'flagsicpHg J ' t V.W. v - M . tw ' 7". fr.ev -VWl & - 'V v 'fc iv-i- ld - V"""- ., T 35PJf $ ' J ' I.,' ft , -v.. - a r r n sail. IU! WTMKR LAFLW MILLS. OF ONC OF CHICAGO'S rMT. LEGAL LIGHTS. f Pabll SpMch, tt I In the rf- , MMi uri Cite the Brueat r ww waas wanvictieB. . PpaeW OBrmrondeeo&l fhHlllll 8e. 8. Whim I.nthfr f.if. .JjBJfcigees te a rural court Iiouse te yfll Mr prosecute an accused person, MM atasads a loud chorus of adorn- .HV ; 1 aaM Jefea Ritchie, the great short- fjMaVwperter, If Luther Laflin Mills -JMM mat orator, like the rcpute of MatM Henry, Burke, Webster, and se irL,MB flitchle said Luther Laflin .. Ml vat just that kind of speaker. Te tmt before thb Chicago man when he Mpt be prepared for a big speech was, at Jakm Rkchle' entntnn. n nrlvlWn sttttebe waived. 1 have consulted , aaaj persons lew critical; 1 have read A areas of Chicago for thirteen years; 1 bare visited the advecate and mens- Blinds with him; I have felt the In- UlMtiea that he was a distinguished ,aailn a genuinely great man, net the flats of any fashion, but the in&ld of aa aaauring form. JE " s. v flT mrmm &t v bbjkv 'aaasaaMaal i7Ja & a y saaaa sGaav99ave!a9S 'a buiutif i&run aiil.l s-J fc;h? gregatlennl church at Chicago and saw fcttx mimaiuj uiu uuu uiubuiii uueau ui luiuu. .'- places with that air of familiarity which ; J- comes te tne regular attendant, striking '?P ill vmimp nfrntrr wltli fitmn At. tlin ; 3y rn i tiritl i 1 mr tntnrMt A no I . VMW....esU .J .b.. A P't. Hera was biv aillniLv. I liked him. Hn sMt was bored. I was 6erry for hiui. But v.. the picture of geed nature. Tl.e ablemnest organ hater and pralm singer i fi or them all would net havclo&tteleranco M MW MUII(j MWB bl.4,VUI. UI1.U OVUICU m tMm the boy. Thcre was a clever cxiire- vtJaleB In the faces of his sisters. It bald i K& 4W MaTMi 4l t.A l.l.u . . 3 HI CUIA.i iiltab IIIU UlVillUI Vllil IlUlV IU V ,laa.VA tt. YaA niinrlnr rtt nn Imnr nnil iUn Krf4J UhaV. 1,1, a.....ln,1 .. Itl. !. taeught that he would it wcre only a xci wiui me preparation ier al he fell asleep. The forelock ableden his face, there was a bister- : "t v. aw rampus ana tne cimsteneu sinner P-Srl-i .l ! W WIIR. i! r TatTMlcrh tlin enrninn mr liern tlni.nretl KJi .-" "- " "" i0 WW ICIgU Ol dreamland. Already ;vaalitted In liis service, I could lmvs Maaad him well ever the happy border. BTWenuy UKlng him as well, the sisters Vara bear with thu salvation of Ma ithx! 3,aaae in the rich fleck. I left the church. rvbeMeving that habit had made tliu S.ib ' kdLV.n.... ..1. ...... -.11 .!.. ' "St The youth was net annoyed. Thefchtrrs ; iWm jealous that he should keep all the t igivyumiva. iuiuirvu uuuuv nun ill lliu LwoeagreBation. Oh, yes. That was Lu Kt&'tkcr Laflin Mills already with the lone; jLMune, you sec the brightest member of VL. 4L.CA.U..I !. rf-f-l.l-.. l.'l &.a mm eubiuij ui mu uuuiuu r leece, nil as- KV MntlltlAM t l.n r....... l....l. 1.. ww.mtv V n.u juuilg WIlllIWIl (tUViln:, which disbanded when bome deacon de clared it te be t inatrimunial agency. Would that all w Ickcdiicsi might perish with a resistance be feeblcl jr wujjt ivui jtun liner nij uuug man fctpi. was elected States ntterncr fur Cmik S .county. That is. it fell te u lad te tirese- cute all the,crimlnals of this legion, te i We, f9 address courts und confront the f Aj. devil in all the aspects u lilcli my lord tlu ilavll nut. nn ... rl. :.... rr .1... r it, "w . ium v ui vuikaKUt vi lint i''".( ....... ... ...,.,! I I. " I !. .vltnas net I who was te be tried. The r atgbt following years wcre icmarkable kSt for the oratory that decorated the nresn- iph catien of justice in Chicago. Talk irees Pjjr for ererythiug in court. The state had 'ajf Um orator. Yeung or old, celebrated or ?s"i'iaerelT ambitious, noue of the Chicaue E5 lawyers, save Emery Sterrs alone, had -a Tvj (OMen tengue te match the oice of the .Mate which soke in the mouth of L? UK&er unain Mills. Every cause in p-jg court was a great event. The trial of Kihtbe county commissioners (a periodical ''& tlilnir In rHile. il. !! r .. Eya bailOTB, the trial of Alviim McKee, thu y- inai and ucatn or Sherry and Connelly T ineae maucrs suinceu.te set tlie town X' talking of our orator. p- It remained for Judco McAllister, in 1;4 ATAntlllfv tnnw irtfil filr ...in lti.r..e out-Hered all the panegyrists. "This pmeaer," said the most eminent of our jurists (dead new), "was undoubtedly oeavicted by means of that H.-culi.ir in in ieflnable power w hich thu state's attor ney possesses ever juries. Tliis influence, which noteno out of many hundreds of our bar jiesscbscs, is a fact net te be ignored en motions for new trials; for I have been taught by e.po e.pe e.po rieace and observation that w itli a law yer of only ordinary ability opjiescd, the .state's attorney, in nine cases out of ten, will secure a verdict of guilty, net only when there is a waut of evidence te sup port it, but a clear preponderance against It k seedless te say that all subsequent juries wcre refreshed by citations of Judge McAllister, as a proof that the thief in hand ought te go fiee. The murder of Officer Itace; the trial of Lamb and Fricdbtsrg; the trial of Angell, Psier Stevens and his imtrilnrr.l el.il, l $, wife, as the city editors loved te head the ;- ease; Or. Earll: the trl.il nf n... -. fei" Wers; the trial and hanging of Tracy; t"r """"m eiuriaia nnu ner llll i e Bfiaenment thrn ntttltnea Anii .. 