THE OMAflA DAILY BEE SUNDAY FEBRUARY 18 , 180 J-SIXTEEN PAGES.
THE BARRIERS OF ETIQUETTE
An Incident of Romantic Friendship Commencing -
moncing with a Gift of Two Eosca.
UGLY FEATURES OF CONVENTIONALITY
Ornro lllncn Morulln-ft on the irmrr'lttcn
idlct : of Diinin Orimiljr Soiiin Clmrmliiff
lIcuutlcs-IYiiil-
South American -
iilno 1'aclN inul Funded.
In a Fnrnnm Btroot car tlio other day at
two pretty girls nltlo by side. Tlicy were
evidently strangers , for they scrutinized
cacli other after the usual feminine fashion.
Ono of them were fastened to her fur capo
thrco beautiful pink roses. The other , a
jolly , good looking damsel , with laughing
blue eyes and dimpled checks , who was clad. .
In a last' year's Jacket , cast such admiring
glances at the pink roses that the wearer
thereof detached two , and. holding them
toward her neighbor , smilingly asked : "Do
you like roues ? "
"Oh ! 1 adore them ; thank you BO much , "
was the happy reply , and then followed a
rapid acquaintance , and when they left tbo
car together at Fourteenth and Fnrnnm they
were chatting an gaily as If they had known
ono another all their lives.
It was quite refreshing In this suspicious
and cynical ago to sco their Innocent mutual
admiration. And I do not bcllovo that uvll
will follow from that quickly formed friend
ship Introduced by the gift of two roses.
The rule prevailing In pollto society not
to recognize Htningors without n proper In
troduction Is no doubt a perfectly safe ono
by which to iuldo the young. Hut deliver
mo from tboso stiff people who nuver upon
any Oceanian venture from the beaten paths
pointed out for them by conventional ctl-
quotto , and lift their eyebrows In wull-bred
Hurprjsa If only a puzzled fellow mortal In
quire the direction of a street.
Have you never met upon the public
throroughfaro , or on the crowded street car ,
a kindly , familiar face , whoso possessor you
longed to know , and have guessed by a smile
or glance of the eye that the attraction was
mutual , as mutual as that of the magnet for
the pole ? And had you not been taught
and drilled against the Impulse , dreading to
bo considered rude or forward , would you
not willingly liavo cast conventionality asldo
and entered Into conversation , dispensing
With a formal Introduction , just as the
pretty girl did who carried the roses ? Dut
otliiuetto forbade. Especially Is It most
Stringent when the attraction Is between the
opposite sex.
Wo arc told that In the beautiful city of
Prague If a young man meets a strange lady
walking alone he may. If so Inclined , with
lior permission , accompany her to her door
And no offense.
It cannot bo gainsaid that such freedom
would never do In our largo cities , nor should
wo rail against the wisdom of those social ,
or rather unsocial laws which no doubt often
protect the Innocent from Impostors and
which Insist that strangers should be re
garded With Indifference until presented by
some person already known.
IJut In that , as In all other matters , a
happy medium can bo adopted , and people
of fair judgment may trust as a safe guldo
good common sense.
It Is but Indicative of n suspicious na
ture to carry an absurd reserve too far.
There are those who forget that all men are
brothers , all women sisters and all people
members of one great human family.
It Is the unexpected pleasant things that
make upon our lives the deepest Impres
sions , and the most delightful and lasting
friendships are sometimes formed by chance.
Friendship was over word more abused
more misapplied , more often used as a cloak
to hide the secret sting or thought , unkind
or covert words that tell against fair fame ?
To these truths wo can all bear witness ,
for not a man or woman llYOS'Who ' has not
felt the sharp , deep cut tof the knife deceit
hold by the thrice cruel hand whose outward
seeming above the smiling gulso of1 friend
ship.
Hut like philosophers wo should cnduro those
trials patiently , for our lives would hardly
bo worth living If wo wont moping around ,
suspecting every human bolng of treason
and deceit on account of the few who failed
to prove "true blue. "
Poor philosophy It would be to refuse to
> ilt apples because wo had found ono rotten
tt the core , or forever declineto smell the
fragrance" a rose because th < i last n"i wn
dnkaled shook from its dainty , perfumed
putal.4 a poisonous Insect. Or mint our eyes
upon" the glorious sunshine today , because
yesterday It was hidden behind a cloud.
Better by far to bo deceived time without
number than to miss the gain of ono sin.
ceroly honest friend , and for the want-of it
allow -one's heart to shrivel likea dried
herring.
Human nature is much the same in all
ages and In ovcry clime , and friendship as
generous as that told in the beautiful story
about David and Jonathan has lived over
and over again , and wo might dally observe
it enacted around us , if wo would but open
wldo our selfish eyes and see things not "as
through a glass darkly. " I , for ono , protest
, 'Salnst that hackneyed phrase , "old friends
ftro the best. " Why should that bo true ?
Arc there not as good fish in the sea us were
over caught out. Then who will bo so stupid
as to claim wo shall not find now friends
as worthy as the old ? Narrow , Indeed must
bo the mind which cannot , while fully appro-
elating the value ot friends already gained ,
admit within Its circle a now ono now and
; then.No
No life should bo complete without Its
"rosary of friends" to bo "told" over again
" and again with Increased delight , seeing not
the ( laws which oven the purest diamond may
possess , but loving each one for that particu
lar charm which won a place In our esteem.
QRACR HINKS.
