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Newspaper Page TextMACON, GA., SUNDAY MORNING, DECEMBER 9, 1894-TWELVE PAGES. I Dally, I ttlUglti Sluglo Copy, 5 Cent* T~ GOSSIP FROM WASHINGTON. AH Say That Some Definite Financial Policy Mast Soon Bo Adopted. IT IS THE CRYING QUESTION, <riie Outcome a Question of Success or of Bankruptcy, of Bread or \Vsnt«& Variety of Opinions Expressed as to the Country’s Noeils* Washington, Deo. 0.—Washington owns to a mild surprise at the compara tive lack of exoitoment at tho opening of the short session of congress. There was n sort of vagne expectation that tho defeated wonld como baok early with lira in the oye and destraotion in the as pect and proceed to pitch into the presi dent and each other with all tho fury that wonld naturally come from lotting loose the acrimony they restrained dur ing tho last session; also that the vic tors would bo insultingly hilarious. In truth, a number of the Republicans are not coming till after the holidays, and many of tho Democrats write to thoir colleagues as if they would not come at all, while several have written to tho sergeant-at-arms to know if thoy could draw thoir mileage aud stay at homo. Of course ho answored no. As to the de feated, instead of pitching into tho pres ident and senato, most of thorn aro anx iously asking, “How tho deuce can tho Domocratio party bo united by 1890V" And more than one old observer sorrow fully shakos his head and says that it can’t bo done; that tho groat division botweon tho oast and wost must como to an open and angry rupturo boloro that times Congressman ratterson's Views. It is amusing to observo how beauti fully tho oloction figuros servo to strengthen oach man’s favorite view, and how every Democrat who will talk believes as ho did last year, only a littlo moro so. Hon. Josiah Patterson, genial and sociable as ovor, is ovou more of a “cuckoo,” talks far moro freely and saysthnt “tho timo has como for Demo crats to drop thoir nonsense, stand by the president and enter at once on tho work of thoroughly reorganizing our financial system. The first thing to do is for us to unanimously rosolvo and publish it to tho world os tho doliborato act of congress that at all hazards this •nation intonds to maiutain tho national credit and tho parity of its currency with gold. For many years now both parties have boon dodging the issuo, - and tho credit of tho country will not boar further uncertainty, aud neither , will tho people countouanco any party which permits uncertainty. Tho ropoal of tho Sherman luw did somo good, and tho new tariff will soon justify itsolf, and now tho thing to bo desired abovo all others is financial certainty. A sus pension of gold payments would bo tho greatest possible oalnmity.” Ideas of Ildrt and Bynum. • In responso to questions on this point Representative Iklrt of Ohio was equal ly emphatio in favor of cortninty, but held that the shortest route thereto lay in exactly tho opposito direction—name ly, in tho restoration of silvor to its original placo as tbo monoy of final re demption. Mr. Ikirt is docidcdly tho most hopeful man in thodefoatod party. Ho thinks business is already improving undor tho now tariff and will improvo still moro rapidly in tho near future: that the ropoal of tho federal eleotion law-has already been justified, and that - oven tho Republicans will soon indorso it; that tho Democratic party will bo thoroughly united in 1800, and that ev erything will bo lovoly and tho gooso liaug high in tho party wigwams. When tho oxtremo views of Mr. Patterson wore quoted to other western men, they promptly stigmatized him as “a gold- bug hatched from Memphis mud," which would Eeem to indicate that they aro feeling a littlo soro. Mr. Bynum takes gloomy views of tho situation generally. Ho "can’t boo how business is to improvo much. Tho trade in woolens and a fow othor things has to come up at this season, but there isn’t going to be any boom. How the mischief can farmers buy manufactured goods with wheat at 45 cents, and cotton at 5 cents, and horses no sale at all?” Incidentally ho adds that ho will return to Indianapolis and tho practice of his