1 r"a,ch 'eacJtcnicnt a puiTing and sin .W praising of the young state's atter- -S TV . ,,aB no Paaiiej in w estern ' aauarience. Enw. inniir-n tn...ii! a. -.v.j nuiiu. mu man who ca carried 12,000 extra votes te his , Ueket at last lest man v te his rimi r,ri. mmm nn evnnt l.n...l rr-l.. . . '?&; one great prosecutor cam in paaether, and elequence grew still in our T Hin rooms. t J unnvaled advecate went te his ti rivate offlce and passed from f i.n ruin. f i Jrrlflc1 knaves te appear as the pillar t V,af their support, I dislike such a trans- ; aswen, eui It has been accompanied by aaaay bright apparitions of nolile oratory -todafauseeftherisht. It has rehWd T"?'0 '"any artificial lights. It left Luther Laflin Mills his natural aadiur. When he sjeaks, wise men fi excluding the feels. The tribute mm friend and fee, from client and op flaunt, from debtor and creditor, lias Iwajs been like the renowned McAllls sra. Oodmade lather Lallln Mills an fater. Of lata rears the most uotabie mdut. THE LANCASTER DAILY INTELLIGENCER, SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 7, ance of Luther Lnflln Mild out e? 'Chi cago has been At Columbus, O., In the tally snect cases, where he confronted Jehn McSwccney. Luther Laflin Mills carried with him the nrenm of celebrity. HI fame sat about him, and when he spoVe I swear te the reader that won drous garment did netfall off. The press reported his speeches. Of McSweeney and Mills the leading editor saidt "The former was known before he came here, and the greatness of the latter has been the amazing feature of the trial." What is orator? Why has It died when men still lere it se dearly? I can only say that I have It from Luther Laf lin Mills mat Micro is no elocution, it docs net exist. Hew docs he leek? Small, growing stout, a wan, spare face, a beautiful eye, n piercing, earnest gaze. All the arts of sudden pleasing are in him at their summit. He is charmed te meet you. He knew your father, or saw your horse, or noticed the sign ever your deer doubt net that you nre famous with him! If jeu be n scribe, come into his sanctum and let the knaves wait. Netice the literary bce that buzzes in orators' bonnets. What In tlie dilference that separates the twain arts? Who can tell? I am proud Chicago has a great orator, yet I might wish orators wcre writers. If 1 transcribe a speech of Lu ther Laflin Mills notlcenlw ays the long nanie I shall niakehim simply n writer. The dark eye. the menacing finger, the tcrrifjing earnestness where nre they? I sce him standing in n cemetery at Its dedication. "The grave yard," 6ajs that sweet roice, "Is the world's great pulpit. Ne custom hinders, no prejudice prevents; men, women nnd children gather around it. Grief slngsaseng of thuheait, mem ory recites the virtues of the dead te eager cars. Faith preaches the Immor tal Iife and nil the voices say, 'Amen.'" I ccase te quote ns I think of the decision of Judge MeAIIiitcr, for what man w as ever Hncd out of his reason by tlie handing te hlmef a written jiecm? Hew could I quote the "Miirgucrite" of Nils son, tlie "Prodigal Sen" of Dubufc, the opening chords of the oerture of "Lur line?" It cannot be done. I cnti only bear testimony that my great city has an orator whose name will forever em bellish our annals. Itaro ns is the gen ius of public speech, the genius still re mains. As Montaigne in his lorable twcnty-Be until chapter tells me that friendship exists and that thu ancients looked for it ns tlie Jews for tlie 5Ics siali, se 1 leek upon this rare man of our alley an orator appearing among men te excite them with II res that etaouise must smolder. Sometimes, howeer, I am Impatient that oratory should be apprenticed te the trade of law, nnd cam lis bread lilu n shoemaker, Jehn McOevern, HENRY HITCHCOCK. Skrlrti of the New l'mlilrnt i.f llm Aiut'i Irnn Ilur ApmicIhIIiiii. Henry Hitchcock, who has recently been elected president of the American liar association, comes of n family of high standing in tlie profession of the law. His grandfather, Samuel Hitch cock, of Vermont, wan n United States ciicuit judge in 1801. His father, Henry Hitchcock, was chief justice of Alabama. T h e present Henry Hitchcock w n s born in 1827; wan graduated from tlie University of Naslnille, Tenn., in 1810, nnd from Ynleiniai8. He studied law mid went te St. Leuis. 