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THE SOCIAL WORLD.
Weddings, and Announcements of
Weddings.
A Inscription of tlie Hats of
Antunin,
And How They Are to Be Trimmed—
Thiers Bed.
CHICAGO.
MATRIMONIAL.
The marriage of Mrs. Belle Davies and Mr.
Charles Pratt was celebrated Tuesday evening
at 8 o’clock, at the Methodist Church at Rogers
Park, the Rev. M. Auer, brother-in-law to the
bride, officiating. A small reception was held
at the pastor’s residence after the ceremony. •
M’LEAN—DECKER,
Tbe most notable wedding In Lake View for
some time past occurred at the Fullerton Ave
nue Fresbj-u-rian Church at 2p. m. Thursday
last The parties to tbe affair were the Ret. J.
D McLean, pastor of the Presbyterian Church
of Woodstock, 111., and M iss Louise J. Becker, of
Lake View. The ceremony was conducted in
an impressive manner by the Rev. V. C. Young,
assisted hv the Rev. Francis L. Patton. -Messrs.
Halsey, Waller, and Landis, and the Rev. Mr.
Cowan acted as ushers. The church was crowded
lone before the hour by the many friends of the
Bride aud groom. The bride is one of the shin
ing lights of Lake View society, and her many
triends. testified their regard hr numerous ele
gant presents. ..Mrs.and Mr. McLean left im
mediately after the ceremony for Oeneva Lake,
Wis., where they will make a short stay before
taking up their residence at Woodstock.
, NEAL —CLARK.
Thursday evening there took place at the res
idence ot the bride’s parents. No. 223 Irving
avenue, the marriage of Mr. James K. Neal, one
of the chief emplovcs ot Field & Leiter, and
Miss Frances S. Clarke. The ceremony was
performed by the Rev. Charles L. Thompson,
pastor of the Fifth Presbyterian Church, at i
o’clock in the evening, in the presence of a large
immoer of friends of noth parties. Alter a sup
per and a pleasant hour of conversation, the.
bride and groom left on the 9 o’clock tram lor a
trip to the Northwest, where they will spend
some weeks.
* PROSPECTIVE BLISS.
The engagement of Miss Helen F. Leopold
and Mr. Hcnrv E. Grecncbaum is announced.
The marriage of Miss Alice French, daughter
of W. B. French. Esq., with Mr. James H.
Dathro*. Is announced to occur V\ cducsoay even
ing at i o’clock, at the residence of the bride s
parents No. 355 Vernon avenue. . •
Nest Tuesdav Mr. Edwin Pattim and Miss
Jennie Snyder, 6l Evanston, are to be united in
wedlock. _ _ . , ,
The engagement of Mr. J. K. Annsby and
3iHss Lena Anderson is announced.
CRYSTAL WEDDING.
A few of the friends of Mrs. and Judge M.
R. M. Wallace greeted them informally with
• heir presence (presents), both crystal and per
sonal. on Monaay last, the occasion of the fif
teenth anniversary of their wending. Among
the rest was the 'following gem, presented by
cue whose heart and brain bore richer fruit
than purse of gold:
Hina out, ye bells, be merry and gay!
Ring out, ringout, His a wedding day!
Within each Inmost heart there dwells
A chime of tuneful. Heaven-blest bells.
Each morn they strike on the wak'ning car
A hymn of prayer, quick, loud, and clear.
A prayer for strength for the new-born day;
A prayer to see oar duty's way;
A prayer lor the dear ones here and there.
How the tones peal forth in the pare, fresh air!
The noonday bell when the ran rides high, ~
Wart# the second prayer to the far-off sky. •
The nay half done, with its joys and cares,
Some pleasure come to us nnawarca,
bmne sorrow hcaun, but the end not yet.
Some hope ended, a life’s regret.
Of sorrow some, and ranch of joy.
Was ever pleasure without alloy?
•* Bo brave. ” says the noonday bell,
strong-”;
* * The inglit snail come with its rest, ere long. :*
The vesper chimes, subdued and soft,
They float thro 1 the twilight dnsk aloft.
Another dav by the Power above.
We havclived and thrived through His shclt’ring
lore.
For the spirit one day more to grow,
♦Of this life‘one day less below.
HowmeU the notes on the evening's calm,
And soothe the eonl with healing balm.
To-day.* dear chimes, yon are all our own,
We claim yoor happiest, sweetest tone.
Yea, rinifye bells; bo merry and pay!
limpbat, ring out, ’tls a wedding day ! •
Ring caycrthan e’er for a new-made bride,
Fortius wedding-day that is worn and tried.
Tried in’(he.fire and fonnd oat true.
This happy wedding, ever new,
Jubl fifteen years, with their beat,
Has the time gone by on fleeting‘feet.
Aye. fifteen years of pleasure and pain, ■
Are gone, to return—ah! never aeain.
Hut who would Bigh for the empty cap.
When the knowledge it held is drunken up?
Ring soft, swfcet bells, for the bye-gone years,
V. ith the minded sound of smiles and tears...
One plaintive stroke, one tender knelt,
For the orecions flower who early fell.
And ring for the battles fought and won,
j»nd ring for the good deeds nobly done.
And ring for the kind words aptly spoke.
And ring tor the old ties still unOroke.
Then ring and ring for the days in store;
Ring oat as ye never rang before I
Ring clear till the echoing future hears.
And freights with joy the coming years!
3>ear friends, your chimes shall "row apace.
Till silver gleams on their crystal face;
And then when the years make the sliver old,
Let your chimes be rung from bells of sold.
Thus may you live, fair dnme. good sire.
To gather round your hcan-slone fire
Your children and votir ch;!drcn*<? band
Far scattered o'er our beauteous land;
And reap, as you tread the downward slopes,
A golden harvest from your crystal hopes.
Rina, ring, ye bells, be merry and gay!
Ring out, ring out for this wedding dav!
’L. C. n.
PERSONAL.
Mr. and Mrs. John M. Telford, nee Danolds,
of New York City, arrived at St. Caroline’s
Court last Friday, to remain a few weeks.
Mrt, Theodore F. Bliss and son have gone to
Dubuque for a month or six weeks.
Airs. C. S. Charles. Miss May Lionbunrcr,
Miss Augusta Blow, Mrs. George A. Hayward,
Misses Florence and Fanita Hayward, Miss Au
gusta S, Priest, Mrs. J. U. Clcndenen and
daughter, all of St. Louis, are at the Woodruff
Hotel.
Miss Ellie H. Patterson, of New York, favor
ably known in Chicago social circles, arrived at
the Palmer House last evening, and wiil visit
here for a short time.
Miss Nannie Billings has left Hyde Park for a
visit to lowa.
Walter T. Logan and Ned Mills have returned
to their home id Cincinnati, after a verv pleas
ant visit with their aunt, Mrs. J. J, Berne, of
No. 43 Langley avenue.
Robert y. Lincoln. Escf., and family were
among the recent prominent guests at the Far
ragut House, Rye Beach.
Mrs. L. £, Booit, of Brooklyn, N.T., is a guest
at St- Caroline’s Court Hotel.
Miss Nannie Billings, of-Hvdc Park, has gone
to lowa to spend the winter with her sister.
Misses Nellie and May Hutchins returned
home from the East last Saturday evening, after
a three months’ absence.
Miss Lightner and Miss Jennie House, o£
Peoria, are visiting Mrs. C. C. Bouncy.
The Misses Florence Cassard and liaisy Good
man returned home yesterday Irom 'a two
months’ visit at Mount Morns, 111.
Mrs. Kcesc-Haskett, nee Webb, the actress
(now a resident of Kokomo, Ind.), is a guest of
Mrs. 'James Sleeper, So. 230 North LaSalle
street. •
NE^YORK.,
MILLIKEST.
Spfdai Corruvondenct of The Tribune ,
New York, Sept. s.— Although as .yet the
latest styles have not been formally presented
to their expectant patrons, il is not too early to
announce a few of the vagaries of' Fashion re
garding millinery for the;autumn months. The
small, compact sbapes in *6000013 u'bicih have
appeared during the last few'raoaths met' with
100 great favor to be relinquished. TdtP'awhilc,
so they will be prominent among iujUnircd
styles. The cottqgo. bonnet is also to bc worn,
although Ido not Imagine it will be greatly
esteemed for fall wearj. ; ;,Xri^wshapc.imported,
and not yet presented to the public. Is L?£mp!re.
