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2 THE DAILY BEE-OMAHA , SATURDAY , FEBRUARY 16 , 1884. DR.HORNE'S ELECTRIC BELT Will ciito Xcrvonmtm I. mb frOiHhMim t1 ni , 1'nr itlTtln , Nrnrnlitlo , RclnUrn ' I F- ' Kidney , ppln iiml l.lrri I J 4t < ll CA , On t.A lliinn llfnr I' ' * & ' lUwivo , Dt pepKliv , Con * ' I i . , . iallc.ii Kntlptla * Cntonli ? * i.isi 111 , , , jplfftwr , ImrmtMic ) n > 1 p in Vlrrl.Hr. Only wIcntincHci mix CUnt by the putlcnt. SI.OOO Would Not Buy It. DR , ItORxn I was a leteil * lth theum tl m and cured by tiling it Ixslt. To nny nne afflicted ltl thnt dlMito , i would ) , buy llorno' Klcctrlc Ilrlt Any ono can confer nith mo by writing or oilllci t my ttorc. 1420 Douglas street , Omaha Ken , WILLIAM LYONS. MAIN OKFJCH Opposite postofllcc , room 4 Krcn zor block- . /tirfomloatC. / F. OooJman'i UniR store , 111 r tnam St. , Omaha. III ' * * Crdtn filled 0 O D. EUROPE ! ! COOK'S OIUND KXCUnSIONS Icavo Now Vorl In April , May and June. 1884. I'ASHAOK TICKI7T ! by ail ATLANTIC STRAMKRS. Special facllltln to tccuriuR ( JOOD IIHIITHS TOUUIST IICKKHJ lo tra\el < Mln I'.l'IlOI'E , tiv n'lroiitos , at reduced talc * COOK'S U\CUR.SIONI8T , with maps and full par tlcular * . liv mall 10 cent * . A itrcM &TH'dS. COOK & SON , 201 Broadway , N. Y. H > rf.ivN T3 OMAHA Stove Repair Works. . 109 South 14th St. Uako-ciwciutv of furnishing coatings and repair inn atom of all description , wood stovce , changed t bam coal , rratei , nroback , cUmocrs , to ooiuUntly on bam ) . Try ono o our ttovo p'T > fulvcfl am lotbos dr > cr. MAi S , H. ATWOOD , Plattsraouth Nel , - - - - BURADKHOF TIIOnOUOIIBIUID AND 111011 ORA1I HEREFORD AND JERSEY CATTLE AHD DDBOO OK JKRSBT BKD BWIKH jtarVoung stock lor wlo. Correspondence Boltoltod Nebraska Cornice -AND- I MANUFACTUnima OFjJ GALVANIZED IRON CORNICES FINIALS , WINDOW CAPS , TIN , IROH AND SLATE ROOFING , PATENT METAUO BKYL10IIT , Iron Fencing ! Croat In i , BMnitradea , Verandas , Omcoand IJanl nulllriga , Window and Cellar Guards , Etc. POIl. 0. ANDttn BTUEirr , LINCOLN NED. OAIHER. Manactr , ALONG TOE IJNfi OF THE Chicago , SI Paul , Minneapolis am OMAHA RAILWAY. Toe new extension of toll line from WaKuOeld 111 the BEAUTIFUL VALLEY of tlio LOGAJ through Concord and Coleridge . . , Heachcs th licit portion of the State. Special e\ curslon ra'es for bud icckern 01 cr thU line t \V yn * . Norfolk und Hartlnfton , and via lllalr to nl principal po'j.ta ' tin the SIOUX CITY & PACIFIC RAILROAI Tr lni o > or tht 0. . tt. 1' . il. & 0. lUllnay f > 0 v "Kt1 ; ; Bloux city , Ponca , Ilaitluutou , Wajno an < Norfolk , Ooxxxi.oot o-t oatlniir- VorFemont , Oakdale , KellRb.audUirougli to V l cutlne. C&k'ot ratei anil all Infornmtlon ( All nn K. JJ. W1IUNKV , OcnoralKont , fitrnuit a llulldlri ; , Cor. loth and I'arnain Bti , . _ . , . . Oiimlia , Null jtarniketi can bo secured at depot , comer ml and WtbtttriitrPcU. Icln m box No. 1 will cn(0 any case In ( our dayi or loan No 8 will euro the most obulluMo caao no matter of hoi long standing. Allan's Soluble Medicattd Bougiei So nauseoui ilo < ws ot Tubebi , oopabla.oroll of MB dal wood , tnttuai'.uln lo nroduco djxpeinU b dcatrojlnir the coatings of thostomacli. 1'rloa 81.6 Bold by all drugelsU , or mailed 011 rcoolut of prlu t or further partlculan stud for u'miUr. V. O.Uox 1,015. J , O. ALLAN CO. . M 4olm Btreot , W w yOiV , DISEASES OP THE EYE & EAR J , T , ARMSTRONG , M. D. , Temponry ottl'jo , on aiwnunt of ( Ire , with Dr. I'ar Jier , llooai 8 , Cnighton IJ.ook , iBtri and ttritta. ST , LOUIS PAPER WAREHOUSE , ( a-raham Paper Co , , * U anil 119 North Uatn 6t , 8t Txiuli. WUOLKSALK EAtE 3 JN f WniTJNO IWIUPPINO lIOiltD AND PKINTEE'S STOCK ( U In Cliurch During ttio lylfflnj- , I'm clad we Rot tlicro cwly , Nell ; Wo'ro not obliged to lt to dfty liwido the o horrid Smith girln well I'm clad they KO no eon wfty , How doo8 this ro tumo mulch inv dress ? / think It looks nulto chftimliiqly. "llowcd sweetly to the Smiths ? " Oh ! yos- [ 7ft ? > /ww/.lPrldo. ] vanity , hypocrisy , Good Lord , dMhor us. " I Imto those hnughty Courtonnysl I'm sure they noodn't fool so firm , Abo\o ui nil for inntnmn snj Their dro. o nron't so nlco na tnlno. And ono'n cn nRodj so , ju t for fun , To mnlco horjoaloui try to win HOT lover show lior how'tis done lt < * l * > ibh ] , . , . 