. : ' - ' THE OMAHA DAILY BEE ; SUNDAY. MARCH 20. 1887.-TWELVE PAGES. 11 i DOES THIS CATCH YOUR EYE1 fe M 1 "Wo have an idea it docs , and it is to make you aware of the fact that Omaha Heights ! ' . . cS WILL BE PL&QED.OJ * SALE MONDAY , MARCH 14th , And no time should be lost by parties seeking a safe investment. A few words as to the lo cation and merits of Omaha Heights. It is directly west of Ft. Omaha and adjoining Central Park on the north , is beautiful , high rolling ground and affords an elegant view of the city from all points. The new Northwestern R. R. line runs through the tract and a depot will be established on the ground , thus giving it the advantage over any addition ever offered to the public of Omaha. Prices very low and very easy terms. For full particulars - * ticulars call on . CLABKSON & BEATTY , Office open nights. 219 South 14th Street. HONEV FOll THE liADIES. A row of small turquoise is sometimes set along the center of queen chains. Bonnets of white , pale pink , mauve and white plush nib worn In the evening at thea- tics and the opera. Leg-of-mutton sleeves and alcoves with the Maiguerltn putt at the elbow are seen on dressy in-door frocks. Crape and crape llsso fans , bordeied with Ince and spanirlud with silver and gold , are very pietty and effective. Drooches representing an oyster Bhollupon which rests a tiny rrab In red cnatnol , are bl/arro 1 ancles of the hour. The cha'O1 sleeve-button , with round plain Komaii center , Bet with a diamond star , Is one of the prevailing styles. A realistic hair pin Is a pea pod of frosted gold halt open , displaying nine pearl peas. An enameled snail nips ono of the peas. Cloak pelisses , with short-walsted bodies nnd lull , rather long skirts , are the coircct wraps for small boys as well as little girls. In the long catalogue of flower brooches the ulainond-set carnation pink , In chased lioiimn finish , occupies a prominent place. Baby's toilet basket Is now mounted on a rattan or willow stand , lined with cnma silk DIM profusely decorated with tinted ribbons. In using plaid and plain materials In com bination , the back of the bodice is made of the plain material and the fronts are of the plaid. _ - The Wazner cap of knitted wool or Jersey cloth , enriched w 1th a band and top tassel of Astrakhan , is worn by little girls as well as small boys. A novel brooch has a perfect Imitation of nn oyster-shell In plain Itoman linish , and bearing in Its center a small bunch of bright enameled ( lowers. The nowst cloaks tor littio girls have waists reachlnc only to the armpits , more llko a deep yoke than a waist , and skirts falling to the ankles. A llttlu bourjuot of apple blossoms , violets or other Mowers , In chased Roman linish and ( laving the pistils tipped with dUmonds , makes an exquisite pin. In sllvcrplated ware the oxldlrcd old-silver Btyle. which is extremely pleasing In effect and which will not tarnish , seems likely to prevail during the coming season. Whipcord corduroy , produced In white diab nnd fawn , seems as a material for waist coats to experience greater approbation than that which Is made of wool and endowed with a moss-like appearance. Ilandsomo collarettes of braided wire In open scroll-\vork aio among the latest novel ties that have stnick the belles' fanev. Kar- tings In the snmo style , with diamond cen ters and lescmbling lloweis in general con tour , are also made. A capote of a light shade now generally called "vlcux rose , " has double strlnus of nairow falllo ribbon , and a cncardo of the game to back up the bunch of white lilac , but no crest of lace , the edge ot the brim being ruched with crepe lisse Instead ot laco. One of the prettiest onyx ear-rings made to-day consists of n faceted ball , over the ex posed side ot which three uauow leaves of gold set with pearl aie applied , and \\hlch appear to droop , while the tourth leaf ot the llguro extends upward to fomi the face of the top of the car-ring. A recently produced novelty for ulsters and short coats Is shown in a healthcr mixture - turo of color and a honeycomb pattern. The Scotch manufactuierssendlt forth In light nnd dark color , and it Is reputed to wear well , bo easily moulded to the figure , ana less heavy than the uioro closely woven labrlcs. A capote of coarse beige straw has a coronet net brim made of narrow , black jot passe- incnteilo and broad , black falllo strings car ried up the back. Two largo chrysanthe mums , shaded from cream to terra cotta , are odgowlso to the front , with bows of block ribbon and some fern fronds be tween. A block tulle bonnet , richly trimmed with jet nnd ruched with black lace In front , has a narrow diadem of deep yellow cowslips placed between the trillings , and a crest of black lace behind with two putlballs of black feathers and some loops of ribbon. The broader kind of falllo with a plcot edge is used for this as well as for the strings. A rather coarse , fancy beige and white straw bonnet Is slmplv trimmed with a num ber of