Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, July 4, 1891, Page 9

" [ Pages 910 12, Al 1 THE OMAHA DaAlLy BEE. GOD'S VOIC Ralph Waldo Emerson, God said, T am tired of kings! 1 suffer them no more; Up to my ear the morning brings "The outrage of the poor. “Think you I made this ball A field of havoe snd war, Where tyrants great and tyrants small Migh harry the weak and poor! “Lo! T uncover the land, Which I bid of old time in the west, he sculptor uncovers his statue When he has wrought his best. 1 will divide my goods! Call in the wretch and slave; ue shall rule but the humble, And none but toil shall have, I will have never a noble; lineago counted greats Fishers and choppers ana_ploughmen Shall constitute a state!’ AMONG THE APACHES. Wo had been prospecting for a month through the Mogollon mountains in Avi- 1 met with the poorest luck fmaginable. Being almost out of vro- visions, we decided to return to tho ranch, for we were fully convinced that the pre metals entirely too searce in that locality to warrant us in prospectipg further. The country over which we were compelled to pass in order to reach the ranch was of tho roughest charactor, abounding in jagged cliffs, steep hills and deep ravines, muk- ing travel both tedious and laborious, It was owing to th' © fact that we de- cided to tuke a different route to return to the one we had come over. Our plan was to make a raft large enough to con- win ourselves, our pack burros, and prospecting outfit, and float down the Rio Salinas till within a few miles of ravids, when we would land and com- plete our journey by the overland route. "This would not only save us a forty mile tramp neross o very rough country, but would place us within thirty miles of home, in a fresh condition, besides sav- ing us about two days, There were three of usin the part, Paul nford, Arrajo and myself. Arrajo was a half-breed—part Spani and part Zuni Indian, und o pevfect giant in strength, He was not over five feet six and wus rather heavy in build, yet he was ns quick and active as a wanther. I never knew his age, though i think it could aot have been over thirty at the time of which I write, The plun of accomplishing part of our journey upon a raft was first suggested i Arrajo, but it was eagerly accepted by Paul Sanford and me, who saw not only the advantage of such a plan, but felt enthusinstic over the prospect of a journcy down the picturesque Sulinas upon & raft. This, we felt, purtially would compensate us for the disappoint- ment we had sustained in our fruitless trip to the hills. By the aid of an axe Arrajo soon had a sificient number of pine logs cut. These were then rolled out into the stream and fastened socurely together by means of stout withes of hickory and mesquite. When everything was . in readiness to begin our journey we placed our traps aboard the raft. We found great dificulty, however, in gotting the burros aboard, and it was only after we had blindfolded them that we succeeded in doing so. hen by the means of a large oar which he had fashioned out of a pine sapling Avrajo pushed the raft out from land, and we floated swiftly away on the bosom of the stream. It was our purpose to float down the river some forty miles, which was as far as we could venture with our raft, owing to the turbulent rapids and dangerous Tdis bolow the point where we proposed to land. It was early in the morning when we commenced our journey, and we had hopes of reaching our landing point be- fore sunset, We had only traveled a fow miles when the river narrowed and grew more rapid. On either bank now rose high bluffs and precipitous cliffs, whose blackened and semi-scorched summits threw a grateful shade across the stream, affording n most welcome protection from the fierce ruys of the summer sun. Late in the afternoon we had left the grent canons and had reached a point in the river where the cliffs along the banks were less high und precipitous, though it was plain to see that the cur- rent of the rviver was growing more rupid with every mile that we travelled. The sun 1 gone down behind the towering hills, but upon their jagged summits still lingered the red, sultry glave. Upon the left bunk of the stream rose perpendicular ehffs a hundred feet above the water, but on the other side the cliffs ran in a low chain along the water’s edge, and it s toward the latter that Arrajo cast his eyes, looking engorly for a place to land. iood landing place a little down the viver,” he said, af the bank for some time. A few moments later he pointed to u gap in the cliff on the right bank and expressed his inten- tion of landing there. The place was still an eighth of a mile below us but he commenced to steer the bout toward the shore. But at that instant he glanced toward ~the’ cliff, uttering un exclamation as he did so. ““Los Apaches!” ho cried, and quickly changing his r to the other side, he began to guide the raft back toward the middle of the stream, Glancing shovewurd Tsww a score of plumed and painted savages emerging rom & clump of bushes upon the hill and running toward the rviv the elenm of weapons in and heard the sharp, warning voice of Arrajo commanding us to fall flat upon the raft. 1 had bavely time to grasp the startled and torritied Paul by the shoul- deor and force him down with me when the loud reportof fire.rms sounded on the cliff and a shower of bullets cut the water about us or buried themselves in the logs of the raft. The frightoned burros utteved snorts of terror und would have leaped into the stream had they not been held fast by the riatas. I realized ina moment that we were in the most deadly peril, and uttering words of caution to Paul, who luy trembling at my side, I hustily pulled some of our camp effects between us and the foe, The first volley from the savage rifles was almost Instantiy followed by anothe and I heard the bullets whiz within a fow inches of my head. At the same moment one of the burros went down,abullet in its