10 THE O1MAHA DAILY BEEi SUNDAY , SEPTEMBER 29 , 1889.-SIXTEEN PAGES.
THE SULTAN AND HIS WIVES ,
Gossip About the Imperial Huroin
at Constantinople.
MAMMA MAKES THE MATCHES.
How nojxiillful ClrcRHvlnnn Are
DotiKlit nil ) Koll ( Pccullnr Duties
oftlib Valulo Stiltnti Power
or tlio KunualiH.
TlilM Ijcnin Hrlclmin Vountr.
( C < > TivrluMi < l 181 * ) tin IVnnh ( I. t'flrpeiiftr. )
CoKBTASTiNOUi.n , Sept. 10. ISpccinl to
TniiHr.n. ] Tlioro was tnoro thnn a thousand
women In the Imrcm of ttio lust sultan , nnd
there wcro probably as many In iho imperial
Borntfllo of Abilul Hamiil. Tlio cumber is
recruited every your by slaves from Gcorcln
and Circanfliit , nnd it fa n cunou'i thliifj that
none but lave girls can bo n part
of the sultan's fomnlo ostobllshincnt
All of tlm sultana of the past liavo
Imd plr.vo mothers nnd It is cotv
trary to the cftstom of Turkey for the sul
tans to marry. Tlio reason for this is the
prevention of political Intrlpiu which might
nriso from an extended royal family , and
Molitnoud II. , the grandfather of the pres
ent sultan who died whcc Martin Vnn
Burtm was president , in order to niako tils
throne inoro safe , novvcil up iho 174 wives of
his predecessor in sacks , loaded thoin with
shot , anil dropped them Into the cool
WAT1.H3 or Tim nosi'iioiious.
IIo bad n refill harem himself , however ,
for till that , and when I visited the
treasury of the sultan the other day
I saw dozens of mirrors set In diamonds
which his ladies used in doing up their back
Imlr. I snw several pecks of punrls which
belonged to his slave favorites and these of
his successors , und I looked at u little ( 'olt )
cradle set with Jewels , in which his chlldrnn
were rocked. The father of the present
sultan wus very fond of women and ho
spent sovcral fortunes in building palaces for
thorn. IIo had his f urnlturo iiludo In Kurojio ,
nnd It U snld that bo was especially fond of
bluo-oycd beauties with golden hair.
Abdul Azzlz , who was dethroned in 187(1 ( , and
who with the exception of the three months
reign of Murad , was the predecessor of the
present sulUm , had
1,200 rilMALB SIAVBS
In his harem mid ho ( > ont ns high ns $ ,1.000-
000 n year In decorating his seraglio und
In gratifying the wants of his ladles. The
expenses of his harem for presents nml
dresses consumed $800,000 a year nnd during
seine nf the years of Ins rolgn he paid ns high
as $500,000 for jewels.
Tbo expenses of thu present sultan In the
same respect nro undoubtedly enormous , nud
though 1 am told he overlooks the accounts
himself they can not but run high into iho
hundreds of thousands .of dollars. There
nro thousands of servants about the palaces
of the sultan. IIo has several hundred
eunuchs and these receive salaries ac
cording to their position. The chief
eunuch is qulto ns important a inun ns the
grand vizier. Ho tiikus part in thu imperial
councils mid is a man of great influence. I
saw him on the day that tno Mil Urn took his
yearly visit when ho went to kiss the mnntlo
of Mnhouict. A lull , broad-shouldered neuro
with dull oluclt oyos. but. with features ox-
prcssivo of Intellect and will. IIo wus dressed
in clothes embroidered in gold lace , nud he
rode n muenlllcont Arabian horse. The sul
tan probably bought him us u slave und tlio
most ordinary eunuchs are
A COSTMT A'UTIQIJ : .
They uro imported by slave dealers from
I Africa , whom they uro raised. They are of
' us different trades as are other men , and the
sultan has nil kinds. Thu moro important
of them bnvo separata establishments of
their own in the palace. Each of the moro
favorite slaves of the harem must have
hcrcnnuchs to wait' upon her. She uses
thorn ns her servants but they are guards ns
well. This chief eunuch Has charge of all
the women of the palace and it is through
their power with the sultuu that much of
his inlluenco comes. He is now to his posi
tion , and lie will probably nninss a fortune
before ho dies. Thu last chief eunuch were
a uniform of scarlet nnd cold , and he built a
mosque to servo ns his tomb. lie was
courted during his life time , and it is said
that his inlluenco was purchasable.
The eunuchs , however , form but a small
part of the servants of the palace. There
uro something llko seven thousand people
about the sultan and the greater part of
thcso nro employes. The liitchenn of the
last sultan had tlircu hundred servants , und
it must taku a number of hands to attend lethe
the thousands of horses and to keep the two
hundred royal carriages in good con
dition. The sultan has his barocrs , his
musicians nn ahis boatmen , and I urn told
that there uro 100 porters ut Yildiz who do
nothing else but carry burdens. The ladies ,
of the harem huvo their servants and the
hairdressers and the dressmakers must bo
'numbered by thu hundreds. The less favored
among the women no me times uct ns the sur-
vunts of the others , but many nf thcso ladles
have their separate establishments \vtth
their own eunuchs , slaves , doctors and 'beg
gars. They receive visits in their own
apartments nnd inulco visits to the other
Indies of the imperial city , which is hidden
behind the walls of the oultnn's palace
grounds. The feeding of six or seven tbuus-
nud ticoplo every dny , year In and year out ,
costs u fortune , nnd u good part ut the sul
tan's ten millions n year passes
Tiiitouau mi : HANDS OF ins COOKS.