'Trom hatred , envy , mischief aln , Good Lord , doltvor us. " To-day the rector Is to prcnch In aid of irjlsslonory work ; Ho'll say ho ) iuioa nnd tnists that each Will nobly g\o , nor dutr shirk. I luilc to gl\o , but then ono Mutt , You know wo hnvo n forward sent ; Tooplo can co they tdll , I trust 7ft * ; > oiH/ . . . . "l''rom wunt of charity , deceit Good Ixjrd , dollver u . " Did yeti know Mr. Gray had gone ? That handsnmo Mr , liogorg , too ? Uoar mol Wo slmll bo fjnlto ferlorn If all the man leave and to fowl I trust that wo with Cupid's darts May capture some lot thorn bcwnro . . . "J5ciolil ! the Borrows of ou hearts. And , Lord , with mercy hoa our prayer. " HONEY FOH IIIK The wlfo of the Ilov. Joicpri Cook has Ron to IcctiHng. Such Is the olloctof n husband' awful example. The moat oxcluilvo nnd faahlonablo drosp rnnkorn of Paris announce the rot Ival of th short waists of the first empire. Vohot is pro-omlnontly the favorite mate rial nf the season , nnd pink velvet is inucl liked for ball and reception toilets. Swisn bodices and wide girdles of \ clvot pointed bark and front , nro worn with grand mother ilreHtcs of canhincro or surah. Miss Kmrnu Latham , the daughter of a Sai FrancUco liankor , Is ono of the moBtKha somoly dressed ladles on the 1'acific co.ist. Fashionable young lady , detaching her hal before retiring "What drcamx may com when wo have oluilllcd off this mortal colll'1 A now London wrap , chrlstouod after Mar ; Amlorson , is n jacket of sealskin , openln zoimvo fashion over aost of titidyod 6onl kli Mlsa Mabto Collins , the novelist , has mad r odeskn'i ] < early life the subject of a Btor entitled "Tho Prettiest Woman in varaw. * " Lucy Lorcom's lost poem is entitled "I Glim to Kotit. " Lucy should murry some rcli fo low who could afford to have an oluvutor i the house. In Franco nearly all the rallroad'tlckot an Rlgnal clerks nro women , who nro paid n much as mou. They are preferred because ( tholr Bobrloty. The tournuro Is roachlncr < pjito pomlnor proportions ; but , lot us add , the old-time hoe is not restored to favor , nor is there a pro : poet of its being BO. Among favor I to monogram decorations fc uoto paper is u sunken srjuaro of darker til than the paper , with the monogram in a Ugh or shade raised upon It A woman can lip and ttar and darn an yet bo considered aweot-tompered , but jui lot u man do it find people will Hay all nmmu of hard things about him. A Boclety young lady told her illitornto bi : wealthy lever tliat slio was going to glvo germau , and ho said that ho'd uo sura to conn as ho was very fond of beer. "I'dllko to ( ji\o you a piocn of my mint Mrs. Smiggs. " "I won dn't talk of Inposs 1)111 ties , Mr. Sn.Iggs. Thu article you tpoa of in to small to bo divided. " Velvet dresses are haudsomoat when mad all of ono kind of velvet and trimmed enl with a little loco , black or white ; or both , c tinted to match the color of the d > css , A man's brains weighs three and hal pounds. A woman's brain is somewhat lighl cr , but of finer quality. That i < what enable her to tastn lard in her neighbor' * pastry. As In the spring the young man's fane lightly turns to thoughts of love , it is not m reasonable to expect ere long to hear of Mi Tlldon's engagement to "a beautiful yotin lady. " Gloves thirty-one inches long in inosquc tairo shape , without a single button , are lead of reddish tan Swede leather , to bo worn witl any evening dress , either whlto/black or col orod. orod.Pokln Pokln velvet with chocolate ground am rod satin stripes is used for the gathered ves and full skirt of elegant costumes thnt or completed by a long pelisse of plain browi velvet. Boston girls never say "He is a gone goose. When a lover Is observed to bo idloticall sweeten any particular yonnp lady , the othe plrU refer to him as "a departed atjuatio llo or of the genus anser.1 Literary bracelets are adopted by studiou transatlantic , belles. The bungle consists c twelve tiny gold books linked together , witl thn name of sumo favorite author eunmelod o ; the back of each book , A report comes from nn Illinois town of woman falling dead at the piano. Wo hav no dcxlro to make light of the sorrows of u allUcted family , but this ought to bo a warr ing to a great many piano-players. A favorite drexs la the front and sides cone ono material ; the waist or corsage , as it I termed , and the train of another , The watt may have a tiny basque akirtor , [ may curve-1 u peak , and bo edged \slth ) ace or a luching c the fabric. A country glr' ' , coming from the field , beln told by her poetic cousin that eho looked n fresli aa a daisy kissed with dew , told : " \Voli it wasn't any lellow of that name ; but it wa Stove Jones thnt Kissed mo. I told him thn every ono In town would find it out. " It Is said that pulling and draping must gc that the angular style Is to prevail ; that lone flowing trains ( which are already worn for fu , tiroes ) and the doml-tralu will bo the fashion able skirt of tpnng ; but lot us hopa this doe not include street wear , for suruly women o to-day are too ROiulblo to over constltut