TITJ2 OMAHA DAILY .HE IS : SUNDAY , JULY 7 , 1805.
TOWN ALMOST DESKRThI )
Society Busliej to the Out-of-thc 7ay Places
of the Oountry.
HAS SET NO PREMIUM ON LOCATION
Oenrrnl nml Mm.Vlirntoii Are \\rlcomn1
Muck to Omxliusj \ llotli Mllllnry nml
tlvll I.lfc Olrl.rntml 'their
Cryitiil Wcilillni ; .
Trom every quarter comes tldlnga ol the
movements nnd doings of the tortunnte "gct-
nways" and wherever the remaining remnant
arc met , In or near town , echoes are floating
ot where others nro solng and Iholr purposes
lor Uio summer. Nol in five year * has thtie
been such a scattering. The town Is already
rracllcally dcteittd nnd will be wholly so
within Ihe r.tM three vvtuku , by llio followers
of Dame Grundy. It would cccm as It
Omalmns were trying this year to find out
liow much territory they can cover in travel.
No especial place or quarter seems to have
the monopoly or favor , and well known
Omnhanx are hoard of In remote places and
quarters of Iho country comparatively tin-
"known. It Is a decidedly go-as-you-plcnsc
season , the majority of people making thtlr
summer plans quite independent of fashioner
or Indifferent to what others arc doing.
1 r Old Army 1 rimitU.
General and Mrs. Whcnton have every rca-
Bon to believe thnt they are lovingly remem
bered , not only by the Infantry arm of the
military service , but by the civilians. For the
past week they have had a continuous round
ot receptions and dinners given in their
honor.
Last Saturday night Lleulcnint and Mrs.
IlowUI gave a big reception in honor of theli
guests , now stationed In Denver/ which
brought out the army , as well as a host of old
friends from town. The Interior of the
novvell house was very beautiful , made so by
pretty flowers and palms. Mis. Howell ic-
celvcd , with her daughter , Mrs. Wheaton ,
Genera ! Wheaton and Lieutenant Rowcll ,
After 10 o'clock the guests repaired to the
post hall , where the young people danced for
an hour or more. Mrj. Ilowcll was assisted
by Mrs. H. B. Samoa and Mrs. James Ullo.
Thin sda > onltig Mrs. H. B. Sarson anil
her slater gave a dainty luncheon for Mrs.
Wheaton. Covers were laid for fourteen
ladles , and the table dccoratjons and many ol
the courses wcro rose colored. Lovely La
France roses were massed In the ccnler ol
the table under a pink lamp canopy , and the
handsome old oak table was left bare vvltli
fine Mexican drawn work doylies under eacli
plate and artistic place cards by them. Those
nresetn were : Mrs. Manderson , Mrs. Patrick
Mrs. Cow In , Mrs. Bennett , Mrs Schwan
Mm. Dandy , Mrs. Lauderdale , Mrs. Ullo
Mrs , Wilson , Mrs. Row ell , Mrs. Metcalf , Mrs
"Wheaton , Mrs. Sirson , Mrs. Porter.
Yesterday afternoon Captnln nnd Mrs
Barson gave a dinner party for General
Wheaton and wife , while last night a largt
reception for the commander ot Ihe Depart
ment of Colorado and Ills cstlmnblo wife was
given al Ihe posl hall by Captain nnd Mrs
Ullo , and Captain and Mrs. Waring ,
Gen ami and Mrs. Wheaton left a void \\her
they were transferred to other fields of mill
tnry life , and their return even for a shor
time has been made the occasion of muct
Coed feeling by everybody who knew Ihem Ir
" other days. _
1't'r.vHCHllizoit. "
An enjoyable party came oft at Iho home
of Mr. and Mrs. Charles W. Damon , C09 ParV
avenue , Monday evening. Mr. Damon Is hcai
of the dry goods department of W. II. Bennett
nett Co. and his many friends learning lha
, this was the fifteenth anniversary of his mar
rlage , determined to give him a crystal su
nrise.
A gay crowd gathered at Dr. NewbeckerV
nnd at 8:30 : marched in a bJdy lo the Damoi
residence , where Ihey found the family en
llrcly unaware of the threatened Invasion
Mr. Damon was caught In the act of readlnj
Hov. Frank Crane's cdltorlil sermom 01
"The New Woman , " whllo the cstlmabl
brklo of fifteen years ago was llstcnln ,
contentedly to the "Puiplt Editorials. "
When the tumult ot the evening was over
and ever } body had enjoyed the fun occaslonoi
by the visit , as well as everything choice ii
the way of refreshments , the assemble )
guests gathered around the table to view thi
numerous and costly presents ot cut gins
and costal that had been bcEtovcd upon th
happy couple.
Among those presenl were : Mr. and Mrs
W. H. Bennett , Mr. and Mrs , J. A. Spooner
Mr. and Mrs. George Koss , Mr. and Mr :
George Dimon , Mr. and Mrs. S. W , Wetmore
Mr. nnd Mrs. W. C. Mllander , Mr. and Mrs
Prank Hull , Mr. and Mrs. Hobcrt Lord , Mrs
H. A. Damon , Misses Nellie Bennett , LlllUi
Colburn. Hattle nnd Lucy Ogle , Louie Sel
liregg , Josephine Skelllc , Emma Heed , Nan
nlo Brown , Millie Hamilton , Flora Johnstor
Hose Llndstrom , Vlnnle Richmond , Nelll
La Porte , Lizzie Dakln , Bertha Moore , an
Messrs. W. II. Sears , Howard Black , A. W
Ii0wf Charles S. Ades and Bert Damon.
Cryatnl Li-uguo rol
The Crystal League Literary society cele
bratsd Ihe 119th anniversary of Iho nation'
natal day by holding Its fourth annual plcn !
at Paddock's grove , e'ght miles west of th
city. An Immense carryall transported th
Jolly party to that place and brought ther
back at 11-30 p. m. A pleasant and enjoyabl
time was had by all.
Those participating In the amusements t
the day were : Mlaaos Beatrice Ball , Mar
Bergland , Josle Colo- , Nettle Debolt , Orn
Terree , Ella Lldstone , Mao McMasters , Nelll
Stlckney , Ruth Sprague and Mllle and Haiti
Pace and Bessie Huntlngton of Council Bluff !
Messrs. Charles Battclle , F. E. Bliss , Howar
Bruner. Oscar Engler. C. 1. . TTItscher. Jr
K. L. Ferrell , L. T. Hoffman , R. C. Hodde
If J. W. New lean , A. S. Pinto , G. W. Stre-o
Ifr H. A. Whlpplo and Charley Salr , the masco
Celebrated Jllx Sixty-Sixth Ulrtlulny.
R. Blngham celebrated his CCth blrthda
on July 4 In a manner that was highly grat :
lying lo his many friends. Born In Englani
lie came to America after a voyage ot Jlftj
alx days in a sailing vessel , landing on Jul
4 , 1S48. his 19th birthday , In Now York Cltj
Mr. Blngham lalerremoved to California
then to Wisconsin and for the last twent
years has lived In Nebraska , having in H
tlmo sine ? he landed here amassed a coir
potency thai will make eay his ilecllnla
years , although he shows little ot the "rai
aging tooth of tlmo" at CC. On his blrtl
day Mr. Blngham received the hearty coi
gratulatlons of his children and grand-chl
dren and his many friends. Among thoi
present during the afternoon and events
were : Mr. W. W. Blngham and famll ;
Mrs. J. Hill , a daughter of Mr. Btngham ac
family , Mr. and Mrs. J. B. Smiley and chl
dren , Mr. and Mrs. Max Adlor.
from Onnbnjl.