The chief part of the cooking for the palace
is done lu the grounds where the emperor
lives. The food Is prepared nt thu great , pal-
nco of Dolma Uugtcho , about u mile uway ,
and it is carried on trays on the heads of the
porters to lint harem on the hill. It Is safe
to say that a largo pan of the bust of its
unnlioR are bcrvcd cold.
The sultan never cuts with his harem und
it is not the custom fur the sexes lu eat to
gether In Turltoy. His majesty sits down to
his ineuls with his oIllcorR of state. Ho
drinks his coffee out of gold cups und houses
a Turkish urtlclu which Is as thick- > mo
lasses mid as strong us lye. Ho has his min
isters nf state often to dine with him , und he
Fives dinners frequently to thu diplomats
at CousUuitinnplo. At such dinners ho sits
down with his foreign guust * save when
tholr wives uro present , anil lie is said to ba
a very good
DINXCU-TAllLl ! COMPANION.
Tlioro urn a number of little rooms in the
palace to which ho retires with such of his
friends us ho wishes lo oiigugo in prlvnto
convurriutmn , and lie curries on conversa
tion with foreigners through Interpreters.
Ho can sxuiU [ French , but prefers to use tlio
Turkish and an Interpreter in his conversa
tion. Ho iHillcrcs in educating , uml ho has n
school cfltmoftod with hlb hurcm where the
llltto princes nru taught Frt'iuih und the
modern sciences UH well us tlm Koran.
The guests of thu Sultan never got n peep
into his harem. The muu who would at
tempt to enter the apartments reserved for
the women would l > e punished with doatfi
ami B onnuch in Constantinople hn a right
to Unof.lt down nny man who speaks lo u
lady under bis charge. A foreigner was
nearly killed not long ngd for addressing a
lady nf high caste on thu hrtdgo which
crosses from Hlnmbout to Peru , und no one in
Constantinople suva the sultan lias u
right to uslc u lady to tnko off > mr veil.
The Sultuu can go anywhere , and ho can
penetrate the harem of bUoRtccra if ho will.
This right , however , is never unforced , und
ho has quite enough to do to keep tun pcuco
in his own family. Of late yours bin ladles
have been by no moans so secluded as Ia iho
past , nnd much of their retrictioiiH uro
nominal.Vlion thu nultan made his nntiiml
Ulp to kU * the cloak of the prophet Mu-
liouiet , xvnlch is luwt lu Stamboul , I saw
ut least u In-.ml rod of thorn in his pro
cession. They were in closed carriages , but
1 could BOO plainly through the carriage windows
dews und the veils which covered their faces
were of cauzo so thin thut I I'-ould iHstiu-
CUiah the layers of
ruvr on TIIEIII CIIKKKS.
Thai' wcro drcwd in silks of uli colors of
tbo ruinUoiv but U.CMI * llk wore uiudo In
the BUBjx ) of very iuli wutcr proof cloaks
aud they wcro ratK'r wrappers tliati
d reuses , Many of the ladles were kid
glovcB , and I noUxl that somu of thorn
had huuilkorclilaf * BjirraJ over their kiioos
in order to keep their gloves from being
soiloj. Many hud their eyebrows painted
and their eyes buowed out plainly over their
veil * . Hcblde uucU cirrUgu ruuU
fnccd negro eunuch dressed In black with n
long whip in his hand nnd the carriages wcro
drawn by magnificent horses. There
were some boautlful clrls among them
and I noticed half n dozen red-headed
Circassians whoso cheeks wcro ns rosy ns
these of an Knu'llsh bar maid , and who would
have pnisod for belles In Cleveland , Now
Vork or Chicago. At the head ot the lurotn
procession wus the carriage of the mother of
the sultan , who is known as the Valldo Sul
tana , and who practically rales the hnrom.
The Valldo Sultana has ono of the wings
of the palace sot apart for nor uso. She has
n court almost ns important as thnt of the
ultun himself. She has her oinuchs nnd
her servants , and sha Is probably the only
ono whom his mucty ] implicitly trusts. She
nets ns the co-betwecn between the sultaa
and his wives , nnd she really chooses hl
wives for him. I bavo been In Constanti
nople during the greater part of the Moham
medan lent , or of the month known ns Itum-
i\7nnr Iurhi ) ( this month the Mo-
hnmmcmlans fast from sunrlso to sun
set nnd they engage In numerous prayers.
