Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, July 31, 1887, Page 12

BISTORY OF SPIRITUALISH. Tts Discovery by the Fox Family in 1848, THE VIEWS OF SCIENTIFIC MEN. The John the Baptist of Spirituaiism. The ¥ icy of Exposure—How the Bellef Eacourages Ex- alted Aspiration. Hudson Tuttle in the New England Magazine for July: By common consent modern spiritualism dates from the 81st of March, 1848, It was then that ques- tions were asked and intelligent answers given by mefns of rappings. The Fox family, living 1n a humble house in the ebscure village of Hydesville, N Y., had ‘Deen disturbed by strange noises for suc- ®essive nights, but on the evening of the #ist, after they had retired, the disturb- snce became excessively annoying. At Zength it was found by the children that the sounds would respond to their re- quests, This was a new order of things, for ghosts usually stand and silently gaze on the beholder, and disappear at the first word addressed to them, The anniversary which is now cele. brated by spiritualists throughout the world, was first suggested by Mr. James Lawrence, of Cleveland, O., who re. celved a communication purporting to come from a spirit once eminent in the rth-life, suggesting that the day be set The following year, 1870, the an- lversally ob- ocicties of city and coun- A.J. Davis may be said to have been the John the Baptist to spiritualism, hav- ing yronhesiad its_coming in his ‘N ture’s Divine Revelations,” which was finished one year before the Hydesville manifestations. Of the many so-called exposures, and theories explaining the phenomens, they have only exposed the ignorance of those who have put them forth. The most acute and vigilant committee, after thorough investigation, pronounced the phenomena occurring in the presence of the Fox children to be independent of them, and from that day to the present every one who has honestly and patiently investigated has become convinced of the genuineness of the manifestations. Such was the beginning of what has been calied “Modern Spiritualism,” as distinguished from ‘*‘spiritualism’’ which is as old as the race. It marks an epoch in time and the commencement of a re- action against materialism, which, with the new phase of scientific thought, was sweeping away the old beliefs in the supernatural. What is spiritualism? 1tis a religion and a soience. Scieuce is the classifica- tion of facts, the co-ordination of cause and effect, ultimating in broadjgenerali- zations. It is the search after truth. Re-: Iigion is devotion to and for the truth of its own sake, the abnegation of self for the good of others. Spiritualism, span- ning the gulf between this present and the future life, is a religion dominant in both. It forms the golden strands per- menting through all religious systems and binding them with common bonds. You may take the sacred books of the world—Shasta, Zendavesta, Koran, Tal- mud, the old and new testaments—and zau have brought togather the spiritual istory, 1deas, emotions and superstitions and spiritual life of the early ages of man; but you haye_not spiritualism—you have onlya part. You may take the sci- ences—the terrestrial, intimately con- nected with our telluric domain, teaching the construction and organzation of our be—and the cosmical, treating of the ntinite realm of the stars—and we have not spiritualism, you have only a part. To represent it in its completeness the truth must be extracted from all sciences i and religions, and blended into harmony. 1t takes man by the hand and assures | him that he is a nobleman of nature, heir ‘to the Godhead, owning all things, for whom all things,exist, and capable of un- derstanding all. He 18 not for to-day, aor mlln[s‘ lor time, but jor eternity: an whatever he writes 1n his book of life, is written for eternity. What & position man occupies! On one hand are the lower forms of nature, the brutes of the field; on the other the angels of light, towaras whom he is hastening, one of whom he will become after death shall have cast from his spinit its carthly gnrments. Theend and m of evolution i8 the individualization of aspiritual being. As a man is the atest fact of nature so in individual- zed *© spint is the greatest fact man, The travail of the ages,—as bringin, forth higher end Righer forms, prophesying even from the Silurian_ molluso the coming man—in this light have a meaning; while they have not, if death is the end,—bringin to nought the accumulated fruitage of life's vast tree. Spiritualism is leaderless, {t1s a sin- larity ot the spiritual movement that t has spread with a rapidity unparalleled in the history of any other innovation, while no one has stood at the head of its believers to direct their movements. Its uuchmgs, on the oontrarfiv, denounce leadership—individual worship, demand- ing of every believer to rely solely on himself, Tiisa great universal move- ment diffused throughout all ranks and olasses of society, and from myriad sources the lttle streams flow into 1ts wast channel. Other movements have had great and talented mon to present and vindicate their claims to the world; they have had leaders who were con- sidered infallible; but spiritualism has none. It has never had. No leader, no pope, no final appeal, every one working out his own salvation, everyone his own high priest—and if he has sins, he must confess them to himself. Organization—1It has been said as a re- proach, that spiritualists have no perma- nent organization, that those they have are little more than lecture clubs. It is true that the attempts at organization have been unsuccessful because they aped the old, and had no inspiration from the new. Spiritualists are such, because intensely individualized. They do not wish for organization, but asso- eiation; and in its time that will come in a form which will not suppress, but in- crease the energies of the irdividual, And yet what would have been gained by organization? What by a leadership, but it has been of the spirit world. Had there been organization with a statement of destinies, there would before this time have been crystalization, stagnation along certain lines of thought, and, withal, isolation not only of society from others, but of doctrines. As it has been, these doctrines have remained uncon- fined have permeated all organizations. There is no distinctive church of spirit~ ualism, but all the churches have been awakened and forced forward in a new intellectual life; no visible leader, but a adership of the world of l|§1:l(. 