themselves "jtroot e\\coponi" again. Is there any ono thing Interests a worn a than the novelty of coma invention Iiitendo directly for thorn ? Among the latest is th Bolf-adjuttablo corset for ladles , who requlr padding ( which wo all know is injurious ) f n perfect litting dross. This bust ia copabl of being nmdo large or mirnll , aa a woman. ' size demands. Ventilated , and of the bos t u fitcol springs it can but bo healthy. Ver light weight , it Is made of the game mntorln and the name non-breakable bone * us the coi But designed for stout women. thattvhlch | ther Is nothing better made. Either of tlicua coi seta will prove a favorlto when once worn. Kvery woman ehould have a sealskin uiocnu In the first place it is rich and becoming ai tide of dross , and In exceedingly comfortabl when the thermometer is down in the noigl borhood of zero und cold north winds pro vulhIt pan bo worn in either Bimshlno o Btorm without fear of being spoiled. It look well at the theatre or ou the foshlonabl promenade ; In fact , it Is on regie under nlmos all circumstances during at least lx months e the year. But there id another great and con tre llnR reason why this delightful article < i ttttlro ehould be in the wardrobe of ever member of the opposite BOX. So great is th fascination it i > osaojsea for metropolitan man kind that It noer fails to tecuro for its weoro a scat iu cither the street cars or the olovutei roads , Black or blue vohot 111 not do It Lot neealsklasauiuo enter ouo of these con veyancenj a dozen nonapapors will bo foldoi up ut onto , a score of sleepy men will sutl uenly awaken and the scalsldii iiacmio wll Jmo iU choice of thirty teats. ISDUOAVlONAIj Forty otudonts of the Texas university an uouieu , A t\vu-yoar-o1d thlld at UalnesUlle , CJu. can clready repeat the entlra alphabet. A petition has been pre eiit d to the Con liectiuut legislature , askliiffor the pasaago o a law prohibiting the ueu of tobacco in tin publlu echools. A primary toaoher wiked ono of her scliolan the difference between gooto and gcoao "Ono gcose in a goane , nd n whole lot ol BOOJ6H ill gfCBO " Tweuty.Jivo finn In this country publlil tchoolboolw , butfho of them do tv\o-tnlrd of all the bitslnosii. The Annual product mounts to about 88,000,000. , Ah Sin , the MllwivnV.ce Chinaman who ox- pccts to enter Cornell unlvorslty,8ays ho m ( do 58,200 , in two years in the laundry butinoM. Mllwnukco must bo cleaner than It look * . Miss Anna P. Sill has just resigned the po sition of trtlnclpal of the Jlockford (111. ( ) Kc- male seminary after 3" year * ' service. She founded the nchool , and IIM been remarkably successful in its conduct. A ccnsim of n Philadelphia boarding school of forty-eight girls showed that ono could make broad , ono know how to fry oysters , three know how to broil beokstoak , forty-eight could embroider and forty-ftoven dance. Now York Rtato expended Sli25,071 ; on its public schools during 1883 , of which amount 51,000,311 was expended In the cities. Though the return * show the number of children of school ago to bo 1,085,100 , but 1,011,000 nt- tended. The Old Elm Tree. I sat beneath an old elm tree , the wind wont whistling by. It bent Its boughs nnd softly breathed the following with a n sigh : "I have lived hero for many a year and KCOII the summer cowo and go. The spring time with Its flowers and ram , the autumn with I U fruit and pralntho winter with IU chilling blast , when with snow and ice the skies are ovorcnHt. In summer time beneath - noath my ehado have children often played , and oh , how oft , beneath my boughs have lovers renewed tholr plighted vows , and many a time the old and feeble have fought my thado to smoke their plpoa or ply the needle ; and thui it's boon with smiles and team I have watched them coma nnd go for throe-score years , and many n tala I cotdd toll of what In thnt time be fell. But ago is creep ing o'er my head nnd I fear my rooto nro getting dead ; and soon I'll wIther - Ithor and decay 1 i ko those who sought my shade each day , [ Chicago Sun. SINGUIjAlttTIES. A roontcr at Verbena , Aln. , has two tall and thrco lees. It la said that the ducks in Uhosapcako bny California , sub ; iats entirely upon wild celery which , It is reported , grows in abundance n that vicinity. A successful taxidermist of Irwlntown , Ga. recently killed a blackbird which ho has skill fully mounted nnd turned into a very uniqtu und pretty neck-scarf or cravat. A wild duck took a dlroctiou parallel to i locomotive leaving Torrytown , nnd it waa i close race for two mlles , but just before reaching ing Irvlngton the bird forged ahead of the on gino. Agoldwutch with a bullet in the back ol the case , where it lodged after going througl