THE OMAHA DAILY BEE , SUNDAY,1JUBIL 20 , 1800.-SIXTEEN PAGES.
i THE CAPTAIN SAW SNAKES ,
0 An English Officer Enjoys Confintinent With
k a Yonng American Millionaire.
! X. _ _ _ _
\ KEARNEY STREET BOULEVARDIERS.
Tlioy Are Driven from Tliolr Old
JIiiuntN liy tlio Police K\i lorors
Halt for Alaska K
Our War Hhlpw.
SAN FIUNTITO , April 15.- [ Special to Tun
Ur.i : . ] A curious case of opal superstition
cnino to light In Uio courts n few tlnys ago.
Judgment forW wa < entered In favor of
L. Van Vleet , n jeweler , against Miss Lconlo
Stutilny , on account of n ring which she
bouilit ? , hut didn't like.
The Jeweler said his patron wished him to
take the ring buck hecausc sh''thotight It was
u "hoodoo , " and that ono of her friends had
refused to accept It as a gift from her for the
name reason. Hu said the ring had u setting
of op.il , surrounded by diamonds , and that
for some cause Miss Stanley had formed n
prejudice against It , bcHoving that it had
brojght her 111 luck.
Judge Hoarden thought the Indy ought to
stand by her bargain and derived that she
must keep the Jewel and pay Ihu hill.
" .fust as I expcct < il ; another streak of had
hick : it's a perfect hoodoo clear through , and
no mistake1 said the despairing defendant
when thoivHult was announced.
The perlndlriil elraranco of the IO.-arny and
Market street "statues' ' has begun. This
bin ! of prev has liocoino .so numerous and so
offensive bv long continued Immunity from
police interference that ho has become. ixisl-
tivcly obnoxious , es | > eciully tn thu wives and
daughters of our citizens. The papers have
published time and again thu remonstrances
of decent women , who object to being in
sulted , and urged that these gentry should be
removed. The chief of police has arrived
at that conclusion nlso , and yesterday de
tailed ofllrers to abate the nuisance.
The two officers arrived n few hours later
with four of the loafers In tow. Their gar
ments were quite the thing and their linen
was immaculate , but they were all vagrants
and were Ixjoked sis such. They pave the
names of Frank Morrisscy , William" Flynn ,
I'liilllpCrayneriuul George McCarthy. The
olllecrs warned a number of their associates
to keep off the streets and , In consequence ,
a wuman or n girl might have passed down
Kcarny or Market street yesterday after
noon without being ogled iiiid stared at by
the cigar stand gods. 'The police will make
moro arrests if necessary. For years ICeamy
street has been the slumping ground
of well dressed mashers and macquereaux
who attempted the role of boulovnnliers and
have been the terror of decent Han Francisco
women and the wonder of their eastern
sisters visiting the coast.
About two months ago ( hero cnmo to San
Francisco a real Enhlish army officer of the
"Queen's Own" Aldershot. .Ho was a ' 'la
de-dab masher" In gorgeous scarlet , of slen
der but .soldiery build , with a martial air and
a figure and face that would undoubtedly
have many charms for susceptible misses
of the admiration school when ofllecrs uro in
sight.
He wished himself known as Edward
Arthur White of her majesty's royal artillery ,
out here on a vacation. He was accompanied
by a dog-a spoiled fox terrier with a short
tall , a 1'Anglai.se.
' But Captain Edward Arthur White , etc' , is
now a guest at the Hotel .Jewell in apart
ments adjoining those of Millionaire .lames
C. Fair Jr. , waiting for the reptiles and rats
to disappear from Hie city. ( The Hotel .Jew
ell is popularly known as the home for the In
ebriates ) , the Captain's bosom friends are
sweltering in the vile and fetid atmosphere
of tliu City I'rison waiting for something to
happen.
What that something is they cannot for the
life of them venture to say. One of these
friends is Arthur Levald of "Lunnon , " the
other O. E. Matthowsof Australiu.both bloods
wbo adorn the Baldwin hotel portals on Mar
ket street , merely for the benefit of benighted
Indies.
When registered us guests at the prison the
familiar legend "i > etty larceny" was placed
opposite their names to their gieat horror.
They are accused of stealing from the Cap-
lian. Both are dudes , who blessed Provi
dence for being genuine English dudes , but
did not for being denied aclaimupon the rank
of British aristocracy.
The twain had been enjoying the gallant cap-
tlan's hospitality for some time , dining and
wining with him and borrowing sundry
hinall sums of cash from him. At last the
captain's patience gave out and ho refused
them further accommodations. Then it was
that Lovald's Ire arose and ho smote the cap
tain grievous HOW and levanted with his trav
eling bag and toilet tools , leaving him to
light the reptiles as best ho might. The
affair has bhockcd thu sensibilities of local
Aiiglo-muniacs.
Kit-hard Drown , the capitalist , died on Fri
day hist at the ago of seventy-three years.
Horn in Maine , he was one of a company of
owners of the bark Sen Eagle , who. sailing
from Boston via Capo Horn , arrived in ISI'J '
in San Francisco bay in time to become u
part of that marvelous history created by
llioso modern argonanls , whoso wonderful
advcnlures rival Unlay and llireaten lo blot
out in the future the romantic story of an
cient lore. During Hie long period of over
four decades his life has been associated with
the growth ami business of San Francisco.
The most lucrative capital which Mr. Drown
brought with him was honc.sty unconquerable
by any temptation , and industry which never
flagged so long as need was to put his hand to
the wheel of labor.
Close on toji million of dollars will bospent
at Man < Island on the Completion of the mon
itor Moimdnock. When completed the
Monadnock will be a most fouuldablo vessel.
She will carry four ten-inch guns , tiring shots
weighing r > 00 pounds aplcco. Her decks ,
when she is ready for service , will not show
more than twenty feet out of water. As she
is to bo completed according to corrected
drawings , the barliottes , inside of which the
turrets revolve. , will bo so constructed as to
sink below the deck Instead of being fas
tened to it , as was originally Intended.
The Iroquois , Thetis , Alert and Hanger arc
all undergoing extensive repairs at the navy
yard , ll Is expected that the Adams will nr-
rive shortly. The Marlon is also on the way
here. Both of these vessels will also need
considerable repairing.
