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f " * ! * J f ' : " 1 10 THE OMAHA PA1LT BEEi SUNDAY JULY ' 81 ? 1887.-TWELYE FAGESL I BISIOEI OF SPIRITUALISM ; Its Discovery bj the Fox Family in 1848. , THE VIEWS OF SCIENTIFIC MEN. The John the Baptist of Spiritualism. The Fallacy of Exposure How the llellnf Kncora c Ex alted Aspiration. Hudson Tuttle in the Now England Alagazlnn for July : By common consent modern spiritualism dates from the 81st of March , 18)8. ) It was then that ques tions wcro asked and intelligent answers given by nicrfns of rapping * . The Pox family , living in n humble house in the obscure village of Hydosvillo , N Y. , had Tcen disturbed by strange noises for suc cessive nights , but on the evening of the 41st , after they had retired , the disturb ncc became excessively annoying. At length it was found by the children that the sounds would respond to tholr re quests. This was a now order of things , ( or ghosts usually stand and silently gaze on the beholder , and disappear at the first word addressed to thorn. The anniversary which is now oele brated by .spiritualists throughout the world , was first suggested by Mr. James Lawrence , of Cleveland , O. , who re- celved a communication purporting to come from a spirit once eminent in the earth-life , suggesting that the day be sot apart. The following 'year. 1870 , the an niversary was'almost universally ob served by the sociotics of city and coun try. try.A. A. J. Davis may bo said to have been the John the Baptist to spiritualism , hav ing prophesied its coming in his "Na turo's Divine Revelations " which " 5 , was finished ono year before the llydcsvillo manifestations. Of the many so-called exposures , nnd theories explaining the phenomena , they have only exposed the ignorance of these who have put them forth. The most ncuto and vigilant committee , after thorough investigation , pronounced the phenomena occurring in the presence of the Fox children to bo independent of them , and from that day to the present every ono who has honestly and patiently investigated has become convinced of the genuineness of the manifestations. Such was the beginning of what has been called "Modern Spiritualism , " as distinguished from "spiritualism" which is as old as the rnco. It marks an epoch in time and the commencement of a re action against materialism , which , with the now phase of scientific thought , was swooping away the old beliefs in the supernatural. What is spiritualism ? It is n religion and a science. Science la the classitica- tion of facts , the co-ordination of cause and cfleet , ultimating in broadgcncrall- | zations. It is the search after truth. Vo- ligion is devotion to and for the truth of its own sake , the abnegation of self for the good of others. Spiritualism , span ning the gulf between this present and the future life , is a religion dominant in both. It forms the troldon strands per meating through all religious systems nnd binding them with common honds. You may take the sacred books of the world Shasta , Zcndavcsta , Koran , Tal mud , the old and now testaments and you have brought together the spiritual history , ideas , emotions nnd superstitions and spiritual life of the early nges of man ; out you hayo not spiritualism you have oniv a part. You may take the sci ences the terrestrial , intimately con nected with our telluric domain , teaching the construction and organization of our gtobo and the cosmical , treating of the inlinito realm of the stars and wo have not spiritualism , you have only a part. To represent it in its completeness the truth must bo extracted from all sciences i and religions , nnd blended into harmony. , It takes man by the hand and assures him that ho is a nobleman of nature , heir t-to the Godhead , owning all things , for whom all thingsexist , and capable of un derstanding all. lie is not for to-day , 3or acting for time , but jor eternity : and whatever no writes m his book of life , is written for eternity. What a position man occupies ! On ono hand are the lower forms of nature , the brutes of the field ; on the other the angels of light , towards whom ho is hastening , one of whom he will become after death shall have east from his spirit its earthly garments. Theond and aim of evolution is the individualization ot a spiritual being. As a man is the jrcatest fact of nature BO in individual ized spirit Is the greatest fact of man. The travail of the t ages , as bringing forth higher nd * , higher forms , prophesying oven from the Silurian mollusc the coming man in this light have a moaning ; while they have not , if death is the end , bringing to nought the accumulated fruitage oft life's vast tree. Spiritualism is le&dorlcss. It is a sin * Biilarity ot the spiritual movement that It Ims- spread with a rapidity unparalleled in the history of nny other innovation , while no ono has stood nt the head of its believers to direct tholr movements. Its teachings , on the contrary , denounce leadership individual worship , demand , ing of every bollover to rely solely on himself. It is a great universal move ment diffused throughout all ranks and classes ot society , and from myriad sources the little streams flow into its yast channel. Other movements have had great nnd talented men to present nnd vindicate thnir claims to the world ; they have had leaders who were con sidered infallible ; but spiritualism has none. It has never had. No loader , no pope , no final appeal , every ono working out his own salvation , everyone his own high priest and if ho has sins , ho must confess thorn to himsolf. Organization It has been said as a ro- pnmcli , that spiritualists have no perma nent organization , that these thov have am little more than lecture clubs. It is true that the attempts nt organization have been unsuccessful because they aped the old , nnd had no inspiration from the new. Spiritualists are such , because intensely individualized. They