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TTTT3 OMAHA TATT/V BEE : STJXBAT , AI'CU'ST 28 , 1808. IT
HARTLEY'S COURAGE.
An Historical Incident of the Grcnt Siege of Gibraltar
The moat memorable slcco of dlbrallnr ,
Indeed one of ton most memorable ot nil ,
filcRcs , was that which the fortress sus
tained from the combined sea forces of
Franco and Spain during the years 1779 to
1783.
1783.Tbo
Tbo great attack on the place was made
on the 13th of September , 17S2. and all the
resources of power and science were ex
hausted by the assailants In the fruitless
attempt ,
It was on this day that a humble private
performed an act which history bus handed
down to us. The business of the nlce [ ;
progressed. The rock by the batteries cent
forth Its splinters to deal destruction around
at every Impact of the Spanish shot ; but the
return flro was of the most telling descrip
tion and most steadily T < cpt up by the lirlt-
IsK.
IsK.Hut
Hut removed from the smoke and din , In
the laboratory of the garrison , surrounded
by the chemistry of war , sat ono man , a
humble private. His It was , while his com
rades worked the guns In the suffocating
casements of the covered batteries , to prepare -
pare the shells for the use of the mortars.
A dangerous task so dangerous , In fact , that
oven the examination of the deadly missiles
Is considered sufficiently perilous on board
blue the 1'orto Illco flag In red. It Is slngu-
lar to notice , that In almost every country of
which liberty la the watchword and guiding
Idea , that tlio flag IB composed ot the thrco
colors red , white and blue.
IIUTTIJIl 1IIIIDS.
.StrniiKc Cnvrrii In South Africa In
Whluli TliojMve. .
The cavern of this most wonderful bird
ts In Carlpo In South Africa.
Among the natives In tbo country
around , this cavern Is celebrated for Its
great size , for the mysterious birds which
haunt Its Inmost recesses , for the * river
which flows from It , and for the super
stitious belief that In its gloomy depths
Is the abode of the spirits ot their departed
ancestors. The name which It bears signi
fies "tho mine of fat , " because from the
young of the birds which Inhabit It an Im
mense quantity of fat Is annually ob
tained.
These birds are about the slzo of our
common fowl , with wings which expand to
thrco feet and a half. All day long they
dwell In the cavern , and , llko our owls , only
como forth at night. They subsist entirely
on fruits , and have powerful beaks , which
THE FUSE TOOK FIRE , HISSING LOUDLY AS IT DISCHARGED ITS RAIN OF
SPARKS AND BURNING RAPIDLY AWAY.
Bhlp to warrant a stngo being slung over
the side to bo occupied by only ono
or two men , the others being kept nt ti
distance , liul familiarity with psrll roba
men of their fear , and Hartley sat buelly
making ready shell after shell , filling them
with the explosive composition , and after
ward fitting In the fuses , driving- thorn homo
and ranging the prepared shells in cases
till they should bo fetched to be sent In
flery arcs to deal death and destruction
amongst the enemy.
The laboratory was nt that time full of
explosive material , every grain of which
was of Inestimable value to the beleaguered
garrison , and It had been accordingly placed
in a position which rendered It Impossible
for the shot or shell of the enemy to reach
it. But now the danger guarded against
from without threatened , If possible , more
terribly from within threatened to destroy
at ono blow the whole of the explosive com
pounds Rtorcd for defense , and this at a
tlmo when such a loss would have been ir
reparable. '
Shell after shell had been filled , the grim
black spheres , as they lay ready , giving but
Hinall signs of their deadly power the force
that should rend them Into Innumerable
shreds of cast Iron each to malm or Elay.
Suddenly , whllo calmly proceeding with
his work , and driving a fuse Into a fresh
filled shell , the fuse took lire , hissing loudly
tin It discharged its rain of sparks , and
burning rapidly away. There seemed hardly
time for thought , much less for action , and
the first feelings of Hartley were those of
blank dismay.
