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F THE OMAHA DAILY BEE ; SUNDAY. .FEBRUARY 13. 1887.-TWELVE PAGES. . . . . 11 WOMAN'S ' LOVE FOR \YOSIAS \ * Practical Words From Tomato "Workers in the Grand Imlnstrial Army , LEISURE'S LITERARY LUNCH H wcotSc vent con Inccrsoll'i Gracious Xrlhuto to lilln Wheeler \Vllcox lion in I fit ! CniimllmiH ( Jeiicrnl Gossip of Society. Woman's TJOVC for Woman. "Good nlirht , dear heart , coed night , " she Mill , Clnspltiis my hand at partlnc. And as 1 left her standing thc.ro 1 tell the teardrops starting. For like a benediction breathed On suppliant low kncellm ; , Fell soothingly upon my ear , Tiiosckiml words lull of feeling. They sank Into my Inmost heart , . , , IHJITIIIS' every power. A.s licaMiii-Bcnt dew ruvlilcs The fnlntund thirsty llowcr. A woiimti I , witli human needs , ( liiesscd by this tirnclous wonifin , ThnsuHWeel-voiced hlogslmis near and fnr. My pathway shall Illumine. Would thtioero moro Mich hearts as hers , SoEOilllko. although huuiaiit For larest ot all earthly loves , Is woman's love lor woman. AVntncn'HVnues. . Flnlalelhla ( ) Record : Doubtless a pills- * ant reason for the low wages of women is thu ovorsuppjy of women. In the good providence of God thuro is no oversupply - supply ; but an apparent oversupply is mudo'to appeai in the calculation of Iho economists , who , without inquiring why it is so , are ready with Ihcir statistics to bhoxv that the gleaner * in tlio field of labor are always in excess ol the glean ings. Within the past twenty years women have pushed themselves by dint of underbidding and pt'oved steadiness into many occupations theretofore mo nopolized by men. The progress of in vention has aided this tendency by ere- nliiig now occupations. Tlio business of telegraphy , telephony , tyno writing , kin dergarten teaching , and all thu wonder ful mechanical contrivances lor knitting , weaving , sewing , spinning and kindred industries have created a demand for labor precisely suited to tlio quick and nimble fingers of womankind. But the very low wages earned in nearly all the callings , new and old , where the labor ot women has to some extent .supplanted the labor of men furn ish proof that the area of employment bhoiild bo further widened. The very fact that it is possible for women to sup port themselves without rosoit'ng ' to matrimony as a matter of business cal culation lias no doubt added to the proportionate number of the unmarried. In so far as this has been the case it has served to retard any improvement in the rate of wages by increasing the number of employes in probable excess of in creased employment. Unlike men , wo men cannot undertake the care of a household and go on with other forms of labor. When a woman marries there is an end of book-keeping , telegraphy or fihorl hand writing. She steps into a more natural and moro important but less independent occupation , and makes room for another woman. But the fewer marriages there are the less room there is. It is a question for statesmen whether policies that encourage factories and dis courage farmers are bettor or worse for the mass of the population. 1 am in clined to think that farms should be pre ferred before factories. Fanners cannot got along without wives. The workers in factories , both men and women , may live unmated. Very many of them can never all'ord to live in any other way , and BO antagonize one another in the battle of life. This is dreadful. It makes ono almost fi.yinpathi/.o with tlio wish of Thomas Jollc&son , that a sea of tire had been interposed between _ this country and thu manufacturing nations. The UniteiyStates , though the greatest of agricultural nations , is rapidly becoming - ing great as a manufacturing country. Wo nave many factories and are con stantly getting move. The pressure , however , for factory employment becomes - comes more intense year by year. Ono means of relieving tins pressure should bo insisted upon : child labor should bo dispensed witli. The laws intended to pre vent it should bo so amended as to provide adequate means for enforcement. Just as the prevention of imported labor from other countries under contracts based upon wage systems not suited to this free country would improve Iho condition of men wno work in mines or build rail roads or engage in other forms of nn- Bkilled labor , so thu abolition of child labor would bo followed by a widening ol the Hold for tlio labor of women. Em ployers should not bo allowed to force down the wages of the grown mother or Eislor by pitting against her in the strug gle for existence the poor children who ought to bo in school , and who are phys ically dwarfed and mentally benumbed by the drudgery imposed upon them. Women who are workers in the grand tinny of industry are profoundly inter ested in every possible Industry which lends either to narrow or to enlarge tin number of hands to do or the amount ol work to bo done. Whatever crowds the occupations in which men exclusively iingago reacts upon the occupations in winch men compete with women. II boys cannot get to bo machinists or far mers or engineers , a larger number ol them will be clerks , salesmen , tolo graphcrs and typo-writers. As a beginning , in making room for .noro women there is no moro promising lield than the ono indicated. There oughl to bo no cessation in thu ullbrt to keep infants out of the factories. If no place were thereby made for girls out of work who are old enough to work , still the humane side of the matter ought to on- RI , M the mind of every thinking man nnd the heart of every good woman. Sovontecn , Mr > . Itclle Morrison. Bho stands \vlth her face to the butting sun , Her hands clasped loosely across her irown And weaves bright day dienius , one by ono. In thu ciliuson clouds where the sun noes down , l'iom the