brain, and lay still dpon the craft without uttering n sound. A Hulf dragging Paul with me, I took refuge behind the body of the expiring animal,and lay there, a prey to the most acute terror, Although we were well provided with arms, we made no effort o use them. zonn und ha fous were further scanning Glancing tov was astons fshed to see the brave half-breed still standing erect upon the raft, using the oar with all his strength to forco our ft further from the shore. I ealled loudly to him to andon his dangerous post and seek safety behind the dend burro with Paul and” me, but he gave no heed to my words and worked with undiminished vigor. Inow discovered that tho current of the river was growing more rapid eve moment, and looking toward the shore T snw that we were fast leaving the In- dians behind, However, they had anti- cipated this it scems, for ['saw them hastily seramble up the rocky ledge to the hill above and come swiftly in pur- suit. But we were now beyond gunshot of them and, floating rapidly with the now swift-running current, we promised soon to outstrip them in the race and ave them far behind. But, being fully aware that we could not land on the opposite side owing o the precipitous cliffs that skirted the left bank of the stream, they etill kept up the pursuit. It was soon evident, however, that they would never be able to overtilke us, i they doubt- less vealized this, fc fter following ng the bank of the river for noarly ) miles they suddenly stopped upon the summit of a high clfff, and stood looking at us till we rounded a bend in the stream a mile below. The presence of Apaches in that vi surprise to Areajo us and myself. There break nmong the Ind more than o year and prospectors along the Gila had he permitted to ply tions in peace. As soon a8 we had passed beyond the ach of the pursuing savages Paul and I rose from our recumbent position upon the raft. What shall we do now, asked. But the haif-breed ply. Isaw him glancing eagerly from one shore to the other, an anxious and troubled look on his face. : Suddenly he pointed to the precipi- tous cliffs that skirted the shores of the river and said! - “We have passed the best landing place; we will soon be in the great rap- ias!” His words sent a chill of fear to my heart, and in an instant [ realized tne awful peril of our situation. Walled in by perpendicular cliffs, with no chance were being drawn swiftly at rapids of the river. In escaping one danger we had been forced into another even more terrvible than the fiest. It is impossiblo for me to de- ibe the feeling of helplessness and pair that came over me at that mo- ment. I knew that it would be impossibie for us to land, walled in as we were with perpendicular cliffs, and vhere was noth- ing to do but wait and trust to Arrajo’s superior knowledge to suggest some pliin of deliverance. We were now running ata fearful rate of speed, and alveady the water about was flecked with foam. The raft soon began to vock and piteh violently us it was whirled swiftly along on fhe now turbulent waters. w below 1 could soo masses of sharp and jagged rocks piercing the fonming billow of the rush- ing stream. Aveajo, oar in hand, stood ready to guide the ruft through the dan- gevous channel, while Paul und I stood dnspairing and helpless, not knowing what to do. The last gleam of the sinking sun had now died away on the summits of the hills, and the gray shadows of the twilight were fast gathering over the strenm, In a few moments we hud entered the rock-pierced rapids, und all about us the fonming capped waters were leaping and whirling with a deafening roar A sharp rock loomed just ahoad: I suw Arrajo using theour with desperate energy, but we were swept rapidly down upon 'it. There wus u crash, a violent shock, as we struc 1d the next instant I was thrown flal upon the raft, and clung .desparately to the timber, close to the side of Paul and Arrajo. The raft parted in twain as a great fonming billow swept over it and for a moment I thought we were lost, But swinging clear from the rock we shot onward, Av- rajo still struggling to_guide us aw from the dungerous rocks that lay be- fore us, On that part of the raft which had broken away from us were the two bur ros and the body of the dead one. For one moment it whirled close to our side, then turning it struck with a crash on mass of sharp rocks. [ saw the broken and splintered timbers of the raft rise half out of the water, quiver for one brief moment, then piteh downward and disappeur in the rouring flood. Our frail craft now swept through the dangerous channel and glided into smoother water, but we had only pussed the first snd the least of those ~danger- ous points in the rapids and I knew that it would bo impossible for us to pass safely over those that lay before. For, glancing down the river, I could seo, not & quarter of a mile whead, masses of jagged rocks in the channel around which the foaming waters leaped a dozen feet into the air, to full again in feath ery spray into the seething torrent, Iovery vestige of hope left me as [ saw this and turning to Paul I saw that he was us pale us death, Avrajo still stood with onar in hand, a strange “look of per- plexity and resolution on his swarthy visage. Suddenly he dipped his oar into the water und steered the raft toward the steep cliff that skirted the right bunk of the stream. Was he going to try to and? Noj this would be utterly impos- ible since a perpendicular cliff rose twenty or thirty feet ubove the wate A féw vigorous strokes of the oar and the raft was gliding swiftly along the very edge of the cliff. Then dropping the our upon the raft, he quickly picked up o long lariat that lay athis feet—one used to picket the burros—and began to coil it in his hands, Throwing one end to me, he said, hur- ridly: *¥ou and Paul fasten thisto your belts as quick as you can; be ready, and when I tell you, both jump into the water.” Then he began swinging the loop which he held in his hand about his head. Although neither Paul nor I had the slightest idea what Arrajo intended to do, we obayed a8 quickly s possible only too glud to grasp at the faint hope that his words guve us, The sound of the waters rushing through the rapids, now close ahead, cume to us in a thunderous roar, sending a chill of terror to our hearts, The cliff along whose base we were now running, varied in height from twenty to fifty feot, and I saw that Arrajo had his gaze fixed upon some object on its summit at u point wheve it was not over twenty feet high. This object, as I soon dis- covered, was the stump of a broken pine that grew on the very verge of the cliff. As we drew near I saw the loop sud- denly shoot upward from the half breed’s lhxmli. hostile was a great well as to Paul had been no out- 18 in Avizona for ranchmen and and_Salinas their voea- nd of nity Arrajo?” 