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nfjf f % { T THE OMAHA DAILY BEE : SUNDAY , .TTJLY 31. 1887. TWELATE PAGES. THE NEW HOT WEATHER GIRL The Striking Characteristic That Distin guishes Her From Other Girlii. THE COMMODIOUS YACHT ALVA. The Woc ofBtioppIng An Adventure In July llnld Headed Women The Auburn Fronts Clara licllo'a Letter. YOIIK , July 27. [ Correspondence of the BKK. ] As surely as the summer comes around there is annually devel oped a now hot-weather girl. How she it generated is a mystery. But she is a palpable entity , and she always has Borne striking characteristic to distinguish her from the girl of preceding seasons. This time she Is a caresscr. This quality is quite innocent and maidenly , for her caresses are bestowed , so far as public practice goes , upon members of her own sex. I have scon her already at Sara toga , Newport and Long Branch , and 1 hear that she is at every other American resort of any account. Her peculiarity lies in the coddling of girls and women with whom she is familiar. In a dia logue she gently chucks the other one under the chin , strokes her hair , pulls her car or pats her shoulder , doing it with a manner of sweet ingenuousness , as though it was an unconscious ex pression of an affectionate nature. Each summer has its new fashions in manners among the polite , and the carcssor is the outpost of 1887. As millionaires become plenticr In New York , it is difficult to imagine how people Who are bound to bo singular and ex clusive 'will find diversions sacred to themselves. Already steam yachting , that sport which a few years ago was re stricted to half a dozen fain lies , is com paratively common. That is to say , not less than fifty steam yachts are now afloat with wealthy New Yorkers on board. The As tors and the Vnnderbilts set the fashion , and ns many follow as are able. It is considered exquisitely desirable sirablo not to go to ono of the popular resorts , no matter how generally favored or costly they may be , but to sail clear nwuy from society on a yacht , leaving the rest of wealth's world to discuss and envy them. The exclusive character of steam yachting cannot bo more strikingly demonstrated than by culling ono little item from the statistics on this brunch of marine information. There are only seventy-five steam yachts over one hun dred feet in length in all America. None of these boats make leas than fifteen miles an hour , and most of them are capable of a trans-Atlantic trip. Several of them , like James Gordon Bennett's Namouna , have been around the world. The Namouna is two hundred and twenty-six feet long over all. TIIK I.AItOUbT BTKAM YACHT yet built Is William K. Vanderbilt's new boat , the Alva , which is two hundred and eighty-five Ject long. It costs the owner of the Alva upwards of twolve- lumdred dollars a month to run the Alva on an ocean voyage without spending any money on provisions for himself and guests. As a fashionable thing cannot serve its purpose without being displayed , the cost of entertaining guests enters as the biggest b"l in steam yachting. It is said that Vat. Jorbilt on the Alva and Jay Gould on the Atlanta frequently spend two hundred dollars a ( .lay for their sport. When the Alva goes to sea she carries a pilot , two engineers , two firemen , a steward , a cook , and seven sailors. Be sides these there are servants in proportion tion to the number of guests. The boat is not unjustly called a floating palace , for it Is so arranged internally that the owner and his friends may live exactly as they do on shore. The dining saloon , for instance , is eighteen by thirty-one feet in measuremant. There is a well- stocked library , and tun suites of rooms in each of which is included n sitting room , chamber and bath room. And , there is besides a featurp which is prob ably to bo found on no other yacht in the world ; a nursery for children and governesses. Wiio shall depict TIIK WOKS OV SHOWING in this broiling weather. And there islets lots of it to be done. Husbands gone to the Adirondacks for a few weeks , the boys have their outing , you yourself must take the nurse and baby to the sea Bide , and for ouch and nil of these ex peditions a job of buying must bo done. The stores are simply suflbcating. The girls behind the counters are so occupied in discussing' their last nights' adven tures , or the coining evening's perform ances. that you got scant attention. A lady halt dead with rushing about , buy ing , matching , ordering and so on , came at last into one of our big emporiums and asked for oriental lace. "Further along , " answered Miss Fresh , without looking up. ( "And I told Henry I would not think of such n thing , nod sez he to mo , " "Oriental lace if you please , " to second girl."Narrcr "Narrcr cr wide ( the Idea of him think ing so he kept on dialling and kindar Hinted ) that's all the narror wo got. " ( I bet a dollar I get a letter to the house to night. Say Jinny what bo you going to wear to the coterie. I'm going to put luce sleeves ) . "No , wo hain't got it that width. "I bought some hero lately and you hud a great quantity If you will upend time to look you may find it : otherwise 1 shall see if tlio-proprietor will get mo morn. " " \\cll , I never. Jinny , have wo got any luce that width J" "No ; you needn't to look. ( Hurrying aside. ) But the letter that ho looked for never came. " My poor friend staggered off and lurched up against the hosiery counter. An animated conversation was hero going on between four of the clerkesscs and a cash girl. "Have you this style of gentlemen's hose in number 10 ? " "You cuti look an' see ; they're all on the counter , " and the girl turns away. humming : "But the letter that he looked for never came. How many pairs ? Four times U3 is fl.'S. Cash ! Cosh ( But the loiter that he looked for never came ) . Cushl ( Say. Em , what's for me to-nights ) Csuihll ! ( What kept vor ? There , ? 