I , THE OMAHA DAILY BEE : SUNDAY MfOEMBER . * TWENTY PAGES , 5 . P , MORSE & CO Who wants to buy Presents for Ms near est lady friend or wife , will find our m JS R j BLACK Ef HM BUS | n B BhM Rn U9 Patterns 4-PRICES-4 IS - - Telegraph Orders Tor anything , at our expense They will bo filled clour up to Oo'clock Christ mas ovcnlng , and rocolvo the personal rittontlon of otio of our firm S. P. MORSE & , CO lst-Black Silk Dress lOyaidsot Black Silk , warranted to Wear well , for $15,84 , 2nd--Black Silk Dress 10 yards of Black Silk , very flno Cnsh- tnoro finish , for - - Silk Dress 10 yards ot Black Silk , ono that wo recon iniond in cvory particular , for 4di Black Silk Dress 10 jnrds of Black Silk , a quality good enough , line enough , heavy enough for any dress or any lady , at $36. < All the above Silks ara recom mended by us it Is simply a question of how much you want to pay We guarantee them to give the wearer satisfaction - " s7p. morse & co WHERE IS COLONEL ALBERS ? Lincoln's Napoleon of Finance Has Flown Away DID HEPUTMONEYIN HIS PURSE ? The District Court Finale of an In- tcrcatlnc Suit Union Pnclllo Olll- clals Visit Lincoln Stoto llouso Hems , Lincoln Buiusiu or The Ommu Bee , ) 1029 P Stkbet , * > Lincoln Neb , Dec 2L ) Colonel H , F. Albors , secretary of the Cao- ital Loan and Investment company , has hied himself to parts unknown , Ho did not , bo far as can , bo learned , tell any ono that bo contcmplatod such a stop In fact It is not Unown when ho wont , but it is conjectured that ho is on route lo Now York , where ho resided at ono time As yet no charge of criminality ponds against Mr Albers , but it Is stated that ho certainly fenrud the result of the Investigation of the company's books now bolng made Persons in position to know state that ho lias loft the city never to return , and that ho is too slick to bo captured Benders of Tug Beb are familiar with tbo particulars of tbo collapse ot the company soma two woelcs ago Albors was not only the secretary , but practically the treasurer and business manager of the concern Ho oamo hero u stranger , with between $100 aud 200 , und succeeded in organizing tbo coin pauy designated , backed by soma of the load ing business monof the city Tlio books show that the company in Its oxlstouco of a little over six months rccoiyed from all sources the sum of $ • - ' 3,500 , and that loans to tbo amount of $1,000 , secured by mortgages , bad been tnado Twenty-Ova hundred dollars bad been borrowoa from a gentleman In Tennessee , to whom the mortgages had been hypothecated , and so far as can bo discov ered , tbo rest of the inonoy has all gene for expenses It appears that a great many ot tbo Items o ( expense are not particularized , but sot down under the general head of ex penses The item tor postage stamps shows that $179 wcro expended in six months This assorts that nearly or qulto 100 loiters vvero sent out by the socrotury each day , in dicating that ho earned his salary at least , Stockholders are deeply concerned regard ing his absence Ills presouco Is neoessary in the suits btougbt against thom , and bo should bo able to explain bis doings as an of ficial Tbo opinion Is openly expressed today that Albors got away with at least • 12,000 of tbo company's money , but this has yet to be proven PMBM Tlio District Court HjBV T. W. Lowery secured judgment against Hj H the Western Union tolograpk company for H | < -CT.12 , the full amount prayed for in his pa- H H Hj H Samuel MoCIay , administrator of the es- H H B tate of II C. Melone , has made application H H B to tbo district court for permission to sell all V ot the property of the estate for the purpose B H of paying oft all claims against it HIHM Joseph Dovigue was ordered to pay his lH | wife , defendant in a pending suit for dlvoroo , IHJi the sum of $25 a month until tba some is set HB tied by the court aud decree allowed or do- HHK | P'1 ' * This case promises to be sensatlonsl , ! Charles M. Leigbtoa was awarded an | HI order this morning oa u. T. Clarke to com H ] pel the latter to allow the former to inspect the books of the old tirm ot heighten & HflH | Clarke The plaintiff socks to recover { 5,000 , HfVH alleged profits of the defunct firm , which JMHJ bavo not been paid to blm HjSH The case of Mary Caslavsky the Bo- WjBM bemtan woman who followed her bus m\VV \ band , Anton , to this country after tan years HJIHJ of desertion , only to find him divorced and WHL1 married to another , is settled at last la ber HJHH petition ulio set up that sbo had always con { SB dueled herself as a chaste , loving and HBH obedient wife , and asked that the pretended H " "ecrca of divorce bo opened This morning ( Hi LRBBH S. P. MORSE & CO BOOKS Shakespeare Complete 87a The works of Shakespeare in one large volume carefully prepared from the earliest and more modern editions , hand somely illustrated List price $ . 