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THE OMAHA DAILY BEE : SUNDAY , DECEMBER 18 , 1887-SgtTEEN PAGES. _
Ladies' Shoes.
Ladles' French Kid hand-turned
button fro ; regular price $ 5.60
Ladies'bHk'ht ' Doiijrola hand-turn-
cd , $4 ; regular prleo 4.50
Ladles ! brjgjit Dcngohi , flexible
solobutton ; , $3 ; regular price. . 3.50
Ladles' Curticoii Kid , llexiblo solo ,
button , 82.60 ; regular prko 3.60
Ladies' ' Cnracoa Rid , flexible sole , button , $2regniaf ; price $2,50
Lades , American Kid , MOB , $1,50 ; regular price , $1,75
Ladies , Bright Dongola , hand welt , button , $4 ; regular price $4,50.
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Ladies' ' PeMe Boat , button , at $ nS , $2,50 and $2,25 , , regular price $3 , $2,15
and $2,50 ,
Ladies' ' PeMc Grain , button at $2 , $1,75 and & 1.50 , regular price , $2,25 , $2
andU5 ,
IN THE FUNNY MAN'S ' DOMAIN ,
Retribution A Frequent Sight in
Modern Oltios.
A VERY DESIRABLE PARTNER.
A Psychical SOUK No Need for Insur
ance Somewhat Ambition * A
Good Joke on 1'n A I'vonipt
Answer JocklctSt
Retribution.
JIacnn Telegraph.
The shades of night were falling fast , '
'When through the slnctumsactum passed
A youth half clad in snow and ice ,
Who scorned Hie placard's bold device :
SHUT THE DOOIf I
The pressman In the cellar dim
At midnight dark discovered him.
Our chief the elevator shaft
Himself had ojicncd to the draft ,
Nor heeded there the legend trim :
SHUT TIIU Dooul
There in the gloom all cold and gray ,
Lifeless , but beautiful , he lay ;
Wlillo far above the legend shone.
Close by the sanctum ' .clejniono :
Fence it tu and Charge Admission.
Chicaco News : "Otllcor , what * is that
litt crowd initliorud. there on the street
for ? "
"Lookin' at the si range sight , sir. "
"What Htrango sight ? "
" " /hy , man , there's u whole block of
pavement tlio.ro that hasn't been ripped
up fora week. "
Hit ) Solo.
Perhaps you did not know it ,
Hut. I'm an opera singer ,
And oil my notes and words
1 dearly love to II Ing er. '
/I'11-givo ' ye" omo example *
/ Of how to ttujm I cling ,
And then you'll not deny
That my .mission is to sing.
'Twas on a pleasant da-aa-aa-aa-aa-aa-a-ay
( That word was meant for day )
That I to ono did toll n rale of lo-ooo-oo-ovo
( That word is "love" they h.iy ) ,
She looked at mo and smiled with eyes so
brightly gle-co-ce-ining-ing-lng-ing.
And whispered woids so sweet I Uis'.ight I
must bo dio-ee-eo.ir.itig-ing-ing-ing ,
She said to "Oh Fre-co-ce
iuci 1 - - ec-cc-ec-e-
CTl. "
( My name , you see , Is Fred ) .
" '
"I'll - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
1 declare.
tve been co long about It I've forgotten what
she htiid. _
A Powerful I'ltiJT.
Landlady "Really , Miv Smith , I
nm f-o annoyed I know not what
to do. "
Boarder "Why , what is the matte -
to rV"
Landlndy"Thcro is n rat-hole in my
pantry , and , no matter what I slop the
hole with , the rat gnaws his way
through again1. What would you dor'
Hoarder "Wull , I don't know' , ' but
you might try plugging the hole with
ono of the breakfast biscuits. Jlarig mo
if I buliovo ho will ever bo able to gnaw
ono of them , "
8n > Will ai 'co nil Able Partner.
' "Torr ; , 1 hear that you are engaged to
MissSpiddor. "
"Yes. "
' But you do not intend to marry
hoW"
' "Why not ? "
"Is ft possible that vou have not
heard. "
"Heard what ? "
' "That bhu has , at different tlmes.sucd
five men for breach of promise ? "
'Yes , I heard that. "
"And still you intend to marry herV"
"Of cour.-o. She won all the suits ,
and as I am a lawyer I cannot but help
ad iu i ru bur skill. Shu will make mo an
able partner old boy , and business is so
slow with mo that 1 cannot afford to lot
such an opportunity alii ) through my
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lingers.