loops of twilled satin ribbon of that ex quisite pink-gray shade known as gorge do pigeon. The loops form a kind of pouf in rront. In the center of which Is inserted a pin composed of several loops of steel. The strings are. of the same ribbon carried across the back of the bonnot. The high princess collar , named after the princess of Wales , is a fashionable linish to the bodices ot dinner-conns. The corsage lias a triangular opening , vv 1th a point at the throat , and above this the broad collar meets , whlen is made of velvet and lace , with the lace in a high frill or turned over Its entiio width ail nrouna the neck. A jeweled pin or dainty spray of tlowers resto on the side of the collar. Silk undervest in delicate tints , for ladles , liavo three insertions of silk Smyrna lace down the front , and the neck and arm-holes nro tlnlstied with narrow lace edging. Others nave a V-shaped piece contrasting color , "out " of the sanw weave as the rest ot the gar ment , set In front : red in lavender , pale blue or cream is very effective. They are unusu ally low In the neck ; but there are a few with the neck In square shape. New and beautiful French tea gownsmade of black or deep violet velvet , are Imported with brocaded borders of line cold leaves. Ono handsome gown of black velvet Is lined throughput vvltfi canary-yellow satin , and trlramrd wth bauds of black marabout sprinkled with flecks of gold. A ten-robe of violet velvet is lined with bands of lilac nnd p nk-shot satin , and trimmed with bands of lilac plinh leaves and lloweis , heavily over laid with opal and hcllotiopo beadlnir. An KnglNi fashion In red coats , otherwise called pink coats. Is revived , and nay red jackets for afternoon drives and long French redlngotes nnd surtouts of a darker shade of red for walking are in gieat favor tor jounc Indies , ' 1 ho short eoats nro trimmed with wide bands of black allk astrakhan or black fox In narrow binding * , with black soutache fmbroldeiy beyond. The long coats aie va riously boniwrwl with black bearskln.datural peaver , Alaska sable or plucked otter. It has been a complaint that tashlons were fcdnpted only to queenly tiiures , but the spring styles are taiceu from a period when a kinall woman was the leader , fahu hired the rlUtsora kingdom to design patterns , and combined colors to suit her petite 111ure and blonde. Infant type of benutv. The high roloof Imlruowwornby fashionable ladies was Madam * Pompadour * ! fashion , intro duced lo render her suture more command- tug. tug.Chevron Chevron stripes , zigzag on a self colored ground , aie snown In all shades of natural color and slver shaiios. They will be made into solid rostumof for u etul drossna. There > re also some Uno Lalr-utrlpou plaited over with silk , which mnv bo used In combination witli a plain hair-stiipc , or lo glvo a touch of freshness to dresses made last season of the hair-lines then worn , riiere are line black and white , brovtn nnd white and other com binations of color in line checks or strined with bands formed of rectangular blocks. A pure white chuddah cloth is used in com bination with an inch stiipo of black and gray velvet , brocaded In chlno effect on a white wool ground. The exquisitely silken- llko duddah cloths , wliicn arc imported in all the dark shades , nnd the delicate drab tints and rav Ish greens of the season , are shown with bands In cut nnd uncut brocade down the center. .This band is Imported tor sldo panels , while the remainder of the dress will bo of plain wool , finished with regulation high collar and cuff of velvet. .T.affeta cloth , a soft , sllken-likn woolen of oven , taffeta weave and "leather weight , " Is among cloths which are striped with velvet in the same tones of color or In mingling ot several colors. A line ecru taffeta cloth Is cross- barred in largo pattern with brocaded silk bands , which are caught down at the sections with large nail heads ot velvet. Other woolens nro cross-barred with bands thickly sot with velvet nail-heads , while still others are plaited with dark velvet and Illuminated at the sections with sunken points In white silk. Stylish young ladlc.i wear short-killed Scotch skirts ot gray camel's hair , Tarltan plaid , of dark blue imperial serge to their nome dresses chlclly because it Is the fashIon - Ion but'also to show their pretty littio low Charles IX shoes of bronze kid. These slip pers are exceedingly graceful upon the foot , and fastened by a strao of bronze velvet , which crosses the instep nnd is held up by a tiny buckle set with liubbish pebbles. A pair of handsome golden brown silk hose worn with these dainty chaussures sets them off with admirable advantage. White voilln : ' , albatross or mull dresses for young girls nro made with a Gretchen irul- inon of embindoiy or lace , with full sklit plain or laid in bauds ot moire or velvet to simulate stripes. In the back Is tied the new sash ribbon , exceedingly wldo and formed of heavy corded silk , with an eight-inch band