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20 THE OMAHA DAI FA" SUNDAY , ATJGTT6T 8 * 1807. I DAMON AND PYTHIAS. A Race Conflict and How It Ended. tfit . BY ORRAII ( ) DHHNAN. X W ( Copyright. HS7 , by 8. g. Mct'lure Co. ) The rnaa uho told me this story has been Eovornor general of Canada and viceroy of India In his time. Moreover , he la a mar quis , and a very great personage In the world's eye , besides being a grandson of that 'wonderful wit , Richard Brlnslcy Sher idan. idan.Many years ago , before the marquis of Duffcrln and Ava had attained to much tame or distinction , he made a voyage to the Island of Iceland , The episode of Terry McOhec nnd Erick EcKholm , a memory of that trip , Is net down herewith , taken faith fully from tl'clr patron's lips. Terry McOhco was a truculent , red headed , strong-armed youngster Iho eon of a decent widow woman on Lord Duf- Icrln'n Utah estate. When Iceland was reached Terry accom panied his patron Into the Interior , and formed ono of the party which traveled from Ileykjavlk to the gejsers and back. It was after the visit to the boiling springs that Lord Uuffcrln and his companions came to spend a few clays at the comfortable farmstead of Lovokklng , near Thlngvalla. The head of Hint lonely , glacier-surrounded home was oneSnorro Eckbolm , < i stalwart Icelander ( In hla day champion wrestler of the island ) , and the eldest non of farmer Btioir. ) wna little Erik Eckholm , an urchin of exactly the same age as Terry McOhce. The hospitality of Iceland farmers l mat ter of wlclo-woild repute , and everything went merrily for a tlnto at least , beneath the roof of LovekkliiK. The dried fish , mut ton and sklcr-cheeso disappeared rapidly be fore the hungry travelers , and they were About to tuin their thoughts toward repose , when from the extremity of the common living loom there came the unmistakable sounds of conflict. , 'Lotd Uuffcrln and his host both sprang to > ! . - T il 'If ' ! , * * ! ! . * ! . * * . * ' * did not take long to "pump" poor , red- haired Terry. The boy confessed that ho was abjectly unhappy when separated from his chosen chum , Erik Eckholm , and begged Lord Dufferln cither to leave him behind In Iceland or eUc bring Erik back on the Foam. "Mo lord , " said Terry , "he's the only boy o' mo agu I ever met that I couldn't lick. Please , me lord , cau't I stay behind an' sco ErlkJ" Lord Dufferln was non-committal. ( Away ho posted to where little Erik snt , gloomily eschcnlng break f apt ; and there ho learned what ho already misptctcd , namely that young Eckholm was also pining for another meeting with the enl > boy he hadVu'cr mot who could "stand up to him. " \Most Icelanders follow the sea. and Ixml Dutfcrln wns not long In persuading farmer Snorro Eckholfrf to allow his sou to accom pany the party on their crulso to'Rngland , promising good care eif the lad both on land and water. Those preliminaries satisfactorily adjusted , ho led Erik to the house where Terry McGhce sat lamenting , and thereafter ensued a meeting between the two boys so affectionate aud hearty that all who wit nessed It were deeply moved. Yet that very evening , as the good ship Foam moved slowly out of Faxa bay , from the after cabin arosn the sound of a furious struggle. "I can lick ! you , " shouted the shrill voice of Terry McOlieo ; olid Erik Eckholm an- Bwcicd with the Icelandic equivalent. This time nobody Interfered. "Let them bo happy In their own way , " wisely remarked the leader of the expedi tion. "They'ie only lighting each other In fun. Ily find by they will fight side by side against the world. " Lord Dufferln's prophecy came true. To this day Erik Eckholm aud Terry McGhec are friends and partners. They have given up trying to "lick" each other , and arc EHIK WAS DnAOOED FROM THE FRAY DY HIS MOTHER. their feet , or.ly to see that the combatants \voro a little red-haired lad of sturdy build , and an equally strongly constructed boy with lank , straight locks of yellow. In a few words Terry McGhec , assistant cabin boy on the Foam , had encountered Erik Eckholm , eon of the farmer of LoveUklng , with re grettable results. Why Is It that small boys , on meeting for the first time , so frequently feel Impelled to fight ? Whatever the cause may be , on this particular occasion , when the farm- hoimo guests looked around they found the tvo ymingsters lighting furlouslj. Erik had the best of It when It oamo to wrestling , but at long range , and In boxing , Terry McGee appeared to be the champion. Not for long. however , 'were they permitted to fight. Dr. Fitzgerald , Lord Dufferln's companion , eolzed hold of the red-haired Terry , while Erik was dragged from the fray by his mother. Then