Nebraska Newspapers

    DOUBLE SUNDAY BEE PART II.
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SIXTEENTH YEAE. . , . . . NUMBEK 108 ;
OMAHA. SUNDAY ftlOHNING JANUAKY 2. 1887.-SIXTEEN PAGES.
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Are selling remarkably fast , but there is still left out of the purchase of 280 acres , much
BEAUTIFUL ACRE PROPERTY ,
which , being located iu South Omaha ,
three-fourths of it within the corporation limits , offers unexcelled opportunities for a
safe and profitable investment , THE FIRST SUB-BIVISICOT of this property , con
taining about
J ,
Is now on the market ,
and they are eagerly sought for by home seekers and real estate investors , With one-fourth the packing capacity of Chicago , even which South
Omaha certainly will have , within a very short time , there will be a population there of TWENTY-FIVE THOUSAND PEOPLE , making a city aa
large as Lincoln , Nebraska , Nothing can stop the growth of South Omaha , and since
Ss E3
Contains the ' , with the Bellevue road running through the entire addition ,
in n a
Albright's Choice adjoins and lies directly east of Albright's Annex , where
By purchasers , than in any other addition , SOUTH QHAHA PROPERTY has netted
and will net to first purchasers from IOO to 5OO per cent and every dollar in
vested in ALBRIGHT'S CHOICE will surely bring 2 within 6 months.
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Bear in Mind that the Union Pacific and B. & M. railroads run through this prop
erty , Maps , Plats , Prices and Terms at the office of the owner ,
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A Texas Bard Melodiously Trills tlio
Praises of a Bouton Girl.
METHODS OF MIND READERS.
Tlio WooiiiRS of Mnrbcrs mill Bar-
Ucopcrs UnnkltiK in Dakota
Tlio Dollar ns n Friend
Olio of Lhu SniiihH.
Tlio Perfect Itoston Gill.
31. U. II. In 3'c.ran Sifting * .
I hnvo seen tlio crcatest wonder
In tlio heavens , tliuenrth. or under
A sight to stilUo you blind and dcnf and dumb ;
Anil really It will grioui ino
If jour lenders don't believe ino
When 1 Ivll tliuiu tlmtthu coming woman's
conic.
She Is maiik'il to a plntnbor ,
( Joes to Concotd oveiy sutnnirr ,
And Iodines on tliu Wiilchness of Ilio That ;
Sim makes her husband's bills out ,
As melodiously slut trill * out
Boiuu clabslc bit of Mendelssohn , so pat.
Sim en n calculate eclipses
While slut liollcsoinuly Hips Ills
Moiiilng llapjiicks till It's beiiutltully biowu ;
Her baby never cites , niul
Her biend and cakes nnil ides and
Uor puddings mo thu t.ilk of nil tlio town.
Though she dotes upon Splno/a ,
And reads Itnuclals sub iosn ,
She can do you a lat capon to a turn ;
{ she'll mnko nn Ice pistachio ,
Toll vou all about Iloccnccln ,
And lend a , Hand , If needed , nt the churn.
Shu can choos n leg of mutton ,
And dim never lets n button
Obtiude IU ell by nb.tonco on her dear :
.She'll o.\plain graudpap's p.nnlysls ,
Give a ( 'Inimical analysis
Of the liotihl tilings that go to ninlco up beer.
Slio'll concoct a toothsome snl.id
Wlilio bl'u's building U | > u ballad
Jn Hut wondciful lecesses ot her mind ;
Klio'll ( | imti ) to vou f i oiii 1'l.ito
While alia mashes u potato
Aiulyuursi'ifnl tlio same time , ns you may
lind.
She can e ok com bcof nnd cabbage
llenis thu Ituv. Mluot Savage
Hveiy Sunday ; out slio doesn't take much
Mock
In Joe Cook and his hnrnnguings ,
Nor in spirit laps ami hangings ;
And bho actually can tell Snutorno fiom
Hodc.
Her manncr'H pedagogic
And her hc.id Is full of logic.
