THE OMAHA DAILY BEE : SUNDAY , FEBRUARY 27 , 1887. TWELVE PAGES , TIN STARS AND STRIPES in * Georgia Birthday out and Ash Wednesday in at Tuxedo. COKINGS FOR SUPPLICATION /anBO Keepsakes Paul's flatten " "My Sweetheart's Miscall" Touched by Trndo Acad emy Auction. YortK , Fob. 21. [ Correspondence the BKI : ] Odd tilings fire constantly net done , accidentally nnd un purpose , that small section of New York society icli regards itself ns nil there really is society ; but L do believe that the rcrslon of dancing Washington's birth- f out and Ash Wednesday In was ab- iitcly now nt Tuxedo. The holiday , s merged Into the holy flay with a illlun in the casino , out at that in- iscly fashionublo resort. The orchestra YlUlkqe nvtlPtml airs until live , miles before niiilnighl. Then tlioso lose feet were controlled by religious uplcs stopped dancing , and retired im the floor some of thorn from the tiding altogether ! but a considerable rty kept up the sport , and six giddy Is , just at the stroke of twelve , took j tiny satin statry and striped llags mi their hair nnd corsages , substltut- ; small knots of black ribbon. 1 LENTEN HOS1EHY. fashion's rules for Lent are strangely 'nflictlng and inconsistent. The belle tiy not dance , but she may go into jolly ic in binges to plii } ' badminton or any icr game ; dinner parties are forbidden , t theater parties are not ; last year's taj - j 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 i3 hardly clear , indeed , it a certain Broadway merchant was < ese in puttingup n placard in his hosiery aartment. It was attached to a pile of , > sort of stockings tlmt are woven lekcr at the knees than elsewhere , in | ] or to withstand extra wear at those nils , and the inscription said : Ex- [ line this line of Lenten hosiery. " Che conversation in a hinchon party ncd on the sale of Jockey Fred cher's cflects , and after discussing .1 ridiculous prices which his whips and pap chromes brought , wo began talk- 5 about the worship of relics in gen ii. One told of an actor who relin- sly keeps In a scented box a garter 'it ' once belonged to Laura Keenc , and followed with the story of a lanky friend who bribctl a hotel waiter jgct him a spoon with which Ellen jrry had drank her tea. "That man , " : | went on , "has the most absurd col- } Hon of stuff you ever saw. lint lie Izes ever article as if it wore worth , weight in gold , and for him ; , m does have a wonderful value. muse it once belonged to somo- Jyly of fame. Ho has a button from & of Patti's dresses and j VV * - ' * * wt a * * Loaj t mill OHO Oil V30ll JK1 Jackson's pantaloons. In his collec- I ! .n there is the original manuscript of I p of Ella Wheeler's ' poems , a picco of * ; 'o left unlinished on a hotel plate by "lint do Lcsseps , a lock of Dun La- nt's hair from a barber , a piece of a lee cup broken by Oscar Wilde , a leaf ivy from Uad's hill , a bunch of grass m the yard of Longfellow's homo , an hat that once belonged to Whittlcr , flowers from the graves of almost jjrybody who was ever heard of ten from homo. " "MY SAVKETJIEAnT'S HISC171T" 3 A friend o ! mine , " said another mom 's of the party , "whom I always sup ped to be a particularly hard-hearted low , surprised mo immensely in his co fay unlocking a hidden drawer of I desk and taking out an old , shriveled ouit. 'That , ' said ho , 'is a Dart of the ; t meal my only sweetheart and I ever . There uro the prints of her teeth § . It is liftcon years since she died , d I'vo always kept this biscuit , for it ' * 8 the only memento connected with Just hours that I could get. ' And ho i it away in the drawer reserved eg- ilally for its use , us tenderly as if it I been the girl's heart itself. " TOIJACCO IN THE COUNEIl. Jrs. Paran Stevens , Avlio has been I for damages by Miss Gibbons , a for- r tenant , maintains herself sturdily as oclcty loader , despite her humble on- and strenuous vvays. This is partly to her wealth , partly to her connoe- ns with the English nobility , and rtly to her own merry wit. She can ns many laughable things in an hour most society women tie in a year , ten she built the Victoria hotel , just > yo ladlson square , she had the lower > r ilUoil nil for stores , i'inrro Loril- 'jr. , the millionaire tobacconist , was on grieved when ho saw those prepa- lens , And meeting Mrs. Stevens one ming ho said : "I see. Mrs. Stevens , t there are to bo shops under tlio newel ol , und I am very sorry. Don't ' you nk wo should try to keen our dear ok * th ayonuo free from trade ? There are many shops on tho'avenue already. " 3. Stevens , with just the suspicion of vlnklo in her oye.s. replied : "Oh , I it think you will object , Mr. Loril- 4 , xvheiiyou sco the building finished , jrp will be a tobacco store fii the cor- r.LBOWEU IIVTJUUC. ho people who shrunk with sensitive- s from elbow-touch of trade could y shrink and lament and move away. 133 could not oppose thomovemeiitaiiy , ro than King Canute could stop the T of the tides. There wore no reside- us in the deeds of Fifth nvonuo prop- y and it was too late to form an anti- jdo combination of owners , such as so which control some of the cross ies. There are blocks on Murray Hill I some away up town in the now dis- | ta reserved exclusively for residences , * er by agreement or by do a it stipula- t , but I'ifth avenue owners are not nporcil in that way. and the great voughfaro of style is doomed. The iipatlon by business has already sed the residences of the Asters and rowdiug the Vniidorbilts' now man- .8. . EAIITHQUAKH SANII FOK SALE. ho ura/.i ) for collecting manifests It- in queer ways , Nearly everybody it m some form moro or loss acute ; 0 is rarely a man who will not at , e time In his travels commit some act amlalisui fur the bnku of getting a 'venir of n celebrated monument or