Cleveland Town Topics Vol. 5 (December 1889-June 1890)

              8 'Wleeltl~ 'lRc"lew of Soclet\?, 8rt anb llterature.
VOL. V., No. I. CLEVELAND, 0., DECEMBER 7, 1889. PRI\E FIVE CE;\TS.
A DISTINGUISHED WURKER.
MISS DEBUTANTE (enthusiasticaIM: How GRAND IT JllUST DE TO BE A MAN! MR. SOFTLY, BY THE WAY, WHAT
IS YOUR VOCATION?
MR. SOFTLY: OH! I AM A I'ROMINE!'iT MEMBER OF A:-i INSTITUTION ON FIFTH AVENUE.
MISS DEBUTANTE: INDEED, AND WHAT DO YOU DO?
MR. SOFTLY: I AW-SIT IN THE CLUB WINDOW FROM TWO TO FOUR.
TOWN TOPICS.
Cs(ie(jUNTNEI{~ ~ONS
FU S
~eat s~I\jacl\ets.wrapsaroddoaks,
shoulder capes. pelerines,moffs.etc.
in choice desiglls,at moderate pricej.
~b~her 181e FIFTH AVENU~
This COOlp:tny is :tuthorizcd to art as Execulor, Trlls!l'(', Adlllinistr:ttor, Guardi:ln,
Agent and Receiver. Is a legal uepository for Conrt :lnd Trllst Fllnus. Takes the ('lit ire
charge of real and personal estates, collecting the rents and prolits, and :lttending- lo :III
such det:lils as :In individual in like capacity could do.
Receives deposits s~.iect to sight drafts, allowing intl'rest on daily balances, :lnd
issues certificates of deposit IJl~aring interest.
NEW YORK SECURITY AND TRUST CO"
4G 'VALL STREET.
CAI>ITAIJ, $1,000,000, SUUJ)JJUS, $;;00,000.
CIlA RLES S. FA I Relll LD, President.
WII. H. APPLETV ',1st Vice-President.
W;\1. L. STROI G, 2d Vice-President.
JOII. L. L!\MSO~, Secret:lr)'.
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Beautifully straight trees, from one inch to
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and Class.
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1'I1,ade a 1'evi..~ion of the prices of
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'Which, lOUh ((, 'I'el'Y few except'ions,
they now OjfC1' crt tlte bare cost oj'
'importation. Also a number oj'
choice and impo1'taut pieces of
Pottery, rasf:,s, J(wdiniC1'es, &c.,
at eqnally c(,tt1'active p1'ices.
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treatment of skin anu scalp diseases. It
prevents Chapping, Chafing, and Redness;
cu res IIchi ng, Dand ru fT, Acne, etc., and is
an invaluable antiseptic purifier for ofTen­sive
perspirations, di charges, etc. 25 cents.
Druggists, or
TOWN TOPICS,
The ~tiIlman
I
800-808 Superior St.,
Fire-Place furniture, in Rras~ and Iron, Lamps in Brass, Silver and Iron, and shades suitable.
Specialties in our line continually being added.
CONGER & COLLINGS MANTEL CO.
Artistic Mantels, Tiles and Grates, Fine Gas Fixtures and Electroliers,
GOODS. • •
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EUOLID AVENUE.
c. H. PRI1CHAkD
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C. H. COLLINGS.
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~tutfdJt lludJ = ~anbhtng, 42 ~ttblit e"ttaft.
. IDlein grot3c~ £ogCt bClltjd)ct ~iid)cr ltnt> .Bcitid}riften l)olte bcftcns em,
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ltlube/' ,.~ttfJeint," ,,~hJUt iJele 311m ~JJ1eer" locrbcn ollf ~cfterrllllg vrompl
in~ .ptlU03 gcficfert. ~()otoOropl)ic,2(tblll1ts ilt rcid)cr 2!1I~ltJO{)l.
They are wortlJy of} our attention as regards novelties and prices.
FANCY COODS-~l1 exten5ive line that will interest you.
M I LLI NERY COOOS-Everything marked down.
~OPEN SATURDAY EVENINGS.~
SHAVV'S 9a and 95 Euclid Avenue.
THE NATHAN IMPORTING CO. recommend
their famous foreign-bottled table clarets, at
very reasonable prices. A pure article is guaranteed. A telephone c
mail order will meet prompt attention and instant delivery.
NATHAN INPORTING CO.•
I7Z Bank Street.
For Domestic Use
Perish the rhought.
"No, my liltle boy," said old Goshby to
his fivt:'year old, "the world is not flat, it's
as rtJul\(l as your ru bber ball."
"And why is it," continued the young in­vestigator,
'. that it's sometimes day and
sometimes night ?"
Mr. G .shhy, pleased at his boy's bright
queslions, t"ok down his globe from the
book-ca~eand lJroceerled to explain: "Now,
my hoy," said he, "this is a good represen­tation
of the shape of the earth we live on,
and this is the way ir moves upon ils axis.
The world is always moving, and the sun is
millions of mile~ away ulJ in space shining
on the earth. Let me see, I haven't any­thing
here to illustrate the sun to you. Run
into the kitchen and bring papa an apple or
an egg."
The little fellow, greatly amused and
pleased, went to the kitchen and returned in
a moment with an egg. "Maluma ain't got
no apple," said he, "but here\ an e~g."
Continuing his illustrated lecture, the fond
parent said: "Now, hold the egg in your
right hand. That's right, my boy, Imagine
that the e~g is the sun and keep your hand
steady. There, set:? the earth moves in this
manner, and here upon this spot we live.
See how we are moving away from the sun?
As we move away, it gets darker and darker,
and lighter and lighter on the other side of
the eart h. "
The father was about to congratulate him­self
upon his ability as an instructor when
the boy interrupted him. "fhe egg," he
askerl, "is the sun ?"
"Ye'," relJlied the father.
"Whew!" said the little fellow, "what a
time the people on earth wduld have if the
real sun was an egg, and if the egg was bad
and dropped on the earth."
Have just r~ceived a large stock of
~ubber Boots and Shoes, Hat Covers, Buggy Aprons, Door Mats,etc., and a choice selection of Toys.
For Gentlemen and Ladies-the fine~t line ever shown in Cleveland. Also a
complete line uf
~7"iD.te:r Goeds.,
Ohio Rubber Co"mpany.
MACKINTOSH GARMENTS
TH E Hf~ST edu~allon is alway, the cheapest. An idI educatiun i~ something to be u,ed a li/ctime, and
should be 01 fir-t qualltv. TH E BI<:S I is non~ tnu good
fur anyhody. You ,ho"ld not allow a few dollars' difTer­ence
10 cost to de~ide the queslIon, or atlel,d an inferiur
schaul lor any reason There is not the lea't doubt ahout
whIch IS the LA K\, r;s I allu 1-a.S I III UIlIO. The Spencerian Business Colleg~, of Cleveland, wa~ e,tablished
in 184';. Uy regular purchase alllltr.'lbler it embraces ~ix bu~iness schools, including the coll~ge of Bryant,
Spencer Lusk & Stratton [the FI R~T of the celebrated Bry"nt & Stratton colle~e~, estabh,hed to 18S2).
It pay,' to attend the best. Day and eveninl{ seisions. 422 Superior St. SPENCER. FELTON &:
LOOMIS. Proprietors.
fJ.Cot Much Difference.
I II a mlIsi.: slore.
Y()Ullg lad)' 10 dirk-I< The other day I
sent the servant for some music and I wish
to exchange il."
"Certaillly, Miss. Did we make a mis­take
?"
"Yes, a slight mistake wns made, I ut I
don't know who is to blame, you 01' the
servant. "
"What did you send for?"
"A Beethoven SYIll phony."
"And wh,lt did you receive?"
" , I have Fifteen Dollars in my Inside
Pocket'."
"Oh."
2 TOWN TOPICS.
HerrITlann's
WI<;JSGEUUElt'8 HALL,
Mr. &Mrs. J. C. H. Vance's
SCHOOL FOR DANCING
In Her Sensational Comecy Drama,
THE SCOUT'S DAUGHTER,
329 Superior St., CLEVELAND, O.
CHRISTMAS CARDS
KERN'S RHEUMATIC CURE.
Mr. D. Williams. 61 Grant St.• Cleveland, says:
.. I used Kern's Rhpumatic Cure for an attack or
acule rheumatism, and it cured me at once. I tnok
some of my hOllle to'a neighbor who could hardly
walk with crutches, aud it cured him. My wife has
been a terrIble sulTerer from Neuralgia, and nothing
but this medicine ever helped her,"
FOn SALE BY ALL DRUGGISTS.
Largest Variety, Latest Designs, and at
LO'~vest Prices.
Classes (or Juveniles, Saturday morn­ings
and aftprnoons.
Adults- l:eginners-Mond'y and Tues­day
evenings, Advanced, Friday and Saturday
evenlllgs. I\larried couple" W~dne,days, fortnleht
Iy ~ Pupils rc'cel\'ed In all classes at any time­A,
semblies, first Friday iu each month.
HOLIDAY GOODS.
-AND-Walter
Smith,
NOTICE.-Proprietor. W, S, Drurv, tend"rs a
(re~ inVItation to all III tie children on Saturday alter­noon,
Uusual price of admlssiou IOC to all children sc.
DRURO~:~ f~~~: ~~~70~~: M.
'J he pleasing resort for ladies and children. Pre­seullng
this coming week, Monday, Dec. 9·
~~:Ii:' LAVARNIES p~i~~I~se
The California Magnets.
Supported by an Excellent Company and her Fa­mous
Horse, DICK.
Next week-Frank I. Frayne.
Comm~ncing Monday. Dec. ~th, Wednesday aRd
Mis s ~~I:aIYi ~~Ieespa ~e r.
Prof.
SYMONDS, HUGHES & RASTUS.
J. J. MURRAY AND LOTTIE GRAY.
OPERA HOUSE.
NEXT WEEK.
Matinees Wednesday and Saturday.
8EGINNERS RFCEIVED AT
-OF THE-CLEVELAND
Mr. and Mrs. Jules E. HeY~'ood's
Winttr Term in SOfiety Dancing,
THEATRE.
SECOND CONCERT
Season '88-89-Crystal Slipper.
-AT-HEARD'S
HALL,
76 EUCLID AVE.
, ,'~__ ~Mondays, Wednesdays,and Saturdays
~atR\',M.
Ach'anced Class in all of the btest
dances and" The German," Fridays, Fourth Select
SOCIal and German Dec 201h: rio, her's nrchestra,
Juvenile and Ladie.' c1asq, :-aturdays al 2 o'clock.
Pupils received at any time, term cummences from
date o( entry.
Private lessons by appointment. Private
c1a,oes and dance arranged for entert',inments at
residences or aca"emy as"deslred, Call or write for
circular. Residence 806 Woodland ave.
Philharmonic Orchestra
Direct from its long runs in Chicago and Phila.
delphia.
IT'SEATS NOW ON SALE.
200 l'EOPL"~ ON THE l-T.\GE.
Lveeum Theatre.
EXTRA I
'1' TRANS-ATLANTIQUE
MONDAY EVENING,DEC. 9· VAUDEVILLES.
Ideal ExtravaganzaCo. "The only European Novelty Co. in th·is.~ou~trv,
devoid of burnt COl k and Irish Sketches. -11. Y.
World.
Next ,week-The Rostonians.
BLUE-BEARD, JR.
R. JACOBS'
A Five A~l Panoramic Me!l)-drama, from the pen of Mr. Charles S. Gayler.
Week December J6-N. S. Wood.
206
Superior St.
H.
G~N~~d~;ro:a;~~:p:et-i
i1lg tbeir wardrobe by tl'e addi- I
lion of tbe latest styles of Dress
and Evening Suits will COl/Stilt tbeir
interests by paying a visit to
Next Week, Commencing Monday, Dec. 9.
SPEOIAL ENGAGEMENT!
H. C. KENNEDY'S
Lights and Shadows.
TOWN TOPICS.
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IN CH ICr\(;O.
"I'M REALLY DEI.'.~I-ITED TO MEET YOU, MRs. HRU\\S()t', A:-IlJ HOW IS MR. BIWNS():-I?"
"VERY WELL, I1"I,EED."
"DQI':s HE S:\ORE AS LUUD AS HE USEI) TU'"
" MAJ)A~II<:?"
,. 01-1, DO:-l'T (;E'I' A:"\(;R\,. I WAS illS WIFE In' illS FIRST ~I.\RRIAGE, A:"I) I.OVEII liD! WELl.. WE WERE J1IVORCED I~ 1877."
WORTH WHILE.
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IT is easy enough to be pleasant,
When life flows by like a song,
Hut the man worth while is one whu will smile
When everything g~es dead wrong.
For the test of the heart is trouble,
And it always comes with the years,
AnJ the smile that is worth the praises of earth,
Is the smile that shi~1es through tears.
It is easy enough to be prudent,
When nothing tempts you to stray,
When without or within no voice of sin
Is luring your soul away.
'But it's only a negative virtue
Until it is tried by fire,
And the life that is worth the honor of earth,
Is the one that resists desire
By the cynic, the saJ. the fallen,
Who had no strength for the strife,
The world's higl~way is cUllluered to-day,
They make up the item of life.
But the virtHe that conquers passion,
And the sorrow that hides in a smile,
It is these that are worth the homnge of earth,
J~~II!~~-~--~'--'- For we find them but once in a while.
4 TOWN
A Wukly Rwiew oj Society, Art and Literature.
Lithograph Building, cor. St. Clair & Wood streets, Telephone. 852.
Entered at the Post·Office at Clevelaud, 0., as Second Class matter.
ROSEN BERG & ROSE. Puhlishers and Proprietors.
HUNDREDS o( people who have
occasion to pass Su perior street
ha ve been wondering and specula·
ting .1!JOut the identity of the red·
headed damsel driving a real live
while horse in a clothing store win.
dnw. Many supp0se that a Cleve·
land girl couldn't sum up courage
://1/ enough tn face the gaping crowd and
~/, be made the butt of ridicule at all
,-.;".-., hours of the day. Others
...."C:.c';, . :<-'j, imagine that her flaming
-~ red hair is a wig. The
. young woman's name is
Annie Sprague. Some
years ago s!Je was a pupil
of Rockwell school, and
her red hair is the simon.
pure, genuine white horse
quality. If she could hear the facetious remarks made about her
by men and women, her ears woald tlllgle all day long. A slay
of five minutes at the window will suffice to hear hundred~ of re­marks
like the following:
" Jee, that must be fun."
"Well, she',; got the elegant gaIL"
" She knocks me."
" H she isn't chewing gum? "
" She's reading a dime novel! "
"She can't read, she only makes believe."
" J u. t look at the red head. It's enogh to set the place on fiire."
LE\'I T. SCOFIELD, the architect, is one of the most modest
of men. Although he earned the rank of captain during the
war, he prefers the plain M1'. to the military title. :'ome time
ago, his plan for the North Carolina penitentiary were accepted
by the legislature of that State, and he had to go before a legislative
committee. During his first visit in Raleigh he was introtluced to
the committee by a tall, military looking gentleman, who would
scorn a title ~ower than that of general. The chairman solemnly
arose and said: II Gentlemen of the Nvrth Carolina legislature,
allow me to introduce to you Majah Scofield, of Ohio."
Mr. Scofield blu:hed but said nothing, and the next time he
visited Raleigh, the same indiVIdual again introduced him this
time as "Colonel Scofield, of Ohio." But the climax was rea~hed
at the third visit, when Sccfield made his final appearance before
the committee. This time he was" General Scofieltl of Ohio"
and unable to ri 'e above a general, he remained sati hed with th'at
distinction and did not visit Raleigh again.