Hut sho'll mnko you n most ravhhlng ragout ;
And tlio languages that man's writ
bho knows Viu all , o'uu Sanscrit
She'll not ctush > ou , but bhe'll blmply call it
"stow. "
Though Hlio's mastered Chrlslnln Science ,
Ami boldly bids detianeo
To nil lle.shly Ills nllllcting man or benst ;
And thinks that metnphyslcs
Will cme crumps and sprains nud
phthlsles ,
She doesn't ralso her bread with faith , but
yeast.
They teach cooktnc now In Itoston ,
Ana though she wns wildly tossed on
A whirling tea of treasuie und of trash ,
She didn't go lor-ilummix ,
bliu knew thnt men had stomachs.
And slio wears n bit ; gold nictlal lor her
Hash.
"She Is sometimes more tlmit human ,
She is no mortal woman 1"
You crnsp belw l\t a irrln , n ciunt. a groan ,
Shu was boiu and never lues it ,
Itcally bom in Massachusetts ,
And a Hoston man has claimed her for his
own.
Had Ilia Mind Uinul.
Detroit Free Press ; "I suppose 1 vhas
shwindled some moro , " sorrowfully re
marked Air. Dunder us ho paid u visit to
Serireant Kendall yesterday.
"Not n doubt of it. What's jour
story ? " '
"Do you poliof dot a luan can read
' mind "
somebody's ?
"Weil , I've hoard of mind readers. "
"So lias Shuko , uud ho goes crazy
aboudt it. Ho vhas going to foe a mind-
reader if it takes all winter. Ho practices
a leedlo on mo , und 1 vhas astonished. "
"How about the swindle. ? "
"Vholl , two mans come in my place
last night vlicn I vims all alone. All
right , ono of dot pair vhas a mind-reader ,
und he like to gif mo some points , lie
doan' do it by cverypody. but t vhas such
i friondt of dor poor dot ho like to ofolipc
no. Vholl , Sergeant , dotseemsall right ,
md wo lock dor door und .sot down. I
lias blindlolded mil a handkerchief , uud
lor mind-reader says :
" 'Now , Mr. Dunder , you liv your minden
on some subject slmst so hardt as you
3an , and keep awful slitill. If you IUKO
lot pandago oil or slmmp aroundt dot
ireaks mo all oop. ' "
"Vholl , Sergeant , I liv 1113 * mind on dot
imo I falls oil' my parn on Hastings
bhtrcot , und maybe two minutes goes by
md nobody ulipeaks to mo. Den dor oldt
voninn comes down-sht.tirs uud I takoon"
dor paudago. Dosr. mans has gone. "
"And what clsoV"
"Two bo\cs of cigars and fifo pottles of
whisky. Vims it a swindle on mo ? "
" 1 should smile ! Mr. Dundor , you are
very soft. " , *
"Sergeant , look in my eve ! I vhas
'oing homo. To-night somopody vhill
Iroi > in. Vhan I C'arl Dunder ? I vhas.
.Ml sight , Mr. Dunder , Ihko to read 1"
"Yes. "
"Dot vhas all , Sergeant ! If some in
quest vhas lieldt you remember dot Ivlias
i shwindled man , uud dot 1 kildt him in
self-dctcnso ! "
It DoplMHlH.
Wall Street News : "How much money
would it lake to start a bank in a Dakota
: ovvn , " was asked of a resident of that
territory.
" \Voll , that depends. Any religion with
It ? "
"Yes , some Presbyterian. "
"Then you'd want a capital of $30,000. "
"How would it bo with any other
kind ? "
"U'ell , a squaroUnivcrsulist , if ho came
in Iho fall , would do well on $10.000.
\Vlion winter sots in all wo have to do in
that country is to arguu that thcro can't
bo any moro hell loft lo send us to. "
'Iho Ilarliur'rt Wooing ; ,
II. ( ' . D'Httia In Tlil-lltta ,
"Oh. Hnib.ua , " thu barbel Mghcd ,
"This scissor time lo sneak ;
If you won't'bii my lioiiu trim bride
I'll d > o without a biii'aS\ ( | . "
"O. Dan PiulTdon't " '
, , the po'iuado screamed
"lo such a wlg-hCiid act.
