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. "
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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
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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
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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 ,
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i > , acting on tills noble plan ,
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