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In Monday's issue I noticed a para
graph which referred to the proposed
expedition about to start from Scandin
avia for the purpopo of exploring the
interior of Greenland. Having once
had the privilege of visiting this ice
bound region. I trust that a low loaves
from my diary may not bo without in-
tercsl to some of the renders of the
Omaha BBK.
There is now no question as to the
value and importance of Polar dis
covery , nnd ns to the principles on
which such expeditions should bo sent
out. The main principles may bo
briefly stated :
First Their objects are explorations
for scientific purposes and the encour
agement of maritime enterprise.
Second It is of the highest import
ance for a knowledge of nature's laws' .
Third It.opens up a field for scientific
research generally.
Fourth The attainment of the
highest possible latitude or of the polo
tsolf is not the object to bo sought ( as
many suppose ) , but the exploration of
the unknown area with a view to en
riching nnd enlarging our field of
science.
Three winters ago I happened to bo
located in a seaport town , Potorhcad by
name , some thirty miles north northeast
of Aberdeen. Scotland. Among the
principal buildings stands the Arburth-
not museum , which contains a line col
lodion of natural history speci
mens , coins , and other objects of
antiquarian interest and these I was
commissioned by the magistrates of the
town to overhaul and arrange in scien
tific order. I spent many n happy
hour among these stuffed specimens ,
a large number of which represented
typical spociofl straight away from the
far regions of the polar north , and my
fondest hopes' were that some day I
might visit that icebound region and
ECO them in their living and natural
condition. My hopes were realized
sooner than I expected by a jolly , bluff ,
old skipper coming in ono clay and of
fering mo the post of surgeon on board
his steamship the very same vessel
which had a few years before , under
the command of Sir Allen Young , suc
cessfully rescued Mr. Leigh Smith and
his associates , who hud been missing
for some Considerable timo. Gaining
my parents' consent , I soon sot to work
and secured a suitable outfit together
with such instruments of war which I
guessed would prove useful in facing
the wild denizens of the north , and on
February 28 I found myself comfortably
situated on board my ncw home. Wo
were forty-two souls in all , but this
number was afterwards increased to a
total of soventy-lwo. On what errand
were wo all risking our lives ? It waste
to prosecute the "Greenland Seal and
Whale fishery , " which is now as it has
boon in former times , u most valuable
and profitable commercial pursuit ,
Commerce is usually attended with
little of romance or ndventure , but in
the seal or whale fishing this is a dis
tinctive feature. Such an exploit haste
to bo carried out in the far off region , of
the polar north amidst a series of dan
gerous and harassing vicissitudes.
But to return to the starting point.
Thousands of people in fact tno whole
populace thronged the north and south
piers to wish us God speed nnd n full
,8hip and amidst the waving of handker
chiefs and the falling of tears the good
old ship steamed out of the scone of her
winter s rest and in a few minutes be
gan to plough thro' the stormy billows
of the uriny deep.
In twenty-four nours wo sighted the
dark melancholy isles of Ultima Thule
or Shetland which every render of Sir
Walter Scott must bo well acquainted
with.
"Here too the Greenland tar , n fiercer guest ,
Claims a brief hour of not , not of rest ;
I'rovcs ouch wild frolic that In wlnu hath
birth ,
And wakes the land with brawls and boister
ous mirth. "
'Shetland lies between 69 ° nnd C0 = >
_ rth latitude and 2 ° west longtitudo
( und is fifty miles from another group of
sislmuls called the Orkoys. The coast
, Scenery is ut once striking nnd bcauti-
w-ful , the action of the waves having worn
* iho rocks intomnnorous fantastic shapes
Jwith indentations hero and there form-
Ting what are culled ' 'vocs" or "sea
lochs" which being well stocked with
r trout afford to the tourist some excellent -
* lent sport. What I was most struck
4 with as regards scenery , was the harbor
j in which wo cast anplior via "Brossay
% Bound" which is crowned nt the north
+ end by "Fitful Head" both hijjh.tower-
, ; . } J\K headlands well worthy of the
* , euioglum bestowed on them by Sir
V Walter Scott. It was here that the
whole fleet ot the Spanish Armnnda
anchored to one can imagine what an
extensive refuge it is. Lorwick is the
principal town , situated on the banks of
Brcssay sound population 4,045 , and
dates its commencement from the
seventeenth century. This is the ren-
dovouz for the whaling fleets bound for
Davis straits and Greenland. Wo re
mained hero for a fort-night during
which time 1 had ample opportunities
of getting nn'inkling into the habits and
customs of these islanders. The men
are lazy ; the women are pretty , and do
the hard work. The staple manufac
ture is knitted goods , and instead of
speeding their dollars in drink , our
British tars wore to bo seen crowding
around the shop windows and gazing
with admiration on the exhibits of the
far-famed Shetland hosiery , which ad
miration generally developed into an
eager desire to invest in some pretty
shawl or cap , which was forthwith dis
patched to some loving wife or to the
girl he had luft behind him.
