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NANKING'S ' ANCIENT RUINS
The Greatest Walled Oity of the World am
Its Wondora.
STORY OF CHINA'S ' GREAT BEGGAR KIN <
Tlic ramcil I'orcclnln Tower A Visit to th
BlIiiC lamlm Irrrlptlon of ruinous
Itulnd of History Tour Thoti-
tniid Wallcil C'ltlci.
( Copyrlshtcil 1831 by Frnnlc O. Cnrpcnter. )
NANKING , China , Juno 1. ( Special Cot
rcspondcnco of The Dec. ) Nanking Is th
biggest walled city ot the world , and It I
ono of the most wonderful cities pf hlstorj
It was more than COO ycnrs old when Chris
, IVOH a bnby , and 'Us municipal hair wa
Rray with the age of twelve hundred odd year
\vhcn Mohammed tint saw the light of da }
The present wall which surrounds It was bull
about one hundred years before Columbia
Balled out from Spain to find a passage t
trade with Its people , and It has sevcni
times been the capital of the great Chines
empire. It lies In the Interior not far fron
the Yangstc Klang river , about two hundrc
jiilleB away from the sea const , and th
Viceroy , who now makes It his capital , ha
moro power thnn President Cleveland , nm
Iii ] governs nearly twice ns many people n
there nre In the whole United States. II
has under him cities of vast extent , th
namca of which arc unknown to the averag
( American , and his Income amounts to mil
lions. Ho spends vast sums In his arsenal :
powder works and naval schools , and ho ill
rcctB from this point a machinery of gov
eminent which , though by no means so pure
lias as many ramifications and offices as tha
pf our capital at Washington. Ho has hen
jho big examinations which test the Icarnlni
of tens of thousands of Chinese student
every three years , and his people are si
noted for their ability and culture that Nan
king has been called the Athens of China.
T How shall I describe It ?
' * These Chinese cities nre so dlffercn
Irom anything In America tlmt I nlmos
flewpalr cf giving a good Idea of them. Ii
Jthc first place , Nnnklng Is n walled city. AI
pi the big cities of China are surrounded nj
jtvnlls ranging In size from forty to sovcntj
Jcet high nnd so thick that two two-horsi
jvngons could be driven side by side upoi
Jho paved roads which form their tops am
the wheels of the wagons would not toucl
, fach other. Hero nnd there upon the wnlli
nro guard houses nnd barracks which rlsi
ono and two stories above the walls nnd Ii
which soldiers are placed to keep a lookou
over the city nnd Its approaches.
, The wnlls nre entered by great tunnel-Ilki
Rates with arched roofs , nnd the doors t <
JLhcso are of heavy planks and timber :
bound with sheets of Iron riveted on wltt
Jjolts. These are closed during the night
find the man who nrrlvcs after * dark hai
jttcwnlt till morning among the beggar huti
pf the outside. It wns Into In the after-
jnoon when I found myself with about 101
Chinese passengers In the rude ferry boa
jivhlch takes the freight from the rive ;
isteamcrs to the shore at the landing foi
tanking , and I narrowly escaped spending
n Pjlght out of doors. I was held for semi
'llme-Jjy a big Chinese official because I hai
not a passport' from Peking , nnd when 1113
servant Ifnd gotten our donkeys and hail
jjoadcd up two Chinese coolies with our lug-
( ; ago 'tho sun wns low In the horizon and ]
saw a blind Mohammedan beggar kncelln ;
by- the roadside and saying his prayers ns 1
jwont down.Vo had yet flvo miles to gi
Lefore reaching the city , but wo made thi
Jaates and got In before dark. During tin
Journey , with the prospect of n lodging Ir
n vile Clilnesc Inn before mo , I thought o
the , possibility of climbing the wall , butas 1
camp closer to It I realized the futility o ;
buch nn attempt. It would be almost ai
easy to crawl up the sides of the Washing
ton monument. The walls rose stralghi
.Upward from a wide moat to the height oi
rm eight-story house , and the only broker
fipaces were the cuts formed by their ere
nollatcd tops. Had one of the soldiers at
&uard thrown mo down a rope ladder 1
Would hnvo fenred to risk tno climb , nnd ni
I examined It I wondered nt the expense o :
jts building. We often henr of the vasi
sums spent upon the great Chinese wall. Ii
Was about 1,500 miles long , and It Is largei
limn that about Nanking. These city wall :
ot China have eaten u ? n vnst deal mor <
inonoy. There nro In the empire more tha'
4,000 walled cities , nnd every place I liavi
Stopped In during my tour up the YnngtBi
iias these massive battlements about It
( They nro made just the same as this wnl
pf Nanking.
J EXTENT AND COST.
The materials used nre stone nnd largi
burnt bricks of a bluish gray color. Thesi
Jirlcks ord each about fifteen Inches long , flvi
Inches wide nnd three Inches thick. They an
put together In a solid masonry In the shapi
of two wnlls running parallel with cncl
other and the space between them Is flliei
In with earth nnd stones. This Is stampei
flown nnd upon Us top a paved roadway li
made , upon which the guards walk and upot
Jvlilch In many places are old cannon , nm
licnr them piles of stones ready to bo throwi
town upon the enemy. The lennth of thesi
, ivalls Is much greater thnn Is necessary ti
enclose the cities. I have scon none les :
thnn ten miles'long , and this wall of Nan
king Is thirty-two miles In length. The clt :
of Nanking , which Is bigger than St. Louts
ocqtiptcs only u small part of the Inclosure
und the wall runs up and down over u roll
Ing country , taking In small farms and mar
ket gardens , many of which stand upon tin
elto of the greater Nanking of the past. Tin
tllstanco ncross the Inclosure from ono wnl
to the other Is moro than eight miles , nm
Curing nny other time than an exposition o ;
convention period you could crowd nil tin
people ot Chicago Inside these wnlls unc
have room tn spare. .A mlle of such wnl
must cost considerably moro than a mlle o
railroad , nml In these 4,000 nailed cities 1
is sate to my there Is vomothtng like 25,001
k miles of fottlflcntlons , or enough to liavi
? covered China with railroads. Many o
these wnlls nro poorly kept , but It n big clt ;
Eliould miring up In China today It wouh
Imvo a wull built about It , and this Nankliif
jwall wns tjhprnuRhly repaired three yean
rigo. It cost tll'o viceroy $2COOGG to patch I
up , and you seethe fresh mortar ot Lnda ;
running In and out of the eray lines of COi
yeiirs ago.
