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GOSSIP OF THE CAPITAL. THE INADEQUACY OF THE WHITE HOUSE FOR ITS PRESENT PURPO.-E. A jiiMATt'RL' i'i:.ai*R'd ?WJrp?jssjitt 6PrrrLA TION-LOST MONEY 0**r>Er.S-THE M?V DM OB A MILLION l-rx-iKi ?U'ashine!"". NOT. 14.?Mr. -McKinley will be {-.?. twenty-fourth Presi.'.cr.t of the tjniti 1 Stau? '?? ?CCUny the White Houae. The first of the Presidents to live there wan John Adcams, wr ? took i**oas( "ralon of h in 1 .??.?*. while It iras atil! unfinished ?and hardly habitable. Slr.ce then the country baa outgrown it. and the Executive ?"?ftr.sion of to-day. though architecturally beau t'fui and inn-renting from every point of vi-w. is entirely ?adequate for the needs of the Presi? dent's fsinlly and the accommodation of his of? fice?. Tho White House is direcHy under the control 0f Colonel WHS? n. Superintendent of Public Buildings and Grounds, ur.d he has charge of the disbursement of the money appropriated by Con? gress fW Its support. It has long been a cher? ished hope Of Colonel Wilson that Congr as, njovd by the existing r.eod, would build another iea*iiffl--* f,>r ,!,(* Presid'-nr. lie auggests as a ajte the use of ground at the hand of Sixter-nth ,t, whih la in a direct line from the entrance of tu? -White House along one of the handsomest ?tro-ts In town. The present Bs-ecutlee MM.lon !??!?- b? used for offices, and for strictly official *?r. .? col nel Wilson haa embodied these S?1, ! a number of hia reports snd when Con IW baa nothing very Important on Its hand? gTD .'?-. r la i. usaea. but there Is small pr ?a ZZJ i inythli g being done as long as the 1 real? ?nt professes little Interest to the matter. *,?i the beginning the Presidenfa salary was i??t of the President's pr?vate ?ecTetary. which ?J-.V.0 a vean stt nographers. typewriters tele San operators, messengers, doorkeepers a Si 1 and housekeeper, and light snd host, bo STthe Preeldent haa the benefit of s aunt Sly equal to his salary, and ?-though Wain 9" ? l - .a-nr, tl.nt of the .1' 1 ? I '?' - v OOV SSe? ';^i ^pv;;?c,.e-; t... T-,:..,-.,teK ..i ff??th the contingent fund provided by rnn oC?ce._ A story that noints a m-ral WM told by a ?n-xnown dentar in brlc-S-brsc from one of the far Western tOWM who -rlsitad th? capita recentiv. He is a faWorite metchsnt with the plutocrats, whom he knowi h S? to ma-iage. snd ?rows consuntly rlchef through their i-atron ac While in New-York last spring Mr. C? waa attracted by a miniature e***-*o?e*l for aale Ir the window of an oil junk sh-.p downtown He entered with the !d?a of purchasing. F*e*ren? ty-five douars was the pries asked, and after -n hour's dk-kertnt- he came away, the richer by the miniature, the poorer by $50 On hs return home Mr. C- Placed hia pur? chase :>n sal- at the original price-.?.... The first customer to admire it was a man of fabu? lous wealth, who poaaa as a colle? tor. "Very pretty little miniature." said the rich man; "1 will give you 900 for If "No." answered he merchsnt "It ts marked at my' very lowest price. I cannot afford to take less for it." "Well, you'll never get your price." ?aid the would-be purchaser. "Wh-n you want to ex? change it for $50 let me know." As soon as Mr-I? "t the Bhop the dealer markel his minis*.ure at $100, Th*.r.\i pel ambitious to purehaae 11 a*aa a lady whoae ool lectl ?a of miniaturea baa airead? il b r thou Ba-ii* of dollars. Mrs. X offered $76 for it, only to be refus, d. "A aery valnable specimen. It ought to be in your collection, and I would like of all thtn-rs t see it there, but net a cer.t ?ess than .*1?M) can 1 take for it " "Oh. you'll come to my pri?-e eventually," said the lady; "when you do, drop me a line." After Mrs X left the shop Mr. C- promptly advanced the pri?e of bis miniature to $1215 Mrs s-. til- wife of a Western Senator, and a woman of rar-, culture arid ezqul was the next comer tempted, Bbe wae ? to pay Sli?*) ffir the pb-asur? of possessing It, but was refus -d. With this crYer Mr. C ?marked it $25 hierher. People came and pe? pie went. Every'?cd y wanted the miniature, but no one was wiliinp to pay the price asked, whi? h ?teadily in^-easer] with svery offer until it reached $1*100. finally, a man fr?>m New-York, who owns one of the mosl noted coll el miniatures in the world, dropped into the shop. "i niU give you $1,0110 .' r thai miniature.1* he said. "It Is n??t worth it, but 1 ?ike it and I want it." "Imp 'S?ible," said the dealer; "it cost me that " "Better take it." insisted the collector, "you'll never have another off.-r so good." And the dealer, being a ? . ? n in, knew that the collector spoke trul>. He accepted the offer, therefor?