12 THE OMAHA DAILY BEE SUNDAY APRIL 12 , 1891-TW.ENTY PAGES.
Important Sale. Great Bargains. Prices that Will Tell
JL CJJ
Come on everybody. We can wait on you , and we guarantee to give you the best value for your money ever received in Omaha. Now is the
time to buy your Carpets and Curtains. Prices never will be any lower , and we guarantee to save you money. Now try us.
tlavo you soon them , If not don't delay -
lay in Booing them at once , they are
fllmply nobby and only oOc yard.Vo
are showing great values also in fancy
plaids at GUu , 85c and OSc yard. Look
at thorn.
All wool silk ( inish honriettas , in all
the now spring shades , -12-ln wide , elegant -
gant line colors , worth on any counter
7Cc ; they go all next week at C8c yard.
A fust black jersey ribbed lisle vest
sold last season at 7flc , now only 50c.
Ladies' ' Jersey
8 l-3c
Monday only , 1 case IV.dios' jersey
riubud vests ire for 2oc.Vo limit the
quantity to six to a customer.
A good thing for spring wear , made
of a line Swiss yarn and cheap at $1.50 ;
our price to close the lot out quick , $1 a
suit.
Ladies' Black Silk Drawers
$3.98 pair.
Genuine Korah Mode19c
19c yard.
Oriental Laces lOc yard ,
worth 38c.
Monday wo offer 60 do/.on ladies'
light and dark color shirt waists , a-
great bargain at 50o each ,
Ladios' black lawn aprons 35o.
LADIES'
Silk Night Dresses ,
$12-
Monday we offer a special drive in
ladies' China silk night dresses in
black , pink and light blue , trimmed in
flno normandy val and silk laces , at the
low price Monday of $12 ouch , worth at
lonst $20 ; also ladies' black silk skirts
Monday at $8.50 each ,
Ladies' Summer
Corsets , 50c.
Buy your summer corsets Monday ; a
regular $1 quality at only half price
Monday , 50c.
*
Children's Bonnets ,
25c
Monday wo oiTor a great bargain in
children's now lace bonnets , just ar
rived , only half price , 25c each.
Ladies' Fast
Black Hose , 29c.
100 dozen ladies' flno gauze fast black
hose , worth 50c , goes Monday in tho-
crush at 2Uc pair.
BMPET DEPT
Now is the time to buy
Your Carpets and
Curtains.
Greatest Bargains ever
offered. All wool ex
tra super ingrain car
pets at 68c & 78c yd.
A nice line of cotton
chain half wool in
grain carpets at 28c ,
3Oc. 38c , 4Oc and 80c
yd. Come in and see
them Monday.
Curtain Shades ,
19c.
8OO Holland Curtain
Shades , all made up ,
and best spring fix
tures , only 19c each.
CURTAIN SHADES ,
38c :
8OO Curtain Shades , all colors ;
made of best quality opaque ,
made up on best spring fixtures
complete , only SSceach , worth
7Bc.
Chenille PORTIERES
$3
A great bargain in Chenille Portieres
tieres , fringed edges.with dado ,
in all the new colorings , Mon
day $8 pair , worth $12.
Nottingham Lace
CURTAINS ,
$1.5O
The greatest values over offered
in Nottingham Lace Curtains ,
at $1.BO , $2 , $2.BO. $ d and $3.BO
pair ; all special bargains for
this sale Monday , worth $2 to
$6 pair.
complimentary terms of the entertainment
provided by the members pf Mount Hobrou
commandory , and many regretted that their
stay lu the city was so short.
O. . \ . U.
The proposition to endow a fellowship In
Brown university lu the nnmo of iho Or.ind
Army of the Republic of Hhodo Island by
the contributions of Its members and tlio
alumni who served during the war , will bo a
grateful and worthy way of perpetuating the
memory of the connection between the uni
versity and the war , and a perpetual stimu
lus to patriotism as well as to education.
The hearty manner In which It has boon re
ceived indicates that there will bo no difll-
culty in making it successful.
Captain B. S. Osbornc , commander of
naval post No. 510. Now York , and licet cap
tain of the National Association nf Naval
Veterans , was in Detroit last week making
arrangements for the accommodation of sea
soldiers of the union and for the reception at
the national encampment in that city next
August. The blue-jacket contingent is ex
pected to number 5UO from the seaboard and
upwards of 2,000 in nil. Naval headquarters
will bo at the Russell house.
TLioro was one component part of the
organized service of the army during the
war that has received little attention in the
efforts to do justice to the survivors , and as
they "had neither prldo of ancestry nor nope
nf posterity" no ono 1ms come to the rescue.
