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OFFENSIVE NEAR NEIGHBORS
Smiling Invaders Who Knock , but Noise
lessly Enter , Not "Waiting n Bidding.
THE NEIGHBOR A DANGEROUS CONFIDANTE
I'rnprlntr of Milking Matrimonial
' . ini-ntfl I'liMIr Women .Moro I'onil of An-
. . / notinrliiff Tlirni Tlmn tlio OppoMto
jMe Sex A Ollmpio lit thu
Of course you have a near neighbor or
liavo hnd , or will have , nnil wo alt know
what n blowing Is the cheery , obliging ,
mlnd-tliGlr-own-lmslness sort of a neighbor.
That Is the kind wo jiln our faith to nnd
whoso generous , unobtrusive help In case
of sickness or trouble we always remember
with gratitude.
In n city vvhfcro people are largely renters
our neighbors are constantly changing nnd
( luring the course of a faw years wo sample
a great variety , good , bad and Indifferent.
Hut. of all creatures to bo dreaded Is the
ofllclous Inquiring neighbor , who Is ap
parently devoured by nn Insnttablo curiosity ,
respecting the dimensions of your grocery
bill or the condition of the family morals.
When you hear n ring nt the front door
bell you nro mentally prepared for u caller ,
n visitor or a hook agent.
Dut eli ! these meddling , light-stepping
near neighbors , who , at any moment from
/tarly Monday morning till late Saturday
night , are liable to knock at the back door
nnd , not waiting for n bidding , nolslcssly
turn the knob and silently enter your
private domain , apd with a cat-llko trend
are upon you , catching jou In the act of
cleaning jour false teeth or turning your
soiled white apron wrong sldo out to present
a bettor front.
Or perchance nn early call may flnd the
family seated at breakfast and silent notes
are taken on the quality ot the tnblo linen
and the supply of mutton chops , and what
a virtuous shock of surprise Is exhibited
U the mistress of the house still happens
to have her locks adorned with curl papers
It man. be a few hours later you are
hurriedly dressing for a business trip down
town , when In glides your ofllclous neighbor ,
and talks and chatters half an hour , whllo
you fume and fret In well bred though use
less silence , und you miss thu Important
engagement und thereby are seriously em
barrassed , i
Some day jou have a headache and know
thaUuuict rest Is all you need , husband Is
gone and the children nro at school With
a sigh of relief you scttlo that aching head
upon the pillow of the sitting room couch
But ah ! > ou forgot to lock the back door
that you might pretend you were not at
homo , and thcro she comes , that ever-to-bo-
dreaded near neighbor , tripping lightly In
with a gny llttlo smllo to tell jou that nil
of her work Is done She never reads anil
never sews , but docs knit lace , nnil then
olio chews gum Incessantly , whllo the
yards nnd jnrds of filmy lace her nlniblo
lingers manufacture seems as Intennnablo as
her everlasting tongue. That wags and
v\ags , as she masticates that gum , till ,
patience , that noble trait , Is worn to shreds
nnd It becomes with jou a case of Inward
conquest or outward rebellion ; jou must
needs summon to your aid all of the angelic
qualities in order to "lovo thy neighbor as
thyself. "
Of course , she Is only thoughtless , nut
what nn awful lot of mischief a thoughtless
person can do , especially If thcro Is an un
known quantity of Old Nick In their inental
mnkoup.
Whenever I see two neighboring women
exchanging mlnco pies or testing the baking
powers of tholr respective biead ovens , I
presage a falling out some dark day , nnd
what a toirlblc revelation of ono another's
bosom secrets and family skeletons will
then bo disclosed. . . Your neighbor will
"scatter to the four winds of heaven" all
of your cherished , harmless llttlo deceits ,
which they had promised so faithfully never ,
never to ruvoal.
So do not bo too Intimate with your near
neighbors , and respect the old saw , "Fa
miliarity breeds contempt. "
Another variety of next door neighbors
who become nn unbearable nuisance are
these who Imagine that though sick unto
death jou can surely eat their cookery ,
which they evidently regard as the nemo
of the culinary nrt nnd qulto superior to
anything produced In your kitchen.
A short tlmo since a lady friend found
herself confined to the bed with la grippe
She begged the family to keep her Illness
a dead secret. Hut murder will out , and
In rushes a kind neighbor , carrying n bowl
of soup. "Now , you must eat this. I
know It will do j'ou good , for I made It
myself. "
\ The Invalid smiles n sickly ghost of n
. smile , feebly expressing thanks for the
unexpected attention , devoutly praying mean
time that the lady would retire , for soup
Is a dish my friend fairly detests. Hut
alas ! for the vain hope , the benefactor stands
guard over the painful task.
The martyr tastes a llttlo sip. nnd driven
by sere straits to hldo behind n llttlo In
nocent nnd much needed docolt , declares
that she appreciates the soup Meantime
the gnstrononilc regions telephone up to
the brain a vigorous protest imalnst break
ing the fast on turnips and hot water ,
loudly demanding French coffco and rolls
Will some vvlsoacro explain why the tlmo
of n hoimoHlfo Is considered of so little Im
portance Unit she Is expected to drop her
v\ork the moment a visitor enters'
Will the day ever dav\n \ when the house
keeper will place upon tlmo Its true value ?
When that much to bo desired period
does arrive , Mrs Smith will not bu hanging
over Mrs llrown's back gnto halt the morn
ing hours , attending strictly to ovfiybody's
business but her own , whllo household
duties remain neglected and Xho children
run wild upon the street.
May choicest blessings rest upon the good
neighbor , say I , who calnilj Ignores the ex
istence of those whoso Inquisitive noses nro
continually ferreting out the private affairs
of others. *
Nothing has been moro shameful In our
-past than the light nnd frivolous way In
which matrimonial engagements have been
regarded oven by Intelligent people. No
wonder It has hccn said of thorn that llko
plecruijt they were madn to bo broken. Such
i thing ns publicly announcing n betrothal
except among our Jewish residents , wns
seldom dreamed of until English customs
caino In vogue
Not many years ago It was qulto eustoin-
try for both parties absolutely to deny that
an engagement existed until the wedding
gown was nearly completed and n home In
readlne.ss for tlm newly wedded pair , writes
Huth Travelnn In the Brooklyn Times , If
you go Into country districts todiy , where
there has been llttlo Influx of forulgn popu
lation , jou will * ad these primitive Ideas
itlll prevail.
A fou jears ago I met n girl from Maine ,
itndjIiiR art In Now York , uliom I heard
nas engaged to a young man from the same
locality , also an art student. They went
svorywhere tcgethur nnd fcocmod quite do-
rotod. When I became better acquainted
islth the girl a wonderfully Intellectual
roung woman she told mo that tlm two
! uul grown up together from childhood , that
theirs was a purely platonlu friendship , that
! he y hail not the faintest Idea of over becom
ing husband nnd wife , She could not go
irotind with a joimg gentleman us she
Mithl In the country without being talked
ibout , so they decided to bo "engaged , "
The airaugoment was merely a business and
loclnl ono.