'hrough the sea of h“m“n“{l the mig| lly current from the shores ofinvisible hfe has sot with flood more 1rresistable than that which streams through the ocean. Wo have all labored in our spheres of action. doing the best we could helping in our fecble way; and our ef- forts have been wrenched to the purpose of this irresistable force. We knew not from whence it came, nor to what un- known coast it drifted, but we now. begin dimly to perceive that the skies grow clearer on the broadening horizon, and there comes a breath of odorous sweet- from some continent yet concenled yord clouds that are how rosy with the iwn. Mediumship--All persons are sensitive men! ‘This distinction 18 not given 1ts full force by either those who accept or reject spir- itualisin. 'The persistent belief in the in. falhibility and necessary superiority of celestial beings, throws a halo over all manifestations purporting to come from them, ministering to credullty on one hand and affording opportunity for re- proach on the other. *ship, but they may be broadly into two classes—physical and mental. The first is more attractive, the latter more diflicult to define and of greater value. fraud and deception name of spiritualism. anxiety and credulity demanded more than it was possible to give, except us physical means were used to simulate the manifestations claiming to be of spirit orign. and rut from therr beginuing, fritted away their time 1n unessentials, 0 how not to reach indefinite conclusions. And yet there have been many learned and fully qualified men who have investi- ‘zlud the phenomena and been thorough- ner, Petersburg; P. A. Dr. M science, Buchanan, J. H. Von Fichte, Dr. Frantz Hoffinan—these are a few names of men noted in scieace and philosophy, who hn;e fully endorsed the facts of spirit- ualism. around the world, and the pl carries with it; and the southern cross, us well as the constellations of the north, look down on the hosts who accept the new doctrine of life here and hereafter. In a single generation it has made more ;mnvnrts than christianity 1n five centur- s, accurate statement of the number, from the fact that there are 8o many who re- tain full relationship to the church and yet believe. three-fourths of all spiritualists are to- day church members in_full communion. Judge Edmonds in 1 number at four millions, estimate was cleven millions—which was entirely too high, and wmust' have in- cluded all who were not Romanists. interests to the impressions, but some are far more delicately attained than oth instrument, they vibrate to the thought. 'The number of these hus rapid- ly increased in the past few years. turies had gone by and not one! Barren centuries, when man remained stationary or rotrograded into dense ignorance. The highest form of mediumship, or sen- sitiveness, is depandent on moral excel- lence and spiritual purity, but the lower form of physical manifestations depends on organization, which ma; As an aves of ers, Cen- y ACCOMPpAN, inferiority and immorality of life. There are various phases of medium- divided I'here has been a great deal of chucml i the n over-weening There has been a rapidly tendency among spiritualists to more and more astonishing manifestations, until recently fraud has overreached itself, and a healthy re- action has set in, tests and a higher standard of moral character in those who profess to stand between two worlds. demanding severer POSITION OF SCIRNTIFIC MEN. ‘The so-called scientitic men have been generally the most unfair snd pre; diced opposers. onl and scorn the ordinary observer. T say nature must supply the conditions for observation in the special ments of their labor, yet when they ap- proach spiritualism they reverse this natural order, and if not “allowed to en- force their own conditions, whole attention. in the air without physical before the eyes of Sir David Brewster, he said, ‘It seeins to rise!” was told that his table-turning theory hai vailed, he would not go and see himself, but smd he was ‘‘heartily tired of tl whole matter.” none are by training or education as in- competent as the so-called scientists. They 1gnore the true scientific method, approach the subject with a sneer, and u- They claim to be t‘xa class capable of correct ol)ncrvglljgn. ey depart- scard the a8 _unworthy their yhen a table was suspended contact subject When Farada; For this_investigation judge before the evidence is presented. 'he psychological societies, both English American, bave moved in the same and schemes y convinced. Professor Robert Hare made extended researches and became conyinced that the phenomena were of spirit-origin, Professor Wallace, the eer of Darwin, C. F. Varley, electrician; ‘amille Flammarion, astronomer: Wag- eogolist of the University of St. Butleroy, chemist; professor of natural’ Dr. J. R ax Perty, Switzerland; THE NUMBER OF SPIRITUALISTS. The sound of the tin: rng has gone ilosophy it It would be impossible to make an I have no doubt that fully 54 estimated the The Catholic PUBLICATIONS, In the very beginning, a journal was started to herald the glad nows, It was a small quarto, and contained the correct history of the phenomena. The time had not come for the exposition of a new philosovhy, nor were the bearings of the new facts on old theories forseen. Since almost numbor- ournals haye which have time an succession of issued, most of lived only for a_brief interval. The have all been