In fact , justice hits been blind to the patriotic
services of those long-oared heroes of the re
bellion the tinny mules. At the mooting of
the Fred C. Jones post , Ohio , Thursday ,
April ! ! , Colonel G. M. Pinch lead a paper , in
which ho set the ' 'mule brigade" in a proper
light before the American people. Ho docs
not advocate pensions , but demands' justice
and must have It.
The twenty-Hfth encampment of the Illin
ois department formally opened at Decntur
Thursday morning. A largo part of Com
mander Dlstln's annual report was devoted
to the history of the grand army and what it
has accomplished in the quarter of n century
of Its existence. Illinois ; as the senior de
partment , was recommended to push the
matter of erecting a ? 2JO,000 memorial hall
atDccatur. The affairs of the department
aru in n prosperous condition. Mrs. Julia
Sine , president of the Woman's Kollof corps ,
presented Commander Dlstln with a handsome -
some silver gavel ns a silver anniversary
present from the Indies to the grand army.
Major Connelly rorortod the finding of the
original records kept by Major Stophcnson ,
$1.69
Monday wo oiTor 100 flno quality Mar-
sollloa bed spreads , extra largo size ,
elegant now patterns , worth at least
$2.Uo ; you can buy tliutn Monday only
at $1.GI ! each , and not tnoro than two
will bo sold to any ono customer.
Persian Shawls
98c
Only CO in this lot and tlioy will not
last long at this price , got ono Monday ,
08c.
Spring Jackets
$1.00
200 ladies' sprlncr jackets , in light
and dark colors , also in braided ; all in
ono lot Monday at $1 each.
Baby Cloaks
$2.00
A croat bargain in infants' long
cash tnoro cloaks , in cream and tan , om-
bioidorod collar and skirt , at $2 , $2.50 ,
* 3 , & 1.50 , $1 and $5 : worth from $3.50 to
$8.00.
$8.00.Ladies'
Ladies' Aprons
25c
Monday , great sale of ladies' white
aprons at 25o , tide , 35c and COe each.
Every ono a special bargain.
Baby Carriages § 1.50.
\Yhite \ Embroideries 2c yard ,
- -worth 18c.
Gros Grain Silks ,
79c
Choice Monday ofontiro Btoclc colored
RVOS grain silk formerly sold at $1 and
$1.25.Vo have all good Btaplo shades
and warrant every yard. Homombor
the price , Monday , 79o yard.
Genuine Korah Moire lOc yard.
Black Henriettas ,
50c
Monday a now lot 40-inch black all
wool Henrietta in blue and jot black.
They are great value at COc yard.
Ladies'Black Silk Hose
$1.00
Our now spring importation , war
ranted fust black , Ilormsdorf dye ; the
best silk stocking over ollored at the
price , $1 pair.
LADIES' OPERA LENGTH HOSE ,
A flno lisle , 33 inches long , drop
stitch , black hoot , fancy colored tops ,
the black is warranted fast. Only $1.25
pair.
LADIES' ' BLACK LISLE CLOVliS
I5c
Wo closed out a Inrgo quantity of
Indies' flno black brilliant lisle gloves.
Wo have too many of them and will of
fer them Monday at 15c pair , and they
are cheap at 20o.
Bargains in wall paper.
45-inch blk. Swiss flouncing 70o yard.
over move west of Sixteenth street , much
less that Seventeenth and Farnam would bo
near the center.
"Omaha had a population of 30,000 then ,
We believed sue would prow , but with the
exception of General E. 1 < \ Test nobody was
willlnp to wager she would reach moro than
00,000 In 1890. The general's figures , as I
recollect them were 1:23,000 : , and even ho fell
short 15,000. ,
"In the house , whllo I was occupying it atone
ono tiino and another , were Uohort E. Stra-
horn , then the advertising man of the Union
Paclllc , whom I succeeded as tenant after
my marrlaco ; Goorpo F. Cants , William K.
Annui , S. P. vVoodbridgo , Prod Lowe , A. G.
Troup , Charles S. Gleod , Mrs. C. P. Byrne ,
her son Harry , slnco deceased , and Mrs. M.
Prichard ana family. "
K. Ol' ' ' I' . .
Ono hundred divisions of the Uniform
Kank have boon organized smco the encamp
ment at Milwaukee.
The now state of Washington boasts of
fourteen divisions and a brigade Is assured lu
the near future.
THF. CHVItt'll OP TIIK DEVIL.
Sew I'oi It If troll ,
I wont to the Church of the Devil today ;
The doors wore wldo open , the pews were
nil free.