'Unit this brilliant girl was taken to a
lunatic asylum soon after her "filond" was
aiurrlcd to another suggests to ma a inelan-
iholy tnlo
Of course , the fact ot an engagement
usually leaks out In uomo way or other ,
greatly to the surprise and Indignation of
the parties concerned. It Is as Impossible
to stop tosslp ovcr n matter of buch vital
Interest to two family circles , schoolmates ,
companions and frlohdn , as It would l > o to
item the torrents of Niagara.
The boat and moat honorable way Is not
lo try. Any } oung man to whom a loving
woman has promised to Intrust her future
ought to bo proud to ncknowlnj o It ,
In such n state ot boclety It Is possible for
i young man to be engaged to a plurality of
girls nt the anu > time , for u ypung lady to
aoveral strings to her bow , fho most
popular stories of thirty y&nrs ngo ctrilcd
either hero or heroine som > tlm s both-
through a succession of matrimonial en
gagements. I remember In "JJred ! A Tale
ot the Dismal Swamp , " by Harriet Hccrher
Stovve , the Interest of the tale centers In the
bewitching Nina , who la secretly betrothed
to three gantlcmen at once ,
Ono of the most characteristic of Glbscn's
society sketches represents two young ladles
ot that charming , high-bred Ijpo ho draws
so admirably. Ono says :
"Aro you going to bo married , Mnud" "
"No , " replies the other , "I nin only en-
Rflged. "
The Idea that an engagetnint does not
mean marriage some time In the tutitrc , no
matter how far distant , Is a most pernicious
ono. It Is the root of many ovlls.
Yet I have come to the c inclusion that
women ore much readier to tell of their
newly found happiness than the mure folf-
consclous opposlto sex , who Into dialling
and are morbidly sensitive to public
opinion.
The fashion , fad or whatever you choose
to call It , of announcing matrimonial en
gagements Is a safeguard at the outer portals
tals of marriage. Few or divorces will ta
the result.
Young couples are not apt to ru h thoupht-
lessly Into an engagement , Wiien they
realize that It Is not solely n prl ' .He matter ,
that others must bo taken Into their con
fidence.
Men with no means or no posslb'Ilty ' of
means ot supporting a wife hctllata bcfcro
they ask a girl to their lot , when they know
the world will bo cognizant of their pre
sumption.
Girls without stability of character , frivol
ous , j-c't bchcmlng , have no longer occasion
to accept some mnn they do not care for as
a stopping stone toward securing the ono for
whom they jonrn.
By announcing nn engagement , I do not
mean proclaiming It from the house tops. AH
that Is necessary Is for the young man to toll
ono particular friend with permission to re-
pcit the fact , and the news will spread moro
rapidly than a pralrlo firo. I take It for
granted that the families of both parties
have been Informed nt once Greetings be
tween thorn should bo ns cordial as possible
A slight coldness nt such a tlmo has re
mained for jenrs untorglven.
It Is most annoying when , after an engage
ment has ben made public , it Is found that
for financial reasons the marriage cannot
take place for an Indefinite period.
Ono shrewd young lawjcr has solved the
problem what to do under such conditions.
Ho and his fiancee have announced that the
engagement Is dissolved the girl's mother
called on friends and acquaintances and told
them so yet ho takes the young lady out as
much as over and every ono Is expecting to
receive wedding cards when circumstances
permit.
To hide an engagement ns If ono was
ashamed of It Is complimentary to neither
party. Let us congratulate ourselves that
fashion now sanctions what the best people
have always done announce betrothals
oven when this was considered by the ma
jority ns Implying a lack of delicacy. Its
observation Is now required by society as
much ns a cessation of brilliant functions In
Lent Is required.
After finishing her toason In Berlin re
cently , Eleonora Duso filled nn engagement
In I'rankfort. In passing the largest nrt
store In the city one afternoon she noticed
in the window a picture by Dr. Adolf Menzel ,
the greatest of Germany's historical
painters. She wont tnsldo and bought It , saw
other pictures by Menzel and bought them ,
carrylng _ them alt away with her In her
cairlage'
A few minutes after her departure Menzel
himself stopped at the store. Ho Is almost
80 jears old , and for the last generation has
been receiving all the honor nnd admiration
that could touch the nrtlst'o heart. Never
theless lie showed much satisfaction when
told of Duse's fancy for his works , nnd
mumbled some words to the effect that the
Italian actress was really n genius In her
way a great concession to her sex from him ,
for Menzel Is a knotty old fellow with all
the woman-hating sentiments of a confirmed
bachelor. Ho bought a picture of Duse ,
placed It carefully in Ills coat-tail pocket ,
and departed.
The proprietor of th6 art store told ono ot
Menzcl's friends' what had happened , nnd the
friend at once , Invited Duso and Mcnzel to
his house to meet each other nt dinner
Each came , overflowing with admiration for
the other. Menzel knows no Italian nnd
Duso knows no German. So the conversar
tlon was limited to shrugs of the shoulders ,
wnvlngs of the hand nnd mutually unin
telligible exclamations Whoa the tlmo for
parting cnmo Duso throw oft the reserve , of
which A.acrlcans hoard so much during her
American tour , seized the old man's hand
nnd tried to ralso It to her lips. Men/el
struggled to escape the honor nnd finally ,
bowing his head , kissed Duso's hand. Then
ho fled.
German newspapers say that the kiss was
nn event in tha history of art , that It was
the only Ides Monzol has over been known to
bestow. His now gallantry has been n
greater revelation to his friends than was
Duso's hero worship to her neglected ad-
mlrer .
The Incident has caused several editors to
recall tno sccno between Mclssonler nnd
Mendel In 18C7. Menzcl's reputation hnd
nlread spread through the world , as his pic
tures of Frederick the Great and his court
and of Wellington and Hiuchcr at Waterloo
had been placed high In the list ot the great
est historical paintings. Melssnler re
garded him as the foremost of Gorman
painters , and Menzel considered Molssonler
, the most admirable of modern artists When
they mot In Paris just after the Austro-Prus-
slan war each struggled vainly In his own
language to toll the other ot this admiration ,
but the failure wns complete. After having
exhausted nil the possibilities of signs and
grimaces without reaching nn understand
ing , they fell In each other's arms and expressed -
pressed tholr opinions by means of several
hearty hugs.
There Is nothing In this weary world moro
unsatisfactory and discouraging than to give
a .present that cost $3 that looks ns If It
didn't cost moro than $2 , w rites the sago of
the Atchlson Globo.
Its a bad hlgn when a young husband be
gins to go to see his folks without his bride.
You are getting too old to flirt and dance If
j'ou can take n nap sitting In n chair.
When a mnn discovers that his wlfo be
lieves everj thing that ho tells her , ho tells
her things that are not truo.
It depends entirely upon how much she
has whether or not It embarrasses a woman
to hive her back hair come down.
It doesn't take moro than three months
to take away the triumphant air n young
married woman Wears In the presence of
unmarried ones.
A married woman's description of nn Ideal
man Is the picture ot the kind she didn't
get Wo are willing to bet that the devil Is a
married man.
The trouble with people being religious Is
that they are too concjilted to Imagine they
have anything to repent of.
"No. " admitted a man this morning , "my
wlfo never tolls mo that she Is fond of mo ,
but she alwajs makes tjio kind ot pie I
like best "
Some people got married because they are
tired of being In love So much less Is ex
pected of married pconlo than of lovers.
How very seldom It Is you hear of a
woman giving a family dinner to which her
husband's relatives are Invited.
