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THE DAILY BEE-OMAHA , SATURDAY , FEBRUARY 16 , 1884. DR.HQRHE'S ELECTRIC BELT euro Spine nnd I.trn ? ) dl3''i ! ! ? > lj ) l lwm , Com'l pmlon , KntlprlM. Cnlivnli . , Imnotwin 11lf * FrlfffT. iMllrtiK-n. DombAtni * . VtxrtupirtH VtMl.rUOnly nHcntlfic Hf ; trip lull in Atnrrtf ihut fcrnlnthfElrctrklty ; yil nyi ncll ni tliroiiK th ( lodj-.nn < Ic rberrch ( rKHllnanlii rlAtU bj the putlrnU SI.OOO Would Not Buy It. DR. HoMjn I a a Ictcilwlth rheumatism and cured by xnltiR belt. To nny one afflicted ltl that dl/iea / c , i would ) , buy llorno' Mectrio Ilelt Any one can confer wth mo by wrltlnRor calllni t my Itorc , 1420 DougUs street. Omaha Nob. WIIiLlAM 11 ONS. MAIN OFFICH Opposite postofllco , room 4 Krcn Ooodmiin' ' * DniR store , llJi rrnftin St. , Omsha. Orders nilod O O D. EUROPE ! ! COOK'S OtlANl ) FACUrtSIONS leave Now Yorl In April , May and .lunc , 1R84. 1'ASSAOi : TICIUm by nil ATLANTIC STBAHKIIS. Special facilities fo ( ccurlnff QOOD nKRTIIS TOUUIST lICKKrs lo trnx el' r In Kl'HOI'E. bv a'l routes , nt leiluccd rated COOK'S KXUUnSIONIST , with maps and full par Ucularc. by mall 10 wnU. A rtreM fiTHOS. COOK & SON , 201 Jlroad av , K. Y. IO.w-2 t a-w-w&p. CO i * J CD CD J i ' * * * Ll I m ' 483 - T ; * i OMAHA Stove Repair Works , 109 South 14th St. Ifako-Binciortvof furnishing castings and repair mi < tur < 4 of all acsorlptlon , wood etovus , changed K burn coal , pratoi.nrctjack , damocri. &o oonitantly ; on hanil. Try ono o our itovo p" > ' > i lvea one lottiiw drier. * . < S , H , ATWOOD , Plattsmouth Net , - - - - BREADKRO ? TlIOnor/OlIBIlRD AND lllOU ORADB HEREFORD AUD JERSEY CATTLE Ann DUEOO on JKMRT nn > SWISH XarTounc ttook for Halo. Correspondence tollcltod , Nebraska Cornice AND OFj ] * * * GALVANIZED IRON CORNICES FINIALS , WINDOW CAPS , TIN , IRON AND SLATE ROOFING , PATENT METAUO SKYLIGHT , Iron Fencing ! Croitlniri , Haltiftrodea , VoranJas , OOlcoknd Ilavl lUllings , Window and Collar Guardi , Etc noit , O , ANDCtn BTnEI.r , LINCOLN NCD , flAIKER. Uan&cer. ALONG THE LINE OF THE Chicago , Si. . Paul , Minneapolis am OMAHA RAILWAY. Tbo DOW extension of this line from WaKufleld 111 the BEAUTIFUL VALLEY of tlio LOGA * through Concord and Colcrldjfo TO 3acja.3Fiiapi3xrG-1ilO3xr , lleacbct the beat portion of the State , Spoclil ox cunlon ra'ra for Und looker * o > cr thl Una t' ' W yn , Norfolk and Haitln ton , anJ via IJluIr to ft ! principal po'i.ta ' on the SIOUX OITY & PACIFIC RAILROAI Trilni o vrtht 0. . tt. V. U. & O. lUllway ti Oov Jnirton.Blouxi.ltj.J'onca , Ilartliiftou , > Vojno am Aoitolk , < 3o3ta.aa.oot ot Etlf lBr 1'orFcinont , Oaktlalo , Netleb , aud Uirough to V l Liitlne. firi'or rates mul all Information on K II. WllllNKV , Ueneral Avent , Htrivuit'i llulldlfK , Cor. 10th and 1'nriiam Bt < , _ _ . . . . . Ointha , JSuli fTI.Vot can be secured at depot , coiner litl and WebsUr Btri > et . A < DffcOT TiTTT1BIJVtew'tIloutme } ' < l JV JrlJaji J. J. V JLll < ! lll - IWentodOc " * m'mmm * " " " * "toborlO , 7fl. On bos No , 1 vrlllciiro any casoln four davg or IOM Nc S will euro the most obstuiato case DO matter of hoi Allan's Soluble MedicaUd Bougiei No nauseous do s otnibebt , copabb , or oil of san dal wood , tnit ar % ln to prouuco dymwutU b dcatroj-tnir tbo euatlngiof the itomacb. 1'rlot SI.6 Sold by all drurcltti , or mailed cu rooetut of prlc i'or further particulars end lor tlrniUr. 1 * . O.liox f.Ui DISEASES OF THE EYE ISAE J , T. ARMSTRONG , M , D. , . , Tcuiponry ctltou , on aiicnunt of Ore , with Dr. I'ur Jitr , Itoom { i , Crtiglnoalade \ , utn and Lou lai t'.rtcti. ST.LOHIS PAPER WARBHODSE , CS-raham Paper Co. , KIT and 519 North Ualn L , Bt Iuli. . WHOLK8ALK DEALEKS IN JCnVKMl'iW.,04HU PEINTER'S STOCK MT Jub p W for Puri ol U In Cluircli DurlnR tlio JjJfnny. I'm clad wa got tlicro ofttly , Nell } Wo'ro not obliged to stt to clay UoMdo the o horrid Smith girls-well I'm olftd they go no noon hwixy , How ( lees thU eontumo match my dress ? / think it looks qulto clmrmlnqly. "Uowcd sweetly to the Smiths ? " Oh ! yos- . , , . vnnyi hypocrisy , C3ood Lord , iHhor vs. " I liato tlioeo hnuRhty CourtonAyat I'm sure they noodn't fcol no fine , AViovo us nil for mamma snys Their ilrcsios nron't BO nlca as inino. And one's engaged ; so , just for fun , To tnnko her jealous try to win Her lever show hnr how 'tis done [ ItajMuI * ] , , , . "From hatred , envy , mischief tin , Good I/ml , deliver us. " To-day the rector Is to preach In aid of missionary work ; llo'll Bay ho lio)0i | nnd tnists that each Will nobly gl\o , nor duty shirk. I lidtt to glvo , btit then ono mutt , You know wo have a forward goat ; People can co Ihoy ttill , I trust [ / ? 