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TTTT ? rmATTA TlATT.V STT-NT > AV. OP/POllTiM ? IS. The Great Arrow ? IL. A Boy Who Climbed tlic Steeple of St. Paul's. < Con rlRhl , ISM. by ths S. H. MfClnre Comr-any. ) Some years ago , In the city of Havre , ono of the Urgent seaport towns In France , livea family of tbo name of Vltieenncs. There was the mother and her eldest son , Jacques , a well developed lad uf lli , and Jcanle , a ccmcly llttlo daughter of 12 , and Iab and Hetty , two chubby-checked baby twins. The fatlict had been a sailor In n trading vessel which .tailed between Havre and South American ports. Hut one- day , dur ing a violent storm at sea , ho was washed overboard and lost , leaving tbo widowed mother and the boy , Jacques , Jacquen was obliged to leave nchool and spck employment on ono of the dockn. Though this work was not very Interesting , occasionally there would bn n short stop In the routine when ono vessel had done with IU cargo and they were waiting for another to take Its place , and then Jacques , with OthciK of the boys who worked on the ducks , would get abuard tbu ships , and climbing Into the tigging they would thcro cliaso each other about at an Imminent rUk of ; breaking their necks or falling overboard. At this last practice Jacques became won derfully expert , Jacques' earnings on the dock , together with what bis mother was enabled to make by takln ; ; In sewing , was RUfllclcnt to keep them from want. The rent was ready the first of each month , there wan always a I chrerful fir" In the stovn when the wind blow culd from thu flea , their clotht-M. with I much judicious mending on the part ot Mrs. Vlticcnnes , always looked well , and they would have been happy but for ono thing. J ISA NIB'S EYES. The llttlo girl , Jcanle , had something the matter with her eyes. It stcmtd to her ue If there was always something moving be fore them. If she gazed up Into the sky 01 looked out over the sea thcro would come floating before her vision myriads of speck * and spots llko snowflakca and curious looking lines lllco tangled threads and bits ot cob- web. It had Just about been decided that Jcanli should have a doctor come and examine her cyea when Mr. Vlncennes made the last fatal voyage from which hu never returned. Their great sorrow over their father's death for the time being absorbed all other thoughts and the troubled eyes and con templated visit ot a ph > slclan were forgot ten , Hut the trouble wcntdtcadlly on and Jcanlo was finally obliged to leave school , as aho could no lunger . use her eyes to study ; then a phjslclan wax called. He shook his head gravely after he had madu his examination , and explained at kindly as hu could to the awed little group nbout him that an operation would bo nec essary to F.IVC her eyes. He told them what the trouble was , but they could cm. under Htand that Jeanc ! would be blind for all bel life If her eyes were not operated on and that H would bo necessary for her to go te Parts to a great oculist to have her eye' ( rented and that the operation would prob ably co.it not Iras than 000 fnines ; a hopelesi nuin this to the. poor family that depended on a boy of 1C nnd a mother's scanty earnings for support. There seemed no possible way for them to raise this amount of money ; there war Jio home they could rnortgpgo , no friends or relatives thny could call upon ; they had nothing. Months passed by , nothing was done and the shadows darkened before tin llttlo girl's cyea , until ono day Jacqura led her homo blind ; tbo sunlight had gone from lier forever. THE GREAT STORM. Rut one night something happened. A Krcat storm swept over Havre. It tossed ( bo waves In the harbor mountains high and the shores wcro strewn with the wreckage of vessels. It littered the streets wlih broken gable ends and shopkeepers' signs , und when morning dawned over thu wind * Hwept town It was seen that the great golden arrow that surmounted thu stccplo of St. Paul's had been dislodged from Its socket nnd hung limply , point to earth , giving a dejected , forlorn air to the mighty Htccple , the pride of the town. How to fix it , that was the qucotlon. Many plans were sug gested , but all failed. As a last resort the authorities offered a reward of COO francs 'to any one who would climb the steeple of St. Paul's and put the glided vane back In iioslllon. Jacques Vlncennes , returning from his work one afternoon , chanced to pass near fore the church , ran that way. "What Is It ? " ho asked of un acquaint ance. "A Bailer jatst tried to climb the steeple. " was the reply. "Ho got as far as that third window when ho slipped ami fell , but caught hold ot something as ho went over and saved himself. See , that's him up In the belfry. " Jacques quickly learned what It all meant * A SAILOR JUST TRIED TO CLIMD THE STHEI'LE. the broken vane , the reward. Five hun drcd frnnca , ho repeated. It Is needless to BUY what passed through his mind ; nlmont enough to pay for the operation on Jeanlo's I'yes ; that much obtained , thu rest could be gotten Fomcliow. Jacqucti had been , very fond of Jcanle , she was