" UNCLE JOHN" ELL LER'S appearance at the Opera
House, a week ago last \¥ednesday, wa an event COI\.
nected with peculiarly sad reminiscences. Eleven and a half year
"'go he lost that theatre, and with it went the. avings of a lifetime.
TOPICS.
The house', was built on the stock 'company plan and opened in
September, 1875. It took $187,000 to build it, and" Uncle John"
not only invested all hiS money, but mortgaged his real estate
for the sake of the venture-anu sub equently lost every penny 01
it. When the final era'h came, he wa forced into bankruptcy,
and A. W. Fairbanks, who was part owner, bought the house for
John Elisler wlten it was sold under the hammer. Fairbanks
agl eed to pay $52,000 (or the theatre, bnt was unable to raise the
money, so that a week or so later another sale was ordered am!
M1'. 1\1. A. Ha.nna, its present owner, purchased it for $41,000, less
than one·fourth of its original cost.
" HONEST JOHN" was the title 1\11'. Ellsler was known by
among the members of the dramati.: profe,sion, and after
his assignment he determined to pay every cent of his indebtecl­ness.
He has since discharged every ohligation and has paid
many iln account he was no~ ouliged to liql\ld,lte. The citizens of
Cleveland gave him a uenefit on June 4, IS7S, and $1,400 was raised
for llim. He paid oul every dollar of it, against the e.unest advice
of his friends. Whenlte finally severed all connections with the play
house, which was the dream and ambition of his husy life, he de­termined
never to enter its portals again and he faithfully kept his
woru. It is said that he carried this resolve to such extremes, tLat
whenever he had occasion to go up or down Euclid avenue, he
avoided pas~ing the Opera House hy taking the opposite side of
the street. Tone of his ventures since have been crowned with
success, until he finally returned to his early love of acting. On
Wednesday last, after an absence from the Opera House boards of
nearly twelve years, he again appeared in that theatre before a
Cleveland alluience, which years ago was wont to adore dear old
Uncle John.
1"llERE is trouble brewing among the soldiers' and sailors'
monument committee about the figure that is to surmount
the shaft. Sculptor Scofield has lesigned a figure representing
the goddess of liberty with sword and shield, in an attitude of de­Fiance.
Some of the memuers of the committee are in favor of that
rlesign, whilC:others want something else. In fact, each committee­man
has an idea of his own, and the row promises to be agood deal
warmer than the one over the cavalry group. Some want a drummer­boy,
others want a private soldier,still another thinks that a figure of
Lincoln would be the proper thing, and, strange to say, no one has
yet suggested a figure (If Garfield. TOWN TOPIC suggests a heroic
ligure or Superintendent Schlllitl in an attitude of defiance, defying
a crowd of politicians and boodle commissioners. More power to
Schmitt!
PROllA13LY .the mo t a\~'kwarel dilemma for an actor to be
placed 111 IS to be obligeel to II tter all sorts of grand senti­ments,
whil.e half of the audience i snickering at him. Just in
such a predicament was Orrin Johnson at the Opera House on
Wednesday night of last week. Orrin would go through fire and
water for the lovely heroine, he was grand and fearful in his de­nunciation
of the "illain, but he rlirln't thrill the audience worth a
cent-not because he was unable to peak his little piece, but be­caus~
only a few moments before, the beautiful, but careless,
herOine had been leaning her face upon his manly bosom, and that
part of the coat covering it was full of nice, white powder.
TELEGRAPHY i' ~10t what it uSld to be from a financial point
" of vIew. Supenntendent Wright, of the Western Union
1elegraph Co., was a ked recently about the salaries received by
telegraph op.erators to-day, and he replied: "Beginners get all the
way from thirty dollar.' to forty dollars a month, and after they
have become experts 111 the profe sion, they earn seventy dollars
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and sometimes as high as eighty dollars. But unless they.are chiefs
of departments they never get beyond that. Wages' are lower
than they were ten years ago, and of course, considerably lower
than at the time of the war. Then, the telegraph operators re-
. ceived the highest wages ever paid.
1"'WENTY years ago Engineer John Whitelaw, of the Water
Works department visited New York City and in a ra"h
moment was induced to go to Baal h's Theatre and see the great
actor in the role of Cardina! Ric/u/ieu. The next day he was
asked by a friend how he liked the performance, and not being
much of a theatre-goer, he replied: "Oh, I liked it well enough,
hut I tell you that man Booth isn't long for this world. He is a
dying man. How he can gel along and play that part with that
terrible, consumptive cough is more than I can see."
SAl 0 a public school teacher the other day: "I am so glad
that we had our first snow un a vacation day. You know it
came the day after Thanksgiving and we had no school then. I
just dread the first 3now, for on that day more than on any other
during the year, the children are noisy and unruly. The novelty is
so great that, no matter how good the children, they are tempte":
to bring snow·halls into the £choolroom and drag in as much snow
as possible upon their shoes. By the time school opened again,
the novelty Ilad worn off."
DROP-a-cen t- in- the-slot-and·get.your-correct- weigh t mach ines
are distributed all over the town, in hotel corridors, theatre
lobbies, drug stores, and at every ooint where crowds are liable to
congregate. The same concern used to have weighing machines
with a II drop a nickel in the slot" arrangement, but they were
poor paying investments, and were soon changed for those now in
use. The first machines were failures, as scarcely a dime per week
on the average was collected in each machine. The local agent
who makes a tour among the machines every week, says that the
difference in the receipts is enormous. In his weekly trips he
gathers in sometimes 200, and oftener 300, pennies in every ma­chine,
and in one place he collected in one week $10, quite a pay·
ing inve,tment, if it is considered that the scales don't have to be
fed and do not have to come around every Saturday for their salary.
It doesn't seem possible that a thousand persons drop their pennies
into one machine a week, but it's a (act nevertheless.
NINETEENTII century innovation,; have an inclination to make
people lazy. Thanksgiving afternoon a stroller about town
had occasion to wait for a friend in the hallway of a large Euclid
avenlle block that is filled up to the sky parlor with offices. On
the elevator door the following sign was suspended: "This ele­vator
will be closed at noon on Thanksgiviug day.'" The stroller
waited about twenty minutes, and during that tim~, thirty men and
warnell wandered up to the elevator, read the sign very carefully,
stopped and meditated. Only five of the thirty summoned up
courage enough to walk up stairs, and the rest returned to thr
street rather than crawl up.
THERE are few greater surprises on earth-unless it is to be
hit by a trolley wire-than to hold the telephone" listener"
to one's ear and receive a sudden shock. Shocks vary materially,
but none of them are pleasant. The other day, Engineer Rawson,
of the city civil engineers' department, was pleasantly conversing
with a friend miles away, when he suddenly dropped the" cussed
thing" and made a jump. He explained afterwards that he thought
he ~as hit on the ear with a good sized base ball bat. A by­stander
observed that it probably was the result of an animated
conversation over the wnes between Brotherhood Champion A I
Johnson and League Upholder Davis I-hwley.
THE day after Thanksgiving Chief Dickinson, of the fire de­partment,
received hy express a pair of lively 'possums as a
complimentary gift from the chief of the fire department of Atlan­ta,
Ga.
" What are you going to do with these things, Chief?" asked
Secretary Spencer."
"It's a new brand of rats," replied the big chief. "I got
tired of the old-faHhioned City Hall rats, and 1 am going to let 'em
loose and start a new breed. I think we'll get rid of the City
Hall rats in that manner, for being of different breeds they will
fight like Kilkenny cats, and kill one anot.her off."
AMONG the ent.erpri~ing little newsboys in town is a black­eyed,
black-hall'ed )Ittle fellow, whose first name is Ben.
He has a fine, expressive face, and would pass anywhere as an
Italian, although he comes from the land of Kossuth. Selling
papers is but a side issue\vith him. He is quite a pet among the
ladies in the art club, and is one of the regularly employed models.
Ben earns thirty-five cents an hour wren on model duty, and as he
aptly expresses it, "It's quite a snap for doin' nothlll'."
IT is popularly supposed that the practice of law is among the
most remunerative professions, and that famous lawyers be­come
wealthy much sooner than doctors or ministers. Ex-attorney
General James Lawrence said the other day: "l am really sur­prised
to see so many newspapers make the statement that Tom
Powell is worth $150,000, when I know he isn't. It's an absolute
impOSSibility for .an attorney to accumulate so much wealth unless
he da.bbles and speculates in outside enterprises."
MONKEY furs have been fashionable for some time. A dealer
on Euclid avenue g'lve a sign painter some copy after hav­ing
received a new stock of monkey goods. The merchant wanted
a sign for his window and he furnished the following copy: "Mon­key
Stole & Muff, $6." When the sign arrived the painter was
found to have made an error, but it served the purpose, as it drew
a crowd around the window. The merchant noticed the unusually
large crowd, and joining the throng on the sidewalk he saw, to
his horror, that the sign read:
Monkey Stole a muff.
$6
WHEN New Yorkers have occasion to patronize Cleveland
restaurants, they express astonishment at the low price~.
Local restaurants are not grand, gaudy and fashionable j but, as a
New Yorker aptly remarked the other day, "The costliness of the
furnishings in New York restaurants is really the cause of the ex­orbitant
cost of meals in that city. I have frequently paid three
dollars for a dinner in New York city, which wasn't a bit better
than 1 can get here for a dollar."
I T is a treat of a lifetime to visit a theatre while a holiday mat·
inee is in progress. Few of the regular patrons of the house
go to the playhouse on such a day, and yet the house is crowded
with people who go but mace or twice a year, attending either
Thanksgiving or Christmas matinee. Such people get more good,
solid enjoyment out of a play in one afternoon than the average
man does in a hundred visits to the theatre. The men and women
fall in love with the hero and' heroine, and hate the villain with
such a genuine hatred that they greet him with hisses whenever
he dares to show his treacherous face behind the footlh1'ht~
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TOWN TOPICS.
;..JOT A HO~ICEOP:\TIIIC DOSE.
MRS. STO;..JE: IT WAS TAKE;'; \\'IIE:\ I \VAS EIl:IITEE:\, DUl'TOR; l:l'T, ALAS! 1 IIAn: CIIA:\I:EII SI:\nc TIII,:i\'.
DR. LITTLEI::L\T (wI/v lIwey allows a 7ilt"I!/I,)' ft/til'll/ to jish ill .dUI!/"7i· 7i't/t"rs): CIlA!'\(;ED! YES, BL'T HO\\'
DII'RO\'EII I EII:IITEI·;N IS SUCII A LA:\KY A(;E.
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FA,)HION ITEMS.
BORES will not be popular this \rinter.
:"Joses will be worn high by the more aristocratic families.
There is a tendency to short pedigrees among our fashionable
people.
For young II ll: 11, morals will be worn loose, if at all.
A prominent member of society was seen promenading on
Sunday with a genuine Russian Jag on, but it is doubtful if the
general public will adopt it.
Returned tra\'elers are wearing their bank accounts rather
short.
Patent leather shoes will not be worn by Anarchists this
Winter.
Shoes and stockings will be quite generally worn by the 400.
The prevailing color for noses this Winter is royal purple.
Blue eyes will be as popular as ever, and until after Christmas,
reticules will be worn full.
Sleeping--car passengers dress usually t!Il Irailll! this season.
Cheques \rill be popular with tailors.
Late news from ~ladagascar states that the ladies of that
region are wearing their smiles on the other side of their
mouth this year, while the gentlemen hare ceased to wear cuffs
on the ankle. substituting therefore the white bea\'er hat tha't
was so popular in America last Summer.
Bottles will be used tl1l5 Winter to decorate closets. and not
for the ordinary purposes.
Dogs have by no means gone out of fashion, and cats are yet
popular with maiden ladies of uncertain age, but in the way of .
animals, horses will undoubtedly go best.
A nice German favor for those who can afford it, is a cheque
on a reliable bank for $1,000.
TOWN TOPICS. 7
FLAT, WITH BATH /('OOM, TO-LET.
I.
"IT'S A SECRET, YOIr KNO\\","
"O'-I! TIIE:-I TELL IT QuiCK."
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"OIce,
.. I have men pushing my man­ufactures
in every city in the
United States."
.. What do you manufacture ?"
asked a bystander.
.. Wheelbarrows," replied the
man.
NOTHING VENTURI:',
NOTHING HAVE.
SPEAKING of agents," said
the man with the loud
HER eyes say" yes," yet her
lips say" no ; "
I really think I will dare il.
The kiss that is stolen is sweet·
est, and though
Her eyes say "yes," yet her
lips say" no."
And if she be vexed with me, let
it be so ;
For the sake of the prize, I can
bear it :
Her eyes say" yes," yet her Ii ps
say" no;"
I really think I will dare it.
r. B. i/. .. HAVEN'T you got any flies
to this stage?" asked
the low comedian of the theatre
manager.
.. Well no," said the theatrical
manager apologetically, .. we
haven't got them yet, but we
mean to have them soon-we've
got the wings."
8 TOWN TOPICS.
,ONE of the principal
, drawbacks to re­,
ceptions ane! dancing
parties on a larger scale,
is the absence of a suita­hie
rendezvous. The
.111. number of houses prov.idee! with
1~ reasonably large danCing rooms
'can be counted on the fingers of
one hanel, and among these the
largest of them cannot hold a
quarter of the owners' visiling
list. That has been fully tested
with Mr. Ralph Worthington's elegant hall room ancl Mrs. S. C.
Everett's dancing room. The Opera House stage, the other
night, was uncomfortably crowded, aud about the only place left
is the Gatling Gun armory, which is not always accessihle. The
Grays, it will be renh'm bered, used Case Hall at their semi·cen­tennial
jag, and are now negotiating for the use of the new Hoi­lenden
dining-room. It seems as though Cleveland's society
leaders might put their heads together and evolve some plan for
the establishment of an assembly room, somewhat lifter the Buffalo
and St. Louis slyle. And it woulr! be a paying investu,ent, as
well as a place ior a closed cere/t.
Miss Stone, of Huntington street, is at Nashville, Tenn.
Mr. J. C. Wilmot left early in the week for Los Angeles.
Mrs. Clarence Burke gave a drive whist yesterday afternoon.
Mrs. Herne, of Wheeling, is visitiug Mrs. Oglebay, at the Still-man.
Mrs. Tyler gave a dinner and theatre party, Tuesday, for twelve
friends.
Mr. and Mrs. J. \Y. Penlield are contemplating a trip 10 Los
Angeles.
Miss Alice M. Comstock has gone to Thomasville, Ga., 10 spend
the Winter.
Mrs. H. K. Devereux gave a ladies' luncheon Wednesday aft~r­noon.
Fifteen ladies were present.
Mr. and Mrs. T. L. Johnson gave a drive whist and dinner on
Thursday, for Mrs. Addie Desha Kirtland.
·Mrs. Lester Cobb, of 1275 Euclid Avenue, assisted by Mrs.
Arthur Brooks, gave a reception on Thursday.
On Wednesday next, Colonel and i'll's. George A. Garretson will
give a dancing party to the First Cleveland Troop.
. Col. and Mrs. George A. Garretson gave a wedding anniversary
dmner, on Tuesday, to the bridesmaids and groomsmen.
Mr. Milo B. Stevens and Miss Martha Grace Jordan were married
on Wednesday evening, at No. 578 Cedar avenue. The Rev. P. B.
Cabell performed the ceremony.
It is reported that Mrs. James A. Garfield will temporarily for­sake
h.er Summer home at Mentor, for a Winter in Washington.
She wIil be accompanied by her daughter and son-ir,-law, Mr. and
Mrs. J. Stanley Brown.
.A se~ies of three balls to be known as Rose balls, are to be given
thiS Wmter, at the residence of Mesdames John Tod, Jac0b B. Per.
kins and J. V. Painter. The dates are not announced as. yet, but
the first will take place this month, at the residence of Mrs. John
Tod.