the time piece , belongs to W. IE. McGunnlgle of Snginavv , Mich. It saved his father'd life during the war. Samuel Fogely , of New Philadelphia , O. , put a heavy load of powder into n log , and as the fuse failed to fire it , he went up and sal astildo the log. Then the charge exploded and 1'ogoly will die. Mrs. Louleo Lyman. of Cabot , Mass. , made a clothes line from the combings of her hair , She began the industry In 1829 , and made 100 , foot of the cord , which the family used foi years aa clothes linos. A walking skeleton in I.lllc , Franco , cat so contract his diaphragm an to drive the all completely ut of hla client , so that not mnre that ono inch of apact ) remains between hi : heart aud his backbone. Archdeacon Hruge tcontlom n gentleman who was so thoroughly a gams-itor that he left In his will an Injunction that his bones be made into dice , and hU skin BO prepared as tc bo a covering for dice-boxes. Forty cents a week is all that it coats Johr W. Kinsley , of Mount Carmel , Pa. , who ia Ct years old , nnd weighs 170 pounds , to live. Hii diet la dry bread und hot water , and has beer so for the last seven yearn. A flock of wild turkeys walked around the public square of Pcrryvillo , Mo. , apparent ! ] without tear , but wore gene again before the people recovered from their surprise and could capture any of thorn. Three months ngo n resident of Prestor City , Conn. , part'ally swallowed a fish bone , It lodged in the back of his mouth , between the lower jaw and cheek , and being unable to remove It , waited for it to work loose. Iu < stead it disappeared , and a , few days ago wnt taken out below the chin. It hud traveled four Inchon , nnd finally produced an ulcci and found its way out. Thors is n Maltese cat In Babylon , N.Y. , that attends the Presbyterian church regu. larly morning and evening , -Tabby is always found by the sexton sitting on the door stepe when ho oi > ons the church. The cat patters up the atales and takes up a position near the stove , where ho remains throughout thoscr vice. After the benediction Tabby loaves the church with the congregation , and dlsap. pears. The animal baa become to be known as the religious cat. A cat that had In some way become a pri - oner on the ton of n house in Philadelphia seventy foot high , became frightened at the frnntlo efforts of the crowd below , and aftir clinging to the oavoa of the building for some tlma suddenly dropped to the ground. 01 courno the cat wasn't killed , fur If the Pbilv dolphlans are to bo bollsvcul the tough feline lit on all tours and immediately msdo u bet' line for the backyard fenco. where ho is now tuning himself for the coming concert. A gentleman while passing nloni' n Hart , ford , Conn. , street recently noticed the eingu lar actions of what first appeared to bo A couple of Bparrows in the fro n sleet of the gutter , tied together , nock and leg * . Upon further examination , however , ho dlicovorcd that ono bird was feeding the other. The boil- ovolcnt bird started off vvhon tha gentleman came too close , and attempted to carry off ita helpless companion , but was of course unano- ciweful. It was a clear case of sympathy for suffering helplessness ) pure bird philanthropy. Wl 11am Forplaon , of Philadelphia , although 40 years old , ia still ailllaod v > lth a peculiar and terrible birth-mark , which was the ro.ult of hla mother , shortly before Ida birth , wit- Messing the contortions and evidences of agony in n imaks which had been thrown Into ' ' > , J'or since the victim rf that serious a llctlon was 7 J oar * old he has been Annu ally attacdod , and each time ho suffers more than the jirecosdlng. At exactly the same period of the year convultiona and paroxysma visit him , and at the same hour of the oven. Ing , Ho is now undergoing the tortures In a worse form than any before , and. although scores of phvslcians have violtod him , none have boon able to auegcat a sufllclent remedy. A few days ago a largo mountain eagle swooped down , gathered np the pet dog ot n woman living nnar ( ilendlvo. Montana , and attempted to make off with it. The woman was not , as xomo might think because she hade o pot dog , a dudine , but a determined Homan , and bho determined tn have that dog. She liounced Into the homo , noUed her husband'u trusty old ritlo which had put an end t" many a poor Jo , and In u moment ahe had her trained e > o along the barrel of the gun directly against the emblem of our national liberty who was. robbing humanity of iu ul , jowanco of saussaco. TJio plucky woman Uiut her eyes , turned her head , and pulled the trigger , with the result -namely , an eagle froiil from it * load , and tlw remains of a yel low poodle scattered upon