Indiana State Sentinel, Volume 35, Number 14, Indianapolis, Marion County, 22 May 1889 — Page 3

THE INDIANA STATE SENTINEL. WEDNESDAY, MAY 22, 155rJ.

CITY OF. THE GRRT KING. U

ANCIENT AND MODERMJERUSALEM. Ko TrMM f Its Old pl1V and Mag. nlflceoee-Its Present Inlbltants-Tna Hebrew oX To-Iay T Haiilaa Power CastorasKt. JfscsALtsr. Special. King David, ringing the praUea of hiroyal capital, Kays: "Jerusalem is a cityhat is builJcd compact together," and nit vraa la hia lay eo it U now, ai evidenfd by tho low, flat-roofed houses with thr whito domes crowded thickly into the irrowest of little crooked streets that aroowhero wide enough to permit tho linage of twowhcoled vehicles, the onlyneans of convoyanco through them beijf the camel, donkey or horse. The totM chronicler who desires to study tho oly city and "the towers thereof" that b may "'tell It to tho generations followir;" will find it more satMactory to lilrally follow David's advice and "walle Jout Zion and go round nbout her" cnolcd, half-pavetl . thoroughfares on foot hftad of attempting any more ambitiouimans of locomotion. Because of its urorjr and sccuro elevation on its four ritd hills Jerusalem was undoubtedly lost desirably located when coneideredfrom a military tandoint in the time f David and Solomon, but viewed with a modern rye a worto situation for a cit could hardly bo conceived. In the first placo it is amont completely without water, even for dinking purpose, the greater portion of th year ; and, secondly, the country immdiatoly about it is barTen beyond cxpession and produces comparatively noting. Water is a luxury that must bo jalously guarded, and it is gathered in cierns during tho months of the rainy eeaon and made to do doty for the rest of the year, when none can be expected. ho water-seller's occupation is a bu?y one and I have observed in all theso easten countries the great fondness which th people display for that much-neglected iquid in America. They gulp down goilets of it, when opportunity presents, witi a greater cuato than if it were the choicest of wines. There is frequently great suffering amon? the poorer classes for wait of it, and they are compelled to bring t in meager supplies from points many niles distant, carrying it upon their btcks in pig bkins. Solomon, in his wisdom, had an excellent system of water-works fr the supply of Jerusalem, bringing it from ".Solomon's Pools" beyond lSethlehen.butin the general wreck that has over,aken everything here, these aqueducts dave long einco been destroyed. Feebb attempts have from time to time been made to put them again in working order, and the Baroness Burdett-Coutts, I am informed, most eenerously offered to donate something near two hundred thousand dollars for their restoration, but, as usual with Turkish officials, the rascally governor of the province refused to permit her to carry out her charitable design unless she gave him a bribe of SÖO.OOO. In other words, he coolly demanded that ehe should bribe him for permission to give this largo fum in charity for the relief of his suffering people. It was the greatest possible benpfit that she could have bestowed upon th venerable metropolis, for its crying myepsity is water, and a more perfect outrage than its non-acceptance can hardly be comprehended. But Turkish governors, it is said, live hy bribery ana corruption, and care little for public weal or anything beyond their own miserable pockets. Jerusalem may have been a city of the greatest magnificence in the days of Solomon, as we are told it was, but it requires a stretch of the imagination to believe it now, and it is not wholly unlikely that its grandeur was somewhat exaggerated by those who looked upon it with partial eyes and had never known anything beyond it, just ns residents of Cincinnati, Louisville, Chicago, etc., imagine they live in real cities until they nave once seen Indianapolis. Certainly, whatever it may have been then, it is now unattractive and disappointing, its only remaining interest being the thousand and one sacred associations that cluster about it. Its glory has forever departed, and the touching lamentation of Jeremiah fittingly expresses the feelings of those who, for the first time, look upon it. "How doth the city sit solitary that was full of neorle ; how is ehe become a widow Tf However, seen from the outside and at a little distance from certain points of vantage, its appearance is still striking and picturesque, and from the Mount of Olives the view is especially attractive, and it is then only that one can feel sympathy with the partial rhapsody of the psalmist, when he wys: "Beautiful for situation, the joy of the whole earth is ML Zion, on the sides of the north." Solomon was equally extravagant in his opinion as to the beauty of his capital, and uses "comely as Jerusalem" to describe the acme of perfection in personal appearance. But the traveler in making his comparisons mast remember that the poor, cqualid, stricken Jerusalem of to-day is not really the royal metropolis of Solomon at all, for it is 6aid that eicht Jerusalms have been built one over the remains of the other at different periods during the history of the sacred city, which suffered destruction after destruction during the twenty-seven terrible sieges of which it was the victim, down to its almost complete annihilation by the Kornan legions of Titus. That sturdy old chronicler Josephus tells us that at that time the city's population numbered some millions of inhabitants, while now, at the furthest, it contains not more than thirty or torty thousand people, and some writers give it as low as fifteen thousand. The exaci. figures are hard to arrive at under the circumstances; but the seemingly most reliable authorities estimate that there are S,000 Mohammedans, 12,000 Christiana (mostly Greek church) and 15,000 Jews. It will be observed that although the Mussulmans is the ruling clas., they are leat in number, while the Jews now lead the list. There is perhaps more in this than appears on the surface, as all the recent indications evidence that the Jews are quietly making a powerful effort to recolonize ralcßtine, and they havo come into the country in such gTeat numbers of late that the Turkish government Las btcome alarmed and has taken etep.s to prevent the Hebraic invasion. Thousands upon thousands of poor Jews have been helped to come hero within the last year or two by wealthy men of their own race like Barons Htrsch and Rothschild. These charitable gentlemen not only provided the means to bring them here, but have built them houses, rent free, and in many instances provided them subsis-, fence. After all, why should not Palestine be turned over to final Hebrew yule? It certainly cannot much longer be held by the feeble hand of the Ottoman sultan, and what power is to inherit it is already one of the problems agitating the scheming courts of Europe. If my feeble vote is to bo counted, I sav restore to the children of Israel the land of their fathers, for no other people in the world have so ?ood a right to it. Let them guarantee the Christians all their present rishU, rife tzi possesions

