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Tekptuma far olUu > 07 , radddooi 1CJ. TIli"KVAlj : HAVANA" IN BIINIATUHK , FAIR ' ' SQUARE ? X' . RELIABLE WORTHY OF CONFIDENCE. Some Credentials : In rtran-tni ; Clnita 1IGO , Juno 23th , 1881. Ticket No. H.gH , Capital 1'rltc , WIIH hold by John u. a raff. To- IMKVI ) U'lif rubllshlUK Co. , 103 Maiden lone , N. Y. City. 1'ald by chock on Ilrooklyn Hank. If In drnwlng Class 11CS , July 24 , 1884 , Tfckrt No.S.OH Caiiltnl I'rlzc , wns held by Sovcro Armas , Cigar Jlanti. factuciT , Ky Wi-st , Florlcla. 1'nlil byvlro throUKli ImiMrti-r * ami Traders' National , llauk.N./i. , anil Uunt of Key West , Flu. - - - \ > In ( IrawlnBCInss HCT.Sopt. 30,183i ; Ticket No. 21.419 CftiiHul 1'rlto , oia by Lliidauer. Ul Men-cr St. , N. Y. Cllr. Not nuthorlicil to usu name end address at holitor. I'nld l > y check on Ilrooklyn Itank. \ Ticket No. 6. ! )7 ) , Second Capital Vrlie , sold byngent nt llrownsTlllo , Ti'xns. Hofil ono-hnlf liy Fernniulo Taruavn unil one-half by O. Kollolne , Jlntamoros , Jlux- lo. ) . CollocttMl throuull lllooinlMTK & Itnphucl , 5 Worth Rt. , niuVoodtrarU & btlllmaii , Kew Post t TIckelNu.a'til 'r'htnl Capital Prlzo , hold one-hall EXTRAORDINARY CLASS 1174 , DECEMBER. 20 , 1884 lVOOOtTIUKiTrt- : . Capital rrUoTT. . , . $12.5" . r H | 3A | > lirusjiuntloruVVi6VaciitotlluVii.V > iiiir'lzoVu ) / Ka lilies , ns nluive , IwltiR the full number li ? t thaltonl HuMinn , nmt < 130 Additional 1'rliMof siOc-acli to the 1W tickets liavlHK ending iiuiuU'rn the two term inal units of the number ilru'rt lug Iho Cau- IW11'rlto of $ WWO ! . U7H i'rltrt , nmountlnetlnU. B. Rolilto , . . . 831,4j ! ( Wttlei.JS ; HilTU , S2.BO ; Tvo-Cltii , $1 ; Cu-rfVh.Jl Ail rrl7.cn J'l'UI on iirmuutullou of llcketa nllliout iluduriliiii. .Tbo niilv Ililuif of.lljln chnrnclcr In whlcl ' iiiiiulpuliilltu I * linpUHiilblu. Tli 11 llchu liolilcr iivrila HO u | > ervUur , us t liu Hum Iliivunu OIUclul l-Ul tlvcldm uvury llcurt , unil aifiMUH uru nnlliorl uu lo line lite orlulnnl lint lu canhlutf vrle.ua , i A < JINTS : iviuvwiuiti : : : : . ' For tickets , eto. , oiiply to i 1 SHIPSEY COMPANY , I lai'J Uroudwuy , N , Y. Cltr. ' r E. ICaub & Co. , 417 Walnut , Sr. Loul Mo. , or 1'tankl.ibrtno , V , O.Dra\ier2 Kansas. TlicJGIi'lso ( Vhcre MD tlie tfrls , llio jolly girls , Tbo girls of long ago I Tie Rltln who know n thing or two lieyond \ fa liion'.i dhow ; The Rltl who leatnod to darn tip ocVs An well M smile atd kist , 'he girls who never meutioncd rocks Something we tadly mlu , "hopirla vrhoie clioeks worn tinted red By nnturo's blessed hue : Those jolly sjirln wo love 'cm all- They've vanished now from view , Alnsl Mi , mo ! The girls to-day Are not the girls of old ; Sometimes they're very reticent More often they are bold. ? ho jolly girls of lone n o Knew how f o milk n cow , Wwh dishes , bwlo a txirkoy1 Or to make n prottv bow. Twas their delight on Winter's night To rldo behind the bolls , : never had them ntriko mo For a ixiund of caramels ! Glvo mo the girls , the jolly girls , The girls of long ago , iVho know nothing of boarding schools Nor fashion's iurbolow. The ? didn't run toeoed , you bet , Through culture's prescribed law , tfor tear the sacred voli of love By snssing paw and maw , [ II , S. KELLEB. UONEY FOll THE LADIEB. There , beloro the boudoir drusscr , Wirh an animated face , Holding fast n epongo and bottle , In her slrlish glco nnd grace , Slio exclaims : ' 'Oh , I am saintly , For Is uot the proverb sung , Worded thus , so very quaintly : 'Yea , the tiuly good dye young.1" plentiful , Bonnet strings are quito short , Beaver Is the ruling fur for young girls , Silver fox will bo much worn this season , Ohio bolloa are cultivating freckles sojaa to JO truly elite , ( Knitting is suporcodlng novel reading among [ tbodo Island glrl % The dictionary definition of a Idsa is "a taluto with the lips. " A stolen kiss Is a loot of the lips , Gloves of palo gold on. brown , ecru , and tan ire still worn witu costuinos of every doecrlp- ion and color. A ball dross of brouzo tulle baa ra bodlco ol jlovo kid , edged with a double row of dul irouze beads. A Boston girl is not considered fashionably educated till she can sneeze withtut dropping off her oyo-glasscs. The lace fans of this season have longer ticks and narrower mounts than these which iavo been fashionable lately. A palo sea greou bonnet of velvet , for the ipera , is ornamented with a bouquet _ of silver lowers , and wheat , and a fiuo silver