Jo ground. A good many men who Much trouble to obtain a souvenir Jly forget till about it or lese it out regret ; but then1 arc tlioso who rjously label their brio a brae from unrtors of the g'.obo ' and take pride heir colluutiOn , Jtt is reasonable eluvium Ilio oiltlitieS gnthoreil Q- Her in n cabinet are genuinp jjouvpn- of travel or events in which collector took part ; but what 111" bo said of the man who buys I souvenir of an event that ho knows fv from the newspapers ? as it not like V Hshurman who luiya ills trout at the Irket on his way homo * bucli was the josophical uoaHntiiw suggested by , placard on u hotel cigar stajul , born this Jc-'ond : "Earthiiuakt ) band 1 South Carolina. Twemy-liyo cents n bottle.1' The bottles were spattered about among the cigars. They were four and n half niches long and filled with sands of live diiTercut colors arranged in layers. It was impossible to toll through the class 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 a standard cigar , but it averages well , There have been one or two dajs when wo didn't soil a bottle , but thn average has been just about twenty-live n day.1" KEVIVAW I'ou CIIIU UIN. : The novelty at a fashionable church has been a mivalist who devotes his efforts to yountr children. Ho was the veteran E. 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. 1 dwell on the sufleriiigs of Christ until the children realize htm ylvidly crucified before them. They must sco the crown of thorns upon his brow. " 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 them with vivid descriptions of vicarious atonement. Then ho told about the crown of thorns and produced such an article , W ; oh JlC. had brought from Jerusalem. Children from four to fourteen years ot ago listened to the re vivalist's stories and exhortations in tently , nnd when ho was very graphic in Ins description and pantomimic illustra tion ofChrist'ssuU'enngs , some little ones wept bittnrly. THE \rADKMV SAI.K. The auction sale of the Academy of Music Is a token of the up-town move ment ; but moro than that it is proof that the borders of "society" 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 has long ceased to be so. There are do/ens of cliques which are stop , and the Astor one is not higher than the others. It is much easier to-day to get jnto that particular hocial section th.m into some others that could bo named. Well , in the old times the Acadcmv of Music , with it" proprietary boxes'was big enough to hold the nabobs. Hut there came a time when , instead of ex cluding the rest of the fashionable world , they were themselves in danger of ex clusion. The Metropolitan opera house was built , with its multiplied number of boxes , nnd the Academy families had to scramble into the new concern to save themselves. They did it and the old house is abandoned. AH10X MASKEKS. Not. a few of the approved bov-ownors of the Metropolitan were spectators at the great Arion masquerade. There was borne 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 masiiuo. I would try to describe the brilliant picture with its salient features if the English language were capable of it. The fact is that such an event cannot be told in English ; the proper , perhaps 1 ought to say impioner , words are not in tin1 vocabulary. If I wore onl3- writing in French now , how graphic it would lie to say that all the world was present , and that moreover the half world came also. The half-world it ; convoys no par ticular shock to the sensibilities and it is possible to dcsciibe its doings without violating the proprieties of written dis course. To many ot the weoplo 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-world they accepted it as a nec essary evil attendant upon a big public balj. But I noticed that such people kept their distance from the refreshments rooms and if they hungered and thirsted thej cither got on without food and drinker or slipped nervously into a place near the kitchen , SNATCHED A MOUSE ! , or a drop and hurried away again to the ball-room floor. 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 even a liberal Gorman. It seemed to mo that these respectable people ple must have found entertainment scarce this winter to submit tuns to the sacrifice of their proper emotions. Never theless they were the mobt reasonable women present , outside the members of the. 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 ollcn- sive to cultivated taste as could be imag ined , and whoso shoulders were undis guised tale-bearers of her decaying charms , promenading on the arm of a person who , in every-uay litemight , 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 und her unconventional at tire. Her dross bore somewhat the same roiutluii iu G : mat THE sKiurs OP ran KAO.ET do to the dancer but they wore consider ably longer. Her hose were a bright pink , and she wore 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 mun. No one looked harder at her than did tnc com panion of the harlequin. She scowled haughtily at the lirst glimpse of liar , rccogiii/ing the airy guit '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 bv a critical examination of the hose and the shoos , and I must say she seemed as much interested In the young woman's extremities ns the men who were in sight : then she shrugged her shoulders violently anil shuddered at finding herself so near the impure , Served her right , I thought ; what was she there tor ? She know just what kind of pcoplo would bo present and if she did not want to meet them , shn should have stayed away , or gene homo us .soon as felt shocked , as 1 did. Hut my shock came from a momentary inspection of the \viiui room , whore diunkonness pre vailed to a horrifying degree in both se.xes. CY.uu UEU.K. Mnrriod Mfe n Iloeky