12 -THE OMAHA DAILY BEE : SUNDAY. SEPTEMBER 18. 1887--TWELVE PAGEa
IIRST LADIES OF TI1E LAND ,
' Come Talcs or the Queens of the White
House and tb'o Empress' of Homes.
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MR. GLADSTONE'S DAUGHTER.
EBtrnycd or Stolen I'crslnn llomc-
$ wives A Girl WlinCfltcliCM Snakes
A FlnUhcil tVomnii'ft Success
Hie Houtlicrn OI V
Strnyoil or Stolon.
Jnhn Krnett McCann ,
Has any one seen n pair of eyes
As blue as the t > ca 'ncath Grecian skips ,
And sweet red mouth and U > cth like pearl ?
Well , they belong to my lltllo girl.
She stiayed awuy with a pretty pout ,
And 1 don't know what It's all about ,
1 would give inv life , were my life all bliss ,
lo feel ng.iln on my chuck her kiss.
Bho strayed away on a summer morn.
When only the ghost of a storm was born ;
And It was born In her oycs of bluo.
1 don't know what In the world to do
Without her smile and her softcaross ,
And her presences my days and life to bless ,
She was so fair , delicious and sweet ,
That my heart never knew 'twas beneath
her feet.
O , she was so nwcet and she was so fair ,
With her lovely eyes and wift , warm hair !
And her dear litllo hands that flutteied so ,
When she opened them wide or shut them
tight ,
When loyo or storms made her plnkorwhlte-
there Is only this : I must prav to Him
lo send her back in thu twilight dim.
First IjadlOH of the Iinnd.
Philadelphia Times : Mrs. Pierce gave
the BurroundlnKS of the household
of her husband in the homo of thu nresl-
dents a digniliod KHICO which will over
bo reniomburcd with pleasure. There
seemed , however , to bo a lull in social
Alriilrfl during her rcKime. Jt was the
following administration of Mr. Buch
anan which was the most brilliant in the
whole list since the days of "Dolly"
Madison , llarriftt Luno was in cvnry re
spect qualified for the high duty of pro-
aiding over the social environments of
her unolo. She had been trained in her
duties in the stately school of the court
of St. James , and brought to her dililcult
* ? 5K i1,1. Washington that equanimity and
Rftubllity whinh was especially necessary
When sectional bitterness was fast an-
PronchiiiK a culmination m secession ,
rebellion and war. In the social enter-
tuinnionL" of Mr. Buchanan's administra
tion , lenders of all shades of political
belief nnd projmlico mingled in pleasant
Accord. No ono would have supposed
that the nation was fust drifting into a
war which would take the dimensions of
tno greatest conllict of arms in ancient
or modern times.
Mrs. Mary Todd Lincoln entered upon
Her delicate duty of presiding lady of the
first republican administration with a
kttjioy of discord in political circles
Which had boeu prepared by the chief
conspirators against the perpetuity of the
Union. Iho uncertainties and anxieties
of tlio war marred the nnjoymcnts of the
yocial life of the executive mansion dur
ing her regime. The faithful .stewardship
of Abraham Lincoln carried him tri
umphantly through a second campaign ,
but the bullet of an assassin cut short
the brilliant seasons which were to fol
low the return of peace.
Mrs. Kli/a McCardlc Johnson was too
much of an invalid to participate in the
Biycties of her husband's administration ,
er daughter , Mrs. Patterson , relieved
nor of hur social duties and made An-
drovf Johnson's administration ono of the
most enjoyable and popular which ever
hold sway in the mansion of the presi-
. iSt in M tlio political controversies
of Mf. J ° " "son and his adversaries the
social lifo which surrounded him in his
ollicial homo went far to allay the bitter
ness of partisan persecution , disfavor
ami controversy.
The queenly social qualities of Mrs.
Grant made the social hfo ot the great
sold or , during two administrations , at
tractive and influential. The animosities
ngoiulored by the war were still rife , but
by her dignified and conservative control
and inlluenco , before she surrendered her
trust to her successor , a great change had
taken place. Party and sectional lines
no longer limited the character of guests
at state or public entertainments.
Iho social regimes of Mrs. Lucv Webb
Hayes , Lucrotia Itudolnh Garllufd , oven
brief as it _ was , and Mary Arthur Mo-
, , ° -Y' , nini tninpa t c high standard
winch had been the characteristic feature
of tsvery preceding administration ,
-inero were no great issues , however , to
crystalli/o personal nnd partisan rival
ries and antagonisms.
I'crslnn'.llotiHcwIvcB.
St. James's
Gazette : The Persian
lady is a coed housewife. She rises
with the dawn , she is liberal in her
ho sokeoping. kind to her sorvants-
a little profuse , perhaps , but then living
cheap in the east. The keys of every
thing arc in the keeping of the mistress
of the house , and she is usually exact in
her accounts. All the vast stock of con-
crves and sweetmeats , syrups for the
preparation of sherbets and pickles in
endless variety , are cither prepared by
her own fingers or under her eyes. Nor
cos she disdain to be a confectioner and
maker of pastry. As evening approaches
--the long , elaborate Persian dinner
being partaken of among the upper
oJasaes by the sexes apart she prepares
to entertain her husband ; she will play to
nimupon thu lute or harmonica ; she will
ing to him , or road him to sleep with
poetry ; or she will play with him at
backgammon or chess , or recite to him
Jong stories in the style of "Tho Arabian
Kights. " When ho is sick shn nurses
him , nnd it is her pride to see that his
wardrobe is well supplied and his ser
vants well clad. She will Intrigue for
him , pluad for him , Ho for him , anil has
been known to die for him. She will
OTen carry her complaisance so far as to
find another wlfo for him.
A Olrl Who CnlolipH Hnnkos.