-, and made $900 profit, although he was ambitious to s*'l ibe miniature t?. the Aral customer, who offered only $50for it. for $1.200. The Secretary of the Interior haa leaned the house of ex-8enstor Bswyer, of Wisconsin, in Cena?illuut-sve., which is ..n?- ?>f the- handsomest and moat pr?t? ntlous bouaea In town. It la built entirely of brownst'.ne, and the Interior hss been richly decorated from d?:,ipris mad- by well-known artists. Senator Bawyer built It Home fix years ago for his dSUghter, Mrs. How? ard White, who recently died here, While her father was in the .Senat?.-, Mrs White entertained more brilliantly, perhaps, man any other woman In -wcletaf. Aft-r hia retirement Senator Saw? yer leased hie haus-- ;.. Benstor Btockbiidge, of Michigan, who lived in it until his death. Last winier. the lease held by Mr.--. Btockbrldge hav hig expired. Senator Bswyer again t?i?ak pos ?esabj:.. and sp'nt the season here. He had Planned to remain In Washington the coming arbiter, but his ?laughter's sudden tnd untitneiy lestb proved a v -ry arr?t?t ahock to him, and h?> was K?a?i | . dispose of a houae which held such sad memories. There are millions upon millions of dollars in the Treasury, paid In from different sources, which belong to citizens of the? United States. To this wealth the PoatorTlce Department, through the money-order oflce, contributes larK-?ly. A few yearr back the Pustmaster General gepoastad with the Treasurer nearly $*",!?0o,IK'S), trie money from uncashed orden which had accumulated ??nee the office was started In 1868. At first r.o effort waa made to re?t?ire this unclaimed money to its rightful ownera. but the letters of advice, turned in as unpaid by the postmasters from all over th? aonatry, wars kept In ?.as? a demand should be made for their payment The money remained to the ****edtt of tb taonsy-ordsr office, ahowlng a large profit for th" service. This policy was e-Jbse<iuent!y changed, and now the office en? deavor? to refund the money to the remitters by a draft drawn on the Treasury. This rule obtains In case of meney-orders less than ten years old. Letters of advice older than this are destroyed Every year about 1 per cent of the money or? es? Issued are nor cached, leaving from $SH.(K10 to flf)0.nOO unclaimed, which Is deposited in the Treasury- There are many reason? to account for this large number of money orders not being cashed. In some kisiances. especially for ?mall srr.ountB, the orders are filed away with other Papers snd forgotten. More frequently the let? ter contalnln?; the order Is lost or atc.len, and the order never reaches the person for whom It was Intended. This Is *r*ie of the orders made out to the. large sbope. which do not receive the order or th?? accompsnylnp letter contslnlng orders for goods to be shipped, owing generally to the dlehonesty of their employes. There are r^*' ico* whi>re "-en have used the Money vrtier Office ae a bank, and have made out or? ear? to themselves, which, owing to sudden aeath or Borne other cause, have never been claimed. i?.!! to <-,fl*c"jlla however, to explain why euch jsrge sums of money remain unclstmed, for, in ?see eg an order being least. It la a simple matter ???v-l1*.^ a duplicate. Application la made by wther the remitter, the payee or the Indorsee ml* ?m??. of *"*** or *hl* offl<-? of ptyment, ?c a duplicate is issued with only the delay ?eeaaar*/ to r.orap:y with th? forma. A year wtba Department made a ruling that dupll w^-*oonsy erOera could not be laaued in less ??" ??" months from the time when an sp plication was filed, but this was found to be so .mpraotienlii? and Inconv?nient that the order was rescind*-?* after a short trial. A gigantic task onfronts Mr. Spr.fford, the Librarian of Congress?, in the removal of nearly a million volun.es?over a thousand tone of books?from the old to the new library. Al? though the new bu.lding promises to be finished by January 1. the great movinar will be post? poned until ??pr'.nx, and as yet no plan has been formulai ? fu- aceompllshlng it. although Mr. Bpofford has had a number under con? llderstl r. Mr. Ore.:1, the .-ric-ir.. er in rhic . of the new building believe? the books < i. I moved by way of the underground tunnei whi? D Connect! the rr_j?t,,; with th? Library, throuph whtcb will run a mir.iatur. electric railway for ?he conveyance of b >oks. Mr. ?-porTurd favors the erection of a temporary elevated railwa tweeu th? two t:uiidinKK, from the floor of the Capitol rotunda to the main al... r of the new building. This plan baa everything to ree ?m mend ir. arid the only objection that could be raised is the rr-uter of axpenae, for suc'n u rail? way would, undoubtedly, be more ? any device so far suf-costed. The gr? at tion, after nil. is not bow the bo? ks < an be car rled. but bow they *an be move?