THE OMAHA DAILY BEE : SUNDAY , SEPTEMBER 20 , 1SS6. TWELVE PAGES. 11
jAHOSC THE WITS AND WAGS ,
A. Ohoice Assortment of Sunday Smiles in
Pioso and Rhyme.
PLEASE DON'T RING THE GONG.
The Harvest Moon mill tlio Shallow
of ( ho Coon IlliiHtiliiR Youths
mill Texas Mules Delicate
Ga s In Short Meter.
The NcRro's Harvest Moon.
Clitcayo Herald ,
Do wntnhmllllon days am ober ,
It's time fo' do cotchtn' ob do coon ;
Do days run In sight IV do rabbit
i , M tike do mils'ob de bright hawvcsl moon.
Camp mcctlns nm good fo' do aplrrlts
Wlieu do splrrlts do get In a swoon ,
Hut nulllii will sta't up a nlggah
Like a lidillu In do hawvcst moon ,
When do moon rises full In do meddcr ,
Like a putittin dat am rlpod by do sun ,
A ml stays In do sky till de bawn blows ,
Dai's do season to' do dm key's Inn.
Dai's do tliuo he tells how he lab ) her ,
When do tiddler calls out do "Sashay I"
D.it's do time '
tuikcvs nm n-growln'
Fo' to pick when do moon gone away.
Dat'sdotime when do possum's gilt In' ready
Fo' to fatten along wld de coon ;
Dai's de time do ynm nm ttiinln' ebcr
In do light ob do bright hawvest moon.
Hush , honey I Dar nm Rounds In do sky :
Ole Gabriel nm aliummln' "HlpCoon ; "
I lay dat Judgment will be lighted
Hy dosnlno obdo bright hawvest moon.
Ho Knew.
Hoslon Courier : The teacher of the
Sunday school class was toiling the llttlo
boys about temptation and showing how
it sometimes came in the most attractive
guise. She used as an illustration the
paw of n cat.
"Now " said " have all
, she , "yon soon
tlio paw of a cat. It Is as soft as velvet ,
isn't it ? "
"rosem , " from the class.
"And you have seen the paw of a
dog ? "
"Yescm. "
"Woll , although the cat's paw scorns
like velvet , there is nevertheless con
cealed In it something that hurts. What
is it ? , '
No answer.
"Tho dog bites , " said tlio teacher ,
"whim ho is in auger. What does tlio
cat do ? "
"Scratches , " replied the boy.
"Correct , " said the toaebor , nodding
her head approvingly , "now , what has
the cat got that the dog hasn't ? "
Q"Whiskors , " exclaimed a boy on tlio
back seat and the titter that ran around
the class brought the lesson to an cud.
Boston Courier : , Jones You haven't
taken a vacation this summer.
Smith Yes I have , my boy. Iv'e had
six weeks' rest.
J. i can't see how you have. You
haven't been out of town.
S. No , but the girl who plays on the
piano opposite to my house has been
uwny on a six weeks vacation.
J. Oh.
S. Yes , And she came homo lasl
night. 1 hoard her at it this morning.
J. So your vacation has ended ?
S. Not at all. 1 am going away for
six weeks. That gives mo twelve weeks
of rest for this year. Sort ol doubling
up , as it wore. _
"Why the Youth fUuslicil.
" Danville Hrecxe : "Charley , " said a fond
v sister , "there's a batch of white pqwdoi
on your coat collar. How did it get
there ? "
"Whito powder , where ? "
"Why , there , and hero's some more on
your sleeve. "
"Oh , yc > r ' 1 know. T just cinno from
the barbershop , and ho must have done
it. "
"Unt hero's a. long yellow hair. Do
barbers have such long hair as that ,
Charley ? "
"Pshaw , no , of course they don't.
Probably some young lady had been get
ting her bungs clipped , and sat in the
same chair I did. "
"Well , but Charley , " continued his tor
mentor , "there's the corner of a hand
kerchief slicking out of your pocket , am !
Roino writing on it. Let mo sec , it says ,
Ella S-m l %
"Oil , git out , you pest , that's only ono
that Jim Floyd gave mo to carry back to
the owner. "
"There's a hairpin sticking out of your
vest pocket , Uliarfoy ; does that belong to
Jim Floyd or the barber. And there's "
Hut the enemy had retreated.
How to Got C'nmo An Ideal.
Columbus ntstatcli. )
She stood on the bridge ouo ovonlnu- ,
And the soft wind kissed her curls ,
And she sighed for o marked distinction
O'er the other Now York girls.
"I've " she muttered
vainly sought , ,
"To lead by my fair young face ,
And eke by my style of ilres.sini ; ,
And eke by my step of grace.
" 13 tit alas I though my face was noticed ,
And my style and stop wore line ,
I'vo boon very badly distanced
Oh , that's why I ruplnu.
"Now to thee , 0 , UrUlgo of Brooklyn ,
I've come , truant Fame to force ,
And I lea ] ) to thy breast. O river
Kor they'll save my life , of course.
"Why Ho Stopped.
Arkansas Traveler. "When did yet
stop lecturing on temperance ? " askci :
the governor of Arkansas , addressing t\ \
well known reformer.
"Well , you see , I wont up into the
Dry Fork neighborhood and did my best
but the distilleries wore too thick. "
"Audience got drunk , I suppose ? "
"No , not particularly. "
"Whv did you stop then ? "
"Well , you sec , I got drunk. "
Know nil Alxmt It.
"John , what Is the matter with 3-01
right oyot" said an Iowa woman to her
husband.
" 1 don't know , my love. It keep.
twllchiinj and winking constantly , and
I am quite unable to control it. "
"John , I would like to muko ono re
quest of j-ou. "
"What is it my dear ? "
' 'Please don't drink any soda wato
until that eye gets well. "
A Coininorolnl Transaction ,
First Hootblaok. Hilly , how would yet
like to go into partnership with mo ?
f Second Ditto. Yes , sir , we'll bcgli
Blow.
"Very woll. Hun over to the conic
nnd trot two boxes of blacKlng , "
"Whore's the money ? "
"Monoyl Why , 1 could pot It mysnl
with money. I reckon I'll dissolve thl
partnership. You are no help to mo. "
Dtuzliul Him.
The actor down to thu footlights strode ,
And hli strides they wcro immonso.
And from his parted lips there llowcd
A stieam ef eloquence.
Wlintmtuto the actor's bend to spin ,
And Ids bight to leave him there ?
'Iwns the buuo of the plumber's dlamou
I'm. '
Who sat in an orchestra chair.
ToMsorial Item.
