12 THE OMAHA DAILY BEE : MAUOII 27 , 1892-SIXTEEN TAPES.
Malta as Soon Throtlgh the Eye of nn En-
thusiastio "Qlobo Trottor. "
AN ISLAND RICH IN BIBLICAL HISTORY
ricttliTMiuo Sronnf Hint Inloxlcnto tlio
Honsos-CTypts t Wlilrli Hie ITlinlllvo
Christians I'loil rorHholtrr Mono-
lllliii of n 1'iittt ir : .
Kilgar t , . H * < ifrmmi.1
The visitor to Malta Is n long whllo In tlr-
Ingot the hlstorlo , architectural ana social
attractions of Vnloltn.pspcclatly In the sunny
winter tlmo when day nnU night scorn filled
with on endless round of brilliant scones una
gaiety. Hut it Interest In the splondld old
city of the knights should botfln to wane ,
there would btill bo found mi extraordinary
charm In iho easily made excursions to vari
ous points of Interest In Malta and the adjoining -
joining Islands , mid n most pluaslnp study of
the peasantry under their curious condition *
of environment.
From Valetta ono can reach the remotest
points In Comino and Ooze , oven b.v row or
still bonti , with donkeys for the Interior loit
ering , and return to the city within daylight
hours ; and as to Malta itself whoso length
Is no moru than clghtuon miles , with an ox-
trotno breadth of loss than twelve 1 htwo
often walked from VnlotUtoKort St. Luclan
on tbo southeast const , to Cltln Vocohin , tlio
ancient capital of the island , to St. Paul's
bay , mid to sunny , silent DlngUon , the extreme -
tromo southwestern coasl , arriving sltll In
tlmo for a Maltese breakfast which , If not a
nioal of dainty perfection , always possesses
iho arislouralla quality of Interminable
delay.
The coast scenery of western Malta and all
of Ooze Is very beautiful Indeed , whllo occa
sionally It roaches positive grandeur. For
the blolo student there nro the scene of the
shipwreck of St. 1'aul mid several places
raado famous bv the apostle's stay upon the
Island. Vet tbo'slinply ourlous traveler there
are the many ruined summer palaces of the
crand masters , ancient and Interesting for-
tnllccs nnd palaces of thu luijulslllon. The
antiquarian will discover n larger number of
prehistoric remains than upon any other
equal area , wl'U catacombs ns line as thosa
of Svracuso and greater than those of Home.
Geologists ilnd extraordinarily favorable con
ditions for researches , owing to the bare , de
nuded condition of the island , with Its roclty
Bcasboros nnd noble cliff oxposuros. And
naturalists haunt the Islands In winter for
studios of Its rich and winsome tenantry of
migratory birds.
'i'ho most beautiful examples of coast
sccnory ai-o to bo found upon Oozo. It Is so
near that a day's excursion in a little
Molucca , manned by two or thruu picturesque
nnd incessantly chattering boatman , will
give ono ti continuous fenst of changeful
scone , nnd almost a complete survey of alt
coast points of Interest. The shores of
Malta nro completely lined with ilshormen
or women nnd children Kalhorlnir seaweed
for enriching the scant soil of the island , and
every little cove is alive with color and
louudful with song.
Even in winter the sparkling and phos
phorescent waters of tbo Mediterranean
are hero bland and warm to the touch , and
the young Maltese disport in the waves
during their arduous labors like bevies of
playful seafowl ; whllo Iho most dangerous
ell Its and precipices are so crowded with
them In their quest for eggs , the young of
the seafowl inhabiting the crannies of the
chff9nnd for the various forms of vegetation
which are stored with miserly care for fuel
and manure , that , at some distance the
blending of colors of costuroo with the grays
and greens of the Island crigs : , often gives
tbo curious illusion thst the sea walls are
aflame nith gigantic tropical llowors.
Gnzo , which is called Gruidlsch by the na
tlvu Maltese , contains no town , although tbo
tiny Island , which is but six miles bror.d
and eight miles long , is thickly In
habited. It has six villages or cnsaU.
These with the outlying farms , for It
Is u very fertile island and under the
highest Uogrcoof cultivation , are , or wcro In
the old times , protected oy nn anclont
thoueh massive fort called Habato. It is
most picturesquely situated at a great elovu-
In the center of the island. From its walls ,
with a Hold glass , I have looked upon tbo
splendid panoraipaof Malta with its terraced
Holds , its old walled villages , its mabsivo
palaces , unit tbo far white city of Valetta ;
to the north viewed Sicily with the glisten
ing cone ofEtna above its dark and slender
thread of horizon line ; and soon upon the
shimmering Mediterranean blue , tno
lonely islets of Linosaana Lampe-duaa , half
way to the Tunisian shores of Africa.
The topography of Gozo Is very beautiful
It is charmingly diversified by hill and dale.
Mmiy ofits sunny valleys nro natural nnd
nrtillcial gardens of wondrous luxuriance. I
have nowhere seen their equal , save in those
marvoious garden vales behind beautiful Pal
ermo In Sicily. The shores present , save at
very few points , perpendicular sea walls ;
and on the western and northwestern coasts
they often rlso straight from tbo water's edge
to a height of over 2,000 icet. Those abound
In caves of great slzo nnd splendor ; their
sides and brows nro the haunts of myriad
sea fowl ; tholr heights hero and there
show stunted and lonely palms : and the
u'.r about them with the sky above
are often almost whlto with millions of the
slowly sailing nnd exquisitely beautiful little
Adriatic gulls.
I cannot vouch for the emotions of others ,
but as I first tramped over Iho heights of
Nusulnr , descending into the vmloy beyond ,
and saw spread before mo tbo Day of St.
