THE OMAHA DAILY BEE : SUNDAY. , JANUARY SO. 1SS7.-SIXTEEN PAGES.
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3.0 secure a lot In Hint bcanllfitl ad
dition , .
All lots left on Feb , 1 , will bo advanc
ed 25 per .lent in price. Now is the time
to buy and get the benefit of the raise.
Several lots were sold in
Before it could bo staked out. Do not
be deluded by additions advertised to be
neater than Upton Place , but come and
take a ridu out and sec for yourself that
what wo toll you is lino.
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Going out at all Times-
A lumber yard will be in operation as
Soon as a switch can _ bo laid. Wo arc
also negotiating with Kansas City parties
to locate a patent
Jleio which will employ from 40 to 50
men. This is a sure thing , as they are
waiting to decide which of two pieces of
land they want , both on
To you who want
HOMES IN S. OMAHA
be sine toscoLiplon Place before buy
ing elsewhere.
Not more than 15 lots left in.
Cotner & Archer's '
which has only bcou on the market 3D
days.
Improved and unimproved property in
all parts of the city.
Place
The most of lots wo have sold hero arc
( o bo built on in the spring on account
of their nearness to the packing houses
and stock yards , as people living in Lipton -
ton Place and working in the stock yards
nnd packing houses have plenty of time
to go home to dinner ami not back to
work again in less than mi hour.
AND
Room 9 Redtfs Block ,
. . 1509 Farnam St ,
THE aOMOXS IN NEBRASKA ,
Destruction of the Oit/of Kauvoo and The
March Through Iowa.
FAMOUS MORMON BATTALION.
The Spcccti or I5I Llk the Omnhn
Chicltnlii , nnil the first Uc-
coriloil Itcnl Kstnto
Transaction.
[ Wriltcn for ( he Omaha Sunday llcc.\ \
The Mormons of Utah h.ivo attracted
so much notice of late that at tlio men
tion of the name our thoughts are at
oner borne away to the territory of Utah
and wo do not roallza that tlioro are
thousands of Mormons scattered over
various parts of Mho United States , who
are a separate and distinct class of
people from them. In every state
in the union they have their
branches , sometimes small and insignill-
cant and again largo and prosperous
>
Kvoti staid old Massachusetts , the
home of the puritan fathers and the scat
of orthodox Christianity , contains nu
merous representatives of this religious
.sect. It may not bo known to many that
in Omaha and vicinity the Mormons are
well represented and that there is in the
northern part of the city a nourishing
church , or brunch , us they prefer to call it.
They have no ulliliatton whatever vith ,
and are strongly opposed to what is prac
ticed under the name of Mormonism in
Utah , and believe that "man should have
but one wife , " and if they obey the
tenets of their religion they cannot como
In conllict with the laws of the country.
The advent of the Mormons to this
city dates way back to the year when
IIUICIIAM 'UK NO
began his march ncioss the great Ameri
can desert to tlio promised land. Jn
that day Council Hlull's was. the great
romle/.vous for the saints ami it was
thetc that they laid in their supplies and
piepaicd for their tedious maroh to the
westward. A good many families
pleased with the country settled * In and
around Omaha. Some of the oldest and
most respected citi/.cns of Douglas
county were Mormons.
The orurin of the Alormon doctrine , the
death of the prophet Joseph .Smith , the
founding of the Mormon city of Kauvoo
and its wonderful growth , have all be
come matters of history , and while pos
sessing features of particular interest the
ev cuts which more nearly aileet us trans
pired at a later dale. TUG city of Nan-
\oo had reached the /cnith of its power
in 1815 , when tlio disputes between the
Mormons and llieir tlonlilo neighbors re
sulted in the repeal of the charter , and
the Mormoni began preparations to seek
a more congenial place of abode in the
west.
Karly in 1810 the Mormons bo-ran cross
ing the Mississippi river lo Ihe Iowa side
and on the loth of the same month Hrig-
ham Young crossed and joined the camps
of Israel , as the Mormons styled their
resting places. Scraping away the snow
they would erect their tents upon the
fro/en ground and. building large fires
in front , would make themselves as com
fortable as possible under the circum
stances. At their lirst encampment the
thermometer , atone time fell tvyonty de-
grci-s below zero , ll would bo ilillicult to
real i/o Ihe suflcrings of : i people just
driven fiom comfortable homes , under
the rigors of such a climate , and pro
tected uy the frail covering of canvas
tcnla. No time was allowed for disposing
of their property , farms and dwellings ,
and many had to leave them unsold ,
being compelled to : set out on their iourncy
without the means of procuring the neces
sary provisions to sustain them for even
a short distance beyond the settlements.