An usher , with bows , quickly showed ino the
way
To a seat well in front , where I failed not
to see
That the : ilto and tenor were "sister" and
"brother , "
And the boxton anu parson spoke well of
each other.
Bosldo mo a beggar was munching n crust ;
Behind mo a wide awake millicmnairo sat ;
A lady in front said , "You'll pardon , I trust ,
My offence in obstructing your view with
my hat t"
And before my slow tongue a reply could
command
Her head was uncovered , her hat In her
hand.
The sermon was all about living at ease ;
It scouted dull care und for pleasure pro
nounced ;
Man's mission and llfo work was simply to
pleo.se ,
And duly and conscience were bettor re
nounced.
Though I couldn't agree with quite all that
was said ,
Whoso follows that path will bo pleasantly
led.
A collodion wns taken , and gold foil as fast
As showers In April or so"d corn in May ;
The confession of faith was then quickly re
cast ,
And they praised their old pawon and
doubled his pay.
In theory bad , but In practice right level ,
There's much to admire in this Church of
the Devil.
"An ounce of prevention is worth two or
three pounds of euro "
Original saying slightly changed but none
the less truo.
Don't ' wait to bo taken down with
"la grippe" but use Hallor's Sure Cough
Cure , the most thorough prevention of this
dread disease , when taken In conjunction
with Hallor's Sar.saparllla and Burdock , that
has over been lutrouucod.
nntl CiillH in Oliuroh.
Two prominent citizens of Laramlo
attended ohurch on Easter Sunday for
the flrbt tlmo In many months. Ono of
thorn , as the contribution plato approached
preached , was overwhelmed by a fooling
of liberality and dropped in a $5 gold
piece , Bays the Cheyenne Loader. Ills
companion was oxcitud ; ho plunged his
hand in his pocket and pulling out a $10
piece dropped it In the plato , saying in a
stage whisper so loud that it pervaded
thoHunoturv , ' 'I'll straddle your live. "
"Hold on"cried the llrst contributor ,
"coma back with that plato , I'll call
him , " and us the happy deacon returned
ho added another shining five dollar
gold picco to the pile. Although the
proceedings may Imvo been slightly ir
reverent none of the church olllclals
were fatally shocked und the two will bo
always welcome visitors to that church
75c.
SI Infants' All Wool Onshiuoro Plonks In
just ono color , and that U Hlil ) . We bought
them cheap and will Klvo you a Ixmufll Mon-
day. Only 7 : > o each , worth up totl.uo.
3000 Rolls GiirWalT'l'aper.
a Roll.
LADES
Night Gowns
48c , 75c , 98c.
Monday , thren Rreat linrsalni In Iiadlos'
Mother lliibburd NUht downs , trltnnied In
line Luces and Kmhmldorlos , nt 4Sc , T5o and
IHO each ; worth 7.V to 4I.BO.
Imported Corsets ,
$1.98.
GREAT CORSET BARGAIN.
All Ron Imported Corsets , .such as T. 0. Niini-
bor . ' ( ! : > . 1' . 1) ) . 2IS , O. 1' . SU.I , In all sl/eS , In white ,
uruiiin mid blank , all at ono prlco Monday
MM ; worth UOO
Dinner Napkins ,
$1.25.
7Sdo7on a-4 Itloaohud Dinner Napkins , a reg
ular hummer , only 71.'J5 a dozun. Get u do/un
sure.
100 White Hod Spreads. Marseilles patterns ,
largo size , worth f-.OO. Oo Monday at
each.
COLLECTIONS OF A CENTUM ,
Leaves From the Scrap Books of a Soldier
and a Priest.
CURRENT STORIES OF NELSON'S ' TIME.
Strange HpitnittiB From Erin's Grnvo-
yardH Tlio Spring I'oot ns Ho Ap
peared Ono Hundred
Vonrs ARO.
The newspapers and magarlnos of the past
ono hundred years have formed a pretty cor
rect and Intensely Interesting mirror of the
Imes in which they were published. No in
stitution of civilized society has so faithfully
hold the mirror up to nature as the current
literature of the past century.
A gentleman connect od with the legal depart
ment of the Union Pacific , has two mammoth
scrap books which contain a surprising quan
tity of Interesting , instructive and curious
articles , extracts and short squibs cut from
European papers and magazines between the
yc.irs 177S and 18J3 , by Sergeant Lawrence
W. Lyon and his brother , the Rt. Rev. Jumos
Lyon of Waterford , Ireland.