Btich a. pretty girl , and days when she brought htm his dinner on the docks her lilg blue eyes and bright hair attracted so much attention from the men on the docks that they came to know Her as Jacques Vlnccntics' pretty sister , and ho felt himself Immensely proud of her. Mer sad fate grieved him deeply. Now , ns ho stood thinking , little thrills of heroic frrllng swept over him , and , young though ho was , thoughts of danger to bo Iiraved , llfu to bo risked for his sister's fsako took possession of him , and a noble Impulse mmlo him/ / for the time being some thing better than Juat Jacques , the windlass boy. Hardly realizing what ho was doing , he elbowed his way through the crowd , mounted the winding-belfry stairs and with beating Iteart appealed before tlioan HtunJIus around thu sailor , still faint and whlto from his experience. JACQUES' HESOLVE. "What do you want hero ? " Inquired one of thu onlookers of Jacijiicn. "I am going to climb the utccplc , " ho re plied , conscious of the half absurd effect of such words coming from him. "You , " sneered the white-lipped sailor , chaKrlncd at the orry allowing he bad made. "You had better gu home to your mother. " Thu others paid little attention to Jacques , who quU-tly slipped off hU coat and hoi < 8. Then , irelng hu was In earnest , the man who had flr t spoken told him roughly to et back down Btalru. But Jacques , catching up a piece of rope , sllppcii It around his jvaut , stepped from a window onto the T sill , and , Rra plnR the peak of the cornice overhead , climbed up and rested there , while the tntn In the belfry window shouted to him to conic back , and the crowd In the street hurried back at thin new sensation. Pausing for on Instant , Jacques ca ed up Iho sides of the big atcoplo towering above him , and an almost overwhelming sense of his own littleness anil hrlplestiitffig stole over him as he clung to his narrow perch. Grasp- Ini ? some of tin ! orunmrntal lion work that branches above each window , Jacques steadied lilninolf and bugan the as cent. At short dletniRt'JS apart \U-TO rows of little openings und windows extending around the first part of the steple , nnd between these circular cornices protruded a few Inches , just affording a perilous foothold. Stand ing on a window top , his bare toes clutching thu Iron fretwork which adorned It , Jacques would reach up and with a grasp which whitened his fingers sclro the top of the next window , draw himself up until his knees rested on the cornice between , and rest a moment , his heart throbbing with his exertions. Then he would lift his knee * n the sill of the next window and then climb to tbo top of It. Ilclow a dcnso crowd watched his movements , fascinated by the sight ot thu boy's danger. "It's a shame , " cried one. "He's a mere boy. " "They tried to stop him , " said another , Iiut ho wouldn't come back. It's his own fault If bo's killed. " A single mis-step or slip ono shuddered to think what would happen. Kilt Jacques didn't slip ; his practice In climbing the high moats and riggingof thu ships at the dock served him well now. Slowly , steadily ho worked his way upward , from sill ! o sill , from window top to window top , crawling on hands and knees up sharp little Inclines , hanging by his feet whllo ho felt for sure footing for his feet , thorough rough slates bruising his knees and the sharp corners paining his fingers. Ho gel HO high that the tower became small enough so that he could catch glimpses on the other side , but nothing but the ocean and ships could be seen , all else was bcnc.tth him. The pigeons , disturbed from their roosts , startled him with their r t ' I'/SlW IIKIXJW A DliN'SE ! CROWD WATCHED HIS MOVEMENTS. flapping wings and wheeled and circled above him ; the sea brcezo fanned his hot checks and a strange , indescribable sensa tion crept over him as ho became conscious I of the great height to which ho was getting. Not for all the world would he have turned end looked down ; the sight would have turned his head and ho would have reeled and fallen. Striving to shut out thoughts of the yawning depth beneath , the resolute lad hugged tighter against the slates and climbed skyward , Finally ho had reached the last of the llttlo windows on the tower and rested , with both knees on the sill , his hands clutch ing the top overhead. Thcro was only or.o moro circular corn lee and a row ot metal knobs above him ; beyond these tbo stccplo was smooth to the top. Below hundreds ot feet , wcro the flagged pavements , and tall men would have looked like dwarfs bad be dared to look down upon them. Steadying himself for a last effort , ho reached up and grasped two of the Iron knobs firmly and drew himself up on his knees on the cor nice ; a moment's wait , and ho cautiously raised one foot up and set It down on the narrow space , then bearing his weight on It , ho slowly rose , stood ctcct , and threw both arms arouudJthc steeple. The rest 01 the climb was like going up n tree. Winding his strong arms and legs about tbo steeple ho climbed the remaining distance , and throwing an arm over the horizontal piece