TTTE OMATTA "DAILY BEE : SUNDAY , AUGUST 28 , 1808.
HARTLEY'S COIRAGE.
An Historical Incident of the Great Siege of Gibraltar
The moat memorable slcco ot Gibraltar ,
indeed one ot the most memorable of nil
sieges , was that which the fortress sus
tained from the combined sea forces ot
Franco and Spain during the years 1779 to
1783.
1783.Tho
The great attack on the place was made
on the 13th of September , 1782 , and all the
resources ot power and science were ex
hausted by the assailants In the fruitless
attempt.
It was on this day that a humbto private
performed an act which history has handed
down to us. The business of the siege
progressed. The rock by the batteries sent
forth Its splinters to deal destruction around
at every Impact of the Spanish shot ; but the
return fire was of the most telling descrip
tion and most steadily "kept up by the llrlt-
Istt.
Istt.But
But removed from tbo smoke and din , In
the laboratory of the garrison , surrounded
by the chemistry ot war , sat ono man , a
humble private. His It was , while his com
rades worked the guns In the suffocating
casements of the covered batteries , to prepare -
pare the shells for the use of the mortars.
A dangerous task so dangerous , In fact , that
even the examination ot the deadly missiles
Is considered sufficiently perilous on board
blue tbo 1'orto Illco flag Is red. It Is slngu-
i lar to notice , that In almost every country of
which liberty Is the watchword and guiding
Idea , that the flag Is composed of the three
colors red , white and blue.
NUTTER mans.
.Strange Cntrrii In South Africa In
Which Tlu-y IUP.
The cavern ot this most wonderful bird
Is In Cnrlpe in South Africa.
Among the natives In the country
around , this cavern Is celebrated for Its
great size , for the mysterious birds which
haunt Its Inmost recesses , for the * river
which flows from It , and for the super
stitious belief that In Its gloomy depth *
Is the abode of the spirits ot their departed
ancestors. The name which It bears signi
fies "tho mine of fat , " because from the
young of the birds which inhabit it an Im
mense quantity of fat Is annually ob
tained.
These birds are about the size of our
'common ' fowl , with wings which expand to
' three feet and a half. All day long the/
dwell In the cavern , and , like our owls , only
corao forth at night. They subsist entirely
on fruits , and have powerful beaks , which
THE FUSE TOOK FIRE , HISSING LOUDLY AS IT DISCHARGED ITS RAIN OF
SPARKS AND BURNING RAPIDLY AWAY.
Bblp to warrant a stngo being slung over
the stdo to bo occupied by only one
r two men , the others being kept at a
distance. Uut familiarity with p ril robs
men of their fear , and Hartley sat busily
making ready shell after shell , filling them
with the explosive composition , and after
ward fitting In the fuses , driving them homo
'and ranging the prepared sheila in cases
tilt they should bo fetched to be sent in
fiery arcs to deal death and destruction
amongst the enemy.
The laboratory was at that time full of
explosive material , every grain of which
was of Inestimable value to the beleaguered
garrison , and it had been accordingly placed
In a position which rendered it Impossible
for the shot or shell of the enemy to reach
it. But now the danger guarded against
from without threatened , it possible , more
terribly from within threatened to destroy
at ono blow the whole of the explosive com
pounds stored for defense , and this at a
time when such a loss would have been ir
reparable.
Shell after shell had been filled , the grim
black spheres , as they lay ready , giving but
small signs of their deadly po'wer the force
that should rend them Into innumerable
shreds of cast iron each to malm or slay.
Suddenly , while- calmly proceeding with
his work , and driving a fuse Into a fresh
filled shell , the fuse took fire , hissing loudly
as it discharged its rain of sparks , and
burning rapidly away. There seemed hardly
time for thought , much less for action , and
the first feelings of Hartley were those of
blank dismay.