Paul , a souse of awe mingled with glorious
elation came with the stillness and beauty of
the spot where the heroic npostlo was ship
wrecked. The bay , which is about two miles
long and ono in breadth , is situated on the
northern coast of Malta , nnd is hardly dis
tant a brisk two hours' wall ; from tbo city of
Valotta. Countless excursions are niado
hither by water from Malta's capital , and
often the roads are filled with all manmir of
vehicles currying pious or curious pilgrims.
I preferred coming in tbo early morning and
alono.
As I stood on Nasclar heights , the sun was
Just rising nbovo the promontory of Una ol
Kaura. Its rays foil softly upon the sleep
ing waters. They gave tbo llttlo memorial
chapel a bright and smiling face. Tuoy
deepened the ehadows on the eastern shore ,
where fishermen wcro lazily spreading tholr
nots. They plorccJ the copses nnd chines of
the Mcillba slopes , disclosing their huts and
cabins of the lowly folk who are nearly as
naked uud qutto as listless of civilization as
were their "barbarian" forefathers among
whom St. Paul was cast nearly 3,000 years
ngo. They mellowed the grays of the mass
ive walls of the ancient Salmotm palace ,
which crowns tbo Mclllharocks to the north
west. And where the llttlo island of Gzelor ,
llko a bit of the clllTs tumbled Into the sea ,
at the north showed Its aafTrony surface be
tween the blue of the bay and tbo sapphire
of tbo sea , they ( loaded the great statue of
iho saint with such transcendent shine and
corning , that the quickened fancy , for an
Instant at least , swept across tbo centuries
and basked In tbo very presence of that far
nd mighty soul.
A winding road skirts the beautiful bay.
An anclont wall half hidden \ritb shrubs and
llowors forms a boundary wltho'socond ; pleas-
Riit roadway behind. The Ilibormon with
their riots , some donkeys gracing at the edge
of the hill-slopes , seagulls In countless num
bers , and a half-nakedladurgingalongahord
of goatti with rocks and cobbles , were tha
onlv living things In vlaw. Soon a kindly-
raced priest Joined tno. Wo wandered down
the mad together. Ho bad come with the
key of tbo llttlo chapel which is sot on that
point of the shore on which tradition holds
Paul's barU was wrecked.
It U a tiny chapel with an Interior of ut
most simplicity ; but three of Its pictures ,
ivhoso subject * are the shipwreck , the mlra-
clo of tha vloor , and the healing of
I'ubllus' father , are remarkable , whllo the
yearly vottvo offerings , the good father
told me , uro very great Tha priest's
adios and blessings foUowod mo from the
place , nnd as I turned my steps toward
ancient Citta Voochla , the last object in St.
Paul's bay my eyes rested upon was the
loago of straggllnz rocks "whoro the seas
root. " It was rimmed with a shimmer of
glistening ripples as tiny , shining and slum
berous as though but echoing tbo dreamful
songs of sirens inviting to a haven of endless
sleep.
Ulgh upon a hill seven miles to the south-
wait of Yaletta stands Citta Vccohla , the
walled capital of the Island before Grand
Master John do Valolto built tbo splendid
city which now crowns Mount Scohorrns.
At thu beginning of the Christian era it con
tain od the house of the "chief man of the
land1 who BO "courteo usly cnlrcuud" tbo
Milnwrcckod Paul. lt Cathedral of St , Paul
had Its traditional orlcln during the three
months' residence of iho apostle , ns.Publlus .
Is stild to nave given n portion of his own pal-
nco ns n site for Iho first church nnd to hnro
officiated In It ns Malta's llrst bishop.
That was a long tlmo ago : but the mill-
quoted character of the city draws ono kind.
Iv to these old and loved traditions. Seen
from n distance , Its nllfihty Walls , cumbrous
structure * , flat roof.- " , v.ist palaces nnd 1m-
mcnso domes , rising llko some far and fnncl
ful mountain of dream-built cubes , pillars ,
arches nnd cnpplntr denies render It the most
Imprcsslvo structural perspective In Eurooe.
When Valetta was built ths former grandeur
of Clttl Vccchla departed , lly nnd b.v the
great mansions wore transformed Into semi
naries , monastciles nnd convenes , nnd thus
thov remain. Its tremendous wulls shut 111
few others than monks , religions students ,
nuns mid novitiates. The great statue of
.Inno , queen of all the gods who presided
over mnrrlacT , which Is cmoedcd In the main
gateway , socms strong ly out of place ns the
escutcheon of a city of religious recluses.
Tbo buildings nro nmslvc , nshen-colored
by time , mid strangely Mien I. 1'hn streets nto
narrow , slmdowfui mid still. The great dun
geons beneath the hit go sanllnrluin , once the
palace of the glurnll. or the three magi-
strntos of Iho city , mo ni moro palnahlo with
silence than nro these high walled narrow
streets. No sound i beard save the clanging
of bolls as the call to ondlois devotions.
Then the thoroughfares nro suddenly filled
with bowed nnd darK-robcd llguros foi n mo
ment , nnd nculn ns suddenly become lifeless ,
dark nnd still.
Tlio catacombs lionualh Clttn Vecrhln nnd
the prehistoric rock-hewn tombs of Mr.nldra
are almost u wclcomo relief froni the solem
nity nnd solemn shades of this old place.
The passages nnd chambers of the
catacombs are lacxlng mural decora
tion , but they iu-o of the s.imo char
acter ns these ut Syracuse mid nro much
larger than nny single examples to bo
found nt Homo. They nro hewn out of
; ho sott stratum of the upper limestone oti
ivlilch Citta Vccchla stands. You roach
hem through a perpendicular shaft , nnd n
'ow stops bring you Into n po : feet mnro of
.unticls . leading in every direction , with
srypts on each sldo nnd nt every possible
evcl.
