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sac- 9 THE OMAHA DAILY BEE : TUESDAY , JANUAKY 3 , 188a t WAS DETERMINED TO PREACH A Oolorod Poator'a Novel Method or Oolootlng Duos. SCANDALOUS ROW IN CHURCH McclltiRofllie Irish National A Nelirasknn'fl ImprrHHloiiH of Jjos AiiKolc-H Not n I'nrutliau Iilticoln News. f rnoM inn IIFR'H MKCOLN nunBAu.1 The history of the Mount Xlon Colored Ilaptlst church In Lincoln has been one of iniinv trials anil troubles. Former pastors of the Hock huvu had wnrfnro In thu courts with the church and the trouble has broken out ufresh tinder th pastorate of Kcv. Peyton } luckncr , nt present In charge. There was a dark cloud hovering nround Justice Coch- rail's court all the morning yesterday nnd the entire main moml > ershlp of the church , with sympathizers for both factions , wcro present In largo numbers. The visit to the court was occasioned by an information sworn out by the pastor against two of the ohurch ofllccra named Andrew Alexander nnd Charles Cur tis , the information charging them with breaking up the church services on Biindav. The parties exhibited n good dcnl of feeling In the matter , some of them charging tlio pas tor with slandering and like offensesAs nearly as could bo ascertained , about seven teen of the thirty church members are with the pastor and the rest against him. Kcv. Uuckncr , In stating his case , said that ho hnd mortgaged his * house to build the church nnd that lie hud never been paid for it. He said further that the thirty mumborHof the church bad agreed to p < iy him a sal.iry of f U cents apiece a month and Hint they had failed to do that. In the meantime tiie non-paying members assembled at the house of Urother Andrew Alexander , who is a local preacher liinlsclf , and passed a resolu tion dlHm.sKing the pastor , Kcv. Huckncr , from further service. Hut the pastor re fused to bo dismissed until back dues were paid and consequently opened church ser vices as usual Sunday. This brought mat ters to a crisis uud the two who were called into court arose and ordered the pastor not to occupy the pulpit. Ho held his ground but a vote was soon raised Biilllciont to stop the proceedings. When Alexander and Cur tis wcro arraigned in court for disturbing the uervlces , Curtis plead guilty and was lined , tlio other having his case postponed. The mutual recriminations urouud the court nearly resulted in a battle and the war in thu church is furfiom ended yet. THE NKW I'OKT l.AUHKATB. The patrons of the State Journal , have fern n month or uioi o past , when they turned to S , the topic's column to read ono ol Walt M.i'jon'a boforu-brcakfast appotlioro. run 8 < i\mro against some wonderful poems signed "ii , W. C. " These latest visions In rhyme art I'V from the dripping pen of General Colby , ol licatrico Ucutrico the hot house of poets and patron of the muses. When the newest nnd latest Nebraska poet gets the machluo well In hand there will bo no room left for the present poet laureate , N. K. Griggs , nnd the squatter governor will have a plain duty to perform in removing the general from the rigors of war and the sllmo of politics to the light air of Doesy. IIIISU NATIONAL LEAGUE. The Lincoln branch of the Irish National league held an interesting session Sunday afternoon in which some choice musical selections were rendered and highly appreci ated. Mr. O. A. Million talked to the league upon the "Unity of the English Speaking Uaces , " In which ho pictured the old Aryan race UH being reunited in America after the centuries of separation bv wars and the am bitions of men. He stilted that the difference between England and Ireland was the lane nnd that Henry VIII. made religion mid pa triotlsm synonymous in Ireland. Mr. Mul Ion's talk was greatly appreciated and evinced that a llradford Englishman In America was like his fellow countrymen viewing the question in a right light. Mayo : Sawyer , who was the upixmitod speaker o the day , wius absent. HE 1'IIKFISUS NB1IHASKA. J.L. Caldwcll has Just returned from a two months' visit to the glorious elimato of Call fornla , nnd ho Is satisfied that Nebraska am Lincoln IB good enough for him. Ho can re late some very Interesting facts conecrnlni life in Los Angeles nnd ( lie boom towns 01 the coast and whut It costs a tenderfoot tc llvo on the coast. Orange