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12 THE' 'OMAHX DAILY BEE * ' TUESDAY , APRIL12 , 1808.
Easter Bonnets ( Marked Down. )
J. BY FRANK NORRI $ .
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Scene The bay window of the club , com-
tnandlng a view of the street. Directly op
posite are the windows ot a fashionable
milliner's , gorgeous with a display ot Easter
bcnncU ,
Characters Tom ; Dick , Harry , afterward
Jack , nnd Dolly Street ( engaged to Jack ) .
It Is 3 o'clock on a warm afternoon , about
ten days before Eacter. The grand parade
Is at Its thickest.
_ M ITem I
Tom ( reflectively , looking out of tbo win
dow toward the milliner's display ) I wonder
how many girls utop to look In at that win
dow ?
Dick I guess one In seven Is a gosd
average. i
Harry One In three you mean. Notice
the sign , "Easter bcnnets marked down. "
Why , either one of thoao signs would bo
dangerous. Together they're fatal. Lct'o
watch and count.
Tan ( with sudden animation ) No. I'll tell
you what. We'll get up a game with It.
I'll pick out a girl coming down the ntrect
and you and Harry bet on whether she btops
and looks In at that window or not. It'll bo
for a dollar. You both put up your stakes ,
understand. Harry , ho'll be the bull. He'll
THE YOUNG MEN STOOD AT TH E BAY WINDOW OP THE CLUB.
whether filio gore In or not , and If she does I
win double. It's a one to two shot.
Dick Great Idea. Here , Tom , here comes
a girl , sec. Just crossing the street. Do wo
bet on her ?
Tom No , no. There's an art In this thing
'you fcllowB don't seem to appreciate. She
wouldn't do. She's been shopping all the
morning and spent her last quarter for lunch
at the department store. She wouldn't dare
look In. Bcsldce , she's from the country , I'm
euro ; look at her net bag.
Harry Or from Boston.
Tom Well , what did I say ?
Harry Tom , you're right. She went by
with her head turned away , wouldn't trust
herself to look. How about this ono that's
coming the ono In the brown tailor suit ?
Tom Yes , we bet on her. Messlcuro faltcs
votro Jew. ( Harry and Tom each lay a
dollar on the table. )
Harry O , ohe's bound to stop. Watcft
now , eho can't go by that row of bonnets.
There , the'n right In front now now yea ,
no she's hesitating she's got her eye right
on that blue affair no yes yes. Hooray ,
ho stopped. The dollar'e mlno. Say , It Is a
great game. ( TUe girl abruptly enters the
Btore. )
Tom ( pocketing the two dollars ) Isn't It.
Hurry up , put up your money. Hero comes
another one. We bet on her. The ono In
gray , with the bull pup ( assuming tone and
manner of a wheel-of-fortuno winner ) . Put
up your money , gents. Pick 'em out ; pick
'cm out. Hero she goes , an' there eho goes ,
an' If she stops or not nobody-knows. ( Dick
and Harry make their bets. The girl passes
by lu a hurry , merely glances at the bon
nets. )
Tom ( In professional chant ) Dick wins.
Dick , Great game , great.
Tom Gents , make your bets. This one
coming , the ono In the hunting-green dress.
Come on , eomo on , eomo and gamble on the
green. And still the little ball goes round.
( The girl In green enters the store hurriedly
without as much , as glancing at the bon
nets. )
Tom ( gathering in the money ) Bank wins.
Harry ( with an aggrieved shout ) She was
the saleslady in that store. I've seen her
there. Fake , fake . Skin game. Blow out
the ga& Yah !
Dick Kill the umpire.
( Enter Jack at the back of the. room. )
Harry illello , here's Jack. Shall wo ask
him to join our mcrrlo throng ?
Tom He's going to bo married next week
to Dolly Street. Ho wouldn't take an Interest
in such frivolities.
Harry Well , if ho'e going to bo married
next week tbo sooner .he learns about Easter
bonnets and ways o' women the better for
him. Hey , Jack , eomo over hero and get Into
the game.
Jack ( coming up ) Hello , you fellows ,
Chat's up. ( Tom explains at length. )
Jack Capital Idea , capital.
