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' Jf I1 THE OMAHA DAILY-BEE ; SUNDAY * OOTOBEB 30 , 1887. TWELVE PAGES. SOME THINGS ABOUT WOMEN. The Bravest of Battles Provision for the Girls. TWO BRAVE NEBRASKA LASSES. A Plucky Western Girl A Pretty Car Conductor A Ilnby Among the Htrong- Bllnclctl Don'tn. The UravcHt of Battles. JiMt'/utn 3fIIfr ( , The bravest battle that over was fought , Shall I tell you wlioro and when ? On the maps of the world you'll find it not ; 'Twas fought by the mothers of men. Nay , tiot with cannon or battle shot , With sword or nobler pen ; Nay , not with eloquent word or thought From mouth of eloquent men. But deep in a wallcd-up woman's heart Of woman that wonld not yield- But brawly and silently bore her part Lol thuroisthat battlefield. Nn marshalling troop , no birounc song , No banner to gleam and wavol Bnt , oh , these battles they last so long From babyhood to the gravel Provide Something for the Girls. All over Germany exist whnt nro called sparcnsHcn ( savings bunks ) , which correspond in n measure to the endow ment pliin of the American insurance The best known is thcWil- helmscasso , named after the emperor , wlio is its patron. At the birth of a girt the father and mother insure her ( kaufon Bio oin ) in such a cnsso for as much us they are able to bestow every year on the future of their new-born baby girl. The amount is paid annually. The cnsso lays out the money in behalf of tbo in sured , at interest , chielly In real estate. In this way the money nccumulntcSjnnd at eighteen , or her majority , the girl is the possessor of a snug little capital. This will servo her to study any favored profession , go to nome good conserva tory , or start in business ; and last , but not least , buv her trousseau , if she has a chance to follow woman's truest mission ! Now , why cannot woll-to-do American women establish such a way of providing for their less fortunate sisters'1 ! What a blessed fjift from a godmother to a poor little girl such an insurance would bo. I truly believe it would give zeal and encouragement to many true , poor parent , if l > y this small economy they could help to provide for their dear ones. It is hotter than a life insurance , for it takes away the "sting of death" ; all may live nnd enjoy the fruit of their economy ! How much hotter such a yearly outlay would bo , for people in moderate circumstances , thnn m costly toys and extravagant dress , by which children are brought up to expectations. Itrave Ncbrunkn Girls. Now York Sun : A gentleman who had just returned from a land inspect ing tour in the northwest in speaking. of his experiences a few evenings ago , related a story which shall bo given here in his own words. Said ho : "Wo there wns a party of fpui had reached the limit of the stage line at a little frontier town named Broken Bow , but our destination was tlio valley of the Middle Loup river , a 150 miles further into the unsettled prairie , where the only thing to attract the eye from the monotony of the end less succession of hills and valleys was an occasional flock of prairie chickens or a deer , which startled from his couch in ULC grass , after a moment of wild curiosity , Would bound gracefully away ever the crest of tlio nearest ris ing ground. Tlio day wo loft Broken Bow , after several hours of travel , wo . passed a neat white school house , where Homo half dozen sturdy children were gazing out of the open door unrobuked , for a passing vehicle was a subject of much comment and conjecture in that sparse settlement , nnd could not go un heeded. Behind the children nnd scarcely less interested than they , stood their teacher , a bloom ing , healthy-looking girl of about twenty-two years , I judged , nnd there was something in her manner nnd re fined face that wns in striking contrast to the rude surroundings nnd unbroken prairie. The presence of the pupils could bo accounted for by recalling two or throe sod huts within a few miles.but wo couldn't bo satisfied with consigning this fair girl to such nn origin. "At last wo appealed to our driver , who had not heeded our conversation , for some solution to the mystery , think ing that , as a resident of Broken Bow , ho might bo acquainted with the cir cumstances , and wo were not mistaken. "It was learned from him that several years ago two plucky girls came to the 'Bow , ' as Broken Bow is usually called , which was at that time composed of but two or three houses , and was the extreme - tromo limit of habitation. They came from Vermont , hut with undaunted reso lution they expended their small supply of cash in exploring the wilderness nnd in securing the necessary homestead papers and in erecting a sod hut. Then they began housekeeping , and the rigors of the long bitter winter came on. How they struggled nnd the priva tions they endured will never bo known , and through all these bravo girls kept a cheerful hopefulness that was positively heroic. The following summer a few other settlers ventured to take claims in the region , and , with true American in stinct , their ilrst care after building shelter for their families , was the erec tion of a tiny Kchoolhouso , with sod walls four foot thick. The natural drift of circumstances led to ono of the pioneer girN being chosen as the first theachor , Uiul thus their ulmo.it exhausted purse was replenished. By means of hard labor they had , during this iirst summer , raised enough food stuffs to last , with close economy , until the following spring , and then with the monou earned in teaching , a small team of bronchos nnd some farming implements wore purchased , nnd prosperity began tc seem a thing of the near future , and tc no longer bo a creation of their