Ho had seen the discharge and flight of
sheila so often that ho knew he could only
reckon upon its burning for a few seconds ,
and then would como the dire explosion
that should act upon the part of the
fortress where ho was like an earthquake
the bursting ot the shell being , as It were ,
but the flash in the pan that should prelude
the blowing up of the laboratory. But
with the calmness of the man whoso trade
was one which brought him dally face to
face with death , Hartley seized the shell
In both hands , hurried out Into the open
air and then with a tremendous effort
hurled the deadly globe far Into space ,
where a couple of seconds after It harm
lessly burst. It was not until some time
after that the performer of this daring act
could thoroughly realize the great danger
that had threatened him with destruction ,
and , though the peril was past , It was some
time after , and then only with unstrung
nerves , that ho returned to his perilous
task.
BED , WIllTU AM ) IILUE.
Story of the Finis tor Which Many
Ainrrlcnit * Ilnvn Given Their Liven.
The Cuban flag was first carried by Nor-
clso Lopez about 1S50-1S51 , when he In
vaded Cuba and lost his life. There are
quite a number of versions as to the mean
ing ot this flag ; one is that the red equi
lateral triangle stands for equality ; the white
tar represents Cuba , which would gain her
Independence through a sea of blood , and
the three blue stripes for the three depart
ments which they intended to divide the
Island Eastern Cuba. Central Cuba and
Western Cuba.
There is another version that once , about
1S50 or 1851 , a group of Cuban exiles were
talking of the new flag that should be
adopted and trying to get a suitable design ,
when one of them went to the window of
the room in which they were holding their
discussion and saw the evening star shining
brightly In the heavens surrounded
by the glare of the setting nun , while still
hlghfr the sky was blue , striped with whlto
clouds.
Tne revolutionary flag of Porto Rico Is
of the came proportions and design as the
Cuban flag , only the colors are changed.
Where the Cuban flag li red the Porto Rico
fU * U blue , and where the Cuban flag li
are necessary to crack the tough nuts and
reeds which form part of their food.
The cave is so straight that the traveler
can enter for some distance without being
obliged to light his torch. As he proceeds
over the somewhat rough ground which
forms the bed of the river he begins to
hear from afar the hoarse cries of the
Guacharo birds , and when > he has arrived
at the dark parts of the cavern the noise
Is perfectly terrific ; thousands of the birds
uttering their piercing cries simultane
ously.
These screams re-echo from the surround
ing walls , and when it Is remembered that
they toke place in pitchy darkness , it will
be easy to understand the superstitious 'ter '
rors which the natives associate with the
spot.
Midsummer is the harvest time for the
fat. The natives enter the cave armed
with long poles. The nests arc attached to
holes In the roof about sixty feet above
their heads.
They break these with their poles , and
the young birds fn'.l down and are Instantly
killed. Underneath their bodies Is a layer
of fat , which Is cut off , and is the- object
sought. At the mouth of the cavern huts
are erected with palm leaves , and there , in
pots ot clay , the natives melt the fat which
has been collected.
This is known ns the butter Of the
Guacharo ; It Is so pure that it may be kept
for months , indeed for upward of ft year ,
without becoming rancid. At the convent
of Carlpo no other oil Is used in the kitchen
of the monks.
I.ITTLK OIHIAS WIXMXO WAY.
VUUril the Prenlilent to ( Jet Her
Sulillrr Ilrother .Spilt Home.
A little girl ot about 7 years of age ,
dressed In white , and looking as pretty as a
picture , came up to the door ot the White
House one day last week , while her mother
and aunt stood In the grounds. ApproachIng -
Ing the usher at the door , she said ;
"Please , sir , I want to see the president ! "
"What do you want to see the president
about , little girl , " asked the usher , kindly.
"I want to see him about my b.-other
Ralph ; he's a soldier , and we want htm to
como home. "
Just then General Corbln came along , and
the usher told him what the child's mis
sion was.
"Want to see the president , eh ? " sold the
bluff old general. "Well , he's very busy
now , but I am going up to sec him , and ) ou
can como along. We will see what we can
do about that brother of yours. "
The llttlo miss , nothing daunted , wen !
along , and was introduced to the president
"What Is your name ? " the president uskcc
her.