Judge D. D. Belden and wife, of Denver, are the guests of Mr.
and Mrs. E. C. Parmelee. Mrs. Heiden is Mr. Parmelee's twin
si,ter, and the judge is one of the pioneers of the West, enjoying
the distinction of having been the first mayor of Omaha. Years
and years ago, Jndge Belden was one of the attorneys of Warren,
and associated in law practice with Judge Ranney.
MUSICAL.
1--o.HE next concert of the Philharmonic Orchestra win be given
Tuesday evening, December loth, at Case Hall. The soloists
will be l\'fr. John Marquardt, violinist and Mr. O. F. Comstock,
haritone. The programme will he as follows; Overture," Eg..
llIont," (Beethoven); Violin Solo. "Fantasie Appassionata,"
IVieuxlemps), !\fl'. John !\'farquardl; Symphony D Minor, (R.
Vnlkmann), "Das Schloss am l\1eer," (R. Becker), Mr. O. F.
Comstock; Music from" Lohengrin," (R. Wagner); Vocal Solo,
i\'Ir. O. F. Comstock; "Les Preluclcs," (Symphonic Poem-Li,zt).
Crowded columni; prevent the detailed account of the concert
of the Vocal Society lin last Thursday that is its due, both from
the real worth of the programme and the truly artistic manner in
which it was carried out. It should be briefly said, however, Ihat
the change from Case Hall to Music Hall was a decided improve­ment,
that the increased chorus sang with a large volume and fine
quality of tone and with excellent degrees of shading; that the
soloists were satisfactory, and the orchestra an important factor in
the success of the evening. .
A new and promising musical society has just been formed. It
is caller! The Criterion Male Chorus, and it is composed of some
the hest material in the city. Mr. E. 1. Leighton is the director,
ancl the rehearsals will he held at the Aaron Street Choral Hall,
where the first concert will be given January 9th.
Mr. Spengler's pianq pupils gave another one of their pleasing
rehearsels at Kirsch, King & Coo's piano rnoms on Friday after­noon.
Mr. O. F. Comstock has been engaged as organist and director
of the surplicec1 choir at Grace Church.
The principal churches are all husily engaged in rehearsing
their Christmas mnsic, and something unusually hne can he looked
for on that day.
Til E member~hi.p ro.1l of the Stone Church contains t~e I~ames
of more mIllIonaIres than any other place of worshIp 111 the
city. Among the wealthiest in that congregation are Mrs. Samuel
Mather, Mrs. Amasa Stone, Mrs. John Hay, Mrs. Harkness. Mrs.
John F. Clark, George H. Ely, J. L. Woods, G. F. Herrick, and
several others. While the Stone Church represents the most wealth,
the only congregation in town that has almost no poor members at
all is Dr. C. S. Pomeroy's Second Presbyterian Church on Prospect
street. For many years past this c'lngregation had but one poor
family in its parish, which is still receiving aid .
IT'S a small m~n t~at "s.q~eals" on a bet, but there are many
such, and Fire CommiSSIOner R. D. Jones is one of them. On
the night of the election a certain Rtpu1.>lican of long head, who
had het on Foraker, was looking for an opportunity to hedge,
and Mr. Jones appeared exceedingly anxious to bet his money on
Foraker. He was accommodated, and the money was placed in
the hands of a third party. A little later, the returns from Hamil•
ton county began to come in and Mr. Jones went to the stake­hold~
r, insisting upon the return of his wager. The stake-holder
demurred, bnl the fire commissioner insisted, and so the stake was
surrendered.
Great head!
TO\VN TOPICS. 9
SALLIE 'l)'BRASSE.
HEY say the reason that photographers
take so much more successful pictures
now than formerly, is because the idea
that photos must be taken in a glaring
light is exploded. They take pictures
now-a-days by subdued lights-a dark
day is as gooo as a hrigh t one-and a
great study is made of the matter of
shading. In the old days the brilliant
surroundings brought out every wrinkle,Jreckle and other blemish,
so that the portrait was either painfully true to nature, or it had to
be retouched until little likeness was left to lhe original.
They say that Adelairle Detchon-a ybung woman whom Illany
Clevelanders remember as a pretty and ambitious young elocutionist
-taught this trick to the London photographers. A ew York
writer says, "Trust lhat girl for knowing how to look pretty, in a
picture, or out of it." And we who remember Addie will agree
with that opinion.
Although a very fresh little school-girl at lhat time, I shall never
forget the :lwe with which 1 used to behold her elaborate coiffure,
her artistically penciled eye· brows, and lovely pink ann white com­plexion.
Of course we were shocked at the idea of a scholll-girl
" making up" in that fashion, but Addie had a real professional air,
even in those days. And although we criticised, we liked her ano
admired her, too, and predicted a future for the aspiring girl. She
not only lived up to our expectations, but has had several ., futures"
already-that is, she has won fame as an actress, an elocutionist, a
whistler and an operatic singer.
·:i:·O:;:{i:
The friends of Miss Luella Varney agree that the talented young
SCUlptress has improved greatly during her residence abroad. The
bright, good.natured, independent girl has come back to us a cul­tured
and dignified young lady. She isn't a bit spoiled, however,
although success has come to her so early in life. Miss Varney is
pt/ite and pretty as ever, pleasant. voiced and vivacious, though not
a great talker, and there is the indefinite something about her ap­pearance
and the impression she creates, that marks the artist.
And that reminds me of a little dialogue 1 overheard at the lec­ture,
or talk, on art, given by Miss Varney.
"1 think she's awful nice," whispered a gushing young girl be­hind
me. "But would you ever think she was an artist?"
"Oh, she isn't," replied her companion with much superiority,
" She isn't an artist at all-she is just a sCUlptUYfSS."
*** The latest kitchen utensil to be transplanted to the parlor is the
clothes-horse. It sounds offish, but a really handsome screen may
be made from a three-compartment rack. The frame must be gilded,
stained or plush· covered, and the panels are t:lstily covered with
China silk or some plain material with painted design, while a dado
of plush finishes the lower part. It is a dainty piece of work to
make a neat screen, but 1 have heard of a lovely bOUdoir screen be­ing
utilized from a clothes-horse. And 1 just saw the sweetest little
photograph easel made out of clothes-pins (gilded). It wQuld go
nicely with the screen-all that would be needed to fit out the laun­dry-
boudoir would be a gilded clothes-basket cradle swung on clothes­poles,
a plush draped wash· board panel, and a few miniature wash­tub
placques. Let us soap it won't be attempted. 'Twould make
every day in the week seem like Monday.
•*• Literary teas are the rage in Boston. At least they are called
so, but are, in reality, what we should pronounce progressive
spelling-bees, progressive quotation matches, or progressive rhyming
socials. Everything progressive "takes," and in the land of cui-chah,
these literary contests afford intoxicating delight to the young
people.
I heard of a young ladies' luncheon, where, after a substantial reo
past, a large plate of green paper lettuce leaves was passed around.
A quotation, printed on a slip of white paper, was attached to the·
stem of each leaf, and the girls were expected to guess the names of
the authors. When one guessed correctly, she was entitled to the
leaf, which was worn as a corsage bouquet. The fair Bostoness
who obtained the most decorations of this sort was the heroine of
the occasion.
Dear me, I wonder how brilliant we Cleveland girls would be at
such games. I believe I'd rather play at drive whist, even if I had
to cut for a prize-and not get it.
."'*
I believe some girls wouldn't be thankful if a favorite relative
died and left them a small fortune. I was calling on a friend the
other day-a real sweet girl-and as we chatted she became con·
fidential. So 1 ventured to ask if she had seen anything lately of
Ed Sharpway, a young man who used to go there a great deal.
" Well, yes, Sallie," she replied, a grieved but determined ex·
pression on her pretty face, "I do see Ed occasionally-but don't
you think that-well, to put it plainly, that most of the young men
are very disappointing? It seems to me that they never come up
to my expectations. Now there's Mr. Sharpway. Why, Sallie, we
have made ever so much of him lately! We treated him beautifully
all Summer, had him to Sunday dinners, got invitations for him, and
entertained him down in the country where we were staying-and
we really supposed he would show some appreciation of it this Win­leI'.
I counted on taking in everything good at the Opera House,
with nice little suppers after the play, and I knew he could get in·
vitations to all the Ratling Gun parties. And how do you suppose
he reciprocated? 1 expect you will laugh, but I didn't, 1 assure
you. 1 never was more cut up in all my life. Well, he put on his
most magnanimous air, and condescended to invite me to do the en­tire
Star Course with him!"
","'*
I can't refrain from making public a few of my most cherished
wishes-things that 1 don't w"nt to wait until Christmas for, and if
I could only get them, would be willing to share with the rest of
the human family. Here are some of the things
WANTED.
A model dressmaker, who fits and finishes in tailor fashion,
charges reasonable prices, and never talks scandal.
A scorcher with which to answer the woman who alway;; asks the
prices of }'our new things.
A charitable society of women where none but charitable remarks
are made.
A coterie of ladies where neither dentistry, servants or rheumatism
are discussed.
A few lively young men at five o'clock teas and afternoon card­parties.
A female friend who would never say sarcastic things, never be a
wet blanket, and never get jealous.
To know why so many women-nice women, too-seem fascinated
by spectaCUlar plays this season.
To be informed as to why sealskin and diamonds are such promi·
nent features among the audiences at a cheap series of entertain­ments
like the Star Course.
Some good amateur theatricals from our local talent this season.
Also, a high license placed on the manufacture of chewing gum.
I'm afraid you'll think me an incorrigible fault· finder, TOPICS,
when you review the above list of wants, so 1 won't put down an
olher one. 1 expect you've already weighed me in the balance and
found me-wanting.
SALLIE D'BRASS&.
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I~ TOvVN TOPICS.
seen here,
He caught
FRANCIS WILSON and his clever
associates established in .. The
Oolah" a standard for light opera ill
this COlli; try. They recognized in
their performance the truth, which
their predeces~ors had ignored, that
light upela was a distinct and legiti·
mate form I)f amusement; and they
succeeded, to a very large extent, in
discharging the artistic obligations to
which sudl <111 .l'-..:t:f'l,IIIL'e hounrl them. The acting was full of life
anu color and animal spirils, yet it was tempered with a spirit of
true artistic discretion and restraint.
The virtue of such work was appreciated and publicly honored a
few weeks ago; but it has been brought, by contrast, still more
prominently in~u the foreground by the performances of the Aron·
son Opera Troupe at the Lyceum Theatre this week,
If I remember correctly, this (;O~pany was originally known as
the Helen Lamont Company, then it became the Stetson Opera
Company, and now it shelters itselt under'the wing of Mr. Rudolph
Aronson, of the New York Casino. What improvement this trans·
migration has wrought, It is, of course, impossible to state i hut it
may be set down as undeniable that in its present condition, it, does
no credit to l\'!r. Aronson. On the contrary, it seriously handicaps
his succeeding ventures. It is very easy for a manager to cry
" wolf" once too orten to the public i and Mr. Aronson will find,
if he fritters away a valuable trademark in this way, that his gen·
uine Casino companies will be received with a distrust for which
he will have no one but himself to blame.
"Nadjy" was the only opera I heard i and the performance was
a very unsatisfactory one, It lacked in both elements of success,
the vocal and the dramatic. I did not hear a single good voice,
anu the flln was f f f all the way through. Miss Lamont, who is
lhe star of the company, has a light voice which she uses fairly
well, but it shows signs of wear. She is a wretched actress.
Mr. Louis DeLange merits commendation more for his energy
than hIS talent. I have seldom seen a harder working comedian,
but the results are not proportionate to the effort. The best thing
he does is his imitation of a woman "doing up" her hair, which,
by the way, is not original with him. He borrows it from Jimmy
Powers of the Casino Company, who got it, in his turn, from a
London music hall singer whom he saw on his vacation trip last
Summer. Mr. R. E. Graham is growing tiresome. He entirely
misses allthe original opportunities of his part in "Nadjy," and
only makes it a revised version of that nonsensical character he
played in "The Little Tycoon." He still imitates Emmett, who
never could sing, in his singing, Wilh an increased catarrhal quality
to it that makes it still more depressing.
The best performer in the company is Miss £mma Hanley, and
it is, perhaps, the table· land that surrounds her which makes her
little peaks of talent jut up so prominently. She is the leavening
spirit in the opera.
The music of "Nadjy" has no permanent value. It is pleasant
at the time, but there are no well defined melodies to be carried
away, in the memory. It has a characteristic local colorin~ at
limes:th~ough:thlImployment of familiar Hungarian tunes i and
Ihis spirit of appropriation, which the composer has used with much
propriety, has led the devisers of the American version to still fur·
ther borrowing. Ambroise Thomas would be shocked to hear his
"Hear am I in Beauty's Bower," from" Mignon," used for the
ballet dance in the second act.
The redeeming feat ure of " Nadjy" is pictorial. The costuming
and scenery are unusually good.
~rr'".iIf
" Jim, the Penman" is a sugar-coated pill. Hidden in a cap'
iule of social sweetness, is a thrilling and drastic melodrama.
It has been seen here so often that it now requires little consid·
eration. The present company is not so good as those which have
previously been seen in it, though Mr. Joseph Whiting stiU
retains his old part. In many respects it is the best thing he
has ever done. He looks the character, and physical fitness goes a
gn~at ways toward success. His Rols/on has more than this to
commend it, though. It has caught the genuine English flavor,
and it has a burliness of intellect, as wel1 as of figure, to it. The
present Nilla is Miss Ellie Wilton, who is chiefly known here in a
lighter grade of work. She played it with a great deal of skill,
and she redeemed her inability to entirely reach the full intensity
of the more dramatic scenes by a quiet naturalness in the other
portions that was very effective.
Mr. Charles Kent's Baron Hart/tid was the best yet
but Mr. Edward Travies was a bad Captain Rtdwood.
the externals, but none of the spirit, of the part.
**;'f
One of the best things in the variety show now current at the
Star Theatre, is the musical act of the Four Emperors of MUSIC
They are familiar performers in Cleveland, but they play so much
new music that their contribution never entirely loses its -novelty.
The Nelson family are also a strong card. They are daring and
graceful abrobats, and are so certain in their ~ndeavors that aIJ
apprehensions of their safety seem groundless. Mlle. Fogardus in­troduces
some wel1 trained dogs and' pigeons, and John A. Cole­man
is a very pleasing dancer. The knock-about act of Campbell
and Nibbe is too rough.
'*** "True Irish Hearts" are beating again at the H. R. Jacobs
Theatre this week and, though I left my stethoscope at home when
I tested them, the pulsations seem~d as norm~1 as on their last visit.
*~;:*
"Nym Crinkle" (A. C. Wheeler) has discontinued writing for
Tilt Mirror, and is now !urnishing an admirable weekly essay for
Tilt Tlua/rt Magazi,u, of New York.
SAGE.
THE manager of the Star Theatre is small in stature, full 01
"get-up" when he is busy, and easy-going when business is
over. His name is Frank M. Drew, and a study of his nose wilJ
show that he just barely t"scaped having a genuine, full fledged
Drew nose. He is related in some manner to aIJ the Drews on the
stage, all of whom have characteristic Drew noses. His hair is
dark brown, so is hIS mustache, and though not much more than
thirty, he can tell more interesting stories of early circus days in
America than many showmen twice his age.
WHILE the. daily papers are speculating a~out the date ot'
the openmg of the new Arcade, and whIle it has geneI"
al1y been determined in the newspapers that it will not he opened
until Spring, TOWN TOPICS is happy to inform its readers that
strenuous efforts are now being made to have the walk from
Superior street to Euclid avellue open to the public by the holi­days.
There are not many leases made for the occupancy. of the
building, and those that are made are dated (rom April I, 1890.
