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THE OMAHA DAILY BJBE : SUNDAY , AUGUST 28 1887-TWELVE PAGES , 11 STRUGGLEOF A WORTHY RACE The Cross and Grown of the Jowlah People Factors of Eellgton and Trade , THE HEBREW IN AMERICA. Early Pioneers Je\vlnh Population Relation of Church and Syna gogue Liberal Jaws Itio Promising Out Look. nu Dr. A. S. haact tn American - The traveler abroad who ts at all fam iliar with history will find sad associa tions connected with the Jews through out Europe. There is scarcely a city of uotu in which in olrtcu days they were not expelled , after being first plundered nnd outraged ; hardly a king or prince of any prominence who regarded "his Jews" in any other light than that of his chattel ; not a land whoso statute books did not abound with the crudest and most odious discriminations against the Jewish people. The medlrcval atmosphere It would almost appear , judging from Russia and Roumania , that the dark ages have not wholly passed has left its impress upon the Jew and his surroundings. Up to recent decades , proscribed as an alien and restricted in his choice of trade and profession savu at the cost of Ida tradi tional faith , the amount of social and political disability ho hns had to endure lias not paralyzed his energy , it is true , but has checked his development to u largo degree. The now light that has dawned after a century of patient wait ing gives him more hope , oven in lands where his fathers were religiously tapped by rulers and statesmen to provide coin for the realm. Hut the possession of equal rights can not make him forgot tan past. The little cemetery , often within the heart of a German town , which contains the remains mains of his martyred sires ; the old syn agoguo. with its low windows and quaint architecture , that served us fortress as well as house of worship when the mob stormed at its gates ; the hymns recited on certain occasions , which were written in those centuries of martyrdom these recall the past , if every musty chronicle with its fatal records of crijie against his race were blotted from existence. Ho knows that only a few centuries ago the bell that strikes the hour from the Uom was the signal for onslaught. The stream llowing so smoothly , the sloping hills , the peaceful valley , each had a dill'eront tale to tell when the Jew was hunted from town to town. And the ivy-clad castle , so picturesque in the moonlight - which seems to breathe of love and ro mance ah lit sounds a harsher note to those who know the practices of "robber barons" and their associates , when the Jewish homo and private sanctitj were never secure from knightly violence. THE JKW IN AMKUICA lias a difl'ercnt environment. He looks ahead and around : ho cannot look back. 1'horo is little Jewish history to record in connection with Hebrews in the United States. A few months ago the suggestion was made that American Israulitica com memorate the four hundroth anniversary of Uie discovery of America by publishing n memorial history of the Jews of Amer ica. It was favorably commented on at the time * and may bo undertaken in ear nest ; but such a history will be Incom parably tame -it will bo but a record of the settlements in the different colonies prior to the revolution , a story of private enterprise in various Holds. It will be uneventful , spiritless , uninteresting- contrasted with the history of the Jews in a German principality , which can point to the stake , the cell , the harsh statute , the sentence of banishment. The American record will be but a chain of successive emigrations from the West Indies , nnd from England. Holland , and other nations of the Old World. It will toll of the gradual growth of the commu nity with that of its adopted country. It will reveal no peculiar features ; its sta tiatics will keep pace with those of other denominations , Catholic and Protestant , that flourish on the American soil. At the first glance , then , the history of the Jews in America is disappointing. There is not u single massacre to recount ; not one instance of Jews being led to the stake on the charge of slaughtering Christian children for Passover , no di verting incidents like Jews having their teeth pulled out to gratify a president , or their scrolls of the law burnt , or their synagogues despoiled , or an entire con gregation being ordered to dance to death , as happened at peaceful Nordhau sen only a few hundred years ago. What an absurd state of affairs for an amateur historian I How can he describe the sub ject with any pretence to dignityl Where are his flowing periods , his wealth of il lustrations. Ills historic parallels , his pen pictures of noted men , his sketches of stirring events , wreathed in battle smoke ? 1 The real growth of the Jews in the United States is of recent date. The 'German ' revolution of 1848-9 was the 'pivotal point almost contemporaneous with the Irish famine of 184U-7 , which lauded hundreds of thousands of Irish immigrants on these shores. In the Ger man landslide to America , the Hebrew shared , and soon those of German nation ality outnumbered the small but select body of coreligionists who coulit point with pardonable prldo to a family resi dence hero of nearly two centuries. The original Jewish settlers belonged to the v- Sophardlo branch , of Spanish and Portu guese lineage , They rapidly American ized themselves in manners , dress and character , while remaining inflexible in their attachment to the traditional forms and usages of the synagogue. They soon took an active part in the all'airs of their time , hampered somewhat by local re strictions. Flourishing communities sprang up in the south and east New York , Savannah , Newport , Philadelphia , Hlchmoud , Charleston can' point to their old oongrrgations. Chief Justice C. P. Daly has begun a history of the Jews in America , written in a gonUl spirit and abounding in interesting information , Some scattered essays have boon pub lished from time to time on the subject , but the complete history of Judaism is n task still to bo undertaken. The early pioneers among the Jews of Amorion numbered men and women of note in their day ; but their influence was limited , and certainly the names of no great scholars , poets , -ncientistfi , etc. . have couio down thence. They counted , however , merchants Of wealth and probity. Some of Newport's inhabitants in stately co lonial days left their permanent impress upon the town , and the name of Touro will always be regarded with pride. Like Julius Hallgarteu , who when ho died a few years ago , in his bequests to benevo lent and educational institution without ( regard to creed , thought of the colored people , so Touro gave his benefactions lo ; all classes , Jew and Gentile alike. The : ity of Newport preserves his memory its well as his ashes. In 1845 THK TOTAL JEWISH POPULATION of