published by the self-sacri- fice of editors, writers and publishers. “The Rehmo»l’hilmuphiull Journal” of Chioago, and the “Banner Light," Bos- ton, are the oldest and hest sustained. “The Golden Gate," of San Francisco, is the leading organ on the Pacific coast. “Laght for Thinkers” is devoted to the f Spiritualism in the Southern States, aght,” London, represents one phase of English Spirlnmlhm, and ‘‘Me- dium and Daybreak the other. There are several journals published in in German, French and Spanish, The books published in the last thirty-nine years, devoted to the phenomena and vhilosophy of Spiritualism, would form a very large library, perhaps afélmllmf if not far exceeding that of any denomina- tion or sect. What do spiritualists believe? As there is no creed, and no one is bound by any ritual, it becomes exceedingly difficult to make a statement of belief applicable to all. Yet there are certain fundamental principles on which all agree, as forming the basis of the spiritual phlosophy. 1. Man is a dual being—a physical structure and a spirit, The spiri an organized form, evolved by and out of the physical body, having corresponding form and development. 2. The spiritual being is immortal. Death is the separation of this duality, and does not affect the spirit, morally or intellectually. 4. The spirit holds the samo relations to the spirit-world that man holds to physical nature. 5. The spirit there as here, works out 1ts own salvation, receiving the reward of well-doing, and suffering for wrongful actions. 6, Salvation is attainable only through growth, 7. There is no arbitrary decree, final judgment, or atonement for wrong, ex- except through the suffering of the ¢uill¥. 8. The knowledge, attainment and ex- perience of the earth life, form the basis of the spirit-life, which is hence a con- tinuity of the same existence. 9. Progressive evolution of the intel- lectual and moral faculties,is the endless destiny of individual spirits. 10. In the spirit-world, as on earth, each receives all he or she is capable 8f receiving, according to individual tastes, desires and capacity. 11, Heaven and hell are not places, bu conditions of mind. Inharmeony is 1\\:‘11; harmeny, heaven, 12. Spiritnal beings are evolved by, and climinated from, physical bodies. ‘They differ in grades of morality and in- telligence, as men differ on earth, 18. These departad spirits, retaining all their love and affection, can, and do re. turn and communicate with those in this life. Their capability of so doing does not depend on their intelligzence or mor- ality. 14, Mediumship rests on sensitiveness, which Is not dependent on oulture or 'mom.l‘s. though elevated sad controlled herebhy. . 15. Communleations from Spiritual beings are fallible, - partaking of the qualities of their souros, and may be for good or evil, nccordlnf to their source, and the channel which transmits, and those who received them. 16. The Spiritual communications of all nges emenate from this one source, and must be alike, tried by the test of renson. 17, Individual spirit 1s the reality, and the highest type of creative energy. ln this sense man is divine, and endowed with infinite capabilities, and united in brotherhood, having common origin,pur- pase and dulti‘.sn 18. Spiritualfem encourages exalted as- pirations, and energizes the spirit by presenting the highost, purest motives, and inculeates noble self-reliance. It frees man from the bondage of authority of book or creed. Its only law 18 truth; 1ts interpreter, reason. Every individual must be a law unto himself, draft lis own creed, and grant to all others equal lib- erty. r 19, It spiritualists organized, it is be- cnuse organization is the best method to reach desired results, and the means by which each shall receive the combined strength of all. Such organizatjon must be based on absolute personal freedom and unques- tioned right to individual opinion and action, 80 far as the rights of others re- main inviolate. P, Y5 1t a Ploce of a Comet? From an illustrated paper by William Earl Hidden n the August Century, we quote as follows: re has recently come into my possession the ninth iron meteorite whose fall to tho earth has been observed. It is, moreover, tho first meteroite which seems to exidence a di- rect connection with a star-shower. The mass acquires still furtber interest from the fact that it is presumably a fragment of the famous comet of Biela. A brief account of this celestial wan- derer will doubtless be of interest to the readers of The Century, in which maga- zine the essays of the astronomer Lan- gley have recently appealed. Astronomers have waited patiently for the fall to the earth’s surface, at the time of the periodical star-showers, of some- thing tangible, but until now they have waited in vain, In looking over a considerable amount of astronomical literature, only one record can be found of the falling of a body to the earth at such a time; this was near Paris, on the 10th of April, 1004, when *‘*many shooting stars were seen, and a very large one was said to have been found on the ground as a glowing substance.” From the 24th to the 20th ot November, 1885, the earth was passm& through a train of meteors that proceeded from the constellation Andromeda, and once formed a part of Biela's comet. These meteors are now known to astronomers as Andromedes or Bielids. The maxi- mum of this shower occyrred on the 27th, while it was yet broad daylight over America, and at an hour corresponding o 11 a. m. at Mazapil, Mexico. Thus, at the time of the fall of this meteorite, ten hours after the maxi- mum number of meteors, was ob- seryed, the earth wns meeting with only the stragglers of the train, It cannot be doubted that the cosmical dust proceed- ing from the disintegration of Biela's comet wholly enveloped the earth and was seen a8 meteors from every part of it. Such was the magnificence of the ce- lestial phenomenon that 1n some parts of the Eastern continent