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THE OMAHA DAILY BEE : SUNDAY. FEBRUARY 27 , 1887.-TWELVE PAGES ,
TIN STARS AND STRIPES
ing Georgia Birthday out and Ash
Wednesday in nt Tuxedo.
OCKINQS FOR SUPPLICATION
Artec Keepsakes Pnttl's Button
"
"My Su-ccthcnrt'B Mlscult"
Touched lijr Trndo Acad
emy Auction.
YORK , Fob. 21. LCorrespomlonco
the BEE ] --Odd things nro constuntly
nc done , accidentally and on purpose ,
that small section of Now York society
ich regards Itself ns all tlicro really is
society ; but 1 do believe that the
'orslon of dancing Washington's birth-
y out and Ash Wednesday In was nb-
iitcly now at Tuxedo. The holiday
, s merged Into the holy day with a
.illon in the casino , out at that In-
isoly fashloni.blo resort. The orchestra
iy < ! ii Yankee naUprwl airs until live ,
mites before midnight. Then tlioso
lese feet were controlled by religious
'uples stopped dancing , and retired
im the Iloor some of them from the
tiding altogether ; but a jconsldorahlo
rty kept np tlio sport , and six giddy
Is , just at the stroke of twelve , took
3 tiny satin slairy and striped Hags
mi their hair and corsages , substltut-
; Bmnll knots of black ribbon.
f LENTEN HOSIEHY.
fashion's rules Jor Lent are strangely
nfllcllng and inconsistent. The bcllo
, iy not dance , but she may go into jolly
ionbinges ) to play badminton or any
tor game ; dinner parties are forbidden ,
t theater parties are not ; last year's tn-
a becomes this year's fad ; and no
: ologian would escape insanity were
to try to reason out the complications
fashionable observances of the forty
y's period. It is hardly clear , indeed ,
it n certain Broadway merchant was
, ese in putting up a placard in his hosiery
tmrtment. It was attached to a pile of
i sort of stockings that are woven
ckcr at the knees than olbowh'ire , in
jlor to withstand extra wear at those
intfl , and the inscription said : "Ex-
line this line of Lenten hosiery. "
AWUM.Y QUKEK KEEPSAKES.
The conversation in a lunchon party
nod on the sale of Jockey Fred
cher's effects , and after discussing
i ridiculous prices which his whips and
oap chromes brought , wo began talky -
y about the worship of relics in gen
ii. One told of an actor who reliu-
| sly keeps in a scented box a garter
fit once belonged to Laura Kecne , and
journalist j followed with the slory of a
j innky friend who bribetl a hotel waiter
jgct him a spoon with which Ellen
jcry had drank her tea. "That man , "
| went on , "has the most absurd eot-
Jtlon of stuff you ever saw. But ho
Izes ever article as if it were worth
| weight in gold , and for him
( : h does have a wonderful value ,
sauso it once belonged to sonio-
y of fame. Ho has a button from
of Patti's dresses and one off Gon-
„ , ! Jackson's pantaloons. In his colloc-
&n there is the original manuscript of
" > 'a of Ella Wheeler's poems , a piece of
{ so left unfinished on a hotel piato by
'ituit do Lessops. a lock of lan La-
nt's hair from a barber , a piceo of a
1'co cup broken by Oscar Wilde , a loaf
ivy from Gad's hill , a bunch of grass
m the yard of Longfellow's homo , an
hat that once belonged to Whittier ,
llowors from the graves of almost
rjrybody who was ever heard of ten
les from homo. "
"MY SWEETHEART'S BISCUIT'
, A friend of mine , " said another mom-
f of the party , "whom I always sup
ped to bo a particularly hard-hearted
low , surprised mo immensely in his
.00 by unlocking a hidden drawer of
desk and taking out an old , shriveled
cuit. That'said ho'is n Dart of the
t meal my only sweetheart and I ever
' . There are the prints of her teeth
f , It in fifteen years smco she died ,
il'vn always kept this biscuit , for it
* ia the only memento connected with
K last hours that I could get. ' And ho
- ' , It nwny in the drawer reserved cs-
jially for its use , ns tenderly as if it
J been the girl's heart itself. "
TO1IACCO IN THE COHNEIl.
Jrs. Paran Slovens , who has been
: 'l for damages by Miss Gibbons , a for-
r tenant , maintains herself sturdily as
' jcicty loader , despite her humble on-
and strenuous ways. This is partly
to her wealth , partly to her connoe-
ns with the English nobility , nnd
tly to her own merry wit. She can
ns many laughable things in au hour
most society women , elo hi n year ,
ion she built the Victoria hotel , just
iyo Madison square , she had the lower
ir llUod" ill * for stores. Pl'jrro Loril-
1 jr. , the millionaire tobacconist , was
on grieved when ho saw those prepa-
ions , and meeting Mrs. Stevens ono
ining ho said : "I see , Mrs. Stevens ,
, t there are to bo shops under the newel
ol , and I nm very sorry. Don't you
ilk wo should try to keep our dear old
th nvonuo free from trade ? There nro
: runny shops on thu'avenuo already. "
9. Stevens , with just the suspicion of
Jnklo in her eyes , replied : "Oh , I
. 't ' think you will object , Mr. Loril-
J , when you see the building finished ,
jro will be n tobacco store in the cor-
ELUOWKI ) IIYTKADK.
he people who shrunk with sensitive-
, s from olbovv-touoh of trade eould
y shrink anil lament and move away ,
pj could not oppose the movement any
ro than King Oanuto could stop the
.v of the tides. There were no reside-
us ID the deeds of Fifth avenue prop-
y ; aud it was too late to form an anti-
do combination of owners , such as
so which control some of the cross
jets. There are blocks on Murray Hill
I sonio uway up town in the now dis-
its reserved exclusively for residences ,
jorby agreement or by dead stlpula *
i , but i if th avenue owners nro not
n pored in that way. and the great
roughfaro of style is doomed. The
upntlon by business has already
sed the residences of tlio Asters aud
rowding the Vnmlorbilts'
new man-
s.
