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TWENTY-SECOND YEAH. OMAHA , SUNDAY MORNING , JULY 17 , 3892-S1XTEEX PAGES. NUMBER 29.
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To Liven Up the Dull Season We Will Make a General Attack on Prices.
Tomorrow we commence opsration. Children's Dressas will be sold at half pncss. \rasol
r t less than hnir price , and on Dress Goods and Silks pr.ces will be literally hacked to pieces'
Read particulars blow.
Dress Goods Dept ,
WAHM WEATHER PBICE3.
TO CLEAN UP frTOOK.
BARGAINS AT EVERY CORKER.
Barpiiins in Hull Wool C'bnllib , which
were " " > c ,
Now
Burpuin B in imported French Chiillis ,
How 39c.
Our bnrpniti tuble is loaded with odds
mid ends , in all weuves which cobt us
up to b jo per yard ,
Now 46c.
On the right hand counter of our new
addition you will find aline of courts
which wo old up to S-1.-5 per yard.
All in one bic lot lor Monday ,
75c
Another lot of Short Dress Lengths ,
nmginir from 5 to ( > J yurds. They in-
cluae nbtno of our High Novelties in
Cropon , ( Jotole und Cords of till kinds.
All in ono big lot for Mouduy ,
88c.
Huvo you Buon the choice of Fine Nov
elties wo are offering in Crcpons. Ken
Travel's , Plis-se , &c. . till in lirht-eluss
hlyle , but we want the space und hence
life price. They e.-o $1.75 und S1.S3.
All ini one lot
at 9Sc.
Look ever our nemniints of Wool
Goods. There it. home bifj plunder
ainoiist them , und you mignt find just
vrhnt you wjint. _
Just rocouud iinothor hhipniont of
navy Storm berco 62 inches wide ut
BLACK DRESS GOODS.
Blii'-U Goods lire uUrnyb in style , but
Bomo : impswe find our-elvcM overlo.id-
oti ininino weaves , und in order to re
duce the block we put the price uwny
down. Here uro u. few pricon which
ojghl to interest you.
I'neHtleyV CIrepons. Princottu Cloth ,
Tumite. Cumel'b Hair Grenadine und
other weaves , whiun weie Sl.-ri und
61.50. Now at one price , 41 per yurd.
Bfdfo-d Cords , Ottomun Cloth , Alba-
IrosB , Rrilliun tines , &s. ; which we
told ut SJG , co ut file.
The fumoub bummer woijrht silk wurp
Honriettu which is excellent vulue for
5-1 . ' 15 , wo will Bell this week ut 7oc per
yurd.
All of Priestley "B Hiph Novelty
\Veii ve which were SI. 20 und s-l.o'J.we
will fail for one week ut 8Sc.
RUSSIA AND RUSSIAN
Trant Oarpcntsr Gives Hii Tirct Impres-
of the Muscovite Empire ,
A PRISONER IN THE LAND OF THE CZAR
Tlie Mncli Objurgated Pnssport ByBtom Has
Eome Advantages.
RUSSOPHOBIAN LITERATURE MAYBE HAD
Biglits to Be Seen on tbe Eailroad Throngb
Kortb finssia.
MOST UNIQUE CAPITAL IN THE WORLD
fcu I'otcrhburg ntid Ut. J'nliiiii'fc tVlniri
Uicrytlilne IK < > Scultt Stujieiiilniihly
Mugiilliroitt Itldini ; on thii JsurthUoi
J'riihjiilt A ( lowing I'lcturc.
PrTuiisnuiin , .luly 1. fSpoclul Corre-
i ) of TIIU Bci. . ] 1 am a prisoner iu
tbo laud of the czar. Isol in Jull but in
jiribon. nevertUeloBS , I have oue-sovoulh of
the whole world ab my jirisou yurd , and one-
tenth of ibo inhabitants a my coinpaniuub.
vury cmo of these one hundred odd millions
uf prisoners bus to gtv au account uf blrn-
hclf Every muu in Russia , whether born
there or u utrauper , mum have u passport ,
uud if bo pooi from ouo part ol Russia to tbo
other be cuuuot stay in < a town ever night
without showing bis passport. Ho cannot
leave tbe country uulebs bis passport has
lioeu vised by the uutborltics , uud tboir per
inlthlou mubl bo poitcn for hit aopurture.
AU tbls lookb very bard. It is in reality
very easy uud I find u bo fur
little trouble. The betel authorities attend
lo everything and a few cents of u fee 1s the
only cburco.
