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10 THE OMAHA DAILY BEE : SUNDAY. AUGUST 7. 1887.-TWELVE PAGE&
IHE LIFE OF A PROSPECTOR ,
Bow He Secures a Start The Ups ant
Downs of a Mining Expert.
SOME MILLIONAIRE MINERS
& . Former Tcnmntcr or the Creljjlitonf
Mow ItolUngln AVcnltli Prosper
ous Men A Ijticky Gambler
Jottlnga from Hutte City.
BOTTE , M. T. , August 2. [ Correspond
fence of the BKK. " | It is amusing to hcai
tenderfoot toll the opinions they hae
formed of a mining camp , the process o
working ores , how mines wcro disccv
srod , etc. The majority of them have at
Idea that gold and silver is picked up ir
Its pure state on tlio mountains and it
gulches , others have an idea tltat it ha :
to be mined for by sinking shafts , otc.
but have not the least conception of it ,
term or appearance. Some who liavi
itudlcd minernlogy in eastern school !
aaye an impression that they can dis
dngulsh pay ere from waste the momon
they set eyes on It , but on arriving at tin
mines they find that they know nothing o
minerals whatever. Everything about i
mill is Greek to them , and they quietl ;
Iteal away without offering any scion
liflically based snggcstlons. In order t
have the reader understand fully , w <
itart with the prospector. In the sprinj
of the year ho secures i
pack-horse , which ho loads dowi
with 800 pounds of bacon , flout
codec , dried apples , a few cans of corn
nnd pcnper anil salt. On top of this h
itacks his blankets , pick und shovel , goli
pan and a shotgun or rifle , all of wliie ; !
makes the pack horse look like a srnal
mountain moving along. Evcrythini
being securely packed , ho starts oui
cither on foot or on a ruling pony , lead
ing the pack animal , and travels until h
arrives at a point where there is gooi
feed , and then proceeds to look for lloat
In early days prospectors only lookot.
for ledges that cropped out of th
ground , but as most of such ledges hav
been taken up , they are now comjiollci
to depend on lloat ami mineral stains 01
the country or surrounding rock , ii
order to trace ledges , which ar
known as blind leads , for th
reason that considerable surface dir
has to bo removed before a veil
is exposed. Float is nieces of quart ?
either having a mineral stain or contain
Ing ere ; tl generally lies on top of th
ground and is supposed to have bcci
broken oil'tlio main ledge B. C. , or there
abouts , and carried by the elements ii
succeeding years down the mountaii
lido. On finding a piece of lloat
THE 1-nOSl'ECTOU LOOKS AUOUND
for more and generally finds sum !
pieces higher up the mountain. H
traces the lloat as far as it goes and lo
eating the point where it gives out h
proceeds to sink a few small holes , o
run trenches for the purpose of cross
cutting the vein. If ho is fortunat
enough to strike n body of ere he takes
sample of it and has it assayed to ascer
tain if it is rich enough to record am
work. If the assay is favorable ho some
times works the mine himself , but as
general thing ho looks for a buyer , o
ionic ono who has money , to whom h
ells an interest for a very smal
sum. With a few exceptions , perhaps
the rnonied man eventually secures a cor
trolling interest , and then gratitude i
ihovedasldo , nnd ho begins to push th
prospector , who is forced to sell his re
malning interest for a small sum. or gc
nothing , as the party having the con
trolling interest has all the power , am
can either work the mine or let it lie idle
It is seldom that the poor prospector got
the benefit of his discoverics.and no mat
ter how many mines ho might discove
in a season ho is compelled to go In deb
for grub during tbo winter. Numbers c
business-men have gotjpossossion of vah
able properties by crediting prospectoi
during the winter and the following sun
mor , attaching whatever they might dis
cover. The business-men , as a rule
though , are a pretty liberal ( ? ) class c
men , often staking a prospector for th
season , iu consideration of half c
what ho might discover. Placer minin
is altogether different from quartz mln
ing. The prospector first finds a gulc
where there is a sulliciont head of wate
to wash his dirt , for without water n
placer ground can bo worked. Ho the
sinks a hole to bed rock , which is a bar
formation , and fills his gold pan wit
dirt. By working the pan to and fro i
the water , the gravel and sand ar
washed out , and the gold or other mn
eral particles , being heavier- than th
and , remain in the bottom of the par
By running the leavings around the edg
of tbo pan so that they become separate
be can easily discover if there are an
ipocks of gold , each speck being calle
n color , and the moro the colors th
richer the ground. If the ground is ric
enongh to work , the prospector pul
in a sluice box , in the bo
torn of which are bored augu
holes and strips of board calleet riillcsar
nailed across the slmco. Quicksilver j
run Into the sluice and the prospcctc
then begins to shovel in his dirt , th
travel and sand being carried away an
tlio gold sinking to the bottom where :
Is caught by the quicksilver and riillei
There is considerable placer mining yc
done In Montana , although the richci
gulches have been worked.
THE CKKIJU U'ALENR
placer .minos seem to bo taking the Ion
now , and the Helena banks are in dail
receipt of shipments of gold dust froi
that section. A New York compan
recently purchased a tract ot place
ground there for which they paid $610,00
? They have erected n flume forty ntili
long for the purpose of bringing sutl
olont water into the gulch to woi
the ground , bed-rock being for !
feet. Placer mining does not r
quire much experience , but in ordi
tolbccomo a good quartz minor ono hi
to have years of experience. Quar
mines rarely show sliver and gold i
their native pure state ; ono might bret
up tons of ere around Butte and nevi
ice pure gold or silver. A tenderfoi
would stumble over quartz that woul
mn up in the hundreds m silver at
think it nothing but a common piece i
trav-colorod granite or slate , while ye
might show him a barren piece of high
eoiored pink manganese or coppo
itained rock , and he would think
would bo a rich specimen. Ore is four
In hundreds of different forms and color
and a great many prospectors do n
know the names of one-tenth of the mi
1 erals found In Montana. The mln
around Butte arc mostly silv
and gold , while there Is
treat deal of copper produced. Silv
ere is lirst fed to the ere crushers at tl
mills , which breaks it up in small ptec
about the size of a hickory nut. It
then fed to the stamps which drop cvoi
locoiul , there being live stamps in oai
brace or battorywhoro it is pounded in
a pulp as fine as Hour. It i& then p
through r. roasting process , which , as t !
heat increases , carries on all the bas
minerals such as sulphur , arsenic , cto.