In the holy ermleher and other sacred places, ana again assuming control found a new, better and more liberal Judea upon tho remnant of the old, and what inoro striking evidence of the progressive cnlightmcnt of the ago and tho kindly brotherhood of man than that tho great Christian powers should bring this restoration abouL In this connection it may be remarked that many believe there is a great Kuropean-Asiatir power that is always scheming for relictions and political advantigo that is fdowlv and secretly laying its wires to secure the holy land for itself at some opportune time of European complication. They belicvo it is tho crafty calculating government of Russia which is quietly but effectively enabling tho (ircck church to get possession of the most important of what aro known an the sacred places of tho holy land. Tho Italian power and the Bussian church always work hand and hand, and of late they have become especially airgressive and persistent in their dealings w ith other denominations located in Palestine. The Turkish government has ßiven tho Christians nearly all of theso holy sites for monastries, convents and churches, and most of them were formerly controlled by tho Latin church, but gradually tho Greeks are getting pousemion under one pretext or tho other backed bythegreat diplomatic power of Bussia. while France that formerly protected the Latins, seems to have completely abandoned them einco tho fall of Napoleon III. At several places it is charged that tho Ci reeks have recently driven the latins out by force, and, us tho sultan cares nothing about cither, ho generally yields to tho Cressuro tho Russian diplomates bring to ear upon him and docs not intcrfero to prevent it. Father Alphonsenf the Mt. Tabor Franciscan monastery described to mo tho brutal manner in which his brother monks had lately been drivcu out of their possessions nt Cuna, and said that ho would infinitely prefer to continue under Mohammedan ruf than to have to end uro that of tho fanatical (Ireek, should they get control of tho country. One of our consular representatives to Syria, a Protestant and a gentleman of information aud intelligence, gavo mo tho same assurance, and declared the Moslems to be much the more tolerant of the two. As for tho, poor Jews, a great portion of those now in Balestino havo already had a sample of (ireek church tolerance, having been cruelly exnellea from Bussia on account of their religion. Besides, the Jews have always seemed to prefer a residence in Mohammedan countries and under Mohammedan rulers, as they are found in great numbers in tho Turkish and Moslem possessions. The Hebrews of Jerusalem, in many respects, resemble their Mussulman brethren, and aro not tho bright, active, industrious businessmen of that race that wo are accustomed to see, but on the contrary seem to lead a lazy, do-nothing life, content to eat the bread of idleness so long as their wealthy and charitable brethren of Kurope aro willing to supply it. They are divided into two classes the "Sephardim," Spanish Jews expelled from Spain under ierdinand and Isabella, who aro distinguished by a long curl worn on each Ride of the iace in front of the ear, and tho "Ashkenazim," who are later arrivals and of tho poorer and more ignorant classes, such as are tound in certain portions of Russia, Poland, Bohemia, etc., being a type almost unknown in America. The devotion of the "chosen people" to their holy city is of the most touching character," and I have never beheld a more affecting sijrht than that witnessed on Friday afternoons in Jerusalem at what is known as the "Jews' Wailing Flace," at the remains of a portion of the original wall of the great temple, the site of which is now occupied by the mosque of Omar. This ia tho most sacred epot in all the world to the lews, for here was inclosed their "holy of holies," and these immense blocks of stone were actually a part of the walls of Solomon's renowned temple. Every Friday at 3 o'clock the Jewish people gather in great numbers at this point, and, placing their bibles and psalters in the crevices of the ancient wall, they mournfully rock their bodies to and fro while they weep and moan over the lost glories of Israel. Some venerable rabbi or patriarch reads aloud in n sad, griefstricken chant, while the others respond in chorus. A well-known authority translates a part of a simple litany frequently used, as follows: Reader "Because of the palace which is deserted ;" People "We sit alone and weep." Reader "Because of the temple which is destroyed ; because of the walls w hich are broken down ; because of our greatness which is departed;" People "We sit alone and weep." Reader "Ob, we beseech Theo have mercy on Zion People "And gather together the children of Jerusalem." Header "Let Zion find again her kings;" Teople "Comfort thoso who mourn over Jerusalem." Many besides eng3go in filent prayer, whilo they again and again in anguish press their lips to the sacred stones, worn smooth by the kiFges of generations, or turn their eyes imploringly toward heaven, while the tears course down their sorrowing faces. This curious ceremony continues for some two hours, after which all go direct to the synagogue and the period of Sabbath worship begins. It is a never to bo forgotten scene that has been enacted here every Friday for hundreds of years, and even in his day St. Jerome speaks of the Jews as paying the Roman soldiers for permission to go and lament over their desolate temple and city. And the poor Hebrew of to-day is not yet entirely free from petty persecution and annoyance in Jerusalem, and while of recent years even "dogs of Christians" aro allowed to enter the mosque of Omar, the despised Jew is not permitted to set his foot across its threshold, although it stands upon the holiest of consecrated ground to him. While I was interestedly standing watching tho ceremonies at the "wailing place" an Arab girl passed and made some insulting remarks as to the "Jewish infidels." The patient people made no reply, but as