TO THE OMAHA DAILY BEE : SUNDAY , OCTOBER 24. 18SG.--TWELVE PAGES
HINTS FOR HOME BUILDERS.
Misa Cleveland's Idea : About Homo 'and
' Its Eesponsibilitifw.
THE HOLY GROUND OF AGE.
71io Hallowed llomoMend Kitchen
Motlipr.s mitt Tlintr Hoys
Household Hint. * ) ,
Home.
Sweet wf r < l that spans all space , that knows
no bound ,
Yet dupIN In iinrrdwest coiniia" ; welcome
wnnl I
Dear lyKMif | pence though sheltered by the
sword i
JHd Saxou-spoakliiK races only found.
Our i.-nrlirst iccollcctlons nil abound
With little note.sof tli 'c ; our yearn are stored
" \Vllh \ memories of tlice ; rnoli spot adored
llv youth , In uite bccnnivth holy urouiul.
Thou clliiL'est In the handgrip of the Sire I
M'hou iiH'ltost in tlio Mother's tender kls * :
Tlio wanderer lout's to reach thee ( iiildlng
Star
Of nil his thoughts : like Israel's Pillared
1-Mro
By nlnlit tlinu lendcst him through child
hood's hlls ,
To that loved home ho pictures from afnr.
? HNR Clovclnnd'H Ideas Aliout Home.
This item of proprietorship In the homo
should bo shared by each member of the
household. If he Is a worthx member
this propriotors-llip is his right. Perhaps
hero , in order to avoid any possibility of
being misunderstood , I should drop the
generic term and write down the species
I have in mind. For I mean hero to cm-
pliiisi/.o the she as well ns tlio he. Hero
in the home , wherever else u difference
is made , there should be none , Thu man
and woman , the hey and the girl , should
maku equal demand and receive equal
concessions. The sister should , in some
practical way , have her slock share in
the homo alike with the brother. Up to
that time when the old homo is exchanged
for a new one there should bo something
in it. upon each ono to whom it is homo
can lay the hand , and say "this is mine ;
and it is part of tiio property. " If you
wish to endear the place you call tlicir
homo to your son , your daughter , your
brother or your sister , give them shares
in the capital stock. Tins rule will work
both ways and to the advantage of each.
The man or woman , boy or girl , who has
n right to the roof that is his or her
shelter will have a pride in the place , and
that noble natural pride will work to its
benefit , in all those numberless little
cosy and ingenious touches that trans
form a house into a homo.
Every woman who passes the ago of
twenty-live should feel , in some degree.
the responsibilities which come from in
dependence in the items of her food and
shelter. There can bo no mature develop
ment where there is no conscious respon
sibility ; and then ; can be no responsibil
ity without independence. When a
woman has passed the irresponsible
girlhood of her life , there is nothing
which so contributes to that dignity with
out which she Is , and will remain , a
human invertebrate , as the conscious
ness of her legal right to her abiding-
place ; a place to rest in , to grow in , to
hide in ; and ono which cannot by any
legal right or wrong be wrested from
her. It is sad that many women rcalix.e
this as their great necessity late in life.
Hut it is better late than never.
A noble nature does not stand idly by
until some stray wind of circumstance
shall blow her for I am thinking of
woman now into some position which is
suitable and becoming to her. There is ,
] ) crhans , but one suitable and becoming
fate which selects the woman quite irre
spective of the woman's ' selection of it ;
and that is a suitable and becoming mar
riage. This is the only thing in the
career of a woman which comes without
seeking and cannot come ( suitably and
becomingly ) , by Booking. I am aware
that this proposition of mine in passing
lies open to much Philistinism ; ami ,
indeed , I acknowledge that it may bo
much nualillcd ; but it is not with argu
ment over this point that I am permitted
to concern myself or my readers in the
little space loft to this article. It is the
counter proposition which itsonunciation
serves to make moro pointed that all
things which are suitable and becoming
to woman , excepting a suitable and becoming -
coming marriage , must como into her
lifeas an achievement rather than n hap
pening.
A woman who marries for a homo
docs not often get a homo ; she ccts a
house and a husband , but It is not in this
way that a homo is go.tton.
The Homestead Kitchen.
llnw bright and warm a place It was ,
That quaint dear kltche.u old ,
Wlicro btiriiliitfloKS defied the frost
Tlio breath or winter cold.
The tall clock from Its comer dim
The mglilv silence broke ,
In tolling oil tlio passing hours
With Mow and measured .stroke.
Tlio npiilcs quartered mid festooned
On Ktrimrs were liaiiKlni : hluh ,
Anil cursor Koldou corn were liuiig
Around the tire to dry.
Twas there the busy mother mndo
HIT ( toimhn ills , pies and cake ;
'Twas there she put the bread to rise ,
And watched it brown and bake.
'Twas there the splnnlnswhrcl was heard
tr Krom early morn till night ;
For there dear Kttiiidnm BHUII and reeled
The lleecy wool so white.