It would be barbcMius. 1 dicnmed
ytjou , " she smiled with tact.
'Lbok cup nnd buisli your teais away ;
O.comb nud btia man ;
LJs ( \ so ip I'll bo your biido some day , "
" 1 will , but If , " cried D.IIU
"An rawr hope vou will dNpol ,
Thcie'll bi-ard , death , you'll see ;
And It tbcro'.s hcr.ipo on my door bell
} Iy chair will empty be. ' '
"I do not Shanmooaei fellow , " said
Miss Harbar.i , pci plowed ,
"Oil though when your llrst wile Is dead ,
You'll quickly cry for "Next. "
A Silent Coi-i'oaiian ,
"Mrs , Smith , " said a Chicago traveling
man to ids wife , "am 1 the senior mem
ber of the paitncrahip which wo formed
over a 3'ear ago with the assistance of
the pieacher. "
"Certainly , " replied Mrs. Smith , meek-
ly.
' Do 1 hold a controlling interest It this
business ! "
"Of do dear. "
course you , .
"Am I ( ho sccrclary and treasurer and
business manager of this concern ? Am 1
responsible for ils linancial Mains ? "
"To bo fctiro you aio , 1 noversaid an3'-
thing to the contrary , did IJ" she re
sponded , '
"Now , what I wish to direct yourattcn-
tiou to , is this. Your household excuses
have been running up to an alarming
liguro and your demands for pin money
may ho properly described as o.\orbitant.
1 have decided that L must take fctops to
keep you in check. "
"May 1 correct your grammcr a little
bit ? " hho inquired sweetly.
"Certainly. "
"You mean 'checks' not check. Tlural
number , you know , " was the Hrmly
.spoken rejoinder.
And ho didn't attempt to argue the
point.
The HartpiuIcr'H Woofnir.
Jf. C. t ) iHue in Til-llUi.
"Alo love like mine is Kln-u-wlne , "
bpoke th'j bartender , slghtnir ,
"And Sally , s\\cet , you watei tiont
It so , " ho vshBpeied , ciying.
"O. don't " vain
rhninpairnc , laitRhcil Sally , ,
Pleased that he came to court her ;
"You'd liquor who and bpoil her Hie ,
And 'all-an'-'all sup poiter. ' ,
"Madeira bildc of mine shall lido
A pony line of brandy ,
And .sail away In schooners gay
OC JaKcr , eating candy. "
"I'll beer bride nt once , " she ciicd ,
MnkiiiK him sit be elder ,
'Foryou's aim man , " she smiled , who'll
plan
Toby a fjood provider. "
A DisoiiRrtlou of Ccmler.
"Why do you call a vessel she ? " said
Henry to Fred , the other day.
"Perhaps because slio wears a bow in
Iront , " nnswors L'rcd.
"That miglit be ono ro.a&on , butanotlier
is that she is not ready for business until
pho is properly manned. "
"Yes ; and it takes a good 11111115 * yards
to rig her out. "
"Then I hear old sailors speak about
her going in btnys. "
"Conclusive ! .But you must admit a
ship is not always feminine. "
"Well ? "
"When she is a man-of-war. "
Knew When Ho Was Well Off.
"Ain't you ono of the Smiths ! a.skcd u
man of ins acquaintance , who , for half an
hour had been hoisting in four drinks of
sour mash to the hour , and was solemnly ,
stationary drunk.
"Smith I Well , I .should ( hio ) say so.
li'long ' to the mo.-'important branch of
the family. "
"That so ? Why ain't you at the re
union , then. Thi'i o's a great mooting of
all the Smith's to-day. "
" 1 know it" hie
"Course. ( ) .
'Why ain't you there ? "
Mr. Smith icgarded his questioner
ii"Take mo tor a fool ( hie ) , I guess. "
"No.no , not at all. "
"Then what for makosiilysuggeslions ?
