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THE OMAHA DAILY BEE : SUNDAY JUNE 5. 1887.-TWELYE PAGES. ! ) fl.
GRAND AUCTION SALE * TOWN4.0TS4REMONTNEB
THE NYE-HAWTHORNE ADDITION
"Will bo offered at public auction , on the grounds , JUNE Stli aiicTOth. Sale commences June 8th , at 1 p. in.
TERMS OF SALE One thiid cash , balance one and two years , at 8 per cent interest. Five per cent discount for cash.
This magnificent property lays adjoining the fine residences of Thoron Nye , S. B. Colson , Edward Blevrett , F. Meyer and J. T. May , and will bo
offered for sale at auction , and at prciis ! that will warrant a good profit as soon as bought. We ask you to come to Fremont , look over this property
look at the railroads centering in Fremont , look at our improvements , and what we are doing in the shape of stock-yards , packing houses , etc. Then
wo think you will see money in these lots at the prices that they can be bought at. This is inside property and commends itself to all at a glance ,
as the choice residence portion of the city. "Wo don't ask you to , or expect , that you will pay for this property prices that it will be worth in 30 erGO
GO days from date of sale. Nor do we offer you property that the city has got to grow to make valuable. But we offer you choice , desirable inside
property that is now in demand , and will be built upon and improved at onceat prices that will make you a sharp advance as soon as bought. Fre
mont is rapidly growing ; very few surplus building lots to be had. The advance in real estate is just commencing.
We take great pleasure in placing this magnificent property on the market , and ask all to come and see it , and
we know it will suit you , and know that it will make you some money. For further information , free carriages ,
etc. , apply to RICHARDS , KEENE & CO. , Fremont , Nebraska.
COSTUMES FOR SUMMER WEAR
What the Swell Girls Will Wear atTuxodo
This Scasou ,
THE NEW YORK GIRL IN CHURCH.
Coining layout * Which Oast Their
Shadows Before MM. Tom
Thumb Canoe Girls
Clnra Belle's Latter.
NEW YOHK , June 4. | Correspondence
of the BEE. ] Now wo have It. What ?
Why , the positively correct costume for
summer wear at the summer resorts
where the ruralism is truly rural. Tuxedo
park is a monarchy , ap you know , where
the personality of the residents and
much of their behavior is arbitrarily set
tled by the exquisite board of managers.
It is no joke , nor even thu slightest per
version of the truth , to say that the Tux-
do directors have fixed on n style of
dross for feminine out-door seekers after
Rummer indolence or activity. Several
of the most intensely fashionable gar
ment makers have got specifications right
headquarters , and so I can tell you just
from about what the swell girls will wear
atTuxedo this season. The waist is to bo a
blouse , the skirts undrapcd.uud the waist
encircled by n sash. The head covering
will bo a loose cap , that can bo pulled
ever the fnco enough to shade it from the
sun. The material will bo knitted wool ,
and the colors the brightest imaginable
in stripes alternating with grey , blue and
brown.
In the way of little things , 1 yesterday
saw a close carriage drive up to the Belmont -
mont residence in Fifth avenue. There
was plenty of high style about the sleoic.
spirited horses , the livened driver and
lackey , nnd the mirror-liko blackness of
the polished vehicle ; but those qualities
can now bo had at the best livery stables ,
nnd therefore they no' longer indicate
ownership on tno part of the occuuants.
What made mo stop and covertly stare
was the emergence of u threo-and-n-half
foot lady , She was matronly in shape
nnd mem , her face was handsome ns
forty-live , nnd her dress WHS the perfec
tion of quiet fashion. Had my eyes sud
denly become telescopic wrong end to' ' I
rubbed them , and looked again. By that
time the lady in minuturo was ascending
the Belmont stops , Then I recognized
bcr.
SHE WAS JIHS. TOM THUSIIt ,
otb'orwiso the Countess Mab Magrio , who
had within three days arrived from Europe -
rope , and was making n round of formal
calls. Airs. Thumb has a considerable
circle of pretentious acquaintances in
Now York , and she is Tory punctillious in
her attention to the usages of polite t > o
ciety.
I wont with a country friend to Grace
church to observe the demeanor of the
fashionable girls who rendezvous there
of a Subbatli morning. Wo arrived just
as the organist began his voluntary , aud
the pows were not half full. Moreover ,
it looked as if there was not going to bo
much of n house , for few people wcro
coming in. We sat fof n short time in a
pew nt a side thnt commanded a view of
the entrance. Others were there wait
ing for the ushers to tind thorn bettor
seats. When the voluntary was about
coming to nn end , the pew holders began
to arrive. The girla rustled by in mag
nificent apparel , and every one of them
paused for an instant at the head of the
aisle , looking about the church before
she walked down to her pew. Each ouo
also carried an elegant edition of the
prayer book in her hands. The most
popular edition had gilt edged leaves ,
blue back and a blue border on
vellum covers. The rector and his as
sistnnts and choir marched in and the
stream of incoming pew holders m
creased. The fashionable character of
the audience became moro marked. A
typical pair of delightful and hnndsomo
girls came In while the minister was en
gaged in reading the service. They en
tered nt opposite sides of the vestibule ,
recognizing each other , and ran together
with n resounding kiss that echoed its
way down the broad nislo and lost itself
in the sounding board over the pulpit.
