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RIVAL VILLAGE LEANDERS
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On flcj'jjet street in qutiint , picturesque
Mount Holly , which i- the wmnty seat of
Burlington county. New Jersey , dwell
the aged defendant"of H ooopte around
Li\i . many , many years ago , was
n tale which his passed down
v'tth generations as one ol the few thrill
ing annuls of the old revolutionary
town. And the two jriticid , kindly old
maiden ladies who live there are not
the lej.it averse to recounting again and
again the story whlrh has thrown
around their dead and gone ancestors
Euch a halo of interest , aad which to
this d iy clothes them with amild re-
flecUoa ot the same. Rather , indeed ,
are thet flattered that the carious
stran - - . * will condescend to interest
hlmse f with their "poor little history. "
Tue two old ladies are the great
grandchildren of Ruth nud James Cops ,
who supply the prineipil characters of
the Oidtime story It his never ap
peared in print before , and 1 am sure
the reader will agrie xrith me that not a
vhit of its thrilling interest is lost by
reason of its antiquity.
Something over a nuudrad years ago ,
but a short time prior to the breaking
out of the revolutionary war , there lived
in the village of Mount Holly , then
known as Bridgetown , a maiden called
Ruth Maisley. A fair slip of a girl was
Ruth , with straight lissome figure , slim
"but well rounded wilnal. great gray
eyes , and a quantity ot chestnut hair ,
worn after tlie manner of the Puritan
damsels in long glistening braids down
the back.
ln all the counlry round , choose and
pick among the revolutionary maidens
as you would , none could be found who
would w'th Ruth compare. The country
swains with one accord bowed at he'r
shrine , and were her willing servant * .
And right regally did IS-year-old Ruth
accept tne homage , rather , indeed , as
her inborn due , than as an involuntary
gift.Many
Many wore the jealousies and heart
burnings which the little Ruth caused
by her coquetry. The other village
maidens , envied in secret her fair face
and form , but in public gave no sign.
The emotions of a century ago.it is said ,
wern better masked than ours , bo to pre
serve the thread of the btory we maj
assume that no violent outbreaks oi
jealousy ere induced by ojr heroine's
beauty , but that she was popular with
young and old alike.
Of the scores of young men in town ,
and out of it , for the latter far out
numbered the former , who held them'
eelyes most miserable when Rutn'i
smile rested not on them , there were
but two who looked upon themselves
with uny degree of hope , as possiblt
winners of the object of their ardeni
adoration. These were James Cope , th <
son of a well-to-do farmer living jusi
out of Bridgetown , and Clayton Monroe
who pursued the humble but hones
"trade of hat making In the town.
James was a typical sturdy , sun
browned farmer lad. just turned hi ;
majority. Intelligence , of the practical
unsentimental type , was one of hi !
ttroDgest traits , and in the village
where none was batter known than he
James was looked upon by housewivei
and maidens alike , as a * : well-lavorec
lad. " ' And many weie the soft eyei
that glnnced wistfully at him , as he satIn
"
In all the discomfort "of Sunday apparel
In the little Methodist chapel oi
Br.iinerd street , upon tne Sabbath day
Clayton , too , was sturdy , in a slighte :
fashion than his rival , fn that day o
ruggedness , indeed , a tall , solid frame
and a well-built body were considerei
Indispensable to psrfect manhood. Ii
point of feature. Clayton was hand
Homer than James. The sun hai
not obscured , nor the wind roughened
the clearness of his skin. He usuall ;
were .store clothes , " too. while Jame'
was obliged to content himself wit ]
homespun. Added to this , his resident
in the town gave him increased facihtie
for seeing Ruth , of which advantage h' '
vras not slow to avail himself. Be i
bald , also , that Clayton , too , was a favor
ite among the townspeople.
The older and more staid villagers
who viewed the growing rivalry bet wee
the two lads with no less interest Jha
a did their sons and daughters , were dis
f posed to look upon Clay ton as just a lit
f , tie ahead in the race. But not froc
. * Ruth , forsooth , was this impressioi
* gained. No judge upon the berch eoul
t be inoro impartial than she in the dis
k tribution of her smiles and favors. Thi
beholders , unprejudiced upon one or th
other side , would not have given preference
enco Jo either. And the contestant
themselves , too , alternately hoping am
fearing , were sorely puzzle'd a ? to thi
outcome.
One by one all of Ruth's suitors bu
these two fell nwaU'hey were forcev
to , in fact ; for between James and Clay
ton every minute that Ruth could spar
from her mother's kitchen was monop
olizedbyone or the other. Keithe
made any ccruple ot intruding upon th
other when in Ruth's , oompanv , and fo
that reason tbo two rivals merged irena
a condition of quietfriendly rivalrv int
*
bitter , uncompromising animosity. Thi
unfortunate fact mide it exceeding !
uncomfortable for Ruth , who try as sh
would could not Induce the sligtitest oj
chance of civilitlus between tbe two e :
cmies while in her presence.
Back of Ruth's homo stretched
meadow , on the fur edge of which was
clump of tall maple tree * . Under the *
had boon constructed rustic seats , wher
to oojoy the cool of early evening Rut :
and her gloomy-faced lovers were woe
logo.
