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nativity play THIS evening In 81. bernard Hail.
West Fourteenth street, between Eighth and Ninth
ANtHIPs.
Entertainment and reception to Rev. John Nc.
ElhaitOn, ut Lyceum Opera House, Thirty-f0urth
street, near Third avenue, this evening, on the
eve OF his departure from America.
Annual installation OF the ralph Newstead Asso.
citation, this evening. at littenherg's Assembly
Rooms. 49, Essex street. The officers are: Preri
dent. Max Littcnhrrg Vice. President. Abe u. LET
court; Second Nlce-prssident. Herman Winner
treasure. William James, Financial Secretary
I.ouia iIambrrg Recording Secretary. Henry E
Lewis. Sergeant nt-hrms. Ia GrOssman: Marshsl
Gus Ruhinrr; Chairman Executive Committee
Dave Hamburg.
Annual meeting Of the Hebrew Technical Inst.
tute, "a and Sc Stuyvesant street, Sunday, at 10. %
A. NJ.
Entertainment and reception of the Max Bayers-
horfer Association, sunday evening. at Renwick
Hall, Third avenue and Eighty sixth street.
iIrs. Sherwood will read In aid o; the KIND
Word Mt Mrs. T.. NJ. Townsend. +, 10 East
TWenty-serond street, next TUESDAY. Mt 3 y. NJ.
Subject. The Philosophy Of Position
Col. T.. A. McAlpin will review the Second Bat,
TALON OF the Seventy-Nrst Regiment at the
arEiory. Onc Hundred and seventh street and LEX
ingtOn avenue. Tuesday evening at SIS O'Clock.
Annual bail Of the ArlIngton Social club, Sixth
Assembly District. NJ Apoll0 Hail, l2G-l@S Clinton
street, Saturday evening, Jan. 20.
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died to the beach. He used expletives
and insisted upon getting into III" boat.
! told him | would leave him 10 his fate
II he did not do as | directed. The
threat carried hin, and he held on to the
boat till his feet touched the bottom.
- will XIII that horse" he exclaimed,
when he reached the beach and had re-
covered his breath. lie is the uglicst
brute | ever drove"
lie is not so much OF n brute as
YOU are. General" | replied. you acted
like a heather when you whipped him,
and ! had half n mind to let you
drown"
lie looked at me in establishment.
Perhaps he thought | had earned the
right 10 speak M mind, but whether
7 had or not | expressed myself as
plainly as thouch ! had been the gem
cral n he had been Pardy Sashwood.
Doubtless Il was a new thing for any
one to "spcait up TO him.
boy. | want you . come and live
with me- h said, and ! was amazed
then.
II won't do IT," I replied. Il would
not live under the same roof with such
4 %porcuplne as YOU are for all your
money"
lie actually teesed me. and he ex-
pressed his obligations 70 me very hand
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and the brute manifested himself I'm a
very decided manne Then ] decided
that he was trying to drive the horse
into the water, where he was unwilling
to go. But the General got the best Of
It in the end, and drove The obstinate
creaturc straight into the river. as
though he intended 10 cross to the other
side. In n few moments tn" animal
had 10 swim, but he struck out bravcly,
the General applying the lash all the
time; in fact. ne seemed to be whipping
him Cor his wi satisfaction, nov that
the brute had yielded o Eoi:t.
In another m the buggy. which
appeared to be floating, suddenly top
Piled over and spilsd the OCCUPANT into
the drink. lie lost his hold upon 1t. and
then | saw that he could not swim.
The horse took a circle around the
spot ana swan lelsurcly to the shore.
dragging the buggy after him, Just
below The rock on which | was seated
was a bateou. and | lost no lime IN
rushing to st. ! had some skill In the
use OF the paddle, and | soon reached
the General, who was lounder!ng about
in the water like a grounded whale.
He was a large man, and l saw that Il
would be impossible to get him into the
boat. / asked him to take hold Of the
stern to support himself while l pad
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READ THE FUTURE HIMSELF,
And Mrs. WenzcI's Lawyer Got n
Verdict Against u P~rophctess.

