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J TWJENTY-FIUST YEAR. . CM AHA , SATURDAY , JU Y 4 , 1891--TWELVE PAGES. NUMBER 10.
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God saM , "I nm tired of kings !
I suffer thorn no more ;
Up to my cur the morning brings
T no outrage of the poor.
"Think ynu I made this ball
A field of Imvoc nd war ,
\Vhoro tyrants grout and tyrants small
Mlgh harry the weak and poor I
"Lo ! I uncover the land ,
Which I bill of old tlmo In tno west ,
As the sciuiitor uncovers his stntuo
When he has wrought his best.
"I will dlvltlo my goods !
Call In the wretch and alavo ;
Nnuo shall rule but the humble ,
And HOMO but toll shall have.
"I will have never a noble ;
No lineage counted great ;
rishcrs nnil choppers mid ploughmen
Shall constitute it state ! "
AMONG THE APACHES.
\Vo hud been prospecting for a month
through the Mogollon mountains in Ari
zona and had mot with the poorest luclc
Imaginable. Hclng almost out of pro
visions we decided to return to the
ranch , for wo were fully convinced that
the precious metals were entirely too
scarce In that locality to warrant us In
prospcctiug further. The country over
xvhlcli wo were compelled to pass in
order to reach the ranch was of the
loughest character , abounding in jagged
cliffs , steep hills and deep ravines , mak
ing travel both tedious and laborious.
It was owing to th' | t fact that wo decided -
cided to take a different route to return
to the ono wo hud como ovor. Our plan
was to make a raft largo enough to con
tain ourselves , our pack burros , and
prospecting outfit , and lloat down the
Kio Salinas till within a few miles of
rapids , when wo would land and com
plete our journey by the overland routo.
This would not only save us a forty milo
tramp across a very rouirh country , but
would nlnco us within thirty miles of
homo , in a fresh condition , besides sav
ing us about two days.
There were three of us in the party
Paul Sunford , Arrajo and myself.
Arrnjowas a half-breed part Spanish
mid part X.uiii Indian , and a perfect
giant in strength. lie was not ever five
foot six and was rather heavy in build ,
yet ho was as quick and active as a
panther. I never know his ago , though
I think it could not have boon ever
thirty at the tlmo of which I write.
The plan of accomplishing part of our
journey upon n raft was first suggested
by Arrajo , but it was eagerly accepted
> by Paul ban ford and mo , who saw not
only the advantage of such a plan , but
felt enthusiastic over tlio prospect of a
journey down the picturesque Salinas
Upon a raft. This , wo felt , partially
would compensate us for the disappoint
ment we hud sustained in our fruitless
trip to the hills.
By the aid of nn axe Arrajo soon had
a tui'Uulont number of pine logs cut.
Thee were then rolled out into the
stream and fastened securely together
by means of stout withes of hickory and
mosquito. When everything was.In
readiness to bocln our journey wo placed
our traps aboard the raft.Vo found
great dilllculty , howovor.in getting the
burros aboard , und it was only after wo
had blindfolded them that wo succeeded
in doing so.
Then by the moans of a largo oar
which ho had fashioned out of a pine
Sapling Arrajo pushed the raft out from
land , and wo lloated swiftly away on the
bosom of the stream.
It was our purpose to float down the
river some forty miles , which was as far
ns wo could venture with our raft , owing
' 3 the turbulent rapids and dangerous
ills below the point where wo proposed
to land.
It was early in the morning when wo
commenced our journey , and wo had
hopes of reaching our landing point before
fore sunset. Wo had only traveled a
few miles when tlio river narrowed and
grow moro rapid. On either bank now
rose high bluffs and precipitous clilTs ,
whoso blackened nnd semi-scorched
' summits throw a grateful shade across
the stream , affording a most welcome
protection from the fierce rays of thu
summer sun.
Lute In the afternoon wo had loft the
grout canons and had reached a point in
the river where the cliffs along the
banks were less high and precipitous ,
though It was plain to see that the cur-
rout of the river wan growing more
rapid with every milo that wo travelled.
The sun had gone down behind tbo
towering hills , but upon their jugged
summits still llng'ored the rod ,
sultry glare. Upon the loft
bank of the stream rose perpendicular
cliffs a hundred feet above tlio water ,
but on the other side the cliffs ran In a
low chain along the water's edge , and it
was toward the latter that Arrajo cast
his eyes , looking eagerly for a place to
land.
"Good landing place a little further
down the river , " ho said , after scanning
the bank for some time. A few moments
later ho pointed to a gap In the cliff on
the right bank and expressed his inten
tion of landing thoro. The place was
Btlll an eighth of a milo below us but
ho commenced to steer the boat toward
the shore.
_ But at that instant ho danced toward
" rho'cliff , uttering an exclamation as ho
did so.
"Los Apaches ! " ho cried , and quickly
changing his oar to the ether side , ho
began to guide the raft back toward the
middle of the stream.
Glancing shoreward I s'iw a score of
illumed ami painted savages emerging
from a clump of bushes upon the hill
nnd running toward the rivor. I saw
the irleam of weapons In their hands
and heard tlio sharp , warning
volco of Arrajo commanding us
to fall Hat upon the raft. I
had barely tlmo to grasp the
startled and terrified Paul by the shoul
der and force him down with mo when
the loud report of liro-rms bounded on
the cliff ami a shower of bullets cut the
water about us or buried themselves In
the logs of the raft.
The frightened burros uttered snorts
of terror and would have leaped into the
etream had they not boon hold fast
by the riatas. I realized In a moment
that wo were In the most timidly peril ,
and uttering words of caution to Paul ,
who lay trembling at my side , I hastily
pulled some of our camp effects between
us and the foe.
The llrst volley from the savages'
rlllos was almost Instantly followed by
another , and heard . the bullets whiz
within a few Inches of my head. At the
tame moment ono of the burros wont
down.a bullet in its brain , nnd lay still
.rfnon the craft without uttering a sound.
_ x IInlf dragging Paul with mo , I took
refuge behind the body of thu expiring
tiniiniiiiuil lay there , n prey to the most
ucuto terror.