Tom Steady all. Hero's another and a
etunuef , too , black cashmere , whtto gloves ,
and a dot ot blue plush In the hat. See
her ?
Jack The ono with the heavy veil.
Tom Yes , that ono.
Dick What does she want to wear such a
heavy veil for ? By the way , her clothes
fit her she ought to be pretty.
Tom Pick 'em out , pick 'cm out. An' still
the little ball goes 'round. ( They make tholr
be.ts. There ia a moment of silent expecta
tion as the girl approaches. )
Harry Isn't she a stunner ?
Jack Walks llko a girl I know.
Dick She won't look at those bonnets.
Sho's the kind that sends her maid down to
have a lot sent up on approval.
Harry Don't make any difference. Why ,
look at that blue affair right In the front row
an' marked down. She's only a woman ,
otter all. Look. look. If she hesitates
Jack She's lest , and eho IB hesitating.
Tom She's stopped. Harry wins none -
no , wait a moment. She acts as though she
yea going In. Sho's going to price the blue
Affair , I know It.
( The girl studies the array ot Easter ban-
nets a moment , starts off , returns and finally
enters the store with an undecided air. )
Tom ( gathering up the money ) Bank wlno.
Dick ( disgusted ) You wouldn't have
thought It of her. Wlmmln folk air pow
erful on-sartln. and I'll bet she was a pretty
girl , too.
Harry She's over In the store now. Look ,
you can see her through the window. The
akelady la getting that blue bonnet out for
ber. By Jove , she's looking right over
( here.
Jack Who , the saleslady ?
Harry No. you gfat. the girl. The stun
ner , and why well , ot all Boys , uhe'a
bowing over here.
Dick To us ?
Tom No. to me.
Jack It's to me. of course.
Harry Hoh , you're both wrong , She' *
towing right at me. Can't I te .
Tom Betcha 110 he' not.
Jack Take you.
Dick How are you going to prove Itt
Von Weil , I'U bow and wave my hand at
bel lli l she slops. Jlckwlll ) bo the bcr ;
ho'll bet she don't. Savvy ?
Dick And-how If she goes In goes Into
the store
Tom Wcll , ril"'Jilartcra dollar as to
her. and. then Jack .ho'lL bow and wave his
h.md at her and itho ono that she answers
will bo the ono that -wlna.
Jack All right ; there's my tenner. Tom ,
you try first. ' ( Tom bows and waves In his
most Ingratiating mannner , but the girl puts
her chin In the air and iturnd away coldly.
Tom ( dolefully ) Crushed , crushed. Well ,
Jack. ( Jack bows ana wavre In his turn ,
and he's rewarded by a pleasant little nod. )
Jack ( -.welling proudly and pocketing the
money ) What did I tell 'you.
Jack I wonder If she jvas pretty. I'll
bel she was , Harry. She's going to try on
that blue bonnet , and she'll have to take
off her veil to do that. We'll soon see If
sho's pretty or not.
Tom ( bitterly ) I'll betcha ? 5 she's not.
Jack ( defiantly ) Ilelcha $10 she Is.
Tom Take you.
Dick Watch now. She's taking oft her
veil. There. Is she pretty or not ?
Jack Why , It's Dolly !
All Mlsa Street !
( A moment of embarrassed silence. )
l.'larry ( to Jack ) 1 bar , old man ; this Is no
end beastly I we , by Jove , Jack , we'vo
acted like a lot ot bloody little cajs. Of
course , If we'd known guessed for an In
stant It was your finance Miss Street , 1
moan I that li hang It , Jack , I feel like a
table boy. .
Dick Harry spoaki for all of us , Jack.
Jack ( easily ) 'Pshaw * that's all right. No
wonder Dolly bowed to me. She recognized
mo all right , but I didn't know her uuder
that veil , and I've never seen that dress be
fore. I' tliough't her walk was familiar ,
though. Guess I'll run over and talk to her
a bit. Goodby , . you fellows. Some of you
sign the card for me when It comes. ( Exit. )
( Tom , Dick and Harry exchange rueful
glances. )
Tom And now the question Is : Did she
recognize Jack ?
