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About Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922 | View Entire Issue (May 16, 1881)
_ Sk THE OMASA. DAILY BEE-MONDAY MARKING MAY 16.1881 , THE DAILY BEE. E. ROSEWATER , EDITOR : GOLDWIX SMITH says that intem perance is visibly decreasing in Cana da. So is the population. E LAMAEUT THEE of Chicago is worth $4,000,000. He is the most valuable tree in the United States. - legislature has re- fufie < i 'to Jpas the iFinn license law , which has been a subject of contention for two months past Lv reference St'o * the monopolies' threat of oppression l > y a perversion f the railroad law , the people hignifi- cantly say : { 'Doane do it , unless you w ish to take the consequences. " IT must l e an unpleasant surprise for the editor of the Herald , after all his howling for cross-walks and against Hewers to discover .that the only Ob ject fo'r which the city can vote bonds is for sewerage purposes. INO to a .fashion writer "the latest paUern for a button is a devil playingion a _ tamlxmrine with a background - ground f stars'behind liim. " Brady and Dorsey have ordered a number for personal use. NEW OUI.KANS is enjoying a genuine revival of business. Heal estate is Iwoming , the levies are filled with goods ) ' "the 'barge Jincsare bringing dpftal iirloHhe city and ihere is talk of abolishing all port charges in order lo compete more thorougldy with New Yorl forth'e > ocea"n traffic. UNIIEK Secretary Window's plan of extending the'31 hixes at 3i per cent , alU ut $25,000,000 of the outstanding boritls'havc'bcenTefunded at a cost to the government of less than § 2,000. Over $1,000,000 a year in interest has been saved to the government and the treasury has at its command a hand- home surplus * reYijhuo with which to call in theTive per cents. THE Marquis of Salinbury-has-bcen appointed as leader of the Tory party in EngTantiFto succcecf * the lateljord Be ; consfield.i As apariy leader -Lord Salisbury is H ld , aggressive , unscru- pSous tnd lnckysrtKat ; tliefc'iB no telling what plans he may adopt His tactics are those -of the if reo Jance. He excelled Lord Beacon field as the Apostle of expediency and inconsist ency. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ The appeal of the Jews in New York to the stale legislature for equal iigbt8 pftoitizens4in places of public rusbrtastiJpitiful'bommcntary bur Imastod civilization. England has hardly ceased mourning over a great parliamentary leader and statesman , whose proifdestJjoasfc was his Jewish extraction. The signs on hotels and theafers , "No Hebrews need apply , " Hhould cause a blush to mantle the face of every patriotic" . < 3'nir"acluil : cost of "freighting a bushel of wheat from Chicago to New York , via the lakes and Erie canal , is 855-l _ 00. cents ; from Chicago to Mont real the freight is 10 35-100 cents. On the latter route the recent modifica tion of tolls on the Welland and St. Lawrence canals will still further re- duce"the cost of transportation. Har- Iwf'ilu'eTliave silso hocn reduced at Montreal. The Canadians are making praiseworthy efforts to secure a share of 'western traffic. This rivalry will , no doubt , bring about the abolition of tohYon the .Erie canal as a necessary means of retaining the grain trade of New York. TEN years ago American products , industries and "manufactures were contemptuously looked down UJKMI by Europeans and universally decried in " " " " value ? Tl was the rule ratlier than llic exceptional denounce whatever came from this country , and to couple the denunciation with inneundoes nlntut YankttJ cuteness , ' ' "wooden nutmeg ' { Ikss-wwd liam , " and all that ggp tf thing. But this period has gone by. To such a degree of ex cellence have American goods attained , < hat now it is the ordinary thing to find English , French , and especially Herman manufactured goods in the markets prepared and labeled for the express puqwsc of deceiving purchasers with the pretense that they are ihe products of theTJnited Stales. These imitations * * " * " | jj goods of all classes , among which nay -b"e mentioned household furmturty'kitchemvccoutrcinents.heat- " * * ing aparatils , gas and water fixtures , agricultural implements and all sorts > f manufactures , including ciothlng1 bootef shoes , hata and caps. To these ma/lie' ' added canned fruits and meats condensed milk ; dessicated vegetables , prepared soups , essences of foodhams , , bacon , cheese and butter. In the bhort-space of ten years America lias outstripped all foreign competitors in the.raco for improvement and at the p"resent time there exists abroad a de- cidfSd preference in fawr of American products and manufactures. This preference , Mr. Cook , our consul at Cork , declares -may bo clinched to an almost limitless extent if the producers of the United States will only join in driving spurious goodsujut of tins European markets by ItonasUyimproving thb quality of the gemyne ones , and bj * an intelligent , , vigorous and concerted representation ofctho lionefits , excellencies , economy and"coiuforta of tlie latter. JQA recent'Jetter. ttt the State Tc- ) partmcnt , Kr. Brooks advises thatour producers should not content them- B "Jvjs ? with Uio mere cstablishinunt of ivftiijE agencies in foreign ports. He lioIWes tli.1l our numerous specific cununcrcial and business associations , boards of trade , and chambers of com merce , " atfjwell as strong local organi zations of the same diameter , should take hold of this matter as regards tlieir several lines , and make free use "si 4M * 3R "I tf * " * * " ol travelHig agents , lecturers , circu lars , "newspaper subsidies , and