"Blanche Richardson. "
"And what Is your brother's name ? "
"His name Is Ralph Richardson , and we
live at St. Joseph , Mo. ; but Ralph has been
going to school at Yale , and he joined the
First Connecticut regiment. "
"And you want him to como home now
do you ? " asked the president.
"Yes , please , sir. He's been away an
awful long time. "
"General , " bald the president , "see wha
you can do about this. "
Then , stooping to the little girl : "I thlnV
you can count on seeing that brother ol
yours before very long. "
"Thank you , sir ; I'm very much obliged , '
and she made a courtesy which would have
done credit to a queen's lady In watting.
IIUTTKItri.Y IIU07.UH8.
Male Ilouuderd Fill Up on Alcoholic
Sttiiiulnntii.
A learned European professor states that
insects are not free from this terrible vice
and ho accuses the most elegant among
them , the butterfly , of being given up to It.
The professor shut up In a greenhouse
i
twelve males and many fcmnlcfl In order
to study them at his leisure. He was not
long In finding out that those of the "fair
sex" were remarkable for perfect sobriety.
These winged ladles drank nothing but
water , several drop * of dew a day , to quench
their thirst.
The males , on the contrary , were ot u.
revolting Intemperance.
"They came , " said the professor , "to the
flowers whoso distillation produce the most
alcohol and they drank of the juices to the
point of remaining Inanimate several hours.
There was not a day when I did not pick
up butterflies dead drunk. " And the pro
fessor Is persuaded that the butterfly docs
not merit the reputation for Inconstancy
which the poets give It. When the Insect
Is overcome by tbo abuse of strong liquors
it staggeringly takes Itself to Us spouse to
receive the attention which Its state needs.
The professor conducted his experiments
so far as to intoxicate his pupils , not with
flowers , but with veritable spirits , of which
he placed a few drops on the glass ot the
greenhouse.
The butterflies did not hesitate ; they pre
cipitated themselves upon the whisky and
several of them succumbed.
Some butterflies at liberty were attracted
by the fumes of a glass of gin left upon a
table In a garden and fell asleep after ex
cessive libations.
PRATTLE OP THE YOUNGSTERS.
"Mr. Meeker , your nose looks just like
other folks' noses. "
"Hush. Wllllo ! "
"I heard you say the other day , mamma ,
that Mr. Meeker had had his nose to the
grindstone for seventeen quit that ! "
The governess was giving little Tommy
a grammar lesson the other day. "An ab
stract noun , " she said , "Is the name of some
thing which you can think of , but not
touch. Can you give me an example ?
Tommy A red-hot poker !
Edgar , aged 4 , accompanied by his mother ,
was watching a regiment of soldiers , headed
by Its band , marching by. "Mamma , " he
asked , "what's the use ot all them soldiers
that don't make music ? "
One day little 3-year-old Mamie was
passing through the market with her
mother , and , seeing a strange-looking ob
ject , she asked what it was. "Why , dear ,
that's a head of cabbage , " replied her
mamma. "Zen Where's Its rnouf an' eyescs ? "
she asked.
"Mamma , " asked a little fellow of B , "now
bat I've got a jackknlfe and a pocketbook ,
ain't I a man like pape ? " "Yes , I suppose
o , " replied his mother. "Well , then , " he
continued , "I wish you'd look and see it my
whiskers la sprouted yet. "
There Is a ! little boy In Denver who Is as
bright as an 1898 dollar , but ho doesn't al
ways have a ready command of language ,
says the Denver Times. The other day his
sister got married , and Willie was the hap
piest boy In the crowd , for his newly ac
quired brother-in-law had been generous In
the purchase ot candy for the little fellow.
After the ceremony was over and the time
'or the shower ot congratulations had ar
rived , Wllllo was ono of the last to reach
his sister and her brand-new husband , and
when he did get there he took hold of their
hands and studied for some time before be
could say anything.
"Poor little fellow , ho Is almost crying ,
too , " said the bride.