1 entered Russia from Germanv. The ride
from Bi-rllti to St. Petersburg takes thirty-
ill hours uud the first class furu is 15. 1
took u bleeuer uuu found tbo roaas good and
the accommodations fuir. There was noth
ing of ibo lluu woods , tbo sUvcr-platod vosti-
-bt'los uud gurgoouF fittings of our limited cx-
jiioks trump , but the cars were boxtiue affairs
tlivlaod uji iuto plgeou-bole compartments ,
entered from u narrow pubsugewuy that run
uloug tbr whole hide of tbo car , Each coui-
jiartiaent bud two upper uud Uvo lower
fcrtbs , aua the lower opposite mine wus oo-
cunled by u German colonel wbo snored in
four lunguupcs all night loup. The berths
uro ubout throe fuct wide and tue pillow I
hud wu a little rubber hue filled with air
from the garhc-tulnied Juugs PI tbe couduct-
or It hud u white plliovvcusr ou it , but Iu
tizo mcdo uiv tbiuk of tbo cowboy wbo upon
golug to hud for the tlrst night iti u webttrn
hotel took bis roililyer uud becau to lire ut
the electric button. Wheu the waller ap-
Iisurod ho painted to tbe pillow uud
told him to take the darned little
thing away , far ho wu afraid ii v , ould gel
Into his curt. Tbe klugle towel f uruUhtd
jar in the bos-shujiod wiuhicutu next uiuru-
SILK DEPT.
" \Vo wish to clean up nil odd long-Ins of
.Silks and in order to faeiliute the Halo
we will pluco them in three lots.
LOT 1 Comprises about lot ) lenmhR of
Silk running from 1 to1 yards , and
are worth up to SI per yard , all at one
price ,
39c Per Yard.
LOT 2 Comprises about 17 > remnants ;
of Silk running from 1 to 0 yard ? ! ,
which wore sold up to Sl.CO per yard ,
on Monday at
59c Per Yard.
LOT 3 Comprises a whole lot of differ
ent weaves , such as Chang-cables ,
Failles. Brocades , etc. , that are worth
up to 82.CO , your choice at
79c Per Yard.
Read this Reduction on
CoMas aid Parasols.
50 Black Serge Umbrellas at oOc ,
value SI.00.
75 Colored Parasols , value SI.25 to
2.00. reduced for this ule to Toe.
JoO Black Imported Gloria Silk Um
brellas , natural wood handles , our reg
ular SI.quality. . Mondii\ f " > u.
All our So 00 Fancy Parasols. S2 9i.
All our SS , S10 and S12 Purusols , Mon-
duy , S3.
All this season's style but we do not
want to carry a parasol over.
Wash Goods Dept.
SPECIAL POR MONDAY.
A full dress pattern of India Challis
for 4 ! > e ; worth il.OX
A full dress pattern of Mandarian
Cloth for "UK worth SI.50.
A full dreis pattern of French Sateen
for 1.60 ; worth Sli.OO.
A full dies pattern of French Batiste
for SI.HO : worth $4.00.
Inductions throughout this stock.
Our Scotch Ginjrhamb 23c. for 17jc.
Our Infill Organdies 15c , for lOo.
Millinery Dept.
* / &
Spsciul sale beginning Mondny of
Trimmed and Untrimmed Hats and
Bonnets.
All of our Trimmed Hats ana Bonnet *
placed in three lots :
Lot Ko. 1 , former price from SS toSIo ,
now Sj.
Lot Ko. 2 , former price from.ST to SO ,
now 81.75.
Lot ICo. ! ! , former price from S4 to SO ,
now i2.)0.
All of our Untntnraod Hats at less
than half their former price.
lug was no bigger thuti tlio pillow , and the
loaning glass wab of about the size of Scnb-
nor'B Magazine. 1 lucluly bad borne soap iu
rajbap or j wuuld have had to wusb witb-
out it , and thu sleepers hero provide no
brushes or combs of uuy kind. Tbo conduc
tor acts UP ibo poricr , aua your boots are not
blacked , though tbo man rxpcctb a foe , as
our porters do. Tbe conductor Ejioko Enp-
lisli , Frunch , Russian aua Gorman , and be
wab dressed in nmro style tbim one of our
urmj generals. Still bo accepted tbe quar
ter 1 cuve him witb moro tiows and thanks
than 1 have over cotton from a negro on a
Pullman , aua bo carnud my happugo into
tbe custom house \Virballlu , oa ibe Rus-
sluu f rontiur.
A Kiix.liiii Custom Ilnllhii.
If you are not a suspicious cbaractcr ana
if your passport is all right you will have no
trouble in colling into Russia Tkauks to a
note from tbe Russian minister at Bcrlia
my truiuis wore not opened at all , and rr.y
puhbpnrt wns tulion , carried uwoy , registered
and brought buck in liftenu minutes. I bua
to show it agalu bclore I could rot out of tbe
custom bouse , ana when I urrivotl bcre ibo
flrot thine I was asked for at tbe Hotel
d'Europo was my passport. If I
cbanpo my hotel iu St , Potersnurr It will
have to bo regislerod upain , aud
If I leave St. Petersburg tbe hotelkeeper
will usk mo where 1 am going uud tbo fuel
will bo aniiouncod lotbeuulhorities. Bv this
means the government knows Jubt wbero
every citizeu uud every traveler is at any
time , and if you wish to pet tbe address of
any one In St. Pctorsnurjj you can do it for a
HostDCC stump. All ttiat is nocetsurr is to
write ojt your inquiry ou a bluuu which the
police huvo lor tbe puruor.o and drop it in tbo
post. A Sow bciurb will briup an answer
piviup full iuloraiatiou concerning tbe
wbcreabouts of tbe man. la ttiis respect tbe
Dussportsystem hub its advantages. Such
myblcrious disappearances us occur bore are
not uutracuablu by tbo pjlleo , and tbe gov-
crnmoat is a prcul intelligence bureau , which
tbo people patronize qulle extensively.
