Hi AN EDITOE , SUICIDES.
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b r-- - A FAMOUS NEWSPAPER MAN
HP y KILLS HIMSELF.
BlKii
m 5&VKMnmps From a Window and In Foand
K j'liAjtt Dead on the Sidewalk Below Nervous
vJOPjrffTrontratloH nnd Other Ailments Broke
BflJj , T > own the Body nnd Sllnd of the tlead
H Hft * of the St. Loul * Globe-Domocrat No
IpfHE .Explanation Loft.
b * • 7oo McCtillach a Suicide.
HHH , St. Louis , Mo. , Jan. 1. Joseph B.
V Hh McCullagh , editor of the Globe-Demo-
B IKt' crat , leaped from the window of his
B : B "bedroom .some time between midnight
B K aT'd daybreak this morning- and dashed
L HJ7 liis. bruins out on the stone flagging of
m Kk > lie yard beneath.
HHLYi * At G:30 o ' clock one of the stable boys
B//f / / emploj'ed by Mrs. Kate Manion of 3837
K wta West Pine boulevard , with whom Mr.
Hm > . McCullagh resided , found the body
B Hj cold in death. The skull was battered
K in and the brains were scattered over
K the flagging" . The body was attired in
H | night clothes.
H Hq. "Mr. McCullagh was tired of living
Hvand killed himself , " said Br. C. II.
Bfi llughcs , his family phy&ician. "Up.
Bi gave no premonition of suicide during-
K * lis illness. I saw him for a little
Q K while last evening. He said he felt
HH " \ sleepy and gave mo to understand he
V wanted mc to leave him alone. Then
_ liis brain was affected , but his intel-
Pm lect was all right. He never gave any
HBR ( signs of mental break-down during his
Kmij illness. He suffered from profound
Hr nervous exhaustion , complicated with
k | ; a recurring kidney trouble. He had
Hjl , . an asthmatic affection in addition.
K * ' The late campaign undermined his
B licalth. "
| K , No writings were found in Mr. Mc-
K Cuhngh's room explaining his act or
Bv leaving instructions for the arrange-
BfiR inent of his affairs after death.
Bj. Mr. MeCullagh's illness came on him.
H | | -shortly after the close of the late Re-
Ki publican national convention. It took
H ( the form of acute asthma , compli-
Ft cated with nervous depression. "When
BL\ he passed through the acute stage he
Ki ! found himself slow in recoverITis
BVr limbs had lost their vigor , his arms
BKS , were numb and there were premoni-
BfiyP tions that the brain had come under
B _ the same shadowy spell. He would
H not admit that he was failing either
HT physically or mentally , and insisted
Hw ; on managing his newspaper from his
BJK bedroom. All through the day he sat
B in his chair wrapped in blankets , rep -
p ceived reports from his subordinates
B and gave them orders for the conduct
B -of the paper.
K. j , GAS TWICE TURNED OX.
B9" Just before midnight Mrs. Manion
Hk , went into Mr. MeCullagh's room to in-
K' quire how he was , as had been her
B > > / custom for .some time past , and found
K le as streaming from one of the
E ; "burners and Mr. McCullagh in a semiconscious -
conscious condition. She immediately
K stopped the flow , aired the room and
Kj \ aroused Mr. McCullagh , and then ,
E A > with an admonition to be more care-
B ful , retired to her own room. This
k morning , after the body had been disK -
K covered , it was found that the gas was
Bi againsr flowing with almost full force.
B The conclusion is reached , therefore ,
Eh that after his sister-in-law lift him for
' the night he deliberately turned the
Kft gas on again , but finding death too
BT slow by that means , opened the win-
B ' dow and plunged headlong to the pave-
Briment below.
B V Biographical.
B\i * * Joseph Burbridge McCullagh was horn in
Btti Duhlin in 1843 He came to this country
IBm when only 11 3'ears old and at once became
Uf an apprentice on a New York city -weekly ,
k f It 1658 he came to this city and -was nri > t a
tfp ' compositor and then a reporter on the Dem-
H ' ' ocrat. He had mastered shorthand then a
Br rare accomplishment which was of great
PS service to him. Before the war he went to-
H ? i Cincinnati and became connected first with
H r the Gazette and later with the Commercial
Br ai ; a stenographer.
