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s Pages 9 to 12 OMAHA DAILY BEE Pages 9 to 12 , TWENTIETH YEAli. OMAHA , SATURDAY , JUNE 1.3 , 1S91-TWELVE PAGES. NUMBEK 357. ( Itnryt llnrtnn , Our baby boy otic day Folded bl * violcteyos , Anil from bis waxen clay His wlilto soul How nwny To fur-oft paradise , His Mttlc hands so fair. \Vo crossed upon his breast , And stiuulliiK by him tbcro We gave blm to the care Of otio wtto dodth beat. And when to flnnl .sleep Wo laid him soft and low , Wo could not help but heap Upon him lilies deep And roses pure us snow. And then with courage great , Ills mother faced tbo years ; lint oft , when It was lute , Among his toys sbo sato And fondled tbem with tears. But now another chllil , .Wltti wondrous violet oycs , Hosts on her bosom mild , Ami smiled as Mo had .smiled Today In paradise. And something seems to say To her , so sail before ; "Tho soul that Hew away Is back again today ; fcjweot mother , weep no more I" LOOKING FORWARD , An Answer to Looking Knukwiml. llll lllclianl Mtchaclts. * CHAPTER , VIII. When I left Mr. Forest after our last con versation I was convinced , partly by his arguments , partly by my own observations , that communism had not established the millennium , as I bad at first supposed , after the lectures of Dr. Lcete ; but that It had de graded humanity In every respect. I felt that I must speak frankly to Dr. Leeto about this change lu my convictions , resign my position as professor of Shawmut college , and that this would glvo my life In tbo society of the twentieth century a now and. unpleasant direction. Dr. Leeto had trcnt3d mo with the utmost kindness , and If I , from thu commencement of our relations , hud refused to become en thusiastic over communism , my amiauln host , I think , would have not only tolerated my viow-s but would have continued his friend ship for mo , provided I did not join the active opposition to the administration. He might even have consented to my marriage with Edith. But now the circumstances were such , that my change of mind Involved the most unpleasant co-sequences for Dr. Leoto. Ho had recommended ino as u man especially qualified above others to become tbo successor of Mr. Frost as professor of the history of the nineteenth century. I owed my appointment solely to his influ ence , and there could bo no doubt that my npostacv from communism would seriously injure the icspect in which Dr. Lcoto's rd- vice had been held heretofore. My host would feel this keenly. The rather sudden change in my opinions , tho.eonscquenco of my very limited knowledge of national econ omy , could have no other effect upon Dr. Leete's family than to destroy their good opinion of mo. They would bo forced to believe - liovo mo a shallow , superficial and ungruto- ful man , who had changed from an enthu siastic advocate of communism to such a de cided opponent of this theory that I would resign a position granted to mo through Dr. Lcoto's olTnrt.s , nnd thus place my kind host In an embarrassing position. And how would Edith regard my resigna tion of tbo prpfoshorbhip ? She was attached to her father by a well founded affection and esteem. Would her love for me provo strong enough to overcome the shock my step In- volvcdl My blind enthusiasm for the pres ent order of things had been heralded nil over the country by the administration or gans ; they had pointed to the fact that I , a living witness of the civilization of the nine teenth century , had become an almost fanatic- advocate of communism. The fact that I had changed my mind after becoming familiar with the facts nnd circumstances would com pel the administration to treat mo as a docclt- ful , unprincipled demagogue , if not as n oundrol. Tboro was very llttlo doubt that _ " "would bo assigned to the most ob- jectlorlablo work , oven If I was spared n term in an Insane asylum. And how could I nsk Edith Lcote , blooming like n beautiful flower In a well protected garden , the house of her highly esteemed father , to Join her lot to a man who would bo regarded by most of the people cither 03 a superficial babbler or as an unmasked hypocrite , deserv ing his fate to bo degraded to class B ot the third grade. Thu fear of losing the love ot Edith ovor- shaiiowod for u whllo all other coiiblderatlons , for I loved In Edith Leoto Edith Bartlett ! And the reflection that my resignation would cause the loss ot Edith to mo weighed upon my mind llko a nightmare. Never In my lite had I felt so distressed and miserable as on way to Dr. Lcoto's house after my lust con versation with Mr. Forest. For n moment I harbored the Idea of ending my misery ov my own band , but. I resolved to bo n man and face my fato. So I walked to Dr. Lccto's house determined not to deceive my friends nor to shrink from my duty as a man of honor. I found Dr. Looto , who'gonorally ' appeared so gentle and composed , In a rather oxcltod mood. . Ho looked both careworn and threat ening. Before I could address him ho stepped in front ot mo and said : "I have positive information that our mutual friend , Mr. Fcst , is plotting tp incite a rebellion of the radicals. Frequent secret meetings have taken ptaco during the last few days , nnd I learn that Foil Intends to start the rebellion bore In Boston , " "What mo.tns will you employ to prevent it I" I nskcd. "Will you call out the citizens und arrest the conspirators I I am at your service " 1 added , very glad to demonstrate my readiness to servo my host nt least against the radicals , whoso abominable theories I hated not to mention my dutllko for their leader. "I doubt very much whether It would bo good policy to appeal to the people , " replied the doctor. "Such a step would attach too ihuch Importance to the conspiracy. I wish I had placed that man Fest under medical cnro when ho left our hoti'-o. Ho Is the real danger of the hour. Ills followers do not nmount to much , but under n leader llko Fcst , who combines a certain rude eloquence with reckless audacity and physical power , n robelllpn may bccoino a dangerous indYo- mcnt. To prevent that I have civcn orders to arrest the arch-conspirator und to put linn in a safe place under medical treatment. " I could not Indorse this stop , although It would , perhaps , provo successful , I sup- messed my objections , however , and asked Dr. Leeto If hu could give n few minute ; , ' ut- tontlon to my own alTnlrs , for I considered It my dutv not to keen secret my convictions uny longer from Edith's father , With hU usual kindness IJr. Leeto turned to mo aud requested mo to defer my conver sation until ntixt murnlng if the delay would not 1)0 very disagreeable to mo. I consented , Wo took our places at the table m thn din ing room , Mrs. Leoto had sent for a light supper to the common eating house , but none of us did justice to the meal. Wo all felt ap prehensive. Dr. Leoto looked nt his watch. "By this tlmo Fost ought to bo In the care Of the ofllcors mm physicians , " suld he. "I expect u report. " After a few uneasy minutes wo heard n nolso In the street , PS if n great number ot people wcro coming up to the homo. The house door was opened , nnd n brawl ing crowd entered tlu > hall und pressed for ward into tao dining room. The mob was led by Fe t , who , evidently , bad just been through a hot tight. HU woolen shirt was torn , und ho swung u hei.vy butcher's nxu S stained with blood. "Hero I nn ) again , Dr Lcote,1' hn cried Ip. his stentorian voice. " 1 travo you fair worn- Ing that I would not outer your house again ns n friend , Aud since , you damned old hypocritical tyrant , you have given orders to imprison mo in n mad-hoiiso. I huvo resolved that you shall dlo this evening ; The peopto of Boston shall bo ieiloveJ from your ly ninny N ivzvd u kalfo and stopping to the aide of Dr. Lcotc , I stood ready to cover his body with my own. Hut at this moment the mob's attention was distracted by the sudden appearance In the room of Forest , who Jumped on the din ing table und addressed the crowd without losing n second. ' 'I suppose you know ' "h * r "Ki. " ho said. "I am t. ' man , " and ho poi "Because I would tn > bio administration Iui. . place as professor of Sinn * . . > ' It was Dr. Lcotc who assigned uiu to the position of janitor. " "That's just llko the miserable old tyrant , " shouted a dirty looking fellow , "Therefore , I say : Down with an ad ministration that strangled free speech 1" continued Mr. Forest. "Down with tyranny I But lot us not butcher this miserable - orablo old follow. It Is not worthy of young and vigorous men like us to kill an unarmed old creature. Lot us place him In an Insane asvluin , whcro ho Intended to imprison our friend Fcst. " "Yes. yes , put him In a madhouse , " the mob yelled. It wan evident that Forest was trying to snvo Lccto's llfo. My eye wandered to Edith. She was very pale but composed. She had put her left arm around her father , and she met my look with nn expression of sympathy. Unfortunately , Fcst noticed Unit expression In Edith's eyes , aud hlrt jealousy broke forth with increased force. "You damned fools. " ho cried in n hearse voice , "don't you s > eo that this man Forest Is trying to have the llfo of that tricky and dan gerous tyrant I But I demand my share of the booty ; the life of Loots und bis daugh ter. " "Do as you please , Bob ! " the mob yellod. "Leave" this room , Forest , " commanded Robert Fcst. "I have no grudge against you ; but If you stand In my wav you will have to Hiiffcr the consequences. " "So long as I live you shall not commit murder in this house , " Mr. Forest replied. "You ought to bo ashamed , Fost , of conduct so unworthy of a gentleman. " "Shut up you fool , " Fest screamed with rage. "That hvpoeritical scoundrel , Leoto , has bulldozed the people long enough. Ho must die , and if you don't get out of our way you will dlo with him1 A rage I had never felt bnforo carried mo away. "What has this old gentleman 'done to challenge your thirst for blood , you mean , cruel coward I1' I cried , and Jumped at Fest , trying to put my knife Into his heart. But a dozen lists disarmed mo , whllo Fost com manded : "Put that oldBostonlan in n bag nnd dump him in the harbor. Although not a gentleman In the eyes ot.ttio professor I am a man of my word , nnd I have promised that resurrected spectre , I would drown him llko a puppv whenever ho crossed my path. " Ho lifted his axe and advanced toward Dr. Leoto who remained silent , with his gray eyes llxed upon his brutal enemy. Once more Forest tried to save the llfo of tbo leader ot the administration , but In vain. A dirty looking rufllan burled a knife In For est's true and manly breast nnd with the wards : "Wo are oven , Leeto , " ho sank to the floor. Edith struggled with two men who had sei/cd her arms aud were trying to lead her away when Fest's nxo descended on Dr. Lcoto's gray bead. With out a murmur ho fell to the ground , while Edith with a loud cry fainted. Fest seized her around her waist. "Sho refused to bo my wife , " ho said with a satanlc grin , "now she will bo mlno with out the ridiculous ceremony of marriage , " and while stepping to the door with Edith's lifeless body clasped by his left arm ho said : "Kill ovorv friend of the administration , boys. I will meet you at the city hall In an hour or so. " I made a tremendous , desperate oflort to shako olT the men who liopt mo back ; I ut- teiod a despairing cry und awoke in my bed , May 31 , 1837. Atmy beside a physi cian , and my servant Sawyer had been busy for some tlrao awakening mo from my deep mesmeric slumber. They had labored very bard until they succeeded , but more than un hour pussed bpforo I had regained my ability of reasoning , and then I felt greatly relieved. With thn swcoftnuss of lightning all the details of my interesting but terrible dream passed through my mind. I weighed all tbo arguments of Dr. Leoto and Mr. Forest care fully again , and felt delighted that I was living in the nineteenth century Instead of in the communistic state that appeared to mo now llko a largo penitentiary on the ova of a rebellion of the convicts. "I would rather work harder at liberty than remain Idle for n number of hours every dny in a prUon-liko lifo , " I said reflectively , "for work is not an evil. And I would rather work a few years longer and miss some com modities of llfo than submit to communistic slavery. Moat of the luxuries for which wo are strug gling appear most desirable so long as wo do not possess them , and wo do not euro much for them when they are ours. " I resolved to use hereafter my best ability for the advancement of all desirable reforms for the bonotlt of mankind , and to preach contentment , the only solid basis of happi ness. Felicity U so Indopcndant of wealth , In fact glory and opulence are almost