Is then taken to Iho retort room , whore
U reduced und run Into bars weight !
100 pounds cacli.tho assay stamp and tl
fearuc of thu mill stamped upon thei
when they are ready for shipment
Omaha for refinement Some gold or
are worked In a similar manner.but mo
( reo milling ore is worked ID gold mil
W arrastras. Copper and load ores u
Wealed at the smelters , where
reduced to what It call
topper matter , and it Is thi
ihlpped to Baltimore and eastern raar-
: cts. Prospecting is n life full of hard
ships , but after a few years experience
one enjoys it , and as soon aa sprinc
; onia ho gets the fever , and feels as il
te inuit go out for a few week * anyway ,
The writer prospected four seasons , and
luring that time gained a pretty fall
cnowlcdgo of minerals. Howas"unfor
tinatc" enough to stnko a lead mine the
irst season , and. in order to develop Ii
> o tlir.t It would become salable property
10 put in three years of hard work upor.
t at an expen o of about $800. The last
year ho was compelled to run into debl
o the extent of $250 for grub , nnd bcmp
unable to sell the property or ralso the
money to pay the bill , ho was attnchcc
iy the groceryman and lost the mine. A
few weeks after
THE FOItCCT * TltANSFEU
he grocer sold the same property
orty for ? 0,000. This goes te
show that luck is against some men ant
they cannot make money when they have
i good mine , so the writer came to the
conclusion that his fortune was not to be
rnudo in mines and quit. Mining is like
a lottery , anyway , about ono In ever }
Kindred striking it rich. There are him
Ireds of men In Montana , however , whc
lave made fortunes directly from mln
ng. Among the most prominent arc
Tommy Crnse , of Helena , who sevura
rears ago sold the Drum Lummonmlnc
it Marysvlllo to an English syndicate ) foi
M.500,000. Ho is now president of a He1
cna bank , has large mining and stool
ntcrests and is worth 13,000,000. Severn
years ago ho could not sign his owi
name , but under the tutorship of
OLD JEKP i.owirr ,
ills lawyer and counsellor , lie was taught
to write. Lowry has since died ; ho was
estimated to be worth 1200,000 , havini
made about half that amount for con
ducting the sale.
A. J. Davis , president of the First Na
tional bank of Butte , is also twice a mil
lionuirc. Ho made his money in mining
and is still actively engaged in th <
business. For a man of his wealth he i :
not very liberaland ho is universally dis
liked for his antagonistic feeling agains
their union , and his attempts to roduci
their wages.
W. A.XJlark , of the bank of Clark &
Larabio , of Hut to , is the bnghcst am
most enterprising one of them all. lit
has vast mining interests around Butte
employs about 1,200 miners , and has at
income ot 11,000 per day , being wortl
about ? 1,000,000. He was president o !
the lust territorial legislature , and as at
iictive , public spirited democrat , he i :
the most widely known man m the north
west. It was said that in the early day
lie was employed by the
CREIGHTOX liltOTHRKS , OF OMAITA
driving their bull teams to Alder Gulch
What would the Montanian think nov
to sec W. A. Clark swinging his bull
persuader over his head , nnd yelling
"Get up , you or I'll break over'
bone in your carcass. " llo is :
zood business man , and a publlc-spiritei
citizen. Thi.s spring ho built a $00,00' '
residence which is an ornament to Butte
When Montana is admitted as a stati
Clark will go to the United States scnati
if it takes u barrel of bullion. Then ; an
numbers whoso wealth ranges fron
200,000 to $500,000.
A few years ago Jim Murray , r. well
known gambler , located what is knowi
as the smoke house lode- and had th
ground patented. The surface ground o
this load takes in the principal busines
portion of Buite. At the time it was loca
ted Butte was a small place , and no
much attention was puid to the location
and it was soon forgotten , and the towi
continued growing until rinall ;
the entire surface grouni
was covered with brick busmcs
blocks and houses. About two years ag <
-Murray thought it time to put the screw
to them , and he quietly informed the oc
cupanta of the ground that they wouli
have to put up or vacate. They were aa
tonishcd at his demand and assertion
thinking , of course , that the deeds the ;
had secured gave them full ownership o
the ground. The matter was carried inti
courts , the citizens having made up i
purse to light Murray , but about a yea
ago a decision was rendered in his favor
and the occupants had to buy the grouni
over again. Murray la reputed to l >
worth between $400,000 nnd $500,000 , am
ho is supposed to have made $250.000 b
getting a decision in his favor. He is i
natural born gambler and schemer , am
is always putting up jobs to skin som
one , no matter who , as ho says he play
no favorites. To illustrate his diapositloi
and show that there is no danger of hi
dying from the enlargement oftlio hearl
wo relate the following conversation
which the writer overheard and can youc !
for :
A BOOTBLACK
accosted Murray in front of his garnblinj
house , and asked him if ho did not wan
a shine. "How much do yon clmrgo1
asked Murray. "Two bits,11 answorei
the bootblack. "I can't make two bit
any easier than to shine them myself ,
said Murray , and he entered the saloo
and did the job hlmsclt. Ho has frc
quently made the remark that ho wa
worth so much money , and that if h
thought ho had an honest dollar in hi
possession , he would throw it away.
Moro about Montana , Utah and th
Mormons in our next. J. U. S.
PEPPKKMINT nnops.
A good American wine needs no bush. A
that Is required la a popular foreign label.
There Is no change In the style of flshln
this year , except that the jug has more bed
and not quite so much neck.
The states of Indiana , Iowa , Ken tuck
Louisiana , Miclilcan , Mississippi and Te
nessco employ women as librarian ! .
The man who sits down and waits to t
appreciated will niidhlmseltainonguncalta
( or tmicgsgo after the limited express trai
has cone by.
To the novel colors Invented for women
clothes or "crushed strawberry" an
"whipped cronra" has been added tlio cole
of "slapped baby. "
The susceptible youth Is lilco the mosqulb
There Is little hope for him after he goi
washed.
Prohibition doesn't keep tho. lawvers i
Atlanta from throwing law books , bibles an
Ink-pots at one another In the presence of u
court. These proceedings smock very strougl
of surreptitious rum.
"Don't you suppose , " said a member of U
police force , "that a policeman knows arogi
wheu ho sees him ? " "No doubt , " was U
reply , "but the trouble la that he does u <
seize a rogue when he knows him. "
It is announced that a now pavimc stet
called quartzlte granite has been found I
Dakota. It Is supposed somebody lias strut
n batch of doughnuts baked by a young lad
graduate of a cooking school , and dumpc
over the back fnnce by her mother.
