OMAHA DAILY BEE . SUNDAY : MA22. . tss ? . TWRTATO
Progress of Pranks of the Great Electric
rinid.
ELECTRIC LIGHT DANGERS
A Deadly Wire KU-clrlo Hallways
GcrfloUlltcd l > y IjlKiitiiintf-hiKht
in Jnpnn An KlectHo Mat
Dots and Dashes.
Tim nondljr "Mvo" Wire.
New York Tribune : John H.Simpson ,
Philadelphia ! ! , came to this city a few
weeks npo and went Into the ollico of the
Adams Express company , at 41 Trinity
place , as night engineer , He had charge
of the electric dynamos in the basement
mid looked after tholightingof the build
ing , which has a plant of its own. Last
night , a little after 8 o'clock , ho took a
friend , John S. Holme , into the cellar ,
promising him that ho would see some
tall handling of the dynamos and wires.
"Electricity doesn't affect mo much any
more , " said Simpson ; "what would
knock you out in a second 1 can hold
without turning a muscle. "
Down in the basement Simpson ex
plained about the two currents and the
dynamo , and urged Hclme to .try a small
electric shock. 1 lei mo said he didn't
know much about wires , and such things ,
rind ho thought he had better stay away
from them. Simpson then braced him
self and started in. Ho took ono wire
lirst witli ono hand , and ttion with both
hands. Thoio was no damairo done ap-
parcntlv , and the foolhardy engineer
then sei/ed both wires , putting ono hand
on each. No sootier had ho fairly
touched them than the lights went sud
denly out. Simpson's arms stretched
out straight and still' , and he foil heavily
to the lloor.
Holme made his way up to the ground
floor and called for help , Alathcw Fogan ,
u clerK In the ollice. and Night Watch
man Williams hurried bach wuh him to
the collar. The circuit was whole again
and tlio lights wcro bla/.itlg as usual.
Simpson wnt still on the iloor rigid , with
his arms straight in the air. Ho had died
instantly from the cieetrlu shock.
Snn FrnnclNco'H Hluctrlc Railway.
San Francisco Chronicle : Prof. N. S.
Keith , who has had charge of the con
struction of the now electric railway mo
tors for tlio Folsom street line , told a
Chronicle reporter yesterday that the
trial trip of the first eleutrie locomotive
built for the road would probably be
made within thirty days. The conduit
iron is being prepared at the Pacitic
Holier Alills , and when completed it will
bo laid from Nineteenth to Twenty-sixtli
street , near Folsom. The steam engine
ilsed for the generation of tlio electricity
will bo set up at Nineteenth street. Two
of the locomotives under construction
were seen by a reporter yesterday after
noon. The frame-work has been com
pleted , and the wheels , shafts and dynamo
put in position. Tlio power is applied to
the shaft from the dynamo on each loco
motive by a baud running to a horizontal
revolving wheel four feet In diameter ,
which is placed above the forward car-
wheel shaft , to which it is connected
by a miter gear. The electricity is con
voyed to the car dynamo by an iron con
ductor which roughly corresponds with
the ordinary cable. The grip , still fol
lowing this line of illustration , is a shut
tle , which permits of the passage ot the
electric current from the wire to the
dynamo. To stop the car It is only nee-
cessary to break the circuit , which is
done by u simple contrivance invented
tor that purpose. The maximum speed
of the electric locomotive intoned for use
on Folsom street lind is twelve miles an
hour , although they could readily bo made
to even much faster by an Increased
power of electric generation. The regu
lar running spued will bo eight miles an
hour , which is the limit fixed by muni
cipal law. The motors built hero for
this purpose uro said to bo u great im
provement over those in use in Denver
and other cities. Thpro is a saving of
about ( X ) per cent in expense as compared
to that ol cable railways.
Elnotrlo Mght Dancers.
Philadelphia Ledger : Another death
from the electric light current occurred 5
on Thursday , in New York. This time ! ,
however , the victim was himself solely
to blame , and.sulTercd . the consequences
of his own ignorance or carelossncs. It
was quite otherwise with Thomas Tighe 5.
the young man who met his death 5.It
Sixteenth and Barker streets a few days
ago. The inquest before the coroner
drew out quite plainly the manner and
cause of his death , and proved it to bo '
about as nearly a pure accident as could
possibly occur. Tigho , it appears , was
not informed of all the wires that were
"alive " the foreman 0u
, instructing him
properly concerning tnoso with wdich ho
would probably deal. Unfortunately the
work brought the man directly opposite
the return wire of the circuit on which
ho was working.and nn accidental move
ment caused his body to short-circuit the
linn with probably instantaneously fatal
effect.