Although wo were well provided with
Brms , wo made ua ollort to use thorn ,
Glancing toward Arrajo , 1 was aston
ished to ace the bravo hnlf-brccd still
standing erect upon the raft , using tlio
oar with all his strength to force our
craft further from the shoro.
I called loudly to him to abandon his
dangerous post and seek safety behind
the dead burro with Paul and mo , but
ho gave no heed to my words and
worked with undlmlnishea vigor.
I now discovered that the current ol
the river was growing moro rapid every
moment , and looking toward the shore
I saw that wo were fast leaving the In
dians behind. However , they had anti
cipated this It sooins , for I saw them
hastily scramble up the rocky ledge to
the hill above and como swiftly in pur-
- , , , .
i
IJut wo were now beyond gunshot of
them and , floating rapidly with the now
swift-running current , wo promised soon
to outstrip them in the race and leave
them far behind. Hut. being fully aware
that wo could not land on iho opposite
side owing to tlio 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
bo able to overtake us , ana they doubt
less realised this , for after following
along tlio bank of the river for nearly
two miles they suddenly stopped upon
the summit of a high clfIT , and stood
looking at us till wo rounded a bend in
tlio stream a milo bolow.
The presence of a band of hostile
Apaches in that vicinity was a great
surprise to Arrajo as well as to Paul
and mybolf. There had been no out
break among the Indians in Arlxona for
more than a year and ranchmen and
prospectors along the Gila and Salinas
iiad boon permitted to ply their voca
tions in peace.
As soon as wo had passed beyond the
reach of the pursuing savages Paul and
I rose from our recumbent position upon
the raft.
"What shall we do now , Arrajo ? " I
asked. But the half-breed made no re
ply. I saw him glancing eagerly from
ono shore to the other , an anxious
and troubled look on his faco.
Suddenly ho pointed to the precipi
tous cliffs that skirted the shores of the
river and said !
"Wo have passed the best landing
place : wo will soon bo in the great rap
ids ! "
His words sent a chill of fear to my
heart , and In an instant I realized tno
awful peril of our situation. Walled in
by perpendicular cliffs , with no chance
of escape , wo were being drawn swiftly
into tlio great rapids of the rivor. In
escaping ono danger wo had been forced
into another even moro terrible than
the first. It is impossible for mo to do-
bcribo Iho feeling of helplessness and
despair that came ever mo at that mo
ment.
I knew that it would be impossible for
us to land , walled in as wo were with
perpendicular cliffs , and there wjts noth
ing to do but wait and trust to Arrajo's
superior knowledge to suggest some
plan of deliverance.
Wo were now running at a fearful rate
of speed , and already the water about
was lleckod with foam. The raft soon
began to rock and pitch violently as it
was whirled swiftly along on the now
turbulent waters. Far below I could
see masses of sharp and jugged rocks
piercing tho"foatning billow of the rush
ing stream. Arrajo , oar In hand , stood
ready to guide the raft through the dan
gerous channel , while Paul and I stood
despairing 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
stream.
In a few moments had entered the
rock-pierced rapids , and all about us the
foaming capped waters \voro leaping
and whirling with a deafening roar.
A sharp rock loomed just ahead : I
saw Arrajo using the oar with desperate
energy , but wo were swept rapidly down
upon it. There was a crash , n violent
shock , as wo struck , and the next Instant
I was thrown flat upon the raft , and
clung fdospartvtoly to the timber , close
to the side of Paul and Arrajo. The
raft parted in twain as a great foaming
billow swept over it and for a moment I
thought wo were lost. But swinging
clear from the rock wo shot onward , Ar
rajo still struggling to guide us away
from the dangerous rocks that lay before
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
ono moment it whirled close to our side ,
then turning It struck with a crash on it
mass of sharp looks. I saw the broken
and splintered timbers of the raft rise
half out of the water , quiver for ono
brief moment , tlion pitch downward and
disappear in the roaring flood.
Our frail craft now swept through the
dangerous channel and glided into
smoother water , but wo had only parsed
the first and the least of these danger
ous points in the rapids and I knew that
it would bo impossible for us to pass
safely ever these that lay boforo. For ,
glancing down the river , I could see ,
not a quarter of a milo ahond , musses of
jagged rocks In the channel around
which the foaming waters leaped a dozen
feet into thu air , to full again in feath
ery spray Into the seething torrent.
Every vestige of hope loft mo. as I saw
this and turning to Paul I saw that ho
was as pale as death. Arrajo still stood
with oar In hand , a strange look of per
plexity and resolution on his swarthy
visage.
Suddenly ho dipped his oar into the
water and steered the raft toward the
steep cliff that skirted the right bank of
the stream. Was ho going to try to
nndV No ; this would bo utterly impos-
Iblo slnco a perpendicular cliff rose
twenty or thirty feet above the water.
A few vigorous btrokos of the oar and
the raft was gliding swiftly along the
very edge of the ollff. Then dropping
the oar upon the ruft , ho quickly picked
up a long lariat that lay atlils feet ono
u&od to picket the burros and began to
cell it In his hands.
Throwing one end to mo , ho said , hur-
ridly :
"i'ou nnd Paul fasten thlsto your bolts
as quick as you can ; bo ready , and when
I toll you , both jump into the water. "
Then no 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. wo obeyed as quickly as possible
only too glad to grasp at the faint hope
that his words gave us.
Tlio sound of the waters rushing
through the rapids , now close ahead ,
came to us in a thunderous roar , sending
a chill of terror to our hearts. The olitf
along whoso base we were now running ,
varied In height from twenty to lifty
foot , and I saw thnt Arrajo had his gaze
tlxod upon some object on its summit at
a point where it was not ever twenty
feet high. This object , ns I soon dis
covered , was the stump of a broken plno
that grow on the very verge of the cliff.
As wo drew near I saw the loop sud
denly shoot upward from the half breed's
band. It rose swiftly till it reached the
top of the cliff , then It settled ever the
stump of tlio plno.