Judge New burger, "a jury M a large
audience got a rare treat in the trial OF
a suit between two east-siie midwivcs
in city Court Part ".
Augusta WenZel. the plaintiff. said
that March 10, 1882, she loaned $500 to
Mrs. Christina Rothkranz, President OF
Midwives' Society No. !, and so more in
February, 1893, both sums to be repaid
March Is, 1898. Mrs. Wenzel alleged that
Mrs. RothkranZ had used this money to
open II hospital and had never repaid II.
1t came out that Mrs. Rothkranz
claimed 10 be u soothsay"r, reading the
future and telling fortunes.
why, gentlemen Of the jury ex-
claimed Mrs Wenlel's lawyer, with
strong cast side dramatic effect, why did
rot this defendant read the future and
foresee that your verdict was going to be
against her? Why did she not get a re-
ccipt for her money II. as she says, she
paid these onns"'
Sure enough. the jury went out for five
minutes and returned a verdict in W
of Mrs. Wenael for $751; 80.
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talking fatty and plainly, as I always
| asked him to stop 1t and walk
one or two hours in the Block Woods
after . I'm the evening. lie tried II with
good results, and after that he called
m" doctor.
After he had practlsed this walking
for Il couple of weeks, he told me he had
seen a ghost In the woods three successive
nights. | laughed at him and asked him
II he had been drinking whiskey again,
but he assured me he had not. The next
night | watched myself in the grove.
sure enough, | saw "A figure In white.
though | did not believe it was a spirit
from the other world. | saw that the
figure tried TO approach the General, but
from fear or some other motive, he kept
his distance from Il,
had "A revolver. and with this in my
hand, though IL was not loaded, ! went
with the General to the woods one bright
moonlight night. The ghost came as
usual and the General was inclined to
retreat. So was the figure when l
showed myself. But | pursued II. ] held
up my revolver and threatened to fire IL
the ghost did not halt.
mo. Pardy! Don't fire! ! am your
mother" screamed the ghost, not know
ing that the weapon was not loaded.
She halted. and l went up TO her. the
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somely, but | stuck to my text. | help
I'd him right his buggw, now that the
horse had cooled on, and lac insisted ON
driving me home, which | permitted
him to do. My mother saw mo when
| got out Of the buggy. The General
told me to him OF his Offer and come
to his house II | decided to accept IL.
My mother. after she had heard all
about the AFFAIR in the river, insisted
that | should accept the Offer. ! argued
against it for IA long time. but | finally
yielded TO her wishes. The next day |
belonged 20 the Generals household.
and Mrs. Cashiey gave me a hearty well
come.
Gen, Fawncl!ie treated me with a de-
grre Of consideration accorded To no
other person. | helped him about his ac-
counts and papers, though | was permit
ted 10 attend IN" academy | really came
20 Ike him after awhile, and | know
that | improved his manners ami morals
to some extent. His narrow escape from
downing had strongly impressed him, |
discovered. lie al a victim 20 that
malldy of ~sedentary and lazy people, IN
somnia. He had been In the habit OF
drinking more whiskey Than was good
for him as u remedy. He told me he
could not sleep until he had drunk at
least six glasses. ! reasoned with him.
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General following me when assured that
the figure was not a supernatural one.
She was dressed in white, as she was
usually in Summer, and ! wondered II
she was troubled with insomnia.
'Pardy. Gen. Fawncliffe is your father
and my husband" exclaimed my mother
when the General had come up with US.
'Emilyl' he exclaimed. II wondered
where Pardy got all his impudence. for
| thought he could have inherited 1t only
from me-"
We had a long talk in the moonlight
| knew that my mother had come from
California, but her former home was
one of the things OF which she seldom
spoke. The Genera acknowledged her
AS his wife before me. They disagreed
INC had separated. For the sake of he
son she had followed him, hoping that
years had softened his temper. She did
not care TO call upon hin at his house.
but when l became on such excellent
terms with him she had decided to meet
him in the woods, where j had told her
that he walked every night. He had Ned
from her, but she persevercd TIL !
brought matters TO a head. My mother
Is now the mistress OF Block Hall. and 7
still have to do a great deal OF plain
speaking.-oliyer Optic In philadelphia
Pres tt4
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A CRASH IN THE FOG.
Two Icrry-Iionts In COIlisiOn, but
No DAMAGE WIZ Done.