It is a bonnet TcsemblWg a 'very
broad-leafed hat put the back ofjlie head,
and fastened close! viotheaides by --m was ’ of
satm strings. The’ front isrerv high,
and may be left boldlyiyredi, or U.may,be fash
ioned into the coquettish little dent icharacter
isti« of the Marie Stuart ’‘Another kiifrAhows
the brim bent into a - rib
bons and plumes are to lie the usual garni
tures; indeed lam told Hut flowers are- not
considered at all appropriate trimming for these
bonnetsT The crown is square, and a little cape
[is to be worn at the back., Oyer this pass, the
‘ribbons,* which confine It closely to the
[head aty the. sides, and .are tied beneath
I tbe chln.i To lie thoroughly eii
[regie, this bonnet should be trimmed
in the style distinctive of the period when U
•first appeared- This was,during the French
Revolution. A hat of this description is of del
icate Havaue brown, the face trimming consist
ing of a Janre square.bow. of satin, and a full
puffing of the same. A tiny cape of Havana
satin is attached to the back, and rests lightly
upon tbe hair, which it by no means conceals.
This little cape is laid In small.'flarimr box
pleats, and reveals a lining of soft bine feUk. A
, broad satin ribbon in color like the hat passes
over the crown, in tbe centre of which is a large
square bow, and, continuing, forms tbe strings,
which are tied in front in a bow with long ends.
A superb Marie-Louise plume ornaments the
front of the crown. . ,
AN EXQUISITE IMPORTED BONNET '
is of a somewhat similar shape, save that- the
brim is not so high, and tl!fc crown is round and
much smaller than L’Empire. Ills of fine but
very heavy and firm straw, and has the brim
faced with sapphire velvet, and ornamented
with three small silver buckles. Outside is a
full wreath of small scarlet berries and rich,
dark sapphire-veivet leaves. A beautiful short,
thick feather is placed at the left side upright
like an aigrette. Handsome strings, velvet on
one side, satin on the other, arc placed across
the back in a fanciful arrangement, and are
then brought forward to tie in front. An ex
tremely stylish hat, and one that will with
out doubt become very popular among
young ladies, is one with a round pointed crown
and a rather broad brim, drooping at one side,
and slightly lifted at the other, although there ,
is no abrupt curve or angle. Hats of this shape
will be reproduced in the richest velvets, ma
roon, garnet, sapphire, and deep emerald green.
Handsome feathers, fine flowers and foliage, aig
rettes aud plumes, with metallic ornamentation,
will all be used as garnitures upon these dainty
chapeaux. Avery elegant one is of a tine,
wide, soft braid of richest olive-brown. In
front is a large bow formed of velvet loops; a
scarf of the same passes around the left of the
crown, while the right is ornamented bv a long
and superb feather of palest blue. The brim is
laced with paie blue satin, slightly shirred, and
a thick, snort feather of olive hue curls crisply
over the loops in front. The velvet used Is of
the same shade as the straw. A very lovely
bonnet, admirably suited for a young matron,
Is of bronze chip, with a low, flat crown and a
high open brim. This is filled in with a full
wreath of small pink and white currants, with
variegated bronze foliage. The crown is almost
entirely concealed beneath loops of bronze satin
ribbon,” and strings of the same tie in a stiff
straight bow at the left side, just below the
ear. This is a style which prevails among
younger ladies, both married and single. Elder-
Iv ladies must be content to tie* theirs sedately
and uncompromisingly in the centre, .
BONNETS 7UAT KEQCIEE FACE TRIMMINGS
are frequently oruameuted with very full,
heavy wreaths of briiliaut-hued buttercups.
Brunettes hail all this display of gorgeous color
with delight, for it is highly becoming to their
“duskv checks and midnight The hap
py nondescripts with pretty, fresh complexion,
nba-comnnlud eyes, that are gray, blue, or
hazel, as you will, and soft, sunshiny hair, look
with indifference at the changes of color—all
alike being becoming to tbeir charms. A very
charming bonnet just imported, not by a dealer,
but directly by its wearer, is of the same shape
as the last one I mentioned. The open brim is
lined with pale blue satin, and is filled in with
small butterfly-bows of white satin lined with
blue. The outside of the bonnet is of costly
white plush, and is ornamented with loose
folds of blue velvet, and white and blue plumes.
Some very handsome bonnets of gray chip or
moss gray satin are trimmed with the latter,
and have facings of royal blue, and outside
garniture of gray leaves, passes gone to seed,
and poppies. These combinations are very ele
gant, and are just how considered charming
and modish to a degree.
A VERY STYLISH HAT,
and one which bids fair to become highly popu
lar, is also oue which is susceptible of the rich
est and most elaborate ornamentation. It has
a fiat, oval crown, rather low. The brim is
turned quite far down on oue side, and turns
up to the crown at the other, well
to the bdekat'the.lcft side the brim is cleft,
one side upright, the other fitting- *dose to the
head, over which it drpops. Generally (he raised
brim Is worn in front, ahdkbowsahaudsomeface
trimming. But sometimd^it.is reversed,, and
then the deft brim is filled iu with poppies and
foliage of dark and varied shades. Thcnewand
handsome tint of red known as. Tuiers red is
generally used to make these hats,.and they are
trimmed with plumes and roses'matching ex:
activ in Shade, and have a small .handsome
white feather added. ‘ With the addition or a
showy buckle of gold or. cut steel, a very'hand
some and'pleasing. h£t'is A very
daiutv little hat noticed at a
fashionable concert was a peculiar cap-like frobt
having a hack which fitted closely over the head
nearly to the neckv The brim«is lifted just
enough at the side to show a twist bf pale bine
satin set against a facing v of shfrred sapphire
velvet. The hat itself is of white ijauzc tufted
with white chenille, a material havmga plush
effect, but better adapted to' this season than is
the latter material. Bands of sapphire-blue
velvet are folded gracefully about the crown
and terminate in tbp rib" popular Alsace bow well
to the front. Sfr6rt thick'ostrich rips, snowy
white and de£p sapphire, curl gracefully to the
front and impart a handsome finish. Just at.
this season, when the theatres reopen,
“bo
HATS FOR THEATRE WEAR
are in considerable demand. For this purpose
hats of the above shape arc greatly esteemed
and the most admired materials are white satin,
velvet, and plush. In the trimmings some touch
of brilliant color is almost indispensable, al
thouchsotne all-white hat are occasionally seen.
They are, however, not so much esteemed as
those having some admixture of color. Fancy
feathers, such as ostricn-tips flecked with gold,
silver, or crystal; willow-plumes‘strung with
seed-pearls, and also soft marabout feathers, are
me most elegant garnitures. Pearl galloons,
seed-pearl buckles, aigrettes studded with
pearls—ail these are at the disposal of thosewbo
would construct a bewitching hat for the thea
tre and similar places. A very handsome mate
rial, tbat is also quite novel, Is Nabob gauze, a
goods imported for the crowns of bonnets, and
sometimes to be used as trimmings. It is a line
silken gauze,' wrought in Persian colors, and
presents a rich appearance. A very stylish bon
net, of the pretty coronet shape, has the npright
brim faced smoothly with black velvet, and
edged too and bottom by a row of opaline beads.
The crown is made of the Nabob gauze, and is
loosely and irregularly puffed. A very abundant
wreath of flowers and foliage entirely surrounds
the crown. *Tlie flowers are of many kinds, but
are mostly quite small, and are massed togeth
er. Barbes, wide and long, of figured net edged
with real lace, complete this handsome bonnet,
which is admirably adapted for visiting or car
riage wear.
THIERS RED
will probably be the favorite color, and from
present indications will have a “run” as ex
tended as had cardinal, it is a much richer
shade than the latter, and seems to have a
deeper, more intense coloring. “Agrippina”
is not quite the same as Thiers red, but both
will be chosen largely in flowers and ribbons.