, Texas Sittings ; An elderly gontlcmau ,
on whose head only a few lonesome hairs
lingered , entered a drug store , and said
to thaiflork :
' I want to buy a hair brush. "
"ror your own usot"
. "Vus. "
f y _ "What's the matter with a tooth
* brush ! "
It Was All Itljiht.
"I heard that somebody In
n thl ? crowd said I was n liar. " blus-
ercd a fourth ward bully as ho ap-
iroachcil a knot of men ho thought ho
knew. * "Which of you was It ? "
"It was mo , I reckon , " quietly re
marked a strapping stranger from up the
creek , as ho whipped off Ids coat and
irocci.'dcil to roll up Ids sleeves.
"That's all right ! " continued the fourth
warder , "keep on your clothes ! 1 didn't
say i wasn't , did ?
Altilc of Tcxna.
KteJianof ,
ifulo of Tcxns , ere We part ,
It'll me why you will not start ,
Or It really you must balk.
Pray excuse my wicked talk.
Hear my vow betore 1 co ;
I'll be even with you , though ,
Uy thv lout ; loin ? tall mifonfined ,
Woocil by.every passing wlml ,
Uy those heels , so wondrous swift.
Which can men o'er tree-tois ] lift ,
Uy those ears that droop so low ,
I'll bo even with you , though.
Uy those rilia I lomj to haste ,
Uy thy show of darn bad taste ,
Jv ) thy melancholy brav ,
That alarms folks miles away ,
Uy thy stern resolve to whoa ,
I'll be even with you , though.
Mule of Texas , I mil ROIIP ,
Think of me , sweet , whoa Mono ,
1-or I lly to set a club.
Then your blamed old bnck I'll drub.
If 1 cannot nmko thcc go.
I'll bo oven with you , though.
Tlio Way to Oet 'Km.
Tommy : Oh , yes ! capital supper ! Hut
I wasn't very hungry , so I just told the
waiter to bring the mrangs , you know.
Tommy's mother : "The what ? "
"The mrangs. "
"That's not the way to pronounce in-c-
r-i-n-g-u-c-s. "
"No , but it's the way to get "om. "
A Popular Delicacy.
Puck : Stranger ( to Cincinnati butcher )
What's the price of bologna sausage ?
Hatcher Veil , nbuwlt fooftm tolhir a
hundcrt veil.
Stranger How much Is Ha pound ?
Hutcber Vat ! Yon puy bologna sau
sage by dor s'nglo ' pound ? You vas a
stranger in Cincinnati.
Had Spells.
Ufc.
To sail out upon the broad ocean
iV sweut little malil took a nocuan ,
Hut when the yacht rolled
She exclaimed : "I'd give polled
To get rid of this honlble mucvan. "
There was a young lady named Yaiighan
Who tiuatcd her lever with bcaimhaii ,
Anil he gave up his suit
When her father's hlg.buit
Shot htm lustily forth on the laiighan.
Zoroaster and His Teachings.
The Quiver for October : Evil , accord
ing to Zoroaster's teachings , is most
highly distasteful in the sight of the
"Most pure Ono , " and fearful retribution
is declared to await those who disobey
His commands and do evil. Thus , wo
are told how "ho who deceives tlio righte
ous will dwell for evermore in darkness. "
and in ono of tlio sacred songs it is said
of the wicked how "Ho brings a certain
ruin on a house , clan , burgh , or _ province
sure death and sure destruction. "
Instead of showing any sympathy for
those notions who consecrated to their
gods temples , altars , and statues , ho pro
claimed that the mountain tops are the
places most adapted for prayer , espec
ially as the Supreme God , "U ho fills the
vast sphere ol heaven , is the object to
Whom they are addressed. " As a speci
men of the prayers used by Zoroaster , wo
may cpiote the following , which is a good
illustration of his form of worship : "in
the name of Uod , tlio Giver and Forgiver ,
rich in love praise bo to God Who al
ways was , always is. and always will be ;
tlio Wise , the Creator , the Over-seeing
God , pure , good , and just. With all
strength bring I thank-offerings of praise
to the Lord , the Complete1 of good
works , Who made men greater than all
earthly beings , and through the gift of
speech created them to rule over the
creatures and to war against the evil
spirits. All gooil do I accept at Thy com
mand , O God , and think , 'speak , and do
it. I believe in the pure law , and by
every good work I seek forgiveness of
sins. " It may bo noted hero that , as Mr.
Davenport Adams remarks , prayer , ac
cording to this sage"is not the humbling
of the soul before its Creator , not the
aspirations of tlio spirit towards the
source of all love and mercy , not the desire -
sire of the creature to bo at peace with
God , but the renunciation of will a
noble and worthy aim in itself , but not
fulfilling the Christian idea of prayer. "
lint imperfections of this kind cause to
stand out in bolder and more striking
relief the pure and perfect teachings ol
Christ And it is impossible not to com
pare His wonderfully comprehensive
torn ) of prayer , in widen "submission before -
fore t'od and charity toman" imply "the
conquest and humiliation of self. "
In spite , however , of his earnest exhortations -
hortations to his fellow-countrymen to
seek the true God , Zoroaster seems at
first to have met with little encourage
ment , and in one of his sacred songs wo
find him bursting forth into this lamenta
tion : "To what land shall I turn ?
Whither shall I go in turning ? Owing to
the desertion of the master and his com
panions , none of tlio servants pay reverence
once to me , nor do the wicked rulers of
the company. How shall 1 worship Tlioo
further , O God ? " Hut success was in
store for him , and his teaching was des
tined to exert for a long time tv powerful
sway over Ids country.
Some doubt prevails as to the exact
time and place Zoroaster lived , but it is
generally agreed that ho was born in
Itactria over a thousand years ago. As re
gards his personal life little Is known ; the
detail * of his life as handed down to us
being entirely legendary and uuhistori-
cal. That ho was a man , however , of ox <
traordinar.y intellectual abilities is nm
verbally admitted , having been styled
"tho master of the old living creation , "
"tho abyss of knowledge and truth. "
It was his misfortune to have lived at a
primitive period in the world's history ,
oven when the wisest men groped in the
dark in search of truth ; and , if wo reflect
how steeped in ignorance and idolatry
the nations wore with whom Zoroaster
came in contact throughout Ids life , we
cannot but admire the courage with
which he proclaimed his belief and faith
in the true God.
Hut it should be added that the super
stltious notices ami practices which are
"so prominent and rcpulslvo" in the
so-called later Zoroaslrlanism would have
had no sympathy with our sago. Indeed ,
as Mr. Cook points out , thoMicrcd chants
or Gatlms attributed to Zoroaster , nud
admitted by all critics to give a faithful
representation of his religious views , are
entirely free from all such pernicious
tenets. In short , the principles of boliol
in an omniscient and all-merciful God ,
as set forth by Zoroaster in the national
religion which he founded , approach far
nearer the old Hebrew faith which pre
pared mankind for Christianity than can
be said of most of the other religion i sys
tems framed by the loading intellects at
respective periods in the world's history.