lload. Merchant Traveler : "I wish I'd known as much about married life as I co 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 oxperienoo. Hut don't fret , Tno course of true love never runs smooth , you know. " "No , I've Jound that out. It's a rooky old road , " And ho gave the cradle \ \ jolt that mudo the steve pipe rattle dismally , L. Kirchbrnuu , of San Francisco , n member of the moduco commission linnet ot Kirchbraun oc Sons of San Francisco and Oinrtlia , is here , the guest of hi brother , who has the management of the Omaha heu&e. Charlie Cowan , formerly of this city , but moro recently of Chicago , where ho is engaged in working uj > the plans for the now packing hau&esoi South Omaha , stoppsd in the eity yesterday while on his way to Lmcuin , . Several Mcinbors of Both "Houses" Who Are Champion Eatcis , STALWART SIX-BY-SIX STEAKS. or War Solons Approachable -Singular "I OliJcct" Mon-SlR- nlilcnnt Improvements Society and Grovcr. WASHINGTON , Feb. 1. [ Correspondence of the Br.r. ] It bozlns to look as though England nnd her province of Cixnnda have hiul quite cnoiiuh of 'their snarl with the United Slates , and that they would be glad to reach a peaceable readjustment of what threatens to be n breach which will lead to war. It Is known that duiliiR the pnsttwo months steps have been taken to adjust the dllTurenccs between that country and tills by means of a commission and arbitration. The very positive moves > nade bvcomrress to prepain fer war , if necessary , and to be In readiness for defense In any event , has made a very perceptible elfect upon our British neighbors. Ther is hanlly S' ' ° d ground , however , for England to be frightened"attliO talk In our congress. Such a gicnt difference exists be tween the two houses of coiipiess on the sub ject of a navy , const defences , etc. , that there Is very little Hkllhood of anything bclnc done which will prepare us to meet the enemy within a peilod when this tiouulo must bo culminated. The senate has piled up on the house a number of bills In ( rood faith , but the house does not Intend to do anything with them if Itcan help It , aud is mooting the popular drmand for action by cruatlmr now bills , which cannot bo acted upon , Instead of passliic those which have already tecelvcd action by the senate. The real objection teen cxpctullluio for a navy and coast defences lies in objection to taking the surplus out of the ticasuiy , and this is b.isutl upon a ilesho to iclorm the taiilf next winter. * "Well , I have had a whirl o ! It tills win ter , " said Mrs. Cleveland to some frluuils tins week , rcleirlnu to the a > otles ot so ciety ; "but 1 have had the most diarming time of my life. " Surely Mrs. Cleveland has withstood thee o ideal Imposed upon hei better tlian any liuly who has occupied the white IIOIIM' . and surely she hiis had u busier season ef It Iroiu the dny of her marring than any of her predocessois. It has boon one contimul swim on the crest ot the wave , and she looks ns Iresh and s\\uot as on the day she left her niaiilt'iiliood and entcied the sciiotisncss ot the lite she now leads. Mis. .McKlroy may li.ivo had Kre.it demands upon her duiiui ; the Inst lew weeks she presided nt the social events for her brother , President Arthur , but tlioy were aotliinR In comparison with what Mis. Cleveland has had. The latter lias been vexed to cull fiom the in , my drafts mndo upon her time , those which would iniiiu niostto her own comtoit and the advance ment ot her husband's ollicl.U und political situation. " 1 have been told , " said Mis. Cleveland. "that theie has been quite ns much doing in the society of our house nnd the cabinet nnd our friends ns thuie was In those ot oui pie- ducessors. If wo have been a credit to our selves Lain plcasi.-d. lor it has oeen my ambi tion to show that we nrc not bullish and tliat we want to do \ \ hat is propci. 1 never had better health in my life , and ieel quite. is jouiig ns the day I entered the \\hltc house. As lor Mi. Cleveland , 1 don't ' know , " sluug- giiii ; her Mhouldei ; ) , " \\li.it he thinks about ir. lie just woiks iltht ahead on his olticial business like a mechanic at his bench. lie was a good deal opposed to the social acts imposed upon him nt f'nst , but he seems to wade tlnniigh it now as though It w.is duty. and 1 sometimes think ho leully enjoys nnd would miss it if It weio nt an end. " The Indies who frequent Mrs. Cleveland's parlors and talk to her in a moie or less confi dential way say that the nitlessness which characterized her cutiy to the white hou.so hiis taken the form ot diplomatic cunning , and that it the president docs not receive a good deal ot sensible advice Iroin his wife about politics nnd matteis of state thev will bo ijie.itly disappointed. Thev say she is the best absorber ot public opinion ot any lady in the circle of the cabinet. She sees every thing , hears everything , and it she is like most women she reports toiler husband all that will be of ndvnntnuo to him. Un doubtedly Mrs. Cleveland is playing tin im portant pait in the events which me making up the tuture ot the president , and which will le.ul him to hiicct'ss or detent ne\t \ ear. She Is young and Inexperienced , but those. who know her best say she has good discern ment and is the most apt pumil in political economy and matters ot state they have ever seen. 3f Very rapid piojross has been made in the external Improvements about the capital during the past winter , and these are being pushed with a vigor commendable for gov ernment contractors. For ycais there has been n giu.it demand lor committee IOOIIH In both the house and senate. In some rooms tin eo or four committees meet , while others secure quarters outside of the caplto' The improvements which have been golhgon for two years , consist ol an above-ground base ment on the noith nnd west end of the sun- ate wings , aud the south and west ends of the capllol. It is about eighty leut wide , mid has ceilings piobably twelve feet high. As the capitol sits upon a hill the elevation for this basement amounted ton simple shaving oil' the hillside adjoining the main btiildlni : . The maleiial iistul en the outside Is of the. s.unu colored marhlo as the main building , while the p.utitions aie of blicic and have the sanio oinnmoiUatlon , tile llooring nnd wamscottlng tliat the lir.H llooi ut the capitol building ims. Almost a hun- died committee loomuio now fairly undui way of completion. They are covered with Illuminated nnd the " " tiling "looilug" rcsum- Klps ft mnni w > "k with no MiiiounUings Stber th in the nanun./ ' ' nt th cnpltol. When this first story 01 b.iSeniGni . - C'1 1 pluted there will bo gas nnd electric light posts stationed on top of it , nnd It will be the linest promenade nbout the main building. The receding hill on every hand , und cspe- clallv nbrupt on the west. Is to hu tei raced and improved with ninrblo steps and mng- ijilliciwt marble statues nnd ornaments. Jn the.taitiituteoine.il future , It needed , an additional sloiy can bo laid on top ot this basement. The loiindutlon was prepaied with this in view. It is estimated by those Wlio huvo been nbout the cnpl- tel much dminc the hist half century tlmt the capacity ot the capitol must be Increased nt least one-fourth eveiy tnenty-livo yeais , m ouler to meet the nut- nial growth ot congress nnd the accumulat ing documents. One. handled jeai.s hence this largo basement or oiai-story Mnictiuo just being finished for committee rooms will doubtless stand tour or live Modes In height nnd be one of the most magnificently mi- ihlied sections of this glgantio building. Tno woik is H.Ncuedlngly handsome und expensive and Is being done lor the benciit ot many generations to come as well as those existing. * "I am exceedingly sorry , " said an eastern senator , this morning , "that our good Knir of Nev.uln , will Itnmi us on the 4th of March. llo retires trom the senate and rnturns to his silver mines and luxuriant homo In the far west ; but Im will not bo lorjiotton by the col leagues ho leaOJ behind him , Senator Kali- Is the liberal mliuied man in the cupttol. Ho believes In liberality In everything and I do not blauiu him because ho can nilord It , and his very makeup leads him to have liberal Ideas asto vvhnt the xoverninent should do. lint that which Impresses his goodness mo t upon the senator Is his idea of enjoyment In the bonnto restituiant. Senator Fair Is the most sumptuous diner wo huvo nud lie 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 stullVd with chestnuts , broiled giouse , ouall and prnlilu chicken on toast , aud the other luscious things ho orders are enough to make a man's mouth water. lie never thinks of coat or trouble , and has a way of impressing his guests with the neces- siting of eating and drinking , which makes ono enjoy himselt. " It was only ilia other day that my attention was called to tno tact tlmt ox-Speaker lian- dall never dines In the restaurant of the house. Hu Ulvvays lurches in the committee on appropriations , of which He is chairman , About 1 o'clock each afternoon a sa- bln messenger fioni Mr. KundnU's house outers tint consultation room immediately ouposltu that of the .committee on appropria tions. He carries a little basket on his nun , such as sctiuel children tike their lunches Jn. The basket contains ome food prepared by the hands orMr. .Unndall , ami her brainy * aim stern nnd slroue husband -devours It with a rush. Speaker Carlisle always tal < c < his lunch between 1M : nnil 2 o'clock In n Ilttln room < low n next to that occupied by tlieolll- rlal rcpoitors. Ho orders its U carte nnd It Is the best the restaurant cm produce. The speaker likes ft hot cup ot rolfee , n lai&o brcf steak , nnd vegetables , hiHklUR such a meal ns n Inborlne man would eat at mid-day. No one Is permitted to sco the speaker under any circumstances while he is nt lunch , ns this Is the only time ho Is free fiom harass ment. , Mr. Mitchell of Connecticut , lias pained the reputation of being the mo.M. llbeinl diner In the honifi since Nicholas MuHrr of New York , lias by Illness incapacitated his gastric Ability. Up to the time Mr. .MidlernsiU , List winter , his entrance to ttiw rc liiinnnt was the signal for broad Millies from nil the waiters. He always had a crowd \vlthhlm , spread tlio most sumptuous repasts nt l " variably pala corkage for hls wines , nud It went riuht down Into the pockets of the waiter. Mr. Midler Is fond of tilpo and oys ters , nnd by the process suggested bv him In their preparation he has Induced many to consume Ilieso articles rt'gulaily. Whenever ho was seen to appioach the restniiiant there was n lluriy nmoniMlie waiters tosccurchltii. He always paid his bills tluoiiu'h the waiter , who letalned the chnticn when itwnsthe fraction of n dollar. Mr , Mitchell 1ms many of the traits of Mr. Mullen nud Is uovci so well pleiised ns when the crowd of guests about iilm Is Innrcst. Ills lunches me extensive , nnd Include wines , etc. Mr. Mitchell Is very wealthy , ami has his moans largely Invested In manufactories nud banks , lie Is one of tllO best Im'-Iness 1U ! , ' ! ' In all New IJngJalid , Is small of > jtrtlurc , nicdiiiinipn < ? mimiic-agcd , and Is one of the > pry few who ims lefused a coiitlnuanro hi public lite because he pie- toned to do better outside ol It. lilke Mr. Muller , hols very enod nature. Mr. Mnller Is hfty-ono years old. weighs U10 pound1 ! , and Is one ol those thoioughbicd Dutchman everybody Ilkns. ' * * * Senator Allison , 01 Iowa , who Is very Ire- qiientlv nndtnvoinbly mentioned nsthoie- publlcati presidential candidate' next > enr , has been leferred to by his colleagues of late ns one who has aged considerably during the past two or tluee ycais. The ob-ei \ ntion Ims been made through inlsanmchciislon. Senator Allison will bo lltty-elglit yeaisolit on the 1-Uh ot next mouth , nnd is piobnbly the hu&tprescivcd mall of iilsnge in nil i'on- uress. He is nbout live tcet ten in heiulit , weighs probably 105 pounds , wears nbeaid that Is lull , excepting on the lip which is shaven , and although It Is cloiely cropped there i hut little ol the white In It. Ills hair Is lightly sprinkled with silver , and Ids only dissipation is in smoking eiu'ais. He is tcmpciate in habits but does not make tempeiance a lioubv. so that ho Is popular with nil moderate-thinking people , ns well as the most stilct In creed. 