As a rule, metal ornaments are not so much
used on bonnets as on hats, though the former
ure occasionally seen decorated with them.
They arc selected usually for round hats that
are trimmed with broad, loose scarfs. On hats
of this description they are as valuable for use
as for ornament, serving to shape the line of the
scarf, and to secure it at some certain point.
All metal ornaments are exceedingly elegant,
and to be in good taste must be either very
chaste and simple, or else elaborate and ornate
in the extreme. Strings are worn on almost all
bonnets, and the fashion is becoming to most
faces. Its effect is to impart a certain softness
and completeness, such as is given by soft full
crepe llsse ruchiugs about the neck: Besides
being becoming, which many estecm tbe one
thing needful, they will be quite comfortable us
fall merges into winter, and will serve as a pro
tection for the throat. \ Mattie S.
SOCIETY TOPICS.
' The Prince of Wales has named his new yacht
Natika, • after an American lady, Irrespective
of the feelings of Mrs. Wales.
Mrs. Minister Noyes writes home that her son
“jchatters French like a native,’*.and the Balti
more Gazette supposes she means •'anftlvc of
omo. . ■* ,^ r rv: ; ::;:
The er-Empress Euecnle is not the;;hearts
broken lady so generally 'imiiepiied., ,'Sbe has
heaps of money, weighs 110 and talks
! backltoaCMcasoclerlt , ' , „
’ 'ilr.-.Spear, tEreight .Agentot;theT..P. & Vf .
E. K., at Peoria, was on Thursday presented by
* his .friends on. the road idurgen
sen wntch and elieiu, .valued. at skjdO, -from the:
; establishment of Giles Bro. & Go.!; t -i
--; yVnssar .College "iris hare: at secret lEoeioty
: called,*: The any member who
! tdrgets her-dignity and slides down - the''"stalr-
.raiftng is finedithirty'-bne' peanufs-and'dlstielch'f-'
jgUm: ■*>.. • -=‘-
hjit, at Aflani’s,, Bl '.Maduoh. street. -i ju:: '
I'Thestrangerwho'attends,oneof 'thVlfiishlbn
able churches" In Boston may tret bis pocket
picked, or may have his conscience strongly
awakened. The chances seem to be about even.
The mother who went to Saratoga with her
three eligible daughters and tailed, to marry any
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r of them off can he identified, as she
the way she sends glances of.dcatn ana desirac.
[lion at the baggageraaster who drops the trunks -
; on end. 4 * ■ .
The.Firemen’s Tournament and the Expos!-,
tion attracted thousands of strangers to Lim-jj.
|go last week, and our retail merchants had an
:unusuallv,aaiye trade. r-At Kimball celebrai
led piauo"warerobras the crowd of patrons was
■so great at times as to suggest to outsiders tne
advisability of having policemen to keep order,;
tend make-Durcbasers take regular turns, xms:
rush for HalleL Davis & Co.’s peerless mstru- :
ment is but another proof of what .wo have so
often eaid heretofore, to wit: that this mag
nificent Boston piano poesceses all the elements
of perfection to a greater,degree than any other
made, and tbe public, have found this out. ivitn.r
ball’s sales exceed those of any previous week
since the fire, and they embraced beside the in
struments above many Smith Amer
ican organs. : , • .. . j ‘ '
Prof. Watson, who is employed by tbcDni
versity of Michigan to find planets, for that
State, has had his salary cut down,- there .being
so little demand at present for planets.
The rapidly increasing, business of the milli
nery ’firm of "Messrs. H..R. Dunn & Spri,.late pi
No. 2CO Wabash avenue, has necessitated a
change to more central and commodious, - quar
ters in the new building No. ITS Wabash avenue,
opposite the Palmer House. This .enterprising
firm have fitted up their new in a style
that places it beyond comparison with any simi
lar house in the city, which fact Is another as
surance to the ladies of Chicago that the milli
nery produced by them will preserve Its former
high standing.
David Davis says that three days are plenty
to love, court, and marry m-
: Tonng people at work during the day can
obtain a practical business education in the
night school of the popular Bryant & Stratton
College. The school opens to-morrow evening.
Women are not half as fond of*.millinery as
some newspapers try to make out. • Any one of
them would rather have a pair of silk stockings
than a new bonnet. " ' :
• The only umbrella manufacturer in the citv
is Meyers, No. 183 State street, whose umbref
las arc guaranteed better than those sold else
where. Rcpairingdone neatly.
One of the features of the ceramic depart
ment of the Paris Exposition was me magnifi
cent display of Royal Berlin china, samples of
which are rarely seen except at national ex-;
hibitions.
Specimens of Royal -Berlin china have been
received at Ovington’s. The Ia r gest is valued
at $375, and is a perfect gem.
Among curiosities that' are works of art at
Stewart’s is a shawl that was made for Empress
Eugenie. It is the most exquisitely fine em
broidery of flowers on a ground-work com
posed of small band-woven squares set to
gether in the most delicate' manner. So' fine * is.
the embroidery that to a casual; observer It'
looks almost like applique work. This shawl
was bought bv Mr. Stewart for $60,000 at tnc
lime the Empress Eugenie’s possessions were
sold. For a flounce of Brussels point-laco he
paid SIOO,OOO. : - ’
Now that summerhas departed, theladies are
anxiously looking for • novelties in the fall,
styles, and are waiting witn impatience for the
exhibition of the leading modes at Ghormley’S,
which will commence in a few days. ;
Richard Grant White is at last in perfect
harmony with all the rest of the English-speak
ing world on ouc solitary phrase. In common
with the most cultured and most illiterate of
ine land, he says, “My baby is teething,” and
in triumphant disdain hsks for the manner
woman who would dare say, “My baby is being
tootued.” - *
With the coming of the immense fall stock
of everything new and pretty in furniture,
carpets, Vall-paper, window-shades, and drapery,
the Chicago Carpet Company, 233 State street,
make still further bids for popularity with con
tinued low prices. 1
It. is ro feat at all for a Rhode Island girl to
shoulder a sack containing a bushel and a half
of clams, or to sit down and write a dime novel
and four Call poems.
Beautiful views of Exposition, procession, and
tournament, lor sale by Lovejoy & Foster, SS
State-street. Framing a specialty.
No prophet .hat predicted less than fifty-four
davs of continuous slcigning for the coming
winter, while some have gone as high as eight
months.
' P. Keller, 41 Monroe street, Is now making
fine boots and shoes to order, at prices lower
than for the last fifteen years. ,
Ida Lewis, the heroine, spanks a baby Just the
same as any other mother./She uses only one
language and an old slipper./
Chapin, the leading book-dealer, 93 Madison.
Heretofore the English, have spoken of female
telegraph operators as “telegrapheresses.*/
They.aro.now to be called “ telegraphists,” and
all breathe easier, : /
Messrs. C. P. Kimball & Co. have sold their
beautiful Killam landaulet and Kimball Brews
ter sleigh now on exhibition at the Exposition. !
A Chicago girl left Cape May the other day :
wearing five different eng:igcroent rings. She*
goes in for Troy weight Instead of love.
The pretty fall styles' in millinery brought
back by Mrs. Meyers make 133 State street the;
centre of attraction now. \
Brigham Young’s widow is being gradually 1
remarried.
Grand fall opening of imported patterns,
Thursday, Sept. 12, at Mrs. M. Morse’s, of For
far Bazaar, 113 and 115 State.
George Eliot’s face Is unknown to the general
public, as she never had a pantograph taken. It
may. therefore, be assumed that'she is not a
handsome woman.
THE SETTING SUN.
The setting eun, the setting auu!
How bright, but calm, he sinks to rest!
What gorgeous dyes he throws upon
The clouds that float along the West.
And O how pensive is the hour!
See, how his rays of golden hue
Linger on yon old ivied tower.
As loth to bid the scene adien 1
The birds, tbat in his rising beams
Carrol’d so blithely o’er the glade,
Are silent now; the winding streams,
Thai joyous on their courses played.