brave hopes. Years hurried on , and the little sohoolhouso of sod gave place to a more imposing structure of wood , but the girl from Vermont , with her stern Now En gland training , still led the children through the winding labyrinths of frac tions and across the chaotic wilderness of orthography. The farm began to have a value , and nn occasional speculator would survey the U20 broad acres , for each girl took n claim , and propose to pay n sum for it that would muko the eyes of the ownoi spaiklo , but all inducements wcro in vain , and this summer when wo passed the school house nnd hoard the history of the courageous girls from the lips o1 the presale guide , that farm woul'i nav , sold for enough cash to ha' ; ; , tn on i , , slaters back to the old Qi-eon Mount-ill state and have bought them besides i neat little h o among their childhoo * friends. , "jiut they Imvo no inclination to re torn to the rocks and barren fields o "f + New Knglnnd except for nn occnsiona visit , nnd propose to broaden nnd im prove ( heir possessions until wcnltl brings them comfort and leisure , am tlio country about them is filled withai intelligent and industrious population ' A Plucky Western Girl. ' * ' . Washington Letter : A MJnncsoti girl married a government clerk fou years ago nnd came to Washington to live. She was a buxom lass from Doug las county , nnd ns intelligent as she was muscular and wholesome to look upon. Her husband loved her very hard for n while , as young husbands will ; but ho soon went the way of nil government clerks nnd fell in love with n bottle and then with another woman. The Minnesota lass sat down and cried a good cry just because it is a woman's duty to shod a few tears ever the erring but as soon ns the proper amount of bawling had been done she stopped. She then braced up and commenced to study medicine. She attended medical lectures while the indifferent husband wasted his time and his substance in riotous living. Last spring she was graduated in medicine and now lias her shingle out. She has picked up con siderable practice during the past few months and bids fair to become a cele brity. She is too modest to have her name used publicly as yet , but it will soon bo necessary. Her husband lias not paid nny rent for two mouths past , but she bus done so. The house is now loosed to her. Ono of these evenings that husband will come rolling homo and be mot with a fewalTectionato words nnd a club , and ho will bo homeless. Then the name of this independent young ludy will appear , and many will know nnd recognize this picture. Don'tH For Girls. Don't bo slangy. Don't bo affected. Don't ' giggle and talk loudontho cars. Don't endeavor to seem what you nro not. not.Don't Don't bo rude to your mother and place your opinion above hers. She know something oven before you were born. . Don't bo a flirt , and if so inclined strive with all your might against bo- coining ono. Don't whisper at entertainments. The stage performance may bo far moro preferable to your neighbor than your own. own.Don't Don't say cutting things to your ac quaintances. They may forgive , but they will never forgot. Don't bo careless in your selection of gentlemen friends ! Discountenance all familiarities ; be dignified , but kind nnd considerate. Don't , on the spur of the moment , bo led into doing whatever will lower your self-respect nnd cause you regret for ever after ! For regret is a worm that insidiously destroys the roso-coloured petals of happiness. Don't toll your secrets ! The wise woman , the woman wo all revere , does not publish her uiTairs among the towns people. A Baby Among t lie Strong-Minded The Vermont W. C. T. U. , at its thir teenth annual meeting , witnessed a pretty incident. Mrs. Phojbo Stone Bccninn came into the meeting while tlio votes were taking , with her sixteen month old baby. Every mother oi them welcomed the baby , Lolia Stone Beoman. An escort was sent. The baby was brought to the platform. She looked smiling ever the convention. Miss Willard took her in her arms , and moved that "tho white-ribbon baby be made a delegate to this convention. " She passed to Mrs. Greene's arms , who said : " _ My department of kindergarten has received a baptism. " Forthwith they elected Mrs. Bceman secretary. Who fears that women who vote will cease to euro for children 'i \ Connecticut Girl an n Car Conductor Ansonia Sentinel : An Ansonin young ludy hud occasion to act ns conductor on ono of the street cars ono day lust week .indor jKJCuliar circumstances. In com pany with another young lady she was riding from Birmingham , by mistake in depositing fares for both , dropped t quarter of a dollar into the box fron whence no change comes. The quartoi jingled against the glass sides with mi unusually loud sound that cnused the driver to take his eyes off the road for nn instant nnd glance in the direction of the faro box. As his optics caught sight of the quarter settling itself down the glass toboggan , they also noticed an outstretched hand belonging to the young lady and his ears heard the sound of "chango please. " Tlio John explained away till thoughts that the young lady had of over getting her fifteen cents change , nnd told her the best way ho saw was for her to collect three faros from the passengers as they entered the car. Accordingly the young lady , as any sensible person would do , bided her time , and from n trio who boarded the car collected the amount of her deficiency , thus balancing herself with the company's treasury. She Threw n Cat nt Him. Philadelphia Record : The inability of a woman to throw anything so that it will hit the object nt which she aims was rather qnccrly demonstrated in a London street the other evening. A young