Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-03-02

for myself. I should be inclined to think
otherwise; and II / must affix such repu-
tation, l should be disposed to remove II
further south.
Young Mr.. Adams came from Quincy to
conduct me to his grandfather Qhe late
President) at that place. The ex-President
is handsome old gentleman of eighty
four; his lady is seyenty-six. She has the
reputation of superior talents and great lit
erary requirements. Upon the present occa-
sion the minister lthe day being Sunday
was of their dinner party AS the table OF
the late king may be amusing, take the
following particulars: First course. pud-
ding made of Indian corn, molasses and
butter; second course, veal, bacon, neck
OF mutton, potatoes. cabbage. carrots and
Indian beans. Madeira wine, OF which each
drank two glasses We sat down to dinner
at l O'clock; at nearly all went second
time to church. For tea We had pound
cake. wheat bread and butter, and bread
made of Indian corn and rye (smilar to
from the kitchen and handed round by
neat white servant girl.
THE establishment of this political pa
triarch consists of house tow stories high,
containing, | believe, eight rooms of two
men and three maid servants, three horses
and plain carriage. How great Is the con-
trast between this individuals man of
knowledge and Reconsideration pomp.
parade vicious and expensive establish
ments, as compared with the costly trap
pings the depraved characters and the
profigate expenditure of --- House and
-i What lesson in this does America
teach.'
Cambridge and Harvard.
cat Cambridge. four miles from Boston,
continues Mr.. Fearon. ''issituated a col
lege upon large and liberal scale Mr.
Washington Adams, who is a student took
me to view ii. 1t contains 250 apartments
for officers and students There is phil.
oSophical apparatus, hall for public reci-
tations, dining hall and valuable library,
which contains few and almost the only
standard works in the United States. This
college is regarded by the orthodox party
as heretical in religious subjects. 1t being
observed as somewhat remarkable that
most of the theological students leave CAM
bridge d.saffected toward the doctrine OF
the Trinity. The staneh advocates of this
system taking the alarm, they have estab-
lished an academy for the education OF
young men. who must be compelled to learn
and to defend the doctrine of their fathers,
as the most effectuai means to oppose the
Cambridge heresies.
THE state OF society in Boston Is better
than In New York. though the leaven. not
be very prevalent; many of the richer fam
ilies live In great style and In houses lit
tie inferior to Russell square. Distinctions
exist to an extent rather ludicrors under
free and popular government. There are
the first class, second class. third class and
the old families Titles. too, are diffusely
distributed.
Abolition Of the claque.
In reply to an inquiry from Joseph Fas-
set would say that the .'claque." the hired
applauders have been abolished everywhere
In Europe except In q few old-fashioned
theaters OF Paris and Vienna. Formerly
the professional applauder was found In al
most every theater on the continent. but
DO not think he was ever employed In
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