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MRS. LYLE'S STRATAGEM.
"I think, Gerry, dear," said Mrs. Lyle,
rising from the shadow of a great red
rook, "I'll run up tb the comprehensive
Gnndry and fetch our letters. Would j
you care to come with me?"
Gerald Lylo gave a yawn, and looked
Up at ids wife with an air of pathetic pro
test. He was very lazy, and the shade oi'
the rock was infinitely grateful to tho
toil-wearied Londoner. Mrs. Lyle there
lon- smiled the smile of the superior per
son who does things and tripped off un
escorted.
Mr. Herald Lyle, the famous actor and j
present manager of the Piccadilly Thea
ter, iiad tho previous day brought his |
yoinig whe down from London to tne
little- South Coast watering place, Ory
tliam. 1 iiey had originally intended to :
patronize some more fashionable resort,
and had only changed their plans at the
last moment. Thus, being uncertain as
to their future address tor they had not
yet engaged rooms), they left orders that
I tiers should be lorwarded to Mr.
Oundry, the stationer on the Parade.
Everybody who visits Crytham knows
Gnndry. He is librarian, the enterpris
ing impressario who runs the music ;
the local guide-book is Hie product of his
giited pen. Thus it was to Sundry's
library mat Elbe Lyle bent her steps.
1 lerald Lyle watched the retreating lig- ;
nre oi iiis wife with honest pride. And
well might he. A handsomer, brighter i
girl was not to beseeu at the most crowd- j
ed church parade, she was a dark
haired, brown-eyed, olive-skinned bru
nette, with quick, v:\aeious ways
a ready wit. I alike the wives of most
actors, sue had not been in any way i on
nected with the stage. Indeed, she had
i!c\ er been inside a theater until alter her
marriage with Oerald Lyle. They had
■net iv a country house somo three years
before. The young girl had laden in j
love with the clover, intellectual mau j
Whose mobile lace reflected the keen re
© ptive brain. And he, too, had
equally fascinated by the simple, unaf
fected girl. So they were married, greatly
against iu-r friends' wishes, for, you see,
"thej knew what those play-actor fel
lows were, don't you know," and proph
esied all sorts of disaster. As yet, how
ever, their gloomy lorebodings had not i
been realized. for the Lyles were as
happy aa the day was long. She was
proud of him, his talent, his well-earned
popularity, ana be valued, above all
things the sweet, tender woman at his
own fireside. Scarcely a day passed but |
be contrasted with a thankful heart his
refined and happy home with the con
stant whirl oi his professional life. For
truiy might he nave echoed the beautiful
apothegm of Canning's that when be I
crossed the threshold ol his home he left \
ail Ins cares behind him.
in a few minutes Mrs. Lyle returned,
and having handed her husband a packet
of letters, some Loin tiie theater and some
lrom home, commenced reading her own
correspondence.
"W ell, dear, and from whom have you
beard." said Mrs. Lyle, after she had read
her last letter.
"Oh, the usual thing," said iier hus
band wearily, as lie opened bis letters
with the deliberation engendered by al
very hot uny and an exceedingly good ,
cigar. "Here's the last statement ot re
ceipts at tbo 'Piccadilly'—very satisfac
tory. A letter lrom Hubbard, the dra
matist, about the last act efthe new play.
Then— Hullo: what's this?
" 'Just a line, dear, to ask you to come
and see my new frock tried on.'
"Why, that must be for you, Effie," he
exclaimed, glancing at the signature. :
"You must have mixed it up with mine
Ly mistake. A letter from an Ameri
can dramatist. And—well, that's about '
«ill."
"But what is that letter you are putting
in your pocket?" said Mrs. I.vie, as she ,
observed her husband gently secreting a
letter be had just opened, and which cer- i
lainly did not look like a business com- i
inuiiic.ilion.
"Oh, tiiat," said Lyle, "is just a theatri- :
cal note. Letter to me in my professional
Capacity, don't, you know."
"May I see' it, dear."
"I don't think it would interest you
in the slightest," replied her hus
blandidly.
"But 1 wish to see it," replied Mrs.
Lyle petulantly, piqued at the unusual
obduracy on the part of her doting hus
band.
"Very well, dear," said Gerald, with
resignation, "you can see it if you like,
but 1 must tell you frankly it is from a
\\ o.i.an."
"\ woman! What woman?"
"Heaven only knows. You know, I
Effie, there are a lot of silly, light-headed
Women ill London Who write to actors,
if—well—if they're at all good looking."
"Love leiters, Gerald? How funny!" '
replied Mrs. Lyle, with ■ little laugh ''
that certainly did not suggest hilarity.
"1 should so like to see the sort of thing
you get."
The actor shrugged bis shoulders and
to d her the letter.
M rs. Lyle gave a cry, in which surprise
nnd resentment were curiously mingled;
■tad Well might she, for the letter ran i
thus:
Dl uii-sT Mr. lai.i:: 1 saw you look at mc
on Monday night. 1 was in the second box on
..,;;■ wore a black dress with white
In ii \ bosom. And am I wrong in
thinking that your glances toward me
Hot entirely devoid ol admiration? lo you
ever walk tn Kens
le under the trees south ol the Bound Pond
esday morning al 11:80. I shall wear
n black dr. ss ,i skirts—remember
eon I skirl > you will easily recognize me
by that. Yours, devotedly, Ma cunt.
••• ' oh, ' lerald, and you get letters like
this?" iried Mrs. Lyle.
"Heaps of them, my dear," said Lyle.
with refreshing candor. "Possibly twen
ty a week in the season, when I'm play
ing a romantic part in a picturesque cos
tume. \\ by. they strew the floor like
the leaves in Vallambrosa. Then, you
know, my leading lady—an admirable
actress- is not attractive, and that touch n
the hearts of sympathetic womankind.
Of coarse I cannot help it. What am 1
to do? I can't put up a notice in the the
ater to the effect that 'ladies are earnestly
requested not to semi amatory letters to
'canl? So there's nothing to
be done but to destroy the letters unan
swered. Besides," ho added thought
fully, "that kind of woman generally
lakes a box. And boxes each run troiii
two to lour guim
"But What 1 want to know-is this,"said
Mrs. Lyle slowly: "did you look at this—
this w oman?"
