THE OMAHA DAILY BEE : MKINDAY , APRIL 10 , 1808 ,
CASTER DAY WITH GLADSTONE I
Timely Bemintscances of a Former Mh-
aiontiry to Armenia.
SABBATH AT THE CHURCH OF HAWARDEN
tltnr KnKlnnit'ji Orrnl Commoner Olt-
* * iicrti-il ( he Hnnlrr PcnlUnl ( lie
Yrnr Aftrr llic-
Mnimncrp of 1801 ,
On the breaking out of the Sasaun
rnnesarre , hi the fall ot IS''I , I ot once re
signed my position an a missionary to
Armenia , feeling that , tinder the circum
stances , missionaries from Armonlit to Chris
tendom were more needed , writes Dr.
Frederick D. Greene In The Independ
ent. Thin wan a whole } car before
the second greater series of massa
cres began , but I had Been enough lo
rcaltre that the Armcnlaua liad been caught
In the rapldi and would bo swept over the
Niagara of Turkish fanaticism and frenzy
unices rescued by th strong arm of Europe
After a few months spent In trying to
oroiiop public opinion by word and pen In
America I went to England at the Miggefltlon
of A member ot the llbsrnl cabinet , then In
rower , to engage In a more effective cam-
palpn of publicity there.
The day after my arrival In London , March
23 , 1SD3 , I had the pleasure of meeting Mr.
Gladstone , Just returned from t io south of
Trance. The attendant at Whitehall court ,
where ( ID was staling , reported that Mr.
Gladstone was obliged to deny himself even
to old friends , under doctor's orders , on ac
count of < i severe rore throat. I therefore
merely asked tint my card be handed to Mr.
Gladstone with the rennrk that I was an
'American ' missionary from Armenia. This
liad a magic effect. Before I could reach the
lovator to descend the sonant hurried out
again to say that Mr. Gladstone would bo
iiappy to ace me.
EXTENDS A CORDIAL GREKTING.
As the door was opened ho quickly rose
from a little writing desk .and stopped forward -
ward with a cordial hamlfliakc a large
warm , generous hand , not reluctantly heli !
out , or In a liurry lo get back. Ho made a
few Inquiries nnd on learning of my mlsslcc :
to England oxpicsoed his deep B > mpathy. re-
Krcttlng that ho was able to do so llttlo
himself for so great \ cause. As I left hln
ArmenU and everything elhc faded away
leaving throne abiding Improsilon : that man
Is the ntrongest argument for Immortality
that I have met.
Just at this tlmo tlirco 'Armenian moun
talncers , who , after awful experiences I" the
Sasauti massacre , liad escaped to Russia , ar
rived m London. Their sworn testimony as
valuable e > e-wltncs es , which I prepared , wa
submitted to the Drltkfi government , aiii
the ) wcro also utilised In drawing roon
gatherings aid at many public meetings
Nut these half-wild children of the rocks am
of the mountains noon w earlcd of the sight
nnd noises and restraints ot Lor don , nnd
.sick at heart , pined for even the ruins o
thek rude mountain domes.
A few days before Easter the though
occurred Hi it a glimpse of English rural llf
might Interest them , and ttiat on Easter Sun
< Uy a great day with the Armenians they
would feel more at hnmo In the llttlo village
church -it Hawarden , where the truest frlcm
of their people worshiped , than anjfien
else In England. They wer& delighted wltl
the proposition and wo accordingly wrote t
Tier. Stephen Gladstone , tile son , rector o
tlio church , stating the circumstances , an
osk'.ng If he would kindly seciue for us thrt
days' lodgings In some quiet home , ther
being nn hotel In the vlllige. His reply wa
most cordial nnd WP left London Saturda
morning , Arrll 13 , for the long run across !
England. It was a beautiful spring day , wit'
fleecy clouds floating over tie ( fresh grec
Holds , bcspcckrd with flocks of cheep Ilk
white caps on the nea.
DEEPENS THE SADNESS.
'Tint to my disappointment these bright vl
lon iot nature onlj beamed to deepen the sail
tiChs of my frleiuH by vividly recalling thcl
own pastoral life , the crocuses and violet
and sUiilings on their own distant hillsides
the 11 cits and lambs that they so often ha
led forth In the spring. Altoon , the youn
bridge of eighteen summcts , whoso Infant
boy had been slaved to pieces before her
eyes by a Turkish soldier , began In an ab
stracted way humming to herself a weird
eong of her own on the destruction of lior
pcop'e. Hut soon her voice choked , she hid
her face within her hands and wept. Her
etalwart husband tried to lestraln his feel
ings , but hla whole frame shook as with
towed dead and set teeth he stared at the
horrid visions wfolch flamed again upon bis
memory.