Have jou noticed how baseless are the
grievances of jour friends ? Your grlov-
nnces have nn equally ridiculous foundation
to your friends. Wo nil make too much ot
our troubles.
The most affectionate family vvo ever
Know wns composed of nine different mem-
beis. nnd they lived In nine different towns
When a girl wants to marry a man hoi
father opposes , she finds a champion In hei
mother. A mother will always oppose her
judgment to her husband's In a case of thla
kind.
kind.When n man Is a llttlo queer as a lover ,
ho ls awfully queer as a married man.
An humble lover makes a very domlnoer-
Ini : husband.
FASHION POINTERS.
Durable twilled silks ot various kinds are
revived
The old-fashloued corn color Is ono of the
now shades.
New twilled cloth tor spring costumed
roeomblvs the weave of French vicuna.
New veils have very large black velvet
dots and borders ot ribbon velvet an Inch
wide
Moss roses and bud'- , clusters of wild
rose buds with aecoiupanjlag foliage , La
Franco and American Beauty roaua are
I
shown In the Importations of mllllncn'i an !
point to a rose season.
Taffeta silks will bo largely Imported for
trimmings , and for spring and summer
gowns entire.
Cutaway jackets worn over vests of tan ,
reseda and flunkey's red are again populni
for tallor-mndo gowns.
Silks and stately looking brocades nro to
bo more used during the spring nnd sutnmei
than they have been for jears before.
Handsome surah silks ot violet , gray , sti
ver blue , petunia , golden brown , and laurel
green have , petit pols dots of the same color ,
Velvet capes , coats , costumes nnd com
binations will bo worn for months to como ,
nnd In some guises through the entire sum
mer.
mer.Moire crepes In all the * new shades are
shown. Two shades of flame , called vandyke -
dyke , Will be much used during the coming
season.
A novelty In millinery ornamontn Is called
the Sandow , and Is nothing moro or loss
than a pair of miniature dumbbells In
Etruscan gold.
The perennially popular skirt waist Is
once moro to the foro. Flannelette , per
cale , saline and taffeta silk , In changing
colors , are cmploj-cd for these waists.
Jet certainly has first place among the now
trimmings , and will be used In great pro
fusion on hats as well as dresses. Feathers
nro sprinkled with It , and cream-colored
lacoj ore elaborately jetted.
Spanish guipure , point dc gene , point Russo
nnd rose point are the laces now In greatest
use , but for decorating summer toilets these
will bo added to by hosts of exqulslta
"fancy" patterns of airy mesh.
Shoulder capes of Ruslan silk point In
military shape arc now and promise to bo
exclusive novelties. They have picturesque
otanding collars and metamorphose a black
frock In the most desirable fashion.
The wide rovers and the cravat of the
Dlrectolro period have appeared again , and
fashion books promise that "the styles
which will dominate our best spring clothes
are to bo picturesque. "
Lenten lea gowns of v'olet-strlped black
molro are trimmed with a very deep Marie
Antoinette bertha of jetted lace , with long
ends of jetted net that fall halt the length
of the skirt front after they are tied.
A new shade of brown called mordoro Is
very fashionable. It Is pretty In silk and
light wool material , nnd Us beauty consists
In the light bullion tints shaded over It.
IJIack and white striped sateen tea Jackets ,
trimmed with black and white lace and In
sertion , have fronts ot white accordion-
pleated chiffon , completed by a Jetted
glrdlo.
FEMININE NOTES.
Although the parents of Mme. Enmes-
Story nro Americans , the prlma donna was
born In China.
The Idea of placing saleswomen Instead of
men In the boys' clothing department has
been adopted by n firm with large stores In
several cities.
Annie Bosant wears a bloodstone ring
given her by Mme Blavatsky , which pos
sesses wonderful magnetic power , so Its pres
ent owner states.
The Russian government has just Issued
a decree that henceforth the services of
women ns clerks , telegraph operators and
ticket sellers on the railroads nro to bo dis
pensed with and the vacancies filled by men.
According to tint arch-fiend , the statis
tician , who manipulates figures with most
astounding results , only 65 per cent of
blondes marry , against 7D per cent of their
dark-haired bisters , who secure husbands.
Mrs Charles Avery Doremus , the author
of "The Full Hand , " which was recently
piodticcd In Now York , Is a descendant ot
President Jefferson Mrs. Dorcmua was
educated In Paris and has written several
works of fiction.
The first literary venture of Elizabeth
Stuart Phelps Ward was a story written
when she was only 13 jenrs old. It found
ready sale at the office of The Youth's Com
panion , and soon after saw the light In that
publication.
The mother of Bishop General Leonldas
Polk was ono of the earliest promoters of
railroad enterprises In this country. She
projected the first line of railway In North
Carolina , a cheap tramway , which was called
the Experimental railway.
Mrs. Sophia Braeunllch , business manager
of the Engineering nnd Mining Journal of
Now York , was recently made ono of the
twenty llfo fellows of the British Imperial
Institute She Is the only woman member
of that organization In the United States.
Drury college , Springfield , Mo. , has Just re
ceived from Judge Melvln M. Gray of St.
Louis $25,000 as a fund to endow a chair of
geology The gift Is made by Judge Gray In
memory of his wife. The Institution Is open
to men and women students on the same
The musical editor of the Boston Homo
Journal has had a letter from Pattl , and he
says It Is as well put together as Is her won
derful vocallsm. It Is written on heavy white
linen glossed paper , the sheets being about
six Inches wide nnd nlno Inches long. The
handwriting Is exquisitely fine and dainty.
The Innovation of no gloves for brides
received fresh emphasis at the recent wed
ding of Hon. Nelllo Basb In England. She
were rings enough to almost cover her fin
gers , but no gloves. This Is n very trying
edict , for the whitest of hands are apt to
look red against the snowlness of a bridal
gown.
German housewives , and perhaps others ,
make nn excellent Icing for cake without
eggs. To n half-pound of powdered sugar
add the grated rind of an orange , a tablespoonful -
spoonful of boiling water and u llttlo orange
Juice enough to moisten It thoroughly. This
should bo .used nt once , and when "set" will
bo found soft and very nice
Miss Mary , the youngest daughter of ex-
Secretary Hugh McCulloch , la a recent addi
tion to the list of short story writers. Miss
McCulloch Is the author of a very clever llt
tlo story "In the Diplomatic Set , " which ap
peared In Harper's Bazar. She has spent
much tlmo In England nnd Italy , and knows
Washington society thoroughly. She Is a
tall , fair , handsome girl.
K-dclmiiH Cheer the rintf.
Undo Sam's subjects from the Arctic zone
taught a Chicago audience a pretty lesson In
patriotism at the Chicago opera house , sajs
the Times. It was when Herrmann weaves
from nothingness the ( lags of all nations
and from them In turn evolves an American
flag emblazoned with an equestrian figure of
Washington. The eleven Eskimos from arc
tic Alaska , who occupied boxes , rose In their
scats , cheered the Hag , and remained standIng -
Ing until It had disappeared. The audience
caught the eloquent slgnlflcanco and burst
Into delighted cheers. The orchestra crashed
out tlio "Star Spangled Banner , " Herrmann
bowed low , and the ensemble- was a very
genuine demonstration of patriotism.