stum bling blocks in the way of happiness. Hap piness depends largely on our acceptance of our lot. In Victor Von Suhcffel's famous poem , "Tiio Trumpotcrof Sacklugon , " young Werner when ho parts from his beloved Margaret , us ho supposes forever , sings : To llfo belongs this most unpleasant feature : That not a rose without sharp thorns does grow. Though love eternal stirs onrhuman nature Through panguof parting wo must so. But Margaret Is ac last reunited to young Werner , she becomes his wife , and It would have bosn much more In consonance with tno final result. If youn ? Werner ' , when depart ing from Margaret , bad'sung thus : To llfo belongs this very pleasant feature That nu\t to thorns thu blooming roses bond , , And love eternal conquers human untilro In Joy uniting lovers lr. the end , ( TUB BSD. ) i Onn Moro Broken Troth Now York Ilonild : "I hoar you are going to iniirry Miss Hurley uoxt wcok'i" ' "Fact. " "It's no wonder you were captivated bv her fabolnation. " " "Why 3" "Oil , because she htis vary engaging ways. She was engaged to mo and Hanks and Chltor und Marahmallow and Gunulroppor here , and wo all dropped her when wo hoard that she was also engaged - gaged to you. " ( Tableau. ) _ Wont "Whore hhc Was Sent. Now York Herald : Husband and wlfo , recently married , have n spat , during which no tolls her to go to the dovll. After a live hours' absence thd wlfo re turns , pouting , but seemingly willing to "mako ui > . " "Whoro have you boon ? " ho asks. "To my mother's. " ( Two tears chase each other down the wife's no&o. ) "My dear , you talco things too literally. You know I didn't moan it. " In the Fur Wcwt. Kato Field's Washington : Tenderfeet - foot Traveler What ! Fried bacon ? Mine Host Yes , btrungor , and a bang- up piece , tuo. Thoro's u strouk of fut , and a strouk of loan , and a atroak of fat , und a streak of rind. T. T. And another streak you forgot to mention. M. II.-What's Unit1 ? /T. T. Why. a streak of luck if I oat it and it doesn't kill mo. I'lU'tloiilur About Snioko. \\'tlMlfjtt \ \ > n I'ait. In the olllco of an evening newspaper in ouo of the largo cities there is con spicuously posted u sign warning people not to smoko. "I want to stop in that otllco , " said a pnbfaor-by , "but 1 can't smoko. I wonder what makes them so particular about smoke ? " "Oh , " replied his friend , "thoy are afraid It might wake up some of the edi torial writers. " Anovr In the Hottont Drawer. Detroit t"rul'rttt. There nro whips and toys and pieces of string ; There are shoes which no llttlo foot wear ; There nro bits of ribbon and broken rlpga , And tresses of golden hair ; " tore nro llttlo dressoa folded away t of the light of the suuny day. There aradalnty jackets , that never are worn ; There are toys and models of ships ; There are books and pictures , all faded aud torn , if . And marked bv the finger tips Of dimpled bunds that have fallen to dust , Yol 1 strive to think that the Lord Is just. But a feeling of bitterness filU my soul Sometimes when I trv to pray , That the Reaper has spared so many flowers Ann taken all mlno away ; And 1 almost doubt that the ird can. know That u mother's heart can love thorn so. They wander far In distant clime * , Thov perish by water and Hood ; , And their hands are black with the direst crimes That kindle the wrath of OoJ. . Yet a mother's song has soothed them to rest , She has lulled them to slumber upon her breast. And then I think of my children three , My babies that never grow old , And know they are walling and watching for mo In the city with streets of gold. Safe , safe from the caioj of the weary years , From sorrow and sin and war , And I thank my God , with falling tears , For the things In the bottom drawer. A Sad Cane. Continent : Mrs. Murphy An' sure , Mrs. O'Brien ' , did your poor man die alsy , rest his soul I Mrs. O'Brien Indado not , Mrs. Murphy. It nearly Kilt poor Put to die. Peace Ol1'irliiKt4. Peck's Sun : "Mv husband talks n great deal in his sleep , " ' said Mrs. White at the sewing circle , and Mrs , Brown whispered viciously : "That accounts for MM. White's now bon nets. " ' _ I'.CHiilt or His Observation. Chicago Tribune : Teacher ( of class In physiology ) Why is it that when ouo is frightened the hair seems to stand on end I Boboy Shuekloford ( who luiiii't looked at the lesson ; It doesn't ma'am. A irightonod hare always runs. Women Architects. Jiulue. And so a woman took tbo prize For her design In architecture ; A world's fair building will uriso To do her honor , I conjecture. Thus women's work puts on now features They ttlwaya were designing creatures. Gross Impudence. Wasnington PostThe : ido.U" exclaimed Mrs. Do Ponjuo In a tona of Intense displeas ure. "I never heard of such impudoncol" ' What's the matter inal" inquired her daughter. ' "I overboard young Startlln's remark that Mrs. Do Ponmo me.uit well enough , but her room was always hotter than her company. " "Did ho duro to say that , mill" "Yes , ho did. And I only wish I could , without tsarrirtcing my dignity , let him know Unit no compliment to the interior decorations of my house can make up for slights to those whom I cheese to select as guests. " Civil -ervicij In . A girl In Wllkesbarro , Pa. , was much both ered to cheese a husband not long ago from u list of live robust and ardent candidates for her affections. She was advised by a wise old woman to make them all sond.In proposals In writing , because , acceding to tills author ity , "whon a man Is proposing you can't tell anything about him. " Each young man s in his examination papers , or , in short , u declaration of lovo. The longest letter breathed undying dovotiqn over eight largo pages ; but the young man who won the prUowroto simply this : "I will always try to do my duty us a faithful husband. " Kntio and Fred were married , nnd soon after Fred was assaulted on a dark night by the defeated rivals and cruelly beaten. .Sho Traveled an a Boy. One of the most , tulkcd-of and bo-para graph personages of the day Is Miss Ale-no Muriel Dawlo , who obtulnoi famoayoiror so ago by crossing the Carpathian mountains all alone , sleeping in the cottages of an Ignor ant aud simple-minded but courteous pa it- untry , und now again under the stars. Her work , "A Girl in the ICurpathluus , " will bo one of the hits of the month. Miss Dowlo is a granddaughter of Robert Chambers , tbo publisher , and