Tncso tunnels mul tboh1 branch tunnels
com interminable. I counted upwards of
,00epnrato , sepulchres , nnd thuro uro no
loubt many thousands. Ono passage or gal-
cry of vorv largo proportions was found
ivhlcn opened Into capacious squares or
chambers , where the crypts wcro fashioned
ns though for thu moro distinguished doad.
Their proportions wcro moro umplo , mid they
ivoro bettor formed in every respect. In
juany , n real for the head and neck as
raised mid hollowed in excellent contour ;
nnd by the side of other * wcro excavated
niches for urns nnd the lump for votive and
other sepulchral olllccs.
However ancient was the race that cxcn-
.nted or required nuch n vast area for burial ,
_ t Is certain that these crypts were equally
ns extensive In the days of the Romans , a , DUO
years ngo. They nro completely barren of
all remains , ns they wcro for a long tlmo
used ns abodes for the living , the primitive
Christians having iled to thorn for refuge ;
nnd they have been on vnrloun occasions the
abodes o' the curly Mnltoso when Hying from
the swords of the Goth. Vandal , Moor mid
Turk. No ono has ever fully explored thorn ,
and 1 find from the natives that the bcllot is
universal nmong them that subterranean
inssnges load to Valetta and other rcmoto
joints In the Island. /
These are not the only prehistoric remains
of great interest to bo found cm tbo islands.
Diminutive catacombs nnd rock-hewn tombs
are accessible in nearly every important val
ley , ravine or rocky gorge In Doth Mal'n ' nnd
Gozo. Exter.tivo catacombs are founds ut
Mlcabba , Tower Nndnr , St. Paul's nnd Mel-
llhn bays , and Mnaldra ; while
at Hhagtar-Klm and Mnnidra in
Malta uad nt the Giant's cause-
tower in Gozo , I saw megalltbtc monuments
rivalling In massivcnoss and mystery the
Stonehongoof England , and the vast pagan
monument of Now Grange on the
Boyiio In Ireland i was shown
n great and solitary monolith standing near
Har Hassan cave on thosouth coast of Malta.
There is a dolmaulilco ruin on Cordiuo hill
overlooking Valotta. And I measured up
right blocks in the Hharglar Klin ruin
twenty-four feet high , whlto In the cyclo-
pcan giant's tower I found several with u
height of twenty-eight and thirty feet.
Tholr additional length beneath the debris
surrounding them must have boon consider
able , AH of these tremendous monoliths
were put in plnco thousands of years utro by
n people capable of quarrying and transportIng -
Ing them from sundstonn beds nearly n milo
distant , for the purpose of some form of
adoration. They did their work 'so well
that , whllo all other traces of tholr race are
lost , these rauto monuments hnvo brought
the story true from almost unrecorded lime
of tbo eternal principle of worship in the
heart of man.
From my habit ot wandering alone , ar.d
much in the country , in foreign lands , I have
como to regard their birds as my most charm
ing chance acquaintances. Absolutely with
out trees , iavo these transplanted nnd nur
tured llko exotic llowors , Malta would hardly
bo regarded as the haunt of birds. And yet
I hnvo seen or hoard here in midwinter
nearly every ono of the loved and bumble
sort well known in summer time in northern
climes.
Along tbo stony roads I bavo kept exultant
pace with the hoping stonccbat and redstart ,
and chirped back a cheery greeting to flocks
of cbnfilncbos nmong iho white nnd gold of
tbo orange trees. Climbing the cliffs , or
pothering among the ruins , tbo melodies of
of thrush or linnet have Hooded the sky from
the oltvo trees in the valleys below. Cross
ing the walled fields I hnvo often como upon
marshalled hosts of titlarks. Ucoks , wrens ,
crossbills and fieldfares all welcomed mo in a
homeland language I know. The call notes
ol the rood sparrow peopled the famous Island
of the sword aua cowl with olden forms nnd
faces ; and as the oalmy ovonlngs came , the
stllllcldlc , murmurous nnd ovor-plnintlvo
songs of the blackbirds thrilled ma with half-
forgotten voices , until my heart cried out :
Thus , ansol of our latcrdsys !
Wltn ovor-hovcrln ? . unseoiiliand
Aru Unshod upon anrh'.lmllni ; ways
Tbo hidUun hlirlncs wu iimlarHtnnd.
Wo climb the i ust'cd sleeps of Truth ,
And fuller. Lot thy I HI plnss brlns
1 ho lesser to the liuvor Vouth !
A no to. u tonu , tbo humblest thing ,
Sweeps Irrcslatless all between.
And there the Now plays with the Then
\Vlieroonco our heaven wus lived unseen ,
And where , lllio pilgrims cninc ujtuln ,
Wo boar the lilnokbirds , nestling , sing
Their tender songs of evening !
KIIOAII L. WAKEMAX.
Tilt ! ULK 1'INE JIUX.
. Frank Stanton in .rlflimfd Conrtttutton.
Wo didn't care in tbo long ago .
For easy chairs 'at were mndo for show
With velvet cushions in red and bluck ,
An' springs 'at tilted a feller bucu
Afore bo knowed It llko them In town
Till his heels flow up an' his head wont down
But the sent wo loved In the limes o1 ynro
Wuz the ole pine box by tbo grocery store I
Thar It sot in tbo rain an1 shine ,
Four foot long by tno mcasurln1 line ;
Under the cnlny-borry tree
Jos' n * cosoy ixs uho could bo !
Fust hoadqunrtcrs for Information
Best o'.o box in tlio whole creation :
Hacked an * whittled an * wrote with rhyme
An' so blamed sociable all iho tlmo.
Thar wo plotted an' thar wo planned.
Head Iho nnws In the paper , and
Talked o' pollylictks fur an' wide ,
Got mixed YD as wo argyiledt
An1 the ole town fiddler sawed nwar
At "Die Dan Tucker" and "Nelly Gray I"
Oh , thoy's boxes ( till but they aliM no
more
Like tbo ole plno box at tbo grocery store.