they wcro both well cuffed and tent to bed , by way of punishment. Hut Fate , in the person of Ooodwlfe Lck- holm. Cfislgned to them the same bed , and hardly had every ono retired to rest , when the din of battle broke- out afresh. Invcotl- catlon showed that Terry was pummellng Erik and Erik throttling Terry each ono with all his might. Once again were they separated , and this time different beda had to be allotted to them. All was peace until early morning , whom the household as sembled for bri'akfas . Then , Just as hosts nnd travelers had begun to congratulate themselves , and wertj In the act of sitting down to a hearty meal , thcro arose a terri- bcl outcry and the sound of blown , Looking through the window they saw Terry McOheo end the llttlo Icelander engaged In fierce combat , nnd cudgeling each other ferociously with broken boat oars. . . . , At this Lord Duftcrln throw up his hands despairingly , and was Inclined to let the lads fight it out. but gentler counsels pre vailed. Each ono wan ordered Into solitary conflnrment , until the expcdlt onhould start on Its return march to Reykjavik. Dut Icelandic farmhouses arc not large , and mainly built of wood , so that the two , al though divided by the length of the structure at ouu another ture , continued to fling defiances other all day , and even all night long. Eventually the leturn voyage Dcgan , Terry [ McQlice being marched ao a cert of prisoner under the personal ( supervision of Lord Dufferln's man Wilson , whllo hla bitter foe , Krlk EcUholm , was not permitted to lea\o the llttlo box bed wherein he lay confined , Ust unfacemly etrlfo should mar the harmony of the departure. As long as the farm houi'i was within ear hot Terry McOhuu continued to hurl bitter taunts iu his north-of-Ireland brogue at the Imprisoned Erik , while from the home came faint echoes of angry \ltupj- Ilut' ( wonders of wondem ) ! hardly had the llttlo baud traversed HID neighboring paas and como out on the straight path toward the capital city , when the rebellious red headed Terry was seen to break Into a etorm of Impassioned weeping. In vain LorJ Dufferln , kindliest of mortals , endeavored to flnd out what the troublewas. . Terry ob- Btlnitcly refuncd to tell , but he wept woe- lully and was not to be consoled. All the wsy to Reykjavik he bemoaned his fate , and far Into the night , the valet , Wilson , heard him gobbing and crying as ho less d upcn his bed In the llttlo wooden howe wherein the eervltors lay. Next day he was still Incon solable , and another night only seemed to add to his eorrow , Dr. Fitzgerald prescribed medicine ? , but all In vain. Apparently Tvrry ilttilue'H trouble was not to bo cured by such mean/ ! . In llio morning of the third day , as Lord Duffcrln went forth to take the air In one of the two quaint llttlo turf-huttel suburbs which flank the tiny capital of Iceland , ho became aware of a tall and Houtly bultt man coming toward him , leading ( by the e-.r ) a tear-bcgrluuned youngster of a dozen years | or thereabouts. The pair coming clcacihe Una Hitonl'hcd to perceive In them hla ic unt geol friends , the farmer , Snorro Eckholm of Lavekklng , and that worthy's son Erik the fierce tiicmy of Terry McGhee. Int'ipr- tcra were quickly called , and ( ha fanner told ( Lord Duffcrln that for two whale daja hlo boy had been a prey to bitter grlf , v.n re- furlng food , and weeping bltUrly from mom till night. Here was a coincidence ! Terry McGheo and his yellow-hatred fee were allllctcd In precisely similar manner. What could bo the cauceT Suddenly an Inspiration came to the grand- ion of Sheridan , aud ho chuckled merrily as ho ba'Jo f > o farmer of Lovekklug , bring bis toy to breakfast , while ho himself went off ( o Interview Terry. . 2to a diplomatist of the DufferTn type It quite satisfied at being able to conquer fame and fortune by battling gallantly shoulder to shoulder. IIO\V CIIKWIXG GUM IS MADE. Thirteen Miles of It IN Aiiict-lcn'H Dully AvcniKe. The largest chewing gum factory In the world Is In Cleveland , O. Only a few years ago Its owner was a poor man , making his gum In the basement of an old building , offering In vain bis whole business for $100 , and with his wife his sole assistant. Now hlo 300 employes make profits for a millionaire. The very air around the factory Is pregnant with the composite fragrance of the essences used In flavoring. Entering by the packing room , Uio white walls the fine drift of sugir lying everywhere and the rows of while- capped girls folding the crisp papers with the deft rapidity of machines give a first Im pression of odorous whiteness. The gum making begins In Mexico , Its foundation being chicle gum , the chocolate colored