George P. Moore and Frank Lyons are sta ;
Ing at the Orleans.
Mr. C. M. Mead Is visiting the Chanda
house. Spirit Lake.
Mr. C. W. Ingram and family are stopple
at Smith's , OkoboJI.
William 1C , Potter and family are register !
at Arnold's park , OkobDJl. f
Tillss Emily "Wakcley will bo the guest i
Miss Curtis at Lynnhurst.
Mr. E. S. Prathor and Mr. F. W. Brown i
Lincoln are making a short stay at Arnold
park.
park.Mr.
Mr. George Mercer arrive ! at Omal
beach for a short stay on the morning
July 4.
Mra. Frank Kennird and Mlsi Kennii
have arrived at their cottage at Crandall
I odge. Spirit Lake.
Mlsn Lydla Moore will be the guest
Mlsa Carlla Curtis ot Lynnburst coltag
OkoboJI , for the coming six weeks ,
Mr Luclen Stephen ? . Mrs. Smith and Ml
Helen Smith have arrived at Omaha beai
nd will be "at home" In the W. 13. Clarl
oottaee during the summer.
Nitlshborhuoil
On the afternoon of July 4 the children
I tbd nelshbrhooj of Thirty-tint and Chlcai
streets were given a S o'clock tea by the
parentu on thu lawn ot Mr. and ilri. J. \
if iy turd. Bountiful refreshments vve
erve > l under tha trees to over fitly hap ]
children , la th evening the "grown-up.
gathered and combined their fireworks , mak
In ? a Ii and o mo dl r > lny ,
Among thine present were' Mr. and Mrs
Allen B. Smith , Mr. and MM. J. W. Maynard.
ilr , and Mrs. II. 1 * . Cady , Mr. and MM.
J. L Houston , Mr. nnd Mli * Wolcolt. Mrs.
M'ller and Mr Harry Miller , Mr. and Mrs
Dinlcts , Mr nnd .Mrs. D. T. Stubbs. Miss
'lorcnro1 Muymnl , Mr. Cobb , Mr. and MM.
Mr * . Johnson. Mr. nnd Mrs. S. F.
Mr. and MM. Robert Purvis ,
Mb-s Edith Smith.
llomr I'nrttiM I r < i'innir I'tipnlxr.
Wednesday evening a number of } ou"g gen *
lenien took pofscsilun of an imDCcnplcd
loii'o opposite the ravlllon In Hanscom park
nd In a few hpur had maio n comp'ete
ranjformntlon In Us appearance with Japan-
so lanterns , rugj , etc. An orchestra put In
n apptarance and the young ladles and gen-
Icrncn enjoveil the dance program which fol-
owcd. MM. John S. Knox and MM. Hamll-
on chaperoned the merry party , composed of
Miss Knox , the Mlssw Comstock , Mlts Ham-
lion , Mlsa Belle Hamilton. Miss Edna Ruth ,
Miss Martin of Counc'l ' Bluffs , Messrs. Mc
Coy. Nason , C'ottrcll and Luther Tale.
Thursday afUrnoon the young lad cs InvlteJ
Iho gentlemen lo n reception al the same
place , a sort of continuation of Ihe pleasures
of the night bclsre. Delicious refreshments
were nerved nnd as the night closed In the
friends with a
> oung men amused their fair
iinilsonie display of fireworks.
In < < \ri.l | 3.10 lit < Irclr * .
Judge Schomp lias gone to Chicago.
Mr. P. A. Nash Is confined to his house by
illness.
Mr. D. O. May and wife left for Denver
jeatcrday.
Dean Gardner has Joined his family at Bay-
jlelil , WIs.
Mr. E. W. Nash and family left for the
cast last night.
Mrs. D. V. Sholos and daughter are visiting
In eartern Iowa.
Mrs. H. A. Sn > der returned from Phila
delphia this ftcek.
The Metropolitan club will hold a picnic at
Revo park Monday.
Mrs. J. H. Macomber has returned home
from her eastern visit.
Mr and Mrs. C. A. Claflln and family will
camp out during July.
JIIss Fannie Arnold goes to Manltou Mon
day , to para the summer. '
Mrs. A. P. Tukcy and family left for
Lake Madison on Friday.
A. M. Clark and family ) left Friday for
their cottage at Spirit Lake.
Mrs. R. R. Ritchie spent the past week
with friends In Kansas Clly.
Mr. Ed Peck Is enlerlalnlng a house parly
at his county scat at Calhoun.
Miss Anna Orcult has gone to Davenport ,
la. , for a couple of weeks' visit.
Mrs. W. L. Carson and son will spend
July and August at Hot Springs.
Mrs. Thomas A. Crclgli left for a summer
outing In Minnesota on Tuesday.
Mrs. Levl Carter goes this week to Ocon-
oniowoc , WIs , for the summer.
Miss Mae C. Wood lias gone to her home
in Michigan for a summer outing.
Mr. F. E. Bailey ami family are at their
summer home In Honey Creek , la.
Mr. and Mrs Christian Hartman and Miss
Hartman are at Lake Washington.
Mrs. Horace Burl departed for Iho east
Tuesday for a month at the seashore.
Mr. and Mrs. John A. Munroo have taker
Iho Benham house on Georgia avenue.
Sir Hugh Rawllns of London was a guest
of the Rlngwalt brolhors latl week.
Mr. T. B. Norrls and family lefl on Thurs
day for Virginia , to be gone a month.
M. W. Kcnnard nnd F. B. Kennard and
Ihelr families have gone lo Spirit lake.
Mr. H. B. Irey and family lefl last evening
for Philadelphia and the Atlanllc coasl.
Mrs. E. C. McShane and daughlcra leave
llils evening for Lake Mlnnctonka , Minn.
Mr. anil Mrs. Waller H. Williams have re
lurned from a Irlp Ihrough the norlhwesl.
Mr. and Mrs. J. E. Baum left last evening
tor their cottage at Pike Point , Lake OkoboJI
Iowa.
Mrs. Charles A. Dean was called homo bj
the death ot her father Wednesday alter
noon.
noon.Mr. . C. S , Loblngler goes to Pennsylvanl !
and New England for a summer outing thi
week.
Mr. Max Meyer left Wednesday for Nem
York and will be Hermann's guest while
absent.
Miss Alma Urhu left Wednesday for St
Joe , where she will spend a few weeks will
friends.
Miss Kate Bradley left for Denver las
week to bo gone a fortnight on a visit ti
friends.
V. B. Thomas , wife and daughter left low :
Monday tor a two weeks' sojourn at Bran
don , Minn.
In honor of General Wheaton , General Cop
plnger gave n dinner Monday evening at th
Dinaha club.
Mtss Redman , who has been the guest o
Miss McKenna , left Wednesday for For
Leaven worth.
Mlsj Jessie Allen. Ihe librarian of th
Omaha library , lefl Thursday for St. Loui
for her heallh.
Mr. Augustus Lockner returned yesterda ;
from West Baden Springs , Ind , greatly 1m
[ iroved In heallh.
Miss M. Helen Leavltt and sister , Mrs
Frank Hayward , left Thursday afternoon fo
Hot Springs , S. D.