1 made no re- ()MAHAT SATURDAY, JULY 4, 1891~ TWELVE PAGES. top of the cliff, then it settled over the stump of the pine. “Jump for your {mperative command ¢ and without an instant’s hesitatation we leaped from the raft into the rushing stream. I felt a quick, sudden tighten- ing of the rope, nnd then we were swopt under by the roaring flood. Though bewildered and strangled I clutched the rope, and with the instinct of self pres- ervation drow myself upward till my hend was above the water. As I did so I found Paul and Arrajo at my side, both clinging desperately to whe rope. The curvent had swept us III‘U‘IH(‘ against the cliff, and there we clung with only the small rope between us and a watery grave. As soon us we got our heads above water Arrajo explained tnat one of us must climb to the top of the cliff, while the other two remained in the water so as to subject the rope toasslighta strain as possible. Paul, who was an excellent climber, was the first tonscend the rope. As soon as he had reached the top of the cliff Arrajo signalied for me to follow. I aid as di 1, but was 80 nearly ex- hausted wii I reached the top that [ ank down almost helpless ppon. the rocks. Then we were soon joined by Arrajo, whose coolness and b v had rescucd us from the very jaws of death, We reached our destination the next morning by sunrise, only too glad to re- turn ulive from a trip that had proved €0 disustrous, She Knew Him. A well-known v ir. Detroit, who has been living around in various boarding hous ¢ until his reputation hus been fairly well established, applied at a quiet” place out on Michigan avenue for a stall and feed, says the Free Press. pped the woman, ‘“‘you want this one, do you?” 1 thought so, madam,’ meekly. *And if I refer to the you?” “Certainly not, madam. the—"" “Nov you won't say all the coffee needs is crenm and sugar’ and coffee to make it fit to drink?” SMadam, [—" “Nor you won’t say the -butter is served with a razor?” “Tassure you, mad—" “Nor you won't say the chickens erow- ing in tho eggs wike you every morn- ing in time for brex My d “Nor you won't say the beefsteak is such a tough it wouldn’t be recognized in decent society?” *Madam, you an— on't say the dese out of the gre lives!” The sharp, me from Arrajo ? ho replied won't let you come yon won will board as ashingle, I am not in petion 0??? “Great Ciesar, madam, [—— “Nor you won't say we stand the napkins “up in the corner between meals?? **Madam, T must— “Nor you won't say I buy my aspara- gus by the cord and have it sawed in lengths to suit; nor thut I have to rivet the clothes to the heds to kecp the bugs from dragging them off to their dens; nor that I clean my table cloths with and paper: nor that my bread is so heavy that you can hear it drop when you swallow'it; nor that I use my sugar to scour the knives and forks with be- fore giving it to the guests; nor that—" Ho threw up his hands in eloquent appeal and the womnan stopped for an in- stant. se, if you don't promise,” she t on, “I'won’t let you board here for $200 a month in advance. I've heard of you before,” It vook him fully fifteen minutes to re- cover from her unexpected assault, and then he abjectly promised everything, and she took him in. < Some of Rret _arte's Heroes. Much interest was caused in the ap- praiser’s building by the arrival of five picturesque backwoodsmen from the timber country of Mendocino, says the San Francisco Chronicle. They were living illustrations of charucters seldom found outside the covers of border ro- mance and Bret Harte sketches, and the scent of balsumic pine and red cluy was heavy upon them. Yet the healthy mountain ozone at which Jonquin Miller throws such fiery exclamation points was reficcted in the Sparkle of their eyes and in the blush on their stout cheeks. ‘They had journeyed on foot and by stage, and, then agiin, on foot and by stage from *‘up thur beyon’ Booneville™ down to the unyielding cobbles of civil- ized San Francisco. The *hull” truth of the matter Uucle Sam has been losing trees up in the Mendocino country. He has been missing tre y. tnd, ufter gloomily counting the stumps that dotted his for ests, he opened up war on the ruthless waodchoppers, From the Umted States courts sub- pwenas were issued to the five back- woodsmen beyond Booneville, ordering them to appear as witnesses in this city against some of their companions, They sent responses that they hud no money to travel on, that stout shoes we scarce, and that they would not bliste thair feet for a dozen Uncle Sams in San Francisco. But they were assured that Uncle Sam would see them through, so they dropped their axes, nailed up the doors donned double savalry boots and started away. A leaf from their ex- perience will be enough. It was related yesterday in the district attorney’s otfice by one of the forest pilgrims. *‘When we got down to Booneville,” he said, *‘the ornery cusses thar wanted to charge us 50 cénts for a meal, four bits for a bed, and damme if they didn’t want to make us pay 50 cents fora drink, Think on it! Fifteen cents all round; We had to chase out o' the town, and that night we slopt in the Booneville cometery on slabs! But the ordeal is over. The examina- tions have been continued, and today the five disheartened foresters, safely released on their own recognizante, will journey homeward. —_— Manners. Let a lady pass ficst always, unless she asks you to precede her. Look people straight in the face when they nre speaking to you. In the Parlor—Stand till every lady in the room, also older people, are seated. At the Street Door—Hat ‘off ths mo- ment you step in a house or private office. Rise if a lady entersthe room aftor you are seated, and stand till she takes @ seat. In the Street—Hat lifted when saying “Good-bye” or *How do you do?’ ‘Also when offering a lady a seat or acknowl- edging n favor. Keep step with anyone you walk with. Always precede a lady upstairs, but ask if you shall precede her in goirg s that It rose swiftly ull it reached the llhruugh a crowd or public place, THE CURTATN'S DOW Modjeska has just returmed from Europe. Julia Marlowe and hier mother are in Lon- don. Fdwin Booth 18 in Boston, quartered at the Verdome hotel. Murgaret Mather has secured two new plays in London. Manager Tom Boyd will roturn from New York about July 10 Charles Wyndham will agan visit this country next season. Mrs, Leslie Cartor denles that sho is to ap- pear in comic opera noxt soason. Tho decorations in the Boyd threater are by far the handsomest of any threater in this country. Colonel _David treasurer of Boyd's, will about Auzust 1. Fva Mountford has & new version of East Lynne which she proposes to spring upon tho public next season. ton Minor will probably manago next season ‘and conduct it as & popular priced house. The Dramatic Times gate the stars have ol i 000,000,000,000,000 this season.’’ John E. Kellerd is to play tho titlo part noxt_season in_a play called “Lincoln,” in which Mrs, McKeo Rankin has an interest. Stage Carpenter Uhl of the Boyd is busily engaged in getting the paint frames ready for the scenic artist who will arrive next week. With Crawford's, Boyd's and the Grand opera houso in the fleld theater goecs will not suffer for the want of entertaiumont next season, Georgie Drow Barrymore has been engaged by Charles Frohman s obe of “Mr. Wilkin- son’s Widows.” 'Tho company is now in Chieago. y Itis stilla_question ‘what Mr. Crawford will call his theatra. Certainly he will not be permitted to continue the namo Boyd's opera house, corge W. Sammis has' arranzed with T, Harry F'rench for the rights to “Dr. Bill,” aud will start out with tui¥ successful comedy early in August. Blanche Mars Walshingham Haynos, tako his vacation “In the ag, 34,5 den, besides her play “Ga- brielle Gerard,” has finished a comedy called “\Vindfalls,” ‘an Ivish play and a farce-com- edy, and is ‘still working, Noxon and Toomey, thescente artists, have nearly all the flats piinted for Boyd’s new theatre. They will paint ‘the borders, hor- izous and the curtains bere. ““Phe Old, Ola Story," ywhich was produced at a trivl matinee in tho Lyceum (New York) Theatre lnst March, will be sent on tour next season, beginning in September. When will Emma Juck learn wisdom? She has sizned once more with Uharles Locke for next year, notwithstandng that Locke is away behind in salaries for the season just ended. I 1t is not often the :Americans/ produce anything supposed to begood cyough for the Enzlish stage, but it now, happéus to be tho case In regard to “Niobs," now playing at Boston. ‘ Ouc of the theatrical novelties of the season will bo the production gf “Ihe Leavenworth Caso,” Anna Katherine Green's famous book, by Joseph Harworth. It will alternate with St. Mare,” Mr. J. L. Toole has been giving “Ici on Parle Fraricais” in dumb show, to the great delight of his London admirers, but his silent Spriggins was not so funay as some of them expected it to be. J. M. Hill’s failure has been tho sensation of the week in theatrical eircles, Yot it was not unexpected. Iu fact, Hill bas been losing money for three years past, and the bottom had to be reached sometime. “Phe Sheik” is the title of a new comic apera written by Harpy and Edward Paul- ton, which will be produced at Havlin’s July 19, “The Sheik" dopicts the comic side of the French occupation of Algeria, Bavon Do Grimm has desigued some very handsome costumes for “A Bigh Roller,” which will open at the Bijou Theater August 4. His dresses for the yachting scene are said 10 bo wonders of artistic skill. Mr. Thoeodore Thomas begins his senson of farewell concerts at the Madison Square garden on Juiy 6, Ho intends giving weerly festivuls of Wagner, Beeghoven. Liszt, Moti- delssohn, Meyerbeer and Schubert music. M. Gaston Muyor has secured the sole rights for England and America of a musi cal dumb play. writteu by MM. Cucle and Reim- rod, with music by M. G d'uge. The novelty will be produced in London about September next. Miss Pearl Eytinge will star next season a new play writtea by herself entitled vian.” Miss Eytinge fias engaged Max Freen an to superintend the productiou, and also secured an extensive wardrobe from Paris. Willinm Terriss has béen making a hit at the Lyceum theatre in Sothern’s old part of Hugh de Brass in “A Regular Fix.” The farce was put on st brief notice when Ellen Terry was compelled by the influcnza to re- tire from *Nance Oldfield.” The songsters of earlier timos wero well paid, t Catalin’s charge for singing “God Save the King” was $1,000. Rubini received us profit on one concert in St. Pet- ersburg ). Sontag received §10,000 at a single benelit performance, Manager A. H. Canby hasseriously injured his star by pasting buge posters ail over I rope, portraying Kraneis Wuson in heroic “The picture is a good one, and now the ay that it is true that Wil- son is indebted to his legs for more than half of his success. Foy has returned to the fold. All the difticulties between him and Manager Henderon huve been amicably settled, und Mr. Foy jomed the extravaganza of “Sin- bad” at the