Are murmuring, but with sadder noise;
The flower is drooping on its stem;
While, with a melancholy voice,
The night-wind sings its requiem.
The setting sun, the setting, sun I
There’s not a scene so sweet, so dear,
i For Sorrow's child to gaze upon,
As rhis spread oat before me here!
The dewy flower, the morning bright.
May please me happy, charm the gay;
To me they are a joyless sight—
They tell of pleasures passed away.
The wither’d leaf, the blighted flower.
Are ioi'elier than the wreath of green;
And dearer far is twilight's hour
Than morning’s brightand glittering sheen;
And sweeter is the night-wind’s lone
Than all theswelnng strains of art;
For mournful sights and sounds alone
Can soothe the worn and blasted heart.
The setting san, the setting sun!
How sweet he sinks in yonder Westl
Oh! when my toils on Earth are done.
May I thus calmly sink to rest!
May no dark clouds around me lower.
No tempest rage within my heart.
But may mv spirit in that hour -
Like yonder glorious sun depart!
■ And since a cloudless setting sun
: E’er brings a morning fair and bright,
How sweet a day will dawn upon
i The pure, unclouded spirit’s sight!
1 An enaiess day of endless joy .
Phall lo the enfranchised 'soul be given,
Where care and sorrow ne’er annov— ‘
: An endless day of bliss—in Heaven!
■Chicago. Eugenie S. TTttt
THINK OF THE SOUTH.
;In the North we're dwelling in joy and peace:
While down in the burning South
They have not of life a single day’s lease,
1 But stand at the frowumsr mouth
Of grim, ghastly Heath, and terrible Blight!
\\c sorrow for them, and weep;
But tears of hot blood conld not sec aright
The fearful fever-curst sweep I
!What ahna can do, let us zealously do,
t And help our brothers in nCwT;^-'‘
.Let us lichLeu Durse-,,and sorrows
* "For this is thcblcssed seed ', ’ ' ' ~
That the Master spoke of, sowed hi a place ' " ; -
; , Where it won't qe. choked bv. tares, . . ,
•But bring forth f riijte'or joy nail of grace. i V'. ‘7
- Our God hbldbttrtrbris as pray’rsT
I^O&JLSTJCS.’
I , ; 1 .! 1 > f 'i '..
jToqd-Snpply ofGreatnrltalnßna France.'-'
-Vr!o Y'Jki'.rrnln'j : ■ ' '' >u-jr f -
TheMtf cultural returns of Great Britain show
asriwll Increase In yrnbat and Earley and adi-,
creasejn oats., The acreage of .lvheat has la?,
, crcahrid SOjßoJ.' Estimhtiuiflretimd. hb a* slight
: increase, the total acreage oi whe'atin tiellnited
■ K-iugdomla3,'tUa,OoOi ■ /The new iunpTsfniiyuD
,to the averaeeianddiecter than fopifcoine years.' l
■ It will yield IhSOO.OOOqnartersv’leaVlrih l l3,ooft-'!
000 quarters to be drawn froihltabroad. 1 Tlfe !
;FreiH&sh e atnjrco,U,belierecLlo he below - the
average, arid the French y?UI be buyers -instead,
of sellers. The present prices will probably be,
maintained, or perhaps be silently • increased,
but there will be no scarcity. The potato crop
will be about the same as last year. Tonne cat
tle have increased 40,500, and lambs 203.000
NEWPORT.
The British Squadron, and
!’ Their.'Reception.
The Handsorrie Young Chinaman
I —“ God Save the Queen.”
jin .Electric Boment—Tongnes of Eiivy—A Ball
; -- for llio Vclloir-Fcrer Sufferers.
JYnm Oftr. Otca ConrsporurciiL
; Newport, R. J., Sept. s.—With the arrival of
the British squadron in the harbor comes all
manner of festivities, which present a bill of
‘attraction that draws the tourist troin other
[points of summer-pleasuring to such an extent
[that the hotels, boarding-houses, and cottages
are literally overflowing with new arrivals. It
is not upper-tendonl alone who are interested
in the squadron and their doings, but the rank
and Hie of common, humanity “follow to ap
plaud,” and, what is more to the, purpose, to
satisfy.thcir curiosity, wnich is, after all, an in
telligent interestin''the old country’s belong
ings and equipments.; The great ship Bellero
phon is, of course, thq centre of attraction, and
the visitors that throng- her. decks are legion.
Boats and yachts from the various places along
the shore dally steam and sail down the bay
bringing parties of visitors,—for
THE .ENGLISH- OFFICERS HAVE OPENED THEIR
, HOSPITABLE HEARTS,
and thrown out the plank to oil. who choose to
pome. .What an opportunity it offers to Mrs.
Columbia’s daughters. If she is not slow to
avail herself of it, and makes herself as danger
ous*as possible behind her tiille veil,and beneath
her .armory of laces and “ ribbon logic,” who
can blame her? ; Not, the gallant officers who
are the objects of her attention, you may be
sure. ' . '
w And these officers are really not bad-looking
fellows,” says Hyadnthus, rather patronizingly.
Mrs. Columbia’s daughters pronounce them
“perfectly etegant,”-7-that choice phrase of de
scription being the ’expression of her highest
admiration. It will, be, remembered, perhaps,
that when tbe Bellerophon was at Newport
throe years ago, Admiral Wellesley was in com
mand. Admiral Wellesley is now dm dutv at
the Admiralty Department at' London. The
Admiral now with tbe squadron is ;
SIR EDWARD A. INGLEFIELD,
Companion, of the Bath and Fellow of the
Koyal Society. He distinguished himself in the
British Naval Service while on board H. M. S.
Fox, durine: her expedition in search of Sir
John Franklin. He was the naval attache of
the British Legation at Washington previous to
Admiral William wore Jones, who at present
oecupies the..position. The Bellerophon is 300
feet long, fifty-two feet broad, and she carries
ten twelve-ton nine-inch guns and five six-ahd
a-half-ton seven-inch guns. The armor-plating
is six inches thick. . Her engines are 1,000-horse
power, but they can be worked to (i,521 tons. Her
measurement is 7,551 tons. Her officers and
men at; present nnmber 051, but the usual com
plement is 550.
Together with the “perfectly a’egant " British
officers of ■
MISS COLUMBIA’S ADMIRATION,
there is the unique attraction of the presence of
Mr. Wang Kien-ShoOn, of the Imperial Chinese
Navy, who is me guest of the British Govern
ment. His object; and the object of the Impe
rial Chinese Government, seems lobe the study
of naval matters as administered by the En
glish service. Mr. -Wang Kien-Shoon is of a
high Chinese family, is young and good-looking,
and those of us who havu got only the idea of
fhe Chinese laundryman as a typo of the Chi
nese are doomed to a smart surprise as we look
at and listen to Mr. Kien-Shoon, for his English
Is excellent, and his manners modest and agree
able. ■ .
. One cannot help thinking, in view of all these
pleasant hospitalities; which have such a flavor
of Heartiness in them, as the representatives of
Her Majesty’s Naval Service and the city au
thorities here meet and exchange greetings,
that such occasions must serve to cement a real
friendliness, and make the two nations better
acquainted with each other in oetter ways than
some greater occasions. .. .
One very pretty incidental affair, in connec
tion with the visitnvvas at the performance of
the Bellevue Dramatic Club at the Opera-House
the other night. At.the close of the flrstplar, ’
in the midst of the applause of the audience,
when the curtain was up for the presentation of
a basket of flowers 'to Mrs. Wilson Eyre,—one
of the summer residents, who always takes the
leading parts in the representations at the
Club’s performances,—the orchestra struck up
f*God Save the Queen," in compliment of tne
presence of the English gnests, who were out
In full force. Instantaneously, the English
Alinister, Sir Edward Thornton, Admiral Ingle
field, and all theoflicers of the British squadron,
ROSE TO THEIR FEET.
The moment was electric, for presently it was
found that the entire audience had followed
cult. -
. There has been some opposition on the Com
mittee concerning the ball proposition, but this
has finally been overruled, and -Miss Columbia
will have another opportunity to waltz with the
British Navy.
