1TLE OMAHA DAILY BEB : SUNDAY , SEPTEMBER JU 1HH(5.-T\VELYE ( \ PAGES.
AN li WITH AN AUTHOR ,
The Creator of "Undo Tom's ' Cabin" and
'Her Home in Hartford-
BURLESQUE STAGE CHARACTERS
DlHplenscd AVItti tlio Modern Dramatic
Version of the Story How the Au
thor niul Her lluftlinttd Ouco
the 1'lny.
Lyn Vlcr in Boston Glebe : Not lone
rtgo I vi ltcd Hartford and was received
at n pretty brick hun n , nil gables nnil
angles , painted a quaker gray , wlulo
green clinging vines , over porch anil
hay windows , nddcd to this picturesque
home , where dwells Mrs. Harriet Bceclior
Sto\ve. A garden surrounds the liouso ,
embracing vulvety lawns and bright
( lower buds. Just around the corner
lives Mr. Samuel Clemens , or Mark
Twain , while the adjoining estate is that
of Charles Dudley Warner.
This was boforoMrs. Stowe's recent bo-
re.ivcinent in the loss of her husband.
We sat in her cosy , old-fashioned parlor ,
\vliore the books and picture's are all
fiouvcnirs of sweet mummies. The pro
fessor was upstairs asleep , so she
know 1m did not need her. Near
her in the pretty parlor sat her
twin daughters , Miss Eliza and Misb
Harriet , clever , interesting ladies. The
conversation fell upon " Uncle Tom's
Cabin , " and , ns I was desirous of hear
ing her speak of it , 1 at last said : "Every-
bouy has read the book. 1 do not think I
over met a person who could read at all
who was not familiar with it. "
"Perhaps you think so , " said Mrs.
Stowo , "but 1 know of some who have
never read it. "
"Who ? " I asked , surprised at her
quaint , positive way of speaking.
"Who ! Why the actors who piny in
the dramatized version. 1 am sure they
never have , or they would have gained
some knowledge of the book and
characters. Look , " she continued , "at
the way they depict Simon Logree , for
instance. "
"Lot mo see , " I said , "they make him
coarse and brutal with a _ red llannel
shirt , a wide leather bolt , into which is
stuck- knife or pistol , a black beard and
black hair. "
"Yes , " said Mrs. Stowo , "that is cx-
nctly the way they do make him look. "
1 took up a volume of "Undo Tom's"
and turning to the description of Simon
Legco , road the following : "Ho was
short , broad and muscular , a _ round bul
let head , covered with still' , wiry , sun
burned hair ; he had light gray eyes , with
a shaggy sand-colored eye-brows , like
his hair ; his face and hands were freck
led , llo wore brown pantaloons of thin ,
light colored material , the worse for wear
and dust , nnd a checked shirt , .wide opc-n
at tlio neck. " Further on in the book it
speaks of his sandy hair and a long linen
coat and a white Panama hat.
"Yes , " said Mrs. Stowo , " 1 dressed him
like a southerner and made him blondo.
I had u certain similar man in my mind
as 1 wrote of him , but the actors all dross
him liku a western borderman , withsom-
bore , rod shirt and high boots , and make
Lim of dark complexion. "
So wo wont through several of the
characters. "St. Clair. " she said , "I
drew as the boppy , light-hearted , cul
tured southern gentleman , with all the
elegant case and indolence of his class ,
clothed in the extreme of fashion , but in
fiouihcrn fashion , so diil'eront from our
northern style of dress , particularly fee at
-tho period the book represents. "
"Did you.kavq.somu one m your mind
when youwrbto"pflStrChiirM said J.
"res1 shl ) ' niiSwcrcd. "I know just
such an elegant , easy-going man. 1 wish
I could sec him upon the stage , just as I
remember him , but St. Clair now is
dressed like every other man you meet. "
Thou she went on at length to discuss
the inaccuracies of the productions :
"Why , they have Haley and Tom Lokcr
hobnobbing with Lcgreo ; they are miles
apart in the book. They seldom nowa
days introduce , 1 am told , the incident I
like best in the book. "
"What is that * " I asked.
"Eviv's fall overboard from the Missis
sippi steamboat and her rescue by Uncle
Tom. "
"And did you never see it well played ,
Mrs. Slower' 1 asked.
"Yes ; in fact I never saw the play
through but once. That was years ago.
I was induced , not long ogo. to attend n
performance of the book , but after re
maining a short time aud seeing the many
inaccuracies , I did not care to remain
through the evening. "
Then she told mo ot n visit she and her
husband made to Boston , where they saw
the play of "Uuclo Tom's Cabin , " as it
was originally at the Boston museum. As
1 write , 1 have before mo the old play
bill , which certainly is full of interest.
"Unclo Tom's Cabin" was first produced
on any stage. Monday evening , Septem
ber 1C , 1853. It was dramatized by Mr.
H. J. Conway , a gentleman of
Boston. It ran for 107 performances -
formances-- these days a remarkably
long timo. Jt was received with tlio
croatost enthusiasm , nnd from lime to
time in the history of the Boston museum
f . it has reappeared always with success.
The version given nt the museum is en
| r tirely dill'oront from others , nnd is the
only ono endowed by Mrs. Stowo. At
the time the play was produced Mr.
