14 TSE INDIANAPOLIS JOURNAL, SUNDAY;, AUGUST 12, 1SC3.

ÜL G. FIELD'S MINSTRELS

will ornx tub scaso at - escusirs opera hoise.

There "Will Be Two Attractions atthe Park Thi Week-Lo- cal,

Musical Motea.

Treparations arc being made at English'sOpera House for the one-nig- ht engagement

cf AI G. Field's Gnater MIcstrel?. Wednes-day of this week. It is a time-honor- ed

custom with the management of that placeof amusement to secure eomc big organiza-

tion with which to inaugurate each new

tMson. However, the occasion cannotreadily be" recalled when a more pleasingattraction than Field's minstrels was ob-

tained for such purpose. Everybody likesa good minstrel performance, and to ascer-

tain that the one given by Mr. Field andhis coadjutors .belongs to this class It Isonly necessary to glance at the roster ofthe company given below.

As a matter of course, the piece de resis-

tance of the entertainment Is the remark-able acrobatic ' and athletic act of Mr.

Field' celebrated band of Mamelukes, rep-

resentatives of the haughty warriors andincomparable horsemen who ruled EgyptIn the dark ages. It Is said that the actsof tumbling, balancing. Juggling and con-juring performed by these people excelanything of the kind ever seen on theEtage before. This part of the entertain-ment is introduced In the scenic spectacleThe Fete at Mecca," which concludes the

performance.Another great act on the long programme

Is that of Pascatel, "the man of manyforms." This is pronounced bv many wholiave een It the strongest single vaudevillevreclalty cver carried by a minstrel com-pany.

Mr. Field has a splendid corps of vocal-ists. Including Arthur Yule, Reese Proper.A. Fred Alkens. Charles Quaintance. Paul

de, Fred J onion. Addison Waltz,Charles Larue and Jean Elliott. The prin-cipal comedians are AI G. Field, ArthurRigby, Tommy Donnelly and Doc Qulgley,the funny dancer. Others In the list areBerry and Hughes, comic musical artists,James Gibbons and Hob Keyes, the ec-

centric athlete.

rvthe Sea" at the Park.,t of two plays to be seen at the

is week Is "Over the Sea," whicha three days' engagement

The piece Is said to be axinatlng melodrama, containing attrac-..v- e

stage pictures and portraying naturalcharacters. The sentiment Is claimed to bepure and lofty, filial devotion and fidelityof those who love being commended withfrequency and force. It abounds In shadesof comedy and pathos. The story of theplay, notwithstanding its dramatic power,13 said to be true to life, and the tinale en-tirely satisfactory, without offending thecanons of good taste. There are funnysituations and droll sayings, all of whichare fullv develooed bv a canable company.A feature of the entertainment affordedwill be vaudeville turns between acts, mak-ing each performance continuous. Thelatest tongs, dances and monologues willbe exploited.

Prominent members of the cast are E. If.English, Harry M. Holden, George B. Ed-wards, Eleanor Franklin, Lizzie II. Ches-ter. 0rs- - IM wards and K. It. Whalen.The play is produced under the direction ofthe Holden Brothers Dramatic Company,

Crcle Tom' Cabin' Thursday.Several veeks ago a note was made of

the fact that Al W. Martin had returnedfrom a trip to Cuba, bringing hack withhim a ralr of Cuban bloodhounds for usein his large production of "Uncle Tom'sCabin." The time for patrons of the Parkto again sec this Interesting old play willsoon roll around, the engagement being forthree days, commencing with Thursdaymatinee this week. Although the play isso old as to merit the title of venerable,nevertheless it seems Incapable of losingits charm for the theater-goin- g public.This fact is doubtless largely due to thomany up-to-d- ate features which are Injected into the play each year. A strongfeature of this year's production Is a groupof colored cakewalkers who are sata to tcas good as any In tho business. The company claims to carry three brass bands.twenty-fiv- e head of ponies, donkeys,horses and oxen, a tallyho coach, traps.little Eva's golden chariot. Uncle Tom'slog cabin, ox carts and numerous othernovelties. Ther? will be an elaborate streetparade each morning during the stay ofthe company In the city. Mr. Martin claimsto have spent a large sum ofvmoney uponIiis enterprise the past summer and faysthat It requires two cars to transport thecenery and equipment. u.nere will be a

matinee each day.

empire's Hooking.Among the bookings for the Empire

Theater this season in addition to the BonTon Burlcsquers who open the season on'Aug. 27 are Heuck &. Fenncssy's comedians,Ttlley &z Woods. - Merry Maidens. Wine.Women and Hong. American Burlesquers,Australian Beauties. Rice & Barton, Broad-way Burlescmers. Sam Devere. Big Sensation. Harry Morris. Irwin's Burlesquers andthe Grabs idows.

IVotes of the Stage.Harry Lorain will to cn in "Alvln Joslin"

this season.XXX

Rum Whyta! has written a new five-a- ct dramacalled 'Blackballed."xxv

Lillian Klnssbury is to be Robert Downing'leading woman this season.

x y xCreston Clarke and Adelaide Trine will in

evftunte thetr new season at Atlantic Cityfrert. .