lace niching , The bono collar button has done more to ro- ease man from the tyranny of woman _ than all ho philosophical works on humanity over > rinted , Tiio most popular way for laldes of wearing oses is to have a few tied in a loose biincii nth an abundance of green leaves and fasten- rO.tho dress , Bridal dresses are made of brocaded velvet ir plush of the finest quality. Soft India silk .rimmed . with lace makes an exquisitely deli- ate dress for a young brido. Sots of undyed Astrakhan , consisting ol capo , muff , cuffs , and hot , will bo worn by oung girls of bright complexion , but let the allow maidens beware of the tender gray. An exchange saysj "Boston proposes to ihotograph these of its old landmarks which t cannot preserve. " It is high time such un- rallant allusions to maidens of uncertain ago liould bo suppressed , Surah still remains a favorite tissue for ouug ladies' dancing toilets , .and a genera ! referanco is again shown for white. These rossos are usually simple in style , some ol ; hem. showing little or no trimming. A gilded chanticleer is the popular charm among democratic belles. This is not strange , A great many single women are looking after a golden "rooator , " and they do not care how old and touph ho may be' if he has only got the ; uineas. [ Boston Budget , Among December fashions are noticed few absolutely plain skirts , and those relatively so soiled are enriched with trimmings of various duds. Plush , fur , velvet , and particularly > ho new worsted laces are employed in the construction of all plainly-cut frocks , "I want to look at some pedal coverings , ' aid a Boston girl entering a shoo store , 'Some what ? " asked the dealer. " 1'oda coverings. " "Wo don't keep anything but shoes , mum. P'ra'os you can find what you want at the drug store on the corner. " In splto of all the talk about hard times and retrenchment , the richnaas and. costliness ol costume * this winter is very noticeable. The general use of fur and feathers for cloak nut : jress trimmings has done rnucl' toward en- lancing the expense of hand&omo toilets. table , which bos not bson worn for yean , u low en grand vogue for these who can bffoTt ! .o buy such costly fur. Garters take a prominent position in a iride's trousseau v hero bride * aio mUlfoo&Irea daughters. They pro eosa BO costly aa to iave been purchased for $200. A pair made to order lor a New York bdy were of deat whita tilk rubber , clasped by gold ache ! jncklft * eat niUi.iolitalro diamonds. Another ady received Among her trcddlng gift * a pair of gartera of pink elastic , futenod byekyo terrier beads In froittd illvcr. An Kpfllithman says that lto ton fiirls go to cctortu and aw eye glatsn ; New York girls ro to tlio Uwatcr and carry opera glasses , joaton pirlt ditctus abstract thomud and worship the ideal ; Now York girls conliuo .homtelrra to practical topics and don'l vorihip Mi > thiig ! , Boston girls belong to 'ittr ry and philosophical Eocioties and ana yzo Shakoienro ) ) ; Now York girls go to horue races and dog shows and analyze the lates novelty ill fasliion , Boston girls have many wise theories about the politics of the future Sow York girls are content to know every thing that is going on in the present , A Iluadur. A pleasant ride , A gutter wide , A bruised and battered form , A laughing girl , With flying curls , Help the 'cycler so forlorn , A month of calm , To mend an arm , Hlstnurso that charming dumo , Gay Cupid's dart , 1'ierced 'cycler's heart , And kindled IOVO'H bright flame. A httlo kiss- Ah ! that was bliss A httlo blush and "Yea. " A little ring , To bind the thing , A clergyman and dreas , A little cot. Where strife is uot , Nor bickering nor fuaa , A wheeling toy , 1'or baby boy , A tricycle for us , _ - [ ! ' . Iv. Smith. 1'EPPEUMINr DHOPS. Now blow the loud kazoo , And make the welkin ring ! Sing "Jloop-de-dooden-do , And all that sort of thing. Let wine like water How , And ov'ry Bourbon laugh ; We'vo lived on husks for years- Trot out the "Fatted Calf ! " * * * There's many a slipper 'twlxt mother am son. son.A A late spring Jumping out of bed just before fore dinner , In newspaper parlance , the merchant wh gain ahead of his fellows is the one who has the "ad'1 vantage , Tailors ought always to be able to pleas their customer * , because It is their especia dnty to suit people , _ "Tho only thing that will suppress poet * , sighed the country editor as lie rammed fresh charge of amateur verses into the barre of his waste basket , "la a pen-ahuu law , " " 1'a , " laid a precocious stock yards youtl n referring to his item parent's unshaven liago , "your cheek looks llko the wheel In ma's music box. " Self-raising flour Is a good thing , but what nest fathers hanker alter Is n eelt-rftUing owcr of the family who didn't h vo to bo fed very fifteen minutvt , The shoemaker who halft poled n pair ef hoes for ft dollar , nnd received In payment wo half dollar pieces , ono of which was ounterfeit , ears ho wai half sold himself. 