7 > om/"l''rom wnnt of charity , deceit , (5ood ( J < ord , deliver tu. " Did you know Mr. Grny had gene ? 1'lmt Imndsomo Mr , llogori , too ? Dear mo ! Wo shall bo qulto fsrlorn If all the inon leave and n > few ! I trust that wo with Cupld'a darts May captitro Homo -lot them beware [ yMwi"JlehoId ? the sorrows of our hearts. And , Lord , with mercy hoar our prayer. " IIoNEY FOlt TIIK I/ADIK9. The wife of the llov. > Toiopn Cook has gone to Icctn'lnR. Such Is the olloctof a husband' awful example. The moat exclusive and faahloimblo dressmakers - makers of Paris announce the rot Ival of the short waists of the first empire. "Vol\otli pre-eminently the favorite mate rial of the soanon , nnd pink velvet la mucli liked for ball and reception toilets. Swlna bodlcon and wide glrdloa of \ civet , pointed bark and front , nro worn with grand mother dremcs of cashmcro or Hurnli. Miss Kiimm Latham , the daughter of a San Frnncluco banker , Is ono of the most Mliaiul- lomoly drcsaed ladles on the Pacific const. Fashionable young lady , detaching her halt before retiring " \Vhat dreams may come when wo have shufllcd off this mortal coill'1 A now London wrap , christened after Mary Andornon , is a jacket of sealskin , opening zouavo fashion over aosit of nudyod Eonlnliln , Miss Malito Collins , the novollst , has made rviodjesUrV * early hfo the subject of a storj entitled "Tho 1'rottlost Woman In Warsaw. " Lucy Larcom's lout poem is outitloil "I Cliinl to Host. " Lucy should marry some rch fel low who could afford to have an oluvator In the house. In Franco nearly all the railroad ticket nm' signal clerks nro women , who nro paid ni much ns men. They are preferred bocruiao nl their sohrioty. The tournuro Is reaching quite p'omtnonl proportions ; but , lot us add , the old-time hooj is not restored to favor , nor is there a pros poet of Its biing8o. _ Among favorite monogram decorations foi notn paper is n sunken square of darker tint than the paper , with the monogram in a lighter or shndo raised upon It A woman can Ip and tear nnd darn nm yet bo considered sweet-tempered , but jusl lot a man do it and people will Hay all mannoi of hard things about him. A society young lady told her Illiterate ) bul wealthy lever that ulio was going to ( jive o gcrman , and ho said that ho'cl be sure to como , as ho was very fond of bocr. "I'd Hko to gh o you a piece of my mind , Mrs. Smlggs. " "I won dn't talk of inpogsl hllltlos , Mr. So.iggs. The article you spoal of i * to small to bo divided. " Velvet dresses handsomest when made all of ono kind of velvet and trimmed onlj with a little lace , black or white ; or both , 01 tinted to match the color of the J.csa. A man's brains weighs three and halj pounds. A woman's brain is somewhat light cr , but of finer quality. That it what enable ! her to tastn lord In her neighbor' * pastry. As In the spring the young man's fancj lightly turns to thoughts of love , it is not un reasonable to expect era long to hoar of Mr Tlldon's engagement to "n beautiful youiif lady. " any evening dress , either whlto/blnclc or colored orod , Pokln velvet with chocolate ( pound and rod satin stripes Is used for the gathered vest and full skirt of elegant costumes thnt arc completed by a long pelisse of plain browr velvet. Boston girls never say "Ho is a gene goose.1 When a lever is observed to bo idioticallj gweoton any particular younr lady , the othei girls refer to him as "a dopartfld aquatic Hewer or of the genus ansor.1 Literary bracelets are adopted by studioui transatlantic belles. The bungle consists ol twelve liny gold books linked together , will ; thn name of some fa\orito author ouamoled or the back of each book. A report comes from nn Illinois town of i woman falling dead at the piano. Wo liavi no dcslro to make light of the sorrows of a' nIHictod family , but this ought to bo a warn ing to a great many piano-players , A favorite dross is the front nnd sides o ! ono material ; the waist or coinage , as It i termed , and the train of another. The waist may have n tiny basque skirtor , ( may curve t ( a peak , and bo edged with lace or a ruching o the fabric. A country gir' ' , coming from the Held , beiui told by Jior poetic cousin that she looked ai fresh as n daisy biased with dew , said : "Well It wasn't nny lellow of that nnmej but it wai Steve .Tones that Kissed mo. I told him thai every ono in town would find it out" It U said that pulling and draping must go that the angular style is to pruvatl ; that long flowing trains ( which are already worn for ful dross ) and the doml-tralu will be the fashion able skirt of epnng ; but lot us hope this doei not include street wonr. for surely women o to-duy nro too sensible to over constitute themselves "atroot sweepers" again. In there any ono thing Interests a womat than the novelty of como Invention Intomlei directly for them ? Among the latest is tin Holf-adjustablo corset for ladies , who runulri padding ( which wo all know is Injurlousf fein n perfect titling dross. This bust is capabh of being made largo or small , as a womau'i ! 