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TOE OMAHA DAILY BEBj ; SUNPAS , NOVEMBER 13 * 1887 - CWELyE FAGEft THE IMMORALITY OF OUIDA. Wheeler Discusses the Famous Novelist's Works. THE EFFECT OF HER WRITINGS. No Writer Hnn a Illgbt to Fnlnt PABO or Illunlvo Picture of Bin "Oulda" a Master Workman But a Poor Theorist. Written for Hit 11te CopvrlgMt < l. In the August number of Llppincott's Magazine Mr. Edgar Fawcott published an admirable article entitled "Tho Truth About Oulda. " It contained the following sentences ! The decried immorality of Oulda I have never been at all able to jKjrcelve. While re vealing what she believes to be low and con- tcmptlblu in society of to-day , she employs merely the weapons Juvenal made use of. Bhe is never sympathetic with wrong-doing. She lays bare nllko the sensual and the sordid did aim , but how cordially she seems to de test each inuuvuin sujet she describes , " While all this la strictly true , I differ frem Mr. Fnwcctt , in being nblo to per ceive and fully comprehend the precise kind ol Immoral elTcct produced upon "Ouida's" the impressionable mind by novels. Nowhere in any of her books , so far ns I can recall them , is she guilty of describing with undue warmth or un necessary detail any amorous scone or emotion. She does not sweep us into any maelstrom of furious passion with a whirlwind of sublime words , like Gnu- tier or Swinburne. She does not initi ate us into the unique vices of the ut terly depraved like Zola or Daudet. She does not charm us against our will in the relation of unlawful amours , like Bal/ac. But with oil the strength of her wonderful brain , and with the persis tency of a determined purpose , she Bends her bullets of wit nnd sarcasm , , i.- > lw tu- gjt fl0 [ hirgTi6s1 Meal ? , iiiifl the noblest impulses of human nature ; while she paints with fnlso colors a halo which never existed about the shallow and the Insincere. I read "Strathmoro" during nn un formed and romantic period of my life. "Lady Vavasour" was described as of "Ouida's" heroines being like so many ines , an extremely refined , thoroughly charming and irresistablo creature. worshipped and sought after , beloved and respected up to the very climax of her adventurous and wicked career. I do not think my natural impulses are exceptionally vicious or immoral , yet I must confess that the whole career of Lady Vavasour , as depicted in "Strathmoro , " was wonderfully fascin ating to mo. It left a glamour and in fluence which was long in being dis pelled. As I look upon the character now , I realize that it was miserably un true to life. "Lndy Vavasour" was an adventuress a jnlstress of many men who masquer aded as the wife of one and revelled in all manner of delight and success until her final downfall. Since I read the book , I have como to know In detail the careers of three ad venturesses In real life. Each had and perhaps still has a measure of suc cess in deceiving respectable people , in being received into pure homes , in winning favors and admiration from in fluential men. But in all these cases they lived in terror of detection and in a fever of unrest with their own un happy hearts. In each case the woman's name was used lightly by men who , if they pitied her too much to expose , do- spiscu her accordingly. In each case there were clean souled women who sus pected and avoided her. There are nc llowerv paths of unalloyed delight fet Lady Vavasours out of Ouida's novels , Even moro ridiculously untrue to life , and more subtly poisonous to the young mind , is Ouida's delineation of the im possible character of "Princess Nap- raxino" and "Countess Othraar. " Tim woman figures as the heroine in t\vc long romances. She wasnccording to Ouida's descrip tion , a sorceress whom all men adored n married coquette with battalions ol lovers who fought over and died foi her ; yet she retained the worshipping love and respect of both her husbands bore a spotless reputation to the end whore wo leave her with her last devoted - voted and doting spouse. Certainly an attractive character ani career to the romantic , power-lovhif girl of the day ! But outside of Ouida's works , tht married flirt with a retinue of lover who fight duels for her favors is scan dnlizcd by society , her nnmo is spokei enceringly by men about town , nnd tin husband whose pride and self-respect i trampled upon usually ends the matte : by seeking a divorce. Over and over in nil her novels Ouidi gives utterance to sentiments like thi from the lips of Countess Ot lunar , a she muses about her husband : 'It is no good for him to bo jealou nnd irritated. It keeps his adnurntioi and his affection alive. If a man be no mndo jealous by his wife ho