The new method for determining the speed
of newly constructed cruisers on their of
ficial trial trips , as proposed by United States
Engtneer-in-Chlef Melville , is said to have
been indorsed by the bureau officials of the
Naval department. It has also boon ap
proved by the contractors building the
new cruiser. The proposed methods
calls for u continuous run at sea
und thobustngof thu s ) > ccd upon the number
of revolutions of the propeller found necessary
to give ono knot in smooth water. The
Charleston was required toattaln , If jxjssible ,
7,000-hor ! > e-i > ewer , or a run of four con eeu-
tlvo hours. The San Francisco will bo re
quired to show a speed of nineteen knots for
four consecutive hours.
The United Stall's coast and geodetic sur
vey steamer 1'attorson has sailed for Alaska
with her regular complement of ollleers and
draughtsmen.
With the vessel also departed u party of ex
plorers sent out by the Frank Leslie publish
ing company and Arkcll & Harrison , ll is in
charge of E. II Wells , who has had consider
able experience in Alaskan Exploration , hav
ing been through the Yukon and Whlto
river section of the territory. Hu
has with him E. .1. Uluve , who
has been In Africa with Stanley and has devoted -
voted the best portion of his life to explora
tion ; A. D. Sehunr , the astronomer ot the
expedition , Frank I'rico of Oakland , who
was with the Stoney expedition up the ivoo-
wak river , and ihenco across Alaska to the
Arctic ocean neur Point Barrow , und John
Dalton , who hits scon over five years' service
in Alaska.
Mr. Dulton some years npo ascended the
crest lluu between Mounts Cook and Fair-
weather and reixirted a sea of Ice to the- cast
of the range. lie was with Schwatku in his
attempt to ascend Mount til. Kllus und has
Iwen associated with the coast survey work
there for some four or five years.
Mr. Schunz was formerly ono of Prof.
Lnupley'a usoUtuuts at the Allegheny observ
atory.
It 1 * evident that this party is fully compe
tent to undertake the dlfllcult Journey con
templated. Many of Hutu uro experienced
Alaskan explorers and know provisory thu
ccmlltloiib they will have , lo meet It Is U elr
purpose to thoroughly eaploro thcChlkLat
river to the head-waters and then to follow
the main divide down the Yukon , or possibly
the Copjier river , as may bo found most ex
pedient. They will examine the region
toward Wnmgcl and then try to make the as
cent of Mount St. Kilns from the land side.
The region to be covered by the party lm-
n length northwest nnd southeast of 340 miles
und Is 1210 miles wide. It Is nn entirely now
ground and In nil probability the results of
the expedition will IHJ to further show the
givat resources of our northwestern territory
nnd to uncover many geographical conditions
hitherto unknown.
Mr. Wells made a trip to Washington whllo
orgiinizlnc the expedition , nnd there con
ferred with Prof. T. C. Mcndenlmll , superin
tendent of ihe coast survey. Prof. Mendeti-
hall offered to loan the expeillllon all the nec
essary astronomical instruments and addi
tional equipment , on condition that the re
sults of nil their scientific work should go to
the survey. This generous offer was accepted ,
and this Is the reason Patterson has been
detailed lo lake thocxplorors to Ihelr destina
tion. Mr. Wells' party will not conflict with
the other const survey expedition already in
the field , consisting of Messrs. Mctjrath and
Turner , who arc engaged in determining the
Mist meridian , much further to the north.
A curious Incident In the make-up of the
partv has Incidentally leaked out. Somoyears
npo Lieutenant H. W. Scton-ICarr mndo an
exiicdltion to the Chllcaht , professedly under
Iho auspices of the Hoyal ( Jcogiiiphlcnl soci
ety. He did some little exploration nnd con
siderably more publishing , and declared that
he had established the iiositlon of Mounl St.
Ellas as in British and not American terri
tory.
Across Uio Atlantic Lieutenant Keton-Knrr
had some lively tilts with Prof. Davidson ,
who successfully combated the lieutenant's
claims to the possession of Kt. Ellas.
Lately several tx'i > ort.s have reached this
country that Lieutenant Seton-ICnrr is lilting
up an enormous exploring parly for the same
region. Ihwfar Iheso reporla uro correct
may be Inferred from the fact that yesterday
Lieutenant Seton-ICaiT telegraphed to Mr.
Wells for permission to enter his partv , which
request Mr. Wells was cruel enougii to re
spectfully decline.
The United * States revenue steamer Bear
has been extensively overhauled for her trip
to Bchrlng sea and the Arctic. Her engines.
condenser and boilers have been repaired and
reset. New steam heaters and steam pii > cs
for warming the vessel during her northern
cruise have been put In. She will probably
sail in about three weeks , after her crew and
stores have \tvcn \ shlpiiod. The assistant en
gineers to sail in the Hear on this cruise have
been appointed in the east and arc now on
their way out here. Koor.n.
Domestic Felicity.
The American girl whosj highest ambition
Is to marry an English carl may be interested
in this picture of domestic felicity , written by
an Indian grandee recently returned from a
sojourn in England. Ho Is much struck with
the English home life , where "all love nnd
adore ono another. The mother is n nice old
lady and has every authority in the domestie
arrangements. The father and son go away
to the cllv after breakfast and return late at
night. The father Is received in the homo
with great rejoicing ; the- old mother gets up
und orders some tea , und the daughters sur
round their tired papa , who kisses each. They
then all sit around the domestic fire and the
papa narrates his adventures at the different
meetings he attundctl nnd the annoyance he
experienced at a ceitaln person's obstinacy ;
thu whole family enjoy the talk , and opinions
are freely expressed of course in furor of
the papa. "
Charming picture , isn't it ! But how ilo
you suppose the girl whose banner boars that
very domestic , gentle 'and atTectionato bird ,
tlio North American spread eaele , would eu-
Joy that sort of thing seven nights in the
week I asks the New York Sun. The glo
riously iudeiKMidont product of this emanci
pated nation's star spangled freedom , who
began to dictate so her mother before she cut
her double teeth , and considers her pa a tire
some old duffer , whoso chief virtue is that ho
is toiler a kind of a walking national bank ,
who cashes checks on presentation and satis
fies drafts on sight ad libitum. What sort of
an evtn'ng would the one described be to the
woman who goes to her club in the morning ,
to her matinee in the afternoon , with a
luncheon in between , who never eats any
more dinners at home than Mr. Depew , and
to whom two receptions , the opera and n ball
arc the mild diversions of a sinirle evening *
According to an English woman's idea , the
American beauties have little to do in com
parison with English wives. No children , no
house to keep , no care of the house if they do
have them , and nothing in the world expected
of them only to look pretty and occasionally ,
only at rare intervals , be m when their hus
bands come home to dinner.