Sergeant Lyon was the great grtnJ father of
the gentleman above referred to who now owns
thu curious and Interesting volumes. The two
gentlemen who collected the clippings were
of a literary turn of mind and they
not only collected the hundreds of
interesting articles and squibs from
the current publications of their day , but
ttioy wrote many valuable and Interesting
explanations and comments throughout the
immense scrapbooks and succeeded in leaving
to their posterity some very interesting no-
counts of historic events and popular themes
of the ago In which they llvo.
The clippings were evidently taken from n
wldo range of current publications 'or the
typo varies all the way fromagato to brovlor
and embraces nearly every variety of compo
sition from a loose pointed Jolco to thu elegant
and stately poem upon some patriotic emotion
of thn hour. The punctuation is very rlglu.
The frequent use of the colon and semicolon
in sentences where the comma would now bo
used and the prevalence of Hallo and capitals
constitute the chief difference between the
style of the matter found In these curious old
books and that found In the scrap books of
recent years.
The use of the letter f for s is another no-
tlcuablo feature of the articles pasted in these
old books. The langungo used is.ln the main ,
remarkably pure English , direct , forclblo and
simple , with few long words mid n conspicu
ous ubsenco of slung or cant expressions.
The compilers of these two huge scrap
books evidently had n fondness for anecdotes ,
poetry , historical and statistical squibs and
for quaint and curious writings. Unfortu
nately the books were put together with the
most' superlative disregard for clironogic.il
order or systematic ) arrangement , and It
Is Imposslblo to determine the date or the
periodical from which homo of the clippings
were cut.
The original owners of these quaint old
volumes were also interested In art , and
many of the pages uro handsomely douorated
by beautifully painted designs , embracing
miniature landscapes , marine views , feath
ers , loaves and sketches ot still llfo , across
the tops and about the margins.
Some of the humorous squibs are very en
tertaining aud show the drift of the funny
man's mind In these days. Hero is an epi
taph , said to have boon taken from u tomb
stone In southern Ireland :
"lleneatli this ar.ivtil and these stones
I.la poor Juuk lllircy'H Hkln und bonus !
Ills llfHli 1 oft have noiird him say ,
Ho hoped , in tlmo , would niiiku good hay ;
Onotli I , how can that eonio to puss.
And ho if piled , -All llcith Is Brass. ' "
Amoni ! the many clover auoccotos Uio fol
lowing was noted :
"A Scotch clergyman named Montolth
emigrated to Franco when Cardinal Rlchc-
llou was prime minister to L.ouls XIV. Hav
ing gained access to tbo cardinal In order to
obtain employ raout.he wusaskod by thoprimo
minister to what family , ho bolougod iu the
Basem't ' Bargains
House Furnishing ; Goods ,
n.noo rolls of wall paper to roll.
\\inh tubt llu I'lii-h.
China iiinsh and milk sets .Tic.
Hloel cardon ruKos lt > c anil .
Wfl rolls gilt wall paper flUc.
1.500 mils Rllt wall paper at lOo.
5UOMioop ! palls loo. u.iuh.
Superior clothes wringers $1.75.
Novelty clothes wringers KA\ '
Wnstorn washing iniiolilne.i JI.5) ,
0 il < m < n L'lolhcs pins 5o.
KnllliiK pins So. worth I5o.
f > foot stop ladders 5lk .
I'olillnc InmliiK bounl ROc , worth II , 50.
: I-WIIK | folding ulothos burs Me.
Lnruo olpthns busltuts ! > 'H ) and T5o.
Willow doll biiRKli'sIWc.
Hoys' 2-whi'Ol i-iirts Ilk ! .
ImrRQ Iron uxlo wagons flOc.
1.000 tlddludy winks lOo ,
1,000 p.ickaRrs mixed bird seed 5o.
( looil scrub brushes He.
8-holti com puns 7o.
1'lollns la nml So rncli.
Pudding tins 'HI , fa mid too.
Handled stow puns lor , lUo and 15o.
( /'alto tlnmV. luo mid 15o.
I'nhiH'iI Uuspldors So.
Pocor.iti'd chamber palls.flo.
liurco sl7i > milk Strainers K > e.
1'otuto si rumors 'J.V1.
Solid conpor toil kettles $1.15 ,
Large dish puns 2V.
2-qunrt covered palls Do.
Mu wash biislnsfK' .
Dover ORB boaters too.
; t-urm towul tack lUe.
Wall mirrors 1V ( ,
Sanford's black Inkno.
Hanging lamps JI.IN.
Hall imtiKltii : lumps JJ.fiO.
Hand lamps t.'ic. ll > u and ii'ic.
Library lamps W.lVl.
( .Mass tumblers 2 ! o each.
lllown glass tumblurs nyjo each.