70 demands. Ventilated , mid of the bout o kteel springs it can but bo healthy. Veij light weight , it Is made of the same inatoria and the name non-breakable bones us the cor B t designed for stout women. tlmtvhlcli | then is nothing better mado. Hither of thcao corsets sots will provo a favorto ! when once worn. Kvery woman diould have n sealskin saoiuo In the first place it Is rich and becoming ar tiole of dross , and in exceedingly comfortauli when the thermometer Is down in the neigh borhood of zero and cold north winds prevail vail * . It can bo worn In either sunshine 01 storm without fear of being spoiled. It look well at the theatre or ou the faihlouabli promenade ; in fact , It 1s on regie under nlmoa all circumstances during at least six months o the year. But tlicro Id another great and con trolling reason why this delightful nrticlo o uttlro should be in the wardrobe of even member of the opposite BOX. So great is tin fascination it possesses for metroixjlltan man kind that it never fails to secure for it * woarei n seat in either the street cars or the olovatei roada. Black or blue \elvot will not do it Lot a sealskin caoqua enter one of thcso con voyancesj u dozen nenapapora will bo foldei up ut once , a score of sleepy men will tmd denly awakou nnd the noaltkin sacque wll liuva Its choice of thirty seats. ISDUO/VTlONAIj Forty students of the Texas university an women , A two-year-old child at Gainesville , Ou. , can already repeat the entire alphabet. A petition has. been presented to the Con necticut legislature ! , asUiii ? for the passage ol a law prohibiting the neo of tobacco in the public schools. A primary teioher asked ono of her scholar * the difference between geese am ] Reuse. "One tcose ; i a goose , and n whole lot oi gooses l Krone " Twenty-rivo firmi Ju this country publish ichool becks , but 11)0 ) of them do two-tnlrdi of all the bnslnoos. The annual product Kmountsto about $8,000,000. Ah Sin , the Milwaukee Chinaman who ox < pfctd to enter Cornell nnlvorslty , ayn ho made .200 In twd years in the laundry bmlness , Milwaukee must be cleaner than it look * . Mlsu Anna P. Sill IIM Just resigned the no attlon of pilncipAl of the Kockford ( III. ) Fe male Romlnary after 3" > ycnni' service. Slu founded the school , nnd has bocn remarkably successful In Its conduct , A census of a Philadelphia boarding tclioo of forty-eight girls showed that ono couh make broad , ono know how to fry oysters three know how to broil heokstonk , forty-olghl could embroider and f rty-so\cn dance. New York Rtato expended $1,1125,071 on it public schools during 1883 , of which nmoum SOCi,3ll WM expended In the cities. Thougl the returns show the number of children ol school ngoto ho 1,085,100 , but 1,011,000 nt tonded. Tlio Old Elm Tree. As I sat beneath an old elm tree , the wind wont whistling by. It bent its boughs nnd softly breathed the following with a ' a sigh : "I have lived hero for many ay oar nnd Keen the summer como nnd go. The spring tlmo with I to flowers and rain , the autumn with ItH fruit and ( rrnin , the winter with its chilling blast , when with snow and ice the skion nro overcast. In summer tlmo be neath my thado have rhlldron often played , nnd oh , how oft , beneath my boughs hnva lovers renewed their pllghtec' vows , nnd many tlmo the old and feeble hnvo sought my ehado to smoke their pipes or ply the needle ; am1 UUH it's been with emllcs nnd tears I hav o watched them como and go for throe-score years , and many a tale I could toll of what In thtt tlmo bo- fell. But ago is creepIng - Ing o'er my head and I fonr my rootx nro Rottinir dead ; n n d soon I'll wither - ithor and do cay 1 t ko these who Bought my shndo each day. [ Chlcog'i Sun. 9INGUr/AKU'IE9. A rooster nt Verbena , Ala. , has two toll and three lees. It Is said that the ducks In Chesapeake bay California , subsists entirely upon wild celery which , It Is reported , grow sin abundance 11 that vicinity. A successful taxidermist of Irw Intown , Ga. recently killed n blackbird which ho has skill fully mounted and turned into a very unlqui and pretty neck-scarf or cravnt. A wild duck took n direction parallel to i locomotive leaving Tnrrytown , nnd It was i cloao race for two miles , but just before reaching ing Irvington the bird forged ahead of the on gino. gino.A A gold wutch with a bullet in the hack o the case , where It ledged after going througl the time piece , belongs toV. . 