cxudence of the nascberry tree. The natives gather , pack It In barrels and send It north. At the factory It le packed over and crushed , then placed In large kettles together with sugar and flavoring extracts. While cooking the revolving cylinder within the kettle keeps the mass constantly stirred. When cooled It Is carried to a table where a group of girls knead the gingerbread looking stuff , mixing In sugar until It attains the needed dryqcEs. Transferred to another table It Is rolled out to thick , square cakes worked as a cook would pastry , but with sugar tak ing the place of flour. These cakes arc then passed back and forth under a steam roller until each Is In thin strips about eighteen Inches wide and a yard long. A grooved roller cuts It Into squares which are laid cci a tray and left for twenty-four hours. After the day's drying , another grooved roller marks It Into the shape In which It Is sold when It Is broken and sent in boxes , then sent to the Inspecting room , where each box Is opened , examined and passed. All through the process may be noted the same accurate care and economy. Some girls In the Inspect ing department are kept busy lightly scrap ing unevenly shaped pieces. Every broken scrap Is saved and returned to the melting kettle. The factory is complete In Itself and has many departments. The top floor Is given up to the manufacture of pasteboard boxes for the gum , The basement Is a light , airy printing ofllce , where many hands are busy with the labels and advertising mutter. A railway switch loads and unloads everything at the door. Six brands of gum are made In the building. Of ono brand alone the yucataq , the bookkeeper told mo 50,900 miles had been bold In ten years that In each day of the last ten years thirteen and one-half miles had been the average sales. A SlIAItlC IN II.UIMCSS. How tile 1'Morliln Hif lloyn 1'liiy with the Sell M < > llHt < > rN , On thn shallow lagoons of the outer Florida reef the bottom In ten feet of water Is eften pure white , eo that dark objects restIng - Ing upon It stand out with startling distinct ness. One of the frequenters of the reef Is a shark , known as the nurse , a huge fellow , nine or ten feet In length , who pecks the seclusion of the shallows and apparently goes to sleep ; at least , pretends to , as he Is sean lying perfectly quiet for hours , often permitting a boat to sail over him. Naturally HO eluggUih a fish was easily captured , anfi one day , after watching the sharks swimming around the lagoon and re fusing to leave the white shallow bottom , It occurred to a party of boys that the nurse shark would make an admirable steed and Immediately plans were formulated to capture - ture one , The sharks were most plentiful near a long , narrow Island , and hero the boys made their headquarters , Their mode of trans- portatl-n was extremely pMmltlve. The boat In which they crorsed from the main Island wheie they lived was the wooden casing of on arch some masons had been making , a boat-shaped affair , blunt at both cnda. This had been caulked and provided with row- IccUs , aud In It the boys made frequent ex- rurjlons. Tim plan was to sail the boat quietly over the sharks , then lower a large slip noose down and take ono by the head The rope and a pair of g-alns were thrown Into the boat , and , all being ready , the boya started on their expedition They soon sighted a black op&t , which told of the presenceof the school of sharks , and a few moments later were quietly drifting over them. Not a word w&s tpokea and the caution .wk obairm , ti one gf the boys held the boat In place , whllo another lowered the noose. Unfortunately an oai dropped overboard. And , with a whirl ol their talli , the big flshra wcro oft In every direction. In the excitement of the moment a third boy seized the spear and hurled It at a shark that was passing beneath the boat. The weapon took effect and the next moment the line , which waa fastened to the pole , stiffened out with a Jerk , whirling the boat around and round , and throwing the boys down violently Into the bottom. When they picked themselves up they found the flat-bottomed boat daHliIng along at a rapid rate. They had secured a steed , though not In the manner anticipated. Up the reef the nurse swam , now pulling the boat down dangerously near the water and sending out a big wave on either side then turning with a rurh to avoid a cord bank , that grew on the edge of the channel and lacing bnck to the starting point , All this was very exciting. One b&y heli the line by bracing back ; another took at oar and attempted to steer the craft In its wll.1 race , whllo the other boy was merelj an enthusiastic pccscngor. Suddenly tl-o khark