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- < " ' f * WfT-f i < THE OMAHA DAILY BEE : SUNDAY , OCTOBER 23 , 1887.-TWELVE PAGES. The UNION Is the Only Sew ing Machine that will NAffi Making Perfect Stitch Either Way. BOB BCERSOU'S ' HOME LIFE , Ella Wheeler Describes the Private Life of the Great InfldoL A HOME OF FILIAL AFFECTION. Ingci-mill's Wife nn < l Family His Be lief aud Their EfTccta The Good mid Harm Ho has Done Wealth of Imngunge. Written fur the Sunday Hc To understand the belief of Robert fngorsoll , ono needs to know his homo life. life.The moment the door opona to admit you , the warm , alTectional atmosphere of the homo seems to envelop you. I believe every house is strongly im pregnated with the mental and spiritual condition of its inmates , just aa garments reveal the shape and odor of their wearers. I once entered a house filled with rich hangings and elegant furniture. Al that money and gpod taste could do was done to render it a bower of beauty. But I * full art if chilled by a cold fog when I passed through its wide and splendid halls. There wore discordant and inharmonious elements in that house. It was not n homo , in the true sense of the word. Its members wore divided among themselves , and their unhappy feelings generated a current which alTectcd every Fcnsitively organ ized por.son who entered the door. Unfortunately , not every so-called Christian household is a homo. I know a family who indulged in morning and o von ing prayer , and wore strict in at tendance at church. Yet the daughters quarrelled with each other , wore im pudent to their mother , and the father was constantly finding fault with the most trivial household afi'airs. To such men certainly the beautiful homo life of Robert Ingorsoll is a severe rebuke. The llrst time I saw Mrs. Ingorsoll , I said to a friend , bho looks like a much- loved woman. " People who receive n great deal of love and good euro usually show the evidence of it , just as a loveless , hammed life reveals its staryed and pitiful condition , no matter how it may seek to difiguiso the fact. Mrs. Ingersoll radiates happiness and content. She looks up into the beam ing , jovial face of her husband with an oxnrebsion which lolls its own story it is so full of happy gratitude and sweet affection. The two fair daughters arc like rayf of sunlight emanating from this union , Ono of the girls looks like a goddess , and possesses an oxquibito voice in song , I heard America's greatest ballad- jnakor say recently that no world-fam ous diva over gave him the pcculiin pleasure ho found in listening to Miss In port-oil's singing. ' Not a highly cultivated or powerful voice , " ho bilid , "but pO.sessod of that Bubtlo magnetism which sends the Ijltlo thrills creeping up and down your spine. " I never saw a sweeter household. I never saw so much affectionate rever ence exhibited by wife and children toward any man. It seems a pity _ that this great orator who > io daily life at home aud among hu manitv is a religion in itself , should b < quoted as their leader by brainless mor who live only to make the world wicked Let mo say right hero that I earnostjj and confidently believe in future life , ii the elllcacy of prayer , and in some mod < of punlshmoiUi in the next existence fo sinful souls who have escaped it hero Yet I believe Robert Ingorsoll has cloni the world n great deal of good by hurl ing the thunderbolts of irony agains the closed doors of narrow creeds. As that remarkable girl poet , Lizotli Wood \\orth Reese , has said in her wonderful dorful couplet , "Creeds grow so thick along the way. Their boughs hide God I cannot pray. n But Robert Ingorsoll in his sarcasti denunciations of worn-out thoologica dogmas , in his ridicule of the old-fash ioned hell of burn'ng ' brimstone , and ii his earnest plea to men to worship tin "Divinity within themselves , " has enl holped'to cut awny the boughs whiol obstructed our view , and allowed us t BCO God more clearly in the world ubou us. us.Ho has compelled the Christian churches to broaden their creeds , nni to preach more love and less fear fror the pulpit. The most prejudiced bigc dares not olTor an intelligent congrogn tion toliy ( the theories which wer served to us xmdilutcd with reason 111 teen years ago. I am convinced that greater credit i duo to Robert Ingersoll for this resul thnivto nil other causes. Yet , on the oilier hand , ho has don a great deal of harm , . There is , unfortunately , moro ignoi nnco than intelligence in the world , j great many coarse-grained nud low-in pulsed people , unable to grasp the ido of high morality which ho tcachei morolv seize at his "no hell" thcorie ; chuckle over his blows * at creeds , an quote him n ? their teacher , and puldi If rebuked for their vicious , Immora and ungodly lives , they