a goddaughter of Mr. James Payn. To ootruy the ago ot a fascinating young ludv would bo heartless , but Miss Mcnlo Muriel was twenty-three when she look the grim scientists of the British association by storm. It was somewhat of a novelty for a youne lady of that ago to htand un bo fora a largo audience and , with the most winning manner , tell of travel In obscure villages wboro few Europeans have ventured. Am It was all all doac , too , In the most dinidont style , with no assumption that there was anything peculiarly wonderful about It , except her costume. They Walked Over Him. Colonel Constant Luce of the Seventeenth Michigan , had a strange experience in the SpotUylvania lighting on the 12th. His reg iment was advancing under flro through a heavy piece of woods , and this Is what hap pened to him In the wilderness : 'I was near the left of the regiment urg ing them forward , they having lostground In consequence of the thickness of the woods when a private of the Fiftieth Penn sylvania volunteers touched mo on the arm and said tin : enemy was oa my left and ad vancing , I stooped over to co them , when ho was knocked across my back , kilted by u ploc-o of shell. I * full on my face , tno man across my back. Whllo In this position the enemy's line passed over mo nud Surrounded my regiment anil captured nil. * But during- the meli'o forty-three men and 11 vn ofllcera managed to escape , and brought out with them fifty or sixty prisoners , Including rebel Colonel Barbour , commanding brigade , and bovorul other ofllrers. I escaped soon after thp enemy passed over mo. " I Jut Vet u Mother. Detroit Free Press : There are no ties that bind as close as thoto of mother love , and none that cost so dear. An example of this was given a few davs ago In the case of a mother In this. city who lay on her deathbed. She had given up Ufa and the world , nnd woo shilling peacefully Into that sleep which knows no waking , when her little daughter who had boon away on n visit returned home , In answer to a tel egram. The child was led Into the room and 'stood sobbing at the bodsldo of her dying mother. She had been told that she must control her self , nd she tried bravely to smother her great grief , but when she saw tbo beloved face so whlto and still on too pillow , her whole soul was wrought Into ouo great cry : "Oh. mamma , mamma , don't ' go , mamma ! Wall for mo I" Back to earth and Its sorrows drilled the soul that was almost anchored In heaven. The palo lips that bad been spcqchless for many hours parted In reply , as the words escaped - capod line ghosts of sound : "I will wait for you darling I will wait till you como. " And to glvo this lust recognition and Bay these few words of comfort to her hlld , the mothered suffered the agony of a second death. But Its through thoao dlvlno mystcrloH of pain that God prepares us for His compensa tion. Wbat Is sweater to a soured woman then the fallings ot her deariut friend ( When ( ho women iolka are eugago. in/tak ing up carpets It Is not fair for the man of the house to got up and dust. As n pink pearl In a scullion's car , so Is n fair woman without a good dressmaker. Mrs. Moncurc D. Conwaf Is a tall , hand * Bomo woman with gray hair and dark eyes. A monument Is to bo erected to the memo ry of Elizabeth Barrett Browning In Led- bury , England , a place clocly connected with her childhood. Lady Puunccfoto , wlfo offtho British min ister In Washington , Is a great pedestrian , and takes her dully "constitutional" regu larly before noon. Mrs. Algernon Sartorls iNolllo Grant ) Is about to return to Knglandiwlth hcrchildrcu. They have tmido several Hpj during tholr Slav In this country , Including ono to Niaga ra Falls. , Countess Aymory dolaUoohofocauldissnld io bo the most beautiful woman of tno cen tury. Her profile Is s.trtuiigly ( like that ot Marie Antoinette , and tie.r-hiilr Is the real shade possessed by the martyr queen. How Is this for a matrimonial advertise ment ! "A stamp collector : the possessor of a collection of ISH stamps , wishes to marry a lady who is an ardent collector and thu pos sessor of the blue penny stamp of Mauritius , issued In 134T. " The stamp Is worth Sl.UOl ) . The following is n lively cotomporary's es timate of Madiinio Putti : She is as brown as a nut , as cheery as a bird , as lively as a cricket , and as full -melody as uny first class angel on either side of the lino. Mrs. Klchard Manning of South Carolina Is the only woman on record who was the mother of a governor , the \vifo of u governor , the sister of a governor , the niece of a gover nor and the aunt of a governor. Lady Mucdonald , the wlfo of tbo Canadian premier , Is a remurkabloVoman. She Is tall , with abundant white hair , and a fnco that is .stumped with energy and determination. She is a clover talker , nn omnivorous reader and the possessor of extraordinary social graces. There are moro women In British India (124,000,000) ( ) than there are , men , women nnd children In Great Britain , Franco and Ger many pat together , with the population of several minor states cast in as well. The Wife ( ! ) a.m. ) When you married mo did you not promise to love , cherish aud pro tect mo } The Husband ( sleepily ) Yes. The Wife Well , thoii , got up , light the gas and kill that uio.su.utto. TOIS AllOUl' TUB 1,0111)8. TO A GENTI.B OLD JtllHCX IlllMCtl / > W Jf. "Long days bo his. aud ouch as lusty sweet As gracious natures find his song to bo May ago stt al on with softly-cadcnced foot , Falling in music , as for him were meet , Whoso choicest verso Is harshor-toncd than hoi" Edward Bellamy , It Is stated , has received royalties of $ J7,000 from his "Looking Back ward , " and is peering Into futurity for more. The most turbulent member ot the Topeka city council is named Lull. No stronger , braver.hcart you'll find 'Tis safe to say it flat Than his who can make up his mind To wear the first strajv hat. "When is a hat not a liati" aikcd n cus tomer in a bat store as ha tried on a now derby. "Give It up. " "Whon It becomes n maul" It Is pacullar tlmt the faster n man Is the sooner ago will overtake him. Clothes in iko the man , the proverb says. Sometimes they break the man. Arthur Orton , the "Tichborno claimant , " is n waiter in Nottingham. But that estate will never como to him , no matter how long ho may wait. ' "I never roJo a bluytflo In my lifo , " says Dr. Dopow. "I