Boston Transcript : She lives in Maiden ;
ho is seventeen years old , or there
abouts , and she is an ophiologist that is
to say , her specialty Is snakes. Very
often , in pleasant summer weather , this
young girl , with hands clad in high buck
cloves and armed with a botllo of chloro
form , lurks about the funs , and pools ,
and thickets , watching for snakes , a girl
loir to look upon , sauntering , ono might
imagine , with eyes' upon the irround , in
maiden meditation , fancy free. Shu is in
maiden meditation , indeed , but not fancy
fruo , because her fancy is bound to
uakns and she is searching intently for
some variety not yet added to her collec
tion of several hundred. Presently she
tops ; with an eager gleam in her oyosho
crouches along a stop or two , her glove-
clad right hand drawn back as if to catch
oniu object ; sha springs forward towanl
the ground with a .swift motion , ami
then stands erect with the body of n snake
writhing about her arm in desperate
throes. She has it by the nock and pro
ceeds calmly to thrust its head Into the
neck of horbottlooi chloroform.
Not many days ago this young scientist ,
afUira rather desperate contest , captured
in the fells a black snake so inrgu and
powerful that when it wrapped itself in
tjiu mad grasp of its body about her arm
it strained her cords and muscles so se
verely that she was laino for a week. It
did not prevent her , however , from
sallying forth again , ahd when shu hap
pened to perceive , at the margin of a
pool , a big watur snake of a varluty she
bad not secured for her collection , shu
lay in wait for it. As the snake pounced
upon a froc she pounced upon the snake ;
but the reptile was in his clement-ami
escaped her. Was cho to bo batltcd in
that way ? Not at nil , She managed * to
luchor u frt-s in some way upon a * tonu at
the cdgo of the iiool , at n spot where the
bunk was overhung with bushes. 'JLhen
she stealthily laid herself Hat upon her
fneu under the bushes at the brink of the
water , nnd there she lay In umbush for n
long time , while the sn.iko ctiriouslv
eyed the frotr. At last the snake , with
midden resolution , nindu bold to seize the
froc ; but as ho did so n gloved hand ,
swifter than his own sinuous motion ,
ilartod from tlio bank , and ho was n pris
oner , splashing the witter of the pool in
his vain ullbrt to escape. The girl has
one grief she has not been able to cap
ture with her own hands a rattlesnake.
Mr. OlnilstoncV Danitlitcr.
Miss Gladstone , who stood upon the
right of Mr. Gladstone durum his fa
mous speech on the occasion of the pre
sentation of the American testimonial ,
is taller oven than hnr father. She Is n
blonde , with luxurious , clear-combed
hair twisted high upon her gracefully
fiimprd hrad. Her oycs are blue , her
complexion a dainty pink and whlto ; her
nose is a delicate retrousse ; her mouth is
small , with a most pleasant expression.
Slio wore a summer dress , the yellow lace
work rovcaline the shape of her Shoul
ders and tlio rounded lines of her firms.
She was the most attentive listener in the
croup. She felt every word of her
father's address and paid the same tin-
Hugging attention to the speech of pre
sentation.
A Finnish Womnn'H Sncccss.
Fraulcln Sohr's "Uccord of Woman's
Efforts" gives an Interesting account of
the struggles of n poor Finnish girl , who ,
in the teeth of every privation iind dilll-
culty , has achieved the distinction ,
unique in her country , of a diploma as
tlio llrst female doctor ot philosophy.
Irene Alston ) , ns she tcndudlier father's
cattle m the "land of n thousand lakes , "
dre.-xmed and pondered over all the mar
vels of soionco and learning , which
seemed forever a scaled book to her pov
erty and ignorance , \carningto bo wise ,
yet seeing no hope in a gray life of toll
nnd struggle , at last she prayed to die ,
that she might roach tisphoro whore her
cravings would bo satisllcd. A'liumano
pastor , divining her longing , sent her
to a good school , where she passed as
fourth among forty-six young girls at the
ace of eighteen , though only prepared
by her own Holf-holp. She took work in
earnest here , often sitting up all night
thinking over the day's tasks while her
companions slept all around her , and
afterwards when as a day pupil she hart
to provide her own meals , she sometimes
went to the classes fastiner , save tor the
fresh snow she picked up and ate on tno
way. For her father was totally ruined ,
and she must soon leave school and begin
earning. For a while she bravely sup
pressed her longings and qubmiitcd to
tlio drudcery of teaching , yet never los
ing sight of the goal she had long had at
heart her matriculation. At last , having
saved four pounds , with the scantiest of
luggage she journeyed to ilolsingfors ,
and m defiance of opposition , chieily
femimue , such as a more advanced
society can form no conception of , Irene
prepared for her ordeal. She paiu her
lodging in advance for the whole winter
( three pounds ) nnd invested in four loaves
of the hard round rye biscuit of Scan
dinavia and Finland , which keeps many
months , dividing them methodically so
that she had a piece for each day till
Christmas. In the depth of winter she
worked without a fire , at u temperature
of thirty degrees. Celsius , a kind pro
fessor , taught her Latin , moved by her
assurance that unless she learned it she
could neither live content nor die happy.
Her progress was most rapid ; she matric
ulated , taught awhile again for the sake
of her family , renewed her own studies ,
took u brilliant degree , and at last , rccog-
ni/.od by her nation for what she is , the
daytloss pioneer of woman's progress ,
she now lives honored and appreciated ,
still educating her brothers , still thirsting
insatiably after truth.
The Southern Girl.
White Sulnhur Springs Letter : The
southern girl is a typo peculiar to the
boil. She resembles no other young lady
in the country. In thought , manner and
methods she has a distinct personality ,
nnd could bo picked out with case in'n
multitude. As a rule she is slender nnd
strong. She is reasonably well modeled ,
n tendency to tight Inoing among the
traditions of her pcoplu having had its
natural effect to some extent upon her
liguro. She Is generally good looking ,
nnd is , ns u rule , high spirited and some
what self-willed. She is harder to con
trol than the northern girl , nnd when she
makes up her mind to got mnrried , nnd
the old people object , she usually carrier
out the programme if It takes a saddle
horse and a railroad train to accom
plish it. None the less , however , she if
unusually shrewd m determining hot
choice and does not usually make mis
takes. She reads rueti cleverly , and is
herself somewhat difficult to read.