A Psychical Hone.
Finm Hie AVio Cumtc Opera , Tlic Uffliim.
When grazing in the future In capacity clair
voyant , (
Great marvels I can contemplate cln ages
yet to lie.
Phenomena whose presence now would ren
der you all bouyant ;
But. sinitosay , iimir certainty I cannot
guarantee.
For instance , men of native birth In all police
iwsitions ,
And aKlermen refusing proffered bribes
with liendish glee ,
And conscientious jurymen and honest politi
cians ;
But , sad to say , their certainty I cannot
guarantee.
I see oxistliiR amity 'twixt capital and labor ,
Monopolists and communists together Inking -
ing T ,
And ovuJy European pow'r hobnobbing with
its neighbor ,
But , sad to say , their certainty I cannot
guarantee.
All parvenus will look upon their neighbors
as their equals ,
An erudite attorney will accept a raod'rate
fee ,
And there will be no wedding with divorces
for their sequels.
But , sad to say , their ccrtnh'.ty I cannot
guaranty.
I Sec , metblnks , the millionaire do good in
manner stealthy ,
Embcirlcrs who have cash not given leave
to go scot free ,
Young damsels who will not prefer the suit
ors who are wealthy ,
But nail to say , their certainty I cannot
guarantee.
The circus clowns and minstrel men will
some novel jests offer ,
While woman will not wear her hair as
short as short can be ,
And sometimes will say , "Tiiankyon , " when
a street-car sc.it you piofter ,
But , s.ul to say , their certainty I cannot
guarantee.
A race of honest tradesmen to our many
wants will cater ,
Acquaintances will never want to borrow
"say a V. " ,
And ono to keep from famine need not always
"tip" the waiter ,
But , sad to say , their certainty I cannot
guarantee.
Our incomes will be- longer , and our monthly
bills bo shorter.
Obliging friends will laugh when one re
lates a Jo d esprit ,
When riding in the sleeping csr you need not
fee ti ) j porter ,
Uu't , recollect , these marvels I refuse to
guarantee.
No Ni'i'il For Future Insnratiuo.
Insurance Agent [ f you insure in
our company you will gut your money
back in your old jigc , when you need it.
You will have a good income when you
arc aged.
His Victim I shan't ncod it. I am
sure of a good income in my old ago.
My business aaniiros it !
Insurance Agent Why. what do you
do ?
His Victim I am a magazine writer.
I am not paid for my articles until after
their publication. My old ago is all
lixcd. What I want is a present income.
As One.
Now in the parlor meet tlis patr
When tlu > golden tiny is done ,
Two forui-3 rtitli but ono rocking chair ,
'J'v.'u hearts that beat as one.
The Girl of ho Period.
I met n girl of the .
And gently took her 22 ? "
I thought I'd pop the (
But didn't have the s .
And then t met another 1 ,
And strove U ) catch her I ;
But when 1 tried one fond cm *
She'lfnocUed mo into pic.
Ho Got u Prompt Answer.
Church was over , apd as usual a com
pany of women were slanding about the
lioorway talking apd laughing , though
probably not concerning the sermon.
Soon a young man acquainted with
the group approached , saying :
' Aren't you going homo ? You are
blocking up the way like Balaam's
ap- . "
"You are wrong there , " replied a
Special Holiday Prices in Footgear , at 612 North 16th Street
Geo. S. Miller's Cash Shoe'Store
f Misses' ' Kid Heel
Spring
,
Remember our goods are made especially for MIS by. the beat maiiufaturies in the Ujiited ,
States , and it won't pay you to buy cheap shoudy shoes when you cau purchase solid and $2 ; regular price $2,25
reliable shoes at the extremjdy low prices quoted below. '
Misses' Goat , Spring Heel ,
Every Customer Purchasing $2 and Up\ttrds will Receive a Handsome Souvenir.
$1,85 : ralarurice $2,25
Gouts' Plush Chenille Embroidered , opera , $2.75 , regular price. $ 3.60
11 Velvet ' it 1.85 , it 2.2-5
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" Silk it 5t 1.0-5 , ' ' it 2.00 '
11u u u / . 1.50 , it 1.75
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u u itu " jw Eyorott 1.35 , u 1.75
d u u a 1.00 , it 1.
itit
" Maroon Goat , Chamolso 2.00 , it 2.50
itit
.1 11 u it 1.60 , it 1.85
itit
" -Bright Dongola , Dancing , Oxford 2.25 , it 2.75
II II II U 2.00 , it 2.50
young lady with a toss of .herhead.