EAItTHQUAKK SAND KOU SALE.
ho cru/.o for collecting manifests it-
Hi qtuior ways. Nearly everybody
It in some form inoro or loss acute ;
is rarely u man who will not nt
. time in his travels commit some act
aridulism for the take of getting a
vcnir of a celebrated monument or
lo ground. A good many men who
such trouble to obtain a souvenir
_ Jly forget nil about it or losoit
liout regret ; but then * are tlioso who
riousiy label their brio a brae from
uartors of the glebe and take undo
hair colluouoa , Jt is reasonable
igh when the oddities' gathered to-
er in n cabinet nro genuine souveu-
of travel or events In which
collector took part ; but what
ill bo said of the man who buys
.souvenir of tin event that ho knows
Y from the newspapers ? Is it not like
. ' fisherman who buya his trout at the
'rkct on his way homo * Such was the
osoulncal oogUation suggested by
fig a placard on a hotel cigar stand
i boru this legend : "Earthquake baud
" South Carolina. Twenty-live cunts
a bottle. ' ' ' The bottles wcro scattered
about among the cigars. They were four
and n half nlclirs long and filled with
sands of five different colors arranged in
layers. It was Impossible to toll through
the glass what the sands were , though
the lightest shade looked like silicon , and
there appeared to bo common clay there.
"Hoes this go ? " was asked of the clerk.
"Oh , yes. " ho said ; "It don't sell like
n standard cigar , but it averages well.
There have been one or two days when
wo didn't soil a bottle , but thn average
has been just about twonty-livo a day.'r
HEVIVAI.S KOU cnin > ui.v.
The novelty at a fashionable church has
been a re\ivalist who devotes his efforts
to younc children. He was the veteran
K. P. Hammond. "I bring out vividly
before the minds of children , " said Mr.
Hammond to the writer , "the great fact
that Christ died a cruel death on the cross
in their stead. I dwell on the sufferings
of Christ until the children realize him
Vividly crucified before them. They must
see the crown of thorns upon Ids brow.1
Two hundred children , under the charge
of Sunday-school teachers , listening to
Mr. Hammond , could be seen every after
noon , Ho read the accounts of the cruci
fixion from the gospels and supple
mented thorn with vivid descriptions of
vicarious atonement , Then ho told
about the crown of thorns and produced
such an articic , mG ! ; Jw. had brought
from Jerusalem. Children from foiiiTlo
fourteen years ot ago listened to the re
vivalist's stories and exhortations in
tently , and when ho was very graphic in
his description and pantomimic illustra
tion of Christ's sufferings , some littloones
wept blttnrly.
Tin : \rAi > r.MY SAM : .
The auction sale of ttie Academy of
Music is a token of the tip-town move
ment ; but inoro than that it is proof that
the borders of 'isocioty" have of late been
rapidly expanded. There was a time
when New York was so small that a
single circle of rich , well-bred families
could fairly claim to bo "our best soci
ety. " It lias long ceased to be so. There
are do/ens of cliques which are stop , aud
the Astor ono is not higher than the
others. It is much easier to-day to get
into that particular social section than
into some others that could bo named.
Well , in the old times the Academy of
Music , with its proprietary boxes , 'was
big enough to hold the nabobs. But
tlicro came a time when , instead of ex
cluding the rest of the fashionable world ,
they wore themselves in danger of ex
clusion. The Metropolitan opera house
was built , with its multiplied number of
boxes , aud the Academy families had to
scramble into the ne\y concern to save
themselves. They did it and the old
house is abandoned.
AH10N MASKEIIS.
Not , a few of the approved box-owners
of the Metropolitan were .spectators
at the great Anon masquerade. There
was some measure of comfort in attend
ing this ball , for the crowd of stupid ,
disgusting spectators in the most ordi
nary dress is not attracted to it. Every
body goes either in full dress or on
masque. I would try to describe the
brilliant picture with its salient features
if the English language wcro capable of
it , The fact is thai such an event cannot
be told in English ; the proper , perhaps 1
ought to say impioper , words are not in
the vocabularv. If I were only writing
in French now , how granhic it would bo
to say that all the world was present ,
aud that moreover the half world came
also. The half-world it
; conveys no par
ticular shock to the sensibilities and it is
possible to desciibc its doings without
violating the proprieties of written dis
course. To many ot the people who
went to the Anon it was a pleasant oc
casion from which they derived a deal of
innocent enjoyment and recreation , if
they were conscious of the presence of
the half-vyorld they accepted it as a nec
essary evil attendant upon a big public
ball. But I noticed that such people kept
their distance from the refreshments
rooms aud if they hungered and thiritod
thoj cither goton without food and drinker
or slipped nervously into a place near
the kitchen ,
SNATCHED A MOUSEt ,
or a drop aud hurried away again to the
ball-room iloor. Not that they were so
overpowered by a desire to dance , but
that the scenes in the refreshment rooms
were a little too pronounced for the
equanimity of oven a liberal Gorman. It
seemed to mo that these respectable people
ple must have found entertainment
scarce this winter to submit ttms to the
sacrilico of their proper emotions. Never
theless they were the most reasonable
women present , outside the members of
tho.half-world. For the others , not con
tent with regarding the presence of the
doubtful women as a necessary evil felt
constrained to defend their own char
acters apparently by exhibiting an
extreme prudery of demeanor at every
possible occasion. I saw , for instance , a
woman well along in the thirties who
was dressed in colors that were as offen
sive to cultivated taste as could bo imag-
hied , and whoso shoulders were undis
guised tale-bearers of her decaying
charms , promenading on the arm of a
person who , in overy-day lite , might have
been a gentleman , but who at this ball
was a fantastic , ugly harlequin , with a
hugn stomach and milled trousers. A
young woman passed this respectable
couple and attracted the attention of all
beholders by her independent , easy
movements and her unconventional at
tire. Her dress bore somewhat the same
THE SKIUrS OK THE lUtt.ET
do to the dancer but they wore consider
ably longer. Her hose were a bright
piiik. and she were such high heels that
she tiptoed and tilted as he walked. Her
shoulders were covered and only a mod
est bit of neck as big as your hand peeped
out at tno gas light. She hold daintily
to the arm of a gay club man. No ono
looked harder at her than did tno com
panion of the harlequin. She scowled
haughtily at the lirst glimpse of liar ,
recognizing the airy gait "that distin
guishes the half-world woman ; then she
took in at a comprehensive glance the
cut of her skirts and it she was half hon
est she admitted that the work
had been well done ; this she fol
lowed by a critical examination of the
hose and the shoes , and I must say she
seemed as much interested In the voting
woman's extremities as the men who
were in sight : then she shrugged her
shoulders violently and shuddered at
finding herself so near the impure.