William Warren was the great comedian
of the day. There was no part suited to
him , therefore the part ot "Penetrate
Partytiido from Now England" was written -
ton in for him. In all ether particulars
it closely follows the novel. The orig
inal cast embraced twenty-eight speak
ing parts nnd twice ns ninny slaves ,
waiters and passengers. The principal
characters wcro played by the following :
M. Shelby , a Kentucky planter , Mr.
B. Stephens ; Goorgn Shelby , his
son , in the first net by
a Miss M.Hart , in the fifth act
by Mr. S. F. Palmer ; Haley by Mr. Joyce ,
whoso widow was long mistress of the
wardrobe at the museum ; Tom Lokor by
B. F. Palmer , and Marks tlio Lawyer , of
Into years in most versions made the
comedy part , was played by a Mr. Hal-
ton ; Uncle Tom by Frank Whitman ,
who for many years was idontilied with
the .Boston museum in heavy villians ;
Drover John , n party never appearing in
the modern versions , was played by W.
11 , Smith , the father of Mrs. Sol Smith ,
llo is well remembered as a fine actor ns
well as stage manager of the museum ,
Simon Logree was portrayed by Mr. J ,
Davios. Penetrate Partyside was \ \ il-
liam Warrnn. George Harris bv the Into
E. F. Kcach , who was also manager of
the theatre for Homoyears. St. Clair was
pluyed by little J. A. Smith , who was
Mcntlliod with tlie characters ol fops.
Ho is now an old man und an inmate of
the Forrest homo , Philadelphia.
Of the ladies. Miss Louise CJann , after-
wurd Mrs , Wulf Fries , whose husband
was a member of parliament , played
r.liza Harris ; Miss Isahollo Pr.iston , u
well known aclrcss , was Aunt Chloe , and
Aunt Ophelia was Mrs , Sanders , after
ward Mrs. Thonian * now living in retire
ment in Snn Francisco. Only think !
Hejon Western was the original Fvn ,
bhg dldd some years ago , but was , with
her feistor Lucille ; n prominent actress.
Dear'oldMrs. Vincent was young und
elender then. She was an notress ot
loading ndbqavy parts in those days ,
and playcH Citato in the first production ,
'iopnywas played by Mlss Gassiuski ,
who not pnly played rollicking parts , but
waa engaged to dance between the
vlcccj ; whenever , as was usually
the cao , a drama nnd farce were
nivcn. A Ailss Hadinski played
.Marie St. CJair , while Little Polly was
played by Miss Clarke , in late years the
well known leading laily at tills theatre.
Hoe , a quadroon girl , was played by
Miss LOUKC Cutler , for a long tinlo n
member of the company.
There was e. panorama of the Missis
sippi river. While the steamboat had n
rocking motion , steam came out of the
huge smoke stack * ? and everything wasns
realistic ns possible.
It is not likely that Mrs. Slowo will
ever attend the theatre again. TlinrcconU
death of her husband , to whom she was
greatly attached , is atfn&it 'p'TMV. ' She
is now sevonty-fivo $ ! urs of age , but
when in the mood talks as brightly ns in
her youth. She is short and slender , and
quite ns good a wnlkcr uud as active ns
ninny a young girl.
She said , in further referring to her
witnessing the play of "L'nele Tom's
Cabin1 that they worn both rare visitors
to the theatre , and enjoyed the acting
and < -cenery to tile fulledS.xtent ( , the pro
fessor fairly clapping liK bauds with joy
n lie saw atu tiling particularly forceiul
"They all live , " ho Haul , turning to Ills
wife , "just as you niado them. " Then
they enjoyed the comments of the audience -
once between acts. ,
' 'Olio could not lleljj .But Ton ! pleased , "
said Mrs. Stowo. * "t'hopo I was not too
proud. These wcro very happy days ,
full of life and hope and pleasure , as well
as work. " . _
COCKENOES ISLAND.
Ilia Snld to tin Haunted by the Ghost
of Charlie Itoss.
People tell some strange stories about
Cockenocs Island ; Ja * pretty bit of land
containing about'tsventy acres and situ
ated three miles to the eastward of this
place , writes a Norwnlk. Conn. , correspondent
pendent of the Boston Globo. The island
lias had the reputation ol being haunted
by the ghost oitho ill-fatad lad Charlie
Hess , and for years U has boon union-
anted save by parties of campers out ,
ono of whom"tho ether day , rescued the
unfortunate Gorman boy who was found
floating in a wator-lbgged b'oat'two miles
fioniHtioro.
A story which is devoutly believed by
people living m the vicinity of the island
is that the bones of Charlie Ross lie
buried in some portion of the island , and
within a week something has happened
which has caused considerable excite
ment hereabouts.
About the time of the excitement over
the kidnapping of the boy two hard
looking ei7.i7.ciiH wcro often seen on the
island. They occupied a house that still
remains standing. Peoplp who visited
the Island were peremptorily ordered oil'
the place by these men , but a number of
people caught a glimpse of a little boy
whom the men appeared to guard with ,
jealous care , and they always strove to
get him out of sight as quietly as pos
sible whenever anyone visited the island.
The great anxiety of the men to keep
the boy out of sight aroused suspicion ,
and the mon and their prisoner wcro at
once connected with the kidnapping
case.
Many attempts wcro made to got a
good look at the boy , but they failed.
Ono party , consisting of three \vell-
known citizens , two of whom are living ,
landed on the island ono day and has
tened to the house. Their approach was
unobserved , and they attempted to got
inside the house , when ono of the men ,
with an oath , blocked the doorway , nnd ,
whipping out a knife , threatened to stab
the tirst man who dared to cross the
threshold,1' The party had not come pre
pared for such n warm reccution , and
they boat n hasty retreat.
Ono day the two men were scon leaving
the island , but the boy was not with them.