11. McGunnigle of Saglnaw , Mich. It saved his father's lifi during the war. Saniuol Fogely , of New Philadelphia , O. put n heavy load of powder into a log , and as the fuse failed to tire it , he went up and sa astildo the log. Then the charge oxplodoi nnd Fogoly will die. Mrs. Louise Lyman. of Cabot , Mass. , modi n clothes line from the combings of her hair Shobogan the industry in 18.19 , and made 100 feet of the cord , which the family used foi years as clothes linos. A walking skeleton in Lille , France , cai so contract his diaphragm nn to drive the ai : completely > < ut of his chest , so that not mori that ono inch of apnca remains between hi heart and his backbone. Archdeacon Bruges xcontlons n gentlemat who was so thoroughly n gamsstor that hi left In his will an Injunction that his bones hi made into dice , and bin skin so prepared as ti bo a covering for dlco-boxes. Forty cents a week is all that it costs Job ) W. NlBsloy , of Mount Carmel , Pa. , who is Cl years old , and weighs 175 pounds , to live. HI diet is dry bread and hot water , and has beoi so for the last seven yearn. A flock of wild turkeys walked around thi public square of Perryvillo , Mo. , apparently without lear , but were gene again before tin people recovered from their surprise am could capture any of them. Three months ngo a resident of Presto : City , Conn. , part'nlly swallowed a fish bone It ledged in the back of his mouth , botwooi the lower jaw and cheek , nnd being unanh to romov o It , waited for It to vv ork loose. In stead it disappeared , and a few days ngo wai taken out below the chin. It had traveltc four inches , and finally produced an ulu > ; and found its way out. There Is n Mnltono cat In Babylon , N. Y. that attends the Presbytorlau church regu larly morning and evening , Tabby Is alvrayi found by the sextan sitting on the door stepi when ho opens the church , The cat patten up the aisles and takes up a position near tin stove , where ho remains throughout the ser vice. After the benediction Tabby ioavei the church with the congregation , and dinap pears. The animal has bccomo to bo knowi as the religious cat. A cat that had in eomo way become a prls oner on the top of n housa in Phlladelphli seventy foot high , became frightened at thi frantic efforts of the crowd below , and aftti clinging to the eaves of the building for semi tlmo suddenly dropped to the ground. 0 courne the cat wasn't killed , fur If the Phili dolphians are to bo bellaved the tough follni lit on all tours and immediately mido a bee line for the backyard fence , where ho is uov tuning himself for the coining concert. A gentleman whllo passing nlonjr n Hurt ford , Conn. , street recently noticed tlio slngu lar actions of what first appeared to bo i couple of sparrows in the fiwsn sleet of tin gutter , tied together , neck nnd legiUnot further examination , however , ho discovered that ono bird was feeding the other. The boil evolent bird started otJT when the gontlemat cnmo too close , and attempted to carry off iti helpless companion , but was of course unsuo ciwuful. It was a clear case of sympathy foi suffering helplessness ; pure blr.1 philanthropy Wi 11am Ferplson , of Philadelphia , althougl 40 years old , Is still aflllcted with a poctdlai and terrible birth-mark , which was the ro.uli of his mother , shortly before his birth , wit nesslne the contortions nnd evidences ol ngony in n unnko which had been thrown InU a tiro. Lvoralncotho > lctitnof that borioui n Ilctlon was 7 j oars old he has boon Annu. ally nttacded , and each tlmo ho suffers more than the preceding. At exactly the snmt Period of the jear convultions and paroxysmi visit him , nnd at the same hour of the even Inor. Ho is the now undergoing tortures In i worse form than nny before , and , althougl scores of phvsldans have vlnltod him , noni have been able to sungest a sulliclont remedy A few days ago n largo mountain eagh swooped down , gathered up the pet dog ot i woman living near Oleudlvo , Montana , am attempted to make off with It. The womai was not , as homo might think because sha hai o pet ( loir , a dudine , but n determined woman aud she determined to have thnt dog , fahi Winced Into the house , seized her hmbnnd'i triwty old rltlo which had put nn end t' many a poor Lo , nnd in u moment she hai her trained eye along the barrel of the gut directly against the emblem of our nutlona liberty who wo * robbing humanity of iu al Jovvftuco of saussaso. The ; > lucky woman ihu her eyes , turned her head , nnd pulled tin trigger , with the result -namely , nil cagli freed from its load , nnd tlio remains of a yol low poodle scattered upon the ground , ana i woman