Mr. and Mrs. Bert Goodman are recclvln
the congratulnllone ot Ihelr friends over Ih
birth ot a son July 5.
General and Mrs. Wheaton , who have bee
visiting at Fort Omaha , anticipate leavtn
for Denver Ihlsweek. .
Mrs R. R. Rtnewalt and daughter. Mis
Gertrude Rlngwa"Trr > Jll go to Madison-on
the-Sound llils week.
Mrs. R. P. Slull ( born Beman ) of Chlcag
Is vlslllng her molher , MM. J. Smith , 61
South Twentieth streel.
Miss Welw of Topeka , Kan. , who has bee
visiting here for the past TWO months , let
for her homo on Monday.
Frank E. Moores has returned from Haibo
Point , Mich. , where ho has a cottage , and hi
family are for the summer.
J. A. Scott of Richmond , Intl. , father o
Mrs. Charles E. Ford , will arrive this weel
on a visit to his daughter.
T. L. Rlngwall loaves luls afternoon fo
Bostcn. and from there will Join his fain
ily at MadlEon-on-the-Sound.
Guy and Charles Monlgomery have re
turned home from the University of Wiscon
sin for the summer vacat'on.
Miss Louise Trimble of Fnrmervlllo. La
Is the guest ot Mrs. D. M. Vlnsonhaler a
808 South Twenty-first street.
Mr. John H , Turner of Cumlng , la. , of th
class ot ' 94 , Princeton , is the guest of hi
classmate , Mr. Paul Ludlngton.
George H. Palmer has returned from Nei
York , where he went lo aee Miss Palme
safely aboard the Clly of Paris.
MUs Edith Orcutl has returned from
charming visit In Topska to Mrs. T. G. Weai
formerly Miss Price ot this city.
MUs Anna Shivcrick returned from cheat <
at Northampton on Sunday , and also Mr. As
I Shiverlck from St. Paul's school.
Mrs. H. B. Rogers and little daughter c
Like avenue , Chicago , are the guests of Mn
R. F. Weaver , 2961 Pacific street.
Hon. Johrj 1 * Webster lelt ycslerday fc
Mew York and will sail with his family o
the La Touralne for Havre July 13.
Mr. Charles F. Stephens left Thursda
afternoon for Norwalk , Conn. , where he wl
remain a month In search of health.
MM. E. V. Getzendanner. who has bee
vls'llng her mother , Mrs. Laurence , at It
Hole ! Shrlner , 1ms returned to New York.
Mr. Fred Hamilton has Bone west to spen
his vacation. He will bo the guest ot h
uncle , Hon. Michael Murphy of Wyoming.
Joseph Barker , Jr. , who has been vlsltln
Ihe family of ex-Secretary William Wlillne
on the Hudson , arrives borne on Monday.
Attorney D. W. Morrow ot this city leavi
on Monday for an extended Irlp through It
cast. He will relurn lo Omaha Augu.it 1.
Mrs. Louis Reed and children are In Borll
e at present. In company with Mrs. Garnei
and Mr. Charles Gulou. They were IntcreiU
ultueucs at the opanlng of the emperor
ship canal at Kiel. Mrs. Garneau has joint
the MlllarJu In Dresden.
Mr. and MM. E. C. Brownlee lelt Wednei
day evening for a short visit in Illinois , The
planned their trip to as to reach Monmout
In the ealy morning. Tney then expecU
to mount their wheels and take a ten-mi !
spin , reaching tbt old tana borne in time fi
rtakfast and surprise the old tolkr. What
ould bo more delightful than such a trip In
he early morning over the- fertile prairies ot
lllnols ?
Mr anil MM Thorn-is W Tallaferro enter-
ained Mr. and Mrs W J. Sterling of Huron ,
. D , at a EinXIl dinner patty Wednesday
vcnlng.
Miss Grace Hunirerford left last Tuesday
n a visit to Lcavcnvvorth , and will then
pend a few wecki with friends nt Plaltc-
Ille. WIs.
Mtss Woolworth nnd Miss Rmlly Wakelcy
vent to Sioux City on Wednesdiy evening to
emaln about a week as the guests ot Mrs. J.
C , Duncan ,
Mr. Ross W. Bailey lefl for Manltau.
ole , , lust week , whoio he Joined a party
nd will travel Ihrough the mountains during
10 summer.
II. J. Abrahams and wife leave tonlghl fern
n eastern trip , lo be gone aboul Ihree vvccki.
They will vlsll Chicago , Grand Rapids and
10 sea shore.
Mijor Moore , Inspector general , U. S. A. ,
caves this week for Sioux City , thcnco to
Nlobrara and an Inspection of the norlhwesl
nllltary posts.
Kuclld Martin end family sailed jestcrday
n Ihe Saale lo spent ! Iho summer In Europe
Ir. and Mrs. C. S. Montgomery sallel o.i the
amc steamship.
Mr. and Mrs. John A. Sargent ot Kansas
City were Ihe guesls of Mrs. E. C. McShane
n Thursday , leaving lhal evening for Lake
rllnnelonka , Minn.
Mr. and Mrs. II. W. Yates leave on Mon-
lay for Saratoga , where Mr. Yates will de-
Iver an address on silver before the State
Jankers' association of New York.
Mr. and Mrs. Charles T. Smith have gone
o New York lo atlend the sadlery hardware
convention , which meets Ihere on Ihe 9lh.
'hey will be gone about two weeks.
Mrs. J. N. H. Patrick gave a card party
.o a few of her more Intimate friends Tues
day afternoon. After several hours happily
lassod luncheon was served on the lawn.
Miss Zaydah Warner leaves TuoJJay for
Chicago to meel a parly of friends from SI.
aul and Duluth , and will sail with Ihem
fuly 13 for a fen monllis' travel In Europe.
Miss Nellie Hunt of Washington Is the
guest of General and Mrs. Manderson. Miss
ilunl Is Ihe daughter of Ihe late minister to
Russia , and has a beautifully cultivated voice.
Mr. T. F. llugglns has bscn the guest of
its sister , Mrs. Charles A. Dean , the rasl
week. Mr. Huggltu has been largely Inter-
cslod In the orange business in Florida and
California.
Rev. , and Mrs. John E. Simpson of Council
Bluffs entertained Mrs. Simpson's brother
and wife , Mr. and Mrs. Sollnger of Minneapo
lis , this week. They are on Ihelr bridal lour
Ihrough Ihe west.
Mr. J. H. Manning , master mechanic Union
[ 'aclfic railway , has arrived home from the
east , bringing with him his daughter Fran
ces , who comes home for n vacation from a
hlcago seminary.
Mrs. W. J. Hughes Ihls week entertained
her father , Receiver Pierce of the "Clover
Leaf" line. He was passing through Omaha
with a party of friends In his private car
enroute to California.
Misses Mabello nnd Ida Wllcox will leave
tomorrow for St. Louis and the east , where
they will visit during the summer months ,
They will return , however , in September ,
for Miss Ida to complete her studies in
the High school.
Mrs. George B. Dandy , Miss Dandy and
Mr. George Dandy will leave on the 15th ,
going to New York first , and will then visit
the Soldiers' home at Washington and then
to Jamestown , where they will pass the bal
ance of Ihe summer , General Dandy Joining
Ihem later.
General and Mrs. Cow In entertained nl
dinner Wednesday evening for General and
Mrs. Wheaton. The guetts were Genera !
and Mrs. Manderson. Mr. and Mrs Yates ,
Genera ! Copplnger , Mr. nnd Mrs. Patrick ,
Mrs. Row ell , General and Mrs. Wheaton.