do not wish for organization , but nsso- cuvtion ; and in its time that will como In n form which will not suppress , but in- cnifxso the energies of the Individual. And yet what would have been gained by organi.ationVliatbya leadership , but it lias been of tlm spirit world. Had there been organization with a statomonl of destinies , there would boforn this time have been crystali/ation , stagnation along certain lines of thought , and , withal , isolation not only of society from others , but of doctrines. As it has boon , those doctrines have remained uncon fr- fined liavopormoatud all organizations There is no distinctive churoh of spirit ualism , but all the churches have bcor awakened and forced forward in a now intellectual life ; no visible loader , but i leadership of the wurld of light Through the sea of humanity , the might ] current from the shores ot invisible lifi has sot with * x flood mom irrontstabli than that wlnoli streams tjirough tin ocean.Vo have all labored in on spheres of notion , doing thobost wo couU helping in our feeble way ; and our cf forts have benii wrenched to the purposi of this irresistiiblo forco.Vu know no from whence it came , nor to what un known coast it drifted , but wo now bcgli dimly to perceive that the skies grov clearer on the broadening horizon , am there ooruos a brenlh of odorous sweet BCM from iome continent yet conroalui bnyond cloud * that nro how rosy witli tin dawn. Slodiunashlp AU persons are scnsUlv < taA ' " " to the impressions , but some are far nioro delicately attained than others. As an Instrument , they vibrato to the waves of thought. The number ot these has rapid ly Increased in the past few years. Cen turies had gonn by and not one ! Darren centuries , when man remained stationary or retrograded into dense ignorance , The highest form ot modiumship , or sen sitiveness , is dependent on moral excel lence and spiritual purity , but the lower form of physical manifestations depends on organization , which may accompany mental inferiority and immorality of life , This dlstinotion is not given its full force by cither these who accept or reject spir itualism. The persistent belief In the in fallibility and necessary superiority of celestial beings , throws n halo over all manifestations purporting to como from them , ministering to credulity on ono hand nnd aflbrding opportunity for reproach preach on the other. There are various phases of medium- ship , but they may bo broadly divided into two classes physical and mental. The iirst is moro attractive , the latter more dilllcult to dolino and of greater vnluo. There has boon a great deal of fraud and deception practiced m the name of spiritualism. An over-wccning anxiety and credulity demanded moro than it was possibio to give , except as physical moans were used to simulate the manifestations claiming to bo of spirit origin. Thcro has been a rapidly growing tendency among spiritualists to demand moro nnd more astonishing manifestations , until recently fraud has verreachcd itself , and n healthy ro- ction has set In , demanding severer cats and a higher standard of moral tiaractcr in these who profess to stand otwcen two worlds. POSITION OP SCIKNTmC MEN. The so-called scicntilio men have been ; onerally the most unfair and proju- iced opposors. They claim to bo the inly class capable of correct observation , nd scorn the ordinary observer. They ay nature must supply the conditions or obsorvatioo in the special depart ments of their labor , yet when they ap- roach spiritualism they reverse this atural order , and if not allowed to on- brco their own conditions , discard the whole subject as unworthy their ttuntion. When n table was suspended a the air without physical contact cforo the eyes of Sir David lircwstor , ho jald , "It seems to rise ! " When Faradav was told that his table-turning theory had 'ailed , ho would not go and see himself , jut said ho was "heartily tired of the whole matter. " For this investigation none are by training * or education as in competent as tbo so-called scientist * ) . They ignore the true scientific method , ipuroach the subject with a encer , and udgo before the evidence is presented. The psychological societies , both English md American , have moved in the same ut from their beginning , fritted away heir time in { inessentials , nnd schemes low not to roach indefinite conclusions. And yet them have been many learned nnd fully qualified men who have invest ! gated the phenomena and been thorough' Ty convinced. Professor Hobert Hare uade extended researches and became onvincod that the phenomena wcro of plrit-origin. Professor Wallace , the > cor of Darwin , O. F. Varley , electrician- , Jamille Flammarion , astronomer : Wag- lor , jreogolist of tbo University of bt. Petersburg ; P. A. Butleroy , chemist ; Dr. Max Perty , professor of natural' cicnco , Switzerland ; Dr. J. U. Buchanan , J. H. Von Fichte , Dr. Frantz Hoffman these are a few names of men icted in science and philosophy , who lave fully endorsed the facts of spirit ualism. ' ' , THE NUMBER OF SPIRITUALISTS. The sound of the tiny rap has gene around the world , and the philosophy it carries with it ; and the southern cross , us well as the constellations of the north , look down on the hosts who accept the new doctrine of life hero and hereafter. n a single generation it has made more jonvorts than Christianity in five centur- cs. It would bo impossible to make an iiceiirato statement of the number , from ho fact that there are so many who re am full relationship to the church nnd yet believe. I have no doubt that fully three-fourths of all spiritualists urn to il ay church members in full communion. Judge Edmonds in 1354 estimated the number at four millions. Thc , Catholic estimate was elcvon millions which was entirely too high , and must' have in cluded all who were not Uoru'anists. PUBLICATIONS. In the very beginning , a journal was started to