"It was the angels who blocked the
way and the ass made the fuss about
it.1
PEPPERMINT DROPS.
nrass-mouuted A lawyer 'riding horse
back.
It is a diflloult thine to convince a hog
usatnsl Ills swill.
There nro four "K'S" in eggnogg , besides a
lot of other Ingredients.
When the baker makes his morning rounds
the roll call is in oVdcr.
There is a vast difference between drinking
amiss and missing a drink.
Charity may cover a multitude of sins , but
it is not its regular business.
This is the season when bartenders make
things hot for their customers.
The majority of people are most generous
when they have nothing to give.
The "Last of the Mohicans" the one on
which they built their moccasins.
There is a big difference between getting
on well in life and getting well on in life.
The hardest train in the world to catch is
train of gunpowder after it gets sUjtJl.
This being the llfi.etli ! congress , Tt'will bo
C.sncct * i ; o cxL all others in wisdom and dis
cretion.
The average waller feels insulted if offered
only a dime as a fee but he generally pock
ets the insult.
Plttsburg , Pa. , has n barber who talks
through his nose , and this enables his mouth
to biiateh a little rest.
"Man wants but little here below , " doesn't
apply to the man who goes down the cellar to
look ut your gas metre.
As between the dude and his cnno nt this
writing , the euno seems to have a trifle the
best of it in the matter of head.
An ounce of lead isn't' so very heavy , hut
it depends a good deal how it strikes you
whether you can carry it or not.
A Newport man has been wearing an idea
of a new patent boot in his head so long that
he now has a corn on his mind.
It is said that Gerstor's voice has.losts . lts ,
color. If Voice has color we wisli the cat
next door would have hers dyed.
When two Chinamen meet they say "Chin-
chin. " When congress meets it doesn't say
'Chin-chili. " but that is what it does.
Mr. Cleveland , is in favor of free wool , buj
Mr. Lincoln was ahead of him on tnls polnl ,
as the cmancip tiuii proclamation shows.
There is one tiling to bo said for the brass
band. It never hangs back and blushes and
protests iacoinpeteney when asked tt > play.
Now is tiio time to lay in a goodly stock of
Chicago footwear for .suspension from tlio
mantel-piceo the night before Christinas.
"Wore there any poets among the antedi
luvians ! " a writer asks. There must have
been or there wouldn't have been any tlood.
Mr. Bonnor has ruined his flno reputation
as a business mmi by selling the Ledger to
his sons for $3. lie ought to have got more
lor it.
Miss Jones Are you fond of grapes Mr.
Slssyi Mr. Sissy Oh , mercy ! 1 never eat
them. They're so intoxicating , don'.cher-
know.
The difference between the sun and n
man's nose is the center of the solur sjstem
and the other is the scenter of the numau
system/
Ono is a. sinning mark and the other a
mining shark. This is the difference be
tween a hotel bootblack and a gold brick
swindler.
'Jihc gentleman so often spoken of in nov
els who rivited people with his gaze has now
obtained permanent employment at a boiler
manufactory.
A South Carolina paper tolls of a fanner In
that state who has been at the plough for
sixty-eight years. It is time to call the old
man to dinner.
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Men talk of it being hard times for the
poor , and yet a poor man can to-day buy" a
locomotive ) for 9,01)0 ) which would have cost
him # 3 < > , ( KH ) twenty years ago.
A young man , obliged to invent , instautly
some excuse for n long golden , hatjon his
coat Ble'ove , stammered out that ho "s-sat
next to the bb-butter at dinner. "
A clerk who was snowed up in ajrain dur
ing a severe storm telegraphed to his'firm in
the city ; "I shall not bo In the olllee to-day ,
us I have not got homo yesterday yet. " .
O "How it all comes back to me , " murlnnrcd
the poet sadly as with practiced lingers ho es
timated the thickness of the portly package
of MSS , which ho had Just taken from the
po.stolllce.