Ho had seen the discharge and ( light of
sliellft so often that ho knew ho could only
reckon upon its burning for a few seconds ,
and then would como the dire explosion
that should act upon the part of the
fortress where ho was llko an earthquake
the bursting ot the shell being , as It were ,
but the Hash In the pan that should prelude
the blowing up of the laboratory. But
with the calmness ot the man whoso trade
was one which brought him dally face to
fnco with death , Hartley seized the shell
In both hands , hurried out Into the open
air and then with a tremendous effort
hurled the deadly globe far Into space ,
where a couple ot seconds after It harm
lessly burst. It was not until some tlmo
after thai the performer ot this daring act
could thoroughly realize the great danger
that had threatened him with destruction ,
and , though the peril was past. It was some
time after , and then only with unstrung
nerves , that ho returned to his perilous
task.
IIEU , wnrrrj AMI IILVR.
Story of 1Iio Kin if fur IVliloli Jinny
AtnrrlrniiH Hnvr 3lvo > i Tlirlr Live * .
The Cuban flag was first carried by Nar-
clso Lopez about 18MMS51 , when he In
vaded Cuba and lost his life. There are
qulto a number of versions as to the mean
ing of this His ; one is that the red equi
lateral triangle stands for equality ; the white
star represents Cuba , which would gain her
independence through a sea of blood , and
the three blue stripes for the three depart
ments which they Intended to divide the
island Eastern Cuba , Central Cuba and
Western Cuba.
There is another version that once , about
1850 or 1851 , a group of Cuban exlks were
talking of the new flag that should be
adopted and trying to get a suitable design ,
when one of them went to the window of
the room In which they were holding their
discussion and SAW the evening star shining
brightly In the heavens surrounded
by the glare of the setting sun , while still
higher the sky was blue , striped with white
clouds.
The revolutionary flag of Porto Rico Is
of the same proportions and design as the
Cuban Hag , only the colors are changed.
Whore the Cuban flag ts red the Porto Rico
fltg 1 * blue , and where the Cuban flag Is
are necessary to crack the tough nuts anfl
reeds which form part of their food.
The cave is so straight that the traveler
can enter for some distance without being
obliged to light his torch. As ho proceeds
over the somewhat rough ground which
forms the bed of the river ho begins to
hear from nfar the hoarse cries of the
Guacharo birds , and when * ho has arrived
at the dark parts ot the caTcrn the nolso
Is perfectly terrific ; thousands of the birds
uttering their piercing cries simultane
ously.
These screams re-echo from the surround
ing walls , and when It Is remembered that
they take place In pitchy darkness , It will
bo easy to understand the superstitious 'ter
rors which the natives associate with the
spot.
Midsummer Is the harvest time for the
fat. The natives enter the cave armed
with long poles. The nests arc attached to
holes In the roof about sixty feet above
their heads.
They break these with their poles , and
the young birds fall down and are Instantly
killed. Underneath their bodies Is a layer
of fat , which Is cut off , and Is the object
sought. At the mouth of the cavern huts
are erected with palm leaves , and there. In
pots ot clay , the natives melt the fat which
has been collected.
This Is known as the butter of the
Guacharo ; It Is so pure that It may be kept
for months , Indeed for upward of a year ,
without becoming rancid. At the convent
of Carlpo no other oil Is used In the Ultchcn
of the monks.
MTTM2 Kill ! AS 1VIXMXO WAY.
VlNltiMl the lr < > Hlilfiit < o Oot Her
Solillrr llrotlior Scut Homo.
A little girl of about 7 years of age ,
dressed In white , and looking as pretty as a
picture , came up to the door of the White
House one day last week , while her mother
and aunt stood In the grounds. ApproachIng -
Ing the usher at the door , she said :
"Please , sir , I want to ECO the president ! "
"What do you want to see the president
about , little girl , " asked the usher , kindly.
"I want to see him about my b.-other
Ralph ; he's a soldier , and wo want him to
como home. "
Just then General Corbln came along , and
thu usher told him what the child's mis
sion was.
"Want to see the president , eh ? " said the
bluff old general. "Well , he's very busy
now , but I am going up to see him , and you
can como along. We will see what we can
do about that brother of yours. "
The little miss , nothing daunted , went
along , and was Introduced to the president.