herald the glad nows. It was a small quarto , nnd contained the correct history of the phenomena. The time had not como for the exposition of a now plulosouhy , nor wcro the bearings of the new facts on old theories forsoon. Since that time an almost number less succession of journals hayo been issued , most of which have lived only for a brief interval. They have all boon published by the self-sacri fice of editors , writers and publishers. "Tho Roligio-Pliilosophical Journal" of Chicago , and the "Banner Light , " Bos ton , are the oldest and best sustained. "Tho Golden Gate , " of San Francisco , Is the leading organ on the Pacific coast. "Light for Thinkers" is devoted to the interests ot Spiritualism in the Southern States. "Light , " London , represents ono phase of English Spiritualism , nnd "Me dium nnd Daybreak" the other. There are several journals published in in German. French and Spanish. The books published in the last thirty-nine years , devoted to the phenomena nnd philosophy of Spiritualism , would form n very largo library , perhaps equalling if not far exceeding that of any denomina tion or sect. What do spiritualists believe ? An there is no creed , and no one Is bound by any ritual , it becomes exceedingly diflicult to make a statement of belief applicable to all. Yet there are certain fundamental principles on which all agree , ns forming the basis of the spiritual philosophy. 1. Man is a dual being a physical structure and a spirit. The spirit is an organized form , evolved by and out of the phsical body , having corresponding form nnd development. 2. The spiritual being is immortal. 3. Death is the separation of this duality , and docs not afl'ect the spirit , morally or intellectually. 4. The spirit holds the same relations to the spirit-world that man holds to physical naturo. 0. The spirit there as hero , works out its own salvation , receiving the reward of well-doing , and suffering for wrongful actions. U. Salvation is attainable only through growth. 7. There is no arbitrary decree , final judgment , or atonement for wrong , ox- except through the suftbring of the guilty. 8. The knowledge , attainment and ex perience of the earth life , form the basis of the spirit-life , which is hcnco n con tinuity of the same existence. S > . Progressive evolution of the intellectual loctual and moral facultiesIs the endless destiny of individual spirits. 10. In the spirit-world , as on earth , each receives nil he or she is capable 61 receiving , according to individual tastes , desires and capacity. 11. Heaven and hell are not places , bu conditions of mind , luharmony is neil harmony , heaven. 13. Spiritual beings are evolved by , and eliminated from , physical bodies They ilid'or in grades of morality aud In tellittence , as men differ on earth. 13. These departed spirits , retaining al their love and affection , can , and do return turn and communicate with those in thii Ufa. Their capability ot so doing doc : not depend on their Intelligence or mor ality. 14. Mcdiumslilp rests on sensitiveness which \ not dependent on culture 01 morals , though elevated und controlled thereby. in. Communications from Spiritual beings are fallible , partaklnc of the qualities of tholr source , and may bo for good or ovll , according to their source , nnd the channel which transmits , and these who received them' . 10. The Sptritttal communications of all ages orccnato from this ono source. nnd must bo alike , tried by the test of roason. 17. Individual spirit is the reality , and the highest typo of creative energy. In this sense man is divine , and endowed with Infinite capabilities , and united in brotherhood , having common.orlglnpur- , PDSO nnd destiny. 18. Spiritualism encourages oxaltcd as pirations , and energizes the spirit by presenting the highest , purest motives. and inculcates noble self-reliance. It frees man from the bondage of authority of book or creed. Its only law is truth : Us interpreter , roason. Every individual must bo a law unto himself , draft his own creed , and grant to all others equal lib erty. 1 ! ) . If spiritualists organized , it is be cause organization is the bent method to reach desired results , and the means by which each shall receive the combined strength of nil. Such organizaUon must bo based on absolute personal freedom and unques tioned right to individual opinion nnd action , so far as the rights of others re main inviolate. s It a Place of a Comet ? From nn illustrated paper by William Earl Hidden in the August Century , we quote as follows : There hns recently como into my possession the ninth iron meteorite whoso fall to the earth has been observed. It is , moreover , the first metcroito which seems to oxidonce a di rect connection with a star-shower. The mass acquires still further interest from the fact that it is presumably a fragment of the famous comet of Biola. A brief account of this celestial wan derer will doubtless bo of lutercst to the readers of The Century , in which maga zine the essays of the astronomer Langley - gley have recently appealed. Astronomers have waited patiently for the fidl to the earth's surface , nt the time of the periodical star-showers , of some thing tangible , but until now they have waited in vain. In looking over a considerable amount if astronomical literature , only ono ocord can bo found of the falling of a body to the earth at such n time ; this was near Paris , on the 10th of April , 101)4 ) , when "many shooting stars wcro soon , and a very largo ono was said to have been found on the ground as a glowing lubstancc. " From the 24th to the 20th ot November , .885 , the earth was passing through a rain of meteors that proceeded from the constellation Andromeda , and once formed u part of Biela's comet. These meteors are now known to astronomers ns Andromcdcs or Biolids. The maxi mum of this shower occvrrcd on the 27th , while it was yet broad daylight over America , and at an