The manifold charms of the I'ortonas. as
the native ladles of Argentina ara called ,
have been celebrated In song and story , and
in truth many of them are remarkably fine
looking of the same style of beauty that
prevails In Cadiz and Seville , with possibly
a little more ot the Moorish feature and
loss of brilliant coloring. A wonderful
bcautlflor of the Latin race Is a slight mix
ture ot Saxon blood , particularly that ot the
Irish , as noticed in Chill , Lima and Monte
video , where sonic of the loveliest women In
the world are found , writes Fanny Ward to
the Chicago Inter Ocean. The very best
word picture ot an Argentina girl that I
liavo seen , true to life , though rather llowcry ,
is as follows :
Imuglno n brunctto ot 15 or 1C , developed
to a precocious maturity , an erect figure of
medium height but splendidly proportioned ,
wltU a bU'Jt that would make Lord Lytton's
.flat-chested heroines green with envy , a
proud anil graceful carriage , a face of per
fect oval , spotless complexion , with a slight
tlnga ot creole blood that Imparts to the
spooks the hue ot n damask rose , The eyes
nta large , dark and lustrous , fringed by
long silken lashes and overarched by brows
which , with the "night ot her hair , " make
the white forehead look Ilko alabaster , small
and delicately chiseled nostrils that dilute
nervously at ovcry Inspiration , teeth so
white and regular that to catch a glimpse of
them through the arch ot n smile Is to
wonder at nature's perfection the only fault
ot the beautiful face the sensuous lines that
surround the full red lips , symboltt of a
passionate nature. Imagine this face In Its
framu of soft black hair , surmounted by a
white hat ot the most coquettish fashion ,
on which mil flowers repose and living ( Ironies
nies gleam , and that lithesome figure at
tired In a drtMs of eomu boft texture and
dclleuto tint and ot a fashion known only to
the \Vprllia of Paris and Madrid , with the
aparklo of a diamond hero and there or
glimmer of dull gold , and Imaglno tha whole
being Instinct with the urnco and vivacity
of early youth , and you hava the complete
portrait of an Argentine girl.
Hut , with all these charms that dnzzlo the
eye and captivate admiration , there seems
to bo something lacking on closer acquaint
ance perhaps because the voluptuous style
does not appeal to the soul like the more
spiritual beauty of 'the Saxon million that
where the senses only uro fed they becoma
satiated after" n time , Ilko ono on a steady
diet of sweets. Unfortunately , these
charming creatures are universally ad-
dieted to the rougcpot and powdor-puft to
such an extent that the real woman ap
pears to bo In total eclipse under drifts
of whiteanil dabs ot red. And , as with
the gentler sex In all southern countries ,
their beauty wanes at an early ago. While
women of colder climates and calmer tem
peratures are at tholr prime at 35 or 40 ,
the Porlona'a golden ago Is between the
year * of IB ana 17. At 25 , or sooner If
married , ho Is quite passe and inetaDhorl *
call ) ' laid upon the shelf. A tendency in
corpulence Is encouraged by Indolent habits
and excessive Indulgence In the flcshpots ,
and at mlddlo ago many of them have de
veloped hirsute appendages that are the
envy of beardless youths. The standard
tests of n "fine woman" In Argentina seems
to bo In her weight , and , Judged by the cri
terion of pounds avoirdupois , the country
abounds In extraordinarily fine specimens.
Ami then that subtle charm , the voice !
As the majority of my country-women are
afflicted with thin , high-pitched tones that
somehow remind ono of a cracked bell
owing In part to the climate and partly to
lack of chest development the voices of
Argentine ladles are mostly discordant and
rasping. It Is the same way with the men ,
and , notwithstanding their native eloquence ,
It Is nlmust painful to listen to some ot
them , a rich and manly voice being as rare
as a sweet-toned female one. Fancy a
burly senator delivering his fiery speech In
the squeaking tones of a child , or n delicate
young woman emitting the harsh tones ot a
buzz Bawl The ruling passion of the Argentine
tine- girl Is music ; and'tho nemo of her am
bition n piano , a string of lovers , and a
smattering of the French language , In pur
suit of which coveted objects she Is zealous
and persistent. There are many very fair
musicians and linguists among them , and no
lack of excellent professors to teach them.
It is doubtful If the world will over read
another new novel from the pen of Mrs. 13.
0. K. N. Southworth. Not that her creative
und fertile bialn lacks the strong vitality of
Invention and theme , but when a record of
eighty novels Is considered , the crowning
honor of seventy-four years gives right to
claim rest and respite. Mrs. Southworth
says the Washington Post , passed her 74th
birthday quietly lit her charming homo ,
Prospect Cottage , In Georgetown , on the 2Cth
of December , anil to the congratulations of
her hiving friends can add a return of bettor
health than has been hers for the past two
years. There , attended by her son , Dr.
Snuthworth , und his charmng wife , the venerable -
erablo novelist lives out her pleasant days ,
with miles of the bright Potomac at her
feet , and a dally picture , whlcli no human
hand can equal , of the golden sun setting be
hind the gray Virginia hills. It Is a homo In
which she lives no room which does not
bear the clear wrought signs of dally life , no
window from whoso clear eyes some human
eye does not dally gaze.
For the first time In two years Mrs. South-
worth consented to greet an Interviewer. A
strong , pure face presents Itself , The placid
brow shows moro the lines ot thought than
these of age. The face still preserves the
contours which mark the portraits of her
most productive ago , when from her pen two
long and powerful novels flowed yearly. No
ono can question Mrs. Southworth's literary
ability. Her novels bore strongly the im
press of n period of romanticism. The higher
standards of literary criticism have brought
a deeper Ideal of character study , but for the
million and not for the thousand did Mrs.
Southworth write. Hers were the novels of
their need and Ideals. It Is doubtful If there
is today a living writer of novels whose
works have been read by as many people as
hers , no , not oven excepting Zola , who has
gained notoriety and circulation through pru
riency , while Mrs. Southworlh has never
written a line which offends the eye of
purity. Eighty novels , not ono of them duller
or hncknoycd , not one of them without
special merit of Ingenious plot and circum
stance , dramatic in Intensity , and many of
them so true to the life which they portray
as to receive the value of historical novels ,
so thinly disguised are the people whose
lives are Inwrought. No other writer has
more truly written of certain types of south
ern life , where women were and are roman
tic , and where men were and are chivalrous ,
bravo and impetuous.