drifts iut indifference. " There was never worse philosophy ol ford to the world than this. Never wor moro erroneous nnd untruthful precept sent forth to poison ignorant youii | minds. Nothing could bo moro destructive t happiness than for man or woman to ini bibo these ideas and attempt toprnctlc them. The affection which must b kept alive by jealousy is not worth th clTort. The husband who is only inter estcd when irritated is but tv blank ii the lottery of marriage. Any man who is ns tender , noble hearted , and true as Count Othmar wa described would grow to despise th shallow woman who kept him "irritate nnd jealous. " That sort of breeze ma porvo to fan the flames of courtship , bu it invariably extinguishes the fires c conjugal love , and loaves only the blacli cued embers of disgust and the pal ashes of perished prido. It is this low ideal of love and mat riago , this false halo which she throw about the career of an adventuress , th triumph of injustice and emptiness eve Justice and worth , which constitutes th Immorality of Ouida's works , to m thinking. I in variably close her books with a be llttlod estimate of human nature nn a so n so of exasperation toward th whole universe. In her novels it is th shallow , immoral , insincere , nnd ur worthy women who always win the prize and pleasures of life. If she punishc nnd unmasks them nt the end , it is nc until they have enjoyed along career c buccesa , unmarred by disaster. The noblo. pure , fathful , and devote woman , although endowed with greatc physical charms , she invariably gives very hard time. Neglect and inditToi once are their lot. After I road "Foil Farino" I wondered what use there wi in being good and wretched , who sin and prosperity wore so muc plcasanter. Inn somewhat close study ol humn nature , I have found nothing to justil these fals * pictures which Ouida hi drawn. ! ' 'iicr < ) is nothiu ? .fascinating , at everything revolting , in the career of ft real adventuress. A beautiful nnd noble woman wins ten times the admiration and love which falls to the lot of abcau- tiful bad woman , Inny { man neglects a good and worthy woman for nn unworthy ono , as we know men often do , he Invariably suffers from the opinion of the world , from his own confidence , If ho hns one , nnd almost always finds nothing but misery in his infatuation. The romantic nnd Ignorant of the world young girl cannot read the ma jority of Onlda's novels ( I can think of ono only which I exempt from this cate gory , and that Is "Wanda" ) without gaining the impression that noble women nnd true wives suffer neglect and misery , while the immoral adven turess or blasso flirt revels innll the good things of life. It Is not true. The success of vicious nnd immoral women is only spasmodic , and always un satisfactory , and a doubtful reputation follows them werover they go. If virtue nnd worth sometimes suffer and rdfet under a cloud , these qualities are cer tain to bring their reward in the long run. There is no society so frivolous or base that a true and pure woman is not respected nnd admired moro than a clover domi-tnondairo. Out of Ouida's novels , the married woman whoso lovers nro always pre ferred to her husband , however free from sin she may ho , inevitably finds her reputation tarnished by the speech of a cynical world. And the true nnd loyal husbands nnd wives are not those who are kept in a state of irritated jealousy. No man possessed of good sense or any strength of character would respect a wife who attempted to irritate him , and no woman with the brains of n grasshopper would try to irritate a kind and devoted lover-husband. Genius has the right to depict vice nnd sin in all their hideousncsSj but it has no right to give false or illusive pictures , or to drag down nnd belittle what is noble nnd grand. Again this is what Ouidn docs over and over again. She is a poet in her use of words , an artist in her coloring of scenes nnd situ ations , n master workman in her con struction of plots , but her philosophy is bitter and bad , and her theories of life zii'l love nmTmiU'rlfig'o falso' and un true. EM.A WIIKULUH MUSICAL AND mtAMATiC. Mine. Janauschck will soon start on the road again. Sir Arthur Sullivan has completed a grand opera to bo called "Mary Stuart. " Mcci'h Brothers of Buffalo , contemplate sending two "Anarchy" companies on the roiul. roiul.Mario Marie Van Znndt. the American primn donna , will bo heard In this country next season. The Place Vcndomo , the new theater in Nashville , is a remarkably handsome place of amusement. Miss Nina Sharp , of Hartford , Conn. , is said to be the most accomplished amateur violinist in the United States. Fanny Daveniwrt will not produce