1IE.NKY mtciiceck. When the St. Leuis law 6choel, in which he becume a professor, was flnt thought of in lfcCO, he had beceme ene of the lead ing practitioners of that city. Mr. Hitchcock was identillcd with the Unitid States military uerice during the chil war ns judge ndvoc.ite en (Jen. Slicrm.iu's statf. He was one of thu founders nud has been an active inemlier of the American liar association; and fiein the date of Its organization he has liecii a muiulier of tlie jurisprudence committee He has been president of the Missouri State liar association nud tlie St. Leuis Dar association. In 1883 he was associated with I'd ward J. Phelps, Clark-son N. Petter, William M. Karts and ethers en the fcpeci.il coiumlttce for the relief of the United States supreme court, and prepared a majority report, which was adopted by the association after debate. It has since been the basis of nil their action for the relief of the United States suprcmoceuit. Mr. Hitch cock was also the organizer of tlie Cixil Scivice Reform association of Missouri. As professor, dean and provost of the St. IiOiils Law school he has done geed work. cy mk I'lmiuru'a Munuiiient. New YertK, Sept, 5. Tlie Btatue which tlie veteran firemen of New Yerk in tend te cud seen in Central park rep resents n ilgure of a tjpical llienmii in the attitude of listening te the alarm in order te cateh tlie extent of the lire. ZZJh TIIK MONUMENT. Tlie figure is of bronze, nine feet high, and the base is et granite, twehe feet high. Brenzu emblematic Inscriptions are also en it, and at each of the four corners there are emblematic flambeaux. Tlie best bculpters of New Yerk city en tered into competition for this work, and tlie award was made te Hcnrv Ilarrer. ' Simeral (te waiter Bring me two eggs, toast and butter, and a cup of tea. Waiter Yes, bir. Hew will jeu haie your eggs, sir? Simeral Fresh. Epoch. if iDI2.yeu ,8hoet anything dewu in Maine" asked the Inquiring neighbor of the returned sportsman. "Oh, yes," said the truthful sportsman, ruthfully. "I shot all the rapids.' liosteu Journal. w7- --. . THE BIG LONDON STRIKE. SOME OF THC REASOMi FOR IT8 EXISTENCE BRIEFLY STATED. The Cetnmrrc of the VTerM'i Met rope! It Is Net te Vml m n ttu llcfars th Upcnltic of the Hurt Cannt, Which Itev Itev Itev otntleiiUel the Eiut Imlla Tnul. Ne labor treuble of recent years has Attracted greater attention from think ing men and women than the vast up rising of low paid workers en and about the East Londen decks. But the causes which have led up te the action of the men in going out and the stubborn re fusal of the employers te grant the six six ence ndvance asked for are net well understood in the United States. In the course of a recently printed editorial ar ar ticle The New Yerk Sun set forth these causes with such singular lucidity ns te wnrrant the transfcrrence of n geed or tien thereof te these celutans. AN ANXtOUS MOMENT. "Te understand tlie present strike of the Louden deck laborers and the un willingness of the deck companies te grant nil the demands of the laborers," says The Sun, "we must keep in i low the fundamental fact that tlie iwrt of Londen seme tline since entered en n period of decadence Until the open ing of thu Suez canal and for soiue j ears thereafter the oliune of its foreign trade rapidly expanded. During theso geed limes the wages of all classes of workers rose. Cern nnd timber jierteis (the highest class of deck laborers) and stoicdercs earned fiem 10 te 515 n week. In 1872 the casuals of tue of the decks, the Londen nnd St. ICntlicrine and the West and Last India, Btruck and obtained ten cents tin hour iu tlie place of sixty-two and u half cents n day. Te defeat n similar combination the Millnall decks imported country la bor, which they have retained te this day. "When the economical consequences of the Suez canal wcre fully levealed, it was plain that the tide or counncrce had tinned against Londen. Tlie slew In crease in tlioelumo of goods handled wns miicli mero than counterbalanced ' by the shrinking of vnluesand of piellts. The transshipment trade was lovoht levoht loveht tionlzed by tlie opening of the direct route iaSuez te the European conti nent; goods formerly housed In Londen were unleaded straight fiem the ocean csstl te the continental beat. The ie suit el ,d. hulling piellts has lieeu n downwind t -nil ncy in all the grades of labor employ ed liy the decks nnd wharves of East Louden. This tendency has been accelerated by the unceasing drift of foreign and provincial labor into tlie metropolis, which has geno en simul taneously with the slirinknge of employ ment. "It Is necessary te bear lu mind the decline of Ixiuden's foreign counncrce and its depressing elfeet upon the deck companies in order te comprehend the stubbornness with which, while yielding en most points te the strikers, they have 6et their faces ngaiiibt the demand for tuehe cents nn hour for piece work. What Is new paid, and what piece work, us distinguished fiem contract weik, means in llibt Londen, will be presently made clear. Hut llrst let us get borne exact notion of the number of deck la borers, btovedeiesnnd ethers who could by any jiesslbility take part in this rtiike. VL ' Tin: BTituaau: ren dread, "Then the term deck labor is iu Londen properly applied only te the employment offered bj tlie import trade. Tlie expert trade is handled by the btoederes, with whom the bhipew tiers contract iliiectly, und for whose work the deck companies are iu uowise responsible. "New as te the grieauees co -lnl iiud of. These de net nrise in conned ion with the pay of the ivermanent laborers, but out or the methods of employ ing tlie casual or ii regular labor. In the West and Iiist India decks tlie contract sys teui decs net