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The times., 1897-03-30

Ethiopian vagaries. put on by a company
composed entirely OF coIored talent, is the
attraction at the Bijou this week, and for
two hours last night large audience
laughed and roared until It's sides were
sore at the clever work OF an aggregation
of eolored comedians that ran in hue from
deep mahogany To a brilliant yellow Bill
Carson, the funny man OF the sketch, is
quite good in his way and there are few
men OF his color on the variety boards 70
compare with him as capital mirth prU-
voker. His work is original, and as the
tough coon who carries steel he has
no equal
Charley Gibbs, the well-known local
pnrveyor of wit, made bit, while Dick
Minor put up banjo act and facial mono
logue that sted the diameter OF his
elastic oIifiee to a CONFUSING degree.
The Payne sisters. a pair of serio-cOmicS.
sang several acceptable songs. Lille
Williams has a sweet sympathetic So
prano, which she used TO good advantage
Buchanan and Carson are clever sketch
team of buck and wing dancers, the dane
ing especially being worthy OF mention.
A quintet OF van-coIored pickannnies pat
in variety of dances that won the house,
and the CoOntown Quartet were recalled
again and again for their meiOdies rem
dered in the old-time plantation style.
A cake walk and CoIoTed sOiFee, in which
big girls little girls. tough eOOns and elite
eoons took part, wound up as laughable a
comedy in the Ethiopian line as has been
seen here in some time
Dan Sherman, the wellknOwn variety
man. has charge of -Darktown After
Dark" and the success of the production
is mainly due 70 his ingenious stage man
agement. The BijOu should draw well for
the rest of the week. and If last nights
house were any criterion 'Darktovn After
DARK will do it for the theater.
The times., 1897-03-30
MRS. RESANT HONORED.
Given Reception by adelaide john
son, the SeuIpor

The Holt mansion, now the residence OF
Mrs. Adelaide Johnson, the sculptures, was
the scene OF a large and brilliant gather
ing last night. the occasion being a recep-
ton given by the hostess to Mrs. Annie
Resant, the English theosophist, and the
Countess Wachmeister, who are al present
her guests.
Mrs. Johnson, in an aesthetic gown Of
white silk and chiffon, received with her
guests of honor in her studio-an ar
tistically beautiful room, hung with soft
white draperies and grouped with marble
figures and busts.
In the adjoining parlor a second re-
ceiving party was formed of Mrs Mason,
the authoress, OF Poston; Mrs. Sumner,
and Miss Eulalie Pollock
Mrs. Resant wore picturesque toilet
OF white silk, with lace effects about the
high bodice and sleeves Draped about her
shoulders was a scarf Of soft white wool
and around her neck, falling over the lace
ruffles about her throat, was O row of
small, dark beads.
The other ladies wore toilets of white
also, with the exception Of the countess,
whose toilet was of dark, rich velvet,
The times., 1897-03-30
The Biograph.

Never before dunng the period that tie
Bi0gTaph has been in Washington has the
business increased So materially as dur-
ing the past week. Many people who Wit
messed the marvellous exhibition Of this
invention for the first tiEIe On last SatUF-
day. when the LADIES' Aid Society Of the
First Congregational Church wele given a
benefit, returned to see the new views
which Were added yesterday. one OF
the new ones added is the famous Dead
Mans Curve" at the corner" OF Four
teenth street and Broadway. New YORK
city. This is the spot where the two
lines Of cable cars come down Broadway,
one OF the busiest streets of the metropolis
1t is here that it has been proven statis-
ticaIly tbat one man is injured by the cars
for every hour in the day. Tie press OF
New York have waged a vigorous warfare
on the corner. and the directors Of the
cable road have decided 70 tunnel under
Union Square, and thus do away with
what is possibly he most dangerous curve
in the United States. IL was at this
particular point that the great Tteosophist,
William Q. Judge, was 50 injured that ne
afterward died
Another decidedly popular feature which
has been added to the entertainment, is
the introduction Of Loie Fuller's famous
serpentiue dance. in colors. This particu-
lar dance is so realistic that the audi
ence can almost hear the grating oc the
calcium slides as the different colors are
displa yed.
The management hopes to put on many
additional new views during the ensuing
week The views are being sent TO Wash
ington lust as rapidly as they can be de
veioped and finished at the New York
office
Performances will continue as usual,
at $50, 4:3O and SIS p. m
The times., 1897-03-30
MIR. FREUND's GRATITUDE.
Police Treated TO a Banquet for
Recovering His Lost Dog

Joseph Smith, colored employe OF the
navy yard, was charged in the police court
yesterday with stealing st. Bernard dog,
valued at S15o, from Frederick Freund,
the caterer. The dog was recovered by
Policeman Turner. Judge Miller dismissed
Smith on his good reputation.
Nj Freund, clated at the recovery of his
dog, sent to Lieut.. Kelly's station yester-
day afternoon wagon load OF delcacies
for the Sixth precinct police. a long table
was spread iu the square room, and, with
Lieut. Kelly as master Of ceremonies, the
bluecoats regaled themselves with ice
cream, cake, chicken salad and other
deiicacieS
The times., 1897-03-30
Mr.. Berger in Town.