of moire down the center. Some of thc- sash ribbons are tullv half a yard In width. A high pointed waist laced behind is olten used for surah dresses with a Fedora vest of fancy lace draped down the fiont of the cor- iupo with wide sash-bow and ends tinning under the point behind. There are many pompadour patterns In the velvet figured woolens which will bo chosen for "dressy" costumes whoio a display of color is not out of tasto. Soft , primrose- tinted woolens aie cross-barrod with chau- dron velvet anil striped with wide bands composed ot the tiniest rose-buna. Other wools are brocaded witli bands of silk in flower nnd leaf. Them are other woolens ligured with rectangular blocks of velvet and striped with bands composed of polka dots of velvet , graduated in si70 , and In the medley of bright colors nnd chlno effect. These gay pompadour woolens will bo made into water- ing-placo costumes in combinations with heavv laces and embroideries. Velvet Is still In gieat vogue , and It makes nn unquestionably rich and becoming addi tion to the toilet , even if its use is limited to simple velvet collar and cuffs. This bit of adorning greatlv Improves an oidinary wool en dress , while in more expensive gowns vel vet panels and vest are very effective addi tions , bilk and moire are also used It the same manner , but it is well to say , that what Is known as "trimming" silk Is a very poor investment , nnd unless the very best quality of silk Is chosen n dress is better made up with sett-trimmings alono. "Trimming" silk Is certain to wear shiny or to frav out long before the rnst of the dress Is at nil passe , making the gown shinny before Its time. Shoulder scarfs , shaped with long ends In front to protect the chest , are made of netted wool or silk chonllle for evening wear. They aie tin Ish oil with bewitching littio monk hoods , which can bo drawn over the head when riding to ball or dpera without danger of disarranging the coiffure. The hoods are lined with pale tinted or white surah'and the ecart ends aie completed by a * deep double bordering of fringe. Forjoung ladles they are made of cream color , lined with pale blue , white , with tea-rose hood lining , mauve , with white lace hood , pink with garnet , nnd for matrons are scarfs of black , with lace hood linluc , with scarlet satin laid beneath the lace plaits. . EDUCATIONAL. . The fiftieth anniversary of the founding of Michigan university occurs this spring. The university of Pennsylvania has re ceived a gltt of 310,000 toward the erection of Its now library. One hundred and seventeen students have withdrawn from linger Williams college at Mashvllie , Tonn. , on account of troubles with the faculty. Fourteen Sioux children completed tholr course of stiulv at the manml labor Institute \VabashIndian terutory , to take charge of schools or fauns. Tony Barrels , son of the late president of Guatemala , Is n student at West Point , and young Zarala , son of the man who over throw and caused the death of President Barrels , is also at West Point and his class mate. Columbia college will celebrate on the 13th of April next the 100th anniversary of Its in corporation under Its present title , though it was orlclnnlly established under loyal char ter In 1704 as King's college. Durln * 18brt there were 3.5S matriculated students at Edinburgh University , belntr the largest number ever known there. Of these 015 weio in the faculty of medicine , 1,123 In the faculty of arts , 400 in the faculty of law , and 103 were In tun faculty of divinity. The'International jury appointed bv the king of the Belgians to award his majesty's prize of W.OOOf. ( 1.000) ) for the bust work on the means of popualarizlne the study and developing - voloping the teaching of ceorrapny lias awarded it to the Memolro No. 7 , ot which the author la Prof. Anton Staubers , of the lloynl Gymnasium ot Atusburg. Princeton college has arranged two post graduate , non-resident courses of study. Uno is for proncloncy In philosophy , and upon the compliance ot the terms of which the stu dent will receive thn degree of doctor of phil osophy ( Ph. 1) . ) . The other is fora more extended course In theology , and which when completed will bo icwaided with the degree of bachulor of divinity ( U. 1) . ) . The seml-eolebratlon of Mount Holyoka seminary Is to occur June 'JJ and 2.5 next. In- vltallon to bo present Is iiNtemk-d to all for mer tmplU. An appeal has been tmido to the alumni for an endowment ot the princi pal's chair , to bo called "Tho .Maiy Lvon yi d. " to the amount of S'W.OUO , not quite S10.UUO of which has been received ! Sir John Uibbpck , In nn address last > car boforti the WorKingmen's college of London , KiiKlaml , $ ave n list of wlmthu deemed to be the best hundred books. Jl said In Klvlng his list that "if a few good guide * would draw up similar lists It would be most use ful : ' and that ho had "often brcn astonlsht-d i2te-h0 . of what llul.e.5rt they read. I1.1" ! devoted to the UIJMGIOUS. There are In