Why , man ( hie ) , if I should go down there
among the Smiths ( hie ) I couldn't resist
temptation to celebrate , and I'd get
drnukcr'n a bilcd owl , "
A. Kriuarlcahly Klmrp
Texas .Sittings : Sam Jolinslng , having
attended a night school for a few weeks ,
believes thnt ho is the smartest nigger in
Austin. Ho was a witness in a burglary
case , and created a sensation by his in
tclligenco.
"Do you think you would recognize the
burglar if you were to see him again ? "
"Why , boss , of course I would. "
"You are sure you would identify the
thief if you were to see him again f' '
"I tell you so ag'in. I'sa not ono of deso
fool niggers what doesn' know ntillin1 , J
could 'dentifv tint man ebon if 1 nobbcr
seed him ag'in. J don't ' hab to see him
ag'm to 'dentify linn. "
Sticking to Ills Hest
Chicago. Herald : "Thoro is one thing
about me , " saiu .the boastful passenger ,
"I always atick to my friends -I always
btick to my friends through thick and
thin. "
"That's right , " said the man in the
next seat ; "and by the way , Jim , do you
happen to have a dollar about you ? "
" ( JllPSS faO. "
"Loan it to me till next week ? "
"Mot much. "
"Is that what you call sticking to your
friends ? "
"You bet it is. This dollar hero is the
best friend I've got In the world. "
A Prmlpnt Society Mother.
Washington Critic : Daughter "Mam
ma , Mr. Blank proposed to mo last
night. "
Mother "Did you accept him , daugh
ter ? "
Daughter "Yes , mamma. "
Mother "Has ho any money , daugh
ter. "
Daughter "Only $1,800 a year , mam
ma. "
Mother "Woll , daughter , handle him
carefully till spring. Possibly you can
pick up'sometlung bettor during tlio win
ter , "
An Appropriate Name.
"The boyw have an appropriate name
for the pas > trv cook at our boarding
hou o , " remarked the Snake Editor.
"What is it ? " asked tlio Horse Editor.
"She's a darky from Virginia , and they
call her the old dough minion. "
tiOUOATIOXAb.
Mr. D. if. Woi on , of the Sliawmut church ,
lloston , has given SoO.OOO for the erection of
another dormitory lot Mr , Moody's bchool nt
Xorlhtleld , .Mass.
1'rof , Kohcrls ; , who foimeily tilled the
Sanscilt chair at Cornell university , has
been chosen to n Mmllar position In the Uni
versity ot California.
Miss Clr.mdramukhl Hose , a native Cluls-
tlan laily , lias bctm appointed sti | > ciintcnd-
ent ot the liethune school of Calcutta. The
Indian Messenger , the or nn of the lirnhmo-
Soinnj , cordially Indorses the appointment.
Ten percent of the students In the L'ui-
veihltv of Xiirk-h are womcii.Twonty.nlno are
studying medicine , fouitcen philosophy , and
two political economy. There are forty-
eliht U'imilfl students of medicine in Lon
don nnd In Tails 10. ) .
Thounuvoislty of the city ofXew Yoik
last week commemorated the fulllllmont of
llfty years of continuous WIN Ice in the
university , In Its council , by 1'jeshiont
Clmilus liutlor , by a icception in his honor
nnd the indentation of nn engrossed tcsti-
moninl on vellum.
A iietltlon IsbclngElftned In Germany ask-
liiK'tho government , to open the universities
to women. Female students hnvo been al
lowed f i om time tq time to study nt llcldul-
bun ; nnd l.oipslc , but not to talco their do-
urees ( icrmany is behind beveial oilier con
tinental countiles In this refoim ino > eincnt.
The new law governing primmy education
In Kianco provides tor compulsory Instruc
tion and also for Hie establishment of mnn-
nal tchoolshero npprentlccs to the dlllur-
ent trades will be received fico.