say they ar followers of "Bob Ingersoll" and "don believe nohow * " in no religion All his illustrations of noble mar hood , strict morality , and nover-ceasin UNION SEWING MACHINE ! B B t * Every Sewing Machine has Some Feature that is .commendable . , Hut the Union , as its name implies , is a union of the best features of altfirst class m achines combined in one. This is What is Claimed for It , And if success is any proof of the assertion , the manufacturers of this machine have abundant evidence of this fact Wherever exhibited it has boon award , ed first premiums , including the World's Exposition at New Orleans , and our recent Omaha Fair. A day's practical trial of the Union will do more to con vince you of its superior merit than all that could bo said in this space. Call at our office and have one of those ma chines sent to your resid once on trial. UNION MANUFACTURING CO. , - - - 1609 Howard St. benevolence are lost on this brutal herd , who are only able to understand that ho is a great man , and that ho scoffs at creeds. Many young poets claim to study and follow the methods of Byron , of Brown ing , of Swinburne. Byron indulged freely in poetical license and faulty rhymes. Browning is mystical and often labored. Swinburne given to overmuch alliteration nndsonsuousness. But the great thoughts and brilliant wit of Byron , the profundity and master workmanship of Browningtho splendor and gorgeousness of Swinburne's style , all render these faults excusable. The young poet who has neither wit , depth , nor originality copies the poetical license , the vagueness or the sensuousncss , and says ho has but fol lowed the masters. Just so , many young men believe they are followers of Robert Ingersoll. With no comprehension of the man's great bruin , greater heart , and profound moral life , they ane his scepticism of creeds , his scorn or priestly rites and ceremonies , and in the midst of viciousness - ness declare themselves "converts toln- gorsollism. " I hold this indisputable fact to boa great misfortune to the world. But that his earnest desire and aim is to better and broaden humanity I sincerely be lieve. Colonel Ingersoll gives moro of his splendid strength to tumbling down 01- or than to building up pedestals for ruth. If ho would say moro about his belief n the need of line principles and less ibout the Ubolessness of piety ; if 10 vould give us two words for morality ind ono against hell lire , ho would ac complish more good in the world. A skillful physician knows that a dis eased system needs toning up after uirging. Colonel Ingcrpoll gives us too much jluo-inass , and not enough tonic. Ho cleanses us from error , but ho Iocs not give us much to brace up our shattered nerves. Ho sends up his magnificent conver sational fireworks , not caring where , lie sparks fall. His conversation is a noble poem. His speech is a string of glittering pearls. Language is his most ready ind obedient servant. Words rush to obey his slightest command , and vie with each other to render him eloquent. Similes and comparisons , epigrams and metaphors worthy of Shakspearo , en rich his common conversation. You hold your breath while listening , , ebt borne wonderful conceit obcnpo you. Yet in spite of this opulence of phra seology and his supreme disbelief in the orthodox method of punishment , lie lias a remarkable fondness for the ad jective "damn. " From the midst of his superb utterances of fine thoughts this naughty word leaps fourth and sur prises you like a bulldog in a drawing- room. There nro situations in life , I think , when the most devout Christian and the most refined woman thinks damnl Very good men sometimes utter it on such occasions. But it should bo reserved for times of great need. I wish Colonel Ingersoll would not vitiate its useful ness by such frequent utterances. Mr. Ingorboll has no methods of work , no clockwork system of rising or toil ing. Ho never makes anything bul notes before his great speeches , and these only a day or two preceding. His orations are never written out until the stenographer takes them down during their delivery. He is fond of all games , and is , so his wife tolls mo , nn excellent cook. Dur ing ono of their summer outings he cooked all the brc-nkfnsts , and invitee ! several friends to partake of his delic ious omelets and delicate "fries. " Ho is a great jester. Some of his jokes uro too subtle for the ordinary mind. Knowing the proverbial propensity o : the street beggar for using alms un worthily , ho solemnly cautioned one recently in this wise : "Now , don't g < and waste this dime on bread ; buy whis ky with it , my good follow. " The by stander who overheard him did noi know it was a joko. I tun afraid tlu beggar did not. Colonel Ingorsoll docs not like the American custom of interviewing. II