obtain, but what is called "piece w ei L" is distributed nineng tlie inegularly employed. That is te say, when the company lias undertaken a turticular job, Htch ns the unloading et a lai go steamer, a number of irregulars nre taken en for tlie day by tlie com pany's feicman and paid ten cents an hour. As an encouragement te geed work, and preUdcd the task lias been accomplished at n certain rate of prellt te the company, a "plus'1 is divided among the members of the gang. Te the ordinary workman this plus acr ageB oue cent an hour. Counting in the plus, the daily earnings of tlie irregular hands at the India decks have averaged In recent y cars 87 cents. "In the Londen and St. Katherine decks both piece work and the contract syblem are retorted te. luthe feinier dse the men nre paid directly by the company, and receive ten cents nnlieur. Hut half the w erk of these decks is let out te small contracterj, generally chosen from the permanent laborers. This system has naturally led te sweat ing that Is, te tlie coercing of labeiers by the bub-contracters te accept starva tion wages. Iu 18S0 the casuals struck against this system. Tlie company yielded nnd required the 'ganger, bub bub bub contracter, head of n gang, te pay his hands a minimum of twtlve cents an hour. It is said, hewever, that this regulation is evaded by seciet bribejy nud coiruptien. "We nre new in a position te under stand the ultimatum of tlie I'st Louden tinkers. They demaud that the con tract bystemshall be utterly-swept ewuy. All work gitcn te the iiregularly em em pleyed must be piece w erk. Te this do de mand, as well as te the stipulation that no casual workman shall be discharged until he has a chance te earn fiftv cents, the deck cemjwnicj earlv espiessed a willingness te nccede. What was re fused was the demand that under the piece work system the men shall recefve a minimum of twelve cents au hour. They refused bocaue Ihey haiyp hither- 4, hi C r ft l ' JDf i" rer since leta, pant but ten cents, nnd because the plus has net In recent years aicragcd nbove ene cent nn hour te each laborer. Thny say that at twclre cents an hour there would le net only no plus, but scarcely any profit te the compa nies." The methods of work uiwii the Londen decks nre nekflt nil like theso employ cd In New Yerk nnd ether American ports. Few of the Improved methods of hand ling freight used in the United States are known there, tcrhain, among ether rea sons, because of the decreasing amount of huslnctti te be handled. The methods Of hiring extra men have been described se often iu the newspapers since tlie beginning of the strike as te rc rc qulre no special mention here. The two cuts given show the gang wnltlng for the announcement of men wanted te be made, nnd the mad rush that ensues when bread is distributed te tlie unem ployed. They are from Tlie Londen Graphic. ALL WELL ALONG IN YEARS JOHNNY MULLEN, THOMAS ROONEY AND MRS. ELIZABETH LARNED. Tlie llrnl Nnini.l Mn In Jlnlnn unit C'Uhnt ,.10 Vrnni, tlie Srcuml In Mlclil Kiin nnil tlulum 107, nnd llm Thlril Mill Mini Ilj- l;-nili the Ontiiry IJnr. Wlie wns it saidthcie are no ery old people iu tlie New World? Whoever he may lne been he must hide his dimin ished head, rer sen cely a week passes newaday h tint the uewspnpcrs de net unearth some individual who has passed the line marking tlie first century. This m ticle deals with ene Themas ltoeney, who has passed the line by 60cral years, Mrs. Larncd, who is about te step across It if grim death docs net 6tcp in and prevent, nnd "Johnny" Mullen, of Oxford, Mc., whose age is claimed te be 130 odd y eais. The eldest man iu Oxford, Me., Is Johnny Mullen, who was bem in tlie north of Inland, and claims te be 180 years of nge or thereabouts. He is of about thu medium height, very thin nnd 6inew-y, and w itline surplus flesh en IiIh body. His eyesight Is keen, but he complaint! of ilefecthoclghten cry near things, though he has never used specta cles. He is beginning te get deaf, and his only complaint Is of a "tired feeling" after working u bliert time. His parents, Chailc3 nnd llridget Mullen, wcre linen weavers and qulte well off. They had two lieya nnd tw e girls. One of the lirst things that Johnny can remember Is crawling ncres3 the fleer te his mother nnd crying with fright, while the dreaded pi ess gang searched the heuse for his futher. As een ns he was btieng enough te stand nlone and tall enough te reach the weav ing harness, he commenced te wet 1: ut the loom until u litlle eer SI ycarsef age. Then the Mullens, hearing feiich glow ing accounts of n new and w onder ender tul country, of its great fertility and the freedom of its land te nil, sold out nud cicvucd the ocean te St. Jehn, N. B. All the family, except Johnny, went te Ues ten In u sleep. Mullen get u job in n sawmill lu St. Jehn, where he thinks he stepped about thirty yearn, ns u little boy he ilrat get acquainted with there grow grew grow te manhood, mar ried and hail sev eral childien be be be fere he left. Iu the Biiiiunera he worked in the sn w mill, and nleug thu coast in the winters when '$ the null was net running. After uwhilu he tiled JOI'nnv MUUXN. of St. Jehn, nnd with two friends hired out en n counter nrul came te Cape Eliza beth, Me., where he lived Bome years. He next went te Portland and then te Westbi oek, w here he fei tunately secured a job lugging new wet biiek in Haw ke'a brickyard. 