They were to bo followed bv the aged ,
the sink and thn blind , and tfic poor who
must be helped by their little less desti
tute brethren. In September , 18-K ! ,
tiic city of Nauvoo was cannonaded for
three days by tlio Illinois troops , : md the
remaining inhabitants werodriveujout at
tlio point of the bayonet. As soon as the
camp of Israel was tully on the march ,
Hrigham Young divided it into com
panies of hundreds , fifties and tens , and
when moving they marched with the pre
cision of an army. When tlio advanced
guard had
UIACIHI : : ) cot NOIL ni.rrrs.
and the main body was still 10 ! ! miles
cast , tlio Mormons received a request
from the United States government to
raise a battalion for tlio war then pending
ing between our government and Mex
ico. They responded with alacrity , and
their best men gathered at Council I'lntl's
and enrolled themselves , thus form
ing the famous battalion. Colonel
Kane , the brother of the great
Arctic explorer of that name , organi/.ed
the volunteers and became very popular
among the Mormons , so much so in fact ,
that they called Council HI nils Kanes-
villc , in his honor. The Alormon battalion
was transported to California , but ar
rived too late to take any active part in
.tlio war , as peace had already been de
clared. The battalion was therefore dis
banded , and a few of the men found em
ployment in working on Captain Sut
ler s mill race , at a point about , sixty
miles above the present city ot Sacra
mento. While engaged in the work
there , in tlio spring of 1818 , they
mscovKir.i : > < ; oi.t > ,
and , as related in the lii ! : : a short time
ago , it was General Sherman , then a
young lieutenant , who tested it and made
the lirst olliciul report of its discovery to
our government. Thus it was left to this
band of Mormons , who had boon accused
of disloyalty to their country and driven
from their homes in Illinois , to lind upon
that barren shore the precious metal
which was to open up the Paciiie slope and
grant to thin country a boom whoso
value can only bu estimated in tlio light
of subsequent"events. . These men after
wards returned to this section for their
families , bringing witli them the lirst
California gold ever scon in Omaha.
With Iho departure of tlio battalion
from Council Hlull's , vanished tlib possi
bility of making any lurthcr progress in
their march during that season , and they
immediately sot to work to locate and
build their
AVIXTKH Ql'AUTKltS.
A grand council was held at
Council Hlulls with the Pottawat-
tamio Indians who welcomed the
Mormons with a spitit of sympathy for
they lee , not many voars gone , had been
driven westward from Illinois. Hut the
Mormons nail most to do with the Omaha
Indians , for their camps were located on
both the oasl and vvesl sides of tlio Alls-
souri river The winter quarters proper
were on the west side , a short distance
above Iho present city of Omaha. There ,
on a sightly plateau , overlooking the
river , near the present site of
ri.uiiKM i : ,
the Mormons constructed in a few
months ovur 7QJ houses. Tlio town was
laid out in regular order , with liighwavs
und by ways , and fortitied with stockailo
and block houses. It had. too , its place
of worship , "tabernacle of the congrega
tion , " for it was their custom to keep up
the character of Ihe modern Israel. Thn
industry of the people was plainly evi
denced by Ihe workshops and mills and
laclorics which sprang up as if bymagto.
The location of llio hi'adimarlcrs
brought the Mormons into fflsculiiir re
lations with the Omaluvs. A grand Coun
cil was also held between Ihoir chiefs anil
Iho elders of Ihe Mormons. Hig Klk , Iho
chiuf Of the tribooiioof thecarhc-siotlluialtj
of Omaha of whom wo have any record ,
welcomed the Mormons witli every word
of hospitality. Big Klk , as would appear
from the records , was as much given to
speech making as have been some of the
more modern mayors of Omaha. It may
be of interest to the people of Omaha ,
who have listened so often to tlio elo
quent addresses of ex-Mayor Chase , to
know something of the manner in which
this early ollicial dignitory expressed
himself. Hence we reproduce his speech
in answer to Hrighnm Young , as follows ;
"My son , thou hast spoken well. I
have all thou hast said in my heart. 1
have much I want to say. Wo are poor.
When we go to hunt game in oiuTpIacc ,
wo meet an enemy , and so in another
place our enemies kill us. Wo do not
kill them. 1 hope wo will bo friends.
You may stay on these lands two years
or more. Our young men will watch
your cattle , \\owoiildboglail to have
you trade with us. Wo will warn you of
danger from other Indians.1
After tlio council had adjourned the
Mormons gave a banquet in honor of the
Omalias. Very llltlo is known about
this first great Omaha banquet , for the
hotels of that day had not learned the ad
vantage of inviting in the reporters of
the leading dally papers and hence no
record was made of 'the nllair , not even
thn menu being published
The Omalias had good reason for being
pleased with the presence of the while
people among them The Mormons liar-
v cstcd and cured their crops of mai/.o
and , In spite of their own povertysparcd
them food enough , from time to tiiue , to
keep them from starving. Their fortified
town served as a barrier against the in
cursions of the hostile Sioux.