A high school girl desires to bo Informed
what the ' 'wheat pit" is. She Is well ac
quainted \vlth peach pits , but she says If she
hadn't ' seen It in the paper she wouldn't ' have
known that wheat had any pits.
"Why , 1'at , for heaven's sake what's the
matterl" "Well , sorr , 1 swallied a portater
bug , and although , sorrt I took some parrus
green widin five minutes after ter kill th'
b.istc , stil | he's Just raisin' th' devil inside o'
me , sorr. "
Gus Snobberly ( who has prolonged his
evening call until nearly midnight ) "Par-
roths arc very annulling eweetures , Miss
Hondcllppcr. and very sagacious. I thaw one
at a hui.\'s iiuusc OfiG u y , find ho thold :
'Hig fool , go home , go home I1 " "Well , and
did you go ! "
"What do you suppose I'll look like when
I get out of this ! " snapped a young lady at
a conductor of an overcrowded street car.
"A good deal like crushed sugar , miss , " was
the reply. And the young lady , hung on to
the strap and rode four miles further with
the smile of an angel.
"My young friend , " ho said in solemn
tones , "why do you drink that accursed
stuff ! " "To warm me up , " replied his
young friend. "There is nothing like'a
drink gf "Su whisky , sir , In cold weather. "
"iir.l don't you know that this effect , * only
transit- ; . " , i'nat it soons passes away ! "
"Yes , sir ; but as soon as it does I take
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another drink. " c' (
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BRIGHT HXTMi FOIjKS.
On seeing a house bbiag whitewashed a
small boy of three wanted to know if it was
going to be shaved. <
On the wny ho inquired : . "Mamma , docs
Clod make skunks ? " ' /\Vhy / , yes , Eddie , I
suppose he docs , " wastho hesitating answer.
Eddlo. after a moment's thought : "Well , if
ho got a good suiu'ef ode ; once , I'll bet he'd
never make another. " y
A little four-year boy'wus ' standing at the
window watching the I'.iin , whii-li , much to
ills disgust , kept him hf4he house. Turning
to his mother , with ( puckering brows , ho
said : "I guess God tofjlt a drink and forgot
to turn the water oflf. " . ,
"Mamma , what's hereditary ! " asked Bobby ,
laboriously tripping oVlwtho syllables of the
long word , "Why , , it is anything you get
from your father nr me , " replied the mother ,
a little puzzled for a definition suited to his
years. Silence for two minutes. "Then , ma , "
he asked , "is spankin' hereditary ? "
A little Uostoii luai.'c'n was taken by her
moi.licv to call oil a friend and showed Into
the nursery. ' . "Mamma , " said the little
Athenian , disdainfully , "I don't think much
of that baby ; do you ! " "Why surely , " re
plied the astonished motherr "don't you
think it is a pretty litUe thing ? " "Pretty
enough ; but it doesn't cat with a fork. "
Little Nellie ( aged U ) : "Papa , why don't
mamma turn to brcffasti" Papa : "Why ,
my dear , don't you know the doctor brought
you a now baby brother * " Little Nellie :
"Well , why don't it turn to brcffasti" Papa :
"Wv , it hasn't any teeth to eat with yet. "
Little Nellie ( after deliberating awhile ) :
"Well , papa , I wish you would tell the doctor
to take it back and finish it. "
Little Mary M. , aged two and one-half
sunny years , is learning to talk and picks up
everything she hears. A few days ago .indge
U. called on Mary's papa , but took no notice
of the little one playing about the room. Tno
judge is wordy and p9tjGus , but little Mary
Was r.ol a oil afraid of hlinund edged herself
up to his knee , where she stood regarding
him with critical eyes. iPretty hoon there
was a pause in the conversation , when the
baby asked gravely in her high treble voice :
" .lub , did 'oo ever dit left ! "
O "There is a little four year old niece of
mini' who was a babe in arms when wo , wore
living side by side on Swampscott Highland.
She had been prepared for bed one night and
was asked to Bay her prayer * , nnd she said :
" ' 1 shan't say them any more , ( led knows
them well enough by this time. " "And aftcr-
waids when her mother was about to turn off
the pas and leave the room the child t > aid :
" 'I don't want to bo left alone In the diirk. "
" You won't bo alone.dcar , God will bo with
you dear. ' said the , mother. " 'Well , I don't
care for him , I'd rather have one of n.y fam
ily. " '
After the mld-dnr meal was over little
Ethel was observed with her head hung
down and her hands clasped , motionless in
her place
"Why , Ethel , " said her mother , "don t
you know dinner's over now ? "
t
"Don't talk , ma , " said lilhcl. "I'ma pray-
in1 to God for more puddln. "
She got it.
