OMAHA DAILY BEE SATURDAY , MAY 17 , I The best evidence In the world nf Uie purity and eiceilenee of ItlackwclTs Dull Durham Smoking Tobacco Is found In llio fact that the fame of this tobacco IncreaK * from rear to year. Thin could not do the caw If It were merely " pollen up to U , " or had nr dubious or dingoitmn Ingre. dltnts In It Among millions of urersof til nationalities , purely dome one would find oat If It were Impure , Injurious or unpalatable. ForlSrears thlitobaccohas been acknowledged to 1 * > tha tttt In itit twM , and every year the Hall Durham brand grows more popular , the demand for It wider , and rmokrni morocnthutlaAtlcoYcrlU dclldoiis natural flavor. A k your dealer for It Oct thn genuine trade mark of the Bull. IrttrclnnomlivhlffrlonewhcnJ Dull Durham Bmokl&ff Tobicco U UioJ. thriven on Horllck'i Food , " write hundreds of grateful mothers. Mother' * milk contains no fircu. An artificial food for Infanta Miould contain no nUrch. The beet nnd uiit nutritious food in health H ? JlMOinmrnilctl 1)V I'liiMclaiin. Illitlily Ix-nettdat to > liiriiln MoUirni iw ilrlnk. I'rl . ' * * ' ento. lly llrtnnrriiiti. ( ment of Ohlldrcn. free. Stttion , Ktntai. . . . "No bf .lunci In nroinuoelni U iop rlor to nj- thli.it.il.nl.T. . . .V. M m. if. n. , nH. T. Will bo iirnt tu mall on receipt of prloi In IIOUT.ICK'S FOOI > < ' 0. , Itnrlnr , l . -U HonticK'a llnr EwniCT or JtitT * IMPnOVEO SOFT ELASTIC SECTION IB warranted 1o wear longer , nt jtho form neater , ami dlvo bcttc1 'fiatlirnctlon ' thai , any oilier Corse : In thn market , or | > rko paid will ta refunded. Tholndorgcimcntftui ChlctRo'a tn'it physician ) , accorc lany each Cornet Price , licit HaUrn Jcnn , I'uitogc repaid , * l.r > a Atk roiirinorrhantrorthtiu. HA7U8UIIILD. JOHKIMI A Co. , hM-uiactunn , 2iU A ! i T'fc * JM fir JOHN H. F. Science ot Life , Only ' $1,00 , BY MAIL POSTPAID. [ KNOW THYSELF , , A. OllEAT MEDIOATi WOKK Kihiujtcd Vitality , Nervous and 1'hysloal Debility , I'renuttuo Decline In Man. Ktrorsof Youth , an the untold mlaerlcarcsultlnK from Indiscretions or 01 * ccsser , A book lor of cry man , young , rnldillo-aRoc' , and old. It contains 155 proscriptions for all acute and chronic diseases cichono ol which Is luvaluab.'o : Bo found hy the Author , whole ftxpotltnco for 23 yearn It 3uch ni probably never before loll to the 1c tel ol any phyalc in 330 pAgoa , bound In boautllu French muslin moossadcovon , lull lltguaranteed to be a flr.jr wor u every tense , moclmulail , lit erary and p/otoMlonut , thin any other work sold In > thli country for J2.CO , or the money will bo roloudcd In every Instance. Price only (1.00 by mall , pott- paid. Illustrative sample 6 cents. Sunduow. dad modal awarded the author by the National Uodlo I Association , to the officer ot which he refers. ThaSclensaol Life should bo road by tbo young for Instruction , ami by the afflicted for rellof. li will benefit alL London Lanoet. There Is no member or society to whom The Bel- once ol Llio will not bo useful , whether youth , par ent , guardian , Inatructoror clergyman , Argonaut. Address the Peabody MedlcnHnatltuto , or Dr. W. H. Parker , No. I Dulnnch Btroet , Boston Mass. , who may tie consulted on all diseases requiring sVIll and eipprlenco. Uhronloandobitlnatedlsoasesthat have baffled tha skill ol all other phy . | IP I olani ipeolaliyi Buch treated suooeas-nCHL lully without ao laitano a.u. . , ( THVPflF or Wormy Volna ofiin hctoium. urttn i * untut- ytant rou.a o/ Lost Manhood , Debility , Ac. , quickly and jJOfnlMilj/curcil bjr the EloatlO Cradio- C oniRreo . bO. < ! lort fltHmi. Clrcultr Kite. CIoniRreo AOE1ICY , . .ltiw Terr ncrouiencrftTlnKB irc. vcall iccrrlf which SECRETS know. Hundred ! of . jlcrcl [ > tiliowlocuroNcr ou ) > eblUtbcmliul Wcakncii , tie. , irnt ( tcurrly Mtlrd lorfiO tcnti ( munry or iH ) UKa itiinpi. ) Auilmi llr. J. bclinablc. Cur. llroidww KIH ! Lucn Av. , El. Luuli.JIo. W. H. HANOUETT , M. D , , HOMEOPATHIST ! Tii.El'IIONK : NO. 101. Oin.o Huoms 1 and i ! Jacob'n llloclc , Ifitli St. an Capitol A\e , Uualdcuce , 2022 bt. Slary'a A\ . JDR-KORN S fit.EGTffl8 BELT Will euro Nervouiiu'n , I.uiuliaL-Hlir niuU"ij 1'nr ' ' . ' 'f1' . Aiuialeltt. Bil/lvi''ft ' , KIUiu-y , Hplnn nml I.uer illreu'-inuutA tliiiia.llinit < ' ' > l l1 l , 'oii ' | . > Jtl'ili"i | , C'ulnllli , . | llUV | , Illllnitmr ) , Durub Affuo. rrutupvus Utfrl. etc. Only wU-iitnlol.lro trio Dell lu Alni > rlcn tlint