Perhaps one ol the most characteristic inci
dents as vet was the jolly joking of some of the
British officers the other' day on the celebration
of the centennial anniversary of the Battle of
Rhode Island.
Altogether this visit of the British squadron
is a verv enjoyable ailair for all parties.. Admi
ral Inglcfield’and his officers, the British Min
ister, and the English guests here and there in
the city, seemhugcly gratified at their recep
tion. On the other side, the city authorities,
and the citizens and American entertainers gen
erally, appear to be pleased at the gratification
and appreciation of the British. It recalls the
Bclierupbou’s visit three years ago, upon which
occasion one of the officers,—u jolly young
Irishman,—after a dav of sight-seeing, when his
American entertainers had turned the citv up
side down and inside out for the delectation
and honor of the guests, declared that
HE FANCIED HIMSELF QUEER OF ENGLAND
all day.
The Argus and the Sirius arc only tenders,
but thev serve to multiply the number o£ offi
cers, and to increase the splendor of the visit.
One of the entertainments already given has
been very successful, —that of the Ocean House
oall on Saturday night. The French and En
glish .Ministers, and various members of Parlia
ment, with other representatives of different
Governments, were present. The belie of the
evening, was said to be Mrs. Godfrey,-whose
name has been connected with Congressman
Acklen’s bv Washington gossip.. Mrs. Godfrey
is reported to be a most charming woman. Her
charm.seems to be something of the kind that
accompanied the beautiful .Mrs. Ronalds a lew
ycarsago.
Another very beautiful woman here, who re
ceives a great deal of attention, and of course
secures an equal amount of Mrs. Grundy’s crit
icism, has such a serene face that one can only
think, with 7
A SORT OP INDIGNANT PROTEST;
at all gossip and scandal as oue looks at her, of
Suakspeare’s.lmcs;
Be thou ss pare as icc, as chaste as snow.
Tbon shall not escape calumny.
. Tlnj case with which ill words are spoken
about any prominent beauty always recalls to
my mind with satiric lorcc toat sharp little
couplet in that wittiest of books, “ Mother
Goose”: - L
We’re all dry with drinking on’t,
> ! We’re all dry with drinking on*i;
The piper kissed"the fiddler’s wife,
. And i, can’t sleep for itxinking on’t.
• It, would seem as if the lovers of this sort of
gossip, the,..greedy -revelers iu. scandal, cer
taiulv did tneir. utmost to work themselves up
into'that condition where they laid awake
nights “thinking pn’t,” and by this thinking
added.oh the hex: occasion a new, coating of
slime to the ball of scandal. .
, i One of .the announcements in the social
i world which has created a good- deal.of commo
tion within a few : days is that of the engage*.
! raent of Mrs/Paran. Stevens toAIr. Leary, of:
2scw York. LearriSv the sou of the cele
! byated hatter Leary. Mrs. Stevens is? the mother
, of Mrs..- GapkPaget, .it.will bo remembered,
I qnd, rumori says, the original of the Mamma
[ in; the; Papers. • But*-
: rpmoris.ailying-..jade,andati envious one wandi
[from tluiaccountsof Mrs* Stevens on the other
!sidc of..thc question,-rtlie side.of her. friends,-^
|one mikht as wellLifer^thatshe is v.-f
1 y. : .,i u SUCCESSFUL ‘PEOPLE . ailt
j .world whp.are-jthc mark of;envy, and/
' vfhohas Jq hCrselftheinherent qualities of aladjvr
and,a JeadertbShe. certainly is uot, as sopm*
(have Intimated, a woman of low origin or VuK,
lepr.associations, .butaavomin d£exceUdat.£uh'
But-,‘ shO(‘ha* ineurred:> the wrath,'of tho.
larpundUngs whohavfcnofc auoccpded inr, raising,
ftpcmselvesito level, —that‘-enviedpinuaclo’
lin tne 'XasbionaWe wdrld-whero one is a target'
'for.ail.theHtCleeilnaof the.muHitudhl >*
tin the midst of all this pleasuring, jkis good
to bear that a ball is in progress, the proceeds of ;
which are for the • benefit of the yellow-fever
- sufferers.- Large sums/bave been, already sent
•*out by various persons for tnis relief; but the
proceeds of a fete at the present time, when
[everybody is ready for .some .amusement, will
make a sum that could not be raised by ordi
nary contribution. . . N. r.
REAL JEST ATE.
• The Improvement of Michigan Avenue Prop
. erty Up-Town andbown-Toira-An, indi
cation of Values— XewHouses to Be Built—
Firmness of Improved and Hented Busi
ness Property—Sales of the \ieeU—Con
dition of the Local 3larkct. '
> Growth, not speculation, Is the present special
' (feature of the real estate market and the inter
ests connected with it. To take a single in
stance, the development of Michigan avenue
may be mentioned. The improvement' of
this street progresses rapidly. Handsome
houses arc now in erection at points all
along the avenue north of Thirty-fifth street..
Two new houses are to be built by-Edward
Hall, of C. P. Kellogg & Co., and Mr. A. D.
Lamb, the wholesale hardware'merchant, at the
. corner, of Michigan avenue and Thirty-second
street. These gentlemen have bought 100 feet
on the southeast corner, and will build there
two double stone-front dwellings, with a front
age of fifty feeleach, to cost $7,500 each. T.
H. Klee and Friedman have set to work to Im
prove the long-vacant southwest corner of
Michigan ■ avenue and Congress street.
They are to erect three new three
storr brown-stone front houses, costing
$12,000. Thei mprovements making by Messrs.
Blair, Sexton. ‘Wells, Cobb, the Turner Bros.,
and otners, on the same avenue have already
been mentioned. This investment of capita:,
mounting up Into the ,
HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS OP DOLLARS,
is having the effect of strengthening the value
of property on that thoroughfare and the ad
joining streets. The time has gone by when, as
before'the panic, if one of our successful busi
ness men stopped betore a lot and.asked who
owned it. and-what he wanted for it, there
would be fifty persons trying to buy
the property before night. That blind
speculative mania has died out. But
the city is growing, its demands for more
house room are-increasing; it needs every
vear more business accommodations. Any one
who will stop a moment to read the aggregate
of building that has been done in this city, not
in 1872 and 1573, when tne citv was being .re
built, but 10:1876, i, and IS7S, will be sur
prised at the amount of it. Miles upon miles of
house frontage and scores of business blocks
have been erected, and, Detter vet, i
' JUTE FOUND OCCUPANTS.,
Rents arc ehean. and it is true that the cap
ital invested In land and building yields a small
return. The tact is not to be .disguised. It
ought to be advertised as the surest means
of attracting . more people to. Chicago, and
building the town: up. Those persons who ob
ject to the publication of low rents, or of sales
at low rates, show thev do not understand the
forces that attract population and create busi
ness. In
The condition of general business and of real
estate are intimately connected. When asked
vesterday how real estate was, a prominent
dealer of this citv said : .“Anv one can now sell
a niece of Improved and rented business prop
erty at a fair valuation. The lime has gone by
when a purchaser could expect to get such a
property at a sacrifice.” This is undoubtedly
the case, and the reason for it is that business
men and capitalists know that trade is now
■ ON A SOLID FOOTING, . V
and that one buying rented property at the
oresent rates of rent is certain to have . a rising
piece of property on his hands. Our merchants
and manufacturers are making money; and their
profits will flow lnto real estate, in part at least.
The leading merchants who have; invested so
freely in Chicago real estate intne'last two or
three years are simply ahead of the other busi
ness men in this as In other things. This fail
half a dozen foundries of various kinds in this
city that have been idle for .years have
started their fires and gone to work with
good orders. A manufacturer of one class of
railroad supplies, having made contracts reQUir
in,r additional help, found to his surprise that
htTcouid obtain only half the number he want
ed The rest were at work elsewhere. The
same state of affairs ptevads in the building
trades." The West Side Railway Company,
wantin'”- to enlarge their buildings at the termi
nus of the Ogden-avennc railroad, were able to
iret the mechanics to do the work only after
much delav and trouble. A large real-estate
ott-ner and builder declares that there
is to-day ’no competent mechanic in
Chicago ■ who cannot obtain- work..