XXXDorothy Chester Otrs. Frederick Ic Heilerin)

is to be a member uf IUchird Mansfield's company this season.

x x yDelcrtere & Wilson are to N starred thia season

bv Ira J. Ta Motte in a new musical farce calledMy Aunt's Nerhew."

XXXFtrauss's orchestra ha3 rlayed for the first

t!m the dream rcene from Mcagnrs "RadcUCT anC a new waltx by lelbej.

XXXThe Ilanlns have wcurH a copyright on the

rw.w fantastic farce --comedy written for them byH. K. KiiJer. entitled A Lively Legacy.

XXXThemas J. Keogh has been engaged to play

leading comedy roles with the Cireenwall StockComrany at the American Theater, cw lorlc.

xxxLotta Llnthlcum U a member of the stock

romranv at lUr Majesty's Theater. MontrialH r wide ranee of parts Includes "arho" anl'Mme. 8n-un.- "

XXXE3 El'.sler. who won considerable fame last

..u'.n as Glory Qua vie No. 5. Is to su.-e- r dJuli Marlowe In the character ot UarbaraIrietehie this season.xxx

Jas. M. Prephy. who flayed the lead In "Tenti.ee's rarrtner" two yar. has bn re

reagecl by Manager Arthur Alston to play thetum ;art tnu season.xxx

Frederick V. Bowers has been Induced byManager Robert Grau to re-ent- er vaudevilleMr. Powers is the man who has become famouitouh the nr.s "Decaiiae," "Always' and"Walt." xxx

London It threatened with a new Chinese melodrama entitled "The Yellow Terror." It larrobaMy a dramatization of a serial story cfthe same r.anie now running In certain syndicateJournals. xxx

Fred Murtard. th well-know- n theatrical fnaniter, of Anderson. Ind.. who Is a brother-in-la- w

tr Frd C. Dickson, manager of the local TaricTheater, reiokes in tni possession o( a daughter.born July -- I.

XXXThe new Ilorklns Stork Company opened in

Chicago wek before last with "Ths CheriyI inkers" r.1 revised "Queena" Ut week. Therrformances are given an aaaca r.avor Dy auash or vauaevine. xxx

Th Lost Art." a farce In one ai't by James J.Corbett anl George Henry Trader, has beencei yrihted by Mr. Corbett. which lends an airOf truth to tie recent announcement mat me esrugulst Is to enter vauJevuie ait -- ajoa.

xxxlfr. Fanny AddUon ritt Dorothy Bherrod

lilrs. Tim Murphy), anl Louise Thomdykstouclcault are members of Tim Murphy'

ix.rtin cart in "A Bachelor's Romance." whichwill go out on the road from New York shortly.

XXXGiles Shlna. husband of Lavlnla Shannon, has

teea engaged to play a part In AnSrew Mackr.w rl4T. 'Th ItrhI Tbe scenery has beenpainted by Joseph Thysloc. and the four sets tobe employed are said to be exceptionally rich anlhandsome. Mr. Mack will, aa usual, nave a col-lection of brand new songs.

xxx"Down Mobila" is the narcecf halr-ralsl- n

melodrama on which Lincoln. J." Carter Is atwerk. It will have a Cre scene which is eall toerllpse anythlnic of the kind yet attempted onthe stage. The effect of a blazing conflagrationli produced partly by the aid of large reflectors.

x x . x"When Wealth and Poverty Meet." a series of

stereoptlccn pictures shown by Btover, the photosrtist. Is creatlnr a sensation at the MasonicTtmpl Roof Garden. Chicago. The views arIiorn lite in Chlcaro streets, and range from thiBort iahl.,naL!e to the most tqualld. rmentin,;a wonderful contrast.xxx

Thurlow Bergen, a member of last seasonTike StocH Company. Cincinnati, who rUycdhere one week at the Grand Opera House, hasbeen tn?aged by Liebler k Co. to play AibtrtJlorcerf in James O NeiU's eiatviraie revival otTho Count of Monte Crlsto" tnis faon. air.

Eersen formeily traveled with fcl Smith Rus- -tell.

XXXThe. Dramatic Mirrcr says that Lavlnia Shan- -

rcn Is stepping at the New, Amsterdam Hotel.New York: that she is still disengaged for thisreason, although. the recipient of five good olTeisdurlnt? thj pat summer. It Is also raid thatMiss his a well-eam- ei reputation as"a mnunl'lcen; dresser, her wardroN consistingcl Hxty-fiv- e beautiful gowns, most of them lm-port- ed.

XXXA world of pathos Is contained In the follow

ing note taken from the last Issue of the NewYork Clipper: "Sam Wilde, a colored performer

risrht name Samuel Whiteis notified that hismother Is In an Impoverished condition and isto be sent to the poorhouse. Full de-tai- ls can bobtained from Mrs. M. White, No. "S John street,Cincinnati." This suggests the novel "No. 5John Street," which deals with socialistic problems.

The Local Mnsical World.Mr. Itudolph Köster has returned from

his vacation and will now resume hia teach- -inff.

Miss Mary Josephine Wight is spendingthe month of August with her parents atShelbyville, Ky. . .