does not like the intrusion of the public through the newspapers into a juun'j private life. All these who have suffered from the misrepresentation and the misconstrue tion of the press can undorxtaml how h < may have arrived at this state of fool ing. ing.Moro powerful thnn.Tulpit or collcgi in forming public opinion and shapint destinies is the press. Yet while IK man can occupy pulpit or collcgiati chair without proper preparation am crodontial3any man with lingers where with to clasp a pencil may enter th < editorial and reportorial field. Personal dislike or ignoble revongi are permitted to distort the words am malign the actions of unoffcndinj people. Inefficiency and inattontioi wait on genius und misrepresent it utterances. Homes nro invaded am characters attacked by jealous spite o thoughtless ignorance. Yet we have a right to know some thing of the daily lifo of the men uni wouion who sot themselves before us n teachers or advisors. Wo have a rlgh to look into the private life of the clcr gymnn who tells us tnat ho can save ou t-ouls from perdition , and if his practlc is not harmonious with his preaching wo have reason to doubt his protesta lions. lions.We We have a right to look into the private vato lifo of Colonel Ingorsoll , who do clarcs that the humanitarian is grcato ihnn the Christian. If his conduct as nusband , father , and citizen is open to criticism , wo have the right to criticiso and condemn him as an intellectual ad visor. Fortunately for him and his cause , his private life is worthy of all praise and emulation. Ho has a namelossi air of well-bred ennui , while listening to the talk of other people. It is not to bo wondered at ; our commonplace expressions must seem to this king of oratory like the music of the hand-organ to Beethoven. Colonel Ingersoll baid to mo the other evening. "Lifo is a railroad train on which every passenger knows ho must bo killed. Maybe to-day , maybe tomorrow row , but bomowhoro down the line ho must meet his doom. Ah 11 have no use for a world with death in it , " and the jolly face grow sad , the clear , honest eyes shadowed with pain as ho spoke. I wondered that this great man did not know that the folly and fallacy of his theories of future lifo wore ex pressed in the words ho uttered. Iwon- dor if ho does not feel that the beautiful and holy love which unite his family is divine , and cannot end with this world. There is a pessimistic tone too much , ho says of late. Is the great agnostic warrior laying down his arms before the battle is over ? ELTA WHEBLKU WILCOX. MUSICAL AND DKAMATIC. St. Paul's now opera house is to cost WOO.OOO. The Germans at Leipsic are enjoying a play called "General Boulangor. " Elol Syloa , the new tenor of the National opera company , sailed from Antwerp this week. Miss Ella Hussel 1 will leave hortly for Moscow as prima donna of the Imperial opera there. Euill Steger , a baritone from Berlin , has como to New York under contractor Gustavo Amberg. Mary Anderson will return to America next year , aud will opeu in New York , Octo ber 1 , 188S. Henry Irving , Ellen Terry and company sailed from Liverpool for New York City last Thursday. Several new compositions by Franz Schu bert , hitherto unknown , have lately been brought to light. Mmc. Nevada-Palmer leaves on Wednes day for Lisbon to slug at the Grand Opera there this winter. Mr. Boucicault has changed the name of his newest play , "Phryno , " to "The Homauco of a Young Wife. " Mmo. Teresa Carrena has arrived from South America , aud is arranging a concert tour for the coming season. In Belgium , a three year old year , Mdllo. Pain Pare , has played Mozart's concerto in G to the highest admiration of her audience. All the theaters in Massachusetts , outside of Boston , have been ordered by the police bo provided with fire-proof curtains on the stage. Sophie Traubmannn , pupil of Mmo. Fursch- Madi , will alternate leading Koprano roles with Emma Juch in Locke's National opera company. A tro'.ipo of artists have loft Bremen .for N&w York. Included in the troupe are Adolph NIemaun , LIU Lchmanu and Mari anne Brandt. Colonel Mapleson's Italian Opera company is touring Ireland with Minna Hauk , Mmo. Trebelli and Mile. Sigrid Arnoldson , con ducted by Arditi. Lulgl Arditi , jr. , the son of the famous conductor , has just appeared in Kuropo is u pianist. Mmo. Arditi is nn American , who has lived in London for many years. "Mile. Yan Zandt. who has been taking the waters of Wildbad. is now quite restored to health. She will sing at Nice nnd Monte Carlo during the approaching season. " A noted Belgian pianist , now to this coun try , Herr Gurickx , will bo heard for the first tlmo at the opening concert of the Symphony society , New York , early next month. P. T. Barnum has secured control of the Madison Square