The moat outside the wull Is fully us In
tercstlnrc ar. the wnll lltolf. ThU ruin
nbout the entire stiuctuic , tuve nt the cm
mli oft It cut Into the mountain , nnd at tin
opposite side ot the city from the gitct u
which I entered It cxpaudi Into a vei ;
pretty lake. The earth iiJ-cd for the P.lllni
ot the wnlls la feudally taKen frcm tin
moat an I the excavation Is i-o Rrcnt thn
thr Nanking moat ranges fro-n seventy ti
ono hundred feet In width. U U coiinoctci
liv a cannl with the Yangvto ri\or , wnd I
forma the highway from U to the city
'Although U is nbout twohundrud miles fn.n
the sen , It Is affected by iho tide , nnd on ! ;
* nmll boats can sr.il through It. T.c
bring , however , pactougrra and froUM , um
the neat swarmo with crall , which R.I |
bout It from ono cnto ot the city to th
other , ctferlns their waroa for snlr. Then
pro hucksters of ell hinds upon It , nnd fuc
pcddl'in push or icttll great rafts ot rn.d
about thrcjJKH It. nclllng un much na ono mai
can carry for about ? C centa. The moat I
croeao'l by bridges nt the gates , which , ik :
tunnels , enter th wall , r.iul someof tltca
lirl'lfin rcr.ilml > ou of Hi * noted bridges o
Italy There I * one at the eouth gate whirl
\ Is vallul with stores like the Ponte V-eUil <
crro- th Artio nt Florence , or , rather , tnur
J'Uo tin niallo In Venice. Some ot th
cunvli run Jntotha city , and the moat am
can-ils In many ways remind you of th
fnmcJ water city on the Adriatic. It ts I
too & tor moro Interesting city than Venice
and the wonders of the ruins are greatci
than those o ! old Home ,
THK OLD AND THE NEW.
The Nanking ot today Is built upon tlu
foundation ot the Nanking of the past , am !
outgldo of the present city there Is a vasl
area which was once covered with buildings
The Tartar city whcro emperors lived hai
dwindled Into dust , and the marble am'
golden-tiled palaces ot the past have beer
supplanted by the farms and gardens of the
present. Fifteen generations ago there was
hero one of the most progressive monarch :
ot history. Nanking wns then the center o !
Asiatic trade and culture. Foreigners fron
all partB came hero to study , and the Per
clans and Arabians crowded each other upor
these streets.
Today you sec Jewish types among thi
faces you meet , and the city has a largi
population of Mohammcdarls. Many of thcsi
are the descendants of the strangers win
came hero In the days of the famed Chtneei
ruler , Chu Hung Wo. This man ntartci
llfo as a beggar , but he organized a rebel
lion , which enabled him to concjucr Chin :
and to establish his descendants on thi
throne. Ho was the founder of the Mint
dynasty , the ono which ruled China befon
the family of the present emperor canu
Into power , and under which were accom
pllshcd the greatest things that tin
Chlnesn have ever done In architecture am
public Improvements. It was this man whi
built the wall about Nanking and ustab
llched the capital here. The dragon , yoi
know , U the Imperial animal of China
You sen It on every Chinese flag , and It li
supposed to bring luck or the reverse t <
every ruler. According to them , a dragoi
can do anything. It can make Itself as bit
as an elephant , or as small as a gnat. I
can build up empires and throw down kings
and when there wasan eclipse of the moo :
here , about a month ago , I saw It soberlj
announced In the Peking Gazette that tin
people should turn out and make a grea' '
noise on the night of the eclipse , as It wai
said that Iho dragon would then try t (
swallow the moon , and ho should be ecarec
away. Well , the country here at Nankliu
Is shaped Just like a great dragon , and tlu
emperor said : "It I can build-my capital or
the dragon's back It will last forever. " Tlu
result was that he moved to Nanking ani
made It for a tlmo the greatest city ol
China. Ho planned to build a wall outsldi
of the present one , which should be nlnet }
miles long , but he got no further than tlu
first pillars of this before ho died.
THE PORCELAIN TOWER.
* ' who built the
It was this man's son
famed porcelain tower of , Nanking , putting
It up In honor of Jils wife. This tower cosl
moro than three millions of dollars ; It was
built of the finest of glazed porcelain slabs
and It blazed out under the sun of the
valley of the Yangtse Klang , rising to o
Irelght nearly half that of the Washington
monument. It was octagonal In form , wltli
a base about half the sUe of that of the
monument , and this base , rested on n foun
dation of brickwork ten feet high. It hail
nine stories , and a spiral , staircase within
the tower led the visitor to the summit ,
The top of It was a great basin of Iron , ami
the colors of Its brick were green , red , yel
low and white. At every one of the nine
stories a roof of green tiles Jutted out , anil
to the corners of these roofs were hung bells
which tinkled when swayed by the wind ,
It took nineteen years to build this tower ,
and It was kept In good condition till about
forty odd years ago , when another beggar
' Nanking. He
got up n rebellion and to'k
had the Idea that the tower was hurting his
luck , and had It blown up. Its every bilck
has since disappeared , and when I visited
Its site yesterday the only vestige of It re
maining was the great Iron basln-llko dome
which crowned the top. This has been placed
upon a foundation of marble. It is n
hollow mass of Iron big enough to cover the
top of the largest haystack you have ever
seen. It would make a bath tub for on ele
phant. And It would today bo called a fine
specimen of artistic casting. When It cov
ered the tower It was plated with gold , and
could bo seen for miles up and down the
Yongtso valley. It must weigh several tons ,
and how the Chinese with their rude modes
of labor were able to poise It on the -top ol
the tower , 2U ( feet above the earth , is n
marvel. It lies today In front of the vice
roy's arsenal , where the finest of modern
guns are being turned out for the Chinese
troops , and the steam whistle which calls
the men to work In the morning makes Its
hoary particles vibrato , and It wonders , I
doubt not , with the ghosts of Its builders ,
who are supposed to hang about It , what
sort of devils are working at their magic
within.
Other wonders of ancient Chinese art and
engineering you see tcattered throughout the
ruins of the Tartar city , wherp the monarchs
held their court. There are wide streets
made of great flags of , granite as big as the
top of a dining table , warn by the feet ol
generations Into the Binootli polish ot marble.
There are flvo large 'bridges of heavy stona
put together In beautiful arches without a
keystone , and the fences which line tlila
highway are made up of ( tones mixed with
broken tile of theImperial yellow glaze and
pieces of dragon discs of the green and
red porcelain which once adorned the palace
of the city , and of the shattered marble
which formed the artistic walls ot the past.
The walls of the Tartar city which separated
Iftrom the common herd still stand In pic
turesque ruin , grass grown and crumbling ,
and beside a pillar ot what was once In all
probability the palace of n prince I saw lying
the plastered coftlp ot a coolie whoso pov
erty prevented his putting a mound above
It. Close by It In the fields worked other
blue gowned men digging In the soil once
sacred to royalty alone , and my boy led mo
Into a tumble down palace and showed me
two marble stones streaked with reddish
veins. "These , " said ho , "were a part of
the floor ot the emperor's palace. One of
his nobles had abused hU confidence by sayIng -
Ing that which ho should not , and he
straightway had his tongue cut out then
and there. The blood from his mouth
dropped \\\nn \ \ the white marble and stained
It as you tee. "
TOMll OF THE BEGGAR KINO.