profession, and all interviews to tho con trary are “fakes." “Watchdog" Holman. Mr. Holman is moro inolined to freo silvor than over and thinks tho failure to do anything for it stands next to the hard times as tho canseof the late rovo- ) ntion. Representatives from tho eastern citioa como in slowly, as usual, and so far as they talk aro moro certain than over that “tho financial vagaries of wostern Democrats aro raining tho par ty.” A considerable group of southern men, of whom Messrs. Livingston, Money, and Abbott of Texas aro typos, say that tho president “onght. not to have staved off tho issuo by bonds or in any othor way. Ho should havo thrown tho whole responsibility on congress and said, ‘If you don’t act promptly, the government paper will go to protest.' That would havo aligned parties on this money issuo last year, and wo could havo had it settled beforo tbo ond of this session. Tho Democrats can afford to ho beaten once on this issue, bnt fur ther temporizing will bo ruin. Tho peo- plo simply will notenduro it” And finally a score or more of leading Dem ocrats from the central west and south ‘ think tho country is entering on another era of extreme bitterness in political warfare. Tho Missouri men aro gener ally of this view, and with them agreo most of these from Kansas and the re gion south of these states. Very Mach at Scm. Summing up the talk of all these, it amounts to this: “Tho so called finan cial policy of the government for many years has been nothing but a series of temporary expedients and artifices, eva sions and dodges. It can’t go on. Tho country must soon decide once for all between two policies. Either there must bo a contraction of tho currency and a lowering of prices, so tho gold basis can be maintained, and tbo regulation of the paper volume must bo put in tho hands of tho bankers, or there must bo free coinage on tho old ratio or some thing near it. With millions this is a question of success or bankruptcy. With millions moro it is, temporarily at least, a question of bread and meat, aud such questions are always fought over with great bitterness. ” They suggest, without definitely advising it, a wostern party united on free silvor and national im provement of the Mississippi, and soon, and the recent Transmississippi conven tion at St. Louis is supposed to be a move in that direction. Now, all this talk taken together seems uobulous and diffuse to a very unsatisfying degroo, bnt out of it one important fact cau ho deduced—-that the Democrats aro very much at sea, and that if present condi tions are to continue their union in 1895 will bo a very hard tnsk to accomplish. Some of tlio New Congressmen. Tho defeated toll some funny stories about tbo very now men who will suc ceed them, but generally contradict all scandalous reports. Thoy say of Champ Clark that his destined successor cau sing bountifully,bnt us for Champ “cuss ing is more in his lino at prosent.” The story that one of the new statesmen was nominated because of his popularity as a soap peddler grew out of the follow ing faots: In a populous and very Demo cratic county a yonng native had read law, gone to Kansas to practice and re turned last spring completely starved out. In diro necessity ho took tho local agonoy for a now brand of soap and was legging it over the coaDty when the Re publicans met to mako out a ticket, a mere matter of form, a3 they supposed. In the convention one delegato said: "Let’s put Tom B on for prosecut ing attorney. It will help him in his suap business." It was done, with a laugh. Tho victim smiled grimly at tho joko and kept on with his peddling, not evon going homo to voto or making a singlo speech. Tbo flood catno, and ho was landod in nn office worth $3,000 a year, and now tho laugh is on—whom? Takes It to Heart* Of all the defeated Mr. Denson of Alabama is the only one who isvitn- porativo in regard to his opponont, tho somewhat notorious author of “If Christ Came to Congross. ” Besides speaking of him as a fugU.iyo from justico and a maligner of some of the host men and women in Washington, Mr. Denson adds that tbo correspondent may write down any other moan thing ha pleases about