It ain't thar now M it wuz that day-
Burnt , I reckon , or ihrowod uwny ;
An' some o' inn folks 'at the ole bos kuowoi
Ii tur along on tbo dusty road ;
An' souio's crest over tbo river wldo
An' found n homo on the other side.
Have they all forgot ? Don't tuoy sigh no
more
For the ole plno box by tlu grocery storoi
Slouly Watting Auuy ,
Ono of the most distinguished cavalry
louQora durinjr the war wu.3 Mujor-Gon-
oral AUroJ Ploasanton , n , native of
Washington. How many people know
that he is spending the last years of his
llo ( In a. email room of n poor hotel in
that city ? Ho Is not in want bolnc In
receipt of u good income , having been
placed on tlio retired list of the army
with the rank of major by special net of
congress , but ho aulfors greatly from 111-
ness. It la salt ) ho is greatly emaciated
and that men who know him and were
intimate with him when ho was the gal
lant nnd dashing commander of the cav
alry corps of the Army ot the Potomac
would not recognize the fighter now.
HE'S ' IN A PECULIAR DILEMMA
Eoma of the Philosophical Reflections of nn
Artificially Ralormol Jag.
EFFECTS OF COMPULSORY SOBRIETY
A rftyclutlnglcal Climlllc itltin of Itio Vurl-
CMIS rrnilnots ol I tin Illrliturlilo In.
Mlltiitrs liy n .Alrmlirr of tlio
Iiijcctril 1'nitiTiilty.
1 have ba'coma D3sso sod of nn over-pros-
nt uonsclousncss of n certain peculiar physi-
al plicnouionon which gives rue to n com-
ilcx sorlos of mental emotions nnd rollsc-
Ions very dlillcuit to nnnlyro or classify ,
juch an analysis or classificalton may poasl-
> ly lia n mailer of supreme Inilifferonco lo
ho great mass of thinking humanity , but ,
or what I am Jusllllo 1 in considering an Im-
> ortaut oxcopllo.i myself , It Is na unsolved
iroblom which beslridos the nock of my
nenlnl self wllh the persistence of n verlt-
blo Old Man of the Sea.
Tbo phenomenon Is that I nm mid bnvo
icon for some ihlrty days n reformed "Jag"
nnd the problem Is whether Iho agerdzata of
onsallons consequent upon n realization of
his fact Is to bo classed as pleasurable or
mlnful. Of the fact Itself thcro is no doubt ,
f 1 may place any credence In the word ot
ho medical gentleman whoinjottod my arms
ull of bichloride of rfomolhlng and after
landing mo a receipt for $75 look my right
mncl and looitlug mo In the o.vo solemnly In-
ormod thai I was once mora a MAN In very
nrgo capilnl loiters. It only remains for mo
o cxlrlcalo mysoli from iho mental dtfll-
cully which keep * mo perpetually mid mo.i-
otonously revolving nuoul ihu mlieliolo lo.il
circln uf "sorry for It glad ot it. "
Tlioro Is a negative port of satisfaction In
ho moro laot of having onca boon a "Jae"
inalasous to the ncgativn feeling of plcnsuro
and buoyancy experienced upon the sudden
removal ot n'lumplni ! tootliacho or nn un
fortunate bill colloc or. The subject really
comes back to n normal condition , which by
contrast becomes a stnto ot exultation. So
the artificially reformed "Jag" squares hli
shoulders , clcvutcs his chin , pats himself ap
provingly on the head and strides oil bis
way thoroughly Imbued with tbo idea that
10 Is a tbuiiJcrlng lluu fellow and that all
thu rest of the world musl nocassarlly bj of
the s.uno opinion. '
The unforiunalo whoso rotrospootlon re
calls no jng L'pjcti can in no sensu apprecluto
Iho dollghU of these rclUctlons. Ho c.in
tuvcr realize the exhilaration of waking in
.ho morning-with no red hot bill in his stomach
ach , no Egyptian mummy tnsto in his mouth ,
ind with his head still sixnndsovcn-oluhlhs.
( la knows nothing ot ihu restful fculmi ;
which .steals swooUy over ono as ho mentally
j rasps the fact that it will not bo necessary
.o rearrange his disordered faculties in order
o determine whnro ho had such a coed tune ,
low ho reached homo , and to call forth from
the yawning vacancy of the dead past
an outline of thu cOL-k-and-bull story ho told
ils wife the night before. Such n
man will never caper arjout iho room UKO a
playful kitt2u simoly because ho U not com
pelled to step around the corner mid pour a
cocktail down his stirinklng throat before ho
can face Iho fried o gs with an unflinching
cyo and sniff Iho aroma of the breakfast
coffee with no thoughts of Iho instability of
a homo on the rolling doup. He never ex-
perioacos that pleasing glow with which the
reformed jug burns a ho passes a saloon door
with two Oils in bis pocket. In fact bo never
docs and never can know what it is to bo
[ icrpotually bowing his graceful acknowledg
ments of the floral tributes and rounds of
npplnusu bestowed upon himself by himself.
On the other hand for , sluco this U
noitber tin advertisement for an nnti-.tg
inslltullon nor a to.npcrnnco boom , but simpl v
a Dsychologlcal dissection , it must bo ad
mitted there are two hands IhU novcr-was-
n-ag ] individual was spared some regrets ;
sumo unconscious yearnings for the luminous
intervals which glimmer through the ml its
ot the pa it when all was gold
thai glittered and everybody w.is
a fine singer and an elo-
o Jen t speaker. This in brief is the balance
shctt of the reformed Jag of Iho Conquering
Hero variety.
