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Tin ? OMAHA DAILY KEK : SUNUAY , JULY 80 , 1HH8-S1XTKHN TAGKS , SAUNTERING ON TO KESTOK A Target for Empty Hampers and Whips from "Gentlemen" In Gay Ooacbu , HOME OF SHELLEY AND HIS BONNY BRIDE The Town filled with Attnidmitu im the Annunl Itnllcliiiift Convention Allowed to Hlorp In thn llngn Tent StiKljr ol Ilio "Kcuwluk Movnmtnt. " lCopri | < jhf.l , J KESWICK , KIII ? . , .July 15. ( Correspondence of THE UEE. ] My first night's experience In this nnclent Cumbrian capital of tlio English laka district was so peculiar n ono that In my pllicririiinps In IJrltnln I urn often dr.uvn back hure nt this pleasant season of the year for nn umlcflnnbto sort of contempla tion nml rest. 1 lintl como over the moun tains on foot from vagrant loitcrlng.4 nmoiiK the peasantry of Mttt-nlalc , Wnstdnlo , Wntciuiliith and liorrmvdule , and slrlUltif ? Into the old conch road from Wlndermero bad lingered n bit in the mystic vale of St. John. Hcsumlni. ' my way along the coach road leading over bold Cnstlo Jllgg Into Kcswick , being dusty nml travcl-stnlncd , and doubt less regarded ns a tramp by the hundreds of tourists passing In their gay conches , traps , gigs nml wagonettes , I saw American manners abroad Illustrated by a mllltonalro American tourist , whom 1 recognized , toss ing the remains of a lunch hamper upon my head and shoulders , nt which exploit his diamond-spangled D rood laughed merrily and long ; Kngllsh manners exemplified by ovcral "gentlemen whips" attempting to jut my fchouldcrs "or face as they dashed past ; and Scotch and Irish manners shown by a delicious old Scotchman and an equally delicious young Dublin barrister men of account In their separate places , In their vacation-time really seeing the lake country on their own legs Jogging along toward Grnsmcro together , contending with amiable ferocity ns to- which race had priority In Britain , and both , as they met mo , ns valiantly mslttlngon helm ; the first to accost mo ami offer mo roadside consolation from their respective llaslts. i _ i I.noklnc Smitliwitril from Cnatlo HI KIT. With thcso and llku engaging diversions 1 trudged cheerily to the north up Castle Uipg. Reaching its top I turned for a farewell look towards the glorious southern scenes of the lake region. On the ono hand were the seem ingly endless fells , odorous with the now- blooming heath , and hero and there masses of blue from the banks of violets , a gentle breeze stirring the sea-like expanse of color ns if with riotous motion and delight. On the other , as If some misty cauldron fash ioned out a nether earth , the purple s napes and shadows of St. John's vale ; and above it below , within and above the clouds , mon arch Ileivellyn forest-hung at Its base ; cleft and scarred above ; still higher , striped with far-descending torrents like mighty plumes of white ; mid its lofty , broken sum mit nml famous "Stridlng-Kdge" showing thousands of blackened , almost vertical fur rows in the eternal stone of Its peaks anil ridges. To HID North the tllnrlmm Vnlo o If hero was one of those ravishing scenes which can never bu effaced from the mem ory , but n few steps over the mountain top furnished another of equal beauty and itn- presslvcncss. It was perhaps an hour be fore sunset , and the glorious vale of Kes- wick or Derwcntwater , a thousand feet be low , cnmo full and fair in view. Keswlck cray and snug was half hidden within its Tjosom. To the right Saddleback and Soutor Foil lay in lofty billowy moors against thu horizon , and the silvery threads of Greta river wound In and out of the lush meadows below. To the left and the west gleamed the upper reaches of DorwcnUvatcr with the heights of Causny pike and Grassmoor beyond , peaks of saffron and purple In the Klant rays of the sinking sun. Beyond the tower of old Cro.ssthwalto church , wheio Southcy lies burled , shone the blue bed of Dasscnthwatto water. And beyond the whole lovely vale , where the , farms were spread in checkered spbitches of color be tween sinuous threads of hedge and wall , lofty Skiddaw stood monarch suollino of the Cumbrian north. On my loitering way down Into the town I came to a quaint , little crooked-roof house , trim and neat and tidy ns a chipper old woman at a pleasant fair. "Chestnut Hill" was the Inscription upon the stone gate post. A hugo sycamore stood sentry beside the cottage. An old nerving man was cropping the hcdgo by the gate. \VlieroSlidluyllrciiiRlit Illn Schoolgirl llrido I stood and looked at the place for a little time , for it seemed to mo the house must have a history. The old man , observing my own observance , paused in his toil , drew his horny lingers slowly along the hedge shears , nml said with an air of proprietary superior ity : "An1 ye ma' wool luuk aglu an' agin , ncc- bor. " I looked and looked airuln as bidden , but so inquiringly that the old man , resuming Ills hedge-clipping anil clearing his throat ns if for portentous announcement , con descended to explain : - ' "Twos In thisverra hoes malster Shelley li'd wi' t' babboy wife , Inlng syne. Tb'a pleed ( played ) mi1 pleed. in' nivnr wark'd , till t1 laird drcav'n oot. T1 bctililsh ( bookish ) folk oalas ( alwayslm' ) newt but pleo o'maun- der'n ' n'ycwlincnt ( sorrow. ) Thu bo nowto 'at dowel" ( Fit for nothing. ) 1 thanked him for the bitter reminder of a great truth , which carried the sad memory with it that this was Indeed the veritable cottage where Kbolloy brought his school girl bride , and wheru they chased each other like hnpny children about Itsllower beds and little lawn , until the stern Cumbrian land lord chased them botii away for luck of rent , and with this plaintive romance still in mind turned up past Groin bridno into the quiet though crowded streets of Keswick. Trim ftnnll I.oilKixl In the Old Town. Tlio old Columbian capltalclustcrs closely on cither side of ono long street which turns abruptly at its editor , and at some distance from this begins to straggle