Mr. Howard, and he, Mr. Donson, will imlorso it. If the present talk is carried out in acts, that unfortunate and lono Fopnlist will not receive oven tho scant courtesies of tbo smoking room. As to tbs victors, several of them re main at home to set up the pins for tho coming senatorial contest, and tho rest are not moro than ordinarily hilarious. There was of coarse some mock applnuso for the defoatod and a great many sly jokes, bnt victors and vanquished aliko recognize tbat the tariff has lreon sud denly pnshed to the rear as an issne, and that the great strngglo on finance is at hand. Four Financial Flans* There is intense cariosity as to the standing of tho nowly olooted on silvor and buklng, and tho so oallod “sound money men" are already making a care ful cstlmnto of votes in thn next con gress. Of tho threo extra senators to come iu noxt month (bccanso threo of tho now stales havo so far bad bnt ono senator eaob), it is stated with positive- ness tbat two will be goldbngs and ono n silveritn, hut tho goldbugs are not yet ablo to figure out a majority in tho sen ate. As to really concluding any finan cial legislation at this session, I havo not found oven ono member who is con fident of it. All tho plan's submitted may bo reduced to four—tho so called Baltimore plan, of which thopublio lias heard enough; the plan presented in Representative Walker’s “comprehen sion bill, ” tho plan of tho freo silvorites, and that of thaeo who advocate tho re peal of tho tax on state bank circula tion. In spite of their discouraging ex perience at the last session, several mem bers still maintain that the repealing act can yet be passed at this session, and that tho president will sign it, bccanso he was elected on a platform to that ef fect. Agonoral summary of talk and ac tion to date amounts to this: Tho opin ion is almost universal that there will be no general legislation as to which there is serious difference of opinion, and all financial schemes, tho Nicaragua canal and all othor measures for extend ing aid to new projects will go over to the Fifty-fourth congress. J. H. Beadle. Coaaultlcf the Fatca. There are few notions and fow indi viduals even that would now look to tho events of chance for any knowledge of the future. A late inBtanoo of what used to be a common form of divina tion was reported in one of the London newspapers at the timo when there was war between England and Ashantee. The king of Ashantee consulted his fetloh men in order -to find ont from them what his future fato was to bo and the result of his opposition to tho English. Ho therefore, after having re sorted to various means without success, ordered two ho goats to bo selected and brought before him—one entirely black, the other of a spotted whito color. This was dQno, and after dae fetich ceremonies had been performed over tbo two goat* thoy were eet at each other. Tho white goat easily overcame and killed bis opponent. Koffee Calcalli, after this test, was satisfied that he was doomed to defeat at the bands of tho whito man. Ho im mediately sent an embassy to Sir Gar net Wolseley to suo for peaco. Morton—“Aro yon sure that Penam is really reooneled with his wife?" Cradal—'“Yes. I am sure of it. for she reads wii*t he write* and ho eats what she cook*.”—Truth. PLAIN LEG O’ MUTTON. This Fearful and Wonderful. Sleeve Still Leads iu Popular Favor. SOME OTHER FAVORITES OF FASHION The Alouiquetaire* the Kaglan, the UnN loon Buff and tho Elbow Puff—The Up-to-Date TortoUe Shell Comb -Three-Piece Skirt Huge. New York, Deo. 0.—So much has been said against tho fashionable sloove that I hesitate to speak of it, bnt ns it is now tho most important part of n dress or coat I mnst do it iu justico to my patient readers. Tho principal styles in sleeves just now aro tho plain log o’ mutton, tho mousquotairo, the raglon, tbo balloon puff and tho elbow puff. This latter in its variations forms tho basis for nearly all tho sleeves for full dress. Tho gigot, or log o’ mutton, is, as wo all know, vory largo at tho top and ta pering moro or loss abruptly to tho wrist. This stylo is also tho most usod and tho most suitable for coats of every description. For coats, tho