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About Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922 | View Entire Issue (Sept. 10, 1893)
TT1E OMAHA IU1IA' HER : RUiNMUY. 8EPTRMHKR 10. 1S03-S1XTKRN PAflRS. HALLOWED BY SCOTIA'S ' BARD Scones Made Memorable by the Writings of Robert Burns. INCIDENTS IN HIS LIFE RECALLED U'nkrinnn'MVnmlvrlni ; * In A.rr lilrn Hiul Ilumfrlniiililrr Intern tin R Idutitllli-ii- tlnii of I'oi'lnnil Plt cr < 'Mm Dunn from Hi Moiirce to the Sen. Am , Srotland , Aug. 20. ( Correspondence of TIIK HUB.In ] that broad and measure less sense In which a poet of the pcoplo knits his personality adorably Into the hearts of an ontlro nation , all of grand old Scotia is truly the "I/inil of Hums. " in a closer geographical graphical respect , where both personality and genius Juivo been all-pervading.and have left on every hand some memory of associa tion anil enduring reminder of the bard's ac tual presence , there are , provlnclall.v , dis tinctively two "Hums' Lands" lii Hontilo Scotland. These arc Ayrshire , on the Firth of Clyde , and Dumfriesshire , on the Solway Firth , adjoining ' counties of southwestern Scot land. From the top of Merrick mountain In the northern p.trt of Kirkcudbright shire , which wedges a strip of glorious hill country up to thu north between thu two former sl.lres , to whh'h I had tramped to wander down the Doon from its very source , the sight can traverse the cntiro breadth of both the Ayrshire Land of Hums and the Laud of Hilrns of Dumfriesshire. There Is not another scene in all the world more Iraught with glowing natural beauty not another ono more mournfully sweet and tun- dor in gentle and pathetic memories. To the eye the panorama of all Ihu lovely land in which the brief lifuof the bard was passed is practically complete. To the mind ail the vast host of his poetic creations ; the Joy and sadness of the man in their doing ; the pcntiry.strugglo , glory ana despair , from birth to death , are hero massed with over whelming iinpresslvuness. To the west Is Ayrshire , at first , by the birth-spot near pleasant Ayr , sunny and low beside the sea. Then , following the vale of the Doon , it comes all the way to your foot , in gentle up lands , then in rugged hills and shadowy burns , and linally in huge mountains and savage pluns. Passing over into Dumfries shire , tlio mountains spread into broad , lux urious vales. One , where the murmuring Nitli winds to thu Solway , is a dream of opulence and rest. Then as the spires of old Dumfries town blend with the ragged Solway edge , "hoary CritTol looms threateningly. At last a glint of blue shows where Is Brow Well , from which the pout , close to death , was carried back to the little Dumfries cottage and his loyal Juan ; and liku a tiny dazzling cone of white Is seen the dome of the huire mausoleum where old Scotia's dearest bard is at rest in eternal peace. KpocliH lu ItiiniM * Life. The two shires and their very topography the western sea and Its soft shores , the vales , the uplands , the midshlro rugged heights , the sweet valley where the bard's most fecund and his happiest hours were passed at Ellisland beside the Nith , the low ering mountain turain , the glint of the sea and a nation's grave powerfully suggest the two epochs of Burns' eventful life. Ayr shire saw his youthtido ; his.Jcvorish , fer vent early struggles. Dumfriesshire gave the only blessed calm ho know ; the sad and desperate later days ; and yet It was In Dumfriesshire that tlio great heart grew still. Ayrshire glories in his birthplace , the scenes of his youth , the unfolding of his genius , the llrst acknowledgement of his fame. Dumfriesshire is glorilied by his rinor fame , his better accomplishment , ovei : by the pathos of his later days , and by the precious heritage of cherishing ins morta" remains. Though hero to wander by the Doon , to which the mind unconsciously reverts at mention of the pout's namu , whilupilgriming among the countless shrines created by his Jiving presence in these two shires , and looking dovin along thu ( laming shaft of light that links his genius and world-girding human love and magnanimity to thu fadeless immortality of his name , I cannot but feel th.it the scenes which most hrcatho to the beholder the the spirit of ineffable pathos and tenderness belong to the second epocl of his life , and lie along thu Nith instead o ; clustering about "tho banks and brao.i o1 bennie Doon. " True , from whuro you maj stand hero with me on Murrick's heights the Ayrshire shrines , almost within thu limit of vision , are rich and countless. You