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Stoves Carpets Silverware Silver Plated .Butter Dishes worth Furniture Furniture Crockery & China
CarpetsbN $ y , no\yl.l5. " " *
bN CONSIGNMENT. ON CONSIGNMENT.
CONSIGNMENT. ON CONSIGNMENT
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ON CQNSICNMSNT. Stiver Plated Water Pitchers worth CONSIGNMENT
Brnss Bous worth'$50 , now $20.
worth 81.Cl'c iMo $15 , now $7.60. Biass Beds worth $05 $32. Wino Glass worth lOc , now So.
Body BruteeiB now , now
,
Plated worth $10
Silver Cantors , Box MitttrcsR worth $15 $8.60 White Jlavllaml
, now Dinner Sots worth
Wood Stoves worth $9 now $4.50.
, Velvet Brussels worth 81.76 , now 04c now $ ; t.75. Silver Plated Cups worth $1.50 , Woven Wire Springs worth $2 , Canvas
4-holo Hiingcu worth $10.60 , now cots worth $1.50 , now 76c. $50 , now $27.60.
Tapestry Brussels Carrots ' worth $ . 75c. now Sao.
17.GO. worth 75c 48o Silver Plated i'lcklcs worthJ.60 now Combination ChllTonior Wardrobe Fancy Cups and Saucers worth $1 ,
G-holo Ranges worth $21.60 , now Biusscls Carpets , now now $2.45 , Onyx Clocks worth $2 , now $1.50. Wlro Cots worth $2.60. now $1.25. worth J85. now $17.60. now 40c.
Tapestry
$11.76. worth $1 now6Sc Silver Plated Napkin Rings worth Nickel Clocks worth $1.60 , now7oO Mattresses worth $8.50 , now $1.05. File screens worth $1.60. now 75c. Lemonade Sots worth $6 , now $1.00.
Heating StovcB worth 50.60. now Ingiain enrpets worth 76c , , now -I2c. 81.60 , now 800. Albums worth $7.tO , now $3.50. Rockers worth $3.6lj , now $1.40. Bl OK Ing Co modes worth $2,60 , Wine sols worth $6 , now $2.25.
M.I 5. worth COo now 24e. Japanese Tin Trays worth $2.50 , Bookcases worth $16 , now $7.2i > . now $1.20. Pudding Sots worth $1.60 , now$1.74
Oil Heaters worth $12.COnow $0.75 Itigrnin carpets worth 35c , now 14e. now UOe. Bookcases worth $10 , now $1.25. Plush Foot Rests worth $7.50 , Water Sots worth $3 , now $1 CO.
Mattings , Broad Knives worth 50c , now 18c. now $3.60. Umbrella
Bnso Burners worth $30 , now Stands worth91 , now$1.83
Combination
Llnolotim worth $1 now.46o. Bookcases worth $15
$17.fiO. All wool remnants , Butter Knives worth 76c , now 25c. now $5.60. , Pedestals worth $12.60 , now $5. Cuspidors , worth 60c , now 23o.
Ingrain
Oak Stoves worth $12.50 , now $0.76 worth 76e , now 26o Orintitul Paper Knives worth $260 , Onyx Tables worth $16 , now $7.2-3 Tumblers worth 6c , now 2c.
Piirlor Cooka worth $18.60 , now Cotton ingrain remnants , , nowL'dc. ' Pictures Folding Beds worth $15 , now $8.45 Silver Card Stands wet th $12.60 , Bird Cages worth $2.60 , now 81.25.
SO. 2 3. worth 40c , now lOo Scissors worth $1 , now 48o. Folding Beds worth $25 now $1H.60 now $0.26. Hull Lamp worth $5 , now $2.40.
Laundry Stoves wortn $10.60 , now remnants Silver Plated Butter Knives worth Folding Beds worth $33now $17.75 Toilet Dressers worth $20 , now Kitchen Lump worth 76c , now 40o.
Mulling , 75c , now 85(5. Bedsteads $10.60. Dinner Sots worth $16. $7.40.
5400. worth 85e , now oc Q.MJRONJSIONME.NT. worth $0 , now $3.25. now
CottaRO Stoves worth $20 , now Art squares , worth $12.50 , now $5.76 Silver Plated Nut Crackers worth Cholioiilors worth $15 , now $0.85. Parlor Cabinets , worth $25 , now Carlsbad Dinner Sols worth $40 ,
90.60. Rnn carpnts , worth 60e , now 20o $1.60 , now 76o. Etchings , worth $5.00 , now $2.50 Choironlars wuith $20 , now $10.76. $12.60. now $10.75.
Steel Ranees worth $05 , now $88.60 Hemp carpets , worth 40c , now 14o Silver Plated Orange sets worth $10 , Etchings , worth $4.CO , now $2,00 CholTonlcrs worth $25 , now $18.60. Buinboo Stands worth $1.25 , now Ilaviland Dinner Sets worth $100.
