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THE OMAHA DAILY BEE : SUNDAY JUNE 5. 1887.-TWELVE PAGES.
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A View of tbo Oity of Mexico , Oaca Galled
- " " the "Venice of America. "
INTERESTING STREET SCENES.
Clmimltcpcc Ducllnc Grounds fix-
cumlnn In tlio Suburbs The Hull
Museum.
lirrUttnfor tlic net tin ( Inict Define Hunt. ]
II.
My heart grow lighter as I thought of
thu grand journey before ns. Before
nightfall cool breezes would come to re
fresh us , nnd we should behold what was
once called the "Venice of America" the
City of Mexico. As she was then she lay
a fair city , surrounded by water , a gleamIng -
Ing jewel watched over by grand , grim
mountains , ono mighty mountain guard
ing her with llro , steam and lava. Ho
worn himself out In the task , and now
only a sigh , nn occasional groan escapes
him as ho broods upon the long-dead , ill-
fated races of early Mexico.
I will not describe the grandeur o f that
upward ride of between seven and eight
thousand fuel ; but forever will the depth
of its tropical growtii be imprinted on
my mind , forever the brilliancy of its
flowers gleam before my eyes , forever
their fragrance sway mv senses , for
ever shall I behold those mount
ains in their grandeur rise high and
Btill higher , while yet higher still rises
on my bewildered vision the snowy outline -
line o'f Onrr.ha. Over and above them
all this white mountain is outlined against
the azure &ky.
lint the afternoon anil evening grew
long spent in a car filled with cigar
Eiuoko and. to us , unintelligible Spanish
words , nnd black oycs. Wo slowly en
tered the station at
TI1K CITY OP MEXICO
while eagerly I looked about mo for a
pair of honest , blue Saxon eyes and
found none.
Hut a night's rest wholly restores our
jaded spirits and we awake to dazzling
sunshine , bright blue sky. clanging of
munv bells , and to the charm of the
Mexican capital , which lies mellowed by
the sunshine , rich in years , mystical in
ancient rites and legend a city dis
tinct from all others. As wo walk the
well-worn flagstones , we are conscious
of great enthusiasm , strange sights
greet the eye , stranger sounds
smite the car. Flap , llap go the awnings
In the morning's delicious brcc/.o , thu
Bun sparkles on the windows of elegant
shops bearing , to us , strange namcssuch
as La Ksmeralda ( the emerald ) for a jew
elry establishment ; El pie de Venus ( the
foot of Venus ) , La esclava do la Modn
( thoslavo of fashion ) , for prominent shoo
stores. Wo stop to gaze at the pretty
Spanish boots hero displayed , but soon
turn to look upon the passing crowd so
national in character. The glittering
biack eye looks at you restlessly , the
wonicnmanyof them wearing the grace
ful Spanish lace mantilla , or without any
head covoringdlsplfty to advantage their
well dressed , glossy hair. Crowds of
peons Jostle you. La liar do San Juan"
( the flower ot Saint John ) , sings a high
voice , and an Indian woman , holding
tightly pressed against her brown bosom
a mass of delicate white blossomspauses
a second beside you , then passes on with
her fragrant burden.
AH is not rush hero ns it is m the United
States. Thnt the restless spirit of haste
docs not abide here is quickly noticed.
Ono wonders why ho has cvor hurried
himself in life , why ho has never en
joyed before the iullucnco of the sun and
the llowcrs.
" " the chicken
With a "peep-peep" comes
vender , rather a dirty figure , to bo sure ,
but picturesque.Vhitocotton pantaloons
over which ho wears leather ones.slashcd
at the side , allowing the white cotton to
escape in a full fold. A white shirt con
fined at the waist by a red sash or belt
completes the costume. Over his sleeping -
ing shoulder ho balances a long polo ,
Irom either end of which dangles a
bunch of chickens tied by their foot. Ho
passes on to make way for the courtly
fruit seller whowith the air of a hidalgo ,
lowers from his stately head n basket ol
sunny mangos , and placing them at youi
feet , uids you buy.
The Pluza Mayor is sparkling in the
morning light in its center stands tht
graceful band-stand , imported from
Paris by the Emperor Maximilian. Well
kept walks surround and extend from it.
The grass plots are carefully tended , anil
How or s add color to the scene. Copies ol
fine statuary please the eye , while tin
whole is surrounded by a line murbh
walk. Benches of open-worked iror
happiness to the footsore. The na
&lvo palace being opposite to this
charming spot brings the government
ollicers through these walks , and distin
guished-lookinc mon many of them are
aristocratic m fooling and bearing
Though never willing to soil their hand !
with u paper parcel , yet on any morning
they can bo seen bearing to or from tin
bath house their towel. They will b <
closely buttoned to the neck in an over
coat , hardly in condition to meet thcii
fair friends.
A pathetic little group advances , pooi
and ragged , trailing their rags in tin
dust of sorrow , a few women and a man
bearing in their midst a litlle blue coflin
painted with silver stars , the little ligun
within is exposed to view , veiled enl :
with wayside llowcrs.
Weary with street scenes and the ho
sun , we hail thu cleanest of many wait
ing hacks ana order the bright
eyed driver , with his silvc
trimmed Bombrorotto drive us at once t (
the most interesting spot in Mexico
Cliapultoprc. Rattling through the prin
cipal streets of the city , Platcros nndSai
Francisco , on post the nlameda , we sooi
enter the broad , well macadamized Pasi
do la Heforma , through which the pun
nir blows , blows from yonder whit
canned Popocatepetl ( the Smokinj
Hill ) . Already wo feel myigoratec
nnd soon behold nt the terminus o
the drive , on commanding ground , tin
noble cattlo. Well it stands , high ubov
the dark forest surrounding it , its sturd ;
walls painted in white and ii
Ponipcian colors , its wide balconici
overlooking the country , A sense o
pain creeps over mo as I think of the ill
stared monarch of Mexico , Montcv.umn
who lived and flourished on that spol
falling at last , in the prim
of manhood. at the height c
his- glory a victim to the rapacious Span
lam.