Miss Shirley Schumacher has returnedfrom hrr vacation and will rreslde at theorgan at Meridian-stre- et M. E. Church today.

Mr. W. M. Alley, supervisor of music inthe public schools at Shelbyvllle and theforemost music teacher there, spent a fawdays in the city last week.

Tho Wabash pupils of Mr. John Geigerhave arranged to give an opera there thisfall. "Dorothy," by Cellier, has been selected. It will be under the direction ofMr. Geiger, who will sing the leading bari-tone part.

The Orpheus, a new male club, has justbeen organized. The club has thirty members. Mr. Henry D. Newton is the director. The club has completed arrangements, for several concerts during the approaching season..

Miss Ida Swcenle has gone to Detroit fora month's visit. Miss Sweenle has been re-

engaged as soprano soloist at Roberts ParkChurch for the coming season. This Is thesixth year that Miss Sweenie has been thesoloist at this church. .

The vesper organ recitals at MemorialChurch will be resumed this afternoon at5 o'clock. Mr. W. II. Donley, the organist.will play the following programme:"Hymne de Fete" CapocclAndante from the Symphony In D... Haydn

enezlana BerenyTheme Slave, "La Coppelia" Delibes"Berceuse" KufferathAllegro Moderato Wcly

August is undoubtedly tho dullest monthin the year as far as musical matters areconcerned. Indianapolis is by no meansan exception; consequently musical news isvery scarce. To relieve the monotonypome wiseacre has started a. little argument as to whether the organs in the FirstPresbyterian and Plymouth churches belong to Uncle Sam or to the churches. Itis to be hoped that In the event that one ofthe organs belongs to Uncle Sam it will beplaced in Tomllnson Hall. The organ inPlymouth Church is a large one and would,when repaired, make an excellent Instrument for the hall.

1VATER-- B ALAX CE ELK VATOR.

Impressive but Antiquated Substitutefor Stairs.

Chicago Record.With splashes and roars and wails of de

spalr the last of the old water-balanc- e elevators in Chicago Is still making its tripsIn a Dearborn street office building. In thefive-sto- ry structure it i3 still revered andspoken of tenderly. But the cold and unap- -preclative world on the outside makes theweird old-fashion- ed apparatus the subjectof unkind remarks and predicts the earlyadvent of the day when it shall be no more.All alone it must show the merits of itstribe, for with the disappearance of itsmate from the Metropolitan block at Randolph and LaSalle streets the Dearbornfctreet car became the sole survivor of thesenus this side of Milwaukee.

ILhas been the fear of the friends of thewater and bucket elevator that it could dlsappear from the scene of its activity un- -honored and unsung and go down into alonesome grave. And yet the old-sty- le caris as harmless as Mark Twain s coyote anda safe as a toboggan built on the pyra-mids. It always does the best it can. Ithas jerked and sometimes fallen, but itnever was the cause of anyone dying if hewere in good health at the time of ridingin it.

As all water-balanc- e elevators are practically the same, a description of one isa description of all, but the fact must bekept in mind that the specie has its varying characteristics, and differences arcfound to exist in the cables, shafts, levers.tubes and tanks, much as there are distinctand contrasting Qualities in horses.

A water balance elevator consists mainlyof two shafts running from the basement tothe roof, one for the car and one for thebucket. At the top of the shaft in whichthe bucket moves up and down Is a tankwhich holds a large amount of water. AtIts base is one of equal capacity. Thebucket is rilled when at the top of theshaft with enough water to lift the carwhen loaded with passengers. A move ofthe lever and upward goes the car. Abrake is used to control the speed.

If the operator desires to reverse the uirection he must empty the bucket, and asthis means extra work passengers must"look alive" and not pass their floors;otherwise they will have to travel to theton cr bottom, as the case may be.

When the bucket is at the bottom theelevator Is at the top. Then the operatorempties the bucket and the --car shootscown. The water is usually pumped to thetop by a private engine. This means thegreatest economy in water. If the machinery is in good condition the same mlcrobes might be confined in this unfruitfulfiel i during the lifetime of the average manand never have a chance to get out andseek whom they might devour. Strong cables connect the car and the bucket.

Another curious feature is an air cham-ber at the bottom of the elevator shaft.This is rtae feature which won the daywhen the system first came into vogue. Itwas said to be the masterpiece of safetycontrivance and its inventor predicted thatits coming marked an area in the historyof elevators. It comprised a space of thesame diameter as the elevator shaft, witha rubber lining and a wooden top.

In the Metropolitan block an operatoronce gave the "vacuum a practical test.He was at the top and starting for the bottorn when the brakes gave out. The structure Is five stories high and the ride wastoo swift for a nervous person's peace ofmind, but the safety air chamber let himdown easily after the car reached theground floor and his adventure awakeneda tenderness for the system that sun angers in the hearts of the old-timer- s.

Once established, the water-balanc- e caris driven away only by growls of largeand fearful dimension. It is so, cheap thatthe owner of the building usually loves itwith the same affection street-ca- r companies once felt for the horse-pow- er systern. There Is one in Milwaukee and another In Toronto, Ont., but, like the bison,they belong to a dying dynasty, their daysare numbered.

