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. - - : : THE OMAHA DAILBJWE : SUNDAY TOLY 24 , 1887. 11 /A SCENE FROM "MAKE4DOO , " * . 0r "The Town of Bluster" All InOno Aot > i and That a Great One. AT THE PROMISE THEATRE. Under the Personal BuporvUloii o aicssr. ' . Circulars & Haberdasher. . tHlAMATlSI'KIlSO.VAK. The Make-adoo of Prornlsetown , Urecl-po , "Sltty Kddltur. " Pooh-ah , Lord High Everything. Serfs , minions , scabs , blacksmiths , Ac. O.VK ACT. UIIKOI-PO Hut how good of you ( for I see that you are n newspaper manager of the highest rank ) to condescend to tell all this to mo. n mere city editor. Poor-Ail lon't ) mention it ! I am , in point of fact , a particularly able and clear Honing personage of superexcellent lent newspaper descent. You will un derstand this when I tell you tlmt I can trace my journalistic life back to a pump- kin-and-potatoo-subscriptlon sheet in Il linois. Consequently my newspaper pride is something incomprehensible I should say Inconceivable. I can't help ill 1 was born of a type. But I try not to bo proud. I am thoroughly impressed with a sense of my own im portance , and consequently did not hesi tate to assume control of every detail of this business. The result has far sur passed my expectations. GitKOi-Po Are the perquisites of these details are arc are they yours also--- thus is , all of them , 1 mean ? Pooi'-Aii I cannot deign to bo ilippant , young man. 1 will say that having gath ered everything unto myself that don't go , mind you , if the Make-Adoo hears It it is my painful duty to serve the com pany , as Boss of the Counting Room , O. KYr of Kvory Hill , Kicker against Kvcry Expense , Head of the Press Hooin , Sneak of the Back Stairs , < 5raud Guy of the NMWS Room , Lord High Citv Editor , Laughing Stock of the Editorial Hoomami Uusmess Manager Extraordinary all rolled into one. And am I paid for my services ? I , a salaried minion ! Hut I do it. It taxes me , but i do it ? ( tiir.oi-l'o And do you credit to it ? Poor-Ait Oh , 1 don't stop at that. I also do the pious racket for the outfit 1 lobby at Lincoln for doubtful measures , and hustle for contracts. But 1 give up no secrets. For instance , the city print ing job might coiuo under the head of u secret. GttKOi-Po Well. I should smile that is to Miy , let mo congratulate you. But about this local work ; we are getting left daily , and I want to consult you about a necessary it is to me increase on the reportorial force. Pooii-Ati Certainly , I will consult with you. In which of my capacities ? As Boss of the Counting Room. O. K.'er of Every Bill , Laughing Stock of thu Editorial Hoorn , Business Manager Ex traordinary , or Lord High City Editor ? ( tiiKui Po-Supposo wo say as Lord High City Editor. Poor-Ait As Lord High City Editor I should sayput on moro men and see we don't got scooped. The company must boar the expense. GKKC.I-PO Exactly the company must pay for it. I am pleased with your ad vice. vice.PoorAit That was as Lord High City Editor. Of course you will understand that as Kicker Against Every Expense I am bound to see that due economy is ob served. GHKOI-PO Oh ! But yon said just now to put on moro men that we do not gel scoopedI Poor-Ail As Lord High City Editor. tiKKOi-Po And now you say that due economy must be observed. Poor-All As Kicker Against Every Expense. GitKoi-Po Oh , I seo. Como ever hero whore the Kicker can't hear us. Now as Laughing Stock of tbo Editorial Room bow do you advise me to deal with this dilliculty ? Poor-All Oh , as Laughing Stock of the Editorial Room 1 should say , chance GiiEai-Po ThanK you. ( Shaking his hand ) . 1 will put on two moro kids im mediately. Poor-Ail That is , were it not that as O. K.'er ot Eyory Hill I am bound to see that the expenses are not increased. GitKOi-Po 1 see again. Now como ever hero whore the O. K.'er can't hear us. ( They go out into the hall. ) Now then as Business Manager Extraor dinary ? Poor-Ait Of course , as Business Man ager Extraordinary , 1 could make pro vision for a force largo enough to get out a respectable- paper , were it not that as O. K.'or of Every Hill I would have to wink two or three times before I could bring my conscience to the proper sub serviency my conscience is brand new , I have never used it and us Kicker Against Every Expense 1 would probably do serious damage to my own anatomy. Of course if wo were running anything tiiorothan an advertising sheet , circum stances would bo ditlbrcnt. Anyway , we Will take the thing under consideration with a view to arbitration. Meanwhile don't say anything about Pish-Tusli having murdered his mother-in-law. The act is punishable , although justifiable , but Pish is going totakoapago"add. " at 18.81 , in our next hoo-doo edition of U4 ( pages. Savy ? [ Exeunt omnes. ] HONEY FOR THE tiiVDlKS. Kast India bracelets of oxidized illve : kdorn fashionable waists. A female orchestra , all players of brass In liniments , Is creating a sensation at Urea dun. dun.Barbaric Barbaric young ladies that Is , younxln dies ot harbatio tables wear three or fou The princess of Wales IB hu'vlni ; acart bull specially for tandem driving. The princes Is an admirable ) whip. Hustles of steel hoops nro covered wit ! white or scarlet English morocco , cut out ti bcollops and stitched In rows. Thpro are moro than 05,000 widows In th state of Massachusetts , of whom about 1ml nro less than forty years of ago. Mrs. Parker , ot Dundee , Scotland , foundo of iho British Women's Temperance as.socir tion , is iiolng to bring 1,000 Scutch women t California to DO domestic servants. Mantles are still made with a ye.lvet four datlon , almost hidden by the most cost ! Jut work. Tliey all lit at the bauk , have eml moro or less lone In front , and well up 1 the neck , with plenty ot lace and Jot friny trimming. Flounces are revived for thin muslin cowi and tucks without number. The only Uin mines used not of the dress material at light insertions of embroidery , ticallot wrought in buttonhole stitch ou the dra material * and rtbbont of various kinds. London photographers encourage the id < ot American women bolng presented i court. Kvory woman Immediately has hi picture taken In court costume to semi lion to her dear friends. The photosrnphe ixre trow Ins rich under this new dtspoiu tlon. tlon.Blnok Blnok straw huts should have small brim be liuua with green velvet , trimmed wit crneu raided riblion. mixed with will llowcrs , called snowballs , with natural Icavi and stalks encircling the crown , o bunch < the Mowers falling from the crown to t ) brim In