Soon wo enter the grounds ; pcac
seems to enter with us as wo roll undo
the great cypresses. Those line old tree
were hundreds of years old at the time c
the Spanish conquest ; they whisper an
nigh of the risn and fall ot nations , of th
fuel demolition by strangers' hand !
or nn untaught race , and of tin
then richly cultivated grounds aroun
their jagged roots. Upward wo gr.z
into their tender green depths , shadowo
by grey , trailing moss ; softslghing wiml
float over and about us permeated by
delicious odor as of cedar.
A whisper lloats hero and there that f
night can bo soon , Hitting from tree t
tree , the ghost of long dead Marina , tli
faithful interpreter and mistress <
Cortes.
Una tree measuring fifteen feet in d
nmutor , is named "Montezuma. " Undi
this tree ho walked in his feathers an
jewels. Still exists here the bath <
Moiitozumaremarkable only for itsclca
limpid water.
In these historical grounds the duula <
to day are fought. Why allow this BO !
once colored with the blood of heroes , to
bear such cruel and unworthy stain ?
Suddenly breaks on the air the sound of
a bugles it comes from the castle ; obeying
it as a call wo begin the ascent of the
upwlndinc road. The higher we rlso.tho
more enchanting grows the view , A
walk of ten or fifteen minutes over this
road , lined with tall vases which are ra-
diunt with ( lowers , brings us to the castle
entrance , We present our permit to en
ter , cross the stone paved court yard
whuro the military students nro exorcis
ing , on to the front and old part of the
building. A slender , graceful , marble
stairway leads us onto a wide marble portico
tico facing the old city.
\ \ hat a scene lies before usl beautiful
to the last degree. Against the n/uru sky
rise the grand old mountains , the loftiest
of which are snow-crowned Popocatepetl
and his near neighbor Iztaccihuatl , ( the
white woman ) , while lessor mountains are
gradually lost in the blue distance. The
ancient city with her many domed
churches nestles at their feet ; the
sound of a bell from ono
of the tiled domes is wafted on the air
and that is the only sound that reaches
us. To the right , through broad lands
shadowed by quivering aspuns and curi
ous pcpper-trcos. strctehos n line black
line ; it is the street railway running to
the lovely suburban village of Tacubaya
and San Angel , of wiich | ono can catch a
glimpse through the trees. Wo turn from
tins view silently and enter a veritable
hanging garden , created hero above the
lower npattnicnts. The corridors sur
rounding the garden are decorated in
Ponipcian colors and figures , cxquisitly
furnished apartments opening onto
them , and in these 1 can sea the ghost of
long dead nobles. I tread softly nnd rov-
creutly through them lest I rudely
awaken a sigh from out the past. Hero
lived Maximilian and Carlotla ; hero ,
the latter planned the pasoo , load
ing from hero to the city ,
with many other improvements.
In those days court beauties , swept , with
their long trains through these balconies
to wait upon their majesties , who did , it
seems to mo , more gooil for Mexico than
ha ? over been done since. These old
rooms of the castle have lately been
altered and refurnished for President
Diaz and the coming presidents. A
beautiful outer balcony surrounds this
story from which ono can look and look
again at this fair country peopled by a
strange , fascinating race a pcoulo gov
erned by emotions , ono moment loving
little children , or charmed by a bright
blosson and the next but stop with mete
to the balcony on our left and look on
what they love quito as well the bull
ring. There it lies ,
TUB ONLY 11LOT IK THIS 1'ICTUUE.
Thcro , on Sundays.fiock the gay crowd ,
in tally-ho coaches , park phictons , cabsin
every kind of conveyance. Smilng
eyes and lins , gay music , lures ono on
to behold the most cruel sport in the
world. Sit with mo a moment in yonder
ring , listen to the shouts of the excited
people impregnated with love of this
cruel sport ! Look at the trembling horse !
listen to the bellow of the enraged bull as
ho advances , pawing the dust , to toss out
the lifo of the tortured horso. I put up
my fan to hide the horrid net , nnd the
little boys , seated in the box with mo ,
drag it down that I might enjoy the sight
of the entrails of the mute , dying horse
as they dangled around his poor , stumb
ling feet. A sickening sensation overpowers -
powers mo , and the shouts of the delighted -
lighted people die farther and farther
away. A ripple of mirth is spreading
around , what is it ! a cowardly bull
has jumped over the enclosure , is
running over the seats , up into
the boxes , for his lifo ; in
a tumbling mass the crowds vanish before -
fore him when whiz ! goes the roata. down
rolls the bull and the people Joyfully re-
se.at themselves The bull is dragged
into the ring , where \tie \ stands to moot
the much vaunted Matador , a man in
this instance in 'possession of seventy
years. And those seventy years liav'n
brought him skill to kill a tortured ani
mal in a re&ly mnofi approved manner ,
lie doftlv drops , the maddeningly rod
capo , nd cold steel llashincly enters the
quivering llesh of the brute. Applause.
The blood spurts from nose and mouth
and ono of God's creatures waveringly
sinks on his knees while life exuiros.