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A STRIK ING hgure is always a temptation for a photo~rapher,
and Mr. A. C. Hard made an elegant victim, the other day,
as he entered the presence of a Kodak hend. At any rate, here is
his portrait. For a man of thirty-five, his has been quite a varied
ex perience. Mr. I-[r>rcl is the son of Judge J. K. Hard, and was
born in Tiffin, Seneca county. At an early age he managed his
father's sugar plantation in Louisiana, and on his return began to
take an active part politics. In the old Sixth ward, that cast 3,500
Republican votes, he was chosen committeeman without opposi­tion.
For two years he was on the executive committee of the
State Republican committee, and he has served as ch:\Irman of
both the city and county committees. He was a member of the
national conventirn of 1884, and was the youngest delegate to that
assembly. Mr. Hard is among the leading business men of the
city. Formerly of Arnold & Hard, he' is now a member of the
firm of McIntosh, Huntington & Co. He is tall, rather gooa look­ing,
and a gemai, clever gen tleman.
B{\NKER P. M. SPENCER is one of the popular men of the
city. He is of medium height, blue-eyed and" bearded like
a bard." While his hair is dark, his beard is auburn, mixed with
gray. Every body in town knows" Phin" Spencer who, while ap­parently
easy going, is quite a student of human nature, and as
shrewd a financier as there is in the city.
COLONEL 0. J. HODGE tells this story of Mr. W. H. Doan:
"There was a church lair of some sort in the old Tabernacle
on Ontario street. They had cigars on sale and some friends chal·
lenged me to ' match' (or the cigars, which were sold at ten
cents each. I beat five men in succession, and then I returned
them to be sold again. Everybody seemed to think that I was in-vincible,
and one gentleman insisted that he could find a match
for me. I told him to bring him along, and he brought W. H.
Doun. Doan was on the point of matching pennies for the ~igars,
whtn he suddenly remembered that it wouldn't do for him to en­t'Ourage
gam bling in his own tabernacle, and so he backed out."
TANTALUS REDIV/f/US.
"Oh, why this ghastly mien t" I cried­..
This pallid (ace and tearful eye t
These feeble footsteps, trembling hands"­Alas,
she simply moaned, "I'm by'"
"Oh, come, cheer up, 'twill never do
To thus give way to doleful dumps.
Do tell us what the trouble is '"
The wretched creature gasped" What's trumps?"
I thought her daft until I heard
A reason plain for all her sighs­Progressive
euchre-four long hours­For
ladles only-won no prize!
"THERE are some mighty funny people in this country," re-marked
Postmaster Armstong the other day," and some
of them would lax the patience of all the saints combined. See
this envelope? Can you make anything out of it? No? I
thought so. It looks like a barb wire fence with straight marks
running from top to bottom, and I had some of my men wild be­fore
they could decipher the words 'Postmaster Armstrong.' A
day or so ago I received a letter from a little town near here from a
jealous wife who wrote me confidentially saying that she suspected
her husband of carrying .on a clandestine correspondence. She in­closed
a sample of his chiography and actually wanted me to ex·
amine) every letter that goes through the postoffice and find one
containing the mark of her town and her husband's handwriting,
Just think of it, all she wanted me to do was to handle and ex­amine
250,000 leltp.rs each day !~'
NEWSPAPER readers will remember the recent sensational
scene III a Chicago court·room, when the trial of the Cronin
case was interrupted by " That's a lie !" coming from the lips of a
reporter on the Chicago Daily Nt1tJs. The newspaper-man who
caused the commotion was Eugene Wood, one of the queerest and
most unique characters in the world and who, before the Clevtland
Herald's sale to the Pla;1z Dealer, was a member of its staff. He
was particularly well)nformed all matters of religion, and at the
time of the Hinckel excitement in Grace Church he drove Rector
Hinckel to distraction by continually referring to him as Father
Hinckel, and interviewing him on the restoration of the confess­ional
into the Episcopal Church.
WOOD had occasion to call upon the Mother SUlJerior of 51.
Ursuline Convent one day, and introduced himself to that
good lady as Mr. Du Bois. This was subsequently discovered by
a reporter on the same paper, but how many more fables and
romances he told the Superior will probably never be known.
Certain it is, that in the goodness of her heart she presented him
with a crucifix, which he kept on his desk in the Herald office,
WHILE Chief Dickinson of the fire department is one of the
kindliest men in the city hall, and extremely well liked by
newspaper-men, the interviewer can approach him only in a round­about
way. To the question: "Any news to-day, chief?" he invari·
ably has some reply like the following: "I am not working for
any newspaper to-day i it doesn't pay, arid so I've resigned." At
times he is liable to say, "News? I haven't read the newspapers
yet," or "I haven't seen any news, have you?"
14 TOWN TOPICS.
A DISTI:--JCTlON.
LuCY: (;:\CLE FREn, IS :'-lEW YORK 1:-1 A IIIGII LATITCDE?
UNCLE FRED: :'-la, I SHOULD SA\' ;.lOT; 1\LTIlOU<;f{ IT IS A 1I1<~f{ 01.11 PLACE 1\:\1) TIII':I(J': IS LOTS OF LATITUDE TIl ERE.
CASIMIR DELAROCHES DILEMMA.
CASI:\IIR DELAROClIE had been bred in
the best school of French politeness. He
was of the type of Illan that almost any woman
would love at sight, but had one cardinal fanlt­he
was not rich.
lIelena Van :\rsdale could trace he~ Knicker
bllcker blood back through at least two generations. She was a clever and
good-hearted girl though, and did not devote a great deal of time to the tracing
process. She was a fair representative of the best class of American girls-those
that believe tlut a home where love reigns is preferable to riches, fashion, or
dissipation. But lIelena likewise had a serious fault. She was the daughter of
wealthy parents who sought a brilliant match for her.
Casimir Delaroche and Helena Van Arsdale met at Bar Harbor. A not long
acquaintance inspired mutual love. Here in the course of a stroll through the
hills each learned the other's secret. The dear girl frankly admitted her love.
,. But, Casimir," she said, after all the usual "ows and arknowledg-ments and
promises had been exchanged, "how about papa?"
"What about papa, ma cherie ?'. Casimir asked.
" You know you have told me you were not rich, and both papa and mamma
have set their hearts on my marrying a rich man."
.. True, dear, [ am not rich, but I have my little income, a brave heart, and in
this magnificent country of yours a man ran not fail to become rich if he has onl."
courage. Fear not."
The farewells were said at Lenox, but with the understanding that as soon as
possible Casimir should be given an opportunity to ask the Van Arsdales,
father and mother, to take him on in the capacity of son-in-law.
The Van Arsdales lived in a style becoming their fortune and position, so
when Casimir one day received a dainty, crested note stating that Mrs. Van
Arsdale requested the pleasure of his company at dinner on a eertain evening of
the ne:-;,t· week, he knew that it would be a ceremonious entertainment and that
Helena expected him to find opportunity, under cover of. the occasion, to ask the
momentous question.
He entered the drawing-room aud was prt·sented tu tht· assl'mhled guests, some
TOWN TOPICS.
MR5. )11'150 : Is it next Thursday, Charles, that we were to ha\'e our tin wedding?
MR, JIMSON; Yes, my dear.
MRS. )IMSON: Then we will have to p0!itpone it.
MR. JIMSON: Why, what for?
MRS. JIMSON: Br.idget informed me this morning that she was to receive nex~
Thursday from half-past five till eight.
(Unavoidably jJoJtjJoned.)
THE DIFFERENCE.
MR. JIMCRAK: I'm going to the lodge to-night, clear; we've got to initiate
four candidates.
MRS. )IMCRAK : Well, I want you to come­MR.
)IMCRAK: Oh, yes; I'll come straight home.
MRS. JIMCRAK : But that isn't what I want.
MR, JIMCRAK (impatiently): Well, what on earth do you want, then?
MRS. JIMCRAK : I want you to come home straight.
CASDflR DELAROCHE'S D(LEM~IA.-" TIll' Question is, W'hat Did He Do?"
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" His garb was such as minstrels wear,
Dark was his hue, and dark his hair,"
(Lord of/I.e hlu), Ca,,/o III, ';Jlru ilil.
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, twenty in number. His was not the privi­lege
of taking Helena to the table; but that
young woman, with the craft of her sex, had
arranged that he should sit next to her. Un­fortunately,
however, he was not far frolll
)1rs Van Arsdale's end of the table, and
any covert looks at Helena had to be very
cuvert indeed.
Roaches are rarely spoken of and rarely
seen in' the precincts of polite society, but
even the greatest of precau tion will not
keep them out of the best of houses.
When the soup was served Casimir was
engaged in talking with Hel~na, and was
unly recalled to the fact tbat he was at din­ner
by noticing that the soup-plates before
some uf the guests were being removed.
He turned hastily and met Mrs. Van Ars­dale's
severe eyes fixed upon him as though
in reproof at his neglect of her hospi tality.
He took his spoon, and was abollt to place
it in the soup when, hurror of horrors, what
should he see but the carcass of a roach re­posing
in the limpid t1uid.
The question is, what did he do?
Did he abandun the soup, and thereby in­cur
Mrs. Van Arsdale's ill-will?
Or did he juggle the roach intu his waist­cuat
pocket, to be preserved as a souvenir
of the occasion?
Or did he swallow the roach?
16 TO\iVN TOPICS.
SAYS THE COLONEL TO THE COLONEL.
POLITICIANS as a rule are t:areful of tl.leir papers,. al1~ ge~er'
ally manage-in the language of PresIdent Hamson s prime
minister-to II hurn Ihat lettl'r," Rut sometimes it isn't hurnt,
and a man \\ hI) had o.:casicn this week til visit the er,-twhile ancl
whilom headquarters of the county Republican central cnmmittee
fduncl the follll\\ illJ.: illlerestinl; correspondence. which is here I,ub­I
',ed f"r the gui;lance and information of all whom it nln)'
c ,"cern :
CLEVIILA:"O, U , Nov. '9, '889.
M\' DEAN CUI.Ol\EI.: - Your kiud lellcr tendering congratulatious bdore me.
Now, as you outrank lIIe in seniority, I ml"l look to lOU for advice as'wcll as
romm:lIld. Frum what I have read in the Kentucky papers, I judge a colonel
must be rcady:u fight upon the slightc-t provocaiion. In olher words, should
anyone call him a ,on of a gun, or word, to that effcct, he must tire at the fcl­low
at once, and cxpect to be fircd at in return, or be ripped up \\ ith a bowie­knife.
[think possilJly I might attend to the first part of this, but to avoid the
counter charge IS what might be troublesome. Please tellmc what 10 do in
such an eme;gcncy. [care nothing for myself, but how I should hatc to makc
my wife a widnw: Dn you think thcre will be war? Can colonels resign at
will' Suhje.-t Itl command, Very truly yours,
o. J. l-IuOG".
CLRVEI.-'l'O, P.. 01'. 30, ,889,
r"!AR COLOl\1!I. HOOr.E:-[ am gratified to be in a position to comply with
vour request for a lillie a Ivice. and shall be glad to furni. h you with such in­formation
as is due (rom one comrade to another. I( any "ue call- you a sun of
a gun or words to that effect, don't notice him. It is agaiust the dignity of
staff officers to embroil themselves in any quarrel, except there be two pair
against you, and even then you should reserve your fire until you have a full
hand. There is no imminent danger of war. at least not during the ne,t forty
days or thereabouts, when your term of office will have e,pired-unless, fn­deed,
some difficulty should arise concerning the boundary lines of Alaska. I
ca,l hold out to you, however, some hope by saying that in the history of lhe
world, from Adam down. there is no case on record showing that an officer on
a governor's staff was killed or Injured while iu the lIne of duty. \"011 ask
whether colonels can resign at will. Permit me to sllggest that colouels on lhe
governor's staff should never think of re,igning. except in case 01 invasion of
the State by some unprincipled enemy, when the membcrs of the staff should
assemble in haste, and resign like men. Any fnrther advice or informatiou con­cerning
t;ff officers that you may require, will be most cheerfully (urn shed
hI' your friend and comrade
LOIJls S,IIITlI:oIIGIlT.
COMING ATTRACTIONS.
\ T last we. hall have a chance to see the Hermann Vnudeville
.r\. Company, which ha. cau,ed such a great sensation in the
Ea,t. It hns played to immense houses in New York, and the
hrains of Bostun and the blnod of Philadelphia have alike fallen
victims to its excellence. The company is ullquestionahly the best
On the road, and the ,pecinlties that are introduced are not only
novel and entertaining. but they are refined. At the henri of the
performers !-lands the great '!'rewey, who is said to he a veritable
l;euius. Then come, Gus Williams with a new monulogue,
Dainty Kate Seymour give, a danre that is everywhere spuken of
as the poetry of motioll anrl Mi,s Eunice Vallce, a London singerof
th.~ highest repule, is also with the troupe. Variety is now the
popular fad, rlllfl Cleveland, Ihat always takes up the \'agaries of
fashion, will prohnhly not be backward in (ollowing the lead of
the Eastern social world.
The Chicago Opera H'luse has become the recognized home of
extravaganza in thIS country, It began with a sum)Jtuous bur­lesque,
and each year has seen a vast improvement in its prede­cessor.
"Bluebeard, Jr.," which comes to the Lyceum next week,
is sait! to be the most brilliant of the series. If it is as good as
lVas II The Glass. tipper" last. year, the popular taste will be
amply atisfied. Like thai, it will abound ill heautiful cenery, in
dazzling co tume , in strange mechanical effects, in graceful dane.
ing, in ingeniously devised marche" in laughter and in song. It
witl be presented by the original cast, which includes among other
performers of repute, that truly amusing actor Mr. Edward Foy, a
comedian of the 1110St original methods. There will be a large
corps de ballet and the usual number of pretty chorus gnls.
The Boston Dady Globe; of June 12th, ,peaks as follows of next
week's nttraction at the H. R. Jacohs: II Lights and Shadows"
pre,enls a remarkahle series of striking stage situations. Among
them a scene where a rising tide enters the room where hero ancl
heroi~e are bound and nearly engulfs them is, remarkably effect ive.
Excellenl, too, is the steel room scene, where the villain is en­trapped.
It is rertainly a melodrama of much interest. The
audience la,t night at the play was large and uncommonly enthu­siastic
over the performance. "Lights and Shndows" holds liS
interest tf) the curlni,,', fnll, and the Inst act, though short, is fnll
01 surprises,
After a long ,clies of vnudeville enlerlainments i\lnnager Il,ew,
of the Stnr Thealre, will return next week to the legitimate drama,
producing" The Scout's Dclughter," a play new to Cleveland, hut
which comes slrongly endorsed. Its title is the index of ils char­acter.
II is a drrlllla of Wester" lile, and is founded on renl events
in the caleer of i\-lis~ Pauline I'nrker, the star of the performance_
The hurse that she uses is the same one which she rode fl"llm her
ranch in J),lkota III Ihe nearest militnry post, Fort ~inabnngh, nnd
informed the offiCl'rs in chnrge of the uprising of the Flench
Canadian Indians, retnrning in time with the suJ(liers to save the
lives and property of many of the poor settlers. Miss Parker is
said to have many qunlitications for success on the stage, and her
manager has provided her with a good compnr,y.