1.28 out of J5. ( But the let- tcr that he looked for never came. ) However , If those are the discomforts of buying at this season , the bargains arc delightful to the female heart. There was never a summer when so much could be got for so little. A ( iKNUIXi : AUVr.NTUItK in July was enjoyed by a lady whom J know. It pnncd that the babies of enor mous wealth could tell strange stories ii they could talk. My friend went in pur suit of a cook. She had chased this anl mal to a lair in cast Sixteenth street where , In a towering roar tonomcii house dwelt uncounted families. She had passed through n paved court , in which a dripping hydrant had formed a billions pool , and about the slimy edges played dirty , miserable children , grimy , unkempt lima hoodlums : but in the arms of one of the biggest and filthiest , a gir of a dozen years , was a sickly child of us man } months that attracted her atten tion. It was an angcl-fiur little creature and the pale gold hair showi in that dismal court. , RQ carefully had it boon kept. The tiny fingers that lay listlessly on a urhny old rug of a petticoat , wore unsullied , altd altogethe iho baby was 'an exotlo among woods ho picked hu way through the offeiisiro place and climbed the stairs to n murky little room on the fourth floor. The hunted cook had zone to see a place , so her sister said. As the visitor stood talking of the cook's probable return , sto ; saw on n bed a mag nificent cashmere embroidered cloak , a little cap of rich lace and n pile of lawn and flannel baby petticoats. The incon gruity of this outfit with the squaldid room struck : her as forcibly as the pale flower ol a child in the courtyard below. "She's shuro to bo home by foive. mum , "said the sistcrand ; the lady agreed to return at that hour. Going out she asked the child nurse in the ? ard who the baby was that she car ded. ded."It's mo little brother fwat are ye giving ine ? " returned the hoodlum , and the lady lied , frightened at the impudent remarks of the gang. Nevertheless at 6 she ventured to return , and as she went tip-stairs she overtook n piur.h-drcsscd and much-flushed young woman bearing the blonde baby on her hip. The poor thing's face was smeared with dirt , and its little hands bore evidence that it had been creeping on the green and reeking bricks of tno court-yard. Into the cook's sisters room bounced the girl , and , while the lady talked to the prospective ser vant , the child was hastily cleaned and put into the rich clothes that still covered the bed. In the shadow of the inner apartment this operation was performed , while scraps of conversation about the presence of Tim Kelly and Andy McGco at Jones' woods informed the lady that the nurse girl hud been to a picnic. My friend hurried away and , getting into her coupe bade the driver never lose sight of n girl and a baby when they should come out. In a few minutes thn chase began , up Avenue A to Twenty- third street , behind a cross town car to Madison avenue , in the rear of n stage , till the girl climbed out at Thirty-seventh street and ran along a couple of blocks to a stately mansion and disappeared into the basement. The excited lady went no the steps and , when her sum mons was answered by a portly butler. She asked to see the mistress at once. The wife and mother soon heard the story. It was n line situation when that nurse girl was called up and asked about her afternoon. She had been in Central patrk all the time let her tell it had had the baby in the donkey carts , and watch ing thcscups , and then rode down in the Broadway cars. No words could express the thanks bestowed on the informer. But for the discovery they wore going to take the faithless creature to Europe , Time and time again when this delicate child was suuposed to bo taking the air f the parks , it had been stripped of 'its ino clothes , in order to keep them fresh , Iresscd in dirty thin rags instead of varm flannels ami left to contract dis- asc in the foetid courtyard of a sicken- ng tenement building. An old gentletnum said that it was traugo how women KSCAI'KIJ BEING 11ALV-IIKADKD , tvhilo a largo proportion of men hadn't n hair between them and the sky after ho clock of time struck 50. I have niado a hair standing discovery. There are as many bald women ns men. The only known remedy for a bald man is a wig , and the best over constructed Is ; lanng fraud when you get back of tears oars , or close to the forehead. The only substitute for your own dear lost hair , hat can trick your friends , and almost > orsuado yourself is the toupee which is ; ummcd on the bald pate and brushed in vlth such fringe as kind providence has eft. These arrangements must always rest on n man's mind like an undis covered murder. There must always bo n harrowing apprehension that the sticky ittiu" will relax its grip on the scalp , or * .hat the lining of your hat will adhere to .hat treacherous little mat and some ittlo act of gallantry will go for you bald headed. One night in n theater a gentleman with nice dark curls clustered on his