Hut turn from the rine , linger n mo
ment over the garden , the eye will rest
upon a low fence enclosing a mysterious
black hole , or rather , a subterranean passage >
sago leading into the grounds below. lit
is just largo enough for a man to creep
through nnd was used in time of war as
a secret passage. I sometimes wondered ,
however , if parities , or the light of leveled
led the wanderer through it.
Added to the old part of the castle is n
now building devoted to nn exception'
ally tine military collude , corresponding
to our own nt West Point.
Reluctantly retracing our steps down
the delicate stairway and through the
court yard wo turn our faces homeward ,
A tropical sight is beginning to spread
her mantle about us , luminous stars shine
in a soft sky , soon to bo lost in the full
ness of the moon. Silently wo travel
through the gaily filled pasco. a fail
world about us. Hero , in passing , one
sees many handsome women , who , ac
cording to nn old custom , wore formerlj
not allowed to walk on the street , bu
happily , owjng to the intlnx ot strangers
the custom is fast becoming extinct Ir
the City of Mexico. We reach the street !
brightened by electric lights , a band lilli
the air with sweet inusio Proud horse ;
with their finely dressed riders prance
by us thus wo reach the hotel.
THE THEATEltS OK MEXICO.
as well as many of the hotel , strike t
now-comcr as being well marked by tin
soiled fingers of time , but ono become ;
so accustomed to it that this is soar
overlooked and many a bright ovenint
can bo spent in them. Last night at thi
theater Nacional wo saw a Spanisl
zarzuola ( light opera ) entitled , "E
Testamento Azul. " It is filled wit !
sparkling music , the most attractive fca
ture being a danza , sung nnd danced bj
thn thrco principal characters. The fol
lowing very characteristic incident len
piquancy to the play : Ono actor is made
to ask another if ho will go to the circui
with him , nt which the invited one ask !
him what thu attractions are to bo ; ho i :
answered that the attractions nnd curiosi
ties consist of so many riders , lions , bear ;
und thirsty Americans. This theater is i
remarkably iino , old building , the en
trance and interior capable of bciuj
made very handsome. I should say tha
its seating capacity was equal to that o
the Boston theater , or oven greater , am
its stage quite as largo. Modeled aftc
European theatres , it has no balconies
but tier unon tier of boxes , which an
taken by families , and the prosooniun
boxes by the fushtonublo young : men o
the city. When' Gran's French Open
company is here the theatre , cspcciall ;
on Sunday nigh's , presents a brillian
spectacle ; the ladies beautifully dressed
manv of thorn remarkable for their fin
jewels. In the parquet a crowd o ! men
who , between the acts stand up. opor
class in hand , hats on , nnd ' 'play th
hear" to their lady admirers. They use <
to smoke at this time , but that custor
has fallen out of use.
This French company is a great favoi
Ite with the Mexicans , who.for six week ;
or more , every winter , nightly fill th
house to see the voiceless , out vivaclou
Thro , or the insinuating Judic.
After tno theatreto bo fashionable , on
must go to the Coucordia , Mexico's aristc
cratic restaurant , eat ices , drink puncl
or wine , away into the small hours. Th
belles and beaux will flock about you an
their pretty Spanish words will enter th
right car and more than probable meet
French word coming in at the left.
Next In size to the theatre Nacional :
the Principal , then follow the Abe
and Hidalgo. To the Mexican , quiCo i
attractive ai any of the theaters , U th
pretty circus erected by the energct !
) lF"rVlBl i
Orrln brothers. In Its center lies the
ordinary ring , encircled by rows of
raised chairs and back of these a row of
boxes. It U ( rally decorated and lighted
by electric lichts. The best performers of
Lurope and tbo United States are engaged -
gaged , in the summer , to perform hero
uring the winter months. Each actor
Is given a benefit at the close of the sen-
son , the Mexicans loading their favorites
with mouoy nnd costly presents. Ono of
the great attractions of the city , is
TMK NATIONAL MUSEUM ,
a massive building enclosing the custom-
nry courtyard llllod with llourlng plants ,
shrubs and palms ; across this courtyard ,
facing the entrance Is the room devoted
to the A/tec gods , the calendar stone ; the
awful , but fascinating sacrificial stone-
hero it lies , eight or ten foot in diameter ,
perhaps three feet in thickness , bolted
with carved figures. Aiplcndld { block It
is. What a mercy that it is voiceless that
it may not recount the agony of the
thousands of victims yearly sacrificed on
it. In its center is a small excavation an
inch or two in depth , nnd leading from It
a narrow drain through which the blood
Unwed into an urn placed lit the base of
the stone. Here , too , is the carved yoke
of stone by which , placed over the neck ,
the priests held the victims down. A
priest with a sharp Hint then tore the
llesh from over the heart , nnd with his
hand drew the palpitating , smoking
member out , offering it , with a loud cry ,
to the hide.ous god. Weird music , beat
ing of drums , and dancing , accompanied
this butchery. The urns for receiving the
blood are beautiful in design and work
manship. Attached to the temples in
which those sacrifices were made , were
orders of priestesses , resembling closely
the Romish religious orders , who , ac
cording to an historianentered the sister
hood at the ago of twelve or thirteen ,
talcing vows for one , or more years , or
forever. They were acttwtcd by devotion
to religion , or a desire to purify some
fault. They were subjected to the severest
conventual discipline , suffering pain of
death for any great error. In the reli
gious dances they took part their hands
and ankles adorned with plumts. Dur
ing time of penitence they would wound
the soft part of the oar , and paint their
cheeks with the blood , ns a sacred rouge.
The great Aztec calendar stone , was
discovered nt thn depth of half a rod , or
more , on leveling the great plaza in 1770.
This gtoatcst of Aztec relics waighs , ac
cording to Humboldt , 31,400 kilgramos ,
yhicll is equal to about twelve tons.