"What Is your name ? " the president asked
her.
"Blanche Richardson. "
"And what Is your brother's name ? "
"His name Is Ralph Richardson , and we
live at St. Joseph , Mo. ; but Ralph has been
going to school at Yale , nnd he Joined the
First Connecticut regiment. "
"And you want him to como home now ,
do you ? " asked the president.
"Yes , please , sir. He's been away an
awful long time. "
"General , " said the president , "see whal
you can do about this. "
Then , stooping to the little girl : "I think
you can count on seeing that brother cl
yours before very long. "
"Thank you , sir ; I'm very much obliged , "
nnd she made n courtesy which would have
done credit to a queen's lady in waiting.
lIUTTUUri.Y IIOO/.I2US.
. MilIP llouiiilcrN Kill fi on Alcoholic
Stimuli ) HtH.
A learned European professor states that
Insects are not free from this terrible vice
and he accuses the most decant among
them , the butterfly , of being given up to It.
Tbo professor shut up In a greenhouse
twelve males nnd many ( cmnle * In order
to study them at his leisure , lie was not
long in Undine out that tliono ot the "fair
sex" were remarkable for perfect sobriety.
These winged ladles drank nothing but
water , several drops of dew a day , to quench
their thirst.
The males , on the contrary , were of a
revolting Intemperance.
"They came , " said the professor , "to the
flowers whoso distillation produce the most
alcohol and they drank of the Juices to the
point of remaining Inanimate several hours.
There was not a day when I did not pick
up butterflies dead drunk. " And the pro
fessor Is persuaded that the butterfly docs
not merit the reputation for Inconstancy
which the poets give it. When the insect
Is overcome by the abuse ot strong liquors
It staggeringly takes Itself to its spouse to
receive the attention which its state needs.
The professor conducted his experiments
so far as to Intoxicate his pupils , not with
flowers , but with veritable spirits , of which
he placed a few drops on the glass ot the
greenhouse.
The butterflies did not hesitate ; they pre
cipitated themselves upon the whisky nnd
several of them succumbed.
Some butterflies nt liberty were attracted
by the fumes of a glass of gin left upon a
table in a garden and fell asleep after ex
cessive libations.
IMIATTM3 OK THK YOUNOSTEIIS.
"Mr. Meeker , your nose looks Just llko
other folks' noses. "
"Hush. Wllllo ! "
"I heard you say the other day , mamma ,
that Mr. Meeker had had his nose to the
grindstone for seventeen quit that ! "
The governess was giving little Tommy
a grammar lesson the other day. "An ab
stract noun , " she said , "Is the name of some
thing which you can think of , but not
touch. Can you glvo me an. example ?
Tommy A red-hot poker !
Edgar , aged 4 , accompanied by his mother ,
was watching a regiment of soldiers , headed
by Its band , marching by. "Mamma , " he
asked , "what's the use ot all them soldiers
that don't make music ? "
Ono day llttlo 3-year-old Mamie was
passing through the market with her
mother , end , seeing a strange-looking ob
ject , she asked what It was. "Why , dear ,
that's a head of cabbage , " replied her
mamma. "Zen where'a its mouf an' eyescs ? "
she asked.
"Mamma , " asked a llttlo fellow of 5 , "now
hat I've got a Jackknlfe and a pockctbook ,
ain't I a man like papo ? " "Yes , I suppose
so , " replied his mother. "Well , then , " he
continued , "I wish you'd look and see if my
whiskers Is sprouted yet. "
There Is a' ' little boy In Denver who Is as
bright as an 1898 dollar , but ho doesn't al
ways have a ready command ot language ,
says the Denver Times. The other day his
sister got married , and Wllllo was the hap
piest boy in the crowd , for his newly ac
quired brother-in-law1 had been generous In
the purchase of candy for the little fellow.
After the ceremony was over and the tlmn
for the shower of congratulations had ar
rived , Wllllo was ono of the last to reach
his sister and her brand-new husband , and
when ho did get there ho took hold of their
hands and studied for some tlmo before he
could say anything.