* n'T rdir.p; to their catn'opur-d relation, nnd thla problem Mr. Spofford thinks he lias solved. A QUEER WESTERN OASIS. HOW THE ARTESIAN WSLLB ARE ST-rPLIKI*? THAT VVATF.P. IT. I.nwrrnce. Kan.. N'ov. IS?Artesinn rd!? ?re usually expensive luxuries but there Is one spot on the Amcrl.an Continent where tlv ;? Cbesper thin pumpe and more common than mort traares. This is in the centre of what need I called the Oreat Aner an Desert Th? boundary of - ( .-ms an ? 111] e, one f la at V.'ilburn, Kan., and tbe other at Meads A winding stream, called appropriately ("rooked Creek, form? the long sate of the ellipse. This little losange-i district, lying in -he i-!i forehesd of the West, li probably th.- best-watered portion of the earth's land surface. A fannei here may have an artesian we:; in his back yard, another at his barn and a U?->7.?'n nur? in diffei.nt places on his farm. All be lias to do Is to bore a hole fifteen or twenty feei d?rp and ?Mn i te one side. The w.uer quickly comes bubbling up and run? busily away to quench the thirs- of Cro k< 1 Creel Ne well In the whole district cost above ISO, but all are ? itlsfa ttory. There are upward of 2.V1 wells in the narrow basin. yet oniy a few of them are Intelligently managed There are three or four wells which yield fort giiior.? of water a minute, from twelve :.i t that yield thirty gallons and the rest grada on i wa to eight ^r ten gallon? It -s computed thai enough water flows from th? ground each year to over Ig, acres o' li.nd one foot d? ; TI i reside] bow r< r, ?ir" not orcr.iriiz?-.! an?l bave never beard of the question, "How ran I u a what I have?" Therefore, tbejr waste th? water iharnefully, and the district, Inst? of being a ? ? ? ? ; er ni ' eauty an I prosp? 11tj. i remarkable for th? sise of its mosquitoes and the I of its .'roars. Hi ra at;.! there a more progressive fsrmer h is drain? I I la q lagmtree an?l Bhown want be can do with tbeee bleeslnga < ? nature. From the time when atudents first turned their attention to it, th,j spot haa be? n a puss i] I? wl o !'.\e ther thin crust of earth between th Ir feet and ? ei ut I rground lake, that the ; nd reet? upon this lake ?,s ue ?loes 'Ipull WStCT, ni thai B W< II into its bosom i How? the water i ? rise lust as it come? up through cracks In th i !.,? ?ia,.p borin?s i-.ave proved that the lake do? - ;. exlsl The State Geol?gica] Burvey haa ? question, and, after .'.il, It la a very simple > :.? Tiie iloor of all th" V estent ;< rrltory i.? m; I? of deposits of that -reta -eoua .'.'...'. ; .: ; ?? ? tarent formation, th? ter la . . , ?? ? .- ? :. In depth from ins tl of the land and is spread over the ai i resj . ;.? ,i".- to '???' ? I t loi v i :?:.. ? ?.. bone? ? .' :.. , I Nat or--. T ?? water, fal i i iir all ov.-r the B Mountain slope, sinke t ? r. ng It? downwsrd eourse ?tcj,, ? strata r.n?l Bow? ?>? ward upon u.? creta? ???< la bed beneath II terilsry coverlet Wh< " stream has cut it.- channel down nearly : floor, enormoua srriii?.'? are conttauslly l found and thla In tbe dryest region, not an actual d? ? ? .?", ' n th? giol e, The arteslsn iiistrlct. then. Is e.-,??iy .-.c^ for By ?nrr.e combination of clrcumatsni ??? the earth's surface hss I ?? n worn aui:. in tti? narrow - f ? rook? d Cr? ? ?. the H country, and the water floi -. ?!? r the highlands of the west < ? -.-.??? a br'el peep at ti.e ?i.ay and then passes on beneath ;...i eastern h:!is. CANINB FRIEND:ll IPS. IOMB CCRiOUl :." ' \n " - OF AF'nrTK'N- an:? OJUTTTI ?' ?' E'.^m The I>or Fancier, Fri?-nillv i.lilan. .?? between anim?t? ?re ?'? ? iler kind. Naturally ? : i ugh, do? quentlv make friends and compsi ?? their own species, although th? Urge ?hare of , ? liberty they enjoy Is t r..- ' their ? ractlng Inexpll a| - Intima l**a A do -?? f- : ?. : . understan III g b? twe? a dog? ??-.?? ently m?.re frequent than ai between Individual? of the ?ame - ' - , . a er, are fond of queer compan) and go oui oi their way la a ar h of it The numerotn friendship? forr.-. . ??? an?! geese, and even poultry In u neral u remarkable. It la not generally re I I la ?. i.ir?! of > xtraordli i this mutual r gard of fui and feather may pro . an understanding whlcb overrides the d I of ra. e. The sr**!C.ea of goose ki '<??? ? ? : lall ?' n marks bit for II iron itl to ?lo.-- ? '-.- v. i -. : a * rescued by i from .1*1 attach by a fas si ?wed s ? of it.- oblli atlons i nd ?? de? e to r< were touching In their obvious i The goose entlrels abandoned thi ?octet ?.'. its kind, ro - ted In the dog's k< nn? I and followed it in Its dally wandering* over ;< Isrgi fsrnt nd through the neighboring rllleg? The dog to fnl! il!, the goos? would tuai lesve him . ?l-.v, and wren.', to all appearance, ?? been starved had n??t .