"Not consciously, my dear. You see,
except during the limited occasions when
jny back is turned to the audience. 1 must
look somewhere, and in a crowded house
my eyes are pretty sure to fall upon some
one."
"Possibly, i lerald, but that some one
might equally well be a man, nor need
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your eyes dwell there,"'said Mrs. Lyle
with quite unusual acerbity.
"Why, Kilie, 1 do believe you're jeal
ous. Well, you've certainly no reason to
i be so, dear: 1 have never given you occa
sion for one moment's anxiety. This
silly woman will goto Kensington Gar
dens, and, finding that Mr. Lyle has not
responded, will realize lhat she has made
a goose of herself and take boxes for the
future tit some other theater. There! let
r up the horrid thing, go in to lunch
and dismiss the whole ailair from your
■'its."
tetter was destroyed; the Lyles did
proceed to lunch, but, unfortunately
for .Mrs. Lyle's peace of mind, the inci
dent was not so easily dismissed from
Lei thoughts.
Bear e.'y a day passi d but the existence
oi these infatuated correspondents re
curred lo her mind and troubled her pro
j I'ouudly. 'Ihe kiea that any man, be
ne earned bis living on the stage,
should be forthwith regarded as the com
mon property of the smart femininity of
Loudon was most abhorrent. Nor was
she quite reassured by the off-hand, mat
ter-of-course way in which her husband
bad treate I the whole affair. She did not
allude to tii letters again, nor did she ask
■ md time to look at his theatrical
correspondence. She believed in him—
ol this tact sho assured herself at least
fifty times a day. .She also, we may add,
saw the futility of questioning him fur
ther—tor, assuming thai, he did pay at
n to the If ters. it was scarcely
lovei;, he would admit the impeachment;
the excuse being a very venial sin com
pared with the act itself. So she held her
peace and pondered much.
In due course the Lyles returned to
London, and the "Piccadilly Theater"
ned. For the first time siuco she
was married Mrs. Lyle saw her husband
leav home with a feeling of apprehen
sion which certainly bad never assailed
her before; an emotion which was greatly
intensified when she went herself to see a
perfoi mance of the new- play. For when
she looked round the house and saw, in
stalls and boxes, some of ill I most lovely
women in London,, exquisitely dressed,
covered with jewels, bright of eve aim
soft of skiii, she sadly reflected that if
' Ii raid was true in heart to his little wile
at home, he was indeed a Veritable "Sir
Gaiabad."
lie was true to her—she said again and
again to herself—he was true; but ob,
what would she not give for some tangi
ble proof of the unalterable fidelity he so
itly avowed.
From little tilings spring very great
pro cts. And from constantly brooding
on the subject Mrs. Lyle bethought her
oi a certain little stratagem whereby she
could at least dispel the unpleasant doubts
which troubled her. She knew how
wrong and cruel this stratagem would
be, in ease her husband was as of course
be was innocent, but still she had not
the courage to forego putting him to the
test. She accordingly sent a note to .Miss
.Nelly Sebright, her bosom friend and
confidante, whom she intended to impress
as the necess iry ally.
Miss Sebright came at once to Cromwell
l lardens, and the two ladies forthwith be
gan to discuss various subjects beloved of
woman; the true ideal of womankind,
and the bad time they have generally;
tie' uselessness of man in the bodily poli
tic, except as an adjunct to woman when
the latter wants something done: "limy
Mrs. So-and-So can wear terra-cotta
downs with that complexion of hers.''
and the like: and so, having dexterously
shifted the conversation to the unfair ad
vantages enjoyed by men—that is, at
bast, nice-looking men—Mrs. Lyle
bed the subject nearer to her heart
by remarking casually. "By the way,
Nelly, l suppose my husband is good
looking in a w ay?"
"1 should rather think so," replied
Miss Sebright, with what Mrs. Lyle
thought unnecessary warmth, "lie's ad
mittedly the best-looking man on the
stage. Why, only last night, at Lady
Buekstone's, Miss Sadie 'i'ilkins, the
great American heiress,admitted that she
'was just clean crushed on him.' Crush,
dear Effie, is, I believe.their synonym for
our vulgar word 'mash,' and so I thought
it only kind to tell her that Mr. Lyle's
wife was one of my dearest i'rinds. Be-I
lieve me that poor young girl gave a sigh I
you could have heard across the room,
indeed, she told me afterward, in confi
dence, that she had intended to write to
him; but, being a girl of strict principles,
reared on two catechisms, she would re
frain lrom corresponding with a married
man so you see the ellect of good bring
ing up."
"1 suppose," said Mrs. Lyle artlessly,
"I lerald does gel letters occasionally from
—from such people?"
"i iceasioiialiy!" cried Xelly. "Why,
he gets piles of them. Biles!"
"Why do you think so?" said Mrs.
Lyle sharply. "Have you overwritten
to an actor."
"No, dear," replied Miss Sebright,
"but very often 1 should have liked to
have written. But there! you know I'm
not married, and that makes all the dif
ference," and she gave a little sigh as she
thought of the pitiful limitations of spin
sterhood.
"But, of course, you know," said Mrs.
Lyle, "Mr. Lyle would never think of
answering such leiters."
Miss Sebright simply said "Oh!" Now.
the purport of this interjection depends
entirely upon the induction of the speak
er's voice—and in ihis particular instance
it suggested a lamentable lack of convic
tion, and ;arred acutely upon the ear of
her listener.
Mrs. Lyle sat looking in the fire for a
few seconds, and then said with a very
sprightly air which was a little forced,
"Bo you know, Nelly, I have a notion.
Let us write to Gerald a letter under an
assumed name, purporting to come from
an admirer, aud—er—see what happens.
Just for a joke, you know. Of course he
will take no notice of it, aud then we can
teli him."
"Better not, my dear." said Xelly,
shaking her head in a way that spoke
volume-. "Letter not. ignorance m
these little matters is not bliss, I know,
but it works, a great deal better than the
wisdom which is proverbially akin to
tolly!"
