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THE OMAHA DAILY BEE : SUNDAY. OCTOBER 2 , 1302-TWENTY PAGES.
LADIES OF THE WHITE HOUSE
Bkttoh of tvn Omaha Lady Prominent in
That Oharming Coterie.
THE GORGEOUS COLORS OF AUTUMN
Tlnorotn I'rotmt Afrnlnut WciltllnK irc ont §
Sentenced to Matrimony by a Court
oT I.nir rrminlno 1'nnonnli
mm I'axlilim Notes.
In the current issue of Potorson'a
Mnenzlno , Gllborta S. Whittle pro-
Bents an entertaining akotch of the
ladles of the whlto house , and spoahs us
follows of ono Omaha cltitms na her
own : "Tho simple nnd unostentatious
elognnco of thoao native nnd to the
manor horn tlistlnjjuishoj the present
Inmates of the oxcoutlvo mansion , and
conspicuous for her many personal at
tractions among the churmlng cotorlo Is
Mrs. Hussoll Harrison , the duughtor-ln-
law of the pi'osldont. Mrs. Harrison's
beauty Is of the purest Saxon typo , and
BO youthful Is she In appearance that
ono hears witli surprise that aho Is a
matron of eight years' standing. Uor
hair Is of Infantile hlondnoss , her eyes
of the opalescent hues of summer skies ,
nnd her complexion exquisitely fair and
delicately tinted. Though pottle in
flt'uro there is a graceful dignity in her
carriage which gives ono the Impres
sion of greater height than she pos-
bosses a quality noticeable , too , in her
manner , despite its childlike simplicity
nnd freedom from titTeoUxtlon. Her
father , Hon. Alvin Saunders , although
11 Kentuckian by birth , comes of Vir
ginia stock , both of hia parents
being natives of ' that state.
Her mother is from Frederick ,
Md. Mrs. Harrison was born in
Mount Pleasant , la.-but removed to
Omaha whun her father was appointed
governor of the territory of Nebraska.
In 1877 ho was elected as the represen
tative of that state to the United States
senate , and in the following September
his daughter accompanied him to Wash
ington , and entered the convent of Visi
tation in Georgetown , where she re
mained some years , graduating later at
the Archer institute , in Washington.
The February after her graduation , she
met Mr. Harrison , who had gene to
Washington to see his father tiworn in
as United States senator from Indlanu.
"She was married the following Jtuiu-
nry , and afterwards made her home in
Helena , Mont. , where her husband was
In charge of the United States assay of-
'ficoT Mrs. Harrison has trav
eled extensively in the United
States , and is particularly familiar
with the western portion of the country ,
but her trip abroad last summer was
her first experience in foreign travel.
She has recently been appointed ono of
the eight , commissionors-at-largo for the
World's fair , a position which she will
doubtless fill with credit. Mr. and Mrs.
Harrison have only ono child , a little
Cirl four years old , called Marthona , in
honor of Mrs. Harrison's mother. "
*
This is the season of the year to
gather flowers , loaves , nnd grasses for
homo and holiday decoration. Lot us
hunt in field and woodland before Jack
Frost comes with his blighting touch
and changes the warm , mellow hues of
autumn into the dull gray shades of win
ter. A brief excursion and tramp in
open fields will bo rewarded with enough
bright bits and colors to fill all the
vases , bowls , and corners that can bo
spared. Romorabor that this is no Hoot
ing joy , says Harper's Young People ,
for grasses , grains , evergreens , and
many of the wild Unworn of autumn can
be preserved for months and months.
The season would bo poor indeed in
'floral bounty if it were not for the won
derful display given by the many culti
vated gaidon ilowera It would seem as
though nature emptied the last drops of
her summer paint pot on her fall
flowers. The waning warm season is
marked by the deepest dyes nnd the
most gorgeous colors. The china asters
vie with the chrysanthemum , qucon of
the autumn ; the xonias run riot in rich
crimsons , scarlets , oranges and yellows ;
the dahlias como out in flying colors , so
do the dainty white clustering- phlox
nnd the golden-colored t helianthus
those , alas ! are shortlived1 , they will
never do fop winter decoration.
The most lasting autumn bouquet is-
made of wild flowers. Goldenrod and
thoroughwort wave their gay banners
in field and on hillside. The latter wit
its grayish-pink blossoms skirts near the
"
foro8t"whoro it peons through the dead
joa.ves , A vase filled with a mass o
'
dfle'd goldenrod , sprays of dried
thoroughwort , bunched with the tal
stalks of "cattails" in a high vase , will
land a touch , of outdoor color to some
cozy corner.
