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About Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922 | View Entire Issue (Jan. 4, 1891)
I THE OMATTA DAILY BEE. SUNDAY. J A NTT A ft Y 4. ISOl.-TWETjVIS PAGES. HEN OF SIGNS AND CRIPS , Oloeo of a Year of General Prosperity in the Fraternities. COMING GRAND ARMY ANNIVERSARY , liic. O ! l Army Coat , ft room to Stir the Hearts of the Old Vetornus and Jlcunll tlio I > ajs of Vore Notes , Etc. Tbo year xvhlch has Just closed has been ono of moro than ordinary prosperity among the many secret fraternities represented lu this city , The membership of all basin- crenscd in a flattering munner nnd the close of the year marks n chapter in nn era of fjood feeling. 1'ciico and harmony prevail in all the fraternities , bickerings nnd petty disturb ances are conspicuous by tholr absence , nnd all tlio hrclbrcn nro working together In unity and concord. Among the Alaionlo fraternity the dlssentlon which marked the beginning of the calendar year has ceased , nnd the sanctity of the nn- dent landmarks Is preserved. All tbo lodges have enjoyed a season of active work and many now lodges have been instituted , 'i'ho grand master has devoted nil Ills tlmo to the advancement of the best Interests of the craft and n healthy growth Is the result. The Oddfellows have also enjoyed < an era of prosperity nnd , under the wise ministra tion of Grand AInstcr Evans , of this city , a general feeling of conlldenco exists between tl-e order and the general public. This Is evidenced by the unusual numbcrof applica tions for special dispensations for public. In- Htallutlons which nave poured In upon the grand master. A goodly number of new lodges have been instituted and the order generally is In n healthy condition. Tbo Knights of Pythias have experienced n steady growth n great many new lodges have been Instituted during the vearnnd the present grand chancellor Is devoting Mi tlmo to strengthening the order throughout the state. In some of the moro remote lodges Interest has flagged somewhat from various causes nnd to these the grand chancellor 19' ' devoting his attention. In this city the order has Increased to a largo extent aud alitho lodgcs'nro lu active operation. The Uniform rank of the Knights ol Pythias hiM not participated in the general prosperity which has marked the growth of tbo subordinate lodges. Interest in this branch of the order has suffered n relapse , nnd , with two or tlireo exceptions , the tea divisions which were In existence ( i year ago , hnvo lapsed into Innocuous desuetude. Numerous efforts have been made to consoli date some of the divisions with the Idea of forming ono or two good ones from the best material gathered from all , but these efforts have been futile. 'I'ho unnual election of dOIcers and the payment of the regimental tax occurs next month and It Is safe to say that after thnt time Omaha will not have over throe divisions of the Uniform rank. The numerous frutcrnul insurance societies have enjoyed a largo share of the general prosperity and nil have increased largely In membership. A short tlmo ago u new society , the Woodmen ol- the World , was added to the number , and has already acquired a largo ' membership hi tbo city. The coining celebration of the twenty.flfth anniversary of the organization of the Grand Army of the Kepubllc , promises to bo- comoun nffalr of national magnitude. Ithns been decided by the national council of nd- ministration , nnd the cominandcr-Iii-cldof , kOQn.cral Voazey , to issue a general order call ing on all posts to assemble at their halls on Ilic. evening of April ( ! , IS'.M.and hold services In honor of the orgnubntion of the order. The greatest Interest will center at Decatur , ' Jll. , where the department bf Illinois and fiiombcrt from every state in the union will celotirato tlio occasion. General Vcnzoy nnd Ids staff and all the post commanders , and at * least sW.OOO other members will attend. U. S. Grant post Iso. US of Chicago has n uniformed battnilon now organized and nearly all equipped with the old blue coat , with which every veteran is so familiar , and the Might of which is yet aa inspiration to raany a war-worn soldier , who associates it with days of peril and danger and nights of cold , hunger and hardship , says the Chicago Tlmos. It was the revival of the old blue coat ns the regulation uniform of some posts of the Ornno Army that inspired the follow ing lines from the pen of u prominent com rade : THE OLD AllMY COAT. I were this old blue coat , my Doy , Way back in sixty-two ; Wo marched up the peninsula When it was bright and ne\\c. Txvas with tno on tuo picket line , Kept cold and damp away ; How well I loved this friend of inltio , Aly comrade night and day. Those buttons represent six states , The old Now Kngluml line ; Connecticut and Hhody small ; Sec Massachusetts shine ; s 'Now Hampshire hero , and there Vermont , With Maine nnd her pine tree Each one recalls a Yankee friend Who kindly "swapped" with mo. Near Yorktown It was soiled with mud , Whllo I used spade and pick ; At Gallics' Mills 'twas ' stained with blood , . Wlioro deadly blows were thick. This rent xvas bj n rebel made , His shot Just nilssod the goal ; But though the bullet got away , You see I saved the hole. In LiDby prison this old coat Served for my only hod , It carpeted there my bit of floor And pillowed there my head. It was my friend when friends were few , And though it U no longer now I'll ' cherish It through life. So lay the old coat by with care , Preserve It for the past : Remember those who used to xvcar With loyaLcplor fast. Aud should Tire day era como again For patriots tolw true. Stand up my boy as they did then , Who were the loyal blue. 11. l l > . The Knights of Massachusetts are consid ering the project of erecting a Py ttilaii torn- plo in the city of beans , and a scheme In volving an expenditure of 1107,000 is tlio absorbing topic. Committees are being ap pointed by the various lodges to represent them iu the mutter and a building fund has been started. A project bos been fairly started in Cri terion ledge ol ICnlgllts of Pythias of Cleveland - land for tlio erection of a hamlsomo Pythian - . lu that city at Jl tx-mpto. nn estimated cost of $175,000. , Tuo committee appointed by Cri l- terion ledge to work the l3 project up has re ceived the support of tlict other lodges and committees will meet Jointly on call of the first committee todlscuss the matter. There nro al l- ready over K.MO Knights holding membership in the varluos lodges of Cleveland , ouly n few of whom are IVr comfortably supplied with quar ters for meetings , Thera are in thnt city llfteen lodccs , seven divisions of the Uniform rank , ono division of cudcts , two temples of Pythian Sisters , three sections of the Endow ment rnnkj n mineral relief association and vIh Past Chancellors1 association , making with the Second regiment otllclals and the social session of Criterion lodge a total of thirty- two bodies of Knights of Pythias , xvho meet weekly , monthly or bi-weekly. Hhodo Island Is a small state , but she has the risht material for secret societies. The : Uniform rank In that stuto is taking the lead In all social affairs. The Woonsocket divi , sion