Glass fruit dishes 15c and 35o , worth 33o and
5o.
5o.Olnss broad pint PS lOo.
( lluss water pitcher lOc.
( t piece gliiss cream sots lo. ! !
Ciluss ploUlu illilipi flc.
( Jut glass mijjar sifters with silver top ISo.
Hyrnp pitchers SOu. *
Decoiatod China cuspidors 48o.
0-pluco doporatcd chamber sots J1.90. worth
1,000 bottles amonlti lOc each.
( iold paint lOu bnttln.
Aiisonla nlukul oldokt 59o.
Modlclno chests 7. > o.
Itroad boards ! TAj , worth $1.
Hoys' velocipedes Jl.ftj.
I'apor palls i'io.
And Thousands of Other
BARGAINS'
BROS. , 1S1O DOUGLAS STRMMT. Tl
IN THE REALM OF MYSTERY ,
Ohroniclo of Events Among the
Fraternities.
NOTES ON THE DEATH OF ALBERT PIKE.
Ills Successor nn Grand Commander
of the Southern .Jurisdiction Scot
tish Kite Kiilcht Tomplnr
Grand Coinmiindory.
The remains of General Albert Pike laid In
state In the House of the Temple at Wash
ington , D. C. , until Thursday night , and
wore viewed by a largo concourse of Masons
and friends of the dead commander. On Sun
day afternoon the Knights Templar and other
Masonlo lodges that had attended the funeral
of'C. . Carpenter called nt the House of the
Temple in a body , under the escort of a body
of Scottish Rlto Masons. They passed by the
catafalque In slow , solemn procession , and
looked upon the features of the supreme com
mander for perhaps the last time.
A , meeting of the Masonic Veteran associa
tion of the city was hold Sunday afternoon
at tno Scottish Rlto cathedral on G street.
The meeting was secret , but the only pro
ceedings of general Interest was the appoint
ment of n committee to draft suitable resolu
tions on the death of General Pike and report
at a mooting held in the Scottish Rite sanc
tuary at 10:30 : o'clock Thursday night.
The funeral service was ield at midnight
Thursday. At the same hour all the Scot
tish Rlto consistories of the southern Juris
diction in the world held a ledge of sorrow
In honor of the late supreme commander.
Occidental consistory of this city hold a
ledge of sorrow at midnight Thursday in the
now Scottish Rite roomat , which there was a
largo attendance of members. The services
wore very Impressive.
General Pike's successor Is Dr. James Cun
ningham Batcholor of Now Orleans who , by
virtue of his rank of lieutenant grand com
mander of the grand consistory of the A.
und A. S. rllo of the southern Jurisdiction of
the United States , succeeds , pro tempore , to
the honors and responsibilities of the position
of grana commander. Ho was born In
CanudaJuly 10 , 1818 , and imlirratod south
when nulto young , locating In Alabama ,
where ho was educated In the practice of
medicine. Removing to Now Orleans bo or-
ganUcd a company for the confederate army ,
with which ho served as captain. Wounds
and exposure sent him to the rear
and loft him n permanent cripple.
Ho was made a Master Mason In
Eureka ledge , Alabama , In 1840 , n Royal
Arch Mason In Polar Star chapter , Now
Orleans , In 1850 , a Knight Templar lu
Jacques lo Molay comniandcry In Now Or
leans In 1800 , and a high prlost In 1801. Ho
recolvou the thirty-third degree In the Scot
tish rlto In 1807 and was gradually promoted
by merit and seniority to tno exalted position
ho now holds. Ha was elected grand secre
tary of the grand lodge of Louisiana in Ihii" ,
and hold the oftteo continually for twoutv-
four years.
John J. Gorman , sheriff of Now York city
and graud commander of the Scottish rite of
the United States Jurisdiction , Issued tbo
following order on the day following Plko's
death :
UNIVERSI ORBIS TERRARUM ARCH1-
TECTONIS AD GLORIAM , DEUS ME-
UMQUE , ORDO AB CHAD.
From the east of the Supreme Council of
Sovereign Grand Inspectors General of the
Thirty-third and last dogreoAiicIciit and Ac
ccptcd Scottish rlto , for the United States of
America , their Territories and dependencies
under the C. C. of the 3 , answering to the
40 dog. mln. 40 sec. N. L. , ' ) dog. 61 rntu. C
ice. II.L.Meridian at Washington Clty.D.C.
OFFICE OF THE SOVEREIGN GRAND
COMMANDER ,
B West Fourteenth st. . Now York , April 3.
SORROW , SORROW , SORROW.
