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V-4 V v 1 f i i 7 771 and spring . do rweejv -muoalUe; a be caugbt ea sought Monstrositlea. TI3 f thou UcUeKt onJy smaller craft. An I tritlo im with such as I Gary's raft, , Vou must know. .. "ununtf, an. a hen Baroum comes In view. wjj icu. or uo will make of you A Bldtt show I From Tho Queea. OVEIt THE RAPIDS. i ioni Lonaventure depot, Montreal, iook I lie ; p. m. train to St. Zotique, it pretty littk- village on tho St. Law rt-iii i'. a low mil. s aU)o Coteau. Alter ilmn justice to M. Lalonde's tempting meal, we were let looso In a lovely old fashioned garden, and bidden pun I; all tho roses wo could carry. in tiiu meantime, our raft was on Its way down from Cornwall, and was ex -n-u at M. Zotique about 11 o'clock p. i.i. i-ut as tho hours crept on and no raft nppean-d. we entreated our host and l.'te.ss to retire and leavo us to watch. Kut no. 1-rench iK.IitencRs forliade any Mit h fi e and easy proceeding as that, so we reined ourselves to tlie inevitable an.i made the night lively with music s.iiu college- songs. At last, at 2ocIock in the morning, the signal was heard, .um. iakin;r leave or our kind friends, wo walLed down the long pier, which Is over a oiiarter of a mile in length. j.n ih nun iigm oi one lantern, we Kb pped on lard a queer craft, filled villi n;en who were to row us to the raft. The dead hour of tho night, or rather morning, the darkness, tho mvs- terio is f: vin es moving around, the rattle or t:ie t-haius and creak of tho oars in low!. -lis. and, alovo all, tho silence, g ive a it range feeling. Oneof thoarty (the deetor) remarked that lie never felt so mwei! like a pirate in his life. A few fctro'. j Iroiivht us to the raft; we got on io;:r.i and then began our strange ex- Vffi.r.VL'. -!.( iil is, sinewy speaKing, a num nrrof smaller ones, or what are called lrai: s. I omul togetlier with ropes and chains. Passing through tho lakes and rivers, jittached to a tug, these drams are fastened together, making one large .ne: im when hearing the rapids thev separate jnul each one troes through aloiur. Theso drums are made of iin- mouse logsot oak or pine, as the case mnv I e, laid bide by side and bound to- got I: or with cross pieces about three feet apart. Those again are fastened to the logs by withes of some strong wood; the v mi'-s are made pliable by machinery, o I hey are easily twisted and tied iirouad the loirs. Each Einglo dram Is generally about 50 feet wide, by 200 or .-()' toot lontr. Ilowiocks are made. raised altout 3 feet from the surface of tie dram, 8 at tho bow and 8 at the Morn, never at the sides. The oars aro ali:t !." feet in length, and aro fastened with ropes, as they are easily lo6t in the rush cf tho rapids, the drams are built to about the depth of Ave logs, which of course are all under water except the too layer. It takes about fifteen men one month to build ono of theso drams. Our raft, which, by the way, was worth SI 00,000, consisted of nine drams, with about twenty men on each, sixteen row ers, a pilot and assistant, a cook and one odd man. The men are paid about $2.50 each, ex cept tho pilot, who gets to. ine rule is, "no success, no pay." On cur particular dram was a shanty built expressly for us, as the pilot had never had the pleasure of ladies' com pany on !oard before. Our shanty we dignified by the name of V indsor hotel. It consisted of two apartments, with a doorway, but no door. In each were two berths, one above tho other, as on ship board. One bedroom did duty as a din ing room, the other was the kitchen, liaving no door, we hung up a blanket as a i-ortiere. Ju.-1 as wo had settled ourselves for the rest cf the night, and were falling into a pleasant sleep, lulled by the 6oft wash of tho waves, our dreams were rudely dia jx. Il; d by another kind of lullaby. Tho cook, having in mind an early breakfast, proceeded to chop wood for that meal within two yardsof our berths, ct the same timo favoring us with a chanson, accompanied by an obligato of groans a3 the obdurate wood refused to yield to the wandisiimenis oi me ax. The result was this: O cia-OABl O ma cousin-hjIH I cousin e angele- Bl' ' 1 ,vt in a humor to see the ludicrous side c f everything we lay and laughed till v. e could laugh no more. About half alter 4 in the morning tho melodious cook sailed into our room and j-tizod around for a moment, and then walked oil with our pitcher. We were up and dressed about 5 o'clock, being brought to time by the smell of boiling bam. Ik-fore leaving the cabin we lad been unconscious of any move nur.t cf the raft, but on emerging found our.