RW i" ' ' * * * ' ' / ' " * * " " * " * ' ' ' ' ' THE : OMAHA DAILY. BEE : ' .SUNDAY.'DECEMBER 25. 1887.-T\VELVE PAGES ; COAL ! COAL. The best of hard and soft coal handled in large or small quantities. Try our Carbon City coal , is next , if not quite equal to Rock Springs. $6.50 per ton ; $3.50 half ton. To accommo date increasing demand for coal in small quan tities , especially to roomers , and other con sumers who find it inconvenient to tmrchase by the ton , We have coal in sacks for prompt delivery , without extra charge for drayage. Price , Hard Coal $1 $ Per Sack Carbon City Coal , 75c Per Sack. And other Kinds of Goal in Proportion to Quality ACHIEVEMENTS OF WOMEN , Sv/oot Shy Girl The Charming Pad dock Girls. JOHN J. INGALL'S DAUGHTER. A Imdy Farmer The American fJIrl A Modern Cleopatra Woman's AVorlliy Work CliArmlng TrnltH of Sweet , Shy Girl. Jiitin Jump / ' / ( ! . O , sweet , shy plrl , with roses in her heart , And love-light in her fare , like these up- growu , Full of Htill dreams and thoughts that , dream like , Start From tits of solitude wbcn not nlonot Oav diinccr over thresholds of bright days , Teats quick to her eyes us laughing to herg lips ; A game of hidc-and-scck with Time she 1'lll.VH. ' Time biding bis eyes from hers in bright ycllpso. O penile souled ! how doir ; imd go od she in Hleiscd by soft dow of happiness and love ; Cnulled In tcmlcicst amis I Her mother's kiss Scnls nil her ( rood-night prayers. Her father's Hinilo . I5i ightcns her mornings. Through the earth shall move Her child-sweet soul , not far from heuveu the while I The I'mldock Girls. New York "World : Among the girls entirely now to Washington will bo the two .Misses Paddock , the daughters of Senator Paddock , of Nebraska , who takes'Van Wyek's seat. They arc both very bright girls , and both highly ac complished. Miss Ilattio , the elder , is a brunette , under medium height , with dark brown eyes and hair. She is fond of society and is full of common sense. She is a womanly girl , and is proud of coining from the west. Her school life , has however , been spent in the cast , and she itf literary in her taste. She is a good French scholar , and is fond of the languages. She was born in Neb raska. Her sister , Miss Fannie , is just sweet seventeen , and she is rather more of a blonde than a brunette. Tall and Blonder , she has a handsomn face , very * pretty eyes and a rich growth of dark- brown Jiair. Both of the girls look somewhat like their mother , who has been in Washington society before. They are rather proud of the Paddock family , which is ono of the oldest in Americaand which cnmo to this country in 1040 , and which is connected by mar- riiigo with some of the most distinguish ed families in New England. Miss Infills. Miss Ethel Ingalls , the daughter of the president of the scnato and acting vice president of the United Statcs'will bo ono of the brightest and beautiful of all the llowcrs. She was nineteen only last month , and she was graduated at 'the Georgetown convention last year. A tilllo over medium height , she has a Blonder , willowy form , and nor cheeks arc full of the warm red blood of the western plains. She has beautiful dark brown eyes and her ri"h growth of hair hangs down in Huffy waves above a fore head which is intellectual in its cast. She has a beautiful mouth , and her face is full of soul. She is proud of the west , and she thinks with John J. In- i galls that there is no place like Kansas. She is highly cultured , fond of litera ture , and is a very bright conversation alist. Sha was ono of the brightest girls of her class at thu Georgetown col- lege and she had the salutatory at com mencement. She likes to talk of books , and is especially found of Hawthorne's novels , and she thinks the "Marble Faun" is one of the prettiest things in literature. She is fond of poetry , too , though there is nothing soft or senti mental about her , and her first poet love , so a friend tolls me , was Whittier , to whom she wrote a letter at thirteen years of age. thanking him for one of his ienis. To this the poet replied very kindly. She likes both Shelley and Longfellow very much , and she once told me that , she thought Haw thorne wrote the purest English of any of the modern novelists , and that he had not marred one of his lovely images by an unlovely thought or expression. Mibs Ingalls writes very llucntly , and during her college life she was noted in literary society. She has the gift of a good letter writer , and she is a girl of radical ideas. She docs not believe in the decollete dress , and her dress as a debutante will bo , says