with a dialocutul nhoulder. AIUJ YOU GOINGTOEUHOL F ? In another column will bo found the an ouncemont of Messr . THOS. COOK & SON ourlst Agents , iiOl Broadway , New York relitlvo to tlio very complete arrangement they have made for tours in Kutcp * th : coinluo' Spriug and Summer. "Cook'n Ihcur slpnlat , " containing jnapa and full particular * , will be mailed to any address ou receipt of U cento. A Valentine , A valentine ! Al ) , can It bo That eomo ono lina addroatcd to mo These linen , no sweet and tender ? Nnmo or Initial in not net Upon the page , and yet and yet I think 1 know the sender. What though thi writing bo disguised , And many n llttlo trick dnvliod To aid the fond dncoptlon ; ht. Valentino prov Idea the key Thnt spoils tli3 Httlo mystery The moment of reception. We may bo right , wo may bo wrong ; For lack of confirmation strong Wo gii o the r ln to fancy , And lot her wander at her will , And her bright destiny fulfill In fields of necromancy. And valentines would lese their charm , If they nt once could doubt disarm 1'ro yet the soil wan broken ; And so the deeper the dlfgulao , 'Iho more delightful the surprise , And sweeter li the token. [ Josephine Pollard. Mgr. Copal is no longer popular with tin Ucllcs ol Washington , They have nwakoncil to the fact that ho cMinot marry , A novel woddingglft is that of the Mar qula of Klldnro , who has ordered vvntchoi tc bo prepared en his gift to each of the brides maids. The census proves thnt the number of per < sons In n family inthlu country Is a small Irnc tlon over fivo. In some families the Imsbnm ! Is the small fraction over , "Your huHbind always appears to bo In very high spirits. " "Yoi , " returned his wife , ' 'if thov didn't como so hi h I should havohnd a now fur sacquo thla winter. " M. do Fay , the great Paris matrimonial agent , has made nil onormoui fortune , and hai retired to privAte lifo , refusing to part will the good-will of his profession. "Come , lot's bill and coo a llttlo , as wo usot to , " said Mixey to his wife , nftcr they hai been married u joar , "Yea. " jjho replied "jou louk out fet the bills and I'll do the coo ing. " "My dear , " said a d > mc husband to hli vvlfo , "whun I nm doid will > ou see tint 1113 " ' 'You " fcobbod tin grave is kept grcon ? , heart-broken woman , "I will for a littb while. " "If it bo true that the h > irnof one's heat are all numbered , " said the man after ho hai ccaped from his wifoV clutches , "tliero will hi ono angel nt least who will nhow up with : big dcticit , " \V hat thla country la yearning for is n pub Ho school system which will toiclitho wives o the future that light housekeeping ii Eomc thing more than reading novels nnd starchlrif their husband's stockings. "i'red Douplass first mot his new wife whei she was fix years old. She refused to kiss bin nt that tlmo. Mrs. Douglass must have booi n nl.v-year-old girl of coumderuble Intelligence but bho seems to have lost it. Capt. Paul Boynton , horoto'oro the lam voyager , is to bo married In Chicago on thi evening of the 14th inst. . to Mlsa Mnggii Connolly , daughter of Mr. CornollnsCjunoliy of Chicago , and will bring his bride to hii home in Now York. A barbed wire fence will bo built in the In dlau territory ar.d Now Mexico 2oOmilea long The modest young woman who prefers to gt around that fence rather than climb over it will never reach the other xldo until she is to < old to get married. A Vermont woman who has just had the mumps says she hopes to gracious eho wil iiovpr hav o to go through such an experience , again. For two whole weeks she hasn't beet able to jaw her husband or to let out a singh cclghborhood secret ; awful martyrdom ! Perhaps the reason the young ladiss do nol tak advantage of their leap year prerogative ia that tbo business outlook U not very oncour aging. Of course the dear cVoatnres hositati to add their support the expenses of a mar with an already restricted income. But tc hosickte la to lose. There is a noble old oalc on the line oi Maryland and Virginia near the little vlllagt of Now Church , which hai been famous froir time immemorial as a pl.ico whore eloping couples have b en joined in vvodlock. A run nwny Virginia couple were married under it' spreading brancho * on Thursday of last weet "My views on the marrlngo tic , " sa'd ' Mon drnor Capel recently , ' 'are , brielly thai woman was made by Hod Almighty to be either married or to become nuns , and thai there ia no such state as old maid recognir.ible. My advise to all young women ia to nocepl miirriago proposals instead of rejecting them. ' An intimate frionti of Miss Klla Wheeler the poetess , now in Now Orleans , says thai younc lady Is to bo married in early spring tc