesday,
July "a, 1894, at 13O p. H., for the pur-
pose of nominating a candidate for Rep
resentative in Congress and transacting
any other business that may properly
come before it.
The basis of representation will be as
follows: Each city, town and plantation
will be entitled to one delegate. and
for each Is votes cast for the Republican
candidate for governor in 1892, an addi
tional delegate, and for fraction of 40
votes in excess of IS, an additional
delegate.
Vacancies in the delegation of any citv
or town can only be filled by residents
Of the city or town in which the vacancy
exists.
The district committee will he in COG
sion in the reception room of the hall at
1890 on the afternoon of the conven0
tion for the purpose of receiving tbe
credentials of delegates.
Per Order:
REPUBLICAN DISTRICT COM
IT. ndrew Halves, Chairman.
Samuel W. Junkins, Sec'y. !" ~
Portland. Me-. June 29 1894
The Portland daily press., 1894-07-09
HIGH ARMY CHANGES.
Some Promotions That Are Soon To Be
Made.

Gen. John P. Hawkins, commissary
general of subsistence. Will retire on &C
count of age in few months, and gossip
is rife in military circles on the subject
of the promotions that will follow. Gen.
Hawkins has been at the head of the
| commissary department of the army for
about two years and has given general
satisfaction to his official superiors. He
has been granted four months leave of
absence, and has already practically re-
lirquished the duties of his office.
He has left the city for the summer,
and will be retired on the expiration of
his leave of absence. The affairs of the
commissary department are now being
administered by Gen. Michael Morgan,
assistant commissary general, who has
been Gen. Hawkins chief assistant for
some time. He is next in rank to Gen.
Hawkins, and is said to be well qualified
to take his place. Gen. Morgan Is
native of Louisiana, and was graduated
from the Military Academy in 1854 He
has three years yet to serve on the active
list
Several more important changes will
occur in the army in the near future
The chief OF these is the early retire
mept of Maj. Gen. 90. Howard, COM
manding the department of the east.
-Four brlgadler generals are candidates
for promotion to the vacancy to be thus
created in the higher grade. They are
Gen. Ruger, command ding the depart
ment of California; Gen. Merritt, COM
manding the department Of Dakota Gen.
Brookes, commanding the department of
the Colorado. With respect to seniority,
in
will retire on account of age in the fol-
lowing order: Gen. Ruger, in 1897: Gen.
Merritt, in 1900 Gen. Brooke, in 1902, and
Gen. McCook, in 1908. The two Junior
brigadier generals, Wheaton and Otis,
who were appointed to that grade in
1892 and 1898, respectively, are not re-
garded as possibilities for promotion on
account of Gen. Towards retirement
The promotion Of one of the officers
named will leave a vacancy in the list
OF brigadier generals, for which every
colonel of the line is eligible without
regard to seniority of service. Sixteen
officers of this grade are already on
record as applicants for this prospective
vacancy. Col. Shafter of the first infan-
try is the senior colonel, and next after
him in seniority, Col Bliss of the
OF the seventh cavalry. Among the
other officers mentioned as candidates
are Coils. Bitldle, Mixner, Carlton, Ander-
son, Livingstone, Swaine, Merriam,
Bates. Bartlett, Townsend Mason, Blunt,
Poland and Hall. In case the President,
in his wisdom goes below the grade of
colonel for the next brigadier general,
the cavalry post at Fort Myer. Va,
who carries more honorable scars than
any other officer in the army, stands an
excellent chance of selection.
The Portland daily press., 1894-07-09
PROBLEMS IN ANIMAL LIFE.
Some of the Unaccountable Things Done
By Birds, Fowls, Beasts and Insects.

The greyhound runs by sight only.
This is fact. The carrier pigeon flies
his hundreds of miles homeward by eye
sight, nothing from point to point objects
that he has marked. This is only con-
lecture. The dragon fly, with $4,000
lenses in his eye, darts from angle to
angle with the rapidity Of a flashing
sword and as rapidly darts back, to
turning in the air, but with a clash re-
versing the action of his four wings and
instantaneously calculating the distance
o f the objects or he would dash himself
to pieces. But in what conformation of
the eye does this power consist? No
one can answer
Ten thousand mosquitoes dance up and
terval be tween them, yet no one knocks
another headlong on the grass or breaks
a leg or wing, long and delicate as
they are. Suddenly a peculiar, high
shouldered, vicious creature, with long
and pendant nose, darts out of the rising
and falling cloud and settling on your
cheek, inserts poisonous sting. What
possessed the little wretch to do this?
Did he smell your blood while he was
dancing? No one knows.
A carriage comes suddenly upon some
geese in narrow road and drives
straight through the flock. A goose
was never yet fairly run over, nor a
duck. They are under the very wheels
and hoofs, and yet they contrive to flap
and waddle safely off, Habitualiy
stupid, heavy and indolent, they are,
nevertheless, equal to any emergency.
drnc n 1ax,o l.
he descends from his tree and goes to
drink, stop several times on his way and
listen and look around before he takes
his draught? No one knows. How is it
That the species of an ant which is taken
in battle by other ants to be made slaves
should be the black or negro ant? No
one knows
The power of judging of actual danger
and the free and easy boldness that re-
suits from it are by no means uncom-
mon. Many birds seem to have a correct
notion OF guns range and are scrupu-
lousy careful to keep beyond it. The
most obvious resource would be to fly
right away out of sight and hearing, but
this they do not choose to do.
A naturalist of Brazil gives an account
of an expedition that he made to one of
the islands of the Amazon to shoot
spoon bills, bises and oJher magnificent
birds which are abundant there His
design was completely baffied, however,
by a wretched little sandpiper, which
preceded him, continually uttering his
teiltale cry, which at once aroused all
the birds within hearing. Throughout
the day did this individual bird con-
tinue its self-imposed duty of sentinel to
others, effectually preventing the APP
proach OF the hunter to the game and
yet managing to keep out of the range of
his gun.-Philadelphia Times.
The Portland daily press., 1894-07-09
AN OLD TIME HANGING,
Half Century Ago an Execution Was
Public Picnic.
tFrom Harper's Magazine.)


