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THE OMAHA DAILY BEE : SUNDAY , AUGUST 29 , 1SSG.-TWELVE PAGES. Lincoln's ' Oltj Council Given ft Free Excur sion Over the M , F , Extension , WEEPING V/ATER'S RECEPTION. Republican Count- Con vention Called For Sept. HO The Jjocnniotlvo Hiiilnrer.s' Coining Social Capital City Society. IFHOMTIIK nun's MNcor.s ntiiv.ui.l Tim Missouri Pacific road between Weeping Wntor juid Lincoln was an nounced as open August 25 , hut it was not fairly opened until yesterday. On tbnt day llio comiiany , through 1' . .1. Nichols , superintendent of construction , nnd K , 1' . H. Allllcr , their ngoiH sit Lincoln , placed a special Iruin at tliu dis posal of the city council of Lincoln for mi oxeursion over tlio new road. Upon the ruturii of tlio excursionists to Lincoln tlio road could safely bo duolurod open , tniil business could then bo taken with nssuranco of safety in transit , for when a road bears such a bunion an tlio tuthers of Lincoln , it has stood a lost that ought to bo satisfactory to the general public. Tlio excursion train loft Lincoln at 10-IG : in the morning , and an enumeration showed the following passengers aboard : Of tliu oily council President Brock , Messrs. Dean , Hargro'ives , Hillingsly , Cooper , Frnsi ; Uily Clerk Mauley. As guests for the trip ,1. .1. Ilrlggs K. 15. JJoan , John , K. Clark , 0. W , Kitchen , Ircd llovoy , Phelps Paiuo , jJanios Spencer , George E. Spimour , A. S. Smith , U. 1) . Steurn. A. S. IJarnes , iJ. J ) . Caihoun of the Democrat , Jones oflho Stati ) Jounril , Hogo of the Daily jjuwa and tlio representative of the UKK. The run was made to Weeping Water , including stops , in tin hour a nd thirty minutes , and the track was shown to be in excellent condition for a new roadway. An old soltlor of this state has often remarked that western Cass county was tlio garden spot of Nebraska , and the view from tlio new road is everything in the wivy of coroboratlng this statement. Two verv nourishing towns in that sec tion are" already blossoming into "ood , substantial growth the towns of Laglo and Klmwood. Ju : i country in which corn fields are not destroyed by drouhht and bunding under their load of ripening oars , there need be no question but that there will bo business for tlio now rail way , and the men of business who saw all this abundance of prosperity saw in it all a factor to contribute to the welfare of Lincoln as well as the welfare of the inhabitants alon < r the way. When the excursion train reached Weeping Water , the excursionists were met nt the depot by a large delegation of citi/.ens from that place , including the members of their town government , and all were escorted to the public hall in the place where , after acquaintances hud uoon made , order was called and K. II. \\oolo.y welcomed the visitors to the place in a speech appropriate to the oc casion. Councilman Uillinuslyand H.I ) . Stearns responded in words befitting the occasion , and a spirit of muiual recipro city was at once inaugurated. The citi zens of Weeping Water sho\yed in the strongest way their appreciation of the fact that they were placed in direct com munication with the slate capitalj and the Lincoln people saw in the spirit of feeling manifest new business for their city , following tlio formal reception at the hall liio delegation of visitors was escorted to the hotel , whore dinner was in waiting for them , and after its discus sion carriages were taken for a drive over the town. After this. at 1SO ? ; the ex cursionists returned to Lincoln with tlio most satisfactory remembrance of their visit. PIIKI'AIIING FOIl TUB CAMI'AION. The republican county central commit tee , at their meeting held at the county judge's oilice , called the county conven tion to meet in Lincoln on Monday , tlio 20th day of September , at 2 o'clock p. in. , the primaries to be held on the 18th in the dill'oront wards and precincts. Twenty-one out of the twenty-four pre cincts in the county were represented , and a largo gathering of politicians formed the audience. The convention and primary work has already been en tered upon with zest. SOCIAL UVKNTS OF TUB AVI'.KK. Miss Maggie llallett , who has been on an extended visit to Ottumwa , la. , is homo again to Lincoln. J. T , Mullen and K. IJ. Durfeo are homo from a trip to California and the land of Alormondom. Mrs. J. P. Schuroman , of St. Louis , is visiting with her sister , Mrs. 11. W. Davis , in this place. D. IS. Courtnay and wife , who were part and parcel of the editorial excur sion , are homo from their trip , which was in every way enjoyable. Air. and Mrs. A. ) . Sawyer are homo from California. Salt