her friend , a petticoat of white surah , with an over dress of crepe do chine , trimmed with loops of gau/.c ruflles , with the corset , cut sqnaro and filled high to the throat witli old lace. She will wear long white kid gloves and her Ho word will bo roses. Miss Ingalls will probably bo ono of the horseback riders of the winter. She inherits a love of equestrianism from father and mother , who are both good riders , and she sits a horse very well. A Imdy Farmer. Now York World : Mrs. Elise P. Buckingham , of Vacavillo , Solano county , Gal. , is a guest at the Bucking ham. This lady has become conspicu ous not only on the Pacific coast but upon the Atlantic as well , by the fact that she has wrought out so successfully an important problem in behalf of he'r own sex. A "Lagunita Raucho" she has demonstrated that a woman with money , brains , persistent energy and hard work can cultivate the soil quite as successfully as her lord , Leaving her luxurious apartments at the Palace hotel , in San Francisco , less than four years ago , Mrs. Buckingham took up her abode in a lovely valley , forty miles away , shut in by beautiful hills. She had purchased I'OO acres of land which , with the exception of a few fig trees , peach trees and a small vinynrd of grapes thirty-si.v years old , was covered with stubble. After careful nursing of these trees and vines to bring them back to their best possibilities , she planted twenty acres more of fruit trees of different kinds. The secret of this lady's success lies , no doubt , in her unwearied attention to all the details of her business. As she walks , in the shadow of her own "vines and fig trees , " she talks with them as with loving friends , and she finds un ceasing delight in their compan'onship. She is sure that they are conscious of her presence , and that she can interpret their thoughts towards her. An abun dant harvest has been gathered this year from cherry and peach trees only three years old. Next year sixty men at least will be required to gather the fruit. Markets and transportation are studied carefully and patrons are mot face to face , either at the ranch or in Now York. Skillful management , added to a rare locality , where irrigation is unnecessary , warrants her fruit to bo the first in the market. Last year , while visiting friends in Boston , a gentleman was invited to call on her. She was represented as a woman who ploughed moro land than any man in the country , and could drive a four-in-hand with ease. Expecting to see a brawny Anur/on , he was conscious of keen embarrassment when presented to a lady whose bearing was unmistaka bly that of a person of refinement and culture. Instead of rough homespun , Wood , Coal & Kindling Patronize Home Industry. And help ( /ice employment to wofMnymcn anil boys during the winter. ire employ numbers of men and boys at our faclbvy hi lite manufacture of Kindling , and in satvlng and spllttlny stove wood , aii'l an we buy the be.1t ofwowl and In lari/e quantltlci > , * aw and unlit the fame by ina- chincry , and hare the only fully equipped wood yard in the city , we arc enabled to sell at the lowest market price , and cut in any desired lenyth and fineness. Our prices arc as follows for the best of hard dry wood : Delivered to Any Part of the City rcr Cord One- Half Cord. ' One-Fourth Cord Cord Wood , $7.50 $4.00 $2.25 Sawed in 2-ft. lengths 8.00 4.00 2.25 Sawed in 12 or 16 in" 8.50 4.25 2.25 Sawed and split , 9.00 4.50 2.50 This wood is all well seasonedgood body hickory , oak and ash. and full measure guaranteed- Good , dry , soft wood at $1 less than above prices. Special prices given on large quantities. Persons having their own teams , $1 per cord less than above. an imported costume seemed not nt all out of place. Ho found it quite neces sary to introduce the subject of the price of stock , or the crops , but , instepd was boon in the mid st of a discussion upon the latest books , pictures and musk1 , ending with the most interest ing political topics of the da v. A Predecessor of Mrs. Cleveland. Utica Observer : I noticed a remark able instance of the ups and dews of Washington society in ono of the street cars hero yesterday. The ear was crowded , ami a number of young men. some of them were extreme dudes , had seats. No ladies were standing , except one colored servant girl. At this mo ment a fine looking , gray-haired lady , richly dressed , entered the car. She was over the medium heightas straight as an arrow , and she had ono of the kindest and most beautiful faces I have over seen on an old woman.