"Jump for your lives ! " The bhnrp ,
Imperative cotnnrind came from Arrajo
and without an Instant's hositatatlon wo
leaped from the raft Into the rushing
stream. I felt a quick , sudden tighten
ing of the rope , and then wo were swept
under by Iho roaring flood. Though
bewildered and strangled I clutched the
rope , and with the instinct of self pres
ervation drew myself upward till my
head was above the wator.
As I did so I 'ound Paul and Arrajo at
my side , both clinging desperately to
the rope. The current had swept us
around against the cliff , and there wo
clung with only the small rope between
us and a watery grave.
As soon as wo got our heads above
water Arrajo explained tnatonoof us
must climb to the top of the cliff , while
the other two remained in the water seas
as to subject the rope to as slight a strain
us possible.
Paul , who was nn excellent climber ,
was the llrst to ascend the ropo. As
soon ns ho had reached the top of. the
cliff Arrajo signalled for mo to follow.
I aid as directed , but was so nearly ex
hausted when I reached the top that I
sank down almost helpless upon the
rocks. Then wo were soon joined by
Arrajo , whoso coolness and bravery had
rescued us from the very jaws of death.
Wo reached our destination the next
morning by sunrise , only too glad to re
turn alive from a trip that had prQvcd
so disastrous. .
She Knew Him.
A well-known wag In Detroit , , who has
been living around in various boarding
houses hero until his reputation has
boon fairly well established , applied at
a quiet place out on Michigan
avenue for a stall and feed , says the
Free Press.
' "So , " snapped tlio woman , "you want
to try this one , do you ? "
" 1 thought so , intulam1 , ho replied
meekly.
"And if I lot you como you won't
refer to the board us u shingle , will
you ? "
"Certainly not , madam. I am not in
the "
"Nor you won't say all the coffee needs
is cream and sugar and coffee to make
it lit to drink ? "
"Madam , I "
"Nor you won't say the -butter Is
served with a razor ? "
"I assure you , mud "
' 'Nor you won't say the chickens crow
ing in the eggs wike you every morn
ing in tlmo for breakfast1' '
"My dear ma. "
"Nor you won't say the beefsteak is
such a tough it wouldn't bo recognized
in decent society ? "
"Madam , you an "
"Nor you won't say the desert is a
quarter section out of the great Sa
hara ? "
"Grout Co > i > ar , madam , I
"Nor you won't say wo stand the
napkins up in the corner between
meals ? "
"Madam , I must '
"Nor you won't , say I buy my aspara
gus by tlio cord and have it sawed in
lengths to suit ; nor that I have to rivet
the clothes to the beds to keep the bugs
from dragging them off to their dens ;
nor thnt 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 before
fore giving it to the guests ; nor
that "
Ho threw up his hands in eloquent
appeal and the woman stopped for an in
stant.
"Because , if you don't promise , " she
went on , "I won't let you board here for
$200 a month in advance. I've hoard of
you boforo. "
It took him fully fifteen minutes to re
cover from her unexpected assault , and
then ho abjectly promised everything ,
and she took him in.
Some of Krct . .urto'H Ilcrwep.
Much interest , was caused in the ap
praiser's building by the arrival of five
picturesque backwoodsmen from the
timber country of Mondocino , says thu
San Francisco Chronicle. They were
living illustrations of characters .seldom
found outside the covers of border ro
mance and Bret Harto sketches , and the
scent of balsamic pine and red clay was
heavy upon them. Yet the healthy
mountain ozone at which Jpaquin Miller
throws Mich fiery exclamation points was
reflected in the sparkle of their eyes and
in the blush on their btout cheeks.
They had journeyed on foot and by
stage , nnd , then again , on foot and bv
stage from "up thur boyon' Boonovillo * '
down to the unyielding cobbles of civil
ized San Francisco.
The "hull" truth of the matter is that
Undo Sam has boon losing trees up in
the Mendocino country. Ho has been
missing trees sorely , and , after gloomily
counting the "stumps that dotted his for
ests , ho opened up war on the ruthless
woodohoppors.
From the United States courts sub-
pcunns were issued to the live back
woodsmen beyond Boonoville , 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 were
scarce , and that they would not blister
thalr feet for a do/.on Uncle Sams in San
Franoibco.
But they were assured that Uncle
Sam would see them through , BO they
dropped their axes , nailed up the/ / doors
donned double X cavalry boots and
started away. A leif from their ex
perience will bo enough. It was related
yesterday in the district attorney's otlico
by ono of the forest pilgrims.
"SVhon wo got down to Boonovillo , "
ho said , "tho ornery ctissos thur wanted
to charge us 60 cents for a meal , four
bits for a bed , and damme if they didn't
want to make us pay 50centsforadrlnk.
Think on it ! Fifteen cents all round ]
Wo had to eh use out o' the town , and
that night wo slept in the Boonovillo
cemetery on slabs ! "
But the ordeal Is ovor. The examina
tions have been continued , and today
the llvo disheartened foresters , safely
released on their own recognizance , will
journey homeward.
Itlnmtcrs.
Lot a lady pass first always , unless
she asks you to precede hor.
Look people straight in the face when
they r.ro speaking to you.
In the Parlor Stand till every lady
in the room , also older people , are
seated.
At the Street Door Hat'off tha mo
ment you stop in a house or private
ofllco.
Rlso If a lady enters the room after
you are seated , and stand till she takes
a scat.
In the Street Hut lifted when saying
"Good-byo" or "How do you do ? " Also
when offering a lady a seat or acknowl
edging a favor.
Keep step with anyone you walk with.
Always precede a lady upstairs , but ask
if you shall precede her in going
through a crowd or public place.
Modjeska has Just returned from Europe.
Julia Marlowe and BOT mother are It. Lon
don. " , f
Edwin Booth is In Doston , quartered at the
Vcr.domo hotel.
Margaret Mathor has secured two new
plays In London.
MnnngorTom Boyd will return from Now
York about July 10. '
Charles Wyndhnrn .will again visit this
country next season.
Mrs. Leslie Carter denies that she Is to ap
pear In comic opera next season.
The decorations in the Boyd threat or nro
by fur the handsomest of any threator In this
country.
Colonel Dnvtd Wiitshlnglimn Haynes ,
treasurer of Boyd's , will toke his vacation
nbout Au mt 1.