person of sixteen who was walk ing along with a cat in her arms was suddenly seized with n desire to throw something at a young man of her ac quaintance , and , for lack of a hotter projectile , caught pussy by the tail and Hung her at him. Of course the young man was unharmed , n. cat wont through a shop window , "tho S. P. T. P. O. C. T. A. took up the matter , about six police men wore required to arrest the girl , and she found herself with a line and costs of 18s. to pay , unless she preferred fourteen days imprisonment. Next time she will know her limitations and will lay the cat in the young man's arms , pull its tail , see him duly pun ished and gave her money. Pretty Oil-Is in Hnrd Places. Now York CorrosKiidenco ] Kansas City Times : There lias boon created in Now York city a class ot young Indies who work for u living 03 tele graphers , typewriters , secretaries , and other intellectual occupations. Because several scandals have become notorious among them , careless tongues wag recklessly , but as a rule they nro just about the nicest , loveliest girls in town. A philanthropic matron of millions said to me : "Half the stories these girls toll are of the test their characters are put to , the approaches they must forever guard against , the insults they must forever jwckot or digest. Ono young woman I know of secured a plnco as secretary to a lawyer on ono day , the next day ho flung his arms around her nnd kissed her. Another had * Ji carry manuscript to nn ofllco eve y now and then , and one day tho.vnlto-haircd head of the place _ , Y6wcd ho loved her. Ho sal ho wns unhappily married VAt ho hoped that would pro- volio nor sympathy and not her dishko , An employe of the customs service , nol so far from here as to bo out of thu state , was sent to search a suspected woman smuggler , and when she under took her tnsK the smuggler proved to be a mnn avery keen-witted practical humorist. Ono concern in town , whieli employs hundreds pf girls , put dotcc < lives on the sidewalk to prevent their from bolng insulted out of doors by per sons waiting for them to como out. Tlu detectives would bo moro useful inside the building. But the subject make ! mo wnx warm as I ponder over it , am hs the things .which I know nbou1 women's work besida mnn pour in oi my intellect like a young Niagara. Yet would also bo indignant could you knov the sum of torture girls put uji' with t < . . tv./ keep the floorwalkers and superinten dents from falsely representing them and getting them discharged , the armor they have to wear to keep employers in their places , the things they have to hear and to see in silence , knowing there is no redress but to throw up their livings. " Where ttic American Woman Falls. Harper's Bazar : It seems impossible that an American womanwith the dowry of quick intelligence and imitative faculty which she possosscswhich , make her if she chooses so clover nn nrtist , so skilful a musician , so honorable in her desire for the higher education , so well dressed nnd so bion posed , ns she al most Immediately becomes after con tact with the world , should remain BO oblivious of the evident proprieties which she shocks at homo nndabroadby her conduct in public pluces ; yet hpro is whore she fails. She talks and laughs tit the opera when an artist is singing. She behaves worse nt a matinee thnn any other woman in the world. She crowds , shovos. shows temper nnd a lack of good feeling. An American docs not in her opera box always behave quietly and Into a lady. She gels up , turns her back on the audience , ad justs her dress , laughs and talks audibly to her cavalier. She has no scnso of the etiquette of publio places , If she were a man she would bo hissed , and once or twice in the history of man- dnd she has been hissed , and she should jo moro frequently hissed , until she earns to respect the feelings of others. ? ho absence of reverence , that atmos- moro in which many women are " irought up. makes her commit these ulgnr sins in public. She is impatient if advic6 and angry nt the implied ioubt of her knowledge. To a woman vho is frivolous nnd made up of vulgar anity , it may bo very ngreoblo to see men stare at her from the pit as she nakes herself conspicuous at tno opera , t may repay her to see herself in the columns of the news papersas a fast , oud , young married belle. But when ho goes to a European opera house she ecoives an intimation from the police hat she must behave better or bo put out. Foreigners say that decorum in public s not n peculiarity of American women. The American owes this patriotic duty .o his ling. Ho should aim at corrcct- "ng all publio exhibitions of bad man- lors , such as loud talking in a private ) ox , no matter by whom done. The nero prominent the social position of .ho . woman the greater the ollenso. She ins had an opportunity to know bettor. Had manners may bo the outcropping of gnorance and of vulgarity , or they may jo the assumption of the novcau riche , who pretend in that way to show their wwor. They must remember that it ivus by such presumption that certain French ladies were brought to the guil- otino in 1797 nnd later on , nnd that ; here is a guillotine called publio opin ion which may bohcnd them some day. Americans can do everything well ; why cannot they learn to behave decently in public places ? Why should not an American woman bo low-voiced , thor oughbred , quiet.polito and well dressed , , as well ns beautiful. English critics say that the American young _ man of fashion is too dead-und- alive , and the young women too noisy An American girl does too much as she [ ileuses. She becomes the most pam pered of wives or the most independent } f spinsters. She cnn bo author , artist , toucher , doctor or lawyer , ns she thinks lit , nnd she can everywhere bo re spected. But when she behaves out rageously in public places , making everyone around her .uncomfortable , she must expect to bo hissed ; nnd it in Europe , spo must know that her posi tion will not bo respected. American society is very patient , it tolerates eccentricity in woman , but it is getting hnnuticnt of loud talking at the opera , high hats , nnd late comers , horsy girls , and women who dress like men , who nt watering places and by the sou show no knowledge of etiquette of public places I1OXEY FOIl THE IjADIES. Plush is coming into fashion again. Enamel is being largely used in jewelry. Felt hats are exceedingly fashionable this season. Moire is again the rage for gowns and gar nitures. Monkey fur will again be popular for muffs nnd capes. Puffed sleeves will no longer bo seen on the streets. Ono hand iu the dough is worth two feet in the dance. A girl who powders may well bo said to bloom like n Hour. Black trimmings are the fashion of the mo mcnt in colored fabrics. The long pile furs are best for boas and fo : bands on long wraps. New winter mantles are frequently in red ingoat shape with vlsito sleeves. The average length of the seal coat is twenty-three or twenty-four inches. The thing that a woman always knows bos is how some other woman ought to dress. Sixty-one women in all have made the as cent of Mount lilanc. Of these only three were Americans. Wraps , long or short , are not as yet worn trimmed with furs , but they will bo as the season advances. Velvet round hats in the Boulanger shape are of high favor. They are nearly covered with ostrich plumes. Mile. Almco were a 10 corset with every dress , and had a maid servant to lace her corsets up. The Indiana Woman's Prison and Reform atory near Indianapolis is managed QSciu- sivcly by women. They say that Ella Wheeler " \Vilcox gener ally writes her verses i the dark by their own light , presumably. Now that they have commenced to call it "ladies' HulTrago , " cook and chambermaids will hardly favor it. The newest seal turbans have high comical crowns , Hat on the top , and edged with a btlm of otter or beaver. Two American girls have been licensed as telegraph operators at Sun Luis Potosi , the ilrst women operators inMexico , For the coming gay season are in process of construction , both here and abroad , what are called "art toilets , " after old models by English painters. A now style of sleeve is full down to the bend of the arm , slightly drooping Just under the elbow , and finished by a acep plain wristband. The woman who can't make a-gang of des- pcrato burglars out of r , tred-trunk and a couple of Btrcet-li V.t sh.cdows On the side walk never v rf married. , The Styles for the winter seem to bo prin cipally distinguished by revivals of past fash ions , among which the polonaise is probably the most marked example. "No girl gets along well without a mother , " says n moral contemporary. This may bo true , but hereabouts girls work harder to get mothers-in-law than they do to got mothers. Mrs. Joseph Kcppler , wlfo of the Puck nr tist has a diamond broock set with largo stones which 1-cvolvo for olpht hours. It is wound up llko a watch , and the effect is daz zling. Red hosiery is again 'fashionable with Parislcnncs , and also the beautiful qundrlllo stoeklngs , such as bluck cross-barred with gold , blue with red , or suede with blue or plum. A now cloth , called "Himalaya,1' ' has a long , soft lleci-o , like tlmt on Himalaya shawls , and is very effective , either as trim ming or ue the lower skirt under a wool ] K > lon - n also. Plain silks , and cspccialy black silks , are still much in favorand the convenient fashion of wearing a Jacket bodieo of different nn- tcrial from the skirt is likely to maintain its ground. The tiny puff curl.combs of tortoise , shell are out' In .gold an'd silver tops. , Their THE NEW YORK AND OMAHA CLOTHING CO. Are yery busy this week unpacking new winter goods , and placing them before their custo mers , who , are confident of getting the best when purchased at THE NEW YORK AND OMAHA. > , ' They are'having ' a great run on their NOBBY CHEVIOT SUITS AT $10 to $16.50. These suit * have no equal either in style or price in this city. You can buy a good WORSTED OVERCOAT i FOR $6.50 , or an EXTRA FINE ONE FOR $15 to $25. , ' ' As to UNDERWEAR , you can get a suit all the way from $1 to $3.50 , and higher , including : t the very best importations. If your boy needs a hat 25c will buy one at the NEW YORK AND OMAHA , and 100 other styles ranging in price from 50c up to $5. 18O8 Farnam Street. straight tops arc finished In filigree or frosted work set with n row of small brilliants or other gems. The novelties and colorings in ostrich plumes nro worthy of attention. The shaded and two-toned effects are particularly ele gant , and will no doubt bo extremely pop ular. ular.An An Iowa girl who was voted the hand somest girl in the county fainted away thrco times in succession when the Joyful news was brought to her. A different man caught her each time. A lady interfered with nn Impatient driver in Lynn and started n stubborn , balky horse attached ton heavily loaded coal wagon by giving the animal four apples and then sim ply saying , "Come along. " . Wide brcton vests are pretty for youthful dresses. They arc now made to reach only to the waist line , being embroidered across the top like a yoke , and draped at the waist by a soft sash or a stiff-pointed belt. "Just think , " sold Mrs. Walkln to her modiste , "tho very next day after my new black suit was scut homo I was called to go out of town to a funeral. " "Wasn't that nicol" was the absent-minded reply. Set