They hold their prayer books dnintily be
fore them nnd chatted and smiled , anil
nstliny smiled each took rapid but keen
surveys of the other's dress. Each was
blessed with an elegant figure and n rich
pntia , nnd there was little room for dis
advantageous comparison ouo with the
other.
"When nro you going away ? " asked
ono.
ono."Next weeks when do von go ? "
"Oh , we're going the day after to-mor
row. We shall go to Geneva in JnU'i
you know. "
"How delightful ? wo are going to Paris
about the. same time. Wo must persuade
our papas to take the same steamer. '
Then going to the boJzo doors thnt
opened upon thu broad nislo , she peeped
through nnd whispered : " 1 think there
nro strangers in our pew. "
' Nevermind , " uaid the other , "you
must Kit with mo. "
So they came in to the bend of the side
aisle , stood for a moment ns the others
had done , nnd then walked about hnl
wuy down the church to the pew. A
moment later the usher conducted us to
ti pew near them , When they cnten-d
their pew they
OAVE A SWISO TO TFIKIlt SKIUT3
to a. nure themselves that the tournurc
should coma down right. It was grace
fully done. Then they Inclined their
heads , one putting a vellum coverei
prayer book to her eyes , the other ho
gloved lingers , prominent on whicl
glimmered u splendid pearl. A
friend in the front pew turned and kindl ;
showed them the place in the service to
vhich the minister had como. They
miled their thanks in the sweetest man-
icr and glanced critically but not nnfa-
orably nt their friend's bonnet. When
n the course of the service it became
leeessary to pray for mercy for "us mis
erable sinners , ' they moved their lips de
corously and presumably uttered the self-
condemnatory words. A beautiful girl
n a fairly stunning dress swept down
the nislo to a pew .some distance in front
of them. They turned their heads slight-
3 * and looked with all their decorous
eyes nt the passing show , and they did
lot cease to look until several seconds
lad elapsed after the new-comer had
taken her scat.
During the sermon the girls kept their
eyes witli considerable steadfastness in
the general direction of the pulpit , and
at times they certainly heard what the
preacher said ; but often there was a
dreamy expression on their faces as they
glanced at n groined arch over the
preacher's head , nnd ono might have
thought thnt they snw visions oi Geneva
nnd Paris nnd the glory of line raiment
displayed at Worth's. Becoming humility
was shown when they bowed their heads
to receive the benediction , when the
"Amen" was spoken they stepped quickly
though not with improper haste , into the
aisle , and went to the beautiful girl
whoso entrance had distracted their at
tention. Their words of greeting wore
effusive nnd they fell to talking about the
trius abroad in prospect. As they passed
up the aisle just behind us I failed to
catch a single word that had the remotest
connection with the topic of the sermon
or the general service. And when they
reached the Broadway sidewalk they
kissed each other and entered their re
spective carriages and were driven
away. Every movement had been quiet
and unpronouccd , the effects being ac
complished with a skillful and reserved
grace thnt distinguishes the fashionable
city-bred girl from nil others in the
world. And that is how Now York swell
girls attend church. < '
This Juno iS'a ' JttOnth of brides in "our
best society. " ailC has from year to year
become more , and Iniorb"an annual cus
tom to innrry-inr tlio first month of sum
mer. That enables the couples to make
an European bridal trip at the desirable
season , or to huto through n season of
wedded sentimentality at an American
watering place , The weddings this week
quite within the most restrictive bounds
of Now York's "society" figure up to
thirteen. How time will lly wsih them.
The first thing they know it will bo sum
mer again , and they will bo old wedded
pairs of a year's standing. There was
thoIMIETTY
IMIETTY AND SWEET MHS. CLEVELAND.
How little a time ag o it seems since we
wcro in a Hurry here in New York over
her marriage ; nnd now she has gone to
the Adirondacks n settled matron. It Is
polite , isn't it. to tnlk nnd write nbout
the primogcntnl nfiairs of great rulers ?
Well , my information is direct and cor
rect that if the American presidency was
a matter of hqredity , politicians might
look forward to noxt'August with espec
ial interest.
The canoe threatens to become femi
ninely fashionable. A woman nnd n
canoe the two ought to go well together ,
for ever since there were women and
canoes they have both had the reputa
tion of being cranky.
"Tho fact of the matter is , tlio canoe
has been slandered , " said a belle , in
talking nbout canoeing for women"until
it hns got the reputation of being unsafe.
That is what makes it popular among the
moro dashing of our girls. She nnd her
brother have made the trip up the Hud
son to Albany and back , camping out on
the way , nnd other wise taking advantage
of all the opportunities for roughing it. "
"What did you wear ? And what did
you do with your clothes ? " I asked.