- Every line of her face was refined , and though her thick hair was of a silvery white , her bright blue eyes were full Oi life. She wore mourning , and there was a crepe veil fastened to her bo.nnet , She stepped into the car , and , seeing there were no seats , she unassumingly caught hold of a strap and prepared to stand. She did statin for two squares , and none of these Washington dudes rose to give her a scat until they were asked to do bo by a gentleman standing "beside me. Still this bamo lady was once mistress of the white house , mid she presided eve - part of an administration which socially was as brilliant as' any in our history. It- was John Tyler's daughter , who is now an inmate of the millionaire Corcoran's homo for old ladies , and who , notwithstanding her reduced circum stances , is as fine a lady as lives in the world to-day. I recognized her as she took her seat , and as she did so the con trast between now and nearly fifty years ago entered my mind. She was then as much feted and toadied as Mrs. Cleveland is to-day. She must have been fully as beautiful as Mrs. Cleve land , ami I doubt not the society .col umns were full of her doings and her dresses. Then street cars were un known , and her brother John , ' 'the ' handbomest man in Washington , " drove his four-in-hand. Now John lives off his income as a treasury clerk , ajd ) his sister is dependent mxm the benefac tions of a millionaire. Truly Dame Fortune cuts btrango captSrs in this world of ours ! A Modern Cleopatra. As the storm-door of the IrOqueis club clanged in the blast 'af.te'r the de parture of a brave , and two of us were loft alone with our amubcmont , the man on the other side told mo this btorysays the Club Gobsip man of the Chicago Mail : You saw the man that jusl wont out of the door. Ho was telling mo some of his recollections the other day. Ho had" been glancing over ono of the morning papers. It dropped out of his hands and he sat a minute looking at the ceil ing. Ho said us soon as ho came to realize whore he was that ho had just road of Minnie Clifford's suicide , by a dose of chloral , in Denver. I paid no attention , bavo to nsk mechanically , "Who the devil is Minnie Clifford' ? " Then ho told mo the story of a singu larly beautiful and ill-fated woman. "Ono day. " ho said , "I had nothing else to do , and walked into the legisla ture of Colorado. I took a seat in the gallery , for it presented the moro wonderful ' derful s'pcctnclc. It was crowded with strange faces. Among the faces was ono peculiarly attractive to mo. It was that of a certain girl , and when I asked ono of the honorable gentlemen from ono of the gulch districts who she was ho threw one leg over his dobk , pushed back his long hair , and said , in a care less way : 'That's Donna Isabella ; that's what the Ixiys call her. Damme if 1 know who she is. ' "I found out who she was. She was the daughter of a Cuban whoso name became familiar to this country , or at least to the renders of the newspapers , during the revolution in that country in 18(19 ( , if I remember correctly. Her father waa driven from home that is , he obctipcd which is the same thing in a revolution and the daughter found herself in that section of this country whore men and women are judged like horses , by the metal they possess. A short time after my first sight of her , in the attire of her own country , I had oc casion to go to Leadville. When a man has finished his day's businebs in Lead- villo ho has only ono thing to do that was the situation at the time I was there and that is to go to a gambling house. I wandered into one of them , and was not astonished from all I had heard. The place was magnificent in its ap pointments. There I btiw the face that had attracted mo in the legislative gal lery. She was dressed as Cleopatra , and was in the whirl of the game. Her dress and manner had the bamo effect upon men about her that the glitter of a snake's eyes is snid'to have for the ob ject it first charms and then destroys. I remember now that her beautiful arms were encircled by golden snakes , the eyes of which wore flashing dia monds. "A few night after that , after hours at another gaming house it was an nounced that a bull would bo inaugur ated after midnight. I saw the bnll.and I never expect , to see such splendor , such recklebs tmurnificciico as I saw at this ball in Lea4villo. Hero was the Donna Isabella of the legislative gal lery. On this occasion she had prac ticed some deception not the first of- tcnso of that sort for her , I know by disguising herself as a jockey. As soon as she removed her mask , however , and a murmur of applause went up in the hall she quickly disappeared. I I "Ono Christmas eve in 1873 I was a 1 one of Christine Nilsso i's performances ' in San Francisco. With a party I oc cupied a proscenium box. I discovered that { ho Donna Isabella , the Cleopatra , and the jockey was ono of the occupants of the box opposite. I don't wonder that the eyes of that beautiful artist , whom wo all went to see and admire , should seem to bo fixed upon the box where the | Cuban beauty was , attired in a complete suit of seal. Here she was the elegant woman in the grab of magnificent res- . peet ability. 