The Dime Museum keeps step with the other places of nlllnse·
ment in the fnithfnlness wi'.h which it luoks after the interest of
its patrons. Everyt hing that will interest, entertain, or instruct
them, i-; sooner llr laler, secured, and the consequence is that the
11l1~ lic, nLting on Ihe doclrtne that one good turn deservl's anolher,
is never bnckward in its attendance there. A special effort is be­ing
made by the neW mnnagement to make the Museum n special
,resort for the ladies and children, and the character of the enter­tninments
there is always one that they on enjoy and approve
"1",11 E champion church snorer was dis~i)l'erecl in the First Pres.
byterian church, Inst SUllday morning. People have been
known to sleep during. ermollS, but this man lJeat the record. As
usual, after services, the worshipers were dismissed with an operatic
selection (,n the organ, ns loud as the key thumper on the old organ
could thulllp with all the strength at his command. The aisles
were crowded with peuple rushing out into the open air, and all
the sents save one were deserted. The occupant of this pew was the
champion church snorer in que,tion. He occupied the most con­spicuous
spot in the center of the church, his neck was of an un­usual
length, and his head lVas craned away off on one side, giving
him the appearance of the leaniug tower of Pisa. Everybody
looked at him, and some fell' talked to him, but the sleeper wouldn't
wake. The church was emptied of every man, woman and child,
the sexton looked a ' him pityingly nnd permitted him to'finish his
~Iumbers. At last accoullt he was still there, and it is probable he
will be on hand for to-morrow's servic·es.
--
T J-fE al/eution 0./ tne public is respect­ful/
j' iWi'i/ed 10 tIle elegant. displa)'
0/ diamonds aud the large assortmellt oj
(noice HoNda)! gifls SnOll'tl al
BALl.'SjEUELRY STORE,
e01'tler, Superior and Seneca.
TOWN TOPICS.
Co. DR. J. W. JUNGMANN,
Dentist.
Room39, Nottingham Block, Next to Arcade ~ast
SD EUCLID AVENflE.
WE know that it is llot a/ways
II,e easiet thill/{ in the 'World
to determine just u,llat to give your
friends for a holiday present. 1f '('
know, too, that a hardzerart' slure is
about the last plact' you 'Would look
to find it. If )'Olt will call u/Jon us
we will show )'Olt man)' Ihings not
before thought of in Ihis cOllnee/ion
which 1.vil! make bolh useful and
n01.Ie! presents. Hie also ha've a
large line of cutlery in plush and
oak cases, suilable for Hleddillg gifls. * * THE llf/. BINGHAM CO.,
97 and 99 Superior SI.
(Perry-PaY1te Building).
213 BANK STREET.
Tel. 2329.
Patentll.
Engl·aver.
De8ks.
Desks, Chairs and
Office Furniture,
Burgess &, Fish,
J. H. Fleharty & Co. rSeals. Rllbher and !lre"1
Siamps, Stencils, etc.
9'1 SCUt.'CA gl.
OSBORNE & CO.,
Patent Lawyers
-AND-Solicitors
of Palmts,
29 Euclid Avenue,
CLEVELAND, O.
N. S. AMSTUTZ,
Arlist-Draug'ltIsman,
~4 IIlack.wne Rld'g,C;cvclilll,I,
0,. Telepliolle Ha,
Patent Office Draw­ings,
Drawings for
Photo and Wood En­graving.
Perspectives
from Working Plans,
etc.
Dl·anghtslUllll.
Photographer,
211 SUPERIOR ST.
Electrical.
Photugn\l·her.
E. DE::X:E1E.,
143 Euclid A,'enue.
Photographic Portaits.
FLASH-LIGHT PHOTOGRAPHS, House Inte·
riors and Photo-Crayons A SPECIAL TV. Mr.
Decker has been awarded the highest premium
wheD"ver exhibiting in competion, in America and
abroad.
United Bectrle Co"
Room 8,
80 Euolid A \'e.
Electric Belts for Weak
and Nervous People,
Kidney and Liver Com-plaints,
Constipation
Etc. '
* *
Co.
&,
Hull &,
Hull
R.
R.
* *
* *
E.
E.
CHEW GUM.
Catarrh.
Throat and lung diseases cured hy I he
direct inhalation of Medicated Balsam Vapor.
Call or send stamp (or book on otlice and
home treat.ment. DRS.~GATCHELL,
174 Euclid ave.
18 ,tbWN TOPICS,
THE BAkNSTORMERS.
THE play was bad, t~e players.worse,
And tired of the hisses and Jec;.rs.
The kerosene lamj1S and the gas, went out,
And the seats rows up'in tiers.
SMART WOMAN.
L/\1>\' (C1tlerz'/~:; b/(Itlter's s//(}~) :\1r. .Cleaver, I .would li~e
to ha\'e you sa\'e me t\\'o nice rabbIts to-day. If you \\'111.
j)leasc.
:'IIH. CLEAVER: Yes'm, J \rill. Shall I send them up?
LA I)\,: No; you see m)' husbancl has gone gunning to-d:lY,
and he said he was goin~ to hring home some game this time or
perish in the attempt; so I think he \I' ilI probably call in here
\I'hen he is coming home and you can sell him the two that I
have ordered,
AN UNFORTUNATE MAN. "I HEAR," said Smith, "that Robinson has met with a great
many misfortunes lately."
":'Ilisfortunes," echoed Brown. "\rell I should say he had.
He's the most unfortunate man I ever came across. Why," he
continued, "do YOIl know that Illan has got a lar~e callous on
his left leg from kicking himself so much."
THE LANDLADY'S THkUST.
~"l.. . '-- ::::-; Z. '"" ~
......-:- ~, j (I) n '-;J) ce. ':;-. '_ 0· - " THEY say," remarked :'III'. I log-g-, the iml)eCunious boarder, J. ,~ :-" r'I~..I -:' ~':,*" •
"'-'~'""?Gd""""= ~,~ r'.~).; ~~.;; ~,:1,..J ,,\\~~ \ "that one butt Ie of that Dr. Gubb's Invigorator will cure " / ,.'t'~: \~~'I\'\\.~\\.: a case of consumption."
I .' " Well," said Mrs, Hashleigh, the landlady, as she helped him
VALe ELESS PRE.\ CH '~G, to his fourth plate. " that may be. ordinarily, but I think it would
MASTER: JAMES, 1\1 SURPRls,·:n TO SEE YOU IN TillS l'U:-;- k h
D1T10N; YOU NEVER St.W lilt INTO;\ICATE\). , ta'e more t an one bottle to cure a case like yours,"
BUTLER: No SUR (hil), AI.WAYS TO-1l1C-UElJ \I'IIEN-II\(,- And in the silence that followed the roar of the street could
COAnDIAN HRI:"l;S YOU 1I0ME.· he distinctly heard.
THE EVOLUTION OF A TOUGH.
TOWN TOPICS.
MANUFACTURERS OF
Arrive.
co 6:20 p. m.
2:20 p. m.
*10:15 a. m.
8.loa. m.
Valley Railway.
Depart.
Valley Junction Mail ('7:.0 a. m.
Marietta Express I! II:IS a. m.
Canal Dove'r Express ".:15 p. m.
Ciev'd & Canton Ex pres.' 7'00 p. m.
Depot-South Water Sireet.
The Nickel Plate.
Arrive. Depart.
Fostoria Accommodation: 10:.0 a. m 5: II p. m.
Ashtabula Local.. t:eKl p. m. 7:30 a. m.
Ruffalo Express, 5: 16 p. m. 10:.5 a. m.
Chicago Express 9:20 p. m. 6:30 a. m.
Euclid Accommodation leaves 6:20 a. m. .~:oS p. m.
River Bank" .. 7.0 a. m. 1.0 p. m.
City Ticket Offices: 22. Bank St" 598 Pearl St..
and Depots.
LEWIS WILLIAMS, B, F. HORNER
Gen'l Supt. Gen'l Pass. Ag't.
Cleveland, O.
Tr;l1n~ on all roads rUIl on Standard lime:, wnl' hi.
33 mmutes slower than Ball'. citv time.
*Daily; all other trains dailv except Sundav.
CLEVELAND, 0,
--CONTRACTORS FOR--
THE STREETS OF C[TlES AND TOWNS.
....WRITE FOR CIRCULARS AND PRICES."
Harrison· Many Lighting
COMPANY,
Vapor Gas Burners, Fixtures, Torches, Gaso­line
and Oil Stoves, and all kinds of
Street Lanterns for Gas, Gas-oline
and Kerosene.
LIGHTING
13 to 23 Davies St.,
And many other first class investment
stocks.
The ~LlJlo.ma.I.1 ~arpe. li.eaninJ Works,
'.5 Seneca ~t., cor. Long St. Tel. 2131.
Oleveland & PittsbuTg'h Railroad.
I Arrive. Depart.
I New York Express 12 so p. m. 7.5 a. m.
New York Express ,6 l,~ p m. 105 p. m.
Alliance Accommod·n 9 3S a. m. 3 2S p. m.
Ravenna Accommod'n , '5 a. m. 500 p. m.
Nil!ht Express ('520; a. m. *11 10 p, m.
•
Mount Vernon & Pan Handle Route,
c. A. & C. Ry. Co. Arrive. Depart.
Akron, Col. & Cin... Flyer........ s:.op. m. 8:10a. m.
Akron, C. & C. Nighl ~.xpr~ss.. l:oo a. m. 8.00 1'. m.
Akron. Col. & Z'ville EX 12:S0 p. m. 1:05 p. m.
Akron & Orrville Accom 9:3S a. m. 3:25 p. m.
The 8 p. m. train runs daily. Elegant Pullman
palace sleeping cars attached, All other traID, dai'y
exce"t Sunday.
STOCKS AND BONDS.
I OFFER FOR SALE:
34 Shares First National Bank.
100 " Republic Iron Co.
300 'I Brush Electric Co.
50 "Brush L'ht &PowerCo
H. C. DEMING,
Telephone 1697. 220 BANK
-IlUV-And
ask for a
54 Public SlluRre.
To try it is Ie ~ ltvW it to be
DOMESTIC FASHION SHEET.
K,'app's Falml AdJllstable Dress
Fti;ures,
BAILEY & WHITMORE,
The Star nat Leads Them All.
REMOVAL.
SHOULD OBTAIN SUCH AN EDUCATiON AS CAN BE HAD AT
THE I::U( LID AVENUE I:USI ~ESS COLLEGE, 90 Euclid Ave" Cleveland, Ohio, or at CATON'S
NATION AL BUSINESS COLLEGE, cor. Pearl and Church Sts., ~uffalo, N. Y.
INTERCOMMUNICATION OF BUSINESS BY STUDENTS.
The most complete system of actu:t1 business ever used hy business Colleges. Scholarships good in
either schuol. Now is the be,t time to enta, Three huudred and filly new students registered last month.
Every competent student is holdlllg a good position. An employment agency ,in connection, Endorsed by
the busllless men. I<ates rea.onable. Everllhing TH E IH.ST. Au Illustrated Monthly Journal, and an
8o-page Catalogue containing the names 0 1.327 students ",ho attended the Cleveland College last year,
m"iled free. M. J CATON, PreSident and Proprietor, THUS. MARTIN, Manager at Buffalo.
MISS BROOKS, Modislr, has removed to IS Granger St., near Prospect, greatly
enlargillg her establishment.-
Specialties this season are Parly Dresses, Wedding Garments, and Ladies' Tltiloring.
Will be plea,ed 10 show finished work
20 TOWN 'TOPICS.
Geese feathers cheap, 129 Woodland ave.
Wall paper, Spring style now arriving at
170 Puillic Square.
PARK WALL PA"ER CO.
G. H. LYTTLE, Manager.
coop, she took my tough grandfather. and
kept me for 1892. Her husband is a dentist.
and she wants to make trade for him when
the foreigners come over to the exposition. II
Miss L. B. Black, of the School of Art of
Western Reserve University, will be pleased
to receive her former pupils and all interested
in art study or decorative work at her
studio, room 65, 4th floor, City Hall, after
Dec. I.
See the Llack hosiery that is guaranteed to
give satisfaction. Shaw's, 93 & 95 Euclid
ave.
He Guessed Wrong,
English iouris! (to his guide showing him
about the streets of Cleveland)-" Those
men, my dear fellah, are presumably prepar­ing
for a buffalo hunt, don't you know?"
.. Buffalo hunt? Naw I"
" Well, me deah boy, why then do they
carry those lassoos about their arms, and how
does it happen that their twowsers are tucked
into their boots ?"
"Them's no hunters."
" No ?"
"No, they are linemen ostensibly looking
after dead wires and pUlling up new ones. II
Corsets, new stock, just what you want.
Shaw's, 93 & 95 Euclid ave.
Try the Xavier Jouvin gl{)ve, it has the
colors, the style, durability. Adapte'd to
long, medium and short fingers. Shaw, 93 &
95 Euclid ave.
The Park Wall Paper Co., 170 Public
Square, furnish estimates on all kinds of
interior decoration.
See their new effects in plastic work.
Headquarters for Lincrusta·Walton. All the
novelties. Work strictly first class. No
fancy prices.
Won't Stand it Any Longer.
The following is a literal copy of an edi­torial
in the ill()flominu Range, of November
21 :
{Modern Harvard.
.. I ti~ar your son is at Harvard college."
"Ye~ the dear boy, and he is doing so
nicely."
"01 course he is taking Greek mythology
and aH that'sort of thing?"
"I.re:j.lIy don't know."
",Doing qr.ything in theology?"
lJiHayen'! the slightest idea j but he is the
dandy foot-ball player in the crowd, and as
for hoxing, he can knock 'em all 0111."
.. By . tll.~ way, who is the president of
H·arvard 'now?"
.. Do you know it never occurred to me to
ask.i-.lmt .co~e up the house some day, and
I 'n tell ¥ou all about the professor of calis­thenics.
"
Greenwood face, always wearing a ring bon­net
to match.
About a week or so ago, she presided at a
meeting of the Children's Hospital Associa·
tion, and the subject of giving a dinner for
the benefit of the hospital ca I e up for con·
sideration. All th~ ladies at once volun­teered
to contribu te something, and when it
came to Mrs. Cadwell's turn, she agreed to
supply the eggs.
.. Why, Mrs.,Cadwell," remarked one of
the ladies, "aren't you undertaking too
much? don't you know that eggs are selling
at thirty cents a dozen?"
Without a moment's hesitation, Mrs. Cad­well
replied: "I know it, but we have lots
of hens around our house, and they are well
trained. "
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SAY. YOU SNEAK. THIEF,
You con~cienciless ~coundrel Jiving west of Tlte
R(H/{{e office who have been stealing our wood and
co..1for the pa5t two year~. if you don't quit your
midnight robberies you will find that it costs more to
u~e our wood and coal lhan, It does to go and buy
your own fuel like a decent citizen. We will fill your
legs full of buckshot one of these nights. and than
have you arre~led for stealing in Ihe morning. We
have suppli~d you with wood and coal 10llg enough.
We know you and we won't stand this any longer.
~ ~ ~ ~ ~
k·
, . ..- ") ,
Caugbt on the Wing.
Some fine day wllt-nevt"r yuu find time
- hanging- heavy 011 your hand-, stalion y.our­self
on a popular street corner, say, (or in­~
lance, ne.lf the leller·hox in Ironl of the old
Court Hou.;e, and y"u will overhear some
amu,ing- scraps of cuuversation. Here are a
few samples:
"Nil, indet"d, I'll never speak to him again,
the mf?n --"
"The lovt"lie,t pattern, anel just think of
it, il CIlSts --"
. "Hadll" I hellter put you down for a
couple f.f shares? It's a g.lOd illvestment
and I'll ~uar,lntee --"
•. Don't keep me wailing, I'lel'e. I don't
wanl to IllISS the fio'sl act alld --"
, ," Buy a p,lper, Illister? Got Sl uck on a
,lot and pop will wallup-me if I don't --"
"; ',i YO;I can hel Ytlur sweet Ille, Cully, lhat
it wouldn't lake.l IlllnUle hefure [ make
kind lin' woodoll! of the dan~ed old --"
" Never saw t he heal," ' rile worst business
w~ e~er had: Call't sell --"
, ',r!'eanu's! Ollly five C<'III- a 11I~."