An American woman who Is married to
an English squire of high degrco tells in
the Now York Tribune the following funny
story of the fate of half a dozen canvasback
ducks which she had sent to England as a
present to her mother-in-law. The latter
was an excellent housekeeper and pro
fessed to bo a'nxlous to tastu the renowned
transatlantic dainty which she heard so ex
travagantly praised. Carefully packed in
Ice , the game arrived in good condition ,
and Lady M . the recipient , invited a
couple of friends to partake of the much
vaunted delicacy.
"Fancy my feelings , " said the pretty
American , describing the affair afterward ,
"when a pair of ducks were brought to the
table doneto death and stuffed with onions ,
sage and potatoes , while my father-in-law ,
carefully carving up the entire bird legs ,
wings and all distributed the portions to a
party of six ! I could liavo shed tears !
And the climax was reached when , after
enduring disappointed -and disapproving
looks on the part cf the guests , my b.lie-mere
remarked : "I must say , Margaret , that
I rather prefer our English duckling to
your canvasbacks. ' I could not toll her
that it was the atrocious cooking and stupid
carving that had spoiled the chief of all
game birds. However , the ducks were there
and had to bo disposed of , and the next day
I had the pleasure ot eating a pair of my
canvasbacks en salmiwhile the others
were actually ended up in a pie ! It Is
needless .to relate the mortification I suf
fered or the vows I made never again to
introduce- American dainties to British
palates. "
Lady Carow was known previous to her
marrlago as the beautiful Julia Lethbrldgo ,
says the Now York Journal , and Is infinitely
moro popular and moro charming In every
way than her diminutive husband. Indeed ,
nothwlthstandlng his titles and estates , she
was considered to have rather thrown her
self away when she married him In 1883.
Lady Carow found a warm admirer In the
late Duke of Clarence , who on several oc
casions visited her at Woodstown , her place
in Waterford. .His last visit , however , was
brought to a somewhat sudden and disa
greeable close by a gross piece of discour
tesy on the part ot Lord Carow toward
the duke. At the conclusion ot a meet the
duke had ridden back to Lord Carow's house ,
chatting with the daughter of a baronet
\v7io lived In the 'neighborhood. On reaching
the door ho Invited her to dismount and to
stay to lunch. She had scarcely entered the
hall when she was met by little Lord Carow.
who Informed her that lie greatly regretted
that ho could not enjoy her company at lila
house on that day , a piece of rudeness which
took tha prince so aback that ho permitted
the young laxly to depart without uttering a
word In her behalf. Ho himself loft the
house the same day deeply offended. Lady
Carow's husband subjected himself to a
good deal of ridicule a couple of years ago ,
when ho Invoked the protection of the courts
to defend htm against the attentions ot an
elderly and unattractive spinster named Miss
Flynn , who had become violently enamored
of the small poor.
"I suppose. " said a clever little woman tea
a writer for the Now Orleans Picayune the
other night at the play , "that I get to go to
the theater more than any woman of my ac
quaintance , means bolng equal. You see It's
thin way. Ono night John wanted mo to go
to the play , and , of course , I accepted , for I
dearly love the play. After the theater was
over John was steering me straight for the
restaurant. 'No , John , ' said I firmly , 'we
can't afford It. The play was. treat onough.
Let's bo sensible ; wo had a good dinner , and
wo are not starving. '
" 'Oh , hang the expense , ' said Mr , John.
'Wo might as well round oft with a bit of
supper. ' Hut. I wouldn't ; as John says , 'I
stood pat. " We went on homo , and my man
wasn't In the best ot humors , for when a
man Is hungry ha doesn't think much ot the
virtueot economy. In fact , ho said , by my
plglicudcdncss I'd spoiled all the evening ,
mid he'd 'bo ding squlzzlcd' ( whatever that
may mean ) If he'd take mo out again In n
hurry. I kept my temper , as I was grateful
for having seen so beautiful n play as 'Old
Homestead , ' and said nothing. Well , when
wo got homo John throw the bedroom door
open with a bang , and there In the mlddlo
of the lloor was my sewing table with as
dainty a lunch as ono could wish. Wo had
had n leg of mutton for dinner and I had
shredded some of It , chopped up a couple of
shallots line and added two cold potatoes cut
Into dice , and covered ( ha whole- with mayon
naise. Then there were a few olives and
some dainty sllcoa of bread and butter and
bottled t er , All on a whlto cloth with
cbalra brawn up , and as cozy as could bo ,
John was simply delighted. Since then ho
often auks mo to go to tha theater , for ho
says ho van stick me for a supper that
tastes bettor than any hot bird and cold bottle -
tlo that lid could order down town. "
The centlcmnnly girl Is the eplca ot mer
chant tailoring. She Is as natty as a dude ,
says the Now York World ; her whims are
captivating , her efforts to bo businesslike
are most amusing , and If tailors don't make
any money out of her custom they never
lese a dollar. Hotween seasons she goes to
have her clothes "bushclcd , " and then the
tailor sees her best and feminine side. The
lining of her dainty little vest Is stained
with scent , the odor IB faint and fluctuating ,
but as fast as the dye In the cloth , and It
affects the tailor who tightens the buttons
and presses the collar like chloroform. Dur
ing these visits the fashion plates are
scanned with Interest. Hut you can't show
her a ladles' journal. She positively objects
to the suggestion. Every ultra-swell outfit
ting firm has a ladles' department , whore the
talior-mado dresses are ordered , but when n
gentlemanly girl goes thcro to give nn orddr
Bho prefers to look over the cloth In the
men's department before going upstairs.