the United States did not probably ex ceed. if it equalled , 60,000. To-day ft has reached 500,000. New streams of oral- ration from Europe have succeeded the 8 orman contingent of thirty years ago. Hungary , Russia , Roumania , keep pour * ing their thousands of all characters and conditions. The Gorman brought with him energy , skill , economy , endurance. lie did not long remain in the Atlantic cities , but pushed west. Ho was a pioneer . In California and amassed wealth in San Francisco. Ho started a small store In the 'suburbs , waited bis opportunity , inV - V treated his -.goods , tranif erred hW bu l- ness to a clly lot and prospered. Ho did not object to any kind of honest peddling. Iho pack on his shoulders became a Monoy-bap m after years of honorable toil , By thrift nnd enterprise the modest clerk grew into the merchant of import ance. J ho town which he entered as a peddler Invites him to a seat in its cham ber of commerce. Dissatisfied with the limited Hold in the west , ho drifts towards the east again , and soon swells the list of Now lork's ' millionaires. The qualities which made him successful were not peculiar to the Hebrew. The same story is generally repeated in each instance of a rise from lowly beginnings to local or national fame. The prominence of the Gorman olo- mpnt in American Judaism was main tained by the settlement of German rab bis of established reputation , who preached in German , which became the language of the synagogue. The last decade - cade , however , has witnessed a general cull for sermons In English , oven for what wore deemed Gorman congrega tions. The younger generation is Amer ican to the core ; nnd it is hardly possible that the Gorman influence will DC so par amount that the general public will hereafter - after assume every Jew to bo a Gorman and every German a Jew. For some years before 1833 there had been n gradual increase in the number of Russian Jews. The persecutions in that year caused a startiiugcxodiis , and since that date there has been a steady flow from tlio lands of the Czar , as well as from Roumania and Hungary , to the ex tent of about 15,000 yearlv. Attempts have been made to begin" agricultural work for the newcomers ; few of the colonies nies started prove successful , because the settlers are usually handicapped by want of means and thn requisite prepara tory knowledge. When the proper agen cies have been established to divert the stream of immigrants from the largo cities , and organize on a systematic plan agricultural schools and colonies , a powerful impetus will be given to Jewish dovelomnont. The OBDWTH OF AMEHICAN JUDAISM is not to bo measured by more statistics. The stately synagogues in the chief cities , that vie with the places of worship of other crjjcds ; the institutions for charity and educationorphan asylums , hospitals , homes for the aged , industrial schools , tell of a genuine growth. Now York Judaism can boast of a chain of institu tions second to none in the world the Mount Sinai hospital , the Hebrew orphan asylum , on a commanding height ovor- lookjng the Hudson ; thnMontnfioro homo for incurables , the homo for aged , the united Hebrew charities , the Hebrew technical institute , the Hebrew free school , with O.fiOO children in its classes , industrial normal and kindergarten. The Mount Sinla hospital is unsectar- ian ; the Montclioro homo , when its now edifice is erected , will admit a percentage of non-Israelites. In the success of the Hebrew technical institute , whore one hundred boys of needy parents are taught the science of eye and hand , and graduated as skilled artisans , the new education is recognized. Philadelphia Isroal can point to u goodly number of well equipped instillations. Chicago has its Michael Reese hospital ; Cleveland , its orphan asylum and homo tor the aged ; New Orleans , its widows' and orphans' home ; San Francisco , its orphan asylum ; Ualtimorc , its Jewish hospital ; Cincinnati has its Hebrew union college , whoso graduates iill positions of trust through out the country. The attractive homo for the aged at Yonkers is public testimony to the bonc- voleut workings of the order of Benai Bcrith. The Aguilar free library Is a re cent audition to the charities of New York , owing to its inception to Jewish young men. The Maimonidcs library , under the auspices of the Benai Berith , of New York , will challenge comparison with libraries older and better endowed , Jewish young men are on the teaching stall' of John Hopkins university , the university of Pennsylvania , Columbia college , New York university , the College - lego of New York , and other institutions of learning throughout the country. In literature , it must frankly bo con fessed , the growth has not been satisfac tory. Attempts have been made to de velop a higher taste , but they wore spora dic. There exists no publication society , but few weeklies of any literary merit , no general magazine or quarterly of wide circulation. It is likely within the next few years , now that there are several American-trained young men in univer sity positions , there will bo a revival in this Held. Among the rabbis in America , too , are men of recognized ability , who are abundantly equipped to appear more often in print. Within the past two years , the published works of the Rev. Dr. Jastrow ( Tulmudic Dictionary ) , the Rov. Dr. Szold ( Book of Job ) , and Prof. Dr. Miolziner ( Jewish Marriage Laws ) , have been favorably noticed in the press. It is not to be domed that the rapid in crease in the Jewish population has its dangers. Thn diverse elements partic ularly the infusion of emigrants fresh from Kuropeau bondage add to the difliculty ot the situation. So heteroge neous is the population , English , Ger man , Dutch , Russian. Roumanion , Hun garian , etc. , that the production of an American tvpe seems retarded. But I hardly think that THE JEWISH OUTLOOK is loss hopeful than that of the coun try in general under the play of similar conditions. The children ot the immi grant soon become Americanized. There is now a largo contingent of American- born Hebrews who will maintain their preponderance , and gradually form a homogeneous mass. Against them the tide of foreign immigration will strike in vain. The period of American suprem acy has begun , and it is not too soon. Time was when the Israelite was ex clusively associated with certain trades. Oppressive laws had restricted him in his choice of occupation. He , could not own laud or enter the professions. The charge , then , that the Jews are traders rather than producers is not without its basis of truth. Happily the reproach it being rolled away in America and in al ] lauds whore emancipation prevails. In our own country the Jew follows every pursuit. Ho is not banker or trader only ho is manufacturer , farmer , mechanic , lawyer , scientist , painter , college pro fessor , physician , engraver , civil "engi neer , architect , inventor. His powers have free vent , and the results compare favorably with the exhibit made by men of other deno minations. He is not boas ful and tlaims no .more than is justly hi duo. duo.A A recent writer in the Westminster Review , in an article on "Tho Romar Church and the American Republic , ' refers'to the great spectacle which that church presents in America of assimilat ing to novel conditions and adapting its spirit and usages to the American idea The same forces are at work in American Judaism , although modified by the 'oir cumstance that the Jewish congrega tions are independent bodies , anu there exists no hierarchy or synagogue gov crnment. Each synagogue is a law to itself. The adaptability of Judaism is an element of growth. In every frosl settlement of the race , the Jew manages to assimilate to the now conditions , lie is at homo wherever freedom and pro gress are at work. His dispersion has been a poworfn stimulus to his activity , and given him a strength that has defied time and cir cumstanco' . The poor , footsore emigrant greeted with acorn and obloquy , has hi : compensation in his descendantswho be longs to the aristocracy of wealth , cul ture and position. Will America inrlu ence its Jewish population , as undenia blr it has been influenced in other lands ? The American spirit is already at work but not In Jewry only : qll creeds feel the effect of , American conditions. The foreigner arrives hero with his traditiona stockof usages good , bad and indiffer ent his lares and pennies , from insigni- leant towns abroad. These soon lose heir interest and importance as ho ac quires wealth and an American culture , i'ho second generation regards them with coldness ; the third is almost ignor ant of their meaning. The past few decades hnvo witnessed npld changes in American Judaism. I'll ore has been a rattling of old armor , ind a good deal of undent scaffolding las fallen io pieces. The essentials of Judaism , however , are still untouched ; upon the whole , there is a more intelli gent spirit manifested than ever before. Naturally Iho Hebrew is influenced by pievalnnt tendencies of the ago. and his spokesmen in pulpit , platform and press can bo as liberal and defiant as their com petitors. Occasionally , it must be con fessed , these utterances lack insight and spiritual grasp , for which no prodigality of liberalism will atone. They hover dangerously near the chasm of agnostic ism , and would resolve Judaism into a llabby and nerveless morality , without history , prophecy , law , or a lawmatcer. Such men are but apostles of reactlon-- their extreme radicalism soon evaporates. One feature that illustrates GENUINE vitomtess cannot bo omitted. It is the kindly relations which exist between church nnd synagogue. In crossing the Atlan tic a few years ago , I had a Catho lic priest as companion. * Wo chatted often about our respective religions and showed the best points of each. On part ing I said to him , "I shall certainly never decrv the Catholic ; do you think kindly of the Jew as well. " It is inter course alone which promotes the genial temper. If the chief rabbi had invited Torquemada to a game of whist , there might have been no expulsion of the Jews from Spain. The fact , then , that hero in America , Christian and Jewish ministers frequently interchange pulpits indicates the American influence. Whim an Episcopal church in this city was burnt , the Temple Emanual was tendered for the use of the congregation. The offer was accepted , and n a Sunday was presented the novel sight of the Rev. Arthur Brooks' church-members wor shipping in the temple above , while , in the school rooms below , the religious classes of Dr. Gotthnil's ' temple were re ceiving their usual instruction. When the Cincinnati university was partly de stroyed by fire , the Hebrew Union college - lego was placed at the disposal of the faculty and students. Frequent instances have occurred of synagogues being offered to Christian societies that were unable tn worship in their own edifices. Upon Thanksgiving day , Christian preachers are often invited to occupy the synagogue pulpit a joint service of Jew , Protestant and Catholic was held a few years ago in a western town on such a holiday. There seems to ho a special sympathy shown the Unitarians on the part of progressive Israelites , and rabbis in their individual capacitv have attend ed meetings of the Free Religious asso ciation and love-feasts of the Unitarians. America is affording a broader field for the fellowship of sects than human ity has' yet witnessed. The Israelite shares in the good work ; his pulse is quickened bv the atmosphere. I believe that hero it is the spiritual , not the ma terialistic , forces which are the more powerful. Brain , not steel , spanned the East river with the Brooklyn bridge. Under these continued influences , Juda ism is likely to attain a breadth and strength hitherto unknown. It will make progress as a religion of humanity for humanity. Its texts : "Love thy neighbor as thyself , " "Love ye the stranger , " cannot bo outgrown. And the Jew. if ho be true to himself , his faith and his history , will prove as powerful a factor in the world of American religion as ho has become in the world of Ameri can trade. IMPIETIES. Teacher My dear little fellow , why was the Sabbath day Instituted ? Buy To give pa a cnaneo to change his shirt The following advertisement appeared re cently in a Liverpool dally paper : "A lady who loves Christ wishes to meet a gentleman who loves him , too , " "Johnny , my son , do you know you broke the Sabbath , " said Johnny's mamma , sadly. 'Thankheaven ! " retorted Johnny , vehe . " John what do ? " mently. "Why. , you mnnn "I'm did the old thing is broke ; I uon't like the Sabbath. " 'I ain't afraid of liehtnln ? any more. God sends the lightning , and God wouldn't hurt me : he only sends it to take away the bad air. ' , The little one's brother who was of a practical turn ot mind , remarked. "I want you to understand that Uoil is pretty care less sometlnins. " "You were quite attentive to the sermon this morning , husband dear. " "Quito so , yes. " "Which part of the discourse did you think reflected the most human nature ? " "The sotto vooe part , by all means. " "What p rt was that ? " "Why , the part where he said 'Darn that lly. ' " "Grandpa , " said a little Harlem boy. look ing up from his Sunday school lesson , "what- are the wages of sin ? " "Tho wages of sin in these days , " replied the old man earnestly "depend upon circumstances and man's op portunities and business capacity. But they run up In to the thousands , my Doy run up Into the thousands. " "Do you swear ? " asked a ministerial lookIng - Ing man of a sailor on the dock. "Partly " the . "Drink ? " " often , was wply. m