16 THE OM.A.ITA DAILY BKG : SUNDAY. SEPTEMBER 17 , 1808-SIXTEEN PAGES.
WAKEMAN AMONG THE GYPS
A Visit to ft PoottUh Oarap in the Lovely
Annaudale Valley.
PICTURESQUE SCENES AND GROWINGS
Exploring Ilio Olilrn llotna of Itolinrt tlin
Ilrticr , with 1111 Outc t I'rluco for
Guide Menicirlftiml Iluliiftot tlia
of llorder Cntlei.
liu fill ar fi. tr < iJ m < tii.l
LouKr.imiE , Scotland , Sept. 1. ( Corre
spondence of THE Uni.1 Tramnlng over the
hills winch separate the land of Burns in
Ayrshire from the land of Burns In Uuin-
ftlcsshlroon iv vague und indolent sort of
pIlgilniaKO to the birthplace of Carlyle In
Annandalc , ! caino upon n little hand of Scot
tish Gypsies , among whom wore some old
mid prized acquaintances. I found them
In the ucstliku hollow of n win
some braslo bccd the winding Annan
river. They wcro between JardlnoHull and
tno nnciont clachan , Applegartli , where
Edward I. , on his way to the siege of Cacrla-
Tdroclt , made oblations at the altars of St.
Nicholas and Thomas a-Bcckot , in the
once noted but now extinct Applcgarth
churchund ; I could Just see. as I WAS tramp-
Inrc southward along the grcat'turnplko road
from Carlisle to Glasgow , the hoods of their
tints and their "wbummeled" or upturned
CAM * In ragged outline uirainst the blue
slicon of the gentle river below.
DMy Impulse was to press on to Locbmabcn
or Lockerbie for the night ; hut there Is , 1
fear , that taint of Gypsy blood within mo
that ever draws mo Irresistibly to this out
cast , vagabond race. 1 resolutely turned my
face talliosouth. After alittlo limited. A tiny
coppiced hillock had hid the brown tents.
Where I stopped the road wound with the
rUei'banlc. 1 looked back along the brae.
I saw now thn camp-fires j the pots hanging
from the kettle-sticks ; the bnlrns romping
among the donkeys and dogs ; some men
stretched lazilyu | > on tboswnrdjnndswnrthy
women crooning over their daily gossip to
guthor. Tills banished my resolution. ' All
my own vagabond sentiment for the life of
the tent and the road swept In upon my
heart like a tide of homecoming cheer. In a
moment rnoro I was being hugged , actually
hugged 1 by n score of Gypsies , men and wo
men ; receiving royal greetings of welcome ;
and soothing as best I could shrill reproaches
for having had the thought to uuss them by.
And I tot tills down in simple recital , for it
led to my being conducted by a Scottish
Gypsy prince to the ancient homo of a
Scottish patriot king whoso ancestral habl
tatlon was hero in the very heart of the
beauteous Annundalc.
Viilli-y o ( Ilio Aimainl ilr.
Between Eslidale on the cast and NUlis
dale on the west lies this sued and pastora
Annamlalo. Though not among the mosl
noted , yet it is still one of the most lovely
valleys of the Scottish border. To the
leisurely and sentimental pilgrim carrying
among its pleasing scenes , it appeals will
goodly fascination. It is but a liny vale
thirty miles long : the river Annan , fron
which it takes its mime , having its source h
the Hartfull mountains , und winding witl
gcntlo How through and between character
istle Scottish villages , Its banks dotted witl
humble crofts , larger larmsteads. and all the
lang syno features of Scottish country
homos. Though the valley is accorded no
special fame among the Scottish people
themselves , and is scarcely ever visited by
tourists , to mo It seems that in a few par
ticulars it possesses extrordinary interest.
Within the distance of ono day's tramp
across live parishes through which winds the
gentle. Annan , can bo scon ono of the most
ancient and certainly one of the most his
toric castle ruins of Scotland , tno first homo
In Scotland of Robert the Bruce , at Licbmu-
bcu ; the birthplace at Annan of thcgrealesl
and most unfortunate of all Scotlhh preach
ers , Edward Irving ; the wonderful phenom
ena of the tides of the Solway Firth ,
which are perhaps better observed irom the
pi-eat Annan viaduct connecting England
with Scotland than at any other spot along
the Sol way shores ; and the birthplace and
burial place ot the ono philosopher , critic
and essayist who 1ms undoubtedly loft a
deeper impression upon intellectual minus in
Great Britain and lAmerica than any other
inivldual who over ndornod and perplexed
this country crabbed , crafty , mighty and
glorious old Thomas C.irlylo.
It was In the middle of the afternoon when
] found my Gypsy friends. Many of the
band wcro absent. Those who remained
\\cro chiefly old men left to mind the camp
and pother at all manner of tinkering upon
broken donkey carts , donitoy gear that re
quired mending , and pans , pots nnd kettles
which were being renewed in true tinsmith
style for peasant housewives'round about ;
many younccliauviesU.vpsy ( children ) at all
sorlo of children's rustic games , fairly
drossscd and roybtcringly happy ; and the
gaunt old-spaa-wivcs , too far advanced in
years for the labors and ratillees of the
road , wba still always servo to hold the
reins of good government in any Gypsy
cam ) ) well in hand , whllu bravely preparing
Iho evening meals against the younger wan
derers' return.
Atrictnr < < | iio C'ninp.
During the Interval I had leisure for ex
amination of the picturesque camp nnd time
for learning much of the. ways nnd annual
journoyings of this slnplo community of
Scottish Gypsies. There were twulvo tents
und half a dozen "whummeled" carts , The
whummeling of a Scottish or northern
English Gypsy cart means the turning of the
sumoupslUouown. Tills , with the addition
of a blankat or some lir branches , makes a
capital ivaf under which to puss a summer
night. Altogether there wus accommoda
tion for from two to throe score Gypsies. Tlio
hollowed brae chosen for the camp always
had its patch of sunlight , which Gypsies
dourly-lovo. l irch , lir and a fowllno asli
trees were at cither side ; and the purling
river , convenient for cnmpsiilo needs for men
nnd beasts , from which a luscious llsh could
occasionally bo legally lakon , as their camp
ing place was duly rented from the laird of
the manor , was almost at their feet.
Hero were representatives of all the Scot
tish Gypsy families of note the Dunbars ,
Fans or l ills. Baileys , Boswi-lls and
Blythcs ; most or them descendants from
Clydesdale and Yotholm Gypsies u'bosu pro-
Kcnltora figured , it not in the history , In the
ballad and reman tic. literature of Scotland.
They were all originally potters , packers and
tinkers. Their olden capital city was tlio
now deserted village of Votholm , by Bow-
moiit-sldu whore the Tovlot Hills slut out
from Scotland's view tlio wild Northumber
land moors and the ha'.od Held of Kloduen.