There is another closb which may bo de
scribed ns of the Interesting Convalescent
typo. These are largo healthy men for iho
most part , with lurco eroans nnJ moans and
a soulful yuaruing for human sympathy nnd
coddling and ginger tea and footbaths. They
requiiotho most careful handling or Iney
will Dreak. Drunkenness in their opinion M
an erratic epidemic which pounces upon Us
victims hapnazard nnd enmeshes thnir limbs
In lU snake-like folds whllo they are asleep.
Ho .speaks of his treatmout as the tlmo when
bo was under the care of the doctor and ho
lives In porpctual terror that tbo defending
arm of his ninety-pound.wifu may bo lowered
or the solid phalanx of frlonds may bo bro
ken when his frightful and relentless enemy
may pounce upon him , yank him Into a grog
shop and pour a glass of whisky down bis
throat.
The disgusted variety furnishes another
interesting typo. Ho looks upon
drunkenness as n species of dnmphool-
ism nnd charges along his appointed
way , viciously kicking his toes against the
door posts and street lamps , and filling the
ntmosphoro with sulphurous anathemas of
the class of idlcts , ot which bo is a member ,
who cannot take a ilrlnlt without getting
drunk , tlo bolivcs in tbo treatment of bU
particular brand of insanltv by heroic reme
dies , such as hanging oy Iho thumbs , bury
ing in quick lime or decapitation with a
garden 1100. Ho tooic n savngo delight in
watching the operator Jab the noodle ihto
his arm , and d'us not look upon himself as
in any bonso "cured , " but simply muzzled.
Ho does not expect to Do "cured'1 until the
lool-killor completes his contract.
Tnuroflaotloiib of the roformud-for-rovonuo-
onl.v vurioty are of n sorrowful character.
Ho was working on a salary and wanted lo
feel moderately certain that ho would not bo
thrown down tno elevator shaft before the
next pay day. Ho feels n llttlo like the con
quering here variety , but is free to confess
ihnt if ihoro were no difllculliea nbout salary
ho could have n good deal of fun of the lurid
sort.
Another class falls under thn bond of "Hot-
llo ballered voternn.i" very conveniently.
Tholr bosoms swell wllh prldo ns they refer
to their exploits In the drinking way. And
when two or tbreo are assembled together
they never weary of recounting tbo adven
tures and episodes ot the bottle ongagemcnls
of the dead past. They smtlo pityingly over
the drinklnc achievements of these modern
days and wllh a Ihoy-could.nu'-thov-woulo
air refer vaguely to thu time when men
drank like men nnd not llko boys. Tbcso are
very interesting characters when they are
boxed uad laid away in stonerooms. .
Still another clasu may bo cburaclo-izcd as
"graduates. " They always speak of iho "In-
stituto" and the "profesBor" and the "class"
which wont out when they did. In tlmlr
view drunkards are nol reformed but
educated. 'Iboy wear badges nnd form clubs
and try to roalto themselves and every ono
oUi > believe thai they are glad they have
rcuchod a plane where the thought of going
"out wllh the boys" is repugnant.
These nro only n few of the very mony
types , which the recent upidemlo of booze
curing is making familiar lo iho public , al
of whom will iurnlsb profitable subjects 01
Investigation for .metaphysicians and pay-
chulogUls.
Pastor First Baptist church , Pleasant
Grove , la. : Dr. J , B. Moore , Dear Sir : My
wlfo has bean nflllctcd for several years wlln
a complication of kiduoy nnd liver troubles.
Your "Treo of Life" has boon of great uenc-
ilt to her , Sno Joins tno In thanks to you auii
ox Dresses tbo wish thotothen suffering from
similar causes may ilnd equal relief. Yours ,
Uov. J. W. Carter , Pastor U T. church. For
sale by all druggists.
Kitvv.iriox.it.
At recent sales of school land in North
Dauota , prices ranged from fr ) to t-lU an
acre.
acre.The uoiv catalogue of Adolbort college and
of Western Hcsurvo university at Cleveland
shows about HUD students and professors.
The number of lady students In Switzer
land Is continuously increasing. Out ol 701
students at the Zurich university , no le s
than V n uro ladies.
The Johns Hopkins university has been
presented with a rare collection nf Greek
win ) Unman nnlui. irathoivd hv un urnliutnln
cist during rilTOSTily-flvo years' rosldon'co In
Italy. KB
A couMcln Huislnn language nnd lltora-
turo vlll bo jra-cd al Cornell noxl lurm by
A. R BnbliiB 3 ftu library slnff Th Is is
iho first , , lrction , , n this
has been nt Cornell.
Tlio minuet JUiWIcatlon bv the senior class
nt Welloilo.v lUw'cnr will bo different in
character frcm&gosc of preceding years. It
vlll contain K dlcotlon of Wcllcsley songs
with words nntrffiusio In full.
Llontcnmit Tottcn , Instructor In military
actlcs nt Yale , complete ! ) his engagement in '
that capacity next Juno. Ito is thu man
\vlio5o carious Interpretations of astronomi
cal events hnvo recently attracted much
notice , gSRi
The South'vpJkota teacher * ' oxnmntstlon
'or 1892 for flvb years' certificates mid llfo
diplomas will 06 hold March ill and April 1 ,
ntSpearfl.sh ; September 1 nnd ? , nl Abor-
locn , iirooking.s , Mltohcll , Sioux Falls and
Ynukton.
John L. Woods of Cleveland has given
' > \,003 \ to the woman's collosu qf Western
{ escrvo untvcrsliv nt Cleveland'us a memo
rial to his wlfo. This sum makes up fc.'o.OJO
vlilch has bcon received in iho llrst year of
. 'resident Tliwllie's administration.
Miss LiOuUa Mncdonnld , the recently
iloctod principal of the now university col-
oge for women ut Sydney , N. S. W , Is only
II years old. She has n nplcndid record ns n
lussio.il scholar mid n student of cl.isstc.il
itstory , ana has n reputation ns nn nruhmol-
0-lst.
i'bo authorities of the now Chicago univer
sity nro pcrploxed by the unexpectedly mi-
ncrous npnllcations for admission. Thcro
are alroadv nbaut 1,101) ) on file , mid It is ostl-
n itwl that bv the tlma the Institution Is
enuy to open , next Octobsr , there will bo
I.OJ'J students ready to bepln work.
