10 THE OMAHA DAILY SUNDAY JULY 8 , 1801.
CORDON BENNETT. 1834 *
AESUMii OF LOURDES.
r.rlof SynnpmiKif tint Pnrlliin ofoln'n ( Irvn
Htorj Which Him H.-rn I'liMMiril.
KIIIHT DAT.
CIIA1TKH I. The openlnic cenc i > f "Ixmrdei,1
which wan commenced In ncrlnl form In Hun
dny'n itee of April 13 , l In n cur of the "whit
train , " which cnrrlon thet > ry sick pIlKrlin
frnrn I'arts tn lnJe . Among tliu plterlm
la Mnrlc ile Uuiriulnt , a younn wrnmnvho fn
yean hm Iwcn l > < lrlililrn. Hhe li nccompnnle
by her fnther nml the AM > e 1'li-rro KromPiil.
CIIAITiU II.The Ahlitf I'lelie win th
lion of a c.icmlit. who llveil nt Neiillly. l.lvln
next thorn were M. do Ouersnlnl nml lil fiunllj
Jjltllo Mnrlo ilc ( luormilnt nnil Pierre plnycil tn
Kclher , nnd llniilly fell In love with cncli olhe
they Rii'W up. Murlc recclvtil nn Injur
which reunited In nenrly lotnl | urnlyi lii. A
iihe could never Imcomo hlii wife IMerro been me
lirlent.
OilAITKIl III.-Tlio nuffcrlnK In the train I
Intense when It stops at 1'olrtlcrs half nn hou
tor lunch. .
CHAITKH IV. An thn train iilnrls Sophie Omi
tenu Ri-tn In. Hhe telH the utory nf the cur
accorded to her dlHonned foot by simply dlpplni
It In the nnliTH nt Loin-clou.
CHAITnil V The nblie rends nloud n. bool
Rlvlnjf the history of llernndette , nnd dcscrllic
the elRliti-rn times she Haw the vltloni In th
rrotto. IjOurdvM It reached In the rnrly morn
IIIB. An tlie Iraln rolls Into the station nn un
known man dies.
KKCONI ) DAY. .
CIIAITRIl I. A vivid picture Is Riven of th <
confusion when the Imnllds nro landed am
conveyed In tilt ! hnrnltnt.
CHAITKH II.Thn hoipltnl Is Kteatly over
crowded. At 8 n. in. the procession to tin
Krottn starts. Father Miiwali 1 < 9 "ie Van
con < ? re catliin to pray for u xrrat mlmcle , as tin
l < ly of the man who died In the Iraln In to t *
Immersed In the pool In hopes that life will bi
restored.
CIIAITHIl III. The ablic meets Ills old friend
Dr. ChassalKn.Thi crowil furren the nl > bo ti
the pooH. Tl " fiend man Is broimht In am
Immersed No mlr.irlt ! occurs. On Koine ou
the ntihc finds that Mnrlo has been batlid with
out effect.
CHAITnil IV. nn Chassalunc accompanle'
the abbe to thellurcau of CeltlllcatlnnB. Kllzc
Itouquct. wlnie face was mnilt ! hlJcuiiH by s
lupus , ileclnieH the pore Is steadily drying up
IM Orlvotle , who hid benn In the last atnKcs oi
consumption , comes ruthlne In , minuting , "I nn
cured I" ,
CHAITnil V.-In the evening the abbe visits
JInrle. Hhe Is much depre-nm-d and IH lotlnR hei
faith. He readi to the Invalid * , conMnulnK the
sti-ry of IleriimMtf , tellliiB how pernecutlons followed -
lowed upon the llrst mlr.iclei. The recitation
ohceni them up , nnd leatoros Marle'a faith.
TIIIUD DAY.
CirAPTnn I. Vlerrc dlscoveri that Mme. Vol-
* "mn1v n 'devout pilgrim , has comu tu I-oimlea to
Meet her lover.
CirrtlTKH -I'lerre nnd Jt. wl < > Ouer-alnt
"meet Mmo. nes.iuneaux , Mile. Itaymonde imd M.
ild I'lfyieloiiBiiC' , to whom Itaymonde Is cnsnited.
Tlies-'vlnit | > | iiri"i of Interest.
C'HAITKU III. Mnrlo. accompanied by her
father 'nnd I'lTie , watches the mignlllcvnt
torchlight pi occasion.
CIIAITIIU IV. I'lerre tnle-t M.irle to the
'jrrmto to remain tluuURli'iut the nlnlit. Il.iron
Hulfp , thi" director , takes 1'lerro Into the Rrotto
'nnd shows him the miraculous KprliiK.
C'IIATiit ) V , Dr. CliantnlRnr tells Pletrc
'nlxiut h)8 ) lnter\l w with ISernadette. nnd ile-
ncrlbes the cffoila nf the Abbe I'cymarnle to
build n chuiuh nt Lounles.
DAY.
CHAI'Tini I. Mnilc Is still confident of helns
ruml. The death of Mine. Vein Is vividly
portrayed.
CIIAITIIU III. The crowd nnd the rellRloim
i-xcltement H almost oveipmverlner. Maile Is
cinifldcnt of hctnK cuu-d. A I'leire stands he-
Hide her cart he lemembers thit one of the
three physicians who were called In consulta
tion on lier case 8-\lil that she could be cured
In n , iicrfel'ljy natural way by Home steal ex
citement. Heveial pIlRilms assert that they
nee cured , and suddenly Marie , who has not
been , iible to move fur bevcn jraiH , slands up
111 her r.lrt. tiemblps. and nc.w Ufa seems to
tfoinu to hi > r.v This much Inci eases the ex
citement. fihc wnlka to the , .bureau of certl-
* ; lctlOn , nnd her wpmlcrful cure Is olllclally
put on lecord , _ , v *
CIIAI'Tiil : IVi JIarlo drags her cirt In the
procession up to the baalllca. I'lerre la far from
linnpy. He iloos not bellevn It a mlrncle. He
linn lout his faith , and by his \rnvs has lost
the right to hue Maile , now that she can be
n wife. lie leaves the crowd nnd b.i3 hitter
half hour atone jil the underground chapel ,
FOURTH DAY.
CHAI'TBU V.
As ttiey walked down tlie ramparts Dr.
GhassulKne said tminediatcly to Pierre :
i"Ymf have Just witnessed the triumph. I
will -now show you two great Injustices. "
Ho conducted him to the Hue des Petlts-
Kosses , to the chamber of liernndottc , that
Klojv and obscure room from which she went
put 'on the day when tlie Holy Virgin ap
peared to her. The Hue des I'etlts-Kosses
Is part of the old Hue des Hols , today called
the Ilue de In Orotto , nnd cuts across the
Rue do Tribunal. It Is a winding street ,
very sad and gloomy , that KOOS up a slight
hill. Passers by are rare , nnd It Is lined by
, tle'ilgh | | walls of miserable houses , with
mournful outloolo , where never an open
" .wJmldw may be seen. A single tree in a
court yard Is the only gay thing visible.
"Hero wo are , " said the doctor. Just at
tills spot the street seemed more narrow ,
more confined , nnd tlie house was opposite
a gray , .wall , the bare side of igranary. .