When n girl elopes with a coachman some
other man Is saved from getting a mighty
l > oor wife.
"Will you marry me , Ethel ! " said the
youth. "My fainilv is all thnfl ono could
wish for " "Then why do you want
me ! "
Miss Annie Ilcaslitt Gould , a graduate of
Wells college and a friend of Mrs. Grover
Cleveland , fell in love with George Winters ,
her coachman , at Auburn , N. Y.and married
him.
him.A
A man named Oscar Harden of Pike coun
ty , Georgia , some time ago killed his biide of
a few months by u pistol shot. He has made
n confession thai ho shot at her three times
because "he did not think ho could hit her.1
Jefferson Owens and John Kelly , two col
ored men of East Liverpool , O. . fought thir
teen rounds for the hand and heart of dusky
Miss Walker. Owens won. Miss Walker
entered the ring and gave herself to him for
life.
life.A
A mother and daughter entered into wed
lock standing at the same altar , and to com
plete the thoroughly family natute of the af
fair , the grandmother of the younger woman
acted us bridesmaid , sins u Galena , 111. , spc-
ciaLH.
H. II. McLnne , a full-blood C'hicknsaw , and
Miss Nannie Lynn , n white girl , of Gaines
ville , Texas , were united in marriage at the
latter city recently. The groom is a distin
guished 'Indian , having served one or more
terms as a representative in the Chickusuw
legislature and Is said to bo rich.
In Mntubolehmd , South Africa , n wlfecosls
five cows ; this is paid to the girl's father by
the happy man. The price varies with the
rank of the dusky damsel , sometimes as
much as fifty cows being demanded ; but in
such cases "part of Uio cows are returned
with the girl as dowry. Then an ox Is killed
licforo Uio girl's "kraal , " she is anuointed
with the blood , und a dance ensues ,
The most remarkable marriage that has oc
curred In West Virginia for years was
solemnized last night at St. Mary's , says a
Parkersburg special. The groom was Samuel
Shlnn , aged ninety-six , nnd the bride , 'Mrs.
Jnno Patterson , aged fifty. The old man
after ne.irlv a century of single life concluded
lo enjoy matrimonial happiness. In move
ment and speech ho seemed no older than the
brtdo and" gives every indication of living
juuny years.
Two or three weeks ago a marriage license
was issued to Walter J. Wood and Miss Lucy
Miller of Oconeo townshlp.suysaShejbyville ,
111. , special. A few days ago the county clerk
received the license on which was indorsed
"indefinitely postponed. " It is learned that
the huly bol'ng a stalwart republican declined
to marry her lover because no , formerly u re
publican , had accepted a nomination for as
sessor on the farmers' ticket. Ho got his of
fice , but lost his wife.
Nathan Goodwin , ono of the most promin
ent conductors on the Baltimore & Ohio rail
road , was to have been married recently to
Miss Maggie McClury in Belmont county ,
Ohio. Goodwin lives at Graf ton , W. Vu. By
feoino misunderstanding the groom started
for the bride's homo on Ihe same day she
started for his. They passed each other on
the road. When each reached the other's
homo ami found the mistake they started
luek und passed each other again. They then
telegraphed umi arranged matters unit wort )
uiurrlcti.
Prof. Beston , n learned man who has been
teaching the Chickusuw Indians , visited
friends In Hondo and met Miss Dora Ward ,
Iho nineteen-year-old daughter of u prosper
ous citizen. It was a cuso of love at first
sight and the pair were married after u short
acquaintance. A few days ago the happy
couple started north on u brutal tour. At
Hojw the professor took on a load that would
require u freight train to curry. He spent all
his money and Mr. Ward took his daughter
back homo. Yesterday the bride received
the following , says a Texarkana , Ar'.i. , dls-
patch i "My Dearest Ducky Darling : Please ,
where uro my clothes ! " She answered :
"Your clothes are where you left them , nnd
1 am where you found mo. You may succeed
In uvuring your duds , but you can't get mo
any moro. I am going to stay with dad here
of tor. "
" "
K'ELLEY , STIGER & CO ,
Great SpeeialSale of Men's Flannel Shirts
AND UNDERWEAR :
ITALIAN SILIC.
This beautiful fabric , so rich in de-
siijn and coloring' , surpasses anything
shown in tno past. 21 inches wid'c. We
nro displaying n very Inrgo vtiriety ,
only one of cncli style , consequently no
duplicates.
duplicates.$1.OO. . $1.00.
WASH SUKA1I. WASH SURAH.
For outing or tennis purposes , noth
ing moro suitable. The correct thing
this sunsou. Monday's price ,
$1.OO. $1.00.
BARGAINS. BARGAINS.
In Black Silks.
Regular il.So Armuro Roynl at ll.lo.
Regular $ l.5o ! Fnillo Franchise ntdl.lo
Regular 81.E ! Gros Grain , J3 ! inches
wide at SI.00.
Regular $1.00 Gros Grain at Toe.
FAILLE FRANCAISK.
2" , COO yards , tlio latest shades in
cluded ; former price , $ l.iW ; nt
$1.12 , $1.12 .
DRESS GOODS. DRESS GOODS.
Jjustres , Brillitintines nnd Mohairs.
Black , colors and all the new shades.
50c. 50c. . 50c.
CHALLK. C'HALLK. CHALLE.
Equal to the finest French imported
goods for style mid coloring ? .
20c. 2Oc. 20c.
Wo place on ealo Monday some
great bargains in Silks , Dress-Goods
and "Wash Goods. Avail yourself
of the great est bargains of the sea
son.
son.CHINA SILK. CHINA SILK.
1.000 yards of richly designed pure
Silk at
at49c. . 49c. 49c.
INDIA SILK. INDIA SILK.
Your choice - of thirty seasonable
shades in rich , plain India Silk , 2-1
inches wide. Those are good value nt
81.00. On Monday ,
65c. 65c. 65c.
SERGE. SERGE. SERGE.
1-500 , yards of line French all-wool
Serge , nil shades , worth. G5c. at
55c. 55c. 55c.
BEIGE SUITINGS.
Fine French Camelotte Beige , worth
( > oc ; only a limited quantity to clear ;
we tell on Monday at
CORNER DODGE AND FIFTEENTH STREETS , OMAHA.
PROHIBITION A GHASTLY FARCE
Neither Individuals nor Nations Can Be
Legislated into Morality.