I didn't feel under obligation "to keep quiet I instructed my dragoman to order her away, but as shu then turned her batteries oa me as a representative Christian dog, I was hardly a gainer by the operation. I.ateron, while returnine home, I witnessed a similar occurrence a Mohammedan boy amusing himself by stoning an aged Jew in the street, at the samo time heaping the most opprobious names upon his do voted head, while a "Bashi-Dazouk," a soldier-policeman, stood idly by, as if greatly entertained, instead of preventing the outrage. Under the circumet3nc.es I feltcalled upon to interfere again, and with a grand assumption of authority I shook my cane threateningly at the boy and in the fiercest of Marion county Arabic, ordered him to stop, under penalty of being hung, drawn and quartered immediately. Theso terrible threats had their effect, and the frightened youngster rushed to the officer and inquired who the "Hadji," or important personage was, and that official, no doubt impressed by my imposing appearance, replied that I was one of the foreign consuls, and, thereupon, made mo a profound "salaam." In the meantime my friend, the Jew, had escaped, and I moved on before my diplomatic laurels began to wither, while my Dragoman Michael quietly suggested that it would be well for me not to go into the knight errant business of protecting Jews from iwilt titer I got into interior

Syria, or I might find that I would have ail I could do to protect myself. The Jews of Jerusalem all wear the long "gaberdine" and fur-edged caps or black turbans to distinguish them from tho Mohammedan, whose costumo I have already described. Tho native Christians also have their own especial dress their baggy trousers, sah, fez, etc. largely resembling that of tho (Jreek islanders. Ono of the most remarkable things observable in all of theso eastern cities and countries is tho manner in which tho different people of various races and religions retain their distinctive traits and peculiarities, although constantly and continuously thrown together. While they mingl freely and publicly in tho requirenwmts of business in their private and social lives, thero is nothing in common between them. Each raco resides in a sepnrato quurter to itself, wears its own particular costume and conforms to its own social und religious customs and rites. This is all really the outgrowth of religious difference which controls everything here, and but tor that there would bo little apparent to distinguish between them. For example, were it not for the distinction in dress it would be difficult to tell tho nativo Jew from tho nativo Arab, as both have tho sumo strongly marked oriental typo of feature, tho result of their common Kenietic ancestry. Tho samo may bo paid oftho native Christians, who aro largely descended from tho original Syrians or from tho Arabs who were converted at the time of the crusades. They aro generally members of the Greek catholic church, probably tho most widely extended Christian established church in the world, although we in America do not comprehend it, as there aro tiractically none of that faith iu our dominions. They call themselves the "Orthodox church," and claim that they alone aro the real catholics and anathematize the Latins (Roman catholics) as heretics. They havo no pope, however, but are governed by patriarchs whoso authority does not extend beyond their own country or patriarchal" district. They do not belicvo in purgatory or infallibility, haptUe by immersion and at the communion mix warm water with the wine. Their service largely resembles that of tho Latin church, but they do not permit any statues or figures in their places of worship, their virgius and eaints being represented by peculiarly constructed pictures or rail images. Their prierts 'are permitted to marry, but I Udicvo aro only allowed that privilege ouce. The Russians, Creeks. Servians, Roumanians, Bulgarians etc., are all followers of this church, but Russia is tho chief bulwark of the faith. Tho Latins still control many important sites iu Jerusalem, while the Armenians described in my Constantinople letter are also well represented. A very ancient sect is called the "Syrian Jacobites" who peculiarity cross themhelvis with but one finger, probably as n sign of their belief that Christ possessed one nature only, and another very numerous body in Syria is known ns tho "Maronites" formerly independent, but of late years amalgamated with tho Latin church under tho rule of the pope. They are still allowed special privileges not granted other Roman catholics and their priests arc permitted to recite mass in Syrian ami to take unto themselves wives, provided the marriage takes place previous to their ordination. In addition to the foregoing, there are a few scattered protectants, copts and Abyssinians in and about Jerusalem. S?o it will be seen that a man can have a well selected assortment of religious to select from here and can celebrate three Sundays in succession if he desires. First, there is Friday, the Mohammedan Sunday, then comes Saturday, the Jewish Sabbath, and. finally our own holy day of Christian worship. A happy situation for the lazy man who believes in resting on the Sabbath and tor fear of a mistake concludes to celebrate all three of them. To this article of faith I have already become a ready and a willing convert, possessing a deep-seated able-bodied ability to rest, and prepared to work at it regularly. Will E. English. Pig In the Clover. He holds a box within hit bar1 Oue of the simplest things; A email pen In its center statu!. And round this pasteboard rinjs. "It is an ea?y thing to do. You im ply hold It so, The marbles roll, and ono by on, They in the center go. "Tho marbles arc the pig-, you see, The pen is the clover. It nrely can't be very hard To catch tho t raall roviT. "Ac, onmhr nn rolls round und tound Ah! he's in the pen! And ntimbf r two conies circling up, But slips away again. "We'll try aca'n; he'll go in now, Ah! now yr.u tot, he's there! But nurulr one is out again? Well, well, I do declare! "No supper, thanks. I' re two in now, I'll keep tho hos level. Tor number three Is almost there, Co io, you young sboat." Now three are in, but number (our The friendly pen atill shuns. Jor can aught bring him to its door As round and round he runs. The hours grow late, till in a rage He seizes fat the box Aud in the flames he throws It deep And, raving, tears nis loclu. A moral lies within thene line Ye who read them otct: Buy other puzzles If you must, Never, "Pigs in Clover." Indianapolis, May 6. f MlS muh.