away north ward , countrywanl. to lonely and ancient Crobsthwaito church. Facing this street , or Just removed within curious and often winsome courts and closes , are centuries-old shops , homes and inns , The shops are just ns they stood almost so long ago as when this region was Kittle Urltlan , and hundreds of imck horses passed and ropaescd daily with their rude mountain traftlo. The homes are almost at they were in the Sixteenth and seventeenth centuries , with tholr solid old doors , tiny windows , protruding upper stories , pioturesquo gables , trim dormers ami curious blind worked oak , Iron and brass. And the Inns arc Just ns they were when they lodged the true genii of the lake district. Gray , Scott and Wordsworth , Colo- ridge , DeQuincuy and Shclloy , Southey , "Christopher North" and Ituskln , Fitzgerald , Tennyson and lr , Arnold , Harriet Mur- tlncaii , Charlotte Hrontu and Mrs. Homaiis , nml hosts of others whoso aftertouch of brush or pen bus given all this lovely region iti most tender and Imperishable charm , All this ono may largely know before com ing , but only truly know and feel when hero ; and that soft and gentle Intluenco pervading nil the fine ola place , which Is largely of a later and different growth than out of the upell put on the town by the immortals , is something ono can alone comprehend when sharing hero its sunny actuality. JMndtTll I'lmlilnniiieioii Old llllliltatloni. Huddled closely ns is the ancient town along Its single business thoroughfare of blioiis and inns , tliero i a line , brave face of modern fashioning oven upon these oldest habitations ; a fucu of sunny welcome , ono might say , brightened In countless ways by the pretty things and showings of modern luxury and use. The shadowy old shops are cheery from tholr neat array of Ixnulon wares. Tlio Inns and homes are prim and smart with Hashing brarscs , rich curtaining and shining varnish and paint. From street end to end the long erookea thoroughfare la lovely In Its groupings of color in luscious vegetables , fruits ami liuwcrs.Vlillo lead' ' ing out from this thu lanes , courts ami broader streets of later days give charming vistas as ono may llml : modern homes of opulence , villas large and ample , old hubl tu lions transformed to now , ami all set about in ucU wealth of hedge , true uuu Honor , n to tell a cheery , pleasant story of Kcswick folk and town. Inn * Alrcniljr I'lllrd with TonrlnU. All these are things the traveled traveler Instinctively place * by contrast at a glance ; but as I wandered up and down the line old street , seeking in vain for a place to lay my ncnd during the night , and at each Inn or house of entertainment being met by the snmo commlRcratlngly expressed words of "Full o' tourists,1' or "very last plnco taken by'Ken'lck movement' folkl" I could not then quitn understand the significance ot the "Kos'lck movement , " or account fern kindliness of speech , gentleness of manner mid tender hush that seemed to pervade all Kctwlck town , though every street was lilted with people. Indeed , in the half-shad owy , salTrony light which cnmo with the uloso of day , there was such softness of footfall and such modulation of activities and speech ns seemed to give the ellcct of throngs moving in a dream. The gay coachloads announcing by shrill l > uglo notes and resounding horn their re turn from a day's online in the mountains checked their voclferousncss ns thn town- 2dgo was reached , and crept quietly to the booking stations and Inn ynrds. The cyclists , shooting from the heights on spheres of Hash and speed , dismounted and walked to their lodgings beside their gleaming wheels. UnVcl on.-Hri-ct 1'ienclicrii mid .SiilvHtlonUU. The street preachers , those windy relig ious blackguards of summer evenings in nil English towns , held the crowds around them In respectable-und subdued discourse ; and even those pansy-hooded wenches of the Salvation army , who nro gathering up the pennies of thu poor in ICnglnnd nt the rate of nearly n half million pounds a year , sounded their loud timbrels in consonance- with thu pervading benignant spell , and salniimed , pirouetted and ricocheted as though somewhat graceful in grace. If it could bo properly said of ten thousand folk of all degree , to the stranger Keswlck town seemed in a dreamful sort of purring ccstncy from bestowed , rather than anticipated , material and spiritual content. I noticed too , ns the evening advanced , that at least half the folk upon the streets held in their hands folded slips of paper , largo folios like programs , or tiny bound copies of the gospels , their pages Inter spersed with pressed mountain leaves and flowers or with ribbons , each apparently at the place of some timely text. Most of these folk gradually changed the course of their various promenades to a common direction. After a tlme partly from vagrant impulse , something from curious interest , largely because-1 knew not where else to go , and no little from these emotions which are always active in the wanderer's breast from something like n homesick fervor for liuman companionship , even if every face and form you look upon have alien ties , I followed the crowds through a few squares of the compact old town. A IIUKO Tent rilled with Wornlilporn. .lust at its southern edge , where the green sward dipped prettily to the water way of the romantic Greta stream , I at last came with the latest coiners to a hugo tent filled with perhaps 5,000 worshipers , then engaged in prayer. I crept into the place , secured an unoccupied settle along the tent edge some distance from the door ana strove with a Itecnly awakened interest to comprehend the exact significance of so great a religious gathering in so remote a par.t of England , ind.with something like critical curiosltyto ludgo if I might discern the real spirit of an isscmblage , composed , as could bo instantly discovered , of representatives of widely di vergent faiths and creeds. Straight opposite the entrance wjis a