I took donkeys and rode out Into the coun-
tiy to see the tomb of this famous beggar
king. He was burled under1 Purple moun
tain , about flvo miles n\\oy from here , and
his mausoleum mint have been one cf the
most magnificent ever made by man. U
comprised In Its burial lot an avenue through
the country overlooking his city moro than
a mle | In length , and this avenue wai Inod
with gigantic elephants , camels , lions and
tigers of mnrblo.which still stand In
solemn graiuleur facing each other In the
open fields. There ore In addition to these
giant warriors carved artlitically from solid
blocks of marble , and each ot UICSH wan tors
Is , I judge , twelvp feet In height.
1 stood beside one and reached upward ,
My finger nails Junt touched the elbow ol
the stone warrior's folded nrms. The ele
phants are as big as was Durnum's Jumbo ,
and they are cut from solid blocks of marble.
Their broad backs are cqvercd with bushelt
of atones , and the pepplo have a tmpmtltlon
tha the man who can throw a stone and June
It remain thcro win have luck from that
time forth. At the beginning of thin avcnuu
there Ib rt great tower , with four arched gate-
\\ajs , and In .the center of the Interlot of this
sits n turtle of black marble. It Is ao large
that It would fill the average Amsrlcan par
lor , and It is made from n single block
nf stone. It Is the ClilnesO tmblrrti of
Ir.ngeUty , and fiom UN bad ? spring n
marble tablet twelve or fifteen feet in
height , upon which arc Inscribed the ChlncHj
characters commemorating the great te i
ot the emper'r who lies hurled nt the
nlhcr i ml of the funeral highway. I dM
not count these Immense tuilmalx uul : war-
rlur * , hut they stand at short Interval ;
along the avenue leading to the tumb In-
closure. They must each weigh many ton * ,
and must Imvo been brought from far In
the Interior to Nanking. Some of the carv
ing upon them ! beautifully done , unJ tin
figures ot the elephnutH and men urt > will
cxecuUd. GIVO ot tlju atone horses. In.- !
boon throv/n Ofrr. antlf Itw \ ( half suilkon
In a ditch. The figure of others are some
what broken , but the rro t of them Are ns
perfect today as when they wcro flr t
erected four or five hundred years ago.
Tha tomb , hittuvcr , ! > in ruins , It covered
nexoral acre ? , ami at Itinrl thr > ro nre the
remains cf a great IJIUT ot guild nmonry ,
pierced In the center by a tunnel walled
with marble , % \hlch runs from tha ground
unvtanl at an angl ot i3 degrees , ThU
tunnel Is EO high and wide that a train o
passenger cars could bo run through 1
without touching the walls , and these wall
are of stone , with a dado ot marble arils
tlcally carved. There was , I Judge , orlgl
nally a , tcmplo on the top of this fort-Ilk' '
mausoleum ; the four thick walls of sonv
such buildings still stand , making you thlnl
of the grass-grown , moss-covered ruins o
Europe. I ate my lunch within tliom , sit
ting on a stone , with my feet among tin
blue wild ( lowers which were springing ou
of the crevices between the stones ot th
grass-grown floor. As I did so I couli
look out through one of the great orchci
doorways u on the thousands of grav <
mounds of the Nanking of today , and th
cries of a poorly clad woman who sat am
walled at one of them floated up to my ears
It was the mourning of the present amti
the grandest tombs of the past , and I agali
realized that of all things death alone I
the king who rules from age to age , am
who , with his mighty hand , makes all met
ot one size.
coxs VHIA r. i TIES.
June brides are as plentiful 03 Juno roses
The engagement of Lord Edwin Houstoi
of England and Mrs. Ada L. Conner ot Nov
York Is announced.
No young wife Is ever satisfied with hei
husband until she tries the stovewood racke
on him to tee whether he loves her.
Ex-Governor Alonzo I ) . Cornell of Nev
York , was married last week to a daughtci
of the late George Covert of Ithaca.
She Really , now , aren't you a marrlcc
man ? He N'o. Why ? She Oh , you havi
such a settled look. He Yes ; I've been re
fused by thirteen girls .
The wedd ng of MUs Ella Wlndom , ( laugh
ter of the late secretary of the treasury
and Mr. Wlrt Warren took place In Nev
York on the Cth. A son ot the late Presl
dent Qarfield acted as best man.
Father Yes , I admit that your lover ha !
a gcod Income , but he has very expensive
tastes , very. Daughter You amaze me
What does he evtr want that Is so very ex
pensive ? Father Well , you , for one thing
Mlsa Hope Goddard , daughter cf Colone
William Goddard , the wealthy mill ownei
of Providence and heiress to more thai
$20,000,000 , was wedded on the 9th to C
Oliver Isolln of New York , a son of the lat <
millionaire banker , Adrian Iselln , nnd prom
Incut In society and yachting circles In the
metropolis.
Ho had proposed , but she seemed somewhat -
what reluctant to gild his llfo with the sun
shine of her consent. "If you should heal
that I'm half the time before my mirror
what would you say ? " she asked. "If I had
a face like yours I should be tempted to be
there the whole time , " he answered. Thai
settled It.
The most noted marriage seen In Nash
ville In mnny days was that which , on th (
Sth , united William Henry Thoinps6n of Liv
erpool and Katherlnc Smiley Cheatham ol
that city. The bride Is a daughter of th'
late Richard Cheatham. once mayor of Nash
ville , and Is n descendant on both her fath
er's nnd mother's side of some of the oldest
families In Tennessee.
Mr ; . Marie Lemon has married her Ids !
husband , and In her case the thirteen has
proved unlucky. Ono of the most remark
able matrimonial careers un record started
In Cincinnati nearly half a century ago. and
ended a few days since In California by the
death of the woman whose penchant seemed
to be making a collection of husbands. II
she did not reach the success In Humbert
which Is attained by other gatherers ol
curiosities , she certainly did well In her own
peculiar line.
The marriage of Mrs. Emma H. Ruther
ford and George Crocker on the 44th at
tracted a large number ot Callfornlans to
Now York. The bride Is a Nevadan by
birth and a most attractive woman of the
blonde type. The bridal gown was of the
faintest shade of Nile green , with molrc
antique shading to the pale pink skirt. The
plain corsage was trimmed with pointed
capes of point lace , with full oversleeves
and a long panel of the same lace' caught
In at the waist line In front and hanging
therefrom toy the lower edge of the skirt ,
where It was fastened with a huge 'rolette
of pale pink chiffon. The bridegroom Is
a member of the famous Crocker family
of San Francisco.
iU or Tin :
An amusing story Is given In , the Ladles' '
Pictorial of a little girl who ha'd been very
naughty , so that the aunt whom 'she was
visiting had to punish her.
When she came to say her 'prayers ' nt
night her little mind was still full of wrath
against her aunt , but yet the child ' did not
quite like to leave her name out'of her even
ing devotions , EO she compromised matters
by saying , "Pray , God , bless father and
mother ; " then , after a long pause , she
added , "and bless Aunt Julia , too , but not
much. "
It Is perhaps natural that little children
should expect their small supplications to be
answered literally. We can sympathize with
the small boy over his sums , who said to his
governess in a puzzled , half Indignant voice :
"I can't do my sums ; I can't ; nnd I did
ask God to help me , and He's made three
mistakes already. "
A young man , Just homo from college ,
wishing to Inspire his little sister with awe
for his learning , pointed to a star and said :
"Do you see that bright llttlo luminary ?