Above thf Necessity.Chicago Tribune.

'You've sent your boy to college. I hear."remarked the neighbor. "Well. I hope hewill neoult himself with credit."

"He won't need to, begosh!" said Mr. Gas--well, somewhat Irritated. "I ra able to sup-ply him with the cash right straightalona.

FAMINE'S SAD LEGACY

HALF A MILLION OF OIU'IIANS IXNECD OF THE WORLD'S HELP.

Distress and Desolation for IleiplessChildren Will Laat Lone After

Plague und Drought Are Over.

Correspondence of the Indianapolis Journal.NBW YORK, Aug. 10. News by cable

from India's viceroy, the Governor of Bom- -bay and other officials, from American missionaries and from newspaper correspondents report a general rainfall in the famine- -stricken districts and prospects brighterthan at any time for the past two years.This means that the gaunt, woeful, hideousfigure of Famine is being literally drowned.River beds which for twenty-fou- r monthshave been bared to the sky and baked bythe sun till rock hard are now graduallysoftening into their natural muddiness.Streams are manifesting signs of life. Thewater in the few wells which were notdrained by the long drought are growingdeeper and fields, meadows, farms, grazinggrounds, garden plotsIn fact, the wholeparched earth Is giving promise of gen-

erous fertility, as in the years gone by.But these are, after all, only signs and

promises which, while restoring hope to thehearts of the stricken millions, must notbe taken as meaning that the famine is atan end. Famine may be dying, but she isnot yet dead. She still stalks abroad inall the western and central provinces, andfor at least three months to come she willcontinue her deadly work. As the cause ofthe awful distress and desolation was lackof rain, it will take a very long, steadyrainfall to restore the ground to a condition rich enough to yield. With the exception of a one-ho- ur shower on July 20

of last year, the present rainfall is thefirst western India ha3 known for twenty- -four months. Hence, not until rain hasfallen continuously for weeks and weekswill the ground bo sufficiently soaked andsoftened to assure the raising of a crop.Moreover, millions of head of cattle In-

deed, 00 per cent, of all the cattle havedied for want of fodder, and farmers willremain tied hand and foot till the govern-ment supplies new live stock to replacethe old, whose bones lie scattered the country over.

Therefore, desperate distress still exists.Utter desolation is still the lot of millions.If the government were now to withdrawits aid, shut up the relief works and poor--

houses, if American contributions were nowto cease and missionaries to stop theirwork, 10,000,000 homeless, helpless peoplewould bo in imminent danger of starving todeath.

NE KD SJILIi URGENT.Furthermore, since the rain has come,

tcores of thousands who have been savedfrom death by starvation are threatenedwith death by exposure. Blankets andclothing are scarce; only about one personIn every thousand possessing a halfway decent garment.

Meanwhile, famine has written her willon the face of the land. She is leavingChristendom a legacy In the form of hundreds of thousands of homeless, helplesscrphans. The million men and women who.after indescribable suffering, have succumbed since the famine began, not only tostarvation, but to fever, plague and cholerabesides, have left fully half a million fatherless, motherless children. When the government closes its relief works, its poor-house- s,

sending millions of absolutely pen- -rlless people to their desolate homes to begin life's struggle over again, what is to become of the parentless, ownerless children?Who is to shelter them, clothe, feed, instruct them and fit them for lives of usefulness?

I have myself just returned from India,end I can truthfully write that of all thosad sights to be seen In the famine district the most pitiable Is the starving child.Not a few, but tens of thousands, are wanuenng aiong tne nignways, waits of adesert country, living drift-chip- s on ashoreless sea. Their mothers and fathershave died of starvation, and now they havonot a soul In the world to turn to, no kith.no kin, not a single heart among their ownpeople to look after .them. It is in the rescue of these orphans, waifs from the highway of death itself, that the missionariesdevote a large part of their working hours.Once inside a mission compound, the poor,little starveling, if care and food have notcome too late, is supported by funds sentto the missionaries by the American peopie.

Among the many starving orphan children gathered from the fields by Dr. Taylor and his wife, missionaries at Ahmeda-ba- d,

there came one little girl who insistedon entering the house. She came into thelibrary, and after a brief look about lispedin ner own tongue, "I'lease, may I diehere?" and then threw herserf down on thefloor and went to sleep. It is gratifying toadd that the long sleep and the hot milkauerwara given to this child saved herfrom death, and she was added to the foldof orphans in Mr. Taylor' care.

HUNDREDS OF WAIFSEven in the streets of Bombay there are

nunareas or famine children wanderingabout. With sunken eyes, hollow cheeksand indented temples, with weary, weak.skeleton legs, they totter, by the dozen, inthe footsteps of the European, crying."Salam, Sahib" which is their way of say-ing "reace to you." Then slapping theirhollow and naked stomachs to emphasizetheir need of food, they continue theirpiteous supplications, begging for enoughfood to keep them alive just another hour.Sometimes a mother accosts one, a babein her arms, trying its little best to getfood from the dry, parched breast andthis mother also entreats you, saying:"Give us something to eat. and God willbless you with many children."

