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Omaha daily bee., 1896-11-15
CONNIBItLIIIES.


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girls shou!u DC po'He' 'SPcCidIiS 10 olu gen
lieinth' lhey never can teH WHAT may
hapPeh'
A Columbia Is. CO journal says: Gov
ernor Evans has returned 10 the city after
an absence OF about three weeks ne mas
kept ms Whe'eapouls rather 10 h'ihSeit, ana
mas haa quite pl'asahI uie me ol IL IN New
York ana Connecticut, Ihere does not
| any longer seem to be any secret about
the fact that he went to Connecticut to dc
some courting, as they call II down south
| and that he won the prize after which he
went
Justices of the peace in Anderson. Ind.
| met the other day and formed a move
| organization for the purpose of putting an
| end ia doadbcat marriages and also tho emf.
| ting OF rates During the last six months
| rhey have yery seldom got over 81 for mar
rlages, and in most cases 50 cents was all
the groom could spare. One of the squire
| books showed thirteen who had stood him
! OF and another eleven, none of whom had
| paid Hereafter it will be 81 straight and
| money in hand.
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Omaha daily bee., 1896-11-15

Miss Estelle Dickson, who had picture
accepted in the French salon, has been spe-
cialy honorcl by the French government,
which wishes to retain the picture and which
has offered her a fine sum for IT, The Lon
don Art Gallery also wants the painting
and has been trying to get it for the autumn
exhibit But Miss Dickson promised tho
canvas to the Chicago Art exhibit for this
fnll and she has rofuseh both offers.
Omaha daily bee., 1896-11-15

Chattanooga hasn't an idle union molder.
A cooperative shoe factory has been
started at Lynn, Mass.
Omaha daily bee., 1896-11-15

Always patronize the home article, Spe-
clally il It's better. Cooks Imperial Extra
Dry Champagne has no equal,
Omaha daily bee., 1896-11-15

force his way onward, but the rills Of
running water undermined his footing: he
fell on his back and slid with terrifying
speed to the gulch below.
The canyon, n natural course for stream,
was now the bed OF a seething, rushing tor
rent that momcntarlly swelled by the rivers
OF rain that gushed from the sky and slopes
Into this battling, surEtng, foaming sea
young Harold was thrown.
For second he was under the surface.
then he arose and fought for his life
Downward he went like a cork in the rap
Ids. for his skill at swimming and his cool
ness in danger were unsurpassed. Hurled
turiously along, young Minton saw to the
left. ahead, an alder, growing near the tor
rents edge. With a mighty lunge and eff
fort he threw himself toward the bank. So
swiftly was he floating that he reached the
alder almost instantly, and gripping a
branch with giant hold he stayed his ter
rible course.
Tug and haul as he would Harold was
was still unable to drag himself out OF the
furious eddying current. The waters rose
about him rapidly and soon were swirlng
Omaha daily bee., 1896-11-15
Oh, little ono, YOU pattcr DER
PRATTLE OF THE YOUNGSTERS.

willie, what was the preachers tcxt?"
"Somethin' about havn' faith like a grain
Of some kind Of seed, an sayin' to the noun
tain git move on you! an it'll git"
PreaCher-How do you like your new
mamma Johnny? Johnny-Oh, purity good.
ct a jar of plums yistady, and she blamed
1t on the hired girl
Mamma" said Willie, leaning toward his
mother and speaking in loud whisper, "the
preacher said a little while ago, one word
more and have done and he's talked 563
words since he said it. we been countin'
'em on him.
Mamma-You naughty boy, you want a
whippng-that's what you want. Innocent
Mamma, what was that you said the other
day about the duty of self-denial?
Your teacher tells me you were not at
school yesterday, Now, young man, you
know what you are going TO get" Bob
drmly)-"I do, pop; and am willing to be
licked any day for circus parade like that"
George. have you and Jimmie been fight
ing again?" We'll, Jim hit me- II didn't
nuther, He hit me first" mo such a
thing. He hit me before | hitted him.
Hes telling you a big story, mamma"
Didn't you hit me frst?" mo, didn't
you dodgedr
Papa, did you ever fly or sit up in tree
and slng?" Certainly not You must have
been dreaming, my boy" mo, haven't
but / heard Mr.. Shipley tell Mrs. Shipley
that you were bird when you got out"
Omaha daily bee., 1896-11-15
RELIGIOUS.