"You surely did not take n Sunday bon
net along. "
"I wore a blue flannel dross made all
in one piece , with a blouse , no drapery ,
the skirt reaching to the tops of a pair of
extra high boots. It weighed a pound
nnd a half. I wore a sailor hat and car
ried a light jacket , to be ready for
changes of weather. Our canoe is rather
smallto be used as n tandem it meas
ures 11 feet by 80 inches so thnt ono
could not have taken much luggage if we
had wished. All thnt wo carried weighed
only about thirty pounds and of this our
photographic materials , plates , camera ,
etc. , weighed between fifteen and twenty
pounds. "
"What did you do nt night , sleep on
tlio ground nnd cover with your canoe ,
or go to n hotel ? "
"Wo started with the intention of
camping out every night , but goc-d camp
ing places between hero and Albany nro
not numerous and wo somotimca bud to
stop at a hotel. But wo did camp out
about two-thirds of the timo. Wo carried
a small tent , made of sheeting : , so that
it would bo of loss weight than ono of
canvas , a blanket npicco and a rubber
blanket to spread on the ground. We
had ( i tin pall apiece , and a tin cup , tin
plate , and a knife each , and a few other
primitive and strictly necessary articles.
Then wo carried n few canned meatsbut
not much in that line , us wo expected to
be able to buy most of what wo would
want at our camping places. In that wo
wore sometimes badly disappointed. One
evening
WE CAMl'ED NEAR CSOrUS ,
tired and hungry after paddling all day ,
and walked over the hill to the country
store to find something to eat. But all
that was to bo had was a loaf of baker's
bread and a bundle of wilted beets. On
another occasion nil that wo could got
was some bread and milk nnd green
plums. But usually wo fared reasonably
well. Then the numerous ice houses
along thu Hudson nnd the ice barges con-
stnntly going up and down made It easy
to keep u tm pail full of ice chips , which
scorned quite a luxury. "
"You uid not feel afraid tossing about
in all that wind nnd water in such a tiny
bhell of a boat ? "
"Not in the least. I knew the canoe ,
antl I felt just lu ufe there .us I would oil
dry land. If thu persons in the cuuoc
know how to handle it and arc reason-
ibly prudent in their actions there is
ibsolutely no danger. If they only sit
still in the bottom of the boat they can't
overturn it if they try. Ono day wo went
aboard a brick barge and the astonish
ment the men who ran the big clumsy
thing showed over our tiny craft was
( fuito amusing. They considered us
miracles of courage because we wore
willing to go on the water in such a
cockle shell and were absolutely sure
that we would bo upset m less than half
an hour. And as for me , they could
liardty believe the evidence of their own
eyes that I had been aboard the canoe ,
and nothing could have convinced them
that there was another woman on the
face of the earth who would dare venture
in it on the water. "
So the belle in a canoe is something of
a proud heroine.
Many ladies who dabble in their own
dressmaking here in the city , buy dummy
figures made of zinc neatly cut and sold
ered together like a dress waist.nnd war
ranted to bo the exact size and shape of
the buyer. These bodices nro mounted on
n skeleton petticoat made of heavy wire ;
and a vertebral column like a broom
stick with a knot on top , penetrates the
affair and finishes in four little legs with
castors. Mrs. Catlin got ono of these
things , and it is likely to make an
awful row in the family. Catlin is n sus
picious , jealous little man. Now Mrs. C. ,
according to the disclosures of the dummy
ligurc , has n girth measure of thirty-six
inches , and a bust of forty-seven. This
is no fool of a measurement to be jealous
of ; but Catlin has an idea that she is
A SOKT OK MATUUEI > VENUS
and his brain takes lire with dangerous
readiness. Ho met the zinc obelisk with
the wire base going up the front steps.
He recognized the graceful proportions
and sailed into the dining-room , where
his wife and n few lady friends were dis
cussing a few strawberries and the latest
sweet thing in sleeves.
"Madam"said he , "what was my re
ply when old Marblcyard wanted to
make a statue of you for thu family lot
in Cypress Hill ? No , I said. It may bo
decent to make statues after death , but
no modest woman will be sculptured
while living. I would not permit it.
And here you have been and committed
n greater impropriety than to have sat
for your bust to old Marbleyard. "
"Why. Air. Catlin how you do go on , "
she replied ; "I didn't have to sit for that
thing. "
"Do you mean to tell me that it was
done from imagination ? "
"No , I do not ; I was measured by a
lady. "
"No lady made that thing ; that's the
handiwork of a male mechanic. "
"Very likely , Mr. Cutlin , but made
from measurements put down m a book
by a woman. "
"No , madam ; you say that to avoid my
just indignation ; but 1 rccogui/.o your
figure , even to that little rise in the neck
when you broke your collar bone as a
child. You had that armor hammered
onto you by a base mechanic. "
"You are crazy , Catlin , " sobbed his
wife ; but you'll pay for it all the same.
Give the bill to that little man pulling
hair in front of the hat stand , " said she
to the express boy , and Catlin "paid for
being disgraced , " to use his own words.