The Eskimos , who were the , magician's
guests , are onrouto to Washington , where
they will appear before the president , senate
nnd house They uro In charge of Miner \V.
DrucRiJwlio was sent by the government two
years iigo to study methods for the develop
ment of nictlc Alaska. Among other plans
which ho will submit to congro x as tending
to this end Is thu Importation Jnto Alaska
of the Siberian domestic reindeer to bo used
as food for the Eskimo. None of his charges
speak English , but are u keen , Intelligent
race , tar superior In mentality to the Es
kimos of Labrador.
The party In the charge ot Mr. Bruce are
the first genuine Eskimos ever sent so far
south There are four men , three women ,
nnd four llttln girls. All wear furs and have
UiBlr hair done in the quaint native fashion'
They will return homo by wav San Fran
cis : o In Juno. To them Herrmann's per
formance was of especial significance , ns his
mcthoJa are not unlike those ot the magic-
lull ! ) and medicine men of their native land.
They watched his tricks with Intense Inter
est , and , far from being startled , showed
rather a decorous spirit of Investigation
that Indicated keen Intelligence. Ulna , a
child ot G years , sat gravely through the
performance , behaving In a manner that
could have been hold up as an object le&son
to some little girls.
The four children clapped their hands joy
ously at the sight of the flag , mingling their
shrill cheers with those of tholr elders. Their
bright , pretty faces shared the Interest of
the audience , which was highly Mattered at
the patriotism of people living within
twenty-three mlles of the Arctic circle. One
of the women were by far the most costly
gown In all the well dressed audience. It
was a dress ot arctic squirrel skins and was
valued at fSOO.
The Lutheran church Increased Its mem
bership In Missouri the past year by 15,000.
It now has a couituunlc&ut list In that state
ot 330,000.
KING OF AMERICAN PEAKS
Its Spotless Oono Towers Three Miles Atovo
tKo Boa.
THE MONARCH OF THE 'PACIFIC
Dciltrntlng n National I'nrk with Mount
Tncoiun In the Center The Womlrri
of tlio I.ono Hviitluol or llio
Northwest Outlined.
Tlio wisdom of tlio national government In
reserving anil dedicating as public parks the
soenlo wonders of the nubile domain Is uni
versally commended. ( Tie | Yellowstone and
the Yosemlte national narks have been sup
plemented with minor ! reserves and larger
and equally majestic areas of natural grand
eur are In contcmplatroji. Among these Is
Mount Tacoma , the sconc splendors of which
are the theme of a descriptive paper by Mr.
Carl Snyder In the Hcvlew of Ilovlcvvs. Mr.
Snyder writes :
The proposed new national park lies In the
state of Washington , In tlio very heart of
that vast and somber forest which , stretch
ing northward from thq Columbia rl\ur far
Into the solitudes of the , British possessions ,
inunlcs In a. dark pall of verdure the whole
long western slope of the Cascades. Here
the heavy rain-laden clouds blow In from the
Pacific , finding their custcrnwaru flight
barred by the mountain barricade , pour down
upon the region an annual rainfall of fitly
Inches. It nurtures the giant growth of fir
and cedar and spruce , the heavy festooning
moss and the deep tangled undergrowth that
makes of much of western Washington a
dense and sometimes Impassable Jungle
It Is for this reason that the wonders of
the new park have so long escaped alike
the lncurslon of tourist or descriptive artist ,
while the glories of more accessible regions
have been heralded throughout Christendom.
And It might still remain unknown and un
noticed were It not that from out this almost
Cimmerian land rises the most superb and
majestic mountain peak to bo found on
this continent , If not upon the round earth.
For , while there are other peaks whose
brows are cooled by yet higher altitudes
there are none which present such n rare
and wondrous union of symmetry and sub
limity , of mystic color , perfection of grace
ful outline and gigantic and awe-inspiring
shape as this soaring dome of snow , the
Mount Ualnlcr of the maps , the Mount Ta-
coina of popular usage and aboriginal tra
dition. There are few who may look upon
Us lone and simple majesty with soul un
moved , for It Is ono of natuiu's master
pieces. And there are few who , having
looked upon It , do not experience a desire
to penetrate the dreamy veil In which it
hangs and make acquaintance of Its nearer
beauties. It has a spell and a fascination
so subtle and resistless as to stir the com
monest clod-while It spurs the poetic fancy
to fantastic nights. I remember , as I first
watched It grow , luminous , opalescent and
regal from out .the mantle of mist which
held It as In a shroud , I could have sum
moned back the whole antique world of
mythology and domiciled it upon this greater
and grander Olympus.
DISCOVERED UY A POEJT.
It was Theodore Wlnthrop , of gentle
memory and pathetic fame , who first spread
abroad the glories of the slwasU's Taconia.
Yeais ago , a matter of some four decades ,
to bo exact , Wlnthrop , young , ardent , and a
poet to boot , journejed west. When he
crossed the Isthmus of Panama and struck
northward ho found about the Golden Gate
a patch of population a population that , In
paradoxical parlance , had been summoned
by a fever for gold. But for the rest , from
beyond the Missouri to the rolling tides of
the Pacific , ho found a land which the maps
still traced with uncertain outline and peopled
pled only with savages , save where In ono
blooming oasis by the shores of the great
Salt Lake the children of a now mcsslah
had plunged Into the wilderness seeking a
home and a haven from the bigoted perse
cutions of a nation that still traded in
slaves Penetrating as far as the region
which congress was about to erect into the
territory of Washington , ho brought back
report of this lonely peak rising sheer from
the Inmost waters of Puget sound , whoso
name he caught from the varying dialects
of the Indian tribes and fused Into softened
" . " His first dazzling
cadence of "Tah-co-n1a.
zling vision of the mountain , caught as ho
paddled up that matchless Inland sea which
bears the name of Vancouver's lieutenant ,
Peter Puget , Wlnthrop cast in these vivid
and colorful lines :
WINTimOP'S APOCALYPSE.
"Wo had rounded a point and opened Puy-
nllup bay , a breadth of sheltered calmness ,
when I , lifting sleepy byellds for a dreamy
stare about , was suddenly aware of a vast
whllo shadow in the water. What cloud ,
piled massive on the horizon , could cast an
imago so sharp in outline , to full of vigor
ous detail of surface ? No cloud , ns my stare ,
no longer dreamy , presently discovered no
cloud , but a cloud compoller. It was .1 giant
mountain dome of snow , swelling and seem
ing to fill the aerial spheres as Its Imaga
displaced the blue deeps of tranquil water
The smoky haze of an Oregon August hid
all the length of Its lesser ridges , and loft
this mighty summit based upon uplifting
dimness. Only Us splendid snows were visi
ble , high In the unearthly regions of clear
blue , noonday sky. The shore line drew a
cincture of pines acioss the * broad base ,
where It faded , unreal , Into the mist. The
same dark girdle separated the peak from
Us reflection , over which my canoe was now
pressing and sending wavering swells to
nlinttor ( tin lin.nllMftll Vision before It.