Over live thousand Indian children arc
now attending schools , suppoitcd by the
iri'iieta ! tovernimmt , rc-llRlous bocletles nnd
the slate of Now Yoik. At Hampton Insti
tute. Yli'lnia [ , a number of mnrilcd couples
are in attendance , and six cottages lm\ti been
erected for their uu * . About lifly Indian
t'irlswcie litst year admitted to thoimbllQ
schools of Philadelphia and mingled Ith
the white children In attendance , .Nine out
of twelve prices ottered for irollclenoy'\\cre
taken by Indian girls , the lirst being given to
ouo of tlio Omnhas.
By the will of Mrs. Caroline A. Wood ,
widow uf the late Caleb Wood , and founder
of the Wood Mcmoii.il church in Cambridge ,
Mass. , AVellesloy college ccts 50,000 ; Hales
college , 35,000 ; Avon-Place home , at Cam-
briuX'o , S'.DOO ; the Ameilcau Uoam of Kor-
clgn Missions , $5,000 , and a luiid for the
establishment of a homo in Cambridge for
aged women , 625,000. The leniduo of the
real and personal property , after the pay
ment ot the above b * quests and legacies to
Irlends and relatives , is left to be funded
aud used for the bcnoU of poor women.
AlUSlCALi AND l > nASIATIC.
Edward Harritjan's new play will bo called
"McXoouey's Visit. "
Xewton Uotthold hns boon encaged by Al
llayman to support Miss t'ortesciie.
AV. 11. Gillette expects to clear SlOO.Ono out
of "Held by tire Enemy" before it gets cold.
Hobcit Downm 's Spnrlacus has been veiy
well icceivcd Jn Xcw Yoik at the Star tnca-
ter.
Dlirby Holl's provincial Kngllf.li dialect In
"Indiana" Is admiied by connoibsuuis in
such matters.
Edward S. Stokes contemplates liiilldinrr anew
now minstrelsy theater in Now Yoik to ihal
JJockstadei's.
Louis Aldilch will not jjrodiicc his new
play this ucason. Jle is still making n go of
"MyPaitner. "
Among icccnt dcpartuies for Emopoaie
Mine. Minnie I lank , sopiano : Camilla L'rso ,
violinist , nnd J nlivs Levy , cornetist.
Nat ( loodwin tlncatens to play Pi luce Lo-
rcn/a in "Tho .Mascot" if "Turned Up" does
not draw at the Now York Bijou thcatie.
A strange .static fieakof this season Is the
appearance ot that Imposing trapcdlau , Fred-
eilckVaido , as a brawny und heiolc gladi
ator.
McstayerwIIldo Euiopo during the coming
summer , aecomp.xnving his aeoompllshed
\\lle , Theresa VaiiRhn. An extended tilp is
contemplated.
Miss Kato Forsytho has secured n very
.strong play iiom a veil lnn\\n ICngllsh
author , which slio will pioduco In Phlladel-
jihla this spring.
Miss May Kortesqiie's costumes aio inar-
\clsol millinery nit andaie a. jouice of : en-
thuslasiiedeiisht to tlio Indies who witness
hcrpcilormauccs.
The National Opera company will sint : In
Brooklyn iip\t eck , going thence to Bos
ton , alter which ten iieil'oimanccs be
t > l\on In l'lillali'liliia. )
( JeorcoClaiko , for several ycais the lend
ing man of Aiigustln Daly'h company , has
turned to his first love , and will appear at
Dnlv's theatre in the next play ,
Mr. Mapleson with .time. Hastiellcr as a
star. Is meeting with much success in Scot-
laud , nnu hns hopes of being nble toiovho
Italian opcin ne.\t bpilng in London.
Mrs. Laugtiy has laid aside "Enemies"
which Is. ne\eilhelcas , a piny that with somn
.simple alterations could bo made a successu ! !
ono and will leturii to "Tho Lady of
Lyons. "
Haitloy Oamplwll made neatly $18,000 out
of "Siborl.1. " and the play Is agnin making
money lor its new owner. His , in fnct , the
one of Mr.CnmpbcU's plajs now being piolit-
ably pciformed.