sunset land comes the mlncoso bold , With his gleaming sword and Hying steed Her heart Is tilled with a love untold , And she smiles to hasten his laggard speed Ho will brlni ; her from out his cloualaiu homo A ilui ; and a robe of wondrous dyes , And together the whole wide world thoy'l 1O.XIII With love for a guide , under purple skies. Was ever In lifo a thine so bright As a maiden's heart In her dreamy teens , When ovcry Jail Is a belled knlcht , \\ith \ BOM nud jewels to crown the ! : queens ? The llKht goes out In the western sky , 1 he crimson tades to a sombru Kray , And she turns awuy with a Imlf-breathci sigh , blm must wait for the prince another day. Ah. nmldcn mine , with your heart ot cold , Coulit 1 teen you thus , with your castle bright , But nlfick for the rinz and prince so bold. % Ihey will fade awuy lllto the sunset bright InirersolPa Gracious. Tribute. Now York Sunday Journal : "Yoi have written won-dor-ful Hues. Yoi make won-der-ful poetry. It delights uio to road it , and I am truly glad to moot you. " Such were the words o praclous , honest and earliest greeting to Mra . Ella Wheeler Wilcox , the fair ( poet ess. by the great iconoclast , Mr. Kober ( i. Ingcrsoll , on the occasion of ono o : his late receptions at his homo , No. B' Fifth nveuuo , Now YorkIt was aaooia noldent of no ordinary interest , thi : tailing each other of those two snip : u guniuj as they passed by on the ocoai of timo. each bearing its precious cargo of human heart foodtho coming together of the Very extremes of strength and tenderness , of the most beautiful and soul-stirring eloquence of the age. Ho held her hand some time in his and gazed earnestly down into the fair , childlike * happy face so eagerly , searching hisvery much as if ho were going to stoop nhd kiss it , but ho did not , you know ho onlv looked .so. Mr. Ingersoll was born looking so. The gathering was n largo nnd brilliant one , and Mrs. Wileox was the center of attraction throughout the evening. She was treated witli marked distinction by her distinguished host , who sought her frequently , and together they carried cm little duets of converse not often excelled In charm oven In New York parlors. Ono litllo strain , for In stance : "I hold you to bo mistress of rhythm , " ho said , "and I am a great believer - lievor in rhythm , coupled witli thought , of course. Do you know , ' ' ho continued , "what rhythm is ? It is thu rise and fall , the swish nnd swing of thn blood in thu human frame , produced by emotion , whether in poetry or music ; whether jravo or gay , courageous or fearful , ma licious or loving ; whether the surging .ides of passion , the dancing ripples of nnocont joy , or tlio placid calm ot satis faction flowing on under the clear , bright skies of a cloudless conscience. " Ilcniittrnl Cnnnclinu Olrls. London Truth : Last night , at the louse-warming soiree of the Canadian commissioner and Madame Hector 1-avrc , there was so much pine , and it was so charmingly arranged , that had the nymphs of a Scandinavian forest came in they would have felt at home directly and complimented the lady of the house on the use she made of a kind of verdure sacred to them. As it was , lliero were some very fair llowers , who came from Jie north side of the St. Lawrence and : ho great American lakes. They did not at all resemble in typo Uncle Sam's nieces. An air of freedom is common toil i\l \ , but they struck mo as preserving more distinctly race peculiarities than ladies do from the United States. The French typo has immensely gained _ n Canada at least in the feminine part of the population , where politeness is Without grimace , and art and artilice are laid aside , unless in the arrangement of toilet. 1 had no idea what an amount of gracofullne.ss a strongly Scotch typo could involve until I saw at this soiree a Canadian girl , tall , slender , admirably built , self-reliant and resolute. The neck ( white as snow ) was strong enough not to seem long , and long enough not to appear strong , and tlio self-reliant air was half masked bv the youthful round ness of the face. 1 thought some of the complexions were a little rude in color- just like Christine Nilsaon was when she was a young girl. Still , there was beauty in this fresh slronglh of pink and white tints , and as to the lips , they were redder than ripe cherries. Gossip Tor tlio Ijmllos. A commercial college for girls has just been established atChnrtrns , Franco. Fencing is a popular fad among fash ionable women. One New York teacher lias forty pupils. The lifo of Mrs. Siddons , by Mrs. iCcn- iird , is to form ono of Mr. Ingrain's Eminent Women Series " The Clara Barton Traming School for nurses has been opened in connection with the National Temperance hospital. Miss Dora \Vheeler won the pri/o over TOO artists students for her study of Penelope - elope , since put in tapestry by the "As sociated artists. " Lady Colin Campbell hesitates between the stage , the lecture platform and a book. Having the sanction ot the queen she will doubtless succeed in whatever she undertakes. O. Sata San , the first woman in the kingdom of Japan to bo admitted to tlio charmed circle of journalism , has be come associate editor of ono of the best papers in Tokio. Jennie Juno says that women wcro born to bo troubled with corns , bunions and dressmakers , and the more one kicks against it the more sorrow she will call down upon herself. Great oaks from little acorns grow. Ono of the most promising of American sculptors is Mrs. Caroline S. Brooks , whoso first work , "lolantho , " modeled in butter , attracted attention at the Centen nial exposition. Ono woman has lost her grip upon her "rights. " Dr. Mary Walker has given uj ) all hope of becoming president of tlio United States. But it must bo acknowl edged sbo has clung to her convictions