near the top , he reached up , and exerting all his strength , tipped the big arrow back Into Its socket. Slowly It swung around until It pointed Into the eye of the-light breeze , and faintly from beneath came the noise of a great cheer. Then ho slid back until his feet again rested on the cornice- But alas , poor Jacques , the worst was to come , and ho eoon realized It. BACK TO EAHTH. To get back to the little window top , and down where the friendly Iron work afforded him such ft safe grasp , was the most perilous part of It all. He could take bold of the Iron knobs , drop his feet down until they rested on the window top , stoop a llttlo ' lower , and tnke hold of the cornice with his . hands , but tills would not quite let bis feet reach the sill of the window , nor could ' ho let go his bold on the cornice and stoop low enough to grasp the Iron work on the top of the window , as at that Instant he would Ic-je blc balance and topple back ward. As Jacques realized his position , consterna tion Eclzcd him , his hands grew cold and hta head got confused. Turning partly , ho caught sight of the depths beneath him , and a wild Impulse to throw himself off seized him. This became BO strong that It i seemed as If ho must glvo way to It , and to | hold himself back ho clutched his arrati , about thu tower until the slats left deep whlto lines In his flesh. Those on the ground saw that ho was In dlllluuliy. . , . . "Ho can't pet any farther ; ho will fall sure. " eomo ono said. Some gazed at him ' api-llbounJ , others turned away , unable to i I cndiiry the sight of the boy's peril. In a I moment moro Jacques mint have fallen ; ; j bis head was whirling and the blR steeple > | seemed to b < swaying gently llko n tree In , the wind , when bis hand touched the rene about hU waist ; atrango that he had not thought of It before. It steadied him for the moment and his courage returned. Un fastening the rope , ho made ono end fast around the steeple and found It was long enough to let to tbo window sill below. Olvlng the rope a strong pull to eeo that It was fast bo let himself down , and In a moment more he had one kneu on thu lit tle sill , his hand again grasping the , window top ; thru ho waited to regain his com posure. To these below It seoiued ea though the boy would never make bin way down , and to Jacques himself It seemed many times as though ho could uuduro the strain no longer and that his strength would glvo out. But be was buoyed up by courage born of suc cess jut within hk graip , uud ulowly mid carefully the danRoroun climb down wan ac complished and willing hands helped him through the belfry window. Then the overstrained body Rave way and Jacques did what lu supposed only girl * did he fainted. Illness followed , the doctor nald nervous prostration , and for weeks Jacques laid In bed. but ho was not neglected. HI * story went abroad throtiKh the town , and many were the attentions shown him by these who became Interested In bis case. Not only was the reward of ROO francs given him , but enough more was willingly sub scribed by wealthy members of the church to pay all the expanses of sending Jcanlo to Paris , where she soon after went In charge of one of the horns doctors. Ono afternoon as Jacquw lay thinking In bed , the quiet of the little rooms was disturbed by a rush ot feet , and Jacques * door was pushed softly open , and Jeanlo's face appeared , smiling and happy , the blue eyes were open wide and life shining In them. "Jeanlc , can you nee ? " cried Jacques. "As well aa yourself. Jackie , dear. " she said , as he kissed her , and to prove It , she told him what each object was on the stand bopltle him. It was oven so. The operation bad been a success , and her sight was restored. Jacques recovered , and his brave act helped him to a good position In ono ot the steam boat company's offices , and he Is yet known In Havre as the "boy who climbed the steeple of St. Paul's. " COI.IJMIHIS OUTIJOX13. IMnj-liiMT AimixltiK Trli'Kn with Uoc-oti- trlc KKK" . "It Is really very strange. " said Harold , "how long a person may look at n thing without seeing It. If you've been looking at that ostrich egg on the bookshelf for a tnlnuto you've been looking a good quarter of an hour. Alice , and yet I don't believe you know what you were looking at. A penny for your thoughts. Alice. " "Oh , they're not worth It , Harold , " re plied the little fair-haired girl who lay curled up In the big library armchair. "I was only thinking what queer old things eggs are sometimes. " "Very queer. Indeed , especially If they re old , " assented Harold , gravely. "At that birthday party Cousin Eva gave last Wednesday , you couldn't go , you know , because your arm had been hurt playing foot ball , there were sonic of the queerest acting cg s yon ever saw. You should have seen how they behaved. " said Alice. "Hut I never saw eggs act at all , " cried Harold. "You really surprise me. Alice. 