Sar- dou's new play until she can Reunion New York theatio in which to picsentit fora run. Mr. Klelmrd C. White , the dramatist of the production , personally looks after details in the performances of "She. " Joe Jefferson lias tin almost entirely new company this season , and there appears to be no diminution in his wonderful popularity. Mary Anderson is now worth nearly one million dolhus in her own right more money than any other actress has ever made , The New York Academy of Music has been purchased by Eugene Tompkms , of the Boston theater , and E. G. Giltnore , ol Niblo's Garden , for ? UC3,000. Henry Irving has brought over ninetj people for "Faust , " in addition to an elec trician , gas-man , calcium light man and mas ter carpenter. The group of the seven condemned an archists as they appeared while in consulta tion in the Arbcitcr Zcitung oflleo is now on exhibition at the Eden Musee , New York. Miss Julia Marlowo has signed a contract with Henry E. Abbey whereby that gentle men becomes her manager for a number ol years. Her season will begin at the Stai theatre on December IB. A prominent manager who saw Crcstor Clarke's debut as "Hamlet" has this to say "If young Clarke is true to his opportunities hu will within live j ears bo the accepted idea "Hamlet" of the American stage. " Pattl's first concert tour will commence al Manchester in the middle of November. She will visit Glasgow , Edinburgh , Leeds , Not tingham , Birmingham , Brighton and Bristol and say farewell in London in December. The duel in the last act of "Monbars,1 Muntcll's new play , was arranged by Mons Senac , the celebrated swordsman , and was practiced by Mr. Mantell and Mr. Mason foi two weeks , two hours a day , under tin supervision of M. Scnau. The Iloumaula opera house was opened ii New York recently. The walls and coilint are frescoed , the proscenium nrch is gilded and the auditorium Is lighted by electricity Th"o programmes are nearly all couched ii retroactive Hebrew. The Cincinnati Music Festival nssociatioi has engaged the English tenor , Lloyd , fo : the centennial May musical festival there ir May next. Mr. Lloyd comes under n con tract which provides ho shall sing nowheri else in the United States or Canada durini his absence from England. Mrs. Walter S. Andrews Is a Hungarlai by birth , with Just sufficient accent to give i piquancy to her efforts. She has a perfec command of the stage , and in the tlrst pro dilution of "Tho Kusslan Honeymoon" h New York her baroness was so favorably re ceived that the Messrs. Mallory made her i most excellent professional offer. A novel feature in "The Golden Giant" Ii the appearance of the only Engllsh-spcakinf Chinese actor on the American stage In tin part of a California Chinese servant a char aeter which , it is needless to say , ho plays ti the life. The fact is , too , that ho has mad an artistic success , and comes In regular ! ; for his share of applause. His name Is Al Wnng Sing. Arrangements have been virtually com pleted for the production of ! Verdi's "Othello' ' in New York about the middle of next Apr ! under the direction of Siguor Campaninl who Is negotiating for the Mctrojiolitai opera houso. Campaninl will sing "Othello1 ; Galassi , "Jago ; " Mine. Totrazztni , of th < Madrid Opera house , will bo the "Desdc mona. " while in all probability the couduc tor will bo Signer Muzio. Edwin Booth and Lawrence Barrettopcnci the Warder opera house In Kansas City undo extraordinary circumstances. The rooof o the now theater was not on and "Othello' ' was played In ono scene boxed to keep ou the wind. A natural moon was used insteai of the usual "fako. " The audience , wliici crowded every part of the theater , wor their hats , wraps and heavy overcoats , bu were good-natured and rcceivedjthe perform aiico with great enthusiasm. 1'KOl'fcE. Josiah Graston is the pride of BeHonTcx because ho is 109 years old. Edmund Montgomery of Georgia , lived t bo 103 years of ago without ever taking dose of medicine. David Clement of Hudson , N. II. . age ninety-two , the eldest of eight twins in on family , died recently. In the Canadian village of L'Assomptlon o Thursday of last week twenty venerabl couples Joined in u celebration of thcl golden wedding. For 103 years Mrs. Lucy Luther of Hai lyuio , Conn. , who died on Wednesday , ha been a stranger to disease , and had all he mental faculties. John Godwin Yokum of Randolph countj W. Va. , who died last week is supposed t have been the oldest man in the state. H was 100 years old. Although ninety years old , William Garr bio , of East New Brunswick , N. J. , rcccntl drove thirty miles in a wagon In ono trl without fatigue. Ho has 84 grandchildre und 104 great-grandchildren. The