Heating Stoves worth $25 , now Stair carpets , worth 40c , now Me now $4.85. Etchings , worth 810.00 , now $5.00 Center tables worth $1 , now $1.1(0. ( 40c.Brass now $52.60 ,
$14.50. 80x00-in. rugsworth $ : t.6t ( , now $1.25 6 o'clock Codec Spoons worth $7.60 , " \V.\ter colors , worth $4.00 , now $1.75 Center tables worth $8. now $1.15. Brass Tables worth $7.50now$3.25 Toilet Sots worth J0.(0 , now $2.01
Oak stoves $20 , now $10.60. now JH.05. . Mirrors worth . Dictionary Holders worth $7.60 Toilet Sots worth S8.00 , now 91.01
Mlsllt carpet , worth $10.00 , now $1.50 Artogratns , worth $8.00 , now $1.60 $2.60 , now $1.25. ,
Bnso Burners $4. " ) ( now $20 50. Shin rugs , worth $5.00. now $1.76 French Plato Mirrors worth $3 , Oil paintings , worth $10.00. now $5 Mirrors worth $1.60 , now doe. now $4.25. Slop Jars worth $3.60 , now $1.4 <
Conl Hods worth 50e , now lGc. Wilton rups , worth fri.OO. now $2.60 now 75c Oamo pictures , worth $ f > . now $ ' . ' .45 lion Beds worth $20 , now $0.76. Music Stands worth $7.60 , now Hanging Lamps worth $5 no\v \ $2.6 (
Dumpers worth 26c now oV. Silver Plated Cake Stands wort Fruit Kitchen 83.60. Hanging Lamps worth $4 now $1.03
, Ingrain worth $2.60 , now OOo pictures , worth $3 , now $1.25 Chairs woi thoOc , now 15o
Stove Plpo worth 2c ( ) , now lOc. Hassocks rugs , , worth $1.00 , now 4c ( ) $4.50 , now $2.25 Steel engravings , Antique Chairs worth $1 , now48o Hall Clmlrs , worth $10 , now $4.60. Piano Lamps worth $15 now $0.6 $
Zlno Boards worth $1.60 , now 76o. Door Mats worth 75c , now 26o Silver Plated Baskets worth $3.50 worth $15.00. now 50.50 Fine Dining Chairs wotth $1.60 , Children's Rockers worth $1.60 , Decorated lamps worth $2.60 now 00 <
Plpo Collars worth lOc , now 60. now $1.75. now 75 . now 76c. Glass lamps worth 50c now 105
Drapery.ON Tinware Bedding. Parlor Furniture Furniture
ON CONSIGNMENT. ox m nca g-3 rr . Extension Tables , worth $12.50 ,
ON CONSIGNMENT. Blankets wmair OuTii o w "uOo ON CONSIGNMENr. ON CONSIGNMENT. now $7 60
' Table scarfs , worth $1.60 , now 05o Blankets worth $5 , now 91.00 'Parlor Suits , worth $00 , now 820.75. Lndics' Desks , worth $15 , now 87.75 Extension Tables , worth $15 ,
'Lnmberquins , worth 50c , now2 > 3o Wash Boilers worth $1.50 now 03c Comforts worth $2.50 , now 81 Parlor Suits , worth $43 , now $10.25. Oltlco Desksworth $12.50 , now $3.60 now $8.00
Lace curtains worth $2 , now OOc Dish Pans worth 40c now 15c Pillows worth $1 , now 33o Parlor Suits , worth $75. now 838.50. Wardrobes worth 815.00 now $0.75 Extension Tables , worth $20 ,
Lace uiu tains worth $2.60 , now $1.45 Bread Pans worth 15c now 60 Pillow slips worth 85c , now 17c ParlorSuits.worth $100 , now $ -55 00. Wardrobes worth $20.00 now $9 50 now 811.25
Chenille nortloros worth $10 now , $5.50 Soup Ladles worth 20c now 60 Bed sheets worth OOc , now 63o Lounges , worth $ ! ) . .30 , now $3.90 Wardrobes , worth 23 , now $13.75 Dining Tablesworth84.60now$1.7o 810.00 worth of goods ,
Chenlllo portieres worth $0. Suuco Pans worth 20c now 60 Bed Spreads worth $2.60 , now UOo Lounges , worth$15 00now$7.50 Sideboards worth $23. now 812 50 Kitchen Tablesworth $1.60nowG3o $1.00 a wool ; or $4.00 a month
Chenille
now $2.05 Mrs. Potts' Irons worth $2 now 85c Sham Holders worth 75c. now 20c Couches , worth $22.5 > . Sideboards , worth $80 , now S17.2 ; High Chairs worth $1.50 , now 76c. 523.00 worth ot goods ,
Silk curtains worth $12.60 Pie Tins worth 60 now lo Feathers , per pound , worth 76c , Plush now $11.40 Sideboards , worth $40 , now $ W.50 Screens woith $4 , now $1.90. 81.50 a week or 80.00 a month
, $5.75 Tea Kettles worth 76o now 35o now 45o Chairs , worth $5 , now $1.90 Bullets , worth $15 , now $0.90 Ensuls worth $1.60 , now 05c 830.00 worth of goods
now ,
Window shades worth 81 ColTco Mills worth $1 now 45c Sham Pillows worth $1 , now 40c. Solid Gilt Chairs , worth $10 , now $4.50. Chamber Suits worth $20 , now S9.40 Cradles worth $2.50. now $1.25. $2.00 a week o - $8.00 a month
, now 24o Steamers worth 40c now 20o Bolsters worth $1.60 , now 75c. Mahogany Parlor Suits , Chamber Suits , worth $23 , Infants' Crils worth $7.60 , now $75.00 worth of goods ,
Kettles worth 60c Wo have Springs that are luxurious , worth $125 , now $02.50 now 813.50 83.75.