farming there is in his opinion , n losing work and prices o every kind are exorbitant. The price chargci for room and board a few months would nearly buy n homo in Nebraska , and corne lots have climbed a height only accessible t millionaires. The climate , to his idea , make a man shiver morning and evening in flannel and an ulster , while for a few hours in th mlddio of the day it is so hot that a duster i a burden. Mr. Caldwcll has taken up his lu\ practice again in Lincoln , a happy and con touted man. man.CITT NOTTS AND ITEMS. , Tlio reception given to tlio young men o the city yesterday nt the Y. M. C. A. room was an entire ) success und over titty ladle were present with tho-greetings of the nn\ year. A very largn number of callers wer going to and fro from the rooms , the great ) per cent being young men. Sheriff Meliclc , Tieasurcr Kocke , Coronc Shoemaker and Surveyor Walton , the 10- malnlng county olllecra to fllo their bonds , perf01 mod that task Saturday in readiness for duty on the now yc.ir. A false alarm of tlio was turned in at 3 a. m. yesterday to which the flro boys responded with their usual alarclty. The alarm cumo from ono of the houses of 111 fame-and was intended for n polieo call , the inmates think ing that a man was attempting to force an entrance by a window. John D. Knight , who commences official duties with the now year , as the first register of deeds for Lincoln county , was busy at work yesterday putting the finishing touches on his room und arranging the furniture. The new ofllco will bo on the ground floor of the building occupied by the county offices. The police court opened the new year yes terday with but two cases on the docket for drunki'jinciB , ono num paid anil ono was cora- Bilttcd. The record on thu first day was an Improvement that evidently will not last through the year. To day the state university opens for the winter term and thu attendance will bo notably Increased from the fall term. The increase in attendance since the opening of the school year has been much larger than anticipated. CAI'ITAI. NOTIS. Tudgo F. I ) . Humor , of Kearney , and Judges E. Wukely and M. H. Hopewoll , of thu third districts have filed their oaths of ofllco with the secretary of state. The Pacific railway company In Nebraska has filed notlco witli the secretary of state inci casing its capital stock Irom $ lr 00,00o to RJOUO,000. The articles of incorporation for the State Bank of Valparlso wcro filed yesterday. Cap ital stock $ . " > 0,000. The uicorporators are : P. A. Scovlllo , Gcorgo A. Crafts , E. W. Sco- ville , Emily Crafts and Hattie N. Scovlllo. Hon. Patrick Eaq-an departed yesterday for a business visit to Denver. E , Whitcomb , of the Friend Tolegraph.was making a business visit to Lincoln yesterday. John I' . Cli-ary , of Crete , who closed \\ilb the old year his term of ofllco as county treas urer of Saline county , is in this city. Judge Hamcr , of Kearney , was among the guests nt the Cupltol hotel yesterday. Old pillboxosnro spread over tbo land by the thousands iiftor having been emptied by suffering humnuitv. What a mass of biekoniup , disgusting medicine - cine the poor stomach has to contend with. Too much btronjj medicine. Prickly Ash Bitters in rapidly and iuroly taking the place ot all this class of drugs , mm in curing nil the ills aris ing from n dUordorcd condition of the llvor , kidiioya' stomach and bowola. Over the Mountains in * 4O. The current number of the Mnpnzlno of American History has a sketch by General Cooke on "A Winter's Work of a Captain of Dragoons. " It describes the march of an infantry battalion from Now Mexico across the Kooky mountain range to San Diego , Gal. , without reader or guido , in the winter of 1810-47 , the making of a map of the route , until that tlmo unknown , and the dUcovory of a practicable railroad route to Iho Padflo years before the railroads reached the shores of the Mississippi. This route is now that of Iho Southern Paclfio com pany , Ono ot the result1 ! of this expo- ultlon of General , then Captain Cooke , was the establishment of the now pouth- ern boundary of the United States , amounting to the acquisition of a deal of territory not thcrotoforo contem plated to bo taken , but found to bo of great value , n value which IB now be ginning to bo