"No , I ain't , " was the brave reply ; ' 1
have forgot that thing I had fixed up to say
and was trying to think ot somethln' clso
oh , yes , wish you many happy returns ot
the day that's what I had thought up
wish you many happy returns of the day. "
THE OLD-TIMERS.
Isador Bush , who died recently In St.
Louis at the ago of 86 , was General John
C. Fremont's secretary during the early
part of the civil war.
Rlstorl , at the age of 76 , recently read
in public the fifth canto ot Dante's Inferno ,
end was received with great enthusiasm.
Julia Ward Howe made five public ad
dresses In one day lost spring , and she
Is 79.
There lives In Marshall , Mo. , Alexander
Steele , who was an own cousin of Gladstone.
Mr. Stcelo was born in Scotland In 1815 , and
as a boy used to be much with his cousin-
He came to this country in 1S30. and up tea
a few years ago kept up an intermittent
correspondence with the "Urand Old Man. "
Mother Krugermann , Berlin's senior
artist's model , is dead , at the age of S > 2
years. Her husband fought In the battles
cf Leipzig against Napoleon I. She was
peddling In the streets when an artist took
her up over thirty years ago , and Thumaun
used her as the model for Atropos with the
shears in his well known painting , "The
Fates. "
Herbert Spencer Is busy In his Brighton
home revising those of his books which need
to be squared with the knowledge ot today.
Ho Is now a feeble old man and has been
obliged to decline all correspondence save
that of Immediate personal concern. He
can work only a short time each day. There
Is said to be a steady demand for his books
all over the world.
John II. Reagan , the only survivor of
Jefferson Davis' cabinet , is living in Chicago ,
and Is almost 80 years old. He was post
master general and secretary of the treasury.
During the reconstruction period be was an
adviser of President Johnson and Secretarj
Seward. Ho was born in Tennessee , but
went to Texas when a young man. Since
the civil -war ho has been elected rep
resentative in congress and United State *
senator.
Aimer C. Goodcl , aged 93 , of Salem , Mass.
Is the oldest living inventor In the Unltei
States. Ho perfected the design of the first
printing press which printed on both sides
of a paper at once , and he also discovered
the process for preparing steel and copper
plates for engravers. Later he helped built
the first locomotive for the Boston & Lowell
railway. He worked on the first electric
motor ever constructed , which afterward
ran between Baltimore and Washington , am :
on the first engine lathe for the railroad
repair shop.
John Browne , one of the few survivors ol
the Balaklava charge , died at Llchfleld
England , a short tlmo ago , 84 years old. Ho
served through the Crimean campaign with
the Seventeenth Lancers , and was present at
the battles of Alma , Inkerman and Balaklava
and the siege and fall of Sebastopol. On tbo
memorable October 25. 1854 , the day of the
charge ot the Light Brigade , he was regi
mental trumpeter , and sounded the charge
for the "Death and Glory Boys. " Browne
escaped unhurt , but lost the heel of his
boot and spur by a musket ball , and had
his coat tall cut off by a Cossack lance. He
was In India throughout the mutiny , being
present at the capture and execution of the
rebel chief , Tantta Topee.
A Good Collector.
A Lewlston ( Me. ) young man ttlls how he
secured his place as collector for a large
house In that city. Ho was working for
$3 a week for an Auburn man and used to
collect bills. Ho had a bill of | 3.50 against
a rich Lewlston man and whenever he
went to collect It the man never had th *
change. But he kept right after him til
ho worried the life nearly out of the man
One day the Lewlstonlan paid him and tolc
him bo never wanted to see him again and
ordered him out with strong language. A
week later the same man sent him an offer
of $16 a week to do collecting and asslstan
bookkeeping and added : "You're the best
collector I know. "
IVot the Wi e t War.
It Is not always best to wait until It Is
needed before buying a bottle ot Chamber
lain's Colic , Cholera and Dlorrhea Remedy
Quite frequently the remedy is required ID
tbo very busiest season or In the night nnd
much Inconvenience and suffering must be
berne before It can bo obtained. It costs bu
a trifle as compared with Its real worth and
every family can well afford to keep it in
their home. It Is everywhere asknowlodged
to be the most successful medicine In the
world for bowtl comolalnU.