1.50 , our price 87c. The Waverly Novels $4,00. For the next two days we offer 25 sets of Waverly Novels , by Sir Walter Scott Complete in 12 vols , 12 mos Clearing price $4. RED LINE EDITION of the POETS 55c , e out Bclos prices that mand your attention The re mainder of our stock of Red Line Edition of the Poets we offer at 55c. ARLINGTON EDITION Popular .12 mo 21c.Wo Wo bcavo 500 volumes - umes of these $1 cloth bound books , theymustRolntho two days The lot Standard Wonts A 81.OO Koi U S. P. MORSE & CO attorneys for both parties met and fllod a stimulation by which Doth parties agreed that the dtvorco should bo set ailda In so far as it relates to alimony to which she might liavo been entitled had sbo been given a chunco to appear And It is further agreed that the court shall enter upon a decree for alimony In fnvor oMne said defendant for the sum of $250. which shull bo a lien upon nnv and all property now owned by the above named defendant Fifty dollars is to bo paid within sixty days and tbo balance in installments of { 50 a year , commoncinc Janu ary 1 , 18D0. Thus ends the once celebrated case State Homo Inttlngn Sccrotnry of State Cowdrey raturnod from his visit to Columbus this aftcruoon Labor Commissioner Jenkins will furnish tbo cress with some vnluablo statistics on sugar beets next WodnestT'iy or Thursday Trcd IIowo , clerk in the state banking de partment , loft today tor Nemaha county to spend Sunday with lilscouslnCiiurch Howe , of Auburn Slnco tno departure ot the governors party it has been u difficult tusk to got a quorum ot any of the atuto boards together Union Pacific Olllcinls A number of the Union Pacillc ofllclals visited Lincoln today Tho-party was com posed of Vice President Ilolcomb , J. M. liarr , who will bo suporlntendont of the Nebraska division after January 1 , C. i'\ Ucsscgun , present suporlntcnaent , but who will bo general manager of the Idaho , Wyo ming nna Utah division , with headquarters at Salt Lake , after tbo lirstof the year ; J. A. Foley , trainmaster nt Beatrice ; It W. Baknr , tralnmastor at Omaha , and M. Ilyan , roadmaster ut Omaha Wblio hero Mr Ilolcomb was interviewed as to the intention of the Union Puolflo folks regarding a rumored consolidation with tba Kansas City , Wyandotte & Northwestern railroad company ut Beatrice For soma tlmo past rumors have been current that an nrrangomont would bo cntorcd into between these companies oy which Lincoln would obtain an outlet to Kansas City over the latter road , thus giving the city another competing line If tba consolidation is made the Wyandotte will roach Lincoln from Beatrice over the Union Pacific road , and the latter will roach Kansas City from Beatrice ever the Wyandotte Mr Ilol comb slated that this schema had been seri ously contemplated , but that definite ar rangements bad not yet boon entered into Tlio Itoul Estate Kxcliiiniru Thctyi was an iucreasod attendance at the district court roam lastevenlng for tbo com pletion ot the organization ot tlio real estate exchaugo For the information of those who bad not attended the previous meetings the constitution aud bylaws were read , after which tbey were adopted as a whole The election of a board ot directors re sulted as followsi J. J. GlUilan , J. ( I. Mo- Clay.J , D. McFarland , J. J. linhoff , G. M. Hurnos , Stownrt McConlga and J. II Mc- Murtry , Tbo following were reported and added to the membership : B , H. Andrus& Son , IS 10. Loomis , O , M. Barnes , I ) , L. Brace , C , W , Moshor , Alonzo Barnes & Son , C. N. Crandall & Company and L. B. Freeman & Company Another meeting will bo called as soon as permanent rooms bavo been secured These , it Is understood , are under negotiation Cltr IMews and Notes J. W. Loose left for bis borne at Parkers i burg , W. Va , last night , after a very pleas ant vlslt'of several weeks with his brother , Attorney General Loose , The day was passed in the