'iiieie is no man In nil the senate who does more buslne-s than Mr. Allison , not except ing Mr. bliermnii , who is president pro tempore. Mi. Alllfon is clmiimaii of the committee on nppiopiiatlons , which Ims the gienlest amount ol loutinens well as gen- ernlvvoilc ol auv kind ot tlieeoiumlltecs. All of the woik ha * his pcisonnl supervision , and it would not be stninuc it the cnies which devolve upon him caused him to wiinkle his blow and look a little aged nt times. Of all the men in congress I am com pelled to vi it daily lor Information and olticial tavor none is found wlm maintains Ills good n.ituie so unlforndj ns Mr. Allison. He is never impatient 01 Impetuous , aud the members of his committee me nuver known to en. age him In winnelcs or disputes. One of the , n , in discnssins the puibability of Mr. Allison being the incMdent nominee said : "Although I am a dciiioci.it , 1 don't know anv nmn 1 would rather approach in the white house than Mi. Allison. He main tains n better equipoise than any man 1 evci saw In public lite. Ho nevei loses his head , no matter how exciting his woilcmnv ) ' 01 how KI cat his haste. He steadily maintains thatcomposiuc nud ability to think coolly under nil cliomnstanccs , and I nine jet to see him do an uncivil act. " * * * It has ficdiicntly ocen icmarked of Into that Senator MnlioiiL . thetnmous re-adjuster of Vuginia. 1ms : igedery greatly nnd be come attenuated during the , past two 3 e.iis. Senator Mahoiie Is bcuicely 111010 tlmn live feet and n halt in height , and ntbost but tilts the bean : at 10J , yet it is Mated that he lias como under that vvciu'lit since his labors In tbelastcampalgn in the ' 'Old Dominion.1 His hair , which is heavy , usually hxs thinned consideiubly on thu crown ot his bead nnd whitened a gteat deal , while his long , lull beard , has grown thicc-quarters giay. Few men betruo the public luivo had moro thrilling lives than this came littlesenaloi. . His whole connection during the war , when he so gallantly led the contcdetates tu con quest , nnd contributed so largely ot money and time and peril to the success of n cause he has since devoted himselt to eradicate. Is Intensely thrilling , His political campaigns have been tully ns exciting ns those he con ducting during the war. Although ho was defeated nt the polls In the Inst two fliihts ho led he is not yet conquered , and declaies ho will come to the fiom ngain and return to the senate. A lew yeais ago Senator Ma- hone wns prettv haish to those who came In contact with him , but his increasing ngc seems to have dealt with Ills temper quite ns telling with his personal appearance. He has 1:1 own mild-mannered , nnlveisally coin- teous nnd consequently is moie popular. The senator is quite as picturesque in druss as everbut there h .something nbout ills man ner which Is moro striking to those- who see him daily , nnd those who have watched him closely torn series of years. He I" a verita ble skeleton. His eyes have become more deep-seated , his character is shown in oeiy lineament of his tnce , nnd lie seems to have lost s'ght ' of li'mself ' anil become engrossed In public'allaiiH. No one on the llnoi of the senate takes n mont deep Intel est in the work , ana none understand moio thoioughly the measures pending and passed tlian/ie. / Sen ator Mnhoiie will iotlr > ) tiotii the senate in a tew days , nnd John W. Daniel , now n mem- bjr of the house , will tnke his seat , ( lenen.l Mai one has n capacious and handsome Iminu in 1'ctersburg , Vn. , which is as hospitable mitlor his ! emu ns any in tne'0ld Dominion. " It has been stated that he would live m this city alter he retired liom public lilt and con duct his railroad nnd ion ! estate interests , but I am told that lie will live the gieater nnit of the time nt his old home in Peteis- burg , nnd ttiat ho will augment lather than relinquish his hold upon polities. He In gteatly eucouiagcd over the outlook in Ills state by the changes in Ills Invor nt the pnlls list/ * " and beliuvos that lid will Im able to sucemTlils couWlL0lor Itlddluboigei. ( it-iieral Maliono la bliainu * . : : ? ' " ' senate committee on public buildings .iinf groiimi , and by his liberality , intelJIuencoof action anil dlfi 'once has ho greatly Increased his friendships In the .senate during Iho past two ye.irs tlmt the republicans on the Moor will assist him In his efforts to be leturncd. * * vt "I object. " were the words , tuintly ntteicd In the house the other duy during an upioar mowing out of demands for the considera tion of bills. "Who objects ? " oxclnlmed nn old member , turnini ! himself neivousl > niton t nnd looking over the entire lloor , as If to challenge the olio who had spoken. " 1 object , " lepeatod thn volce.and Instantly a little member from n nilddlo state district nro o to his full height and looked hard over toward the one who had demanded the somcoof the Impediment , Scarcely n day passes In the house of repre sentatives when this