'J'bo rule of dcmuiiGiup a passport from all
wbo come tuto tbo country i > Imperative ,
aud it oftou works great tiardsulpa. A poor
ola German v/ooiuu came up to mo In tbe
custom house ut tbe frontier uud asked mo
iu Gorniau it 1 could not help bor. Stio bud
come to Huhstu ull tbo way from Huinburg
a lull two duvs ridu by fust ex
press aud hud boupbt bor ticket to
Moscow , wtioro bor chilrtrun lived. Sbo bua
fulled to got u passport uud was bore wltb-
out money or friends. HUB bald tbat she wut
' "years old , uud bbe looked it. Tbe tour *
ran oinvn bor withered cbuons us sue told
bur story ; but 1 could do uoib.ti.p far her butte
to advise bor to toleprupb bor cbildrou to
come on uua help lior I um tola bore that
DUI few American * bave trouble at tuo cus
tom houbos iu Husilu , and botno arc tula to
have won gott&n through without passports.
Tbo oflloiulb. however , huvo li prettj pout )
list of suspicious uuuractnrh , uud it is fculd if
any one bun ever bud much to do wiiu Rus-
bluu mutters bis nuuie U ou tbo lUt. Such a
womau as Mrs ( Jreumcr , tbo Polish uihttui ,
voula not huvo huuc uttowud to coma into
KUKklu even if RUB hud huou beat by ( ho
order of tbo Reel Crous , us 1 bullovo kbo pro-
toiiQud , uud Gooriro ICeuuuu would hardly be
allowed to visit tbe country ,
Spuakiup of Mr. Ktiuuan , bis books are not
solrt iu Ruukla , and ut the custom tioute i.ll
trunk * arc exuualuud uua only curtain books
utti uhowod to come iu , Thu udiiiibsiou of
bboks U burner to uccomplUb tbun tue ad-
of autt , aud ull newspapers ure
Infants' ' and
Children's
WHITE
LONG Asi ) SHORT
DRESSES
AT
We have decided to reduce
our stock of Infants' and Chil
dren's White Dresses. The
line is a choice one , but too
large.
To-morrow will sell '
- we an }
dress in stock at just one-half
regular price.
$3.00 Dresses will be sold at
$1.50.
$3.25 Dresnes at $1.62 .
$3.50 Dresses at $1.75.
$4.50 Dresses at $2.25.
$9.00 Dresses at"$4.50.
$12.75 Dresses at $6.37 .
This offer will hold good for
one day only , -andr.as it is a
very unusual chance , every
mothsr should take advantage
of it.
civon up. Russian public opinion is care
fully wutcbcd and tbn mails ure examined ah
carefully us thr trutius All papers are
"
looked over , ana those on tile at"tbe betel
heru ure spotted with pruat black putcbes
wbcre the censors have blacked out some
puruprupbs tbedo not tbiuk tbe people
oupht 10 rejd. Anyone , bowovor , wbo can
tbuw tbat be is ull npbt cuu pet any unuk 01
pnpcr be wants by mukinp un application to
tbe police for it , and ut tbe bic Enplibb book
store here I was told they could pot mo Ken-
nun's books , tbo CoDtury Mnpiizino or uuy
other nnti-Rushtuu works 1 wanted if I cared
to order them.
Tlirnuch North IlimMu.
At tbe custom bouse 1 pot my first Russian
meal. Tbe soup was served in a bowl uno
tbure wns u prout lump of ice iu it , while
Home Hour cream was offered me In a prow
bowl to udd to tbo MIUP to pivo it u flavor. 1
tool : two hpuDiifuln uud tbea triad tbB .second
course. Tbls wus u cbickon of the size of u
pigeon , aud followinp this cauio a beefsteak
und potutoes A.11 of these were eooa , but I
could not make out wbut to do witb tbe little
preen cucumber which was laid boMdn my
pluic until J noticed by tioiphbara und fauad
tbut in Uu'Eiu every one cuts up and dresses
his owe cucumbers , aua tbut tbey are ulwcys
served witb tbe t-kio an uud preen.
Leaving tbo frontier of Gormanr you see
tbe moment rou cross the line that you ure
in a now country. You have loft a land of
s'.ouo You ure now iu u lana of wuod. lu-
btoud of htone cottupos , whitewashed und
roofed witb red tile , you have wooden bouse *
not unlike those of our western towns , und
bcru and there you fu'e lop cauins tbat would
not be out of pluccv on our frontier Tbo
northern part of Germanv is a pardon.