There were ono or two points brougnt
out at this inquest which it is worth :
while to consider , with a view to avoid
ance of similar acts in the future. The
company's representatives state that it
is impossible ) ts turn on" the current from
a line every time repairs are made , since !
repairs and additions tire so constantly
going on as to provoiitt such a rule from
being enforced , except at very great loss
and tinnoyanco. Burying the wires un
derground , although desirable on many
ly.
other grounds , and especially on that of
relieving liremcn from encountering ob
struction and danger , would not remove ,
though it would lessen , the possibility of
just such accidents. Even if the out
going and return wires of every circuit
woro'carried on separate poles the dan
ger world not be wholly avoided , while
the expense of construction and main
tenance would bo greatly increased. nly
One fact was brought out very clo.irly
at the inquest , and that is the total unre
liability of the insulating materials now
In common use to prevent such accidents ,
Even when perfectly now , the insulation
is probably too imperfect to retain heir
current , if an otherwise perfect short cir
cuit Is presented to it , and the effect irof
time and exposure to the weather is to
render such insulation totally worthless !
as a safeguard to life or property. Its
only use is to prevent to a certain extent
leakage of electrical energy by induction
and other methods. It would certainly
seem among the possibilities for some
methyd to bo devised whluh should ren
der these wires at least measurably safe ,
and which should not be so expensive as
to preclude its practical adoption. The '
method of attaching wires to insulators
at present In use is also very faultv , for
the tie wires soon become a part of the
circuit and a menace to the linemen or
repairers , whoso duties call them to the ;
polos.
To bury thn wires in two separate con >
duits , ono carrying outgoing and ono re
turning currents , would probably prove
thb most 'oillcacious way to prevent such
accidents. H the wires should bo pro-
tooted from the effects of dampness , the
Insulating material with which they are
covered is quite capable of protecting the
currents , and , with two conduits , it
would bo an Impossibility to make short
f circuits except by the greatest careless- )
1 ness or at the point where the power SSis
used. With electric lighting wires thcro
is not the excuse which telegraph and
telephone companies urge for the over-
head wires. The heavy currents which
they employ are not liable to trouble from <
induction or local currents. The expense
could not be much greater than they are
now under from the overhead system ,
and , at any rate , safety would bo well
purchased at any reasonable expense.
The electric light companies , however ,
arc not to bear the whole blame for a
failure to put their wires underground.
City councils are largely responsible for
the delay in this needed improvement.
Geese Kilted by Lightning.
Chico ( Cal. ) Chronicle : R. Burch , who
resides on Rook Creek , north of town ,
paid us n call last evening. " Ho informs
us that during the storm of lost trlday
afternoon , as ho and his family were
watching the clouds , a flock of wild geese
passed near the house. As he was look-
inn at them , there came a vivid flash of
lightning , which seemed to pass right
through the flock of geese , and the next
moment tlio Hock seemed to bo thrown
into confusion , uttered the shrillest cries
of alarm , and six of their number were
seen falling to the ground. They had
been killcoT by the lightning flash Air.
Burch had.noticcd. Ho wont and picked
up the dead geese , which he found to bo
plump and fat , without a mark to show
where the lightning had struck thorn. Ho
had u feast of roast goose the next day.
This is the lirst instance on record , wo
behove , of geese being strticK by light
ning while flying m the air , and it isgon-
orally supposed that they are safe from
the destroying boltof Jove.
Telephoned Throujrii Mis Body.
Deposit Courier : Last Saturday Nel
son Crane moved the telephone at
Creek Settlement from the grocery
into John White's sitting room.
Just before ho took the wires out
of the instrument , ho telephoned home
to mssister.tolling her to ring Lower De
posit , and to talk with that station in
about a minute after ho spoke to her.
The ring for Deposit is three short and
ono long. Air. Crane then took the
wires from the instrument , and held
them between the thumb and forefinger
of each hand. At the appointed time ho
received three short shocks anil one long
one , severe , but not painful. Soon after
lie could fool 11 very slltrht , pleasant ,
agreeable sensation in his fingers clear
up to his elbows , and ho concluded they
were talking. Ho then put the wires
back into the instrument for a mo
ment , and found that his sister at
homo , a couple of nulos distant , had
rung Deposit and .successfully hold a con
versation with that station , and it was all
done through his body.
Electric iTij-hT In Jnpnn.
Chicago Herald : There has been
visiting the city for a few days
Air. H. Al. Williams , who hits
recently returned from the Asiatic em
pires , where ho went to introduce the
electric light , and ho says that the readi
ness with. which the Orientals adopt
those improvements is quite astonishing.