manfully. Five young women arc studying in the law department of Michigan university this year. Ono of them is tlio daughter of a prominent lawyer in the Sandwicl Islands. She intends to practice her pro fcssion in her native land. Rev. Florence Kalloch fills the pulpit of the Universalist church in ono of Chi cago's suburbs very acceptably. She was ordained eleven 3 ears ago. Tally Brabazon is at tlio head of a scheme in England for providing interesting osting work for aged women , especially those in work houses and institutions. In Holland women arc rapidly usurp ing thu occupation of pharmaceutical as sistants. Out of a total of fifty-live can didates , nineteen out of thirty-oiio fe males , and only eight out of twenty-four males , were successful in the recent state examination. Mmo. Boticioaut , the principal proprietor priotor of thu Bon Marcho , in Paris , who abounds in good works , has made over o Society of Mutual Aid , founded by her late husband in connec tion with the establishment. She retains only a lifo interest in the income. In Armenia tlio bride is not allowed to speak in the presence of her husband's ' mother and in Persia the mothor-in-law is nn objo.it of special nlVectiou on the p.irt of daughter and son-in-law. In Algeria the bride always rides to the wedding on a mule led by the bride groom. The wedding occurs at his homo and on reaching the door ho lifts the girl from thu mule and carries her inside , the assembled damsels and youths meantime pelting him and switching him with olive branches. In Italy no woman seems to have de served special notice for literary work done during thu last year , out in Hun gary wo.find a woman's name Mmo. Benicxky recognized as foremost in the writing of fiction. This lady has also brought out a play "Countess Hhoa" that seems to huvo attracted some atten tion. Kx-Empress Eugenie has sigmtied her approval of the marriage of Princess Lotilia to Prince Itolaud Bonaparte , Now nothing appears to bo lacking ex cept the consent of the young lady. Prince Roland's income from the Monte Carlo gaming tables aggregates $150,000 u year. They were seated at n late Sunday din ner when the door-bull rang and the ser vant handed n card to the mistress of the house. "Good gracious ! " she exclaimed , "it's our minister , and I've boon eating onions ! " "Never mind , my dear , " re plied her husband , "you need not kiss him to-day. " A petition is being signed In Germany asking the government to open universi ties to women. Female students have boon allowed from time to time to studj at Heidelberg and Loinsic , but not to take their degrees. Germany is behind sovoru other continental countries in this reform movement. About liyo hundred workwomen are employed at Berlin in the manufacture of shoe rofottus. Thu sale amounts to about ono million yearly , nnd the ro settes are exported to nil the European countries and North and South America. The Prussian state railways have for some time past employed women as tunrds -crossings. . The work consists ihio'lly of the closing and opunlng of the jars nhd the lighting and sweeping of crossings ; and the wonien In most cases , ire cither the wives .or widows of guards. Their pay is from sixpence to tenpcnco per day. RUSSIAN ADVENrUaiTbN WHEBL3 I had been spending a week with some friends in a quaint old village a few miles outside of Moscow. The morning of my ilcparturo my host , looking exceedingly ravc , besought mo to take a ciroshky from the village , and not ride the jour ney back. 1 laughed ami said the ride was nothing. "O , it is not the ride I mind , " said he , "but your being alone. There has been mutiny lately among the soldiers at M , numbers have deserted , and it is said that twenty are in the forest at Kalga , living by robbery. Bo that as it may , two travelers have been waylaid on the road there within the last week. " I remembered that in coming to my friends house the road had passed through n wood for about a mile. This must have been Kalga. I starlod on my machine at a pretty fair pace , but , the road being bad , I had to slacken a little. It was still daylight as I entered the forest , but the great pine trunks , with their enormous branches radiating out from the top" , soon shut out much of the light. After going , as I judged , about two miles , I could scarcely sco anything beyond the edges of the road on either hand. Holding my head stooped , looking to avoid binned on my path , I suddenly became conscious of a Hash. A ball w'ln/zed past , and looking up , I saw a dark figure bound out on the road a few yards higher up. My resolution was soon taken ; I turned the machine , and dashed back in the di rection of the village ; hut another llash from that quarter and the hot sting of n bullet as it gra/.od my shoulder told mo 1 was surrounded. But even in that mo ment , the llash showed mo an opening in the forest to the right , where a small by road joined in. I turned the bicycle sharp , and , though almost thrown oil by Iho jerK , 1 was speeding along at a rapid pace and was safe from pursuit. By an unaccountable oversight my would-bo murderers had left me one avenue of escape , which the shot which- was meant to kill mo had revealed. I concluded that this track must load up to some farm house , and rode on steadily. After riding a long time 1 heard a slight souiuf as of "yak , " "yak. " I stopped and dismounted in order to listen. After a while I heard it again plainly. concluded it must bo a ( log barking in some farm-yard near. Mounting again I rode on at : i redoubled rate. The only thing that perplexed me was that the sound came from behind. But tins 1'at- tributcd to some curious echo. Soon the sound grow louder , and it was plain that whatever it was it canio from moro throats than one. It was like a bark , yet it was not the bark of a dog. In n moment the hideous truth burst in upon me. The sound was from behind ; they were following me ; they were draw ing up on mo. They wcro not dogs. They were wolves. For a moment I felt as i there were no power in my limbs. Only by a strong eflort 1 managed to work the machine at all. Even in these few seconds ends of terror the brutes liadmeastir- ably approached. Regaining courage , I raced for my lifo. certainly 1. forged ahead a little , but I could not keep up the speed. Closer and closer undoubtedly they wcro coming. And now , as the brutes were gaining on me they ceased to yelp. But this was even less endurable. To think of death ( and a death so horrible ) coming thus , silent and inevitable , in tlio darkness of the night , in the midst of a Russian pine forest. 