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T t > t THE OMAITA DAILY BEE : SUNDAY , MARCH 0 , 1808. The Little Red Man of the Tuileries BY RICHARD SEYMOUR. J . It you know much concerning the history of the great French palace of the Tullcrlcs you will probably rccall the legend ot "Tho Little Rod Man. " Ever since 'the ' TtiHcrlcs first became fa mous the Little Red Man ha'd been'supposed to haunt Ita corrJdorn and palons. Tradition expressly asserted that It was an assurance ot good luck to encounter him , and that If one sul/ed him by his red jacket ere ho could et'capo and demanded a boon the desired favor would promptly bo granted. But still , you must remember that ho was a ghost , and It 'is not always comfortable to meet Khcats , CVPH though they happen to bo beneficent ones. Now the remembrance of this ramo Llt- itld Red Man came to llcnrlot do Nogcnt , on the same day that the great Emperor Na- ] > oleon dismissed the boy's father , Captain do Nogcnt , from his post Inthe army and sent him a prisoner to the temple. "If wo could only get speech with the Little Red Man ofthe Tullerlcp , " exclaimed Hcnrlot , "perhaps ho might Intercede with the emperor for our father. " "Ah ! If wo only could ! " gasped Hcnrlot's till smaller brother , Alain , "Still the emperor Is very angry. The faltering "Is It near in-mldnlght yet , do you think ? " There wna no necessity for Hcnrlot do Nogcnt to answer , for at the same moment a nearby clock began to strike , and from without came a choruo ot chlmra the great horologes of Purls calling the hour of 12. The curtain which covered little Alain was violently agitated. Clearly the boy , desplto his 12 years and the bravery of the Do Nogent family , felt anything but at hU case while awaiting the Little Red Man In this great , lonely chamber. Hcnrlot crept out from his hiding place nnd put his arms around the younger uoy's neck. "Remember , " ho said , "there Is no time for fear when our father la In prison. " Away at the end of the great'room there suddenly appeared a gleam ot light. Hen- riot laid his hand over Alaln'a mouth , and pointed In that direction. Somebody hod opened n < loor. and stood on the threshold , < is though listening. The two boys strained their eyes In the direction of the silent figure. Desplto the fact that the light was at his back they mndo out that the apparition In the door way wore a coat of reddish hue. Moreover , his stature was dlmhuitlvo and , even ot tlut distance. Alain Imagined that he could see Thro' Ilia night , with baleful light , his "IT 13 NOT ALWAYS OOMFOHTAULB TO MKBT OHOSTS. EViEIN THOUGH THEY HAPPEN TO BE B KNBKICE'NT ' ONEI3. " secret police found letters from the Due iPEnghlon In the poor father's escritoire. 'And 'tho ' emperor dislikes W. d'Enghlen moro than ull the other llourbons because ho to lielr of the great conde. ' "But , " said Alain , "our father and the duo were old schoolfellows. They learned to read together. " "Alast the emperor docs not know that ! JIo would not accord an Interview to our friends , * M. do Nogent , ' ho declares , 'Is a convicted 'traitor. ' Ho has been correspond ing with my worst enemies , and ho must be punished. ' " "Ah , If we could only get the Little Red Man to tell Napoleon the truth ! " sighed 'Al-iln , sorrowfully. Hcnrlot started. "And why not , after all ? " ho cried "Why should we not try to find thla wondortul Little Red Man. Other boyo have sought him successfully. There was the famous M , do Turrenne that encountered him ono night When ho was only a page. The Little Red 3Ian agreed to give him whatever boon ho demanded , and M. do Turrenne asked -to bo im'ido the greatest general of his time. You know how well the Little Red Alan kept his word. "But yes I have heard that Btory , " wld Alain. "And do you really think that wo could succeed In finding him ? " , "Assuredly ! You know that the Vlcomtol do Monleaqulou , your god-father \ In wait ing upon the emperor. Let us go as If to ask Ills aid , hldo ourselves In some ot the palace corridors , and wait 'for midnight when the Little Red Man walks abroad. " ' * Iut Henrlot how are we to know the lilttlo Red Man when wo meet him ? " "What , little Hcatterbraln ! Do you forgot - got 'tho song that old Dcrtho M often , sang to us ? " At midnight hour , thro1 tmll and bow'r , with noiseless step and slow , In jacket red , with cap on head , The Little Man must KO ; 'And ' thro' the night , with baleful light , hla gleaming eyeballs glowl "I remember now , " ho said , "we