cmplcs , and gently touching his shirt collar , was taken with n sneeze as he ooked at a pretty girl sitting in a draft , "Who is she cot" sneezed the man in an luterrogative w y. As hu did so , a little , dark wave ol lair lifted , and , as he throw his hear jaok , the toupee , so carefully plastered , sailed through the air and fell on a lady's lap. On the man's head waa a bare , round spot as big us a teacup , and the little gobs of shoemakers' wax that hut * lately held the Iqvunting toupee it : among his true hairs. The lady ( who shall tell what a bond of sympathy lay under her hat-brim ? ) , tenderly raised the deserter on a fan and thrust it over his shoulder. Not all the serpentine locks on the head of Medusa over cur djed the beholder's blood as that little piece of wig did the poor man's , when he looked on the fan and saw what ho supposed was on his head. He pocketed it and fled , nn utterly wretched ! , heart broken creature. But I started in to tell of my discovery. Emma and I wanted to make n gold-dog out of the little black spaniel. Wo went prowling through some funny places in Sixth uvonu < 3 for bleaching fluid. Wo found a pair of rooms on a second floor given over to the sale of what was called the "defiance front.1' The woman in attendance said' they defied detection , and wore so called , but Em thought they made you look warlike , and acted in a chip on the shoulder invitation to fight. I represented that I HAD A HALO AUNT in the country , and made myself so pleasant that the woman laughed and let us Into the secret of the trade at once. "How I'd like to bo an assistant hero n little while. " said I. "You may if you like , " was the reply ; "my girl is oil' picnicking somewhere' I'd like a little help this afternoon. " Em and 1 took off our hats , and pinned biir blue checked aprons on over our good drosses. In came a lady known in New York society , whoso personal ap pearance li.is been noticeable many years on account of her lovely snow-white hair. The WOUIUL > took her behind a curtain , and I grabbed a handful of hair pins and followed right in. She removed a hellt rope-colored mass of lace and flowers that wont into that lovely hair beauti fully. She unhooked a mysterious rub ber cord. She took out invisible hair pins , and. Oh ! Mo. es and the bullrushes in which you were found , there was a transformation scene from her nose to the bump of revelation away oil on the back of her head. She was an unbroken coast of scalp. Not a hair dashed up to show where once the locks rolled in. believe I uhowcd the astonishment 1 felt , for the wlgmuker said : "You arn't well , Mary Ann ; L guess those hot days are too much for you/ ' So 1 went out to Em and got a little air. Tbo next customer v 3 a raw boned creature with tremendous soltaircs for earrings , and a profusion of curled black hair filling the front of her peek-a-boo hat. Em stood up to wait on lie ; . "Let me see the defiance front , " said she. "Tiat ! > not u mutch for my hair , " said the customer. "No , " replied I bland ! ' . ' , "butit would suit your fair skin so well that you might touch up your own hair with our great uu-ifcrous aurora lluid till it did match. ' ' The lady smirked and said , "Dour mo" and "dreadful huz , " and finally. "I'm a good mind to try that front on. " "Your hair Is pretty thin on top , " said I , dmiring to flutter her , "Yes , " said bho , "I wour these falsa pieces through the summer to rust my purling. " "You'ro ill Ann " said again. Mary , the proprietress , coming in ; ' 'I'll tend to this lady. " And she bold to her the auburn front , gave the ICe hair.s that belonged to the costume their lir.it hath in aurifcruous aurora sold her two bottles of the fluid to go on with , and a switch to twist in .when her own hair gel the right shade. IN THE FIEID OF LITERATURE The Mwla of Authorship A Beview of Some of the Latest Books. COLUMBUS AS A STAGE HERO. Tito Story of Metlalcahtln The Federal oral Constitution Thoughts For Young Man The Magazines. IT was a thoroughly appreciative ob server who gave expression to the wish that his enemy would wrtto a book. Whether in his day men became authors find then passed Into oblivion is a matter of which no account is Riven , but it Is to bo presumed that then as now there was no more dangerous pastime than the uttering of thoughts and ideas in book form. As in all occupations which per mit the parading of one's productions bcforo n critical public , there is about "book writing , " a great enchantment. From the Alpha to the Omega there is a passionate interest in the work that absorbs the very lie of the author. The fact that his manuscript may only be created for the waste-basket does not dimmish his passion ; so the enchantment may not wholly bo Juid at the door ot man's innate vanity and desire for noto- icty. It is wonderful the number of books" produced in this country ; and ; ct there urn perhaps as many which die in inglorious death at the hands of the critical "reader" of the unfeeling publisher. It is not always the bad ma terial which meets this death , nor all the meritorious which passes to the printer , "or there have been many productions ho reading public have been called to peruse which are simply abortive at tempts at literature , while many really commendable works have been cast aside gnomlnously by unappreeiativo critics , numbers of which have later been res cued from untimely graves and , placed bcforo the world , have won many enco miums and been