1 could now hear the scurrying , pattering sound they made as they sped over the ground. Sometimes a solitary yelp would break the stillnes , and once or twice , as if pre concerted , the whole pack broke into a feariul chorus. The moou was now up , and I could see as I looked back the hungry pack a hundred yards behind ; all but one lean , famished bVute. who , with red tongue lolling out , was. I saw to my horror , without ten yards of mo. Just then the noise of a torrent burst on my ears , a wide open space in tlio center of the forest lay before me. Run ning through the center of it shown in the moonlight the foaming waters of a mountain stream , it lay down in a low but steep ravine , its roefcy banks rising straight to the height of ten feet or thereabouts. On the opposite side I could see the white road still continuing. Further on a light beamed out. 1 shouted loud , but it only seemed to sot the wolves behind mo volping more fiercely than ever But , looking ahead , I perceived that the bridge , if over a bridge had been there , no longer existed. It had probably been swept away by some Hood in the river. Despairingly I looked at the light that lay only a few hundred yards away from mo that light that promised shelter and human companionship to mo could I only reach it. i shouted and shouted again and again , i was now within ten yards of the rivor. 1 was hesitating whether to end my lifo at once by riding over the precipice and into tlio torrent or to dismount and die standing at bay. .lust as I was about to adopt the latter course I pervoiycd that the bridge was not entirely gone ; ono solitary .pino trunk spanned the torrent from clilt' to dill' . In a moment I had decided on my course. I grasped the handles tightly and put on the fastcsl speed I could , for I know that the faster Iho pace the moro accurately I could steer. I murmured n prayer. I was on the beam. Fortunately it was some what planed on the top. Steadily I kept my eyes on that narrow track every little nnovonness , every knot in the timber I had to steer clear of. The slightest jolt would have east mo into the swirling waters beneath. 1 may say with truth that the texture and out line of every inch of that beam are im printed on my memory to tins day. I remember oven how the rough , jagged edges of the bank that still clung to the trunk stood out against the background , or rather "underground , " of white , rushing foam. So intent was 1 on it that for the time I gave not a thought to Iho wolves that had forced on mo so hazard ous a rido. But iwico n thrill ot terror ran through mo as the trunk tilted over to ono side nnd threatened to pitch down. Yet it must bo remembered that all this tooic placn in at the most throe seconds. Now , I was not a foot from the other bank when the beam gave n third tilt over. 1 leant ogain to the other sido. This time in vain. Before I well know it I was falling. But I made n wild spring towards tlio bank. Fortune favored mo. I landed on my face Into a cluster of bramble bushes. I seized hold of thorn , and though my logs hung over the jircei- nice I pulled myself up. Below me I heard a splash caused by my machine as it fell. A moment later there was a louder ono. J turned to look , nnd saw , with the greatest joy I over felt , the beam was gone ! I heard a smothered yelp below mo , nnd saw the wolf that had fol lowed mo so closely swept down by the torrent. Ho and I must have boon to- gelher on the beam. Words fail to de scribe the terrible din of the infuriated pack when tnoy saw their prey had escaped them , I now looked up the road , and hoard answering shouts in the direction of tno light ; a door opened , as I oould see by the increased brightness that beamed out. There Is little else to toll. I spent the night in the peasant's hut. The next day I reached Moscow ' but little the worse for my terrible ride' , ROYAL" DUKES AND DUFFERS Singing the Praises of the Dako o'f Wash ington , "All Hail Can't Boat Him. " AUTOBIOGRAPHY OF A BRUISER The ICnlninnjtoo Ills Imp nud tlio Dnllot ThcUinc Question The Greek Actors Mii8t Oo Humor- ( oils Selections. I It rill to the Duke. . n'atilnunn ( Critle. President Cleveland has boon created dtiko of Washington by Rex of tlio Now Orleans Mardi ( Sras. Hall to his ( Unco The Duke of Washlnctoii I And i'rlncc ot U. S. R. , All hall ! All hall can't beat him , If this thine kei'ps on ; Thcrefoiu we do not fear To zlvc him linll Rlirlit to his luce , by tluimior , For this Is the kind of a HalrDln we nre , And don't you forget It ! Ho takes his Dukedom from The Rex of NrOrlcansl Ho takes Ids I'rlticcslilp From the wrecks cif party I Ho takes an otllre.ieekcr By the nape ol the neck nnd the OmoiM of the pantaloons And tires Mm down stalls ! lie takes his Kuiiibonltli Milk and watprln it. And takes things pi city Much as they come ! Ho also takes the cake Awavlrom the victors And elves It to ( lie mugwumps. Which accounts tor the odor ot sulphur At diMiioci.Ulc hc.ilquirl'jisl ( ; Over thu Icnco Is out , But so lar