wlulftli'JllltYrrlclty unit niB ucllini llirouu'li tli < > liudy , anil cui | 1 > 0 rn'lmrgid In oi > ' " SI.OOO Would Not Du It. DR. UOKNI I was afflicted with rheumatism and cured by uilug a belt. To any one ollllotcd with that disease , I would say , buy llorne's Uloctrlo licit , Any ono can confer with mo by writing calling M my store , 1120 Douglas utreet , Omaha , Neb. WILLIAM LYONS. MAIN OFFICE Opposite ] > oitotllro , room t Fion- er block. tS-Kor s Ie ate. P. Qoodman'i Drugstore' 1110 Firoam Ut . Omalia. Orders Oiled 0. O D. T , 0. CARLlttLE , VREEDEU OF Class Poiry , MO. VALLEY , - - - IOWA. "Bend for Circulars. " Dr , Amelia Burroughs , OFFICE AND 11KSIDENOE' ' 1617 Dodgei St , - Omaha , TELRI'HONE No.W. JAB.H.PEABODX M , u , PHYSICIAN & SURGEON , Keildenoe , No. . 1 < 07 Jcnes St. Office , No. 160 aronu ttrect 0 floe Imuri 12 m. to 1 p. m. , au otn Z to 6 p. m. Tele hone fur otll'ja 97 Il * Moco F.SOHEUSRMANNM D BEOULAIl OE11MA i ' ( Homeopathic Physician. SPECIALIST OF WOMEN , OUILUDEN * CU110N10 DISEASES. UwuiAt Buldenco , Ku. lii > 0 , 10th Street , till 10 . w. , and after tw. \ . Houn At office , No. HI od 106 H. Utb Ht. Itoooi r.frow 10 a. ro. , to S p. u. N.B. Tbe Tsp Worm will bo t tn v d , w ftout r. ! D t'jo nf from to j ! hcT . ' . The SOUR of tlic Tcnnnt. With fingers weary nnd worn , With knco caps tender nnd tod. A tenant strove In Ms old Ktoro clothes To hit the tack on the head. Ilnt-tat-tat- Till his head wont round In A hum. And then , with n growl , ho oat him Hat , Lamenting a mangled thumb. Move , move , movol On the north side , east and west , Mo\o , tnnvp , tmno Will ho over get a rest ? It Is , O , In rent and pay Next door to Rome bntbuuous Turk Ond pity the follow who ox | > ects In tb's wny To ougn o In n Christian work. M"ove , move , move Till the brnln berina to swltnj Move , move , move , Till you eyes nro rod on the rim. Pack till you rate nml ncroam iTill over the cariwt you fall asleep And tack It down in yot" dream , -Ch'cajo [ Herald. IIOXKY FOR TIII3 I/\IIK3. Holler-skating Is now the correct "racket,1 Loco nnd bowls nn dressex nnd mantles still hold their own. HOWH of very nairow ribbon nro soon 11)1011 ) now French parasols. The old-foslnonod chnmttotto or tucker Is to bo in high vogue the coming season. A Now York cook ends tip her ( advertise ment with "none but first-class families need npiily. " Kour young ladles acted ns pall-bearers nt tlio funeral of ono of their number nt .Inornarvon , 1'n , on Saturday last. All ladloaot thoCii'iir d'Alono mining dis trict chow tobacco , but , to their honor bo II said , some of them draw tha line nt fine cut. Now minunor caihtnores , veilings , and vl gognos nro exhibited wrought in patterns mostly In floral Egyptian , or Uunsian fashion. A poem recently published Is entitled "How long will love last ? " If it is n good , oarnoit love It will ) a-t until after the mrrrlngo ceremony - mony , A Philadelphia architect built n house ex actly ns n lady Wnntod It , putting In nil Iho closets fdio desired. He described It as n box of lagoon holes sot on end. The latest fashion of arranging the bridal veil la to gather It In n rosette ou the top of tlio head , nnd lot it full from thence in grace ful folds. Gray In nil shailoi prevails In nil kinds of dry goods from dross fibrlca to stocking * , but grny Is generally brightened witli vivid colors in funiros , stripes nnd chocks. Pearls are moro in favor than for many years , nnd nro rapidly increasing In vnluo. Coral sots nro also In occasional demand , es pecially for the southwestern trade. In Now York the ether day n brldo'a dross "came homo late , " and tha consequence wan that when she appeared at the ceremony the ruosts couldn't help noticing tha dross was nn- liooitod In the back und the brsting threads had not boon removed from tlio skirt. Alpaca is being Introduced by some of the loading drossmaken ) as n novelty in dresses for spring and summer , but the novelty nlnno is Ita solo attraction , os its durability and utility nro not to bo compared with nny of tha pure wool productions of foreign looms. The prevailing style of ladles' dressing the Bhouldora being made to stick up in thonir about two inches is said to bo very popular In Boston. It enables the young women of thnt city to dross fashionably without under going tha painful process of Imving theirehoul- dors sandpapered down , Gljisoy hnttt and llttlo Princess