appreciated. Wo quote from the article to show the hardships ondurcd on the inarch : "January 10 , day and night , the Rio Grand o was crossed about ten mile * below - low the mouth of the Olla ; the river Is no largo and deep as the Missouri ; the ford was about a inllu wide , with a band island in the midst ; it swam , in places , the smaller mules. I had two water tight wagon bodies ; thcso very slowly carried the men and the llttlo buggago and provisions left. " 1'oor , exhausted monl It scorned as if tlioy could not bo got over ; and I could not bo on both Hides , and they had sterner trial just ahead ! There was no grazing on the west sideand the march inuM. go on ; I had to leave ono company in the middle of the river ; I knew it would oxulto energy. I expected to find n well of water fifteen miles on ; when wo arrived it was dry. * * * Across tills desert which is evidently a former bottom of the gulf the bat talion marched irregularly , partly by nit ; lit ; I give an of ficial resume of part of it : "Thus , without water for near three davs for the animals , and , camping two nights in succession without water , the battalion made , in forty-eight hours , four marches of eighteen , oiglit , eleven and nineteen miles , suffering from frost and from sum mer heat. " At this time their solo food was freiyh moat , and many of the foot wore bare save for wrappings. "Tho battalion arriveil and camped at San Diego Mission , six miles from San Diego , January IK ) , 1847. It had marched 1,100 miles from Santa Fo In 1011 days , but from Fort Lcavonworth about 1,800. " General Cooke entertains , if ono may judge by the article , a poor opinion of Genoral'Fromont'ssorviccs in California and characterizes his assumption of authority there as mutiny. Speaking of the events of January , 1847culminating in the occupation by General Kearney ot the capital of California Les Ange les January 11 , 1847 , General Cooke says : ' 'Colonel Fremont had been marching his mounted men to meet these enemies for six weeks 354 miles in all ; this rate , of about eight miles a day , was not hastened by daily news. received , and even ofllcial notice , ol the approaching conflicts. Accordingly when the capital bin-rendered ho was a few miles oil , and , with a governor do facto and a legal governor ( atid general officer ) at the head of troopi in the capital which they liad just captured , made a treaty of capitulation and pcaco with the in surgent commander. " The wrangles of the military and naval commander and their individual assumptions of supreme authority , civil and military , is humorously hinted under date of March 1,1847 , about the time that General Taylor was resting from his pursuit of the Hying squadrons of Santa Ana and Scott was beginning triumphant march from Vera Cruz to the city of the Montezuma in such terms as those : "For forty days I have commanded the legal forces in California , the war still existing ; and , not pretending to the highest authority of any sort , have had no communication with any higher , or. any other , military , naval or civil. * * * I have put a garrison in San Diego , the civil ollicers , ap pointed by n naval officer , otherwise re fusing to' serve , while n naval officer ashore is styled by some 'Governor of San Diego.1 "General Konrnoy Is supreme some where up the const ; Colonel Fromontsu- prcme at Pueblo do Los Angeles ; Coin- modoro Stockton is 'Commandor-in- chief at San Diego ; Commodore Shu- brick the same at Mqntory , and I at San Luis Key ; and we are all supremely poor , the government having no sup plies , money or credit , and we hold the territory because Mexico is poorest ot nil. " Beauty nnrt FrnRrnnoo. These are both attributes of the love ly. Beauty of the teeth , fragrance of Vho breath" are twin benefactions con ferred by So/odont. The queens ot so ciety , the brightest ornaments of the lyric and dramatic , stage , the refined everywhere commend it. A Georgia Itoimutca. Milton ( Ga. ) Democrat : On last Sun day afternoon our people were treated to a genuine romance , the like ot wnich was never before known in the history of Alpharotta. Some tlmo last spring Mr. W. L. Cooper , of 'Amoricus , came to this place to spend the summer with his brothor- In-lar. Colonel B. F. Simpson. Soon after ho came hero ho met Miss Mamie