1t Is lucky that the ~ferry-bouts Com
munlpaw, OF the Jersey Central road,
and Washington. of the Pennsylvania
line. are not laid up to-day FOR repairs.
They bumped into each other last evening
just after leaving their slips at Liberty
and Cortlandt streets. respectively.
Passengers, who crowded both boats.
were thrown from their feet by the
shock, and for a time there was great
excitement There was Il dense fos on
the river at the time, and the strong ebb
tide which was flowing out brought the
boats together.
Fortunately the point OF contact was
the iron-bound guard rails, and no dam
age was lone to either boat. After an
examination had been made and this fact
ascertained the ferry-boats vesred of
and proceeded on their respective courses.
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BILLS TO REFORM ABUSES.
Assemblyman Lawson Would
Check the Building Department.
The Swain Claim Again Makes Its
Appearance.

Asserblyman Judson Lawson, of the
Tw%enty-third District. has introduced in
the Assembly at Albany the first Of
a series OF bills TN" obiec. OF which is
to reform abuses in the building De
partment and other branches OF the
city government.
The bill provides that in New York
city wners instead oc plumbers, shall
secure permits to tap Croton water.
These permits are granted by favor.
and IL the builder happens to be an
anti-Tammany man, he IL frequently
subjected to delay and expense.
Mir. Lawson also IL the sponsor OF n
Republican, knows all about 1t. In an
interview recently. he openly charged
that Building, Department inspectors
levy blaCktmail.
MIR. IawSno also MS the sponsor Of n
bill to create a pension fund for widows
of employees whose duties were In the
Bureau OF Contagious Diseases of the
Health Department, the amount of The
pension not to exceed one-half of the
salary paid to such employee before his
death.
: Another Of MIR. Lawson's measures pro
Nihcs that no brewery, diStillcry, slaugh-
t~er-nouse. soap. candle, .Nnrnish, vitriol,
glue, iNi,. turpcntine or bone factory, or
manutactorN OF punpowd"r, tan or hide
establishment or CrematorN, dump or re-
ceptacic for deposit OF garbage or any
other Offensive establishment shall he
or remain within 800 feet OF any public
park in New NOri; CAY,
This bin is designed to prevent fac
tories from locating along the water
front OF Riverside Park. There IL am
agree men; between the Dock and Park
Boards TO reserve the Riverside Park
front exclusively for park purposes, hut
the Riverside Park Association would
rather have the agreement backed by a
Legislative" act.
The bill drafted by the West End As.
ISOLATION authorizing an appropriation OF
Sij0,UW for the completion of Riverside
Drive and the retaining wall at River
side, Park Is another New York bill be-
fore the Legislature.
The Improvement includes a viaduct
over Riverside Drive at Ninety-sixth
street, where ther Is a grade. The work
liz to be completed In three years. the
year.
The old-time Swain claim bill has
made its appearance. Like the famous
Harvey claim bill. It bobs up every year
Assemblyman Ryder. Of Westchester,
presented It in the Assembly.
James X. swain seeks to be REIN,
burscd for the expenditure OF severs
thousand dollars for expenses while
In the employ OF the Aqueduct Commits.
zion.
Comptroller Fitch will be- deprived Of a
snug sum In fees IL senator Robertson's
bill providing that the inheritance tax
shall be paid only on mounts exceeding
$4,000 ecOmes IA law. The present Law
imposes taxes on mounts of 5000. TIL,
Comptroller collects this tax for tn.
State and receives IA perCentag" Thereof"
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For Sale.
BOTH WILLS CONTESTED.
Mrs. Sprntt Left Two. aud Neither
suits the B]cucncin n rs. -

Mrs. Julia Ann Spratt, who died in
this city Oct. IS last, left two Wills.
and each IL now being contested.
Under the provisions of the first will
the property Is left TO Simon lia2elton.
long a boarder with Mrs. Spratt, her
adopted son and his wife, Mrs. Catherine
McGrath. and Mrs. Annie McCandless.
Under the second will. william Nelson
lie Page. of Gloucester. Mass, Is added
To the list of Deneticiaries Mr.. lie Page
Is n nephew Of Nelson Spratt, "A Nova
Scotian. from whom Mrs. .Spratt Inner
tied much Of her wealth. ana with
whom she lived Tor many years AS his
wife.
Both wills have been offered nj the
Surrogate's office for probate. ana a
notice of contest filed.
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Block woods. OF which he was the owner.
He was not more than forty-hve years
old, n appeared to be entirely alone
In the world; at n rate. no one in
Rockville ever heard that he had any
relatives.
At the time OF which l write / was a
young fellow OF sixteen. OF no sort of con-
sequence whatever. and my name was,
but is not now, Pardon Sashwood, though
mother and everybody else called me
Pardy. My mother was q dressmaker
In the town and did a big business. She
never said anything about my father. and
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BLOCK HALLS GHOST.
HoW Gen. FaWnclHfe Found a Son ana
Regajned q Wife.