The southern girl's particular spccialtj
is dancing. She can dance every dance
under the sun , including all the tie-ups ,
kicks nnd running races which have beer
invented by the dnncinc master since
dnnciug was taken from the polite art'
nnd raised to a place among athletic
sports. She is the most graceful ol
dancers , and would rather dance than
eat. The oltice of chaperon seems to be
n purely perfunctory one , for the southern
girl knows her world nnd needs nobodj
to guard hur. At all events , the chnporor
usually keeps discioetlyout.'of the way
nnd her charge is allowed the most per
feet freedom. This freedom she utilize !
In the most enjoyable manner nnd witt
the wisest discretion. In fnct , the south
crn girl Is a most clear-headed as well as
companionable young person , and takes
nil the uncommon events of life , from r
torn dress while dancinc to a proposal ol
marriage , with a coolness borderJDg or
ice cream. -
Even Eve Wore a Hustle.
Now York Graphic : Imstlos date fron
the beginning of the sex which is at
tached to them. They exist at this dnte
because of a correct rule of art which
objects to a straight linoboyond acertair
length. Thoyuro necessary to n rccogni
tiou of the comeliness of the entire
liguro and to the development of the
outer view of the dividing line botwcm :
the waist nnd the hips , and the necessit3
for this will be apparent to the indtvidua
who has soon nn otherwise dressed wornac
without anv bustle. The first adornment
worn by Eve , if the historians of hej
period are to be blievcd , was a btisUothc
sumo composed lurgi-ly of pulpy mnttei
loft by the deluge and properly curved
and largely ornamented with roses ami
the various other botanical production :
of the new world ,
GlrU to Have a ItUHfncRN Training.
H\UimoroSnn : : The school commission'
era of Louisville , Ky. , have decided upon
a post graduate course for the female
high school of that city , the subjects to be
taught to bo book-keeping , short hand
and type-writing. The course "will ho one
year , and graduates from the hich school
will have the option between this and the
normal class , nnd can either tit them
selves for touching or for mercantile
pursuits.
t
She Was at Homo In the Water.
Pull Mall Cin/etto : Miss Florence Mao <
might on , of Hunkurry House , Hushmilla ,
North of Ireland , hits jut > c performed ti
swimming feat under vury peculiar cir
cnmstanccs , Socking to persuade a local
fisherman to become temperate , tholattoi
promised to do so provided thnt Mis ;
M-icnaghton undertook to swim the baj
between Ulackrouk and Port Itallantrao ,
a distance of about ono milo. The younn
lady accepted the challenge , nnd nccom
plished the undertaking in thlrtv-ninc
minutes , with the result that the fisher
man ilouued tlm blue ribbon ,
For Pretty Woninn.
I'ri'itml thuinch make convenient am
.pretlv cojtumcs for young ladies. .
Yiolotyooil la.usca lu a variety of art !
cles for the toilet , and also for the ban *
dies of fans.
Holts mndo entirely of gilt braid are
stylish and are worn with wnito costumes.
Tlio ton rnu re is narrower , but hardly
perceptibly smaller in the early fall styles.
Fancy ha'.rplns ' are generally worn nnd
continue to bo ornamented ami elaborate.
The gilt and silver braid trimmings
form nn attractive garniture for tailor-
made costumes.
The sailor Jacket with n blouse waist
underneath Is a favorite model to wear
with a kilted skirt.
Shepherd's checks form the uppers of
some of the fashionable walking boots for
summer wear.
Hrlcr stitching , as well as feather
stitching , is used on chlldren'f clothing ,
botli dresses and jackets.
Hcngnlino Is yet a favorite nnd will con
tinue to bo for fall costumes of heavier
cashmere and cheviots.
Largo button ? enter Into the trimming
of many fall costumes , and are of very
beautiful workmanship.
The soft , warm knitted silk underwent
promises to take the place of the Jersey
weaves , ns it is healthful.
Thu plain skirt has come to stay with
out doubt , and it is therefore carefully
finished and generally lined throughout.
The morning costume , to bo stylish , is
In white chuddar cloth trimmed with
bright-colored velvet. Yellow is stylish.
Low-cut shoes have an embroidery of
cut jot beads , and the moro olaborat
oncd cost from f 8 to fll ) per pair.
HONEY
Link bracelets ma all the race.
A corset Is uo'.hiui ; uioic than a waist bas
ket.
ket.Low
Low cut shoes have an embroidery of cut
jet heads.
Round hats will bo moro worn this winter
than over before.
Hey a I purple will be the fashionable color
for the coming season.
Mnnv of the new nnsscmcntarlcs nre mixed
\\lth sliver , gold aiul steul.
Colored handkerchiefs urn but llttlo worn
nnd silk ones are entirely done nway with.
Pansles and daises in enamel Kooils , with
diamond center , are the favoiito lace pin.
Sailor knots , Hainan Knots and lovers'
knots are the prevailing fancies ( or hairpin
tops.
tops.Tho
The woolen goods for street wear diirlns
fall and winter show unusual brilliancy ot
tone.
Largo buttons enter Into the trimming of
many fall custumes , ana are ot very beauti
ful workmanship.
ijpalskln will continue to bo the most fa h-
lonahle , ns well as the most popular , fur tor
strt'ot ear next winter.
The old and graceful fashion of wearing
lone veils ot gauze \\ound about the head
nnd shoulders Is to he revived.
An open rose , the eentre pink , enamelled
petals nnd tips of leaves set with diamonds ,
Is n rare and exquisite lace pin.
Nothing Is moro appropriate for second
morning wear tltnn sardonyx lace pins , sot
In llower designs , with sprays of pearls.
Blouse fronts are so popular thnt they will
continue to ho used all winter In plush ,
sealskin , and astrakhan on plain corsages.