WINE STRONGER THAN BTATE-ORAPT.
Kate Field Rays tlinl AVlierever At
tempted It Has Added Demoral
ization to a Direct In
crease of Vioc.
Kate Field's Washington , April 10 : Every
American sufilulcntly intelligent to know
that the eontinuiuico of this republic depends
upon Iho honesty nnd sobriely of its people ,
realizes the existence of much drunkenness ,
wh'ch is confined to no section , und the abolition
lition of which would bo a national blessing.
If passing laws made citucns virtuous , Ihe
millennium would soon set in ; for every de
cent voter and decency is not in the minority
would cast his ballot for reform. But was
ever individual or sect or nation legislated
into morality I
What is the history of prohibition ? Let
us begin at the beginning , with the Garden
of Eden. The fruit of ono tree only was not
to be eaten , under awful penally. Eve ut
oneo yielded to curiosity and induced her hus
band to eat , with the result , according to the
prayer book , that wo are all "miserable sin
ners , and thcro is no health in us. " An all-
wise creator must have known what would
bo the outcome of the first shall not , and re
alized that without temptation there could bo
no character. Innocence does not mean
virtue. It is a negation signifying ignorance.
Eve represents humunitv. Tell men , women
and children not lo do n thing , nnd even Iho
best of them long lo do It. In Proverbs wo
read that "stolen waters are sweet , and bread
eaten In secret is pleasant. " This is the rea
son why boys who may gather all the fruit
they want in paternal orchards steal forth at
night to rapture green apples nnd gripes In
order to defy un ill-tcmpcrcd farmer und run
Ihe risk of being eaten up by his equally fe
rocious dog. This is the reitson why girls
who are told not to bring pickles and other
edibles lo school carefully blow them uwny in
their desks und tuko surreplillous bites
whenever the teacher's buck is turned.
I urn not without experience in
the futility of prohibitory laws.
Long , long ago , wino proved Itself stronger
than .statecraft. The IJomun empire once
tried to kill viticulture in Until , and what was
the result I Ignominious failure.
In the early days of Homo , when wine was
scarce , women were forbidden to drink It ;
hence their near relations were In the habit
of saluting them on entering their houses In
oilier to smell whether they had tasted Teme-
tuiu ( Wine ) . Disobedience gave their hus
bands Ihe right lo punish them. Ignatius
Mecennius , who killed his wife with a cudgel
for drinking wino out of n cask , was acquitted
by Komulns of the murder. I'liny tells of n
Hoimm Judge who deprived a woman of her
dowry because shohadwithout her husband's
knowledge , drunk moro wino than wus need
ful for the prescrvalion of her health.
Did prohibition do any good in these nnd
later days I Not one lota. Seneca bitterly
laments iho universal violation of law. In
his generation women vied with men in their
excesses.
Thai wus ancient Home. In modern Homo
there is no such law , and no soberer iople ;
live than these wine-drinking men and
women.
In his prize essay on temperance Dr. Lees
states that in the second century Argudus.
the administrator of Iho British realm , pulled
down the houses of these who sold strong
drink , banished the men and confiscated Ihelr
properly. In the ninth cenlury Constantine
ll. decreed death to all tavernurs who resisted
the law. In the slxtccnlh century citizens
brewed Ihelr own ule , und , In tho.ansenco of
tuvems , themselves entertained travellers.
It wus this same century wherein the wine
growers of Wurtemberg inveighed against
the Invasion of beer , and , to please those lords
of the soil , breweries were suppressed. How
much good wus accomplished by this flagrant
act of injustice I 1'rohibltlon is no new idea.
It is an old fallacy in iiuw und fantastic gar
ments.
During the seventeenth century Scotland
was infested with hordes of beg-
gurs , who robbed poor jiconle living
45c. 45c. 45c.
PLAIDS. PLAIDS. PLAIDS.
Wo huvo added some choice French
novelties in this line at
77c , 85c , 950 , $ i and $1.40.
NUN'S VEILING.
In black and colors , 42 inches wide ,
reduced from 7oc to
60c. 60c. 60c.
COMBINATION ROBES.
A large variety of all 'the leading
styles.
Haiidsomo Bordered Dress Patterns
$4.50. $4.50.
Worth nearly double.
WASH GOODS.
We have just added numerous now
styles to our already large stock of
French Ginghams.
FRENCH GINGHAMS.
1,000 yards of these choice fabrics ;
they are tloc goods ; on Monday ,
18c. 18c. 18c.
FRENCH SATEEN.
Three cases of these handsomely fig
ured Sateens , worth Uoc ; closing out at
22J/2C. 22 22I/.c. .
FRENCH FLANNELS.
We are showing additional novelties
in this line.
INDIA LINEN.
Our 12jc quality at lOc.
Our lee quality at 12jc.
Our 20c quality at 15c.
The quantity of these is limited ;
visit us early.
14-INCH BLACK ALL SILK "LA
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DRAPING NETS
At the following exceptionally low-
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$1.4.1 , * 1.75 , $2.00 , $2.25 , ! 2.75 and W.oOa
yard.
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LACE EDGES AND HALF
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In solitary places , and , meeting in the moun
tains , feasted and rioted /or days. On holi
days Iheso wretched men ami women were
found ' 'perpetually di-umc. "
Says Herbert Spencer , in his "Study of
Sociology" : "Not to dwell upon the rigor
ous measures taken In Scotland in. 1(517 ( 'for
the restraint of the vile nnd dclcstablo vice
of drunkenness , daily increasing , ' but which
evidently did not produce Ihe hoped for effect ,
1 will limit mvself to the case of the licens
ing act (9 ( Geo. II , ch. S3) ) for arresllng the
. sale of spirituous liquors chiefly gin by pro
hibitory licenses. Within a few months
after it passed , Tindal tells us , the commis
sioners of excise themselves became sensible
of the impossibility or unndvisableunss of
carrying it rigorously Into execution. . . .
Smollett , who has drawn so dark a picture of
Ihe state of things the act was designed to
put down , has painted in colors equally
strong the mischiefs which it 1ms produced.