turned again , and the bow boy , rlslnfe to BCO what new direction It was taking , los Ills balance and was Jerked overboard. Be fore hla companions rcallztd fully the sltua tlon ho was l > cliig towed along on the sur face by the demoralized shark. The rec boys were ns much at home In the water as on land , so the unforeseen accident simply added to the sport. The remaining bojo rowed the boat across the lagoon , cutting off thn shark , soon picking up their com panlon , who had plucklly held the line dur Ing the exciting tow. The shark soon be came weary of dragging the boat and was then run aehoro by his captors. SPAHHOWS IIOUTHII TIIHM. iMl Army ANMcinlilcil ninl Urnvc on1 Tun CnrliiuM Seller I > I KM , A baby spnrrow fluttered down to rest In the middle of Fifth avenue In front of the Holland hoi.so Tuesday morning , relates the Now York Sun , and two Irish setter doga began stalking the tired fledgling. The dogs marked down the llttlo bird , which was too wearied and too frightened to attcmpi flight. It lay feebly moving Its wings and cheeping. Its peeping drew a cock and hen sparrow , probably Its father nnd mother , which plumped down In front of the noses of the dogs and , feigning to be wounded , tumbled along before the advanc ing setters. The birds kept Just beyond the reach ol thnlr pursuers , which were so puzzled b"y the movements of the sparrows that thcj tlptofd softly after them. In this fashion the tiny tricksters lured the doga about twenty feet from the baby sparrow. Then the birds flew twittering to a nearby win dow ledge , and the setters slowly wheeled about and , dossing over , began pnlfilng al the helpless nentling. This icfusal of the dogs to bo fooled seemed to an.ger the old sparrows. They chattered angrily am ; winged straight at the setters and attacked them. Their shrill chatter was evidently bird talk for "Hey Rube ! " because It was promptly re&pondcd to by all the sparrows visible In the neighborhood. In a twinkling about half a hundrtd of tlu > little birdt , were Falling around and pecking at the be wildered dogs. Half of the feathery mitts circled around the enemy , pecking pug naciously at their nose and eyes , while the others darted hither and thither making digs at the red coats of the setters. The pcste'rcd dogs whirled and reared and charged and snapped , but they were en tirely too slow to catch the sparrows. A crowd was Intently watching the contest , and as these onlookers began to encroach on the battle ground Policemen Hauser and Hawley shoved them back to give the fight ers room. The sparrows were so Intent upon their work that they did not notice the bj slanders. The fight had been on f&r about fifteen minutes when the dogs began to show signs of chagrin. Their noses were sore , and so were their eyes , Then their tails began to droop , and snapping and snarling at their midget tormentors they backed over the curb and took refuge at the feet of the negro who bad brought them out for an airing , whereupon the sparrows In chorus gave thanks for their victory. This done they all , save the pair which had signaled for reinforcements , flew awa > to attend to their own a flairs. Then the old couple coaxed the baby sparrow untl It spread Its tiny wings and zigzagged to a safe place on the veranda. A Ynuiic ; Telcfrrniih Operator. Greenville , 111. , boats of having the young est telegraph operator In that state , and In tlmatcs that ho Is the youngest coinpeten operator In the country. He Is Jesse Rob Inson , 13 years old and son of T. B. Robin son of that city. He comes of a family o telegraph operators , his father , older brother and sister following the profession. He was born October 4 , 1883 , aud eent his firs message over the wires at the age of G years whllo his father held him up to the Instru ment. Under his father's eye he after ward often reported trains and sent tele grams. At the age of 10 years he rellevec his father from the duties of the office for as long as three days at a time , and he Is now considered competent : to take charge of any office on the line. He Is now at Van- dalla , doing the work of the regular op erator there during the lattcr'o vacation II. S. Smith of the Postal Union office IB this city says that he and others have worked with the boy over the postal wlrea and thej know him to be a competent operator. Sfew York's XervleHt Ilo > * . Whllo trying to arrange the reins on a spirited horse P. J. Conway of 172 East Seventy-fourth street , New York City , lost control of the animal , and the carriage dashed away with Mr. Conway's two sons , John and Edward , aged 12 and 4 respectively. The elder boy commenced to cry and finally slipped from the carriage , leaving Eddie