In olden times they made much of the rude
delft ware used by the Scottish peasantry.
They still Journey Into Staffordshire ,
England , over the old Liverpool , Carlisle
Mid Glasgow couch road , dealing in the
cheaper aim ' 'faulty" porcelains , and occa
tlonally trading with tlio gentry In "Min
ions" and "Wedgowoods , " Now they have
their winter homes in Dumfries , Annan ,
I ckcrblo ami Glasgow ; und before the
snowdrops fade from the roadsides and
braes , are back hero in their old haunts
The men trade and dicker at the horse und
cattle fairs , loino pursuing their olden call
ing at tinkering und osier work ; while the
women sell willow wuro and trinkets ami
dukkur ( toll fortunes ) among the guldwlrcs
and lasses of tbo Scottish puasuntry.
Wanderer that I am , it was like a delirious
homo-coming to ECO tbo genuine Gypsy belongings -
longings that were hero. There were the :
rude forges that could bo slung under the :
creaking carts. There Innumerable odds
and ends of the real tlnkur's craft. Ttioru
the camp-fires , whldi , low as they may
Btnolder , are never allowed to wholly go out , ,
because they represent a lingering loyal ' !
truce of ohicn Aryan lire-worship. There , ,
crouching by cart , or tent , or lire , or on
haunches ut the camp cntrauco , us if son-
Uncling the plact eventide return of ab
sent masters , were the bravo , loyal ,
p-aunt and voiceless Gypsy dops. Hero
and there wcro tlio kettle-sticks
cot the stego tripods which bur.
csquo Gypsy reality , but the strong ,
sacredly prized , crooked Iron kettle-slicks
vilh their sizzling pots beneath. While
icroanrt there , but always facing each other
ind tbo fires between , were the real tents of
the Itomany ; hoods rather than tents :
woolen blankets , Imo our prannmothors'
stout old sheets , stretched over bows of ash
anil fastened with polished oaken skewers ;
ill so snug nnd strong that no ordinary
itorm can wreck these tiny Gypsy homes ,
By and by , as the shadows lengthened , the
camp gradually began to awaken with re
turning life. The flros which had smoul
dered the day through wore renewed by tbo
now bustling old Gypsv women , nnd the pots
nnd kettles sang merrily of good thlngsi
come. Gypsy men and women began coming
tnto camj ) from all directions , and nearly all
came single or In groups to the tent I had
iiccn allotted to emphasize tlio welcome I had
been given as tho'-Gorgio dial" ( the non-
Gypsy friend to the Gypsy ) who was already
known for his wanderings with their
"brothers and sisters" in the far-oil wonder
land , America. Nearly all brought trophies
of the day's outing. Women who bad boon
among the outlying farms were laden with
> oultry , butter , eggs and chccso , knots of
lomcspun yarn , and many an article repre
senting hours of toil , which bad been ex
changed for n bit of gibberish and u
'fortune. "
The Oulcmt 1'iliico.
While the camp was thus renewing its
ovcntlda life nnd activity , n little commotion
near the roadside attracted my. attention.
Gypsy men nnd women seemed disputing ex
citedly. On going to tlio group I found a
rough-looking fellow being milled towards
the camp by some , while others wcro' at
tempting to force him back to the highway.
Earnest were the protestations for hosplt-
able treatment , nnd shrill were the denun
ciations and protests. The man's face was
familiar to me ; but a shaggy beard
and an unusually woo-bogono and hang
dog appearance for the moment prevented
u recognition. He looked at mo appealIngly -
Ingly , und at the same moment ono of thu
Gypsy women screamed at him : "Yo'ro na
prince o' the Nokkums ( provincial Yotholm
Romany for Gypsies ) . Yo'ro gang t' the
doll a' t'Rlthcrl" I knew him then. It was
Prince Jtobert , by royal right kinir of all the
Scottish Gypslcs'but so hopeless ft tramp
and vagabond that ho had become n per
manent outcast of this outcast Homany race.
Tlio women were the most Implacable , but I
carried white coin nnd kind words'among
them , nnd soon had Prince Hobcrt's admit-
Unco to the camp assured. Then I made
him wash in the river , got some presentable
Gypsy gear upon him , saw that ho was
shorn and shaven by bis own hands , nnd
brought him , a penitent and comfortable , it
not un altogether welcome , guest to 'our '
Anuansiao evening meal.
On the morning of the second day I left
my Gypsy friends by Anuansido with vaga
bond Prince Uobert for a companion. Some
discourse nmonsr the Uomany crew touching
upon Scottish Gypsy family lines and their
antiquity prompted the remark from an old
spao wife that outeist Prince Robert's blood
hud the strain of the Bruces in it. through
his mother , Esther Fua Blytho Rutherford ,
late queen of all the Scottish Gypsies.
"Then ye inicht wool gno t' your forbear's ,
King Robert's , uuld cnstlo home , at Loch-
mabcn , tin' tak arlcs ( pledge ) t' mend your
' ua.lm' strac-ucath natural
ways ; oryo'll - ( a
death ) at t' ecndl" tauntingly replied an
other.
The whim seized Prince Robert to do it. I
bad never seen the old castle ruins , und it
easily came about that wo should go to-s
gether ; and wo departed after many solemn
adjurations from the Gypsies that 1 should
refuse r.ll pleadings of Prince Robert for
liquor , or , In tlio event of yieluing to ills cer
tain demands for drink I should see him
"wool lickit , or wool lockit in Liochimiben
Kiiol. " rather than to permit him to return
to tbo Annunsldo camp.
Thn llruro CnUlo.
Less than an hour's walk brought us to
the ancient loyal burgb town of Lochmaben ,
beautifully situated on thn shores of ono of
the niuo tiny conncctlmt lakes of the same
name. Prince Robert told mo the name was
aaellunnd meant lake of the fair women ,
ind when. I asked him how ho came to know
i Gaelic signilicatbn. bo said with a shrug
3f his line , rufll.mly shoulders , "Oh. I IcenM
t fra t' ceilUh , " which means auld wives'
'osslplng. But "the white clear lake" Is
ictirer the true Gaelic. The silence of decay
s upon ancient Lochmabon burgb. Two long. '
straggling , silent streets Intersect each
other at a huge , plain , crumbling market
cross. It is a burgh of uuaiut old grunito
ionics , with thatched roofs' , inhabited by
luaint old granite-faced Scotch folk. Great
square houses , great square doors , und great
square wiudows.with great , square blanched
faces in them , tell the story of olden onu-
ence , older border prowess , and present Indolence -
dolenco and decay. The place was once full
of baud-looms and thrift. Today so deserted
ind lifeless scorns the burgh that your own
foot fall on Its ragged and uneven stones im-
, icls you onward with an almost startled
sense ot fear.