give n grand reception next week , lnt which will bo present Supreme Chancellor Shaw , Alajor General Carnuban , the grnnd chuncellora and brlgado oftlcers and staff of Massachusetts , Connecticut nnd Vermont und numerous dignitaries bf high rank. At the last meeting of the Alarathon ledge ; , No. 8'J the members , xvoro treated to n sur prise in the shnpo of words of good iras from -ho several visitors - , nmotifr whom wai AInyor Dullard of McCoolc. The members expressed themselves as being very much irsm thused by the timely remarks. The no\v ofll- cers xvill bo installed tnlsvook. . The Pythlun Sisterhood at'Council Bluffs pave nn entertainment at Alasonio templa "ow Year's eve. , , . U'ba new tomulo In Chicago xrill have a front on Clark itrootof IW feet and I'JO feet ou Oakdalo street , nud will cost over t50OUO. ! At a regular meeting of Virginias lodgo.No. KL Knights of I'ytbl&s , held December 24 , ' XS'JO , the following resolutions were unanl tuouily adopted ) Wioronv It bus pleased the Supreme Iluler of the universe to call from our midst our brother knUlit , John A , Lnminnrlck , U nolvi > d. That In lilt ( loath Vlrvtlnlua hxlRO lm loit a faith fill member , a valiant knight and nn oott-ontcd brother , whoso genlnl com * panlomhfp wn shall ever in Ki. . Hosolvi'd. Thnt whllo nn Imw In humble nub- tnlwtlon to Ills alvlno will , wh ( mandnto will ( Mwnornr later call us from this life to an tin- known future , that the loss of our brother fttmll serve to bind us lus runcer bunds ot f ra * lernnl brotherhood. Unsolved , Thntwo nxtcml tiur DoartfoH yi - piitlili't to thu fatally and friends ot the do- CCIISCM ] , KuNolvccl , That wo drape our charter in mourning for the period of M.xty ( luy and that wo dedicate a memorial pu o to our deceased - ceased brother. liesolved. That a copy of these resolution * bo presented to the family of our late brother. JOHN T. HAII.BV. . ! . E. KSowi.FS , Gr.oitm : A. JUnNr.r. Committee. MuHonlu. Joseph II. Hough , the veteran Mason of Now Jersey , dlotl Uoccmbor 10 , aged seventy- five vcars. l''or forty-cUht years ho rendered falttif ul and efllcleut service as secretary of the grand lodge. The fraternity in New Orleans is to have n now temple llvo stories In height and costing tlOO.OOO. A new ledge hm been organized at Calln- way , to bo known as Delight lodge. The fol lowing oflleors have been elected : T. II. Young , \V. M. ; M. Conler , S. W. ; J , Mc- Alurty , .T. W. ; J. II. Pike , T. ; II. An drews , S. It is reported that the new Mnsonlc temple nt Denver , Colo. , hus Just been sold for $000- 000. It cost $100,000 , and was dedicated July 2,1800. , A Masonic school fund and a charity fund are established In connection with the dis trict , grand ledge of northern China. Doth are working well and producing good results. A Masonic apron made in Kngland about tlireo centuries ago is soon to Da put on exhi bition In this country. The apron Is fourteen Inches square and Is made of white kid. On the topis a semi-circular flap on which Char ity Is represented In the person of a woman tending infants. In the center Is nn open bible surrounded by the customary Masonic emblems , the squnrn and compass. Doth points of the latter nro hidden. On the loft side of the apron Is n llgurovlth Its left arm terminating at the hand In a hair-moon , while the right hand is held aloof. This llguro rep resents Hope. On the right side of the apron is another iiguro. Its Ifift hand grasps a , cross , while Its right hand holds a biblo. This is supposed to represent Faith. A. O. U.V. . Omaha ledge No. 18 , elected the following officers for the ensuing year : D. M. llavcrly , M.V.L. ; . A. Shockloy , If1. : II. Laurie , O. ; C , II. Collier , It. ; N. W. Charles , V. ; C. II. AVlthncll , receiver ; Leonard Deut , G. ; Oli ver Klcahcr. I. \V.j L. A. Fleshcr , O.V. . ; William Illlker , trustee : examining' physi cians , J. B Ralph , P. S. Leisonring , S. U. Towno , 0 , S. Wood , E. H. Hoffman , II. A. \Vorloy , J. I' . Williams , 0. II. I'urccll. The select knights , A. O. U. AV. of Crete , elected the following ofllrcrs for the ensuing year : Charles K. Klmball , C , ; Herman Schmena. V. C. ; Guy L. Abbott , L , . U. ; William II. Fry. S B. ; E. EcKort. It. ; T. Speedllu , T.J. ; II. Becker , A. ; .1. A. Uald- crson , O. G. : A. Scgelke , O. ; William Ilol- man , S. ; J. I ) . Fos , medical examiner ; Guy TJ. Abbott , trustee. The lodges of St. Louis county , Missouri , ore organizing nil association or stock com pany fortbo purpose of establishing an A. O. U.V. . cemetery in the county. A largo meeting of the neighboring lodges was held nt Snppmgton on October 11. Over 8100 has been raised for thopurposc.iindlt is expected " that not only the lodges in the county but St. "Louis lodges will take stock , ami thus secure for the onlcr an exclusive burying ground , which will bo a credit to the A. O. U.V. . , and enable the members to have larger lots for much less expense than in any public cemetery. Detroit lodge , of Detroit , Mich.tho largest lodge of the order , has bOKtin the publication of a monthly unpor , The Detroit liunncr. 1. O. O. I-\ Charles M , Busbee , grand sire , said to a Chicago Tribune reporter : "There is one thing the Oddfellows have Uono that most people don't know about , " snid ho" "They have done more than any other single bodV to'brcak-up the sectional spirit. The Odd fellows were the litst bodv of men to meet after the war to renew bends of friendship with one another , \Vo are growing down there , aud the men wo are taking in are lirst- class men only those \vhoao character is of the best. As examples ot tha good feeling In the order between the north nnd south , the two chief ofllcers nro southern men. Gen eral Underwood aud I were both confederate Ofllcers , and yet in an order where four-fifths of the members llvo north of Alason and DIxou'.s line , you scothofeellngis so good that they select ns their superior ofllcers red hot southerners. " It is stated the now floor work for subor dinate lodges , and encampments , which was adopted at the lust session of the sovereign grand lodgo. will bo ready for distribution early next month. The now work has been exemplified Oeforo the grand ofilcers of sev eral of the eastern states and In many direc tions is criticized as being too elaborate for general use. St , Louis has ono of the wealthiest lodges in the world. Ledge No. 5 of that city has $100,000 in the treasury , $73,000 being In gov ernment bonds. The Boston Traveler says : "During the dark days of the I. O. 0. F. , from 1848 to 1853 , when the feeling against secret societies was so strong throughout the country , nnd to which a largo numbcrof lodges In this Jurisdiction succumbed , surrendering their charters , Friendship ledge stood tlrm to Its trust. From June iio , 1819 , to December 111 , 18SO , a period of moro than seven years , the lodge gained but thrco members by initiation. During this time n handful of brothers ad- hornl to the path of duty , visited the sick' , buried the dead , conferred upon their fellow men , and dispensed charity In aid of the needy and distressed. For a ucriod of ono yenr , embracing a portion of 1S54 and ISSi , the average attendance nt the ledge meetings was about