The Mormons were careful , in all their
dealings with the Indians , lo have tlio
law on llieir side , and ono of their first
acts was to obtain the legal title to the
lands on which thov had .sett led. Hig Klk ,
Standing Klk and Little Chief , who ap
pear to have been the only real estate
agents among the Omalias at that early
date , signed an agiccnient leasing to the
Mormons , foi the space of two years , the
lands which they had occupied. It mav
'
bo surmi cd , from the fuel Ihat the land's
were leaded and not sold outright , that
the Omalias weio holding on for a raise
in the value of real estate , and that t'lo '
boom was expected to arrive in n short
time , as the lands were leased for only
two years As Iho spring approached ,
thoAlorinons began making pieparations
lo icstimo their
.lOVItNM TO TUB V > 'KSTWAHI > .
They lill had over a thousand miles to
the valley of the Salt Lake , and so little
was known of the country any more
than iis name implied The ( Ircat Ameri
can desert that the Mormons could not
look forward to much of a land of prom
ise to repay them for all they had suffered
in the past.
Their poet , Eh/a R. Snow , to fire them
witli new /eal , compo -ed a poem , which
was called the "Pioneer's Song , " and it
was the pioneer's song , nol only in liio
sense of being the song of the pioneers , but
also as being the first song or poem com
posed in Omaha. It is too lengthy to re
produce here , but the opening veiso , to
gether witli the chorus , will surve as a
fair sample ot this , the earliest literary
effort put forth in Omaha.
The time of w Inter now is o'er ,
There's \erdine on the plain :
We leave our slu'lt'riiif , ' loots once more ,
And to ourtciils again.
ciiom-i.
O , Cnmpof Israel , nnwaiil move ,
O , .Incob , lisu anil s'nj ' ; ;
Vc s.iints the wnilil's salvation piove ,
Ami liail toion's kingl
As soon as the weather would permit
the Alormon camps were put in motion.
Thus year after year parties of Alormons ,
on their way west , would spend the win
ter in tills vicinity and in thu .spiing resume -
sumo their maicli.
The winter of 'M is especially memora
ble for having been unusually severe ,
ana many Alormons were smothered in
their dugontH _ , which they had constructed
as protection against the cold , buried
alive by the great masses of .snow. Mis
souri was tlio nearest point at which
fresh supplies of provisions could bo ob
tained , and as these ran low many per
ished of starvation.
TO ADI ) TO Tlir.IIt SUI'FBItINn
tlio scurvy , induced by a want of proper
food , broke out among them and added
many fresh victims to the list. Those
old Mormons were a hardy race and indifferent -
different to privations , but many of ihem
paid Ihe- forfeit of their religious views
willi llieir lives , as Iho live hundred or
more graves on llio I'lorcnce bluffs can
boar witness.
Alanv romantic stories are told of the
early Alormons who made this their home
of people cured of obstinate diseases by
the prajers of Iho ciders , or missionaries.
" 1 do not pretend to say , " remarked one
of the .survivors of that daj , "whether it
was the power of ( ! od or only animal
magnetism that did the work , it is sulli-
cient for mo to know that many a man
has been healed by my prayers. " The
old North Omaha cicek , which has since
been almost entirely filled , was the Iseeno
of many aAIonnon _ baptism , and wo arc
told of a sick man who , baptised there in
the dead of winter , through an opening
cut in the ico. came out of the water a
well man. In the spiing of 1800 some ot
the Omaha Alormons went out to whore
the town of ( ienoa is located and laid out
a town. Kach setller was given a lot
containing about one acre and a
quarter , on which to buil'l a
house , while they all took up claims
outside the town. A tape line is said to
have played the most nnpoi taut part in
the survey of the town , as surveyors' in
struments were scarce in those da.v a. The
seniors were hardly established m their
now location when another party , who
were not Alormons , came and disputed
llieir possession , but , as ono of those who
was Inen present remarked the other day ,
"Wo had good arms and knew how to
use them and wo stood the oilier fellows
oil' in good shape They then attempted
lo burn us out by selling tlio prairie on
Hie but the tire turned back onto their
own camp and destroyed nearly all tiieir
belongings , even their wagons. 1 shall
always remember a trip which I made
shortly after that from Uenoa to Omaha
on foot , 1 hail walked all day intending
lo camp at nighl , but the wolves got on
my track an J so many of them gathered
around that 1 did not dare go to sleep on
Iho opeu prairie , and was compelled to
walk on through the whole night , shout
ing and whistling nnd singing to keep the
wolves at a respectable distance "
To fully understand thu position of the
MOItMON CHt llfll OK OMAHA ,
and in faet of the Alormon organization
outside of Uiah.il will bo necessary lo
lofer lo the Utah Alormons. While a
great many of the old Alormons inimi-
grated to Utah , a great major
ity remained behind. Of these Jailor
there were nol a few who believed that
Hrigham Young was a usurper , and that
Joseph Smith , jr , the son of the origi
nator of the Alormon docirlno , was the
rightful head of the church.
