The Saint Paul globe., June 19, 1898, Page 19, Image 19

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BOHEMIA ON THE MISSISSIPPI
HALF-DAY ON THE UPPER AND
LOWER LEVEES
The Man Who Made lilt Viwtmtf by
Keeping a "Damp" on the Flat
—The Dump Women and Tlill
dren und Their DralinKM Wl'h
the Dump Man The Sl»e, Struc
ture ami Oeeupunta of Houses.
"If I hadn't braked my ankel tree
J-ears ago, 1 could have been married
ten years already." So spoke a long
haired resident of the Bohemian flats,
as he reached up and grasped the eaves
of his "house" with a lazy indifference.
Tes, It is really true, and the word isn't
a misprint, for the eaves of the man
sion were easily within a. man's reach,
being not more than six feet and a
half high. He was explaining the de
tails of his business to a curiosity
monger, who. for convenience, will be
referred to as Miss Inquisitive. It was
l»y accident that the place was found to
l>e one of human habitation, for the
whole enclosure was so stacked with
boxes, tin. iron, rope, pants, coats, dish
pans and dog kennels that the visitors
Were about to drive by with but a com
ment on tha huge refuse pile, when
from behind a heap of paper boxes and
old clothes the wizened face of an old
woman peered out at them quizzically.
"How would you like to live in that
house?" ask el the driver, coming to a
sudden sti>p before the heap of rubbish.
"What house? I don't see any
house." queried the other, looking
about for the object.
"Why. where that old woman is," he
said, pointing with his whip to what,
from tho carriage, looked like a dog
kennel resting on a dry-goods box, for
the lower two-thirds of the structure
was completely hidden by the refuse.
"Let's make a call:"
No pooiur suggested than carried
out. The visitors scrambled out of the
carriage and, picking their way through
the puddles, entered the precinct and
accosted tre pale-faced individual, who
announced himself as the host of the
HELPS THE POOR.
"Aren't you afraid of fire with all this
kindling wood piled about your house?"
inquired Mies Inquisitive, as she un
hooked the binding of her skirt from a
crooked nail that projected from a box.
"This isn't no kindling wood; this is !
all my property," he said, waving his j
bared arm majestically around. "This I
is my business, and I help the poor !
people around here."
A peculiar scratching, rustling noise j
attracted the notice of the self-invited i
guests to another section of the debris i
where not one but fceveral women and
children wt-re digging into the rubbish
•with, the vigor of rat-terriers.
"Are thts« members of your family?"
asked the gentleman caller, as he meas
ured with his eye the dimensions of
the "house."
"No. the?e are dump-diggers. They
get what they want and then I sell it
to them by the pound. I hain't got no
family. ]f I hadn't broked my ankel
tree years ago I could have been mar
ried ten years already." The last sen
tence was uttered as if it were an old
familiar phrase, and indeed it was
proved to \>e such before the visit was
ended.
"What are these people digging-for?"
asked Miss Inquisitive, as she moved
toward an jjld woman leaning over a
box.
"Ota; she has got a store in the city
where sht> Bella clothes and hats, and
she oomes here to get trimming-g and
samples art! things."
And sure enough the box was half
rail of samples of brilliantly colored
straw braids, hat- bands, pieces of net
ting, srarftrs and strips of cloth of
»'ariegate,l hue?.
"But who are her customers?"
"Oh. lota of folks what can't pay bit*
prices, and she makes her things nice."
Where di you get a il this material
from and what do you call this busi
mr.s?"
"This is a dump, a-d I make a con
tract with the big wholesale houses so
tlvy bring their sample?, what they
don't wanf, down htre and then I u<=e
the stuff to h Ip the poor people around
fcvre and make my own living. You
fcee, I can't do no heavy work 'cause
Iree yearn ago I braked my ankel. else
sure I rou'd have been married ten
years alreary," and the odd litile her
mit scann. d the facrs of his visitors for
confidence In his de-laration. Then he
lg£ the way rlong a worming, squirm
ing t<!£-ra'h through the debris in or
der to disp'ay more cf his goods. The
action gxyi tie stranger a chance to
■pace off" the length and breadth of
the house.
HE KEPT DOGS.
"Seven by ten," he said under his
breath to Miss Inquisitive. But the
latter, spying an attractive-looking dog
kennel, had stooped to look in and was
rewarded tiurefor by the sudden pre
sentation ot two rows of shining teeth
and an ominous growl. Miss Inquisi
tive Immediately found greater attrac
tions far; her along the tee-path.
"Why do you keen doss in your
dump? ' she asked when she had caught
up with ih> h.st.
"' H € — '■ I was more afraid of tieves
than I was of flre," he roplled with a
lunny li.,h> *hrug of h : s shoulders.
"You see I hain't got no wife to watch
when I ain't here, 'cause I broke my
ankel tr^e y ars ago."
"But if you had a wife you would
have to have a bigger house," suggest
ed Miss I; quisitive, who was drawing
her 1 realh a l.ttle eas e: now.
"Oh, maybe ens udder room," said th-->
enforced bachelor as he pushed back
a long: brown lock of hair behind his
car. But from the expression on his
face it was plain that an "udder room"
would be (ii i'e!y superfluous.