Prof. Eugonn Wnmbaugh , now of loxvn
3tnto university , will bo tbo dean of the now
nw school of Western Uoiurvo unlvorsliyjit
Cleveland. lit ) Is regarded ns ono of tbo
nest promising of the younger law icachcrt.
lo was trained nt Harvard , practiced law
for niiipyonra In Cincinnati , nnd i * now lln-
< hlng his thlr.l yoirivs Tirofossor In Iowa
State university.
The rcoeluts Irani school land .sales In
vllnnosotii forms n pcrnrhnunt school fund
ncBrojmliiiR ? ' , i.OJl,00'J. ) Uovenuos from this
soirres ; promise to incienso r.ipldlv. Iron
ere has boon found on some o the remaining
school land. Inslciul nf selling Iho hind n
aw wasonnctPil authorizing lo.ises , thu state
o rceutvd n pur oont of the oilput. Thu
'orixslght will add $ luj,00l > lo the school fund
this yc.ir. The slalo owns IDJ.OOU acres of
nlncral l.uitl.
Next I nil women who have tukun n col-
oxlalucauwo cjn enter the post-graduate
courses nt Yale. It i * not uo-cducnllonnl In
.ho ( 'cnt'rnl scnso , and Uoos not involve Hint
doa. The undergrndunto courses will re-
mltio.xclusivel.v lor yoiins men. But it .U
offering lo young women the advantages of
Iho lilchcr education which the colleges for
women hnvo not , the facilities to give. It is
n stop lot-ward in the general movement of
advnncomontAud university extension.
K OP TJIK MUKTU.UiKH .KlK.lt.
n'ndoi fur The Itee.
"Who bids for the humoslcad ! " the nuction-
eor cried ,
As ho oliinboJ'o'ri'a box 'noath an old apple
tree ;
" 'Tis not very ldag ; , nor 'tis not very wide ;
There is only ten acres loft of it , you
\Vitb the houso-und tbo barn and this old
orchard here'
Whoso fruit oknls that which tompto.l
Adam and Rva ,
And Is worth qf Itiolf a saursum every
year : Y\ \
So what am I ottered ? bid up if you
plonso. " , , -H'
A gray-beaded nninv with a face of dull care ,
Tottered pa > t undsat down in an old rocking -
ing chair.
"You follors alljiUiiow wby it's offered fur
sale ,
'Tlio the oiviuctodhoped ( to die hero I
confosji ,
But n mortgagOTTOUknow , must bo paid
without fajlu , . ,
And the holue'rs. of this cannot wait upon
' '
"
death ; .
Everything hcz baen done Dy duo process o'
law ,
An' thu place ordered sold by thu agent
and heir ,
And Iho lltlo is clear , you'll not ilnd tiny
Hiuv ;
Ef you don't believe mo ask Grandfather
BUir. "
The ptay-neadea mnn in the old rocxing
thai
Just nodded his head , that was Grandfather
Blair.
"You follors don't need to bo told nny moro ,
You all know tbo story as well us myself ,
How grandfather movo'duntho place hero
before "
Us fellers were born er laid up on the
shelf ;
How tbiovos and misfortune took most o' his
laud ;
How death his took all o' his family but
ono ,
An1 tho' I'm no preacher , I can as a man
Say 'twould hov been boiler if that ono
"bed gone. "
The gray headed man in Ibo old rocking chair
Bunt his head for a raonieutand murmered
a prayer.
"Tho tarms of the sale you can read on the
bill ,
The cash to be paid when Ibe sale is com
plete ,
With possession at once , for grandfather will
Bo moved to the poor houses some time iti
the week ;
So what am I offered ! start or up ; make a
bidl
I'd buy It myself If I could for ther sake
O' ' the many wild romps I'vo had here when
a kid ,
With gr.indij. l-naalf sumtimos for a
mate. "
A tear trluklod down not the only tear
thcro
The face of old , grayhoadcd , Grandfather
Bl.iir.
"Well , what am lofforadr Why boys , jor
us dumb
As a man I once knew , who , so it was said ,
Hodn't spoken a word for ton year , not a
ono ;
But folks hod an Idea , 'twas 'cause ho was
dead ;
You'll glvo me a dlmo ? Well , now , I do-
clnra ,
Iur original humor that isn't so bad ;
Say , what'll you tnko for aloelt o' yor hairl
Are you uurs vou ain't cra y I then mob bo
yer mad. "
A smile , could it bo ! Oh I a ornilo wis so
rare
On the face of old , gray-hoadoj Grandfalhor
Blulr.
"Ono hundred , younaidl Please pardon rati
then ,
Ono hundred I'm ' dUerodwho'll ninko It the
l wo I ' " , ' "
' \Vbv , Iho sum that Is offered ain't largo
enough , men ,
To pay for ihyiworth o' till * orchard to
you.
Three hundro'J , thdt's bolter , Tno four did
you sayj
Four hundred , Jftva hundred , you're lalk-
mg nt last , j 3
twajiftpu'll bolh have lo
Fivo-HHy tiy pay ;
Six hundred I'm .otferod who'll maku it
the half ! " 00r
Ob , pitying muolsj ! j\hat look of despair
On thn face of oliL ray-hoadotl Uraiidfa her
Blair.
tui
Six hundred onoaioarc sure yor all done ?
Six huudiod twlU44 you must talk mighty
fait , lailt
Spnak up prelly nuidk , cr forever bo dumb ;
Tbo third time i charm , and i''s also iho
last. t tic
Six Wby , what ia tbo mailer ? Here ,
somebody , quick !