One August evening found them thor
in the uucubtotned upou Dpon a wid
teat between two of ttie largest tree
was wated Ruth , and at her fee' '
stretched at full length on the coo
swc-et-Finelllng g-ass , lay James an
Clayton. They were as far apart KB pa
fible to still preserve the smallest dii
lance between tbomselves and Uie gir
who * at looking from one to the othc
wiih contlderable perplexity. For
lull half hour Ruth had been trying t
eet the conversation ball-rolling , a pr
oeeding which under the circumstance
wafc fraught with great difficulties , an
indeed 11 beamed us t > he sat gazlag upo :
them , with mingled indignation an
amusement , with almost unsurmount :
ble obstacles.
"I declare , I think it's lee bad ! " th
filrl finally broke out. "Here I're bee
trying to taik to you for a long timi
and hardly a word have 1 gotten out <
you. "
"You certainly can't expect me 1
jnjoy your bociety , " continue
rlvuth , ai neither of the youn
xaea vouchsafed any tmtwer ; '
oi more grumpy , dis.igroeaule j
bi < ys I oarer MW '
"If you don't stop it I'll coin the
iou c , hc went on , as siience yet was
pr o ? y reply.
Tlien the "recutabnt youths maoi-
V Vod some invwast.
"It's not my Iflttlt , Rath , * ' saW Jaajes ,
rnlMsg blm alf vp on o e elbow aad
looking up at her.
James retorted glaring across at him ,
"yoaVe pot co store ripht bere Vhaa I
have : * '
"Oh , dear , " ejaculated Ruth , in ae-
jpair , "was ever such a muddle as this. "
"See here , Monroe , ' ' suddenly spoke
tip James , " 1 at loa l believe you to have
a little honor ; now 1 am willing to settle
thii ma"ter here and now. "VYeTi leave
; t to the girl herself whom she likes the
best , and the one who lo * s never comes
hern again. Are you willing ? "
Ciarton meditated a moment. "Yes , 1
am. " he said.
"Well , then , Ruth , " continued James ,
turning to her , "say which one you care
for most and if it's Monroe I'll never in
trude myself on you arraln. If 1 happen
to be the lucky man Monroe will have
to be bound the same way. ' '
'
The girl sat looking 'down upon the
twain with brows knit in anxious per
plexity. Pive ten minutes passed ,
James and Clayton meanwhile looking
intently at her with unwavering inten
sity."To
"To tell the truth , boys'she finally
said with an einbarrnss-sd little laugh , " !
don't knoxr which one of 3-ou I do like
the best , 1 like to have both of yon
with mebut as for saying which of you I
oouldbest spare , ! can't do it. I honestly
think I could bo happy with either , "
she concluded.
In a moment , as neither of the two
youths Fpoke. she said in a low voice ,
"You settle it between yourselves and
I'll abide by the decision.f <
"Very well , ' broke in James , hardly
waiting for her to stop , "we'll fight , "
"Indeed you'll do nothing oi thesort1' !
answered Ruth vehemently. " 111 have
nothing to do with either of you if you
" '
do
"I'm willing to do anything , ' ' said
Clayton. "I agree that "it's better to
settle it now if it's possible. I'll fight if
necessary. "
"Shame on you ! " cried the girl. "To
think of you two men wanting to pound
each other like wild boasts over a thing
like this , I'm ashamed _ of both of you. ' '
'
"Are you willing to swim down'from
Dutch Prod's ice house , on the upper
creek ? " James asked , looking aggres
sively at Clayton.
"Yes , " ' answered he , "anything. "
"Very well : then we'll swim down from
the ice house , and whoever reaches the
two-mile crossing [ now Hack's wharf ]
first wins. "
"All riuht , ' ' said Clayton , "I'm suited.
When will this bar1" '
' Thursday day after tomorrow , " was
the reply , "at 9 o'clock in the morning. "
"Very well. " said Clayton , "I'll be
there. " And as early hours were the
rule then he bade Ruth good night , and
strolled away in the dark. James fol
lowed soon alter.
The intervening day was spent by
Suth in a state of extreme mental ex
citement. Repeatedly she tried to decide
"
cide in her own mind "as to which of the
voung men was her favorite , but failure
met her at every attempt.
When at last Thursday morning
dawned , warm and clear , Ruth arose
'rom a well-nigh sleepless couch , and
prepared to dispose of the morninc
duties , that she might be present
oromptly at the scene of the contest.
In tne meantime the news of the race
bad become noised abroad , and several
hours before 9 o'clock the farmer folk-
began to assemble along the woodec
edge of the Rancocas creek , which rut
then , as now , between banks of wild and
picturesque beauty. Just beyond wha !
is now Hack's wharf , the spot selected
as the finish , stood a long , low boat
bouse , resting half upon the lai/d and
half upon piles in the water. It be
longed to Clnyton , and had bjen built bj
ttimsell. Beside acting as a shelter foi
his boat , also home made , that part oi
the shed resting on solid ground was
utilized as a workshop. On one end
Clayton had carved , in his idle moments ,
two monstrous initials "C. M. "
At about half past S the two young
men appeared , bringing with then
home made swimming trunks. Step
ping into Clayton's t > oat they , were
rowed ap the stream toward the starting
point , a distance of perhaps one and s
half miles. The faces of both were &e
acd determined , and the flow of ligh'
talk and badinage from among ih
crowd did not move them.
