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THE WORD NEIGHBoRs.
1t Has No Meaning to People Who
Live I'm Flats.
Nam Xorl E,uenino Gun


If there is one word more than another
that the average New York woman needs
to look up In the dictionary 1t is the word
"neighbors" II she ever knew anything
about its etymology she has apparently for
gotten II. and this Is the queerer when one
reflects that the technical meaning of neigh
bor-nigh dweller-was never carried out TO
a more exact extent than in the big metro
polls. But 1t is a material nigh dwelling"
rather than a spiritual the physical con-
tact being very close, indeed. while the life
currents switch past as though they were
smies apart somebody's dead in the fiat
above u.s." remarks some OF the small fry
OF a family whose eyes have been quick 10
notice the bit of Grape tied round the vesti-
bule speaking tube. and the only other de-
tall Is learned from the size of the coffin that
two or three days later is carried down
stairs 1t is no exaggerat.on to say that
more than half the householders in this city
don't know the names OF their next-door
neighbors. while there actually appears TO be
a sort OF etiquette upon the matter of not
knowing your fe.low-fiat residents. Its not
the thing" said woman who inhabits
a sumptuous apartment house, ito know the
peop.e living IN the same building as your
self One never bows or speaks to them.
while exchanging calls would be out or the
question. / suppose it's because dwelling
under fho same roof there's danger OF be-
Coming too intimate -sborrowine7y intimate
flrst-class apartment houses. Why. II some
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GuYED DIR. BUCKLEY.
The Opponent OF Methodist Women
Was Once Their Champion.

New York Evening sun.
II is interesting TO note that DR.. Buckley.
who has been so bitter against the women
delegates at the Methodist conference, and
who Is by far the fiercest and most form
liable foe to woman's suffrage that the
ono time an earnest and ardent advocate
OF the very cause that he now decries. The
doctor declares that he went over TO the
opposition for the sole and simple reason
that after working with women for so many
years and finding out what poor, weak,
h5ystericai ersasnEes they we're after an he
the right OF suffrage they would swamp the
country--or words TO that effect. Since then
ne has arrayed himself. with much vigor
and venom, against everything pertaining
20 the Advancement Of women 1t Is also
interesting TO note that DR.. Buckley Is one
or those who. however much they denounce
Wouan's suffrage, acknowledge uncondi-
ccnally that 1t is coming sure He said
this to Miss Anthony and the Rev. Anna
Shaw at famous suffrage debate held at
- perhaps the one statement OF Dr. Buck
ley's that the suffragists delight TO quote
Csansanaua debafs said sn1 wero IN That nat
other day. twas one OF the funniest things
I ever Witnessed He had a whole after
noon all to himself in which to demonstrate
the fallacy or women as voters, and the
biggest auditorium OF the place was placed
1T his disposal The building was packed,
not seat vacant but the humor OF the
crowd had assembled not to sympathize
with him, but TO guy him. The
Yumor that the vincents. the Chautauqua
leaders. were of the same mind as the
Doctor had little effect upon the excited
crowd. made up largely OF women and
nearly every one adorned with suffrage
badge Yards upon yards Of yellow ribbon,
the suffrage color. fiuttered in the air, and
fully one-third OF the seats were occupied
BY members OF the Chautauqua County
Woman's Suffrage Association, en- masse
and with flags and banners rampant Al
every possible point In the Doctors argu-
ment the vast audience laughed In a hearty
but derfsive way that convinced the nom
committal witness that the laugh was no,
with the speaker but at him. Even the most
ueutral-msnded could not but perceive a IA
tai nav In the Doctors method during tina,
address. at leasO Of time and again side
tracking himself from his original subjec,
IN the most hopeless way. To be sure, he
invariably veered round again with an alb
rupt, What's that got to do with woman's
suffrage. ye say? Wen. I'll show ye:' but
the trouble was that he wasn't always
equal to the showing. which fact was rel
1shed hugely by his audience. So marked a
feature OF his eloGuence was this phrase
that 1t really became quite a catck-word
among some of " To this day. when
hear q speaker orr talker wander vaguely
and rresporsiby. way OF from the sub
5ect at hand. instinctively say to myself
no matter what the subject at hand may be
We'll. what's that got to do with woman's
0u0rager"
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SOME IMPRESSIONS OF MOSCOW.
The "Masses" and the "Classes'-An
Incentive to Learning Russian.
COrrespondence of Pail Mall Gazetta

The impression that first strikes the for
eigner on arriving at Moscow is that 1t is
one of the most eccentric cities in the world.