Thu ( lummy is standing in the grass plot
in the back yard , the neighbors say , and
already morning glories arc going up its
legs. Catlin swears ho won't have it in
the house. It will be u pretty little gar
den ornament in a month , when the
olligy of Mrs. C. will bo pctticonted with
climbing plants , and only the headless
torso will protrude from the fri3ndly
clasping creeping shrubs.CLAKA
CLAKA BELLE.
iioulnngor Jealous of Gen. do GalllrTot.
London Telegraph Paris Letter : One
hears little just now of the Marquis do
Gallilfct , the dashing cavalry general for
whom Gambetta had such regard. Gen.
Boulangcr , shortly after his arrival at the
war ollicc , contrived to put the man on
whom so many hopes were based some
what into the background. But the
marquis is often in Paris , and may bo
hcen any day walking about the boule
vards and Champs Elysccs with n quick ,
jaunty stop and hat rather out of the
horizontal position. The Marquis do
Gallifet is thu honorary president of the
committee of tlio "Diner du Hoi Hene , "
a club which includes among it members
fifty-one scions of the provincial nobility.
It was got up five years ago by the
Prince do Valori , and among the old
houses represented may bo mentioned
tiioso of Blacas , Forbin , Isnards , Kiquctt
do Mirabcau and Villonouvc. The bal
loting is very severe , no candidate whoso
nobility does not date before 1500 haying
the slightest chance of admission into
aristocratic ranks. The annual dinner
camp off a few evenings ago under thu
presidency of Prince dc Valori at the
Grand hotel.
'Hccrults ' Tor lc Lesicps.
London Truth : The latest -'lions" of
Paris nro nine negro chiefs with unpro
nounceable names. They have been
brought from the African coast by an en
terprising contractor. The object is to
show them thu sights of the French capi
tal , and then to get them to sign an
agreement with M. do Losseps to engage
their tribes to work on the Panama canal.
They are all horribly tattooed and wear
ivory bracelets. They speak English.
o
DISEASE lies in ambush for the weak ; a
feeble constitution is ill adapted to encounter -
counter a malarious atmosphere nnd
sudden changes of temperature , and the
least robust are usually the oasiosl vic
tims ; Dr. J. II. McLean's Strengthening
Cordial and Blood Purifier will give tone ,
and vitality and strength to your entire
body , sjl per bottle.
It is reported from lownt that Jprohibi-
tion has largely decreased crime in tiio
fctatu. The .Sac Sun advertises the jail of
that county for runt , saving that it is
empty , and likely to remain t > o : u long as
prohibition lasts.
HONORING ITS LOYAL DEAD ,
Boston Pays Loving Tribute at the Graves
of Patriot Sons.
THE PHILLIPS CLUB MEMORIAL.
Gon. Butler's Oration Kelly's Braves
O'Brlon at the Hnb lilglit Opera
Vanished Trinity Church Dr.
Brooks' Trip Hub Gossip.
BOSTON , Juno 3. [ Correspondence of
the BKE. ] The summer season is almost
upon us and it promises to be one of un
usual dullness. If it were not for n yacht
race now and then , the national league
base ball games , and the natural sportive
character of Boston ptJoplc.the thousands
of unfortunates who will have to remain
in the city all or most all of the summer ,
would have a hard lot indeed. The light
opera season closed last week and the
heathenish strains of the ill-toothed
"Mikado" and tlio sepulchral dirge of
the "Chorus of Ancestors" are with us
no moro. The rose bedecked "Brides
maids of Kuddygoro" have gone otf
duty for the summer and the bad crimes
of a bad baronet will trouble them no
more for n time. Even Herrman , the
far famed prcstidigitatcur ( I ) , who has n
trim ligurc which ho shows oil' to good
advantage in broadcloth , knickerbockers
and black silk stockings , who wears a
French moustache nnd an imperial nose ,
who performs sleight of ha ml tricks in
seven different pinguagcs has gone.
! he celebrated "Jim the Penman" com
pany lias left the Park , after n long ami
successful run , in which
MltS. AdNES BOOTH gCHOEFFEL
faultlessly played Mrs. Ralston , nnd Mr.
Alexander Salyini covered himself with
glory as the villainous old Baron Hard-
felt. After a short engagement with the
Madison Square theatre company in
"Jim the Penman" nt Chicago , Mrs.
Booth will rctiro to bcr charming sum
mer homo at Manchcstor-by-the-soa ,
where she will spend the summer with
her husband and her children , enjoying
to the fullest extent the outdoor existence
and healthful sports common to
seashore life. Mr. Augustin Daly's folks ,
too , who have been "Taming the shrew"
s > o successfully before jwcked houses at
the museum have gone their way , making
room for the appearance of another
prince of conjurers called Kellar , who
claims to bo fresh front fields of victory
in Philadelphia. The Boston theatre is
fast accommodating itself to thu demands
of the season , and after n week's pre
sentation of the spectacular " \Vorld" \
will come down to the popular summer
prices of 15 to 75 cents. At tho. llollis
Street , Hico's beautiful "Evani5clinc"&till
finds great favor with the public , and tlio
fiftieth performance is announced. But
as the attendance at the theatres nightly
becomes less ,
THE INTEIIKST IN ItASE HALT ,
scorns to increase. Thirty thousand people
ple saw the two games between Boston
nnd Detroit on Decoration day. How the
lovers of the game can stand it to have
Kelly's braves leave the Hub and go out
on the warpath , as they must need do , 1
cannot understand. The Boston team
has certainly been doipg good work on
the diamond this year , and the general
opinion around hero is that they will give
Detroit a pretty close rub for lirst place.