his draco Is merely On the fence ; thuiefoio- But wo dim ess I Hall to his ( irnco The Duke of Washington The I'rlucuof 0. S. R. , O , hall ! ! John lj. Siilllvnn'H AutolilDRrnpliy Chicago Mail : A Minneapolis paper announces positively that John L. Sullivan will write a book. The Mail lias no disposition to dispute the assertion , but if John L. writes tlio book without thu aid of an amanuensis it will resemble the following : CIIAlTHIl I. Yer got tor know where I first pooped , 1 s'poie. Well , 1 was a Boston kid yer know , an' used to Hash my Ilippers on do blokes peddlin1 panes. I peddled napes won I was live , an' 1 knocked 'em all out , you bet. fiiAiTini n. His nibs sent me to school , but I trim do books into do Boston back bay. I says nixcy school. His nibs knocked mo silly dat night , but I mashed mo briuler in do nose and skipped. CIIAl'TEU III. I faked for a , livin' den , you bet. Won I was dirtecu I busted n cop. Don I caught on to a. vrity show derc's where I learned to slug , yer know. Den 1 landed uj ) against dis man Ryan. He's no good. Hit 'Tin once in Nor Loans an' knocked 'im dizzy. , , CUAlTiil : IV. Den I wrassled do booze. Pat Slicedy he struck in an ' wanted to run mo up aginst , Ryan in Chicago. Ryan trained , yer know , an' don linked. Said he loved bis mudder an' ' couldn't , lie's no good. Me , nir Parson Davics , nir Sliced don't take no stock in 'im. CHAITKII v. Den mo an' Sliced an' do parson did do 'Frisco racket. Dero I hit llynn once more. Knocked'im cold. He's no good. Den 1 queered my arm on Cardill' . \ \ on I moot Killon I'll just find his nose and bit it. Dat .sallies it. Joiix LA.WUHNCE SULLIVAN. Champion. Chicago Herald : "Talk-in' 'bont great nrk'.o lighters , " said a passenger in the smoking car , "you ought "o know the boss , slugger in our town. He's a good one the light-weight champion of Smith- villo. " . "Who did ho ever lick ? " "Well , he never fit much with nobody. You see , he's a coal dealer ha-ha-ha ! " "Chestnut ! " shouted a dozen voices at once , as the man from Smithvillo began laughing at his own joke. "Yes , lia's the champion light-weight on chestnut , or egg , or range , or lump , anywhere you take him. He's an all- round man , he is and never square ha- ha-ha ! " Showing WJint's in a Name. Detroit Free Press : lie was having his fortune told. "I see , " said the medium , contracting her eyebrows and turning her toes in , "I sec tlio name of John. "Yes , " said the sitter , indicat ing that ho had heard the name before. "The name seems to liayo given you a great deal of trouble. " "It has. " "This John is an intimate friend. " "That's so , " ho said wonderingly. "And often leads you to do things you arp sorry for. " "True , every word. " "His inlluenco over you is bad. " "Right again. " "Hue you will soon have a serious quarrelwhen you will become estranged. " "I'm glad of that. Now spell out his whole name. " The "niojum" opened one eye and studied the face of her sitter. Then she wrote some cabalistic words and handed it to him in exchange for her fee. "Do not read until you are at. homo , " she said solemnly. "It is your friend's whole name. " When he reached homo ho lit the gas and gravely examined the paper. There ho read in pickot-fenco characters the name of his "friend , " "Demi John ! " The HiRliop and the Hallo ! Girls. The Reverend Bishop of Knlnmazoo Once went behind the scenes , To sco for himself if it were true , What he'd heard of tootllght miecns. Ho was dn'/zled at first with tlio glare of pas ; The carpenters knocked him down , The prompter forh.idn him this way to pass ; Ho was sworn at by the clown. Ho stuck In a groove and foil In a trap ; Was hoisted to the ( lies ; Hut arrived without any further mishap , As they rang up the curtain's rise. And there In thci wings , all ilrest In smiles , Mood two pietty ballet girls ; Both wrapped In tarlutan skirts , with piles On their heads of puffy curls. "Ills head IS bald ho must bo car , " "Say , Governor ! Who are you ? " "ilv dears , " illd'tho reverend wand'rcr say , "Pm the Ulshop of Kalamazoo. " "You're Just th\man ( , dour Hisli ! " they cried "Our young Ideas to raise ; "To teach our feet how not to slide , "And show us heavenly ways. "Our feet are. sore as wo onward tread , "And our shoes are full of holes. " "Oh. how can J nelp you ? " the Bishop said , "Dear , give us a Cure of soles. " A Western Puff of nn Aotresn. The Snnbbington Gazette says : "Miss MoWhillingtou is certainly beautiful , cither on the stage or oil'of it. In the Fisher's hornpipe her limbs are epic and cause ono to dream of heaven ; her arms , to the shoulder unadorned , are of moro than earthly mould ; her face brings back Hyron's most lascivious pictures , and but wo remember her husband only paid for four liuca. " A Break by n Itural Member. Bedford ( Pa. ) Gazette- : Each member of the legislature is supplied by the state with stationery andflOO worth of stamps. One of Bedford county's members lust week applied to the resident clerk for hia "ratlorisi , " and , u'pon being furnished with paper , envelopes , etc. , said. "Now 1 will take my stamps , If you please , " "All right , sir- ' answered the clerk ; "what denomination ! " "A hi or-um , " stammered tlio states man ; "why , I'm a Methodist. " Hut lie got his stamps , allcosamcc , ant ] they were not all of the same denomina tion. The (5 reck Actors Must Qo. Now York Journal : Mr. Charles II. Hoyt , the Boston dramatist , said ho was glad that the production of "The Aclnir- nlans" had been a failure ; ho took it for granted that Colonel llamlin's verdict reflected the opinion of the better class of Now York theater-goer. * According to the veracious Kugono Field , of the Chicago News , Mr. ' Hoyt believed that native authors should bo protected against the Invasion ot foreign authors who , having failed of success at home , sought to impose their worthless work upon the public of this country. "When 1 wrote my plays of 'The Hag Baby' and 'A Tin Soldier , ' " said Mr. Hoyt , "it was under the Impression that my rights as n native author would bo reeogui/od and conserved , otherwise 1 would never have turned niv attention to dramatic composition. What induce ment have I to exhaust my intellectuals upon productions of this character , if conscienceless and incompetent foreign scribblers are to bo sull'ered to put thorn- solves into direct competition with me upon my native heath. "I repeat that 1 am heartily glad that this Greek play has failed , and It is no more than right , I think , that the com- pauy should 'go back to Athens broke , A.s for this man Aristophanes , ho has probably learned a sorry lesson. 