the city of Montreal thirteen Anglican churches. Lady DufTerln Is paylnc the expenses of several persons studying in America for mis sion woik In India. The venerable Archdeacon Oroom has re- slimed the arclulc.iconry of Suilolk , which ho has held since IbG'J. In the tenitoiyof Wyoming there are onlv two Baptist churches , ono in Laratnle and the other at Cheyenne. Hov. Sam Jones will hold a six weeks' series of evatmeJlstlc meetincs in the cities of Minneapolis and St. I'aul , beginning his labors thuie about the middle of April. The Chinese testament.revlscd by the Rev. Gritllth John , has Just been published , and thn demand torp.uts of this veislon aver- aces iieaily ono thousand copies per day. An Elders' association has been formed by the Presbyterians of Now York for the pur pose of aiding aired and Infirm minlstcis and the widows and oiphaiis ot deceased Piesby- terlun clergymen. In the absence of Bishop Littlejohn , Rlijht Rev. Henry A. Neoloy , bishop of Maine , will fill the appointments between this and hastcr , nt which time Bishop Littlejohn is expected to return. Methodism Ukcs kindly toSvvedisli soil. Twenty-one years ajo the Swedish chureh was in Its Infancy. Now there aio 5'J preach ers , 75 churches , 10.40U members and U.o'JS members In that kingdom. The Rev. Dr. Robert R. Meredith , of tlio Union Congregational church , of Boston , will succeed Dr. Pentecost as pastor of the lomnklns Avenue Congregational church , Brooklyn , at the same salary , 57,000. There Is a movement on foot in the Protes tant Episcopal chinch to make prov Islons tor the widows and orphans ol the clergy , simi lar to the tax of the bishop , the tpx to bo In vested as a fund lor the widows and orphans. Mi. Whlttaker is about to b gn ! the publi cation ot a do/uu manuals ot thcoloay , to bo wilttcn by dlllerent hands mid edited by the Rev.V. \ . Robertson Nlcoll , editor of the Ex positor. Tlio series will bo called "Tho Theological Educatoi. " A hill now or lately before the ( Jerman iciehstath made provision for the exemption of theological students tiom mllitaiy service. However well pleasing such a ptovfainn may have been to the jouna divines , it does uot appear to have been acceptable to all. Saehei-Masoch , the Slavonic novelist , has recently given an interesting lecture to a Paris audience on the Jewish sects In Uallcla , in tl.o course of which he describes the Kaia- lies , who acknowledged only the first book of Moses as tholr icllgious guide. Ivvo hundred and fifty thousand dollars 1ms been subscribed foi the now missionary school to be opened in Chicago bv Moody and Han- key. John B. Farwell gives SIOO.OIO , Mis. ( ieorgo McCormlck Is down for 550,000 , and the lemaming SIOu.OOO Is subscribed in sums ot Sl.OOO and less. - "Dr. S. J. von Dolllncer and Dr. Rousch are editing the autoblojnaphv. ot Caiillnal Bollarmme , which reaches to 1013. The auto biography , vviitten in hatin , though ot extreme - tremo iiituiest. isalmost unknown , " savs the London Academy , "owlnc to tlio persistent way In which It has been suppressed by the Jesuits. " A movement is on foot among prominent Catholics of Philadelphia to build a chinch tor the colored people ot that laith in the city. It Is estimated that theio are upward of ' . ' 00 Catholics in Philadelphia. Atthopiesunt time they attend servlee with the white con gregations. Archbishop Rjan Is said to bo strongly in favor of the new movement. There is no richer church than that of England. No church has so many llvinirs. and In no church Is there such an aristoc racy of priests. It Is painful to think that in such a church there should bo so much pov erty among the cleigy. At tills moment , largely on account of the reduced value of the tithes , this poverty has assumed nggia- vatod forms. A timely and sugeestlvo article has been contributed by Professor J. S. Caudllsh , 1) . p. , of Glasgow , to the April number ol the Presbyterian Review. The paper discourses "Reformation Theology in the Light of Modern Knowledge. " and the author shows how far the theology ot the reformation has been modified by modern biblical and histo rical criticism , science and philosophy. The late Caidlnal Jaeoblnl papal secretary of state , had an income of only 55100 a month. But he was of a very ricli tamllv.and owned In his own right a great vineyard estate at Gouzanno. As long as ho was in good health he made it a rule to spend fiom Saturday to Monday on his estate. Ho devoted all his Income t o eliarity objects of various kinds , and has lett nothing after him except his es tate he Inherited. The Baptist "year book" soon to be Issued , will siiow the following statistics as to the strength of Baptists In the United States : Associations. 1,844 ; ordained ministers , l'J.377 ; churches. SO.S'J-.J ; baptisms , 151.878 ineinburs , 3,7JrrO ! : ; Sunday schools , lli.Sfr'J ; otlicers add teaeheis. 