From it the Aztecs calculated their relig
ious liustas , and the sun clock that it bore
told the priests when to prepare for their
ceremonies and sacrifices. The Aztecs
possessed great astronomical knowledge.
From the top of their temples or too-
calli , in the form of pyramids , the priests
observed the course of the heavenly
bodies to determine the titno of the lies-
tag as well ns the hours of the day and
night , heralding1 them to the people by
means of horns , or trumpets of great
power. At the base of the temples , two
perpetual fires were fed with incense
night nnd day , the firepans , guarded
by the over watchful priests.
Ascend the broad stone stairway , halt
ing , to look upon a spirited lifo-six.o portrait
trait of the emperor Maximilian ; it portrays
trays him on horseback , where , I am
told , ho appeared to the best advantage.
In these upper apartments nro seen
many Aztec musical .instruments ; ono
will give an idea of all : the huchuett , or
great drum , an ugly affair , a cvlinder of
wood some thrco feet in height , curiously
carved nnd painted , at the top its luiad
of dressed doer-skin , adjustable o in
crease or diminish the sound. It was
played with the fingers , nnd capable of
being played with great skill. Like
many other of their instruments it is
said to have been heard a distance of two
or more miles.
Hero are funeral urns decorated in
hieroglyphics indicating the name and
death of the deceased , whoso skull and
skin bonus , or ashes only , repose
within.
A belle of to-day would hardly "wear
an Aztec ornament , yet they are not so
far removed in design from those now in
fashion. Imagine those feather bedecked ,
gaily attired warriors of the old race ,
with not only car-rings , but nose-rings ns
well , collars , bracelets and rings around
the arms and ankles.and the nobles.alono ,
a ring in the under lip. They followed in
their workmanship various styles , or
manners , some of the ornaments and
amulets being formed of geometrical fig
ures , others portraying skulls or the
licads of birds aad animals , and similar
fantastic designs , and some symbolical
ligurcs apparently , whoso significance is
lost.
lost.Thn
Thn Aztec felt the charm of smoke like
the Mexican of to-day. This is said tc
have been hia method of enjoying the
delicate luxury : ho "rolled the tobacco
leaves tightly together , mixed with aromatic
matic herbs or perfumes , nnd arranged
them in the hollow end of a reed. " It is
not known when the Mexican first
adopted the p'pe ' , or the universal cigar
ette.
There are hero some very interesting
pieces of picture writing. The Aztecs
had no alphabet ; paper was made of the
liber of the magury plant finely dressed ,
or hides were used ; the instrument cm-
ployed for the work comparing with the
Roman stylus. The colors bright and
varied , were made from vegetable , ani
mal and mineral dyes.
A faint display of the old time leather
work can bo seen ; curious coins as well
ns armor of hides ; the shields formed of
skins adornnd with a plate of metal and
plumes , and strengthened by yards ol
reed-grass. Bows and arrows'nnd lances ,
that must have executed cruel work with
their Hint and copper tips.
Ono apartment is devoted to the silver
and china gathered from the table of the
Emperor Maxmilian. Another room to
stuffed animals , birds and an Interesting
collection of tropical insects and reptiles.
Having passed down the stairs take
ono more look around the court yard ,
nnd behold through the open door of a
room , the coach of the Empress Carlota ;
a ponderous conveyance surely , of gold ,
red velvet nnd white satin.
Passing out of the building we stop tote
to buy fruit of thu old fruit seller there
stationed , how refreshing it is after hav
ing passed a forenoon with the musty
relics of a dead race.
A SPECIMEN FROM SPACE.
Analyzing u Chnnk of Metal Thai
Fell From the Skjr.
Pittsburg Dispatch : A rarely interest
ing analysis is now being made at tht
laboratory of the Edgar Thomson stcc !
works. It is an analysis of a largo mete
orlc mass found in Mexico , the majoi
part of which is now in thu famous Yah
collection. Some time ago Professoi
Brashcar delivered an address upoi
meteors before the congregation of lr
Swift's church on Arch street , Allegheny
Among his adndionco was Mr. Hcnr :
Phipp , of the lirm of Carnegio. Fliipn 6
Co. , who expressed himself as bein |
much interested in what Mr. Brashcai
told him in regard to this particula
meteoric find , tie asked the latter if i
would be possible to get a specimen o
the mass for his private cabinet. Mr
Brashcar answered that it would , "but i
would come high , " at the same time giv
ing Mr. Phipps the address of the partic
who might bo able to furnish the ran
specimen. Professor Brashoar though
no more of it for some time until then
came to him one day a carefully wrappei
package and letter from Mr. Phipps. I
was a three pound piece of the Mnxicai
masts , and the letter informed Mr. Brash
ear that if he could cut It in two ho couli
keep half. The operation was success
fully performed , and the filings or due
made in cutting it wore taken by Mr
Phipps for the purpose of analysis , whlc
has not yet boon concluded.
THE FUNNY FELLOW'S ' FORUM ,
One Man Found Too Mean for an Abode in
Satan's ' Domain.
HER LOVER MADE THEM WEARY.
When My Drentn Conies True A Club
Ho Forgot Too Much Insurance
He Drew the Line at Hair
Wye Funny Clips.
"When My Dream Comet True. "
After Jamet tlVilfromb fllfcy.
When my dream comes true , when mydrcnm
comes true ;
You can bet your sweet existence 1 know Just
what I'll ' ilo ,
When my ship comes soiling Into port as full
ns she can hold
Of silk * nnil laces , jewels rare , and piles and
piles of cold ,
I will follow her example and will got myself
"lull , " too ,
In the saccharine hereafter when my dream
conies true.