"Kingly and nlono itood this majesty , with
out any visible comrade or consort , though
far to the north and the south Us brethren
and sisters dominated their realms , each
In Isolated sovereignty , rising above the
plno-darkonod sierra of the Cascade moun
tains above the stern chasm where the
Columbia. Achilles of rivers , sweeps short
lived and Jubilant to the sea above the
lovely vales of the Willamette and the Ump-
qua. Of all the peaks from California to
the Frnzor river , tills ono before mo was the
royalest. Mount llegnlor , Christians have
dubbed It , In stupid nomenclature , per
petuating the name of somebody or nobody.
Moro melodiously , the nlwashos cnll It Tu-
coma , a generic term al-so applied to all
snow peaks. Whatever SUcon crests and
crags there may bo In Its rocky anatomy of
basalt , snow covers softly with Us bonds
and BWcoping curves. Tacoma , under Its
ormlno , Is a crushed volcanic dome , or an
ancient volcano fallen In. Hut If the glunt
tires had over burned under that cold sum
mit , they have long slnco gene out. The
dome that swelled up so passionately had
crusted over and then fallen In upon Itself
AVhcro It broke In ruin was no doubt a deso
late waste , stern , craggy and riven , but
such drear results of Titanic convulsions
the gentle snow hid from vlow.
"No foot of man had tram
pled these pure snowa. It
was a virginal mountain , distant from the
possibility of human approach and human
Inqulsltlvcncss as u marble goddess is from
human loves. "
I'UGET SOUND THEN AND NOW.
This was forty years ago. The railway
now penetrate , ! where Wlnthrop trod a
wilderness , and the ships of commerce from
the distant ports of tlio Orient ply that
beanllful sound down which , In the midst
of a vast solitude , the young traveler pad
dled In a rude dug-out. Two modern and
prosperous cities , ono named from the great
mountain In whose shadow U lies , the other
from the great chief who so long ruled
the tribes that dwell at the mountain's
feet. Tucoma and Seattle , have been built
\\heru Wlnthrow found only Indian huts
And attracted by Its grandeur and UB mjs-
tory , the mountain wlilqh deemed to him so
distant from human approach has been ex
plored , Us fastnesses puiiotratod and mapped ,
and a number of Buccwsful usconts to Its
far summit have been tnaile. Anil uueh a
wonderful region has It. been discovered to
bo that fitting recognition can bo made uf
It In but ono way ; Tot not It akIJe as our
third great national pari ; .
THE WASUINGTOrrNATIONAL PANIC
The first step toward''this end wan made
tv htm on February 20 I'retuUunt Hum
son Issued a proclamation Betting aside a
tract of uqmo 1 600 sqijaro miles about the
mountain as the 'Tauitl * Forestry Reserve "
And now before congress Is the bill Intro
duced by Senator Watson C. Squire , which
our legislators are urged to put a
speedy passage , "dcdlcntlng this area , to
b known \\mliltmton Notional Park , for
the benefit and enjoyment of the people of
the United States , forovor. " The reserva
tion lies In the northwestern portion of the
stnto of Washington , about forty miles di
rectly southeast of the city of Tacoma , and
Includes portions of Plerco , Klttltas , Lewis
and Yaklma counties. Some forty miles
cast and west and about thirty-eight north
nnd south , It contains In all about 1,000,000
acres , or n rather larger area than the state
of Hhodo Island.
THE GREATEST GLACIAL SYSTEM.
Chief of all among the wonders of the re
gion are Its glaciers. Spun round the moun
tain as an axis , llko the radial spokes of
soma gigantic wheel , nro some fourteen huge
Ice fields , varying from n mlle to twelve
miles In length. Though no ono of them
taken alone equals In sire the great Mulr
glacier of Alaska , together they constitute
the greatest glacial system In the world By
way of comparison , rather than disparage
ment , It may bo said that all the glaciers of
the Alps might bo snugly stoned away In n
minor segment of this immense circle
Perhaps the largest of the Ice fields Is
the Tahoma , lying on the southwestern
slope of the mountain. Its proportions may
be roughly stated as about one mtlo In
width , seven miles In length and
an average depth of COO feet. Im
agine If you will a solid block of Ice
whoso average thickness Is twice the height
of Trinity spire , and In places between 1,000
and 2,000 ftct , and of sulllclcnt length and
width to cover one-half of Manhattan Island
The Nesqually , the Cowlltz , the Carbon
and White river glaciers are of but llttlo
less Immensity , the last named being fully
twelve miles In length. When now yon
consider that a glacier a mlle In length
nnd a half a mlle wide , In Europe , Is an
eminently respectable affair , you may grasp
something of the size and bulk of this field
of Ice.
Trom these massive storage reservoirs
flow some six streams varying from seventy
to 100 miles In length , the Cowlltr , Natchos ,
the White , Puyallup , Dos Chutes and Nes
qually , which variously empty Into the
Columbia , Puget sound nnd the sea Fre
quently Is to bo witnessed the
singular spectacle of a stream
bursting from the glaziers In full
head Thus ns the great Nesqually
glazier issues from the narrow canyon which
holds it llko a visa It presents a towering
wall of Ice 500 fcot high , of abrupt face ,
from which the river pours In noisy tor
rent beneath. Again , on the surface of
the glaciers themselves , small streams are
seen tumbling down Into some deep-riven
crevasse , while here and there a lakelet
of deep blue water GOO or COO feet In diame
ter is to bo observed nestling on the solid
Ice.
A CAMP IN PARADISE.
In almost startling contrast to all this
drearj desert of snow is the unique beauty
nnd sublimity of Paradise valley Lying
on the southern slope of the mountain , shut
In on cither side by the huge glaciers of the
Nosquully nnd Cowlltz. ami surrounded l > \
towering walls of basalt , the effect as you
como upon It Is bizarre In tlio extreme , It is
as though ono had stopped from the regions
of the polo Into a semi-tropical garden
Hero nature revels In her most gorgeous
scenic and chromatic effects. The valley Is
a deep , broad , natural park , some ten miles
In length nnd perhaps two wide , and curved
In the form of an uncompleted horseshoe.
It lies just below the line of perpetual snow ,
Its basaltic palisades protect It fiom the
glacier's chilling breath , and as the warm
southern 'ami beats upon Its rich volcanic
soil It summons to life an almost tropical
vegetation , which spreads over the floor of
the valley llko a carpet of brilliant color.
It Is almost a hothouse effect. At the ex
treme head of the park lies Paradise glacier ,
pouring forth the turbulent mllk-whlto
stream which goes swirling down the valley
llko a stria of pearl In the richer emerald or
amber and foliage Higher Ftlll gleam
the cold , white flanks of the Cowlltz glacier ,
whllo over the jutting clltl tops the riotous
streams poured down from the ice fields take
flying leaps from the dlzyy crests , and shim
mer gently into the far depths. Chief of
the&o is the beautiful Slulskln or Paradise
falls , nt the head of the valley. A llttlo lake
nestles nt the foot of the ridge , whllo away
to the southward , 100 mlles to the Columbia ,
the rough and broken country stretches away
llko nn angry , tumultuous sea. St. Helens ,
a sharp volcanic cone wreathed In snow ,
lifts It graceful head In the distance , nnd
beyond nro Mt. Hood and Mt. Jefferson.
Looking down the valley the basaltic walls
seem of an artificial regularity ; the effect of
the vivid coloring of the foliage Is weird nnd
fantastic , as If the sunlight were filteicd
through some vast prism ; and ns the ojo
sweeps the scene with Its stranso com
mingling of crag nnd waterfall , glacier and
garden-like vegetation , the blending of Jan
uary nnd Juno , ono might fancy the spot
some ancient playground of the young gods.