At the eloso of it will como their Easter
liairnm , when every Turk will como out In
now clothes und when the whole Mohaimno-
dan world will engage lu rejoicing. At this
time each year the sultan takes n now and
fnvorlto slave to wlfo nnd this slave is so-
lectori from A largo number by the Vnlldo
Sultana. As 1 write , the young ludy
Is probably In training for her
now position , nnd she has
boon within the hand of the Valldo Sultana
for n mimucr of months. Six months before
Hnmazan each year the Georgian slave hior-
chants hud others who have girls whom they
wish to sell to the sultan bring their young
ladies to the sultan's mother. Sbo looks
ever them nnd picks out ilftccn or moro.
Thcso are taken Into the palnco nnd are fed
Ilka so many prl/.o horses. Shortly before
Halram she looks over tho. lot again and
picks out the ono who Is to bo the
intnir. OF run SUI.TAK.
Tlm sultan has , I bollovo , Uio right to take
Bitch of the other girls as strike his fancy.
but his Uairatn bride ho docs not sco until
tbo night after this feast. Ho finds her in
his chamber when ho retires to rest ut night ,
nnd the story at COB stantlnoplo js that the
new brldo mast crawl xindor .iho clothes
from the foot of the bed in token of her sub
jection. If she happens to plcnso the
sultan she is given n separate
apartment , nnd If Rho has children they
are legitimate and rank with other princes
and princesses. If the sultan doe ; notllko
her she ranks with the other slaves of thu
phlaco und , it may l > o , never sees his majesty
again. '
The favorite Indies of the sultan's harem
have by no moans n bad tlino. Tboy are
certainly butter off than they would be in
their natviu lands , and many of them esteem
it u great honor to bo brought to Constanti
nople and sold. Their lifo in the hnrom is n
do-nothing , lazy one. They spend the ( lav lu
chattiiig.uutini ; and sleeping. Most of them
smoke uigarottes , nnd they go out dining
under charge of their eunuchs when they
can get ( rcruiission. The sultun has a very
nice little theater In his palace , und music
for tills is often furnished by the ladies of
the hnrom. The price of a slave is largely
increased if she is u good musician , and
Berne of tlicso girls uro good dancers and
singers. The price for an ordinary slave
girl of the desirable ngo , ranging from
twelve to sixteen , is S200. If she is beautiful
she may bo worth two tlipnsiud nnd
more , nml if iu addition to this she
is a good musician , the mother of the
sultan will give from flvo to six thousand
dollars for her. Hich blomto beauties with
blue eyes und transparent skins always brine
hiuli prices if plump aud well rounded , but I
nm told that black cirls are brought from
Africa and sold for a song iu Constantinople.
The hlnvc market of the city bus long since
been done away with , but thu buying and
selling
STI1.L GOES OX UXDI'.niUXD ,
and ttio terms of slavery outsiilo of the pal-
uco are such that after a slave has served
seven years she must , if she desires , bo re
leased. Mora than halt the marriages in
Turkey nre , it is suia. inutle with slaves , but
the slave having a child is usually elevated to
the position of wife.
The foreign artists who como to Constan
tinople uro often asked by the sultan to glvo
performances to himself ana his friends in
his royal theater within the palaco. At such
times the tuvorito ladies of yie seraglio get a
glimpse of outsldo life through latticed windows
dews uf their boxes , and the event is the sub
ject of gossip in the harem for wffeks to
como. In bonncction with this theater , I
was told "an incident which gives some in
sight into the kindliness of the sultan's na
ture. On the 2' d of last February , when
nn Italian opera troupe was playing in Con
stantinople , the American minister , Mr.
Oscar Straus , gave an entertainment to the
Americans nt his homo , in celebration
of Washington's birthday. At this
entertainment ho hud engaged this
Italian opera truope , consisting of two hun
dred and fifty musicians , to perform. Late
in the afternoon of the ! i2d Mr. Straus re
ceived n note from tbo Italian manager say
ing thnt the sultan had requested the troupe
to come thut night to the palace , und inas
much ns the request of his. majesty was
KQUIVAI.UXT TO A COMMAND ,
ho could not keep his engagement with him.
It was too late at tnis time to countermand
the luvitutlon for the entertainment nnd Mr.
Straus sent u messenger to the sultan ex
plaining the situation and asking him to al
low the troupe to como to his lionso either
before or uftor the entertainment nt the pal
aco. His majesty at once sent back n mes
senger , saying that ho would under no con
ditions disturb the entertainment of Mr.
Straus , and that it would suit him just as
well to huve the truope to como to the palace
alter their entertainment was over , which
was done. At another tiino he disarranged
ono of bis dinners ut the palace to accommo
date the American minister , und 1 ntn told
here "that n close friendship has existed be
tween Mr. Struus and his majesty during the
whole of the former's ' ministry.
O , CAIIPKNTKU.
COLONEL FOWLER'S WAR HORSE
lie Took Part In Over Thirty Ilnttlca
iitid In Silll IdvliiL' .
When Colonel Samuel Fowler , the
fnundor of Port Jorvis , nnd at ono tiino
chairman nf the doinucrnliu btato com
mittee of Now York , wont to tlio wtir in
1802 nt tlio lioud of the Fifteenth Now
.lorsny voluutoors , fcays tlia Pittbfourfj
Dispatch , a rudiment recruited in his
mitiyu county of . .Sussex , bomo
of liifi friends in both suites united
in presenting him with n
cliurgor. They Boloctc-d the six-year-
old brown paldinj. ; Restless , by Kysdyk's
IIumbliHoniun nud a Hurry Ulay mure ,
rulguil by OcnrfTQ G. Sltuw , of N.owtm ,
und already famous for style luul spued.