1 have ne\ r recognized him as a competitor , and I am hapjiy to think now that 1 do olineil an introduction to him at the Hotel Vcmlomu in Boston last summer ! " The Aiso of Sinn. The soldier's auc is cour-age ; The shopman's age Is till-ago ; The gamblers ae Is orihli-agc : The doctor's nge is plll-atio ; The traveler's ago Is huir-ncc ; Tliplnvoi's nure Is colt-age ; The law > cr's ace is dam-age ; The pieacher's age Is rumm-.igo ; The cook's ago must bo pott-axe ; The Ciermau's ago is saus-ago ; Hut the best amiorst Is mnrrl-nzc. It Wan Time For Ills AVIfo to Interfere Detroit Free Press : "What is this to boggan business that wo read so much about in the papers ? " he asked in a Grand River avenue store the other day as ho and his wife stood warming their hands at thusJove. "Why , a toboggan is a high platform with an icy slide running down. " "Yes. " "You get up there with your sled , take a pretty girl on for partner , and down you "o like greased lightning. " "Girls are willing , are thovV" "Oh , yes. " "Lots of 'cm around ! " "Do/.ens ot 'em. " ' Any toboggan nigh here ? " "Now , that's enough , " said the wife as she turned on him. "If there was twenty toboggans between here and the city hall you'd go right along and sell thnm butter and eggs and then jog homo with me without a slide. " "Yes , I reckon I'd have to , " remarked the old man , with an awful sigh , and then ho changed the subject to brown sugar and baking powder. Settling the QiicHtmn. He sort of squeezed himself in the po lice headquarters yesterday , hat in hand , and he shambled up to Sergeant Martin's de.-k , bowed very low , and inquired : "Am do boss ossifcr in ? " " \cs , sir. " "Wall , boss , I wants to know 'bout dis time bizness. IV.o bin liovin' a heap o' trubble fur a week past. " "What time are you running on ? " "Dat's what 1 want to lind out. Ono feller tells me to go on solcr time , an' another tolls mo standard time , an' my ole woman she's got a third time , an' 1'ze all mixed up. 1 tolo do ole woman dat I was comin' down to git pcrlico time an' stick to it. " "Well , set your watch at 1:28. " "Yes , sail. Dat's do fust satisfackshun I've had in two hull weeks. " He pulled out an ancient "turnip , " felt around for a key , and had just got ready to set the hands , when the crystal fell out and smashed , thorn was a long con tinued whirring among the works , and as ho held the time piece to his oar and shook it the internal mechanism fell on the lloor and rolled under a bench. "I speckled sunthiir of the sort , " said the man as his chin began to quiver. "Dat comes of tryin' to run on throe sorts o' time. No watcti Kin stand any sich foolin * as dat , an' I might a knowed it. " "What will you do now ? " "Jsullin1. Dat settles time on dis chicken fur do nox" six montlia , an' l/.o gwmo to get up in do mawnin' when I/.o hungry , an 'go homo at night urtcr de ole woman bus got de wood in , " A Defense ! of the Malinnod A woman in San Francisco Report. 'Iho busllo causes man moro anxiety than all the sins of the masculine sex put to gether. Ho worries and writes and preaches about its weight. That is because - cause he has never fell of ono. They are not heavy- They are made of wire or cloth stuned witli hair , and when they are lirmly fastened about the waist they take the weight of tlio skirts from the hips and support it. The dragging feeling - ing that the two or three skirts and the dress give is quite eased. Ono becomes unconscious both of the skirts and the bustle. As to whether petticoats are per nicious or not is another question. Ihey are very popular , and , bobides , there is no alternative but trousers , whicti man guards with a frenzied fury. Tltls Is one of the handsomest plot * In Otnulia or InaUlo the licit TAno , Indeed this In vsseulluUu Intldo property. Lota can now bo pnrchaxcd at from $1-100 to $1UOO , onc-qnarlcr cash , balance In 1 , ff and 3 ycari * . Parties looking for good lots and near to street earn , should by all means KCO tin before jntrchnnlng , Tltlaplat llea Immetllatcli/ between Saundora street and Omaha View , and I a on t lie direct line tn Forl Omnh't , We say It without reserve , that no cheaper property , when location la considered , can bo found In Omaha. We handle good properly In all parts of the city , We have for sale : Lots In Washington Sqtinro , from $1,800 to $ a,000 , city water in front of every lot. Terms easy. Lots in Saunilors & Illmobaugh's Addi tion to Walnut Hill , from $150 to $1,000. The Holt Line depot is within two blocks of this addition. Lots in Mt. Pleasant Addition , irom $350 to ? 5CO. Ten per cent cash , balance in monthly payments , ? 5 or $10. Lots in Humidors & Hiniebaughs High land Park Addition , from fSM to $350. One-tenth cash , balance in monthly pay ments of ? 5 or ? 