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Pag.es 9 to 12 , FHE OMAHA DAILY BEE Pages 9 to 12 J TWJENTY-FIUST YEAR. . CM AHA , SATURDAY , JU Y 4 , 1891--TWELVE PAGES. NUMBER 10. fiOlt'ft tlaljih God saM , "I nm tired of kings ! I suffer thorn no more ; Up to my cur the morning brings T no outrage of the poor. "Think ynu I made this ball A field of Imvoc nd war , \Vhoro tyrants grout and tyrants small Mlgh harry the weak and poor I "Lo ! I uncover the land , Which I bill of old tlmo In tno west , As the sciuiitor uncovers his stntuo When he has wrought his best. "I will dlvltlo my goods ! Call In the wretch and alavo ; Nnuo shall rule but the humble , And HOMO but toll shall have. "I will have never a noble ; No lineage counted great ; rishcrs nnil choppers mid ploughmen Shall constitute it state ! " AMONG THE APACHES. \Vo hud been prospecting for a month through the Mogollon mountains in Ari zona and had mot with the poorest luclc Imaginable. Hclng almost out of pro visions we decided to return to the ranch , for wo were fully convinced that the precious metals were entirely too scarce In that locality to warrant us In prospcctiug further. The country over xvhlcli wo were compelled to pass in order to reach the ranch was of the loughest character , abounding in jagged cliffs , steep hills and deep ravines , mak ing travel both tedious and laborious. It was owing to th' | t fact that wo decided - cided to take a different route to return to the ono wo hud como ovor. Our plan was to make a raft largo enough to con tain ourselves , our pack burros , and prospecting outfit , and lloat down the Kio Salinas till within a few miles of rapids , when wo would land and com plete our journey by the overland routo. This would not only save us a forty milo tramp across a very rouirh country , but would nlnco us within thirty miles of homo , in a fresh condition , besides sav ing us about two days. There were three of us in the party Paul Sunford , Arrajo and myself. Arrnjowas a half-breed part Spanish mid part X.uiii Indian , and a perfect giant in strength. lie was not ever five foot six and was rather heavy in build , yet ho was as quick and active as a panther. I never know his ago , though I think it could not have boon ever thirty at the tlmo of which I write. The plan of accomplishing part of our journey upon n raft was first suggested by Arrajo , but it was eagerly accepted > by Paul ban ford and mo , who saw not only the advantage of such a plan , but felt enthusiastic over tlio prospect of a journey down the picturesque Salinas Upon a raft. This , wo felt , partially would compensate us for the disappoint ment we hud sustained in our fruitless trip to the hills. By the aid of nn axe Arrajo soon had a tui'Uulont number of pine logs cut. Thee were then rolled out into the stream and fastened securely together by means of stout withes of hickory and mosquito. When everything was.In readiness to bocln our journey wo placed our traps aboard the raft.Vo found great dilllculty , howovor.in getting the burros aboard , und it was only after wo had blindfolded them that wo succeeded in doing so. Then by the moans of a largo oar which ho had fashioned out of a pine Sapling Arrajo pushed the raft out from land , and wo lloated swiftly away on the bosom of the stream. It was our purpose to float down the river some forty miles , which was as far ns wo could venture with our raft , owing ' 3 the turbulent rapids and dangerous ills below the point where wo proposed to land. It was early in the morning when wo commenced our journey , and wo had hopes of reaching our landing point before fore sunset. Wo had only traveled a few miles when tlio river narrowed and grow moro rapid. On either bank now rose high bluffs and precipitous clilTs , whoso blackened nnd semi-scorched ' summits throw a grateful shade across the stream , affording a most welcome protection from the fierce rays of thu summer sun. Lute In the afternoon wo had loft the grout canons and had reached a point in the river where the cliffs along the banks were less high and precipitous , though It was plain to see that the cur- rout of the river wan growing more rapid with every milo that wo travelled. The sun had gone down behind tbo towering hills , but upon their jugged summits still llng'ored the rod , sultry glare. Upon the loft bank of the stream rose perpendicular cliffs a hundred feet above tlio water , but on the other side the cliffs ran In a low chain along the water's edge , and it was toward the latter that Arrajo cast his eyes , looking eagerly for a place to land. "Good landing place a little further down the river , " ho said , after scanning the bank for some time. A few moments later ho pointed to a gap In the cliff on the right bank and expressed his inten tion of landing thoro. The place was Btlll an eighth of a milo below us but ho commenced to steer the boat toward the shore. _ But at that instant ho danced toward " rho'cliff , uttering an exclamation as ho did so. "Los Apaches ! " ho cried , and quickly changing his oar to the ether side , ho began to guide the raft back toward the middle of the stream. Glancing shoreward I s'iw a score of illumed ami painted savages emerging from a clump of bushes upon the hill nnd running toward the rivor. I saw the irleam of weapons In their hands and heard tlio sharp , warning volco of Arrajo commanding us to fall Hat upon the raft. I had barely tlmo to grasp the startled and terrified Paul by the shoul der and force him down with mo when the loud report of liro-rms bounded on the cliff ami a shower of bullets cut the water about us or buried themselves In the logs of the raft. The frightened burros uttered snorts of terror and would have leaped into the etream had they not boon hold fast by the riatas. I realized In a moment that wo were In the most timidly peril , and uttering words of caution to Paul , who lay trembling at my side , I hastily pulled some of our camp effects between us and the foe. The llrst volley from the savages' rlllos was almost Instantly followed by another , and heard . the bullets whiz within a few Inches of my head. At the tame moment ono of the