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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 <
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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.
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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
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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 :
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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.
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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 ,
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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