-i pan of corn been pis? ed for it every ?lav near the kennel. I-iugs? and fowls ?also ?i.t.-r Into nrilc,n"i,]e relation? ' for reasons much le i apparent i i oi okers than to themaelvea. A b. n and ?? retrieve! b? n i strongly attached that tbe former laid her egg? j and hnt'-he?! her chicken? In hi? kennel; on th? lien ! leaving or entering h-r neal : is 'l"K would ' from the threshold to muk? room Whlli tenijat to touch the e?Ks iti her absence was met by his immediate disapprobation. There in also \ an Instance of a quaint friendship which gradually , grew up between a tiim?- ro??k and a bulldog, the i doir never appearing happier than when the r?,ok w;. ?? seated on his back. Motives of beneficence lead to many apparently per A TRICYCLE CAB. mWmXnr? NE-.VKST VEIIICI.R. Berlin Is adna.-.nir sn addition to the numerous new-fangled vehiclea to be seen In Its -ureets This Is the ""tricycle cab" that has rec-ntly been Introdaeed and has been found popular and prac There Is a .ta'htr ?sat -ttipt*-a)**ted <?n springs over the rear axle of the machine. The paissager j mounts with the aid of a footboard th..: rests or. I the ?round when he ?ret.? in, but Which, Wfcea he 1? ! saafd. is raised by a si.mpl? devios There hi a i leather hood for his protection In stormy weather; I verted friendships. Cats and dogs are often known y> _ try their yo_:r,g to a foster mother, who ror rrrendshlp"? rake, or from ,? liberal maternal love, accepta the additional duties thus in. ui.on her. Put ?til! more r?m,itk-.X? .ir?- those case ' .n which foster mot??sr?, ove?-ccming all scruples and antipathie* of natural Instinct? not hesitate to . barge of young ore? of cher and ??..-? iffer nt s ?-.??; to I own. Many creatures bavs mors than man's oia l like to a solitary iif... ?r-J adopt measures of their l own to beeii?-. i ? tedium Horses bave a positiv? dread of solitude, and !*?''??:', llils ha| ; :. ? . unavoidal le well mak rrtendi of the a, . , stures. C isea hav? ?? ?'???I Ig number? where i ?Its and mir have - own symptoms of distress and uneai ne ame.unting to positive mcluncholy wh*re mal dog? have drtad or been ren.. I -? RECIPROi _. L INSA NITY. ITHE ?C5DRIO?8 BTORT OF TWO ftlST^RS I THEV BBCA-fl A'*F*E TU) WITH THf* SAME DE UCttOH gt_lXTAX_OL*l_T. It may be eor.imurr!. at?sd or it may be slmu: tut on.-; Pr?anch writer? s.irretim.-s style It "r I deux." but it is frequently more than the nsadi ? of two (i'-oj.ie, on last?no? being >?n record where father, mother an?! six children were all simul? taneously affeeteil by ti.e same fixed delusion. One of ths m?.st interesting cas? s of commnni cati i Insanity, one whi.-h in a few weeks srlll bs profeaalonally conunentod upon in the m? ?ilcal ree ords, Is the cas? , wi li era at the ?present i.ni" eontined ir. the Fiatbosk Inssne Asylum. Ths of these ? i Is unique in many respecta Inas mueh as it furnlahea en exempta of paranoia, ?>r fp'.fil delusion, .-.;.! reciprocal or ?commun teat? : m ?. with siieh a beautiful foundation In f ? kepi t?\e physl lana in okai of ti Ir case for some time In doubl as to whether they hr.?i utr.b-r ilcir care t\?.?) greatly srronged ?omen or two lun?tica They are ol?l now, th? s ? unfortunate women; one of them bas already passed the three - -.re years and ten; the other la ten years younger. It is probable I that 'bey have lived tOg? ther almost all. if not quite nil. ?.f the? lives About tl.lrty years ago they Mtnn from ?ScotI them St that time being a widow, and ths ota r an old maid of thirty or thirty-five They were not d ? irewdness and Intslll) n - though they were not educated When they srrlved In Brooklyn they oper."d a b?9srdlng-house. " ? loua, frugal, cautious, sad they prospered. Some (ifi-.-n \...rs apo the older ore of the Bisters, the widow, went to New-York Cltj on bualne ? or ?pleasure. In those deys the rsmshsckla Old stage? us.-d to ply otl I ? Iway, At t:.- ?' :. Perry ths widow got into on? of i i to go uptown. Whether ?he mad? ?,. r visit : ths shopping dlstrtel or not I Is not clearly demon 'rat. ?l In ths e?/idence st hand. Bthi r it: getting Into *)? si igs t.? go uptown or In g into it to retu to her ? ??? is. so fs, by the car?-.- the driver, tl to the ground, sustaining InJulie ? ?jf a mor.- ??r lei I f- r. ma nat ? 'i' irough a law firm sh? begsn an action agalnat ? ? impany for I10.0M As i<? uaual In Buch ... '? ?m year to year, wearying the ? snd r... d g the purse? of the two poor sisters It would seem, by what they siy. that they were not ?mtent with ths treatment t ? l the hands of the Bi it firm iras I. !?? dy ? I???. with a ibt not rae whii I. And dragg? ?I But St I i ? - I ??thrill get-,. ero up Jury that | for, i ? ? The> were d for 11 i . - I been paid pi kept this 80.000 foi i not . . , galnat I Im, a .'