1 think there wore only a few present who knew this beauty , and ono of theo was : a United States sena tor who afterwards took me to this woman's homo. "I shall not try to toll you what that homo was. . I liavo an idea that you known it would be magnificent a word which I am conscious of having worn out in this story. But there was ono thing about it that vou wouldn't expect ; I know I didn't a library of over five thousand volumes. The books were not such as you would expect to find in the possession of such n woman , but I must tell you that this woman was a linquist , a bculptrcss , a pianist , lobbyist , gam bler , adventuress not all at once , but in the order I have named. I do not mention it us to the man's discreditfor I can understand why ho called , but this woman entertained Oscar Wilde when ho was the craze , and ho bowed low before - fore her captivating beauty her beauty was not so much of the face as in her bearing and power of fascination. " Ono result of Sarah Bernbardt's tours in in this country has been the removal of the prompter's box from the ccnte"r of the stage in the Porte St. Martin theatre' Paris , and the stationing of the prompter in the wings , as in American theatres. The reform is likely to bo followed by other Puilsiuu play houses. ABOUT LIARS AND LYING , Ella Wheeler Wileox Says Liars are More Often Born than Made. SOME DIFFERENT TYPES OF LIARS Fnnlilonnblo Ides that Do not Count AVonicn with Whom liylng is a , Pluense Permits of People that Many will RccoKnlzc. Written for the Br C < i ) > yi Wifetf. "Lot him who is without sin cast the first stone. " Wo are all liars to n greater or ICFS de gree , but that lamentable fact docs not lessen the enormity of the crime. I once bay a charming lady , in the presence of several guests whom she had been entertaining , take a card from her servant's hand , scan it with n slight frown , return it , saying , "Toll the gen tleman I have gone to bed with a violent lent headache. " The servant bowed and convoyed the message thus in creasing the number of liars by two. Faihionable lies of this kind are not supposed to count in the catalogue of sins , but it seems to mo they are like parasites which destroy the delicate leaves of a plant after a time. They in jure and blunt the finer perceptions' of right and wrong. A gentleman laid n wager with a lady the other evening that she could not live through the following day without lying , unless she hurt the feelings of some of her friends by seeming rude ness. She lost the wager , declaring that she found polite lies absolutely necessary , as ho had said. I do not believe them necessarv , however , and I am confident we would win and retain moro friends in the long run if wo built our daily lives on a foundation of absolute truthfulness. The moment I detect a man or woman in a lie , however trivirl , my interest and respect is lessened , and I am sure other people are influenced in the same way. The moment my lips have uttered a polite Ho I feel a decided lessoning of regard for myself , and am conscious that silence or tact could have saved mo from the foolish error. The liar who possesses a good memory may make a success of his profession for years without detection. It is seldom , however , that the art of lying and the art of remembering are combined in ono person. I remember n woman in my own pro fession , who told me in our first inter view that she had received 875 for a short article which had recently ap peared. On our second meeting bho spoke of the matter again , and said she received $50 for it. A few days later I heard her mention it to a third party as having brought her $25. I learned af terward that she was paid $15 for the article. Had she recollected her first statement I might never have doubted her word. Lying is like the opium habit. I have known people who began to toll "white lies" for convenience , and ended by be coming the most absolute and shameless liars on every occasion. In some cases Iving is a disease , and should bo treated as such. I know two ladies who are otherwise excellent in character , and both are valuable members of society. Ono is a devout church member in high stand ing , and f iromost in all good works oj charity. Both these ladies seem physically and Kindling ! Kindling All leading grocers sell our prepared kindling In bundles. 