These facts have a direct application to real es
tate, and show that the industrial and commer
cial condition of things here, is most encourag
big-and on thesereal estate depends. .
SALES.,.'
The unusual interruption of business during
the week on account of the President’s visit, the
Firemen’s Tournament, and the opening of the
Kxposition, interfered considerably with the
sales of real estate, as "he transfers showed.
Some important sales, however, were made.
J. C. McCord has sold for C. P. Leland, of
Cleveland, the southeast corner of 10d feet
front of Michigan avenue and Thirty-second
street, for *12,000. through Charles A. Kccfoot,
to A. D. Lamb and Edward Hall.
George R. Clarke & Co. acted as the agents
of J. Sinead Purnio in the sale, noted last week,
ot the Clarendon Hotel property to Harvey M.
Thompson for *BO,OOO. The budding has a
frontage of 100 fcet on Clark street, and rents
for SB,OOO a year.
T 1 B. Bora sold two lots—one oOxITS, one 3ox
ITS—on Prairie avenue, and one 25x178 on In
diana avenue, all between Fortv-sccond and
Forty-third streets, for (all cash)"s2s per foot;
also 160-acre improved farm near fcloan, Wood
bnrv County, la., all cash,, for *3,000- ■
On State street, the estate ot Marcellas B.
Smith have sold lot and building, 50x102, south
of Van Buren street, for *IB.OOO.
The northwest corner of Hamlin avenue and
West Ohio street was sold by Isaac Clallin to
John Wightman for $11,520. '
The lot on the northeast corner of vt est Mad
ison and Canal streets was_sold by M. L. Marsh
to James Leonard for *12,500.
other important transfers recorded were:
Lot 23x110 on the southwest corner of North
Clark street and Chicago avenue for *23,500.
Lot 151x310 on the southwest corner of
Dummy road and Cornelia street for $12,900.
Nos. 46 and 4S Thirty-seventh street for
*IO,OOO.
SATURDAY’S TRANSFERS.
The following instruments were filed for rec
ord Saturday, Sept. 7: .
CITY PROPERTY.
Bastings st, 237 4-10 (t e of Loomis, e f,
24x124 ft. dated Sept. 2 (A. E. Guild,
Jr. to Katie Burgai*) ...5 .800
Clyboum av, 158 tt n w of Southportav.,
.a w f, 30 ft to Webster av, dated Sept. 4 .
(Michael Brand to August 8urk0...... 1,100
Moltke at, 231 ft e of California av. n f.
25x120 ft, dated Aug. 5 (William Vocke .
to Henry Greenehaura)... 500
Moltke at. satne as tne above, dated Sept.
(j (Henry Grecncbaitm to Carl Wftti.... 450
Michigan av. 49 ft a of Thirty-second st.
w f, 50x343 7-10 ft. doled Sept. 5
iCyrua P. Leland to Ellen B. Halt) .... - 6,000
Cornelia st, 340 ft e of Ashland av. n f,
25x128 ft, dated Sept. 0 (Martin Burk
ard to W. Nelles) .. 700
Chapin st. 310 ft e of Noble. n f, 2.>x1*20
fu dated Sept. 7 (Peter G. Akerhoim to
C. G. Akerholm) 2,300
Michigan av, s c cor of Thirty-second st.
w f, 49x143 7-10 ft, dated Scot. 5 iCy
rna P. Leland to Annie E, Lamb) 6,000
Prairie av. 50 S : 10 ft n of Thirty-ilftK st.
w f, 25x123 4-10 ft, dated Sept 7 *
(George A. Haralim to George M. Beck
with)... : 2,700
Barber at, 100 ft w ot Lnion st. sf. 23x
73U ft (with building No. lU5>, oared
: Feb. 10 (Levy Smith to George Teetrei) 2,500
LeMoyncat, ftwof Kobey st, n f.
70x162 ft, Improved, dated Sept. 7
(George Olsen to Emily Olsen) 7,000
Campbell av. secorof Fourteenth st, w
. f. 44x160 ft, dated Sept. 5 (William L.
Lee to-E. Garrotll 730
West Indiana st, near Ada st, nf. 23x150 .
ft, dated May 0 (Samuel 11, Broomeli to
C. .T. Uamolcton) ; 1,846
Himnan si. 125 It c oi Paulina et, s f, 23
x123‘4 ft, dated Sept. 3 (Michael Mc-
Cannaey to Johann Waterstradt) 500
SOUTH, OP CITY LIMITS, WITHIN A RADIUS OT SEVEN
.Xlll.ES OP THE COURT-HOUSE
Lot on street next wof Wentworth avund
1) fr s of Fifty-fifth s(i w f,-141x125 ft,.
' with 25x123 ft opposite, dated Sept. G .
* (A. and J. Hitchcock to C- andC. P. * ’
'Zillkanl.... 1,030
Lawrenceav. 179 ft sof Forty-third Vt, • ’ ‘
:w f,. 59i(x133 9-10 ft. dated Sept, t' : !
. ; (Ellen G.-Grierio William IL ! Kand)..i ‘.-.1,550
‘ Hyde Packnv, .nearßrook f. 28x140* :
-ft, dated. Sept-.:7 (William. H. Rand.lo' .<■
. .Ellen £. Grier) ... t .2,800
• State st v n w-cor of Fonictli st, e/, 23x - - * ;
’lo3ft, improved, datcdSepL-U(Andreas
. ;Frank t 6 F.‘ preiber^l....... . 1,i.. 1.900 :
west or cirrtijiiTi,' within a radius or seven"
• / 1 jrtl.Es tj? TIIETOURT-nOU3S. . : . , ' • .**. j
: n*tr cop s f,*-'49s 1 . ‘‘'
• ft, 'dated'Scptr C ; (Henry II Frank ’ * fJi
; fto H. O^Grecnebsaat)L...! ? ..;.';;.. ,i S -2,000' >
! . - •’ f SOUMARr>6R f fnR WEEK,- V ‘ ;‘ j
s : ThefoJlow!ff2 ; i 3 ttie‘taEaltiib6dnt'of , 'p - itxand
ShhurbaD ’ tracsfers ;: withitPa' radfns'Ql seved 1 :
lirtiles of ! tbe ’-lorrecorff dtir-i I
! ins the w6sk untUng’-Saturdaty'Sept.. 7: ; Qty- 1
sates, 70; consideration, 5263,505. *N6rth'Of' j
city limits/ sales, I : ; cdnstderalfon. $500;’;: South I
-of city limits, sales, 13; ! considdratfou, i
: West of j *city limits^-sales,*" S; • conslde'ratfori,
$3,250. Total sales, '93. Total consideration.
$303,798. *
LOANS.
In the loan market transattions were hqt
active. The number ol felons who .buna
with their capital is much larger tharr ever be
fore, and the applications for loans suffer cor
responding!?. Payments are: good, and Inter
lest, though the rates are low, Is more promptly
paid than before the reduced rates became the
rule. ..The--loans made during the past>two
weeks add up as follows: '
. r TMaweek. L*reciou* neex
A T o.} Amount, A’o-J Amount.
Mortgages . ... ....
Trust deeds UO 185,910 UOj L.l-.874
Total lS| $200,21** 308! £228,564
REAL-ESTATE lif .DETROIT.
An exchange says: **Tbc magnificent proper-:
ty at Detroit owned by the late E. B. W_ard,”
comprising about ten acres of ground on Fort
and Nineteenth streets, with a mansion origin
ally costing ?75,000, and thirteen grape houses
costing SLSOO each, was sold at auction Aug.
15. The homestead and five acres, of ground
went for $25,000, and the remainder was sold in
lots of 40 bv 90 feet each, for §3OO each. There
wcretweutv-twoand ahalf of these lots in the
five acres in rear of the homestead. The property
was all knocked down to the representative of
the Connecticut Mutual Life-insurance Com-*
pany, mortgagee.”
APPEAL TO WORKINGMEN.