bonnets com- WRcd of wondrously natural looking blossoms and foliage nro just now the prettiest head- JrcsscH exhibited , for the reason that they are ibout tlio only sliaww which nro not made ivitli the angular high square crown now ao much nffoctod. Some of the glpsoy shapes ire made of shirred crape and trimmed with velvet in rich contrast , with nn ndditional garniture of gay chaploti of roses and buds. All-wool fabrics now partake of much of the olcganco once thought postibloonly for velvets mil high-class silks , and ono noes an amount if rlchnosH in the texture of these materials that makes them much sought alter as the hlof constituents of promenade costumes. Oamcl'i ) hair , In all Its gr d s of vigogne , Ohuddah niulHcrgo , may DO said to boar Iho iislm as the fabric pat- excellence of the bcst- frossod women in 1'aVIs when promenading r shopping , nnd not a few attire themselves in perfectly fitting all-wool toilets for calls or niuor ceremony. Now York claims to have moro than n thou- land women who speculate In stocks , grain , ill , whisky , nnd every other way known to the itornor sex , but brokers , as a rule , lofuEO their custom.The reasons for this were expressed liy a broker thus : "Their risks are small , and If they lose phe-w-wl" "But supposing they mnko a hit ? " "Well , then they grow confiden tial. They toll you they know it was coming so. They dreamed of a black cat , or the baby cried twice in ita Bleep or something like that. They swear by their dreams. If a woman IIPT a certain dream and puts her money on that dream , and then the market pees the wrong way , why , oho baa boon swindled by the ope' rotor. " Although light woolen fabrics are very fp" > h lonablo for spring nnd summer dresses , printer cambrics , muslins nnd batistes nro introduced In largo numbers this season , nnd , unloa tha weather la decidedly unfavorable , will bo very generally employed for summer toilets , The preference for fanciful rather than florid pat- toins , already BOOII lost year , is sllll moro marked this season , and the queerest devices are Imagined in the printed designs of cotton fubrloi dolls , tiny drums , plnoplnx , dlco , Punchinellos and other playthings , pipes , trumpets , monkeys , dancing dogs and Imps of nil descriptions , besides a whole collection of boys , girls nnd babies in the JCnto Oroonaway style , which la now oxtiomoly popular In Purls. Slio Caniol'roni A maid uon | her lover leant , And ho her form his arms did fold , AH tip the Bhady lane they wont. lieucnth tha waving elms HO old , They reached n Blylo ; ha nhot uwny , Nor stayed ho by the lakelet's rim , And tihn'n not BOOM him to this day , Bccuuso nho showed her foot to him , SINGUIjiVltiTIISH. The cn o of n colored woman who was n grandmother at twenty-nix la reported from Naovgdochos , Tex , Cut ( lowers are now carried in refrigerators from Italy to Kngland , n journey of nearly two days , and roach tholr destination look ing ns fresh ns If just cut from the parent utoclc. The natives of the Island of Cluloo use the Bholl of n crab aa n barometer. In dry weath er It Is nearly whlto , hut on the approach of rainy or stormy wonthor It U Hocked with rod poU , In a wet season It Is rod , A flower hoa boon discovered in South Am erica whlcli is onlv visible when the wind Is blowing , The Blirub belongs to the rnctus family , and ia about three foot high , vtlth n crook at'the top , glvInK it the appoarauco of n black hlckdry'cunq. When the wind blowu n mimbor'beautlftil'llowera ' protrude from llttlo lumps on thotldu. At the Tomiilo of Klott , Japan , Is the great boll cast In 18l > : i. It U IS feet high , 9 feet In diameter und Hi Inches thick , lu weight U nearly seventy-four tons. About 1,5UU pounds of gold era Bald to have boon lucorH | > rated In the composition. Its tone li magnificent- When struck with the open hand Its sound can bo hoard ot a dlttanco of 100 yards. The hair nnd board nf Jamoj Campion , of Itochontor , Minn , , which have always boon so black as to glvo him the Bubrlijuut of "Illnck ,11m , " suddenly began tu to turn gray , nnd lu lens than ono week became ns white on the driven BUOW. Mr , Campion Is about forty. Two years old , was In perfect health at tha time , and can assign no reason for tha singu lar occuranco , G. li , llocord , of Nlcksburg , bornd hoi's In rows around a hogshead ut regular Intervals of lx luchos , tilling the hogshead with earth , nnd net a strawberry plant In each ono of tlio holes , busidoi puttln/ nuintor of plauta u top. There are 100 phnU plowing from the tides of this novel garden. Borne of the berries arc ripe , nnd have uttMnadgni it size , ono meas uring three Inches In circumference. Thorola a sensation in I'ort Bchuylcr , the lowir jwrtlon of West Troy. N. Y , , over the fact that Mr * . Houry Qrov lu ju t given blith to a male ddld with throe perfectly formed Itut , Two of thuui am In tha proper placet while the third protrudes from above the rluht hip. A number of phyniclans have vlsltod the homo and oxfttnlnnd the chlM. They nro o thn opinion that the oxtrn hmbcanboremove < when the child gets stronger. Of the bird * the groonfinoh ! trio oHe-t ! ! wr , ns It pipes M early fs 1:30 : In the morn Ing , About V:30 ! : tha black rap begins , ant Ih9 quail wakes up uli/ilf / an hmir later. Thn | ) rrow occupies nearly the list place on the lint. The reputation of the lark foroirly rl ing Is entirely a f ah o one. That celebrated bird Is n xluggAnl , nnd clooi not ri.io unlll n number of other birds have bcon up nnd about for nome tlmo. .T. Sanford Sftltus , of Valrfiold , Conn. , has In his posos'lon an Ivory linrto of an elephant. The Imagn li about nix inches In height. Is cut from n nolld piece of ivory and Is Inlaid with diamonds , rubles , Bapphlrps , omornlds , and other precious Rtone . The oycs pro two unusually bright diamonds and in tha centra of a credent nt the top of thn head is n inpphlro of great brilliancy. The Imago Is tha Imdgo of office of the standard ) > oarer of tha King of Slam. n observation mndo by Mr. Wllcoi upon the actions of dome young saw-flnh which ho | > eared in Florida , throws Bema llghtupon the manner In which this shark uses Its formlda- lilo woapon. When struck , theio young fishes olovntcd the ho.id , throwing up the naw , nnd then pulled It down acroM the handle of the spear , making n deep notch , The two rows of Lcnlli , ono on cadi sldo of this nppnnda o.unfit It for rmployinontgllka tha nwordof the sword- fith , in n direct thnist , nnd It would appear that It is employed pretty much no wo use n , w. The ambitious project of constructing'an Island In K.iko Mlchlenn , opt > oi-Ita Cliico o , [ s Bcrlously to bo undertaken this summer , The mofiiltilde of this venture can bo understood - stood wlion the | ilatiscontoinplatenn | nro.iof-10 rcrci. This Island Is to bo guarded by r lironkwater Boventeon foot In height. It la to 10 placed ono milo from the shore , whcro tlio ilepth of water nvcrages eighteen foot. On the dioro hldo is to Ion land-locked harbor of mvon ncroa. to o'hnlt lake craft of any nlzo. Iho land Is to bo formed of sand nnd clay Irodk'cd from tha lako. The faca of the Inland s to ho Irregular , nnd tha Riimmlt of tlio grnd- ml gwoll Is to bo the nito for n largo hotel , riio piojcctora i lumber several exjiorl'jnced nglnoors nnd hnvo made their estimntos on n 4 > tal basis of nearly S2.000.000. It Is thought hat the resort would prove popular as n ilnco for summer cottages , Ijiiinunt. of a Kcjcctcci Imver. The girls nro nil n fleeting show For man's delusion given ; Their smiles of joy or tears of woo Deceitful como , deceitful go ; There's not ono true by heaven 1 They're false and light , nnd can nssumo From onrly morn till oven , Fond love bid hopu nriio end bloom Within man's breast , then son ! his doom And all hope bright by heaven ! Tholr moods are llko a stormy day , All clouds , when tempest driven By jealous fanciofl , they will away And make your llfo n troubled way , Until you long for heaven. [ San Francisco News. REIjIGIOUS , Four churchcH of Montreal now lisa the lectrlc light. Kvaiigollstio work U becoming increasingly uccossful in Ciernmny. I'lio 1'opo ho'ds ' a conListory in Juno , nnd vill appointBovurnl now cardinals. A Spirtitnlist temple to cost SliJO.OOO , is go ng up lu the Back Bay region of Boston , On April 8,20,030 people attended the va- lous services lust. 1'aul'a cathodrnl , London. ] ) r. Wllllts Bays the . "American Blblo Socio- , y is turning out seven complete Bibles n inin- to. to.In In this country there nro 87 Now .Torulalom liurcho.s , Id ininistors , and -1,000 cominunl- ints. The revised Old Testament , It is now Raid , ill bo completed .in July and published in utumn , A.man 80 years old woa received on proba- on into the Congregational Church in Gran- ly , Mass. , last Sunday , and was