107.0.J7 ; Sunday school scholars , l,011,5S5 ; value of church property , S45.5tt > .7l > 4 ; contributed for missions 5S19.KW.G7 ; for education. S10S.719.00. Total amount of contributions , S7,8ioil.l3. : ) The chmch at Cannes built in memory of the late duke of Albany was consecrated on ieb. 12. by the bishop ot Ginr.Utar , in pres ence of the prince of vValos , his son , Prince ( teunre. and the leading members of the Eng lish and American colony in the Riviera ; the road from Cannes to the churchyard was lined with troops. The church , the" founda tion stone of which was laid a v oar ago by ivS.princ" o ( Wiles , occupies a site near the Villa Nevada , where the duke of Albanv , Uled. _ IMPU2T1ES. According lo bible 'teachinc It Is proper always to return a kKs for a blow , and all young men airree that pretty girl docs very wrong when she returns a blow lor a "Ephra'm , does do irood book say dat we are made ob de dustV" "VeAugustus. . ves , salt ; and dat wo must return to do dust. " u Yah I yah I yah I Is dat so ? Well , den , I guess It must bu coal dust. " "Mother , what Is an angel ? " An angel ? \ \ ell , nn angel Is a being , that Hies. " "But , mother , why does pa en I my governess an angel1. ' " "Well , " explained Iho mother after a moment's pause , "she's going to fly Immed- liitcl * A littio hov who had heard a L'reat deal about the Canadian sport recently intro duced into this country , and who had aUo been aplcluie ot pernous. Indulging In the pastime , allied Ins mother If she "didn't think a talnbow would make a good tobog gan slide for the ansola. " Appetite and sleep may bo improved and every part of the system strength- eneil and the animal spirits regain their buoyancy b.v the use of Dr. J. II. Me- I.oanjs Htrongtltening Cordial and Blood i'urihor. MATRIMONIAL MERRIMENT , Why Peopla Consent to Get Within the Orange Blossom Perfume , MERE MIASMATIC MENTION. Marriages Among Vlrtorln's Subjects Cousins Coupling Old-Tltuo Rooks Cost or a Heart Urcnkliiff. She Knows Sho'n Married. F. S. in Chicago Herald. Married ? Well , yes ; I presume that I nm. There's a man hei < * who calls me his wife ; lint why ho should wish me to 11 vo heio with him , I really can't tell for mv life. Truu , we had n i\uid wedding , and tills was thobond : For richer or poorer , for better or worse , The better just lasted the honejmoon tlirouch , Hut 1 IICNergot sight of the purse. I Iho In his house , at his table I cat , 1 nm known by Ills name through the town ; But the very word milliner gives him the blues , And he scowls If I want n now gown , lie admires other ladles so airy and line , In their lacus and futboiow collars , And wishes Ins wlto had little more style So do 1 but I cant get the dollats. From morning to evening 1 roast , bake or broil , Till my face llko n parchment is dried , And my hands arc as red as the reddest of beets From the moulding ol bicad , cake and pic. Tuen my lord hurtles In with a frown on his taco. While his buttonhole blooms with n rose , And bolting Ids dinner with scaicely n word Away to his club meeting goes. Or perchance ho brings with lilm some dear friend to dine , ( Ills homo's kept very nice he'll agree ) Thoii talk Is ot stocks and of bonds and per cents. Or who the next governor will be. I hate to play dummy whllo these men As commands are taking their ease , But it I dare speak ho will say "woman's rights , " Or , "my love , the decseit if you please. " And so 1 am married , yet I am no wltc , If 1 render the sweet word might. Marriage means moio than shelter and rai ment , and lood , Or checks that are honored at sight , It means the communion of true wedded souls , Where two hearts beat only as one. And a home whoso foundation , upbulldcd on love , Is a heaven in this world begun. "Why Women Marry. Detroit Free Press : An article is KO'UIK the rounds of tiio press entitled , " .Rea sons why Men Marry. " So I began to nisiko inquiries why women marry. I be gan lirst on my lundhuly nt dinner time , but slio answered mo so sourly , Uecauso I didn't stay single I" with ft look that added "you idiot" plainly us words could have done , that I tremblingly made up my mint ! to pay up my last month's board bill and pursue further inquiries by post. "So , lo my question , " Vhy did 3-011 marry ? " the following answers were re ceived : "Hucatiso all fools weren't dead yet. " "UucauscI had a chance. " "Uccauso 1 didn't want to be a hired girl. I soon found out. though , that I was woiking for my board and clothes. " "J threatened him with u breach of promise suit if he. wouldn't. " "Because I wore so much store Imir and bought my complexion he thought I instead of . " was twunty-four forty-two. "liucausc 1 never wanted to go into any business whore 1 couldn't bo boss. " "Because I was as big a fool as most other girls aio. " "Bocauso Im always said I was an an gel. Now hu always says ho wishes J was one. " "To sec who was the best man. I've found out 1 am. " "Out of pride for my sex. Ila had al ready oiitlivcll three women. 