of furs , consisting of a capo or large collar , deep cuffs and a muff to match , are brought out for young ladles wear In all the fashionable furs , seal , beaver , fox , lynx , caracul , and the gray Australian opossum. Plain silk velvets are largely imported and will bo used for , 'qntiro costumes , and also for coats and basnucs , witli line wool skirts for day wear.'hnd1 ' for low bodices with these of silk or lace for" dress occasions. Pearls are thd'fuvorito ' stones worn now. The ear-rings turo enormous , but Invariably composed of a ainplo round ball. It cannot bo too largo , with us trifling and insignificant a setting as your Jeweler con make. A woman at the Summit County ( Ohio ) In firmary is slowly Vut surely turning black. She is seemingly in good health , and the physicians are unable to ascribe u reason for the gradual cliango of color. Lorgnettes framed in repousse and etched silver are in big demand , as are ttio lorgnetts in silver cases. Opera glasses In silver cases arc equally fashionable and will figure con spicuously this season at all places of amuse ' ' ment. In ladles' pocicetbooks the newest style is the medium lotig. narrow leather onesllghtly curved at the bottom so as to render it con venient to clasp in the hand. These pocketbooks - books are trimmed with pieced work in sil ver. ver.A A worthy old lady offers the following ad vice to girls : ' Whenever a follow pops the question don'tblush and stare at your foot. Just throw your arms around his neck , look him full in the face and commence talking about the furniture. " The paper upon which the fashionable belles of to-day trace their largo English scrawls is cither of the finest cream-laid mat satin , or going to quite another extreme , consists of the coarsest grocery-paper sort , dark-colored and rough-finished. For late autumn traveling gowns are Gobelin blue , nuns' gray , and golden fawn- colored cloths , garnished with braiding or soutache bands in applique , and combined with moire or corded silk of a deeper shade. The skirts to these are plain , and when braided are nearly covered with this trim ming in flno Arabesque patterns. High collars on dresses are going out of vogue , except for these intended for street , out of door , and travelling wear. Indoor dresses are made to bo worn with largo fall ing collars of lace , while n dog collar of rib bon or velvet , lace onn bead trimmed is fast ened round the neck with a Jewelled pin or fancy buckle. In every dress dark velvet bodice will again bo worn over airy skirts of lace , tulle and crepe lisse. Many of these are cut low , with drapery of lace or other diaphanous fabric , over the shoulders , and very effective toilets show the tulle skirts laid with bands of vel vets corresponding with the bodice ; these bands arranged to simulate stripes. The V-shaped or square cut openings in full dross bodicu , instead bf being left severely plain , with a simple pleating of lace inside , are now draped with folds of crepe lisso or silk guij e ; this much resembling a fichu or bcrt- , . Two young women from the j ist have secured - cured 100 acres each of government land on Hutto Crook , California , nt H on acre , and have gene to Wf rk to build a tenement and live upon fno land , as the law requires. They havo. * , , iantcd fruit trees , from which they ' .V ill early realize handsome profits through icady sales. Onu of the ladies is a fine painter of flowers , and her pictures nnd de scriptions will bo sold to a publisher of Christmas books. They camped all summer and find themselves in splendid health. English walking gloves of flnoly-dresscd dog-skin or Swedish kid. to wear witli prom- cnado costumes , are produced in most of the cloth shades , for matching the toilet. There are golden tans , both light and dark , browns in various handsome tones , deep copper col ors , olives , dead loaf , mahogany , orange yel low , and Vandyke browns , with a lot of red dest tan in the color. These fasten smoothly ever the wrist bjrfour buttons , and are made with plque-stiteheXl seams , and embroidered on the backs with .stitchings of black silk or that of a darkfj ; bhado than the glove itself. Minister AnfliJ there wcro "Giants" in these days. Young lady ( to Now York base bailer , in a whisper ) I wonder what clubs defeated themj 7 When a Hatloiii minister mentioned "death on the pale horse' ' in his sermon half the men looked around the church for red-headed girls. _ . Minister And do you like to go to church witli your papfcettd mamma , Bobby i" Hobby ( inclined to bo turn-committal ) Well , I guess I llko it as welles pa docs. A Lowell clefgytnan denounces baseball from the pulpit itfis suspected that ho must have tried to umpifo a matched game some where during his summer vacations. A religious weekly says : "Tho man who whistles hardly ever swears. " It is different with the men who hears him. The latter hardly ever docs anything else at such times. By decree of fashion Sam Jones Is deprived of his spider-legged dudes , these inspirations of his fertile wit. Ho will now have to preach against the extravagant waste of raw ma terial. The rain falls on the just as well as the unjust. On a wet Sunday , however- churchman gets wet going to church. The base ball man postpone * the game and keeps himself dry. > rlt may bo n little sacrilegious to Bpcak of it , but the fact remains that the miruclo of turning water Into wlno ( frequently i > er- formed right in this country and in these modern days. .A clergyman on a sultry afternoon paused in his ncrmon and said ; . "I saw an advertise ment last wock for f > 00 sleepers for a rail road. I think I could supply at least fifty , and recommend them as good and sound. Miss