To all Scottish Rlto Masons of our U41-
cnco In the United States of America , their
crrltorios and dependencies.
ANNOUNCEMENT.
ALBERT PIKE IS DEAL ) .
The Illustrious grand commander of the
southern Jurisdiction Ancient and Accepted
Scottish rlto departed this life at his homo ,
Washington , D. C. , April 2 , 1801 , in the
eighty-second year of his age.
By his death Scottish Kite Mnsonry has
est n warm friend , an able advocate , and a
> rlllnnt ! leader. Ho was an carncstenthusi-
nstlc , industrious Scottish Hlto Mason , n
nest forclblo and prolific writer , an able edl-
or and distinguished poet. His loss will bo
tconly felt.
His funeral service will take place at his
ate residence. Lot all who can do so pay
the last tribute of respect to his memory by
attending his funeral service. Courteously
and fraternally ,
Joii.vJ. GOIIMAN , 83d Grand Commander.
Attest : John G. Baker , Kid Grand Secre
tary General , II. E.
IV. T.
Mt. Calvary comniandcry held Its annual
election last week and elected the following
ofllcors for the ensuing year : Victor U'hlto ,
eminent commander ; N. B. Apple , general
issimo : Joseph Prance , captain general ; J.
B. llrunor , senior warden ; Thomas Batter-
ton. Junior warden ; 15. K. Long , secretary ;
L. M. Anderson , treasurer.
The prince of Wales has again boon elected
Brand master of the United Grand lodge of
England. The recent session of that grand
body was nn unusually brilliant spectacle ,
and the popularity of the grand master was
manifested In a variety of ways by the as
sembled brethren. The prince's son , the
duke of Clarence , Is also taking loading rank
in the Masonic fraternity , und , It Is expect
ed , will be elevated to his father's Masonlo
rank when the latter gives up the grand
master's chair for the throne of Great
Britain.
It is only once a year that a state represen
tation of the KnlL'lits Templar of Nebraska
moots , and this tlmo ICcarnoy was favored.
Tuesday's trains Brought the wanderers In
from all directions , each with his glittering
sword and trunk full of gay regalia. At 7
o'clock sharp the gavel sounded In the Mount
Hebron asylum and from that moment the
business of the session of the grand counnan-
dory of the state began. Sir Knight Uov.
Dr. Askln of Kuiirney'sald In welcoming the
Sir Knights :
"uizlit eminent grand commander and Sir
Knights of the grand commnndory of the
state of Nebraska : Mount Hebron com
mandory No. 12 , extends to you fraternal
greeting and the strong right hand of fellow
ship. Our eminent commander has honored
mo with the pleasant duty of tolling you that
you nro welcome to our "asylum and to our
city. Wo are honored by your presence. You
nro Christian warriors ; the cross of Christ is
your battle flag. Your tocsin libs'comedown
to you written with a pen of steel dipped In
the blood of millions of Christian warriors.
You are the representatives of the grandest
order the world has over seen , an order that
has sent forth heroes who Imvo overthrown
the despot , liberated the slave , relieved the
distressed widow and orphan , ministered to
the nnilctcd and protected the oppressed.
"Wo welcome you as heralds proclaiming
principles destined to rrgonoratQ humanity ;
tolling for the day whou every kuco shall
bow mid every tongue confess our Master ,
Christ the Lord.
"Sir Knights , wo greet you from your
workshops and your ofllcos , from the pulpit
and high ofllco.s of the state you como.Vo
welcome you as representatives of nn order
whoso pathway can bo traced through cen
turies by the blood of its martyrs. We give
ycu a cordial greeting aud welcome you to
the vuoon city of the Platte vnlloy. "
Grand Commander Louis M. Kcono , In a
few well chosen words , responded to the elo
quent address , and the business of the ses
sion was taken up. The mooting adjourned
at ! ! o'clok In the morning and was celled to
order again nt I ) o'clock Wednesday morning ,
closing at noon. The following otllcors were
elected : Louis Ii. Korty , Omaha , grand
commander ; Edgar O. Salisbury , Beatrice ,
deputy grand commander ; John D , Moore ,
Grand Island , grand euuorallsslmo ; James
A. Tultoys. Hod Cloud , grand captain general -
oral ; William T. Whitmorsh , Norfolk , grand
prelate ; Charles B. Finch , Kearuoy , gmnd
senior warden ; K. P. K. Miller , Lincoln ,
grand Junior warden ; James S. Franco ,
Omaha , grana treasurer ; William K. Bowen ,
Omaha , grand recorder.