Ho Ijet the Hey Go.
Washington Critio : Ho was only
boy , but ho was before the police judge.
"Well , my lad , " said the court kindly ,
"according to the statement of the ofllcer
making the arrest , you were painting the
town rod. Have you anything to say for
yourself J"
"No , your honor ; the ofllcor is right. "
"Hut you are vary young. Have you
any employment1
"No , your honor ; roy father Is a mem
ber of congress. "
"Oh ahl" oielalmed the Judge in Bur-
prise. "Hero , ofllcor , let thu prisoner go.
This court has nothing to do with the
correction of inherited weakness. "
ThrooMttlo Mnlils ntSchooL
.
Three little maids nt school nro wo ,
JIadns school girls well can be ,
Jrun all over , no longer free ,
Three little maids at school !
Alircbra Is not much fun ,
Compositions must bo ilono ,
All our lessons ate ju t begun.
Three little maids at school I
Three llttln maidens most contrary ,
dnne to the ladles' semliiarr ,
Uound to Its hum-drum tutelary ,
Three little maids at school I
HONEY KOU "Tim IjAOlKS.
Block silk stockings arc very stylish with
red shoes.
The mistress of the while house wears a
! X shoo.
In Paris most of the bonnets are worn
without strhiL-s ,
Colored liows to match the stoculngs are
worn on slippers.
The moonstone grows In favor for brooches
and hairpins.
Venetian beads In great variety are coin-
In el n favor.
White laeo is to supersede the cream tint so
long in fashion.
Sashes ot embroidered silk or velvet are
exctTillngly rich.
Headed plush and velvet aie some of tlio
season's novelties.
Shoit plumes tlnped with pearls are revived
for millinery purposes.
Hlack lace dresses for autumn wear have
bodices of black velvet.
According to fanny , the sash may be tied
at the back or at the slilo.
1'riso plush has long , soil loops : It Is used
for combination costumes.
Cashmere overdresses will bo worn with
plush , velvet and striped skirts.
Kcccptlon and vlsitlnc costumes of cloth
arc trimmed with velvet and lur.
Hlack and white materials of all sorts arc
in favor for the present season.
Laced boots with patent-leather tops are
still the stylish wear lor cool weather.
Ostrich plumes nnd tips arctholcadlnggar-
nlture of Imported bonnets ami hats.
White feathers and white pompons are
shown In the greatest abundance.
Gray cloves are worn with black toilets ,
They are embroidered with black ,
Yokes of velvet arc a feature of Mlk
dresses for autumn and winter wear.
Serge grows in favor for dresses , its admir
able wealing quality recommending It.
Kleh embroideries from alt nations aio In
high vogue for plastrons and l-'edora vests.
Mohair brauli with applique ligiues of silk
and bead edgings are novelties for trimming.
The clioinlseltes l'us c continues a favor
ite and is seen on toilelsof every description.
Jet trlmmmcs are richer than ever. Heads
cut en cabochon aio novelties and ate very
large.
Removable hoods , fastened with silk cord ,
are worn with lallor-niado dresses in the
streets.
Itlhbon remains in favor for trimming
dresses , and is used for sashes , belts , bows
and loops.
In spite of the ahtl-plumago league birds ,
wings , and feathers are to have a inominont
place iu autumn millinery.
Crossed keys studded with pearls and
horse-shoes Mtrroumled with pearls are la-
vorito designs for brooches.
Sashes of woolen material , corresponding
to the dress with which they are worn , are
trimmed wiih embroidery ot fringe.
\\hlte wings will bo very popular for
young ladies on all sorts of walking and
driving hats , but not upon drossy bonnets.
( iiihnpcs will be in favor for dresses with
high or low bodices. Thov are made of tulle ,
crepe lisse , gauze , brocaded silk or of exceed
ingly line muslin.
A Newport man fell In love with his wife
after attending her curtain lectures almost
nightly forever twenty years. Jlo was tried
for lunacy and sent uu.
"It's a wife's duty to bo pleasant , " says an
exchange. It is a hard duty when she has a
sour and soreheaded husband pulling the
other way. [ New Orleans Picayune.
Miss Gertrude Griswold.Hret llarto's niece
has taken London by storm In concert , which
15ret wishes to remark , and his language
plain , that she Is tlio coming American qnccii
of song.
Undressed kid gloves are worn upon all
occasions In the various shades of urown.
1'or evening wear white undressed kid gloves
are seen , although the light suede tints are
more fashionable.
A large bat of suede felt , with flaring brim ,
is faced with velvet of the same tint as the
felt. Thotrimmim ; Is massed in front and
consists of loops ot corn-colored velvet lib-
boa and tancy feathers of the same color.
"Man and wife , ' ' says a writer on matri
mony , ' 'should learn to pull together. If this
doesn't mean that when she grabs you by
the hair you should grab hers , we fail to un
derstand the drltt of this writer's argu
ment.
A black felt hat with high crown has the
rolling brim lined with black velvet Loose
folds of the velvet are draped about the
ciown and a largo cluster of mahogany-
tinted ostrich plumes , with aigrette. , form the
trimming.
Smith college has made Miss Amelia 13.
Edwards , the noted Kngllsh novelist , an
LL.l ) . We cannot say as to how she will
have It trimmed , but It would look too lovely
with a prlinc&s train and an orange leather.
A bonnet of black felt has a cnrouot brim
faced with flush. A fold and knot of Poppy
red velvet cross the brim at the lett slue and
a large metallic green bird and fanny aigrette
complete the trimming. The strings , which
cross the base of the crown , are of poppy-red
velvet ribbon with plcot edges.
"Well , Hascomb , how is your married life ?
You used to call your wife a daisy. Do you
still keep up the endearing title'1' "No ,
George. I've found another sweet flower
namuforher. She's very wakeful at night
and gives mo the awfulest curtain lectures. "
"Ah , Indeed 1 And what do you call her
now ? " "Tho nlxht-blooniliiE serious. "
For autumn and winter , combination in
costumes will be as marked a featuieas In
the past season. Skirts will bo trimmed with
bands cut from woven material and arranged
In a variety of ways , except when the drapery
covers them , in which case they will be plainer
or edged with a single band ot' fur or trim
ming , a narrow toot plaiting or a baud of
leather stitching.