Preserving , , $2.50 week $10.00
Curtain poles , worth 30c , now 6c Plush Easy Chairs . a or a month
Mattresses that are sumptuous , , wo.-th 812.60 , Chamber Suits worth $35 Hat Racks
worth
0-4 tapestry covers , now 20o , , 25c , now 8c. $100.00 worth of goods ,
ColToo Pots worth 40c now 16o Pillows that arc ravishing , now $5.75 now $10.60- Wall Pockets worth $1 40o.
worth $2.60 , now OOo , , ' Tufted Couches , now 88.00 a week or 812. COa month.
Lamb's Wool that worth $25
Verona plush , worth 75c , now 24c Tea Pots , woith 40c , now 15c Fluffy Blankets , , Chamber Suits , worth $50 , Medicine Cabinets worth $4.60 , 8200.CO worth of goods ,
delicious $12.50
are , now
now $27.50 now $2.23.
$5.00 a woolc or$20.COa month.
STREET. OMAH
ilDS TO FUN AND SPORT
Hany Nations of the Earth Eeflected Through
Their Pleasures. .
BAMES AS VIEWED BY THE ETHNOLOGIST
Are Slinivn to Ilo nil Important Fac
tor lit Determining ; thn Ilublti of n
' Dead Nut Ion L'nncnriiliiff Other
' ' ' .
I'cuplu'g 1'iistluici.
Among the multitude of other material to
attract attention from nil visitors to the
World's fair and close study from those who
had the time at their disposal was one ox-
titbit , vury carefully arranged and fully cat
alogued , wjilcli seemed to have been rela
tively somewhat overlooked. Away down
In the southwest corner of the grounds. In
the building known , generically , as the An
thropological building , Mr. Stewart Culm
had arranged , with much pains and fore
thought , an excellent collection of games
and puzzlui of all kinds , of nil ages , and
gathered from all nations. The exhibit In
laid out in n series of twelve glass cases
running across the building from the west
door to thn oast.
Every game may ho looked upon as indica
tive of the habits nml tmturo of the psoplo
playing it.hiU can show the truth of
this better than a comparison of tliu national
outdoor pastimes , respectively , of Scotland ,
England and tiio United States golf ,
cricket and base balll And in the arrange
ment anil labeling of the many different ar
ticlcs in the exhibit there Is an evident do-
oign to cinphust/o the importance of games
In ethnological research , Mr. Cullii elves
credit to I'rof. Tyler for being the llrst to
point out tnoirvaliio In this respect , nnd
ihows how the games of primitive people
may bo divided into ( t ) play games , such as
children's toys , tops , puzles und no fortli.
ind (2) ( ) serious tames , which usually had
loino sacred or rellinous significance.
The collection Is no varied anu so complete
that any one- with a bent that way might
prolltably spend a day in examining the
many curious toys nnd strange looking In-
liniments used by peonies of ovary clime ,
> f nations lone ago dead nnd of the modern
American , European , Asiatic , or African ,
: lvlllzea or savage.
Jiivuntvil to Hack the Hrnln.
The first case contains puzzles , One natur
illy thinks of Chiou as the blrthtilnco of puz-
tlos , but piuzlcs from the Colostlal kingdom
ire far from plentiful. The catalogue ex-
Dlnlns that those which uro mndo for export
ire invariable In form and conslit of the
jliroo well known Rumples , the ring puz/lo ,
mo gcomntrlcnl puzzle and the dlucctod
tube. Any others that the Celestials may
invo devised they lieop , lllto their bpst lea
itrlctly for homo conHUinptlon.
The basin of t ho collection is n aeries o.
East Indian piuzlo * whoso authorship is at
tributed to Arix llursau of Sahnranucru
But the largo bulk of the 100 and moro spca
nons coruhnsof developments of the famous
"Jlfteen" put-ele which , though two centuries
Id , was rotunectod within the memory o
wany young men of today , nnd quickly a
lalncil u marvulous popularity , Several pur
lion are shown which are avowedly varla
tion * of this famous one , such as the "nov
fifteen or the ' 'Jumpor , " the prcsluoiulalpuz-
lie in which the blocks bear the letter * ol
Iho president' ! name In lieu of number * , and
two others , knovrn'Columbus discover
ing America" and "Bismarck , " very similar
lo tlia presidential puzzle.