.Non.li Ruhniu is u Bwump. a tontst , u waste.
You nuo for miles throucb mae forests tbat
look like tboso of Minnesota or tiortbern Wis
consin , und you bave to look at ibe queer
costumes of tbo people before you can realize
you are in autocrutic Russiu nud in tbe wilds
of the czar Here , however , you make uo
mistakes Tbut loop-coaled puard at tbe Btu-
tloniib bis pants in bib boots , his sword at
bit. side and bis revolver in u luuiber cane ou
bib ripbt hip. is one of tbo fumous RUBEIUU
police , und tboso flat-faced , lilpb-cbuok
boned , roobeeltca peasants in cups uud
sheepskin coats are Rnsslnu peuHauts. At
every cross road .1 ou see a Russian pirl stunU-
Inpboldinp up u Hue as tbe train pocs by , and
queer cans und wuuons ultn preat yokes ris
inp hipb above tbo bfuus of tbe uorneu stutid
about ibe depots Tbo puRsoupurs of the
truins uro almost pure Russians , und 1 take
rnv koauk and photocr.ipti a fruwsy-beuded
bcppur , wbobo sharp , buntrry eyes look into
inlnu at be pusbes a book with u cross
puiut&d nu it utidet my noso. His lonp beard
is white , though hi. bulr is iron-pray ,
uud Lis powu U of rugs , held tozolhcr by the
dirt tbut covers tbein. He is a Pole , tboupb
be loukfc like u Russian , and ho belonpb to
tbut clans of people wbo have caused the
czar moro trouble thuu utl tbe rest of tils
rculm. Polund has been largely tbo heat of
nihilism iu Russia , uud some nf tbo worst
nibilists of today uru Polos. Tboy are bripbt ,
uulck aud erratic , und their history nas sowu
in tbum tbe seeds of revolution Coming
from Beiltn to St Potorsburp > ou first enter
Poland , or Polish Russia , tma all utpbtve
traveled throucb tins country which ibe
czar is izalnnp Russian as fust us be can. All
povernuicuiul uots concerning It now come
IromSt Potorsburc , uua the Polish luucuapu
lius buou wlpud out us fur us ibe court uru
concerned , und ull ufilciul correspondence ,
even with tbe most petty oOlcors , must bo in
Russian.
Till ) l.Ullll lit till' .If" ,
Polund itself is ubout us blc us tup state of
Now York und the jiurl I passed throucb wus
of uboul ibe sumo character us northern Mew
York about t'buuluuuua , lake , It is Ibo laud
of thu einlprutinc Russian Jew und the mowt
ul tboko puuper .lows who am now inicrutiuE
to America uro from I'olund. Tbey ure of a
lar lower class than uuy Jews wo huve over
had , uud tbey are uy no muuus popular
here. Of ull Poland IU per cent of tbo jicople
ure Jews , and you Und Jewish coloiua * Iu all
tbe large elites of Russia. Tboy generally
buvou ( juartor and u murUnt of timir tmn ,
aud the ; are sharper than thu Russian in
their detliiics uua take advantage of iih >
elmpllcity , hU extraVBEUUCU uiid hiv
LCONE
500 Blazer Suits will be placed on Special Sale Tomorrow , H Silk
Waist Goes With Every Suit , Pit and Quality Guaranteed ,
) SAUE 1
-OF-
LOT I. LOT 3.
At $10.00. At $13.50.
Including Indies' Silk Including Silk Waist to Match.
Waist. Here we have the Russian
Blouse or the Moujik Suit , made
These suits are made of all wool
of shower proof serge in navy blue
cheviot flannel colors ,
tan
or ; navy
trimmed with tinsel Hercules
and black. A 3o-inch Blazer , Bell . . .
braid. Regular value $20.00.
Skirt with Diamond Belt , including
inga Ladies' Silk Waist to match.
Monday Only $13.50. $
Regular value $15.00. ,
A Ladies' Silk Waist , as illus
Monday , Only $10. trated here , will be included wi b
every suit.
LOT 2. LOT 4 * .
At At $15.00.
Including Indies' Silk InclnfliDg Ladits' SilliVaist \ to Match.
Waist. These suits are made of Washington
Mill Shower Proof ,
Worth $6 , $7 or $3 the ington very best material made Serge , or
These suits are made of A. E. \ve can give you these suits made
Frost $1.50 .suitings , strictly all in Broadcloth or Heavy Novelty
wool , in tan and gray mixtures , Suiting. A 30-inch Blazer , 3
also navy , blue -and gray. Regu pockets , bell skirt with-diamond
lar value $18. oo. belt. Regular value $22.50.
Monday , Only $12.50 $ each. Monday , Only $15.
! p"-luclir way of life. Tbe result is that soon |
' after a Poiisb .lew settles in a Russian
town he bus morteoge ou half tbo propnrtv
belonpinp to it , and too simple peasants can
not understand tbat be pot this lecitirautflv.