"Poor little fellow , ho is almost crying ,
too , " said the bride.
"No , I ain't , " was the brave reply ; 'I
have forgot that thing I had fixed up to * .iy
and was trying to think of somethln' else
oh , yes , wish you many happy returns of
the day that's what I had thought up
wish you many happy returns of the day. "
Tim < iLn-TiMiiis. ,
Isador Bush , who died recently in St.
Louis at the ago of 86 , was General John
C. Fremont's secretary during the early
part of the civil war.
Rlstorl , at the ago of 7C , recently read
In public the fifth canto of Dante's Inferno ,
end was received with great enthusiasm.
Julia Ward Howe made five public ad
dresses In ono day last spring , and she
is 79.
There lives In Marshall , Mo. , Alexander
Steele , who was an own cousin of Gladstone.
Mr. Stcelo was born in Scotland In 1815 , and
as a boy used to be much with his cousin.
Ho cnmo to this country In 1830. and up tea
a few years ago kept up an Intermittent
correspondence with the "Grand Old Man. "
Mother Krugermann , Berlin's senror
artist's model , la dead , at the ago of (12 (
years. Her husband fought In the battles
cf Leipzig against Napoleon I. She was
peddling in the streets when on artist took
her up over thirty years ago , and Thumaun
used her IK the model for Atropos with the
shears in his well known painting , "The
Fates. "
Herbert Spencer Is busy In his Brighton
home revising those of his books which rtoad
to bo squared with the knowledge of today.
Ho Is now a feeble old man and has been
obliged to decline all correspondence save
that of Immediate personal concern. Ho
can work only a short time each day. There
Is said to be a steady demand for his books
all over the world.
John II. Reagan , the only survivor ol
Jefferson Davis' cabinet , Is living In Chicago ,
and is almost SO years old. He was post
master general and secretary of the treasury.
During the reconstruction period he was on
adviser of President Johnson and Secretnrj
Seward. Ho was born in Tennessee , but
wont to Texas when a young man. Since
the civil war ho has been elected rep
resentative in congress anJ United States
senator.
Abner C. Goodel , aged 93 , of Salem , Mass. ,
is the oldest living inventor In the Unltec
States. Ho perfected the design of the first
printing press which printed on both sides
of a paper at once , nnd he also discovered
the process for preparing steel and copper
plates for engravers. Later ho helped bulk
the first locomotive for the Boston & Lowell
railway. He worked on the first electric
motor ever constructed , which aftrrwnrc
ran between Baltimore and Washington , anr
on the first engine lathe for the ratlroac
repair shop.
John Browne , ono of the few survivors ol
the Balaklava charge , died at Llchfield
England , a short tlmo ago , SJ years old. Ho
served through the Crimean campaign with
the Seventeenth Lancers , and was present nt
the battles ot Alma , Inkerman and Balaklava
and the siege and fall of Sebastopol. On the
memorable October 25 , 1854 , the day of the
charge of the Light Brigade , he was regi
mental trumpeter , and sounded the charge
for the "Death and Glory Boys. " Browne
escaped unhurt , but lost the heel of his
boot and spur by a musket ball , and hai
his coat tall cut oft by a Cossack lance. He
was In India throughout the mutiny , being
present at the capture and execution of the
rebel chief , Tontla Topee.
A ( jiioil Collector.
A Lowlston ( Me. ) young man tells how he
secured his place as collector for a large
house In that city. Ho was working for
$3 a week for an Auburn man and used to
collect bills. Ho had a bill of (3.50 against
a rich Lewlston man and whenever he
went to collect It the man never had th
change. But he kept right after him til
ho worried the life nearly out of the man
One day the Lewlstonlan paid him and toll
him ho never wanted to see him again and
ordered him out with strong language. A
week later the same man sent him an offer
of $16 a week to do collecting and asslstan
bookkeeping and added : "You're the best
collector I know. "
Nut the WiNriit IVny.