Howell , the beautiful and pol ished daughter of Dr. J. M. Howell. They soon became very much attached to each other , and determined to marry. Miss Mamie's parents objected , and re fused to allow Mr. Cooper to coins to BOO hor. Mr. Cooper had been hero but a short while , but ho had made several friends who were willing and ready to help him accomplish his purpose , and through them a clandestine corrcbdondonco was kept up between the lovers. About the middle of August Mr. Cooper wont to Columbus , and the old folks , thinking the courtship was at an end , rested easy. They inspected all the mail Miss Mamie received that came to her directly through the postofllco , but again the friends interceded , and , by cunning btratagoin , assisted inn clan destine correspondence. In this way arrangements wcro made for the couple to moot in Atlanta during the Piedmont fair nnd got married. So , about the 14th ot October , Misa Mamie went to Atlanta , ostensibly to visit the exposition , and the "old folks at homo" drempt not that their daugh ter the pride of thuir homo , had quitted thu paternal roof to cast her lot with a man to whom they wcro so bitterly op posed. Mr. Cooper was to have mot her there and the marriugo was to have been consummated , but , owing to gome misunderstanding , the contractors did not meet , und the marriugo was post poned. Miss Mamie returned homo , nnd ex pressed herself us highly delighted with her trip to the fair , and the parents sus pected nothing. The correspondence was continued and Christmas day was appointed for the tlmo when the knot should bo tied. Miss Mnmio attended Sunday school on Christmas morning. After the exer cises were over she asked her mother's permfssion to go homo with Miss Izzie Treadwoll , who lives far out on Roswcll street , nnd take dinner. Mrs. Howell did not object and Miss Mamio wont. After dinner Mr. Skelton Bowen drove up to Mr. Treadwell's and. taking Miss Mamie into the buggy with him , drove to Uodwoll , where Mr. Cooper was wait ing , and the "Two minds with but a single thought. Two hearts that boat as ouo , " were legally tied together. ' 'JAKE KILRAIN AT HOME. How Ho Taught Ills Scholar * , And. How Ho Trained For Figlita. St. Louis Republican : Everyone who met Jake Kilratn in Great Britain was surprised at his gentlemanly bearing and qulot manner. The English have been so used to tough specimens ot the sporting class that te BOO ono who was modest "or qulot or qulot in hia conduct was indeed a revelation. Jake Kilraln , however , has always had a good repu tation among his class ; in fact , ho has been known as the "gentlemanly pu gilist. " Ills neat appearance , good lollies , nnd his tall silk hat. which he hvnys wears , have become familiar to ia acquaintances in this country. In Baltimore , where he resided for early two years prior to his light , ho vtis not only well known but won for ilmsolf universal respect. Kit rain's cputation us a trainer while ho was till a resident of Boston becoming nown to several prominent Baltimore- ns , they decided that ho was the man hey needed to instruct them in the manly art , and after a short canvass among merchants and clubmen it was lecided te have a Crib club similar to , hat which existed at the time in Boston , nnd a committee was sent ivor to the Hub to HCCUI-O Kilraln for a miner. The club soon had a largo roll > f membership nnd Kilraln was in- tailed. The duos for membership were > 15 per annum , and the instructor fur nished each member with twenty-lesson tickets for a ton-dollar note. Ills style of teaching was decidedly different > om that of the usual gymnasium in- itructors ; his superb cleverness made popular oven with his most advanced niplls , and ho permitted thorn to fire iway at him te their hearts' content. The result was soon apparent in the manner in which the members took care of themselves physically. He hnd boon long in Baltimore before ho devel oped a desire for acquatics , and this fancy led him to become the instructor of the Aerial Rowing club of that city , and for the balance of his stay ho cred itably filled the two positions. As he was well pleased with Baltimore ho brought his family down from Balti more and- began housekeeping on Wil son street , near Pennsylvania avonuo. His family consisted of his wife , a son about