'To ' him that hath shall bo given. " The Hartford plumbers have many calh every day o houses where tlo water pipes are clogged > y eels. There's a good eel of truth in the crlptural proposition , In the year 2100 , Joseph Cook says , the lopulatlon of this country wilt bo 3,200,000 , . )00 ) , These who contemplate going to tbo circut that year will do well to purchase tick ets at the down town ollico and avoid the u/jh / at the wagon , "My son , " said a Benevolent looking con 'ercnco-of-charitios man sitting near the door > f n street car to a common pest , "do you enow where Httlo bovs go to who catch on to " "Yes sir " said the cars nnd steal rides ? , , jad Httlo boy , "tncy goes the next cross street nnd then the Hunk of a driver stops and licks cm off , " A paper in the far west was describing n serious accident and neatly ended up its graphic story as follows : "Our risingyounf townsman Doc Ilinton , who was laying oul the new graveyard at the tltno , was hastily summoned to the scene of the unfortunate ac cident , and under his skillful treatment poor Billy died peacefully two hours afterward. " Not long slnco lloscoa Coukling was plotul- ing before n referee , when his legal Irnml Mr. Bangs , dropped in , There was a lul caused by a reference by ono of the counsel to snino authorities. In the meantime Air , Conk ling was busily employed eating peanuts , i handful of which ho gave to n reporter. " . ' BOO , " said Mr. Bamrs ; "offering thn husk R a usual " "But ' Mr , pray observe,1' rejoined Colliding with grave emphasis , "theso are KOI for the swiuo to cat , " "I'te got two Httlo gems I'd like to road to you , and I want your candid opinion abou them , " said the Intruder , The editor Righoc heavily and dropped his overworked scissor on the lloor. The visitor road the first poem with deep foelinc and in different voico" "Well , nuw what do you think of that ? ' asked the visitor with somu animation , look ing at tha editor with nn air of eager expect aucy. "I llko the oilier ono best. " "But I'v ' not read the ether ouo to you yet. " "That' why I prefer it. " Some Other Day. Soon the cutter , seated single , Flashing sleighbolla' rhythmic jingle , Over hill and darksome dingle The crackling snow will croak And grind Nestling tn the downy pinglo , Laughiug at the winter's tingle , Softest words two fools will mingle , Ne'er dreaming there's a small boy "On " behind. CONNUBIAIiITIES. 'They talk about a woman's sphere , Aa though it had n limit ; There's not a place in earth or heaven , Chora's not a task of mankind given , Hiiro's not a blessing or a woe , There's not a whisper , yes or no , Thoro'rt not a life , or death , or birth , That has a feather's weight of worth , Without a woman in it. * * * It's batter to have iovod and lost than never to have escaped at all. The champion "cow giil" of the west is a dashing Nebraska maiden of nineteen sum niers. In Huropo they ring church bells as the tide : omes in. In this country tha bolls ring as .lio tied go out , A Weohawken widow winked at a bashfu mchelor the ether day and scared the poor "ellow nearly to death. In Japan you can got a very fair wife fo only tixteen dollars. But the chief expense comes after you have her. Miss Arnold , oldest daughter of Mathew Arnold , married at Cobham , England , on ast Tuesday , git Mr. Whitridgej' Now York. In Thibet a woman may have four hus- jandu. In this country the woman who has nit two husbands is usually spoken of an an old maid. The wedding outfit of a South Carolina irido embraces fourteen dresses , ten pairs o shoes and five bonnets. She is going to bo very happy. "No girl can vet along well without a npther/1 says a moral exchange. It Is cer : ainly impossible for her to get a start in the world without one , IVMissEvaMackey is actually to marry tbo L'rinco of Galatro. Ah ] Eva Mackoy Voro do Vere , you but no , wo will bo merciful. To bo the wife of n f oroign Prince u purdah inent enough , Said a rather frivolous New York lady to n ripnd : "It may bo years and years before [ find my ideal man , " "And what are you ; oing to do In the meantime ? " "I'll get mar ried , I suppose. " Florence Marryatt asks : 'What shall wo iromeu do with our men ? " Give them back ; heir latch key , kiss them good night and tel .hem to come in when they please , as you are ; eng ! to sleep. They will reform in a wook. When women are bought by piecemeal thoj coruo very high. A Newburg woman has jus ! received § 1000 for ono broken rib and now her nuband is trying to figure out whether she is worth to him the sum which , at this rate her worth must bo 8810,000. "No ma'ain"exclaimed ! tiie provoked young nan to a young lady , who on the refusal ol icr favorite bed asked him to accompany her .o a party ; "I don't play second h'ddlo to anyone ono ! " . "No ono asked you to play second fiddle , " replied the girl with a smile , "I only nskod you to bs my beau , " A man in Now Yoik who shot his wife tn ; ho leg was arrested for an attempt to murder explained to the court that ho did not intend to kill the partner of his bosom , but merely to wound her In the leg so as h"to prevent her from gallivanting around with other mon.'MIo was , however , committed without bail. Would-be Mother-in-law Ah , Henry reading1 the bible ? There is no book like it , especially if ouo bo weary in mind or suffering In body. There's creat consolation in the scriptures. Henry Yes , so I find. For Instance , I lind by tiio family record that your daughter is just five years older than she er thought she was. It's a great consolation to have made this discovery before er It woa everlastingly to late , Just as a lover had dropped on his knees and began popping the question , a potjpoodlo who thought the proceeding rather strange made a dash for him , Witlijromnrkablo nervi for a woman , the girl reached over , grabbe < the dog by the necic , at tha same tima calmly uttering : "Go on , George , dear , I'm listeuluj to what you are saying , " MUSIOAIj AND DRAMATIC. The Irving engagement at the Star Theatre New York , netted § 35,100. Mlso Genevieve Rogers will star next Beaten in a new version of "Janet's Pelde , " Queen Victoria has granted to the widow o Balfe , the composer , an annuity of S7uO. It is said that Mlsa Ada Cavendish Is stead ily though slowly recovering from her recon illness , Kmil Waltenffel , once a popular [ compose of dance music , lately died st Strasbourg , Bgec eighty.threo. Colonel Mnplcson has engaged Mine , Nils son and M Talazac , tha French tenor , for hi next season lu America , t In London the "Passion Play" was latelj attempted , but Its performance was sup pressed by the authorities , Kmma Thursby and other artlsti have sub scribed $100 uacli to the Btignoli monnmen fund , and Adelma Patti has donated ? 25 , At present the city of Mexico support three grand operas , live theatres , one circus one bull ring and two base ba 1 clubs. The stage of the Paris Opera House occu pies nearly two and a half acres. The sittlu accommodation is,150. . The dressing room are ' . ' 31. Mme. Janauschek'd engagement In Cbicag is a pecuniary mccess. Her play , "My Life , bos been revitcd , and in it ) altered conditio seems to please tha public. According to a communication in' the Net New York tiuu. men taka off their shoes a Irvlng's "Hamlet , " and "tit with stockltge feet on the back of the seals. " The ludlgnan observer fays Impressively , "TMsUiinjrshould he stopped. " Th 176lh nnnivesary of Schiller's birth and iho twenty-fifth of the creation of the Schil ler homo was lately celebrated at Weimar with much cnthusLsm , Grnnk Glrard for the pa t fourteen yfar § atngo manager for Tony 1'astor , has ougagexl a ompany forths road to play In n now farcical omody entltlod , "A Cold Day When Wo Get . .Lately Johann Strauss rncrlvcd a sensible resent on the occasion of the fiftieth nnnlvor- ary of lu debut. The municipality of Vienna eclared him Ireo from local rates for the rest f Ills life , | "Mary Anderson ; Her Early J.ifo nnd Pro- esMonal Career , " is the title of < 1 book an- louuccd by an English publishing house. This a Indeed a surprise , ns It Is the first time nn ctress h s over admitted to bo old enough to jo credited with nn "early life. " Frou Johanna Jachmann Wagner , n niece of Richard Wagner , equally famous as a vio- inlst nnd tragedienne , has opened n school for Irnmatlo singing t Munich , In which she un. dertnkea to prepare pupils for the ntngo In two " 'ears , It is stated that the author of "John