When my dream comes true , this shabby
coat t wear
Will bo clianirril Into n broadcloth , and I'll
have a doren ualr
01 the linest striped breeches that your eyes
did o'er hcliold.
And e\ery pocket In them will be filled with
stcrllim gold.
And I'll spend It like a nabob , and my girls
both old and nmv.
Will say , "lie Is blooded ; he's a dandy"
when my dream comes true.
When my dieam comes truewhen my dream
comes true ,
I'll paint this town of carmine hue and leave
not n streak of blue.
I'll drive the fastest horses and own the
finest yacht ,
And the fellow who keeps up with me will
find the pace Is hot ;
Oh , I'll spend my money freely and be rich
as any Jew ,
And "buck the tlccr" In his don when my
dream comes true. *
When my dream comes true , I fear I'll do
such thlncs.
My riches all \\ill vanish nn wealth'tis
said , lias wines ;
And when at last I'm ' stranded on Adver
sity's cold slmio
Say , will 1 cry and whimper and ask for just
one tnoro
Such ehances to use my riches to show what
I can do ?
1'orhans. Hut I won't spend them till my
dream comes true.
W. W. Biiowx.
Philadelphia News , May 12 , lbS7.
llio One lie Forgot.
"John , I would like to mvito my friend ,
Mrs. Smaller , this evening. Will you be
able to bo in ? " "No , my dear ; 1 must
attend a meeting of the Knights of Honor
to-night. " "Well , to-morrow evening ? "
" 1 have the Ancient Order of United
Workmen , and you know " "What
about V cducsday evening ? " "O , the
Odd Fellows meet that night , and on
Thursday I have a meeting of the Chosen
Friends to attend ; on Friday the Hoyal
Templars ; on Saturday there's a special
meeting of the Masonic lodge , and I
couldn't miss that ; and then Sunday let
mo see what is there on Sunday night ,
my dear ! " "Tho Grand and Ancient
Order of Christian Fellowship. " "Why ,
[ had forgotten ; am I a member of that
let me see " "Hut yon have forgotten
another soeietv , John , of which you wore
once a member. " "What's that ? " "Your
wife's. "
The diibllrc Odo.
Ena'lsh Ilumiirixt.
IHfty times the Laureate sharpened his pen
cil ;
Fitly times he turned over the rhyming dic
tionary :
Then he decided to give up rhymes altogether.
Ho , the Patriot Laureate ,
He , the Lord Manufacturer ,
Shaped a stately memorial ,
Jilado It regally gorgeous
Alter Wnlt Whitman's patlern ,
Uieh in blackness. In dullness.
Which mlslit Rueak to tlio centuries
Through the Magazine Mncmillau ,
Of this year ot ouriublloe.
Ho Didn't Go.
Wall Street News : "Going aboard
this steamer , sir ? " asked the captain of
a gentleman who'wdssurvoying the boat
ns she was making ready to leave the
wharf in Buffalo.
"That depends. Car/tain.what / is your
boat insured for y1'
"Sixty thousanddollars , , sir. "
"Ah. Sixty thousand , and shn's worth
about $33,000. Captain , you needn't wait
on my account. 1 will take the rail
road. " ,
The Soncoftlio Mosquito.
Grace Dctilo Litclifidd in * t , Kicliutai.
Hum I hum 1 I'm coming , coming ,
Don't you liear mo humming , humming ,
Like some distant drummer dm mini UK
His tired troops to sleep ?
Rat tat-tat , and hum-hum hum ,
fcear , more near , I come , I come ,
With some to dine to sup with some ,
Witti all a least to keep.
Hum I hum ! You cannot say
I sup and dine and do not pay.
Behind me , when I go awav ,
Just here , and hero , and here ,
I'll leave a tiny round bright spot
A brand now coin , laid down red hot ,
In full return tor all I cot.
I pay most dear , most dear.
Hum I hum 1 Pvo supped and rarely ;
And you still are sleeping1 fairly ,
Huin-hum-hum I We twain part squarely ,
All my dues I pay for.
One more taste , nnrt one more sip ,
From your evolid , Irom your lip ,
Then away I'll skin-skip-sKlp
There's nothing more to stay for.
Loft Out in the Cold.
His Satanic Majesty ( to applicant foi
admission ) , What may I call your name'
Applicant. I haven't got any. I'm the
man who has been writing anonymous
contributions to the newspapers.
Ills Satanic Majcst ? . Who sent yon t <
me ?
Applicant. Potcr.
His Satanic Majesty ( indignantly )
Well , Peter ought to know better. Yoi
can't got in hero , my friend ; this place i
too good for you.
Couldn't Stand Thnt.
D ctroU Free Press : Two Brush strce
boys ab out ten years old were rnbbinj
against oa ch other the other day and ox
hibitlng o very anxiety to come to blows
but still wanting a reasonable cxcusi
when one of them called out :
"Your father is bow-legged ! "
"And yours has a turn up nose , " hotl1
replied the other.
"They say your brother has been ar
rested ! "
"And your sister's husband has rui
away and left her a grass widowl"
"its a lie ! You don't own the housi
you live in ! "
"And you've got a rag carpet on tin
parlor floor , for I've boon in there nm
seen it ! "
"Pooh ! I know something ! "
"No ' "
you don't !
"Yes , I do , Your mother dyes hoi
hair ! "
"Take that backf"
"I won't ! "
"Won'tyou ? Then" ! "
And they closed in mortal combat nui
rolled m tuo mud.
They Meant Iliiflne.ss.