Bell * Hunt , who Is traveling through the interior of Kentucky as an evangelist of the Sam Jones pattern , told an audlcnco at Kicholaavillo that as they had come to the meeting to have fun thcrowouldbonoprcach- iug , and that they were on the road to hell. A minister down east took for his text a few Sundays ago Isaiah Is. , 4 , and then preached on "What I Saw in Omaha. " Do you know , wo always thought that Isaiah had Omaha right in his mind about all the tlmo ho was prophesying ) This is hard lines on Council Bluffs nnd Sioux City , but inaybo some commentators may bo found who will favor these cities , unless , indeed , Dakota should get onto the revision first. "Good Monday marniu' , Mrs. O'Rahcrty. An' was ye to church yisto'day ? " "Troth , an' Mrs. O'Fluherty , does yo think I'd bo stayin' at home on slch a beautiful day nswas yisto'day and the new foil sthollos outl If yo want to see sthollo yo must go to church on a jiurty day ; an' I declare to goodness I was kept so busy obsnrvin' this an' that bonnet an' sich that I could naithcr pray nor listen to the prnycher. An' for a wonder I < didn't RCO one woman aslapo doorln1 the entire sar- iiion , so busy was they all lookin' at aich other's new flxln's. Mary Ann was disap- iwintcd in her new hat an1 she didn't go ; but she'll bo there , tank , God next Sunday an'- knock thoshino alt ullav thlm. " BttlGHT MTTIjE FOLKS. "What kind of boys go to heaven ? " asked the superintendent. * 'Dcnd boys , " yelled a member of the infant class. "Why , Nettle , you have put your shoes on the wrong feet. " "What will I do , mammal They're all the feet I have got. " "No , darling , " said a Burlington mother tea a sick child , "tho doctor says Imusn't read to you. " "Then , matnma , " begged the little one , "won't you please read to yourself out loud ! " Mother ( to four year ) If your dolly has been so naughty as you say , Flossie , why don't you give her a good whipping ? Flossio ( thoughtfully ) 'Cuuso I don't b'liovo iu that sort of thing. An Auburn miss of three summers saw n funeral procession the other day nnd earn estly asked her mother if the man on top of the hearse was the one who killed the people ho carried inside it. "Mama , said a little one of four , whoso father pays very little attention to the din ner hour , "Papa is Just like the moon , isn't hcl" "Why , my dearl" "Bedauso he comes a little later every night. " A West side three-year-old showed nn ap preciation of things the other day. "Won't you give me a kiss , dearl" coaxed a lady. "I don't want to , " said the little one. "Oh , give the lady a kiss. Florence " . said her father. "Oo kiss her , papa , oo llko to , " A small American damsel of four years being once chidcd by u grown-up sister for talking of marriage with the admonition that little girls should not think of getting married replied , with the utmost amaze ment at her elder sister's ignorance : "Why , I thought about it when I was only twol" "Mamma , " said a littlo"sixyearold girl the other day , "I'm so tired and sleepy. I wish you would put mo to bed right now. " "Why , my dear , what makes you so worn out to night ! " "Oil , it's'cause we've been playing Buffalo Bill all day , -and I'vo been the buffalo. " "Mamma can't Fred nnd , stop talking go to sleep ? I'vo said my prayers six times now , and I don't want to tall : any more , and have to say it again. " "Can't you talk without saying youu prayers over again ? " replied Eddie's mamma. "No , mama ; doesn't the prayer say , -Now I lay me down to sleep ! ' If wo lie down to sleep wo don't talk , do wo ? " Little Mabel , five years old , is not go yotlne but that she has picked up ? CTno knowledge of the ways of the wor'ii. She said to her mother the other rjjy , after a fit of deep mus ing : "Say. sutiinm , who was papa before he ' marrici us' , any way I" "Who was papa ? V "ny ho was the same man that ho is now. " "Yes ; but what was ho to you ? Was ho Just a man that you mushedl" A little four-year-old chubby faced boyvmt clenching his lingers around u silver dollar at the Sunday school service at the Method- 1st Episcopal church in Tyrone , Pa. , on Sun day , and later reluctantly surrendered it to a person who collected the contributions to the church fund , saying afterward : "I didn't wan't to give it to Mr. B ; I wanted to give it to the Lord. " Jamio's mother took him to a Christian convention nnd ho was so much impressed that ho was a very good boy for several days after. One day ho was very restless and had to bo corrected several times. Alter his ma had talked with him seriously for homo naughty action ho exclaimed : "I guess you will have to take mo to another convention , won't you mammai" A youngflnanclor , aged 4 , who was given 5 cents for every mouse caught in a 8mull trap , finally asked leave to spend the pro ceeds. The nurse was told to go wherever ho led her , to see what ho proposed buying. Ho passed all the toy nnd candy shops , but paused before a hardware store and , jminting to the window , exclaimed triumphantly : "I buy more mousetrap , Fanny I" Our little thrco year old is fond of oranges. Quo day , when ho had eaten a largo ono ho carne to mamma and wanted more. "How many are there in the dish ! " asked mammn. Ho counted them. "Just thrco , " ho said. "Very well , " was the reply , "there is ono for papa , ono for mamma , and ono for you. You can have ono. " Ho ate it , nnd then wanted another. "How many are loft I" asked mam ma. "Just two. " ho replied , "ono for papa and ono for mo. " "But where is mlno"sald ? the autonlshed mother. "Oh , " ho replied , quickly , "I'vo eaten It. " It was at a Sundayschool exhibition , and the superintendent was showing off the re sults of his