Now, Form of Socialism Proposed—Project
for the Increase of Capitalists and De
crease of Laborers—Destroy Competition
by Destroying the Competitors—Too Many
Workingmen, and too Much Competition
Among Them—How to Ueduce Their
Number so as to Give the Kest a Better
Chance. "
. To the Editor of The Tribune.
Chicago, Sept. 7.— What the workingmen
want to relieve tacir distressis more capitalists,
—more men to give work and pay wages. There
are not enough now to employ all who seek em
ployment, so that many have to go without any
thing to do, and so without the means of liveli
hood. We need more men to go into business
of their own, to leave the.ranks of laborers and
join those of employers, to furnish work in
stead of competing for the little there is. We
need men to go into manufacturing.’trading,
farming, mining, and whatever else will employ
men. Instead of there being too many com
petitors, as some workingmen complain, there
are not enough, and instead of our being op-
pressed by them, we are oppressed by the fact
that there arc not more. If we had more capi
talists to choose from we coaid be more inde
pendent in taking work. We could demand
our own prices, and if we did not like one em
ployer we could easily find another.
We could combine against those
who wish to oppress us, and bring
them to terms by threatening to get work else
where. We could strike to effect then, as we
cannot do now. There are so few capitalists at
present that there, is no competition among
them for labor. On the other hand, the compe
tition is all among the laborers, while the cap
italists can demand whatever terms they wish,
feeling satisfied that laborers enough will al
ways applv for the places. The only means to
remedy this is to increase the capitalists and the
amount of work to be done, which will at the
same time dimmish the laborers who are to dp
that' work. We should do all in our power,
therefore, to induce men to become capitalists,
and so to compete with them instead of with us.
Instead, therefore, of making an outcry against
capital and capitalists, we sbouldeucourage cap
ital by making,it more secure and productive,
and raise an outciy rather against the\sarplus
workingmen. We should encourage even cor
porations, which employ'most men,of all, and
induce the surplus workingmen to form corpora
tions of their own to give themselves and others
work. . .
In short, we want more capitalists and more
money invested .as /capital, which alone -will
remedy the present evils of the workingmen.
BuF uot only do we want anjnerease of the
capitalists, but we want a decrease of the labor
■ ers. There are too many workingmen for the
work to be done. They compete witn each
other to their mutoairunu Whenever an open-:
iug is offered,, fav a capitalist, a dozen working
men apply, to fill it, and contend.against each
other for the place. Workingmen are their own
worst-enemies. By all insisting on doing the
same vrork, they leave not enough work to em-.
ploy half the number. They want to get out of
each other’s way. X can’t get work to-day be
cause every .vacant place is filled bv some other:
workingman.. Jt is. plain, therefore, that the
number .of. workingmen must be diminished,!
and the workingmen must look to this matter ;
themselves. The'capitalists can’t diminish,
them; it.is not to their interest to do so. The
workingmen are interested in getting rid of
some of their number, and the question for. S
ocialists to solve is, flow can this be done?
Tnere are only two ways that readily suggest
themselves.. (sne is, to. make them become
capitalists, and the other is, to drive them outof
the country. ..
Workingmen may make capitalists of them
selves in various ways. They can save their
earnings, and invest them in enterprises of their
own. At least, those can do so who have any
thing laid up, as many of them have; and many
more could do so if they did not spend any
money for liquor, or useless amusement.. If
none but the needy entered the ranks of the
workingmen, there would be enough work for 1
all. But many are workingmen wno might, in
stead of competing with the mure needy, start
business of tneir“ own, aud so give not only
themselves, but others, employment. And the
question is, whether they should be allowed to
do this, and not be compelled in some way to
enter the ranks of the capitalists, so as not to
take the bread from the months of those ,
who need their places. This, would restore the
proper proportion between tnc capitalists and
the workingmen. Capital was meant to bo in
vested, and not to be noarded up by working
men for no purpose. The American Idea is that
the laboring man, by industry and economy,
shall become a capitalist and do business of
his own, by. which time the capitalist, if ho have
become lazy or improvident, will have returned
to the ranks of the laborers with his wife and
children. And as for those who spend their
money for drink, and so, while they take the
place of-more honest workingmen, and drink
up the wages which another man needs to keep
himself and family from starving, are never, in
a position to become capitalists, they should
not be allowed to continue in this career.
Drunkenness is one of the principal causes of
hard times, and the drinkers should ever be
considered the enemy of the workingmen.
Another way in which tde workingmen can
make capitalists of themselves and so take
themselves out of the ranks of the working
men, and so out of comoctitioo, with tneir
brethren, is by co-operation, or joining in
companies or corporations, as I have already
intimated. In this way they can carry on trade,
manufactures, farming, and every other branch
of business. By doing their work themselves
thev may become their own employers, and by
the increase of their business may employ also
others. Every opportunity for this is offered
on our. great Western' prairies, where land is
cheap and the means of livelinood are of easy
production. If raeo do not succeed in such
enterprise it is their own fault, aud not from
lack of work and proper returns. Every man
has in himself the means (either alone or with
otners) of earning a good living. But, not to
dwell on this now, there are many ways In
which tne workingmen can make-capitalists of
themselves, and so diminish their number as
workingmen.
But another way of diminishing the number
of workingmen, aud so of leaving a sufficiency
of work and wages for the rest, is by driving
some of tnem out of the country. If one-fourth
ol the workingmen were er led it would leave
yast about enough to do the work that we have
to do; or if all foreigners were sent back to
their own country it would leave enough for the
native-born to do. Several classes will, there
fore, be suggested as suitable for ns to get rid
01. And first the Chinese and negroes. If onlv
white people occupied this land they might all
be employed. If only one race comprised our
citizens, as they do the citizens of every other
country, we could easily get along* Bdfr we
have three great races, in large and. increasing
numbers, two of wnich arc composed almost en
tirely of workmgfoen, ami hdve no sympathy or
congeniality with i the ‘dominant -race* >Toese
two races, the African and .Mongolian, are’ as a
whole in competition .with our workingmen;
and. by, dying meanly, Uke dogs.ln fennels and,
’ huts, they can underbid the white laborers anff
live when the latter would starve.’ • If; there‘s
fore, we could driyd them’ouC or materially re-*
duce them, the- Caucasian* laborers would rise 1 i
ifi dignity and indepemlencc, and always be able* .
to earn their b’read andlive in'comfort-' _ r !
; But afore effectual'thaiJ’fhc'drivirigbut^of'the l :
Chfriesd'and negroes would be "the Adding,o’ifr- 1 i
> selves ofjihedrish and Germans. 1 For com- ?
' pete with ouy workingmen*here at bomev in the* I
; North and East,-while the negroes ami Chinese ,
; offer-formidable competition oolyTii- the'Souflr
;aufl'bn J fheT^adflc*C6asti , ‘TheMHsh have nearly**
♦all the places as rtilroad*workthen, ; dlggct3- , of : i
jmines, pblicenfcw? and city : Tabbrerr. ; The flcr'-;
sirfandli4?e’tt*large number of-.the best places’as'.
farmlands and journeymen tailors, shoemakers' !
ahd ; Manufacturers generally ; while* the Irish'
and German servant girls * have the best places
in our private families, to the exclusion of
American girls. These foreigners hoard their
money (except what they spend In liquor, which
docs nobodv any good) and rarely engage in
business as capitalists to employ others. Next
to the negroes-and Chinese they arc the most
exclusively workingmen, and so in competition*
principal!? with - the laboring class.
though they arc the introducers or Socialism
! (particularly the 1 Germans), and most loud in
their defense bt labor,' they are opposed to caoy
talists. whom wc now nced.morc than any other
class, and In faroronlyof the one class to w&frK
they belong, and which they have swollen out
of all due prooortions.- If they left our
country they...would leave ns all”happy and
do infinitely more for hs than’they can do bf
a foreign Socialism which begins at the wrong
end, and would break down the class wh&i ft
is necessary to build up, and swell the class
which it is necessary to diminish. - And, while
we do not like to urge severe' measures against
foreigners, it is certain that their riddance
would be our quickest and most effectual
remedy for hard times, and that there is no
remedy in sight so Jong as they remain here or/
flock here in the numbers in which they arc now
coming. And it may vet be necessary for us to
revive the old as an clement
in that hew Socialism wbicu is-to relieve our
country. Dennis Kearney and Citizen Schwab
! must themselves go with the other foreigners,
: and let us alone to fignt the Chinese and ne
groes, with the otherfaliens, whethcrlrish, Ger
mans, foies, Bohemians, or Scandinavians. So
onl v can we effectually deduce tno workingmen,
which is necessary for our salvation, and bv so
doing we will sacrifice only those who have
fewest rights and least claims to live in this
country.' American Socialist,
GEN. GRANT.-
The Conditioner His Personal Finances.