The residence of Mrs. Mark Hopkins , In
process ot erection at Great Harrington ,
Mass. , will have a state dlnliiu room , -lOxCu
feet , two stories In height , with a roof of
glass. The walls of this room will bo linisli-
cd In nil varieties ot Italian imarblu. There
are two breakfast rooms one capable of ac
commodating a lurgo number ot guests. The
residence has several beautiful towers and a
lawn of over 1UU acres. The place will cost
nearly Sa.OOO.OOO.
It Is a mistake that there is a revival in
white hose. Tno erroneous Impression arises
from the fact tlmt ninny women buy as many
white or ccra-llsle thread stockings as blacker
or dark colored ones when laying In a supply
of hosiery lor the season. They do this be
cause while ana ecru stockings of iho sheer
est kind are always worn under black or
dark colored stockings by prudent or careful
women , who do not wish to run the risk of
bloojl poisoning from badly dyed cheap hos
iery. Ulack stockings nro really on the In
crease but ladles nro beginning to realize the
necessity of wearing them over white ones.
September Soro.
Huston Courier.
Atul now the hunter takes Ids gun
The llulds to rambloover ,
From morning dawn to set of sun ,
In search of snipe and plover ,
A gloomy , disappointed wight ,
A bandaged hand caressing ,
Upturns ho homeward In the night ,
With several lingers missing ,
CONNUIUAL1T1E S.
Among the wedding presents given to a
yoiini : Vermont couple was a beautifully
wonted motto : "Fight On."a
The Utlca Herald charges that a clergy.
uinn at Camdeii , Mew Jersey , has Issued a
man of the river fronts of that place nnd
Philadelphia , with dotted lines showing the
shortest routes to his residence , for the Infer *
matlon ot eloplug couples.
A cltlzon ot Waco , Tex. , had a remarkable
experience one day recently. Ho went to
visit hl tnotuor. who Is nearly sixty years of
old. In a neighboring town , but found she
had eloped with a mnn half her nzeOn ids
return home , ho was met with the startling
Information tbnt bis wlto bad eloped with a
handsomer man. He bos uow soUl out and
gone to Utah.
Mrs. Antoinette Puppo , a Castllllau widow
living iu Galveiton , Texas , was married to
JuanB. liarsau , On account ot 111 health
ho went to live In Monterey , Mexico , she ac
companying him. She became very Intimate
there with Senor 1'lazzlni , and when her hus
band died after Ids return to Unlveston , she
notified the senor that she wns a widow. Ho
then notllicdScnorCaloslft , of GatTOSton , to
marry him ( I'lazzlnl ) to the widow , and to
sUn the marriage contract before the author
ized liuk'c as ho'coald not leave Mexico. Ac
cordingly the license was procured nnd Lu-
rlftiio Calosla , for Callleto ria/ziiil , and Mrs.
Antolnecte Puppo , widow ot Juan Marsnn ,
appeared before Justice Spann , Piazzlul and
her were married. Immediately after the
ceremony the bride left to Join her husband ,
riazzini. L. Calosla , the proxy In this In
stance , was man led to Miss Marie Campos
Hlvas of Klvndco. 1'rovlnce of Lugo , Spain ,
In August , It J , F. H. Gale-sin appearing ns
proxy under power of attorney nnd by certi
ficate of the Spanish consider that city. A
sister of Mr. Calosla wns married In a similar
manner to n gentleman in South America.
The law covering the case Is Included In the
United States statutes.
1MIMI3T1US.
"Did you over see anything ! like thls"snld
a young lady at a church fair when rallllne
was In progress. "Onlv , once , " replied he.
' When was that , dear ? " "Once on a train
out west , when It was robbdd by bandits , "
was the gentle response.
She James , do you know who put three
buttons on the plate In chmerl to-day'.1 He
Yes , 1 know what I wns about. She .lames ,
perhaps you know that I bought tlio o but
tons yesterday for mv now dress and paid
litty cents a piece for tliem.
"Was ItrighiV said a gentleman on the
steamer Rupert , coming fiom Gitmsby park ,
"to sell hymn books at the service over there ,
on SuiulayV" "I could not make any distinc
tion between such n practice and the iiuinlng
ot street cars to take people to chinch. "
The do.icon's wife wanted to jot down the
text , and Icanlijg over to her scapegrace
nephew she whlspeicd ; "Have you any cards
about you' ' " "You can't play In church. "
was the solemn , repioving answer , nnd the
good woman was so flustered tlutsho forgot
all about her text.
Acolpoiteur ot the American Hlblo society
found In Klley , VYIs. , the other day the sou
ol'a Methodist cletgymau who had no Uible
In his house , lie wouldn't buy one nnd
wouln'laeeeptoiieasa gift , and when the
colporteur intimated that he'd leave ouo any
way the had mnn became very angry , and
put the Hi bio man out of the house.
A clergyman who has been married three
times , nnd has a numerous set of olive
branches , which spring Irom diverge mater
nal ancestry , contesses to n slightly discon
certed feeling when , shortly bolero his third
marriage , ho was approached by one of his
daughters , a uirl ot nine , and one \\liu called
his second wife mother , with : " 1'ap.i. will
you let mo go to see you married ? 1 have
never been at any of your weddings. "
"My dear. " said a young Chicago wlto to
her husbuml after they had returned from the
wedding tour and settled down to housekeep
ing , "in looking over this box of goods 1 Unit
your lather's old Inmily Uiblo and hero is an
entry under the head of births , which says :
'AlbertV. \ . . born May 3 , 18U ) . ' Didn't you
tell woreii7 old ? " "Ah "
me you years , re
plied Albert pleasingly , " that's a copy of
the old version. It's lull ol mistakes. In
my ollico down town 1 have a Hiblo of the
new lovision. I'll bring it homo tliii uven-
Ing. "
A sad accident recently happened in a
churchin Liverpool. The pews of the cliurch
had been varulsiied the week previous and
were not yet entirely dry. The congregation
did not know this. The clergyman came out
of the vestry room and began the service by
reading the sentence : "Uend your hearts and
not vour naiments , " etc. , the congregation
rising as he began. Hut , to the horror of
everyone , thev luinui themselves stuck last
to the seats ; and , though they had just been
told not to do .so , many of them literally rent
their garments in their efforts to get up.
IllQljlGIOUS.
Japan has 103 I'roteslant churches , with a
membership ut' 11,078.
Of the 2SO English Presbyterian churches
210 have temperance societies.
Philadelphia claims that one-fifth of its
population Is enrolled in Its Sunday scnools.
The lJd anniversary of St. David's Epis
copal church was celebrated in riiiladelpnia
Sunday.
Two colored missionaries have been sent to
the Congo by the colored. .Baptists ot the
northwest.