may not discern each ono with thu naked eye , but YOU can plainly see where all may bo found in a short day's Journey. The spires of Ayr scorn almost beneath your feet. Just outside the rim of verdure shutting In thu city , where a faint curling line of misty pnrplu outlines thu hinuniiA 'Coursoof ' Iho DmOii as It nours 1)10 ) sea , arj the low-roofed thatched cottage whore Burns was born , besidu thu splendid seat of Kosollo , on Ihu lllllu [ arm ot seven acres -which was ri'ntod by the poet's father , and thu spot where the CJ.ypsy hag foretold , as the father was riding in haste for tlio doctor , that We'll a' bo proud of Kubln. I'liiiilliuiSormn. . Not a half-mile distant cm bo descried the rotting bell tower of "Alloway's Atild Haunted Kirk.1' All about are thu scones of "Tarn o' Shanler. " and near on a slight emInence - Inenco can bu seen the white , colonnaded shafts of the great Hums ii'omunem. Hut a few miles to thu northeast in a pleasant champaign country , now dotted by thriving villages and threaded with emerald lines of hedge , coppice and plantations , nru Tar- bolton and .Mauclillni ) , but four mile * apart. At the former was laid the scene of "Death and Dr. Hornhnmk. " and it was hire that tlio pathetic parting of Burns and his Highland Mary occurred. You can see the suuaru tower of Maitch- lluu castle , whose owner , ( iavin Hamilton became Hums' patron , and will know that at this village was "Johnny Dow's" house , and still remains unaltered the public house of "Poosie Nanslo , " scene of the "Jolly Heg- gars ; " while over there.but amilo and a half west of Maui'hllnu Is tlio noted farm of Mossgiel , mice conducted with such ruinous heroism by tlio poet and his brother , till- bert. It wi.b hero that the "Cotter's Satur day Night" and others of Hunts' greatest poems were written , unit whuro the poet , after preparing to Hy to Jamaica and sud denly being called by Dr. Hlacklock to Kdlnburg , from which he had returned In triumph , was clasped In his poor old mother's embrace while her ecstatic lips could only utter thu cry , "Oh , Kobcrt ! Hubert I" Thuso and countless other Interesting with many tender identlllcations of bard and place or object are yours when wandering in or near the vale of thu Doon. They are all line and good , and worth coining a long way to enjov.but 1 do not think any or all of them taku hold of thu heart tw does the spell which broods on the other side of these mountains in thc , Dumfriesshire land of Burns. Perhaps it is your own attitude ami sentiment. Perhaps in the Doon country thu BUggestlvcness of llio youthful , vagarous , impulsively riotous earlier years of thu plow lii an poet , when ho himself sang of thu "ItiiUlsh art of Hob Mu RJul , " haunts you like hints of hovorlng shadows. Perhaps , too , it is thu occasional shock to your own rovcrenco thatnoiv and then comes from the holiday sort vf levity in thousauiU from all lands who come und poke about and go , as though there wci a certain kind of purleut gratification in line remarks on the acred episodes of Highland Mary , and i 'title ' , loyal Juan , and on ttndlng where Im mortal poet boul was sent among the human harmonies in tlio dark recess of thu Ayr cottage forgetting that thu Master in the lowly uiangor came. llunnle llooii , So if you know all the strange story and double picture , you Instinctively turn from the vague buffoonery casual pilgrims luter- pret in the first part , to the later and but'.er ) > url uhcro the strong , line tread of pool and mnn first truly sot In ; to the serr.es where few irreverent pilgrims comoj mid hero , nt the utmost source of the bennie Doon , with misting o.vcs you look over Into Nith vale past old D'umfries town to the roaring Sol- way tides nnd scorn to know , as of a loved ono gone , the deeper , tomlorcr mysteries of his environment and lifo. The period covers tlio ten years preceding his death , from his 87tli to his ! i7th year of ape : a period Into which was crowded moro personal hope and disapiiolntrncnt , Jov and suffering , remorse for Impulsive wrong doing , heaven of purest domestic nllin. temptation nnu victory , ag onized despair and triiimiih , than fall to the lot of most si-pat men in their entlro lives. There were llrst the dlsmvntncnt and descr- tloa by .lean Armour ; the betrothal to High land Mary , with tlm sad parting and her tragic death : the publication of the now priceless though then humVilo Ktlinarnock edition of his poems ; the preparation for Might to Jamaica ; the triumphant visit to Kdinhurg ; the generous caring for the mother nnil brothers ; the Kind reunion with his Juan , and the homebiillding at Klllsland over there by the songful Nltti. The came the brief , bright ( lavs. The proceeds of settlement with Creech , his ICdlnburg publlilier. netted him the inn- nillront sum of about t.VM , Magnanimously generous always , much of this sum , the llrst and last material good fortune Burn ? ever know , went to .lean's parents , and to assist his brother , Gilbt-rt Hums , in avert ing disaster In the hitter's farm llfo efforts. His lucky meeting with the ingenious and kindly Patrick Miller of D.ilswinton Hall hod occurred. It had been settled that t.tio nout , who hated the city with a royal hatred , should return to thu plow. The nobility of the day never quite forgave this pleblan longlmr and love , the source of his grandest Itiiiilrations. The beautiful farm of 1011- islatul , live , miles above Dumfries , was taken at a rental of M per year. Hums uimidod began tils farm labor * the llrst Monday after Wnitstimlay , 17 < * 8. Ho tolled manfully until the autumn of that year , inuanllmo sinking itany a lusty song to hla absent wile , and Diillt the lovely cottage which stands cm- lowered in roses to this day. Hum * ut 111 * Homo. And then was celebrated the simple but glorious homo coming " , when , with rustic rites , anil his hotinio , Ican upon his arm , "preceded by a peasant ulrl carrying tlio family bible nnd a bowl of salt , " ho marched proudly into his little home-heaven beside the winding Nith. All evidences apreo that In the brief period of a trille over two years , lietwcon Whitsunday , 1TSS , and Martinmas , IT'.U , Hums anil his peed Joar. experienced an ICdcn of labor and love , despite their final enforced departure. It was also the period of Burns' best and greatest accomplishment. But moro children came to them. These must bo supported. The crops failed , and inevitable ruin was approaching. It was then , with nowhere else on earth to turn , with no ono on earth to defend him from tlio wretched inlluences of such environment , that to save his wife and children from actual want , ho was forced to accept the government position of excise man at the beggarly pittance of 50 per year. 'Ilrjflvi' remaining years of his lifo , after the poet , his Jean and their three children , Robert , Francis Wallace and William Nicol , removed to the humble lodgings , and then their cottage homo , in Dumfries , checkered , sad , pathetic beyond comprehension , are known to all. It is becausoyou see along the witching valley's ways the Burns of reality manly , sturdy , weak as you or I in like plights , gen erous , magnanimous , pitiful , great that you linger and still linger hero. You can see him singing at his toll by day , or by the inple-nuuk with Jean and the bairns at night , or still , by the little south window , working away at the tiny deal table when the inspi ration came. You see him guest of lairds 01 companion of cottagers , and beloved of all. There is not in all this fair domain a castle , n gentleman's scat , a culim or an old road side inn that existed In Burns'time which docs not preserve some relic of tlio poet , or some revered memory of ills ono time pros once. The eyes of your consciousness may know , all through Dumfriesshire and Kirkcudbrightshire , at this farm house ol some unrecorded kindness ; at tlio next ol some pleasant incident ; at auothcrof an oik adventure ; now of perhaps a forgivable roy- stcring ; then , of some blessed help in time of need ; again , of festivity of which ho was the lifo , nnd again , of prayer. Prayer from Burns ? Yes , prayer with the living and at the couch ot the dead , among those so lowly that somehow t'.ioso "spiritual excise men" who delighted to league the pool ex ciseman with "Anld Uorniu" had no time from their ' ' " duties 'higher" parochial to mla ister there. You sco him riding about the country on his two horses , "Pegasus" am' "IVg Nicholson , " not as exciseman ran.v clous witli the scourging instruments of law but keen with friendly warnings instead ever leaning to tlio siilo of mercy ; saving not ruininir , the ignorant and lowly. Yoi see him , as the bitter days come on ; with i curse in your hearten the curse which cursci his llfo , when the hand of poverty crushed him , and there was no helping one to save You see him at Brow Well with the con sciousncssof death , still the most lovable o men , and alone with ills bible there. You see him carried back to tlio little cottage U die , and you hear then from the lips of loya .lean the mighty disproof of all slanderous tongues in the ono sentence , over