other meansotnorgetting the ' efficaciously Ho. jsays that under intelligent management , for in stance ihe-f urniture makers -of Michigan - igan , the -boot and shoe jnaiiufactur- erstf Ucw England , agricultural implement makers of Oliio , "or kind c red organizations , might1 expcud itS suchan experiment , mthoomparatlveljr w triilin oust toiudividuals iu .iutcrest , t ! but with the certainSty of speedy aua Pi THE railroads of'Nebraska may ac cept the friendly invitation of Mr. Itasowatcr n.ndliis ; crowd of raal-con- tents to make the Doane law BO op pressive to themselves as to lose money thereby just for the sake of pleasing their devoted enemies. But if they do they will be as weak in all that constitutes good judgment and good management as their antagonists are strong in all tliat is most nonsens ical and most destructive to the inter ests of Nebraska. Republican. This outfiixjkcn intention of ihe mo- * if * f tt nopolies to "put"the screws on the grangers" is at least timely. It is well for the people of this utatoto under stand beforehand that any further "p- pressions at the hands of the railroads which may be in store for _ thorn , are not on account of legislative defects or the necessities of trade , but simply because the monopolies intend to teach the "Grangers" a lesson and do not propose to have tMfcir "profits" dimin ished by "antagonists who are strong in all that is most nonsensical and most destructive to the interests of Nebraska. " In other words it is well for the producerswthe shippers and tax payers of this state to appreciate at once the fact that the gage of bat tle is boldly thrown down by the mo nopolies and that the issue is clearly and defiantly made between the rule of the railroads and the rule of the people. The taunt of "Grangerism , " which is hurled at the head of every citizen who refuses to bow his head to the monopoly yoke , will be willingly borne by a vast ma jority of Nebraskans. They are not disposed to quibble about , terms ; the3' mean to wrestle with facts. They understand precisely what the mo nopolies intend to do and their own course is clear.If the railroads think for a moment that a general'raising of through tariffs on the basis of the present exorbitant local tariff will frighten the people of this btate into submission to their will , they are grevtously mistaken. Such a course- they may possibly pur sue for ' two years , in ac- ccordance with the letter , but in defiance of the spirit of the Doano law. But let them understand at the very outset that they are defying an element in .Nebraska which is com' posed of eight-tenths of the voters of this state , anjulemeiit which they.havo heretofore failed to bribe" and which cannot now - be bulldozed or frightened- from theirposition. . * " The Doane law purposely refrained from fixing tariffs on the railroads and. left -wide latitude for the monopoly managers in which to adjust their rates to the new order of things. But if this mercy of the I > eople towards their oppressors is abused , if the railroads in the face of a public sentiment which is daily be coming 'more overwhelming'insist1" " - continuing a career of extortion and plunder which the Donne law was passed to chock , we confidently predict that the next session of the legislature will take awaj- from the monopolies every k-ostige of those privileges which the people have granted them and which liavo jbeen so shamefully and out- ageously abused. The Farmers' Alliance will be sup- Kjrtod by anti-monopoly leagues of ncrchants , laborers and professional ncn in every city , town and village in Nebraska and the railroads rill reap the full benefit of their bold ind arrogant defiance of the people of his state. It.is high time that these Tcatnrcs of the people should under- itand that that they are not the rulers f their creators , and if they wish to > e brought to a saving knowledge of Ids fact , let them try upon the 'Grangers" of this state a general wising of tariff rates , under the shal- ow pretense that they are only en- orcing the law passed by the late leg- slature. THE BEE is in favor of public im- irovements in our city. But it is not n favor of lavish expenditures of noneytirreckless mortgaging of the it/8 credit There is at present one [ uestion in which the continued pros- > erity and growth of Omaha is in- olved , and in which this paper be- ieves that every citizen should deeply Jid personally interest himself. We cfer to the sewer bond election which akes place on the last of the month. iVe are entering wpon what will prove o be an unusually unhealthy summer , [ "he increase or decrease of the death ate will largely depend upon the ompletion of the North and South ) maha erect sewers. The lives of mndreds of our people may "hang in he balance of the vote which our citi- , ei)3 ) are soon to cast upon the ques- ion of sewer bonds. The opponents > f tliis proposition are men who live far .way from the districts in which the icw sewers are to be constructed and rho would not be affected personally by he death of a thousand of our ittle children. They propose to use heir efforts to defeat the bonds , only iccause their taxes , vjuch no one is o able to l > car so well as themselves , rill be increased. Let the friends of mre air and a healthy atmosphere be qually energetic and Omaha will give , majority for sewer "bonds , which will ndicate how strongly our people are mprefcsed "with the necessity of main- aiiung the health of the city. THE insanity of the last legislature n refusing to make some provision or attracting emigration is daily be- xnning more apparent. The great ) ody of the present enormous iinini- ; ration