A prettily arranged tun table Is often
times u welcome change from the some
what formal and always convontlonnl
Into dinner. Many people in the bum
mer have what is culled in English ver
nacular a "high tea ; " this is roully u
substantial muni , with hot moats and 1
vegetables , but not a joint. SieuUs ,
chops , croquettes , poultry , game , uro
nil suitable for n high ton. Any ono of
these may bo selected with a couple of f
vegetables , hot buttered toust or bis
cuits , served with ton , colTce or choco
late , followed by n simple doKsort. This
Bomowlmt hybrid meal , although quite
as Hiibatantitil und btitiafying to hungry
appetites , involves less work than a reg
ular dirmor , ami , us n young housekeeper
saplcntly romtirkcd , "whut makes u
good tea makes u poor dinner , ' More
over , it is a very elastic feast , and
young people need not bubitato to ask
their friends informally to ton , whereas
an'extra ono ut dinner always "counts. "
A pretty way in which to arrange n
table for such a meal is to leave It bare
and have three clothsono , for the center ,
ono for the ten-tray ami another before
the house-mauler , for the meat , what
ever it may bo. Those tea cloths give
'groat opportunity torn display of pretty
needlework. Russian cross-stitch is
much used in tholr decoration , and some
of the combinations of rod and blue nro
extremely beautiful. White wash Bilk
that does not turn yellow is eminently
adapted for embroidering on tea cloths ;
nnd , after all , there is nothing BO pretty
jWNvliito Jiupory for the tablo.
Sarah K. Bolton , through an article
in the Independent , utters a timely pro
test against the wedding present nul-
ninco uud extortion , She says what
every sensible porton knows nnd con
cedes that wedding presents have
como to bo ft burden , and , to u consid
erable extent , pimply a matter of pride.
Said a lady to mo recently : "Wo don't
know very Intimately the parties to bo
ronrrlcd , but our presents will bo exhib
ited among the others , and wo should
bo ushtimod not to luivo them us elegant
as these of our neighbors. " And this
Homo Judy could ill afford to buy thingtf
for her pwir household , Baying nothing
of ft thousand ways in which uho could
better hnvo bpont the money. It is use
less t ( | reuson Unit people need not give
presents , s long us wo litvvo auoh u ,
needless fashion , they will feel obliged
to gtvo , just as they do at Cnristuias ,
when half the ttmo they have little
heart or pleasure In It. The recipients
always know that , In the year to como ,
they will also bo obliged to give pros-
ents in return , spoons , sugar bowls , but
ter nlshos , that often are in duplicates
nnd of no use to the possessor. This so
ciety fashion for people who nro in ordi
nary circumstances la indeed social op-
prosslon. It is pleasant to give nnd
pleasant to receive ; but not when you
nro certain that many nro unable to
give , and do so only because Ills the
custom.
*
The Provident Bounty association of
London publishes In the newspapers of
that cllv A prospectus recommending It
self to the patronage of nil families and
especially to young married couples.
Its object is to insure married pnoplo
apainst twins and triplets. A married
man expecting to become a father , the
prospectus states , must deposit $25 to
become n policy holder. In caio the
polioyholdor's wlfo has twins ho will re
ceive $1250 , In case she has triplets , 8375.
The conditions of Issuing policies are
simple and are intended to appeal es
pecially to the lower middle class , in
cluding bookkeepers , shop clerks and
small tradesmen. The cupital of the
concern Is $50,000. All the directors
are reputable men of Considerable prop
erty.
* *
Adeline E. Knapp , who has won for
herself In the west something of the dis
tinction conferred upon Miss Morgan in
the east as a horse and cattle reporter ,
is a young woman of brilliant nnd versa
tile gifts. Miss Knapp has been a jour
nalist for iminv years , over since , as n
little girl of II , she published a tiny
paper of twelve columns , writing nearly
all of It herself. Later in her life she
created the woman's department of the
San Francisco Call , and the following
year she purchased a paper of her own ,
of which she was her own editor , man
ager , solicitor , agent , collector and mail
ing clotk. After a time she returned to
the Call as exchange editor until the
management , discovering her peculiar
ability , transferred her to the stock de
partment , where her articles attract
much attention from stock raisers and
dealers. When engaged in the Investi
gations necessary to her business Miss
Knapp rides astride of a small English
racing saddle , in a divided suirt , which
fnllu each side of the saddle over hot
foot. In addition to her weekly article
on stock she writes each Sunday a story
for the Call.
* *
The popularity of cycling as n pastlmo
for women adds a now problem to the
perplexities of the maker of modes.