uneducated people believed there would be no stars left in the sky. Of the countless host of meteors which crossed the earth’s path on this 27th day of November, only one 18 as yet known to have reached the earth’s surface, and this fell near the village of Mazapil, in the state of Zacatecas, Mexico, at about 9o’clock in the evenin{:. Itisof a rare iron-nickel variety,and weighs ten and a quarter pounds troy. This meteorite was presented to me by 8r. Jose A.y Bounilla, director-profeasor of the Zacatecas observatory, who re- ceived it five days after its fall, from the ranchman who saw it descend from the heavens. This ranchman related the strange occurrance as follows (translated from the Spanish): *It was at about 9 o’clock on the night of November 37, when 1 went out to the corral tofeed certain horses; suddenly, I heard a loud. sizzing noise, exactly as though something. red-hot was being plunged into cold water, and almost instantly there followed a some- what loud thud. At once the corral was covered with a phosphorescent lignt, while suspended in the air were small luminous SPArks as though from a rocket. 1 had not recovered from my surprise before I saw this luminous air disappear, and there remained on the ground ouly such a light as is made when a match is rubbed. A uumber of peo- le came running toward me from the neizh- ring houses, and they assisted me in quieting the horses, which had become very much excited. We all asked each other whut could be the matter, and were Mrn;g tw 3 in the corral for fear of belng burned. When, in a few moments, we had “recovered from our fright, we saw the light disappear, and bringing Ianterns to look for the cause, we found a hole in the ground and in it a ball of light. We retired to a distance, fearing it would explode and harin us. Looking up to the sky, we saw from time to time exhala- tlons or stars, which soon went out without nolse. We returned after a little, and found in the hole a hot stone which wecould barcly handle; this on the next day, we saw, looked like a plece of iron. All night it rained stars, but we saw none fall to the ground, as they all seemed to be extinguished while yet very high up.” Upon further inquiry we learn that there was no explosion or detonation heard, and that the mass penetrated the earth only to a depth of twelve inches. This very circumstantial account leads us to believe that this meteorite is the first one to be secured and preserved that has come to the earth during a star- shower. S SR R St. Nicholas for August, The number opens with a beautifug frontispiece, by Mary Hallock Foote, il- lustrating some bright verses by Edith M. Thomas, entitled “Invitation to Echo;" aud the illustrator turns author a little further on iua charming sketch of Rocky mountain life, called *‘An Idaho Picnic,”" with more pictures in her characteristic style. Another artist tells his own story with pen as well as peacil in this number —-George Wharton Edwards, who writes and draws pictures for “*The Figurehead of the James Starbuck,” a capital sea story told ashore. Nora Perry contributesa "'girl’s story," that has equal application to boys. ‘I'h is a school story, and the heroine, ‘‘Mal gold,” gets into difficulty because she is not bright at mathematics, but gets out of it beenuse she is bright at other things. ‘There is a pleasant sketch of the ‘*Auto- crat of the Breakfast Table'" by the editor of the Youth’s Companion; George J Masou gives his views on ‘‘Journalism to the boys who are ‘znuinz “'Ready for Business,” and as it is the author’s own profession,sees it in no roseate hue; while C. F. Holder tells “How Some Animals Become Extinct,” with special applic tion to those forms which have disap- peared within the history of man, ‘*A Great Battle in a Forest” is ths titie given to Genera! Adam Badeau's account of the great battle and confederate vic- tory of Chancellorsville, where Stonewall Jackson received his death-wonnd, and Mn]or Keenan won immortal fame by his gnllant charge. Of the continued stories, *‘Winning a Commission” and ‘“‘Jenny's Hoarding- house" are concluded, happily of course; Juan and Juanita are mougfil almost to civilization and home b 88 Baylor; and “Fiddle-John's Family,'’ under . ance of Prot. H. H. Boyesen, embark for Amerioa. The ‘‘Brownles,’ who may be regarded as a perennial serial, go a-tish- fog and oatch eve ng oatohing ex- cept the measels; a nd there are verses and piotures and lots of other nioce things all to be found in the August 8t. Nioholas THE OMAHA DAILY BEE: SUNDAY JULY 81; 1887.~TWELVE PAGES. TRUE OBJECTS OF MATRIMONY Tho Perfect Helpmate Not Found in the Conventional Class. IMPERIAL NUPTIALS. A Dakota Bride—~Ruekin's Marr! ~Naming the Baby—Married for Fun—Qourtship and Marriage. CHINESE Naming the Baby. 7. C. Harbaugh n Puck. We christened the bouncing boy baby, And, bowing to grandmother’s whim, James is the handle we gave him, 1n time to be shorten: “Jim;"” And maybe sometime in the gloaming Of life, should he welcome the day, ‘The name we bestowed with our blessing ‘Will be lost in an angular *J.” 'Twill be well, if the bouncing boy baby Grows up of the Iaw without fear, And marshals his deeds in the papers Asa f." and gallus cashier; And 1t he escapes with & on To the land where Victoria holds sway, ‘We proudly will call him “‘our Jlmmr." And frown on the newspapers’ *J.” We named the wee, golden-haired baby With many a hug a 88, And we knew, when we dubbed her Melissa, ‘That her title, in time, would be *“M’liss.” Already my wife calls her “Countess,” And says that the baby some day Will marry & count or a baron, And 1 will his debts have to pay. How aweet Is the life of a father ho longs for a future like this— When *“'James” will be turned into*'Jimmy,” And “Melissa” descends into “M’liss."” When one as the briae of a baron, Makes over her last summer’s whim, And the grand and the noble 8t. Lawrance Rolls daily between home and *Jim " The True Ohjects of Matrimony. Baltimore American; Whatis lovelier to behold, more deserving of honor and praise, than a noble, good, true, unsel- fish, and unconventional womun? Are they many? Are they few? Man, if you find one consider yourself blessed, and duly and rightly appreciate and deserve the value of this prize. 