Thcro Is never a p'.cco of material downstairs
suitable for a dross , and the attendants tell
her so , but seeing Is believing , and she linn
her own way. Aside- from having the style
that Is Indispensable to wear a regular man's
vest or cutaway coat , she Is consistent. She
doesn't attempt to combine milliner's , lace
and earrings with English melton or a box
cloth top coat , and there Is where her suc
cess begins ,
Mrs , Ella Wheeler Wllcox Is always hav
ing "experiences. " Hero are a few of them ,
printed by the Now York Recorder. The
other day she went Into Macy's book de
partment , approached a young woman who
was chewing gum assiduously , and asked
for "Tho Pace That Kills. " "You'll find it
over on the insect powder counter , " cried
the girl.
Years ago , In the beginning of her career ,
Mrs. Wilcox wrote a poem SiTe had writ
ten n great many poems , but this particular
poem had n. history. She sent It to an
editor ; ho rejected It. She sent It to an
other ; ho too , was cold. Uut she kept on
sending it , but it cuino back many times ,
until It looked jaded from its wanderings
and faded from Inapprcclatfon. Finally its
nppoaranca became so disreputable that on
ono of Its returns It bore the following
legend : ' 'This poem Is dead. Ucltor bury
It. " The Ire of Mrs. Wllcox was aroused.
The next day she went down to the sanctum
where the manuscript hud last reposed , pre
pared to ask what the editor meant by
writing such an Inscription on her verses.
Unfortunately the man was out , but his
wife , who happened to bo there , declared
ho had never written the horrid words , and
hinted darkly at the office boy's guilt. Mrs.
Wllcox retired , b.illted but unconvinced.
Once again she sent the poem Into the
world. A few days later , to her great Joy ,
she received a check for It. She sat down
forthwith and to the editor whom she stl.ll
suspected of having made that odious re
mark she wrote : "I have burled It. I got
$75 for the corpse. "
About this tlmo Mrs. Wllcox sent another
poem to the St. Nicholas. It was accepted
and paid for. Long years she waited to see
It In print , but It didn't appear. She went
on writing , made a reputation for herself ,
got married. But that poem haunted her.
Finally , In despair , she wrote to the edi
tor : "Several years ago you accepted n
poem of mine which I sent under my maiden
name. Since then I've married , and when
you publish the poem I want it to appear
under my present name , so that my grand
children may know I wrote it. " The poem
appeared In the next number of the maga
zine.
Feminine Notes.
In Thibet a woman is entitled to three
husbands. In Melbourne a man may secure -
cure a divorce If his wife gets drunk three
times , or If she habitually neglects her
household duties.
It was a man governor who said recently
In a lecture , after describing the power of
Joseph Jefferson to amuse : "I would rather
possess the power to remove dull care than to
bo president of the United States , afflicted
with the Sherman law and disappointed with
two girl babies. "
Among all the industries for woman's labor
corset making Is about the best. There Is
work the entire year , It is clean and compar
atively light and a skilled operator can make
$1.50 a day whenever she likes. It is not
difficult to earn $1.25 a day on the cheap
goods ; flno work will pay a girl $2 a day the
year round.
The pioneer and great organizer of the
campaign for woman's rights in France ,
Mmc. Maria Deralsmes , is now stricken down
with Illness , but she has a devoted band of
disciples , who have lately Issued a spirited
address , which appears on the walls of Paris ,
and In which they claim for the French
woman the right to dispose ot the fruit of
her labor without male Interference.
Mrs. Helen Campbell has Issued a new
book entitled "Women Wage Earners. " It
Is based on the scries of articles on that
subject contributed to tha Arena last year.
Mrs. Campbell has entered Into nn almost
unknown field. She has carefully compiled
all the data to bo had on the subject , and
her long experience In Industrial affairs and
hqr deep sympathy with women wage earners
specially qualify her for the work.
The women of Colorado are beginning to
enroll themselves in "partisan clubs" In
support of the various existing political or
ganizations In preference to taking a separ
ate political attitude as women , all of which
Is as it should be , for the object of woman
suffrage should bo to abolish the sex line In
politics altogether , and to convert exclusive
organizations of men alone or of women alone
Into co-operative associations of men and
women.
No overworked professional man or college -
lego don looks forward moro eagerly to an
autumn holiday among the Alps than docs
Queen Marghcrita , who delights to don the
picturesque costume of the women of the
Val do Lys and to linger after the frosty
autumn nights liavo driven away less hardy
visitors. The beloved Italian queen Is de
scribed as taking part In a recent "Ice expe
dition" to the summit of the Vincent Pyra-
mldo and camping out amid snow and Ico.
Fashion NotoH.
The crab , although not a thing of beauty ,
figures among fancy Jewelry.
Soft beautifully dyed Fayetta and camel's
hair fabrics are made for dressy afternoon
wear.
Brocades , It Is said on good authority , are
to bo In small designs , chiefly with flecks
and dots.
The hair is being dressed very simply just
now , oven on full dress occasions , and orna
ments are important.
Pink rosebuds on whlto Is ono of the select -
lect ( patterns ; blue Ncpatlca and purple
chrysanthemums are stylish.
The newest Idea In table decorations Is to
match the color of the flowers in the recep
tacles provided for them.
Small diamonds are never used to moro
advantage than In the dainty flower-
wreathed brooches that arc in vogue.
The new gem-sot daggor-llko ornaments
servo the purpose ot hairpins , beliig at the
same tlmo much moro ornamental.
Spangles of nil kinds and colors seem to
have hypnotized everybody , and the latest
are fashioned In aluminum , and are as light
as feathers. ,
Glossy supple-faced cloths in medium and
light shades are growing In favor for hand
some gowns worn on occasions when semi-
dross Is required.