labors. During the exercises ho asked the children who could tell him any thing about Peter. No one answered. The question was repeated several times , till finally a little girl hold up her hand. "Well , my dear , " said the sui > crintcndcnt , "that's right ; I am glad to see there is ono little girl who will put these larger boys and girls to shame. " The little girl came forward to the plat form , and was told to tell the au'lkmco ' what she know of Peter. She put her linger in her mouth , nnd , lookinsr very smiling , said : "Peter , Peter , pumpkin cater , Had a wife nntl couldn't keep her ; Put her in a pumpkin shell , And then ho kept her very well. " * Amid the roar that followed she hurried gaily to her seat. "My dear young friend , " ho said solemnly. "If you nro so- fond of beer at your ago , what do you suppose you will bo when you reach your prime ! " "A politician , " responded tl0 | youthv. A BEQULAB GRADUATE IN MEDICINE AND SPECIAL PBACTmONEB , i I Authorised to treat nil Chronic. Nervoui _ { | U 1 JL-JJililUUllUa and" Special Diseases.1 Ccr.l3'JualtK RtOa ! iiKtD. , [ PRIVATE DISEASES ] ( Whethercnu cU by Imprudence , Exrc < s or Contagion ) Seminal Weaicnpjw , ( night losses ) HOT- immobility , ( lossofscximl power ) , Nervous Debility , lllooil Disorder etc. Cimihln canes , cuiiciuiteed. or money rofunaoit. Cimne low. Thousands of ciisoa cured. AKO and experi ence nro important. All modlcln.cn especially prepared for cacti itull vlilunt case. NO INJURIOUS OR POISONOUS COMPOUNDS USED. . No tlmo lost from business. 1'atlonts nt a aistnnco treated by letter nnd express. Mcdtolno sent every where free from K.V/.O or breakage. NO DUfiAY IN KlM.tNO OUDKU.S. KUKI3. All our printed HtoraturooinbraclnK a Hymptnin l.tHt.on which to get n full III- tory of disease , etc. , for 4 cents In Mtnmpi. State your CIIKO. Rend for tornu nnd trial treatment. Hi-crecy observed either In person or by mall. OKKH5K IIOIJIIS Utc > 12 n. m. , ato6and7to8p. m. Sundays Included. CONSULTING ROOM , NO. 4- . SINGUL.VKITIES. An Evart ( Mich. ) woman lias a duck that has four wings. A woman in Castile , N. Y. , opened a head of cabbage from her garden ono day last week , and found a bird's egg imbedded in the center of the head. There is a cotton plant at Narcoosseo , Fla. , which is over five feet across the branches and has from 850 to 400 blooms , buds , and balls. It contains cotton in nil its stages , and from the swelling bud to the mature ar ticle itself. A coyote In Wnlla Walla was attacked by an immense hawk that hit him fair on the back of the head , The coyote would duck its head , then make a snap at the hawk , but could not reach it , and at the end of twenty minutes was literally pecked to death. A twelve-year-old lad living in Maine dreamed that ho stood by the death-bed of his mother in Boston , nho then being on a visit to that city. Thirty-three years after the dream was fulfilled , not only ns to the event and locality , but as to certain minor details in the chamber of death. A mule during the great flood in April , 1880 , in Autauga county , Alabama , floated with the tide and lodged in nu oak tree near the McNeal Smith landing. When the waters went down the mule was loft lodged in the tree. The bones and skincs , dried out by the wind and sunshine , nro there yet , and nt a distance still look exactly like a mule hanging in a tree. William Bernshouso , of Hommonton , N. J. , has two broods of young partridges run ning about his barnyard. The eggs were found in the woods where the mother birds had made their nests , and wcro taken homo nnd put under hens nnd hatched successfully. Thus far the young birds have given no signs of a longing for bush life nnd perfect free dom. Ono of the most remarkable cases in med ical annuls , us summarbcd in a French journal , has reference to u six-flngored family , covering five generations nnd includ ing twenty-seven individuals. The first in stance in this line was that of a man , born in 1753 , who had six toes on ono foot ; in the second generation a son with six toes on ono foot and a daughter normal ; third gencra- .ion , this daughter hud live children , inelud- .ng one son and two daughters each having six fingers on each hand ; of the fourth generation oration , the daughter last mentioned had eight children , including one son and two daughters each having six lingers on each hand and six toes on each foot ; of the fifth generation , a daughter had three children , including a son doubly deformed like his mother , and a son with six fingers on each hand , tlio feet being normal. Moreover , ono of the two daughters of the fourth generation with only the hands affected had eight children , several of whom wcro normally developed , but the rest were deformed as fol lows : Ono daughter had nn osseous thicken ing of the digital extremity and on the outer border of the fifth inctncnrpal ; ono son had six fillers on each hand and six toes on each fQSc' and another son had six fingers on each hand. * PEPPEUMINT DROPS. A rolling pin gathers n good deal of dough. Small Ideas and big words make a painful combination. There are no rounds of drinks in the lad der of success. The man who carries a long head is never a headlong fellow. The man who wants the earth or nothing generally gets away witli the latter. It Is sometimes easier to tell all you know than to conceal what you don't know. It Is bettor to have nn aching back from labor , than an empty stomach from laziness. Any man can cut coupons , but .1 man who can cut u good pair of trousers Is hard to find. If you have not an enemy in the world make this entry in your diary : "I am not very much of a follow1.11 A case is reported of an eccentric and hu mane