I
OUR EXPOSITION SUMMED UP
Jctaro Thanet's Impressions of Art and
Industry Mirrored There.
SURPASSING BEAUTY ELECTRICAL EXHIBIT
Ilnnnil to Ilnve n I.nfttlng Effect In the
Wont Srmmctrr ol Architecture-
Some Ohl KxhlliltK-llon-
"Do" the
Away down in a llttlo hollow on the
iluff tract stands a red building with a
orest of slender smokestacks. An unob-
ruslvo clacard announces that hero dwells
and tolls the captive genius that works the
greatest magic of the century ; but the
il.icard merely says , "Power House. Vis-
tors Are Invited ! "
Yet one may spend a wonderful half hour
icro amid the dynamos. The electrical dls-
> lay of the Transmlsslsslppt Exposition Is
ar beyond any ever given in this country ,
probably in any country. The electrical
appliances in the Electricity building are
only a part of the wonder. The lighting
of the grounds shows what electricity can
do to turn night Into day. It Is more bril-
lant than the most brilliant boulevard ot
'arts ; but there Is nothing of tha harsh
dazzle nor the Inky shadows of the ordinary
electric lighting. At the World's fair there
were no half tones , the exquisite gradation
of sunlight , the softened olives and violets
of moonlight were lost ; ono was bathed In
Ight and suddenly ono stepped into dark
ness. Hero , the 10,000 incandescent lights
preserve the transparency of the shadows ,
iroduclng a thousand exquisite effects.
To try to "do" the exposition In a day
s a wearying mockery. One could easily
pend a day In the Government , or the Lib
eral Arts , or the Electricity , or the Mines
and Mining buildings. "Doing , " in this
ense , usually means a tramp or ride In a
hair or jinricksha around the lagoont across
ho bridge to the plaza , down past the
minted grotesquerles of the Midway to the
State buildings , a llttlo loitering In the
wide lawns amid the splendid parterres and
he riot of color In plant and flower which
urrounds the beautiful Horticulturebuild -
ng , statllest palace ot them all , then a dip
nto the Midway on the other side , a re-
urn to the lagoon and an excursion Into
ono or two buildings with eyes and brain
equally dazed and satiated. The real way
o have either pleasure or proflt in an ex
position Is to know what ono wishes to
see and go to see it ! The clamoring at-
ractlons on either side are not to bo re-
; arded. A leisurely morning spent in one
lulldlng , a leisurely rldo for an afternoon ,
resting on the settees which are placed at
convenient distances ( at least in theory , in
> ractice I found them too much like the
> ollcemen , always in evidence when not
needed and apparently in another world
when sorely wanted ! ) , then a dinner on thereof
roof garden near the plaza , whence floats
.be sounds ot music , and an .evening amid
the Incomparable loveliness of the western
summer night and the lagoon this makes
a day that does not greatly weary either
mind or body , but leaves its Ineffaceable
delight in the memory.
Of all the state buildings the log cabin
of Minnesota Is the most original and typi
cal. It is built ot hewn logs , very tastefully
and the receiving room has a great etone
chimney wherein almost a forest might
blaze , a floor ot ax planed logs and tables ,
settees and easy chairs framed of three
limbs In an ingenious fashion , which sur
passes the rustic furniture of parks. The
building is lighted with acetylene gas. I
observed several farmers Inquiring concern
ing this gas on a ready tongued young mau
who stood In a little room with the cylin
ders , otherwise , I suppose * "the plant. " Is
acetylene the coming light for the country ?
Will the carbide saturated water freeze or
will It defy a northern winter. Is there
the safety from explosion claimed ?
To all these questions the young man
makes plausible answers , and there is a
whlto radiance winking at you from the
celling. U winks At 2 cents a eight , per
burner , or some such sum.
The Art Collection.
The Art exhibit is considered the weak
point of the exposition. The building Itself
is one of the most beautiful ami impressive.