01 all the tranquil , harmless , Inoffensive. quiet sort of living creatures I ever came across , eggs break the record. " "But thcso weren't living , they wore boiled , " said Alice. "I don't think that explains matters" bezan Harold , but Alice went on un mindful of the Interruption. "When we had our boiled eggs Cousin Edith took two and then she told us the story about Columbus and his egg. Columbus said he could discover America , you know , and they said ho couldn't and that you might an well try to make an egg stand up on end. Columbus said that was nothing , he could do It , and he smashed his egg right down so It broke in the end of It and his egg stood up. Just think of It. Harold , on a clean table cloth , and likely as not the egg was soft boiled. Well , Cousin Edith said that af time went on and people progressed In the arts and sciences , they learned moro about csi > 8 than their aunt's aietcrs knew. " "Ancestors ? " said Harold Inquiringly. "Aunt's slstcis , " retorted the little girl quickly , "and that wo could manage the egg trick much better nowadays. She stood one of her eggs up on Its little end and didn't break It either. Then she made It lean over and It stayed that way and didn't roll down. She took another egg , balanced It on its end and put the first egg on top and they both stood up one on top of the other. Aftcrwardii she built up the goblets the queerest way and balanced the epg on them and on the edge of the mouth of the decanter ot milk and It stayed there Icanlnp over , but never fell , and oh , she did all sorts of things like that. " There la no trick of such simplicity s easily performed that Is aa effective In puzzling , Interesting and amusing a party of children as the antics of the eccentric eggs , which Allc ? was attempting to describe. The eggs to be used must be blown. Mnko small perforations in the egg at either end , and , holding It over a cup or eomo other receptacle , apply your IIpa to ono of the holes and with your breath force the contents out of the other. Stop up one of the perforations with white wax and drop Into the other the smallest shot you can procure , until the weighted end makes the egg stand securely In any position In which it may be placed , then stop up will your wax the other aperture and your trick egg Is complete. If shot Is not to bo procured common sand will answer. As It Is much lighter than the leaden shot , however , It will require more of It to accomplish the purpose. The eggs are brought upon the table along with others and are seemingly selected n random by tbo performer. The Humptj Dumpty egg Is like the others , a loadc < shell , but Is painted to represent the comlca llttlo character whose name It assumes To ono end of It ls attached a long piece of fine whlto mowing nllk , which runs ti | the tea tray and over the edge of the de canter. The other end of the thread I cither manipulated by the performer o hang * over the farther end ot the table at tachcd to a weight which carries the egg along until It Is arrested by some obstacle placed In IU way , n bit of wax Is effective for this purpose. The white silk thread I entirely Invisible at a little dstance oven to the sharp eyes of children , but the room may be darkened a llttla If the trick I played In broad daylight , and care mua bo taken that the little spectators do uo come too near Humpty Uumpty , whllo h Is being pulled about. Anntlirr Hhrrlorlc lloliurx. Indianapolis Journal : "I don't see bow you got on to mo , " said the bunco man sadly. "I've gone and wasted n whole sum incr growing the whiskers und getting the tan for thU farmer makeup , and I go pinched thu mlnuto 1 hit the town. How did you get on ? " Tbo great detective smiled ( at the prls oner's expense , by the way. ) "I never knew a farmer to llgUt a match ou the solo o his boot , " hu laid. HIFPALO BILL IN A NEW ROLE 'roposod Reclamation of Daaeri Land iu the Big Horn -Basin , RICH FARMS FOR THRIFTY THOUSAND . 'ol ! Coil ) ' * Account''nf . Ills Irrigation rriijrrt Ciilllviitluti In n llc- Kloii I'liinoiiK In Hur tle * \Vnrfnro. Copyright. 1S36. by the S. S. McClurc Company. ) Colonel William R Cody the world- araous "Buffalo Hill" lias made tils ap- icarancc In a new role ; a role , which , should t bring him success , Is destined to make ilm far more noteworthy than have done all ils efforts as scout , frontiersman , guide , ndlan fighter and showman. "Buffalo Dill" never dors things by halves ; and In this very latest venture of his , the vastnees of he project U only equalled by the alluring qualities , which It possesses nllko for the hrcwil speculator and the lover of western adventure. In fact a bnld btatcment of the colonel's daring schemes In nig Horn Val- as to the authenticity of the wrinkles on a steer's horns In indicating thu critter's age. I did not take In tbo rock theory. "I remember ono day when Major Powell and Prof. Marsh were Directing the delving of a platoon of soldiers Into r. 