In Japan most principal cities are now
lighted by electricity , as ours are , and
many of the finest houses are illuminated
in the same way. A largo Edison plant
has recently been ordered for the palace
of the Alikado , at ToHo , a very largo
building , or rather a cluster of buildings
connected by corridors and covering sev
eral acres. The Chinese do not take hold
of these Improvements as readily as the
Japs , but are beginning to see their ad
vantages. The Corcuns are ready to
adopt all modern ideas , particularly if
they come from thn United States , iho
palace of the king of Corca lias a plant
of 300 ( Edison ) lights and was first ilium-
Jnatcd on the bitthday of the king's
mother-in-law , on the 20th of February ,
with great ceremony. As no foreigner
is allowed to look upon the
features of the king or queen ,
the workmen took great risks when
they were putting in the apparatus
for if they had oven by accident scon the
facooftlie king they would have been
put to death , according to the custom of
the country. They were carried into the
palace anil through the corridors in pal
anquins , ana trumpeters were sent ahead
of them so that the royal family might
keep out of their way.
Electrlo lilRhti In Mines.
English Labor Herald : Talk of f
lighting up mines with electric light ,
Wales has begun. John Sparrow , of the
Ffrwd coal and iron works colliery tak
ing light down below with electricity.
Although the place is not ono of the
largest concerns in Wales , Air. Sparrow
is "an old bird , " and ono of tlio most ad
vanced employers , intellectually and
scientifically , in the principality , and is
also ono who wields a powerful influence
over employer and workniuu.
New Telegraph Line.
The Idaho Statesman says : A com-
has been organized at Seattle to
Eany a railroad and telegraph line from
Seattle on the most practicable route to
.the British possessions on the north , and
from there a road and telegraph line
will bo built to the Canadian Pacitic.
Ucran Intercommnutcatlon ,
Electrical World : Air. Edison , who
has returned from Florida , says that he
made experiments while south which
convinces him that telegraphing through j |
water without the aid of a wire will ultimately i-
iir
mately bo made possible ns a regular
tpracttcal matter , so that , for instance ,
whips several miles apart at sea may
communicate with ono another. That
his can be done has already received
ovoral experimental demonstrations , isIS
our readers know.
What Eyes Are Said to Show.
Generally speaking , blue eyes signify [
constancy and devotion to friends.
Black eyes denote as a rule a sensuous
character and an inconstant , fickle ISS
position. However , there tire some
noted exceptions to this rule.
Tlio mam characteristics of the violet
eye. which is called the woman's eye , are :
a'lVection and beauty , chivalric belief and
limited or deficient intellectuality.
Gray eyes are the most , expressive of
all eyes , and denote strong qualities of
mind and soul. Persons with gray eyes
usually have a great deal of patriotism.
Self-satisfaction and conceit are com
monly the characteristic traits repre
sented by the green eyes. When the
tinge verges on ycllowishness it denotes
that the possessor is gifted with strong
powers of imagination. Igr
The very light blue eye is character
istic of the northern races , and in ra
woman it suggests constancy and truth ,
steadfastness simplicity , courage and
purpose. In a man it is apt to denote a
phlegmatic disposition.
Brown eyes are the eyes of the south
and east , and denote as a general rule
loa
passion and lacic of originality. In a
woman they mean jealousy and cruelty
very often , and in men courage , super
stition and mild recklessness ,
mBlue eyes usually go with light hair ,
but when they go with dark hair and
complexion there is coupled with the af
fectionate qualities a tendency to deceive ,
stimulated by an-ambition for conquest
and leading to the gratilication of admi
ration.
Hazel is a very difficult color to deter
mine , there-are some many different ails -
rotics. As a general rule eyes of this
color suggest a good deal of strength ol
character , and generally a sense of mis
chief and trickery. A blue gray , with
bronze streaks radiating from the center ,
comes nearest to hazel.
A throe year old Waterbury boy , whoso
legs were deformed from birth , was '
tiiKen to the New Haven city hospital ,
where the surgeon broke one leg throe
times , and the other ono twice , and then
straightened and reset the bones. The
child endured the operation well under
either , and now walks lonjs * distances
with only a slight limp.
THE LOCAL SOCIAL ESNOI ,
AQnietYet Pleasant Week Among Omaha's
Elite ,
GENERAL CROOK'S RECEPTIONi
Tlio Barton Tea A IMcntnnt Card
Parly Dim. Whcaton's Dinner
Tlio Bonnet Luncheon Art
Notes General Gossip.
i j
The nottnm rails Out , > '
Tlio bottom has fallen out of society/
and with Iho two receptions of ttio past
week , the season has come to a close , to
the unbounded satisfaction of all those
who uro actively or oven passively con
cerned In its movements. People are
rapidly packing up and leaving forjnoro
habitable regions , and in a few weeks
Omaha will bo deserted by the ulcmunt
that constitutes the etVervesccnce of its
society , possibly without experiencing' '
any consciousness of loss , or any sensa
tion , save onu of thankfulness. The
social round has become irksome to keep
up and tedious to record , and ttio most
satisfactory feature of tlio past season is
Its utter cessation.
Aliessoti In Mnnners.