baptized. In Philadelphia there nro 120 Presbyterian , L'J Muthodist , 110 Protoitant Episcopal , 80 aptlst17 Koman Catholic and 1 Congrcga- onal Church. It is significant that the Unlvorsalists nro cussing the question , of tliciwattitude to- vard the churches that are Jmoat nearly1 nkin o thorn in thought. The ancient church of the Wnldons num- tors ' 12 coiiRi-ojations G,092 rcjular attend- tits at worship , 87,228 occasional hearers , nd 3,010 communicants It is stated that there n'o fourteen county owns in Kentucky court house soatH--In vhlch there Is not nnd never was a church milding of any denomination , ' Ono thousand eight hundred nnd twenty- wo persona have boon continued by Bishop Uovons in tha Protestant Episcopal clu-rchos of Pennsylvania in the past yoar. The Congregational church at Farmlngton , Mo. , propojo to adopt thu now creed. The creed has boon printed In circuit" form nnd 'orwnrdod to members of tha congregation for nspoctlou before the mooting for Ita adoption s called. The late John Clancy , of Grand Itaplda , Mich. , bequeathed § 00,000 to the Koman Catholic Bishop of that diocese to found an or- iluu asylum , to bp governed and controlled i > y the Bishop nnd his succossora , Evangelist Moody la nt work in London , lint ho Bceins to have parted company with Snnkoy. Whllo the meetings have created less oxcltomont than In ISTfi , they pro moro Hiiccoeefiil in reaching the neglected miiHeca. Once , when church-goers were too plenty , Moody asked all Christians to rlso , Nn.irly Llio wholu uudlonco reepondod , and ho rtquost- od them to make room for tlio unconverted waiting outside. Tlio largo towns of Germany have n smaller number ot churclioa in proportion to the popu lation than tlioso of any ether country in Christendom , In the suburbs of Berlin uro From Koven hundred thousand to eight hun dred thousand Protestants , with only twenty churches mid chapels , and thlrtyxovon clergy , men all Included. Thcro are HOTHO parishes of ono hundred and twenty thousand inhabit- a'ttu with live , and othern of eighty thousand with only two clcigymen. The Christian Lcmltr Siiy : "Itls nfact , the explanation of whir1 ; wo respectfully refer to tha Eocnlar piess , that the pnbliawas nevermore moro interested to hoar the preaching of Unl- tnttnniam and ( Julversallam than to-day ; but wharoaH It formorlly crowded thn churches of Chanidng and Ballon to gut thu sincere milk uf tha Liberal word , It now crowd * the torn- plos of Mich orthodox preachers as have the reputation of moro liorrsy than they kno v how to suppress. The lluv , T. 1) , Cook once remarked : 'Tha nmol of Unlvorsalltmi never appears so lovely ua whenlrlalng out of a luka of tire uudbrimstone. ' " AUriivo Man. Braver thtu ho whi boldly meets Tha lordly lion In his don ; Braver than ho who guyly greats The fee who btabbud him with n pan , Without reason : Braver than ho who , witli teeth t > ot , Upon n blnglo pair sUmls pat ; Braver th n all of tlmso , you bet , Is the man who wears tlio first straw hat Of the season. MUSlOAlj AND DRAMATIC. Marv Andorjou'a profits abroad aroettlmat- ed nt about $300,000. Lawrenca Barrett givoi good dinners and draws woli In London , Anna Dickinson will probably assail the stage again next season. An EuglUh opera company are playing In Turin wit'i great success. This is the last week of Mrs. Langtry's en. g&Komcnt at Nlblo's Garden , Mine. Marie Itozo la Binding Carmen In Eng land , the opera it being given lu KnglUh. The Wagner concerts In Boston were followed - lowed by a baby thovv by way of dessert. Dion Boucicaolt calculates that there are In the United States 'J,5M theatre * , worth SUB.- 000,000. MUs Itojo Eytlugu will probably bo BOOH next season lu "La Clurbonnlero , " n French melodrama iuuiortcd by the Mums , Brooks iV Dlckson. Previous to going to San FritucUco to fulfill uu engagement , Frederick Warde will play IU liolleu ut ilaverly't Brookllu thoatra uoxt Huturday night. Madauiu Patll arrived at her residence lu Wales on Wednesday evening. Tha t > iplo in the nclghbothoiid welcomed her with lire works and firing of cannon , John McCudoimli finished his reason on Saturday night , lie Is talking of tnklng n llttlo trip to Mexico , nnd , upon his return , ol visiting Eu'otio for n sojourn of n month or two. two.Mllo. Mllo. llhon. has been received with extreme cordiality In Han Francisco , where she opened on Monday night to nn audience which repre sented ? 