A tiireo-ycar-old discovered the neighbor's
hens in her yard scratching. In a most in-
di iiiit tone &ho reported to her mother that
Mrs. Smith's hens were "wiping their feet
on our grass. "
MISSES' GRAIN , SPRING HEEL ,
.r [ $1.50 ; regular price $1.75.
CHILD'S GRAIN SCHOOL SHOES ,
Sizes 11 to 10 1-2 ;
. $1.35 ; regular price , $1.75 ,
CifflJD'S GRAIN SCHOOL SHOES ,
VT , $ V Sizes B to 101-2 ,
' % fe i * * : reS lar price $1.35.
CHILD'S GRAIN SCHOOL SHOES ,
Sizes B to 8 ,
75c ; regular price $1.
A JOLLY TIME WITH GYPSIES
Interesting Details Concerning1 Their
Mode of Life and General Habits.
HOW GYPSIIS MAKE A LIVING
Evening by the Gamp Fires Summer
ing in AVooiln and Wintering In
Cities A Queer Old For
tune Teller.
Now York Herald : "We're gypsies ,
and my name is John Jasper. Wo
make a living the same way as yoji
Wttlto yours by working. Lut come in
and sit dowss by t'uo lire , and if you feel
too hot you can lake oil your shoes and
stockings and your coat and vo.st , and as
much mo't'o of your clothes as you like , I
and you'll bo as comfortable as a king. " .
Noticing- that the gypsy's feet were as
hard as iron , and knowing that his own
were tender and .not free from corns , the
stranger contented himself with remov
ing his overcoat , and then entered the
clearing and followed his guide into the 1
largest and most commodious tent , at a ' 1
few yards from which a largo wood lire '
was'blazing. The women and children I
would fain have followed him , but the
gaunt patriarch sternly bade them go to
their own wagons and tents , aud.not im 1
portune the stranger by their babble or
looks.
"We're queer folks , master , " ho be
gan , as ho thrust a piece of tobacco into
his mouth and nibbled pensively at a
long straw , "but we're not as black as
we're paintcjl. Wo don't steal chick
ens , nor children , and if wo do some
times make a little money by trading
horses wo make it as honestly asyc can ,
and don't cheat cxsa'pt when we're
alrn.1. ; M being"cheated. . Sometimes
we're dead stuck. 1 gave a good gray
mare and S o for a splendid-lookinj *
black horse last week , and , blow mo if
the infernal animal didn't turn out to
bo abalkor and a biter. I've got him
still , and I'll sell him cheap that is ,
I don't expect much profit on him. Of
course I can't afford to lese on him. "
"So you and your companions maito
'
your li'ving mainly by trading horses ? "
"Not altogether. Wo buy and sell
other articles as well , and , besides ,
some of our women earn money by for
tune-telling. You must have your
fortune , told before you go. "
IIOMKM'.SN , VKT HAI'I'Y.
"Do any of your people ever leave
you and go to live in towns and cities ? "
"Not in tbo sriise you mean , mister.
Gnco. a gypsy always a gypsy. But
vou'll iind gypsies in the cities just as
often as you will in the woods. When
winter comes gypsies must live like
othur folks , and when they've got a
trillo of money together they're just as
likely to buy houacs and laud with it as
they 'nro to invest it in any other wny.
But , .though they may go to live in the
city they remain gypsies to their lives'
onil and love the gypsies' life better
than that of City folks. "
"But .how about their children ? Do
they- remain in the cities or join their
fathers' tribes ? "
"There's no fixed rule. Very rich
gypsies spUnd n mint of money on their
children's education and it's only nat
ural that such children should not care
to live like gypsies. Still , many of
thorn-do como back to their fathers'
tribes and live and die with them. I
have two daughters in a convent now ,
and when their education is finished I
will let them choose between living
with mo hero or with an old aunt of
theirs who has half a dozen good houses
in Nowarkt They're gypsies to tlio
bueicbono so I suppose they'll spend
their lives wandering , like their fore
fathers. "
"You are a Roman Catholic , then ? "
, 'No , mist r , I'm ' not , but my wife was ,
and the children take after her ! Icomo
from the New Forest , in England , mill
my wife from Yorkshire. There's
hardly a town ,01- village in Groa
Britain that she and I haven't Cramped
through. Wo did our best for the chil
dren , as indeed all gypsies do , and ,
when poor Mary died eight years pgo
in a Connecticut village , I-noilt the chil-
uren to school and waid handsomely for
them over since. Not that I'm rich , for
I have no home very few gypsies have
but I've some.mciioy saved , tnid I'm '
strong and healthy , and I can pitch my
tent almost anywhere I please , so I'm
perfectly happy and contented , and
ready to go to the next world v > ii6n my
time comes. "
HE ( HJT TflS FOllTUNK TOLT ) .