, Tliey both lifted their heads to look at the
jllttlo dcuth-llke looklug abode , with its nar-
low window.s , its common , rough coated
walla of n purplish tint , witli Us hideous out
look of poverty. Ilelow the pathway was
black as ? night , .a frail old gate was closed ,
ami hcra was only one step to go up , and
-that waa coveied by the stream swollen now
by the Kite storms.
The doctor spoke again : "Go in , my
friend , go In. Just push open the gate. "
The way was pilch dark and Pierre felt
along the damp wall , fearing to make a
mlsatop. lie uccmed to bo going Into a very
obscure collar and had tlie sensation that
under him was a slippery lloor , continually
soaked with water. Finally , at the end ,
upon fresh Instructions from tlie doctor , he
turned tu the right.
"Hciul your ; head , for you might knock It ;
the door Is very low. AVell , litre we are. "
Like tlii ? street door , the entrance to tlie
chamber stood wide open In nn unconscious
iiuglect , nnd Pierre , who had stopped In the
middle of the room , hesitating , for his eyes
worn Bill ) full of the bright light outside ,
' could distinguish aluolutcly nothing ; It was
like the middle of the night , A sensation
of Icy dampness , like that of wet linen ,
struck hta shoulders.
13ut little by lltUo his eyeo became ac
customed to the dim light , Tno windows
ft an unequal Klzc looked out ou a narrow In
terior courtyard that was faintly lighted by
u greenish relkctlun like the bottom of a
pit , and one must needs have had n candle
to- read at midday In this dark room. The
chamber was four by three and n halt yards ,
paved with cob-hie stones , v , lille the main
beams and cross pieces wcro black an soot
by se and neglect , Opposlto the door was
the chimney , a poor platter chimney , with an
old mouldy board for a mantle shelf , A
sink stood between the clilinin-y and one of
the windows. The old whitewashed walls
were peeling off In scales , spotted with dump ,
ness , covered with cracks that went jot
blacU , like the celling. There was no
longer any furniture. The room appeared
abandoned. Only confused nnd uncanny
things were seen there , unrecognizable In the
deejxlihadowB that filled every corner. After
a allonco the doctor ppokc.
"Yes , IhlsHs the room ; it all began here.
Nothing has been changed , only the furniture
la no longer here. I have tried to
ImuKluu where It went. The beds
iUust surely have been ngalnat this
wall , opposite the windows ; at least
three bi-ils , for there were boven Sou-
lilrous the father , mother , two boys and
A three girls ; Juat think of that ; three beds
'tilling this room ami seven persons living
within these few tenure yardsl All this
mass of people 'burled alive , without air ,
without light , almost without bread. What
low misery ! what humility ! the poor ,
piteous crentureal"
' IJera he vas Interrupted. A shadow , that
I'lerro at first took to be that of an old
woman , entered. It was a priest , the vlrnr
of the parlih who novr lived In the house ,
lie waa acquainted with the doctor.
( 'I heard your voice , Dr. Chastnlgne , o I
came down. 80 you have come again to
ylslt thin , rejoin. ? "
, "Yes , indeed , nbue. I gave myself that
pleasure. I hope It docs not Inconvenient
you ? "
"Not nt all , not at nil. Come as often i
you wish , nnd fetch anybody you want to. "
He laughed with nn engaging air nn
bowed to Pierre , who , surprised by his can
less manner , asked hint :
"Hut surely all the people who come inui
sometimes annoy you ? "
The vicar appeared surprised In turn.
"Indeed , no. People do not come. Yo
know this spot is but little known hen
Every one stnya over yoniter nt the grott
I leave tlie door open that I may not 1
robbed , but whole days go by without in
hearing even the no'.so of a mouse. "
Plerro's eyes were becoming more an
more accustomed to the darkness , and li
now perceived that the vague , mysterlon
objects that filled the corners were old bai
rcls , .bits of chicken coops , broken tools an
all the rubbish that Is gathered and throw
Into cellars. Hanging from the rafters h
saw provisions , a baikct full of eggs an
strings of big , red onions.
"Hut from what I see , " ho contlnuec
with n slight shudder , "you have been abl
to utilize tills room. "
The vicar was rather uneasy.
"Certainly , and why not ? What can
do ? Tlie house Is email nnd I have so 111
tlo room. Then you cannot Imagine lio'
damp this room h , It la radically Imposslbl
to live in It. So , my God. little by llttli
things accumulate , without knowing JUG
how "
"A place for rubbish , " concluded Pierre.
"Oh , Indeed , not An unoccupied room
on my word , If you hold to It , Is a place fo
rubbish. "
The priest's embarrassment augmented
in I veil with some shame. Dr. Chassalgn
remained silent and did not Intervene , bu
ho smiled and was evidently enchanted b ;
the revolt of hl companion against humai
Ingratitude. The latter , unable to contro
himself , continued :
"Hcally , vicar , forgive me If I Inslsl
Hut think of what you all owe to Derna
dette ; without her Lourdes would still b
one of the least known towns in France
And , In truth , it seems to mo that the gratl
tudc of the parish should have trans
fcrrcd tills miserable chamber Into :
chapel. "
"Oil ! a chapel ! " Interrupted the vicar
"This merely concerns one person , and tin
church could not give her a separate re
liglon. , "
"Well , do not say a chapel ; let us morel ;
say there should be lights here , flower ;
and bunches of roses , constantly recelvci
by the piety of the Inhabitants and pll
grim * . Indeed , I jliould wish for a llttli
tenderness , a touching memory , a plctun
of Hernadette ; something that showed fn :
dellcato way the place that she must oc
cupy In all hearts. It Is monstrous , thl :
oblivion , this abandonment , the filth inti
which this room has fallen. "
At once tlie vicar poor , Inncccnt , un
thlnklni ] man took his view of the matter
"In the end you are right , a thousam
times. Dut I have no power ! The day the ;
como nnd ask for this room to arrange It a ;
you wish I will give it willingly and tak <
out my barrels , although I really do noi
know where else to put them. Only , I re
peat It , nil this docs not depend on me. :
can do nothing nothing at all. "
And , under the pretext that he was oblige ;
to go out , ho hastened to bid them goodby
saying again to Dr. Chassalgne :
"UGinaln , do remain as long as you wish
You never disturb me. "
When ho was left alone with Pierre thi
doctor seized his hands and poured forth c
happy effusion :
"Ah , my dead' child , what pleasure you
have given me ! How well you said just whal
has been boiling up in my mind for so long.
I had that very Idea of bringing roses here
every morning. I should simply have had
the room cleaned out and been content tc
place two large bunches of roses on the
mantelpiece , for you know I feel an Infinite
tenderness for Dernadette , and It seems
as though roses should specially bloom here ;
their bright perfume Is like a memory of het
only only "
Ho made n despairing gesture.
"My courage always gave out. Yes , I say
my courage , because no one has yet openly
declared against the fathers of the grotto.