The group of waifs about her cling as ifby instinct to her scant, ragged skirt, as ifthey felt that since this woman is motherto the babe she will act also as a kindmother to all whd snuggle up to her. Sav-ing the children, in famine time, is one ofthe most encouraging phases of reliefwork, while to sea children starve, to knowthat they, the helpless ones, cannot behelped, that they must die by Inches forwant of food, Is a condition of affairs thatwrings the hearL Thousands of these orphans are now in the hands of Americanmissionaries, having been plucked by themfrom the jaws of the famine, but they mustsoon be turned out to starve unless themissionaries receive the means to purchasefood for them

Bishop Thoburo. the dean of missionariesin India, who is now in this country for therecovers of his health, said to a corre-spondent of this paper: "The highways arecovered with people, many of whom aremere walking skeletons, vainly seeking aregion where food can be found. Children,whose parents have perished, are wander-ing everywhere. The spectacle is one ofthe most ralnful which can be found onearth. The cries of the orphans, if theycouid only enter Into the ara of all goodpeople in distant lands, would stir theChristian world to euch a movement ofsympathy and help as has never been witnessed on earth."

From Rev. IL A. Hume, Ahraednagar, 1

have received a letter, eaying: I haveseen within the past few days youns moth-ers with new-bor- n children,, who have nottasted food in several days. Hundreds ofchildren, deserted by their parents?, whocould not bear to see them die of hunger,have come to our houso pathetically holding out their tiny hands. A heart of atonewould melt at the sight of such suffering."

The missionaries Indeed, foreseeing thelegacy which famine would surely leave,have throughout the period of distressemployed famine labor at 4 cents a da-y-government rate In building the numerousmission orphanages with which tho fam-ine

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district Is now dotted. They builtthese houses of refuge that they nightbe in readiness when the relief camps closeto receive the orphaned children, who willthen be turned adrift with no one to carefor them. But whence is to come themoney for the support of these helplesslittle ones? A plan for the solution of thisproblem has been formed by Dr. LouisKlopsch, proprietor of the Christian Her-ald. He says: "Living expenses in In-dia are light. The expense of caring forthe five hundred thousand orphans, whilestupendous in the aggregate, is yet easilywithin reach when considered one by one.It is not to be expected that any oneperson should assume the whole responsibility, yet every one can do something.Five cents for every working day or thirtycents a week will clothe, feed, shelter andinstruct a child, and there are but fewpeople who cannot undertake the respon-sibility for one child, giving part themselves and collecting tho balance fromfriends and neighbors. To every personso contnouting will be given the nameand address of the orphan for whom theyhave assumed responsibility, and onceevery three months they will receive anEnglish letter from India, either from thechild or from its teacher, reporting theprogress it is making. I am sure the char-itable, sympathetic people of our prosperous country will prove eo.ua! to the occasion and tens of thousands of famine waifswill be saved for lives of Christian influence."

Dr. Klopsch s paper will receive allpledges to this end and will cable themoney to India free of all expense, andweekly reports of pledges received will becabled at the same time. This course willenable the missionaries to take promptlyand quickly as many children as there arepledges.

ORGANIZED RELIEF WORK.If it be desired that the children be re

ceived In the orphanages of any particulardenomination, and this wish is clearly expressed at the time when the pledge ismade, it will be conscientiously respected;or if preference for either sex is expressedsuch preference will also be faithfully respected, and every pledge for one year andevery remittance, however small, towardorphan support will be promptly acknowl-edged in public print.

A plan on similar lines was adopted byDr. Klopsch for the support of orphansafter tho famine of 1S97. The plan was succession ana since that year the moneysent to India through his paper has sup-ported thousands of the helpless ones.

Just back from India himself, Dr.Klopsch is enthusiastic in his praise of themagnificent work now being carried on byChirstian missionaries among the orphansof the 1S97 famine. On the day of his arrival In Bombay, five hundred of thesefamine waifs greeted him with songs andaddresses and presented him with a copy ofthe New Testament, printed in India, inthe Marathi language. This orphan work,he says, is the hope of the nation, and thework of the interdenominational committee, which distributes the money sent toIndia, through the Christian Herald, deserves unstinted praise.

The committee referred to, the only oneof the kind, is composed exclusively ofAmerican missionaries representing everydenomination in India. There are no Hinduor Mohammedan members. There is noother organization in India that can do thework of distribution so effectually. Themoney passes from the committee at largeto the central denominational committee.in proportion to the need of their respective fields. These missionaries, than whomthere are no better men and women on theearth, at the peril of their lives are tollingamid famine and cholera and plague tosave the dying people. The work of distribution is done under their personal supervision. Their high cl:aracter, and the nature of their regular work, peculiarly fitthem for this special relief service whichthey conduct without one cent of pay, sothat the money sent them goes intact tobuy food for the starving. No other wayof sending relief could be so successful.

GILSON WILLETS.

SHE SAW GHOSTS.

Undesirable Tenant to Have In aHouse.

New Orleans Times-Democra- t.