On reaching Chester wo found that the
papers bad got wind of our movements * M(1
that our quiet little trip to Hawarden was
already publicly proclaimed aa an Important
deputation to Mr. Gladstone. Imagine our
surprise on stepping from the train to be
welcomed to the city by a messenger
from the mayor , and to find that
the blftiop of Chester wan waiting
to rrrrlvo us with refreshments at the
cathedral ! Wo gladly accepted the curtesy ,
and after an hour's carriage ride across the
meadows reached the quiet hamlet whose
flow cottages are practically all on one short
Street tunning In front ot the castle , where
iho Grand Old Ma.n lives. Here , by the way ,
lin wns referred to aa.the "Dear Old Ma-n , "
a higher title , coming as It did from hla
neighbors.
OLD-TIME COTTAGE.
Mv lodging place was a stcry-and-a-half
tone cottage. FiOO > ears old , covered with
thatch' more than a > nrd thick , thougd only
n foot of It shows at the eave , the outer
lavcr be 1111 ; renewed about once In ten > eara.
Within , trio massive rough-hewn oak bean a
'wero In plain eight. The rooms were small ,
ot old sized and shapes end at different
elevations. The generous olj wood fire-
Dlacca had teen bricked up to receive de-
Kener.ato modern CM ! stoves. The bed was
imarvclously rounded up like a great white ,
tempting snowdrift , and It was only after
you had settled Into It , almost out of sight ,
ttiat the temperature suggested the snow-
flakcs were ot down.
Flattered at my delight , the substantial
Jioate-'s Insists on showing me her whole
mansion , and as she leads through the low
doors and angular staircases , blocking the
light , I follow- guided by her timely warn
ings , "Mind. > our head , sir mind your
liead. " Having given me the freedom of
her house , she evidently considers herself
entitled to the freedom of dor guest , blefa
her good old soul ! With read > emotion olie
remarks that her husband whom uhe > al
ways refers as "Master" died Just fourteen
year ago this Easter day. The Dear Old Man
thought a great deal of master , " she con
tinued , and often came to see him. Once
lie dropped In on his return visit to the
elck bed of his great rival 'Dlsrlella , ' and ,
finding mo burdened with family cares , ho
insisted on staying vvltli the children him
self for an hour , whllo I attended lo Mas
ter. " She was full of such Incidents , and
ehowed with pride an ax , branded W. E.
G. , which ho had sent over to cjiop the
family kindling.
SWAUMS WITH CH1LDHEN.
. .This little house , part of which Is sacri
ficed to a small \arletv store , kept by the
old lady herself , now snarma with the brood
of "my joungest daughter , who has berne
seventeen , counting only those who lived to
bo christened. Of these , six arc In the
churchjard. leaving only eleven to comfort
poor old Qranny. " The daughter htraelf ,
I will semi KltHR Information
mation of a wonderful ,
Blmpla and moat * uc-
ceisful home d'HK ' for
Catarrh , Cutamial Dear-
ness. Asthma , llrunchit-
CATARRH. U and Ha ) Ki-ver. I will
also fend extra one J !
Incipient Consumption
bottle ot this cure ( or
sumption , which I will nuke 113
charge I'leaso state
Astbma , Hay which dltcaie jou lurter
with and that > ou are
and
Fever not wrttlni out ot mera
Bronchitis curlojlt ) , but irallv wish
to be cured All un > rer
CURED WHILE ( hould avail ttiemtelves
of thl * opportunity Ail-
YOU SLEFP. dress. Uox JW U
C CRIDEN , Windsor , Canada *
who had been already to singularly blrxurd
and no nadir bereaved , wan then only in
her Hth year , UvleiR happily with her hardworking -
working and much-respected husband , Thco
arc the people who have made England
and who will yet glvo her a good lory ;
lenh'o of life.
About funnel , Mr. Gladstone , who bad
been taking a ride , stepped Into the store
to pay a bill of 17 shillings. A crowd ot
Lancashire "trlppew" excursionists quick
ly gathered at the door to catch a glimpse
"o' t' owed , men , " and an officer had to
1st him Into his carriage , I engaged In
conversation with one of these "trippers , "
a laboring man from Manchester , who soon
asked mo where I was born. When I re
lied "Turkey , " he said : " 1 thought ai
much from jour speaking English llko a
'orelgner , " I regret that I cannot quote
Is exact accent on these words.
On leaving I ndon we had been Intrusted
Ith a handsome silver Jeweled chalice ,
resented to the Hawarden church by eev-
ral Armenians , as a token ot Christian
ellowshlp between the churches of Armenia
nd England , and ot appreciation ot Mr.
ladstone's services. This vvc now delivered
o his son , the rector , to be consecrated at
he Easter communion. In this connection ,
ho rector , who Is raid to be wore- High
: hurch than hU distinguished father , In-
ulred whether the Armenian friends had
een "confirmed. " Ho was Informed that
hey wcro very confirmed Christians. No
ueatlon was raised as to the status ot the
vmorlcan missionary , he be'ng courteously
tven the benefit of the doubt.
