THE OMAHA. DAILTv BEE : StlttDAY. JXJTjY 17. 1887.TWELVE PAGES.
THE DRUMMER'S WIFE.
Turn llolmr * .
( tTnfi drMmmdrBatby thn parlor nro ,
Ho'il just return od fro n i tri't
. .And his wlfo tfns bmyln tin dining rooa
) Dissecting her husband's grip.
riho tool ; out tlio articles one by ono
And glancing them hastily onr. *
filing them down with cureless hand
Upon the dining room floor.
JJot what Is this ? An order book ?
. Oh , ye.s , and a letter within :
Fur n wife to read her husband's mail
Is surely not a sin.
. >
pho opens the letter and reads It through ;
It speaks of tender love ,
And Hays that souls thotwh parted here ,
Will sumo day muct abovu.
A woman's hand had traced the lines
And anger tilled thn heart
Of the drummer's wlfo , as she plainly saw
Their lives wcro drifting apart.
The letter in hand nnd with beaming eyes
She went to her husband's chair ,
And , charging him with n fnlthlcss heart ,
Did her li a to for him declare ,
Ho took the letter and sadly smiled ,
And his uyes wcru lilled with tears
As the stinging words from tbo olio he loved
Full heavily on his ears.
Ho drew her contly to his side.
Said ho : " .My darling wife ,
Don't bo so rash ; your hasty words
Wound mo Ilko a knife.
"This loiter hero that j on have found
Is from my sister May.
She wrote it but the day before
Her spirit passed away. "
The little woman hid her fnco
On her husband's immly breast.
And tears brought pence to the loving heart
So bitterly distressed.
IN THE GAP AT ELK MOUNTAIN.
/ { . At Kttlon In the CMcayn Curicnt.
There is a long , wide , apparently illi
mitable stretch of barren , desolate , tree
less , trackless alkali plain lo bo crossed
before you reach Iho valley , over which ,
grand in its immensity , Elk Mountain
towers. But it is a most beautiful valley ,
made doubly so by contrast with the bar
ren country before it.
In the mountain , perhaps more than
anywhere else , has nature shown her
most wonderful handiwork. In the tower
ing dill's nnd deep rugged canons , she
exhibits n magnilieienee and grandeur
thai cannot bo scon elsewhere. At
Klk * Mountain her work is grand.
Hero a valley runs through the heart
of the range , and on either hand are
lofty pcakc , their bases sloping gradually
down till lo.it in thu valley.
There is a deep ravine in this valley ,
and in the spuing , when the snows are
melting , or lute in the auluinn when
Heavy , rains fall upon the mountains. Iho
tiny rivulet in its depths is swollen lo a
raging mountain torrent.
Nestling close to Iho fool of Elk moun
tain , ns it seeking shelter and protection
is a little slono log cabin Nina's homo.
Here Nina's father and mother had come
hcforn her birth , and with his own hands
had her father built the rough hut in
which she first saw the light. The house
hud long been deserted , tint close by
Blood thn lag cabin , boiler nnd larger ,
unit in Nina's eyes the most beautiful
house in the world , lint Nina's ideas ot
the world wore vaguevery vague indeed ,
for at her birth her father hail said : "Our
daughter shall never know of the wick
edness and disappointments of Iho
world. " "No , dear , " his patient wife
had answered , "she shall never know , "
nnd so Nina had grown up to hnr seven
teenth birthday with the great world ut
terly unknown to hor.
Standing in the doorway of her parents'
cottage , she could ga/.o away across the
level , treeless , alkali desert where in the
distance , the sky and mother earth
neomed to kiss , and she know that be
yond lay a world of which her father and
mother had sometimes spoken , but of
which she was ignorant , ohe knew not
of great cities , of long , crowded strecls ,
or of mammoth buildings lowering
heavenward. She know not of throng
ing mon , women , and children , or ot
majestic oceans. She know only of the
long range of hills , of the verdure , of the
valley , of Iho vast alkali plain that spread
monotonously out before" her. The great
world , like the water that surrounded
Tantalus , was around her but beyond her
reach.
At rare intervals her father crossed the
plain to the rude settlement beyond , to
purchase actual necessaries for his littles
family , but Nnui never accompanied
him. Once , several years ago , she had
thought she would sco for herself what
the world rehlly was , and she had walked
n long time straight across the desert ,
but it looked to her always as though the
world still lay Just beyond that rise in
the ground that rise which always ap
pears away In front of the traveler on the
plains. The line where sky nnd earth
sco.ncd to meet never grow nearer , and
Nina had at last returned , thinking the
world was too far away for her ever to
roach or even to sco.
This was long before railways pene
trated the west , bringing civilization
and creating cities and towns on the
barren plains. The'ereat ' government of
the United Stales of America had not
yet opened the country to settlement ,
and a vast tract of lamf was then con
sidered America's great desert. The
spot of which I write is but little bctler
now. At that time Iravelers never came
within miles of Elk Mountain's lofty top.
The country was too desolate for oven
the Indians to inhabit , and the transcon
tinental stage route lay far away lo Iho
north. In this retirement Nina had
passed 1ier sovontcon years , seeing the
rrue sights day after day nnd year after
Tear , sometimes in her wildest day
dreams , as she sat on a huge boulder at
thn Cap , she fancied herself ont in the
world. Not that she did not love
hnr homo , her birth-place , Elk
Mountain , the valley , and the plain ,
but at times she longed to go beyond the
horizon to see and to know just what
the great world was ; but days and years
Dossed and her desire was still unsatis
fied.
fied.Tho
The last tlmo Nina's father had visited
the settlement , he had heard of a com
pany of engineers that wore working to
ward the Cap at Elk mountain , survey
ing for a railroad which was to pass be
yond the range through the valley. Ho
had thought this lo bo hut idle talk ,
burcly no company would want lo build
a road across a barren alkali plain whore
Rave himself , no man ever walked. In
his self imposed exile ho could not know
that the railroad was to bo constructed
mainly for the purpose of building up
the country. Some weeks after , however ,
ho was thinking of the rumor when Nina
ran toward him crying :
"Papa , sco ! What is that coming ? Is
it from the world ? "
Shading his nyc with his hand , her
father gazed in the direction to which
she pointed.