Th\i \ promulgation of polygamy by the
Utah Alormons , who claimed that Joieph
Smith had taught the doclrh'o before his
death made a strong dividing line be
tween the two factions. In 18M tlio of
ficers of the church outside of Utah met
and claimed to Have icceaeda revelation
fiom ( jed , directing them to repudiate
Hrigham Young as not la-ing the di
vinely appointed and legitimate successor
ser of Jo oph Smith , and as being the
promulgate1 of such lalse doctrines as
polyuamy. Adam ( iod win ship and the
light to shed the blood l tile apostates.
They orgam/ed a church , called the Ke
organi/ed Church ot Jesus Chiist ot
Latter Day Saints. In IbOO Joseph
Smith , jr , became identified with thu
reorganised church , vyldeh now milliners
over twenty seven thousand members
The reorgaui/oil church holds tlint the
legitimate successor to Joseph Sniijli
was his eliiest son that thu allegation that
Smith introduced poljgamy was an in
vention of Hrighnm Young , that the
Utah church has d parted grievously
from the faith and practices laid down in
the booK of Morm n and subsequent
revelations of Jo = se ] ti Smith.
A great many of thj Jormons outside
of Utah , who nave nol joined the re
organised church , have relap'cd into a
sort of infidelity , siynei of them have
joined other dcnoinfiihuons , while still
others remain m a kind of religious
statuqiio.- . , . . ,
In 1S5 Cicorgo Alodldfik , who is still a
resident of Omaha , was appointed a mis
sionary to Nebraska by Ihe reorgani/.ed
church. Ho bapti/cd sixteen people in
Omaha and organi/cd a brunch of Ihe
church here. At In < st they held meetings
in private houses ami subsequently in nn
old school lioiisc. which was located
where the Jacobs block now stands. In
1870 they built their first building on
Cass s'ttcct , near Sixteenth. Ko-
cenlly they have disposed of lids
property and now have1 a very
neat little church building in north
Omaha. There are branches of the re-
organl/od church in Fremont , Columbus ,
Nebraska City. Wilber , Piailsmoulh ,
and , in faet , In nearly all the larger
towns. The Alounoiis arc very active in
making proselytes ana send out
Ilir.Ilt MlsStM\UI.S (
all over the country. They travel from
house to house ami from town to town ,
making converts hero and there , and as
soon as there are a few converts within
reaching distance of each other , the.y es
tablish another branch. Tneso mission-
niics are appointed by the church and
travel without pur e or vvilhout sciipt ,
depending upon thn kindness of the
people for tiieir ent'-italiimont , and what
Is more , ( boy never leeoivo a cent from
the church in Ihe way of a salary. When
a man is appointed a missionary he
cheerfully leaves his work , however re
munerative it may lie , and sets out upon
a work for which lie will never receive
anj pay whatever. If ho ha ° a family the
church will look after it in his absence
The finances of the church are managed
under the old tithing vystem in vogue in
bible times , m which each man con-
ti Unites one-tenth of his increase.
The growth of the Mormon church has
been phenomenal , and those who would
know the eau-e must look to the self-
sacrificing spiril exhibited by the Alor
mon teachers and missionaries Witli
les means than any of Iho old ohurche- ,
they aie enabled to send out more mis
sionaries in propottion lo their numbers
than the wealthiest of the churches.
Haul work , unceasing diligence , and an
unswerving devotion thai stopat no ob
stacles , have helped Ihem forwanl in Ihe
Mimcwav , that they have helped other
institutions and individuals.
A. C. 1)vhNiour. .
IT WAS NOT THE BRIDE.
How the Groom linseed the Wrens
Woman in a Tunnel.