Then comes "pic * in cloyor , " a clever
Aucilcan Invention , which quickly attained
favor lu this country and In England nnd
soon prodmed an exceedingly largo litter of
similar brain rackers , "Cow * In the corn , "
, 'panic | u Whll street , " ' 'spider ' auu fly , "
'thico routes to the World' ' * fair , " "lambs
in the pit , " "tho pig | n the nl.'oy ' , " "puts in
the corner , " In which Uio aim it to get four
pnrblc * Into tbo respective corners of n
Muaro box nblsk hat an aggravating bru -
pin In the center , and "hnns it all , " a design
sign to hang four hooks on four Uttlo pegs ,
nil show by their iiamo where their concep
tion originated. In the case In which these
nro shown there Is no sign calling special at
tention to their ethnological value. Possi
bly they were looked on as showing the
weak sldo of modern civilization.
ry to Iloyhood.
From a glanca at the collection of tops it
might be thought there was no place on
earth whcro'that was not a favorite article
of amusement. There is one , in dcs'.gn not
unlike the ordinary peg top of today but
without the ptcel point , discovered nt
Kuhun , in the Fayum , Egypt , by Mr.
Flinders Pctrio and supposed to bo1,700 ,
years old.
Tops of the Sioux Indians , ancient ones of
stone or bviuic and a modern ono of wood
with n brass peg ; tops used by the Omnhas ,
by whom they were known as moo de do
ikn ; prehistoric tops from Ancon , Peru ,
kvhlch are identical in design with thai
from the Yahnm , and another Peruvian top
taken from a-cravo nt Arica and similar to
present tiny Japanese top , show how extensive -
tonsivo was their use among the natives of
this continent.
Next to the tops are n few examples of
popguns Peruvian und Omaha Indian , the
squirtgun as known to the American boy of
today , nnd. ono in the main similar used
in the Hindoo DUvali festival.
tiplllklns is the English name and Ics
jouchots the French name for the game wo
know in this country as Juckstraws. it is
played with un assortment of ivory or
wooden sticl.s , each about four inches long ,
about an eighth of an inch wldo and taper
ing to a point , nnd with a head shaped in
various designs , such as 11 uworrt
handle or u spade handle , or
sometimes moro after the style
of the wards of Iho koy. These jackstraws
nro thrown in MI indiscriminate heap on the
table and the game is to remove- thorn ono by
ono without touching or ovun so much as
shaking nny ono of the others. There Is u
JIuo sot of ivory jackstra'ws from China , and
it is suggested that it was in that country
the game took birth.
or Which the Ball U tlie Mnliutny ,
Following the cnttes eastward the next
class includes a number of outdoor pastimes ,
and consists almost exclusively ot games of
ball. There is , In fart , hardly an outdoor
game of thn present day , and the remark
holds with probably greater force in rofor-
cnco to the game * of the ancients , in which
trball , though It may bo nf almost any size ,
weight or material , U not the principal part
of the equipment.
Hat tr.ip , or trap ball , Is probably little
known to the younger generation ofAmorl
cans , though it U still comparatively com
mon In some parts of England. The gnmo
hai uccn traced back to the fourteenth cen
Uiry and an Illustration copied from u manu
script of that period Is on exhibition. It is
not unreasonable to suppose.that it grow out
of thu still more anoleut gnmo known to the
youngster of toiliiy as tip-eat. In the saino
case ns the bats and traps for trap ball , nrn
shown an cxtouslvo assortment of "cats , "
ono from the Kahurn. Egypt , of the sumo
( Into ns the top found in the ssmo iihro , und
other antiquated specimens from China nnd
Japan , India , Ceylon And Burinah , Uussia
nnd Portia. Trap ball lit played with a short
bat ( not moro than two fuel long and in
shape much very Blmilnr to a small cricket
bat ) , a solid rubber ball about an
Inch and a half in diameter , and
the trap. The trup . < * an Initrumont so de
signed ihnt when ono cud Is struck with the
bat the ball , which has previously been
placed on the other end , U projected into
the air. As the ball descends it rony'be
dtlvcn with iho bat and the score is counted
by iho rum that are obtained before the
ball is brought back by ihn fielders. The
batsman , as nt cricket ho ' "
, may .run" out or
caught out.
It it , of course , only a prlmltlTa game ; but
It Is claimed it hat had influences on many
of the extremely sclontltJo games of the end
of the nineteenth century. Crlokot and
base ball lmv features which may certainly
be readily iraccubla to the far older trap
ball.
Native of the Scotch ItealUt.
Those two games ire well represented In
Mr. Stewart Culin'n collection , and. vrltu
them are to bo soon the article * used in golf ,
la crotse , rackets , la-.Tu tennis , polo , foot
ball and croquet. Golf ( or , a * it i * more
commonly pronounced U Scotland by it *
devotees in Scotland. goff ) is of doubtful
antiquity ; but throughout its whole career ,
and It Is certainly several centuries old , it
has boon eonUncd almost entirely to its
national homo. Within the last eight or ten
years it has been making inroads into Eng
land whore It has been frequently accused
of threatening to oust lawn tennis. This ,
however , is a cliargo which can never bo
sustained , from the fact , if for no other
reason , that tennis owes its popularity to its
adaptability to crowded districts where
largo tracts of Intvi are not easily obtainable.