scene Is not repeated , nud on some days It Is presented1 twenty times. The member who objected was quickly approached by the one who wanted consideration ol the nicasuro.auit warm asked If ho know what was to bo taken up nnd what ha hail objected to ho replied In the negative. Then ho was informed tlmt It was one of his own bills , nnd that Im was moie Interested In Its success than any member on the iloor , As quick as ho could ho sprang to his feet , But it was too late. Another mem ber had obtained the tlnor , another measure was being considered , and the bill which hail been objected to by its author went over , never to be taken up. There aio foity members In tha house who have no distinguishing trnlts of character nnd no Inllunncu except In the exercise ot their little " 1 object. " Tlmy have very llttlo ability to doaiiything , and those who look upon them dally and study them wonder why they w ere- ever sent hero. They have no means ot Impressing on anyone the tact that they have a voice on the floor of the house and in cominittto except In Impeding woik. It Is not one time In ten tlmt thtso members object intelligently to the consideration of measuies , nnd there Is so much disgust ut the o.xoiclseof this In thu one-mnii power reck less manner in which it is EO frequently HX- urclscd that the next house , if It ictains the sentiment ot tlio puisent one , will undoubt edly so amend the rules as to requite at least two objections tu defeat consideration of any thing nt any time. This will undoubtedly put a stop to foolhurdiuess , AS It is a lomarJc- ublo coincidence whuu two qf these hobbles and do-nothings n ree to exercise this lunc- lion. It Is a fact which has elicited many com ments' of late that the Indiscriminate otijec- i ' I UPTON & COMPANY GENERAL DEALERS IN AT I I I U I I JL J ± i We are Neither Autocrats , Kings or Princes but Plain American Citizens who be lieve in Omaha's Great Future. Therefore we conscientiously recommend OMAHA REALTY for Bus iness and Residence property and NEBRASKA REAL ESTATE for farms. When we append otir names , endorsing a piece of property , those who are acquainted with us , know there is merit in what we say. We believe in the future and are jealous of our reputation , We on market in a few days , the finest residence sites in Omaha Jtisl "beyond Iho two mile bcllt from the postoflice. TJIKKK is NOT A NHMCIL : AGAINST THIS PKOIMCIITY. A WARRANTY DEED AND ABSTRACT willbe furnished with each lot sold. The par- tics that o\vn tliis and adjoining lands represent FIFTY MILLION DOLLARS and n Throuh this Tract Thi.s Beautiful Addition is tlie key to Omaha and South Omaha. The BELT LINE runs alonjIho ; entire west side and the southeast part nearly corners on the crossingof the Bur lington nnd Union Pacific railways at the summit , where there is Depot in Course of Construction. A thorough examination of this property will convince all that there are the GREATEST BARGAINS ON EARTH in it , at prices we shall put on these lots. 3509 Farnam St. , Omaha , Neo. Telephone 73. Corner 26th and N. Sts. , South Omaha , Neb. tlonstomciltoiioiis nmc'smes li.ivo putticlioco upon the oi initiator of tliu u c ol I Ills power. 1 nie.in Mr. Uolmrui of Indiana. He has not obji'ctcil half so much In this conniess as he < liil In previous onus. l''or a liilo he thought it was retaliation , nnd dhectud toward linn , but when he studied the character ot men w lie were tollowlim his e.vunple and looked Into the ' eiiso ol their proceeding lie ta\v the injustice ot it , and lull it so keenly tliat lie le olved to he more moderate. Now he is silenced , liUu n spiked iun , * 'N : There is a cat doctor who inns a drujj store in Miutlmest Washington \\lio , it is .snlil , is dome the most tliilvliK nactico or anv alleviator of the ills of tlio loline and canine tares ot any man in his prolc-sslon in the whole country. This physician lias the highest class ot cailcis ot any piofesiional man in the Hly , as only the most arlslocintic can allord to have an ex pert wait upon tlioli pets. At times as many ns tluee or tour caniaircs , owned uv the most refined and wealthy people at the national capital aie diavwi up iiHront ot the diua stoio and oflico. nnd his business iso laijio that ciiitomcis with their patients have to wait their dun , liKe men In haiber shops. It Is seldom that : i man enteis the dim ; store or oflico tor the purpose of U't'civim ; n pro fessional call liom the douloi. They aio almost inv.iihhlj women. JVopIo who liequont this place tliromh cu riosity , lepoit some veiy luilicroua bcenes. For instance the fcm.iloliemlot one of the Jeadlnt : households ot this city called upon the doctor the other duj to yet a prescription lor a cat winch had eaten a box of pills , and was in the tluocs ol death. It took tlio viomiin half an hour to descilbo the condi tion of the patient , ami inquired n personal call I rein the doctor. Mm showed the cicatest dlslicss and ncMousou'itenumt , and elicited not a little sympathy fiom those who saw nnd Heard her. It If donbtliilhetlieithti woman \\onld have been moio troubled had her husband been on tils iljinc couch. Another woman was ( rieatlv eniD.irraised in dcsctlbuii ; the pains him louml her nets In , and in asking for something to make them want to stay indoors. The doctor was philosophi/.tiii : yesterday to homo gentlemen on the uncial alls of cats nnd dOL's , dnrlnc wliioli Im stated tlmt moio tioublo c.iinu trom u lack of tm-.li nlr and cxerciso than anvthinc else , llo es pecially deprecated tlui tact that tlie-'O house hold pets , were giunleil so eln-iuly in the house nmi V.ro not " " "Wed to romp around llko'children' r , , . „ . „ ! „ " 1 could " said lie "fatminv . name , , i > . . . . city \\iio guard as closely their pot cuts aud dogs ns they do their chlldion. Imt'o num bers of them hnvo cilbs and ciadlesand lomifjes made for their pets , nnd cushioned In thu most comfortable manner possible. At one placn 1 visited lecentlv I tnuiid a line old Maltese ri-cllnitu on a pillow ot ilown. When I nsked for It tor the pin- posu of mnlciniran examination the ladv of the iiousu lilted It ascaratully as If It liad been a tiny babe. She hail delicate spoons nnd foiceps and n douche , to Inject medlolmi In tliejmor tlilnir's eais. There was a i > wal > of silk and cotton to cleanse Its tin oat , ns it had bad something llko diptliena and uhen I spoke of n govern medicine-as the only hope tor recovery sbu throw up her hands In that same honor mothers do when extreme meas ures are to bo icsortcd to to save their In- lants. " PKKIIVS. I CUNNUDI.