thu ground , and a woman with a dislocated shoulder. AUK YOU GOING TO J3UUOl F ? In another column will be found the an * ouuccmout of MeasM. THUS. COOK & SON , oiirlst Agents , 201 Broadway , New York , olatlvototho very complete arrangement ! hey have made for tours In jvuupj th } wining Spring and Summer , ' 'Cook'n ihcur- 8 in' ' ? ' ' " containing maps and full pArtluuUr * . vlll be moiled to any address on receipt of It ) cent * . A Vftlcntlnc , A valentine ! Ah , can it bo That some ono has Addressed to mo Those line * . IKI sweet and tender ? Name or Initial Is not set Upon the iiogo , and yet And yet I think 1 know the sender. What though ths writing bo disguised , And many a IIttio trick devised To aid the fond dot-option ; ht. Valentino provides the key That spoils tha little mystery The moment of reception Wo may bo right , wo may bo wrong ; Tor lack of confirmation strong Wa giv o the rein to fancy , And lot her waudcr at her will , And her bright destiny fulfill In fields of necromancy. And valentines would lose tholr charm , If they at once could doubt disarm Kro yet the fioil won broken ; And so the dcopor the dijguiie , The more delightful the surprise , And swcotcr il the token. [ Josephine Pollard. CONNUllIAljll'ins. Mgr. Capolift no longer popular with the Udies ol Washington. They have awakonud to the fact that ho cxunot marry. A novel wedding gift IB that of the Mar ( | tiU of Kildaro , who has ordered watches to bo prepared cs his Rift to each of the brides , maids. The census provci that the number of per sons in a family in this country is a small frac. tlon over fivo. In some families the husband Is the Htnnll fraction over. "Your huBbind always appears to bo In very high spirits. " "Yoj , " returned his wife , 4 'If they didn't como so high I should hav o had a new fur sacquo tliU winter , " M. do Fay , the great Paris matrimonial agent , has mtido an enormoui fortune , and hat retired to privnto life , refusing to part witl the good-will of his profession. "Come > , lot' bill and coo u llttlo , as wo usot to , " nald Mlxey to his wlfo , after they hat been married u jear. "Yus , " .aho replied "jou look out for the bills nnd I'll do the coo inj. ) /'My / dear , " said a dying husband to hli wife , " \vliau I am do id will you HUO that 1113 grave Is kept grcon ? " ' 'Yes , " sobbed tin heart-broken woman , "I will for a Httb whilo. " "If it bo true that the hiirs of one's heat are all numbered , " said the man nftcr ho hat ocapcd from hla wifo'u clutches , "thero will bi one angel nt least who will nhow up with i big dolicit. " \V hat this country is yoirnlng for is a pub He school system which will to.ichtho wives o the future that light housekeeping ia FOIIIC thing more than reading novels and Btarchitif their husband's stockings. " 1'red Douglass first met his now wife whet she was Fix years old. She refused to kiss hln ut that timo. Mrs. Uougloaa must have beoi a nl\-ycar-old girl of considerable Intelligence but she scorns to hav o lost it. Capt. Paul Boynton , horoto-oro the lorn voyager , is to bo married in Chicago on tin evening of the 14th inat. . to Mixs MaggU Connolly , daughter of Mr. CoriiollnaCjiinolly of Chicago , and will bring his bride to hii homo in Now York. A barbed wire fence will bo built in the In dlun territory at.d New Mexico ' ' < jO miles long The modest young woman who prefers to gt around that fence rather than climb over it , will never reach the other hide until she is toe old to gctmarried. A Vermont woman who has just had the mumps says she hopes to gracious she wil ! never have to go through such an experience , again. Fortwowholo wcekti she hasn't beet able to jaw her husband or to let out a single celghborhood secret ; awful martyrdom ! Perhaps the reason the young ladies do no ) tak advantage of their leap year prerogative U that the busincm outlook is not very oneour oging. Of course the dear Creatures hesitate to add their support the expenses of a man with an already restricted income. But tc heal ( Ate ia to lose. There is a nohle old oak on the line ol Maryland and Virginia noir the Httlo village of Now Church , which has been famous from time immemorial as a phtco whore eloping couples have b on joined in wedlock. A run > away Virginia coupla were married under its spreading branches on Thursday of lost week "My views on the marriage tie , " sa'd Mon- titrnor Copel recently , " 'are , brieily that woman wo s made by CJoJ Almighty to be either married or to become nuns , and that there is no such state aa old maid recognlr.iblo. My adviao to all young women is to accept murriago proposals insioadof rejecting them. ' An intimate friend of Miss Klla Wheeler , the poeteaa , now In Now