Salsbury's Troubadours have a now piny
this bcnhoii. It is called "The Humming
Jiiul , " nnd IK said to bo oven moru enioynblu
than "Tho Biook , " In which the Tioub > i-
doins fust made their nntlonnl icpiitntl'm ,
In London this winter thcionro weekly
conceilsof chamber music , to which tliutul-
mlsslon U but ono penny , and the hall is
crowded every night by woiklng people , who
listen with mlilont nleasmo to stringed quar
tets by Beethoven , Mcndchsohi ) , llaydu and
Schubert.
Miss ( lertiudo Coglilan , the ynuns daugh
ter ot Ciuilcs Coghlan , Is being educated tor
Shakespearean comedy loles by her lather.
Mr. Coghlan has decided to mnko the UnlUnl
States his home and nt the close of his en
gagement with MIH. Lanutry will come foi-
\\nid ns a star .biippoitcd by his daughter.
IMI'IKTJKS.
"Why do the heathen rngc"aslsn : ieg. | |
ions napcr. It they got n larger percentage
of the money collected lor them , perhaps
they wouldn't r.iso so nnieh. Wo mcicjy
olfer this ns a suggestion.
Occasionally a Joke is let loose In thn Pur
itan town of PI > mouth , but It IK uniformly
a grim one , Thu last Is that of a diuuglst
who is ollerincnsn prke chronio a plan ot
the lots In OaU ( iiovu cemetery to the cus
tomer who buys the largest number of bottles
tles of his imequalcd cou.'h syrup before the
1st of January , This chimns in with the
nbtiingcnt Puritan sucer and silences his
critics.
A minister with rather n florid complexion
went Into the slum of u barber , one of his
parishioners to ba tha\od. Thu batbcr was
addicted to drinking , after which his hand
was , in consequence , unsteady at his woik.
In shaving lie Inllictcd n cut sufficiently di-eii
topovci holowcrpirtofhislacowltli blood ,
ihcmlnlbter turned to tlio Imrber and said ,
in n tone of solemn "
scveilty : "You see ,
, ii'"i" . " s .V\lllt \ ! „ ' " " ' H takinir too much
'
"Aje , rejillcd 'Jhomns with the
temlur CO"IUOSUr0' U lllaltcs thu bki" vwy
A Boston mlnlsfer , ono who pic.sldcs over
a large and flourishing church at the south
cud , and "lends n hand" in all good en tor-
pi lies , who w.is to picnch in l > io\ldence ,
spent tliu night befoto with n fiicnd in a vil-
lng semi ) miles distant and walked to I'rovl-
uencp hnnday niornlinr. On ids way , feel
ing hungry , he stopped at a house by the
wayside , laug the bell , and asked the mother-
loolang woman who came to the door 11 ho
could have n class ol mllK and a sllco ot
bread. "Well. "
she nimwoieil , " 1 suppose
yoiicnu ; but It does seem as though a his ,
stioug man like you might cam his liIng by
work and not beg for it ? "
Hlchard A. Hayes , the ov-mesident's son.
mairlc'l th daughter of X. ( i. blieimnn , ol
Xorwalk , O. , on the HOtli.
The Danes assnio maidens upon payment
of nn annual sum of acouiloitubh' home at a
cci tain age. The benefits ol the association
cease at mania : . ' ! . ' ,
A icmnikablo tiiplo wedding wns cele
brated In Lancaster county , I'.i , on Tuesday
last. Mr. William C. Br.mdt wns mairled to
Miss Betty Albilghtnt the lesldenco ol' the
bride's Kinudpaieiits , Mr. nnd Mis. .John E.
Cieldlcr , who nt the bnmo tlmocelebiated
tliclMyeddliig-iiltieth iiiniriiwo unni\vrsary
allu Iho luients of tliu gtoom. Mr. nnd
Mis. H. B. Brandt celcbialed their silver
wedding , or twenty-Illth mniiingo nnnl\er-
siry. Some of the guest came over nine
hundred miles to bo present on the occasion ,
Ihoine.-cnt.s loreach of the couples weio
numeious , both usutul and ornamental.