yes. I git dry onct In a while. " "Gamblel" "When th' v'yace's over I shako a few dices. " "Chew tobacco ? " "hook hero , ship mate , ain't you gettln' klnd'r ciir'ous ? " "An swer me that : do you chew tooacco ? " ' 'Wa'al , yes , I do. " "Gimme a chew , will you ? " Tom a chit of four summers , was anxious for a baby brother. Ills father , a minister , had taught him that It was his duty to pray for what he wanted. Going to his father with a very sober face , he said : "Papa , do you suppose If I prayed to God right along that lie would send ma a baby brother ? " "Perhaps so , " said pat > a , "but whydovou ask ? " "Oh , because , " replied ho , "I have been praying oil and on this good while and it don't seem to do any good. " A clergyman sought to lead a congregation of children to see that the wearing of a uni form was a murk of distinction , making the individual easily recognized , and Involving responsibilities. "You see a man walking very erect , dressed In a red and croen coat who Is he ? " "A soldier , sir. " "Right. You see a man wearing a sort of helmet , and dressed In blue who Is lie ? " "A policeman , sir. " " . " Then "Kight again. the preacher braced himself up to sketch n parson. "You see a man dressed In a black coat and wearIng - Ing a Btllf white collar who Is he ? " "A masher , sir , " was the triumphant rejoinder. While In Vnl Verde county , Tex. , In thn summer of 1880 Investigating some lane titles , I attended a camp meeting. The min ister who presided invited those who wlshec to be prayed tor to OCCUPY the front seats. A green-looking young "knight of the lariat , ' nmong others , made his way to the front He WAS taken In charge by one of the dea cons , who thus addressed him : "Now , my dear young friend , don't you love Jesus- Jesus who died that yon might live forever in the world beyond ; don't von love him ? ' "Wa-al , " was the answer , "I've hearn tel on him , an' I guess 1 hain't got nuthlo * agin him. " An Inducement to Early Marriage. Harper's ' Magazine : Constance is very young , but she is also better worth quot ing than most grown people. Her envy was somewhat aroused by the tact thai a wedding was about to take place in the family of her little playmate , and that the playmate thereby had the advantage of her ; so she remarked very complacent ly , to her little friend's mamma : "Mrs. , did you know that 1 was engaged to be married ? " "Why , no , Conny. Is that so ? " "Yes , ma'am ; I'm engaged to Fitz Ward" ( small boy of her acquaintance ) "He doesn't know it , but I've got to ex plain it to him. " "Well , Conny , do you expect to be married soon ) " "Well. I hope so. The fact is , I'm tired of being spanked , and I think wo'l be married pretty soon , " Richard Mansfield' * traveling season begins at the Chestnut street theatre , Philadelphia October ' under the management of K. D rrlcf , , , . . . INCIDENTS OF MATRIMONY , A Promising Bride Who Ooraposod Her Wed > 1 iftng March , * . AN INDUCEMENT TO MARRIAGE. 1 A Tombstone for a MarrLigo Fee- Moaning You , She Answered No A Starring Wadding ' i Occurrence. Meaning "Yea , " She Answered "No. " We stood there at the garden gain ; The moon and the stars were shining bright ; 1 know It must be very late , I Jut still ho would not say good night. lie held my hand in his and said , " 'TIs growing late , but e'er I po Qlve mo your answer now , " ho plead , "Will you bo mine , love , yes , or no ? " Ills dark brown eyes looked into mine ; So full of love they seemed to bo ; * . My heart boat wildly , but no sign I gave that he could see 1 loved him yes , I loved him well ; Ills pleading words had thrilled mo so. lot why it was I cannot toll , Instead of yes 1 answered no. TIs three long years since then , and lit Is married now , they say , and well , I wonder If lie thinks of me While he's so happv , as they tell ; And does his mem'ry e'er recall That summer night so lone ago. When standing by the garden wall , And meaning yes 1 answered no. Mnrrlngn ns a Partnership. Marriage is still only too often n bar gain , but at least it is no longer an en tirely one-sided bargain. It is tending toward the only true ideal of lifelong companionship a partnership on equal term ? , witli equal give-and-take on both sides. Women no longer feel bound to render that implicit obedience which was considered do nguoiir in our great- grandmothers' days , and men no longer universally demand it. Husbands , more over , are beginning to learn that their prime duty is not "to look after" their their wives. The very sentence is indic ative of the most ghastly misapprehen sion of the whole idea of matrimony. The general feeling of society condemns a man who lives to rule his wife on the samp principles as u Pasha rules his harem. And indeed the whole scheme of modern life makes it practically impos sible for him to do so. A married woman enjoys as a rule complete liberty dunnjj the lifelong day , and even at night it is frequently impossible for a busy man to escort his wife. Thus everything turns on the relations between the married couple. If a girl is really in love with the man she marries , she may bo trusted with any amount of subsequent freedom. If not , not ; and therefore wo say that the injudicious and worldly parents who are responsible for the great majority of ill- assorted unions are also responsible for the many evil results which are to bo seen in society at this day. For it is a fact that rows t > f English girls are as much forced into.marriage ) as the French girl , whoso Husband is selected while she is yet in her convent. Not by main force , no but by tfio whole tone of her educa tion , by the exaggerated fear of being an old maid , by the obvious necessity of making way.for a younger sister , by the persistent scheming of her parents , and by' her own' ' longing for emancipation , tor marriage undoubtedly does mean emancipation tomost , women ; and it is precisely those who look forward to it most who ace likely to make the worst use of it. " ' ' The Butcher Won the Girl. SAN FiiANgreco , August 23. Deputy 'County ClerkV'Groora was sitting in the ollico of the old city hall yesterday , smoking an after dinner cigar , when two ladies entered the room and glanced mournfully around. They hesitated , and worn about to retreat , when the older of the two cleared her throat and in jerky tones inquired if Judge Murphy was at leisure. "He is engaged at present , " replied Clerk Groom , as he carefully placed his cigar aside and advanced 'toward the visitors , "This young lady , te-he-he. wants to got married , and she is in a hurry about it , too. " " 1 will see if the judge is at leisure , " answered the clerk. "But where is the groom ? " ho added , noticing that the ladies were without an escort. "Oh , he's out at the new city hall pro curing the license , " replied the. bride , taking part for