twelve. During the civil war the lodge remained almost inactive. Additions to the order by initiation , which twelve years previous had throughout the state ng- grcgatod thousands , at the term ending June ao , 1(15 ( , numbered but 400. At this time Friendship lodge , which numbered 121 at the end of Its first year , was reduced to 71. Since then , however , the ledge has boon highly prosperous nnd Is now inn most nourishing condition. In Momorlam. At a recent meeting of Nebraska ledge No. 1 , Knights of Pythias , u cotnniittco was ap pointed to prepare some suitable eulogy on the life and death of the Into Dr. C. AI. Dins- moor. After careful consideration the com mittee respectfully submitted the following retxirt , which was adopted : "Brother Dlnsmoor xvas ono who will bo sadly missed from among our busv member ship ; of n singularly gentle nnd generous character , his unvarying cordiality , his con- stunt kiiuinoss of heart and vvindsoino man ner made his presence ever coveted , whllo his energy and devotion to all that was good > madohis assistance in all our undertakings of Inestimable value. Wo cannot now fully oful preciate the extent of our loss. Wo will measure that great loss moro accurately ulas time posses , as will also the community , his profession at larce , and his family. Ho was nn upright and dutiful citizen , y.Ul able and beloved physician , a truly Christian gentleman , a gentle and courteous , yottuer- gotic and courageous knight , ana in his family relations singularly tender , devoted ana lovhiff , Brethren , we mourn the death of none whoso loss U irreparable , whoso place none may-fill , yet in our sorrow , lot ns not forgot to extend our most profound nnd heartfelt sympathy to the bereaved family of their ! beloved aud departed fattier , In this the hour of their deep allllctlon. Wo therefore recom mend thnt a copy of this report bo given into the family of our deceased brother j also that i another copy bo published in the dally papers , and Knights Jewel , thnt this report bo en tered la full on the journal of tholodgc. mVo also recommend thnt the charter of the ledge be draped in black , and the customary badge of mourning bo worn by * the members of the lodge for sixty days. Respectfully submitted , Jens J. MONELL , Jit. , E. E. FKKSCH , H. D. Ivsr , Committee. Throuph coaches Pulimnn palace rs , free reclining chair cars tp Chicago and Intervening points via the Rroat Itook Island route. Ticket olllco 1G02 , Sixteenth aad Furnam. THE POOR ALWAYS \VITII \ US , How EOT. W , J. Harslu Would Have Them Oared lor. REVIEWING THE OLD BOARD OF CHARITIES. It Does N'ot Tend to the liioroaao of Pauperism to 1'rorldo Good .Tilings for Children at Christ in nstldCi There Is probably no man la the city of Omaha who has given M much tlmo and earnest attention totha wants and conditions of the poor as Hov. W. J. Harsha , pastor of the First Presbyterian church. The follow ing from Kov. Ilarsha , written especially for TUB BKE , will be read with prollt by all who are interested in the charitable work of Omahn : , _ . "I find this year that There nro some speclul features iu repard to the needy of this city. Our .Lord said before ho left this earth that "tho Door you have always with you. " And doubtless this must always be the case. Ant Justus human nature clinuRCs under tbo action of the laws of society , nnd of business ; so do the privntlons ot the poor take on new characteristics from year to year. In n growing city llko Omahn , the race for wealth becomes particular ' sharp and unscrupu lous. Especially is this true in times of busi ness depression. 'J'hoso ' who have nioaoy feel the need of holding on to it , and those who hold mortgages or notes against their loss favored bruthrcnf nro naturally disposed to exact the payment of interest and principal without the compunction of conscience. It will be readily seen that this Is precisely the complication in affairs which has been pres ent in the eity this fall , aud the result bus been that ninny respectable nnd hnnl work ing people have been driven to the wall. 1 found in visiting the ] ioor of the city , an bio Jewelry and heirlooms , with which tlioy are. of course , loth to part. Hut they wew really suffering for luck of food , ( it least proper und suftlcient food. I found some families , which had boon accustomed to the luxuries ot life , living literally upon bread and water. They made no appeal to the county commissioners they were far above thnt nnd would rather huvo starvedmaking noslipi. But when Christian charity came to them , with that delicacy which Christian charity should always wear , they opened their hearts to us mid "wo were nblo to supply their needs. As to the children , there is ahvavs plenty of suffering in the fall nnd winter , In Omaha. It is often thought that parents of tbo lower grade , are characterized and re deemed from brutality by their love for their oiTspring , and Indeed very many beautiful in stances of self-saerlllco on the part of par ents might bo given. This i true.espcclully , so turns my obicrvatlon goes , among the col ored . . people. But still there Is always a lnr > ; o class of parents who by reason of intemper ance and long-continued wretchedness nnd wrong , grow to neglect their children , turn them loose upon the streets of the city , in- su indent ly clothe J und fed and leave them practically to shift for themselves. If they have homes , however wretched , they provide the children shelter nt night , and share with them their morning meal. Hut I think the people of Omaha would bo surprised to find how many boys and girls there uro who must needs pick up the remainder of their living at kitchen doors and in the alloys. And' ns for mittens and overcouts and tippets and ! proper shoes tbeso children are loft entirely to their own resources. Our ladles stripped off many rags from little hands and feet to put on mittens or shoes and stockings. AVhatuvor objec tion there may be , and properly too , to the udministering of indiscriminate charity to grown people , there surely can bo no ques tion that tnu innocent childr.on uro worthy of the attention and kind ofllces of good pee ple. So In the years that I have taken un active part lu gls'lng UioprovIdcd'KOod ' things to the poor children at Christinas time I have never felt that I was Increasing- pauper ism by so doing. Doubtless wo have to run the risk of the articles bcliier taken away from tlio children by the parents and sold for drink or used for other bad purposes , but in my experiences this danger is largely offset by the very shrewdness and self-reliance which a life on the streets develops in the lit tle ones. Tbo permanent charity in the city going on through all the mouths of the year , Is lurccly done by the Tenth Street mission and by the puolio schools. Both of these aroagenu for good , little appreciated , it scorns to me , by tlio people at large. The oftlccra and workers In the Tenth Street mission have for more than llfteen years carried on a truly Christian work , the benetita of which only eternity can estimate. And it has been the custom in tlio public schools , ever since Mr. James' ad ministration , at least , for the more favored scholars to bring to the