glorifying the husband nnd man : "He never spake mis bohaildon word to mo in a' Ills life ! " Am you know that tender hiii.band and loya wife rest together beside the t-ongful Nith. A Wltclilii ? Valley. Two tiny streams , hardly moro than hrooks at some seasons of the year , and having their sources in respective lochs iiko llttlu moun tain tarns , are the real source of the Doon. These little lochs lie at the eastern and northern edges of Merrick mountain. They liavu the curious appellation ot Kugton hum ! and ( iitllovv , or Gala , Lane. They llow north and empty into n greater loch called Loch Diinn. un cxnanso of water nerhans seven mllrs in length and nearly a milo in width. Tills in turn discharges Its waters into the now real rivur Doon through most pictur esque gorges and tunnels , forming many beautiful , if not majestic , torrents , forces and cascades. Thence the course of thu Doon is northwesterly to where it reaches the sea , about two miles below thu city of Ayr , and IU entire length , inclusive of thu expanse of Loch Doun , cannot bu upward of forty miles. The scenery about Loch Doon is wild and plctiircsquo. Its northern horizon is a lofty mountain fringe of heathery heights , broken hero and there by rugged , rocky escarp- incuts of purple and puco. From this loch , for a distance of about twenty miles , thu Doon winds prettily enough between the Ayrshire hills through valley reaches and past quaint old village * , but without that exquisite variety of bank and brau for which the pen of Hums has inado it famous. At i'atna , or still a little further at Holly- bush begins its tortuous windings. From hero to the oa there Is an ever vurj ing suc cession of the most idyllc riverside pictures to bo found in all Britain. These were dis tinctively thu boyhood haunts of the pout. After Hollybiish comes D.ilrymple , perhaws thu loveliest village in the loveliest vale In Scotland. U seems in an endless slumber In its nestlliie vale , bushed by tlio murmurous lullabys of tlio Doon. A little beyond is ancient C'asillls castle , a noble old mansion on thu left batik cif the Doon , famous in song and story from the elopement of Lady Jane Hamilton , llrst wife of John , sixth carl of C'asillls , "the grave and solemn earl , " with the noted "Gypsy Laddlu" cliiuf , John F.ia. From Cabillls castle to the sea thu distance 1s about twelve miles. Hero thuro is not a straight reach of thu Doon a fourth of amilo In length. It twists and turns , forming ovur.v conceivable fanciful contourof shore ; is hid between verdure covered cliffs to leap r.gatn into sunny openings , breaks into broad shallows with lawn-like edges , then with a rush scampers to covert beneath overhanging trees whose branches , dipping to its surface , sob and sough minor refrains to its own melodious music. Fair indeed is the Doon , as Hums know it , as it now is , past the old bridge , past tlio . new bridge , past the old Alloway Kirk , past the cottage where ho was oorn , past a myriad thrilling witcheries of leaf and blade and bloom and bunk and brae , to the very spot where It Is "hushed in the vast blue sea. .To wander lovingly bosfdfiU is ! lo Twist ( nnow , and marvclously close to the personality of him who iiKiao its melodies beloved strains to ear and heart in utmost lands , Kiuuu U WAKEMAN. George O. Chase , Hates college's nowly. elected president , may bo said to have worked his putsagc. He lias raised about fl-10,000 for the benefit of the institution. The No. U" Wheeler AS ilson makes a perfect stitch with all kinds of thread on all classes of umturlaU , It is always ready Sold by Gco , W. Luucuttur & . Co , , M4 S. . lOtii street. AMID THE RUINS OF POMPEII Viewing the Fatnotu Buried Oity and Its Excavated Contents. ANCIENT LIFE AND HABITATION REVEALED Comforti ! nnd Cotivonlcncri of tlio r.irly : lny < Citntrimtuit with the l'r sent Ulorles of Niiitca | . nnil Its HOMK , Au > t. 20. [ Corrcsponitcnco of Tun lieu. ] Our voyiiRO of eighteen miles across the bay from Naples to Sorrento , little city situated liltfli above the sea on vine-clad hills , was delightful hpyonil description. It was almost the sunset hour when \vo arrived , that hour of the OVOIIHIK when the day's toll is ending and owning rest approaching. when beautiful sounds grow more beautiful and unpleasant ones dies away rapidly. I'.iss- ing down terraces gleaming with statuary , under foliages ot orange , lemon , poach , pear and plum , the luscious fruits yours for the plucking , wocomoto our hotel , n veritable palace amidst magnillcent surroundings. Here one finds rich and great from ovcry