Served her right , I thought ; what was
she there tor ? She know just what kind
of people would bo present and if she did
not want to moot thorn , shn should have
stayed away , or gene homo as .soon as
felt shocked , as 1 did , But my shock
came from a momentary inspection of
the wine room , where drunkenness prevailed -
vailed to a horrifying degree in both
sexes , CJ.AK.V BELLE.
Mnrried J > H'ca Kooky Road.
Merchant Traveler : "I wish I'd known
as much about married life as I do now , "
grumbled a traveling man whoso regular
duty was to keep the cradle oscillating.
"Yes , it is too bad that wo can't learn
in any way except by experience. But
don't fret. The course of true love never
runs smooth , you know. "
"No , I've found that out. It's a rocky
old road.1' ' And ho gave the oradlo a Jolt
that made the stoyo pipe rattle dismally ,
L. Kirchbraun , of San Friiiicisc'o. a
member of the produce commission linn
of Kirchbraun co Sons of San Franuisco
and Omtiha , is here , the guest of his
brother , who has the ma-iiageinont of the
Omaha house.
Charlie Cowan- formerly of this city ,
but more recently of Chicago , where ho
is engaged in working up the plans for
the now packing houa.es of South Omaha ,
stoppad in the city yesterday while on
his way to Lincoln , .
SOME SENATORIAL STOMACHS ,
Several Members of Both "Houses" Who
Are Ohampion Eaters.
STALWART SIX-BY-SIX STEAKS.
of AVnr Solons Approachable
Singular "I Object" Mon 8lR
nlUcntu Improvements
Society anil Orover.
WASHINGTON , Feb. 2-1. [ Correspondence
of thcBnr. ] It bORlns to look as though
England and her pro\lnco of Canada have
had quite cnotmh of'their snarl with the
United States , and that they would bo glad
to reach a peaceable readjustment of what
threatens to be a breach which will lead to
war. It Is known that dining the past two
mouths steps have been taken to adjust the
dlllercnces between that country and this
by means of a commission and arbitration ,
The very positive moves made bv countess to
prepaio fur war , If necessary , mid to bo In
readiness for defense In any event , has made
a very perceptible ulft'ct upon our Biltish
neighbors.
TherHlshimuyS''fd ' ground , however , for
England to be frightened at tno lalk tn our
congress. Such a gient dlllcrcuco exists be
tween the two houses of conpiess on the sub
ject of a navy , coast defences , etc. , that there
Is very little Ilkllhooil of anything belnc
done which will prepare us to meet the
enemy within a peiiod when this tiouble
must bo culminated. The senate has piled
upon the house a number of bills In good
Inlth , but the house does not Intend to do
anything with them if Itcan help It , and is
mooting the popular demand for action by
creatlmr now bills , which cannot bo acted
upon , Instead of passim : those which have
already iecel\cd action by the senate. The
real objection loan cxpcmlltuio for a navy
and coast defences lies in objection to taking
the surplus out of the tieasiuy , and this is
based upon a deslio to iclorm the taiill next
winter.
"Well , I have hart ifwWl ot it tills win
ter , " said Mrs. Cleveland to some friends
this week , rcfeirlnii to the itayotlcs ot so
ciety ; "but 1 have had the most charming
time of my life. "
Surely Mis. Cleveland has withstood the
onlcal imposed upon her better than auy lady
who lias occupied the white house , nnil surely
she has had a busier season of It Iroin the
day oC her marrlagd than any of her
predecessois. It has been one continual
swim on the crest ot the wave , and she looks
ns Iresh and sweet as on the day she left her
inaldeiiliuod and cntcied the seilousne&s ot
the lite .she now lends. Mis. McKlroy may
base had Kre.it demands upon hei ituiini ; the
last lew weeks she presided at the social
events for her brother , President Arthur , but
they were nothing in comparison with what
Mis. Cleveland has had. The latter has been
vexed to cull 1'ioiu the many drafts made
upon her time , those which \\ould iniiiu
most to her own comloit and the advance
ment ot her husband's ellichil and political
situation.
" 1 have been told , " said Mis. Cle\el.md.
"that theic lias been quite ns much doing in
the society of our house and the cabinet and
our friends as thcio was In those of our pie-
decessors. If wo have been n credit to our
selves Lam pleased , tor it lias been my ambi
tion to show that we nre not solltsh and that
\\e want to do what Is proper. 1 never hint
better health In my life , and leel quite ns
} oung as the day 1 entered the white house.
As lor Mi. Cleveland , 1 don't know , " slnng-
King heriihonldeisliat he thinks about it.
He just woiks light ahead on his otlieial
business like n mechanic at his bench , lie
was a good deal opposed to the .social acts
imposed upon him at last , but he seems to
wade tlnnngji it now as though It was duty ,
and I sometimes think ho leully enjojs and
would miss it If it wcie ntau end. "
The ladies who frequent Mrs. Cleveland's
parlors and talk to her In amoie or less eonli-
deutial way say that the mllcssness which
characterized her entiy to the white house
has taken the form of diplomatic cunning ,
and that it the president does not iccelve a
good deal ot sensible advice tioin his wile
about politics and matters ot st.ito thov will
be ijie.itlv disappointed. They say she is the
best absorber ot public opinion ot any lady
in the circle of the cabinet. She sees ox cry-
thing , hears everything , and it she is like
most women she reports toiler husband all
that will bo ot advantage to him. Un
doubtedly Mrs. Cleveland is playing nn im
portant pait in the e\ents which aie making
up the tnture of the president , and which
will le.ul him to success or defeat next \ ear.
She is young and inexperienced , but tho.se
who know her best say she has good discern
ment and Is the most apt piuuil in political
economy and mutters ot state they have ever
seen.
