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The mcinbcra of the Hcpublicnn Stnlo
Central Coininitlco of Ncbnu.kn , are here
by called to meet at the Commercial Hotel
in Hit ; City of Lincoln , on Wednesday , llio
31M , d.iy of August , A. D. , 1881 , nt 2
o'clock p. m. , for the transaction of rucli
hiMinesi ns may properly como before the
Committee. JAMKH W. DAVVPK ,
Chalnunn ,
CHETK , August 12 , 1881.
arc tlio lif(5 of a
metropolis.
t JLginigovornmont by tlicipcoplo laws
enforced without " "discriiiiiim-
LESS prophccyJatid inbro'pfudonco
is what tliu ] iuolu [ ) dcsiru from the
medical staff nt the White TIouso.
AND now Bill Clmndlur is posing as
n , civil service reformer. Ivellogg and
I'ftttorBon arc yet to bo heard from.
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TAX ovanion robs our city of thous
ands of dollars which ought to bo ex
pended for municipal improvements.
Tin : San Francisco mint maintains
Its reputation for scandal in udiniiiis-
traliou of ofli-
r t through every change -
cora.
EVKIIV tree is known by its fruit
and the valuoorwortlilcssnessof every
Maw can bo determined by its enforce
ment.
WITH buckwheat flields and
factories Iowa will bo able to enjoy
hbmo-raisbd cake's and molasses this
' j / $ > winter.
TUB big constitutional lawyers have
already pocketed $5,000 of the saloon
keepers' money. Now the police court
shysters will have their day.
TIIK refusal of the council to enact
nn ordinance in accord with the Slo-
cunib law is n big bonanza for Omaha
justices of the peace , constables- and
shysters.
WITH malarious marshes pouring
poisonous gases into the "White House
the president's physicians fee that
their labors -'arc seriously heightened
and the patient's life endangered by
congressional neglect.
have very sensibly
offer no obstruction to n
full' exhibition of Nebraska's ' products
ut ij\q f { ijto fair. IJy virtually making
halfj tga the roiuls will ihcrcoKO their
own profits as much as they will bun-
olit the fair.
TIIK Minnesota vvheat crop will fnll
uliurt of tlio average , nnd the yield
per ncro will ucarcoly go nbovo eight
bushola. To countorbnlunco Anipri-
ijlliuicncy , JliiBsm has u crop
llch Svcragus CO pur cohtnbovo nny
Urdkl in thcj history- ( ho coun-
ONK thousand men and 1,200 tonta
will bo the army representation at the
Yorklown celebration. The Now
York SHU thinks the navy ought also
to be represented and proposes to
Iiavo Secretary Hunt excise the crows
upon the fences and mullein stalks of
old Virginia.
active- encouragement
Tor subverting or defying the Slocumb
law comes to the li < iuor dealers from
the bar. The men who practice be
fore the har at the police and dishict
couiU want the men who eland behind -
hind the bar to keep up the fight
until the liquor union bar'l ' is empty.
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A NATIONAL dairy fair will bo hold
at Cedar Rnpids , Iowa , -under the
auspices of the National Butter and
Cheese Association , in November ,
which promises to attract a very go
attendance. This exposition of ry
productO.il ! also include machinery
and implements , models of creamer-
iet nd tj ceao factories , and dairy
-calle. M ter and cheese ihanufac-
lorufu throughout the states arc expected -
pected to c6mpcte , Competition la
< J | > ute , tlie world. The interest
iiianifwted indicates that th .i- .
ill
outlnuo a week ,
OUR PUBLIC SCHOOLS
The public sfihools i > ( Omaha will
bo rcgpcncd for the full term l\vi >
weeks liciico. In these schools moro
tlmii live thousand boys mid { { irh nro
in training for the active duties
of life nt nn expense
of over $ ( JO,000 n year.
Thcso imhlic foiint.'iiiis of knowl
edge , where the rising ifcncrntion of
men nnd women , without distintion
of station or creed , receive their olo- >
mcntnry instruction , should bo Hio
pride of every citizen. This piido is
however not to bo Kratilied nioroly
by the constniction of inagiuf-
corit nnd costly school-houses.
If thcso public schools shall nub-
scrVo their purpose wo must have n
practical system of mental , physical
nnd moral training in accord with the
spirit of Ibis enlightened nnd pro
gressive ngc , nnd nbovo nil things n
corps of teachers competent for the
responsible duties devolving upon ,
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them.
With the growth of Omaha there
should bo n corresponding growth of
our public schools , not merely in the
increased attendance , greater nuin-
bcr of teachers and enlarge-
muiit * of school facilities , but in
the improved standard of scholnrihip.at
In other words , metropolitan Omaha.
should have metropolitan schools.
This should bo the aim and purpose
of our board of education and to this
end all their efforts should bo di
rected. Prom our somewhat
limited observation wo are
led lo believe that our
public schools have not kept pace
with the growth of Qinahh during tholl
past five years. Wo hayo paid out as
much money as any other city of
thTiriiiio'p6pulaliTn ( and most of our.
teachers are receiving liberal salaries
but incompetent-and partial oxaniin-'l
era and , pnrsonal favorites in our
school board have stocked our schools
with many inefficient teachers , and as .
a consequence materially decreased
the , cfllc5oncy of ours schools.