Garden , Now York , until next May , when It will bo torn down to bo replaced by u new and extensive amusement structure. Goldmark's "Merlin" will bo given in Hungarian at Buda Pesth ; only Mmo. Lllli Lehman will slug her part In Italian. Ver di's "Othello" aud "Lakme , " by Dolibes , will follow. Herr Bootol. the Gorman tenor , great in voice , but small in physique , and Herr Junk- crmann , the popular Berlin comedian , who nro to appear at the Thalia theatre , Now York , have arrived from Europe. Bandmaster C. A. Cappa. of the Seventh regimeiit , lias Just received the Cross of the Chdvallor of Honor from the king of Italy for his "artistic musical merit. " This cross la only conferred upon artists of great dis tinction , Mrs. Armstrong Glbbs , of Melbourne , Australia , who has made such a sensation as a prima donna at Brussels , sings under the stage name of Molva. She has a wonderful soprano voice , of great compass and many critics say it is equal to Paul's. The now comic opera , "Tho Smith Fam ily , " lately produced in Philadelphia , the fun is provoked by the mishaps and adventures ol the Smiths at their family reunion , while the serious portion of the play is the search of the heroine for a lost father. The Grand Ulysseura. illustrating the lifo of General Grant from the cradle to the grave by William Vocgtling , has proved nn enor mous success at Chlckoring hall. Now York , and these remarkably cnjoyablo entertain ments have netted $3.000 to enrich the rellol fund for disabled soldiers and sailors of the G.A. R. A firm of Belgian instrument makers have manufactured , to bo used In n new piece at the London Alhambra , two long obsolete musical Instruments called tholituus and bucclna , formerly used in the bands of the lloiimn cavalry. The instruments have been CC ] > iCd from originals unearthed at Pompeii and now deposited in the National museum at Naples , The Chicago city council propose to pass nn ordinance to prohibit the sale of theatre tickets outside of the regular box ofllcc.s. Ii provides that any person buying a ticket foi the purpose of Belling it again at a hlghei price , or whoever shall sell n ticket outside the regular box office shall bo fined not les ; than fc0 ! nor more than ROO. The citizens an urging the passage of tills ordinance as t great public boon. Brussels is to have a theatre without foot lights , In accordance with the plans of M. Bees , the designer of the now Flemish theater thero. He believes that the thick stratum of heated air through which the voices of the actors have to pass to reach the audience ob structs and deadens the sound. For the footlights ho has substituted a triple range of gaslights behind the orchestra. The now system was tested and pronounced a decided Improvement on that now in use. Social circles in Washington nro surprised at the announcement that Miss Ethel Sprague , the daughter of Miss Kate Chase Sprague , and the granddaughter of the late Chief Justice Salmon P. Chase , is preparing for her debut on the theatrical stage. Miss Sprague , it is said , possesses remarkable his trionic talent , aud for some time past has been under the instruction of the eminent masters of the European and American stages. The death of the impressarloMaurico Strn- kosch , reminds all lovers of music of his emi nent services in the excellent and successful production of Italian operas of the highest rank. Ho was himself a pianist of great technical accuracy , and ho married into a family of singers. His wife , Moduino Pattl- Strakosch , was a brilliant contralto In the old Astor Place days , and Carlotto Pattl was a distinguished soprano. But the preeminent nent member of the family was Adcllna Pattl , and In training her so carefully for the operatic stage he not only made fame and for tune , but gave this generation Its greatest singer of the Italian school. American women nro very popular as violinists linists in Europe. Miss Nettie Carpenter is charming Londoners , nnd Lenkrah ( Miss Harkncss of Boston , ) is very popular In Ger many' being yanked with Tua and Forulla. Miss Maud Powell Is said to ho very line , first-class , In iiict. She will make nn Ameri can concert tour tills season. It is probable , also , that a now comer in the same field will inuko her api > oaranca hero this fall. This Is Miss Bell Botsford , who played last Septcm- l > er in ono of the concerts of the Warccstcr Musical Festival. Miss Botsford is a native of Connecticut , who entered the Paris con servatory in 1831 at the ago of twelve. FASHION FOll CHILDREN. Pretty shoUIdor capes of crocheted zephyr wool are worn by'school ' girls. The fashion'of { ho short jacket and chimneypot ney-pot Imt-for boys in their teens is coming to us from England. For a little girl ton or twelve years old a skirt of red and blue striped