The women are far in excess of the
men. Fishing is almost the solo occu
pation of the latter , farm work and
knitting being handed over to the care
of the fair sex. The Shetland sailors
are regarded quite as skillful at seal
hunting as our British seaman , and on
the "feeing day , " or day on which the
captains of the various ships ro-inforced
their crows , some curious scenes were
enacted. You would see quito a crowd
of eager follows , young and oldbustling
around the captain , all vioing with each
other as to who would bo first chosen ,
and it often happened that a youth , im
pelled by his own inherent impetuosity ,
would climb over the shoulders of some
older mate and thus got nearer the
"man of business. "
The list -of hands completed , the
whole fleet , now some forty ships ( in
cluding Scotch , Danes , Swedes , Nor
wegians and Germans ) , steamed out in
succession , and wo bade good-bye to the
last really green land that wo should
see for some time to come. As wo did
so , success was wafted over to us in the
shape , of a firing salute from Fort
Charles. In reply each individual ship
fired its cannon off as an echo back of
thanks. The effect was grand , min
gled as it was with feelings of sorrow
and gladness. In four days sixteen
hours our vessel struck the first ice in
a latitude of 68 = north , opposite the
island of Ian Mayon , Hero the sea was
covered with a thin surface dressing of
ice in the shape of pancakes , but
the further wo advanced this stra
tum gradually increased in magnitude ,
and thickness which considerably di
minished our rate of speed. Jan Mayon
is worthy of no particular mention
further than that it contains a mountain ,
Beoronborg by name , some two thou
sand foot high , nnd which is by nature
of volcanic origin. It is inhabited by
numerous bears , foxes and wild fowls.
At this junction wo erected our "crow's
nest , " which term demands explanation :
Navigation through icobeing a perilous
affair , it is deemed necessary to have
an outlook from na high a position on
the ship as possible. The main mast is
chosen for this purpose , nnd on its sum
mit is fixed a bur ml large enough to
contain one man. This little house is
nicely fitted up , nnd contains two tele
scopes , so that the sentinel can discern
the proper route nnd telephone down to
the ship's bridge the direction in which
to steer , and from the bridge the order
is carried on to the man nt the wheel.
I don't ' know if any of you have been
nmongst icebergs , but if you have you
know the fearful sensation that runs
through you on a near approach to one.
Now , what is an iceberg1 ! It is nothing
more than a vast muss of ice that has
broken away from such ice-sheets us
cover Greenland and Spitzborgenwhich
gradually creeps down and down from
these mountainous heights till it reaches
the shore. When it touches the son the
lower margin is acted on by the destruc
tive influence of the wives and breaks
UP into endless forms of variety. These
blocks , many millions of tons in weight ;
drift to lower latitudes under the influ
ence of the polar currents and grad
ually molt nwny in water of a warmer
temperature. As it drifts along it melts
most rapidly under water. One ob
served by Sir John Ross and Lieutenant
Parry was two and one-half miles long ,
two and one-third miles broad and 163
feet high certainly not a very desirable
obiect to como in collision with. Now
this explains how many of the largo
boulders of stone that wo find hero and
there scattered over the surface ol the
earth , como to bo where they are , for
from a geological point of view icebergs
are great transporting ayonts , bearing
away in their headlong coureo numbers
ol boulders nnd stones off the moun
tains , which are strewn along the
ocean's bad as the ice gradually melts.
Thus if you. find on your Inna a largo
boulder wlUi distinct slrlatlons or stripes
on its surface , these indicate that il is
an erratic block which has doubtless
been transported nt a time when the
land was under water and exposed to un
ice drift. The sea water in the course
of its freezing expels the salt and its
freezing point is about 28 ° Faronhoit.