Eva Mouutford has a now version of East
Lyuno which Jho proposes to spring upon tbo
public next season.
Isnao Walton Minor wll ( probably manage
the Grand next season 'and conduct It as a
popular priced house.
The Dramatic Times says : "In the nggro-
gnto the stars tmvo cleared ? l'J3l,50TbW-
000,000,000,000,000 this season. "
John E. ICcllcrd Is to" play the tltlo part
next season In n piny called "Lincoln , " In
which Mrs. McKco Uunktn has an Interest.
Stage Carpenter Uhl of the Boyd Is busily
engaged In getting the paint frames ready
for the scunio artist wbo will arrive next
week.
With Crawford's , Boyd's and the Grand
opera liouso in the Hold theater goers will not
sulTurfortho want of entertainment next
season. '
Georglo Draw Burrymoro has been encaged
by Charles Frohman as oho of "Mr. Wilkin
son's Widows. " The cdinpuny Is now In
Chlc.igo. i
It is still a question what Mr. Crawford
will call his thcatro. Certainly ho will not
bo permitted to continue the name Boyd's '
opera iiouso. '
Gcorco W. Sammls hosj nrrunced with T.
Harry French for the rights to "Dr. Bill , " nnd
will start out with mis' ' successful comedy
early In August.
Blanche Marsden , bosjdcs her play "Gn-
briollo Gerard , " has finished n comedy called
"Windfalls , " an Irish play and u farce-com
edy , and Is still working.
Noxon and Toomoy , thosconlc artists , have
nearly all the Hats Diluted for Boyd's now
theatre. They will paintv the borders , horizons
izons and the curtains hero.
"Tho Old , Old Story'yrhlch was produced
at a trlol matinee in the liycoum ( Now York )
Theatre lust March , wlll'be sent on tour next
season , beginning In September.
When will Enlnia Juvicldarn wisdom ? She
has signed once moro with Charles Locke for
ucxtyciir , notwithstanding that Locke Is
away behind In salaries for tha season just
ended. ' y
It Is not often the' .Wricans/produce /
anything supposed to bnfcond cno'uch for the
English stage , but It now. happdiis to bo the
case In regard to "NloUOJ" ' now playing nt
Boston. .
Ono of Iho tbcatricalnoveltle , of thosoison
will bo the production qf " 1'ho Leaven worth
Case , " Anna KutherlneGreen's famous book ,
by Jo soph Hur worth. It will ultornuto with
"St. Marc. "
Mr. J. L. Toolo has'been giving "Icl on
I'arlo Fr.mcais" In dumb show , to the irreat
delight of his London admirers , but his silent
SpriL'gins was not so funny as sonic of them
expected it to bo.
J. M. Hill's failure has been the sensation
of the week In theatrical circles. Yet It was
not unexpected. In fact.Hill , baa been losing
money for three years pa t , and the bottom
hud to bo rcuched sometime.rt'
"r''ho ' Slieik""is ttfb tltlo of a now comic
opera written by Harr. and Edwnrd Paul-
ton , which will bo produced at Hnvlln's July
111. "Tho Sheik" depicts the comic side of
the French occupation of Algeria.
Baron Do Grimm has designed some very
hnndsomo costumes for "A High Roller , "
which will open at the Bijou Theater August
H. His dresses for the yachting scene uro
said to bo wonders of artistic skill.
Mr. Theodore Thomas begins his sonson of
farewell concerts a't the Madison Square
garden on July 0. Ho Intends giving wccl'ly
festivals of Wagner , Beethoven. Liszt , Men
delssohn , Moyerbeor and SehuUert jnusle ,
M. Gaston Mayor has secured the solo
rights for England and Athorlci of u musical
dumb play , written by M.SU Curia and Roim-
rod , with music by M.'O tttlgo. The novelty
will bo produced in London'about September
next.
next.Miss
Miss Pearl Eytinpo Will , star next season
In a new play written'by herself entitled
"Vivian. " Miss Eytlnge Jias engaged Max
Freen nn to superintend the production , nnd
also secured an extensive wardiobo from
Paris. '
William Tet'riss has biSen making a hit at
the Lyceum theatre In Sotiern'i ( old part of
Hugh do Bruss In "A Regular Fix. " The
farce was put on at brief notice when Ellen
Terrv was compelled br.tho . Influenza to re
tire from "Nance Oldlleld. "
The songsters of earlier Mines were well
paid , too. Catullm's charge for singing
"God Save the King" was Sl.OOO. Rubini
received us profit on ono concert in St. Pot-
crsbuig ? : l ,500. Honing received $10,000 nt a
single benefit performance.
Manager A. II. Cnnby htisserlously Injured
his star by pasting huge posters all over Europe -
rope , portraying Francis- Wilson in heroic
size. The picture is a good one , and now the
European critics say that It Is true Unit Wil
son is indebted to his legs for moro than half
of his success.
Edwin Fey has returned to the fold. All
tbo dilllcultles between him nnd Mnnairer
Hendcr-on have been amicably settled , mid
Mr. Fey Joined the extravaganza of "Sin-
bad" at the Chicago opera house on Sunday
night. The rest has benefited him very
much , nnd his voice Is stronger than it ever
was before.
Several farce comedies will dsal with the
baccarat scandal. "The City Directory" will
have a scene In which the comodiun , made
upas Albert Edward , willdeal the cards tea
a companv during n song descriptive of tlio
Tranby Croft episode , wid the High Roller
company will close one of Its acts in u row
over baccarat.
The "clipping bureaus" got many queer
orders , but few queoror'thdu the one sent re
cently to tbo Now York agency by Edward
Rumenyl , the violinist , who wantnd nil thu
obituaries of himself which , wura published
when ho was roporto.l drowned on his way
from India to South Africa. Komcnyi wants
to Know all about thoi accident and what
people said of him. )
Gus Phillips , butter known as "Oofty
Gooft , " who is lyingturlously 111 nt St.
Vincent's hospital , d9clnrasth.it ha Is going
to llvo despite the newspaper stories of his
ex pee ted death , Ho U vorr anxious that bis
old friends should visit him nnd help him
pass away the houra which tbo physicians
aay nro already numbered.