2hcy keep nit other , for ours ts the best , cheapest and most convenient In itxr , and the more used the more employment is given Ihe. worklngnicn Sold at one bundle for 5c 6 bundles for 25c 25 bundles for $1 Ash your grocer for it , or order direct from tin , and take no other , tinl | you order our loose kindling , sawed and split ready for use. 12 bushel for $1. Or 1 crate for 75c , or 1 crate cedar block $1. Omaha Wood & Coal Co. > 517 North i6th Street. W. P. SPAFARD , Manager. Yards and Factory 12th and Nicholas st. , Telephone 530. morally unable to tell the truth. When the truth would bettor serve their pur poses , they choose a lie. They harm no ono but themselves , as their lies are never malicious , and refer usually to their own affairs. One of these ladies is fond of tolling the most marvellous stories of herself and her friends , their remarkable ad ventures , their extensive wealth , their wide travels , their intimate acquaint ance with renowned people. If you re peat these fairy stories after her you cover yourself with humiliation , as they arc almost entirely fabrications of hot brain. If you disprove her statements to her face she looks you in the oycs , and smiles , and emphatically declares you misunderstand her words. Her con versation is sparkling and bright , and you are amused and entertained highly , until you discover her gift for improvis ing.Tho The other lady's talent runs moro in a mercantile channel. She makes a purchase in your presence for which she pays $10. Lot a third person enter the room , and she declares smilingly that she has just paid $20 for the arti cle. If you correct her she insists that you are mistaken. Her doctor's and dentist's bills , her servants' wages , the price of her bonnets and boots , are all subjects of exaggerated statements She has , like the majority of liars , a memory like a sieve , and consequently contradicts herself a cloven times in as many hours. Her friends all acknowl edge her unfortunate peculiarity , but she is so kind hearted , and possesses so many other admirable traits , that she is tolerated in spite of her lies. It seems to mo that both of these ladies need the serious attention of some specialist on diseases of the brain. I have heard an opinion expressed that women are less frank and truthful than men. If this is true , it is duo to their education. Women are taught to conceal and men to reveal their true natures from the cradle up. Women are taught that the world expects them to bo statues of decorum , and that it is merciless to the ono who by word , at mosphere , or act indicates that she could stop down from her pedestal. Man is taught that he is a human being of varied passions , liable to fall into error , which the world quickly for gets and forgives. Ho tells the truth about his nature and his temptations , and the world listens , sympathizes , and admires. Woo unto the _ woman who , no matter how free from fain , confesses to her best friends that she has over in thought , oven , been stirred from her role of abso lute decorum. She is forevermore branded "doubtful. " Consequently she hides from the world , and , if necessary , lies to conceal her real human self fro"m detection. 1 have heard the objection offered that if wo all speak absolute truth wo must speak ill of many people , I do not believe it. There is no Imman being BO depraved that good cannot bespoken spoken of him. It would bo an interest ing experience if wo should all experi ment for an entire month in finding the excellent quality to montio * in each person wo meet , and keening silence concerning his or her faults. Silence , however is often made to servo as the helpless handmaid of liars. I can imagine no more despicable lie than the ono convoyed by silence when speech is needed to defend the reputa tion of some victim of malice or envy. Many a name has been shadowed by the significant silent Ho of ono who should have spoken the word of defense. I am afraid this is a phase of falsehood moro feminine than masculine. * Liars , like poets , are moro frequently born than made ; but , certain methods of education can increase or euro the mal ady. It is said that several of our great novelists were terrible liars in child hood. Their vivid imaginations por- rtaycd events and scenes which they re lated as actual occurrences , Utilized in liction , their inborn propensity to ex aggerate common events became vnlu * able to the lovers of exciting ilction. A child should be taught to consider a slight prevarication as a departure from morality , and strict truthfulnoBB of speech , oven in trival matters , as 0110 of the highest virtues. However lightly we may speak of tell" ing "white lies , " we all feel un instinof tive respect for the man or woman who has won a reputation for sincere truth- fullness , and wo have but to builp our own lives on the same foundation to be regarded in the same light. EUjA WlIUUUiK WlLCOX , EDUCATIONAL. Mrs. Young , of Fall KivcrMnss. , has given fT > 00,000 to build a public school bouse in that city to be the linest In the world. It is rumored that Ohio Wcslcyan univer sity at Delaware has received n t'JO,000 dona * tion to its conservatory of music. David Dudley Field , of New York , will de liver an oration on Dr. Hopkins nt the next commencement at Williams college. Q Havcrford college has followed the Ambcrst rule and now admits to its freshman claM these students whom their scholar teacher * , will certify as adequately prepared and sub jects to its matriculation examination only these who cannot obtain such u certificate. The proposed new gymnasium for Yale will bo built of brown stone , trimmed by some lighter material , and will cost KtOO.OOO. . The plans have been approved , but President Dwight has not definitely grunted the pro posed corner lot diagonally opposite 1'cadody museum. Prof. Stokes , M. P. . for Cambridge uni versity , will , U la reported , resign the presU dency of the Royal society nt the annlversay meeting , in consequence of the controverso which has taken place among the fellows over the alleged introduction of politics into thd affairs of the society. The university of North Carolina , on the 12th of October , celebrated the ninety-fourth anniversary of the laying of the corner stone of its oldest building , the Old Fast. The principal feature of the occasion wits the ad dress , which was delivered by Captain A. O. Jones , ono of the younger alumni from the capital city. John Hopkins university is in a most pros * porous condition , and every year shows im provement in equipment. A statement mada by authority of the president , Prof. Daniel C. Oilman , shows at this time , immediately prior to the Christmas recess of 1887 , thcro are , in addition to ISO students belonging to the state of Maryland sixteen from Pennsyl vania , twelve from Canadaseven from Japan and 0110 each from Gcimany , England. Italy , Hussia and China. The Hamona Indian Girls' school at Santa Fe , N. M. , is devoted to the ertucation of young Indian girls , principally Apaches. The managers propose u tribute to the memory ot Mrs. Jackson , after whose novel their school is mimed. They are now putting up n now building to cost $110,000 , and to accommodate 150 pupils. A feature of it is to bo n memor ial room to Mrs. Jackson , which will bo llfl- ishcd and furnished with a special view of perpetuating her memory. Thy school Is ac complishing practical results in the way of educating young Indians. Price Grccnlcaf , the hermit millionaire of Suincy , who left the bulk of his fortune to urvard college , will indirectly help many a poor scholar to u successful i-uroer. The col lege authorities announce that the Ituomo of the bequest amounting to $12,000 a yo.ir , will be distributed , beginning in 1)588-1) ) ) , in sums ranging from flW ) to (2M to student * who can not meet their college expenses without aiJt Freshmen and persons who have been ad * milled to advanced standing uro eligible foe these scholarships. The college will receive applications for the next academic year up to May 1 , ItliyJ. Storm calendar and weather fore * casts for 1888 , by Rov. Irl K. Hicks , with explanation of the "Groat Jovian Period , " upon which our planet is now j entering , mailed to any address , on ro , " ccipt of a two cent postage stamp. Write . plainly your name , postolllco and stato4 The Dr. J. II. McLean Medicine Co. ' , St. Louis , Mo. 1216 FARNAM STREET , OMAHA , NEB. SUITS. OVERCOATS. FORMERLY $ 7.5O , NOW $ 5.65 On Account of Our Removal and Change in Business , We are FORMERLY $5.00 NOW $3.75 II 10.00 , II 7.50 Offering Our Entire Stock of 7.50 II 5.65 12.OO , 9.0O CLOTHING FOB MEN , BOYS AND CHILDREN , 1O.OO 7.50 15.OO , 11.25 AMD 12.00 . ' 9.00 i . K . MEN'S FURNISHING GOODS HATS CAPS ETC. Etc. 16.OO , 12.0O , , , , , 16.00 itu 12.OO " 18.OO , 13.50 AT A it . u . 2O.OO , 15.00 Reduction of 25 Per Cent on Our Plain Marked Figures. 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