con scarcely mistake the Little Red Man , It tbo eong Is a good description. " II. Silence In the palace of the emperor ! In the great antechamber of Napoleon's prl- 'RBMEMBEIR. THIEIRB IS NO TIME FOR IF'IDA'R ' ' WIDFJN OUR 'FATHER 1)5 ) IN PIUSON. " vato apartments not a sound to break the Btllluess ! The Vtcomto dc Montcsqulou , passing through the great room , hoaro nothing to awake his suspicions , "And > ou say that these two young gen- ilcinen were waiting for mo ? " ho nays to the page In waiting. "Yea , sir. They availed hero for some time ; but pre-stutly they must have gone oway , for I saw them no longer. " "Ah , poor children ! No doubt they were tired. I fear that there 'Is no hope ot sav ing their unfortunate father. M. do Nogent lias lost the emperor's favor forever. " Do Montesquieu then signed the page to cxtluRulah the candles In the great clian- Ocllers , as well as those etandlng on brack ets around the antechamber. In a brief space there was no light In tbe apartment , save that of the moon , which came uncer tainly through the window curtains. The nolao ot a door clewing softly told of M , do Montesquieu's departure ; and soon , too , the page , having finished his work , went yawnlngly toward his dormitory. Then through the stlllncea came a voice . whispering : "AlalnJ Are you llitenlng , lAlalnJ" The vrhliper ivas answered by another from behind the neighboring curtain. "Yw , HMJ * * , " Mid vole * No. 8. a trl * gleaming ) eyeballs glow ! "U Is ho ! It Is the Little Red Man ! " cried tooth lads In chorus ; but Alain's teeth were chattering. Dragging Alain from his concealment by main force , the elder boy sprang forth Into the moonlit chamber , calling loudly : "Hola ! Little Red Man ! Don't go away till wo ask a favor ! " The figure In the doorway never moved , but Hcnrlot felt those keen eyre > bent upon him. him."Llttlo "Llttlo Red Man , " orled the boy , "wo are the children of M. do Nogcnt , whom the great emperor has wrongfully sent to prison. Wo want you to tell the great emperor that M. do Nogent was not to blame at all. Ho had no thought of treason , nor did ho seek to correspond with the Bour bons. The Due d'Enghlen , whoso letters were found In his escritoire , was our father's old friend. Indeed , Llttlo Red Man , they were schoolfellows at the ecolo Mllltalre. " Over the threshold and1 Into the antc- chamb'er moved the small figure In the red coat. As It approached poor little Alain clung to his brother In terror , and even Honrlot experienced a sinking sensation about the knees 'and ' a tingling at the roDts of hU hair. It Is all very well to bo a Nogent and bravo , but little red men are not comfortable companions at midnight. Right In the middle of the room the Llt tlo Red Man stopped short , and now , In deed , the lads could see the gleam of his eyes. Hcnrlot's tongue seemed to clcavo to the roof of hla mouth. Ho could not speak. But the Ltttlo Red Man spoke for him. "Is this true about M. d'Enghlen and your fither being schoolfellows ? " he asked , and his voice 'was ' by no means soft or agreeable. i "It Is Indeed the truth. It can easily be proved , " cried Henrlot , regaining his voice. "M. Foucho would not let our father send his defense to the emperor. " For a moment there was silence. Then the Llttlo Rod Man spoke again th'a time In a moro kindly tone. Indeed , there was a suspicion of amusement In his voice. "And so you want the Little Red Man of the Tullerles to Intercede with the emperor for you ? " ho said. "Well , my boys If I find that you have spoken truth I will do so. And now , do you see that bell rope over yonder. Jf you pull It , somebody will como to you. Tell them to find you a bed for the night , for you are brave little fellows , and loyal sons. " Almost before the boys know of his Inten tion the Little Red Man had turned on lite heel ntid departed through the door at the end of the Elite-chamber. A ring at the bell rope brought ono of the pages the ono who had eavllcr In the evenIng - Ing extinguished the candles. When he heard the message aent to him by the Llttlo Red Man he looked very mystified and riomowhat frightens ! for a while , but when Henrlot described the personal appearance of their recent visitor , a look ot Intelligence flashed across hU face , and ho threw himself upon a divan In a transport ot mevrlmcmt. "You little simpletons ! " he cried , at last , when the violence of his laughter had ex hausted Itself. "Do you know what you have done ? You have mistaken for the Llttlo Red