Mulls will ho very small this winter and
nnd will oftener be made of the dress mate
rial , trimmed with fur , than ot fur entirely.
Two shanks fastened together sldo by
sldi , ono set with a .sapphire , the other with
a diamond , are the \ery latest design In
rings.
Uronzo , golden brown , beige , tan nnd all
the tawny yellow tints of wood are very
fashionable , this season , both here and
abroad.
Mrs. Cleveland keeps a sowing-woman
employed all the time lu making nltenUlons
and changes in the trimming of her various
costumes.
Very low crowned bonnets have appeared
at last , but it is sate to nsseit that it will take
fully two seasons ana perhaps more to make
them general.
The covert Jackets for the fall season , In
stead of being m.ulu of the ono pretty color ,
as ot the past , will be made In cloth to match
the costume.
Four folds of black and white silk muslin
moke a pretty substitute for ruchlnc to bo
worn In the neck ot a mourning troclc. The
white Is set next to the skin.
Miss Ootavla Hill , ot Huston , recently en
tertained all her tenants to the number of TOO
or 800. Miss Hill will bo remembered as the
pioneer In tenement-house retorm.
Beautiful sleeveless waists are made en
tirely of passernpntprle.s. There are plain
black and white ones , and both black and
whlto mixed with cold or silver.
The brooch has taken the place of the
small cravat pin , and Is worn gcneially with
the severe tallor-iundo costumes , and Is in
Imimony with the plainness ot the effect.
It Is now claimed that the head of th sul
tan's harem is a Christian woman , a Span-
lard , beautiful and cultivated. She believes
in the doctrine of polygamy.
Vests and waistcoats of every description
long and narrow , short and tull , and ample
and expansive , like the old Continent.il
gllet , are all In high vogue again this scuson.
HtitTalo has a woman contractor. Her
name Is Mrs. A. M. Uolloway , and she has
just secured the contiact for cleaning thu
streets of that city for five years by a bid of
S447.000.
Gloves of light gray nnd mastic kid , with
tlio reams lapped , and finished about the
wrist with a strip of black leather , and hav
ing several rows ot blacK stitching , are quite
the newest.
The miffed ami bishop sleeves , which the
Athenians wore nges ago , continue to be
popular , and will bo worn during the fall
qulto as much U not moro than during the
summer.
A rather alarming result of the higher edu
cation ot women Is the tendency of those
who have secured a measure of literary cul
ture to shower advice and Instruction upon
other women.
A new servant havinir been engaged nt nn
aristocratic residence was informed they usu
ally had breakfast about 8 o'clock. She re
plied unconcernedly : "Well , if I ain't down
to it , don't wait. "
"Which do you profer.a girl or a woman ? "
astts Lucy Hlgdun. in her own peculiar , m-
gi'iilus manner. Woll. that depend" , Lucy.
Wo line a girl before she gets womanish , and
n woman before she becomes clrllsh.
The rage tor whlto toilets , which has lasted
all summer will continue thiough the
autumn , and costumes of velllnc , nun's
cloth , serge , etc , , will bo worn out of doors
Until the weather crows decidedly chilly.
Dress skirts now appearing have the np-
pcaranro of mi cored , full gathered skirts.
They are In fact , Just that , ( the front and
sometimes the sldo breadths being slightly
gored ) mounted on well gored foundation
sklrU.
Mrs. Christian Strachan , ! and her dnueh-
ter of Melbourne , Australia , have arrived at
Chicago on a tour of the \\orld. It Is the
first Instance on record where two women
sot out alouo with such an ambitious object
In view.
Mrs. Jo er > h Solomon , whose husband Is
running fur alderman on the republican
ticket In Indianapolis , Is out In an Interview
In the republican organ of that city request
ing her friends to votu against her lord and
master. Mrs. Solomon says she does not desire -
sire her husband to hold ofllee , mid that the
right to vote should satisfy him.
The jewelry of the olden tune Is again com
ing In extensively , as In the rasa of the
brooch. Hoop earlngs of diamonds will bo
largely worn this season , and when small
are very pretty , as when In the e' r nothfnir
I s seen excepting the diamonds , the setting
bolng very light. Very lixrgo hoops will bo
worn , but not such much prob\bly as the
smaller ones.
The Utest "fad" ! s the Interest attached to
thu finding nt an old buttoned shoe. Wo
were told , with great sincerity , that If a
young girl on finding one would count the
buttons remaining on it she would bo able to
tell exactly the number of years which would
elnnso before her marilfuce , each button rep
resenting onn year. It U looked upon as a
great piece of misfortune ( by the credulous )
to Una a shoo minus buttons.
Ladles' visiting cards this fall will bo
almost square ns usual , but It anything a
trifle larger. Letter paper will be embel
lished with the monogram and the street ad
dress directly under the monogram , Instead
of slightly to the right , Where street ad
dress Is used only. U will aUo bo placed In
the center. In stationary whlto wave \\ill
IK ) u > cd , and If tints at all , the most delicato.
ttcnls have gone entirely out and It Is de
cidedly bad farm to use one. Fashion able
stationers consider them so much bad .stock.
Mauy of t'io new ° le' ' ' houu Jackets' ore
*
worn above loose Tests made of Spanish not
At each side of this blouse , under the jacket
nnil at the bolt , are sewed the ends of two
lone lengths of moire ribbon. The one
fastened at the rleht side is brought down
to a point several Inches below tbo belt , and
jnt In front run through a allrct buckle or
slide , nnd then fastened securely. The rib
bon Is then carried up to the loft sldo and
tied In with the second length and there
fastened , the loops Inclining towards the
front of the skirt , above which they fall.
Basques and bodices are gradually being
lengthened to cover the hips moro deeply.