mother of Major King , of Kingstoi Canada , is ninety-four years of age. At tt recent election * ho walked to the poll marked. her ballot without glasses , the walked home and resumed her houschol duties. FDNNY THINGS BY FUSSY MES , When thoFroet loon thoPumpkin Weather Predictions. ISAAC'S PESSIMISTIC VIEW. Executed With Pen A" Clear Concep tion A UniYcrxul "Wish When Women KlBH. When the Frost Is on the Pnnkln. Jamrt H'Mlcoml ) lllt < y. When the frost Is on the putikln and the fed der's in the shock , And you hear the kyouck and gobble of the struttin" turkey cock , And the clack in' of the gulncys and the cluckln of the hens , And the rooster's hallyloolcr as ho tiptoes on the fence ; O , it's then the times a feller is n-fccltn' at his best , With a rising sun to greet him from a night of peaceful rest , As he leaves the house bareheaded and goes out to feed the stook , When the frost is on the punkln and the fed der's in the shock. They's something kindo hnrty-liko about the atmosphere. When the heat of summer's over and the coolln1 fall are hereOf Of course wo miss the flowers and the blos soms on the trees , And tbo mumble of the hummln'-blrds an' buzzin of the been ; But the air's so appetlzin' , and the landscape through the Iwzo Of a crisp and sunny morning of who early autumn days Is a plctur' that no painter bos the colorln' ' to mock When the frost is on the punklu and the fed der's in the shock. Thohusky , rusty rustle of the tassels of the corn , And the ruspln' of the tangled leaves , as golden as the morn , The stubble in the furrles kindo' lonsome- like , but still A-prcachin sermons to us of the burns they growed to 1111 : The straw-stack in the medder , and the reaper in the shed ; The hosses in their stalls below the clover overhead O , it set mv heart a-clickin' like the tick' " ' " ' J. . . . - j a clock , hcn the frost Is on the punkln and the fed der's in the shock. Weather Predictions. When your coal gives out beware of a spell of frigid weather. When you cannot see the sun , make .ip your mind that it will bo cloudy. When there is ice in your pitcher in ho morning you may bo sure that it has jeen cold. "When a man carries an umbrella to business with him , it is a sign that it will not rain. Abbreviated KliymoN. A party who signed himself Mr. Alphonzo du Uurdrs had a Sr. , And ho got on his cur As I happened to hoar , When another fellow Jumped up and Kr. A liuly who came from Ky. Was noted because sbo was ply ; She'd walk in the rain And she'd never complain , Though the weather was stifling and my. Prof. IwnucH1 Pessimistic View. Virginia ( Nov. ) Chronicle : "What are you dreaming ahoutV" said an ac quaintance , mldrosing Prof. Is-aach , while the latter was leaning against an awning post at daybreak this morning , gazing bolomnly at the sidewalk. "Things ain't shapin' right and I've got a frightful lit of the blues , " replied the professor. "liraco up , old man ; there's jubt as good fish in the sea ns ever were caught , " continued the comforter. "I know it , but don't they bite like they used to , " replied the professor , mournfully. ' 'Don't has got despondent ; every dog his day , " consolingly remarked the first speaker. "Yes , hut there's moro dogs thnn days , " was the sorrowful answer , which in the chill morning air sounded like a wail from the tomb. Kxccutcd AVith a Pen. llolteit J. llunldtc. Cardinal "IJeneath the sliding rule of men entirely great. The typo-writer is greater than the sword. " Oldgold "Who sworcd , my lord ! " Cardinal "The man who received the type-writer letter ; ' The printer who set up the copy ; Wliolo words sjielled in the space of one small m With nil the letters piled on top of one an other , Like to a Chinese sentence standing on its head. What scnso is there in this 'Hgwl G HopsfM dww dH1 And yet I know it mean 'The horse fell dead. ' In all the lexicons wo use there's no such word As 'kbfltmala : ' yet full well I know It stands in this man's note for 'informa tion ; ' I have so learned the tangled language o ) the thing , That all its jargon is write plain for me ; Hut sorely do I fear that learning it I had made hopeless wreck of temperate speech , And lost my front pew standing in the syn agogue. Sco , all around this line of consonants Scarred with lost capitals , the proof rcadci has drawn Ills awful circle with the pencil blue : Stand oft I while on this correspondent' ! ' head ( The cuss. ) Dog gene the billy bo dog goncd man ol thumbs , The diddlcdy dog goned chalky fingcret loon ; 'Y gumy' : gaul ; odd rabbit ; Jcmmlny pelt Gadzooks ; odd boddikins ; by Venus'glovo : Uy Mars his gauntlet ; by the river side ; Sweet by and by , and by oh , baby by : " ( At this point