'The populace , ' ho writes , 'goon broke
through all restraint. Though no license
was obtained and no duty paid , the liquor
continued to bo sold in all corners of the
streets ; informers were intimidated bv the
people , and the justices of the peace , either
from indolence or corruption , neglected to put
the law in execution. In fact , in course of
time it appeared , ' he adds , 'that the consump
tion of gin and considerably increased every
yearslnccthosehcnvydnticswere imposed.1"
When , in 1743 , this act was repealed , it was
shown during the debates that "the quantity
of gin distilled in England , which in 1 ( > S1 ,
when the business was introduced into this
country , had been 5'jr,000 gallons , had risen
to IM-UKX ) in lO'.H , to 117.-X)0 ( ) in 170 , to JJtXK- , )
000 in 1714 , to : , MOOUO in 1SIM , to 4,017,000 in
1S34 , and to not le.ss than 7Hi" " 1,000 in 1SI : . ' . *
* * Uetiiilers were deterred from vending
them ( spirituous liquorsl by the utmost en
couragement that could be given to inform
ers. * * * The prospector raising money
by detecting their [ unlicensed retailers' ]
practices incited many to turn information
into a trade ; and the facility with which the
crime was to bo proved encouraged bomo to
gratify their malice by perjury , and others
their avarice ; so that the multitude of In
formations became a puolic grievance , and
the magistrates themselves complained that
the law was not lo bo executed. The IX.T-
juries of informers were now so flagrant nnd
common that the people thought all Informa
tions malicious : or , at least , thinking them
selves oppressed by Iho law , they looked upon
every man that promoted its execution as
their enemy ; und , therefore , now began to
declare war against informers , many of
whom they treated with great cruelty , ami
some they murdered In the slreets.
' 'Here , then , with the abscenc of the un
looked-for benefit there went production of
unlooked-for evils , vast in amount.w * *
I3eyond the encouragement of fraud , lying ,
malice , cruelty , murder , con turn nt of law and
tlio other conspicuous crookedness named ,
multitudinous minor twists of sentiment and
thought were caused or augmented. An in
direct demoralization wqs added to u direct
increase of the vice aimed t. "
England. Maine or Jpwa human nature ,
you see , repeats itself.
An English act of 1039 prohibited the re
tailing of wine in bottlcrf. 'We read in Per
ter's -Progress of the Nation , " that in ISIS
spirits were sold at every tenth house In
Glasgow , and thnt tha whisky drunk there
was probably thrice as muih : as in any simi
lar population on Iho glolx- .
In l.s'iS began Father Mathew's temperance
movement , ho being and Irishman nnd u
Human Catholic priest of the city of Cork. A
craze took hold of Impiwsiblo Celts , and in
that year 150,000 of them signed
the pledge. Six years later there were
fi.OHO.oOO tolnl abstainers reglslcred
in Ireland , und thu : excise revenue
was reduced one-half. U'lwn came the usdul
relupso consequent upon , unnatural repres
sion , and , not long after ; aq much liquor as
ever was drunk in the Und of Erin. Father
Muthow , with the best Intentions , killed the
hospitalltv of thu sldo-board , and made way
for the saloon. Before his advent delirium
tremcns was infrequent among his country
men. Now it is common. The saloon has
given mi Impetus to poisonous adulteration.
Let us turn to Sweden. The present in
toxicant there is alcohol , pure and slmplo. In
the past , wo are told , notwithstanding the
laws against Intoxication , rigorously enforced ,
und those forbidding Iho gift or the sale of
splritous liquors to workmen , servants , sol-
dlurs , minors , etc. , the dUlillution by the people
ple In their own house * carried up Iho pro
duction of spirits to un annual average of ten
gallons for each inhabitant.
What do we see. in the orient I Millions of
| H-oplo commanded to abstain from ulcuhollu
drinking and from gambling , What motlvo
Impelled the so-called prophet to is.suo this
thl * edict I The fact that leading men In his
army very nearly overthrew hU plans bj betaking -
taking themselves to play and drink. He-
amsa a few were guilty of excess , the many
Wraps. Capes , Millinery , etc. , ( latest
patterns ) ut 20c , 2oc , ! f5c , 60e nnd up to
$1.60 a yard.
CHOICE NOVELTIES
In Van Dyke , Guipuiro , Do Gone ,
Point Gauge. Oriental , Chantllly.Platto
nnd Italian Valenciennes Laces at lOc ,
12jc , 15c , 20c , 2oc , eec , 60c and "oc a
yard.
45-INCH SWISS SKIRTINGS.
Choice novelties in real htuid-ilrawn
work , linnd hemstitched block work ,
reversing , Van Dyke points , Guipuiro ,
etc. , just opened , will bo placed on
special sale Monday at "oc , Soc , 81.00 ,
$1.2-3 , $1.50 , $1.75 , $2.00 and $2.60 a jard.
22 } AND 27-INCH SWISS FLOUNC"
INGS ,
In hand-drawn work , reversing , Gui-
puiro , Van Dyke , Applicqtio. etc. ,
choice novelties , the correct thing for
children's dresse. * , at iioc , 40c , 60e , 75c ,
85c , $1.00 up to $2.00 a yard.
LADIES' HAND EMBROIDERED
INITIAL HANDKERCHIEFS ,
all linen , nt just ono half tlioir actual
value , lee each , worth 30c" .
LADIES' EMBROIDERED SHEER
LAWN HANDKERCHIEFS ,
latest novelties , astonishing values , at
12c } , ISc , 25c , o5c and 50c each.
DRESS AND WRAP TRIMMINGS.
Latest novelties in silk lace , cord , jet ,
linud crochet , also atecl and gold
gimps in bands nnd Vandyke points.
Immense variety at prices that will
please you.
Novelties in fringes for wrap and
capo trimmings.
BLACK SILK GIMP AND CUT
STEEL. "FIGAROS" OR ZOUAVE
JACKET FRONTS.
Something entirely new , handsome
designs at $2.00 , $3.25. S4 , $1.503 , $0 ,
S8 and $10 each.
Novelties in buckles and slides.
LADIES' HOSIERY
UNDERWEAR and
GLOVES.
LADIES' HOSE.
50 dozen ladies" pin striped Hose , for
25e , reduced from Doc.
' ' ' " fast
50 dozen of ladies' 'guaranteed"
black Hose for 2oc , worth 35c.
were to have no more cokes and ale. Instead
of libelling C'nrist by calling themselves
Christians , prohibitionists should enroll them
selves under the banner of Mahomet. *
Though total abstinence is a dogma of the
Mohauunedun religion , docs it prevail ? Per
sian kings have been greatly addicted to
wine. I > ike master , like man. Today many
Persians indulge secretly in the forbidden
fruit , and are generally intemperate , as they
understand no pleasure that does not mean
excess. The sin is supposed to bo mitigated
by the fact that only wine made by infidels
passes their lips. In order to increase the
pungency and strength of wiuo and bring
about speedy intoxication the end desired
by the faithful-Jews and Armenians add
lime , hemp and other ingredients to please
their Mohammedan patrons.