Lake , Mtuiiton and Denver points visited by them while with thi ) Nebraska editors. The Lincoln W. T. 0. U. has elected Mrs , Manchester , Mrs. Kddy and Airs. Lower the delegates for the local union to the sttito union at Fremont in October , Air. and Airs. W. J. i amb arc homo after an eight weeks visit in the cast includ ing Clmutauqua.N. Y. , and an extended trip tlmmgh the White mountains. Their many friends in the city are pleased to ' note'tholr return. Mayor and Airs. C. C. IJurrand Air. and Mrs. F , L. Sheldon returned the past week from their trip 19 Europe where they have enjoyed continental Europe for the past three months. Air. and Airs. O. A. Mullen are homo to Lincoln after a trip to California and in- lormedi.xte points with the Nebraska edi tors. Their verdict is in common with the others that the trip was a delightful one , Air. and Airs. Atlee Hart , of Dakota Citv , Nob. , were in Lincoln Thursday calling on acquaintances at the state cap- ital. ital.Mis Mis * Lillian Pollock , of PJnUsmoulli , was in Lincoln tins past week and is visiting with friends at present at Colum bus and other points in the state , Airs. Dr. Lusliu has gpno east to attend the funeral services of her sou , Stintrt Smiley , whoso remains were shipped cast for burial. Tin ) Capital City prohibition club at its last meeting elected olllcors for the ensuing terms as follows : A. ( J , Wolfon- barger , president , Kmma J , Hedges , secretary , and Airs. King , treasurer , Airs S. 11. liurnham has gouo to Ken tucky for a muntn's visit at the home of other days. J. KVilson \ has gene to San Fran cisco on business for his Alilwaukco mill company that ho represents in the west Air. and Airs. II. 1C. Uabcoek , of Battle Creek. Mich , , have boon in the city the past week , visiting with State Aiulitoi IJabcook and family. Airs , Carolina Dawos , of Ottumwa la. , was visiting with tlio go'.ornor the last week. Aliss Clara Link has gone to Ogdcn for a visit witli friends at thru place. Airs , L. C , Burr has gone out to Alam ton , Colo. , for a few week's recruit tiou in the mountains and at the capita of Colorado , Mrs. Swaot , of Palmyra , was visiting friends in Lincoln on Tuesday of thib week. Messrs. James Hourke nnd J. D Moanry , of Ireland , have been guests o Hon. Patrick Kgan for several days this Just WUVK , Tuesday evening tlie members ot the MAYNE 15 ± © STIRIEIElll Have lots for sale in Mayne Place , only 3 blocks from street car and are admitted by all to be the finest lots in tlie city , $ l,2oo to $ l,8oo eacli Is two miles northwest from postolfice on the Belt Railway , We have both houses and lots for sale in this beautiful addition , on monthly payments cheaper than they can be bought in any other part of the city , Is two miles southeast of postoffice and ir being built up rapidly , We are offering lots for $350 on long time , All we ask is for you to go and see these lots and we are confident you will buy , Lies east of the cemetery and is only one mile and a half from the postoffice. We are offering these lots at $650 to $900 , on loDg time , We have property for sale in all parts of thecity at reasonable prices and terms a few of which we give below : 270 feet front on Loavonworth , $8,500. 133 fuel on Lonvenworth street , house of House and lot , Boggs & Hill's addition , House of 0 rooms on Lcavenworth , near f House and lot. Shinn's addition , f 1,700 Terms to suit. 10 rooms , large barn , city water etc. , § 1,250. Terms easy. Park avenue street car , $3,050. Monthly payments. 2 lots fronting on Htuiscom Park , $1,050 ? 10,000. 22-foot lot , Cuming , near 10th , ii,500. ; 22 fuel on Farnam street , between 10th House of 0 rooms , mile and a half from to $1,250 each. The finest building lots in Redick's 00 feet on Saunders , near Cuming , large , . postonice , $1,800. and 20lh , $5,500. House of d rooms , lot 90x154 on 20th st. , Grove. Cheap. house , $0,500. 5-room house , HO feet , South 20lh street , 22 feet on Farnam , between 20th and 21st , ? 3,500. East front lot , Hauscom Place , $1,500. 2 nice lots , Saunders & Himcbaugh's addition $3,500. , Easy terms. $ -1,000. - House of 0 rooms , 3 lots , fine location , Nice house of 0 rooms on Colfax , near dition , $300 each. Acre on Lcavcnworth street , house of 8 $2,800. Easy terms. street cars on Lcavcnworth and Far- Tine acres , West Omaha , $0,000. Special bargains in 13th street property. rooms , $1,500. Easy terms. One of tlie liuest lots on Walnut Hill , 11:1111 : streets , $3,090. Easy terms. Lots on Georgia avenue , $2,000. 2 houses , 8 rooms each , corner 22nd and Lots , Yates & Heed's addition , ? SOO each. $525. 