"It is a body of horsemen , darling , " ho
I said , slowly. "Yea ; they arc from the
world. "
He took Nina's hand in his and , with
his wlfo , stood in the doorway as the
horsemen rode up. Ono of them , who
wore a broad-brimmed hal and whoso
face was sunburned by exposure , dis
mounted and came up the path toward
thn house.
"Allow mo to introduce myself , " ho
said , lifting his hat politely , "lam super
intending the building of a railroad
which will pass through the range. My
nnmn is Milburn , ami yoursj" Ho
looked inquiringly at Nina's father.
"John Edwards and my wife and
daughter. "
"lam glad to meet youj1 continued
Mr. Mllburu. "It was a welcome sur
prise to mo to see the smoke curling from
the chimneys of a civlll/.od dwelling in
this valley , and I could not deny myself
. % * *
the pleasure of coming in to make the
acquaintance of its inhabitants. The
surveying party nro encamped ever
there ? ' indicating by a jerk of his thumb
the direction whence be had conic. "I
understand that the gap hero
at Elk Mountain oilers decidedly
thn best route by which wo can
cross the range , and myself and com
panions are now on our way up the val
ley on a tour of inspection. I am very
glad to have met you , ladles , nnd you
also Mr. Edwards , and with your per
mission 1 shall bo pleased lo pursue our
acquaintance. "
Mr. Edwards bowed , nnd , tipping his
hat again , Mr. Milburn rejoined his com
panions , ana the party galloped on up
the volley , while thn family in Iho door
way stood watching them until they had
disappeared in Iho Gap.
These were Iho lirst strangers Nina had
over seen , and she looked upon them
with surprise. There was nothing
strange and weird about the inhabitants
of the world as she had always imagined.
\Vliy had her father called ft a wicked
world and guarded her from it so jeal
ously ? She had scrutinized Mr. Milburn
closely , and ho had a pleasant taco. Ho
did not loook vicious or dangerous. It
xvas very strange. She was silling on
the doorstep beside her mother , etill won
dering what there was wrong in the
worltf , when , an hour or two later , the
engineers returned.
"Very litlle work needs to bo done at
the Gap , " remarked Mr. Milburn , as ho
drew rein before the door. "Damo Na
ture must have been planning for a rail
way when she designed this valloy. It
will not be long now before trains are
running. We are fairly rushing Iho
work. "
"Yes. " said Mrs. Edwards , coldly.
So brief a reply surprised Milburn. Ho
had supposed she would bo delighted
wilh his announcement , but it seemed
positively to displease her. Ho paused a
moment at a loss what to say. Then ven
tured :
"This h a beautiful country. "
"Yes"replied Mrd. Edwards , briefly ,
as boforq.
Ucoeiving so iitllo encouragement to
convors. Mr. Milburn bade them adieu
and rode away.
"You don't call this a beautiful coun
try , do you , Milburn ? " asked one of his
companions , who had overheard his re
mark.
"I do not speak my mind when 1 call
it such , " he answcd. "I am sick and tired
of breathing this dry , hot , stilling alkali
dust. "
"And roasting by bay and freezing at
night and early morn , " added another
of the party.
"Thai is it exactly , " replied Milburn.
"So far as I know there is not a single
redeeming feature in Iho entire country
except that Iitllo vallcv. That is decided
ly beautiful. "
"It's adaptability to our purpose makes
it seem so at least , " said a Ihird ono of
Iho parly.
The engineers had dren.dcd crossing
Iho range , having anticipated great
trouble hero , and now that they had
found the ground so admirably laid out
tor a railway , their happiness scarce know
bounds.
When Milburn came up the valley next
day , ho found Mr. Edwards pacing
thoughtfully to and fro in front of his
cottage. After an exchange of greetings ,
Milbrn said :
"It really seems n pity to break
in upon your privacy hero so sud
denly , but 1 hope it will not disturb
you. * ' Then seeing so solemn an expres
sion on Mr. Edwards' face , he added :
"Tho only inconvenience to you that you
must be on thequi vivo to keep your stock
off the track. If a cow and a train meet
on the edge of the ravine Ihcro at the
gap , it will probably afford you an op
portunity to secure heavy damages from
our company. " Ho spoKe humorously ,
but his words failed to brighten the
countenance of Mr. Edwards. The ad
vent of the railroad seemed too serious a
subject for Mr. Edwards to smile ever so
faintly ovor. Millburn was puzzled. Il
was to him a mystery that so intelligent
a man as Mr. Edwards appeared to bo
should object to that which would fur
nish him communication with the world ,
winch wnuld bring neighbors for his wife
and socictn tor his daughter. The family
seemed to him sad , and in his kindly
heart ho resolved to do what lay in his
power to cheer them up , to enter
tain Mrs. Edwards , amuse Nina , ami
win Mr. Edwards from his misanthropy.
It did not take the surveyors long to
roach ( he valley at Elk mountain , and in
a few days more they carried the chain
past Mr. Edward's cabin. Milburn tried
to explain to Nina his rod and transit
and his calculations about which she
seemed curious , but found it a most dif-
licult task and soon abandoned the effort.
Now that the surveying partv was en
camped in the valley , ho was in and out
of the Edward's cottage almost daily on
one pretext or another. Sometimes ho
called to bring them a new book or
magazine , and again to tell them of some
funny occuronoo of the day. His cheery
manner soon madn him a welcome
visitor , at leant to Nina and her mother ,
who sometimes walked up the valley
wilh him lo walch the pro
gress of the work. It was a wonder to
them how he could superintend so much
and do so much and bo every man's head
and yet so often have leisure to stop at
the house for a littln friendly talk. Hut
ho managed to find a great deal of spare
time , for he enjoyed the society of ladies ,
to which he had so many months been a
stranger.
When at the Edwards cottage ho some
times read aloud , but more often spent
the limn in talking. Ho was an unusual
ly interesting conversationalist , and be
soon perceived that thny enjoyed his
talk , while they wcro not cultured
enough to appreciate the literature in
which ho was interested.
Meanwhile Milburn pushed his work
rapidly , and it was only a short time till
the roadbed was laid through the valley
to the terminus beyond.