"Do you find this hard work?"
'*My — c," exclaimed the dump man
with an i v d snt shudder at the sugges
tion, "1 can't do no hard work. You
see, when I broked my ankel I was in
bed tree years and I didn't sleep a
WinJet, else I could been married ten
ytars air a ly."
There were many curious things ly
ing all about, but the visitors dared
ask the hest no more questions, for
foar that h- would 'broked his ankel
a train ard not get married for ten
years already."
As they threaded their way out to the
gate a little dump-digger — a girl about
seven years old — looked up from her
work woiidering'ly. Her rich, brown
eyes, but 'ore shade darker than her
face, plainly asked for something. The
expression set Miss Inquisitive musing
upon the ethics of giving and the mus
ing was warming her heart when she
suddenly :>erc«ived that the child's
head was the liveliest habitation about
the place.
"Truly it is more blessed to give than
to receive." murmured the young wom
an as she hastened away toward the
carriage.
"What's your hurry?" called the com
panion after her.
"Oh, nothing, nothing, only there are
more things in that dump than are
dreamed of in the (Jumper's philoso
phy," answered Miss Inquisitive as
she shook her skirts nervously.
Soon the carriage was tilting along
under tho high bridge past the rows
of shanties.
THE FAMILIES LARGE.
"To look at the houses, one would
think that they were all bachelors or
old maids on the flats, but to look at
the evidences of life one would take it
for a 'baby farm.' "
"If it is the size of the mansions that
suggests hermitages to you, I can as
sure you that most of these structures
fhelter families of five to eight mem
bt-rs," said the companion. "Here, for
instance, is one that measures twelve
by fifteen, and is the home of seven
people. I know them, so we will make
a call here, too."
Following the path to the back of the
house, they stood aside at the door to
let the stately procession of ducks and
ducklings out, before greeting the hos
tess. To count the children was not
feasible, as they tumbled about so in
cessantly and were of such uniform
size and appearance.
The visit was not prolonged for the
Rood woman did not understand Eng
lish, and the visitors were not con
versant with the Bohemian tongue.
Just outside the door the family calf
met the strangers, and, while it was
evident that he had not been on earth
mere than six weeks, he followed up
the line of geese, ducks, dogs and chil
dren with bovine solemnity.
From the leather-hinged gate, with
in which the squeak, the mew and tho
squall contended with indescribable
odors for analysis, it was but a few
yards to the broad-breasted Mississippi.
And opposite rose the majestic bluff
whose sides from the crown to the wat
er's edge are covered with nature's
densest foliage. It was grandeur look
ing down in silent reproof on needless
squalor. And yet there are "relief
patches" along these flats. After pass
ing hut after hut, where one has to
look sharp to distinguish the chicken
coop from the house, since windows
and doors are not the universal char
acteristic of the Bohemian Flat homes,
it is a rest to the eye to see a neat
little spot with a parden patch, a house
with real glass windows and an air of
thrift and cleanliness pervading all.
NEAR ST. ANTHONY HILL,.
But when, on one of the two "streets"
of the upper levee, you meet women
with bare heads and bare feet, picking
up chips wherewith to kindle their
fires, it is hard to believe that it is
all quite within g-un-shot of the ease
and luxury of St. Anthony hill. One
of these women displayed the innate
love of decoration, for, while she had
neither head nor foot covering, and,"
while her gown was so tattered and
torn that it was beyond redemption,
yet there hung from her ears fully tw i
inch pendants that would measure at
least an inch in width at the bottom.
So heavy were they that the ear pierc
ings had been stretched to a good half
inch. The child of five or six that was
gathering chips with her bore like au
ral decorations.
On the opposite side of the river is
the cluster of German homes, said to
be neat, attractive and wholesome.
But it was geting late and the sight
seers wound their way out to the top
of the hill, with the conviction that
one may be an old resident of St. Paul
and yet not know of the curious sights
within the limits of the city.
As the Grand avenue car curls
around Oakland avenue, few passen
gers realize' that within the range of
their vision lies such conglomerate hu
manity. — Marie dv Barry.
LETTERS.
William Buckley in Black and White.
We had been three months marriod
and lived in the blessed expectancy of
a secretaryship which I had been prom
ised on a commission appointed to in
quire into some abuses government did
not want to find out, but the prelimi
naries dragged, and I found myself
doomed to a period of enforced idleness
which did not improve my temper, and
I fear tried my wife's sorely, for though
I happy we were human. Our first, an<],
i thank heaven, our only tiff, took placa
| one memorable day when we were both
■ gardening: on a plot of soot-blackened
ground attached to our modest dwell
: ing. In making a border I had planted
! a number of carnations and picotees to
j gather, contrary to my wife's directions,
and on discovering the mistake she sala
: what I suppose nine out of ten women
| would have said. I answered tartly,
j being preoccupied with bitter thoughts,
i and so acrimonious did our discussion
become that Edith went into the house,
i After some minutes' reflection I felt
the childishness of my conduct and fnl
; lowed to make it up. She was not in
I the little attic-like boudoir at the top
of our mansion, so I descended to
j search for her in the drawing-room,
which had doors opening on the con-
I serva.tory and hall. By chance I chose
; the first, and had almost entered the
: room when I heard the sound of a weli
: remembered voice, and drawing the
i portiere aside cautiously saw my wife
face to face with Arbuscula.