The first form it takes on is as I
mentioned in the form of pancakes ,
which soon become thicker , developing
into "bay ice , " which is merely the
thin covering of pancakes firmly united
into ono solid mass. The third degree
is the "Floe , " which is a sheet of ice
the limits of which are visible. Then
the "ico field , " the limits of which arose
so extensive as to bo invisible cither by
aid of the naked eye or telescope.
"Pack ice , " the hist form , consists of
broken floes forced together by such
agents as wind and currents. Thro' all
these various degrees of consistence wo
had to force our way , and many a good
bump we sustained , but no damage.
As wo continued our course north wo
were followed in our wnko by a largo
number of wild fowl , chiolly of the gull
species , such as tno Idttywuk" , burgo
master and snowbird. This last mcn-
ionod is a most handsome creature of
pure , snow-white plumage , and is con
stantly uttering its piercing shrill
notes. I used to amuse myself catching
these by means of a long line an d hook ,
baited with a piece of pork fat , which I
lot run out from the stern of the vessel.
The moment they fixed their eagle gaze
on such n dainty morsel , down they
swooped and nailed it in the twinkling
of an eye only to find to their
dismay that they had been ut
terly hoaxed. It is a curious
fact that the moment their feet came
iii contact with the deck of the ship
they had lost the power of flight , but if
thrown up in the air they coulil wing
their way all right. Many of the sailors
had serious objections to my catching
these birds , as they believe them to con
tain the souls Of some departed seal
hunters. Such is their superstition.
On the 30th of March I had the pleas
ure of seeing the first seal. A beauty it
was , and a mother , too , for nestling
close to its side lay its little cub. Feign
would I have secured these , and had I
done so I should have been subjected tea
a line of about $250 , for by an interna
tional treaty between Scotland and Nor
way , the two nations most interested , a
"close timo" has been established in the
"Greenland Seal Fishing. " This period
continues up to the 3d dnyof April. The
reason for such a restriction is obvious ,
for only a few years ago , the practice of
the seal hunters was to reach the seals
soon after the young were born , and
then watch for tno mothers as they came
to suckle them and shoot them without
morey , leaving the young to die in
thousands of starvation on the ico. This
reckless and barbarous style naturally
caused a manifest diminution in the
number taken , the consequence being
that the herds are not now a twentieth
part of their former size. By the
institution of the above mentioned
law , the young seals are not disturbed
till they are mature and about to leave
their mothers nnd make their own
bread in the world , and they are com
mercially of much greater value , being
by this time better worth taking.
On tlio 4th of April , after some pretty
tough navigation , wo came upon a largo
tract of''pack ico"about fou rmiles long
by three broad , which was , as far as the
eye could reach , litlerally covered with
seals both young and old. Wo esti
mated their number at 500,000 , and con
sidered ourselves extremely lucky as
wo wore the llrst to got in among them
But the rest of the fleet was not long
in following up the scent. We anchored
our ship on the margin of the hunting
ground , and as it was evening wo re
served our strength for the morrow ,
all retiring early to rest , for wo de
termined to bo up with the lark. By
4 a. in. wo were all on the alert and
were soon on the ice in regimental or
der , under the command of the first
mate. Each man was equipped with
following :
1. A leather bolt , holding scalping
knife and steel with which to flense or
remove the seal's skin.
2. A ' 'lowrlo tow "
, or rope , eighteen
feet long , with which to drag the skins
to certain fixed spots on the see.
3. A club to despatch them with a
shaft of wood four feet long terminating
in an iron spike , clubbed at one extrem
ity , pointed at the other. The sharp
end is driven into their skulls , pierces
the bruin , causing almost Instan
taneous death ,
4. Each man was provided with suit
able clothing to ward elf the effects of
the severe cold.
6. A few carried Martini Henri rifles
nnd explosive cartridges in case wo
should como across any polar bears.
Marching four deep wo halted at
every 800 yards and fixed a flagstaff
bearing the name of the ship. Ton of
these wo deposited in the ice in this
manner , around which wo intended
placirfg the sealskins , Each heap or
collection of skins Js called by the nun-
tor a "bing. " The butchery was some
thing terrible , and roused in one's
breast feelings ol the deepest sympathy
but the work bad to bo done , After
clubbinp the animal the hunter takes
hold of it by ono of the paws or flippers
and turns it on its back , seizing his
knife ho slips it along tlio ventral or
belly aspect from the apex of the lower
jaw to the tail and then removes the
skin with the blubber or fat adhering to
it. All this can bo done by an export
hand in from seventy to eighty seconds.