The visiting Sir Knights spoke la highly
founder of the grand army. Thus all the
early proceedings have been recovered and
will bo published. Ono thousand dollars were
appropriated In addition to the &l'M raised by
subscripilon for a monument to Major
Stophcnson , to bo erected at Petersburg.
The Woman's Itoliof corps elected Mrs.
Mary A. Bradley of Dccatur president.
A. O. U. \ \ .
Union Pacific lodge No. 17 , hold Its regular
mooting last Wednesday night and an unus
ually largo audience attended.
Grand Master Workman Tate was present
and addressed the lodge. His romarlts wore
very Interesting , ns ho gave a short resume
of the work douo hero in Nebraska , showing
a membership of full 0,000 members in Ne
braska. This state rains llrst on the list In
the A , O. U. W. in its percentage of Increase
In the last year.
The election then took place and Willlum
Turner , John McEwlng and Mr. MoBrldo
were chosen ns delegates to the grand ledge
which takoa place next mouth. Alternates *
were also chosen for each of the members.
The session proved a vary Interesting ono ,
and was greatly appreciated by all present.
Instructions were given or suggested by the
lodge to the delegates as to their work at the
grand lodge.
Omaha ledge No. IS will give Its monthly
social entertainment naxt Thursday evening.
I. O. O. F. *
Ituth Robokah degree ledge gave another
of their most enjoyable parties last night at
the ledge room , corner of Dodge and Four
teenth streets. An excellent musical and
literary programme was presented , which
was thoroughly enjoyed by the largo audi
ence.
Ivy Robokah ledge will give a high-five
party at the hall on Saundcrs street next
Wednesday evening for members of the
lodge. The parties hold at the houses of
members during the winter have proven
highly successful and the largo attendance
has necessitated seeking larger quarters.
EXOiUS ) OF THE COT FACERS ,
Progress of a Deoade in thn Development of
Farnam Street ,
DWELLERS ON THE COURT HOUSE SITE.
Blcn Who ICopt Property on tlio I'res-
cmt Lending Thoroughfare IJe-
ouitso They Gould Not doll
Their Holdings.
"A little moro than cloven years ago , " said
an old Omaha man , "I lived In Ed Hanoy's
house on the corner of Eighteenth and Far
nam , where that gentleman now resides. It
was then twenty-six feet above the present
grade , though the re.ir of the lot had boo n
filled. Across ttio street was the cottage of
T.V. . T. Richards , a low ono-story brick.
"That summer the owner excavated the
hill and put n story beneath his residence and
added the tower , still standlnir. Ho sloped
the banks to the street and occupied ono of
the slghtllost residence lots In the city. Mr.
Richards was- ono of the proprietors of the
Iron works now owned and operated on a
larger scale by P.ixton & Viorllng. Ho wont
to California on account of thu ill health of
his wlfo , who afterwards died , and during the
Los Angeles boom ho mido § 108,000.
"Next to the Richards ra-ildenco was the
homo of Judge Porter , who Is now also a
prosperous retired business man in Los
Angeles. Al. G McKoon owned the property
adjacent on the west , and ho , too , was at
tracted to the semi-tropic city , and continues
ono of Its influential citizens. Mr. Thomas
A. Crcigh lived in the next
house west , which for many yaars
before , and for n tlmo afterward ,
belonged to iho late Rov. George L. Little.
Martin Dunham lived there altcrwards , and
Mrs. Thompson owned the corner of Nine
teenth and Farnam which she sold for a
small fortune and removed to Georgia avenue.
"On our side of the street tuoro were no
dwellings except the Hanoy house. On the
sumo lot in the cottage where his family still
reside , D. E. Kimbnll'i who committed suicide
Thursday morning- ' Was domiciled nnd on
the Harnoy street front were several shnntios
inhabited by negrdos1.
"On the court hoUso-block there were three
houses. Harrv Douel'llvcd In a small brick
cottage facing east 'on ' Seventeenth street.
Diagonally across thb'strcct ' , where the city
hall Is in course of Constructionwas the hand
some Saunders mansion. Governor Saun-
dow was then In tHa'United States senate
nnd shortly previous had sold the property to
William A. Paxton yyho exchanged It with
the city for the old court house corner where
his six story brick building was afterward
eroctod. ' , . - ,
"Tho I3oo bulldluc now stands where Its
editor's ' modest whlto cottage then looked out
over the ontlro cityaud for nn indefinite dis
tance east nnd 'southward. The cor
ner of Seventeenth' , nnd Faninm east
of Mr. Rojqwa or's house was
for sale at M.OOO Vyvithout takers. Hon.
J. II. Mlllnrd had a spacious resilience on the
corner east , upon which the ton-story Now
York Llfo building was oroctcd In 1887-8.