Mr Fred Berger was in the city yester-
day, spending at home All enforced vacation
occasioned by the death of Sol Smith Rus
SELL father-iD-law, W. T. Adams, "Olivcr
Optic Mr. Russell is playing in Phila-
GeIphia, but gave no performance last
night He went to Massachusetts to at
tend the funeral
The times., 1897-03-30

\ brilliant audience filled the Lafayette
last evening to see Sothern play in An
Enemy to the King Society bellies and
beaux were out in full force, and the house
was quite as attractive to look at between
whileS' as the stage was during the
progress Of this very delightful play. Among
the well-knowu people present were Sec
retary and Mrs. Alger Miss Frances Alger,
Mr. Russell AlGer, Miss Buce, NJ. Bricc,
Mrs. Letter and the Misses LctJer, Mrs.
Asheton, Miss A sheton, Mr.. and Mrs. c. c.
Glover. Miss Glover, Senator and Mrs.
Hanna, MISS Hanna and Miss Phelps, SEN
ator and Mrs. Elkins.
The times., 1897-03-30

Mrs. r. NJ G. Brown, Of | street, gave
an informal tea yesterday afternoon in
party were: Mrs. Brown, Mrs. Mckee,
and Ms. j v l.. Findlay, Of Baltimore.
Assisting Were: Mrs. Elkins, Mrs. Rich
ardson Clover, Mrs. Leisenri1g, and Mrs.
Harris.
The guests included the more Intimate
friends of Mrs. Mckee and Mrs. Brown
Mrs. Mckee VIII remain in Washington
about two weeks longer and will spend
part of her time rs guest OF Mrs. Elkins.
The times., 1897-03-30
A TEA PARTY TO mrs. MCKEE
Mrs. Letter and Her Daughter Will
Spend the Summer Abroad.
Well-Kuown Society People Attend
u Theatrical Performance
Notes and Personals.

Mrs. Mckinley received informally from
8 to yesterday afternoon, as usual
About 4:30 the President, accompanied
by the Vice President and Secretary Por
ter, went fer a drive.
The times., 1897-03-30
Pnnished fnr AsaanIt.

Charles Shelton and william Brown, the
colOred n en- charged with assaulting Flee
trician Robert W Smith at the lexington
power house Friday afternoon, Were tried
before Judge Miller yesterday afternoon
The case against Brown was dismissed. but
Shelton was fined $50 or sixty ia 5 in Jail.
The times., 1897-03-30
MR.. KESADAY's WILL FILED.
All Real Estate and Household Eff
feets Left to His Widow.

The last will OF Alexander Mcconnell
Kenaday was submitted for probate yes
terday. The deceased bequeathed to his
widow Mary Louise Kenaday. all of his
real estate and household furniture, and
all his claims pending in the courts in
relation to his real estate. Twelve thou
sand dollars in registered United States
4-per-cent bonds are bequeathed to dece-
dents sister Arahella y. Sinnott, resi-
dent OF New Orleans. and to the children
of a deceased sister, Martha j. Pitcs, out
OF the residue of the bonds, SO 800 The
will is dated April 3, 1894.
The times., 1897-03-30
NIeIlen,s Cnse tn ia Tried Todnr.

Two interesting cases will be tried in
the police court today. Policeman
Archie Mellen. charged with assaulting and
breaking the arm Of Madge Fisher. and
Bessie Stacy, charged with stealing Jew
elry while under the hypnotic influence OF
a man
The times., 1897-03-30
Marriage Licenses.

Licenses to marry have been issued as
follows:
Henry E Thursby and Carrie EstelIs
Parks, both Of Baltimore.
Edward Finster and Florence Ciaber
Oliver Williams and Bertha Bernard.
The times., 1897-03-30
on and Paint Dealer Assigns.