It Is not always best to wait until It ts
needed before buying a bottle of Chamber
lain's Colic , Cholera and Dlorrhea KerneJy
Quite frequently the remedy Is required la
the very busiest season or In the night nm
much Inconvenience and suffering must bo
borne before It can bo obtained , It costs bu
a trifle as compared with Its real worth and
every family can well afford to keep it in
their home. It Is everywhere aeknowledgad
to be the most successful medicine in the
world tar bowel comololnU.
I
OUR EXPOSITION SUMMED UP
OctaTO Tbnnet's ' Impressions of Art nnd
Industry Mirrored Thoro.
SURPASSING BEAUTY ELECTRICAL EXHIBIT
Hound to Hnvo n I.iiMltlK IllTrpI In the
Went Symmetry of Architecture
Some Ulil Kxlillitlfl llotv to
"Do" the
Away down in a llttlo hollow on the
iluff tract stands a red building with a
orest of slender smokestacks. An unob-
ruslvo olacard announces that hero dwells
and tolls the captive genius that work ? the
greatest maclc of the century ; but the
placard merely says , "Power House. Vis-
tors Are Invited ! "
Yet one may spend a wonderful half hour
icro amid the dynamos. The electrical dls-
ilny of the Transmlsslsslppl Exposition Is
ar beyond any ever given In this country ,
probably in any country. The electrical
appliances In the Electricity building are
only a part ot the wonder. The lighting
of the grounds shows what electricity can
do to turn night Into day. It Is more brll-
lant than the most brilliant boulevard ot
Paris ; but there Is nothing of the harsh
lazzlo nor the Inky shadows of the ordinary
electric lighting. At the World's fair there
were no half tones , the exquisite gradation
ot sunlight , the softened olives and violets
of moonlight were lost ; ono was bathed In
Ight nnd suddenly ono stepped Into dark
ness. Here , the 10,000 Incandescent lights
preserve the transparency of the shadows ,
> roduclng a thousand exquisite effects.
To try to "do" the exposition In a day
s a wearying mockery. Ono could easily
pond a day In the Government , or the Lib
eral Arts , or the Electricity , or the Mines
and Mining buildings. "Doing. " In this
cnse , usually means a tramp or ride In a
hair or jinricksha around the lagoon , across
ho bridge to the plaza , down past the
tainted grotcsqucries of the Midway to the
State buildings , a llttlo loitering In the
wide lawns amid the splendid parterres and
he riot of color In plant and flower -which
urrounds the beautiful Horticulture bulki
ng , statllest palace of them all , then a dip
nto the Midway on the other side , a re-
urn to the lagoon and an excursion Into
ono or two buildings with eyes and brain
equally dared and satiated. The real way
to have either pleasure or profit in an ex
position Is to know what ono wishes to
see and go to see it ! The clamoring at
tractions on either side are not to bo re-
jarded. A leisurely morning spent in one
jutldlng , a leisurely ride for an afternoon ,
resting on the settees which are placed at
convenient distances ( at least In theory , In
practice I found them too much like the
lollcomen , always In evidence when not
needed and apparently In another world
when sorely wanted ! ) , then a dinner on thereof
roof garden near the plaza , whence floats
the sounds of music , and an evening amid
the Incomparable loveliness of the western
summer night and the lagoon this makes
a day that does not greatly weary either
mind or body , but leaves its ineffaceable
delight in the memory.
Ot all the state buildings the log cabin
of Minnesota is the most original nnd typi
cal. It is built ot hewn logs , very tastefully
and the receiving room has a great etono
chimney wherein almost a forest might
blaze , a floor ot ax planed logs and tables ,
settees and easy chairs framed of three
limbs in an ingenious fashion , whrch uur-
passcs the rustic furniture of parks. The
building is lighted with acetylene gas. I
observed several farmers Inquiring concernIng -
Ing this gas on a ready tongued young man
who stood in a llttlo room with the cylin
ders , otherwise , I supposeg "the plant. " Is
acetylene the coming light for the country ?
Will the carbide saturated water freeze or
will It defy a northern winter. Is there
the safety from explosion claimed ?
To all these questions the young man
makes plausible answers , and there Is a
whlto radiance winking at you from the
celling. It winks at 2 cents a night , per
burner , or eomo such sum.