Man the great Emperor Napoleon himself. " Henrlot looked at Alain ; Alain , at Henrlot. Both of them felt that they had now , Indeed , given the c-oup-do-groce to their Imprisoned father's hope * ; nod It was very little they could sleep that night , for thinking of'thelr dreadful mistake. But things looked wondrously brighter next day , when their friend , M. de Montesqulou , came to their room with a smiling face and presented Henrlot with the following missive , written In a queer , cramped hand ( which they afterward found to be that ot the em peror himself ) : "The * Little Red Men of the Tullerles baa faithfully fulfilled hU promise and the em peror having found that M. do Nogcnt was Indeed Innocent of the treason charged agalcat him. that bravo soldier will today be restored to hU children. "THE LITTLE RED MAN. " 7illU HOYS. They Clump 'MouUi-y ' * for Work anil r IllrilM fur Kuu. Mr. John L. Dobe , the young native Zulu .missionary . , who Is at present studying In this country , says that the llfo of the Zulu boy U not all play. At the same tlmo that our boys are starting out for Bchool. otten feeling very much Injured be cause the day Is bright and they would rather play foot ball , the Zulu boy , -without any 'breakfast. ' Is sent out Into hli father's field , where the crops are growing. The work assigned to him there does not In the le ait resemible any chores that a boy might find to < lo here , for U consists in chailng away tbe monkeys and babooni which come out'ot the ( oreat and prowl bout witU deslgM ca tb riptalnf pumpkins i and other fruits. Tht U lively work , for monkeys are notably quick In their move ments , and unless the youngsters ore on tbo alert , the monkcjH pounce upon their booty and carry It away under the boja' noses. At other tlmrn of the year It Is not the baboons but the birds that must t > 9 kept from the ripening grain. After a morn ing of such lively exorcise the boys are ravenous for their noon meal , the flrat food that Is given them during the day , for they only cat twice In twenty-four hours , with not so much as an afternoon tea between times. The whole aim of a Zulu boy's training Is to make him a dauntless and victorious war rior. This 'being the case , the most Im portant of their games Is one In which they learn to throw sharpened sticks with skill. It In played as follows : Ono ot their number ascends a small hill while the othcra , with their sticks In their hinds , range themselves In a row down the side. The lad at the top then throws past the boya with nil his force the huge , soft bulb of a largo African Illy. Th's ' bulb Is a foot In diameter , and as It goes 'by the first boy ho flings his stick at It. If ho falls to pierce It the next boy , quick as lightning , throws , too , and If he falls , the next one tries It , and so on until one of them sends hj ! stick Into the heart of the bulb , and as a re\\ard \ ho Is allowed to go higher In the line , dis placing the boy above him. Though they consider It a great hardship to bo obliged to chase the birds from their father's crops , the boys will follow birds all day for fun. The 'boys ' pursue them from bush to bush and from tree to tree until they actually tire their game out , when they knock the birds on the head and kill them. If a Zulu boy was told to put salt on a bird's tall he would not find It auch a very difficult feat. When the young Zulu has become tired or heated from other sports , ho runs to the nearest river. Into which ho dives. It Is not necessary for him to stop to take off his clothes , because he never wears any , and at such a tlmo ho must find It very con venient. Zulu 'boys have been In the water fie much from their \ery Infancy that they Bcem almost as much at home In It as the very fishes themselves. Many of their strokes In swimming differ greatly from ouiis and with them they are able to make headway against the swiftest and strongest river currents. This Is very necessary , be cause the South African rivers all flow swiftly and there are few opportunities for still water bathing. They are especially proud of tbe length of time that they are able to remain under neath the water , and they learn to swim for a long distance without coming to the surface. But perhaps their meat wonderful accomplishment In the water Is an ability to owlm with their .shoulders. They do not USP their arms at all , , but simply call Into Play the powerful muscles of their little backs. JKVKI.S. . CoMiy CJcinn Sent ( o Olllctnl * ! > FurolKii Illilrrn , At Washington , In the bond vault of the treasury , Is a greal store of diamonds and other precious stones that belong to nobody. Most of them have been In the custody ot the officials for about sixty years , but some of the gems have been there much longer and their history rests mainly on hazy tradi tion. tion.There There Is a bottle four or five Inches long tilled with diamonds , there are various other loose stonei' , and there are many set In gold ornaments. The value ot the whole lot U very variously estimated , the computations ranging from ? 