have ridden a great many things , ibut never ono ot , tlioso things.I should bo'scnred-out of seven years growth if I motmted one.1 ' t % " Mark Twain remarked , tie other day that ho expected to write n book in a year or two. "Writing , " ho said , "is n. curious thing with mo nowadays. It-roquiri lho conjunction of time , inclination and icleasl"- Scnator Pcttlgrow u a Vermont man who wont west and grow ujMtvith Dakota. Ho wont theru in IS09 as a laborer for a United States deputy surveyor. ) > | When South Da kota came Into the Unloii no wont Into the United States senate. * ( Coming away from a marriage on ono oc casion. Disraeli said : "Tfili ] Is a dismal busi ness ; It clways depresses mo , After a fun eral I am cheerful. ' I feel Jthat one has got rid of soimsono. " ' ' The fellow who Is rosppijsiblo for labelling a portrait of Ignatius Dbmiolly In a Chicago paper with the na'iia of 'iploiity Horses" and ' vice versa has just cntoriitTupo'u a protracted vacation. ( "So you want employment , " said the man In the gas ofllec. "Yis , sorr. " "Do you know how to read the meter ! " ' -Well , Ol nlvor had any practical experience , but Ol kin guess a big ez the next man. " The czar of Ilussla will celebrate his silver wedding next November la a modest fashion ntur Copenhagen. Immediately thereafter , If invited , ho will visit Emperor William In Berlin or Pottsdam. Admiral Worden , who commanded the original Monitor In Its historic tight with the Mcrrimac , stilt shows in his fuco the Heavy peppering with gunpowder which ho re ceived In that , engagement by the explosion jif a rebel shell at the pcepholo'to which his "ayo was applied. Hu U living unostenta tiously in Washington , Tuugle Well , Marli. I think I've bought you alt the groceries you" have asked for. Airs. Tunelo ( looking over the parcels ) Whoro's the butter ! I don'tseo It. Tunglo Great Scott I I must have forgotten It. Well , It's no wonder it slipped my memory this hot weather. - Count Moltko has loft a number of valua ble manuscripts , which will bo given to the public before long. The old man used to spend some of his leisure hours at Krclsau in writing down romlnUconccs of his long Ilia und character suctchcs of eminent men. ItlliDH AX A Cut Mother and Her Purples. Ignatz Ilclnzo of Linn street has n cat whoso maternal instincts are remarkably well developed , Mr. Hcinzo'u famalo pug dog gave birth to a Utter pf flyo dogs. Ono of thorn died the next day and was followed by the mother. Mr. lloliuo was anxious to save the canlno quartette , so ho nursed them \vth | bottled milk. Strangely oaough u cat which ho owned bore three kittens a few hours after the pug dlod. Mr. Holnzo oxparlmontod with the cat and found that she readily nursed ono of the diminutive dogs. Thcro- fore ho killed two of tho' three klttons In order not to sacriHco the doglots , and the cat nursed her remaining liltten and the four pugs to the queen's tusto. . Gruel liit Sagacious. The butcher bird Is ilia most sagacious aud at the sumo tlmo the most cruel of birds , says a California niiia In the St. Louis Globe- Do mocrat. A pair will' ' follow you whllo plowing and If you overturn a rat nest they will Immediately politico 'upon the wretched creatures , kill them or drug them away and spike them In the sharp thorns of an orange tree to bo devoured at leisure. The other morning I saw n butcher bird with a sunk o fully a foot long. Ho had , him by the buck of tbo UOCK and with it flew up Into an orange troo. Ho then nailed .tbo reptile on to a thorn and sat and \yatchqd. It. Ho let the snake almoft wrlgglg oft when ho tlow at it und would flx It moro llrmly. Thuv kill their game by the wholosnlo find , treat It in this fashion. For that reason , .because they are destructive to gophers luiJ jnts , they are con sidered the friend of Uio orange grower. TQCSO innocent looking llttlo gophers are very destructive to thq o.raugo. vVhonevor you see nn oraugo trco tyloijmlng la profusion you can tell the roots have been attacked and destroyed by thu gopher. , Au orange trco is vary much like a woauin. She never dis plays herself la great fijiory until on the road to ruin. When a woman's morals are rotten , she U giddy la her attlro ; wboii an oraugo troo's roots uro rotten , she does nothing hut bloom , while her loavei uro turning yellow Mid her trunk is going to decay , THE ItlTTttK O.VJES , A Painful MUtnkc. tldttli K Fouler. "Buzz-bur,11 a bird sung In a cup Of hollvhock so tall , But when I tried to shut It up , And mnko blm a nice room to &up 'Twos ' not a bird at all 1 I don't know all my alphabet I am too small , you see ; But thorn's ono letter In the set That after this I'll never forgot Aud that's the letter B. The Poor Unity. A slx-wcoks-old baby has been sentenced to thirty days' Imprisonment nt Boston because - cause Its mother was Intoxicated. Juvenile i Several young boys who wont to a picnic up the Sacramento river recently distin guished themselves by getting drunk , and it was charged by some that the barkeeper had sold thorn the liquor. A R 'volution. "Papa , " asked a llttlo boy the other day , apparently tivah from a theological contro versy with some young playmates. "Papa , was Christ n Jew ! " "Yes. " "Was ho really and truly u , low ! " "Yoj , " was the answer. There was a long pause , and then cumo the comment. "Well , 1 ulwavs thought God was a Presbyterian. " The Happy DU.VH of Youth. Cliteauo Times. I know It's folly to complain Of whatsoe'er the fates decree ; Yet , were not wishes all In vain , I tell you what my wish should bo : I'd wish to be a boy again , Back with the friends I used to know , For I taw , oh , so happy then But that was very long ago. How They Worn Ourcd. Detroit Free Press : Two llttlo girls wcro overheard speaking about their recovery from an attack of sere throat with which each hud-been ulllictcd. "What did your mamma glvo you ! " nskod llttlo Amy of Melon. "O , sbo rnudo mo goglo my froat with hammorellls. What did you dof" "O , I hud to goggle mine with glory of potash. " A Th-co-ycur-old Anatomist. Llttlo Uay C , ICIopn , son of Dr. C. L Klopp , of StoUchsburzh , Is a precocious wonder in Ills way. Ho is but n wee tot of three years , but be has already acquired a thorough itnowlodgo of every bone in the human body , and can nanio ovi-ry ono as promptly and accurately as an export pro fessor of physiology. During .lis llttlo