alone. The bravo little lad , however , grasped the reins and proceeded to pull on the iinco. Several park policemen and a crowd of bicyclists started In pursuit , and when near the bottom of the hill at Seventy- second street and the drive In Central park a park policeman succeeded In stopping the animal. When llttlo Edward recovered his breath ho exclaimed : "Gee whiz ! Mr. Cop per , but didn't I go ? " A CA.N'AUY HATCHERY. MOM ! of I InYfllotv AVnrlilcrH IlnlHcil lit MlliviiuUee. Milwaukee supplies the United States with the bulk of the Hartz mountain canaries and there la no great crime In the deception , for the Milwaukee bird , according to the Sentinel of that city , is really an Improve ment on the Imported article , having just as line a voice and being much hardier. Experience has shown that the Imported singer loses the power of transmitting his volcu to the young tifter passing through nn American winter This Is the case also , It Is raid , with the Tyrolean &lngcn > who como to tliia country , their voices losing the peculiar yoilllng quality when they have been here a year Tne native canary Is hardier than the Imported ones , and , with proper training , Is every bit aa good a plngur Before they are mated the hen birds arc kept In separate cages In the mil si o room , carefully fed and made to listen to the music of thu singers nnd the machine used In training their voices. In thlu wny the hen U enabled to transmit the best musical quality to Its offspring. The music loom Is n large one , with a south t-xiobure , nnd IH kept with the same vcrupuloun neatness us the breeding room. In the corner of this loom U the bird organ nnd with It the llttlo bliils are given their vocal training. When the machine.Is started the notes emitted are wonderfully like the song of the untutored canary. Ttiufo notes are known to bird trainers by the term pfelflen. Gradually the whistle .strikes onto u differ ent line. It Is an Improvement over the pfelffcn and la called kllrmel rolle. A higher step Btlll IH called the kllngel and a Htlll lilghcr step hotil kUngel. lastly comes what Is called holil rollcrv and a bird where voice tins bsen developed up to that point U worth JW In the market &ny day 8011101)11111 ; to nt'peiul Oil. Mr , James Jens , of the drug firm of Jones & Son , Cowden , III. , In speaking of Dr , Kind's New Discovery , says that last winter his wlto was. attacked with La Grippe , and her case grew so serious that physicians at Cowden and Pan a could do nothing for her , It seemed to develop Into Hasty Consumption. Having Dr. King's N'fv Discovery In store , and selling lots of it , ho took a bottle home , and to the sur prise of all she began to get better from ho first dose , and half a dozen dollar bottles cured her sound and well. Dr. King's New Discovery for Consumption , Coughs and Colds Is guaranteed to do thU good work. Iry It. Free trial bottles at Kuhn & Co. ' * Irug itort BIOGRAPHY ( M PHOTOGRAPHS Novel find Interostittg Manner of Compiling a Li/6. History. PICTURES MORE EXPRESSIVE THAN TYP S When nnil lloir to Ileuln , the YnuiiKor the llcUcr DlroctloiiM for Mount I UK Con vcn tlonnl With. The pliotographloi biography Is ono of the possibilities of our'day. ' Thla Is the newest way In which to write or rather record a person's history , and , although It may be come an old volume as years roll on , ago Increases the pleasure to be derived from It. Therefore the older the book the moo : In teresting Is It to the owner , and succeeding generations will prize It oven more than the person who prepared It. To be more explicit and explain what A photographic biography la , let It be said that It consists of a collection of photographs of nn Individual taken at brief Intervals ami at dlffcicnt places , which , bound In a book , Illustrates that person's llfo through the medium of pictures , Instead of by the use of type. Science has made great strides In pho tography within a decade , and cameras which were eo expensive that they were re garded as luxuries to be purchased by the few , arc now In the hands of marly every tourist ono meets. The users know all about them , except , perhaps , the reasons why cci- taln chemicals act thus and BO , and one can take the photograph of anything and present the finished picture on a card for the trifling sum of 10 cents , making duplicates at almost half that figure. This lisa made It pomlblo to compile a family pictorial ' 'story ' at a slight expense. It Is one thing to tell what this kind of a history Is , but the main point Is to de scribe plainly how to eet about to perfect TWW s vr Wi . u iV'Mir ' A < e ? g _ i ty > / F > A * ' t' ' ' " in . _ FOUR INCIDENTS PICTURED. one of which the