The choral rehearsals of tlio English ver
sion of M. Audro Mudslinger's ' three-act
comlo opara , "La Busoch'o , " brought out
originally at the Opurai Coailqua In Paris ,
have already boon commenced at the Royal
English opera. Whan the tlma for its pro
duction arrives , it will probably bo sung In
nightly alternation T"U Sir Arthur Sulli
van's "Ivnnhoo. "
Leybach , the famous organist of Toulouse ,
who will bo rembcrod'by s number of showy
pieces which ho wrota fontho piano , has Just
ulod. Ho was born In Ahaco In 1817 , studied
under his brother and subsequently with
Pixls Kalkbronncr anil Chopin. His works
exceed tiTiO , amona them being n "Method"
for tha harmonium , which has boon trans
lated into four languages , and three volumes
of a "Practical Organist , " containing " 00
organ pieces.
The great chnngotnat has como ever the
world m regard to slnglnc Is Illustrated by
the fact that amoitg the thirty artlr U at the
Royal Italian opara at London only two are
Italians , while tbo emlntmt Belgian tenor ,
Van Dyck , who has made such a sensation In
London lately , and who will be tbo Parsifal
at Bayreuth this summer , does not sing In
Italian at all. Yet ho is next to. Alvary , tbo
most coveted of tenon.
Harry E , Dlxoy's en piemen t"bv Charles
Frohman to play the tltlq role in "Tho Sollcl- ,
tor" next season has been tbo subject of much'
gossip during the wean , especially moug tUo
profession. It Is so long since bU brio !
engagement on the "legitimate" boards that
hU reappearance will bo of great Interest ,
Mr. Frohmau fools confident that the comedy
Is exactly suited to his abilities , and ho will
bo supported by n strong compniiv , Mrs. Dion
Boucienult playing the leading female rolo.
DIxoy has gone homo to Boston to study bis
Part.
Part.U
U Is now snld thnt May WaUlron of Stuart
Hobson's company , who' was n passenger on
the City of Richmond during that vessel's
last disastrous trans-Atlantic trip , was tha
first to discover the flro. The Moor of her
stateroom grow warm and she str.ollcd smoke.
She Is said to have Instantly given the alarm ,
and thus partly averted the danger. As there
were plenty of ether theatrical people on
board , the public will probi'oly soon boar
that n few others were the first to discover
tbo lire Artnur Uacrc , or Amy Kosello , or J.
E , Dodson , or Seymour Hicks.
Already managers , stars and netors nro
making preparations for the tours that will
constitute tbo early months In the season of
lb ! > : Wl. The llrst company thnt will leave the
metropolis Is the Palmer Madison Square
troupe in "Alabama , " Its members will
make n Pacific coast trip under the manage
ment of Al Hayinan , They go direct to Den
ver , where tho'v open on July 1 ! ) , proceeding
thence tbrotich Utah nnd Oregon to "Frisco.
The Daniel Froham Lvceum troupe nro al
ready very near Snn Francisco , where they
will begin an engagement on July 7. Daly's
stock comnnny U still In Chicago , mooting with
varying , but generally encouraging success.
Chnrlas Frohmiin's "Men and Women" com
panv remain In 'Frisco , but they have changed
recently to "Diplomacy. "
"Jane , " the comedy which Is to open the
fall season nt the Madison Square theater on
August : i , will bo the last legitimate comedy
that will bo scon at thnt celebrated theater
for the remainder of Manager Palmer's lease ,
he having arranged to turn ever the theater
to Hoyt nnd Thomas for their attractions
after the close of the run of "Jano. " Two of
the comedy parts In the new play will bo
acted by Miss Johnstono Bennett and Paul
Arthur. Both have been abroad during the
summer to see the London production It Is
one of the theatrical sensations of thu London
season , and has already run for nearly three
hundred nights at the lead Ing comedy theaters
and ns yet shows no signs of diminishing
popularity with the Londoners. David
Belnsco , who is to str.ge manage the ploeo nt
tbo Madison Square , returns to the theater
with which ho was connected during the llrst
llvo years of Its existence.
AHOIIT ' 0.tfK.V.
II' D. llmcella In Oltt'i Farmv , Mm. IfOT.
Tne sweet shade falls athwart her face ,
And leaves half shadow and half light
Dimples nnd lips in open day.
And dreamy brows and oycs in night.
So low tbo languid eyelids fall ,
They rest their silk upon her cheek ,
And give delicious Inzlno's
To glances arch ana cunning meek.
It cannot frown , tbo placid brow I
Hidden in rare obscurity ;
They cannot hate , the Indolent eyes !
The sins they do not strive to seo.
And in the sunshine of her cheeks
The wanton dimples nro at play ,
So frolic-earnest in their sport
They do not care to look away.
And O , If Love , klss-wlngod , should come
And lik-ht on sucn n roe as this ,
Could brow or eye or dimples blumo
Such lips uot giving back a klssi
The widow of Dr. T. E. Richardson of New
Orleans has presented to the Tulnnn univer
sity n irlft of ? IOOtOJO to ba devoted to a new
building for the medical department.
Harriet Hosmer has one of the most won
derful inventions of the century , that of pro
ducing marble from limastoue/cloaely resem
bling that of the finest antique quarries.
Ono of England's bnbtoit girl college
graduates this season Is Miss Mary 1C Mont
gomery , who has Just taken the highest hon
ors nt the University of London. She is a
young womun of twuty-two , tno daughter of
u Unitarian clergymen.
Political advancement of women Is rapid in
Bombay. Ono worn in has oven been nd-
mltten to the senate us a worthy member.
The political revolution in Kansas becomes
easy of explanation when It is considered
tbat twenty.two newspapers in the state nro
edited by women. And tnis enumeration does
not embrace tbo mutiv wives of editors who
write editorials ns well as society mutter for
their husband's Journals.
A young woman won the great prize offered
by the University of Zurich for the best paper
on the "Anatomy of Plants. " The professors
were astonished to find the author of the
treatise , which they pronounced thorough
nnd complete , ji young girl of Saxony , Louise
Mullcr , hitherto unknown In literature.