life time his father has always hud skeletons In cases nnd human bones lying about loose In his oRico , and Master Hay has used the loose ones us playthings. Ills curious accomplish. incuts Is a source of great wonder to visltora- < UH Hide. Detroit Frco Press : Harry came In from his play roaring llko a llttlo bull of Dashau. Ho cries .so often and s > o easily Unit llttlo aux- iotv Is felt when ho Is heard screeching his hardest. On this occasion bis mother said : "Woll , woll.iHurry , whittnowf" "O. I have skint my knee. " " 'Skint' It , Harry i" " 0. yes , yes I 1 was walking along and I fell down , and when I got up my icnco was all skun up ! Just see how it is skindodl" Fruitful Fiunilio * . Since the queen ascended the throne It has been reckoned that nearly five hundred grants have been mudo of the charitable do nation of 8 which her majesty usually " be stows on mothers of * living triplets who are In poorbr 'Indlgont circumstances. Of 1,000 children born in England , 11 are twins ; In Scotland , U ; in Ireland , 17. In general , twins occur once In 09 births. In England there nro H.THO twins born every year , or about 4Sti8 double births. The cases where there are moro than two nt a birth average eight per year. There huvo been authenticated instances - stances of moro than three oven of flvo. A four year old Chinese boy was ono of the sights at the Cheyenne , ( \Vyo. ) depot re cently. Tbo llttlo chap was just as smart and impudent us a "melican" youngster of the same age. His father , who was with him , bad hard work to kcop the boy from getting under the train as no was very anxi ous to see the wheels go round. The lltllo fellow was born in Denver und is ono of the few native born Chinaman. lid was dressed in regular Chmoso style with a pair of yellow couon pants , a dark 1)1 ) no cloth 'blouse and the regulation shoos. Ho had the prettiest pigtail Imaginable , with the end extended with bright red silk. Flold'n Pouched Detroit Free Press : Mr. Eugene Field has two boys > yho are almost , If not quite , as irrepressible as tholr father. Ono day Mr. Field brought homo an armful of o gs nud said that these were what his appotlto craved for dinner. Then , whllo dinner was bulng made ready , the pool read the Buhring Sea debates , bis youngest son , Daisy ( so called because that 1 nothing like his name , ) lookIng - Ing over his father's ahoul'dor and spelling out the words. , . "Papa , " said thft lad after a whllo , "what does p-o-a-ch spelU" "Poach , my son , " "And what does It moanl" "Why , to poach Is to steal , " said his father not wishing to brlna confusion to his son with a strict and complicated definition. Then Daisy went Into the kitchen and watched the process of getting dinner. Before the meal was ready some unex pected guests arrived , but would not listen to Mr. Field's pressing Invitation to Join tbo family at dinner. Finally Daisy added the force of his invitation to that of his father's. "You'd better como , " ho said , "we're goln1 to havo.oggs stolen eggs papa stole 'em. " KldlcCH. Sail Xavlcr , Arl. , has a thirteen-year-old boy who weighs -.1.1 pounds. "Mamma , " said Gertie when she saw the leopard , "hasn't ' It got pretty freckles. " "Death loves a sntnlng mark , " said the minister. "I that's guess why grandpa wears a wig , " suggested Johnnie. A llttlo girl In Now York , having boon rep rimanded for some unwonted rudeness , said : "Well , I think It's pretty qucur If It's got so that you have to bo pollto at homo. " Baby Henry McD , Sinclair of Now York Is six mouths old and has an Income of $ > , OUO a year. Ho U much addicted to the bottla but Is otherwise n tnodol child. Ho will bo un English baronet and no doubt there are girls who would llko to marry him this mlnuto. "Mr. Smllllngs , uro you making a collection of china ! " "No , my hey ; what put that Idea head " ' " 'Cause aUtur in your } says you have the funniest 'mug' she ever saw , " SOJIV OIlt I'J-.Ol'LE. An old apple woman known as "Kitty" has just died In London at the ago of 101. She kept a little stand near St. James hall , where she often sold candy to Lord Nelson and apples to Pitt and Fox , Arrona Messonbcrg , a colored woman , dlod Mu.t : td , at the residence of her granddaugh ter , MM. Pt'ter Davis , nt CudU , O. , at the extraordinary age of 1L"J years , She was born and rulsod In slavery. She hud been married three years , und her youngest son bv her last husband , who Is sovcnty-Uvo years of ace , was at her funeral , Mrs. Susannah f olson , who dlod in Wash ington last month , was said to bo IliS years old. Long before tbo war she hecauo too old for cotton picking In her master's Virginia cotton floldii. Ono of her daughters , the ninth child herself over olghty years of ago said aho ttfought "ono reason the old ludy hilled out so well was bocauboshuwas a largo part , Indian , and you know Indians 1s very lonp-livcd. " t Charles King of Salem , Mass. , who was a kicking baby when Cornwullls surrendered to Gcorgo Washington at Yorktown , died last month at the ago of 110 year * , leaving moro than tKK ) direct descendants through four generations. It is evident that longevity Is 1111 inherent quality In the family , The aged man's brothers all reached rlpo agesono dying when eighty-nine years old , another at 101 aud the third at tor. Juraca Muaau utUor ot tbo woU-kQ9\va \ roa cstato ngent , died last week at S.001 Eddy street , San Francisco , at the ago of 10:1. : The deceased was born In Ireland In 17S7 , nnd came to the country In li > .V , at the ngc of f Itty-rlght. when most men are preparing to bid farewell to earthly affairs. For fourteen ycnrst , however , or until ho was eighty-two years old , ho lived In Now York , and lii IMtt ) ho came to San Francisco , wboro ho hasslnco resided with hls.son. Klchard Keddlck , a negro living at Bridgewater - water , Pa. , has paporo In his possession that provo him to bo 1 1 1 years old. The papers say that ho was born In Richmond , Va. , and was s.ot free by his mistress at tier death. lie uses tobacco occasionally , and takes n drink of liquor whenever ho can got It. Ho has been making u garden this week r.nd is as spry as a man of .sixty. Ho savs that he Is CpltiK to try to llvo until hu Is ! 