Dick Would Dolly Street flirt with a man ,
and she .engaged to Jack ?
Tom-Would Jack flirt with a girl , and he
engaged to Dolly ?
Dick Well , wlmmen folk air on-sartin.
( In front of the milliner's store a fen
moments later. Dolly , coming out , meets
Jack. )
'Dolly ( surprised ) Why , you dear old Jack ,
where did you eomo from ? I haven't seen
you In an ace.
CHAIIMUI * DY A n.YTTLESXAKE.
Snnlc Into Unennx.clou itrnx While the
Serucnt-rCollfMt on HI * llroimt.
Prof. Charley Rich , the botanist , had o
thrilling experience with a monster rattle
snake one day lait week , relates the Calaveraa
( Cal. ) Chronicle , ana It was only his cool-
nees and presence of mind that mvcd him
rom death. Prof. Rice and Dr. Tynan , the
bugologlaU , were up In the- higher altitudes
f the Sierras In search of rare specimens , and
were camped at a place called Moore Creek ,
They had a small tent with them , which they
iad pitched near a stream of water that was
ed by a spring higher up on the side ol
the mountain.
Friday evening of lost week the professor
and his companions , .who were completely
Tt.rn out will their day's tramp In eca'rch
of rare flowers and bugs , retired to thelt
; ent , rolled themselves up In their blankets
ind were soon In dreamland. Just as day-
Ight was breaking the professor was awak
ened .from his slumbers by feeling a soft and
clammy substance crawling over his face
nnd down on to his cheot , and on ra'slng ' hla
head a llt'le , to hl horror ho discovered It
was a monster rattlesnake. The reptile
iad celled Itself , with its head raised about
a foot , and ready at the least movement to
strike.
Cold drops of perspiration oozed from everj
pore of the professor's body , while his mus-
: lco ( became as rigid as bars of Iron and
Ills eyes became fixed with a stony glare es
ho gazed at the head of the monster , which
waa only about six or seven inches from his
face and swinging from one sldo to the othei
with the regularity of a clock pendulum. .
The suspensa was becoming unbearable , bul
well ho knew that the lecet move ho madt
meant death In aho meat horrible form.
How long ho remained In this terrible pcsl-
tlon ho diets not know , but It seemed ages
when suddenly ho felt his muscles relax
his vision grew dim , everything around hln
became dark , and In a few seconds he was
oblivious to everything around him. Th <
doctor was quietly sleeping a few feet away
unconscious of the iterrlblo danger of his
companion. When ho awoke the sun wai
brightly streaming Into the tent , and. as hi
rolled over In h's blankeM toward his O5m
pinion , hla blood seemed to chill In his volm
at the sight presented to hid view. Hl <
companion was stretched at full length upor
the ground , with his eyes closed , and hli
face aa white as a piece of marble , while
celled upon his breast > was a hugo rattle
snake , apparently asleep.
Ho quietly seized a shotgun , that wai
standing near by , and. cocking both barrels
raised It to his shoulder and was about t <
fire , when ho first realized that If he did hi
would probably injure his companion. Jus
at thla moment bis companion moved a little
when the snake gave a ra'tle and again rase ! <
his head. The doctor , sselng his chance
fired , and , at the report of the gun , his com
pan Ion gave a yell and jumped to his feet
throwing the reptile some three or four fee
away from htm In Us death struggle. Th
doctor's aim was true , for the reptile's heai
was blown completely off.
On being measured It was found to bo
feet 9 % Inches In length , and had oevcnteti
rattles and a button. The professor's nerve
were so shattered by Ills terrible experlenc
that ho .was hardly able to walk , and tb
following day. In company with his compan
Ion , he ro'.urncd to thU plaoe. where ho 1
at present , recuperating under the doctor'
care.