treasured as worthy works of worthy authors. If the worst fate that can befall a human s the authorship of a bookmany have mot severe fates in this world and hundreds are following them every week in the year. The late of millions of pages of manuscript , which was but sweetness wasted in the desert air , the poverty , the trials and tribulations of some of our greatest authors seems tote to have no retarding ell'eot on the rising ccneration , in every third family of which bobs up serenely some born au thor , ready to shako th ? foundations ot the literary world with the Inspired pen. To discourage the writing ot books by any one is an error ; from the most ob scure corner may come the sweet per fumes of a rose , which blushing unseen may cast n fragrance throughout the garden of literary llowers. No man or woman was over severely injured by the preparation or the stud in cident to the compiling of the manuscript , but it can truthfully be said that the ma jority of those who get into print are the ones upon whom pity may bo properly and lavishly bestowed. THE life and character of Columbus has been placed before the reading- pub lic in many various ways , but it was re served for Daniel S. Preston , formerly of England , to produce the great discoverer as the hero of a play. G. P. Putnam < V Sons , of New York , are the publishers. "Columbus : or a hero of the new world an historical play" is the title. The author has blended the prusaic history of his hero's day with interesting dialogue and dramatic scenes in such a way ns to make his production a decided treat. Like all heroes , Columbus , develops in this work a wonderful amount of vir tues ; the manner in which lie cherished his pet ideas , the patience in which ho made known his plans to a sneering world , his adventures and his trials and finally his triumphs are all portrayed < n a decidedly creditable and interesting stylo. In the finis where Columbus , stands receiving coiving the congratulations of Queen Isabella , is intended to appear a most novel and beautiful tableau. Columbus mentions a vision he had of the future , at which appears an apparition most ap propriate ; a foreground at tirst alone visible iblo , of trontly undulating heights , em bosoms in its midst a fertile and irrigated plain. Beyond are the clustered spires of a city. Upon the declivities of the hills recline in fourfold grouping , the allegorical impersonations of the States of the American union. The mist which at lirst hid this scene from view rises further and discloses above the plainand distant , a rugged and inaccessible moun tain peak. The precipices below are lost in cloud. Upon the peak's summit , having in its rear the glory of the rising sun , .stands Genius , the fairy character of the play , who , robed in white and wreathed with laurel , recognizes the great discoverer with a smile and indicates to him her daughters in the plain below. The mists rise higher when above , and to each side of the mountain peak ap pears a lumlnious empyrean , within which , in as many groupings , are recog nised with vagueness forms and features of colonial , revolutionary and national celebrity , until , from each of these , emerge with sudden vividness the im- acres ot Columbus , Washington and Lin coln. It was the failure of the playwright to secure a producer for his offspring that converted him to an author and brought his work into book form. It is a ques tion whether it will ever be fortunate or unfortunate enough to secure a place on die boards , but certain it is that its liter ary merit alone will preserve it as a most worthy addition to the useful li brary. Fnuintiro GAUI.ANUA , Pn. 1) . , has pro duced , "Tho Fortunes of Words , " which cannot fail of appreciation. The aim of the writer is to explain plainly the im portant results of the science ot language. The style is conversational , and the en thusiasm of the author soon infects all who follow him. The book is especially valuable to teachers , writers , lawyers , etc. , and is a most interesting volume for the general reader. TIIK latest contribution by Algernon Charles Swinburne is "Select Poems , " published by Worthington & Co. , New York. The assortment is some of the best of tliis popular English poet's pro ductions , and is well worth a place on the shelf. A JOHN F. BAKEK , LLB. , of the Now York bar , has in book form "Tho Federal - oral Constitution , an Essay , " The book is a valuable one , replete with useful in formation ; the argument is strong and pointed , the reasoning logical , and the entire work worthy of the subject. From the early history of the colonies to the latest amendment to the constitution the work is replete with n strong dlscrtatlou upon the foundation of , .American gor > eminent , including foot notes and judi cial decisions upon the same. G. P. Put- nan & Sons , of New York , are the pub lishers. * . Tin : public is Indebted to Messrs. Funk it Wujrnalls , Now York , for "Hints on Karly Education. " This work was first published sixty years ago in London an- uonymously. Its authorship has been attributed to a sister of Elizabeth Fry , the philanthropist ! but the name of the author unver appeared on the title page , though it passed through eighteen edi tions sense and the Intolllfont discrimination exhibited all through the little work make It a valuable assistant to mothers and others engaged in the care and in struction of the young. A # TIIK now edition of "A Few Thoughts for n Young