How to reconcile the necessary condi
tions of the costume demanded by com
fort and safety with the graoo.of femi
nine idoalh has piqued the invention of
designers with the creation of a gem at
once smart and serviceable , jaunty and
attractive. The material is dark gray
corduroy cloth and Jho decoration
stitched sucdo leather of the same tint.
The skirt is made considerably fuller
than the fashionable costume for ordi
nary wear , and is worn over knicker
bockers of flannel , and these in turn
over a wool combination garment which
increases in weight as the days become
cooler. The coat is worn with a crimson
lining andsmart with rovers of the leath
er also lined with the bright color. The
waistcoat is of spotted vcstiugdarl blue ,
with a tiny fleck of rod or yellow , and a
black satin tie thrust through with a
jeweled pin in strict masculine fashion is
worn with a collar and plastron of
starched linen or colored cambric.
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* *
Miss Katharine K. Conway , a Rochas-
tor girl in Boston , has been appointed to
the prison commisson of Massachusetts ,
and the Springfield Republican says of
this appointment : "Tho governor yes
terday appointed Miss Katharine E.
Conway of the Boston Pilot to the
prison commission , to succeed Misa
Emma F. Gary who resigns on account
of ill health. Misa Conway is somewhat
over 30 years old , and began in news
paper work when she was 15. In 1883
the late John Boyle O'Reilly engaged
her services on the Pilot , and ho always
valued them highly , on ono occasion
averring that she had 'the heart of a
woman and the brain of a man. ' As a
matter of fact wo should say Miss Con-
way's brains are as womanly as her
heart ; they are certainly very good
brains in the lines in which she has
heretofore employed them , in editorial
writing and verses. She is a great
favorite with her fellow-workers , both
men and women. "
*
* *
A California judge has established a
precedent. A young man and a young
woman came before him , a piece of
proparty being in litigation , one
claiming it under an old lease , the
other under an olti Will.
"It strikes ino , " said the judge ,
"there ought to bo some pleasant , easy
way of settling this lawsuit. The plain
tiff seems to bo a respectable young
man , and the defendant a nice young
woman. If they go on with these pro
ceedings , this property will be all frit
tered awuy among the lawyers. Now it
would ho very much bettor for the
plninlifl and defendant to marry aud go
to living together on the farm. "
The young woman blushed and said
she hadn't thought of it , and the young
man gallantly said ho wouldn't bo
averse. The judge then rendered the
verdict for the plaintiff , on condition of
his marrying the defendant within two
months , until which time he crantod a
wtay of execution. This is the first time
a couple was over sentenced to matri
mony in a court of law.
*
*
A young southern woman , Elizabeth
Brown Davis , stands among the fore
most mathematicians of the country in
mathematical accuracy and skill. The
first mathematical work of importance
accomplished by Mrs. Davis was that of
reading the proofs and verifying the
calculation. ! of Prof. Simon New-combo's
Calculus , Later , iwhen the computer in
the Nautical Almanac died , Mrs. D.ivia
entered the competitive examination
which was to determine his succosnor , in
company with a do/.on men. Within
throe hour so very man , all college gradu
ates , loft the room vanquished by the
mathematical and astronomical problem j
with which they wore confronted , but
the girl of 11) ) answered every question ,
solved every problem , won for her
papers the rare " 100 pius"from the com
mlttee , and received the plnco at $1,1100
a \ ear ,
A pretty gown for a little child in
called the "Tot" drus.-i , and It la made of
a rich shade of red < > f green ciiHliuioru.
The front uf the rather full wulut in
trimmed with cream-white ilannol ' '
rovers edged with rod wllk gimp. The
rovers form a iloop sailor collar at the
back and open over a pointed plastron
of the flannel , striped horizontally all
the way down with the gimp. The
sleeves , full to the olbown , are gathered
into whlto eulfa striped with the uamo
trimming ; and n narrow whlto snub. is
drawn through a fancy buckle in front.
The kilted nklrt has a Juup hem turned
up on the outBido and brlor-stlchod with
cronm-whilo nllk ,
Iho Mirror of 1'udilou ,
Velvet Bteovns are a feature of both
coal * and gowns of cloth.
Broadcloth IB a rival of twuod und
cheviot for tailor eostmiiou , for the prom-
entitle.
Shaded velvet for bloovon anil trim
ming Is the liatuUomo.it novelty- the
j season.
Sleeves nro attaining most astonish
j ing proportions and displaying most
startling vnearloa and extravagances.
Voloutlno is n silk that'llnds increas
ing favor. It is as soft IIH bongallno ,
only of firmer texture , with a glossy
surface.
