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, > * * * PART II THE OMAHA i SUNDAY BEE.PAGES 9-16 I SEVENTEENTH YEAR. OMAHA SUNDAY MORNING , DECEMBER 4 , 1887-SIXTEEN PAGES. NUiMHER 109. MUHlCAIj ANIl DUAMATIC. Wilson Hnrrctt talks of another tour of America next season. .f. H. Hnvcrly promises to shortly build a largo tlii-ntcr In'St. l nul , Minn. Mmo. .lulln Vnltlii Is losing In tliq "Mcs- Bin" at Chicago on Christmas eve. A troupe of foimilo Persian dancers , the best ever seen in Tehei an , aiu now en route for Purls. Henry E. Dlxcy appeared In ' Adonis" dur ing the past Week In San Fntiiclsc.o and inndo un 1 Timed iato success. Hoolh and Hum-It will open at the. Hoston theatre in "Julius Cn-sar , " at thq elose of the Philadelphia engagement. Surah Hoinhnrd FI 01 cd a great hit In Sur- dou'B new drama , "LaTosea , " at the Porto St. Martin , 1'urls , last , Thursday night. Mrs. Henrietta Clianfiall will emerge from rctlromnnt next SOHPOII , When she. and her son Henry will star jointly In a drumu called "Tho Oath. " Marie Van Zundt's reappearance In JPnrls Will ho made in a new opera , of which M. Kardou has promised to do the book and M. MnsHt-nut the music. A btutcniunt comes from Mllen thatlho Itnprossario Keirarl has seemed thotenor Tamagno for u lifty-iiiglit tour of South America at ? 'JSOU per night. Verdi In composing a new opera on the subject , "Komeo and Juliet , " libretto by Hollo. The opera will be finished in 1WJ and represented nt La Scala. Annlo PKloy will play a California en gagement next spring for tlic llr.st time HIILU | Bho bccamo a star. The Psicillc coast knows her as yet only as a variety singer. Slgnor Havelll , who HVLS pleasantly In the memory of all lovers of good Hinging in thu Italian sense , Is Hinging successfully with Mr. Maploijon's Company in Ireland. Chevalier Hlondin has leecntly given one of his marvellous exhibitions on the tight lopu ut the Liverpool exposition , wheiu ho drew the largest audience ever known in that city. city.Ambroisc Thomas lias nearly completed a plc'co for thu stugo of a novel chatac lor and railed "Tho Tempest. " It IK essentially a pantomimic ballet , which , however , will be accompanied by chorus asell as 01 chestru. Thomas is also at work on a new opera. Miss Ethel Huddle , a young English act ress , will make her debut in Hcrhctt Hall Whitlow's new comedy , "Town Lots , " at the Windsor theater , Chicago , Febi nary 5. She Is n daughter of a professor in St. Andrew's university , Scotland , and mudo her lliht ap pearanee as 1'olly Eccles in "Caste. " Miss Heddlc is a frequent contributor to the Eng lish inagll7ineS. Perhaps the most important musical sensa tion Of the > cur is thu failure of "Siegfried" at the Metropolitan , New York , and the con sequent substitution of "UerTrumpeter"tho lightest of light comic operas. If the dlseord of Wagner's most famous , elaborate and characteristic woik means anything , it means that the American people uro absolutely without n musical standard or standpoint. . Miss Nellie Cm punter , who plays the violin lin better than most of the feminine rivals dresses like a child. Her skills ate wldly extended , after the manner of the hoop dtesf invented by Empress Euge.no. and her slcii' dec feet , as thu poet says , "like little mice run in and out. " Not even the shadow of n HJcove bedecks her plump ami. This is as it Hhould be. for the sight of a wcll-mudo arm pushing tiie bow across the strings lends an additional charm to the music. . Perhaps the virtuosi of the male persuasion will adopt the Bauio feature for'nothing is moru gloomil.v depressing that thu sawing of a bioudclotl : sleeve. Mine. Adelinn Patti left her castle Craig-.V' Nos , in South Wales , on November IB , for n convert tour of thy British provinces , which will continue until December (1. ( Then shi will go to Paris , where she will give a eon- cert on December 8 for the benefit of the French hospital In London. On Deecmbci in she will begin a season of two weeks In Lisbon , after which she will spend n niontl ; giving concerts