Joseph A. Brooke, dealer in oils and
paints and merchandise. at No. 937 Louisf-
ana avenue northwest, yesterday made an
assignment for the benefit of his creditors,
John A. Barthol being named as assignee.
The assets are placed at 81, 5y5, consisting
principally OF his stock at the above num-
ber, and liabilities are given as S4.536 %.
The times., 1897-03-30

The marriage of Mary Louise Coe to
Mr. Henry Montague Earle, of this city,
will occur on Monday, April 10, at noon,
at the home of the brides mother, No.
66S Fifth avenue, New York city.
The times., 1897-03-30

The German Ambassador and baroness
ven Thielmann, Will spend the summer at
Lenox, where they have taken a cottage
The times., 1897-03-30
"The Spectator" at the Nationa

"The Speculator" at the National.
1.-The speculator'' is one of two or three
excellent American plays founded on the
intensely dramatic possibilities of that
modern phase of civilization, the stock
market, which, while all being true
to life and even finely characteristic, get
all fail, too, somewhat, in doing full jus
tice to their subject. The best play that
will ever he written by an American may
quite probably have something Of the
stock market in its life.
The Speculator'' was new departure
for Seabro0ke. His round and jovial face
had before been seen fitting into the top
OF a ehampa gne bottle on the posters, and
in the somewhat fantastic costume of the
comic opera hero. But as the breezy John
Fullerton, he is entirely satisfactory. The
The times., 1897-03-30

Mr.. and Mrs. John Mccarthy, of George
town Heights, gave tea last evening
in honor Of State Senator William l.
Mccarthy, OF North Carolina.
The times., 1897-03-30

Mr. and Mrs Sargent PrcntisS Knutt left
last evening for Newport where they will
remain for about a week.
The times., 1897-03-30

Miss Mary Clop VIII sail early in April
for England and will spend the summer
abroad
The times., 1897-03-30

MORNING AND SUNDAY TIMES, 35
CENTS A MONTE
The times., 1897-03-30

Mrs. Letter, accompanied by the Misses
Letter, will go abroad Some time in April
and VIII spend the summer with Mrs
CurzGu They VIII be in London for
much OF the gay season, and Will be pres
ent at the Diamond Jubilee.
The times., 1897-03-30

Gen. and Mrs. Miles viii entertain at
dinner in honor of Secretary and Mrs.
AIger tomorrow evening
The times., 1897-03-30

Miss Fox has been spending the past
two weeks in Baltimore as the guest of
her aunt, Mrs Payson- Miss Fox VIII
go today to New York with Mr. and Mrs.
Payson 10 see the German opera, They
will remain in New York for several DAYS.
Mr. Payson spent Sunday with Senator
and Mrs. Stewart, at their home on Dupont
Circle, and returned the same evening To
Baltimore.
The times., 1897-03-30

aDarktown After Dark"
"Darktown After DARK, lauShable and
witty potpourri of songs, dances and other
The times., 1897-03-30
How Is Your Bahv?

A baby's health depends directly upon
Its mother milk.
Two qualifications are absolutely essen
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1897-05-17

The Old World has no monopoly of
statesmen advanced in years. Here
is United States Senator Morrill, of
Vermont, the chairman Of the mos
important committee in the Senate,
who recently reached his eighty sew
enth birthday. Vermont is noted for
it's longevity. And it's eternal noun
tains are always green and are famed
for the sweetness of their perennial
sap. Senator Morrill, is typical Yer
monter, and that is very much the
same as being a typical American.
With all his decades he will never see
decay. And may it be long be fore he
decides to stop. Republicanism has
agreed with Senator Morrill, and he is
one of the most agreeable of Repub-
licans.- Exchange.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1897-05-17
Estate of Henry Ranger of
Irasburgh,

STATE OF VERMONT, ORLEANS DISTRICT
- In Probate Court, held at Newport,
in sal District, on the 23rd day Of April,
a. D. S97.
D. H Webster. Executor of the estate of
of He my Ranger, late of Irasburg, in said
district t., deceased, presents his admins
tration account fer examination and allow
ance, nd makes application for decree of
distrib ution and partition of the estate of
said de ceased.
Wher eupon, it is ordered by said Court,
that sa id account be referred to session
thereof, to be held at the Office of B. F. D.
Carpent er in Barton, in said district on the
21st Law of May, A. D. 1897, at O'Clock in
the aft ernoon for hearing and decision
thereon
And it is further ordered that notice hereof
be Civ to all persons interested, by publ
cation of the same three weeks successfully
in the Orleans County Monitor, newspaper
published at Barton previous to said time
appointed for hearing, that they may appear
at said time and place, and show cause, if any
they may have, why said account should not
be allowed. and such decree made.
O By the Court, Attest,
49, F. E. ALFRED, Judge.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1897-05-17
The Old Hounds Farewell.