1 counta pure, intelligent, well-bred woman the most attractive object of vision and contem- plation in the world ~one who abhors deceit, trickery, everything save honor and truth, Picture such a woman as a wife, a mother, cannot you clearly bring to your vision ‘hevhome a place of peace, harmony and contentment? O, young men, look for such women 1if you are seeking happiness. If this 18 your ob- ject, the right and only one in contrset- ing matrimony, and you are not a ‘‘cal- culating Romeo," search till you find her, for she is to be found. Mun, if you want a wife, a companion, a helpmate, do not expect to find her in the conven- tional class. O, how 1 do loath conven- tionelism, Give me a true, honest per- son, for in these there is dependence, ‘When a woman contemplates matrimony, her only object is to marry the man of her choice, solely for himself, thinking by the union peace and happi- ness will be brought to their souls, be- cause she loves him, ana by being joined her love is consec d to a holy cause. They plant a home, they rear good bea tiful little ones, which is always the case perfect blending of two le . It is good for the eyesight to view two souls mated. O, may we see many of them. Women, look for {ostl men. If you can't find one of this kifid, I implore you to take none at all. Doa’t marry simply for a home, a support, for the sake of es- caping old maidenship, for it would be tenfold better to remain single than to be an imperfect wife, or_a wife in name only. O, now I wish I could talk with you, yonng woman. Do not throw your- selt away. How a woman could wed when she does not love is a mystery to me. The same query is applicable to men. Another point:' Happiness and selfish- ness can never flourish on the stem; one kills the other. ,To be wedded hnpnil{, the promoter is gongeniality and unself- ishness, A good woman will endure much for her hysband, the man for his wife. A true woman will smile, cheer, and help her husband should clouds come. Then is'the time to test her char- acter, solve the!problem, the object of her matrimony.'” Men look for women with a heart, a s6ul,'do not let their facial beauty be their sol¢ attraction, rather let it be their beauty of soul and character that inspires your love for them. For with these there is no autumn, no fading, their leaves will 1bo fresh and beautiful forever. “Courtship and Marriage." Rev. Condo in Cleveland Plaindealer: Every yound ladyhas a right to know why & young wan solicits her company. Her life is too valuabla to be trifled "with for mere pleasure. But the young ladies like company. They can make it a pleas- ure or a curse. Courtship, if properly en- f:ng_ed in, 18 only an introduction to the huppiness that ‘will follow. Find one that will love you, 7ot only through courtship, but through joys and sorrows, success and adversity--und that will be a helprueot through life, Acquaintance is U‘l;lfl of the important elements of court- ship. ’1[:10 mnnly 3““““ ladies have committed suicide and died broken-hearted because they did not gain a _knowledge of their lovers' character befors bostowing their aflections on them. Huve both eyes open Court in the daytime,and not 1n the dark. Young man, go around in the daytime and see what your sweetheart is doing when she does not expect you. Get a knowledge of her traits of character and domestioc life. Young lady, be oaroful of your choice. See to 1t that a polished ad- dress docs not cover many vices. Don't fo blindfolded. on this voyage of married ife, but intelligently and wisely on both sides. With such a choice true happiness is sure to follow. o lemann, 213 Ogden avenue, Jerse y, and John Dunne, a young lithographer of Sherman avenue, were members of the Hilisdale Boat club exenrsion party up the Huason on June 20, and when Mr., Dunne was introduced to Miss Niemann some one Rroposml for fun that they be married. liss Niemann assented laughingly, and Alderman John Prigge, of Jersey City, volunteered to perform the mock cere- mony. Miss Niemann and Mr. Dunne clasped hands on the deck of the barge, and the alderman muttered some jargon {\nculnrlv calling them “man and wite." Miss Niemann passed as Mrs. Dunne among the merry makers for the rest of the day, and no one regarded the per- formance serfously. The joke, however, has taken a serious turn, much to the distress of all part The Rev. Father Smyth, of St. Paul's Catholic church, of which Dunne is an attendant, says that he regards the marriage a8 legal and could not now marry Danne to nng one else. In s sermon at mass on Sunday last he de- nounoed the conduct of any Catholic who would eater into a mixed marriage for Miss Niemann is a member of the North Hudson Baptist church), and said that he conld not' administer the sacra- meuts of the church to any Catholic who persisted in keeping company with & protestant, Ruakin's Marriage. Philadelphia Press: Two or three let- ters have recently been received asking for the story of Ruskin's marviage. The story is 'this: ' When coinparatively young he became Interested in an -un- worls immdun. some years his junior, whom he thought beautiful according to the rules and theories of art, and whom he woed on art principles. He murried her, though he whs oo unnatural to need & wife, and treated her us. 1f she had statue, admiring her in a cold | way, not al ther grateful to 8 young woman of ardent temperament, Months passed, their relations under- Roing no change, he contented, she dis- contented, Meanwhile he had engaged Millais, with whom as a pre-Raphaelite, he was much concerned, to pant hor portrait, The susceptible artist was struck Y her beauty and being of a totally different constitution