Bring n gloss o' cold waiorforUrandfalhor
Blair ;
Ho B'joras lo ho ailing. Grandpa , nro you
bland buck there , you fellers , and give him
some air.1'
Butdoath Ima hung o'er them , unseen , like
a pall.
And crandfathor died on bis place nf tor nil !
A. E. VAX VII-SAN. ;
WASIIINUTOX , Kis.
Nouuo.
Unscruiulous | dealers have been dotcutod
sclllnir spurious Bitters under tbonamo o'
India nnd Indian Bitters ofour "I'VMI-
ncdy'a East India Bitters , " Wo i lu 1
prosecute all such por-ions to the u 1
oxtBiitof the law. Our"Ewt India" Blttt-.s
nro novur sold in bulk. Call for the genuine ,
which are manufactured nnd bottled uulv by
oursMvcs and uador our Undo mark label
Clothes
/On ncoount of HollmnnA
\ going out o ( business. )
at % Price
Hellman , during his 36 years in business in
Omaha , and all the time at 13th and Farn'am ,
never misrepresented his goods to any living
man and he does not intend to now. It is true
that the abuse of the " Price" expression by
irresponsible dealers has created a wrong im
pression , but no one who knows Hellman , for
a minute doubts that goods go at " Price" at
Hellman's when he says , "as he does now , that
you can buy spring suits and overcoats. Your
choice of anything in the house at "J Price. "
There is no need to tell you that " Price" of 3O
is IB or " } Price" of 2O is 1O. You know that.
You realize that. But when you come in and
see the elegant goods that are being sacrificed
at % cj Price" you -will realize more what you
have a chance to get and when a year or so
from now the suit is worn nearly out from con
stant wear in season , you will wish you liad
bought two of them at "j Price , " for you will
never again buy them at "j Price"as Hellman
means it , which is "j Price" and not a cent
more.
Hellman , 13th & Farnam
HON. FHEKKIUC1C DOUOL.ASS
And tlio rroonian , tlio Great Nccro Nowspa-
l > cr , Published lit President Harri
son's Home.
The twenty-five or thirty years of freedom
and citizenship which the black man has had
in this country bus demonstrated nis sterling
worth and Iris ability to cope with the whlto
man in nearly every profession. In the pulpit
and in journalism , perhaps more than in any
direction , has ho shown his ability to keep
up with , and in tact almosl lead the procos-
slon. There nro moro than 200 colored news
papers published In the United States. Tlio
largest , the greatest and most successful ono
is tbo Froomnn , published at Indianapolis ,
Ind. , President Harrison's homo.
It is a uegrc Journal in the broadest sonsc ,
that its typo-setters , nrlists , editors , and in
fact all of tno work dona on the paper isdono
by colored people. Another novel fcaluro of
Iho paper is that it is illustrated , nnd each
week is full of illustrations showing the
witty and humorous side of negro life , nnd
civibg the pictures nnd sketches of repre
sentative colored men and women who have
won distinction In the last two decades.
Hon. Frederick Douglass writes to lha ed
itor ot The Freeman thus :
"CEDAU HILL , ASTIACOSTA. D. C. , Sept. 13 ,
1891. My Dear Cooper : Great Is your cour
age in publishing such a paper as The Froe-
man. I thought I showed some confidence in
mvself , nnd some faith in my people , when
moro than forty years ngo 1 bug-in the publi
cation of the Northern Star in Hochestor , N.
Y. , but my courage was feeble when com
pared with yours. You have taken uoon
yourself a peculiar burden that cnrtainly
amazus mo , and I have been lookine and lis
tening for Iho word 'failure. ' I can not Im-
nginohowyou keep up such n paper. ou
have ability I know , but something moro
tbnn mental ability is needed to publish a
paper like your paper. You need mouoy as
well as mind. Yours ,
"FaKiinatcK Dounnss. "
Tbo Freeman is an eight page quarto paper ,
printed on fine book paper , and gotlen up in
nrllstlc style. It is recognized as the na
tional organ ot the uino millions of colored
people in this country , and is a fearless and
independent champion of their rights. The
subscription price is SJ.40 a joar , n very low
prlco when the style , quality , and general
worth of Ibo paper Is considered. Agenls are
wanted in overv city and town in the United
States. Sample copies ar.d Instructions will
bo sent to all persons addressing The Freeman -
man , Ed want E. Cooper , publisher , Indiana
polis , Ind ,
WHEI-IXO WATKK , Neb. . Oct. 23 , 1833.
Dr. Mooro. My Dear Sir : I have Just
bought the third b'ottlo of your Tree of Llfo.
It U indeed a "Trco of L\o. \ ( " Dr. , when
you so kindly pave me that first bottle my
right sldo was so lame aud sere and my liver
en lurked su much that I could not llo upon
my right side nt all. There was a soreness
over my Iddneyu nil of the tlmo , butnow that
trouble is all over. I sleep Just ns well on
ono side as on the other , nnd my sloop rests
and tofroslies mo and 1 feel the best I'vo felt
in fifteen years , and I Know that it U all duo
to your Tree of Life.
, Your * very tr ulv ,
D. F. DUDWJV.
SHORTHAND LESSON ,
IJy F.V. . JlloiibiT ,
I.KSSOX 3.
The drat four lines in the following cut
o.iiiuuti the key to the writing oxcrciso given
in Lesson ' ! :
Line i-'iftti Desk , same , nose , Mexico , vet-
Eel , sway. Sixth Hell , case , fuo * . lave ,
sake , set. faiuoui , safe , shows , feovonth
Smoke , batten , basin , clozonvolehs , sur
veys , passage. Rife-nth Mason , bessr , sup-
| OjO , muscle , dUnoso , nice , snakca.
TUB "i"ClllCLE.