hour corresponding o 11 a. m. at Mnzapil , Mexico. Thus , nt the time of the , fall of this meteorite , ten hours after the maxi mum number of meteors , was ob- lerycd , the earth was mooting with only stragglers of the train. It cannot bo doubtcd'tliat the cosmical dust proceed ing from the disintegration of Bichrs comet wholly enveloped the earth and was seen as meteors from every part of 't. Such was the magnificence of the cc- estial phenomenon that in some parts of the Eastern continent uneducated people believed there would be no stars left in ho sky. Of the countless host of meteors which crossed the earth's path on this 27th day of November , only ono is as yet known , o have reached the earth's surface , and hih fell near the village of Mazapil , in he state of Zacatccas , Mexico , at about 9 o'clock In the evening. It is of a rare ron-nickel variety , nnd weighs ton and a quarter pounds troy. Tlusmctoorito was presented to mo oy Sr. Jose A. y Bonilla , director-professor of the Zacatocas observatory , who re ceived it live days after its fall , from the ranchman who saw it descend from the eavens. This ranchman related the strange oocurrnnco as follows ( translated "rom the Spanish ) ; "It was at about U o'clock on the night of Novomtwr'JT , when 1 went out to the corral tnfeed certain horses ; suddenly , ! heard a loud. sizzinK noise , exactly as though bomttthinK- red-hot was beiux plunged into cold water , and almost Instantly there followed a some what loud thud. At once the corral was covered with a phosphorescent light , while suspended In the air were small luminous spnrRs as though from a rocket. 1 had not recovered from my surprise buforo saw thin luminous air disappear , and there remained on the ground only such a light us is made when a match Is rubbed. A number of people ple came running toward me fiom the neuh- borliiK houses , and they assisted mo in quieting the horses , which had become very much excited. We all asked each other what could be the matter , and were afraid to walk In the corral for fear of being burned. When , In a few moments , wo had recovered from our frlitht , we saw the light disappear , aud bringing lanterns to look for the cause , we found a hole in the ground and in It a ball of light. Wo retired to a distance , fearing It would explode and harm us. Looking up to the sky , we saw from time to time exhala tions or slurs , which soon went out without noise. We returned after a little , and found In the hole a hot stone which wecould barclv handle : this on the next day. wo saw , looked like a piece of iron. All night It rained stars , but we saw none tall to the Krouiul , as they all seemed to bo extinguished while yet very high up. " Upon further inquiry wo learn that there was no explosion or detonation hoard , and that the mass penetrated the earth only to a depth of twelve inches. This very circumstantial account loads us to believe that this meteorite is the iirst ono to bo secured and preserved that lias come to the earth during a star- shower. St. Nicholas Tor August. The number opens with a beautiful frontispiece , by Mary Hailoek Footo , il lustrating some bright verses by Editli M. Thomas , entitled "Invitation to Echo ; " and the illustrator turns author a little further on In a charming sketch of Rocky mountain life , called "An Idaho Picnic , " with moro pictures in her characteristic stylo. Another artist tolls his own story with pen as well as pencil in this number George Wharton Edwards , who writes nnd draws pictures for "Tho Figurehead of the James Starbuck , " a capital sua story told ashore. Nora Perry contrlbutosa "girl's story , " that has equal application to boys. This is a school story , and the heroine , "Mari gold , " gets into difficulty because she is not bright at mathematics , but gets out of it boeauso she is bright at other things. Thcro is n pleasant sketch of thn "Auto crat of the llreakfast Table" by the editor of the Youth's Companion ; George J. Masou gives his views on "Journalism" to the boys who are getting "Ready for Business , " and as it is the author's own profession , sees it In no roseate hue ; while C. F. Holder tells "How Some Animals Become Extinct , " with special applica tion to these forms which have disap peared within the history of man. "A Great Battle in n Forest" is the title given to GonornI AdamBadoau's account of the great battle and confederate vic tory of Chancollorsvillo , where Stonewall Jackson received his doath-wonnd. and Major Keenan won immortal fame by his gallant charge. Of the continued stories , "Winning n Commission" and "Jenny's Boarding. houBo" arc concluded , happily of course : Juan and Juanita are Drought almost tc civilization and homo by Miss Baylor : nnd "Fiddlo-John'B Family , " under guid' ' anco of Prof. H. H. Boyoson , nrabark for America. The "Brownies , " who may be regarded as a perennial serial , go a-tish' ing nnd oatoh everything catching ex < cept the rnoasols ; and there are verse ; and pictures and lots of other nioo thlngi all to be found in the AuguitSt. Nloholw TRUE OBJECTS OF MATRIMONY The Perfect Helpmate Not Found in the OonventioDtl 01 M. CHINESE IMPERIAL NUPTIALS. A Dakota Brlde-ntukla' * Marriage Naming tlic Baby Married for Fan Courtship and Marriage. Naming the Baby. T. C. HarlMuoli tn liiefr. \fo christened the bouncing boy baby , And , bowing to grandmother's whim , James Is the handle we ( rave him , In time to bo shortened to "Jim ; " And maybe sometime In the gloaming Of life , should hn welcome the day , Thn name we bestowed with our blessing Will be lost In an angular "J. " 'Twill be well , If the bouncing boy bnbjr Grows up of the law without fear , And marshals his deeds in the papers As ix gay and gallus cashier ; And It no escapes with a million To the land \vhero Victoria holds sway , We proudly wilt call him "our Jimmy , " And frown on the newspapers' "J. " Wo named the wee , golden-haired baby With many a hug and a kiss , And wo know , when we dubDod her Melissa , That her title. In timu , would bo "Al'llss , " Already my wife calls her "Countess , " And says that the baby some day Will marry a count or a baron , And 1 will his debts have to pay. Uow aweet Is the life of a father Who longs for a future like this When "James" will be turned Into "Jimmy , " And "Melissa" descends Into "M'llss. " When one as the brlae of n baron , Makes over her last summer's whim , And the grand and the noble St. Lnwrnnco Kolls dally between home and "Jiml" The True Objects of Matrimony. Baltimore American ; Whatis lovelier to beheld , more deserving of honor and > raise , than u noblu , good , true , unsol- ish , and unconventional woman ? Are ; hey many ? Are they few ? Man , if you inU ono consider yourself blessed , anil duly and rightly appreciate nnd deserve Mie value of this prize. 