clime , as tlio little place is now what It has been for centuries , a famous summer resort. High up on this summit , from balconies overhanging - hanging the sea , the glorious evening greets us with an Italian sunset of such splendor of light and color as has never yet been caught by artist-brush , liuforo us Naples , i-rcscent- shapcd , between mountain background and mirrored bay , the blue waters rellcctlng her lights , whioh glimmer beautifully , Hashing her outlines In a fairy-llko way. To the right , some seven miles away , towering In solemn grandeur , rises old Vesuvius , wreathing forth his vapors hi graceful clouds thousands of foot Into the clear sky. Far below , murmuring the sweet breathing like sound so In harmony with the tints yet lingering , the restless Mediterranean gleams , Us surface dotted with thousands of white sails , which in the soft light look silvery llko the stars as they are rolleetud by the blue waters. This scene surpasses our expectations of Naples and her beautiful bay. it lends a porfcctBOiisoof Ideal beauty never before presented. The sea sounds charm us into a sense of rest entirely now to the tireless traveler. Hero ono is away from the noisy , driving , dusty world , sur rounded only bv elements that produce sweet dreams and perfect rest. Such sights , such sounds wo fully appreciate uro enough to make the dying request to bo carried to the soa. It is a beauty that conforms with the ( julot of a parting hour. The dignity of death , of going away entirely alone into an unknown , is not marred by such scenes. The place docs not make us sail. It rather puts one's being into a kintl of harmony with the scene , and the sense is Joyful and never to bo forgotten. Amid Ancient Itiilns. From this lovely retreat wo drive by fine carriage roau , skirting the sea , though hit'li upon the hills , to Pompeii. The drive lasts two and a half hours , and 'curries ' us from the height of .Sorrento miles around and down to the water's cdee , as at Cas- tellamore , only a short ulsUiiu.-o from IJonv peil , where wo rust and lunch , before pass ing through the gates to the ruined city. As this is ono of the most interesting places we have visited our readers may oi'Jo.V a dcscriution of what we saw , and our telling what wo learned. It is Important to know that Pompeii was built upon a small hill , formed by un early outburst of Vesuvius , and was .near the shore of the bay. A small river ran through the little city , where about 80,000 persons re sided , among them many noted ones. Pompeii suffered from a serious eruption of Vesuvius In 03 , A. D. . at which time many of her temples and dwellings , along with her forum and basilic , were destroyed. Uoforo all this damage baa boon repaired , or some sixteen years later , came the fearful eruption that so effectually destroyed the whole place. Only about 500 skeletons have been found. It seems remarkable that so many people escaped. Hut on learning that dur ing the flrst outbreak only ashes fell , and at only about three feet in depth , this was sufllclent to allow all to escape. Many people ple returned for valuables when came tlio second shower , adding some 11 vo feet , soon followed by others and still others , until the city was buried twenty feet. The vapor from the volcano condensed and fell in a line and steady rain , forming the ashes und pumice stone into a kind of liquid mud. Many of the buildings had a second story , reached by a stairway insidn or outsulo of the houso. The timbers wcro crushed by thu weight , and the debris fell within the walls , and all into the mud or wet mixture which of itself so well preserved all. This falling molsturo prevented any instruction by lire. ' 1 he excavatimr at Pompeii has been ex tensive , but at Ilcrculaneum little has been done. The city was at the foot of Vesuvius on the western slope and was covered be neath burning lava , winch hardened , form- inir a solid substance difllcult to work upon. \Vo learn that it was during this awful trial that the older Pliny lost his life. He was with his Hoot at Misenum , some nine miles from Naples , when lie noticed the pe culiar situation about Vesuvius. Setting out for a closer inspection Ho landed at Siania , now Uastollamoro , where he watched until retreat hecaino neccssiry. during which ho was oveivonio bv the siilnhnrons vnnnru : uul thus perished under the ashes as tliuy fell. The vivid word pictures of tlio horrible scene how the sea scumed to retreat , the clouds settled , thu inky darkness hid nearest objects , crowds of men , women and children hurried from Pompeii