Treating three others in the wimo way ,
ho makes a hole in the margin of each
skin , through which ho puts his lowrio
tow and drags the lot to the bingor flag
staff. I engaged for a time in this
bloodthirsty game , but'soon substituted
my pencil and notebook for my club.
There is nothing I can'compare ' the
whole scene to bettor than to the stock
yards at South Omaha ( especially when
there is a full market ) ) the whining of
the young and bellowing rff the old pre
venting you almost from hearing your
own voice.
[ TO itu CONTINUED. )
A BOY PREACHER.
The KIcvcii-Y'cnr-OId "Womlci1 AVlio Is
Astonishing Kentucky.
Great and unflagging interest , says a
dispatch from Williams-town , Ky. . has
been manifested nightly for the past
week in the eloquent and wonderful
preaching of the boy preacher , Rev.
Pascal Porter , who lives near Madi on ,
Ind. , and is only eleven years old. Min
isters in the prime of their ministry ,
minibtcrs grown gray in the service of
their Master hung with rupture upon
the words that fell with burning elo
quence from his youthful lips , .
Never in the history of this place
have such crowds assembled to hear the
preaching of ono person. People of
every creed and denomination and with
out a creed , and men who had not en
tered a church for fifteen years attended
nightly nifd were thrilled with interest
and filled with wonder. He is a hand
some boy , with a bright brown eye and
a well-shaped head. Out of the pulpit
there is nothing in his manner or
speech to indicate his wonderful gift ,
but in the pulpit ho is a veritable giant ,
lie possesses u most wonderful memory
and great gift of language , and his ser
mons were logical , doctrinal and deep ,
and on each night ho spoke on an en
tirely different subject. While all hero
proclaim that his preaching is wonderful _ -
ful and interesting , the community is
about equally divided as to whether his
sermons are original or whether ho has
committed to memory the sermons of
another ; but all admit , whether they
are original or not , that the boy
preacher is a wonder and a prodigy.
Ho is never at a loss for the right
word in the right place , and so thor
oughly does ho seem to understand and
appreciate his subject that if ho were
not a boy the originality of his dis
courses would never be questioned.
The interest in them is not by any
means confined to the fact that they
nro delivered by a boy. If they were
delivered by a minister of mature years
and with tlio same degree of eloquence
all would bo no less deeply interested.
Ho was born near Madison , Ind , , No
vember 0 , 1870 , nnd is the youngest of a
family of seven children Ihrco boys
and four girls. As soon as ho was old
enough to talk ho manifested a desire
to preach the gospel and make the
world better , but was not permitted to
enter the ministry until ho was nine
years of ago. His education is limited ,
only having advanced ns far ; is the
fourth grade in the public schools.
Awly JoIinsou'H Grave.
Philadelphia News : Andy Johnson's
grave is at Greenville , Tenn. It is on
ono of the highest bluffs in the vicinity
of the town , and the tall , oagle-erowned
shaft that marks the fipot can bo seen
from the East Tennessee , Virginia &
Georgia railroad for several miles ,
Travelers approaching the town watch
for it with eager eyes. The lot is neatly
enclosed with an iron fence , nnd the ( } n-
closure contains an additfon to the prin
cipal shaft several smaller monuments.
Several children of the dead president
are buried around him > und the lot
throughout bears evidence of the most
sedulous cure und attention ,
The most imposing feature of the
shaft is the bronze cngle nt the top. Its
head is turned toward the Appnlachain
range , grundly blue in the distance , and
its wings are spreading as though the
great American bird was preparing to
fly away to the pine-covered ravines
of the mountains.
In the foreground is the quaint little
town of Greenville a sleepy village
just awakening from a Rip Van Winkle
sleep of twenty yours und a half as much
more. It was in this little town that
Andy Johnson lived and followed his
trade , and a faded sign on an old-fash
ioned house still bears the legion.
A.'jOIfNSON , :
I TAU.OH. I
There is some reverence for old
things in Greenville , and the faded
is sacred.
SOME CURIOUS WANTS.
Portrayed in tlio Columns of n Metro
politan Journal.