Man"by Horace Mann , and published by Leo &Shopurd , of Bostonis just out , and if the young men of to-day would read and profit by the nuggets of wisdom contained therein , the world would bo much bettor that they had lived. As advice to thd young his words of truth and wisdom have rung in the curs of the young and old for many years , and aided many in seeking the right path and adhering to it. This little work is no less valuable than other productions of Horace Maun and should bo read with pare. " * "DOROTHY TnoitN of Thornton , " by Julian Wnrth and published by D. Lathrop , Boston , is a. late work which can truthfully bo called a first-class American novel. The , story is a pretty one currying with it the usual moral , but woven with smh simple elegance ns to be decidedly attractive. iLIko its title the entire tale is old fashioned and plain , and this very fact it trjny be makes it more interesting. Cortniu it is. how ever , that the character and life of Dorothy Thorn Is worth following and can be done so to the permanent benefit as well as to the temporary entertain ment of the reader. * * * LIEUTENANT JOHN P. FINLKY , U.S. A. , is thn author and the Insurance Monitor , Now York , the publisher of a very inter esting and valuable treatise on'"Torna does. " The book contains valuable in formation , without doubt the result of many years ot labor and observation of the subject. Ascertained facts are u cd ns the basis of every statement and the took is filled with pertinent illustrations The author has thoroughly and system atically dissected his subject , and the parts and parcels are treated in such n way as to bring one on familiar terms vith the dreaded king of the elements. \ careful reader of this book will not aek for the wisdom to foretell the oy- jlono or to save himself from injury when it bursts in all its fury. The work s entirely devoid of superfluous language ind while written in a smooth , interest- ng style , Is a practical , common sense irescntatiou of facts ana observations. TIIK story of "Metlukahtla , " by Henry 5. Wellcome , author , and Saxon & Co. , tfow York , publishers , 1h a tale ot a com- minity of native British Columbians now ieekinir refuge under the folds of the American flag from persecution of church and stute. Thirty years ago thi'ir > cople consisted of some of the most fe rocious Indian tribes' of this continent , glorying in such traits as treachery , and such practices us cannibalism. Win.Dun can began a single 'handed mission among them , educated them , told to them the storv of the cross in the sim plest manncr'and gradually introducing peaceful industries finally conquers their , vild passions and works n marvellous .rnnsformation. Tne story is u tnlo of ifo. a history in fact but penned in such a pleasing vein as to rob it of the usual dullness of fact and clothe it with he interesting garb of fiction. The author has performed his task well and the work is worthy a careful perusal. * JAMES M. LUULOAV has mingled fact with fiction in u delightful manner in ' 'The ' Captain of ihe Janizaries. " The book is a story of.the times of Sonnder- tterg and the fulfof Constantinople and is Interesting throughout. Funk & Wiig- nnlls are the publishers. THE prevailing discontent in the pres ent process of selecting our president and vice-president is the apology , Charles O'Noil , K.L.B. , oilers in presenting for the consideration of the rending public , "Tho American Klectoral.System. " The work is a valuable ono to every man who loves his country and the disc/ussion / of mutters nffectintr its interests.Ut is a sound , strong book , one in which it pays to In vest and containing many things which every American should ponder upon. Putnam & Sous are the publishers. THi : MAGAZINES. THE veteran in thei muga/.ine field , HUI per's , is at all times attractive , but the Auiruyt number IB-especially so , re plete as it is with strong And interesting articles upon the topicsof the day. The charms of the great Niagara are done full justice by the trenchant pen ot Miss Welch , whose portrayal Of many delight ful trumps in the vicinity is beautiful in the extreme. Edward Brown gives an entertaining nnd instructive sketch on "Tho Irish Party in Parliament. " "Sea Wings" is the title of a study of sails by Robert C. Leslie , which with its sixty-six drawings makes a most interesting peru sal for all interested in nautical arts. In u well written article G. O. Shields tolls of experiences "Hunting the Grizzly , " and Howard Pylc gives n thrilling narra tive of "The Buccaneers of the Spanish Main. " Rebecca Harding Davis.Charlcs Dudley Warner , and other well known writers , contribute to make this number one of the most interesting yet issued. ScmnNtu's for August gives the places of honor to the fifth installment of "Un published Letters of Thackcry" in the several drawings. "Tho Picturesque Quality of Holland" is an intnrcstine ar ticle from the pen of George Hitchcock , a young American artist , who has illus trated his subject with several excellent drawings. Selections from the letters of Eliza Southgato Bowno under "A Girl's Lite Eighty Years Ago , " gives interesting views of society in ye olden times. Prof. Shaler of Harvard university is repre sented by an instructive paper on scien tific subjects from a popular point of view , wnilo Prof. Weir of the Yale art school writes of "The llevial of the Handicraft. " T. K. Sullivan contributes the fiction under the title of "Tho Lust Rembrandt , " which is purticulaily pleas- ing. ing.A A number of other well-penned arti cles and several excellent poems com plete this number which is a very inter- eating one throughout. * * A nirii : > iii.Y : interesting paper of holi day adventure is "Snubbin Through Jersey" which appropriately opens the August number of the Century. In this number General A.V. . Greoly describes nn episode of the Lady Franklin Bay expedition , under "Our Kivigtok.1' This is a curious and interesting contri bution. Joel Chandler Harris begins a story entitled "Azallh , " which is pleas ingly illustrated by Kemblcr. "Is It a n Piece of a Cornot'is a question which William Earl Hldden.nttempts to solve of the meteorite which" fell near Ma/.upll Mexico , in 1885. The Lincoln history Is the usual feature and maintains its inter est. Several war urticlcs. tin interesting paper on "Songs of the War , " numerous papers on various subjects , and many excellent portraits combine to make this issue a decidedly interesting ono. HON. DAVID \fxiis contributes his second paper on "The Ecoiignilo Disturb ances Since 1873 , " iu-tho August number * of the Popular Science monthly. Ex- president A. D. White continues Ids ' 'Now Chapters in the Warfare of Science ence- " and "The Falls of the Mississ ippi , " by J. A. Keys Is an interesting paper advancing souio now and curious features in regard to the Father of Waters. A number of other entertain ing contributions grace this number , among which are "Astronomv with an Opera Glass , " Mr. Servlss1 third paper on that interesting topic , nnd "Tho Motal'Art of Ancient Mexico" by II. L. Reynolds , Jr. . an instructive subject well handled. Throughout this number main tains the ropuUtlon of- the journal tis an entertaining and metruotlvc period- AROOND NIAGARA FALLS , Ita Stupendous Power The Beauties of ' the Scenery , NEAR THE DEVIL'S HOLE The Whirlpool Rapid * The Few People ple Who See the Hirer A Spot of Whlnh Americans are Proud Its Unzzllnfc Beauty. Harper's Magazine for August : While hundreds of tourists visit the Fulls of Ni agara every season , not ono in a thous and actually sees the river. But with the "freeing of Niagara" celebrated by Now York state and Canada , July IB , 1885 , the river experienced anew now birth. Hereafter , in the true spirit of this international bond , the traveler , having enjoyed restored nature at the points comprised within the limits of the International park "survey , may ex plore Niagara river to where , actually freed from its high , precipitous mural boundaries , it pours the w aters of our upper inland seas into the broad Ontario. Here culminates the historic interest of the Niagara frontier , us at the Whirlpool modern rock-readings tell us to seek a clew to its geological past. For of few other rivers may It bo said that they have a threefold charm , apucallng alike to artist , historian and man of science. True lovers of Niagara hope that the day Is not far distant when the Interna tional park will consist of not merely a mile strip on the American bank , but a grand double boulevard , running from Buflalo to Yotingstown , and on thcCana- Han cliffs from the 1 lor shoo Falls to .Jucenston. As a sight for country villas , vewiston Ridge , with the unnumbered jcautiful drives in its heighborhoodand ts picturesque historical associations , must , as the cities of western Now York in wealth and population , become lot less famous than the cliffs of New port. Below the cataract the Niagara , ul- hough comparatively few tourists ills- cover this fact , has a beauty and grnnd- uur no less imposing than the falls Ilium- selves. Not content with its mighty plunge of 135 foot , the river goes surg- 'ng and tossing down another 104 feet in ts rocky bed over the obliterated fulls of a preglucial stream , the remains of a hlrd cataract being still perceptible in he Whirlpool rapids. At the Whirlpool the river untwists itself like some mighty serpent from its sinuous contortions in this coecavo prison , to pour its-elf an emorald-creon wave into a channel at right angles with its former course , and "Henceforth trends northeast with many a gentle curve. Not until we reach Lowlston Ridge do wo turn our backs on the Niagara's stu pendous exhibition of power. From this icight , described by Father Charlevois us "a frightful mountain which hides tself in clouds on which the Titan might attempt to scale the heavens , " is a view worthy the expansive canvas of a Biorstudt. The table-land terminates abruptly in an escarpment. Beneath stretch boundless mcadowlands as rich as any in agricultural England. They slope gently to the river , which , coming headlong down the gorge , with the leap and roar of the Whirlpool upon it , grad ually subsides into a tranquil .stream as the bold outlines of the banks above Lcwiston fall away into broad , smiling plains. Across the gorge is the Bunker Hill of Canada , crowned by its lofty shaft. Few monuments in the world have so imposing an efi'ect in the land scape ns the longly form of Brock tower ing in the blue cloud ? far above the heights of Quecnston. Nestling under the shadow of her mountain is Lewiston , so named in 1805 for Governor Morgan Lewis , of New York. At the extreme north , beyond the village of Youngstown , and comiuanning the angle at the headland of river and lake , we descry the white ramparts efFort Fort Niagara , whence the gallant Pou- chot , begirt with enemies , looked out in 1758 , vainly attempting to discover mov