screaming and crying for the sound of a familiar voice , as friend after friend separated lu the awful din , are left us by the younger Pliny , a nephew 01 the general and historian , wiio was also his adopted son. ItlKK n ? In I IIP Hurled City. In digging a ditch to carry water some peasants came upon some columns , which led to an Invcbtigation , Since that date , 174S , excavating has bcon carried on. Ono of the gates to the buried city shows two entrances , one wide , paved with largo lava blocks , the other narrow , paved with the beaten earth. Thu museum of PompiMl Is Just \vithiu , and hero Is found uvcry ob ject of imprest that has not boon carried to Naples to the great museum there. . In this Pompeii collection wo sco casts of some people found bcnvalh the ruins. Ono is the body of a woman who had fallen face downward , showing how the hair was worn at that Unto ; ono , the liuuro of a man who must have died In awful agony ; a mother and her child am4 a servant are also seen , f-'omo skeletons In caskets , as If they had been ready for burial , reduced to dwarfed proportions. There is also a doe , fastened bv a collar , found at the door of u. house Known as the House of Orpheus , One of thu cash keepers. The position snows the agony the poor brutu must have suffered whllu try ing to escape. Wo saw many familiar articles , such as screws , lunges , locks , masons' tools , cups , tiles , plates , candelabra , Jarsvanes , iewolry , beautiful objects of ornaments of class and gold and precious stones , Jars of fruit , loaves of bread and cake , olives and such things , dried fruits , egg shells and fruit molds. From thu muuoum wo go to visit some houses to note tno domestic arrangumunts. There Is not wanting evidence of comfort and luxury. Most of the houses show a vestibule , then a court , used as a general tamlly living room , which had u roof sloping toward a center , opening from which the .Miu full into the marble basin In the center of the court. Thie basin could also bu fed from the public aqueduct , the lead pipes showing in many places , the slop cocks and valves , Jo'nlngs , etc. , bolng iultu | similar to the ones used at the present timu in our country. Usually the steeping rooms and dining room opened into this courtwhllo the kitchen was put to the rear. In the houses of the wealthy are found hack of this court or atrium a tahllnum , where wcro kept family relics , and thu record ; then canto the peristyle , with a basin , as in the court , having the same kind of roof , where was found a garden , showing shrubs , ( lowers ami statuary. From this opened the dining room. s > how ing thu tiule : , surrounded on three sides by couches or divans , where persons reclined The cud of the table was open for the use of the t > crv. ants , who could thus serve thu jiconlo or guests with fouveulouce. Ui'OulhU ' peristylu the chambers opcnofli moro closets , without light or air , except frfcm the door , ench with a sort of bench litflli Into the wall , tiiion which thu occupant < lept without removing his clothes. A rrrnllnr Frnttirc Is the very narrow-Hatreds. Often where only ono stride would cross there Is a step- Ding stone In the middle. Thu paving is of lava , In bl blocks , and shows plainly In many plates deep -ruts worn by chariot wheels. The forum. whcroToDple assembled for the purpose of dlscimlng. questions of public in tcrest , also where games , markets and feasts were he'd ' , shows psdcstals whore were placed the busts of noted citizens and in the point of interest usually llrst approached , The basilica or court of Justice shows three naves , portions of the grand columns that supported two of the navoa , the tribune where the magistrates sat , and beneath this a sort of cell , reached by stone stairs. This cell , It Is believed , was used for storing the furniture of the tribune. This is a very In teresting and well preserved object , as are the Temple of .luplter , the Temple of Venus , unllnishud at thotunoof the city's destruc tion , and the Pantheon , or Temjilo of Augus tus. Among thu Important ItiMltulions wcro the baths. If the people bathed threu and four times a day , and It uns at thu bath the toilet was made , as we are told by some his torians , the statement Is tint clink-lilt to bu- "levc. The baths were splendidly decorated , urge and elegantly appointed. There were nwlmmlm ; baths and halls for gymnastics , and portions reserved for women and small rooms reserved for any who wished to bo alone , as well as hot and cold water. The heat was supplied through tiles carried be tween thu walls. The tubs