gentleman down town chloroforming raw oysters before eating them on the half- shell. The Georgia exhibitions are opened with electricity. If Kentucky were to have ono , it would doubtless bo opened with a cork screw. "No , my son. a mouse docs not grow into a rat any more than a dude ever becomes a man. Quito a different race in either case.11 . Wo learn that a train was run n distance of thirty-eight miles through Texas ono day last week and was never robbed nt all. It was a gravel-train , California has an electrical girl , and when she rubs her hands together they emit flashes. A follow should think at least twice before ho asks for ono of these hands. A cold-blooded scientist has undertaken to give nn analysis of a kiss. A little practical experience will give a clearer idea of the sub ject than volumes of analysis. Shoemakers may die , but it Un't proper to say that they breathe their last. You can't bo too careful when using the English lang uage. It wasn't made to Jump on. No man can hope to win the ! eve nnd re spect of his fellow beings , who refers to a milch cow. The man so lost to honor as to use that word , would not hesitate to speak of a silch dress. "Is the sense of smelling more pleasing than the scnso of tasting ! " was the subject bcforo a western debating club in u barroom. Uncle Joe Was the last to speak upon the nog. ativo , acd all were anxious to hear him de liver himself. Walking up to the barkeeper ho called for a hot whiskey punch and drunk it off with great gusto ; then turning to his opponent ho handed the empty glass to the leading disputant and thundered nut : "Now Binull It , you varmint I" It is needless to adt ! that Undo Joe -brought down the house , " and also the decision for the negative. Lily Lnngtry is going , to bo married at least that ie the-revised gossip-n Now York Proprietor Omaha Business College , IN WHICH IS TAUGHT Book-Keeping , Penmansliip , Commercial Law , Shorthand , Telegraphing and Typewriting. Send for Collect ) Journal. S. E. Cor. ICth and Cauitul Avo. FOR SALE EVERYWHERE School Bond Proclamation. IN pursuance of n resolution duly adopted by HID Hoard of IMiicittlmi of thu School Dlur trict In Omnha , In thu county of Douglas , In the htato of Nebraska , notice Is hereby given U ) the qualified voters of sulil hchool district , thut nt the general election to bo hold Tuesday , Noyera- berbth , 18N" , the following question uml propo sition v ill lx > submitted to a vote of the electors of FO.M district , to-wlt : "Shall consent nnd authority bo Riven to the Board of Kducatlon of thu Hihool District In Omaha , In the county of Douglas , In the ntuto ot Nebraska , to iRSiit ) the bonds ( it said xrhool dis trict. In the mim of Two Hundred Thousand Dollars < KUOOU ( ) ) , the unld bonds to bo ISX ) In num ber , of the denomination of Jl.MM.OU each , dated Jnnimiy 1st , liw , niul to bear Interest at the rate of live pur runt per ntimini , pnynblo soml-nn- nuully nt Kountzo llrothera , bankers , Now York , principal to become duo In twenty years * from the ilato thereof. The proceeds ' from the snlo of said bonds to be used in tha purchnso of school Bites for fenld district , uuil thu erection of school building * ns follows ! - . VUIICIIANIM ) HCIIOOf , BITKS. * Ono Blto on Hamilton Mroet near Eurokif street at the estimated cost of jn.ono.oo. Ono Blto on iiuth and Jackson stitets at the es timated cost of IW.WJO.il ) . One Blto In West Blclo Addition At the cstt * mated cost of f-J.UW.OO. Oao site in Amblorl'laco Addition at the esti mated cost of HUi t 00. Ono site corner Uth street near Ilancroft at the estimated co-it of Irt.OOO.OO. OnuslteonlUh street nenr I'ark Forrest Ad dition at the estimated cost of tJ.fiim.uo. Ono Bite corner of nth street nnd Hickory street ut the estimated cost of $7IXIOOU. Ono slto corner of Franklin street and 33th , at the estimated cost of KI.fiOU.00. KltKCiTINU KCIIOOI , nUIMtlNOS. Onn school bullillng on UTith near Mason street , at the estimated cost of JK ) . ( ( ) . ( iU. Onn school ImlUltng on gird street near Niche las street , at thu estimated cost of $ ( UHW.OO. Ono HCliool building on mh Ktreot near Dan * croft , nt the estimated cost of fJVWO.uo. Ono school building on Hamilton street nonr Kureka street , nt the estimated cost of ti' > , < JOO.W ( , Ono school building In Lake's addition , at the estimated cost of J.CW ) . J. AH votes "Ves" on snld proposition vrillbo regnnled nnd considered us nnthcrizlnK the Issue of paid bonds , nml all vets "No" slinll bo regarded and cooslderoii zz ngalust Issuing oatd bonds. Also , the f.'nlowlnp question nnd proposition will , lit like mnnnor , bo Hiibmltted : "Shall said Hoard ot Kducatlon In addition to the aforesaid i > rol > oM.-d expenditure for the par- rhaso of ucliool Kltoit and the erection ot school biillilliiKi from the proceeds of BnW bonds , bo authorized to expend the following sums , to bu realized from the aln of school projxirty now belonging to said school district , and not re quired for the use thon-of , as follows , to-wtti For an addition to High School building , tbo sum of KO.UJO ( JO. For school bulttllng nn Boulevard street nenr 2Ut street , thn sum ( if ta > fm.m. All votes "Ves" on sniil proposition will bn regarded nnd considered an authorizing dala iiropohedexpenditure , nnrt all votea "NoT uall bo regarded as against said proposed expendi ture. ] | y order of the Hoard of Kducatlon of th School District In Omalm , In tha county vt Douglas , In th state of Nebraska. In witness vi'liernnf , 1 huve hereunto snt mV hand anil must (1 ( the nenl of said Hchool Iloarq to lw affixed , this Sith day of .October , A. 1 > , 1Wir.H.l Il.T.CTiAnKB , ' Attest : , J. II , rii'r.ii , Secretary.t