frout. The ridiculous tournnres , enormously pr t null tii ? , which vexed seriously Inclini spirits tortlie last few years are now almo forgotten ; they have been "transformed In n modest cushion , Rourccly apparent , whit offers a timid support to tlio skirt , inarkli the bend of the waist. A very peculiar cown was noticed at 01 n ! our watering places tlin other day. ) It w of.dark bluu foulard , with a white tijfure t it that mode ena iinague | that. tbe .oriuln ' KOWII had been "torn to shreds , " and II nblto nndertannunts : were coming Into u Ine prominence. It was on the whole 1110 .Sda" ttian pretty. . ' The newest frilling * for dresso * are road * of IndnitestlmM close-net loops of eaiif.o ribbon an elithth of an Inch wide. There nro pretly shirt fronts with collars and white ties to be had all White , or In any tones re quired , and handkerchluts colored all over , and with many outer now hems In drawn worn with and without lace. It U only within the past 600 years that women have danced publicly with men , Italy llrst began the custom , but the chuich condemed u.Vin > n Henry 111. , of France visited Venice , early In the sixteenth cen tury , moro than three hundred or the first la dles or the city dancrd before blm , but not one of them had a male partner. A much favored ornament of the moment consists of aUutllettusor UKS and necklaces of passementerie , the latter composed of several graduated rows. There ate also glr- dles of passementerie similar to the neck laces , which hang In several rows below the waist in front , tormlnntiiiic at the sides , but hornet lines extending all around the waist. 'J'lio following nro some of the colors and shades which will be fashionable next fall : Dame , a yellowish brown j Acajotin , a deep mahogany brown ; Suez , a ilu'ht irreen ; Amandler , a light apple green ; Eucalyptus , bronze green ; Mousse , moss itreun ; Lcmau , gobelins blue : How do Itose , light rosewood ; Hnntal , .saudahvood brown ; Hrezll , chlupud logwood color. Hoots ousht always to match a costume. There are many reasons for this , but thu chief one Is that they give thu foot a thllcr appearance generally than tlio universal black boot , and , moreover , the foot looks much smaller from the harmony with the skirt beneath which it shows another point decidedly in Its favor , as the tendency Is to save women from wearing too tight boots. Anticipation of the needs of early autumn llnd.s response in a beautiful little bonnet of modified French cottage-bonnet shape , made ol irolden brown fanny braid , striped with cold uluip on each row of braid , the brim lormed of brown velvet , and tlio trimming a bow of brown faille Francalso ribbon crushed down by a montiiro of brown dried grass and seeil-vossels , completed by strings ot the ribbon. Datilniry Is rather fond of its ten-year-old girl ball player : but her parents are not. She Is said to catch with perfect lease , grace and accuracy , even the highest lly belli } : captured with rare judgment. Sue does not throw nve.rhaiided like girls In general , but puts It In from the shoulder In the true style. Her parents have punished tier In various ways lor tilayltii ! ball ou the street. It does no iood , as her passion for It amounts to a mania. Within twelve or filteen months bird skins have almost totally dlsap ) > eared trom tin ; hut and bonnets ot women. The return of ribbons bens must give employment to thousands of ribbon weavers. Tlio treasury department lias decided that the duty on birds mounted for millinery purposes Is 2. " > per cunt ad va lorem , so they can no longer bo entered tree as stulfed birds. This w'll ' tend to increased warfare on American birds , and these who take an interest in thorn might not to allow their vigilance to slacken. The new checked and strlpod wools are charming for tallormadc gowns , and so light are these fabrics In weight that even in the hottest weather they could be no more op pressive than veiling or ahibatros. luduud , summer tweeds , as they are called , are less weighty than many of the gldiclmms and tuf ted cottons. Delicate \vomon and children should wear ull wool goods in preference to cotton and If the material bo all wool and never .so lipht colored it can bo cleaned once and again and appear as fresh aud new as the ( tain test of cotton gowns before washing. The only hair dye that is known which does not Injure the hair is that used by the I'etsia women , a weak solution of henna. Ill Persia only one shade of hair Is known , and tha ) one arliiiclal. No matter what may be tlio color of a child's hair , and there arc even blondes there sometimes , as soon as it ob tains to a convenient length it is dyed with henna ano kept dyed us long as she lives. Tlio shadu they deslro to obtain is ouo that naturally Is as rare as It Is beautiful. The sort of color which , when In shadow , Is ab solutely dark , but when the sun's rays strike It all the salient points turn to reddish gold. PEPPE11M1NT UROPS. Texas Plow and Hammer : Will some one bring us a load 01 ° stove wood ? Wo are tired of the plan of eating our roastlng-cars raw. If in the sweat ot his face a man cats bread , the bakers must now bt doing a roar- lug business. If it were as hot In Central Africa as It Is In New York , one would see each Hottentot grow hotter aud totter. It is reported liom the flsnlug resorts that the tish are very plentiful this seasonbut the lying seems to be much below the average. "What shall 1 bring , sir ? Roast beef , tur- fcoy and cran " "Wring me aduuio waiter ! " Episode tit Siiuashville house , Blueberry Hill beach. A young lady In Alabama was rendered sueei'hless for a week by smelling camphor. The married men in that community are all lookiiifpfor thu bottle. Chicago Mall : The hot weather has had this salutary effect : If Chicago people are not at all prepared to die.a great many are at least partially acclimatized. Two men wore arguing In a pasture field , with only a goat for an and ie nee. In reply to a statement of one the ether said. "I knowi But " The goat took him at his word , and the argument was continued on the other side of the fence. Persian Jewellers. Jewelry News : The goldsmiths' ' and jewellers' shops in Persia present little attraction to the oyo. Perhaps there is a small glass case containing u few of the less costly objects , but the owners are not weathy men and keep littlu or no stock , merely working to order. The artificer , with hia one or two grimv journeymen and perhaps a couple of apprentices.inaj bo seen iiard at work in the open air from