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HORNETS OF OCEAN WARFARE
Interesting Information About -Torpedo
Boats and Th'ir Destnyera ,
TYPE OF THE COMING WAR SHIP
Great AilvnntfiRn In Speed , lint Tliclr
In Comlint Itciitnlii * to
lie Tented \nicrlcnn and
Spnnlxh
The Spaniards are sending a new Armada
across the seas , writes the Washington cor
respondent of the Qlobc-Ocraocrat , and on
this side of theater Is felt something of
that dread which the British experienced
when news came of the approach of that
Invincible fleet which was destined to provo
such a disappointment .to .tho.-projectors of
the enterprise. Quite a lot of history Is
going to be made within the next few weeks ,
and In the event of hostilities It will be
determined just how formidable arc these
toi'pcdo ' boat destroyers which , In the opin
ion of eomo naval experts , "represent the
typo" of the coming war ship. They carry no
big guns , and arc practically defenseless If
exposed to the flro of rilled cannon of mod-
crate caliber. It la only at close quarters
that they are dangerous , and under such cliv
cumstoncco they are capable of alnltlng the
biggest battleship with a single projectile.
The flsh torpedoes which they discharge
have an effective range of about 1,000 yards ,
but cannot be aimed with much accuracy
beyond 200 yards.
In the torpedo boat destroyer everything
s sacrificed to the attainment of a fneed
\'hlch la almost Incredible In a vehicle tfrat
movca on the water. For example , the
Pluton , which Is ono of the fleet now ap
teaching , travels at the rate of thirty knots
nder forced draught. This la equivalent
o thirty-four and one-half miles an hour ,
r as fast as an ordinary express train.
The Pluton Is 225 feet long , and has a
Isplaccment of 400 tony. Her engines are
f the tilplc-cxpanslon type , she has twin
crews , and her coal capacity Is 100 tons ,
ho .carries two 14-pounder rapid-fire guna ,
wo C-pounder rapld-flro guns , and two 1-
ounder rapid-fire guns. In ttart , she Is the
cry latest thing in naval architecture , and
p to date In all inspects. This la not sur
mising , Inasmuch as eho was built by a
JrltlsU llrm on the banls of the Clyde.
THE SPANISH FLEET.
The coming flotilla Includes two torpedo
> oat destroyers exactly like the Pluton , and
quully formidable In all respects , being t'ls- '
era of hers. TheM are the Osado and the
'rorerplne. They have the same armament
ml the same marvelous speed. Two mo
ust llko them , have started from England-
he Audaz and the Ornarda to Join the fleet
hat Is to mer.dco the United States. The
leet already Includes two slightly smaller
iestroyery , the Kuror and the Terror , each
f which Is 220 feet long , with a dlsplace-
nent of 370 tons and a t'peed ' of twenty-eight
snots' . Each of them carrlca 100 tons of
oal , has triple expansion engines , Is pro-
Ided with twin screws , and Is armed with
wo 11-poundcr rapid-lire guns , two 0-pounder
rupld-flro guns and two 1-pound Maxims
The guns that compose the armaments of
heso vcupels are Intended merely for use
against torpedo boats and merchant vessels
"uey rely upon their torpedoes foli attacking
ivar ships.
In addition to these destroyers , Spain has
welve torpedo boats of formidable elze and
equipment , a majority of which ore Included
n the flotilla. The two biggest of them are
ho Arlete and Rayo , each of which Is 147
'cet ' long , with a displacement of ninety-
seven tons and a speed of twenty-six knots.
2aci of them carries four 3-pounder rapld-
flro guns. Of greater displacement , though
of a length somewhat less , are the Azor and
[ lalcon , each of Which Is 134 feet long and
aas a speed of twenty-four knots , carrying
Jour 3-pounder rapld-flre guns. The Habana
; a 127 feet long , dlspla'ccs fifty-nine tons , and
: ias a speed of twenty-one knots ; she Is
armed with one machine gun. The Darcelo
is 12G feet long , lias a displacement of sixty-
six tons and a speed of nineteen knots , and
carries two Nordenfcldt machine guns. The
EJercito Is 111 feel Jong , displaces Jlttytons ,
and has a speed of twenty-five knots ; slho Is
armed with two machine guns.- The Orion Is
125 feet long , has a displacement of elgbty-
flvo tons end a speed "Of tvf cnty-bne knots ,
and carries ono l-poundejvrevolvlng.cannon.