A religious journal calls attention to the
fact that the 250th anniversary of the com
pletion of the Westminster confession Of
faith occurs this year, December 4, and be-
speaks an adequate celebration of the event.
Rev. Dr. Marshall Randles, president of
the Wesleyan conference, In a recent address
combated the argument that ii was useless
to continue the efforts to spread Christianity
through the world, pointing out that the
spread of civilization had been equally as
slow as the spread of Christianity.
DR.. Temple, appointed Bishop of London
by Mr.. Gladstone is the nth bishop OF Lon
don translated to Canterbury since the death
of Archbishop Laud. He is 10 years of age,
only two bshops-Ryle OF Liverpool and
Ellicott of Gloucester and Bristol-being
older than he.
Miss Helen Gould has recently given $3.50,
900 to the Prcsbyterans Of RoXbury, n, "
for the purpose OF building new church.
Her father, Jay Gould, was born In RoX-
bury and Miss Gould has a beautiful home
there. She gave the citizens fine reading
room and free library.
Mrs Russell Sage is a deyout church
woman and one who carries her religion into
the practical, everyday affairs of life. y
consider 1t my duty" she says, ITO teach
my servants economy. The women VIII
marry and II they do not understand the art
OF saving and making the most OF every
thing they will make their husbands un-
happy and ruin their homes and the whole
of their future lives"
On November 25 the Maryland Historical
society OF the Methodist Episcopal church
will unyell a bronze tablet on the site OF
the Lovely Lane Meeting House 10 Balti-
more the foundation OF which was laid by
Francis Asbury in l774, 1t was In the
Omaha daily bee., 1896-11-15

Lovely Lane Meeting House that the Meth
odst societies in the United States were
organized into the Methodist Episcopal
church in December, 17Si
Those who know that bulwark and eX-
pOSitOr of MCthodism, Bishop John III. VIM
cent will be surprised TO hear that he mas
been accused of herosy. Some deRomlna-
tional papers have quoted him as declaring
that II is not necessary to believe In the di-
yinity Of Christ to be saved. The bishop,
however. has made an effective reply to the
charge and the matter has been dropped.
The orthodox Russian church is to estab-
lish an organ in the United States, to be
published in Now York City, at first as a
bimonthly. 1t will be printed in parallel
columns OF Russian and English and is in
tended for the support and Increase OF Its
membership in America
Bishop Creighton of Peterborough, who has
lust been appointed bishop of London, is a
man of mark. In 1854 he became professor
of ecclesiastical history in Cambridge. In
1856 he was present at the 25Oth anniversary
celebration of Harvard and received from
it the degree OF LID. He is the author
OF several historical works and Is one OF
the hardest working bishops on the bench,
He will probably be an archbishop before
long, for the diocese Of London is likely tc
be made an archiepiscopal see, and, aside
from that he will almost certainly be the
successor of DR.. Temple in the primacy. lie
is 81 years old.
The Rev DR. Alonzo Hall Qunt Of Boston,
who l's just died, was one of the most dis
tingulsn-i congregational clergymen in the
country, and was closely Identified with Con-
gregational activities for many years He
was born in New Hampshire in 1928 was
graduated from Dartmouth in 1876 and from
Andcver in 1862, went to the front as chap
lain in 1861 and was a member of the New
Hampshire legislature from 1881 to 1855.
He was a manager OF tho Congregational
Publishing society for twenty-one years, and
an officer in many other denOminational or
ganizations, He was the first New England
Army of the Republic, and was a prominent
Free Mason He was the author of several
historical works and a member OF several
learned societies
Archbishop Martinell gives it as his opin'
ion that Bishop Keane has not lost favor in
Rome On the other hand. a high dignitary
of the Catholic church tells the Baltimore
Sun that, in his opinion, Bishop Keane made
a mistake in replying to the letter of the
Pope in the manner in which he did. Not
that the reply was not respectful enough
but that he should have accepted the posi-
tion offered him, either in this country or In
Rome In the latter case he would have
had excellent opportunities to raise himself
in the church to almost any place In IT,
Familiar with American affairs and speak
ing the English tongue, he would have be-
come almost invaluable to Leo Kill and
might have returned to this country in a
much higher place than he left to go to
Rome
Omaha daily bee., 1896-11-15