The mere fact that any holder of a
teacher's certificate has passed a
satisfactory examination by solving
correctly the conundrums propounded
by the examiners is no proof that
they are proper parties to bo entrusted -
ed with n class in our public schools ,
competent teacher should bo
something more than n mere parrot.
Quito apart from the technical knowl-
of certain fundamental truths
and facts , the teachers in our public
schools should possess executive
ability that will enable them to maintain -
tain proper discipline in the schools ,
and above all things these .teachers
should have moral self-control that
will inspire ) respect nnd confidence.
The true policy of our school board
should bo to dismiss every teacher
thai fails to maintain proper disci
pline nnd encourage the most efficient
teachers by liberal salaries. In the
main the graded sahools of Omaha
will doubtless compare favorably
with these of other cities ,
but our high school is way below the
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metropolitan standard. It is simply
useloiB , nnd moro than useless , to
Iceop up a high'school unless it fully
meets the demand for higher educa
tion. "It is a notorious fact
that from forty to fifty of our brightest
boys and girls are sent to eastern hiu'h
. schools and seminaries every year bo-
cause their parents have no con
fidence in our high school as
an educational institution , pearly
all of these boys and girls
would bo educated in Omaha if the
standard of our high school was made
I equal to that of metropolitan schools
of the same grade. And there is no
doubt that a large number of pupils
from the interior of this
state and tlio farther west will
patronize our high school just as soon
'us HJ reputationus a liral class insti
tution is established.
It is simply a
disgrace that Omaha , after spending
$200,000 in u high school building ,
1ms not tho' disposition to spend the
necessary means for a sufficient num
ber of first class teachers to nmk.o her
High school course as complete and
thorough us that in any other city in
tlm country.
OTHER LANDS THAN OURS-
The poaa&go of the land bill by par
liament haa ended the long struggle
of the present session. What Air.
Gladstone's land bill of 1870 failed to
accomplish his measure of 1881 is
likely to do. It guarantees to all Ire
land fairness ot rent , freedom of salb
and fixity of tenure. Precisely stated ,
it provides. (1 ( , ) That all leases and
routings shall bo for a term of not less
than fifteen years , during which the .
rents shall not bo increased. (2. ( )
That the tenants , present and future ,
shall bo allowed to improve their
farms us much as they please , and
that upon the expiration of the lease ,
if they leave the land , they shall bo
entitled to compensation for such im
provements , (3. ( ) That the tenants
shall have a vested right of property
in the lease and in all the improve
ments' they shall make ; that they may
sell or devise the same ; and that in ro-
Mowing their leases
the existence or
value of tlicso improvements shall not
bo computed in fixing the future
rental value of the land. (4. ( ) That
the landlords shall not bo permitted
to demand any moro than aair and
reasonable rent , " and when the owner
* hatu
a just and reasonable rent the matter
shall bo determined by a special land
court created for the purpose of de
termining such controversies. ( r > . )
The law is made imperative , and
none of its terms or provisions
can bo evaded , or et aside ,
or defeated by contract.
This provision will protect tenants
against a rcctu rcuco of those mcanurcs
on tho'part of the landlords which no
effectually nullified 'tho acts of 170.
Provision is made for transfers by
purchase of the land to peasant pro
prietors. Upon valuation of the land
and the payment of onc-foiiilh of the
price of the holding , the government
will advance the money to pay the
other three-fourths and this loan ii
rt < p.iyablo in twenty-five annual in
stallments , uith 't per cent interest
added.
Some interesting statistics of the
Mussulman population 'of the world
,
have recently boon published in Kng-
land by Mr. Wilfrid S. Blunt. Mr.
Blunt , from a careful study of the
pilgrims who make Jeddah their land
ing point while on route for Mecca ,
takes a coitain portion of them an n
representative of the masses. Hero
are found Indians , Persians , Moors ,
negroes ! from the Niger , Malays from
Java ' , Tartars from the Khantcs ,
Arabs from the French Sahara , from
1.
Oram and Zanzibar , oven in Chinese
drcs.s and "undistinguishable from
other natives of the Celestial empire.
Mussulmans from the interior of
China. " The Turk nearest to Europe ,
and on that account moro familiar to
us ! as a typical Mussulman , forms but
a small fringe ot Islam. Mr. Blunt ,
co'uiiting the 03,2")0 pilgrims of 1880 ,
ctCf
calculates that they represent not less
than 175,000,000 people. The divis
ion of creeds ho makes out as follows :
Similes or Orthodox Mohammedans ,
145,000,000 ; Shititcs , 15,000,000 ;
Abadites , 7,000,000 ; Wahabitcs ,
8,000,000. The authority nfllrms what
has been before thm asserted , that the
progress of Islamism in Africa during
the last hundred years has been im
mense. An exceedingly interesting
article which appeared in an English
review some years ago , written by a
colored ' man , told of his Mohamme
dan prosclytism. Tim one great rea
son why the negro takes to the proph
et . is that at once ho is accepted as n
frioud . and brother by the Mohammc-
dan missionary. Ho says to the no-1'
pro , "Oomo up nnd sit beside me.