'*< di. you little cynic!" said Mrs. Lvle;
"that quite decides me. I will write—
or, at least, you shall, because, of course,
he knows my writing, while 1 don't sup
pose he has ever seen yours. And it will
just prove to you how good and faithful
my ilerald is."
in vain oid Miss Sebright implore her
friend not to be so foolish. In vain sho
ndleas instances of domestic trage
dies I rut about by the unreasonable
desire on the part of the lady to know too
much. But Mrs. Lyle was inflexible,
and even threatened to appeal for assist
ance to some oilier girl—a prospect which
quite disarmed Miss Sebright And so,
realizing that sue had been invited that
day with no other aim or object but to aid
and abet in this wicked conspiracy, she'
laid aside hex scruples and entered into
the plot with the utmost teat,
.Mrs. Lylo ran up stairs, and having
extracted some uncreated stationery from
iter traveling bag, she and Xelly sat down !
and concocted the following letter, which
followed pretty closely the example of
polite correspondence which she had
already seen.
Dearest Me. Lyle: I cannot describe to
ycto bon thrilli il I was when 1 observed that
your impassioned words of] ive wi redirected
to me the other night, and not to the painted
on t i stage. How delightfully de
y.ui looked: and how the music ol
your quite too lovely voice la< ..nit cu
ilme. ram coming again to set
y'evenlng; but cannot say what seal 1
Could you drop me a hue saying
i- lam to wear, so that you may
know me, and also If and where I cdaid meet
jroo alter ward? Son I i.dly.
"Now, what shall we sign it?"
"Marguerite," said Miss Sebright
promptly. "There is an idyllic simplici
ty about tbe lowly daisy which fitly sym
bolizes our refreshing innocence."
where should we direct from?"
inquired Mrs. Lyle. This contingency
had not yet occurred to her.
"I think, Erne- at least I know—you
cau call lor leiters at Booker's library in
the Kensington High street,-'
"How on earth do you know that?"
said Mrs. Lyle severely. "You don't
mean to say—"
"I mean to say," replied the unabashed
Miss Sebright, ' tbat there are many most
delight ml youths who aro detrimentals
and—and well—you know what mamma
is. Then, of course, receiving letters
from people you do know- is a very dif
ferent thing from writing to people you
do not know. Besides, lam not a mar
ried woman."
She again started this formula, but in
] quite a different kind of voice from tbat
which she had used previously, thereby
showing that the unmarried stale was not
: entirely devoid of its compensating ad
vantages.
This letter was accordingly sent to the
theater, aud Mrs. Lyle resolved that, it'
bo answer came tus'of course would be
the casei, she would confess the whole
affair and plead forgiveness. But if (oh,
horrible possibility:; he did answer, and
did fix a rendezvous, theu she would ap
'■ pear at that rendezvous, armed with tne
■ letter, and clothed in tho garb of out
j raged womanhood.
I The next any she went to Booker's
library and inquired, in ialtoring 50
--c iits, whether there was anything for
''Marguerite." The attendant handed
her a letter. The direction was iv her
husband's handwriting. Mrs. Lyle
rushed into a side street, tore open the
envelope and read as IblloWB:
swki.tkst If aiioi i.urri.: So you have
guessed my secret. Y<s! the moment Isaw
your tender, plquanl taes looking down, how
cou d 1 but play to you? Of coarse, 1 will
meet yon gladly, hut do uot come 10l be thea
ter; it may arouse suspicions. Come to sup
per, Thursday next.afier tin play. Private
room, No. 3, Cafe Imj-erlale. Wear a dark
■-ess. and, whatever you do, be discreel
i kra'l be later than 12, lor my wife Is going to
a 'lance tin evening and might call for me at
tiietheaierjs.il Bhalltryto gel awa before
she is likely iv arrive. Yours, devotedly,
• .. ll\ LU.
"The monster!" sobbed Mrs, Lyle.
"the base, false-hearted monster! Of
course, Thursday is the night of Lady
Kortescue's dance—ami to think—oh, this
is intolerable!
"My dear," said Gerald that afternoon
at dinner, "what is the matter with voa?
Yon seem very silent and preoccupied."
"Oh, nothing. Perhaps it is just a lit
tlo dull for me always here by myself,
whilo you," she added sarcastically, "are
, exciting adoration. By the way, could
you give me a box for next Thursday?"
"I'm afraid not" said Lyle. "Yen
should have asked me earlier. Every
place is booke 1 for the next fortnight."
"Then, perhaps, you will take mo to
Lady Kortescue's dance alter.' 7
"' ertainly," said Lyle, "if 1 can eel
back in time; but it's no use you coming
to the theater, considering Lady fortes
cue lives across the st: eet."
Mrs. Lyle said nothing, but reflected
long on the deceit of man. Further trust
In her husband's fidelity was impossible;
and any inclination she might originally
h.ivu hail to confess to him her stratagem
had, of course, disappeared on receipt of
: the letter. No, she would goto tho res
taurant, and there confront him with his
! perfidy.
Accordingly, on tho Thursday night.
having left word that she was going to
Lady Fortescue's, she drove in a cab to
the Cafe Innnriale. Sere she was re
ceived by the manager and ushered into
a snug little room where a supper-table
was laid lor two. There were oysters, a
game pie, which (flanked by a couple of
.bottles of Perrier-Jouet looked very in
viting. But Mrs. Lyle'sappetite was nt
at the moment particular keen. She re
moved her heavy cloak and sat by the
lire with a beating heart. Quarter past
twelve struck, then half-past, and Mr.
Gerald Lyle did not appear. Mrs. Lyle
mew nervous, looked again at thi letter,
ami rang the bell a smirking French
v. aiter .appeared. She inquired if a gen
tleman had not ordered the supper for 12.
He grinned at her appreciatively, and
said he would inquire. Oue o'clock
struck. The waiter returned ami sari a
gentli man had certainly ordered the sup
per for Li, but, he added, with a sjgniii
eant grin, that some gentlemen were un
punctual in their appointments with
ladies, but no doubt he would come; and
the waiter's admiring leer made Mrs.
Lyle's blood run cold. All this was
very, very unpleasant Indeed ihe poor
lady began to feel almost a thrill ol'indig
nation that her husband could treat even
Marguerite with such discourtsey. If he
did make appointments he might at least
i have the common decency to keep them.