and basins were all it vrhlto marble , thu lloors and corri dors all in beautiful mosaic. There was an amphitheater where 5,000 persons could ba seated , and is preserved almost wholly , and two theaters , one comic , the other tragic , showing a number of prcservoit features. Near the amphitheater were the gladiators' quarters , where wcro found tnreo skeletons in thu stocks and sixty other bodies.Vo visited the "houso of the tragic tioot" spoken of by Uulwer in his "Last Days of Pompeii , " with its mosaic of the chained dog and Us Inscription , "Cavo Cavern ; " the house of the great General Pansa , the historian Sallust , anil a bake shop , where wu took a look at some mills , where the stones used for grinding are perfectly preserved and show low badly they wcro worn from service. Tlio mills were operated by slaves. The evens wcro great places , and ! n ono shop were found somu sixty loaves well preserved. I'ruiec'tiMl liy tlio < ! i > vm-iimi'iit. The place is ono of great sameness , but of vast interest , The streets are silent enough and perfectly clean. The government has all control , and so everything is conducted very decorously. There are many paintings of the walls , sherids and blues remarkably preserved. The houses are characteristic of their ocounants , as in all towns and coun tries. Many were rich and elegant , some mean and humble. Some show the indelliblu Imprint of vice in its various forms , the whole place betraying the fact that the human race has been about the same at all times. There certainly could not bo much difference for forming a conclusion between that lime and this were any city of thatsi/.o of this day to bo suddenly unroofed just as time might dictate. For hours wo walked up and down these ruins , wondering and thinking. Wo do not see that wo of the present time have ad vanced so fur. To be sure It was a slow time , when we think of the matter of navi gation and locomotion. Outside of those they were a learned people. We spent the night in a small hotel in the present Pompeii ( four or live buildings with out the gates of the ruined city ) , being too weary for further journeying , though usu ally tourists rotuni to Naples , some seven teen miles away. Nor did wo ascend the volcano Vorsuvlus , deeming it a dreary waste of time. Hy train , at 7 , wo left the sad scene , bound for Koine , some six hours away. The jour ney is not unpleasant , though not of any particular interest. About thirty-live miles away , as we' ' begin to descend' ' into the valley - loy , we see Homoaoross the wide Campagua , tli3 monotony of the plain now and then broKcn-by the aqueducts as they trail In a black line from the Labino and Alban moun tains toward the -city so long ana so well known the world over. From this sldo Komo Is not beautiful. St. Peters'towers above ovorything. the city looking low down in a ravine like , instead of a lovely valloy. As wo approaen wo are ready for rest , knowing , as wo leave for Florence in a day or two , wu shall have a lovely view ot Homo from that side. As wo grt northward -tho view is lino. From Homo to Florence , our stay there and of Vonlco we shall speak in another letter. ALLIU C. Mii.i.Aiti ) . Till ! YUVXUSTJHtS. Six-year-old Dorothy went for a horse car ride with her aunt ono day this week , says the Somerville Journal. Shu had her little purse with her , and was anxious to pay her faro herself , but her aunt said no. "You are my guest , " she explained to Dorothy , "and soi must pay your fare ; but you may take the 10 cunts and hand it to the conductor , If you like. " So Dorothy Jook the dime , and when the conductor came along she handed it over in the most digullicd way. Thccomluctor gave ono quick look at her , and estimating that shu was under the S-year-old limit , lie rang in only ono faro and handed back a S-cenl piece , which Dorothy took without a word. "Wasn't it strancof" shu asked , when aliu was telling somebody all about it , after she had got back home. "The conductor took my fare , but ho didn't charge Aunt Alice any faro at all , and so she rode free. " Mother So lyou have been lighting , my son ? .lohnnio I had to. Tominio Brown hit mo In the face. Mother Hut , my boy , you should have turned the other cheek. . .lohnnio did , and then lie hit that , and , by Hokoy. 