1-100 In the troa-si'-y. Slnco then the receipts of no performance have fallen below 51,000. MpTBlo Mitchell does not lese diamonds or tfot engaged or dlvoiU.il or marrlod every few days , but she la wall advertised all the same. In n Kentucky town recently the chlckon In "Fnuchon" Inld nn tgg In full vlow of the nudlenco. Mini Ada Cillman , nn accomplished and In tcmtlng actrcts of tha unuhrolto order , will retlro from the Madison Square Hazel Klrko company nt the cloio of the present season , nnd next year will bo scon ns n star in n piny oflOccldcnt.il surroundings , called the "Montr tain Pink. " At tbo Berlin opera-house last year Wn- nor'a "Tannhausor" wasghon nlno and "lo- liongrin" ton times tbo highest lifcnres attained - od by anyopores , excepting l.oitziiur > "Wild- Bchutz , " which was n special nnd popular re vival. Tlioso numbers Indicate tlio relative popularity In Germany of tlioso two operas. It seems strnngo , therefore , thnt In Now York , where [ "Lohengrin" la one of the favorite oporai , "Tannhnusor" should ba nlmost Tin- known , nlthot' h the overture nnd the few ether RclccUons thnt nro given In our concert halls nlwnys glvo Immense satisfaction. Heir von Porfall , tha manager of the thentro at Munich , bn n telephone line built to his villa nt Tutzlngom , on the StamWger Sea , nnd there ho not only listens to thu piny , but also to tbo public applause. A very curious experiment wm recently tried with great sue- cr a. Connecting the Tutzingon villa with Munich and Oborntnmorgnu , the lorgth of the line being nbout fifty-four mlloi , In Oborain- morgau , where the pupils of the scnool were rehearsing for the ' 'IV-iion" play , the songs nnd'tnlking were plp'nly heard. During the day the toncbor npoko to tlio people in Munich , or played for them on the piano or violin. In the evening the actors mot the loachcrs nnd sane ? , the volcci heir j distinctly hoard. At Tut/.ingon , nt the house of the inspector of the Glass Palace , the Inspector's wife wai stationed at tbo telephone. From Munich her husband asked her to take part in n Bong , the different voices comprising which were to coma from Munich , Oberuinmoi'gnu ind Tut/.ingon. First it wm n co'o ' from I'litzlngon , then n duet between Tutzlngen ind Oborfmmorgnu , and finally u trio between Tutzingon , Munich nnd Oberammcrgau , Dignity ofV > rk. 'Is not this the carpenter , the son of Mary ? " St. Mark. A lesson , Lord , those nlghtcon years to me ; Not elsewhere ) I could BO divmnly learn That humble tasks nro best , howo'er I yearn For higher sphcro where I may . 'work 'moro free , iJlest were tlioso patient , tolling years to thee , The secret kept within thy lonely heart. While Thou wnst trained by daily Lskill of art To build now world for human dnllny. Thy .future was the Now. 'Twas from its height Thinu eye road meanings in the passing day. If cross of daath cast shadows ou thy way , iVhat sun waa that BO darkened in his Iteht ? O Na/.arouo , out of tlioso toils there cnmo That whit h wo prize most dear a brother's namo. CONNUIilAIjlTlES. Mils Carrie Axtor , the heiress , who is to bo nnrried in the fall , has t'ouo abroad to order icr trousseau. Austrian brides nro allowed twelyo dozen tocklnea. Surely no Austrian bridegroom can complain ofhiavtifo's cold feet , [ Lou- svillo Courior-Journnl. "Whntb wanted in this country , " said the irido ns she oxnminod the wedding presents , 'Is silver Borvico reform ; thnt sot is plated. " Somerville Journal. Allen Gifford nnd wlfo , of Easton , Wash- ngton County N. Y. , will celebrate nt Christ- . rms the seventieth nnrAversary of their wed- " till then. Ho ia oricans , although much in vogue in England , ia passing the lion- oymoon on a yacht. This is being done by hlr. and Mrs. Arthur Mason Jonas , who were nnrrled lost wo'k in New York. Miss Ella Wheeler , whoso poems have often > cen copied into tlioso columns , nnd who ib irobably the sweetest pooteia America lias lad since the death of Amelia B. Wolby , was married on the first instant to Kobort M. Wilcox of Morldon , Conn. The couple will reside at Moriilen , where Mr. Wilcox is engaged in business. A double interest attaches to this Indy from the fact that she supported her mother nnd two Httlo brothers on the income from her versos. In no mo parts of Africa brides , on their wedding day , have their front hair sluved , .heir two lower front teeth extracted and tha rest