The Art Collcotlon.
The Art exhibit Is considered the irenk
point of the exposition. The building itself
Is ono of the most beautiful and Impressive.
It Is really two buildings concocted by on
open court. The order of architecture is
Corinthian , but Corinthian of the renais
sance , not of the classic typo. Broad nnd
high flights of steps lift the folumned porticos
ticos above the water , and the two great
domes are nobly proportioned. Above the
porticos , with their richly sculptured en
tablatures , are winged figures. The central
court has a fountain nnd the statues no
where have a fairer background than
against the velvet lawn and the Innuraer-
ablc vines that wreathe ticcs and collor.iclo.
Within arc some 600 pictures , a very fair
collection of the French schools , n rather In
adequate exhibit of American art. There
are a few statues. It is not a bad show ;
on the contrary , It is a very good collection.
There are Carats nnd Rousseaus and
Daublgnys and I think and Ingres , nnd one
or two or more Jules Bretons and Dotallles
and Monets nnd others of the Inter great
French artists ; there Is a very coed Car
penter It Is , In fact , most Interesting. That
the pictures , as a rule , are not the masters'
more important examples makes for noth
ing ; they all have distinction and charm.
It Is merely that comparing the collection
not with the superb riches of the Colum
bian exposition , which would be unfair
but with those of a permanent nature In
any of our great cities , the dearth of plan
apparent nnd the unbalanced character of
the collection , Us lack ot proportion and
desultory character may blind one to Its
real merit. The Omaha papers have very
quietly done a good turn to the art gal
leries and to the people of the west. They
have published steadily articles describing
the different palntlnss and other objects
of art. Notably there have appeared a
scries of letters or essays In The Omaha
Bee , signed Ethel Evans , which have de
scribed artists and pictures with admirable
lucidity and plcturesqueness , withal , In En
glish , not In the Jargon of the studio. Any
honest farmer , any clerk or typewriter , any
business man or woman ( whether she had
the smattering of an art club education or
the least tincture of learnlnc bestowed on
diligent readers of the art periodicals or no )
could understand those letters. And after
those letters and the kindred articles In
other rmriers , the art gallery cannot but be
a stimulant and inspiration to thousands.
Do we. I wonder , quite apprehend how far
our huso expositions , at Philadelphia , at
Now Orlean * , nt Atlanta , at Nashville , nt
Chicago , nt Omnhn , lend tho. nvcnigo cltl-
ren afield In paths of pleasantness and wnfl
of peace , how much of sweetness and light
they m Largely because of their In-
llurnrc , an utiKno'vn Idcnl of art Is shaping
the dreams of eety vlllnqe builder , nnd
names which wcro unki'xvti a quarter of a
century ago , nro the property of our com
mon speech ; nnd groping Mill , but plain to
bo seen , Is a now COW.B ot beaut ? among
every olnss. I heard .a story the other day ,
which llustra'cs this ujrvaimeiieds of better
taste. A very ch.irmlng ChliMga woman
was talking about veitain cnginvlngs. They
had been in the house before taste had
passed through the flro. " 1 have been
thinking , n > y dears , " said the mistress to
her children , "you know tbos * old engrav
ings In the back hall upttalrs you miiko
such fun o' them , yet 1 hate tr part with
them you know the new laundry. 1 think
wo might put them In the drying room. "
"Why not give them to Hull House ? " said
ono daughter.
"Hull House ! " exclaimed the mother.
"Mercy ! they are not good enough for Hull
House. I should never venture to send them
tLcro ! They nro so particular ! "
Which tale has n number ot morals If ono
bo minded to search for them ! Yet , does It
not nil point to an over-widening and deep
ening culture among the plain people ? The
American has paused long enough In his
flerco struggle for money to perceive that his
dally llfo needs beauty. Prosperity to him
begins to mean n moro leisurely and beauti
ful ordering of llfo. Ho perceives the lack
today , tomorrow ho will bo trying to fill
It. And not even the magazines and the
dally Journals have done so much to bring
him to this attitude of wholesome unrest
and anticipation as the great expositions.