Whatever is common TO other towns Is sure
to be different at Moscow. For instance
though the houses of the ancient capital of
MOSCOW are numbered, no one thinks Of
ance by its numerical quantity If your
friends name is Schmidt-no uncommon
name In Moscow. by the way. whore there is
an immense German colony-and he lives in
a street two miles long in which there are
probably four or five other Schmidts, you
tell your driver to &C to the house OF
course OF time you arrive there, or you don't
No one ever thinks Of going TO bed before 3
O'Clock in the morning or rising before II on
the following day.
which is sure to strike the foreigner on ar
irving in Moscow: so are the streets, which
are shockingly illpaved. / must say that 1
ter of droshkies an admirable one. AS most
people are aware, there Is no fixed traiff OF
cab fares in Russia, the consequence being
that ii is necessary TO make your bargain
with your driver before you get into his
carriage: otherwise you will certainly be
overcharged. No doubt, for foreigners, this
at first, but 1t is surprising what an impetus
the dread Of being overcharged gives 10
ones acquisition of easy Russian phrases.
you will. especially If you belong 10 a COM
mercial nation like the British, probably
have picked up enough Russian TO drive a
hard bargain with your coacher. The shady
side OF this otherwise admirable system is
that IL is sometimes the means of inflicting
great hardships and seventies on a very
deserving class of me1--the droshky drivers
to wit Many OF them are poor. because
so iil-paid, that they cannot AFFORD to hire
stable accommodation for their horses and
lodgings for themselves. The horse sleeps
between the shafts of the vehicle to which
he is attached; the poor driver mods upon the
box.
1t Is a very curious fact. but they seem
to have no water cans in MOSCOW. When
ever I call for hot water IN my hotel. the
servant invariably brings me an. immense
china teapot filled with that fluid Whether
this strange custom Is a result OF the uni
yersal habit of tea-drinking / am unable 10
say IL would be interesting to know. hows
ever, what parts Cif any the struggle for
existence" and the operation of the laws of
natural selection" played in the extinction
of the Muscovite hot-wafer can. supposing II
ever existed Another impression which
struck me as worth noting on arriving In
Moscow il the weird Ind OF wash hand
stand with which ones bedroom Is provid-
cd In Moscow. you must know, the Ma
horetan idea prevails that IL Is unclean to
wash In standing water. TO relieve you Of
that dreadful necessity. the management
kindly provides you with q strange-iookinf
apparatus, somewhat IN the shape or wash
hand-ssand, from particular part OF which
by gently pressing your foot on pedal
there opouts forth q stream OF cold water;
and In this you are expected to wash The
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The filac-time is over,

The lilac-time is over,
Laburnum's day is past,
The red May-blossoms cover
The white ones. fallen too fast
And guelder-roses hang like snow,
Where purple fag-flowers grow.
And still the tulip fingers,
The wall-fiower's red like blood,
The ivy spreads pale fingers,
The rose Is in the bud.
Good-by, sweet lilac, and sweet May!
The rose is on the way.
You were but heralds sent us
All April's buds. and Mays
But painted missals lent US
That we might learn her praise.
Might cast down every bud that blows
Before our Queen, the Rose
e Nesbit
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Here, no b,asphemyv exclaimed Billy,
and fired a shot close by his ear as pious
You shot the heel from that gentleman's
boot said Billy. Take of your own boots.
,The fellow in his stocking feet rushed for
the door where his horse was tied, jumped
to ais back and got gada eaousa about o
and some of the men, In their rough way.
congratulated me on what they called the
sand l had shown and on the punishment
that had come TO my tormentor. OF course,
/ thanked Billy, who looked at me with q
cold stare in which was CLEAN or recogni-
i've seen you before be said. Down in
the Rosario. You needn't take the trouble TO
thank me- He smiled slightly, showing a
gave a savage expression to his SMILE I
didn't call the fellow down on your account,
though 1 wouldn't mind helping you out
hires him; I've grudge against him. and
everybody that works for him
BILLY had served Tor Cnisum. the srea5
he claimed that the old man had not paid
him as agreed. SO ii was understood that he
was waiting to square accounts after his own
fashion and Chisum's life was not regarded
as a safe insurance risk while the young
outlaw was alive.
''Billy the Kid does not figure in history as
an Indian fighter or scout. but he had some
transient experiences with the red man. One
OF his earliest exploits was, with a compan-
The two came upon the Indians, who were
returning from a hunting expedition In the
mountains. with their ponies packed with
dried meat and furs. They all rode along to-
gether friendly enough. 1t seemed, until Billy
and his companion managed. without its be-
ing noticed, TO fall few feet in the rear OF
the others. Then they pulled their revolvers
and, to use B.lly's words In relating the cpl
sode. II took US less than q quarter OF q
The two desperados hid the bodies in the
brush and went on with the furs and ponies
ION another occasion. before Billy had be-
come an outlaw with price on hts heal, he
WAS appointed special officer to take kr
X6ache Indian accused OF murder from rh<
XeScalers reservation TO Lincoln tor trial
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Chicago Post.