Memorial day was , as usual , very gen
erally observed in Boston. Scarce any
business was transacted and people
gathered by the thousands nt the ceme
teries to witness the decoration and par
ticipate in memorial services. The ser
vices wcro principally uiid jr the auspices
of G. A. It. posts. The tire companies of
Boston also very appropriately remem
bered their departed companions by
lloral decorations and other ceremonies.
One of the most notable events which
took plnco here on Monday was the joint
meeting in the evening of the Central
Labor lyceum and
THE WENDELL I'lIII.LIPS CLUB ,
in Fancuil hall. The meeting was in
memory of Wendell Phillips and the
principal speech of the evening was
inude by General B. F. Butler.
Mr.illiam O'Brien , the Irish editor ,
has met with n reception in Boston quite
different from the ones ho received in the
dominion. But of ceurso nothing clso
can bo expected. Boston's chief foreign
element is Irish , many of her prominent
citizens are Irish , and the city is full of
Irish sympathizers. Nothing is too good
for Mr. O'Brien in Boston.
Trinity church is injdistress. Dr. Phil
lips Brooks is going .to take a trip to
Europe. FKANZ SEI-EL.
MR. DUMBLE'S-ADVENTUBE.
Wallace P. Rcea , in Atlanta Conutotu ( ( ( (
"David Dumblo , Boston , Mass. , U.
S. A. "
When Mr. Durable had written this
legend on the greasy register of the
Hotel Bolivar , the .leading hostelry in the
city of Guatemala , he banded the land
lord a package of valuable papers for
safe keeping , nnd said that ho would go
to his room at onco.
Mr. Dumblo had arrived late at night ,
and feeling sleepy and travel worn , was
in no mood for conversation. Ho felt
that after a good night's rest ho would
bo nil tlio better nblo 'to ' look after the
interests of his firm , thu big cotlec house
of Bidgood & Co. , of Boston.
The next morning the Boatonlnn was
up with the sun , butte ,1ns inexpressible
annoyance ho found it somewhat dillicult
to make his toilet , as h'.s ' garments wcro
all missing.
"It is a blank , queer thing , " solilo
quized Mr. Dumblc.fns he dougcd about
trie room carefully avoiding the window * ,
"I hung my clothes on that chair last
night and now they are gone. "
He looked around for u bell , but could
find none. Then ho opened his door and
listened intently. Nobody was stirring
in the house.
"Now , 1 am not going to stand this , "
said Mr. Dumble , " 1 am not going to stay
in bed like these lazy Central Americans.
I must have my morning walk. "
He looked down nt Ins uiry costume
Clearly it would not do to go out until ho
was dressed. Sticking his head out of
the door ho yelled : it the top of his voice :
"Hello ! Waiter ! Boy ! "
No answer.
Mr. Dumblo in his excitement walked
out into the corridor and paraded up and
down.
" 1 snyl" ho shouted , "Pedro , Sauibo ,
Yum Yum , Jesus I"
"These names ought to bring some of
them , " he said , "but they don't seem1 to
( it. Of course I can get some clothes
when I see the landlord , but how urn I to
get them now ? "
Just then Mr. Dumblo noticed that the
door of the room next to his chamber
stood njar. Without considering the
matter , ho plunged in on a tour of inves
tigation. In a moment ho reappeared
with an armful of clothing , and rushed
into his own room , where ho proceeded
to inspect his plunder.
"They will lit , " ho remarked , "but
what an outrageous rig it is ! Gold lace , a
sash and sword , and a cocked hat. I'll '
put on the things until I can do better. "
When irrniycil in his borrowed garb ,
Mr. Dumblo presented a very pictur
esque appearance. Ho was short and
stout , with n red , jolly face , and his pe
culiar trappings were really becoming.
"I feel like a fool. " said Dumble confi
dentially to his rcllection in the mirror.
"Theso duds don't suit a bald-headed
Boston man in the colfec trade. Am I a
masquerade bull or n circusV"
Finding himself unable to answer the
question , Mr. Dumblo looked out of the
window. There was no sign of life in the
streets , and it was evident that Guate
mala did not boast of an early rising pop
ulation.
After some consideration Mr. Dumblo
decided that ho would venture out for a
walk. On his return ho would explain
things to the landlord and make it all
right with the unknown owner of the
fancy costume.
Of course , a man in a cocked hat and n
gold laced coat , with a sword dangling
by his side , could not go skipping along
in the jaunty style of the average com
mercial traveler. Mr. Dumble saw this ,
and when he reached the street he started
oil at a dignified paco.