An old New Hampshire lady , a regular at-
tendant.for many years upon tlio May anni
versary meetings in Boston , says that
"there's n sight m ro spcechifyin' and moVe
catin1 thah there used to bo , and nowhuru
near so much prayin' ; and It beats ull how
the women huvo coma to the front in every
thing. "
Gruco R. Hibard , n young lady of Chey
enne , bus boon appointed secretary of the
Wyoming agricultural college and the agri
cultural experimental stations. The Indy is
a graduate of tno Iowa btato university , and
has for some time been a member and bccro-
tary of the board of university trustees.
One pf the prettiest women in the Blue
Grass region of Kentucky Is Miss Nunetto
McDowell , the grcnt-gauddaugtiu r of Henry
Clay. Slw is a slight nnd graceful wompn ,
with auburn hair , blno eyes and n perfect
ovol face , a littlu pnlo and bcrious. She lives
with bur father in the olJ Clay homestead of
AOilmid , ono of the mOJt bountiful nnd ro
mantic places in nil Kentucky.
The wife'of Governor Campbell is "ono of
the shrewdest politicians in Ohio. " She Is ,
beside1. " , u woman of extraordinary tuct and
so frco from snobbishness and ostentation
that she bus made many an inllucntlal friend
for her husband. At the lime thu governor
was a member of congress Mrs. Campbell be
came very popular In fashionable Washing
ton society , but no visitor from Ohio was
over too uncouth or awkward to receive n
warm welcome from her.
All the women of the Vnnderbllt family are
notable lor their peed looks. According to
the Epoch , Mrs. Cornelius Vundorbilt has a
culm , lovely face , which is suggestive of the
Madonna , a clear , pale skin , deep , darn blun
oyci , and soft brown lialr. Mrs. William 1C.
Vnndorbilt has a line figure which she carries
with much statellnnss ; her eyes arc dark
blue and her hair Is u ruddy , bronze brown ,
Mrs. Frederick W. VunderOllt , however , Is
the beauty of the house of Vundorbilt. Her
figure is extremely graceful , liar complexion
lovely , her eyes huvo ether things suggestive
of heaven in thum besides their celestial blue
nnil bar hair has thu glint and glimmer of
golden sunbeams In thum ,
A Chicago Solomon.
A famous Chicago lawyer once had a
singular case to settle , says the Boston
Globe. A physician came to him In
great distress. Two sisters , living in
the same housu , hud babies of equal ago ,
who so 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 received back
their own Infants ?
"But perhaps , " said tlio lawyer , "tho
children weren't changed at all. "
"O , 'but there's no doubt that they
were changed , " said the physician.
"Are you sure of UV"
"Perfectly. "
"Well , if that's the case , who don't
you change them back again ? I don't
BOO any dilllculty in the'caso. "
It Went I ho ItniimlH.
About a weak ago , a dispatch In one of the
papers stated that a breed of oysters bad
beou discovered in Australia one of whtcu
was suflldent to make a meal for a hungry
man , Since that dispatch saw tbo light ot
day , Just 7,452 Jokes have bean made from
tbu fact uud each one bad something to say
of tbo church fcitlval oyiter eoup.
T1IK V
Hl-Spy.
Euaene FOH
Strange thnt the city thoroughfare ,
Noisy and bustling all the day ,
Snould with the night renounce Its care
And lend Itself to children's play I
O , girls nro girls , and bovs are boys ,
And have been so slnco Abel's birth ,
And shall bo so till dolls nt.d toys
Are with the children swept from earth.
The sclf'Snnio sport thnt crowns the day
Or many n Syrian shepherd's son ,
Beguiles the little lads nt play
By night In stately Babylon.
I hear their voices In the street ,
Yet 'tis so different from thorn
Como , brother , from your winding-shoot ,
And lot us two be boys again.
Astronomical.
ICato Field's Washlngtonlan : The cov-
crness had drawn the constellation of Orion
on the blackboard mid w.is explaining where
to llnd It In the sky , when a very little girl
glanced up nnd said , m a woo-begono voice :
" 1 nm put to bed attli'10 ; but I'm going to
look for Muria tonight. "
An older nnd wiser child explained :
"Ethel doosu't know much about astron
omy , but 1 do. I know Venus and Mars and
O'Brien ' too. "
.
A little girl was sent by her mother to the
grocery to buy n cake of castllo soap. When
sha got there she couldn't remember the
name. "Is It glycerine or oatmeal soapl"
suggested tbo grocer. Gr.iclu shook her
head , Then she brightened up like a flash ,
"Now I know I" she exclaimed triumphantly.
"I want cast-Iron sonpl"
The Knmlly llcust of Harden.
Two little girls on a Cuss avenue car were
discussing their plans for the summer , Says
the Detroit Tribune. One snld :
"Pup.i and mamma and Freddie and I nro
going to have the loveliest little tent on Or
chard la no , and we'll have Just henna of fun
for weeks and weeks. "
"O , " said tbo ether , with n worldly nnd su
perior air , "that's so common. Mamma nnd
her maid nnd nurao nod baby and 1 arc going
tf ) Bar Harbor. "
"But what's your papa going to doi"
" " In "bo's to
"Why , u surprised tone , going
stay homo and earn money to send us , of
course , Just as ho always does. "
A liittlo Gifl'H Idea ol'u Party.
St. Xtcliotat.
I'd like to give a party some lovely summer
day ,
When the air Is warm and fragrant with the
scent ot now mown buy ,
AVhcn song birns warbling blithely and
brooklets running frco
And the busy little Insects Join In minstrelsy.
And who would bo invited ! First , thn
thoughtful little boy -
With the heart so sweet and loving 1 moan
Lord Fnuntlcroy ;
Juunitautid her brother , kind little Surah
Crcwo ,
And Dorothy and Douald and a host of others
too.
Yes , nnd till the story people "Littlo Wo
men , " "Littlo Men ; "
And all Miss Alcott's ' people the children of
her pen.
And when it came to parting I'm sure we'd
ull agree
Wo had ne'er before attended such a pleas
ant company.
Voutli and AXC.