A bV of ragged little boys and girls
nn'd a few gorgeously attired dusky
maidens , who had been strolling and
collecting firewood at some distancohad
gradually crept quito close , r.ul John
Jasper relapsed into silence and chewed
his straw more vigorously than over.
The stranger , who , by the way , was a
Herald reporter , thought it
would * bo advisable to have his
fortune toldso , Dho beckoned
to the children , and as they bore down
on him like an avalanche ho told thorn
what ho wanted , and straightway with
ono accord they shouted to him to fol-
low thorn , and ho obeyed and was conducted -
ducted into the prcso'nco of , the grim
mest , leanest , wildest-eyed old woman it
has ever been his good or evil fortune to
meet.
She was seated on the shaft of a huge
canopied wagon-not far from a fire , and
was busily working her toothless jaws
on the breast bone of an ancient fowl.
Her fcot and arms wore bare , and her
head-gear was a scarlet handkerchief ,
which was knotted under her chin. Her
lean body was partially protected froiu
the night dew by ulcosoonllco wrapper.
She vas blear-eyed , wrinkled , and
might have been any age from seventy
to lf > 0. Her accent was rough and im
perious , and she had none of that
wheedling manner which her younger
sisters love to cultivate.
A& she told the reporter his fortune ,
the fee for this service boiug a silver
coin which she thrust hastily inlo a can
vas bag that hung around her nock , her
attitude and demeanor were strangely
solemn , and the passion and earnestness
which she threw into her utterances
would have done credit to the wiliest
and wariest soothsayer of old Hollas.
Not that the utterances [ themselves
wore at all monotonous. They were
merely the hackneyed gabble of an old
gypsy woman , \vho liad lilled her canvas
bag many times during her life by re
penting them for the edification of
trustful strangers like tlio one before
her. Of course , the old dame was too
sagacious to prophesy unmixed bless
ings. She assured the stranger that
many dangertuuid troubles would beset
him'during his life , but that he would
conquer them all , and after a joyous
married life die in the odor of sanctity ,
surrounded by numerous olive brandies
and happy in the. knowledge that lie
was leaving a handsome heritage to his
descendants.
The exact nature of the dangers and
troubles' she did not discaut upon ,
though she hinted darkly at drowning ,
a lawsuit , a quarrel witji a wealthy
rival , and a bite of a mad dog. The en
tire performance lasted twqnty minutes.
When it was over the ancient prophet
ess sank back exhausted , and her vis
itor returned to.John Jasper's lire.
CONNUIUAhlTIES.
Prayer books are taking the place of bridal
bouquets.
Maud Harrison , the ncTfc'Ss" , It is said , will
shortly maTfy a rich young man of Chi
cago.
Berry Wall Is to marry n Washington belle
who , it may be assumed , has more dresses
than sense.
Mary Crosby , of Wilmington , Del. , has
been married seven times. Shu seems to boa
Mary-go-round.
Marriageable young girls in Kansas make
Try the Douglas ,
Improved $3 Shoe , -
free from Tacks and Nails ,
ALL STYLES JUST RECEIVED *
Also a full line of
JAMES MEANS' '
$3 and $4 Shoes.
Our Gent's $3.BO mnchlno seweJ (
and $5 hand sowed shoes do-x
fy competition.
it n point to tnko up a land claim as the fird (
step toward securing a husband.
Urandcr Mathews married one of Lydl
Thompson's dashing blondes , which wai
the beginning of his interest in the drama.
A law has been passed In Waldeck , Germany
many , forbidding the granting of it luuvrioffH
license \g a per mi addicted to the liquoj
habit.
