. - - :
: 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. . /