burros wont down.a bullet in its brain , nnd lay still .rfnon the craft without uttering a sound. _ x IInlf dragging Paul with mo , I took refuge behind the body of thu expiring tiniiniiiiuil lay there , n prey to the most ucuto terror. Although wo were well provided with Brms , wo made ua ollort to use thorn , Glancing toward Arrajo , 1 was aston ished to ace the bravo hnlf-brccd still standing erect upon the raft , using tlio oar with all his strength to force our craft further from the shoro. I called loudly to him to abandon his dangerous post and seek safety behind the dead burro with Paul and mo , but ho gave no heed to my words and worked with undlmlnishea vigor. I now discovered that the current ol the river was growing moro rapid every moment , and looking toward the shore I saw that wo were fast leaving the In dians behind. However , they had anti cipated this It sooins , for I saw them hastily scramble up the rocky ledge to the hill above and como swiftly in pur- - , , , . i IJut wo were now beyond gunshot of them and , floating rapidly with the now swift-running current , wo promised soon to outstrip them in the race and leave them far behind. Hut. being fully aware that wo could not land on iho opposite side owing to tlio precipitous cliffs that skirted the left bank of the stream , they etill kept up the pursuit. It was soon evident , however , that they would never bo able to overtake us , ana they doubt less realised this , for after following along tlio bank of the river for nearly two miles they suddenly stopped upon the summit of a high clfIT , and stood looking at us till wo rounded a bend in tlio stream a milo bolow. The presence of a band of hostile Apaches in that vicinity was a great surprise to Arrajo as well as to Paul and mybolf. There had been no out break among the Indians in Arlxona for more than a year and ranchmen and prospectors along the Gila and Salinas iiad boon permitted to ply their voca tions in peace. As soon as wo had passed beyond the reach of the pursuing savages Paul and I rose from our recumbent position upon the raft. "What shall we do now , Arrajo ? " I asked. But the half-breed made no re ply. I saw him glancing eagerly from ono shore to the other , an anxious and troubled look on his faco. Suddenly ho pointed to the precipi tous cliffs that skirted the shores of the river and said ! "Wo have passed the best landing place : wo will soon bo in the great rap ids ! " His words sent a chill of fear to my heart , and In an instant I realized tno awful peril of our situation. Walled in by perpendicular cliffs , with no chance of escape , wo were being drawn swiftly into tlio great rapids of the rivor. In escaping ono danger wo had been forced into another even moro terrible than the first. It is impossible for mo to do- bcribo Iho feeling of helplessness and despair that came ever mo at that mo ment. I knew that it would be impossible for us to land , walled in as wo were with perpendicular cliffs , and there wjts noth ing to do but wait and trust to Arrajo's superior knowledge to suggest some plan of deliverance. Wo were now running at a fearful rate of speed , and already the water about was lleckod with foam. The raft soon began to rock and pitch violently as it was whirled swiftly along on the now turbulent waters. Far below I could see masses of sharp and jugged rocks piercing tho"foatning billow of the rush ing stream. Arrajo , oar In hand , stood ready to guide the raft through the dan gerous channel , while Paul and I stood despairing and helpless , not knowing what to do , The last gleam of the sinking sun had now died away on the summits of the hills , and the gray shadows of the twilight were fast gathering over the stream. In a few moments had entered the rock-pierced rapids , and all about us the foaming capped waters \voro leaping and whirling with a deafening roar. A sharp rock loomed just ahead : I saw Arrajo using the oar with desperate energy , but wo were swept rapidly down upon it. There was a crash , n violent shock , as wo struck , and the next Instant I was thrown flat upon the raft , and clung fdospartvtoly to the timber , close to the side of Paul and Arrajo. The raft parted in twain as a great foaming billow swept over it and for a moment I thought wo were lost. But swinging clear from the rock wo shot onward , Ar rajo still struggling to guide us away from the dangerous rocks that lay before fore us. On that part of the raft which had broken away from us were the two bur ros and the body of the dead one. For ono moment it whirled close to our side , then turning It struck with a crash on it mass of sharp looks. I saw the broken and splintered timbers of the raft rise half out of the water , quiver for ono brief moment , tlion pitch downward and disappear in the roaring flood. Our frail craft now swept through the dangerous channel and glided into smoother water , but wo had only parsed the first and the least of these danger ous points in the rapids and I knew that it would bo impossible for us to pass safely ever these that lay boforo. For , glancing down the river , I could see , not a quarter of a milo ahond , musses of jagged rocks In the channel around which the foaming waters leaped a dozen feet into thu air , to full again in feath ery spray Into the seething torrent. Every vestige of hope loft mo. as I saw this and turning to Paul I saw that ho was as pale as death. Arrajo still stood with oar In hand , a strange look of per plexity and resolution on his swarthy visage. Suddenly ho dipped his oar into the water and steered the raft toward the steep cliff that skirted the right bank of the stream. Was ho going to try to nndV No ; this would bo utterly impos- Iblo slnco a perpendicular cliff rose twenty or thirty feet above the water. A few vigorous btrokos of the oar and the raft was gliding swiftly along the very edge of the ollff. Then dropping the oar upon the ruft , ho quickly picked up a long lariat that lay atlils feet ono u&od to picket the burros and began to cell it In his hands. Throwing one end to mo , ho said , hur- ridly : "i'ou nnd Paul fasten thlsto your bolts as quick as you can ; bo ready , and