B Mr McCullagh actca as a correspondent
B ; during the war. and his letters signed
E.Mack" made him famous. He crossed the
V Mississippi river with. Grant , and the silent
B. soldier and brilliant correspondent struck
Bli up a close friendship , which lasted till the
Wu general's death. Mr. McCullagh was also
H , & with Sherman's army on its march through
BV Georgia. He followed the fortunes of war
B nearly three years , and in that time had
B V various sensational experiences and narrow
'
BBvf escapes , proving himself under the most
B v trj'ing circumstances cool , resolute and
Bv daring.
BB Asl "Washington correspondent Mr. Mc-
BBl Cullagh added to the reputation he had ac-
BL quired during the war. His familiarity with
BBk political principles , as evidenced by his ar-
KS' tic Ics. was such that his advice is said To
HB \ l > ave been often sought by statesmen. He
HLfA _ was called the "originator of interviewing. "
K % having practiced that branch of journalism
Mik n a manner seldom if ever equaled His
B [ i i.rst interviews with President Johnson
Bl kl were copied all over the country.
Br ft Between 18G3 and 1870 Mr. McCullagh
BB > was managing editor of the Cincinnati.
BB ( ° } Enquirer. Then he bought an interest
B B "i tre Chicago Kcpubllcan , now the Inter-
BK O'ean , but when the property was practi-
Bf caily destroyed in the 1871 are , returned to
H Hthiscity , where he lived till death. He ac-
3 B cepted the editorship of the Globe , one of
9 B two rival Uepublican newspapers here , the
Bb .other being the Democrat , which had been
& . leunded in 1852 and had been the organ of
Bw t00 Kepublican party. A quarrel both in the
10 * ? party nnd among the owners of the paper
Br caused the starting of the Globe. Its lot
HHwas not a prosperous one though it toot
KH awav enough of the business of the Deao-
b crat fo injure that materially. TheDemo-
Bk crat was a member of the Associated Press ,
Hr and the Globs was not. While Mr. McCul-
Bl lagh was unable to make the balance come
B B' upon the right side of the ledger of the
B Globe , he was able to make a newspaper
BB which people talked about. There was a
b snap in its editorial comments that St Louis
B * bad not been accustomed to ; there was an
B ; Xir cf tc . ationalism about its news depart-
B xnents that % vas nev - in that field.
Be A series of political and personal events
Er "brought about a consolidation of the two
BKnapers with McCullagh at the head a posi-
Bjf Xion which he held the rest of his life.
r * w He was unconventionalln dress , manners ,
KB whabits and speech , though careful of his
BO \ . "written English. He had much humor ,
B Tr / anainly cvnical. and made no pretenses.
Br ft Having neither kindred , wife nor children ,
k. 1 few external jleasurcs and no distractions ,
W | he lived in and for his newspaper and cared
B for little else. He was a journalist of jour-
B nalists being saturated with printer's ink
B beyond all chance of change.
B He was a strong Republican from first to
B last , and on more than oue critical occasion
m in his earlier life relinquished the pen for
K the sword , being one of the handful of vol-
B unteers to man the ironclad St Louis , the
B rst of the Union vessels to run the gauntlet
B
of the shore batteries. Among his political
performances was his participation in the
noted Vallandlngbam campaign in Ohio.
Another was his "write-up" of the South
from observations made on a tour for the
purpose Just after the war.
Public affairs were always of paramount
Interest to McCullagh. His political ambition
of late years was said to be to attain a seat
In the United States Senate , and he was
often mentioned for such a position , which
it Is possible he would have reached but for
the untimely termination of his career
SUICIDE AFTER FAILURE.
Tie Vice President of a Cloned Alabama
Bank Kills Hlniaelt In a Cbnrch.
Montgomery , Ala. , Jan. 1. George
11. Wilkins , vice president of the Com
mercial National bank of Selinawhich
failed for S5O0O00 yesterday , com
mitted suicide "by shooting himself
through the head in the Episcopal
church at tielmaat 4 o'clock this morn
ing. Ho had been vice president of
the bank and treasurer of the church
for thirty years , and was one of the
best known men in the state.
FOR THE NEW OFFICIAL.
Hold Scheme of St. Louis Saloon Keep
ers to Hold Back Licenses.