material be ing thick and hard to mnnago, tho lato stylo is to shirr tho top iu two or throe lines and bind tho arm sizo firmly and stitch tho shirring on fiat on tho out- Tho rago for'tho euro* piuoo sairc • grows apace. Every ono lias ono or 1 wants one. It balances like hoops of, yore and is as uncompromising as a board fence. Oijvk Harper. CONDENSED SPORTING CHAT. Under tho Ives pool law Now York state racing associations paid tliestatolM 40,000. This Is divided amung tho agricultural fail's nf the state. !iy tho passage of tho constitutional amendment tills vast rev- enuo will ccaso with tho coming year. Tho ex-stnlllon king Stombonl won three prizes at the New York horse show, tho amount of which was JS00. On Thanksgiving day 180 football matches were held In tho United States. How soon a man Is forgottenl Only a short whllo ago and no wheel paper was complete without sonto allusion In It to Windlo. Now one rarely secs tho naino. A great many people will feel rcllovcd to know that, Waul McAllister has given bis sapctlon to hleyellng. - Nnshvlllo will glvo $50,000 In pursoa and stakes at’ lt9 trotting meeting noxt ycur. Tho dying wish of tbo old timo turfman, Jim Davis, wlto died recently, was that bis old racer, lllckury Jim; who had won him many a fortune, should bo burled be- sldo him. . NEW SLEEVES. sido. This givos n very good stylo to tho sot of asleovo. Tho shirring is also scon sometimes on other garments, dresses and jackets. Tho raglnn slcovo has tho usnal gigot shape, hut at tho top tho material extonds far enough np to rcacli tho neckband on tho shonldcr and is lnid in ono wido or several narrow plaits, as ono prefers. This stylo is very pretty with tho now Bhapo of blouso. Tho lpousquetuiro scorns to mo to ho tho invontion of Bomo ono who iB in tho pay of tho manufacturers of cloth, for not only is it full and high and broad, but it is long, so long that it lies in brokon wriuklos ovor tho liniug all tho way down to tho wrists. Tho noxt standard bIcovo is that whoro tho uppor portion is widoly puff ed, and that puff takon in at or a littlo above or bolow tho olbow, with a snug forearm piece. This is a more conserva tive sleovo than any of tho othcre and permits of quito a doal of ornamenta tion, which is manifestly ont of placo on a gigot. This slcovo is also adapted to tho needs of tho owner as regards stuff. Tho puffs may bo mado of almost anything provided tho colors match or contrast suitably. Tho forearm may ho covered with lace, or indood ho mado of any thing if there bo hut a hit of the saino in somo other part of tho corsago. Tho balloon phffed sleuvo is ono useful also to furbish up an old waist whoso sleeves aro ont of style. But now goods aro also employed for this sloovo. Sleeves for evening bodices aro gen erally made In ono largo paff, sometimes with lace falls, hut moro often with- ont. For dinner and afternoon and re ception tho olbow pnff, with laco trim ming and rnfllo, is tho nicest. Some very drossy sleovos for handsome gowns are completely covered with pinked ruffles of chiffon or Bilk muslin of a tint to match tho color of thobodicoor skirt. Another novelty in slcovcs is a plain tight coat slcovo of ono material, with a draped ovorsloove of anotbor. This drapery is mado by taking a strip of staff twico as long as it is wido, and bringing tbo two ends np on tho shoal- dcr part in front, and then plaiting in all tho lost, so that it forms a drooping pnff at the hack and is festooned np in front With thoso styles for models, a tasteful woman may evolvo many now fancies to salt herself, Chatelaino cuffs aro becoming. Tho present fashions in hairdressing hav6 brought forward certain novelties in tho sliapo of combs adapted to them. Tho prihclpal novelty consists in tho NEW COMBS. high plain tortoiso shell comb, and as they aro not common and aro qnito ex pensive they aro much sought after by thoso who like to bo foremost in every thing. The Spanish comb in carved tor toiso shell is another novelty. This is not as wide as tho pthcr and is higher. Fancy sido combs of tortoiso shell or metal aro among tho “must haves” this season, and thoy, with tho others, mako tho styles