"Can't'sly'. lour [think ['II ,ake the 10:30
train in Ihe morlling-" S" thai --"
" NtI, siree! I ne"er yel ,a· Ihe time that
I could fool Illy oLd woman --"
",,!;;o!n~ :,10111{ Billy, dl.n't VOli know any
hltt~.en than Iltllitfl.P at every --"
"~Mud? I shfiliid say so, never' saw any-
I , ,
,thin~. like, itr.--rr-c-"
'. Ii'Heen W.lil.nl{ (or that cnnr\lun,rleel street
'car ni rh onto twenry--nrinU'tes.--Guess I'll
6
t, ~
' ....~~'
1.,) ,.£ ... ~
"Then I gut'SS I'll take a nickel's wor.tb."
Ten days latt-r. (\ "i:
CulliH!-"TJJ,gugbt Y"l.u---t~)I~_.,!1le that
bora~·wa.; gfrCii tlr c(.)e!'.roacb~s. t,'t1'ied it
,on 'eoll ..r h~y. are gelling lat, and increas-i11'~
r ~n;t ml~li.I"yi~lg.." .~
DI'1I,~r~rIS'-" \'vell, that's all ;ight..You
aske.(ltll;~ i( horax was ,go lid lolr ~(lc.kro~c11es
and I rolu' you it was7· p -What Illore··c\o"¥ou
:;,hint ?"
Dvfrs. Cadw;ell's Hens.
)\1r~. D.llill'i C.ldwell is aillo ,g th~ quick­wi
·I'ted. wOrnen of th~ city, and sO'lle of her
iml'r1llllptu re:'llarks'are tO,l g 1f)(lto he lost
jn th~ slnall cih:l~ helore Iwh ch they are
.l!p·,kell. Mr.... Cadwdl is much sought after
Ihy charitaille alltl other \lrll;\nizations, and
.clln,id~rod:le o( her ti,ne is 'spellt in doing
.gollc!.) She is, ope(of- th~'lhe: residirg
,Ii; 1_ '. i. ../ -
,oJl'~ 'ers !() he fuund in any asseml1ly, and has·'
w.ltat her-envious lady admil:~rs'call il. Kate
eAfter 'Tbanksgiving.
Firstlu'!iey-" How did you escape ?"
Second !urkty;..... When the morning paper
with Foraker's plloclamation was thrown on
the porch, I stole it and concealed it behind
the barn d,9or. What excuse have you for
li ving J" .,'1.:1, ,.;
Firs! Turkey-" I belong to the boarding
'lit/use around tHe co~ner, and when my mis·
tress came out to make her choice in the
Fine initial and monogram embroidery on
handkerchiefs, mufflers, etc, to order on
short notice, at Oettinger's, 94 Euclid Ave.
Oreers for the Holidays should be lelt early
to assur!' prompt attention .
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TOWN TOPICS.
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Use Ollly the" Wllitillg Standard Papers."
Vou will jind tIle/II to jill all the 1equirements
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States call supply you with the jine corn­spondmce
papers made exclusi1Jely by the
Whitillg Papn' Co., of Holyoke, Jllass. Use
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BROWN: Well, old Grimes went off
suddenly last night.
JONES: Ah! worth $3,000,000, wasn't
he?
BROWN: Nearer six, I should say.
JONES: Indeed! How many. widows
did he leave?
GOLD Youclln Itvellt home and make more money at
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WHAT the devil !lave you done, Lyons?
] wrote that ~ the bride had on a
pair of brooches given her by her father.
Well?
YOH have printed it breeches.
FIRST CHICAGOAN: Who's this yer
Christopher Columbus the papers are
talkin' about?
SECOND CHICAGOAN: Blamed if I
kno\\'. ] can't recall any club he's played
in for three seasons.
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TOWN TOPICS.
~-=_., - Blare they gorS.olio.
f~e~'Efrove~l'b ran':'Th-e pan 55.YS ~o
rhe pnr,Ke~ep oft orvoull smutch me:
If your grocer sends you anything in place of SAPOLIO, send it back and
insist upon having just what you ordered. SAPOLIO always gives satisfaction. On
floors, tables and painted work it acts like a charm. For scouring pots, pans and metals
it has no equal. Everything shines after it, and even the children delight in using it in
their attempts to help around the house. ENOCH MORGAN'S SONS CO., NEW YORK.
In 18go SCRIBNER'S MAGAZINE will enter upon its fourth year and seventh volume.
It is believed that the fu I announcement, a summary of which follows, gives prom­ise
of a year of great popular and artistic attractiveness. Amon~ the im,ortant
features are:
f:re:~e~~n~~nut~_I-__S_O_R_I_B_N...E_R_'_S__M_A_C_A_Z_I_N_E__F_O_R__1_8_9_0 --1
ber and full pros­pectus.
HOLIDAY NUMBER.
CONTEMPORARY AMERICAN CARICATURE. By AN ADDED DEPARTMENT oApNennwIitNh CthReEJAanSu"ar~yDISluPmAbtC'rEa.depIlahrtamsehnetenfodr etchiedebdrietof
J. A. Mitchell. With 17 iIlustrations by Keppler, Nast, consideration of subjects of both passing- and permanenl inlerest, and for this purpose a few
Frost, Attwood, Woolf, Glb~on, McVlckar, • Chip," and pages will be added to each number. This feature In the Magazine will g-ive, il is believed. ,\
mey~~~ .
HOW THE OTHER HALF LIVES.-Studies among new element of brightness and vanety.
the Tenements. By J. A. Riis. With many striking illus· AFRICAN EXPLORATION AND TI~AYEL will be trealed from several points of
trations from flash·light photographs. ,view l\IR. H KItH I!:ItT 'VAltH, who spent fi~e years
BRETON PICTURES. Tho Pardon of Ste. Anne on the Congo, will write of that now famous re/{ion. Olher articles in the same tield will appear,
~.~~uray, and othe: festiv.als. By Or. W, P. Northrup. and several by well·known artist travelers. All richly il!ustraled.
With many superb Illustrations by famous artists. LIFE ON AWAR SHIP JUR. R. F. ZOG UAU ~r, the arUst and writer, has received
A SU B-TROPIC STUDY. A bright and well illustrated • permission to accompany the new naval Sq.uadron of Evolulion
<lrticle. By E. 1'1. Bacon on its cruise. and thus to make the first possible studies of the life at sea of officers and men under
SHORT STORIES-MRS. TOM'S SPREE, by H. C. the altogelher novel conditions 'If the new Navy, The articles embodying lhese studies, wilh his
Runner, and A MIDWINTER NIGHT'S DREAM, own iIlustrations, will appear through Scrib,w"S Magn=iJle,
by Henry A. Beers. HOMES IN CITY. SUBURBS AND COUNT'{Y. Thecil)' homes will be discussed hy
ILLUSTRATED POEMS form a specially attractive UHARLES F. l\lcKIM. the eminent architect; the country and suburban homes
feature of this number. will be treated by writers of equal authority. In connection wilh this will be g-iven a paper
HO~. EDWARD J. PHELPS, ex-Minister to England, describing how houses have been bUilt by people of small means through Uuilding and Loan
wntes the end paper this month. Associalions. The articles will be illustrated.
FICTION In January a new novelette in four parts will he begun by OCTAVI!: T RANET, with illustrations by A. H. 'FROST. Laler there
• be a serial by an anonymous writer, for which the publishers are safe in prophecying an amount of allen lion given to no novel which
has appeared in this form for many years. The SHORT FICTION of the year, it is believed. will be unusually slrong.
ERICSSON THE GREAT INVENTOR There will he two articles upon John Ericsson, the great inventor, written under peculiar advantages
. ,. " .' by ~R. 'YI~r_IA~[ C:. CHU~tCH, who,. at Carltain Ericsson's request, was m.ade his autho:ized
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SINGLE ARTICLES IN GREAT VARIETY. Among them are: .. In Paris wilh the Three l\fuskelecrs," written and Illustraled by l\IR. and
MHS. E. H. lU,ASRFIELD; one by W. C. BROWNELL on some laslinj:! impressions and resulls of the French Exposi­tlon;
thrt>e on English, French and German Caricature respectively' two especially attractive articles called .• In the Footprints of Charles Lamb;" papers on
Neapolitan Art, on French Illustration, on Print Collecting a remarkable article on ;\1arlame de Stael by a well·known diplomatist, with some recently·discov­ered
materia!; MR. SIDN"~Y COLVIN'S article on G~org-e Meredilh, ~IU.. HU~IPHRY 'WAHD'S
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"s llUleekl~ "R~lew of Socte~, Irt anb 1lterature.
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VOL, V., NO.2.
SHE GAVE IT AWAY.
II ALlCE, I "'0:-1''1' ALLOW THAT YOUNG STUIlHINS HERE NIGHT AFTER NIGHT! HERE'S AN EXTRA GAS RILl. FOR $20.00, AN~,
I WON'T STAND IT Ai\Y LONGER!"
• WHY. ,PAPA DEAR, YOU MUSTN'T BLAME US FOR THAT. 'WE ALWAYS TURN THE GAS OUT WHEN YOU GO TO BED! ,.
TOWN TOPICS.
Ce(icGUNTtlE~ ~ONS
. FUS
~eal s~l\jac~ets~W:apsalldeloaks,
shoulder' capes. pelerlnes,muffs,etc.
i~ choice desigQs,at moderate prieej.
181- 'FIFTH AVENU,~' HeY:
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CHARLES S. FAIRCHILD, President. WM. L. STRO~G, 2d Vice-Pruident.
WI!. II. r\PPLETU~. 1st Vice-President. JOHN L. LAMSON, Secretary. •
This Company is authorized to act as Executor, Trustee, Administrator, Guardian,
Agent and Receiver. Is a legal depository for Court and Trust Funds, Takes the entire
charge of real and personal estates, collectll1g the rents and profits, and attending to all
such details as an Individual in like capacIty could do.
Recclves deposits subject to sight drafts, allowing interest on daily balances, and
issues ccrtiliC:llcs of depOSit bearing interest.' '
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Letters We buy and sell bills of Exchange
on and make cable transfers of
money to Europe, Australia, and the of West lndiesj also make CollectIOns
and issue Commercial and Tmveling
Cred °It Credits, available 111 all parts of the
• world.
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WOULD YOU LIKE
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THE PICTORIAL WEEKLIES COo,
Mention this ilfagazine and send -l stamps
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it every night wilh warm watcr, and rough
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smooth skinand improved complexion.
Do not heSitate to use Packer's Tar
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bland, and grateful to the senses, It is Ing 0 pu raIns an en erpnse In e wor .,
adapted and extensively used for washing
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treatment of skin and scalp diseases. It
prevents Chapping, Chafing. and Rcdness;
cures Itching... Dandruff, Acne, etc" and is
an invaluable antiseptic purifier for offen­sive
persptrations, discharges, etc, 25 cents.
Druggists; or' '
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S f Sk
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TOWN TOPICS. I
eA Gratifying Result.
The Buffalo Times has the following
news item in a recent issue:
"A large number of students and friends
assembled last evening, in the beautiful lect­ure
hall of Caton's National business col."
lege, corner of Pearl and Church streets.
They were treated to a most eloquent and
instructive lectnre by Professor M. J. Caton,
president and proprietor of the college. The
professor selected for his subject the small
word 'Success,' yet a word having abund­ance
of meaning. Drawing from his many
years of experience and scholarly attain­ments,
he gave to his pupils :11 detail almost
everything necessary for a young man or
lady to know in order to succeed in business
life.
"About two years ago. Prof. M. ,J. Caton'
opened the Eucliri Avenue business college
at Cleveland,' with only three pupils. At
the end of the first year he had enrolled
over I,~OO students, and to-day, ·that is the
largest and most prosperous business college
in the United States. It has made a record
unparalleled in the annals of American his­tory.
" Only a few months ago, he came to Buf­falo,
and opened a college in the Stafford
Block, corner of Pearl and Church stree ts.
This institution is growing rapidly, and is
fast duplicating the Euclid Avenue college
of Cleveland. The people at Buffalo are fast
learning the merits of this admirable institu­tion,
and all who have investigated are thor­oughly
convinced that it is the leading busi­ness
college of this city."
aOO-80a Supan.or St.,
Have just received a large sto,ck of
MACKINTOS.H GARMENTS
For Gentlemen and Ladies-the finest line ever shown in Cleveland. Also a
complete line of
'.:A/inteJ: Good.S.,
Rubber Boots and Shoes, Hat Covers, Buggy Aprons, Door Mats,etc., and a choice selection of Toys.
Ohio Rubber Company.
THE PRODUCE EXCHANGE BANKING CO.,
Is now ready to receive deposits subject to check. Also,
savings accounts.
PAID UP CAPITAL $100,000.
OFFICERS:
R. R. HERRICK, PRESIDEN'r. WM. H. GABRIEL, VICE PRESIDENT.
CHAS. O. EVARTS, SECRETARY AND TREASURER.
THE PRODUCE EXCHANGE BANKING CO.,
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For Domestl'c Use THE NATHAN IMPORTING CO. recommend
. their famous foreign-bottled table clarets, at
very reasonable prices. A pure article is guaranteed. A telephone c
mail order will meet prompt attention and instant delivery.
NATHAN INPORTING CO.•
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Specialties in our line continually being added.
CONGER & COLLINGS MANTEL co.
Artistic Mantels, Tiles and Grates, Fine Gas Fixtures and Electroliers,
Holiday Excursion.
Holiday excursion tickets, at low, round
trip rates, will be sold from all ticket offices
of the Pennsylvania Lines West of Pitts­burgh
on December 24th, 25th, 31st, 1889,
and January 1st, 1890, good going on date
of sale and returning until January 3d, 1890.
~17-eas
c. H. COLLINGS.
EUOLID AVENUE.
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They are worthy of your attention as regards novelties and prices.
FANCY cOODS-An extensive lille that will interest you.
MILLINERY COODS-Everything marked down
"-OPEN ~TURDAY EVENINGS."U
SHA'W"S 8S and 86 Euclid Avan\,1e.
• • MOLIDAY GOODS. • •
THE BEST education is always the cheapest. An
education is something to be used a liletime, and
should be of first quality. THE BEST is non~ too ¥,ood
for anybody. You should not allow a few dollarso dJlrer­ence
In cost to decide the question, or attend an inferior
school tor any reason There is not the least doubt about
which is the LARGEST and BEST in Ohio. The Spencerian Business College, of Cleveland, was established
in 1848. By regular purchase and tranJer it embraces six business schools, including the college or Bryant,
Spencer, Lusk l!t Stratton (the FIR~T of the celebrated Bryant &: Stratton COIIe.ie5, established in 18S2.)
·It pa'y_s' to j1.ttend the best. Day and eveninJr .es~ioQs. 422 Superior St. SPENCER. FELTON &:
LOOMIS, Proprietors.
ThToat and lung diseases cured hy the
clirec.t inhalation 01 Medicated Balsam Vapor.
Call or send stamp fen book on office and
home treat.ment. DRS. GATCHELL,
174 Euclid ave.
Catarrh.
We cater for the masses. Fine foot-wear
at popular prices. N. O. Stone &Co., 48
Euclid avenue.
, Nickel Plate Holiday excursion rates all
along the line.
2 TOW TOPICS.
220 BANK ST.
-AND-FULL
line of English cords,
corduroys and livery goods. ;J
MOLIDAY GOODS.
Walter Smith,
206
Superior 51.
A
11JrSpecial Agmts /or Messrs. Ba~t,..ltlll, Harvey
&0 Cb., Lo/zdoll.
CHRISTMAS CARDS
I OFFER FOR SALE:
100 Shares Republic Iron Mining Co.
100 " Lake Superior Iron Mn'g Co.
50 " Champion Iron Mining Co.
300 II Brush Electric Co.
50 ,. Brush Light & Power Co.
And many other valuable investment stocks.
I WISH TO PURCHASE:
50 Shares State National Bank.
75 II Euclid Ave. National Bank.
50 " East End Savings Bank Co.