Ono or two men immediately set out in a
boat nnd visited the island in the hope of
finding the lad. They readied the old
house nnd found it "deserted. The
promises looked as though the late occu
pants had loft for good. Everything had
beo.li rcnioved or destroyed' Not a trace
of the lad could bo found. The men did
not como back , and the story is that the
child was murdered in the old house and
bis remains buried on the spot. Many
parties dug up the dirt lloor of the collar ,
but without finding any trace of a mur
der. .
Tno other day an elderly man , poorly
and roughly dressed , rowed out to the
island and visited the house. Several
residents who saw him declare that'ho
bears a close resemblance to ono of the
two men who lived there so mysteriously
years ago. The old man -drew Homo
plans of the house nnd made some rough
measurements of the collar near the east
wall. The man loft as quietly as became ,
and refused to answer any questions.
Immediately after the old man's visit
some young fellows weiu to the island
and out ot curiosity commenced to dig
near the wall where the mysterious
stranger had taken measurements ,
and they unearthed a human skull and
several bones , so they said. Their story
is accepted by the townsfolks , although
there uro these who say that the bones
they dug up probably belonged to the
dog the two mon used to keep nt the
island.
Several old residents say that the ap-
poafanco of the lad who was kept a pris
oner on the island tallies exactly with
the description of the curly-haired Char
ley Ross , as printed In the newspapers.
Ono or two gentlemen living hero be
lieve that he was murdered on the island ,
tvnd will make attempts to clear up the
my story ,
Elocution In the Primaries.
Burdetlc in Brooklyn Eagle : The
smartest man I oversaw "in charge" of
a primary was nn old Dutchman ( I am
not a candidate for anything this year
myself , consequently I used the phrase
"old Dutchman * * rather than got up and
take down "genial old German" from its
dusty pigeon hole ) " "over the Rhino" in
Cincinnati. Tho-voice of the mooting
was rather against the chairman , and he
saw it. but he didn't hear it , and ho
kept the meeting itself from hearing. 1
noticed that ho managed to defeat U
motions offered by the majority , and
carry all resolutions ollorcd by the mi
nority. Ot course , you know , a primarv
"Over the Rhine , " in the city of McLean-
villo , is rather niQrq > Gormnn than n mass
mooting in Berlin. Well , every vote was
"la" and "noin" vote , nnd the chairman
always contrived to make the majority
squeak out the thin "noin , " while the
minority roared the good , mouth-filling
"yawl" An obnoxious motion would bo
introduced. Anxious looks on thu coun
tenances of the1 apprehensive minority
waiting for the qhairroan , to como to tbo
front. Ho was. nlway * . calm , nlwnys
ready , always "in batfyry. " Uisinjr
slowly to his feet ho put the question
with impressive , honest deliberation.
"All dot was in , favor of de
fending dot ralsolution , will suy jn. "
"YawF1 bawled tko"oxaHant minority ,
in a roar that made , the gus flicker.
"All opposed to defeating the resolution
eay nciu.1' Keinl" thinly squeaked the
exasperated majority. "Dor raisoiution
was defended , " calmly1-iiupouncod the
chair , and the wmtliful howls of the
crowd utterly drowned the triumphant
shouts of the minority. It was of no use
to appeal | from the clinir or call for a dl >
vision , ho always got the ' "yaws" "on his
side , 1 don't remember who no was or
where ho is now. maybe Undo Dee does ,
but ho ought to bo governor of Ohio.
Dr. Henry Wile , ol Atjantn , has been
trying for a long time to euro the sc.ilp
wound of a nine-year-old girl who , when
a baby , full iu the tire aim received burns
t'mt ' tiovur licr.lcd , Ho decided to give
the girl a new scalp , aud said ho would
have to take the skin from some olio's
arm. The girl's cousin , a bravo boy of
twelve , at oncu bared his arm , and the
doctor removed twenty-lire small pieces
of cuticle , and placed them on the iiead
( if the girl. Both children went homo
well pleaded , but the boy's father was
very f.ugry , nnd has sued the doctor for
assault : uid battery on hU ion.
STORIES OF THE RAIL ,
An Iowa Engineer's Remarkable Chose after
a Shadow ,
THE RETIRED LOCOMOTIVE.
Tall VnriiR About Itnpgngc Smrislicrs ,
The Free I'ns * Kleml Trnln Hoys
find Female Knlhvny Guards.
The Dismantled
Side-tracked and silent
SUnds the tUsmanllcd cngin < v
As silent now as Hie hills and
The mountains \\IIOFC echoes she awakened
As she whistled through tint valleys :
NVlieii men , alert nnd clear-sighted ,
Stood at her potent throttle.
Worn out , powerless , and useless ,
And robbed of her liinidshed brasses ,
With dead-drawn Hies she stands :
And cver > where the corroding rust.
Kven wlicro the well-oiled piston
bliot swiftly In and out , Is rust
The country school-boy , books fnrcettlng ,
Dreams of licr standing thuio de-solnlo.
Dismissed for the day from Ids studies '
llocllmed tolicnnnt cab and
Mimics the man who once drove tier.
Thinks ot her ancient splendor ,
Labor ! n ? m > tlio steep grades
Andsnlunlnt ; along the levels ,
Creciilhicacross the bridges ,
Itnttllng over tlio culverts.
Shrieking through the forests.
Ami pulling at the .stations ,
WhUtlliiK at the tittitions ,
And resting in the round house ;
Struggling through tlin snow storm
And damaged In the collision.
Now , Ilko a dethroned monarch ,
Powerless and hclnleta In exile ,
Days nt' great glory departed ,
She waits for her utter extinction.
Clinsinfj n Sliadmv.