Ho was very much gratified to find that
the few persons lie met saluted him with
great respect , but after awhile ho srew a
little uneasy.
"Thcro Is something wrong , " ho mut
tered. "This is no masquerade costume.
It belongs to some higncoekalorum fol
low , souio foreign minister , perhaps. The.
thing may get me into trouble yet. "
However , ho was in for it. The early
morning air was so bracing and the
quaint streets so attractive that the Bos
tonian could not resist the temptation to
prolong Ins stroll. Ho soon found him
self in the residence part of the city , and
as tlio sun climbed higher , the streets
began to fill with people. All the pro-
menndors and even those in carriages
saluted the man in the cocked hat very
deferentially.
"I am evidently somebody , " thought
Dumble , ' 'but who in the mischief am I.
If I could speak their jingling lingo
tolerably\vcll-l would ask for informa
tion. "
It was now past breakfast time , but the
distracted tourjst was not aware of it.
Ho was thinking of returning to the
hotel , and wondering whether he had
lost his way. when a carnage halted and
an otHcer jumped out and took off his
hat.
" 1 was on my way to the hotel , " ho
said in good English , "but I see that your
excellency is already on his way to the
palace. The president will bo delighted ,
but your excellency must not .walk.
Permit me , " nnd taking the bcwi'dered '
Dumblo by the arm he pushed him into
the carriage before there was time for
remonstrance.
In spite ot ins cocked lint and sword ,
Dumblo fch his knees shaking together.
What could it mean ? Was ho about to
bo conducted into the presence of Presi
dent Barrios ?
During the next live minutes ho saw
everything through a hano. Ho was
vaguely conscious of submissively allow
ing himself to bo escorted from the car
riage through epaeious grounds into nn
imposing building , where ho found him
self in n library , acknowledging in a con
fused way the greetings of a handsome ,
dark-faced , soldierly-looking man.
Mr. Durable was now fully ulive to the
peril of his situation. There was nothing
to bo done but to act guardedly , and end
the visit suddenly by pleading illness.
For several minutes the conversation was
purely general and the visitor was still in
the dark as to the real nature of the case.
The president addressed him sometimes
as "Your Excellency" and sometimes as
"Sir John. "
"He takes mo for a Britisher , " Dumblo
thought , "some envoy extraordinary or
minister who has Just arrived. "
"Concerning the loan. " said the presi
dent , "what does your excellency sug-
gestv"
Dumblo broke out into a cold prcspira-
tlon. What loan ? Ho was at sen. Ho
could only stare stupidly at Barrios.
"Ah , I see , " continued the president ,
smiling , "your excellency would first
hoar n proposition from mo ? "
"Ur-r 1 think it would suit me better , "
replied the puzzled Bostonian.
"Very well , " was the response , "l
must tell you plainly that Guatemala
cannot redeem thu bonds. Now this in
debtedness hhould not bo a matter of vital
Importance to your government , since It
Is duo to private citizens , various bankcra
and capitalists of London. "
"England uas always protected her
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citizens in sncli cases , " was Mr. Dnmblu's
spirited reply.
"True , " said Barrios , "anil 1 ail-
rniro your govormont for it , but
if I tell you ttiat tliu bust wo
can ( to is to issue new bonds , running
ten and twenty years longer at1 per
cent , do you not think V"
"Oh , yes , " was the ready answer of
the wretched impostor , "that is good
enough. I am in favor of it. "
"You nro I" exclaimed the president.
"Well , Sir John , it appears to mo that
the whole business is settled. "
What Dumblo would have said will
never bo known. Just at that moment a
short , stout man in the plain dress of a
citizen forced his way past the sentry at
the door , and through the anteroom into
the library. The instant his eye rested
on Dumblo lie came near exploding with
indignation.
"Mr. 1'rcsidcnt , " ho yelled to Barrios ,
"that that scoundrel 1"
"Silence , sirl" interrupted the presi
dent. "Do not speak in that style of Sir
John Roscoc , the British envoy ex
traordinary ! "
'Hut , Mr. President , " responded the
intruder , "I am Sir John Roscoc , and
that follow there is a d d yankco bum
ming around in my court suit. "
"Gentlemen ! " cried Dumble , "allow
me to explain. "
' Mr. President , I must bo heard , "
hniightly said Sir John. " 1 arrived late
last night and stopped at the Hotel Boli
var. This morning 1 found that my court
dress had been stolen. 1 was informed
that this yankco occupied the chamber
next to my dressing room , and the fact
that ho was missing excited my suspicion.
Now I find him hero in the president's
palaeo unblushingly wearing my cos
tume. Am I not warranted in demand
ing his arrest ? "
Barrios turned toward the crestfallen
Dumble. His face was black with wrath
and ho was about to say something so-
ycro when his private secretary rushed
IB. ' , , . ,
"Mr. President , " he gaspoty "and you ,
gentlemen , I am justin tinio , I hone ,
with an explanation tliRt.wilUreliove all
of us. The landlord of thq.Hbtel . Bolivar
informs mo that thjs gentleman , Mr.