100" East Cleveland st. R. R. Co.
And most of·the best stocks on the market.
H. C. DEMING, Stocks and Bonds.
Telephone 1897.
KENTUCK BILL,
Streets.
Repertory:
IN ENGLISH OPERA.
Week of Dec. 16. Matinees Wednesday and
Saturday.
Thursday, Frida~, Saturday. Saturday Mati­nee
and Suaday night.
In which he will introduce his Tnined dogs and
wolves.
Week commencing Dec. 16. Monday, Tuesday
Wednesday and Wednesday Matinee. '
329 Superior St.. CLEVELAND, o. Lewis Morrison
-IN- STOCKS AND BONDS.
FAUST.
The Diagenese Tramp.
Next week-Hoyt's "Hole in the Ground." and
Salvini.
Tom Karl. H. C Barnabee, W. H. l\'lacDonald,
Proprietors and Managers.
Monday and Thursday. - 'nON QUIXOTE (new.
Tuesday and Friday, - - . SUZETTE.
Wednesday, - PYGMALION AVD GALATEA.
Saturday Matinee, THE POACHERS.
Saturday Evening, grand revival of
THE BOHEMIAN GIRL.
I
Largest Variety, Latest Designs, and at
Next week-The Great Metropolis.
________________ Lo-w-est Prices.
Lyceum Theatre I
OPERA HOUSE. .
Week of December 16. Matinee, Saturday.
"'\JV 0 0 d.
In His New Play,
:N' . s.
R. JACOBS' THEATRE.
~ttlil ~tfdJfe.
~tutfdJt lludJ : ~4n~lun9, 42 q}ubUt e"u4tt.
IDlein grofJc~ £ager beutfd)er ~iid)er unb .Beitfd}riften ~aIte beften~ em;
~fo~{elt: ,,~a3ar, 1/ "IDlobellwdt," "Ueber 2anb llnb IDleer," "martell:
(allbe; " ,.SJa~eilll," "mom t}el9 31111I 9Jleer" luerben auf ~efterrllltg ~romVj
ilt~ .pau~ gdicfert. ~~otograp{)ic,~{{blll11e in rcicf)rr mll~tua{)r.
H.
Presented by a cast of superior exceltence, under .th~ so.le manag~ment 01 H. R. J~cobs. New.nd
Elaborate Scenery. Novel Mechanical Effects. A reahstlc picture of hfe In the Metropohs.
Next week-The Blue and the Gray.
Out in the
DRURY'S DIME MUSEUM.
Open from I to 5 and 7 to 10 r. M.
The pleasing resort for ladies and children. Pre­senting
this coming week, Monday, Dec. 16. The Famous
Maste~I~~~!~DE~arter,B0STON IANS
And greatest shght of hand performer on earth.
He is perfectly wonderful.
DON'T F'AIL TO SEE HIM.
THE YOUNG AMERICAN ACTOR,
Week commencing Monday December 16, with Matinees Tuesday, Wednesday and Saturday.
WE know tllat it is not always
the easiet thin!!.' in the world
to determine just what to give your
friends for a lLOlida)1 present. We
know, too. that a Ilardware store is
about the last place you would look
to find it. If you zuill call upon us
we will show you many t/tings not
before tlLOught of in this connection
which will make both useful and
novel presents. We also have a
large line of cutlery in plush and
oak cases, suitable for Wedding gifts.
THE W. BINGHAM CO.,
97 and 99 Superior St.
(Perry-Payne Building).
Mr. and Mrs. Jules Eo Heywood's
Wi~ter Term in Society Dancing,
BEGINNERS RECEIVED AT
HEARD'S HALL,
76 EUCLID AVE.
Mondays, Wednesdays and Saturdays
at 81'. M.
Advanced Class in all of the latest
ances and" The German," Fridays. Fourth Select
Social and German Dec. 20th; Fischer's orchestra.
Juvenile and Ladies' class, Saturdays at 2 o'clock.
Pupils received at any time, term commences from
date of entry.
lIQrPrivate lessons by appointment. Private
classes and dance arranged for entertainments at
residences or academy as deSired. Call or write for
circular. Residence 806 Woodland ave.
Two extra good stage shows
TOWN TOPICS. 3
~lISS HOPPER: CO~1E, PROFESSOR, LET ME SHOW YOU TilE ., OWL AND THE PUSSy-CAT,"
PROFESSOR : (j()~[E ~llT ALAGR1IJY, MEES HOPPER; I A~[ GLAT TO SEE DOT YOU WAS INUEREST I\' SmlEUINGS ELSE IlA\'
SHU~[PING APOUT, DE OW-EL I A~[ FA~llLIAR ~llT ALRETTY, BUT DE BUSSY-GAT ISS OF TilE genus felis, A SPECIES TO ME UNKNO\\"l".
(As the Professor 'C(lill presently leaI'll, the OW/I/lld flte l'ltsJy-Cat is r. III/III,' ,;'ivm fo fhl' Berlill, 1/ f(lpttlar bitt 'ttlldignified dance.)
PRES$I~G \H~S SUIT.
FOREHANDED.
VILLAGE GROCER (lu derk),' "Are you gomg to town
this morning, John? "
CLERK: .. Yes, sir."
GROCER: "Well, I want you to get a couple o' dozen rab­bits.
Some of the members of the' Married Men's Club' are
going gunning to-day, over in Hackett's Woods."
REPARTEE-IN THE KITCHEN.
"I should like to have you stay
awhile longer with me," said the
stove to the flat-iron, "as [ am begin­ning
to foster a warm affection for you...
.. Thank you," re-sponded
the flat-iron, as
Bridget picked it up; " [
should be very happy to
if I could, but I have a
pressing engagement
elsewhere just now."
And in the silence that '
followed, you could,hear
the clin~ers in the stove
grate..
.'.\ \ \
TOWN TOPICS. 4
A WuHy Review of Socidy, Art and Literature.
Lithograph Building, cor. St. Clair & Wood streets, Telephone. 852 •
Entered at the Post-Office at Cleveland, 0., as Second Class matta.
ROSENBERG & ROSE:Pllhlishers and Proprietors.
L"""'RANClS WILSON, of" Otllah"
1 ' fame, is authority for the stale'
ment that chestnuts, like motions to
adjourn, are always in season. Per­haps
the cry for municipal reform is
to many a threadbare suhject, but it
is nevertheless the suhject of the
hour, and one deserving the closest
attention and consideration of every
voter. It is not sought to legi-Iate
_~:/" out of offi ce any office
,-:,;;;.-~;:?:-. holder or set of office hold·
~~...,'~-,p -~ -~0
- -,'::..:_;'~.~ ers, as has been stated by
-====- .. ::.: irresponsi ble persons. It
is not charged thaI there is
intentional wrong doing by
any city department. But
it is an indisputalile fact
that the necessary and
legitimate expenses of the municipality exceed its resources j that
the multiplicity of departments-each working independently of
every other-leads to waste and bad government; that, for lack of
control, individual members of city boards are euabled tf) and do
enrich themselves at the public expense; and that, no one person
being directly responsible for the doings of anyone department,
the form of the city government is a hopeless tangle, a mass of
incongruous and c.onAicting elements, a patchwork without
seq uence.
1",HE remedy is in the entire and complete change of the scheme
of local government. It must be built up anew from its
very foundatIOns. To attain its oLjee! it must provide for a s)'s­tem
of direct responsiLility and for the payment of salaries for ser.
vices rendered the city. Aud these constituted, all the wants of
city can be met and provided for by its income. To continue the
present plan must mean more bonds, m'lre taxes, mal e ~te:ds,
more giviug away of franchises, more boodlers in public positIons.
The choice should not be difficult.
THE latest establishment in the field of finance and commerce
is the Produce Exchange Banking Company, doing- business
in the new Andrews Block, corner of Broadway and Ohio streel.
The Produce Exchange bank will receive deposits subject t.-, check,
while receiving savings accounts as well. Among the stockholders
are many of the leading business men of Cleveland, anL! its solidity
is further attested Ly the choice of its officers. Ir. R. R. [[urick,
twice mayor of Cleveland, is the president, while Mr. Charles O.
Evarts, recently of the Woodland avenue ba1lk, is secretary and
treasurer.
WHO is A. C. Williams, why was he wanted so badly at home,
and where wa he last Monday night? At H. R. JaC0bs'
theatre, a gentleman with an exceedingly wealthy, Irish brogue
:;tepped before the curtain between the acts and remarked; "If
Mr. A. C. Williams is in this theatre, he is requested to st.e p t~ th,~
box office, as a communication of great importance awaIts him.
Everybody in the audience looked to see the fri~htened I~a:l rush
to the door but there was no rush, and even those who Intended
to go out a'nd see a man between the acts di~n:t stir, lest they
. ht be taken for the hero of the hour. A CUriOUS old fellow went
mig ., "d .
out to consult a city directory to discover A. C. Wlllums I enll.ty.
but no such name appeared in the book. B~in6 also :f a.rov,mg
disposition, he wandereci over to the L~ceum ~heat~e Just In time
to sec the cnrtain drop and see a long,wlgged IndiVidual step be­tween
it anrl the footlights. "What? another speech r' murmured
the old man, and to his amazement, the man with the bla~k wig
said that if Mr. A. C. Williams, of Chagrin Falls, was 111 the
theatre, he was wanted a' the box office. It is saiL! that the same
annoul1';ement was made from every stage in the city. Where
and who is Williams?
ONE eve:Jing this week, as a motor car reache,d the corner of
Euclid and Willson aver,ues, the trucks suddenly left the
rails. and the scene that followed was something unlike anything­ever
seen on a street car before. By the peculiar motion of the
vehicle at the time it performed the jumping feat, all the passen­gers
on one side of the car fell on their knee:, and men and women
were in the attitude of supplication before thp. more fortunate pas­sengers
on the other side of the car who were able to retain their
equilibrium.
L "OR his services as receiver of the electric lines in Superior
1-' street, in dispute uetween the South Side and East Cleveland
railways, 1\£1'. C. B. Bernard received $500. 1\1r. William Bing­ham,
whose horse was recently killed hy an electric wire in Super­ior
street, received, by way of damages, $500. All of which goes
to show tha~ a dead horse is worth as much as a live receiver.
1UDGE BELDEN, of \)enver, Col., who is in the city visiting
, with his brother·in·law, ~rr. E. C. l'armelee, is full of ane::­dotes
of the past. The judge left Warren for the far West in 1856
-about the same time Judge Rlnney left that place for Cleveland.
The lalter harl alrea::ly heen admitted to the bar, after having read
law in Jt)shua R. Giddings' unlee. After l\1r. B:lelen had gradu­ated
they became intimatc friends. "I knew B. F. \Vade intim­ately,"
said the judge the other day, while talking of the past. "He
was, actually, the m"st prol:1ne man I ever kn~w in my life, and
that, you know, is saying a gooel deal, if you consider that I am an
Omaha and a IJl;nVCr pioneer. H<:fore Wade's election to the Sen­ate,
he was universally known as ','rank \Vade, and while his name
really WJ.s Il:njal1lin F. Walle, everybody knew him as Frank, anrl
the people of the UniteJ States really gave him the name of Ben."
1UDCE Ill':!.!)!::1\" was the lirst nnyor of On1l11:1, and he tells
, !',)Il1C very interesting qories concerning- thp. set lement of that
place. Fur probably three years the few people who had built
huts in the phce ownell mere·ly s1']uatters' titles, as they had built
upon ljovernmellt land. "\\'hen the time came fill' the s1']ualters [Q
own gllvernment title~," said the jutlg-e, "we h,ld quite a time
straighLelling out atfair~, but it was dtlne peact'fully and amicably.
I, "s the mayoH and the trllstee of the town, was r1ele~ated by the
iuhabitant-; to buy the city, alld it was all cut aucl dried that at the
sale I was to otTer St.25 an acre for the town. That was th'e aI'­rangemeul,
and guns loaded to the muzzle were on hand ready to
iuterfere ill else any outsider or anyone else undertook to bid above
that figure. So you see I bought the whole town of Omaha, and
when the deell was nude out, I paid, in consideration of the sale a
golL! dollar to a man namcd i\IcCormick. 'fhi., of cou;se, \~as
merely to carry out the spir,it of the hl\v, and McCormick's wife
6 TOWN TOPICS.
FRO:\1 OUR SPECIAL PIlOTOGR.\PHER.
To THE [UITUR:
I IH\'E SECURED SOME EXCELLENT PICTURES OF THE GERMA" AR~IY 1:>: ACTI01\. b;
YOUR "EXT l'LEASE SE:"O ME FIFTY MARKS TO PAY FOR O!\'E CAMI'·STOUI. 1\:\n O:\E t·~I·
IlRELLA LOST IN THE eReS11.
G. \]UICKI'I.ATI':.
MISS MEHITA BEL'S kOMANCJ::.
1)1 the chcc.iul "settin' roum" of an old weather-stained farm-hollse in Pogralll Centre
sat Miss Mehitabel Perkins, biting the cnd of her pen·holders and looking down L1is­consolatel)'
at the unlettered page on the table before her.
"What can I write about this week?" she murmured to herself. Miss Perkins wa:;
the Pogram Centre correspondent of the Beallvillt! Smlilld, and she was at her wits' end
fQr material for her weeki)" letter.
"There's the calico social,"
she said to herself, and forthwith
she wrote:
"The ladies of the ~l. E.
Church will hold a calico so­cial
and oyster party in the
basement of the church next Fri­day
evening. A barrel of fresh
oysters have been ordered, and
a good time is guaranteed to all.
The proceeds of the social will
be devoted to the purchase of an
casy chair for Pastor Witherbee's
study."
"~ow," said the fair writer, as
she warmed to her work, "there's
the auction daoun I3ricktop
way," and dipping her pen in
the ink, she proceeded:
"The auction at 0 e a con
Smi th's last Sat u rda)' was well
attended by the leading families
of Pogram Centre, while several
people were noticed who had
come all the way from Beanville
looking for a chance to pick up
bargains. Sibs Dusenbury was
the auctioneer, and well did he
perform his dut)'. Pelcg Tew
bid the horsehair sofa (on which
he courted the first Mrs. Tew,
~
who was the Deacon's daughter
by his second marriage,) lip to
$5.5°, but it was knocked down
to Ebeu Larrabee at ~16. 75. Miss
Till ie Larrabee is more popular
<~,I" - t11 ..111 ever this ,vintcr, and ,vas
the belle of the last husking bee.
Elijah Simkins's eldest boy Reu­ben
bought fort)' )'ards of rag
EAU DE COLOGNE.
To (:ET TIlE FrI.L BEAUTY OF THIS
DRAWING, THE TITLE SHOULD BE l'RO­i\
OI,;:\CEIJ "0, DUCK Al..ol"~,"
TOWN TOPICS. 7
'4 . TK I! Q,ALLO"P.
Ir-l TJ(! ;ALlOlt, ALLOW' you~ X01""!
'l"o G.O fM£L"f. $IM1I.'f )<.U'PI.N~)(IS)lE}.J)
• .s~lt14T.
®
'T~O"'.
/ /// /.0
~/ ..~/; .
.l) '0,1--"( ~"9- ,sIT STEADY AND
o o/('t .:BE. 'D .. NIr'Go:,j 5 ~ t'
'Jtfso I~ETE~nIOlJ.!> ll'l fOlJ'll-.,)!E.G7IIV· ~I.\J-\
1J 'J'( I qUI ~~~~
'.lif tOLL r,. GENTLE T'II,.0rrIN(j, 1'>c.~Y<.A1'!