Golf , on the other hand , is plnycd oa an
open common or hcathland , the larger the
hotter. Its rules are not very exact and ,
"ndced , have to bo suited to the ground. To
'orm golf "links" out of the wildest and
oughcst land , nil that is required is to level
nlno ( or eighteen if there bo room enough )
'tcciug" grounds which must bo about Jlf-
, eon or tvronty foot in diameter and must
inch have in its center a small hole moasur-
ng four inches across. These holes should
bo from 100 to 000 ynrds apart according to
the nature of the ground. The ball is driven
from ono to another of these holes witli
clubs , of which each player has from three
to a dozen varieties , and an expert will make
the round of eighteen holes in seventy or
eighty strokes.
There ma.v be high walls or deep ravines
or streams of running water between the
"loles , and links are far from desirable thns
liavo not plenty of "hazards , " but the "tee
ing" grounds around the holes must bo cov
ered with the Jlnest of turf and kept ns
smooth ns a billiard tablo. Thu skill of the
gnmo lies in getting out of dlfllcult positions
with taw strokes , and this , of course , depends -
ponds much upon n judicious use of the dif
ferent kinds of club. Its fault is ia the
poor opportunity it affords for competition
or rivalry , although its followers Hud in It
almost endless fascination , and Willie Ken-
shaw , who is considered the father of lawn
tennis in England and has of late years been
giving much of his time to golf , has found anew
now virtue In the gamo. Ho says ho can
hoop at it the wliolo day long , which is cer
tainly not true of tennis.
Battledore and shuttlecock , quoits and a
few other foiuus of ring games , nro examples
of outdoor sports not played with a ball. Al
most Iho onlv other game of this kind Is
curling , very common in Scotland when leo
can bo found to play it on , and the Chicago
Curllnif club displays three sots of curling
stonca.
Hoard Humes or the Ancients.
In the same- case with the curling exhibit
ia a display of miniature billiard tables and
other articles used in that and Jcli.droU
games , nml wo uro back nt once to parlor
amusements , Clum und checkers are preceded -
ceded by ,1 Inrpo" assortment of simpler
board guinci , ninny of them variations of tno
familiar fox nnd gceso. Among the countries
represented in this class are quite a number
of the eastern Asiatic nations , and it is u
significant fact that iv board frum Japan and
Knottier from Peru , used In whnt appear to
have bcon almost identical forms of the
game are nlso almost identical In appear
ance ,
Japan and China contribute a game which ,
under slight variations , seems to bo peculiar
to these tno countries. In Japan it is known
ns go , and the board on which it Is plnycd ia
the go ban. Our game of go bang , says n
label attached to this exhibit , comes ofrom
Japan and Its nnmols supposed to have been
fumUlied by the name for the board in
this Japanese game of go.
The Zunl Indians of New Mexico bavo a
x&mo in uomo respects similar to checkers.
Hut It is played on a board of Hi squares.
The moves are madu diagonally as in check
ers , but the won iiru placed at the corners of
the squares , instead of in tholr centers. The
object of the game is to got across the board
and occupy thoulaccsof the opponent forces ,
capturing as many stray men by the way au
possible. The method of capture is prob
ably unique , Instead of Jumping over
the man to bo "taken" , as in checkers , or
removing him from the board and occupying
his place , as lu chess , it is necessary to en
close him between two others. It is easy
to see that well-nigh unfathomable problems
might develop vrhon the Zunl masters get
together.
Metliutoluh Among Gomci.
Chest , deiplto the fact that it ia consid
ered by so many a * beyoud their powers eras
as too deep and engrossing for recreation , is
probably tha most widely known of all board
game * , it is also , according to common bo.
lief , tto oldest ot them all For many & 4 -
cado have the students uud scientists dis
cussed just when and where it originated ,
but they hav ? not decided yet. There arose
so many nations , most of them to be sure
Asiatic. In whoso history the game can bo
' .raced for many una many a ccntu y. But
ivheudata is available on which to base any
[ find of a theory it is so unreliable that the
uthoritlcs cannot agrco among themselves
von within an odd 5,000 yearsorso of its
o il antiquity.
For example , chaturangn , the Indian
. .hrss , from which our own game is derived
with hardly any change , is by some declared
to date back to about UIKK , ) years before the
birth of Christ. The story that is said to
linvo corao down with it through the ages is
ihnt It was invented by the wife of Itavnunn ,
Icing of Ceylon , when nls capital Lanka was
besieged by Kama. Other scientists , in an
equally good position to give an opinion , do-
clmo to concede that chaturnnga Is nioro
than 1,000 or 1'JOd years old. Singularly
enough , wherever and whenever the game
may have originated , this same story of its
invention by n king's wife during n slego is'
told with almost unvarying detail ia every
country where It linn boon tound.
The chess exhibit at the fair includes a
magnificent set of carved ivory men from
Canton , China , mndo expressly for ex
port ; a board of eighty-one squares and a
sot of Hat pieces , with llgures printed on the
surfnce , for the Japanese game of shogl ; a
board , divided into sections , but in principle
much like our own , nnd pieces for the Chi
nese tseiing ki ; board und pieces for mah
ruk , the Siamese game ; portraits und pic
tures of the Inalun chaturanga , the Bur
mese and tlio Malay games j and , llnnlly , a
Moorish board und an array of English
chessmen nuU boards.