An affecting account of the death OF
an old hound is given by his owner il
The Animal World. Hector was long
tried and trusted dog, the leader of 6
pack of hounds. The old dog became toe
inirm for the field and was left al
home when the pack went out. Year by
year his feebleness grew upon him, bat
he was well cared for and passed his
time mainly in sleeping beside the
kitchen fire. His long absence from the
hunting field caused his fine, deep toned
note to be almost forgotten. Zone aft
ernoon," says the owner, 81 was writ.
ing in my room, when suddenly heard
the splendid note, as 1 thought at the
moment, of a strange hound and lis
tened to hear it again, when, instead OF
its being repeated, the whole pack in
the kennel near my house gave one
burst, as if in full cry, and as the
sounds died away and all was again
hushed in stiffness, my huntsman
rushed into the room. saying in an agi.
tated voice. Hector is dead, sir. That
splendid note of what / had thought
strange hound had been the old dogs
farewell call to the pack. They hao
heard and had answered"
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1897-05-17
Estate Of Lucia w. Scott of
Craftsburv.

S TATE OF VERMONT, ORLEANS DISTRICT.
- IS; In PROBATE Court, held at Newport,
in said District, on the 18th day of April,
A. ID. 1897.
n q. F. Graham, administrator de bonis
non with will annexed, of the estate of
Luc ia w. Scott, late of Craftsbury, in said
istr alton account for examination and
allo vance, and makes application for decree
of istribution and partition of the estat g
of aid deceased.
w hereupon, it is ordered by said Court,
that said account and said application be
ferre d to session thereof, to be held at the
Prob ate Office of in said Newport, on
the 18th day of May, A D., 1897, at one
oclo ok in the afternoon for hearing and de-
ciSiO n thereon:
An d, it is further ordered that notice hereof
be iven to all persons interested, by publ
cato of the same three weeks successfully
in tn e Orleans County Monitor, newspaper
publ ished at Barton previous to said time
apo inted for hearing, that they may appear
at sa id time and place, and show cause, if any
they may have, why said accounts should not
be lowed and such decree made.
BY the Court-Attest,
1920 F. E. ALFRED, Judge.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1897-05-17

The aggregate number of troops
furnished to the Union army for all
periods of service-from three months
to three years time-was 2,859, 321.
Pennsylvania furnished 800, Jos, or
1875 per cent. of it's population. The
number on the Union side killed in
battle was 81, 800; died of wounds, 81
627; died Of disease, 1s2,2S7; total
died, 279,376. On June 80, 1896, there
were 970,524 pensioners on the rolls,
and the Federal expenditure for pen
sions for the year ended on that date
had been $139, O,O75. From 1851 to
1896 pensions cost Uncle Sam 81 1897,
515, 154.72. In 1862 the pension list
called for $3.50, 364.76, and in 1886 the
disbursements reached SOS, 5S4, 270.4 40.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1897-05-17
A Good Shot.

There lives in this city an American
whose name 1 should like to know.
When he was guest of the governor of
ST. Thomas, he saw the Danish flag
floating over the fort at Charlotte Anna
lie, and, being an expert rifle shot, pro-
posed that he try shot at the halliards.
The governor sat with him on the porch
of the executive mansion and laughing
ly gave permission. Lo and behold! AS
the winchester echoed. down came the
flag with rattle, and the entire island
it is small bit of upheaval, about
five miles IN diameter-arose in alarm.
believing that some enemy had come
An officer dashed up to the governor
and informed him of the fact that the
flag of his country had been fired on.
The jolly executive laughed it off as the
best joke of the decade and congratu-
lated the American Oh being fine shot.
News of the incident went to Copenha-
gen, and by the next mail his excellen-
cy was deposed. New York Press.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1897-05-17
circumventing the Mosquito.


While the British steamer Bellucia
was in the harbor of Buenos Ayres on
her voyage to South America Captain
Nerison taught the people of that city a
lesson which may be of value to people
in many sections of this country. The
residents of the city and other captains
in the estuary of the River Plata won
dered why the English vessels foghorn
footed every evening. The echoes of the
harsh braying of the horn walked up the
harbor and caused great deal Of com.
ment. When the mystery was solved,
the horns on other craft were blown too.
The explanation was very simple.
Captain Nerison of the Bellucia was
unable to smoke his evening pipe on ac-
count of the millions of South American
mosquitoes that made life on deck after
shutdown unbearable. He happened to
remember that mosquitoes cannot stand
the pulsations in the air caused by
sound waves. So on every dog watch he
detailed sailor 10 blow horn back of
his chair on the quarterback, and there
after smoked his pipe undisturbed.-
Trenton Gazette.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1897-05-17
The Beauty of the Greeks.