There are 7OOJ , Esquimau converts In
Greenland under the care of the Danish Mis
sionary society.
The First Colored Haplist church of Nash
ville , Tenn. , lus u S&juud house and u mem
bership of yioj.
Ill January. 1SS3 , tlio Church of England
will celebrate the centenary of Its estaullsh-
ment In Australia.
Presbyterians north and south , if united ,
would have an income of 812,000,000 , 8-lT'J
churches , 0,121 ministers and 800,531 mem
bers.
Japan has 108 Protestant churches , with a
membership of 11,078. About'ono-thirdof the
churches are self-supporting and all but halt
n ilo/.iMi ol the rest are partially so.
Dr. Storrs , of Hrooklyn , lias recently cele
brated Ins slxty-lilth birthday , and will cele
brate his fortieth anniversary as pastor of
the Church ot the Pilgrims In November.
It Is estimated that the Mormons have
gained during the past year nbout 1,800 for
eign immigrants and 200 more proselytes
from the south , making an addition of about
U.OOO.
U.OOO.Mrs.
Mrs. Grossman , the daughter of Edwin
Hooth , hns presented n beautiful window to
the Herkcloy Memorial chapel , nt Newport ,
the gift bulng In memory of the donor's
mother ,
The number of Japanese in the Mikado's
empire professing the Protestant faith is
now 11COJ , showing nn increase during the
past year of 2,700. The totul number of
churches Is 151.
There nro 23,000,000 of people In the Pun
jab , niiioug whom there was no Christian
clfort made till 1870 ; but so numerous are the
Christians there now that last year they pur
chased tracts of land to tlio value ol 10,000
rupees.
The Wesloyansof Victoria celebrated their
jubilee on May 10 , when promises of $105.000
to a thanksgiving fund were received. There
with 113
lead
The Spiritualists are the only religious
body In Warohnm , Mass. , who pay a tux upon
their house and place of worship. Wareham
assessors tax the temple and land upon a
valuation of 50,000 : the headquarter building
and lot used wholly and exclusively lor Its
purpose for several hundred more.
The largo court ynrd of the Pine ( PIgnn )
nt the Vatican will bo covered and given up
as a place for the exhibition that will bo held
In the Vatican on tlio occasion of the pope's
sncredotnl Jubilee next year. Hesldoa this ,
thu vast hall of the tapestries and that of the
antique vases and candelabra , splendidly re
stored by Leo Xlll last year , will also bo
used as exhibition halls on this sumo occa-
SINGULARITIES.
A seven foot snake that had just swal
lowed two larKO rabbits , was killed a few
days ago on Anastatla island , Florida.
A Dlckson county , Tennessee , farmer re
cently killed an owl that measured four feet
and nine inches Horn tip to tip ot wings.
In n Uelgian pigeon race that took place a
while ago , the winning bird completed 510
miles nt an average speed of 1,181 yards per
minute.
A fourteen foot shark was recently caught
near Angel island on the California coast.
The fish weighed about ono thousand nnd
live hundred pounds.
A most rcmnrknblo freak of nature hns been
secured by Mr. William Holland for exhibi
tion at the Albert palnce , Unttersea , in the
form of an Infant boy , ngeu twelve months ,
who weighed upwnids of lifty-elght pounds ,
and stands three feet high.
A big bear attacked a colt on Dry Creek ,
California. Its mother came to the rescue ,
and , while she fought the bear , the colt ran
to the house of Its owner , who went out to
see what was the matter and found the fnith-
ful mure dead and the bear sitting oil the
body.
A big black cat and a big blank bat battled
for throe hours In tlio Kansas City postollico
before the cat succeeded in killing the bat.
Tlin bat's tactics were to get on the cat's
back and chow his ear , aim the cat's were to
run under a desk nnd scrape off the bat atid
then renew the coulllct.
A calf was born on the place of W. H.
Taylor , at Langley , Fairfax county.Vlnjlnin ,
on laat Friday night , with a large double
head , two distinct mouths , .tlireo eyes and no
cars. Each mouth was perfect and contained
a tongue and a full set of teeth. There was
an eye on each side of the I/cad / and ono iu
thomlddloof the forehead. 'The calf was
dead.
nnd Fnte.
Two hands that tremble nt each other's
touch :
.wo hearts that leapt when come the other
near.
Loo-speaklnc eyes , two stammering ton-
trues nbovo
Two souls tlmt sought each other's .presence
nnict ) ,
To whom each day of absence seemed n
year And that was Irove.
Two souls that sought through wcau- years
In vain
That sweet content that nevermore could
come.
Two lives forever ilrear and desolate :
Two lives enshadowed by the pall of Pain *
Two hearts that broke , yet were forever
dumbAnd
And that was Fate.
MUSICAL- AND IMIAMATIC.
John Stetson Is to put an opera company
on the road to play "I'rlnress Ada. "
Edwin P.ooth will play two weeks at Chicago
cage opera hou- , beginning Oct. I.
\V. C , Coup Is preparing to take a collec
tion of trained horses out to Anstrallla ,
.Mr. Klehnrd Hanner has been enirnired as
the solo violinist of the Worcester lesllvnl.
Mary Anderson will appear at Dublin In n
perloriHauco tor the beaeilt of the Charleston
siilforers.
It Is said that Gerster lost her volco In ex
change tor her hist baby , and will piobably
never slngauatn.
It Is understood that Jessie Harlletl-Davis
will not bo with the American Opera com
pany this season.
During her coming visit Emma Abbott
will proimce Paul and Virginia as a sort of
operatic spectaelo.
Carrie Swalm aspires to become n comic
opera prlma donna. Thl.- , she says , Is her
last season In farce comedy.
The San Francisco Eden Museo did not
prove a success. Tlio wax. figures have been
boxed up nnd stowed away. '
No actors were present nt the Delmonlco
dinner to Nat Goodwin , None ol the pro
fession cared to pay S15 forthatpilvilege.
It Is again announced that Whistler Is
coming over to deliver Ins "Ten O'clock lee-
tine inider the management ef D'Oyly Carte.
Mr. Lawrence Hatred's tour this season
will not extend beyond Kansas Cltv In the
west , or south of Louisville and Washing
ton.
Madame Ticbelll and her daughter An
toinette willairlvo In this country next
month and commence a lengthened tour of
sixty concerts.
Jaiiish has decided to come to this country
after all , and sails from Franco September
' 5. She has a now play by D'Eiinerv , called
"A Wife's Saerillce. "
Mrs , Clinnfraii and Mrs. Hnworsaro veter
ans ot the staite. Mrs. Chnnfrnii made her
debut September 1 ! ' , 18.V4 , while .Mrs. Hewers'
lirst appearance was on July 1 ! > , l&IO.