"I daresay you know who I am?" tha
: latter was saying.
Edith denied the implied honor.
"Then is your state the more
, gracious," retorted Arbuscula. "But
i your husband does, and that is the
• chief point. The servant told me he
i v. as at home." She looked just as splen-
I aid as ever and swept our modest little
apartment with a scornful glance.
"My husband is engaged," said Edith.
"Anyfching you have to say may be said
: to me."
"Indeed?" replied Arbuscula. "Well,
I have got a good many things to say."
My wife folded her hands and, finding
one of her gardening gloves on, pulled
it off and threw it on the table.
"Guard!" thought I.
"And first," continued Arbuscula "I
want to say that your husband is the
writer of those letters." And she de
posited a formidable bundle on the ta
ble beside the glove. "They were writ
ten to me— you may read them if you
choose."
"I have no desire to do so," replied
my wife, valiantly.
"They would interest you," the other
went on. "You could compare" them
with those he has, 1 daresay, written
to yourself."
"I fear you misunderstand, though
the error is a natural one — for you,"
replied my wife considerately.
A spot of light shone in Arbusnula's
eye. "They would be useful," she con
tinued, "if you wanted to make things
hot for him — as you undoubtedly will "
My wife was silent; she played with
her wedding ring.
"Or, perhaps, you won't care to see
them in the public press," the other
added, viciously. "I know a literary
chap who would dress 'em up well
they'd want a little draping, for a pa
per I know "of."
"I conclude, then, that the lawyers
have marked 'no case?' " observed
Edith, and Arbuscula glanced curiously
at her. J
"I do not take my— wrongs to a law
! court!" she said magnificently,
i "In that you show your wisdom " re
plied my wife. Arbuscula looked at
: her again, with something approaching
; respect, but there wa.3 a sparkle be
i ne^th Che eyelids.
"Come, what will you give to pre
| vent it?" she asked.
"Nothing," responded Edith, quietly
I "He would be of a different opinion!"
j observed Arbuscula.
"Hardly," said my wife; "tie is not
a fool."
"You are the first woman wlio ever
said that of^him," retorted Arbuscula.
"I do not doubt it!" replied my wife
with much significance, and the other
reddened slightly. "Under the guard!"
thought I.
"All women are the same to him,"
continued Arbuscula, recovering her
self. "What is the difference between
you and me? A wedding ring."
"And all it symbolizes," rejoined my
wife, softly.
"That's a house on a fifth-rate ter
race, with only one stopcock for eight
of ye, and the lady next door cuts
off the water when She has had a few
words wrth you over the hedge — I know
it!" sneered the other.
"Oh, It symbolizes more," said Edith,
but her tone was weaker; the thrust
had gone home, for the study of
hydrostatics had been forced upon us
of late.
"And what is that, pray?" demanded
THE ST. PAUt GLOBE SUNDAY JUNE \d, 1893.
Arbuscula insolently. .
"To explain would be to insult your
intelligence — and yourself," replied
Edith. "Beat in carte, lunge in tierce!"
thought I.
"Oh, I am not thin-skinned!" laug'hod
Arbuscula.
"I made allowance," rejoined my
wife.
Arbuscula's lipa became a thin line
of scarlet. Then they parted, and she
smiled. I knew that she had always
possessed a most unfeminine sense of
humor, but I was not prepared for its
assertion at this supreme moment. The
two women stood looking at each other
across the table, Arbuscula's dazzling
smile lig-hting her face, my wife's pale,
yet never so beautiful I thought,
though now, enlightened by the con
trast, I noted the lines of anxiety
which had been creeping: there during
the past months, and violet shadows
under the sweet eyes. The other gath
ered up the letters and began to shuf
fle them as one would a pack of cards.
"You are dying to read them!" she
said.
My wife's voice said "No;" her face
was not so explicit.
"Here's one — it's poetry," continued
Arbuscula. "It was written for a stays
I invented, the Arbuscula busk — you
might have heard of it?"
"No, it must have been before my
time," said Edith innocently.
"Possibly, you came rather late in
the day," retorted the other.
"But came to stay!" answered my
wife.
Arbuscula laughed. Edith put her
hand upon the bell.
"You, surely, will not compel me?."
sjae said. "I have been very patient."
"You'll want all the patience you
have in the good time coming," re
joined the other.
"And you, what will your future be
without patience?" asted Edith.
"My future can take care of itself,"
cried Arbuscula, laughing a laugh short
as the snap of a breaking sword blade.
"I'm a woman with a past, the s<_>rt
morality humbugs chatter about, but,
if I had a future like you, by — , I'd
try to get something better than the
butt end of a roue!" "Using the hilt,"
thought I.
My wife laughed gaily now. "You
know the old adage," she said, "the
best husband is a reformed rake.