The Julian Ordonez Is 117 feet long , displaces
sixty-five tons , has a speed of twenty knots ,
ana carries two Nordcnieldts. The Ketamoaa
Is 118 feet long , has a'dtsplncement of sev
enty tons and a epced of twenty knots , and
Is armed with two "Noraen'feldls. ' 'Tho Rlgel
Is 105 feet long , has a displacement offifty -
seven tons and a speed of nineteen knots ,
and Is provided with one 1-pounder revolving
cannon.
- UNWED STATES OUTCLASSED.
Spain's enormous superiority In this branch
of naval activity becomes apparent when a
review Is made of ffho "United States In" re
spect to torpedo boats. iilgalost llio enemy'B
twelve craft of this kind Undo Sam is able
*
to put afloat only ten , which are ; not In 'dny
respect superior to the minor members ot'ttie
hostile flotilla. Nevertheless , eevch of them
will compare very favorably with , the best'of
the Spanish , torpedo boats. These are the
Gushing , the Erlcraon , tiuo.FootGthe Ilod-
sers , the Wlnslow , the Porter and the
Dupont. All of these are now at Key West ,
except the Rodgers , which has Just been de
livered by the builders , and will be ready for
service In two weeks. The sevpn run from
138 feet In length for xhe Gushing to 175 feet
for the Porter and Dupont , and In displace
ment from 105 tons to 182 tons. Their speed
Is from twenty-four to twenty-six knots.
The Stiletto Is much smaller and slower , and
the same Is trueof the Talbot and the Gwln ,
which have , just been ordered Into commis
sion.
It Is fortunate Indeed tbat wo have even a
few torpedo boats , but exceedingly to be
regretted that Undo Sam at the present time
should not possess a single torpedo boat de-
etroyer. The destroyer Is so exceedingly
swift as to be able to catch any torpedo
beat , and the latter , once overtaken , Is prac-
tlcclly defenselesa , having only two or three
raptd-flro or machine guns of small caliber.
It will -bo observed that destroyers , mull as
the Pluton or the Terror , cro provided with
quite a formidable armament of rapld-flro
rifles , so that they are able to demolish any
torpedo boat with a few stole. They draw
only about six 'feet of water , so that they
can follow a torpedo boat Into a shallow
harbor or anywhere It may go. Not at all
surprising Is It , under the circumstances , that
naval officials In Washington should have
begged the president to prevent the approach
of the Spanish flotilla , oven If force was re
quired. It ds difficult to see. however , how
this could have been accomplished. If it Clad
been attempted tlie beats would doubtless
bavo scattered at once In every direction , and
to catch them would have been out of the
question.
SPEED OP THE DESTROYERS.
The destroyer can always .get away .when
It chooses to run , Inasmuch as nothing that
floats can come up with It , unless another
vessel of the eame type. Even o greyhound
cruiser like the Minneapolis would bo as
helpless In tfio chase of craft of this kind es
a fat nun In pursuit of disrespectful but
alert small boys. What can be done with a
boat tbat Is able to scoot away with the
speed of an express * train , awaiting'Its'op
portunity to steal up and make , ari .attack
under the cover of rilght or fog ? It Is only
when the destroyer elects to become -the
assailant that It la In any danger. Mean
while Its adversary Is kept In a state of con
tinual anxiety. The efficiency of torpedo
boats In general Is largely dub to their effect
upon the morale .of the. Adversary. ! .The
latter never feele rate from destruction by a
single shot from these craft , which hover
about llko mosquitoes , trying to get a chance
to sting. A men can brace his 'nerves to
fight a battle , but to feel .himself In.danger
at all times , and particularly likely to be
blown up In his sleep that It a different
matter. The strain Is simply fearful.
Our ehipe. ordinarily white , are now being
painted lead color , partly la order that they
may afford \tea \ visible targets to "torpedo
bcaU and destroyers at night. .Order * have
been given that each one of our vessels In
southern waters Is to be guarded from sun
down to daybreak by a cordon of picket boats ,
and during the hours'of darkness the ocean k
constantly swept by their searchlights. The
only other possible safeguard against tor-
icdocs li the torp do > : net , which U net *
vork ot largo Iron-irhiga , let down at the
> nds of long ipr 'tbat'rrojtct from cv-
; ry part ot the ilttp.t There If always 4
: hance that * torpedo.v which travels at the
ate of twenty-eight miles in hour , will
jrc-ak. through the net , but It Is not likely.