\IjITUJ.S. Modern marrlaco notice ; "No cards , no cake , no lloweis , no thanks , no regrets , no- body's business. " All tha young ladles are wondeilne why Mr , Stanley doesn't marry. He would bo a good deal away Irom home , to bo sine , but then lie's so men , Eleanor H. Calhoun , the actress , ha ? ar rived In .Now York on niotesslonal business , Sim announces her engagement toyowi * .Mr. Hearst ot San Krancl co , bi.t sa > uthu mar- rlairo will not take place for homo time , Mary Anilenon says &ho will not. marrv until hho leaves tliu btajjo , anililio won't leave thu stayo until old a 'u compt'Is her to. 1 ho chances of her hecomlnc bomcbody'b crniidmotlier are not psiticulnrly hon"ful , The reduction of the marr aijo Ili-enso reo in Maryland to SI bronchi nbout aieiniuit- able inarrlaKQ nt Snow Jllll tlio other day , The bride and Broom-elect had boon llvlnii toiicther for ( ncnty-sovun year.s , and were the parents ot bmonteen children. The Kiooin claimed to havu been honest in his In tentions to Wt married when he was able , but never felt so until a few days auo , when told that the marriage license fee had been i educed , Martin Turner , aired lifty and a widower ewer , who , until 'lliursihy last , oiHim Lowell , 1ml. , his Jiomu , hut now id a u'Mdent ot South I'hltMco , isciedlted with the quii-k- est courtship on leeoid In tlmt town. On Friday morning upon leaving 1' ' house In iiiftand was Introduced to a ilrs. Vaudor- vort , aged foity , a widow. They were mu tually smitten , nnd In the afteinoon Mr. Turner called , offered himself and \vas ac cepted , and on Satuiday afternoon thev weio married. The fact was not generally known until to-day. MUSICAti AND DRAMATIC. Atditl can cet nearer the stage than any ot the bald-he.uls , The sale of the New Yorl : Academy of Music , recalls many grand old amusement memories. The nubile seem to be still attached to llaverly , and unfortunately so are some ot Ills cieditors. llaverly never was n perfminer , still ho succeeded as a manager. Stiango tliat no good actors ever were able to run the "b/ ! " end of a company. Bdlv Emerson made the bluest hit of his life when ho got mauled. A cool S500.000 is no joke oven to a , mlnstiel. K.iy Templeton , who has inado so many western men ilatt. is gaining an unenviable reputation in Knglnud. Jean Clnia. Walters , once the leading lady In Om.ihnat the academy of music , is now perfoiming In San Fianclsco. Emerson is a Washington boy , nnd undo his ili-ttt Miccess as n song and dnncn artist ou the boards of tlio "Old Canterbury. " Mag.Io Mitchell had her lirst tobogenn slide at St. Paul tlie other day , and was pie- buuted with a llor.il toboggan tour feet long , Verdi 1ms received 510,000 from "Otello. " with any amount of royalties to come . In the language of the minstrel burlesque , "Dars-de-money. " Maud Hanks , daughter of General N. 1 * . Ilniili , since Miu took to turn-stunning In l'enuM'ivaiilalsrecoiil/oiI as n tegular mum- bei ol the iiiotessioii. The laigest theater in the world Is the now opeia house in I'uiK Jt covers neaily tlueo ucios of ground ; its cubic mass Is 47,0H ! ; ) feet ; it cost about ono iiundied million 11 ancs. If tlio ladies would only remember how considerate the anti-high hat lolks are , thev would inner mmmer. It does not eost half its iiiueli to lix the hair as to buy an opeia bonnet. Mis. Kemliil appeared on the bonds at such nn eaily period in her life that Mm might almost Im said to have learned to walk on tliohlft'-'o , Tradition has not niesuived "mil.iln of hnr debut , * \Vlie'n * 51r ? r iiiJ' * ' 1 "l > u'0 ' her debut she was so vt'iy liitnntiToTiiTiel1 : ' ] * . . . . ' , " ' ' . ' I'1"1 ' thu public rutuscd to takn hei seiloiisly at Hist , but were astounded at her piccoi'lty be- tore the wojl ? was over. Last yiar tliu vlsitsof 1,700 Huzllsh clergymen - men to tlio Lvcuiun theater weiuiecoided. Tlieyveii ) ot all denominations. Tlioso from other countiina and fiose who went In- eognlto would enslly raise the number to Inwrcnco ISnirett has In his employ n Iclntr , n duke , a i Hi nee niul a monk , ns follows ; Kianlc K'nir. sta ( i carpenter ; Cc'iiiroV. \ . Diilti ) , his assistant ; Mme , 1'rliice , rfHtiimer , and -Miss Minnie Monk , an nctiess In his company. \\ldclvglued Mmo. ( 'elstinuer. ho at fifty looks like u unman ol tnlity , nml who nupi'ais on successive nkhts m heivy IrA- ; ed ) , bioul taicoand light opeia. will letuin to this country In April , and will pliiy nt the Thalia , > 'ew VorK' Uosn Coghlan fi Irish jig in "Maskn anil Pnce.t" astonished ( lie ( iothamltes , ' 1 lie -Mall anil K\pre.sileclnr < M It "is onu i > f tliu most dellghtliil and \\liolesonio things on do sta.'o. It is a toil lilsli jig. 