Dumble , was robbed of his garments last
night. Waking early this morning , lie
disappeared with a suit belonging to Sir
John Uoscoo. Two or three hours later
one of the servants who had been ar
rested on another charge confessed
that he had robbed Mr. Dumble.
The landlord took the liberty
of reading the documents left with
him by the American stranger , and
learned from them that ho was a gotle-
man of irreproachable character repre
senting a Boston lirm , favorably known
in Guatemala. Ho at once made up his
mind that Mr. Dumblo * had borrowed
Sir John s clothes with the intention of
pursuing the thief , and knowing that he
was a stranger , not acquainted with our
city and the customs of the country ho
feared but I BCD , Mr. President , that
you and the other gentlemen begin to
understand it. A word with Mr. Dum
ble "
The president was smiling and Sir
John showed n strong inclination to
laugh.
"What you have heard , " said Mr. Dum
ble , with a Hushed face , "is all true. I
wanted something to wear , you know.
It was very narly , and i could not stir up
anybody at the hotel. I found some
clothes in an empty room , and thought
that I could wear them out in town for an
hour or BO , and by that time see my land
lord ui'd got everything straightened out.
But I lost my way and was brought hero ,
and I got so bothered and tangled up that
1 didn't know how to get out of the mud
dle. I am certainly very sorry "
"Ha ! ha ! " laughed the Englishman ,
"It is a good joke. My dear sir , don't
say another word , " and ho shook hands
cordially with the ombarasscd American.
"I am afraid , Sir John , " remarked the
presidentshaking with mirth , "that your
views upon the bond question will not be
as liberal as those of Mr. Durable. We
were settling that business very satislac-
torily when you came in. "
"I think our business had better be de
ferred until to-morrow , " suggested the
envoy , "I must carry Mr. Dumblo back
to the hotel as my guest if he will honor
me with his company. "
"Not until j'qu both promise to dine
with mo to-morrow , " quickly interposed
Barrios.
The jolly Briton and the Bostonian ac
cepted the invitation , and in a few mo
ments were on their way to the hotel in a
most hilarious humor.
The landlord of the Hotel Bolivar to
this day astonishes his American guests
with his wonderful yarns about the royal
jamboree indulged in by Sir John Hoscoo
and Mr. David Dumble. It seems that
the two vied with rach other in painting
the town red during their stay in Guate
mala , and according to all accounts it
was done regardless of expense , and in a
munncr worthy of two extraordinary
envoys.
Kncnctry of n Uojj.
Baltimore American : Mr. Edwin
Emory , of East Baltimore , Had im ex
perience of the sagacity of the dog j'es-
tcrday. On his way down South Broad
way a small dog ran up to him , acting in
a strange manner. The little fellow
jumped on him and licked his hands and
occasionally snapped and whined.
Thinking of hydrophobia , Mr. Emory
kicked the dog , which then ran in front
of him and , puling in a begging position ,
began to boat the air with Jii.i front legs.
Mr. Emory insisted on having nothing to
do wit ! ) the dog , but it repeated the act
several times. Finally , just aS ho was
going to knock thu persistent little beg-
gr.r with sulHc-n-nt vigor to lu&t for all
time , Mr. Emury discovered a large pin
stukingin : thtj foot of the dog. and with
humanii instinct hu took him in his arms
and milled it out. As soon as relieved
the dog manifested his thanks by licking
Mr. Emory's hanits.und then disappeared
s fast as he could ,
SIXGUIjAIUTIES.
A clnin ilii up nt Clinton , Conn. , held two
peai Is worth S-0 each.
Juiluo Orr , of Kniikakco. III. , has a co.it
which runs his lawn mo\\cr.
A icd-headcd neero was leccntly arraigned ,
In nn Albany ( N. V. ) police court.
One hundred sparrow ursts were destroyed
by the recent tearing down of nil Ivy vine ou
a'lroy , N. "i. , church.
For the pnst 100 years the mayors of the
little town of Cnloonlen , ( ienmuiy , have all
belonged to the sumo family.
A turtle cntiglit In York river , Vermont ,
mul taken to Baltimore , welched 600 pounds.
It measures nearly seven loot Iroin tliu Iicnd
to thu tin of the tall.
Sndlo Meyer , of Lnnsford , PA. , Is ten years
old , weighs U | ; > pounds and Is taking ou fat
nt the rate of two pounds n week.
Miss Kvlra Uclatioy who was bitten In the
arm by n rut in Porto Itlco , six weeks ago ,
1ms died In Now London , Conn. , of blood
poisoning.
Jncob Welch , of Hltchlo county , West Vir
ginia , cut down a hollow maple tree the other
day , trom which ran twenty-seven full-
uiown squirrels.
That is n rare case reported from Brooklyn ,
whcru death followed the swallowing of an
orange seed. In the fruit season It Is well to
remember that seeds nro fur the earth , not
for thu stomach.