Draughts or , as it is more commonly
known , checkers takes up far less space , but
the exhibit includes two Interesting sets of
German draughtsmen of the eighteenth cen
tury. According to Prof. Tyler , already
apolcon of , this game is u modern simplillca-
tiou of chess.
AliU to I.nzliiiMe.
Ilnlma Is perhaps the best known of the
lesser board games. But there Is an almost
endless variety of these , of which the largo
number shown In this collection is only n
small part. Kchlm is merely a variation of
hahna , und there are ulso In the exhibit ;
Strategy , a military gamu ; polltlca , or "Ins
and outs , " supposed to bo nn exact counter
part of the method by which the president
and congressmen nro elected : suscoptiblcs.
kerion , brax , mind reading , McAllister , ro
vers I ( n game that ) appear ? to be unfquo In
many of Its important features ) , migration ,
sccga and kohla or World's fair halimi. Those
games may generally bo classed an Instruc
tive amusements and some of them might bo
included among what some one- once culled
menus to miiko the lazy learn ,
There is a class of uurlor games that * nro
not played on n board. Tiddlcdy-wiuks was
their father , and the birth of tiddlcdy-wlnks
is of very recent dace. Others of the class In
the exhibit are parlor quoits , inngio hoops ,
snap dragon , ring a peg , bean bag game , and
a series of adaptations of outdoor sports for
the pallor table , sucli as tidulcdy-winlc ton-
ills , lolo or table croquet , and parlor base
ball.
To Suit AH Tnstei.
Dominoes Is a name that every child
should learn , in | ltt simplest form It is extremely -
tremoly simple , but noverthclcss it has its
fascination , und mi the figuring that it in.
volvcs has ulso valuable educational features.
Atthoaamo tliuo it may bo played as a
game that philosophers may Und perplexing
und sufncieutly complicated to satisfy the
most exacting. As with chess , there is
much dispute as to its origin. It has boon
ascribed to the Arabs , the ancient Hebrews ,
and to the Chinese. In any case it was
brought to England by French prisoners nt
the close of the last century , It U believed
to have come to Franco front Italy some
time previously.
With dominoes are shown a largo assort
ment of Chlneio dlco games , of great inter-
oat no doubt to tbo ethnologist but of little
interest to the average reader. They nro
hero exhibited , however , as casting a lighten
on the character of the Chineio people , and
not much to their credit cither , bo it said.
There are also East Indian , Syrian , IJoinati
Babylonian und Egyptian dico.somo . of them
curious looking objects indeed.
From dice to knucklebones and from
knucklebones to backgammon und its breth
ren are easy transitions. The. Chinese
records , It la saia , * uovr that dominoes urer *
invented in the twelfth century , and it is
maintained that from the dotted tablet the
transition to the playing card merely
awaited the invention of paper. The ques
tion of the evolution of ttho playiug card is
gone into with a thoroughness that cer
tainly deserves more than passing mention.
13ut it is dlnlcult to'convey in words what is
shown , in some measure at least , by the
exhibit , the successive stages through which
this familiar article has passed in the
course of its long nnd varied life. It is sup
posed to have como into England from
Franco , probably not until after Henry IV.'s
icccssion and certainly previous to 1403.
from then until now the changes have been
unimportant and the honor cards nnd num
erical curds in hearts , clubs , spades and diamonds
mends us known to every one .today uro
vithout doubt many centuries old.
Two classes of games remain to bo men
tioned , both of which coma largo ilcla and
perhaps even 1111 largo gaps. The prejudice
igatnst playing cards bus given rise to the
invention of a lurgo assortment of other
games of curds , mostly Intended for chil-
ren. "Dr. Buzby , " the first of these , came
out about fifty years ago , and its successors
Include a number of spelling games like
word making and word taking , anagrams ,
logomachy , words and sentences , spelling
puzzles , and no fewer than seventy-eight
games , each of which has its own peculiar
deck of cards.
The other is a class of hoard games ,
mostly adaptations of horse or yacht races
to the table and depending on the use of
dlco. Of such games the name is legion.
It should bo mentioned that the museum
of the University of Pennsylvania provided
the backbone of the collection , that tlio bulk
of the exhibit of modci-n American games
wns furnished by the manufacturers , among
whom Messrs. McLaughlln & Co. worn con
spicuous , nnd that Mr , Culin received
further valuable , assistance from owners of
specimens of nncient toys and other articles
of amusement. W. IJ ,
cuxxuui.1 i.iriKs ,
Englund is said to have over 1,000,000
wiaows.
It is always safe to toll n girl that she
looks us pretty as a picture. You needn't '
commit yourself about the quality of the
picture , though.
"I nave got a fuss on hand with George , "
The BOH of Minister. . Egan doesn't seem to
have been persona non grata lo thn Chilian
ladles. Ho has just married a daughter of a
senator ot that country ,
said a recently married Now York lady to
her mother. "What's It all about ? " "Ho
insists Hint I shall do the cooking. " "Ho
does , oh ? Then do It. I wouldn't have any
sympathy with him whatever. "
Designing Mamma As to that young" Mr.