Copyright 1896 by S. S. Mcclure Company)
"Mary, Mary, come out here quick!'
The door that led from the sitting room
OF the cottage to the broad veranda swung
sharply on it's hinges and a weary looking
woman stepped out beside a chair, wherein
a man was sitting, propped by pillows and
blankets and muAled closely with scarfs and
handkerchiefs.
"What is 1t, William?" she asked, In
voice full of gentle concern.
Look" said he, and he raised mttened
hand to point toward the not very distant
corral.
In the fenced lnclosure a lively and not
altogether assuring scramble was being en-
acted. wiry young fellow, whose curly
brown hair was rumpled and lightly blow
ing In the crisp breezes of the fall was
mounted on a young and fiery mustang
The pony was bareback except for single
strap that was girded about him, while his
head was quite unfettered by bride, strap
or even a bit of rope The boy was clinging
like a leech, with his legs, muscular legs,
and was lying low on the animals back,
the better to grip the encirclnG strap WIN
his large brown hands In spite of his hold,
however, the mustang promised to rout him
shortly, for he threshed, reared, kicked,
leaped IN the air, bucked and otherwise
jerked himself forward and back, up and
down, round and about. Fortunately he
was immature hardly more than a we'll
grown colt with less endurance than his
rider had, and was therefore soon weary.
In the same corral was yearling bull,
whose horns were just beginning to make
themselves felt and whose voice was assum-
ing a roar in place Of the below of a calf.
lie stood in a corner, as II at bay, with ap-
parent scorn in his pose. At length the
pony, beaten and conquered, raced around
the corral in an effort to run away. The
bull with his young, imitation roar, came
prancing from his place and kicked his
heels as high as he found it possible and
eNpedient.
The boy evidently chose to consider the
attitude of the bull as one Of challenge, for
Omaha daily bee., 1896-11-15

with the huge, low-sweepng masses of
earth-colored clouds. and hardly needed a
word
AS they gained the crest OF the first range
OF hill n streak of lightning illuminated the
armament which was now a sky OF blush
black; the distant rumble of thunder echoed
from the gorge and gust OF wind stirred
a nest Of drying leaves in the brush.
Hang on hard" said Harold, in n quick,
firm voice. we've got to rum" Up the hill
he swung at a dog trot" avoiding the
rocks, bushes and stumps, with which the
mountains were sprlnkled, making rapid
progress toward the head of Gray Stone
canyon.
But the storm was not to be beaten. The
rumbling sounds had quickly approached,
the flashes were brighter, the huge trem-
bling drops began to fall. As they neared
the summit the downpour increased. The
ground was fast becoming wet and slippery.
Burdened as he was, young Minton had to
struggle for every foot he gained
mo use" he muttered at last, 1--WE never
can make it-wOuldn't be safe to try. We've
got to fetch up at Billy's cabin, il we cam
Omaha daily bee., 1896-11-15
SIEZING THE ALDER.

Up the steep slope he faced and began
resolutely to force his way. The storm was
growing dangerous. ClinG!nS in desperation
to his hair. the little one had ceased her
chatter but was brayely choking back her
"Ohs" of fear.
Painting and striving to keep his foothold,
Harold toiled like an engine on a difficult
grade. With remarkable speed, in spite
of many a backward slide, he haBtened
on. To the cabin they came at last, wet
and dripping, to be taken by Billy and
his wife, with the greatest of caro- and
kindness.
Just make yourself to hum" sail the
miner when Mrs Tubbns had carried Ellie
out to remove her sopping clothing, we're
in fer a big un."
"Oh, I'll have to CO." said Harold, "the
folks would be terribly worried, and father
you know, can't stand but little now"
"Why ye can't, laddie, it's a turrible
storm. Yere riskin' yer life"
Sooner mine than dads" he replied.
81 can't take Elhe down tonight and some
thing awful might happen II the folks
didn't know I'm all right-takc care OF the
little gal-God bless you all!' He had
opened the door and was gone.
IN THE TORRENT.
sullen darkness had now descended
making II seem like a wild and fearful
night. Flash after fash of lightning rent
the masses Of black followed almost in
! stantly by booms and clatters, as OF heavy
cannon and musketry.
The lad sped toward the Gray
| Stone canyon in defiance OF the
very demons OF the storm Pres
| entity a binding hutter of lightning and
| a deafening roar seemed TO crack the
heavens In twain. Harold was bowled from
his feet, by the mere concussion and had
! already risen when a cataract Of water
poured from the clouds and was lashed
into pelting bullets OF rain by the power
ful wind that suddenly rose. The floods
came down in masses, till the hillside was
drowned in water, that hurried to the
canyon below. terrible thing had hap
pened.
Harold was out In the midst OF a cloud
burst!
The boy would now have avoided the
gorge, but he stood already above IT, Skirt
Ing along on the slope, he attempted tS
Omaha daily bee., 1896-11-15