Harper's Ba/.ar : The display of jewels
and personal attractions in public has
long been deprecated by the = o of good
taste , but it still continues in a remark
able manner. Of course in the boxes of
the opera house thcro is the little gulf of
distance between the public and the full
dress which gives it remoloncss sufliciont
to excuse it in some degree , while the
added brilliancy which the display gives
to the auditorium is not undesirable.
But it is nobody's business to add bril
liancy to a restaurant or to the dining-
table of an inn , in however grand a man
ner the inn may be conducted. Wo
lately saw a lady at a public table whoso
gown , scintillating with jots , was cut
open and square over a snowy bust ,
where reposed a string of diamonds and
a string of pearls , with a largo brooch
and pendant of diamonds ; in her hair a
bandeau of brilliants glittered in the
shape ot a comb ; huge solitaires de
pended from her ears ; diamonds again
sparkled on her wrists , while hur hands
wore literally loaded with sapphires and
rubles and emeralds anil opals and diamonds
mends ; she glittered all over like the
night ; she reminds one of some rareo
show , and attracted almost us much at
tention. Yi't this same glittering indi
vidual used her handkorohicg vigorously
and for u long time together on her nos
trils , scratched herself without reserve ,
anil picked bones witli her jeweled
lingers , making as much display of her
bad breeding in one direction arf another.
Our voting people cannot too early bo
taught that simplicity of dross In pub
lic-is as important and as evident a mark
of good breeding as quiet behavior is.
Rrllllunt llcccptlon.
The largest event of the wcok was the
reception given by General and Mrs.
Crook Wednesday evening. The house
and grounds were brilliantly illuminated
and drew many spectators who watched
the gaiety inside with curiosity and in
terest. Thn porch was ( inclosed and
made a favorite and comfortable ren-
de/.vous for the guests during the even
ing. The infantry band , stationed on the
lawn , played by torchlight and added
much to the general entertainment.
The Uoors were canvassed , but the fire
which occurred at 11:80 : broke up the
festivities and interfered with the
programme for tlio evening. A
feature that was universally appre
ciated was a huge punch bowl
tilled with a beverage compounded after
the most opproved tinny recipe that was
tested and heartily endorsed by all the
thirsty ones present.
General and Mrs. Crook wcro assisted
in welcoming the guests by Mrs. Wheaten -
ton , Mrs. Read. Mrs. Kcnnon , Mrs. P. H.
Ray , Mrs. Henry , Mrs. Dandy , Mrs. Hall ,
Mi < s Somers , and Miss Jennie AlcClollan.
The toilets were more than usually bril
liant 1 , decolotto dressing being noticeably
numerous. i
Mrs. Dandy wore a most striking gown
of black satin en traino , with front of
white crystal beads. The low corsage
was trimmed with crystals , tine dia
monds.
Mrs. Konnon were a stylish combina
tion of cream color and red velvet en
traine with sleeveless corsage. .
Miss. Rustin were a becoming helio
trope silk combined with brocade , V-
shaped orsago.
Mrs. James Chambers , black tulle en
train with dccolctto and sleeveless cor-
sago.
Mrs. Higginson were a simple but very
tasteful toilet of cream wool combined
with brocade satin.
Mrs. Head were a handsome black lace
dress with jet plastron.
Airs. Hitchcock wore a Wattoan dress
of cream cashmere with bands of blue
embroidery.
Alias Congdon , handsome brown satin
do lyon en train set oil' with shrimp pink-
Mrs. Collins , a bride , were ono of the
most elegant drcsse ? , a white satin with
immense tr.iin , front of pearls. The low
round corsage was garniturcd with
pearls.
An Afternoon Reception.
The reception given at Mrs. Guy Bar
ton's Thursday was as pleasant as the
geniality of the hostess and the beauty
of Iho surroundings could make it. Mrs.
Barton and Airs. C. D. Woolworth together -
gether welcomed the guests as they ar
rived , and the comfort anden'.ortainment
of the guests was further attended to by
Mrs. Yost , Mrs. Wakcloy. Airs. Alors-
man , Mrs. W. U. Alillard , Airs. Rollins ,
Aliss Alaudo Woolworth and Miss Jessie
Alillurd. The rooms looked very bright
and attractive , and tlio beauty and pro
fusion of the lloral adornments occas
ioned much comment and admiration.
About ono hundred and fifty invitations
wore issued , most of which were re
sponded to.
In SIrn. MuniauRh'f Studio.
Mrs. Mumaugh has just completed-
a crayon portrait of the late H. Wilkins ,
that is ono of her happiest ellbr ts in that
line of art. The portrait is remarkably
soft in finish and develops a likeness that
is almost lift ) like.
A rage for mirror decoration has again
taken possession of the pupils and several
are in progress that display cousiderablo >
taste. A very handcomo ono was re
cently painted by Airs. Traynor. The
subject is a "Alidsttmmor Diversion"
and presents a rural landscape , with two ?
figures standing on a rustic bridge in hem
foreground , leading across a clear stream
to a sunny avenue in perspective. Miss
Standish is also working on a mirror
decoration of equal beauty.