°WJ-N<;, :
"(ou'llo LEG& To l0Ull. NA,~'.s $I.DU ~ ~'1' ,..~. ~~~~
you"'- A1tM~ To "'01/"'- oWN,. ~\~ ~t~
you~ HANDS AND lleELS .DoYVl{ ~\ ,}.O~· @
'You~ KEA~T AIIII ilEA» Ul'. ~"
ALWAyS fO"lDL.E 10v"P­~
o1\.H ;aEFO~[ MOUNT1NI2I
'T E6TA1H.IS)(ES (?,OO.D "R-fl.Ano}'l$
lHTw H)o{ 'MAN AN:D ;S·E}.5T,
RULES FOR RIDING.
carpeting and the kitchen dresscr for $7.87, Looks as if Rubc
was thinking of.housckecping on his own account."
She sighed as shc wrote the,se words. Rcuben Simkins.
had been hcr ,. steady company" for thc past six months, but
he had never actually come to the desired point, and lately it
had seemed to Mehitabel that he wss drifting away from her
_/I courtin' one 0' them Larrabee girls," shc thought bitterly,
She resumed her seat, but somehow her ideas had deserted
her. A quiet step behind her, and shc looked up to find Rubc
standing at her side, his che~k,s rosy with the cold winter ai r.
Before she could exclaim /I Why, Rube!" he had grasped thc
last page of the c.orrespondencc, and was reading the account
of the auction.
"Wa'al, so I be!" hc cried, II flood of courage sweeping
• over him, /I an' ef yer like, Mehitabel," he continued putting his
arm about her waist, /I ye kin say thet the Pogram Centre corre­spondent
will be an equal partner in the concern. Naouw jist
you put that daoun, an' it's a bargain."
Mehitabel did as she was bid, and the next day all Bean­ville
r:l.ng with the news that Reuben Simkins had come to the
ncratch at last, and the editor of the BtatlVil/t Sen/inti received
a letter notifying him that his paper's correspondent at Pogram
Centre would be obliged to resign her position 'on account of
another engagement." j. L. Font.
TO A BORROWING FRIEND.
I CALL thec friend, fo!' surely never man
Stuck closer to me with intent to stay;
And though I Iikc thee not, thc more I plan,
Tholl gro\\~est dearcr to me every day.
VISITOR: POOR FELLOW! INCURABLE, YOU SAY. WHAT
"'AS THE CAUSE?
KEEPER: HE GOT l'm: BASE BALL CRAZE LAST SUMMER,
A~() ACTED AS UMPIRE FOR. A WHOLE SEASON!
8 TOWN TOPICS.
CHRONIQUE.
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MACCHIAVELLI.
I.JAR les ~re;entes nous ferons connaitre a nos lecteurs nos ob.
servatlons sur les institutions americaines. Le citoyen
amcri,cain re<;oit. SOil education aux ecoles primaires et superieures
(publlques). B,enque superficielles, ces ecoles qui sont gratuites,
o,ff~ent. bien des avantag~s it ceux qui les frequentent. On yenseigne
J hlstOlre, les mathematlques, les sciences, les langues vivantes, Ies
langues mortes et celles qui paraissent etre mortes-Ie latin de
cUi~i~e,.par exemple. Neanmoins il faut admeltre que I' etudiant
am~r1caln co~nait bien la constitution de sa patrie, ce qui ne peut
touJours se dire des europeen~, surtout des cosaques.
On peut considerer Ie the.ltre I'ecole de la ci vilisation. L'histoire
ne ~ous enseigne·t-elle pas que Socrate, Pericles, frequentaient Ie
th.eatre? :Ne soyons donc pas tl·Op peS6"lllllstes. Nos bourgeois ont
bIen .du gout' non seul men t pOur Ia p'ellHure mal.s aussi pour la
muslque. Le President aUl·a·lt b'len d"u dans son message au con-gres,
recommander, I' etabl'Issement d' un conservatOlre gouverne.
mental ou academie de beaux·arts. Bon moyen pour reduire Ie
surplus.
Newark, N. J. Mr. G. W. Harkness was the best m1an, and the
gentlemen who oAlciated as ushers were M.r. I?arry h.. Edwards,
of Cleveland, Mr. S. C. Hopkins, of Catskill StatIOn, N. Y., Dr.
Q. Purdy Lindsley, of New Haven, and Mr. Wilbur Par~er" of Cleve·
lan1. A reception was held al the home of the bnde smother,
Mrs. J. II. Devereux at 869 Euclid avenue, from 4 to 6 P. M. Mr.
and Mrs. Andrews are in the E1St on a wedding journey.
It will be somewhat of a surprise to society oeople to learn of the
wedding announcement for Wednesday next, at the residence of the
bride's parents, No. 3661 Wa'ihington avenue, St. Louis, of Miss
Louise Gauss with MI'. Lewis G. Kies, of this city. Mr. and Mrs.
Kies will be at home Wednesdays 111 January, at No. 1040 Pros­pect
street.
The dates of the forthcoming rose balls are announced as fol-lows:
At Mrs. Tod's, Tuesday, December 17; at Mrs. Painter's,
Wednesday, January I; at Mrs. Perkins', Tuesday, January 14·
The balls will begin' at 8 P. ~l.
Dr. Dudley P. Allen gave a theatre party at the Opera House
last Tuesday, for Miss Wilder and Miss Merrill, who are the guests
of 1\1 rs. George A. Garretson.
Mrs. G. W. Cady and Miss Celia Mae Cady will give a dancing
parlyat '404 Euclid avenue, December 23, for Miss Maria Card
Gc.sJine, of Toledo.
Mrs. Julius Lembeck, of Genesee avenue, gave a ladies' recep­tion,
Thursday afternoon, and a receplion for gentlemen in the
evening.
Mr. Louis H. Severance and Mr. James Corrigan are sojourning
in the Lake Superior regions, looking up their mining interests.
Colonel a~d Mrs. George A. Garretson gave a reception to the
First City Troop on Wednesday evening.
Mr. and Mrs. John R. Geary and Miss Geary gave a French
euchre :tt 8 1'. M. on Wednesday.
'frs. Dudley B. Wick is to give a dancing party this eveni~g for
her niece, Miss Alma Page.
. Mrs. C. H. Seymour gave a dinner party on Tuesday at her resi·
dence, No. 447 Prospect street.
Mrs. R. G. Richter, of Milwaukee, is the guest of Mrs. C. F.
R:tnd, of Fiith avenue.
Mrs. W. J. McKinnie gave a progressive euchre, Thursday after'
noon.
Mrs. E. R. Perkins gave a lad ie,' reception on Tuesday afternoon.
Miss Mix, of Superior street, gave a card party last Sat~rday.
Mrs. Peter Hitchcock gave a ladies' luncheon on Thursday.
'~ THERE is trouble in
the camp 01 the
Algonquins, and West
Side society is all agog
in consequence. The
Algonquin Club has reo
cently starled with a view of ulti­mately
becoming the Union
'Club of the West Side. The
club proposes to own its build­ings
ill the near future, and the
first consideration was the ~elec­tion
of a ploper membership.
After a number of meetings by the ch:utel' members, the consti­tution,
rules and by,laws were adopted, and among these was one
restricting the membership to fifty. That was satisfactory and
things went along swimrningly until lhe cluh numbered forly-four.
Then came a lull in the proceedings. Nam~ after name was pro­posed,
including men who stand high in business and social circles,
but one little black ball always appeared in the ballot-box, and
according to the constitution that was enough to reject a candi­date.
Repeated efforts to discover the identity of the person who so
persistently blackballed the best men on the West Side, proved
unavailing, and in the midst of the excitelllent a special meeting
was called for one evening this week to find a way out of the
dilemma. It is said tl~t some of the di~nified West. ide busine s
men used some very strong language in ch:uacterizing the action
of the mysterious black bailer and finally a remedy was distovered
whrreby it is hoped to end the trouble, The rule was changed,
so that instead of one ball three wdl hereafter be required to re­ject
an applicant. It was also proposed that the charter list be
extended to sixty instead of fifty members, but the latter proposi­tion
was rejected and the limit was made fifty·nine. Since then,
several new names have been proposed, :tnd it remains for the
next meeting to determine how the new black-balling b',y will
work.
Below is a substantially correct list of the members of the Algon­quin
Club: J. F. P,lIlkhurst, Ira fl. Ihsselt, S. E. Brooks, D. R.
Hanna, S. E. Folsom, lIarry Taylor, E. S. Cook, S. Bourne,
Howard II. Burgess, W. F. Thornton, \Y. C. Storer, J. C. Weide­man"
H. E. Hill, Dr. . ~L Jones, Dr. F. J. Weed, Dr. F. E. Bunts,
Dr. N. A. Gilbert, Dr. G. \Y. Crile, \'villiam II. Crowl, luhn T.
Bourke, George Presley, Dan Myers, A. M. RoLJiJins,' E. M.
Folsom, William I-l. Gwinn, Luke Lascelles, George C. IIernden,
George E. IIartnell, John B. CoHinberry, W. E. Perkins, Joel
Fuller, J. P. Smith, William Luce, C. E. Lindsley, \Y. C. Law­rence,
F. W. Cook and about eight others.
Miss Antoinette Huntington Devereux, daughter 01 the late
General J. H. Devereux, and Mr. II Hac~ E I'worth Anurews were
married on Wednesday afternoon, in SL PJ.ul's Episcopal Church.
The church was exquisitely de~oraled and th~ musical selections
were of the choicest. The impressive w-:dling ceremony was be.
gun by the ·Rev. Cyrus S. Bates, rectol' of St. Paul's, and com­pleted
by the Rt. Rt:v. 1 . S. Rulison, ais:st:tnt bishop of Central
Pennsylvania, one of St. P.lul's former rectors. The bridesmaids
were Miss Rose Devereux, of Ulica, N. Y., the 1isses Lilly and
Charlotte Andrews, and Miss Lilian M:tcauley, the latter of
TOWN TOPICS. 9
SAYS ROBERT TO ALLEN.
LT.EN O. 1\1 VERS received a letter, the
other day, from the Cleveland Pr{'ss,
asking him to send a photographic par·
trait of himself. The great Allen de·
c1ined to send the photo but, instead,
wrote a sancy letter, which induced the
editor of the Press .to reply in kinu.
The letter is the more interesting as it
has a peculiarly local bearing, and one
that must grate harshly upon certain
s.~nsitive ears. Mr. Calvin $ Brice may
be elected senator, and then, again, he may not j but if he does, he
will learn to use means other than these his friends are nowem·
playing. lIere is the letter:
Drar Sir :-The request for your photo was a mistake made by
our young man, who was instructed to secure photos 01 Ohio pea
pIe in whom our reilders :Ire, or are likely to be, interested. Vou
refuse your ,.)1OtO, but I wish to a. sure you, young mnn, that a
complete and hloody revenge is within my grasp. It consists in
the fact that I can order 'our artist to make a cut of your noble
features from memory, whenever we wish to trot you ,·ut for the
delectation of our readers! If this threat has no terrors for you,
blast you, you can keep your old photo. The grounds upon which
yo.u hase your infamolls refusal touch me. Vour discovery of
"self.respect" is one of the most remarkable to be recorded in this
most remarkable age of scientific rese.:.rch and progress. Looking
from the restricted and not too elevated circle of a "petty sheet,"
I have been led, by your puhlic and professional acts, to imagine
that among all your many excellent qualities, that of self-respect
was entirely wanting. As a felluw journalist, I rejoice that I have
- been deceived by appearances. Cultivate that long hidden germ,
Allen-cultivate it! There is too damned little of it in journalism.
You most frankly and unkindly accuse us of lying about you.
This from youl Do you remember what Christ said to the mob
that was after the prostitute? And your letter before me is not
the first instance in which you have taken occasion to throw
"stones" at our veraci t y. BlI t let me call your at ten tion to a most
notahle case of lying. In January, 1084, the Press, through its cor·
responden tat Columbus (myself), mai ntained that the sen atorsh ip
was being Loughl. "Pickaway" said that this was a lie. His
paper, relying upon his'statements sent from Columbus, proclaimed
that Payne's accusers were liars, blackmailers, etc. That is the
sort of advertisement you gave me-a man young in the business,
but rising, hy God! but of good repute, professionally and person·
ally-that is the sort of an introduction you gave me to a profession
you profess to be honorable and to love. If there is any man I
can !tale, it is he who proclaims, insinuates, or thinks that I am a
blackmailer. Vou lied in January, 1884. I n a recen t speech you
proved that you lied then.
All the above, Allen, to work off an unusually large secretion of
bile this morning". In fact, I adlllir~'you as one of the most accom­plished
liars and hrilliant cranks in the profession. Vou are more
valuable to humanity and to QUI' profession than a regiment of
"Gaths," McLeans, and Forheses. You see, if I hadn't a fraternal
feeling for you, I wouldn't tllke the trouble to reply to your in­famous
epistle of November 18, with this thundering long letter.
Yours, ROIlT. F. PAINE,
Editor Ihss.
I T may not be a great thing to talk ahout, and as a matter of fact
it isn't. It wa just a bit of courte y, but it was a clever thing
to do, and it's worth recording. It was in a cr()wded street car,
and old Mr. Lyon, who is ~s well known to every Cleveland Mason
:lS the temple itself, carefully got on the platform and was jammed
into the car by the conducter. Quick as a flash, a young lady rose
and offered her seat to Mr. Lyon, and she was so determined that
the veteran tyler was fain to accept the seat. The lady was Miss
Kate Schmitt, daughter of the Superintendent of Police.
ALL the world and his wife are talking of the music at the
Andrews·Devereux wedding at St. Paul's, on last Wednes­day
afternoon, and it is prononnced the finest ever heard at any
local wedding ceremony. A choir of eleven skilled singers was
specially trained for this occasion by Prof. John Underner, organ­ist
of the church, and the effect of their beautiful singing was
greatly enhanced by the fact that they were unseen. The choir
loft was hidden by a dense mass of towering palms. The inno­vation
of singing has proved to add so much to the attractiveness
of weddings that it will, without question, be auopted at all the
ceremonies this season.
I 1I3RARIAN BRETT remarked the other day that the stan·
~ dard of intelligence among Cleveland patrons of the public
library is constantly on the increase~ and while the percentage 01.
books drawn on fiction is about on a standstill, the percentage of
works of a higher order is constantly increasing. "This improve·
ment," said Mr. Brett, "is largely due to the increase of reading
and literary circles, and besides, all the fictions we have on our
shelves:at present are of the best oruer. What is the most popUlar
work on the shelves of the public library? Wallace's Bm Duy •
When the work was first issued we had as many as fifty copies on
the shelves and we couldn't supply the demand. A few had to be
thrown away, being worn out from constant use, and even now a
copy 01 Bm Bur is seldom on the shelves. The most popular
work o( the present day is Bellamy's Looking Back7tJard. 1 belie"ve
we have some eighteen copies, and they are always out."
IT will be news to many that there is an organized gang of urn·
brella thieves in town. The men work in partnership, and
they are doing quite a paying business. Members of the gang
frequent public offices on rainy days, make the tours of the large
stores and hotels and as soon as an umbrella is left leaning against
the counter they simply walk past and appropriate it. The post
office vestiLule is the mo!;t fruitful spot for Ihe umbrella thief and
proLably n dozen or so are lost (In every rainy day. People pur­chasing
stamps leave them leaning against the wall and others
busy stamping envelopes forget all about their umbrellas and
leave them upon the heater. If the thief happens to be caught­and
he seldom is-he simply excuses himself an'! says that he
thought it was his own.
HARRV DIXO ,clerk of the board of education, is one of
the best-natured men in town; but his temper was recently
riled to such a degree that his best friends don't know him. When
asked for an' explanation, he said that (or several weeks past, he
met an old man almost daily, to and from work, who pleasantly
nodded to him. By and by, the old man passed him with a
"How de do, Mr. Graves," and one day, Dixon stopped him
and asked him what he meant by addressing him as Graves.
"Why, that's your name," remarked