IVhen the Chilian battleship Ulanco En-
: alada anchored In the harbor otMlpa -
also , April 12 , 1801 , she did not take the
.rouble to put out her torpedo nets. Oon-
icquently , ho was blown up with great' loss
if life by torpedoes rilsfhargctl at her t > y
; wo torpedo boats which happened to como
llOug.
TORPEDOE3 IN USB.
The WhHehead torpedo , which Is the
weapon used by the Spanish torpeno boats
ind destroyers , Is a. hollow steel projectile
shaped llko a flsh. At Its front end la fas
tened n iw-C'.illeil war.'head , filled with gun-
: otton , and In place of a tall It has a small
screw propeller , The Interior Is filled
with -machinery and compressed nlr. Dls-
: harged from the torpedo tube , this formid
able projectile falls with a splash Into the ]
ivater and sinks to a certain depth ; then It
travels horizontally toward the target , end
U expected to explode on striking. The
propeller Is made to revolve at a very rapid
rate by the compressed nlr Inclosed within
the contrivance. It the latter falls from
any caueo to go off It sinks harmless to the
bottonl ot the eea , and thus Is not a danger
to navigation afterward. Thcro are several
sizes of these torpedoes. Those ordinarily
used by torpedo beats are twelve feet long
and are provided with 120 pounds of gun.
cotton. The destroyers , however , employ
much larger ones , eighteen feet In length
and containing 250 pounds of guncotton.
Tao cost of n Whltehead torpedo Is from
$2,400 up , but that Is not much to pay for a
projectile that Is capable of destroying a
$5,000.000 battleship.
Pish torpedoes acquire additional terrors
from their Invisibility while they are run
ning toward a thlp. Traveling unJcr water ,
as they do , It Is Impossible for those on board
of aa assailed vessel to know Just when a
fatal blow Is coming. If the projectile
strikes , destruction Is certain ; nothing can
resist the discharge of such a quantity of
guncotton. Halfa dozen years ago the
Brazilian Insurgent ship Aquldatun was
struck by a torpedo , which made a hole In
her side big enough to drive a hay-wagca
through , a largo part of her interior bclni ;
trantformed Into a mass ot wreckage. It
lias been suggested that one very effective
way of tackling a battleship would be for
two or more torpedo boats to bear down
swiftly upon her In different directions. Of
course , this would be done at night by
preference. If there were three boats engaged
In the attempt at least one of them would
bo Ilkclyto be able to deliver a well-almid
shot before being destroyed. The mliute
that the advancing craft were descried by
the aid of the searchlights a storm ot shot
and shell would bo turned upon them. Ue-
Ing absolutely without armor protection ,
they would quickly be riddled , but one or
more of the deadly flan-like missiles might
be successfully delivered. The relative
efficiency ot the battleship and the torpedo
boat Is yet to become known ; the problem Is
'likely to be solved In the coming war with
Spain. Ono trouble about the Whltehead
torpedoes la that they are hard 'to ' guide and
apt to go crooked.
Each one of the Spanish destroyers has a
complement of seventy men , whereas the
ordinary torpedo boat carries only twenty
men. The destroyer , of course. Is nothing
more than a very large torpedo boat. She
has no armor , and no protection whatever ,
except such as Is afforded by her coal , which
Is In bunkers abreast with the boilers. A
disadvantage of the destroyer type of craft
Is that she gets out ot order very easily , and
a big storm might so damage the flotilla
now on Its way across the ocean as to de
prive It of offensive power. The destroyer
Is an exceedloly delicate piece of mechanism ,
keyed up to such a high point that not much
Is required to make It unserviceable. Such
a vesfid as the Phi ton costs about $300,000 ,
whereas an-ordinary torpedo boot comes to
only $75,000 or $100,000.
IIH1 UK'S HACK FOR THE AI.TAH.
AttciiilnnlM DI-ITCMI Awny In Her Cnr-
rliiKO , Another OhtuliiiMl 111 Time.