About a milo from the ancient town , on a
tongue-shared peninsula which extends into
the lake called tlio Castle-loch , wo found tlio
ruins of tlio grandest fortress the border
over know. The lake upon the shores of
which the ruins .stand , as well as nil others
of the pretty group , has low , sedgy shores.
Tn these are found Iho vondaco fishes , from
Hvo to six inches In length , nowhcro else dis
coverable in Great Britain , of a brilliant
silvery appearance , and In anatomy and fla
vor much resembling those famous Ameri
can ciscoes , winch m Juno attract such
liosts of anglers to the shores of Lake
Geneva , in Wisconsin. They nro the most
delicate llsh known to the British gour
mand. Their heads nro extraordinarily
marked , in a puco-colorod transparent sub
stance , with the perfectly defined flguro pf
u heart , throuch which , when freshly
caught , the brain may easily bo seen. Prince
Robert disclosed a curious bit of supurtul-
tlous folk-lore , concerning this heart-shapc-a
figure in the vondaco. Every ono rotnem-
bers the pious pilgrimage of James Douglas
with the heart of the dead king , in un effort
to reach Jerusalem that the precious rolle
might bo burled in tbo Holy City ; nnd that
after tbo tragic death of Douglas Und his
friends , Sinclair and Logan , the silver CMS- ,
U lt containing the king's heart was recov
ered and given sepulture in Melrose abbey.
There is a lingering belief with tlio super
stitious among tbo Annamlalo peasantry
that the llciirii of the heart in tlio head of
the vondaco llsh of Lochmaben Is of mirac
ulous origin , to pcrpotu'ito the pious act of
King Robert tbo Bruce und the heroism ot
his loyal friends
Along the hauglis and moss-banks of the
lochs tbo deadly adder lurks ; and tlio peas
antry will toll you that tboso dreadful rep
tiles are kept down by "their Implacable foes ,
tlie borons , which uro certainly continually
scon dodging In and out among , and hover
ing over , tbo surrounding reeds und mosses.
Whether or not it wus tbe original residence
of the Hruces , granted by David I. in 1IS4 ,
or an enlarged successor built' In tbo thir
teenth century , It covered sixteen acres of
ground , and Is known to have been uliso-
lutoly Impregnable before the Invention of
gunpowder. It was n stupendous and maif-
nlllcunt pile , and the care and perfection
with which it was built are attested In the
iuimonso walls still traceable , und in thu fact
Unit though its masonary has-been exposed
to the elements for rtOO years , ono will'today
as often break the stone itself as separata
by strokes of sledge-hammer the stone and
mortar with whloh Iho walls were con i-
structed.
A mighty host of reflection : , and historic
memories crowd upon the onlooker here.
For not only has the fiercest of border bat
tles raged , 'round about the custlo's once
mighty wallo , but it was on thU very spot >
thu compact between tbo two claimants for
the Scottish crown , which led to Scotland's
eventual greatness , was made , It was 'so :
this spot Hruce came in his IHght for ins lifo
from Kdward's court. And it was from Fed :
after Hed Comyn's perfidy w.is discovered >
that ho sped to Dumfries to avenge that
treachery with Comyn's life , before the very
ultar of ancient ( SrayFrlait church. Thou
cnnio his coronation utSann ; bis first do.
feats ; uluiust tlio "en line t ion of bis family ;
Ills own wanderings und skulkings like a
boast of thu forest ; his brilliant recovery of
ohis patrimonial castle here ; und then all the
glorious victories from Gleneilt past Bun-
nockburn to Inverury , and Scotia's loi.g-tiuio
splendor , power nnd pouce.
Jt sooiuu unfortunate that so noble a ruin
could not bavo boon given hotter care und
preservation. One half of of tlio structures
of iy > cbmabon have ceu built from tbo
material in the majestic stone pile. Cow
houses und byre-walls lor half a dozen miles
In every direction disclose the source from
which tlielr material wus ravaged In pro-
trudlug mouldings , splendid abhlarwork oor
grlnnlin ; garifoylt ) * , It Is salil that a citizen
of the burgh warms his shins at the identi
cal pair of jamb ) winch once re B ted oa the
paternal hearth of Bruce , nnd the old key to
the outer gate of the splendid pile , In which
tins been nurtured the proudest line of
Scottish patriot kings , on bMng discovered n
half-century since bv the leaden headed
hinds of the dUtrlct , was regarded as such
an antiquarian prize , ns ii weighed several
pounds , that it was at once turned over to
the Lochmnbcn blacksmith for conversion
into n pair of utilitarian turf spades !
EUOAII L. WAKBMAK. '
The notable event of the present theatri
cal year in this city will uo the first pro-
Dentation at Boyd's theater tomorrow night
of Bronson Howard's latest play , "Aristoc
racy. " There Is a special significance In this
work of Mr. Howard's. It 1s an example of
Indigenous dramatic art , for Its author has
reached an acknowledged place nt the head
of contributors to the AmeVlcnn stage. It is
already pretty thoroughly known , for Its
long runs in Now York nnd Chicago last
season caused widespread literary uud social
discussions.
While the piny Is thoroughly American
nnd deals with American characters , the
_ author has gone to England for the scene of
Ills action. A remark made by Prof. Brycc ,
author of "Tho American Commonwealth , "
is I said to have furnished the theme
"Wealth In tlio United Slates does not ,
as in England , glvo Us possessor an
Immediate cntrco into fashionable
society. In England great wealth can prac
tically buy rank , or , by obliging those who
command society , can Intluco thorn to force
the upstart Into It. " The Americans In the
play are people from the ordinary walks of
lifo who have becomesuduenly rich and who ,
by buvlng u splendid house lit the English
capital , together with tlio titled occupant of
the house , attempt to force their way Into
aristocratic society.
"Aristocracy" has n peculiar moral signifi
cance. It offers food for serious thought
rather than mere amusement. At the same
time Mr. Howard's rich comedy vein has not _
been idle , anil his play is relieved wlthimuch
genuine humor. '
Manugcrs Al Hayinan and Charles Froh-
tnan have given the piece an cxoollont stage
sottinir , and selected for Us interpretation
ono of the bast companies that lias ever boon
seen In this country , including Maurice
Barr.vmoro , Blanche Walsh , Frederic Bond ,
Mary Hamilton , William Faversbam , Helen
Tracy , S. Miller Kent , Maude White. Nell
Warner , Virginia Tracy , John H. Browne , . ! . -
O. Buckstonc , Bruce Mcllao and Harold
Howard.