A small ciralo ntlnrhru to cither end of
any of iho stio'.to conscnants , icprosonts "s"
or "z. " It Is attached lo lha insldoof curved
ohaiaclers. To straishi cliaraotrra it is ut-
laohod as follow * : To Ihe upper side of
horizontal , to the loft hand sldo ot "ray" cyu
"h , " end to the riKht nido of all the other * .
> Vhen the "s" clrclo occurs between two
stroke consonants which form nn nnglo ,
xvrito the circle on tbo outside of the angle ,
as in "desk , " given above. When the "a"
circle occurs between n straight and curved
consonant , write It on the insldo of thocurvo ,
as in "basin. " When the circle occurs be
tween two straight consonants written in
the snmo direction , write it on tlio proper
side of Iho llrst consonant , as in "Mexico. "
it is evident , from exercises sent in for
correction , that Lesson 1 ha.s not boon ns
carefully and thoroughly sludled as it should
bo. Nearly all questions asked are fully ex
plained in this'lcssbn.
, ' U lliti M (
Jpfore retu'ijg take a large pair of old ,
ind iprcail mutton tallow Inside , ilso all ovct
Ills hands. Wear the Klovcs all night , and \vaslr
the handavlthollo oil aud hlto castlle suar
.he nt morning.
The above , together with 1001 other thlnni
equally If not more Important to know , Is fount'
in the handsomely illustrated new book Jus ;
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LoDuc's Periodical Pills.
The Kriinoh rotnody a-ti dlrootly upon Ilia
geuurotivo organs nnd ouroi supprosilon of Ibo
menao' . J.'or tliroo for ii , mi J o-iu un mailed.
Should not ha u o.ldurlii ! > ruiiiiioy , Jobbttri.
i c ijljUandtlioiiublloui > pllodbyUo3diniia
fl . f f 0 OUlilbii
OF JEN
Eaeily , Quickly , Permanently Hefltorod.
VnnUuess. ? , 'crvon uc , llebllll > ' > nna all
tha ( rain of otlts from carlr errorsorlntor extctses.
tbo re ultii of oycrwort , f ItVness , worrr , elc. * ull
Btrcc tti , tlevclopuiert , BUI ! luuo irlti-n to ovcrjr
orgun and portion o' thu b dr. tliuilo ) | , natnrst
inclbixli. IiuuieUUto linproveuipnt w.en. rnlluro
Impossible t.KK ) rcfurenccs. Uook , explauatluu
Olid proofs nmllocKiuialcdlfrco , Ad < lre s
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QONIRRHEA , QIEET AND LUC3ERRHEA CURED
liisd-traliv the Krenrh Itemedy. eiitUlod.Tho
Kiau It illssolnis against and U nbtorbi'd Into
the inllamed parts. Will refund inoner It U
doe * uotcuM. orcaus 4 fctrlctura. 0 intleiuen
liero ii a rellablo nrtlcla. I in let-is or S for Ji
by mall prepaid. Enow , Luna & to , Omuliu.
BY
DR. SNYDER ,
tTb.0 Successful Obesity Specialist.
HrB.Maltto JiotlonllcM t > fcirn aud tutor treatment
by Dr. Snjdcr.
FANXltANrisro , Jlnrch 10 , 161G. Dr. Snyder
Dour Mr When I liet-'nn tnkliiK 5 our nicdlclnu I
xulcliril IbltK itoundti.tiut four mi'ntUs' trentm-nt
with JOH reduced my 'velijlit to IM.k ; pounds. 1 nine )
lin < l nilpllntlim of tlio Lenrt. but nf tor Inking } our
mcillclno I ui : < riirc'il of Hint ntUlctlnn : It na until-
IIIK but fntty ilcTC'JicrMtlmi of the hcnrt , nnri now I
niu iiHhcnllhy as I wns nlicn K > yrnra of we. lln-
fore taklnuyour trcntii.rnt 1 conlil hut nlcup nldttn
and frequently liml to Ret up nnd wiilk tliu Hour ,
but non 1 can slceji iu nunnilly tin a child. Tim
JolloivliiK llKtircH till ! miutr my itclijIiU nml
iiicnNurciiiciiia before and after four luonLna
treatment.
Unforo. Aficr. Loss.
Welclit lh".iUpounds. . 130j pounds 53 pounds
llust. . . . Jl Inches. . . . .I2 lnchc9 BK Incites
Wiilft . .32 Inchon 241 * Inches 7H Inchoi
! * . . . . Inches. . . CO Inchus. . 11 Indies
Klve montliH hnvo now elapsed since t Mopped
Inking ) our treatment , nnd Ilinvomit yet rognlned
a pound lu n eight. I can not thank you onoiiKli for
w lint you hnro done for uio , and therefore with
ronlldciirp 1 recommend you ns n skillful physician
for Ihodlaeusa of otiosity. Vou IB truly ,
MHti. I ) . Al.VES , IKl Mnrkot-sL
PATIENTS TREATED BY MAIL. .
TfofitaiTlni ; , no Incnnvenlonco , hnrmlwisnna no bia (
olTocU. Btrlctly conlldpntlal. 1'or circulars and to *
Umonlals address vl til Co. la stamps ,
DR. O. W. F. SNYDER.
MoVicker's Theatre Bldg. , Chicago , III.
f.
Safety Razors
If you havs never shaved
before , it is absolutaty impos
sible to cut the face. II is
specially adapted io the youug
just beginning to shave , to tha
old with trembling hands , to
ihse who hare very tender
faces , and to all who consider
their time of va'ue , as thsy
can shave with ease , comfort
and safety ,
1511 Dodge St.
DR. J. E. McOrREW ,
THE SPECIALIST ,
PRIVATE DISEASES
AND ALL DISORUEKS AND
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MANHOOD , 17 YiiAIlS1 liXPEUIIiNOD
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