-- Ives being tugged by the John A. "Huconald. We explored the raft from stem to fctern, and found that two of our diH:.s were of oak and seven of pine, -a k fast over, and finding that it was only o o'clock, we prowled around again, ant! i ;:amined the 6tyle of cooking. For ourst Ives we had a stove, but the hands had two large kettles, hung gypsy fash ion, from cross sticks, over a large fire. The immense pieces of boiling beef paid muc!i for the appetites of the men. I'ut now in the distance could be heard the r.;:ir of the rapids; ho men flew to draw up the long rop that held the drams together, and in aJother moment ench one vvaa entirely separated from tho ctl cr-ble a crouch to render assistance in case of need. Dut John A. evidently didn't care to 1. 1 us have all the fun ourselves, and cori.senuontlv ran aground the foremost t'ram. the loft paddlewbeel sticking up i:i tho air in a most helpless manner. Nearly half nn hour was spent before "Johnny" could bo induced to disembark. At last" he withdrew his embarrassing attentions, and once more our stately i roxt s.- io:i moved on. - Ahead the long line of curling white Kane In the air. WrithW. straining, wrenching, creaking, the whole raft shudders In agony the logs tremble and shriek. Dp spurts the water between, as though each log were a mighty porpoise. On every hand jut bare, deadly rocks, ready to grind our raft to pieces should the water fail to destroy us. Our pilot is nearly w ild. A few feet too much to one side or the other will cost us our lives. Once we run aground a rock, where we spin around like a top, and 'the bravest held his breath for a time." But in some way we slido to one side, and are off again, but having re versed our position, having the stern of our dram foremost rushing sweeping along, till the last rock is past, and we glide into calm water with a sigh of re- nei, relaxing our grasp upon whatever nOllIl 111! nrMtlxl tr I itt. nunnict ,c r, r, A drop back into tho dolce far niente that characterized the beginning of our trip. -ow a i ret.ii oreeze springs up, and we rest in the shade of the shanty, watchinc the hoisting of tho sails. Up they go, not an ungraceful line anywhere, curv ing themselves out proudly, like some largo, beautiful white birds that are X0 CIIOIR GIRLS WANTED. MEN AND BOYS ARE NOW RE QUIRED FOR CHURCH SERVICES. DlsupiMMtntiic of th Mlzd Ctiolr Ad vantages and DUadvantaf of tha Clituie Why Girl Who Slnar Flock to New York Pew Places and Small Pay. being swept before a rude wind, but re fusing to acknowledge that they are being driven against their will. Hut our luxurious idleness is not des tined to last long, as our ears are greeted by a roar like thunder. Looking up to ascertain the cause, we find the sky clear and lovely. But away ahead we see myriads of diamonds flashing and spark ling in the air. We are approaching Cedar rapids, wliich are much more dangerous and longer than the Coteau, which we had just come through. The same experience repeated, only with a much greater emphasis. After passing the Cedars safely, for which we breath a sigh of thankfulness, wo sight the Split liock rapids. Here again is danger,' only a narrow channel being open to us. The immense rock from which the rapids take their name lifts its head and stares the voyagers in the face. In a breath less hurry we sweep past, only failing by some Inches to trrind against its edces. Now we are through, and here we droD anchor to wait for the boat load of Indians who are to pilot us through the Lachine rapids, which, as every one knows, are the most dangerous of alL Nineteen men are required to lift the anchor and get it in position; but, unfortunately, it Is dropped too soon, and a long time is spent in shipping it again. A long line line or men arrange tnemselves on the rait one boat load goes out. and to getlier they begin to draw the long cable mai noiua mtj alienor, swaying in is way, then that way, their voices ringing out musically in the fresh air: "O hoy ye hot O hoy ye ho!" But all things come to an end. nnrt an must this, ana the sound of a deep bass voice saying something about "Lachinft" awakes us to the fact that our anchor is shipped, our rowers in