Orleans , says that young lady ia to bo married in early spring to Mr. Yorko. of Now York. It is reported that the final o of Mr. Yorke's name is the spark which caused the conflagration of love now said to bo roaring and seething in Ellla'e heart , It is recorded of a rich old farmer that , in Rlvintt instructions for hl will , ho directed n legacy of $100 to bo given to his wife. Being infouned that some distinction was usually made in case the widow married again , he doubled the Bum , and when told that this was quite contrary to custom , he said , with heartfelt - felt svmpathv for his possible-successor : "Ajc , but him as gets her'll deserve it" A PonnHylvauia minister who is vrry popu lar among the matrimonially inclined , aye wealthy bridegrooms do not pav better than those of more moderate means. Ton and twen ty dollars aud expanses u.o the average fig ures , but $100 and $2l)0 ) foes are glv en to big preachers. Sometimes n generous bride heart of tiio small fne p ild by the groom , ami at- tempttj to remedy the matter by Rending the preacher a handsome present. But this Ia rare. rare.Charles Charles 1'Ichards , a joungKngl'Bhrnan.diod Iu New York of pnenmoulu , und waa burled In Kvergreon Cemetery last Saturday. The only mourner was Miss Wiufroii , governor in n well known family in New York. MU Winfred and Richards were lovers in .Kngland but a brother of tha young lady tried to saiia- rate them. Finally Mist Wiufrnd left hci homo and came tn Now York , whither she was followed by Richards. They were nbout to bo married a d received the blessing of the young lady's father , accompanied by a check for n 100 , when Ktchardi ) became tick and died. Old St. Peter' * church , Now York , has en < tercd iU ono hundredth v. ear. The Itav , Mr. Spurgeon , the noted Bantht preacher , bin fully recovered from' his roconl elcknus , General MtClollau may frequently bo BOOI at Dr. John llall'fl dumb , Now York , ol whoso preaching lie is very fund. Blahon Gurrett , who presides over amis , Bionury jurisdiction ol 100,000 square miles , extending from Texarkaua to Now Mexico , lives iu DallaK , Tex. _ Mrs. Ayer , wife of the Into Ur. Aj or , Is an KpUcopalian and attends Grace churck , Now York. Sl > o drosaoa very quietly and gives n great deal to charities , Dr. Dennis , of Now York , has nbout recov ered from his Diners. Lost Sabbath waa the first occasion in twenty years tint he his been absent from tha pulpit on account of llluoss. Father Stephan , the famous ) Catholic mis sionary who la now Iu Washington , baa lud a life full of adventure. Fora long time Bitting Bull waa under hla charge. Ho is the trusted counsellor of all the Northwestern Indiana , and isB ! d to luvo moro iulluouLO over them tlun uny other white man. "Camp Meeting" John Allen , of Wilton , Me. , luw reached the age of i < lghty-nine yoarit. " 1 find much time to read , " lie Bald the other day , "und Imvoread the Bible through , and hull thu New Testament the second time Iu thu lout four month * . I have icjd the lllblo through nuny timtM , but uaver before nuita no quickly. " Btllefoutalno , 0. , Is now the scene cf ono of the greatest rthnlom revivals ever hold in the tau. People from thirty miles around are MocUng to the town , aud conversions uro tak ing place dally , One hundred converts nav e been added to 0110 dt nomination tlnco January 111. and tha convtrelona in tome cases ore Bald to bo very remarkable. A now religious sect in Baaton holdu that disease Is canned by tha ubaenco of God from thu body , mid that it can bo cured by the pas- ego of divine affluence from the well to Uio sick as they tit with their iplnoa in contact. It u said to number uinong Ita votaries people of Inflnnnco And prominence , and somowho i nAmes are AS familiar as household words. At the last Methodist Episcopal Genera conference , held in 18SO , n resolution wai paused requesting all the churches in the Unl ted States to pay off na much of their debt1) n1 possible before the mooting of the next general oral conference , to bo held at Philadelphia it May , 1881 , BO an to make on good a showlnf tn the centennial year of Kpfncopnl Motho dlsm in the United States , 1881 , as rouble It Is not possible to sot an Absolutely corrcc statement of the total amount paid In rcsponsi to this ndvlco. Last year the "spring con fcronccs , " which are most the conferences situ ated in the cant , paid off $1,000,000 of churcl debt and Improved their church property ti the extent of 81,025.000. The "fall co.ifor onces" for 188 paid off 8732,000 of churcl pobts , It Is probably an underestimate to sn ; that in four > earn the churches have paid ol 85,200,000 of debt , nnd probably improvoi church property