Progreattve Heard.
The Misses Nellie and Lizzie Corby
g&vo an enjoyable curd party Saturday
night at their homo on Seventeenth
street An interesting came of progress-
ivo hearts was playcdT Those SBnt
worn the Misses Fannie GrotT , Jennie
and Alay Wallace , Anne Babcock , Helen
Copcluud , Ida Boyco , Eunice Stobbini ,
Florence England , and Alcssrs. Kent ,
Corby , Van Gordon , Kills , Freeman ,
England and C , S. Stobbins.
A Clab'Affair.
A lunoh was given at the club Tuesday
evening by Air. Stcbblns and Air. Funk-
houscr to a number ol the ladies of their
acquaintance. FloWers wcro In great
profusion and the service was in every
way up to the standard of the club. The
guests were seated iu tlio following
order :
Miss Dlshop Mrs. Funkhotiscr
MUl Host Miss HlchnrUlon
Mils M. Knight Miss Ijtims.
Mlfs Ituetln Mis * Urown
MIssa Ignites Miss Frnnklln
Mr. Funkhousor Mr. Chrletlnncy
Miss Klmbivll Hiss Knight
I.nko Mlso Sharp
Miss Uojrd Miss Shears
Miss Morse Miss Dandy
Mlis Chnmbcrc Mrs. Remington
.
A i'lcnlo 1'ariy.
The picnic season was inaugurated
yesterday at Hr.nscom park , by a large
crowd of young people. Dancing was
indulged m from 3 until 0 a. in. ,
and a very delightful time was
had. Tnoso present were the
Alisses Alargaret Botkin. Carrie
DetweilerAnnie WhitmanLillian House ,
Carrie House , Neva Turner , Altuniu Jos-
solyn , Anna and Jennie Young , Alarion
& Edith Crandall , Opal Tou/alin , Emily
Wakeley , Daisy Doiiae , Alabel Fonda ,
Ida Boyco , Gundio Coburn , Bessie
A\lorso , Mac Alanslield , Pearl Hartman ,
Lylcr Alexander , Nina Alart > hall , Gussic
Tremaino , Georgia land Nina Sharpe ,
Alauile Staloy , Nuttio and -Kattie
Wood. Liio & Nellie Corby ,
Helen Copcland , Eunice Stebbins , Anna
AtcCaguo , Lvdia AlcCaguc , Alary Sto-
phcris , Alma ilmgor. Rena Straug , Mattie -
tie Stone , Flora Adler , Pauline Gold
smith , Dolly Polauk , Addie Newman ,
Blanche Hcllman , Nellie Bauserman ,
Amy Barker. Alonio SVoolworth ,
Winnie Kennedy , Alice Chambers ,
Alargaret Cooke , Alargaret Brown ,
Louie Johnson , Ino4 Haskell , Grace lief-
fley , Lyn Curtis , Aiamio Oliver , Aland
Oliver , Alay Yates , Adtiatul Alice Parker ,
Ada Alills , Sallie AlcClintock , Blanche
Bcnton , Nell Mover , Grace Alead. Lilian
Brunuor. Alabel Pratt , Letta and
Sadie Stone , Florence Birkhausor ,
Alary and Alice Brown ,
Jennie AlcClolland and. Alessrs. Knaggs.
Detwilcr , Rogers , Allen , Wheeler , Sta
loy , Allen , Cromor , Alooros , Stone , Ale-
Cormick , Strang , Rustlu , Anderson ,
Alontgon-ery. - Griffitts , Bcal , Fonda ,
Cook , Ellis , AlcConnell , Clark , Keller.
Broatch , Stiger , Hounds , Simpson ,
Alarsh , Bausurman , , Budolot , McCann ,
Obor , Dale. Brown , Preston
Johnson , Stephens , ' Pundt. Rosewater -
water , Rustin , Smith , O'Reilly ' ,
Whitney , Hackney. Congur , Hall , Bost-
wlck , Ramsey , Cochran , EnglandMiner ,
Sherwood , Hicks. The party was
chaperoned by the Alissos Shoars.DicUoy ,
Ulen , Whitman , andAIre. Lyle Dickey.
AlcKwinjr-Hriblngon.
On the 16th inst at , Detroit , Alich. , Mr.
John AlcEwing of thoVfroight auditor's
oflice.Unlon Pacific , inithiscity , was mar
ried to Misa Alice Robinson of that placo.
Air. AlcEwing has long been a resident of
Omaha and has many friends who will
bo proud to congratulate him upon his
important step , and form the acquaint
ance of his handsome wife.