"A family ghost may be a very desirableappurtenance to a baronical castle," remarked a veteran real-esta- te agent, "butit's the last thing in the world I wouldwant on a piece of improved city property.I nave two houses on my list that havebeen seriously depreciated in value solelyon account of ridiculous rumors that theyare haunted, in one Instance It was aclear case of 'put-u- p job. A tenant whowas behind several months in his rent de-clared his family couldn't stay on' thepremises any longer on account of mysterious noises in one of the upper rooms andthe occasional appearance of a spookwoman In the back hall. He said plainlythat if any steps were taken to restrainhim In moving out his furniture he wouldtell everybody why he was obliged to leave.and, having some knowledge of the effectof ghost stories on rental values, I advisedthe owner to let him go unmolested. Thatwas done, but he told his yarn all thesame, and the consequence is that thehouse is vacant and likely to remain so. Idare say the landlord will have to let somebody have It rent free for a while in orderto break the spell. The other place gotus oaa name rrom an oia iaay wno is achronic spook-finde- r. She has seen ghostseverywhere she ever lived, and she couldn'toccupy a house of mine under any circumstances. I knew her record, and as soon asI heard she was the tenant I advised thelandlord to give her notice immediately.He did so, but he wasn't quick enough.She got there first with her usual spectre.and ever siuct tho night that her screechesaroused the neighborhood people have beenmaking detours to avoid the place afterdark. A person who starts a ghost storyabout a house ought to be compelled toproduce the apparition in open court orpay rent for it as long as tne premisesstand vacant.

The Wild Sunflovrer.At early dawn, like soldiers in their, rdaces.

Rank upon rank the golden sunflowers stand;Gazinr toward the east with eajrer faces.

Waiting until their god shall touch the landTo lif and clorv. lonrinelv they wait.Those voiceless watchers at the morning's gate.

Dawn's portals tremble silently apart:Far to the east, across the dewy plain,

A rlnrv Ulmlln that In vrv heartFinds answerin warmth and kindles there

again;And rapture beams In every radiant faceNow softly glowing with supernal grace.

An,i all dav lonar that silent worship lasts.And as their god moves grandly .down the west.

And every stem a lengthening naaow castsToward in east, an, then inry ue mm uesi.

And watch till every lingering ray is gone,Then slowly turn to greet another dawn.

Albert Blgelow Paine.

The Enchanted Svrord.Detroit Journal.

The prince and the princess were marH1 ami lived hannllv ever after.

They had the enchanted sword to thankfor this.

For with the enchanted sword the princeslew the conventional dragon; afterwardthA nrinress. whn was literary, used thetrusty blade to sharpen her lead pencilsn-it- h

ntherwi of course, she would haveI ia her husband's razor, after the man- -

ner of literary women in general.

THE VOICE OF THE PULPIT

THE VALVE OF STAMJISG' SOMETIMES IT IS DIFFICULT.

Br the Rev. G. Monroe Royce, Assoelate Editor "The Churchman'

Episcopalian, 'S err York, X. Y.

"Having done all-sta- nd." Eph. vi. 13."They also serve who stand and wait."

Milton.

The hardest thing to do sometimes Is Justto stand still, neither going backward norforward.

Generally speaking, if we arc not goingforward, we are going backward; but thereare times when we cannot advance andmust, not retreat, but, having done all, wecan only stand our ground aud take whatever comes, be it of good or be it of evil.

When St. Paul wrote the words of ourtext, he spoke from a long and manifoldexperience. He had suffered much in manyways. His privations had been of theseverest nature, his hardships had beengreat. He had suffered shipwreck, hadbeen persecuted and imprisoned, and wassoon, as he very well knew, to be calledupon to offer up his life as a testimonyto his faith. But not only this not onlyhad the apostle endured these exceptionalhardships as a disciple of his Lord andMaster he had suffered perhaps even moreintensely and acutely, in1 another but amuch less notable manner.

It may be of no special encouragementfor us to know that the apostle did manywonderful things which we are none of uscalled upon to do, and it would be idlefor us to speculate as to whether we shouldbe able to do them or not. What each ofus wants to know is, how did the greatapostle, who could endure such severehardships and accomplish such grandthings how did he, how could he knowanything about tho troubles that encom-pass me on every hand, and try so hardmy faith, though in an entirely differentway:

Ine times and the circumstances, yousay. have changed. True, but human life,human experience, remains about the samething from generation to generation. Itebbs and Hows, it is true; it is sometimesnign and full and wide, with faith and hopeand love; and then it seems to ebb away,to sin away, to die away, leaving behindit only the dead weeds and the driftwoodof sad memories; of broken friendships andwounaea anection, of misfortune and faillire, of misery and despair.

FROM THE SAME FOUNTAIN.This has always been so, will always be

so. Life may change in its outward formand color, in its outward show and seeming; but Its inward currents are fed fromthe same fountain, flow through the samechannels, and carry with them the sameJoys and sorrows from year to year andfrom generation to generation. It Is fromthis inner, unseen life that we experiencethe deepest emotions, the strongest pangsoi woe, and the keenest thrills of delightIt Is from this inner life that the apostlespeaks, as well as from the outer. It is tothe inner life, after all, that spiritual teach-ing must bo addressed, and one who cannotspeak from this inward experience cannotspeak with force or authority.

irst of all. then. 1 think we have thebest of reasons for believing that ÖL Faulwas a man of deeply affectionate nature.capaoie or the strongest love, the most enduring friendship. He was like his Master,no rcciuse or ascetic.