district court In the argument ot motions and disposing of unfinished business ot the term Work , in the old court rooms is practically ended , The spring term will bo held In the new court bouse General S. B , Bradford , cx-attornoy gen eral ot Kansas , and Hon K , It Ilutcblns , state statistician and chief templar or Iowa , addressed the cltueas ot Lincoln at Bohemians mian's hull tonight on tbo prohibition ques tion tion.Mrs. Mrs Phelps Payne entertained a circle of her friends and the Bevonteentb street club at her home last night There were twelve couples present and progressive eucher was ono of the pleasurable features of the even ing BUY YOUR | A III mm BUY YOUR Christmas Presents I II Ml Y Christmas Presents NOW 1 If If L I EARLY two Idats More in which to select your PRESENTS from the IICsT Including the very latest Novelties in Dry Goods Unequal led clioice to meet the Requirements of all classes IMPROVED Magic Lanterns ' Ea ch box containi 13 aortal baautl fully colored views Masric Ltnterns * l 31. Magic LiiitemsglTj Magic Lanterns S3. Magic L interns $1. Magic Ltntdrn3 ? 7. Tool Chests Wo are determined to sell out every Tool Chest in our stock , und have cut the brices to less than manu ( ncturers cost . . . TooV Chests 25c. reduced to 15c. To oChcMs CUc reduced to 35a. To ol Chests 75c , reduced to 50c. T Oo I Chests SI reduced to COc To0 i Chests S1.75 , roductfd to S1.25. Too 1 Chests &t , reduced to f2 Tool Cheat * ? " > . reduced to Si W , Tool Chests ? 7.30 , roducad to S3 " s. P. MORSE & CO " " MUST LAUGH HIS LIFE AWAY Some Queer Stories of Mon and Other Animal3. FRIGHTENED THE UNDERTAKER Ho Awoke whllo HIsFaco Was II-Ins Strulghtcncit for Burial ailai for tlio Saor.iment A Potato tate Duel Tlio Curious Side of Llfo Joseph Oscar Johnson was son 't to I olt homo a few days airo , and his ease is probably ono of the mo3t remarkable that ever wont to tb.it or uny ether hospital , says the Mason , Ga , Tolo- Kraph Ho is a pirnlytio , and ono side is entirely usoloas Thostroko came on him so mo two mouths ago Ho is u locomotive engineer , and \va9 able to inako a Rood living IIo had soon a peed deal of the world , and generally saw the bright side of it It was in the town of Clinton , S , C , that the atroko came on him He was on a run that carried him into that town Ho was ouo day doing soma work on his ongtno and talking to soma ono standing nutr At the moment ho received tbo blow ho wns'ln the not of laughing , and , str.mgo to saytho muscles and nerves of the face that tire brought mo3t Into play in the net of laughing are the ones that are most alfoutod , and ever these hohas , no control whatever Ho fools , of course , like there Is little loft for him to lie for , bolng utterly holplcss , and it is noc- oss.irlly u sad thought to him But ho cannot think of it nor toll his troubles , and the doubts and fears that torment him without lnughing Ifo has a wife uud ilvo children , und when this ndiiction oamo upon him ho wont to his fathor-ln-law , who Hvod in Wilmington , N. C , und told him of his condition and of his inabil ity to care further for hlB family , nnd tolling him nt the same , tlmo that for himself ho did not wish to bo n bunion upon any ono , but would go bomowlioro and seek seclusion and calmly await the closing of what wits henceforth to bo a useless lifo The recital ot his parting with his wife was rnoit pathotio and hour trending , yet with tears in his oyea and a heart full of agony ho was forcoa to laugh as though ho was toll ing the most ludicrous incident IIo has jvandored from ono county to another , and has frequently gene sev eral dajs without u morsel to out Re cently ho spout n night in the woods in a vlofont rainstorm His crippled log refused to servo him longor.und ho was compelledT without shelter , to take - the violence of the storm His thin cloth ing was wet to the skin * ho suffered the pangs ot hunger , and the recital of it made him shudder all ovor..yo.t ha laughed all the time ho was tolllpg it . Ho was a most pitiful sight Ho says ho dares not go to ohuoh lost ho be ac cused of making sport of the sorvlcos and bo requested to leave tb < j church Aud as for a funeral it would bo out P ( the question for him to attoud ono , His case is a most pitiable one , and is the more so because ho is only awaiting the only relief possible for hlra.und that one ho would bail with pleasure