As the cngmoor of engine 1,277 , on the
VVabash. nulled out of Given , la. , on
route for Ottiumva ono evening , recently ,
ho noticed what appeared to bo a small
animal hopping along on the track ahead
of the pilot. Gradually ho increased the
speed of the locomotive , bill the little
quadruped seemed also 10 have "dropped
another notch , " and despite the tremendous
deus gait of ' 77 easily retained its posi
tion. Disgusted beyond expression the
engineer began heaving chunks of coal
nt it , but all in vain. It seemed to bear
a charmed lifo and successfully ballled
all endeavors pt the engineer a.id fireman
to chock its wild career. For twontv-qno
miles the engineer chased that delusive
object , and thoroughly disgusted ho gave
up the race at Ottumwa and stopped.
The obiect stopped also. With his j > ick
in hand the engineer made u sneak on
the animal , harmless but possessed of
Mich anomalous migratory powers.Yith
quick precision ho brought the pick down
full upon the animal's back , but "a sick
ening thud" was the only sound he heard ,
aud with a wild laugh ho arose , hence
forth to bo a raving maniac. For a full
hour ho had been making desperate ef
forts to run over the shadow of a loaf
adhering to the headlight , and the discov
ery and reaction was too much for his
already shattered nerves.
The First Trnln Boy.
Chicago Herald : "Tho first boy that
over sold newspapers on trains now lives
in Chicago , " said a train boy running between -
tween Chicago nnd Omaha. "JQknow
him quite well , Ho is known as Colonel
Harry Ashby , proprietor of the Metropol
itan hotel. Ho is nNew Yorker by birth ,
nnd in his youth , way back in 1815 or
' 40 , ho was educated in all the branches
of the New York hoodlum's trade. Ho
had at that time a companion now
known to fame in horse racing circles as
'Lucky1 Baldwin , who was at Uiat mo a >
peddler of second-band bo.oks .a'mflngj
newsdealers. Charles Bash , an oldpray-j
haired conductor on the Hudson River
road , and who was one of the first em
ployers on the very first train of cars that
was run in America , was a friend of
young Ashby. On his first trip on the
Hudson River road Ashby took out 1,000
Heralds and Tribunes and sold every ono.
Ho thought ho was a rich man , und when
bo returned to Now York ho bought 'a
now suit of clothes and went on. quite a
spree. ' The result was that ho missed his'
and ' ' Baldwin his
next trip , 'Lucky' got
place and business. Ho then sought
ether pursuits , and when the war broke
out ho entered the service aud became a
colonel. "
AVoinon ns Railway Guards. '
The Prussian state railways have for
some time past employed women guards
nt crossings. In order to enable the main
guards to give their whole attention to
the good condition of the roadbed , the
service has been divided into two parts ,
namely , in crack and crossing service.
While the former is only done by men *
the latter , consisting chiefly of opening ;
nnd closing of bars and the lighting and
sweeping of crossings , is done by women
in most cases either the wives or wid
ows ol guards. On the passing of trains
these women , having bhick nnd red
scarfs around their waists and arms , aud
holding a ting in the hand , are to stand
at their crossings. Their daily wages are
from BO to 75 pfennigs (12fr ( to IU cents
United States currency ) .
The Frce-l'nss Fiend.
Ttd nits.
1 have traveled wldo over land and tide ,
And by stage through a lonely land ,
On the camel's ' hack o'er the desert track ,
I have ridden through Samarcand.
Through the 1'olar snow with the Eskimo ,
1'vo ridden the dog-sledgo bare :
'Mougst the stars and the moon 1n a big bal
loon ,
I have ridden through fields of air.
In a lonely boat f'vo ridden afloat
In tan midst of n stormy tldo :
I've ridden like a Czar in a palace car ,
Tluough a nation's wealth and prIUo.
jry experience wide bids mo this confide
Totlin heaits and the brains of men ,
If vim once pet a pass you will never , alas !
Never pay for a ticket again.
Trunk Yarns.
New York Sun : "A day or two moro
as frosli as this , " said a veteran trunk
jugclor nt the grand central depot on
Wednesday last , "or rather a night or two
as oool as to-night is going to bo , will
bring people galloping back from the
country in all directions , nnd wo shall
have our tidal wave of baggage. 'Yes ,
I've heard that story of a man who put
nn anaconda in a trunk , and when the
blithe baggage burster toyed with the
frail package nnd it gave way the snnko
came out and squeezed him to death ,
And I've heard the othnr ono of the man
who had dynamite packed under the iron
corners of his trunk to catch the profes
sional trunk destroyer , and the first time
it dropped the baggageman ! , ori ! where
was ha ? But there is no truth in them ,
and I don't ECO that they contain -
tain any fun either. Isn't our life -hard
enough already without haying such
things suggested to some crank who
might try them on in reality ? I have
been told , on good authority , that a Dag-
gngcmnn named Martin , on some road
down south was killed ono time by a rat-
tlesnnko that some fool was sending
north in a flimsy trunk that burst open
when it fell from the top of a pile of
trunks in a car But there was no intent
to have the accident happen , nnd there
dooan't seem to bo any 1'un in the fact
that it did. The fact is that both the
stories you remind inoof are adapted ver
sions of real occurrences in France ,
wherein an eccentric traveler tried to
make tilings unpleasant for the frontier
custom officer * , who had exasperated
him again and again by their impertinent
and unnecessary searches of his ba'r-
gago. Ono time ho did have a Jot of
snatcslna trunk , and when , against his
remonstrances , und notwithstanding bis
truthful itssurnnco that there wcro fmrtkcs
in the trunk , tlin custom inspector per
sisted in openWpTt , there was mo.ro ex
citement tuatljjuxuso iiiAffowin ? circ-lo
could mako. LSpiithcr lima he had 'his
trunk packed ! OMvr hydraulic pressure ,
with small plows of elastics , and when
they would Trot-bcliovo him , though ho
told them the truth about what the trunk
contained , th fHflenlng of the lid re-
'stilted in an niiikt an oxiilo ion of "elas
tics , and thoilj/ifrts of the Inspectors
who had to reVnak the trunk- were al
most broken bctoro they got them all
back. A f
"The monnfHl thing I over know of n
man doing tol/rftrgagonien was done by
a Chicago chap. " llo had a trunk one of
these paper and varnish sort of things-
burst for him , ami when ho was told that
.lid was to blnmu for having such n good-
for-nothing trunk , he became aiigry and
swore to get oven with the 'whole seed ,
breed and gone ration of baggasro smash
ers. For two or three years after that ,
when ho went traveling and he went n
good deal he used to take an infernally
heavy iron safe instead of a trunk. It
had no wheels and was just n heartbreaker -
breaker to handle. Of course ho had to
pay for o\tra baggage all the limo , but
ho didirt mind that , because ho had
plenty of money and could alibrd to bo
cussed. " _ _ _ _ _
An Old 1'nss.