Halt- ax" has dramatized her noTcl called "A Ilfo ornllfo. " The play which is In throa acts , with both prologue nnd epilogue , is In the shape of a realistic domestic drama. There is n movement on foot In fnshlonablo of ' 'The Banker's rclos to give a performance Daughter" at the Metropolitan opera house next month. The cast will ha mndo up by well known eocUty amateurs , The proceeds will bo for the Bartholdl 1'edeetal fund. Although the theatrical business here and eUowhoro has been in a booming st to slnco the week following election , reports como from all quarters that munogors are reducing gala- ties. Many actors have rolused to inbuilt to this economical process , and plenty have lost their positions In consequence. Edwin Boath'a engagement at Iho Boston . . .usoum has been attended with brilliant suc cess thus far. The tragedian haa very wisely Insisted upon proper attention being paid to the Betting nnd castiug of llio plays in his repertoire. Aunio Clarke and Charles Darren are the loading members of Mr. Booth's sup port. port.A A monster b nefit for Manager John Nor ton , whoso St , Louis theatre was recently burned to the ground , was givsn nt the Olym pic theatre in that city on the Gth. Many stars sent fancy sums for single seats as a sub stantial token of their sympathy for one of the moat justly respected theatrical men in this country. The Handel and Haydn society of Boston propoao next year to commorato thu birth of lltradel'in a becoming manner. February 24 will be the two hundredth anniversary of the ccmpoaor , and Boston will celebrate the ovcnt with three performances In the music hall. All the programmes of the society this season nnd next will ba dovottd entirely to Handel's work ? . A Kansas City man had suffered thirty years from a loss of memory. Ilia friends hud ( pent hundreds of dollars for its restitution , Not loner ago he was taken to n now physician and his case explained. After careful thought the now doctor said : "Try a minstrelshow. " they took the sufferer to the next minstrel show that carco along. The end man's lirat ioko acted like mngic. The poor man gave n start , clasped his hands to his head nnd gasped : "Merciful heavens , whoroam I ? That voicot Those jokes ! Ah ! I remember. Thirty years ago I was n boy. " "Saved ! Saved ! Saved ! " sobbed his family. Farewell to an Old Prlcnil. Good-by , old hat , dear old silk hat , You're laid aside to-day ; But ere I put you on the shelf I have n word to say : In weeks and months that now nro past , Upon my head on high , I carried you with buoyant step Wood-by , old hat , good-by. Good-by , old hat , poor aged thing , Now marked with stain nnd spot ; You've covered multitudes of Bins And encased mental plots. But you will keep my secrets safe , Secure with you they lie Alone upon the closet she f Good-by , oldhat , , good-by , Good-by , old hat ; some varied aconcs Have you and I gone through ; We'vo seen Bomo stormy times , have we , And pleasant months , too , And when bowed down wtth giief nnd pain , Which worth and manhood try , I'd take a walk with you old hat Good-by. old hat , good-by. Goo-by , oo doubt this retrospect Upon a timo-worn tiio By many may seem absurd , And no ! half worth my wbilo. But when I think of bygone day * , 'Tis not without n aigli , I bid farmrcJI In you , old hat Good-by , dear tricnd , Rood.by. JOORNAI. THIS IilTTtiB ONES AT HOME. "I wia I could wito ft letter ! " Said the baby with n tiifjli , "Butthe pencil don't go wight a bit Tisn't nny use to twy ; Dut , " thoughtfully , "I know ono sing I can mnuo ono , two , fre. Would "at bo a letter , mamma ? I suould sink 'nt it would bo. " "I should think so , dear , " said mamma , So ha made a ' 1 , Z , " "You see , " sajl ho , " 1 love Aunt Sue , And I want to wito to ehe. " And Aunt Sue wrote ( the baby's oyen Glowed with triumptmut glee ) ; " The nicest letter I over saw Was the baby's ' 1 , z , g.1 [ Rate Upaon Clark. Astrachan cloth is much used for children's januoute. o Woolen laca is n favorite trimming for child , ren'u dresses. Long stockings are in favor wtth children as Christina ] approaches. Children'ssulta have Jersojwaists | and plaid skirts , kilt-pleated , n scarf drapery coyering , ho line of union ot waist and skirt. " "I'll tut you In pieces , " screamed angry "lit tle May to her nurse. "And then , mlns"iiaid mamma , "whom will you sloop wlthR" "I'll sleep with tha pieces. Master Fred Papa , do you love me ns much as Mr Jones loves hii Httlo boy ? " Papa