morning till night. There they sit in the little brick archway , with a tiny furnace of live charcoal , at which the youngest apprentice is soon blowing with primitive bellows made of a goat skin. Their tool : are few and rough ; but their work } s in variably original. With the silver smith it is another affair. Sc common is the use of silver that i is hardly looked upon as a precious meta Electroplating is unknown , but it limit no favor in Persian eyes , coming undci the head of badel or sham. The silver smiths' bazaar in all the great Persiar cities is a sight to see. In the cast cyerj trade has its own special quarter. Then is the shoemakers' ba/.aar , the copper smiths' and the silversmiths' . There thi rival artisan work side by Hide , and tin result is a sort of perpetual compotitivi exhibition. Pipe heads in endless va ricty , coffee pots , trays , bowls , basins ewers and bottles hen ; stand m glittorin ; array nud bewildering variety. There i no middleman ; the maker is the vender and stands or falls by his own work. Woi be to the wretched silversmith who adul terates or alloys. There is no need o hall marks when the darogtih , or polio master in seen on the alert to apply th < bastinado to the feet of the swindler. The Paraslans are particularly clove in both incised and chased work , and ii repousse work of the highest olass. Th incised work retterubles the best of th Bclntlo work , with which the recent In dian exhibition has most of us familial As for chased work , the Persian is inirnll able. Every artisan is prepared to pro duce scroll work anrt tracery strikingi , original. Many a ragged workman cai turn out representations of men an animals in motion , wonderful littl groups , battle scones , hunting scene ? nnd representations of birds , fruits , foil ago and flowers. Engraving npo uetal , In fact , is carried in Porsi to its highest perfection. Pipe hcadi toM water bottles , basins , ewers and eve M spittoons are often made of lvor an Dt sometimes of gold ; horse furniture an ie stirrups , trays , dishes , sword hilt an scabbards , dagger and knife handle : boxes and mirror frames , drinking cup st and goblets , ns well ns tea urns.an to sorvlcos , are ordinarily made of th toh precious metals. Every villager has hi IS silver-mounted pistol ; the stock of hi gun is often ornamented with silvc 1C plates. No lady , however poor , woul asm think of wearing aught but ornaments c asal the purest , gold. Silver ornaments nr al lie only worn by the poor , the women of th ti wandering tribes and by negrcsse : tire Coral , too. being out of fashion , 19 rrli gated to slaves. - . ' OLD SAWS IN RHYME. Actions speak louder than words over do ; You can't cat your cake and hold ou to It , too. When the cat Is away , then the little mice play ; Whore there Is a will there Is always a way. One's deep In the mud ns the ether In mire ; Don't jump from the frying pan into thu lire. There's no use crying o'er milk that is spilt ; No accuser is needed by conscience of guilt. There must bo some fire wherever Is smoke : The pitcher goes oft to the well till It's broke. By romies falling out honest men get their tine : Whotner It fits , ho must put on the shoe. All work and no ptav will make Jack a dull boy : A thing ot much beauty Is ever a joy. A half loaf is better than nn bread at nil ; And t > rldo always goeth before a sad fall. Fast bind and fast find , have two strings to your bnw ; Contentment Is better than riches , wo know The devil finds work for Idle hands to do ; A miss is as good as a mile Is to you. You speak of the devil he's sure to appear ; You can't make a silk purse from out a sow s ear. A man by his company Is always known ; \Vholivuslu a glass house bhoiild nut throw a stone. When the blind loads the blind both will tal In the ditch ; It's better bom lucky than being born rich. Little pitchers have Dig oars ; burnt child dreads the lire ; Though speaking the truth no one credits a liar ; Speech may be sliver , but silence Is gold ; There's never n fool like the fool who is old. THE MODEL MILLIONAIRE. /.nwlon ll'orW. Unless ono is wealthy there is no good in being a charmingfello'.v. . Romance s the privilege of the rich , not the pro fession of the unemployed. The poor should be practical and prosaic. It is better to havi ! a permanent income than to bo fascinating. These nre the great truths of modern life which Httghie Kr- skine never realized. Poor Hugliiel In tellectually , we must admit , he was not of much importance. Ho never said cither a brilliant or an ill-natured thing in his life. Hut then he was wonderfully good-looki tig , with his crisp brown hair , his clear cut profile , and his gray eyes. Ho was as popular with men as ho was with women , and ho had every accom plishment except that of making money. IIis father had bequeathed him his cav alry sword and a 'History of the Penin sular War' in iifteen volmnns. Hughie hung the first over his looking glass , put the second on a shelf between llulf's Guide and Bailey's Magazine , and lived on two hundred n year that an old aunt allowed him. He had tried everything. He had gone on the stock exchange for six mouths , but what was a butterfly to do among bulls and bears ? He hud been u tea merchant for a little longer , but had soon tired of Pekoe and Souchong. Then ho had tried selling drv sherry. That did not answer. Ultimately ho be came nothing a delightful , inufluctual young man , with a perfect prohlo aud no profession. To make matters worse ho was in love. The girl he loved was Laura Morton , the daughter of a retired colonel who had lost his temper and digestion in India , and had never found either of them again. Laura adored him , and' ho was ready to kiss her shoestrings. They were thu handsomest couple in London , and had not a penny-piece between them. The colonel was very fond of Hughie , but ho would not hear of any engagement. "Come to mo , my bo3- , when you have got 10,000 of your own and wo will see about it , " ho used to say ; Hughie looked very glum on these days , nud had to go to Laura for consolation. One morning as ho was ou his way to Holland pnrk whore the Mortons lived , he droupud in to see a great friend of his , Alan Trevor. Trevor was a painter. In deed few persons escape that nowadays. But ho was also an artist , aud artists are rather rare. Personally he was a strange , rough follow , with a freckled face and red nalr. However , when ho took up the brush he was a real master , and his pic tures were eagerly sought after. He hud been very inucli attracted by Hughie , ut first , boi t acknowledged , entirely on ac count of his good looks. "Tho only people plo a painter should know , " he used to say , "are people who are bete and beau tiful ; people who nro an artistic pleastirn to look at and an intellectual repose to talk to. Dandies uud darlings rule thu world. " However , after ho got to know Hughie better , he liked him quite as much for his bright , buoyant spirit and his generous , reckless nature , and had given him the permanent entree to his studio. When Hugliie came in ho foundTruvot putting the limshing toucluu to a won- de.rfullifo-sisie picture of a beggar man. The beggar himself was standing on : i mined platform in a corner of the studio lie wa.s a weazened old man , with a face like wrinkled parchment , nnd n mosl piteous expression. Over his shoulden was thing n coarse brown cloak , all toan and tatters ; his thick boots were patched and cobbled , and with one hand he leaned on a rough stick , while with the other he held out his battered hat foi alms. "What model ! " an amazing whlspercc Hugliie , as ho shook hands with his friend. "An amazing model ? " shouted Trevor , at the top of his voice. "I should thinl- sol Such beggars as ho arc not to b < met witli eve.ry day , A trouvaille , mot ohor ; a living Velasquez ! My stars what an etching Rembrandt would hav < made of him ! " "Poor old chap ! " s.ilu Hughie , "hon miserable ho looks ! But I suppose tc painters his face is his fortune ? " "Certainly , " replied Trevor ; "yoi don't ' want a beggar to look happy , dc you ? " "How much does a model got for sit ting ? " asked Hughie , as he found him self a comfortable seat on a divan , "A shilling an hour. " "And how much do you got for you1 picture , Alan ? " "Oh , for this I get a thousand. " "Pounds ? " "Guineas. Painters , poets , and physl clans always get cuinoas. " "Well , I think the model should have ; y r > crcont.iae."sa5d : Hughio.laughingj "tho ; n work quite as hard as you do. " d "Nonsense , nonsense ! Why look at th e trouble of laying on the paint alone , nil1 i , standing all day long at ono's easel ! It' all very wollHughie , , for you to talk , bu n I assure you that there are moment a when art approaches the dignity of man ual labor. Hut you mustn't chatter : I'r n very busy. Smoke a cigarette , nnd kec d quiet. " d After sonic time the servant came IE d and told Trevor that the fratnomakc i , wanted to speak to him. is "Don't run away. Hughie , " he said , n d ho went out ; "I'll bo back in a moment , o The old boggar-man took advantage o Is Trevor's absence to rest for a moment o is a wooden bench behind him. He looke ir so forlorn and wretched that Hughie coul d not help pittying him , and ho felt In hi > f pockets to see what money he had. A e no could find was a sovereign and some o cappers. "Poor old follow , " he though s. to himsnlf , "ho .wantji it more than I dc 3 : but it means po hansoms for a fortnight , and ho walked across the studio ana slit pcd the sovereign lute tlict bcgg.ir's hand. The old man started , nnd a faint sruilo fitted across Jiis. withered lip.s. "Thank vou. sirhosaid , in n foreign accent. Then Trevor arrived , and Hughie took his leave , blushing a little at what ho had done. Ho spent the day with Lattrii , got a charming scolding for his extrava gance , and had fo. walk home. That night ho strolled into the Palette club about 11 o'clock and found Trevor Hitting by himself in thu smoking room drinking hock and seltzer. "WellV Alan , did you get the picture finished all right ? " he said us ho lit u cig-.iretto. "Finished.and framed my borl" ans wered Trevor ; "and , by the by , you have made a conquest. That old model you saw is quite devoted to you. I had to tell him nil about you who you are , whore yon live , what your income is what prospects you have " "My dear Alan , " cried llugio , " 1 shall probably find him waiting for mo when 1 go home. But of course you are only joking. Poor old beggar. 1 wish I could do something for him. I think it is dreadful that anyone should bo so miser able. 1 have cot heaps of old clothes at home do you think ho would care for atigofthcm ? Why , his rags are falling to bits. " "Hut ho looks splendid in them , " said Trevor. "I wouldn't paint him in a frock coat for anything. What you call rags 1 call romance. What seems poverty to you is picturesquoness to me. liowover , I'll toll him of your oiler. " "Alan , " said Hughie seriously , "you painters are a heartless lot.1' "An artist's heart is his head" ropjied Trevor ; "and besides our business is to realize the world ns wo see it. not. to re form it as wo know it. A cliaemi son metier. And now toll me how Laura is. The old model was quite interested in her. " "You don't mean to say you talked to him about her. " said Hughio. "Certainly 1 did. He knows all about the relentless colonel , the lovely dam sel and the ilO.OOO. "You told that old beggar all my pri vate all'airs ? " cried Hugio looking very red and angrv. "My dear boy , " said Trevor , smiling , "that old beggar , ns you call him , is one of the richest men in Europe. Ho could buy all London to-morrow without over drawing hi.s account , lie has a house in every capital , dines off gold plates , ami can' prevent all Russia going to war when ho chooses. " . "What ou earth do you mean ? " ex claimed Hughie. "What 1 say , " -aid Trevor. "Tho old man you saw to-day was Baron Huns- berg. lie is a great Mend of mine , buys all'my pictures and that sort of thing , and gave mo a commission a mouth ago to paint him as n beggar. ( Jmi vouie/- tioiisy La fautaisic d'un millionaire ! And I must say ho made a maguilicent figure in his rugs , or perhaps 1 should say in my rags ; they are an old suit I got in Spain. " "liaron Hausberg ? " cried lluglne. ' Good heavens. I gave him asovcroign ! " and ho sank into tin armchair the picture of dismay. "Gave him a sovereign ! " shouted' Trevor , anil lib burst into a roar of laughter. ' 'My''dear ' ' boy you'll never seo'it again. Son ullaire c'est I'argent kes mitres. ' ! ' , > " 1 think you might have told mo , Alan , " said , luighiu , sulkily , "and not let me make suoli a fool of myself. " "Well , to begin with , Hughie , " said Trevor , "it pover entered my mind that vou went about1 distributing alms in that reckless way. I can understand your kissing a pretty model , but your giving a sovereign to ail ugly ono by Jove , no ! Besides , the fact is that 1 really was not at homo tci-day to anyone , and then when you camp in 1 didn't know whether Hatisberg would like his name men