A pretty picture minima made ,
With snow white hair and cap.
When weary with her work nt times ,
Her hands lay In her lap.
Sim drenmcd , no doubt , of bygone dnya ,
When life was new and sweet ;
She doubtless hiwd the natter , too ,
Of ninny llttlu feet.
And now , as then , the children came
Toher with tirlols nnd joys ;
And now , ns then , she kissed and rocked
The baby girls mid boys.
Tlm sunbeams plnved upon the wall
And danced upon tlio lloor ,
And lay in Uirt'ndH of gohhm Hi > ht
From cracls around the door.
No lonaor swim ; those hinges now ,
No murry children play ,
No buzz ot spinning wheel Is heard
Tliiouglioiit the livelong day.
For restless time Ims closed the door
llns locked nnd barred it fast
And only to the memory comes
These visions of the past.
For ns the winter snow fulls soft ,
It brings to mind at times
llio pleasant scenes of IUIIK nuo ,
LIUo sweet , low-whispered rhymes ,
Yo feathery Hakes that drift around
'Hint dear beloved plaee ,
Tell to that kltchun cimiiL'liiL' time
Can no'er Its joys efface.
nnd Tholr Boys.
Atlanta ConsiiL"to ! ' 'J'll ° r l .a J
responsibilities resting upC. ' ! niot'ier '
they como in every form and variety , L"1 '
judging from observation and experience
the ono Unit presses nearer tier heart.aml
is heaviest to bo borne , is how best tc
raise her boys. Walking down the streol
a few mornings ago 1 mot a friend , the
mother of two little boys. In speaking
to mo of a young man she had just seen
and admired she said : "I never sco r
nice , steady young man but 1 wonder il
my boys will grow up to bo good , ami
clover. There was a depth of feeling it :
tier tone and IOOK that sent uiu on nij
way thinking yns , thinking of the anx
Ions hearts all over the world with tin
eamo wonder in them as to the future o
their boys. Parents Imvo so mucl
tnore ambition for their boys thai
girls ; they dream anil plan for thoii
future nnd mark out the work or profes
sion c f their boj-s when very young , and
tis a Mugulrtr thing , but is certainly'
[ rue , thU ; not ono out of ton 'ever fulfills
Ills parent- * ' desire , and hence so many
disappointments as to our children's sue-
cg'ss in life. ' So wo come back to the first
emery , "how ' shall wo raise our boys ? " .
I have always been a close observer and
Imvc watched dill'oront methods , with
much interest. Ono inother will tell you
she believes there is nothing like kind
ness ; a boy must not be driven , you must
appeal to his honor and win Ids entire
confidence and you havecaincd the tight ;
and vet , usually , you will find such boys
indulged , and utterly spoiled and sollish ,
liaving their own way while young , and
utterly unbearable when grown , for they
are always wiser than their parents ; so
that rule doesn't work. Again one will
tell you there is nothing like being strict
with a boyj yon cannot hold them
in with" too tight a rein Often the
result of that manrgement is to make
a boy behave well before his parents , and
as soon as from under their observation
deceive them in all possible ways ; so that
rule doesn't work always. .Solomon
thought he had solved the problem when
he said"Train up a child in the way ho
should go , and when ho is old hr- will not
depar : from it. " 'flic boys in .Solomon's
dajs must have ditiered somewhat from
our boys , for we know of boys who have
been carefully trained that have sadly
departed from the way they should go.
Hoys' parents have niado It the study ot
their lives to raise their children In the
fear of the Lord , and have as far as
human judgment goes done the very best
they knew how , ami yet failed. It is a
hard question to settle nnd parents must
study the subject for themselves. There
might bo a few hints thrown out to inex
perienced mothers by those who have fin
ished the work and can look back and see
the mistakes. The trouble begins very
early ; the birth of a boy baby is usually
hailed with an extra amount of
delight , and tlio little Idol becomes
in a very short while a little tyrant ;
by the time ho is three or four years old
he manages his mother very much more
successfully than she lias ever managed
him , and poor foolish mothers begin from
that ace to shield a bad , impatient child
from the father's needful discipline ; their
faults are concealed for fear the father
will deal to severely. The inother has
not the strength of character to bo linn
herself and dreads to see her idol pun
ished when she knows ho deserves It , and
so she goes on bearing from , day to day
with the faults that are gaining in pro
portions until her life is a burden , and
soon the boy gets beyond her control
and is his ow"n master. There is so much
depending on a mother. Firmness at the
very earliest ago is the most essential
requisite to good management ; then im
plicit obedience comes next. The great
est trouble comes from the overin
dulgence of mothers : if yon ever hear a
motlier say to a child , " 1 will toll your
father , " you may at once put it down that
that boy is ruined , for be has a miserable
weak mother that feels ( and lets the child
see ) sto has to call in assistance to en
force a very feeble discipline. Hoys can
not stand too much kindcss or indulgence
in that they differ from girls ; kindness
mingled with firmness and indulgence in
moderation is the better plan. Tlio very
best boys are those who are raised in this
way , and parents will lind a great deal of
their success depends on making com
panions of their boys ; don't let them fear
the approach of their parents , but wel
come them with open hearts. Where
father and mother gain the entire confi
dence of a boy by treating him as a com
panion , showing their readiness to enter
into all his pleasures and sympathizing
with his troubles , at the same time linn
111 their discipline and judicious in tlicir
indulgence , oven exercising a strict
watch over him , they may tool pretty
well assured they are raising a boy that
will give them pleasure in after life.