Major and Mra. Shannon arrived home
from their European wedding- Journey laal
Saturday , and Mrs. Shannon is now the gucsl
of Mr. and Mrs Poppleton at their summei
home in Elkhorn. Dr. Shannon proceeded
at once to Join his regiment nt Fort Cusler.
Judge and Mrs. Woolworth entertained al
dlnrer on Tuesday In honor of General am
Mrs. Wheaton , who are visiting here. Thi
guests were General and Mrs. Wheaton , General
oral Copplngor , General and Mrs. Sanderson
Mr. Robert Patrick and Mrs J. N. H. Patrick
Mr. and Mrs. Yates.
Miss Alice Hodder entertained a number o
friends on Friday evening last at her home
2522 Indiana avenue Games of various kind
were ine'ulged In , after which dainty refresh
menu were served. Those presenl wore : Mr
anil Mrs. Fay , Mrs. Bachman , Misses Percy
Webere , Duncan , Elhel Close anJ May Hod
der ; Messrs. Thompson , Gleason , Cloje , Wai
ter Sullivan , Hunter and Smith.
A special to The Boo from Fremonl or
Wednesday told of Iho marriage Tuesday o
Miss Charlotte Jurging and Mr. Bert Whit
ney of Omaha at the residence of Ihe brlde'i
mother. Mrs. Mary Jurging , on West Slxtl
slreel A limited number of the relatives nni
immediate family friends of the parties wen
present. A wedding dinner was served , afte
which the happy couple left for a short wed
ding tour. The bride has been for severa
years a resident of llils city , and is wel
known and popular In oclnl affairs. Thi
groom , during his visits to this city , has wai
many friends.
Thursday evening Ihe King's Daughter
of the First United Presbyterian church am
Ihelr friends spent a most delightful evenlnf
at Hanscom park. Games were Indulged in
after which a delicious supper was parved
Those participating were : Misses Emm !
Stiles , Gertie Sherman , Nellla Hurley , Maudt
Buchanan , Ella Borneman , Agnes Qullck
Anna Gullck , May Shoemaker , Charlotte Bur
dick , Anna Hey wood , Florence Hardy , Mai
tie and Gertlo Graves. Mae Potter , Nellli
Maygee , Madge Leard , Edith and Nett'e Wai
lace , Anna Peterson , Edith Howe , Kate Fltr
gerald , Sopha Cleveland , Anna Wall.
LEADING THE MINUET. |
An 1 ji'undn In SmiHtur Dubols' Careei
M tilth ( invn Him Trouble.
"What gave me as much trouble back Ii
Idaho last campaign , " remarked Senator Du
bols to a Washington Star writer , "as any
thing else was -what one might call a socla
misunderstanding. I was up to Senate
Brlce's house to dinner one evening , am
chaaced to be next to Mrs. Carlisle th
secretary's good wife was Just then earnest ! ;
bent on a minuet to be danced ; In one ot th
local theatersfor , gate money , the latter ti
be devoted to the rehabilitation of Jackson *
tomb , which mausoleum was getting mucl
out of repair. At the dinner she turned t >
me , and after considering- attentively fo
a moment , asked me If r would not lead th
minuet. I supposed It was a bit of humor
I did not regard myself as an expert In elthe
the matter ot minuets or any other farhlo :
of dance. To carry out what I deemed ai
excellent Jest , I replied :
" 'Yes , certainly. I will lead the mlnue
with great pleasure , '
"The nexl day I Iraveled soulh with th
funeral party of Senator Colqultl. While 1
Georgia I saw with something like a col
chill an announcement in the Washlngto ;
Star that I was scheduled to lead the comln
minuet. I came back to Washington 'an
corrected this false Impression ns quickly a
I could , but It was too late. In about tw
weeks Ihe returns began to come in fror
Idaho. The populist papers especially wer
very Indignant. Some would run comment
llko this :
" We see by the Washington Star tha
Dabols Is about to lead a minuet. If the
will try him on the lariat polka , or a pocn
tello reel , he will perform much more sat
isfactorily. Dubols was brought up In
rattlesnake country , and can make a bach
ward jump of nine feet. '
"Another paper took It sadly somethln
like this :
" 'Here Is a good thing , we don't thlnV
Wo note by the Washington pipers thai whll
Ihe impoverished people of Idaho ore jumpln
sldewlse for grub , Dubols is in Washlngto
dancing minuets to put another coat of pain
on Ihe tomb of Andrew Jackson. If he wl
? how the same agility In getting through
sliver bill , 1C to 1 , we will find no faul
But with present business prospects In Idahi
and silver tco dead to skin , It doesn't lee
well to see Idaho'c senior senator loadln
down the revels at the capital. '
"Not only did tha papers take a bitter vie1
ot the affair , bat one populltl conventlo
passed a resolution denouncing mo nnd in
minuet. Altogether. I got a very hard tlm
oul of It. One ot the grave question ! whlc
I had to meet while making speeches lart fa
was this minuet accusation. However ,
think it Is thoroughly understood in Idah
now that my future promises' to bo absolute !
birren of this engaging danca. "
MOZART'S ' /'MAGIC FLUTE1
Dr. Eaetcns Indklecu in a Critical Review
of thoTJraat Oporo.
MHAN FRANKO MARHIES A BREWER'S ' CHlit )
JL _
llnsnii | > 1etcil Ills Opera
Athlon I * littf& I'rmlncrd In tlio
1'nll l.oral Nutctuf tlin M mo
ment * < if MutlclHiu ,
Dr. Ilnetcns appeal * to the great heart of
music lovers this 'Wtek ' In his well written
resume of the in.iiiltolil attractions of "The
Magic I'lutc. " Heretofore , his weekly lec
tures , which have attracted large attention
from musicians engaged In the study of
harmony , or the theory of music. have been
written ( or the student and teacher , and
necessarily were technical In their nature.
I3ut now that his introduction to the consid
eration of harmony has been made , thi-
readers of The LJee may look lor n splendid
series of articles upon the great musical
masterpieces , written In aeln that canu it
help but appeal to those who , whll not
being performers , take a lively Interest In the
works of the Illustrious composers. And ( he
first of the Immortal tone poems he takes up
for consideration Is
MOZART'S "TUG MAGIC FLUTE. "
Doubtless a good round dozen of reasons
why the American opera going people love
to hear Mozart'8 "Magic Flute" could be
had for the asking , it Is but rarely given
In Engllkh , and only at exceedingly long
Intervals In Italian , managers of opera com
panies waiting patiently for the coming of a
phenomenally endowed songstress able to
sing the music allotted to "The Queen , of
Night. " It Is the last of Mozart's operas ,
and derives a peculiar significance In this
latter day when the musical scepter has
passed from Italj to Germany , from
Beethoven's alleged dictum that It was
Mo/art's one German opera "In right of the
style and solidity of Its music. " It Is full
of easily comprehended musical pieces , to
which the hearts of the people the worlfl
over have clung since childhood , and which
are heard with Increased interest and affcc-
lon In their plaoo in the opera. If we ex
cept a' few numbers , and those among the
least Interesting , Its music makes only
modest ! requisitions on the vocal gifts and
technical requirements of the forces em
ployed In It , Its finest moments art
those Riven HP to concerted music ,
and It is In such music
that artists give the most pleasure. It opens
boundless possibilities to the stage decors-
tor and machinist , who. In mounting It. are
unembarrassed by the ordinary considerations
of propriety as to time , place and people.