Tbis is. 1 um told in a preat measure , tbo
cause of the unpotmluritj of tbo Jews in
Uusbiu aud the roaxnu lor their expulsion
from tbe country. Tuere IB a law in Russia ,
tbut a Jew , unless be be un artisan , moy be
rouirnea to tbe place where be was born iu
case bo bus removed from it uua become
obnoxious to any of Ibo people of his new
home. Our consul penoru. "ut St Peters-
burp tolls me tbo , lcwt. wbo have pone to
America bavo not he&a expelled from Russia
but huvo been ordered by tbe povernment ,
tiucl : to Poluud or to ibe otber Ru biau
placet , of tboir uutix'ity. Ameriou they look
upon us tbe land of gold for ull , uud instead
of pomp bad : from wbouco tbey cauio they
po on throucb cud Bull for tbe United
Slulcs. . The tzar is a pouuine Russian , with
a prout love for his own jKiople. und in tbib
wuy be protect * , them. As to tbe cruelties of
"
tbo"ofllciulb , there Is jrobabiy much ttiat Is
true iu tbe stories to tbat effect , for tbe Rus-
i.iut : is EiiU bulf barbarous , uud bis ideas of
puuihhuiuut uro more cruel tbun ours. I am
told tbat u great number of .lews ure propar-
inp to po to tbe Cuiiea Slates , und thut ut > -
plicatious for passports aud questions cou-
coruinc tbuir omiprutlou come to tbe ears of
our officials boio auily.
In 1'ctnri.liurc.
I wish I could uive voa a btornopticon view
of bt Potertburp. It it one of tbo cjuoerodt
one of ibo fastest , one of the purest , and by'
all odds tbo most uuujiiecamtulof tbr world
L.unc , as it does , on tue prout Gull of Ftn-
iHiid. u nvcr us wide us tbo MtsMHKippi at bt
Louis ruus throupn It. aud praat cauuls cut
it up ho that it loons Him u socoua Venice It
is a city of wide street * . , of bip throe , four
und five-story fiats , of vast palaces , many
of which cover .acre. * ; of a multitude
of porpeous churches , of great schools ,
of art patlerlos , . of factories uud the
thousand aud one other features which
mulio up the capital of tbo rroutust empire
on tbe plebe You have heard the storv of
ilh bulldinp I stood yesterday iu tbe Ion but
thut Peter tbe Great built on tbo ewamp
bore when ho decided that ho would uiuUo
this point nls capital. All tbls was a forcsl ,
u tuarbb and a wildcrijubs. Tbe Russia of
tbat duy , ub tbo Russia ; of tbls , was in tbe
interior , but Peter docibed ho wuutcd tobuve
bis capital wbere be could look out upon
Europe , aud be culled St. Petersburg bis
window , aud , like Aladdin , be mudo it rise
upon the mud iu almost > a nifthL Ho made
nvery noble iu tbe omnire build u house hero
Ero'-.v boat in the Baltic ana Russmn rivers
. hud to draw u load of ftono to tbo citv. und
I 4U.UOO men worked ycurin und year out till
tbo preut capilul rose , IFully a ponoratiou
after New Yorlt wa founded tuo wolves
howled in tbe wlldordesr ou tbo Bile of St
Polorsburp. now u city of clone uud brick
twenty-live miles in circumference floats
bore , ut it were , almost , upon the wutere aud
lU'J.UJO.OUl ) hoaos bnwdowu to this us tbo
neul of iboir ruler Kles by tbe millions
bavo been drlvco dorruto mane foundutiaus.
Tbe preul Neva is 'walled for miles with
pruulle docks untl ull tbe streets are paved
Our public hulldmp > at AVasblnplon are
luipt , but those cf' Rusuia cover fur
pruutor area Tbo onb' thmps tbut compurr
u lib theuj uro tbf mammoth structures of tbe
Cblcapo exposition , und us to tbo churcbot >
hero , oue of them , St. Ixuuc'u cuthedrut , ba
cost nrurly ti'0,00 )40y or us much us will be
the lotul outlay bt tbe exposition. There uro
other cburaueu nearly as i-xponblvc , uud tbo
wuule city hub been built without regard to
cost. It is ulmcist u Subbith duv's Journey
lopotbroupb BOUIO of those pelucoK. Tbo
Winter Puluue. cu tbe bunks of tbo Nova ,
would bpoil tbe area of a ten-acre tiola , und
itt. corridors if btratcbud out wuuld reu"h
miles. Tboro U u 'rudition tbut boinu of tbe
unused rooms were turned into a barayard
bv tbe sorvuiiu in yuurn pa.it , und tbut wheu
tbo paluoo or.ce purnod a con * wus buulod out
with the furuituro. It U the name with
private bousutT The jwoplo live in lltiu uud
those flats multe up iu area what thuy luclt iu
belphu It tulitk nearly ti Kjuure for tbe
ordinary houMt and tbe Hot l d'Euroix * .