30,000 to $100.000. Stoat of these gems were sent as a present to President Van IBuren by the Imaum of Muscat In 1S39. This Asian potentate con ceived that he had received some service from this country , and this waa hla way of acknowledging hla obligation. President Van Buren could not accept them , for 'there ' Is a clause in the constitution forbidding any persons connected with the government accepting any present or decoration from any foreign power or nuler. But the oriental's present could not be returned ; he would look upon 'that ' as an In- t'ult , so at last the Jewels were turned over to the treasury to keep till something was uono about them , and nothing ever haa been done. In almllar wayo has the entire collection accumulated ; kings and princes are fre quently not as familiar with the constitution of the United States ns they should be , and government officers of various graden have sent hero gifts they have received and found it Inconvenient to return and impressible 'to ' keep. In the bond vault they must remain till congress "takes action" on their rltuatlon. I'UATTbB "OF run YOUXOSTEHS. "Willie , have you and Johnny been fight ing again ? " "Ycs'm. Wo was out doors playln' we owned the stars and seeln' who could own the most , and ho rung In a spy glass on me. " Flossie , aged 4 , heard her mamma say that the new cook spoke broken English , and running to her father she exclaimed : "Oh , papa , 20 cookie Is a broked Englishman an' she tant talk plain. " Llttlo 4-year-old Willie was visiting his grandparents In the country. One morning ho heard a mule braying for the first time and running Into the house ho exclaimed : "Oh , grandma , one of zem horsles has dot ze uoopcntough. " "Clara , " said the mother of a little E-year- old miss , who was entertaining a couple ot neighboring girls of her own age , "why don't you play something Instead of s'tting still and looking miserable ? " "Why , mamma , we Is playln' , " was the re ply ; "we's playln' that wo's grown-up womens. " They were all eo Interested In the story that they did not notice that the youngster who had been playing on the floor had laid aside his toys and was listening , a'so. ' "And when she heard his voice , " said the story-teller , "you ought to have seen her. Why , her color came and went " "Where did It go to ? " piped up the voice of the youngster on the floor. It Is needless to say that he was promptly sent out of the room , but that didn't help matters any. The story was spoiled. The Sunday school teacher had reached a point In the lesson where she waa dwelling upon the future reward of those who behaved properly here , when the audacious small boy , who frequents most Sunday schools , spoke up and asked If all good people went to heaven. "Certainly , " replied his teacher. "Well , has my grandmother gone to heaven ? " persisted the youngster. "Surely she has , my boy , If she was a goad woman. " "No she hasn't , " declared the fun-loving youngster ; "there she la over there ! " The teacher turned to other phases of the lesson , VUSTKIlllAYS. Arthur How-aril Hall In Detroit Tree Tress. There Is a road on which the sun shines ever , And neither cloud nor night dispels Its rays , Yet deep heart yearning and the will's en deavor , nut full to reproduce Its winding ways , Deep Interlaced with all our yesterdays. Betimes the way grew steep , blue mountains climbing , Which buoyant health o'ercamo with rhout of glee , The air seemed tremulous to heaven's chim ing , With golden curls of youth for company , Hut bllenco holds that highway now from mel Anon the road through smiling vales de scending , In bo u eel In blossomed breath from wall nnd Held , By pasture grove nnd brook Us wild way wending , It turns to treasured haunts by time con cealed. Near old abodes that llfo and laughter yield. Though old-time faces nevermore may hover Hound gleaming- hearths to weld life's golden chain , And though our willing feet may ne'er dis cover