Dl'patch to St. Louis. Globr-t/einocrai.
Washington, D.‘C., Scot; s.—ln connection
with the public announcement that cx-Collector
■Tom Murpjiy fans zone into bankruptcy
owing to the depredation of' the value*
of real estate in New York City, and Loa»
Branch, the newspapers, both friendfv, which
should know better, and hostile, about whic&
|no one cares, have indulged in a'vost amount of
effort, to couple the name of the ex-President
with the cx-Collector, and have been resorting
to every opportunity to show their ignorance of
the cx-Prealdent’s worldly affairs. •
; One paper, .presumedly un ardent- advocate,
starts forth In a sympathetic strain, alluding
to Murphv, and .says of Gen. Grant, “But’he
suffered Ills loss in good company.” _ Gen. Grant
might appreciate this if he badsustaioedany
Josses, but he is much more astonished at the
following, of the same sapient article: ki G«.
Grant invested both in the city and the Branch.
at the same time Col- Murphy did. The result
was that the General was compelled to
sell his personal property on bis St. ionls
farm and real property in other sections of the
countrv, at a sacrifice. to meet deferred pay
ments and taxes for improvements, etc., bat
Gen. Grant weathered the storm, although at
such a loss that he is a comparatively poor
man.” This tearful announcement, which,
appeared In the editorials of the Washington
J&puhdcan, however well intended, vis
inclosed to Gen. Grant, at Paris, it befog'
known to the friends of tnc ex-President; how
ever, in advance, that there was no truth fa the
statement.' ills alleged losses having beeade
nied on a former occasion by your correspond
ent. in- a personal interview. jn*t before'the
President retired from office. The following
letter from the ex-Prcsident. in acknowledging
the receipt of the note and the article .above
referred to, t lie publication of which, under the
<rircnmstances, 1 is regarded as no breach of confi
dence, will correct from the ex-President’s own
hand those misrepresentations, however inno
cently made, and will put an end to the efforts
to make him appear in the light,of ascotched:
speculator
GIUKT’S LETTS tt
The letter Is dated at Sc. Petersburg, Russia,
Anar. 13, 1378, and savs: . . '.
■-' » On' arrival , here i found a large mail, in
which was a letter from you, inclosing a oara
•irraph. about Mjirptiy T s Bankruptcy and my
losses in real estate. So far as lam concerned,
tnere Is not one word of truth in the Statement.
I never owned or purchased a piece of property
in New York City m my life. I never ownedany
property in New Jersey, except the two houses
at Long Branch, which *1 now ,own, in myJifc.
I never bad a piece of property In rfiy life, t lot
I remember of, on which 1 owe anythin?. What
I have —not much—is paid for. ’I have sold
nothing to pay up my debts. My farming ex
perience in Missouri, so far away myself, was
expensive, and I sold out and gave awa?
mv stock, and 'rented the farm..Tflat
was several ” years ago, "Had I eone
out of my office, at the end of four yeai*
when iny salary was a year. I would
have been compelled to sell somethin?, quite
an amount, to have carried me out of Washfoi
ton, but with myprivate income and increased
salary, 1 come out at the end of the elsbt years
free from ' debt, and without havlnsr'incurred
any loss anywhere In speculation. Turn sboald
put a quietus upon the incessant speculative
stories on this subject, at least,”
: Theietter is lengthy, and Indicates tbattbeex-
Presldent Is enjoying his visit to the countries
of EuropCj and has gathered A vast stock of
information of public affairs, and about the
people, from the palace to the cot He has
about completed his visit to Europe, bis travels
embracing ail the countries of Europe, Syria,
Egypt, aud portions of Asia.
MORNING-GLORIES.
Clamb’rlng up my window.
Peeping here and there,
- Dainty little blossoms
Smile at me so (air. *
In the early morning,
- "When the night Is done,
' ’'How I love to meet them.
Greet them, every one.
Some are white as lilies—
Pure as lilies too;
Some are red as roses—
Just as rich a hue;
Some are like the pansies.
Fait of earnest thought:
All are foil of beauty—
Winsome beauty wrooght
•Dare I touch their tresses?
Full of sin am I,
So my heart confesses-r
- So I dare not try.
Dare I touch their tresses.
Pure as Amrel’s breath?
2fo, 1 dare not touch them—
Cause them instant death.
Better sec them wither,
Fail, and fade away;
Learn of them a lesson—
Learn It while we may;
Life is but a moment.
But a transient oiiss;
Life is longest only
When we study this.
Soon the morning cometh—
Soon the day is done—
Soon the nUjhl'9 upon us—
Whatbave we begun?
What have we.neglecied?
* What have we foretoldT
These ore thoughts for thinkers.
Thinkers can unfold.
Sept. 7, IS7S. Joseph D. Tcbset.
THE MURDERER'S DOOM.
Thus nms the story: Onco upon a time
There lived a wretch whose soul was steeped tt
-crime,
Whose brutal hands were red with human gore. .
Whose murders might be numbered by the score; ■-
But lynx-eyed Justice caught the fiend at lost,
And in a felon’s cell she chained him fast. " r.
“ Base wretch 1” said Justice, “murderer of thf.
Kind!
A fitting death for thee I’ll surely find. . ; l
Ko rooe shall I place ’ro.und thy brnta! neck,
Bat I shall put thy brain upon tnc rack;
With mental torture I’ll shutoff thy breath—
I’ll have thee, fiend incarnate, rhymed to deilo. ,
ThenforarantlngrhymerJnstfcesenfc— ,-i:
One of those bores who ever seem intent ■<..
On driving-mankind mad with senseless rhyme,
Which tuey themselves alone think U sublime-
O Heaven above! sweet land of promised bl*wJ •
Did even tbi« wretch deserve a doom like this* /|
The poet then began: * * Behold yon Star. v
That sheds its golden light from Heaven afar I
Does not that brilliant orb that now you see
Remind you, base-born criminal, of mer -
lam a Mental Star, and shine so bnaht. -, j r-,
TJat men growblind in cozing on
I ata an Ocean, mighty, vast, and free, ,».
j Ahdshlt&of thought keep sailing over me; J u
; And pearls of peaHs Ocean a v
5 In cotintless numbers and enormous size./' m _ .<?
■ Dwell in my depths!” VMercyrthe culprit saia, *-
* f » Havc you no pity?: r ,Would that I wercoeadU
■ The poeVsttHeked ‘M am tfco lUslnffSwp-^»*
, An(t,.wh'en.mj brilliaht course on Barth lana,*? ,jz
I Men will excising The greatest poet yet.
-Haspassedriway— the Son of Song baa set-- jt
[The culprit vainly strove to catch his breath .
And -screamed o as he expired, **Trn
i : death:!”* * c-.-y . •m. >
; CmcAucr, September, 1378.- HoßgnrTtmsgr^,.
d i.i Political Arrists lii Germany.
i» y'j'p'rirk O'trrlsiwndence Londori ritbfi"'' ■. ■
VFivo'hundred-.aux! sixty-three
been arrested in Germany^si ew
:2d of Uie~datb 'oI -
Sifljmltffmithe'Empcfoh'WilHam.^Fbrtrjtwo-^.
i these have been acqaltred,.aria the rest, law
ing ihlrt:j-'one' women* sentenbed to ,
Imprisonment amounting -altogethervw l
vears. Berlin, Breslau, Bonn, Bochum,
Lobsanu,'and Mannheim produced the "jp -
prosecutlons; and live of the accused
ted suicide before the trial. ' :