school thoirdiscarded ana half-worn "garments , that the pupils of the other boctions of the city may bo clothed. This Is a regular feature of our public m > struction , as beneficial to the favored chil dren as it Is helpful to the poor. The little ones ought to have their minds turned early toward the great truth of our Saviour's ' say- In "that it is moro blessed to glvo than to receive. " It is my Judgment that our bureau of ohar- Itics ought , by nl ! means , to bo revived and 'abundantly supported , Thorp is a crying need of such a central organization tokcop the statistics of the poor , to guard against the influence of indiscriminate giving , to warn the charitably disposed ngnlnst impos tors , to direct the willing but ignorant liber ality of our citizens , nnd especially to act ai a receiving and distributing medium , for the money which our wealthy men would glvo to the several eharltablo 'organizations of the city , if they could bo quito sure that the funds would bo wisely applied. The dllll- culty about the bureau of. charity is that the men who formerly composed It , such nsMr. William Wallace. Mr. Alfred Mlllard , Prof. Glllcsplo and many others , are so Intensely busy that they are not able to glvo the tlmo to the work , which otherwise they would gladly give. I am ia hopes that the tlmo will soon come when there will bo enough gentle men of comparative IcUuro and charitable disposition in tbo City , to form n strong and permanent bureau , to which all questions , such as I have hinted nt , may bo referred for advice aud action. " CIIUHU1I NOTHS. Rov. C. B. Allen of Illinois has been called to take charge of the Castcllar Street Methodist church. This religious Hold 1ms been solely in need of the assistance and hard work of some energetic leader , who can arouse the people of that small congrega tion to renewed efforts In the vineyard of the Master. llev. Air. Allen is said to be n man of the quality needed at the charge to which ho has been assigned. A. number of tlo Alethodist pastors and otner-rellirious workers of Omaha attended the annual district meeting of the Kpworth league at North Ilciul last week. Hov. Air. Merrill and Kov. llrowu attended and deliv ered addresses before the assembly. The convention lasted two days , and was ono of deep interest and importance , Uov.Drossof the Monmouth park nhurcb , was elected pres ident for the comlrc year and Miss Cora. Smith of south Tenth , street was made llrst vice president. Leading men In the Methodist church are writing to Omaha inquiring about the probable - blo facilities fpr taking care of the general conference during the summer of 1S02. Very few are finding fault with the plan to hold tbo general conference in Omaha. Illshon Newman Is holding conferences in tha south. I lo is at present in Mississippi , and will attend sovenU conferences in Ar kansas and Alabama. "I learned something ; today , " said ono of the most widely known ministers in Omaha yesterday to a Biu reporter , "which maao mo feel ashamed of the whole ministerial class. I wont Into the ofllco of tbo Mllwau * kco road to Ret my half-faro annual pass 11x tended for the year 1801 , antl was surprised to learn that the road bad decided not to issue annual half-rate pasjes U > ministers this year. Tha gontlernnn suld thnt tbo reason for'tbls [ { shutting off on tbo half-rate annuals to min isters was the fact that the ministers hud been abusing tbo privilege by lending their ) half-rate certlllca'ea to the deacons ana fricuds In the church , and aa a consequence tha railroad.i have been , hauling hun dreds of people for half-fare who i have no right to suoh privileges. The same gentleman said that his road , tbo Milwaukee , ha * taken up about ono hundred passes i Issued to tmnl'tCTT.Mu Nebraska and marked non-transferable. . For this reason they bad decided not to ? 'psuo * any more nn- nun ) half faro certificates br passes to min isters , but will Issue smile trip passes M they are called for i > y thamlnlstcrs who wish to use them. I was pi'u/W ' to know , " said the revcrncd gentleman , "ttmtmcu professing to tench people honesty nHd Christian living would or could permit themselves to cheat oxcn n railroad oompanyiln this way. " Atthoraeotingot thaiOonRreifiitlonal min isters last Alonday thewmattcrof securing 6oniogeodcuergetlo andcapable lay men who 'could assist in mission T ork , was dljcussed. The Congregational ctmrch has four very promising missions intjia-city vrlioro services twice a day are a necessity. All the regular pastors but ono in Omaha have us much M they can attend to nnd is absolutely necessnry that this mission xvotk' bo done to a very largo degree by laymen. . It was suggested that It might beadvlsablo for Ur. Durycaor Kov. Wllla'rd Scott to organize n class for the instruction of special lay workers who can soon bo trained to taho charge of and con duct n meeting and make short and appro priate , addresses that will taka the place of u sermon , The young people of the St. Alary's avontio Congregational church held n watch night prayer meeting nn Now Year's cvo. A number of Methodist people have organ ized a church at the corner of Hamilton and Fortieth streets nnd a Sunday school Is al ready In full running order and doing well. The formnl organization will bo completed today by Klder Ulendcnnlnp , Hcv. Air. Davis and some others. The church will begin with about thirty members. Next Wednesday evening the St. Mary's Avenue Congregational church will hold its annual business meeting nnd election nt the church. . The Motliodist hospital will be discussed again ny the Methoulst preachers in their next Monday meeting. A revival HH'ctlup has been in progress at the Xewni.m Metnodlst church during the past week. Hov. Savldge will no to Fremont tomorrow to assist lu a revival meeting at that place. Mr. William Blutklo , author of "How to Got Strong and How to Stay So , " will lec ture la the young Men's Christian associa tion concert room on Monday night , January 5. Mr. Binlkio is author of a number of excellent - cellent text books upon physical culture. The Park Place Congregational rhnrch has a pastor after some mouths of waiting , Hov. A. Torbet , a very talented and successful voungimi'i In the pulpit , has taken charge of the Park i'laco Congregational pulpit. The pastor of the Pilgrim Congregational churchln this eity , Samuel II. Virgin , D. D. , hat declined the cull to tbo Park street church , Boiton. Tlio rccelpw of the Frecdinon's Aid nnd Southern Education society of the Methodist Kplsi'opul church iu the year Just closed were Mrs. U' . H. "Vandcrbllt has commenced the erection of n mission bulldim ; in Now York City which Is to cast. S.'SO.IKX ) . The mission which Is to receive this munlllcent gift is run by Colonel H. II. Hndley. The Ocean Grove association of New York reports receipts the past year of $13(5,000 ( and a surplus of $ T > ! ) ,100. Over a thousand re ligious services were held. A new auditory is to bo built to se.lt 1,01)0. ) The Southern PrcHby erianchurch how has three colored presbyteries. The baptisms in connection with the work of the Methodlsl , Episcopal church m Hohhil- kund , India , the post year numbered 4'JUJ. ' A Alormnn has started a paper at Kusl JTdan , Mich. , which hui christened Herald of the Millennium. One article in his crcod is that It is ungodly to w < jir boiled shirts. The total Baptist strength In Alaryiund ia HiiiO. Of those 7,093 are.members of white churches , 0CTT colored Daotlsts. The whites gave to nil purposes lastyear $130,811 , , ane the colored gave $17,087 , > making a gram ! total of 8ir.OWK , ) . While the professed converts of cliristlan- itv iu Japan d- > not exceed one In every 1'JOO ' of the native > il.itlon of the oniplre , It is certain that o. .iio members recently elected to the Hist Japanese parliament , one in every twenty-eight is n inoni\tSr \ ) of a Christian church , nnd , besides tticso , no inconsiderable numbcrof the members , fill of' whom arona- tive . 