All day and all night for weeks , a
seemingly endless procession of wagons
and teams of every description , convey
ing all manner of merchandise , lumber ,
hardware , furniture , the thousand and
ono things necessary for starting a now
town , now crossed the ranco by thorough
rough road loading past Nina's humble
homo. Shu saw the people on foot , foot
sore and weary ncoplo riding loan and
jaded ponies , families journeying in
covered wagons , people driving or lead-
ng horses and cattle , ( in endless array ot
men , women and children , all hurrying
on and on , through the gau to the new
town beyond. And there they could not
wait oven for more board shanties to bo
erected , but pitched tents for homos and
for.shops , or made use of their "prairie
schooners. " At night the irregular
streets wcro made hideous by the howis
of staggering drunken menby the shouts
of desperate outlaws and gamblers , and
by the riff-raft" of both sexes and of every
nationality whose coarse , loud songs am !
noisome laughter made the darkness
horrible. They had lied from justice in
stales to this now settlement , where
every man was his own judge , the swlfl
bullet was the only lawanil death was king
of all. A great crowd , gathered from tin
slums and prisons of Iho east , pouroi
like u mighty torrent before the rail
road.
In the midst of all these desperadoes
the Edwards felt safe in having so stronj :
a friend as Milburn. Ho was so kind to
those under htm , so sternly just to evil
doers that even the most hardcnoi
wretchm feared and respected him , am
protccled the Edwards' for his sake.
Ono early morning lalo in August
Nina could sco from the huge boulder a
the Gap , the smoke of the engine draw
ing the construction train. Great gang
of men lalu the ties and rails and drove
in the spikes through the Gap and u ]
the valley at what seemed to Nina at an
alarming rate. The hoarse voices of tu
workmen shouting to ono another , the
shrill shriek of the locomotive , the ring-
ng and rattle and banging nnd clatter
were terrifying to thn simple maUlqu , ac
customed as she was only to the singinc
of the birds and the low sighing of the
wind ns it swept down the vallov.
The two months which hail elapsed
slnco she had first seen Milburn had
seemed to her like a pleasant dream
from which this bustle and hurry rudely
awakened her. She listened with tense
nerves as Iho gang nnd Irain disappeared
up Iho valley , and Iho noise grow talnlcr
and fainter , and finally died away in the
distance.
It was quite late in September. The
great railroad was completed , and the
now town at its terminus had been
named Milburn. in honor of the skillful
engineer who had constructed it. The
citizens celebrated the driving of the
last spike as only the inhabitants of anew
now town can celebrate. The hurrahs
for the new road , the repeated cheers ,
for Milburn , the gay banners bearing
his name , the speeches praising his inde
fatigable energy and skill , all caused
Nina's heart to throb rnd swell
with pride in Iho man she loved.
And lo think that he , the centre and
admiration of all should still remember
her , speak to her , smile unon her in u
fashion even more friendly than ever be
fore ! But the road is finished. It is
turned over to the company and Mil-
burn's work hero is done. Nina's heart
sank within her at the thought.
A special car for his accommodation
was side tracked at Milburn a few days
after the celebration. Ho would take il
Iho next evening for the east and to-night
hn had ridden over to bid Iho Edwards
good-by. It was a sad parting to Air.
and Mrs. Edwards and Nina. Mr. Mil-
burn had said his adieus to her parents ,
nnd now stood out in the moonlight with
Nina. He held his horse's bridle in his
left hand which rested on the pommel of
his saddle. The animal pawed the ground 1
impatiently while Milburn lingered for a
last word. Ho was sorry to leave Xina
to her monotonous life.but very thankful
for his own sake thai his work in that
drcaTy country was complot-'d.
"You have added greatly to my happi
ness down here , " ho said. "Some lime I
shall have occasion to visit Elk mountain
again , and I hope you will not have for
gotten mo. "
He spoke kindly but his words sounded
like a death sentence to Nina. He took
her hand. It was as cold ai ice and
trembled in his grasp. She tried to speak
but could not. Only an inaudible mur
mur came from her quivering lips.
"Poor child , " ho thought to himself.
"Jler life is indeed a lonely one. "
"Good-by , Nina , " ho said aloud , and
stooped and kissed her , pityingly : then ,
dropping her hand , ho placed his foot in
the stirrup and sprang into the saddle.
The horse , anxious lo bo awav , galloped
swiftly up the road , and Nina remained
alone , standing like an imago carved in
marble , on the spot where Milburn had
loft hor. She listened to the rapid bcal
of the horse's hoofs bearing him from her
as she know now forever. She listened
till the faint echo had died away , then
turned sadly toward the house. Some
bright object , lying in her path , sparkled
in the moonlight. She leaned down and
picked it up. It was a silver
match'safc which she recognized as Mil-
burn's. She pressed it to her lips , then
hid it in the bosom of her gown , while
she stiained her ears once more lo catch ,
if she might , the fainlcst echo of his
horse's footfalls ; but she heard nothing
save the gentle ripple of the little ravine.
Ho was gone , gone forever !
For a few days past the sun had
streamed down tiercer and hotter than
Nina had over known it to do before , and
the intense heat had melted the snows
upon the mountain tops. During thn
night a drenching , furious rain-storm
had swollen the snow-fed streams to u
torrent , which rushed down the valley ,
filling the gullies and ravines to over
flowing with the suddenness1 which only
mountain streams know. To-day the
waters were raging and carrying
everything before them. The lierco
beams of the morning sun , rapidly dry-
ng the rain-soaked ground , shone hot
upon the swirling waters. Never before
lad Nina scon thn rivulet in the main
avine so full. Many a time during the
ay MIC came to stand motionless upon
ts bank , fascinated by Ihe stream winch
coined to typify the torrent of emotion
now surging within hor.
This evening M'lburn ' would pass
hroiigh Elk Mountain Gap , homeward
jounil. The thought followed her all
ay , and at nightfall grew more than she
ould bear. She went out into the
larkness. Her hnart was heavy
\s a slone within tier breast. With
is departure , all the joy of her life
.aulshod. When she thought and she
never ceased to think that ho had gone ,
never , never , to return , the blood seemed
o stun in her veins , and the air seemed
o stilling that she could not breathe.
On Ihe great boulder at the mouth of
ho Gap she had often sat musing , years
Ksfore the advent of the road , and many
imcs since its completion had she gene
o walch Ihe train suceding by.
She would go to tbo boulder now. Per-
laps Mr. Milburn would bo out on the
ilatform as his car passed and she might
: atch a glimpse of his face in the moon-
ight. It lacked only half an hour of
rain time now , nnd so up the vally she
> cnt her steps , her hands clasped upon
ler bosom , her eye fixed upon a star
twinkling through the clouds scattered
overhead.