4 lots in Davenport's sub , near Saunders iloiiMj , 2 lots , Walnut Hill , $2,300. Izard , $ V)00. Call and examine our list before buying. 13 lots , near West Side , $1,800. street , ? 050 each. One of the iin'est ' residences in the city. Lot on N. 17th street , $2,500. If you have property to sell , for quick 5 acres , Tuttle's subdivision , $2,200. , 100 feet front on 10th street , $1,000. For price ami terms call at ofiicc. Lot on N. 10th street , $3,230. sale , list it with us. I ' Christian church hold a donation parly for the benefit of their pastor , a party in which there were abundant evidences of tlie esteem in which they hold their shep herd , and the donations were large and liberal. The lawn at the church parson age presented through the evening entire a uright and animated appearance , and all the sociability imaginable , inoludinc ? C01".lisl expression 61 thanks from the pastor , completed the evening's enjoy ment. The Lincoln division No. 93 , Brother hood of Locomotive Engineers , have uor- fccted arrangements for a grand lawn sociable that the throttle pullers will make one of the very brightest and best and most enjoyable sociables of the season , the date of the social is fixed for the 3d of the opining month , and it will > o a sticcoss. The following committees lave it in charge : Committee on ar rangements F. W. Kin/.ic , C. S. Black- nar. C. Al. Hedges. Committee on re- option Samiielivimball , F. W. Kin/.io , E , Alanchestcr. _ Tlio Couiitrv Hey ami the President. Adirondack Correspondence N. Y. Herald : A curious incident occurred to- lay during the president's stroll. A tH-ight-eycilbut roughly dressed lad met liim near the lake , but had no idea that lie was the president. "Excuse mo , mister , but do you live at the hotel ? " said the boy. "Yes. " replied Air. Cleveland , with an amused smile. "Well , I'm ' glad to hoar it. S'pose you've seed Governor Cleveland ? " "O , yes , seen him frequently. " "Goll domed ef you ain't just the man I've been aching to meet. You see 1'vo walked thirty miles to take a look at the president. Jess as soon as 1 heard ho was hero I sot out , and hero I am , be- gosh. " The smile on the presidential face still broadened. "Aly old dad has been volin1 utJ in the mountings for thirty yours , bcgosh , but none of the fellers ho voted for got elected until ho went fur Cleveland. Since then our luck changed , begosh. Cattle quit dying. hossofl did well , mam got the house insured and it ain't bin struck by lightning nineo , begosh. Dad says it's all because Cleveland's got a big neck wistin' wide open with brains. Hn must have had brains else ho couldn't have got to the white house , begosh. I've unnvoluaii over hero to see the probidout , and olfyou'll bo so polite us to point him out I'll ho obliged. Whan you coma our way dad'll give you all the cider and fried chickens you ami drink , bcgosh , " "I'm President Cleveland. " "Thorn , begosh , you ain't , are you , though. " "I'm the president , " said Air. Clove- landwith smiles struggling with gravity , "and I shall bo happy " Some broken &ontenens , a scared face and thrco or four gasps mingled with dust and retreating footsteps , ami the young man from tlio mountains disap peared down the roadway. The formidable reality ot the executive presence waa too much for tlio young mountaineer. Notion. Bv , direction of the United Stales court , the undersigned hereby give notice that all bids received for the stock of Sloman Bros , have been rejected , and wo have been ordered to.roadvertiso for bids. Notice is therefore given that scaled bids , directed to Ehuor D , Frank , clerk of the United States court , will bo received lor part or all of said stock , Bids must bo filed by the Ulst day of August , at 12 o'clock , noon , and must bo accompanied by a certified chock for ten per cent , of the amount bid. The stock and fixtures at Invoice price to Slomnn Bios , amounts to $51i7..iO ! ! , and bids will be received based on llio in ventory as made and open to examina tion. tion.While the inventory has been made with great care , neither prices nor quan tities will bo guaranteed. W. J. BKOATCH ) , , , , , . Uecolvers. W.Y.MUUSli , j Oinnha , Neb , , Aug. 30,183G. You can buy Jwumiro cheaper of A. L. Fitch & Co. , 12th st. , bet Farnam nnd Douglas , ' , ban any other place in the city. THE SICK AND SUFFERING , Where They are Oared For in Omaha and Who are Their Nurses. HOUSE ON THEHILL A. Noble Scat of Olmrlty The Great "Work of tlie Franciscan Sinters An Institution that Should l > o llcmeiubcfctl. [ Written for the Omaha Sunday Dee. ] The general concluding words of the newspaper accident or sudden sickness item of