The vest , the plastron , the separate waist
coat , the pleated shoulder-pieces , the dcmuro
nun's corsage , with fold's lapping each other
over the chest : thosurpllco front , lapping
from right to loft , and re\ers of all shapes
and kinds , are seen on the newest 1'arls
diesses. It Is almost Impossible to make the
front of the bodlcu too dressy In otlect , or to
go far astray In the design , as the variety of
models Is now so limitless that any style be
coming to the wearer Is In good taste.
A vnnne lady of Austin , Tex. , who has
much time to spare , and who Is very skillful
with the needle and excels In all fancy
crochet work , has made n unique dicss. The
mntcrinl Is common spool thread , \vhltc , and
the entire dress Is hand-crocheted work ,
beautifully ( lowered and strongly mnile , and
nbouttcn thousand vards of thread were used
In Its construction. The sleeves are crocheted
In the proper shape and are fastened In by a
loek-crorhfted stitch. It Is n very Beautiful
drcs" , and the young lady told us that It tools
her throe months to complete It.
The dress worn by .Mrs. Cleveland at the
reception at tun whlto house clvon the dele-
Rates to the medical congress on Tuesday
evening last was an eleiant robe of blue
satin , covered with tulle of the sumo shade ,
soft folds of which were draped across the
front of the plain petticoat , the back of rich
brocade , falling In a graceful sweep to the
nnd of thn train , The bodlco was cut mod
esty low , both back and tiont. and trimmed
w tli exquisite old point appllquo lace , fas
tened with a diamond pin. A necklace of
the same norms encircled her throat , they bo-
Inir. as usual , worn high and caught through
with a handsome tmtolse shell pin. Mrs.
Cleveland carried a loose cluster of the lowly
pale pink Catherine Merim-t roses. A pietty
Incident was the courtesy paid nor by two of
tlm torcini doctors , who. In passing down
the line , stooped and kissed her hand.
OLiI > I'KOl'Li : .
Asennth Miller has just celebrated her
100th birthday at St. Charles , III.
Uobert-Crotty died In his old homo at
Prospect , Ohio , on August SO , of the heat , lit
tlm ago of 101.
John 11. Guy , of Paynesvllle , Mo. , is sov-
onty-threo years old , and > cthesays ho can
jump and crack his heels together twice.
The postmaster at Cleveland , (5a. , Uncle
Iidnaid Stephens , Is ninety years of ago ,
and spry enough to do all that Is leijulied of
him.
him.James
James Preston of shouandoah Is enjoying
the society of his tlilid wife , llo is ninety-
two years of ago and Is the father of thirty-
six children.
Slxtv years ape Dr. and Mrs. Harpwpll ,
now ot Decatur , 111. , were married In Phila
delphia. Now at tlm ago of b5 and 84 thev
bid fair to live to celebrate their diamond
wedding.
Probably the oldest person In Texas was
Grandma Mitchell , who died recently at
Pilot Point , ngetl 105. She never wore glasses
and she walked half a mile to church the
Sunday berore her death.
The elghtlcthlwedding anniversary of Man
uel liairtant and his wife of Matamoras was
recently celebrated. The husband Is In tlm
best of hciltli at l)2 ( ) , while the wife enjoys
the sumo blessing nt ninety-six.
A eoloicd blacksmith who works every day
at his forge , and \\ho is 100 yearo old , is a
resident of O/m. Ark. His name is Per
kins. Ho was sold on the block in Xew Or
leans , and t\kcn to Arkansas In 1S-IO.
Wiltld IJIackwell Is the oldest man in Kan
sas. Iln it-sides ut Great Hend , and thinks
he was tiorn in Fiutqnler county , Virginia , in
1775. Ho can chrwt\\o ounces of tobacco
perday , but abstains from alcoholic drinks.
Mrs. Clarissa Sldener of Adamstown , Ky. ,
made her own clothes and did her house
work until she w.is 110 years old. Shu died
recently , In her 113th year. All of her teeth ,
excepting four , were pertectly sound at the
time ot her death.
The oldest man In Kansas Is a necio , who
Is said , "on peed authority , " to have been
borniifila\e In Tauquler county. Virginia ,
November iiO. 1773 , and Is , therefore , 113
years old. Ho is an Inveterate tobacco
chewer and Insists that it ho were to leave
on" he would dlo.
Mr. AUolpli Parent , an old ( man of ninety-
six years , who 1ms been actlnsc as bailill at
Plerrevllle , Canada , tor the lust fifty years
has just lett tor the United States , with a
view , ho says , to perfect his knowledge of
the Knxlish language.
There Is living on tlm Welsh hills at Ty
umen a'venerable widow Mrs. Frances , who
Is 107 vears old , having been born on Au
gust 13,17SO. She is In excellent health and
can thread her needle without using her
glasses. She moves about with ease and Is
enabled to attend to domestic duties.
Thomas Anderson of West Haven , Conn. ,
Is sul'l to bo one of tliu oldest'dusccndants of
the Mohawk Indians , llols ninety-six years
of ago and In n line state of preservation. Ho
says that ho was born at East Hempstead , L.
] . , and that he and his brother , who lives at
Fleming , L. I. , are the last of the Mohawks.
Seventy-two years aeo. Robert Tirrell of
Rhode Island , then a soldier In the British
army , deserted and came to America. The
old iniui , who Is nlnety-thice years old , has
just received a pardon from the grand
daughter of the king ho desertedami la going
back to the old country to die among his
kinsfolk ,
The oldest man In the world is .lames
Jones , a negro and cltl/un ot the United
States , now residing at S.inta Rosa. Mexico ,
aged 13 ! ! yew * . Ho was born before Franklin
experimented with lightning and kites , was
forty at the time of Washington's election to
the presidency , engaged In the revolutionary
war , outlived three slave-masters , nnd at the
ace of I'M was .still able to do chores enough
to partially support himself.
M. Cliovreni , the French centenarian
savant , was 101 ycaisold August21. llosais :
"There can bo no rule of life. What is good
for one may not be good tor another.Vo
must study what is best tor us Individually.
For example , my parents lived to bo moro
than ninet ) years old , and they drank wine.