'npancse ' , nro very favorably disposed toward Christianity , , , , * , Miss Ifuto tircxcl , now-Sister Catherine , is to found and endow the order of "Tho Sis ters of the Holy Sacrament , " which > vill have for Its special object the amelioration and improvement of the condition of Indians and colored peoplo. A convent and school uro to bo erected at Arumlol near Wash ington. In The Babylonian and Oriental Record Air. T. (5 , Pinches , of . the British mesuem , announces the interesting discovery that the true pronunciation of the nnnio of the hero of the Chaldean epoch , which , has hitherto pro visionally read ns ( Mdub.ir , was really Gil- gamos. lie is the same hero as the Nimrod of Genesis , the "mighty hunter before the Lord. " The name is found spelled out on a newly discovered syllabary. ip Australia the Christian Endeavor move ment seems to bo sproedlng with the satno rapidity as in America , though the first so ciety there is scarcely inpro than a year old. There is talk of forming an Australian United Society of Christian Endeavor similar to tbo in America. Chang , the celebrated Chinese giant , has become u naturalized British subject and an earnest Christian worker. Ho resides at Bournemouth , in the .south of England , and Is a preat favorite with everybody , cs | > ec- lolly the children. Ho is an active partici pator in all uilssionarv efforts for the chrls- tinnlzingof Mis native land and his purse is always open to the calls of charity. Hev. Father Frank Barnum , who Is on the mission of the Catholic church In Alaska , is a native of Baltimore and a son of the late Jicnos Burniim , proprietor of the once famous Banium's ' hotel of that city. A brother , when dying , wishing to perpetuate the family name , loft him $90,000 upon condition that ho get married. This legacy Father Unrnuin forfeited when ho "joined tlio Jesuits. Ho is known to his order as a very learned man aud a famous litigant. The Presbyterian hospital of New York city has during tqo year secured $ .100,000 for now buildings nnd needs to raise $ . ' 150,000 moro to complete its equipment.Vbon fin ished it will bo the largest private hospital In the city. Although It bears a denominational nnme tbatoiily'hupllos ' that the Presbyter- inns nave a special privilege In paying the expense of the hospital , which Is open to all sufferers Irrespective of creed or race. The president of the hospital b John S. Kennedy , and Dr. W. H. Draper Is president of Its medical board. Dr. and Mrs. S. F. Ashb.v are now "at homo" nt No. 233 Pralrio avenue. The invitation Now Year's eve ball at the opera house was well attended and a highly enjoyable affair. 3 < t ' Air , and Mrs. Judge iConnor of Donison , Ia. , wore the guests of , iJr. and Airs. S. F , Ashby the past ween. e , , The AHssea Anna nnd 'lja Jackson , tench' ' ors Ia the Tobias schoorsnro , using their two week's vacation by visiting their parents and many friends in thiscity , T Christmas day witnesj'q'ditho happy mar riage of MissBcrnico Irpwpll , daughter of S I. Ilowell , to Cal. 1C , M Jprran of this city. Kov. H. O , Adams perfpgujpd the ceremony. Prof. W. Hartford of ShiEdwards w in the city , the guest of Air , nnJtJtrs. 0. B. Thomp son. It is said the proffeuor has a weather eye open for the princlnajship of the school In this place. , Tbo lending event adyii-ttsed for the com Ing xveek is the monthly social ol the Ep- worthleacuo of Grace lrt thodlst Eplscopa ! church. This will bovHeid in the spacious homo of Mrs. Anna Stflfeb , corner of Alain street and Rose avenuo. ' Aliss Alamio Smith of University Place daughter of Rov. G. A. Smith , prcsldlnf elder of Nebraska City district , Alothodls Episcopal church , is spending a two week's ' vacation with her brother , Herbert , of the Fanners' State banlr. Miss' Smith's many friends gladly xvelcorae her. xNow embroideries , Morao'a Monday. SnloofaKanoli. Judge Dundy yesterday confirmed tha sale of l.COO acres of the Harlem cattle com pany's ' ranch for f 10,255 , to J. U , Darnell ol Fort Scott , Tex. The balance ot the land Is tied up by complications ia tbo tlllo and coul. . not ba sold. uThe petition of Intervoanrs , representing claims against the cattle company amouutlni to about a,000 , , was denied. ° Embroidery sale , Morso'a tomorrow. SOCIETY IN THE STATE. Dolnga of tbo Fothionablca Throughout the Commonwealth , ENTERTAINMENTS OF THE PAST WEEK , \Vlmt the Smart World Has lie on Do ing in Beatrice , York , Crete , Stronisbui'K UI"1 tlio Neigh boring ; Cities , TMnttHinoiitb. Mrs. S. AI. Cooper is visiting her parents at Corning , Ia. , this week. Mr. and Mrs. Ira Searls hnvo returned from their visit to friends in Dorchester. Dr. K. L. Sipgins departed Tuesday morn ing for an extended tour through Georgia nnd Alabama , Dr. It , U. Livingston and wlfo of Cedar Creek were in the city last week visiting their parents , Mr. nnd Mrs. M. MorrUsoy of Lincoln were the guests of Judge nnd Mrs. S. M. Chap man during the week. James llnrloy and daughter Maud of Gretna , nnd Frank Adnlr ami wlfo of Spring- Held are malting a holiday visit with Chief of 1'olleo Archer Hon. Frank E. White and wlfo have re turned homo from Chudroii , tvtioro they have been ( visiting with the family of A. W. Crltcs. . . . . . . . . , _ . Mrs. George W. Thomas and Miss Gertio ICcrnoy were In Lincoln this week In attend ance on the meeting of the State Teachers' association. The boys of the Young Men's Christian as sociation of this city prepared n bountiful dinner on New Year's day , to , which every boy in town was in died. Kvcry youth re sponded nnd did ainplo Justice to ttio good things provided. , Tuesday evening , at tbo residence of the bride's parents on Wlntcrsteen Hill , Elmer G. Worth of Mnrysvillo , Ciil. , was united In marriage to Miss Millie D. Thompson. Hov. J. T. JJalrd ofllcintod at the interesting ccro- mony and a largo number of relatives and friends : of thocontractingpnrtlcspartlcipatod in the wedding festivities ilb Now Yenr'i eve was most fittingly cele brated by n grand social event. TlioICnights of Pythias held their annual ball and the long wuitcd-for event was attended bv all PJattsinoiith. Nearly nil of the most eligible young men of tbo city belong to the society , and any event undertaken bv tiiom Is sure to baa ' success. At 0 o'clock the grand march c' commenced nnd n prettier sight has not been witnessed in the town. Kxcellent musio was furnished and the new year was ushered in with the utmost Jollification. iic