A camp In Paradlso park Is an unmixed
delight. Game abounds and the scenery Is
Intoxicating. And It Is hero , at an eleva
tion of about C.OOO feet , that you begin to
appreciate something of what awaits the
climber who pushes on to the summit.
Camp of the Clouds , which lies on n high
ridge above the valley , about 7,000 foot up ,
In at a higher elevation than Is Pike's Peak
summit ubovo the city of Denver. There Is
still n matter of 8,000 feet , a mlle and a
half , of sheer ascent before the top Is at
tained.
HIGHEST PEAK IN THIS COUNTRY.
Dut the mountain Itself Is nnd over will
bo the central point of Interest ns It Is the
dominant figure of the landscape. It IB
the middle of the three dazzling snow peaks
which space the crest line of the Cascades
at Intervals of about 100 mllos. Mount
Hood at , Urn south and Mount Halter at the
north attain a height of 10,000 and 11.000
feet , whllo Tacoma rises nearly 4,000 feet
higher , or to an attitude of 14,411
feet * This , It should bo berne In mind , Is
tlin visual as well ns the actual hclcht. for.
Tacoma rests Its bnso piuctleully at the
edge of the sea Thus , although Pike's
Peak , for example , or the Muttorliorn of the
Alps , uro each of about nn equal altitude ,
rising us they do from n high plate m five
to seven thousand feet above the level of
the sea , the } afford the eye hardly half the
aspect of sublimity as this Colossus of the
Pacific. Tour or five Mount Wnshlngtons
might bo piled ono nbovo the other , llko the
superimposed temples of Ilolus , nnd
still hardly attain the cold nnd
distant heights to which Tacoma rises.
Slmllaily It would icqulro n pllo of thirty
pyramids the sl/o of Cheeps to reach the
level of Its summit. It overlooks Pugel
sound from Oljmpla to Victoria , n distance < jt
ICO miles. It Is visible from the city of
Portland , 120 miles to the south , nnd from
Walla Walla , on the eastern edge of Wash
ington , 1DO miles away. Within the field of
vision from Its summit nro Included nearly
the entlro state of Washington nnd portions
of llrltlsh Columbia , Idaho nnd Oregon.
Fancy such a peak as this rising from the
midst of the Allcghanlos' ' Not a tourist or a
geologist In twenty states but who would
have visited nnd explored It , nnd attempted
Its summit , whllo bealdo It Niagara would be
a point of moderato Interest.
HULK ENOUGH TO DAM THE ATLANTIC.
Then. too. Its enormous bulk. Tacoma Is
not attached to the range , but stands silent
and apart , HKo the royal chief that It Is.
This Blnglo mountain Is nearly ninety miles
In clrcumfoionco at Its base , nt the line of
perpetual snow , about G.BOO feet altitude ,
It Is twelve mllca In diameter , whllo its
broad summit Is more than two miles across
And It Is , as I have said , nearly three miles
high. A pen and pencil will readily compute
Its volume , nearly 200 cublo miles That Is
to t > ay , If the average depth of the Atlantic
doea not exceed ono mile , the material con
tained In this mountain would construct a
solid embankment of an average thickness of
300 foot from Capo Cod to the English coast.
Prom the summit of luconm the tow or of
Ilabel would have been hardly more visible
than ono of the church spires of u Puget
sound city.
A FLOATING CASTLE OP THE SKY ,
Seen from almost any point of the compass
the aspect of the mountain Is Imposing be
yond words Perhaps the best attainable
view , If one does not care to ponetruto the
Interior , Is flam the top of the noble bin IT a
on which the city of Tacoma lieu Hero Uiu
eye , looking up the low Intervening valley of
the Puyallup , may command the tintlro bulk
of the mountain from base to summit piu
picture Is strangely varied and changeful fan
one day the mountain seeing cold , distant
and lifeless , and , again , warm , glowing ,
opalescent , like tinted alabaster For days
It will remain hidden behind the densu mlitu
which gather about It , and than as ( h cloudn
part loom out of the murk In all ltn Imperial
majesty Still again , Its base will bo burhd
In cloud , while above will rise brow and
shoulders , musKfc- fhelr spotless ermine ,
resting only upon thuMlmy fleece of mist
and suggesting n floating castle of the sky.
CLIMniNG OUR GREATER MT. TrUANC.
The ascent of Tocomn Itself Is , on tlttf
whole , perhaps moro arduous than perilous ,
and thus far no fatalities hnvo been re
corded , Hut an ascent Is not won nt any
light cost and the climber who essays that
bleak and barren summit must bo wpll sup
plied with resolution , uiulnrairo nnd daring.
And oven with these ho may fall , as many
hnvo.
The first white man , perlnps the first of
human kind , to make the ascent was Gen
eral , then nontenant , A. V Kant/ , who In
18G7 was otatloned nt Tort Stellacoom , n
llttlo frontier stockndo on Puget Sound Of
nn adventuresome turn , he Induced two com
panions to mnko the attempt with him.
They reached the saddle back below Peak
Success , perhaps 1.000 feet below the actual
summit , Crater peak , when hunger nnd ex-
hnusllun forced them to nn Immediate de
scent.
A moro successful attempt to explore the
top of the mountain was mndo In 1870 by
General Hazard Stevens and P. U. Van
Trump , accompanied by the old Indian
guide Slulskln. They chose what Is now
the accepted route , through Paradise Park
and up by the side of the Cowlitz glacier
nnd Gibraltar Rock , reached Crater Peak
and Peak Success , nnd spent n night In the
crater caverns. Slulskln awaited them about
half way up , In reality never expecting
their return. No amount of urging would
Induce him to make the ascent. T.ih-lio-nn
ho regarded as the dread abode of nn evil
spirit who would hirl avalanches on the
Impious mortal who dared penetrate his
sacred precincts , The Indian superstition
of the mountain Is general , nnd In the
picturesque legends of those red men there
runs the story of ono who climbed to the
top nnd found there n fiery lake , but was
hurled down by the spirit who abides there ,
Indicating that the mountain has been In
eruption within legendary times
MANY ATTEMPT , 1'EW SUCCEED.
Slncci then several successful ascents have
boon made , and In 1890 Miss May Puller , n
> oung lady of Tncoma , braved the rigors
of the climb , and won the honor of being
the first woman to reach the summit Many
attempts are made each summer , but the
number of those vvho&o names nro recorded
In the caverns of the crater nro not large.
Thus of all the numerous parties w"ho es
sayed the feat during the recent season
only the photographic expedition led by
Arthur rronch of Tacoma was successful
Many entertaining accounts have been
written of these nscents. Hut they can ,
after nil , convey little idea of the strange
sensation of otandlng fur above the clouds ,
the landscape below blotted out of sight ,
only the towering cones of distant vol
canoes lifting their heads above the vast
nnd gloomy e\pniibe of mist , of peering over
tlio brink of some eyrlo erag down Into far
depths , whoso outlines are lost In obscurltj ,
of feeling the earth tremble beneath jour
feet nt the onset of bomo roai Ing , plunging
a-alanche. to be alone on the summit of nn
other piercing peak , nmld trackless deserts
of snow , miles nbovo the precincts of animal
or vegetable llfo , In a still darkness that
appals , with only the sky and the stars for
a neighbor. Llttlo wonder that the law
giver ot Israel went upon the mountain top ,
for It Is upon the lonely heights that scet-
bhlp tomes , nnd the mind escaping from the
nuriovv fetters of common llfo stands face
to face with the Immanent forces of the
world.