Household Hints.
Hoston Record : The alcove formed by
deep windows is now curtained with
largo.draperics instead of hanging small
curtains against each window.
Old canton-llanncl is tlio best cloth for
wiping gilt or bronze picture frames. A
small quantity of salts of tartar , dissolved
in water , is a good solution for cleaning
frames.
A br.dgor hair brush is best for dusting
fine bits of china.
The strongest concentrated ammonia
will remove stains from old brass when
all else fails. The ammonia vapor
changes the brass during the process of
cleaning to a bronze color , but the im
mediate application of the liquid removes
this at once.
A pretty way to use a Japanese parasol
in house decoration is to take down the
chandelier and put the gas-pipo through
the middle of a largo Japanese parasol ,
drawing it well up to the ceiling so as to
prevent danger from fire. The handle
must bo taken out and a tube tilted in its
place , through which the pipe passes.
Castors mndo of leather arc a now In
vention which will prove very nsetul.
Heavy furniture which must bo moved
very often lor sweeping wears bad places
on Moors or carpets , and a solid solo-
leather castor must prove a blessing to
housekeepers.
Cracker jars , holding about a quartaro
among the now articles of tablowear.
( Jnivy ladles of china or graniteware
have gene out of use very largely. A
uood-si/.cd spoon takes tlio place of a
ladle , and Is lighter and prettier.
Ho Approved or the Treatment.
Arkansas Traveler : Old Nelson Hett-
rngo , while working in the woods , was
bitten by a rattlesnake. In much alarm
and in great pain ho ran to the houso. A
physician who happened to bo near at
hand was summoned.
"Old man"said the doctor , "nothing
but whisky , and a great deal of it , can do
you any good. "
"Hut , doctor , I am a temperance man.
1 haven't touched a drop uv lickcr fur
thirty years. "
"All tlio hotter. The whisky will have
more effect. "
A boy who had boon despatched with t\ \
jug soon returned , and tlio old man ,
much against his will , began to drink
whisky , lie was slow at first , but after a
while ho "swigged" it with the appotltu
of an old'tlmor.
"Well , said the doctor , "yon have had
enough whisky now. Don't drink any
moro. "
"Think I've "
got or plentyj"
"Yes , I know It. "
"Don'tyor think thar's or leotlo of the
pizen hantrin' round the corners ? "
"No , 1 think you are all right. "
"Don't think that a lectio , just crntifl
uv it to bother me airter awhile , has sorter <
tor settled down in my fcoty"
"No. "
"Wall , now , Dock , s'poso wo tnko n
drink just fur good luck.1'
"I toll you that you must not drink unj
moro , "
The old fellow sighed , looked nt the
jug. and asked : "Whut's become uv tin
suakoK"
"Ono of the boys killed it , " llio doctoi
replied.
"I 'm sorry , " said the old , man ,
Sorry ! What for ? "
" 'Uuuso I waut it tor bite mo orgin. "
It is related of the lute Colonel Orcui'i
of the Boston Post , that many years ago ,
when its compositors struck for an ad
Vance of ton cents per 1,000 , ho thought il
was too much , and , determined.to main
tain his opinion , ho called upon all in the
business anil editorial departments whc
could sot typo , and with their aid under
took to got out the paper. Thov workei !
until supper time , anjl then , as the colonel
nol taok'oft'his ' apron , he stopped to the
window and'called to the strikers , whc
wo.rp standing outside : "Uoys , you mlghl
as well come up and go to work ; it' <
worth all you ask. "
COL , BOWIE AND HIS KNIFE ,
Stories qf the Han Who Invented the. Most
. . ' . Uurdewus Weapon of It's Kind.
CARVING HIS WAY TO NOTORIETY
A lc pcratc Duel nn < 1
Hilled KlKlitltiK nt Alamo -An
Kveiitfiit Mfe.