Give mo your daughter and take
. mine. All who pronounce the formu
la ot Islam arc equal in this world and
in the next. "
Gambctta is said to have eoripusly
compromised his chance of an election
from his old district of Jtollovuo. A
monster meeting was convoked by his
electoral committee to which 12,000
tickets of admission wore issued. It
was the intention of the great orator
to deliver his third and lost great
electoral oration and to complete his
political programme partially unfolded
in his two previous speeches. The
cablegrams say that the audience was
a very different ono from that of last
Friday. Nearly all who wore present
worn the garbof workingmen , and the
imjPjrHyyoro evidently hostile to M ,
Gambetta's candidature. At half-
past 8 M. Gambotta came in by a back
door and took his seat on the platform.
Ho was greeted with a storm of min
gled groans , cheers and hisses. Again
and again ho rose and attempted to
make himself hoard , but the uproar
was so great that ho found it impos
sible. After half-an-honr's fruitless
endeavor to conquer the hostility of
the public ho abandoned the strug
gle ai.d withdrew in a- , great rage
amid . indescribable confusion. The
violprico of Qambettn'a refliarks have
made him hosts of ono'mios at Belle
ville. Ho throw' at "tho' hissing and
jeering crowd the most abusive in
sults and threats. "You are drunken
slaves ; ; you call mo dictator , " ho
yelled ratltor than shouted , answering
the cries bf "Down with the > dicta
tor , " which greeted the attempt of
Ilia committee to force n Qambottist
political ! into the chair. "Do you
know what you are ? You are drunken
slaves. What you are doing was
never done by the worst populace.
Next Sunday tie ) ballot will avenge
mo on your disgraceful conduct , and
then I shall know how to discover
you , even if I have to track you to
your dens. " The Parisian journals
throw the blame of the occurrence on
the blundering of Gumbotta'u elec
toral committee and udviso lira to
stand as a candidate for uomo other
district.
The system of ( underground tele
graph' communication throughout the
German empire is nearly completed ,
the only line incomploted being that
which will connect Cologne with Aix-
la-0hapollo. The total length of the
lines is 3,040 miles , almost the whole
lom
being composed of a nucleus of seven
conducting wires , laid at a cost of over
$7,500,000 , The underground lines
cross all the great rivers of Germany
and unite 221 towns. The paramount
litn
idea in this system is the protection
of the wire in caseof invasion by an
enemy , but it yet remains to bo test
ed whether success has boon effected
in preserving the wires from damp
and maintaining their insulation.
The system was attempted years ago
in England , but failed , The well I
known economy nnd deliberation prac
ticed by the Gorman governmentis n
guaranty , however , that this enor
mous outlay of money would not hnvo
been incurred in n doubtful scheme
nnd that experimental tests wcro
tundo before the work was under
taken. Should it prove n success , the
system will undoubtedly bo adopted
in this country , where the present un
sightly nnd decidedly primitive sys
tem of telegraph wires would make
such a change very desirable.
Castelar , the great Spanish liberal
leader , has formulated the republican
programme. It includes some things
impossible of accomplishment , but'
some that Can bo achieved. Notably
it proposes universal suffrage , the ab
olition of slavery , and trial by jury.
SngaRta , th6 present government
loader , in the meantime indicates it
ns his purpose to bring nbout many of
the proposed reforms. The friendly
attitude ho holds towards Castolar
nnd the more advanced republicans ,
who nrc pronounced in their opposi
tion to the extreme radicals , affords
no little hope that , with the support
of the government , tlio most urgent of
the reforms desired may bo effected.
Several Scotch landlords hnvo re
cently made important rent reduc
tions , and now it is learned that ro-1"
ductions have taken place on three of
the best known estates in England.
Mr. Gladstone 1ms token oil' 10 per
cent , nt lift warden , which is the third
time ho has nmdo a reduction there ,
the two former ones having been J.r >
per cent. each. At Huglicndon , the
residence of the lute Lord IJeacoiis
field , the agents Imvo returned 20 per
cent. , nnd this is said to bo in accord
ance with the late owner's expressed
intentions. On the Duke of West-
minster's Eaton Hall estate , near
Chester , notice has been given that nt
the forthcoming audit 25 per cent ,
will bo returned. On the pasture
lands at Eaton Hall , as some coinpen-
sation for the late flooding , the Duke
has reduced the rent 10s an acre.
Never has the present czar of Ilus-
sin received a more enthusiastic wel
come , than the ono which greeted him
a foi tniglit ago in Moscow , the Holy
City of his Holy Empiro. When he
showed himself at the red staircase ii
, the palace , where the czars hnvo been
long ' ' accustomed to appear before the
masses , the crowd which filled the
outer space was enormous , and it
cheered him vociferously. From the
mayor ho received bread and salt , and
on n following day , at a reception ii
tlio Kremlin , many deputations pro
sciited him with the same symbols , as
well as with holy pictures and other
pledges of dovpjaon.