The bride is an accomplished young
lady with hosts of friends in Detroit and
will be a valuable acquisition to Omaha
society which will bo pleased to welcome
her in its midst. Air. and Airs. AlcEw-
inc have gone to housekeeping at 2705
Hamilton street. .
A BriKham Young Concert.
A Brigham Young recital is announced
for next Thursday evening at the taber
nacle. Considering the squally remin
iscences of former Brigham Young re
citals , the title is not a very alluring
ono.
A Dinner Party.
General and Airs. Wheaton gave a din
ner party yesterday in honor of Judge
and Airs ! Savage. The other guests were
Dean and Airs. Gardner , Miss Kinzie of
Chicago , Lieutenant tind Mrs. Snrson ,
Aliss Boardman of Chicago , P. E. Vol-
lura and Robert Patrick.
A Luncheon.
Air. and Airs. L.1 M. Bennett gave a
small luncheon party at the club Thurs
day. Thn other guests were Air. and Airs.
Tower , Airs. Mather of Chicago , Senator
and Mrs. Alanderson , Airs. Alatthcson.
Art GoMip.
Heyn is engaged on a painting that
will soon bo on exhibition at Rose's
which is said to eclipse his former efforts.
At Hoyn's gallery ! there is a crayon
portrait of Judge Thurston that is one of
H. A. Collin's best pecimons of portraiture
traiture , i
Mrs. Higgonson's largo class is doing
good work in flowers and landscape
painting. Ono of the prettiest pieces
noticed was n study of lovely clematis on
ground glass.
nrevitles.
Edmund Peycke and family have sailed
for Germany.
The Alisscs AlcCheapo will spend the
summer in Europe.
George Heimrod and family will leave
for Germany , June 5. t
Dr. and Airs. Gradi are going to Hot
Springs next week.
The Rev. Frank * AliUspaugb , of Almne-
anolis , is at Airs. Clark'K
Aim. Judge Fitzgerald } of Cincinnati ,
is visiting Mrs. R. C. dishing.
Mrs. Fitch and AliM 'Fitch went wes
Tuesday for a short trip :
Airs.V. . B. Millartl and child will
leave for the seaside Wednesday.
Airs. A. W. Saxe and daughior have
gone to Marshall , Alich.l ior a visit.
Airs. Joseph Ilowjea ia spending a fort
night with relatives la Atlanta. la.
Mr. and Mrs. Alax MijTer will shortly
leave for a three months ! visit to Europe.
Judge and Mrs. Savmjjj * leave on the
31st for Europe to ko > absent all sum
mer. (
A. L. Polack and family will leave
next week for a thrw , months' tour in
Europe. j
Airs , and Dr. Somcrs have gone to
Soda Springs , Col. , for a visit of several
weeks.
Miss Annie Downs returned Thursday
from Bt. Louis to her h'Orae , 1220 Georgia
avenue.
Mrs. Mather , of Chicago , who has been
visiting Airs. L. H , Tower , has re
turned.
Mr. and Mrs. John Oroighton are homo
from Hot Springs and an extended tour
of the south. '
Aliss Kittle Lowe Is expected homo the
1st of June , from A long and delightful
visit in San Antonio. -
A. J. Kendrick , city editor of tlio BEE.
left lost night for Chicago , where he will
bo engaged on the DailyNews. .
Miss Emma Balbach Unexpected homo
LATEST SUMMER STYLES
Just Received at
Miller's Shoe Store
612 North 16th Street.
In order to introduce these goods to the public we shall offer
them For One Week Only , Commencing Tomorrow Morn *
ing , at Special Prices , a few of which we quote below :
Ladies' hand turned , French Kid Button ? 5.50j Ladles' hand turned , Bright Dongola Button , JS-SS
LflL Regular price , | Q Ki'gular price , $3.75
Ladies' : hand turned , Bright Dongola Button , Metis' calf seamless vamps , in bals , button or congressfi ; ,
Regular price , f 1.50. Regular price , $4.00
Ladies' hand turned , Bright Dongola Button. $3.50 ; Mons' Kanirnroo , . seamless vamp , in bals , liuttnn and con *
, gross tit $ H.OO ; Regular price , f4
Uegular price $ '
.
'Metis * low slices at $ S , ? 2.GO and $3 , and
Our tallies' Mtl button shoes at $ : i , $2.GO and $2.25 and { /cuts' calfsttocs at $ 'i and S2./J0 , can't be beat.
Ladles' slioea made to order and a fit guaranteed ,
We Guarantee to give an equivalent for every dollar expended with
us. Mail orders will receive our prompt attention.
GEO. S. MILLER
WORTH TWELVE HUNDRED DOLLARS.
Sole Agents for Deer Park ,
Sole Agents for Clarendon ,
Sole Agents for Remington's ' Sub ,
REMINGTON & McCORMIOK ,
220 South 15th Street.
from Aliss Grant's school about the 8th
of June , for the summer vacation.