Turn to Turkey. SultanSolimnn thcFirst ,
who was a. rabid prohibitionist , even went so
far in his penalties as to cause melted lead lo
be poured down the throats of transgressors.
His son , Soliumn Iho Second , nicknamed
most the drunkard revelled in dissipation ,
while never neglecting his daily prayers.
"Let others put their trust in man , " said the
son of Ihe prohibitionist. "I throw myself
into the arms of the Almighty , and resign
myself to his immutable decrees. I think
only of the pleasures of today , and have no
care for futurity. "
Madden , an early writer of this century ,
declares that the sultan daily received from
his apothecary a bottle of Hhenlsh wino
labelled "physic. " Even in Mecca , in 1W1S ,
there were two shops in which intoxicating
liquors were publicalv sold during the
night. Intoxicating liquors , according to
Morcwood , are sold nt the very gates of the
mosque , an impropriety which lias given rise
to the Turkish saying that "tho clUea for
bidden to Infidels abound with forbidden
things. "
Dr. Clarke , in his "Travels , " states that
while making a private visit to the sultan's
seraglio , ho observed , in secret chambers ,
labels bearing Turkish inscriptions , with the j
words "Hosolio1 "golden water" und "water
of life'1 beneath. He adds thai Ihe dervishes ,
during Iho Hamadan , would , when alone , cat
pork and drink wine and laugh nt the ab
surdity of considering such things forbidden.
With prohibition as part of its religion what
is Turkey today ! The same as when Lord
Bacon pronounced .It "a cruel tyranny ,
Dallied in Iho blood of their emperors upon
every succession ; a heap of vassals and
slaves ; no nobles , no gentlemen , no freemen ,
no inheritance of land , no stirp of ancient
families ; a people that Is without natural
affection , and , as the scripture salth , ihat re-
gardeth not the desires of women ; and with
out piety or care toward their children ; a
nation without morality , without letters. "
Nubians , though Mohammedans , are great
drunkards. Even IJuddhlsls , lirahmins and
olher ascclle eastern sects often drink to ex
cess.
cess."Tho
"Tho general use of opium , " declares the
learned Samuel Morowood , "and the use of
other exhilarating substances with all their
concomitant evils , dates its origin from tlio
mandate of the prophet , while the restrlelHui
shows lo what subterfuges men have recourse
when Injudiciously forbidden to exercise their
discretion nnd common sense , in either the
KKitlllcalion of the passions , the protection of
the moral virtues or the freedom of opinion ,
In his lectures on thn "Philosophy of Hu-
tory/'Huhlctft'l says : "Kven the prohibition
of whinvns perhaps not so much Intended for
a moral precept , which , considered In that
point of vlmv , would bo far too FOVOI-P , as for
answoiln ? a religious design ot the foumlur ;
for he mli-'hl 1m110 that Die express condemna
tion of n liquid which forms an cntlal ele
ment nf the Christian sarrlllce would n < > ct > ssu-
illy lecull on that siierltleo H-ef. | and thus
raf-e nn liiMipuruhlo Imnler bet WITH his creed
anil the lellL-lcm of Christ. " "This motive of
Mohammed , argued the Into ( Jovernor John
A. Andrew * of .Mus-.achiisctts In hi * plea
nxalni.1 prohibitory law * , "lecrlvcs t-oriolmra-
tIon from thu fact of hlx ileslru to | irn- < > lye |
from umonir tho.lti\ , and from the considera
tion do wnlrh , howi'Nur , Si-hlccd dues nut
refi-ri that thu piolilbltlon was llkelv to lie
one not ultoi-'etlior unucci'otablu to .lews by
luasonof Its continuation of thu antltlit'sfh
tii'tucen the llehiev. religion anil IlieClirUtliin
rellj-lun on just this very point nf thousoof
\Nlne-tho otdy prohibition of Its USD by the
Mosaic law beliiK In connection with the relit'-
tons rlte.s of huurlUco il.orltlc.iis x. , V. 10. )
Wlu-rcus ItMis prei'l-ely In the olferlnK of the
most hlunlllcant Christian sacrament if. r. , the
Lord's . " -upper ) that Its ui-o was uxpn-ssly or-
dalnrd bv JCMIX 'Matthewvl. ' . , ; ; .Mark ,
xlv. , 1) ) . And It IsniiHt leiiiaiUalilotliat whllo
Mo-e furbudn wlnu only In tnloMs. and then
only when RoltiiC "Into the tiu > i > iiiiiclw of the
confirmation , " ( hrUUantty enjoins the use of
wlnu In the only sueranient which Is unluir-
KHlly iidinlnUteiinl at the altar and In the
sanetiiury. So deep Is tlio ChrNtlan feeling In
this precise relation of Its use lo the crremo-
nlesol uiir icllnlon. that tliuMtlcof Hlnefor
sucraiui niul purpoM-i U thu unly kind uf salr.
which , by our prohibitory luw. Is free to all
persons , at all places , uud uu all oo. ubi''us. ' "
100 dozen of ladies' "Fast Ulaclc
Hose , Ilormsdorf dy c. " line guago , for
35c or 0 pairs for $2.
oOdoAMi of Indies' "Fast Black" dull
lisle Hose , high spliced heel , foroOc or
0 pairs for W.76.
Special. Ladles' ilk plate Hose , in
black and colors , for Ooc ; regular price
81.M5.
81.M5.LADIES'UN'DERWEAH.
LADIES'UN'DERWEAH.
Ladies' plain bleached gun/.o Vests ,
high neck and long sleeves , for 2oc ;
worth SOc.
Ladies' French Balbriggnii Vests ,
high nock and long sleeves. Drawers
to match for 60c ; worth "oc.
Ladies' Swiss ribbed co.tton Vehts , low
neck and no .sleeves , white , cream ,
pink and blue , for 25c ; regular price
Me.
Me.Ladies' Swiss ribbed silk Vets , low
neck and no sleeves , with ribbon in
neck and arm , in white and llesli , for
7oc ; worth $1.25.
LADIES' GLOVES.
Ladies' silk tall'otti Gloves , in black
only , for 2. > c. , worth : i5c.
Ladies' pure silk Gloves , in black , for
50c ; worth 75c.