Most renders nro fiunlllnr wilu the
axiom laid down by the Denial "Autocrat
of the llreakfasl Table" "llio race that
shortens its weapons lengthens Its boun-
darios. " llo remarks tiiat wo are the
llonmns of the modern world , ami that
the American bow'o ' knlfo Is a form of
the Koman Radius , modigcel to meet the
daily wants of civil society. Time was
when in certain sections of onr beloved
country the bowie knife was the daily
companion of largo nnmbors of onr fel
low citizens. Kvon congressmen have
been known to carry them , and the largo
and muscular Totter , of Wisconsin , won
no end of fame more than a quarter of a
century a < jo by offering to light a duel
with the rather diminutive Roger L'ryor ,
armed with this weapon.
In these , o'nr more nonccfnl days , the
exigencies of society no longer require
the genial Inlhienco of this famous
weapon and it is qnito likely that many
young readers have never seen one. A
gentleman from the north many years
ago had business which required him to
stay for some time in Arkansas and the
Indian territory. It was in the wild itays
of the southwest when it was the univer
sal custom logo armed. This gentleman
purchased u bowie knife , but never car
ried it except in his trunk , On his re
turn north he brought it wjth him , where
after serving as u curiosity in the house
hold for a tiniu it linally got into use in
the kitchen as a butcher and bread knife.
It was of linely tempered steel , easily
sharpened , and became a favorite weap
on to attack a loaf of bread with. More
than one visitor to that household was
startled by the blood curdling cry of one
of the children to his mother. "Mother ,
where is the bowie knife ? " "Mercy. "
would be the ejaculation of the visitor.
"What docs that child want with a bowie
knife ? " "Oh , ho only wants to cut a
piece of broad tor himself , " and then the
terrible knife would bo produced amid
much merriment.
Quito different wcic its uses in ho
south. There it was never debased tto
mere domestic "bjocls , but served its
legitimate purpose of maintaing order
and decorum in society. During a ses
sion of the Arkansas legislature in 1837 ,
the speaker of the house had occasion to
call a member to order. The member
insisted on keeping the floor for the pur
pose of making an explanation , where
upon Mr. Speaker drew an immense
bowie knife and advanced toward tiio
offending member for the purpose of
bringing him to order. The member
also drew his bowie knife , and as the
speaker advanced , threw it nt him , ex
pecting to disable him , a feat ho had performed -
formed more than onco. Unfortunately
he missed Ms aim , and the knife fell ring
ing on the lloor thirty paces away. The
member straightened himself in
front of his fee , who , advanc
ing deliberately , cut him down with
onu dreadful gash , killing him instantly.
The gentleman having thus been called
to order , Mr. Speaker resumed his scat ,
and the house adjourned for three days
to attend the funeral. Wo are told that
Mr. Speaker was tried for the murder ,
but was acquitted. Another story that
had considerable credence at ono time
was that , at the battle of Buena Vista , u
regiment of Missi&sippians , under the
command of Jefferson Davis , received a
charge of Mexican cavalry in the shape
of a V , with the open end toward the
enemy. The cavalry , riding into the
open endwore lirstgreetcd with a deadly
lire from the rifles , after which tlm gal
lant Mississinpians went at the
"Greasers" with their bowie knives and
almost entirely destroyed them.
In John Hay's uoom , ' 'The Mystery of
Gilgal , " there is an account of a bowie
knife encounter between Jedgo Phinn
and Colonel Blood , in which they
Carved In a way that nil admired ,
Till Blood elrawed iron at Int and fired.
Which took Seth lilmlso betwixt the eyes ,
And caused him great surprise.
Poetry and history having thus united
in illustrating tin wonders of this re
nowned weapon , destined to a fame as
great as that of Excalihar. the
world-famous sword of King Arthur , it
may not prove uninteresting to give some
account of its originator or inventor.
James Bowie was born in Logan
county , Kentucky , in the year 1700. His
parents were natives ot Georgia , his
father being a woodsman and hunter , in
which craft James was brought up. The
family wandered from place to place ,
usually seeking the remotest frontier , and
finally settled on tlio borders of Louisi
ana and Texas. Here , in 18U , James
Howie made a clearing for himself , built
a log cabin , ami lived principally by
lishmg and hunting. Many wore bis
deeds of daring and recklessness in his
forest adventures , and many stories have
been preserved of his wild exploits , llo
would catch and ride not only wild
horses , but wild deer , and on ono occa
sion ho caught , roped and rode an alli
gator.
Ho grow to bo a Inrgo and powerful
man , six feet in height and extremely
muscular. His tumour is said to have
been good , but ho was easily aroused to
anger , which was terrible and unappeas
able , and led him into ninny a tragical
encounter. Ho never fought a regular
duel , but was engaged in many fights ,
most of which hail a bloody termination.