Men's follies often serve as beacons to
guide them past the ether shoals and
shallows of life. ' Experience enables
them to appreciate things— it is a good
light for a man."
"And a useless one for a woman,"
answered Arbuscula, with a sudden
change of tcne. "It's like the poo-p
--light which shows the foam upon the
reef that has just torn the poor ship's
side out--much good, when the masts
are going by the board!"
She gathered the letters together.
Whatever had been her purpose in
coming, I could see her grasp upon it
was gone. Catching at that moment
the reflection of my own face in a mir
ror opposite, I was so ill pleased by
the sight that I stole down stairs, hear
ing another hacking laugh and the tin
kle of a bell as I went.
I returned to the garden and com
menced to patiently dig up the border.
Presently Edith came out also with an
armful of plants she began to sort,
singing a cradle song I much admired
the while. j
I went over to her. "I got those car- |
nations up," I said, "but for the life of
me I can't say which is which!"
She ran to the border. "Ah, you took
far too much troirtrfe, dear," she said
softly. "And after all your labor, too!
I'm so sorry!" She pressed my arm,
and the touch covered more than the
words.
"But the line was not straight?" I
answered, averting my eyes.
"We 1 !! draw a straighter one, now,
you and I," she whispered.
I passed my arm around her waist
and kissed her. She put both her own
around my neck.
"My wife!" said I.
"You old goose," she whispered, bit
ing my ear, "I saw you all the time!"
Use the Lod< Distanco Telephone to Mlnne
eota. No. and So. Dakota rttipa and towns.
FROM CLAYTON TO MOXTREAI-.
Steamer New York to Run ia Con
nection With N. Y. Central Road.
From the Buffalo Courier. June 13.
This afternoon the passenger steamer New
York, just completed in the Erie Basin fcr
the American Hne service from Clayton to
Montreal, in connection with the New York
Central & Hudson River railroad, will leave
Buffalo for her new home on the St. Law
rence river.
Work was begun on the steamer in Decem
ber, William Murphy being the contractor
under the careful personal supervison of
Capt. Allen, assisted by B. H. Carnovsky,
who designed all the artistic appointments
of the handsomo boat, and selected the colors
■which are most delightfully blended in the
decorations.
A HANDSOME BOAT.
The New York is thoroughly up-to-date,
and as she lay at the dock yesterday pre
sented a handsome appearance in her garb
of white, green and gold, which are the prin
cipal colors of her furnishings, Inside und
out.' She has not only been built, but fur
nished throughout almost entirely by Buffalo
firms.
The steamer is about ISO feet long and 44
feet beam, the full size passible for the canal
locks, which are used upon the return
voyage. The first glance at her from ths
outside would incline cne to believe (hat she
must be an immense private yacht. The first
step on board, however, dispels the illusion.
At a glance is seen the intelligent and
thorough provision for passengers. Entering
by the aft gangway on the main deck, the
handsome dining room is shown. The entrance
is through a beautiful hand-carved mahogany
arch, which extends across the board deck
from side to side. The floor is covered with a
rich velvet carpet in a delicate shade of
green. Small, round, individual mahogany
tables are arranged in graceful studied dis
order throughout the room, and are furnished
with rich linen, costly silverware and crock
ery, each piece of the latter bearing a taste
ful hand decoration. The entire room is «n
--closed by large observation windows, with
plate-glas3 mirrors between, and by this in
genious arrangement none of the delightful
scenery ia missed, as that which is not ob
served through the windows is reflected in the
mirrors. This effect is particularly pleasing
while passing through the Thousand islands.
ELEGANT FEATURES.
Green silk curtains, caught up by gold
cord, are draped across the windows, the soft
shades blending admirably with the carrvet.
The panel woodwork is white and gold All
other parts of the boat are equally attractive
particularly the forward main deck which
on ordinary steamers Is devoted to freight and
seldom, If ever, visited by passengers. This
deck is also enclosed by observation windows
has hardwood floor, and is arranged as a
lounging and smoking apartment.
A broad mahogany stairway leads from the
main to the promenade deck, and here is
situated a large saloon cabin replete with
comfortable unholstered settees, ottomans
rich hangings and furnishings in the same
perfect taste as the dining room, the whole
effect producing the most agreeable suggestion
of restful summer days, refreshing breezes
and charming scenery.
On each side of this cabin Is a row of
state rooms, each containing a double lower
berth and upper berth, and provided with
running water, electric lights, annunciators
ana all modern conveniences, some of them
even having tiled bath rooms attached
A noticeable feature of the "New YorK"
Is her broad promenade deck forward of the
saloon cabin. She Is provided with over 830
incandescent electric lights. •
Her powerful machinery is situated beneath
the main deck, as Is also the electric lighting
plant. Two huge boilers are situated just
forward of the engines. The new American
Hne is a credit to the Folger system and
their enterprise in establishing a line of diily
steamers from Clayton to Montreal in con
nection with "America's Greatest Railroad"
■will revolutionize the transportation facilirle3
in that region.