Colonel Fowler rode hiw young oliurgar
ut Die lioutl of the gallant Fifteenth
regiment through two hard fought cam-
jiniu'iiB , nnd until ho hinittolf was 1:011- :
htraincil to retire from the service by
thu malady which afterward catiaotl his
death.
On Colonel i''owlor's retirement Restless -
loss passed Into the hands of Rev. A. A.
Iluinus , clmnlftin of the rudiment , und
the him ol a former famous governor ot
Nuw Jersey. Thereafter the Jiorsi ) wus
loaned to nnd ridden by Qnucrnl Tor-
botduring the seven day's fourlul Htrng-
glo of the \Villernus clut othorwiiso ,
until the close of the war , he was
mainly employed by his muster in the
mureifnl duties uf parrying succor and
consolation to the wounded on the but-
tloliold. und helping the Kick und wcur\ ,
on the long march.
Restless took part In moro than thirty
battles and skirmishes , including the
bloody engagements of Petersburg ,
FreounolfBhurg , Winchester , the Wild
erness , and Gettysburg , und carries the
scar of n wound received in tlio lust
named battle. When the war ended
Chaplain Hnines brought the horse
homo to hie farm ut Hamburg , und lias
slnco hold the war-worn charger among
his most cherished possessions. Forllvo
yours past Restless has boon honorably
retired from all work , nnd having the
free run of pasture und btublos. Ai
thirty-threo years old ho is still com
paratively healthy und uellvc , und bids
Juir to live for seine yeurs to come. ,
Bright eyes , houlthy complexion , tint
vigorous system result from using Ango
stura Bitters , Sole ijmmifacturers , Or.
.1. G. I ) . Sicgort & Sous. At all drug-
glbtS-
SAYINGS OF THE FUNNY MEN
Waifs From the World of Wit and
Humor.
WHAT WILLIE WOULDN'T DO.
8nm JohiiHon'ii Tray Full The Ire-
diunmoiit ofn Convict Hoarding
IIoiiHo Toast An Ancient
Pic lly IJcnror.
No Confidence Sinn.
Washington Capital : Everybody wna
wondering why WillluJWiBliington had
said , nothing for so long , tind u young
ndy stiid In a bantering tone :
"A penny for your thoughts , Mr.
Wlshlngton. "
"Aw , wonllyt I a\v-\votildu't \ ' llko
, o peso us a conlidanco man or anything
Ikothat. "
And sovornl people realized that
iTinybo Willie wasn't ns badly oft nalio
looked.
Vorr Vonlnnt.
"Drake's Magazine : Iliram "Itliought
thnt If I lay down la the grass you
couldn't find tno. "
City Cousin ( who had boon hunting
for him ) * 'I dia find It hnrd to distin
guish you. The grass Is so groon. "
A Very Unit Wnltrr.
Life : "George , " remarked Mrs. Jaclc-
lilgh to her husband , "who is this Sam
Tavlot I heiird you and Major Johnson
muting about ? Is ho a good waiter ? "
"A good waiter , uiy deur'r1 What 'do '
you menu ? "
"Well , I hoard you tell the major that
down at the club the other night Sam
Johnson cnmo in with , a tray full and
dropped his pile , and I thought that ho
must liavo been very careless. ' ' And
then George gazed out of the window
with a fat-away look lu his eyes.
A Simpletons Circumstance.
Lawrence American : "Aral entirely
safe in hero ? Isn't there any chance of
my being suddenly garroted from be
hind ? " ho asked , as ho pocketed the
change that the bartender throw down
for him. "Sure. Vat's do matter tint
you , ain't ' it ? " "Nothing , " was the re
ply ; "only I thought from the amount
of froth on this schooner that I had
struck a White Cap headquarters. "
Tlmt M'ns UllToront.
Now York Evening Sun : Between
clerks in a big counting house : "Did
hear the ? " "No
you news , George ,
what is it , Billy ? " "Tho cashier 1ms
skipped to Canada with $300,000 belong
ing to the boss. " "Well , well , pretty
smart , an't it ? " "And ho also took
away your silk umbrella vou loft hero
yesterday. " "Confound the rascal ! "
'I Iin Irrepressible Small Hoy.
Exchange : A youngster , while hand
ling a big army inuskot in the streets
tne other day was promptly arrested and
taken before a magistrate. "Whore did
this ? " his honor
you buy gun-inquired ,
"Didn't buy it1 returned the young
ster , rather sulkily. ' 'Who.ro did you
get itthen ? " "W.uat.thegun ? " "Yes ! "
"Why , that has been in our family over
feincc it was a little pistol. "
Ho Rejected the Plan.
Puck : Stanzcr I'd like to know how
to got this poem published. I've bent it
to a dozen editors , but it's of no uso.
Carper You micrht put it in an enve
lope , leave it on your table , and then
commit suicide. All the papers would
have it next 'day. , '
His Greatest Charm.