Pittsburg Penny Press : Captain ( jcorgc
Kinney , who owned the canal bo.it Onoti-
daga , had his share of the happy couple1 ;
vvho--c wedding lours on the canal always
for the time being excited what now
would bo called a cuilUcd influence on
everybody on the boat. H is related thai
away back in the forties a big mill won-
cr and his bride look\pa-4sagis lor Hlairs
villo. lie was young 'and .strong and ap-
poarcd to be deeply infatuated with his
wife and she with him , soUhat they weic
' oliloin away fiom each other. The
bride's hair was red as hair could be. It
happened that there was a mid
dle-aged market woman on iht
boat whoso appearance resem
bled that of the bride -They ecinod
to be drawn together -.ympalhyaudit
wa not long before the stalwait mill-
worker , dopiivcd of tlio exclusive society
of his bride , intimated by various signs
that ho wanted his luideto confine her at
tention to him alone. Tlie market woman
saw what ho wanted , and with that con
trariness for ivhicli some market women
of those days--reu-headcd market women
especially were more or less celebrated ,
she resorted to all sorts ot clover devices
lo vex the stalvvarl groom and increase
his annoyance , lie intimated in wonts
polite , but unmistak'iblp in their mean
ing , that ho wanted his bride to como
away from the market woman , but she
was apparently too much interested in
the .subject of their conversation. Finally
ho , on the plea of showing his bride.some
notable landmark along the canal , in
duced her to accompany him lo the burr
i cane deck.
Near Lccchbiirg the canal took a short
cut by a tunnel through the hill. It is
nol a very long tunnel , and not intro-
qucntly candles wore not lighted while the
passage was being inaife. The mill-
worker and his bride were soon driven
below , much to the delight of the market
woman and the annoyance of the stal-
wait giooni. When the boat entered
the tunnel Ihe groom , who was walking
about , sat down beside what ho thought
was his wife , but it was the mnldle-a eil
market woman. Whattook _ place is not
a matter of authentic history , but when
the boat completed its passage through
the tunnel very suddenly tno market
woman shouted
"Take your arms away from mo sir ,
Such conduct in a new married man is
awful , and I'd have a divoice if it was
mo , " she screamed , attracting the alien-
lion of all Ihe people in Iho bo.it.
"Why , I thought " began the confused
millworkor.
"I know better , " she shouted ,
The bride began to cry ; the captain
Hearing the tumult went below and
threatened to pitch the mill worker over
board , but was icslrained by respecl foi
Iho hitter's strength and the pleadings of
the woman. Peace was gradually re
stored , and the market woman put every
body in a good humor by lamenting I I'm
absence of additional tunnels.
llnoniiraiiinj ; U'eillnclr ,
That foe of bachelors and bold knighl
( if unmarried ladies , the Puiisian joiir- -
nalist Henri I'oiupiier , the Pall Alall ( ia <
/olio says , has just added a now am !
highly original clatiso to his program fet
the encouragement of wedlock. It it
needless to say that Al. Fouqiiicr is n
prominent advocate for the taxation ol
bachelors Hut he thinks that this ncga
live inducement to holy matrimony ought
to be supplemented by an inducement
emphatically positive. Assuming that
every Frenchman is a politician and a
patriot , ho suggests tnat the mother
.should bo made a voter not indeed di
rectly , as the female emancipationists
contend , but indirectly The father of a
family , according to M , Fompiior's in
genio'us project , is to be allowed an ad
ditional vote , for each additional legiti
mate son or daughter presented to him
by his wife The state must perish , ac
cording to this lively anti-AInlthusian
publicist , unless it is lirmly grounded
upon that equally neceMiiy and equally
divine social organism-Mho family ,
Hence it is the inteiest of the common
wealth , reganled from the mere iiistmcl
of self-prosorvalion , lo offer "nomelhin
in Iho nature of a premium" to those
eiti/.ens who increase its legitunalely-
born population.
A Kemnrlciililn Sentonco.
The wile of C/ar Alexis of Hussin
(101.110711) ( ) was fieinu'iitly disturbed inner
nor sleep by the ringing of a bell in n
neighboring church steeple. This rouscil
the anger of the exalted lady to such : i
pitch that the following decree was
issued "Tho tower in which the bul !
hangs shall bo pulled down , the boll to IK
whipped with the knout and then ban
ishcC. > o Siberia forever " This judg
menl vvi. , . about to be put Into uxicutior
when llio ciarina diud nnd Iho t/ar's
niece interceded on bohall of the uncoil
scions ollender , whereupon the sentence
was wised , and the lonvielcd boll wns
removed tna subterianean c-lnunbur ami
douuicdto eternal siltuu ) .
MARRIAGE TALK AND TIES ,
Instinct an Important Factor iu the Selec
tion of Lifo Partners.
"WHEN I MEAN TO MARRY. "
Marriage of n Shipload of Slnvr Girls
to "jiyptliui Soldiers Making
Marriages iu Holland Cupid
Cnpers In Utlior Countries.
AVlien I .Mcnn-to Marry. '
juiin a. SIIIA
When do 1 mean to innrrvV Well
'TIs iille ( ndlMmlo with fate ;
Hut it jou clme o to hear 1110 tell ,
1'rny listen while 1 fix tlio date.