1 have brought back the palm to my sov. He was my lirst husband and I am looking for my sixth. " If there js any woman who reads this paper who' married , for love , money or snito , write quicKly and lo t me knw , or if any such i'tfsa lias como under your notice picaee inform me nud you will be suitably rc\yarded. Inttlnu * Married In Church. Chico ( Cal. ) Enterprise ) : Yesterday afternoon Mr. James Christopher Fiango and Miss Sarrtli Kelley were married at the chapel on the rancheria. The corn- niony was performed by the Rev. E. Graham , and the occasion was remark able as being the first on which two In dians ever were married hero areording to Christina ceremonies. The bride was attired in a rieli velvet drosswith orange blossoms at her throat and in her hair , and the groom wore a neat suit of black diagonah They wont through the cera- mony without a break , evidently having practiced it all beforehand. The church was crowded with Indians to witness the wedding , which was to them a novel af fair. There were also a number of white people present from town. After the ceremony there was a general kissing all the way around among the Indians , and they all seemeil to fcol as if they had just been married themselves. Marriages Among Victoria's Subjects. The marriages registered during the year 183. ) , says the Queen , numbered 100,715 , giving a rate of 11.4 persons to every 1,000. This is the lowest marriage rate since civil registration began , and is equaled only once , in 187 ! > . It is often often supposed , and it has been st.Ued in works of high authority , that marriages increase as the price of teed diminishes. Tills is certainly not true at present in this country ; and , indeed , the registrar- general states that the marriage rate has of recent years varied , not inversely , but directly with the price of wheat ; and this statement lie illustrates vvitli a table in which ho sets down the marriage rate for the twenty-six years up to the unto of this nook , together with the value a head of the population of the United Kingdom in exports and imports , the average price of wheat a quarter , and ( during eighteen years ) , the amount cleared at the Bank ers1 clearing house for every head of the population. Of the 107.7-15 marriages celebrated in 1831i , IS'J.'Jia were solemnized - emnized according to the rites of thn Church of Englamf. This proportion is slightly higner than usual.Vitli legard to the births of the year , it may bo no ticed that they were in the proportion of 83.5 to every 1.000 of the population , tiio lowest rate since 1818. The iivile sex out number the fcmaio by .155,800 to-133-101 , though it is evident from the estimate already { riven that the females have a bettor chance ot surviving , The Marrlagci of Conslnw. Science : From the physician's point of view , tlio evidence ! from the animal world is impoi tant. Hero there is almost consensus , that , while the olToct of "In- nnd-in brecdlli" is to intensify points , in the long run it is opposed to vigor of constitution. It is to be remembered that every breeder takes care to exclude any animal with any known morbid ten dency , while , on the contrary , in the genus1 liomt ) , as Dr. Clouston remarks , tlioro seems to bo a "special tendency for members of neurotic families to inter marry.11 Tho'result ' of this will bo that in some portions of tlio population tlio ollspringof such marriage will sltow tlio nvil results of it to nn unusual extent. And thus vv.o lind that in rural and espec ially in mountainous districts , .vriicrc the population is small and IliH comparative amount of idiocy is tuuu elsewhere. Statistical i tlouIs inadequate on the subject ; the motion to include it in the census returns of England was rejected "amidst tlio scornful laughter of the house , on the ground that the idle curiosity ot speculative phllosr > pliers was not to bo gratified , " In Franco the returns have jrivou nso to various estimates ( varying from 0-10 to 3 } or 3 per cent ) of the frequency of consanguine ous marriages. Mr. ( } . It. Dnrvvlu came tote to the conclusion that in London 1 } per cent of all marriages were between iirst cousins , in urban districts 2 per cent , in rural districts i.'J per cent. If , now , wo ascertain the ratio of idiots and Insane patients that are the ollspring of such marriages to the total number of patients in the asylums , wo will have some means of estimating the results of consanguinity. From quite nn extended scries of records it is concluded that the ratio just referred to In the idiot asylums is from il to o per ccnt.henco "lirst cousin marriages , at any rate , are to some ox- tout favorable to tlio production of Idiot children.11 But this conclusion must bo tempered by the consideration that in a number of cases of Idiocy and imbecility other causes for this condition are pres ent ; and this consideration leads Dr. A , Mitchell to tlio opinion that "under fa vorable conditions the apparent ill ctt'ects of consanguineous marriages were fre quently almost nil , while if the children were