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Very rapid piorcss has been mailo In the
external Improvements about the capltol
during the pist winter , and these are being
pushed with a vigor eommeiulablo foi gov
ernment contractors. For yeais there has
been a gre.it demand tor committee rooms in
both the house and senate. In some rooms
tlueo or four committees meet , while others
secure quarters outside of the caplto' The
IniDiovements which have been gollig on for
two years , consist ot an abo\e-gionnd basement -
ment on the 1101 th nnil west end c > r the sen
ate wings , aud the south and went ends of
the capltol. It is ubout eighty lent
wide , and has ceilings piob.ibly twelve
feet high. As the cupitol sits upon a hill the
elevation for this basement amounted to a
simple shaving oil the hillside adjoining the
main building. The matciitil used on the
outside is of the same colored nmrbls as the
main building , while the paitltions me of
biick and have the same oniaiiium.itlon , tile
llooringniul wamscotting that the lir.n Hour
ot the capltol building has. Almost a linn-
died committee looms aie now fairly under
way of completion. They are covered vt Ith
Illuminated tiling , and the "looiing" resem
bles ft
other than
pletcd . , a. . .
posts stationed on top of it , and it will bo the
nnest promenade about the main building.
Tlie receding hill on every hand , and espe
cially nbiupt on the west. Is to bu teiraced
and improved with marble steps and mag-
knlllcmit maiblo statues and ornaments. In
the tin tutuiu or near fututo , it needed , an
additional story can be laid on top ot this
basement. The loundatlon was prepaicd
with this In view. It Is estimated by those
wuo have been about the capl
tel much duunc the last half
cpittury that the capacity ot
the cnpltol must be Increased nt
least one-fourth oveiy tweiiljMivo
> uars , m ouiur to meet the imt-
mul growth ot congress and the accumulat
ing documents. One bundled jeam hence
this largo basement or one-story Mructure
just being Mulshed for committee rooms will
doubtless bland tour or live stories in height
and be one of the most iiiagiiliicently im-
ished sections of this glgantio building. Tno
\\oilc Is exceedingly handsome and expensive
and Is being done lor the beneiitut many
generations to conic as u ell as those existing- .
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"I am exceedingly sorry , " sold an eastern
senator , this morning , "that our good Kalr of
Nevada , will Itiuvn us on the 4th of March ,
JIo retires tram the seiiato and returns to his
silver mines and luxuriant homo In the tar
west ; but he will not be forgotten by tne col
leagues ho leaes behind him. Senator Fair
b the liberal nilmiod nun In the capltol. JIo
believes In liberality in everything und 1 do
not blame him because ho can nllord it , and
his very nmUunp leads him to have liberal
Ideas as to what the government should do.
lint that which impresses his goodness most
upon the senator Is his idea of enjoyment In
the bonato rcslatuant. Senator Fair is tha
most sumptuous diner wo have and he never
oats alone , but has about him a
crowd of merry making statesmen
whenever ho goes to the table
The line soups , venison steaks , bear steaks ,
roast wild turkey stuffed with chestnuts ,
bioiled giouse , ciuall and pr.Miiu chicken on
toast , aud the oilier luscious things ho ordera
nre enough to make a man's mouth -water ,
lie never thinks of cost or trouble , aud has a
way of impressing his guests with the neces-
siting of eating and drinking , which makes
onv enjoy himselt. "
It was only the other day that my attention
was called to the tact that ox-Speaker Kan-
dall never dines In thu restaurant of the
house. Ho always Imichesintiu' committee
on appropriations , of which he is chairman.
About 1 o'clock each afternoon a sa-
bin messenger from Mr , Uandall's house
enters thu consultation room immediately
opposite that of the .committee on appropria
tions. JIo carries a little basket on his arm ,
such as school children tike thch lunches Jn.
The basket contains rnme food prepared by
the hands of Mr.t.ltiindall , and lierbrAlny mm
stern and strong husband -devours Itlth a
rush. Speaker Carlisle always takes' his
lunch between 1:80 : nud 2 o'clock in n little
room down next to that occupied by tlio oil- !
clal repoiters. Ho orders it a U carlo nnd It
Is the best the rcslaurnm can produce. The
speaker likes a hoi cup ot coffee , a laigo
brefsteak , and vegetables making such a
meal ns n Inborlnc man would eat at mid-day.
No one Is permitted to see the speaker under
any circumstances while he is nt lunch , ns
this Is the only time he Is free from harass
ment , ,
Mr. Mitchell of Connecticut , has pained the
reputation of bclnp the mo.M libatnl diner In
the hou'iO since .Nicholas Mullrr of New
York , has by illness Incapacitated his gastric
ability. Up to the time Mr. Midler Mas IP ,
last winter , his entrance to the rcMamant
was tliesignal for broad smiles from all the
waiters , lie always had a crowd \sith him ,
spread the must sumptuous ropnsts nnd in
variably paid corkage for hls wines , audit
went right , down into the pockets of the
waiter. Mr. Muller is fond of lilno and oys
ters , nnd by the process suggested by him
In their preparation he has Induced many tn
consume these articles u-gulaily. Whenever
ho was seen to appioach the restniiiant there
was a lluriy nmonirthc waiters tosecuirhlin.
lie always paid his bills thioimh tne waiter ,
who letntnert the cliaatn when U was the
fraction of a dollar. Mr. Mitchell 1ms many of
the traits of Mr. Muller. and Is uo\cr so well
plciisert nshen the crowd of guests about
him is Imx'est. Ills lunches me extensive ,
nnd Include wines , etc , Mr Mitchell Is very
wealthy , and has his moans largely invested
in manufactories and banks , lie Is olio of
the best business jm.ii 111 all Now Kiigjalul , Is
small of stidnre , niculiun-si ca mimtic-ngcd ,
and Is ono of the \pry few who has icfused a
continuance In public lite because he pie-
felted to do better outside o ( It. hike Mr.
Muller , he Is very good nature. Mr. Midler
Is fifty-one years old.elghs i)0 ! ) pounds , anil
Is ono ot those thoiouglibied Dutchman
everybody likes.