'Iliis was sucii a nice job he stuck te it for been years. When he had Raved a little money he bought a faun at Raymond and settled down. Soen after he iiiauicd MissLirzie llryaut and had lle childien. His wife finally deserted him and went te the bad. His tliree boys died young, and his two datightera weik iu tlie facteiy at Ox ford. Johnny could uet make ti living off his farm, aa it was btnall, peer nnd rocky, be he commenced digging ditches for ether men. He was an expert nt this, and seen his fume ns u ditch digger spread abroad iu the land. Ter twenty lie years he followed this work in Ray mond, Uridgten, Casco, etc., and nil the country leiiud. Emally he sold out nud went te Oxford, w here his first job w.-u tlie cxciMitiun for the foundation of the woolen fattery. AVhen the facteiy opened Mr. Robinson, the manager, gae Johnny the position of night watchman. He smoked stieiig tobacco "like a steam engine" nil night te keep awake. At this tiuie Mr. .Mullen was probably 100 yea is old. His irregular habits, sleep less nights, the malaria of 6wauips and the poison of tobacco de net beein te li.ie impaii iThis constitution. About the yeans nge he began te fail a little; net fiem bii'kucss, but from n gradual weakening of all his physical powers. He left elf regular wink two y cars age, only doing light work. In his young days Johnny went te New Yerk city, and relates many intei estmg stories of that city in "ye olden time." he v as ene of the llrst gang that commenced coopering iu Virginia, aniT the only ene who steed the chuiate with out sickness. He attributes this te his care iu wearing warm woolens when net working, keeping out of the night air and net touching intoxicating liquors. After wandering around he letuiued te Maine, and new does most of the work en his farm of fifty-three acies in Harrison. His diet has always been ery plain, and his habits nre veiy regular. Wormwood, which he steeps in ;i strong tea nnd drinks when "out of sorts," is his only medicine. He has btutlied the habits of all nature's living filings, and is quiten natural philosopher in his way. Themas Roenoy lives In Premont, Newaygo county, Mich. He was lierii in Ireland in 17S- "and by this token" is new 107. In his early life he was n bteck raiser, and n buccessrul one, tee. Later he came te the new world and locat ed at Terente, btill later he ic ic meved te Mount ,'lirV Purest, whcie he -S grew lieh and prosperous! as a farmer. In 18?!1. TllOMiS hOONUY. ,10W0cr ,l0 Je. cided te leave Canada, and then took up hia abode In Hollea. Mich., whence he removed te hi3 present home. He is a member or I he Episcopal church in geed ami regular standing nnd has been the rather of feui tern children, four of whom nre new living IIU declining years are alee gladdened by thirty-six grandchildren anl tifty-thice great-craildchiidicu. !A fWv it m W Mrs. Elizabeth E. Lamed, of Central Tails, R. I., Is an Interesting old lady, who Is just en the verge of a rntury of life. Slie was born in Dudrfjr, Maxi., Jan. 10, 1700. Her maiden name was Elizabeth Eaten, tier parents wcre Jehn Elliett Eaten and Elizabeth Davis Eaten. Her father was a surgeon in the revolutionary army, being a resident of Spencer, Mass., at that time. After the war he moved te Dudley and settled. In 1810 Miss Eaten married Merris Limed, of Dudley, where she remained all her life, until seven years age, when she moved te Central Falls. Mr. Larned died ten years age. Their children num ber thirteen, of whom only Are are new living. Mrs. Larned has twcnty-flve grandchildren living, and her great grandchildren are tee numerous te be correctly estimated even by members of the family. Mrs. Larncd Bleeps a great deal of the time, and nt times docs net care te leave her room. Within the last few vcars Cilin tsrnst vas fnn1 . ww "HO fIJ 1UI1U lu) crs. but has P(J grown Indifferent I of late. She Is considered te be In geed health, nnd can read with spectacles a little, but rarely at tempts te, as she appears te have no wish te read. Her sight and hearing have re cently failed her. MRS. LAIINEU. and slie speaks very seldom of old times tince. She has been a great knitter in her time, but her failing sight has de prived her of that pastime. ner home is with her married daughter, Mrs. Cor Cer delia Dav isen. She is a direct descend ant of Jehn Elliett, the great Indian apostle. Her grandfather, Jeshua Eaten, a clergyman of Spencer, married Sarah Elliett, a granddaughter of Jehn Elliett Mrs. Larned's father was the" first phy sician in Dudley, Mass. Tlie Indians worshiped and regarded hltn as a "great mediciue man," and he was highly es teemed by all who knew him. HIS NARROWEST ESCAPE. An Incident In the Lire of Alexander It. nf UimsIa. Sticclnl CorrtpenJenc& Nr.w YeitK, Sept. 5. "Pejarl pojerl" (a flic, a fire!) "adayon?"