two years of age , and a daughter about eight years. Ho was also accom panied by his sister. The latter is per haps the most enthusiastic admirer that the great Kilraln ever had , and when he , or "My Johnnie , " as his sister called him , was going to light she could never bo .convinced but what ho would win sure , whereas Mrs. Kilrain was rather more philosophic , and while she claimed Jake to bo a great fighter , she always fortified herself in case he was defeated by telling her friends that every man has to moot his master sooner or later. Kilrain took great delight in liis homo , and was a kind and proud 'athor. Ho is a good judge of human nature , and selected for a companion a 'fttlo red-hairod specimen of manhood , n Johnnie Murphy , of Boston and ban him with him most of the tlmo. Mur phy was such a diminutive follow that the Crib club members looked incrodu- ous when the big follow told them that 10 was a clover feather-weight fighter , capable of knocking out any of the Bal timore light-weights. To test matters , Billy Young , a lair light-weight , was matched to spar Murphy a few rounds with small gloves. The fight took place at the Crib club before a select audi ences , and when it was over the follow was not bruised , and the Baltimore boy presented a terrible appearance. Two days after the fight the two principals and Kilraiu were arrested , and , after spending a night at the station-house , the three were put under bail. Kil- rain's next effort was with a selected scholar of the school , whom he matched with a member of the Baltimore Ath- Icctic club. In this contest his man got done up in short order. In a prize light at Point of Rocks , between Pete Lally and Al Hartmantwo Baltimore middle weights , Kilrain otliciated as timer. In thss fight the principals and spectators wcro naked , as they had to swim a stream to reach the fightihg ground. Ho trained in and near Baltimore for his fights with Jack Ashton , Joe Lannon and Frank Hedalk. all of which ho won. On ono occasion Kilrain and Murphy were both training and both wont to Druid Aill park for a run. On reaching the high service reservoir Murphy donned his sweater and started to run , when a ion of Erin , who was nt work near by , remarked to Jake that "ho ought not to let his son make a fool of himself , " and when Jake started off the man dropped his shovel and yelled out to him , ' 'Sure and you are a bigger fool than your son. , ' In both clubs ho was a great favorite , his peculiarity being his modest demeanor and gentlemanly bearing , never boasting of his own merits and at all times willing to give credit whore it belonged. Naturally ho is ono of the best authorities on sporting events , and is exceedingly on- toriaining , as he can give dates and facts of every prominent event for many years past. A few weens before ho sailed for Europe ho removed his family to Now Bedford , Mass. , where they now aro. In letters to a friend in Baltimore ho says ho will return there to reside permanently , though it is doubtodful if ho will refuse the tempt ing offer of idstructor for the now athletic club in Boston , which it is said will bo tendered him. Ho is very ab stemious in his habits , though inclined to bo liberal , like John L. Sullivan , ho spends his mpnoy freely. Horses and dogs are hobbies with him. When in Baltimore ho owned a handsome Eng lish bull dog which ho was always ready to enter for a scratch ; also a largo Newfoundland , an inseparable com panion with his children. He was a regular attendant at the horse races of any kind , and though not generally known , ho has driven trotting races , and Murphy always claimed for him that ho was as clover with the ribbons as with the mittens. During idle hours nt the Crib club ho endeavored to nuibtor the billiard balls , but after months of practice lie made but little headway. Tenpins also occu pied considerable of his time , but ho made but little progress , at it , and after a few games , most of which ho would lose , he would retire to the ring and take his revenge on the punching bag , at which ho would hammer away in his most vigorous style. While training the Ariel oarsman Kilraln took advant age of Ills opportunity to practice swim ming , und before last season closed ho was export in the water , and was al ways ready to swim a