It's bigger than this whole world. "
"No 'tnln't. " said she.
"Yes. It Is , " declared the Voting collegian.
"Then why don't it keep off the rain ? "
was the triumphant rejoinder.
A llttlo fellow of 5 years' fell and cut his
upper Up so badly that n doctor had to ) je
summoned to sow up the wound. In her
distress the mother could not refrain from
saying :
"Oh , doctor , I fear it will leave a dlsfigur
Ing scar. "
Tommy looked up Into her tearful face mid
Euld :
"Never mind , mamma , my moustache
will cover It. "
"Mr , Fu/zy , " questioned the llttlo loy ,
curiously , "can your brcf talk ? " .
"Why , no. my llttlo man , why do you iisk
such a question ? "
' "Cause I heard mn say It wasn't neces
sary for anybody to tell her you drank ; that
your bret spoke foi Itself. "
Mrs. Flagg Tommy , If you don't be d
better boy you will never get to heaven.
Tommy And If I bo real good and go
there , will I have to keep ou being goad after
I get there ?
Boy ( from tent ) Hey , fellew ! run home
and get de money to come In , nyerTlf yet
hnvo to steal It ! It's im-montta Du
clbwn'u a fitandln' on his hcnd un' dc baby
elephant's a chuckln * a pint ; ? ' popcorn lulo
his cars don't yer wlsht yerat me ?
( 'cminnptnl.
Whlto waves of tulle und HO.UIR ns white ,
Ami mUty wreaths of llnntlilR laces ,
Au l tender blooms of Iloworlki | checks ,
Of ijililt Knice of llowwllke fifccs ,
And brpvi. luophctle UiouKhtH nml
Ami HT - " ' "f yrimd uii'l high
And K.to\v of K 'Idun fiilth that .
To light tlio future's wuy torpver :
ABpiiHtnu wlhilnm toM In peech
That lu\itt. troll ) hiailnt Uimidx'of smll-
Inr i
Di-ep lore byoml the snge'p rcnph
ISctwepn ih > linen our auuhi beguiling ;
1'lillotnphlcn f Attic tlmf 9. . - -
Ami J'lccronlnn I itlti bUsln ,
From liiiu that nature i.iciuitn rhymes
To mail : the poetry ot Kissing , f ,
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And lofty prophecies of deed *
Uf woumu'c frccti Koul's high bogottlnsr ,
And Inuniil kuowlnlKc Hint the needs
Of life uro compared In
High hopes tlmt Mrlke the buHiliiK-.u
Ambition that shnllnevov ralter.s/
Vntll iiRl'iulliiK of llft'H Witfh V
Hiirrfeiidcru at the ultnr. >
Ah , Tv.ivfi of tulle and gleams df light ,
Ami r'luBiiig ' wreaths of misty laces ,
And di urns tuul hopes that llvo tonight ,
And untlo hearts and llowerllko fuct-a-
My player fv > r yuu ami all shall be ,
Tlmt every mwcl within hearing
May Keep you what ) ou seem to me ,
In cpito ot (01 iny. cynic sneering.
ONE OF NATURE'S ' VAGARIES
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Extraordinary Faculties Developing in i
Michigan Giij. .
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A PSYCHIC WONDEr } ll | | HER TEEN !
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Dlntnnt Objects AcciirntoVrj , Described nni
Thought * of 1'craonn Jtv Irr Unknown
Itcncl-Occult I'owe s liutlo Short
of the Marvtldiu.
Within an hour's ride ofjlpctrolt , on th
banks of the pretty Clinton fiver , ties Moun
Clemens , one of the handsomest llttlo cltle
In America. The fame of tMount Clemen
waters has spread far and-wide ) , and wcl
known people from all parUot this countr ;
can be met at the baths/ aim numerous well
appointed hostelrles dur'ulg all seasons of th
year. Mount Clemens has never been nf
dieted with a boom It needed no artmcla
stimulus to advance , and during the worst o
the recent panicky times , thcro has been in
evidence of any depression among the mer
chants , nor of hardships or poverty amoni
those who are compelled tq labor for others
There are many noteworthy features Ii
and about Mount Clemens , but the objec
that will Interest the public moro partlcu
larly at this time Is a young nnd most charm
Ing llttlo lady who Is rapidly developing vcr ;
extraordinary occult powers.
While In Detroit I had the good fortune
writes' correspondent of the Globe-Demo
crut , to run across an old friend who had let
his crutches at the famous Michigan bath
town , nnd who wns passing through Detrol
on his way back to his far distant wcstcn
home. Our meeting was limited to less thai
ten minutes , because the carriage which waite
to take him to the depot was already at thi
hotel entrance. After a up less ho.arty tlm
brief salutation , he said wltluan Impressive
emphasis :
"If you want to bo put on the track of t
wonder that will prove a hard nut for scl
cutlets to crack , run up to Mount Clemen :
and hunt fur Elfa. "
Taking a card from his case , he wrote
thereon 'a brief lntrocluctop | to one of th <
most prominent men In the charming sub
urban city named , who had afforded him UK
opportunity to witness something so ex
traordinary that ho evidently could not thlnl <
of anything else , and , unlike other Individ
uals , -ould not be Induced to speak of his re
markable transformation from a groanlnp
cripple Into a sound and cheerful man. He
exacted a promise from mo that I would hum
up this wonder ; his last words were : ' "Don'l
forget the Mount Clemens fairy , " and lit
was gone. I then for the first time looked
at the card and read :
"Mr. E. U. Egnew Dear Frjend : I ask
as a special favor , that you arrange to afford
the bearer an opportunity to converse wltli
Elfa. "
I put the card In my pocket and went tc
my room to finish a report ithat must go In
the morning mall. I began to write , but
found It difficult to concentrate my mind-
somehow the name of "Elfa" would appeal
on my manuscript , written without my will ,
I erased It three times , and then concluded
to give up n hopeless struggle and go to bed ,
When I awoke , that name Elfa flashed
through my head the first thing , and nn Irre
sistible Impulse determined me.to . mnke as
early as start for Mount Clemens as train
service would permit. It. vms still early In
the day -wllen I presented my friend's reqpctfl
to Mr. Egnew , who looked somewhat puzzled ,
It not annoyed , when he read It , but after a
moment's hesitation he said , with a reassur
ing smile that had n decidedly warming ef
fect , "I would do almost anything for ,
but this Is more difficult' than he ran Im
agine. " I then learned that those In charge
of the young lady were much opposed to any
nnd all notoriety ; the more as the very pecu
liar faculties developed In her were of so ex
trnordlnnry a character that no conclusion
could be arrived at ns yet \vhat this strange
power might signify. I soon learned enough
to stimulate my curiosity to the utmost , feelIng -
Ing that I would discovert o. rara avis of nc
mean order.