Success Difficult. Time. Mr. Lytewflitc "It's too bad about poor Laneley. His publisher has sold only twenty copies of his book of poems." Uillpid "Indeed, I'm surprised. And he is an excellent poet." Lytewaite ''Oh, yes; an excellent poet, but you see he doesn't know a dialect. l.'iperience. I Time. "Why, Bill ITayseed, you caiigratin? Financial difficulties, eh!" Yaas, toolc the farm and all my savins to pay expenses." "What expenses?" "Why, takintr my family to 'York fer a week to see the ceutenuial. Ger lauR!" Too Frnternal. Chicaxo Ieder. "You're a nice editor, Chubbs!" "What's the matter now?" "Why! you say 'the publisher of the Dai'y Voice is an unnaiti''ute! ass." "Well, he is!" "Hut you add: -Ve advise our brother journalist to reform his btupid wars!'" A Strong; Attachment. fPuct.1 Young Mrs. Oldbov "Dear me, you can't think how attached I am to this farm!'' Miss Minnie Ball (thoughtfully) "Yes, you must have been attached to it or you wouldn't have married it." A Self-Evident Proposition. , The Epoch. r.egfar "Flease give me a dime. Do not udire roe by present appearances, but rememer I once did business with Jay Gould." Citizen- "I believe you. Here's a dollar." An Ambition Easily Gratified. ITIme-l " Thiaskyn "What a rar endowment it oricinalityl I wish I could do something out of the ordinary." Friend-'Tay joar board VZL"

A YEllY REMARKABLE BOY.

STAGE SUCCESS BEFORE HIS TEENS. Other Stories Vor Young folks-Th Homely Doll Th Ileal Sufferer Sammlw Can fpell llobby'a Amendment Aiuquj the Kids-Knotty Problems. IYrhnps tho most rcmarkablo child that ever livcl was tlm boy tragedian and nctor, llonry Wont Betty, known fl tho "Infant Konciiw," tho Hrt of ft lung lin? of dramatic prodik'ic- Betty xtm born in Mircwftlmry, KngUnri, in 1701, and at the a;re) of eleven :iw Mr. Siddonplay J'lrirt ut Bclfuxt. Her Impersonation affected him to that he at onco felt a dcuiro to j;o on tho utao, and in August of tho followin year niado his firbt appearance as) Onnan in ,,Zura." On tho staco ho chowed the greatest self-poofision, ami instinctively cemed to know everything about tho dramatic occcfliorlcs and stago businew. His ucccm van pronounced, and in November of 1S0.T ho mado his appearanco us Ymmg fk'orral at tho Crow-st. theater, I'ublin, before ft mighty audience. Hin tour of tho principal cities of Ireland, Scotland and Knglund waa triumphant, and ho flnnlly brought up at tho Prury lauo theater, where ho wai engaged to play Sdim, in "liarbaroNsa,' at a ualary equivalent to a niaht, which after a vhllo woa doubled. All London went mad over tho boy actor. As early an 10 o'clock in tho morning tho front of tho theater was crowded with peoplo enjrer to buy xeats to hco tho "Infant KoKcius." "Ciarriclc has come to life," was echoed around. Peoplo wcro killed in tho rush mado when tho doors of tho theater wcro finally opened. Tho other play-house were empty. Snrah iddons, I'.dinund Kean, John Frederick Cooke, Dora Jordan and John Kemble acted to bare benches. He is personally described by a writer of that time as a boy of raro beauty, with fair hair and bluo eyes and of graceful earriago and commanding presence. When be weut riding in tho btrcct a rush was made to cateh a glimpo of Iii face, and it is related that whilo traveling a lady of quality waited on the table at the inn where Master IVtty was topping in order to get a glimpse of his face. The retentive memory of the "Infant Ro!cius" niu8t have t een wonderful, for he learned the rolo of Mmfrf -business, rehearsals and every thins insida of four days. His repertory consisted of Yonny Xoncf, Ifornkl, Iionifo, Frederick in "Love's Vows," Octuvinn in "Mountaineers," Holla, Tancrcrt, Jiirhnrd III. Oman in "Zara" and Selon in "Barbarossa." Tho success of the "Infant Roscius" besjan to wane after his first neason, though for three years he toured successfully through the provinces, retiring from the stage st seventeen to go to college. In 1812 ho reappeared on tho boards as the Karl of Ecr, but was unsuccessful, U his talents apparently having left him. Ho died in 1S74 at the aged of eighty-three. The Real Sufferer. Cincinnati Commercial.! The youthful heir to a Walnut Hills ancestral establishment is of an inquiring turn of mind and directs his attention specially to the elucidation of religions problems. Last week he heard a Sundayschool address on "The Prodigal (ion." Now, this biblical 6tory has, of course, been very severely criticised by commentators. Some people have even gono so far as to say that no better illustration can be found of the manner in which false and specious reasoning may be employed to mako wrong seem right. However this may be, few readers of the pretty tale can help feeling sorry for the good brother who, having