When dniiL'htl'rs hnste with eaicr fecf ,
A iiiolher's dally toll to slum1 ,
Can make the pmlilliiK which they oat ,
And mend tlio stockings which they wear ;
When maidens look upon a man
As In himself what tliej would mm ry ,
And net as army soldiers scan
A sutler or a commissary ;
When ceutlo iailies , who have got
The ollei of a lexer's hand ,
Consent to slure Ids earthly lot ,
And do not mean his lut ot laud ;
When ynmiR mechanics are allowed
To llnd niul wed thu l\rincis' ulrls
Who don't expect to bo endowed
With rubies , diamonds and pearls ;
When wives , lu short , shall fully
Theli he.u ts and hands to aid tlielrspouscs ,
Ami live as they were wont to live
Within their sites' otic-stoiy liotiscs ;
Then , maldous if I'm not too old
Kojolceil to unit this touch life ,
I'll buisli my heaver , cea-ie to , cold ,
And look about me lor a wife I
Choosing I'llo Partners.
New York Tolcgrun Most men and
women select partners for life at an ago
when they know but little of the work ;
w hen they judge but Miporlieitilly of char
acters ami motives ; when they still make
many mistake * in tlio conduct of life and
in the estimation of chances. Yet most
of them lind in after yeais that they have
teally chosen out of all the world one of
the persons best adapted by native idio-
svnerasy to make their joint lives enjoy
able and useful. 1 make every allowance
of Iribit , for the growth of sentiment ,
for the gradual appioximalion of tastes
ami sympathies , but sun ly , even so , it is
a common consciousness with every one
of us who has been long married that we
could hardly conceivably havu made our
selves happy with any of the paitnors
whom others have chosen , and we have
actually made ourselves so with the part
ners we chose for oursohes under
the guidance of an almost unerring
native instinct Yet adaptation between
husband and wife , o far as their own
happiness is concerned , can have had
comparatively little to do with the ovoju-
tiou of the instinct , as compared with
adaptation for the joint production of vig
orous and successful ollspring. Natural
selection lajs : ilmost all the stro-s on the
last point and hardly any upon the lirst
one. Jf , then , the instinct is found on the
whole solrustwoithyin the minor matter ,
for which it lias not specially been fash
ioned. how far more trustwoithy and
valuable must it probablv prove in the
greater mattergt eater , 1 mean , as re
gards the interest of the race for which
in has been maintained or almost solely
devoted.
I do not doubt that , as the world goes
on , a deeper sense of moral responsibil
ity ! ! ) the nutter of marriage will glow
up among Us. Hut it will not take the
false direction ot ignoring these our profoundest -
foundest mid holiest instincls. Marriage
for money may go ; marriage for ran'k
may go ; marriage for position may go ;
but marriaire for lo\c , I believe and trust.
will last forever. Men in the future will
probably feel that a union with their
cousins or near relations is positively
wicked ; that , a union to those too like
them in person or disposition is at least
undesirable ; that a union based upon a
consideration of wealth or any considera
tion save considerations of immediate
natural impulse is base and disgraceful.
Hut to the end of time they will continue
to teol , in spite of doctrinaires , that the
voice of nature is better far than the
voice of the lord chancellor or the royal
society ; and that the distinctive desire
for a particular helpmate is a surer guide
for the ultimate happiness , both of the
race and of the individual , than any
amount ot deliberate conciliation. His
not this foolish lancies ofotilh that will
have to bo L'ot rid of , but the foolish ,
wicked and mischievous interference of
patents and outsiders.
A Matrimonial Plot.
The Pans newspapers have been re
cently devoting considerable attention to
matrimonial agencies. Jt is tolerably
well known tnat the pioneer in the matri
monial-agency business was M. de toy.
During the early days of the agency , M.
de Fey heard of the case of a charming
young lady who was the happy possessor
of a dowry of i' 1,000 , besides expecta
tions at the death of certain relatives ,
but who , wearied by the iim > ortnnities of
meio fortune hunters , had declared that
she would only marry some young man
who should bo ignorant of her pecuniary
attractions.
This decision put M. do Fey on his met
tle , and ho commenced to lay plans to
entrap the wily fair 0110. lie selected
from among his patrons an equally
charming > oung man not adverse to
making a desirable match , posted him as
y > details , ami instructed his agent in the
town where the young lady resided to
have a ball given oy some one promiuont
in society , and to sccuio the attendance
of tlio wealthy damsel.
The suitor arrived in time , and was
introduced to the heiress as a stranger
who happened to bo in town lor the day ,
quite a bird of passage , in fact. Ills
needless to say that no put forth oll'orls to
plca.su , and the lady seemed inclined' to
receive his advances. She urged With
herself that the strange gentleman could
know certainly nothing of her cir cum-
stances , as ho had said ho know no
ono there , and had never oven heard her
name mentioned , but ho none the less
professed himself the victim of love at
first sight , captured by these charms ho
declared few could resist.