I will omit a detailing of difficulties that
had to be overcome before' permission could
be obtained to meet Elfa | n such a way
that my story would' , have eithej * i any
scientific or decided Interest for the ordi
nary reader , or both. It will be sufficient
to say that I considered fnyselj amply re
warded for my patience n'nd perserverenco
when I finally did succeed'm obtaining the
coveted privilege cf an unrestricted Inter
view.
I will preface the account of my In
quiries and observations by stating that I
am not an Impressionable .novice In the line
of phychlc researches , and mat I have read
many of the latest and be'st treatises , com
ments nnd contributions on the various sub
jects that will have to bo touched upon In
this report. I know ( hot this charming
girl Is destined to help kolvc at least some
of the most vexing and difficult problems
that are now under discussion among the
wisest and most useful workers In the world
of science ; the men who haVe had the
courage to free themselves from the thral-
drom of bogotry and prejudice , and who are
ready and willing to leave ttio beaten track
at any point where there is n fair prospect
of obtaining light that wilt benefit man
kind. I deem It necessary to say this much
to give more weight t6 biicli- opinions as I
may bo forced to Include to make this re
port moro useful to the nTany who arc now
everywhere looking forward eagerly to re
liable Information on all the lines Including
and diverging from phychlc study.
Elfa Is but llttlo moro than half way
through her teens , and those In whom poetic
thought and'fairy lore have not been entirely
extinguished by too practical contact with
the world may recall some Ideal picture of
the sphllko | creature , witl ) all the charms
ot face and form belonging thereto , and ac
cept the vlblon db that of the little lady In
question. She Is modest , and retiring , ex
ceptionally bright , has had n superior edu
cation , nnd Is an accomplished miiilclan ,
posscfcflng n pleaalrr Wiprano voice nnd a
natural aptitude for liarmony.
Although fully nwaro that Kite Is most
decidedly different from all the rest of the
llttlo wnld surrounding her. jtnd that she
ts subject to u\\c-Iiiiph-lnp ; Inllucnces un-
recognl/ed by others , she U jiovort holes *
charmingly natural ami. free 'from nil re
straint or somber thoughts ; im the Mib-
Ject ; on the contrary , ilier faro lights up
with an expression thatdenotcs the utmost
faith anil pleniure when hho upunku of her
experiences In the realm whereof Hit average -
ago mortal has not oven u idronmllke con
ception , and that which to hey Is. u reality.
The first oddity about hen elf ft which
she became aware wa that birds appear
( o have no fear ot lier-\rlien tlis U absolutely
alone , and ono littlerti ; came , vuuiiuicd ,
to her for help ami prol9 < > th > ; i , und when restored -
stored to health remained near her dui'ing
the rest of the bummer ; al\f. yk ready to
ulleht on her haml , wheji oiiUtretrhtMl fur
that put pose. Sim atntofc thU iisMo from
FOIUQ thuughts nnd Inipr tMoiu of which lie
nndc no mention to oihcrtv bivanao he tirver
hccrd any similar llta * or rc-cllngs miked
of , she icmaiUert no ] trclal dlfTircnci' In
liertclf except , perhaps a I l ! i degrcu of
sensitiveness ami n trelliigrhlch can only
bn likened ( o an un.tultlUv'1 ' nUli far an un
known object. Wlion iiirdlnn itr.iugcTki she
has always been InManUy ; itv ! decidedly At
tracted or rcpolli-d. but n ) fr liecanio.a-.vnro
that any one could'cviTii'c any etpcctal
poucr or Influence Jver li r until quit * rt-
ruiitl } ' , when shu rutt a .aril liward .whom
Blie felt drawn b > aitmv < iitrv11ahle | und Jo-
ful InipuUc. Her frlcoiU vMm thin Hunting
to haxe been n purely pceidont.il rnc , but
Elfa Insist * upon It list thi-lr mmlnn to
gether was ordered by . pewer nf which
but fe $ * otlier/i havu uny UnnM'dKe , At
nil event It uppeur * that thin : nau't > ndU'nt
was momentous to Ir * . II * at once nt first
Bight decani" hi-r Int'tnuttt Inend andt.Mihrr ,
und ! > ho .1 rinst flag , r Ji' ' nil. Whi'n flrU
they met h a tuff > nu > ; from the * Tect
ot a lone nJ cev ro Illtioi , and subject to
hi any pains anil physical , a wll as consequent
quent mental disturbances. ID a very icrt
tlmo eho realised that the mere touch o .
her friend's hand was enough to banish nl
pain , and from then on Improved rapidly li
health , and within n month had moro thai
regained her normal strength.
Ono of the conditions exacted before thi
Interview w n granted , was tlmt this man'
Identity nhoud | not bo" revealed. This I
regrettable , ns ho would prove nn Importan
nld In evolving no\v facts In psyshlc science
because , Judging from the hundreds of wcl
authenticated reports of experiments and oc
currcnccs In France , England , Germany am
this country , I cap rcmeber none where ttv
dominant force was so quick , absolute , am
so completely In harmony ( en rnpport ) wltl
BO perfect nnd submissive a sxbjcct. Thi
bond between this man nnd Elta N unnues
tlonably hypnosis , but of a higher and differ
cnt order than any I have so far met wltl
or of which I have any knowledge throng I
other channels. Ho put TClfix In the soni
nlsclent state by a mere look nnd light touch
and what she Is capable of accomplishing li
that condition Is not far short of the mlracu
lous. In the course of the first week she de
velopcd clairvoyant and clalraudlent power
that arc astonishing , and day after day he ;
extraordinary faculties arc Increasing am
developing new phases. WJien. atmosphcrli
and physical conditions are favorable she I ;
able to describe objects that are at nn :
distance In other cities , on persons or It
fixed positions , She has deciphered wrltlni
In unopened letters that were In houses i
mlle away , but more than that , she rcadi
thoughts nnd Impressions In the minds o
people whom she hns never seen , and wlu
nre far away. She appears to bo nblt <
run through a record of thoughts In an
other's mind as If she were turning bacl
the leaves of a olonrly printed book. She li
developing a perfect mania for the study o
the human brain and mind , and the ncrvotu
system nnd magnetic forces which are plalnl ;
vlslblo to her. Without any special knowl '
edge of anntomy she gives a graphic am'
comprehensive ddecrlptlon of any part ol
ind stntcs with n tnosl
the humnn system , |
convincing air of confidence what parts art
. She describes
not.