"O , no , ma'am , " plaadod the tramp , "yc
may think my life all sunshine , but it aln'
Wherevnr I go I am benet by dancers. J
short , ma'am. I carry my life In my hands ,
"Ah , I see/'exclalmed his temporary hostea
"that accounts for your not washing yoi
hands. You don't dare to do U for fear you1
drown yourself. "
Proud father Welcome back to the ol
farm , my boy. So you got through collet
all right ? Farmer's son Yes , father. P. ]
Yn know I told ye to study up on cheml
try and thlugs so you'd know bust w hat to i
with different kinds ot land. What do yc
think of that flat raeddor there , for liibtanci
V. S. Cracky , what a place for n ball garni
Buffalo Express : "There goes a man wl
Is making a bigger per cent on his capital I :
vested than any otlior man In liulTalo , " su
one of those Intolerable fallows who are n
ways showing how much they know aboi
things which they know nothing about II
pointed to a well-known undertaker wl
was coming down the street. As the latti
approached , the speaker accosted bin
"Well , how many Jobs to-day ? Making hi
while the sun shines. I suppose. " "I ain n
attending to business to-day , " rended tl
"SltfK'S ? * ? T ff * 1 * "My younise
"
child died last night.
Life : "I believe absence Is a ureat derna
of charm. " Mid Ueaconstleld , and the sou
bojr who fa allowed to stay away from seho
Is inclined to agree with nlu I .
FRASZ SEPEL IN LIVERPOOL ,
A Yankee's Experience With British Ooatou
Officials.
THE ENGLISH RAILWAY TRAIN
Qaalnt Old Farm Iloanes Gloom ]
Towers The Fatn ous Katnn Hall
The Town of Chester Mixing up
Americans Notes of Travel.
LOXDOK , July 22. [ Corrcspondenci
of the BEE. ] The night of our arrival ir
Liverpool did not prove a very restfu
one. Uoing naturally very anxious te
land wo were on deck late Sunday even
day evening trying to make out the din :
outlines of the rough coast of Wales
The revolving and flash lights on short
sent out their vigilant "yes" or "no' ' anr
it was interesting to hoar the sailors ex
liluin their moaning. Ono honest tai
told a party-of us the story of a terrible
shipwreck off tills promontory , and
death-dealing storm off that , until out
ablood ran colel with fears of disaster ; bu
there was an extra watch on the bridge
and someone said that Captain Ualns
would sleep in his boots that night , an <
EJIVO his personal attention to every turr
of the whcol. This calmed our fear :
somewhat , and wo retired ; but not tc
sleep. The sailors wcro busy most of th <
night getting the cabin luggage out ol
the hold ; everything was hustle anc
bustle preparatory to an early landing
on the morrow. At two o'clock in the
morning the ship landed at the com
pany's dock In Liverpool , and then tin
confusion was greater than over. Notice
had been given that breakfast would be
served at 5:80 : , and to be sure nobody wa !
late on that morning. Wo were per
mitted to go on shore , into the distort
house , immediatiily afte-r breakfast , bul
there was ono little thing of some importance
portanco to bo done before wo coalel gel
out of the custom house , and that was
the examination of our baggage. Thii
opt-ratlon ii > generally a good deal of t
bugbear , especially among ladies , who
as a rule , do not relish the idea of hav
Ing the mysterious depths of their trunki
or the sacred precincts of their portmanteaux
toaux exposed to the eiycs of a ctiriou1
public. But the average individual wil
suffer very little inconvenience at the
hands of the custom house ofllcials. lti <
only the luggage of suspicious lookint
persons that is very closely examined
Iho contents of my valise wore not dis
tiirbwl. while the little handbag that ]
carried was not oven opened.
"Now , 'avo yew any scgara or tubak
ker " said a brass-buttoned Britisher te
my friend , the professor , who sat demurely
murely on a dry-goods box , smoking t
well blackened bull-dog pipe. My hearl
went out in
rrrv FOR THE VROFESSOK ,
and 1 feared he , and I too , had seen tin
last of those splendid cigars with whicl
wo was so well supplied.
His answer surprised me.
"Yes , mr , " ho said , "I've got some ol
the finest cigars you ever saw ; anc1
tobacco , too. You Englishmen used te
smoke good tobacco , but you don't an }
more ; those South African boors are put
ting too much salt pctre In it. Oui
western tobaccos , sir , " ( the brasa but
tons were getting impatient ) "bettei
qnaiity finely flavored , sir and thesf
cigars purest Havana , sir took 'em ofl
steamer myself here , take a few ! " anc
ho slyly thrust a handful of them into the
brass buttons' pocket.
"O , thank "
"Not a word , sir , " continued the pro
fcssor , "i have three moro big boxes ir
here and now this to"bacco ; four bags o !
it , sir , genuine Pcrique and Lone Jact
mixed ; sweet , delicious , both mild auc
strong , and doesn't bite your tense
finest mixture out , sir put'this little baj
in your pocket. "
"Haul right , sir ; haul right ! " the brass
buttons blubbered with a guilty smile
"you needn't hopen yon bag , sir ! 'Ere
porter , carry these gentlemen's luggage
to the door , and mind you put in a cat
for 'em. "
In five minutes we were rolling ovei
the noisy pavements of Liverpool to
wards the Blrkcnhcad ferry.
We did not stop at Liverpool because i
has so few things which are worth tin
while for the tourist whose time is lim
ited. The most important parts of th <
city arc the docks and warehouses , am
these are to bo found in our own American
can cities. The ferry took us across tin
river Mersey to Birkenhcad , whore it i :
better and cheaper to bjy a stopove :
ticket through to London. These ticket
arc good for ten days and giro ono ampli
time to visit all places of special interes
on the way. It was hero that we had ou
first experience on
AN ENLISII HATLWAY TRAIN
and received our first impression of En
glish rural scenes.