broad , raised ulatform. Its central portion was reserved for leaders and speakers , and n large wing at cither side was filled with members of the choir. There was naught else between the benches , ranged arcna-liko around the front and ends , with their occu pants , and the canvas roof above. I'lain to severity was the place of this great convo cation. The services , purely of prayer and [ iraiso in song , seemed equally free irom the many common .artifices for exciting ex traneous Interest. Nor was there in the entire evening service a single ebullition of those physical phenomena which often at tend certain conditions of "religious" ex citement. I'raycr In Solicited Tones. I ripvcr elsewhere heard prayer in so softened tones. One might almost liken it tea a barely audible aspiration of spiritual longIng - Ing for larger peace through faith , rather than as in many similar gatherings , a start ling verbal argument with the Almighty for failureIn granting greater lung power. The hymns were from a collection called "Hymns of Consecration and Faith. " They spoke tenderly and devotedly these two essentials to the perfect Christian llfe.nnd these alone. It was as though an unbroken and unutter able peace possessed every ono of these 5,000 souls. From opening invocation to closing word of blessing , tliero was but ono exalted , peaceful strain sweetly thrilling through every human tone "I am thlno and thou art minel" And then they went away with calm or glowing faces into thu balmy sum mer night. As the tent was being closed , not having place to lay my head that niebt , I still sat at the tent-edge on the old settle. Unnecessary Compassion Tor the Traveler. A half-dozen men and women came to me. I attempted to explain that I could not se cure lodging in Kcswick , though quito able to pay my reckoning. They woulu not hoar mo out. Their hearts were attuned to the spirit of the place and thu words of the serv ice they hud uttered. They saw me , travel- stained mid houseless , only with eyes of compassion ami help. Two gave me a six pence each , another a shilling , another a thri'ponny bit , with words of material and spiritual consolation for the night , the mor row , and eternity. Even the old caretaker , having seen these good souls out and extin guished the last lamp , stumbled buck 16 me with an ancient lantern in his hnml and let oven his feeble light so shine that he found n hugo copper penny which ho pressed into my hand with the kindly admonition : 'Hide 'ero t1 moarn , n' I'll let tha oot for n beet ( bite ) t' my ain table. Ma' ta' Laird bu wl" " thu ewer ncet an' oalas ( always ) 1" I sank into n dreamless slumber , and was awakened hotlines by thu old caretaker. True lo his .word ho took mo to his cottage for breakfast , where with explanations 1 left the coin so kindly forced upon inu the previous night ; and , having had the honor ol bolnir tlio only person ever exclusively en tertained over night by the Kuswick con- volition , after 1 had got well settled at n comfortable inn , where departing tourist , ' gave mo plnco , I leisurely enjoyed old ICes wick town and its romantic surroundings nml a cursory study of the "Kcswick move ment. " \Vlnit the "Koswlrk" .Movement In. These now noted Kcswick conventions atv simply great gatherings of ICngiish , Scotcli and Irish clergymen and other Christian workers of all orthodox faiths. They arc the outgrowth of meetings many years age In thu north and west of England of loea ! bodies of the Inlt-rnallonnl Evangelical at llanco , and their inllucnco upon the spirit im lives of individual clergymen , particular ! ) the into Canon T , I ) , Uarford-Huttorsby , Incumbent of St , John's church , Koswlck , who , perhaps also aided by the gentle spell of the lake district genii , gradually departed parted from trnctarian principles to the Evangelical school. Ilia lifoand work were these of a grand , sweet and indeed holj man , sorrowing for the motes and bounds ol creeds separating these working for the sal vation of men. mid fervidly striving fet complete Christian unity in essentials through realization of an exalted faith. In September , 1S74 , was held the Oxford convention on similar lines. It created ai epoch in thu lives of many hundred believing Christians , and set on foot a movement ol great ami increasing po.ver for the promo lion of holiness , Canon Uallorsby attendee this , It removed bis last doubt. Ho "en torcd Into the rest of faith , " ho wrote , ai tins convention , In June of the next yoai the "Kcswick movement , " which had now practically become the IJattcrsby movomcui within the church of England , culminated ii the first of tho'Kvswick conventions. Thoj have been held etcry year since , during tin last week in July ; ami on the ! SM of July lhSi ; , their founder died hero at Kcswick with thousands of these convention foil about him as his gentle spirit was "lost li the unutterable glow" und "faded bofon faith's vision noiselessly , " A "Uotltni : " nitth Ihu Aspiration ol All Thcso meetings continue for a week They inuy bo said to differ from the Ami-rl can chuuiauqtm gatherings in the particular of possessing no secularly educative o diverting features ana in the solo usplratlo by attendants of a "resting" ruthor than nicro "sucking" faith , Indeed the former 1 the keynote of every phuso of effort hen Five- dally services uro held. All tlios \\lio gather at Keswlck can be see : but * tow Uuy before i the remotest places of Urltaln ovo" ? worked town clergy ; lonely country parsom , devout women from merciful Holds of labor , gray-hnlred veterans In church and mission ary work and young men and women lust entering that battle which has no end. The Cross is the ono center of nil teaching. Ac cording to the manifold Individuality of nil who como , who nro teachers elsewhere and learners hote , every phase of the jiosslblll- ties of the life of faith Is presented , and above all else they arc all united In the one common desire for the attainment of a "rest