tioned. You Unow ho wasn't in full dress. " "What a duller ho must think me ! " said Hughie. Not at all. Ho was in the highest spirits after you loft ; kept chuckling to himself and rubbing his old wrinkled hands togettier. I couldn't make out whv ho wa.so interested to know all about you ; but 1 see it all now. He'll invest your sovereign for you , Hughie , pay you the interest every six months , and 'havo a capital story to tell after dinner. " "I am a unlucky devil , ' ' growled Hughio. "Tho best thing 1 can do is to go to bed ; and mv dear Alan , you mustn't tell any one. 1 shouldn't dare to show my face in the row. " "Nonsense ! It reflects the highest credit on your philanthropise spirit , Hughio. and don't run away. Have another cigarette and you can talk about Laurie as much as you like. " However , Hughie wouldn't stop , but walked home , feeling very unhappy , and leaving Alan Trevor in fits of laughter. The next morning as h was at break fast , the servant brought him up a card , on which was written , "M. Gustavo Naudin , do la part do M. Ie Baron Hans- berg. " "I suppose he has come for an apology , " said Hughie to himself ; and ho told the servant to show the visitor up. An old gentleman with gold spectacles and gray hair onmo into tli'j room , nnd said , in a slight French accent : "Have I the honor of addressing M. Hugh Erskine ? " Hiighie bowed. "I have como from Baron Hausborg. " ho continued. "The buro " "I bog , sir , that you will oiler him my sincere apologies , " said Hughie. "The baron , " said the old gentleman , with a snnlo , "Ims commissioned me tn bring you this letter ; " and ho handed Hugh a sealed envelope. . On the outside was written ; "A wed ding present to Hugh Erskino and Laum Merton , from an old beggar , " and iusido was a check for 10,000. When they were married Alan Trevoi wns the best man , and the baron made a speech at the wedding brcnkfnst. "Millionaire models , " said Alan , "arc rare enough ; but , by Jove , model millionaires lionairos are rarer still ! " miiGious. A church organ , constructed entirely o paper , Is on exhibition at .Milan. The Presbyterian board of ministerial re Hot has a balance of S'JO.OOO In its treasury. The vatlcafi authorities have received SSOO. 000 with which'to ' celebrate the pope's jubl lee. lee.Thero There has been a great revival In Worces ter , Mass. , umtui'tUo leadership of Kvangel 1st Munhall. ' The Hov. Or. Abel Stevens , the Methodls historian , has arrived tn California on hi : way around tho.jvorltl. The Provlojiince Voting Meu's Christian association has bought two lots at the heat of Westminsler'itrcet , and lias a buildtin fund of S13r , opO. , Dr. Suniierlandtpastorof the church whicl President Cleveland attends anil formerl ; chaplain of iho senate , is quite HI , havliii been overcome by the intense heat of the la * weoK. A majority of'the bishop ? of the church have given their , consent to the election n Bishop Adams as bishop of Kaston , and It 1 expected that ho will outer upon his dutle ; by September. Colonel Joseph M. Bennett , of Phil-idol olila , has ulvcn in various forms 3200.000 t ( the Methodist church , lie is not a Mctha dlst , but his mother was , and her dying re quest to him was to do some service for th church wltlt his wealth. There Is said to bo about sixty protestan communities In Spain with 14,000 open I ; professed protestants , ana hardly a lart town without a regularly organized church It is just eighteen years slncn the first pro testant chapel was opened In Madrid. 11e e Take one of Dr. J. II. McLean's Littl it Llrer ami Kidney Pillow at night bofor ) , you go to bed and you will bo surprise. ) now buoyant and vigorous you will fee the next day , Only 23 cents a vial. A PEN PICTURE OF HELENA , How the Inhabitants of the Thriving Mon tana Town Live , A WICKED WOMAN'S ' WEALTH. How "Clilcnsio .To" lias Mnilo n For tune A Tenderfoot In n Ito.mati- rant I'coplo Who Iiovo Chi- nnincn Montann Notes. HKI.KXA , M. T.July 10. [ Correspond ence of the Hr.u.J Thinking it would bo interesting for some of your readers to hoar of Montana as it is by ono who has lived there a number of yeais 1 concluded to send you a brief sketch of Helena and the people and territory in general. In the lirst place Montana is not situated near the north polo , neither does it have Arctic winters. Its winters resemble these of Colorado very much , and every one knows that state claims to have an Italian climate. Old timers who have lived in Dakota , Mluncsotaand Nebraska bay that Montana winters are not felt so much as those of the above states. In regard to ils summers they cannot bo surpassed in any country. They have cool , pleasant evenings aud at all times oun sloops comfortably under warm cov- or.-i. During the hottest days the only in- pnsn heat experienced is between the ours of 13 and S , and from that time on t begins to grow coolor. Huftu City i.s the principal city of the orritory and has a population of 15,000. leluna , however , is the capital , and has population of 12,000. IJuHo is exclus- voly a miuing camp and it derives sup- 'Oft ' from no ether industry. As so niiiuli f interest can bo said of Hutto wo post- nine referring to it until our next , and online this letter to Helium and the tcr- itory. Helena is a beautiful city situated n tin : heart of the Rockies in the histori cal LAST OIIAXCK ( U'UMI. t in noted for its largo number of wealthy and enterprising citizens , men ivho have made their fortunes cither in niniog or the sheep and cattle business , iiion who take pride in endeavoring to iiki ! Helena ono of the finest cities in he west. There i.s no city of its ago and i/e in the country that can compare ivith it in regard to wealth , liuo business liousos and costly residences. It has ' just completed : v ? UIO,000 court House , b'tiilt of LaKq Superior rod stono. and it is ono ; > 1 the linust structures in the northwest. I'lio Northern Pacific runs through Hiilnna and the Montana Union , a branch road owned by the Northern Pacific and Union Pacific , connects it with Hiitte , 103 : iiiles distant. Hy next fall the Montana Jentral anil Manitoba roads , now under construction , will enter this place , which , vill make it , as it is now to a great ex- out , the supply point for the northern iountry as fur as , the Canadian line , "lelcna is surrounded by numerous min- ng camps , such as Marysvillewhere ( the famous Drum lainimon mme is situated ) , Olo.ster , Wickos , Elkhorn , Houldor and inany others which are all tributary to it. It is still a very lively town , but it will never again experience such lively times as it had before the railroads ar rived , when freighters , cow-punchers , mule-skinners , gamblers and fast women raised merry h 1 as soon us night came. It has become , during late years , quite a moral city , and the last legislature passed a law prohibiting dance" houses from running. " ( M1ICAOO .TO , " ( a woman well known all over the west , and who has boon running a dance house for twenty years m Helena ) , however , hud several test cases as to ils lugajity , and after spending considerable mo'noy lawing she was finally knocked out. She then converted her large dance hall into a variety show which s.ho superintends herself. She is estimated to be worth $ -50,00 ! ) . In early days when running her dance hull it was nccossarv to get now girls occasionally , as girls were scarce in Helena at that tune , and they would .sometimes marry , get tired of being - ing swung around by cow punchers and leave , or take a doao"of morphine , and slio would t.iko a trip to Chicago , and by tolling a pack of lies would induce girls to return to Montana with hor. She has brought as high as twenty-live girls atone ono time. There is n beautiful little opera house hero , one variety show , numerous music halls , and a few saloons that have such attractions us a banjo picker , contortion ist or a woman singing. Some of the best dramatic and operatic companies on the road stop at Helena , and they are al ways well patroni/.od. Outside of Helena and Uutto few traveling troupes stop , but John II. McGuirc , who has the Mon tana circuit , has a stock company who taKe in all the territorial towns. The United States assay ollice situated near the canter of the town , although not a very handsome building , attracts a good deal of attention for the reason that it is tlio only place where one can sec the fresh green grass growing on the grounds which arc arranged terrace fashion. No doubt a great many eastern people have an impression that nu ; "NATIVKS" fir MONTANA lire quite barbaric and half of them liv ing with squaws or belong to vigilance committees. In that they are greatly mistaken for the society in Helena is just as relined as it is in IJoston , They li'avc their dudes nnd dudes.so.s , .toboggan clubs , and progressive euchre parties , lawn tennis , poker and faro , bicycle ridprs uud broncho breakers , etc. The writer does not know whether linger bowls have been introduced in Montana yet or no. Napkins arc used , however , but in some of the smaller camps a largo New I'oundland dog answers the pur pose. To illustrate and prove that a Montanian is up to the avunige society man , wo mention the following , which is told of a Montanian for truth : Itseoms two Hontouitos entered a restaurant in Helena for the pnrposn of getting dinner. While waiting for their eider , A STIi.VN'IKlt KNTTKKii : > and sat opposite to thorn and called for celery. Presently the water returned with the celery when the stranger tiskod if ho could not get sorno with the ' 'roots on. " Ono of the two Hentonitcs hearing the remark , nudged his friend in the side , saying : "Hoar that fool ask ing for celery with the roots on. The tops are good enough for mo. " Helena's population in composed oi people of nearly ovorv nationality as are all western towns. Thn Chinese , how ever , nro moro numerous than anjf other class of foreigners. They millibar be tween five and .six hundred and are all bunched together at the north end ol town. They are principally employed in laundries , or as cooks in hotels and private residences , end AS saloon swamp ers. They arc gradually becoming Amcricanixed , however , sonic of them conducting cheap restaurants of theii own , others conducting stores , tailor shops , etc. , "allo sarno Molican man. " There is a bitter fool ing ngam&t thorn , of course , but they have worked themselves into sc many different houses , hotels , etc. , thai it is now almost imposbiblo to get alon < ! without them. Some people make more of a good Chinaman than they do of r white man , and give a Chinaman the preference. With one or two exceptions they all wear their pig tailsChinoso shoo < and blouses. A largo majority of. then : are inveterate , opium stnoknrs ami gam blers , and are shrmvd enough to llva of the labor of their more ignorant country men. Cinnamon are allowed all. the. nn- f white men , and they can be soon m nearly all tluS saloons and gam * bling houses. In ono largo gambling hall , THK KMlOIlAHO , a number of games arc run at which may bo seen Chlnamon , ncgroo.t , Cayuse Frenchmen and negro wenches , all gam- ling. ( Cavuso Frenchmen arc. these com bing from CauadsO. Anattcmpt | wa nmdo by the Knights of Labor and other labor organizations to boycott all btisinoss mon who employed Chinese help , but it did no good , and in only QUO or two instances they weredischarged. . They arc a very apt race , and if given a clianco can learn any trade very rapidly. They are all afraid to work in the largo mines , fora number of thorn have been mysteriously killed in them. If they were working below a miner would accidentally lota ton or so quartz fall ou thorn. They arc nearly all single , ami if there are anymore moro eastern heiresses who want to marry a dirty , nlinoml-oycd , goat-smolling Chi naman , let thorn como to Helena and take their pick. Such idiots ns the ouo referred to , and the young women in Chicago and other cities who are doing so much for the Chluoso should get six months , twlco a year in an asylum. They should live in the west a while and asso ciate with them. As Montana's now govornort Leslie , is to give a grand dinner this afternoon , with a limited number of "covers , " the writer is compelled to come to a quit on this letter in orde.r to got ready to go to Uutto , where he will bo uo\t heard from. J. G. S. Tlio Krnnoo-OiTinnti Frontier. Major Otto Wachs furnishes the Con temporary lloviow with a description of the defences erected along the boundary between the two countries , showing thorn to bo almost impregnable from eilhor sido. The article concluded as follows : After the military estimate 1 have already given of the system of for- tilicatioiis on the Vossres and in the for est of AgOiino , it will probably bo agreed that few of tlio clintices of war lie on the side of Hie assailant , whoever ho may bo. Ho may thnrcforo think it best to avoid this whole line of mound and wall and cannon , where ho might have to wait long for a decisive engagement , and to 'arry ' the battle into another field alto- otlior. It