You have doubtless all scon or roai
something of English railways. To thi
American they scorn to bo a peculiar in
stitution. The carriages well , take ni
American box-car , divide it crosswts
into four or five small rooms , put in tw <
seats facing each other , with the parti
tions of the rooms as backs , and yon hav
the Enclish railway carriage complete
Bach room has two side doors which th
guard locks as the train leaves the stn
tion. There are no means ot rommuni
cation between the rooms , and no bo ]
ropes to ( ho engine , and when a liberty
loving Yankee gets caged up in ono o
the rooms ho is apt to thinb it a direct in
suit to American freedom. The engines
too , are ill-looking affairs , with no cow
catcher , and a miserable attempt al i
cab , which ailbrels the engineer nearly a
ranch protection as a coverless umbrclhi
The first , second and third class room
are all alike except that the first-clas
rooms have soft cushions on the scat
and the third class hard cushions or non
at all. First class tariff is noarlv twic
as high as third. There are com par a
tivoly few first class passengers on mos
trains , anel these are mainly the Englisl
lords of the earth or the nouvean rich
of America and the provinces. Man'
respectable people travel second or evoi
third class , especially when going shor
distances. On the whole English rail
way carriages can not be compared wit !
those of America in point of size , con
vonienci ) or elegance. But what the En
glish lack in their carriages they certain
ly make good in their ' 'stations , " whic
are all large , elaborate and well ar
pointed structures , covering all th
tracks , and having a fully equippoi
* 'booking" ( ticket ) ofllce , refrcshmenl
waiting , luggage , parcel , and smokln ,
room on cither side.
Notwithstanding the little rest of th
prevlons night , wo enjoyed the ride fror
Birkenhead down to Chester most thoi
ouglily. Quaint old farm houses wit
tile or thatch roofs wore thickly scaltcrc
over small but well kept farms.
THE FIRLUS OK GKAIN
looked fresh and beautiful , for they hai
just attained that charming green whic
precedes the turn to yellow. Horse :
cattle and sheep were noticeable by the ]
fine appearance which showed good car
and careful breeding. The far-fame
English hedges were as plenty as the
were pretty ; In fact wo saw very foi
fences of any other kind. But I shall nc
dwell oh the charms of English run
scenes. Foots have sung them and noi
elists have praUed them so much tht
their fame will uot sufler by any ncglec
of mine.
The town of Chester is an Interestini
old place. You will remember the ol
civltas logionum of the Romans ii
Britain. How many times you bav
" ' . i * i
wished there never'VraB such a place
It is now pretty well known that thh
Chester id the same old oastra of UK
Romans. It was at Chester that we fullj
began to realize that we .wore In a forelgi
country. The old , old buildings Hcerace
to stare at us with tholr bcatun walls am !
speak of past centuries. As wo walker
about through the narrow winding
streets the people looked at us twice tlict
turned away with aiknowing air. Vcn
ders of guide books ud holographs
"SIZED 119 ur"
as easily as if "Aradrica" had beet
printed all over us in roxl letters.
The cathedral of Chester was of spocia
interest to us since it was the first one o :
these line olel churches wo had over seen
It dates back to the twelfth century , anc
although not ono of the 1 unrest cathedrals
drals in the kingdom , its agu and archi
tcctural beauty render it famous. Th <
finely proportioned nave with its exquis
itely carved canopies left an linprcssioi
which I shall not soon forgot.
Leaving the cathedral wn took a wall
through the two principal streets of tin
city , f heso are remarkable as being tin
only streets of the kind in the world
The business houses are so arranged tha
the first floor front of each building I
used as a sidewalk , so that as one walk :
along the sidewalk ho walks under thi
second tloor front of the buildings. No
only that , but the streets are down a dis
tance of some ten feet below the side
walks. These streets are called "Rows.1
and contain all the lirst class shops of thi
city.
city.Wo next took a promenade around thi
old walls which completely surround thi
city. The walk is on ton of the wajl.
and there is not a single break in it
The walls as they now stand have boot
built from time to time from the ruins o
the old wall which was built about 801
years ago. There uro several gloonr
and shaky looking towers on the walls
but the guides said they were perfectly
safe. The walls of the water tower an
seven fcot thick , and are remarkable foi
the solidity of their masonry. Tin
Phoenix tower noon which King Charlci
stood and saw his army defeated in 1G4I
is in a wonderful state of preservation
The celebrated country seat of the
DUKE OV WKSTMINSTUIt ,
Eaton Hall , is three rnilus from Chester
and is perhaps the finest mansion in al
England. The hall was open to visitor :
the day we were there , but wo had onlj
time to ride out to the porter's lodge a
Grosvonor Gateway , which in itself is i
beautiful specimen of Gothic architec
turp. From this gateway wo took thi
delightful walk back across the rivci
Dee , over the new Grosvenor bridge , i
remarkable structure with an immense
stone arch 200 feet in length.
From frequent chats with the people o :
Chester , I learned considerable abou
thcDuko of Westminster , and found tha :
ho was almost universally liked. But ai
one old lady said , "there is so mo nooph
as never will be satified. " Tha duke ii
immensely wealthy ; his estates utChcs
ter coyer miles of rich farming lands
and city property in London reaches
millions. Yet ho is very benevolent am
puts his immense income to the best pos
sible use. Chester Isjf till of line churches
libraries , almshonsea and hospitals bull
from funds chiefly given by the duko. Ot
the day before our Arrival , we were told
there had been a greatfete in the pail
at which every ono of the tenants'chil
dren were given aipre&bntby the duke
We were surprised to find such u feelinj
of good will between the higher am
lower classes. , t , FKANZ SJEI-EL.
MUSICAL , ANi > DRAMATIC.
Mr. Thomas W. Keene has just como bacl
from Nova Scotia , where'lte ' played a higtil
satisfactory engagement.
Joseph Ilaworth opens his season 11
"Rosfcdale" at the Arch street theatre , Phlla
delphla , on September , 12.
Louis James and Marie. Wain weight wll
begin their season at the. Uiand Opera Houst
New York , In September.
Helen Dauvrny will"ooen iu Boston on Oc
tober 10. At present she Is sounding th
summer in the Adirondack's.
' Mine. Fursch-Madl has left for Columbus
O. , where she takes part In the festival o
tke Central Ohio sangerbnnd. i
A complete orchestra of Japanese nuislcn
instruments has just been presented to th
museum of the Paris Conservatoire by 51
van Vlenten , the minister of the Interior fc
the Dutch Indies.
Auilran Is to conduct the lirst pcrformanc
In Switzerland , at Lucerne , of his operatic
"La Ciualo et la Fourml. " Mile. Perteti wll
sliii ; the role of the Kruashopper , created b
Mile. Jeanne Granier.
Mile. Dorst , the premiere dansonso , wui
has made a hit In Chicago by her Mabill
dancing , came from Vienna after navin
created a furore In St. Petersburg , where thi
czar headed the list of her admirers.