woolen fabric , the stripes running across , and a full blouse- bodice of blue sorgo. This blqubo opens In the upper part over a sort of plain chemisette of the striped material , nnd is finished with a deep bailer collar of the sumo material. Children still mostly wear the blouse dress , The bodice is u loose fit , und falls over the short akirt , which is generally trimmed with tucks or flounces. Yery pretty frocks of woolen etamlno in colored stripes running across are made thus. In some models the blouse-bodice opens in front over a chemisette of red or buff surah. For about the same age frocks of fancy woolen material are made with a short plaited skirt and a long-wuisted plaited bodice , fastened at the side under h plain band of fuillo or velvet. SaSu to match , tied at the back , turaGd-up collar aud wristbands of the sanio. Tjio sleeves nro rather full and gath'c'rc'd on to the wristband. The sailor costume is worn by girls and boys. Besides the sailor blouse there is the jacket of the same style. It Is made of Chinese flannel , navy blue , double breasted , and fastened with a double row of gilt b\it- tons. The turned-down collar is trimmed with anchors embroidered in gold , and there s at the back a tiny hood , lined with plain or checked silk. Frocks for children , from two to four years old. are made with a diminutive hkirt , plaited In full hollow plaito , nnd a very long-walsted bodice , opening with rovers over a plain chemisette or plastron. Cashmere , serge or vigogne are chiefly employed for frocks of this description , and the revers nro prettily braided or embroidered , as well as the band simulating a sash , which is put on as a head ing to the short skirt. Now models for children's costumes still show a preference for the loose blouse Btylo of bodice. Foralittlogirl from seven to eight years old , a plaited skirt and Figaro jacket of plain beige material , trimmed with a fancy woolen fabric of the same color , spotted with brown. This fabric forms a border round the edge of the Jacket , nnd a bow of two loops and two lapels at the back , also a small tnrncd-up collar aud facings of the sleeves. This jacket opens over a full plaited plastron of the beige material. The skirt Is plaited with the exception of H plain bund ut the top , iu front , and n panel on each side , which are of the spotted fabric. A Plttsburg clergyman has preached a ser mon to barbers. For once they were In a po sition where they could not talk back. Mrs. Goodman ( to guest ) You don't mind the short prayer offered by Mr. Goodman at the tablet Guest Oh , no , certainly not. When I saw those ? oysters I felt a little nerv ous myself. i At Lexingtdn , da. , in his opening nraycr at a coloredirischool exhibition a darkey preacher cxprpssod the hope that nil "do small boys will grow up to bo useful nnd ed ucated men , llku Hobeccu and Elizabeth in do biblo. " . , "Young man , " said the minister , Impres sively. "I can scoiyou as you sat at the gum- ing table last plght with a deep red flush on your face. " "Excuse mo , but you are wrong about that deep red flush. Bill Jciikln s had It in his hand. > \ House owner 'How many children have you , njnilaml House hunter Five. House owner" ' .That alters the cose. I cau't let you have tl.o bohso. House hunter You are moro particuUr ufld exclusive , sir , than the kingdom of hoivcta. House owner Possibly , madarj , possibly , This house fronts on Prai rie avenue. Husband What , Maria , back from church nlrcadyl Wife Yesl H. Why , the service cannot bo over so early t W' No I I was in dignant and only remained a short time. H. What was the matter ! W. The ushers nro positively discourteous , for they con ducted mo to the very last scat , near the door of the church. H. Well ! W. Do you suppose I was going to have uiy now bonnet slighted like that. A good Baptist deacon residing- a certain town In the old Bay State has the misfortune to bo exceedingly nervous and oxcltcablo. On ono occasion , It being the Sabbath evening prayer meeting , ho startled the congregation" by sayings "Not ono tit or Jottlo of his word shall fall , " when noticing n surprised titter Among the nudlcnce and conscious of a blun der , attempted t mend the-matter by saying , "No ; I mean jtot onq.tottlo or. tit , " PRINCE OF WALES AT HOME , In His Rural Rosldonco as an Eng lish Country Gentleman. HIS NEIGHBORS AND SERVANTS. Dnneing With the Farmers' WIvc and Ilia Chambermaid AM Ameri can Howling Alley His Gar den and Grounds. LONDON , Oct. 10. [ Correspondence of the BISK Copyrighted. ] Of the prince as prince , do facto king of English so ciety , possibly king of England , when next Juno shall witness n queenly abdi cation on the completion of a half cen tury's successful reign , sufficient haa been written of lato. Moro congenial to the