to the United States the ; reatest ever witnessed is tending to he cheap lamb of the northwest , hiefly Dakota ; and that new territory ; ill in a year from tlus time , proba- ly , have a population large enough t > entitle it io admission into the "nion as a state. Nebraska is not ob- , lining a tenth part of the new sel lers which she might have secured by little judicious advertising. The admirers of Salvini are well ware of the fact that no photographs r pictures of the great actor in his arious characters ar s anywhere ob- lined. The fact is that he is one of 10 few actors , if not the only one , ho refuses to pose in costume , cither > r a photographer-Mr im-artist Sal- ini has , however , -very kindly con- : nted to break Ms rule in favor of Scribncr'a Monthly ; " " and "Sir. Blum this week engaged , behind the * mes , in making drawings of him in irious parts. The reason for the er uption to his rule is that "Scribner" to publish a brief authorized.life of dvini , and he has moreover himself ritten for its columns an essay on e three Shaluipearian characters ayed by him , namely , Hamlet , Mac- POETRY OP THE TIMES. In the Nature of Thine * . HE. If you had your choice , dear. Of all the sweets that make The world's divinest joys , dear , Which would you take. MIE. What a question this love , Idle as the bouth ? I'd take a single kiss , love , From thy sweet mouth. The New May Day. "Mother dear , pleaae call me early , " Sang a little maiden , dear , "For to-morrowll be the happiest day Of all the glad new year. " And her brother chimed in thuJy : "Father , listen , now see here , Don't call me till noon to-morrow , I've been out a swillin1 beer. " Derrick May Day Poet. Seeing Stan. Twinkle , twinkle , little star , Snatch his head off there you are ; Hoop La Vegas , Santa F < ? , ( ! reedy Brady , out goes he. HONEY FOE THE LADIES. Bonnets are again made to match suits. suits.The The Marie Antoinette is the newest round hat. Amber shell combs are best liked in large balls. Tan colored kid gloves are wom with white costumes. ' 'Biscuit , " or almond-colored fou lards are very popular. Brocaded goods retain their favor , and many are in small designs. Mull puffs are worn around the neck instead of frills or collars. Pretty neck scarfs are shown , with the ends worked in Irish point em broidery. A variation on the old style of man tle has the sleeves and the ends cut in one piece. , Crushed silken roses of exquisitely blended shades are seen upon corsages and bonnets. Summer pokes and round hats arc much larger than those intended foi spring wear. Laces are now dyed to match exact ly in color the material they are em ployed upon. Neckties of white mull with polka dots are made up with hemstitched ends and no lace. A girl committed suicide at Delphi , Ind. , because herjwrents would not let her Iwng her hair. A new transparent cotton stuff of a nankeen color is called surah lawn. It is soft and very pretty. Silverware , in dark , rich colors , is superseding that in which the metal retains its natural tint. Diamonds , hearts , spades and clubs are favorite figures in the brocades used for sun-shades and fans. A beautiful pattern for a button is a devil playing on a tamborine with a background of stars behind him. Bayonnaise , heretofore only used for mourning , comes in pale blue , light drab , French gray , and other delicate shades. The porcupine straw hata do not meet with very great favor , but the rough-and-ready braids are in great demand. Lace fans , BO shaped as to suggest hymeneal torches , were carried by the braidesmaids at a New York wedding the other day. Tlie autograph fan is the latest in vention. It is made of parchment , and distinguinhcd personages can write their names on it. Spring jackets for girls are long and have hoods. Tlie material is Scotch tweed , and the hood is lined with satin , brown , crimson , garnet , or blue ; reon. It is useless for physicians to argue against short-sleeved dresses. The constitution of the United States says : "The right to bear arms slmll not be interfered with. " "How is a married woman best ad dressed ? " We don't know much about such matters , but it would seem safest to address her when her hus band is away from home. "In Love with a Painter" is the title of a recently published novel. Considering the season of the year the ; irl would liave done better to have bestowed her affections upon a whitewasher - washer or carpet-beater. A lady writes : "One thing which _ think that ladies have a right to as ! is that gentlemen in a horse car aha ! keep their feet on the floor instead o rubbing tlie mud off of them agains the dresses of the ladies .13 the1 pas in and out. The coloring of hair lias been al nest abandoned this season , and it is rarely that a bleached blonde is seen Hair is left as nature colored it ant jven gray hair is not concealed. The inly decided fashion for dressing th lair this spring is the addition of curie : o the coiffure. Bunches of curls are ivorn at the nape of the neck. A bonnet with one string is one o he milliner novelties of this season Hie string is long and wide , hand lomely trimmed at the end , and i lassed under the chin and attached t i pendant spray of flowers and lace on ho other side , which does the duty o : i string. The fashion of tying th xinnct strings at tlie back will be in ogue with summer bonnets. Now that through fear of malaria itationary wash-bowls are going oui ind the old fashioned wash stands : oming in , there appear pitchers thai ire wide of base and strong- handle ind basins big enough for a baby's xith-tub , and it is the thing to have hem decorated on a cream ground. The