Chicago Times : A curious and Inter
esting relic of early railroading was re
ceived yesterday by Goiioral Passenger
Agent Kuggle.s , of the Michigan Central.
It came in the shape of a letter inclosing
n pass issued to ( } . W. Curtis and lady
over the Michigan Central road from
Detroit to Chicnco , and was dated in
1855 , or thirty years aso. Mr. Curtis at
that titno was selling tickets for the
Michigan Central at \ \ inotia , Minn. , and
after receiving his frco transportation
mislaid it. It coming to light among
some old papers last week , ho promptly
forwarded it , asking a renewal of the
privilege. This was promptly granted ,
Assistant General Passenger Agent F. I.
Whitney replying that hi case the new
pass had not been used nt the expiration
of another period of thirty years the
company would promise to again renew
it. The letter and old passwillbe framed
and preserved in the ollico as a relic of
old times. _
A. 1'loncor Itnllrond.
The first railroad out of Buffalo , that
from Buffalo to Niagara Fulls , was opened
iust lifty years ago. on September 7 , 1830.
unlike most of tlio early railroads , it
was designed more for passenger than
freight trallic.nud was primarily intended
to enable visitors to sec tlio falls. At that
time the Canadian shore of the Niagara
river was thickly settled with a good
highway , while on the American side but
few clearings bait been made. . The rail
road was therefore intended to divert
trade from the Canadian side by afford
ing a bettor access to the falls. A few
years after the line was opened a train
was run from Buffalo to the falls in ono
hour. ? a feat which excited consider
able surprise at the time.
American Fables.
JfftmHFrcePrcst.
THE KATS AND THE MICE.
A Rat quo day wont to the Owner of
the House in ivhioh ho had taken up his
Quarters and said :
"I must Emphatically Protest against
the way the Mace are coming in hero to
Disturb us Rats. Xur Patience , I nssuro
, is Completely Exhausted with the
old Faced Intruders on the Domain. "
"Ah ! but this butho first time I know I
even had Rats,1leplicd the Owner. " 1
will not onlyjMnko War on the Mice ,
but on the Ottter Vermin as well. "
Thereupon die Instructed such Vigor
ous Measures that the Premises were
soon Cleared of , 'all. Rodents.
.Moral : . The.Quurrels of Ofllcerseekcrs
, -are ; the Salvtltioiv-ofdho Taxpayer.- '
TUB XIOmAKUTIIK INSKCTS.
A Lion was Resting in the Sun ono day
Tacitly Permitted a Hornet to Alight on
his Nose , but' Vigorously repulsed a
Wasp , who sought the same Privilege.
Thereupon the latter observed :
"We are both of the same general
Species , and I tail to sec why you Discriminate -
criminate Against me. "
"Simply to prove to you that Everyone
ono has a Right to Select the Nuisance
ho is to put up with , " was the reply.
Moral There is a Difference between
the Hand Organ and the Accordoon.
THE SI1AIUC AND THI > FISIIiil. :
A young Shark , who had "been Caught
jn a Not drawn for Sardmestwas Bewail
ing his Fate , when the Fisher picked him
up and replied :
"If I give you your Liberty you will
never be anything but a tihark. If I euro
you as a sardine and stamp a French
label on the box , you may be Praised for
your Flavor. "
Thereupon ho sent him to the Factory ,
and three months later a Railroad Nabob
in Chicago picked him out of the box on
the Lunch Counter and Devoured him
with the Remark :
"Don't those Frenchmen know how to
put up Sardines , eh ? "
Moral Wo don't always know when
wo arc best off.
Within Klsht Foot or Wealth.
Nevada Herald : Fifteen years ago C.
J. Brand of this city , assisted his father-
in-law , Mr. Thoss , now deceased , to open
up a quartz mine in Ca'voras ' county. The
vein was a strong onercmarkarably well
defined , nnd on the surface was rich ,
yielding ns high as $210 per ton. They
erected-u mill and expended considerable
money in fitting up a plant for perma
nent working. After sinking down to a
considerable depth and taking out a num
ber of thousands of dollars the lodge be
gan to change from heavy sulphuretted
ore to white barren quartz. The ledge
pitched to the east , and , according to the
mining rule , the pay chute should have
pitched north.