St. Louis , Jan. 3. The report was
current here yesterday that saloon
keepers whose licenses would fall due
January 5 had been advised not to pay
up until later , so that the new excise
commissioner to be appointed by Gov
ernor Stephens would receive the ben
efit. Commissioner Bell declares that
the police will stop any such scheme.
ARRESTED FOR BRIBERY.
One of John Wanamaker's Managers
Accused or Trying ; to Buy Votes.
Hakhisburg , Pa. , Jan. 1. A sensa
tion was created here last night when
E. A. Van Valkenburg , one of the
"Wanamaker managers , was arrested
on a charge of bribery. The Wana
maker manager is charged with at
tempting to bribe Representative Web
ster C. Weiss , early in December.
Dingloy Averse to a Secretaryship.
Washington , Jan. 1. It is said that
when Mr. Dingley visited Canton just
before Congress convened Mr. McKinley -
ley talked freely to him about the sec-
retar3Tship of the treasury , but noth
ing was definitely determined. Since
the campaign Mr. Dingley has suffered
so severely from stomach troubles as
to be able to attend to his duties only
with great difficulty , and the special
ists who are treating him have given
him such advice that it is now reported
that he will not accept a cabinet port
folio under any consideration.
' Weyler Is Forced to 1'ortify.
Cincinnati Ohio Jan. 1. A special
from Key West , Fla. , says : "Reports
from Artemisa are that Weyler has '
found it necessary to intrench some of
his advanced positions and to build
one or two block houses to keep the
command of the military road from ,
Artemisa to San Christobal. The insurgents - -
surgents have driven buck two of his
detachments from the foothills. Wey
ler is unable to secure tidings of the
movements of General Rivera , and it
is reported that he is somewhat wor
ried over the situation.
Bittinger to Leave the Herald.
St. Joseph , Mo. , Jan. 1. The con
test between Major John L. Bittinger ,
editor of the St. Joseph Herald , and
Congressman George C Crowther , who
was defeated for re-election , to control
the Republican patronage of the
Fourth district has brought out the
statement from stockholders of the
Herald that Major Bittinger will retire
in a few days. It has been settled ,
according to the statements made by
the Republicans here , that Major Bit
tinger is to be given a federal appoint
ment by President Mclvinlev.
Bradley to neslgn December 15 , 1897.
Cincinnati , Ohio , Jan. 3. The
Commercial Tribune says : Unless there
is a marked improvement in his health
during the next seven months. Gov
ernor Bradle3 * will resign the govern
orship of Kentucky , to take effect on
or after December l. > , 1S97. At that
time Lieutenant Governor Worthington -
ton can. by the law. become the gov
ernor of Kentucky , and no election to
fill the vacanc3 caused Governor
Bradley ' s resignation will be neces
sary' .
Thirty Yeai for a Cattle Thief.
Greeley , CoL , . nJa 1. Al Cochran ,
the cattle rustler , has been sentenced
to thirty years in prison for cattle
stealing. It is said that he is under
indictment in Kimball county , ZS"eb. . ,
for the murder of Paul Rose , the stock
man , whose cattle were found in his
possession when he was arrested , and
for the theft of which he was found
iruilty in this state.
Clay County's Oldest Woman Drad.
Liberty , Mo. , Jan. 1. Mrs. Eliz
abeth Wills , nearly S > J years of age ,
the oldest person in Cla . count ; ' , died !
at her home in the .Providence neigh
borhood last night. She was the
mother of'fourteen children.
In the Hands of Mortg-agcc.
Warrensburg , Mo. , Jan. 1. The
implement firm of Renick & Higgins of
this place gave a 31,200 mortgage to
the Deering Harvester company to-
da- . The assets are about 10,000 and
the liabilities 84,000.
C 1Z. i Qiier . .e.ii n > .
Emporia , Kan. . Jan. 1. Mr. C. E.
Fuller , the traveling man who was
missing and about whom man3' sensa
tional reports were in circulation , has
returned. This verifies the predictions
of his friends that he would-show up
all right again and will place at rest
the claim that his financial troubles
forced him to remove with the hope of
recovering his fortune. '
Family of " Four Asphyxiated.
Zsnw York , Jan. 1. A family of
four persons were asph3'xiated at their
home in the northern portion of this
city j-esterda3' . John Lynchtenberg , '
a cabinetmaker , his "wife , Lizzie , and
their two children , Willis , 22 months
old , and Jacob , 12 weeks old , j
Mrs. Nettle Craven Critically III.