Dr. W. C. Spalding went to Chicago
Wednesday for a a further course of
study with the eminent surgeon , Dr.
Kcngcr.
A hop will be given at Fort Omaha
next Thursday by General and Airs.
Wheaton , in honor of their guest , Miss
Konzic , of Chicago.
Airs. C. W , Eoff , a vocalist from Kansas
City , has recently como hero , and is stop
ping with her mother , Airs John Roomer ,
it 708 North Eighteenth street.
3Tuesday evening thcro was a very suc
cessful supper and sale of fancy work by
he ladies of Unity club. About two
lundrcd were present , and a large
amount was taken in.
SOME SMILES.
Sayings of Bob Burdette , ttio
Humorist.
The empress of Germany gives a golden
cross to every servant in the empire who
remains forty years in ono situation. If
her majesty would como to America and
make \ that oiler to every girl who had
forty places in ono year Mho could go into
total bankruptcy with no assets in one
wcok.
KECKLESS EXTHAVAGANCE.
The now English gun weighs I am
afraid to cay how many hundred thou
sand tons , and carries a projectile weigh
ing you wouldn't believe me now how
many thousand pounds ; but , at any rate.
It costs f 800 every time it is tired. And
ono day last week they spent 13,300 miss
ing a target four times. This may bo
war , but to a plain man it looks a great
deal more like extravagant foolishness.
AUT AMONG THE HEATHEN.
"Father , " said Rollo , looking up from
his book of travels , "how did the heathen
loam to draw and paint so well ? " Rollo's
father hesitated a moment , and Rolo's
Uncle said "From the
George : Aleisson-
lories , Rollo , from the Aleissoniencs. "
And the silence that fell upon the room
was so profound that you could hear the
grooerybill | tick.
A FUIEKU OP HONEST LABOR
"I am down on this prison labor and
prison contreet system , " said Air. Gunny-
bags , fhe friend of labor. "It not only
degrades honest labor by coming into
direct competitlom with it , but the prices
paid for prison labor in this country are
altogether too high. Now , wo import
all the mats wo handle from English
prisons at 80 per cent less than they can
Bo made in our own penitentiaries , Let
us patronize honest labor. "
THK ECHO OK A 11UOLE BLAST.
Chaplain Jones , a warm hearted ox-
confederate , enthusiastically rcptiblishes
the speech of Hon.D.W.Voorhecs in 1800 ,
when he declared that "if the time ever
came when the soil of Virginia should be
invaded by the armed hosts of abolition
ism , lie would head a band of 100,000 In-
dianians and como to the rescue. " Now ,
wo don't want to rake up old issues , but
wo do think the editors of the Century
are making the mistake of their lives if
they fail to publish an illustrated ac
count of the "March of the Hundred
Thousand , " written by General Voor-
hoes. Perhaps less is really known of
this expedition than of any movement of
equal magnitude in tlio war.
AN UNKAIU ADVANTAGE.
"What is the difference , " asked the
bronze stork on the bracket , "between
sauerkraut and' mince pie " "I don't
know,1' answered the little bisque Phillls
the mantel " it's because
on , "unless they
are both Dutch to me. " "No , " replied
the stork , "because ono is mixed with
feet and the other is fixed wth | meat. "
But Phtllis said that was hardly a fair
one because slio never knew before how
they made sauerkraut.
CHKrVriAN CHARITY1.
Down in the kingdom of Pennsylvania ,
in the course of a little diH'erotico about
the division of the church property , the
'
difl'uring brethren called in the services
of a mutual council to decide the owner
ship of the church-yard. You know
with what a July warmth
of difference the brethren do
differ when they give their
whole minds to it. After the council had
listened to both sides a grave and rev
erend older arose and said : "I can't see ,
brethren , that it will make the slightest
particle of difference which party we
give this grave-yard to ; it is plainly evi
dent to all of us , after what wo have
heard this afternoon , that either party
would most gladly bury the other in it at
any time free of charge. "
CAVE CANEM.
"Are you fond of dogs , Mr. Dachs
hund ? " "Oh , yes , indeed ! 1 do love a
dog around the house above all things. "
"Well , I'm going to make your little
boy a present of one ; what kind do you
prefer ? " "Oh , well , if you leave it tome
mo , a terra cotta ; give him a terra cotta
pug. life size , and you'll please the whole
family. "
AWFCL DESTITUTION.
There had been such n long period of
silence and inaction that it seomcdjreally
a wicked waste of timo. At that period
of the world's history there was not so
bashful a man as George , perhaps , above
ground , "George , " said Rebecca , pres
ently , "do you know wo are very poor ? "
George , inexpressibly shockedhad heard
nothing of it. "Oh , yes , " she said , "wo
are beggars ; I am forced to solicit alms
for my own support. " It took George
about four minutes to analyze thisbut ho
headed thn subscription when ho did ,
and Rebecca might have gone into a
dime museum for the rest of the session
if a four-armed girl wasn't too common
these days to pass for a freak.