Modestly at ono corner nro the Apiary
and Dairy buildings and facing them Is the
Transportation building. Why a stray In
cubator should have sought shelter In this
part of the grounds , I know not ; any inoro
than I know why the Liberal Arts Is the
appointed guardian for the main body of
artificial chicken mothers. The Transporta
tion building la interesting , but not ( to
the writer's inlnd ) so Interesting as some
of the other great buildings. In the Dairy
building ( which well repays a visit ) there
Is an ingeniously cooled car , where a butter
artist models busts of Dewey , Hobson , nnd
other popular heroes In that pliable but
perishable medium. Ono of the striking ex
hibits of the splendid Studebaker collection
of wagons and carriages , In the Transpor
tation building , Is the aluminum form wag
on. It Is a wagon Jit , for a prlnco and light
enough for a fairy ; but , alas , only a prince
or a millionaire could afford to pay for Its
light strength , for it cost , I think , some
J2.500 this simple farm wagon. There nro
thre\j exhibits which tower above all others
at the Omaha exposition. They are typical
of the transmlssisslppl states ; the agricul
tural , the electrical and tha mining exhibit
I have spoken of the two first , the third In
Its own way Is stupendous.
Beneath the square Greek rtowcrs and th'o '
grand dome of the 'Mining ' building Is a
wonderful display of metals and minerals
and mining machinery. The great silver
and gold mines of the far west , the great
coal mines ot Iowa and Illinois , 'tho great
stone quarries of the transmlsalsslppl elates ,
nil have representatives In miniature of
machinery nnd product. There is a mine
In operation and a history ot mining in
object lessons. And there is a prodigious
display of minerals from alabaster to coal ,
from lln-e to sapphires and rubles. It Is as
typical of the wealth of the vast land be
yond the river aa the Agriculture building ,
with Its many hued and fantastically fancied
display ; and as typical ot the devouring
energy of Its soul as the purring monsters
In the Electricity building.
The Kxiioaltlnii an u Work of Art.
Yet , when wo como 'to the parting word ,
of all the beauty , all the marvel which man
has wrought that which will haunt the mind
In memories of the latest of our American
expositions , is It not Iho Art ? I do not
moan the pictures which tire hung on the
gallery walls , or the statues In Its portals ;
I mean the art embodied In the noble archi
tecture , In the splendid groups that are
painted against the vast sunlit spaces of the
blue Nebraska dome , in the fair procession
of Nature's velvet nnd Jewels In lawn and
terrace. In plant and flower and vine and
the subtle blending of all these enchant
ments Into ono harmonious , conquering
charm. It Is our last night at the exposi
tion. Wo have left painted savages leapIng -
Ing and yelling around flaming fires In the
dark fields beyond. Almost without warning
vre are back In the light and nro walking
by the basin In front of the Horticulture
building , where the tropical lillk'S float
their crinkled , uncanny leaves. All about us
IB the glory of tall , cannas , yellow and
scarlet , "mystic , wonderful. " Plants ol
other lands have emerge , ! from their green
houses and Haunt In the transient kindness
of our fickle northern sun. They lend an
air ot fairy land to the unreal beauty of the
scene. Bathed la this gentle radiance
whatever might snggent hasty work , the un
substantial material or hint nt soil or crud
ity , vanishes as If It liad never been ; be
fore us rise the sculptured walls , the grace
ful columns , richly carved plinth , entabla
ture and irlezo , minarets ami domes thai
seem In this uour .is enduring as the hills.
Wo are quite alone , the hour Is late. We
seem to have this wonderful world to our
selves , a charm to be counted. So , slowly ,
almost sadly , we pass from the tranquil
fields to the deserted plaza and across the
viaduct to the silent lagoon.
It is a city penciled In fire ; nnd the long
gem lines of the porticoes and cornices , the
stars that point innumerable slender col
umns fencing the lagoon , the blazing torch
that flares above the vast dome to the
south , these are multiplied and lengthened
In the still waters of the lagoon. It Is so
light that every flower splashing the ter
race , every vine masking the tree trunks or
climbing the colonnades has Its every tlni
of color for the eye. It Is so still that we
hear the fountains drip on the flery lilies.