Wolloph , Clara , i know his affairs to be In
excellent shapo. Obdurate Daughter I
don't euro anything about Ills affairs. It's
Mr. Wolloph's shape thai I'm objecting to ,
mamma.
The approved marriage certificate Is on
vellum , with the text as richly illuminated
as were the old missals. So beautiful is the
work on such certificates that it would not
bo strange if there wore a return to the
much derided old fashion of framing them
and hanging them on ihe wall.
Uaroti H. F. Grunobaum lias captured au
American heiress. Ho Is to wed Miss Lily
Sherman of Gallatln , Tonn. , the daughter of
the famous horse breeder of Lexington , Ky.
She Is about 1'J years old , very handsome ,
and is said to have an income , In her own
right , of 125,000 a year. The baron mot hei
at Hot Springs , Ark.
A lady who was about to bo married en
tered a printing olllco just outside of Boston
and ordered a number of invitation * to bo
prlntod. The proprietor , a jovial sort of
man , thinking he ought to say something ,
remarked : "It sucuis to mo that anyone
who marries ia these hard times has consid
erable 'courage. " "Well , " replied the lady
"we are all out of work , and we'yo got to do
oinetliing- , you know. "
' True hearts are more than coronet * , " oto
Princess Augusta Maiio Louise 1 * the
daughter of Prlnco Leopold of Bavaria.
She hat * attained the impressionable age of
IV , and some time ago her roving fancy fell
upon a handsome you UK lieutenant of cav
alry. Tlio warrior returned her love , but
nbcn Leopold dUcorerttd tbo ttato of Affair *
.here . was no end of n row. The lieutenant
vas shipped oil to a distant garrison , and
ho princess was forbidden to think of him.
Hit she did just the same. She thought of
ilm until she foil ill , and pined away to such
an extent thnt her father became alarmed ,
lo consulted the court physician , who could
not minister to a mind diseased , and the up-
hot is that there is to bo a wedding at Mu-
ilch with the Doling lieutenant und the love-
orn princess us the principals.
No social ovcnt of the season excited so
much general interest ns the International
redding of Miss Flora Davis of Now York
city nnd Lord Tcrrcnco John Tcmplo Blnck-
vood , second son of the earl of DulTorln and
Ava , the British ambassador to Paris. It
, ook place ui the American Episcopal church
n Paris last Thursday. Miss Davis is n
daughter of Mr. John H. Davis , who has hnci
i residence fora number of years on Wiish-
ngton square , Now York city. Mr.
Oavls is u pln'u ' man , nnd
ins not been In society for n long time. Lord
Terence Btnckwood is the second son of the
narquls of DufTcrtn nnd Avn , and Is ono of
.ho secretaries of Iho British embassy in
i'arls under his fnthor. Ho will , beyoud
loubt , bo promoted In the diplomatic service
joforo lone , und may nt a date not very far
distant bo sent to the embassy nt Washing
ton. Miss Davis' wcddln ? dress was a
ncavy ivory-whito satin , with a train which
iiung from the waist in box pleats , over a
yard long , on the floor ; the front of tlio skirt
was composed of ono straight plcco of will to
satin until just below the knees , whcro it
was looped on both sides , over superb old
lace flounces. At ono sldo thn draped satin
was fastened by n Louis XVI. satin bowknot -
knot nnd on the other held by n bunch of
orange blossoms. Thohlgh-nccked bodicoof
white satin was finished nt the wulst by u
bolt of loose white satin , nnd over the chest
nnd shoulders , falling over largo , full.tntin
slcovcs , was < i double burthn of rich nntiquo
Inco looped on the right shoulder and hold by
u small bunch of or.ingu blossoms. A long
tulle veil fastened by n spray of or.inge bios-
Boms covcicd thu I'ntlrocostume , which wast
nn exact copy of thu costume of n lady in a
painting , ronresontinjr ono of the oldest fam
ilies lu Franco.
J'JI.ITJ'I.K Ol' nil ! l'UD.\Cl > TKItS.
Howard's father is a physician , und ono
dny when thu doctor wan out Howard and n
llttlo playmate were "playing doctor" in the
real doctor's ollleo. Presently Howard throw
open a closet door und rovralod an articu
lated skeleton to the terrified pazu of his
playmutc , out Howard himself UBS perfectly
calm. "Pooh , Walter I" ho said to his play
mate , "What you 'frald of { It's nothing hut
un old skolllngton ! " "Wh-wh'Whcro did It
come from ? " asked AVnltor , with cliutterliiK.
teeth , "Oh , 1 don't know. Papa has had It
a long time. 1 gueis likely il was his first
patient. "
* *
Tommy Are yougoin ? to whip me ,
mammal
Mamma Yes , I nm , Tommy.
Tommy You said the other day that
whipping never did mo nny good , didn't you ?
Mamma 1 bellevo 1 did.
Tommy Then whot'a the UEO of whipping
mo again ?
Auntie Bo you llnd your lessons hard ?