Mr. Yorko. of Now York. It is reported thai the final o of Mr. Yorko'a name is the sparfc which caused the conflagration of love now said to bo roaring nnd seething iu Kllla'i heart. It ia recorded of a rich old farmer that , ir Riving instructions for WM will , ho directed i legacy of 6100 to bo glvun to his wifo. Beinft infuimed that some distinction was usually madn in case the widow married again , he doubled the sum , nnd when told that till ; wae quite contrary to custom , he said , with heart tolt sympathy for his possible Ruccesaor : "Ae , but him as guts her'll deserve it" A Pennsylvania minister who is very popu lar among the matrimonially Inclined , say ! woalihy bridegrooms do not pay belter thar these of more moderatemeans. . Tea and twcn ty dollara aud expenses a.o the average fig ures , but § 100 and $2uO fees are given to big preachers. Sometimes n generous bride heart of the small fne pild by the groom , and at tempts to remedy the matter by sending thi preacher a handsome present , But this ii rare. rare.Charles Charles Jtlchards , a)0iing'ngl'shmandio ( : lu New York of piieunioulu , und was burioc in Kvergrcon Cemetery last Saturday. The only mourner was Misa Wiiifrod , a governor in a well known family iu Now York. Mis : Wlnfrod nnd Ilichurds , woo lav ois in Kngland but a brother of tlio young lady tried to saiia- rate thorn. Finally Mist Winfrnd left lici homo and came to Now York , whither nh < was followed by Richards. They were nboul to bo married a d received the blessing of tin young lady's father , accompanied by a checl for n i'100 , when Klchards became tick am died. UEUGlOUB Old St. Peter' * church , Now York , has en tctcd IU ono hundredth ) ear , The llov. Mr , Spurgeon , the noted Bantls' ' preacher , has fully recovered from his recon General McClollnn may frequently bo BOOT nt Dr. John Hall'rt church , Now York , o whoso preaching ho Is wry fond. Bishop fiarrett , who presides over nulls sioimry jurisdiction ol 100,000 equaro miles extending from Toxarkaua tj Now Mexico lives In Dallas , Tex. Mrs. Ajer , wife of the late Dr. A ) or , is ai Kpiocopalian and attends Grace churck Now York. HI'o diObsea very quietly and glvea f great deal to charities. , Dr. Demns , of New York , has about rccov i rod from his IllnofS. Lout Sabbath was the first occasion in twenty years that ho has been absent from the pulpit on account of illucus. Father Stephan , the famous Catholic mis sionary who la now \Vashliu' ton , has hud o life full of advoutuio. Fora long tlmo slttluc Bull was under his charge. Ho i the trusted counsellor of all the Northwestern Indians , nnd iasnid to h.ivo inoru iullueuco over them thuli any other whlto man. "Camp Meeting" John Allen , of Wilton , Me. , has reached the ago of xlghty-nine years. 1 hiul much tlmo tu read , " ho said the othui day , "und have read the Bible through , and half the Now Testament the second tlmo In the lout four immtlu , I have re id the Bible through muny tlmo * , but never before quite so quickly. " Dtllefoutalne , 0. , li now the eceno cf one ol the greatest rehglom revivals uv or hold iu the law. People from thirty rnihw around arc llocung to the town , and couverbiona uro tak ing jilaco daily , One hundred converts hav obceu added to ouo deuomlm.tl < n tlncfi January IU. and thu conversions iu home cases are said to be very remarkable , A now religious sect In B tstou holds thnt ellBea.se Is ca\ued \ by the absence of Gud from the body , und that it can bo cured by the pis- sago of divine anluonee from the well to the sick as they tit with their ipinea In contact. It U said to cumber umong Hi votaries people of Influence and prominence , and some who ( namoa are M familiar an household words. At the lA t Mothorllst EplscopAl Gonoriv conference , hold in 1880 , a resolution wai passed requesting nil the churches In the Unl ted States to pay off wi much of their debt' a ; possible before the meeting of the next general < oral conference , to bo held nt Philadelphia it May , 1881 , so as to make M goo J n nhowlnp In the centennial year of I'plscopal Motho dlsm In the Unltod States , 1881 , as fosslblo It Is not possible to ? ot an absolutely corrccl statement of the total amount paid In responsi to this advtco. Last year the "spring con fcronccs , " which nro most the conferences situ atcd In the o.vt , paid off 81,000,000 of church debt nnd Improved their church property t ( the extent of 81,025,000. The "fall confer onccs" for 188-2 paid off 8732,000 of churcl pebts , It Is probably an underestimate to sn ] that In four joars the churchca have paid ol $5,200,000 of debt , and probably improvoi church property to the extent of S3 000,000 , t totil of $8,700,000 for the entire