Possibly Gen. Fawncliffe was eccentric
because he could not help It. but it is
more probable that he did things in a
manner entirely different from anybody
flse because he wanted to be odd and
Nanted to make a sensation. He was a
Fealthy MAJ, and therefore he could do
very nearly as he liked. He was
naughty, overbearing and irritable. I
slways thought that II he had been the
Ear OF Russia or the Shah OF Persia
e would have played his role very well.
C had built a fine house on the banks
U, Delaware. AID At the verge Of the
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instruction in Shorthand Free.

Uptown people who are engaged In business dur
ing the day can obtain free instruction In short
hand, French, German and artistic sewing In the
evening classes at the Grammar School In Fifty
seventh street. between Second and Third avenues.
Those who desire a thorough course In shorthand
should apply at once TO Miss Pell, the principal.
The shorthand class is presided over by Miss Luln
Barr. a very practical and efficient teacher. The
classes In French and German are also presided
over by very competent teachers.
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sentimental Item.
dTrom Texas siftinss

tFrOm Texas Sifttnssl
Minnie-What made you speak to tina
moor beggar so sharply? Perhaps she
was really deserving OF help.
Mamie-Maybe she was; but she inter
rupted me just as | was having IA good
cry over the poor thing in my novel
dying on the rich mans doorstep.
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Mrs, Mary %s'ephano. Of IS Mulberry street,
who fractured tho skull OF her son-in-law, Pas
Quale Vataco, Wednesday night, and then made
her escape, was arrested last might and arraigu"i
in the Tomhs Police Court this morning, Jutticn
Taintor held her without bail 10 await The result
Of Nataco's ~injurieA
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Bali Os the NOGpnreils.

The annual ball Of the Nonpareil Rowing CLUB
viii he held AT Central Opera House. SiNty sew
enth stree, and Third avenue, on THURSDAY even
ing. Jan. IS. There will he no entertainment
this year. !, =. Riker win be floor manager,
The committee In charge Of the arrangements are
q r.. Oswald, T.. W. bradbury aud GeurE" Meyer.
The Officers are II. j. Hehrens. r., President
!. Murphy. Vice President. George Meyer. flnGn-
cIal Secretary; Gprrr NJ welsh. Corresponding
Secretary G. r oswald, Treasurer, and William
r. t'udN caDtaIn.
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FAMoiStUEs' &c. O. a.

rheumatism and Govt bsn'shed forever with
Famous Prescription 100. 1874, prepRredb by Muller.
and wonder how 1t all came about. Pheasant to
take. Ior. Bot. All druggists. Pamphlet free.
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Capt. Dunn becomes q Professor.
Capt. John Dunn. OF the Tenth Infantry, has
been ordered by Secretary OF War Lamont TO re-
pom at the College OF St. Francis Xavier TO take
the Professorship Of military Science at that in
~stitution.
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Dexter Park was the scene yesterday
afternoon of the regular monthly shoot
OF the Unknown Gun Club. Eight mem
bers contested at the traps, seven live
more were tied on seven birds each.
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Mrs. Leih" and Children Can Land.

Superintendent OF immigration stumn y, w,.,
ington, has decided TO allow Tho landing ., D.
becca Leiba and eight children, recently srr,v.,
from Russia. 1t has developed that the roms,
cams nero with her children To Join her Husband
VINO 10 In business at l0i Essex street.
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Tommy Ryan, the pugilist. writes to
Arthur IMmlcy that he Is going on the
road with a variety show.
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MRS. WISsLow's SOOTHING syRur for chi rem
tee'hinS cures wind collie, diarrhna, &c, 25c. -.
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The Columbia Athletic Club has taken
a new lease OF life, 1t is said, and Will
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The fencing championships will he held
In March at the rooms OF the Fencing
club, In West Tw~onty-sccond street.

Chairman Ryder. of tho Metropolitan
Association Boxing Committee, says the
unfinished finals will probably be he'd at
the New York Athletic Club.
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shortly give a boxing show at Madison
Square Garden.
John Eckhardt will referee the boxing
bouts at the coming Star A. {. show.