Supposing they had gene through the
south corner of the chute instead of drift
ing north , they sank a shaft further up
the hill , northward. Hero they found
no ore , and after spending considerable
money they started another shaft still
further north , nnd with the result as be
fore. Finally , after prospecting for nearly
two years , they were obliged to abandon
their enterprise. Mr. Thoss had expended -
ponded nearly$85,000nnd Mr. Brand had
spoilt all the riionuy ho had , and besides'
had worked likoa , slave for two years.
They became involved in debt , Mr ,
Thoss's property was Bold at sheriil's sale , *
and the family was broken .up so far as
tliolr financial'n'fl'jtyrs wcro concerned.
For twelve'ypars the mine lay un
claimed and vyn ' considered worthless.
Two or throd' ypn'rs ago parties , who
probably had notMparned of its history ,
relocated it and commenced Uie work of
development , fit lias developed into .ono
of the best pieces .of mining property in
the country. But : tlio thing that interests
Mr. Brand month ) ( hatthe pointnt which
the bonanza V'as" re-discovered is just
eight feet south 01 where ho put in his
lost blast , and'nrru greater depth. Had
ho run eight feut Turthor he would have
c.omo into the pay ore and would have
learned that the pay chute , instead of
following the rule and pitching to the
loft , forms nn exception to the rnlo and
pitches to the right ,
A Reading , Pa. , drug clerk , annoyed
by some little boys , caught ono of them
nnd painted his lip with oxide of silver.
When the boy tried to wash it olfit turned
black , of course. His mother nearly
skinned the lip rubbing it , and then
took her son to the clerk. Ho put on car
bonate of soda and that made the lip
smart and the boy howl , Then she { rot a
warrant charging the clerk with assault
and battery.
W. J. Perryman , of Thomaston , Ga. ,
has n pet owl that consumed two pounds
of fresh beef , fiyo rats and four jay birds
at one meal.
I will close out my entire stock of Cloaks at
50 per cent below cost.
CLOAKS , actual value $3,25 , at $1,65 ,
CLOAKS , ac'ual cost $4,00 , at $2,00 ,
CLOAKS , actual cost $5,00 , at $2,50 ,
CLOAKS , actual cost $6,00 , at $3,00 ,
CLOAKS , actual cost $7,00 , at $3,50 ,
Lot of Woolen , garments at the same per cent of reduction. In short
I will close ou tiny cnti re stoclt of general tticrcltatitlise at about the
same proportion. Auction every day and ei'cniny until Oct. : t.st.
J rholm
OJL4 and 616 SOUTH WtJt , STREET.
THE LUTINE'S ' TREASURE ,
A Search Beneath the Sea for Nearly Sis
Millions.
The Famous Ijloydn the Moving Power
In the lintcrprlso A Viist Sum
Ilccovorctl but Much ITot
to be Secured.
The foreign dispatches , referring to
some marine or insurance matter , often
comment to the effect that nothing further
is known at "Lloyd's , " or that "Lloyd's"
hold the loss as final , or something of
that sort. Yet not ono American in a
thousand knows what "Lloyd's" really
is. Even in England the workings of
that mysterious body , famous as it has
become , are imperfectly understood.
The London Graphic , in a recent issue ,
" ' ' ' but
says : "Tho word 'Lloyd's' convoys
little to the majority of Englishmen.
They have a vagno idea that it is some
thing connected with shipping , but
whether it be a steamship company or a
sailor's boarding-house , they do not fool
competent to assert. They see a column
in the morning's newspaper , printed in
unpleasantly small typo , and purporting
to bo news from Lloyd's ; it is of no inter
est to them , and therefore they proceed
to digest the police column , which is
never very far off. hat is all the knowl
edge possessed by the general run of our
countrymen respecting this old institu
tion. " The same journal contains an
account of the organization which is full
of interest , Brieiiy put , it may bo said
that "Lloyd's" is a great marine insur
ance corporation , which gathers the
shipping news of the world ; and which
has'a curious history.
TABLE AND BELL FUO3I THE LUTIKB.
Many vessels have become well known
at Lloyd's either from especial success
and freedom from accidcnt or from some
peculiar mishap. Of these the most im
portant has been the Lutino , a vessel or-
i inally captured from the French by Ad
miral Lord Duncan , and so intimately
connected is her history with that of
Lloyd's that it is worth giving at some
length.
La Lntino was the swiftest nnd best
manned vessel of the Hoot under Admiral
Lord Duncan in the year 1709 , and was
for that reason placed by him at the dis
posal of the treasury for the conveyance
to the Elbe of a large quantity of specie
and bullion ; also , such mails as wcro
roady. England was at that time at war
with the Netherlands , and the newspapers
of the period state that the "silver
coin" was destined for the payment of
our troops in Holland. A careful inves
tigation of the admiralty records , how
ever , proves this statement to bo entirely
erroneous , and there can bo little doubt
that the bullion and bar-silver were dis
patched by London.merchants to Ham
burg for purely commercial purposes.
All that is Known of these merchants is
that they wore connected in some man
ner with Lloyd's , and it is certain that
the whole of the fabulous wealth on
board the ill-fated Lutino was insured
there. From careful calculations made
by Mr. Eschauzier , and continued by
Lloyd's ngcnt at Amsterdam , it is esti
mated that the frigate had on board the
enormous sum of 1,170,000. Her com
mander. Captain Skynner. was well
known for his sterling qualities as a sea
man , and his great and varied experience
of the North sea. At dawn on the morn'
ing of the lth ) of October , 1709 , the frigate
sailed from Yarmouth roads , bound for
the Elbe.