In Madrid , thu Jhst ofvhieli is ilxcd for December III. At the conciliator of this season she will return to London and remain thcio until March 8 , when she wll sail for Huenos Ayies , accompanied by Maur ice Qiau , to fulfill an engagement for a Soutl American tour , under the management ol Abbey , SliMiflol and Gran , Josuf Hnfmfin , the wonderful child pianist made his fltst bow to an American uudlciici at Walhick's theater , New York. The pro grammo set for the young pianist was "Va rintioiis on a Theme bv Heothovon , " for t\vt pianos , bj St S.iens ; McmUlssolin's > 'Komu CapnciosoV a nocturn and waitby ( Jhnpli ami a mn/ourka and polonaise written hi joting Hofnian himself , lor , like the youii } Mo/ait , the now boy wonder is a composei as wc'l as an executant , and appears to ha\ < shown his talent in this direction at abou the same age- that Mo/ait did , that is , whei about live. Young Hofman is an unassum ing tittlo fellow of ten , ami dresses in i sailor suit Ho is a chubb > boy. with closely cioppod dark hair. HcToro taking his scat hi nodded his head in a somewhat int-i-lianlcu fashion , then seated himself upon the piano stool-and. after garing pleasantly nud some what naively at thu audience- , began hi woik. In execution young Ilofmann is e > ccedlngly clover and even hi illiant. He play . . with the assurnm o and delightful ease of pianist of twenty-jlvu.years , and his sum1 hands fulrlj diu/lo the eyes with their swil manipulation of rapid passages and ilextei Hy in overcoming technical difficulties. On sees that ho is i cully a little master of techn qne , that ho reads music as easily as othc bo h lead their A , U , Cstliatno is as muehii homo at thu piano as othcrchildion of his ag nroat playing ball ormarhles. His work , coi Hldenng his ago. is marvellous , but the mm reliefers to bis brilliant execution , rathe than to expression or feeling. Ho is a chil of most exceptional talent , which nas bee 1 curofullj developed at an unusually eail ago. K IHJTAT I ON , V li. ( ieiman was voted out of the public schoo of St. Louis. pProf. Hitchcock , of Dartmouth college , wi spend the winter in Florida studying fo s bail tracks. The youngest college pirtfes or in the com try is Willis H. Hocock , of Hampdcn Sidni college , Viiginiu. Ilq ii only twcntjcu old. Miss Lottlo Sterling of Alnrj vl'lo , Tcnn bus been engaged as pini'pal ! ; of tl woman's dopaument of the 'goveuimci sthnol in Japan. 'I'hu 1'hIiMKii board of education has decide to nainu mm of tbo nuw public schools In th. . citj1 "Um Wutliburuo School"in honor of tl , Into E. H. Witshbtune. Professor Corson , the Shakespeare : scholar , last week celebrated the complclii of hLs sixty-second , \ car of lifu und eigblci of service at Cornell university , The students of the Clmutnuqua college liberal arts represent almost every stnio the Aineili'an union , besides n very liber lepresentatlon from the dominion of Cunnd Cornell university has determined to i adopt t he-principle rejected a few jcarn iiy that of offering no reward to students o\ee that which thu 'acquisition of Knowled ; gives. Ono of the brightest looking schoolboys WasbliiKton 1 > a son of the seciet.iry of tl Chhuyo legation. The joung mandar wears n nmgn.ilccnl cosUmet : oriental character , and with his school liooks und his tti-m founs a btt-iking und Ii.teiustii picture. ntluciitfoiinl statistics sliowlliat fourtci years is approximately the ugo ut which t great boily of pui > lls In mir publfc schoe ccaso to attend regularly ; and ills , thci fore , to the instruciiuit of chlhiion und fourteen j car * that Hit' public laoiu-i t-hoii bo chiefly devoted. The trustees of the collcgo to bo located lint Springs Dak- , under thiinuspicos. of t M. K. church , huvo Just held a mccilng Uapld City , In which it was decided to nui the Instltntton thu Hlack Hills college , plan of thabulldlngs was chosen , and It w Voted to open the Institution us soon as th cC"ld Vo vivctcd next fall. Kxtcns ! " v preparations aiobclnp mndo' the PresbjUri"fcn boarder Indian school * fdiiCHtu