of dress and ooiffnre now in vogno perfect Without them something is locking. SHE .KILLED A CHARGING MOOSE. ' The Mcu Weso Treed, but Xu. Bradley Promptly Used Her Brother's Winchester* Tho recent feat of a plucky Chicago woman Is attract In# considerable atten tion in tho World's Fair City. It Is not tho 6ort of feat that usually causes com ment wlien a Chicago woman Is mention ed, for it is a feat of arms. Tho name of tho hcrolno is Mrs. Kato liradley, and tho feat was tho 6lnylng of a monster mooso uudor vory trying and exciting olrcuni- stancos. Mrs. Bradley was a inomber of a party of hunters enmpod on tho banks of tho St. Maurlco river in Canada, and although there were half a dozen good shots present, including Lord Charles Bcrosford, Sir Edwin Puunccfoto and Ma jor General Draynur, sho was tho only member of tho party who suoccodcd in bagging a mooso. Mrs. Bradley is so modost sho could with difficulty bo persuaded to toll her version of tho cxolting adventure. “You seo,” sho admitted reluctantly, “wo had our cnmp'ln a pretty littlo oloarlng, and ono morning two of tho gontlumen went out to look at somo traps that wo had set, and this mooso catno rn^ng ana treou thorn. No, I will not tell which of tho party woro treed. After chasing two of tho gontlomen up into tho 9 branches of a treo ho carno charging down upon our camp. Ono of tho voyagours was at tho opposito sido of tho clearing down by tho river looking after somo traps, and tho mooso struck at hlpn nnd missed, but de molished a half hogshead used for a wator barrel. My brother and X had boon stand ing together a fow minutes boforo, and ho had glvon mo Ills winchester to hold while ho went into tho tont to HU his cartridgo belt. Wlion tho mooso struck at tho voyagour, ho shambled along, and ns ho advanced his left foro foot I drew on his heart nnd had Xlio good luck to hit ox actly iu tho right placo behind tho loft foro log. Ho gavo tho most piteous cry tiiat I havo ovor hoard nnd tried to sfcrus; A THEATRICAL REVIEW. •Jacinta” Is Described £os a Bather Coimnonplaco Musical Production. WILSON BARRETT’S “MANRMAN.’ Zell* deLnoan Triumphs at Bait In N.w York—The Decadence of Carmen- olta—“111* Bxeellency’’ Com* In* Over Next Year. “Jacinto," a “new ami original Mexi can coralo opera, ” according to tho pro- gramme, music by Alfred (i. llobyn, book by Willl'im II. Loporo, produced at tho Fifth Avonuo theater, Is ono of tliosa works which nro pleasing enough without possessing more than tho merest sugges tion of morlt. Loulso Bcaudct Is the star. "Jacinto,'' Mr. Lcpero would probably tell us, Is n satire upon tho frequency of revolutions In Mexico, but tho satirical features of tho opera nro burled benenth such au avalanche of meaningless, leading- MRS. KATE DRAM er. gin to Ills foot, but a volley from flvo rifles In tbo bunds of tho gontlomen finished him.” Mrs. Bradley Is tho wlfo of Dr. C. D. Bradley, n well known Chicago physician, and she Ims long been prominent as a champion of lnbor and In Chicago reform work. Sho was born In Canada nnd re moved to Chicago In 1883. She Is a grad uate of thu UrsuIIno convent of Quoboo, tho oldest convont In America, nnd lias been a memher of tho visiting commlttco of tho Woman's alllanco of Chicago since 1889. 1 MILE. DE LUSSAtf AS CARMEN, to-nowhoro dlnloguo that It Is only ablo to pop Its weak littlo head up at long In tervals fortliepnrposoof reminding every body that, although somewhat disfigured, it Is still In the ring, so to spoak. Toward tho ond Satire makes a vigorous attempt to crcato nn lmprobslan that ho la really In earnest, hut tho ofTort Is too much for him, and with n foohlo squawk tho heavi ly handicapped littlo follow expires. Mr. Robyn's muslo In "Jaolnta" Is much better than Mr. Lcpero's book, though it Is far from bolng commondabto. Most of tlio numbers aro not catoliy, and tho few whloh aro coma dangerously alosa to being trifling. Ills oroliostratlon, when not of tbo tum-to-tum order, is exceeding ly thin, nnd tho funny muslo Mr. Robyn lias written in very nearly tho Borne strain as tho supposod-to-bo serious work. Add to theso faults tho fact tbat tho score Is prnotloally In no particular