1 count n pure , ntclligcnt , well-bred woman the most attractive object of vision and contcm * platiou in the world -one who abhors deceit , trickery , everything save honor and truth , Picture suoli a woman as a wife , n mother , cannot you clearly bring to your vision hcivlioiuo a place of peace , harmony and contentment ? O , young men. look for such women if you are iceking happiness. If this is your ob ject , the right and only ono in contrrct- ng matrimony , and you are not a "cal culating Romeo , " search till you find her , for she is to bo found. Man , it you want a wife , a companion , a helpmate , do not expect to Una her in the conven tional class. O , how 1 do loith conven- tioiir.lisni. Give mo a true , honest per son , ior in these there is dopendcnce. When a woman contemplates matrimony , her only object is to marry the man of her choice , solely for himself , thinking by the union peace and happi ness will uo brought to their souls , be cause she loves him , and by being joined her Invo is consecrated to a holy cause. They plant a home , they rear good beau tiful little ones , which Is always the case whoru there is a perfect blending of two noble natures. It is good for the eyesight to view two souls mated. O , may wo see many of them. Women , look for good men. If you can't find one of this kind , I implore you to take none at all. Don't marry simply "or a homo , a support , for the sake of eg- aping old maidcnship , for it would bo enfold better to remain single than to bo an imperfect wife , or a wife in name only. O , how I wish I could talk witli you , young woman. Do not throw your self away. How a woman could wed when she does not love is a mystery to me. The sumo query is applicable to men. Another point:1 Happiness and selfish ness can never llpiirish on the stem ; ono kills the other , -'fo bo wedded happily , the promoter is congeniality and unself ishness. A good woman will endure much for her husband , the man for his wife. A true woman will smile , cheer , and help her 'husband ' should clouds come. Then is'the Hmo to test her char acter , solve the I problem , the object of her matrimony ! ' Men look for women with a heart , a sriul.fdo not let their facial beauty bo their solo attraction , rather let it bo their beauty of , soul and character that inspires your Jove for thorn. For with these there is no autumn , no fading , their leaves will f bo fresh and beautiful forever. "Courtship arid BJarrlngo. " Itov. Condo in Cleveland Plaindoalor : Every yound ladyhas a right to know why a young man solicits nor company. Her life is too valuabln to bo trilled with for more pleasure. Hut the young ladies like oompany. They can make it a pleas ure or a curse. Courtship , if properly engaged - gaged in , is only an introduction to the happiness that will follow. Find ono that will love you , not only through courtship , but through joys and sorrows , success and adversity and that will bo a helpmeet through life. Acquaintance is ono of the important elements of court ship. lee many young ladles have committed suicide and died broken-hearted because they did not gain a knowledge of their lovers' character before bestowing their afl'cctioiu on them. Have both eyes open. Court in the daytimeana not in the dark. Young man , go around in the daytime and see what your sweetheart is doing wiion she does not expect you. Get a knowledgq of her traits of character and domestic life. Young lady , bo careful ol your choice. See to it that a polished ad dress does not cover many viccst Don't go blindfolded , on this voyage of married life , but intelligently and wisely on both sides. With such a olioioo true happiness is sure to follow. Married for Fun. Now York Sun : Miss MamieNiomann , 21Ogdon ! ) avenue , Jersey City , and John Dunne , a young lithographer of Sherman avenue , were members of the Uilisdalo Boat club excursion party up the Hudson on Juno 20 , and when Mr. Dunne was introduced to Miss Niomann some ono proposed for fun that they bo married Miss Niomann assented laughingly , am Alderman John Priggo , of Jersey City volunteered to perform the mock cere mony. Miss Memann and Mr. Dunne clasped hands on the deck of the barge , and the alderman muttered some jargon Jocularly calling them "man and wito. ' Mis * Niomann passed as Mrs. Duntu nmong the merry makers for the rest o the da } ' , and no ono regarded the performance formanco seriously. The joke , however , has taken a serious turn , much to the distress of all parties to it. The Uov. Father Smyth , of St Paul's Catholic church , of which Dunne Is an attendant , says that ho regards the marriage as legal and could not now marry Dunne to any ono clso. In hi sermon at mass on Sunday last ho do nounood the conduct of any Catholic who would enter into a mixed marriage ( for Miss Niomann Is a member of the North Hudson baptist church ) , and said that ho conld not1 administer the sacra ments of the church to any Calholio who persisted in keeping company with a Protestant. _ Rnaklri'a Marriage , Philadelphia Press : Two or