That lustrous path , to tread Its ways This dear old road ran thither , not in vain. If memory Us mazes oft pursuing. The past's sweet balm to present need con. veys , Fond ministration's fading ronls renewing , Knthrllllng hearts with Its congenial blaze , We may revive the soul of yeaterdayil NAMING STREETS OF OMAHA' ' ! > Ol Idea of Enoi Lowe , YtlacBtands as Sponsor for PRESERVE MANY HISTORIC PATRONYMICS 1 IQT Son- ' lit urn , I'rlviili * Clll- ICIIK ( Are Hriiu-nUu'ri'tl l > > - the UiiHt mill Wrvt A > unurM. u\n Interesting cxpljin lwi of the of Omaha's streets la given In n now book entitled "Stories of Omaha , " Just Issued by William E. Drcadflcld of this city. The twmea of the streets of the older pnrt of Omaha are , ho says , for the most part his torical. The names \vero mainly selected by Dr. Enos Lowe , president of the ferry company , < vnd were given In honor of the administration and patrpns of the territory , and thus a most Interesting period of our national life. The first plat of the city was from Plerco titreet northward , nnd the first name was given : honor of Prcs- Idnct Franklin Pierce , who signed the bill organizing Nebraska Territory. From I ho first the founders lookcl upon Omaha a.i destined to become the gateway between the largo cities of the cast and tha Pacific ocean. To this Is attributed the naming of Pacific street. Mason street , next north of Pacific , was named for Jui'ge ' Charles Mason , chief justice of the supreme court of Iowa , and a icslclent of Uurlington. Marcy street bears the name of William li. Marcy , secretary of atato during Prca- Utnt Plcrco's administration. Lcavenworth street Is named In honor of General Henry Leavenworth. who co-n- ir.anded troops on the Missouri nt snveral points , encamping one winter In the vlclutty of Omaha. The city of Leavenworth also gets Its name from this pioneer soldier. Jones street IB aald to bo turned In honor of Senator George W. Jones of Oubuquo CMC of Iowa's flrct two collators who , together with his colleague , Senator DoJge , was an enthusiastic patron of Nebraska Territory. Jacltson street was named for Prejldent Andrew Jackcon. It would never have done to select so many democratic names with out Including "Old Hickory. " Howard street takes Its iamo from Gen eral Tllmnn A. Howard of Uockvllle , Ind. , a prominent lawyer , special envoy to the "Lono Star Republic. " It was mainly through the Rood olllces of General Howard that the great state of Tcxoa was brought Into the Union. Harnoy street honors General William S. IMrney , In command of western troops dur ing the early Oavs and prominent In coun cils with the Indians. EARLY RAILROAD MAN. Farnam street Is named In honor of Mr. Henry Fnrnam of Hartford , Conn. , who built the first railroad to the iMIstlss'lppI ' river. Ho was actlvo in constructing the Reek Island railroad to Iowa City and west ward. Iy an error this main buslncsa strcc-t was spelled "Farnham" on the first maps of the city. , Douglas street beam the name of Stephen A. Douglau of Illinoisan lactlvo champion In the organization of Kansas and Nebraska territories. Dodge street was named for Senator A. C. Dodge -Burlington : la. , afterwards United States minister to Spain. This street is now the dividing line , in numbering the streets north and south/ though It would eeem moro In keeping with the fitness of things to have selected Capitol avenue for the dlvli'ion ' street , notwithstanding the old postofflco Is located erf DoJge street , As may be supposed , C6pltol avcnuo takea Ita ramo from the territorial capltol which stood on Capltol hill facing down the avenue Just as deco the High tchcol of the present day. Nebraska avenue tvus the name given to the street running .north and oouth In the center of the capltol grounds. However , la contentious settler spoiled 'the ' plan as to the south end ot the proposed avenue. The north end Is -Twenty-first street. It was the plan of 'he founders , Dr. Lowe and his co- woikero , to have a city of broad , symmetri cal and beautiful streets leading up to Cap itol square. Davenport street lo said to have been rumen by citizens from Davenport , la. Chicago street , of course , takes Its name from the lty of Chicago. "Chicago , Daven port and Omaha" were the direct line of travel 'to ' the gold fields. Cas3 street was named after Lewla Cars , secretary of state under President Bu chanan. Along California Krc-et the wagon trains bound for the gold fields wended their way west after crossing the Missouri tlvcr