country This docs not include cither the Methodls Protestants or the Methodist J'pliicopal Churcl South. _ _ Wendell IMillllim. Ho stood upon the world's broad threshold wldo The din of battlennd slaughter rose ; Ho snw God stand upon the weaker side , That sank In seeming loss before its foes ; Many there were who made great haito am sold Unto the common enemy tholr sworda ; Ho scorned their gifts of fume nnd power am gold , And , underneath their soft nnd Ilowerj words , Hoard the cold ccrpont hiss , therefore ho vvciv And humbly joined him to thn weaker part Fnnatlc named , nnd fool , yet well content So he could bo the nearer to God's heart And feel It < solemn pulses sending blood Thro' nil the widespread veins of oudici * good [ James liussoll Lowell. M3PPKIIMINX JMtOl'S. A gasman always xlng In long meter. If cgg < keep on getting much higher in pric millionaires will wear them as shirt studs. Denis Kearney has found that the only wn ; ho can reach the upper crust Is by handlin' pies.f . f hero la n man In the Mississippi legislatur named Christians. Ho ia in favor of anmin meotlngs. John L , Sullivan boasts that ho make 825,000 a yoir. Young man , strlito out fror the shoulder. Lvory cloud has a silver lining , but it is nose so with solid silver water pitchers. They ar nickel-plated. Another baby left on a Plttsburg door atoi Another Fittsburg man wonders if this make him a step-father. They say that dogs can't reaion , but no on will doubt that n dog tries to roach a couchi slon when ho chasca his tall , Shakespeare said : "There's good In every thins. " William had evidently never tackloi a railroad restaurant turnover. When Hnmlot said , "But I have that with ia which pasboth show , " it is belioveel that hi had in his pocket a complimentary ticket fo : a cltcus. Hon. J. L. Sullivan called his San Fraucisci audience "loafers , ' and referred to hiinael as "a gentleman. " A Bostoumn never for gets himself. An exchange says that Noah was the lira pitcher an record. Ho "pitched the ark with in and without. " The game was finally calloi on account of the rain. A perfect rush of Italian artists with thoii attendant original dudes is expected in America ica in a few days. The organ-grinders nro tc be banished from Paris. "I say , Jenkins , can you tell a young , ten1 dor chicken from nn old , tough ono ? ' "Ol course I can. " "Well , how ! " "By the tenth. ' "Chickens don't ' have teeth. " "No , but 1 have. " The following is a cony of a bill posted or the wall of a country vilhgo : "A lecture OE total abstinence will bp delivered in the open air , nnd n collection will bs made at the elooi to defray expenses. " "I say , Mr. Palnt r , can you do a job foi mo to-day ? " "Certainly , certainly ; what if it " "I want . " "All ? n sign painted. right what kind of a sign ? ' "A sign of rain. " ( Kxit ; dodging a paint pot ] Tin man who discov erod the key to the an1 cient Aztec writinga was formerly employed on The New York Tribune , ind acquired the talent ho has used to such good advantage irj deciphering Greeley's manuscript. Queen Victoria's now book will be illustrat ed from drawings by _ herself and daughter Beatrice. It M believed that Daniel will be easily distinguished from the British lion by the green cotton umbrella under his arm , Florida strawberries have fallen to $5 a ( mart. They are quite small and decided ! ; acid. Some people who like sour things ma > enjoy them , but for our part we lose taste foi them after the third plate.-Philadelphia Call. Call.While While scattering a few crumbs for the spar , rovva this severe weather don't forget to throw out a lot of old tomato-cans , barrel-hoops and cost off shoos for the poor goat , which has nt much riht to live as the Imported feathei biped. Crushed strawberry color is not now consid' ored the correct thing , Tlio newest color in fashion is "the inside of a mule's ear by star light. " The outside of a mule's heel will tar- uish the starlight at short range when the sk > ia cloudy. A fat man in thla city is making quite a for tune by a shrewd trick. Ho secretes two cat' \mder his vest , and when visiting music hnlh ho makes them yell by squeezing their tails , People not posted on the ttick imagine him tc bo n great opera singer. "Where shall we bury ? " nsks it scientific writer. Did you ov or try the earth ? That if considered a very appropriate i-lacu by m nj people. This practice of buiying a corpse ii an ash barrel or throwing it over the bad fence into n neighbor's yard cannot be tot strongly condemned. At a theatre iu Dublin a gentleman request ed a mm in front of him to sit down , adding sarcastically , "I suppose thnt you are aware sir , that you are not opaque. " "I shall sil down when it suits mo,1' , was the response ' and if you want to handle my name , mini its not O'Paque at all , but O'Brien. " Petroleum V. Nasby , D. R. Lncko , Petroleum V. Nasby ( Udltoi "Toledo Blade , " ) write : I had ou a forefinger of tny tight hand oni of those pleasant pets , a "run-round. " Tin finger became Inflamed to n degree unboarnbli nnd swollen to nearly tvvico its natural size. / friend gave me HKNUV'd OAHBOLIC SALVL , nnd in twenty minutes the pain hai so much subsided as to give mo n fair night' , rest , which I had not had before for a week The Inflammation loft the finger In a day. ! consider it a moat valuable article for tin household. 