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Senator Allison , ot lowa , who ls\ery tro-
qtientlv and fnvotably mentioned ns the ie-
vubllcan piesidontlal candidate'next voar ,
has been lefcrred to by his colleagues ot late
nsono who has aged considerably during
the past two or tlueo yeais. The obetntion
has been made through misapprehension.
Senator Allison wlllbj litty-eight yeais olden
on tiic nth ot next month , and is piobably-
the best prc.sei\ed man uf his age in nil rou-
ircss. : He is about live feet ten In height ,
weighs probably 105 pounds , wears a beard
that Is lull , excepting on the Up which is
shaven , and although It Is closely cropped
there Is but little ot the white in it. His
hair Is lightly sprinkled with silver , and his
only dissipation is in smoking clems. Ho
Is tcmpciato In habits but does not make
tempeiance a hobbv , so that ho Is popular
with nil niodcratc-ll'inklng people , as well as
the moststilet in creed.
'llieie Is no man In all the senate \vlio does
more business than Mr. Allison , not except
ing Mr. blicimaii , who is piesidcnt pro
tempore. Mi , Alll'on Is dial i man of the
committee on nppiopiintinns , which has the
gie.Ucst amount ot loiitlne as well as gen
eral vvoilc of any kind ot the committees.
All of the woi k has his pet sonal supoi v ision ,
und it would not be strange it the can's
which devolve upon him causal him lo
wiinlvle bis blow and look u little aged at
times. Of all the men in congicss 1 am com
pelled to visit daily tor information and
olliclal favor none is found who maintains
bis good naliue so uniformly as Mr. Allison.
He Is never impatient or impetuous , and the
members of his committee aie never known
teen-age him in wi.mgles or disputes. Ono
of tlio.ii , in discussing the puibability of Mr.
Allison being the piesulent nominee said :
"Although 1 am a dcinoci.it , J don't know
an v man 1 would rather appioach In the
white house than Mi. Allison. Ih > main
tains a better equipoise than any man 1 over
saw in public lile. lie never loses his head ,
no matter bow exciting his woiIc mav bo or
howgicat his haste , lie steadily maintains
that composiuo nnd ability to think coolly
under all ciicumst inccs , and 1 hnvojetto
see him do nn uncivil act. "
if
It has fieuucntly been icmarkeil of late
that Senntoi Mahone , the famous rcndjustcr
ot Viigmia. has aged very greatly nnd be
come attenuated during tn past two jeai.s.
Senator Mahone Is seaicely muio than live
feet and a halt in height , and at bust but tilts
the beam at 103 , yet it Is .stated that he has
como under that weight since his labors In
the last campaign in tho''Old Dominion.- His
hair , which Is heavy , usually has thinned
eonsldeiably on the ciovvn ot his head and
whitened a great deal , while his long , lull
beaid , has grown tlnce-quarters gray.
Few men before the public luivo had more
thrilling lives than this game Ilttlo senatoi.
ills whole connection during the war , when
he so gallantly led the contedeiates to con
quest , and contiilnited so largely ot money
and lime and peril to the success of a cause
he has since devoted bimselt to eradicate , is
Intensely thrilling , His political campaigns
have been fully as exciting as those he con
ducting during thu war. Although ho was
defeated at the polls In the last two fights ho
led he is not yet conquered , and declaies he
will como to the front again and return to
the senate. A low yeais a'ro Senator Ma-
hone was picttv hnish to those who came in
contact with him , but his Incnuslng age
seems to have dealt with his temper quite as
telling with Ids personal npnearance. He
has KIown mlld-nmnncrcd , univcisally coin-
teous and consequently Is moio popular.
The senator Is quite as picturesque in dress
as ever.but there is something about his man
ner which Is more striking to those who see
him dally , and those who have vvntchcd him
closely tor a series of years. He \ * r. verita
ble skeleton. His eyes have become moio
deep-seated , his character Is shown in every
lineament of hi.s lace , and he seems to have
lost s'ght ' of li'mself ' and become engrossed
In public'nfTnirx. Xooneon the flnoi of the
senate takes a inoro deep Intelest In the work ,
nnd none understand nunc thoioughly the
measures pending and passed than lie. Sen
ator Mahone will letii * ) liom the sunato in a
tew days , and John \V. Daniel , now a mem-
br ot the house , will take his Beat , ( icncn.1
Mat.ono lias n capacious and hamlsomohomu
in Petersburg , Va. , which is as hospitable
mulct hislcaui ns any In the "Old Dominion. "
Jt has been stated that ho would live in this
city after he retired lioin public lilt and con
duct his railroad and real estate Interests ,
but I am told that lie will live * the gic.uer
paitot the time at his old home in 1'eteis-
burg , nnd that ho will augment lather than
relinquish his hold upon politics. Ho U
gieatly encouiagcd over the outlook in his
state by the changes In ills laver at the polls
11511' " " ana believes that he will bs able to
siirrpml'hte rni'.Vr. " ' ° ' Senator itlddluberger.
Sril Mnhoae s-clialr , : : " ' * < > .
committee on public buildings aim grtmnu * ,
and by his liberality , Intelligence of action
and dill -unco has so greatly Increased his
friendships in the senate during thn past
two years that the republicans on the floor
will assist him In his efforts to be leturncd.
*
* 4
" 1 object. " were the words , faintly utteicd
In the house ( lie other day during an u pi oar
t-'iovvinn out of demands for theconsideia-
tion of hills.
"Who objects ? " exclaimed an old member ,
turning himself nei vously about and looking
over the entire floor , as If to challenge the
one who had spoken ,
"I object , " tepeatert thn volce.and Instantly
n little member from a middle state district
are e to his full height and looked hard over
toward the one who had demanded the
somcoof the Impediment.
Scarcely a day passes In the house of repre
sentatives when this scene Is not repeated ,
and on some days it Is presented twenty
times. The member who objected was
quickly approached by the one n ho wanted
consideration ot the measuro.aud when asked
If ho know what was to be taken up
and what ho had objected to ho replied In the
negative. Then ho was informed that It was
one ( if his own bills , nnd that he was moio
Interested In Its success than any member on
the iloor. As quick ns ho could lie sprang to
his feet. Hut it was too Into. Another mem
ber had obtained the floor , another measure
was being considered , and the bill which had
been objected to by Its author went over ,
never to bo taken up.