when I toll you , both jump into the water. " Then no began swinging the loop which he held In his hand about his head. Although neither Paul nor I had the slightest Idea what Arrajo Intended to do. wo obeyed as quickly as possible only too glad to grasp at the faint hope that his words gave us. Tlio sound of the waters rushing through the rapids , now close ahead , came to us in a thunderous roar , sending a chill of terror to our hearts. The olitf along whoso base we were now running , varied In height from twenty to lifty foot , and I saw thnt Arrajo had his gaze tlxod upon some object on its summit at a point where it was not ever twenty feet high. This object , ns I soon dis covered , was the stump of a broken plno that grow on the very verge of the cliff. As wo drew near I saw the loop sud denly shoot upward from the half breed's band. It rose swiftly till it reached the top of the cliff , then It settled ever the stump of tlio plno. "Jump for your lives ! " The bhnrp , Imperative cotnnrind came from Arrajo and without an Instant's hositatatlon wo leaped from the raft Into the rushing stream. I felt a quick , sudden tighten ing of the rope , and then wo were swept under by Iho roaring flood. Though bewildered and strangled I clutched the rope , and with the instinct of self pres ervation drew myself upward till my head was above the wator. As I did so I 'ound Paul and Arrajo at my side , both clinging desperately to the rope. The current had swept us around against the cliff , and there wo clung with only the small rope between us and a watery grave. As soon as wo got our heads above water Arrajo explained tnatonoof us must climb to the top of the cliff , while the other two remained in the water seas as to subject the rope to as slight a strain us possible. Paul , who was nn excellent climber , was the llrst to ascend the ropo. As soon ns ho had reached the top of. the cliff Arrajo signalled for mo to follow. I aid as directed , but was so nearly ex hausted when I reached the top that I sank down almost helpless upon the rocks. Then wo were soon joined by Arrajo , whoso coolness and bravery had rescued us from the very jaws of death. Wo reached our destination the next morning by sunrise , only too glad to re turn alive from a trip that had prQvcd so disastrous. . She Knew Him. A well-known wag In Detroit , , who has been living around in various boarding houses hero until his reputation has boon fairly well established , applied at a quiet place out on Michigan avenue for a stall and feed , says the Free Press. ' "So , " snapped tlio woman , "you want to try this one , do you ? " " 1 thought so , intulam1 , ho replied meekly. "And if I lot you como you won't refer to the board us u shingle , will you ? " "Certainly not , madam. I am not in the " "Nor you won't say all the coffee needs is cream and sugar and coffee to make it lit to drink ? " "Madam , I " "Nor you won't say the -butter Is served with a razor ? " "I assure you , mud " ' 'Nor you won't say the chickens crow ing in the eggs wike you every morn ing in tlmo for breakfast1' ' "My dear ma. " "Nor you won't say the beefsteak is such a tough it wouldn't bo recognized in decent society ? " "Madam , you an " "Nor you won't say the desert is a quarter section out of the great Sa hara ? " "Grout Co > i > ar , madam , I "Nor you won't say wo stand the napkins up in the corner between meals ? " "Madam , I must ' "Nor you won't , say I buy my aspara gus by tlio cord and have it sawed in lengths to suit ; nor that I have to rivet the clothes to the beds to keep the bugs from dragging them off to their dens ; nor thnt I clean my table cloths with and paper ; nor that my bread is so heavy that you can hear it drop when you swallow it ; nor that I use my sugar to scour the knives and forks with before fore giving it to the guests ; nor that " Ho threw up his hands in eloquent appeal and the woman stopped for an in stant. "Because , if you don't promise , " she went on , "I won't let you board here for $200 a month in advance. I've hoard of you boforo. " It took him fully fifteen minutes to re cover from her unexpected assault , and then ho abjectly promised everything , and she took him in. Some of Krct . .urto'H Ilcrwep. Much interest , was caused in the ap praiser's building by the arrival of five picturesque backwoodsmen from the timber country of Mondocino , says thu San Francisco Chronicle. They were living illustrations of characters .seldom found outside the covers of border ro mance and Bret Harto sketches , and the scent of balsamic pine and red clay was heavy upon them. Yet the healthy mountain ozone at which Jpaquin Miller throws Mich fiery exclamation points was reflected in the sparkle of their eyes and in the blush on their btout cheeks. They had journeyed on foot and by stage , nnd , then again , on foot and bv stage from "up thur boyon' Boonovillo * ' down to the unyielding cobbles of civil ized San Francisco. The "hull" truth of the matter is that Undo Sam has boon losing trees up in the Mendocino country. Ho has been missing trees sorely , and , after gloomily counting the "stumps that dotted his for ests , ho opened up war on the ruthless woodohoppors. From the United States courts sub- pcunns were issued to the live back woodsmen beyond Boonoville , ordering them to appear as witnesses in this -city against some of their companions. They sent responses that they hud no money to travel on , that stout shoes were scarce , and that they would not blister thalr feet for a do/.on Uncle Sams in San Franoibco. But they were assured that Uncle Sam would see them through , BO they dropped their axes , nailed up the/ / doors donned double X cavalry boots and started away. A leif from their ex perience will bo enough. It was related yesterday in the district attorney's otlico by ono of the forest pilgrims. "SVhon wo got down to Boonovillo , " ho said , "tho ornery ctissos thur wanted to charge us 60 cents for a meal , four bits for a bed , and damme if they didn't want to make us pay 50centsforadrlnk. Think on it ! Fifteen cents all round ] Wo had to eh use out o' the town , and that night wo slept in the Boonovillo cemetery