The American line steamers depart from
Clayton on arrival of the St. Lawrence steam
boat express, leaving Buffalo at 9:15 p. m
daily. The boat service commences Monday,
July 4*
EXCURSION TO REST ISLAND
Via ft, 11. & St. P. Ry.
On Friday June 24th. $110 for the roun*
trip from St. Paul. Special train leaves SL
Paul 8:15 a. m. ( and leaves Rest Island for
return trip at Bp. m., giving full da 7 at the
Island. Yachta and row boats mar be se
cured for tour of Lake Pepln at nominal cost.
Free carriage drive over the Island wUI be
given to all the excursionists. Mueie all day
a J £ c ? ut " u \ Hotel Ruesell. Ticket* on sale
TRACING THE SOLDIER BOYS
A VALUABLE WAR SPHERE AT
WASHINGTON
On It Is Traced the -Track off the
Battle Fiend Mothers, Fathers,
Sisters, Brothers, Sweethearts
Gather Around tJbe Great Glohe
to Ascertain Exactly How Far or
Near Is Their Soldier, or Sailor.
Correspondence The St. Paul, . Globe.
"WASHINGTON, Jujjfj In the re
ception room of the -secretary of the
navy there is a large globe, which is
probably the most nuiperously and
anxiously consulted map in the coun
try at the present tim.e. 'into this spa
cious ante-room, which is reached by
the weat entrance, where the great
anchors designate the naval depart
ment, come all sorts and conditions of
WAR TIMJSS AT THE NAVY DEPARTMENT.
men, from 9a.m.to 2p. m. There
are naval officers resplendant in the
uniform and insignia of their rank;
tourists and slght-seer* such as haunt
Washington the year rpund, but in ad
dition there are anxious fathers, tear
ful mothers, weeping sweethearts and
valiant younger brothers who have come
to inquire about or intercede for some
brave boy in blue, now destined for
some far foreign land in prosecution of
the present War against Spain.
Of course only a chosen few are ad
mitted to the presence of the secretary
of the navy, who has other and far
more important duties on hand than
attending to minor details. His care
is to look out for the welfare of the
majority; to plan great expeditions
and put hundreds of ships and thou
sands of men into action for the honor
and glory of these great Urited States.
He may not pause in his manipula
tion of masses to inquire as to the per
ponal needs of some insignificant indi
vidual, although to some anxious moth
er the welfare of thia one boy in blue
seems the most important matter in
the whole world' What cares she for
wars and conquests, for glorious victo
ries and freed races, if her beloved son
falls in the fight? But, while she is
anxious to get her son out of the war,
there are hundreds of others just as
anxious to get in, and the multiplicity
of demands upon his attention would,
if he were to grant one-tenth of them,
cccupy all of Secretary Long's time.
THE GREAT GLOBE.
But, while they are waiting in the
secretary's reception room to get an
answer from the sacred inner chamber,
which will probably consign them to
the proper bureau or clerk for satis
faction to their inquiries, they wander
about the chamber, looking at the por
traits of former secretaries of the navy,
pausing before the colossal crayon
drawing of Admiral Dewey, or looking
out the windows toward the White
house. But the center of interest, to
which all are sooner or later attracted,
is the great globe near the center of
the room.
There is hardly an hour in the day
While the navy department is open
when some one is not • anxiously con
sulting this globe. Cterks from the
bureau of navigation come bustling: in
with busy air and; knitted brows to
measure off degrees; of longitude and
latitude on this globe, which gives a
better idea of the centaur of our ter
restrial ball than itheir best surface
maps. The secretary himself occa
sionally consults it, when revolving in
his mind some problem of transport
ing troops to the Philippines, Porto
Rico, or possibly even to Spain itself.
And Influenced by these examples no
less than by personal interest, every
visitor to the room follows suit.
This Spanish-American war has been
In Tbwif\
or at the ny
■ \ \yU I deliver
1 |\ l^||\|Cliar|fe
a great geographical educator to the
wliole country. Whereas heretofore a
comparatively small section of North
America bounded nearly all our na
tional interests, the Cuban campaign,
ai;d, above all. Admiral Dewey'B vic
tory at Manila, have broadened our
horizon until we feel that "No pent up
Utica contracts our powers, but the
whole fcoundlers universe Is ours." Peo
i:le whom heretofore the now well
known racies of the Philippines, Porto
Rico and even Cuba were mere worda,
now take a vital interest in every de
tail that fan be learned about them.
The reason is that they have sons,
brothers, awcethfarts, or at least coun
trymen bound for these far shores,
boaring with them the Stars ■ and
Stripes, which shall replace the blood
and yellow flag of Spain, and by the
valor of American soldiers and sailors,
proclaim these persecuted provinces
free forever more.
THE ANXIOUS MOTHERS.
But the aged mother who anxiously
scans this globe map, ar.d with unac
customed fingers traces out the path
from San Francisco to Hawaii, and
then half way around the sphere, final
ly locates those muoh-taiked-about isl-
ands, the Philippines, is net consider
ing the glory of the conquest, nor the
freedom which this war will bring to
millions of miserable slaves. She real
izes only, with a tightening at the heart
and a rising of tears to her eyes, that
her darling has gone from her, farther
than she can fully appreciate. Hereto
fore China has been to her a symbol of
the most remote and h&athenish land
on the globe. With pained surprise,
then, she notes that Hong Kong is the
nearest continental port to the Philip
pines. Whereas the expedition to Cuba
seemed fearfully long before, she real
izes that Havana is practically next
door compared to Manila.