thrco letters tors have recently boon received asking for the story of Ruskln's marrlago. Tli story is tliis : ' When comparatively young ho became Interested in an un worldly maiden , some years his junior whom na thought beautiful , according to the rules and theories of art , and whan ho wood on art pHnoinlcs , Ho marrlcc her , though ho was 190 unnatural to neoc a wife , and treute.d her as. if ihe ha < > eot1 'A itntue , Admiring her in n cold abstract way , not altogether grateful to , young woman of ardent temperament , ilonths passed , their relations under- [ olnjf no change , ho contented , she dis contented. Meanwhile ho had engaged tllllais , with whom as n pro-Raphaclito , 10 was much concerned , to paint her portrait. The susceptible artist was itruek by her beauty and being of a otally different constitution from Rus- cin , fell passionately in love with hor.btit oyal to his friend , and a man of honor , 10 showed her only the conventional ro- pect which was dun , stilling the hunger of his heart. Huskin was at last aroused o his own marital defects , and tq n sense of the mutual love between his wife and ho painter. Ho finally opened the sub- cct , and blaming himself tor marrying , nformod her what ho had observed. ) verwhelmod with surprise and con- usion , nnd unconscious up to that Hmo of her own emotions or the awakening of her heart , the truth suddenly dawned upon her. She found that she was only a voman after all , not n frigid statua for ho lofty pedestal on which her nominal ntsband had placed her. Ho acted mag nanimously , deciding not to stand in the vay of happiness of two persons who were fitted for each other. The matter vas managed quietly , but in duo time iho was released from her matrimonial > ends and became Mrs. Mlllais. The celebrated artist having boon knighted , iho is now Lady Mtllals. The three mve boon good friends over since , and wo of them are indebted to the third for heir connubial happiness , und still ividly mindful of tholr obligation. Chinese Imperial Nuptials. San Francisco Chronicle : The Chinese residents of this city were somewhat anx- ously awaiting the arrival of news ro- atlng to.the approaching nuptials of his raperial majesty , Kwong Suoy , "Son of leaven , " and "Lord of Ten Thousand Years , " etc , A dispatch recefved in this : ity yesterday announced that n bride uid been selected for the young inperor , and that $5,000,000 would be expended u the celebration of the most auspicious event. As soon as it becomes known when the mperial atl'air wilt take place , the cm- > oror's wealthy and loyal citi/ons of this : ity will prepare for the proper observ ance of the event. The day will bo made a holiday , the drtigon Hag will bo floated , 'easting made the order of business , nnd > orhaps a procession nnd other exercises will bo hold. But as yet the date of the marriage remains with the fates , which the astrologers of the empire must divine. The first ceremony of betrothal has now joen observed. Thin is the choice of the jrido. A Chinese empress is not chosen 'or nobility of family or reputation , although generally she is taken from the nobility , tier personal beauty is the al most exclusive requirement. The mother of Hien Fung , a former empress , kept a fruit stall. The emperor himself has nothing whatever to do with the solcction of the empress. The present empress dowager , who Is a voiy able woman and who has reigned as regent , como time since issued an edict through the Peking Gazette that the emperor should marry und set a date when a reception should bo held to candidates for the high honor. The future empress of necessity must , liowover , bo of Mongolian race , as no Dhinesc blood has boon permitted to rule in'tho Chinese empire for 250 years. On the appointed day the Mongolian papas and mammas tooik their fairest daughters to the emperor's palace. The empress , with her ladies , then chose the handsom est virgin. She should bo empress. Hut the emperor is legally entitled to eight queens. Consequently eight other handsome virgins were chosen to till these high otiices. The personality of those selections has not reached this city , but the next mail is ex- expected to furnish the particulars. It is now the duty of the imperial board of astrologers to consult the stars and de termine the lucK.y day when , if the mar riage takes place , all will bo well. If it does not go well , all will go wrong with the astrologers. They are consequently very careful and consult the stars and va rious deities tavorable to matrimony. The date of the marriage being discovered , other ceremonies ennuo , such as the pre sentation of 100 cakes to the empress elect. If the emperor should die before the wedding takes place , it would bo quite the proper thing for the fiance to commit suicide. At any rate she must go and live at the palace and remain a virgin. When she is sixty-ono yearsjof ago she will be re warded "by the rever ence of her relatives. The Emperor Kwong Suoy , from nil accounts , is a very commendable young man and has con siderable intluenco with Confucius and the other gods. Un May 4 , for instance ho prayed for rain the China papers re late. On May 13 it rained. All China , fell down on his knees to express thanks for the boniiicient hearing of Kwong Suey's petition. Suoy was born in 1871 and was crowned at the ago of four. He is the son of the seventh brother of the emperor preced ing the lust. It is expected that alter his marriage the empress dowager will hand over the reins of government entirely to Suoy. A. Dakota Hrlile. Tid-BltH : Old Bud Jackson , ono of the terrors of Montana , lost his fourth wife , and came over into Dakota for a filth victim. Ho mot and married the Widow Baggs , a frail , gentle-looking little woman who had just boon loft a widow for the third time , and see mod crushed to earth by her losses. Mr. and Mrs. Jackson wended their way to Bud'a Montana homo , and ab the gushing