In short , the astute youth succeeded so
well In making his inamorata believe
that she was loved for herself alone that
she surrendered before the evening was
over , and tno marriage took place at the
end of the month.
MnrrUjjo of n. Slilp-lionit of Hlnvcs.
According to a letter from Alexandria
a Turkish slave-ship was captured the
othei day by an Kngllsh vessel , atid the
slaves it contained , consisting ( f seventy
women and ten men , were liberated
The men volunteered into the Egyptian
armv , but it was more dllllcult to dispose
of the women , as they have no notion of
liberty , and if left to "licmselves ] would
have been drafted , without making any
resistance , into some Mussulman "s harem.
Under the treaty concluded between
the Knglish government and the khcdlvo
the importation and the exportation of
slaves are forbidden ; but the detention of
slaves in the country is icvmitted for
about six years longer in Kgvpt , and
cloven years in the Soudan. Several of-
licori , accordingly , c'lino to the pasha of
the district with oilers to buy .some of
the females slaves , but the pasha de
clared he would not part with them un
less they got married.
lie then announced that an > soldier or
civilian wishing to marry one of tlio
slaves would have to pay six thalers for
her dowry , but tnat the women would bo
allowed to choose their husbands from
among those who should present them
selves lor the purpose. A great number
of men , cliielly soldiers , assembled on
the day appointed for this selection. The
women were so shy that they "huddled
together like a tlock of sheep , " and could
not bo'induced to move.
At last one * of them , taking courage ,
advanced slowly to a black Kgjptian
sergeant , who was anything but young
and handsome , and put her hand on his
shoulder as a sign that ho was the man
she wished to marry. Her example was
instantly followed by the other women ,
who rushed forward to choose their hus
bands as if they feated to bu too late.
It was now the men's turn to sav
w hetlie'1 they accepted the selection. All
wore satisfied but live , and even the live
women wlio were consequently obliged
to choose again , were ultimately provided
With husbands.
How "Marriages are IMntlo in Holland.
Of the twelve months in the year Oc-
toboris the most Important for the young
folks in Oud-Heierlaud ( Holland ) . The
four Similars in this month arc termed
respectively tilts davs of Kcvicvv , Deci
sion , 1'iircliasc , and Taking Possession.
The kermessc , or parish wakes , is held
the lirst Thursd'iy in November , and the
four preceding Sundays nio the days of
preparation for that annual festival. He-
view Sunday the lads and lasses , attired
in their best , promenade the village sep-
aratcly.staro each other out of counte
nance , and then retire to make up their
minds against Decision Sunday , when
tlio young men go up and make their
compliments to the fair ones of their
choice , and from the manner in which
tiieir polite attentions arc received they
lind out which wu > the wind blows. Th'c
third Sunday , or day of Purchase , there
is considerable excitement , for now falls
to the task of the ardent swain to clev
erly snatch the handkerchief of Ins
adored one , and if the latter submits to
it with good grace he is positively sure of
a favorable reception. This captured
pledge is restored to its owner the Sun
day of Taking Possession , and it rarely
happens that the damsel refuses to ac
cept the young man as her cavalier dur-
jjig the period of the wakes. The par
ents , us a rule , never object to this short
lived companionship , especially as it is
quickly broken olT , unless accompanied
by : v ntittiiiil engagement to marry. Tha
Sunilny following tlio suitor , according
to custom , calls at tlio homo of his innm. '
orata , whore , if a piece of the crust of n
ginger-cake is given him with his cofteci
there is nothing loft for him but to retire ;
If. on tlio other hand , lie receives a pleco
ot the crumb , the young man is allowed
to como again , and is admitted into the
family an artless and delicate method
of letting the joung men know what to
expect.
Mnrrlocl by Instantaneous l'roce n.
Chicago Herald One of our justices
of the peace was called yesterday after
noon to po to a ( icrmaii nou e in the city
and marry ix eonple. Putting on a clean
collar anil placing a marriage cortllionto
in his pocket , ho started tor the festive
scene. Arriving at the house under the
direction of a bow-legged boy , who
pointed out the place , hn knocked and
went in In the middle of the lloor stood
a stout ( Jerman girl , sorry and plump ,
her blue eyes rolling out tears us largo
as hutter-pats.
"What's the matter ? " said the sympa *
thetio justice.