to the extent of S3 500,000 , i totil of $ W,70o,000 for the ontlro country This does not include either the Method1 ! * Protestants or the Methodist Kpiscop.il Churcl South. Wendell IMillllpB. Ho stood upnn the world's broad threshold vvldo The din of battle and slaughter rose ; He saw God stand upon the weaker side , That Rank In seeming Inns before its foes ; Many there vvcro who made great haste am sold Unto the common enemy their swords ; Ho scorned their gifts of f.uuo and power am gold , And , underneath their soft nnd flower ; vv ords , Heard the cold pcrpont hiss , therefore ho wen And humbly joined him to thn weaker part Fanatic named , and fool , yet well content So ha could bo the nearer to God's heart And feel Itt solemn pulses Bonding blood Thro' all the widespread veins of ondiei' ' good [ domes Kussoll Lowell. IMtOPS. A gasman always tdng In long meter. If egg Veep on getting much higher in pric millionaires will wear them a shirt studs. Denis Koarncy has found that the only wa ho can reach the upper crust is by handlin pies. pies.There There is a man in the Mississippi legislatui named Christmas. Ho la in favor of anmu meetings. John L. Sullivan boasts that ho makf 825,000 a yoir. Young mau , striuo out froi the shoulder. K\ory cloud has a silver lining , but It Is nc so with solid silver water pitchers. They ni nickel-plated. Another baby left on a PIttsburg door stoj Another Plttsburg man wonders if this maki him n stop-father. They say that dogs can't reason , but no on will doubt that n dog trios to roach a coudt siou when he chosea his tail. Shakespeare said : "There's good in over 3 thins. " William had evidently nuer tackle a railroad restaurant turnover. When Hamlet said , "But ; ! have that with in which pasEoih show , " it is believed that h had in his pocket a complimentary ticket fc a citcus. lion. J. L. Sullivan called his San Franclso audience "loafers , ' and referred to himsel as "a gentleman. " A Bostonian never for gets himself , An exchange says that Noah was the firs pitcher an record. Ho "pitched the ark with iu and without. " The game was finally calloi on account of the rain , A perfect rush of Italian artists with the ! attendant original dudes ia expected in America ica in a few days. The organ-grinders are t < be banished from Paris. "I say , Jenkins , can you tell a young , tender dor chicken from an old , tough ouo ? ' " 0 course I can. " "Well , how ? " "By the toeth. ' "Chickens don't have toeth. " "No , but 1 have. " The following is a cony of a bill posted 01 the wall of a country villjgo : "A lecture or total abstinence will be delivered in the opor air , und a collection will be made at the dooi to defray expoiiEoa. " "J say , Mr. Palntir , can you do a job foi mo to-diy ? " "Certainly , certainly ; what ii it ? " "I want a sign painted. " "All right what kind of a sign ? " ' 'A sign of rain. " ( Kxit dodging n paint pot ] Tin man who disco \ ered the key to the. an clent Aztec writings was formerly employed on The New York Tribune , -md acquired the talent ho has used to such good advantage ii deciphering Greoloy'a manuscript. Queen Victoria's new book will be illustrat cd from drawings by herself and daughter Beatrice. It u believed that Daniel will bi easily distinguished from the British lion bj the green cotton umbrella under hla arm. Florida strawberries hive fallen to $5 i quart. They are quite small and decided ! } acid. Some people who like sour things maj enjoy them , but for our part we lose taste Coi them after the third -Phlladelphii [ Coll. Coll.While While scattering n few crumbs for the npor rows this Bovero weather don't forget to throw out a lot of old tomato-cans , barrel-hoops nut cut oif shoos for the poor gout , which has ai much right to live as the imported feathei biped. Crushed strawberry color is not now considered ored the correct thine ; . The newest color ii fashion Is ' 'the Inside of a mule's ear by star light " The outside of a mule's heel will tar iiiah the starlight at short range when the sk ; ia cloudy. A fat man in this city is making quite a for tune by a shrewd trick. Ho secretes two cat under ills vest , nnd when visiting music hall ho makes thorn yell by squeezing their tails People not posted on the tiick imagine him t < be a great opera singer. "Where shall wo bury ? " asks a scientific writer. Did you ov or try the earth ? Thatii considered a very appiopriuto j , lace by men ; psoplo. This practice of burying a corpse li an ash barrel or throwing it over the bad fence into n neighbor's yard cannot bo toi strongly condemned. At a theatre in Dublin a gentleman request cd a nun in front of him to sit down , adding sarcastically , "I suppose that you are aware