It seems a strange irony of nature thatso many such lovable souls should neverexperience the happiness they crave, andior wnicn tney are especially fitted, viz..that of being loved. Think of our LordChrist himself, full of love for all; for hisdisciples, for the common people, and fortne little children. Think especially of hislove for Peter, James and John; and howthey all forsook him: not one out of allhis professed friends really loved him witha faithfulness that stood the test of trial.Think of the deep sadness that must havefilled his great heart when, returning fromhis agonizing prayer in the garden, heround ir'eter and James and John sleeping.What must have been his feelings when hespake the gentle but powerful rebuke:"Simon, sleepest thou? Couldst thou notwatch one hour? '

Does such weakness, such faithlessnessas the disciples showed in this trying hour,seem unnatural, unaccountable? If vouthink so, you have little experience of humanity. That was the human heart eight-een hundred years ago; that is the humanheart to-da- y, as it beats in your breastand in mine.

PAUL'S EXPERIENCE.What must St. Taul have felt when he

wrote from Rome: "Demas has forsakenme, having loved his present world, and Isdeparted unto Thessalonica." Not one wordof bitterness nor complaint. These littlesidelights show us clearly enough that thegreat apostle had other trials than thoseof outward persecution, and I believe thatthes6 unrecorded sufferings were the mostacute and Intense, as they always are witheveryone.

We must then take the words of thetext as coming from a man of Godwho spoke out of the abundance of hisroul's experiences. He had not only "endured hardness as a good soldier of Christ,"but he had experienced those inward sor- -iows which bring him so close to us all.which, while not detracting from his loftycharacter as an apostle and a martyr, yetmake him seem really like one of ourselves.It is the wide scope of the apostle s human experiences, as well as his divinecommission, which give force and authority to his words, "Having done all

stand."Does it not frequetly come to this? After

we have put forth every effort, after wehave used all the means within our reach.after we have exerted every force that Godand nature have placed within our power;after battling and fighting and praying;after having done all, and being unableto do more, unable to go forward and de-termined not to go backward, thetime comes .when wc can only Just standcur ground and be patient and endure.

And this is really the hardest thing Inthis world to do. So long as we can be ac-tive in some way cr other, we .have hopeand faith and courage. But when nothingcan be done, when we cannot lift a handor advance one step; when all has been saidand all has been done; then it is only thotruly great and strong who can calmlyand firmly stand fast, hold their place,endure in silence, possess their soul inpeace, though the heavens fall.

It requires more courage for the soldierto stand under fire from the enemy withoutreturning it, than it does to make thecharge or repel the attack. Nothing is sosure a test of real valor as this. A regi-ment very seldom refuses to obey a com-mand to charge,, and the wildest chargesare often made by the poorest soldiers.Of course, the column in advance move-ment, with banners waving and drumsbeating, seems a stronger, more valiant,more Inspiring thing than the solid columnstanding In close order, silent and motion-less. It is the charging squadron of whichthe poet sings. It appeals more to theimagination, and for this very reason, it isan easier thing to do than simply to standfast without making any show of strength,without making any display whateverto relieve the monotony, to break the si-

lence, to excite the fancy cr imagination.RELIEF IN MOTION.

There is some sort of relief in motion,Just as there is a relief In words when oneis angry, or In tears when one is in sor-

row. But it Is a weak man who gives wayto his passion, and the severest grief istearless. So also it is an exhibition ofweakness when peopl go hurrying to andfro, making a great clatter and noise and

'clamor, and doing nothing. The wise,strong man, when he sees that nothingcan be done, does nothing. It is the foolishwho do not know when to speak and whento be silent, when to advance or when tost?.nd still; Then to be active and when toendure.

"Having done all stand. Not havingdone nothing, stand: or having done a partof our duty, stand. Mark the difference.It is only when there is nothing that, canbe done, or nothing more that can be done

when we have done everything that lies1 In our power mat we are 10 stand

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sider ourselves "off duty" not to sit, norrecline, or lie down; but to stand as thoreserve guard of an army stands?, in fullarmor, ready to spring to the charge orto repulse the advancing foe.

There is also another and a larger sensein which the injunction may properly betaken, viz.; endurance, steadfastness. Itis that which the apostle wrote to the Cor-inthians. "Watch, ye, stand fast in thefaith, quit you like men; be strong." It isthe standing by principle, standing true toour colors, our convictions and professions,standing tlrmly for the right.

Stand steadfastly, then, unwavering; atthe post of service, the post cf trust, thepost of duty, whatever and wherever itmay be, resisting like a rock amidst break-ers the waves of temptation and adver-sity.

Stand as Cato stood, amidst the ruins ofhis country, preserving his honor when allthings else had failed him.

Stand as the three hundred Spartansstood, when the sun and moon came eachand looked on them once in the wars ofThermopylae.