"Matter. " said the girl ; Slat ( iottlleb
wend oil' and wouldn't marry me , ain't
it * "
The justice said ho supposed it was ,
and intimated that he had come to marry
homo one , unit lequestcd the old lady to
bring on the lambs to the sacrifice OKI
lady said "dare vas no lambs , ( lottlieb'rt
run oil' and would not marry my Katar-
inn. "
"Well , " said the justice , "Gottlieb isn't
the only man there is send for some
other man to mam her. "
At this Katarina s faee brightened up ,
and she ejaculated
"Yah , dot is goot , send for Hans. "
Hans was sent tor , lint ho couldn't
come. When the messenger returned ,
Katarina , determined not to give it up
so. said-
' 'Semi mlit Shoseph. "
Shixoph was sent for , but ho couldn't
be found.
Katarina's heart fell at llns news , and
the justice was trrowlng impatient , .lust ,
then Katarina looked out ot the window ,
and saw a short and thick young ( Jermau
go'iii" * by , when she rushed to the door
anil hallooed
"KnU" " Frit/ ' "
1 rilshoitly made his appearance , at
the door , when Katarina' . ' . mother said.
"FriU , you lofe my Katarinay"
I'liU "allowed" he was built that way.
"Then st'iiul m > hcic , " thundered the.
justice , and before 1'rllcould ruali/e his
position , he was man and vyifo , and Kat-
a'-ina's arms were around his m > ck , and
her lips pros od to his , she crying between
the calisthenics
" .Mine husband ; mine Frit/ ' "
Our duty a-n correct historian compcM
us to say that Frit/ hugged back as well
as ho knew how. Tlio justice , with head
erect , stepped smilingly out , leaving thu
lovers to themselves , and walked away
meditatively , a holy calm stealing all
over his massive proportions , the eon-
seiousncas of having done Ins duty
gleaming in Ins eye , and honor , honesty
and rcctitndu in Ins footstep.
. Dumas' Anci'itors.
American Register : It is a curious faei
that Dumas , so far as 1 have seen , said
little or nothing about his oiigm. Ilia
grandmother was a negro slave , Ilia
father a mulatto , and the o'lly uneedotu
that 1 have over hoard connected witli
Dumas and the African b'lood in Ilia
veins , was one where it repicseiited that
.some impellincnt fellow asked him if hia
father was a mulatto , and he replied ,
"Yes. " "And your lather's mother * "
continued Mr. Impertinence. "A full-
blooded negroes , " was the reply. "And
her ancestors ? ' ' followed the persistent
inquirer
" " thundered foilh Dumas
"A monkey , ,
"and 1 tin thonnoro inform you that my
ancestors began where Coin's ended ! "
Makes and Sells
These Goods.
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SAY WHAT YOU WILL , PROPERTY ON SALE BY THE
Considering location and prices , is the best investment in the market
A thorough investigation will convince
the most skeptical. Property well bought
is twice sold , anil persons who hiivn pur-
chnbcil through Siiunilers llnucbiugh :
have never failoil to make money , Con
stant increase of business tellb the story.
1'air dealing , couiteoiis treatment , live
iiml let live policy must win. ' 1 heir largo
list ot iiibiilu property is of the best ami
the grand improvements in and Krounil
their live additions , with Holt Line ac
commodation and street cars soon to
come , must coitamly result in laigo prof
its to investors. Nothing risked , nothing
gained. Ho wi-o and buy from the
Omaha H'-al Kstato and Trust Co. , 1.101
Farmim St. , where success will bo sure to
follow \ ur purchases. Head the follow
ing p.utial list
Lois in Washington Square , city wato
in front of every lot , $1WU lo * , ' 500.
Lots in Saunders & Hiinebaugli's add
to Walnut HiH , * 1W > to * ! K)0 ) Only two
blocks from Holt Line depot , iniyments
easy.
Lois in Alt Pleasant addition , $1110 to
$175. 10 per eenl down , balance $5.und
monthly payments.
Lois In Saunders & Himebaiighs High
land Pail , add , fiom $175 lo > . ' .VJ each
Ton per cent down.ilO monthly
payments. The cheapest piopcrty in
or near the city.
Lots in Kilby Place $1,000 to ? I,000.
Lots in Catalpa Plaee , 0(0to ( ? 1,800.
Lots on Saunders streetfl.OUO to flOO
Lots on North SOlh btreet , 3,000 to
Si ooo.
Wo also have bomo valuaMo central
iiropurty lor sale. 1'ir.it class cornnr on
boilgo , pajing * a,000 tent , for l.O'JO.
PaviiK'iits easy.
II feet on Kariiain , in busbies * part ,
$ ari)00 ( )
II feet , improved , on Douglas st , bo-
tneun I'Jth and lllih , I-HO.OOO , a bargain.
II font on Farnam , well improved , for
'
( 'all and see us. No trouble to
property.
Lot and two houses in Omaha View ,
i'J.UOD. This \A \ a bargain. Inic&tigato.
Lot on Farnam .st. , In West Knd , tOv
1M ) . ? JOOJ , , ono tlnrd cash.
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