and lashng at the roots of the alder.
Down the river now there came the mon
ster stump of tree. 1t pitched and plunged
but 1t rode, nevertheless with its trunk
side up and the Gnarled and twisted net
work of roots submerged. Swinging and
tumbling in the angry flood, 1t plunged di-
rectly toward the boy. lie saw with hor
ror that he struggled in its path and that
nothing could prevent ii from grinding and
tearing him from his anchorage. He also
felt that alder giving and slipping from it's
rocky hold Then as the stump came toss
ing on, he formed a sudden and daring
plan.
lie would ride the stump!
He gave himself a desperate, wonderful
lift ON the alder branch. as the stump was
about TO crush his bones, and found himself
clinging to the mOnstrous thing and lying
across part of the bush that had broken
away at the last fateful moment
Now began a terrible ride, for the stump
was pitched. twisted, hurled, buried by
the water. thrown over underlying bouders
and jerked about in frightful manner The
boy, who had ridden the bull and the mus
tang so easily. bled at the nose and was
halfway stunned by the awful "bucking"
OF the floating stump; but he clung as never
he had clung to horse or calf nor all the
| throes of this dreadful steed undid his
grip nor shook those muscles OF steel from
| their desperate clasp.
Down and out Of the gorge they raced on
the heavllg river, and below the water
spread to run in a broad and Swallowing
current across the valley. The rain had
ceased, although the lightning sullenly
| flashed from time to time and the thunder
growled and grumbled from afar.
The stump was grounded while yet the
| floods were surging around. Half an hour
| later Harold, weak and weary, made his
way through the mud and slowly trickling
rills. to his fathers cottage Still grasped
In his hand he held the alder branch, and
the roots OF II, in turn, were clinging still
around a white, rain-washed piece OF the
rock wherein 1t had grown
The fearful night was over at last and
morning smiled again. Little Elhe' sale
and sound, lisped her tales TO them all
Miner Bill had fetched her home
Harold, my boy" said the invalid father,
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a few days later, can you find the spot again
where your alder grew"
Yes" said Harold, "why?"
'f you can" Mr.. Min,on replied, sur
pressing a rising excitement. "we'n have
money enough for operations and every
thing else we can wish, for the piece OF
rock in the roots of the alder that saved
your life, was broken from a ledge and is
rich in gold"
The Alder mine" is famous now, and
Harold smiles to see his father hopping
about the place" again, and much more
lively, indeed, than "a cricket in heated
skillet" PHILIP VERRILL MIGHELS.
Omaha daily bee., 1896-11-15

with me?" And he swallowed half the
tumblorful. The soldier convinced that
everything was all right then drained the
glass.
A retired army officer. quoted in the
Washington Times, says that the fellow otl-
GERS of General Custer used to tell him
that II was not good for an officer to assoc
ciate with privates Custer. however, per-
sistCntly disregarded this unwritton law and
might be seen, day after day joking and
laughing In the midst of 4 group OF men.
Finally the officers decided they would stand
it no longer and appointed a spokesman to
reason with the general. This spokesman
approached where the plush Jacket
and yellow curls were towering above
group which surrounded the general Call
ing him aside. the spokesman said: Cen
eral We officers would like to know why you
associate with the men instead VI with us,
as you should?" "Oh, WE'LL" said Custer,
turning on his heel. II can learn more from
them than | can from you.'
This story about the queen Of Denmark
is said to be new. When the body OF Erics-
son was being taken back to his native
country on the Baltimore, the vessel stopped
for short time at Copenhagen, and Colonel
Clark Il. Carr, the United States minister
to Denmark paid visit to the officers of tho
vessel accompanied by the queen OF Dem
family Drawing close TO the minister dur
ing the journey. her majesty said to HIM:
Il have always thought great deal of your
country and do yet; but there is one thing
have against 1t. When | was a poor girl
my sisters and | were able TO make a little
money by raising cabbages and sending
them to the United States. But now that
you have put a duty on cabbages, our poor
girls are no longer able to do that When
you go back therefore won't you please see
that the duty is taken of foreign cabbages'
SO as to give our girls chance?'
A subscription has just been started in
London, under the patronage Of the prince
of Wales, which has for its aim the res-
toration of the old church Of Burnham
Thorpe where Nelson was baptized, and
where his mother and father lie buried, 1t
is the intention of the committee that has
the subscription in charge to have the win
dows of the church decorated with scenes
recalling the career of the victor of Traial-
gar During his lic Nelson often CA
pressed a desire to be buried at Burnham
Thorpe and nothing but command OF the
kim; prevented his body from reposing there,
instead of beneath the beautifully sculp-
tured tomb in ST. Pauls cathedray. Rc-
Gently his column in Trafalgar square, Lon-
don was decorated in honor of his last bat
tie fought October 2l 1906.
Omaha daily bee., 1896-11-15