The advertising pages of the New
York Clipper nro full ofcurlous interest
to the render who chances to bo outside
the theatrical , dramatic , circus nnd
ill mo museum circles. What nro the
uninitiated to make out of this , for in
stance :
WANTHD A heavy ninn nnd nn old woman.
No objection to a small child.
Or this :
WANTKtl ImmedlnloljStiong heavy
woman. Pen on nit year.
A man of Peru , N. Y. , hns"for sale or
rent , one small ox with five legs , separ-
nto from the body , using all of them.1
Mine. Annie O'Brien , giantess , nnd her
child announce their readiness to en
gage for museum or sideshow purposes.
An Aspen , Col. , man has a fcmnlo
mountain lion , three years old , nnd able
to perform tricks , for1 sale. Albino
twins nnd a enakechnrmcr announce
that they may bo hired fora "joint
salary of ' $10 n week , " relying upon
nalcs of their photographs to increase
the amount to respectable proportions.
Another iidvertiscr has two eight-
footed horses with sixteen iron shoos. "
A Canadian who is organizing a com
pany for the summer season advertises
for "several versatile people , wanted to
double in bra s. Man for heavies , etc. ,
especially. " For another summer com
pany nn "attractive lady" is wanted.
She "must bo young and possess at
tractive face , figure and wardrobe. No
fakes , old-timers , grumblers or kickers
wanted. Temperate nnd single people
only. " Yet another wauls "to hear
from first-cluss repertoire peoplo. "
The ever-blooming "Uncle Tom's
Cabin" is numerously represented in
the advertisements. One company has
"two brass bands , two wonderful d'rum-
mnjors , two Topsoys , two Marks , two
Ophelias , jubilee singers , Siberian
blood-hounds , donkeys , ponies , special
scenery , etc. " "First-class people" are
wanted for another "grand production"
of Unelo Tom at Baltimore. An Uncle
Tom tent show wishes a "lady for Top-
soy that does song and dance and can do
a good turn in concert. "
"Onward the Queen of Burlesque in
Triumph Does Advance , " is the fii-bt
line of a large announcement that pro
ceeds ns follows : "foremost in the
realm of original ideas , Lilly Claywith
a flash of Conceptive Genius , was the
llrst to conceive the thought of utilizing
the Redheaded Girl and White Horse
us a successful stage effect , , by engaging
Miss Marion Hartranft , a iovely blonde
with locks of golden tint , and. by
mounting her upon a fiery , untamed
steed of biiowy whiteness , realize the
popular legend. " "Plagiarists , " con
tinues the modest advertiser , "no doubt
will continue to imitate Miss Clay's
Mammoth Success and copy her Won
derful Originality. Let them do sol
As fast as they purloin she will supply
Novelties for her Patrons and prove to
the world at large that in the future as
well as in the past the Lilly Clay Colos-
sil Gaiety Companv is truly the Sur
vival of the Fittest. "
But the most extraordinary of all the
advertisements is that of coy , diffident
Charles L. Davis , ho of "Alvin Joslin"
and the band and the diamonds. Ho
takes an entire page for his bashful nn-
nouncomont. Half of the space is devoted -
voted to recounting the triumphs of
"Alvin Joslin , " which is termed in
huge , black letter lines , "the Grandest
Success the World Has Ever Looked
Onl The Greatest Achievement of the
Modern Ago ! The Most Brilliant Tri
umphs in the annals of the Amusement
World ! Tenth Year And as Popular as
Ever ! " Nevertheless Mr. Davis is go
ing to try something new next season
and the latter half of the page is de
voted to heralding the dopurhiio , in
this impresivo style.
"Next season I will appear in my now
play , "One of the Old Stock , " the best
comedy drama over written , in which
play I will assume the same character
of Alvin Joijlyn , but the comedy is en
tirely now and original , in four acts.
There is nothing of the old piny in the
now one , the characters are new , the
plot is entirely now , and the situations
are strong. 'I shall carry a fir.st-elass
company , as good as any company in
America traveling. Some fine special
ties will bo introduced in the now com
edy , together with the celebrated Bos
ton quintette , and the handsomest
stage settings in the world no excep
tion. I shall carry everything used
in my now play , including full
box sot * , roofs , wings , bor
ders , drops , backings , set pieces ,
ground cloths , carpets , rugs , oil
paintings , chandeliers , candelabra ,
calcium lights , embroidered and plush
curtains and portieres , bric-a-brac and
full sets of handsome furniture , the
handsomest and finest money and art
can produce. The bric-a-brac , oil paint
ings , etc. , are from my private collec
tion and represent some of America's
best artists and European celebrities.