It Is really two buildings conceded by an
open court. The order of architecture Is
Corinthian , but Corinthian of the renais
sance , not of the classic typo. Broad and
high flights of steps lift the Columned porticos
ticos above the water , and the two great
domes are nobly proportioned. Above the
porticos , with their richly sculptured en
tablatures , are winged figures. The central
court has a fountain and the etatucs no
where have a fairer background than
against the velvet lawn and the innumer
able vines that wreathe tiees and collonido.
Within are some 600 pictures , a very fair
collection of the French schools , a rather In
adequate exhibit of American art. There
are a few statues. It is not a bad show ;
on the contrary , It la a very good collection.
There are Carols and Rousseaus and
Daublgnys and I think and Ingres , and one
or two or more Jules Bretons and Detallles
and Monets and others of the later great
French artists ; there Is a very coed Car
penter It Is , In fact , most Interesting. That
the pictures , as a rule , are not the masters'
more important examples makes for noth
ing ; they all have distinction and charm.
It is merely that comparing the collection
not with the superb riches of the Colum
bian exposition , which would be unfair
but with those ot a permanent nature In
any of our great cities , the dearth of plan
apparent and the unbalanced character of
the collection , Its lack of proportion and
desultory character may blind one to its
real merit. The Omaha pacers have very
quietly done a good turn to the art gal
leries and to the people ot the west. They
have published steadily articles describing
the different paintings and other objects
of art. Notably there have appeared a
series of letters or essays In The Omaha
Bee , signed Ethel Evans , which have de
scribed artists and pictures with admirable
lucidity and plcturesqueness , withal , In En
glish , not in the jargon of the studio. Any
honest farmer , any clerk or typewriter , any
business man or woman ( whether she had
the smattering of an art club education or
the least tincture of learning bestowed on
diligent readers ot the art periodicals or no )
could understand those letters. And after
those letters and the kindred articles in
other papers , the art gallery cannot but be
a stimulant and Inspiration to thousand ? .
Do we , I wonder , quite apprehend how far
our hueo expositions , at Philadelphia , at
New Orleans , at Atlanta , nt Nnitnllte , nt
Chicago , at Omnhn , lend the , average cltl *
7on nflpld In paths of pleasantness nnd wars
of peace , liow much of sweetness and light
they iLargely ! because of their In-
llueuct , .at unkno-Mi Idenl of art Is shnplng
the dreams of eray village builder , nnd
names which wcro unki'xvn a quarter ot n
century ago , nro tbo property of our com-
nion speech ; and groping still , but plnln to
bo seen , Is a now coiine oC beauty among
every rlnss. I heard .a story the other day ,
which llustr.Ves this usrvasneuc.'ss of better
taste. A very chat tiling Clitcigo woman
was talk hit ; about cot tain onginvlngi. They
had been In the house before taste had
passed through the flro. "I have been
thinking , niy dears , " snM the mistress to
her children , "you know tboso old engrav
ings In the back hall up stairs you miiko
such fun o * them , yet 1 hate tr patt with
them you know the new laundry. 1 think
wo might put them In the drying room. "
"Why not give them to Hull House ? " said
ono daughter.
"Hull House ! " exclaimed the mother.
"Mercy ! they are not good enough for Hull
House. I should never venture to send them
tlero ! They nro so particular ! "
Which tale has n number of morals If ono
bo minded to search for them ! Yet , does It
not all point to an ever-widening and deep
ening culture among the plain people ? The
American has paused long enough In his
flcrco struggle for money to perceive that his
dally life needs beauty. Prosperity to him
begins to mean a more leisurely and beauti
ful ordering of life. Ho perceives the lack
today , tomorrow ho will bo trying to fill
it. And not even the magazines and the
dally journals have done so much to bring
him to this attitude of wholesome unrest
and anticipation as the great expositions.