Half-past one o'clock, ana Mrs. Lyle be
gan to wonder whether her husband, in
; an opportune tit of contrition, bad ro
| turned home. This, though gratifying to
Mrs. Lyle, was truly horrible to Mar
guerite. For she had but :i leu shilling
in her purse, and how was the supper to
be paid lor? Ii she gave up her name to
the manager her husband, when he called
the next day to pay lor the supper, would
very probably be told the circumstance,
and discover all. Then, again, ii' sue did
not leave her name she would have no
option but to leave some valuable article
of jewelry. Besides all this, the position
of a lonely woman in a public restau
rant, even though this particular apart
ment was private, was at least embar
rassing. sJlill there was no help for it,
ami so she sent lor the manager and ex
plained her position with undisguised
agitation.
"Oh, madam," stiid the manager, with
the utmost courtesy, "praydonot trouble
about paying. lam quite sure the gen
tleman—though ho is not personally
known to me—will call to-morrow.
Some unforeseen accident must have de
tained him. It frequently happens. And
now permit me to get you a cab."
And so, as the clock struck 2. Mrs.
Lyle, tired, cross, half-disappointed, halt
relieved, arrived at her hall door at Crom
well Hardens.
"Has Mr. Lyle returned." she said
sharply to tho maid, who was waiting lor
her.
"Lor', yes, mum; he came back early
a-purpose to take you to the ball, but,
finding you was gone, ho went to tho
study, where he's a-sitting now."
Could all have been a mistake? Mrs.
Lyle thought as she entered the room.
"Well, dear, enjoyed yourself?" said
Herald Lyle, looking up lrom his book.
"How early you went. 1 was here by 1:1
and you were goue."
"You did come for me, then, Gerry,"
slio said softly.
"< >f course, L'llie. What you said lately
about being dull weighed upon my mind.
so I hastened back to take you lo tho
dance myself. And," lie added, with a
little laugh, "there was another reason
which will amuse you. During the run
of the present play I have been more than
ever pestered with those horrid letters
lrom infatuated women. Well, last week
1 got a particularly unblushing effusion
from a lady signing herself Marguerite, j
< loaded by these persecutions, and know
ing how such little rebuffs go lrom ono
woman to another (of course, in secret)
lor the lirst time in my life 1 replied to
the letter, telling the woman to meet me
at the Cafe Imperialo to-night and have
supper. I went to the manager yester
day, who evidently is not a playgoer, and
didn't know me, and having ordered i
supper in a private room, I explained to
him that possibly I might not turn I
up, in which case he was to treat the
lady with great courtesy, see that no one ,
else went near the room, ami reaseme
her in ease she was perturbed about pay- |
ing lor the supper, without, of course,
telling her that it actually had been paid
for. I am convinced the lady was thor
oughly protected from any annoyance,
but 1 am also pretty sure, when she
found herself all alone, at midnight, in a I
strange restaurant, she had a fright she i
won't forget in a hurry."
"Was that quite fair, OerryT" said Mrs
Lyle tremulously. "What could the
manager think of a woman eoinir all by
herself?" st. o>
"Well, my dear, I did not expect you
to take her part. Besides, had you seen
that letter, you would not think any ad
verse opinion unduly harsh. By the
44 Exhilarating."
" Good for dyspepsia and loss of appetite."
That was the verdict of the Chemist to Queen
Victoria on Apollinaris Water.
It is supplied to the Royal Palaces; is the favorite
table water of Crowned Heads of Europe, and
is to be found at every Hotel and Bar.
by, here it is. I thought when I told you
my little joke you might like to see it.
- And do you know, just at lirst glance, I
thought it must have been written by
! your little friend, Xelly Sebright. You
remember, when we were at Crytham,
I I once opened a letter of hers by mistake.
Bnt apart from the unlikelihood of any
lady writing such a letter, 1 saw it could
not be she. for a very funny reason. If
' you raise the ilap of the envelope, you
i will see tho stationer's name—none other
'than that of our old friend the compre
hensive Gnndry. The writer, you see,
j must have beeu lately ut Crytham; and,
i of course, had it been Nelly Sebright,
you would have known. But it was cu
rious now, wasn't it?''
Mrs. Lyle grew white with terror.
X\'as all this satire? Had he discovered
; her stratagem? she looked up into his
(ace and tried to read the truth. Hut lor
once the eyes were impassive, and the
j face, usually so expressive, looked like a
sealed book.
"Good night. Herald dear. How good
you are to me."
She knelt beside him ami kissed him
with passionate fervor, and then rose aud
, left tho room.
Just, however, as the door closed she
thought—wo say she thought—she heard
along, self-satisfied, low chuckle. But
ot this she is not certain. No more,of
| course, are we.—London Truth.
MUSIC AND THE DRAMA.
: liose Coshlan Makes a lilt as Countess
Zuckn—s la <.- 0 Notes.
A. P. Dunlop, writing from Xew York
under date of October 29th, says:
"i: alien and Mart's new play, 'The
Idea,' was seen Cor the first time in New
York at the I oui nth-street 1 heater ou
i Monday. Its dialogue is mane aud. its
fun made a point never to bo too funny.
Ithas not a single new idea in it, and
merely serves to string along a number of
songs and variety tricks, the best of
which was done by Al. Wilson, a la
'l batcher.
'■ •■ urrent Cash'at Niblo's is a conven
tional melodrama, with nothing original
ak id. but the old matter has been
skilfully used. The. comedy parts are,
however, better than usually jmt into play
of this clay, and they were we'd acted.
The cast was strong and the play well
cast.
"At the star Theater Hose 1 'oghlun pro
duced on Monday aardou's 'Diplomacy,'
in which she made a big hit fifteen years
when the house was known as Wal
laces Theater, and sho and Harry Monta
gue divided the honors with Lester Wal
lack. father lime has been exceedingly
courteous to Miss Coghlan, who is 11 much
boiler artist than she was then, and in
consequence her Countess Zicka was
played superbly. Her brother, 1 hail
< 'ogblan, also give an admirable portrayal
of Henri Beuclerc, better cvi 11 than that of
the late .Mr. Wallack. Julian lleuclercwas
intrusted to John T. Sullivan, who, six
or se\ en years ago. made a bis hit in the
part around the big lakes, lie infused
more life into the young < antain than did
Mr. .Montague, and ho never did better
work. The play of 'Diplomacy' ;s be
lieved to be Sardon's cbef d'Oeuvre. It
combines all of the qualities which are
e-s.iitial.s in a thoroughly essentia] play
—ingenuity of plot, simplicity nnd yet
effectiveness of construction, diversity of
action, sequence and consequence in in
cidental and episodical illustration, pos
sibility, probability and plausibility, in -
i dividuahzation of character, human sym
pathy and sustained dramatic interest.