San Francisco , Jan. 1. Mrs. Nettie '
Craven , claimant to a part of the es-
state of the late Senator Fair , is ill and
her death is said to be expected almost
am time.
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THE COMING 1898 SHOW.
Trans-MIsslssIppl and International Ex
position.
The president of the United States is
about to issue his proclamation an
nouncing to the world that the Trans-
Mississippi and International exposi
tion is to bo held in the city of Omaha
between the 1st day of June and the
1st day of November , 180S. This expo
sition is designed to afford an oppor
tunity for the states west of the Mis
sissippi to make an exhibit of
their resources and productive
industries. Twenty states and four
territories are embraced as the Trans-
Mississippi region. These states and
territories cover an area of more than
two and a half million square miles ,
with an aggregate population of nearly
25,000,000. They represent fully twen
ty billions of wealth. They are the
great granary of America , and contain
within their boundaries practically
all the gold and silver mines of the
United States , besides deposits of iron ,
copper , lead , zinc and other minerals
of incalculable volume and value.
They embrace furthermore , the great
est bodies of timber on the North
American continent , as well as a large
portion of the cotton belt , and all of
the sugar producing lands * within the
boundaries of the union. The railroads
within the Trans-Mississippi states ag
gregate 03,000 miles and the navigable
waterways include the greatest of
American rivers the Mississippi , Mis
souri and the Columbia.
In the World's Columbian exposition
of 1S93 the exhibits of the Trans-Mis
sissippi states were overshadowed by
the exhibits of foreign countries. Of
the millions who passed through its
gates , comparatively few carried away
with them a distinct impression of the
productive resources of that vast em
pire. The purpose of the projectors of
the Trans-Mississippi exposition is to
acquaint the nation and visitors from
other countries with the fabulous
wealth and stupendous possibilities of
the greater west.
the initial step.
This Exposition had its origin in res
olutions adopted by the Trans-Missis
sippi Commercial Congress of 1895 ,
formulated in the following declara
tion :
Whereas , We believe that an exposi
tion of all the products , industries and
civilization of the states west of the
Mississippi river , made at some central
gatewa3' where the world can behold
the wonderful capabilities of these
great wealth-producing states , would
be of great value , not only to the Trans-
Mississippi states , but to all the home-
seekers in the world ;
Therefore , Resolved , That the United
States Congress _ be requested to take
such steps as may be necessary to
hold a Trans-Mississippi Exposition at
Omaha in the year 1S9S , and that the
representatives of such states and ter
ritories in Congress be requested to
favor such an appropriation as is usual
in such cases to assist in carrying out
this enterprise.
AN ORGANIZATION EFFECTED.
Preliminary steps to carry out the en
terprise contemplated b3' the resolution
were taken by the citizens of Omaha
early in December. 1895 , when a tem
porary organization was effected , look
ing to the formation of an association
that would assume the task of finan
ciering and manner.ng the Exposition.
On January IS , 1S9G. articles of incor
poration of the Trans-Mississippi and
International Exposition Association ,
signed by 100 leading business and pro
fessional men , were filed with the sec
retary of state. The authorized capital
of the corporation is 1,000.000. divided
into shares of stock of 10 each. Its
government was vested in a board of
directors , eleven in number , who were
to elect a president , vice president , sec-
retar3 and treasurer. Each of the
Trans-Mississippi states and territo
ries was to be represented in the gov
erning bod3' by one of the vice presi
dents , commissioned by the governors
of their respective states and territo
ries.
RECOGNITION BY CONGRESS.
Before the work of organization had
been fairly entered uponbenator Allen ,
on January 3 , 1S9(5 ( , introduced a bill in
the United btates senate granting the
Exposition recognition by congress as
an interstate and international exposi
tion , providing for the admission of for
eign exhibits free of dut3' and pledging
the United States to expend not less
than 250,000 for a government build
ing and exhibit. A similar bill was in
troduced in the house b3 Representa
tive Mercer. These bills were finally
consolidated in conference at the close
of the session , and the bill authorizing
S200.000 to be expended for a federal
building and a government exhib
it was signed by President Cleveland
before congress adjourned in June. An
additional appropriation by congress of
5390,000 will be asked for. and as man3'
of the senators and congresmen repre
senting western states have pledged
their support , it ma3T be considered as
assured.