Youthful nnd pretty house dresses for
autumn wonr nro mndo of handsomely
plalded mirnhs combined with French
camel's hair.
The lightweight wools nro the very
best textiles : to select for useful gowns
for wear during the entire autumn.
The grays and browns present n , wide
range of shades this season.
The smart woman of today always has
n pin about her , because she carries In
her pocket u tiny velvet cushion stuck
full of thorn on ono side , while her mon
ogram in silver occupies the other.
The reps of the now Russian velours
are liner and the texture IB much softer
than formerly , but its chief distinguish
ing feature is found in the exquisite
combination of colors effected in the
weaving.
Another now velvet is ivory colored
stamped with a Persian design In soft
colors on ono edge. In the strip tXis
stamped velvet looks like n , mantel lam
brequin , but It Is made into rovers , pan-
OH ami side pieces , and is a very bcnutl-
lul trimming.
Now princosso dresses for homo wear
are mndo with skirts slashed at each
side , and with graceful Eton or Russian
jaekotfronts , close coat sleeves with a
wide pulT or slashed Hungarian cap at
the- top , and a slightly open Medici col
lar of velvet of which the jackolfronts
are made.
The now "cornet" skirt has a founda
tion skirt of live boll gores , and is made
with a slight train , which is easily
shortened if desired. The front pre
sents the fashionable sheath effect , and
the back widens gradually to the edge
of the slight train and partly conceals
the side seams.
Now French felt hats in rough camel's
hair olTocts , also in mottled , heather-
mixed and short olTocts , are brought
out to wear onmiito with tailor-eostumoa
of simiiar pattern. The sailor hat is
again among the models , also the famil
iar Alpine shapes , with their dented
crowns , but considerably lower than
formerly.
Polka-dotted corded silks in rich on-
tumn color mixtures are made up with
pointed bodice , Hungarian sleeves , close
in effect , with n full puff or slashed cap
at the top , and a bell skirt trimmed with
rows of bias velvet bands edged on each
side with narrow jot gimp.
The prevalence of lighicolored wool
costumes this season will bo in marked
contrast to the equally fashionable deep
toned gowns and jackets. In addition to
faced cloth and the lighter Venetian
cloths , there will bo worn plain camel's
hair costumes very rough of surface ,
frequently lined across with bars of
ruibod shaggy camol'a hair in contrast
ing colors.
In laces there is a reaction in favor of
scallops , fern points , rose points and
others , against the straight-edged varie
ties so long used. Soon they will appear
on stately ovonincr gowns of velvet , silk
and brocade as tlouncos , tabliors , etc.
Moan while they are employed for jabots ,
brotollcs , berthas , wide , picturesque col
lars and alcove frills , zouave fronts ,
pufs und sleeve caps of greater or loss
depths.
Among now boots the smnrtost _ is the
heavy calf Blucher , laced , which will
bo worn by every fashionab'y ' right-
minded woman with her tailor gown
when she walks. These boots must bo
blacked like a man's , so the day of
French dressing is ovor. For rainy
days , oddly enough , russet loathe-
shoes are considered the proper choice.
They have pointed toes and common
sense fiat heels.
A handsome reception dross of colored
silk in a light ashes of roses shade has
the bodfco drawn down full under a
point to which are attached hip lapels
of Persian stamped velvet with the plain
ground harmonizing with the tone of
silk. A largo panel rovers , narrow at
the top and broadening as it descends ,
turns back from the side seams of the
skirt and roaches to the very bottom.
The bodice has a full rovers of the same
at the throat.
A trim traveling coat is made of a
light brown , loose woven goods , one of
the novelties , in polonaise form. It is
tight fitting , reaches to the feet , has a
flat box plait in front and back , and two
shoulder capes , which are edged with a
band of fawn colored cloth with a nar
row gold Russian braid at the top. The
sleeves and collars and hem of the slcirt
have the same band. The bolt is of light
leather stamped with gold and laced
with a brown cord ever gold hooks in
front. Two Russian buttons fasten the
collar.
A pretty idea for the decoration of a
bachelor apartment is as follows : Col
lect all the unpaid hills that you can
lind the moro the bettor and select
those of a rose pink shado. Fasten these
about the cornice of the wall as a dado
and make another row of r. . contrasting
color just beneath. Continue in tills
way down the wall as far as the bills
will go. Palo blue and dinary-colorcd
statements look very protlv when
rightly placed , and the effect when fin-
JHliod is said to bo indescribably unique.
A very dainty coilfuro is the bowknot -
knot fashion. The hair is parted in the
middle and wavou back from Ino sided.