'UO. In Allegheny county , North Carolina , Peter Mason , u blacksmith , dlod only a few weeks ago at the ago of 107. On the Saturday - day before his death ho took n turn to mill , a distnnco of two miles. His health was good , and ho worked moro or less to the time of his death. Undo ElUba Phillips , living In the sumo county , has seen the sunshine of 101 summers. Not long ago William Hampton died at the URO of lli : in this county. Deacon Carr of Nowberry , Mass. , Is nn o ghtccnth century man , although tbo twen tieth is so nctir at hand. Ho was born I'obruary 8 , 1TIW , and accordingly Is well along in his ninety-fourth year. Ho has at tained thl great ago In spite ot the fact that never is his long lifo has ho known what It was , llko other men. to walk firmly on two foci , having been crippled from his olrth and obliged literally to walk upon his ankles. Ho has been clerk of the town of Nowberry for lifty-two years. TitK CV/tTAlX'S DOn'X. Loio Fuller Is winning fame In London. The frcscocH nro ut work m Boyd's new theater. "Tho Power of the Pross" is to bo douo In London. Belie Cole , the singer , is to visit America ucxt month. % Fifteen of New York's twenty-five thontars nro still open. There Is n whole lot of American actors In London just now. George S. Knight Is said to bo much im proved hi health. II. E. Sunford will direct Frederick Spauld- Ing's starring tour. Harry Dlxoy Is hunting fish on the wavo- washcd sands of Capo Cod. Leonora Snyder has gene to London to slug leading solos nt the Savoy. Amy Fay , thn Chicago'piuuisto , has gene to Bayrouth to attend the performances. Jlcrr Andreas Dipplo will bo hoard lu con certs In this country next April and May. Mr. Walter Damroach si In Berlin , where where ho was recently the guest of Minister PUclps. "Tho Bostbi.lans" begin a long engage ment at the Standard theater , Now York , in September. "The Loui lnnlan" has made a success lu Now Yorlc and will bo put on next season bv Mr. Palmer In line stylo. It appears to bo now decided that "Tho Cadi" will bo written by Bill Nye in time for Thomas Q. Seabrooko to open in it us the star. Charley Mitcholl.followingin the wakoof the "Earnest Actor" John L , Sullivan , announces that ho will star next season in a play by Charley farce writer Hoyfc | During her tour In this countrv next sea son , Miss Eastlnko will appear in "A Yorlc- shire Lass , , " "What Women Will Do , " a play by Jerome K. Jerome , and "Cllto , " Margaret May , who is'now playmg Taggs at Boyd's , Is a very Verthtllo Voung wo'mau and ono ot the cleverest dancers on the stage She Is quito the rival of Marietta Nashlu the part. It Is sala that Actor Jnoc ! Mason , who Is at present In London , Is having his voice cultivated , nnd that who'1 o returns to the United States in the fall with jjiss Manola ho will appear m comic opora- Harry Dixe.v's daughter Evangclmo has boon cnristoned Mary and received her first communion at Fort Lee last Sunday. i\Ir. M. W. Hauloy and Mrs. J. W. Norcross acted as sponsors. Bishop Wiggor officiated. Manager William Harris will rehearse George Thatcher's minstrels in their now venture "Tuxodo" which will bo made know in Omaha next month nt Boyd's and which will also bring to a close Boyd & Huyncs connection with that houso. Miss Faniilo A. "Mnthows Is remodollinij "La Belle Marie" for Miss Agnes Herndon and is also ut work on a new play for the actress entitled "f ho Senator's Wlfo. " Miss Mathews Is the lady who is having the legal controversy over the authorship of "The Wife. " Mr. Mansfield's ajent sends the following about his star : "Tho ladies of the whlto house attended the porlormanco of 'Don Jntin' at the Gnrdon theater the other even ing and throw roses to Mr , Mansllold and sent him a pretty uoto of congratulation after the play. " Dear , dear. At a concert recently given In Genoa the overture to the now opera , "Christofor Col umbus , " by Fr'anchoitl , the composer of "Asruel , " was given with much success. "Aunt Bridget's Baby , " ivhich was pro duced in Council BlulTs n month or so ago , Is having n big run In Now Yorlc. Peggy Prydo , tbo newly Imported English concert hall singer aud dancer at iCostor & Blal's , has touched at a nlnglo bound thu top notch of favor nt that miscellaneous resort. Like Cormcncita she has tan lottors'to her nanio , and that Is the only respect lu which she bears any resemblance to the sinuous nnd Spanish dancer. Pcgiry's cngugc < mcnt will last throughout the summer. During July Carmoncltu will take n rest. Fooled the About six months ago Ed Gruigmg of Wnl- dron island came across a shcop that had run wild and shot it. The Whatcom ( Wash. ) Rovolllo says : It was n ovyo and followed by a flno largo 1'unb. Mr. Gralgnlg skinned the dead animal and ono of his boys took the skin over his shoulder to carry It homo. To their btirprlso tno lamb followed the skin , apparently under tlio Impression that it was Ha dead mother. Ever slnco that , time the lamb has been devoted to tbo sheepskin and Is very uneasy If parted from it. It Is now a largo , handsome sheep , and if Mr. Graignlg desires to move Its quarters ho makes Cap tain Pete don the uktu nnd the Iamb follows docilely wherever It is taken. Pluolc AViiH hlniixy Once. Pluck affords an instance of the way in which siting words in the courbo of time boroino adopted into current Engllbh says the Now York Gllppor. Wo now meet with "pluck" and "plucky" as the rocogni/od coulvalont of "courage" and "cmmiKoous.1 An entry in Sir Walter Scott's Journal sliou-d that In 1827 the word hud not yet lost its low character. Ho says ( vol. II. , p. 80) ) : "Want of that artlclo blackguardly called pluck. " ' Us origin Is obvious. From early times the heart has boon popularly regarded as the Heat of courage. Now , when a butcher lays open a carcass ho divides the tfroat vosbols of the heart , cuts thiough the windpipe , and then plucica out together the united heart and lungs lights ho calls thorn uml ho torins the united mass 'Hlio pluck. " Km ill Matter. It IB always well to make the best of small accidents , comments the Youth's Companion. Tills was the opinion , at any rate , of n certain colored barber , who , in cutting a gontlomun's hair , snipped olT the tlu of his oar. The customer leaped out of the chair with a wild shrlok. "Ow , " ho Bcroamod , ' 'you've cut oil a ploco of my oar ! " "Sho ! Don't car'.ron so , bossl" said the barber , "Tuia't 'uough for to uffoot do houriu' } " A Finnic in m JPVXXV . A Cowliov's Wcddlnj ; . Knlo Field's Washington : First Cowboy Winchester