Among the conditions embodied in
the bill was the provision that not less
than 5230.090 in bona fide subscriptions
ana donations must be secured by the
Trans-Mississippi and International Ex
position Association before the federal
appropriation became available. This
requirement has been complied with.
The amount of stock subscriptions and
donations to the Exposition Association
now exceeds 400.000. and it is confi
dently believed that it will reach the
maximum of one million within nine
ty days. The largest single subscrip
tion so far registered is from the Bur
lington railroad , amounting to 30,000.
The other railway companies whose
lines enter Omaha have promised to
make equally liberal subscriptions at
in early da\\
STATE AID.
The legislatures of but two states
met in 1S95 Iowa and Louisiana. The
Iowa legislature made an appropriation
3f 10,000 for preliminary work , and
issurances were given by prominent
public officials of Iowa that a liberal
ippropriation will be made during the
special session that will convene in
Januar3' . 1S97. The Louisiana legisla
ture was not approached until the clos
ing days of its session too late to
make an appropriation , Lut resolutions
were adopted pledging liberal aid to
the enterprise.
The legislature of Nebraska , which
M B B MM
is to convene during the first week In
Januar3 % will ° e asked to appropriate
300,000 , and favorable action is ex
pected from that body within thirty
days.
Other states have , through their offi
cials , expressed hearty sympathy with
the exposition project , and liberal ap
propriations will be recommended by
the governors of those states in their
forthcoming messages.
I'ERMANENTLY ORGANIZED
In view of the magnitude of the un
dertaking and the vast amount of labor
it will involve it was deemed advis
able to enlarge the directory in order
to enlist a greater number of the most
prominent business and professional
men in the active work of the exposi
tion. With this end in view , the arti
cles of incorporation were amended seas
as to provide for the election of fiftj-
directors as soon as 300,000 had
been subscribed to the capital
stock , and other amendments
considered essential to the effect
ive distribution of power and duties
were inserted. December 1 the stock
holders elected the new board of di
rectors , and the permanent organiza
tion completed the same day by the
election of the present officers. A fur
ther enlargement of the board of con
trol and supervision is contemplated
soon as the various legislatures have
taken action so that each state partici
pating ma3r have a voice in the man
agement.
OFFICESS.
Gurdon W. * , \ ' attles President
Alvin Saunders IJesident Vice-President
Herman Kountze Treasurer
JolinA. Wakefield Secretary
EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE.
Zachary T. Lindsey Manager Dept. of
AVays and Means.
Edward liosewatcr Manager Dept. of
Publicity.
Gilbert M. Hitchcock Manager Dept.
Promotion.
Freeman P. Kirkendall Mgr. Dept. of
Buildings and Grounds.
Edward E. Bruce Manager Dept of
Exhibits.
Abrani L. Keod Mirr. Dept. of Con
cessions and Privileges.
AVm. Is' . Baticock Manager Dept. of
Transportation.
VICE-I'EESIDENTS.
Iowa Hon. Geo. F. Wright
routh Dakota Hon. Thos. II. Wells
Nebraska Hon. Wm. Neville
Missouri Hon. John Doniphan
Kansas Hon. C. A. Fellows
Arizona Hon. Chas. R. Drake
California Hon. Geo. W. Parsons
Oklahoma Ty Hon. Eugene "Wallace
Idaho Hon. B. P. Shawhan
Nevada Hon. Wm.J. Westerfield
Utah Hon. Lewis W. Shurtliir
Colorado Hon. Henry P. Steele
New Mexico Hon. L. Bradford Prince
Oregon Hon. B.S.Cook
Texas Hon. Gus Kej'mershoffer
THE MONEY ISN'T THERE.
A Pickpocket Yt ho Was Foolish Enough
to Steal a Lady's Poclcetboolc.
"I just swiped a leather , Jim , " said
a pickpocket to another of his pro
fession.
"Was it one o' them purty ones
what the women carries 'round de
streets in der hands ? "
"Yes. I swiped it when she wus
lookin' inter er windy. "
"If yer'd been in der bizniz as long
as I hcv 3'er wouldn't er took it. "
"Whv ? "
" 'Tafn't "
wuth it.