.i ?i I I. More ;:.?-.. i i - : ? ? . ' v id for so many riMng deed t.itn ' ? ? . , ??. i it .. , . this that factory errang? subsequent paymei ' I L'p to this | ? '""y tell It Divested of the : ght down to : ?aa.- thrown '<???.'? stage; she ...-., VI [rom '.ni ?i until sevei ? , r . ? there I?) ? : But t - ' ? et..ry : to believe that . : . te ? ? I ? '. ? ? ? I ? ? . ? that the !. v. s. r ,- ?. ? to I out of J bough I n I ft : ltd have received. The V. |< -.. e.f hla propel i will, he rent. Krun II : s ' . : - - f. I ? e house to I ? i t?.<- .i??? i .,i? proi - pul ? ? '? ' ? : f their delusion, bul j (.u to no avail, and he was at ia?t fon S suit of ele .? ? .le t them put a "Ti ? the window, r?ssolvlng i. ?t ta 'ak? parai .1 t.-.ey own I prop? ' : bis li'.xt tl it not method, ther? ? ? at lev . persistency In weni to th? hou ?. but doe rs ope .. n--" ' itur?- In, snd ??? In Tue-, ? pi I the owner In ome way. for It a ild ? ? . ? lie, but In the i I law to his aid Then r period for the se -.r-.-. 1 t ui curt aski ?! II tl w ?uld giv up theli lalm to tt:.-- house (they always Jiromptly ansa r? ? th h?y ? ?uld ? ?t. urii?-s?> in? r forced i lodging li jail, and bell g aakcd to pie ad ci I ? I they satd. "To What ?hall v. ? pic ..i gu '?'? n? hing -.\ i? ns Why ?'.. n'l vi ?i ask th i ? who have i t plead sillily?" They * ? r.- -.?? . I * - - -1 their that ttr?-y well-nigh convinced more than one that they ? v. i?- two wronged women, and I moat I ? ? ? -. ? But In the end there wa no help for , it; after hi ring ; in In tail fi ur ?etki thej v. ire Itted to r',?? l-'i i?? ?: ir. i- Asylum ten ' mont! n a?o, and th*re :)i?- two p< or old aoul? mu t prnbabl] live, aufferii r the inosi ; ilrrnant grief, un? til] d? ' to inelr r?-11? f. foi they an w? II ! awsra thai h? are ir, an Insane asylum Th?- peculiarity >r ths case is that the two sisters nn- b ii. ?micted with the sai.lelu . >n Whether this d? luslon came simultaneously into their mind?, or Which one -'?mrn'Til? -?'?-?I !? to th<- other, the ir? -lo riot know. But there the;, ar?-. With ? Bled delusion, having K most b?sautlful foundation In fact, a? lajiiutlful as any novelist ever wo ??? fiction out of. Ir. pleasant weather It is pushed back like the hood of a buggy. The pa?i.?er.ger faces the rear. The cab is operated t? a '') ?list, the same ?s an ord.aary tricycle, and r.m attain a spe.-i about twice that of a Brst-claas Berlin "droechke." or a. however, .-> not saying much. The far? ,* v.r- [ov for ? " th ' ? la or io, _'_? eenti Th? i . in m .i?.;r??i by nn automatic arrange? ment called a lasImeter, wh;.-h i- m u??- in the ordlnarj cab In many Herman cltli i, md register? on a d.al the number of meuea tr?wr-e.!, thus doing away w.-h the na i ?: arguing with ihi Irtver a; Ilhe end of a trip sa to th? amount ?<f fir.- due li i?- expert?! that "y trie? -.-? cab '.\:. become gener..!ly popular in l'.?-ri!rr. thus f?--A that have been trie?! experimentally have attracted much attention. THE OPERA SINGERS. NEW VOICES AND OLD VOICES WITH NEW STRAINS. MAfRP.'E BAI'.r.YM?.?r.E AS A STAR?TUE 9TBBX AM ?XO THI* NgW-TOKX THEATRE J. The New-York opera season of this year looks. !n prcaape, ;, much like a continuous performance. Just bow, Indeed, It 1.- more than continuous, for the first and the second BBCtlOBB of it overlap. , The ?ci.?jn of the Neu Imperial Opera Company at the Academy of Music will last lor another week, end tbe aeai m al the Metropolitan opera House win begin to-morrow aight 'A'hen the regular f.-u'on th* re 1.? ov.r the house will be occupied by Walter Damro h for a few er eks -nd then the Abbey, Bchoeffsl .\: Orau company will come back for its usual sad farewell, before going to ?'ovent Oi.rd?r. to show tbe hem?otitr? r.*\ opera of the j sort that la kn wa tat Mew-T( rk If fond men orle? ?ver?- Stirred by the mere ap. ;.? trsBcs o? aa opera company headed by Colonel , Mapleaon at the A uleaay, it will actually make o ? t?goera feel n dozen yean younger to ?bid the '. Aesdem) under Colonel atspl bob ami ti? Met? '?in under Abbey. S< ho?, ffel & Orau running In OPBO**ttl*m. it Will I"? (,..!?? for .-i w< ek, but that will i.e ?Bough for purposes of reminiscence, and then the reg il ,r aWppettera of the lyri.- drama can mttle d'iwn to th?. support and enjoyment of the regular season un.I? r too regular conditions. Tboae whose eyes and ?ars are turned toward the local operatic stage ?lo not need to be tol?l mu? i. about it Just now. The compsaj of tbe Met? ropoUtaa <?|..-i.. Houae ara? btillt on ?uoh flue linee and aalld toundatioaa when Abbey, g.?j ?v Orau fir. ; aaemned control of it that changea j for the snk?. of i hengeo have not been ,i,. iVt. | Bad H was aiwfijs a comfort to know that th? comp.