The widow of the late John Uickaby has
re-entered Iho dramatic prol'ot-slon as a mem-
bur of tlm theatrical company outraged
by Lillian Olcott for the production of 'Theo
dora. "
Kate Claxtea has unearthed Mr. Honcl-
cault's "Airiili-na-l'ojrne , " ono of Ida best
plays , by the way , and will devote herself
this season to a portrayal of Its heroine
woes.
James Nixon , the old-time circus manager ,
hns gone to Kugland ns the aceat of HutTalo
Hill's wllfl west show. Ho will make ar-
raimemeiits for talcing the organization over
there.
Janlsh has cabled her manager , Dave
Peyser , that she will leave P.irls on Septem
ber U5 , and come via Havre on the steamer
Hourgogne , bringing two new plays , which
'she will Include fii her rcpeitolie.
Atigustin Daly and company sailed from
Qiieeiistown Sunday , and are duo In Now
1 ork September 27. The loss of Edith King-
don married last week to George Gould-
will bo seriously felt by Mr. Daly. M-
The Violet Cameron Comic Opera company
will have their lirst hearing Iu the United
States in Oirenbach's opeietta entitled "Tho
Commodore. " The engagement at the Casino
will commence on October 4 , as already noted.
D'Oyly Carte's "Mikado" company has
been playing In Vienna It was the lirst ap
pearance of an English comic ojiera company
there , and the venture was nn Immediate
success. Vienna papers all gave n hearty in
dorsement to the performance.
Old M r. Crnbtree , father of Lotta and the
other Crabtrees , Is living in retirement at AI-
tringham. In Lancashire. Ho is liberally
pensioned and is domiciled In an old-fash
ioned inn. The walls of his selling-room are
coveied with photographs of his daughter.
Miss Heatrlco Cameron , leading lady of the
"Prince Karl" company , is Miss Susie llaga-
ninn of HrooKlyn , off the stage , and made
her first appearance licfoio the footlights not
moro than two years ago with one of the
leading amateur dramatic clubs of that city.
The entrance examination for the American
School of Opera will bo held at the National
Conservatory of Music. No. 118 East Seven
teenth street. New Yoik. on October 1 and'J ,
at 10 a. in. The school will reopuu October 4.
Tuition Is free to students who successfully
pass the examination.
The long anticipated production of "Theo
dora" occurred in New York on Monday
evening , and was , according ; to the Tribune
of that city , a limited success. Fiom nil ac
counts Miss Lillian Olcott , the comparative
novice who undertook the title role , cut
rather n sorry figure in her efforts to copy
Heruhardt.
She is Now Kirs.
When n clrl is duly married ,
And by the bridegroom kissed ,
She's numbered "mongst the many
Who never will bo missed.
KDUOATlONAJj.
A Catholic college Is to bo opened In Salt
Lake City.
The freshmen clnss nt the University of
Vermont numbers lilty.
Princeton college beinn Its regular term
with V o students on the roll.
The salary o President Holdon , of the
State university , California , has been raised
to SO.OOO.
With thousands of children roaming her
streets for want or school accommodation.
New York pays the clerk of the board of
education 37,500 a year.
At the Methodist college Just adjourned In
Dublin , Sir William McAitmir ijnvo § 75,000
toward the erection ot n new buildingon the
Methodist grounds nt Helfnst , where young
women may bo cducntcd.
Rev. Immniiucl M Cnsanowlcz , professor
of Hebrew in the German Theological somlu-
nry , Hluomliold. N. J. , has boon converted to
the Catholic faith , and will study for the
priesthood nt Setim Hull college.
Mr. Mc.Mastcrs. of Toronto , who erected
the building for the Haptlst institute at Wood
stock , Canada , and rndowed seven of Its
professors , has recently added 52.10,000 to his
gifts for the purpose of making It a full col
lege.Tho
The coming year In Harvard will be espe
cially marked by the Important changes In
the system which were decided upon during
the last year. The old university will enter
upon her avith year with Innovations and
changes which , at her outset would seem as
far away the bridging the Atlantic docs now.
For the lirst time in her loin : career the at
tendance nt the religious services of the uni
versity will not bu compulsory , although the
services themselves are to bo fostered nnd
developed with greater zeal than ever by the
authorities. The elfects of this freedom will
bo watched very closely by educators all over
the country.
The Incoming class nt Harvard will probably -
ably mount up to very near turco hundred.
Out of the 200 or more who tried the exami
nations tor entrance last spring , 150 passed ,
Upside these , sixty-six wcro admitted from
the different academics near Boston , where
arrangements for examination ura made , and
twenty more from San Francisco , Chicago ,
St. LOU.IS and Paris. This latter place was
made a place for examination this year for
the lirst time , under the direction of Mr.
Grandgent. It wns arranged for the conven
ience of American lads residing In Europe ,
who wished to take the spring examinations
nud still have their summer abroad before
entering , It Is also for students who wish to
take thu preliminaries which come a year be
fore entering without having to cros the
ocean for them.
A Sehomo That Always Wo Hen.
Harpers' Hazaar ; Urown Did you gofer
for a vacation this summer , Smith I
Smith-Oh.ycs.
Urown How did you manage your
business affairs ?
Smith I topic my adveEtlsoment.ont of
the paper untilreturneUso there wasri't
any businct.3 to manage , Great. scheme ,
chf
A C
Oamden Ministers Who Have a Corner on
Matrimony.
LOW LICENSE TICKLES CUPID.
Clerical Tlc-IUmlers Who rn Hup-
Idly 1'lltiiK up Kortuiie.i by
Uniting l-'ugttlvo
Iiovers.
Philadelphia Tress : 1) . Cooper Carman ,
city clerk of Camden , pulled a bit ; pack
age of blue , olliciuMookim * documents
out of a drawer in Ins ollico under the
heaven-kissing clock-tower of the city-
hall yesterday afternoon and counted
them. "Twenty to-day , " ho said ; "that
brings the mouth up to , let mo bee 763
from 1,033 Is give mo a piece of paper
21-1 and 20 is Ml. Will make ill ! more by
the 15th. That'll bo 300 for the mouth.
Last year at this t'mo ' ( hero were -ID , "
" 1 wish 1 was a minister , " said a con
tractor who stood by. Tlioro was envy
in lus glatico as ho looked at tlio big
bunch of marriage certificates. "What
do you suppose they get apioeov"
"Well,1'said Mr. Carman , reflectively ,
setting his white hat before him on his
desk and knocking the ashes oil' his
cigar , "one of them was in hero ono day
and said they'd average $5. Another
ono said that Sr'J was nearer right. Hut
then another told mo that when one got
$10 he didn't say anything about it. " 1
put tlio average at ? ! . ' "
"They're all jealous of Dobbins , " said
Iho contractor. "I'd like to know how beget
got ahead of 'em. "
"Who is Dobbins and how did he got
ahead of thorn ? " asked a third person.