The furniture and stage bettings used
in the scene of the Now England homo
are direct from homes of farmers living
in Vermont , which I have been collect
ing for two years past during my travels
through thutbtato , and will bo historic
ally correct , from the spin
ning wheel and hall clock to
the rag carpets. The dishes used in
this sccno were secured in Plymouth ,
Mass. , from ono of the original Standish
family , and presented to mo. Making
a I'opresentativo ontlry of 850,000. Re
quiring three special ears to transport
same. I will carry four competent stage
hands stage carpenter , machinist and
two property men. Will have the fahow
on the stage , not in Iho slrcot , and the
best facilities for billing in America.
Now lithographs , now woodcuts , now
bconery , now costumes , now company
nnd now play , everything now and the
best entertainment traveling.
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THE GAY VENETIAN GONDOLIER.
of n NlKlit Ride Wllh Two
Drunken Boatmen ,
Florence Letter : At Venice I had my
first experience in n gondola , after ar
riving late nt night. It was certainly anew
now sensation to walk from the station
down the wide slippery stops to embark
in a funereal looking cm ft , the covered
centre of which looked for all the world
like a coflln. The gondolas are covered
with black and the central portion is
studded with old-fashioned collln-nails ,
Anything more uncomfortable than
these covered compartments it would
bo hard to find. Perhaps upon a pleas
ant evening ono could recline ujxn ) a
pile of rugs and by lying perfectly flat
get his head low enough to bo able to
get a view out of the window. But in
the practical riding of ovory-day lifo
your head is in the top of the roof fully
a foot above the top-lino of the window.
It is so cramped that a person can
not sit upright. I shall never forget
my departure from Venice the follow
ing night. During the day I had taken
a short ride in ono of the open gondolas ,
and found that a fairly comfortable way
ofo ! ing about. But when night came
again it rained in perfect torrents. The
hour of starting was late. The two
boatmen in charge of the godolu char
tered to take mo to Iho station had been
drinking and were much excited by it.
They were in dripping oil skins. I
climbed into my coflin apartment with a
young English friend and , our luggngo
being placed in front of us , filled the
box up completely. Then the gay gondoliers
doliers started off with us nnd mudo
ehort cuts down the darkest of side
ONLY jri Cents for HOUSEWIFE 4 Moiitlm
III And your choice of PI VK geeni IMihllOAtlonn 1 YKAH ,
u CENTURY , HARPER'S ' OR SCUNNER'S-a , * joy prefer ,
KIZZY'S LOYALTY.
Written by MARION HAHUAND Kxprcsoly for
The Housewife.
r.vcrybcdylllwnnt toreml this beautiful story which bo-
nlniln Mnreh IliutfKwur. . March number nlso rontnlns :
Uncholor Housekeeping , by Annie I , , .lixck , xhowlnff
how t obachelor * Vrpt hun o ; nn nmnsliiustory by Allco
Wellington Uolllns of A Poor Rich Mnnt Thrift or
Shift , by M. llolcn Iovrtt : How Huldnh Kept
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House , by
lIuiiRcrfortl :
ncux ; tlellKht
Cnrson ntiil Ik. . . . . . . . ,
nrnttlcnl story on Kooolnw House Well on Ton Dol-
Inrs n Week 1ms delighted t > o tunny Deople.wlll Klvo 119
poino of her fnxurltu roclpet. Mnrln 1'nrlon will ben'n ' a
series of nrtlelei on Some Things Every Housekeeper -
keeper OiiRht to Know , .lullct Cor on \ \ \ \ \ toll us
How to Buy nml Uao Bqpf to the Best Advnn-
while May Kingston will furnish Old-fnshlonod
Cookory. 'Jhocelebnited Dr. Frank , author nf th noini >
Ur books. The Health of Our Children , nml Honlth
In Our Homos , ndhoso practical articles on how to
keen well liavo made him famoim , will KVO us n llttlo'talK
on blphthorln nml How to Guard nKnlnst It.