Before the news of her departure
reached London the splendid vessel was
a hopeless wreck on the shifting sand
banks that guard the cntranco to the
ZuvdorXec. Of the two hundred per
sons on board when the Lutino sailed
from Yarmouth but a few hours before ,
only ono escaped witli his lifo. Ex
posure , however , to the mercy of the
waves proved too much for him , nnd ho
died before reaching England , only liy
ing to give a broken account of the
disaster.
The 15th of October must have boon a
bad day at Lloyd's , when the news of
their loss reached the underwriters , and
the wreck of the Lutino doubtless meant
the wreck of more than ono man's savings ,
the result of many years of patient in
dustry. As usual , the Royal Exchange
was ahead of the Admiralty , the news
being ofliclally confirmed only the 10th of
October. The underwriters promptly
settled with the insurers , paying as for a
total loss , nnd then proceeded to investi
gate their chances or recovering at least
a portion of the great treasurer embedded
in the sands of the Zuydcr Zee. The
agents dispatched to the spot failed , How
ever , to regain anything , and returned
with the news that the Netherlands , with
which country wo were then at war ,
claimed tlio wreck as their rightful spoil.
During the continuance of hostilities
the shrewd fishermen of Wyok nnd the
neighboring islands turned their atten
tion to the iishlnpr of bullion instead of
gathering the rightful fruits of the deep ,
and displayed such energy in this new
pursuit that it is estimated onrood /
authority that they recovered abcut
83,000 , Two-thirds of this grntuituous
harvest were appropriated by the gov
ernment of the Netherlands \ remain
der being allowed to the salvers as their
share. About a year after the loss of the
Vessel \VyckiUlicnnen appear to have
abandoned their researches , partly be
cause they supposed the treasure warcjc-
haunted , but chiefly because the restless
qidcs and currents moving around these
wreck-strewn coasts had buried the once
splendid Lutino under a nearly impene
trable covering of sand.
Twelve yonrs _ elapsed ore the treasure-
ship was again brought before the notice
of the world. Mr. Pierre EschMixier , n
government olliciaj residing at Torschol-
ling , had taken Inlinito pains to accumu
late all the information obtainable relat
ing to the Lutino , and from a scries of
ingenious calculations ho convinced him-
nolt and many others that there was still
such a quantity of treasure hidden in tlio
moving sandbank as would justify a con
siderable outlay of capital in an attempt
to recover it. Having obtained the sanc
tion of his government to start the
scheme , ho sued for , and was granted ,
state aid towards the preliminary ex
penses. From July , 1814 , till the end of
year 1823 the persevering Netherlander
continued his efforts ; ho spent upward of
. " > ,000 , nd recovered only seventeen
coins , nine of gold and eight silver.
In the meantime tlio busy members of
Lloyd's were not wasting time by tlio
profitless practice of lamenting a loss.
Nevertheless , while writing now "risks"
and steadily increasing tlio commercial
importance of their society , it may bo
safely presumed that the underwriters
had not forgotten the existence of tlio
great wealth hidden away at the bottom
of the North Sea. Negotiations were
opened between the two countries relative
to the lost wreck , nnd many schemes
wore started only to bn abandoned. The
government of the Netherlands made
important concessions ostensibly to Eng
land , but in the reality to Lloyd's , relative -
lativo to the salvage that might be recov
ered Irom the Lutino. These negotiations
had drasrged on for many years , nnd not
tilltho spring of 1830 wcro thcv completed.
Mr. Pierre Eschauzier's company and
Lloyd's combined to attempt another at
tack on the sandy stronghold of the seas ,
but before operation wcro commenced
the important political crisis of 1830
supervened , and Belgium was separated
from the Netherlands. These events ap
peared likely to prove fatal to the inter
ests of the underwriters , the hands of the
Dutch company being practically tied by
tlio uncertainty hanging over the future
action of their now government. To
make matters worse , the indefatigable
believer in the possibility of roachin" the
Lutine , Mr. Pierre Esclmuzier , had died
during the course of the negotiations ,
and with him was removed all the re-
stniintho had wise rlnid upon national
prejudice and joa/ousy. / The result was
an almost total cessation of the proceed
ings , and it seemed as if the ill-fated
frigate were to bo forever forgotten.
Sixteen years Liter , however , two Eng
lish divers conceived the idea of attempt
ing , on their own account , to lind the
lost wreck , and with this end in view vis
ited thoNotnorlauds. Rather to the sur
prise of the government of that sober
country these two men had the hardi
hood to petition the king , without further
ado , for the rcquircdpermission , nnd ,
strange to say , it was accorded thorn.
Lut , for some reason , they failed to avail
themselves of the gracious concession ,
which was made on the sole condition
that one-half of what might bo found
wcrogiven up to Lloyd's. Nothing moro
was hoard of the two enterprising divers ;
but their npnenrnnco had the effect of
arousing the dormant energies of the old
Dutch company of salvers , founded by
Mr. Pierre Esohauzior , who forthwith
placed themselves in communication
with Lloyd's. The result was that in
August , 1837 , oporntions wcro again com
menced under the immediate supervision
of a committee of management , of which
Mr. J. P. B. Eschati/.ior , a son ot the
founder , was a prpminent member. En
couragement w.is vonohafud to thct-o
goldseekerfrom / ; an unexpected quar
ter ; the son and sand , which had for so
many years hold their treasure from all
comers , suddenly surrendered to such in
defatigable enterprise ; nnd after a heavy
gale frpm tlio northwest , fiucli ns often
swoons ncrcHs the North Sea in autumn ,
the way to thy Lutino was discovered to
bo frco.