A crowd OF amused newspaper men stooo
on the Ebbitt House corner last night ana
watched Col W II. Morrison. The Colo
mel strolled up from the ladies' entranco
OF Wizards CHS abiding pace, 10 the corner
OF + street TO enjoy the cool air with his
wife They stood there several minutes
chatting and enjoying the scene like lovers
Suddenly Mrs. Morrison said something ~
the Colonel that caused him to turn around
and look toward the western horizon
His motion circulariy to the left aad
his gaze was directed over his left shoulder.
What he saw was a new moon and 1t hung
low directly over the White House.
He held position so that he could look
at the moon fun minute and then ne
turned again and with some abruptness
started down the hill toward willard's, his
wife still on his arm. They seemed 20 be
greatly amused over the incident and their
laughter rang out on the still evening air
like that of happy children. Whether the
Colonel's White House ambition Is ever
gratified or not, he truthful.y say thar
no aspirant ever saw a new moon In luckier
conjunction with Washington architecture
II he doesn't get there then is there surety
nothing in that new moon proposition.
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Waahfngtou News
"Oi seen Finnerty the day." remarked Mr.
Do3an, - he came home.
did yea. though" responded his wife.
s<An nat did he say?"
"He Epoke av mo chances fur gettin infy
oCace. OF notice. he says. 'thot ye'-e doin
Wou0her9 IN the Ioip Az q political BOOM I"
"Phnt ala ye . n1erf"
.>oi told I'm ~ shpsll thot last worrud."
s'Whyf
Because Of oouldn' tel anythin' b the
way he pernoancrd II, An X hs hod
shpe'led n bum there'd hoy been thrubble
1891 th1n an thsrs-
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Detroit Free Press.
The man who is chroncaliy dissatisfied
was talking on his favorite theme. the
weather.
This climate" he exclaimed. isn't n
for Anybody TO live In It's too hot for
anything but salamander. Just blister
ing. You can hardly draw a breath OF air
and when you set 81 IL pretty near seorches
your throat"
The next day II moderated.
How does this Temperature suit your
was the inquiry. This Is cool and COM
Portable enough for anybody.
1T seems comfortable" ne answered.
with the air OF one who makes . conces-
sion. 1T seems comfortable TO those Wbo
don't know. But u Amt seasooah1a~
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Before he had gone far on the journey he
got tired of playing officer, and ended the
bother by shooting the prisoner dead.
~ thought the fellow was guilty, anyway
he said, in telling OF the occurrence after
ward
"a Prisoner killed while trying to escape,
was the official report"
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board, because every fellow mere mas klIeu
his man.
THE FAMOUS POET
Just then Gaylor threw light upon the
subject by saying. as he pointed with one
hand toward that clever negro minstrel. Dan
Bryant, and the other toward that equally
famous delineator of cork numor. Nelse Sey-
mour. 'of course, gentlemen. it is hardly
necessary for me to say that I refer to
Americas most famous poet. William Cullen
Bryant, and that equally distinguished gen.
tleman, NJ. Seymour, the son of the talented
ex-governor OF the state or New York.
Horatio Seymour, and now request that
these two gentlemen shake hands across the
table and let the bloody feud which has ex-
listed between them end here
II had scarcely time 10 give an affirma-
tive reply to Lees inquiry. is that really
William Cullen Bryant?' when there ensued
the most remarkable scene which / ever
witnessed In my NE, ! cannot. even after ate
out the tears Of laughter coming TO my eyes.
Seymour was a man over six feet in height
and with legs the length of which were alb
BODY He appeared to be split up almost to
his neck. One OF his most famous feats upon
the minstrel stage was TO suddenly throw
the other fellow toward him. Upon this oc-
CASTOR Bryant, In obedience to Gaylors sum-
mons had reached forth his right hand.