the Indluiib 01 Arizona. At Tusc they ro building an fc > , OuC siliool houi Fifty nt-rcs of lanil have been bougu * on.t Bantu Cnu river , whcro the yountr India will bo Insti-uctcd In farming , and unoth building ( ocost * < 5,000 will teen bu crntc WUcrv 100 pupils can be accommodated. N. B. FALCONER'S GRAND SPECIAL t , SALE , Monday and All Next Week. Colored Surahs , Black Goods , Colored Dress Goods , Kid Gloves , Dress Trimmings , Blankets , Comforts , BOOKS , TOYS , : X > M S CiJ DS , Etc. Colored Surahs , 76c. We will plnce on Sale Monclny our entire stock ofcoloi'ed surahs nt 75c. per yard. These surnhsnt 89c were the best value in surnhs n the city , and nt 7Bc they will be wonderfully cheap all colors , also evening shades. BLACK GOODS DE PARTMENT. We have changed our Black Goods Department to the south side ol'the new addition and will show the finest line of black goods that has ever-been imported to this country. To bring our cus tomers to see this immense de partment we will offer some special lots of fine gopds at extra ordinary low prices. Many of these lots were bought specially for this opening , and we can safely say the prices are lower than has ever been known in the Dry Gopds trade. These lots are not large , so we would advise you to come early. LOT I. FANCY BLACK GOODS , 700. 2O PCS. Fancy Silk and Wool Striped Black Goods at 76c. None of these go'ods have ever' been of fered at less than $1.20. LOT II. PRIESTLEY'S SILK WARP CAMELS HAIR HENRIETTAS. THERESA CLOTHS , SERGES , AND MOURNING CAMELS HAIR CLOTHS , ALL AT ONE PRICE , $1.OO PER YARD. WORTH $2.OO AND $2.26. We bought of the agent 28 pcs. of the above makes of Priestley's Silk WarpGoods , at a great sacri fice , and will offer these goods Monday at less than BOc on the dollar. Our customer-swell know the celebrated Priestley's Silk Warp Goods and know them to be the best made. This is the first time we have made a special sale of these goods , and only do it this once. These goods are worth from $2.OO to $2.28 per yard ; our price Monday is $1.OO. SILK WARP HENRIETTAS , 92 l-2c. 1O pcs 42 inch Silk Warp Henri etta at 92 l-2c. Never sold at less than$1.05. BLACK GOODS AT 77 l-2c. BJWe have taken a lot of Fan- taise Suiting , Sicilian CordsWool Surah Royal , Canvas Cloth Roya Serges , all 44 inches wide. None of them hnvo sold , at less than $1.OO , and many we have sold at $1.20. On Monday the price ( s only 77 1-Sc. I/YXCJI IJ.YAV ix WYOMIXC. How Joint Sullivan " \Vuf4 Hanged fiir SIiitQtliiK tltf Cook t a Ditch Gump * ' Speaking of Homo alwnys reminds rno of traveling , " rumurkcd n "Wyoming vanuhmtin , at the South Omaha stock o.xcluuiKO las-t ovcuiuff to u group of btoekmon who wcro talking over the de tails of the recent anarchist execution in Chicago , "and lu'uriiig you mention the Mibjcct of hangings recalls to mind a nucK'Uo party at which I was a guest. It took place about four years ago on the Laraiuio river inVjoming t-otno eighty tlvo miles northwest of the fort. The way it happened was this. The Wyounng Land .Improvement eotn- pnuy was constructing a mammoth ir rigating ditch in the north purl of Lar aiuio county and had tapped the river about eighty miles we&t of the fort and were preparing to water nhout two hundred thousand ucres of Intnl. Of qour.-o they had largo force of men employ cd and ( -oiio of them vroro not btrfctly first flat's in their moral con duct ; in fuot , they wove a pretty tough id. A portion of thorn wore'cueamnOd about milo from Swan's Mule creek much , of which I was foreman at the Umo and wo furnished thorn with moat Ono monung I ilrovo over with n couple otihesscd booyes and About the first thing that met my gao was the body of an old man , who had been chief cook , lying in the bhado of a tent htouo dead , shot rjght 2r through the heart. I inquired of 'ono il of. the men what wns up , and ho told mo ( tlmt John Sullivan , tv young fellow B4 INCH BLACK DRESS FLAN NELS , 43c. 1O pcs. 54 inch Black All Wool Dress Flannels at43c , worth 7Cc. Dress Trimmings. We make 2 prices on all of out- Colored