\\horo I um Hopplup. has halls whlcb boera
to he u uiilo loup , aud J lose mykolt acuiu
aua u ut ( ) pojuc to mr room. The
| blocks are bip and tbure is a proat bazaar
bore xvhore bundroas of merchants bave
btores facing a vaulted arcade , \vbiub covers
u vast ureu , und wblcb is Ibronsed from
niorninp till midnight with thousands of
bhoppurs.
Thi ! NovHkiil uud Its lldrt.cs.
Tte finest street of St. Poters-nurp is the
Kpx'bUoi Prospekt. which ruu from tbe river
ut tbo Nnvy depurtmont or Aanuraltv build-
inps buck tbroiis-b tbo city. Tbe biroot is
over three miles loup in a straight line , nud
it 2. walled with mapuilieout htures It IB
puvc'd wnb cobblestones , HUTB uud wooden
blocks. Tue pavements or Mdoivalks are of
flapstones. Tbe center of the btreot , wbere
the double dockern of btreot cars po , are of
cobblcblones , uud on either bide of tbls is u
wiae strip of woaa for dnvinp. Tbe wooden
pavement is mude of ocUcoual uloekb of
pine uboul bix incbes Ihirjl : und five incbo
in diuniotei sol flat ou u base of plan us ,
which rebt oc prout lops sunken into tbo
street. These blocks are cemoutod topetbor
witb pitch and they mulir u dnvewuv t-quul
ulmost to a dirt roud. Tbo sama character
of puvetiidut exists in all the chief Btreots of
tbe city , nud the Eiphts of those thorough
fares are such us vou will sue nowboro else
in tbe world. I have been iu all of tbo prcat
capitals cf tbo world from Puns to Pckm ,
una 1 bavo nowboro been such baraeb aud
such driving us in St Peter.burp. Every
other man owus a fust learn and all drive ub
tbouph the devil was after them. A great
many of tbo uor es are of the Ur-
luff brood , hip. tall. well-made
biurks , all of whom ure hipb step
pers. Tboy bavo u touch of Arabian blood
in thorn and they ure trained so tbat they
slop in tlm an a po vorj fast. Th uvorupo
speed of tuese carrlupe horses on the btreot
cannot bo less tbau four minutes to tbo mile ,
uud even the droMties or cabs of the cities
race uloup ut u brcukuouk juice. I huvo been
in St Potcrsburp over a weeK und J bavo
not secu a horse walk vet , uua cine of tbe ei-
citiup incidents uf life hero is tuo nurrow
escapes which you seem to bo constuiilly
niuklup whenever you po out lo drive. You
are alwuyb wouaorhtp how your driver failed
to tear of ) tue wheels of the muii you Juia-
passed , or bnw you escaped being killed by
the fust trotters which just wbizzud by you.
Tim lluclth cil I'ltttirhhurc.
Tbo droRkies are amonp the most comfort
able net 1 huvo ever ridden in. If you could
put a Japanese Jinr.ubhu ou four v/liucis , put
u soul iu from of it and harnens a borse lu-
bteud of u man 10 it you would nave srnm'-
Ibinp ilko u St. Petersburg droskv. Or if
you would cut dnvvu a Victoria to bulf size ,
muke tbe xvbeoU no blpper thuu those
of u baby curriupu una put tbe bed
of tuo rip about u foot from tbo ground
you would huve tbe body of tbe best sort of
dro.ky. If you wish tbe poorer cluss you
must tuto off tbe back uud you bavo u fnr
bumple of Ibe 3,01)0 ) cabs wbicb fly day and
niplil uloup thoiio Rusbiau Etreols. 'J'he
droslry horses are quiui us curious us tbo
vehicles tbey pull uud tboir driven , uro
equally ( .trance. Tbe bones deem to bo
harneHbiid wi'h thongs , and you could cut
the wbolo outfit out of u pair of Russian
topuaotH There are no tugs und no crup
pers , uud thu droBkv sbafU are tied to uyoke
which goes around the home' * nockand over
which bluuds a prcul wooden bow , two feet
high , to which tbe bridle is fastened , relulup
tbe horbu well up Tbe bhaftb uvo fubtoued
dlruutlr to tbo axles of tbo front wheels' and
Ibo driver hue woven reins. The drivers ure
iuvariutilv Russluutt. und they speak no Eng
lish. Tboy drcsi In loup uluo Muibor Hub
burd couls , which ranch to tlieir lent uii'l
which uru halted hi ul tbe waist with bright
bolts Tbey wear bluck but * , wblch look
like ihvoried bplttoniib , and they all pint
themselves to muke them look fat. Tboy arc
UK coodnuiurtid Jubus us you will llua uny-
where , uud vou run biro tbo bvbl of them for
about 'iU ceiile uti hour
FIAT. G
In his delirium tbo otbur day poor Cyrus
l-'ieid demouEtratod bow
pulgnautiy com
pletely tuo memory of ono of muu't , gruutebt
feats jioiisesbBd him. "PucK my grip , " be
cnud ucain undliguin "J must gut to Vui-
entlu Buy beforu tbe hteutnor luudb tbe
cable I'm sure tbut an error has budti made ,
uud I wuut to boi U right. "
2LIE UJTIXG HUE.