IlECEIVE EARLY CALLERS.
Whllo we were at a late breakfast Sun-
ay morning , Mr , Henry and Mr. Herbert
Gladstone. M. I' . , called to Inquire It wo
'ad pafTsed a comtortable night. The rector
; cnt word that we should appear at tile side
'oor of the church at half-past 10.
In the Gregorian church a brief and simple
onfesslon. the form of which Is iwt dlc-
ated bv the priest but left to the Individual ,
s expected to precede the communion. FlnJ-
nc that these humble Armenian peasants
ft pro burdened with a sense of this prc-
Imlnary duty , I spent an hour with them
n prajer and serious preparatory couvcrsa-
ICTI. which proved a relief to them. I
o ked partlcularlj If they cherished no
tatred ngalcst the Turks and Kurds wlio
had so cruelly outraged them. They re
plied that U was their religion that made
he Mcslerrs act to , but Christ bade us
eve our enemies. I explained that we , too ,
believed In confessing , acid did o directly
o God. In private , as vvell as public ! ) In
IIP church service.
On going to the church we found It packed
o overflowing , many outsiders having come
'rom Chewier nnd other places , both In hope
of scc'ing ' Mr. Gladstone and on account of
ho notice of our visit In the papers. AUiat
was our delight to nnd ourselves ushered
at once Into the family pews , which faced
the main aisle right In front of the altar.
We wcro seated on the left of the aisle ,
and In the first pew directly opposite , ten
'cet a\\a > , sat the foremost statesman of
England Mid of the wc Id , with his venera
ble wife nnd little granddaughter , Dorothy
Drew , Hehtmd them eat the famllleo of the
rector and of Mr. Drew , his assistant , and
also Hcnrj and Herbert Gladstone and the
rest , for this Easter had been made
general family gathering.
ALTAR GRACED WITH LILIES.
The altar was giaccd with lilies nod other
white ( lowers , whllo the pillars , arches , pul-
ult and aisles were 'profusely trimmed wltl :
yellow primroses , colchleum * and daffodl's ,
Mr. Gladstone was evidently absorbed
the services , entering heartily Into the
noonsos and pravers , kneeling and rising
with promptness , and holding up hla book
with vigor before him so as to get the
best light. The strong lines of hid face ,
especially about the mouth , were noticeable
When the time came for the sermon ho
rose from his place and walked down the )
main aisle to a scat under the pulpit wlieio
hn could hear better. Thla movemei.t was
executed with such marked deliberation , ac
< onion n led bv a turning round once or twlci
and looking In different directions before hi
at down , that I instinctively suspected Mr ,
Gladstone was idling to himself : "Man >
of thcuo people are strangers and have ovl
dently come hero to see me. Until thel
curiosity is satisfied their mltids will no
settle down to the solemn sei vices In vvhlcl
thev are to share. I might as well give
them what they want nnd have done wltl
It. " Vcri kind and very philosophical o
him. was It not ? There was no more cran <
Ing of nocKrf ; the desired effect had bcei :
produced. After the sermon ho made hi
way back to the pew so quietly that I dli
aol notice when he did It.
The sermon had special reference to th
Armenian people , their sufferings and claim ;
unon Christendom. The rector took for hi
text the verso engraved In ancient Armcnlai
upon the challco which wo had brought
1'aalm.s 11C : 13 : "I will take the cup o
salvatlcu and call upon the name of th (
Lord. " As I whlspcre'd this to the Ar
mcnlane they were affected to tears.
The communion acrvlco waj now solomnl ,
entered upon. At the llrst Invitation Mr
and Mrs. Gladstone , the thico Armenia )
peasants and myself knelt together befor
Iho altar and partook of the tokens of tha
on feet sacrifice which was once offered u
for all. from the highest to the lowliest.
GLIMPSE OP ENGLISH HOME LIFE.
In the afternoon we were Invited to to ,
at the rectory , and had u charmln ? glimps
of English home llfo at Its best. The un
trammeled , easy bearing of the children
both In the-lr atfectlouate and respectful at
tltudo toward thlr grandparents , and a'si
In their spontaneous and' ' cordial greeting t
us , very-much-at-home Intruders , was cap
tlvatlng , especially to the Armenians. Th
llttlo 'brldo could hardly give back th
3-months baba , a boy. so like the one tore :
from her.
Mrs. Gladstone cordially Invited us to vis !
the oastlo on Monday morning , which w
did. the Armenians going In native ccatume.
This greatly Interested the fifteen little bo > s
which Mrs. Gladatcwe keero In her private
orphanage on that place. She Introduced im
also to the numerous household servants
brought together for the occasion.
In the meantime I had the rare prlvllega
of a twenty-mlnuto conversation with Mr.