Executions in the United States half GEN.
fury ago We're not restricted. asthey are
now, to the prison yard, in the presence of
a limited number of witnesses, but were cell
ebrated conspicuously on open field. be-
fore large and often rollicking and tumul-
tuous crowd of spectators.
Such body remember to have seen gath
cred on such an amphitheater more than
sixty years ago to witness the hanging of
murderer. The man was farm hand, and
well known. When under the influence of
strong drink he was sullen, truculent and
dangerous; but when sober, he was so prov
erb1ably quiet and inoffensive that he was
the easy-going butt of his associates While
at work one day in harvest time. moving
meadow near town, he drank freely and
became tipsy; whereupon one of his COM
rades INDUCED in long-continued and rough
horse-play at his expence. till in an excess of
passion indamed by rum he turned upon his
tormentor and slew him on the spot.
Of course he was Immediately arrested.
and never shall forget the wave OF horror
that swept over the little town when the
news of the murder was bruited and the
victim was carried to the home of his parents
on barn door. During the trial of the
homicide the court house was crowded to
overflowing with people, who docked in from
the country for miles around to listen to
the gruesome details of the Staying and to
gaze upon the murderer as he was escorted
to and fro by the constables between the Jail
and the court house.
For several days Immediately preceding
the hanging that was before the day of
railroads, it should be recalled), multitudes
from the country for twenty and more miles
around fiocked into town to see the execu-
ton, and some of them ito turn an honest
penny"
.0n the fatal Friday the "Big Field" sur
rounding the gallows was fringed with
booths and tents for the sale of cakes, pies,
small beer and other refreshments inter-
spers ID at frequent intervals with farmers
wagons ladenwith watermelons. muskmelons,
apples, peaches and other fruits, the enter
prising vendors of which drove brisk trade
under the very SHADOW of the fatal tree.
1t was estimated that on that tragic sum-
mer day over rs, 900 people, a large proper
ton of whom were women and childen, We're
clustered around the gallows to witness the
dying throes of the wretched man. And,
thoughtless boy though was, / was shocked
by the horrible Indifference to the dread
event for that poor soul which was mani
tested and by the still more horrible testing,
profanity and drunken combats that were
INDUCED IN. 1t was saturnalia of british
nessAand Indifference never to be forgotten.
The Portland daily press., 1894-07-09
THE HON E.
Fashion Notes.

Red, blue, green and brown are sstaple
colors for UNI brellas.
eBlack lace insertions are in great use
this'season in inch and two inch widths,
laid, fiat on the dress fabric, and not in
serted as formerly.
II For cotton morning dresses the "peas-
anbn style is worn. This is perfectly
plain, every brea 9TH of the same length
and width and gathered evenly around
she waist.
Checked materials in every color are
perfect rage just now for walking dress
es. The checks are very small and are
seen,in red and blue, black and white,
blue and white, black and red; but the
blue or black and white are the most
commonly seen.
I. When buying a veil for your sailor hat
be sure in the rirst place that it is of
good width. for with wear it will APP
parently shrink in size and cause you
many uncomfora BILE moments by refusing
to stay in place. If a tiny knot is taken
in the middle of one side of the veil or
If few gathers are made there instead,
it will keep its shape and stay in place
a great dea. better than it usually does
| The appearance of silk aprons hand
painted, IN the large stores of New York,
Indicates general adoption of the sensi-
btelF dish fashion of wearing aprons in
eae';; own house on all but state occasions
says Harper's Bazaar. They may be as
eleg ant as desired. Some are of Liberty
silk, heavily trimmed with lace, or mere
ly sash of silk with an entire lace
front for the apron itself. Valenciennes
and watered ribbons are admirable for a
nc GIRL vhila old lodi ind II,
black satin, richly EN- broidered.
The favorite sleeve of the hour is
combination OF gigot and puff. It is
cut all in one, and in this respect is es-
peciaily adapted to the wide crepons. In
the narrow width materials, such as
The Portland daily press., 1894-07-09
POTTER BRADLEY-LIBRARY ATLAS
OF THE WORLD.

This is the latest revised edition, copyright,
1854. The maps are printed from engraved cop
perpiates and colored in the highest style of the
ART. Each part will contain from four to
Twelve Maps. and ten to sixteen pages of
descriptive and statistical matter. The double
page maps will open across two pages without
preak and measure 19X26 inches each
Eacn part comes in a Handsome Portfolio
Cover that will hold and protect it until
bound; The parts will be mailed from the office
OF publication in Philadelphia without extra
charge. Ii desired by return mail SEND cents
to us.
Parts will be issued every two weeks Nos.
The Portland daily press., 1894-07-09
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