the day alternates between "re moved to the undertaker's , " and , "taken to the hospital. " If the former , the ac count is not complete until the inquest chapter is written anil frequently tlio story runs into lines in which the police and the courts ligtiro. The word coroner is sullieient to interest tlio public at all times , and when his "business cap" is on the morbid crowd is particularly atten tive to the proceedings of his ollico. It requires but very little public mention to call together numerous "viewers of the remains" and everyone in the bailiwick is acquainted with the duties of the county functionary who ' 'sits upon the dead. " How dill'erent when the spark of life is not instantly extinguished when one of these sudden nnd unlooked for visitations of misfortune fall upon , man ? "Taken to the hospital" means tlie end of the accident story as far as the public is concerned. Hut few , if any , seek further details. Very few care to know whore this home of the maimed and tlio sick is. Fewer over think of visiting it , and the busy world goes round and round with the fortunate , tlio healthy and the happy , as if thi ] Itosh were kin to no ills - as if there were no certain fate amid tlio uncertainty of time , that was to end mortality. Omaha has an hospital all metropolitan cities have one. It is among the necessities of man's varying fortune. It is strange , however , that this fact is thrust so abruptly into the back ground of the public picture to make way for the announcement that the city has a n w commercial or mechanical in dustry , or oven a new theatre or beer hall. How many are there , exclusive of those who have been nursed within its walls , who know tiny- thing about thu dark brown house perched on yonder hill , yet the resident or strangerwho cannot describe the inside of the opera house or toll when the next entertainment is to come oil' in the exposition building may bo counted among the blind. Is there more than one person in eu'h 2,000 of our 80,000 population who can say "I've visited St , Joseph's homo for the needy and the invalid" the place whern sclf'Sacriliciug duty and a wonder ful religious devotion have at all times prepared a bed of rest for the weary and wounded stranger , consoling words to quiet the ravings of the sick and tender hands to dress the injuries of the maimed , Still wo are n church-going people--a charitable people , especially on big "hurrah donation" occasions , and our generosity is ripe for about anything that will be heralded In print , even to going so far as paying $3,000 to induce the "Two Southern Sams , " with their grand acrobatic illustrations of the bible and their caricatures of things which man } ' of us were taught to regard as sacred not many moons ago. I saw a poor follow , pale with pain , in the police patrol wagon the other day , on ids way to St. Joseph's hospital. 1 must confess that 1 , too , belong to the "great majority , " whoso eye is very familiar with the outer walls of the hospital , for the vision could not be very well turned to the south with any diller- cut result , but seldom have 1 'ever been within its saving portals ; and only now am I really conversant with the great work of Christian charity being per formed by those who have taken upon themselves to'live-jn. ' the world solely to do good to oHiersj.or witness the perfec tion of noble 'nations whore no earthly reward has a 'shadow of inducement to oft'er , nud O rAHi-nmcnt. from society , aitliougu living nniqnsr its most uoiivu scones , is necessary for the proper per formance of the work at hand. Omaha's home for the sick sits up aloft on one of the most commanding positions in the city in the upper row , as it were , of the natural amphitheatre which , circling around to the west displays the educational proscenium boxes , the llich school and Croighton col lege , with any number of private boxes where wealth lias erected costly hearth stones to satisfy the architectural eccen tricities of thu day. It is a mediocre looking building , two-stories in elevation over a very indifferent basement. Within tlie latter are the steam heating irramrcmont , the kitchen , sisters' dining room , some store rooms , and the laundry , all of which indicate a continuous round ot hard work , very hard work for deli cate feminine hands. On the lirst lloor are the business parlor , reception room , four wards for patients , several piivato rooms for those who can pay , the pharm acy , and some crumped accommodations for these in charge. On the lloor above are the chapel , two wards lor patients , more rooms tor those whom sickness docs not find penniless , and the sisters' sleeping