The throng watched the boat out o
Fight , and until 9 o'clock , when the.v
knew the swimmers must have started
But one mat. of the many possessed i
watch , und numerous were the occasion ;
upon which he was forcedtto produce i
lor the benefit of those less fortunate.
One quarter of an hour after anotbe :
pa sedbul the group of watchers showet
no waning of interest , Ruth etood at i
little distance apart , silent and pale.
Suddenly : t small boy , who had nevei
moved his eyes from the point wh * r <
the swimmers would be first seen , cnei
eagerly. "Here they come' " At this thi
spectators crowded close upon one .an
other to secure a better view , and the
stragglers came hurrying up. As the
two heads cntue rising and falling tirount
the bend of the stream , the large crowi
stood motionless and silent , every ey
fixed upon them. "Wften both \vere ii
full sight , however , closely followed bj
the boat , the spell was broken , and on <
of the men shouted excitedly , "Monroe'
ahead ! "
"No ! No ! Jsimos U ahead ! " contra
dieted half a score of his friends ,
But ai the swimmers forged slowl ;
out steadily forward , coming nearer ani
nearer the finish , it was seen tnat hardl ;
an inch interrened between James ani
Clayton. The faces of both were pur
pie with tneir terrible exertion , am
the breath came from between thei
parted lips in quicK , strong gasps
Clayton's face , especially , was livid , ani
his Btrainod , bloodshot eyes rolled as hi
tried to secure the least'advantage eve
his opponent
Down they came , neck and neck , unti
fifteen feet more would s > ee the rac
ended. So closely were their heads t <
the line that they might have bee :
swimming together. The differance , i
any , was not perceptible. All cries hai
by this time subsided , and in breathles
eagernus ! ) the onlookers stood awaitin ;
the result , and ready anil eager t
cheer the victor , without regard to wbi
that might be.
Slowly , almost Imperceptibly , a fei
inches grew between tbo fcwimmerE
Both were exhausted uow , and more
very slowly. But that it was Ciayto
who was in the lead could easily be see
by all. He wan making almost fcui > er
human efforts , and wad putting fort !
bib last remaining strength in a finu
spurt. With distorted i&oe and clinche
teeth he continued to train glowlv.
Ai Ruth , too , saw this she was co :
fccious of a vague feeling of disuppoinl
menu What was the cause ? sbe aske
herself. There could bo but one caust
and as she watched ana BZ.W Clavto
still gaining Ruth realized despaii
inply that she wanted James to wi
with all her heart and eoul , Hii stura
self-reliance and independence , hi
readiness to do battle for her to decid
his rights , had made an impression upo
h r which he had not r co aired unt
the moment when tt bade fair to be too
Into.
In the midst of Lsr dC'S'xl- ' ' CTI- >
tion. which ituta fe't ' must oortaic j
show its-elf in her faoe. she t irned nway
icr head. Suddenly s prsat fry went
up from 1b crowd. She tunae-d. H < * r
ie rt gave a glad bound SR she saw
ames DOW in the led out a few feet
row the old wharf. Bat whv were the
poopie hurrying to the edge of the
water ? Why were their faces so her
ror-stricken ?
Ruth ran with th m. She saw Clay-
on * s head sink. It rose IB amiaute ,
> ut blood was flowing from his month.
3is eyes were fixed and unnatural ,
'ames , intent on the goal , heeding not
iis fellow swimmer nor the horrified
cries oi the spectator ? , kept steadily on
utitil his head , trembling and exhausted ,
cached the wharf's edge. He turned
r'umphantly ' to look at Clayton , but his
expression 'changed to one of alarm
is he saw his ghastly appearance. Back
10 pushed , overpowering his exhaus
tion , ana assisted in lifting the all bat
inconscious youth irom the water and
nto the boathouse near by.
A doctor was among the spectators ,
and went in with them , Ruth went in.
oo , unnoticed by all The physician
> ent over the prostrate figure a few
moments , while the blood continued to
well up in a small bright stream. Then
ae shook his heud
"The boy's broken a large blood
vessel. " he said laconicallv. "He can't
live. '
Clayton heard the words and slowly
opened his eyes. "Are you sure ? " ' he
whispered.
The phvsician nodded his head sadly.
The eyes closed again.
"Oh , doctor ! " ' cried Ruth , pushinc
Ihrough the crowd , forgetful of all save
her part in the accident. "Don't let
him die this wav ! Can't you do some
thing ? "
"No , " ' said the physician ; "nothing. "
"And I was the cause of it all ! " sobbed
the poor girl , as she turned to go away.
"I'm the one that killed him ! ' '
Clayton opened his half-closed eye
again at the sound of her sobs ana
feebly put out one hand toward her.
She threw herself down ty his side and
bowed her head upon his hand.