The estimates for the public worki
at Cyprus for the ensuing year an
§ 100,000 , of which § 100,000 will be
spent in erecting Commissioners
houses , konaks , custom-houses , bar
racks , and a residence for th6 govern
or. Complaints are made that al
these public works are of no immedi
ate necessity , and that moro urgency
exists for work that will develop
trade and render trade moro easy ,
Cyprus at present is in great need of
water , and it is believed that $100-
000 could be most profitably used in
the construction of artificial lakes for
the preservation of water which now
runs to waste and into the sea.
Education in Fngland , since the
clomnntary educational act of 1870
was enforced , has accomplished very
satisfactory results. In 1809 the
schools under government inspection
only accommodated 1,755,044 , while
they now pr6vido for 4,240,753 chil
dren. The average attendance has
risen from 1,162,380 in 1870 to2,750-
010 in 1880 , and the support increased
by the government to § 10,050,000 in
1880 , The syutcm is , however , far
from perfect yet , as a vast number of
children , on attaining the ago of ton
years , are withdrawn from the schools ,
und it is proposed to extend the term
of cunrpulsory attendance at least two
years , In the salaries of school
teach91-8 there has also been A gratify
ing increase. Ten years ugo the average
orago yearly salary of a certificated
master was $483 , but is now § 000.
Lady teachers' salaries have increased
from 8290 in 1870 to $303 in 1880 ,
and , as a consequence , the number of
the latter has largely increased , until
the proportions now are 03 percent of
the total number employed.
There are renewed rumors of an al
liance between Italy and Austria-Hun
gary. The latter empire was anxious
to come to some understanding with
the Italian government regarding fa
turo acquisitions on the Balkan pen
insula , announcing itself ready to as
sure to Italy an amount of territory
on the Adriatic Sea , Trieste and Dal -
dto
matia , if no objections wore raised tex
toH
an advance of Austria-Hungary on
Salonica. So far as known , these secret
crot negotiation havo0 mot with sue
cess , and the present Austria-Hungu
ry minister of foreign affairs , Baron
von lloymorlo , is said to have ex
pressed great satisfaction with the
propositions of the Italian
government , which are said to
involve mainly a treaty of neutrality
pending further changes on the Bal -
kan peninsula. What gives the did
port ofan _ alliance between Italyaud
Austria-Hungary n still further np-
pcnranco of truthfulness is the fact ,
; hat while all those negotiations were
on between the two countries
ilismarck nddn.ssed a letter to the
present Italian minister of foreign nf"j
fairs , Mancini , congratulating him in
: lie most cordial terms on his ncccs-
lion to office , and expressing hopes of
the continuance of the entente cor
now existing between the Ger
man empire and the Italian govern
ment.
Tin : North Carolina legislature ,
wrhich submitted a prohibition amend-
nent to the people , consisted of 121
' democrats ' nndI ! ) republicans. The
Omaha Jfcntld will please make n note
f that.
The opposition to vivisection is stead-
ly gaining strength in Europe. It is
claimed that vivisection has been bar
ren in its results in adding anything
) f value to the knowledge of the hunan -
nan system. Cats and dogs have been
known to bo cruelly tortured , not only
> y being cut and mangled in a shock-
ng manner , but also by being partial
ly baked , roasted or boiled. What ,
again , is to bo said of a so-called sci
entific man who will deliberately nail
animals to a table and experiment
upon their eyes for no other purpose
than "to show the action of the visual
organ. " The system appears to have
had no other c.ffect than to blunt the
icnsibihtics of the practitioner nnd
tnak ( him indifferent to the sufferings
of patients under his hands.
HONEY FOB 1HE LADIES.
Pretty nud cool evening waists are made
of mull puffs nnd lace insertings.
A. fashion paper solemnly asseits that n
drab-haired vvomuri must never wear a
' poiigco ' duster.
A New York paper navs lhat fashion
able young ladies at ( Jape May wear
bracelets cm Iheir arms while bathing.
Park garnet vigogne and cashmere will
be very fashionable dross fanrici this fall ,
co i bined with silk plush or velvet ashado
' datkcr.
The present fnHhionable materials in
brocadeil foulards , eateeiiK and floral
chintzes ir.ako . up exccedirgly well in the
antique style of dress now so popular.
Outside dress pockets are no longer seen ,
the ono useful pocket being dexterously
concealed among the folds of the tunic or
under Iho draping * of Iho scarf or paiiicr.
An low.v wife sues for a divoico because
her husband bought candy for another wo
man. Ho probably gayo his 1 wife plenty
of "taffy , " but this , it seems , Failed to
satisfy her.
Austin , Tex. , has a female deputy sher
iff , nnd when Mic tells a man she has an
attachment for him hedcn't know whether
to blush nnd try to look sweet or to light
out for the woods.