From my childhood wlna has boon disagree
able to mo. Like Locke and Newton. 1 have
never cared for any beverage except water , "
Artemus Tucker , and his wife Narcissus ,
who ll\e on a plantation uenr Amcilcus , Go. ,
are a lemarkable comilo. He Is eighty ycais
old , and is still holding au important post on
the plantation. Isarclssus is nearly sixty
ycais old , aid tips the beam at 4JO pounds In
her blockings , while the old man weighs
scarcely 100 pounds. She once tried to enter
a lallroad coach to go to Amoiicus , but tlm
door was not lar e cnoiuh to admit her , and
she was compelled to ride on a tint car.
In Hungary there lives a man who is over
one hundred and thirty jears. llo enjoys
good health , and , what Is moiv , still retains
full possession of his mental faculties.
Fuinz Xago was born in 1755. * His parents
wore sei fs , and died soon after his birth. Up
to the aire ot twenty ho peifoimed tlm duties
of shepherd. Ho then became a soldier , and
took part as olii hussar in the great battle of
l.elpsic In ISlit. Uelng taken prisoner by the
French , honlterward returned to Hungary In
1S11 } , where ho took service as a coachman.
Ho now live * on the bounty of the Inhabi
tants of Ills native village Ksoknva ( Snniovy
Comltat ) . Nnk'o does not remember having
had a day's Illness ,
Jeffrey Wilson , who died ne&r Mechanics-
burg , O. , was born a slave in Virginia In
177H , and had entriud on his 115th year when
ho dli'd. Ho was a slave for nlncty-tu o years.
Ho had two wives. Hy the first ho had eight
chlldien , throe of whom are living , the average -
ago of their ages being eighty yoirs , the
eldest being eighty-seven , and the youngest
seven-nine. Hy Ills second wlfo he liad nine
children , si\-of whom am living , their a\or-
ago being fifty-two years , the eldest being
hftv-olght and the youngest forty-one. Ho
had seventy-six grandchildren , thirteen
grcat-grnndchlldrcn , and one great-great
grandchild , his offspring extending through
lour generations , there being im souls , in
his \eins flowed the blood of tliroo mces
whlto , negro and Indian and to this tact is
attribute' ! his longevity.
IlHljIGlOUS.
There are 120 Congregational churches In
California , with s.OOO church mcmbcis.
The 110,000 Hebrews who reside In Now
Voik have twenty-six synagogues and over
fifty meeting houses.
The conference of Cnngregationallsts and
IlnptUtH for the purpose of promoting co
operation and union is to be held In London
this month.
Dr. Joseph Parker of London , will occupy
the late Deochur's pulpit on Sunday , October
1. when ho will deliver hU first sermon In.
tills country.
Tlio Uebitiw cotitfv 'sjattoa JMu Israel o (
Portland , Mo. , has decided to build a temple.
WorK will be pushed as fast as posilblc , and
the temple , when completed , will cost about
840,000.
At the lust religious census of Switzerland
taken In ISM , the little republic contained
1,057,109 Protestanls , 1,100.781 Catholic * . 7 , >
33 Jews , nnd I0b3 $ of other religious nfllia-
tlon.
tlon.The
The 20,000 estimated membership of the
Unitarian body In the United States remains
the same as It was four years ago , while the
r6.n3of the Unlvcrsallstsof that date have
fallen to 35,550.
It has been definitely settled that Bishop
Ireland , ouo of the trustees of the proposed
university , will bo created nn archbishop
next year , nnd the present see of St. 1'nul
over which ho presides elevated to an arbh-
blscopal position ,
The question of securing a permanent
pastor to succeed Mr. needier has been
placed In the hands of a committee , the mem
bers of which have boon scattered during the
rummer so that nothing In thnt direction has
been done. No one In the church has ex
pressed any choice for a pastor.
The Protestant Episcopal cathedral pro
ject In Now York has been In partial abey
ance during the hot months , but It Is to bo
vigorously pushed with the coming of au
tumn. The question ot a slto Is yet unde
termined , although It seems to have narrowed
down to two plots of ground.
The very highest church In Europe Is the
pilgrimage chauel of St. Maria dolicit ,
above Salux , lu the Canton of Unuibniidi'n.
It lies nearly 8,000 feet high above the forest ,
near the limits of perpetual snow. It is
enlv open during thu summcr-tlmu of thnt
region or , ns the folks thereabouts reckon ,
from St. John the Baptist's Day to St.
Michael's Day and Is used only bo the Alp
herds , who remain through the summer with
their cows and cunts , and occasionally by
huntcis In search of the chamois and mar
mot. All the Inhabitants of Salux climb up
thither on Midsummer Dnv to assist nt the
first mass nnd hear the first sermon of the
.N oar , and thorn Is also n ciowdrd congrega
tion on Michaelmas Day , at the last service
of the year.
MUSICAL AND DUAMATIO.
"Dr. Jckyll nnd Mr. Hyde' ' was played nt
the New York M.idlson Square theatre last
week.
Minnie Hank has signed an agreement
for nn American tuur , to commence In the
autumn.
Cincinnati's pageant ' 'Koine Under Nero , "
has failed completely , and was brought to a
sudden close.
Cuppa's Seventh Jtcglmcnt band , of Now
York city , will mate n conceit tour of the
states , beginning In October.
Marie Uozo Intends coming to this country
at the close of her present tourwith the Carl
Itosa oper troupe in Ireland.
Arcoulln'g to a veracious British chroni
cler , the scenery for Hemy Irving's Ameri
can tour will till sixty freight cars.
A new drama In London called "Pleas
ure. " Introduces one ot the tno > t realistic nnd
sensational stage earthquakes ever seen.
Charles Gaylord has made a now historical
play called "D.mlel Koone" and Captain
JacKCra\\tord , the pool scout will act lu It.
A labs and their beautiful horses have been
the attraction at the fails hippodrome all
summer. Butfalo Hill and his eowboys will
succeed them.