She walked so slowly that when she
reached the gap she could sco the faint
glimmer of the headlight of the locomo-
iivo far away up the valley , glitlering
faintly , disappearing a moment behind
some cliff or cluster of scant pines , then
reappearing , Hitting like some vertiblo
wili-o'-tho-wisp.
She had almost reached the boulder
when she stopped horrified as she saw
before the sharp curve which the railway
made around the denp ravine at its side.
The tiny rivulet , swollen to more than
bank full , had washed away a portion of
the track and was now pouring ever Ihe
road bod. raging like a Hood.
She realized at a glance that the train ,
rushing around the curve in the dim , un
certain moonlight , would bo dashed into
Iho angry waters in the deep ravine.
Was not he whom she loved upon that
train ? She scorned at once to sco the
overturned cars , the broken timbers , the
pale faces of the'drowned lying ghastly
in the sombre moonlight. She heard the
groans of the wounded and dying. She
saw him , who was so dear to nor.brought
out from tbo wreck , bruised and man
gled , cold and pale in death , his great
eyes still open and gazing sadly and be
seechingly upon hor.
Her breath came quick and gaspingly.
She would saro him , she must save him ,
she must and would save him but
how ?
Ho had told her once that a
bright light on the track alwava
warned the engineer of danger ; that
a blaze many times had "saved a train
from destruction.
Hut there was no time to turn back to
the house to procure a light. Suddenly
she bethought norsclf of Milburn's
match-safe in his pocket and the single
match within it , Ah , hero was her
chancel
Hushing through the shallow , foaming
water on to the solid track beyond , shoran
ran as fast as possible toward the on
coming train , her only thought being
to save him whom she loved above all
olse.
olse.As
As the tram drew nearer she struck the
match. It ilickercd a moment. She
touched it to her handkerchief and the
flames blazed forth. lint no whistle from
tbo engine replied to hnr signal.
What did it mean ? Could not Iho train
be stopped ? would not the engineer see
the blaze in time to lave his lifer
Still the trrim. rushed on nearer nnd
nearer , nnd her Imndkordhlcf was almost
consumed. Stillno whlstlo.
Ill ft moment she had touched the fast
dying flame to tlio thin , white muslin of
her dress. Tbo delicate ) fabric blazed up
brightly. / ,
Did the engineer sco her slgnrtl now !
Yes , nnd one. two and three quick , re
sounding whistles answered it.
It had taken but n moment ; she know
she had saved him who was dcnrar to ho :
than her life , and with a cry of joy. she
sank forwardupon , the Irack unconscious.
The cruel tlamcs leaped up and enveloped
her completely.
Mr. Henry Milburn , sound asleep in
his berth in Iho princely drawing-room
car , did not know when the train stopped
nt Elk mountain. Ho did not know when
the train men rushed forward and ex
tinguished the fatal ilamns which had
saved his life. Ho did not know how
gently they raised Iho almost unrcconix-
ublo term of Nina and how tenderly they
bore her down Iho valley to her father's
house. He did not know how long Iho
cars slopped while Iho mon luriicd Iho
current of the water nnd replaced the
rails to allow the train to pass slowly
and safely ovor. or how It rushed on into
the night and left the father and mother
weeping over their dead at Elk motiti-
lai n.
Dearest Nina , thmi uncrowned heroine ,
thy father and thy mother would allow
theo lo drop into oblivion , but I will
herald thy last deed to thu world thai he
who knew not of thy love and knows not
of thy death may rend , and all Ihn world
may know of thj love , of ihy bravery , of
thy heroism , of thy death.
ItEljIGIOlJS.
Bishop Potlcr will o-cupy his cottage a
Newport during tlio summer.
Bishop ( Iranberry , ot the M. E. church ,
south , will attend the campmeetlng to beheld
held this year at Marvin camp piounds from
the SSth lust to the Mh of August.
The Hey. David 15ergoythe oldest preacher
o'J the Mennnnlto chmch In tills country ,
died on Tuesday , aieci eighty-four , at Ship-
pack , Pa , , where ho hail preached for more
than sixty years.
Dr. MoKlin , of Christ church , In New Or-
le.irns , Li. , Is iiiging upon the dlocuso the
advantage and necessity of forming chmch
Sundav schools for the colored popuhillon
laught by white teachers.
lleglnnlng Saturday tlio members of Afri
can M. E.Ion church , nt Alnon , O. , will
hold n Ion days' cimp meeting , .lubileo
singers from Cleveland ami Pltt.sburg will
bu present , and an excellent order of exer
cises has been prepared.
Dr. Morgan Dlx , tlio chief pastor of Trin
ity church corporation , the wealthiest in
America , receives 815,000 yeaily. Dr. Will-
lam L. Taylor , ot the ISro.idwav tabernacle
got > the same amount , lie does liteiary
work nnd lecturing thnt brings ills Income
up to S3,000. ! )
Charles Hall , of the Fifth avenue Presby
terian church , New York , Is paid St. > ,000. lie
is very eloquent , anil his church Is crowded
nt nil services. Dr. Pnrkhurst. of Madison
Square chuich , gets Sl'iOOO. Ho has n largn
nml liistln ubhi'il coujregatlnu. Cyrus W.
Field is one of the pillais of thn chmch.
A memorial chapel , to cost 815,000 , Is to be
built in HulTalo us a testimonial of a chinch-
man's grateful remembrance , pt the late Ki'v.
Kdwanl Ingertoll. ' It Is the gift of the late
Elam U. Jewell , who was the pastor's life
long friend. It is to be ol blue limestone.tho
dimensions being W feet by 52.
Oflicial statistics just made public .show
thnt In Great iiritaiu the members ot the So
ciety of Friends , include 7,301 males and
8.0SU females , the total indicating an Increase
of 7.5 during the denominational year. Ad
herents also as well ns members have In
creased , j (
Grace chin oh , San Francisco , which has
the wealthiest,1 congregation of any in the
city , has just bumi newly decorated In
Hyrantlne style. The most strlKiug features
arc the fresco rtf tho'nave nnd thn paneling of
the walls , the rich 'Oriental borders and thu
lavish gilding * .