Early In Sepfombor the news reached
Lloyd's ' that the treasure Inuon wreck
hml boon found and some trilling salvage
olluctod. Mr. Hill , Lloyd's agent at Am-
stcrdam , displayed the greatest energy
in these remnrknblo operations , and was
largc.y assisted by the government of the
Netherlands , When the recovery of the
treasury really * began the excitement
nmoiig.tie | usually plaeid islanders was
so intensu that a gunboat * required
to bo'in constant attendance to maintain
order.
About midsummer , 188 , the divers
brought to the surface tlio boll of the
Lutino. The sand bed polished thn great
ship's bell oloun , and it was in the same
perfect ftato of preservation as that wild
night sixty yours befom , when itH last
note Jiail boon thu knoll of 200 bravo sea
men. Amidst tlm restless como nn-l go
of everyday work the boll now stands in
the library at Lloyd's ; around it h coiled
a piece of the rudder chain ; nil these
silent Jokons te'l ' to the busy worVers nn
eloquent tulo of tlio ban. i'ho metal is
becoming grei-n aud rusty with ago , but
no ntimUir of year * will uflVt it further.
Lloyd's htinr * of the tronsuru recovered
from the Luting amounted to upwards of
25,000 , and in connection with this enrn
is the moat romarknhlo part of the story.
The uuderwritemvhu had stiu'rred by the
lost ) of thu vessel wcro do ad and gou < ith ( >
policies llienihelres had ynuia'ir-d , thu
very building oven , \ylieroin the ' 'rhk"
was written , brtd bejn reduced to ashes
by a disastrous firu. The money was
clearly the rightful property of Lludbut
as the Individuals could notolui.n upon
it , the only course open was for the so-
cicty to take posttesilon of it with the end
in view of settling such individual claims
as niijjht ( hereafter be clearly proven.
Y I
the
Union Sewing Machine
Why not try it ? Only
parties * need < n > ply. For partlcu-
Inr.t , address
USIOH MFACTURING CO ,
20'JX Omalia.
For this purpose a special bill was passed
in parliament , nnd the o.OOO bncamo
the property of Lloyd. According to the
calculations of Mr. Pierre Eschanxior and
Mr. Hill , which there is every reason to
suppose marvellously correct , there rn-
mnius buried within the decaying timbers
of t'io ' old war-ship the enormous sum ot
1,070,000. This may nt some future
period , near or fnr , bo surrendered by
that most * fickle element , the sea , and
cause the old Lutino to prove a noble leg
acy left by the fathers of Lloyd to their
successors.
r/enrn n Trade.
l'llt bura Sunday Traveler.
The farmer who tills his own farm a.nd
has no rout to pay is the most independ
ent man in existence. Next to him is
the mechanic who is n thorough master
of his craft. It is not vouchsafed to every
young man to inherit or acquire a farm ,
but most young Americans can learn n
trade. In it possession ho has the pos
sible advantage over the farmer , tliatiliis
moans of livelihood cannot bo taken
from him , whereas a defective title or
tax-titlii shark may deprive the agricul
turist of his laud and leave him
on the world ns useless ns seed
without soil. The advantage of
learning a trade that will render
ono independent has been amply demon
strated in the pnol hundred years , when
governments , seemingly as stable as the
rock of Gibraltar , came down with a
crash and turned thousands reared in the
lap of luxury to fight tiio stern battle of
life unprovided with a knowledge of
tools , which distinguishes tlio cirili/.od
man from the savage. The terrible
French revolution of 1793 throw numbers
of French nristocrnU on their own re
sources in loroign countries. They suf
fered much , anil the knowledge of their
privations and the rumbles of the revolu
tionary earthquake thnt shook Europe
induced not only the nobility but
sovereigns to teach their chil
dren a trade or fomo use
ful employment. Most foreigners who
como to those shores from Central Europe
are masters of a trade and lind no ( lilll-
cult.v in obtaining very romuiiorativoem.
ployment. Americans of the past gonun
ntion sc'omod not to bo fully nlivo to the
fact that riches take unto thr-mselvoM
wings , nnd when the hour of tribulation
came it found the young mon of the fam
ily with perhaps only a slight knowledge *
of bookkeeping , or some ether goutvol
employment. To escape from the humil
iation of being poor , where they were for
merly nllluent , many took Horace Uroe.
loy's advice and wont west , only
to lind the market overstocked
with men like themselves , willing to
work for very low figures. The foreigner
who started out west with thorn on thp
same Ir.iin In a second-class cur got iui-
mcdiatn employment nt from sf3 to $1 per
day , while ho of the lirat class was glajl
to n'et ? 8 or $10 n week , rho nu-el miip
M > on saves enough to buy n lot , build a
liouso and enters on a career that lends
possibly to wealth nnd ceitainly to coui-
potcnor , while the young man without a
trade finds himself In a sinnll-srliirioil
portion with plenty lying around willing
to take his plaeo for loss. In thu prcfcctit
day , howovnr , It is not so t-asy to get t-io
chance lo Jcurn a trade , ns the workman ,
through their unions , restrict the employ
ers to a certain number of apprentices ,
wnd few are therefore enabled to
e.nler ns such. Our young mon consequently
quently grow up ignorant of thu use of
tools , and have to sl-nitd usldn for every
foruigncr who hns a handicraft Tlio
problem in the present condition of 'abnr '
and its vi'latuiit1. to capital and to aliens
! s to remedy this defect : md give ovcry
boy ; tn opportunity to learn a trade , tut
to Inarn it in such uviiv that the work of
the apprentice should not lessen the
value or the continuance of thu work of
the capable moebanlc. This is an uconot
mic question di-iurvinx of much consid
eration in those day * when thu struggle
for moro existence is yearly bocomjng
harder nud more continuous ar-iouj ; q
large class without technical kuowlocljco.