Ho was said to have been a general fa
vorite among his friends and neighbors ,
which goes to dispoyo that ho was of a
cruel or bloodthirsty disposition
Texas , nt that time belonging to
Mexico , was a sort of promised land tn
tin ) adventurers of the southwest. Ono of
the first expeditious Into that country
was under General Jamo.s Long , oi
Tennessee , and Bowie accompanied it ,
This was in 1810 , The expedition re
sulted disastrously , Long bolng captured
and killed by the Mexicans , but Bowie
returned safely to his homo again.
llo now sold his land , and in company
with his brothers engaged In slave trad ,
ing with the notorious Latltto , the cole'
t rated pirate of the gulf , Unelor the laws ol
the United Slates attlwttlmo slaves word
neb allowed to lie imported into the coun <
try , but the brothers Uowio easily ovadcd
that dilllculty , Their plan of operations
was to go to Galveston and purchase
from Lalitto a number of negroes , for
which they paid at a rate of $1 a pound ,
or about $140 for eaoh negro. Those they
would bring into tlm limits of the Umtoil
States , and then go to a custom house
ollieur and become informers agninul
themselves. The law gave the informo ;
Imlf the value of the negroes , which were
put up and sold by the United States
marshal. At the marshal's sah > ( ho )
WQUIU " 'imsylyewi become the purchasers ,
would receive itau I1"3 piiiVli Q mono }
back and a certificate of sala , which 6U-
titled them to dispose of the ni > rOi)3 iu
the United States. Bowie followed this
business until ho niudo some $00,009 ,
most of which ho soon spent in riotous
living in Now Orleans.
It was during these expeditious to Galveston -
voston that his sronius evolved the hunt
ing knife , with which his name will
always bo associated. It was made for
him by a blacksmith after a design of his
owu. It was niado with a heavy back , so
that it could b < viisivt in plumping nt well
as thrusting , tluu 'fulfilling th. > pi rpo def
of a hatchet , for which he used it in his
wooe ! Milan life.
In the exciting Apolitical contests that
grew out of Jaeks6n' advent as a candi
date Howie took an active part. In 18-M
ho was residing tit Alexandria , on Rinl
river , and during h pblitieal campaign lu >
got into an alteration withNorris Wright ,
sheriff of Hapieles 1'arish. Howie was un
armed , and Wright drew a pistol and
shot him through the bo'ly ' , but even
then , if Whright had not been rescued
by his tnonds Howin would have killed
him with his lists. Tills attack so cu-
raired him that ln > determined thereafter
never logo without his knife , and Ins had
a scabbard made for itand said he would
wear it ns long as ho lived. A year later
this fond with Short ft' Wright culminated
in a terrible encounter at Natclii1In
September , IS\J7 \ , two very respectable
citizens of Louisiana , Dr. Maddov and
Samuel We-lK having a elifference to
settle , agreed to meet on a sand bar in
the Mississippi river opposite NatHie/ .
wit ha few friends , where their differ
ences could bo reeouciied. according to
the custom usual among gentlemen.
They met , exchanged shots , and made
friends.
When retiring from the ground Wells
invited Maddux and ins second , Colonel
Crane , to the woods adjoining , where"
some others of his friends , excluded from
the Held , were , to take rofresments.
CIMIIO objected on the ground that tiiere
were certain men there ho could not
meet. Wells then assented to go M'hcro
Aliuiilox's friends , who had also m-en ex
cluded from the field , were. When on
the way the party worometbvlhefrif'nds
of Wells , who were James Howie , Gen
eral Curry and another person. Crane
and General Curry wore mortal enemies ,
and immediately" drew their pistols.
Crane had a pistol in each hand , and
shot Howie first and then Curry , the lat
ter being instantly killed. At this the
friends of Maddox hurried to the scene ,
and among them was the Sheriff Wright
who had the encounter with Howie a
year before. Wright also fired at Howie
am ! ho fell. A general tiring ensued and
several others were killed. Wright see
ing Howie lying apparently dead , approached
preached and bent over him , when Bowie
suddenly drew his knife and stabbed
Wright to the heart. He then arose ,
though severely wounded , and stabbed
another of the party with his knife , and
the battle then terminated.
When lie recovered from his wounds
ho determined lojeavo the United States
and take up his residence in Texas ,
There he went in the year 1830 and en
gaged actjvely on the side of the rovoju-
tionists , his valor and daring soon gain
ing him a distinguished name in that
country. Ho married a daughter of one
of the cx-gpverncrs of the province , and
was appointed colonel of ono of tlm
Texas regiments. During the next few
years ho was engaged in many lights with
the Indians and with the Mexicans , in
one of which he and nine or ten men
succeeded in defending themselves
against IfiO Indians , with a loss of only
ono killed and two wounded.
His career was finally ended at the
bloody battle of Alamo. lie had been
ordered to that pls co to take command ,
but a few days after he reached there ho
was taken down 'with pneumonia , and
during the siege was cjonlined to his biul.