black lace capes are very pretty ind will be in great demand when the vanu weather approaches. Tlie nov- : lty is the lace capo with hood linec vith a delicate collar , a very welcome ihange from the rows of beaded lace > r fringe , and one that adapts the ight , dressy and convenient little januent to summer lawns , muslins ind cambrics in delicate tints and pat- jnis. jnis.Tlie Tlie pretty and dainty-looking apror tas been taking back into favor , ant jecomo quite a favorite addition to an ndoor dress. To young ladies they idd a spjce of coquetry , to young mar ried ladies a domestic charm that is , -ery attractive. The prettiest are oi vhite German linen , embrodiered by land in an artistic design ; but they ook well made of any delicate mater- uid trimmed with lace. Two ladies , handsomely dressed , entered a car. A gentleman rose and iffered one of them a seat. She said o the other lady : "Dear , you take it. . am very tired , but you are much nore tired than I am. " The other aid : "No , dear ; you look so weary , , nd I can't rob you of it. " Then an ther gentleman rose , both the ladies ook seats , and one said : "What a ovely time wo have had. I feel so mch brighter for running out ; " while he other replied : "I haven't felt so rcll for ages. Shopping is a great leasure. I'm all in a glow. " "When wo are old , Claude , wo shall till IKS lovers , " she said , gazing into is eyes with the rapture of a gifted oman who writes poetry for the Bos- jn pipers. "The warm hues of our ouUlful affection shall never fade , ut only grow brighter as we draw earcrto the sunset. " We shall still tout in the hush of the summer eves nd feed our souls on the poetry of 10 stars , shall we notf' "Well , urdly , " answered Claude , "unless DU want me to remain up till day- reakliathing your old back with ar- ica. " Then she bit off a fresh chunk : chewing-gum , and the only sound ml broke the silence was the crunch- ig of her gold-plugged molars. This is conclusive proof of the in- riority of the'sterner sex : "A woman ill take tlie smallest drawer in a ireau for her own private use , and ill store"1 in it dainty fragments of bbon , scraps of lace , foamy ruffles , "BErr old love letters , pieces of jewelry , handkerchiefs , * fans and things that no man knows the name of ; 'all sorts ol fresh-looking , light little articles that you could not catalogue ina column , and at any time she can go to that drawer and pick , up anything else. Whereas a man having the biggest , deepest and widest drawer assigned to him , will put into it a couple of socks , a collar-box , an old necktie , two handkerchiefs , a pipe and a pair of braces , and to save hisiifehe can't shut the drawer without leaving more ends sticking cut than there are pieces in it. " DRAMATIC NOTES. Clara Louise Kellogg wiil return to the United States early next August. Frederick Paulding has secured Annie Wakeman as leading lady for next season. Jennie Hughes has captivated the Washingtonians as Eliza in "Billee Taylor. " The present season of Miss Maggie Mitchell closes this month. Fin ancially it has proven the best in h r career. Salvini bids farewell to America this week , giving his concluding per formance in the New York Academy of Music. It is stated that Mr. Hayden lias engaged Miss Maria Prescott as Jead- ing lady in support of Tom Keene next seoson. Mine. Camille Urso , the violinist , sailed for Rio Janeiro on Thursday and will give a series of concerts in the principal South American cities. A new opera , entitled "Donna Juanita , " will be brought out at the Fifth Avenue Theatre 'on the IGth of of May by the Malm Opera company. It is stated that one of the best pi anists in the Leipsig conservatory is n young man from Ohio , named Carter. An elegant new theater , to cost $350,000 , is to be erected this summer in Boston by Jordan , Marsh fc Co. In the upper stories will be studios to accommodate thirty artists. Adelina Patti is reported as Buffer ing from acute bronchitis a thing which would soon play havoc with her magnificent voice. The Baltimore Sun says that Chris tine Nilsson will positively appear in this country with the Maplosoii troupe next season , a contract to that effect having already been signed. In the quaint little town of Mitten- wald , in Bavaria , eight thousand violins lins are made every year for export to all parts of the world. The inhabit ants work m their own homes and re- co vo but very scanty pay for their la bor. bor.It It is probable that Ford's theatre , Baltimore , will pass into J. H. Hav- eriy's hands next season. Ford was financially embarrassed , and as a mortgage was about to be foreclosed , he managed to get Havorly to step in at a rental of $15,000 a year. A new tenor has just appeared in Belgium with decided success , who has a somewhat romantic history. Ho was a private artilleryman in a regi ment stationed at Ghent , where his officers were struck by his voice , sent him to the conservator } ' to have him e 'ucated , and did all they could to ad vance his interests. His name is Note. Patti excuses herself thus for always singing the same round of operas : "I am as. poor as a newspaper correspond ent My money invested yields me only $14,000 a year. My country seat in Wales cost me , 'tis true , only $20,000but I spout $200,000 on it in fitting It to my taste. I should starve at least live on bread and cheese but for my salary as songstress. Now were I to appear in a new opera , re hearsals would take six months six months in which I should receive no pay. So , you see , I can't aflord to appear in a new opera. " The retirement of Fran Malliuger from the Berlin opera has revived the story of her