ill-fed , badly housed and clothed , the evil might become very marked. " From such facts and liguros wo may con clude that lirst cousin marriages should , as a rule , be discouraged ; out that , if close scrutiny reveals no hereditary weaknessneuroticor otherwisetho banns need not invariably be forbidden. Wedding nines in Vo Olden Times. * Jewellers1 Weekly : It was a pretty custom , long ago , foi lovers to exchange rings. The gentleman did not have to spend a months' income for n pretty trinket for which ho got no return , but ho also were and cherished n souvenir fiom his sweetheart. Chaucer describes a heroine as giving iier lover a ring on which were engraved suitable love mot toes , and receiving a like ono in return. Shakespeare makes more than ono allu sion to this custom. In the "Two Gen tlemen of Verona,11 Julia gives Porteiis a ring , saying , "Keep you this remem brance for thy , Iulia's sake11 To which lie replies : Why , then , we'll make ex change ; hero , take you this. " A "gimmal" or linked ring was then invented which gave still greater force and significance to the custom. It was made of a double and often tnnlo link , which turned upon a pivot. It could be opened , fallowing tluco rings. A small hand was attached to cacliouterrin g , which , when closed , caused the hands to clasp , inclosing a heart which was af fixed to the central notched ring. It was customary to break those rings asunder in a solemn manner over the bi ble. It was always tlono in the presence of a witness , who kept the centre ring , the bcthrothcd couple reserved tiio two outside links. When the marriage con tract was fulfilled at tlio altar tlio three portions were united and the ring used in the ceremony. An Abrupt Matrimonial Offer. Boston Budget : The following story , concerning a Boston hotel man anil his estimable wife , comes to the cars ot the Sauntcrcr and is a unique contribution to hjincneal lore. Tlio gentleman is noth ing if not severely practical in many things , and notably in his opinion of the matrimonial relation. When lie made up his mind to got married , lie took a rather short cut to the consummation of Ids" de termination , and , addressing the lady by her Christian name , voiced his proposal in the following unique style : "I con sider maviiago a purely business transac tion ; there is no love or nonsense about mo ; now , with this understanding , will you marry me ? " . Such a frigid wav " of putting this all- important query "appreciably lowered the temperature in that vicinity , for a lew minutes , at least , and the lady is not to bo blamed for the immediate "No" given in answer. "Very well , " said Mr. Icicle , "suit yourself. " The lady , evi dently regretting her hasty negative , immediately retracted witli , "Yes , I guess i will have you , " and Cupid , hav ing completed his task , packet ! his quiver and hastened to a warmer climate to get thawed out , leaving "IVo souls with but a single thought , two hearts that beat as " well , as they always did , each thumping away on its own ac > count. No Longer Fashionable , Kissing the bride at a wedding Is no longer fashionable , so tlio clergymen who ollieiates at society weddings in futuie will miss the labial perquisite. "In deed , " saj's the latest ; book on ctiquotto , kissing in public is no longer permissible in good society , and a reserved and re fined womanhood has been long in re bellion against this usage without having abolished it until quite recently. This public may bo her own invited and wel comed guests , but all the same she ob jects to being kissed in their presence , and very property. Indeed , few brides are willing to have their veils raised and thrown backward until they have left the church. Tills , also , is in excellent taste. " Another old favorite is also gene , "Thank yon ! " lias ceascil to bj etiquette. Head tlio new rule : "A gentleman al ways lifts his hat when ottering a service to a lady , whether ho is acquained with her or not. It may bo the restoration of her dropped 'kerchief or fan , the receiv ing of her money to pass it to the cashbox - box of a car , the opening of her umbrella as she descends from a earriage all the same ; he lifts it before he otters his .ser vice , or during the courtesy , if possible. She bows , and , if she chooses , she also smiles her acknowledgment ; but she does the latter faintly and she does not speak. To say "Thank you ! " is not an excess of acknowledgment , but it has ceased to be . * * * When etiquette. a gentleman accompanies a lady upon whom such an attention is bestovved , ho always lifts his hat and "Thank " says , you ! Tiio etiquette of the street lias not changed much. Between intimate friends it ! H immaterial which bows first , but in all other cases it is the lady's place to rccogin/.o the gentleman , and it is his prerogative to respond. "A carefully bred lady will novev be capricious in her public recognitions of gentlemen , nor will slio bo demonstrative. Self respect withholds