( hrlstmuTtrhuiio llerrlck tellsusof Some Important
Trlf los In the Nursery , anil inukcM timely Mutest IOIIM
on thoriuoof the llttconts. Mm. M 1' . Untidy \\ill ( lewrlbo
the now Fashions niul help us In our Homo Dross *
mnklnR. Kllzu II. 1'arki-r snows How n Pretty Pnr-
lor Wns Mnclo nt n Small Coat. Harriet llrldtto'8
attractive llhiKtrnted article on Fnncy Work nncl Homo Docorntlon will delight nil. Mrs.
Crockett's jiase on Brush and Pnlotto will furnish our nnmteur nrtlxtx much-needed Infornm-
tlon. Mis .lohn Sherwood , the noted writer on etiquette , author of Manners nnd Social
Usanros , will tell us How to Behave , Chilean Exchange Department , in the hands ot
Agnes U. Stoddaid , leaves llttlu to bo desired.
How to Talk , How to Got Up Nlco Dinners , Homo Dressmaking , Homo
Docorntlon. The Cultivation of Flowers , In short everything that women wunt to
know , will bo discussed from month to month by the best authorities.
THK HOt'SKWIPK ' Klves more for the money thiin any other publication. It entertains with
tlioinostdollclitful stories. U Instructs by nnsworltiK iiuostlonson all subjects IntereMlmj to Its
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number Is so much better limn the preceding , I don't know what you will do by and by. " Benrt
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entitled to chose one or these publications , you can , If you are aliendy a sub crUior for that publl-
ration , have your subscription begin w hen present tmbserlptton expires.
IN CASH GIVEN AWAY nn\t tlireo montliK to subscribers who make the most )
words out of the sentence "Tho Housowlfo Is the best homo pnpor.
Lnrpro cnsh premiums to club raisers Romnrknblo premium oilers. Only IO conti
for 'tmonths. .
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HOW TO MAKE MONEY ,
IN GASH , FOB
CIGARETTE SMOKERS
WHO USE
Athletic and
Satin , Regal , ,
Four in Hand , Straight Cut ;
Fragrant Vanity Fair ,
Superlative , Little Jockey
and Velvet Brands.
$22,500.00 IN CASH
To bo given to consumers of brands nt Cigarettes above mentioned , on July 2d ,
October 1st , anil Dec. 23th , IbSS , payable at our ollico , to bo divided as follows
3 cash gifts each of { 1,0011.00 , amounting W.000.00 7" > cash Kit Is each of f iM , niuountlngl , 875.00
3 " too. * , ru J0.03 ri.no , symjncl
,
" 10.01) ) , " 2KK ( ) ) T7 c.oo ,
30 " " 100.00 , " 3,00000
4" " " 60.00 , " a0.00
The following amounts in cash will bo distributed on each of the following dates :
July I'd , October 1st , und December 25th , 1888.
1 Cash Gift of . . . . $1,000.00.$1.001.00 25 Cash Gifts of. . $25.00. . . $ 025.00.
1 . " 500.00 500.00 50 " " . . 15.00. . . 750.0(1 (
100 " " . 10.00. . . 1,000.00
3 " " . . . . 250.00. . . . 750.00 " " .
225 , 5.00. . . 1,112.5.00
10 " " . . . . 100.00. . . . 1,000.00
15 60.00. . . . 760.00 430 $7,500.00
To the person semllnK to our address the greatest number of empty 6 , 10. IB or 3) cent packet
wrappers or boxes of Kimbiill'H Htrainht Cut , Flagrant Vanity Kalr. Superlative , Mttle .Jockey niuj
Velxut brnndslth Mtamps miitilated. will be nwuided the ilrst gift of 11,000.110 : to the neit , tlioHec-
oml gilt of ? " ) (0.0(1 ( ( : to the next il. the ikl gift of W > 0.00 oaeh , nud HO on , until nil are distributed.
NCVriCR.-Dut'ililo cover of bote.s only will bo in'ceiiiiry. Satin Wrappers must be Hccoinpnuled
wltnbnnd label and Insldo wiapper bearing our Imprint. Wrappers or boxes coverluc 'M Clgar-
ctt H. will be counted us two. Ties will bo divided. _ .
All parcels must bo sent by MAIL or KXI'UKSS I'UKrAID , with Niuno of Bonder. Town. Count *
iindHtiite , mid number of wrappers marked plainly on outsldoot ] > ackuge , and must bo InonrlmnilH
by JULY 2d. oomiir.ltlst and DHCIIMIIlUt Mill. IBHB.on wlilrli dates th resncetlvo contests will
cfoM'.whenthomonoywIllboicmlttcdas promptly us possible. Sending * for llrst uwuuis will
not be Included in nubbuquent uwaida.