race with the best swimmer of the club. On ono occasion the friendship of the members came near being the cause of the loss of his reputation ns a pugilist. Ho had been in active training for his fight with Jack Ashton and had received advice that the fight was off , whereupon ho accepted un invitation to partake of a soft crab supper with some of the boys. After a hearty meal ho returhod to the city and found a telegram ordering him to he ready to fight the next day. The crabs had been eaten ahd there was nothing loft for him to do do but go on to Now York and tight. Tills ho did , and at the expiration of eight rounds had knocked Ashton out. Kilrnln has few equals as a feeder. In company with a Baltimore gentleman , about two yeura since ho visited Mayor Grace's olllco in Now , York city ; the LOOKING BACK Upon the year just closing we cannot help expressing our deep gratification at the result. It has been the most satisfactory since we are in businessaiid has far overreached our most sanguine expectations. We pride ourselves that this result is mainly due to our style of doing business and to our efforts to give the people at all times the most value for their money. Perfect satis faction must go with every sale made in our establishment. If we have failed to please in a single instance , we are always anxious to repair. The people should know that they can come to us with the utmost confidence and rely on being treated fair. Our advantages are many and our methods are right , and cannot be excelled. The steady growth of our business from a small beginning to its present vast proportions proves that the people appreciate such meth ods. We arethankfiil for past favors , and are sure to give more every year. Prior to our annual inventory , we will offer this week , several notable bargains which we can confidently say will be the greatest we have offered during the past year. Some of the best goods in the different departments , which have not moved so freely , will be marked down re gardless of cost in order to close them out before stock-taking. The following bargains will be offered in underwear : One lot fine striped shirts and drawers , very heavy weight , marked down from 75c to 5Oo. One lot genuine camel's hair shirts and drawers , regular made , marked from $1 down to 70c. These goods are sold elsewhere for not less than $1.25. One lot fine all wool fancy striped shirts and drawers , full regular made , seamless side , satin iront. The'se goods we sold all season for $2.25 ; we have marked them down to $1.50. The goods are elegant and nothing the matter with them except that the stripe did not hap pen to take so well. We guarantee them to be as good goods as are sold in other houses for from $2.50 to $3 each. Sweeping Reductions THROUGHOUT OUR ENTIRE STOCK THIS WEEK. h K t ! , All goods marked in plain figures and at strictly one price. Nebraska Clothing Company , Corner Douglas and 14th , Streets , Omaha. mayor was absent , nnd Kilraln was pre sented to his privrto secretary , Mr. A. L. Scott , who treated him very kindly , inviting the visitors to dine with him at Fort Hamilton. The day following Mr. Scott remarked to a friend that ho had serious doubts as to whether his guest was Kilrain , a bouthcrn merchant or a professional man , but Kilrain's ap petite had dispelled any doubts in his mind. In his homo life Kilraiu was an example that many in higher spheres of life could follow with advantage. Mrs. Kilrain is a ladv of medium height and splendid physical development , of mild , pleasing mannorsand prcposscsing appearance ; while the bauy ooy is a little gladiator and could "throw the round shot" long before ho could talk. Whereas Killrain's little girl , though an exceedingly gentle girl , is quite clever with her hands , she having gleaned most of her knowledge from instruction given her by Johnnie Mur phy while ho was sojourning with Kil rain. This latter personage was so closely identified with all of Kilrain's movements that many citizens mistook him for ono of the Kilrain family. Kil rain tells the story on Murphy. A cele brated sculptor was making a statue of John L. Sullivan and sent for Murphy , whoso height is about five feet , weight 105 pounds , nnd requested Murphy to pose as a model , as Sullivan's legs wcro not proportioned , and ho