But the enthusiastic youngster, who
is consumed with envy of his fortunate
eidsr brolheV, points out to his tearful
mother that Jack will.be right near
Borneo, where the wild men come from,
and Java, where he can get some gen
uine coffee, while gay Japan and "In
dia's coral strand," duly celebrated In
the old missionary hymn, are not far
distant. And he dilates upon the char
acteristics and products cf these coun
tries, newly learned from his geography
with a personal interest never before
experienced, because, as he proudly
tells his scholmates, "My brother Jack
is going over bo help Dewey chase the
Spaniards out of Manila."
ELASTIC AFFECTION.
But like the mother, the sweetheart,
or bride of the young soldfcr is not able
to see the bright side of the picture.
In addition to the terrible distanca
which divides her from her lover, she
is not quite certain that "absence
makes the heart grow fonder." Of
course she is sure about herself, but
she remembers another old saying that
"a sailor has a sweetheart In evtry
port," and she wonders if Jack may not
acquire this elastic affection. She has
read somewhere that the women of
Manila are very beautiful; that they
wear shockingly few clothes, and their
"raven hair a-hanging down their
backs." She has also heard that
these Malays smoke cheroots and
dance and play on some queer musical
instruments, and immediately the graen
monster of the imagination seizes upon
her, and she regrets that she ever lec
tured Jack for smoking or refused to
dance with him and scorned his awk
ward efforts upon the guitar. Perhaps
'he may find some morj complaisant
sweetheart in Manila and never come
back at all.
Small wonder, then, that with all
these anxious folk pondering over it
dally, the big globe is already marked
with pencil scratches and sundry blis
tered spots which suggest that it ha«
been bedewed with the tears of women.
Eut such is war—
"For men must work and wdmen mv 4
weep
Though the harbor bar be moaning."
WOMEN CUT TO PIECES.
Children Thrown Into the Air and
Shot by Spaniards.
BALTIMORE, Md., June 18.— The
steamship Baracoa, which has arrived i
from Port Montague, Jamaica, with
fruitts, reports that while she was tak
ing on her cargo, a vessel arrived from
Cuba with about ninety passengers
aboard, most of them women and chil
dren. They were fleeing from the
atrocious cruelty of the Spanish sol
diers. Defenseless women and children
wtre murdered in the most shameful
manner, they declared, the w:m:n being
out to pieces with machetes, whilst the
children were itthrown into the air and
shot. Every transportable object of
value was then seized and the house
was burned to the ground.
Negro Murderer Hanged.
NASHVILLE, Term., June 18.— George
Pearson, colored, was hanged in the Madi
son county Jail today for the murder of Sam
Walker, colored, on the night of May 3 isgg
Pearson shot Walker from ambush. Panrsoii
met his fate with coolness, making a brief
talk on the scaffold, expressing confidence In
forgiveness.
Teachers' Rates.
The Minneapolis ft St. Louis Railroad Com
pany will make one fare rate for round trip
to certain Ea»tern and New England points
for benefit of the teachers. Only line having
union depot connection In Chicago for these
polnto. Call at 896 IWbert street for complete
aruuis.
OBED GARDNER'S WILL
QUEER DOCUMENT FIIED BY A
NEW ENGLAND SAHOE
Nautical Terms Used to Make the
Document Strong Torn It Into m.
Piece of Ghoulish Humor
After It Wa» All Over Obed
Opened a "Kear of Nail*" for the
Company.
Correspondence The St. Paul Globe
NANTUCKET, Mass.. June 16.— Dull
ness now prevails on this "beautiful
isle of the sea." The codfish have steer
ed to summer quarters, and the blue
flsh have "struck on." Next the
"strangers" will come. They are the
ones that the "natives" want to ap
pear. Hotel and boarding: house keep
ers, livery stable men, farmers and
tradesmen are looking forward for
their harvest. But it is all look at
present. The reality will come later
Now the men me* at the 'Sconset club
house at night and talk of the Spanish
gunboats that did not come, but all
the same frightened those who have
been accustomed to pass the summer
at the seashore. They talk of the isl
and and its glories departed. For a
hundred years ago Philadelphia and
Boston were the chief seaports of
America, and Nantucket was the third.
Then the ambition of every boy was
to beg-in his career as a sailor and soon
to "put an. iron" into his first sperm
whale, work his way to a captaincy
and, after two or three voyages
around the Horn, to return home to his
family.
A notable old whaling master was
Capt. Mleajah Coles-worthy, who died
in this place some thirty-odd years ago.
At his death there was in his garret
a little old hair trunk, on the top of
which were brass nails driven to rep
resent the letters "O. G,." the initials
of Capt. Obed Gardner, who married
Capt. Coteswort'hy's sister. In It were
odds and ends of age stained papers
one of which was the will of Capt
Gardner, executed in 1841. It was in
the words following:
t rvv Siasc °nset, May the 30th, 1841.