ing" faith through personal holiness. "Host- ing" Indeed Is your faith and mine in thn de votion of men to their sacred and often thankless calling from calm and solemn scenes like these. Out of tha tender heart of this lake district land of Wordsworth , Coleridge and Southey have Issued countless streams of purest overliving thought and Imagery , reaching with their beneficent In fluence to uttermost lands ; and how fitting that In these later days from almost the selfsame source should flow ns strong nml pure these kindred streams of everlasting lovenc.l Joy through fnlth. EDCIAU it. WAKF.MAX , THE l-'lltsr TIM I ! I KlXXHIt S.I III' , initcnii'in ( n The first , time. I kissed Sary well , It sort o' seems to me As If t inn. happy Incident took place Just yes- turdny ; An' though 't. was fifty years ago , to this day I ken sbet My eyes an'think about It nn' f.ilrly taste It vet. I'd been her stlddy company for purty nigh a year. I'd taken her to spellln'schools nn' doln's fur an' neiir iiutslu ! well , many fellers would V&nltl sbo wu * contrary , An' I half thought KO , too , until the first time I kissed t-ary. Lord knows how many girls I'd kissed ; an' It was Ideu my 4 when llrst wo met IM kiss her , too , but she mild "noslrreel" I'd never dreamud of such an Indupondont miss before , An though she always had her way I loved bur more an' more. Hut Itiinlly , onu Sunday night , somewhere- along In June , As wu was walkln' homo from church and lookln' at the moon , Its light u-ruhlln' on her lips ns red as any cherry , I asked her If she'd ' ' wed an' then's the first time 1 kissed Sary , How yours go skurryln' around I an' yet some how to me It soon UN though our love's ns young as what It used to bu. I'ursbe. an' mo have steadfast been through Mliihlilnu nn' through clouds , Herlninds bavu fiishloned baliy clothes , an' \\uddln' gowns an' shrouds. But paths have all been pleasant In each' other's sunny smile , Some dewy How or gladdens us on every dusty mile : An' of the many varied days 1 wouldn't alter nary A one that Oed has sent us slnco the llrst time 1 kissed Sary. Mental exhaustion and brain fatigue Promptly cured by Hromo-Seltzer. 'THIS iroitLit's VOX < IHK > > S or AUTIIOKS. A Xotnhlo ( iitlirrlnc or l-'iimoux .Men anil \Voinun of l.uttcrH. It Is safe to say that no recent event has excited more widespread interest among lit- eraiy people of both sexes and all nationali ties than the congress of authors held at Chicago this month unaer the auspices of the World's Fair auxiliary , an organization having chargejof the scvcraliscries of great world's congresses and so ably presided over by Hon. Charles C. lioiiney , whoso cxojutlvo ability and wlioso breadth of culture have now become apparent to the leaders of thought , knowledge and progress in all parts of the world. The congress of authors , eras as it is officially described , the congress of the department of literature , included the general subjects of llbr.iries , history , philol ogy , authors , folk lore and last , but far from least/ the important subject of copyright , which has hitherto been an international Done of contention. Never before has any nation been able to gather together such a representative body of people of IcUcrs.sueh an amalgamation of the brainiest writers of the present day , men and women whose names as writers are verily household words everywhere ; and America canjproudly say without any tinge of boasting that to her and her alone belongs the credit of being able to carry out so succesf'ully such a notable event as thu re cent literary congress an event which must certainly tend to bring her Into closer touch with the nations of the old world , and show to the people of those old world nations * that America , although comparatively young.can and docs produce men and women "des belles lettrcs" wlioso works will com pare with if not surpass any produced by them at present or in the ages gone by. Monday oveninc , July 10 , the congress was formally opened by a general reception , ac which some notable speeches of welcome and responses were inndu by Charles Dudley Warner , Ulchard Watson Gilder , George W. Cable , Walter Hesaut and others , Mr. Warner in particular paying a magnificent tribute to the beauties of the World's fair. Air. Gilder evidently seemed to touch a sympathetic chord , judging by the tre mendous applause which greeted him when during the course of his remarks ho said : " 1 for ono would not have the countenance to stand up before a world's congress of authors if within a short time we , as n nation , had not wiped out thn unbearable disgrace of international piracy. " Tuesday's session was entirely devoted to the general subject of copyright , a matter of vital importance and interest to both authors and publishers. Mr. George E. Adams , to whoso efforts the enactment of the copyright law of Ib'Jl was largely duo , presided and opened the meeting by reading an admirable paper on our copyright legisla tion , past and future. Dr. S. S. Sprlgge , late secretary of the London * Society of Authors , followed with a stiort paper on "Tho International Copyright Union. " written by Sir Henry Dorgne of England. Ho also read a paper of his own on the present status of copyright legislation. Messrs. Gilder , Cable , Dudley Warner , Prof , LoumlBbury of Vale and others made- several remarks on the subject. Copyright again was the opening themoon Wednesday's session , the principal feature of which was a powerful papur by Walter liesanl on "Thu UIghts and Interests of Au thors ; " a paper on syndicate publishing by Morris Colics of London , and n general dis cussion by the member * present consumed the balance of this day's session , Thursday thu session opened with Charles DuilUvy Warner presidium , when thu general subject of "Criticism and Literature" occu pied the attention of thu members. Mr. Warner read the opening paper , in which he miidu somu sound and pertinent suggestions ns to how criticism should bo regarded by