Chicago opera houso on Sunday night. Tho rest has benefited him very much, and his voice is stroager than it ever was before. Several farce comedios will deal with the bacearat scandal. *“The City Dircctory’ will have a scene in which the comedian, made upas Albert Eaward, will deal the cards to a company during a soug descriptive of the Tranby Croft episode, and tho High Roller company will close one of its acts in u row over baccarat. The “clipping bureaus” get many queer orders, but few queerer'thau the one sent re- cently'to the New York agency by Edward Remeuyi, the violinist, who wantad all the obituaries of himself which were published when he was reportel drowned on his way from India to South Africa. Remenyi wants to know all about the wccident and what peopie said of him. Gus_Phillips, better kmown as “Oofty Gooft,” who is lying seriously ill at St Vinceut's hospital, declares that Lo is going to live despite the newspaper stories of his expectod death. Ha is very anxious that bis old friends should visit him and help him pass away the hours which the physicians say are already numbered. The choral rehearsals of the Euglish v sion of M. Audre Mossanger's three-nct comic opera, “La Busoehe,”” brought out originally at the Opera Comique in Paris, huve already been commenced at the Royal English opera. When the time for its pro- duction arrives, it will probubly be sung in nightly alternation with Sir Arthur Sulli- vuu's “Ivanhoe.! Leybach, the famous organist of Toulouse, who Will bo rembered by & number of showy pieces which he wrote forthe piauo, has just aica. He was born in Alsace in 1817, studied under bis brother and subsequently with Pixis Kalkbrenner and Chopin, His ‘works exceed 250, among them being a “*Method" for the burmonium, which has been trans- lated into four langunges, ‘and three volumes of a “Practical Organist,” containing 200 organ pieces. Tae great change that has como over the world 1n regurd to singing is fllustratod by the fact that among tho thirty artists at the Royal Italian opera at Loudou ouly two are Itulians, while the eminent Belgian tenor, Van Dyck, who has made such & sensation in London lately, and who will be the Parsifal at Bayreuth this summer, does not sing in Italian atall. Yot he is next ta Alvary, the most coveted of tenors, Harry E, Dixey’s engavement by Charlos Frohman to play the title rolo in *“The Solici- tor” next season hias been the subject of much gossip during the week, especially amoug the in 1 profession. Tt s so long sinco his brief engagement on tha “legitimate’ boards that his reappearance will b of great interest. Mr. Frohmau feels confident that the comeds is exactly suited to his abilities, and he will bo supported by a strong company, Mrs, Dion Boucicault playiug the leading female role. Dixey hus gone home to Boston to study his part, 1t is now said that May Waldron of Stuart Robson's company, who' was a passengor on the City of Richmond during that vessel's Iast disastrous trans-Atlantic trip, was the first to aiscover the fire. The floor of her stateroom grow warm and she smelled smoke Sho is said to have instantly given thealarm, and thus partly averted tho danger. As thero were plenty of other theatrical peoplo on board, the public will probioly soon Lear that a few others wero the first to discover the fire—Arthur Dacre, or Amy Roselle, orJ. E. Dodson, or Seymour Hicks. Already managers, stars and actors are making preparations for the tours that will coustitute the early months in the season of 1802-3, The first company that will leavo tho motropolis is the Palmer Madison Square troupe in “'Alabama.' Its members wil make a Pacific coast trip under the manago- ment of Al H 1. They go direct to De ver, where they open on July 18, preceeding thenee through Utah and Oregon to 'F The Daniel Froham Lyceum troupe are nl- ready very near San Francisco, where they will begit an engagemedat, on July 7. Daly's stock comoany s still in Chicago, meoting with varving, but genorally encouraging success. Charles Frohman's **Men and Women' com panv remain in 'Frisco, but they have changed ently to “Diplomacy." “Jane,” the comedy which is to open the fall scason ot the Madison Square theater on August , will be the last legitimato comedy that will bo seon at that celebrated theatec for tho romainder of Manager Palmer's lease, he having arranged to turn over the theator to Hoyt and Thomas for their attractions after the close of the run of “Jane,” Two of tho comody parts in the new play will be acted by Miss Johnstone Benneit and Paul Arthur., Both have been abroad during the summer to seo the London production It is oue of the theatrical sensations ol the London season, and has already run for nearly three hundred nights at theleading comedy theaters and as yet shows no signs of diminishing popularity with tho Londoners. David Belasco, who is to stage mauage the piece at the Madison Square, returns to the theater with which he was connected during the first tive yoars of its existence. o e ABOUT WOMEN. W. D. Howells in Ohin Farmer, My, 1659, Tne sweet shade falls athwart hor face, And leaves haif shadow and half light— Dimples and lips in open day, And dreamy brows aud oyes in night. So low the languid evelids fall, They rest their silk upon het cheek, And give delicious laziness To glances arch and cunning meek. It cannot frown, the placid brow ! Hidden in rare obscurity They cannot hate, the indolent eyes ! The 515 thoy o not strive to sec. And in the sunshine of her chacks “Phe wanton dimples are at play, S0 frolic-carnest in their sport “They do not care to look away. And O, if Love, kiss-winged, should come Aud hizht on such a rose as this, Could brow or eye or dimples blame Suck: lips uot giving back a kiss? The widow of Dr. T, E. Richardson of New Orleans has_ preseated to the Tulane univer- sity a eift of $100,000 to be devoted to & new building for the medical acpactment. Harriet Hosmer has one of the most won- derful