1, Obed Garner, master mariner, now liv
m at Sconaet, write down this will.
Item. I have cruised with my wife, Huidv
Jane, since 1811. We signed articles in town
before the preacher on Independence day I
want her and my oldest boy Jotham to 'be
captain and mate in bringin' to port what
ever I leave and to see that every one of
the crew gets the lay as writ down on this
paper. I put mother in command. I know
sheel be Captain any way, for six month =
after we started on our life cruise I found
out that I waa mate and she was master. I
don't mean that she ever mutinied, but I n<
that whenever we didn't agree she always
manoovered to windward. May be it is al!
right for she could sail closer to wind than I
could and could manage the crew of young
ones that she had as much to do with fhip
pln' as I did. She always wanted me to do
the swearin when there was any trouble. I
no that when sho and Jotham break bulk
the cargo will be got out as well as I could
do it myself.
Item. In 1838 Captain Ichabod Worth got
tired of the old Nancy Roteh and wanted to
get rid of her so ho got me to take a piece
of her. When I last saw her she was lyin"
at the wharf in Valparaiso, moren half ful.
(I mean she was moren half full of oil.)
Mother never liked her. I want Jotham to
have that piece as extra pay for what he
does in settling' up my affairs for heel have
to steer things while mother is takin' ob
servations watchin' the weather and look!n'
over things^below decks.
Item. I want mother to have the house
on Union Street until she goes aloft. Then
I want it to go to the children in equal lays
and if any child dies I want the lay of the
IN THE WORLD OP FASHION.
Elegant white moussellne de sole waists trimmed with insertion and made up over whit*
taffeta.
Correspondence The St. Paul Globe.
>IEW YORK, June 16— My weekly search
for pretty things brought to light so\cral
dainty wool gowns. The most attractive waa
a peach-colored de lalne with a ptumeau
skirt, made with a couple of rows of ruchings
of tte material, edged with white lace, very
small anl c!o3e, carried around it. A full
bloused waist opening over white satin was
embroidered in silver. An embroidered white
satin sailor collar nearly covered tho bics.
and shoulders, whi'e the hat was a marp p^Ui
of white chiffon worked in silver, with large
ostrich plumes.
Pique is to be very smart this year, aiid no
wonder, if all the gowna mad' of it in the
slightest degree resemble a charming white
one with a pink baptiste shirt blouse, hav
ing tiny tucks divided by luser;ion. Th
skirt was out with the now usual bias llounc?
below the knee, a band of open wcrk
guipure insertion let in above. >.Th; <:U of
the little coat was very pretty, fcavirg a t>hort
rounded basque with revers, arranged wi'.h
incisions, and yellow pique let in and overel
with insertion. A white serge for a similar
occasion had the skirt cut in the new fash
ion, and trimmed with rows of silver br<id,
in seta of three and five brought up in a
rounded form in the front, so that it made a
point In the center of the depth. This had
a pink and white foulard skirt very juuch
ruffled, having revers on a graceful lit'le
jacket, its short basque covered with the
same foulard, and lines of silver braid car
ried up the back. Foulard ia an impor ant
element In dress, and a navy b'.ue and white
had been very simply made wiih a ful; lront,
the square collar of the same edged with a
frill, and belo-w it ou the shoulders rows of
horizontal and perpendicular insertion let in
to form checks. Inside the full bodice was
some Valenciennes lace, the collar band very
high, with a Valenciennes tie in tho front
In this dress, as In most of the fashionable
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parent to go to the parents' yourg ones, but
L iwi want my daughter Eellndy to have
anything as long as her husband is Uvin\
"?,"' lubber, but ebe has been oruisin'
with him for *?ars. I haven't got any
thing partlcler agin him. but he doesn't no
how to navigate the sea of life. I do be
lieve if he wanted to stop a leak board ship
it would be just like him to go into the hold
i n™ au ? Pr and bore a hole throw tha
pjankin to let the bilge water out into th 9
sea. But Belindy likes him. That's Just
like a woman. If I should give the lay out
and out to her, I am afraid h*r husband
would manoover to get it. So I wint noth«r
and Jotham to put It out at interest and
give what comes out of it to nor until her
husband ships for a corpse below dscks In
the grave yard. Then she can takt> the lay
and do what she wants to with it.
Item. I don't want my son E/.ry to have
anything from what I leave. All the chU
dren except him was good ones. They
looked out for mother ami me. He didn't
take after either of us except the time he
took after me with a fid and hit m- over
the starboard eye. He new what was likely
to come and was smart enough to Jump
into Johnny Gibbs catboat haul in the sheet
and steer for the continent. When he got
to Bedford he shipped a? boat steerer on
the old Falcon. I was glad he did. I don't
know where he ia now but herd lie wa.-f mas
ter of a steamboat, runnin' between Canton
and Whampoa. I havnt got any use of him
and I guess he hasn't got any for me. Th«
black eye he gave me Is outlawed and I
don't law anything up agin him Tor that.