A black hat trimmed with plumes may be
brightened * with a bow or rosette or pink ,
blue or yellow ribbon , and will look qultp
Jaunty with the addition ,
The very popular surpliceor serpentine
waists uru now made with collarettes ,
spreading shoulder-frills and mutton-leg
sleeves edged with embroidery.
Long , graceful French polonaises of cloth ,
open up the front or ut the loft side , are
completed by skirts ot ropped silk with
sleeves and vests ot the same.
Among the cotton fabrics none Is prattler
than dotted Swiss. Insertions and frills of
Valenciennes lace are used on gowns made
ot this diaphanous goods ,
The most modish design for buckles ,
whether Intended to clasp bolt or garter. Is
a celled serpent of lustreless gold , with u
ruby or sapphire In Us flat head.
Ono of the vivid reds Is geranium , which
is of almost dazzling brightness. None but
n brunette with a pale ollvo complexion
should bo reckless enough to wear this
shade.
Among the delicately colored fancy wooN
ens are crepe bareges embroidered wjth dots
and geometrical figures , and conlurettti ere-
pens in all tha lovely evening shades.
A lesson which might with advantage bo
learned Is to road old prints pictures of
fashions In the days of the Stuarts. There
were then a number of quaint modes whoso
excellence time never has withered.
SOMETHING'TO PONDER OVER
Now Style Puzzle i on Which You Oau While
Away S6rb Idle Moments.
BOTH OLD AND'YOUNG CAN MAKE GUESSES
/i / i
An Ilicellent Op'p'o'I-tiitilly n Mnkn u I'ov
Dollars In Cli | by n I.Ittl.Itrulii
Ijilior The Knlght'H Mo\
o' In Clie .i.
It Is n great mistake to suppose , as many
do , that Hoys' and Girls' Departments of
great newspapers are read only by boys and
girls. They are rend by ovcry member of
the family , as a. rule. So are the Juvenile
Journals Harper's Young People for In
stance. Here Is a now style puzzle , the
principal point of which turns on the
Knight's Move In chess. This move Is , j
you remember , ono square up , down , right or
left but never diagonally and then two
squares at right angles to the first part of i
the move ; or , two squares up , down , right or j
left , and then ono spiiar'o In any direction nt j
right angle to the firstpart , of the move.
Hut there are other questions In the puz
zle. Answers to them may bo found In
most books ot reference. The riddles are ,
of course , to bo guessed. The verso which
so puzzled the crazed knight Is to bo written
out In full. Anybody , of any ago , may try
his hand at solving the puzzles , and answers
must bo mailed , not to us , but Harper's
house of refreshment with Its name "Tho
Castle" emblazoned on the sign board.
In the rear ot the house was the "chess
board , " a huge npnco , the size of a dozen
tennis courts , combined , accurately divided
Into alternate squares of turf and hard yel
low sand , and In the center of each square
was a word or part of n word , engraved on
a metal platu Imbedded In the ground. Thus
I noticed "king , " "queen , " "castle. " "pawn , "
mid other words , all referring to the game ot
chess , but without any apparent connection
with one another. The mystery was ex
plained , however , when I read the following
notice alflxed to a post near by :
"Till * puzzle mnv l-o rend by mnltlntr the
'knlRht'H move , ' touching every wiuarn of
the client Inwrd In lln proper order. There
are plxiy-fnur J | | I > | M fonuln n veme of
- ' - ' HUM , each line composed of eight
"Truly , " said I , "It would Bcem to require
the Ivory lube of Prince All (11) ( ) to enable
ono to nee clearly Into this , but perhaps It
Is not so difficult as It appears. You cannot
rest while I study this problem ? " iiskod 1 ,
Bcclng the knight begin to tremble. "Then
solve this rldillo ot mine , while I try to solve
yours :
"I nin n. linaM'-wrlght hut never flRht.
I'm writ tilniiortUinrd MS In breadth nnil tielh'M.
In ono tt"4 | ) < < ul 1 mil likeKampxon , Hirnni ; ;
I've lulu nf hair , niul wear It very Ions.
T.ie 111:111 : ulio fnllH on mi' whateer his ntrenilh ,
Itofoit * IIP tlieann I * measurlnt ? bin leiiRth ,
And thole uncuticlniif IIP will oft lotnaln ,
lire nature run tcrtnto lilt SPMHP again.
N'o nrrnltitlc feat Illli tun with ilrtMit.
I'nr I cnn' liind fur hnuifl upjn my head.
Mv II-ITH I hi'iid. till nn inv buck tliov lit- ,
Thm , ulth n mil hi ) . ' , m'xt moment uu am T.
Such l my | nmer. that nny luiklosB wliht
MUURlnK MIC Is In n furry nllKht ,
Tor stialKhtway lie's Imprlxonetl. Let him
nilIVP
Never no html lie cnnicR not thence olive. " (12) ( )
I seized the bridle ot the horse and began
making the knight's move on the great chess
board , of which the following is a dia
gram : (13) ( )
Young People , Franklln , Spuaro , New York
City , previous to March 15 , 1831 , putting In
the lower left hand corner of your envelope
the words , "Rourid Tjble. "
Do not write out the text , but send an
swers by numbers , In every case as briefly
as possible. Pit ( your name at the top of
your first sheet of answers and fasten your
shoots together. , Harper's Young People of
fers a first prize of , ? 20 for the most correct
answers to all the questions , $10 to the second
end , $5 to the thlrd , and $1 cacli to the next
ton. All prizes aj cash. Correct answers ,
'
with names of p'rIf < J winners , will be pub
lished by1 The Bco''at . as early a date us pos
sible after the close of the contest. Hero
Is the puzzle : „
THE HOPPING KNIGHT.
My wanderings have led mo through the
English Palo (1) ( ) , the site of the prehistoric
Crannogos (2) ( ) , the Alnsty ot York.(3) ( ) , and
other parts of Great Britain , I crossed the
channel to the continent of Europe and con
tinued my Journey through many strange
countries on foot. Ono morning , on emerg
ing from a dense forest , I found that I had
entirely lost my bearings. The next instant
I hoard a voice singing the following song :
"A noble company uro we , you know us well by
sight.