(whereisit7) "Lleuteranskaya tscrkev, bliz Morska Merska Morska ve kanala" (the Lutheran church, near the Marine canal). And the excited crowd tere past me nt full speed, their hearso voices and trampling feet echoing weirdly through thu ghostly silence of the clear, frosty night. Tlie clang of the alarm bells through the still air and the signal lanterns that gleamed against the dark sky from oue or theso tall watch towers which abound In St. Petersburg (as In every ether Rus sian city) were net needed te watn me that another great fire had broken out; furthered glaie which rese above the snow covered reefs of the tall idindewy houses, waxing nnd waning by tuins hl.e the llame of some vast lamp, told its own story. In another moment I was running as fast as I could toward the scene, of action. Uy the time I reached it a large crowd was gathered around the spot, nnd ene glauce showed me that the flames had aheady made formidably progress. The lower part of the Lutheran church a geed sized building of brick and painted timber, standing en tlie bank of ene of theso great canals w hich run like veins tlueugh the whole extent of tlie Russian capital was completely wrapped in llames, which were ceiling around the woolen spire, and darting like snakes in and.eut of the doers nnd w Indews. Beneath that infernal splendor the gloomy canal looked like n stream of bleed, and the countless upturned faces seemed wan and ghastly as cerpses.w hile through the rolling smeke the massive tow era of the churches en the opposite bank looked dim and vast, like threaten ing giants. And new the fire engines came rattling up, nud the hclmcted fig uies surging te nnd fro luthe glare of fhe llames, together with the thunder of hoofs and wheels, the billowy smoke, the shadowy crowd iu the background, nnd the crash or railing stones and blaz ing timbers, gave te tlie whele sccne quite the elfeet of a siege or a battle. This effect was suddenly and pictur esquely heightened by a very unexpect ed incident. Unseen by the crowd thrce of tlie firemen had planted n ladder against tlie burning building, and as the using wind whirled aside the thickening smeke Ter ene moment they could be seen en the 1 oef, beating in tlie skylight w ith their uxes te make an opening rer thu nozzle of the fire iiose, which they had dragged up along with them. The countless spectators held their breath te watch the fate of this daring attempt. Rut all at ence a mighty bheut broke forth amid the sudden silence ns tliree horsemen came clattering up te tlie spot und sprang from their saddles iu the midst of an open space which seemed te clear itself all of n sudden, as if by magic, in tlie very thickest of the throng. In tlie rorcmest or the three I recog nized tlie tall Ilgure, stieng, harsh feat ures and rich uniform of Oen. Trepetf, the minister of police The second a flue looking man iu the prime or !fe, dressed as nn eflicer of tlie Imperii! guard was unmistakably the tlraud Duke Nicholas, the emperor's younger bieth ,who held the double rank of commander-in-chief of the Russian army nnd head of the Imperial Pire brigade. Tlie haniUome face and thick grayUh brown mustache, that bhewed themselves beneath the geld laced military cap or tlie third man, would have told any by stander (even without the profound re spect bhewu te him by all around) that he was no ether than the czar, Alexan der II or Kusala. The arrival or these distinguished spec tator, nnd the energetic action or tlie Grand Duke Nicholas who pressed nt ence te the front iu virtue or his position ns commander or the fire brigade spurred en t!iofii"iuenterresliexertioiis, inul they buckled te their work like heroes. The emperor himself kept en couraging the brave fellows with voice and gesture, and in doing se ventured somewhat closer te the blaziug walls than seemed altogether safe te the minister of lelice, whom 1 could hear making urgent remenstrances, te which the czar, in hie excitement, paid no attention whatever. And new for a time it really seemed ns if tlie fire would be mastered after all. Fortunately, the church steed by itself in the midst of u bread, open space, llanked by the canal, and thus, the near est houses being tee far off te run any risk of catching lire, the men were nble te concentrate their whole attention upon tlie burning building itself. Presently a dull rumble, thrlce repeat ed, was beard within the building, and then thu splre itself was seen te shake and totter. "Loek out!" reared a hundred voices at ence, "the tower's fulling!" There came a crash like the discliarge or n dozen cannon and a 6peut or fire shot up Inte the very sky, while a haii or sparks and pieces or burning weed enme pelting down upon the crowd amid a thick gust of hgt, 6tfling smoke. a2&& w."m sv kk; 1889., Just then I saw Oen. Trefl seize the emperor by the arm and drag him forci bly backward, net an instant tee seen, for the next moment a htige blazing beam, et least twelve feet long, fell crashing upon the very spot where they had just been standing, fllnglngaBhewer of flaming splinters ever the czar and hij rescuer. " "Parden my boldness If 1 tell your majesty plainly," said the general em phatically, "that your presence here, and the risk te which it cxKsr you, can only hamper our work nnd