One hesitates and draws back from any re
ligious scandal. Think of the deplorable
quarrel It would create ; aiyl those who feel
Indignant , as I do , are obliged to be still ,
preferring to abide It all In silence. "
And he added In conclusion :
"U Is a great sorrow , my dear child , to
see the Ingratitude and rapacity of man.
Kacli time I como here , to this base misery ,
I feel so sad at heart that I cannot restrain
my tears. "
After he ceased speaking neither the one
nor the other said a word , both Invaded by a
poignant melancholy that was Instigated by
the dreary aspect of the room. The darkness
covered them. The dampness gave them cold
shudders , in the midst of those mouldy walls ,
with the heaps of dusty and ancient rags
plied there.
The Idea returned to them that without
Uernadetto those prodigies that had made
Lourdes the most unique city In the world
would never have como to pass. Her voice
had caused the miraculous spring to flow ,
that had opened the grotto with all Its flam
ing candles. Immense buildings had been
put up , new churches flourished on the earth ,
colossal ramparts showed the way to God ,
an entire new town had been built like some
fairy tale , with Us gardens. Its walks , its
quays , bridges , shops nnd Its hotels. The
most distant nations of the world came
hither in crowds , the rain of millions of
money fell so abundantly that the young
town appeared to grow Indefinitely , to (111 (
the whole valley , from mountain to mountain.
If Hernadette were suppressed , nothing of all
Ihls could exist , the extraordinary adventure
must become annihilated , the old town of
Lourdes would still slumber Us secular sleep
at the foot of the chateau. Uernadetto was
the sole workwoman , the creator , and this
room from which she- departed that day she
saw the Virgin , this very cradle as It were
Df the miracle of that marvelous future good ,
was now disdained , left a prey to vermin ,
Ht only for a rubbish room , where onions
mil empty barrels were kept.
The sense of opposition In Pierre's heart
rose to such Intensity that ho again saw
: lmt triumph nt which he had been present ,
: hat exaltation nt the basilica , when Marie ,
Iragglng her cart , walked up behind the holy
lacraniPiit In the midst of the cries of the
lopulace. Uut above all the grotto shone
'orth In his mind ; no longer the ancient cave
u the wild rocks before which the child
'ormorly knelt on the edge of the mountain
; orrent , but the chnpel as U now stood , en-
Iched with Its "chnpollo urdente , " where
ill nations passed In line. All tlio noise , the
trlghtncss , all the adoration , all the money
van there In the bplcndora of a continual
, -lctory. Hero at the cradle of Its birth , In
hli Icy hole , not a person , not a candle ,
tor a hymn , nor a flower. No one ever
: amo heru to kneel In prayer. Home of the
are visitors whoso hearts were touched
loiiietlinoa passed their hands along the
nouldy plank that served as a mantel shelf
ilmply as a souvenir. The clergy Ignored
his miserable spot , whore the processions
eally ought to come as though to a station
if glory and praise. Hero It was that the
ioor child had begun her dream , sleeping be-
ween her two sinters , taken In the crisis of
ler pain , while the whole family slept heav-
ly ; from bore she went forth , carrying In
icr mind that unconscious vision that waa
o bo seen again , In broad daylight , that was
n flower so perfectly In the legendary tale ,
lilt no one came this way ; the cradle was
orgotten , U was left fn the darkness , and
vliere the seed had been sown that today
Inurlshcd and produced such prodigious liar-
csU , that were gathered by the workmen'ot
he twelfth hour and amid the sovereign
10nip of ceremony , no one ever breathed one-
irayer. *
Pierre , who wat greatly touched by the
mmenic luinipu emotion of this sad story ,
inally spoke In nn undertone , half murmur-
ng hit own thoughts In a ulugle word , "It Is
Jothlcheml"
"Yes , " said Dr. Chassalgne , "tho same
wretched lodging , the chance resting place
where all fresh religions of Buffering nn
pity find their birth , Indeed , I sometime
ask myself If It Is not better thus to hiv
this chamber remain In this Indigent nn
abandoned state. It seems to me tha
Dcrnadottc hns nothing to lose by It , for
love her nil the more when I como here t
pnsn nn hour at n time. "
He stopped for n moment , then made
fresh gesture of disgust ;
"lint yet , no , I cannot forgive ; such In
gratitude makes mo beside myself , I tel
you that I thought Hcrnndctte went willing ! ;
to cloister herself at Neverti. Dut If no on
did make her disappear what a comfort I
them that she felt lonely nnd sad here
They nre the sumo men of today , so nnxlott
to be masters here that they enforce ever ;
means to obliterate her memory. Ah ! in ;
dear child , If I might tell you all ! "
Little by llttlo he told It , and felt comfor
In the telling. The dead Dernadctto wa
even moro feared by the fathers of tin
Grotto , who apparently exploited her work
than the living Uernadetto had been. Si
Icng as she lived their great dread was les
she might return to Lourdcs to divide tin
spoils ; and they were reassured only by he ;
humility , for she was not nt all dominating
having chosen herself the shadow of scclu
slon , from which she would soon disappear
Uut then they trembled even still moro n
the Idea that some other power beside :
their own might be able to bring out tin
relics of the seeress.
The very day-after her death a plan wni
suggested by the common council of tin
town. The town wished to erect a toml
nnd a subscription was spoken of. Instant ! }
the sisters of Nevers refused to give ui
the body : that , they said , belonged to them
Behind the sisters every ono felt the powei
of the fathers , who were very uneasy ant !
agitated , opposing with all their might anj
bringing forth of those venerated ashes , It
which they Instantly could rorsce a possible
rival to the grotto Itself. Imagine such r
menacing condition of things ! A monumen
tal tomb In the cemctary , pilgrims going tc
It In processions , the invalids kissing tin
marble with their feverish lips , and inlra
cles being worked In the midst of the
saintly fervor ! It would be a certain rival ,
a disastrous one , the displacement of devo
tion and of the wonder. So their greal
and only dread always remained that ol
having to divide , to see the money go else
where , If the town that was now so well
Instructed should ever wish to build a tomb ,
U even gave to the fathers a project ol
most astute depths. They had a secret Ideate
to keep the body of Uernadetto to them
selves , that the Sisters of Nevers should sim
ply be allowed to keep it for them In the
peace of their chapel. But they waited tc
bring It forth on the day that the wealth
of the pilgrims commenced to fall off. What
would bo the use at present of the solemn
rites , for the crowds came In Just as great
numbers as ever ; whereas , some day , the
extraordinary success of Our Lady of Lourdes
must decline , like everything else In this
world , and then It was easy to Imagine what
an awakening of faith might be produced by
the solemn ceremony that would be heard
of everywhere , when Christendom might
view the relics of the elect , replaced In the
holy earth where she had once produced
so many marvels. Thus miracles would be
commenced anew , on the marble tomb , in
front of the grotto , or in the choir of the
Basilica.
"You may look , " continued Dr. Chassalgne ,
"you may look , but you will not find In all
Lourdes an authorized portrait or image of
Dernadette. Her picture is sold , but It
amounts to nothing tn any of the sanctuaries.