Miss Flora Benjamin is the latest musical
urodlgv. Slut never took n lesson in music ,
but plays almost every Instrument , being
especially proficient upon the violin , Hutu
and piano.
The Now Court Theatre. London , to ho
built for John Clavton , Dion Bouoleaulfs
son-in-law , will have a ooveied roof , under
which natrons may walk tiom thu rnllwny
trains Into their seats.
Kor many years UttssU has interdicted the
performance ot Victor Hugo's dramas in tlmt
country , The boycott on these plays lias at
lonuth beer , raised , and "llernanl" will be
given nt Moscow In the near future.
Marlon Manola our first visitor on the
comic opeia staie from Lapland is pleas
antly irreetcu cvcrv night in "Bullmon" at
Wnllack's , New " \ ork. Do Wolf Hopper Is
very tunny , and the general ncnelty attracts
full houses.
Teiesina Tun , a young lady violinist who
has created a turoro In Europe , by her ex
quisite playing will be heard in this country
during tins coming season. Shefs only twen
ty years old and is said to bo .is beautiful as
she is accomplished.
Mabel Sterling , the young Kentucky girl
who Is preparing to blossom out as a star. In
musical called "Three Corners "
a comedy , Is
eighteen years of aeu and Is described as ex
ceedingly handsome In face and form. She
makes her debut in New York during the
hollda\H.
Saiah Bernhardt has lost her voice , there-
suit of a cold caused by exposure at her
country place In the south of France. She
Is now lu 1'arls. Rehearsals of Sardou's new
clay , in which she Is to appear , wore com
menced Thursday. The name of thu play Is
"Deborah. "
now given ns
Mile. Webber , the new rival of the Immor
tal Sarah has scored a treat triumph at thu
Comedio Franchise as Donna Sol In "Her-
nanl , " on of Sarah's roles. Hern hard t Is
devoting her attention to reading Sardou's
now play yet unnamed , In which she is to ap
pear at Tort Saint .Maitin.
Hans von Bulow , who now resides In
Hamburg , will during the coming season di
rect thirty operatic performances In the
btndt theatre as well as the subscription con
certs In that city , the philharmonic concerts
in Berlin and some ot the subscription con
certs In Bremen.
Julius Colin , of Atlanta , On. , thinks that
ho has the oldest Unto In America. It Is an
ebony , eight-keyed German flute , nnd bears
a silver plate with the \\oids "Julius Colin.
Dresden , 17lS. ! " This Is the present owner's
grcat-groat-groat-Brandtather. There are still
good tunes in the old llute.
Ono of the funniest scenes In Von Suppe's
opera. Bellmanwhich Is tlio latest New Yoik
crnco. Is the entrance of Do Wolf Hopper in
thu second act , which Is located In : a cave on
the borders of the North sea. A severe storm
Is raging and the comedian Is blown in sus
pended to an umbrella , which temporarily
acts as a balloon , but suddenly collapsing he
Is thrown into thu sea.
A real cotton-ein. costing $2,500. will be
Introduced In a farcical comedy entitled "Tho
Judiro. " will bo seen upon the road next
season. There Is said to bo a scene In It in
which the hero , Impersonated by a party
known ns OdellVllliatns. . Is cast by the villain
'
lain Into the ginning machine , and'etfects a
thrilling escape from Its clutches. Victory
Batemnn will ho the lending lady.
Messrs. Conrlod and Hermann have on-
caged another high-priced star for a short
American season In the person ot Madame
Nlemann-IUbe. who will appear at the Star
theatre , Now York , January 2. Madame
K.ibo is the wlfo ot Nlemann the tenor , nnd
has long been considered the most charming
exponent ot modern drawlnz room comedy
on tlio German stairo. She is a beautiful HS
well ns talented woman , and her coming ap
pearance is already looked forward to by
German residents.
Ot "Home , sweet homo , " F. S. Saltus
writes to the American Musician : "Sir Henry
Bishop hoard It In Sicily , and nohodv Knows
who composed It. Sicilians llvln-'to-day In
New York have told mo tlmt their grand
fathers said their grandtnthcis know It.
Bishop Intiodncod It Into his -Clnri , the
maid of Milan. ' Pasta , the original Xoima ,
liked It , and tool ; a copy of It. lu li'JO. when
Donizetti was composing his 'Anna llolcna.
for her. shu nsUed him to introduce the mel
ody. He did so tor the final scorn1 , but nuulu
a variation nf It. The second pint illfturs
almost entirely fiom thu song as It Is snug
to-day.
Admiral Porter sat In n proscenium box at
the Filth avenue theatre , N. Y , , last wr k
and witnessed the first performance- n ( Ira-
matl/atlon of tils naval "Allan Dare. " Sit
ting bv the hero of Fort Fisher was the gal
lant old warrior wno once went marching
throuzh Cieorcla , and both the old gentlemen
seemed to enjoy tlio play of thu night. Biavu
imm are always modest nnd It was obior > ed
Admiral Toiler's lace was frequently cov-
oied with blushes when some peed point In
the play broiuht down thu house , and the
old here was conscious that thousands of
eyes worn fixed upon him.
The Edwlu Booth-Lawrence Barrett com
bination has begun Its tour In Bullnln.
Thence It goes to Detroit. Minneapolis ,
Chicago , Boston , Philadelphia , Nuw Oilvans ,
and nearly all ot the largu cities of the coun
try , including Sun Francisco. A season of
fortv week- % has baon arranged and the fol
lowing will be the complete repertoire :
"Julius Cii-sar , " "Othello. " "Hamlet , " " .Mac
beth. " "King Lear , " "The Merchant of
Venice , " "Kathcrino nnd iVrucliIo , " "Tho
Fool's Ko\enge , " "Don Cvar. ( " " 'Iho King's
11 unsure1 nnd "David Garrick. " 'Ihn upon-
Ing play in BulTttlo will bo "Julius Ctosar , "
with Mr. Booth In his old part ot Brutus , and
Mr. Barrott in his familiar personation ot
Caitlus. The stars will travel m the newly
constructed palacu car , "Jimins Brutus
Booth. " attended by a retinue of servants.