1 In the very first scene oi the play the
thread of the story is taken, and it is
never dropped until the curtain falls.
This play is almost the last one written
by Sardou as a playwright with an artis
tic conscience. In tbe long list from 'Les
I'attes de Moiiche,' 'A Sera]) of Paper,' to
'Fedora,' be never was untrue to an artis
tic standard. His plays of that period
will ever remain superlative examples of
dramatic literature, models for all time.
And never was his work done better
than it was on Monday night by Rose
Coghlan."
sl • 1.1; Not Its.
Patti Rosa tried her new play, "Miss
Dixie." al Topeka, October24th.
Effie Shannon has been granted her di
vorce from Henry Guy Carieton.
Ramsay Morris has signed a contract
with Elsie de Wolfe for live years.
The tour of "Tho Old Old Story" baa
been cut short, aud tho cause is the old
old story.
P. 11. Sothern is taking lessons in tough
slang from Steve Brodie to be used in a
curiam raiser.
V, 111. Mandevillo and his wife, Dickie
Martinez, are members of the new Larry
the Lord Company.
Lizzie Hudson ('oilier is now leading
lady in Nat Goodwin's Company which
is to appear in "The Gilbert Fool-'at the
New York Fifth Avenue Theater, .No
vember 7th.
Lottie Collins will soon join, the Miss
llelyelt Company, dancing' between the
acts as she does iv "Jane."
Mine. Maurice Bernhardt, daughter-in
law- of Sarah, has applied for a divorce
from her husband in I'aris.
Sydney Roseufeld is to write plays for
Hermann's Theater which will become an
American Palais Royal in January.
Charles L. Harris, the actor who died
in Chicago, best known by his splendid
portrayal of chad in "Colonel Carter of
Cartersville," was a native of Louisiana,
and the best American dialect actor in
tho world.
Thomas W. Keene is now in tho second
wee!, at McVicker's Theater in Chicago
! and the size of the audience that crowded
into McVicker's demonstrated that there
: are still a large number of people in 1 lii
i cago who cherish an affection for tho
i Shakespearean drama. This tragedian's
I tour may be describe,l as one continuous
ovation, and no where has this beenxnore
clearly indicated than at Chicago. The
character in which ho has, perhaps, re
ceived the greatest amount ol praise from
the critics is Richard II 1., and here is a
practical demonstration that the critical
and the popular verdict can coincide for
the box-office receipts of this attraction
have been and are very large. Mr. Keene
has wisely surrounded himself with ai
company of exceptional ability—no star
could ask for a better leading man than I
Frederick Paulding, or a better woman
than Maida Craigan.—Dunlop's Stage
Xows.
Berlin Cough Cure.
For coughs and colds aud all lung and
throat allections this article has superior
i merit. It is perfectly harmless, gives im
mediate relief, and cures the worst cases
I in lrom two to threo days. Indorsed by
I our best physicians. Try a bottle and
; you will always keep it. Price, 50 cents
j a bottle.
C. C. Liniment, the best remedy for
! aches and paius.
•'.impound Sulphur Powder, the most
perfect laxative and cathartic known.
Gives1 instant relief in cases of constipa
tion indigestion, piles, biliousness, liver
I troubles, rheumatism, gravel, etc., etc.
A great blood puritier and pleasant to the
taste. The \V. 11. Bone Company, San
tlrancisco, sole proprietors. Kirk, Geary
« Go., hacramouto, sole agents.
More than 10,000 men are now at work
iv Chicago getting tho buildings and
grounds ready for the great exposition of
n a number ofthe structures work
proceeds day and night.
THE ELECTORAL COLLEGE.
i How It stood Under the Old Appor
tionment and How it stands Now.
States. Old. Xew. Increase.
Alabama lo il l
isas 7 8 1
nia 8 v 1
Colorado 3 -i l
■■ieut.. h G
are 3 3
Ida t i
la 1-2 18 i
i Idaho :; :t
Illinois go :m 2
Indiana. J5 15
! buva 13 13
■ •) 10 1
[Kentucky 13 i:t
, Louisiana S 8
i Maine ,; (j
1 .Man. land - H
Mastnchusetts 11 15 1
an 13 14 1
Minnesota 7 <j v
issippl 9 9
Missouri 16 17 1
M .itaiia 3 3
Ni raska 5 8 3
Ni '.mill 3 a ...»
New Hampshire 4 4
Ni w Jersi y <> 10 1
; New York :;,j 31;
i North Carolina 11 11
Noi m Dakota :; 3
: Ohio S3 88
Oregon 3 4 1
elvauia 30 33 2
■ lthod.- Island 4 1
Son' Ii 1 arolina t> y
South Dakota -l 4
12 12
13 15 2
iint .( 4
Virginia 12 12
v\ iishtngton 4 4
Wesl Virginia o B
\\ Isconsln 11 13 1
1 Wyoming 3 3
Totals 101 444 43
Electoral votf s necessary to a choice, 1*23.
SUPERIOR COURT.
Department One—Catlin, Jndtre.
S \<i:ami:nto. November Ith.
W". A. Fountain vs. Julia Hopped al.—De
murrer withdrawn.
in re Ken wick, an Insolvent d btor—Peti
; tion for iiniil dlscbargi granted.
Cbarie Bto ks vs. Muretts White —Contin-
ued! me week,
sjchwartu Bros. vs. Their Creditors—Contin
li ■' one vo el;.
Mena Polhemus vs. E. K. Polhemus—
Sl rickeii lrom the calendar.
.\..'. '.i gory, an insolvent debtoi -
Petition for disci arge gi anted.