Women whd render great service to thn
Itoinan Catholic chnrch lecelvu trom tha
popa as a mark of distinction the Golden
llnse. Tltl.i honur.lias been confeued upon
Miss Caldwcll , who ( javu 83010)0 ) to the now
Catholic university m New York. Tlio wlfo
of General Sherman Is thn only other woman
In America u ho has been favored by the pope
In the same way ,
The best-paid minister In New York Is Dr.
.lohn Hall , a hialnv man from tlio north of
Ireland , who preaches to S200,0'JOOOJ every
Sunday. IIis IP the smallest church in town.
lie owes his rise m lite to Robert Banner , of
the Ledger , who loinul him preaching to a
small congregation In Dublin and induced
him to como to Aineilcn , He gels a salary ot
S'iO.OOO a year , nnd makes Sr > ,0jO ( by his news
paper and magazine articles.
At a recent meeting In Exeter hall some
valuable Information was given regarding
Christian missions in Turkey. Thn general
report was in the last degree encouraging.
Or , Murray Mitchell suoko wniiuly ot thn
work done by American missions , begun in
Constantinople seventy years ago. The Kov.
Dr. Farnsworth , of Civarca , head of Iho
American missions In that district , gave a
general levlew of the progress made since
1832. In 1SV1 there were only sixteen
churches with nenrly 0,000 members , of whom
( X)0 ) were added last year. Now al.sn there are
more than ICO native ordained pastors nnd
150 licensed preachers. It was claimed also
that excellent work was lieln r done both In
Constantinople and in the British-Syrian
school" .
Until thn last few years Frnnclsclans have
been almost unknown in England slnco thn
time of the reformation. About three years
ago some Franciscan priests established
themselves at Upton , onu of Iho stibuibs ol
London , under the guidance of Father David
Fleming , and such has bcon the success o ]
the enterprise fhit whereas there was nol
morn than : wo Unman Catholics In Upton
when thn Franciscans commenced , them nre
now at least 3,000. The change , however , it
is explained has been brought about in lane
part by immigration , numbers ot tlio London
poor havliu been compelled by thn extensive
demolitions In the city to seek shelter in the
outskirts. No matter what the cause , the
Francisclans arc rejoicing and they have Just
built for themselves a very handsome place
of worship In Upton. A Honiaii Catholic
church Is a novelty In that place
"What was the text this morning ? " asked a
stav-nl-homn husband of a church-going wife
"Many are called , but few nro chosen. '
"What jury did be have reference to'.1"
A nejro preacher In a South Georgia counly
asked hi * congregation the other day lor i
short vacation. An old sister objected , giv
Ing us a reason "dat de debll nebber tauos no
liollerday , but ho git in his wu'k ev'y mm
ute. "
On Whit Sunday a rector In Shropshlrn
England , celebrated the communion will
water Instead of wine , because the chuicl
wardens had nozlccted to provide wine fo
the service. A Brooklyn preacher , who hat
gone mail on total abstinence , once pioposei
to celebrate the Eucharist with buttermilk.
Norrhtown Herald ; The Key. Mr. Tal
masn says there will bo pianos In heaven
It Is feared that thu reverend gentleman , In
one brief Hlalement. has undone all thu gooi
he han accomplished during thn many year
lie has occupied the pulpit. Wn have bean
"sweet little angels" drum on pianos iu thl
world. fc
In the course of'a prayer last Sunday an
Oil City clergyman asked the Lord for ralu
In golutr home from church a little live-year
old asked her'mother ' why Mr. orayei
for rain Just before the Fourth of Julj
Mamma wns unable to answer thn question
satisfactorily. On the afternoon of the Fourt
a gentle shower laid the dust , and the Ram
observing little tot said to her mother : "Wei
I'm glad Mr. didn't pray very hard. "
The newspapers of the far west are re
markable for nothing It not tor thnir touch
ing obituary notices. A New Mexico paper ,
for Instance , chronicling the iccont death of
a prominent citizen , says : "Ills tired spirit
was released from tha pain-racked body , and
soared aloft at 4:80 : , Denver time. " The Ari
zona Howler , not to be outdone , recently
ended a long obituary notice ot another
"prominent citizen" with this elegant and
pathetic sentence : "Death loves a shining
mark , and she bit a dandy when she turned
loose on Jim. " _
In advance of the sickly season render
yourself impregnable ; a malarial atmos-
nhoro or sudden change of temperature
is fraught wilh danger : use Dr. J. II. Mc
Lean's Strengthening Cordial and IJlood
Purifier. | l per bottle
A horned snake measuring four feet In
length is said to hare been killed near Dan
ville , 111 , , recently.
FOR EXPECTANT BRIDEGROOMS.
J.'dutinl I1. Jt.ic\ion.
' A husband duly trained shall bo
A model of t > nga lty ,
Should understand especially
The marvellous cnpnclty ,
The clever perspicacity
Of woman's wisdom and esprit.
Comimied with his opacity :
Should listen silently when she
liulukes In lodimclty ,
And trust unhesitatingly
Her knowledge and veracity.
If now nnd then she chance to bo
Comparatively tacit , he
May venture the audacity
' 1 o speak \\ord respectfully.
If film unnoticed pass It , ho
Must show no pertinacity ,
rso masculine puguacltv ,
Hut humbly wait , and patiently ,
To swallow with voracity ,
Whatever crumbs of wisdom she
May drop , nnd to her precepts ho
Should cleave u 1th meek tenacity.
I10NEV FOR TI1K
The famous reticule Is the Marguerite
pocket.
The fan of seven sticks Is the fnncy of the
moment.
Lovely tinted ribbon trlmjdressy morning
camisoles.
The latest shailo ot blue green takes the
name of wave blue.
The neck Is drosacd as high as ever in spite
of the hot weather.
Clusters In colored combination lead the
fall style In Indies' rings.
Dutch patterns 010 utlll/.eil as models for
pretty summer costumes.
It is predicted thnt ruoy nnd emerald will
be the favorite gems this season.
Chaste designs In hairpins decorated with
diamonds and rubles nro very popular ,
Manufactured mildew appears upon some
of the artificial modscaand llowcr.s scut trom
Paris.
Savannah has n company of female militia.
The company Is composed of thirty-two
young women , camulned by Miss Anna
Oocble.
A very handsome nml faslilonahlo ring Is
n good sl/ed turquoise suiiouiulcd with line
brilliants.
A bracelet with a semlclrcln of diamonds
or hyacinths imbedded In it leads ninoug the
fashionables.