A. 13. Mcnclmm and Lizzie Dunbar , of MniU
land's ' Comedy company , were recently mar *
ried during a performance at the opera liousQ
Tim Nay.- York World stales that M | s Vifc
glnla Dreher , of Duty's colnpnuy , will bq
married in January to Mr. Postlothwuito , oi
Philadelphia. *
Fashionable society In San Francisco hatt
been shocked by young Joseph Oliver , ono of
the richest of the now generation In that cityj
marrying his Bister's governess.
C Ministers are so scarce in Idaho that thojf
have to bo imported In many caSes WRofj
people wslj | to ( 'o.t injuried. TrainH.ajojtoy :
pcd that they may bo Hcarcheil for minister
lirldo ( exchanging bridal costume for traV
cling suit ) lid I appear nervous at nil dull ,
ing the ceremony , Clara ) Hridesinaid ( envi <
ous ) A little at first , dear , Cut not aftoj
George had said "yes. " j
"Dear George , " said a young womnn , "I
am willing to marry you If w6.Jia.vo to live on
broad and water. " < ( WcU'f , ' jiild tub onj
thusiastie Qcorgo , "you furnish the bread
and I'll skirmish 'round and flnd the wator.w ,
Jn the church nt Pont Avon niar Couoar *
ncau , in France , there Is a statue of St. ChrUj
topher. The wooden base is'plnc-oaton. The
girls stick pins in it and U these bpld. It
is regarded as sure evlcguuc ; oj ! spoqdjr mad
' "
riago. -
Hon. Ezra n. Taylor who represents Gail
fleld'fi old district in congress , was quictlyj
married to Miss Eunice L. Hoswotih. ot
Lexington , Ky. , last Friday. It is said tha
the couple were lovers iu their youth bn
a quarrel separated them.
A lady teacher of music In Ontairo couats
inserted her professional cArn tifbiio of this
county iie\vsiapci's. | It was seen by an old
iovcr in Chicago , who at oneo hunted her up ,
explained his absence of a quarter of a oenl
tury , and married her. It pays to ndvcrtfsai1
Sam A. Koso of Ashland , WIs. , commence ) )
suit a few days ago for divorce. His attornoi
went to Chicago to servo the papers pa Mrs,1 , ,
Hose and was surprised to learn that Bbo BO < -I
cured a divorce over u year agb without tha i
knowledge of her husband and has ngula'
married.
A clergyman says : "I once married
handsome young couple , and as I took th0
bride by the hand at the close of the ceroi
mony and gave her my warmest congratula ?
lions , she tossed her pretty head , and , point *
ing to the bridegroom , replied , " 1 think ho if
the ono to bo congratulated. "
Some people were talking about n young
married couple who recently solved the prolJi
lem of nnhappinoss by a divotco. "How for * ;
tunatc that they married , " remarked an old ;
club cynic. "How sol" replied ? a lady ,
"Why , if they had not and had married 6ei >
anilely , they might have muUo four pcopl
unhappy instead of two. "
What ( Jlaws Kycs Cosj.
Jeweler * ' Weekly : The price of glass
eyes is becoming cheaper on account ot
competition , and nt the same time tha
quality is bettor than hitherto. A coin *
inon glass eye may bo hud for $10 , but
they arc not n good imitation and do not
la&t long. , A ( ifbt-cluss oyc costs $50 , ott ,
even more. The best will not labt ovoi ? ,
two years , beeaubu the bccrotions of the
hollow of the eye roughen the glass b t ,
chemical action , and the roughness In-
tales the llesh. If u person could bu ,
glass oycs nt wholesale by the gross , ho
could get thorn fur about S upicco. Bill )
ho would have to look over n { rreACj
ninny before finding ono to mutch h ) &
other eye in nizo , color , and expression.
Glasrf eyes nro all inado abroad , jn-lnci
pally in Germany and Prance , no ftuj "
lory having boon started here , although ,
there is a great ilonimiu for them in this
country. A .skillful oculist can put a
glass eye into the cavity so that very ,
close observation is necessary to dotcct
it. Not only nro the size and color ot
the natural eye counterfeited , but ovoi ;
the general expression. Tlio oculist
has yet to discover means of giving tlmtf
sympathetic movement which rtibtin-
guishcs it pair of eyes. There is quito
a largo number of people with g'tiss '
eyes , say 1 in100. .
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