ing among the trees the battalions of his allies from the Detroit river. Exactly opposite Fort Niagara lies "fair Newark' , once cay , rich , and beautiful , " present ing to the water's edge her ancient front of crumbling fortrosaes and gray church towers. With the American , pedestrian- ism lias become almost as favorite a mode of exercise as with his English cousin. Ono of the finest autumnal tramps this country affords is a walk up the gorge of the Niagara. No tour afoot in the Swiss Alps is more exhilarating. On the one hand are the organ tones of the turbulent river ; on the other , the steep , weather-beaten olid's , shaggy with forest trees , and of appalling l-eight ; and the cloud-embosomed form of.Canada's hero follows the retreating footsteps , as if , weary of the vague isolation of the higher atmosphere , ho would fain keep companionship with humanity below. The whole series of rock strata com posing thn sides of the gorge I ? laid bare up the perpendicular American bunk.liko the layers of a well-regulated jollv-cako. A study of this rook wall in the co'urso of a walk from Lowlston to Suspension bridge not only shows the various thick ness of the different strata , but gives a clear Idea of the nature of the erosive process by which , according to recent surveys , portions of the cataract recede at the rate of three feet a year. Hard layers of the Niagara and Clifton lime stone alternate with the soft shales of the same names. Beginning at Lewiston as a narrow strip , the upper stratum of Niagara limestone increases in thickness to the falls. Hero the mightv force of the cataract constantly washes" away the foundation of soft shale on which the limestone rests , and thus underminedtho hard upper rock breaks ofT. The narrow road by which pedestrians descend from Lewiston escarpment pur sues a winding /.igzug course , its passage broken by two secondary terraces. Along this steep precipice , described by Charlevois and Pouchot In their memoirs as though it were ono of the most dilli- cult passes in * the Alps , was visible , until recently , the remains of an old tramway , "the first railroad in America. " In the days when Lewiston and her neigh bors over the river were nourishing trad ing posts , hero began the portage around the falls. At this point all the goods in process of transportation between the lakes underwent transshipment. The heavy bales were raised and lowered on a sliding car and cradle moved on an in clined plane by a windlass. Up and down this narrow defile passed a motley procession of European traders , Ameri cans and Indians. To the "trois man- tuigncs" came Father llenncpm.his port able chapel on his back , and with him that bold adventurer who threatened to make "the grlllbn lly above the crows ; " for while there Is nothing In these decay ing river towns to recall the fact , wo are actually In ( ho neighborhood that wit nessed the birth of America's magnificent inland commerce. ' The walk lip'tho gorge is made easier by leaving the train where thn engine slows up this side the mountain. Near by are the exposed foundations and an chors of the old suspension bridge. The remnants of its heavy cables llap and sway across the gorge between Lewiston and Queciiotown like an empty clothes line. At our left is a tunnel cut through the side of a rook. It looks like a ruined arch ; but although the surrounding country is rich In tradition and history the banks of the Niagara are not crowned with castles. Some one in the .party rn- members' that Mr. ' Benson J. 'Lossing f jt iji tjjo Picjorlal Field HOWE & KERB , FURNITURE 1510 DOUGLAS STREET , ' ( Opposite Fttlcnner'a. ) SOUTH SIDE RESIDEIT TRACT ADDITION TO FRIEND , NEBRASKA. At Auction Sale , Thursday , August 4th , at 2 p.m. , Sharp. Sale without Keservo to the Highest Bidder. Friend , Nebraska , has two thousand people. Is on the main line of the B. & M. road 88 miles west of Lincoln. The K. C. & W. railroad is surveyed through the town honds will be voted for it.and the division station on the new line will be at Friend. The town is one of the bebt shipping points in the state. Terms of Sale One-third cash , balance on easy term * C. C. PACE and BEN O'RHODES , Auctioneers , Lincoln. WHITE & FISHHURN , Proprietor * . BEAU IN MIM ) WE ARK SELLING Furniture , Carpets , Stoves and Household Goods Of every Description , on Credit at Cash Prices. PEOPLES' INSTALLMENT HOUSE 613 N. 16th St. , Between California and Webster , BOSENTHAL & CO. , Proprietors. RILEY & McMAHON , Real Estate and Loan Brokers , 310 South Fifteenth. Street. 15 lots in Patrick' ndd. from tl ,000 ; $100 cusli Sorao deslrnblo trnckngo lots. down , bulnnco to eult. . , B acres good trnckngo , cheap. CoriiorlKltli imil Cnllfnrniii. 180x160 nil of the . , Good ImrKiilns in ports city. SoMsrnl clump lots In BnutliUinahu nlco acres In HonlloUl chcnp. A flno nero in Washington Hill HILL & YOUM , 121 3 and FABNAM ST. FURNITURE Carpets , Stoves , House Furnishing Goods. Weekly and Monthly Pay- merits. Book , and it is well 'to say hero a preliminary liminary reading of this careful historian vastly enhances the enjoyment of a tramp through the battle country of the war of 1812. 