student of character beneath the veneer of royalty will bo a glimpse of H. R. H. , the prince , duke of Saxony , duke of Cornwall , duke of Rothcsay , carl of Dublin , etc , , etc. , in his homely capacity as an English country gentle man , "all of the modern time. " Much as ho enjoys the artificial life of the court and the London soasontho prince is never so thoroughly his true , jovial self as when ho flings off the tall hat and formal tailorings of Cocknoydom , and dons the country rig for a good time in his country homo. Sandringham was well chosen for the future king of England. It is the typi cal country hou&o in the typical English county. Norfolk is a sportsman's para dise , and its shores are lapped by the waves of the breezy North Sea. Sand ringham lies out of the main railroad highways ; bo that it has fair privacy , yet it is easily reached from the north and south. The mansion lies a few yards from the pretty road , and you pass through a splendid set of wrought- iron gates , the gift of the neighboring old city of Norwich , the county town of Norfolk. The site is elevated , but the house lies low , or rather flat , on the rich , velvety greensward that is kept as smooth and bright as a now billiard table. It is nqt all striking in appoar- ancs , but has a good old English style in its chaste simplicity. A new wing has recently boon added ; it might bo mistaken for ono of the chapels which some of the older mansions have at- taclicd to them , but this is somewhat otherwise , being the gorgeous ball room , , built according to the prince's own taste. The tone of this noble hall is exceedingly rich , and yet.for a wonder , cheerful , as much so by day as by night. There were great doings when it was oponed.-and many a brilliant spectacle has it presented. The prince is the most hospitable country squire conceiv able , and were it possible ho would have a ball every night for everybody. There are three grand formalities in each season the county ball , the farmers' ball , and the servants' ball. The former is the grandest and most exclusive affair in English country life ; only "county people" are invited , and great are the heartburnings that follow the perusal of lists accepted or rejected. At Sandring ham IIou&o this function is observed with strict etiquette , and yet the poor est country parson and the most impecunious of the now sorely impov erished gentry are not only invited , but receive a specially cordial welcome. The farmers' ball explains itbolf , and many a happy farmer's wife regales her town friends witli recollections of her first dance with the prince as partner. The servants' ball is neither less bril liant nor less hearty than the others. Sometimes the staff at Marlborough house goVlown to Sandringham in a body , the French , Danish and German dam sels from London vicing with the old- fashioned matrons and country lasses of Sandringham in thoartsand graces. The prince always leads off with the house keeper or upper chambermaid , and the princess perhaps with the butler or cook , nnu , once the ponderous but "awfully jolly" Duchcbs of Took fol lowed suit witli the wee mite of a coach man who drives the princess' chaise. There is no stuck-upishnoss about these entertainments ; the host and hostess are host and hostess in the grand old Eng lish way all the time , and make everyone ono feel quite at homo. But lot anyone ono presume by ono hair's breadth upon propriety , or forget his manners , the prince finds a prompt but graceful way of leaving a lasting mark on the unlucky boor. I may as well mention hero the suppers given to the laborers on the estate on the princo's birthday and at Christmas. These are roufaing affairs plenty of roast beef , plum pudding and ale ; and though many of the men , as extreme radicals , are politically opposed to royalty , they know no stint in their enthusiastic cheers for their landlord employer , aa you would find could you hear them the chorus "For ' roaring , ho'aajolly good follow. " Tuo various rooms of Sandringham house are elegantly and lightly deco rated for the most part in creamy white and gold. These rooms run along the main si do of the house , facing the gar den. The famous portrait of Landsccr , by himself , and a dozen other pictures , of world-wldo popularity through their engravings give you the fooling of being welcomed by old frionda. The moro sombro dining-room Is in brown and gold ; its gnarled and carved old oaken Masters and the richly floriated coil- E ic are well sot off by the gorgeous Turkey carpet. Wo step out of this into the billiard-room , dark and solid , and from it into the American bowling- alley , with its long inclined planes and grooves , and cushioned pews high over all for the ladles. On the wall opposite to the windows is n panoramic painting of