Commencing with today's matinco , the
Farnam Struct theater will offer in Carroll
Johnson , the famous singing comedian , n
strictlv speaking high grade attraction at
popular prices. Johnson Is n hlch grade
star , famed in Irish comedy , and formerly in
minstrelsy. His famous waltz songs alone
are a return of value received for an admis
sion price , and in this instance bo presents
his now ' play , called "Tlio Irish Statesman , "
which' made over a month's stay last spring
in Now York , when only booked for a week.
The American people are always craving
for the now , the latest thing that is out. Iu
answer to this desire for change , for tbo
newness ot the now , W. Si Cleveland has
organized a brand now minstrel show , which
comes to the Bo.yd on Friday next for two
performances afternoon and'evening pre
senting now Dorformors in-u now program ,
allied with an all European vaudeville com
pany.
A , W. Fremont , in his now sensational
melodrama , " 777 , " comes to the Frrnam
Street theater for four nights , commenting
next Sunday with a matinee. Mr. Fremont
is said to nave a strong company and with
special scenery nnd now mechanical effects
bis attraction is reported to bo ono of the
best of Its kind on tno road.
Mr. Fremont is n capable young actor. His
play has a very beautiful story and Is orig
inal in nlot and construction. The scene is
laid In Louisiana uud tho. actor deals with
the contrast of wealth nud poverty. The
stirring situations are' plentifully sprinkled
with comedy , making a pleasing perform
ance.
Next Thursday evening at Boyd's
theater there will bo given a concert that
should make a double noueal to Omaha
people from the excellence of the program1
selected and the eminence of the artists who
will Interpret it ami from the worthiness of
tbo cause It Is arranged to aid. The Sisters
of Meiw are doing a good work in the city
and the proceeds from the concert will go to
the benefit of St. Catherine's chapel.
A feature of the concert will bo the debut
in Omaha of Mr. Ixmis Heck , jr. , in solo
work. Mr. Heck's instrument Is the violin ,
nnd competent critics have used superlatives
in characterizing his work. Mrs. Frances
Mocllor , Omaha's own contralto , und Miss
Fannie Arnold will sing , and so will Cantuin
Kinzio and Mr. Jules Lumburd. This is the
program :
n , , , , t.t Jn ( ) Annie Lniirla Dudley Ruck
VJUiii iui | ( /j / ) Toll Mo 1'loru.- . I'll/Mill /
Miss M. Coon , Mrs. V. Sloallur , Messrs. W.
IJ. WllUlns und T. J. 1'dnnoll.
IJabS solo I Fear No Koo IMnsutl
Mr , Jules laimbard.
Violin bolo Uoncorto Mendelssohn
Jlr. Lowlsllcck.
Alto solo Calm ; IH tlio N'lelit 0. liohm
Mrs. Krances Moelier ,
Soyrano solo \ [ gjtflon LovoYs Kin&Y&ehnfnK
Miss Futmio Arnold. '
Tenor solo O Salutarls Glorzt
Captain John Kfnziu.
Alto solo No Wps Oun Toll . , . . ' .Trotero
Mrs. France * ! Moellor.
Violin polo Trauineres. . . ' Schumann
Mr. IonIB llcck. ,
Accompanists , Messrs. M. Calm and J. E.
IHitlur. '
The Omaha Dramatic club will produce
the thrillinu comedy drama , "The Mountain
iloso " at Washington hall
, Wedncsuay , Sep
tember 20.
Munlcnl 11 ml Dramatic.
Gus Williams alway writes his own songs.
Ulllan Hussell has stopped starring and
gene to housekeeping again.
Minnie Muddern will star this season In a
play written by her husband , Hi G. Kisko ,
editor of the Dramatic Mirror.
Miss Olea Bull , daughter of the late OIo
Bull , will bo a member of the Prince Pro
Tom Opera company of Boston.
Tragedian Thomas W. Koenn Is to write a
series of articles entitled "Reminiscences of
Famous Actors , " for ono of the New York
magazines.
Thomas W. Kceno Is preparing for n re
vival of "Romoo and Juliet , " in which ho
"is to appear ns Mcrcutlo. Edwin Arden will
bo Romeo and Miss Florence Rockwell tlio
Jullot.
,
The Royal Hawaiian band of thirty pieces
is now onrouto from Honolulu to Chicago.
It is composed entirely of full-blooded na
tives. In n baud tomnnmcnt in San Fran
cisco , in 18S3 , this organisation captured the
llrst prlro.
The custom which originated in England ,
of tryim ; now plays ut matinees , seems to
have been a failure in Now York. During
the season lust passed there has not been a
single performance of this kind that at
tracted any notice.
Fred Stinson , manager of Julia Marlowe ,
is doing away with the ' 'lithograph free
ticket" nuisance by sending to shops framed
photographs of Miss Marlowe , which shopkeepers -
keepers are permitted to keep if they exhibit
them in their windows.
The theaters of Now York , us a rulo. will
not admit nutors to a first night's perform- ;
unco unless they buy their seats. Manager
Charles Frohman , who first originated this
plan , explained his reasons by stating t tha
actors were most unmerciful cr itlcs.
Richard M , Hooloy. the veteran manager
and proprietor of Hooloy's opqra house , Chicago
cage , rang down the curtain of life lust
week , at the ago of 71. Mr. Hooloy was
born in ' Ireland in Ib2i , educated In England
and a' medical career chosen for him by his ,
parents. His bent was not cures and cada I-
vers. He came to the United States In 1B-H II I ,
nnd shortly after , with E. P. Christy 1
founded a noted minstrel organization 1V
Now York city. Two years later MrHooloy
bccaufo an independent manager and con
trolled ut various times theaters In Brook
lyn , Now Yoik and San Francisco , settling
In Chicago In ISiJ'J. Manager Hooloy was
known in Iho profession for his warm heart ,
wnich manifested itself In his charity to un
fortunate members of his profession. Is
purse was always open to their call , and Is
name Is blessed by poor plajers all over tlio
country. His managerial associates re
spected him and heeded his udvl'-'o , and his
loss will leave u gap which cannot readily
bo flhou.
PflSSFSSlflX IN OFFIfiFS
i uojijjjiiM in ui i ii/ijj /
Borne Statis Think IThey Have Heraditary
Bight t ) Certain Official Plums.