Thereato foity members In the house who
have no distinguishing traits of character
ami nn Influence except In the exorcise ot
their Ilttlu "I object. " They have very Ilttlo
ability to do any thing , and those who look
upon them dally and study tliem wonder
why they were ever sent here. They have no
means ot Impressing on anyone the tact that
they have a voice on the floor of the house
and In committto except In Impeding vvoik.
It Is not unu time in ten that thtso members
object Intelligently to the consideration of
measures , nnd there 1 $ so muchdis.'ust at the
oxcmlsaof this oiio-nuui power In thu reck
less manner In which It Is so frequently nx-
erclsed that the next house , if It ictalns the
sentiment ot the pinsent one , will undoubt
edly so amend the rules us to rvqnliu at least
two objections to defeat consideration of any
thing at any time. This will undoubtedly
put a stop to foolhardlness , AS It is a lemark-
nblu coincidence when two qf these hobbles
nnd do-iiutlilngs a rco to exerclso this func
tion.
It U a fact which has elicited many com
ments of late that the indlbcrlnnnatu objcc-
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We believe in the future and are jealous of our reputation.
We siinii iiiw on tii < > market in a few days , the finest residence sites in Omaha
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This Beautiful Addition is the key to Omaha and South Omaha. The BELT LINE runs
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1509 Farnam St. , Omaha , Weo. Telephone 73.
Corner 26th and N. Sts. , South Omaha , Nob-
tlons to mci Itoi ions niarsuios have put n clioco
upon the oiiuinator of thu ii'-c ot this v > o\\er.
1 mean Mr. Uolnmn of Indiana , lie has not
objected half so much In this conmcss as he
did in previous ones. l < 'orn\\hllo he thought
it was retaliation , and dhfctud towaid him ,
but when he studied the character of men
\ \ lie were tollon hie Ills example nnd looked
into thu M3ii&e ol their proceeding lie saw Hie
Injustice ot it , and felt it .so Keenly that lie
lesolved to he more moderate. Now he is
silenced , like a .spiked mm.
* ' * , :
There is a cat doctor who inns a ilrug store
in .southsest Washington who , it is .said , is
dome the most tlulvlni : mactico
of anv alleviator ot the ills of
the teline and canine laces ot any man
in his prolcssion in the whole country. This
physician has the highest class ot callcis ot
any piofesslonal man in the rlly. as only the
most aiistoctatic can aflord to have an ex
pert wait upon their pets. At times as many
ns tlnee or tour caniaircs , owned by tite most
refined and wealthy people at the national
capital aie diaun ni > in front ot the din : ;
stoio aud ollico. and Ins business is olai e
that ciistomcisvith their patients have to
wait their tuin , like men in baiber shops. It
Is seldom that a man enteis the dint ; stoie
orofllcotor the purpose ot leeclvhn ; a pro
fessional call fiom the doctor. They aie
almost inv.ulably women.
J'eoplo who lieipient this nines through cu
riosity , lepoit some veiy liulicrous scenes.
J'or instance tlie female head ot one of tlie
leading households ol this oily called upon
the doctor the otliei daj to cet a piescilptlon
lorncnt which had eaten a bov of pills , and
was in the tluocs ol denth. It took the
Ionian halt an hour to dfscilbo the condi
tion oUhe patlenr , and lequired n peisonal
call troin the doctor , hint showed the uieatest
distress and neivonsoxeitement , and elicited
not a little sympathy fiom those who saw
nnd Heard her. It IK doubtful whether the
woman \\ould have been moio troubled had
her husband been on his dlinc couch.
Another woman was iriuatlr embarrassed in
de cilbinc the pains she found her nuts In ,
and In asking for something to make them
\\.uit to slay indoois.
The doctor was plillosoplii/.ine yesterduv
to some gentlemen on the ifcnciat alls of
cats and dons , durlni : which he stated that
moie tioubloc.iino troin a lack of tiesh nlr
and exercise than unvthint : ehe. Iln es
pecially deprecated tlie tact that these house
hold pets were gu.mlert so closely in the
hmise nnii .V".ro "ol n" ° wecl to rom ! > around
Ilka'children . - - . , „ . , , , ,
" 1 could " said he "farmii-r. . .
name. , - . . . . . .
city \\tioKiiard as closely theli pot cuts and
dogs as they do their chlldion , Ini onuni-
borH of them have cilbs and ciadles and
lounges made for their pets , nnd cushioned
in the most comfortible manner possible.
At ono place J visited lecentlv I
Jound a line old .Maltese rccllnin/on a pillow
ot down. When I asked for it tor the pur
pose of makine an examination the ladv of
the noiisu lilted It asc.iratullv as if it had
been a tiny babe. She had delicate spoons
and foiceps and a douche , to inject medicine
in the poor thing's ems. There \\is : a wah
of nllk and cotton to cleanse Its tin oat , as It
had had something like diptheiia and uhen
I spoke of n sevoru medlclnuas the only hope
tor recovery sbu threw up her hands In that
.same honor mothers do when extreme me.is-
tues are to bo icsorted to to save tlielr In-
lOlltS. " I'KKIIV S. Ilr.A'llI.
CONNUniAMTUSS.
Modern inarriaeo notice : "No cards , no
cake , iiolloweis. no tliauku , no regrets , no
body's business. "
All the younK ladles are wonileilne why
Mr. Stanley doesn't marry , lie would he n
uood deal away Iroin homo , to bo sine , but
then he's so nlcn.
Kleanor li , Calhoiin , the actress , has ar
rived in Now York on piotesslomil bushiest.
Shn announces her engagement to youii' . ' Mr.
Hearst < n San Francisco , hut sa > tithe mar-
rhiL'o will not tnko place for MIW > time.
Mnry Aniler.ion says blio will not nmrrv
until she leaves the stai e , and she \um't
leave the stage until old a o compels her to.
'Hie chances of her becoming somebody's
grand mother are not piitlcularly hop"ful ,
The reduction of the marr ago license fee
in Maryland to Si brought about aiemanc-
able nuirrUk'o at Snow Jllll the other day.