the scenes in the bringing home to Sandringham of a Buddha from India , a gift to the princo. And there , in the garden , right facing the window , sits the great , squat , brazen Buddha , the jolliest god over adored by Bacchanals or Brahmins. Ho beams with contagi ous smiles as ho sits there in such sublime - limo content in his huge pagoda , fair , fat and forty tons at least. The bowling saloon leads into a largo and well-stocked gun-room , which ends that wing of the houso. The bed-rooms are furnished in red , blue , white , Jap anese and other styles. The garden is charmingly laid out. Every hero and there you got poops into Edons of flow ers and bowers , and now a limitless view across the miles of pines and bracken to the grlassy sea a few miles ahead. The garden and grounds would need a col umn to barely name its charms. Every where are signs of new ideas , traces di verted , openings made in woody knolls , now drives cut through the vast bracked tracts ; so that as you drive about the park you have a constant succession of surprise views. By and by you come all unexpectedly through trim Dutch and Italian garden beds into the wilderness , a lovely nook , bounded by trees that look thick as a forest a spot wherein Nature appears to bo head gardener , assisted , no doubt , by well concealed art. The refreshing irregularity of the view hero , the ab sence of scissors and milliner's primness , the luxuriant don't-carishnoss of the happy-go-lucky shrubs and trees and bosbcs of gorse delight the soul with the true grace of freedom denied to the cut- and-driod garden plots. And to com plete the illusion , there roam the elks , and the newly arrived reindeer , brows ing placidly near the ( artificial ) rockbound - bound river-lake , as wild in its mimic cataracts as if it had popped down out of a tropical sky. Away in the distance arc the thousand red and fallow deer , and from the tops of these high trees como the scroecnosof Lord Beacon field's peacocks , that once paraded the terraces of Ilughendcn. We pass the tennis court , the snmo as that in which the Charles's played the game in St. James's Park two hundred years ago. A little way off in a cosoy nook is the Bachelors'cottage , in whoso doyen the single guests of Sandringham house sleep the sloop of the just , just when and how they chooso. A good kitchen suggests that creature comforts are not impossible of procurement even at unholy hours , if need bo. You soon lose your way in the tangled maz , in vented in distant ages to assist true lovers in learning the art of lingrring. Hero are the palatial stables where seventy aristocratic horses enjoy exist ence when the family are at homo. The farm is adjoining , where wo cannot now linger. Our way lies far across the stretch of woodland , whore the i-uddy sand of the now broad drive strikes a harmonious contrast with the dainty green shoots of the larches and firs , and the frowsy brown of the rabbit- haunted heath. Now wo reach the dainty Swiss chalet , perched just over n lovely valley , where the princess gives her picnics and coscy afternoon tea after the drive , and from 'whoso glass- walled tower a mighty telescope sweopg from the over-changing landscape scene to the shimmering sea. There is no space left to toll of the homely ways of the lord and lady oi this noble estate ; of how she is a famous crony of the poor old pensioner women who live in the pretty cottages that dot the park , and how ho is the life and soul of the place and the people. Greater than their titular rank is the good name they have won and retain of being model neighbors , who live a homely life in that charming English homo. GODFUEY QUAKLES. PEPPEUMINT DROPS. Probably , of all sensational developments , boils are the worst. "This Is a burning shame , " said the mar who was smoking a bad cigar. It is about tlmo for the car steve to go again. It should bo fired at onco. The only good thing that the dally news paper-artist can draw is his salary. The first frost Is twice blessed. It bring ! down the chestnut and the mosquito. Seine men would think they were choatoi if they had the mumps lighter than theli neighbor. A man was arraigned on Saturday for rob blng a hacUman. Homubtboa criminal o extraordinary ability. Most of the people who nro willing to to ] how to to become rich are finally buried u the expense of the county. If money talks , what a noisy conventloi the bankers1 must bo. Imagine four blllloi dollars in animated conversation. A certain uptown hotel clerk never attend n funeral because his habitual smllo Is IK fixed that ho couldn't look sorry if ho tried The poet who sang "I Owe No Man a Del lar" unconsciously paid high tribute to tin business sagacity of the community inwhlcl ho lives. Passenger ( on Texas railroad ) Are w likely to reach Waco on