inventions of the century, that of pro- ducing marble from limostone, closely resem- bling that of the finest antique qua One of Eagland’s brizbtest girl college graduates this season is Miss Mary K. Mont- gomery, who has just taken the highest hon- ors at the University of London. She is a young womun of twety-two, the daughter of @ Unitarian clergymen. Political advancement of women is rapid in Bombay. One womun haseven been ad- mitten to the scuate as a worthy member. “The political revolution in Kansas hecomes easy of explanation when it is considerod thal twenty.two newspupers in the state are edited by women. And this enumeration does not embrace the many wives of editors who write editorials as well as socioty matter for their husband’s journuls, A young woman won the great prize offered by the University of Zaricl for the best paper o the “Auatomy of Plants.” The professors were astonished to find the author of the treatise, which they pronounced thorough nand complete, & young girl of Suxony, Louise Muller, hitherto unkunown in literature. An old New Hampsbire lady, a regular at- tendant for many years upon the May anni- versury meetings in Boston, says that “there's & sight m re speechifyin’ and catin’ thah there used to be, and nowhere near so much prayin’; and it beats all how the women huve como to the front in every- thing.” R. Hobard, a_young I cenne, has buen appointed soc Wyoming agricultural collego and the agri- cuitural experimontal stations, The lady is agraduate of the lowa stato university, and has for some time been a member and secro- tary of tho board of university trustees, Oue of the prettiest women in the Blue Girass region of Kentucky is Miss Nanetto McDowell, the great-guuddaughtcr of Honry Clay. She is a slight and graceful woman, with auburn hair, blue eyes and @ perfect oval face, u little pale and serious, She lives with her father in the ol1 Clay homestead of A<hland, one of the most beautiful aud ro- mantic pleces in all Kentueky. The wife of Governor Campbell is “one of the shirewdest politicians in Ohio. She is, nesides, u woman of extraordinary tact and s0 free from snobbishness and ostentation that she has made many an influeatial friend At the time the governor was a member of cougress Mrs, Campbell be- came very popularin fashionuble Washing ¥, but uo visitor from Ohio was ever too uncouth or awkward to reccive warm welcowme from her. All the women of the Vanderbilt family are notuble for their good looks. According to the Epoch, Mrs. Cornelius Vanderbilt has a calin, lovely face, which 18 suggestive of the Madonup, & clear, pale skin, deep, dark blue es and 50ft brown bair. Mrs. Willam K, Vauderbilt has fine figure which she carries with much statelinoss; hor eves aro dark blue uud ber hair is a ruddy, bronze brown. Mus. Frederick W. Vunderoilt, however, is the beauty of the house of Vanderbilt, Her figure 15 extromely graceful, her complexion lovely, her eyes huyve other things suggestive of heaven in them besides their celestial blue and ber bair has the glint and glimmer of golden sunbeams in them e A Chicago Solomon. A famous Chicago lawyer once had a singular case to settle, says the Boston Globe. A physician came to him in greav distress, Two sisters, living in the same house, had babies of equal age, who 80 resembled each other that their own mothers were unable to distinguish them when they were together. Now it happened that by the careless- ness of the nurses the children had be come mixed, and how were the mothers to make sure that they recoived back their own infants? *“But perhaps,” said the lawyer, “the children weren't changed at all. “0, but there's no doubt that they were changed,” said the physician, “Are you sure of ity “Perfectly.” “Well, if that's the case, you change them back again? Bee any difficulty in the case,” —_—— It Weat the Rounds. About & week ago, a dispateh in one of the papers stated that & breed of oysters had been discovered in Australia one of whicn wus suficient to make & meal for & hungry man. Siuce that dispatch saw the light ot aay, just 7,452 jokos have been mado from the ‘fact uid each one bad_sometbing to say of the church festival oystér soup, iy of Chey- ary of the who don’t L don’t THE YOUNGSTER Hi-Spy. Eugene Field. Strango that the city thoroughfare, Noisy and bustling all the da Suould with the night renounce its care And lend itself to children's play | O, girls aro girls, and boys are boys, And have been so since Abe And shail be so till dolls awd toy Aro with tho children swept from earth. The self-samo sport that crowns the day Of many a Syrian shephord's son, Beguiles the 1ittio inds at play By uight in stately Babylon, 1 hear their voices in the streot Yet 'tis so difforent from them Come, brother, from_ your winding-sheot, Aud let us two be boys again, Astronomica Kato Field's Washingtonian: The wov- erness had drawn the consteliation of Orion ou tho blackboard and was explaining whore to find it iu tho sky, when a very littlo girl glanced up and_said, n a woe-begone voico “Iam put to bed at 6:30; but I'm going to look for Maria tonight.” An older and wiser child explammed : hiel doosn’t know much about astron- L but 1do. 1 know Venus and Mars and O'Brien too.” Cast-Iron So A little girl was sent by her mother to the cery to buy cake of castilo soap. When ot there she couldn’t remember tho name. “Is it glycerine or oatmeal soapf’ suggestod the ~ groc Gracie shook her ad. Then she brightened up like a flash, “Now I know " she exclaimed triumphantly. “I want cast-iron soap!" The Family Beast of Barden. Two little girls on a Cass avenue car were discussing their plans for the summer, says the Detroit Tribune. One said “Papa and mamma and Freddie and T a, goiag to have the loveliest littlo tont on Or- chard lnke, and we'll have just heaps of fun for weeks and weeks.' 