the first time in the con versation. The bride , Fracos Augustine , a belle of Santa Cruz , was attired in a neat tit- ting suit of blue , and wore a bat with the same colored trimmings. A few min utes later a telephone message was re ceived from the new city hall that the groom was hurrying down with the needed license. In the meantime a mes sage was sent after Judge Murphy , and , while they wore waiting for his arrival , Mrs. Ella Jojou , who acted as escort to the bride , imparted the secret of the b.astv marriage. "Y/ou / see , Miss Augustine was engaged to be married to Sigmond Hoager , a wealthy merchant of Santa Cruz , but she never loved him. Ho was too old , and , moreover , the match was made by her parents. The young lady did not have much to say in the matter , for her rela tions took entire charge of the court ship. " "I pity her , " interrupted Groom , "and if there is any way I can assist in the matter just let mo know and I will be too happy to oblige her. " ' "Thank you for the deep interest you betray , " said Mrs. Jojou , while the bride watched the door for the coining of the groom. "Miss Augustine came huro two weeks ago to visit some friends , " said the speaker , resuming the narrative , "and formed the acquaintance of Thomas Cornell , a butcher , but still an estimable young man. They became engaged , and , just think , this morning Miss Augiihtine received word that Hoagor and her par ents wore coming up on the afternoon train. Of course , it meant that the poor girl w'as to marry Hoagor , and against this she rebelled. Mr. Cornel' ' was in formed of this faet and now they will bo married before the train arrives. Won't that bo just too line ? " she concluded. "Too fine ifor anything. " answered Groom , who wont out in search of Judge Murphy. His Honor was found in his chambers , and being informed that his services were required to assist Cupid in getting two of his victims out of a tix , ho kindly consented > to do his share of the work as soon las -the groom arrived. A few minutes later Cornell appeared , out of breath , but triumphantly holding the marriage license over his head. His clothes were all spattered with mud , and there was /suspicion of a few grease spots on his coat sleeves. Clerk Groom ushered the party into the judge's cham bers , and then modestly retired , expect ing that ho would bo invited to witness the coreraonv. Assistant District Attor ney Josnph'Quirk happened along just at that moment , and he installed himself in a front seat , nearest the judge. The bride ana groom stood up m front of the desk and in a few minutes wore declared to bo beyond the roach of Hoager and the other relatives who wore expecting to attend a different marriage ceremony later on. Hold a Tombstone to Get Married. Boston Glohoj There is a little lady on the Back Bay who was a widow only a few years ago , but who now manages with consummate grace one of the finest establishments in the city and the richest sort of a devoted husband. For some time she bestowed her nflections upon ' her first husband , who died two years after-marriage. She purchased e. .mag- Bilicent lot ib the most aristocratic ceme tery of the neighborhood and eroded a marble monument. She had little idea of the cost of burial accessories and when the hills came in the widow found herself sorely pressed to meet them. But she paid them all without regret. Finding herself in strait ened circumstances , however , this enter prising woman cast about in her mind how to raise moro money. She finally decided to have the body of her husband removed to a small cemetery and sell her lot and the costly monument. Tills she did and with the proceeds betook her tea a fashionable summer resort , where she succeeded in securing a second husband who is numbered among Boston's most successful bankers. The marrlago occurred a little moro than a year ago , and a few days since a loading Boston monument maker re ceived n order for a costly tombstone to bo sent to a distant city. The wife had remained true to her first lovo. Composed Her Own Wedding March. Now York Journal1. The wedding of Miss Louise Arnhoim and Mr. Trafton Kent , which was celebrated on Thursday morning , brought quite a number quite a number of fashionable young people into town. Miss Arnhoim was married at the homo ot her aunt , Mrs. Honrv Ivelton , on Washington avonuo. The Ifov. Hawdon Poroy , of Quebec , olliciated , ana nl present the young couple are at the Thousand Islands enjoying their honey moon. The bride , who is a very pretty girl of the blonde type , lias been educated abroad and is a finished musician. She composed thn music for her own wed ding march , which was played on the violin and piano by her sisters , Miss Clementine and Miss Aida Arnhoim. A Bridegroom In Jnll. NEW YORK , August 130. There was a big wedding feast , a ciowd of guests , and a very pretty and happy bride in Fairviuw , Bergen county , N. J. , to-night. The feast was given by Squire Jorolc- man's 18-year-old daughter Klla. The groom was to bo George E. Hastings , of Pntorpon , a son of Arthur Hastings , au engraver. The wedding was to have taken place at 8 o'clock , but there was some delay in the arrival of the minister. While everyone waited a carriage drove up on a gallop , and the guests , crowding around to welcome the dominne , saw Justice of the Peace George B. Lemon , and Detective Albert Aliigio , of Paterson. alight instead , The detective had a war rant for Hastings' arrest , and served it without moro nilo. By the time ho should have been well married thn groom was behind the bars in i'atcrson jail. The charge against him was of obtaining goods under false pretenses. Hastings was a young man ot rapid proclivities , with no regular means of support , and had evidently been anxious to rival "Banker" Ives. He bought a $250 piano from Speaker Brothers , on which he paid $28 in a check on the First National bank , and arranged to pay the balance in installments. It proved that ho had no account in the bank , and that the check was worthless. In the same man ner ho bought $300 worth of furniture from Fagan & Co. , of Paterson , $75 worth of crockery and glassware from James R. Hodges , and several hundred dollars worth of other things from other dealers , giving bogus checks in part pay ment. All of these parties to-day re moved their goods as soon-astho.yMis- | covered that tne checks wore worthless. Rov. Mr. Russell , of Patersou , had been engaged to perform the ceremony , but at the last moment declined on hearing that Hastings was a minor. But for this the wedding would have been over by the time the olliccrs arrived. Squire Jorolcman followed his prospective son- in-law to Patersou , and got Garrett Nyrawiegan to go his bail , but Recorder Greaves , who issued the warrant , could not bo found , and so Hastings remained in jail. On the way