No sound broke the stillness save
Ruth's sobs. One by one the men , awed
and touched , went softly out of the boat
house. Then Clayton opened his eye-
again.Ruth
Ruth , " ' he said , faintly , "promise me
something. "
"Anything , dear,1' she sobbed.
"It's a good deal to ask , perhaps , " he
went on , in a scarcely audible voice ,
but 1 would have won if this hadn't
have happened ' You belong to me by
rights. "
The girl made no answer , save a re
newed burst of weeping.
K "Promise me , Ruth , to stay mine a :
long as those initials are there. "
And he made a movement of the hand
toward the large letters carved in the
end of the boathouse.
"I promise , Clayton , " Ruth sohbod.
Just then the" men re-turned with 8
stretcher , upon which tne dying boy
was placed and carried tenderly home tc
his stricken parents. As the shades ol
evening fell be died. Ruth gave her
self up to uncontrollable grief.
Upon the succeeding events of the
story we can touch but hriefly. Foi
many months after the fatal race the
sadness of Clayton" * death lingered upor.
the community. Then , slowly , in the
inevitable way of all hurts , the wounc
yielded to the great healer , time , and
the dead boy's friends began to recovei
from the shock. They did not forget ,
far from it , but the sad details came tc
be seen through the mist of long inter
vals , ratner than clearly , as before.
And who shall censure Ruth if she ,
too , began to recover her wonted spirit !
and to look upon life as , after all , not al :
lost. Youth is elastic. Her regret wai
none the less fervent and sincere because
it yielded to time. Clayton's memorj
WHS cherished never more warmly , bul
still she realizeJ that James held the
chief place in her heait. Who , 1 say.
shall blame her if , by and by. this cam *
to be the one feature of her life ?
Two years have passed. Stanch as t
rock still stands the boathouse , and
boldly as ever shine out the huge initial :
a constant reminder. The August sui
again shines upon the quiet little vil
iage. and upon the clump of trees in the
meadow where we saw Ruth and her tw <
lovers two years ago.
It is just setting- now , and Ruth ii
there again. She is older , more mature
looking , but none the less fair to lool
upon. The years have done well fo :
James , too , who , as before , lies on th <
grass at her feet. He is a handsome
man now ; a man of whom any girl migh'
be proud. s > o Ruth thinks as she IOOKS
down upon him.
"Do you remember just two years ago
James ? " she asks.
"Will I ever forget it , do you think ? '
is his reply.
He sighs and turns away hU head. Hi
knows the promise which keeps then
apart , and it chafes him deeply. Ruth
too , sighs. Many and many havi
been the conflicts which sbe hai
had with her conscience to keej
from regretting the promise made t (
Clayton those two years ago. A grea
longing fills her heart as she sits there
looking with unseeing eyes at the dyinj
sun. But in that desire"ttie _ thought o
violating the sanctity of that promise
finds no part.
James looks up and meets her eye.
"Do you think it just , Ruth ? " he aski
wistfully.
"Don t ask me , James , " she answer-
unsteadily , and her eyes filL
"Is there no hope for me , then ? " he
goes on.
"Oh , James ! " cries the girl , desper
ately , "don't tempt me ! You know .
mustn't listen while things are as thev
are ! "
And then he pleads with her , elo
quenlly , and as only a lover who hit
waited two long years can. There is n <
thought of unfaithfulness toward hi
dead rival in his mind , but two year
banish many a scar , and he canno
admit the justice of a promlst
which steals the happiness of two lives
But the girl is firm through it all. Shi
admits that sbe loves him , but she can
not turn her back upon her pledgei
word , she s ys
"Well then Ruth " he ,
, , , goodby , say
after a time.
She looks up inquiringly.
"I must not stay here , ' " James contin
ues. "I can't. I must go. I'll com
back if ever there's any reason. "
"Goodb/ , dear , " she bays , softly , am
he goes.
After that night , for many a loni
mouth. Ruth Maisloy did not see Jame
Cope again. The burden which neve
left her , in her lonely life , seemed ofte :
greater than she could bear. He
friends wondered at her indifference t
the modest gaieties of the village she
who had formerly been their life. Bu
Ruth suffered alone , making1 a confidan
of no one , but bearing in silence tb
ache that well-nigh overwhelmed het
The fall and winter which folio we
were eeafconti of almost constant etora
All the terrific powers ot the element
unleashed themselves and beat with ur.
mitigated fury upon the entire easi
The little village of Bridgetow-t
thought the residents , came in for a to
large share of the weather's fceverltt
The Ranoocae crek , the scene of the ill
fated swimming race of two years befor *
lost all resemblance to its quiet , placi
self , and ro e in mighty to. rant , covei
iii u food part of leer Bridgetow :
M 1 ftnnch IxtfUbojse was almost
c.-ij. etely submergfvl , but guto no rfga
of weakness.
One night in ewlv February of the
spring which followed , aft r a winter
of almost uoprowdenkod rigor , in which
flood after flood hnd.rien ami subsided
only to riee again , there cam * the firm !
freshet ol the breaking up season. All
he lower section < f lb village wa < quit *
ubmerjrod and t"da.'ullen wntarf jrfled
high with jagged ioe cakes rusbod nt
will throagh thai ernatled streets ,
'or H night and h titty the flood held
"
ull swvTb n it fell" quite as rapidlv
ss it had risen , owiBfr' to the breaking
of H huge dura farVloJrn the stream.