Gladstone himself. Ho was very much allvo
on the Armeplan , situation , and fired qui's-
tlot-8 at me with the rapidity of LI Hun
Chane. but with far more significance. They
did not refer to rny age , salary or official
position. They probed nt once the vital
uolnt/j of the question and followed In a
logical sequence , which enabled him to build
uu an argument as ho went on and to an
nounce a conclusion at the close. . The
English and continental preio was then
loudlv deprecating any opening ot the
eastern question , end I asked his opin
ion on that point. Prompt as the popping of
a champagne oottle when ( he cork is drawn
came his arswcr. "Ihe coly way to close it
Is to opein It. " Ills manner as he eald thli
was suggestive ot an old warhorse smelling
the battle afar off and Imratleiitly pawing
the groundi
groundiRELUCTANT TO TALK.
When asked If ho would not make a further
utterance on the Turkish situation ho In
dicated a fear that It might cheapen what ho
had already eald. Ho also felt reluctant to
beein to be driving the Rosetcry cabinet
Into n course of action that they did not
feel able to carry through. If he had the
strength to assume again the reins ot gov
ernment , which would gladly have been
passed Into his hands , it would have been
another matter. As to what ought to be
dcno he was jlear. He was also confident
that the llrltlsh people would not allow the
Scfrsun massaero to bo hushed up when the
facts should be known. How deep must bo
hla mortification to see tenfold greater
masacrca heaped upco that of Sassun by the
Great Assassin aivi then the whole Ignored !
On bidding him farewell I felt that I had
never been In the presence of a greater man ,
nor of one whoso greatness was lees ob-
truslve. I humbly felt an inch taller rnyaelf.
Contact with him gave a deeper sense of
significance of the words "by the laylog
on of hands. " _
V the Art of
A nurse who was graduated recently from
ono of the training schools o ! a Tew York
City heapltal tells the New York Times that
a number of the members of her class wer
girls from wealthy or very well-to-do fam
Hies , who were studying nursing as a part
ot a liberal education. They had no Idea
of applying the knowledge they gained In
any particular way , only to meet such
emergencies as might come to them In life.
One girl who was to marry a country doctor
was taking the course to be able to assist
her husband and take an Intelligent Interest
In his work. And the rich girls , thn nurao
eald , were , If an ) thing , more enthusiastic
and more devoted to their work than the
glrli who were , taking up the profession aa a
mean * ot livelihood.
WAR SIGNS IN THE STARS
A Forehanded Atn1ogtr Drafta a War
Map of the United Elates.
PLANETARY TIPS ON THE SITUATION
Our Conntr > ' Ilnronroiic Incline *
1'rncP .V ClniU' of Arum I'nxKl-
blr , but "There Ulll
Hf Xo Wnr. "
The oldest of sciences Is probably astrol
ogy. No other caa boait such an Illustrloui
list of names among Its believers and ex
ponents. It was the favorite study amo.ig
the Egyptian priests In the the days of
Pharaoh and Barneses ; vvc arc told that
'Moses taught and professed tt Independ
ently of the gift of prophecy. Solomon
did not consider himself too wlso to learn
from the astroldgers , and DavlJ oucJ his
escape from Saul , at the time whr > n the lat
ter was coming to besiege him In Kellil , to
their advice. The Magi , or wlso men , eif the.
Persians were astrologers , and the remark
able future which the science foretold for
the jouthful Mahomet ( which was fully re
alized ) made It a religious Institution among
the followers of the phophet of Mecca.
So much for the past of astrology. Most
persons no doubt believe that It U today an
obsolete science. Such Is not the case.
There arc at preseut In New Yoik City
nearly a doren astrologers , soothsajers , elar
readers or horoscope casters , as they va
riously elect to call themselves. There are
others scattered about In various parts of
the country , and altogether the profession
The United State * will not bo drawn Into
thU war. but will hujo f. by tt. Union all
fltroloftlcal signs fait the year 1809 U to be
too of unuaual proapirlty for thla country.
FltlXCI ) Of IUIMOIUST3.
IntfrmMnR llrpoOW < lon of Artrmtia
Whllo the readlns public Is enjoying "Fol
lowing the Kquator , " the result of Mark
'
Twain's recent lecture to'ur , U will bo Inter-
rating to revert to a tnp of a almllar nature ,
taken In 1863 by Artcinus Ward ( Charles
. ' ' '
Tarrar Browne. )
Ward , like Twain/Marled In life at news.
paper work , rolJtes"ilie Detroit Tree Ptcw ,
beginning as "prlntor'i flcvll" and gradually
rlilng to various pcnrtlons , until Hnally he
assumed control of "Vanity Fair. " comic
paper published In Nc > v York. Owing to his
humorous propensity his success as a newa
reporter had not been brilliant , for he turned
every pleco of news Into a laughable farce ;
but now. hiving full control , and. aa It was
his opinion that "an occasional Joke Improved
a comic paper , " ho made quite a success ol
It. His Jokes were widely copied , nntl when
ever he attended a clrcaj or minstrel show
ho was sure to hoar repeated several wlttl-
clt'ms of his own. which the audience would
enjoy and applaud vociferously. His best
Jokes were being appropriated by others.