over Hastings told the oflicers confidentially that ho had quietly married the girl BOIHO weeks ago , and that to-night's ceremony was to bo only a matter of form. But the story is not believed. Young Hastings took the matter - tor coolly , but the bride was overcome by a combination of shame , grief , and anger. The wedding guests quietly took their leave and the wedding feast re mained untouched. Married on a Itnllroad Train. TOI.KUU , O. , August 21. On the Balti more & Ohio train , which loft Chicago last Friday , a farmer named Newman Whittaker was married to Mrs. Nancy Russell by Elder Ichabod S. Jones , all of Wolf Lake , Ind. A license was obtained at Albion , Noble county , Ind. , Saturday , and the parties wore married at noon between Albion and Avilla on the train in the presence of a carload of passen gers and twelve friends , who made up the bridal party. Congratulations and kisses wore abundant and the bride's cake was passed to the party and pas scngers. The wedding party left the train at Dufmuse , O. Startling Wedding Occnronce. A wedding party whitfh was reveling in a restaurant at St. Mamiesays a Paris correspondent , had a terrible fright. The bride and bridegroom , tradespeople in the neighborhood , wore , after : i good dinner , waltzing and polkaing with their relatives and friends. Midnight was fast approaching , and the fun as is usual at this sort of entertainment , was of a most lively , not to say boisterous , kind , when suddenly a flower girl made her appearance nnd oflcrcd bouquets for sale. The ladies and gentlemen of the company , taken with her winning ways , eagerly bought up her nosegays , and at last the girl walked up to the happy couple to present to them as everyone imagined , the prettiest bouquit of the lot. What was the consternation of the bystanders when the young woman , by a rapid movement , drew a vial from her basket and throw its contents into the faces of the newly married pair. The roars of laughter gavu plaoo to shrill screams. The bridesmaids fainted and their attendant swains , with horror and dismay depicted on their countenances , strove to bring them round. The bride and bridegroom , surrounded by their parents and the elders of the party , fancied that their last hours had come , and , believing that they wore irretrieva bly disfigured , opened and shut their eyes to rind out if they had boon bereft of sight. A few of the hangers-on , rushing up to the flower-girl who had converted all their enjoyment and festiv ity into anguish nnd mourning , held her fast pending the arrival of the police. In a few moment , the bruin's faihur , coining up , took the girl into n corner , anil learned from her lips that she had been for three years the mistress of his now Eou-iii-law ; that their intimacy had boon productive of the usual result , and , in short , that she had been basely deserted by her lover , -Such was her story. In the meantime a doctor who had been hastily summoned pronounced that the "vitriol" was the most innocent of liquids. The llower-girl surprised and much pul out , declared that she had bought it at a chemist's shop hard by. A policeman was immediately dispatched to the shop in question , but soon ascertained that tin woman had merely been supplied with tinted water , as her manner Was so strange that it had aroused suspicion. IJUVIM ! thn I'liotnuraph. DELVWAHB , O. , August iiO. The unex pected and rather romantic marriage of a prominent young man of this city is the sensational talk of the town. The groom is Edward G. Lybnuid , scion of onn of Delaware's wealthiest families and son of Samuel Lybrand , president ol the Delaware chair company. The bridt was Miss Pauline Carr , a petite , beauti ful and intellectual young lady , daugh ter of a prointnont contractor of Wash ington , D. C. The marriage terminatui a love at first , sight and six mouths courtship. ' The bride , . 'who is eighteen years of age , was a pupil at the convent of the visitation , Baltimore , Mil. , Whore Miss Nellie Lybrand , cousin ot ho groom , also attended school. Among ho photographj iu Miss Nellie's collcc- , iou was one of her tall and ather distinguished-looking cousin Sdward. Miss Carr was at once : aptivatcd by the photograph , and so no- cuowlodgod. During the school term at the Visitation frequent ga/.ing at the photo but strengthened Miss Carr's : ul- uiiratlou. and when at the end of the year , July 1 , she was invited to Dela ware ns the guest of Miss bnydcr , an other class-mato , she accepted. Her friend is the daughter of Edward Snyder - der , a prominent miller of this city , and moves in the first society. The arrival of the young girls was quietly followed by an introduction between Miss Carr nnd Mr. Lybrand. A personal acquaintance seems to have kindled an Instantaneous admiration between thu young people. The residences of Mr. Lybrauu and Mr. Sn.vdor were only across the street , nnd the lovers met frequently , and yet car ried on their courtship so quietly that no one suspected a betrothal. On Saturday last Miss Carr packed her trunk osten sibly to return to Washington. At the depot she was joined by her lover and the two hurried away to Columbus. Hero a marrlago license was procured aud the services of Dr. Washington soon made them man and wife. They remained nt the capital until last night , and are now at home in this city , receiving the con gratulations of friends. Betrothal of a llotlmoIilUl Girl. London Truth : The marriage of Mile. Helen Betty do Rothschild with Baron Stephen Gustavus van do Harr were pub lished in Paris last week. The bride has a fortune of 0,000,000. which will be greatly increased at the death of her mother , so she is decidedly a catch for her Belgian bridegroom , who has no for tune. A Strange Wedding. A woman who was well known in the demi-monde , both m Paris and in the provinces , took a fancy to a man called the "champion skeleton , " who was ex hibiting himself with a giant in a local fair. The marriage ceremony was of the lirst class order. The "atomy" and his bride came out in gorgeous apparel , and wore accompanied to the altar by all the montebacks of the fair , including the giant , the lovely Circas sians , the manager of the waxworks , and the "artists" of the various itinerant tem ples of Thespis aud Thalia. The bride , an interesting woman twenty-four years old , was given away by her quondam protector , a person ago with a princely title and a plethoric purse. Ho it was who paid the reckonings for the bride's toilet , the faultless evening suit of laven der , kids of the "champion skeleton , " the marriage ceremony , and the wedding breakfast. The church was filled with flowers ; a crimson carpet was spreadand rice was thrown by admiring mounte banks along the whole route of the bridal procession. In the evening , after the hanpy pair had departed for their honey moon , there was a banquet at which fifty sallimbanqucs sat down. This was suc ceeded by a ball , which was unique of it * kind , the bride's former protectorhaving giving orders that no expanse was to bo spared in order to celebrate the auspi cious occasion in a befitting manner. PKl-PKltSUNT mtOPS. Never use blue ink In writing to a red haired uirl. The sore-eyed goatess of reform Is a Ken tucky animal. Man is 90 per cent water , but to look at some men one wouldn't think it. Some of the best blood iu the land now runs through the mosquito's veins. Think twice before you speak , excepting wiion you are talking tlirougU the telephone. A philosopher of our acquaintance says : "Now York Is , Chicago is to bo , and Boston has bean. " A small hand is said to bo a sign ot refine ment. How vulgar , then , must bo a man who holds four aces. Some of the milkmen hang palls of milk down the well to keep the milk cool. Some of them use too much rope. In a week's time thn earth travels over cloven million miles. Fortunately there arc no wooden bridges on the line. A Connecticut man by the name of Peach overfed his children with watermelon and It is feaied that the peacU crop Is ruined. They have got a calf on exhibition over in Bethlehem with two heads and 11 vn legs. It is a cross between a monopolist and a base ball kicker. The Cincinnati police eclipse the record. A patrolman went to sleep on his beat Mon day night and had his hat , badge , revolver and baton taKon. Information comes from Now York that the torrid wave has been arrested. We hope It will be put Into the cooler and kept there for the rest of the season. Opio Hold says : "Do man who sits up nights and loses his rest ter rob trains am simply a tool , when ho can go ter congress and git his little \vorK in on de surplus. Professor Proctor figures that the earth is shrinking about two inches a year. That ac counts for the nervous anxiety manifested by some people to possess U while it Is of some size. " ( Jerty , did I show you this engagement ring of emeralds and diamonds that Charlie Brown save me ? " "Oh.Pvo seen it boforo. " "Seen it before ? " "Yes ; I was eni.raired to him the lirst part of July. " A Philadelphia barber displays a sign which announces that ho is "proprietor of facial decorating saloon , tonsorial artist , physiognomical hair dresser and facial op erator , cranium manipulator and capillary abrluger. " "Vat you makes dare ? " hastily Inquired a Dutchman of his daughter , who was De-Ing kissed by her sweetheart very clamorously. "Oh. not much , just courting a little , that's all , " "Oho , dat's all , eh ? 1 thought you was fighting. " "Tlio word 'Synonymous. ' " said the schoolmaster , "is easily explained. For In stance , 'drunk' and 'Intoxiuatud' am synony mous you all understand that. " "Rather , " grinned a large headed lad at the bottom of the class. "Why iny father gets synony mous every night. Comstock's wife discovered the old hen sitting In the back yard and "bus up" her nest. Soon alter tlio good wlfo cainti In , much melted , nnd said : "My dear Coin- stock , 1 took tlioeggs Irom 'Brownie , ' and now she has gone and sot onto an old moat- axel" "hat her set , " said the bilious old fellow : "It she sets on au axe. maybe she'll hatchet. " " 1 s'pose vou'd take a man's last cent for a drink huro , " exclaimed a respectably dressed Individual with a red nose , as he walked In and leaned on the bar of a railroad place sa loon yesterday , "With pleasure1 replied the allnbla attendant. The llr.st speaker or dered n drink of brandy , which ho qualfuil with an appreciative nurslo , followed by a smack of his lips. Huachlng down into the comer of his pocket , the customer ii-sur- rected a red penny , laid It on the counter , and astonished the bartender with the two \ > ords : "Last one. " KDUOA.TIUNAU The council of the Mnlbomnu university at Its last sitting decided by a larce majority tnat ' .vouiun should bo admitted 'us iiiinlic.il students. S. C. Hartlett , son of the president of Dart mouth collpirc , will next fall hc'-oiuo an In structor In KiiL'llsh in the Amiirlcan Mission ary Training school at KloU , .lapan , IiiHtc.ul . of the incdlca ! college for women In Russia , at lirst cimiposed , live siierhi courses or lcctuit'8 will buopcneil , four lor theoretical and one for practical work. Mile. Itenuotto ot Louisville , has arcoptei the chair of natural science In tlio colluvo I'lrrvcl-Cabano , the largest Protestant institu tion of learning In thu empire ot Bni/il , In Germany and Switzerland the princi pals of schools are required to dismiss their pupils at noon every day on whlcii the ther mometer at Ki a. in. reglsturs 77 degrees. In Italy until six or seven years of ape the sex'is are educated together , tliuu separated and not until courtship and nmrriHge UOOH custom again allow them to imocUtu to gether. 'Die line huildlmrs of toe nniveralty'iuiMi- cal college , thu medical'duuartmuut of tUo inlveralty of the city of Now York , In * alncothoMuliigsosilon been comiu uurMH constructed Interiorly. Punishment of the Italian school bey ) * icver corporal , but consists in extra tasks , leprlval of liberty nt noon , sometimes wtiK > os.s of dinner or a few hours' lnc rcoratl 2 n a daik room at the close of the aay's ses sion.Of . > Of thoftVieollrrc.1 and universities in th " " United States , ! )7B ) are church schools , aver * * nglng thirteen teachers and 103 students to " * school ; eighty-seven are uon-sootarlMT schools , averaging fifteen teachers and IMl students. - Great stress Is laid on regular school t > * etulaiice In Italy , aud those pupils who r9'i , not on hand at roll-call are promptly senru for nnd lined unless a very good excuse forj absence can bo furnished. School hours-are. the same as Iu this country. < J Last Thursday occurred the annual { academy dinner at Ashlleld , Mass. , ovwj which Prof. Charles Knot Norton presided , \ and at which Pru. ident Carter , of Wllllamte [ > > llcio ; Illsliou Dartlngton , Mr. CharlM' Dudley Warner , and Mr. George WIIIla i * Curtis made addresses. \ Of the year's college rominencemont , th l , most remarkable must be conceded to be Ml ono at Chantaiimia. It Is true that only nbeul j two thousand of the graduating class h v f been present at the Institution Itself thli summer , but the class Is very much largw.1 The number of "university men" that Cban-i tauhua annually adds to thn community Hi enormous , and quite leaves old-time aemlna-u rlcs of learning like Harvard and Vale In tha , background. Instead of confining its ttea ' * tlonto striplings of twenty , some ot IMJ graduating lads and lassos are fifty or slxtj 1 years old. % Friends of Princeton college have glrea t thu money for four or five fellowships for Uri' , next college year. Trio college 1ms already f half a ( to/.eu permanent fellowships , and > proposes. If practicable , to open them to tht graduates of any approved college In Amers tea. Holders ol fellowships must live al . Princeton through the acmlemlo year , aud ' coniino their studios wholly to the depart- ? iiioiit which they have chosen. At present ! applications can bo made by bachelors oil arts or of science who have graduated from Princeton within live years. The election > will take place October 1 , nnd application ! 