STATESMEN QUICIOAT CHANGING SIDES
Never ° llefnre 1)IUOpinion In Conjro (
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WASHINOTOX , Sept. 14. ( Start Correspond-
cnc'oofTitc ' DUE. ] Although civil sorvlco ,
reform has very littlo. place under this administration -
ministration , there is a sequence about
onico-illlini : which borders closely upon the
principles of reform. There never has been
recorded such a scramble for sequence In
onico holding ns during the past six months ,
nud tbo fact that very little regard Is paid
to civil service reform makes the scramble
all the moro remarkable ,
1 moan by sequence In ofllco holding the
filling of a | K > 3iton ! by a man hailing from
the same community whence the Incumbent
camo. The exaiiiplo was sot before Presi
dent Cleveland-formed his cabinet by a do'
mand from Pennsylvania that Chairman
Harrlty should succeed John Wnnanmkor ns
postmaster general , because the position
"belonged to Pennsylvania. " Then Georgia
came to the front nnd demanded
the ; secretaryship of the Interior
because four years previous the position had
been filled by ox-Senator Lamar , who was a
Georgian by marriage. Tno Georgia demand
was hUccossful , Likewise was the demand
that Ohio bo given the solicitor generalship , ,
because under President Harrison the ofllcc ,
bv
was hold by a distinguished Buckoyan ,
Judge Tatt. JUdge Maxwell of Cincinnati
was appointed. Then Illinois made a com
bined rush for the position of first comp
troller of thu Treasury department. She
madoTior demand solely on the ground that
an Illinoisan , Judge Mathcws , wus holding
the place , and it therefore belonged to the
state of Illinois. The Illinois rush also suc
ceeded , and Robert B. Bowler was given the
placo. West Virginia nreacntcd the clover
and uccomullshcd gentleman , Colonel Josotih
S. Miller , for the position of commissioner
of internal revenue , contending that Inas
much as Colonel Mason had occupied the
place for four years and was still in posses
sion of it. West Virginia hold a first mort
gage. She got the placo. Massachusetts
continues to occupy the position of assistant
secretary of state , which xvas held by that
commonwealth under President Harrison.
The sequence in ofllco holding might bo
thus continued ad Inflnltuni , for it begins in
the cabinet and nitrates down through the
varlouc positions , covering hundreds of
ofllcos of moro or less importance , until it
readies the messengers nnd charwomen in
the various departments. There has been a
sharp smattering of the custom in the for
eign service. At tlio capitol the custom of
states holding and'owning certain positions
prevails to an equal extent. The infection
bus been caught byr the colored population ,
nnd a large army Is itrugglli'g over
a few plums which are to bo disposed of
soon. The colored people have como to re
gard certain positions ns their very own.
They look upon tho' recordcrshlp of deeds
for the District of Columbia as belonging to
their race as explicitly as any piece of real
estate which one of their number might buy
with his own earnings and call his own. The
ministries _ to Huytl and Liberia are also
places whiiCh" the colored mon have lovled
upon ; but'-President Cleveland is not a
stickler for prompt recognition of the col
ored brol'hor , nndi bo is not taking early
recognition of the demands made by the
numerous sons of Ham. t , , Jt fk
8lntt < iHcrt Very Vnrlnble.
\Vhothor It Is honest conviction , tbo forco'
of argunlcnfadvanced In the distribution pf
federal patronage , or a change of sentiment
in the business circles of the country , never
has opinion in congress changed so rapidly ,
suddenly , without warning or explanation ,
as during the past two or , three weeks.
Newspaper correspondents , who in the iith-
ful discharge of their conscientious duty
have attempted to keep their readers in
formed of sentiment respecting the silver
repeal , bond issue , banking and othnr meas
ures before congress , have been flustrated
and embarrassed constantly by the ever
shifting opinion of public men. A member
of the house or senate Is quoted one hour as
occupying u certain , position upon a
given subject , and the next hour ho Is upon
his feet declaiming upon the other sido. A
single telegram , signed by an influential
firm or combination of constituents , has
alone served to induce- men in congress to
completely change front upon an important
question within an hour.
When n report was circulated Hint Presi
dent Clevnlnnd and Secretary Carlisle hud
had conferences with Sneaker Crisp nnd
other prominent legislators upon a schema
to rehabilitate state bank circulation under
federal supervision and lbsuo-it seemed that
two-thirds ot congress moved over to that
side and endorsed the scheme. It seemed to
obviate the serious objection to wild eat
currency such as was issued a third of a
century ago by state banks. Presently some
long head with an eye slnglo to the consti
tution discovered that any supervision or
intervention upon tbo part of the
federal government respecting the con
duct of state banks would bo uncon
stitutional and in opposition to state's
rights. Ho pointed out the fact tlmt.when
ever the federal government interfered in
the least with the management of state
banns they would ccaso to bo Htuto and become -
como federal institutions. Uo showed that
tbo federal government mlcht control an
Issue of currency by taxing it out of existence -
once , but it could not Issue It through slate
banks and preserve tbo independence of
tbosn institutions under a state charter.
"How clear and right you are I" exclaimed
men in both sldos of the capilol , with one
breath , and immediately they resinned tlioir
places In opposition to statob.ink circulation.
Just before the house passed the silver re
peal'bill it seemed that almost every mem
ber of that body und of the senate was In
favor of an adjournment of congress as soon
us the senate acted upon the silver bill. The
republicans saw nn opportunity to make a
good political point , and they arose us QUO
man and demanded that thu nubpcnso sur
rounding proposed tariff reform should be
removed ut the carlibst possible day , in the
interest of manufacturers , dealers and con
sumers. They held that It was the suspense
relative to proposed congressional action
upon the tariff and- not any questionable
financial policy that' was playing hiivoo In
the commercial \\orlil. Aa soon as this argu
ment percolated the brain of every man in
congress scarcely one cnuld bo found who
openly advocated am adjournment when the
silver bill wus out of the way. Apparently
every man domandbd thu earliest possible
action upon the tariff.
The flops upon tlur silver question have
been numerous and surprising. Men who
have stood up In eoiurross for twenty years
and declared for freu silver have not only
coiuu over for unconditional repeal , but
many of them havBfUbclarod In favor of gold
monometallism. IHwus talking to Senator
Teller the other divy about the changes of
front and Iho suddifnnoas of the changes
upon thu silver question , uud thu Colorado
statesman said :
"Why , a man doesn't know who can be
trusted now. There is a senator speaking
for repeal this mliiutu who told mo only
this morning thr.1 he would stay hero until
his shirt rotted oft before ho would vote for
unconditional repeal. You BOO another sen
ator sitting Just'under the droppings of the
sanctuary' who i * to follow the speaker for
unconditional repeal. That souator told me
yesterday that wo were sure to defeat re
peal , and ho appeared to be the chief foe-
tloniit against repeal. Men are changing
front so rapidly now that ono cannot keep
trace of them , much less depend upon many
of them. "
Concreitmeii with Hobble * .
There has probably never boon a congress
with ns many men as are in this one who
have hobbies nnd causes to vindicate. Ex-
Speaker Reed has hammered into the house ,
upon every occasion the fni't that the supreme
premo court of the United States held his
ruling in favor of counting a quorum good
law. Ex-Souator Blair of New Hampshire ,
after having ridden his education bill In the
senate to aa extreme that disgusted his con
stltuonts and retired him to private life , hns
reappeared in tlio house and inlands to reintroduce -
troduco his measure In that body nnd give U
another turn.