done his level best always, became indignant when he saw the fatted calf killed for the good-for-nothins of the household. Just what tho email boy referred to above thought of the address his father was curious to learn, and so he 6aid to him that night at supper : "My son, tell me which of the characters in the parable of the prodigal eon you svmpathized with?" "Well, papa," replied tho cherub with perfect nonchalance, "I think I'd feel disposed to sympathize most with the calf."' The Homely Doll. I hare a dozen drill, or more, in lmndrme dree drei-d. Witb laces fair, ami flaxen hair Tbst cparkle liko a rrest; Th ol le.t Is the njflist, And her I lore the be-t. The aiwduKt trickles from her aidei; One arm's entirely fnoe; Sb med to hare two pret'T fet. But now he has hut one; Hreyes hare lout tho running look; Her checks are thin and van. There's no mre hair upon her head; Hot noe is all awry: Iler mouth it has a drop like mias When I'm about to cry ; She ii to nlr n i on folks mt: "Oh, what a doli: U my:" I t her most because he came When I was rery small Too mall, my mamma aometlmes said. To bnT6 a doll at all. I loved br theo I lore her now Although I'm twice as tall. - Our Little Onts. Pammle cn Ppell. Troy Tress. A little miss of seven years heard one of her sisters say a day or two ago, "I don't believe I can spell dazuerreotype," and she immediately boldly made the asser tion, "Sammie can. He can ßpell every word there is." "Why, Jennie!" exclaimed the little girl's mother, who knew that Sam mi e was about ten years of age, and nol remarkably precocious in orthography. "Well, he can," persisted the younp lady, "but" and her voice modestly fell as she added the saving clausa "I don't believe ho can Fpell mor'n half of 'em right." Hobby Proposes an Amendment. ILewiston Journal. After Bobby's father had reneated the usual prayer the other day Bobby asked: "I sav, pa, what makes j'ou pray for daily bread all the time?" "Eh?" "Ain't it about time to pray for Borne early vegetables?" Not Quite) Satisfied. Troy Telepram. Little Frankie was taken to seo a new sister who had arrived during the night. He looked at her a moment and exclaimed: "Yats! You call that a sister; it's nothing but a yed baby." Among the Kldi. "Papa, I wish you'd whip me a little." "Why, then?" "Became, when you whip me mamma gives me pears." School mistress "Edward, give roe the definition of excavate." Edward "Excavate is to hollow out." School mistress "Give me a sentence containine the word." Edward "I hit Dill, and be excavated." Harper's llnzar. "Mamma," said little Harold, as he stood by the window one day, "there goes Mrs. Smif wir an umbersol over his head and his rubber gothamer, and it isn't waning. Isn't he a funny woman? I think she are." Youth 't Compaw ion. , Not lonjr ago Mrs. B was teaehinjr her little son the Sunday-school lesion about Jonah and his tarryintr in the whale three days. Suddenly the small listener interrupted with: "My! didn't he get a long free ride, thongh. mamma!' A". I' Tribune. She bad done something naughty, and her mother had sent her otf to bed a little earlier than usual, and told her she wonld punish her f or it in the moraiug. It child knelt down

to say her prayers, and he put in thia interpolation: "FleaHe, liod, wou't you take mamma up to heaven not for altogether, but just for to-cjorrow? ' Han I'rancitco Vhronielt. "Ma," sal J Bobby, "ia it wronir for little boya to tie tin kettlex to dojjs' tail?'' "Decidedly wronjr, Dobhy; I hope you'll never do such a thins r.s that." "No, indeed, ma," replied Bobby, emphatically, "all 1 do is to bold the Am." Harper' Jl-tsar. "Yon hare Rot the earth, what more do you want?" said a parent the other t'ny to Iii five-year-old boy who bad grown weary of a room full or all kinds of toys. "Well. I would like to have the nun and moon," replied tho youngter. Arm York Tribuns. Mrs. Pcmpary (nppearinf; at tno back door) "Johnny, run down to Mr. .miih'i anl get mo a yeiwt cake." Johnny (without looking up from tho Kuio of oliiairo iiiiirbh-sr "You told me not to stir out of tho ynrd to-lny and I ain't R-goln to.")iir inriton J'rre i'rr. At the Public; School: Teacher "Now. Ttotiby, how much do six and four make!'' Hobby (cncerly ) "rievrn, sir." Teacher "Now, cur aßnin." Hobbv (doubtfully "Twelve ninethirteen." Teaeher "How about teiiT" Hobby (exnltlnjdy ) "Oh, you can't fool me thut uuy. l ive and five make ten."-.V. ; Truth. A little five-year-old daughter of John T. Monk of j;nloll county ws reiulin? aloul to her mother a few day nc. In tho emme of hrr reading die caiii to the word "falsehood." Ilavinir pronounced the word her mother axUrd her if she knew lint a falsehood wns. "Ve, ttiAtnma," ahe replied, "it ia a night-cap." Muftm 'ltljrxh.