The Indiana man who first attired him
self in his wife's clothes , and then hung
himself , doubtless took this delicate way
of : reminding his other half that her wear
ing i of the breeches drove him to the rash
act.
act.A
A wife at Massillon , O. , eloped with her
husband's hrol her. The husband followed i
them to Black river , whipped theJbrother ,
got a bullet in return , cursert the pair in
the present of f. street crowd , anil went
home alone.
Terra cotta shades will bo very fashion
able Ihis autumn in.aoft woolen fabrics ,
trimmed with Koman plaidcd , or Persian
striped surah , or more elegantly with pan
els , revere , vests , cuffo aiinpeleiirie 'of seal
brown plush.
When a woman has discovered that I ho
paint on the front door-Hteps doesn't match
the door-knob of the left-hand closet off the
up-staira parlor bed room , you may talk
new bonnet to her by the hour nnd her
heart strings won't tighten.
"Amantha , " lie murmured , with pathos
In his voice , "why do you quiver at
my touch ? Why do you shrink from my
embrace as the startled fawn trembles nt
the rustling of the autum leaves ? " "I've
been vaccinated , " she said.
Fifteen young ladles assembled in a class
nt an Independence hotel n few days ago ,
paying $2 apiece for the privilege , to listen
to a patent device agent tell how to copy
pictures. Ho handed them n list of the
chemicals iiecossary with prices attached ,
and left.
The double woman refused to pay but
one fare on a New York road , and dared
the conductor to put ono of her off the
train. She laughed at him with one mouth
nnd called him bad iiamns with the other
until the poor fellow ran shrieking into the
Laggago car.
The Derby hat will be worn this fall by
natty vonng ladiea , but inttcad of a sin
gle black or pearl-colored ono there will bo
n variety in the rich shades of dark ad
miral blue , hunter's match , dahlia color ,
olive nnd seal brown , to match' various
Htrect costumes.
Mollero shoes of black sa'ln , upon which
are pet largo bows fastoncd with hrop.d ,
square- buckles of tlthviiish pebblcB , arc
worn with panlen party costumes. The
heels nro onjy moderately high , with but
| little curve to them , but the shoes aie fine
In shape , m the Insteps nrn cut high and
nre gracefully nrchcd in the tmo Spanish
stylo"
A couple of girls coming from the nodal
la-st evening were discussing their young
men evidently. Ono of them wan overheard -
hoard to nay : "Well , I s'pieo ha'n good
enough , but then ho always takes mo to
prayer meetings , church pocinblrs , and
school Hterarlctf , where there's no money
to bo spent , ami never once to a theatre or
for a buggy ride. "
Mrs. Harriett M. Duncan , nil old lady
who died in Cincinnati last week at 84 ,
bridged with her life the entire growth of
the city , and danced with Lafayette on his
% J lt to the thriving frontier settlement
half n century ago. There must be a good
many people btlll ftlive who enjoyed that
privilege. Lafayette was given a ball In
every city he visited , and , old as he wan ,
danced untiringly.
"See her kiss that ugly dog , " said ono
gentleman to n friend fn n horse-car in n
loud whisper , calling attention to n woman
who was lavish with her endearments of n
pet poodle , She overheard the comment ,
nnd glowering upon the unfortunate man
uaiJ , \lnegary accents : "It won't hurt
" nie/if I do , " "Oh. I beg your pardon ,
"madam , but my sympathy wan wholly I
with the dog. "
"Every woman , " saya the canny La-
bouchere , "lovea pink at heart , and ono of
the paugn on growing old is caused by
finding that pink DO longer Milts the com
plexion , " " \Vearnntiifcollnr while yon
can my dear , " wxld a shrewd American
matron to n blooming young girl , "when
you are n old an I am YOU will find that
you huvo to make up by paying u > er BO
much a yard for your lace.
"Do love ? " "Yt-s "
you me , she nn-
gwcreJ , ' 'better than any tli ing else in the
world. It's a beautiful night for a moon
light drive. A moonlight drive
would cost at le&nt 3 , and as
he agitated seveenteen ccuts in hU right
troukerd pocket he surveyed the lunar orb
with a knowing gaze , and remarked : "I
should be so happy to take you , but it's a
wet moon , and you know you are no liable
to catch cold , dear. " The next morning
the ditappolnted maiden observed to her
mother ; "Charley and I ha > e quit. He |
knows n heap nbout Iho weather , but he'd
a perfect Ignoramus about me. "
A Colorado editor mates thl earnest ap
peals On wc. t , pirls. and comfort the jwor
( ellen notit there ! "Wo want fat and funny -
ny girlc , lo make u smile nil over , ami
lean and fragile mien to hang nixm our
ar f H , nnd pctile blonde * who like to show
themselves on sunny day. " , nnd stately
bmnettoK , so beautiful in the twilight.