Alfred Cnlc In Portland 7rniirrijt-
ClleU. L-llpli. ellec1 pees tbe niowliis inacliluo ,
With ttb Bluuuih of Iron uiidfulebions keen.
As i > \ or tbr plain It speeds ,
Lli.i > n proud triuinpliul ear ,
Like u ehurmt ofviti. .
AVitb fouiiihi ! ; . piintluj Hteeds.
Tbi ) fidUl nltb u thrill of four Ih Htirrcd ,
Tbe Hturtli-cl luibulluk bus Imurd
The uiiruiiu. und pocb In ( jne t
Of Ins iiiiin- ; together tlicy Uy ,
JVOH uirL-llns low , now high.
Above tnelr ru.sb-blddon ne.t.
Hut the Iron oppressor worn lh w rou'lit
With it bwin earuiu tliul hjiurelli naught.
And tlie tall triiiHs. piirplu-frownud.
With tbe llowiTb In lrii r.iul bloom
( in duuu Iu common diiiini ,
And lie withered on the ground.
Thus tbo hoib : uf lull tboir tusks fulfill.
liUbUtuud l > y inan'H Inventive Hklll :
lint u Niilrlt ot swri'tni'ss bath llnwn.
Tbut huuiiUid tbo Kiiu-n blsbwnyb
Or thu old-time buying tluyh.
r.ro the Iruu-wrouRbt mower was kuowu.
Whou tbe suiniiiordays with SOURS wore b itbu.
Aud tlie Bturdy mower wlitit litb Hcythe ,
And tbo best muii , never lotli.
l.tid the biiyins crew with pride
Tliroiipli tin1 fit-Id's bwout-bjuuiod tide.
Turning the double bw utb.
C'lom-fo'invMid ' l > y bnvb. bare-foot uud brown ,
.luyoiihly tproiidlnK the wlnrowh down.
Thus the toiler ftuin curly mum
Cheerily h'llttd eueli hour.
TJver vutubful fur Hl.'ii o' Hbowiir ,
Till the souucl uf the dinner born.
Then tbt < lioho'lnk might Niifuly rest ;
1'or u hhluld uf r.mn to iiiuix ! ! iit'Et
Uy tliu in iw T wiis kiudlv hp ruU ,
An'l lie htayej blh brawny arm ,
Lesl some nehtllng HuDui biirm.
Tut tliey ull bib f rlunUbhlps bhuro3.
We will liouoi witb sun ? our inoflern ways ,
Hut u dourer , temlorcr htrutu of praise
Is ui-luiiKl Iu memory'h ehime
or tut' duyt , ho plud uud long ,
When tbe hope * of youth ncro strong ,
Iu tue nwuttt o.d buy in : t.mo
COXA VJltAl.l'JlU'i.
It 1s said that ouo in ovcry ten of the
wortcing women sunpart tbuir bubbaudb.
It IB ullopotbor UBCle s lo try lo talk pull-
tics lo tbo mau wbo was married only a week
ago.
ago."Tho
"Tho bnde'B fatbur pave her away , did bo
uolf" " .store thuu tbut. Ho tbrow in f 15'J- '
003 to hoot. "
Short wedding tours are the fashion now
as tbey have ulwavb been with tuo people
wbo cuu't u flora1 long oues.
When tbe octogcnunau falls In love it is
utwayfc easy for him lo devise plenty of ruu-
faont why u young girl of twenty should wuui
to marry htm.
A Baltimore nunbelorcafuses to marry no-
cuuse be "cuiiblders young murnoa women
the moHt ill-bebuvod croutures in exibtouee. "
Who guvc tbe bi-cret uwaj <
Torwllliger-MtHB Pluyuo doonn't like you ,
old follow She buye you're u conceited pop-
lujay. .lurolomou Tuo ruuioii Miss Pluynu
donsu'l like me U becuusu I uin not a jioppiu'
Joy.
VVbot ou earth got into tbe orpanUt al
Ethul'is woadinpf He pluyua ufuuerul march
UK the bride uud crooai waUios dovvu tbe
aisle " "Ho wan oue of Klbel'b 1UI of re
jected. "
MM. Bingloy How is your anujrbtor pot-
tlup ulong witb her now music toucher )
Mrh. Pinkorly Splendidly. She bus only
known htm throe ivoekv uuu uo bus ulreudy
propoHoa three times.
It was rather bard on the autorprlHlup
Atnericuu who muirlod tbirluou tlmub in
ZucutocuH , Mox. , to have tbe governor spring
an old luw on him which forbids uuy mau lo
aurry more thuu uiiio timus.