on the "Lone Treo" ferry. The name Cali fornia street naturally followed. Daniel Webster , the "expounder of the constitution , " lo honored by the next street , leading to and from the Webster street depot. , , AFTER THE GOVERNORS. Nebraska's territorial governors are hon ored In the order of their Incumbency. Hurt , Cumtng and Izard are all prominent streets' It is fitting that Cumlng street should be come a lively business thoroughfare , thus typifying the young governor. There aru roany old citizen * of Omaha who have a kindly word for the memory of Thomas B. Cumlng. Ho Is declared to have been a young man of surpassing executive ability , end hla early dealli , March 23 , 185S , In the 30lh year of his ago , caused universal re gret. gret.Messrs. Messrs. Poppleton and Woolworth were honored with streets named after them In rho nov/er portions of the ecuth side. Twenty- fourth fitreet wan not so many years ngo relied Saundcrs street after Governor Saun- cJers , arcd Fortieth street Lowe avenue , but the modern tendency has been to call the streets running west from the river In nu merical order. Park avenue , however , seems to retain Ha original nane , desplto the fact that the city council officially changed It to Twenty-ninth avenue , Its pretty title hav ing a hold on the popular mind , as well as the residents along the avenue. Sherman avenue was named In honor of the hero "from Atlanta to the sea , " General Sherman becoming quite popular In Omaha during the building of the Union Pacific rallrcad. St. Mary's avenue took Itn name from St. Mary's convent , which formerly stcod on the avenue , corner Twenty-second street. Before the grading of Lcavenwccth street horse cars "ran down" St. Miry'a avenue hill. On going up the hill in a C o'clock car it was often the duty of the male passengers to get out and walk from Twen tieth to Twenty-third streets. In speaking of the streets , It will bo Interesting to newcomers - comers to know that th'erfc wail great oppml- tlon to the grading of Leavenworth street from Sixteenth street pnly a dozen years ago. 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The set Is composed of clsit ! Reference Work. volumes four devoted to the Nations , from the first dynasty , 1200 11. C. , to the Dins- . ley tariff bill , w'nlch contains more relative facts than all other histories In the English * language put together , and moro than twice those of any ono other ! The other four volumes embrace the story of Mankind ( the Races from the beginning down to well , we'll say tbe New Woman ) and as thcro'v no other work of the kind In existence , It must be Judged by Its own sound merits and opinions of wise folks who've lead 1U I he set of eight Imperial oc Mail This Today. tavo volumes contains over 4,000 illustrations , race charts , MeQcnlh Stationery Co. , and chronological Oinatii , Neb , maps , genealogical Key Coupon. logical charts' etc. ; and 6,500 pages ( bi/.e74xlOi ) , equal in matter to 05 books of ordinary Inclosed Jlnd $1 00 for membership size. 'n the Jlislory Club. titnd set to ad. di ess below. I agree lo pay balance in If you're living out of town ir HID " ' ' * we'll send you , free , a 40-page book of sample pages , race Nume charts , etc. , that you'll be milClUntorested in. MEGEA1H STATIONERY CO. there were 1000 , In 1870 13,515 , In 18SO , 28,000. The Baptist anniversaries arc to be held In Rochester , N. Y. . May 18-21. The twelve Baptist churches of that city united In ex tending the Invitation for tbo meetings to be held there. Huxley said : "Take the bible as a whole , make the several deductions which fair criti cism can dictate and there still remains In this old literature a vast residuum ot moral beauty and grandeur. " The Independent states : "Tho church com mends Itself to all men who discriminate be tween good and evil. Men honor the church who do not share the faith for which the church was Instituted. " The famous chaplain of the Ill-fated cruiaer Maine Is named Chldwlck , not Chad- wick , as the dispatches have It. HH Is 34 years of ago and a native of Troy , N. Y. Hla mother , two sisters and a brother now reside In New York City. Long life among clergymen Is rather the rule than the exception. Cardinal Mertel ( ho U a Bohemian and occupies at Homo the of- flce ot vice chancellor of the sacred college ) . Is 92 ; the pope Is 87. Rev. Henry Llddell ot Oxford , who died on January 15 , was 87. Bishop Wllmrr Is 81. and Bishop Williams of Connecticut Is 80. Figures collected by life Insurance