Miss Helen Bancroft Is on her way to Call
forma , where she has been eniraced to pla
tbe leading female rolns with Dion Bouci
cault'a company , which begins Its season o
the Baldwin theater about August 20.
Edwin Booth , Lawrence Uarrett. T. iJ
Aldrlch , Lawrence llutton and 1 . C. Bent
diet are making a cruise In the steam yach
Oneida- They propose to visit Bar Islanii
Halifax , the bt. Lawrence , the Satigenayam
Lab rador.
Frauleiu Elizabeth Letslnger is to make he
debut at the opera lit Paris as Ophelia Ii
"Hamlet , " and will afterward creatu th
principal fnmalo part In "La D.uuu de Monl
Boreaii , " the new French opera , to be pro
dnced there next season.
Miss Stay Wilkes has been engaged to pU ;
Mercedes in "Monta Crlsto" lor the comln ;
season with James O'Neill. When the "Pas
slon i'lay" was lirst produced In San Fran
cisco Mr. James O'Neill represented Chris
and Mlsa May Wilkes was Alary.
Emma Abbott has arranged with Carl Kos
to reproduce "Kuy Bias" in English in th
same manner as it was recently given at th
Drury Lane , and in Paris she purchased tin
music , wardrobe and properties for Auber'i
opera , "La Part du Diabfe , " which she wil
produce under the title ot "The Good Devil.1
Iu addition to these new pieces Miss Ab
bolt's repertory next season will Include 1
st an ( lard operas.
Anew operatic concert company has bcoi
organized and will soon start on the road. 1
consists of Minnie. Marie Uodinl , sopraut
who was associated with Signer Brlgnoll ti
In his last concert tour , and sunc with he
tils favorite opera "Don Pasquale" for tin
last lima , In San Antonio , May 5,1SS4 : Mine
Cozen , conualto. of the Angulo Opera Com
pany ; Slguor Jovlno , tenor , and Fava , bar !
tone , from the Bcllni Theatre Naples , whi
have lately arrived In New York , and Sluno
Ciconnl , plunlst.
The London Athenaeum says : "The nei
formance ot "Tiaviutu , " In which Madan
Pftttl appeared , and at which the prices wen
trebled , does not call for ilioro in this plac
than a word of protest against the infatua
tion of the pnbllc. No one would ventur
to deny that Madam Pftttl Is the greatest vo
callst of her generation , ; but It docs no
show much artistic tajrte .to prefer one eml
neut performer with poverty-stricken sut
rouimings to a perfect'ensemble. That <
should DA so constitutes the greatest UiUlcult
In the path of operatic reform. "
Since the burningbf tlio Paris Opera Co
mlnue the artists of the Vienna Burs theatei
which has always been. considered a daogei
ous building , have Insisted on additional ore
cautionary measures ujalnst the outbreak-
tire ; and the Emperor Francis Joseph ha
given orders to hasten thn completion of th
new Court theater an uiucu as possible. Th
architect , Baron 'Haiouauer , has therefor
withdrawn all the workinmuen from the 1m
perUl museums , which are als approaclim
completion , and concentrated his forces 01
the theater.
The following classified statement prepared
pared by Mr. J. B. Saltus , affords plantttti
evidence of tbe fact that "death by violence' '
Is extremely prevalent upon the oocratl
stage : Suicides Krnanl , Elvira and Norma
In L'Afrlcalne.2 ; Uoineo , 2 ; Uilda lltlgc
letto ) , and Alva ( Forza del destluo ) . Bnrnei
alive Maurice and Azuceno ( II Trova
tore ) , nnd Jean of Leydcn ( Le Prophet )
Burned alive AKfa and Utiadames ( Aitln )
Boiled In hot oil La Julvo. Polsoned-
Lenora (11 ( Trovatore ) . and almost everj
body In Lucreiia. Assassinated lilccard
( UnBallo ) ; Leonora ( Forza del destlno )
everybody In Don Sebastian , Le
Huguenots , and tbe Sicilian Vesoura. Shot-
Fra Dlavolo , Marquis de Posa ( Don Carols )
Killed In a duel Carlo ( Forza del destlno )
Valeutlne ( Fnusc ) . Buheaded Ann
Bolena and Roberto Deverenx. Lunacy fo
lowed br suicide Lucia and Knrico ( Lucia ]
Murderer and suicide Othello. Subbed-
Carmea.
THE INFLUENCE OF BOOKS ,
Lives and Characters Moulded by the Literature
aturo of the Day.
THE SAVIOUR IN CAPERNAUM
God's Words to Ills Children Life and
Tim on of Jeans Drones' Honey
Bridge Disasters Period *
Icnla.
AT A period when men waxed wise foi
wisdom's sake and not for political preferment <
ferment , a very learned and unambitious
man remarked that if ho wcro permitted
to make all the ballads he nocd not care
who should make the laws of the land
There is a startling logical sheen in this
thought which impresses ono the moro
thoroughly upon meditation.
Ever since man has felt the warm cm
brace of civilizing influence the literature
of every ngo has operated to make the
people among whom circulated cithci
better or worse. In every period since
the perusal of books has become a picas
uro and duty to man , these production !
have had , perhaps , a greater influence in
moulding the minds and manners of ha
man boiugs , than all the laws over enacted
acted by man. It is an in
herent trait in the character ol
men of all eras and nationalities
to prefer marking out their ovrn course
in life , rather than have it dictated bj
rules which permit of no infringement
The good order of literature tends al
once to elevate the reader , his morals ,
and his ideas , witli that suasion which
all men prefer to arbitrary rules and
laws. Into the keeping of the children
of wise and Christian parents , are carlj
given the character and virtues of some
iavored hero of fact or fiction , by which ,
in many instances , the lives and charac
ters of those children are moulded.
Woven with pleasing phraseology and
interesting detail , to the old ns well as
the young , the characters of real or im
aginary men and women come to
us through the medium ol
the book , the ono as a pattern to im
itate , the other as an example to deter
and who will say that it is on the infant
minds alone that these real or mystic
beings have a strong and permanent
effect ? Nor is it the individual alone
whose opinions , ideas and character have
been shaped by a pet book ,
No better illustration of this can bo
mentioned than the famous "Uncle
Tom's Cabin , " which some , in their en
thusiastic moments , have claimed was the
production of an inspired pen. Appear
ing as it did at a time when tlio right
of slave holding was a disputed question
among thn American people , this work ,
the accomplishment of p. womanperhaps
somewhat prejudiced , but withal a most
trenchant writer and ingenious novelist ,
certainly did more than may bo admitted
toward forming opinions not alrcadj
settled , arousing feelings already bitter ,
and establishing among the poou-
lace a bitter prejudice against slavery
and the masters of human beings.