Ltttlo Nephew Some of them Is ; but
spollln' and pronunciation
"They are ? "
"Yes'm. All yo.u has lo do U to pronounce
words the way they Isn't spelled , and spell
'em EOIUO way they Isn't pronounced. "
Teacher Tommy l igg , you may give a
definition of u ironileuiaii as Iho word Is un
derstood nowadays.
Tommy A gentleman Is a feller that Is
so dead sure that ho Is better than all the
other feller * that ho does not over liuro to
say bo.
t
Visitor So your brother Is taking lemons
on the violin. Is ho making progress ? Llt
tlo Girl Yca'mj he's gel bo nyw wo can toll
whether he is tuning
Little Boy The preacher said there Is no
marrylu1 In heaven. Llttlo Olrl Of course
not. There wouldu't bo enough men there
to 'round.
go
_ _ _
A pure article of champagne I * healthy
beverago. ( Jet Cook' * Extra Dry Imperial
10 .ve&rs1 record.
THE ANTIQUE CRAZE ,
House FurninMng Ilevlrw.
There never wns a nmld moro fair ,
Or graced with moro enticing ways
Than Jiilln , till she lately fell
A victim to the nntliiuu crazn.
lint now she has no tlumvht for grace ,
And of myvurhli ) will have none ,
And nil her wlnsotmnunSMiinstes )
On nniesponalvo wood und .stone.
She hns no t line for words of love ,
HC.T.UISO bho hns n crncklod jar ,
And now her heart will only glow
1'or musty draperies irom afnrj
A tultciud rliii ; or hioKcn lioul
Will hi Ing iniiru color to liui check
Than nil HID slclils und hnni".t vons
Thai I could utter In u uue.lt.
Tlinuuh I tuny hi Ing a lover's II ! -B ,
Klin Juts iiioiu burvlco for my loom
Unless 1 nlso bring to her
Homo tmisuio raru or ancient spoon ;
Bo , though I love her , much I lour
bho iniisl KIVU o'ur her uriizo for delf ,
Or like her mugx und liiatur Jir'j
Bhu'll find heibolf upon the sliulf.
In n small town In the Midlands , snyn TId
Bits , there Is n rich congrcgnllon which is
not chnractcri/cd by lavish liberality. Tirao
after tlmo the minister hud vainly appealed
to his people to contribute more generously
to the funds of the church. The members
would , Indeed , give something , but it was
icnrly always the smallest silver coin of tha
realm that wns placed on thu plate.
A shrewd Scotchman , who hud recently
como to the place nnd joined the church , was
not long in notlcinir the slatu ol uilnlfs ana
i remedy soon suggested itself to his prac
tical mind. "I'll tell you what , " he said to
ono of the olllclals , "If you malt' mo
ire-usurer I'll ' engage to double the collec
tions in thrco months. "
His oflor was nromutly accepted and sure
enough the collections began to increase ,
until by iho time ho had stated they were
nearly twlco as much us formerly.
How have you miinaircd it , Mr. Sandy-
maul" said the pastor to him ono day ,
"It's a great secret , " returned the canny
Scot , "but I'll ' tell you In conHdimco. The
folk I saw malstly give U-penuy bits. Well ,
when I got the money every Sabbath evening -
the BUM' coins and ,
ing I care-fully picked not
put them by , Nee , as Micro's only u limited
number of ! J-ponny pieces In n llttlo place
like this , and ns 1 have muist of them at
present under lock and lioy , Uio folk maun.
give bnxpancn nt least instead. Sco , that' *
the way the collections nro doubled. "
*
Indianapolis Journal : "There may beeomo
good In your religion , " said Iho studloui
young woman , "but you can never make mo. .
buo nny reason for your horrid pr.ictlco of
having moro than ono wife. "
"Allow mo to uxpluin , " ald thu Moham
medan missionary. "In the lin t place , It 1 *
not considered good form In our country for
u woman to go gadding 1 believe Unit U th
word around the blrceu. She is expeoUd
to stay nt homo. "
"Well ? "
"Well , ub she has to stay In the house all
the tlmo , her husband would never see her
looking other than what you call a perfeor
fright If thor'i were not some other woman
; here to outshine. "
* *
Detroit Frco Press 'l'm ' going to turn
ov r a now loaf , " remarkuil a viiry selfUli
man to an acquaintance
"Howl"
"I'vo Joined the church nnd I'm going ta
love my neighbor ns mynelf , ns the oed book
commands us to do. "
The acquaintance put his hand on hi *
should" ! ' .
"Well , go nt it gradually , " ho said , "If you
go at it suddenly you'll smoother him wlta
affection in the llrst llvo minutes , "
*
Why is it that Ihe /rocUled-faced / boy who
puts bent pins lu the teacher's chair and
takes the good boy's "reward of merit" card *
awav from him always sings "I want to b
an Angel" louder Vhun anybody eliu in tn
Sunday xcliool ?
"That now choir Isn't filling the church
tbo way 1 thought U would. " "Well , wnal
can you expect ] You1 to got n homely tsnci
aud u married toprauo. "
'When pain and anguU" wring the brow ,
A inluUlcrUigangol tUou" Uromo-SolUfliV