he suddenly slipped from the horses back
and quite as quickly leaped astride that OF
the scornful calf. "Hil Yi!" he yelled In
glee. The animal, astonished, beloved
In an awful voice and jumped. buckled.
eayorted, gyrated and finally tore about the
place in a mad career, enraged and terri
Gracious, william. why don't you call
and make him stopl His neck will surely be
broken" said the woman who stood on the
porch, Rghast at the antics pointed out by
her husband
"Oh I love 10 see him" the man replied,
81 used TO be active and strong myself It's
klorlous 10 he so full o, youthful spiritsi
Omaha daily bee., 1896-11-15
Too Much Cocktail.

The results OF the election have made
a Chicago man prohibitionist, Some friends
suggested or Tuesday evening that each
man should drink cocktail for every state
bulle;lned for Mckinley. "Will | ever"
he asks, drink any more cocktails during
tho residue of my stay on earth? Not II
/ should live to be as old as Mcthusaleh,
The absorption OF about thirty in one night
has all but made me n prohibti0nlst ana
with the recollection OF my feelings on the
morning OF November 4 still fresh / think
I'd even chance free silver rather than an
other cocktail"
Omaha daily bee., 1896-11-15
GOSSIP ABOUT NOTED PEOPLE.

1t was often said of NJ Adrien Leon, who
has just died near Bayonne, France that he
saved the republic by single vote. on
February 27, 1875, when tho remodeling OF
tho constitution was debated NJ WALTON S
amendment, fixing the conditions for the
election OF the president, was regarded as
the crucial test on which the fate OF France
depended. Leon, sitting In the right cen
ter, hestated, but was persuaded by Gam
beta to support the republicans at the last
moment, and the amendment was carried by
a majority of one.
story that is possibly more ingenious
than true has Just gained circulation In
Europe II is to the effect that at the bat
tie OF Plevna General Skobelen's life was
saved by a young Pole The Russian com
mander, as rscompense, offered the man his
choice between 100 rubles and the cross OF
St. George The Pole deliberated a while
and then asked what the decoration was
worth when Informed that its intrinsic
value was about rubles he said: IN take
the cross and SO rubles.'
Dr. MallIOt whose statue General Blllot,
tho French minister OF war. Will soon unyeil
at Briey, was the first surgeon TO employ
quinine in the French army. He made ms
experiments with the drug In Algiers, His
greatest difficulty was to overcome the re-
pugnance that his fever patients felt for II.
A surgeon who was attached to the staif
OF Dr. Maillot in Bone relates that once
soldier who appeared to be In the last
stages of marsh fever begged the nurses with
tears to take away the "bitter powder
which he was sure was poison. Or, Maillot
dissolved ;he quinine In a glass OF water.
you fool" he said, "will you take a drink
Omaha daily bee., 1896-11-15
THE FIRST STEP.
Cleveland Leader.

Cleveland Leader. -
1 care not for affairs or state
Let politicians have their way;
Though others find the same old grind,
To me but one thing comes to mind:
My boy has walked alone today!
What though the Turk Is made to quake
And tidal waves engulf Cathay?
The ills that fret folks DER the sea
For once do not appeal 10 me;
My boy has walked alone today!
oh, little one, you pattcr DER
The floor i'm such a cautious way;
God grant that as through life you go
No stumbling blocks may lay you low
You who have learned to walk today!