The oft'ect of the various literay pro-
dnctions upon the old and the young ,
should cause the prospective author tc
pause upon the threshhold of his work tc
ascertain if the labor will bo beneficial
or detrimental to the rising generation ,
Every book which linds its way to print ,
bo it the offspring of a mighty genius OT
a monicd fop , has its eit'ect upon the
mind of some ono who may bo injured 01
botioh'tted by its perusal. In this daj
when all men are authors the only safe
enard lies in the reader or parent exercising
cising caution and judgment in the selec
tion of bookd for themselves or those ol
whoso future they expect so much and in
whoso welfare they are interested ; re1
membering that there is nothingmorein
structivc and beneficial thnn a good boot
nor anything so destructive and detn
mental as a bad ono.
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*
REV. GEOKOK H , SCIIODDE , Pn. D. , o :
Columbus , Ohm , has translated from tin
Gorman , an interesting work entitled "A
Day in Capernaum" by Dr. Franz Do
litch of the University of Leipzig. This
work gives a vivid picture of the Galilear
activity of our Savior , nnd embrace. '
many features which hitherto have beet
unnolicml. It is a historical sketch of ar
eventful day in the life of Christ , and ii
written with an enthusiasm and intercsi
in the sub.ject that is pleasant to obsorvn
The work is ono which old and vounp
may read with profit. Funk & Wagnalli
of Now York are the publishers.
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AN i > rroirrArr subject is that handled
by George L. Voso In a little work on
tilled "Bridge Disasters , the Cause anc
Remedy. " The book is a review of tin
bridge disasters of America with prac
tical suggestions for the prevention o :
like happenings in the future. It is evi
dently the result of Iho study and ob
servation of a practical engineer whc
knows how to put the result of his labors
on paper in an interesting form. Leo > S
Shcpard , Boston , ant the publishers.
*
TKN YKAUS ago the nursery was in
complete without the Dotty Dimple vol
times , a scries of little talcs interesting
old fashioned and instructive to tin
young. The same authoress , Sophie
May , has recently produced what urom
iscs to bo a most popular book amnu ;
the young folks , under the title ol
"Drones' Honey. " This latest of Mist
May's admirable books is ot the "growr
up scries , " but will bo found an interest
ing tUn : to the cnliro household ,
Throughout it is of that nature which en
titles it to a conspicuous place on the
family book slielf. Leo & Shcpard , I3os
ton , are the publishers.
%
"Goo's Woitns to His Children" is the
title of a compilation of sermons by Dr ,
George McDonald , the British author.re-
contly published by Funk & Wagnalls ,
Now York. Twenty-four sermons lilled
with words of trnth and wisdom are
grouped in this book , which are worthj
not only perusal , but a careful study ol
the logic and arguments therein 'con-
taineri. The work is worthy of a place
on any bookshelf , but especially will il
be found interesting to tlio clergy.
%
Tun LEGEND of Dld.vmus is told in i
"Life and Time of , "
book entitled * ) esus ,
by James Freeman Clarke , author , and
Luo & Shop aril publishers. In a charm
ing manner the times in which the
Savior appeared are reproduce' ! , to
gether with the characters who sur
rounded him , and the prejudices againsl
him. It is the rcsnlt of many years ol
study , and is , in fact , a brief commentary
on the four gospels. It Is a book credit
able to the sacred subject upon which il
is penned , a worthy portrayal of the
beautiful life of our Savior , and well
worth a studious and careful reading.
VEKIOUICAL8 ,
WniTEua ix every department of liter
ature have found tlio various numbcrt
of "Tho yVhter , " published at Boston ,
decidedly interesting and instructive ; ;
but especially Is the August number ol
this valuable periodical interesting to
Journalists. Mr. F. It Burton has an
excellent article on"Descrlptive Writing'
which , by the way , is ono of the n > osl
dillicult accomplishments to acquire
Frank W. IJoland gives a view of "He'
porters at Weddings' , " and Low Vander-
poole writes of "My First Novel , " both
In an entertaining manner. Miss Alice
Brown sets forth some important ideat
under the subject , "Cruel Kindness tc
Young Writers ; " Frank 11. Pope tolls
the novice , "How a District la Covered , '
and D , J. McUrath exhibits a gleam ol
hope for the busy scribes under the title ,
"A Reporter's Chance/ ' Throughout
this number In'a strong one. and "The
Writer" should bo in Iho hands of every
newspaper man in America. This
periodical is edited by W. H. Hills and
Robert Luce , of the fiojton Globo.
IUnYi.ANi > , a magazine for mothers
quite as much as for babies , is havine ov-
cry month this year two picture-pages of
"linger play. " There is wonderful va
riety in s'ltugor-play" and no end of fun
for the baby. Fun for the baby is fun , or
its equivalodnt for somebody clso.
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THE AUGUST number of "Our Little
Men and Women" is a very interesting
one. In it wo learn that a village of anU
numbers sometimes half-a-mtlllon and
that all the inhabitants not only know
ono another when they meet on the
street , but remember ono another for
months. A naturalist found that out by
catching some and keeping them four
months and them putting them back
among their old neighbors. Their friends
were so glad to see them that they actu
ally took them up and caressed and car
ried them in their arms ? This little.
magazine is published by D. Lothrop
Company , Boston.
MEMORIES OF THE METROPOLIS
The Early HOIUCB or Iho Vanrterullta
and Other Prominent Person * .
Now YorK Mercury : Everybody knows
something about the present palatial
homes of the Vanderbi Its in Now York ,
but nobody remembers anything of the
oarllor homes ( which were not at all
palatial ) , occupied by the Vanderbllt
family iu its early days in New York
city.I .
I got hold of a very old Now York
city directory the other day. It is a little
book a mcro "baby" compared to the
"adult" directories oMhe metropolis in
the present but U is a very interesting
rc'.ic.
In this little volume thorn is ono sug
gestive entry "Cornelius Vandcrbilt ,
mariner , No. 93 Broad street. " At this
down-town address the Vanderbilt name
appears for tlio lirst time in the annals of
New \ork.