Braid Trimmings , for Monday they must be closed out. Trimmings that have sold from 7Bc to $1.85 , on Monday 62 l-2c. Trimmings that have sold from $2.OO to $2.5O , Monday $1.26 per yard. JouvinKicl Gloves , 9Bc. * We have 76 dozen Black and Colored Jouvin Gloves in 4 and O button lengths , which we will close out Monday at O5c per1 pair' . This is the best value in gloves ever offered by any house. As the gloves arc the best made , and at the price , they are a very great bar-gain. Colored Dress Goods , at 37 l-2c. We have a lot of odd pieces of fine colored dress goods. They come in Fine Camels Hair' , Fine French Foule Cloth , Fine Diag- anal Suitings , Fine Tricots. None of them have ever- been sold at less than 85c and up to $1.26. We make one price for the lot on Monday--57 l-2o per-yard. The quantity is not large , and we would advise customers to come early. PIN STRIPED ALL WOOL SUITING , 36c. 1 case 42 inch Pin Striped Suit ing at 8Ec , worth 75c. GREY MIXED SERGES , 26c. 1 case 38 inch All Wool Mixed Serges at 23c , worth 45c. Blankets and Bed Com forts. We received on Saturday a large shipment of Blankets , Com forts and Flannels bought by our New York buyer at public sale. These goods were bought at less than half their value , and to in troduce our new Blanket and Flannel Department we have de cided to place these goods on sale Monday. They are most certainly the greatest bargains we have ever- offered , and cannot be dupli cated this season. We make no difference in the price by buying quantities. twenty-two years of ago , had killed the old mail while at breakfast toeeaiibo the potatoes were not cooked right. It appears tlmt Sullivan hud got hold of a tuber that was not com pletely done , and had commenced shoot ing oil his mouth at old Piers-on , and the old gent had given him bomo back talk , until finally Sullivan drew his six- fehootor and finished him. Ho was ar- vchtud immediately , tied fast and con- lined in one of the touts by order of the superintendent , who.- intention it waste to tend him to Cheyenne and turn him over { o the authorities , by a crew that was going down that day after a load of supplies for the blaekt-inith. I noticed the men btanding around in little - tlo groups talking together , and sus pected that everything wasn't going ex actly Tight as far as Sullivan's neck was concerned. Hy the time I hud un loaded my wagon I was convinced. About that time the foreman shouted 'all up,1 which was the signal to com mence work , but the men didn't respond worth a cent. 1 don't bolievn over n half-dozen started and they camp back right suddenly when one of the gang went out and said -omcthing to them in an undertone. Well , it would huvo amused you to Imvo listened to the ex cuses Uioso follows UHKle.to the fore man. One teamster him tv & 5ck mule , another had to got his tctnn sliC'Jf another had to repair his harness , und the rest were sick or did not feel well themselves. ' Of cour&o'they did network work- The wagon in whioh they wore tb convoy .Sullivan to Cheyenne had to pass by tnb ranch and nfter they had loaded him jn wo started together. But I am gettinc * \ittlo ahead , of my Btor.y. COMFORTS ! COMFORTS 1 AT 93c. 6 Bales full sized Bed Comforts , nice patterns at 93c , worth $1.OO. AT $1.36. 5 Bales of elegant Comforts nt $1.36 , worth $2.OO. AT $1.60. 3 Bales regular$2.8O Comforts , on Monday , only $1.5O. SPECIAL ! SPECIAL ! $1.971-2. 18 Bales beautiful Sateen Com forts nicely quilted Turkey Red lining. These Comforts have been sold by us and all the best houses in the country , at $3.OO. Mon day's price is $1.97 1-2 , worth $3.OO. BLANKETS ! BLANKETS I 14-4 WHITE BLANKETS AT $13. 18 pairs 14-4 White Wool Blan kets , the largest size made , at $13 , worth $22.6O , AT $3.17 1-2. 28 pairs slightly soiled white Blankets , at $3.17 1-2 , worth $8. - . 