1812.Near Near the Devil's hole where the rail way goes into the mountain , wo leave the track and mount the ridge. From the top of the cliff overlooking this awful chasm is another sweeping ; view of the river north and south. Peering down into the depths of the leafy gulf , it seems almost impossible to conceive in the syl van calm of this peaceful ferny solitude that it could once have been the scone of a murderous ambuscade. Passing1 the squatter sovereignty at Suspension bridge , and pausing midway on the hanging viaduct , we have a full view of the wonderful and many times described Niagara gorge. Great white gulls are circlmg over the narrow rock bound chasm , in the bed of which flows the emerald-green river. The perpin- dieular clili's.JJOO feet high , through which the stream makes its tompcstous passage , still clad in the fading russet tints of maples and elms , among which the se vere outlines of tall pines stand forth like black priests , mounting the gorge , up and up in solemn file , currying us back into that remote past when first the Jesuit fathers visited the nation which ave to the river , on either side of which ts camp lircs burned , Its musical name. Crossing the bridge , we witness at the Whirlpool on the iCanadlan side "tho culminating act of the Nmguru drama. " Littl'i knownand less appreciated by the generality of travelers , to the thinker the Whirlpool is the most fascinating spot along the river , more awful in the mys terious swirl of its wafers and in the eternity ot aircs its past involves than the cataract itsult. Compressed within these narrow limits is the drainage of half a continent. Two of the three sides are steep.rooky precipices like the rest of the river gorge. The other Is a sheer slope of primeval forest , at whlcli the water rushes with the tremendous foreis ac quired in its swift descent , To Recount for this wooded doclovity curries ono fur deeper into the fathomless ages than any possible calculations as lo the period re quired for the fulls to dig the gorge from Quecnstown. Frequently accidents occur in the household which cause burns , cuts , sprains and hruisns ; for use in Mirli cases lr. J. H. McLean's Volcanic Oil Lini ment has for many yours been the con stant favorite family romnny. Kayaking In Greenland. From nn illustrated sketch of sonio personal experlonnos by General A , W. Grealy in the August Century , we quotn the following : This dangerous craft is gradually dying out in Greenland , and only the brighter and more ambition. ? boys acquire it. Practice must coiiniieiien at a tender ago , and must bq continued assiduously. Jens hud a pride ami delight - light in the art , such us was unusual in his scttlumnnt. . l''or those who huvo novcrbcen u l.'ayak I wi.MliBPorfci-tly ; do- gcrlbe it us a shuttle-shaped l'"ut. owi- sistlng of a woo.lun framework , vrtdch is fastened together generally by seal skin thongs , and over which is stretched a covering of tunned scalsKin.ns . neatly nn < 4 tightly as In the sheepskin of a drum-head. The skin covering is so well tanned and is sodeftlysown togethcrwith sinew thread by the Eksimo women , that no drop of water finds its way through skin or scum. The use of seal thong in uniting the stanchions gives great strength and equal elasticity , allowing with impunity grout shocks which other wise would destroy so frill u'structufo. Thn bout Is usually some fifteen feet long , and from its central point gently curves upward from a width of twenty undadepth of ten inches to pointed ends. Both prow and sturn are care fully armed with a thin molding of-wal rus ivory , which is u protection to the skin covering when the hunter spinning through thn witter , strikes sinult ice , or , in landing , so throws forward nnd up ward his kayak that boat and man slide easily and safely up the edge on to the level surface of a floe. The only open ing Is a circular hole with a bones or wooden ring , its.size being strictly lim ited to the en cumference of the hips of the largest hunter who is to ui-o it. A waterproof combination jacket and mitten of oil tunned seal skin is worn by tin ) hunter , who tightly laces the bottom to the ring , so that no water can enter the kayak. Thus equipped the Innuit hunter faces sous tlmt would swamp any } other craft , and plunges safely through the heaviest surf. A single oar with u blade at each end , in skillful and trained hands propels this unballasted , unsteady r.ruft with great rapidity , nnd it moves through the water at n rate varying from five to ten miles nn hour , according to thn character of the sea and the exigency of the occasion. . The our properly handled enables nn ov- port to rise to the surface , if , us happens ' ) nt times , the bout is overturned. The kayak of the tiksimo is probably unsurpassed in Ingenuity by the boating devices of tiny other savage people of the globe. Its essential points of lightness , buoy nn uy , and structural strength nro maivoloubly well adapted to the varying mid dangerous conditions under which an Eskimo provider seeks Ids .sea game. This tiny cruft with nil hunting gear weighs scarcely fifty pounds nnd will curry a loud of some liOO pounds bundcs its occupant. Colic , crumps and pidns in the .Stom ach are ( ( tiidkly subdued by taking a few drops ot Dr. J. II. McLean's Volcanic Oil Liniment on .sugar or mixed in pyrup. An Altlirevlati-il QiicKtlon. Xow , what would you ihlnk'pft.'Air. . , It you had H nruttv youni ; sr. , Ami nn Impudent rlmp Should sit In IIL-I-lap , A ml. refuse to cut uu till Im'il l < rV Chicago \invs : 1'lttonn o.strlciips have Ji st Ixuii hatched fioin n urst of ficvintiun Jri- tilu ftus : it Mount Full view ostilcll farm , nt'ir van Dluxa 'This I * thn best iecor < l miiliuii 'America , Thorp uro nlglity r.t tlioftrtilnow. ' : ' ' '