Girl's brother ( whilo1 girl is dressing t <
receive company. ) ' What is a snide , Mr
Jones ?
Girl's bean ( who hai just called. ) i
snide ? Well , my boy , 1 can hardly tel
you.
you.Girl's brother. Well , I guess I can.
Girl's beau. Well what is a snide ?
Girl's brother , Well a snide is a fel
ler that comes up to'ithe house ever ;
night and burns coal oil and coal in thi
Btoru and never says I to Mamie whoi
shall you name the day , that's what
Mamie says a snide is.
Girl's ' beau , And docs Matnlo say
that ?
Girl's brother. She does , and she told
pap last night to give you a booting If
you don't propose to hor.
Girl's bean. She did ?
Girl's brother. She did , nnd you should
sen her eves llash when s > ho did so.
Girl's beau. Good hcavunsl Well , 1
must bo going.
Girl's brother. 1 wouldn't advise you
to go , thu bull dog's untied and pup's in
tlio yard with a shotgun.
Girl's bcaul What must I do ?
Girl's brother. Pn V > su to Mamio.
Girl's beau. And if i don't your father
Is to boot mo , the dog is to bo set on mo ,
nnd i am to run the risk of being shot bu-
sides ?
Girl's brother. Yes. You have been
teaching Mamio the various definitions
of kissing for a loi.g time. Pap says
there is only ono definition of marriage ,
and that dulinltion it * splice. If you don't
splice to Mtiuiiu father says ho will break
your back.
Girl's beaux. Lot us have pieeo. Let
darling Mamio coniu in and we will have
the ceremony performed at once.
An Irlalminn'H Wit.
Pittsburg Commercial Gazette : Judge
Stowe , M. A. WoodwardIohn , 11. Hamp
ton , George W Ha/.en , anil a mimbor ot
other attorneys were standing on Diamond
mend street , near Grant , yustcrday after
noon in conversation when a venerable
gentleman from Ireland came along , and
approaching the judge with a mammoth
smile , held out his hand and in a refresh
ingly familiar and cordial lone , ex
claimed :
"How are yc , judge' Glad to see yc ,
ycr honor. "
His honor , although not being able to
identify his admiring friend , shook
hands , and then the latter continued :
"Yur honor , it's my opinion that ycr
the foiuest man on the earth. "
The judge blushed inwardly nt this
flattering tnbutound the lawyers laughed
cousumedly.
"Yes , vcr honor , " resumed the man
from the oul' darth , "and" poinling to
the court house , "that's a line place yo'll
have to sit in. I was htandin' lookin' at
it the other day , ycr honor , ndmirin' its
lovely an' its beautiful a archy archy-
tuetcr"
"Why you are quito poetic , " inter
rupted ono of the attorney.- . .
"That 1 am. I've a big streak av poetry
in mo , bo 1 havo. But , as 1 was sayin' , 1
was shtamliu' there , whin a man came
along an" ho wore shpccks , judge , lee
an' ho was a Itikm' an' a lukin' this way
nn' that at the court house , an' ho sc/ tome
mo , soho , 'What's that buildin' fur , 1
dunne ? ' 'Doan'tyur.'soz I. 'Well , I'll
tell ycr. 'I hat , ser , is a monument nut up
by the pcoplu of Allegheny county to the
meniorv o' that great lawvcr , Jimmy
Kilday.'an' that great o-ra-tbr , John F
O'Mallev. ' "
At these words Judge Stowe almost
collapsed and doubled up with laughter ,
while the assembled attorneys laughed
until they woke the echoes far and near.
Thu old Irishman then amblud on , richer
by several quarters and dunes which
were slipped into his hand as a reward for
his wit.
History of Millions.
Wllksbarro ( Pa. ) Leader : A icsldont of
this city returned the blank sent him under
the poisonul property tax with the following
cutlorseiiieul :
"Hold and silver 1 have none.
Spent long ago fnr women and rum ;
Silver plate and watches in pawn ,
My pioperty , real and personal uone.
Whoever thoticht to this it would come ?
Nobody now but an American bum. "
A Huslmnrt Already Stnked Out.
Esmerclda Longcollin to Birdie McGm-
nis "Wo girls arc getting up a picnic at
thn Bee Spring , and wo nave invited Cil- !
hooly. Hostettor McGiunis , Koskiusko
Murphy and several other young mon to
take part iu it. Don't you want to go
along ? "
"I am engaged to a young man from
Houston , and he might object. "
"I didn't know that you wore engaged.
Of course , if you have a sure thing for n
husband you don't need to go on picnics
at all. I wouldn't want to go on a pic
nic either if I had a husband already
staked out. "
Mr. Pullman's liynr.
Wall Street News : "Is Mr. Pullman
aboard ? " ho asked of the poitor of a
sleeping car on an Ohio train.
"No , sah ; he an't. "
"Do you represent Mr. Pullman ? "
"Well , sah. Misser Pullman built dis
Icyar an' do rigular conductor runs detrain
train ; but in c.i u you want valuable in-
formashun I reckon you'd bettor inter
view mo. IV.o a sort of middleman , I
Ilmv She Knew Ho Was Falling.
"You are not as strong as you used to
bo , John , " said a fond wife to her hus
band ; " ! think it is about titno you were
gettingsoino insurance on your life. "
"Insurance on my life ! What are you
talking about ? I am as healthy as 1 cvor
was ; insurance , indeed ! "
"Well , my aenr , I only mentioned it ,
you know , out ot respect for yourself ; I
thought you wore failing. "
"And what in the world put it into vour
head hat 1 am failing ? Me failing ? Why ,
1 am as btroug as a hortu , and can run
up throe flights of stairs without taking
a breath. "
"Wei ! , it may bo so ; but 1 am afraid
you nro deceiving yourself. "
"DecoivSug mysoifl Goodness gracious
woman , what do you mean ? "
"Don't bo so impatient. What makes
mo think you arc failing is this : when
you wee courting mo you could hold mo
on your lap three hours ; now you cannot
hold the baby on your lap three minutes. "
What "Krlde" Conies From.