It IH divided in half in the back and
with the two pieces a loose DOW knot Is
tied. The ends are folded under , leav
ing only two short pieces. The remain
der is rolled closely together and
pushed under the knot , making it aland
out in the center. The loons are pinned
up widely on the bond with a jeweled
hairpin at every corner of the loops.
This is especially suited to light suits of
hair.
In .Imvclry.
The standards for soap of narrow
raised work bars nro very pretty.
The now candlesticks for tapers are as
pretty as baby toys , anil look like them.
Transparent colored stones tire sleeve
buttons with no moro gold nhowlng
than necessary ,
A luryu During fruit dish has a smooth
surface and the ornamentation is formed
by the perforations.
Some fruit bowls nro basin-shaped
with raised llutos half way up , and n
plain lustrous border above ,
Artlbtlc loaf spoon * grow in numbers
every day. A specimen is a Illy leaf for
the bowl und two twisted tendrils with
buds for the handle.
There nro decided novelties in silver
fruit illnlios. One is a low , round bowl
" with raised and perforated work. The
ornamentation la very rich , The same
designs have low standards , and round
knob-liko foot.
Single Blooyo buttons nro larger than
ovor. They are worn ohiollv by men
and women who alloct masculine drona ,
They prevail in dead gold. The moro
elaborate have a section in ropouxtio
work. 'A now Btylc haa a vertical border
of raised work , ana is altogether com
mendable.
Women who hnvo tholr diamond nook-
lacea tot in gold will , if thuy wlah to ha
In the fashion , have them reset in
platinum. This , it is claimed , , brings
out the stories at tholr beat. It ia , by-
tho-by , decidedly suggestive of the old-
fashioned Dotting of diamonds in silver.
Nntr * AlinntVoinril. .
Mrs. Hnnnlbal Itnmlln , Iho widow of
the late Vice president , is n most In-
lullcotunl nnd lovely woman. She lives
in the old homestead nt Bungor , Me.
Happy the young woman nowadays
who has n middle name with n sonorous
Hound. Susan C. Nlpnor looks common-
pl.ico , but Susnn Cholmondoloy Nipper
is lee line for anything.
A woman who possesses the accom
plishment now rare of being able to
speak the Irish language Is Knthloon
lluppmnn of Philadelphia. She is past
00 , nnd her choicest rolio of her old
home is n letter written by Robert 12m-
mot.
r a
In n letter to the I London Telegraph
about English Wives , Miss Florence
Nightingale say9 : > ' ' "Irishmen are moro
sympathetic , moroilruo to tholr wives ,
nnd , in my oplnioii , ' wo should hoar loss
of unloveU nnd unlovely marriages , loss
of the divorce courts , if Englishmen
showed more sympathy and interest in
tholr wives. "
There Is n girl attending ono of the
schools in EustoriA'Pa. , who U us accu
rate n gnugo of the weather as n
barometer. When storms are brewing
her hair curls in tight ringlets , nnd she
grows so obstreperous thnt touchers .ire
unable to subdue her. The approach of
sunny weather smoothes down her spirits
and she is then the sweetest tempered
girl in school. Many doctors have tried
in vain to solve the mystery of her
ailment.
Ono hundred years ago September 21 ,
while the father of his country was
Becking n ro-olecllon to the presidency ,
ever the land of steady habits and bogus
nutmegs there was born of good old
Continental stock n bouncing girl baby.
At Adrian , Mien. , last Saturday , that
baby , surrounded by fifty or moro , celebrated -
bratod the centennial anniversary of her
birth. The lady , who has boon permit
ted to live through a century , is Mrs.
Anna OhalTeo , widow of Warren Fay
ChalTco , who died four years ago nt the
ago of 8 ! ) . Her memory is good and her
senses bright. She had three children ,
of whom only one is now living , eight
grandchildren and fourteen grout grand
children.
TKvnr.n .1
Used to think that luolc wuz luck and niitlilii'
olsobut luck-
It made no fllU'ronco how or when or where or
why It struck.
Hut sov'nil yours nzo I changt my mind , an'
now prouliiliu
That luck' n kind uv science same as any
ether Kiinio ;
It hiintiuiied out In Denver In the spring uv 'S } ,
when
Salty tuchod a humpback uu' win out ton.
Salty wuz a , printer In the good ol1 Tribune
.
An , ' natural HUe , ho fell Into the cooil ol'
Trlbuuu Wdys ;
So , every bunday ovontii'hc would sit Into the
XHI11I3 ,
Which. In this crowd of thoroughbreds , I
think I need not natnu ;
An' , there ho'd sit until ho rose , an' when ho
rose he were
Invariably loss woaltli about his person than
before. .