Senator Ualtlniror of New Hampshire nnd
Representative Plcklcr of South Dakota
never miss an opportunity to "go for" Presi
dent Cleveland's administration upon the
pension question and to bold uo the cause of
the soldiers. Senator Morgan Is still pushIng -
{ Ing . ' his hill to extend govcrnnlcnt credit and
control over the Nicaragua canal , and Sena
tor Teller hno already rclntroduccd and will
push tE with vUor the bill to adjudicate the min
ing claim of Undo Hilly McGarrlahnn , which
has been b fore congress nearly forty years.
Senator Voorhccs continues to intro
duce bills and fight for an ar
tistic effect In the capitol. Senator
Sliorman Is still hainnicriuR away at tboso
| > ollticlnii3 who charged men In congress hi
1S7H with having received bribes to vote for
the demonetization of silver , and bo will
never bo satisfied us long as ho lives with
the constant hammering ho Is giving bis ac
cusers. As MclCtnlov on nil occasions de
fends the tariff bill of IS'JO , so Representative
Springer of Illinois never misses an oppor
| tunity to defend his pop-gun tan It policy In
the hist congress. Old tn.in lloluHii still
believes | , that his -economic" policy should
have retained him at the hu.ul ot house ap
propriations. 1'nnnv S. UKATH.
IN DAMlaU - '
ItciiM 01 Intcroit tn the Danm mill Sciin-
( Ilimiliitm.
Miss Ttllle Carlson has gene on n visit
with her friends nt DPS Moincs , In. The
young lady will return to Omaha In a few
weeks.
Mr. Charles Nordonsen , the timekeeper at
the Pax ton Iron works , will go .o Chicago
this week , where bo will remain for some
time ami take In tbo sights at the fair.
The version of Dumas' play , "Tho Count
of Mouto-ChrUto , " that will bo played at
Washington hall next month , has been
translated from the French original into
Danish by Mr. School.
Mr. John Noble nnd his young wife re
turned from their widdlng trip last Wednes-
d.iy. Mr. Noble intends in the near future
to build u residence here in Omaha.
The Swedish Vasa lodge of Oad Fellows
is organizing n largo excursion trip to the
World's fui ? .
Mr. Ole Hanson , secretary of the Danish
association "D.innobrog" of Council Bluffs ,
has returned from tils vacation.
Miss Emma Grant returned last week
from n long visit ut the World's fair.
Mrs. Boholdt received llrst prize for a fine
collection of artistic needlework at thu
Omaha fair.
Mrs. Johnson of Florence hns sold her
large poultry farm to the florist , Mr. Peter
son of Oninnn , who is building a large greenhouse -
house on bis now placo.
Mr. Jens Jensen , former proprietor ot
"Folkoblndot-Dannebrog"was in Omaha last
Thursday engaging compositors for ills
printing ofllco.
The following deaths have lately occurred
among the Scandinavians In Omaha : Mrs.
Ano Mavie Christcnseu , born In Jylland ,
Denmark ; Miss , Ano Roslno KJorstlno Marie
Bortolsen , born in Stocktorvillo , Mo. ; Mr.
Anthon C. Larson , born in Loss ted , Don-
murk.
Mr. H. C. Hanson , Mrs. Chris Larson and
Mr. and Mrs. Jens Jensen loft Council
Bluffs last week. The parties will go to
Now York and from there tulto the first
Thingvalln steamer for Denmaric. They all
expect to return to Council Bluffs soon.
"Tlio Protestant Hosultnl association" is
the name of an incorporated stock company
with a capital of S150.000 formed to erect n
largo Scandinavian hospital In Dulutli ,
Minn.
Mr. Hans Jorgou Nielsen , the former prcsl-
dent of the Council Bluffs Furniture'com-
pany , is expected back from Denmark next
month. Mr. Nielsen will locate in Council
Bluffs.
A now-Swedisb weekly paper will bo pub
lisncd In Rock ford , III. A Scandinavian re
porter with "Facklans'1 is to take the edi
torship of the now paper. It will bo named
"Forskwren. "
Captain Magnus Andersen , who brought
tbo little Vlkingship safely across tno At
lantic oceandelivered a lecture last woelt In
Scnndla hall about Norway und tlio Vik
ings.Rov.
Rov. 1. E. Swenson of Swedoburp , Nob. ,
celebrated his 42J anniversary last week.
A surprise party , consisting of over fifty
Scandinavians from \Vahoo , arrived early in
the morning with some line birthduy pres
ents for their popular minister.
Tito women's association "Danner"of Coun
cil Bluffs will hold u largo fair nnd ball nt
Danebo hall September ' ) .
Mr. IL lj. Oronlund celebrated his 40th
birthday last week and entertained a largo
party at his homo.
The Danish Odd Fellows lodge has now
nearly 100 members and the number is daily
increasing. Every respectable Dane that Is
past 21 years can bo admitted to member
ship. The lodge will hold u meeting iu
Washington ball September 2C.
There 4s a movement on foot among the
Danes in Omaha for the purpose of oruani/-
ing'a ' singing society. There are many fine
vocalists amoiv the Danes in this city , but
they have not yet been organized into a
society.
Rov. Henry Vrooman , who assumed
charge of n Swedenborgian church in Balti
more , is ono of five brothers , all of whom
nro clergymen. Throe of them nro Congre-
gattonuiists and tbo other a Baptist.
It is belloved the slto for the great Episco
pal cathedral of St. John tbo Divine in New
York city will have to bo .changed. in dig
ging for the foundation of tlio central tower
n pocket of decomposed rock was struck. A
hole forty feet deep was dug without strik
ing bottom , and work suspended. A change
will entail a loss of fciOO.OOO already ex
pended.
The general minutes of the Methodist
Episcopal church , South , for 181U , show that
there are in the church 1,305,715 members ,
un increase of ! 59,15a. There are fi.HUS travelIng -
Ing preachers ! H.t were admitted on trial
during the joar. The number of infant
baptisms ban grown in pace with the church ,
having reached last year ! ll,74i ! ) with OU.it'.M
adult baptisms. The number of children in
Sunday schools was "W.'J'JU.
Dr. Stoccker , the German clorgyma.i who
has become prominent through his hostility
to thb Hebrews , preached nls first sermon
In this country In Chicago last week , to a
small congregation , Ho made no reference
to the Hebrews and said nothing sensa
tional. At Mr. Moody's meeting the follow
ing day Dr. Stooekar spoke in English , saying -
ing that bo was un unti-Somito politically
only , not personally or socially. Ho is said
to bo an cntertalnliiR speaker , with the
power of apt illustration In bis sennuis.