Terre Haute Express : She I do so
like to road Howolls.
Ho I would really like to know why.
She You don't have to go to any
trouble to look for _ your place. You can
begin in the middle or at either end
and it is all the same.
A Hiinvrd hhainc.
DraKo's Magazine : "Does Blank be
lieve in capital puhishnioql ? "
"Of course. Don't you read his paper ?
lie always spells Democrat with 'a
small d. "
Couldn't Fin lull Ills Sentence.
Judge : Convict You have boon very
good to me for the last few months and
I can't fiulllciently thank you. I
Visitor Well , why don't you finish
your sentence ?
Convict I can't , sir ; I've two more
years to servo.
AVlint Wan ( ho KOIIHOII ?
Boston Courier : Jack Ain't you
going to work to-day , Jim ? Jim No ;
I'm not doing anything now. Jack
That so ? I thought you wore with
Grubbs & Stubbs. Jim ( with great dig
nity ) I've severed my connection with
that concern. Jack You have ? What
did they fire you for ?
Wlicii You Uomc to Think or It.
Ui67ingou ( ( Gtpltal ,
Though truth to nature on the Btacro
Is .something very rare ,
The lightest ulay may proro itself
Appluusiblo affair.
As "VVnrm an TonNt.
Now York Sun : Sqneors ( on Mount
Washington ) "Whew , isn't it cold ! "
Nickloby "Why , I feel as warm as
toast. " Sqnoera "You do ? Why man
the thormomutor is down to 1C de
grees. " Niekleby "Well , 1 fool as
warm as toast , just the same that is ,
bourding-houso toast. "
Gentle 8 iruamn.
Merchant Traveler : "Mrs. Mulli
gan , " said Mrs. Giuty. "is it well ycr
falin' the day ? " ltYiB , very well. "
"An1 sthrong. " "Yis , quite sthrong. "
"Then ' ' able y'od
p'r'aps its bo to bring
bank the two wash-tubs ye/ berried last
Monday , "
Slilfllni : | lu ; ItoNponsitiillty.
Epoch : Farmer "Those boots ain't
worth a continental ; gosh , what leather
! " Shoemaker "Well its
er , your own
fault ; you starved the cow. "
An Old Kandinnrk.
American : "Ah , " bald thonged way
farer at the railroad lunuh-countor ,
"thiK is the old placo. I recognized
vendor landmark at onco. " "What
landmark ? " inquired the cashier , con
siderately. "Forty yearn ago when I
traveled over this "road , " continued the
stranger in a choking voice , ' 'I carved
my initials and thouato on yonder piece
of' apple pie. I t > co you have it still.
EJCCUSO mi old man's tear ? . "
An N < ; rd to < o Away.
Fliogondo Blatter : "I don't too how
you can stay so continually in the house
this summer. I feel as if I must got
away. If only to BOO bomo now fuucti. "
"O ! I don't need to go for that. My
wife has a now borvant every day. "
Civil War
Munsov's Weekly : "You r.y you
fought ail through the war , but 1 can't
tind your name on any of these enlist
ment rolls. " "I know it. I wasn't en-
libtod , I fought with my wife. "
. Willed Side ?
Boston Transcript : Publisher "Mr.
Dolvor , have you gone over those statis
tics about the use of bicycles among the
" "Yes " "And
masses ? Dolvor , sir.
you have analyzed them carefi'lly , so
that yon cnn giv . nn intelligent opinion
ns to their ofteat upon the public
honlth ? " "YcR.ilr. ' 'Well ' then
, . . , , you
may wrlto it out. Wo want it ns soon na
possible. " " 7 sir * but you Imvon't
told mo which side I nm to prove
wliothor they arthoalthfnl or the re
verse. "
_ _
It Tnriicil Ula Hrnln ,
Drake's MagSzlilo : Jones That fol
low Smith is utgk'int bookkeeper.
Brown Hoifl.tnd0od. Ho borrowed
. . volume of Hrouriilntr from mo two
yours ngo nnd nag never returned it. .
HP Il.ilrv TOP llcnrd It.
Now York Truth : Hopwood Knox ,
did I ever toll you the story about the
judge und his coon ilogV
Knox I don't remember. Wus it n
good onoV
Ilonwood Yc8 , n mighty good story.
Knox Then you never told it to mo.
Prepared by a. lliwor y Chef.
Puck : Wnltor Do you want some po
tatoes with your fish-bull , boss ? ' Ship-
pen Clarice ( tasting ono ) No ; but I
wisli I could got some fish with these
potato-balls.
A Strlctlr Commorolnl View.
Epoch : Boston Girl la it not atrago ,
Honor Matihlo.that you huvo never mar1-
rled'i1 llnvo you never proposed ? Senor
Mntlldo No. I louvo the imxnugomonl
of nil my money matters to my secre
tary.
The Philosophy of Keniotubrancc.
FranMtin 11' . Tiee.
They say man forgets , while n woman will
treasure
Tlio 0 roams Riven birth when love bright
ened her eyes ,
And still thrill nor heart with a touch of the
pleasure
The ulrl felt on seeing cloud shapes m her
skies.
skies.Hut
Hut what would you say
If told of the vision I BOO in tlio nzuro
Thut rises to-night from my witch-bowl of
clay !