Then It was that ho decided to enter the
lecture field , and thus contrive to receive the
applause nr.d compensation himself.
The lectures of that day wore dull , dry and
tiresome , vet supioted to contain much In
formation. Ward Jeacrlbto the lecturers a
"Indlvldooula who cram thclrselvcs with hl-
Mundln' frazes , frlzzlo up their hare , git
tru&tld for a soot of black close & cum out
to lectur at $50 a pop. Peple flock li heer
urn In krowds. The men go becaws Its poplar -
. lar , & the vvlmln folks RO to see what other
wlmln folks have on. " " * *
Ward determined on an Innovation. Ills
Icsturo consisted of a series of disconnected
JraU and wlttlclsmo mingled with a flow
of gentle sarcasm. Containing the least
N
ASTROLOGICAL. WAR MAI' OF THE UNITED STATES.
seems to bo In a flourishing and proiparops
condltlc'i. It certainly is not without Its
devotees. The headquarters ot 'ho best-
known New- York astrologer Is located In
ono of the Park row skscrapers. This seer
occupies a suite of offices equipped with
desks , tpewrlterfi , telephone and all the
paraphernalia of the modern business estab
lishment. A procession of clients keeps this
astrologer busy all day long.
Astor , for this Is the astrologcr'j name ,
doea not look llku an exponent of ancient
occultism. He has a buslness-llkc manner
and might easily bo mistaken for a broker
or a lawjcr. There Is no suggestion ot hid
den mysteries about his workshop ; eveiy-
thlng is plain , modern and commonplace.
MODERN SEERS.
The spectacle afforded by the seer dictat
ing the mjstlc lore ot 5,000 years ngo to a
modern graphophone * may secin a trifle Incon
gruous , but It merely goes to show that as
trology , as practiced at the present time ,
is strictly up to date. In fact , it teems to
bo a llttlo ahead ot date , for Astor bills
himself as "The Twentieth Century Astrol
oger. " HID of the business uses to which
his skill is put was shown by tlia recent
city election In Philadelphia. Ono of the
candidates for the city council was a air.
Dyram. On looking over the ground after
his nomination , Dyram made up his mind
that the chances were against his election
Ho decided to work a new wrinkle. So lie
called In the services of astrology , and during
the remainder of the campaign his actloni
were under the constant direction of the
planets favoraible to his cause. Djram was
elected. The politicians of the Quaker city
wcro willing to fight such ordinary devices
as Jobs , deals and combinations , but when
It came to bucking against the stars In their
courses they gave up the battle. Astor says
that he has had other politicians under his
tutelage with equally satisfying results , and
that capitalists and financiers arc among his
frequent clients.
With this imposing array of precedents ,
from Moses of Palestine to Dyram of Phila
delphia , It is Interesting to know what an
swer astrology gives to the absorbing ques
tion of the day : Will there be war between
Spain and the Ucilted States ? This problem
was presented for the consideration of Astor
a few davs ago After carefully studying
the existing astrological situation the prophet
constructed the accompanying "war map , "
which clearly proves to the initiated that ,
while there Is considerable vexatious trouble
In store for Spain and the United States ,
which may lead even to a "clash of arms , "
there will be no war.
To these who arc not familiar with the
symbols of astrology the diagram raa > seem
a trlflo obscure , and a wcrd or two of ex
planation Is necessary. ,
POSITION OP THE PLANETS.
Briefly , the astrologer baoes his predic
tions on the positions which the different
planets occupy at a given time In the belt
of the Zodiac. Each ot the planets Indi
cates a certain tendency which may bo fa
vorable or otherwise. Likewise each ot the
twelve signs ot the Zodiac relates to certain
subjects. When the relations and Influences
of the different members of the two groups
are known the prediction becomes a com
paratively simple matter. The reckoning to
made from the sign Aries , which stands ,
In the present instance , for the United
States. Spain U represented by the Gemlnll ,
which , lo spite ot some disturbance , Is gov
erned by distinctly peaceful Influences. This
Indicated that Spain , however she may
bluster , t-j really anxious to preserve peace ,
and will endeavor to do so. The governing
powers ot the United States , on the other
hand , are Hmbollzcd by Caprlcorcius , which
has at preaemt a decidedly bellicose attitude ,
with Mars In the ascendant. A comparison
ot the two shows that the tldo of war feel In. ;
eels much jr.oro strongly In the United States
than in Spain. Were Spain as anxious for
war aa Is the United States , that result
would be Inevitable , but , from present Indi
cations , when It comes to decisive action the
former nation will endeavor to avoid an
armed : conflict.