Stand as Luther stood before the Diet ofWorms, when he would not retract oneword he had uttered, but said. "What Ihave spoken I have spoken. Here I stand.God helping me."

Stand as St. Paul stood. "Praying alwayswith all prayer and supplication In thespirit; and watching thereunto with allperseverance."

WOMEN AS FARM HANDS.

Said lo Be a Demand for Such Serv-

ices In the West.

New York Evening Post.In many parts of Europe, and particularly

In France' and Germany, women have longbeen accustomed to work in the lields andon the farms. Wrhen these peasants leavetheir French and German hornes, therefore,and come to this country. i not surpris-ing that they should carry with them thesame aptitude for field work in their newhomes as was the case with them In thehamlets they have left. Whenever Germansare gathered together, there will be foundwomen who do farm work. There are manyGermans in Illinois, and the following willserve to show how congenial farm workreally is to some of the German women.

This spring a German farmer whose placeis located some ten miles northeast of Ra-

venswood drove into Chicago and visitedone of the employment agencies there.

T want to get a woman to go to Ravens-woo- d

and work on the farm." he announcedto the proprietor. The proposition was anentirely new one, as the employment ofwomen as farm hands' was a phase of thelabor problem that had not before been pre-

sented in Chicago. The agent, in spite ofhis experience, could not repress a smile.

"What do you want the woman to do?"he queried. The farmer, who looked at thematter from a German standpoint, couldsee nothing incongruous in the proposition.

"Can't I hire a field hand of you withouthaving, to tell you how many acres a day 1

expect her to plow?" was the unexpectedftnswpr

"She?" exclaimed the agent "You sure-ly don't expect me to furnish a woman toplow for you?"

"Well, what do you suppose i want afield hand for?"

"Return here this afternoon." said theagent, "and 1 will see what I can do foryou."

It was by chance that the agent askedFredereca Schultz, a stout German wo-man, if she would like to take the place.To his great surprise: she was delighted,and instead of. the expected refusal of sounusual a proposition, she agreed to gowith the farmer when he came back-- Shehad washed dishes and engaged in simi-lar work since her arrival in this country,and. according to her own statement. shwas tired of it all. In the fatherland shehad worked on her father's little farm,taking her share of the hard work withthe laborers.

Whtn the German farmer caiae in tha

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afternoon he took Fredereca with him."I've told ray neighbors of you. and thryare coming in, as they need farm handsquite as much as I did." he told the aKntas he drove off. "Hitherto we have neverbeen able to get anything but lazy, fchift-le- ss

men to help us in time of need, andwe don't like them. We want. German wo-

men. They are more reliable, and the workthey do is better done."

In Kansas, it is raid to be true that outof the 17,0"0 farmers In the State, arcwomen. Many American women arc alonow included in this hand. There is a simi-lar condition in Oklahoma. It Is the Kam- -

with the women thus engaged as with ti emen. . Some of them work In the n!dswhile others act as overseers.

The present wheat crop of northwesternKansas is very large. Ellis. Hayes City.Wa Keeney. and the surrounding district ssubstantially u solid field of wheat. Not-withstanding the recent importation intoKansas of thousands of harvest hanl.there is yet a dearth of laborers. When thesituation became so serious that the farm-ers were in a state of semi-pani- c over tfceprospect of losing a. part of their crop,then it was that. a meeting of young womiiiwas called to discuss the situation, the re-sult being the formation Infills of a clubcomposed entirely of young women whowill a.-sl-st the Kansas farmers by goingout into the wheat fields and doing thrirpart in saving the wheat crop. They willreceive for their labor regular men'swages.

There is now in this city a voung woman,frail-lookin- g ar-.- d slight m build, who 1. en-gaged in educational work, Dut who form-erly lived In Nebraska on a farm wherethere was no work that she could not anddid not do. It was her proud boast th--

could plow with any man. holding theplow and driving her t?am unaided. Shecould load hay, milk a dozen cows, and yetthis and other farm work did not destroyher femininity.

A Receipt fur Keeping- - Young.Harper's Bazar.

She was as fresh in color as a girl, herhair without a touch of gray, her facwithout a wrinkle, and she felt. I am sure,as she certainly looked, far younger thanI did. So I asked her finally:

"How do you keep so fresh and youngwith all your great family?"

She looked at me a moment and thenlaughed a merry little laugh. "You see,"she aaid, "I haf my von little naps."

"Your what?" I asked, puzzled to under-stand her.

"My von little naps," she repeated."But tell me, I do not understand." I

said."Vy. so," he said in her pretty broken

English, "about twelf o'clock, or maybvon or maybe two. as you like it besser. Itakes de baby, vlchever is de baby, and Igoes to de room and takes my naps."

"But if the baby won't s!e.p at thattime?" I objected.

She shrugged her shoulders. "Oh. he sleepall right."

"But there are so many things to Jowhile tho baby sleeps." I went on.

"I vtil haf my naps," was her smilinganswer.

"But," I urged, "suppling somethinghappens to the other children while youand the baby are asleep?"

Then she did stare at me. "There couldbe noting happen to doe child: eu vorfdan 1 not get my von little naps." she tAid,indignantly.I gave it up. This closed tLa argument.