The' land again rendered visible by
he subsidence of the waters bore just
he same apj > earanco as before with one
exception. The old boathouse , stanch
and st ady until forced by a power
tronper than itself to yield , 'had dissp-
* eared. No trace of it remained save
lere ana there a broken piece of timber
Irifting on the creek's muddy bosom.
The veauel ? Surely there could be but
one. James Oops walked p the path to
the door of the Miiisley cottage two days
after the flood had subsided , taking with
t the old boathouse. And the m MCI en
Juth faithful to the last in her promise
o the dead Clayton , but releas&d now
'rom its observance , withheld no longer
'rom her lover his rightful due , won
; hrough long and p-iticnt waiting.
Cholera
vVben properly treated as soon as the firit
syrrptonR appear , cholera can nearly always
ae cured. Tbe paueut should co Immediately
.0 bfd asd remain us quiet as passible. Send
tor K pbvsirian , but while awaiUnc bis
arrival take Chamberlain's Colic , Cbolera
and Diarrhoea lleoedv in doable coses after
euca operation of the bowels more than
natural. If there is severe pain or crumcs
take Hin double doses every filtccu minutes ,
until relieved. This remedy has been uspa
with creat success la seven epidemics ot
dysentery that were almost ts severe and
daactrous us cholera , ana if used us directel
B. care is almost certain. Every ftmlly should
have a r > 0-cent bottle at hand ready Jor in
stant use. After the disease is under control
castor oil anst D taken to cleanse tbe
system. Jfo other phj sic or substitute will
do in place ot castor oil. For sale br drug
gists.
Toolea a " 'mHrt" L.aw.v r.
"When [ Cardinal Gibbons was bishop
of Richmond , Va. , he happened to ba
tun defendant in relation to some church
property.
When called to tbe witness stand the
plaintiff's lawyer , a distinguished leiral
luminary , after vain endeavors to in
volve the witness in contradictions ,
struck upon a plan which he thought
would annoy the bit-hop. He thereupon
questioned the right of Dr. Gibbons to
the title of bishop of Richmond , and
called upon him to prove his claim to
the ofBt-e.
The defendant's counsel , of course , ob
jected to this us irrelevant , but the
bishop , with a quiet smile , said lie would
comply with the request if allowed half
an hour to produce the necessary pa
pers. This being allowed , the bishop
left the court roomj and returned in
twenty minutes with"a document which
he proceeded to read with great solem
nity , all the more solemn as the paper
was in Latin. The plaintiff's lawyer
pretended to take notes , industriously
bowing his head opus in awhile as if in
acquiescence , and S3 ming perfectly con
vinced at the end.
"When tne reading was finished he an
nounced that the papal bulls just read
were perfectly satisfactory , at the same
time apologizing for his expressed
doubts. The next day it leaked out that
the bishop , unable to find the papal bull
at his residence , had Drought to the
court and read a X.akn essax on Pops
Leo the great , written by an ecclesiasti
cal student and forwarde'd by the presi
dent of tbe college as a specimen of tbe
young man's skill in Latin composition.
The smart lawyer never heard the.last
of it.
Duel on a Tij-ht-ISopr.
In Dublin , at the beginning of this
century , there were two rivals in the art
of rope-dancing , a Frenchman named
Perote , and an Italian , Signor Sarfuico ,
who. after trying in every way to outvie
each other , agreed to perform together
in a "dance of friendship. " The two
men on the rope were in the full dress of
the period , with lace ruffles , bag-wig-s ,
and swords. Signor Sarfuico in begin
ning seemed to have some difficulty
with his feet , which Perote per
ceiving , caused him to make some re
mark , which aroused the Italian's an
ger , who raised his hand as if to strike.
The same instant Perote's rapier was
drawn , and before the audience could
comprehend that they hid quarreled ,
Sarfuioo's sword was out also and the
two were thrusting at each other on the
tight rope. Both wore good swords
men , but Perote was the better of the
two. Hu warded oS the Italian's thrusts
with his rapier till Sarfuico. making
one desperate lunge , received a back
stroke , which threw him off his balance
and at the same time attempted to grap
ple with his enemy. Down ha went
and down went Perote. and
there was the Italian hanging on
to the rope by his feet ,
and the Frenchman holding on to it by
both hands , when the latter , with face
of triumph , cried , "Look , Indies and
rentleman. at tbe straps attached to his
shoa heels and passed over the rope !
There is how he has made himself safe
and dared to pretend he surpassed me
whose life was spent on the rope and
whose great-great-grandfather per
formed before Henry IV. " By this time
the spectators had rushed with ladders
and feather beds and got both men
safely down. Sarfuico's exposure , how
ever , prevented his further success , and
he quickly disappeared from the city.
DeWltt's SLrsapanUs is reli&Dle
A Ilouin in , lrrui > alfin.