literary people in this country. A forcible paper by II. U. Trail of Oxford , Eng , , en titled "The Relations of Literature ami Journalism , " was read at this day's session and rccelvod most favorable comment. An other paper which came In for Its shareof prnl.su was one by Hamilton Mublo entitled "Criticism as an Educational Force. " . Friday's session was talten up with the subject , "Aspects of Modern Fiction , " and the selection of George W. Cable ns presid ing oflk'cr was a Just tribute to that gentle man's fume as a writer of modern fiction. Mr. Cable read a piper on "Tho Uses and Methods of Fictions , " Mrs. Catherwood then followed with a paper on "Form and Condensation in the Novel , " a paper which was generally admitted to bo ono of the very best read tieforo the congress , Miss Alice French , Mrs , McMahon , Iiainiln Garland , Joseph 'Klrkland also read very Interesting papers dealing with the subject of "Fiction" in its dliTerent phases , This session , which seemed to urouso n more general public in terest than any of the preceding , brought tea a termination thu literary congress which is calculated to mark a new era In international literature , especially so fur as copyright is concerned , and will tend to increase that "esprit do corps" which should and does exist among these who follow thu pen ns u profession or as u pastime. FlUXK FllOOM , Husy peop.o nave no tune , ana sons bio people have no Inclination to usu pills that nuiko them sick u day for every dose they take. They have learned that tnu use of Do Witt's Little Early Risers does not In terfere with their health by causing na pain or griping. These little pills are per , feet in action und resulto , regulating thu stomach and bowels so that headaches , diz ziness und lassitudu arc prevented. They cleanse the blooJ , cle.ir thu complexion und onu up the system. Lots of uoultti iu 'TIS ' BUT AI PASSING SHOW Yet it Illustmtos son Industry to Which Mankind Pays [ Handsome Tribut3 , DIAMOND DIGGINGS ? AT THE BIG FAIR ! lo < r the 8ptrhpT : | V Are Vroouroil , iitcil null rolltlnMlk-AinerlrHii llcli | < Itlch nml VMirit KxhlhlU uf thu DiirkiCnntIncut. CIIICAOO , July 23. [ Special to TIIK BKK. ] A most Interesting exhibit nt the exposition Is to be found nt the Mining building , and is thittof the diamond industry ns represented by tlio display of the DJ Uecrs and KImberly mines of Kimberly , South Africa. These mines tire the richest in the world , In fact they control the diamond mend market of the world by limiting the production and exportation of stones to amounts that will not overstock the market , and thus they protect the future diamond Industry. The yet unknown wealth of these mines cannot bo estimated , as the dccpsr the min ing the richer seems to grow the soil. The Do Beers and KImberly mines now furnish employment for 1-ltH ) while men and 5,000 native Kaffirs. I saw two of these black people who are with the exhibit. They speak no English , but chatter In their native tongue. One of them answers to the name of "Jim , " and is a muscular looking fellow between six and seven feet In height and possessing a remarkably good natnred face of ebony hue. "Jim" is valued for his honesty and noted for his abhorrence of the American style of dress , mueti preferring his native costume , which , this , warm weather , consists of u necklace and a smile. I'rncvmi of .Mining. Powerful engines nro used to hoist from the depths of earth the diamond-bearing rocks , or as it is called , "blue clay. " AV hen It reaches the surface it Is tipped automati cally into bins , from these bins to trucks , und in them convoyed to the depository floor , which is simply a Inrd rolled , level piece of ground. Upon this earthen floor the "blue" is allowed to remain from four to eight months , subjected to the disinte grating effects of the sun and rain , which cause it to crumble tu pieces , for the hard , heavy blue rock which hides within its breast the sparkling gem , is but n conglom eration of clay and pebbles , which are sep arated from each other by the process of washing. Only about ono ton of concentrate is obtained from 100 tons of blue soil. Kiirlil machines are in operation at the exhibit , which handle 14,000 loads of the blue soil per day. A load weighs 1,1100 pounds carat. All of tills clay is of course brought from the Do IJeers and Kimberly mines. The concentrates now pass through the pulsating machine , or ono which might very properly bo called a sieve graded into three different sizes , and thus capable of separating from each other three sizes of pebbles which are found in the clay , the smallest pebble being not larger than a tiny llowor seed. The water used in the pulsator Is carried back in small buckets by means of a pulley , and pass -s again through the machine to prevent any possible loss. The residue of pebbles is thrown upon the soiling table and sorted by exports. ltuil : Dtiimomlg * I was allowed the rather exciting pleasure of examining some fifty pounds of tne peb bles , pushing them about with u little trowel and to my delight finding a real diamond. It was not , however , u perfect brilliant , but ono which would be subject to the process of cleaning. The diamond has a crain the same as wood , and few stones arc perfect or tree front flaws. When they nro they pass directly to the cutter. The expert cleaner can tell at u glancoithc run.of thb cryslalll- /.ation of a stone and when u stone is to Uo cleft it is first placed in u metal holder , which is a mixture of lead and pewter about the size of a hen's egg and fastened upon a small stick of wood. The metal holder Is now made soft by being held over a flume. While the metal is soft the diamond to bo cleft is inserted in the end opposite the stick , with the portion of the stonn exposed wpere il is to be split. Another diamond with a sharp po'nt is fastened in a similar holder. These holders are placed In separate vises , the two diamonds lacing each other and are pressed together at