quarrel with Lucca , who used to bo in company with her. Mat ters went from worse to worse for a long while , until one evening , when they were both singing in "Lo Noz/e di Figaro , Frau Mallinger , as the Countess , gave Lucca , the Chornbino , a resounding slap in the faco. This Lucca resented ; but getting no redress satisfactory to her , she left Berlin , throwing up her engagement and in curring a heavy forfeit , and did not return there for many years. PEPPERMINT DROPS. The Philadelphia Chronicle has dis covered trichina ) in this year's crop of ice cream. Josh Billings says ho has never known a sekund wife but what was boss of the situashun. "I find that with light meals nv _ health improves , " said the the Esqu max , and down went another candle , The archery clubs have commenced practicing , and the glass-eye manutac tory in Pittsburg is working doubl time. time.A A Michigan lunatic spread his breai with butter and pounded glass into it , and was killed. They are now tryinj to discover wlu'ch did it. Fight life's battles in the easiest way. Remember that it is the sutler , not the soldier , who makes money ou of war.Boston Transcript. The westeni Indians have ngaii : narrowly escaped extermination Three small boys have been taker from a freight car in which they had intended to ride to the plains. It was a dentist who complained lasi summer in the country that a wasp has only one tooth. It should bo ad ded that the wasp was not up the don list's trousers. "Pray , how shall I , a little lad , in speaking make a figure ? Wait till the cucumber seasom comes , my boy. That will double you up so that you will feel like a cipher. [ Now Haven Register. "Which is the more delicate sense , feeling or sight ? " asked a professor. "Feeling , " replied a student "Give a proof of it , with an example. " "Well , my chum can feel his mustache , but nobody else can see it , " responded the student TheNorristowh Herald is accounta ble for the statement that a New York " 99 cent store" was robbed a few night's ago of eleven gold bracelets , six watches , three diamond pins , four teen gold brooches ani fifty-four finger rings. The loss is estimated at two dollars and twenty cents. There is nothing that so takes the starch out of a young man , who has been wedded about a year , as to have to go to a store where there is a girl ; lerk that he used to keep company with , and inquire for those large-sized safety-pins. A Boston paper says : ' 'A butterfly ivas caught at the South end yester- lay. " It may be safe enough to catch i butterfly at the south end , but when foil go to catch a wasp , you want to tch it at the northeasterly end. The Westeni lads and lasses have "egg socials. " The occasion is cele- arated with eggs. AVhetheritTeach.es iho hight of a flip , a uogg , or'i tnilk ranch with an gg in it , wo 'do not oiow. The dancers , however , make scrambles for partners. The Sultan of Zanzibar is going to France , and it is announced that 400 ; runks will be required for his bag- ; age. We are glad to notice that iomebody has at last succeeded in arrying more bagcpigo than an Amer- can woman. A lad living in an Arizona mining illago had a little sister born to him , nd started out earljr next morning to pread the joyful tidings among his ompanions. An old settler passing t the time observed his exultation , nd paused to inquire the reason of it. 'What's ' the matter ? " he asked. "Any uck happened to the old man ? " "Big ick , " replied the boy. "He's found baby mine. " earnest , and the papers of various cities are filled with glowing accounts of how nine brutal ruffians from some other place , assisted by a depraved and perjured umpire , succeeded in robbing the homo club of the game. When the home club wins the umpire is a cultured gentleman and the oppos ing nine a combination of gifted young men who were temporarily unfortu nate. nate.The The maddest man in Nebraska is a saloon keeper at Lincoln. Ho had been buying lottery tickets and some loafers "put up a job" on him by pub lishing a fictitious telegram in the local paper that the number held by him had drawn a ? 15,000 prize. Hie bar was free for the entire day , and all the loafers in town got drunk at his ex- penso. It was a very difficult matter to convince him that ho had not drawn the prize , BO strong was his faith in newspapers , but ho will never again bellove a Word he sees in print CONNUBIALITIES. The defendant in a Peoria breach of promise is 18 and the plaintiff is a widow of 40 , A new floral fancy ia to Substitute a blossoming bough for the flower bell used at wedding ceremonies. The engagement is announced of Ex-Gov. Rico , of Massachusetts , and Mrs. W. D. Powell , of New York. Some Boatonians who have moro money than they know what to do with have taken to giving as engagement rings , instead of the usual diamond solitaire , three gipsy rings which are hoops of diamonds , rubies ami sap phires , and they pretend it is an En glish fashion. At a Cincinnati wedding the other day , the organist occupied the time previous to the advent of the bride and groom by playing various volun- taires , and just na tlit'y arrived nt the church door , struck into the familiar refrain , "Trust her not , she's fooling thee , " with elaborate extempore varia tions. He was hard at it when the bridal party entered the church , and kept on till they reached the altar , when ho suddenly jumped into the "Wedding March" with a sfor/ando which nearly took the wind out of the bellows-blowei1. It is significant of the change which is passing over the European concep tions of life and of morality that at the present moniunt nearly jvcry leg islature