place, the Indian pilot standing like a bronze statue, and we are advancing with treacherous smoothness, but in reality at the rate of eighteen miles an hour. The rowers. A moment before they had been laughing and talking carelessly. Now each man has droDoed to his knM and is imploring le bon Dieu and all the saints to guard us well. It was a cunous thong to see all these rough men, caring nothing for the ob servation of our party, baring their heads and lifting their eyes to heaven, believ ing that their simple act pf devotion would bring them safely through all the dangers of T'rock and tempest." But the timo allotted to prayer is short, moment more ana every one is in place; every back bending to the oar. every eye keen and watchful. As be fore, the pilot snouts, the rowers spring dsh a, ana wiu a crasn we Btrue the mass of foaming water which flings it self out to meet us. Again the ''solid ground" seems to "fall beneath our feet. n Again our shanty shudders and springs into the air. Again the horrible twist ing and grinding of the logs. Airy water sprites dance along just ahead of us, oecKomng wiw gurtenng angers. Drawn at a terrific speed by millions of cruel foamy hands, drenched with rnrav breathless but triumphant, we clear the iat roc it. speed sal el y into smooth waters, and. passing beneath the Vic toria bridge, glide calmly onward, and at last reach "the haven where we would be" Montreal. Detroit Free 1 ress. Gaa, Watar and Brina. One of the most remarkable of the wonderful things of which Pittsburg boasts is the combination well that has been struck at the cracker factory of 8. S. Marvin & Co. on Liberty street. It produces at one and the same time cold water, as pure and sweet aa the dew that falls from heaven, salt water as briny as old ocean's waves and a flow of gaa that -.-1 . i iti i i. a. i x n iicu igujvcif nimninarea tne enure euf rounaings. ine weu was aruied some time ago, Mr. Marvin's idea being to get a tunpiy oi pure coia water lor use In hbi oakery In the summer and during flood times, when the city water is not t.esiraDie. ai iw leet ine rresn water was struck, and at 200 feet the salt water and gas were found. Two casings were inserted, one for the salt water and gas. tne otner for the fresh water; and now when the engine is started and the If I .1 . . a a aa.. gas ngniea, spectators heboid the won derful sight of fresh water, salt water and fire all coming out of one well at the Kline time. Pittsburg Dispatch. iers. i no jonn a., arew in ner ul forpred ahead, but keepmg near foam-tl the roar grew louder; faster and latter went the raft. The rowers slid labored at tho oars, keeping their eyes fixed on the boiling waters ahead, and tin ir ears pricked up for the voice of tho pilot, which could oe heard above the urn of the waters, one moment shout ing "en hautl meaning to row at the bow then "a derriere!" at stern. Now we approach within a few yards, and at a shout from the pilot the rowers drcn their oars and spring back drenched with t5pmy, not a moment too soon. Into tho EcctJiirig mass we rush, the terrible wave3 dashing up on either hand like Brooklyn Bridge. The Brooklyn bridge is no less a mar vel than it ever was, but it is now such a commonplace convenience that the people of the metropolis wonder how they ever got along without it. Over ".000,000 passengers passed over the bridge during the year ending Dec. 1, of w::om more than 3U, 000,000 were rail way passengers. Not a single serious, at cident occurred on the railway. Fifty-: e jit persons were in mred by falling on tho stairs or from other causes. Five lo.-1 children were found on the bridge. 0;:e person committed suicide by 6hoot? I'A.X. and there were forty-two runaways v. kh slight damages. The bridge is well policed, so that women cross alone at night without the slightest annoyance. iVblic Opinion. Worth ReBiembaring;, One trouble with the ordinary day laborer is that ho lacks fine intelligence, the breadth of mind that comes with ed ucation, an earnest love of all mankind, an eager ambition to excel in his work, a delicate sense of social distinc tions, and au overmastering passion to attain a high Ideal.' But if these reflec tions occur to you when he puts coal ashes around your fruit trees for a fer tilizer, it is also well to reflect that if he had all these things he probably would not be a day laborer. Puck. "There's a cheerful note! said