1-2. AT-$2.12 ; - 28 pairs ll-4Heavy : Grey Blan kets at $2.12 1-2 , worth $3.6O. This is the bestcolored Blanket in the market at $3.BO. Monday our- price is $2.12 1-2. Fine Striped Flannel , 1O pieces fine All Wool Striped and Plaid Flannels at 28c. , re duced from 7Oc. NOT MORE THAN 1O YARDS TQ EACH CUSTOMER. SCARLET FLANNEL , 19c. 12 pieces all Wool Twilled Scar- 1st Flannel , at 19c. , worth 3Oc. Muslin Underwear. We have-just received a small lot of Ladies' White Muslin Skirts. We have divided them into 3 lots for- this sale , and customers will say they are the cheapest under wear ever.sold by us. LOT I. , AT 88c. Full width Skirt of e"cod mus lin , cambric ruffles , at 88c , worth $1.OO. LOT II. , AT $1.OO. Muslin Skirt with cambric ruffle , edged with embroidery , also with embroidered ruffles , with cluster of 8 tucks , atl.OO , worth $1.80. LOT III. , AT $1.28. / Ladies' Skfrts with wide em broidered rjuffle , with cluster- 12 tucks at $1.28 , worth $1.78. After the mer rcfus-ed to work they scattered out in .all directions , in twos threes and foul-s , and when I saw this I know bqmethin j was up. About half way betweo.ii our ranch and the cam ) ) , Mule crock rjin through u deep draw and when Woyot ; there , just as J ex pected , about a hundred men were waiting * for us. They stop ped both wugpna and took 'Sullivan out and asked ! him if there was any word he wouldiliko to send his friends , if lie had any , [ before ho diedrasthoy were going to kill him. The fellow was as cool as n cucumber and saio ho would like U ) write u letter to his mother ami .sigtoi1 in ( . 'rc ton > Iowa. Ono of the ; rneli had u time book and guvo it to hiiji and told him to lire awnp. 116 Ixjrrowed my pencil and wrote a letter in which ho related all the circunwtaNces and n ked his mother and slater not to feel sorry butte to forget him. Ho then put his watch i the hands of otic of the men and asked that it bde > ont to his fainter , together with what money ho hurt coming. Then ho asked who had his revolver , and ono of the crowd stepped up and said he had it. Sullivan then ron.ucstcd it bo given to mo to pity for the use of my pencil. Ho gave the man whosa book ho hod-used his knife , and n nice little briar pjpo With the remark 'now wc.aro oven. ' Then ho asked time to iyn. short pnvyor which was grunted , forglyo . . . ho wus uugry when ho did the shoothiff. prayed for the conipany ; present and mankind in general , said 'Amen' and unuoimeedTjimself aa ready. Thu ueu Cloaks ! Cloaks ! Cloaks ! Owing to the very mild weather our Cloak stock is heavier in some styles than we want it to be at this date. We make 8 prices on Ladies short wraps that will , without any doubt , make them the best value in wraps evershown. . Think of it ! We offer you a fine astrachan short wrap , in the the latest style , trimmed with Russian Hare and Hare Fringe , at $8.78 , worth $1O.8O. We have only 8O in this lot. AT $1O.OO. We can offer you a selection from 2O wraps in plush , bourette and French cord at $1O.QO , worth $17.OO. AT $18.OO. 2C Plush astrachan and mate- lesse wraps at $18.OO , reduced from $26.OO.AT AT $28.OO. Plush velvet brocade and Frisse wraps , elegantly trimmed , at $25.OO , worth $4O.OO. 48 boucle and camels hair- Newmarkets at $4.78 , reduced trom $16.8O. This is a wonder ful bargain. CHILDRENS' CLOAKS. Childrens" checked cloaks , ages 4 to 1O years , at $1.38 , reduced from $2.BO and $2.78. Books ! Books ! Christmas Cards ! Childrens' Books ! We show aline ofTSooks and Christmas Cards that cannot be found west of Chicago. The prices are lower than they have ever been. In Childrens' Books we show an endless variety , and at half wl Tis usually asked for- them in regular book stores. CHRISTMAS CARDS. We guarantee tosell you Christmas Cards 1-3 cheaper than they can be bought for anywhere in the city. TOYS ! TOYS ! TOYS 1 KJSLWe make a display of Toys that is simply wonderful. The finest and largest assortment that can be found in any city West of New York. It will pay you to visit the Magic Cave. tied him securely , drove the wagon under a big cotton-wood , measured the rope , put it around his neck and stood him in the tail end of the vehicle and were about to start up the mules when ho happened to look down at his feet and