Lewis Miller of Akron , O , , who was
chosen president of the International Asso
ciation of Sunday School Workers nt St.
Louis , Is ono of the best-known men In that
Held In America. Ho Is 0(1 ( years old , and has
been active in Sunday school work for forty
years. Mr. Miller is president of the Cliau-
lauqua assembly and is a Methodist ; ho was
chosen , In fact , In recognition of that de
nomination , In accordance with an unwritten
law of rotation In the association. Mr , Miller -
ler has the further distinction of being the
fnthor-in-lav of Thomas A. Edison.
Edward F. Searles , who married Mr
Mark Hopkins , widow of thu California
millionaire , Is putting an organ In Grace
church , San Francisco , ns n memorial to his
wife. Sue was for many yours n member of
this church , which stands two blocks from
her turreted mansion , which has been given
to the state of California as the Hopkins
College of Art. Mr. Searlo ? is personally
supervising the construction of the memorial
organ ; ho is qulto familiar with thorequi-
.ultea of such an instrument , being an ama
teur of no mean ability , nnd havim ; u line
organ In his house at Great Harrington ,
Mass ,
Ntub KniU ill Tlimight.
Detroit Frco Press ; With some of us
liopo never comes to the full bloom.
The tout'B that come easy go easy. .
Trust IB tlio strongest llnK m'tho uliain
of association ,
Not DUO time IB a million are n man's
tours djishonost ; whut may bo said of u
woman's is different.
Everybody would ba perfect if every
body else thought HO.
Alutrlmony IB love's oyo-oponor.
Gossip IB the bullet in the gun of idle
curiosity.
Honesty is not contagious.
It's a IOIIK way around to reach heaven
by boine uliuruhcB.
Sweet breath , sweet stomach , mveot mo'-
jwrl t Then u e Do Witt's Uttlo Early
UUert.
A BIT OF CHINA IS STATE
Minister Yang Yn' & Career and His Surroundings -
roundings in Wanhinctom
A CELESTIAL ASTOR AT THE CAPITAL
Ocritplod liy the
l.nirntlnti Tlio Mtnlntcr unit
llliVllorttul lUlim ( inline Itrutiy
for Homo Ulg
WAsnixoTON'.Scpt. 14. [ CotreapondeT.eoof
TUB BiiK.J "Klssce , Uissoo , " said the nurao
of the baby of thu now Chinese minister , us
sbo held that quaint little object i.p toward
me , Its funny mouth Hurowed tutu a pucker
all ready for the expected caress , and Its
chubby yellow arms thrust out Invitingly
from Its blue sill : sleeves.
1 accepted the kiss , which t found to boone
ono of the sweetest t have over , had , and
then turned to help the pretty little girl ami
her brother up theibroad stone stops of their
now homo.
When wo were once Inside , however , I was
obliged to leave those Interesting Httlo people
ple , for the American dr. pjrs nnd furnishers
were addlnc their finishing touches , and 1
wished to got a peep at the house before It
was llnnlly taken possession of by the min
ister.
Tlio Now Locution.
Two largo communicating houses of mas
slvo brown stone , on Fourteenth street ex
tended , were chosen by the now Chinese min
ister , Mr. Yang Yu , for his homo whllu In
America , on account of their elovntod posi
tion , as ho wishes the children to enjoy the
country air.
They are four stories high and make a
very imposing appearance on n terrace on
the corner , and are heayily ornamented
with massive stone cat vlugs , balconies , and
stalued-ulass windows. The finest ono Is
to ho used by the minister himself , while
the other is to bo sot apart for the work of
the legation.
A Mini < > f Dignity.
Mr. Ynnc Yu , the now Chinese minister to
the United States , Peru and Spain , differs
In appearance from most Chinamen in tlio
fact that ho wears n mustache which Is
,
black and slightly touched with gray. Ho Is
53 years old , thick sot ami portly , nud has
unlimited authority ever his legation nnd at
taches , portioning oft to tbo latter their
clothes apartments , and not even pel milting
them to fall in love without his especial
consent ami approval.
His position in China is very high. Ho is
the possessor of great wealth and is the
Vanderbullt of that country. Two years
ago the riots against the foreigners at Cliing
Kiang were settled on a basin of his recom
mendation , and ho is in every way advanced
iu his ideas.
Minister Yang Yu lias a spacious sitting
room on the second lloor of tbo legation , car
peted in French blue and furnished with a
table and comfortable chairs and divans. A
broad stone balcony opens out of this room ,
and last night his royal highness seated
himself on this for the first time , g.iziue
down nt the city which lies below and re
freshing himself with nn Ice and a cigarette.
Out of this sitting room are his sleeping
apartments , \vhicli indicate in every way ,
from i thu China silk draperies on the nnibsivo
bed to the soft velvet of the carpet , the im
mense wealth and refined tastes of their in
teresting occupant.
A l'cji Into Mr * . Yiinir YII'N Itoom.
Mrs. Yang Yu Is tlio fortuunto ono of her
husband's wives who has
twenty , accom
panied him to this country , and is a dainty
little person of nn extremely exclusive dis
position , so that few people will have an op
portunity to cultivate her society , and a peep
into her apartment lifter site is once estab
lished In it will 1m very nlsrh impossible.
Everything -ibout. this room , as about the
whole bouse , is intensely American. Tbo
room opens out of the sleeping apartment of
her lord , but is much smaller and less ele
gantly furnished than his.
Dainty robbhis'-ogg blue Is its prevailing
color : curtains , carpet and tlliue being of
tills delicate hue. The heavy o.ik bedstead ,
which she will have to le.irn how to occupy
after having slept on rugs on the lloor all her
life. Is very heavily carved.and lias a dresser ,
washstnud and table to match. The c.irvoJ
man tie is also of oak , nnd the broad case
ments of the two southern windows are of
the same material , brilliantly polished.
Mrs. Yang Yu can hang her curious
gowns In a foreign bamboo box , which is
placed in her little dressing room , and the
shelves , nitches. etc. , which are now vacant ,
will no doubt bo filled with dainty bric-a-
brac from her far away homo. These , how
ever , no ono from the oiitbluo world will
probably have an opportunity to seo.
The Niir ory.
Yang Yn is very fond of Ills children and
wishes them to have the best thai his great
wealth nnd kind heart ' -an supply. A suit
of dainty rooms on tbo third lloor b.is
been set apart for them and tholr various
nurses.
A broad , stone balcony opens out of these
rooms and no doubt WnslilngtonUns will
often sec these curious little strangers bolding -
ing their dolls and having play tea parties
out here.