The other leading natlcos find their repre
sentation In the > neighboring sign of Aqua
rius , and under the genial Influence of the
i"un , mocn nnd Venus are decidedly favora-
bio to the United States. Saturn alone , la
in opposition , and his position In Libra fore ,
tells great expense and diplomatic compll
cations for the country. There are other
factors to be taken Inio account , but the
general conclusion ot the astrologer Is that
while there \a \ certain to bo a violent disa
greement between the United States and
Spain , cad possibly even an armed collision ,
there certainly will bo no protracted war.
More than this the/ chart shown * that In
the European countries a warlike condition
will bo apparent throughout the > car , and
this will become acute at the close of the
present twelve months or earl ) In 1S99 , aud
that a war between foreign nations is cer
tain to occur before the end of next > ear.
possible amount of Information and the great
est amount of fun , it wad a splendid bui-
Icsque on the prevailing type of lecture. Re
ferring to the irrcleiancy of hla remarks , he
said that ono of the principal features of
h'a ' leoturo was thet It contained aj many
things that had nothing to do with it.
Ward's delivery ot the lecture was ludic
rous in the extreme. , Pouring forth the
most delicious aLsurdltlcs , he kept his audi
ence In an almc-'t continuous roar ot laugh
ter , while he , maintaining a digatfled and
EO'cmn mlto , seemed shocked at their hilari
ous merriment. And then , pauslcg In the
midst of an Interesting atorj , ho would In
form the audience that there would now be
an Intermission of fifteen minutes. Tills
would cause not a little dissatisfaction , until
ho would presently say in an absent-minded
manner , "but during the Intermission I
will go on with the lecture. "
In writing the lecture , however , he was
quite different. Bending over his desk , a
continuous smile was on his face , nnd oc
casionally when maklmg a good point he
would laugh aloud and olap the desk in the
height ot his merriment.
The title of this first lecture was "The
Babes In the Wood. " It was a decided hit
from the first , and Ward's popularity stead
ily Increased. He now planned an extensive
lecture tour of the west ; and while matur
ing his plans , received a telegram from the
manager of the San Francisco opera housu
Inquiring "what ho would take for forty
nights In California.- Ward at coce wired
back :
"Brandy and water. A. WARD. "
The Call form la papcra gave the Joke a
wide circulation , and when Ward finally
appeared In San Francisco he was given the
"glad hand. "
On October 13 , J8G3 , he sailed from New-
York for the Isthmus of Panama. Just prior
to the starting ot the steamer the usual ex
citement prevailed among the pawengcrsl
yells of the porters , walls of passengers over
micalng baggage , etc. Ward describes it as
"a great jam in which I find a sweet young
lady , with golden hair , clinging to me fondly
and saying : 'Dear George , farewell ! ' Dis
covers her mistake and disappears. I should
llko to bo George t > omo more. Confusion so
great that I seek refuge in a ttateroom ,
which contains a single lady ot forty-five
summers , who 8ai3 , "Base man ! Leave me ,
oh , leave mo ! ' I leave her. "
After a voyage ot nlno days the Isthmus
was reached. The steamer had been over
crowded nnd Ward hoped to find more comfortable -
fortablo quarters at Asplnwall , but at the
hotel ho wau assigned with seven others tea
a small room with only two beds ; and as
the baggage carriers charged exorbitant rates
ho was moved to bid the Asplnwalllans
"adoo" with the hope that it would bo a
long time before they should have the chunco
to "do" him again.
His sojourn among the people of Central
America and Mexico was pleasant and gave
him the opportunity of studying their foibles
and peculiarities and writing them up In a
delightfully sarcastic manner.
Ward called for Sail Francisco , delivered
the first lecture of hte tour there and began
the return trip overland by stage , to the
eastern states , lecturing' ' at every place of
any alzo through which he pa wed. At many
points no lecture hill was available , and
-AJ09 0U | pOS-Sdjd OJOW BOOt'ld ppo .CJDA OU10B
Ice. At Carson Cityr lecturing in a saloon ,
ho remarked that heretofore hla t-pecchca
at the bar had been " quite brief , never ex
tending beyond : "I don't care If I do , " "No
sugar in mine , " etc. ' '
After a tour of tht nllnlng states he finally
arrived at Salt Lake"City , the stronghold ot
Mormonlsm. Ho lectured here , made a ntudy
of the people and collected material for a
future lecture. He'itewrrlbea Elder II , C.
Kimball as "a gay alUPffatUe cuss ot some
70 summers or therWbout. He has 1,000
head of cattle and lOp llead of wives. Ho
sayo they are aw ful 'Vatert' ' . "
Returning to New'farK ' ] In 1864 ho began
a tour of the east,1llwlth "The Mormons"
as his subject and w'aa received everywhere
by immense and cnthl&lastlc audiences. Ills
tickets of admission , read :
Admit the Bearer and One Wife.