It Is a systematic forgetfulness , the same
dull disquietude that has left this poor
room where we now are In such silence and
abandonment. It Is because they fear some
possible religion over -her tomb ; they are
afraid lest the massoa come here to pray ,
whenever two roses may be placed upon-that
chimney piece , or two candles lighted. And
If a paralytic screams out that she Is cured ,
what a scandal , what a concern In the souls
of those good merchants in the grotto , who
would thus see their monopoly seriously com
promised. They are the masters ; they In
tend to remain masters , and they will never
give up any of the magnificent property they
have conquered and that they now exploit.
But nevertheless they tremble , yes , they
tremble at the memory of those workers In
the first hour , when they think about that
little , girl who Is so great now that she Is
dead , whoso enormous heritage burns them
to keep Intact to that degree , that after
sending her to Nevors to live , they do not
dare to fetch back her body that Is left In
prison under the paving stones of a convent
yard. "
Ah ! What a fate for that poor creature ,
cut off from all living , to have her corpse
likewise left In exile ! Pierre also pitied
her , that creature of misery , who seemed
chosen only to suffer both in her life nnd In
her death ! Even If one admitted that any
single persistent will had not caused her to
disappear , nor even kept her apart until her
death , what n strange circumstance had
made It seem as though son\e one , still dis
quieted by the Immense power she might , yet
be , had always jealously forced her to re
main separated from every one ! To Pierre's
eyes she was a martyr , one of the elect , and
even If he could ever believe , the story of
this unhappy girl would have been stimclcnt
to destroy all belief In him , for she not only
touched his fraternal senses , but she re
vealed to him a new religion the only ono
that fllled his heart , the religion of life and
of human suffering.
Just as they were leaving the room Dr.
Chassalgne said :
"You must believe here , dear child. Look
at this obscure hole. Think of the resplen
dent grotto , the triumphant basilica , the
whole town that has been built a world , In
fact , created ; all the crowds that flock
hither ! If Hcrnadette were but n mnd
womnn , with hallucinations , would not the
whole story be still moro astounding , more
Inexplicable ? How could the dream of n
mnd woman have snlllccd to shako , whole
nations ? No , no ; a divine breath has passed
over here ; that alone can explain the prod
igy. "
Pierre answered quickly. Yes , It was
true , a breath had passed over them. The
sobs of sorrow , the Inextinguishable deslro
for the Infinity of hope. If the vision of a
suffering child had sufficed to gather here nil
nations , to cause millions of gold to rain nnd
create u new town , on the face of the earth ,
was It not because that dream satisfied
somewhat the hunger of poor hUiriunlty ,
the Insatiable desire they have to bo de
ceived and consoled ? She had opened the
unknown , undoubtedly at a favorable social
and historical time , and crowds had precipi
tated themselves Into the mystery. Oh ! to
take refuge In the unknown , when reality Is
so hard ; to believe In a miracle when cruel
nature seems to be but one long Injustice !
The unknown might be well organized , re
duced to the dogmas and made Into'revealed
religions ; therfl always remained at the bottom
tom that call from suffering ones , the cry
for life , exacting health , Joy. fraternal hap-
nlness , oven if It only came In another world
and could not exist In this earth. What
was the use of believing In dogmas ? Was
It not enough to love and to weep ?
Hut Plerro did not dlscuts. He held back
the answers that came to his lips , convinced
that at any rate the eternal need for the
supernatural would always cause eternal
faith In the heart of a sad and mournful
mankind. Any miracle that could not bo
denied must bo like necessary bread to de
spairing humanity. Then , ' .had he not
sworn lilnmclt that by charity he would
never pain any one by his own doubts ?
"What u marvel It alt Is , " Inslited the
doctor. "Certainly It l , " he finished by
saying. ' "The whole human drama was
played , all unknown forces were agitated
In this poor abode , so black and BO damp. "
They remained silent for several mo
ments more. They once more1 went round
the walla , lifted their eyes to the smoky
celling and gave a last glance out over the
greenish court yard. It wan Indeed a cry-
taK ihanie thus to see this room with Iti
cobwebs , thct dirty old casks , broken tooli
and debrli of every kind that waa rotting
In heaps on the floor. So , without adding
a word , they slowly turned away , their
hearts lightened by a hand of sorrowful
feeling * . U was only when they reached
the 'street that Dr. Chaisalgne waked1 up.
He ihuOdered slightly , quickened hit pace ,
njylng :
"It U not flnUhed yet , my dear child.
Follow me. We will now visit the olhc
great lnlqulty."l ( l
Ho meant AbTr * I'jjyramale and his cliurcl
when ho spokS ' ' ' 'They ' cros ed the Pine
tltt Porcho nnd I lufne.l Into the fltio SI
I'lorrc , nnd It' jtiiy' ' took them a few mo
ments. Hut 'Uhe 'converimtlon had gan
back to the filfheTS1 Of the grotto nnd th
terrible wnrfnrt1 ' nWrctless , between Fnthe
Sompo and the nnclent curate of Loiirde !
The latter , vnntiulfijied , wm dead , In fear
ful bitterness , 'Ml" nfler killing him will
circ , they hnd' lso destroyed his churcii
that IIP hnd rift flnflnlilicd , with no reel
open nllko to ttjndnr.d rain. This monii
mentnl church , Jvllh what glorious drcnni
had It filled the litter yenrs of his life
After ho hnd bcehdispossessed , of the grottc
tent awny from * OH ) work of Our Lndy o
Lourdes , thnt 'Mark' of which he wns , will
Uernndette. the first nrtlsan , his churcl
became his revenge , his protestation , hi
glory unto himself , the hcuso of ( Jed li
which ho should triumph In his sacrei
hnblts , from which he should lead fortl
Interminable processions to realize tha forma
vow made to the Holy Virgin
The mnn of authority nnd dcm
Inntlon thnt existed In his being , the Icndc
of crowds , the constructor of temples , longci
with an Impatient Joy to hnsten the worktnci
but nlso with the Imprudence ot a man overcome
como by one Idea , nnd who did not troubl
himself nhout the money , nllowlng hlmsel
to bo robbed by the contractors , so long n
there wns nlwnys a lot of workmen on tin
scaffoldings. And he watched It grow , 111
own church , and looked to BCD It flnlshci
some bright summer morning , now nm
bright In the rising nun.
Ah ! thnt was the vision It nlwnys Invoked
and thnt gave him cournge to struggle 01
Jn the midst of the sullen death warrant !
thnt he felt enveloped him. Ills church
looking over the vnst square , was flnnllj
raised In Its colossal mnjesty. Ho hm
wished the Kolnan style , very grand , verj
simple , about ninety yards long , 140 high
It wns resplendent In the sunlight , wher
finally the last scaffold wns tnken down , nl
fresh In Its newness , largo blocks of storti
so regularly laid. In his thoughts he wnlhei
around It , enchanted by Its bareness , It :
chastity of n virgin child , gigantically candid
without ono carving , not one ornament thai
might weigh It unnecessarily. The reel
of the base of the transept nnd the apsis
were of the same height , outside of the on-
tnblnture , that was decorated by simple
mouldings. In the same way the bases ol
the lower walls and of the nave had nc
other decorations than moulded archlvaults ,
supported by piers. The decorations stoppetl
nt the great windows In the transept , whose
rose windows shown above , went round ;
passing behind the round npsls. against
which the building of the sacristy showed
two rows of small windows , nnd ns the
Abbe Peyramale wnlked round , untiring In
his gape , nt this royal building , those
grand lines that stood out against
the blue sky , those roofs so high above , the
enormous mass whoso solidity should defy all
time to come. AVhen he closed his eyes he
most clearly saw the front , the bell towers ,
In his proud Imaginations ; below , the triple
porch , the two porches to the right and left ,
whose roofs should join , while the boll
towers , rising from the central porch
stretched In the middle , llko a powerful
water Jet. There , too , the columns on
their pedestals , supported only archivaults
that were bordered by mouldings on a point
of n pinnacle , a statue of Our Lady of
Lourdes was to be , seen under a canopy , be
tween the two high' arches of the first story.