Recent nnd more nccitrnte measurements
sliow that the true height of tlio mountain
Is nbovc 15.UOO feet , so that Tatoma la the
highest peak within the boidus of the
United States.
The | Pall Mall Budget's Inquiry for the
most pathetic lln ever written seems to
hnvo moused much Interest Among the
last pafjeful published me these.
So sail , so strange , the dnjs tlmt tire no
moro Tennyson
Wo have done with hope nnd honor , wo are
lost to love and truth ,
Wo are cliopplnu down the ladder , rung by
lung Uuilynid Kipling ,
My long-lost beauty , hast thoit folded quite
Thy wings of morning llfchtf '
Ollver endell Holmes.
The light of n whole life dies
When love Is done. Uourdlllon.
Out , out , brief candle !
Life's but a walking shadow ; Uiu poor
plnjer
That btruts and frets his hour upon the
singe.
And then Is heard no more. Macbeth.
And here , with hope no longer here ,
While the tears diop , my dnvs go on.
n. It. Hrowntng.
Hut oh , for the touch of a vanished hnnd ,
And the sound of a voice that H still.
Tcnnjson.
Of many thousand kisses the poor last.
Anthony and Cleopatra.
Now with his love , now In the coldo Rinve !
. Chaucer.
Or they lived their life through and than
went whlthci ,
And wcie one to the end , but vvlmt end who
knows ? Swinburne.
And some are taken from me ; all are de-
paited ;
All , nil ate gone , the old familiar faces
Charles : Lamb.
Ao fond kiss nnd then wo ROVCI ;
Ao farewell , alas ! forevei ;
Deep In heart-wrung' toai.s I'll pledge thce ,
Warring sighs nnd groans I'll vvago thec.
Had wo never lo'ed sac kindly.
Had we never lo'ed HIO blindly ,
Never met or never parted ,
Wo hnd no'cr been biukcn hearted.
_ Burns.
Till ! IbAHKl.l.A CO/A" .
KIRKSVILLE , Mo. , Peb 10 To the Editor
of The Heo : The enclosed circular letter I
would bo pleased to have printed In The Hoe.
It scorns desirable that the history of the
Isabella coins and the fact that they are still
for sale should bo spread In every part of
the country , ns they uro souvenirs that will
constantly Increase In Interest and value.
Members of the board of lady managers are
earnestly requested by Mrs. President
Palmer to assist In the undertaking of dis
posing of the remaining coins. I am willing
to promote this Important Interest of the
board In our own stnto , and upon my loturn
homo hope to Induce ono or moro of the local
banks to place these tolns on sale at $1
apiece. MRS. JOHN S. HRIUGS.
A RARE TOKEN.
As the Columbian Exposition passes Into
history the question of Us fittest , most on-
durlng nnd most beautiful memento for In
dividual possession assumus Importance
Of all the tokotm that have been devised
to celebrate great episodes , coins or medals
coins not for currency have been found
most appropriate and have survived every
other vestlso of human creation In connec
tion with the subject they were Intended to
mnko Immaitnl.
The Isabella coin blonds nil the qualities of
beauty , penmimincy and fitness ( It. because
It Is Identified with the exposition by author.
Ity of congress , nnd relates oxclusUoly to If ,
bccauso the whole Issue It ) tompiratlvely
small and the bulk of It Is bound In tlmo to
bo lost ; because the portrait Is n fuc-slmllo
of the only ono unquestioned ns truthfu ,
and because the execution Is of unusual pre
cision and suavity. In addition to those
traits , Its valno Is enhanced by the unprece
dented distinction of being the only medal
or coin over struck In honor of a quoou ntter
her death , for coinage of uovorolgnH1 heads
ceatiOH with the reign It IK unique In bolus
the only coin struck In homage to a woman
oxerclslng no sway In the world but that
of ( dual worth , and In rememboranoe , not
of battles , or prowess , or In the name of
her own race , or for any material mid , butte
to revive and perpetuate the glory of a
woman who , actuated by unselfish motives
nnd out of faith In God nnd a man , uavo
her gems and her patronnga to a projuct
deemed futile by consort and court and
nearly all her advisers , theieby oponlng to
mankind a world of whoo real scope even
Us discoverer was not nt the time uwaro.
Much of the history of the world Is written
on coins The Isabella coin will bo India ,
sulubly associated with the World's Colum
bian exposition In the future , ami will also
acquirepreilmisncsH from the IOIIK Interval. !
that have paused between coinage of special
tokens by the L'ntted States ,
The now luvaluubl" Liberia * Amf-rlcann"
was struck In honor of the Decliratlon of
Independence. The work was 'lone la
Franco , nnd the dates fire October 17 , 1777 ,
nnd October 19,1791 , the first I ho surrender ot
Hurgojrno , the second the capitulation of
Cornwnllls. The motlo Is from Horace-
"Not So Strong Without Divine Aid. "
* /Tlioro Is a cent struck after tlm peace ,
boTlring-tlio head , laurelxl , of Washington ,
with thoMejwni ! "United States of America "
Among nil mlnTagW. , American or tojvtitn
of modern days , noitp 1mc' ' - . ' . * crlpU\o
Of the event It commemorates , none morn
expressive uf the advance of science and art
applied to medallion ! ) than the Isabella ,
Although bearing the visage ot a queen ,
It has paid xelgnlorago to only n tree people ,
nnd , ns It further commemorates the first
ofllclal participation by women In n national
undertaking will go doun In the annals
ot numismatics absolutely without n peer.
COA.M III l/.ir/K.S.
Yager I made one ringing speech In my
life , nnjway. Chorus ( derisively ) Where ,
when ? Yngcr The night I proposed to Mis.
Yager.
"Then jou don't hate mo , Laura , dear ! "
"No , ( Jeorgo. 1 like jou well enough , but
It would lie ildlctllous for me lo marry Jim.
You are the first man that has ) ropjaod to
mel"
Father Don't jou think wo ought lo
walk faster , darling'Vo nro not keepIng -
Ing up with the organ Daughter No. pa
I have watted a long while for this oppor
tunity , nnd mean to maku It last ns long
as possible.
First Young Ladj Do you nlways buy
two kinds of paper ? Second Young I.ndj-
Alwajs You see , when I write to Charllo
I use red piper , that means lovo. When
I answer Jim's UHtcr.s I 1190 blue paper ,
which means "faithful unto death. "
There nro over 1C 000 hicholors In Mani
toba , and thcj send wonl through I heir
government that If that number of Ung-
Innd's "supeifluous" women will emigrate to
Manitoba the proceeding may bo mutually
advantageous to them and thu aforesaid
bachelors.
Isabella A. Dajtou of Cambridge , Miiss. ,
n giddy joung thing ot C5 , has just re
ceived $5,000 In n suit for breach of promise
The defend nit agreed to pay her $10,000
last jvnr , owing to the opposition ot his
family to the proposed mnrrlngc , hut Klio
declined It at thu time. Insisting on a ful
fillment of the engagement.