Little brass bedsteads are being arranged
around for their diminutive occupants , and
a few curious toys and bamboo boxes con
taining their picturesque garments are
standing around. "The p.iper is white , with
u delicate figure , and the bright-colored ruirs
on tbo floor add to tbu Homelike uppcarancu
of the apartment.
Ill tlio Kltulion.
The fat. good-natured pool : was. busy over
the hot stove as I entered the kitchen and
was stirring somn mixture which t'avo
forth the familiar odor of moat nnd onions ,
instead of rats nnd rice , as I had expected.
"Soupoo , " ho said , in response to my
question , and held out the spoon for me to
Yes , real American soup I found it. I
was a little disappointed at tills and still
niora so when i discovered Unit the rotinil-j
of Chtiicso servants and cooks which Yang
Yu has brought with him prepare little else
than American dishes.
No chop sticks or rlco bowls nro to bo nl
lowed , and unv American , with an average
amount of common sense , need not ho afraid
of bringing disgrace upon himself If ho
were to dine hero.
Tin ) Hull Kniiin ,
"Putoo on tlio polish so the laidoe can
dunce , " explained the interpreter to the
agent as they looked at the spacious ball
room which occupies the wliolo top of ono of
the houses.
But it is not the Chinese women who nro
going to do the dancing : thny can only ult
around and watch their more fortunate
American slaters , who will gll'lo ' over the
lloor to tlio strains of "AndoluBla" and
"After tbo Hall. "
Every preparation has been made to make
tbo bouso suitable for entertainment , and
when the season once begins there will bo a
constant round of gayety hero.
Cure Indigestion nnd biliousness with Do
Witt's Little Early Ulsors.
A iJeiiuliui < > nu.
A Dotroltcr who had been at the
World'tt fair for two weokn , baj'H the
Free Frons , mot an acquaintance in a
Chicago railway btation as ho was btart-
inffhiiulc homo. As ho paid for his
Blcopor ho oho wed up a $50 bill.
"What'H that ? " asked 'tho ' abtoniaheu
acquaintance.
"What's what ? "
'That bill. "
"A fifty. "
1 "How fonjr you been In Chicago ? "
"Two weeks. "
"And got that muuh loft ? "
' More than that. "
The acquaintance pondered a moment ,
"Look hero , " ho bald , "Would you
like to hire out ( or the rest of the season
us a freak ? "
/oiiiipluiiuii * fcumhvlcli AI.iii.
The modt conspicuous sandwich nun
yet launched upon the streets of New
York In an enormous and very darlf
negro , clad in u brilliant crimson curiuu
lure of u Urltibh army olllcor'a ' frock i
cout. His bulif uud hfa beaming face :
would attract attention without
the mlvcntl'lotw nld of such n
costume , but tlio color of his
cent Hi-urns to heat all tlioclroiunnmblcnt
nlr , and it rivets the oyoa of ull podoi-
trlaii * . Ho
was recently employed as a
'
'louirsliorcmaii , and ho says ho is hlm-
eclf highly delighted with hi ohango
o f occupation. "Toll you what , bo f"
10 snid to n polk-oiimn , "I got a good
ob now ; nothin1 to do but walk 'round '
Iko a ( jentloiimn. "
tlalvc-stnn Xowi ! There nro nlwny * some
are bar.cah n at ( ho input mnrkol.
-OP
IKE -
11 " - - " ' ' ' UK ! of financial dis-
urliii , co us tne invhoni , you find It me-
oss.u'y to concentrate all your tnlonls
and energies on the management ol
our alfalfa.
Von cannot safely delegate the work
o another.
At this time , nny ono else , no matter
vhat his ability , would bo unable to sue-
u'oasfully conduct your business , or pro-
.cot . your in vestments , in well aa you can.
Hut there Is a C/KIHM that you may at
my moment bo forced thus to turn your
ilTnira over to the mann < ; omont of an
other namely , in tlio event of your
loath.
Honiemhur , that executors often thiulc
nero about avoiding risks and prdteot-
n p thomsolvc.i than of carrying out the
spirit ot tliu testator's views. Tlioy pen-
orally laulc experience In the business
.hoy . nro trying to wind up.
This Inexperience and possible lack of
ntorost may cost 10 per cent or 15 per
jont of the value of your estate , or moro.
You cannot but recognize the truth of
.his statement ; nevertheless , you can
ruard " ngainsl this loss by ussurlnp your
Ife" fn:1 : the amount which In your judg-
nent your executors would waste in
vlnuing up your estate.
Yo.i can onsily , by economl'/.ingn little
.u your living expenses , pay from your
ncnmo the pi-emium on a policy for
SoO.OOO or § 100,000 , issued by the strong
est financial institution of its kind in the
vorld , the KquItable Lifo Assurance So-
jioty of , lho United States. liJO Broad-
ivay , Now York.
If yo.u thou chance to die your oxncu-
.or will bo instantly in Iho possession of
Wl.000 ) or $100,000 of vault int / ( ( (7 ; and
ready money will have ; t fourfold value
it death comes.
On the other hand , if you Hvo , and
tnku your assurance ( for example ) on the
JO-ycar Tontine LliKlowiiiont plan , you
will i/oinwi.//roiij / / ) a rich reward on ma-
urity of thu policy. ,
Tlio following is an illustration of ono
jut of many s > uih policies maturing1 in
1893 :
EXAMPLE.
Jclter from a J'ollfy Jlatt/cr tit the Equitable.
In response to your request that I
hould give you lor publication the re
sults of Policy No. 81o21. which ma-
.ured June 2 , ISM , I bog to make the
'ollowing statement :
Th'1 policy was foi1 $1 ,000 , issued twenty
vears ugo , on the Endowment plan. Tno
unount uiid : in premiums was $933.00.
Among other options the following
methods of fcottlomont are now offered :
Kirs I Cash surrender value , $1.697.04 ;
or ) uu I to n return of all the premiums
[ laid , with interest exceeding o per > cent
i > ur annum.
Second A paid-up policy of lifo as
surance for 8.'I.8",8.
Third A lifo annuity of 8112.58.
Juno 2 , 18915. R J. KlLCY.
JV. ii. Tits writer of tin uboro letter IMS
iilit'tl to tlic E'litiUtble ' for a new policy
for v/ice / tiinsi Hie amount of the. oriyinal
TI. D. NUICLY , Mnnngor.
WILLIAM 11ENUY DROWN , CASH.
T. IJ. FARMER ,
General Agent.
ON
Thursday ,
and Friday
Sept. 21 and 22 ,
Wo will display our fall line of
Trench ns well as' Domestic pattern
Hats and Bonnets , towhich we
invite tlio public.
Including Satirrdayg .
elder < Co1
-212 W St.
Het , Farnam and Douglas.