A. WARD.
In the early part of 18G7 he determined to
go to England. He had Intended procuring
a fine panorama to Illustrate bis lecture ; but
owing to Itrt extreme cxpenslveness he aban
doned the Idea and , as the next best thtag ,
obtained the cheapest affair possible , which
consisted ot the most ridiculous daubs. Hla
Icttora to London "Punch" had given him
much fame and the English people were
fully awakened to his merits ; large crowds
being turned away nightly from Egyptian
hall , Piccadilly , when he delivered the lecture
turo there.
The most amusing people to Ward were
those who could eeo oo point to hU Jests ;
A GODSEND TO HUMANITY.
Ohloan Invents a Device That Is a Sure Cure for All Nervous Diseases , Rheumatism , Weakness ,
and All Forms of Constitvtional Sickness. Those Who Have Used it Declare It to be the Most
Remarkable Invlgorant Ever Produced for Man , Woman or Child.
A qnlcU-wlUctt Individual from Toledo ,
Ohio , has pntcntccl and placed on the mar-
cot , ! n. buth cabinet that will bs of great In-
tcrst to HIP sick and debilitated. It U a
sealed compartment In which ono comfort
ably rests on a chair and , with only th *
icadl outside , may have all the Invlgorut-
ng. cleansing and purlfjliif ? effects of the
moit luxurious Turkish bath , \\lth none of
Is dangcis , Incomcnlencrj or enervating
nduenccs , ,
I
'
MIUUI.NU C A III Mi T IUSC. .
A mail known physician In Hudson , Mich. ,
C. II. Colliatli , M. D. , iwvo up his practice
to sell thcio bath cabinet" , ferllnij that they
were to a very large extent all that hi * pa
tients need have to got well. Another phy
sician of LlBonlcr , Ind , Dr. r. W. Block ,
has followed Dr. Colbath's example , ami
h" , too , < lvotes nil hla time to sclllnp the
bath cabinets. Many rennrk iblo letter *
have been.1 written to the Inventor- ) from
these who have used the cabinet , one of
which , referring to
IWI\MM4TOIIY IIIIUIJM VTISW ,
will be Interesting to theta who suffer with
this dreaded malady.
Miss Nellie 13. Hewitt. Concndea , Alle-
gany county , N. Y. , writes : " .My mother
was prostrated ulth Inflnmmitory rheuma
tism when your cabinet came , one \\rek
ngo , Today she Is around the hause , the
swellings In her hand and arm gone , and Is
petting- perfectly well Our doctor \\at very
much astonished , , and says he will recom
mend the cabinet , " Quite a number of
others wrlto In a similar strain , and tlieio
seem * to be no doubt but whnt the long-
sought-for mettna of curing rheumatism ,
Qrlght'a disease and nil urlnnry nffectlono
has bean found. Others wrlto of various
benefits , one of the principal ones referring
to the bath cabinet as
A FLnui uunucnit.
It Is Important to note that tha Inventors
of the cabinet guarantee thit ilcsh will bo
reduced at the rate of live pounds per week
If the baths are taken regularly. That Is ,
of cotiisc , n good sdentlric reison why the
cabinet accomplishes the fact of reducing
flesh , and thrte points are well brought out
In n very Initructhe little book Issued by
the Inventoi * . As a monns to
ctiun JKI\
the cabinet H unquestionably the finest
thing In the world. I'eopla uho h.uo been
testing patent medicines , spring tonics and
blood purlllers should get Into a vapor Inth.
cabinet , and It won't be long before they
luue a "kin us smooth , c'o.ir and Klo' y art
the most fi tlilloti4 could desire. The nr at
foatuic of this Inth cabinet Is the ( ntt that
It opsnt thn spril million poreM all over
the body , stimulates the. sweat elands and
thin nil the Impure salts , acids and molE-
tuio In the system are liberated In a nat
ural manner , Instead of ( networking the
lungs , kidneys , bl idder and the liver. At-
tnchul to thtbjtli , If desired. Is a
COMIM-UMON STiMKIl
In ( which the face imy be gl\en the samn
vapor treatment ns the body. This pro
duces the most wonderfully brilliant result- )
nnd will undoubtedly be popular with the
Indies.Vhatoer will hasten p n piatlon ! ,
oveiy one knows will pro\o a bcnellt. Tuik-
Ish baths mnxsngc , hot drinks , stlmuUnts
nnd hot foot baths , with qulnlno doses In
ternally , are all known to the majority of
ns benf-flotal , but the best of these
methods becomes crude nnd Inslgnlllciint
when compired with the con\enlent and
manelously curatl\o power of the cabinet
bith as referred to abov'e. The cabinet Is
known ns the
M\V iMiMtovtsn Tiinmiu , VAPOH
it VTII O\IIIMT
was pitentert In October. 15 % , by Mollen-
Kopp A : McCreary , Toledo , O. , who arc Its
solo muuifactureitt.