her from expressing any private Bontimcnts of dislike in her public greet ings , although she may refuse to rccog- ni/o an acquaintance for good and snlll- cient reasons. Her recognitions will bo fully polite or they will not bo made at all. " Even though a lady be ollended toward a gentleman , ho mu-.t not pass without raising jn's eye ? . Etiquette per mits a gentleman when driving and ho can not touch liis hat to make a cordial bow. If riding in the saddle , ho may lift his hat or touch its rim vv.ith his whip. Cost ot Break In tt n Ilonrt. A pretty Polish maiden named Maria Luchminski had been playing sad havoc vvitli the 'Jioarts of several j-oung Polish gentlemen residing at Nan- ticoke , in. Mam has been in the country about six months , but during-that short time she managed to win thoTattcctioin of no less than half a dozen suitors. Among the latter were a young plork and a miner. These two had a Hv61y race as to who should win the pn/ < } . Each tried to outdo the other in buying pri/.os for tholr Idol. In the course glf time the fioklo maiden became tireil ofcboth , and gave thorn the mitten. John Afaklnwinski , another young Pole , then .became best maiu He pro'o ] cti marriage and was accepted. ' When Miehaol Anton ono of the old loyora heard ol tbo enfcii/joro / nt , "hoal- 'most went wild. Ho-quit work in .the wises HB < : coining to Vhilnfltduiihv brought wit before Aldemaa DUIIU. j-fa * uie - v JiJ X CALL AT ONCEX Aiii f e Can Toll You Somclliiii Interestin about Spring Overcoats HILL & YOUNG 1213 Farnam Street. FURNITURE , O-A-IRIPIETS , STCTSTIEIS , House Furnishing Goods. 1CHTS BESTS THEM ALL More attractions and less objections than any other addition , The grand view of these heights from Paxton Block , Omaha's business center , is unequalled. Property well bought is twice sold. The north half of this addition is now platted and will be sold at prices which challenge competition , considering tion and general surroundings. The south half will be platted so soon as railroad line , depot grounds , and a but incss center and grounds for several large manufactories can be determined and laid out to accommodate all , No pains will be spared to make this large , fine addition a success. LOTS 250 TO 5OO DOLLARS ; 1 One-fifth down , balance easy payments. To appreciate this addition you mu t view the Heights from city , and the city from the Heights. Special inducements in price of ground with railroad facilities and running water to manufacturing enterprise * . recovery of presents or their equivalent presented to his false sweetheart from time to timo. lie died the following bill of particulars : Dicssuoo'ls ' tor wedding dress ? 1C 00 Wrap to net married in 11 00 To clergyman 0 00 Three tickets to Wllkesbarw 1 00 Marriage license 50 Refreshments while In town 1 00 Fiddler , 1 50 Making diess ! i 30 For bustle , coiscts. necktie , gloves , etc. 10 40 After footing up the figures the squire found that JfT.fiO hud been charged for in jury to heart affections , time lost in mov ing , looking up fiddler , etc. , nnd as the other side objected to the item it was struck from the bill. The alderman pro- 11 jeted by AlaKlnvvinaki paying over the amount claimed to tlio discarded lover. At lirst he refused. Maria said. "All right , I won't have anything to do with a man who refuses to pay if 13 to keep mo out of jail. I will marry Anton , my old lover. " The latter went into ecstasy , but his joy was short-lived. Makinvvinski said Im would nay the bill if Maria would bo his wife. The girl consented and the money was paid. SINGUIjAIUTlKH. Duiln ? a recent shower at Rockport , Ind. , 210 live catfish , from three to eight Inches long , foil to the ground. They wctiu traUieiucl and many of them catun. A piece of while .sandstone which looks llko the potrllled licnd of a larw animal , pos sibly a bear , was found nearPelcln recently. Eight teeth ot a dlllcrent formation from the rest of the stone were visible. A snake started to cross Main street In Orlando , l < 'Ja. , the other day , when a butcher blidsaw him and swooped down on him. Tll4Ir.st peck toot out , one eye , a few morn tuooUuiroje.aiid thobjjnd reptile was loft wWhlnglu the san untll a cltl/cn killed iBv / TnetorM ! of th * exquisite Instinct ot rH wi yeryrathcr -knocked m the i / head recently In Iowa where a ferocious ball doe bit a man In the calf of his wooden leir , The leg was of pine and the dog's teeth sank , Intc it deeply. He wooden let to , In tact , mtll they piled him avvay.i " Sam Bass , of Ward , Ark. , thinks that he las a small fortune In a colt recently foaled on the farm , without any forelegs. Other wise the little fellow Is perfect , and Mr. Bau thinks that he will soon begin to walk on his two legs llko any other biped. Already the owner has taken many quarters for a sight at the colt , and has refused 3100 for him. MEDICAL &SURGICAL INSTITUTE Cor. 13 h ST. and CAPITOL AVE. , OMAHA , NEI. 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