A year later the entry appeared as
"Cornelius VandcrbiU , No. 11) ) Stone
struct. " This was a two-story house ,
small , humble , nnd , to tell the truth , un
comfortable , as great n contrast to any
of the Vandcrbilt houses now as the
"Vandcrbilt , mariner , " was then to what
thn Vaudcrbilts , railroad kings , are now.
The surroundings in Stone street were
squalid. The onlv thing that saved the
locality was its proximity to the Battery.
"
The young Vanderbilt "children didn't
like Stone street at all ; oven the Battery
didn't atone for the loss of the country.
they had jiiot como from Jersey , from
their native Now Brunswick , where ten
out of the thirteen of 'em were born.
Vanderbilt had his "oflico" at No. 17
Stone street , afterwards at No. 18 Stone
street ; then ho lived at No. G < ! Beaver
Rtreet ; then ho got a larger oflico at No.
D3 Stone street , and got elevated , in the
city directory , to what was called a
"steamboat master , " or captain.
Vanderbilt was by this time makin' a
good deal of money oil' New York , but
somehow he couldn't , or didn't , get a
house to suit his growin' family , so ho
left Now lork for several years , In-
tendm' to settle permanently in Staten
Island , where he built a house near Sta-
plcton.
This Staten Island mansion was quite
an iruposin' affair and very "roomy. "
The owner put a line iron fence all around
the ground which were quite spacious.
Iho house commanded a line view , and
in it the first Mrs. Vanderbilt passed the
happiest days of her life , just as Mrs.
William H. passed her best days on her
husband's farm.
But as all his commercial Interests cen
tred round Now York the original Vanderbilt -
derbilt couldn't stay away from it long.so
he got a now office on Washington street ,
then hired & house on Madison street , and
finally moved to what was then quite a
swell house on east Broadway.
When the Vamlcrbilts lived in East
Broadway , William H. Aspinwall re
sided on College place near the City
hall park. A. Stewart kept , and was
kept by a small drv goods store on Broad
way near Cortlandt street , and lived
very modestly in a two-story house on
Warren street.
William B. Astor lived near the Astor
house. His father's oflico was in Vesey
street. The Lorillards lived in Madison
street , near the Tappans.
William E. Dodge had moved "np
town" to tourth street , near the Bowery.
Prosper M. Wotmoro resided in good
style on Franulin street , and Peter
Cooper had creeled a glue factory "out
of town , " on the site of what Is now the
the Madison Square garden.
This is suggestive readin'for "modern"
New Yorkers. But perhaps two facts I
will now state will convoy the contrast
between then and now even moro
strongly.
When the Vanderbilts lived on Est
Broadway the Now York postofllco lilled
only a part of the basement of the Mer
chants' exchange.on Exchange place and
Hanover street. There were just twelve
letter carriers connected with the post-
oflico. Some thoutrht these were two or
three too many. There worn only two
mails sent to Brooklyn daily. Some
thought there was only need of ono.
Another "companion" fact to these is
that Dolmonicn was only known at that
time as "a confectioner" and had his
only place on William street. The site
where "Dolmouico's" stands now wns
then ono mile "out of town. " Fifth ave
nue itself was only graded as far as Clin
ton phico.
This was only fifty years ago. Thorn
are plenty of Now Yorkers still livm'
who remember it all.
"And so your father has gone to a mission
ary station'1' "Yes ; wo are quite alone
no\v. " "Don't you miss tlio directing hand
of your household ? " "O , mother didn't go. "
A minister of Caiilcattl. a largo town In
Sicily , recently undertook to Impress some
of his teachings on his congregation by ma
terializing a devil with the usual somber cast
of countenance , horns , and a body ot con
siderable length , ending In exploding lire-
crackers. lie was moro successful than lie
had hoped for , for , a panic ensuing , several
of Iho women and children ot the coniai'tfu-
tion were totally killed.
Mr. Brooks , bachelor , a Uoston Unitarian
divine , preaches with a ravishing lisp and
dances like a moonbeam on a froc pond.
The younz ladles of his charge approve of
both performances , but their fathers object to
the danclne and would fain tluow the young
man out. Between the two factions Mr.
lirooka l.angs in suspense , with the odds
sllehtly In favor ot his retention. First
thing the elders know , Mr. Brooks will have
married ono of their daughters , and then
they won't dare to lire him ,
"I guess I'd better withdraw from the
church for two or three months , " said a Da
kota man to the minister. "Why , how' *
that , brother , what's the matter ? " Inquired
the pactor. "I feel three or lour cyclone lies
sort of working round in my mind and they've
got to como out. Just give me leave of ab
sence for say ten days and I'll bo back with
you au'iin next fall. 1 believe tlier will ho
home of the thundurlncust cyclone lies ever
told and don't want to disgrace Iho church.
"I'araon Widemouf , ( ley tell m dot yo'
wife hah done gone an' slope oil with Jiu-
con Llttlesoul ; am dat a fac'V" "It'sjcs1
like yo' sajs. llr'or Jlmsnn. " "isyerro-
Elunod , parson1' "As ter dat , Ur'cr Jinison ,
do' do burden ob do prut ! heems ter 'vlto do
'elusion dat slio am ilo one dat icblvuesd , I
want > o' ter un'staiul cUt > Iiiiblit > cr struck a
'merguncy when dar was mo' ba'm in U
eospel dat says do Lawd gibs an1 de Lawd
don n Ink away , brcs&ed am der name er do
Lawd. " _
Imperfect digestion and assimilation
produce disordered conditions of the sys
tem which grow and are confirmed by ne
glect Dr. J , 11. McLean's Strengthening
Cordial and Blood i'urifier , by its tonio
properties , cures indigestion und gives
tone to the stouiactt.
BEAUTIES OF IOS ANCEtES ,
Marvelous Growth of the Gonntry Adjacent
to the Qardou of Ilowors.
NEBRASKANS AMONG ROSES ,
Strawberries Ten Month * In tlio Yen *
Santn Monica Beach Flcslijr
Women in the
Waves ,
Los ANOET.ES , Cal. , July 20. [ Correspondence
spondenco of the BEE. ] The growth ol
this city and Ccountry adjacent Is mar
velous. The county assessment rolls for
the fiscal year show n valuation of
193,000,000. The city has gained 10,000
in population since January and another
10,000 will doubtless bo added by Decem
ber 01 next. Real rstato steadily in
creases in price , the transactions for the
week just closed footing up a little moro
than $3,250,000. There nre over 700
licensed real estate dealers iu the city
and y.OOO others directly interested In the
business. "Why don't your city ofllcials
repair and water your strootsi" 1 asked
a citizen. "Because they are all engaged
in real estate deals and don't hayo time , "
was the reply.