Joiin Hanlou vs. Phillip Waggoner—De
murrer and motion to striate out continued
■ o . c... i ie| November nth was
en lrom calendar to be reset.
E. P. figg vs. .1. F. Ha 1 Continued one
week.
Iv re Charles Welger, an insolvent debtor—
' 'en ' illlied.
1.. A. Burr vs. James McClatchy—Continued
one ••■■ c
ia Dodge vs. James McClatchy & Co.—
1 Continued one week.
In re J. Durand, an insolvent debtor -Sheriff
api h tiuted asslgue :.
Amador and Sacramento Canal Company
; \s. Amador Canal and ImpiovementCon-
I any i louttnu d one week.
VV. 1.. '. 1,. A. Iv.in vs. s. Frouty—Demur
rer overruled. Motion to strike out d<
In re i. it. Bradford, an insolvent debtor-
Continue I one week.
Henrj ilarretf vs. Alice Garrett—Set for No
vember 7 th.
W. S. Kendal] vs. Ueorge W. Ellery—Case
transferred to Superior C >urt ot placer
O v ity.
In re J. S. O'Callaghan, an insolvent debtor
—Assignee li. S. iviri; discharged.
Department Two—Van Fleet, Judge.
s 'CKAJtENTo, November 4th.
Guardianship ot George M. Stuiger—Peti
tion ol Llzz falser tor ietu.es granted.
Guardianship oi Kebecca C. Hoagland, an
Incompetent—Continued one l i,e;c.
Estau ol i. C. Filing, deceased—Final ac
count ol administrator settled end distribu
tion ordered. Mrs. illnu appointed guardian
of the Ktling minors,
Es it "i .-. «ri Leonard, deceased—Pinal
account settle.' andadmlni t rat or disc
Estate of .Mana Foster, deceased—Pi
oi Ueorge F. Bronuer to sell real estate
era:. ■
Estate of James A. Woods, deceased—Peti
tion ol George l. Bronner to sell personal
property granted,
Ei late ot Uriah Uhler, deceased—Continued
one '.'.i • k.
Charles H. Gilman vs. .McClatchy ct al.—
Contlnui ' one week.
ttosetta Carrington vs. J. "B. Carrington
Continued one week.
w . A Fountain el ai. vs. .Mary A. Fountain
ct al. i tontinued one m ■■!;.
si in man and Gregory vs. Louis Elkus—
C.miinui d one week.
il. Wcinrich vs. ii. Dennery—Demurrer
overruled bj consent; titleen days to answer
Mena Polbemus vs. Edward H. Polhemus—
lh .or.- ■ granted.
bonis Kreuzberger vs. .;. n. p. \v n .
—Remittitur ordered tued and Judgment en
tered Id accordance.
No well regulated household should
be without Angostura Bitters, the ceie
appetizer. Manufactured by Dr.
; .1. Q. li. .-sdegort et Sons. Ask your drug
gist.
- - !U -__
. GOING DOWN THE HILL.
Old Arc Creopin_ ou Shows Itself in
Lack-Luster Byea and Trembllna
Hands—Many Who aro Old In Years
arc Vigorous aud Healthy—How-
Such a Condition May bo Encom
passed by All.
How many elderly men and women ... s .
who plainly show they are "going down the
hill." The trembling hand, the uncertain
step, the lack ol bright—ess In the eye, the
shrunken features, all indicate thai, life is not
at niyii tide, that the strength and vital forces
are not what they once were and, in (act, they
arc going down the bill. This, of course. Is to
ected, for when one reaches later years
physical troubles are sure to come, but how
m.-ur. elderly people we see are healthy,
h M.py and comparatively vigdrous. They
always seem cheerful, brlghl end contented
Why should nol all I [ually Fortunate? ii
i certainty is possible. Every elderly man an I
■ woman needs 10 gently assisl nature, all the
while needs to lake some pure' stimulant n g
ularly. Every doctor iv the land a units this.
and lis common sense must be manifest toali]
H should not be understood, however, that
any ordinary stimulant Mould be recom
mended. It mnst be something pure, power
ful, health-giving ami strengtii-imparting.
Such a stimulant can he found only in Duffy's
Pure Malt Whisky. Il is tie only medicinal
whisky in the market. Its wonderful popu
larity is due entirely to Its power and wnat it
has accomplished. Any elderly man or
woman through its use may certainly pre
serve Ibe health and may reasonai.lv expect
to prolong the life. Do not he Induced, how
ever, to try any Inferior article or any which
the druggist or grocer may seek to put In its
There is nothing which can accom
plish the same objl et.
SACRAMENTO
County Bonds.
Sacramkxto. October 5,1892.
"VTOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT I
-t-N EDWARD LYON. Treasurer of tho tourr
ty of Sacramento, State of California, will re
ceive bids at my office lrom
October 6, 1802, at 12 ML. to November
11, 1892, at n M.,
For the sale of two hundred and twenty (220)
Sacramento County bonds or the denomina-
I tion of one thousand dollars ($1,000) each.
Said bonds to run for twenty years from the
lirst day of January. 1803, and to bear Inter
est at the rate of four per cent, per annum,
Interest payable- semi-annually at tbe County
Treasurer s oiliee. in the City of Sacramento.
No bids will be r.c-ived for less than par
value.
The Board of Supervisors reserves the righl
to reject any and all bids.
By order of the Board of Supervisors, made
the sth day of October, 1592.
E. LYON,
County Treasurer of Sacramento County. CaL
RUHSTALLER'S ~~
Extra Gilt Edge
BEST BEER IN THE WORLD.
TRY IT
campaign I Godson Bros.,
printing. I sn X STREET.
MILITAEY AND SUCIEIY GOODS.
MAN fFACTURER ~"' „—,,.
Military. Naval, s,, i-*»SS_Kr_N
ct.,. Church and Theatrical >S»i<s=i '__
goods; Gold and Silver Trim- *■-
rnlngo; Buttons of all kinds. B. PASQUALE
A si ins, mo Washinston strc>t, Sau Fran
cisco. Cal.
STOCK BROKER OFFICE.
ORDERS FOR STOCKS AT THE CIGAR
stote of A. Nathan. :.'u . X St.,Sau Fran
cisco correspondent!, Zndig, Wollberg & Co.,
306 Montgomery street. Purchases and sales
promptly made. s. MOOHER.