A missionary in Palestine writes to a
Chicago friend that since tbe comple
tion of the railroad from Jaffa into the
city of Jerusalem , over 800 buildings
residences , hotels and business houses
have been erected. R.eal estate agents
are swarming into tbe sacred city , and
there is a life and bustle all about that
is strange indeed. The holy land will
soon be jrndironed with railroads , of
which Jerusalem wjjj be the center.
The road from Jaffa to' Jerusalem.which
was opened for traffic September 21 ,
crosses the valley of Hinnom " , and passes
within a few hundro2"yards of the Pool
of Bfctbesda , Work on the road to
Joppa is progressingjwell and the Baron
Rothschilds , who intends establishing a
colooy of Jews on tip line of this road ,
is building 300 bouse or their use.
A Cholera t.arr ,
A reported outbreak of cholera at Hel >
metu , X. J. , creates much excitement IE
thfitrlclnUT. Investigation ibowed Umt tee
dii6L e ires not cnulera but a violent djfcen-
tery , which is almost as severe and dancer-
oct u cholera. Mr. Walter Willaro , a
prominent merchant of Jamesburc , twt
miles /rom Helmelta. tart Cbimt > erl&in'i
Colic , Cholera ana Dlarrbc&a Remedy h&i
CiTen preit a.U faction the rnou s.erer <
cues of QTsentery , It Ic oerUloly one ol
the best thinpt erer cade. For sale oj
"I'llJ'uta Girdle'Round About tLe Euab.
Locke Richardson
In fchiikuiptiare't Coinedr Of
"The Winter's Tale. '
The Llniager Art Gallery ,
Tuesday Evening. October 4
TU-ktlv. MIC , &t Cbase k Kddy'a.
AN INTERESTING FOSSIU
DUrorrrj- A1 V. of ttic Hm tn < if thf
Kitlntt VMi lf-Ur rtt.
The stenmor C ; ty of Topeka has just
brought down to Seattle from Alaska
one of the greatest natural curiosities
yet discovered in this country. It is
the skeleton of a whale-liisard.and is Uie
second of il > kind knows to be la ex
istence. The other was. found tome
years ago near Osford , England , but 1
much smaller than this one. It is BOW
in the British museum.
This skeleton was dis.covered about
four years ago near the Mnir glacier by
a prospector named Prank \VUloaghby.
J. L. Back of Everett hoard of it. and ,
having learned its exact location a
nearly as possible , determind to find it
and bring it down for exhibition at the
World's fair. After a long search he
and hi ? Indian assistant found it
on top of the glacier , six miles
from the sea , 500 feet above
sue level , and a mile from the place
whdre it was first discovered. It was
firmly imbedded in a great cake of ice ,
and took the party two days to eislodg-e
it. It had at some time boon either
crushed or shattered by a fall , for it was
somewhat damaged.
The ramphorentes has been extinct
for over five centuries. It is described
in natural history as "the king of the
land and sea , " doubtless from the fnct
that it was equally at home on land erin
in the water. In water its speed was ter
rific ; it swam with its legs , its enor
mous rungs serving to keen its body
above the surface , so that it must have
appeared to be walking on the water.
An idea of its great size can be formed
from the fact that one bone weighed 794
pounds , and the weight ol the whole
skeleton is 2.-300 pounds.
Mr. Buck will put the bones together
at his home at Everett , and after exhib
iting the skeleton there will send it to
the Smithsonian Institution for exhibi
tion at the World's fair.
The Grkt Amazon.
The commercial importance of the
Amazon river is shown by Fanny B.
Ward , in a late syndicate letter. With
its affluents this river furnishes more
than. 50,000 miles of navigable water.
Its eight principal tributaries are each
over 1,000 miles long and more than ToO
other branches unite to form its main
stream. The largest ship that was ever
built could sail straight up from its
mouth 1,000 miles , while for hundreds
and hundreds of miles along its lower
course are lateral channels , technically
called igaripes ( canoe paths ) , in which
boats may travel without ever en
tering the main stream the ba
yous of the lower Mississippi val
ley duplicated on a greatly enlarged
scale. The Amazon basin is more than
three times as large as thut of the Miss
issippi , including a vast untrodden forest
fully 1,003 miles long by 1OW miles
broad , whose edges only have been ex
plored by a few adventurous rubber
hunters and seekers after tortoise shell ,
wood , mahogany , and other valuable
timers. At its mouth the river is ISO
miles from snore to shore and S20 feet
deep ; ut Santarea. the most important
interior city of Brazil , it is ten miles
wide ; away off on the Brazilian frontier
it it seventy feet deep , and 2.300 miles
above the sea it is almost a mile across.
Mre. L. R _ Pattoa , Koselori , lit , write * *
' From personal experience 1 can recommend
DeWiu'i Sarsaparilla , a cure for Impure
blood and general aebilltv "
A llBlii.v Day Marriage.
It was pouring hard and a certain
minister not long since filling one of
our city pulpits settled himself for an
afternoon of sermonizing , &ays the
Lewistown , Me. , Journal. Suddenly
there came a sharp ring at the bell. On
opening the door a gentleman and lady ,
ooth in ordinary apparel and much
the wor&efor the storm , steppsd into the
hall.
hall.'Say
'Say , parson , we want to get spliced
don't we , Mary'r"
Mary nodded coolly , as if the splicing
process were a matter of supreme indif
ference to her.
