Nebraska Newspapers

    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. ' :
' ' '