1 couldn't stand It no longer , and 1 licked the sturtln1 out of him in about two minutes. Tommy It must bo awful unhandy to livu among thorn heathens that don't wear no clothes. .llmmy Why ? Tommy 'Cause. How can any ono tell whether any 0110 is rich enough to 'sociato with , when they ain't got no clothes out Sunday School Teacher As you have trav eled a great deal , perhaps you can oxnlain to thu class tlio difforeni'u between civili/.ed and barbarous countries. Little Miss Vos'tn. In civilized countries wo Is polite to folks in our sot , but In barbarous countries wo has to bo polltu to everybody. Tommy Maw , doesn't anybody but good peoplogo to heaven ? Mrs. Figg That Is all , my eon. Tommy Hut , maw , how does the good people enjoy tholrsolves if they ain't any bad pcoplo there for them to try and manage ago ? Teacher Now , children , I have told you that wo have live senses. Johnny , you may tell me how wu may use them , Johnny To buy soda water. Little Tommy ( otdest of the family , at dinner ) Mamma , why don't you help mo be fore Klliel ? Mamma Ladies must always come lirst. Tommy ( triumphantly ; Then why was I born before Ethel I Mamma Have some moro Ice cream. Will 10 J Willie I guess so ; my Btuminick only aches a littlo. A peculiarity of thu Mormon tabcrnaclo choir , which is sooii to sing in Chicago , is that in the organi/atiun is represented almost ovcry known civilized nationality. Kaston , the crack tenor of the choir , who is said to sing high C sharp with perfect case , is a Scotchman ; Agnes Olson Thomas , the mezzo soloist , is a Norwegian ; so isVelhe , tlio .voting man who is billed as "the fore most violinist of thu west ; ' * Mrs. i'ugsloy , the high soprano , Is of Kngllsh birth ; Prof. Stephens , the conductor , and Mrs. Edward , the ballad stupor , are Welsh ; Kadcliffo and the , English I'cder- Dayncr , organists are ; - soii , the pianist. U Swedish ; Ensign , the buntonu. is an American , and thu U.VJ voices in the chorus are distributed almost evenly among the nationalities , though the Americans , of c.ourso , heavily predominate. There are three things worth saving- time , troubiu and mone\ and Do Witt's Little Early Hisers will save them for you. Thcs < little pills will save juu timu , as tlioy net promptly Thoj will have you trouble , us they cause no pain. They will uvo jou inouuy , as lUoy ocououuo doctors' bills , Continental Monday will be A Great Day for Boys's ' Short Pant Suits , Boys' clothing has never been offered at such panic prices as we are offering to open the season. Ages 6 to 14 , on Monday at $2.50. Double Breasted all wool Cheviot Suits , $3.75. Plaid Cassimere Double Breasted Suits $3.00 Scotch Cheviot Double Breasted Suits $5. Monday will be the Great Money Saving day for Boys' Clothing of all kinds at J GO AND SEE A GREATER TROTTER THAN The Black Whirlwind from California , Who holds seven world's records. I Ic docs not trot against time , but fights ont races in big- fields of horses. He starts at the meeting- against Belle Vara 2:08. : } , Martha Willces 2:08 : , Alix 2:09 : , Walter E. 2:10 : , Nightingale 2:10 : , Grccnleaf , Rylancl T. 2:11 : , Ph < xbc Wilkes 2:1214 : , in the Great Free lor fl I Tral Purse The greatest campaigning pacer starts against Mascot 2:04 : , Flying Jib 2:051 : , Guy 2o63. : { , Ontoniaro 2:071 : , Manager 2:07 : , Blue Sign 2:08)4 : ) ; , Robert J. 2:09. : } , Riley Medium in the Great Free lorll Face , Porse $4 $ , MonrnTrrT FIELD OF El ill FOUR GREAT RACES EVERY DAY ? [ J PURSES , Half Fare Rates on All Railroads. JOHN. S. BR1TTAIN , H. J. KLINE , President. Secretary. Omaha Loan and Trust Co SAVINGS BANK. SIXTEENTH AND DOUGLAS STREETS. Capital 8800,000 ; liability of Stockhalto , S299.0UD P p" D O PT \ \ T Intnrmti nwl on SIX MOSCIH ; 4 { T r T3Tt onTIIIlKHS L-'r . J - ' > * MJNT-11-i' ( OortlBoitmof In .r Ll - UopjjiU 4 UJf u luturojt pall COMMCILTAUt THE MERCANTILE CIGAR , BETTER THAN EVERI llmlo nt' tliu lliii-st iimllty ] < if lluvami Tiilmpru < liut ciin In ) "jouf lit. Kijual li : WIT rc'fcpi'rt In III * . . . . . , . . . Ilttt IwLorUx .iL-urs. Unuuliictir.-illjyir.lt. HIi MKUCAViTIMi ( 'HiAK VjU.TDUY.f * H Which Shall It Be ? Call on And let him see. One week's delay may be long enough to lose a tooth that today could be easily made serviceable. Why do people nut off attending to their teeth ? It is because they fear pain. With the latest meth ods for filling and extracting teeth without pain there should be no longer any delay on that account. While you have the money you had better invest a portion in your mouth than to risk in many ven tures that might not prove so b-n- eficial to you. Visit the dent.st . of reputation and experience , OFFICE THIRD F .OO5L PAXTON BLOCttt nriiiio Kltli tit root Shlv. TC'/OO/IOII > HIHX , , s. We churtfo nothing to examine your muutU und toll you how uiu.h wj will put H iu JJTOOU eoudmon tor.