the caitiff slowly withers away. ) A Clear Conception. Merchant Traveler : "Do you know the nature of an outhV" asked the judge of a Chinaman who was on the witness stand. .No sabo , " said John with a puzzled air. air."Ho "Ho means do you understand what i1 moans when you swear to what you art going to say'i" ' explained the counsel. "Oh , mo sabo swear. Glo dlammo allo samee holleo. " A Universal WUIi. Oh for a gun That would carry a ton , Or a sabro keen That would cut shingles clean , To smite for once and forever more that terrible conscionoless midnighl bore who ruthlessly breaks on a placid snore with airs that wore popular years before the man who is always whistling - ing , Ho starts at morn With his tune forlorn , And ho'll never stop Though his hearers drop. His neighbors for mercy vainly sue ho'll merrily whistle "Mikado" cleai through , will turn back to "Patience7 and "Pinaforo , " too , avoiding with care all the music sheets now the man whc is always whistling. Wlicn Women Kiss. When women kiss , too vague the bliss , Too sentimental , too ethereal : Ann when they've kissed , what else , pray Is't But shameful waste of the raw material I A Slew of Adolescence. St. PnuVGlobe : St. Paul mother t < her thirteen year old duujhtcr-"Claudi what nro you gottjng on your wraps for ? " Olnudo "I'm cofafe out this eve for a drive with ChftrUj } > Smart. " "But. my dear , you haven't asked my consent yet. " . "J Know that.'Don't you know that you are not old enough to choose your own company nnd go out evenings without consulting mo ? You must re member that you are not out of ehort dresses yet. " I kuow but I wear a bus tle. " Two Ancient Families. My family is very ancient , " remarked nn English tourist in .Ohio , "it dates back to the crusadqa. " "So docs mine , " replied the Buckeyo. "My mother was a crusader herself. And what a noble stand they made against the liquor trafllc too. " "Aw " mid the , . , English man , considerably mystified. PEPPKHMINT DIIOPS. The turkeys are said to be organtzi ng cranberry trust. Fancy pen-wipers are nice until they nro used for wiping pens. It won't bo long before the national air will bo "Yankee Boodle. " It is said that drummers who travel with rubber goods are always stretching the truth. The measles will bo a fashionable disease this winter , now that the prince of Wales' daughters have had it. "My cup of Joy Is very full , " sings a poet. Well , let it be , gcntlo one. Don't ' try to change places with the cup. , George Francis Train says. A lady's bustle and a pig's tail are evidently utilized for the same purpose to stick out behind. Cowardice is usually to bo abhorred , but an amateur musician who is afraid to touch it violin would be universally respected. "How Httlo the world knows of our inner lives I" exclaims a writer. Hlghtyou are especially if wo happen to be dyspeptics. The way to boom a river is to dam it , and then break the dam. The way to boom n town is to boom it and then break the boom. When you hear of a railroad pool being or- ganircd , you may expect to read something about stock being watered shortly afterward. If there is anything that strikes homo to the human soul with a scnso of forlorn in congruity , it is a white plug hat in a Hurry of snow. When you pay for a ton of coal , and only get lbK ( ) pounds , the law allows you to shuto the coal , though you dare not shoot- the dealer. It is easier for some editors to write a fenj lollar article with a live-cent pen than for others to write a live cent article with a ten- lollar pen. Occasionally practical Jokers' do a witty thing as when some students in a western city took down a sign"Stamping done here , " md put It over the entrance to a variety theater. An Irishman seeing an undertaker carrying a very small coflln , exclaimed in the utmost BUiprife , "By the saint o' Sllgol is it possible that that coflln can be intended for any livin' creature ! " Reports continue to como in of men who wvc had their nose cut off by sneezing while : ) eing shaved. People will learn after while pel hups , that a sharp razor is something that is not to be sneezed at. A young woman applied for charity in Austin not long slnco with a papercontaining the following ; "Thus unfortunate woman is the only daughter of an old and childless father , and she supports buveralyoung broth- cis by her work. " The interstate commission has decided that the commercial xlrummcr is not a privi leged person. There must be some mistake about the decision. The commission is new yet. When It has traveled a little moro its opinions will bo changed. The Zulus worship a fetish ; the Chinese bow down to graven images ; the 1'cisian worships llro on bended knee , but if