Each of these reasons has a certain amount
of validity , but taken together they probably
do not weigh as much In the managerial
mind as the simple fact that the work makes
strong appeal to the careless class of amuse
ment patrons to wjilch Schlckanedcr and Mo
zart pandered Inwriting It , and which Is ,
unfortunately , as numerous now In America
as It was ninety years ago In Vienna. There
Is , therefore , a point of view from which the
wisdom of the production of this vv.ork Is
open to question , for there Is no denying that
there Is something saddening In the contem
plation of so much admirable music being
kept In the servfie of a work which , as n
play , occupies a ijlhne such aswould be fixed
by a fusion of 'tCvangellne , " "Adonis" and
'The Ulack Crook&t' Again it might be urged
with conslderablestorce that allegiance to the
mission of pure aft would exclude "The Magic
Flute" from the ljt ) of any art-loving combi
nation nt leift jyitil a dlstlnc'lvely educa
tional purpose -would be observed by tht
production and S3U Ctook could have bcor
. . . . . .i.uc..ea end tliti , , . Tuia purged x > C , the ab
surdities which fijt nearly a century hav <
excited the ridicule of critics and public , and
which , naturally.ijtre accentuated by transla.
tion Into a language understood by all Dul
the dllllculty Hew. in finding n satisfactory
theory on which to ivocefd In the work oi
revision. Every effort to give the open
dignity and cokcuacejit plot would bo like ! ]
to end In failure. It is the mnglc of tin
music of "Die Ziuberflote" which has kepi
It as fresh and sparkling as an Alpine streair
In the midst of the disturbing Influences o
changing tastes and ideals ; and this musli
is as full oC U .tuty as the book of nonsense
albeit It Is mo t amlablo nonsense.
In the first quarter of this century thi
French had a version entitled "Les Mysterlei
d'Isis , " made by a musician , who. It is re
lated , burst into tears after hearing the flr , l
performance and declared to his friends tha
henceforth he would compo'e no more cpsras
because he could not hope to produce any
thing compirable In beauty with this. Yet
his hotch-pc'ch ( he augmented the musli
with pieces drawn fiom other opera * of Mo
zait ) was long ago relegated to the llinbo o
artistic monstrosities. The most sat
Isfactory solution of the difficult ;
would seem to bo to leave the genera
drift of the Schlckaneuer's stupid extrava
ganza unchanged , and to seek to improve
the diction of the text. The music of "Th (
Magic Flute" Is surpassingly beautiful. No
body Is more ready to concede that than thosi
who have recognized the advance made It
operatic composition since Mozart's day
THany of Its numbers have a vigor and fresh
ness which are discernible only In Mozart'i
beat moments. Even the "nonsense music
which alternates with the sublime , has (
charm from which It is Impossible to escape
but It is equally Impossible to escape fron
the feeling that this beautiful music is pros
( tinted by the Idiotic play to which It i !
wedded.
"The Magic Flute" should be treated a ;
a Christmas pantomime. The tendency o
critics has been to view it with too muct
seriousness. It is difficult to avoid Ihli
while one is under the magic spell of It :
music , but the only way to become recon
died to It on reflection Is to take it as tin
atory of its creation shows that its creator
Intended It to bo taken , namely , as a plect
designed to suit the taste of the unculli
vated , unrefined and careless. This will ex
plain the singular sacrifice of principle whlcl
Morarl made 'n permitting a rascally mounte
bank like Schlckaneder to pass judg
nient upon his music , to cxac
that one duet should bo com
posed over five times before he vvouli
accept It. and even to suggest the melodlei
of some ot the numbers.
A story goes that Mozart almost died o
laughing when he found that the public wen
into ecstacies over his opera. Certain It I :
that his.- pleasure In it was divided. Schirk
aneder had told him that he might occasion
ally consult the taste of connoisseurs , and hi
did so and found profound satisfaction In th <
music written for Strastro and Uio prleits
and doubtless also in the flna ens-ambles , bu
the enthusiasm Inspired by what ho knew ti
be concessions to the vulgar only excited 1.1 :
hilarity. Wagner has expressed his admlra
tlon at the fact that though Mozart was firr
and foremost an absolute musician , ho coul.
only write good draniatlc music when he hai
a worthy text , anJ 0le Zauberfloto. " as i
whole , compared with1 his "Don Glovanl , '
will furnish an Illustration of the correctnes
of Wagner's remark .The beautiful In "Dli
Zauborflote" Is amuly "explained Mozart'
genius and marvelous command ot the tech
nlcs of composition. ' The dignity of the slm
pie Idea ot a celebration of the mysteries o
Isis was enough 4o < inspire him for a grea
achievement when It came to providing a set
ting for the scenes in which the priests flg
ured. The rert urfilhe music he seems d
have wilttcn with llttto regard to coherenc ;
or unity of character. 'Hli ' sister-in-law , wh
was ( o take the > art of "The Queen. o
Night , " had a vo\ce \ of extraordinary rang
and elasticity ; heftcq ilhetwo display airs
rapageno ( a metamorphosed Punch ) , had ti
have music In keeping with his character
and Mozart doubtless' fcrote it with as llttl
serious thought as he did the "piecefo
an organ Ina clock , la r minor , 4-4 , " am
"Andanto to a waltz for a little organ,1
which can bo found entered In his autograpl
catalogue for the last year of his life. Ii
the overture , one of the finest of his In
strumental compositions , he returned to
form that had not been In use since th
time of llasso and Graun ; in the scene be
twetm Tamlno and the Two Men In Armo
he made use of a German choral sung I
octaves ms a canto fermo with counternar
In the orchestra. In the academy repre
sentatlon ( New York , 1S85 , ) , no effort wa
made to relieve the opera of Its filppinc )
though , as fir as It was .poulble. . an antl
dote wa provided by treating the prlei
scenes with dignity and beauty. Th
menagerie was limited to one serpent ( th
nr t absurdity of the tory ) . and Jour men
keys. Sarastro entered In cbarlot draw.
by men InitMd ot lloni. However , It Is ,
perhaps , too much to expect ot an operatic
liislltutio'i which had entered only In Its
first year , thnt It should have a pair ot lions
ambng Its prop rtiei
rtieiIMIAU1.CS D
Mr. W. II. Allen , the cliorlftcr and or
ganist at the llanscom 1'iirU Methodist
church , goes east nn his vocation this work
Mr. Arthur Dale ami Mlii llutc'ier will
have charge ot the music In Ms nliss.ici1.
Dr. It , 0. Kratz , supirlntondciit ot the
Sioux City public srhuol * , wnl In Omilui
a few hours vesterdiy , ( ho K"0't of his
brother , I'rof. Lee 0. KriU. l > r. Kr.itw.iv
at the head ot n dploKtllon of thirty Sioux
City teachers , all cnrouto tor the National
Educational association convention at Don-
% er.
Padcrewskl has Just finished his four-act
opera. The book Is built on n molerii sub
ject , and the scene Is located In the Car-
jnthlan mountains , on the bolder line of
Hungary and Gallcln. Sir Augustus Harris I *
to produce the work ut Covcnt Garden. It
will be sung In French , but at Duda-Pesth
It will be given In Hungarian , and nl Dres
den In German. Abbey & Grau own the
American lights of the work ,
I'rof. Lee O. Kratz leaves oaily the com
ing week for Madison Lake , S. D. , vvueie he
has charge of the musical Opuartment for
the Clmutauqua. Mrs. Kratz accompanloi
him.