then linked the neareVt man to pull olT his boots which ho did. The nxled were started and ho dropped to within ubput four inches of the ground and I think his neck was broken as clean ag a pipe-stern , for ho kicked and struggled but n very short timo. As soon as the crowd saw ho was dead they all loft , taking good euro that wo with the teunn went first. His body hung there until the next day , and then I and two of the boys went over and cut it down and buried it. Four days after that the corones and a jury ciuno ui > from Chey enne , resurrected him , held an inquest and replanted him. " "Huvo I got the revolver yet ? There it is , gentlemen , " taid thu ranelinuin aa ho ho exhibited -U-ealibro ColtS , which ho carried in lis outside jiockot , and here i the empty shell which hold the bullet that killed Picr&otr I wear it usa\suteh churm. " A Hlooillcss .Man. San Francisco Chronicle : J\ol many miles from Berlin there livesn man who , if what report says of him bo true , is certainly ono of I ho rno.it remarkable phenomena on record. The papers state as a positive fact that he has no blood in his veins , nnd that a committee of the leading i > hicimi9 and scientists huvo declared their inability to account for this extraordinary circumstance. The man is axorporal in the German army and goes by the wyftg of OttoSchreibor. Childrens' checked gretchcn cloaks with hood or cape at $2.BO all ages , 4 to 12 years. They are worth from $4.8O to $ B.OO. Childrens'gretchen cloaks , ages 4 to 12 , at $3.8O each , worth from $ O.OO and $7.OO. Chilrens' gretchen cloaks with capes or- hoods at $4.28 , reduced from $7.BO and $9.OO. Cotton Batting , S l-3c Per Roll. WORTH 12 l-2c. Just another 1O cases of cotton batting nt 8 l-3c , worth 12 l-2c. Come Early. There will be a rush. Comfort Calicos , 4c , WORTH 81-2c. 2 cases comfort calico , best quality made , at 4c , regular price 8 l-2c. BOYS' FLANNEL WAISTS AT REDUCED PRICES. 24 dozen boys flannel waists in all sizes , at $1.1O , reduced from $1.6O. 18 dozen boys flannel waists at $1.38 , reduced from $2.OO. Ho him'-olf was quite unconscious of hii bloodies condition until two month : ago , when ho fought ; i duel with u fol low soldier. His opponent ran hi : sword through his body , without however , drawing any blood , un < the patient seemed not a bit the worse The man was s-o taken by surprise thu Otto hud no trouble in killing him Since that time the comrade ! of the corporal have been care ful not to tread on hir- toes , und 01 no consideration to urc-opt a challenge from him. IIo was submitted to a se vcro test at u medical institute in I3erlin A Knife wan thruit into his mouth , com ing out at the back of his neck. Not ! drop of blood was spilled , and Otto fel no pain during the operation. The gentlemen who c.Miniiiica him uro nov fully convinced that there are iniinj things in heaven und earth that thoi never dreamed of. Otto hehroiver in tends , us soon a his time it ) up ( nc.x year ) , to show himself in the prinrfpa oities of Kuropo. I'otrolciim in To\a . Six ANTONIO'IVxiiM , Dec. -\Vhilo dnl linjjnu uitubi-m well lit niilr's west of tlii city icstcriluy petrolcuifj was stiuiSc at i depth of feet. The indications point to i laigeili'iiosit. r.mn.DaveniKirt , wlio ftwns the America ] rijrcts of "I.n Tosca. " Vlctorien Siinlou'i latest dnunu , has inmlo n i roi > ot > itlon to npci tlio now Broadway theater , in Nuw Vork With u grand pioUuctlon of the play , Aiitiquo wrought Iron piano and Imll lamp" candlesticks , ( lower stands , Jardinieres , nni other fancy -pieces in artistlo form1 * ai1' ' < uiiOitf.lliU Cliok'Cjtt UvJWoj "Oodi , HINTS ruK HOLIDAY CII'T.S. Jewel caskets of tnrtoi'O shells with fouj ilinwcis uro neat and cxionslve. | Pretty pieces of cixrvwl wood fuinlturc. chairs , afternoon ten table * , corner nntl wall calilnctM , imiilc nicks , anil other ornamental anil ronvi-nlent artli-li-s and objects are 8 g Kcstinl for holiday ( 'lfts. A fancy woik basket , lined with satin otf Mlk , the oilKU llnisheil with ribbons , rucliliiR or luco , thu