A largo crowd attended the vocal nnd organ concert given by the ladies of the Presbyter ian church Wednesday afternooa , and the ou tertuinmcnt was nn excellent ono nnd thor oughly enjoyed. Miss Grant rendered some beautiful selections upon the now pipe organ and the violin solo b\ \ ' Miss I.lly Haublo was very creditable. Kecitatinns by Misses Bertha - tha White , Grace \Vulkcriincl ICinory Buck- nor ivore eloquently rendered nnd thoroughly appreciated. Whilt Misses Ethel Dovry , Elizabeth Waugh and Kitty Agnew delighted ' the audience with some few pretty songs ar tistically : rendered. Ncbrjisku city. Miss Ccllu Burgert was visiting friends ia Lincoln this week. ISx-Goveriior Furnas was a visitor in the city last Wednesday. Hev. and Mrs.Hunter were visiting friends at Hcd Oak the pait week. Misses Myrtle nnd Mabel Stafford hove eturood from a visit with friends in Omaha. Mrs. H , M. Doydston and daughter ro- urned Wednesday from a visit with friends t Ashland. Miss Mamio Wilson entertained a number _ f her friends at her homo hi Kearney Iclgut New Year's night. Mr. nnd Mrs. William , Murphy of Kansas 3lty have been tlio guests of Mr. and Mrs. , V ; E. Bogart of tb'ls city the past week. A number 01 watch parties were held on > Tow Year's eve , nnd many young pcoplo Inim to have v/ltnessed / the birth of the new ear. ear.Miss Miss Mattie Hnyward gave a deligutful inrty Tuesday ovo'ning nttho homo of her mrents. Judge aud Mrs. Hay ward , in honor if several friends. The young people of the city enjoyed them- elves with n dancing party nttho Grand ? acilic Tnursday evening. About twenty- ivo couples participated. Mr. and Mrs. Sol Mlnsor handsomely en- : ortalned the members of the Cinderella club on Now Year's ovo. Dancing nnd refresh nents was the order of tno programme. .ludgo Eaton of the county court says ho ios issued 'M5 marriage licenses during 1800 , which ho considers a good record when com- > nred with tha'populution of the county. A private letter from Ilorton , Knn. , says Miss Grace Boone , a younif lady who has TTany friends in this city , whuro she formerly ived , was married on Now Year's eve at the Tanner place , but the name of the fortunate man was not given. The social event of the week In this city was tbo wedding Thursday morning of Dr. Herbert C. Miller and Miss Minnnio Mctcalf , which took place at the St. Mary's Episcopal church , Hev. F. M. Carey ofllclating. The bride is the youngest daughter of Air , and Mrs. Julian Metcalf. Mr. nnd Mrs. Miller loft la the afternoon of the same day for Portland , Ore. , their future homo. Public installation services of the new ofllcers of the Woman's Relief corps of William Bauiner post , Grand Arm.v of the Kopublic , were held at the post hall on Fri day evening. Aside from the impressive in stallation ceremonies , there was un excellent musical programme and interesting short ad dresses by members of the post and corps. The affair was a very pleasant and successful 1 one in over ) ' respect. llcatrlcc. Dr. W. II , Strylter has gene to Denver for the holiday vacation. Mr. and Mrs. Henry Zahn of Omaha were visiting friends In the city Monday. Airs. E. G , Drake and children have gene to California for a three months' visit. Air. and Mrs. William Van Brunt of Lin coln were lleatrlco visitors over tbo Sabbath. Air. and Mrs. C. II. Elmoro have returned Irom a visit of several weeks at eastern points. S. P. Anderson Is down from Newcastle , Wyo. , visiting with his family during hol iday week. William Loreo and daughter of Vlnton , Ia. , were visiting relatives la the city during the current week. Cliantiliif Baker departed for Tacoma , Wash. , lust week , where ho has permanently engaged in business. Air. D. D. Mondenhall of Marysvillo , Mo. , spent the Sabbath in the city as the guest of Mr. nnd Airs. G. C. Barker. The members of tha Beatrice club entor- talncd their lady friends at tha club rooms Now Year's day. itlla. Nettle Buskirt of Brazil , 1IIU. , is vis- King for a few weeks wltn her family , nnd Mrs. K. O. Hart , la Glenovcr subi iurb , this city. On Wednesday and Thursday evenings the of "Minado" ly oporatta was very successfully rendered nt the Paddock opera bouso by < local talent , comprising many of the loading young society people of the city. Mrs. L. S , Atkinson , nco Aliss Bertha Townsend , who was married only a law : since , dioa Wednesday , the 31st ult , , at Now Orleans , while on uor wedding trip. The re mains were brought hero for Interment. The ladies auxiliary of the Young Alon's Christian association kept open house at the association rooms Now Year's day. There was a largo numbcrof calls maao und the day concluded with a delightful social rcceptloa at the rooms lu the evening. Mr. aud Mrs. George E. Hawkins cele brated their crystal wedding anniversary eit their pleasant homo la Glcuovcr suburb Tuesday evening. A largo number of Mr. and Mrs. Hawkins1 friends were present and a most enjoyable period of entertainment fol lowed. The coupl were made the recipients of a number of haudsomo testimonials appro priate to the occasion. YorJf. Miss Molllo Houston Is in Omaha visiting with friends. Mrs. A. AI. Hall It visiting with her daugh ter In Broken Iknv. Mr , ana Mrs. M. C. Frank spent Now Year's in Alaywood , Neb. , with M. O. ' jrothcr. i Air. 1 nnd Mrs. A. Blodgott were In Lincoln several ' days this week. 80'A. A soclnl was given to the ladles of the 0. A. H. Thursday evening. . Air. nnd Airs. N" . V. Ilarlnn spout several days In Lincoln this ueek , N , 1 * . Lumlocn nnd family nro enjoying a islt from Miss Malm of AVahoo. The Misses Cora nnd Jcsslo Conwny hnvo returned from their vMt in Omaha. , AllwLlzMo Crovvshorn and Harry Kerr of Hastings arc tlw guests of their uncle , T. P. ICerrof this city. Hon. Leo Love and wlfo have gene lo Scotia to spend a few days with friends , and thin they will go to southern California. Not mnnv ladles received callers InstThurs- day. The blizzard which prevailed In all its fury compelled all Avho could to remain In doors. A ladles' quintette from the Lutheran academy of Walioo entertained a good audi ence at the Swedish Lutheran churcHi Tues day evening , The boys of Company 0 , Nebraska na tional guards , had n big tlmo at their ball New Year's eve. ThoIHoorvai thronged wit h merry dancers and thceiitlre affair was a complete success. Cards have been received announcing tlio marriage of Aliss Ellen Bishop of Omahn to Mr. IVilllam Sehldla of Arcadia. Mrs. Schldla was foruiorly a resident of this city and her many friends extend congratula tion * . Prof. Parks , vocalist of the Lincoln Con- servatoryof Music , niul Mr. Orrln 13arnett , pianist of York , gave n piano and song i-e- eltal at the Presbyterian church Monday evening. It was the most artlstlo musical affair Hint ever took place in the city , i The Indies gave a reception at the V. M. C. A. rooms Thursday afternoon. The following ladles received and entertained the callers ; Mosd.im.cs France , Shrock , Codding , Rey nolds , Barnes , -Knight , Warner , Carpenter , Wightman , Snnford , Cobb , and Misses Holslar , Green , Hyde , ICnapp. Smith , Love. Chilcott , Kwen , ituolt , lioyuoldj , WyckoIT and llannls. F. II. Pugh of Omnha has been a Hastings visitor the past