0, suid the othor, with a worldly and su- perior air, “that's 50 common. Mamma and her maid and nurse and baby and 1 are gong to Bar Harbor.” “But what's your papa going to do" “Why," in & surprised tone, *he’s going to o and carn money to send us, of course, just as ho always does.” A Little Girl's ldea of a Party. St. Nicholas, 'd like to givoa party somo lovely summer day, When the air is warm and fragrant with tho scent of new mown hay, When song birns warbling brooklets running freo And the busy little insects join in minstrelsy. blithely and And who wouid®be invited? First, tha thoughtful little boy With the tieart so. sweet aud loving—1 mean Lord Fauntlroy ; Juanita and her brother, kind Crewe, Aud Dorothy and Dopald anda host of others too. hittle Sarah Yes, and ail tho story people—“Little Wo- men,” “Little Men:” And all Miss Alcott's people—the children of her pen. And when it_came to parting I'm suro we'd all agree We had ne'or before attended such a plous- ant compa Youth and Aze. Drake's Magazine: Grandmother (severe- ly to little Johinny, who Is calling for a second plate of pudding) - You ought to know better than to call for pudding twice at_the dinner table; you didn't hear me doing it. Lattie Johnny —No, ma‘am, and you won't hear me doing it either when 1 got to be as old as vau are. Possibly Auntie Wished It Was. Harper's Buzar: Liltlo Fannio (to her twin_ sister)—Mr. Smitn kissed Aunt Flora last night. [ heard her say so. Mamma. (overhearing) 0 to mo in- stantly, Fanny. What do you mean by tell- ing_such a story? Fanny (stoutly) ~Well, I heard auntio say sho had something from’ Mr. Smith’s own lips, and what else could it havo been! He Had One. M. Quad: A boy who wasn't much bigger than the top ear on a corn_stalk aftera dry summer was stauding on the corner of Car.al and Houston strects pufiiug away at a ci in tho most virorous wmanuer, when a motherly old lady stopped and placed her hand on’his head and exclaimed : “Merey on me! but haven't you o mother?” has, mum,” he courteously replied, “and if 'you hain't DIl lend her to you all summer and not charge o cent!” A Center - hot. Texas Siftings: “Now, Johnny, if six do a piece of work in one day, how 1L it take one man to do it?"" asked a teachor of n sharp little boy. “The school teacher is a vlamed fool if ho thinks I can answer that quostion,” whisper i a low voice to the next bo, Johnny; | dur say you are right,” replied the pedagogue. A Pair of Tw) Fushion Bazar Thero were two little kittens, a black and a gray, And gratdmamma said with a frown: nover will do to keep them both, The black vne we'd better drown. “Don’t ery, my dear.” to tiny Bess, “One kitten's enough to keep; Now run to nurse, for 'tis growing lato, And time you were fast asieep.”’ “Tho morrow dawned, and rosy and sweet Cawe little Bess from her tiap; Tho nurse said: (o into mamma’s room And look in grandma’s lap.? “Come here,” suid with a smile, rom the rocking-chair where sho sat; “Gou has sent you two little sisters; Ncw, what do you think of that#” graadmamuma, Bess looked at the babies a moment, With their wee heads, vellow and brown, And then to grandmamima soberly said, “Which one are you going to drown " They Were on Hin Detroit Free Pross: “There ara no flies on your pap,” remarked a_gray-haired Detroit Widower to s lively and lovely daughter. Yes, papa,” sho responded softly, as her protty fingers tangled in wis silver locks, “yoes there are—tune flies." He Was. Drake's Magazine: Susie Cumso I wonder if that cagle is marr reddy Fangle (agod nine) its a buld eagle! Jd (agod df Dou't you sco A his Pa's s hirt, Young People: Johnny had just \ nis father's flaunel shirt, whicn was too large by several sizes. “Huh!" he ex- claimed. *“Ihis shirt wouldn't it mo if I was two pairs o' twins.” Bunnie's Winkws, Kate Pield's Washington: Litue Hadlar for the first timo saw a tamo rabbitt twiteh- ing its lips as it muncbed a cabbage leaf. 40, look, mamwa,” ho cried, *‘the rabbitv's winking at me with its nose.” ‘The al Game Dotroit Fre Doa't neglect your education, Johnuy said the lad's aunt; Swho knows ! You may be a senator some duy.” “Education, scorufully, tors now." Nutic Press nothing!” said the youth I kin play ball better'n de sona A Correction, Bobby—What is a nursery, Uncle Georget 515 says 1Us & placo whero they raiso troes. Uncle George—S1s kuows better than that. It's a place where they raise thuuder. A Misunderstanting. “f thought,” sald the boy's motber, “that I told you I wanted you to stay where I could put my band on you.' I d-didu’t know," ho whimpered, “that yo wanted me Lo git &cross yer kneo an' stay there,” | | Ono Omalia Travsliag Man Who Mot Mors Than His Matoh. TALL HUNTING STORY FROM WYOMING,. Another Omaha Knight of the Grip Has a Thrilling Experlence on Lake Manawa—Samp and *ide Lines. There is a gocd story told out in Wyoming at the oxponso of M. C. Jones, who travels for Paxton & Gallagher of this city, While on 010 of his trips a fow years ago Jones was taken out hunting by a customer living not far from Sooaration, Antolopo wazo plenti- fulin that locality thon and the traveling man had no dificulty in bringing down sev- oral at short range, Elated by his success Jones pigaonholod for tho rest of his trip his stock of drummer yarns and entertainod the folks ho met by graphie doscriptions of the exciting sport he had enjoyed. His brothren of the trip with whom he tod camo to tho conclusion that Joves had suddenly blossomed into & mighty nimrod. ‘The oftener tho story of that hunt was ro- poated the more wmarvelous developed the exploits of Jones, After trying theso storics on traveling companions and othors who did not understund how easy it is to bag gamo in somo sections of W yoming, s gained contidence enough to publish his adventurer in places where old hunters were among his s. ‘This was tho case at old Forf teelo, whero the man and his samplo boxer were detained. Itso happenod Jones skill asso that one of those to impross whon with his marksian was Jou Bernard, a ranchuian hving near Suratoga in the Platte valloy and closo to the Sierra