on slabs ! " But the ordeal Is ovor. The examina tions have been continued , and today the llvo disheartened foresters , safely released on their own recognizance , will journey homeward. Itlnmtcrs. Lot a lady pass first always , unless she asks you to precede hor. Look people straight in the face when they r.ro speaking to you. In the Parlor Stand till every lady in the room , also older people , are seated. At the Street Door Hat'off tha mo ment you stop in a house or private ofllco. Rlso If a lady enters the room after you are seated , and stand till she takes a scat. In the Street Hut lifted when saying "Good-byo" or "How do you do ? " Also when offering a lady a seat or acknowl edging a favor. Keep step with anyone you walk with. Always precede a lady upstairs , but ask if you shall precede her in going through a crowd or public place. Modjeska has Just returned from Europe. Julia Marlowe and BOT mother are It. Lon don. " , f Edwin Booth is In Doston , quartered at the Vcr.domo hotel. Margaret Mathor has secured two new plays In London. MnnngorTom Boyd will return from Now York about July 10. ' Charles Wyndhnrn .will again visit this country next season. Mrs. Leslie Carter denies that she Is to ap pear In comic opera next season. The decorations in the Boyd threat or nro by fur the handsomest of any threator In this country. Colonel Dnvtd Wiitshlnglimn Haynes , treasurer of Boyd's , will toke his vacation nbout Au mt 1. Eva Mouutford has a now version of East Lyuno which Jho proposes to spring upon tbo public next season. Isnao Walton Minor wll ( probably manage the Grand next season 'and conduct It as a popular priced house. The Dramatic Times says : "In the nggro- gnto the stars tmvo cleared ? l'J3l,50TbW- 000,000,000,000,000 this season. " John E. ICcllcrd Is to" play the tltlo part next season In n piny called "Lincoln , " In which Mrs. McKco Uunktn has an Interest. Stage Carpenter Uhl of the Boyd Is busily engaged In getting the paint frames ready for the scunio artist wbo will arrive next week. With Crawford's , Boyd's and the Grand opera liouso in the Hold theater goers will not sulTurfortho want of entertainment next season. ' Georglo Draw Burrymoro has been encaged by Charles Frohman as oho of "Mr. Wilkin son's Widows. " The cdinpuny Is now In Chlc.igo. i It is still a question what Mr. Crawford will call his thcatro. Certainly ho will not bo permitted to continue the name Boyd's ' opera iiouso. ' Gcorco W. Sammls hosj nrrunced with T. Harry French for the rights to "Dr. Bill , " nnd will start out with mis' ' successful comedy early In August. Blanche Marsden , bosjdcs her play "Gn- briollo Gerard , " has finished n comedy called "Windfalls , " an Irish play and u farce-com edy , and Is still working. Noxon and Toomoy , thosconlc artists , have nearly all the Hats Diluted for Boyd's now theatre. They will paintv the borders , horizons izons and the curtains hero. "Tho Old , Old Story'yrhlch was produced at a trlol matinee in the liycoum ( Now York ) Theatre lust March , wlll'be sent on tour next season , beginning In September. When will Enlnia Juvicldarn wisdom ? She has signed once moro with Charles Locke for ucxtyciir , notwithstanding that Locke Is away behind In salaries for tha season just ended. ' y It Is not often the' .Wricans/produce / anything supposed to bnfcond cno'uch for the English stage , but It now. happdiis to bo the case In regard to "NloUOJ" ' now playing nt Boston. . Ono of Iho tbcatricalnoveltle , of thosoison will bo the production qf " 1'ho Leaven worth Case , " Anna KutherlneGreen's famous book , by Jo soph Hur worth. It will ultornuto with "St. Marc. " Mr. J. L. Toolo has'been giving "Icl on I'arlo Fr.mcais" In dumb show , to the irreat delight of his London admirers , but his silent SpriL'gins was not so funny as sonic of them expected it to bo. J. M. Hill's failure has been the sensation of the week In theatrical circles. Yet It was not unexpected. In fact.Hill , baa been losing money for three years pa t , and the bottom hud to bo rcuched sometime.rt' "r''ho ' Slieik""is ttfb tltlo of a now comic opera written by Harr. and Edwnrd Paul- ton , which will bo produced at Hnvlln's July 111. "Tho Sheik" depicts the comic side of the French occupation of Algeria. Baron Do Grimm has designed some very hnndsomo costumes for "A High Roller , " which will open at the Bijou Theater August H. His dresses for the yachting scene uro said to bo wonders of artistic skill. Mr. Theodore Thomas begins his sonson of farewell concerts a't the Madison Square garden on July 0. Ho Intends giving wccl'ly festivals of Wagner , Beethoven. Liszt , Men delssohn , Moyerbeor and SehuUert jnusle , M. Gaston Mayor has secured the solo rights for England and Athorlci of u musical dumb play , written by M.SU Curia and Roim- rod , with music by M.'O tttlgo. The novelty will bo produced in London'about September next. next.Miss Miss Pearl Eytinpo Will , star next season In a new play written'by herself entitled "Vivian. " Miss Eytlnge Jias engaged Max Freen nn to superintend the production , nnd also secured an extensive wardiobo from Paris. ' William Tet'riss has biSen making a hit at the Lyceum theatre In Sotiern'i ( old part of Hugh do Bruss In "A Regular Fix. " The farce was put on at brief notice when Ellen Terrv was compelled br.tho . Influenza to re tire from "Nance Oldlleld. " The songsters of earlier Mines were well paid , too. Catullm's charge for singing "God Save the King" was Sl.OOO. Rubini received us profit on ono concert in St. Pot- crsbuig ? : l ,500. Honing received $10,000 nt a single benefit performance. Manager A. II. Cnnby htisserlously Injured his star by pasting huge posters all over Europe - rope , portraying Francis- Wilson in heroic size. The picture is a good one , and now the European critics say that It Is true Unit Wil son is indebted to his legs for moro than half of his success. Edwin Fey has returned to the fold. All tbo dilllcultles between him nnd Mnnairer Hendcr-on have been amicably settled , mid Mr. Fey Joined the extravaganza of "Sin- bad" at the Chicago opera house on Sunday night. The rest has benefited him very much , nnd his voice Is