A. NATHAN,
°fV"> \\ BTKEET, ADJOINING W_s__»
A.U-) HoteL gkcramento, dealer m Ctaars!
Tobacco and Notions. Every purehas r „}
the c. , braved Lillian R«sse_ r ig ur w U [ be
pre«i.'„d with v handsome souvenir.
FINEST TTJENOUTS IN THE CITY
T I HIRE AT KEASONAHLE RATES \T
Empire Stables. 1016 Nintii street URAF
| miller dros. Telephone36& rcl,L*"Ar
WATERHOTJSE It LESTER,
DEALERS IK IBON. SPELL, CTJMBEB.
land Coal, Wagon Lumber and Carnaee
Hardware. 709, 711, 713.715 J stieet,
Sacrum nto
A. LOTHHAMMEB,
PRACTICAL TUNER AND REPAIRER.
tunes and repairs all kinds of musical in!
struments. Pianos and Oreans a specialty.
Keferenees-Prof. Kinross, St. Joseph?, __J
emy. Leave ordersal A.J.Pommer's stein
way agency, corner Ninth and J streets.
NEW LIVERPOOL PURE SALT,
MANUFACTURED EXPRESSLY FOR
dairy and table use by ihe New Liverpool
...Company, free. Address E. P
FIGG, Hi 9 i o irii: street, Sacr.iniei.to, Cal"
Telephone No. -i 13.
SCHEUNERT BP.OS. _ CO.,
70A X STREET, BETWEEN BEVENTH
i ;"i ,\£ u<!, ii i j:"h- Sacramento. WIIITB
LABOR CIGARS A SEECIALTY.
J. J- 'WINGARD,""
Q COR. TWENTY-FIFTH AND (i STS..
/• Sacramento, dealer In Choice family
Groceries, Provisions, I lour, bay, Grain But
ler i heese. Eggs, Teas, CofK-es, l:ams Ba_.n,
Toßacco, Cigars, Wince and Liiquor^ •
JOHN J. BUCKLEY,
SEAR! HER OF RECORDS, 611 I STREET*
Sacramento.
H. F. HOOT. AI.EX. NKII.SOS-, J. DRISCOIa.
ROOT, NEILSON _ CO.,
TTNION FOUNDRY-IRON AND BRASS
IJ l-ounders and Machinists, Front street,
between N and O. Castings and Machinery
of every description i.iaie to order.
S. CARLE™
SUCCESSOR TO CARLE & CROLY, CON.
tractor and Builder. Orders solicited aud
I promptness guaranteed. Ortico and shop,
11^4 Second street, between X and _.
A. MEISTES,
, /CARRIAGES, VICTORIAS, PHAETONS,
\J Buggies and Spring and Fruit Wagons.
iilo. 912. '.U l Ninth street, saeramento.
CESSPOOLS AND VAULTS CLEANED.
APPLY AT SOG I STREET.
I. IL CAMPBELL.
A. _. HART,
* TTORNEY-AT-LAW.-OFFICE, SOUTH
__ west corner Fifth and J streets. Rooms
12, 13 and 14, satter building.
CHAUNC-V 11. DO N N. 8. SOLO.N Hol_,
HOLL _ DUNN,
LAWYERS.-OFFICES, 920 FIFTH ST»
Saorameuto.. Telephone No. 14.
WM. M. SIMS. PHILIP 8. DRIVEN
DRIVES _ SIMS,
LAWYERS - 420 J STREET, SACRA
mento. Notaries Public
WILLIAM A. GETT, JR.,
4TTORNEY-AT-LAW. SUTTER BUILD
ing, southwest comer of Fifth and J.
sphonoNo ;>5B.
ISAAC JOSEPH.
ATTORNEY-AT-LAW, 581 X STREET.
Sacramento. Notary PubUo.
g)cttttair_.
ds. w. WOOD,
DENTIST. QUlnn-s BUILDING, 401 J
street. Office hours, 9 A. M. to 5 p. _.
F. F. TEBBETS,
DENTIST, 914 SIXTH ST S_P_-__.
between I and J, west side.lfrTVHi^L.
opposite Congregational Church.**-*-CC___j'
DS. W. C. REITH,
DENTIST. LINDLEY BUILD- _*»__,
lug, xoutheast corner Se V -^r__Sa_i
enth and J streets, Sacramento. **-<-Lj____|
c h. stephensonT-
T\ENTIST, CORNER SEV- _o__K__
£,to nth >ud J "^^mBBR
T. B. HEID,
DENTIST. OFFICE, MASONIO , -,„ m
Temple, corner sixth and Ki___l ,w
,treet" _5^S
— .- ■
_^vita, §cc&», Jlvobuce, CBtc.
QREGORY BROS. CO^
I'iO, 12a, 126 and 128 .1 stroot.
Wholesale Dealers In
FRUIT AND PRODUCE.
Sole agents for the Davis (ireen Fruit Pack
ing Machine. Send for clrvulars.
CURTIS BROS. & CO,
General Commission Merchants,
Wholesale Dealers in Fruit and Produce.
308, 310, 819 X St., Sacramento.
releuhone 37. iv.sie.ff.,.,, H ,., T il;; 
-giquora, ItHnc, (_tc.
EBNER BROS.,
110-118 X Street, Front and Second,
Sacramento,
TMPORTERS AND WHOLESALE DEAL
JL era In Wines and Llqnors. Agents for tho
celebrated Puinmery ii.tl (ireno Champagne.
M. CRONAN,
230 «X St., and 1108-1110 Third Bt.,
Saci-urnento, Cal.,
TMPORTER AND WHOLESALE DEALER
L In Fine Whisklea, Brandies and Champ
agne.
GEO. E. DIERSSEN~& CO
(Successors to G. W. Chesley _ Co.),
719 J STREET, - . SACRAMENTO,
WHOLESALE »_____ 1N
Wines, Liquors and Cigars.
JUST ARRIVED.