"A feller might strike a big haul
tho' that wa3- some time. "
"Not on 3-our life , he wouldn't I've
swiped a load on 'em an' I never got
one yit that I could git a beer out on.
Dey don 't carry mone3'in dem leath
ers. De3''s only er bluff. Tr3' dat one
yer've got and see if it's errny good. "
Glancing about waril3to make
sure that no one was watching himthe
pickpocket opened ths purse. lie
found three samples of silkoline , a
patent glove buttoner , a card adver
tising a lotion for removing black
heads from the face , a sheet of flesh
colored court plaster , some samples
of scrim and Madras , a list of prices
of carpets , a circular showing an illus
tration of a patent hose supporter , a
card of small safety pins , two slabs
of chewing gum warranted to cure
dyspepsia , and a card bearing her ad
dress and instructions to take her
there if she met with an accident.
"That's all dere is in it , " said the
man who had "swiped" the pocketbook -
book , as he turned it upside down
and shook it , with a look of disgust
on his face.
"Didn't I tell yer ? " remarked the
other. "I've 'swiped' dem tings till
I'm tired. Dey ' re all de same. De
women don't carr3 * nothin' but trash
in 'em. De money an't dere , never ! "
Tha Hrxilal Suite of Xicholas II.
"Vanity Fair" gives a description
of the apartments in the Winter pal
ace that are occupied by Nicho-
lab II and his bride. The bridal suite
was once occupied b > Alexandria
Feodorovna , consort of Nicholas I. It
opens out of the Pompeiian chambers
and includes the famous reception-
room , which is lined with malachite
and lighted with candelabra of lapis-
lazuli. Almost all of the furniture is
richly gilt , and the chief decorations
are copies of Raphael's paintings. The
bedroom is chiefi - remarkable for a
magnificent frieze , and out of the ad
joining dressing-room a heavily cur
tained door leads to the Romano-
Moresque bath , which is one of the
most noteworthy features of the
whole palace. In a little room hard
by the imperial family us = d in former
years to pass their evenings together.
A private marble staircase gives ac
cess to a sort of grotto and conserva-
tor3' that are filled with luxuriant
tropical vegetation.
A Mysterlons Llslit.
A strange light has been annoying
residents between Melrose and Ash
bourne , Pa. , for two weeks past. The
light , as described b3' persons who
aver having seen and pursued it , has
the appearance of a powerful flame.
It apparentlv- rises from a quarry ,
an3T time between 9 p. m. and 3 a. m.
After developing until it is largo
enough to travel alone the ignis fat-
uus moves off.
Mules Open a Gate.
Professor Wilder relates of a quar
termaster's mules at Pensacola , that
being shut out of a grass l 1oc , one of '
them opened the gate held closed b- j
ball and chain * his head
ft , b3 nooking i
under the ball and chain , and then , I
after five mules had passed in , one of
those inside backed up and held the !
Ejate open for the on : : which had first I
opened the gate for his companions. J
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CHILDJREN'S C0KNEK.
GOOD READING FOR BOYS AND
GIRLS.
Once In a AVhllc Invented by a Tamous
Clown The Old Oaken JJuclcot A
Had I'laco to lie Born lu Kud of the
"Chesapeake. "
in a while the
sun shines out
And the arching
skies are a per
fect blue ,
fNCE in a while
doubt 'mid clouds of
F a i t h's fairest
stars are peeping -
ing through.
Our paths lead
down by the meadows fair ,
Where the sweetest blossoms nod and
smile
And we lay aside our cross of care ,
Once in a while.
Once in a while within our own
We feel the hand of a steadfast
friend ;
Once in a while we hear a tone
Of love with the heart's own voice
to blend.
And the dearest of all our dreams come
true ,
And on life's way is a golden mile ;
Each thirsting flower is kissed with
dew ,
Once in a while.
Once in a while in the desert sand
We find a spot of the fairest green ;
Once in a while from where we stand
The hills of Paradise are seen.
And a perfect joy in our hearts we
. hold ,
A joy that the world cannot defile ;
We trade earth's dross for the purest
gold.
Once in a while.
Invented by a Famous Clown.
Joseph Grimaldi was the inventor of
the present clown's dress. Before Joey's
time , the clown in costume , but in
nothing else was a sort of English
Pierrot , an impossible combination , and
a necessarj' failure.