The bride and room-elect had boeii lhln
together for twenty-seven jears , and \vero
the parents ot seventeen children. The
groom claimed tq liavo been honest In his In
tentions to got married when he was able ,
but never felt so until a few days au'o , \ \ hen
told that the marriage license fee had been
leduced.
Martin Turner , seed lifly and a Id
em or , who , until Tliursd'iy last , called
Lou ell , Jiul. , Ills' jiome , but now is a lesldent
of South Chicago , is ciedited with the quick
est courtship on lecoid In that ton. . On
lr.-luay niornliiif upon leaving his house hi
mutandwas introduced to a Mrs. Vaudcr-
vort , need foity , a widow. They were mu
tually smitten , nnd in the afternoon Mr.
Turner called , offered himself aud was ac
cepted , and on Satuiday afternoon they weio
married. The tact was not generallv known
until to-day.
MUSlCAli AND IMIAMATIC.
Aiditi can eel nearer the stage than any ot
the bald-heads ,
The sale of the New York Academy of
Music , recalls many grand old amusement
memories.
The nubile seem to be still attached to
llaverly , nnd unfoitunntely so are some ot
bis cicdltors.
llaverly never was a perfouner , still ho
succeeded ns a manager. Stianu'e tiiat no
Rood actors ever were able to run the "bU"
end of a company.
Uillv Emerson made the blgccst hit of
hi.s lifo when ho got mauled. A cool $ : X)0,000 )
Is no joke oven to a mlnstiel.
I'"ay Tcmpletonlio has made so many
western men dntt. Is training an unenviable
reputation in England.
Jean Clnia Walters , once the leading lady
In Omaha at the ne.idomy of music , is now
pcifoimln ! > in San Kianelsco.
Emerson Is a Washington boy , nnd undo
his Hint success as n song and dance artist ou
the boards of the "Old Canterbury. "
Maggie Mitchell had her first toboggan
slide at SI. I'aul the other day , and w.is pie-
bunted with a tlor.il toboggan tour feet long.
Verdi lias received S 10.000 from "Otello. "
with any amount of royalties to come. In
the language of the minstrel burlesque ,
"Dars-de-monoy. "
Maud Hanks , daiuhter of lionernl N. 1' .
Hanks , since she took to lam-storming in
I'ennsvlvanla.lsieco.iiil/od as a legtilarmem-
bei ol thu ptotcssloil.
The laigest theater In the world Is the new
opem house in I'niK It ooveis neaily tlueo
ttcies of ground ; its cubic mass Is 4lh7.0K ! )
feet ; it cost about ono hundied million
I lanes.
Jf the ladies would only remember how
considerate the nntl-higli hat folks ate , thev
would inner nun mer. It docs not cost naif
its much to lix the hair as to buy un opeia
bonnet.
Mis. Kendal appeared on the bonds at
such an e.uly period in her life that she
might almost hi- said to have learned to walk-
on the stage. Tradition has not pieseived
"iiiil.ilitof her debut.
* ri..mrf - „ ' ' " " . ' "lido l'p ' | < lobiit she
When Mfn'MiL - ,
was so veiy Inlnntiio TiiTier arjii..r"M. ' u lml
tlm public rut used to take hei s.-iioiisly at
Hist , but were astounded nt hei piecoelty be-
tore the \\c'K was over.
Last > e-nr the vlsitsof 1,700 nngllsli clercv-
men to tlio Lvccum tber.ter weio recoided ,
Thev weio ot nil denominations. Thosg
f 1 0111 other countiiea and t'tose who went In
cognito would easily i.ilso the number to
'J.ooo.
Liwronco linirutt has In his employ a king ,
a duke , n piince and n monk , as follows ;
Kiank K'Dg , stage carpenter ; ( ! eoriro W.
Duke , his assistant ; Mme , I'rlncc , rostumer ,
and Miss Minnie .Monk , an nctiess in Ills
company.
The \\ldelv clued Mine. CulsluiKcr. who nt
fifty looks like n woman of tniity. and who
anp > 'ais on successive nights in heavy tr u-
ed > . bioid laicoand light opcia , will 10111111
to this country In April , and will play at the
Thalia , New York1
Hose Coghlan s Irish jig in "Masks and
Fae-cV astonished the ( iotliamltes. The Mall
and K\ires | > declare < it "is ono of the most
delightful and wholesome things on tm
sla.o. It is a teal lilsli jig , 'Jiurioo' and all ,
and for giace , vlvarlU , tenuiiid animal
spiiits and thu art ot looting fe-altv It Is un
rivaled ami probibly Inimitable in tlinNow
York thoatie . "
At a meetin. of the London Antliiopoio l-
. mt-re-'t
cal institute irroiitly. among some
ing papers on the ab'iiu'inos of Aiiiti.ilM
wcro "Notes on bong and Song-Mal iTot
Smno Aiistiallaii Ttibes , " by M . A. M.
llo.vitt. and "Tliu Mus.cof tlio AtntiMlinii
Tribes , " by J ) . . ( i. W. J'orr.nieo Jlio na
tive music seems to bo eo-npoiwl e-'iu-lly ' ot
war-songs , ritual chants and lullabies ulth
ballads by tin ) tribal Iniuls.
Washington Critic : A eimom musical in
strument at the A tees fan Is undo ot wood
and brass , and rest'mbl.-sarlailoiiiH In homo
respects. It was used in tlm old church at
Santiago , the lirst Catholic ln'-isi' ot worship
eiecteilbv the bnaiii ii in Mi-uro alter the
. in 15VJ. jlsiiunilm iu.iiro ( Is , that
two PCI sons are neudel tu MIIv fidlv pluy
it. The lioin can be ensi'v ' rontiollud if
onecan leach Imth uiDUlh pf ! ( ) and hnger-
lioles at the same tunu , but thrn ! ' - * t'le SP-
cret wblcli wns jiurled with itiniui .uid
plater.
g , not down on tin1 bills oi-ciund
recent 1 > at u nertotmriUM ot Uiil ) Audit ? )
ticciet'Mu IticJimuuJ , V.t. Louiau J'omvryy ,
who was Lady Aud ley , was kicked by nn
actor named Field as she was in the act of
jamming him into the well in thu murder-
.scfine. lie lind already given offense by at
taching the box-ollico leceinK Miss J'omeroy
followed up the stiigo minder by taking ( ho
handle from the well and s-lniiplni. iilru over
tlio Iread so that bo fell n jrory heap to tlio
bottom about two teet down and began
suit for damages next morning. She Is coi-
tnlnly a chip ot the old "l > rlck. "
There are 1.0T1 'i nung Men's Christian as
sociations In the United States.