'Dad Land- Hutte , ' a Sioux brave stood ) wiitchlng him. " 'What whlto man want In there ? ' ho said to mo In the signs * Bbruga , grunts and gutterals that comprise , the Sioux language. " 'Bones ; they are looking for bones , ' I replied. " 'Ugh , white man crazy ; white man fool : Heap bones on top the. . ground , ' Indicating the buffalo bones that were bleaching white all over the plain. But I never fnrcot that when wo wcro In the 'Ulg Horn llasln,1 Major Powell and Prof. .Marsh . oald : 'These terraced plateaus are t'to bed of ( i prehistoric toric lake , and the sediment of the lake and the wash of aces from the 'high mountains surrounding thin basin , have left hero the rlchott , most lifcxhaustlblo soil on the face of the globo. ' A COMPANY FORMED. "So when the Gary law -opened the way to bring water to theao landa , I Interested some friends of tnlno In New York City , j Buffalo , New York , and In Omaha here with mo In forming a company to build an Ir- I rlgatlng and water power canal , which haa becu named the 'Cody Canal , ' and to me was given the honor of presiding over the company. " \Vo are building a canal fifty miles long , and when It la finished , It la to bo six feet deep and 61 feet wide ; though we are only digging a width of 34 feet now. The canal will put under Irrigation ono hundred and fifty thousand acres of land. "Tho UlK Horn Haul ) ! la R niioi'c.rlpn - comparatively level ptatcaus , rlulng from the Shoshone river , which flows through the Iiaslu , In tciraces each about 250 foot above the other. The terraces extend back from the river two to ten milts. " \Vu take the water out of the Shasbono river , where It debouches from tbo high hills. In Its fifty miles length the canal Is to bo brought down over three of these 250 feet high rock cliffs ; lu two cauca a couruo for the water will be hewn In the nolld rock. In the third leap , the water will descend through steel tube * , These thrco waterfalls develop over 100,000 horsepower , making It possible to generate electric power and turn It to purposes ot agriculture , mining , manu facturing , mechanics and light to an extent not found possible heretofore In any ono place. "At the foot of one ot thcso falls four thousand acres of gold placers will bo made to yield their yellow treasure to a hydraulic stream of water that would knock this hotel Into smithereens as quick as modern artil lery would do It. "Prom the center of the basin It Is now fifty miles to the nearest railroad station ; but the llurllngton & Missouri railroad Is pointed toward us. PLANS 0V THE COMPANY. "The Cody canal Is not a land grabbing scheme. The Cory law under which we are operating gives states where arid lands exist the power to grant charters for ditches for Irrigation and power purposes ; and thu land covered by such dltcfics. that Is the land the ditches bring wlthln'rcach ot Irrigation becomes the property ot the state and the Htato can dispose of It to actual settlers only nnd for a fixed price of 50 cents per acre , the purchaser satisfying the state that he has made satisfactory arrangements with the water company for the water bo must have to carry on his agricultural operations , and that's where the Cody Canal company comes In. "Tbo canal Is not Intended by the com- i irtftAlw/P1' ' $ & CODY SETTLEMENT IN THE I1IG HORN BASIN. ley , \ > ) U , , will null lu tut ; u > uiil u uiuij Ike a sort of realized "Monte Chrlsto. " Perhaps "Buffalo Ulll" had better be al- owcd to tell his own story In his own way To clip his utterances would have the name effect as to clip his flowing lorks It would rob the subject of Its \\estern flavor and ) lcturesquc quality. In an Omaha hotel , a short time ago the writer paid a visit tc Colonel Cody's room , and found the cx-3cout ; n a perfect chaos ot maps , plans , pictures and geological specimens. After a hearty greeting , the colonel bustled hither and thither through the lit tered apartment , trying "to net things tc rights" as he declared , but really only sue- needing In producing "confusion worse con founded. " Finally be was Induced to takr a seat on one of the few vacant chairs , and thence he told the strange story of the city which it Is his firm purpose to build In the wilderness. i "D'you know what I'm 'going ' to do ? ' ho asked. "No ? Well , air. I'm going to make the blblcal two blades if grass grow whorr none grew before. I'm going to glvo 1CO.OOO people farms where no farm exists now. I'm solng to build a city , where thcro ain't a prairie-dog village today. "I know a spot , sir , where there arc gold mines , silver mines , IcoJ mines. Iron mines , platinum mines , mica mines , coal mines , marble quarries , granite quarrlw , limestone beds , asphaltutm beds , afhole mountain of sulphur , pottery clay , with tracts strewn thick with onyx , sapphlroi , . amethysts and crystals. That spot Is. situated right In the heart ot the continent In Wyoming ; and I'vo got an option on It. SPYING OUT THE LAND. "You may look Incredulous. I know what 'I've said sounds like a tall story a regular 'big Injun yarn. ' But It's true as gospel. "Where Is this Golconda ? In Big Hum valley , Wyoming. .Years ago I was en gaged as a guide for a government party. It was long before Sitting Bull's rising ; and Major Powell of the United Statr geological logical survey was at tbu head of the ex pedition. With him was Prof. Marsh of Yale college. I had seen none of thu great world but that