As is well known .Santa Anna , command
ing 3,000 Mexicans , besieged the fort in
the early days of iMareh , 18J(5. ! ( It had
'
only about o'ne hundred and fifty defend
ers. After some daysiof attack the place
was stormed and every Texan was put to
the sword. No one escaped. Howie , sick
in bed , is said to fi'aro'shot ' down with his
pistols and killed with his knife a number
of Ills assailants before ho yielded m > his
life. Whether this is true or not it is safe
to assume that it ho | iad strength and
consciousness enough to do it it was
done. The celebrated Colonel David
Crockett was also a victim of this massa
cre. . c
Such is the history of the bowic knife
and its inventor.
Ivnii Toiirfuenofl''a Mother.
The Cosmopolitan : Ono of the most
snliont traits of Madame Tourguonoff's
character was , ns has been hinted at be
fore , never to tolerate the slightest ap
pearance in deed or thought among those
with whom she came in contact. She
was in tl > o habit of setting traps for the
members of her household , in order
cither to reassure herself of their perfect
subjection , or with the malicious desire
to humiliate individuals who might scorn
to her too well satisfied with conditions
that had been for a time bearable. When
the mistress was in this humor it was ev
ident in her discourse , in her gestures
and in the dangerous tire in her eyes.
The servants then whispered among
themselves : "Madame cherclio chicane"
( maelamc is seeking a quarrel ) , and lay
low.On
On a certain occasion her major-domo ,
Simeon Lobolef , to his everlasting mis
fortune , fell into the guot-a pens. Ho
was a high-strung fellow , very hand
some , at the time about thirty years old ,
well-educated , and possessed of much
solf-eslceai. This is tlio way it happened :
"Simeon's behind
customary position was -
hind Mine. TourguonofPs chair at the
tablo. She always had before her a small
carafe of water , which was called Toan
do madamn. '
When Miuhuno TourgucncIT said
'Water' it was his duty to pour her some
from the carafe. Latterly , when ho per
formed this function she was in the habit
of declaring tlio water too cold , or too
warm , or too dirty , or that it smclled
badly , Simeon used to take the carafe ,
go out and return with other water , and
madame would drink it then without
complaint. SeVeral days wore pasMul
tints. Finally she resolved to give her
victim the finishing blow. At dinner ,
after having carried the water to her lips ,
she pushed the glass from her , and , turn
ing to the major dome , said :
r" What is this ? '
Simeon niado no answer.
" 'What is this ? ' 1 ask you.
"Simeon remained silent.
" 'Shall I never have gooil water ? ' she
cried , and the full glass thtw in tlio face
of the major domo.
"Ho turned palo , took the cnrafo from
the table and loft the hall. Ho returned
some minutes aftorand poured waterinto
another glass.
" " 1'horo this is water , " said Madame
Tourguonoir , and drank u half glassful.
Then Simeon , his faoo ghastly pale , his
lips trembling. fitop'l , ' > ed forward a few
paces , placed hliisejlf | before the iconos
or images of tho/tnuilary / saints of tiio
family , andmaking the sign of the cross ,
said : f I
" 'I swear before this holy imago that I
have notchangcd the water , Thatwhlch
pmdaino has justdrunkis the same ns the
oilior.1 4 )
"After having spoken thcso words ho
turned to tlio mistress of the house and
looked her in the oycs ,
"For a few moments a terrible silence
reigned in the ( mil , / Suddenly Madame
Tourguonen" araso with n bound , and ,
pointing to the ifpor. cried to Simeon :
" 'Leayotlio r'opm1 !
"Then she retired1 without finishin < : be ?
repast and shut herself up the entire day
in her chamber.
"Thu next day the unfortunate Simeon
could bo seen with a cross on his bnck
and a broom in liU hand , sweeping the
court yard , a pitiable object. The ele
gant dress coat was exchanged for u
dingy blouse of gray cloth. Ho illicit this
degrading post four pears , at the oxplta-
tion of which time the 'master of
utfuluon , ' a giganlip deaf mute , took his
place. "
Thosn conversant with the 'novels of
Ivan TourguenctV will recall this charac
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A DELAWARE CllOST STORY ,
The Spirit of a Police Officer Appsara to His
Murderer.
Tlio Betrayal ol' Friendship and It
Fatal Consequences The Ap
parition Visible to Sev
eral 1'crsons.
Philadelphia Correspondence of the St.
Louis ( ilobo-Doinocrat : A strange sequel
to a very sad story that agitated Phila
delphia fifteen years ago comes from
Dover , Del. In 1871 John Hess was lieu
tenant of police in this city in what is
now known as tlio Eighth district. Ono
of his subordinates was named William
Darrah , who was an inseparable compan
ion of his superior officer. Darrah had a
very beautiful wife and two lovely chil
dren. The two men had been acquainted
from boyhood up , and Hess was a fre
quent visitor at the house of his subordi
nate ) . Ono day in the summer of 1873
Mr. Darrah received an anonymous note
warning him to beware of Hess , as tlio
latter was taking advantage of the
roundsman's absence from home to make
love to his pretty wife. No attention
was paiel to the letter and so little stock
did Dariah take in it that ho laughingly
showed it to his superior , ami shaking
him by the hand , said : "I would no
moro doubt you , old boy , than 1 would
thoHiblo. "
Not many days after this Darrah re
ceived a second note , and a week later a
third , all of the same import. To those
ho paid no moro attention than ho did to
the lirst. On or about August 25 , 1872 ,
Darrah was doing day duty. Ho was
taken suddenly ill in the street and hur
ried homo to obtain medical assistance.