There nro 127 occupations now opnn to
women , but nursing gives more employment
to them than the other I'M.
One of the prettiest lacn pins of tlio season
Ishlto enamel representing a tea lose , with
diamond center In old gold setting.
Pin-head dotted white muslins aio revived
for young gills wear. They nrooiti over
colored slips or white oiu-.s at pleasme.
It adds to the beauty of the decided yellow
or fancy colored diamonds mounted In bill-
Hants to have the shank set with brilliants.
Pretty white lawn frocks lor homo wear
are sold lor $ t. " > . Thn suit consists of a
plain , lull , tucked skla. and atuckcd b.xsqiiu.
A baud of Inverted cnlfeo banns in pink ,
yellotv.and green Rolil and platinacon.sititute
one of the most dninty bracelets to bo found.
A choice of styln of bracelet is composed of
srmaro checks of pink and yellow gold nnd
platina ornamented with rubies and dia
monds.
Yachting Is the most fashionable amuse
ment of the Knglish tills season , nnd yacht
ing costumes arc absorbing the attention of
the ladles.
As long as the Princess of Wales Is the
leader of fashion on the other side of the
water wo will have hltrh and close throat and
neck dressing.
Ssmo exquisite camisoles or morning
sacques for housu wear mo made of em
broidered muslin in "all over' ' designs , \\lth
borders to match.
China crape shoulder scarfs nnd small
white nnd tinted shawls with ucep netted
fringes , are the favorite pla/.a wraps at
watering places.
The wigwam shoo is the coming summer
novelty in house sllnpeis. It hus sop-irate
.soles , the iii.p > 'r3 ami soles bcln all of ono
piece ot leather.
A woman not very old who lives In Can-
mla Is the mother ot twenty-tour children.
It may not bo improper to state thnt .sho Is
not n society woman.
In Indies' rings the latest fait is to wear
the four combination stones on the same
linger. They are set In lour rings alte-nate-
ly ruby , sapphire , diamond and emerald.
A woman died at Norwich , Conn. , last
week from swallowing an orniiRO seed. The
woman was very sm ill and the orange seed
very large. There Is always danger hi ex-
tiemes.
The empress of .lapan expects to visit the
United States in October. She will laud in
San Francisco , come east bv wav ot Salt
Lake. Omnhi and Chicago , and return In two
months by the southern route
Home dressing sncques for thn breaKfnst
table and morning hours nro of white French
lawn , and come In fmpioved sh.ines , and
they mo as frequently trimmed with tucks
and hotiLS only ns Inco and embroidery.
In gentlemen's rings nro seen aiuhyset
In two diamonds , a sapphire set In two diamonds
mends , n cat's e\e set in two diamonds. A
snalo with diamond nnd sapphire Retting
anil monogram rings will bo much worn.
It is no longer considered good form to
have live or six dlfteiont kinds of wine
served with the courses of a fashionable din
ner. Thren wines nro now the correct mini
ber , nnd sherry , champagne , and line old
port are thn three prefeued by the best din
ner givers ami diners out.
Amateur dressmaking is a fashionable rage
In Knirland atpie.sent , An exhibition orir-
tlstlc dressmaking by amateur.icccntly at
tracted rcat attention In London. Profes
sional dressmaking has been Improved by
the eltort nf the amateurs , and several col
lege-educated nnrt high-born women have
adopted the profession of diessmaklng ns
meaii.s of livelihood ;
For domestic ; wear around the housu nrn
pretty dressing sacqucs and blouse waists of
speckled , dotted , striped , anil sprigged linen
lawns anil percales , intended for wear with
colored won ! or cotton skirts. The collars
nnd cutT.s of these garments nre scalloped
nml buttonhole stitched with colored cottnn ,
red , blue , pink , or Iliac , to match the dots or
tines or figures on the lawn or percales of the
waists.
Recent news from China Is to the elTeo.
that it Is no longer fashionable for the
women there to have sirnll feet Thn mix
jority of the Chinese ladles now have largo
feet that Is to .say , feet in proportion to their
bodies. No change , unfortunately , has ye ;
taken place In thn women's Idle and monotonous
onous lives , all manual laborsuch as sewing
ombrolilerv , cooking , and washing , etc.
being left for men to do.
A Michigan woman , who probably hai1
much time to spare , has made a unique dress ,
The material is common spool thread , white
and th entire dress Is hnnil-erochcteil work ,
beautifully ( lowered nnd strong , nnd 10.XX
vnnls of thread were used in its construction ,
The sleeves aio crocheted In the proper upapc
nnd are fastened In by a lock-erochntmlstitch.
It Is verv beautiful and Mrs. McCormlck
was .six mouths completing It.
There are thousands of women with little
or nothing to do. They pass their loisuu
In making fancy work a wiile term tor In
conceivable follies In the wav of alleged
home decorations. Thev wo.ild . confer fni
more pleasure on their frlonitsand elovat
the artistic sense of the world a deal more I
they turned their attention toward devising
pretty irnrmcnta for themselves. The char
acteristlc.s of individuality should ilnd
medium for expression lu a woman's gar
mcnts.
As was customarv last year , summer inns
llns , lawns and other gowns of washabli.
kinds nre being trimmed with velvet collar
and cutTs , with n liberal sprinkling of velvet
bows nnd ends scattered over the bodice and
skirts. These are very cllectlvo , and grentlv
add tto the appearance of a light-colored
toilet , but It Is always necessary to have
them fastened In a manner that admits of
detaching them when Iho inevitable day of
their visit to the laundress arrives. The
very smallest of safnty pins nro ot com-
monilablo value for this purpose , and by slin-
ply fastening the pin Inside the bodlco or
skirt they are rendered Invisible.
Ulack lace Is made Into all sorts and shapes
of mantillas. One attractive model Is the
following : The lace Is made In close corsaet )
style with ns much length allowed to thn
waist as possible. Some of the models nro
then belted , some are not. The
loose open sleeve , also of the Lice , reaches to
tbo elbow only. A black lace ruflio tweho
or fourteen Inches deep is slightly gathered
and applied to the lower cdjtn of the jacket.
Some of the unbelted shaiXM have stole fronts
which roach half way down the length of the
dress skirt. For very hot weather are timple
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tlchu shapes of black or white lace , crossed
ever the chestwith voiy long pcplum fiouts.