time , conductor Conductor Depends on the train robbera Tickets , please. An instantaneous photograph of n duclo' smllo Is on exhibition in Chicago. U closol ; resembles n rlixj tomato which has bcci stepped on by a spotted cow. Friend Stammer , old boy , I hear you hav < purchased a parrot. Stanunor Ye-yo-yeth and it ith gw-gw-gwoat f-f fun , you know 1'inttteaching it t-to t-t-t-tnlk. "What to you , " she asked , In dreamy a < cents , "la the most beautiful thing about th SPECIAL. Responsible dealers wanted in all unoccupied territory , For particulars address , Onion Maniifactoiing Co. , 1G09 Howard St. , Omaha , sunset ! " Ho thought for sowotlmo and then replied , "it reminds ino of supper. " I "Never contract a friendship with a man who is not better thnn yourself , " nays one ol these gratis advice fellows. That's ull very well , as fur as you uro concerned , but how about the other follow. I The most useful piece of furniture about a newspaper office Is unquestionably the wasto- banket. A peed waste-basket , projwrly used , may do a great deal toward helping the repu- tiition of some ambitious contributors. I The man who bought a box of prim * 1 cigars last evening , on being nskrd what It I was that ho hud so nicely wrapped in the package under his arm , naively replied that it was n bundle of tickets to n course of lec tures by his wife. A Texas lawyer docs an immense business , according to his business curd In u local paper. The card reads : "I attend to all busi ness In the state and federal courts. " This must make It dlfllcult for the other lawyers to gain a livelihood. Delinquent Subscriber ( to country editor ) Good morning , Mr. Shears. I want to pay you Editor Ah , thanks. James , nioko out a bill for Mr. S . Delinquent Sub * scriber To pay you a compliment on your last week's issue. It was an ndtnlrablo number. SINGUI'AUITIES. Mr. Luther F. Brooks of Boston , found a petrified fish 3,000 feet above the sea. A cucumber four feet long , celled like a serpent , was among the vegetable curiosities at a recent county fair. An odd pair of twins was born at the Sum mit county ( O. ) Infirmary , one of the babloa being black and the other white. A mammoth fig-tree near ChlcoCal.ls eight nnd one-half foot in circumference four foot from the ground. It has four grout branches , each of which is over four fcoUti circumfer ence. The wife of Ernest Bohn , a fisherman of East Dubunuo , 111. , has given birth to a fe male child , full grown nnd perfectly dovcl- , . . oped In every sense , except that there uro no ( 'I ' eyes or any place for any. j > | Louis Bayden , a blind man who died at Worcester , had his sense of touch so de veloped that he could toll the denomination of a bank note by feeling it , und in weeding n largo garden ho could iilways distinguish u voung vegetublu plant from u weed. At Montieollo , N. Y. . a few days ago , a contest between u black snnko five feet long and a water moccasin eighteen inches long was witnessed by several people. The moc casin had the battle all Its own way. It celled itself BO tightly around the neck of its opponent that ridges half tin inch deep More were imbedded in the ficsh. The black siiako was choakcd to death. Of a strange freak of nature the Stenbcn Republican says that "Henry Zimmerman , of Scott townshlp,1ins a freak of nature in .he form of a pig with only two jogs , both in front. Strungo to say it runs about with jorfoct case , with its body clear from the ( round. There is not a sign of u hip or a log Behind. The pig is four weeks old , and is as fat und healthy as any in the litter. " A Gcncsco cat was put in n grain bay and carried seven miles beyond Green river.north of town , , and emptied into the road in front of i farm house. She was immediately sot upon jy a ferocious dog. The cat run frantically , ip n tree und out upon a limb so far that ft liroko , nnd she fell into a well thirty feat deep. Much subdued in spirit , she roap- [ icarcd on the road in a few minutes , just In tlmo to bo run over by a wagon , after which she was again spied by the dog. Unwilling to pin her faith In the trees again she struck a bee-lino for town , nnd was at homo licking Ril herself on the front porch when her owner returned. iV letter written from Lathrop , Clinton county , Mo. , to a gentleman In St. Joseph tells of u frightful monstrosity which was born near thht placo. The circumstances , us related in the letter , are as follows : About four mouths ago Mrs. Settles , the wife ol Andrew Suttlcna , farmer living near Lathrop , was in the garden at work wlah her son. a * boy about fourteen years of ago. Two snakes were noticed fighting , und Mrs- Settles com manded her Ron to kill thum , Which the boy did , mushing their heads with a hoe. 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