10. EARLY DAYS ON THE MISS.OURI , A Story From 1'ncts. Writttn/urthe Omatia SmiiMi/ lice bti "ttVrn. " It was along In the. fifties. The lund bordering on the Missouri that is now known as Iowa and Nebraska , was called the extreme frontier. A swarm of hardy adventurers had passed across it , bestow ing scarcely a thought upon the wealth of rolling prairies , n.vvith feverish im aginations they rushed toward the Golden den Gato. A few less ambitious , wearied by their long march from the cast , gave up the phantom chase , and on the rich botloms of the murky river , began to rear their homes. Of this number were two families from the chlvalrlc hills of Kentucky , named Jewell and Vincent. They had started from their old homes , tilled withlho scin tillations of a hope of wealth to bo gath ered on the shores of the "peaceful" hca. Time and travel and toll had cooled their ardor to such an extent that when they reached the hanks of the Missouri , at n poiul a few miles below Nebraska City , it was no disappointment to llnd no means of crossing at hand. The scene around them was inviting. Whynotstako a claim among the tall grasses of Iho Iowa bottoms ? The lime was autumn , and the rich hri/.y sunlight that Hooded the prairies charmed them. Each family , like most Kentucky , mountain families , consisted of boys and girls in Iho regula tion order from three to twcnty-ouo years. Houses were built close together houses of llio kind that have sheltered the noblest men and women of the west houses , built from the sods ot the prairie , defying , alike , the storms of summer ami the snows of winter. Neighbors wore scarce , bulof that class whose tnmo for generosity lias Iloaled from Iho western frontier , 'till all the civilized world has sung its praises. The nearest market was Nebraska City.llien a depot of supplies for the cara vans that frequently set out to thread the mazes of tlio plains. All preparation possible was made to meet the terrors of the coining wilder. But winter tarried. October came and passed. November , wrapped in the same mellow light , wore still an October hue. Not until the now ycai took its place in the eyelo of time did the elements pro- bage any change in the perfect , autumnal scone. Ono morning , however , in the first week in Januarv , the ha/.o was lifted from the praino. and in its .stead a chill ing wind Irom the cold , groy clouds of the northwest , swept down the bottom and played like a thousand Aelian harps , its sad melody nnon the dried blades of tall grasses. The river , from the molting .snows of its mountain homo , had been full to its bankt- through all the placid autumn. Toward evening , ( lie clouds grew darker , the wind blew shriller , colder , moro fitful. Hardly had the stock been slieltored in the stables of bush , when a few white shots from the advance pickets of tlio clouds gave warn ing of the nearness of a storm. Night came , and with it the blackened wings of the tempest. For days it raged almost incessantly. The tufts of grass , strong en nigh to stand the first rutlo gusts , boca - ca no domes of snow ail else save the river and hills , rno sea of crystal white. Inside the ne\\ sod abodes the time had passed not unpleasantly. With games and song and laughter , they had , indeed , been merry prisoners. At last , toward one evening , the wind died away in a sul len moan , and o'er the tops of the tall Nebraska bhill's , the sun sent his pale wel come to the valley below. Tno storm had passed. The night was beautifully clear ; but , ah ! bo cold. The morning found the river locked from shore to shore the one gray bpot upon the white-veiled lace of nature. Lost to the world without , the two fam ilies vied witli each other in making a pleasant little world of their own. For several days , no serious doubts disturbed - ' turbed them , but when more than a week had come and gone , and the sun still rose from a bed of ice to plow a lield of trost all day and send his evening glances from a peak of snow , tlio older people talked somewhat timidly of vanishing supplies. Another week had passed a week lillcd with disturbing thoughts , softened only by a tinge of hope the im pregnable fortress ol the bravo. The time came for action. Supplies must bo obtained. Life and death were the issue. Throughout the day the sun shed around them liis delusive warmth. The nights wore bitter cold. Ono evening , gathered at the homo of the Vincents , the families discussed the situation. Plan after plan was suggested , but disposed of as impos sible. At last the older two boys , Carl Vincent and Ray Jcwott , hit upon Homo- thing , as they thought , at least foasinlo. They broached it to the old people , but at first it met witli little encouragement from that source. At lust Carl , who had been tlio originator of the plan , said : "Something has to bo done , and for ono I am in laver of utilizing the moans within our power. " After homo further discussion , in which the boys hail over come the strongest points of the opposi tion , it was decided to let the boys try ; "as a last resort , " the old folks said. The plan was this : The boys , who had brought their skates from the old home with them , were to skate to Nebraska City , got what supplies they could carry , nnd return the same day. The exact dis tance by river none of them know. Tlio next morning was selected as the time to start. Carl and Ray were so excited with anticipations of the coining adventure that they scarcely slept during the night , and were up and dressed by tlio iirst peep of dawn. The families gathered on the short ) to bid them bon voyage , and as ( ho first red beams of the sun burnished the western hills , they waved adieu to the Lots in Kilby Place , * 900 to ? 3,330. Lots on Suundcrs street , from $1,300 to $7,000. Lots on North 20th street , from ? 