stronger than it ever was before. Several farce comedies will dsal with the baccarat scandal. "The City Directory" will have a scene In which the comodiun , made upas Albert Edward , willdeal the cards tea a companv during n song descriptive of tlio Tranby Croft episode , wid the High Roller company will close one of Its acts in u row over baccarat. The "clipping bureaus" got many queer orders , but few queoror'thdu the one sent re cently to tbo Now York agency by Edward Rumenyl , the violinist , who wantnd nil thu obituaries of himself which , wura published when ho was roporto.l drowned on his way from India to South Africa. Komcnyi wants to Know all about thoi accident and what people said of him. ) Gus Phillips , butter known as "Oofty Gooft , " who is lyingturlously 111 nt St. Vincent's hospital , d9clnrasth.it ha Is going to llvo despite the newspaper stories of his ex pee ted death , Ho U vorr anxious that bis old friends should visit him nnd help him pass away the houra which tbo physicians aay nro already numbered. The choral rehearsals of tlio English ver sion of M. Audro Mudslinger's ' three-act comlo opara , "La Busoch'o , " brought out originally at the Opurai Coailqua In Paris , have already boon commenced at the Royal English opera. Whan the tlma for its pro duction arrives , it will probably bo sung In nightly alternation T"U Sir Arthur Sulli van's "Ivnnhoo. " Leybach , the famous organist of Toulouse , who will bo rembcrod'by s number of showy pieces which ho wrota fontho piano , has Just ulod. Ho was born In Ahaco In 1817 , studied under his brother and subsequently with Pixls Kalkbronncr anil Chopin. His works exceed tiTiO , amona them being n "Method" for tha harmonium , which has boon trans lated into four languages , and three volumes of a "Practical Organist , " containing " 00 organ pieces. The great chnngotnat has como ever the world m regard to slnglnc Is Illustrated by the fact that amoitg the thirty artlr U at the Royal Italian opara at London only two are Italians , while tbo emlntmt Belgian tenor , Van Dyck , who has made such a sensation In London lately , and who will be tbo Parsifal at Bayreuth this summer , does not sing In Italian at all. Yet ho is next to. Alvary , tbo most coveted of tenon. Harry E , Dlxoy's en piemen t"bv Charles Frohman to play the tltlq role in "Tho Sollcl- , tor" next season has been tbo subject of much' gossip during the wean , especially moug tUo profession. It Is so long since bU brio ! engagement on the "legitimate" boards that hU reappearance will bo of great Interest , Mr. Frohmau fools confident that the comedy Is exactly suited to his abilities , and ho will bo supported by n strong compniiv , Mrs. Dion Boucienult playing the leading female rolo. DIxoy has gone homo to Boston to study bis Part. Part.U U Is now snld thnt May WaUlron of Stuart Hobson's company , who' was n passenger on the City of Richmond during that vessel's last disastrous trans-Atlantic trip , was tha first to discover the flro. The Moor of her stateroom grow warm and she str.ollcd smoke. She Is said to have Instantly given the alarm , and thus partly averted the danger. As there were plenty of ether theatrical people on board , the public will probi'oly soon boar that n few others were the first to discover tbo lire Artnur Uacrc , or Amy Kosello , or J. E , Dodson , or Seymour Hicks. Already managers , stars and netors nro making preparations for the tours that will constitute tbo early months In the season of lb ! > : Wl. The llrst company thnt will leave the metropolis Is the Palmer Madison Square troupe in "Alabama , " Its members will make n Pacific coast trip under the manage ment of Al Hayinan , They go direct to Den ver , where tho'v open on July 1 ! ) , proceeding thence tbrotich Utah nnd Oregon to "Frisco. The Daniel Froham Lvceum troupe nro al ready very near Snn Francisco , where they will begin an engagement on July 7. Daly's stock comnnny U still In Chicago , mooting with varying , but generally encouraging success. Chnrlas Frohmiin's "Men and Women" com panv remain In 'Frisco , but they have changed recently to "Diplomacy. " "Jane , " the comedy which Is to open the fall season nt the Madison Square theater on August : i , will bo the last legitimate comedy that will bo scon at thnt celebrated theater for the remainder of Manager Palmer's lease , he having arranged to turn ever the theater to Hoyt nnd Thomas for their attractions after the close of the run of "Jano. " Two of the comedy parts In the new play will bo acted by Miss Johnstono Bennett and Paul Arthur. Both have been abroad during the summer to see the London production It Is one of the theatrical sensations of thu London season , and has already run for nearly three hundred nights at the lead Ing comedy theaters and ns yet shows no signs of diminishing popularity with the Londoners. David Belnsco , who is to str.ge manage the ploeo nt tbo Madison Square , returns to the theater with which ho was connected during the llrst llvo years of Its existence. AHOIIT ' 0.tfK.V. II' D. llmcella In Oltt'i Farmv , Mm. IfOT. Tne sweet shade falls athwart her face , And leaves half shadow and half light Dimples nnd lips in open day. And dreamy brows and oycs in night. So low tbo languid eyelids fall , They rest their silk upon her cheek , And give delicious Inzlno's To glances arch ana cunning meek. It cannot frown , tbo placid brow I Hidden in rare obscurity ; They cannot hate , the Indolent eyes ! The sins they do not strive to seo. And in the sunshine of her cheeks The wanton dimples nro at play , So frolic-earnest in their sport They do not care to look away. And O , If Love , klss-wlngod , should come And lik-ht on sucn n roe as this , Could brow or eye or dimples blumo Such lips uot giving back a klssi The widow of Dr. T. E. Richardson of New Orleans has presented to the Tulnnn univer sity n irlft of ? IOOtOJO to ba devoted to a new building for the medical department. Harriet Hosmer has one of the most won derful inventions of the century , that of pro ducing marble from limastoue/cloaely resem bling that of the finest antique quarries. Ono of England's bnbtoit girl college graduates