CONMU1J1AMTIKS.
John Stetson , the theatrical manager , has
married Miss Stokes , and Is off on a belated
honeymoon trip.
It Is announced In social circles at Wash
ington that Miss Molllo ( lariield. daughter
of the late President Uailield , will bo mar
ried soon to Stanley Brown , who was pii-
nto scr.tet.iry to Pieslilont ( iarlielil.
On the heolx of the report that Mary An-
crson's brother .Joseph Is to many Law-
once Uairett's daughter , ( iertnule , comes
.hn rumor trom London that Miss Anderson
ler.sclt is engaged to Forbes llobertson , the
.ctor , who was her leading suypoit the hist
line she toiH > ; d In her native country.
Miss Jennie , daughter of secretary Lamar ,
s to bo married on the -1st lust , to her cousin ,
ifr. W. II. Lamar. a young attoinoy of
iVnshlngton. The ceremony Is to take place
it the old homestead of Mrs. Secretary
. . .amar , nt Mncon. Ga. Quite a party , inclini
ng the father of the brUlo expectant , will go
'lorn Washington to bo prefect nt the mar-
lage.
Muhcmmed Bey , n handsome ofllcer in the
iicassian guard of the sultau of Turkey , has
. ecBiitly been married to Iho sultan's sister.
The lady fell In love with the olllcer several
years ago , but as ho was poor nnd undistin
guished , the late sultan would not permit
them to bo married. AlMlul Hamld , how-
aver , was persuaded to permit the marriage ,
nnd Mehommed , having been made a pacha ,
ivas chosen to represent the padlshah at
'Juren Victoria's jubilee.
Paris Letter New York World : The topic
of conversation among Americans at Loid
l.yon's gurdnn party was the appronclilnir
naiilngo of Miss W'lnuaiotta Singer with
hu piluco do Seoy-Montbellnrd. This
daughter ot lliu lalo Isaac Singer i < J worth
Sl.riOO.OOO In her own light , but -.he cultivates
'ier talent for painting assiduously as
.hoiuii she intended lo gain her I'vellliood. '
Her mother , now the duchess do Caiupo Se-
Ice. would have boon much butter received
.n Paris as Mrs. Singer than as th& duchess.
One hundred nnd twenly thousand francs
were givim by her to a Hospital at Turinnnrt
as a reward the king of Italy revived the
inkedom of'Campo Sellce , " which belonged ,
tlio present duke claims , to his ancestors ,
several hundreds of years In the past. The
family ot Scey-Montbeliard is ono of the
oldest In France , and from the eleventh
cflntury Its members have been princes of
Scoy and counts of Moutbcllard. The reign
ing homo of Durgumtv was allied tor genera
tions with the Scoy-Moutbollards , nnd the
now princes will number among her cousins
thn ( iinmmonts nnd JloaullrcmontR , Nuuf-
chatels nnd liiojonncs.
Active preparations are being made nt the
.ncnagerio in Central Parlr , says the Now
York Evening Sun , for the approaching min-
llnls of Mr. Crowley and Miss Kitty
O'FInlierty , the young chimpanzee Who nr-
rlved last week from Hanana Point , Africa.
Ml s O'Flahertv Isstllloecunyingnpartments
In the west end of the motikoy housu , and us
yet has not seen her future loul and master.
She has held dally lecnptlons since her ar
rival , and Is much admired tor her nml'ibllity
nnd general sweetness of disposition. Those
who nro best ncn.ualntcd with the young Indy
sav thnt Mr. Crowley Is n lucky monkey In
gaining o accomplished nnd charming a
bi Iile. Mr. Crowley , who Is about to become
a llencdiet.is still in Ills largo and airy apart
ment in the Lion house. Ho watches with
great interest the carpenters and ironworkers
ers who are engaged in preparing a room to
the south of his room for the accommodation
of Miss O'Flaherty. Mr. Crowley has , ot
course , not yet met his tuture bruin , but Mr.
Juke Cook , thn kncper , has told him nil about
her , nnd he Is impatient to .sen her and claim
her as his own. She will probably movn into
thn cagn next door to Mr. "Crowluv's .sanctum
in about a week , nml ho wlllhnvnan oppor
tunity to sen her. hut nt hr.st through Iron
bnis. Mr. Cook will net ns a champerono ( In
the absence of ono of the gentler s > ex ) , and
will nrrnntiO nil Ihn matters appertaining to
thn down anil Iho details of the wi'ililing.
Among others who nro expected to be pre
sent at the ceremony is Henry E. Dixey , who
will give his famous monkey reminiscences
at the wedding break-last Invitations for
the reception are In great demand.
SUJSICAIj AND DUAMATIC.
W. .1. Florence Is lishlng for salmon In the
wilds of Canada.
( jforgo Holland , the actor , Is to have a the-
ntro nt i'hiladbluhiii for amateurs only.
Mrs. Potter's opening will occur onrly in
October. She will appear In Now ioilc.
A young American barltomi named Saxon
l.s to become a member of the Boston Ideals ,
Koslnn Yokes Is vlsltlne Lotta nt Lake
Hopatcong. The two comediennes are warm
friends.
Miss Emma Abbott has returned to Paris
pleased With her new opera , "A Pretty Lit
tle Devil. "
"Harbor Lights " after of fiUJ
, a run per
formances , has dually been withdrawn from
the London Adelphl.
R.Mtne. Sarah ncrnhardt's season at thn Lon
don Lyceum opens on thn liHh hist..with tlio
production of "Theodora. "
Mine. Janlsh returned fiom California lost
week and fulled Immediately lor Europe ,
She will leturn to Now York In August.
Mine. Modjcska's next season will open in
Denver on October : i. Shu will , It U said ,
conllno herself to Shakespearean rules
alone.
Charles Wyndhim , the London comedian.
Is going to Uerlln to play "David ( iorrick"
In German , ho having mastered the lan
guage.
MHs Maggie Mitchell's novelty for next
Boasou Is her now play , written bv Mr
Howard P. Taylor , and entitled "Tho Little
blnner. "
"Cleopatra's" season Mrs. Langtry's
Koason at the Fifth Aveimntheatin wlllhcgii
on September IB. Sim will probably opnn
with the production of "Cleopatra. "
Edwnid ( ! . Ullinorc. of Niblo's New York-
has leased Her Majesty's theater In London
and expects tnere to produce spectncula
plnys , the scenic details nf which will bo go
up by liuro Klralfy.