"Mother , why do they call a girl a
'bndo' when she gets married ? "
! 'Because that't the right name for her
then. I suppose. "
"I'll bet 1 know. "
"Well , why ? "
' "Cause 'bride' is took from 'bridle,1
nnd they call her that 'cause then is
wiicn she begins to put the bridle on her
husband. Was it a bridle or a halter you
put on pap ? "
"That'll do sir. "
_
AN OLD TIME SHOWMAN GONE.
Liewls II. Lent , Circus Proprietor and
Manager His Checkered Career.
Now York Herald , May 21 : Lewis I ) .
Lent , for fifty years a showman , died sud
denly Thursday evening at his residence ,
No. 240 Lexington avonuo.in the seventy-
fourth your of his ago , leaving a widow ,
ono son , L. B.Lont , and ono daughter.
Mr. Lent was very stoutweighing over
three hundred pounds , but enjoyed good
health.savothat he was for years alllicted
with a cough and labored respiration.
Ho began his career in the show busi
ness when only about nineteen years old.
His father , Benjamin Lent , was the or
iginal owner of "Uctt , " which , it is said ,
was the first elephant exhibited in Amur-
lea. Ho hoard of the arrival of the ele
phant in New Yoric when at church one
Sunday and wont straightway to Now
York , bought the wonder and took
it homo. A stock company was im
mediately formed among the neighbors
to boom the elephant. Trick horses wore
then bought , and what was then the
"greatest show on earth , " created a
furore of enthusiasm and made consider
able money for the proprietors. Benja-
ruin Lent bought an interest for his son
in the circus of Drown & Fogg , with
whom ho remained two seasons. Other
shows ware consolidated with it under
the title of the Zoological Institute , but
the concern resulted in a lizzie before
two seasons more had passed. Then
young Lent formed the lirra of Sands &
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but what hundreds
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nlals'of the highest character have established. We publish the following :
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The follow Ine Is from luilcc ' inj Liniment , and i il % it on Oil , wllhmU
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Tc7 to MvPre I trie HAII.UOAU KKMKUY. .md i-njojtd the fir < t nl-ht' | re < t since my injury.
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REAL ESTATE , 310 South isth Street
UargahiB la the following additions :
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Some choice properly on Farnam , Douiflm , JtodKO , California , Cumlnirfi , 10th , Kith. ICtli
Hiul"0tli stioots. Ills loot wood truckuKoou Nleluilin strou't. A larifo , ulcwiiiit house with
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fi-room houso,23th noiir llurdolto St. , very chuup.
Lent and exhibited in this country and
in England. Air. Lent was a partner
in the originial hippodrome known ns
Francon'fs Hippodrome , which about
thirty-four years a o was located on the
site now occupied oy the Fifth Avenue
Hotel. Avery Smith and others were in
terested with them.
Mr. Lent was , later , n partner in H.ir-
mini's traveling show ; afterward formed
a partnershiu with ( ioneral Uufus
Welch , of Philadelphia , where they ran
Welch A : Lent's national ' ' -circus and
amphitheater. Also" ctyttccYftod iu an
other theater and circus in 'tho ' Quaker
city , where "horso dramas" were pro
duced , such as "Home , the Hunter , " the
"Cataract of the ( Janges. " the ' 'Bronze
Horso" and "Putnam's Ride. "
When the war began Mr. Lent nnd E.
P. Christy went to the West Indies with
the National circus and exhibited there
two seasons. On his return to Now York
ho took Wallack's old theatre , known
then as "Tho Now Idea , " nt Broadway
and liroom streets , and ran it as a circus.
Ho afterwards bought the "Hippothca-
Iron , " a circus on Fourteenth street , op
posite the academy of music. It was
successfully run by Mr. Lent until
August , 1872 , when ho sold out to Bar-
nuni and then wont on the road with the
traveling Now Cork circus. In 1873 Mr.
Lent ran a circus and mouagorio in the
Madison Square garden.
Among the long list of shows with
which ho was connected as partner or
director were Howe & dialling's United
States circus and trained lions , Came
ron's French and American circus ; L. B.
Lout's Now York circus , combined with
.1. M. French's circus and menageno ;
Van Amburglt's go'don ' menagerie ;
Adam Forcpaugh's aggregation , Batch-
elder & Davis1 inter-ocean shows , llob-
bins & Covlin's railroad shows , John
O'Brien's circus , museum and uionag-
erie , and Frank A. Rob bin a' circus nnd
mnnngerie , with which ho wound up his
career in the show business in 1883 , since
which ho has led a comparatively quiet
lifo.
lifo.Ho accumulated and lost fortunes , but
died a rich man.
Homo or file Kd itiuc'ri Work.
One of thn nerviest pieces of work over
attempted by a professional crook was
that performed by big Ed Kico oitrht or
ton vcars ago , ho being assisted in the
work bv Tom Bigclow of Windsor , On
tario. "A pal of Hlco's had been arrested
in Indiana und sun t to prison for attempt
ing to pass a forged check on a bank.
The sentence was for tlirco years , and
the name of the man wasStottson. More
than $1,000 was paid to lawyers to pre
vent his conviction , but it was a clear
case , and nothing would save him.