Drake's Magazine : Grandmother ( severe
ly to little Johnny , who Is calling for u second
plato of pudding ) You ought to know bettor
than to cull lor pudding twice at the dinner
table ; you didn't hear mo doing it.
Little Johnny No , ma'am , and you won't
hour mo doing it cither when I got to bu as
old as yqji aro.
l' ( > --fillly Auntie "Wl.sliod tt Wns.
Harper's Bazar : Llltlo Fannlo ( to her
twin sister ) Mr. Smitn kissed Aunt Flora
last night. I heard her say so.
Mainrna.j ( overhearing ) Como to mo In
stantly , Fanny. What do you mean by toll-
Inir such a story ?
Funny ( stoutly ) Well , I heard iiuntto say
she had something from Mr. Smith's own
lips , and what else could It have bcenl
Ho llnd One.
M. Quad : A boy who wasn't much bigger
than the top ear on a corn Rial It after a dry
summer was standing on the corner of Car.ul
and Houston streets pufllug away at a cigar
In the most vigorous manner , when a
motherly old lidy stopped and placed her
bund on his head and exclaimed :
"Mercy on mo ! but haven't you a motner ? "
"I has , mum , " ho courteously replied ,
"and if you hain't I'll lend her to you all
summer and not charge a cent ! "
A Center hot.
Texas Sif tings : " > jew , Johnny , If six
men can do n piece of work In one day , how
long will It take ono man to do itj" asked
a teacher of a sharp little boy. "Tho school
teacher is a blamed fool if ho thinks I can
nnswer that question , " whlspsroa Johnny In
a low voice to the next boy. "Speak out ,
Johnny ; I dura say you are right , " replied
the pedagogue.
A Pair of Twins.
Fashion llazar.
Thuro were two little kittens , a black and n
gray ,
And grandmamma said with a frown :
"Itnovor will do to keep them both ,
The black one we'd better drown.
"Don't cry , my dour , " to tiny Bess ,
"Ono kitten's ' enough to keep ;
Now run to nurse , for 'tis ' growing late ,
And time you were fast asleep , "
The morrow dawned , and rosy nnd sweet
Cumo little Boss from l > or nap ;
The nurse said : "Go Into mamma's room
And look In grandma's lap.1
"Como hero , " said grandmamma , wltb a
smile ,
From the rocking-chair where she sot ;
"God has sent you two little sisters ;
New , what do you think of thati"
Bess looked at the babies a moment ,
With their wco heads , yellow and brown ,
And then to grandmamma soberly said ,
"Which ono are you going to drown i"
Tlioy Were on Mini.
Detroit Free Press : "Thoro nro no files on
your papa , " remarked a gray-haired Detroit
widower to his lively and lovely daughter.
"Yes , pipa , " she responded softly , as her
pretty fingers tangled in his silver locks , "yos
there are time Hies , "
Ho WIIH.
Drake's Magazine : Susla Cumso ( ngod
seven ) I wonder If that eagle is married i
Freddv Fnnglo ( aged nluu ) Don't you see
It's ' u buld eugla )
Johnny and Uin I'II'H Milrt.
Harper's Young People : Johnny had Just
put on his father's flannel shirt , which was
too largo by several sl/.os. "Huh ! " bo ox-
claimed. "This shirt wouldn't fit mo if I
was two pairs o' twins. "
Uunnle'N WlukH.
Kate Field's ' Washington : Ltttio Hadlar
for the first tlmo saw a tame rabbitt twitchIng -
Ing Its II pa as it munched n cabbage loaf.
"O , look , mamma , " bo cried , "tho rabbltt'H
winking at ma with Its noso. "
'J ho National G.iiue.
Detroit Free Press : "Don't nogloet your
education , Johnny , " said tbu lad's ' aunt ;
"whoknow.sl You maybe u senator some
day. "
"Education , nothing ! " said the youth
scornfully. "I kin play bull bottor'n do seini-
lors now. "
A ClUTCOlloil ,
Bobby What Is n nursery , Uncle Georgol
Sis says It's a place where they ralso trues.
Uncle George Sis knows batter than that.
It's a place where thuy ralso thunder.
A
"X thought , " said tbo buy's mot tier , "that 1
Laid you I wnntud yuu to stay wbcru I could
[ ) Ut my band on you. "
"I d-dldn't know , " Uo whimpered , "that yo
wanted 010 to Bit ticnm ycr knee an1 stay
there. "
JOE BLUFFED THE DRUMMER.
Quo Omaha Travjllng Man Who Mot Mora
Than His Match.
TALL HUNTING ST03Y FROM WYOMING.
Another Oinntm Knight of the Grip
Hun n Thrilling Kxpcrlcncn on
liitco Miumvvn Samples
and Mile MUCH.
There Is n good story told out In Wyoming
at the oxpcmsu of M. ( J. Jones , who travels
for Pnxtou & Gallagher of this city. Whlto
on o'io of his trip * n fo\v years ago Jones was
taken out hunting by a customer living not
fur from Saturation. Antelope wns plenti
ful in thnt loctllty than and the traveling
man hud no dilllculty In bringing down sov-
ontl at she rt r.tngo.
Elated by his HUi'coss Jones pigeonholed
for the rest of his trip his stool : of drummer
yarns and entertained the folks ho mot by '
graphic descriptions of the exciting sport ha
had enjoyed. Ills brethren of the trip wltb
whom ho associated oimo to the conclusion
thnt Jones had suddenly blossomed Into I
mighty nlmrod.
The of toner the story of that hunt wis ro-
pantud the moro marvelous developed th
exploits of Jones. After trying those storlei
on traveling companions and others who did
not understand how easy it Is to bag game In
seine sections of Wyoming , Jones gnlnc <
confidence enough to publish his adventure )
In places where old hunters wore among lili
auditors. This was the case nt old Forl
Stcolo , where the man and his sample boxer ,
were detained.
It so happened that ono of these whott
Jon os tried to Impress with bit
skill as a . inaritstnan was Jot
Bernard , a ranchman living near Saratoga in
the Plutto valley and clo < o to the Sierra
Madros , where them Is the uest hunting In
the west. It used to bo the rdlo befoio Joa
begun to keep hotel In Saratoga thnt his serv
ices were enlisted by nearly all the big hunt
ing parties thnt made periodical visits to that
section. In company wltb Al Huston and
noted English hur.ters bo bad soon about us
much and as exciting sport as most men.