"You see , parson , ' ' continued tbe
prospective bridegroom , "we didn't
have work in the mill today and we
wanted to get in the lime , and so I tola
her wo mipht a wcli bo tplicod today
& * any time. Mary said her clothes
wasn't fit , but 1 told her they'd do for a
rairy day " '
He had his license , and so , choking
back h < > r indignant query if ho didn't
know it w the custom for the lady to
pet the wfddinc day , th pnrsoa's wife
acted as witness and the two wore
spliced.
Did N r emi 111 1111111 HI * Kurt- ?
Pall Mall GsBflte : 7xrt . is "Lo
Debacle , " says thnt the etnperor Na
poleon painted and pcnrderW his lace
on the d y of the btU of S 4an. The
statement is founded , he f tM s. on the
evidence of a princess of the lny > erial
family and of persons living at & > edan.
M. Paul do Ca .s * nae now writes :
I was one of tbose who anproacbed
the emperor the ne * > rcM at strdan and
remained tbe longest with him. It was
holdinr my arm that he walked about
during'the whole of the battle ol Mounon.
It was on ray shoulder he leaned when
seriously ill and suffering t-erribie ; min
to get into his carriage to po and give
himself op a prisoner to the Germans.
I several t irons ate at his table in com
pany with him and sitting beside him.
Now 1 affirm it is absolutely incorrwt
and false that the emperor used paint
and powder. In case of need 1 appeal ,
as far as the day of the linUle of Sedan
is concerned , to my oomrxde-in-srm ,
Robert .NSitchalL With regard to the
princess indicated by M. Zola , that is to
* ny. Princess Mathildc. 1 have the
honor of her acquaintance nnd believe
her incapable of gratuitously throwing
undeserved ridicule on the omporor.
especially under such grievous circum
stances.
A Mountain Mlrac * .
During a summer storm among the
Catskill mountains the guest ? in the
Mountain House hotel were in the pnrlor
when it was announced that "the house
was going past on the outside' " An eye
witness wrote : "All rusuod to the
piazza and there , sure enough , upon a
moving cloud more dense than the fog
that enveloped the mountains was a
perfect picture of the great building in
colossal proportions , The mass of
vapor was parsing slowly irom
north to south , directly in front ,
at a distance apparently ol 200
feet from tbe house , and reflected the
noble Corinthiin. columns which orna
mented the front of the building. evt > ry
window and all the spoctator.-w The
cloud moved on and ere long we saw one
pillar disappear and then another. \ \ e
our.-elves , who were expanded into
giants in size , saw tno gulf into which
we were to enter and be lost. 1 almost
shuddered when my turn came : but
there was no escaping my fate ; one side
of my face was veiled and in a moment
the whole had passed like n dreatn.1
Houktuz B Iirankard.
New York Sun : A drunkard was
sleeping off his potations in a Third ave-
une hallway , near Twenty-eighth street ,
when Patrolman Clinton oi the Thirty-
fifth street station espied his protruding
legs. He didn't begin to pound the
rather thin soles of the poor fellow's
worn shoes , as is the custom with the
park keepers in dealing with sleeping
tramps on the benches. He reached
over and grasped the sleeper by the
nose , and the fellow was on his feet in
an instant.
"You must hnvo tweaked it pretty
hard , " suggested a witness of the inci
dent ,
"Not a bit , sir , " ho replied , "I didn >
hurt him at all You see , sir , barring
the lungs , the nose is the principal
organ of respiration , and the lungs , sir ,
wouldn't have much to do if it wasn't for
the nose. When a man's asleep , and
especially when he's drunk as well , he's
pretty sure to breathe as nature intended
him to , sir , and that's through his tiose.
All you have to do then , sir. is to pinch
his "nose , shut off his wind , and up he
comes with a snort. It's a good deal
more human , sir , tuan the bastinado ,
and 1 always apply it , sir. ' "
Dresses fet httle cirls still remain lone ,
some of them almost touching tbe floor.
These , however , are more us&d for Loute
dreiiet , street carments beiac shorter and
much less elaborate.
AMU S R M'EI N TB"
FARNAM STREET THEATER
BEGKSI5G
Sunday ,
Oct. 2d ,
Jennie Winston ,
Chas. Kenwicl : .
Arthur Bell ,
Chas A. Tyrrel' .
Harrv Rattenbury ,
T. Johnson.
J. Douell Balfe ,
Alice Johnson ,
Katherine McNeill ,
Nellie Black.
THEI
OPERA COMPANY.
\ perfect usserabic of Lvrie ucd upcrjitic Artists.
under tb iDunrfctm nt .f
SANIEL W ruKT AM ) H-Ji.A- WALL ,
COMIC AWD
STAND ABD
OPERAS IN
ONE WEEK.
The Whole
ur-
October 2nd.
Everv > irht
Imrlug the HVeo
? t SIAY.
WFUNKSUAY.
5-ATUKUAV
MATINEES.
The Largest and Best
Chorus Traveling.