this season Is Miss Mary 1C Mont gomery , who has Just taken the highest hon ors nt the University of London. She is a young womun of twuty-two , tno daughter of u Unitarian clergymen. Political advancement of women Is rapid in Bombay. Ono worn in has oven been nd- mltten to the senate us a worthy member. The political revolution in Kansas becomes easy of explanation when It is considered tbat twenty.two newspapers in the state nro edited by women. And tnis enumeration does not embrace tbo mutiv wives of editors who write editorials ns well as society mutter for their husband's Journals. A young woman won the great prize offered by the University of Zurich for the best paper on the "Anatomy of Plants. " The professors were astonished to find the author of the treatise , which they pronounced thorough nnd complete , ji young girl of Saxony , Louise Mullcr , hitherto unknown In literature. An old New Hampshire lady , a regular at- tendant.for many years upon tlio May anni versary meetings in Boston , says that "there's n sight m ro spcechifyin' and moVe catin1 thah there used to bo , and nowhuru near so much prayin' ; and It beats ull how the women huvo coma to the front in every thing. " Gruco R. Hibard , n young lady of Chey enne , bus boon appointed secretary of the Wyoming agricultural college and the agri cultural experimental stations. The Indy is a graduate of tno Iowa btato university , and has for some time been a member and bccro- tary of the board of university trustees. One pf the prettiest women in the Blue Grass region of Kentucky Is Miss Nunetto McDowell , the grcnt-gauddaugtiu r of Henry Clay. Slw is a slight nnd graceful wompn , with auburn hair , blno eyes and n perfect ovol face , a littlu pnlo and bcrious. She lives with bur father in the olJ Clay homestead of AOilmid , ono of the mOJt bountiful nnd ro mantic places in nil Kentucky. The wife'of Governor Campbell is "ono of the shrewdest politicians in Ohio. " She Is , beside1. " , u woman of extraordinary tuct and so frco from snobbishness and ostentation that she bus made many an inllucntlal friend for her husband. At the lime thu governor was a member of congress Mrs. Campbell be came very popular In fashionable Washing ton society , but no visitor from Ohio was over too uncouth or awkward to receive n warm welcome from her. All the women of the Vnnderbllt family are notable lor their peed looks. According to the Epoch , Mrs. Cornelius Vundorbilt has a culm , lovely face , which is suggestive of the Madonna , a clear , pale skin , deep , darn blun oyci , and soft brown lialr. Mrs. William 1C. Vnndorbilt has a line figure which she carries with much statellnnss ; her eyes arc dark blue and her hair Is u ruddy , bronze brown , Mrs. Frederick W. VunderOllt , however , Is the beauty of the house of Vundorbilt. Her figure is extremely graceful , liar complexion lovely , her eyes huvo ether things suggestive of heaven in thum besides their celestial blue nnil bar hair has thu glint and glimmer of golden sunbeams In thum , A Chicago Solomon. A famous Chicago lawyer once had a singular case to settle , says the Boston Globe. A physician came to him In great distress. Two sisters , living in the same housu , hud babies of equal ago , who so resembled each other that their own mothers were unable to distinguish them when they were together. Now it happened that by the careless ness of the nurses the children had be come mixed , and how were the mothers to make sure that they received back their own Infants ? "But perhaps , " said tlio lawyer , "tho children weren't changed at all. " "O , 'but there's no doubt that they were changed , " said the physician. "Are you sure of UV" "Perfectly. " "Well , if that's the case , who don't you change them back again ? I don't BOO any dilllculty in the'caso. " It Went I ho ItniimlH. About a weak ago , a dispatch In one of the papers stated that a breed of oysters bad beou discovered in Australia one of whtcu was suflldent to make a meal for a hungry man , Since that dispatch saw tbo light ot day , Just 7,452 Jokes have bean made from tbu fact uud each one bad something to say of tbo church fcitlval oyiter eoup. T1IK V Hl-Spy. Euaene FOH Strange thnt the city thoroughfare , Noisy and bustling all the day , Snould with the night renounce Its care And lend Itself to children's play I O , girls nro girls , and bovs are boys , And have been so slnco Abel's birth , And shall bo so till dolls nt.d toys Are with the children swept from earth. The sclf'Snnio sport thnt crowns the day Or many n Syrian shepherd's son , Beguiles the little lads nt play By night In stately Babylon. I hear their voices In the street , Yet 'tis so different from thorn Como , brother , from your winding-shoot , And lot us two be boys again. Astronomical. ICato Field's Washlngtonlan : The cov- crness had drawn the constellation of Orion on the blackboard mid w.is explaining where to llnd It In the sky , when a very little girl glanced up nnd said , m a woo-begono voice : " 1 nm put to bed attli'10 ; but I'm going to look for Muria tonight. " An older nnd wiser child explained : "Ethel doosu't know much about astron omy , but 1 do. I know Venus and Mars and O'Brien ' too. " . A little girl was sent by her mother to the grocery to buy n cake of castllo soap. When sha got there she couldn't remember the name. "Is It glycerine or oatmeal soapl" suggested tbo grocer. Gr.iclu shook her head , Then she brightened up like a flash , "Now I know I" she exclaimed triumphantly. "I want cast-Iron sonpl" The Knmlly llcust of Harden. Two little girls on a Cuss avenue car were discussing their plans for the summer , Says the Detroit Tribune. One snld : "Pup.i and mamma and Freddie and I nro going to have the loveliest little tent on Or chard la no , and we'll have Just henna of fun for weeks and weeks. " "O , " said tbo ether , with n worldly nnd su perior air , "that's so common. Mamma nnd her maid nnd nurao nod baby and 1 arc going tf ) Bar Harbor. " "But what's your papa going to doi" " " In "bo's to "Why , u surprised tone , going stay homo and earn money to send us , of course , Just as ho always does. " A liittlo Gifl'H Idea ol'u