1 ! ut nnco thcrocaino a powerful change ; on
soil urn Sund.ty uUht
Occurred the tidal wave that put ol' Salty out
o'hlghtl
: lo win on deuce an' ace au jacK ho win on
King and queen
Ollll lllll allowed the llko uv how ho win wu
novorsooii !
An' how ho ilono It wuz rovonloil to all us
tellers uhon
Ho a ild ho tuchcd a liumpb.iek to win out tcn
<
There must bo somcthln' In It , for bo novcr
win fore ,
An1 when ho told the crowd about the hump
back , how they swore !
For every sport allows It Is a losln * garno to
buck
Agin the sclenco of n man who's touhod a
hump fur luck ;
An' there is no uenyln' luck was nowhere In tt
when ' - '
ialty tochcd a humpback an' win out ton.
I'vo had nuoer dreams1 an' seen queer things ,
uti' alum triad toile
The one thing thut , luck apparently Intended
f'r mo to ;
Cats funorlls , cripples , beggars have I
treated with rog.ml ,
An" cbnrltv ' subscriptions hnvo hit too power
ful h.ir'd :
Rut what's the use uv'talkln' ? I say au' say
attain ' i k
You've got to tech ahumpback to vrln out
ten !
So , though T used to think that luck wuz
lucky , I'll allow
That luck , for luolc , agin a hump ain't no
where In It now ! e.
An' tlmugli I c.tn't explain the whys an'
ulieieToros , I maintain
There must lie somothln' In it when the tip's
so sir.ii'-'ht an' tiluln ;
[ 'or I wuz there an' seen It , an' got full with
Salty when
Salty tochcd a humpback an' win out ton.
PACTS ABOUT OMAHA ,
Omaha has 11 vo public paries.
Omuha has slxty-llvo miles of pavoil
strcetb.
Omaha lias ninety-two mtlos of sowors.
'
There are sltty p'udlio schools , omplovlaj
293 teachers.
There are twoaty-tvvo church and private
schools , employing 153 toichors.
The school census shows ever 30,050 ctiil-
drcn of si-hool age.
Omaha U a cltv of churches , having 115
houses of religious worship.
There are sixty-live liotoH.
There nro tliirtaon trunk lines of railway ,
covorinir33S3'5 miUs of road oponitod from
Omalia. Ono hundred and thirty passenger
trains arrive dully.
Omaha has tliu largtut smelter in the
world.
Omaha Is the third largest packing coaler
in the world. Last yo. r the stoclc rocolpU
wore : Ciittlo , 3r.i3.79Jj : boss , 7lUOSJj ;
snoop , TSU.SfM.
Omaha has the largest distillery in tbo
world and three of the largest oroworios la
the United States.
Oroah.it has the largest wblto laud works
In the world.
Asida from the packing houses Omaha has
100 manufacturing ontarpnsos with a com.
blned capital of $3,933.031) ) . Last year tholr
products amounted to l,1.0l)0UJD.
The principal nhopi of the Union I'aeldo
railwav uro located In Omaha. They oovor
fifty aoros of around und roorosont an outlay
'
lay 'of $12iOUOOU ! , They furnish employment
to 1,200 skilled mouhauics and'JOJ day lauor
ors.
ors.Durinff the year 1391 the roil ostata trans
fers amounted to f l.lt.Sil. ; ' )
During 1891 the clearings were $3.31 , 133-
03.
03.Tho
The actual real estate valuation ls $250,090 ,
000 , whllo the aiQ3smont for taxation Is
Inisod on a one- tenth valuation.
Omaha lias two ntvbaiiK * . of which nlno
are national , eight "savings and thrco uro
Btatobaulo ,
The poUoDloa receipts for the yoor were
ISttl.&s.S.a' ) . This department gave employ-
in out to forty-six clerks and nIxty-sU car
riers.
Omaha lias ono of the most complete water
works systems in the woild. The plant cost
$7,000,000 ana has 170 miles of mains. Ttio
pumping cupacltyis 85,000,001) gallons dally.
There are nlnoty-flvo miles of street rail
way , mainly eloctrlo. The iystom employs
COO man and operates 275 uari. Tuo monthly
pay ooll U f 10 000
Population In 1SBO .
Population In IK * > .
i'optilullon In IBM
I'ouiilutI'vii in 18'JJ '
A Ndjl ntod 1'lrtnre.