few days. The Pleasure Seekers gnvo a delight ful hop at Gernmnla Thursday evening. MissCatloBirdsnll spent the holidays with her parents In this city. Eil Votterof Grand .lunotlon , Col. , is visit ing relatives In this city for a few days. Hastings' " -IOO" . - gave a. swell ball'and banquet at the Uostwlek hotel Now Year's eve. eve.Mrs. Mrs. J. Vf. Anderson and daughter Kittle of Mnrysvillo. Ivan. , are visiting Mr. and Mrs. II. II. Hopkins. Miss Mary Jones has gone to Albany , N , V. , where she will take a college course , prepar ing herself to become a professional librarian. Myrtle and Archie Coon , children of Hon. C. U , Coon of Omaha , returned homo Wednesday after a very pleasant holiday visit with the family of County Treasurer C. II. Paul. The Dally Nebraskan is authority for the statement that n certain young attorney will soon take unto himself a better half in the person of a most estimable young1 lady well known in this city. The llrst concert of the Apollo club occurs next Thursday evening , January 8. As a number of Hastings celebrities have been as signed to parts on the programme our people are looking forward with cousidorablo pleas ure to this notable event. A chapter of the order of Eastern Star , a. branch of the Masonic order , was instituted in Hastings Wednesday evening , with the following officers : Mrs. M. A. Hnrtlgan , worthy matron ; Mrs. J. J. Buchanan , assist ant worthy matron ; Mrs. Dr. Shaufelberger , worthy patron ; Mrs. 1C. C. Webster , treas urer ; Mrs.V.'II. . Marshall , secretory. Ho'lilrcge. The citizens of Holdrego are celebrating the holidays with moro than the usual festiv ities. ities.The The air is full of matrimonial rumors , nnd the opening days of tlio now year will" see n numbcrof our most popular youny men start their llrst grocery bill. A fresh impetus baa been given the art circles of our town by the return of Miss AVashburno from the Chicago urtconserva' tory , who will open a studio In connection with the P. K , O. rooms. The soei.al event of the week among the Indies was the elegant luncheon given " "Wednesday afternoon uyMrsfGuy Crandall to the P. K , 0 , sisterhood in honor of Mrs. Currio McG row of Denver. The 1' , E. 0. hnvo lately fitted up a mio suite of rooms In the Garland block. As yet the husbands and brothers of the members have not been admitted into the sacred pre cincts of this "Adamless Kden , " but whis perings are given out of a gorgeous reception in tbo future. The night after Christmas the 1'lensant Hour club gave its llrst dancing party in the new "Hampton" and ivas followed by an other Now Year's cvcninj. A largo number of the society people from neighboring towns- attended these hops , and the Magic citv is fast acquiring an enviable reputation for hos pitality. Crete. AddloStobblns , a Vassar college stu dent , passed Christmas and New Year's with her family Uoro. Prof , and Mrs. Stearns , late of the faculty of Donne college , are visiting with their for mer friends at the collego. The long deferred flrst blizzard of the sea son Interfered with New Year's calls , aud kept our society people within doors , L. E. Fuller of Chicago , formerly assistant cashier of the First National bank , passed the holidays with his brottier-tn-law , John L. Tlbball , esq. Colonel and Mrs. Brady of Lcavenwortb , father and mother of llev. Drady of tbo KpUcopalohurcb , uro visiting with their son during holidays. The Young Men's social club gave their second annual ball on Now Year's day. A very pleasant evening was passed by many who participated. Some of our young society people cnjo3'cd n ulcasnnt evening attbo handsome resilience of J. It. Johnston , esq. Games of nil kinds nnd dancing helped to pass away the oven- lne' Miss Julia Stohlberg of Lincoln is visiting hero. hero.Mrs. Mrs. E. Benedict la visiting friends In Mo dule , la. S. C. Woodruff , editor of the News , did business in Omaha the llrst of the week. Guy Green , who closed a term of school lost week , will go to Crete to attend college. Edward Anderson , a s tudcnt of IJoaue col lege at Crete , Neb. , sDcnt the holidays with ills parents. Miss Lucy Mltchcl , n teacher of the Nor folk school , spent the holidays with her sister - tor , Mrs. Dyer Ford. Edgar nnd Arthur Morrlll , sons of C. II. Morrlll , of the Merchants' and Farmers' ' bank , who moved to Lincoln last fall , are vis iting friends hero. Last Saturday evening the Swedish people ple were entertained with muslo by llvo girls from Luther academy , Wahoo. The en tertainment wu well attended and gavogood satisfaction. lied Cloud. Mrs. Prltchard of Ohio is spending a fnw weeks with her daughter , Mrs , L. u , Deyo" Several young people , students at various _ colleges , are homo for the holi.lny vacation. Airs1 G. J. Waironand daughter are spend- the holidays with friends In Lincoln aud : Beatrice. D. M. Platt , a former resident of this place , has located In Denver , to which place liu will remove his family soon. Pope Urothors have purchased the dry goods nnd notion stock of II. M. Young1 & Co. , the latter retiring from business , B.F. Highland and wife of Denver "pent ; a few days hero this week with their numerous ' friends. Kd is holding down a good position there xvith the D. A ; Al. Airs. Elizabeth Knloy , mother of'our towns man , C. "W. Kaley , and who boa been visiting hero for a year post , left today for Omaha , to pass a few motbs with relatives thero. Holiday week has been n quiet ono , except ing , of course , gatherings and church festi vals , and aside from a club dance and a masquerade - quorado ball , but little has occurred lu a so cial way. Joe Donojthuo , the yankca boy who is now i htho undisputed champion skater of the world , was dlnod t Loudou several days ago. Ho : Coca to Holland this week. HOW WOMEN HEAD PAPERS , Bright , Brilliant "Bab" Ooraoa to the Eosouo of Her Downtroddau Soz , THOUGHTS UPON A VARIETY OF TOPICS Timely Hints to the SnurL of KnHhloii n Jo Hie Quality ol HIT Unilorwiinr Wlui nro Her Sbvrrofit Critics. NRW YOUK , Doc. JO. [ Special to TUB Bnn. ) The average man bos n very mean way of scorning the way in wh'ch ' n woman rends the newspapers. Ho believes he is the only animal . cnpnblo of comprehending them , and ho says she devotes herself to the advertise ments : nnd the marriages and deaths , This may bo partially true , but I doubt it , and oven if she did I fail to see why she would bo doing any harm. It Is much doi-entcr to rend the advertisements tlniii to read accounts of political speeches where the personalities are abominable nnd whom the graminer must make : the queen shudder I say the queen , because wo always refer to good ICngllsh as the exclusive possession of the queen , now WOMIIN iiKAD xr.wsiMrnu. * . As for rending the marriages and deaths , she is certain , after she has done thnt , to got herself thoroughly posted in regard to pee ple's position and she doesn't meet soir.o man on the street and ask him how his wlfo It when his wife hus been .lend three mouths , nor docs she Jest about babies who have got ten married to some young innocent chup who has nindo Ids debut on the ten of niiUrl- mony for the llrst time in the past two weeks , To my way of thinking women'rc.id thoiiexvs- papers with a great