a bright young woman to the writer. "I am noti fied that after next Easter the church whero I have sung for the last three years will do away with a mixed choir and employ boys and men only. All the churches are going that way. And yet when a girl who gets her living by church singing talks of joining a comic opera company, there Is consternation among her friends, who at once exclaim 'She might sing in a church choir; Miss So-and-so gets 83,000 a year at Dr. Blank's church on Fifth avenue.' Can't you say a good word for singers who wouiu line to earn their living by church singing, but are unable to find work owing to the demand for boy choirs? I came to New York five years ago. and have managed to support myself, after a 1. 1 i ti.i f iosiuuu, ever auiuo ifj wiignig in cnurcn and giving music lessons, ana I know at least a dozen other girls who have done the same thing. DREAMS or THE PBOTTNCXaXS. "There is not a successful church singer in any small town in the interior of this state who does not dream of coming to XT V 1- 1 I A new i or, lxi oruer 10 earn some money and perfect herself in her art; she knows that she can hear good music here for a trifle, that schools are plenty, and she has an idea that the churches of this city and Brooklyn are always ready to pay big salaries to singers. They have heard how Miss Emma Abbott began at the lato Dr. Chapin's church, went to Europe and blossomed out into an opera singer. They are not averse to singing in opera if a good engagement oners. But comio opera is something too dread ful to think of; that never entered into their calculations. The result of this popular delusion is that scores of clever young women come from their country homes fo New York every year to reap disappointment, perhaps losing excellent chances at home in tne meantime. A change in fashion has eliminated the woman singer from the church choir. Go to the organist of any big church where chorus girls are em ployed, and he will tell you same story. It is worth while uttering a word of warning to the score who are now think ing of trying for fame and fortune here." A fow hours' visiting among organists showed how true was this plaint. Twenty years ago almost every Protestant Epis copal church employed a large chorus of men and women, the best of whom re ceived salaries. Today the churches where mixed choirs are employed and paid may be counted on the fingers of one hand. In a great many Presbyte rian, Methodist and Baptist churches the members of the quartet of singers are paid to lead the congregational sing ing, but the choir, if it exists, Is a volun teer one. In the leading Episcopal churches great pride used to betaken with the choir, and there was a constant rivalry. With "high church" or ritual istic services began the change. THE VETERAN'S VIEW. A veteran organist, whq did not wish his name used because the church which employed bun might object to his marxs, said: "lae disappearance of the church choir, and the consequent disappearance of women from our church choirs, is part of the Anglomania with which we nave oeen araicted lor tne last twenty years. It is English to have only boys and men in the choir, and so the ladies nave 10 go. x can mention a dozen churches which held out for years against the boy choir craze, but have been obliged to give In. Zion church, Holy Trinity In Forty Tecond street, Calvary, and St. James' (a Madison ave nue are all important churches that have sent adrift their mixed choirs within the last mree years and now employ boys. In the case of Calvary church there was particular hardship. Mr. Joseph Mosen thal, who had been organist there for twenty-two years, had to leave when the cnange was made, because he was top old a man to adopt new ways. The con gregation wanted a boy choir, and they "Whenever the boy choir comes In, a 1 a i . a r a -a ' numuex ox jauy singers jose tneir places. The salaries paid may not have been large, but they enabled a great many young women to live in this city while penecTing tnemseives as music teachers "some of the most successful music teachers in the great cities of the north and west got; their training here and sup ported themselves by church engage ments, ine most; success! ui organists, In resisting the demand for a boy choir, have been the Warrens, father and son the first at St. Thomas' church and the tatter at c iartnoiomew s, Oo to Mr, George