KNOTTY FROULttMS. fOur readers arn t ti 1 1 -1 1 f.irnlh orbjlnt ent ma, ch.ira ls, rl 1 lies, rob.iss, an I ethr "Knotty Problems," ad In In it all communication relatlva to this JcpArtmcul to 1 11 Uiall'uurn, Iwlston, Mo. o. 3730 A .Solemn llaflert Ion. No. 2751 A forttc rilrrlmng. Four pnet from our plsnet whlrlivl (vet out to Cud ibe nether wrll. WU11. sraitma ou the oiyslan shoreKor ChSAon's earque to .o r them o'tr, Tlii hrst, n grave and reverend reek, VVirh bm rnoa was heard 10 s(en! Of thoso who winild applaud him ileid, Who. when hd lived, Mused htm breaJ. The second oneof Lrin's amis, A niaj.trr-huDd at aulbs uud puns, Thought In a row bu d like to u.i, Herrn he felt IU croitn$ it vx. The other two being funny N-ots rour r-ffiiM it tu wor 1 their thoughts. While Wilting ail old Chsron's Moop, Troi niftes came across tho group, And toolc n notion In his hea l lle'd rut them down to (it his b-d. lie oi tlietiriek Jut left as much As slwivs will our feelings touch; Otf F.rin'a bard, t tit him in, lie took as much as tanned his skia ; V hun third was fitted to the bed He wus a thing for hab.'s to dread. ne of those rural running brooks That feetne t to ihakspeare Niture's books. At last he fitted iu the fourth, When rf the Wizard of the North There sras as touch remaininif ns Just showed what countryman hs '1 tras now the Celt came to the trout, His talents torture couldn't blunt; lie from his restless couch did start And joined each amputated part. "Behold," he cried to all the rest, "The thing of which we are in quest !" W. WrtOK. 'o. 2732 An TTucertaln Frotector. When I ift on my bead. Vet it still must be said That my figure is peuteel and slender; But when I'm reversed I appear much the worst, A bailing, uncertain defender. An ivory shoe, (jold or silrer would do, Aud a (rarinen t of silk I desire, Hut alas! I'm inclined To be ficklo of raiud And elope in this charming attire. Lark. No. 26.13 Lgal Enigma. Letters 1 to 20 name a modern writer ind expounder of law. 14, a, 2, io, ä. 15. 9. 12 is a certala kind of law. 14, 7, 8, -"'I, 11, 17 id the relation of a party in law to bis attorney, 6, 5, 13, 11, 7, 21 is an adjective referring to the defendant in a suit for damnc. I, 4, -0, n, S is what all witnesses have to do in giving testimony. 1. it, js, u, in, l is an old time mode ot puntsh- . I 1 V , ' . 1 . rueut for law-b.-eakers. I RL4.K. No. 2751 An Old Nursery Tale. From his lonely home In thfl gloomy wood, Where the mossy trees for ae had stood, A two, three came lorth w ith fell inteut; To the Lauuts of men his course he beat. TTe flew orer roofs; down chimneys he peered. Till a fetlvp scene at length he neared, Where children merrily play at complete, Soatchlng the fruit from the Mazing heat. In anticipation his fenst was beun, His jaws h" cloed vrith a terrible) ono, As he cued on the chi!-iren so l'lnmo and tender. At his mercy rjuite withont a defender. Bnt a fairy fcini, watched over their play With her maa-cal wand she drove him away; it U sullen srowl n flow hack to his tre. Where in darkneei and gloom his diys two. three, M. C Woodford. No. 275.5 Literary Conundrums. Who pants for war? Who dies for peaee? Vhe eoniurcs trravy out of grr ae? Who backward E"es? Who forward flics? Who puts up fruit for winter pies? Who waits on ta.ilo? Turns to ham? Acoords with cabbage? Who's a clam? Joe Amobv. No. 2730-tt Can Be Done. The following represents the complete solntioo of s problem in square root. The 'rouble is to discover the figures represented by thj dashes: - 43 - 3 - - 4 I 1 - I 4 1 J. n. Fezadie. No. 2757 Curtailment. To Washincton I was no friend Von've puevd my name. I apprehend And yet I hope you'll not forget Ttro ladies owe tn a irreat debt. Ihrer! Think how they would need forego Much finery, bad they now to sew. As did their forebears, still by band, Ii my braics they could not command. A. L. Answers. 2T42p8lly. -'74:; Jtent-roll. i!74t I TI A, 4 of clnbi. C, of hearts. B, 7 of clubs. I, 9 of hearts. C, Queen of clubs. A, cjueen of hearts. I, .lof clubs. -of hearts. Kemarksby the Author If A took the svoni trick with tho 1(1 of rumps, instead of with the queen, be and Lis partner could not wake the thirteen tricks. 111. IV. A, ace of hearts. CA, ace, of clubs. A, 3 of hearts. H, 8 of clubs. C, 7 of hearts. ', 1 of clubs. L. king of hearts. I, knave of clubs. V. VL A, 10 of hearts. 8 of hearts. K, 4 oi hearts. I, 4 of diamonds. C, knave o: hearts. A, king of clubs. D, 3 of diamonds. B, 5 of hearts. vl vn. C, 10 of clubs. C, 9 of eluba. I), A of diamonds. J, 6 of diamonds. A, 2 of diamonds. A, knave of diamonds. B, 9 of diamonds. B, 10 of diamonds. IX. x. C, 6 Of cjuhs. C, 3 of clubs. D, 3 of spades. I 6 of spades. A, king of diamonds. A, 2 of spades. 15, queen of diamonds. D, ace of diamonds. (Remark fhould h throw away a spade Instead of the aoe of diamonds in the tenth trick, C would, of course, lead spades instead of diamonds on the next trick and A would make the three remaining tricks In spades.1 XL C, 7 of diamonds. V, 7 of spades. -'XII. C, of diamonds. V, 8 of spades. Children Cry for