Then came oneTstOry'inore , where the soundIng -
Ing board thatydWorated the arch should be
freshly painted. " The buttress -began at the
ground at the four angles , growing loss and
less at each story , With great lightness up
to the splr6a : strong stone spire ,
with four r jbelf turrets , likewise
ornamented with 'pinacles that stood out
ngnlnst the pure sky. H seemed to this
fervent priest's heart thnt he himself was
thus developing , that'he was rising with that
spire to testify his faith throughout all ages ,
up above , near to his God.
At other times "the vision enchanted him
still more. He 'fan6led ' he saw the interior
of the church on the day when the first mass
should be celebrated there. The stained
glass windows "shone1 forth with the colors
of precious stones , all the twelve chapels of
the stations burned bright with candles.
And he himself 'stood at the high altar of
marble and of-fgdlor f while the fourteen col
umns that' siippor'te'd the nave , cut from
single blocks of Pyrenean marble , magnifi
cent gifts from the four quarters of Christen
dom , reared themselves , bearing up the
vaulted celling that resounded with the or
gan peals and songs of praise. A faithful
congregation knelt there on the pavement ,
opposite the choir , that was surrounded by
a. light grating as delicate as lace , held up
by some wondrous wooden carvings. The
pulpit , a royal gift from some grand lady ,
was a marvel of art , cut out of solid oak.
The baptismal fonts had been carved In hard
stone by an artist of great talent. Pictures
by the masters ornamented the walls , the
crosses , the pattens , the precious mon
strances , the sacred vestments , like unto so
many suns , were heaped up within the cup
boards of the sacristy. And what a dream
to be the high priest of such a temple ! to
reign there after having 'built It unaided ,
to bless the crowds that should come hither
from all over the world , whilst the chiming
bells should peal out to the grotto and to the
basilica that they had here In ancient Lour-
iles a rival , a Victorious sister , where God
likewise triumphed !
After they had walked for n few moments
Jown the Hue Saint Plerro Dr. Chassalgne
ind his companion turned Into the Hue do
[ . .angelic.
"Here we nre , " said the doctor. But
Pierre could not see any church. He only
perceived wretched buildings , n poor quarter
) f the town , obstructed by dilapidated con-
itructlons. Finally , at the end ot an ulley-
, viy ; , he saw a part ot the old wall , half
ottcn , that still enclosed the vast square
if ground between the four streets of Saint
Pierre , do Daguerlo , de Langello and des
jardlns.
"You must turn to the left , " continued the
lector , who had gone down a narrow passage
mild the encumbrances. "Here we are. "
And suddenly the ruin appeared In the
ulilat of the hldcousltlcs nnd miseries thnt
> artlally concealed It.
The ent're ' frame ot the nave and corner
vails , the transept and the apsis were still
itandlng. The walls all round were as high
is tlie beginning of the nrchos. Ono entered
is to n real church , and could walk about ,
aslly recognizing accustomed portions ot a
loly edifice. Hut when the eyes were raised
hey met the sky ; tlie roof was lacking , the
aln came In , the winds howled there at
heir will. It was nearly fifteen years since
ho work had been stopped , and things had
icon left In the very same state as when
he last workmen had quitted. The most
trilling things were the ten pillars In the
lave , the four pillars ot the choir , those
nagnlllceiit marble pillars cut from a single
ilock of Pyrenean stone , that had been cov-
red ever by boards to protect them from
ny cffacemcnts. The bases nnd the capitals
, -ere still lough hewn , waiting the sculptors ,
md these Isolated fcolumns thus clad In
, -oodon boardsiifcavc ran air of great sadness
0 the place. lifThlsn-jfeellng of melancholy
that was allowed
, -as Increased bjntneograss
D grow over theuirieglected grounds , the
jwer walls nmlilo. Uw nave , a dry grass like
hat In cemeteries , Sfiross which the women
f the nelghborJiooiliuhad made footpaths by
olng ncrosa thr fo.ua.re. They came here to
pread out thqn.cl A' ' s to dry. Thus the
rushing of poomfcitnU'cs. ' their coarse sheets ,
agged shirts ajyl , ( iaby linen , was allowed
a dry there | iiutIw Vdylng rays of the sun
liat shone In t rpu i , the large , empty mul-
° Sldwly , wllhouV speaking. Pierre and Dr.
ihosalgne walUol aj-pund the Interior. The
en minor chauew towned a rort of compart-
nents , filled with 'rubbish and pieces of
i'ood. The fftft'r 91 the choir hail been
emented , douu < tes3 to protect the crypt
icjow from any1 i ol t filterings , but un-
ortunately the celling must have sunken
n for there1 Was'n depression that the
term of the previous night had filled with
. ater like a1 little lake. The parts that
nd suffered least frgm the ravages of ne-
Icct were the. transept and the apsis. Not
stone had moved , the great center win-
ows up near the trlforlum looked as though
wilting the glazier , while the Joists , for-
otten up at the top ot the walls of the
psls , might have led one to believe that
liey were to be covered over the very
ext day. It wns oply when they retraced
lielr Htepi and came outside to see the
tcade that the Inmeiitable condition of this
oung ruin was visible. On this Hide the
ork had been formerly less- pushed , and
lie triple porch was alone constructed , and
flcen years of , wlntry neglect had sufficed
1 reduce the carvings , the columns , the
rchlvaullH , to such a ilute ot singular de-
tructlon that It looked as It the itone ,
eeply messed and ruined , hud melted un-
: r * flow ot tears. It made the heart |
strlngi tighten to sec auch destruction of
work before It ever was finished. Neve
to have existed and yet to crumble thu
already under the iky ! To be mndn nit
tlotik'83 In n growing , gigantic splendor , enl
to form the Hold where general rubbls
wno piled )
They re-entered the nave , nnd wcro In
vnded by the nwftil Badness of this whole
sale assassination of a monument. Insld
the vast vague spot wna obstructed on n !