portion of It that belonged to the Indian nations ; In fact my scientific accomplishments were about on a par with tboao of the 'bucks' who paid allegiance to 'Spotted Tall.1 'Red Cloud' and 'Sitting Bull , ' the then rulers of the plains. "I used to smile In derision when Major Powell and the professor would dlscuHS and settle to apparently their perfect saU isfactlon 'tho ago of a rock. ' The Idea of telling how old a rock was v/au then ex tremely funny to me. Though I hid no doubt pany 10 uo a pniianinropic ECUVIIIU. ttu expect by the sale of water and the develop ment and sale of power to build up acrl- cultur.il , horticultural , mining , mechanical , manufacturing and merchandizing Interests In the basin and surrounding mountains , that will make this now unknown , unset tled mountain valley as productive , pleas- an' and profitable an abiding place as the Great Salt Lake valley Is today and that valley Is as shinning on example of a dense land brought to life by water as can be found on the face of the clobe. "Cody City has only one house now , but t' has rich valleys reaching out to moun tains capped with eternal snows , and clothed with forests of timber. The finest groups of hot sulpher springs on this continent gush from their rocky confines at the foot of the bluff upon which we hope to see a city grow. An abundant power will rush down the rock cliffs bordering the town. Wo will spend more than one million dollars lars on the canal and while I hope we shall make money I have a still fonder hope * that I sbitll bo able to leave In this basin a monument ment that will connect my name for gener ations to como with tbo country In which my life has been spent and that has given mo such fame and fortune as I have gained. "Now Isn't what I have told you better and more wonderful than an Injun story ? Yet It's only what haa been and Is happen ing In this great transmlssourl country all the time. "I have Just como down from the Basin and whllo I was there I killed 'a grizzly bear , several elk , two ( big horns ) mountain sheep and all the antelope I cared to shoot. The basin Is In northwest Wyoming Just east of the Yellowstone National park. " JOHN IH'JNRY MARTIN. TtHI.IKIOUS. The Moslem religion teaches that thcro are different hells , arranged one above the other , the deepest and hottest being t-1- Karlah , which Is reserved for hypocrites. Rev. W. Scott Watson of Guttcnburs. N. J. . has recently discovered a manuscript which Is an Incomplete text of the Samaritan pentatcuch , and Is older by several cen turies than any other Hebrew text. Beginning on November 8 , the Evangelical ministers of Philadelphia will unite In a general evangelical movement. A large num ber of revivals will beheld , which will be conducted by well known evangelists. Every Protestant pastor who was In charge of a church at El Paso , Tex. , at the time of the great discussion over the prize fight has bean driven from the town "through want of congregations and financial sup port. " This Is the completed result of a boy- $ Mj tf3$3 $ r& t/T-s--i" / i wJra AT WOHIC ON THE CODY CANAL. cott against them by the merchants ant other classes because of their opposition to the prize fight. The Episcopal diocese of Michigan has de clared women eligible to' vote for vestrymot In parish elections. Twenty-five other dlo ccacs and four missionary jurisdictions o the Episcopal church allow women to vote for vestrymen , The oHlcers of the United societies of the Christian Endeavor society have announced that the dates of the next inlcrna'tlonal Christian Endeavor convention will bo July 1 to 12 , 1897. San Francisco has already been selected as the place. A famous colored preacher U I'eter Vinegar - gar ot Lexington , Ky. Ilia ecrmons are unique , one being entitled "Watch Dat Snake. " Under his ministry of twenty-four years 2,330 souls were converted and ho lian baptl/cd 2,112 of them , A Mnlno man who has studied church fairs pretty carefully thus defines them : "A church fair Is a place where we spend moro money than wo can afford for things wo do not want. In order to please peoplu whom we do not Ilka and to help the heathens , who are happier than wo are. " lilshop William David Walker of the mis- Hloimry Jurisdiction of North Dakota , who has luf 11 chosen bishop of western Now York , U the tallest man In the liouao of bishops. When I'lillllpa Brooku was bishop of Massa chusetts ho was next In episcopal stature to the giant of North Dakota. Bishop Walker Is well luiown In New York , having been vicar of Calvary Chapel for several ycaru before his elevation to the episcopate. The Boston Transcript announces that Lieutenant C.I ) . Satterlce , stationed In At lanta , Cla. , until a year ago , has decided to enter tiio Episcopal tn In la try. Ho married , a llttlo over n ytur ugo , the daughter of Dlehop Capers of South Carolina. Only a few yearn ago Ilobert M. W. Black , the son of the late Congressman George It. Black of Sylvanla , gave up a military education at West I'olnt and entered the Eplncopa ! min istry. Ho la now rector of thu church In Athens. West I'olnt academy haa furnished