Lord Dunraven is expected to visit
this country again next May.
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The Coney Island Rod and Gun Club
had it's first shoot OF the season yester-
day afternoon at Woodlawn Park,
Gravesend. Ten men contested, seven
live birds each. Frederick Pfaender win
ming the diamond badge. and Excise
second prize.
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DR.. DRiSlER RESIGNS.

a Reader.-J. Is right.
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Says Mr.. Proctor's agent, press FL
just been discovered to be a son of
Aunt Louisa Eldridge." Aunt Louisa
roared with laughter when she heard
this yesterday. Eyes, 1t is true" she
said, II made the discovery a good many
years ago-how many l refuse to tell
you. because you might then be able to
guess my age. Press is a very good boy.
and I'm proud of him.
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MT. Sternroyd has been engaged by
Mr.. Willard for his production of Ham
let" writes Mr.. Sternroyd himself.
Thanks, dear boy, thanks. awfully. for
keeping us so well posted on the cpl
societies of your little life, Good. vital
new is SO scarce.
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does Irish spec!alties. got stranded in
fennsylvania the other night. The
tverseers OF the poor bought him a
LETT his watch with them as security.
lie reached Harrisburg with only Is
cents IN his pocket, n had to apply at
,he police station for relief. lie said
he had suffered from the hard times. He
end his wife had been engaged in Rich
mond. bu' the company %disbandcd. Then
thhey Sot an engagement in Buffalo. but
tthat tell through before they reached
MAJ city; altogether, he had been singu-
Any unfortunate, and there are scores
n just such instances. o
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Regarding the ayowed intention OF a Brooklyn
e. l., F. special committee TO organize the en-
sineers In II. Batterman's dry goods house. Broad
way, Graham and Flushing avenues. Chief Eng,.
neer Frank 7. lIobley writes; 1T Will not be
necessary for that committee to give this matter
their attention, so far as the house OF IL. Batter.
man Is concerned, as I wish to state for the ben
ett o. that ommittee that I am now Correspond
Ing Secretary Of Electric Council No. Ss' r. a
$. E.
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"One Woman and Another is the
name of a new play, in which Miss
Relic Arch n is going to star. Rapid
Transit" is the title of a comedy adapted
from the German that the Messrs.
Rosenfcld talk of producing at a Broad
way theatre later in the reason. They
will probably I'VE to change this title,
for 1t has been used for n farce-comedy
written by II. Wayne Ellis and acted
some time ago.
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There will be another admirable oppor-
tunity to boom 1.-The Princess Nicotine"
What is the matter. when Marcia Is APP
proaches, with having a violent quarrel
dismissing them from the and
then allowing Lillian to appear as the
heart-broken Tilted one-a new role for
her? The possibilities are in fact un-
limited. Perugini. by the bye. tor those
who want to lnow-perhaps there are a
few-is forty-three years old this month.
He was the prize baby at Barnum's
circus, when he was five years old.
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Darkest Russia" the play now being
given successfully at me Fourteenth
Street Theatre, was originally presented
in Philadelphia a few Seasons ago, un-
der the title of The Red Rouble." 1t
was a dismal failure then, although with
the exception of the last act, II was very
similar to the present production. 50
dismal was the failure that the company
was stranded in Syracuse, and the actors
had to get back to New York as best
they could. A Philadelphia verdict
doesn't mean very much.
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vac Summer Evenings
= course course in ook.keeping,
|, ,ni,p pes or attending
night school. Mathee.
(ir na.s spelling, gram.
ID ''s correspondence and
Il .. .Sw' can enter either
..s ~ any time, but next
's s"s will start jane 4th
e sup' Terms Z moderate,
s i,ss.. p sss isT'A ss,,s par,
'"''d Toby Jr., NI prssi'
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)portant Information

Rock Island Route" is now
through vestibule sleeping
(een Texas and Colorado,
ort Worth daily at Sis p.
Driving in Denver at 7:45
Forming. If you intend
business or pleasure trip
DO this summer, call on
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(signed for folders, rates or
ion.
edless to add that we still
10 run thu "Flyer" to
and Chicago without
cars.
Pse your tickets via The
ck Island Route" and get
Tor your money.
MoCABE, G. p. A.,
Fort Worth, Texas.
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