sides with bits nf scaffoldings thnt hail bee
thrown down , half decayed , lest their nc
cldrntnl fall might result In Eomo mlslm ;
nnd everywhere might bo found In the Ion
grasses portlnsscn , putlogs , center blU
mixed up with pieces of old rope- that th
dampness hail destroyed. Thorn was n\t \
the bare frame of a windlass , rising up Ilk
some unseen power. Shovel handles , broke
bits of wheelbarrows wcro still thrown dow
among forgotten building material * , a hen
of mouldy brick , moss grown , covered wit
lichens. Undetneath the coarzo clothe
thnt were drying on the grass might still b
seen hero nnd there the rails of the hnn <
railway made to carry In the workmen'
tools , while n small car wna overturned I ;
ono corner , The most melancholy objcr
wns the steam engine thnt still stood undi <
the cart shed that used to protect It. I'o
fifteen years It had remained there , col
and lifeless. The shed had fallen down 01
It , large holes permitted the rain tu soak I
nt every shower. Ono end of the rep
that formerly worked the windlass huni
down nnd looked llko same link to the past
a gigantic cobweb. All the Iron pieces nm
steel parts were rusted nnd decayed , covered
too , by lichens and all sorts of vcgcta
tlon , whoso yellow patches made of them * !
very nnclent looking machinery , thnt white ;
nnd summer allko hnd devastated , and tin
Inactive engine , that cold machinery will
Its extinct fires , the sllont boiler , were llki
the very soul thnt had Itself Inspired tin
work , wcro all > alnly nwnltlng the retttrr
of the great charitable heart whoso comlnf
through the briars nnd brambles wns t <
wake that church of the sleeping woods fron
Its dull slumber nnd ruin.
At last Dr. Chassalgne spoke.
"Ah ! " he said. "When one thinks thai
50,000 francs , would have prevented this ills
aster. With GO.OOO francs things might ha\e
been tided over , Interest paid , and this I in
menso undertaking might have been snvcd
and there wns plenty of tlmo to wait , ilui
they wished to suppress the work as the )
had killed the man. "
He designated by a motion , over yonder
the fathers of the grotto , whom ho avoldei
to mention.
"And to think that they receive nnnuall )
800,000 francs ! They prefer to send presents
to Homo In order to maintain powerful friend
ships. "
In splto of himself ho flew off at n tangenl
at the thought of the adversaries of the
Abbe Peyrnmale. The whole story haunted
htm with n holy sense of justice. Opposite
the ruined buildings he began.to tell the
facts , how the enthusiastic curate had thrown
himself Into the work of constructing the
church , running Into debt , allowing hlmscll
to bo robbed , while Father Sompe , spying
about , made use of each fact to bring him
Into discredit before the bishop , nnd , ended
by wltholdlng the donations nnd stopping
the work. Then , after the death of the van
quished man , came all those Interminable
lawsuits , fifteen years of litigation , that gave
plenty of chance to the elements to destroy
the building ! ! . And now it wns all In such
a pliable state , the debt was so enor
mous , that It appeared to be about useless.
The slow decay of the stones was achieved
under the tumbled down shed , the steam
power was falling In pieces , ruined by rain ,
eaten by rust.
"I am well aware they triumph ; there lane
no one besides them. It Is just what they
wanted , to keep nil power , nil the money to
themselves. I tell you their fear of rivalry
pushed them so far ns to send out of
Lourdes all the religious bodies that tried to
como here. Jesuits. Dominicans. Benedic
tines , Capuchins and Cnmelltes have alike
made requests , but the fathers of the grotto
have always succeeded In having them
evicted. They only tolerate female com
munities , for they wish to lead their flocks.
And tlie city belongs to them ; they have
shops there and sell the Almighty God , both
wholesale and retail ! "
They had returned with slow steps to the
center of the cave. Amid all the encum
brances with a swooping gesture ho showed
the devastation that surrounded them.
"Look at this sadness , this fearful misery.
Over yonder the rosary and the basilica hav
cost them more than 3,000,000 francs. "
And just as he had done when In Bern-
ndotto's room Pierre ngaln saw the Ba
silica In his mind's eye radiant In Its tri
umphs. It was not here In this spot
that the Abbe Peyramale's dreams had been
realized and that he had officiated , blessed
the kneeling crowds , while the organ pealed
forth hymns of praise. Over there the
basilica called up all this , with its ringing
chimes , clamoring with superhuman Joy over
the miracle , all brilliant with candles and
banners and lamps , the gold and silver
hearts , the clergy , clad In gold , nnd the
monstrance llko unto a golden star. She
ahono forth In the setting sun , touching
heaven with her spire , with the murmurs
of millions of prayers shaking her ve'ry
walls. Here was a church , dead before
It was born , forbidden by the mandates of
the bishops , falling Into powder beneath the
elements. Each storm carried away some
of the stones , great flies buzzed In the net
tles that had overgrown the nave , and there
were no other worshippers than the neigh
boring women , who came In to pick up
their linen that had been spread out to dry
on the grass. . In the midst of the mourn
ful silence a dull voice teemed to sob out ,
perhaps from the marble columns , crying
do.wn their useless luxury under their plank
co'vcrs. At times little birds skimmed
acrosi the deserted apses , uttering faint
cries ; enormous nests of rat ? , hidden under
the fallen pieces of scaffolding , nibbling
through them , ran out from their holes ,
In a rush of terror. It was the culminat
ing anguish of this voluntary ruin , to be
thus compared to her triumphant rival , the
bascillca , all shining In her golden Milendor.
Again Dr. Chasiaigno simply said :
"Come with me. "
They left the church , going nlong the
left side of the foundations , nnd came to
i door rudely made out of some nailed
boards , when , after going down a wooden
staircase that was half rotten and whose
steps creaked under their feet , they found
ihemselves In the crypt. It wns n low
ilnco with vaults dug out tn exact rcproduc-
; lon of the choir. The squatty pillars , left
n their rough condition , were also awalt-
ng the hands of the sculptor. Building
naterlals were all about , the woodwork
vas rotting on the sunken ground , the en-
Ire great room was white with plaster ,
Ike buildings left half finished. At the
mil three windows that formerly had glasses ,
nit wore now without a single pane , lighted
ho naked de.'olatlon of the walls with a
: ohl , sullen shade.
And there , In the center , slept the body
if the Cure Peyramale. Pious friends had
loncolvcd the touching Idea of burying him
bus In the crypt of his unfinished church.
Die tomb was all In marble , up one largo
tep. The Inscriptions , In letters of gold ,
old the thoughts of the subscriber * , the
ry of truth and reparation that came forth
rom the monument. On the top might
10 read , "The pious contributions from all
ver the world have erected this tomb to
ho blessed memory of the noble servant
f Our Lady of Lourdes. " On the right
fere the brief words of Plus IX. , "Thou
as consecrated thyself wholly to erect a
emple to the Mother of God. " On the
eft were the words of the gotpcl , "Blessed
re them that suffer for righteousness sake. "
Vas It not all a truthful complaint , the
ifiltlinato hope of the vanquished , who
ad fought BO long with but the single do-
Ire of strictly carrying out the order of
ho Virgin transmitted to him by Derng-
ette ? A Email statue of Our Lady of
.ourdcs wai there , placed above the funeral
ucrlptlon against the great naked wall ,
hut was decorated only by some crowns
indo of beads hanging on nails. In front
f the tomb five or six benches wcro placed ,
ike those In front of the grotto , for those
ilthful soulH who might wish to sit.