many clcrfj-uicn In tliu i > aat. LUTHER'S ' ABIDING PLACE The Historic Twelfth Century Cnstlo i Eicollcnt Preservation ! THURINGIA AND THE WARTBURG Vniiim Around Wtilcti Iloiiinnco unit llUtory CliiNtcr Vnclciit A io- cltltloiiN lU-cnIlril It ) ' nil Aincrlciin Vlxltor. Centuries of romance nnd history cluster about the naino of Wartburg , so that the mcro mention ot It brings many scenes to view , writes a correspondent of the Spring field Republican. It Is situated within easy walking distance ot the little town of Elscn- ach , now become qulto famous as a resort and furnished with excellent hotels. In 1070 the foundations of the castle wcro laid , and It was occupied by the landgraves of Thurlngla till the middle of the thirteenth century. In the course of time U felt to ruin , being for years used as a monastery , but during this century It has been com pletely rcHtored , and now serves occasionally as n residence for the grand duke of I Weimar. The object of the restoration waste to present a perfect picture of tbo twelfth century castle , which was the scene of so many song contests , and to preserve as an everlasting monument the place which served as a retreat for Luther , and where the struggle for religious liberty began. With this bit of retrospect wo are better prepared to climb the mountain and see all that Is In store. Circumstances could scarcely have been more favorable than they were for mo that August morning when I climbed the mountain , and If I can only make you aoo It In Imagination with n small part of Its charm , I am sure the day will not bo distant when you will scu It In reality. My first glimpse of It was In tbo early morning , just ns tbo nun was clearing nway thu clouds of a rainy night and declaring her sway. Away over the tops ot smoky chimneys and tall gabled roofs , over the crooked streets and byways of the llttlo town of Eisenach , over the low-lying hills below It rose majestic on Its height. I gazed with delight from n little dormer window of the "Golden Lion , " and wondered If 1 were really awake and If It could bo Wnrtburg. Yes , there wcro the lowers In plain though distant view ; and all the stately grandeur of the old castle said : "I am Wartburg. Como up , como up ! " THE IIOADS OF GERMANY. Tbo rain was really clearing ; so , hastily dressing. I resolved to make the most of the few promised hours of sunshine , for one never knows In Thurlngla how soon It may rain again. All nature was simply dripping ulth the heavy all-night rain , and a damp chill still filled the air , but an hour of sunshine would do much toward drying nnd break'fast would do much toward warming ; so I resolved to set out very promptly. Too much cannot be said In praise of the German roads. Go whcro you will , up hill or down , through an open coun try or forest , the road Is open before you and beautifully kept. Knowing this by previous experience , I started on my rlltnb. scorning the proffered cabs and not waiting for com panions. Lot other travelers como when they would , t must see Wartburg In the morning freshness. Illchly was I repaid. I climbed by the carriage road most of the way , the footpath being still too damp. It Is a very beautiful winding road , along . which every few rods a now view of tbo castle bursts upon one. Not a human sound was to ho heard at first ; only the morning songs of the birds broke the profound si lence. Before I had gone very far , however - ' over , a strange sound attracted my atten tion , like a rumbling , and yet more human. Looking In the direction from which It came. I saw across the meadow on a hill * sldo a largo building , with a sign Indicating that It wqs an Institute for deaf mutes , and the strange sound was the mingling of their voices fn their morning practice. H seemed a strange coincidence that here , where I was taking such delight In the absolute quiet , I should bear these poor allllctcd children struggling to produce a sound. DOING THE CASTLE. I soon found that I was not the only one who desired to see the castle c.irly. fnr e.ir- rlages paused me , and when I roachc.l Mic summit of the mountain , bait nn hour later qulto n company had already awmbled awaiting a guide. Some twenty minutes we must wait , so spent , the Interval In exum'ti- Ing the exterior. We went over the i.ld drawbridge- Into the Inner court , thinking how many years had passed since It had been necessary to draw It for protection. Wo Imagined the troops of minstrels gather ing here to celebrate the saengcrfcst. We could sec the beautiful St. Elizabeth , driven from the castle by her heartless brother-in- law , crossing the bridge In the chilly night with her lltttlo children ; then descending Into the black valley , with only a torch to light the path. Most prominently of all Luther rose before us. whose footsteps have made thn whole Teuton round about famous. We could see him being hurried over the bridge Into the castle for protection. Here he had walked , he had stood upon this para pet and gazed'out upon the same beautiful valleys In his solitude. We were soon to se the room whcro ho sat and worked In