We have mineral enough , and plenty of
coal and oxide of iron. The only lack of
rchotirccii Is the potent civilizcm of their
pioneer I I rothcu thcBirls. "
Heavy salin atrlped fabrics alternating
with RtrihCN of silk jiluvh , In rich , dark
phade * of color , will form ono f the most
expensive nnd novel dress materials for the
fall nnd winter. Oilier fnbiics show broad
watered silk stripc , nlternatingwilh stripes
formed of heavy brocaded design * , show
ing leaves nnd flower * outlined with
Ihreads tif gold or cilver. The color ? ,
Ihongh bright nnd ntriking , nrc harmoni *
otixly nnd artistically blended. Many of
the . designs nnd effects seen in thccc now
dress . mntciials nro carried out in plushes
and limeades intended for milincry pur-
- net.
( V ripnlo prevalent on the mtrfnco of
fashionable society is occasioned by the
question \\licther crinoline ia to be , or not
to be. American modistes , merchants and
society leaders nro far from being In nc-
cord regarding it , and to-day the hoopskirt -
skirt , crinoline , fardlngnle , or by what
soever name it may bo called , seems to oc
cupy n iwsitlon in the domain of fashion
not like that assigned to Mohammed's cof
fin. Yet the guess may bo'ventured that
the re-nppearance of this article of dress In
n mollified form , nnd shorn of its exag
gerated proportions , is only ft question of
time , and that in the near future it will be
ns universally worn na it was ten years
ftffo.
ftffo.Louis ( Jnlnzo scarfs and bashc , enor
mous in size , nro fashionable. They nre
made of many rich materials , nnd nre fre
quently fitted into the waist seams nt the
back , nnd from there nre slashed open nnd
carried almost to the foot of Iho dross ,
being caught tip in numerous loops which
impart an appearance of fnllnctH lo thu
toumuro. They are Hometiini-.s bordered
with a haiuUomo Grecian or Persian cm-
broidery ; other * nro made of brocade or of
heavy watered silk , lined with pale gold-
colored surah and trimmed with n beaded
embroidery of jet nnd gold. There sashes
are twelve or fourtccen inches wide , nnd
fully answer ns drapings lo Ihe skirts of
trained dresses.
PEPPERMINi' DROPS.
Since the assassination nn eastern man-
ufnotmer ia experimenting on n bullet
proof liver pad.
There is to bev journal devoted to the
interests of policemen. We > presume it
will be Mibsciibcd for nt club rates.
Will the coming man drhi-c beei ? Xo ;
he'll drink glucose , citric ncid , rosin and
other dainties. New YorkUntphic.
Thirteen hundred Italians have been
sent to work on Colorado railroads but
there IB no perceptible thinuusH in the
hand organ army.
Watermelons grow M > largo in Xcbraska
that ono of them will feed a family .of
fourteen persons nnd leave a good slice
for the hired man. i
The carpenter editor of the Uo. ton Post |
is out with this advice : "The true way for
a woman to diiv e .a nail is to aim the blow
gqunic at her thumb. Then she'll at least
avoid hitting her thumb , anyway. "
An Ohio man has had the luck to fine ,
sixteen pocket-books in tlio last live
months , nnd you can imagine how ho feels
when he looks at the KUIII of sev en cents
which is the gross amount contained in all
Some one wrote to Horace Grceley in-
qutiing if guano was good to nut on pota
toes. 11 o said it might do for'thos whose
tastes had become vitiated vith tobacco
and rum , but ho preferred gravy and but
ter.
ter.l
l or ono long week Norwich , Connect !
cut , druggists had no almanacs to give
away or soda water t- > sell , and the only
additional thing needed to plunge the town
into despair was for some ono to cut tin
lelegrapb wires.
The man who Ma down on the road tt
success and waits for a free ride , will gel
left. Whitehall Times. And the man
who jumps on the tailboard of Homo one
else'n success , will be greeted with a cry o
"whip behind. " New Hnven Jtcgister.
Another Ohio man has just got a places
He vvns n postmaster who juat saved the
government n little money by printing his
own postal cards , and' he h s got n nice
place in jail. There is no salary attached
to his new jilace , but then nobody is trying
to crowd him out.
An exchange prints n long receipt ex
plaining "how to perfume a dwelling. '
It's too expensive. Tlio cheapest nnd
quickest way to perfume a dwelling is tc
fry a piece of codfish or roabt a few onions ,
They go right to the spot , and Hngei
around the spot for a considerable period
Norrlstown Herald.
Killing Bull says he wants to be free ,
and "go about whenever I please and have
a waiter. " Pretty soon he will want tt
pait bis hair in the middle , sport n single'
barrel eyeglass nnd wear his watch chain
on tlio outside of his coat. Then , ht
should be given a tov pistol to play with ,
- Nurristown Herald ,
A Kentucky candidate ran nix wagon
loaded with watermelons into hi * villngi.
on election day ami caught the colorec
voters to a man. His rival was distance !
so far that he emphatically ileni H havin ,
been in the race at nil. Strategy nn. .
watermelons _ will vun ou-rytime whi'ii th
colored man is the object woiked for.