In good order and which are
scribes the course of vucclne virus or othei
foreign substances through the clrculatorj
system , tells where It entered the body ami
how far It has progressed. Her descriptions
action and condition of o
of the formation ,
living brain , Its throbbing , the latent and
determining the direction
dominant characteristics ,
etc. , are
rection of Its greatest Ubefulness ,
conception , and
beyond the power of mortal
at variance' ' with nil former knowledge
however
limit of the mind and
of the supposqd
edge
air ol
such a convincing
senses , thcro Is
and
and absolute Innocence
genuineness
and so clear ,
truthfulness about this girl ,
her statements , that
calm and positive are
only to come as a
rising doubt appears
n
, and no one loses
knowledge
barrier to a new
short In
who stops
thereby except the one
to emerge from
the face of an opportunity
the condition of universal Ignorance.
freely while In the som-
Klfa converses
nlsclent state , nnd gives ready answers tc
subjects of which It would
questions upon girl , still almost
be hard to believe that a young
.
knowledge.
could have any
most n child ,
to
When asked to give some explanation as
replied ,
of her Information she
the source
" she has frequently
"They tell me. Lately
complained that "they" will not help her
much , "they" giving her as n reason that she In
must exercise her faculties Independently
. The "they" re
order to develop quickly.
audible to her ,
that are
ferred. to are voices
that give proper directions
and she has Impressions
rections In regard to things and localities ,
again enable her to
and similar Impressions
and signs In
get the true meaning of words
foreign tongues of which she knew absolutely
nothing In her normal condition. She writes
communications that lire given her by In
visible friends , and these nre tull of wisdom
dnd'tho highest sentiment- Slip writes fast
nnd plain with , Ivor. , eyescjQied. ! and bandaged
if 'any'doubt Is entertained , her. fnce averted ,
nnd her tnblcts on her Inp , while she is ex
tended nt full length un n couch In n posi
tion In which It would bo Impossible for any
one to wrltb with eyes open.
She sees nothing when objects nr i pre
sented to her eyes , nnd hears no sound ad
dressed to her ears and recognlzes.no voice
except that of the .man who puts her In the
somnlsclent state. All her perceptive facul
ties nppear to be centered In the pit cf the
stomach , nnd they are wonderfully acute.
Men who profess to know much about hypno
tism clnltn that Elfa Is simply a very excel
lent subject , nnd that she Is developed by a
master who has reached the highest phases
of psychic science In that direction , but the
spiritists nre sure to claim her as the very
revelation for their doctrine , because cf the
Invisible beings who seem to bo nt her beck
nnd call at all moments and In all places.
That Elfa Is ono of the greatest vagaries
of nature ever heard of cannot bo refuted
and that she would prove the very best pos
sible medium to settle many of the numer
ous conflicting theories In regard to psychic
possibilities cannot bo gainsaid cither.
An effort is now being made to secure the
little Indy for a series of progressive experi
mental tests , and It Is hoped that the en
deavor will bo crowned with success ,
Aside from the unquestionable scientific
value ot the proposed Investigations which
can and will bo made during the progress
of El fa's rapid development , this line of
work will prove of the greatest possible In
terest to those whoso minds arc open to
higher spiritual possibilities. The projection
Df the spiritual self from the material body
to some distant point seems to bo already
a fairly well substantiated fact In the case of
< hls remarkable girl , nnd If I nm not seri
ously nt fault In my surmises , the question
of relationship bstwcen hypnotism and spirit
ism will bo brought nearer a satisfactory so
lution through Elta than , any ever reached
before.
That a quick-witted sense of the ludicrous
may often lead Its possessor out of difficul
ties was evidenced not long ngo In the case
of a certain George D - . at Oxford. D -
was one of the brightest men of his class ,
relates Harper's Drawer , but unfortunately
his Intellectual Dr. Jekyll bore * dally com
pany with a mischief-loving 7Iyde , whose
dlabollc-il tendencies frequently got him Into
ilisgrace. Was there trouble with the towns
men the night before , It was D - who was
first questioned by the dean. Was there
some unique bit of deviltry played on a flr t-
year mnn , It wns upon D that the fac
ulty's eye of suspicion wns turned.
He was , as usiml. "on the ragged edge of
suspicion , " when ono Sunday morning , at
church time. In his third year , ho was de
scried by the dean sitting ut the open window
of his quadrangle room In his shirt sleeves ,
calmly Unoklng a long Dutch pipe and drink-
In beer. The dean was on his way to
church and the cool public Irreverence of the
man bhochcd him. The next morning ho
summoned D - to his study.
"Sir , " kald the dean , "your Inevprenno Is
dlncraceful. What do you mean by this
public disrespect of the Lord's day ? "
"I was tint nware Unit drinking bar and
smoking u pipe v.av aa , wlcki-J , " said
"It'lH , lr , " thundered thn dean ; "aril If
I ever see you In your Uilrt sleeves drinking
hccr und smoMng a pipe aguln on Sunday ,
> our connection with university cnatuK. "
I ) - bn.ved his head respectfully and
\\cnt out. The following Sunday the dean
took particular palm to be n trifle late for
church nnd to | m by jcning D - 'B wl -
duw. What W.IK his jnw/emetit to discover
tluil worthy lolling on lila window couch ,
nmuUIng and drlnUlug ! Ilo was furious ,
Such Impudent dellnnco of his oulrr ; ! He
uould c\pcl him tlien nnd there , lint as he
nppionchoil nearer hl migor tihungcd Into
wonderment , .tnd then , n * lie quickly walked
by. Ills Rente of hiimur brought u smile to
hU fica. Th * Idler of the law htd : been
nbeycil. Young 1 > wan frir.llliMnly nr-
niyv. ' . In ht dress suit , drluMlni ; irhampagno
and cmoMiiK a cigar !
J. Hammond Triimbull , ( or many years
librarian of the Hartford ( fonn. ) city library ,
Is uulvi-rvilly icoogul'/od uti n holar < of Ugh
attainments nnd nn million- ! upon niuny
nilijtc's , aa VH the Now York Hei.iM He
has u vatl tic < uiiitull' ! < n ot tii sirtc'i tntarma-
Uon ami pijj < > ir.boi d cl , < r "I" M % > n a wUo
varhty of topn
TA-O clergymen of the N'gw V rh rr by
terj- nut long ago bccatao Involved in the
t > ! < Mluie theological cootrovor r en the ques
tion of Infant salvation or damnation. On
of them , finding that his antagonist wit
likely to got tha better of the argument , r
allzcd the necessity ot fortifying himself wltl
ho best available Information bearing upoi
his own sldo of the ( llscuislon. He thcro
tore telegraphed the following request to Mr
Trumbull , which wns promptly honored , t
the subsequent discomfiture ot his thcologlca
opponent :
"Please mnll mo nt once the contents ti
that damned Infant pigeonhole qf yours. "
Commencement week at Yale begins ot
the 21th.
Commencement exercises began nt Cornel
yesterday , nnd will continue through tin
preterit week , '
WUl.ird Flske , scholar nnd llngutit , hai
presented to the Cornell university llbrarj
one of the most complete Dante collection !
In the world.
The University of Pciinsylvnnln demon
strated Its strength ns nn educational Instl
tntlon by adding to Its long Hit of graduate !
from the college course 20 ? graduates It
medicine , sixty-five In dental surgery nm1
twenty-two In veterinary medicine.
The system of term examinations In th <
Inw school nt Cornell has been modified
The written examinations nrp to be held nl
the end of each term ns before , but the oral
examinations will occur only once a year
The junior class will hnvo oral examina
tions at the end ot the fall term , while the
senior class will be examined orally at the
end of the year , and then on the entire
wotk of the course.