Some schoolboys trent U3 hatefully ,
Hut wise men greet us gratefully ,
They recognize our mlRht.
"Our captain lends us onwnril , behold him
proudly stnnd.
Ilia feet ate llrmly planted within our native
land.
Now tell me , who's our cnntaln ? and tell me ,
who uro we ?
To every bright young puzzler It's plain as
plain can bo" (4) ( ) .
I looked to the left and beheld a strange
apparition , a Knight in full armor helmet ,
corselet and shield , complete while the
noble steed ho rode was as well protected
is If horse and rkler had come straight frow
some joust or tourney of bygone days. The
two formed a perfect silhouette (5) ( ) against
the sky. As he approached mo I saw that
the face of the knight was melancholy
enough to liavo won tor him the title of
"knight ot the rueful countenance" ( C ) , but
his voice was cheerful.
"Good morning , fair sir ! You behold before -
fore you the Mighty Tottlpottlmoy (7) ( ) . You
are right welcome to our Land ot Puzzles. "
"Many thanks , your High Mightiness , " I
replied. "I heard your song just now , and
would gladly know the meaning of It. "
"Oh , that Is a puzzle. It Is all a puzzle
hero , and the chess-board Is the worst ot the
lot. Haply you play at chess , good sir ? "
"Yes , " I answered.
"Then come with me , " said ho , "and as
wo Journey I will relate my gloomy tale. In
yon castle now faintly visible once dwelt the
ruler (8) ( ) who played chess with living fig
ures. Ho designed the chess-board puzzle
and left it as a 'heritage of woo' to the
wrotqhcd Inhabitants of Puzzle Land. I
loved the fair princess , his niece , and ho or
dered mo to solve the puzzle before daring to
sue for the lady's hand. I began the task
at once. It Is like the labor of Sisyphus
(9) ( ) . I always find myself as far from tha
accomplishment of my design as I was In
the beginning. The lady became tired of
waiting and left the country , and I have
hoard that Ilko Drltomart (10) ( ) she has spent
her life In wandering from land to land. I
liavo never beheld her since. The king died
long ago , but his cruel decree still holds , and
I am doomed to loan about the chess boarder
[ or six hours every aAy of my wretched life
until I liavo guessed the puzzlo. The Ir
reverent peasantry have named mo The
Hopping Knight. ' Ilut hero Is the castle ,
and yonder Is tho''c1iefss board. "
I looked and sriW nothing but a modest
: iT.iriia.
' < ! HI
no t"
A groom of 50 Iqd jo the altar a blushing
brldo of 1C In Ulah , | ( ) ml , Ky. , recently.
When marrlagoil IB a failure the chief
bankrupt usually. imts it all In his wife's
name. <
San Francisco hUs''tho greatest proportion
of dlvprcos to marrlilgos of any city In the
world. For every 101000 marriages thero-aro
2,233 divorces. ni I
"Do you care , dMar1 ; ' Inquired Mrs. Levelly ,
"If I marry again w.hen you nro dead and
gone ? " "Of course .not , " responded Mr. L. ;
"I am sure I can strind It If the other fellow
" TAn
can ,
An Oklahoma boomer , who eloped with a
17-year-old gjrl from Flndlay , O. , was
yanked Into court on the charge of deser
tion and a verdict for $15,000 damages
secured.
Hov. Alfred W. Anson of Martlnsvllle , Va. ,
who was recently married to Miss Eleanor
M. Greene. Is the son of the canon of Windsor
ser , chaplain of Queen Victoria at the royal
residence , Windsor Castle.
The man who Jokes his wife about the
girl ho Is going to marry for a second wife
generally gets mad when she retaliates some
day by joking him about the man shei \
going to marry for a second husband.
A Widowers' association has boon formed
In Dresden. No man can join unless his
wife Is dead , ami If ho marries again ha
becomes an honorary member only One
of the chief purposes of the association Is
Old Lady ( to iitocq who la portionless )
I leaped Ilko Cheeshahteaumuck (11) ( ) In one
of his native dances. After a few false
moves I began to see my way moro clearly ,
and not mora than nn hour had elapsed when
wo had completely mastered the puzzle.
The poor knight's gratitude know no bounds ,
and flinging himself at my feet ho poured
forth his thanks : "How can I thank you ,
my benefactor ? For years this puzzle has
been on my mind , gnawing at my brain ns
the golden dog of Quebec (15) ( ) gnaws bis
bone , without cessation. " "It Is not such a
j difficult puzzle after all , " I answered , "If
ono but starts right. It is not n Frankon-
j stein's Monster. " (10) ( ) Wo seated ourselves
and the knight called , "What ho , there !
1 bring wine , the puzzle Is guessed , guessed ,
guessed1 ! A girl , somewhat the size and
shape of Gwenny Carfax , (17) ( ) appeared ,
bringing wine. "Oh , the poor gentleman ! "
j she said to me , aside ; "when my father built
the inn ho called it 'Tho Castle , ' ho laid out
the chess board and composed the rhymn
' as a source of amusement for our guests ,
but never did ho Imaglno that It would addle
any one's wits. Hark to this song. " The
knight was now chanting in a monotonous
way :
"A fellow was ildlnpr upon his
When a boy with a bean shooter shot at his
He fell oft and wuilrmeil In the load Ilko an
0 ] } , what iv had boy tn he. " (18) ( )
"What means your song , sir knight , " I
asked.
"That Is another puzzlo"ho answered.
"Find the word to fill the first blank ; take
off the first letter and leave a word for the
second blank , and still another by the same
process for the third , and there you are !