when Seymour suddenly threw ~, that dreadful
the me neck. drew him toward him and hit him
squarely between the eyes. In another I'm
amid the he's: soup dishes. and were snarling and
biting and tearing at one. another Ike a
| pair of bulldogs. Cooper and Dickinson, who
that they got under the table, while could
n 4S me I m,dss Of the esatsss re table upssi
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The Family Wash

Is done quickly and satisfactorily when
EMERALD SOAP is used. 1t Works
Wonders in Washing. &c a bar, SOC box
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puhzs<nns hope 10 serve tie county ana
TIE PARTY wf-hozt the h0ps Of reward eas
/ have another purpose N making LIS NO
ss5n. ard I DO ret attempt 70 Disguise Il
Th4 RepuAlca-s q this county wls1 70
ser1 TO Exeress sky delegates wre Saa
vote nrsr- las. ze1 al the tr-e for Ansre~
r. B--s>zxa as delegate 20 the Rep1hEcsn
nstsor,.I c,zvez.lcn We have fought thu
aghs on those Ines By fair and ho1oraale
means. and re have roe u by fair ard
hs,orabse means. TIE people want SHY
delegates whe zili vote <o< AnireW r.
Bzrielgh. fTreme1t0us eheeringp
II this amendment. should carry this
convention wosssd be dissolved into several
conventions. vhsek would elect delegates
ss-ae a whom would not Be for BGrseAzh-
That's 10. the sea.irneut That's no. tar
play We have won this victory. ana nov
let - have the fruits Ct it
An Enthusiastic Response.
The taunierssarn Of sppsaass broke firth
again az tie snp-essi-e and siogRer.
speaker stated thu senti-nen. Of the eoa-
ventsoa an3 OF the spectators. and II there
had besc any trace Of Doubt IS 70 the action
about 20 be taken II vas aissspa.ed hy the
enthusiastic response 10 the sentiment Of
Mr.. Hughes
A Rurleixh Convention.
Nevertheless. the Squire faction Was IN
the field to fight TO the last ditch. u did
net know" said Mr. Edsea. that this Was
Al Andrew r. B2rle.gh convention
Then you will learn that 1t Is" cried .
dozen voices a. once.
when I was elected" continued the
speaker. Il understood that this was 20 be
q convention OF the Republicans OF King
county. Because. forSooth. the Burieigh
nsea have elected the chairman Of this con-
ven.soa. IL any dishonesty 70 be imputed to
the Squire faction; The object OF the mo-
ton has been stated plainly 10 be 70 secure
the election Of sixty delegates favorable
TO Andrew +. Barleigh. and l state the
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announcement. Sherwood. one vote" two
men arose. ore on the extreme left and
the other on the extrem. right. and both
cs4g-d o1f one vote for MAJ Rinehart"
The men were George W Brusse. dele
gate. and George w. Treen. alternate.
and thechairman not knowing which Of The
men was entitled to vote. had Sherwood
called over again. Again the men spoke
together
Which one Of you II entitled to cast
this VOTER demanded Chairman Gordon.
Il am" came from each of the men.
f,u, which % You - the dsiegste?"
II am" again from both.
BY this time the convention was In a
roar o. laughter at the unexpected COM
psIcation. The difficulty was Strengthened
out BY the chairman recognizing the claim
OF Mr.. Brusse. and referring Mr.. Treen TO
the committee on credentials.
Bur.eigh CARR, the ouatry.
As the vote progressed IL VAS TO be seen
that the country. which Mr.. Rus;er and
other Squire men had claimed as almost
solid. Was slipping away from them AMI
going surely in favor OF Baris.gh. Rine-
hart received the iirst nve votes. then he
was given eigh; more while kinHear had
only five. then Black Diamond gave Kin
hear eight. and was applsudcd. but Black
River. Boise, Cedar Mountain. chansau-
qua and Cherr~ Valley all cast their votes
for kinehars and more than offset The
gain. The nnai figures for the country
gave RiEehart 81 10 IS for k.nnear.
In the city tsinehart jumped 10 the front
with Isl s-2 votes against y 1874 FOR Kin
near. When The Fourth precinct Of the
Third sas reached John j. McGnvra's
prerincO there was shout OF delight
from the BurlelgA men When George NIL
Ter east the solid vote for Rinehart. The
sixth ward stood II for Rinehart and II
fer kinnsar. Burieigh's own precinct. the
Ta!rd 81 the Seventh. the largest In the
city. east It's 10 votes solid for its noml-
nee. Every ward was broken In TWO but
tae Niugh. which east y votes for Kin
near. Adelaide. Eagle Gorge and the
Flfth precinct 81 The seventh ward. three
votes. we're absent. making the total of
the convention -
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object OF the amendment jus, as plainly to
be to get sixty delegates favorable TO Wat
son c. Squire" tApplause.)
Robbins. lie talks.
MT. Robbins also spoke in favor Of the
amendment, giving as an illustration the
old saying that the tail goes with the
horns and hide" He demanded fair rep
reseniation. saying that under the original
motion the Squire men would get nothing.