The big statue of DenJimln Franklin
which was presented by the World's fait
commission to the University of Pennsyl
vania has been .set Up on tha college cam
pus. Ucsldc the statue a bpeaUers' plat
form has been arranged , from which , on
Wednesday next , nt the grand gathering ol
the alumni , Kusscll Dunne , n great-grand-
ion of Franklin , will dellyer the presenta
tion oration at the unveiling of the statue.
The secretary of the University of the
State of New York In his annual report , ad
vance sheets from which have just been Is
sued , gives a table showing from what states
and counties New York draws students to
her colleges nnd special schools. Out of u
total ot 21.805 students , 16 , 40 come from
New York. From the Noith Atlantic slates
come 2,625 ; from the South Atlantic , 453 ;
from the South Central , 302 ; from the North
Central , 1,134 ; from the mountain states , 165 ;
from the Pacific states , 149 , and from all
foreign countries , 731. By schools , medicine
leads.with 2,012 students outside of New
York , and co-educational colleges draw 1,057
students to the state.
The most Important function of the mod
ern university Is to create and advance
learning. Individual Investigation and re
search by graduate students la the method
of Increasing the sum total ot human knowl
edge. For the encouragement ot graduiite
study most of the universities have estab
lished fellowships anil graduate scholarships.
Cornell was one of the earliest ot our uni
versities to see the wisdom of thus encour
aging advanced specialization , .and has al
ways had more fellowships than other In
stitutions. At present It lias twenty fellow
ships , affording an annual stipend of ? GOO
cacli , two of $000 each , and sixteen graduate
scholarships of $300 each. The fellows and
scholars for 1801-5 were chosen last week.
Of the- total number , thirty-eight , Cornell
graduates obtained nine.
The annual report of the superintendent
at public Instruction ot Illinois shows the
cost of high school tuition and Incidental
expenses , per pupil , , ranges from $11 to
J125.20 , the average being $38.25. "This IP
" > the Chicago
a rather surprising showing , snys
cage Herald , "nnd wlillo It * does' not consti
tute nn argument against the maintenance
at ) ilgh achools It certainly shows that they
ire expensive luxuries. It does 'not ' follow
that the abolition of high schools would re
sult In corresponding advantages to the
primary and grammer grades , but
there would ccrtnlnly bo tnore
money nvallable for the lower
schools , and money nfter all Is what keeps
} ducatlonnl Institutions going. It Is pretty
: ertaln , too , that unless the situation In the
primary schools Is radically Improved there
ivlll be a popular disposition to lay violent
lands on the high schools ami divert the
noney thus obtained to the Instruction of
children In the three It's rather than In
Latin , Greek and the ornamental branches. "
The census bulletin dealing with school
expenditures , state nnd local , shows that out
) f $139,000.000 spent for public ichcols In the
United States the slave states contributed
less than one-eighth. Alabama
but $17,000OPO , or
abama pays only 37 cents per head of popu
lation , the lowest In the union , and Arkan
sas , Texas , Louisiana and Tennessee , In 1SSO ,
50 cents per head or lesi. All those seven
states average ! )4 cents per Inhabitant for
education , equal to less than the 2 cents de
posited each Sunday In the preacher's col
lection. South Carolina pays 41 cents per
Inhabitant , nnd from Delaware to Florida ,
In nine Atlantic states , the school tax per
: onsns Inhabitant Is only made OS ccnUi by
the District ot Columbia paying nearly $4
per hcnd , more than double the rate of
Maryland nnd Delaware. On ono side of
Washington the stnte of Virginia sacrifices
For education 95 cents , and on the other
side Pennsylvania spends $2.14 per head.
The rate devoted to education from Maine
to Mason and Dlxon's line Is $2.74 per head.
Jut the young western ftates and territories ,
Moven In number , piy even more , or JD.SS ,
while the twelve older western states pay
(2.S1. ( Education coUn , per enrolled pupil ,
! u Arkansas less than $5 , In Alabama lesj
than $2 , In no southern state but West Vir
ginia more than $5. But the average per
scholar enrolled In the c.ist Is $11 , In the
tve't $13 , In the far west $20. Ono scholar
n Colorado costs us much as twelve actual
idiolnrs In North Carolina.
A LITTLK IIOVSK31.11D.
Good
Wanted n little housemaid ,
Just to help mnmma todny ;
Hnlr tucked neatly In n braid ,
Aproned , capped and pmlllng gay-
Here fihe comes n prompt nnd neat
As a household fnlry sweet )
Chairs In every round und chink
Shall be dusted petfectly ;
Hearth Bwopt clean , before you think
Unhy'H scattered toys will be
Quickly put away In plnre
Uy this fnlry household grace.
Then she has her wages * pnld
Promptly , every penny , too
Trutty , winsome llttla maid !
She getH pnlil In coin BO true
PriilseH , hlpces , lovln ? words ,
Till she's happy ua the birds.
Ono-M'lccl Cnlilo Grlpmrn ,
"All the grlpmen necessarily must bn
misctilar , " said n big cable train driver to
he Chicago Tribune , "for the physical ex-
irtlon It. great nnd n weak man could not
itand the strain. It's n sort of one-sided
rnde. though. If n fellow sticks to It long
te gets bigger an the right side of hlu body
linn on the left , for the pulling nnd push-
ng , hauling and jerking are done mostly
vltit th.il side. 1 don't know nny man who's
ii'en ut the work Inny enough to become
cally deformed by It , but I've seen many
; rlpmen who were plainly larger , heavier ,
nero muiculnr on the right vide , especially
n Die shoulder , than on the other side ,
\'o ; I'vu never seen the iiliciiomln.il en-
nrgcmcnt the 'grlpman's nnn , ' the boyn
: all It on the left Hide , for Iho dimple rea-
ion that the InillderB of grip cars don't
lake loft-tinnik-d men Into their calculations ,
rhcre arc no left-handed grip cars ; conso-
luently there are no Icft-hunded grliimcn , "
Tlm Light litinno Do ? ,
A do owned by Captain Orcittt , keeper of
heYooil Iiland ( Me. ) light , his become
amoiiH of Inlr. It Is cuitomary fcr
MC'lttg steamers to latuto the llcht and
lie keeper returns It by ringing the bell ,
1'lia other day n tug whUtlcd thrco time * .
The captain did not hear It , but thn dog did
Ho ran to the door and tried to attract the
plain's attentlni by how ling. Tailing to
lo thin , ha ran away and thc'i c&me a seer -
> r < l time with no better result. Tlun he do-
ild'M to attend to the matter hlmulf , BO ho
seized tha rope , which lungi outside , bo
I la teath and began to ring the boll.
THE GRAND ARMY OF LAIPR
Fight of Local Ooopors Against Goods Made 5
by Convicts. i
* f
DISPOSITION TO ENFORCE AGREEMENTS |
5
Attitude of Worklngmrii Tnwnril thn I'lnito > }
Cniinl Sclifinn IIoxv Some of Umithn 1
TrnUrmiicn Are I'lulillug Agulnut Itiinl \
Tlmci-rrom Iho I'lvlil of Toll.