Joey seems to have recognized the
fact that English low humor was unsuited -
suited to a Frenchman's dress. He
broke up , therefore , the blank white of
Pierrot's dress with the variegated
spots , stars and patches to which we
are now accustomed. But Grimaldi
was a man of inventive resource to
some extent a genius. Nearly all the
so-called "comic business" is of his in
vention.
The Harlequin probably without
knowing it continued to dress himself
a la Watteau until the year 1 of the
present centurj' , when James Byrne in
troduced a change. In the pantomime
of "Harlequin Amulet , or The Magic
of Mona , " produced at Drury Lane , he
appeared in Harlequin , in a tightly-
fitting white silk habit , into which the
well-known colored silk patches were
woven , the whole being profusely cov
ered with spangles , and presenting an
unusually sparkling appearance. This
is the costume worn by all the Harle
quins of the present daj * .
The Old Oaken Ilurkot.
A dear little girl , named Elsie , was
quite a singer , and very fond of an old
song , familiar to most children , called
"The Old Oaken Bucket. " Elsie was
taking lessons in drawing , which in
terested her veiy much. She drew pic
tures in all her spare time , and often
teased mamma with the question :
"What shall I draw next , mamma ? "
Mamma always suggested cows , or
bears , or steam-engines , or trees , ac
cording to the first idea which came
into her head. One day , in answer to
Elsie's usual question , mamma replied :
"Draw the 'old oaken bucket , ' Elsie.
You are very fond of singing 'The Old
Oaken Bucket. ' Sit down and make a
picture of it. "
This was new. Elsie , with a deep
satisfied breath , sat down and staid
quiet about five minutes. At the end
of that time she brought mamma this
picture.
"What upon earth does this mean ? "
asked mamma. "It looks like a con
undrum , Elsie ; or like the sun , nieon ,
and stars ! "
Elsie looked at her design with great
pride , and a little impatience at mam
ma's obtuseness.
"Why , don't you see , mamma ? " she
cried. "The first one is 'the old oaken
bucket , ' and the next one is 'the ironbound -
bound bucket , ' and the next is 'the
moss-covered bucket that hangs in the
well ! ' "
Then mamma laughed hard , leaning
back in her chair , while she held Elsie's
sketch at arm's-length to see it better ,
as artists always look at pictures.
"And what are all those little spots
for , Elsie ? "
"Why those , mamma ? " said Elsie.
'Those are 'the spots that my infancy
" '
mew !
A Bad Flace to Be Born In. .
There are a great many advantages
[ n being born an American citizen.
Dne can hope to become president of
the United States and various other
nigh and mighty things ; but , after all ,
die greatest privilege is in being born
imong people who are free from fool
ish superstitions. Suppose j'ou had
been born on the Congo river , for in
stance. How would you like that when
-ou consider some of their beliefs ? It
s told by persons supposed to be well
nformed that the people inhabiting
.he district round the Congo river
hare with the Ashantees , of whom we
tave recently heard such a lot , the be-
ief that if their high priest , the Chi-
ome , were to die a natural death the
rhole world would follow suit at once ,
end would dissolve into air , for It Is. '
according to them , only held together JK
by hfs personal will. 'Ill
| Accordingly , when the pontiff falls Wm
ill , and the Illness is serious enough to jf ;
make a fatal termination probable , a JHj
I successor Is nominated , and he , so * a | §
' Boon as he is consecrated , enters the | f j
high priest's hut and clubs him or 1 | |
strangles him to death. A Bomewhat • | II
similar custom obtains in Unyore when 1 | j
; the king falls seriously 111 , and seems I | |
i likely to die , for his wives to kill him. | II
The same rule is followed if he gets j | |
beyond a certain age , for an old Un- | II
i yore prophecy states that the throne , II
will pass away from the family In the • II
i event of the king dying a natural , II
death. II
The End of the "Chenanrake. " \ II
An English journel contains the following - , | |
lowing item , for the truth of which wq . II
j cannot , of course , vouch ; but it Is • | l
! interesting if true : It is not by any jI
i means widely known , says the journal , II
I that the Chesapeake , famous for her II
historic encounter with the British II
ship Shannon in 1813 , is in existence | l
to-day , but is used in the somewhat II
inglorious capacity of a flourmill. and II
is making money for a hearty IIamp- f 1