Love again has had its wav In the mar
rlage of Nahan Franko. the violin virtuoso ,
remembered by many of thu older people of
Omaha when he was hero In ISSti , to Miss
Cornelia Uuppert. daughter of the millionaire
brewer , Jacob lluppert. The ceremony oc
curred In I'atorson , N. J. , on Tuesday , be
ing performed by Major Braivn. It was not
unexpected by their friends. Frnnko , who
was born a Hebrew , was baptized a Catholic
some months ago , his change In faith be
ing attributed to Miss lluppeit , herself a
Catholic. She took violin lessons of Pranko ,
and thus their acquaintance began. Franko's
former wife obtained a divorce from him on
statutory grounds. It Is thought that , bccius"
of a rule of the Catholic church prohibiting
'he marriage of a divorced person during
he lifetime of bis or her former partner in
wedlock , Franko and Miss lluppert were un
able to get a priest to marry them , and re
sorted to a civil ceremony. Mrs. Franko
's one of three of the rich brewer's chil
dren , and is of age. They have gone home
lo seek the father's blessing.
The vendetta against the late Maurice Stra-
kosch has been declared oft , says an English
paper. There has been a reconciliation , and
Adellna 1'attl feels happier today. The diva ,
while passing through Paris a few weeks
ago , came across the name of Amelia Stra-
kosch , nee Pattl , In a morning paper The
heroine of "Home , Sweet Home" wept greit ,
big , ccaldtng tears a flood that washed aw a }
the cobwebs of forgetfulness which had pre
vented her , during twenty long years , from
remembering that Amalla Strakosch was her
own sister !
One day Mme. Melba took the part of the
queen In "The Hueguenots' ' at the Savoy
hotel , New York. At the same time there was
a 2-year-old baby playing about the corridor
near her door. In the midst of one of the
trills the little one ran to her mother ex
citedly and said"Listen , mamma. Birdie ,
blrdte. " "And , " said the great singer , relat
ing the story , "that pleased me more than all
the things I ever had said of mo In my life. "
Mr. Franz Adclmann will teach the violin
at Tabor college next season , but will still
retain his residence In Omaha. He will be
the only violinist ot any note left with us
the coming season , v.lth Albert In California
and Butler in Germany.
The choir of the First Methodist church
spent a delightful Fourth of July at Fair-
mount park.
TLat Tranz Ondrlcek , one of the foremost
violinists of Europe , is to bo heard in this
country next winter has already been an
nounccd. Another celebrated violinist and
composer , M. Marslck , of the Paris conserva
tory. Is also to make Ills first appearance In
America next November. He is a native of
Llego , and when ho was 12 years of age he
was organist of the cathedral In that cltj
Later he studied in Brussels , and then wenl
to Paris , which he has since made his home
M. Marslck , wl.oso tour will be under the
management of Mr. Nlcolay Herlofsen , will
be accompanied by M. Joseph Thlbaud , a
plinht , who won the first prize at the Paris
conservatory in 1892.
The following will be the program of bani )
music , rendered by the fcfl-l organization at
llanscom park this afternoon :
March GUmore's Triumphal UrooVe
Overture Pique D-jmo Suppe
Giaud Selection Oiiera Der Frelschutz
Wtbei
Musical Melange This nml That..Boottsei
Intermission.
Overture Nnbucco Verd
Unrltono Solo Hocked in the Cradle of
the Deep Itolllnsor
Mr. Reading.
Spanish rnntntla La Paloma Yradler
Medlcv Colored Walters' Ball Larendau
PAIIT II.
Overture Ilka Doppler
Grand Selection Opera IPTrovatore Venl
Descriptive Fantasia In the Clock StoreOrth
Orth
Dance Coconnut Herman
The services at the First Methodist church
today will bo of especial Interest , musically.
In the morning , 10 30 a. m. , the choir wll
sing "Te Dcum" ( Uev. II. II. Woodward ) ,
and "He , Watching Over Israel , " from "Tho
Elijah" ( Mendelssohn ) . la the evening the
anthem will bo "As Pants the Hart , " from
"The Crucifixion" ( Spohr ) , the obligate be
ing sung by Mrs. C. M. Wllhelm , who wll
also sing the tola from Dudley Buck's "Go'den
Legend. " "My Redeemer and My Lard. "
The "Hallelujah" chorus , from "The Mes
siah" ( Handel ) , will also be sang at this
service.
Miss Mai Robinson , who pleased the congre
gation at Unity church last Sunday , will sing
there again this morning.
Mr. Thomas J. Kelly , organist of the First
Methodist church , will leave for New "Yorli
Monday and sail Wednesday by the steamshlr
Furncssla. of the Anchor line for London
derry. Ho will spend two months In his
childhood home , Ireland , visiting his mother
He may run over to London , but goes , s
he says , purely for the ocean voyage and rest
at home.
TO"TH WORMS.
Tbe Chinese Uentltti Iook for Thorn When
lh lentil Aolic.
It ivould seem that In dentistry as wel
as In the ways that are dark "tho heathen
Chinee is peculiar" and in the journal ol
the British Dental association Mr. C. Robbins -
bins has communicated some curious essaye
on the subject -written in English by Chinese
students of the Anglo-Chinese college , Fee
chow. They describe in quaint language the
performance of the dentists , who are usual ! ;
itinerants of the cequah order.
"Now let mo advert to the practice of ar
resting the tooth worms. One ot my rela
tives was once attacked by a severe cold and
after the cold was brtken up by restorlne
activity to his skin ho had a neuralgia , whlcl
gave him such an Intense suffering that he
could neither eat nor repose , but moaned
with a voice EO audible and so plaintive tha
It sent a thrill to the heart of every one Ir
( be house. On the second day his sufferlnt
Increased to a remarkable degree ; Indeed , i
Is impossible even at this distant period t <
reflect without horror on the miseiles of hi
toothache state. Finally lie submitted ti
the operation of a woman dentist , whosi
agency was to arrest worms. Her genera
operation la as follows :
"A chopstlck and a silver pin are the on ! }
Instruments she requires in her normal act
She is willing to exhibit them tq any oni
who conceives an inclination to discern he
trickery. She brings the chopstlck In con
tact with the diseased tooth and cautlousl ]
pokes It through with a pin In search ot thi
odious worms ; after a while she scrapes out i
lump of yellow minute worms on the chop
stick and Immerses It In a cup of water
Each lump consists ot from ten to fifteei
worms and sometimes 200 or 300 worms ar
scraped , it the patient makes an exact bar
gain at flrit that the fee should be defrayet
according to the number of worms scraped
The general fee Ii 400 cash (1 ( shilling
pence ) , and only the poor miy take ad
vantage of being in psnury to pay 200 cash , '
THE PHENOMENA OF DREAMS
Startling anil Mystfcrioui Working of the
Bnuu in Sleep ,
STRANGE PREMONITIONS OF COMING EVIL
Hint Worn Aftrrunrd 1 Herally
1'iiiniliil , Other * Hint Surril the Uvc *
nf LmUy Dlruiutii Initlincc *
.Nolrd During HID \\nr ,
Iho pall of mystery never 10 completely
nd Impenetrably wraps Its folds about any
tlicr net of life as It docs urotiml tha wondcr-
ul visions thnt photngtaph tlionuohcs upon
ho memory Indelibly , through the Inejf-
illc.iblo workings ot the brain , while the
oily Is at rest.