Very few ; people are aware , relates tHe St.
Louis Globe-Democrat , that the recent Lam-
bert-McCrew wedding , which came off with
BO much eclat and was such a pretty affair ,
PORTRAIT OP MRS. STANTON AT HOME.
at one time came very near assuming the
phase ot a comedy of errors through which
the bride would have been lacking to com
plete the ceremony. It had be.en arranged
that all ot the wedding party should leave
the hotel at the same time , and Captain
George S. McGrew , the brlde/s father , had
made unusually elaborate arrangements for
the equtpago which should convey himself
and his daughter to the church on that occa
sion. An exceedingly handsome carriage had
been engaged for tbo bride's use , and a pair
of stylish horses were selected for It , rigged
up with white collars and white saddles and
dazzling harncFs. The interior of the car
riage had been specially upholstered In white
silk , and a coachman and footman In rich
livery were In charge of it.
Whan everything was ready word was
given to the members of the bridal party to
get In the carriages , so there would bo no
delay at tbo start. By some error a couple
of the bridal party entered the beautiful car
riage of the bride , the , smart liveried footman
closed the door and sprang up behind , and
the coachman , feeling tbat the time had
come to move on , drew up his reins and the
equipage started. Tbo next coachman , see
ing the procession had started , alto whipped
up his horses , and one after the other the
carriages passed down , tbo avenue toward
St. Peter's church , surveyed by the admiring
crowd on the sidewalk. Just as the last car-
rlago was disappearing around a distant cor-
uer the pretty bride descended the hotel
etepa accompanied by her father. Not a car
riage was in sight. Captain McGrew gave
ono quick glance , around , and then some one ,
realizing the situation , told him what bad
happened. Not a moment was to be lost.
Another carriage was hastily ordered , and
when It arrived father and daughter stepped
In , and a race was made , by the driver to ar
rive at the church In time for the ceremony.
In the meantime ; tbo bridal party had
reached the church , and , after arranging
themselves In the ante-room for the proces-
rlon down the alslo , were Just beginning to
wonder what had become of the bride when
the entered the church door. Every one saw
that there had been eomo error In the pro
ceedings , and just enough of U got out before
the passage down the alslo for some of the
attendants to bo full of suppressed merriment ,
but the bride , with rare self-poseesslon , went
through the ceremony.
Cotton 31IIIM Start Up.
NEW BEDFORD , 'Mass. , April ll.-Tho
twenty-two cotton cloth mills of this city
which have been closed since January 1 ,
when the 9,000 operatives struck as the re-
eult of the 10 per cent reduction In wages ,
were opened today to give the strikers an
opportunity to return. All the mills started
their machinery , but In many of them
barely a quarter of the working force went
In The mill treasurers say that many
operatives came to the factories with their
dinner palls , but -when they encountered
the hlssea nnd jeers of the strikers who de
clined to yield , and who had gathered about
the mill gates , they decided not to BO In.
Thirty-five years make a generation. That
la how long Adolph Klaher ot Zaneavllle , O. .
suffered from plica. He was cured by uilug
three boxes of DeWltt'i Witch Hazel Salvt.
MRS , STANTON'S ' WOEFUL WAIL
The Tearful Lament of aToneiablo Woman
. . . ScffragUt.
'WHO ' IS THERE TO SUCCEED ME ? "
Old In .Yrnrx , lint Yonnpc In
Ambition unit Urn In I'tMvcr
Slinrii Crlllclnm of the
I .Women , ot Toiln > -
"Who Is there to succeed me ? "
Such Is the wall of a grand , motherly old
woman , who , during nearly half a century ,
has been one of the most prominent figures
In the history of the nineteenth century-
Mrs. Elizabeth Cady Stanton.