The old house was removed and incorporated
in the Mlllard mansion farther out on Par-
nam street. Alfred Hurley , then sheriff of
tbo county , lived In the frame structure still
standing on the corner diagonally opposlto
from THE IRK. Mr. Mlllard sold his corner
1U2 foot front on Parana for $35,000. The
Hurley corner is reported to have been sold
recently for f75,000. It is 00x132 ,
"Farnam street was then partly graded.
Later a cut of thirteen foot at Eighteenth
street was made. The property owner * had
scarcely completed the work of adjusting
themselves to the now grade when n second
cut of thirteen feet was ordered. Meantime
the court house was nearly completed , after
cutting oft sixteen feat of earth.
"West of Eighteenth street were n few
scattering dwellings , nnd about wboro Twen-
ty-llrst street should bo was H dreadful mud-
holo. Nobody would then hove ventured
the prediction that business houses would
ancient kingdom of Scotland. Now the cler
gyman's father bad been n poor fisherman ,
engaged In the salmon trade , and so ho an
swered the cardinal prudently by sayingwith
great composure that , ho belonged to tlio an
cient and noble family of Montolth In the
province of Perth , uickclicu Inquired as to
moro of the particulars regarding the clergy
man's father , and the witty Scot answered
that ho belonged to the Montclth family of
Salmon-net. The cardinal's look revealed his
Ignorance with regard to this Illustrious
branch of the Montolth family , but the cler
gyman's claim to nobility was never after
called In question aim ho was given the tltlo
Do Salmouot , by which he was distinguished
in his literary productions till the day of his
death. "
The spring pool was abroad In the land In
these days and his prolific pen scorned to
scratch off very much the sumo sort of
Jlnglo then as now. Here Is a sample of the
stuff that broke forth annually when the
robins began to nest along about 1784 : ,
*
ODE TO UKUA IN Hl'ltlNO.
Again returns on genial win ? ,
The lover's soasoii Koiitlu spring ,
And hulls the youthful year ;
Now o'er the Holds the zuphyrs play ,
And gently cool the waning day
With their refreshing air.
All Honms my Della to tnvlto
To rural pluasnres and delight
On yonder daisy's green :
The swains In artless lays complain
Ti > VUIIIIH and her sportive tram ,
While evening glldb tlio seuno.
"My fair , why should wo linger ncro ,
And not to huppy vi'Ius repair ,
While K''iitle ' llesper reigns ?
Thun let ns seeU u sweet lutruat ,
\\horo trees and clasping Ivy meet ,
Ami chant our Hylvun lays. "
The books are copiously sprinkled with
theatrical criticism of loading plays In Lon
don , Paris , Dublin nnd Edinburgh. There
nro numerous bright colored pictures of
prominent ovonU. such as battles by sea and
land , bulls , receptions , and portraits of prom
inent people and crowned heads.
The Interesting old books contain long and
Interesting extracts from American news
papers , particularly about the tlmo of the
war of 181'J , when the papers even wont so
far as to use slug heads in describing tno
most notable battles.
Leading doctors throughout the country
nro recommending Hallor's Sarsaparllla ana
Dunlock , as a blood purltlor and to build ui >
the system.
VHI : itm
Charles A , fanliier. in Lot Auudtx Tlmfi ,
A beterogcnous mixture of a self-conceited
wis ,
With a thin and gnuiy bubble of attenuated
gas ,
Is the man who loads his speech with words
ho doesn't understand ,
So ridiculously lengthy nnd bombastically
grand.
Who betrays his feeble shallowncss of Idlotlo
brains
With the longest polysylablos the lexicon
contains , '
And mistakes tholr windy vapldnoss for elo
quence and sense ,
Like n donkey in the meadow , or a psacock
on the fonco.
Know yo not , oh foolish mortal , that tlio wis
dom of your speech
Cometh not in stilted uttcranco the masses
neverieach I
That the longest words are weakest In the
argument of fate ,
And the shortest are thl ) thunderbolts of love
or of hatol
That the glory and the beauty of the English
undented ,
Is the purest nnd the simplest , llko the
bounty of a child ,
And that with the speaker's hearers frothy
speeches never pass ;
Hut they only amllu contoraptuonbly and
write him down an ass.
Indianapolis Journal : Mrs. Wlckwiro
This U the 870th iKirformanco of thli play ,
the programme says. How awfully monotonous
onous It must bo to the actors by this tlmo.
Mr. WleKwlro You think sol And It was
only two day * ago you were complaining
that I did not scorn to lovoyou as I did In lh
days of our honeymoon.