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A, 10 of p.idos. I, 4 of j'S J. . A, klrnot snsdes, it, .' tif spades. Kill. C, KnsTA of pade. 1, U ol spades, ''A, Ace id simde. It. fjneen of (ma, r, '.'T l'i- Injured. -TH-Not. a;:- r i r t r a m r. s T n n a t K a n i u i; n r s D i: M A It K A T 1 ft N T l. r r. a t i: r c b r. n r i: n v ant t v s L N 2:i-Tleiii-!orlc. V7i'.i A'teriMii. 1 lu j-eiiti ;rl dver of the Rsrdenln? pui'e f"o. 27;i7"i as doubtless J aul Maaslin, l'owler, lud., s;eJ tiine. GENERAL SPORTING NOTES. The I'.aron de la Roehette, one of the h!jhet authorities in tho trench sporting tvorlJ, has just did at the a'e of seventy-üvu years. A bench show at Cleveland is amonflr the probabilities. It is proposed to hohl the show the week following tho Detroit exhibition ia September. Sullivan js now raid to be behaving himself. He is training on William Muldoon'a arm at Belfast, N. V., with Jack Earnett and Lis brother Mike. Ttoss and Pierre wrestled a Ion? "draw" for $250 a side at Worcester Tuesday with Graham as referee anil the whole party is being denounced as fakirs. The hill givinqr the right of way on the public highways to bicycles and tricycles has Cashed the Pennsylvania legislature, and baa een igned by tho governor. In a shoot which took place recently at Dayton, O., under the new rules of the American shooting association Mr. Rollo O. Heikes broke 100 standard targets straight and his opponent broke ninety-four. The New York go-as-you-please contest closed last night with Ilert'y the winner. The scores were: Ilerty. 550 miles; Cartwricht, M2; Xoretnac, 526; Hegelman, 520; Ilugnes, 515; Golden, 505; Smith, 500. The Elwell European bicycle tonrists. numbering thirty, sailed for Liverpool May 18, and they anticipate a royally good time during the five months they propose to pend in the British isles and on the continent Baird Bros, of Pittsburg, who built the high bridge over the Hudson at Pougbkeepsie, from whicu Crank Steve Brodie is 6aid to have J'umped, declare that his claim is false and that ie only jumped from a barge. John Ward is preparing a aeries of article in which the classification question is to be handled, and all indications point toward a ght that is to he made on it later on. The work against it will probably be done this tall. Jim Fell and E. Flemming and four Milwaukee sports were arrested at Milwaukee Saturday night for engaging in a scraj.ping match. They will be tried under the state iaw'and the Erincipals, if convicted, will get from two to ve years in the state prison. In Ben Hyam'e boxing tournament at agricultural hall, London; A. M. Westley took the eight-stone prize. A. Goode proved himself the catchweight champion. Bill Baxter was a winner in the nine-stone competition, E. White carried off the eleven-stone honors and Bill Cheese was the victor at ten stone. All of the best middle-weights of the world will goon be on the coast and some splendid contests may be looked for. Dempey, I a Blanche, young Mitchell, Paddy Gorman, and Sailor Brown are there already, and Mike Lucie, Joe Eilinswortb, and Johnnie Reagan have engagements in the near future. Mr. W. A. Wilcox, who a ahort time since was returning by steamer from Humboldt hay to Ban Francisco, witnessed a lively fight between a California gray wbsle and a pair of supposed thresher 6unrks. "We first noticed them a mile away," said he, "and passed within fifteen feet of them. The whale was having a hard time to come to the scratch." It is probable that the opponents of the whale were killers, says Forest and Stream, a species of orca, whose high and dorsal fins would naturallv be mistaken lor the lonz tail of the thresher. Thia shark is much too small and insignificant to combat successfully with a whale, but the killer is fearless, aggressive and powerful in conflict. An unusual enit was filed recently in the circuit court at Pine Bin Ms, Mo. A few weeks tince Dr. Hebron of Greenville, Miss., lost $3,000 on hia mare, Kate, entered against Judge W. D. Johnson's horse, Buckshot. He sues Johnson for recovery of the money. Under the statutes, money lost on a bet or waeer ia recoverable, turf bets alone excepted. There are two averments to the bill: (1) That the said race was in no sense a turf race, but was wagering and gambling. (2) That the stakeholder formed a conspiracy to buy the rider of the mare Kate and to induce him to let the mare run from the starting point half way down the track three times before the starting signal, and to so bold her in after the start ana so 6way her on the course aa to lose the race. The supreme court has decided on the action to recover property on a horse race that it is incumbent on the plaintiff to prove that the race was not a turf race. On this the whole question will turn. I LOVE TO LOVE A CHILD. I lore to loTe a little child. A love to joyous, light and miM; .'o piightcd tows; No loTer tows; But hugs and kisses free as rain, With no sharp pangs of after pain. Jo circunupceting plans to make; 'Tis simply love for lore's own sake. No killing smiles; o canning wiles; And best of all no broken hearts, Nor dread that jealousy imparts. I loTe to love a little child, Because its love is alwa.vs styled With artful deeds; A love that needs No social form to mako it true; A loe that Is forever new. I lore to love a little child That's beautiful and undented In taind and heart. A love not art; A love the world holds hot in awe ; A natural lore thr.t knows no law. I lore to love a little child. For in its love so street and wild, I think I see Love pure and free; A love, alas! I can not find Among the grown of human kind. I loTe to love a little chili , Because Its 1ot so free, so wild, if . So true and real, I an ideal That's but a sierplog-iton aboT To that one love I long to love. Jacksojt Botd. Pitcher's CastorJa.