apartments , The original build ing was erected away back in the sixties when tin. late Itight Reverend Jnmcs O'Gorman had charge of the Catholic church in Nebraska , and in 1880 the build- in 2 was increased to its present si/o , which occupies nearly all of two city lots. The Sisters of Mercy were the original guardians of the in mates of St. Joseph's , but in 1880 four members of the order of St. Francis with Sister Alphonsa as superior suc ceeded them. The latter are still the ministering angels of the greatest of all charitable works in our midst , but the growing demands of the human misfor tunes of the day have increased their number to and still itis twenty-live , won derful how they can accomplish what they do. The actual capacity for the sick in St. .loseph's hospital is at the ut most oighty. At the present every nook and corner , where a parson can bo ac commodated are occupied and admittance will , for sheer iicccssityt have to bo re fused , The eitv is growing fast its tem porary population naturally swells the census of the sick , and the question is , where shall they be sent for nursing. There is but one. bar to admission to this hospital unit that is the alllictton of contagious diseases. It matters not whether the applicant bo young or old , rich or poorj Jew or gentile , blank or white , male or ( fquiulo , strangers or resi dents , CatholLq qr Protestant , they are received by the good Franciscan sisters and cared for With a tenderness and skill such as only those dan use who make such work a lite study-ilnd forsake till earthly vanities to properly perform it. The population-of the hospital is of course one of t yaripd suffering. Strong men are hero , who have been suddenly made helpless by accident. Weak men rapidly approaching the grave through the ravages of disease. ( Alany with broken limbs. Others with burning foyers. The victims of consumption that seeks a harvest in the hoydcy of youth. Some from whom advancing years have drained activity and are corroding thu main-springs of life. All degrees and classes of snfiering proportionate to a population of eighty human beings can hero be found , all of whom require con stant attention of nurses. This means work for the twenty-live sisters who alone have undertaken its accomplish ment. No servants are employed , and iiono of the sick can entirely help them selves , while many are totally deprived of oven the boon of personally caring for their slightest requirements. In addi tion to this the sisters have to attend to all the cooking for these eighty people and for their own small community. They have to do the washing and ironing for them all , and of the bed clothing and bandages that illness and especially wounds never allow totbe clean for any length of time. The house has to be kept in order , and if theie is a neater or more cleanly homo in the city , considering its humble furnishings , the doponeth knowoth not whereof he speaks. It Is just the accomplishment of this ar duous work that has given the sisters who nurse { ho icktlnMincqiialod praiMj of tlio world , Keifijious nivyyujnnfs md religions practices are criticised in all corners of Christendom , but no one yet has been found to have uu hl but words of praise for these noble women whose lifetime is given to hospital work. Alon can bo found who will deny the existence of a God , but they will at the same time bo the loudest in praise of the sisters , who arc friends to the distressed when all the rest of the world , oven relatives , have deserted them. The same spirit thai infiuenced the great commoner , Thud Stevens , to desire no one else around him when dying to have no minister , for he recogni/.ed no church and to advocate their cause in congress and praise then- works before the whole world , is still abroad in the land and has been since the cradle days of the Christian era. It is the sheerest nonsense to say that work such as is being daily done at St. Joseph's hospital could even bo attempted by hired nurses , be they ruined or untrained. Nay , further , even the affection of kinship could not accom plish the same for the sick and the ailing. It requires an entire life-time devotion a complete separation , especially from what is commonly known as the bright side of lite , a voluntary abandonment of homo and all that is dear about it for u work of charity , whoso perfect perform ance shows a nobility ot character un equalled by those in other positions. The best medical skill in the city has volunteered its services to St. Joseph's hospital , and regular daily visits are made , while at any time in extreme cases a telephone summons will bring 'the medical