deal of Intelligence , but then , of course , I look at It from n woman1 * standpoint. Nothing gives mo n greater amount of Information than the advertise ments , nnd no essay , no history of a murder , no glowing account of n daiu-o xvas ever more lueid It its description than Is the story of how n lady , after suiToring for years for the lack of a silk gown , bought one on the Instalment plan and has since become a good wife nnd a good mother. They are at oueo full of Imagination nnd harmless. But women do read other things , and funnily enough , n woman will Mud moro m the news' paper than any man. She seems to have a slx.tli sense that makes her discover the para graph that nobody else lliids that 1ft , nobody masculine and she can exploit the story of her favorite actress , her near friend , the last' new book , or what they are doing iu Ireland , while a man wonders where she hoard It , ami cannot believe that she got It out of the very newspaper over xvhich ho has pondered for two hours. Personally , I regard the nowsp.ipers as the great eilucitors of today , nnd am devoted to them to such an extent that one-half my in come goes in buying thorn. Could one provo Civ devotion more ilrinly than this ! Homebody wrote to mo and asked me if 1 would udviso women to read the newspapers , and I answered thorn , Yes , Yes , Yes. I tuy it three times , and each tlmo I mean it more emphatically than I did the first. Of course , there are good and bad newspapers , ns there are gooil and bad women , and 1 would just us soon advisayou to get acquainted with the wicked of your kind as 1 would to read u newspaper that catered to all that was mean and low in the world. Hut , after all. I think the bad ones nro foxv and fur between. The average American editor knows his nudleiico , anil he knows they would rtitlmr hear of good things , of happy times , and of ways that can help other people iilong , than almost any thing else. Then , for fear ho will iiiauo his clientele all angels , he puts in between some chatter , or babble , or similar gossip that's ' iw frothy as the wldto of an egg , but whichever over did anybody any harm , and is war ranted not to lie heavy on the stomach. . UNDKHWHAIt OF HMAIIT WO.MK.V. So very much attention is being paid to the sort of underwear worn by the smart woman of today that she may bo interested in knowIng - Ing that her most severe judge is her laun dress. Ono bit of machine sewing simply tends her sxx'lttly to the bottom of the sea. and the young womau who has decorated her belongings With tucks done by the machine had better do her washing at home and develop tlm muscles of her arm It she wishes to retain the position which is hers by right , ilor undorclotlies nro few in number , but 11 no of kind , and whether she chooses to wear linen , cambric or silk , the sewing mu.Mt be of tuu line kind that is done in the convent , or else It must bo equally line and the work of some decayed gentlewoman who is paid a very gqpd price for it. xvnv XVOMHN rnuriiii SII.K fNmiiwiAii : : , Linen cambric is the protest made by .somo women against silk , which they argue bus grown vulgar ; but the people \vlio xvenr silk are quite convinced that there Is "nothing so pleasant to the skin or thnt looks so pretty as the line fabric- itself , nnd that cambric , even If it be as line us that warranted to go through n xvoddlng rinir , has not the same charm , nor does it look as well as the dainty hued silks. The x-cry latest silk petticoat , which Is , of course , drawn nnd tied in ttio back , so that it per mits n glove-fitting skirt over it , has the en tire front nnd sides embroidered in flour-do- lys in xvhito , silver or gold thrund. To say tuut this skirt is expensive is sneaking mildly lu regard to It , for in reality it in worth almost us much us Is a diamond riug. Kvery stiteli of the embroidery is done by hand , aud the lleur-de-lys uro so thick to gether that it seems as if they xvero .hcavv hrocado rather than .sown on the stuff. A. most fetching nightgown has a hroau sailor collar and deep cuffs embroidered in thoHainu way , only the llower of fashion Is in sliver thread. These uro extremely pretty to look at , but ono must bo careful thcydonotgut near the face , as an undesirable scratoh would certainly bo the result. " "xvn Aim A \TIOX OP won UN. A man who xvns talking tno other day Raid : "Do the people never got tired of hearing about the xvoinenl" mid another man an swered , "No. " In every other country in the world politics come first , but hero , \vlmc xvoinen are doing , xvhat women nro saying , nnd what the women nro thinking Is always of interest to tno average man. This is es sentially the country of xvoinen. If a Woman' sold tier Jewels that America might bo dis covered , womankind has certainly runpcd u.l- . vantufio from it , as uo place else is the tiamo consideration .shown her , She can muko or damn n play. She can cause the success or the total extinction of u book , nnd nobody has any Interest in nic- turos unless women xvaiit to go and see them. Her poxver is marxwllous , and if she doesn't always knoxv hoxv to uso.it. , that is her misfortune nnd not her fault. Until she hus seen other xvomen , Unit Is , tbo xvomen of other countries , she has no Idea of the position slio occupies. She Is catered to In ono xvny like a small child , and the material as well us tlm mental sweets' of life are offered her , xvhlluhor opinion Is asked on the most Important subjects. The result has proven by no means bud , for the Ameri can woman Is neither greedy , sclllsh , nor un believing , She is sometimes a bit of a tyrant , but it does not take her very long to find out that St. Francis d'l Sales suid some hundred years ago : "Sugar xvill catch moro files thuu vinegar. " XVllAT MEX XVILr , DO FOH XVOMKX. Uut Is she a considerate woman ! Some times I am afraid she Is not. her English sis ter excelling her in this , If she doesn't Jlko cigar smoke she objects to the men of her family smoking , whereas nn Englishwoman would In ) clever enough to muko u little dcu , anil a pretty ono. Unit might bo used uspo ddaily lor this purpose. If slio prefers dinner at" o'clock she is not inclined to remember that her husband has hail nothing to cut since 1 , and that then it was only a hurried lunch. If she wants to xvcar a pink goxvn and ho prefers n blue bno , she bus a rather nasty little xvay of telling him that ho doesn't know anything about clothes nnd that btm would prefer ho would hoop his opinions to himself. If she prefers to go to the theater , she doesn't ulxvnys stop to think xvnethor the man who has been vuz/llng over money mat ters nil day long is just in tbo mood for It , but she tolls him hu has got to put on hU dress clothes bccauso she xvnnts him to. And do you know that the American iiinu believes so thoroughly In the woman about him that ho generally does xvhat she prefeni. And then when the day comes when hi > U fiat on her back , sick aud sleepless and wor ried and frightened , ho will stand by her , endure her fretfulness , be gentle with her , lift her so ho doesn't hurl her , cuter to hoc xvhlmslcal tastes , bo sorry far every pain who has , and do everything in bin power to relieve It , all because she It u woumu.