Iniiullo wrappoil with the same , anil laipo bows plaivil on convenient corners , nftcr IwIriK liron/ed with toil linmro or urci-n- Ish ( .tilil , makes a ptosent nitre to plcmp , anil the slaiullnt , ' work basket sltnllarlo ilccorutcd make vcrj elaborate ones. Among novelties of fj'asswaro ' ofTeroit niuoiif , ' holiday ooils arc Jewel boxes , vases , llower receivers nrn-snapeil vessels with unit without covers Inccnsn anil jiorftniio potsaiul other pieces In clear white crystal , anil tinted smnilihellotiope , pink anil blue lass with a IlliiiH ( > or netwoilt of KoM over the whole or np.irt of the plcro , producingu rich but c\- tiemelj nubilneil effect. Hues ( tiiiulo like lonp eroehetcil purses ) oi Kooilly illmi'iislonssay fully a yard IOIIB are always ncivitulile | to .VOUIIK ladles an iv ciinvcnlent recojitaolo fur tholr fans anil slip- pom when Ki'ltiR ' ton ball. They may ba niiulo very neatly of eashmcro with Initials cmbroiileieil diagonally across out * end , Oiul of IMHIKCO , with onibrolileied or pointed sprays of forKi't-mo-nots scatteieil ever it , would bo very desirable. Caul bans mo a grout convenience to these addicted to that pleasant pastime , anil shonlil bo ornamental as well as useful. A pretty one simply maile , Is of dailt blno satin , about live Inches wide by six. inches deep. It 1 lined with silk of a onntiustliiK color anil iliawn about an inch anil one-ipnirter from the top by nariow libbons thus making it frill that shows the color of the lining. Tin * back is ornamented fiontanil back with K'lC ' tinsel f.ewcil on in bias lines that cross from side to side , thus forming diamonds. For the art worker , with her bright and dainty Iloss anil llloscllo for which the work ; basket of even the finest cmio ( teems rough anil co.uso a lurco creain-whlto pongco handkerchief is a ilttliifr present , delect end of line texture , with sunioiont body to pro * vent It from htrotchlng while working , anil on it embroidered sprays of toil mill white clover , forgotmcnots , or any other ilelicata ( lower. The prettiest nro powileieil , that Is , the ttpiuytt aie repeated at regular intervals over the whole handkerchief. Kaney bon-bon bankets can bo climiKcil intd beautiful liamlkcichief baskets by plactiiK iv layer of sheet wadding over tbo bottom ami sides anil inside tin- lid ; sprinkle this liberally - - ally with , \onr favorite sachet powder ami , lay the satin lining smoothly over , fastening It down with lonff stitches on the outside , for the trlldlnff , like charity , "covers a nuiltltuilo of sins ; " gild In silver , gold , bronze 01 * given and your basket will be complete. A llttlo wheclbairow , gilded in pale Bold , linoil with old gold satin , caught down In tufts lilto upholstering , tied with ribbons to match , and carr.ing a load of purple anil gold ( velvet ) pansies , is a beautiful piesent , anil serves for a jewel case fou mademoiselle's bureau. One of the prettiest novelties in musical moi'hanical tois is a mandolin , on ono side ot which stands u tastefully and richly dressed I'lllpntian Marquis of the ci hteimth century with a baton in his hand , on the other side a maicuKoof | the same pciiod in court dress , who holds n music book. When the toy la wound up it plays an old Fieneh air , which the marquis seems to draw from the string * of the mandolin with his baton.thu3rnarquiso meanwhile booming to sing , turning hgr liead from side to side and raising and lowering- her mnsie before her fare. The pretty toy ia Parisian , of conrse.and. Is ilecorateil wlthtruo Parisian taste. It is one of thu prettiest ob jects for a lady's boudoir that is seen amoiif | ( inc holiday goods , aiuUts pricu is only $1B. ItUIGJIT MXTIJi VOMtS. A jit city llttlo child smilingly asked hetf mother why ilsh arc so full of splinters. i .Tuck ( after closely surultlniring his crying baby brother ) Do babies go to heaven , mamma I Mamma Yes , dear , when they die. What makes you askj Jack Ohj nothin' . I feel sorry for the angels ami lings , don't you , mamma ( A city girl recently went to visit