used the lines of Murphy's limbs , which , by the way , are perfect , in carving out the legs of the bttituo. The matter of giving Kil rain a public reception on his return to Baltimore is being discussed by some of his admirers. H. LKE.CLAKKE. For Coughs and Throat Dlnonlcrsuso Bitow.N's BUOSCIIIAL , TuociiES "Havo never chanpod my mind respecting them , except 1 think better of thnt which I began thiiicmK well of. " JJeu. Henry Ward Deccher. Sold only ia boxes. MISS HOLLAND'S FOILS. A Young Woman Who Can Fence Iilke a Master. Chicago Mail : Miss Mildred Holland , the charming little lady who has achieved local renown with the foils , is a brown-eyed , dark-haired girl of about nineteen years of ago hardly less and certainly not more- plump form , a gracefully poised head , u bolid ankle , and a beautiful wristun ; unaffected girl of good sense , talent ) and modesty. Miss Holland came jnto Colonel Mons- tory's gymnasium wearing under her street wraps a loose II tin no ! suit , gray in color and of a yachting style of archi tecture. She exchanged her street shoes for a pair of broad-soled , flexible affairs , bomothing ) iko lawn tennis shoes , and in a moment was striking graceful attitude with her foil. Thc o were easy and vory.-ivcry graceful. Ye sisters ! Cramped , rigid and indexible in the hidden mybterius of an un yielding costume , to you those rapid poises and swaying attitudes would bo impossible ! Then the assault began. No amateur paaricd the iight- ning-liko thrusts , no unskilled steel met hers in the bout , but she was matched again&t the champion swords man of the land , and the peer of any in the world. At times the eye could not follow the hissing foils. Every inubelo of the body was brought into active play. The assuult was strong , impetu ous. All the tricks artifices , and possi ble points of attack wore tried and every advantage taken. The iron- muscled colonel calmly met the attack with steady stool. The mimic duel re minded one of the debporrto bntllo be tween Fitz-Jamos and KodoriuK Dhu. What fawayings of her form 1 What lunges and lurches and quick recov eries 1 What a rapidity of motion , In volving limb and body and arm and eyes and quick perception , uud never fluttering nerves and coolest courugo t It was ever all too soon. When the bout began Miss Holland looked as calmly cool as possible. When the wire mask was taken from her head and the padded protector taken from her breast bho was panting just a very little. But there was a spot of healthy rod on each shock and there was not a brighter pair of sparkling brown eyes in the city than hers. The colonel hung the foils on the wall and grimly stroked his imperial in store admiration of his pupil. "I began fencing when I entered the Chicago conservatory , " said Miss Hol land. "You know fencing is a part of the instruction at the conservator. Its object is to train the muscles of the entire - tire body , to dovolopo flexibility , and to give ono a facility of poises that cannot otherwise bo attained. Then it strengthens the lungs , trains the eyes , and , 1 think , cultivates one's courage. You know it takes courage to appear properly before an audience , and I am sure my 'faculty' of courage has been developed since I began fencing. I was a trifle stop-saoulderod , too , but that all dibappearod without my knowing it. I I am sure the exercise is splendid , and besides it gives us a carriage and ad aptability of attitude not easy to obtain. I can't fence very well yet not as well as I would like to. But fencing , you know , is something more than fencing. It is the means to an end , or to several ends , and helps ono in lots of ways. " Miss Holland was ono of the original students in the conservatory , and is now a valued member of the conserva tory stock company. In sneaking of fencing , Samuel Kay- ser , director of the conservatory , said : "It is a combination of mental and physical culture. A quick eye , a clear mind , steady courage and gracefully yielding muscles are the results of fenc ing. Ono who has not these cannot fence. Ono who fences well cannot help having them to a greater or less extent. Wo find it ono of the best means to an end nnd hence make it part of our course , under the direction of Colonel MoiibtcrA' . 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