She Is an old lady now , nearly 83 , but her
energy , her ambition and her brain power
seem to be as young , as sturdy and cs un
relenting as ever. Although Mrs. Stanton's
enemies claim that she has repeatedly unsexed -
sexed herself , In this respect at least tbo
remains as other women are , and walls. Not
because she has grown old and blind , nnd
In measure , helpless , but because she eeos
the time approaching very near when eht
must lay down her life's work , and the vls'a
materializes no other and younger woman In
the world who has Ibo ability , or even the
Inclination , to take It up when she lets It
fall. She sits alone- lei her cozy study lu
Sixty-first Ptreet , New York City , and
thinks , thinks , thinks. Her achieve
ments , her battles , her victories , her
defeats , her successes and her fallurn ?
pass llko panoramic views before her almost
slKhtlesii eyes , but , while the gaze * Into the
magle crystal of thought , even Imagination
cannot conjure up the figure of a competent
and worthy succcRsor , and hence tier wall.
Mrs. Stanlcn expresses herself sharply and
concisely her adversaries have discovered
that trait bsfore now and she doca not
mlnco wordo In giving voice to this cry of
hers over the degeneracy of the woman of the
present day , for whom she has done so much ,
and for which they express so little ap
preciation.
LACK COURAGE.
" 7ho women of today are content to cat
of the fruit that I have picked for them , "
she said tersely , "but there Is net one who
has the courage to climb the tree of knowl
edge and experience , and to pluck some of It
for others. Such an act Involves toll and
privation ; It cxpcseo the octcc to the criti
cism , vituperation , abuse and calumny of the
world , cud It requires courage , fortitude ,
tenacity and ability. Where Is the woman
the young , vigorous woman who can do It ?
Who Is there to succeed me ? "
Again :
"I have no regrets for the flight ot time
The fact tfcat I am an old wcman and must
soon pars away does not concern me , but I
do regret that I cannot take with mo the
knowledge that eomo greater , better , mere
energetic woman than myself has taken up
the cudgel which I must relinquish have re
linquished to fight the- battles of her sex. "
She says she would rather leave the fight
In { he hanJa of a hundred women than with
one. and to the care of thousands rather
than of hundreds.
"Every woman should succeed me , " she
said , vehementl5"but none ef them will.
The women of the day are like cows they
do not know enough to igo In at nillklns
tlmo unless somebody drives them , an ! they
are constantly getting In one another's way.
I have been driving them all my life , and
they have got In my way upon every
opportunity. Actcoa was chased and de
voured by his own beagles. I have been
pursued and maligned by my own sex. The
wounds of Lazarus were licked by dogs out
of pity ; my efforts have drawn more recogni
tion from men whom I fought than from the
women for whom I battled. "
WOMEN WITHOUT IDEAS.
Mrs. Stantotf Insists that the present-day
woman Is Idealess , that she Is totally devoid
of originality of thought and Is , therefore ,
non-progressive. The Woman's Christian
Temperance union- and moro than half of the
women suffragists have utterly repudiated
her , because of the Woman's bible , which Is
her last , and she believes , her greatest
idea.
idea.That
That , by the way , Is another wall , for the
purpose of the work Is to prove that the
blblo was written by men , for men and not
for women. The success of this crowning
effort remains to be seen.
Yet , there Is one more wall. Her book ,
entitled "Eighty Years and More , " was re
used by several prominent publishers In New
York because of Its socialistic tendencies ,
which she utterly refused to eliminate. She
finally published It herself.
Who can blame this scarred veteran of
maay a bard-fought battle for sending up a
wail of mental anguish when she pauses to
consider that the kingdom , or rather the
queendom , of womanhood which she has
established may degenerate and die out for
want of a competent leader and ruler ?
Who can blame this apostle of woman's
rights that she bewails the possible , nay
probable , usurpation of her lifelong creed , by
other , newer and less holy ones ? She kaows
: liat her own work has been well done. She
knows that her life and energy have not
been spent in vain , and that even her severest
critics profit today by the work that she has
performed. She will leave behind her a great
legacy , and her wall Is that she cannot uamo
the lecateo ; or. If she could , she would not.
among all the millions of women In the
world , know whom to select ; and so she
says :
"Who Is there to succeed mo ? "
Order * for XHVII ! Mllltln.
ALBANY. N. Y. , April 11. One hundred
and two naval militiamen have been ordered
to man the Nahant at Philadelphia tomorrow.
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for wash
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* ' ' of tliQ prominent eitiea of the
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