Joe listened attentively to the recital of the
feats performed by Jones and then startoj In
to give some chapters from his own experi
ence. The drnmmor stared nt him In great
wonderment when Joe told about riding up
on a band of antclopa ono dav armcu only
with n revolver. With that six-shooter ho
dodarcd ho killed uvcry animal In the baud.
"That was mighty quick shooting , " commented -
mentod the traveling man , who waited In
vain for somebody to question the accuracy
of these statements.
But Joe long since attained n certain no
toriety on account of tbo "tall" stories ho delights -
lights to tell. Ho assured Jones that a man
wasn't much of a hunter In his
section of tlio country if ha
couldn't llro rapidly. Ono thing led
to another until Joe was Invited to give other
Instances of liU skill. Not much urging was
required , ami llndtng th.it ho had an atten
tive listener Jos announced that hu could at
thirty paces put ton shots into the neck of a
beer bottle , and the last ono would enter the
target before the first knocked out the bottom
pf tbo bottlo.
That seemed to bo too ranch for Jnnoi , who
Immediately rotiiod from the circle around
the steve on iho plea that ho had forgotten
ono of Ills Mnmplo eases. While ho wis ab
sent Joe borrowed 11 couple of handful ? of
donolo entries from the manager of tbo store
and stowed tncm away in his pookot.
As ROOM as Jones put In appearance again
Joe confronted him with a Winchester and
an empty beer bottle and announced that ho
was ready to perform the feat If there was
any money In it. Slamming down the pocket
ful of gold coin on the counter ho offoroJ to
bet Jones $50 ( ) ho could dispose of these tea
shots in the manner described. A bystander
chucked down another pllo of gold and de
clared his willingness to stand bait the wager
or Increase it that much moro.
"It'll foolisl to talk of such snooting , " said
the drummer. " "It can't bo done. "
' Money talks , " replied Joe , Jingling his
gold , ana his words were echoed by the vol
unteer backer.
Silent for a few minutes , Jones put on a
smiling face and called out : "I'll take chum-
ptigno. " So did the rest and Jonoipiiil tbo
bill. You can't Joke him about tlvit bluff
now and the Investment In wluo nppaars to
have been n good ono , Judged by im popu
larity. But ho lots other folks toll of their
hunting trips and Is a good listener.
KnornuMis I IslicH in IjaUo Maiiuwu.
On n beautiful evening o.irly last weak a
portly gontloiniti bearing a oloso resem
blance to a certain distinguished o.utorn law
yer who hurt n fondness for spoons during
war time was seen to outer a s'n ill bait in
o ompany with n young man who was evi
dently his body guard. The cold moon shone
calmly on the placid lafto as the gentleman
took the ours and delightful visions oi tine
sport mid u heavy haul lllled the breasts ol
both. Pulling fur out on the .shining lake tno
hook was carefully baited , and \ \ lib a strong
arm , the double of the gallant Ben arose , and
swinging the lend around his head , throw the
line at least ono hundred feet into the water.
Not n word was spoken as ha hauled the Una
slowly over the stern of the boat. By and by
it was harder pulling , and with a face radiant
with excitement thoTlsher called out to his
companion : "Sam , 1 have n bite , and it must
bo a whopper 1" Dropping the help , Sam
rushed to the stern of thu little boat nnd
caught his friend around the waist so that ha
could pull harder on the lino. Breathlessly
they hauled , when In an unfortunate moment
the portly gentleman arose to look over the
stern , expecting to see the llsh wa'jblo In the
clear water. The sudden motion tipped him
'
over and ho turned n somersault into'tho lako.
Happily for him ho has traveled in Iowa for
.several years , so thnt bo felt at homo In the
dampness. As ho arose to the surfuco he
swum toward tno boat and made a desperate
attempt to climb iusido. Bo It kno ; n , bow-
over , that the gentleman carrlos con
siderable avoirdupois nnd ever and anon
as ho pulled himself together , thnt portion
of hU anatomy which gives him tbo alder-
mnnlo appearance would conn1 In contact
with the side of the boat and prevent his
getting In out of the wot. Then It was that
1m friend bam came to bis roseno nnd sug
gested that ho would tie his feet to the stern
nnd towhlm ushoro. This wits decided on ,
and manfully Sam piled tha onr.s and BOOH
reached terra llnnu. Just than a kindly
cloud spread Us mantle ever fair Luna , and
the gentleman who hud the bath .stood on the
bouch to wring his clothing. Boarding a
motor car , thuy reached Omaha none tha
WOMO for their trip ; but both told such
enormous llsh stories that each evening since
the lake has been covered wltb Ushers , anx
ious to catuh the "whopper" that was lost
through the unexpected balb. On Saturday
Kd Muuror was kept busy intending to tha
wants of the crowds who congratulated tha
gentleman upon Ills Jolnlm ? the Baptists , In *
sitting that bo balluvod In Immersion nnd
that bis bath was Intentional.
The Kllpatrlck-Koch dry goods company is
pleased to sttito that hu will bo ublu to attend
to bis business next wools us usual.
Tiii.nuiu
Couldn't I eel Her I'npii.
Free Press : Tbo daughter of a well-Known
Dclrolter has been In lovu for a year or more
with an outturn youth , ana hu did not Ilka It
at all. Thu otujr mornlug ha called her Into
his library.
"Wliut do YOU want to marry thnt fellow
forl" ho Inquired. "Ho has no vlsl'ilo means
of support. '
"O yes , ho has , papa , " aha protested , with
a queer littlu smllu that hu did not fall to
notu.
"Don't try to work any of your funny bus-
moss on mo , my child , " ho said sternly. "I
Know exactly wlmv you were going to five
mi' , but It will not go , His father is not In
It , Hu loft town yesterday with all the
bank's funds ha could get his hands on , and
today ho Is thu most Invisible man oa tha
whoio list of our ac'iuuintuucis. "