Tbe fuct tbut "of the IUifa.000 divorces
crauted in tbe United States during the last
twenty your * U Hi , UK ( ) wore pruutod ut tbe ro-
Quekt of wiveb " prove.couulUBiviily that u
mau U much more ojiuu to oouviotiou thuu u
woman ,
After a man hue boon au usher at a wed
thirty or jorty upus U elvo h.in u
bohd pain \vhon ono of bis friends comes up
to b'tn uud Buys , "Well ola man , this ought ,
to convince you tbat it's about time for you
lo do Bomulbing of this Uiud yourself
The marriage of Heloue Boulangor second
daughter of "lo uruv general. ' to M Paul
Aupuur de Sacby , wus celebrated in tbe most ,
quiet munucr ut the catuoaral of VersullioR ,
iu contrast to tbo wuddmp of her youugur
blbler. who married M. Dnuut In IBBh.
O.ie of tbo prottr autumn weddings will
be that of Miss Coustuuce Spencer of Now
York uud Mr. Maurice Hcckbhor of Phila-
dolphm Tbe fiaucoo. wbo ib u very pretty
gii'l , bus Jived ut Orange with her parcels
until botiieivhal recently , whuu tbey moved
tate the city.
An international wooding on the ttpls is
tbut of Miss Minnie Bnulund of Brooklyn
uud Count do Tollm of Austria As a mat
ter of course. MUs Brixluud has au immeuno
fortune , having recently Inherited us much
as $ -.0'Jii ( ) ! ) from ber grandfather , who wo *
ouo ol the wealthy California wine mer
chants. This tuot.ey cumc to her on her -iBt
birtbduy. having bcoupreviously in charge
ol Mr. .1. ,1. Camp of California. An unus
ual luuture of the Hanoi . Couut do Tallin , IB
tbat be hat u larpo fortune , his wealth
being estimated al BOUIO $7OUOUOO.
A notable intornatloual wedding was tbat
of Miss Bess.n French of Now York aua
Colonel Eutou of tbo Grenadier guards ,
which took pluco Iu London Thursday Tbo
three American girls wbo wore tbo brides
maids - Miss Piucbot , MIHS Flora Davit aud
Miss Fuciiie Tailor received u preat deal ol
atloulioa from tbo British army man at ibo
wedding. 'J bo undo IB tall uud bus u fine
tlpura and dazzhup pink uud white com
plexion Shu looked quite gorgOuua In ber
weadiui ; uppurol , which was tploiidld us pos-
hible Tuo white satiu pown bud & court ,
trulu of preat length , which wan horderud
with embroidery and banded with ostrich
tips The front was covered wiiu u mast of
cobwebby point luce. Tbe rufllincn of it on
thi rorau.ro wore secured with largo dlu-
moun Eprayn , homo of verv unique design.
The palm lace veil wu > beid with u tmru of
dmmouds arrangaa iu tbe rlbboa fuuhlon in
rogulbr Buccesblve rows.
LAltOlt AX1 > IKItVKTJir.
Uncle Sam has ! IUUUJU commercial drura-
merb.
iu Great Britain 0,000 women work arauhil
minus.
Tboro moro women bookkoopars than moa
iu Franco.
A Chicago factory manufacture bee for
the dead.
There has boon no cnango In blacksmith' *
tools lor ! ll)0 jeuri.
Mexican brlckluyort lur HOU bricks in 11
hours ; American , " , ! > ut > iu utue bourn
In 1HSU tbo prouuct of tbe fualunes of tbe
tt.irtoen soutboru ututeH wan valued at ttil -
! U-1,714. xn IfctUl it wan fjOUlU24fiOU. !
If ull tbo loaomotivos in the UnitoJ State *
wore coupled together tbey would make it
train of tujid Irou uua Heel over UOU mile *
lone.
lone.Tbo
Tbo largest grain elevator in tbo world
was built ut Miuuoupolit .luuullua tn IbiC.
Tbe main building is JKIG fott loug.UJ leet
WHIO and l".rj high Its Hlnriug capacity i *
! iOUOUUJ bUbbuU of gtuili.
Tue chluf of tbe [ bureau of statistics h
made a report ubowitip thut tbo ex per IB from
Ibo Unileu Stutus Jor the 12 mouth * endoa
March 'ii amounted lo nOUti'J ,5U5 , uc
upumsl JtiTilUs ( , i'i ( iu tbo previous yonr.
The imporu wore valued ut fAT , Oti , ! Mi , u
against ttllI.ritHirjlW ! hi tbo pruvioun your.
Tb ' No\v f > b-hour luv wont into opcrutloa
iu MussuciiUKOtU u few days aci > at U lu-
tuiidod to limit tbo tbe huurn of work for
women und children iu f&oioricrs to Sb bour
par wonL Tbe luw u likely to lead to coin-
plioutloim , us employers who bavo boon gut *
tine OU hours' labor pur wuek uiuy lnii t
upou reducing wugos proportionately to lb
roUuotton of time unforced by lh slntute.
Tbo outcome will lie regurded with interim ,
bucuuko of tbe bearluc it will hire upou tU |
eight hour question.