A pleasant featute of the ciblnet Is tint
It Is so constructed that It may be folded
flit In mrmll space and put behind n door
out of the way. IVopIo building houses
muy thus dispense with th costly I > t1 >
room , nx the natli cabinet can bo used In
any room In the house. For the * lck room
Its ad\tintaK s nro at once apparent. The
lablnet Is airtight and waterproof , so that
the vapor cannot possibly escape Into the
roc < m. Tim cabinet Is amply large enough
to comfortably hold an adult ,
Thsre hn\o been so-culled bath cabinet
on the mirkct for years , nnd have sold
not upon their .nierltH , but because thcio
was it n urircnt demand for such n bath ,
The New Improved Cabinet , made by the
Toledo firm , Is thn onlv practical article of
thw kind , Is stroimly and liand.ionioly made ,
and Its manufacturers.
GU.UIAVrni } HKSV1I.T9 ,
They as ert , positively , and their stMB-
monti arc bicked up by an array of ttali
mony ftom persons of Intluento In their re
spective towns , that their ciblnet will airo
n rvous debility , clear the skin , purify the
blood , euro rh'umntlsm ( they olfer $0 to
ward for a case that cannot bo lu'lcvul ' ) ,
cures women's trouble" ) , nlfiht bweat , In-
snmnla , and nil diseases of the nerves and
blood. It
WILL rtTitn it iiinu coi.n
with one bith , and for such n purpose It I *
really n hoifehold necessity. It I ) , of
course , the tlncst nnd most luxurious ami
1'cnollclnl bith Imaginable , but Its mil
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out of ttui RV t"m ImpuiltU's th it cause
dlsea e , and for this reasonIs / roitlly u goJ-
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no\v TO onr OMJ.
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linvp one of tinrem.it knblp ciblnots The
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In fact ho alwajs referred to them In some
way in his lecture as "If you should bo
dissatisfied with anything hero tonight I will
admit you free In New Zealand If you will
come to me. there for the or dew " Anil then
ho offered , In his program , to call at the
residences of any who did not understand
his joke-s and make a personal explanation.
This dimply made such persons consider him
an Idiot.
Llko those flowers whose beauty and fra
grance grow lees when plucked from their
source so Is much of Ward's nit ; And when
put In cold typo It loses much of the charm
and spontaneity which he coly could give It.
His joking propensity was great , yet some
or his writings rc\cal a wonderful depth of
sympathetic feeling , which some accuse him
of not possessing ; aud , had hU career not
been cut short at such an early age (30) ( ) he
would probably today occupy a position In
literature attained by no other Amcrlcau
humorist.
The United States la last becoming the
great grape-growing country of the uorld.
Cook's Imperial Champagne Is the best.
AllU M > T GO1NO 'J'U AISICA ,
They llnti * Ilopu Thorr , null KIIIMV
When ThrjAn - \Vfll OIT.
There are numbers of people In Portland
who are not going to the Stlckeen ilver nor
the Copper river , nor the Skeeiia rher , Just
simply because they have been there before ,
and did not make a raise. Several ot thcdo
persons were talking over old times recently ,
says the Portland Orcgonlan One said that
he went to the Stlckeen In 1874. U took him
and his in at 01 een daja to polo their 1m t
up to Uuck'3 bar. Hero they went back In
the woods , wnlj-flawcd lumber to makn sluices
and packed It out three miles. After thn
sluices were built they shoveled "dirt" Into
Idem for a rncath or so and then made a
clean-up , getting about enough to keep the
croud in tobacco. They concluded to ccoio
home and returned in twenty hours o\cr the
river It had taken them seven < Iaj3 to go up.
Anotber old resident told a story about
going to Ore Hno. He went from Portlind
to The Uallw to outfit think of that ] and
walked COO miles aud dragged a pack horac
after him to i.ewlstcn , where ho oaw J. II.
FI k hang three men before breakfast , and
j It was not a good day for hanging , cither.
A third cltlzai dates lih residence hero
since ho came back from the rush to tUo
Skecna , attired In a pair of trousers mode of
Hour sacks and without a cent In the world.
Ho ran through the whole gamut of hard-
Hhlps and Is content. The people who return
from Klondike by and by will liavu tiles to
tell which will throw In the atudo Uicae ot
the person * who only penetrated the country
by following up rlvern a few mllcj ,
IlnrKlfii'n Arnica
THE m.ST SALVE in the world for Cut ) ,
UruI&M , Sarca , Ulcers , Salt Itbeum , 1'over
Sores , Totter , Chnpped Hands , Chilblains ,
Crxns and all Skin Kruptlons , and positively
cures Piles , or DO pay required. It U guar *
enteed to give perlcct Mtlrffactlon or money
icfuniK'd. Prlco 25 cents per box. For sal *
by Kuhu & Co.
Some of the Ilaiton girls have organized t *
oppose matrimony.