compiler may be proud. Any time of life is ultabl&tto make the be ginning , for some biographies do not begin until one thinks one Is growing old. But , If possible , begin young. Start , then , with the photographs of your child , If you have one , and I might say , if you have none , marry and thus enjoy the full benefits of your sub ject , for with a subject of this kind It will bo an added happy task , this making of the picture history. history.HOW HOW TO BEGIN. See that you "catch" the pictures at op portune moments when a pretty scene ! > presented and a pleasing expression Is to be obtained. A mother can tell when the time Is ripe for a pretty picture , for she wishes many times a day that s ho could catc'i the smile upon her Infant's face and keep It In delible In some form. Have a setting for it that will remind you of some particular place or event , and you have a double mem ory preserved forever. Take the pictures not at any stated intervals , but whenever a certain occasion euggmts It to you that jou are taking pleasure In. Allow the photogra pher to make the prints it you have not the time , but do not let him mount them on cards. When on cards they arc s on soiled , torn or thrown away , and this Is one reason why the plan of keeping the pictures In a book Is advocated. The photographs that are put upon cards do very well to send away to frlenda , and to place about the room or upon the parlor table , but they must be un mounted to be pasted In a book or upon cards to be bound later Into a volume. The photographer cannot make the book for you , as he docs not know as much as you about arranging them In the order you want them , and ho Is sure to make a mistake no matter how clear your direction. * may be , and besides your ideas la regard to this make up the attractiveness. The thought ex pended In designing certain pictures for ovals , some for round views and others for diamond-shaped will repay one , and It de pends on the scene how It can bo treated. Save these pictures In a box marked "Pre serve for future ues , " or you will discover that some one has packed them oft when cleaning house. DIRECTIONS FOR MOUNTING. When you have a email quantity of these unmounted prints place them In tepid water for a few minutes that they may soften , co you may the easier handle them with the paste. Spread thfem with the face downwards upon a bathtowel , , that they may lose some of the superfluous water and apply the panto brush to the ono which Is uppermost. Lay It upon your largo card of gray tint , which should be large enough to hold six pictures , If the size bo 4x5 'Inches ' , and when straight with the edges of the card place over It a smooth towel and iyou will flnd that you can apply pressure to them that way the better. Either use the" flat of the band to smooth the print and make the edges adhere , or bet ter still , use a rubber roller which Is manu factured for that purpose. This Is quite a secret In the art ; and without knowing this llttlo feature the endeavor would become an utter fizzle. Then lay the cards with clean paper between them underneath a pile of books , and In a day or two they will be ' dry enough to Insure thn cards remaining'flat. If a high polish'Is desired , take them to a photographer , and lor a trifle he will burnish them , TJicte cards can then be Joined Into a book by puncturing small holes In each and running a tape through all. When thirty cards have been completed the book will be thick enough to have the binder do hU share. An Important feature In the making of these biographies Is to Inscribe the date and place where taken beneath each picture , with any brief remarks that may be apropos. Thla will enable one'to read the history like a book , telling where the pcnson was at certain periods and what scenes he was enjoying at thu time. One thine can facetiously be said of such a volume a child can read It , The Illustrations showi the Idea carried out In regard to choosing a subject , selection of a pretty Incident or scene , and always advis able is It to have the picture represent a dccne that occurs In dally life and not be a conventional studied posing of the subject , HKLIGIOUb. , , Major Elijah Halfbrd , who waa the private secretary of President Harrison , has made a reputation In Denver as a church debt wiser , He was largely Instrumental In wiping off a mortgage of JCO 000 on Trinity Methodist church In that city. Rev. John Nallle , now living at Trappe , Pa. , Is the oldest minister In the Reformed church in the United States. He woa born u Frederick county , Maryland , February 18 , 1801 , and was ordained to the ministry In 18U , la the course ot bis talalify bo lias nerved elx charges In