Item. I want mother and Jonathan to set
tle up things as soon as they can break bulk
and make a fair divide between th<? rhlldr>»n.
But. don't forget what I have writ down ab ;ut
mother and Belindy. I don't think Bflindy'g
husband will make any fu3s about the war
I have taken care of her unjcss ahe run 3
head on to the shoals of a lawyer's 'fiVe.
Then look out for squalls. I hone shre! s'a.nd
off if she sees a lawyer comin thort her bows.
Item. I want mother to have half ,f whit
comes from what is left of my property be
sides the house in Union street. She d servoa
It. Every time I was around the Horn she
did her duty to the young ones and I want
her to have enough to live on until she goes
aloft. Then I want hpr lay to go to the chil
dren in equal pieces except that Belindy
shall only have what comes from it until her
husband dies. If mother wants to marry agla
tha's her business. I never did iike to cruise
v.-ithout a mate, and I guess she wouldn't
like to either.
—Obed Gardner.
Master Mariner.
Captain Obed Gardner ast us into his porch
and opened his locker. He then ast us to
take a drink of rum that was fetched to him
from Boston by Captain George Brock in hU
schooner. We done so. It was masterly
warmin to our insides. Then he pulled this
paper out of his pea Jacket and signed it
and said it was his wll and he ast u.s to sgn
it as witnesses. We dine so, then he a3t
oce of us to write down what took ji-laee and
as they said I was more •[ a skollcr than
they did so.
— Jethro Coffin 2nd.
— Rleaztir Paddack.
— Shubael Swrbuek.
The will was never presented in court
for probate. Before Capt. Gardner
died the course of events mad*- it un
necessary. "Belindy's" husband waa
drowned by the upsetting of his dory
on Miacomet rip, off the south shore of
the Island. A few years after the
family were astonished by the appear
ance of "Ezry." He had greatly nrns
pered in China and had come to Nan
tucket to visit the family. Nobody
was more delighted to see him than
Capt. Obed. There was a love feast.
The black eye that "Ezry" had given
him was not referred to. In the mean
time the "old Nancy Rotch" had com
pleted a prosperous voyage, and Capt.
Gardner sold his "piece" of her for
more than he paid for it. When ha
dlwi "Ezry" suggested that the cap
tain's estate .should go to their mother
during her life, and papers were ex
ecuted to that end. "Ezry" deposited
in the savings institution $500 for her
benefit, with the statement that more
would come for her, if necessary. When
the mother died at the age of ninety
two the estate was sold and the pro
cepds divided among the children, ex
cept that "Ezry's lay" he gave to "Be
lindy's" oldest boy, who had been
named for him.
— Ned, the Stenographer.
ones of the year, cording formed an Impir
tir.t element; the ba;-k of the skirt WM
charmingly rut nr. the bias and flowed m i t
gracefully. A r*'d and white feu ard o;e jjf
over a ligbt eorr.-; okred ves'. The ;k rt
was trimmed will! bands rf the niVerul
edged with kCtiag. ard thfl prer.y sl.c eg
fell over the hand ami set close to the Bras,
the guipure intnduc:d about W\? n ek bslnq
;i square collar finished off nt th? edge v/ th
s! aped pieces of l*ce tied in a b w in tie
front: tho trimming on tho skirt eutti up
high !n the center of the front and de^c nl d
to the hem in the bivrk. Yak iao . or is
present prototype, end Yalen'i nne3 h.-.d
b^jh been mangled in this dress.
I nKmicnud IM3 conibin.ition of two lacos
on one sown in my last week's article, I
think. At ary rate l>. is th» . orrrct thm;
Just row :ir:(": oar ainly giv«s \ari.-ty. A
weK-drcFS. d woii.a.i has to b^ v.ry e »■•■ ul
r.ow ab-ir. tte arrang-nnnt cf her throa ;
her c:>l!ar b.'.nd nrast be a? Ugh as possi I •,
and a r.uinber cf new collars have be -a
brcupht cut to tn?ct thi^s d'fii ulty. Th r*
are made with folded birs s •i. s cf si.lc
united wi h a network of coftise t\'.k heri ;
boning in eootravt to the band.
These who accept the ncv/ gtjle .:f .-k!r -
cutting are spt to be troubled as to tbr bosit
means of h'.^dlng the Douacin^s, fj^in^ th>j
tabllrr3 and forming tl-e panels wbicti t *.<>
npw modss render rc"er,-:ary. an' icr t la
comet ribben is greatly in dm rd a n^w
edition of the ordinary bebe ribbon, it is
gathered into little frl;ls. s^wn at loterralj
on Qm skit. s-^ven rews not bei-i°; at e\\ toi
much, or It figures tn narrow fto;ii:c.ng; of
thin materU:, but invariably gatherel b ■
put en. Even petticoats are trimmed ii th .j
style, for the best are cut to exactly g■. wi 1
the gown, and a grfat d^al of lace floiin inj;
is used, of. a substantial dfpth. ed!;>'ti with
satin ribbon. Many of the glace si k pciii
coats have a double flounce of wld^ l-.laok
lace edged with bebc ribbon.
—Kate JcffriM.