1 Cures the iMIes Too. Kdouard lletntnrd , of New York , writes : It gives mo great pleasure to nay that n sin gle box of HKNllY'S OA1U10LIO SALV1 elfeoted n complete euro of Piles , with whicl I had been troubled for ov er & year , and whicl uotliing else that I usad would euro. "When tlio World 1VII1 End. When lawyers fall to tuko a foe And juries never disagree ; Wken polltlclins are content , And landlord * don't collect their rent ; When partkn Hinash all the machines , And Beaten folks give up their beans ; When naughty children all die young , And gir la are born without a tongue ; When ladies don't take thnt ) to shop , Aud otlico hldera > never Hop ; When preachers cut their sermons short , And all the folks to church rceort : When I ask Bulwcribcig all have paid , Aud editors their fortunes made ; Such happiness must sura portend This world must soon come to an end. [ PilUburg Dlspasch. I vtronioTlroil Fooling , A lady tolls us "tho first bottle hai done my daughter a great deal of good , her food does not distress her now , noi does aho sudbr from that extreme tirci feeling which she did before taking Howl's Sarsaparilla. " A second bottli effected a euro. No other nrojmrotioi : contains bucli a concentration of vitalizing , enriching , purifying aud invigorating properties as Hood's Sarsaparilla. Has .the Largest StookT4n Omaha Lowest Prices. c Purchnscrs should avail themselves of the opportunity now offered t < buy nt Low Prices by talcing advantage of the great inducements set oul by 1200 , 1208 nd 1210 FarnnmSt To All Floors. OMAHA. NEB. RICHARDS & GLAltKE , W. A. ( JLAUICB , Proprietors. Superintend u. p. RAILWAY 17TH & 18TH STREETS MANUFACTURERS OF AND DEALERS .IN * nl WATER WHEELS , KOLLERQMILLS- ill and Grain Elevator Machinery MILL FURNISHINGS OF ALL KINDS , INCLUDING THE Celebrated 'Anchor ' Brand Dufour Bolting Cloth * STEAM PUMPS , STEAM WATER ANDJGAS PIPE. BRASS GOODS AND FIFE FITTINGS , ARCHITECTURAL AND BRIDGE IRON. O § i r Ed § "We are prepared to furnish plans and estimates , and will contract for the erection of Flouring Mills and Grain Elevators , or for changing Flouring Mills , fremStone to the Roller System.1 ' DSIT'Efipecial attention given to furnishing Power Plants for any pur ' pose , and estimates mudo for same. General machinery repairs attended to promptly. Address RICH&HDS & CLA.RKF Omaha , Neb. \ EAU YABD. 1021 North Eighteenth Street , Omaha , on Street Oar Line ' " " " " 'UTU U | f"TMG" IT * tt- \/f m WHOLESALE AND 11ETAIL Lite , Lime , Lath , Doors , 1 Grades nnd prices us good and low M nny in the city. Please try me. WANUKAOTUKKll OF HNB i1l.i Mr ape ltor7 onetantly filled with n'eelcct ituok. lies ! Worktumehlp gamntocil. l.i Office onn factory S , W. Co w 1fith and f.naint Avnnn * BURLINGTON KOUTE" ( Chicago , Burlington & Qulncy Railroad. ) : . . rotfr . . ? . f . . . : - > , - < l GOING CAST AUD WEST. GOINC NORTH AWD SOUTH. I lpcanl Dny Coaches , Parlor Cut , v/ltti ItAclin SoUd Trains of Elegant D.IT Coaches and Uufl i ncttrs ( deals free ) , Suiokln ? Cars , with lia- man I'alaco fclccplni ; Cars are rim dally to nn < i ! tolvliigChalrc. Pullman I'alaco bleeping Cars nnj from Bt Louis , vUi Huimlbal. Qulucy. Keokuk I thefamousO.U ftQ.UmlngCareruadaUjrtoand IturlinffUin , Cedar RapkUanil Albert tea , to St'l from Chicago < S Kansas City , Llilcago & Council 1'uuland Minneapolis ; 1'arlor Cars with lU\-llnlr' ililuirs , Chicago & Dts Moiies. Chicago , St. Jo- Chairs to and frotnSt Ix > ula and I'eorlaandt' | 6fph. Atchison & Topel.a Only through line bo and from Bt Louis uwi Ottuinwa. Only our "wi-en Chlcura , Liucoln & Denver Through cars change of cars between St Louis ana D" Council Muffs via IVorta MoUtes Iowa , Linooin jetnecnlndranapolla& , , Keuraska. andUenvc " All connucllons mada In Union Oepota. 13 Cotorado. , known 03 Uitxrruat'niKOUattCAHUNU. It 13 unlvertaUyadmlttoJ to bo the ' Flnnst Equipped Railroad In the World for Ail CUtsove of Travel. , T. J. rOTi'En. M Vice-lTcs't and Oen'J Mwaeer. PKKCKYAL LflWULU Usa. Mus. Ajrt. Chic * * * J