you want to sen a man get right down in abject humility , it's an Omaha man at 1'J o'clock howling for his wife to uncork the keyhole of the front door. A Texas editor having charged that the father of a rival Journalist had been in the penitentiary was told that ho must retract or die. Hs [ retraction read as follows , "Wo wore mistaken last week in stating that the father of the editor had been in the peniten tiary. The efforts of his friends to have his sentence commuted to imprisonment for life failed and the wretch was hanged. " No doubt the apology was satisfactory. Tlic OM Rcllnblo Speclalln of many yearn' experi ence , treats with wonderful succe s , all I.U.NU. TIIHOAT , CANcnt. l-II.Ks , 1ISrULA. . nilnTllUL cured without p.iln or Mndranco nlll I llni * liom bu lni- < ' < . AII Chronic Diseases , IIUI I UIIL. fnr | p advance of uny Institution m thli country. Those who contuiupliiic irolne to Hot MirlriKi tor the treatment of any I'rlvnto i < r lllood dl ea o run lie curcil for one third the cost ut our 1'rlvato Dispensary. I ft III CO H > "Is treatment a Pure , Lovely Com- I Ulllr.l plenlim , Ireo from fallownexi , freckled , . UHUII.U blackheads , eruption * , etc , brilliant eyc anil perfect health can be hud. t7"Tlial "tired" feellnirand all female wcaknei es troiuptly cured , HloatlnK llcadiiches , Ncnoui 1'rov araton.Cent'ral Debility , t > lreiileii > iiu > i'i , lopie son Und Indlueption , O > arlan troublen. Intlrornatlon and nlrlerutlon. 1-alllnitand Ul pl 'emcnts. Spinal ncak- fpsn , Kidney complaints ami Chaniiu of I.Uc , Consult the ( Mel IKittnr Acute or Chronic Inllanima- EYE AND EAR tlun of tlio Kyellrts or ( ilobo and Far or Near Stiihtedncss. Inversion of the l.lda , Scrofulous Ky < * s , Ulceratlons , Intlaiumatlons. Abscess , Dimne * * of Vlslun ot ono or both eye * , and Tumor" of l.ld. n * Inttannnatlon of th hur , Ulceratlon or Catarrh , Intcrnnl or Kiterniil lpafne > < * , or I'aralyHls , blnglnK or KoarlniMinlseB , Thickened Drum , etc. DebilityIxiss of Vital 1'ower , Sleep- lpx-nui , I > espondency , Ijosi of Memory , ConfnMun of Idcil , Hlurs before the K > e , l.llssUuile , l.HUL'iHir , < ilniinlnc , Depression of Spirits , Averilon to Society , Kasy DIs- rounik'id , l.nck ot Confidence , Dull , LKtlesx. Until for Mnilj or UuKlness , mid niids life u burden , fcafely , Permanently and l Privately ] < * iircd. " " " " SKJN KlM'afC" , Scrofula , BLOOD AND _ Kryslpelas.Fcver ort1 * 1 Illotclira , rininlci. Ul- rers. Tains In the Heart and Hones , K > Phlllllc Sore Throat , Mouth and Toncur , Glandular KnlarKemcnt of the Nerk , IlhcuiiiHtlsm , Catarrh , Klc. , rc-niuiiiciit- ly Cured When Others Have till led. Consultation free ami stilctly conllilantial. Medicine sent free from observation to all parts of the Cnlted States. Correspondence receives prompt attt'iitlou. No letters answ ered unless iiccompanlod by four cents in btixmps. Semi ten cents In stamps for pamphlet and list of ques tions upon private , special and nervous dis eases. Terms btrictly cash. Call on or address , DR. POWELL REEVES , No. 3U Bouth 13th St. . Omaha. Nebo - A NOTED ESTABLISHMENT. Something About the Omaha Modi- col and Surgical Institute. DR. M'MENAMY'S SUCCESS. One of the Finest Institution ! In tbo CountAble Pbjril- clans Constitute tbo Staff. Never , perhaps , in the history of this or rvny other state , has a medical estab lishment of any kind mot with such ro- mnrkuble success as the Omaha Modicnl and Surpicnl Institute. Its remarkable popularity in Omnha is not only what would be expected , but its pntronngo from all parts of the western country proves the splendid reputation Dr. McMon- amy has built up for himself and the In stitution over which ho presides. The institute U now located in the mag nificent now four-story brick block at the corner of Thirteenth and Dodge street * . The institute was originally located at the corner of Twelfth and Howard streets , but the rapid growth of Omaha and of Dr. McMonnmy's practice made a change to more exten sive quarters an absolute necessity. From this site the largo building at the corner of Thirteenth street and Capitol avenue was selected , nnd for throe years the building was filled with patients - tients from all parts of the country. At the end of that time it became evident that a larger and moro centrally lo cated building was needed , and this fall the institute was removed to its present site. The building is a most commodious one and is eminently fitted for the needs of Dr. McMcmuny and his corps of able assistants. Connected with the establishment , nnd a very important part of it is the surgical brace and instrument manu factory over which the physician exer cises his