the desired points and the required incision produced. A small steel knlfo used us u wedge com pletes the .splitting process. Tlio small pieces thus uroken off are called "vaso dia monds1 and are used largely in making up vabo-leaves und other Howe r Jewelry. ICciuly for the Cutter. The diamond is now ready for the cutter , whose experienced eye must lirst determine the mode of cutting to make the stone turn out a two , three or four-point stono. Tlio diamond mend is propired : for the culling process by being placed in the same kind of a holder as that used by the cleaver and fastened in tlio cutting machine , the stones being rubbed against each other produce the large facets. V little box underneath catches all the rccious diamond dust , which is used by the polisher , who mixea it with olive oil and spreads it upon an iron plate , which is turned by steam and revolves at the rate of aW ) ( ) times per minute. The diamond , which has been soldered In a small copper sup , is pol ished by being pressed upon the revolving 'disk , each facet requiring a change in the position of the stone in its metal cup. The line expert , who gives me the "pomls , " is tlio finest diamond cutter in the United States , If not in the world. Ho has spent eighteen years at the work , is using a cut ting machine of American invention , and the gauge used by the polisher to determine the angles of the facets is also of American make , which is no small compliment to the skill of American workmen. The Ilol- landerH , with hereditary knowledge of the line work , are no longer considered the best , as they cut for weight and not for the more valuable quality of brilliancy. A diamond in Ihu matrix Is seldom HCCII. Hut I saw a very handsome ono. and brilliant it looked imbedded in tiio side of Iho rock. Homo very largo diamonds In the rough are seen In a case at the exhibit , the value of the whole being threo-iuartors | of a million. One of the diamonds is pink , the largest of its kind in existence. Tlio blue-white is Ihu most valuable and one of that color has been found within a month past In the .Inclines Foutcln mine. This blue-whllo diamond wclu'hs 'JOS carats und is valued at u fabulous price. American Trade. The first diamond .found in America was found at Frnzior & < Chalmor's place , which Chicago firm uro now making four triple ex pansion engines for > use in thu Do Heers and Klmberly mines. Nearly all the lumber used in these mines connw from the llaltio sea , but arrangements are being rapidly made to experiment with 1'nelllo coast lumber , it being estimated to be of a bettor finality and can bo obtained at less cost than that now in uso. uso.Thu manager of-the Do Heers mines is Gardener F. Williams , vyho formerly resided at Oakland , Cal. Ho displays a great deal of interest-In opening upu profitable market for I'aclllc coast lurfibor. Thus it will bo BOOH that American ma chinery will bo and I is used to operate. Iho faraway diamond fields of Souih Africa. American brains nnvncoded lo look after Its business mid soon .American lumber will there llnd u ste-ady market. The yield of these mines averages about 00,000 carats of the rough diamonds per month. The largest diamond found ( previous n the ono found within the last month ) weighed in the rougli -I'JsJO carats and was recently sold in India for * TOOOt ) , The wriler of this article was made very happy by the kindness of Mr. Herllnnor of the diamond exhibit , who presented her u ineco of the Dluo rock from which the diamond is extracted , the provision being that should curiosity overcome good senseto such an extent as to induce thu melting of thu "bluo" and u diamond bo found therein U is to bo returned. She is also tha happy possessor of ono pink und two red garnets and two Cape Town emeralds , which will beset set in a ring and carefully treasured as a souvenir of her visit to and the kindest re ception ut the South Africa diamond ex hibit , Ollitr iihil.lt : . Let us now visit the rest of the Capo Colony exhibit , which is located in thu Agricultural building aud is extremely at- Is There Too Much Silver ? We have heard that there was an over- * production. We know there has been an over-production of Moquette Carpets , so will exchange a few Mcquette Carpets for a little silver. The best moquette made , in newest designs , at $1.15 a yard. Made up rugs in large sixes , $1.00 per yard. We shall not change the price until every piece is gone-and they are going to. Small Moquette Rugs at about half usual price. Douglas , Between 14th and 15th , tractive , both In the numerous article- shown and In the excellent taslo and judirs inent which has governed the different arrangements. It Is quite evident that the exhibitors do not believe in doing things by halves and have spared neither money , time nor research in collecting the various pro ducts and articles of tnte-rest from far away South Africa. Hofore tno door is placed a revolving case of oil paintings representing the various llora of the cape ; near that is a pyramid of ostrich eggs ; a number of ghiss cases contain a valuable collection of beauti ful ostrich feathers , black , wliito and natural. The taxidcrmal display consists of specimens of the Angora goat , the IJoar goat , the fat-tall sheep and springhock : also an ostrich family , the female bird ami the male , while on the ground at the feet of the parent birds sit a number of six weeks old chicks , A large painting of nn ostrich farm hangs just bacic of this family and hero and there upon the floor of the largo room are a number of mats , made from the pretty pelts of the springbock. Ono almost gives a sigh of regret nt Iho number of the dainty little creatures that have- yielded up their lives in order to furnish the pelts for these numerous brown and white striped mats. The fat-tailed sheep derives it name from its immense big tail and its hide is used to make the strongest gloves in the marKct. Draped from a number of boxes , on which are placed other exhibits , are the karrasscs of the golden and the silver jackal and of the musk cat , goatskins and the pelts of Merino sheep and Angora goat , with its long , silky fleece , and from Ihc number of Iho latter a pretty large demand could be supplied. On shelves are placed numerous fleeces of Greece wool , and also the washed , all daintly tied with blue ribbons. Leaning against n box are four largo elephant tusks , the largest one measuring seven and a half feet and weighing 1SS pounds , valued at $1 , 00. A glass case contains tropical birds in gorgeous plumage of red and blue and yellow. At the footof thocasestandsa spccinienof the valua ble guano bird , and near it a jar of the fertil izer. Nothing seems omitted , for near the cen ter Is n pyramid of the wliito everlasting llowcrs and small basltets filled with those of various colors. On exhibit are many Kaffir ami Xulu curios , implements of warfare , Hushmnu's stones , Xulu slabbing nsnagais , breast shields made of skin , and skin saddle bags and spears and arrows , wooden dippers fashioned like gourds , and used by the Kafllrs to dip their native beer. A ( irrut Country. One begins to have a great respect for this country , which , while it can furnish diamonds mends for tlio whole world , can also produce the linest wheat , oats , hurley and beansalso good corn , all of which tire put up so tempt ingly in nice clean sacks or in glass jars. Ono cereal I want to tasie is Iho ICatllr cant. I think it. must be the corn spoken of in the scriptures. It would bo well nigh impossible to nuino all to be seen in this exhibit. Hut one lo bo spoken of is that of the natUo wine ; it is an old industry in the colonies , that of grape culture , and a fine display is made of Mnall casks and bottles containing "red tnuscadul , " old brown sherry und "sweot fontignac , " with numerous other brands. There can bo seen also some pieces of the peculiar "wino stone , " from which is made cream of tartar. Now , I want to go back and mention thai the karrasses , which appear to bo whole skins of animals , are really long strips of the fur , not moro than an inch wide , joined on tlio under side by seams so line that they uro equal to tlio work done on seal skin sacques , mid uro made by native workmen. Ono feature of Its display which Is very agreea ble lo visitors , is the absence of "for sale" cards , und all who have visited this exhibit will remember with pleasure the glimpse it afforded them , not of "darkest Africa , " but of u country where civlli/alion has gained u linn foothold und plumed its banner of progress. GIUCE H 1x1:3. JilWVATWXAl * Yale's next freshman class will have COO students more than there were In the whole college only n few years ago. The will of the Into Martin Elchelhergcr , filed at York , Pa. , contained u bequest of $ i,000 to Yule University , At tlio recent convocation of the Univer sity of Chicago President Harper announced Iho completion of the buildings , costing nearly H.'J.'W.OOO. Eighteen hundred and ninoty-throo will marlt another red letter date in thu history of Ihu higher education of women , no fewer than leu of whom have ] ussod thn examina tion for the mathematical tripos ut thu English university of Cambridge , The bequest ! ! from the Dopuuw estate to Dopuuw university nt Grecncastlo , Ind . which were expocled to reach $1,000.000 , uro said to amount to but IKX,0X ) ( ) , The trustees have made , within thu last two years , largo improvements in the belief that they would gut the expected sum from the Dopuuw be quests and now that these are falling short "great inconvenienco" Is likely to result , Colonel Ulchard T. Auchmuiy , whoso death bus just occurred , wus u man to whom Emerson's stirring words , "Go put your creed Into your deed , " must have applied with telling forco. Ills establishment of the Now York trade schools was the working out of an idea that hail taken u strong hold upon him. Of their practical usefulness them can bo no doubt. An inexpressibly sad piece of news Is con tained iu the dispatch which tells of the suicide ul Chicago of Miss Emm : ; Garrett , u devoted teacher of deaf mules , who. uith rare zeal and patience , had devoted her life to the teaching of the Uumb lo speak. .Shu uchlovod a degree of success th.il wa re- aud was ou the threshold of a and MORPHINE HABITS. Full information , on an EASY and PERMANENT CURE , sent FREE by . . THE NATIONAL HEALTH CO. , 441 Paxton Block , Omaha. Neb. 1316 Doug-las Street , Omaha , Neb. Th eminent noclnllt In norvous. chronic. prtT/Uo. / blooi ] , nUn nnil unnnrjr < 1l > anoi. A regular a 4 rtnlntoreil urailuatu In rucillclnu , in illulumin nnil oerll'.loMos yrlll nhorr , li itlil troatlnir with Iho grottoi ) uccem , c.tlarrli , loit maiihuotl , soiultinl vro tlcnun , nlttil losiut and Hll form * of private dlsoaioi. ffb mercury u ud. Now treatment for loit of vital power. I'nrtlaf unable tu vl lt mo mi\jr bt treated at hoinf bl correspondence. MoJIcIno or Instrument ! § ent br raall oroxprtu iticnrulr packed ; no ranrki to Indi cate content ! or lender. Ono parnoiial IntarTlaw oroferreil. Coniult.itlon fre . Corruspouiloiiou itrlotlf prlrate. Hook ( Mjiterlai ot Life ) lent frae. UlUca houri , 9 a-ui. to U p.m. Suudari , 10 u. in , to 13 a. B ua ; itamp for circular. greater work when her mind gave way under the strain lo which she had subjected it. Those who knew her will lliink of her not as a snicido , but as n victim of overwork. Mr. Anthony J. Drexel made a wise use of his fortune during his life , and the spirit which charaeterued his benefactions while living lliuls expression in the bequests made by his will. The most important of those affectiiiR Iho public is Iho legacy of $ tHOUOUO placed in Ihe hands of trustees , who are authorized to erect and maintain an art gal lery , museum or other public institution in the vicinity of the Drexel ijislituto , or , in their discretion , to apply the income to tie ! support of the hutttuteshould tills be neces sary for the full