bridegroom led his Lrido into his lovely cot of ono room and introduced her to his favorite dogs , he said tenderly : D''You want to remember , Mrs. Jackson that I'm the boss hero. Don't you never forgot that. The four dear companions that I've laid awav mighty soon found that out. All I over had to do was to crook my linger , and they come a runin' to know what I wanted. There wan't no liangin' back nor askin' questions. You see that o\-gad up there ? Well , that's the little arbytrator that usotor settle any slight differences I over had with the four dear companions that are gono. They ginorally suokkumod after 'bout ' six licks , an1 liopo you'll bo equally obe dient. "Now , s'poson you take my boots an' clean em up an'grease 'in. They've got mighty muddy while wo wan on our tower. Clean 'em up good. I'm mighty porticklcr'bout my boots an' I halo to take that air gad down the fust day you was in your now homo. Como an' pull off the boots. " The frail , sad eyed little bride never moved. Her pretty lips began to tremble , nnd her gentle bosom heaved. "You comin , " roared Jackson. "Hov I got to snatch down that air gad ? Oh , yer comin' oh ? " She came. She snatched down the gad on her way , and with set teeth and eyes that twinkled morrilv she landed within two foot of Dud. Ho had faced wildcats and hyenas , but never any thing like this. A conflict ensued ; it was short , hurco nnd decisive. It ended in Dud's crawling under the bed , arni as his brldo prodded him wit ! : a hoe handle she gaily shouted. "Yo pore inncrcont thing , yol Hain't no mo' souse nor to raise the dander of Ltey Jane Hagga Jackson , her that nuvor did nor never will take a word of sass from any man living. Yo'd butter crawl under there ! Yo'd bettor crawl clean through the wall. Oh , yo'll holler 'null' , liny ? Well , you go and nut a month's supply o' stove wood 'foro you show ycr face in this cabin agin. I'll learn yo Who's boss horel" CONNWUALITIE9. , Burlington Free Press : Knotty but nice Marriage. ' Lowell Citizen : A sealed proposal An offfrot marriage transmitted through the malt Boston Courier : Court plaster Damages In a breach of promise lull. Detroit Free Press : An engaging srallo A lover's grin at his fiancee. Whitehall Times : The key to a lorert heart In often found In n lock of hair. Josephine Shepherd , Mrs. Florence's ( laughter by her lirst husband , Is to marry a foreign nobleman.i Hartford Post : The young man no longer swings on the front guto. lie plays the "douce" with "lore" In the tennis court. Stlgglns has married his type-writing girl. Before they were married ho was In the habit of dictating to her.but now she dictates to him. Her Majesty Queen Victoria recently at tended the wedding of a daughter of one of her Balmoral tenants. She arrived before the ceremony and remained until Its conclu sion. This Is the first wedding In the Scotch form at which England's queen has been present. A wedding ring first worn In 1319. came Into tlio possession of the granddaughter of the orlitlnnl possessor , a Hoehostcr , Pa. , girl , and she lost It. Now after six years. U has been fousd In a garden which had been regularly worked every year. A younir lady was married the other day and a newspaper account of the event was headed : "Joined In July. " "Attached In August , " will bo the fate of those who coma later In the season. Likewise , some will be "Spliced In September , " "Orange-llowercd in October , " "Nuptallzcd In November , " and "Doubled ( u December. " SlIISIOAL AN DHAMATIO. Lamport ! has become the Impresario of La Scala , Milan. Trebelll has become a member of Maple- son's company. Bologna Is preparing actively for the com ing musical exhibition. Emma Nevada has appeared at Mme. Puzzl's concerts In London. Verdi's "Otello" will shortly be given In St. Petersburg ana Warsaw. Willie Edouln , the comedian , may come to America season after next. Samt-Saens has given a series of piano re citals at St James hall , London. DM me , Scalchi Is with Signer Sago's com pany at Coveut Garden , London. W. J. Scan I an will begin his next starring tour on August 89 In San Francisco. Little Bijou Fernandez has been encaged for Daly's stock company next season. Miss Alice Gomez Is the contralto singing at the Pattl concerts at AlDort hall , Lon don. don.Mapleson Mapleson opened his new season of Italian operu at llcr Majesty's with "Melistofele" by Boito. Allca Dunning Llngard will come back to America next season to star in "Sister Mary. " Emily boldono will return from Europe In the rail to tour with Guuovlevo de Brabant In burlesque form. Carl Kosa's English opera company cave "Lohengrin" In i oudon. Marie Itoze made a success of Ellsa. Mile. Nina Bttrtlnl Is the name of a hand some young Iribh prlma donna who has made a great hit in England. Miss Kusscll , American , has made a hit at Convent Warden as Ullda In "lllgoletto , " and as Dinoia In Meyerbeer's opera. Miss Alice Hopklnson , related to Mrs. Ituthertord B , Hayes , is nnothersociety can didate for elevating the local stage. Lllll LehmRnu , the opera singer , has re ceived from the Danish emperor the gold medal of the Order of the Datiebrog. "Beethoven's Pastoral " Symphony" was played at Dusseldorf with country scenes and pantomime , under the direction of sev eral prominent artists. Jules Levy , the cornctlst , has returned from Europe and declared his Intention of becoming an American citizen. He has also rejoined Gllmore's band. Fiom San Francisco conies the report that Lewis Morrison and Hose Wood , who weio recently divorced are to play an engagement at the Alcazar In August. Manager Aroborg cables from London that ho has engaged Blptol , the tenor , who Is re garded as another Wnchtol , lor ton perform ances In .New York city at SCOO for each. Charlotte Welter , the eminent Austrian no- trcss , who Is presently to appear hero , is a native of Cologne , ilcr father was a poor tailor and she spent her early