shire miller in the little parish of Wick- 11
| ham. After her capture by Sir Philip ? '
B. V. Broke , she was taken to England tl
in 1814 , and in 1S20 her timbers were il
sold to Mr. John Prior , miller of Wick- * I
ham , Hants. Mr. Prior pulled down hl3 I
own mill at Wickham , and erected a ,
new one from the Chesapeake timbers. I
which he found admirably adapted for I
the purpose. The deck beams were I
thirty-two feet long , and served , without -
out alteration , for joists. Many of these M
timbers yet bear the marks of the I
Shannon's grape-shot , and in some H
places the shot are still to be seen > A
deeply embedded in the pitch pine. B
The metamorphosis of a man-of-war
into a peaceful life-sustaining flour- H
mill is , perhaps , as near an approach to H
the prophecy that spears and swords H
shall be beaten into ploughs and prun- H
ing-hooks as the conditions of modern H
civilization will allow. H
A I'erfect Identification. , H
Signor Arditi , the well-known musical - M
sical conductor , has recently published M
his memoirs in London. Among the H
many anecdotes he tells is the following - < M
lowing adventure he had with a bank H
cashier. He was in an American city H
and wished to have a check cashed , i H
but as the cashier did not know Signor H
Arditi , he told him he must get himself - H
self identified before he could receive j H
any money. H
"But I do not know any one here , " H
protested the musical conductor. H
"I am verj' sorry , " said the cashier. H
Signor Arditi thought for a few H
moments , and presently said : M
"Did you ever attend the opera , H
young man ? " M
"Frequently , " said the cashier. "I M
am very fond of music. " M
"Then you must know me , " continued - M
ued Signor Arditi ; and taking off his H
hat he turned his back upon the cashier - M
ier , and beat time vigorously to an M
imaginary orchestra. M
"Oh , yes ! " exclaimed the cashier at M
once. "I know the back of your head M
well. You are Signor Arditi. " And M
he handed out the money to the musician - , |
sician without further ceremony. H
Katie's Bnttrrflif * . H
When Kate saw Ben's rare collection H
of insects she wanted to have some of H
her own , says an exchange. H
"There's lots of butterflies in our H
garden , " she said. "Great yellow ones , H
with spotted wings ; golden-brown H
ones , with golden stripes ; and pretty H
white ones , which shine like silver. " H
The next day Katie ran into mam- H
ma's room , her little fingers tightly H
closed over the brown head of a splendid - H
did specimen. Her blue eyes were full H
of horror. H
"Oh-h-h ! I can never do it , mamma. H
I never can. See it squirm and kick. H
It don't want to die , dear little thing. H
God gave it its life , same's he's gave H
me mine. I don't want any frame of H
insects never ! " she cried , sobbing in H
her mother's arms. That was the first H
and last butterfly that our Katie H
caught , and she thinks that only cruel H
folks can kill them. H
What do j'ou think about it ? M
I believe the first test of a truly great H
man is his humility. I do not mean by H
"humilhy" doubt of his own power , or H
hesitation in speaking his own opinions - H
ions , but a right understanding of the H
relations between what he can do and H
say and the rest of the world's doings H
and sayings. All great men not only H
know their own business , but usually H
know that they know it , and are not H
only right in their main opinions , but H
usually know that thej- are , only they H
do not think much of themselves on H
that account. They do not expect their H
fellow men to fall down and worship H
them ; they have a curious under-sense H
of powerlessness , feeling that greatness H
is not in them , but through them. They |
do their work , feeling that they cannot - H
not well help doing it. H
A Peculiar Clod- H
The clock in the tower of St. Clement - M
ent Danes church , in the Strand , London - M
don , possesses the extraordinary peculiarity - H
culiarity of striking every hour twice. |
The hour is struck once on the large- H
bell , weighing 2,400 pounds , and also M
or. the Sanctus , a bell in the spire , M
which dates back to the thirteenth H
century , and is said to be one of the |
bells used before the reformation. |
There will not be two sides to a |
question in the last day , says a writer |
in the Bible Reader. It will not be a M
matter for argument which Is right , M
the Master or the unfaithful servant. M
The servant will be judged out of h3 M
awn mouth. H
The British aristocracy Includes 11. - M
300 persons. M