Unconsciously to the Other parts of the In-
Ivlduallty , saji the New York Sun , this
ctlve , overworking , supcrcrnsltlvo servant
ontlnucs its work like n fhcltrrliiK nngcl ,
crplng Us faithful vigils through the night
vcr the roillns anlni.il organism , silently
aklng notes of every sound borne upon the
Ir to Its sensitive appreciation , and pre ,
uied , llko a faithful sentinel , to give wani
ng to the being of which It Is a part.
That many dreams como true and are In-
ended ns warnings , direct from the Al-
nlghty , has been proved to thousands of
mman beings TO frequently anil with such
trong force ns not to admit of doubt. Such
Ireams como to us In childhood and often
ollow at Intervals throughout our lives.
People possessed ot nervous tempciamcnts
are more susceptible and have such dreams
nore frequently than others , but even the
nest phl gmatlc people occasional ! ) have
them and few beings are free from them.
The brain is like sponge , which collects
nlnor facts at various time * , facts gravitating
n the brnln toward each other , until the
greater fact Is evolved , , leading to a conclu
sion regarding matter * .which are likely to
occur In the future , cither near or remote.
Atmospheric Influences have much to do
with the dreams and prjchlc force much
norc , but , as the mind governs the body and
s Its master , the animal organism Is Its
complete subject at all times , rebellion being
out ot the question.
It has been remarked that ot nil humanity
he soldier and the sailor are the greatest
dreamers. This Is accounted for upon the
theory that danger brings the brain to a
greater tension than does any other Inlluunco
Some of these dreams related a * having
come to soldiers are of intense Interest , and
the verified ones are well worth telling and
studying over , for they foretold actual occur
rences and often Influenced the action of
creator men than the dreamers In fact , they
were the cause in many Instances of averting
catastrophe.
Some of these occurred during the war be
tween the north and the south of this nation.
Every soldier engaged In that war has at
east one of these remarkable dreams to re
late as being either his oun or that of a
comrade.
It WHS one week previous to the battle of
Fair Oaks that a volunteer passed the night
In a tent of a member of the Fifth Michigan
Infantry , and when he arose In the morning
he looked gloomy and downhearted. When
rallied about his fancied homesickness he
said , In solemn tones.
"I have only one week to live. I had o
dream last night that has tattled the business
for me and lots ot others. A week from
today a battle will be fought and thousands
will ba killed. My regiment .will lose more
than 100 men , and I shall be killed while
charging across the Held. "
The men laughed at Ills moody spirit anil
his belief In a simple dream , but It wus with
a furious temper that he turned upon them
and , with blanched face and In an Impressive
and never-to-be-forgotten manner continued
"Your regiment will also be In that fight
and when the roll Is called after the battlt
vou will have nothing to be merry over , but
on the contrary , youwill find subject for
great sorrow , and believe In my dream. The
two sergeants who were In tills tent lab
night vUlPbo killed among the trees. I saw
them lying there , dead , as plainly as I nov
* ee you. Ono will ba bhot In the breast
and the other in the gioln , and dead men wlli
be thick around them.
Iho battle took place as predicted , Just on
week after that dream , and , as the dreamei
had declared , he was killed In full Bight ol
every member of the Fifth , before the fight
was an hour old , and within twenty minutes
after the two sergeants and six oi
their comrades were dead In the woods , ex
actly where the dreamer tald they would be
More than fifty men bear witness to the truth
of this statement.
A short time before the Inttle ot Cedar
Creek a camp sentinel was off duty tempo
rarity , and , trying to put In a little sleep ,
dreamed that ho went out on a scout. His
dream showed him that one mile to the right
of the camp ho came upon a b rn , and as It
began to rain Just then , ho sought shelter
within , but halted v Uen he discovered , be
fore entering , that the place was already oc
cupied.
After silent Investigation he ascertained
that two confederate scouts had taken up
their quarters In the place , anJ ho cautiously
moved away as etlently as he had como. Toe
sentinel awoke with such a vivid remem
brance ot the details of the dream that he
asked permission to go over and confer with
one of our scouts.
AVhen the barn was reached he located it
nt once , having passed it a dozen times be
fore. The dreamer described the highway
exactly M It was , giving every hill and turn ,
and the Ecout put faith In the remainder of
the dream.
Ho took four soldiers , one cf whom was
the dreamer , and set out for the place. Three
confederate scouts were tound asleip in the
straw of the- barn , and -were taken without
the firing of a shot. This dream , with Its
resulta , tvos known to hundreds of Sheri
dan's cavalry , and it has been frequently
alluded to in the reunions of the Grand Army
of the Republic.
On the night before the cavalry fight at
Brandy station , a trooper who slept on his
horse , as cavalrymen were apt to do when
exhausted , as ho Jogged along In the column ,
dreamed that a certain captain In his regi
ment would bo unboned In a fight on the
following day , and while rUIng- from his fall
would be wounded in the left knee.
Everything In the dream was so clear to
the dreamer that be seized the fUst oppor
tunity to find the captain and relate his
dream to him. But he wu& laughed at. Ths
soldier had has revenge. In the very first
charge , on the following day , this captain wni
unhorsed by the breaking of a girth , and
pitched headlong into a patch of briars.
As he struggled out , a shell killed his
horse , and one of the flying pieces of Iron
smashed the captain's leg to a bloody pulp.
Ho is now a resident of Ohio , and his wooden
leg Is evidence that dreams eometlmes come
true.
It frequently happens In engagements dur
ing the war 'hat the fun la not alwajd on
one side. Much depends upon the amount
ot powder , shot and shell In the magazine ,
and the side having the most of these gen
erally has the moat fun. It was when Gen
eral McClellan was beileglnsr Yorktown that
the confederates had plenty of munitions
of war , Including ehot and shell , and sent
them out with murderous intent.
Ono morning a Michigan man , who was
In the trenches , walked back to a * pot on
which three officers were eating their break
fast , and warned them that they were in
great peril.
On the night previous ho had dreamed
ttiat ho looked at his watch and marked
that It was a quarter of seven , when a
shell hit the ground and tore up the earth
In a terrible way.
It lacked twenty minutes of seven o'clock
when lie spoke to the ofilcers , and ho besought -
sought them to leave the spot at once. HU
earnest manner Induced them to comply , and
they hail ju t rraohtd cover trhen * cenf d-
ornto ill til ftruck the earth where they had ]
been Rronpcd , nml nmdo an excavation , Into
which a liorxf coulil have rolled and much
room to cpore.
Three davs bi-for the HfTalr at Kolly' *
IVpl .1 cirpornl In Iho Pixth Michigan cnv
tlry drfimrt that a biother of his , who vvii
.1 lergpnnt In another cnmpuny , would Imvo
tils ; un ? o killed In nn notion , nnd would nl-
most Immtdlnlcly mount a dark bay horsa
vvltli n whlto nose.
Within live mlmit'ii li'ith driver and horse
vroiiltl bo klllfd ncooixllnR to the dream. Tills
ill-cam WA related to a etoro ot comrade *
two < lnjs before the fight. Enily In the ac
tion the horse vrus struck fnlrly In the fore *
he.nl by n bullet , nnd dropped dead In hi *
tracks.