Madres, where there is the best hunting in the wost. It used to bo the rule before Joa began to keep hotel in Saratoga that bis sorv+ ices were onlisted by nearly all the big hunt ing partics that made periodical visits to that section. In company with Al Huston and noted nglish husters he had seen about as much and as exciting sport as most men. Joo listened attentively to tho rocital of the feats porformed by Jones and then startod in 10 give somo chapters from his own_experi- ence. Tho drammer stared at him fn great wondorment when Joo told about riding up on a band of autelopo one day armea only with a revolvor. With that six-shooter he doctared he killod every animal in the band. hat was mighty quick shootinz,” com- mented the traveling man, who waited in vain for somebody to question the uccuracy of these statemen But Joo loug since attained a certain no- toricty on aceount of the “tall” stories ho de- lights to tell. He assured Jones that a man wasn't much of a hunter in his tion of the country if ha couldn’t firo rapidly. Ouo thing led to another until Joo was invited to give other of his skill. Not much urging was uired, and finding that he had an atten e listonor Joo aunouncod that he could at thirty paces put_ten shots into the neck of a veer bottle, and the last one would cuter the target before the first knooked out the bettom of the bottle. “That scemed to bo too much for Jonos, who immediately retired from tho circle afound the stove on the plea that he had forgotten ono of his samplo cases. While he was ab- sent Joo borrowed a couplo of handfuls of douole eavles from the managor of the stora and stowod them away in his pocket. As soon as Jones put in appearance again Joe confronted him' with a Winchester and a0 empty beer bottle and anuounced that he was ready to perform the feat if thero was any money in it. Slamming down the pocket- ful of gold coinon tho counter he offored to bot Jones $500 bo could dispose of those ten shots in the mannor doscribed. A bystander chucked down_azother pile of gold and de- clared his willingness to stand half the wager or increase it that much more, “It's foolish, to talk of such snooting,” said “It can’t be done.” repliod Joe, jingling his goid, and his words were ecnoéd by tho vol- E minutes, Jones put on a smiling face and called out: ' “I'll take chum- agno.” So did the rost and Jones piid the Al You can't joke him about that bluft now and the investment in wiae appars to ve beon o good one, Judgod by nis popu- larity. But he lets othor folks toll of their hunting trips and is a good listener. Enormous tishes in Lake Manawa. On a beautiful evening oarly last wezk a portly gontlomu—bearing a closo resom- blance to reertain distinguishod oastora law- yer who had a foadness for spoons during war time —was scen to cater asmall bt c ompuny with a young man who was_ evie dently tiis body guard. Tho cold moon shone calmly on tho placid lako ns the gentleman took the oars and delightful visions of fug sport aud a heavy baul filled the breasts of both. Pulling far out on tho shining lake the hook was carefully baited, and with a strong arm, the double of the gallant Ben arose, and swinging the lead around his head, throw the line at Jeast one hundred fect iuto the water. Not o word was spoken as he hauled the lina slowly over the stern of tho boat. By and by it wiis hardor pulling, and with face radiant with excitement the fisher callea out to his companion: “Sam, I have a bite, and it must be & whopper? Dropping the help, Sam rushed to the stern of the hivtle boat and cauzht his friend arouud the wuist 5o that ho could pull_barder on tho lino. Breathlessly thoy hauled, whon in an unfortunato moment the portly gantleman arose to look over tho storn, expa.ting to so tho fish wasble in the car water, The sudden motion tinped bim over and he turned a somersault into the lake, Happily for him ho has traveled in Towa for scveral years, so that ho folt at home in the dampness. As hoaroso to the surface he swain toward tho boat and mado a desperate attomnt to_climb inside. Bo it known, how- ovel that the gentleman carries con- siderablo avoirdupois and ever and anon us ho pulled himself together, that portion of his anntomy which gives him the alder- manic uppearance would come in contact with the side of tho boatand provent his getting in out of the wet. Thon it was that his friend Sam came to his rescue and sug: ted that ho would tie his foet to the stern 1 tow him ushore. This was decided on, 1 manfully Sam plied _the oars and soon ched terra fiemn, Just then a kindly loud sproad its mantlo over fair Luna, and tie gentieman who had the bath stood on the beach to wring his clothing. Boarding a motor car, they reached Omaha nono the worse for their trip; but both told such onormous fish stories that each evening since the lake has been covered with fishers, an ious to_catch the “\\'Hntr[)‘l' that was | throuch the unexpocted bath, On Suturday 34 Maurer was kept busy uttending to the wants of tho crowds who congratulated the geutleman upon his joining tho Baptists, i sisting that he belioved in immersion and thut his bath was intontional. Tho Kilpatrick-Koch dry goods company 1s pleased to state that ho will be uble to attend 1o his business next week as usual Tuknon. Couldn't t 1 Her Papa s8: The daughter of a well-known has been in love for & year or more with an eastern youth, and he did not like it o othor moruivg he called ber into his librar, “What do vou fort” ho inquired, of support.’ 0 yes, ho hus, o queer littls note, ‘Don't try to work any of your funny buse mess on me, my child," b sald sternly. “I Kuow exactly whay you were golng to give e, but it will uot go. s father is not in it. He left town yesterday with all the bank’s funds he could get his hanus on, and today he is the most Invisible musn oo the wholo list of our acqualutances,” want to marry that fellow “He has no'visile meuns sho protested, with that be aid not fail to iy smile