several etatca and I now In good health , with well pcrsmcd physical and mental vigor. Ot the eight Sunday preachers at Weal minister Abbey laat month , five are AmerlcM bishops namely : Potter of New York Walker of western "New " York , Thompson o Mlsslwllppl , Whlpplo ot Minnesota ant Seymour of Springfield , III. ' Mayor Qulncy of lUoaton has rccelvei notice from the trustees of the will ot th late John Foster that they have a brqucs of $30,000 for the city , 16 be expended In th erection of a statue ot the dUtlngulnhci Unitarian preacher , Hev. William Ellcry Channlng. Rev. Henry C. Milton of San Francisco who has Just been elected president ot Ccnte college , Danville , Ky. , has for many year been regarded as one ot the most brllll.in and scholarly Presbyterian clergymen on th Pacific coast. He was a candidate to moderator at the Presbyterian general as Rcmbly , which mot at Wlnona Park , Ind. , It May. May.The The Luther League of America , the Lu theran yoirug people's organisation In thl country , numbering over 60,000 membctR ha.i Just deckled to hold ltd third blcnnla nitlonal convention In New York. City. Th committee on arrangement , ! appointed re ccutly by the New York District leagu has requested the national executive com mltteo to name Tuesday , Wednesday nlu Thursday , October 19 , ZO and 21 , as th dates of the meeting , with three scffilon each day. John I , Blair ot Blalrstown , N. J. , who wll bo 05 years ot age If he lives till August 22 has given tq the Blair Presbyterian academj which he founded at Blalrstown , at leas JG.OOO.OOO In property and endowment. Th fine Institution Is under the earn ot th Presbyterian church. Mr. Blair has als given J'JO.OOff to each ot the colleges , Prince ton and Lafayette. Ho rebuilt Grlnncll college lego of Iowa when It was destroyed by cyclone. Mr. Blair , who Is n statute ! Presbyterian , has helped hundreds of otho. Institutions. Work has Just bsgun upon the foundation of a modern clght-etory building In Bosto to ccst , with the land , $000,000 , to serve a the headquarters of the COO.OOO Coiigrcgitlon allsty ot the United States. In the build Ing will be a large hall and the olllccs am distributing and supervising centers of th three national societies , ns well as ot th women's homo and foreign mlsalonar boards. The denomination book etorc which has recently come under new manage ment , will occupy half of the street floor while a largo ssctlon of the structure wll be reserved for the Congregational llbrarj which contains nearly 40.000 volumes am which Is particularly rich in literature per talntng to the Pilgrims and Puritans , muc ! of this valuable material having been col lectcd under the direction of the lite Rev Dr. Henry M. Dexter , one of the foremos American authcritlcs on the subject. Dr. David Brown , principal of the Frc Church college at Aberdeen , Scotland , re cently deceased , was an awlstant to Edwan Irving In Regent square chapal , London nearly seventy years ago , but he declined to follov.- Irving Into the Catholic Apostoll church. Ho was a vigorous opponent of hi colleague , the late Prof. Robrson ! Smith , In the historic heresy trial , and was a mcmbe of the new t&itament revision committee The king of Servla made him. a knight com mander of the Royal Order of St.Sava fo abridging his "Commentary on the Gospe and Acts" for translation Into the Servian language. He was extraordinarily active entering keanly Into pubic llfo up to wlthli a few months of his death. SOME OLD-TIMERS. John O'Brien , stated to have been at ono time the "champion fowler and angler o Ireland , " has died at Newmarket. County Cork , aged 108 years. B. J. Peters , who Is very ill at his homo In Mount Stirling , Ky. , was the classmate In school of Jefferson Davis , and was Chle Justice of Kentucky for a number of years after the war. John Howard Bryant , brother of William Cullen Bryant , and the only survivor of UK. family , has Just celebrated his 00th birthday at his homo in Princeton , 111. Mr. Bryant's health is very poor. Francis William Newman , professor emerl. tus of Latin In University college , London has Just entered upon his 93d year. Al though ho Is not strong , ho continues to take a keen interest In current affairs. Galen Clark , who has Just resigned the post of guardian of the Yoscmlto valley went there about forty years ago , oxpcQtlni to die In a sear or two from consumption Ho la now 83 years old and still rldcu a horse as hard as a man of 30. Prof. Moir-mscn Is now SO , and still hard at work , bpcndlng meet of his time making researches In the Munich library. The ar tist Lembach Is now engaged In painting the portrait ot the man who knows as much about old Rome and the