1 and credentials must bo sent to President \ McCosh before that date. t MUSICAL ) AN 1) lIltAMATlC. j ,1. K. Emmot's loading man this year wit ! [ be William Q. Paul. J Sarah Bernhardt will appear In Paris U . November In a new play by Sardou. i "Allan Quatormaln" Is shoatly to bo proj j duccd In great form on the San Francisc * stace. - . i Miss Nadngo Dorec.owlng to Janaiischok's i illness , will nut KO with the tragodluune's { company. Ada Adiul , the handsome American prlmi donna , has lately made a hit as V alumina al the Paris grand opera. An Immense theatre , to cost 81,000,000 , It to bn built by Mr. Stetson In the vicinity ol ; the Fifth Avenue , Now Votk. j Jennie Vcamans has completed nnirotla- i tlons for an eight weeks tour on tlui Pacillt , coast in her comedy , "Our Jennie. " i Miss Kflie KUslcr will open her Reason on * the illst at Long Branch , appearing tn t "Egyiit ; or , A Daughter of the Nile. " < Mr. Dunlap , Colonel McCulI's late pnrtner , 1 Is organizing a comic oncra company for ttn ' road , with Louise Paulln al Its head. _ ' MlssKmma Fernow , a piano player of" Berlin , who is well spoken of will come to this country with Professor KlludwortU. A late letter from Bologna , Italy , says incompatibility - ! compatibility of temper caused the recent separation of Uorster from her husband. The first American appearance ot Tereslna Tua , the violinist , has been arranged for Monday , October 17 , at Chlckering llall.New York. Miss Adelaide Moore will go to Paris shortly , and will make Sardou an oiler fo his now play , which is to bo made known this fall. Mrs. James Urown Potter will play three weeks at the Fifth avenue as Manager Jlarry Miner has rented the house for that period at 82WO a week. Mr. W. J. Scanlan , tlio Irish comedian , will commence his campaign next week at the Bush stiect theatre. San l < rancisco , opening " . " with "Shancno-Luwn. * liss Ksther Jacobs , the handsome con tralto , Is Hinging at fashionable Parisian concerts with much success , and will sail Io : New York on thelilst. Miss Lilian Olcott begins her tour on Sep tember 12 nt the Leo avenue academy ol music In Brooklyn. "Theodora" will remain a feature of her repertoire. Miss Maude Granger has made no arrange- merits for starring this season. She recently played at the Alcazar , San Francisco , and U now open for engagements Madame Ueleno llastreitcr. contralto , will , leave Paris for America about the middle ol I .September to till engagements iu this country - ' try during the coming season. Louise Hallo , under Henry Grcenwall'i ] management , will start for her Texas tout j September 10 , to appear In the "Planter * ! ' " " " "Miss Moulton. " Wife. "Dagmar , and A banjourlne is an Instrument designed for lady players , and several actresses will i use It in musical comedies next season. It la a banjo with a big body and short neck. { It has been finally arranged that Mr. Gil- j lotto's version of "Sho" will be produced al ] Nlblo's , Now York , In October. The stirring , drama will require seventy people on th stage. ' .lohn Matthews , Harry Hawk and W. J. Ferguson are the only survivors of the "Out i American Cousin , " company which nlayad i at Fora's theatre on the night of President Lincoln's assassination. Fred Lubin Is negotiating with Ohlng Foo. a Chinese manager , to Import fifty celestial actors for the. purpose ot presenting a one- oct drama entitled "Yong Ohoe Lou. " Theli waidrobe is valued at SiW.OOO. Kile. Rhea will open her season on Sep tember 12 In Belfast , Me. At present the actress Is stopping with friends at Flint , Mich. , but buforo tl'o summer shall be over she will probably bo seen at Newport. Among the new features to be added to the Eden Mimoe , Now York , collection ate lour distinct groups representing Eu rope , Asia , Africa and America nnd atableau Illustrating Ouster's last ihht ; on the Littla Big Horn. A musical entertainment of moro than or dinary inti'roat took place at Mr. Cornelius Yanderhilt'H Newport cottage on Tuesday ot last week. EminaJuch , Maud Powell , Ra fael JosolTy and Ferdinand Dulckeu wert , tlio artists engaged. < After her New York reason Kmma Abbott will probably go to London fora short time > under onzaioment ; with Carl Rosa , or tnkt J her entiie company for a season ofKnellsh I opera at Drury Lane , under the management { of Augustus Harris. ' The American Opera company will bo i he.ml at the Academy of Music , Now York , during the week beginning November 7 , j under thu management of Messrs. Xlmmor- ] man & Nixon. "Tho Queen of ShiibV and ! "Nero" will bo produced. j Frederick Wardo'b season opens on the 1st I of September In DCS .Moliie ? , Iowa , at tlia 1 rccunlly constructed opera house. His re i pcrtnry will Include "Virglnius , " "Damon and Pythias- ' "Kathorlno nnd Petruclilo , " "Itichanl 111"and "Galba. the Uladlator. " The production of "Conrad , the Corsair , " at thu llollls Street theater. Boston , on Sept ember V will , It has been estimated , cost fully S'iO.OW. The sum of C10.0UO Is to bo expended on the costumes , fcs.noo on the soeiuiry , and 2,000 on the prouurtk's and In- cMeiUals. j thn great French comedian Couquolln , , i will beu'iu his American tour south of the equatorial line In tno spring , going tt.onca to ' Havana anil Mexico , and arriving In New | York some time In October a > car henco. Ho will b supported by his own French company. Tint Mondulsshon Quintet club , of Boston , will extend its tour into Texas during the coming season. The rlub will consist ol Gustav lllllB , of Berlin , solo violin ; Paul Monde , second violin ; Philip Uf&clbcmt'r. llutH ; Thomas Ityaii , viola nnd claiinet , aud Louis BluuuMitx'ri : , violoncello- Wairni'r's "Fhlnz Dutchnnn" has been Klvi-n for the lirst lime t the I'crgola thea ter , In Floronoi' . Italy , aud gained a magnlli- ociit sur/'iv ! ( . This Is the third of Wagner's operas that has been produced In Florence. "Lohensrln" was Urn lirst. In Ib71 , "Itlnnzl" R.IUIO surond , in H77. tuid now thn "Flying Dutchman" In 1W. Mr. Henry K. Abbey lias'ellpctud arrange- muiits with 1'ioi. llofumi , father of the now musical phenomenon , .loit'f Hofiiian , for s si-iii's of concerts durinc Hie coiiiini ; season. The little fellow who hits just mudu a musical cououuit of l.nndou , U tut ten years old , yet ui > iilayn Ik-elhovtu's clllllnilt composi tions In a manner to wn | from Rubinstein ttie testimony llmt bo is "onu oi UM uuuf ll. , ot Uie