lite In pov erty. erty.Monzettl's Monzettl's "Excelsior" has reached Its ono hundredth rcpiescntatton In Vienna. Sev eral of the ballot presented a beautltully em broidered cushion to a dovotcd spectator who has been piesont every night Mme. Nordlca , Lillian Gower , who lately made a lilt In London as iMaiguerito in "Faust , " Is the widow of the joint inventor of the Gdwer-Bcll telephone , which ho sola to the English government for $400,000. Ono or the best private dramatic schools In the world should be that established by Lud- wicBarnay In Berlin. Fran lledwlg-NIo- nmnn , ouco the wife of the celebrated tenor , and Frederick liauso belong to the corps ot instructors. Gounod's "Romeo and Juliet" and Spohr's "JeHsouda" were so poorly attended at the Impeilal opera house ot Vienna that the nmnagnr was obliged to retire them and glvo "Menistofele. " which was a ( Treat success , drawing the largest audiences ot the year. Mrs. Blanche lloltlieldc. a Kentucky so ciety lady , has become atltlctod with footlight - light fever and proposes to elevate the stage during the coming season. The lady Is hand some , rich , a good dancer and a line banjo player. Her stage name will be Blanche Howard. Jack liarnes , who was lending support to Fanny Davonpoit last season , and who Is to stnr the coming season , will bo soon In the spectacular drama , "Tho Wife of Miletus. " This Is the play which was purchased by the late John McCullough shortly bttoro bis fatal Illness. Uosina Vokcs has relumed to Now York from Lake llopatcnnc , N. J. , where slio had been spending nbout a month with Lottn. She will sail for Europe on August3 , but will remain In Ehglnnd only about a fort night , or just long enough to close up some business matters. Fursch-Mndl and her husband are stopping at Tannorsvllle , N. Y. The latter Is fond of fishing and was caught throwing his line into a posted stream , lie was airested , and with his wife was kept waiting two hours In the bar loom of the hotel. A n no of 25 was paid by Kurscu-Madl under protest. Snra Bernhardt seems to have scored a great success on the occasion of her reap pearance In London after a two year's ab sence. It has boon reported that she hid woefully fallen oft In her art , and the Ly ceum theatrn was packed. In the atUIenco were the prlnco of Wales , of course , the klim ot the Hellenes , the princess of Saxe- Melnlngon , and other exalted personages. , 'Thoio was but one opinion , ' * reports Mr. Smalley. "She acted as she had never acted befoic. Her voice hud not a false noto. llcr caressinkr charm of manner was all there. Her attitudes had their old grace. She looked her bust. She showed at every move ment that fulness of method which tills the stage whenever she Is on It and leaves little room for any ono elso. Mr. and Mrs. McKue Hankln will not star together this year , ni has been their custom heretofore. Sirs. Hankln will be the attrac tion ot the "Goliton Giant" organisation , which will go out under the managerial con trol of Mr. Harry .Minor , find Mr. Kankin will play MacbPth In the Nlblo's garden re vival of that tragedy. If "Macbeth" shall makrt the impression that Is cxivcted of It the company , hcajfd hy Mr. Hank In and supplied with all the scenery and costumes used In New York will bo sent out through tlm country , A great deal of money will ho cxpondcil unon the revival. In addition to the dresses and properties used In the cele brated San Ki.uiulsno production thnro will boa great many elaborately prepared linnlo- monts and the costumes made for the Jinw York presentation , which is to bo highly spectacular In all directions. VIiY KNOCKS. Yonkers Gazette : The basefoalllits that are mountin' towards the pennant are In the 'appy nines. Boston Post : Thn policeman's lot Is a happy one If he can only get assigned to the base ball urounds. Boston Post : The Chicago hasehall ulno believes In Sunday ball piajlnu at least when ho plays well. Philadelphia Call : There Is nn American colIeL'o In Koine , but It has no baseball club and Is therefore never heard of. Lou ell Courier : Portsmouth has an "elec tric baseball club ; " so called , perhap ? , because - caus-o they are such shocking bad players , Burllmtton Free Press : A New York j 6- llcoman trot so Interested In n uaso ball iranio that he let a small boy pass by twlcu without .clubbing him. . PiUsburgChronlcloTOIegrapli : . OIKul1 vantage about belnf a millionaire Is lhal the fortunate Individual does not have to i a K tor a day oft when he wants to see a base ball game. BurllnEton Free Press : Minister Manning recently jtavo a ball to the American resi dents of the Clly of Mexico. J e would have Increased his popularity If he had imported Kelly to play with It Life : in his Atlantic ode , "My Country , " Oeortfo K. Woodbemr describes Justice as "The third great base" on which our welfare Is founded. It wait high time that our na tional game should be recognized In patriotic [ foctry. Plttsburtr Chronicle-Telegraph : The prin cipal speech at the national educational con vention at Chicago w s on "Tho Problem of To-day. " As the speaker never has men tioned the Idea of which club would win .the pennant , it was very disappointing. liHULS AltE LOADED. Dansvllio Breeze : If. you nro bound to "sasV a mule do It to his face. Then h can't kick you back. Burlington Free Press : There Is a mule in Mncon , Go. , that has an artificial throat The country would probably bo safer it he lad an artificial log. Philadelphia Call : Another Georgia mute has been born with live legs. True to the [ iropulslvo nature of Its structure three ot Iho legs nro behind. Itochestor Post. Express ; A Colorado man's son nnd two mules were killed by lightning the other day , The lightning that will kill two mules at one stroke Is not to bo charged with timidity. Yonkers Statesman : You often hear the advice given to "put your best foot forward. 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