Party. St. Xtcliotat. I'd like to give a party some lovely summer day , When the air Is warm and fragrant with the scent ot now mown buy , AVhcn song birns warbling blithely and brooklets running frco And the busy little Insects Join In minstrelsy. And who would bo invited ! First , thn thoughtful little boy - With the heart so sweet and loving 1 moan Lord Fnuntlcroy ; Juunitautid her brother , kind little Surah Crcwo , And Dorothy and Douald and a host of others too. Yes , nnd till the story people "Littlo Wo men , " "Littlo Men ; " And all Miss Alcott's ' people the children of her pen. And when it came to parting I'm sure we'd ull agree Wo had ne'er before attended such a pleas ant company. Voutli and AXC. Drake's Magazine : Grandmother ( severe ly to little Johnny , who Is calling for u second plato of pudding ) You ought to know bettor than to cull lor pudding twice at the dinner table ; you didn't hear mo doing it. Little Johnny No , ma'am , and you won't hour mo doing it cither when I got to bu as old as yqji aro. l' ( > --fillly Auntie "Wl.sliod tt Wns. Harper's Bazar : Llltlo Fannlo ( to her twin sister ) Mr. Smitn kissed Aunt Flora last night. I heard her say so. Mainrna.j ( overhearing ) Como to mo In stantly , Fanny. What do you mean by toll- Inir such a story ? Funny ( stoutly ) Well , I heard iiuntto say she had something from Mr. Smith's own lips , and what else could It have bcenl Ho llnd One. M. Quad : A boy who wasn't much bigger than the top ear on a corn Rial It after a dry summer was standing on the corner of Car.ul and Houston streets pufllug away at a cigar In the most vigorous manner , when a motherly old lidy stopped and placed her bund on his head and exclaimed : "Mercy on mo ! but haven't you a motner ? " "I has , mum , " ho courteously replied , "and if you hain't I'll lend her to you all summer and not charge a cent ! " A Center hot. Texas Sif tings : " > jew , Johnny , If six men can do n piece of work In one day , how long will It take ono man to do itj" asked a teacher of a sharp little boy. "Tho school teacher is a blamed fool if ho thinks I can nnswer that question , " whlspsroa Johnny In a low voice to the next boy. "Speak out , Johnny ; I dura say you are right , " replied the pedagogue. A Pair of Twins. Fashion llazar. Thuro were two little kittens , a black and n gray , And grandmamma said with a frown : "Itnovor will do to keep them both , The black one we'd better drown. "Don't cry , my dour , " to tiny Bess , "Ono kitten's ' enough to keep ; Now run to nurse , for 'tis ' growing late , And time you were fast asleep , " The morrow dawned , and rosy nnd sweet Cumo little Boss from l > or nap ; The nurse said : "Go Into mamma's room And look In grandma's lap.1 "Como hero , " said grandmamma , wltb a smile , From the rocking-chair where she sot ; "God has sent you two little sisters ; New , what do you think of thati" Bess looked at the babies a moment , With their wco heads , yellow and brown , And then to grandmamma soberly said , "Which ono are you going to drown i" Tlioy Were on Mini. Detroit Free Press : "Thoro nro no files on your papa , " remarked a gray-haired Detroit widower to his lively and lovely daughter. "Yes , pipa , " she responded softly , as her pretty fingers tangled in his silver locks , "yos there are time Hies , " Ho WIIH. Drake's Magazine : Susla Cumso ( ngod seven ) I wonder If that eagle is married i Freddv Fnnglo ( aged nluu ) Don't you see It's ' u buld eugla ) Johnny and Uin I'II'H Milrt. Harper's Young People : Johnny had Just put on his father's flannel shirt , which was too largo by several sl/.os. "Huh ! " bo ox- claimed. "This shirt wouldn't fit mo if I was two pairs o' twins. " Uunnle'N WlukH. Kate Field's ' Washington : Ltttio Hadlar for the first tlmo saw a tame rabbitt twitchIng - Ing Its II pa as it munched n cabbage loaf. "O , look , mamma , " bo cried , "tho rabbltt'H winking at ma with Its noso. " 'J ho National G.iiue. Detroit Free Press : "Don't nogloet your education , Johnny , " said tbu lad's ' aunt ; "whoknow.sl You maybe u senator some day. " "Education , nothing ! " said the youth scornfully. "I kin play bull bottor'n do seini- lors now. " A ClUTCOlloil , Bobby What Is n nursery , Uncle Georgol Sis says It's a place where they ralso trues. Uncle George Sis knows batter than that. It's a place where thuy ralso thunder. A "X thought , " said tbo buy's mot tier , "that 1 Laid you I wnntud yuu to stay wbcru I could [ ) Ut my band on you. " "I d-dldn't know , " Uo whimpered , "that yo wanted 010 to Bit ticnm ycr knee an1 stay there. " JOE BLUFFED THE DRUMMER. Quo Omaha Travjllng Man Who Mot Mora Than His Match. TALL HUNTING ST03Y FROM WYOMING. Another Oinntm Knight of the Grip Hun n Thrilling Kxpcrlcncn on liitco Miumvvn Samples and Mile MUCH. There Is n good story told out In Wyoming at the oxpcmsu of M. ( J. Jones , who travels for Pnxtou & Gallagher of this city. Whlto on o'io of his trip * n fo\v years ago Jones was taken out hunting by a customer living not fur from Saturation. Antelope wns plenti ful in thnt loctllty than and the traveling man hud no dilllculty In bringing down sov- ontl at she rt r.tngo. Elated by his HUi'coss Jones pigeonholed for the rest of his trip his stool : of drummer yarns and entertained the folks ho mot by ' graphic descriptions of the exciting sport ha had enjoyed. Ills brethren of the trip wltb whom ho associated oimo to the conclusion thnt Jones had suddenly blossomed Into I mighty nlmrod. The of toner the story of that hunt wis ro- pantud the moro marvelous developed th exploits of Jones. After trying those storlei on traveling companions and others who did not understand how easy it Is to bag game In seine sections of Wyoming , Jones gnlnc < confidence enough to publish his adventure ) In places where old hunters wore among lili auditors. This was the case nt old Forl Stcolo , where the man and his sample boxer , were detained. It so happened that ono of these whott Jon os tried to Impress with bit skill as a . inaritstnan was Jot Bernard , a ranchman living near Saratoga in the Plutto valley and clo < o to the Sierra Madros , where them Is the uest hunting In the west. It