By a fresh gesture of touching pity Dr.
haisalgno had silently shown to Plerro an
lormoua damp spot that was green on the
illlng above the end wall. Pierre rcmem-
: rcd the little lake he bad noticed on the
sjolnted cement up In the choir , where
Jlte a considerable amount of water had
; en left by the storm of the preceding
glit. Evidently U was filtering through ,
r an actual stream flowed down , covering
le crypt when the rain was very heavy ,
hey both felt badly , as they perceived that
IB water trickled down the vault and fell
large drops right on the tomb.
The doctor could not restrain a groan. "It
raining now. It la ralr.lng on him. "
Plerro stood still , In a sort of sacred fear ,
nd r the falling water , the howling wind
lat must enter In winter through those
broken panes , this do.nl man appeared ev
moro lamentable nnd tragic Ho took
ferocious grandeur , lying thors In that rlc
marble tomb , In the mldit of the rubbish c
those crumbling ruins nf his own churcl
He was the solo guardian of It nil , Ui
dreamer thus dead watched over those va
space- * , open to all the birds of the air , 11
was the dumb protestation , obsllnite , ulpt
nil. nnd he was nlso waiting there. Lyln
In his bier , having nil eternity to contnl
hlx patience , ho was the-ro awaiting thos
workmen who perhaps would comr back o
some bright April mornlnrIf they waltc
tch years hr would he there ; If they walk *
for n century he would Kill ! bi < there. II
waited tn eo llioso rotten nciff old Ings Ilia
were now lying In the grass of the nave
once more , like the dead tlu-mschos , rcsur
rectoi ) , In some prodigy , the whole IrtiKtl
nf the wall. He waited to set- the ste.in
power , suddenly lighted up , milling out It
steamy breath again , to convey the tools am
materials , to the workmen on the roof. HI
beloved work , that gigantic construction , wn
crumbling on his head , nnd with hand
clasped and ryea closed he kept watch ovc
the neglect nnd simply waited.
The doctor finished the cruel talc In i
low voice , telling how after persecuting thi
Abbe Peyratnalo nnd his work , the tomb hm
likewise been persecuted. There hnd form
erly been . bust of the curnlo In this tomb
before which devoted hands had kept r
lighted lamp. Hut once n womnn fell ot
her face on the ground , vowing nhfl had soei
the spirit nf the defunct man , nnd tin
fathers of the grotto hnd demurred. Win
miracles to bo produced here also ? Invalid ;
already came to pn&s uholo days on tin
bsnohes In front of the tomb. Others knell
and kissed the marble , beseeching to IK
cured. H became n terror to tin- fathers , II
these- people were cured , If thn grotto hnd n
rival In this martyr , sleeping thus nlone. In
the midst of those old tools left by the
mnhons. The bishop of Tarben wns Informed
and worked up to pronouncing the * mandak
against the * church , forbidding all cere-
inonluH there , all pilgrimages or processions
to tlie tomb of the ancient curate of hourdes ,
Llko Uernadetto , his memory wns proscribed ,
hln picture must not bo seen anywhere1 by
authority. And just ns they hnd been
ngnlnst the living man , so the father *
worked ngnlnst the memory of the great
dead man. They pursued him I'von to hli :
tomb. And they alone , even to thin day , Im
pede the completion of the churrh , con
tinually created fresh obstacles , refusing to
divide their rich harvest of donations.
They seem to wait , thnt the winter storms
should finish the work or destruction , thnt
the vault , the walls , the entire gigantic
construction should crumble on the mat hie
tomb , on the body of the vanquished ; that
ho should be crushed and .swallowed up
forever. "Ah , " murmured the doctor , "I
who know him , so courageous , so cnlhubl-
abtlc over hln noble task. Now look at
them , they weep for him. "
Hi * knelt down painfully and quieted him
self in n long prnycr. Pierre , who could
not pray , stood bu.sldo him. A feeling of
vast pity overflowed his heart. He heard
those heavy drops of water falling one by
one on the tomb In a hlow measure , and
they scorned to tell of the seconds of
eternity In the midst of that profound
silence. He thought of the eternal misery
ot thin world , of the ploclion to suffering
that was always ) striking down the best.
The two great workers of Our Lady of
Lourdes. HcrnmleUo and Abbo Peyramalo ,
lived again before him ns piteous victims ,
tortured during their lives , exiled after
their deaths. This would coitalnly have
killed any fnllh that he might have had , for
thu Dernndcttc ho had found after nil his
long search wns only u human slstor , over
come by every isorrow. Hut lie felt for
her a brotherly tenderness , all thu same ,
ns two large tears rolled blowly down his
chcckis.
( To bo continued next Sunday. )
.1 i-j.D.i i-'on smntrim nouns.
OMAHA , July 5. To the K.lltor of The
Bee : Wo hear a great deal of talk thcso
days about an eight-hour day for the labor
ing man , Indeed It Is the Intention of the
American Hallway union to call a confer
ence of nil labor organizations to establi'h
an eight-hour day In every department of
labor , and they Intend to keep alive the
agitation upon the subject byvoice , pen
and ballot imtll victory is achieved. With
many others , 1 bclluve ibis Is" the proper
thing , nnd there Is no doubt that an eight-
hour day may be regarded as nn Important
means of solving the labor problem.
If our working men are in earnest for
their agitation , If they conscientiously he-
llove that "eight hours is plenty to work
in n day , " then why not net consistently
with their beliefs and demands ? At pres
ent they enjoy a nine or ten hour day with
a let-up of two or three hours Saturdays ,
but to their less fortunate brethren , our
store clerks , they deny shorter hours , at
ic-ast BO fur a * Saturday night Is concerned.
Did It c\er occur to uorklngmen that , by
their Ute shopping and "biiap hunting"
Saturday evi-nlngs they are the cnuse of
untold mlHcry lo a great many men ,
women and children whoso bread nnd but
ter is made .it these stores ? From early
morning on .Saturdays till JO o'clock nt
night , anil som'jtlnies later , theio poor
clerks stand behind the counter , the major
ity of them with silnrles : scaicely able
to keep body and soul together , and In mmy :
cases Irregularly paid. Tired , wearied and
worried to death , they nre expected always
to bo civil , obliging and courteous , with a
sweet smile and a kindly answer for every
crank who cares to inulost them. "To
sit the men are. not allowed , the glrh some
times must. " Tlinre Is no clas of workers
In tlie city more- deserving ot sympathy ,
help nnd encouragement than the female
clerks In our stores. With that con
sciousness ef Independence which surges
through the veins of every free born Amer.-
jan , they face the world to make an honest
livelihood , nnd not only for themselves , but
In many Instances for others younger or
Itnlpless nnd dependent upon them ; but ,
ilns fcr the treatment some ot these poor
? itls .uc btibjecleil lo.
Now , these late hours on Saturday evenIng -
Ing ) nro hard enough on tha men and
ivumrn In our stoics , but liow about the boya
ind gills engaged In tills business ?