Hero is the next verse :
"Of bad lanKUajjt' he uttered n very good
nut the boy had 'scooted' away like n
Just wait till I cutch him , I'll show him
there
Some fellows ni clover ns he ! " (19) (
"I told you this was Puz/lo Land , you
know , " ho said. "In my checkered career , "
ho continued , with a smile at his own feeble
Joke , "I liavo had much tlmo to ponder these
weighty matters now that the chief puzzle
is guessed , thanks to you , I Intend to leave
this country and travel. Whence come you ,
good friend ? From America ? Ah , I
thought so ! 'Westward the star of empire
takes its way , ' as the poet (20) ( ) says. You
are very clever in America ; Brother Jona
than (21) ( ) Is always ahead. I want to visit
your country. I would like to moot the Her
mit of Goat Island (22) ( ) , and many other
strange personages. Did you over meet
Flood Ircson ? " (23) ( ) "Oh , no , " I answered.
"Was 1m a locofoco (21) ( ) or u Ilarnburnor(2r ( > )
"Indeed , I think ho was neither , " said I ,
much amused. "Well , I would sco all
strange people and places the Cardiff
Giant (2G ( ) , tho. place whcro stood Homo's
Oak (27) ( ) , the homo of Glnovra (28) ( ) , nnd 'as
for the Sick Man ot the Hast ' (2 ( ) , I would
glvo him such a dose of the Aq'ua To fan a (30) ( )
that ha would rest Ilko the Seven Sleepers
(31)anil ( ) as It ho were In the great lied of
Wnro (32) ( ) ; and I can assure you I would not
care a rap (33) ( ) when I came homo again. "
"You have made out a sort of Omnibus Hill"
(34) ( ) , I said , when ho had finished. "I wish
you success in carrying out your plans. "
With a grasp of the hand ho mounted his
steed and passed out of sight , singing as he
went :
"Although I'm ofien InniKiT.
My Flint la Homctlmcs noor ,
Perch ince the Inn provides me ,
IVichnnro thij voltage door.
My Hecrmd gives mo water ,
And IIH I Am my Kecunil ,
I never needs a doctor's rare.
( Must fortunate I'm reckoned. )
My Whole oft brines u heartache ,
To lire.ith It makes me nad ;
Hut If I'vo been a bore to sou ,
To nay It you'll bo glad. (33) (
How Is It , my dear , that you have never
kindled a flame In the bosom of a man ?
Niece the reason , dear aunt , is , as you
well know , that I am not a good match ,
to help newly-mado widowers by looking
after tholr wives' funerals und caring for
their children.
A doctor who was summoned early ono
morning to n fnshtoimhlo residence on
Madison avenue , Now York , to rolluvo a
young lady who was speechless and hyster
ical , pulled a set nf six upper fnlso teeth out
of her throat. She Is a brldo of a faw weaks ,
and her husband's look of amazement
showed plainly that ha was unaware that she
were them.
Judge Dolllngor of the United States dis
trict court of Oregon has decided , In the
case of a Chlneso woman who desired to land
to join her husband whom shu had never
seen , that a betrothal at the age nf 2 years ,
and a marrlago six months ago by sowing to
gether two cards on which the particulars of
the engagement had been written , was a
valid marrlago according to thu laws of
China , and must bo recognized by the United
States.
, , o
It Is said tliafM. " Constant Coquclln Is
one of the richest actors In Franco. Ho la
said to liavo a fortune of 1,000,000 francs.
IloslJoa his Income paying Investments ho
has nearly 1,000.000 francs Invested In fa
mous plcturos nt his Kplnndld home facing
the Arc de Trlomphc In Paris.
DeWltt's Llttlo Early Itlsurs. Small pills ,
unto plIU , best pills.
AND
/ * " -J1'
E shall have all of this week a line of
these $10 and $12' dollar suits that we have
been showing , which are the cheapest for
the price that have ever been shown in
Omaha.
In our Custom Department we have a
large line of cloths from which we are mak
ing Pantaloons for 6 dollars. This is your
opportunity.
Remember the place. -
18TH AND DOUGLAS STS. Vs
MUSSER'S ' PLEA FOR LABOR
What an Eight-Hour Day Would Mean for
the Toiling Masses. ,
IT WOULD ADVANCE CIVILIZATION
*
Ho Tlilnkn Judge Calihrull'H Words Kii\-e
1'laccd I.ulior Orgimlzntlona a Long
Stop In Advance Nrws from the
Ucnotill l-'leld of Industry.
The good advlco and personal efforts of
Mr. W. 13 , Musser of this city have been
greatly missed In organized labor circles of
late from the fact that , on account ot sick
ness , ho has been scarcely able to leave his
residence slnco last September. For several
years Mr. Musser has been one of the lead
ing splrltfl in advocating unionism and an
eight-hour day , and with the experience- -
years of service as a union carpenter ho Is
considered by those who know him best a
good authority upon nil matters pertaining
to labor. About six years ago Mr , Muaser
was chosen by President Samuel Gompers
of the American Federation of Labor
ns ono of his organizers for the state
of Nebraska , and his faithful service
In the capacity of organizer has won for
him a place tn the hearts of Nebraska's
union men that ho will hold for many years.
His friends In other states , not knowing of
his nflllctlon , still keep sending him lotto
und inquiries regarding the labor movement ,
and In company with.a reporter of The Hoe
his mall for the week was looked over to sec
what might be contained therein of interest
to the public.
"There , " said Mr. Musser , "Is a letter
from Theodore lllrk , the national secretary
of the Walters National union. Plcaso read
It nnd sco what ho wants . "
The letter was road and upon Mr. Musscr's
request was answered. It related to the
now union of waiters organized In Omaha u
short tlmo ago and asked several questions
of considerable importance to the parties In
terested.