oharaotorlstlo oxcopt whore It Is aggravntlngly reminis cent, and It will be soon tbat tho musical portion of “Jaolnta” Is not startling. f-it 111, with all thoso drawbacks, I should not bo surprlsod If tho opora woro to last through tho season and glvo reasonablu satisfaction, for, although everything Is vory modlocro, nothing is positively worth less. Besides tho company contains somo oxccllont pooplo. Kdwln Slovens and Harry Brown—tho formor In particular— mako two stupid comody parts appear pnssnblo and somotlmcs oven quito funny. Signor Pcruglnl, Lillian Russell's No. 8, Is In better voloo than ho has bocn for years and loolpi and acta bettor than ho hns ovor dono to my recollection. Jonnlo Relffartb, Allcon Jiurku nnd Coollo Kis sing all do thoir not Important roles ac ceptably, whllo Loulso Bcaudot, with hor very light but sweot and nlways truo lit tle soprano voice, was charming. Zollo do Lussan must bo n vory happy woman. Now York refused to hoo any thing romnrkablo In hor voice or noting several years ago hoenuso sho had only been tho prlina donna of that ir.Hgnlflcent organization, tho Bostonians. Sho want to Kuropo, omno-hack boro ob a member of Abboy & Grau's Metropolitan Opora House company, mndo her debut In “Car men” boforo an nudlonco which had ap plauded Itself hoarse over tho peerless Calvo and was immediately aooeptodas Mra. Tarbucket: "yes, ma’am. I dono raise dia yero chile on 4$ bottle.” Freddy: ‘ Huijl 1 guew it pust bare been an ip^C bottle/ one of the great lyric artists'of the* world. Mile, do Lussan know that comparisons with Calvo were inevitable, especially ns hor concoption of tho part differs widoly from that of tho fiery Frenchwoman. Nat urally sho was vory nervous, but in spite of everything sho conquered, and that, too, with Melba as Michaola. I cannot vouoh for tho truth of it, but ] hoard a fow days ago that Milo. Jjussan now roccivos exactly twico as much per night as sho was paid per week when the luat appeared in Now York city, another ovldenco of what pluck and persevoraucu allied to natural ability can bo made to accomplish. “Hla Excelldhoy," tho comlo opora by W. S. Gllbort and Dr. Osmond Cnrr which is now running to phenomenal business at tho Lyrlo theater, London, has bocn secured for this country by thoso indefati gable nnd usually successful theatrical speculators, Charles Frohnmn and A1 Hnyiuan. It will not bo presonted here, however, until noxt Soptombor, when it will bo put on for a run at tho Broadway theater. It is announced that Mr. Georgo Kdwardcs, who owns nil rights to the opera, hns signed n contract with Froh- man ond Hnynmn by which ho is required to bring over an entlro company, with costumes, sconory, etc. This may bo judi cious, but a largo majority of theater go- ora will regard it as Hying iu tho -fnco of fate, inasmuch as tho last two oxporl- monts of a similar naturo resulted in dis mally disastrous failures. Tho companies sent over hero by D’Oyloy Carto with “Tho Gondoliers" and “Utoplu, Limit ed," wera sad fix thoir conimonplaconcss, ami tho operas of course failed. f Mr. Kdwnrdos is, however, a man who lias much greater respeot than Mr. Carto for tho artistic discrimination of tho Amorloan public, and it is possiblo that ho may benoflt by tho rccunt unprofitable ex periences of tlio man who was for so many years tho skillful pilot of tho Gllbort ami Sullivan oporettas until success had mado him careless, and ho flually ran his mouoy making ship on to tho reef of failure. All thoator goers of this city, and they form a not inconsldorablo portion of tho total population of Now York, aro watch ing with grout interest nnd somo trepida tion the outoomo of an oxporlmont which Manager Charles Frohmnn has just inau gurated with his Empire thoator s^ock cortipany, Hitherto tho prices havo ranged from $1.60 for tho host orchestra chairs down to 60 cents for a reserved sent in tho gallery. Now the price of thu best places has been increased to $3, and tho notion hns been justified by tho statomont that tho Empire company is a vory expensive one, and tiint anyway In Englnnd $3.60 is charged for entertainments not ono whit better. Daly's is tho only