Ladies' nil silk milanese Gloves , in
blacks with double tipped llngora , for
75c ; regular f ] quality.
Complete line of ladies' black silK
Mitts , from 25c up to $1.23.
UMBRELLAS.
We have an immense assortment of
the celebrated Gloria Umbrellas in
handles of natural , silver and gold
knobs and caps , for SI.83 , 2 and $2.2-3.
Fine twilled silk Umbrellas , 20-inci ) ,
gold or silver handles , for $3.25 ; worth
83.
Exclusive styles of Parasols nnd
coaching umbrellas , coaching capos ,
walking jackets , peasant capes and silk
wriios , The very latest New York and
Paris styles , at our usual popular prices.
GENT'S FURNISHINGS.
Men's china , silk tecks nnd four-ill ;
hand lies , all now and handsome styles ,
at 25c , worth 50c.
Men's line llannel shirts in light and
dark colors , all new and choice styles ,
at oOc and 75c , worth 75c and $1.
Men's silk striped llannel shirts , all
new and handsome styles , at J2 , worth
$2.75.
Men's best quality silk striped tlannel
shirts , all choice styles , at $2.75 , worth
Sii.50.
whether in religion , politics or philosophy. "
What of China ! Its government prohibits
the importation of opium , thereby losing a
revenue of at least f,0XKX ) ( ) 'yearly , as this
prohibition exists merely on pap > ii' . Opium
is smuggled into the empire , and ils use is as
common ns tobacco elsewhere.
Imperfect as is this resume of prohibitory
laws abroad , it tells its own story , and needs
no one to point n moral. Dost them like the
picture ? KATI : Fifi.l ) .
STOIUCS OP OTIIKlt DAYS.
Some of the I'reUocessors of Our I'res-
ont Mercantile PnlaucH.
The remembrances of pioneer days will
always cause un old settler to turn aside from
his toils and recount the incidents when the
land was a howling wilderness. Xot only is
this true in other lands , but it is also tmo in
Omaha , and is most forcibly illustrated when
one witnesses the interest with which the
pioneers of Ihe cily gaze ujwii a series of'pho
tographic views , now in the possession of Mr.
Lewis S. Heed , showing Omaha buildings
and street scenes of IMiT and ' ( K
In these days , ns now , Fanmm was the
business street of the city , but instead of Iho
costly structures of the present time wooden
rows , with now and then n two-story brick ,
constituted the popular habitation of the
business man.
In looking at the pictures closely one finds
nt the south-east corner of Twelfth and Far-
nam Mi-cots the two-story brick building ,
now occupied by Toft , tl o tobacconist , but
then by Will U. King as a w .olesalo grocery.
There was committed an i.n-ly-day murder ,
which was the second letrnl execution in the
history of the city. W. D. Higgins was a
book-keeper in King's employ , whllo O. G.
Uaker occupied the position of porter. On
the night of November 21 , Ihtu ) , King was
murdered , the store robbed and then set on
fire. The evidence polntod to Haker's guilt ,
lie was arrested , tried and convicted of mur
der in the first-decree and sentenced to bo
hanged , the court fixing the date February
II , IS K The authorities not wanting to
make n public spectacle of the affair , went
out into the country as far its Twenty-fourth
and Capitol avenue , where a rude gallows
was erected. Baker was conveyed from the
county Jail to this spot , the vet.-ran firemen
doing special police duty. After his arrival ,
In the presence of several hundred spectators ,
the trap was .sprung by Deputy Sheriff
Aaron B. Hocl.
From Twelfth ntreel cast , to the river , the
picture shows a row of low frame buildings ,
occupied ns .shops , dwellings and stables.
IJut the outlines uro indUtincl and no idea
can be gathered of the street , with the ex-
exception that what Is now the Union I'acitie
headquarters was then a hotel , a stately
structure known us thu Hcrndon house.
Between Thirteenth and Fourteenth
streets , on the south side , stood the same
block thai now occupies iho site. In 1W S it
was iho finest building In the state , and. ac
cording ton nholopraiih , M. Hellman then ,
its now , occupied tiio corner and dealt In
clothing , while a blgn tell * you that In the
room lo the 'west und on the second floor
Mrs. Exaur was a mattress maker. Kurtz ,
Mohr & Davis held forth In the room now
Occupied by the Chicago , Uock Island & l't-
clllc r.Ulrund officers , and here they bundled
clothing and miners' goods. In the next
reom there was Iho Central National , which
gave the row the name of the Central block.
The windows of the bank toll you that gold
dust Is bought and sold. Moving west , In
thu next store room , where Robinson & Ciar-
man now sell clothing , Kctchum & liurns
de-alt in crockery and china ware , and in the
rooms where William Durst wholesales wines
and liquors , Stephens it WIlcox then sold
Indian goods , furs and robes and their sign
says they were wholesalers of dry goods as
well. The store now occupied by S. I' .
Morse & Co , was then under the control
of .lames K. Ish , who , ns n drug
gist , kept pure wini-s and liquors for
medicinal purK | > scs only. The corner
room has the aamo tenant us ll had Iwcnty-
two years ago. Milton Itogers then occupied
the phicti and advertised it as the Excelsior
store ,
Crossing to the north side of the street the
views show little If nnvthlng east of the cor
ner of Thirteenth and Farnain. The corner ,
however , where the Merchant's National
bank now stands , was occupied by n small
where 1'undt dealt
two-story building , Henry
In general merchandise , and in a low building
further up the street Vincent IJerkluy | Xfcd
us a mcivlinnt tailor , and iidjolning his pluco
of business In u low fiiimo building , accord
ing to u hourd sign bimkcj in front of iho
uwnlng , W. II. Majors dealt in "Shoos , huts
und catis at wholesale and retail "
Si John Goodrich occupied u building
where Ihe Missouri 1'ucillc ticket uftlco is now
located , und las nij/n lufunn'xl the scckc *
' Men's heavy balbrlggan undershirts ,
nil sizes , reduced to "Ocwell worth COc.
Men's fine merino and heavy balbriij-
ganshirlsanddra\\ersal50c , worth 76c.
MOII'M light weight wool shirts nud
drawers at 75c ; worth $ \ .
Two very special lots of mtMiV white
unlaundrlcd shirts , mad i of good mus
lin nnd line linen bosom , perfect lit and
llnish at 50o and 75c , worth 7-'Jc and fl.
Men's plain and fancy trimmed night ,
shirts at 60o and 75c ; worth 76c nud $1.