from Rus- kin, fell passionately in love with her,but loyal to his friend, and a man of honor, he showed her only the conventional re- spect which was due, stifling the hunger of his heart. Ruskin was at last aroused to his pwn marital defects. and ta a sense of the'mutual love between his wife aud the painter. He finally opened the sub- ject, and blaming himself tor marrying, nformed her what he had observed. Overwhelmed with surprise and con- fusion, and unconscious n“ to that Lime of her own emotions or the awakening of her heart, the truth suddenly dawned upon her. She found that she was only a woman after all, not a frigid statue for the lofty pedestal on which her nominal husband had placed her. He acted mag- nanimously, deciding not to stand in the way of happiness of two persons who wero fitted for each other. The matter was managed quietly, but in due time she was released from her matrimonial bonds and became Mrs. Millais. The celebrated artist having been knighted, she is now Lady Millais. The three have been good friends ever since, and two of them are indebted to the third for their connabial happiness, and still vividly mindful of their obligation. Chinese Imperial Nuptials. San Francisco Chronicle: The Chinese residents of this city were somewhat anx- 10usly awaiting the arrival of news re- lating to.the approaching nuptials of his imperial majesty, Kwong Suey, “‘Son of Heaven,” and “Lord of Ten Thousand Years,” etc, A dispatch received 1n this city {eswrdny announced that a bride had been selected for the young inperor, and that £5,000,000 would be expended in the celebration of the most auspicious event. As s00n a8 it becomes known when the imperial affair will take place, the em- peror’s wealthy and loyal citizens of this city will prepare for the vproper obsery- ance of the event. The day will be made a holiday, the dragon flag will be floated, feasting made the order of business, an perhaps a procession and other exercises will be held. But ns yet the date of the marriage remains with the fates, which the astrologers of the empire must divine. The first ceremony of betrothal has now been observed. This is the choice of the bride. ‘A Chinese empress 1s not chosen for nobility of family or reputation, although generally she is taken from the nobility. Her personal beauty is the al- most exclusive requirement. T'he mother of Hien Fung, & former empress, kept a fruit stall. The emperor himself has nothing whatever to do with the sclection of the empress. The present empress dowager, who is & very able woman and who has reigned as regent, rome time since issued an edict through the Peking Gazette that the emperor should marry und set a date when a reception should be held to candidates for the high honor. The future empress of necessity must, however, be of Mongolian race, as no Chinese blood has been permitted to rule inthe Chinese empire for 250 years. On the appointed day the Mongolian papas and mammas took their fairest daughters to the emperor’s palace. The empress, with her ladies, then chose the handsom- est virgin. She should be empress. But the emperor islegally entitled to eight queens. Consequently eight other handsome virgms were chosen to fill these high oftices. The personality of these selections has not reached this city, but the next mail is ex- expected to furnish the particulars. It 18 now the duty of the imperiul board of astrologers to consult the stars and de- termine the lucky day when, if the mar- riage takes place, all will be well. If it does not go well, all will go wrong with the astrologers. They are consequently very careful and consult the stars and va- rious deities tavorable to matrimony. The date of the marringe being discovered, other ceramonies ensue, such as the pre- sentation of 100 cakes to the empress elect. 1f the emperor should die before the wedding takes place, it would be quite the proper thing for the fiance to commit suicide. At any rate sho must go and live at the palace and remain a virgin. When she 15 sixty-one yearsof age she will be rewarded by the rever- ence of her relatives. ‘The Emperor Kwong Suey, from all accounts, is a very commendable young man and has con- siderable influence with Confucius and the other gods. On May 4, for instance he prayed for rain the China papers re- late. On May 18 it rained. All China, fell down on his knees to express thanks for the benificient hearing of Kwong Suey’s petition. Suey was born in 1871 and was crowned at the age of four. He is the son of the seventh brother of the emperor preced- ing the last. It is expected that after his marriage the emoress dowager will hand gver the reins of government entirely to uey. A Dakota Bride, Tid-Bits: Old Bud Jackson, one of the terrors of Montana, lost his fourth wife, and came over into Dakota for a fifth victim, He mot and married the Widow Baggs, a frail, gentle-looking little woman who had just been left a widow for the third time, and seemed crushed to earth by her es. Mr.and Mrs. Jackson wended t! way to Bud's Montana home, and as the gushing bridegroom led his bride into his lovely cot ()Fl)lll! room and introduced her to his fuvorite dogs, he said tenderly: B ‘You want to remember, Mrs. Jackson that 1'm the boss here. Don't you never forget that. The four dear companions that I've lnid away mighty soon found that out. AllIever had to do was to crook my finger, and they come a runin’ to know what I wanted. There wan’t no hangin’ back nor askin’ questions, You see that ox gad up there? Well, that's tho little arbytrater that useter settle any slight diff'rences I ever had with the four dear companions that are gone. They ginerally suckkumed after "bout six licks, an’ hope you'll be equally obe- L w, 8'posen you take my boots an’ clean em up an’ grease 'm, They've got mighty muddy while we was on our tower. Clean 'em up good, I'm mighty pertickler 'bout my boots an' I hate to take that air gad down the fust day you was in your home. Come an’ pull ofl the boots. The_ frail, sad eyed little bride never moved. Her pretty lips began to tremble, and her gentlo bosom heaved. *You comin,” roared Jackson. ‘Hev I got to snateh down that air gad? Oh, yer comin' eh?"’ She came. She snatched down the gad on her way, and with set teeth and eyes that twinkled merrily she landed within two feet of Bud. He had faced wildeate and hyenas, but never any- thing like this. ‘A conflict ensued; it was short, herce and decisive, It ended Bud's crawling under the bed, sid as bride prodded him witk a hoe handle she gaily shouted. y W “Ye pore mnercent thing, ye! Hain't no mo' sense nor to raise the dander of Lizy Jane Baggs Jackson, her that never did’nor never will take a word of sass from any man living. Ye'd better erawl under there! Ye'd better crawl clean through the wall, Oh, ye'll holler 'nuff, hey? Well, you go and cut a month'’s supply o' stove wood 'fore you show yer face in this cabin agin, I'Il learn ye Who's boss nere!" CONNUBIALITIES, Burlington Free Press: Knotty but ' nico— arriage, Lowell Citizen: A sealed proposal—An oflnu marriage transmitted through the mal Boston Courler: Court plaster—Damages in_a breach of promise suit. Detrolt Froe Press: An engaging smile— A lover’s grin at his fiancee. Whiteha!l Times: The key to a lover’s heart is often found in a lock of hair. Josephine Shepherd, Mrs, Florence’s daughter by her first husband, is to marry & foreikn nobleman. Hartford Post: The young man n lonfir swings on the front gate, He plays the *“douce” with *'love” In the tennie eourt. Stiggins has married his dtyr-wrmu girl, o Before me{. Were marrin was in the {mt:‘ll! of dictating to hez,but now she dictates 0 him, Her Majesty Queen Vicioria recently at- tended the wedding of a daughter of one of her Balmoral tenants, She arrived before the ceremony and remained until its conclu- slon. This is the first weddink in the Scotch form n't. which England’s queen has been presen A wedding rfhg first worn in 1840, came Into the possession of the granddaughter of the original possessor, a Rochester, n.hg.l|rl. rs, it has and she lost it. Now after six yeal been found ina garden which had been regularly worked every year. A young lady was married the other day and a newspaper account of the event was headed: olned in_July.” *Attached in August,” will be the fate of those who come Iater in the season, Likewise, some will be “*Spliced in September,” ‘“‘Orange-flowered 1n October,” “Nuptalized in Novewber,” and “Doubled in December.” D DRAMATIO. MUSICAL Lampert! has become the Impresario of La Scala, Milan. ‘Trebelll hasbecome a member of Maple- son’s company. Bologna is preparing actively for the comn- ine musical exhibition. Emma Nevada has appeared at Mme, Puzz!’s concerts in London. Verdl’s “Otello” wili shortly begiven In St. Petersburg ana Warsaw. Willte Edouin, the comedian, may come to America season after next. Saint-Saens has given a series of plano re- citals at St. James hall, London, OMme, Scalehi is with Signor Sago’s com- pany at Covent Garden, London. W. J. Scanlan will begin his next starring tour on August 20 in San Francisco Little Bijou Fernandez has been enzaged for Daly’s stock company next season. Miss Alice Gomez I8 the contralto alntln; ;t the Pattl concerts at Albert hall, Lon- on. Mapleson opened his new season of Italian ?I:‘l::.“ Her Majesty’s with *‘Mefistofele” by Alice Dunning Lingard will come back to America next season to star in *‘Sister Mary.” Emily Soldene will return from Europe in the fall to tour with Genevieve de Brabant in burlesque form. Carl Rosa’s English opera company gave “Lohengrin” in Loudon., Marie Roze made a success of Elisa. Mlle. Nina Bertini is the name of a hand- some young lIrish prima donua who has made a great hit in England. Miss Russell, American, has made a hitat Convent Garden as Gilda in “'Rigoletto,” and a8 Dinora in Meyerbeer’s opera. Miss Alice Hopkinson, related to Mrs. Rutherford B, Hayes, is anothersociety can- didate for elevating the local stage. Lilll Lehmann, the opera singer, has re- ceived from the Danish emperor the gold medal of the Order of the Danebrog. “‘Beethoven’s Pastoral Symphony” was plnfed at Dusseldorf with “country scenes and pantomime, under the direction of sev- eral prominent artists. Jules Levy, the cornetist, has returned from Europe and declared his intention of becoming an American citizen. He has also rejoined Gilmore’s band. From San Francisco comes the report that Lewis Morrison and Rose Wood, who were recently divorced are to flly an engagement at the Alcazar in August. Manager Amberg cables from London that he has engaged Bietel, the tenor, who is re garded as another Wachtel, for ten perform- es in New York city at $600 for each. Charlotte Wolter, the eminent Austrian ac- tress, who s musunlli' to appear here, is & native of Cologne. Her father was a poor tailor and she spent Ler early Lt in pov- erty. Monzett\’s “*Excelsior” has reached its one hundredth representation in_ Vienna. Sev- eral of the ballet presented a beautifully em- broidered cushion to a devoted spectator who has been present every night, Mme. Nordica, Lilhan Gower, who lately made & hit in London as sarguerite in “Kaust,” is the widow of the joint inventor of the Gower-Bell telephone, which he sold to the English government for $450,000, One of the best private dramatic schools In the world should be that established by Lud- wig Barnay in Berlin. Frau Hedwig-Nie- mann, once the wife of the celebrated tenor, and Frederick Hause belong to the corps ot instructors, Gounod’s *‘Romeo and Juliet” and Spohr’s “Jersouda” were so poorly attended at the Imperial opera house ot Vienna that the manager was obliged to retire them and give “Mefiistofele,” which was a great success, drawing the largest audlences of the year. Mrs. Blanche Holthelde, a Kentucky so- ciety lady, has become afiiicted with foot- light fever and proposes to elevate the stage during the coniing season. The lady