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A DRUNKEN bON'S TERRIBLE DEED. Deliberately hoota Down Tits Aged l ather, Thru I'ul a Ttullat Through th llorfy f 111 Divorced Wlf anl I ires at th Servant Ctrl. Cincinnati, May K Kobe rt Pay, twenty seven years old, son of a wealthy farmer living two miles fniii Lovclund, reached home about midnight last ni'lit from a circus, Intoxicated. The family was awaiiing him. Drawing twei revolvers he declared his intention of "cleaning out the ranch." The family hastily left tb rooui. r.oberl Day, sr., sixty-tive years eld, was the last to leave, an 1 his son, with deliber ate aim, fired at him and sent a ball through his body, and be sank to the door. Young Day then went in search of other members of tha family, but finding none, went to an ad joining farm whe re Mrs. Hubbell, his divorce! wife, lived. lie forced an entrance. Tha noise awakened Mrs. Pubbell, who came ont to eee the cause. Day, meeting her, fired, striking her in the stomach. The servant pirl appeared and he fired at her, giving her a r-lijjit wound in the face. He then fired tu bam and kept the neighbors away with hia drawn revolvers until the tnari-hal overpowered him, during which, Day fired ten shots at the party, one ol which touched the face of tb marshal. Mr. Day and Mrs. Hubbell were fatally wounded. Three years ago the murderer mar ried Mrs. Hubbell, while employed on her farm. Two years later he began drinking and . 1. . - aamka11a1 . m .-1,9 a ha I J .-v WaM Mit? Wits cujj jiciicu Ktii a uiii'ur. xic uam been beard to threaten to get even, bat na reason is known for killing his lather. Doable Mght. rrim. Mrs. Clarette "Mr. Clarette, what is tha matter with yon?" Mr. Clarette "I fear I am becoming a tner mon." "A what 7" Tes; I see two wives. A Fraud. Texas Sittings.1 First Boy "Barnim has secured a wonder ful freak." Second Boy "What is it?" "It is a man who can address a Sunday-school without beginning his speech, 'When I was a litt! boy.' " "I don't believe there ia any each man. He is a fraud." A Fair Warning. Puck.) Mr. Twopease (meeting his donble) "Well, I declare (rubbing his eyes is that yon and is this roe?" The Oiher Fellow "Now, see here, pretty f oon you'll accuse me of being you, and tbea I'll lick you." ot on speaking Termk Burlington Free Trees. Oldmanson "Have you a telephone. Bigg Biggs "No, I am not on speaking terms with the company. Their rates are too high." Nothing "esr. f Y Sun.l Vife-"Why, Artbnrl The treei are ont!" Arthur "Yes; I have noticed them out ail winter." Dyspepsia causes depraved blood, which, in time, allccts every ortran and function of th body. As a remedy for these troubles, nothing can approach Ayer's barsaparilla. It ritalue the blood, ütrent'thens the stomach and cor rects all disorders of the liver and kidneys. Hood's SarsapariUa is peculiar to itself in superior to all other preparations in strength, economy and medicinal menu Beecham'a Tills act like magic on a weak - V, Misfortune in nine times out of ten is eimp!y another name for laziness or bad manage ment, and it really Isn't anythinz to yonr credit to be croaking all the time about mister tune. If you have no employment, or ere being poorly paid for the work yon are doing, then write to U. F. Johnson A Co. of FJchmond, Va-, and they will show you how to transform Mies-fortune into Madame-fortune. Try it, Cistarrh in Children. Onr little boy Stokes, now eleven year old. had catarrh from the time he was three until be was seven years of ace. Sometimes hia breathing was heavy, and a constant discharge from the nose. He had mere or lees treatment for four years, but without any benefit. Wa gave him Swift's Specific, and it soon enredhim sound and well. This was four years ago, and there has been no return of the disease. Mrs. W. F. 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