I own myself naught but a crusty old follow ,
And there sits tny wlfo , singing some one
to sleep ,
Wliilo time bears mo on tothosnro aud the
yellow.
But boyhood's fair memories ever will
keep ;
Anil locked iu my breast
Are some like old wino Unit the years have
made mellow ,
Of which I purtukQ with a connoisslour's
zest.
Two loves has each man iu the course of
his drifting ,
The llrst HUe the breath of an exquisite
rose ;
The second moro beautiful , hardy , uplifting
A rose-vino that circles the heart as It
grows ;
And ono is so frail
That life's weary winds , in their merciless
shifting ,
13low on till the petals are lost in the gale.
But , though it be fragile , the first is essential ,
Slnco through it tlio mnnllcr passion gums
sway ,
Expands 'nc.ith the liulit " of remembrance po
tential - ,
And finds newer strength iu the other's
decay. ,
' 1 ho first , is soon dead ;
YTct had it not h\jcd by decree , providential ,
Tno passion now prized were a poor thing
iubtoad. '
And so , when I sec. In the smoke drifting
'round me ,
The sweet , childisli face of my "rnuid of
the mist , " .
Who catno when. ; the. best years of life had
not fouud me , !
I'm to.'hur siuco lovo's
grateful . , pleasures
exist.
exist.For
For ! mdsho ; not flown
To loosen the trammels in which childhood
Donnd mo ,
The love I fqel nq > r I might never have
known.
Tlio wlfo understands if 3no pauses to reason
The love of the boy for the girl in the past
The passion that came ia youth's wonderful
season ,
When lovo's rosy flame burned too fiercely
to last ;
And she will confess , .
With womntnly trust , that she acorns it not
treason
If ono gives a thought to the old happiness.
And I , while my heart feels the old thrill I
treasure ,
Look into the dark eyes that mirrored my
love
When bho whom I see In the circle of nzuro
Seemed ono of .tho angels from regions
above ,
And throw her a kiss ,
And thank her for sowing the seed of the
pleasure
I reap in the Eden of marital bliss.
TI1K Lll'MS ' OF A IttiGDIjAK.
A 1'rlvato Discusses tlio Position
Token By Colonel Henry.
Four Mr.AiJE , Dak. , Sept. 20. To the
Editor of THE BED : I have read the opinion
of Colonel G. V. Henry in regard to deser
tions from the army , nud will prove to you
that the colonel is mistaken and that ho con
tradicts himself by his owu statement , which
you published in TUB BII ; .
In the first place ho says soldier n has to do
a certain amount of pollco work m order to
keep ttio garrison clean. The doing of this
work , as It Is required to bo done , is not
not always agreeable , but It is necessary.
Again ho suys a man enlists to bo a soldier.
As soon us ho comes to u garrison ho is de
tailed to drive a team , or us company cook ,
carpenter , mnson , etc. JIo enlists to avoid
this , nnd yet ho has forced upon him an
occupation for which ho didn't ' enlist.
As fur ns i > ollco duty Is concerned , every
man ot ordinary sense knows thut that is u
soldier's duty. Ihuvon'theurdnnygrumblitig
among the privates in regard to doing thut
Kind of work , but is it reasonable to compel
him to work la saw mills , log curaps , getting
out rock from a quarry , to make boulevards ,
digging ditches , etc. . und then expect turn to
bo a good , clean arid well-drilled soldiorl I
huvo BCOII it , when wo would have to ba in
the Hold for target practice at 4 a. in. , than
CO homo again ut about 8 o'clock and drill
with u pick and shovel for eight irood hours ;
after tlmt Htand dross parade , and then on
the following morning go on guard for
twenty-four ho urn. Who wouldn't ' growl ut
such treatment ) In addition to this ho must
torment bis uimd with the thought that no
must put in five .years at such u service , for
which ho didn't enlist. Why don't a recruit
ing ofllccr acquaint a person with all thcso
facts before ho enlists hhal If bo did , I be-
Hove there would bo none loft but the olllcors
to constitute tbo urmy.
Another great , wronu' done to u recruit is
whou he U told tb'at , ho can save at least $ MJ
out of hU clothing allowance during hU en
listment. .This can not bo dono. Ho has to
add rather this uulotmt out of his own pay If
ho intends to have tbo appearance of u neat-
ooking soldier , i A I'mvA-ri : .
j ! n
Ifyoffnro suffering with wouk or in
flamed eyes , or granulated eyelids , you
can bo quioklj cured by using Dr. J. li ,
McLean's Strengthening Eye Salve. J5 !
ccnlsnbux. ( ,
A huge vine atulaugsdorf In Lower Aus
tria bore this year 2,000 bunches of grcpet
winch uro expected to yield four hectolitres
of wine.
A hugo rattlesnuUo Is monopolizing the
kitchen of John Carty's hoiuu , nnar Colum
bus , N. J , Ho is under the lloor and declines
to leave.
W. II. Cross , of Maroii , 111. , issues this ;
"I'll challenge uny man in the world to sleep
with mo H'J1 hour * for cash , lean sleep
more hours lu l-l'j thun uny man in the world.