aud almost prays for Walter Elliott , a young man living with his wife at UO Berry street Wll- } THREE SPECIAL Bargain Tables At 10c. Tumbourlnos Boys Tops Violins Pop Guns Metal Bogi Knapsacks Monkeys Guns Kaleidoscopes Punch and Judy Boll Bonnets Banjos Watches Watches Every nt ticlo at less than half price Iron banks , infnntry box , bumming tops , cavalry bovlollns , building blocks , Balad dish , i-lly dish and a host of other useful articles that ha\o sold Jrom 25c to 50c All at 15c. „ At S5c. I 01 Fisherman's Luck , Jgahio The Cow Boy , game . BrssB Card Receiver . " Motnl DunlccyCnrt . / > Metal Butchers Cart.Sc Metal Hose Cart , j-j UubborDolls , Work Boxes , Card Counters , Satchot Bags , Wuislii Broom and Holder , Oxidized Slhcr File Button Hook nnd Man icure Knife Maiv of these nrticles have sold up to 75c'and SI ( HX Bcduccd to 25c. S. P. MORSE & CO lamaburg , would have been buried yes terday hud ho really died , ns his rela tives .tud friends suunoscd ha did on Friday night , says a Now York dispatch to the Chicago Herald Elliott , how ever , is a very much alive man , und is highly indignant at the mnnnor in which ho bus boon treated Elliot is about twonty-two yoavs old Two weeks ago ho took to his bed with inflamma tion of the lungs of tlio most malignant type During the early part of the week it w.is thought that his end was near On Thursday ho rallied some what and there were outward signs that ho would safely pass the crisis , but ho failed all day Friday , and in the even ing it was thought his demise was only a question of n few bourn Around his bedside were gathered his wife , several I ot her relatives nnd some of Klllott's i brothers Lrito in the evening the na- tlont became unconscious , and ilnnlly gave several convulsive gasps and then was quiet It was thought ho wns dead Later in the evening an undertaker came with several assistants and all the paraphornnlin nocosstry to prepare the body for burial When the ice box had boon carried into the house und loft in the hall until the mourners had loft the rooms tha undortakeis proceeded to do their work The mouth , it is said , looked u little out of shape on account of-tho sufToring Elhott had undergone , and it was straightened While the raon were performing thotr usual ser vlcos Elliott suddenly opened his eyes and then raised his head The under taker and his assistants were thunder btruck Just ns ouo of the assistants was retreating towards the door the revived - vived patlont stammered out : What are you going to do with mo ? " Nothing at ull , " exclaimed the alarmed undertaker , as ho called the boys to help him carry the poor follow to a bed Then they loft him With porsplra- tion on his brow the indignant under taker sought Elliott's wife nnd do- raandod to know why she bad sent for him wbon her husband was not dead , lira moment the Borrow that had per vaded the house was turned into joy , nnd while the undbrlaker's assistants were gathering upotUo ice box and the white shrouds EIljpU was tolling Ills wife uud relatives that ho must have boon in n trance when ' ho suddenly wakoncd to find the undertaker prepar ing him for burial Hb is getting along all right and will liviv A young man pamq Roberts escaped a horrible death lata last night , says a Loulsvlllo dlspatch'uto the Cincinnati Enquirer , He had1 , been ill with con sumption for some time and yestorduy grow worse ' AbouibdarK the critical tlmo Boomed to hnvfj.rrived. . The doc tor wns hastily summoned , but before his arrival the boy anncaroa dead , nis body grow cold and miff Tbo body as sumed the peculiar Icblbr immediately following dissolution , and every in dication was that the lad had passed away , The family coramoucod making reparations for the funeral , and a mes senger was digpatched for the cm- balmor Thomas Boshort , Undertaker Chris Millers assistant , drove to Mr Roberts house to propara the body ot tbo dead boy for burial Ho had got the embalming fluid ready , and was about to inject it , whoa , to the surprise and constornatlon Of ull present , the hey turned over in bed and asked for a drink of water , The doctor eald it was only a case of temporary suspension of animation , aud that patients In tbo last stages ot consumption were often af fected that way Young Roberts Is , however very ill , aud can hardly last more than a day or two , but It the fluid had boon Injected last