It.is scarcely three mlnittos befoi'o a bay
liwsoHli Rvlittc nine , c.nrjhiK n blood ,
stained euildlc , \lbped up to the forgc.int
nml Inltod. Ho remembered Hie drenm , anil
refused to mount the nnlmal. Soon after ho
plckcit up a bl.ick liriMr ,
Th whlti-iio ! oil nrlmnl was mounted by
a second oipor.il In another regiment and
horse nnd rider \\fro torn to fragment * In
sight of four comiuMlPt of the nth.
'llscfio thing * may teem very foolish now ,
but there \vns a time when a soldier's dream
nnvcHl General Kllpvlrlck'x life , when a
ilrr.im tlisngcd General t'listrr's plans for
three days , and when n drctm gave Uencrnl
Sheridan more actual knowledge ot Early's
foiccs than nil the scouts could do.
AGE OF PRESIDENTS.
InsiirAiirr 1'rlnrlplei Appllcil to Ihnlr Ki-
prcliitlmi nf l.lfo.
Here Is nn odd tort of an Idea , writes
Walter Wcllman In the Chicago limes-Her
ald. It was suggested to me by n life Insur
ance agent , a clever fellow , who makes
curious studies and applications. This man
i < kcd me what chance Governor Morton
would have to live out his term should ho
be elected president ot the United States
next year. He had to nn wor his own ques
tion. "The odds In his favor wuuld be 7 to
4 , " the life Insurance man said , and then ho
explained. "March 4 , 1S97. when Mr. Cleve
land's successor is Inaugurated , " said he ,
"Governor Morton will bo 73 vcars old , lackIng -
Ing ten weeks. At 73 n man's expectation
of life Is a trifle over seven vcars , leven ami
one-tenth , to speak accurately. These are.
the figures deduced from the American Ufa
Insurance tables representing the actuil mor
tality of Insured men. If Governor Morton's
health , hereditary and general physical condi
tions are as good ns the average policy hold
ers of the same age wo li.ivo correctly guagcil
his chances of life. Prolnbly his condition
and Inherited tendency to longevity nre fully
up to the life Insurance average. This beIng -
Ing assumed. It would bo a fair wager to lay
7 to 4 that President Morton would tvrvo out
his term or that he wouldn't. Just ns you
chose to express It. These figures represent
the law of chances as applied to his case. "
I asked the Insurance man It presidents of
the United Slates lived as long as ordinary
policy holders , and his. reply was very Inter
esting. "They do not , " he said. "Tho cares
and accidents of their office , including tha
danger of assassination , reduce their lon
gevity more than IS per cent from the expec
tation deduced from the American mortality
table. Of courre It Is possible that In here
dity and health the men who are clectcil
president fall short of the standard required
by the Insurance companlos. Their chances
of life In or out of the presidential chair may
not be as good as those of policy holders who
are selected risks. I should be inclined ,
however , to hold the opposite theory , and as-
wmo that the men who have had the force
and physical stamina to pnsh their way to the.
lilghest ofllco In the land are In the average
as strong In health and heredity as the p-oltcy
holders. For the shortening1 ot their lives
e must look to.the . effects of toll and
nervous strain In 'the presidency and to the
rltkD of accident and crime which they must
assume in thai ofllcc.
"In studying out this mntter , " continued
the insurance expert , "I have prepared n
table showing the age at Inauguration , the
expectations of life from that time , according
to the American insurance experience , and
the actual number of years lived after in
auguration by each ot the tvventono de
ceased presidents. It shows some curious
things. The average age at Inauguration
was 50 , Ihe av'erago expectation of life seven
teen , and the average actual atter-llfo only
fourteen years , showing an ueragc loss of
three jears from each life. It Is BURGOBUVO
that nearly all the early presidents outlived
their expectation , while nearly nil the later
presidents have died before their time. Of
the first eight presidents , to nnd Including
Van Buren , only two failed to live out thalr
expsclallon , Washington losing six years and
Monroe one voar. These elghl presidents
lived fortj-sovcn years net beyond Ihelr ex
pectation. Flllmore wna the lasl of the pres
idents to live longer than his natural expeo-
tallons. Conlrast Ihe experience of Iho first
eight presldenls vvllh the last six , covvrlng
the period since 1SG1. Not one ot thcso elx
lived out his allotted time. Their aggregate
loss was seventy years. In other words ,
while the first eight presidents gained an
Hvtrage of six years each over the expecta
tions , the last six presidents lost an average
of nearly twelve jears each.
"This is not lo bo explained by coincidence
or chance. The cause lies deeper. It la
true two of tiio lasl six presidents were as
sassinated , but the number of y-irs | -t by
these violent deaths represenl only hrlf Iho
aggregate loss. The fiv.'t fic.ns pi ill tome
mo thai the presidential ofllco Is bco'r.lr g
too heavy a burden for any man to a ! i'ina
without almost certain Rlurenln < ; tf l.ls
life. The responsibility Is so grjat , th * ten
sion so deslrucllve that I never again expect
to see a president survive tns full period ot
.his natural expectation. flic contract be
tween the longevity of the early pr'-sldents
and the later ones is moie noteworthy wtun
we remember thai medical fct'encc , I ouse-
hold hygiene and means of trAvel without ex
posure to the weather liavo all had vv itidrr-
ful developments since the days ot Washing
ton , Jefferson , the Adamses , Madison , Mon
roe and Jackson. No matter how -we ex
plain the cause , the fact remains thnt the
early presidents lived longer lives , while mod
ern presidents invariably dlo before their
time. "
Following Is the table prepared by my in
surance friend , fractions ot jors not being
noted :
Ago at lxr clatlon Yeirs
Innuh'unitlun of life , lived.
Washington . 67 1ftU 19S
Adama , John . . . . . . . . . < 3 U ! S
J fl > ntoii . . . . . CR is si
M-uhaon . . . M 13 2 ?
Monro . . . . . . . . . . , . . . . . . . * * * & > 15 na
Adjnu , John Q . f > 3 18 a
Jarkxon . < ! 13 14
Vim Huron . U 17 21
Ilnrrixm . , . ( i 0
Tjler . a 21
Polk . HI 21n
Taylor . ( > n 0
rillmoro . M 21 21
I'lure . 0 22 1)
Iliulianaii . ( ' < 11SO 11
l.lim.lii . U SO 4j
Johnson . i 1CSi j >
Oiant . * ' Si 11
Huji-s . S 13 Itt
U-irfleld . 23 t
Arthur . "I 0
Total yc ra Ml tw >
Avernjc . . .
Notwithstanding the danger of premature
decease which these hard , cold figures Indi
cate , it Is not likely there will bo any run
ning away from the presidency on the part
of a score or more of brave and patriotlo
men. It Is a safe wager thit every man ol
Ihem would bo found willing lo take Mr.
Cleveland's chair and a'l tha rliks of short
ened life thai go with II.
Ui U tlia WhelM Alpi ! uet.
Arthur Hepper , a laundryman of London ,
Bngland , has a daughter who rejoices In
Ihe possession of iwenly-slx given names ,
one for every letter In the alphabet. ThU
wonderful aggregation of praenomens ,
which , taken together , make the lonceat
"given name" ( names ) lhal has ever been
bestowed upon any civilized person , is given
below : Anna Uertha Cecelia Diana Emily
Fanny GertrudeHypathla Inez Jane Kate
Louise Maud Nora Ophelia Pearl Quince
Uebecca Sarah Trlxy Unlce Venus Winifred
Xcnophon Yeola Zeus Hepper !
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