Somerville Jourftiil : Nod ( exultantly )
I toll' you , old man. I think I've made
an impression on Mibd Flyrto at last. I
gave her my photograph yesterday and
she told mo thiH morning that she hud
stuck it in the odvnor of the mirror of
her dressing cusojf '
Tom You po6r ' .thing1 . ! Are you eo
ignorant as thatwon't ' vou know that
when n girl etanus front of her mir
ror she never lookat anything hut hor-
nolfy 't-V '
Embroidered hoe8'Wltn stockings match-
ho color of the grouti'l of tbo shoo nr
some toaolne lint in the decoration , aroquiio
popular
jv ir nouns
Among the most meritorious of recent ad
dition * to oampAltrn lltonUuro upon the Issue
of free trnaa versus protection , the work of
VIr. A. U. f.irquhar In hU "Kconomia nnd In
dustrial Delusions , " published by Cl. Put-
mm's Sons , Now York , will take a promt *
nont place along the democratic side of the
controversy. Mr. Knrquhar Is n wealthy manu
facturer of 1'onsytvanln , nnd would probably
resent aver.v Insinuation that his book is a
campaign document ; uut , notwlthstnndmg
ts apparent Independent point of vlow , the
OUR tirade ncnlnst the whoto urosonl policy
of the republican party Incorporated Into the
Rocond chapter stamp ) It Indelibly ns a par
tisan production. The plan punuou In
strictly negative. The bonk nnlrins nothing
positively ; It inorolv tnkos up seriatim vari
ous arguments which tbo frlomls of protec
tion hnvo advanced , nnd attempts to refute
them. In some Instances the author lias un-
douhtodly succeeded : In many others , nota
bly the national mdononcloaco and wages
arguments , his reasoning falls Hat , When
treating o ( foreign commorconnd the balance
of Undoho still retains the ott-oxploilod idea
that the foreign market Involves u sacredness
not attaching to the homo market. Moreover ,
tno author confesses that his own statistical
manipulations are scarcely moro satisfactory
thnn these ho OO'KS to overthrow.
The appended ossny on the silver question
Is n fair uresontatlon of the historical facts ,
but gees altogether too far In clinrRlnj Iho
republicans with encouraging us n uarty the
projects of the free silver nion , Mr. l-'ar-
lulmr Is something moro than the average
campaign writer. Ho is at least acquainted
with the chief literature on his subjost In
Knjjilsh. With the rtetulls ol the oarllor tar
iff movement ho is loss familiar or ho would
scarcely i-nll the bodv that omictod the tnrllT
of abominations in IS.'S "ft fanatically pro-
tcotlvn congress. " For Iho critical roiulor
the book will suggest many points for
thoughtful rolloctlon , though ho must remember -
member that uogiitivu reasoning can form
Uut feeble basis for free tr.ido.
"Paddlos and Politics on the Dunubo" is
tno aptly ulliteratlvu and dollnltclv descrip
tive tltlo of an equally entcrtaiumsr and SUIT-
eoitivo little oooic published by Webster &
( Jo. of Now Yorklnlliuir udmlratilo "Fiction ,
Fact and Fancv" series. Tito author is Mr.
Poultonov Ulgolow who had already written
intelligently on that great sphinx problem ,
known to political students as "tho eastern
question. " The author nud a couple ot
Irlonds In thrco canoes puddled down the
Uanubo from the Blacit Forest to the HlacK
sea and a mighty Interesting time they had ,
tuo moro onturtr.iuing and mildly exciting
Incidents of which Mr. Bisolow has attrac
tively chronlolod. The slight character
studios of the people they mot stolid barge
men , merry mnldons ( in ono Interesting In
stance clothed lu uothine but n very becom
ing and innocent merriment ) , soldiew , Inn-
koopcrs , diplomats aud officials aio Clevel
and the limning , light us It is , fixes Iho typos
fairly in the mind of tao reader. Mr. Bigu-
low has a line passion for the Magyar , und
surely superlatives are Justlliod in
view of the whole-souled reception
ho was given among thorn. The author
noted a potential fact of much slgmtlcanco
among the people of the Hainan principali
ties. The Sere the iiulgar and the Itoumun-
lan 1 each Is suffused and saturated with an
intense 1i i national spirit. True , Uussiuu gullo
1t
nnd Russian gold huvo a certain power
ntnong those mountaineers , but it. is limited
aud tbo eagle-spirit of freedom uu J the ous-
slou for national autonomy nro greater than
Muscovite money can muster. They would
help llussla to t'ho Uospborus in return for
perfect freedom , but already the more astute
among thorn recognize that the rule ot the
Romanoff from Constantinople would meau
anything but freedom , und even now they
are looking clsowhoio for the linking of alli-
nnces. And this is the most slgnlticant statement
mont In Mr. Bigolow's book. Ho records lu
torviows with official llulgars and Serbs that
nil lead to ono , to the nutbor , convincing con
clusion that the existence of the Balkan
tribes , or kingdoms , as they insist on calllue
themselves , is dependent on the protection
of the Kaiser , not on what would prove the
aggressive suzeruinty of the czar ; these
people are resting their hope on the Hohon-
zollorn. as against the Romanoff. TnU Is a
slgnilicunt fact among a people with , the
freedom-loving spirit of the Swiss and the
lighting quality "of the Scot. Mr. Bigolow
writes instructively of trade on the Danube
nnd , alt in all , nan produced a readable and
thought-awakening book.