An extract fium the letU-rof u ret-on1
emigrant : "I'm vvurking on do roads hoi
at .Saratogy but I don't intend to do i
long , Shure Mike Mulhooley , vvho lef ,
homo three years ago como nixA later , haa
a rich young lady tn drive him around th
city wid ft bcautifiil < ui l } * H . . - y ,
behind an his arms folded loiko a foino
giiitleman entirely. "
< inmnistioner Kiunn boa decided that
"Hock and live" is not a medicine , but n
beverage and taxable ns such. That set
tles It. If Hock and Jtya ia not n medi
cine , editors will no longer d ink it. If
any of thorn have formed an appetite for
the HtufT , which they find djflicult to over
come , they should try codliver oil , which
is n medicine but not n beverage.
Cincinnati haa long ago been forced to
surrender to Chicago the title of "Pork-
opolls , " but Cincinnati leads in the pro
duction of whiskey. Chicago ( daughters
the hogs , but Cincinnati take * the cuko for
producing the stuff that changes men InU >
swine. No wonder there ia an extraordi
nary jot of make utorie * afloat this year.
Cincinnati whisky in what makes 'cm.
[ New Orleans Times.
In order to cure her husband of drinking
n colored woman in South Carolina put
concentrated lye in hU whisky. The fast
vvordi he uttered were to the effect that it
would bo a relief to him to drop into Hades
to cool off. nnd the last words the widow
upoke to tlio outside world an she dodged
into jail were , "I nevah seed sicli weak
stomachs as de niggahs are gittiu' nowa
days ; day can't btan' nulHii1 ! "
lit stood up at the druggists counter ,
and , pressing liU hand upon Ills stomach ,
said , 'This weather is dexiomlizjng. Mix
me something with Jamaica cinger and
hot dtopa something hot ! " The druggist
mixed the beverage , nnd handing it to the
customer , said , "Ia Una hot enough for
you ? " A pistol flourished ju the air ; there
was a flash , and the druggist fell dead be
hind the counter. The verdict uf the jury
was "accidental homicide
arising from a
misconstruction of language. "
A leafy background , two noble trees , a
hammock swinging beneath , and she on
whom your heart ia fixed lazily uwinging
in the same , is a very pretty picture , young
man , very pretty , unj w don't blame you
for being attracted by a magnet of such
wondroua powers. Hut consider if your
means will enable you to keep that picture
all your days , or whether in the coming
time it will not be supplanted by a chromo
of a wontout , jaded woman frying dough-
nuU over a hot fire In the middle of a hot
tmmznor day. The two pictur 4 are in
timately connected ,
CONNUBrALITIES.
Tally one for Alabama. A marriageu.is
, mst | < oncd in that state the other day on
iccomit of the hot wave.
A Dulfnlo pill never has her \\rddintf
.rcss ma < le in thatcitr , for fear comcliody
vill nay MIC was married in n Buffalo robe.
It is believed Hint Iho Duke of Argyll
vill marry llic widow of the Into Hon. Au-
; uctus Anson. The lady is n daughter of
he 15ishop of St. Albans.
A young man of Ul has married hisaunt ,
KOI ! 38 , in Hulfalo , nnd Judge Lewis of
Jio munciftl ! ] court , who performed the
ercimmy , tells n complainant that there
) no law of the state forbidding it ,
A pretty girl out west told hcrbcaii that
lie was n mind render. "You don't say
o ! " be exclaimed , "Ve , " wtlcl she , "you
jave It in your mind to ask mn to IMS
, -our wife , but you nre just n little reared
it the idcn. " Their wedding cards nro
lit.
Henry K. Cookc. n son of Mr. Jny
Jooke , the Philadelphia financier , will bo
narried on Tuesday , Axigust ! ! 3. to MI-H
JCsther C. Uitsscll of Lcwhton , I'n. Mr.
Cooke Is n student in nn Episcopal the < > -
ogical seminary of Philadelphia , and will
.ako orders next year. He IB a graduate
f Princeton college.
Marshatltown. lown , Tiuio'-llcpuhlicait ,
August 11 : " 'Squire Clark yestcrdny
lolned together 'until death do us part , '
Thomas Hogers , aged iV > . nnd KHrit Small-
ivood , aged -Jfi both residents of Marshall
Bounty. This is the third time both bride
mid groom hav o participated in the lux
ury of mnrrying. "
The recent wedding of Mr. Wiilinm
Mackio and Mis < Isabelle Mitchell , at the
csidcnco of the latler's uncle , Mr , Alex
ander Mitchellin Milwaukee , wasn grand
\lfair. there vvcro tircsent fifteen him-
; lrcd guests , nnd fully twtnty thousand
icoplo thronged the neighborinc streets to ,
ivitiiess the outdoor display. A corre
spondent says : "Prom every point about
the great mansion , from every tree and
branch , from flower beds , from fountains ,
> nvilions nnd marquee , tenthouNanil.lighlH
if different hues lit up the resplendent
lecne from the grass beneath OHO'H feet _ to
the tip of the great dome overshadowing
the house. The promenades of the guesls
them among artificial lakes , foun
tains nnd htnluary. Ono of the most
imposing spectacles of thu evening wau
n huge , many jetted fountain , which burst
"nto a grand display at the roar of nrtil-
lery. Prom among jets n number of min-
iuturo dark lanterns flashed through the
water with peculiar brilliancy and effect.