A letter was also read from President
Samuel Gompcrs , In which ho stated that
commencing with this month the American
Federation ot Labor would publish n monthly
magazine entitled the American Fcdera-
ttonlst and that the price would bo GO centu
per year. Several blanks for subscribers
were sent with the letter and Mr. Mussor
wants the local workers to call ut his house
nnd get thu blanks and do what they can t'j
get up subscription lists , ns ho says this wilt
bo a great labor paper that will advocate
eight hour's per day and many other re
forms that laboring people are demanding.
Accompanying the letter was a circular an
nouncing the titles of a dozen or moio bunks
upon the labor problem written by well
known authors , that are now kept for wild
at the headquarters of the American Feder
ation of Labor.
Mr. Mnsser considers this a great atop
forward and says that nothing will cducato
the people faster than the reading of litera
ture upon the labor question written by men
who thoroughly understand the problem.
Several other lotion * of minor Importance
were read and answered , and u general talk
upon the labor question was entered into
In which Mr. Musser said :
"I do not know when I over read any
thing that madu mo feu ) so good us when I
read about Judge Cdldwcll's action , In The
Dee. I consider that ono of the gioatext
ovcnta that baa over happened In the Inter
est of the working people , j bullcvo now
that they are ut It , the employes should en
force the eight-hour law governing govern
ment employes. I hope the employes will
make no mistakes , and there li > unu thing
In particular that they should guard against ,
and that Is to not allow any potty Jealousies
or differences of opinion upon other Hiib-
Jects to Interfere with the proper dlschhrgo
of their duties to ono another regarding thu
main quemion ut Issue.
AN IMPORTANT MOVKMUNT.
"The eight-hour question Is Certainly ono
of the greatest ( | uc tloim before the people ,
und If that point can bo gained by thu workIng -
Ing people they will have more tlmo to ( udy
economic and other question * nf great Im
portance to society. Tlieru Is niithlnn newer
or novel tn thu proposition fur a Ken ral
reduction of the houra ot labor
It Introduces no now principles or theories
Into society. It proposes no arbitrary in
terference with economic nnd social rela
tions. It will not disturb any existing In
terests nor change the relation of buyers to
sellers or laborers to employers. In fact.
It would not In any way arbitrarily disturb
existing economic nnd social relations. AH
It asks for is that the laborer shall have
moro leisure that the development of his
mind may bo in pace with the productive
power of labor and that ho may bo enabled
to enjoy the pleasures of a comfortable and
cultured homo. This proposition has been
periodically discussed for more than three-
quarters of a century. The characteristic
feature of the controversy Is that the meas
ure has always been favored by the labor
ing classes and their sympathizers and op
posed by the so-called statesmen , economists
and employers.
"Tho opposition , however , Is not , ns Is
commonly assumed , all duo to Hclflshnciis
on the part of the employing class. The
average employer is not moro unwympa-
thotlc and Indifferent to the welfare ot
society than Is any other citizen. Thcro is |
nothing In the mere fact of being an cm- y
ployer of labor which necessarily destroys J
one's Interest In the social well-being of * S
others. The opposition of the employing
class to this measure is not so much from an
aversion to Improving the laborer's condi
tion as from a misconception of tholr
economic relations to the community , and
especially to the laboring classes. Nor are
they responsible for this misconception nny
moro than other citizens , but tt Is duo
mainly to the false teachings of political
economy. The lessening of the hours
of labor would bring about Increased
consumption , a vaster display of productive
activity , a higher Intellectual and
moral developmnet of the teller
and a wider demand for the
moro artistic products of our factories
and workshops. It would stimulate Inventive
genius , develop bettor and grander civiliza
tion and bring about un almost fabulous In
crease of national property and wealth. The
general struggle for a reduction ot the hours
of labor Is a struggles for u better civiliza
tion , a struggle for work for willing hands
who should bo employed.
"Ilollevo the poor drudge In the mine und i
factory from his long hours of toll and put / \
many of these who can find nothing to do to
work and they will nt once bu raised In thu
social sculo. Eight bourn per day should
and I hope soon will become firmly fixed as
a general custom hardened into national
habit. "
I.itlior NotcH.
Union printers have won a strlko at * !
nuffalo.
In Ilussla factory hands work from fi n. m.
to 8 p. m.
Them are 5,000 Idle granlto cutters In Now
York City. |
A central labor union has been organized ;
at Winnipeg. (
Throe thousand women in Purls belong to
labor unions.
Omaha carpenters will hereafter work
eight hours.
A tin plato plant is to bo established at
Blwood , Ind.
All union brewers are taxed 10 cents for
the St. Louis strikers.
Union machinists of Chattanooga favor
government ownership of telegraphs.
Retail butchers at Denver have refused to
allow wholesalers to Join tholr union.
I-'Iglit hundred dollars was appropriated by 4 ;
Now York framt-rn far Idle union men.
Maunillon green glass workers protest j
agaln.it thu puamign of the Wilson bill. j
The building trades In InillanapollH will >
lioruaftar work only eight hours per day. |
Flficim thoiifland dollars hau been sub- |
hcribo.l to establish a dally labor paper In j
lloslon. j
Glass workers ut Philadelphia are giving |
10 per cunt ot their wages to aid.strikers In j
tholr tiudu.
Three of the Wamsutla mills , Now Dad- . '
ford , Mass. , are now running on full tlmo
llvo dayn u week. I
lloBten unions liavo denounced the guv I
arnmitnt'H action In roduclng wanes nt I
Mure Island navy yard. j
Cook's Kxtrn Diy Imperial Champagne has
u delicious aroma of thu grapes. Its purity I
Is undoubted. I
One hundred employe * upon ono division
of the NBW York Central railroad havu been
laid off on account of thu doprunnlon In busl-
nous.
About 250 olgarmakers aru out on u ktr > ku
In New York City. Thu trouble wan cniuoil
by the announcumunt of u reduction ut 25
per cent.