distract our attention, if your majesty will be guided by mc, you will withdraw nt once," The Grand Duke Nicholas seconded the entreaty, nnd the czar reluctantly withdrew. Dut, although he knew it net, the day en which hu had se nar rowly escaped death wan destined te be fatal te him after all; for en that very day, nine years Inter, the hand of a Midlist assassin hurled the bomb that reached his life. David Keu. SIOUX CITY'S PRIDE. The Cern I'atacs or 1880 trill lis the rinrtt Ever Erected. Sioux City will seen cemplete her third corn palace, which will be the central object of Interest in her third annual harvest festival. The corn pal aces of her two preceding festivals at tracted se much attention that the com ing ene will be en a larger nnd better plan. Of course this structure will net be built of corn alone, seeing that that would be u rather unstable material; but it tv ill be "finished" in coin nnd decerated with the same, and its large exhibition halls will show that grain or ranged in all forms of beaut v, COItN PALACU OF 18S0. The palace will lw 210 feet long nnd 120 feet wide, nnd will have a central tower 200 feet high. Most of the inte rior will be comprised in nn auditorium 233 rcet long, w ith n inusie stand and the most approved arrangements Ter acoustic. cffectsT" Tlie musle tills year will Ijo by the rauiousSeventy-lirth Regi ment band of New Yerk. It is scaicely pobible te describe the peculiar finish or the corn palace, and quitu impossible te give any just idea of it in mi engraving, Mich nre the delicate blcndings of green nnd geld and delicate tints of red, brown nnd orange, vv hich may be produced by nn at tistic arrangement of native grains, grasses and fruits. All the decorations iu weed and drapery will be made te harmenize with the general design, which is te give a cemplete pictuiuef American grains. Iuside there will be balconies and al coves Ter various exhibits, and it is ex pected that most native American pro ducts vvill be shown, ns there will be an open fleer space or 8,000 square feet, be sides balconies and alcoves and ether sections Ter display. At the highest point w ill float, of course, the American flag; a little lower down vvill appear bunting harmoniously shading tlie main wail, nnd all below the bunting will be covered with corn and ether grains in all obtainable feitus, relieved at inter vals by designs iu grusbes, fcinsand ether grew ths w hich Jeng retain their consistency and color. The novelty of tlie design and the biicccss or tlie former exhibits justify the piedictien that tlie corn palace of September and October, 18S0, will liclily lepay :i visit. THE ORIGINAL BANNER. lt I'rnirli tur Will Nut I .mil it te (he CI! or llaUliueic. The particular star spangled banner which inspired Francis Ilarten Key te write his beul stilling but somewhat thie.it btretching bong has become the subject of a lather cut ions controversy. Several questions nre involved. Dees a (lag become the property of u command ing eflicer simply because he takes it away with him? If net, does tlie title vest iu his family by long and undisput ed possession? Or does the statute of limitations (wnicii cannot "run" aaJ against a government) take effect ns te a flag? Here Is tlie histery: Tlie ladies of lJ.il lJ.il lJ.il timore made the flag and presented it te tlie gan isen of Fert McIIenry, w here it "waved in tiiumph" Sept. 10, 1811; Cel. Geerge Aruiistead, commander dining -'', VS. T?9- rf77i..l . h&mwr- Tin: oiiieiN.vh stau wa.nelld uannuu. the bombardment, took it away with him, and it is new in tlie possession of his grandson, Mr. Eben Applcten, of New- Yerk city. Baltimore wants it te exhibit nt her approaching celebration of the battle of North Point, nnd Mr. Ap Ap plceon says it shall net be exhibited un til the World's fair in 160J. The flag was originally of regulation gari isen size, but is new merely a square, the test having been cut away by lelie hunters iu tlie early days, when it was net se jealously guarded. It has fifteen stries, in ene of which Cel. Armistcad wrote liis name nnd the date of the bat tle the same being clearly legible new. His widow- bequeathed the Hag te her daughter, Mrs. William Stuart Apple Apple ten, who was born in Fert McIIenry Bome years after the war, and from her it came te her son. It has been exhibit ed en several occasions, notably at the Lafftyette reception in 1821, nnd nt tlie Philadelphia centennial; but Mr. Apple Apple ten declares it shall be seen no mero till 1602, and then all the world can get a vievv of it. Light Ilo.lle. "I see," remarked Hemestayer, "that soiue swimming matches nre advertised this u-eruing." And Mrs. Hemestayer scernf jlly raid that nuy match would swim -veil enough, but she didn't beliove the best matches iu the world would be of any account after they had been in sw burning mero than once, anyhow. Uurdette in Brooklyn Eagle. At the Tep or the Eiffel Tower. Traveling American Geed gracieusl Hew far beneath me it all seemsl Hew small these Europeans nre! Life. $.-"V'-& THE NEWEST Fill' Sflu two yeunq amu who cnvV THEIR OLDER 6t6TCAtl abjMU rrtlai te ka A Which Are Dm te the Beat f ' renal Bteadets, I SpecUl Cbmvpeataaa New Yerk, Sept. O.