'hurioo and all. nnd fur grace , vivacity , tenuliid nniiiml ttpiiits and thu art ot looting fealty it N un rivaled nnd probibly inimitable in thu Now York theatie- . " At u meeting of the London Aiithiopoiiul- c.il institute leeentiy. unions some int-rc" ' Ing papiTi on tlm < ib' i.'lno4 of Aiiitiali.i were "Null's on bong and hiiiig-Mal.er- Somu Aiistiali.in Tilbes , " by M. . A. M , Jlowilt. Hiul " 'lliu Musieiif tlio AiittiMlian Tribes , " by 1) , . ( i.Y. \ . Torranen. i hu na tive music seeuio to IKS civniMitt'd e'lli-lly ' i/f war-songs , ritual elianls and lullabieb with ballads by tlm tiibil hiniii. U'asldnKton Clitic : A curious mii-dnl in- striimentat the A/leefan is imulo ut wood and brass , and resembles n rjaiioniit in bourn respects. It was ii ed in Hie old church at SanllaL'o , thu lirit Calholic In'is.ot ' worship eiectedhv thebDani'.li in > ! ieo alter the eoniiueat. In 15VJ. Jts iioeiilm : lu .turo Is tliat two pciboiib uro needol In Mivw f.tllv Pluy , it. The liom can be emi'v ' contiolUul II one'can leach Ixilh niuulli pucu .mil tingcr- hole-i at thu same time , but them li'S t'Ubp - cret which wns Inirleil ( th ltruUi and Sumetliing not down on the bills oi recent ! ) at a wrtuinirneoof U'ilj ' 'Aiidle- ) > S H't''ln ItieJunoud , Va. Louise \\howasLady And ley , was kicked by an actor named Field as Mi o was in the act of jamming him into the well In thu murder- scene , lie had alriMily given offence by at taching the box-olllco leceipts. Miis J'omeroy followed up the stngo minder by taking the handle Irom the well and .slapping him over tlie. Iread so that he fell n pory heap to the bottom about two leet down and began suit foi damages next moinlng. She is cei- tainly a chip ot the old "Hrlck. " ItlOiilGlOUS. There are 1.0T1 "Voung M en's Christian as sociations In the United btates. Tlio Church of Knglanil has nine mission stations along the Panama canal. A golden throne , presented by the pcoplo ol Naples , has been scut to liomo as a jubilee gift by the pope. Lady Dullerln Is now pajlng the expenses of several persons studying in America tor mission woik In India. One-fifth of the whole population of Kn- gland and Wales aie in Sunilav schools.thcro being COO.OOO teachers bud 500.XO ( scholars. Archbishop Elder has lefused his endorse incut to the theatilcal comuany which pro poses to raSc money to pay the Cincinnati Catholic debt. At a recent Sunday morning-service in Ur. Talmage's iJrooXljn tabernacle. S43 new members were received , nuking the present inember.-liip ou'rS,7V ( > . MoMein , Iowa , on tne ( Jalv.v charge , has but one family who uro church memlM.'rs , anil > et projects a S'-.OOO chua-li bulldlnj , ' , irTW or which ha > alreadi been M-cun-d. 1'he Kov. Dr. 15. 11 Wiirlield. of the Alle gheny seminar ) , has been elected a * Dr. Hodge's sin-censor In the chair of diil.u-Ucs and iiolemlc theolog > at 1'iinei'ton. Them Imi jut t been eompleled In C'lios tor cntlieilr.il a M'llos ot woiks yi martile mosaic \\liiehe\eeeilln Impoilancu ot aim and extent - tent ol aiea any similar woik ot modem times. A tank-ofterlng of a penny fiom every Sunday school hchohn foi the benefit of K.inny Cinsby , tlio well-known hymn writer , author ol "hafo In the Anus of Jesus" etc. , IKI- , been suggested. An oiler ol iiu.OJO has been made to the New Voik Methodist Hospital Hind , provided an additional &r < 0,000 be laKed within ninety elms. Mr. ( ieoige 1' . Mains hays that If the church will iret him sOCH he will undertake ) the other tlTi.uoo. Aecoiding to tlm Itoman Catholic Diiec- tory. rceenlly published , them am I in jiiiests in the diocese ol New Voile , illii in Hoston , ' " " In lialllmoie. 2 in Chlea o , U70 In I'lill- ' * Uul8y7 " M"w l"0 aTl'elphln. : 2 " - - ' " ! . S , . and am in Cincinnati. , Mgr. Mailnelll. blsliop of 1'crnCTO , li. flai'Ustan ot Leo XIII , , died a lew dayH an ) . He was a member ot the Older of St. Augus tine , conlcbsui ( if 1'lus IX , and was Hie pie- lute who fidministeied the last baciamunt to that pontill beloiu death , Tliu wife ni an English cleruymaii has es tablished In London a place foi tlm distribu tion nt clothing , which she ilPiioinlnaleH'Tlio Clothleiles. " Uiirlng Iho last year no IOHH than IIO.WW garments have been icceheii and ilhuUnited amont , ' thu woilhy jmor. Among the inembeibol tlm next coiiL'ross will bu two elergvmi-n. the J'ov. K. K. Me- Klnnoy , paslot of the I'liheihaiUt chinch In Manelii'Hiw. N. H , and the ! uv. MironW. Heed , pastor of a C'ongii'gatloual chuich In Ueiuer , lormeily ot IndiumipoIlK , 1ml , Thu now Koman Cathol chlbhop ot J'rovi- Ideiue , it. 1. . thn liej Malthuw HarKInu , was burn in Hoston and educated In ( ho schools ol that city , and like two of his pro- iorh in thu bee. of I'rovhlcneo , ho has pastor ot St. James chinch , Itoslon , the last 10J > eus ; moie than 10) mosioiiui ) societies havu been loimudtintl U.U/J inhi unifies arc at woik inthonehl , while ! ) , ( WJOOJ coin cits havu been gatheied in , The woik ac < ; omplMpd iiitht not bo es timated , however , by thu number ot eon- vmt. ; It h.n been largely ot u | uj uratury kind. A table ol statK'ics piibllshrd In Catlioili ! Miabluiih nliow > that then ) aru In ihu various pnnintisot Ciiin.i4siwt ; ; Catholic Clirihi- tuiis. Jil Kuiopu.ui mibbiomiiiej , 'M nathu piK'st-/-I i'.lel.uielieb alnl clidpiln , o | whlcli tJ77 au < in .N'.inllirJV.i eidle ns und telii.ols , witlrr'r.i sdiolaih. and : ; 'i heinlii.tiicd , and Onixit thitstiungmt n | religious jierls Is tlmt which ealU it elf tin ) New and Latter House nf Jsiael. It hcudijiunK'U is In CJint- liam , J'iU'liid : | , in wlieh town its ilcvuli en me bulliting an imineiibu ti'iuiilu vvlikb will rust ei'AOWJ. Thuy beliovu tluit they will not ( lie. ami that they am Ilio icjiinant < > l Uuo ibini'llii' ! . who will reign vvitli ci.r.bt Im a thoiHaiid yeaw. Theli louiutei wns n man imm'U .livilcl , wio | Is now deu > l. His denlh was a greu sliocjc to tlm believer * , but hli wifitcl.ilmod that it wa nil ncciilcnt , and ilc- clartU jieraclt to bo hia