Kerry Hcnshaw , of Portland , Ore. , has
gene Into the business of raining Mongolian
pheasants. IIo lias a score or two that were
hatched by an old black hen. They are all
doing finely.
A West Chester , Pa. , fisherman says tlmt
the bass in the Urundyvritia uro so intelligent
that wlimi tboy find u baited hook m the
watf r ono buss holds the Imo and another one
quietly nibbles off the bait.
A correspondent writes the New York
World , telling ol twins ( Mrs. Urnioo and
Mrs. Hldor ) at Uichmondvillo , N. Y. , who
celebrated the ninety-ninth nnmvorsnry ot
tho.r birth on Aucust 211. "lloth nro halo ,
nnd bid fair to more thun span a ceuHiry. ' ,
Hamilton Maffott , who resides north of
Lnwroncoville , Gn. , has boon almost nt
death's door slnco camp-mooting , caused
from n spider blto inflicted on the loft shoul
der n year or two ngo. Mr. Mnftclt ia no r
in his seventy-second year , and the family
IB fearful that should ho recover ho would
lose his cycskht.
A hard maple tree In S. O. Scott's ynrd nt
Plalmvoll , Mich. , is an object of great curi
osity. It In Just now shedding Its folingo.
Soon now loaves will appear , nnd nftor the
fall frosts it will ngnln denude itsolt of
loaves. This It has done rcBUlarly for sev
eral seasons. The tree UlfTora only In shed
ding its loaves twlco n your from other ma
ples standing within n few feet of It.
According to n French paper , n son
monster , such ns no ilsbarnmn has ever seen
before , has boon stranded on Bancais rock ,
situated to the west of the Island of St.
Honornt , near Cannes. The cronturo mem-
uros flvo nnd a half motors m length nnd Is
flvo meters round the thickest part of its
body. It has n bonk resembling that of n
parrot , nnd two horns on its Iicml ; Its eyes
nro at n distance of ono mctur from the ex
tremity of the beak.
A Kingston , N. Y. , woman Is the owner of
n pot cat which formed the habit of sleeping
in n coal scuttle. Ono dny some ono throw
n piece of paper In the scuttle , covering tho-
cat from sight The woman picked up the
scuttle to throw coal In the stove and dumped
the cnt on the rod coals. TUoro was nn un
earthly yowl , nnd a limning body wont flying
throiieh the room. A pall of water extin
guished the Uro and saved the follno.
There are alleged to have been many Instances -
stances of colored persons turning white , but
the case nf n Vaumcraw , Ga. , woman is
most romarknblo from the fact that her ntcco
n few years ago also became n Caucasian to
nil appearances , and that her skin drops olt
in big Unites. She is almost entirely help
less , her limbs being paralyzed. Her illness
begun with her change of color ,
A largo cave sparkling with gold , silver
nnd sapphires was discovered the other day
in the Lincoln mine at San Pedro , near
Albuquerque , N. M. , which has long pro
duced ore of great valno. The cave Is about'
ono hundred feet long by fifty wide , nnd the
sides nro thickly studded with the precious
metals and stones , wldlo bowlders of car
bonate wcro found scattered upon the lloor.
The company only recently refused $250,000
for this mine , which has siaco boon loused
to 4.C. King. The caulp is greatly excited.
Ono ot the oldest houses in America it the
stone mansion on the Slants farm , about
four miles below the village of Grocnbush ,
N. Y. , on the river hank. The building was
erected of blue stone and brick In 10'iU , and
nt prcsnnt is occupied by Lawrence nnd
Philip Slants , nnd is in a splendid state of
preservation. The house faces south nnd
west , nnd commands an extended view of the
Hudson river nnd surrounding country.
Hard by the ancient dwelling , on n pleasant
knoll , Is tlio f imily burial ground which con
tains thoroumins of generation after genera
tion of the Staats family , who came to this
country when Now York was settled by the
Hollanders , about 1014. The Staats farm
and the three farms adjoining to the north
wore occupied when the Vnn Hcnsselear
patroon received his grant for twenty-four
miles square each side of the river from the
king of Holland , but the owners of these
farms were exempt , from paying him any
rent.
The Violet.
Stlilc .U Dett.
From the myriad blooms In the woodland sot
Wo hear a wh'spor ' wo can't forgot :
Columbia , cheese the violet.
The subtle sweetness haunts us yet
Of that parplo star with the young dews
wet .
Columbia , choose the violet.
With the grasses veiling it like n net
'Tis the bonniest bloom on thy bosom yet
Columbia , cheese tlio violet.
MUSIOAIj AND DRAMATIC.
Mary Anderson Is nn Inch taller than
Lnngtry.
Mine. Blanche Stono-Uavton lias nccoptod
the position as loading soprano of the Gil-
mo ro band concerts.
Louise Thorndylo will return to the stage ,
"Our Flat" nt the
appearing m Lyceum the
ater. Now York , on October 23.
Miss Helen vnn Doenlion" has been en
gaged to sing the leading contralto roles
with the Boston Ideal Opera company.
Mile. Hhoa is said to bo highly delighted
with the role of Josephine in the ne > v play
by A. U. Haven , which was recently pro
duced by her nt Buffalo , N. Y.