used to bo the rdlo befoio Joa begun to keep hotel In Saratoga thnt his serv ices were enlisted by nearly all the big hunt ing parties thnt made periodical visits to that section. In company wltb Al Huston and noted English hur.ters bo bad soon about us much and as exciting sport as most men. Joe listened attentively to the recital of the feats performed by Jones and then startoj In to give some chapters from his own experi ence. The drnmmor stared nt him In great wonderment when Joe told about riding up on a band of antclopa ono dav armcu only with n revolver. With that six-shooter ho dodarcd ho killed uvcry animal In the baud. "That was mighty quick shooting , " commented - mentod the traveling man , who waited In vain for somebody to question the accuracy of these statements. But Joe long since attained n certain no toriety on account of tbo "tall" stories ho delights - lights to tell. Ho assured Jones that a man wasn't much of a hunter In his section of tlio country if ha couldn't llro rapidly. Ono thing led to another until Joe was Invited to give other Instances of liU skill. Not much urging was required , ami llndtng th.it ho had an atten tive listener Jos announced that hu could at thirty paces put ton shots into the neck of a beer bottle , and the last ono would enter the target before the first knocked out the bottom pf tbo bottlo. That seemed to bo too ranch for Jnnoi , who Immediately rotiiod from the circle around the steve on iho plea that ho had forgotten ono of Ills Mnmplo eases. While ho wis ab sent Joe borrowed 11 couple of handful ? of donolo entries from the manager of tbo store and stowed tncm away in his pookot. As ROOM as Jones put In appearance again Joe confronted him with a Winchester and an empty beer bottle and announced that ho was ready to perform the feat If there was any money In it. Slamming down the pocket ful of gold coin on the counter ho offoroJ to bet Jones $50 ( ) ho could dispose of these tea shots in the manner described. A bystander chucked down another pllo of gold and de clared his willingness to stand bait the wager or Increase it that much moro. "It'll foolisl to talk of such snooting , " said the drummer. " "It can't bo done. " ' Money talks , " replied Joe , Jingling his gold , ana his words were echoed by the vol unteer backer. Silent for a few minutes , Jones put on a smiling face and called out : "I'll take chum- ptigno. " So did the rest and Jonoipiiil tbo bill. You can't Joke him about tlvit bluff now and the Investment In wluo nppaars to have been n good ono , Judged by im popu larity. But ho lots other folks toll of their hunting trips and Is a good listener. KnornuMis I IslicH in IjaUo Maiiuwu. On n beautiful evening o.irly last weak a portly gontloiniti bearing a oloso resem blance to a certain distinguished o.utorn law yer who hurt n fondness for spoons during war time was seen to outer a s'n ill bait in o ompany with n young man who was evi dently his body guard. The cold moon shone calmly on the placid lafto as the gentleman took the ours and delightful visions oi tine sport mid u heavy haul lllled the breasts ol both. Pulling fur out on the .shining lake tno hook was carefully baited , and \ \ lib a strong arm , the double of the gallant Ben arose , and swinging the lend around his head , throw the line at least ono hundred feet into the water. Not n word was spoken as ha hauled the Una slowly over the stern of the boat. By and by it was harder pulling , and with a face radiant with excitement thoTlsher called out to his companion : "Sam , 1 have n bite , and it must bo a whopper 1" Dropping the help , Sam rushed to the stern of thu little boat nnd caught his friend around the waist so that ha could pull harder on the lino. Breathlessly they hauled , when In an unfortunate moment the portly gentleman arose to look over the stern , expecting to see the llsh wa'jblo In the clear water. The sudden motion tipped him ' over and ho turned n somersault into'tho lako. Happily for him ho has traveled in Iowa for .several years , so thnt bo felt at homo In the dampness. As ho arose to the surfuco he swum toward tno boat and made a desperate attempt to climb iusido. Bo It kno ; n , bow- over , that the gentleman carrlos con siderable avoirdupois nnd ever and anon as ho pulled himself together , thnt portion of hU anatomy which gives him tbo alder- mnnlo appearance would conn1 In contact with the side of the boat and prevent his getting In out of the wot. Then It was that 1m friend bam came to bis roseno nnd sug gested that ho would tie his feet to the stern nnd towhlm ushoro. This wits decided on , and manfully Sam piled tha onr.s and BOOH reached terra llnnu. Just than a kindly cloud spread Us mantle ever fair Luna , and the gentleman who hud the bath .stood on the bouch to wring his clothing. Boarding a motor car , thuy reached Omaha none tha WOMO for their trip ; but both told such enormous llsh stories that each evening since the lake has been covered wltb Ushers , anx ious to catuh the "whopper" that was lost through the unexpected balb. On Saturday Kd Muuror was kept busy intending to tha wants of the crowds who congratulated tha gentleman upon Ills Jolnlm ? the Baptists , In * sitting that bo balluvod In Immersion nnd that bis bath was Intentional. The Kllpatrlck-Koch dry goods company is pleased to sttito that hu will bo ublu to attend to bis business next wools us usual. Tiii.nuiu Couldn't I eel Her I'npii. Free Press : Tbo daughter of a well-Known Dclrolter has been In lovu for a year or more with an outturn youth , ana hu did not Ilka It at all. Thu otujr mornlug ha called her Into his library. "Wliut do YOU want to marry thnt fellow forl" ho Inquired. "Ho has no vlsl'ilo means of support. ' "O yes , ho has , papa , " aha protested , with a queer littlu smllu that hu did not fall to notu. "Don't try to work any of your funny bus- moss on mo , my child , " ho said sternly. "I Know exactly wlmv you were going to five mi' , but It will not go , His father is not In It , Hu loft town yesterday with all the bank's funds ha could get his hands on , and today ho Is thu most Invisible man oa tha whoio list of our ac'iuuintuucis. "