Judge Rcdlck has secured some valua
ble business property hero. Ho says he
has made 75,000 since last winter and
that T. W. T. Richards has cleared
iloublo that amount. Richards told mo
when 1 was here six months ago
that he was ono of n
syndicate that had just purchased a tract
nf land ton miles out , which ho thought
was n good investment. They soon
lifter platted a portion of the tract
mil have eold lots to the amount of
$350,000 , and have several thousand
lere.s left. Robert Harris bought several
lots in this plat when ho was hero a few .
months ago and has doubled his money
an them , Ho is building a fine house on
Seventh street , ono of the best rcsidonco
streets in the city , at a cost of about ton
thousand dollars. Near his property
Mr. Ferris , formerly of the Planters'
liouso , Omaha , has two handsome lots on
which ho proposes building a house. In
: liis vicinity Mr. Horace Jones , late of
Kmery & Jones , has established a grocery
business and Is making money , llo paid
$1,500 for two lots last winter which hu
* mId now sell for $6,500. Ho says that
Nebraska is a good country , but that hu
would rather live here ten years than to
live in Nebraska five. His only regret is
that his old partner , Emery , cannot see
KOSES AS IS U03E.S ,
tvhich this country produces in the great
est profusion. Juil o GroiF paid $1,500
lot tnreo lots here ciirhtccn months ago ,
ind was so doubtful 'as to the outcome
that ho kept the matter n secret from his
family for a year. Ho could get $7,000
for the property now.
Tbo productiveness of the parched-
looking gravelly soil of this region is
ilraost beyond belief. In some localities
irrigation is necessary , but not in others.
Ju the place of Mr. Thomas Gibson ,
near San Jose , 1 measured a bunch of
nrapeson the vine and still crowing and
found it was a foot long ; it will grow
six inches moro before it is fully ma *
turcd. A peach measured eevon and
Hie-half inches that will yet crow to a
3ircumfercnco of ten inches. On Frank
Gibson's fruit ranch there were seventy-
live peaches on iv shrub two and a half
tect high and an inch and a half in diam
eter at the ground. The hotels and restau
rants serve fresh strawberries ten months
in a year. Within a few miles on the
acean 1 saw as line a field of corn as I
uver saw in Nebraska. It il expected
that the coast line of railway between
San Francisco and this city will bo com
pleted next year shortening the distance
jonsiderably between the two points and
opening up
AN ATTltACTIVE ICEOION
ulrcady well developed and of great his
torical interest.
Yesterday and last night I WES min-
dling with the giddy throng at Santa
Monica , an ocean resort eighteen miles
( vest of this city , and for the first time
itonned a bathing suit and had a tussle
with the briny denp. For nearly a milei
the beach was lined with bath
ers and presented a most at
tractive scene. The number ot
fat w mpn enormously fat women , I
saw disporting in the waves , with ele
phantine gambols , was proof enough to
me that this is a healthful climatc.though
a climate i.which will convert an erstwhile -
while , ( I have waited for Jyoars for
an opportunity to use that word ) fnigilo
creature into a mountain of flesh may bo
said to have its drawbacks.
Coming out over the Central Pacific on
thu. journey liltherward an old gentleman
and a pair of bright young ladies in the
sleeping car section opposite mine , at
tracted my attention. Tlio former was
making funny remarks about a young
nian , evidentlv a favorite with one of the
jirls , concerning his fondness for good
food , whereupon she retorted with ,
"Now , pa , you'vo no right to
say anything. A gentleman told mo that
ho took dinner with you once when you
complained that you wcro not feeling
well and had no apuctito. Ho said hu
never saw a man cat so much at onu
time in all his born days , and wondered
what you could do in that line when you
felt rugged and hearty. "
Then her siMur laughed while her
father flushed a little and said : "Tut ,
Lut , my daughter , how can you sit there
: uid make tin such stories ? '
"It's a solemn faot , pa ; it's a solemn
fact , " said she , and thereupon her fathoi
changed tlio subject by calling attention
to the scenery.
The party party proved to bo ex-Gov
ernor Alcorn , of Mississippi , und his
laughters on an extended west-
3rn tour for the benefit of Ins
Health. It was an easy matter to .srilio
up an acquaintance , and for the next two
lays the old gentleman was a most en
tertaining follow'traviilorwitli his roinin-
sonees of the old regina , and fuels and
igurcs as to the "Now South. " 1 have
unco had as a fellow-passenger for a
like number of days , ex-Senator and Con
gressman-elect Whitthorno. of Tennes-
icc.iiiodest unit unassumingbut ono of the
nest interesting talkers 1 over met.
Thousands oT people from all over the
ivorld are journeying up and down this
and , and it is said that a rush of nearly
100,000 more this fall and winter has been
irrangcd for by the railway companies.
J. T. B ,
THE SMAIOi I10V.
Boston Courier : Notwithstanding thnt It
the green nnplo grason , the smnll toy gets
ilong swlmminuly most of tint time.
Oil City UlU/ant : The boy who has been
nHWImnilng nmlpr the blazing sun may bo
listinu'Ulslieit tiy IIH ! tunik'iicy to liucpnwar
roui the back of his bhirt as much ns possi-
ile.
ile.Lilfo : There may bn loom at the top , but
his Is not the vhnv takmi by tlio Mimll toy
, vho climbs lothulildicst limb of a cherry
ret and accidentally kicks the gable end of a
lensoly populated hornulb * nont.
The small boy In a frolic
Hobs thu orchard of Us apples ,
And his In'anls cruel colic
Subsequently grimly grappli : * .
[ Boston Courier.
Detroit Free Press : A boy who can't ' be
nduccd to go to u store a < | iuitor of a milt *
iway on an errand cnn bu hired to wlk for
ive hours on a stretch It It Is only called a
valklnn-matcli and tlio Jproprletur'put up a
illvor quarter a * a prize.
Somerrllle Journal : This Is the tenon
, vhen fanners will do well to stuln their
ara , not exactly to hear the w tonnelons
( 'rowing , but to hear the small boys climbnv !
lie fence with a cleslirn of hudliif oue Uiai
roes "punk ! mink I" to carry oil.