may thus well bo that , bc- auso of those strong positions of the French and Gorman border , it may bo ) n foreign soil that will bo fought this gigantic conflict of nations. Just as ivatcr Hews to the lowest level , so do lontbitinus seek out the easiest battle ground , because it is there that the do- isivo issue which is so earnestly desired an bo soonest and most completely .rrivcd at. Hut such ground cannot be found in the present case nywhero except on this southern wiiij ; f the Gorman and French lines of forti- ication , where Switzerland sits on her ewer or on their northern termination , ivhorc Luxeiiibcrg and Belgium extend. f , then , an inexorable futo should will .hat while words arc lisping peace , deeds ihould mean war , then no one can tell ivhotlicr Swiss and Belgium neutrality iVill continue to be preserved , or whether t will not bo precisely on those torrito- ios that the iron die will bo cast. As Swit/orland is entrusted with the watch in the south , so Belgium has to exercise .ho witch on the Mouse ; and woo to thorn f the keys escape from their weak lauds. As I said before , the southwest comer of Germany is not very vulnerable from the side of the upper Rhine , between Basle and Ncu-lircisach ; whereas a French Army going through Swit/.orlr.nd on the basis of tno Aaro valley , and marching upon Brugg could easily 1'-OKOET1IKHHINK , with ShalVliauson and Stein to reach the plains of Engen and Stockach. In tins way the Danube valley could bo got at without touching the stratecic barrier of the Hltick forest. Supposing the French irtny to bo defeated , it would find'a capital line of defence on the Limniat ind Metli line so well known by Mussona's operations of 170 ! ) with the important stronghold of Zurich , which latter cuts oil' the most important lines of operations. Retreating farther the army would find on the Aaro many use ful points of defense , and the line's and forts at Moutbcliurd and Itolfort assure suflioie.nt protection on the Hank. Finally , the French barrier forts of the Jura and Rhone passes , as well as the towns of tlesancon and Auxonno , turned into large retrenchment camps , oiler sure places of rcfugo. While Franco has armed Herself with coat-of mail against Switzerland , the western border cantons of the latter country lie exposed to attack , and their geographical aud topographical features are , in a military point of view , posi tively favorable to a hostile invasion. In proof of the first part of this assertion I need only point to her fortified places and the numerous strategic railways , nnd to add that the material for expeditious mobilization lies everywhere ready in the French fortresses. If the French once resolve to violate Swiss neutrality , they would not hcsitato l9ng in utili/.ing the advantages of the situation. How far they could penetrate unchecked through Swiss territory with their forces , before that portion of the Swiss army that is unattached to for tresses (117,200 ( men ) , the r.rmyof the first line , the landwchr (8S.OOO ( men ) and the lanilstniiu ( lOO'OOO men ) opposed thorn , i.s doubtful. The Swiss are well disciplined , reliable , competent soldiers , capoblo of long marches and good shots ( the weapon of their infantry is the excellent repeater rille , model of 1878-81) ) , and the moral factors of their military character such us their firm determination to maintain their independence arc in many ways backed by the nature of the country itself , which niukos up for the poor capacity of the Swiss array for the ofl'ensivo nud ob structs the spued of till hostile ) operations. And then , bosiilos , no great time would olap.Jo before the French tricolor found its progress opposed by thu Gorman colors , wnich the Swiss would have sum- moiled to their relief. Germany has , in the first instance , no interest to infringe Swis neutrality , for its natural military object , Paris , lies oursiDK THI : USK from Basle to Geneva ; but if it wished to direct its troops to the south of I'nincu it must undertake a ieo ; of Lyons , a place which was of no military importance in 1870 , but is now surrounded by an entrenched - trenched camp with a circumference ol hundreds of kiloniotnr.s. Farthur to the east or south a Gorman army would en counter Grenoble , which has been pul into the same state as Lyons , and if il tried a detour on the Jura'that would l > u easily averted by the French army. In conclusion , Jet us cast a Hying glance at Belgium , where tlio question o ! neutrality is at this moment briskly dis cussed , anil where , til any moment when the theory of Belgian neutrality is called to pass into practice , controversies invariably arise on all sides as to its nu tnro , Its existence , and its results ; show ing how fugitive arc thu ideas of riirht in our generation. J'hu position of llolgiuin offers littlu analogy to that of Switzerland , for whlli Swit/.erland i.s bounded by four groa powers , lo ! ! < rium is bounded by only two of them , and on thu west i.s washed Iv the sou , and presumably secured bv the English mid Dutch lleolH. While Swit norland has no fortresses , Belgium has the erout and powerful inturnationu teto do-pout of Antwerp , whose high im portnnco as a fortification is not to bo mistaken , although its remote situntiot impairs thu .strategical influniico on the Mouse valley. AH regards military cairn city , Belgium hud a Mundingttriny whicl i.s ollieorcd by men thoroughly trained u tlio modern standard of'nnlitury require 1I1UI1I.S. .and which b fitted both actively aud strategically for the ulluuaivu so f I'XAtlt.R TO COPR StTCCKSSJULIA WITH AN UNKXI'KCTKI ) KNKMV. TIIF. STATKMRNT 01A YOUNG MAN WHO IS AMIUTIOI'S HUT WAS UN FOU- MH. M. J. GANNON , ( Who refcntlrresUUM at 411 Charlci St , ( north of Cumlnm tills cltr. tint now nnrklng nil rxti'iitlr * Mrmiuur Hotouco. Nt > h , to winch to u all lulion oi Inquiry should tia nd < lri' seJ. | Ninety In the shndo was what tlio morcui-y Indicated , tint the overheated reporter of the IlliK Inn ) ( rood reasons to think thnt 111) ) would bonbon ! llincorioot llRiiri'B.m lie dropped him- Mr IniiKUldly In ii vhtilr In trout ot the Mlllard Hotel the otlior diiy , mid took In the InvlKor-at- Inir lire-two thnt usually plays iiliout this popu- , Inrhoitpo. lluhiKovor nlcrt for news of Inter- ' L'st to thu pnhlla , the reporter did not full to notlco the honrty lmml > hiiui < of two Mnlwtrt i mon , iniulo cspiMtlnlly conspicuous Dj the vlnor thi\t wns thrown Into tlio wcctlnir , mul fpollnw iiBStiri'il thnt It win not the mure mvotltiK ot 