con finement iu enlighten the nation with hlr now translation of the lilblc and to glvr them a language that should be thereafter the Htandard for the German nation , a com promise between the extreme dialects of the north and south. LUTHER MEMORIALS. The guide appeared at length and wo were conducted up thu narrow , winding stairs to the hall where Iho fame us song contests were held , which Wagner has made so real to us In Ills "Melstcrslngcr. " Wo know that all the famous minstrels and poets of those past ages visited the castle and we llko to bo- llevo all the traditions that arc told of them. This hall Is beautifully decorated now , and so appropriately Is the new combined with the ulil throughout the entire castle that the restorations are not plainly apparent. The Elizabeth gallery decorated with scenes from her life and with the "Seven Works of Mercy" leads to an Interesting chapel with some rich old stained glass. In thu so- called Rltterbaus of tbo castle wo wcro shown that part devoted to Luther's memory. His very room , his chair and table , his portrait trait ( thu original ) on tbu wall , some of big letters , the handwriting still legible , all made us feel that his spirit still lingered there. Lest of all the Ruldo called our at tention to the spot en the wall made by the Ink , when Luther In Ills wrath throw his Ink bottle at the devil. Wo looked for the spot , but saw a large hc/lo In the wall , for Insatiable collectors of relics have carried away the very plaster from the limbers bit by bit. A visit to the armory , where there Is a fine collcctlo'n of weapons and ancient armor , finished our tour of the castle and wo found ourselves at the close In the nover- falllng restaurant. Refreshments and Illus trated postal cards are Inseparably connected In Germany. The sale of the latter has really grown to an enormous business. They servo a very useful purpose In enabling n traveler to keep his friends posted In regard to his whereabouts with very llttlo effort. Ho needs only to nay "I am here ; " the pic tures tell the story. ' SCENIC GLORIES , Having Been the castle , I was delighted to find the wcathrr ' rst propitious for a walk to the Ilolir Erm. . 'mo ' three or four miles away through Anatlial and the famous Ura- , gnu's Oorge. Ono rarely needs * guide In Germany , for the \ \ y In dlxtlctly marked by signs at all the crom road * and streaks of paint on ( ho trees along the road. Thur- Ingla as a whole remind * me of Vermont , with Its beautiful green hlllR and dunning valleys , but one notice * ttomo decided dif ference * . Pines abound , but they are much darker than our ( ilmi , lovmni ; almost black at a llttlo dlMnii' r Thp toll Is In many parts bright red. ar. < l mil * n most effect I vo tone to the coloring ot the landscape , while * the "purple of the hills" Is not dependent on the sunset glow , but Is most brilliant in the sunshine , for It Is pioduccd by the purpln heather that In many places fairly clothe * the hlllMdrs. Following n small party whose destination I was sure was the same as my own , I found the road to l\ohe Somie even more beautiful than ll.tcdcckrr described It. The gorge l n most wonderful ck-ft In the rocks. It Is about 200 yards long and not over two or thrco fuel wide , and the high precipitous walls on cither sldo are covered with moss and ferns , over which water trickles , whllo at your feet , sometimes beneath the rocks , and again crossing jour path , n mountain stream dashes along. At the end of the val ley the path leads a mile further to Hobo Sonne. where a picturesque view of the castle can bo obtained from llu g.irdon of the Inn located there. Wo all went on and found the refreshments , view nnd dinner most acceptable. RAILROAD PECULIARITIES. How to get-back Is always n question , , for German < railroads i.ro most peculiar. You look ] up a trip un your map nnd I think It will tnko only tin hour or two. Upon Inquiry the hour or two lengthens to four or five , with the chance of half a dozen changes nnd several delays. Coburg was my next stop , but to gel to Coburg I must go back to Elsonach , and as there was no stage I must w.ilk. To return by the xatue road I had taken In the morning was out of the question , for It was tot ) long. I consulted the brisk little waiter pt the Inn. "fan 1 find my way alone by n shortrr road ? " said 1. "Iu tiottra name ynu can't mini It , " gain he ; so with this assurance nnd the parting Instruction tu follow the yellow streaks on tbo trees I started back alone , with .n sense ot Independence that I never felt before. .Mono In a German forest , on a track In mo unexplored. His words proved true , how ever. I guided myself back In safety. When about half way there I met a party of Ger mans , who stopped me to Inquire about the road to another place. I proudly pave them tbo asked for Information and concluded that I must look less green than 1 fell. I reached Eisenach in time to cvplorc tbo llttlo town , visited the market place , saw the house where Luther lived and his monument ment recently erected. 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