Mrs Wnldo Hohlnson , n cousin of Presi
dent Cleveland , who died In Des Molnes
last October , mndo tin arrangement by which
her husbind was to marry a Miss I'ninin
Drown of Indianapolis , nn Intlmato friend ot
hers , who hnd promised her to take earoof
Mi Koblnson nnd their children Thu
iViarlago of Miss Drown and Mr. Iloblnson
has just taken place nt Indianapolis
The most Interesting bit of gossip In con
nection with the new associate justice ot
thu supreme court Is that ho Is boon to bo
married to one ot the most attractive ladles
In Washington society , the widow of Linden
Kent , n popular lawjor , who was executor
of General Sheridan's estate , and died three
jears ago Justice White Is u , bachelor , 4 ! )
jcarw old , rich and handsome , without a
wrinkle upon his ruihlj face , and red hair
which the moth ot tlmo ban spared to a
reasonable degree.
Whllo the town board meeting of West
Indianapolis wns In f-esslon recently Justice
of the 1'eaco Allen , who was present , was
summoned to perform a mairligo ccromonj.
The contracting patties vvoie John Perrj and
Mlhs Mary MeOre-ovy The ceremony wns
pcrfoimcd nt the residence of the bride , on
llrldgo Btrejt When Mr Allen entered
the houbo he was Informed that It was do-
blred by both parlies that the ceremony bo a
short ono. Mr. Allen piomptlj tied the
knot. Mr. Wjnno , who had taken his
watch from his pocket to note the tlmo con-
buiupd In the ceioniony , staitlcd them all by
announcing that the worlds record had just
be cn broken. "You have taken only two
and ono-half seconds In the ceremonj "
Another gentlemen present alllrmcd Mr.
W > line's statement.
Not the Iliinil tli.it Wax IXalt Him.
Mr lftnrWiiltorson Ins lit-i-u In New York ,
wlicrc In nnimei lo a quer ) af to Ilia opinion of
tin- Wilson lilll , ho H ild
' Tim vVllfon bill irnilnilH mo of an nceliknt
til it once happ-nod In l.oulsnllc A w > ll known
local iiainblci thought ho liad < i gord thlni ; In a
MniiiKei who tpiic ircil upon the menu loaded
with monej liewns Induced In play a triune-I
think they cill U ilriw poKer nnd whin thu op
portune inoniuit arrived the' Jjoulsvllle man
deilt theHtruiBi1' ' tout i icks and hlmsilf four
HUICIIH 'ilie hctthiK hnpan , nnd whin all thctr
nioni'j wai up and it eanu * to n Hhim-Uown tlm
MtranBei dl pliiod full ! MnK * Take tlio money.
BtianBcr , ' Ki pid tlio aBtonlsliul nutivu IIH ho fell
In a lit fuko the money ! lint that wasn't tin
hind I dealt > oul'
THE COMPLEXION AND BEAUTY ,
MME. M. YALE'S
Excolalor Complexion Romotllos
Awnrdod the ITighest Modnls nnd 1)1
lilomus from the World'a Fnlr Uo-
lumbinn Exposition.
Mine Yiln , tlio VV'oilU Kunud romploxlotl
'jIKfl illHt , ID tlio niofll buiiillfiil woniii Hun.-
Her IMI uity li i boon cnltlv itcM and hup umiii pio-
tervcd liy llio IIHD of tlnmj ivmoUtUH At U ho
dOLH not look moro than IB
PRICE LIST
Anil Mine Yalo'n Advice
FOR M3TII PATCHES , SAUOWHESS ,
Thick , ilo.ul Bkln or any other discoloration I roo-
otnninnil niv ( 'imiiili xlon llli ifli an I is a ir ml ju It
will iiMiuiMMill Hit in hli intHlii and gh > > a p irr ti-i
n ituril eoni'l"fi" | iiii l In IIIIHIJ nid Iwiutvto
nthllilH I'rli-i' , * J Oil inn Inittli I fop f ! HlH
ndvlHililolo Hid thn < Diittloilf UIMC 111) in of lin ;
HI uiilliualtliuni ; ! ) on" butllu l'i mitllLlunl In in my
tlU1H
WRINKLES AMD SKIN FOOD.
KveelBlor Skin I'ood will ruimwn any ei-o ol
wrluUltH and ou r > irun uf atrr It li IH uteri
( Hteil hy thu irriMt < t i hi nlc il uxptrlt ail IIIM
iionnciid iimruilniit It m ik m lUnoy fl'tli linn
and Ujiiolil wllhm > iBklnfr nil nl isllt ) in I V null
fill HiniUi in IIIM ItH i omul and | iliun ! > Tnortliji ,
piieo , * 1 50 and 4 100 p-rjar
FRECKLES AND LA FRECUA.
It inittorH not If fn < ptliS ! h ivu bunii fri uontli
to old i , ' < i Ln I'leeltll will rnnuno thuni In every
n IHII In i Ulilixm montliH ovir u nuiH i uf i
million men , wonum ind children h no b uiuivd
otfcii'.ilc'H and tin ii Hkln in t lu bnuiilful II H
liimkHM ind uonlurfol 1'rlcj , ij.1 00 pi r boltU
THE HAIR AND EXQEIBIO I HAH TQ1U ,
Oriy Imlr iHHOwtnrmit link in it orielu ilmlo
\\ltlicmKHo for lln > llrtil llmu In Din hluloi ) ufUid
world MmoY ilu hiiwlsioi llalrTnidi IHCUII
Hlitunil the muni nilraminl ulumiili ln < h-nilHiry
It louUiri'HlIni n ituril color to ifi u li Ur luutiliM
110(1)0 nndHtuiiH h ill filllntf In fro n 'I h HI-i to
uiiKWitlc C in lie nilliil on toi roito in intu i ih
nt ; tfrawlh I'm U i' ' < > h" > < ) ) It IH in u'folom 1'rluo ,
1 | ui liotllu , I ) for fj
GUIDE TO DEA'JTY.
Minn Yilo will wend In-i Onulo lo'llMiitv a
vain iliKi liook , fn-c lo li Him H nnlliu II ei nti HI
DOHlaifO HluipH to | iiv fui mallliu imn dlvti
iixIradH tiuiii Mm" v.alu fain nn Inetur 1 on
tii Hilly mid KIIIII r il aivli' | on Uitiiiily e'litlu Mm
muni uduuinil tirine-li of njuoaliiiu-whli li um *
i > u'runm in an ixin ildi ineo lo Lmcoino Ufuiuful
and n in tin > uiiii.1 ulw a > H.
bond all mull < ml < r tu Mum Yal nl Inir hold
quartern Ti niplo of Duality , 1 III State HI Chi-
OIMAIL OHDKUS-1/iillen. you wiv onlwr your
irumU by in.ill m m-l tin in from your driUKim It
hiiilnoMiiotkitDU tlKtin ( Mint Minu Valu his n lino.
11 mum b bcliinil thu tlmu *
Mme. M. YALEX
/Jpiiiify ninl Complox/oii N/M > < . > /ii//nf ,
501 Knrbach Block.
15th and Douglas Streats , Omaha , M ,
JIulli Olllef , UU blu'M bU , UUllMZu , III.