*
There Is no labor organization In Omaha
"
that has faced moro disadvantages thnn hoa ;
Coopers Union No. 10 , but the union scorns ,
bound to live despite all the efforts that have
been put forth to put an end to Its existence. '
\
In every legislative year for several yenra
this union has tnkc.ii a part In the election <
of members to the legislature with the hope
of doing nwny by IcgUlntlon with the competition - 1
petition of convict mnde cooperage , but do- -3 ?
spite their efforts this class of goods has so
completely been used In filling orders that
the local coopers have found \cry llttlo to
do but heading and trimming , which Is very
unsatisfactory to a workman In the coopers'
trndc. It Is somewhat like putting a harness
mnkcr to work repairing shoe * . ,
The union started In some time ngo to agi
tate the question of using Omaha made
cooperage nnd In this It was aided by the
Central Labor union. The Joint , committees
were successful In getting several agreements
signed to use nothing but Omaha cooperage ,
hut from the facts developed at the last
meeting of the Central Labor union It would
seem that the union will be compelled to
hire n lawyer to enforce the ngreements.
Several of them -were reported broken. The
members do not seem dlnvouniged , however ,
In the least and say- that , they will enforce
every agreement If It takes every dollar In
their treasury. They .promise also to talto
a prominent part In the Icitlulatlvo campaign
despite the discouragements met with hereto
fore. .
Worklngim-u unit tlm Caiml.
The action at tha Central Labor union nt
the last meeting In riasslng a resolution op
posing nny subsidy to the canal company has
brought out considerable discussion upon that
subject In labor circles. The members of the
will stand by that
union maintain that they
nl
decision , ns It was made nfter n long and
careful discussion. There aro. some who do - > i ' |
not think the action wise , but they were In
the minority at the meeting Wednesday even
ing. The chairman of the committee on legis
lation bays that It Is the Intention ot the
unions and assemblies to send men to tha
legislature who will amend the city charter
so ns to penult the city to vote bonds and
construct the canal , nnd he thinks that It
could be built ns soon In this way ns by the
private company. He docs not think It
proper to support the measure as now betora
the people nnd thinks those who favor the
canal should fall In line with the working >
people In trying to secure the' necessary
legislation for public ownership. It Is further
argued that If the bonds ore voted to pay
Cor constructing the entire works , provisions
be Inserted specifying the number of
can
day and the price to
hours to be worked per
bo paid , nnd also that Jhe work should be
ilone by electors of this state. If the canal '
parties It Is said these
Is built by private
much-wanted provisions could not be soi
cuted.
Helping ThoiiwUo * .
The prcbcnt hard tlmcs.lmve caused many
work , their
to
of the Omaha work Ing-people
In order to
brains as well ns their hands
tie able to make a living for themselves nnd
thejr families and it may be ot some interest
In what way
to the reading public to know
of Omaha's workers are getting
many
through the depression. In bomo respects
the business depression hns had a good
think how they can
Dffect In making men
make n living without depending upon some
bne else for work. A number of the cigar
makers who foihid themselves out ot employ
ment have started factories of their own
uid In this way they employ themselves
Mid It Is noticeable that nearly every ono
Is now doing
who hns slatted for himself
jetter thnn he did while woiklng for some
few dollars a supply of
we else. With n
tobacco Is bought and the home Is used ns -J
J
of the labor la
the facility nnd the product for ?
altered to the groccryman In exchange
bulls the mer- ,
which , transaction
Mtubles ,
. . .
3hant belter than to pay rash for clgara.
cash to buy more raw (
Bnough Is sold for „ .
material and In this way the nne-man foe- \
' .ory la kept running , the family has plenty >
: o oat nnd Instead of being In despair for
tvant of work , the owner Is encouraged to
; reuter efforts. It Is quite probible that
the final rctult will be that some of these
factories will In the future and possibly
ine-man
fnr dlstnnt future , do-
sibly In the not very
establishments
rclop Into largo employing
that will make their owners rich.
In the same way Journeymen horseshoers
who found themselves out of work hava
established shops of their awn and In each
: aso get enough work to live upon.
Several of the Idle printers have cstnb-
Ished job printing olllces and others have
: lubbed together and started n newspaper In
> rder to glvo themselves woik.
Unfortunately all of the tradesmen cannot
jirploy themselves. While a number of
and hangers hnve cstnb-
.ho painters paper
Ished shops of their o\yn nnd In many cases
jecn benefited thereby , they cannot make
, \ork when thcro Is none to bo done.
The machine woodworkers In Omaha who
lound themselves Idle got together nnd rs-
labllshed n union mill on the co-operative
exceedingly well. Uo-
ilati and are doing
ildcs making a living for each ot the mem-
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jers ot the co-operative company they are
nabled to flank some of their profits. The \ \
nlll ts now getting the best jobs In the city " J
ind will no doubt In a short tlmo bo a largo " ]
: tal > llnlinicnt.
certainly Inter-
The cases mentioned nre
: stlng and may be followed In other cities
, \lth profit to'tho workers.
I.ims In the IiiU-ii-Ht nf I.iitmr.
The constitution ot the Omaha Central
Labor union directs that the committee on
cglslatlon shall consider what laws are best
: o be enacted In the Interest ot tha laboring ,
icoplo and provides that no measure Khali
jo pustu-d by the committee until U has re
vived the endorsement of the central body.
This part of the constitution wns adopted
; nrly In the present year nnd was con-
.
ildercd at the tlmo as the most progressive
if tha new rules. It Is now the Intention .
of the leaders say , r
it the union , bo many '
' the measures that ;
: o BOOH begin work I'fjon
ivlll be pushed at tlm next winter's session }
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if the htato legislature and an effort will ho
nade to lm\o the measures usked fnr en-
lorsed by nil of the political parties nnd ,
further , to secure nn agreement
'rom iho candidates to vote far
.ho bills when Introduced , It Is
: hought now that an amendment to the
Ity charter will bo asked that will unable
: ho city to construct and operate the pro-
> csed Pintle canal. The laboring people
Mill nUo work for an amendment doing ,
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twny with the contract system on all publo * '
, \ork and subetltutlni ; the dnlly labor
lyRtem as advocated by the Knights ot
l.nbor In their preamble , Boveral other
rcry Important matters nro to bo considered
ind with the present state of organization
n Omaha tlm working people hope to elect
ncn who will properly represent them and
; lvo them the laws so generally demanded
n labor circles ,
Drops n f Strrut.
The Chicago Trades nnd Labor assembly
ia * organized a union ot safe and machinery
novels.
Two now labor papers have been eatab-
Ishcd In Chicago. Tis | Purveyor and Tha
kVorkman ,
Tlio State Federation ot Labor of Illlnola
tas Issued a call to all labor organization ! )
> f the state to meet In conference at tha
ituto capital July 8 , 3 and -I to consider tha
political program ot the American Fedora *
tlon ot Labor and other matters ol Im
portance ,