C3TAI time of awarding cash prizes , any person having sent us ICO empty boxes or
wrappers , will receive a beautiful AUIU.M CoNTAim.vo FOKTY-Kiour KMiiosbisil
GAUDS , illustrating the "Anns of Dominions , " emblazoned in gorgeous colors.
WM , S , KIMBALL & CO , ,
Manufacturers of fine Clgnrctlcs , Horhcstcr. N. Y.
canals where tlioro wns not a single
light. I could not see nothing except
the narrow line of dim light gleaming
from the black waters through the nar
row window. The gondoliers sang and
chanted uproarious bongs and cries
whenever they reached a corner or bend
in the canal , BO as to warn approaching
boats against collision , The two gondo
liers tried to outrow each other , by
way of variety , and succeeded
by their muscular and furious
struggles in making the boat
wabble to the right and loft in a way
that threatened every moment to upset
our funereal craft , livery time the boat
wo.ild lurch in the wildest possible way
the boatmen would roar with laughter ,
as if they hud an idea that the occu
pants of the collln wore thereby paral
yzed with terror. They evidently la
bored to produce that disagreeable im
pression upon the people whom they
were palled upon to carry through such
a storm at such a late hour at night.
Hut no remonstrance came from the
folllu. Neither the rcprohontntivo of
England nor of the United States felt
like showing any nervousncbs. Our
silence and con.po-uiro were construed
in a complimentary way , for when wo
Hied out at the station after our ride the
boatmen saluted us nnd said "Ameri
canos" as we passed , The peculiar fea
ture of the gondoliers is the way they
demand their pourboiors , They never
wait until they cease rowing , lay down
their oars , and demnnd their drink
money with the ferocious nir of bri
gands , leaving it to bo infearred that
if it U not promptly forthcoming the
passengers will never reach the shore ,
Mr . Cleveland' * ! Double.
Now York fjun : Mrs. Cleveland 1ms
a double in Washington , whoso ap
pearance on the promenades and re
sorts of fashionable people in the West
End is creating much interest and
amusement. An air of mystery sur
rounds the lady , from the fact that people
plo generally have no idea who the is.
One tiling is certain. She is so very
much like the lady of the white house ,
that almost every person who passes her
in the street turns to get u good look at
the person they suppose to bo the presi
dent's young wife. From time to time
paragraphs appear in the local pnpera
to the oiloct that Mrs. Cleveland waa
promenunding on Connecticut avenue-
on Sunday , or that she was taking an
early morning walk through the West
End , or that she wns buying violets in
the markets. The paragraphs generally
concluded with the statement that she
was accompanied by the largo doer
"Hoy , " recently presented to her. It was
soon learned that Mrs. Cleveland was
at none of the places at which the pa
pers reported her to bo. Then it was
learned that the mysterious stranger
who so closely resembled her was the
lady who was attracting /ill / the
attention. It is not surprising that
the mistakes were made , for the
lady does look strikingly like Mrs.
Cleveland. She is the name hoight.uml
almost of the same proportions , She
has the same bright face and pleasant
smile , and altogether is quite as good
looking oven as Mrs. Cleveland. Hhe la
somewhat heavier , however , and hoc
hair and eyes are of a lighter hhnde.
Tliis lady ib always accompanied by a
big dog assho walks about the city , but
lie is larger limn Hey and a butter look
ing dog. Last Sunday Iho unknown
lady and her faithful companion walked
out Connecticut avenue toward Dupnnt
Circle as the great crowd of prom-
onadorsweru going up and down that
fashionable Sunday thoroughfare. Al
most every person she mot looked hard
at her or made i-omo comment about
how ( jueer it was for Mrs. Cleveland
to bo out ou that busy street alone. The
lady ovidenliy knew that she was being
stared at , for she hurried along in tm
embarassed manner , hiding her face as
much as possible and looking straight
ahead. The occupants of the whitu
house were for a tnno greatly puz/.lnd
to know how the various paragraphs
mentioning Mrs , Cleveland's appear
ance in all quarters ot the city found
their way into the papers. They un
derstand the matter now , nnd whenever
Mrs , Cleveland is reported as being in
in some place eho was not , she Unowai
she is the victim of mistaken identity , ,
chargeable to the lady who looks Ilk *
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