It Is safe to say that the marrlageabln this
In Bolivia will notsmenado the membeirt of
the picidit assembly. It is not OM > II likely
that the distinguished legislators of thaiie-
publlc will lind many pnrtneib inclined fo
ilauco with them. They hnvo just passed the
following law : "Xo olllcer Horn the lank
ol sub-lleulenant to captain will Ito allowed
to many unless ho can piovo thai the lady
with whom ho wishes to mairy possesses a
dowry ot S4.000. "
Kvpiy vessel In iho Knglljh navy hns dally
piaveiwnnd i cellar seivleei on Sunday.
Thcio nto thico nilllloiinlies among llic
local luoacheis of the iletliodist church In
Canada.
The gospel Is pn-nchpd In ilio United
states by mniiibiTs of the Luihcian chinch In
thliteen different languages.
Jtov , ( Jeorgo Seholl , I ) . 1) . ( Lutheran ) , has
been appolniod geneial secrcUrv of foreign
missions ol thu general synod.
A banker In Iowa has just nuthoil/ed the
bupodiileiident or the Aiiiotlcnn .Sunday-
school union at Clilcni'o to di.ivv on him for
thosuiipoitof a Sunday-school missionary.
Thu Jiaptlst Weekly Is authoilly for the
stntemeiiithntiecently , In Connecticut.thieo
persons vycro bnptl/ed whoso ages WITH
lospectlvely ninety-two , ninety-six and 100.
AtTungohovv. on the Poilio ilvi > r , liftccn
miles Iiom I'ekm , Dr.larlnnn liolbrook ,
also of the Coin.ctntlonnl ! ; soclely , has , blnco
JSh-j. been tieatiug about 2,000 patients each
An English vicar hns been sentenced to
Impitsonmentvvlth hnrd labor lor eighteen
months fui marrying a couple who baa not
piocuicd a license or had the unus 1110-
claimed.
In thn four ypnrs of. Southwest Kansas
confeioiico Hie mcmbcrsliip has lucienscd
fiom ! UOJ lo 15,00. . ) . The tfiiiloiy coveted Is
100 miles \v ) de nnd " i < i uiillei long , nnd has a
population ot JWJ.OOO.
Out nt the 7UJ-U ( words comosmg | the revised -
vised llible , T'-'l.OTU mo the same as found I n
the revised edition issued in ion , Duly u
per cent , 70T-"J luvo been chaugud ; Mw , > >
have been excluded.
Thn Second Advcntlsts claim an actual
chiucti membership iu Amciic.i ot ! il,007 In
ford ? ! ! Holds , IIMS ; giving a total of M,1ir > ,
nn Incrcasn ot"hli , ) actual mciiibc-rshlit over
last \ car. Of tlio'i-J,7l' ' mcmbeis , t hero aio
no uesa than IJ.SW actually engaged In
sproadlne their doctiinci.cltlieras ministers ,
bible \voikeis , colpoitctirs , canvasscis oi
home nilsslouniic.s.
The New YOIK Observer snvs : "Tha
rhuichcs ornlhleuomliiatlon in South Cain-
llna since the eaithruiakes , have had a liar *
vest ot new con veils. About 1,000 poisons
have united with the Presbj lei tan churched
dmlng the .summer.
Xiuo Pioti'slant denominations aio cn-
ira'ed in mlssionaiy woik In Mexico. They
hnvu planted at least twelve Proteslant
churches In the inipoilant elllcs between El
Paso nnd the rity ol Mexico.
Al Lucluiovv , wlieio so many weie mur-
deicd dniliiL' the Sepoy lebelllon thlily voars
niro , suoo , children , ncaily all ol' Hindu or
Mohammrdan pnrenlaire , recently marched
In Sunday school pioccsslon ,
In isili Piotestantl.ini In Franco did not
count 150 pistors.and had not a .single cstab-
llshmenl ol charity , education , or evangell-
yation. That church has now 000 pastora , U7
homos lor oiphans , 1'J iclreats for the nged , 3
convalescent it'l'ormatoilcs tor pilsonei.s. bo-
bides nsyluius fo the blind , deal nnd dumb.
SlNGUIjAIUTIlW.