1)O THE INDIANS WANT THE EAUTH ?
"What have wo done for the Indian ? "
asks a tender-hearted paper away down
in Alassachusetts. Well , good land ! what
haven't wo done for him ? Haven't we
pre-empted homesteads , located mill
privileges , water powers , mining claims ,
mineral lands , cattle ranches andgovern-
niont parks all over the best sections of
his reservation every time ho left it live
minutes to go to the agent's to trade his
furs for the rations the rascals had stolen
from him ? What do you want us to defer
for the Indian ? Wash him , put him to
bed and sing to him and put him to
sleep ? All right , we'll do it. Hand us
them rocks the big ones with the rough
edges.
FAST AS LIGHTNING.
"These are fust- colors , are they ? "
asked the customer. "Urn , " said the
merchant. "You'll warrant thorn fast ? "
repeated the buyer. "Urn. " Then ho
added , "But you must keep 'em kind o'
dry ; if you fetch 'cm nigh the water
they'll come out a good deal fastcr'n you
can bring 'em back. Still they're what
you might call fast colors , as colors go. "
' 'Yes. " the customer said , "I reckon
they'll ' go. " Then she went , too.
A HEAHTLEbS ASSIGNMENT.
"What ! " exclaimed the lady reporter
ess , "report the free trade meotiug ? In
tills bunting dress ? Not if 1 know It.
They'll run me off the platform. " And
the city editor , who thought it was Lyons
velvet , said within himself that ho wished
there wasn't a woman reporter on the
paper.
A SLII'I'F.IIV BUSINESS.
"There is always a great deal of crook
edncss about these dime museums , " said
the chief of police to the brund-now
mayor. "In what department usually ? ' '
inquired the brand-now mayor. "More
in tlio snake-dens than anywhere else , "
replied the chief , and shortly after the
house adjourned , ostensibly to ascertain
whether the town had gone prohibition ,
but actually to ascertain that it hadn't.
A VICTIM OF INTEMI'EHANCE.
Hero comes a man whom I wish you to
observe. Behold him. His face is pallid
and his eyes are lustcrlcss. His lips are
set in pain. His steps are slow and the
dull throbbing of a heavy headache beats
at his temples. His days tire heavy and
his nights are sleepless , and life Is a
weariness to him. Ho Is a more wreck of
his early manhood. His friends avoid
him. When ho goes homo his children
hunt the dark corners , and his poor wife
wishes she wcro dead. What has wrought
all this.ruin and misery ? Rum ? The
demon rum ? Oh.no , not exactly ; pie
and hot bread and fifteen-minute dinners
did it. The poor man has the dyspepsia ,
that's all. But. that's enough.
William Sinclair , who was Graver
Cleveland's steward in Albany , is now
in charge of the live stock at Oak View.
Ho takes great pride in the fresh eggs ,
rich milk and delicious butter , witli
which ho tickles the palates of Oak View
guests.
THE PERFECT
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Quickest Selling Article Ever Invented.
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ritlCE OF DASHER , $1.2S
Needino talking , butreallr l th rroltleit Bbowlnz
Article on ibe Market.
OMAHA , Neb. , April 28 , 1887. This it
to certify that we , the undersigned , have
this day witnessed a churning by ' 'The
Perfect Self Revolving Churn Dashers , "
which resulted in producing 3,1 pounds of
first class butter from one gallon of cream
in jnst one minute and fifteen seconds.
W. U Wright , proprietor Omah 1l > Mrri" O. W.
Whetler. manager ouiHha Dairy ; I'aul B. Tale.
Merchant * ' National Hank ; A. U. Tnnulli , Nebrmk *
National Hank : I'rnf. ( icorve It. Hattiniirn , proprietor
"Oin rmllu lnesiColleuet" I'rof. I. J. III V . le c > \ -
erur. Qorthind ! Hurrjr Mlrrlam. Jltor'Tlthlao
StfllUl. Ubl. "Hoe" Will J. DobU , U. R. Act
J.F. K/an."World. " Krunk li. < lrc n"Herata"
Dr. J. w. rieareh. Dr. J. W. Djrmrt.
Dr. O. M. U. Illart. Dr. Hamilton Warren.
B ; irilall.ro * ! 'tate. J. W. Itovere.real e.tuta
John Kudd , Jeweler. Chris Orff. furnlluro ,
State -and County JlluM * for Sale ,
J'rojlt * Will Surprise You.
AGENTS WANTED.
Call or write to us at once. Qu ck sale *
and large profit ! . Very truly ,
J. W. & A. Pot'iiAM , Prop's ,
tloom 1 Croioit lllock.K.lCU it.Orn bN U.