Modestly at ono corner nro the Apiary
and Dairy , buildings and facing them U the
Transportation building. Why a stray In
cubator should have sought shelter in this
part of the grounds , I know not ; any more
than I know why the Liberal Arts is the
appointed guardian for the main body of
artificial chicken mothers. The Transporta
tion building la interesting , but not ( to
the writer's mind ) so Interesting as ome
of the other great buildings. In the Dairy
building ( which well repays a visit ) there
te an ingeniously cooled car , where a butter
artist models busts of Dewey , Hobson , and
other popular heroes In that pliable but
perishable medium. One of the stilklng ex
hibits of the splendid Studcbakcr collection
of wagons and carriages , In the Transpor
tation building , Is the aluminum farm wag
on. It Is a wagon fit , for a prlnco and light
enough for a fairy ; but , alas , only a prince
or a millionaire could afford to pay for its
light strength , for It cost , I think , some
$2,500 this simple farm wagon. Thcro are
thret ) exhibits which towir above all others
at the Omaha exposition. They are typical
of the transmlssisslppl states ; the agricul
tural , the slectrlcal and tha mining exhibit.
I have spoken of the two flrst , the third In
its own way Is stupendous.
Beneath the equaro Greek ( towers and thn
grand dome of the Mining building Is a
wonderful display of metals and minerals
and mining machinery. The great silver
and gold mines of the far west , the great
coal mines of Iowa and Illinois , 'tho ' great
stone quarries ot the tronsmlsslsslppl elates ,
all have representatives In miniature-
machinery and product. There is a mine
In operation and a 'history ' of mining In
object lessons. And there is a prodigious
display of minerals from alabaster to coal ,
from Hire to sapphires and rubles. It Is as
typical of the wealth of the vast land be
yond the river na the Agriculture building ,
with Its many hucd and fantastically fancied
display ; and as typical of the * devouring
energy of its soul as the purring monsters
in the Electricity building.
The Rxponltlnn aft a Work ot Art.
Yet , when wo como 'to the parting word ,
of all the beauty , all the marvel which man
has wrought that which will haunt the mind
In memories of the latest of our American
expositions , Is it not the Art ? I do not
moan the pictures which are hung on the
gallery walls , or the statues In Its portals ;
I mean the art embodied In the noble archi
tecture , in the splendid groups that are
painted against the vast sunlit spaces of the
blue Nebraska dome , in the fair procession
of Nature's velvet and Jewels In lawn and
terrace. In plant and flower and vine and
the subtle blending of all these enchant
ments into ono harmonious , conquering
charm. It Is our last night at tbo exposi
tion. We have left painted savages leapIng -
Ing and yelling around flaming fires In the
dark fields beyond. Almost without warning
ire are back In the light and nro walking
by the basin In front of the Horticulture
building , where the tropical llllk'S float
their crinkled , uncanny leaves. All about us
Is the glory of tall , cannas , yellow and
scarlet , "mystic , wonderful. " Plants of
other lands have emerged from their green
houses and flaunt In the transient kindness
of our fickle northern sun. They lend an
air of fairy land to the unreal beauty of the
scone. Bathed la this genUo radiance
whatever might MigRent hasty work , the un
substantial material or hint at soil or crud
ity , vanishes as If It had never been ; be
fore us rise the sculptured walls , the grace
ful columns , richly carved plinth , entabla
ture and frieze , minarets ami domes that
seem in this Hour .is enduring as the hills.
We are quite alone , the hour Is late. We
seem to have this wonderful world to our
selves , a charm to be counted. So , slowly ,
almost sadly , we pass from the tranquil
fields to the deserted plaza and across the
viaduct to the silent lagoon.
It Is a city penciled in flro ; and the long
gem lines of the porticoes and cornices , the
stars that point Innumerable slender col
umns fencing the lagoon , the blazing torch
that flares above the vast dome to the
south , these are multiplied and lengthened
In the still waters of the lagoon. It is so
light that every flower splashing the ter
race , every vine masking the tree trunks or
climbing the colonnades has Its every tint
of color for the eye , It is so still that we
hoar the fountains drip on the fiery lilies.