-ii-.y ?,f r.-xt year wa? to be as ne.irly an possible lu.- tie- company of this year. So tbe most that ir I:,? BOSfl BSCCaSSri to my about the company from tin. t.. tune was i...? in the way of telling i?- adi Irera about ?t. but only of remind? ing them about it I: Is pleasant, then, on the ther opei to n Bund tbe fre? quenters of the Metropolitan of the last few fears that the company which will appear to-morrow Bight and hereafter consista almoat entirely of Bfngera who b<\v?' already come to be regarded as belonging to the Metropolitan, ?till, there ?re a few new/ones Mms Feiin Lltvtnne I La new to the Metropolitan. though nor to New-York. Bbe .sang st the Acad emj of Mia.?: ? on a., un'ler the management of Colonel Mapleaon, who. as has air.-ady been re mi ikaii. la th? re ?till Bhe then s..i.g the parts of Leonora m "II Trova tore" and l?.>r-,:.a Anna In OlovannL" .???nie then ah? baa made aome li. rn;,.;ia reputation, having surs in St. Petersburg, Moscow, Br?ssel? and eteewbere She is iik?-?> to be beard here in some of the parts that have been sur.?; by Mm-. N?rdica, especially in Wair ii. rum parts. Bhe I* a sister-in-law of Kdouard ?le Etesske. Jacques F,ar? sang weU In the company wlil-h ?? .'. "Hknsel and Oretel" at Dsly*a Tl It : | I lived for some tiiri" l:. England. He l-t--- sung at Covent Garden 11? '.* n ?-? ta the Metropolitan David im, mi Ac ? ? I - ? also gsined a n t Garden H has s ?ng in New fork He haa 1 een in Eng for s i ? w? - for v . ? ? : ".<? Carl It >i i ': i -a i 'ompany. Th? : ? ? Ai o i '? ppl may turn He 1? ?SM tO Ir'. v.- :i ( Tamai ? i ? t.. i., good a? v : or it Will 111 ike tro:;1' ?, | ThOmtU 8a ?i; ? nd i .ti. '? nors One or t s - Mi I !sm< ; com.--? bsch after an absence t ? ?esaoi B i tat :-???' t . - parta i In "Lo \ the atudy of . .-e-rns to ti ? ' : ? a pr'-l'.t. | Is, in ? ;., i- .- Bat hit work p ?perform? Jesi ? ;? ir- of Bl? gmUl : Wotan la enough f .r one ?e^?,,n. II .... a prssei " gny would pi be the Ble? .: Mms L;: ... r . ? .? ;? ad I return will k- ee for what to bt ?? for "Faust.1 '? Ideal caal ' ?r mesn Jean and Ed ne i: ime? or Mi ." T - . ?e Mm?. C '''?'.'-. w It ill th? Bl w thlnars that j were ?? i ?e? i i erself this year aa .. m "I. Afrl and for th rest the oth.-r I ..:?? ;? ;?? I : Of) to provide the novelties Du Mm? Cslvl a u al? ,,.-, ? ? oi? and energetic sort and It would ...... ng II ib? were ? > ? ? foui i .? ? -rk ? on a new p..r: In the middle of th? Mm... . . > ; ? ? Br knhllde In "Blegfrli ? !," ? ...me work. It h been usual for the same linger to undertake these two pai - ?' '" ?" ",lv -1 v'" ' : ? .. ther is only s vision taej seem well calculated ? ? ,e up w.e r.-?il part. - ,. rned to Mag the p irl oi ?-? "Blegfi ' brother has ac. ? . ?? ' ... h? r ad ; to th? Ir Amer? ican r?pertori?e the parts m "L? Cid" of which they lAV_e Tp-rWZ^K^K FElKV .LlTviNi\Jl_ were the originale in Paris. Mil.?. BsntTTBalttST Is In her old piece ..?..| at her old dutlei Sh- will sing In evi ry opera th.ir la given In the *lr:;t ?reek The prospectus for the season and 'he pr ?gramma for the Ing week lllu trata in a striking way hnw even an opera establishment Is subject to I advance which marks the age When ai> my, ri fel & ?'r.ui t??ok the Metropolitan oui <?f the of r ... ardeni admirera ?f the Qerman .-< !-,..,?i ?f -, those who preferred the old Italian methods rejo! -I In s triumph, and Is the presumed estln - lion ??; Wagner and ail hit ? ?rki ? far n New Y-irk and t ' ?? pr?s-nt genera . in wit.? concerned. was no: so very long ag ?. \et mark tlie change. Of the works announced this >?>ar f..r probable production Bis ar-- by Wagner, and no (,:h.r mi aa mire thin four. TW?9 ha- l numb? ?.. Verd u- I Ma eenet. Then Qounod an?l Meyerbeer have three each, an?! the typical e 'i .?.??.ers of the triumphant Italian school Straggle aiong with one or tw<. ?a- h. which may be pro. d.i-?-! of a Baturday nigh I or m.n d ?l N iw. e mal 1er the bul f??r this werk. "La Fa ?. r.-..?." Ii ?? i on for tne Baturdaj n |1 I .-r?orn? anee at popular price r. iron fate of the works of its i lass for some seasons, and of th.- fcir regular performances two sra to be of w. dramas, namely, "Die.Meistersinger" and "i'.im. hluaor. Tlie o'.l-.?-r two hills are both "Faust" A?!d to these eonslderatlons the tact that the sin?,-. ers who were to bring ba.