A larno silver inaplo tree In Middlotown ,
111. , Kiewup Iroin n twin which n trawler
stuck Into tno ground while passing through
the village In 1840. The tree now measures
10foot In circumference.
A youtnr woman of Beaver Falls , 1'cnn. , Is
bo clmix'ed with electricity that n hairpin
which slio woie In her head all day was
magnetized enough to hold Mxty-nliioneedles
by thulr points , when the young woman's
hair Is stroked in the dark It emits sparks ,
nnd to touch her Is to receive n shock as from
a magnetic battery.
The other day n salmon weighing ten
pounds \viis found In n hollow In a Held near
the river's bank at Urono , where It had been
left by the subsiding waters. U Is not every
spring that thu tanner can walk forth In his
Held after a storm and gather salmon from
the puddles.
Sirs. Huby Mantel , of Kceler , Von Biircn
county , Mich. , sick lor two years and cliih-
teen months confined to her bud , ' * says that
May she prayed to the Rood Lord to heal
her body. Instantly she lelt a olmnfje , rnso
and dressed herself , and hasn't ' felt any ells-
comfort since.
A wren built Its nest In an old fruit can
nailed to thu irate-post of A. J. Dlehl , ot
Normal , III. The nest was destroyed but was ,
renewed twelve times ou twelve successlva
days , havlnir been pulled to piece.s each ttino.
as soon almost as built. The bird was then
lett in undisputed possession.
A native of Japan has recently Invented a
new process by which paper may bo inado
from seaweed. Paper made In this way Is '
very stronu' . almost untcarable , and Is sulll-
cleutly tianspaiont to admit of Its being '
used as window glass. It takes all colors
well nnd In many respects icacmblusold win
dow glass.
A gentleman In Michigan has n freak of
nature in thu shape of a llolbtcln calf tbat m
covered with wool like n sheep. It is veryi
common to see wolves In sheep's clothing ,
but this Is the lir t Instance of n calf appear-
In c in the carl ) ot n sheep. The proprietor
ot the Holsteln bovine Is icndy to receive bids
trom museums.
Monkeys are the only animals besides man
that have acquired the so-called morphia
habit. One monkey , like Its master , fell Into
a state of btupor and depression when de
prived of an opium smoke for several days.
To rabbits , however , morphia has been nd-
minlstcied In enormous doses for months-
reaching eight grains dally and suddenly
suppressed without evidence of discomfort.
A lady of Kllavlllo ( ! . , who had just re *
coveted from n serious Illness , expressed a
desire one day to have n quail or n partridge
served for her dinner. The market wan
scoured * but none could bo found , and ns the
patient refused to take any other nourish
ment her physician was In n qunndrjr. Sud
denly n partridge came ilutterluz down the
chimney aim tell limp and lifeless on thu
open hearth In her bedroom. The bird was
dressed nnd cuuked , the lady enjoyed It Im
mensely and the physician was greatly edilled
by the occuireuco.
A party ot young people from West Lib
erty , la. , went llshlni ; one day recently , and
n rainstorm coming up , they sought shelter
under a lareo tree . The young women Rat In
n wngon from which the horses had been un
hitched. Some of the young men , by way ot
n joke , suddenly sel/.ed thu wagon and
drained It out into the rain. They ha < l
scarcely left the .shelter ot the boughs when
thu tree was struck by lightning , and n largo
part ot It reduced to splinters. The two
horses were killed , and several of the young
men were stunned.
A traveller through Mexico saw at a Mex
ican mountain station a tall , bulky Mexican
with gigantic frame and n baby face , who
would have exeltcd admiration anywhere ,
llo woru au enormous hat hung with at lease
8100 worth of silver bullion , was armed wltli
a revolver and a rllle , and had down each
scam ot his trousers a row of skulls and
crossbones In solid silver , each skull as bit ;
as a dollar. Everybody enjojed ttie appear
ance ot this splendid person , and no onu
uioru than ho himself.
Mr. C. T. Storey has In his possession a
knot of pine wood whlcli ho will not allow to
be destroyed. Ho and his brother James , la
their early childhood , carried the knot from
the woods to their homo. IIIK mother pie-
bcrved It during her lifetime , because the
playful handling of It wan the last woik
done by James Stoiey prior to bin allllctlon
caused by nn attack of scarlet fever. Mr.
Storey kropts It to reml nd him of his earliest
childish pleasures and ( it u mother' * tender
affection. This knot has been kept lor moro
than thirty years. ( Jackson , ( Ua. ) lioiuld.
I
OLD peoplrj hufler much from disorders
of thu urinary organs , and arc always
gratified at tno wonderful cffectH of Dr.
J. 11. McLean's Liver and Kidney Balm
in banishing their troubles , $1 per bottle ,
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Professor ( i. II. Palmer , ot Harvard , lia.s
linnilreil into the cost of the students' Jiv
ing. Th style ot living theru Is much sim
pler than is popularly supposed. Onu.tlilrd
ol tint men who answered his Inquiries spent
under S7U < > n year , one-half under $1,000 , nnd
lliree-lourllis miner tl.fflK ) .
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