Stainless and white the great battlements ,
with their colossal figures of conquest and
peace and winged aspiration , nro carved
against an infinite , unfathomable violet sky ,
pierced here and there by stars.
And we are fain to say to the passing mo
ment : "Stay , thou art too fair ! " But rail
ways cannot be wheedled like Mephlstophe-
les , and we have the Inevitable train in
waiting , of which Faust knew nothing ;
wherefore , wo turn for ono last backward ,
wistful look and go.
But the scene will remain. Whoever has
seen It cannot forget It any more than ho
can forget that other nnd greater city that
wo treasure in our hearts.
OCTAVE THANBT.
Ufelt Shoes
Are better than hand-sewed shoes but cost less. Men , women
and children wear them. All kinds a e made. The following
merchants are some who sell Goodyear Welt Shoes :
DREXEL SHOE CO. . 1419 Farnam St. , NEBRASKA CLOTHING CO. , Farnam
T. 1' . CAKTWniOMT & CO. . 16th and and 15th St. , '
HOWE-TALMAQE SHOE CO. . 1515 Douglas A. K. STOCKIfAM. TOO N. 16th St. .
A. D. MORSE. 1517 Douglas Rt. , WM. N. WHITNEY. 107 So l th St. ,
UUBTON BTOHE. 16th and Douglas. T. U. NOniUS. 1413 Douglas St. .
Douglas St. , W. W. FISHER. 2923 Leavenworth St. ,
A. W. BOWMAN CO. , 117 N. 16th St , W. n. BENNETT CO. , ltW-1512 Capital AY.
DAYS ONLY TWO TOES ! WEI , JUST 304
GROUNDS AT TWENTIETH AND PAUL STREETS ,
TWICE DAILY , 2 AND 8 P. M.-RAIN OR SHINE ,
The Show of Shows. Bigger and Better Than
Ever. The One Show That Means Something.
INTERNATIONAL MILITARY TOURNAMENT !
"It is somebody's crlnio If nil the children
do not see It. " The Great Editor , Jfitrat Jhtlstcad.
I
And Congress ol liders ol h World
OF ALL
6TH U , S , CAVALRY-
The Army's Finest Riders.
* 5TH U. STiRTILLERY
Double Light Battery in Field Drill and
Expert Driving. Artillery in Action , the
same as in actual warfare.
5th Royal Irish Lancers
9th Russian Cossacis
_
* *
1st German Cuirassiers
COLOR
of the Single-Starred Flag of
CUBA LIBRE
20 Cuban Heroes , ,
Twelve officers and privates whose wounda k
prevent them from doing actual service ia
the field.
REALISM REALIZED
In the Historic , Fascinating ,
Military Spectacle ,
r Custer's Last Battle
Produced with superb Scenery , 100 {
INDIAN WARRIORS and hundreds - j
dreds of soldiers and horses. .
Mexican Vaqueros. >
Argentine Cuachos.
Arabian Acrobats and Horsemen.
Jlf
Pamons Frontier Girls ,
AME OAKLEY-JOHNNY BAKER
Mistress and Master of Maikmansblp. t
Many New and All the Old I *
Thrilling Features.
A Carnival of Excitement and Fun
U
ALL UNDER COMMAND OF * * * * \ ' $
% P COL. W. F. CODY 15
( BUFFALO BILL , )
Who will positively take part in ,
every exhibition. J
Tuesday Morning at 9 there will be a
GRAND FREE STREET PARADE
Which will movn over the followln B route. On Twentieth to Cumlnp ,
to Sixteenth , , to Capitol , avenue , to F . iftccnth , to Douglas , to Ninth , to Farnam ,
to Sixteenth to Cumlng to Grounds.
Prices , 50c. Children 2 60.
NUMBERED COUPON. Actually . Reserved scats , $1nlll bo sold on the
ilny of Exhibition . nt Kuhn & CO.'H Driif ? Store , Corner 15th and Deus
Ins streets.
WEDNESDAY , PflTW Fl A V AT THE
AUG. 31. LUill DAY EXPOSITION.