development of its work. The recent examination of public school girls for admission into the Nonnal College of Now York led the Sun to make an analysis of some features of the contest. These who secured admitlanco were required to get soventy-iivo out of a possible UK ) , and IhUout of 1,000 obtained this high grade. These girls endured successfully the trying ordeal in the hot weather of early June , which argues well for their stamina. The highest percentage was gained by a girl of Jewish parentage , while the number of Jew ish and German names among the success ful ones was very largo. Of purely Ameri can names there were fow. The death of Hov. Thojnas E. Walsh , presi dent of the University of Notre Dame , is a grievous loss to that inslitutlon and In Iho creed of which ho was a distinguished mem ber. Placed In the president's chair at the ago of 'J5 , ho speedily elevated the tone of Ihc group of colleges subject lo his direcilon and , by an uncommon sagacity in dealing with the least tractable period of young man hood , increased tlio usefulness of the col leges while tightening their discipline. Ho was an ideal head for a hoys' town. Full of humor , klnd-hoirtcd as a woman , rich in fancy , well grounded In sciences and arts , his talents and his character were rellccted in the progress of Notre Dame , whoso alumni are to bo found all over the country. Till ! IIO.U.I.V'.S St. Jinncn dnzcttf , In niiito astonishment , wo bend , With nil iiur main Inferior race , He fore thn Indies who ntti-nd In great Chicago , wondrous place ! Who M'OlTed before lire now bei'oino Dlacrtutly still , profoundly dumb. Seven days they mot and then dispersed , With nothing further lo lit ) done , 1'or every mii'stlon , last und flr&t , Thuy'if wholly sntllml , inin by onu ; In coiiiprobenslvii vluw they siw : Philosophy and civil law. They HpoUo of hchnnlH , of charily , Anil hcltmcu found UN propiir part ; Iddlglon and philanthropy Were Joined with llterainre and url : No theme too great , anil none lee Miiall , They simply llnUhi-d onu and all , O politicians most offtito , Who so nnruahliiKly deliate , Them ladles In a week could treat Thu nat aud fntnrii of thu state ! Philosophers , who truth tiurnUH , A nueU Milhced to dual with you ! i > , acting on tills noble plan , llmicnforih bu irovurninvnt resinned , Tosway and alter asblie ean. To fair , omnloelenl womankind ; On uvury bund prepared to speak And puss her Judgment In a wonUI Two hundred ihoiisand dollars of Iho half million required lo put Iho winter fair on a working basis has coon subscribed in .San Francisco. HEALTK May dci > cnd upon the way yo i treat i he warn ; ings which nature ives. A few lxttl s of S. S. S. takf n at the proper time may insure soixj health for a jcarortwo. Therefore act at once , lor it AS IMPORTANT ( hat nature bo assisted at the right tlmc.j r.evr ( ails to relieve the system uf im | purities , and is an excellent tor.ic aho. ' He Wants to Add His Name. ' I'ermit me to add my name to your many otlur certificates in commendation of thu great furativt properties contained in Swill's Specific ( H. h. S ) It is certainly one of tlm lit tonics I ever Died. "JOHNV. . IJANlia , Andeison.h- . " Treatise on Wood and Mn diseases mailed ree. SWIFT Si'liCm O At.4 t .0a. I WAS BIG. I WAS PAT. I PELT MEAN. I TOOK PILLS. I TOOK SALTS. I GOT LEAN. Handsome Woman Can Lose Wolgti Fast. Homely Man Look Bailer If Thin. Try Dr. Edlson'a System. No Dlotlnz. Band'worth Twloo the Momy , Ofllcoof II , M , Iliirton , Hardware , U.iry 3t . tlnn. III. , Jan. 14. Irf'JI. ' Dr. Kdlson HunrSIr ; I am well ptoasod wllh your treatment of obesity. Tlio hand In worth twlou the nioiiuy U cost , for comfort. I h.ivu reduced my wuwit tun puuniU , I weigh -JJ now , unu 1 did wolzh 21' * , Your * truly , II. M. 1IUIITOK. They Are Doing WIo Good. Karlvillu , III. . Muj-n 189) . l.orlnn ft Co : lucloiml Unit IIM for whloU pious vnil mo tiiu other two liuttlui of Dr. Killion't OL ) | - Itv I'llln. lliavo uiod oni ) un.ltlilnk her urn ilotnt thu work. H. M. UAI.I V , I * . U. llox 75 , Talk So Much About Your Pilla. I'corU , 111. , Juno 18 , 1M1. . Dcnr Slrn After lioirlng nnu or mj frHmli IMKii ) Burn nbout jour Otiixllr I'HU an I in. ) lisnunt hull durlvliiK from Ilioiu I think I will trjr 1)10111 ) inrolt I'lcniu 8Uij ruo3boilhn O. O. II. , unit olJlljJ , J. MUIIIIIH. 404 I'arr/IUreet. Fool Bettor nntlWolnh 13 Pounds Loaa ( loilinn , Ind . HenU 18 , ISW. flontleraeni Inoloni-il I niiml you II. for whloli roil will iilcnio mini innthroo holtlin uf Ilia obuiltf pltli. Am taking thit fourth botllo nn < l fual very mucli better and welith 13 iiiminli lun than whun I buu taklnit tlmui. I will uinitlniu rour truat.iiout. MIIH. J. C. MO.JIIV.V. touth rflitu ritroot. An liKtlrldual whoio hoUhtli f , fi'i't I Inch iltoulil wiiUa H5 . t , feet Sliiclm " " 1 { " I ) luot lUlliuliui ITU " Dr. Kdlaon ) : "It nnr bo wall to point out Dial In mr u l"Jrlur.cu. which U nuootiarllr TOr ? convltli'rablo , uiaujr Iroiiblt'toinoikln tlliuaius > uch , ucfituma , atiino. | iiorlail > , utluarla , uta , are lirlui- Billr c uxiit br obeillr , nml ai tli'J fnt unil Uaiu Is reiluruil br tlio plll < ami Obeillr fruit Bait mil tli ucllonnf lliu band tUaie ultuutlont ! I TO ulmoit maKlcallr dliaiii | aruil " 'HiuDbrtltr Krult altli uieilln connection wltu . Ihe I'llli or llandi , or both. ( > uu t a > | ioonful Inn tumbler of water IUKLO ! < a ilvllcluui mJa. lailm like chnoipalKue. . . . Th bamcoit | J H eao'i ruranrlonztb up to W IncliBi , bufor ono laritor lljan Jl Inchm 44 VI ctnti ultra for oich tiiMitloiiiil Injli. I'rlcn of Fruit Hall. II.'U- ' I'llli II M I'ur llottlu , or 3 lluttlo * lor 11.0) ) . Hunt b ) Mall or KipCBSi. rulthli out and kin-pit , and.oud ror our full ( I ( oluiuuiartlclu on ibenltr. Mr.NTlUN AWIHIWH BXAOTLY Ai GIVEN Loring & Company 2llauilUoi : I'l. Depl ' . ' 'I. ' Duiton. Malt. , Hi Hti l-l iVptvi. Clilca oiTill. . U W.'Jua lit. , l > apt New Vork CHX- For sale In Omaha by Snow , Lund & Co.