Certainly I do. Fred Well , ho bought his littla boy a hobby-horse , "Mamma , " said little 7-year-old Ernest.two hours after a very ead leave-taking of ft little ilrl cousin , "I'm afraid I ehall never marry , " "Why , deal ? " "Because I forget them so puickly. " A prftty drcas for a child Is made of rich blua cloth. It lias a deep square-yoke and the skirt Is box-plaited on it. At the waiat a handsome saah runs through narrow loops , one on eacli plait , and is fastened with a large bow in front , a httlo to the left. Tiie sleeves are rather full nnd shirred at the wrist , "M , do tha little ducks like water ? " "Yes , dear. " ' But they dou'c like to bo out in the rain ? " "Oh ' "Then what , yes , they do. ] does nurse take an umbrella with her for when tha goes out in the rain ? She's a little duck , " "Who says so ? " "Pa. I heard him tell her elii ) WAS a litt'e ' duck , yesterday , " EDUCATIONAL. One hundred Grand Kopids ladles are learn ing bread making at a cooking school , The Weslyac female college of Georgia , created in 1883 , was the first college for wo men in this country , Thu catalogue of the Amherat college Is at last published. Ic shown this summary of uu. der-Braiinatw : Seniors. 73 ; JuniorIt ; Soph- omrcs , 70 ; Fioabmeu , 103 ; total , 3'J1. Eighty-five schools are now supported in Utah by outside old. Theio employ 185 teachers , who are paid 08.000 a year , and give Instructions to 7,000 children , This country has about 16,000,000 children of "school age. " but loss than 10,000,000 are enrolled In tha ncbools. There are 200,000 teachers employed in all , and the schools coat S91OOdtOO a year. MSlxty Harvard freahmen h vo dropped their Latin , eighty their Greek and 100 their math- omatloi. Nona of them have dropped their baseball or their boating , however , and college culture Is still safe. Hon. P. A. Smith baa donated $50,003 to g cGilI university , Montreal , to be employed n holding peparnto claxen for thn higher odn. cution of TadloJ. Thi * mnkes the total amount i ontributed by Mr. Smith $100,000 for wlut \\M \ long been felt 0,1 n want in Montreal. Abbott Ln\vrcnce , E > < | , , of Bo i ton , \\M \ lately donated to the Boston public library n collodion of broadsides , printed from lO''t ! to 177-1 , aud relating to the colonial history of New England , Among thorn U protinctal stamp act of 17" > 5 , which boa hitherto encapod the notice of historians. The total number of stiuluuti in the Yale university Is given by the Banner of that Institution ns 1,079 , ot whom 302 are from Connecticut , 203 from Now Yoik , 7G from Pennsylvania , 6'J from Illinois-415 from Mapait- chusotts15 from Ohtu , SS from Now Jersey , 13 from nil the southern stnUw , which have not sent so mnny hero slnco the war , and IS from all foreign countries. The superintendent of public Instruction of Dakota iigutos Mit n present pchool population of that territory , between the ngus of seven and twenty , ti .12,500 , nnd on that basis reckons the present population nt 410,500. Dakota has two stnto universities , ono in each of tha grand divisions , costing $30,000 cacti ; nn agricultural college and two normal schools , jcsiutfl a deaf nnd dumb asylum. The retort gives ns the amount expended for schools ditr- ng the last fiscal year for buildliiga , furniture , .eochors' wages , and Incidentals , $1,003,602.00 , There nro 71 ! graded and 1SI ! ) ungraded school iouscs , with sittings for 09,050. At a roconi mooting of thn Now York school board ono of the numbers spoke of tha location of n now school ns fol lows : "It Is locnted exactly twelve miles From the city hall , It fronts on the famous old ICingabridgo road. It faces the frowning palisades nnd the majestic Hudson. The gable wall of the structure greets the rising sun from the homo of the Plumed Knight in the plno forests of Mniuo. nud the tiny boll In that old belfry peals to it a last good night as It sinks behind thu golden gates of the Pacific , It stnuda in the ravine on the very neil over which tha British atmy pussad when they cap lured Fort Washington. It is within hcar < tog distance of the old Duckman mansion , where the tiriti h pllhors hold their high int giddy ravels the night nftor the capture of the fort. " The latest addition to the buildings in the Glrnrd collage grounds is the structure , jusl completed , In which the students are to bo educated in inoclianlc.il pursuits , and made skillful workmen as well ns good scholars. The now building , which has boon constructed