1 fiends ntler n IOIIK sopenulim , the reporter turned lih ) host Piit iioarost the pair and took In the following conversation : "Mlko ( liuinonl us Bitro ns I breathe , ns fUrftiidit ns an IUTOW , mid ns btoul ns u hurso , imU only two months into you were doubled up Ilko ii'.rnek-ln.tho-llox , ' thln.wcnk nnil without nope , n victim to tlmt droiuU-il dlsen.so , llilKU- MATISM.Vhnt liroutrht this clmugo nbout ? Como , Mlko , tell mo iillnliout It. " "Woll , " said Mr. ( hitmen , "Tl.nt you m y fully undnrHtatid the llfo of torture 1 hnil to undurgo during tlio pnil two rears , 1 will com- mcnco nt the boKlnninp1 , whlufi dntcs from the tlmo 1 tfot uiuiKht In n fonrful r.iin storm , wlillo riiimhitf mi o.xpross wniton in this city. 1 wns dieiiclu-d through nml throuuh , but boltiK a strong limn , u stnumiuto 111 lionltu , I wont rltfht iilom , ' lUlondinir to my work , itml never for n moment thought r > f any bail ottccts bohijf proilucoil by my ojpoMire. It cnmoiithiM.how- ever , itmHS hours iii'ter my dronuhlnjf , 1 wns taken with fevoro ciitlliiy pnlns npp.irotitly nil over my hoily , wlilch llunlly bottled In my knco , nnklo and hlii joints. These who hnvosullorod know whut i iiouimitIsm Is. My limbs were drawn up lit n linrrlblo mntinur , umililo to walk , unn- blo to fiU-oii. npputlto ( rene mid hope , too , nl- most , for 1 hud the best nttentton of my faintly physician , nnd ho could nllord mo lllllo or no rrlluf. Thou lolloweil months of torture , the vitality of n xtroiiK constitution wns fust bplnjr spout undurtho Inlliionco of this drcndod dig- ensi > , nud my money llkmvlso ; for 1 had put out huudieils of dollars In my efforts to buy nick my old time health. AH 1 said before , I wits almost u tfoncr.whcn by chnnco I rim across n irontlcmiui. who lives in Kansas City , nnd Is omiectod with the Cable Line Company thoro. This irentlemnn told me that Dr. Otterbourg md cured him of n most sovuro case of solatia rhoumntlsm of suvnn years' standingnud as ho Doctor hud located In Omnhn , lie Insisted i | > on my Klvltiir tha Doctor n call. I did so as n ast resort , but with llttlo hope. I found the Jootor affable and pleasant , nnd In possession of such knowledge nf my disease winch con vinced tno that bo was worth a trlnl. I placed myself undur Or. OttcrbourR's treatment the STilinf ln t JUrch , nnd to-day well , you can see for yourself. I nm as hearty and stronwna ! uvor wastn myllfo. Hero comes my team now mul I mint bo golne. Then springing upon his wuKon , vrlth the agility of an athlete , was goon out of sight. DR. M. A. OTTERBOURG , A regular graduate In medicine , has ofllcps In ho ( IHI.KNHl II LOGIC , cor. lllril AND DoiiflE STHKKTH. Onmliii , NcU , whore ho treats wltlt r.QUAi , success diseases of the blood , brain , io rt nud NERVOUS SVSTKM , us well ntt Liver , Kldnoy ami Gravel Complaints , C ATA HUH , I'nrulysli , otc. Opinion nt olllcu or ny mall , 91. No testimonial published without consent fo patient , nnd none of it private ( delicate ) mil uo under ANV clrcuniFtancea. UKKIOK Hotins Otn 12 a.m. , nnd 2 to Rand 7 to S p. m. Correspondence receives prompt in tention. No letters answered unless accompa nied by 4 cents In stamps. as its numerical strcnchth ( only CO.COO men ) will permit , while Switzerland has a national army of 300,000 men. The passes of the Ardennes protect Bel- ziuin in a nutastire from the south , but the nnfortilied Meuso valley invites inva sion , for thu citadels of iNamur and Lut- tich form no barriers. The Hue of tlie Meuso IS AN OI'EK 1)0011 for France , supporting herself on her northern series of fortilled places Dun kirk , Lille , Valenciennes , Maubeugo and secure of reception in case of retreat in lior fortresses. Since there Is no ob stacle to prevent the army of the repub lic from marching by the valley of the Meuso to Aix-hi-Chapollo and Cologne , it seems more than doubtful whether Franco will bo able to resist such a temptation. But the moment nhe violates Belgian territory she will discover the truth of thu strategical principle that where a sortie can bo made an entrance can also be made , and that without tak ing the Belgian nruiy into consideration at all , this same line of the Meuso by which the French thought to reach Germany , would furnish the Germans also with n basis for operations of far reaching scope , foi there nro several railroads running from tlie .Vku-tilieil camp tit Cologne to tha Meuso valley and beyond it to the weak points , \f the Orso valley , and if the Gor man army succeeded in entering Franco from Niithur , then , besides other consequences quences , this great fact would be noted --that the whole French enfilade in tha Moselle , with all its fortresses , would bfl turned into Hank and roar. In iho event of the ( iermnn forces meeting reverse ! they would find on the Mouse places oi support and recovery. From these con- aidcnuions it is plain that an invasion of Belgium is not beyond danger and that Belgium is not to be regarded lightly as a country , cither to march through m order to join issue with iho enemy or to make the Held of a decisive battle. Wisdom From Docolicr. Kvory farm should have a good farmer. The man never has good luck who has a bad wife. The masses against the classes the world over. A man who does not love praise is not a full man. A man must ask leave of his .stomach to be a happy man. It takus longer for man to find out man than any other creature that is inndo. Flowers are the nweetost tilings that pod over made and forgot to put a soul into. into.A A man without .self-restraint is like a barrel without hoops , and tumbles to pieces. Whoever makes homo seem to the young tluaror and moro happy is a public benefactor. That cannot be a heulthv condition in which lew prosper and the great mass nro drudge ? . A proud man i.s seldom a grateful man , fur he never thinks he gutu as much aa ho deserves. Thu greatest event in u hen's life is made up of an egg and a cackle. But eagles never cackle. One of the original tendencies of the limiinii mind , fundamental aud universal , i.s the love of othei people' : ) private af fairs , This i.s a good world to sin in.-but , sa far as men nre concerned , it is a very Imrll world to repent in. it i.s a bitter world , it is a cruel world. To cunt rlieuiiiiitmn or othnr palna , fake a piece of thlok llnnnel , saturate U well wijli Ur. .J .11. McLean's Volcanic Oil Liniment , bind it romiil ihc. limb oi wherever the pain is , ami. place it over a hot iron or hold to the llrivfc'o-na'to'hppl/ ' us miinli heat us 'possible. . /