is hand- some, rich, a good dancer and a fine babjo player. Her stage name will be Blanche Howara, Jack Barnes, who was leading support to Fanny Davenport last season, and who is to star the coming season, will bo seen in the spectacular drama, ‘‘I'he Wife of Miletus.” ‘This Is the play which was purchased by the {Illta John McCullough shorily bstore his fatal ness. Rosina Vokes has returned to Now York from Lake Hopatcong, N. J., where she had been slwmlllu about a month with Lotta, She will sail for Europe on August 8, but will remain in Ebgland only about a fort- night, or just long enough to close up some business matters, Fursch-Madi and her husband are stoppin, at Tannersville, N. Y. The lattor is fond of fishing and was caught throwink hisline into a posted stream, He was arrested, and with his wife was kept walting two hours in the bar room of the hotel, A fine of §25 was paid by Fursch-Madi under protest, Sara Bernhardt seems to have scored a great success on the oceasion of her reap- pearance in London after & two year's ab- sence. It has beon reported that” she had woefully fallen off in her art,and the Ly- ceum theatre was packed. In the aulience were the prince of Wales, of course, the king of the Hellencs, the princess of Saxe- Meiningen, and other exalted personages, ‘There was but one opinion,” reports Mr, Smalley. “'She acted as she had never acted before,” Iler voice hud not a false note. Her caressing charm of manner was all there, Her attitudes had thelr old grace. She looked ner best, She showed at every move- ment that fulness of method which tills the stage whenever she is on it and leaves little rooi for any one else. Mr. and Mrs. McKee Rankin will not star together this year, as has been their custom heretofore. Mrs. Rankin will be the attrac- tion of the “(iolden Giant” organization, which will go out under the manaeral con- trol of Mr. Harry Miner, and Mr, Rankin will play Macbeth in the Niblo's garden re- vival of “that tragedy. If *‘Macbeth” shall make the impression” that is exnected of 1t the company, headgd by Mr. Rankin and supplied with all the scenery and costumes used in New York will be sent out through the country, A great deal of money will be expended upon the revival. In addition to sse8 and properties used In the cele- an Franeiseo production there will tmany elaborately prepared imples ments and the costumes made for the New York presentation, which & o be highly spectacnlar in a)! ‘I'he baseballists that are mountin’ towards the pennant are in the 'appy nines. Boston Post: The policeman’s lot is o happy one if he ean only get assigned to the base crounds. Boston Po: The Chicago baseball nine believes in Sunday ball piaying—at least when he plays well, Philadelphia Call: Thoere s an Amerlean college in Rome, but it has no baseball elub and Is therefore never heard of. Lowell Courier: Portsmouth has an ‘el trie bascball elub;” so called, perhaps, cause they are such shocking bad players, Burlington Free Press: A New York po- liceman ¢ot so interested in a base ball eane that he let a small boy pass by twice without clubbing him. y y Pittsburg - Chronicle-Telegraph:. One ad n-hnuhu‘ leu ‘a millionatre s fortunate individual does not have to for & day off when he wants to see A base ball ganie. Burlington Free Press: Minister Hnnlnf recentl, ve & ball to the American resi- dents o{‘- Cily of Mexico, He would ha increased hi WEI‘MI" if he had impol Kelly to play with It % Life: Inhis Atlantic ode, “My Country,/ George E. Woodbe describes Justice as I e FTSR e bigh e LAk ou R I foun L~ 1t was higl me Ilontnl game should be recoznized in patriotic poetry. l‘ltlswwchmnlele-‘ralsfn h: The prin- cipal speech at the national’ educational cons vention at Chicago was_on *“The Problem of To-day.” As the speaker never has men- tioned the idea of which club would win the pennant, it wa: y disappointing. el S turdein THEIR HMELS ARE LOADED, Dansville Breeze: 1f you are bound to "lll'n"l mule do It to h{u face. Then he can't kick you back, Burlington Free Press: There ls a mule in Macon, Ga., that has an artificlal throat. The country would probably be safer if Le had an arti hc!lt}l»?. i R 1 Philadelphia Call: Another Georgia mule has been born with five legs. True tothe rrolraluh-e nature of its structure three of o legs are beliind. Rochester Post-Express; A Colorado man’s son and two_ mules were killed b) ligl the other day, The lightning thal htnin will kill {wo mules at one stroke is not to be charged with timidity. Yonkers Statesman: You often hear the advice given to ‘‘put your best foot forward.” Such advice 1s always thrown away on the mule, as he ean do more effective work wllh‘hll best foot by pushing it backward. ‘Yonkers Statesman: Spencer tells us thas only sleep and laughter rests the brain. But Spencer {s 'way off. We know a man who was ed memll‘yn by a mule whose brain is resting as quietly asa man who dousn’t advertise. Dansville Breeze: Years of study and ex- periments have failed to produce a mule that will not kick, Inventors should now turn their attention to n mule shoe which will re bound harinlessly when it strikes & man in the stomach, but will produce a boomerang- ish effect on the mule and make him turn & double somersault. Sl i ANIMALS IN CAPTIVITY, Deer, antelopes, etc., suffer most from dyse entery and heart disease. | « Felines, such as lions, tigers, leopards,etc., from dysentery and heart disease. Monkeys and baboons generally die from bronchial affections and heart disease. Elephants are heirs to many diseases. but the most common and fatal is rheumatism. The only thing to be feared in the wolf tribe Is too much sociability. It is unsafe to keep more than a pair together. ‘The canine tribe, such as wolves, dingoes and foxes, don’t seem to be subject to any disease except *'pure cussedness.” - tmbsdrder enstclag HOW TO LIVE TO BE A HUNDRED, Avold passion, excitement, laxury. 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