< r n n e > n rs.
* f & , ' * { $ * tt , -
30 VOICES 30
ORDER OF PROGRAMME FOR THE WEEK.
Yon Suppe'S . SAN SEBASTIAN . Sunday Malkc and Xiilit.
Gotfenoach's . LA PERICHOLE . Moudi ) and Tuesday Xfelits.
'
Gil & Snlliran's. . . . PINAFORE . Vtodnrsday Malkt'
Straue's . PRINCE METHUSALEM . .Wednesday aod Saturday Sights
Anlier'S . FR A DI AVOLO . Thursday'Xidit. .
Yon Suppers . BOCCACCIO . IVidaj Mi
. . . . . . . . BOHEMIAN GIRL. . . „ Saturday latint
A WEEKOF HIGH CLASS STANDARD
A HIGH CLASS COMPANY AT POPULAR PRICES
' NEW
TWO NIGHTS
BOYD'S
THEATRE. ON L.V.
Tuesday and Wednesday , Oct. 4 and 5.
D PERU 7D
In u UrillUut rj > ertoireof NtwO { > erat.
I OCT.5th
5th"A
"A TRIP TO AFRICA. "
WEDNESDAY. Oct. 6th. a Double Bill
Mabctrtil'ii ce.ebrnu-a work ,
"CAVALLERIA RUSTIOANA"
For tbe firtt time ! u tins city , nud Gilbert & fulUvmTc
"TRIAL BY JURY. "
Tbe compktij Includes uitujof tbe If ndlnc urUttc of tbo country uad >
CHORUS SO
ilor kht > tUoi > fcL Uoxidkf luoruloc-
A M U rt RM KM T S.
DON'T TALK POLITICS
"GOOD ADVICE'
'eW , > N.V noof / i rncnd , Vi ' J.o *
> yvuf M'Ay. 1 fr * ur you
id ftbgbt I wr , ymt frwfc ntf
a frit d in At w rW. " '
"TK tcU yntc , norj H' w , 1 Ji < m Vfn a
; rrnjT ; ( rr , n < f iTynuninfto < iny''ing ' to
rKf w 1 mil rfmifidcr it tm m i iastwg
fawr. "
" HViv ? < > M' vrti fo a * 7 do , cuii ! tine
trill l > f no ywf .Won ft * fo y * r wwcn/ /
GO TO THE
TODERUXD-
COMMENCING , MONDAY , OCT. 3 ,
BACKUS'
COMEDY GOMPRNY
ID a Grand Production of the Great
Comedy-Drama
Replete with Sensational Sit nations ,
tnll of Laughable Comedy and Til
Hnmor , Pathos all Combined.
HEW SCENERY ani STAGE EFFECTS
As usual , there will be an
Attractive Olio of Specialties ,
Consisting of the following-
- WELL KNOWN ARTISTS :
Hcaaoa bj the Queen or Lilliputians.
Miss Jennie Quigley ,
For two seu .ons the Priiua Oonuu of
the Koral Lilliputian Ooera
Company. Geins of
Bon ale Suotlaod.
Dick Gorman ,
lYdeUul , Triple and TrlclvClo ? .
Musgrave & Piquetta ,
Tiie German Peddlers.
Minnette ,
Neat Souc iind Dunce.
Griffin Sisters.
SuanUh gkirl Uunoers.
Ketnrn Ensupement of tlie
Ghost of Paganini ,
The Greatest Violin 5lolKt who has ever ap-
uearttd In Omaha.
Doors Open From 1 to 10:30 p.m.
A
Come whenever you wish. A
Performance always being
given on the stage.
No Waits-
People's ' Popular Prices.
20c ADMISSION 20c
So Higher.
NEW Three
8 ii ? i of Coined3 * .
Ihnrsday , Friday , Satnrday , Oct 6,7,8.
SATLUDAT MAT1XKE.
QUEEN OF COMEDIES ,
JANE.
CHATlUKKHOHMAN'S
UrUlluut forojituj- ,
Omul
ttUrurtton j-n MINSTIIKLB
MOUNT VER.NO N
PURE VIRGINIA RYE
1 her to cull DJC t.bo littenllon ol Uie public
to ttiu ubove tniim.ur I1 rand of puru rye wiils-
l.tiy iiud rufpectlutir KM : u coiunurlHOti wnb
) > uy otljpr brand ot pure ryu ofiered la tlili
murln U U fur tupe-rinr to HUT otlJtir wlnit-
Lejli'jd I zukrnulot jlkubsotutvexcviltiuoela
flavor iik wet ! cfclu purity unrt its wbole ouia
etit.fli. The public U invju > d to call uud
trUHENRY MILLER ,
61ON. 16th Street ,
Family "Wine and Liquor House.
Esmond Hotel Block.
QUAIL BRAND
HEALTyOODS
Parched Rolled Oats ,
Unequallei in Flavor.
Corn Gritz ,
Sold only iu 21 pound packa oi.
Velvet Meal ,
For muffins and gem * .
Till ? ROT ICf fTO A POT
IHIi BUM lo UiCiAltiM
Sold by all Plrit-CUsj ( Jr csri.