night the vital spark would have been extinguished DOLLS 3 SPECIAL LOTS Lot 1 25e. , Comprises nil of our 12 , Ut nnd 15 inch Dolls , biscjuo heads , flowing hair , aud worth f rotr 3o to 60o. All at 25c. Lot 2 , 50c. Comprises all of our 17 to 21 inch Dolls , genuine bisque heads , arms nnd feet , beauti ful flowing hair , worth from 75o to 85c All at 50c cucli Lot 3 75c. , On this table we ofTir all of our 20 , 27 and 30 inch Dolls , line bisque heads , regular prices 85c , 05c nnd $1. All marked down for this sale to 75c Doll Heads 5c , 10c and 25c- Wo ham made a lots ot our Doll Heads irrespective of cost , they are worth two or three times the price wo ask S. P. MORSE & CO bnforo ibis tirao His family lives on the Newburg road A famous duel was fought in Ken tucky in 1848. Bill Bowman was a noted preacher who lived near Millorsburg Ho was a typical Kentuckian tail , angular and muscular LikoSam Jones , ho ulw.iys said what ho thought In the midst of a roVlval mooting a well known desperado walked Into the church and began making a disturbance With oyea Hashing with indignation Bill Bowman arose and publicly reproved the desnerndo , who at once retired from the church The nuxt morning the desperado sent a challenge to Bowman to fight him a duel Bowman accepted the challenge nnd there wns no four column newspaper correspondence , no railroad trips to nn adjoining Btato , nothing but two little notes ono a challenge and the ether on acceptance and then all was ready for the light The town was torrlbly oxcltod , for such a thing ns a preacher lighting a duel baa never boon heard of before Old Bill Bowman buing the ohallcngod man , bad the choice of weapons Ho selected a half bushel of Irish potatoes as big as his fist for onch man , aud stipulated that ills opponent must stand fifteen paces dibti'.nt add only ono potato at a time to bo taken from the measure The town was wild with delight , for every ono know that Bill Bowmau could throw with his long muscular arms as straight and almost as swift us it rifle could send a bullet singing toward the target The desperado wns furious at bolng thus freshly insulted , und made an in dignant protest against such a fight ; but Bill Bowmau insisted that lie was the challenged man , nnd had a right to choose his own weapons , mid thrcatonod todonouncc the desperado as u coward if ho fplled to como to time As there was no way out of tbo box but to light , the desperado IIIally ) consented to meet the pronrhor Tlio light took place on the outskirts of the town Everybody in .Millorsburg was present to see the fun The seconds arranged the two mon in position , by the side of each being a half-bushel measure tilled with largo Irish potatoes as hard as a brick Bill Bowman throw the first potato Jt struck his opponent a control shot and How into a thousand pieces A yell ot dolicrht wont up from the crowd , which rattled the desperado , and his potato flow wide ot the tall , bony preacher Bill Bowmau watched his chunco , and every time hia opponent steeped for a potato another ono hit in the side , leav ing n , Wei spot on his clothes , aud then Bcattocing itself to tbo winds of hcuvon Old Bill hit the desperado about Ilvo timqs , und thou the sixth potato struck him in the short ribs , knocking the wind completely out of him and boubling him up on the grass , The people were almost crazy with laughter , but Bill Bowman looked ns sober as it bo had just finished preaching a funeral ser mon The desperado was tftkon home und put to bed , und there ho staid for morothun a week before ho recovered from thd oltocts of his Irlnh potato duel The > old men in Millorsburg still talk about that calibrated duel , out it was , the means of breaking up dueling la thafcocUon , There , was qulto an amusing incident near Oakland , Ky , , a few days ago , The Dunn and Edwards families are consldt orably at outs , bad fooling having ox- > is ted foreomo time . between thorn Mrs Thomas Dunn's dog was accused of killing sheep belonging to the Edwards > family The Edwardsos concluded to i kill the dog , and bo publicly expressed themselves Olio Edwards rode up to > Dunn's door with gun in hand ready to i carry out the threat Dmm'trwlto tak- time by the forelock , hid the dog , and L • S. P. MORSE & CO ' TELEGRAPH ORDERS filled up to Christmas evening Send them nt our expense They will rocclvo tbo per sonnl attention of ono of our Arm S. P. MOItSB & CO REAL LACE HANDKERCHIEFS Wo have rccolvod from New York n spec ial new lot of real lacehiuulkorchiofs nt tA50 , V' , $7.50 , * U > , t5. ! * i > , J3. . uud WO /ULACK / ULACKDRESS DRESS PATTERN is sure to bo a useful and ncccptablo present for nn elderly lady , uud wo have urranged BLACK for DRESS PATTERN , $ io , 10 yards of black silk wnrp Henriettas , ? 