blackened and their face painted in sever al dilfurcnt colors , while the groom is carried about the villagn by bis friends. Such treat ment would not bo relished by our brides and 'rooms , although tha torture , undorguno [ H avcn mova o\oro. The expectant bride is vlsltoit daily n month or two before her woi dinp day by nil her women friends. Her trousseau is examined nnd ciiticuod , her uj'o nnd appearance discussed , nnd nil manner of questions put direct to the poor thing , 'Whero iiro you going to live when you are married 7 With your mothfr-ii law 1 Oh , my. You'll bo awfully unhappy. \ \ hero mo you going ou your wedding tour ? Don't you ft'Ol ner vous V What is the groom going to givoyuu for n present ! " mid BOOII. Ono bride has become so exasperated that she has written several cards headed : "F. r the benefit of the curious. " On them eho gave thn Unto und [ ) lic : < ; where the wadding Is to toke plat/it and nil the ether information which cho thinks will bo askod. Each visitor who b.'gina to liiostlon Is handed ono with the compliments of the bride. Tlio SinoU IJuy'w Son-own. In kites and tups and marbles The small boy now delights ; Editor to konp possession lie often fiercely tight : ) . For when the kite h llylng So fair , with fluttering wing , A cruel cumriida cunicth And cuts the < iuv'rlug string. And when the top ii spinning So beautiful nnd swift , A playmate Dings n bowlder And makes In it a rift. And when In marblo-rolllng The youth much plcasuiu finds , A bold , bad boy COIIIPS Biieuklug , And nil the njntcj ' 'grinds. " IMI'IKTIKS. "Why was Noah the boit broker of ancient times ? " "Ho rould lloat moio stock than any other man. " [ Puck. Postmastor-Gouernl Groshnm has chtnged .he luxnio of the post-ofliro , Damphool , Wash- | * gton comity , Tenn. , to Blizzard. A little glrlin church , utter tlm contrlbu- tlon-lxix hud piwsod , comil.icently said : "I aid for four , mamma. Was that righU" It ns utateil that "thu 1'opo will bestow sov- ) rnl hats in .luiio. " In bolting on thaHUCCUS * . ul ticket the Popu is no more infallible thun the rest of us , [ Norristown Hurald , A New York woman advertised for ngover less for her children "who will bo Ilkemlnded with Christ and take bar meals In the kitchen , " There li n good deal of that kind of C'luUtlaii ty in Now York. Secrets of th confesflonal : "Is it a fin,1' asks u fashionable lady nf her spiritual dlreo.- ir , "for me to leel pleasure ulifii a ( jentleiu i sayn 1 am handsomu ? " "It i * , tiiyiluughtor ' 10 roiillta graxelyWeshould : no\ur dor in fuUebood I" "Whutara the religious pamrs | doing to Jivrd directing o-ils heavenward ! ' 1 * the UU < of an article iu a pious coutvmponiry , \ \ eH wo know for one thliv they nre advertl-lng patent modtclnoi nml cheap rovolveis by tin- column at liulf rated. A recent cyclone in Texas nverturno.1 i church und ni smm ns the wind ub Idcd i little the congregation wont to work to et I into thapo iiguln. No amount of trouble ili nouragos a Texas Christian. When a Taxon cltizafj Is good ho U truly good , but wliei ho Is bad bo U prone to bo unnecessarily bnd. bnd.Chop Chop ! choot chop ! with elenvo nnd hatchet of t cl On the softest to't D ( the window mop Fur tlm boarders to have a meal. Scraps ! chop ! cut ! And n conpto of auburn hnlrn Tied round tlio end nf a splintered boBO Will widfo tlio boarders prayers. It is nil very well for n gentleman to pot * pcia n phenomenally intelligent setter 1103 , Init the said do < rather ovorstopi the bounda ries of lit * position and violate * nil thojnrecppts nf friendship when ho stops nt tlio closed dour of a rum shop on Sum'ay ' , and compels bl master to argue the crso with him before ho moves , A minister who'spoko at n grange meeting the other day In Worchester county , told his audience tliat It took moro brains to pronch to an Midlonco of fp-mew than to ft city chinch , nml the huniyhanded ngt-iculturallsts voted unanimously that the reverend gentleman wi > s admirably fitted for city proachllij , PIiHU'HUMINT IWO 8. The blind pool la for the bllnd' ol. Members of Congress are ho innlugjto sing "Homo , Sweet Homo. " The nrlco of Ico'.wlll not bo ndvancod unless the campaign becomes too warm. Nothing inakes n jury disagree ao quick ns n § 100 bill In the hands of the foreman--7'ic- ayitnc. Hero wo nro , well along In the third week of May , mid nobody killed with * n base ball ! Everything Is backwird