Stainless and whlto the great battlements ,
with their colossal figures of conquest and
peace and winged aspiration , are canvu
against an Infinite , unfathomable violet oky ,
pierced here nnd there by stars.
And we are fain to say to the passing mo
ment : "Stay , thou art too fair ! " nut rail
ways cannot be wheedled llko Mcphlstophe-
les , and we have the Inevitable train In
waiting , of which Faust knew nothing ;
wherefore , wo turn for ono last backward ,
wistful look and go.
But the scene will remain. Whoever has
seen it cannot forget It any moro than ho
can forget that other nnd greater city that
wo treasure In our hearts.
OCTAVE THANKT.
Are better than Imwl-sewed shoes but cost less. Men , women
and children wear them. All kinds ve made. The following
merchants are some who sell Goodyear Welt Slices :
DREXEL SHOE CO. . 1419 Farnam St. , NEBRASKA CLOTHINO CO. , Farnam
T I' OA11TWHinHT & CO. . 16th and and 15th St .
nOWE-TALMAGB SHOE CO. . 1515 Douglas A. K. 8TOCKHAM , 700 N. 16th St. ,
A U. MORSE. 1517 Douglas Bt. , WM. N. WHITNEY. 107 So IBth St. ,
1JU8TON STORE , 16th und Douglas , T. H. NORR1S. HIS Douglas St. ,
Douglas St. , W , W. FIRMER. 2923 Leavonworth St. ,
A. W. BOWMAN CO. , 117 N. IGth St. , W. R. BENNETT CO. , 1502.1512 Capital Av.
TWO Tiiro A u/rn / JIIPIIPT nn 11
DAYS ONLY lUESsMJULUoUy
GROUNDS AT TWENTIETH AND PAUL STREETS.
TWICE DAILY , 2 AND 8 P. M.-RAIN OR SHINE ,
The Show of Shows. Bigger and Better Than
Ever. The One Show That Means Something ,
INTERNATIONAL MILITARY TOURNAMENT !
"It. Is somebody's crlnio If all the children
do not see it. " The Great Editor , J/'tmit Jlnlstead.
Congress of of the
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( B ft 6TH U , S , CAVALRY- ' '
The Army's Finest Riders.
* sin u , ORTILLERY
Double Light Battery in Field Drill and
Expert Driving. Artillery in Action , the
same as in actual warfare.
5th Royal Irish Lancers
C IS 9th Russian _ Cossacks
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1st German Cuirassiers
COLOR
of the Single-Starred Flag of
CUBA LIBRE
20 Cuban Heroes
Twelve officers and privates whose wounda
prevent them from doing actual service in.
the field.
REALISM REALIZED
In the Historic , Fascinating ,
Military Spectacle ,
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Produced with superb Scenery , 100
INDIAN WAR1UORS and hun
dreds of soldiers and horses. .
Mexican Vaqueros-
Argentine Cuachos.
Arabian Acrobats and Horsemen.
Famous Frontier Girls ,
ANNIE OAKLEY-JOHNNY BAKER
Mistress and Master of Siarkmanslilp.
Many New and All the Old
Thrilling Features.
A Carnival of Excitement and Fun
Wf. ALL UNDER COMMAND OF
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( BUFFALO BILL , ) d ,
"Who will positively take part in 0 . ,
every exhibition. „ /
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Tuesday Morning at 9 there will be a | fr , ?
FREE STREET w
Which will movn over the followln K route. On Twentieth to CumlnR.
to Bjxteenth , , to Capitol , avenue , to Fifteenth . , to Douglas , to Ninth , to 1/arnam ,
to Sixteenth to Cumlng to Qrounds.
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Prices , 50c. Children 25c. 5S !
NUMI1KRKD COUPON. , Actually Reserved scats , , will bo sola on the ot ,
. ul-
Ins day streets. of Exhibition at Kuhn & CO.'B DniR Store , Corner 15th und DOUE. vet -
WEDNESDAY , AT THE
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