Adeline Stanhopo has settled to go will
Helen Dauvray next season. She wan olTured
with "Travers iluu u" aua to
appear in Dion Houclcault's new "Meg Mor-
rllles" in San Francisco.
Miss Agnes lluntington will next season
boa member of thn operatic organization to
bu known ns the "Oilglnal Iloston Ideals , "
along with llarnabcc , Macdoiiald and Tom
Carl. Miss lluntington will sail this week
lor Europe.
Signer Diego Do Vivo will direct the con
cert tour of the lamous bravura singer , Mine.
Hum DI Mm ska througu the United States
next winter. Minn. DI Murskn contemplates
tiavellng nil around tuo world a teat which
she has already accomplished.
Maud Powell , the young American violin
virtuoso , who has appealed at Iho New xork
Philharmonic society and other concerts ,
under Theodore Thomas' direction , has
closed a three years conlincl tu appear In the
principal cities of the United Status and
Europe.
Mr. Henry Irvine , Miss Ellen Terry and
the London Lyceum Theatre company sail
from Southampton by thn steamship Alter ,
for this city , on October ! W. Mr. Irvln * en
gagement will open nt the Star theatre the
second week in November.
Henry Irving has engaged Mr. Charles
Pimtnz and wlto for the London season of
18SS-U. Mr. Pmgaz was tormcrly a member
of Mr. Irvlng's company , but tor several sea
sons past has been playing In the United
States , and recently closed an engagement as
leading man with Cus Williams.
The manager ot Mr. Thomas W. Keene
ays that that vigorous exponent of tragedy
vlll surely resume bis professional labors
mxt season , beginning his tour In Chicago
arly in September. Mr. Keune has lately
JCHII nctmg in Halifax , Nova Scotia. It Is
iald that hla health Is completely restored.
EDUCATIONAL ) .
During the past year the endowment ot
Ueloit college * licloir , Wls. , has been in-
reased Sf > 0,000. The now freshman class is
he largest In the history ot the college.
The public schools of this country now
employ over 300,000 teachers , and pay them
. , a not very Haltering an
nial average of a little moio than 8300
each.
Governor Algcr , of Michigan , wants the
loard of regents ot the state university to es-
ablish nt Harper hospital , Detroit , a clinical
school in connection with the unlverslty.nud
oilers to give $10,000 to start the fund ueces-
saiy therefor.
The ndvance of education In India Is
marked bv the pnstofllco statistics for the ton
'OHM ending March W. litort. The n urn bet
of letters Increased from 119,000,000 to
2SO,000ooo per an n mn , and the Increase In
the number of newspapers scut was no less
than IIS per cent.
Mount Hnlyokcscmlnary was founded fifty
years ago by Mary Lyon , who desired to
combine domo.stlc duties with Intellectual
uursuits. Its alumnat associations have
raised a sum of money , called the "Marjr
Lyon Fund , " for the eudownmout oftho
principal's chair.
Meadvlllo ( Ponn. ) Theological seminary
Jias conferred thu degree of bachelor of di
vinity upon Marlon Murdock. pastor of the
Unitarian church nt llumbolilt , la. This la
.he lirst instance of thu kind In America.
She is about thirty-six years old and a very
eloquent preacher.
A Pennsylvania SUto College association
, vas organised by the presidents and profes
sors ot thu Pennsylvania colleges. It has for
its object the consideration of all question *
affecting college standards and college sub-
eels. Fltttcn colleges have already con
nected themselves with It.
There arc symptoms of a strong movement
togutPiusidont ( iilmnn , ol Joliu Hopkins
university back to California as president Of
: ho state university. Professor llolden bar
ing in accordance wilh Ihe original undor-
standliu retiied from that position to take
charge of thn Lick observatory.
Fourteen youne women pupils of tha
Packer Institute are making a summer tour
In lOurnpn for study ami pleasure In cbarga
of Mis. S. D. Wilson , recently an instructor
In the institution , and tor several years a
resident abroad. They are all art students ,
and their ages lange trom sixteen to nine
teen.
teen.A
A Miss Squnc has been elected an associ
ate of thu Hiitish slArthnnd society. Accord
ing to an English paper the nnhirged study
of shorthand by women In England and tha
Interest taken to enlarge the number of stu-
dnnts of tlio feminine HOX optm prospects of
a rcmunnrntlvi ) profession tor women as re
porters and secretaries.
The. total number of candidates under ex
nmliiatlnn lu New Haven last week lor the
fiGshmnn clnsses In Ihn acadmiiiuand scen- !
lliiudepartlmonl.suf Yale , including preli
minaries , was : il I. against 2S.5 last > ear. In
cluding tlio examinations at other places the
number was about M5 , against 470 last year.
The number applying for the present fresh
man class in the academic part Is U31.
Statistics have Just been Issued as to the
number of women who have studied at lliid-
sian universities In lf0. The total number
of fuinalo students amounted lo 77U , nnd of
these 'ilil aluditicl philology , and U0 ! dltfnreut
branches of mathematics , W7 belonged to
the Greek church and W'J were Jews , 748
were unmairled and 31 married ; 473 of the
ladles \\erodaughteis of noblemen , officers
or government olliclals , 89 were daughters ot
Russian priests , 125 of merchants , 117 ot prl1-
vatn citl/.ens.lO of peasants , I of M > ldirus and
'J worn of lorelsnnrs. That the yeal lor fe-
maln education In Itusfia is Htlll as gieatas
over Is Hhown not only by the above figures
but also by the fact that a Warsaw lady has
recently given 15.0M ) rubles tor a hUh school
for women to bo built at Warsaw ,
Several membcis of the faculty of Cornell
university have been granted leave of ab-
simco for n year to carry on the advanced
stii'lles of their specialties In Europe. Pro
fessor Waterman T. Hewitt , who Is nt the
ncad of thn department ol German Iruigungo
and literature , and A. N. Prentlbrt. professor
of botany , sailed trom this port last Satur
day. Professor Hewitt will dovota year
to the completion of n work on "Tho Politi
cal anil Social Life ot Germany , " nt the uni
versity centeri ) ot Germany , Kcandlnuvla
and England. Dr. James Low , professor of
veterinary science In the same faculty , will
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on behalf ct ' . ! ' fovnnimeut to eradicate thu
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