in Europe : is moro or less pre occupied with the marriage question. In Hungary they have just legalized the marriage of Jews and Christians , and are discussing the introduction of obligatory civil marriage. In Denmark mark- the folkothing has been discuss ing the remarriage of divorced per sons. In Spain the Sagasty ministry is busied about the re-establishment of civil marriages. M. Napuet's bill for legalizing divorce was defeated a short time ago by the French chamber. It is now dealing with the propos als legalizing the marriage of brother- in-law with their sister-in-law and the marriage of priests. In Italy the di vorce question has been brought be fore the legislature by a proposal to sanction divorce when either the hus band or the wife has been condemned to penttl servitude for life , and to con vert a legal separation into a divorce when three years , in tho-caso of child less marriage , or five years , if there are children , liave elapsed without a reconciliation after the judgment of separation was pronounced. By this propofal every separation de forps would ripen into a divorce by lapse of time. It will be interesting to see how so drastic a proposal will be re- ceived'by the Italian chamber. [ Pall Mall Gazette. The wedding of Crown Prince Ru- dolphe of Austria , was an imperial affair. The presents were , of course , numerous and costly. Among them may bo mentioned th'e following : From the city of Pcsth A girdle of four gold chains , necklace , pendants , and hairpias set'with 11,000 opals and 303 unrivaled opals. From Leo XIII. A magnificent table covered with precious stones , and a selection of pictures and gems from the "Vatican galleries. From the ladies of Belgium A missal on vellum , in gold letters on a blue ground , said to bo' the finest specimen of such work extant. From tlia French government A pan- sol of Beauvar's tapestry , with a set Goblin tapestry and Sevres china. From the Austrian residents of Cairo A siuoking-carpet , table and set , costing $20,000 , From the nobles of Austria and Hungary An album of sketches and scenes in the prince's favorite districts , costing $70,000. From the gentlemen of Bohemia- The old castle of Hapsburg. From the emperor A diadem of diamonds. From the Manufacturers of Vienna A casket costing $40,000 , "From Queen Victoria A set of silver of fabulous value and beauty. From the count of Flanders. A fan of wrought gold. From the lace workers of Bohemia An "enormous album-like lxx of embroidered green velvet , which opens and displays two equal sides , in which lie a lace shirt-front , a large collar , and a pair of broad cuffs. The tablier or shirt-front is meant for a dark velvet court-dress. It is of the Venetian lace , every inch of which is the product of needle and thread , without the aid of any other imple ment. The lace is a quarter of an inch thick , many parts of the splendid design being in relief. EDUCATIONAL. Chicago proposes to have sowing taught in its public schools. There are now about forty lady students in the Harvard Annex. Smoking is now prohibited upon the campus at Cornell university , and genius is prostrate , so to speak. The salaries of the principals of the three high schools in Chicago liave been reduced from $2200 a year each to $2100. Hungary has two universities , polytechnic school , two normal schools , eighty-nine'gymnasium and twenty-six real-schulcn. Professor Stille , formerly provost of the University of Pennsylvania , has completely severed his connections with that institution. The - Khedive is interested in the education of women and i about to build in Cairo at his own expense a school for the instruction of girls of the higher classes. Nebraska has a school population of 142,348 and an enrollment ' of t)2- ) , 259 , with 4,100 teachers , 'The school receipts last year were $1,294,137 and the expenditures were $1,249,793. The buildings at Hudson , Ohio , now occupied by the Western Reserve college , are to bo used in the future [ or a seminary , to bo connected with the college , which-is to be removed to Cleveland next year. The school fund of South Carolina last year amounted to $351,415.50. riiere were 2,973 schools in the state , trith 134,072 pupils. The sessions lasted three months and two weeks. General Grant has contributed $1- XX ) to the fund for erecting a memo rial hall at Union college. Enough noney has already been pledged , and ; he corner-stone of the new building frill be laid on Juno 21. General Srant is expected to take' part in the ceremony. Said.Miss Posigush to Syntax , the sollege tutor : "So you teach at Elarvard ! That must be so delight- rul , I'm sure. But then X should be 'rightened to death to meet any of the itudents , with half a dozen languages it tlttir tongues' end. I suppose they lever speak English at all. " "Very eldom speak it , " said Syntax in a Ireamy way. "There ! I knew they lidn't , " continued Miss Posigush. 