Romans as If ho liail lived before or after the times o ! Caesar or Augustus. Dr. Boryslk , who has Just passed the final examination at Warsaw university , qualify ing him In. practice as a doctor of medi cine In Rurala , U In hla 7Cth year. . Ho took part In the Polish rebellion In 1863 , and for : hat was exiled to Siberia , where for thirty- three years ho underwent hard labor In the silver mines. He was pardoned In 181)5 ) , and then again took' up the study of mcdl cine where lie had dropped It In 1863 , Residents of Galesburg claim that Thomas 1C. A ml re wo , aged 85 years , a dweller In that village , Is the oldest citizen of Michigan In point ot continuous residence. Ho came from New York , state by way of Erie canal and the lakes In 1829 , locating with his parents near where the city of Ypsllantl now ( Hands. Andrews was a passenger on the first train over the Michigan Central from that city to Detroit. The aged mother of Joaquln Miller , the poet of tho.Slerras , who has lived with him on the heights back of Oakland , Cal. , for many years , Is rtowly recovering from a stroke of paralysis , and It Is thought she will survive. Mrs. Miller , though 82 years old , Is .strong and active. She lives In a pretty little cabin , In which Joaquln dwells. She la the object of tender regard by her son , who never permits tourists .or curiosity eeek- era to annoy her. Not aU are centenarians who claim to be , but verified cases are numerous In New England. On Tuesday last at Bennlngton , Vt. , Mrs. Sophy Walbrldge Winnie cele brated her 100th birthday In the presence of 400 guctits. Mis. Winnie Is well pre served and stood the fatigue well. She lives lu a bouse built In 1786. Mrs , Winnie Is not the oldest living1 person born In Dun- tngton. That la Mre. Emily Hyde Grlnnell , of Colchester , Vt. , who Is now over 101 , en joys the best of health , and can see to thread a needle without glatscs. Older than cither is Mrs. Honora McCarty , who lives within four miles of Bennlngton , at South Shaftebury. Mrs. McCarty Is 105 , and yet lu good weather often walks to church at Bennlngtou. That town has a record ot 200 persona who lived beyond tlto eo ot 90 , t AMUSE ( TREMtMOOOSLY INCRtA'.tO IlN SIZE. AND EXHIBITION- WEALTH , THIS IYCAR pnESENTma FREE ITS MILLIONS OF PA' . TROHS THE GRANDEST fREC IHOUOAY STOEei DtHONSTRATIOH I EVER 3EEMIN AMY AGE OP. JCOUNTRY. DISPLAYIN& JUPON THE PUPLIC HIGHWAY. AM AO- SOLUIUY NEW. 610RIOUJ DEPARTURE IN PROCCSS- J IONAL AMAZEMENTS , RIHOL1H& BROS | TREHeMDOU5.H6W SPECTACULAR STREET. ' Ti VAL AUDi DI& NEW PARADE JSHOWIH6 INSOGlVrrEWN& SECTIONS JTHC MOST ENORMOUb VISIONS OF I DEAUTY AND GRANDEUR EVER COM ICEIV/ED BY MAN , PROMINENT JAMONG THESE SO-SECTIONS ABC : 1 SECTION 29. SUPERB SCEHE OF I THE ORIENT. A. COLOSSAL CAR- JAVAH IN FULL EQUIPMENT WITH 1HERD30F CAMELS BEARING THE IWEAUTH or ORIENTAL LOOMS ACROSS THE DESERT. SECTION IO-SPLErf * DID PROCESSIONAL PORTRAYAL OF THE FAMOUS ENGLISH SDERBY DAY , REPRESENTING HIGH jENGLISH SOCIETY. ON ITS WAY TO jTHg DERBY RACES. MAQNIPICENT 1 TALLY-H03.T-C ARTS. DRAGS. BRAKE3.CARI4 SPIDERS.COACHES AND ALL MANNER OFSWUl TURN-OUTS. SECTION21-WARFARE IN THE : PONJAOB , HERDS OF WAR ELEPHANTS. HARNESSED TO CAHNON , ESCORTED BY MOUNTED MILITARY AND MOVING ON TO THB EfiCOUNTEfA WITH WARRING TRIBES.SECTION _ 18-COMPLETE AND S 5PARAT6 CHIli DREN3 FAIRY-LAND PA RADE. SECTIONS I * IS. 16.17 AND 19 ACCURATELY ACCOUTRED FAMED Mlb .RY . ORGANIZATIONS OF THE WORLD. INCLUDING A COM PANY OF KAISER WILtfELM'S FAMOUS DRA GOONS WITH S B o J3 88 " ! R iS RENOWNED 91 * S * y BBAND PIAYIKCI B I nia 1 8 ft B B * % &i fiotl HORSE-BACK 2O MORE GLORIOUS SECTIONS. 3O IN ALL. MENTS , lEflQTH CAR3 ( EQUAUO ISO ORDINARY CARS ) ONLY TO TRANSPORT IT. 1,000 PEOPLE TO CON DUCT AND PRt SENT IT. IOO I CAGC3 ANDCNA8- ) IOTS FOR ITS ANDOVERi HORSES * OO IN . BIG SHOW * i'wuiw * 4ku rHCVIOU > trr-ut < io i . . . NEW DIG fCATUREO. THE MOST NOTEO OF WHICH ARK THE WORLD WIDE KNOWN LOCKMART ELEPHANT COMEDIANS.- , TME GREATEST SENSATION L THROUGHOUT ALLTHEUAOS ING CITIES Or EUROPE AND NOW 3EEN FOR , _ . , THE PIRST TIME WITH ANY i TRAVELING ClR'CUS IN AMERICA. ' THE MOST WONDERFUL , FOREIGN FEATUnE EVER INTPODUCED INTOTENF-l ED AMUSEMENTS IN THIS ! COUNTRY. LOTBHM IN EUROPE. WHERE : THESE MAR VELOUS ELEPHANT ACTORS WERE TRAINED AND PER- ! FECTEO THEY HAVE CREATED A MOST r UNPARALLELED SEN SATION , EVEN ROY- . . . . r- . . . . , ALTY ITSELF DEINi AN INTER-j E3TEO SPECTATOR. THEIR LUDICROUS - | DICROUS COMEDY PLAYS SO. NEARLY RESEMBLE - SEMBLE AND DEPICT THE AC TIONS AND MO TIVES OF HUMAN OCINOft AS to ion ruaiiuncN IN CON CrPTIOM AND THIS YEAR ACTUALLY DOUB'I LED IH SIZE. 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