10. BLACK DRESS PATTERN , $12.50. 10 yards of black warp Henrietta , a full dress pattern , worth $15. special Mon day aud Tucsduy at $12,50. BLACK Dress Pattern $16.50. $ of jet black silk warp Armnirc , sulublo for an old lady or person in mourning , 516 , worth $20. $20.Another Another , liner quality , full dress pattern , black Armolro clotb , $18. Mail or telegraph orders filled , S. P. MORSE & CO , Edwards went off without carrying out his design Mra Dunn then sat down and wrote a letter to Governor Bucknor , setting forth nil the facts in the case , and requested him to pardon her dog Governor Bucknor replied in a very sympathetic letter , stating bis regret at the animosity of the two families , but dcclinod to issue a pardon for the dog for lack of jurisdiction in the case , and hoped that if her dog was innocent ho would come clear Yesterday morning the case of Swaync vs Benson ( clerk ) again came before Lord Penzanco , the dean of Arches , says the London Daily News The facts of the case wore the respond ents , the Rev Poroy Gcorgo Benson , vicar of Hoe , had in May , 1888 , refused to administer the sacromont of the holy communion to ono of his pariBhonors , Mrs Swnyno Mrs Swayno was a mem ber of the Church of England , baptized , confirmed and married according to its ceremonies The nllcgedground of the refusal was that Mrs Swayno was in tha habit of at tending a Wesleyan plnco of worship At the instance of Mr.Swu.yno proceed ings under the Church Discipline act wcro accordingly commenced againBt the respondent A commlslon was duly nppointed by the Lord Bishop of Roch ester to inquire into the charge The offence was alleged to bo ono against the Statute 1 , Edward VI , 1. The commission unanimously reported that there was good grounds for instituting further procoodlngs Subsequently the respondent wrote a letter , which was published on Feb ruary 0 last in the Koohestor and Chatham Journal , entitled Schism at Hoe , " which letter contained the fol lowing statoraopt : "I am prepared to receive Mrs Swayno to holy communion any day on condition that she acknowl edges her error and promises amend ment But 1 flrmly hollovo that willful schism ( I am not now considering the many cases where it is unintentional ) is a sin none the lojs sinful because spir itual , ' and not carnal ' * * * It is worse than idle nonsense to pretend thnt schism and its mischievous fruits are something quito invisible , intangi- bio or iudollnabio They are as open and notorious1 us the fruits of any fleshly sin , gross us a mountain , open , palpable ' And nothing will inducomo with my eyes open to glvo the holy com munion to ono who expresses no sorrow for these sins and gives no promise of abandoning them " Lord Pen/anoo , in delivering judg ment , said that the court looked to the respondent for an answer to the facts which had boon fully proved before his lordship , but tbo respondent had not appeared , and bad loft the court with out any explanation of his conduct Mrs Swayno had a right to bo admitted to tbo sacrament , and the refusal by tbo respondent of that aot was an offense against the ecclesiastical law The order would bo that the respon dent bo suspended ab ofliclu ot a bonon flclo for ono year , and pay the cost ot the proceedings The order would not , however , preclude the court from con Bldoring any application that the respondent might make , If bo shouldin the Interval , admit Mrs Swayno to tbo sacrament The unfortunate Mr Hill in this city is not the first man who has lived with a broken neck , says the San Francisco Altu In a cortuin North Carolina district - trict before the war it was tbo practice tosond to congress the man who could lift the heaviest weight When the champion got the seat ho lipid it until ho was literally lifted out of it by a more muscular man Ono gentleman won it by lifting twoharrols ; turpon- S. P. MORSE & CO , H SPECIAL | | IMPORTATION I SILK 1 UMBRELLAS I All our silk utnbrollns wore imported front j H London , ami wo offer 