J^X. SHIP EDEN BALLYMORB, FROM
_ Antwerp, twenty-five barrels of re-i:ri
ported Bourbon Nutwood Whisky, to be b ,d
at I apltal Ale Vaults, the finest Lunch House
in the city. NAGELE _ BVENSWON Pro
prietoi's, 302 J street. Telephone 3S.
Only the Choicest Viands Dispensed by
JIM & HARRY,
1000 TH-!RDST.,BET.JANDK. PABST
I.UU.f Milwaukee, Kuhstaller's ste_ra
White labor goods.'
MERCHANTS* EXCHANGE,
10-^3 Third Stroot,
FINEST WINES, UtIUORS ANDCIGARS.
Cool, sharp anil refreshing Peer on
draught- A. J. SKNATZ. Proprietor.
THE ROSY FRESHNESS,
i Ami a velvty softness of Lie skin is
invariably olitaiueil by Qiose v.lia use
i Pozzoai's Coiiiiilexiou Powder.
iroltitcrtl.
FRANK T. JOHNSON
(PIUS .: :.. ;-Mi.i:.vn,
Regular Bcpnbllcan Nominee for
Auditor and Rocor<_»p.
E. L-YON
CFBXSEHT IROCt—BKST),
Kegular Republican Nominee lor
County Treasurer.
GEO. I-H. CLARi<
(!'IU..-F.NT IN DMBEirr),
Regular Rapobllcan .Nominee lor
i County Coroner.
O. NA/. XODO, ~~~
Regular Republican Nominee tor
Supervisor,
[ Sf eond District.
SEORGE I=-. BRONNER,
l->eiuocratic Nominee for
i=ut>llc Administrator.
P"- D- RYAN,
Regular Republican Nominee for
Dlotrlot Attorney.
GEO. C. IVTMUI-LEN,
Regular RepubUcan Nominee lor
Sheriff.
Beotlon TUErtDAY. November s. 1593.
MATT P~. JOHNSON,
Candidate for
Superior Judge.
Democratic, Peoples' aad Cltlieoa 1 nominee.
<J, IVI. MORRISON,
i-Reform Democrat, Reg_u Democrat and
is Nomineefoc
Supervisor,
Third District.
EBEN E3. OWEN,
Regular Republican Nominee for
A__emt> yman,
nty-aecond District.
JAMES STEWART,
Regular Peoples Party Nominee for
Police Judge.
T. NA/. O'NEIL,
Democratic and Citizens' Nominee for
S Ho riff.
Election Noveml er S 1~.'j2.
JAMES B. DEVINE,
Regular Republican Nominee for
I City Justice.
CEO. M. JOST,
Regular Peopie'a Party and Citizen!' Nouil
nee for
A s s c m r_ I y m a n,
Twent}--ni>t Di.-triel (X to V, l-'ront-to Thirty
first. Reaidence, 1327 L street.
vn/. a. henry,
Democratic and titizms' Nominee for
Township Justice.
—
JOHN !VIII_I_ER.
Democratic | Regular and Reformed), Citizens*
and People's Nominee for
C or on c r.
VS/IVI. B. HAMILTON,
People's Puity and Cltlzena' Nominee for
County Clerk.
_BectiOD t Tuesday,November 8, l>:>2.
ROBERT T. DEVLIN,
Regular Republican Nominee for
Judge Superior Court.
GILLIS DOTY,
Democratic Nominee for
Assemblyman,
! 'l nd District.
MARTIN RENNISH,
Regular Democratic Nominee for
Supervisor.
___^ Soeond Dlstri.-t. t/l*
OSCAR S. FLINT,
Democratic (Regular and Reform) Nominee for
Assemblyman,
Twentieth District.
J. B. HARRIS,
Democratic Candidate for
Supervisor,
Second District.
HENRY STARR,
Independent Republican, Citizens' and Peo
ple's Party Nominee for
City Justice of tHe Reace.
WM. CURTIS.
Bcgular Republican Nominee fgf
Supervisor,
Fourth District. ai)-td«
S. B. SMITH.
Regular Republican Nominee for
Public Administrator.
H. C. CHIPMAN,
Regular Republican Nominee for
Assemblyman,
Iwi nty-ftrst District. _^^^^^
Cm. B. DEAN 7"
Regular Peopie'a Party Nominee for
Supervisor,
Second District.
———— — ' a
WILLIAM BOYNE,
Regular Peoples Party Nominee for
State Senator.
M. A. HOWARD^
Regular Republican Nominee for
Supervisor,
Third District
E. C. HART,
Regular Republican Nominee for
State Senator,
W. W. ~R HOA D S
(Mtxrarx ivc-i'MiittsT),
Regular Republican Nominee for
County Clerk.
COLUMBUS LANDED IN AMEIiiCA 1492
J. F." HILL
LANDED IN SACRAMENTO 1858,
AKD HIS .STOCK OF
Carriages and Wagons
Is complete. Call aud see them.
Thirteenth and J streets. - - Sacramento.
I-' FOR A PLATE OF ICECREAM I *»
1 r\[i made from pure cream, with ij l-4/l
Llll ,ak' Lfjb
EAGLE CONFECTIONARY,
82<J X Street.
IN THE MATTER OP EUECLAHATIOK
Dlstrlci No. ... Qrand Island, County ot
sacrami oto, Suite of California.
etltiou for tiie lOrmatloD of ".airt dis
trict having her t.iiore . y t.'.U
board, uiul the landom lid district
having heretofore adopted and filed their by
ow, upon application ol Howard D.
Kereheval, II ordered thai .-in elee
... Id for the pni o •• . tiireo
trustees of said district on the lyrii DAY OF
NOVEMBER, l>'j-j. comn .: IO
v. si, nnd «_ r. M.oa
that day, and thai f I epuhlished
In tne Ukcohd-Unios, a oewspapei of gem ral
circulal month, and
thill tie An I
it la forther i election i i
■it; ;i ol \. r. J. Reynolds, in a build-,
me: th. reon s ilia >le for U a' pui •
situate in Swamp Land burvey No, ;;u6;
Grand I tty of Hat ■
Calltornla, and that W. J. Bm I lie Is
. and luiin VV. .
a..j oh.i . ii..Ay Mail.
Inted judges of bald
el cci ion.
[a_A_.l At_*u W. VV. r-HOADS. Clerlfc
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