man at onco. These who desire can have their own doctor , and though this is a Catholic institution , any one of the patients , who pay for their care , can have the attendance of any minister they wish. The present stall' of the hospital Is composed of Dr.s. Joseph -Neville and P. Grossman , west wing ; Drs. L. F. AlcKonnu and George U. Avars , cast wing ; Dr , D. 0. Bryant , oculist , west wing ; Dr. J. C. Denise , oculist , cast wing ; Drs. W. C. Galbraith and 0. Hoffman , surgeons in charge of the Union Pacific department. I low is this homo for eighty sick people ple maintained If Solely by charity. There is no income save what is received- from the Union Pacific railroad , which pnys for its employes who are sent to the hospital , and the small amounts received from the patients able to pay for the at tention elvcn them. The food for the hospital , fuel , delicacies for the sick and the medicines used , have in tliu main lobe paid for , although to the credit of the city be it said , that , especially in the line of provisions , the donations are very liberal. It is i fact , however , beyond dispute , that wore it not for the zealous watchfulness , practical euro and unhesi tating liberality of one gentleman well known In our 'midst , St. Joseph's hospi tal could not bo eonlinmul IP its good work. Thu slstors appreciate the kind ness of the good people of Omaha , and never are hoard to say , what men of the world must acknowledge , that iu a city as largo as this a perfect cornucopia of the fruits of prosperity at present , that more substantial work for the hospital should bo done. The saving to the city and the taxpayers , by the exist ence of this hospital , is a big item , that alone should suggest to the kind-hearted that over on yonder hill is a very good bank in which to make deposits , tliat will make a mortal fool a little bettor satisfied witli himself , oven if he does not believe that giving to worthy objects in this life is loaning to God , Even in the small matter of Jiuen for bandages , there is always H need at the hospital. It is only necessary to see the tlurtyor forty maimed men there now , and the nature of their injuries , to see at once the practicability of thin requirement. Sister Alphonsa , who was head of the hospital community when llio Francis can sisters first took charge , is uow Alothor Superior of the community in the west , tlio headquarter house being at Lafayette , Indiana. Sister Hodwig is in charge of the hospital here. A perfect system prevails throughout the entire establishment , which is a prominent feature of the great work therein performed. A register is kept of every patient who enters , including the name , a ro , sex. nationality ! r'o.liffion , ni.l- mciit , the person \vho recommends admission , residence , treatment , date of death , if it occurs , discharge if cured , etc. . This book tolls a pointed tale. Among other things it shows that nearly six hundred patients have been treated in this hospital since the dawn of 1880. Some hi'.vo passed gently , peacefully away to the shadowy shore ; the majority have had a now physical life given them ; a spiritual one , too , if they have any thought of thu true meaning of a friend in need the need of all needs sickness. Those people return to their daily occu pations. For a time it is known that thpy wTcre nursed and made well at the hospi tal , but this little episode in their lives is apt to be numbered with thu dcad _ things ot the past. Not every one who is sick is sure to get well , but it is u moral cer tainty that every one who is well will one day or other le ; sick. It is a good thing in davs of prosperity and health to think of others who do not enjov those blessings , tor a time will comeperhaps , when others may be required to return the compli ment , Especially as tlm harvest season isupon us the farmer might relieve some of his over abundant harvest products for charity's ' sake , and they have very good cellars at the hospital , and the hill is being cut down so that the street is in tlrst-class condition now. There are more accommodations for dona tions at the hospital than for patients , nnd of course the larger the number of the latter tuo greater the need of the former. The sis ters themselves wisli to heartily thank the many peed friends who daily , weekly and monthly remember the sick. The water works company furnishes its water supply free , an act worthy of the prominent citl/.ons who are at its head. The little canvass backed vehicle that is seen upon our streets with its pala faced occupants in religious costume IK not traveling for pleasure. It is an ex press wagon in which can bo