It was claimed that it was n
case of mistaken identity , nnd
the newspapers discussed the af
fair in a manner to convince many of
tlmir readers that Stnttson was a much-
injured man. The sentence was no
sooner in operation than there was talk
that the governor would bo appealed tote
to grant a pardon , nnd the convict had
only served six weeks when it was an
nounced in Indianapolis and Chicago
papers that the governor had agreed to
grant a pardon. This was the sly work
of Kd Kice with newspaper men. Ho
claimed to bo a Now York lawyer and a
cousin of Stottson's. Bigolow claimed to
bo a brother-in-law and a Chicago
broker. What was Inserted in the papers
after the trial was for the benefit
of the prison oflicial.s. It was
published only in papers which
found their way into prison , and
Stuttson took good care that all should
know that lit ) was in daily expectation o
a pardon. Ho had boon in prison about
seven weeks when Hico appeared ono day
nnd stated to the warden that the gov
ernor had issued and mailed a pardon ,
and , indeed , ho was in the ollicu when
the mall was received and the pardon
taken from the envelope. The warden
was prepared for the reception of the
document. Ho believed that the gov
ernor had been appealed to , and that ho
looked upon Stctl.son as an innocent
man , .
The document was In perfect form , the
signature all right , and but for a trilling
incident StotUon would have walked out
of the prison inside of an hour. Someone
ono from Indianapolis who had business
at the prison came in just as the warden
was looking at the document , and re
marked that the governor had been ab
sent from the state for several dnys past
and his signature could not bu 'had to
certain documents. Here was his signu-
nature to tlio pardon , attached only tlio
day before at Indianapolis , and the war-
dun would have been a poor stick not to
see that something needed explanation.
Rice was cool and collected and had the
other party not been a friend of the war-
dan's Ins statement would have passed
for a mistake. As it was the warden do-
turminud to investigate before giving
Stuttson his liberty , and ho said to Kico :
"If the governor \ > as not in Indianapo
lis yesterday , this signature is a forgery.
If ho was there , then the document is
all right. "
"You can rscnrtam by telegraph in an
hour , " replied Kico. "I have some busi
ness nt the bank , and I will return in
threu-quartors of nn hour. While I do
not see how this document can Lo
doubted , I yet dc.siro you will take every
precaution to render yourself safe. "
Ho went out lo take u train out of thn
citj and bo heard of no more , and inside
of an hour it was known that the whole
paper was a forgery. Bigolow had nc-
complishod his part of the work In a suc
cessful manner , but Kico had failed
through a trilling circumstance. Tliera
was nn ollicial investigation into the
nuttier , or rather , ono was bcgnn ami
then xoalously hushed up. Thcro wm
no question about the forgery of the
governor's signature , but as to how Bigc
low got the blank pardon and the seal of
state was quito nnothor matter. There
had boon no breaking and entering , and
those who know of the case came to the
conclusion that bribery had brought
things about. A certain employe of the
state who had access to the governor's
ollico Middonly left for Texas , or some
where elsn , and the matter soon died out.
Stottson served thirteen months of his
sentence , and then shammed sickness
and escaped from the hospital.
This same Uico and Stottson did a very
bold piece of work in Philadelphia about
six years ago , the lay being entirclv
diil'orent. Kico had some stolen bonds
ho was anxious to dispose of. They were
the public improvement bonds of somu
Ohio city , nnd for some reason the party
losing them had not notified brokers ni.d
bankers of their loss. Kico , dressed as a
farmer , cntord u stock broker's ofuco ,
and said he had taken the bonds In ex
change for some Virginia coal lands , and
was.only n few minutes converting them
into cash. At the time of his visit a wealthy
widow was in thu ollico inquiring if him
had not better soil certain United Status
bonds and ro-iifvcst in land mortgage H.
Kico heard lior name mentioned , and ho
heard the broker advise her to sell. When
she went awnv he piped her home , and
that afternoon ho called at the house as
the confidential clerk of Bond & Co. ,
looked over her securities , and gnvo her
receipt , and took away with him $ ! ) ,
000 worth of bonds , which were negoti
ated before noon the next day , Ho was
nil alone in both jobs , and now , having
r.bont 25,000 iu his possession , ho
determined on a trip to Europe.
Ho changed his taoncy to
gold and secured a passage
Liverpool. Luck had singularly favored
him in His undertakings , but now it na
strangely deserted him. Ho desired to
keep his money under his own eye , In
stead of placing it in the purser's safo.
With the exception of a fnw hundred dollars
lars ho stored it away In his trunk , and
on the fourth day out this receptacle was
opened by means of false keys , and every
dollar taken. The ship was raided from
htem to stern , and various people kept
under surveillance during the voyage ,
but Kico novcr recovered a dollar of It.
Two weeks after ho landed in England
the police arrested a swindler with n
largo amount of gold in his possession ,
but Rico dared not seek to Identify it for
fear of being arrested himself.
What Becomes of the Pianos ?
Kio ( Bra/.ll ) News : An American ex
change is very anxious to know what be
comes of the pianos , as the United States
alone manufactured 019,000 from 1700 to
18Sr inclusive , and thu output in 1R8K was
about iy.000. Wo cannot say what be
comes of the Ametlcan pianos , but sonio
years of personal experience in Ura/il
lius given us a notion of what becomes
of a great many European pianos. They
are polished up'vcry nicely nnd shipped
to Bra/.ll. whore their jangling , discord
ant sounds nro slowly but surely filling
all the asylums , hospitals and poor
houses of thu country with lunatics uad
hopeless invalids.
The palace of the mikado has been
lighted for some time by electricity , and
thu Killcoii company has closed a contract
to illuminate thu oily of Toklo ,