3 bargains in thorn 11 SILK 1 Umbrellas I $5.00. I The Rcnulno Spltalsllold silk umbrella * ! H with Fox's Paragon frame , made to our or- i l ocr In London , at $5 , worth $3 , -t H SILK I Umbrellas I $6.00. jl Magnificent quality English Spltalsflld ill silk , worth fS to $10 , our price $5. H l RK j Umbrellas j $ ib j Bettor silk , better h nnillcs , bcttci umbrellas - ' ' las than can be bouuht clsowhero In Omaha 4 at any price ; nil In our $10 lot 3 FANS 1 $5 , $8.50 , $15. | A spocinl now lot just opened j Real Laces , Handker1 chiefs , etc , just re- \ ceived | S. P. MORSE & CO • I tine , but after holding H Bovoral terms 1 ho uns challenged to contest it with an > opponent , who undertook to lift three j barrels of turpontiuq at once Ho did -3 it , lifting ono barrel with each hand j and n third on his head , but the effort | broke his nock , or rather crushed the ' \ cervical vertebra ; . The uccidont did i not kill him and ho was oloctcd to congress - g gross and served many terms , using an artificial support for his head Of ; & coureo , the splnnl cord was not injured i or ho would have boon paralyzed i Many a landsman on board ship has been ready to say thnt it he wore only ' " j once moro on shore ho would never ' leave it Such seems to have been the v fooling of a dog , of which wo read in j the History of Thomnston , Mo " i Captain Norton of Cushlng had a fa- a vorlto dog , which ho took with him on yl a voyngo to Wilmington , N. C. No \ soouor wuro they nt sea than , from sea t sickness or sorao ether cause , the orca- $ turo became uuoasy , and ronininod in- Jt consoliiblo ' through the whole voyage % Soon after the vessel arrived at Wilmington - t mington the dog was missed and nothing - 4 ing moro was seen of him On Rotting > J back to Cushing however , the captain ? found the dog at homo safe und sound } IIo had arrived there in just fourteen j days from the time of his landing at tj Wilmington tj How bo had made his way whether * across or around inlets or bays , passing Jt circuitously ulong the couBt , or by the J regular trnvolod roads nobody could jl toll , und ho , of course , could not com ij municato Ono thing wns clear ha ] had had enough of salt water ga A pretty little bird story comes from M Clinton , Mass A wild partridge flow upon the piazza of a house on the edge & of the town , where two little girls were f at play They called their mother to 'J ' see the strange visitor , and sbo sue < ] cccdod in coaxing It toward her , the jl bird finally permittingitsolf to bo taken JM in her hands , although showing unoasljfl ness at the act The bird was kept oa 'j % exhibition in a cage for a day , and then * * % sot free to return to its natlvo haunts ' The partridge uftorwards repented its iw visit , and has siuco boon suon a nam- W bqr of times in the vicinity Such tame M ness In n , wild fowl is very rare , and the -JM lady whoso winning tones overcame Its wj natural shyness can congratulate her K self on being a bird charmer of the first M Tlioy'll All Co in u Baok M ll'titt Ahuoii ( ii Lali llatttnui Vrtii , WL The stars will como back when tbo sulloa ' .Ji clouds are swept by the wind away ; Jm The dawn will oamo back with Its flying Wt steeds that boar on tbo god of day , . 4HH Tbo flowers will come baok when the-blting • 9a ] frost is conquered by April rains ; 4atk The grass will come back in the balmy JH spring and cover the broozo-swept plains ' % Bm The Joy will como back to tbo weary heart i&jH when the sorrow is dull and old : 91 The leaves will como back to the naked tree * with their beauties of green and cold " 'JHI ' The ship will come back from the foreign aH shore and bring us the ones we lova ; JiM The muslo of the stream will soon corns 'ffll back , and the blue of the skies aboro ffiPI The hopes will come book , that were torn by Hfl fear * and the gladness wo used to know ; JBH The peuoo will come baok to this wonry life tfH uow ooaten by waves ot woo wtk The smile will como back and drive away jSH tlio tears from tbo eyes of men , i&jfl But tbo paper that dies this Tnursday uiorn aSH will never como back agujn fl Mr and Mrs Low Is Iteod , Mr , and Mr * . iBfl G. M. Hitchcock aud Miss Mabel Balcombe mm returned on Thursday from tbeir vint to J9H New York Miss Mabel llolcouibe , who hM H been rather out of nealtli for tlio past year , wt will probably go to California for the wmt r. 9 r