2,000 to § 1,000. Lots in Hart's Addition , near Sacred Heart Convent , lor $1,000. Myers , Richards & Tildcn's Addition , ono lot for 8550. one-third cash. Good for three days only. First class corner on Dodge street , now renting for $3.000. Good for a few days for $ W,000. Terms easy , friends bptlnd. ) and'lho sharp ring of tin ste l echoed from shore to shore , as thoj sped around the bend InthoTlvcr. Some time after noon their destination ras reached , without Incident worthy ol mention. After a short rest and the pur- cliaso of a f < nv groceries , for which thoj paid a fabulous price , the loads wcro ad justed in game bags , brought for Iho pur. pose , and full of hope , tno Homo journey began. Several miles had slipped behind - hind them before they noticed that the sun had suddenly veiled himself , nnd bil low upon billow of western clouds , full of ominous warnings , were sweeping down upon thnm. They quickened their strokes until the Hold of Ice scorned to glide from under them. No use. A soli tary snow llako struck the Ice at their feet and sent a score of radiating shafts in as mnnj directions. Another and nh- pther. until the winding sheet of ice was lost in thu blinding storm. Bravo at heart , full of Unit energy that lias snatched the western wilds from the tcelh of barbarism , they did not despair , lor a time they kept close to each other by helloing , hut as they became moro weaned , and the storm thickened around them , the interim between their shouts became moro prolonged. Kay gave a shout that even on the wings of Iho wind told of fatigue. Ho listened for Ins friends response. The echoes from the hills bore it back unanswered Again and again he sent his voice on the winds , only to have it.tilled with a mournful no- cent , returned from the mountains ol snow. Wider and wider ho circled in his. fruitless search , but no trace of his friend. Could he bo in advance , and hit voice failed to liavo reached him ? Hwn ! possible. At least , in that dircetlou laji homo , anil friends , and duty. Filled with dark forbodings ho pushed on down the stream. Darkness was fast approach- Inir , but down the river he saw a beacon light a lantern swinging on a willow U guide him homo. How ho could face the inquiring faces there ? Thu thought almost appalled him. In the meantime what had bccomo ol Carl. Skimming along through the blind ing storm , he had suddenly felt the ice give way beneath him. Ho tried to crj out , but fright chained his tongue , nnd ho closed his eyes to his certain fato. His life passed before him as his body shot through the treacherous air hole. What was his surprise when a heavy jar In formed him that ho fallen upon somo' thing solid , instead of being burled be neath tlio chilling waves. Stunned , ! a/.ed , he looked around in utter bewil derment. Where was ho ? Several feel above him a roof of ice , benutKullj tros-ted , stretched away in the unknown distance. Helow him a lloor of lliosamc material spread out until lost in gloom , while on either side an immense , dimly- lighted cavern , gorgeous in its crytalixa- lion , met his wondering eyes. Slowly the truth dawned upon him. The river had fallen from the high btago at which it had fro/en lir t , and tlio lea below him had been made at a later date. Tims he blood between high and low water , tlio ice aboyo him out of roach , that below him threatening every mo ment from its frailness to precipitalo him to tlio waters below. He could hoar the howls of the wind aboveand the ripple of the waters below. The thought of death in that lonely ice-looked cavern filled him with despair. Kscapo ho must. Ho eould not reach the ice above , but an idea that gave some hope Hashed through his brain. It was cold above intensely , freezing cold. Taking the groceries from Ins game bag , package by package , ho threw them on the ice above. With His knife ho cut u hole in the ice beneath , and dipping the heavy bag in the water , gave it time to thoroughly soak. Then holding it by the strap ho cast the heavy end upon the ice above. The elements did tlio rest. Soon the wet cloth wat fro/on solidly to the ice above. With a faltering faith ho tried his weight upon thobtrap. It holds. A moment moro ha stands with only the canopy above him. The storm still roars , but ho docs not hoar it. The blinding snow heats him in tlio face , but lie duos not tool it. The ter rible prison from which ho had escaped would make the bleakest snow storm mellow with sunlight. lie reached homo &oon after Knv had told of his myslouous disappearance , and when the joy of his presence had wafted away the tear of sorrow and disnolled the shadow of gloom , he told to a happy audience his thrilling adventure. And Lovers of Well-Bred Horses FOR SALE. ItEG ALKTT. brown mnro , nml yonrllns fllly. lj All Time , Mid duo to foul April 17th , 1837 , In All Timo. CA11HV WOUDWOUTH , brown iniiro , by All Time , IB ! < lnm lliJKiilull. NEIMAHIvA OBSTUAIi , clio-timtcolt. twolilotl loct wlilto , sired by Orlonliil llMlMstilain I'arry Wooilnorth : "ml , lltwiiclt. llo Is ono of thu tliicht coltH I have niisoil. LAMIlKUTlNIi. liny colt , sired by All Time , 1st ilmii Itognlcu. DOfjLV UIM'.I ) . clnrlc liny fitly , foulcJ In ' 81 , filrcO by OrlonlullBt Uiiiu I.iuly All Timo. by AIITiimi. ANNll : PCAMINHHOUK , drab liny nily. foaled in'HI , sired by Orlniititl , 1st dum by Ita "nd by Volunteer Chlof , lie by Volunteer For lull piirttiuilurs , direct to ED. REED , Care of Omaha Merchants Express Co ortfADBA , NEIi. Tlio nliovo Mock CUM bo peon nt liny tlrnoon 20th St. , One Block North of Luke St. All Time and Oriental have been sold to Jus. H. McSlmno. 41 feet on Farnam street , in businosi portion , for SU'.OOO . , or 23 feet for $10,000 , On Douglas street-11 feet , between 12tli and Kith streets , two buildings on same for ? 3:3,000. : A bargain , A good corner on Douglas for $25,000i 4-1 foot on Farnam , well improved , for 115,000. Good lot on South JOth street. Call for terms. Omaha Real Estate & Trust Co