-k the reign of pur?? sing? ing, as oppose.! to everything else that goes to make up the presentation of s Wagner drama, are n.?w working und quarrelling over me p..rrs m his works whlofi It 1? proposed to offer, and the fact. too, that the manaRement has found It expedient to engage as on? of its musical directors the leading . interpreter of Wagner'? works in this country, and the suspicion will Degln to grow that Wagner Is not i even yet hopelesaly dead in New-York. And thia Is aside from al! consideration of the ?erles of per? formances which Walter Damrosch I? to give. MAURICE B.a'iF.YMORE'S PLAT. "ROARIN . ni-K ? lO." TO Bl SEEN AT PALMER'S THEATRE TO-MOI'.ROW SIOHT. Mauri?-? p.-irrymore Is to present himself to the Nuw-Vork public to-morrow night, at Paimer'? Theatre, in a play of hi? own. called "Roaring Dl'k & Co." The name suggests Rocky Mountains an.1 mining camps and gambling dens and tbe like, but the play Is no such matter. The scene of It Is B .small Ki.arllsh town. Rearing Dick Is a bad boy. who forges liis fiith? r's name to a check for ?5. and is turned out of the house for It Pontifex is the last name cf Dick. The elder Pon tlf x la t?. be played by W. J. Le Moyne, so Ion*; a prominent m? niber of the Lyceum ?.'ompany. M'hen Dick arrows up be begins to fee! the need of Ils father's forgiveness t-nd n oney and comes ! cm?. lie tbtnka that he will get on better with his father by tailing aim that he Is rich already. The father is Indeed pleased at this, and. supposing that A^tor^o QcVVl j^J_?_r\ L?,^Ml_. Je&r\ Dt H^zke. Ldov/c-xr ftr^ f\?zl?. I he needs nothing, does r.ot hesitate to give him everything. The receipt of this unexi *xtt?ad fortune has the remarkable effect ?^f breathing ?great virtue Inio the scamp, and he nobly refuses to .tolr. a former dlare] ?elate, known as the Major, in rob bbig his father's bank. The Major, ?however, so? pean to he?eve mars la Dick's geod-f?aUeershlp then In his virtue, lie goes on with the pian of I robbing the t.ink by hlms? !f, not ?JUpposIng that will stand In his way, but he ?1 "s. und pre ? the Major from ?killing his father. This sieoms to the Major to be such a shabby way of treating an old comrade that he retain.-es by telling the . father thi t Dick is not ri- b, except In m far ss bo i has made him so. This information throws the ! father into a precarious stats <?f health, and Dick tears up his tether's .1.l of gift ?and resign? the I pro'i-s f his '? rm< r r* rfldv. ? Major, undaunt?sd by the occastonal inter KDITII CF.ANE : ruptlona which he has Buffered, goes right on rob tlng the bank and finally ?uexe?eds in it. At this r and mvm the ? :? un his tail.? r fi rn.v. s hlra tti tin ind then <li- ?. it will be noted tint this sketch of the plot doe? not bet 1 ..... p.-" or 1 singla woman in the , p; iv. but the let provea that there really ar.? sev n The leading woman ?-i th.- company ? is Ml Bhe ung actress wiio 1 v 1 ?? -? ? -n hero a few \. ..rs .-120 in Augustin ,'??? rward aenl with the com Bhe w ? conn-.-ted ,?.r a ' tuns with the Lyceum ?Company, and she made E-rM-A?. EAMttS ?.. r.n excellent Impression as Trilby, under the man? agement of a. m l'aimer. NOTES OF THE WEEK. as. 11. Sotbern will finish hi? Ions and prosperous eriKagemont at the Lyceum Theatre In "An Enemy t?. -.,..' King" this week Ther-- Usa Bsea ft great demand for matlaee ?esta ???'.'. aJong, .-.r..! thla w??(.k three matinees win be given T icy will be the ? Thureday and Siaturduy. and a ?,?... tal one on Tuesday. The Irish operetta "Brian Toru" seems to have made one of the most genuine successes now in town. It will remata at th? Broadway Theatre till January, when It ?Mil fill engagement? out of town. John Drew and "Rosemary" made such a good record a; the Kmplre Theatre during Horse Show week that Charlee Frohman has made another ex? tension of their time at his house. This extension carries Mr Drew's stay over <*hrlstmas The news Causes disappointment to the members of the Empire Theatre stock company, who expected to be playing in the horn? house by the middle of next mcnth "The Sign of the Cross" is a play of an unusual character, though not one altogether unknown to the stage. It differs entirely front anything else now before the public and its Amt weeks aa perlen je at the Knickerbocker Theatre ta ragsrded a? an encouraging one. ? "The Mandarin" will continue, by means of a bright book, pretty dresses and gay muele, to try Is win and maintain popularly at the Herald Square Theatre. The managers express tn?tr confiasses fei Its power for a iong run. "Jack and the Beanstalk" has proved attractive ! at the Casino, and some changes are to be mais In tt, with a view to making It mo: ? so. These ere to be partly In the direction of making tt adhere more closely to the story on wnlch It is founded, m It has been found that departure? from the ?tory are a detriment to the ??gectivones? of the plecs. As the pi .v is Intended to aopeal especially to chit? : dren it is thought best to give frequent matutees* i and there will be two each week Henceforth. Nothing Interferes with the happy progress Sf William Gillette'? * ?ecret Service" at the Oarrlck Theatre. Preparations are under way for the pro? duction of the p.ay in London next spring. "Lost. Strayed or Stolen" will remain for only ?gas D&v.d 6?!)P*.