com panies In this country and England nhow that as a rule clergymen are long-lived. I'hysl- clans and scientists agree that among the elements which contribute to long life arc sobriety , regular hours , outdoor exercise , some mental occupation and , above all , seren ity. Clergymen , perhaps , como nearer com plying with these conditions than do people In other walks ot life. I co\\uiu.vi.rrii.s. : Dr. A. J. Wright of Carlton , , Harry county , Mich. , has Just been married for the third time , his wives having been Maters , daugh ters ot Mr. and Mrs. James Ubl. A certain Dr. Brown courted a lady unsuc cessfully for many years and drank her health every day. On being observed to omit the cuatora , a gentleman aald : "Come , doc- tor , your old toast. " "Excuse me , " ho re plied , "as I can't make her Brown , I'll tcust her no longer. " 'Miss ' "Margaret Pope , the daughter of Colonel A. A. I'ope , the well known manu facturer oil bicycles , will bo married boon after Easter to Freeman Illnckley. Rev. Francis Schneider of New York City clalnu to have married 250 couphvi during the last two months , and as ho doca not ac cept less thin $3 for each service , he prob ably feels that "lilc.H Is the tlo that binds. " Governor Powers of Malno recently told how , when ho was a young justice of the peace , he married a couple , later secured them a divorce , married the man to another woman , secured them a divorce and later rcinairlell the original couple. Eight of the most remarkable marriages on record ) took place within a few weeks In the parish of St. Marie , Quebec. Two neigh bors , named Morln and Rhuaumc , have each eight children , four ona and four daughters. Rheaumo's four sons hi'vo married Morln'o four daughters and Morln's four sona have married the daughters of Rhcaume. Ono of our exchanges gets off the follow ing : "A couple were recently married and the brldo Invited an old aunt to the wed ding. The cardii were swell affairs and In ono corner bore the Inscription , 'Children not expected , ' After scanning It closely over her apccw the old lady said : 'That's all right , but they'll have them Just the same. ' " The wedding present of the Danish nobility to Prince ChrUtlin ot Denmark ( eldest fcon of the crown prince ) Is to be a chateau and forest In Jutland and a very largo sum has been collected to purchase tbo property by a distinguished and Influential committee. Count Frljs Frljscnberg , to whom the price and prlncf&i of Wales paid a visit lait Sep tember , he * ht-adCMl the list of nubscrlptons with a contribution of 100.000 kroner. The euprome court ot Kansas has been called upon to decide whether an ante-nuptial contract to the effect that property held by each of the furtles to a marriage contract shall lie kept separate can prevent a man who survives his wife or rice versa from claiming an Interest In the estate of the other. The moral of tliii contention la that a man or woman who wento to keep his or her property from each other has no busl > to think of netting married. Tin : voici : AIIOVK. Harriet Prrcott ( Jpotford , in JInrpT'8. Lost on t.ic drift and where the full clouds flow The steep above him looms , And strong winds out of distant regions blow Thu snow In streaming plumfH , And yawns the gulf of the crevasBO below , In unpphlru glows and glooms. Along the precipice there la no way That ho may nuroly trend , Slight IB > .ils foothold on tint xllppery Etnjr That trembles to his tread , And chill anil terrible the dying day Fa ! IH fast about his huud. Could he hut hear some lowing of the herd , Some mountain bell ring clear , If Homo familiar xouml one moment stirred To RUldo him lent In fear ! Hu dares not move some beckoning , lead- In tr word Alan ! could he but hearl In tlioso waste places or the earth and dim No Htar shines forth at nil Through nwful lonclliM'as enshrouding him He Kivcs one huddorlng rail , Whllo horror ot treat darknens seems to And fold him In Us pall. Then , like a blown breath of music In the night A rry romcs far and low Hu thrills , ho BjirhifH , ho gathers nil his might , He f-'i'lM new pulseti glowl Ills K.uher'H voice he needs nor sense nor He known the way to go ! The well known orientalist , Profrmor Ahlwar.lt , lias at last completed his task of cataloguing cal dcncrlbliiK all the Arabic manuscripts In the Berlin library , a task to which ho hail devoted twenty-four ytars. First premium and gold medal at 111 * World's fair was taken by Cook's Imperial Champagne , extra dry. Coquet utirival 4 *