sir , that you are not opaque. " "I shall si down when It suits me , " , was the response ' 'and if you want to handle my name , mini ita not O'Paque nt all , but O'Brien. " Petroleum V. Nnsby. D. R. Locke , Petroleum V. Nasby ( Edlto "Toledo Blade , " ) write' : I had on a forefinger of my right hand on of thoaa pleasant pets , a "run-round. " Th finger became inflamed to a degree unboarabl and swollen to nearly twice its natural Bize. J friend gave me HKNHV'd GAIIBOLH SALVE , and in twenty minutes the pain liaise so much subsided as to give mo a fair night' rest , which I had not had before for a week The inlUmmation loft the linger In n day. consider it a most valuable article for th household , 1 OurcHtlio riles Too , Kdouard Iteintard , of New York , writes : It Rives mo great pleasure to Bay that a Bin gle box of HKNUY'S OAItUOLIO SALVJ effected n complete cure of Piles , with vvhlcl I had been troubled for over a year , and wlilcl nothing else that I used would cure. "When the World Will End. When lawyers fail to take n foe And juries never disagree ; Wkou polltlcltns are content , And landlord * don't collect their rent ; When partUn tunaoh all the machines , And Beaten folks give up their beans ; When naughty children all dlo young , And girU nro born without a tongue ; When ladies don't take time to shop , And ofilco holders UHer flop ; When preachers cut their sermons short , And all the folks to church resort ; When 1 ack subscribers all have paid , And editors their fortunes made ; Such happiness must sura portend This world must Boon como to an end. [ PilUburg Dlspascb. Feeling. A lady tolls us "tho first bottle lia elono my daughter n great deal of good her food docs not distress her now , no : docs she sulTuT from that ostromo tiree feolim , ' vvhioh she did before taking Hood's Sansaparilla. " A second \ > etUi olTected a euro. No other proparatioi contains such a concentration of vitalizing enriching , purifying rind invigorating properties as Hood's Sarsaparilla. Hqgjbho Largest Stookkin Omaha Lowest Prices. CHARLES SHIVERIGK , Purchasers should nvnil themselves of the opportunity now offered t < buy at Low Prices by taking ntlvnntngo of the grent inducements set oul PASSENGER ELEVATOR 120C , 1208 nd 1210 FanmmSl To All Floors. OMAHA. NKB. RIOHA.RDS & CLARKE , VV. A. CLARKE , Proprietors. Superintendm u. P. RAILWAY 17TH & 18TH STREET ! MANUFACTURERS OF AND DEALERS | IN WATER WHEELS , ROLLEBIJMILLS , : ill and Orain Elevator lachinery MILL FURNISHINGS OF ALL KINDS , INCLUDING THE Celebrated 'Anchor ' Brand Dufour Bolting Cloth * STEAM PUMPS , STEAM WATER ANDJGAS PIPE. BRASS GOODS AND PIPE FITTING-S , ARCHITECTURAL AND BRIDGE IRON. O i t-1 o 1 I "We are prepared to furnish plans nnd estimates , and will contract for the erection of. Flouring Milla and Grain Elevators , or for changing Flouring Mills , fremStone to the Roller System. ' ' BSIp'Especial attention given to furnishing Power Plants for any pu t pose , and estimates made for same. General machinery repairs at ! to promptly. Add I-PSS RICHAPJDS & ai.AJR.TCF. Omaha , Neb. MPH1BP LulDfili VABFI . 1021 North Eighteenth Street , Omaha , on Street Car Lint WHOLESALE AND IIETAIT , Lmlier , Lime , Lath , Doors , I i Grades and prices as good and low M any in the city. Please try me. ArANUFAOTUJlKB OK FINE ins Mr Expository onstictlr ClkJ with a'eelcot stock. I tt Workmnoublp ( urantted. Office onr > raciorv S. W. Car > n * 1Rth nnHioi'n > it BURLINGTON HOUTE" ( Chicago , Burlington & Qulnoy Railroad. ) GOING EAST AND WEST. GOING NORTH AND SOUTH. I Kleeant DA/ Coaches , Parlor Cars , with nnolin Solid Trains of iiegant : D.lf Coaches end I'lill-j igCUilra ( tuata free ) , Bmoklnc Care , nltli llo- man 1'aluco blceplne Cars are run dally to and ) volviu5 Chaire. I'nllinan I'alico Sleeping Cars and from Bt Louis , via Hannibal , Qulncy , Kvolnik , ] he famous O. IX K Q. Dining Cars nm daily to anil Burlington , Cedar Rapids and Albert Lea to 8t I rom Chlcaco & Kansas City , Ublca o & Council I'uiU and MlnneapoUs ; 1'arlor Cars Itli ItocllDlr' UlufTs , Chicago & DCS Molnos , Chicago , Bt. Jo Chairs ro and fromSt Louis and reorlauudt seph , Atcliuon & Topelca. Onir through line bo. and from Bt Louis and Ottumwa. Only our ween Cblciu.ro , Lincoln < S Denver. Through cars change of cars between Bt Louis and D' uetvtecn IndianapolU & Council Uluffs ria I'corla Molnes , Iowa , Llnootrt , rTeora&ka , Alt connoctlons inada in Union l > epo ! & U IS Colorado. known M the jTrcatl'IIKOUO. ) ! CAll UNE. It ts unlTereallyftdmltted to La the Flnnst Equipped Railroad In the World for ail Clrtsoce of Travtl. > T , J , FOrmo. M Vice-lYcs't nod Oen'l Mauoeer. FKKCiTVAL LOWUfIGea. . tuw. Ajt't. CUcMk > J