*"!? 1 week more at the Fifth Avenue Theatre. It will bo followed by the annual eng-asenient of William H. ?"rene at that hOBOa, H? will appear first In "His "?fife's Father." whl h was played here two ses? I ? ? ago. This will be followed by Ml?? Martha Morton's n< w play "A Fool of Fortune." Misa Bffl? Spann,??, haa taken the r'.a'*'- of Ml*? Ann? O'Neill as the leading BeatsB of Mr. Cr*ne'? com paay. Auguste Van Biene and "Tlie Broken Melody" are attracting- favorable attention a: the American The n:p\ The eombtnattoa of a play and a concert, with the concert a part of the pl.ijr and th? play dependent on the concert. !.? found to be an enter? tainir.g novelty. The company which is now playing "The Geisha" has ?.ni., mother ?reek to stay al inly'? Thestrs It will tiier, begin Its travels and a new "Oetahs" company will ooeupy UM ?tage alternately with Kiss A.b. Beban and Mr. Dslr'? company in the ;..,\- whl have been pr mlaed for th? Uraly s?a- in that Mi. Daly htas laid out. Owing to the popularity of "The Mummy" at the Garden Th'i.tre, KoVrt Hllllard will not CalSDS*? the bill for the last w?ck of his engagement, as m ut al tirst announi t?. He intended to present "Lost. Twenty-four Hours" for the week beginning^ to-morr m evening but the public seems satisfied with "The Mummy." At th? Bijou Theatre My Friend from India** continues to draw as a- .cd houses as ever, snd to ereate na, ?taeh laughter a? ever. The managers arc now talking about keeping it in New-York an winter, Th'- run of "The Cherry Pickers" 1? ?till extending Itself ?nth apparent prosperity at the Fourteenth Street Theatre. The gun scene i? counted among the most sensstion.il of all the a'?empts to atop the action oi tue Beert that have been made la recent melodrama. There are merry times at Kost er tc Rial's. Thm (Minor, ret tie are Applauded for a genuinely tine scro !.. lc hot, the Bearer, brothers always amuse, th? ! Issjraph continues to present new scenes. William? an?i Walker are a novelty, Werner and Rleder sre clever In their Tyrolean melodies, the at of O'Brtea and Havel bubble? w.tii merriment, ?'Issy Fits. gerall's new ?tance i.? admited. and th? Isst week? are announced of Ixin.'i Burrison and the flv? Barrlson sl-ters. "Shaft No. 2." which will he seen at the Or-sud Opera House this week. Is described as a drsms "elaborately motir.'ed and full of weird ace?as, startling ele. ri al illuminations and illusions** There I? a s?"im ?cene with "all kinds of lightning, from the far-away kin?! that heralds trouble te con..' to a straight boll that kills the villain." Miss Ppultr.e Hal! Is helping to draw good at Procter's Pleasure Palace, where she remain? but one week longer. Two European novelties of recent acquisition are the three Sisters Macarte ta th?lr wire act, and Griffin and Dubois In difficult acrobatic trUks. B.rtol.ll. the equilibrist, and Spick and Splnk. the burlesque gymnasts, return for a single week. Ada Dcaves makes her vaudeville debut There are three sketch teams? Parkinson and Roth. Harr and Evans and the l.lor.dell?; Leah Surr, Mabel Arnold, the Aithea sisters. Arnle Syl? vester, trick bl : ?list. Al Lubln. Silver and Spsrk, and Joe Bsrdmsn, monologue entertainer. At th? concert tn-day Mis? Pauline ll.ill. W. P Sweatnam, the ?i.?rr'.son?. Kel.y and G'?>'. the Sappho t*|UST teite, Maud Basil Pries A.lelyn Weaiyn and ether sa-cLtai aotei*taioera win appi ar. "Under the Poiar Star" will be ?een at the Us*** lern Opera Hause for one we k. beginning to-taor? row evening;. This play was preseni?-<i at the Acad? emy of Munlc early in the season. w..cre it ran for twelve Weeks. WELLS HAIR fm T*\t HA??? T9 OM?iHAl. coton. ?op? hair <<> ,*i*?<i Oct. rr??? uae a-Ms sag) j -?.?il-?.?.m ir.i?. ifcrsr. crsdusll' rmmiotaetit?ham ?nerigiasl ?sl?mi?-ilsr; ?i'.ianan' (....!.-?Ir???in? *>c, S 00 A- I??? .r VI : ;<.?*.!? pnaSi?*S K?nry?*M??aeB Stor??. llsii !>,-?*??r?. or pr?-?aid br??'.|???s<?ales?I?? of pr,o?. !.. a Wl.rXH. J?r*?y < .?, S J TEAl KELLE OIL BALM I . lUJ Ho? ? ' ?C?, Roost? rttUB u i ?T?a?B? JmrnoW t?ii?l?n y ru Wr?nkUi,avf.lnf. withsrln--?? | For the CnmpWTion, risiyU?. . goagtiBU,i , a"? k?M, W.iDf. with-sriB .tlJW l*tii-?gt?U IT?* CLEAaV? otVT * * Water Bugs, imii? up ol ih? ?kin. *Oe? Roaches, tray;?, Uie?, uu, moth?, ms. mice, aaarr? i?>ia r?a,uit?. ?fialmla?, ?npB?s?. IBS ja9sSSasfi3gS get? erke **-aili. s Waus. JeamwQsB, ATtr