He adverted to the fact that Rhode Island.
the smallest state in the Union. had as
many senators as Texas. the largest. and
announced as a principle OF the American
government that the minority should be
recognized. shall we submit To one
ward?' he asked rs that Republican
principle? No man has higher respect for
Mr. Burieigh than l. Between him and
Senator Squire as men I would prefer Bur-
leigh great cheering). but as a man to
represent the people my choice must in
eyitahay fall on Senator Squire. I regard
the motion as an attempt 10 gag the con-
vention. and 10 force on US a rule by which
those who happened by chance to carry
their delegation gain control OF every
thing" The speaker was here interrupted
by loud cries of Question and Time
but he raised laugh by saying that he
had been a Republican in the South. and
that he could not be bulldosed.
In reply to these statements A. H. Foots
SAID the speaker mad mistaken the fcEdd-
mental principle OF the American govern
ment. for everywhere was recognized the
rule that te majority shall rule. A conven-
ton of King county Republicans was not
convention of senatorial districts. not a
set Of disjoined district conventions. I'VE
don't want to putter away all the after
noon on any such job" he declared. 1T
would be unjust and unfair, for to the vic
tors belong the spoils"
r. B. Albertson said that elimination and
recriminaiion were out of place in Repub-
licsn convention. He believed that the will
of the majority should prevail.
There were a number OF changes IN the
vote as compared with that for temporary
chairman. The country cast 81 votes
against the amendment TO s5 for IT, There
was a renewal OF the laughter OF the morn
ing when McG.lyra's successor from the
fourth precinct Of the Third ward cast his
ballot with the Burlelgh men. A change
was noted In Burleighs own precinct the
third of the Seventh, which had voted solid
in the morning. but which now cas-. two
votes with Squire. IL is understood that
the holters were +. L. Feurt and ID. c.
Skutt. both OF whom were on the Burle.gh
ticket at the primaries The Ninth ward
cast its fifteen votes for the amendment.
The total vote was 2as. necessary to a
choice. 1877. A total OF 14e Is we're cast for
the amendment. and 30 So against IL:
majority for Burieigh's supporters. los %.
The vote in detail was:
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ara % nsrfforsrg tie ear,e e NE savog-
TIE ras greess5 viii trsu<ndous sp1zz1ss
fro~n tho sahsr~nss o, seaato~ eersre-
n. q. Afo~rtspE eecoae<1 fh~ sosnssa-
tssr Of Rin<ssrr- ssE T. r. Kstckerto-ker
also k~esn1sc fh.e ronszzrsor- " G ksr-
and T. r Ba.:<<xr-h also lnt1rse1 de
canes1ary OF the ex-sszzrsr.
Burielgh the Issue.
Here the reii-knc~n form Of Hon e. c
Hsgs>s. % the Sese-th ward vas seen
On TIE eoor. ard The speaker sArev ne
corv~ss.soa TITO . wnsrswsn1 Of a2pFossi
hy saying directly ard gnyAsticzIty tAat
ire election OF Ezn.hart meant the chosc>
% Arers~ Y. Brfs~4gs as eesexste 70 fse
nztioas. convention 4 d soe szp5'oft
MAJ R.nehs-f.- ne said. .sneeauss he was
born near TlppersEoe. ror Dec2nss ne
voted for Lsxeon. ror nerause ne fought
Indians In the Northwest but support
him becsnss Re Il for BaFlsssa sad vs are
for Burie.gh That j. tie issue
John K Brown seconded tse nontrssto,
OF ksnEezT. referring briefly 70 Senator
squire and saying that klanear Eas
siss az Ias84riza ard had eeec born
nearer % T.gD@eAnss thzs Htselsrt
i>sa5 erJ~s % .hs5i cal Roll esaE
we're sou heard. ara the chairman ASKED
Hargs ". Carroll and {. = FEAR
10 assist ~ taking ste vote The
rss11s vas Sssgeh@itngly for R.ne-
hart the Bsrssigh man receiving
OF % 80 setex toiai OF "a ~. ard
klnEear xeft:ag bat 80 1874: that IL
Et1efarf wa given a fraction over -
votes more thai eoongh % elect. and the
fsx1lr saoS-d that the calculations 81 3
II, Plies. who managed the Eur3eign cam
p4lgn gere not far CT MIR. Piles expected
70 go tate the convention VITA ~ votes
He Commanded exacsiy 1874 less than his
cztlfBate.
The bsii9fire proceeded quietly aid
taSrs sss &c sign Of 4 contention until
Sherwood precinct waa reached Al the
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The house committee on Pacific roads
has dec.ded 70 make q favorable report