Jim's wedding was a rather1 ljulot affair , wasn't It I Second Cowboy pretty slowthouchwhea ! the minister Idssoa the bride , Jim did shoo him. _ Made Him Tired. Now York Sun : " 1 know this was a aprlurt bed , " snld Watson. "Howl" asked Hicks. "It gave mo thee tired feelings. " on Credit. /'lie/ , . When I was young I made n rule I'd never ask for credit. My ofllce Chum would run In debt , And never stem to dread It , My plan scorned good , but somehow , I Could never mnko It work. My old chum Is a banker now , And I'm his humble clerk. it Loyal Xntive. Philadelphia Hocord : lie had but recently rented a nice house In the country. Ho had bought a lawn mower aud had started n hbn- house , and wanted n few boos to finish the thing olT nicely. Ho was negotiating for the bees. "Of course , " Naid the HiiloJimm , " "you wnnt'somo queen bees. " "No , sir ; no sir ; I'm 11 pure American ; nothing English about mo. If you've t ol any of those presi dential bees llko I've lead about I'll take some of them , but no Queen Victoria bcca. " A Iciwycr'H Wnfo. A llttlo whisky now nnd then Is relished by the host ot men. It smoothes the wrinkles out of cnro And makes ace high look lllco two pair. A Circulation Itulllilc. Arizona Kicker : The wheezy , broken * backed press owned by our esteemed content porary fell to pieces thu other day as ho was getting ready to work h's outsldo form , nnd us soon as wo heard of the accident wo tend ered him the use of ours. Ha gratefully ac cepted , but , alas ) no act ot klncinoss or gen erosity can change leopard's spots I His cir culation , while given as l,5)0 ) , is lu reality only -'sO. Ho hadn't the manhood about him to bring along his JiSO sheets ot whlto paper end depend on our honor , but ho hires a cart and drives up with two whole bundles , and pretends ho has run short ! .Two men were Kept hard at work all day , nnd hundreds o sheets of paper wcro rcck'lcssly wasted , that the old hypocrite and falsifier might Hatter himself that wo were deceived. Wo don't like such men. Wo can't bellovo they are on ornament to u growing wcstoni town. The Modern Drama. Harper's Bazar : Theater Manager In my now play I'm going to have n tnnlt of real water , real lire engine aud a real patrol wagon. Can you suggest anything elsol ' Tomdlx Yes ; you might trv a real actor or two. I'ult'ed In nil Undertone. Smith , Gray & Co.'s Monthly : Conductor ( to passenger with lighted cigar ) No smok ing allowed on this car , siri Polite Passenger ( cheerfully ) All right. I won't smoke aloud ; I'll pull away In nn un * dertono. Kvldcnuo < ) ( ' liiHiinlty. Knto Field's Washington : Hawkids You were on the jury In the murder trial , weren't you ! \VlmtwasthovordlcU Lamhson Acquittal. . Hawkins In spite of such damaging ovi- doncol What excuse bad you J Lambson Insano. Hawkins What I All ot you ! Struck a Hoarding Hoiuc. Detroit Frco Press : The huckster drove up to the door of a house on Cuss avenue , nnd the cook mot bim at the basement entrance. "Want any strawberries today I" ho asked , as pleasant as a basket of chips. "No , " said the woman sharply. "Nor sparrow grassl" 'No. " 'Ncrnicofroshllshl" No. " 'Nor fine largo reddlshos ? " No. " 'Nor now portators jest from the West In- Jles , warranted to kcop tholr eyes shot whoa the policeman comes In nt the back door ! " "No , " and the cook got rod In the faco. 'Nor now turnip greens , nor peas , nor splmmgo , ncr 1" "No , wo dou't want any of your truck. " "Bill , " ho sung out to tbo boy , "drlvo ahead thar wo struck a Uoardln' house. " 13 The HOHS Driver. . fi'cw I'm K Herald. Though she married her doachman The cold fact remains That in dilving together She handles the reins. A Liberal Author. Continent : Miss Bosslo Neater ( of Bos ton ) Her books uro simply delightful. In deed I think she Is the most liberal writer I know of. Miss Hnttlo Bacon ( of Chicago ) Well , I don't know. I don't think sho's as liberal as Mrs. Southworth gives you 400 pages tor a quarter every tlmo. A Maldun'N Hint. New Ymle Herald. A's ho says 1 am an angel , ethereal I must bo 5 And though I yearn for moro Ice croaui ono plate must do for me. Ho also calls mo "fairynnd , of course , J have to say . I do not cnro for suppor'whon ho takes mo to the play , And so tonight I'll ship him , nnd then enjoy n whirl Whith n plainer spoken fellow who considers mo a girl. f A Grave Invitation. The managers of a Brooklyn cemetery ad- , vertlso : "Graves finely situated , surrounded bv the beauties of nature , commanding n line view of the bay , and , In short , mooting every requirement of the human family , Pcopla who have tried them cannot bo porsiiadod to go elsewhere. " 'Tonic IIIH McaHiirc. Detroit Frco Press : A tramp called nt a Cnss avenue house and asked for a drink. A domcstio handed him a glass of water. "That's n bov'ragu to give u dog , " ho tall angrily. "Vull then vy don't you drink Itl" snapped the girl. Help Nof-dod , Clulliltr ami Pimib/ier. / "Lot mo put on your tounls sash , I do not think It right For men to wear thOio things , " BUO said , "It is not manly quite , " Ho tool : It off , nnd then she said , "Oh my I i greatly fear I can't ' put this around alone ; You'll have to help mo , dear ! " 'I ho IU/'lil / I'roHorlitlon | , Bob Burdotto : Sophomore What would the world do without young man ! [ ' Aged and moss-grown profossor-I don't ' know ; I never thought of that , but I ImvcJ often wondered what young men would do without thu world. Mr , Luudsleutwr ( with nn eye to a free proscription ) Doctor. 1 can't get moro thai ! tbrco hours sloop In u night ; what do you prescribe- for Insomnia , in aggravated cases ] All Urokon Up. Washington Post : "Och , Danny wor' alway slghln' to bo let dlo In peace , " said Mru , McGlanllinn when she hoard thu now * of the explosion at thu quarry , "an1 now ha had to go an' do It In nieces , " Chippy , Perhaps. Smith. Gray & Co.'s Monthly : Nell -I say , Jack , 1'va borrowed your walking vtlclr , und ono of your collars , and your Ktcn cap. I do so data on a masculine cut. Think I look chapplo llko I Her Brother -Well , I can congratulate you so far- you don't look ut all lnd > itko. ugQ' Mr. Cori'cob Now , Mnrier. why will you Itocpa-talkln1 ntf'ln torbuckerl Why. thuru'H old Peter Fluxnood , mos , ninety , nnit has ulluH binokcd llko n huiiihouso. Mrs. Corncob Humph I Ho might a hm ft huudrcU by vuls time U Uo hadn't. '