transferred many things lo a good destination. It would bo an item of pleasing public in terest for all the Omaha papers to have to announce that owing to rapidly in creasing business this vehicle had to bo supplanted by a much larger one , nnd that the respectable old horse , who has douo his ilr.ty BO long and so faithfully , would bo retired for u strong team that would have all yes all it could conveniently pull up to the brown building which tops tno high hill point on Muson street. Then there are other remembrances of the sick that can be carried in a man's pocket. Even if a personal visit is not possible the mail carrier is yory glad to call at St. Joseph's , At. all events , it is to bo feared that Omaha's homo for the sick is too lit- tie thought of and just tiboul this season , some months , it is true , before - fore the epidemic of thanksgiving procla mations worries presidential and guber natorial brains and the turkeys of thu InnJ , then ) should be a change ot heart among the charitable. Never put oil * until to-morrow what should bo done to-day , J. U. J. HV.VN , Sweet Attni1 of Hosos. Now York Alail and Express : "Doyon have nuioh call for attar of roses ! " asked a reporter for llio Alail and Express of a prominent chumist and dealer iu drugs in thl * eitv. "Oh " said the dealer "but , yes , , there IE very little of the genuine article sold In Now York ; it is too expensive. The genuine attar of roics , which is made in India and Australia , costs 4100 an ounce at the places of distillation. It takes 50,000 , roses to make an ounce of attar. The roses which are used are thu common roses , of which variety thuro are large yields in California , where distillation of attar could bo muito very profitable. 1 have boon through that part of the coun try and have seen hedgerows neir Sonoma , iu that state , duuso with these ro os that Iho odor from thorn paused n fouling of falntno.ss and oppression on the passer-by. ! ) India the rees are , however , r6gularlv rulthnlod. They are planted In rows in the fields and are par ticularly hardy. " "Do > 'ou know anything of the proeors tiiod in distilling the altar ? " "The work is done by women and chiN ilion , who regard il more a * a pleasure. As soon as llio ro o < i begin to bloom they are picked. The lenvoaro Uionxoparntcd ami ( ti tilled in twioo their woiehl of water , wliieh H afterwards drawn oil'into cpi'ii voxels. The o stand over night , being covered to keep out dirt ami in sects , which are attracted by the odor of the roM's. In the morning the wntor is coated with a thin oily film. This is the rare attar of rose. 11 is skimmed oil with a iino fonlhor and put into vials , which are hot-met ieall v > ouled. Suit may well bo imagined thai' any os < onoo or oil that required the distillation of 50,000 nxes to fill an ounce vial is worth every bit of the price asked for it. " A STAGE DRTvEFVS SKILL. in Mrlvlni ; Olnie to llio ; s of CIln'H Or.co Too oricn. Some of the stage drivers out bore con tinue oven yet , in spite of the accidents that have resulted , says a Barth'tt Springs ( Cul. ) I'orrospondeiit of the Now York Sun , to see how near they can eomo lethe the edge of a el iff without running off ; bid olio of the drivers on the line to this plaoo had a lu.-son administered to him yesterday which ho Ulikoh to romombor. Ho had "bowled UP" sonunvhat , as ho freely confessed , and wnonovor thu road became at all dillieult ho dro\y his long whip and lot both horses have il. One of the pas.sengers , sin elderly man who had been iu California since ' 'ID , sat on Iho seat with the driver , and as the stage rolled nml lurched he remonstrated with the John for his carelessness. The people on llio inside wore also alarmed , mid as often as the opportunity purmdted ( hey put their heads out of the windows and bogged the driver to bo. careful. "Oh , this ain't nothing , " said the engi neer of the chariot. "Just you wail till wo coimi lo thu bend in the road down hero , then I'll show you something. Do you sou that stone in the road down there a ways right near the ed < io of the olllf ? Well , now , I'll whip up a little and see if I can't knock that pebble out of the road and down the hill without doing any harm to any of you. I've done that sort of thing hundreds of times. In fact , my boss pills stones along the road just for me to knock 'em out. Git there , yonl Git , didn't I tell you ? " The lenders , feeling the lash , jumped madly forward , veering oil' in obedience to the bit until they seemed ready at any minute to go over the blufi' , the coach itself rolling dangerously near the precL pice. The. old man on the box Jninc on with