As ho entered the house ho saw Lieuten
ant Hess in the back Kitchen with his
arm about Mrs. Darrah's nook. To say
that tlio man was startled would bo but
faintly to express it. * Ho said nothing ,
however , but wont upstairs anel throw
himself on the bod. Within twelve hours
ho had fully recovered and was again on
duty. The following week ho was placed
on night duty , his hours e > f service being
from 7 p. in. to 0 a. in. About 5 o'clock
in the morning , while patrollhur his beat ,
lie was approached by a woman who
thrust a note into his hand and than sud
denly disappeared down a dark alloy-
way. Darrah walked under the light of
a street lamp and opened the picco of
paper which was folded several times.
IIu read these words :
"You diil not boliuvo what Hirst wrote
to you. If you doubt mo , go to your
homo at onco. "
AN AWFUl , DISCOVKItV.
The * policeman hnel almost forgotten
the anonymous communications and the
subsequent sight in the bnok kitchen , but
this brought it to ids mind with renewed
feirco. He hurried to his liumblu little
dwelling and stealthily entering by the
buck way , ho saw Liuutcnant Iloss seated
in u chair while Mrs , Darrah was tying
his cravat , After she had adjusted it to
her satisfaction she throw her arms about
the nock of the handsome ) lieutenant anel
kissed him passionately several times.
Piirrah w-'S ' fiJino ( itinnml. ( Ho wont
back ami patrolled his boat until 0
o'clock , then going to tlio station house
ho mot LieiiUmant Hess just as tlio state
house bull was striking tlio hour , Approaching
preaching him liostiiel ;
"John Iloss , wo Imvo boon friends for
many years. I have trusted you ni I
would my own brother. 1 have been
warned , as you Kn jw , that you wore tak
ing advantage of this friendship. 1 could
not and would not- believe it until this
morning , when I was convinced with my
o\yn eyes It is impossible for me to per
mit .you to live any longer , To-morrow
morning ftl 0 o'clock ' I will kill you.
Make the best of the twenty-four hours
you have ! to live , for as true ns ( led hears
mo , I will do what I say. " .
Then taking off his budge , Darrah laid
it upon the "dusk. Lieutenant Huss
laughed and showed his hamlsome teeth.
"Ton are very foolish. Hill , " ho 'Said ,
"and you are mistaken. "
Darrah made no answer but walked
out of the station house. Ho wont di
rectly home , kissed his wife ami children
anel strode out of the house. All that day
he was seen wandering about the streets
in tlio vicinity of the station house , ap
parently suffering the most intense men
tal agony.
IIOMICIDK AND IMI'HISONMEXT.
By nightfall ho looked to bo a elozcn
years olelor. lie did not go home , but
paced restlessly up anel down the side
walk in front of his house from 8 o'clock
in the evening until 5 the next morning.
At that hour he entered through the front
eloor ami found Hess as ho hael expected ,
silling in tlio dining-room reaeling a
newspaper. Ho went in , sat down and
never uttered a worel. Hess inaelo a Hip-
pant remark , but received no reply.
The minutes speel by , and just as the
factory whistles began announcing that
0 o'clock hael arrived Darrah arose from
his chair. "I gave yon twenty-four hours
to live , " said ho. advancing toward
Lieutenant Hess , "and now your time has
como. " With these words lie drew from
Ins breast pocket a bull-dog revolver and
placing it within a few inches of Hess'
breast , fired. The ball went directly
through the heart of the police lieutenant ;
and ho fell to Nio lioor a corpse.
To make a long story short Darrah was
arrested , tried and convieteil of murder
in the Kccemd decree , the jury taking into
consideration the extreme provocation to
which the slayer of the destroyer e > f liui
happiness had been subjected ? Ho was
sentenced to six year's imprisonment ,
which ho served anel then disnppcarcel ,
his family in the meantime having
broken up and gene no ono know whither.
Nothing was hoard of the broken-hearted
and prematurely aged man until a few
years ago , whim it was learned that ho
was living in obscurity in the state of
Delaware , anel Iioro is where tlm singular
Koquul comes in.
AN APTAUITION.