W. Warren, the veteran organ ist of St Thomas', and he will tell you how 6mall is the field for young women who wish to make a living by church 8ingingin New York." New York Star. ONE OF THE FINEST. A Four-Year-Old Joins tha Now fork Po lice Korea and Thinks It'a Fun. A 6treet Arab found a little fellow wandering around aimlessly near Thirty-fourth street and Broadway. He took him in charge and handed him over to the sergeant of the Thir tieth Street Police station, saying that he thought "the kid too well dressed and too young to be about the streets." When tho sergeant asked the boy what his name was he said that it was Charley Smith. "Where do you live?" asked the Ber geant, kindly. "Don't know exactly; somewhere near antral paric, i guess. I'm jen- happy homes in tins city, but . 1 Tl t i 11 1 i X 1 . I - - irui x nrn. viiaxiey. vjuess x am lost, The motto, ""What is Home without a Mother," exists in man, the elfect of what is home without tl Hi Local Newspaper is sadly realized in many of thene "happy homes" in Plattsmouth. Is steadily finding am ain't I?" "Yes, I think vou are." answered the sergeant, with a laugh. "What's your father's name?" Charley : same as mine. Sav. mis ter, I like you. I don't mind stopping here." "Well, you're welcome. Come into the back room and make vourself at home," and the man took the curly haired child into the patrol room. When Charley reached the room there were soino sixty bi policemen there. washing up, polishing their boots and getting ready to go before the captain before relieving the day force. Thev 1 1 1 . I . 1 t - a-.. an shook nanus wun tne little fellow and gave him so mnny nmnias that, the pockets of bin diminutive ulster were filled. "This is a nrettv fine nlace he Kn to a red laced, smiling policeman. yjn, yes, answered the other with a grin, "it's fine. 1lI think I'd like one of those sticks " saiu vnariey. "would tney care if 1 took one? ' pointing to the rack nf police clubs. isow. vou re a nolieenrmn ' aiA one oi the men. wininc hia dn'nnin icu uwu mriiuiuir over tne emm ha marcned gravelv around, salntino- oil the men with his club almost as tall as ne. ihe laughing fellows clapped lueir nanus m approval and tne child bowed low with great dignity. Some one mentioned the captain's name, and Charley said he guessed he'd go see the captain. Thev asked hi lau in line witn the rest, and thA little fellow did so. his stick over his snouiaer. Me marched bv the side of a big roundsman, whose knees almost came up to the bov's head. Aath line filed out the door and before the captain's desk, the young policeman stamped time with his little boots marching proudlv with tha others The men were all laua-hinc at. ih boy's jaunty air and Capt. Reilly called out sharply. "Order." They could not stop laughing, however, ana the captain rose from his seat and looked sternly at the fifty or more iTj 1 1 tAi j v ci ma aeKa itm I ... ..... ..... saw the rosy face of the boy looking This paper is within the reacJi ol all, and will I noddihis in the eity or sent hj mail. uo just uuoye nun,, "Well," said the captain, breath lessly, "who aro you?" "Policeman Charlev. of fVntl park,'; said the boy knowingly, salut ing wun ius Dig ciuo. "Well, Policeman Charley," said the captain, Mjust sit up here along side of me. I will detail you on spe- The little chap was lifted up on one ox iub uign stoois next to the captain's. He looked over the register, pretended to read all the letters within his reach, brushed a thread from the captain's coat, and then began industriously to scrawl all over tho papers before him with a pen. He and tho captain had a friendly chat for half an hour. Then the two dined together, and afterward the captain hunted around until he found a smaller club for txhe boy. When he was taken away the next day, all the men gave him a hearty farewell and the captain gave him a watch charm and a quarter as a re ward for faithful service. Charley said when he left the station that "be ing policeman was fun." New York Tribune. HERALD its way into these homes, and it always . .... a it a. comes to stnv. It ntn'res the fruni'y circle more elieeiiul ami Keeps iih readers "up to the times" in all matters ol importance at home and abroad. During the Year 1889 Every available means will be used to make the columns of The Herald a perfect storehouse from which you can obtain all in formation, and will keep up its