for the special purpose of providing facilities for the students to obtain practical aud com- plotu knowledge in mechanical trades , is n largo structure after the general style of the ether HOW buildings piit il ) iu recent years. It is provided with machinery adapted to tha various useful trades to bo taught theio. In structions iu thn nso of tools iu cold metals and iu carpentering will bo given from the start , nnd it is probable that a blacksmith chop mid other conveniences for extending the cope ot instruction will soon bo added. The good Sunday school teacher catechised the good httlo boy Sunday. "What did Christ say about little children ? " he asked. The little fellow answered : "Suffer little chil dren to coma unto ms but for goodness suko don't say I told you. " "Well , " ho said to the minister , at tha con clusion of the ceremony , "how much do 1 owe you ? " "Oh ! I'll leave that to you , " wna the reply ; ' you can better estimnto the value of the service rendered. " "Suppose we postpone the settlement , then , say for a year. By that time I will kuow whether. I ought to give you § 100 or nothing. " No no , " said the clergyman , who is married himself , "mako it S3 now. " A fashionable New York clergyman was calling on n still moro fashionable young lady of his concrregation. In order to do his whole duty ho asked her if she was in the habit of sayini ? her prayers. "Now , Mr. Dove , " re sponded the spoiled child , "I want to soy my prayers. I've been meaning to say them every day. .But how can I when pa ia too stingy to buy mo a "prayer ru ; ; ? " AiFronch newspaper informs the world'that America is the homo of eccentricities , that m Now Yoik no church bolls are rung by hand , and that "tho Acgolus is Hounded by steam ; night and morning the machine operates with the regularity of a clock for five minutes. " It also declares that when money Is nee-led for a charity the prettiest nnd most exemplary girls in a town ascend a platform and let all comers bias them for SI a head , but that , "no one can take moro than ten kisses for the money , " "Yes , dear children , " said Deacon Buck- rug , addressing the Sunday-school , "if we are good , and dutiful , and and conscienclous. nnd or truthful in this world , we shall all moot together in Paradieo. " The daacon ia good man , but too much of n talker , "Now , children , " ha went on , "IJwant you to tell mo , every one of you , whfiro wo will meet again il wo are qood , and dutiful , and confcioncious , " No reaponae. "Come , " ho said , kindly , "some of you muat certainly know. It began with P , P P " "O , I know ! " exclaimed n little girl on ouo of the back benches : "It's purge tory. " "Dearly beloved and brethren , you all know , doubtlesn , the sad occasion which called us together. The sod downfall of our beloved brother , the late pastor of this church" The Kight llov. Kichard H. Kane' D. I ) . , bishop ot the African Methodist Episcopal church , had got this far in nn address to tha people of the Fleet street ( Brooklyn ) church when n colored brother , old Daniel Williams , interrupted him. "What nro you talking about1 inquired brother Williams. "Tiio pastor is stilt the pastor of the church , bishop. I'm the chair iKn of the board of trustees , and I say so. " "Throw him out , " yulled Pastor Payton , recently disposed , from the rear of the church "Shut up ! You dou't boas this church" chnrua of voices shouted. The btoh.ip'a friends took up the pauntlet .hue thrown down , nud after eoveral xparrl ng matches had been Indulged in order was re stored by the police lugging the thumpers off to jail , 1110IUGIOIJS. The now American Episcopal church in Paris coat SoOO.OtO , Church property will bo taxed In Washing- ion territory. The recent election decided the inflation , The total receipt ] of thu throa womonV loarda co-operating with the American Board einco 18U3 have been $1,417,139. General Booth of the English Salvation Army is described ai "it man somewhat punt niddlo > > , robunt nud singularly unsympa thetlc and unearnost. " The present population of thn world is stated at l29lr > 33 ! I73 , of whom 7,931,080 , are lews and : I70,87K,000 ara Christians. These figures leave 915,721,827 to ba classed aa liuatben , The corner stone of what is to bo the largest Young Men's Christian association building In iho country , was recently laid in Brooklyn , N , Y. The building will be the gift of the Mar- quand out a to , Christjanity seems t ) b gradually forcing its way into