-These two ymrni girls are sadly condoling with eaeh etfcsc because they can't be their ewa H( afel tcrs. They feel abused aad ill tresis! that the fates should hare gireatheM sisters Um -right te be bera first, aad ia consequence be the eldest. Ah, jemmg girls, thcre will come some day wbsa these big sisters will wish with all their hearts that they wcre you and you wan they, for their case will hare ae eurit they can grew no younger, whik ywi can keep right en growing aa much old as you want te, and no one can hinder you. TWO YOCNO OIRL8. Yet, after all, there is small use of complaining, for neither wears bustles new. It used te be because little girls could net wear bustles that their tender young hearts ached In wee, but that troubles them no mero. Sllmness is at par, and a bustle In a dress or the sem sem biance of it nt ence stamps the wearer ns ene out of style, nnd they are new at a discount. Tlie dresses for young girls nre Just as pretty and just U3 stylish, and have just as pronounced directeire characteristics as theso for elder ones. These two pret ty wee maidens wear geed clothes. What could they desire better than they have? She of the saddest face has a redingete or light green cashmere, with velvet rovers or darker shade, with but tons or the' usual dimensions. The vest is of white surah, and the skirt has bands or velvet, and pocket lids or the same expensive material. I suppose she wanted a dress or silver tissue, or with the sun, moon and stars en it, as her ralry story tells eL The ether small woman has a gown of old rese cashmere, with all the trim mings and the skirt of striped material, and a cicam colored urmure silk vest She is acting the part of consoler, per haps because her own dress Is becoming. Oue or the big sisters lias en elegant gew n or sort peau de soie iu a delicate weed brown, with u lovely new wrap in mordero biew-u ladies' cloth, the edges bound with peau de soie. At the sides arc tliree bands of velvet ribbon exactly matching the shade of the cape placed horizontally, thus forming a sort of panel. Tan gloves, brown velvet poke, w it li tau colored plumes, make up a cos tume that any lady might be forgiven for envy ing. Tlie ether pretty grown sister has a rpdingote of heavy brocaded silk in slate color, with silver gray flowers and with the skirt of tlie dress iu silver gray, as aie all of the accessories. The four large buttons are of finely chased sllver nnd cost 3 n piece. Tills gew n is like tlie ether, capable of being ropiedueed in nuy of the new fall materials Tlie lovely, soft, priestly Henriettas and the gray lustrine form a pretty combination where sucli expen sive goods cannot be u-;d. The model of the costume is exceptionally refined aud elegant, nud is quite dressy enough Ter any occasion where full dress is net required. When n young lady of 80 or younger 13 going te vv ear this, slie would leek just as pretty iu it made of simple cashmere, or lustrine, but her mother or inanied 6ister would lequlre the richer, heavier materials. TllKIlt 01.Ui:it ht.STKIlS. The newest fall styles show great beauty and cheapness. I often wonder hew such pretty goods and such servico service servico ible ones can lie made se sbeaply. The old fashioned mousschne de laine is hewn in every store, the ground work being very dark rich brown or gray, dark green or blue, with tiny flowers in ntural colors, very nrtistie and dainty patterns. These vvill be ued in making jp the quaint round skirted dresses with mutton leg sleeves. The ball gowns are the fairy, fluffy hings of berore; ephemeral nnd misty nd very destructible. UVE llAtlPKIt The iA'agoe ami Auoclutlen. A Bosten writer U candid enough te sayi "The only material itiffcrence I have been nbla te notice between Association and League hall U in the coaching. TaLe an As sociation game with men en bases and you soe tlie ceacliers en the lines urging en the men In raining, Uilr raising teucs, employed 6imply rer rattling the pitchers. It may havs soma elfeet uiien new pitchers, as Pitcher Mark Baldwin said it breke lilni all up when he llrat joined the Association, hut it ceu't have much effect upon veteran pitchers, and It is a very uupleeant thing In the game., Au inccasaut ameuut of yelling cannot help base runners much; in fact, it b calculated te coufuse them as far as coaching is con cerned, nnd at times evcry mini en the beach is yelling nt the top of his lungs." In The Almauach de Bpectaclethst has just been published thcre is a list ths re ceipts at all the theatres for the past year. Compared with lSb7, the year 16SS showed a total iucrcase of t'JlO.000. The Opera house and the Comedie Francais respectively were, however, much behind the year ISS7. Never enter a sick room In a state of per per tpiratien, as the moment you beceme cold your pores abscrb. De net approach con-1 tagieus diseases e ith an empty stomach cer sit between the sick and a fire, because the. beat attracts the vapor, ., ! aaW VaaVSaa e CJ J $fp Up III 111 I In l III i'vaa m' r m t Lv 'fm II I fli Y 1,4. 1 r lV HJ I I ITn JJh N-. --f it
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