record as being the best Advertising Medium for all purposes. AT 15 CENTS PER WEEK e delivered to any ad- ie Is the Rest County Newsp-iper in old Ca?, and thia has b.vn well proven to us by the many new names added to our lit Ii!im Special merits for the AVkkki.v, are all the county news, six columns ot good Republican Editorial, News Accounts of all import ant political or business events, one-halt 18S8. page eac Ii wet containing a choice piece ot Vocal or Instrument;!! Music, choice selections of The Heiebt of Ocean Waves. A writer in The Liverpool Mercury a captain of the mercantile marine has taken great pains to take what are nrob- ably the most careful observations as to the height of ocean waves m a gale which nave ever been recoraea. lie made them during a voyage round Cape Horn and to do it he went upa the main rigging, io get, ir possiDie, me top ot tne wave coming up astern in a hne of snrht from the mast to the horizon at the back. The reason he selected the main mast was this, that as a rule it is nearly amidships and when the sea is running the 6ea ahead and from aft lifts the two ends, forming a hollow amid ships (the actual foot of the wave below the mean draught equal to the sight ele? vation) and the observer necessarily is above the true height. It was a difficult operation, but the captain obtained some good observations, mating the height of the waves on the mast. On meaa urine the distance from these to the main draucht he found them to be as followai 64, 61, 68 and 65 feet respectively, vary ing in length from 750 to 800 feet. New xork Home Journal. A Bad Streak of Lack. Philadelphia Doctor fdesnondentlvW Just my luck. I have only recently suc ceeded In becoming the regular family physician of the Wes tends, and now they have taken steps to render further employment of a doctor unnecessary, or nearly so. Wife Why. my dear, what have the done? "They have bought a filter." Phfla. delphja Record. "' i -- A Cartons Rreton Almanac. Apropos of almanacs, to which we referred yesterday, a full Ri-elnn bl ender may bo found in tho "Aim. nach des Traditions Tonulaires." issued annually. Here wo learn that the llth of June is still the longest dav with that primitive neonle : whilo p.nr-b of the first twelve days of tho year in fallibly foreshows the weather of onrh of its twelve mouths. If the weather goes wrong there are many saints to apniy to for remedy. St. Valentin and bt. Marina renlaeo Kentnni nnd order about the winds; Mikail gives fine days; Milion preserves from hale and drought; Nonna and Pern give rain; and Sylvester crencrallv Germany with red noses prevents wnito rrosts, while Kler and Barba act as lurhtmner conductors than seventv-six &funtt f"iriA t)a duties of rieuianius: nmnno bp, Mark, who is supposed to nav sneci.il attention to snake and musquito bites Ceres is represented by eight, and Lu cma is the prototvne of fom. Ti crust rises at .the bidding of Riwai; An- iuu ivrisuua laiien pigs, and Jill cures them when thev are ill; mad dogs Gee before tho names of Tuieu and rienzi : Isidoro ilmtmra mrJ. and Hervo is the W1 wolves Things must get mislaid a a good deal m Brittany, for three saintsGonori, Pcrgat and Jann Diarc hem have nothing else to do but look out for them Ki children grow fast; Dider and Glaoda teach them to sneak nnd T.ihrniHar. Tujen and Liier see that the-v walk early. The last is a saint (Leger) who makes horses run in England. Per haps out of the whole calendar l rezr (Petert has his hands fu1W. fru. he has to fill all the hives With hnnav and all the nets with fish, besides giv ing full broods of chickens to the hens, and in his odd moments charm ing awav rheumatics TnT ii i " i . V " " . -miiiiuflca aiso contains a col lection of "S'ormandy beggars' chants, with music; fairy tales, popular rid dles, and the addresses of all recog nized "fol'iloristes" throughout the ww. w.iignani .piessenjjer Miscellaneous Jieadinr returns. Matter. Advertising in it 1 ini'irs profitable Our Job Department of patrons Is equal to any, and does work to the satisfaction from all over the county, and receives orders by mail from a distance, which are promptly filled. We have facilities for doing alJ kinds of work, from the plain calling card to colored work, books and blanks. Work neatly and promptly executed. Legal blanks for sale. Large stock kept on hand. Mitts mm Office Cor. Vine and 5lh, DP - Telephone 38. i ?