Thet bridal parlor was constructed ! u
Moorish style. The furniture nnd deco
rations formed a reproduction of the mar
vels of Alhambrn. The embroidery way
arranged at Cairo , ? J'gypt , from special
designs. The porcelain and pottery orna
ments were Uellengcr's latest designs from
I'.iris. The dadoes on the wnlla were
manufactured expressly for Ihe occasion
nt Lyons , France. The prcscnls , which
were not on exhibition , were said to
amount in all to n value of upward of
8100,000. It required the assistance of
one hundred men to arrange the grounds.
Mr. J. Marsh , Bank of Toronto , Ont. ,
writes : "Biliousness and dyspepsia seem
to have grown tip with me ; haxing been a
sufferer for yeaw , I have tried many rem
edies < ; but with no lasting result until I
used your BUHUOCK BLOOD BITTKIIS. They
have been truly a blessing to me , and !
cannot speak too highly of themPrice
§ 1.00 , trial size 10 cents. codtw
Notice to Non-Rcslilont Defendants
K. I ) . I&ncfull ( name unknown ) will txlo no
tice that ho has been sued by Dudley SI. Stcclc ,
Samuel K. Johnson and Sanford W. Spratlin , co
partners , dolii ; ; business under the flrm name of
htc.dc , Johnson & Co. , in the District Court ot
lXiilas ; county , Nelinxika , to nco\cr $3,031.20 ,
and intcrast from October IS , ISiO , due them on a
) > romUsory note bearing data Apnl 20,1873. Also
that nn attachment has been made on certain
funds In tlio First National bank of Omaha , Ne
braska , belonging to j ou and w hlch the said par-
lea aho > o named soeli to obtain to apply in pay-
incntof tlielrti.TiJcl.iiin.
You arc required to unsn c-r raid petition on or
rforc Monday , the 22d day of August , A , D. 18S1.
WAH11EN SWITZLER ,
ot4t Attornuv for Plaintiff.
niVIU MECHANICAL AND MINING EN-
\J GINEERINQ at the Renssclcar Polytech
nic Institute , Troy , N. Y. The oldest engineer
ing school In America. Next term begins Sep
tember 16th. The Register for 1880-81 contains a
llstol thu graduates for thu pnetM j cars , with
their positions ; also , cotitto of study , require
ments , expenses , stc. Address
DAVID M. GREENE ,
Jl 14-clcodaiiiH Director.
United States Depository.
NationalBank
- OF OMAHA. -
Cor. 13th and Farnam Sts.
OLDEST BANKING ESTABLISHMENT IN
OMAHA.
SUCCESSORS TO KOUNTZE BROTHERS. )
BTAULISIIED 1856.
Organized as a National Bank August SO , 1803.
CAPITAL AND PROFITS OVER 300iOOO
ornrans AND
IIsr.MiN KODSTZK , President.
AUUUSTCS KOVNTZK , Vice President.
II. W. VAIIJ ) , Cashier.
A. J. Porr-LETON , Attorney.
JOHN A. CRISIOIITU.-I.
P. II. DAVIS , Atet. Cashier.
This hank rtctivcs deposits Ithout regard to
amount * .
I4MUS ( line certlfk-fltc'S bcnripL' intercut.
Iri : 9 drafts on Nan r'rancuc-o nnd principal
c-Hlcs of the United KlatcT , aUo London , Dublin ,
Edinburgh und thu principal cities of the conti
nent of Europe.
Belli passenger tickets for emigrants by the In.
man line mavldtf
PAPER WAREHOUSE.
CRAHAIVf PAPER GO.
217 and 210 North Main St. , St. Louis ,
WHOLESALE DEALER * IN
BOOK. i DAnCDQ j WIUTINO ;
NKWS , f rArtno 1 WRAPPING ,
ENVELOPES , CARD BOARD AND
Printers Stock.
jtarCush paid for Rag and Paper Stock , Scrap
Iron and Metal * .
Paper Stock Warehoa 1220 to 1237 , North
Sixth "trimt
BOGGS & HILL ,
REAL ESTATE BROKERS.
No. 1508 Famluun Street ,
OrriCK North clilo. ODD Oranit Central Hotel.
; CJ. R. CLAKKBON. O , J , HU3T , \
Glarkson & Hunt ,
I
Successors to nlchanli t Hunt ,
ATTORNEYS - AT - LAW ,
S. UthStrect Om ha Neb.
J.P.ENGLISH ,
ATTORNEY - AT - LAW ,
310 South Thirteenth Street , with
1
J. M. Woo I worth.
W. J , OONNELL ,
ATTORNEY AT
- - LAW.
Owes Front Iloonii ( up italn ) In Honwom'i
new brick buiiainjr , If , W , corner KlUcutU nd
r'arnham Strocti.
Dexter U Thomas ,
ATTORNEY AT
- - LAW ,
Omaha , Nebruti