The Church of Kn land lias nine mission
stations along the J'.umma canal.
A coldeii throne , presented by the people
ol Naples , has been sent to Homo as a jubilee
Kift by the pope.
Ijaay Diiflcrin is now pajlnc the expenses
of several persons studying in America tor
mission work in India.
One-fifth of the whole population of Kn-
pland and Wales aie in Sunilav scliools.thcro
benitf 000,000 teachers find 500.0(0 ( scholars.
Archbishop Kliler has lefused his endorse
incut to the thcatilcal comuany which pro
poses to ra\-e \ money to pay the Cincinnati
Catholic debt.
At a recent Sunday morning service in Dr.
Talma'jje's Urookijn tabernacle. ! K2 new
member * were received , nuking the present
ineniber.-hip overS.'Oi' ' .
lloNteln. Iowa , on tlie ( Julv.i charge , has
but one family who are church memberuul
j ot projects a S'-.WX ) cliureh building , tTCW of
which haalre.idj been ( -ecured.
I'he Uev. Dr. 13. U. U'arlield. of tbo Alle-
clionv bciniuary , h.u > been elected a Jr. )
lloilijo'.s swce ur In the chair of dUUcilcs
and iiolemle theology at I'llnci'ton.
Them has just been completed In Chester
cathedral a M-iles ot woiks yi marble mosalo
which I'M'ced In Impoitanee ot aim and ex
tent ol aie.i any similar vvoik ot modern
times.
A tank-ollerliis of a penny fiom every
Sunday hclmol M'lmlai foi the benelit of
F.uiny Ciosby , the well-known hymn writer ,
nuthur ol "ftafti In the Arms of Jesus , " etc. ,
hai been biiggcMed.
An oiler of S10OJO has been made to tlio
New Voile .Muthixllbt Hospital tiind.provided
au additional 550,000 be i.ilseil within ninety
dats. .Mr. ( Icoico I1. .Mains hays that It the
church will eel him tsiS.ooo hu will uiiilertako
the other jiJV'00. '
Accoidiiii : to tlm Kninan Catholic Dhec-
toiy. recently published , them are 415 juiesls
in thodloccbuui New Voile , Wi in Hoston ,
" * in Haltlmoie. 2s4 in Chlcauo , 'JTO in 1'hll-
( uYi.li.liln. . . B , : * * ' Lmila' i7 ' " ' " "kco
and "in In Cincinnati. .
.Mur. .M.uliiclll. bishop of I'crncro , ! i _
saciistan ot l.eo XI11. , died a lew days a-.o.
lie was u member ol Iho Older of St. Augus
tine , coult'hsorbf I'ius IX , and was the pic-
I.in. . who iiilminHteied the last baciamunt to
that puntill heloie death.
The wile ol an English clergyman hascs-
tablislieil In Lonilou a place foi tin. . distribu
tion nt clothing , which .she ileiiomInateH"J'ho
nothlfilcs. " luriiiK' Iho labt year no IIWH
than ito.ooo garments have been iccelveu and
Ulstiibuted uiiicnt' tlio woithy poor ,
Ainunglhu niembeih ol thu next coia-ress
will bo two eleioini'ii. the llevi \ , K. Ati- ;
Kliinev , pastoi of the I'lihcisailst cliiueh in
Manchester , N. Jl , anil Ilio llev. .MironW.
Iteed , pastor of a CotiKioi'atloiiiil cliuieh In
Jon\er , lurmeily ol Indianapolis , Ind ,
'J'ho now Koman Cathol e blbliop ol 1'rovi-
Ideiife , It. I. . Hi" lte.Matlhew llurklim ,
\\.i- , born in Boston and educated In thu
hchools ol that city , and like two ot Ills pro-
dwebsors In tlio hen of 1'ruvlilcnre , ho him
Dcen pastor ot St. James chinch , Boston.
Uiirini : tbu last JOJ > eais mote than 10)
iiiosiiinaiy boulftios IMVO been foimeiland ,
M.ujM , ilss un-uios are at woik in the aelil.
whileJi.O'-CJ.OOJ ' conveits bavu been ( 'atheicii
In , 'I'lie woik accompllhhiil : limit net bo vs-
tiniiileil. hoAover , by the number ol fon-
VKit ; it hid been largely of a piej aratory
kind.
A tiuiluoi bt.itls'ics pnbliHird in C.itbollo
.MUhiuns nliinxs that tlicm aiu In ilio various
provlnica ol Ciniiii , ) s.io.'t : Catholic Chrih-
U ins , ill juioie.in : inihbioiiiiiiL'j , virtl native
piK'sts , 'J.-t f. ) eliiic'Ui'i. and ehiptln , ol which
D77 aiu In N.iilln ) ; , lM'.i colleens and tclu.olH.
uillrr , 'JU hcholaib. mill i"i fceinln.iiies , and
051 fcfiinn.iiislb.
Otui ot the HttangiHt ot rrlltiions ferts It
that which c.ilh ItM-lf tint .Vow and J atter
Jloiibo of IsiuL-l. Jt
licaclijuaitoid Is in Cliat-
liam , Kinrliind , In whch tuvvn its ilevulii't *
aio building an Immensii tt'inplu vvhkb will
test g'i" 0.000. They lieliu\u Unit they will not
die. and that they are thu IIMIIII.HII ol true
iM'afllteiho u ill reiKn with t'l.rbt lei a
tliotHund yearn. Tbi-lr toumlei wnb a nidii
imuieii .le/iiel , wio | Is now dead. Jlis deafh
Aib : a reut bliocK to the believer * , but bit
\\ilti cliiiiuud that it wan an iiccldent , ar d He *
clarud JiwseJt to Oo his bucteabiir.