both hands , and the forward wheel of the heavy vehicle struck the stone and whisked it out of the road and down the bank , the driver wheeling the team back into the main road again and laughing in triumph as he did so. The old irontle- man had some dilliculty in gaining his breath , but when ho was able to speak bo turned savagely upon Iho driver and said : "You do that again and I'll lick you , d-n if 1 don't. ' " This nettled the fellow , and when the next opportunity presented itself lie an nounced that he was going to run both his wheels off so near the jumping-ofl" place that nobody but tin artist could prevent the whole outfit from going over ; but , just to siiow them that there was no ( lunger , ho would bring the wagon back into the road again in good shape. The old man said nothing , and the driver irot ready for his experimental a place where there was a drop of only about twenty foot. Going at a furious pace , lie pulled the horses to the right until the wheels on that side settled perceptibly , and ho was on the point of wheeling back Into the road when , with a suddenness that took everybody's breath away , the stage , with all its inmates , and ihc team were piuoiimittuil Iie'15 i'OP i \ ! "Wl * a ttTu boi - torn. Before the driver'could gain his feet the old man was on top of him , and he gave him such a pounding as no stago- sleoror in this country has had in years. It took all the rest of the passengers ( o pull him oil' , and even then ho wanted to go at him again. Fortunately nobody was seriously hurt , and after a delay of about two hours , made necessary by breakages in the stage and harness , the journey was resumed. Just before arriving hero the driver asked the old man if ho had licked him all hi : wanted to. "Because , " ho said , "if you have I want to ask as a special favor that you don't say anything about this thing , " ' The passenger said ho guessed no was satisfied , and that he would keep mum if the otheis did. They all agreed , and the joint is still on the box in asubdued frame of mind. A Hiiinnrkaltlo Hivor. St. Paul Globe : "Never look a trip up the Missouri rivorV" asked a traveling man of two English tourists who were westward bound on a Northern Pacific train. "Nevah , you know , " responded one of the foreign travelers , "This is our first journey , yon know , in this blasted country. " "Wall there remarkable , are numu uimuixuiuu things about that river , " continued the traveling man , "that it will be worth your wlulo to visit. Now to begin with , you know it is very swift , so swift , in fact , that if a person falls in and drowns Ids body is seldom over recovered , The current is so swift that it carries the Ijfo- less remains down the stream for miles and the only hope of recovering them is that the fmator will come to Iho top nnd will bo seen nnd recovered at Homo town miles nnd miles below the place of the accident. " "Most romarkublo , " chimed in tlio Iwo foreigners , "But that is not what I started out to tell you , " said the traveling man. "I in tended to tell you of the crooked couma of that stream , It is thu longest river in the wet Id if 'measured by it eiokti and turns , but is only respectable in length if measured in a straight line from UH source to its mouth. "Its bonds are something wonderful and , of course , make a journey up and down on a steamboat Aomothing to bo dreaded. As a sample ot the bonds , I roinmoinbor one not far above Omaha that is buvdiity-live miles around and only throe-quarters of a mile through , In fact you can HOO the river across llio neck of land. Passengers very often got oil'and spend a day in huntiiigand walk- ink across , catch the boat as she come ? around the bend. You should comedown down HID Missouri and see some of its beauties. " "Wo'll make a note of that , " remarked one of the interested auditors , "and sue it on our way back , don't voti know. " A Hplondld Opportunity To secure a beautiful lot HI Hanscom Place. Wo oiler for the next ton day * the linesi south and east front Jots lefl in thi ) addition. These are the finest lota iu Hanscom Place , fronting on and over looking the park , high and sightly lor.ic cation , magnificent view , elegant neigh borhood. Wo can oiler these lots nt prices and terms ( hot plaoo them within the reach of all who desire a profitable investment or a beaiililiil lionui. Call and see us. We will take you'out and Miow you that we have the finest Jots in Iho ad dition and can make prices and terms that will suit. HICKS & IKIIIIKAM. 310 S. 15th street. Allss. Shulxo's studio ( WJUmoll block , IGth and Farnnm ) re-opened for implla and orders Sept. 7. Respectfully , Miss E. J.