About a.year after his rnlcnso from the
eastern penitentiary , Darrah was sud
denly awakened by seeing a bright light
in Ins room. Ho rose , tlresso < l himself
himself anel sought to discover from
whence the glare camo. The whole room
seemed to bo illuminated with a ghostly
glow , but no Hxed light from wlnmco
tills glow came could bo discovered. Ho
eteohires that ho was thoroughly awake ,
anel that his mental faculties were unim
paired , and that ho was not the subject
of a hallucination. .Seated in a chair
near the lionel of the bcil , ho saw the dim
outline of a form. As he looked the
glow in the room became dimmer and
the form moro distinct , finally resolving
itself into the shane of a man , clothed in
a blno uniform. To Darrah's unspcak-
able nmnzumont ho rccognizcel the fea
tures ot the man ho hael slain years bo
foro. This is the story in his own word ;
"I was perfectly sober , " saiel ho , "and
fully awake. As the figure became moro
distinct 1 thought it was a real living per
son , but the closer I looked the more con
vinced 1 became that it was not a livlntr
man , for the features were those of John
Hess , Ho was smiliuir just as he usutl to
smile when wo were friends together
years ago. Ho had a peculiar way of
throwing back his head and extending
his arm when ho wits very well ploaseel
with anything. This is what the llgnro
did , and that IB why I recognized him , I
felt my hair stunellng on end for a mo-
mcnl.Tjut the feeling nf f iir w > m > Ufi nio
nnel I plucked up coTirago enough to'say !
'Is that you , John ? ' No sooner had I
spoken than the form disappeared like a
Hash and the room became dark again. 1
could not go to sleep , but got up and
walked around imUl daylight. I picked
up a morning newspaper and saw it
dated August 27 , tho-anniversary of the
day on which I shot my old fricml. "
OTIIKIt WIT.NKSSKU ,
Exactly ono month after this Darrah's
Etrungo experience was repeated , and on
the nc\t month , and the next , Then de
termined to see whether the apparition
was , the result of a disordered mind or.
not , ho called in a friend , ono Abraham
Hiicklo. who sat up with him. all night ,
Jiibt before daylight the little ) room was
lighted up again with the etraugo phos
phorescent glow , which as before grew
le.vs anel less bright , and as it died away
the form of the man in uniform became
visible in the chair at the head of tlio
bod. His head was thrown back ami his
arm extended , nnd his expression was
that of one enjoying a joke. The two
men watched tor nearly twenty minutes
without uttering a sound lluckle , l > y
the way , almost frightened out of his
wits. Darnell breiko llio suspense by
speaking , and the ghostly visitor disap
peared. To still further convince him
self that ho was not the victim of an op
tical elolusion , Darrah on the 27th of the
following month called in two moro
friends , anel they too were rewarded
with the sight of the shadowy man in
uniform.
So it has been going on from month to
month. Darrah fncnels say that the
strain is beginning to toll upon him. lie
looks old and careworn , anil is frequently
heard to express a doubt as to whether
his old-time friend wasgmlty of the crime
or which ho died.
"Kvory time ho comes to mo , " saiel
Darrah , "ho seems te > bo so good natured ,
but there is a siel expression about Ids
faeo as much as to say that I hael wrong
fully accused him. Such a line , hand
some ) man he was tallbroad-shouldered , ,
and with a mnilu that would captivate
any woman who looked at him. "
Anel Ibis is llio strange story tliatcomcft
from Dover.
Illilurnuy In Spain.
London Globe ! The standard of edu
cation in Spam , according to a consular
report just iKsucel , Is very low. not JM.fiO
per cent of thu population being able
lo road anel write ) . Hut hero again pro
gress is apparent , nnel according to the
latest statistics , published in a report by
the director general of public instruc
tion , there were no less than II.lllJ pub
lic ami 0U , ! ) ( ) private primary schools. In
addition to the above oaoh province has
its scconelary or colleglnto school , in
which a higher standard of education is
proscribed. These colleges nro well at
tended , but the teachers are on the
whole wanting in training and zeal ,
owing probably to their inadequate sal
aries. There are ton unlversitiert In the
peninsula , besides special inslitiilleina
supported by the state for the sludy of
agriculture , engineering , architecture ! ,
the line arts , cto. The subjects
taught in the public and
private primary schools are theology and
moral training , writing , arithmetic ,
grammar , agriculture , geography anel
history , geometry , drawing , music , do
mestic economy , hvgiono , needlework ,
oto. Hy the law of Juno , 18.T7 . , education
was inndo compulsory , ami an aehniral
Kchumu was elaborated for raising the
very low standard of primary instruction ,
but none of thcso reforms have been
properly carried out , nor can education
ho said to bo compulsory in the full
meaning of the term. Now , liowuvor ,
under the present government , no effort
will bo spared to put into practlco thu
provisions of tliu law above referred to ,
which , moreover , it is understood , wilt
undergo modification anel improvement
during the approaching parliamentary
session. It is felt that until primary edu
cation has become more widely diffused it
would bo fruitless to look for any great
development of homo industries , upon
which nniHt so greatly elopond Hpain'n
material progress. According to The
Budget estimates for IPfti-G a sum of
iW'.i.ooo ' was to bo devoted to educational
purposes ,
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