this season , Hangs nro still popular. If yon don't bo- llovo thh just nntica how the men bang doors when they como homo nml find the family house cleaning.Philadelphia. Call , Yes , this U May. Gorgeous , glorious M.iy ; the month of sweet rose * and ' > almvperfuiius ; the season for picnic KIU ! , u hl getting bugs down your b ck. [ Chicago bun. A Chicago dude blushed nail r.ui into a stairway when ho paw a party of young liulloj coming down the street. Ho had forgotten his cano and could not not meet them in nuch n nude state. A point fr > tl'otfo whoso husband spends butfowovonii'gs nt homo. A | iicco of soap loft on thu stairs at homo-domiff , ' tiiiio h.is boon known to kcnp a man in the houao for three months.- [ Chicago Sun. A pretty girl dropped to the floor in n faint the other day whllo she was playing the piano in the pprlor. Ho life miitht have been aa\ed if a physician had been called in tlmo , but her mother was wr-hlng dishes In the kitchen at the time , and did not hear her fall , Good nnuso for Challenge "What is your objection to that witness ? " asked a lawynr , whoso client win being tried for burglary , ' It was at my holloa that ho mude thn acquain tance of his present wifo. Challnngohim for hor.von'd fuko , or ho will want to find mo guil ty without lea\ing the jury box. " Texas { Sitt ings. EDUCATIONAL. Columbia college will teach librariauship ns a profession. Many chantres will bo marlo In the olcc- tivo course of ilarvard Uuivoreity in the com ing year. The largest school in the world is said to bo the .lows' Free School in Spitalfiolds , London. It has a daily attendance of over 'J.8CO mipils. It is said that n woman in Maine hs Formed HMD intelligible wonts from the hitters comprising the familiar word "incomprehen sibility. " A bill is before the Ohio Legislature pro viding for the consolidation of Ihreo St.ito universities Miami university ] at Oxford , Ohio university , at Athena and the Ohio State university , at Columbus. Governor Cleveland has nigned Hie bill to prohibit the board of education in New York ity from closing the schools to colored dill- iron. The board had vntml to close them next Septoin' ' or , but this stops thorn. The Saturday Review thinks that the beit way to teach n laiiR.ii'se is to make the pupil earn absolutely and by heart a gr.iiniu.ir , igidly kept down in point of minutii : , and lion sot him to abundant and careful reading of original authors. Mi's Laura White , an American girl , is studying architecture in the special school at ? aris , with a view to making it her life work , . 'robably before long , says i\n old bachelor , some nice young1 man will ask Laura to marrv ilm and she will forget all about her life work n the hurry of the moment. Mr. John A. Porter , a graduate of the Col- cjo in the clrss of ' 87 , and a promeneut natnber of the Scroll and Key Society , has mhlished in the current number of the A'cio Knglaralcr an able defence of the Yale secitt- lociety Kjbtem. Up tn this time soceity men lave refused to discuss this subject , or ovoi- speak about it. The Now Haven Palladium says the p iv of full profiVors at Yao ! College is only about S35CI ) a year. President Porter gets S4 0. ) and the tutors from StOCJ to S1DOO. Harvard piys iti profo nrs from SSOOO to S1010 and its President about t-'idO a year , and Columbia is conspicuous ummig colleges in the matter of salaries , its profo sors each receive 87 < ) lO i year. Ballooninp U b ing mads a distinct feature ) f the nchool 'f ' militurv oiiKineering at Chat- niu , KiiKlaml , and extensive prop.irutiiius are ilready in pro r > < ss for ball "on experiments t > ie carried on ouring the su.timorinonths. OUi- con and sappers will bo instructed in the man- ifacture of co.il and hyilro mi v s , telegraphic communication , tiUng of photography the iso of the electric light from balloons , trans- lurk packing , inflation , and the construction if screens for the protection of balloons Spe cial practice nUo will bo devoted to the must effectual mo ins of conveying gas from ono ] o- dtinn to another. At last , it seems HM if tha iractlcabllity of balloons for reconnoitering and Nignalhng has boon fully rc.illzud , HE BRUNSWICK , BALRE , COL- LENDER COMPANY , [ SULCE SOIIS TO TUB J. M , B & li 0" > ) THE MONARCH sl cictonslvu manufacturers of BiM& Pool Tales IN TI1C WOULD. 09 S. Tenth Street . 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