A most timely publication Just now Is thnt
compiled by Edward McPherson under the
tltlo of "A linndbook of Polltiss for 18'J- , "
being a record of Important nolltloal action ,
legislative , executive nnd Judicial , national
and stnlo , from July 31 , 189J to July SI , 189. .
It would be dlfllcult to overestimate the
value of Mr. MoPhorson's work to political
writers , publicists and all who take an ac-
tlvo interest in the political history ol this
country.
This volume carries to completion the tariff
record begun in the handbook for 1S9J and
bhows by wnnt votes the tariff net of 1S90
wab enacted. It also carries to completion
the enactment of thn ocean mail service uct
nud of tbo international copyright acu It
gives the congressional apportionment based
on the census of IS'JO ' , the tlnal votes upon
the long controversy ever the forfeiture of
lauds granted to railroads , the votes upou
the passage of tbo not to rolund to the ad
hering states thn direct tax of 1501 aud upon
tne material amendment made to too acts
regulating immigration.
Thsro nro also copies of the two chief deci
sions of the suuromo court during the period
covered with u 'full abstract of its minor de
cisions ; also the constitutional amendments
inudo mid proposed in the various states und
the nation : and accurate coptos of the pro
ceedings and platforms of the four national
conventions which have oeon hold , Tno
usual statistical tables are given aud a quan
tity of other valuable information , which
want of space prevents from particularizing1.
Us arrangement is ndmiiublo und the book
is well bound. Published by James J. Chap
man , 015 Pennsylvania avenue , Washington ,
D. C.
In Harper1 ! . Mngazino for October n good
deal of space is very appropriately given to
the commemoration of the discovery of
America by Columbus. Ono of its most val
uable articles is a sketch of the lifo of
Columbus with u critical estimate of his
character nnd services written by Prof. Dr.
S. Rugo of Dresden. Another nrtlulo which
will attract perhaps ovoo creator attention is
"The Baptismal Kent of America , " by Frank
U. Mason , narrating the story of the manner
In which the western continent received Its
name. James Russell Lowell's fifth paper
on the old English dramatists , whioa appears
In this number of Harper's , Is devoted to
Boaumoutund Fletcher , whom ho calls "the
double slurs of our poetical llrmntnout. "
The oplo "Storv ot Columbus , " supple
mented with the Information embodied in
lately discovered documents , aud illustrated
with reproductions of ruro portraits , charts ,
historical paintings ana photographic vioiv ,
littingly heads the October number of Frank
Leslie's Popular Monthly. The leading con
temporary womnn polptors in Franco nro in
troduced In an interesting article by Arthur
Uornblow , with numerous portraits , auto
graphs und reproductions of the work of the
artists mentioned In the nrtlclo. This is a
very excellent number of this over popular
periodical.
The October Overland Monthly contains
n carefully prepared and fully Illustrated
urtlclo on the University of JUallfornla. Its
hlstorv , growth and projont condition nro
told by Miticont Y. Klnnn , wnoso artlclo
last voar on the Stun ford University attract
ed general uttonUon , Thtslnuinber nlso con
tains another of the Ovorland'a popular
outing articles. "Lawn Toniiis" U u paper
written by J , J. Aichiuald , an experienced
tennis export , and carefully Illustrated under
his supervision. Thu illustrated papers on
Paclllo coast scenery are continued
bv un uitlclo bv Mubul II. Closson , entitled
"An Alaskan S"ummor. "
The October number of Romance , the see
end la tbo nmgazino's notable series of spec ,
lul uiuos illustrating tbo llutloa of different
nations , w a special Gorman number.
Moro than half of its contents has boeu trans
intod from the Ourman , nnd no such oppor
tunity has over before boon afforded Ameri
can reuaorj to ace , grouped lu u single issue
of a magazine , BO many and such character
istic bpucimons of the work of the best
atory-wrlters ol that nation.
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