'What language do they speak most , Jr. Syntax , Greek or Latin , or " 'Slang , " replied the tutor with laconic implicit- . [ Boston Transcript. A mother who would feel shame to dmit to a suitor for her daughter's and that circumstances had pre- 'write , does not think it the least dis paragement that cooking "hadnot been taught her either in theory or practice. And yet a vast majority of girls become wives of poor mon , or at least of men in moderate circum stances , who cannot afford a sen-ant for each department of household ser vice. Miss Corson's lectures may or .may not impart much instruction in the art of useful cooking , but if they impress upon the present generation of mothprs the importance of training their daughters for the kitchen as well as for the parlor , they will do _ some good. [ San Francisco Call. IMPIETIES. Save your "old tin cans for reli gious purposes. A Methodist church in Eureka , Nov.'is-roofed with them. A Washington paper has a column headed "Religious Refrains. " A great many people in Washington refrain from religion. An editor in Cincinnati , puffing air tight coffins , said : ' 'No pcrauna hay ing once tried one of these coffins will ever use any other. " [ Syracuse Herald. A d(5iifc'nlpon { rj * wishes to revise one portion of the New Te3t m nt as follows : If a man smite you on one cheek turn unto him the other also , and send in a good ono from the shoulder while ho is off guard. The miracle-performing priest at Eric , Ptt. , has been exposed by a press reporter. Now lll.tt ho is shown to bo a fraud , the people who announced themselves cured by him have all no ticed return of their old afflictions. We have lieVeT seen R fiivr bit of sarcasm than the following : A little Sholbyville boy , who is in the habit of saying his prayers before guiny to bed , the other night asked his mother : "Mamma , how long will it bo before I'm bi iiioiiyh to quit saying my prayers. You never Bay yours , do you ? " And the mother said : "Lit tle boys shouldn't ask so many ques tions. Go to sleep , my child. " A young woman of Springfield , Mass. , was determined to circumvent a young man whom she suspected of a desire to escort her homo from the Baptist church sociable. The enter- taintiiunt was held in the basement , and she laid a plan to gnin the audience-room above by means of thu back stairs and escape thence to thu street while her would-be cavalier was preparing to pounce upon her at the b.vsement door. All went well until a false step in the darkness sent her splashing into the baptistry , which had remained open flinco the previous Sunday. It is rumored that she has changed her views upon the subject of ininiorsion and will join ahother de nomination. WHAT WE HATE. We hate growling , no matter the source or cause , and recommend here with the remedy. Use St. Jacob's Oil and laugh at p.iin. It will do the work every time. [ St. Paul Pioneer Press. Almost Crazy. How often do wo Bee the hardwork ing father straining every nerve and muscle , and doing his utmost to sup port his family. Imagine his feelings when returning homo from a hard day's labor , to findlits family prostrate with disease , conscious of unpaid doc tors' bills mid debts on every hand. It must bo enough to drive one almost crazy. All his unhappiness could bo avoided by using Electric Bitters , which expel every disease from the system , bringing joy and happiness to thousands. Sold at fifty cents a bottle tle by Ish & McMahon. (4) ( ) GREATEST REMEDY KNOWN. Dr. King's New Discovery for Con sumption is certainly the greatest medical remedy ever placed within the reach of suffering humanity. Thou sands of once helpless suftorere , now loudly proclaim their praise for this wonderful discovery to which they owe thuir lives. Not only does it posi tively cure Consumption , but Coughs , Colds , Asthma , Bronchjtis , Hay Fever- , Hoarseness and all affections of the Throat , Chest and Lungs yields at once to its wonderful curative pow er as if by magic. We do not ask you to buy a largo bottle unless you know what you ase getting. We therefore earnestly request you to call on your druggists , ISH & McMAHOjr , and Ret a trial bottle free of cost which will con- \ luce the most skeptical of ite wonder ful merits and show what ; you a regu lar one dollar size bottle-will do. For sale by Ish & McMahon. (4) ( ) FOR RHEUMATISM , Uauralgia , Sciatica , Lumbago , Bac&icho , Soreness of fho Cfiett , Goat , Quinsy , Sore Throat , Sireff- ings and Sprains , Burns and , Scalds , General Bodily Pains , Toofh , Ear and Headache , Frosted Feet and Ears , and all other Pains and Aches. tTc Preparation on earth Kjnalt ST. JACOH On ta a ictfeturrt tlntplf and cheap Xxtcnul B3mdy , A trial entails but the comptnUrtlj faUiDg outlay of 60 Ccntu , and erery OB * laOr- te ( : with pain can hare cbcap and potltlr * oroof ol iU claim * . fj f. Directions In El ren language * . fOLD - OLD BYALLDBUGGI8T8 AHDBEALEBB IH MEDIOIHB. A. VOGELER & CO. , Baltimore. 3fd. , V S. J f. MM , Dentist. OFTICK JacoW Block , corner Capitol avenue ind Fifteenth street , Oinaha Neb. D.T. MOUNT . . , MA.-CTACTCCrR A5D DEALER IK SADDLES AND HARNESS. 1412 Farn. St. Omaha , Neb. AOCTT POZ THE CZLKCIATKD CONCORD HARNESS Two Medals and s Diploma of Honor , with the ery hichtttaitard the judge * could bestow waa .warded this harness'at the Centennial Exhlbl- Ion. Common , al o Ranchmen's and Ladler SAD- 3LEH. We keep the lartcett itaclc In the wet , ml lnv | ; all who ouiBQt 3iitola to xaJ for The Oldest Established BANKING HOUSE IN NEBRASKA. Caldwell , Hamilton & Co. , Ilu'inese transvctcd came as that of an incor porated nank. Accounts kept in currency or gold subject to sight iheck n Ithout notice. Ccrttfictttcg of < ltHwit | iwicci pn\ able in threa , six and twclTC months , bearing "interest , or on demand n ithout interest. Alliances luade to customers on approved secu rities at market rates of interest. Ituy and veil gold , bills of exchange , govern ment , state , county and city Ixmili. Draw- right drafts on Kngland , Ireland , Scot land , and all parts of Europe. S 1I European passage ticket * . COLLECTIONS PROMPTLY MADE. augldt United States Depository. NationalBank OK OMAHA. Cor. 13th and Farnum Sts. OLDEST BANKING E-STADLIsmtEJiT IN OMAHA. SUCCESSORS TO KOUNTZC BROTHERS. ) KsTAnLHMKD 1S30. Organized us a National Bank AUfMrt 20 , IbCS. CAPITAL AND PROFITS OVER - 8300,000 Specially