Mr. Booth has nevorliocn In better health
ami spirits than at the present time , and both
tin and Mr. Barrett aru taugulno ot a prout-
able
CIKCUS AM > MENAGERIE.
Omaha , , Thursday , Sept , 22d
Council Bluffs , Friday , Sept. 23d.
T\vcnljr Thuui Greater , Grander ntul fliiui I'.vcr.
Derris and Colvio's Colossal Shows
Combined Circus , Museum , Grand Wild West nnd Roman
Hippodrome. Grand Tripplo Circus of 200 Performing Stars.
OKAXD W1LI > WEST.
Full nnil Complete , comprising Hosts ot Indian Scouts and Cowboys.
XCW ItOMAX I1II POI KOM0.
1th Whole Tronjn of Uarlne lllitors In Ancient nml Modern Hncoi. Tlio Hrk'lit Purtlculftl
Kw'i ' fASr the Greatest StnlhrorouB AKifioKntlon r.\FrC > nrnnl/od.
TWIJXTY MAM : iui > iits--AMj : ISAKIIIAC'K. :
Led tiy the Invlncltilo yimrtptto ,
BUTTON. rc.11nmA'lot O'lJMLL "i"1" " * " > T.OWTIY Worl1' tumour
iyuxxwii , of tllu \ Voild.iUUU ? , Kvtiiinrdlnary.L * > V IV X , Hunllo.
Hist time in an-TE ON'T.Y only ai norse : iiiu-r in
. . - . . T.POIV
America , J.J.J.J1 V l\ljl Ijrjl lX , tlm World
TWHXTi- IAM : UAKEKACK Kimsits.
* rvil. V'Al"rttl.lollriv vtl10 buwltehlnif , tlio beautiful Quintette ,
t- i T o-i
Miss ELLA STOlvKS , Miss ANNIE OA1WOLL ,
, , . MISS ALICK MCDONALD. MISS IN HZ INSON ,
l"o "ifalr omen who dress ill vlncly , clmrm completely , nnd ride intonlslilncly.
2OO - Two Hundred rh-Kl-Cla-x lrciiH Slari - SOO ,
In ns many acts. Aerial , llMIng , r.pnplnir. Tiimhllnir , Contoitlnn , Oymnastlc. Athletic nnd al
. .r > . . . .r. . , . _ . .Kinds known to rlicug C'litcitiilmnent proper. ,
A HONhlEH.iO-CAOK MKNAOUitlE with Dens. Lairs lro\cs. Herds nnil Cajrcs ot Wll (
Anunuls. roprcscntinir ciicli iiml every family of ( ] ooloy. ( }
Htl'I'ODltOMK ) ACTS without number , llnmiui Chariot , Komnn Stnnillnir , llomiin Viuiuf
Inn , Komnn Steeple Knees , Urawny Hiilois , Itlondr < ; Steeds nnd R U of ratio trnuk. Excltmgv
Ppi-etnculiir , Dramatic ; .Tlirllllnir and Astounding Wild West Spectacular nnd Uenmrktiblo lllpp
dromo features of nil Ulmls.
GENERAL OUSTER AT LITTLE BIG HORN.
IndliiDg , Cowbojs , Con Day Girls , Scouts , rrontlursinon , Mexicans , and Crack Shots led by tlu
Hcdoubtablo CAPTAIN ELMER E. STUBBS ,
The Champion Wlnir Phot of the Win Id.
HUMAN IlITJr.HS , firoclan Hidcrs , Modern Tiottois , Trotting an 1 Kunnlnj ? Uncos , such n |
weroncNcr witnes > oil bunoutli any trntcd pa\llllon ,
A l > MrHOIt.OK : AMUSEMENT of all kinds. Clroui. Thuatrlciil Hippodrome and Will
West. A World of Wild lleasts. A Dazrllnir , Sublime b | > octacle. The Wliolu tlic Oieutcet on th (
Continent.
Hanngcd and Conducted by Ilralnt nnil Capital.
lloois Open at 1 and 7 I' . M. Kxcuislon Kntos on all railroads.
The Dlif Show will exhibit In
Ha tlnirs , Monday , Sept. 12 , rrcmont , Saturday , Sept. 17 ,
Urund Island. Tuesday. Sept. 13 , Ilrntilre , Monday , Sept. 19 ,
Keiirnoy , Wodncvhiy , Sept. 14 , Lincoln. Tuesday , Sept. 20 ,
Columbus.Thursday . . . . t * . . . . . . . , Sept lit , 15 , Walioo _ . , . , . Wednesday . . . . . . _ , > . OlJ'iiMlt . . . . .
HT.rnli. I.I u .
Norfolk , Filday , Sept. IB , Riid Council llluirs , L'rlday , Sept. 23.
RILEY 8c McMAHON ,
Real Estate and Loan Brokers ,
310 South Fifteenth Street.
ol5 ! lots In Patrick' add , fiom f l.UOO : f 400 cash Porno desirable trackairolots.
down , liulanuo lo . _ . B arres Rood triickaito ,
Coinorlititli nnd California , I Good linrBiilns In all jiprtsof the city.
Six ernlobrnn lots In SoutbOniuhn
Nlcuncies In Ilonllold cheap. A HMO acre In WasbliiKton Hill
CHAS. C. SPOTSWOOD ,
305H South 16th Street.
, lluslnuhs ' , alwa > s on hn
I.otfl. llQil'i'S and Lots and 1'iopoity
r tr"l ! or wW ' ' ' ' " 'M HtlL'"tim tO UuUI
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HILL & YOUNG ,
131J and IX13
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Carpets , Stoves ,
House Furnishing Goods.
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Weekly and Monthly Pay- V i *
merits.
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