"The Hovorond John Y. Dobbins. " said
the city clerk , "is pastor of the Tabor-
naele Methodist church. You see , when
the Camden marriage boom began last
October ho didn't get much. There
would bo ten or twenty a month from
him. About the l.'ith ofMareh ho was in
and said : 'Somehow 1 seem to bo out of
the track of these marriages. I hardly
get any. ' Immediately after that lie be
gan to turn them in by scores. This
month he and Mr. Diverty report ninety-
four. The other ministers can't make it
OlfL"
"Ho gives the hacknien a commission , "
said the contractor , in a matter-of-fact
way.
It was simple as A , H , C to him.
The Hev. John E. Diverty , to whom
the city clerk alluded , is the
Hev. Air. Dobbins' brother-in-
law , and as supposed in
Camden , his partner , the Kov. Air. Dobbins
bins , is n grand army man. When ho
went away on the San Francisco pilgrim
age ho left the Hev. Mr. Diverty , who is
the pastor of a smaller church in Camden
don , to act for him. The marrume cpro-
monies appear in the published notices
as having been celebrated at the
residence of tlio Kov. John Y.
Dobbins , Xo. r > U3 North Third
street , Camden. The HoV. Mr. Diverty
performs them at present , but Ins name
docs not appear. It is , therefore , con
jectured in Camden that tlio articles of
partnership of Dobbins & Diverty con
tain a stipulation that the senior part
ner is to have all the advertising. That
tlio lirm is prosperous is attested by the
city clerk's ligurcs. Their monthly
product is seventy marriages. Even at
the bottom market ligure of $3 this makes
$140 per mensem to bo divided. No cap
ital is required and there is no risk.
The Hov. J. J. Sleeper is tlio only
Episcopal minister engaged in the busi
ness , and his returns are small. Ho has ,
however , hit upon a novel advertising
scheme , which promises in time to put
his receipts alongside of those of the lirm
of Dobbins & Diverty. Mr. Sleeper has
had printed on all Ins Jotters n map of
the river fronts of Camden and Philadel
phia , with dotted lines indicating what
ferries may bo taken to his house -.it
Cooper and Point streets , which is con
veniently near the most-traveled ferries
indicated. Mr. Sleeper has no Camileu
charge , but cares for the spiritual wel
fare of the llock of St. Ambrose , Twenty-
eight street and GirarJ nvcnuo , this city.
Though the reverend lirm of Dobbins
& Diverty are far and away in advance
of all competitors , there are other
Camden ministers who do a snug busi
ness in matrimony. All the ministerial
merchant princes are Methodists. It is a
cold month when the Hev. ( Jeorgo H.
Wight , pastor of the Third Street Metho
dist Episcopal church , handles jess than
forty-live couples. The Hov. William P.
jJavis1 business is looking up at the
parsonage of the Hroadway Methodist
Episcopal church' Ho has an average
output of a couple and a third a day , or
forty a month. Tlio Rov. John Heisler is
rated at the same liguro at City Clerk
Carman's ministerial commercial agency.
A smaller busincssQis ( lone in Baptist
nuptials. Still its volume is respectable.
The Hov. Isaac C. Wynu rarely lies lys
than two do/.on hymeneal knots in the
.same lime.
Presbyterian quotations are so small as
to scarcely afl'ect the market. This line of
goods is pretty much halulled by the Hov.
William Hoyd , who has a reliable trade
at from twenty-live to thirty a month ,
and the llev. M A. Hrownson , who
makes a monthly return of ton couples.
Anio/lg tlio Germans the Hov. J. II.
Di/.Uigor loads , with an average of twenty
a month.
The Camden marriage market is thus
controlled almost entirely by clerical
operators. Tlio only layman whoso busi
ness is at all considerable ns Justice
Cassaday , who , in Ids ollico near the
Federal street ferry , has a comfortable
trade of a couple a day.
Justice H.V. . Korswpll's tnifiinoss is
more remarkablp for its romantic than
for its remunerative features. The judge
is a young Englishman of dark eyes and
poetic temperament , and takes u deep
interest in all the handsome voting people
who stand up before him. He has had
many cases which would form very good
hinges for tlio plot of a novel of incident.
Ono was when one stormy night last
spring a hack drove rapidly oil' the boat
which ho was about to take on a sudden
errand to Philadelphia. The young man
leaped from it as soon ns the wheels were
on Jersey soil , and , rushing up to thu
gatoman , anxiously asked to be shown
tlio way to a magistrate.
"Hero is ono , " said the gatoman , at
the same timu pointing out Justice Kera-
woll.
"For God's saKe do not joht , " enid the
young man in an agitated tone.
"It is no joke , " fcaid the kindly voice of
the young magistrate. "What can I defer
for your"
"Tillio , " called thoyoungma ! ) , turning
back and swinging open the carriage
door , "Providence has thrown the means
of our union directly in our way. "
The justice stood upon the carriage
step and made the prettiest girl ho says
ho has seen since ho loft England ono of
tiio happiest.
Freeholder Fitzgerald married eight
couples by authority of his position us a
member of t'.io highway comantteo.
Mayor Pratt celebrate * the union of all
the young Quakers who elope from this
side. Since October two huckmon have
bought now 11,200 barouches ; ono min
ister has declined a donation party , and
a cranky stockholder of one of the ferry
companies has demanded an investiga
tion into the refusal of the corporation to
declare an extra dividend ,
City Clerk Carman said yesterday that
Philadelphia was by no means the only
source of supply , npr wns Pennsylvania ,
Much businoH came from Dataware ,
where the groom had to give a bond in
$ uOO tisat ho would support Ids wife for
B > X months mid pay sfIKH ) for the ilocu *
mont. "Hut the principal cause of the
boom , " said Mr. Carman , ' 'Is in the fact
that men don't want to go and set down
their wives' names and pedigrees before
a country ofliclal. Then , you sco , they
have to swear to the figures. Hero if a
girl gives her word that she Is eighteen
and the man that ho is twenty-one that is
enough to save the minister from the $ MO
penalty and the couple from prosecution
for perjury.
Tlio whole volume of Camilen mar
riages is since the passage of the Penn
sylvania marriage license law between
-75 ami ; > ! 0 a mouth Hoforo that time it
was between thirty and forty.