200 dozen menV fast black cotton
socks , for this sale 2"e , worth -I0c.
Boys' line cambric shirt wnUts in
light anil dark colors , nt 25c. worth 60o.
Two special lots of boys' line oercalo
nnd .fancy tlnnnol shirt waists , now
styles in light and dark colors , at oOc ,
worth "So.
\Vo olTcr the best qu'ility "mother's
friend" Bhirt waists in very choice
s tylcs at $1 , worth $1.25.
SHOE DEPARTMENT.
For real bargains in Oxford tics and
fine shoes of all kinds wo nro headquar
ters. Our stock is enormous. Our as
sortment is complete.
$1 gets a ladies'dongola kid Oxford ,
kid lined , hand turned.
Ladies' fine russet Oxfork ties with
tips , hand turned , for ! M ; others get
$1.50.
See our line of ladies' fine patent
leather and ooze calf oxford ties at $2 ,
hand-made , good value at $ . ' ! .
Ladies' line dotigola kid opera slip
pers , hand turned , kid lined , for 7oc.
Wo have big bargains in ladies' lin
French dongola kid Oxfords , hand-
miide , at tf5 and $ ; ! .50.
Misses' line hand sewed Oxford ties ,
for $1 and $1.25. Same price for si nice
rusfict tic.
Child's line hand turned Oxford tics
for ( ! 5c , 75c , S-3c and $1.
' Men's fine French calf hand sewed
shoos , all styles. i5 : very low at * ' < > .
Men's line calf russet shoes at $2.7o ;
never weld less than 1 nt shoo stores.
See our line of men's line crodivan
kangaroo and patent leather shoes ,
hand-made , in great , variety of sUlcs.
Boys' button shoes for $1.25 , $1.75. $2
and $2.50 , every pair warranted to do
goo.l service.
after goods that he kept n "variety hall ' and
dealt in fancy goods and toys at iot.il. In
the next building to the west Charles Hchi.
dorff acted as proprietor of the Champion
bakery. The po.stoltlce was the busy pliice ,
and , at that time , was in the Imilding now
occupied by Albert Kahn. In front of Iho
building , during the lime-the negative was
taken Newman i'ullNHcld it Co.
, , , were con
ducting an auction , ut which they were
selling n lead of hay , an emi
grant's outfit and n saddle pnny.
The building occupied by the Model cigar
store was under the control of John McCormick -
mick , who wholesaled groceries , while in thu
next room W. ( ! . Maul was a partner of Mil
ton Tootle of St Louis and the firm dealt in
dry goods at wholesale.
At Fourteenth and Faniam , on the site nc-
cnpled by A. D. Morse's shoe store , there
was a one-story frame building m which
Hquor was sold at retail. West nf fliK thcro
'were several small buildings , but history fails
to state for what purposes they were used.
The corner on which the I'axton hotel
stands wits occupied by a blacksmith shop ,
nnd the balance of the street frontage was
covered by one-story frame buildings , wliilo
on the opposite corner , where the Hank of
Commerce now stands , Joseph IJurUor proudly
boasted of being Hie proprietor of th" Valley
house , a two-story building which was known
as ono of the best , hotels in the west
The old court , house , Jail and sheiiff s res-
donee were nt Sixteenth and Fiirnam , where
the I'axton block now .stands. The court
house was a two-story affair and was turn
down to make room for the building now oc
cupying the site.
According to the photograph , this is the
last building on Faniam street , looking .vest ,
that was used fol-public purposes , th" ulln-rs
being dwellings , and oven they were fi-w and
scattering.
Down in the central portion of the cily , the
ground now covered by th'1 Omaha National
bank , was then occupied by the Methodist
church , where the Hev. Lcioon , who rccmtly
died , labored for the salvation of suuls.
The corner of Fi f teenth and Douglas st reels ,
now occupied by the Hill building , wits whore
Kloffner ic Mitrki-1 dealt in groceries and pro
visions , while around them were dwelling
houses and small .shops.
The postolllce corner was occupied by Char
ley Lord's livery stable and the site"of the
CroighUin block was held by the village black-
smith.
In lsis ; the Morrison hotel , now the I'lnnt-
ers , was built , and for years , under the mini-
agement of Josiah Morrison , was the holi 1 of
the west.
A street view , taken In ISf ! * , is of unusual
Interest , as it represents th" city in holiday
atlire. A marginal note gives the informa
tion that It was on the itith day of May , iMi'j.
The streets are lined with people , with tlio
police und tire department in line , winding
their way to Capitol hill , where u grand cele
bration is lo lake place , lltp event tic-ing the
completion of the Union I'acillc railroad.
Tlio meeting was presided ovc-r by ( iov-
ornor Saumlers and sjMH'cho.s were made by
General Fisk of Missouri , General Mandi-r-
son and Judge Wnkeloy of this city The
celebration took iilaco In the shade of the old
territorial cupltoi building , which was circled
in Ih57 at n cost of $1IKXK ) ( ) , and torn down
when the state was admitted to the union
and the capital removiM to Lincoln In 1M > 7.
Pclt'iiM ! of Din Typewriter ( Jlrl.
Now that ladles are sr generally employ PI ] at
stenographers und tyiKJwritrr oterutur | iho
columns of nowspupcrs lira burdened wilh
coarse ntlempls ut humor , In which tin- pretty
amanuensis and her alleged flirtatious with
the business man uro the Insplrm- tin me ,
says the Western I'lowmun. Verhiips these
Jokes , on account of their Insipidity , nro
harmless and do not deserve the dignit.v uf u
remonstrance , nut , neverthele.ss , wo
enter our "protest against any attempt
to place In a ridiculous or improper
light the honest and worthy oi-i-up.ition
of n woman. All honor to the girl who
has tlio energy , pluck und dntormimitiun to
qualify herself to bo self-sustaining , md make
herself useful In the great world of bu lnos4 ,
and iillghting , withering , blasting shame bo
hid i > rtion who would piaeotliollghlcsislruw
in her way. There arc enough actual f .iiic ,
folbk and weaknesses of men to lati li about
without making Innocent women the subject
uf ridicule by making them llguro in Incldcutu
entirely the product of un Impure imagina
tion. The slnifth of ridicule should be uiuic < l
only at those who dcscrvo punishment , and
them uro enough of this chins , ( < od knows ;
nnd wit and humor lo * ( * tholr charm u urn in.
dulgcd In at the expense of anything that In
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