If ever tliers was a d.s racu In our nine-
icentli century civilization 1 think It IH in
.ho hiring of thes-o children Why , bless
, -our heart , 23 per cent of them cannot tell
.ho correct lime on a clod ; , and of the
.hrco "U" standard ot education ( reading ,
rltlns nnd 'rithmctlc ) they know little or
lothiiig. Tlieuu boy nnd girls ought to
IP at 'jchoul all day , and In bed three hours
jeforo many of our stored close Saturdays ,
t Is enl > a few Saturday evonlnga ago
ilnco the writer found one of these cash
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292 Fifth Avenue , N. Y.
golit by Shot iimn A McConnell , 1513 Dodge
trout , umahn , Neb ,
l > oy Bound nileeii on the Atnlrway of the
Htorohern ho was engaged , and ono Illtlo
tot of n rM wan contemplating with A very
tired nnd weary look the Journey of twclvo
blocks to her homo In the rain nfter the
store closed , about 10:20 p. in.
Our prenrhOM may cry nil ( hey want
about the nonchurch going hnhlu of the
present generntlon , but until something U
ilono to shorten the Saturday hours of thla
clia < nf our cltlxcna It H next to Impossible
for thkin lo roach church on Sunday morn
ings. If tlicsr "sUvca" inko the oppor
tunity of reitlng up on Sunday or enjoying
a little pure , frenh air to the neglect of
the church , who can hlnmc thrin'
Hlght hero It might bo put forward thnt
the bwt way of dealing with this matter
would bo to approach the proprietors of
the different stores on the subject , but , lot
mo s.iy. this ha > already been done , nnd
\\hllc- sump of our merchants nro In favor
of c.irly rlrslng Saturdays , others are not
nnd defiantly refuse to do so. Some Ihreo
years ago one of our lending dry Roods
stores closed at C o'clock Saturdays , nnd
continued doing o for ever two years , but
wns compelled to oprn agitln by the opposi
tion of its gri-ody , grasping , mercenary
neighbor * .
To the cvorlnsllng credit of the Women's
I lirlstlan Temperance union bo It said thnt
tlioio ladles have pledged themselves that
nil tlii-lr hopilng | shall he done before 0
p. in. Saturdays and they nro religiously
keeping their pledge , ns ladles alwnyd do.
And now lo the worklngmcn of Omaha I
appeal. As bcllevi-rs In the .iRltntlon foi-
un right-hour dny. we ink yourasslstnnco
tn break up this worm- than cruelty to
animals. Arrange lo do all your shopping
by li p. m. Saturdays , and so lift th.li stnln.
from our civilization. It Is you who can
bring to time these rapacious , greedy soul ,
leis corporations by forsaking their places
of business nt ti p. m , it is you nnd you
only who can do it. HUMANITY.
Cook's Imperial. World's Pair "highest
award , excellent chnmpagnc ; good efferves
cence , agreeable boquet , delicious flavor. "
He That fellow over there cheated mo out
of a cool million ! She How could ho ? Ho
Wouldn't let mr- marry his daughter.
For my lady's dressing-
table , to charge with
odor of sweet flowers
the air of her boudoir ;
to lend its pungent es
sence to her dainty linen ;
to impart its fragrance
to the water of her bath ;
and in a thousand ways
to add a constant charm
and sweetness to her life ,
send her a box of
FLORIDA WATER.
Deer Park and Oakland
On the Crest of tlie AHeglienies ,
( MAIN LINE 11 , & O. Jl. R. )
Season opens June 23d , 1894
Itiitps JGO. 975 nnd fOO n. tuoitth. according t
locution. Andros-i
GKUIUiK Di-SIIIKLDS , Manager ,
Deer 1'urk , Uarrotl County , Md.
Mountain lake" Park
i KTU'Ki.v I > RIK IMKIC AND OAKLAND
Season opens June 1st , 1894.
MOUNTAIN LAKE OAMP MEETING ,
MOUNTAIN LAKE OHAUPAUQUA ,
( W L. DAVIDSON. D. 1) . , Sup'l of Instruction' . )
INTEEBTATB W. 0. T. U. OONVENTION.
ItatestT to 115 jiur week. Addnm
L. A. KrDl.Sllil , . Siipoillilondent , ,
Mountain J.nko Turk , Mil.
( From U , 8. Journal i\f \ SlttUcint. )
Prof. W. II.IVcUcwlioinftkfaa ( < ] ) cc'l lty of Epilepsy ,
has without doubt trailed nnd ci'fcil jnorcc.nc.i than
any living Hijstclati ; hU success Iinnlonlsliliiii
Iiavohciird of cairanf SO yean'etnnillui ; curoil hy him.
Ho publisherii vnliuMou ork on tljls disease n lilch lie
ei'mli u 1th n ! nro linltlo of his absolute euro , free tc
ntiy fiiffirer who may i-cnd tin Irl'.O. nnd Kxpronsml"
drcee.Voaml eniiyni owlflilnjt a cure lo address ,
1'iof.V. . II. 1'IXKi : . If. 1 > . . 4 Cedar St. . Kow Yotlt
mm mm. . mm
* . W. Cor. 16th and Doclge Sis ,
4 per cont. interest paid on savings
loposits.
4 { per cont. on time cortiflcntos 3
o 0 months.
0 per cont. ou time certificates 0
lonths and ovor.
You mil Invited t come In nnd oimn nu ni :
mint , with us. Hanking hour * U to t I * . M
ally. Onun Saturday night * to tuculvu fli )
uillhonly , U toH I' . M.
II. O. l KVHIi-i : , I'li-s.
OADirr TAVI.OK , Vlcu-l'ros.
\V. II. TAVJ.OK , On-llUT.
U. AJUXhHN. Assl. fiisliliT.
SluiiVftl'PflilBOTS ,
VOUNO CIHIAN I'AHHOTS
IIHVU nrrlvi'd. 1'ilcu only (0
c.irll. tin nnl fuift | lll'lt
llivnv f.nund piirmtn iirnlmt
n few w k < ' \i'rj yenr In
HIMIIUIII , nnd Unit sou riuuiot
olitnin painiK duiliiK tiny
ulliei tun fur IOHH tliim tl- .
Oldi't [ | UlrU nnd HfClllu u
Kimd Hi'lit linn , Ciirli i > iuitt
noli ! with n wrltltn Kunrim-
lei * In I/ilk.
ill's BIRD STORE ,
i N , inth , (
SUMMER RESORTS.
ful .
comfortf.dally conitit , llnr
jilllnt. cencry , w Ono l hour oC fhMrir IroraHt. nml I'aiil , aumlniiimiom illnm-uwilu. tjYiiuriiiii'iiu. Aildru , f..V. IIULDUMUK ,
Orat tforthtru Uuiltllna. B'f. I'AUI > . MINMEBOTA. uutll Juua tiOta. oner that OS Hotel.
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EXACT SIZE PERFECTOJ
THE MERCANTILE IS THE FAYOIUTB TEH CENI1 CIGAR.
ale b ) all First Clans Uoalora. Munufivcturod by ttin
F. K. KICK MERCANTILE CIUAU CO. ,
Factory No , 'Ml , SL Loula , Mo.