her grand * father in the country. Shu is fond of milky but lefused to drink any whilu there. Her 'mother asked why she would not drink thd milk She answered : "I know whcru grand pa gets it , I saw him getting it. " "Oh , I feel ho bad , " said.a Hartford sW j ear-old. "I guess it must be myconxcionce.'f "Why , my dear , " queried her mother , "you luiveif t been telling any wrong stones , huvo youb"Oh , dear , no. Hut 1 eat too much , dinner , and my conscience aches light here , ' ! pressing haidon the most painful spot child * hood carries. My littio nephew , aged Unco , writes a Indy , was fond of pla.ung cars bj tunning' along , pulling \\hKtlingin imitation of the engine. One day I chanced to stop in lite way us ho was going at full speed. Ho stopped , and instead of lequesting mu to glvo him the right of way , temarkoil solomnlj i "Tho engine will wait till tlmt cow trots oft the track.,1 A fouryearoldgrandchild of Hanniba Hamlin was told that if a bit of blue sky could be seen among the heavy clouds caused ! by n passing show or u certain patty of chil dren would yet be able to go to the picnic which the shower had delayed. At last hrf looked up , and on seeing a wou sjot ) of blue ? evclaimed , with delight : "I seti on , God } with jour pictty blue cyo looking down here/ and now wo can go. " ii "Well , mamma. Isn't It funny how pcoplclj turn into other things ! " "Hut poonlu don't' turn into other things , my dear ; ttioso uie/ only stories , you know , In 'Alioo In WonderJ land. " " "Yes ; but mamma , they do turn into other things. Little girls turn Intd mammas , and mammas turn into grandmas. " "That is true. " "And bojs turn Into papas , ami papas turn in to grandpas. " ' "Oran'ma , " said n sweet boy of nine years , "how old uro you I" "About sixty-six , " Mild the grandmother. "You'll die soon , won't vou , gran'mat" "Yes , dear , 1 expect to. " "And when I die , gran'mil , can I bo buried side of you ? " "Yes , dear , " said she , as hci lu-iiit warmed towaids the little ono , wliont she fondled closer In her arms. "Clrnn'ma , " softly whispered the little rogue , "gimmetci } cents , " A pupil In one of the public schools of Af lantu compiled recently In the following man ner with a request to write a composition on the subject of u physiological loettno to Which the srhool had Just listened : "Tho human body is made up of thu head , the thorax and the abdomen. The liiiul contain1 } the brains when there is any. The thorax contains ihu heart and the lungs. The ab domen iontalns the bowels , of whieh there aic live : A , I' , I , O and 17 , anil sometime ! * W iimlY. " Little Ma v disliked very much to bo drrsscd * and dela.H'd the nurse In every possible man' ' tier. Her uncle , a clergyman , wishing to break her of so dis.igrooablo a habit , said : 'M ' > , lot us strive who will bo dressed first , j cm or I. " i'\cry moining llttlo May was tlu llrsttn iipprnr , noatlv messed Sunday morning camobnt the clergyman wns droHseiL. lirst "How wus it that jou were not dressed , lli-st. this morn'nizT' ho s.iid to May when she appeared "Hh ! " she ii-plied , "this child don't strive bundajs ; she's not that klmtot of a girl. " Ijargrst Ijoail of Ijiimlx-r on Hi'conl. Northwestern Lumberman : When it wus announced in the Lumberman that the barge Wahntipitir hud curried a i-argo of U.lSl.OOO feet of lumber , letters were rei'ched asking if it wns not a typographical error. Jt wus thought by many that no boat could c-urrj uiich u loud. The freight ruto paid ut Toitu- wauda was W.7 a thousand , whicH footed up a total of i'S.l'o'.To' ' . The own- oi-H of the boat , however , wcjru not biitis- ' ( led with such a record , and proceeded to bn-nk It by loading at Duluth li.lUO- feOO feet of lumber , which ul. o vent to Tonuwundu , and which was put down ni thi ) biggest cargo of lumber on record. At the latter pluco the curgo was uns loaded ou Saturday uftorndon und Mon day forenoon -one worinngduy. It will be roudijy unucratood tlmt the money- ' inukilig capacity of tlio bfo is gf tbo Jumbo urdt-r also , * 4