authorized by the Secretary of Trww- urjto receive suhicrlptionn t < > the UNITED STATES 4 Per Cent. Funded Loan. OFHCCRK AVD mnrCTORS : llr.KM.lx KOC.VTZF , President. AtorsTfH KonmB , Vice I'rmident. H. W. YATW. Cuhier. A. J. POITLKTOX , Attorney. JOHN A. C'KElUlITOX. F. II. Dtvis , Awt. Cashier. This bnnk recei\c3 deposits n ithout reganl to amount * . Issues time certificates bearing Interest. Draws draft * on &m Francisco and principal cities of the United .State * , also London. Dublin , Edinburgh and the principal citlra of the conti nent of Eurojie. Sclla jsusenxer tK'ktt't for emigrants in tha In- man line. mayldtf DeiterL-TlioiasMro. WILL BUY AND SELL AND ALL TRAXHACTIOMI CUXSKCTI'D TIIRRRnmi. Pay Taxes , Rent Houses , Etc. If TOD WAtT TO BTT OR IIKLb Call at Office , Room 8 , Crcighton Block , Omaha. _ p.V < ltt Nebraska Land Agency DAVIS & SNYDER , 1505 Farnham St. , . . . Omaha , Nebraska. tOO , Carefully selci ted land in Eastern Ncbrmlia for Nile Xircat liargains in impro\cd ( anna , anil Omaha citv property. O. A. KAVIH. WEB8TER 8NYDKR. Late Land Coni'r V. P. R. R. 4p-feb7tl DTBON RKRD. - Lf.WIH REKU. BYRON REED & CO. , OLDEST B3TAB1.I8UKD Eeal Estate Agency IN NEBRASKA. Keep a complete abstract of title to all Real Estate in Omana and Douxlan county. majltf AND STILL THE LION CONTINUES TO Boar for Moores ( ) Harness AND Saddlery. Iha e adopted the Lion ai n Trade Uark , and all my poodn will be STAMPED ith the LION and my NAME on tlie Mine. NO GOODS ARE GENUINE WITHOUT THE ABOVE STAMPS. The bct material i _ used and the moat skilled workmen are employed , and at the lowest cash price. Anoneui hina ; ] > ricc-Ii > < tbf goods nil" confer a favor by sending for one. DAVID SMITH MOORE. Business College , THE GREAT WESTERN GEO. R. RATHBUN , Principal. CreightonBlock , OJIAHA , - - - . NEBRASKA. JSTSend for Circular. novJOdiwt M. R. RISDOM , GJaneral Insurance Agent , REPRCSENTS : PHCENIX ASSURANCE CO , of Lon don , CNh Asr ts . . $5fI07lZ7 WESTCIIKSTER , N. Y. , Capital . . 1,000,000 THE MERCHANTS , of Ncwajk , N. J 1,000,000 GIRARD KIRK , Philadelphia , Capital 1,000 000 NORTHWESTERN NATlONAL-Cupltal 000,000 FIREMEN'S FUND. Gilifoania. . . EflO.OOO BRITISH AMERICA ASSURANCE CO. 1,200,000 NEWARK FIRE INS. CO. , AwscU . 800,000 AMERICAN CENTRAL , Auet ( . . . . 800,009 Southeast Coc. of Fifteenth and DougluSt. 05IAHA , NER. J. a. RUSSELL M. D. . . , . . , HOMCBPATHIC PHYSICIAN. Diseases of Children and Charonic Dimmer a Specialty. Office at Residence , 2000 Caw ttreet. Hours 8 to 10 a. in. , 1 to 2 p. m. , and alter 0 p. in. aplI < J3m J. R. Mackey , DENTIST , Comer llth and Douglas SU , Omaha , Neb. Prices Reasonable. ap32-2ir John G. Jacobs , ( Formerly of Giah & Jicolw , ) UNDERTAKER. No. 1417 Famham St. , Old Stand of Jacob Gia. jgTOrderahy Telegraph Solicited. ap27-ly I. VAX CAxr , M. D. E. L. SmaiXK , M. D. Medical and Surgical INSTITUTE. Now open for the VcC ol. recejition of pa tent * for the TREATMENT of ALL CIIBONIC ind SURGICAL DISEASE Drs. Van Caoip & Siggins , Physicir.ns i SirgeonB , PROPRIETORS. , ODD FELLOWa 3103 New York Clothing House . HAS.KKU TO 1309 FARNHAM STREET , ( Max Meyer's Old Stand , ) I WHERE THEY 8HALL KEEP CONSTANTLY ON HAND AN IM.MENSE STOCK OK JIEN'S BOYS' AND CHILPHEN'S Olotling.Hats.Cajs&GeEt'srumisMflg . ' Goods PRICES ALWAYS THE LOWEST. ft AW.T - A.TV1 i IV JU GtOOIDS 1309 Farnham Street , Omaha-Neb. More. Popular than Ever. THE GENUINE New Family Sewing Machine. The popular demand ( or thr GENUINE SINOEIl in 1S79 txctedeil Uuit of urn ' pr imn vrnr during Ihe quarter of a century in nhich ttiii "Old Kehable" Jlachine hasl-cnn More'the public. . . . . JnlS78wov > ! J - 356,422 Machine. . . . . In 1S79 sold . " we - 431.107 . . . . . , E.xcMso\er nypreuous > ear 74,735 " OUR SALES LAST * EAR WEIIE ATTHE RATE OP OVER 1400 SEWING MACHINES A DAY. For every business day in the jear. REMEMBER : THE " OLD RELIABLE" THAT EVERT REAL SINCER SINGER SEWING MACHINE HAS THIS IS THE STRONGEST , MMI'LE S TRADH - MARK CAST INTO THE MOST DURABLE SEWtNO THE IRON STAND AND IM- MACHINE EVER YET COX DEDDED IN THE ARM OF CTRUTEI > . THE MACHINE. THE SINGER MANUFACTURING GO. * Principal Office , 34 Union Square , N. Y. l.SOO Sulionlinnte Ollkcs , in the Umteu StaU and Canada , and 1.000 offices in the Old World and South America. Pianos and Organs J. S. WEIGHT , -AGENT FOII THE GHIGKERINC PIANOS. AND bOLE AGENT FOR Hallet , Davis &Co. , James & Holmstrom , and J & C. Fischer's Pianos ; also Sole Agent for the Estey , Burdett and t e Fort Wayne Organ Co.'s Organs. I DEAL IN PIANOS AND ORGANS EXCLUSIVELY HAVE HAD YEARS EAI'EKIEM'K THE BUSINESS , AND HANDLE ONLY THE BEST. 218 Sixteenth St. , City Hall Building , Omaha. HALSBY V. FITCH , Tuner. POWER AND HAND Steam Pumps , Engine Trimmings , MINING 3IACHINERY , BELTING , HOSE , BRASS AND IRON FITTINGS , i'lFE , bTEAM PACKING , AT WHOLESALE AND RETAIL. HALLADAY WIND-MILLS , CHURCH AND SCHOOL BELLS. A. L. STRANG , 205 Farnam St. , Omaha. J. A. WAKEHSLD , WHOLES VLBND RETAIL DEALER IN Lath , Shingles , Pickets , SASH , DOORS , BLINDS , MOLDINGS , LIME , CEMENT , iKTSTATE AGENT FOR MILWAUKEE CEMENT COMPANY Near Union Pacific Depot , OMAHA , NEB. J. B. Detwiler's CARPET STORE. The Largest Stock and Most Complete - . plete Assortment in The West. We Keep Everything in the Line of Carpets , Oil cloths , Matting , Window-shades , Fixtures and Lace Curtains. WE HAVE GOODS TO PLEASE EVERYBODY. 1313 Famham St. , Omaha. DECORATIVE PAINTER. BEST DESIGNS. LATEST STYLES. AKTIST1C WORK. . err XT not E ixroRXOaonuxa wuzx ZLUVIIUI. 8IOH9 , PAPER HANGING. PI-AIM PAINTING OF ALL KINDS , t REASONABLE RA7E3. 1318 Harney Street , Omaha , Neb ,