The beauty Of the Greeks has been
greatly praised, and was much disap-
pointed at Athens, but the Greeks of
the Ionian islands are of purer race,
and one sometimes came across "a very
beautiful face. There was village on
the island famed for the beauty of the
women. 1 drove over and saw some very
handsome, tall women, with the low,
classic brow and often with blue eyes.
They wore their hair plated with rib
bons and twined round the head like a
coronet. I was amazed to see such lux
uriant hair, but was told that it was
probably mixed with their mothers
and grandmothers' hair. l think Leigh
toms idea that the Greeks were origin
ally fair was correct, for L saw several
fair haired women. My maid Marguerite
had the most lovely golden hair and
blue eyes. She was tall and statuesque.
Her sister Euterpe was no less hand
some, but dark. World.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1897-05-17
CURRENT MISCELLANY.

What we drink and what we wear
loom largely in the lists of British
wealth, but not what we eat. The bust
ness instincts of the people do not per-
NIT them to let any manufacturer of
eatables become more than half mil.
lionaire, and only two have reached
that estate since 1S87-Mr. Perrin OF
sauce celebrity and Mr.. w. J. Belville,
a partner in Keen's mustard factory.
Flour, bread, biscuits, tea and beef. OF
however huge a scale they may be man.
ufactured or provided, lead in the fig.
ures with which this article deals TO
lesser level of profit The rich men OF
the liquor trade are many. Three of its
four millionaires have been mentioned
among the baronets. The fourth, Mr..
Henry Page, was maltster of Ware.
Six others left estates valued at half
million to million sterling. LORD
Hindlip ranks among the peers, ano
four others were brewers-Mr. Robert
Courage, Mr.. Richard Vaughan of Bath,
Mr.. W. H. Worthington of Burton-on.
Trent and another partner in the All.
sopp firm, Mr.. Henry Townshend.-
Contemporary Review.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1897-05-17

There is more catarrh in this secti on of the
country than all other diseases put together,
and until the last few years supposed to
be incurable. For great many years doctors
pronounced it local disease, and prescribed
local remedies, and by constantly failing to
cure with local tseatment, pronounced it in
durable Science has proven catarrh to be a
constitutional disease, and therefore requires
constitutional treatment. Halls Catarrh
Cure, manufactured by FL. Cheney a. Co.
Toledo, Ohio, is the only constitutional cure
on the market. 1t is taken internally in dos
es from IL drops to a teaspoonful. 1t acts di-
rectly on the blood and mucous surfaces of
the system. They offer one hundred dollars
for any case it fails to cure. Send for circu-
lars and testimonials. Address, F. j. CHEN
Fly & CO., Toledo, o. Sold by Druggist, IS.
Halls Family Pills are the best
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1897-05-17
One Minute Cough Cure, cures.
That is what it was made for.

The lemon treatment for bilious
ness is quite the 20 at present Bile
is alkai and the acid rectihes IL in
the stomach. Most people know Jh q
benefit of lemonads before breakfast,
but few know that the benefit Is NOR g
than doubled by taking it at night al
so. The way to get the better OF a
bilious system, without blue pills and
other drugs, is to take the juice of a
lemon in as much water as makes it
pleasant to drink, without sugar be-
fore going to bed. The stomach
should not be irritated by eating le-
mons clear, but properly diluted they
are very beneficial.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1897-05-17

Everybody knows that the intro
duction and discussion of the second
edition of the Mckinley Tariff in the
American Legislature has led to a
very extensive expectation of every
class of merchandise usually taken
from this country. Information from
Liverpool states that the docks of the
city have during the past three weeks
presented a scene of unprecedented
activity, in consequence of the enor-
nous exports in anticipation of the
Tariff. The White Star steamer,
'Cevic," which sailed week ago,
carried the largest outward cargo
ever shipped on a single vessel. The
rush has been especially heavy in
woolens, dyers' goods, cottons, laces
and novelties.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1897-05-17

the newspaper is a necessity TO sue
cess in advertising. It's peculiar field
can never be entered by any othe r
class OF publications, an1 therefore il
possesses qualities as a medium which
can never be wrested from It. There
is scarcely family in the land into
whose home a newspaper of some de-
scription does not find its way. The
members of that family may never
look inside the covers of magazine,
but they experience a sensation of
loss if their newspaper fails TO reach
them.