Miss Murin Wnmright is presenting her
superb production of "Twelfth Night" In
Pittsburg. Miss Wainright's Viola will bo
scon la New York at the Fifth avenue
tbcnter m December.
Nottio Carpenter , the charming young vlo-
llniste , will return to this country in Decem
ber to remain the rest of the season. She
played In a number of concerts in London ,
toKCther with Sarasatc , with great success.
Miss Adelaide Moore will begin her tour In
"Tire Love Story , " October 7 , nt the Star
theater in Buffalo. She will have the assist
ance of Will Cooper , Davenport Bobus ,
Marie Binghan , Gertrude lawcs aud others.
Miss Grace Hawthorne , lessee of the
Royal Princess's theater , London , has insti
tuted suit against Manager A. M. Palmer , of
the Madison Square aud Palmer's ' tlio.Uers ,
Now York , claiming $ . 10,000 damages for his
violation of a contract which ho hod entered
into with her regarding the production of
Sardou's "Theodora" in London.
Adonis DIxoy Is to appear as n baby in the
first part of his now picco , "Tho Seven
Ages. " It has been given out that ho will
not speak nt nil during thU portion of the
play , but will use his face in pantomime to
describe infaiitilo motions. In fact , ho Is
practicing all the requirements of a realistic-
baby carriage.
Miss Clara Morris , who is said to bo in the
best of health and spirits , will b'iln her sca-
Bon on September HI ) at the Grand opera
house , Now York , nnd dunn ? the weak
there will bo seen In her familiar Impersona
tions of Camillo. Miss Multon and Alixo ,
iiHsistod by Frederick do Belleville aud other
competent actors nnd actresses.
The Edwin Booth-ModJcsku company id
actively rehearsing ut the Broadway theater ,
Now York , under the direction of Mr. Lawrence
ronco Barrett. September , ' ! 0 MoilJoslca will
join Mr. Booth nnd they will commence their
joint tour In Pittsburg , and after a wool : In
Cleveland ranch Now York at the Broadway
theater October 14 , for n season of eight
weeks. Mr. Barrott produces "Gamelon" in
Chicago October 7.
Miss Ho'nriotta Lindor , who Is now play
ing in "A Possible Case , " with the Union
Square company , has made n docldod hit us
Ethel Sorrero In that , play. Tno company
played at Providence and Albany , in both of
which cities Mis * Lander scored a mint suc
cess by her clever and artistic rendition of
the character assigned hur , and thu critics in
both cities were very eulogistic ever hur fin
ished acting. Next wec-lc the company will
appear in Buffalo.
A. li. Havcu'a now play , "Josephine , Em
press of the French , " mot with great uo-
ccxs on us production at Buffalo , nnd Mill ) .
IthtM's charming rendition of the role Jo-
bophmo won great praise. Buffalo Is only
good ns n rule for three nights , yet Mllo.
Klicn played for u week to bla business , the
last threu nights tlio thAtor Ijcltii : puckud.
Ithcd has cuupht the women folks as Jo-
sophlnc. Her business was excellent m Nuw
Haven and Hartford ,
U'lth 11 ( Irene KlotiriHh
of trumpets it is announced by custom
pi : | > urn that nn "Kloxir of Llfo" has at
last been discovered by Dr. Urown-
Scqard , a French physician , and won-
dcra are claimed to have been achieved
liv itn uso. Bo that as it may , Thos.
Kennedy , more than twenty years ago
distilled from certain roots und herbs ,
after a recipe inherited from dipt.
Kennedy , of the Knst India Co.'s ser
vice , a tonic , ever sincu known ns Ken
nedy's East India IMttorb , which have
done more good tosulTnring humanity
than probably the now French dibcov-
ory ever will. They are made from tlio
Hnebt spirits und guarantee ! absolutely
pure by MoBsrd. Her & Co. , who nro
now bolu manufacturer of those Hit
ters.
ters.Tho
The farmer who disregards tlio predictions
of the Bcleutillo weather-prophet has the most
unbounded faith lu weather nivlnution by
wuodchuck and ground-hoi :
9 , ' 1
DR. R. W. BAILEY
DENTIST.
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The original purchaser In Omnha or the formula for Dr. Stlnruis' Loca
Annoatliotlo for the PAINLESS EXTRACTION OP TEETH.
The ONIiY MKTHOD whereby tooth nro extracted without puln or itnnnor , nnd without uslnjj
litoro form , gas , other or electricity. The ptxllcnt remains perfectly conscious of evil tlmt train-
spires , 1ml foals no sensation oC i > ntn ,
No soreness of the gums after extracting , ns Is the case with no ninny so-called finipnlietlcs.
MAnjr who hnvo boon suffcrlnn from badly decayed awl broken tcotn ixnd toots , have visited Jt
Ualloy nml had them removed painlessly.
After having uied this amu.itliotlo for two months for nearly every tooth extracted In this
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may try to prejudice you ngnlust visiting us : do not allow thorn to do no. Mnlto us n call wliothor
yoil desire dental work or not : wit arc M\vnyn pleaaod to see nny or nil wlionwychoosoloeomo.
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