personal supervision. A number of expert workmen nro . | ii , .y . irom the raw steel to meet the require ments of all classes of deformities. All kinds of line surgital instruments are made , and it is a fact that their equal in finish and usefulness is unknown in this country. On the ground floor is located a fine prescription drug store in which the finest preparations nro compounded under the charge of one of _ the most competent druggists in the eity. The olllces of the physician are con nected with the drug store by n pri vate staircase. There are seven ofllces on the second floor , five of which aroused used for reception and consultation rooms and the other two for operating rooms. Forty elegantly fitted apart- j incuts comprise the accommodation for hoarding patients. Fully one-half of these are occupied at present by patients , many of whom have traveled hundreds of miles to place themselves under the treatment of Dr. MeMenainy. The rooms are properly furnished and on the bume floor are the lavatorys , and other necessary conveniences. Great attention has been given to the ventilation and sanitary arrangements and they are more perfect that can bo found in any private hospital. The advantages of such an institu tion as this over the usual hospital are marked and of very great importance from the fact that a patient is under the constant care and faithful watchfulness of competent physicians. In the usual hospital young and inexperienced , and often incompetent ones , arc given posi tions , but in Dr. McMonnmy's establish ment only physicians of extensive prac tice and profound knowledge are em ployed. Among the most noted physi cians on the stall' are Drs. Coo and Sin clair. The former is a most learned physician , formerly connected with the ' ' Ch'icago hospital. The latter is also a noted doctor , and was formerly in charge of the C. & A. hospital of Mis souri. Both of these gentlemen are regular practitioners and render valu able aid to their chief. The reputation of Dr. McMenamy is duo to many natural reasons , the main flB 6 ! hioh Is his horleaty of purpose nd his profound knowledge. From a local practice when first no es tablished his Institute in Omaha his success in affecting cures has boon phe nomenal. Dr. McMonamy goes to the root ot the disease- and his treatment is unlfonnally successful. Hoby the most careful of methods ban built up a mag nificent practice in Omaha nnd thou sands of suffering humanity have expressed - pressed In the strongest of terms their gratitude for the relief and cures ho gnvo them. His long experience en ables him to handle the most difficult cases with skill nnd success. Dr. Mc Monamy has founded n lasting reputation in Omaha as n skillful , honorable and competent surgeon nnd physician. His assistants nro liuo himself , compe tent and honorable , and supply patients with the very best of treatment , such only as a llrst-clas institu tion cnn afford. Food of the proper kind is supplied to the patients in the building , and this department is under the charge of an experienced pcson. Dur ing the past two years over eighteen hun dred people from Iowa.MissouriIllinois , Minnesota , Montana , Wyoming , Kansas and Nebraska who had never scon Omaha before have been successfully treated in this institute. The vast num ber does not include the people of Omaha \ \ ho patronize the doctor ex clusively. It is also worthy of mention that the best and wealthiest people of Omaha patronize Dr. MeMennmy'e Insti tute. tute.Omaha Omaha should bo proud of this estab lishment. It not only insures to the sick the best of treatment , nnd a euro if cure bo possiblebut thousands of per sons from abroad are brought hero. All other establishments of the kind sink into insignificance compared with the Omaha Medical Institute. The BEE most heartily endorses Dr. Mc Monamy nnd his institution. As n gen tleman , physician , surgeon and scholar ho is the peer of any man in the world. His methods are direct , nnd his great success is but the reward of many years of patient study and both natural and acquired skill. The location of the In stitute lit the northwest corner of Thir teenth and Dodge is the most central in the city nnd is peculiarly adapted for the busines ; nnd Dr. MoMoimmy has 8nown\fs ueuafRbod judgment In tno selection made. EDUCATIONAL. Dakota has 5,000,000 ncrcs of school lands available for free schools. Almost $1,000.000 Is Invested in college gymnasiums in the United States. The enrolled school population of the south hns increased 300 per cent since lt > 70. Professor Henry Drummondof the Univer sity of Edinburg , is traveling In this country- The question of teaching German in the public schools is under dibcusssiou