Chatswoi th 11 ! , , is inoiid of ono of Its cltl-
yens , whoatthu nL'O ol ninety is cutting her
llurd bctol teeth.
Baltimoic cnme to the front not much moro
than a week ago with the death of a colored
poison IIS IOPIS old. Beauloit. S. 0. . fol
lowed In u fe\vdajs with the dnath ot ono
I'J : ! yeai.s old , ami now Sassakawa , 1. T. , sui -
plies a case ot ISJO jcars ,
.Icnnle Lemon , who lives near Dalln ? .
Tex. , is but ill teen years old , yet Rho had the
] > liiclc the otlii'r day , single handed , to tackle
and kill n i.ittlesiiako that was .six fcctlivo
Inches long , twelve inches incncumfercnce ,
and that cairled sixteen i at lies.
Them is living In Ty-Ty , ( la. , n negro
child thai Is almost a monstrosity. Mr. J ,
.M. Ilaiiilln mcasiiicd Its bend , nnd the tapeline -
line Indicated ftxmty-cighl inches atouiid.
It Is icnllya cuiioslty to look at. Ho Is about
seven > cirr > old nnd lias never walked a step.
In lad his head is so heavy ho cannot hold it
up without assistant. ' ! ) Iiom his mother , A
ncgio known as Judge .Mark Is tliu lalliorol
thu child.
Two HO us of John Ilnslam. of Wnllliam ,
Me. , while driving thiongli the woods thu
other day camu upon two deer ono allvo ,
onodcnd locked logi-ther by the horns. The
giotind was all loin up nnmiid ihem so thnt
the dead buck wns neaily bulled , The boys
shot thu Ihtnhvr , and then loimd Hint the
other had been dead huvcinldayH. Its neck
had been biokon. Tluiy had to got stout
gtnkos In older to juy thu doors' antlers
apatl.
,1 , L. Tole , n hardware mciclmiit of Buffalo ,
hns a temaiknbly intelligent dog. a small ,
white cur ot uncertain ncdcgice. This du
Knows any number of dllllc.nlt tilcks , and so
coiiiideut IsMr. Cole in Its abllltlu.s lhat ho
IH now willing toiml it huge Mini that tlio
dog can walk u light rope over the Niagara
gmgc , and ho'll give him a chance , provided
thn rallioad compandor the Nlngai.i Falla
hotel folks will cxinliihuto $1,000 toward the
expense of .stretching ihu tope and net ,
The mother of live new-bom bhi'pherd
] > ii ] > pleH. near Houston , was inouiiilng tlio
death ot four of her babies that had been
taken Iiom her , when a very young pig ,
whoso mother bad loit it , e.imo siieiillng |
around tlu < doghouse , Tlio shcphcid dog at
onro adopted thu llttln iiorlier , and It now
Hicklcs alongsldo of thu pup and follows Its
Toiler mothci about , mjenllng vluorously
whenever U feels hiin.-iy. Tim collie ECCIIIB
to love the pig quite as much us her ovvu
pup.
pup.A
A famllv of four biolhcis named Acken.
living in - > eLounty. . N. J. . tire noted
lor their vlgoi and sue. The Tienton ( in-
zctiu gives tlieli ages , hi > Ight nud weight , nt
fi/llowi ) : William Is elghlthrcu ycais old ,
MX Icet Unco Indies In heicht , nnd weighs
UOO pound.jjlik'prv is olghiy-ono , slv feet
lour , nnd wolcha TO ; Samuel ishi'Mintj-nlne.
six feet livt-'iihil weighs X ; Theodoru U
hovenly-thrcc , six feet t > lx , and weithn KO
pounds , They aio In excellent health , nnd
vlgoious beyond their yeais.
I.v onses of FOV T and Ague , Iho hlood
is us oireetunlly , tliuugh not bo danger-
otibly poisoned by the diluvium of Ihu nt
mosphero as it could bo by the deadliest
iKjison Dr. .J. II. McLean's Thills and
I'Cvor C'uro will eiadicalu this poison
from thn syetcm , DU cents u bottle.