THE HAND.ORGAN BUSINESS.
JIow tlio Ollve-C"ompto\lonetl Sou or
Italy Keeps tin with the Time * ,
An olivc-couiplovionod son of Italy , his
hat , clothing , anil particularly his shoes ,
evidencing long service and hard ufago ,
struggled up the two Ilights of steep
stairs that led to the factory of ono ol the
most prominent manufacturers of tdreot
organ * In this eity , the other day , says
the Now York Star , and shitting from his
neck the greasy lealiiprn strap that sup
ported an org.m on his back ho placed
the iustruuuMit on the lloor with evident
relief. Taking his hat oil' , ho gave a nod
of recognition to the proprietor of the
establishment and proceeded to mop the
great beads of perspiration from Ids low
forehead with a verv dirty and ragged
silk handkerchief thai might in its palm
ier days have been orange-colored. This
operation liui-dipd , he said , pointing-
the rusty-looking box before him with an
expression of the most absolute disgust
and with a video full of tooling !
"iNogood ! "
"What is the matter with it ? " asked
the proprietor of tlio place.
" /e instrument no play a good tune.
No make a money. It itoo /ad. too
/low. Pull a out M old tune. Make a
play /o quick inn/.ica. Put inat now
tune , 'Pop Goes y.o Weasel. ' "
ll-.ving been assured that the instru
ment would be enlivened forthwith , and
that bo might call for il in a few days the
the Italian gave a parting look at the
picture of Genoa in the front panel , and
shambled oil. When ho had disappeared ,
a reporter who happened to bo present
during tlio above dialogue said to the fat ,
jovial-looking organ-maker anil repairer ,
whoso countenance bore an amused
smile :
"What is to bo the latest agony in
hand organ music , or in other words ,
what are to be the tunes that will sot all
Ne.w York cra/y this fall ? "
"That is a pretty hard question to
answer , " lie replied , "as it depends very
largely upon the taste of the respective
musicians. Some of them know what
they want , and some don't. Hut , as most
of them leave it to mo to make the se
lections for them , why , ol course , I have
to keep up with all the latest music , and
1 put in siicli times as 1 think will bo
most popular. That man who just wont
put ot bore is a fair illustration of bow
ignorant some of these men aro. Ills
organ was too sentimental for his gay
nature anil ho wanted a lively air or two
to substitute for 'Old lliindrd , ' or 'Tlio
Heart Howcd Down. " Now someone has
told him that 'Pop Goes the Weasel' is
the right tiling. Of course , that is played
out long ago. and I shall have to give him
something ot the .same nature that is not
quite so ancient. "
"Do they come in often to have now
tunes substituted1'
"O , yes ; about every six months , some
times oftoncr. You see it costs $ -1 or $ C
to get a now time put in. They generally
have two done at once. An ordinary
street organ plays six or eight airs , and
they keep changing them until they got
what they like , and then very likely they
will rim along on the same barrel for
quite a while. Some of the latest sopgs'
that will probablv run this winter are
'Hocking the Haby , ' 'White Wings,1 and
the 'Cricket on the Hearth. ' Then there
is the 'Lullaby' and 'When Love is
Young. ' from that now comic opera
'Ermlt'io.1 Wo get a great many songs
that are popular from England. 'Sweet
Dreamland Faces , ' 'Going to Mar
ket , 'Tit for Tat' have taken
very well and will , no doubt ,
run for some time yet. Ilarrigan
hasn't got out anything new as yet , bat
wo will probably near from him HOOD. In
the meantime , yiaxtcr Avenue. ' 'Don-
ny Grady's Hack , ' 'It Showered Again'
and 'Put on Your Hridal Veil1 will still
remain on the barrels. Scanlan's now
songs , I expect will take well , and 1 will
probably put his 'Hose Song * and
'Gather tno Myrtle with Alary1 into some
of those organs you sco hero , 'The Mi
kado' is beginning to got played out , and
will have to take a rest. Wo will run the
'Gypsy Huron' and 'Little Tycoon' for
some time yet. "
"Do old tunes over revive ? " I
"Yos , indeed. Wo generally give the
now tunes a run for about a year , and
then hang them up for a while. If they
lire very popular , they are sure to bo
wanted again. "
"is the hand-organ business on the de
cline ? "
"No , sir. Tliore arc moio street organs
about to-day than ever before , although
you may not notice so many tlio city has
grown so largo. The business is too good
not to have plenty of recruits. A good
player can always make money at it. Ho
knows that if ho goes into a fashionable
neighborhood bo will bo recognized as n
public nuisance and bo paid to move on ,
while in tint tenement districts he is wel
come and gets all tlio spare pennies about
to remain. So , you see , in both cases ho
makes money.
There are several establishments in
New York and vicinity that supply hand-
organs to the itinerant grinder , and
whether they are indictable or not as
public nuisances is a question which the
sull'cnng public has refrained from test
ing. Most of the followers of thU pro
fession own their organs , but many of
them rout them , A street organ
is worth from $30 to $300 , and
weighs from twenty to seventy
pounds. The average weight , however -
over , is about thirty pounds. They will
last , if properly made and handled , in the
neighborhood of twenty years , and can
be repaired so often in tlio meantime that
very litllo of tlio original instrument will
remain in the end. There is the greatest
diHorcnco between players , and it deus
not follow that two men will , with the
same organ , imiKo the same amount ol
money , A poor player will collect barely
00 or 70 cents fora day's work , wnilo a
good , bright performer , with plenty of
expression , will gather in $1 or 5 bo
twcon sniiritii and Minsot. The business
yields 011 an average $2.150 or ? 3 a day.
One of the best-Known organ -grinders
several years ago was a.young and pretty
Italian girl about Stwonly years ot ago.
She was strong and well built , and , con
sidering the load she carried , retained a
very plump and attractive figure. Shu
did well in the business and caught as
many buaus as she did pennies.
Her dark eyes and gentle music proved
too much for a uu&coptiblo young
German , \rhn.io blonde , curly hair at
tracted ail the ticrvaut girh in the neigh
borhood to his father's Third avopuo
grocery. The fair organ grinder eon
became awaru of thisatuhmon ! ami man
aged lo serenade tlio simp with a luno or
two every other day. She coquetted with
the young Toulon fur seine time , [ and
linalfy came to die conclusion that the
loyd of married lift ) were pruluniblo to
liur precarious If independent o\Utonco ,
and yielded to the young grocer's suit.
All might have been well were it not that
the bridegroom'-- ! father woke IIP onulino
morning to lind the contents of Ida cash
dr iwfriii'l sufii gone , and his son ami
hir wl'n it. They hail closed , no ono
Uncw where- .