in St. Louis. The dedication of the Gustavus Adolphus college at St. Peter , Minn. , took plnco on No vember 3. There are moro students from farmers' families in the Ann Arbor university than from those of any other occupation. The public schools at Leadville. Colo.havo been closed n year for luc-k of funds. The public ilnd they can't support 1,100 saloons und public schools , too. There are 400 school districts In Vermont which have less than a dozen regular schol. ars apiece , and the average pay of teachers Is smaller than in any other northern stuto. Ilobcrt Treat Paine has founded n social science scholarship at Harvard , having an annual income of $ T > 00. The scholarship is to be held by a graduate who desires to study social problems. A movement is on foot , started by the stu dents of the Elmira college , and which > it is intended to curry out by aid of the alumni and others , to uriso $50,000 to endow u pro fessorship for Dr. Cowles. It IB not generally known that the co-ed u cation of the sexes is carried on without lim itations in the university of Texas. The young men and young women arc admitted to the sumo classes in every department , and are eligible to degrees and honors without exception. A dairy school has just been opened on th Houghton farm , Orange county. New York , which gives practical instruction in dairy farming for u nominal sum. Mr. Valentino , who owns the farm , which is conducted by a competent manager , has done much for agriculture. The strange spectacle of children carrying bottles of boiled drinking water to school with them is nn every day sight in Cincin nati , O. Typhoid fever prevails , nnd bus been epidemic for b < ml tflMrduv , - Ing Itself not alone to the tenement alllrlojJ but to tbo wealthier Quarters u well. Some of the New Jersey flnnncls for nt. vlccablo houjo wrappers , notwlthstandlnl their greatly deduced prlco , nro very tompf Ing to look t , nnd much Improved In tcxtura Two distinct colorn , or two shades of on * color , are usually the imUcrns In tliono fl .n < nel * . The prlnccsso phupo U by fur the tHl for the. e , and by allowing the two plccef which come next the back to be cut from onb breadth of the goods of the wrapper can b niado of seven and one-half yards of th flannel. i 1518 Id 1520 Fffil Si Leading Specialty House in Fine r CostumeB , Jackets , Sealskin and Fur Lined Garments. ' , t OurFurManfacturing Department Is in Charge of Mrs. HubeJtf man. ; j Our Dressmaking De-jj partment , 'Presided Over by Madamf Sugnet , of Paris. P HEYHAN DEICHES , 1518 FIVE HUNDRED MILLIONS OF DOLLARS Arc now held by the Life Insurance Companies of the United States as banking or investment portion of premiupj paid by the policy holders of these institutions. A large part of which sum , says Commissioner Tarbor , of Massp cliusetts , in report for 1884 , "has no just relations to life insurance , " and further says , "if insurance and investmen are the object , each can better be got in i1 s separate place than by a combination which impoverishes the investmea and does not IMPROVE or CHEAPEN the insurance. THE PROVIDENT SAVINGS LIFE INSURANCE CO. , OF NEW YORK. SHEFA&D HOMANS , President. ( Eighteen Years Actuary of the Mutual Life Insurance Co. , of New York. ) Is the only regularly incorporated company in the United States that does a strictly life insurance business unmixea with in vestment features ; it is thus enab'ed and does furnish life insurance nt more than 50 per cent less than its/ / competitors. The security is unequalled , no company in the world showing as large ratio of assets to liabilities. Th company is endorsed by the leading actuaries in the country , and its popularity is attested by the fact that only foul of its competitors wrote as large a business in 1886 , three of these do not confine their business to the United States 1 For further particulars call on or address , E. B. HALL , General Agent , 12 Arlington Block , Omaha , Nebraska. A few good agents wanted for city and country work. South Omaha Is To The The child we always backed with our voice and money , is getting there , Remember that we are the pioneers in South/ / Omaha ; that we have been with her ever since she was a COmfleldl We know every foot of her soil and the valuff , thereof. We have the largest list of choice BUSINESS AND RESIDENCE ' ' DON'T FAIL TO GET AN INTEREST IN Along with the men that represent the Hundred Millions. Call at our office and let us give you some pointora 'i Get prices and then come to us , and we will sell you lots in the vicinity at from 1O to 25 per cent lewd J han you can get them elsewhere. M- AUPTON < fi CO , < y. 309 S. i6th St Opp , Chamber of Commerce. Telephone 854 , ' .