thoator in this city Whloh has boon ablo to maintain with profit a tariff of $3, nnd ‘I suspeot that it fa Mr. Frohmnn’s pot doslro to havo his company supersede tho doughty Augus tin's in tho affoctlons of tho dllottnntl that has prompted this step. If Mr. Froh- man's oxporlmont should provo successful, it will glvo to his theater tho air of ox- oluilveness whloh was once nltogothu and is ■till in 'great measure tho preroga tive of Mr. Daly. But if, on tho otliu hand, it should provo a fullnro it will give Ms stook oornpnny u blow tom wblpk It will not soon recover. His aggregation of players Is far and away tho best In America, nnd this is ono of tho reasons why tho result of tbo now departure Is tlio cause of so much anxiety to tho lovers of what is creditable iu tho drama. William H. Gillette is oncomoro in ovl* donoo ns aotor ond author, and so far at least as this city Is conoornod ho Is again tho rage. Pooplo nffcot to sco In his “Too Much Johnson," an American adaptation of a French trifle ontltlod “Plantation Thoinassln," all of tho various merits of all of Glllotto's previous work. That tha farco Is a mere plocoof froth, that its com icalities aud complications would bo in sufficient to doceivo an Intelligent child in real llfo, makes no dlfferonco. Tho pleoo has “caught on" at tho Standard theater, whoro it Is playing to vory largo business. Tho adaptor has tho prlnolpal male part, and of aourso does It as heliaa dono every thing ho has attempted since “Tho Pro fessor. 1 ' But Gillette's stoical methods ill farco and tho uttor obsouco of light and shodo contrasts appeal to tbo risibilities of somo persons, and thoy go to see Mm. I never could laugh nt tho man's Inability to bo funny oxcopt by one method; but, after all, “nothing succeeds like success," and ho sooms to bo riding on tho high tide onco moro. Gillotto's greatest pioco of work is, of course, “Held by tho Enemy," whloh is the diiost war play wo havo over had. Ho lias novor written anything that approached it In genuiuo merit, but Mr. Charles Frohmnn is said to havo a play from Ms pon which ho considers superior in overy way to “Hold by tho Unomy." I saw Carmenclta dance a fow nights ago. I strayed - Into a resort In this city, and nftor watching ono turn through,start ed toward tho door. Something prompted mo to toko a last look at tho stiigo. » An other specialty was on, but It seemed to havo mado no impression on tho auditors, for thoy had not applauded when tko per former entered und woro buzzing away as only munlo hall habitues know how to do when a worm-eaten chestnut is being served up to them. G'nnnonolta was dancing, and sho was dancing better than sho ovor did in tho heyday of hor career. Sho hod accumulat ed a littlo flesh, which to on costhotlo oyo might have seemed superfluous, but which nevertheless added to tho offoctivo- ness of her ravishing outlinos. What was wrong than? What caused tho apathy? i’ho answers aro easy-—nothing. A few yea re ago Carmonclta was tho rage. Sho commanded and received u fabulous salary. Her pictures adorned tho cigar store windows, and all sorts of articles of morchnndiso wero made popu lar by being named for her. Finally tbo craze showed signs of Abutlng, nnd Car* meneUtt was taken on tho road with a nondescript attraction. "Out of sight, out of mind," is usually tho rule with New Yorkors, and so it proved In tho case of Carmenclta. The one timo idol of tho glided youth of this city now ern scarcely draw a corporal’s guard. How ephemeral in theatrical “aeddess- Shlpl" OCTAYUS ColiKN. Now York. " —■ 11 — !A HOU8EHIOLD TREASURE. D. W. Fuller of Oanujoharfo, N. Y, sayt* that bo always keep. Dr. King's New Discovery In the house, u/nd h!« family lias atwuya found the very best results follow Mh uw>: tint ho would not be without It, if proeumble. O. A, Dykcman, Drugging Cutsklll, N. Y„ says that Dr. KIiik’h Now Discovery In undoubtedly tho best Cough rerrvdy; unit lie lias ushri It in his famllv tot right yearn, and It has never failed to do all tbat Is claimed for IL Why no., try a remedy to long tried and tested? Trim bottles freo at H. J. Lamar & Boa'll Drug Store. Regular »lze, Me, awl fi,00. , ..