the jungles of India , In spite of native prejudice iigitinst it. A Pnrsoo girl haa astonished her friends by suing her lover for breach of promise. Work on the walls of the Mormon Toraple in Salt Lake City , is about to Buap nd for the winter. The main stmcture IB up to the square , hut the central spires have yet to ba roared a distance of ninety-five feet. The Baptist Woman's Board of Home Mis sions now supports tliirty-nino womonmission aries , live teachers , and huvon bible readers , and ia getting ready to supnort a mlteionary among tbo Chinese of Ban Francisco , Holy Tiinity church , Stratford-on-Avon , in the chancel of which the bones of Kbako * peare lie , Is to bo restored at a cust of $00,000 , The restorations include the opening of tliu north and south transepts and the removal ol tbo galleries In the nave. There has been a gain of twelve Congrrca * tioual churches in Nebraska this year , The record of the general a < socation ! jut published shows 15'J churches , 113 mlnUterfl , 4548 mem bers , again of CtOin the year ; 297 haptlami , 7.481 enrolled in the Sunday schools , anil four ministers ordained , 'J he total benevolent con , trlbutloua amounted to 7,117.41 ; total homo expenditures , $00,550.41. * $ After fourteen years the revision of the Engluh version of the old testament u iinUh ed , and will be published next spring In cover al editions of varied e/.a ! and typo by the uni versity presses of" Oxford and Cambridge The work of publication advances slowly because - ; cause the greatest care is necestary to avoid , to for as pirtlblo. every error. The new version I nf the old testau ent iu said to dlffnr from the Kin ? James verclon now In uie moro than tha revised version the new testament does. 1117 SJ , ClinrK-s s . , SI. f,0n | , Mo. 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' The development of the StocV yartls the necessity of the Bolt 'Ltrio Roarf the finely paved atrcota the hundreds of iwW residences end costly business blocks ; with the population of onr city inoro than doubled In the lost five years. All thl is a great surprise to visitors and la the admiration of onr citizens. This r pld growth , the business activity , and the many substantial Improvements madn Hvoly demand for Omaha real estate , and every Investor has rnado a handsome profit. gjj Slnoo the Wall Street paulo last Jlay , with the oubsonuont cry of hard times , there haa boon loua demand from Bpoonla- tore , but a fair demand from investors Booking homos. This latter clasa ore taking advantage of low prlaos In build. Ing material and nro securing their homoa at much loss cost than will bo possible year honco. Speculators , too can buy real oota * 3 cheaper now and ought to take advaut o of present prlcos for future pro is. The next few years promises groatoi d ivol opmouta In Omaha than the past ti v i years , which have boeu &o good aa wo could reasonably do lro. Now man ufacturing ostabliohmonta and largo job bing houses are added almost weekly , and all add to the proaporlty of Omaha. There are many In Omaha and throngn- but the State , who have tholr monuy In the banks drawing a nominal rate of 1 torost , which , If judiciously Invented In Omaha rual estate , would bring thorn much greater returns. We have many bargains which wo are confident will bring the purchaser largo profits in the near future. We have for sale the finest resi dence property in the north and western parts of the city. North we have fins lots at reason able prices on Sherman avenue , 17th , 18th , 19th and 20th streets. West on Farnam. Davenport , timing , and all the leading streets in that direction. The grading of Farnam.Califor- nia and Davenport streets has made accessible Gome of the finest and cheapest residence property in the city , and with the building of the street car line out Farnam , the pro- [ > erty in the western part of the city will increase in value. We also have the agency for the Syndicate and Stock Yards proper ty in the south part of the city. The developments made in this section by the Stock Yards Company and the railroads will certainly double the price in a short time. We also have Homo Hue business lots and some elegant inside resi- deucep for sale , Parties wishing to invest will find some good bargains by calling on u 213 South 14th St Bet ver H Vnrnham and p. s.Vf iiflk thosH who Imve property for rfalo at n bargain to ive us a callWo want only bnrgninn Wo will positively not Immllo prop erty nt n. ere than its real value.