HE OMAHA DAILY BEE : 'tfCTPAY J A 3S1UARY 16. 1S88.-TWELVE PAGES. ' ' * ' '
IHE MISTLETOE IN MANSIONS
How an Old Oustonl WCVB Observed
by tbo Vandorbllte and Astors.
GENERAL FITZ JOHN PORTER-
Ills Jest on n Ill-other onicnp SMIIIR
Al > proprlni ( ; I'rewniH A Clirlnt-
limn Gin Complication
Clnrn Hcllo'H letter.
YOUK , .Tun. 12. [ Correspond-
cnco of tlic BKK. ] The first VuwlorbiU
residence thut you coino to on the way
down Fifth nvcnuo is thnt of Corncliutt
J. Vnmlcrbilt , the oldest bon and hulr
of the Into William II. On the fifteenth
morning nftcr ChristnuiH the servants
wore throwing out dry brunches of mls-
tlotoo. Five blocks further down I wiw
the dotncwtics of William K. Vamlurbilt ,
the next younger brother of Cornelius ) ,
were doing exactly the sumo thing.
The next square is Illled by the more
celebrated residences built by William
II. Vanderbilt and occupied by his
widow , her two married daughters and
her bachelor sons. These mansions
have half n , do/en iloorwnyw open-
ing on three Htreets , und
from several ol these were
being removed more mistletoe. I
pursued my way along the fashionable
thoroughfare , occasionally seeing a like
removal of the dihcarded branches until
I got to the houses of Asters , in front of
which , in refuse ready for casting iiway
were broken pieces of the evergreen.
AH these had been suspended in the
parlors at Christmas time , in accord-
unco with the Knglish custom. I do not
know exactly , as to each particular
household how , far the custom of kissing
girls caught under the mistletoe was ob-
horved by the Vanderbilts and Asters ,
but I do know it for a fact that the mis
tletoe habit has been fully acquired by
New York society people , and that it
was very generally indulged in during
the past holidavH.
William 1C. Vanderbilt and his dash
ing wife are in Europe , but his resi
dence retains a complement of servants ,
who received the importation of mistle
toe ordered as early as last summer ; but
1 wonder what use they madoof it ? I'er-
tainly , they must have hung it to the
chandeliers , for tliey took it down at
the precise prescribed limit of llfteen
days , as lixed by the law of Knglish
Usage.
Hitherto , Mrs. Willie , as they call
her. has led the Vanderbilts in social
activity. There are four married
daughters of William K. Vanderbilt , all
of whom are remarkable for charitable
work. , and quiet behavior. The wife of
Cornelius has also cecmed to prefer the
flleganco of seclusion rather than public
gaiety , but now in the absence of her
hhowier sihter-in-law it isaid that she
is going to splurge. She will give a
ball at her magnificent residence next
week , 'f ho house is liner and more pic
turesque than the bettor known Vander
bilt mansions , although not as large ,
and it has never yet been all at once
opened for any public gathering. Its
splendors of interior architecture and
its sumptuousness of furniture are
largely matters of repute only , even to
many who move in the s-amo sort of
circles. There is , therefore , a great
deal of lively expectation of magnificent
disclosure.
TIIK OIJKAT WKDDINOS
which are making such a stir in society
are the occasions for curious exhibitions
of human nature.
"I've got to buy an expensive present
for the bride and a now gown for myself
to appear in , and I don't cure two hair
pins for her , " 1 heard a pair of red lips
complain.
"But when your wedding comes olT , * '
suggested prudent mamma , "she will
be able to make you a splendid present ,
you know , " and that settled the matter.
The dear public would stretch its in
nocent optics to the utmost if it know
some of the doings behind the scenes.
What , for instance , would it think of
the richly dressed mamma who calls on
some artist girls , supporting themselves
bravely by their dainty work , who were
fcchool friends of her daughter , but of
conrso never boon admitted to society
calling and casually remarking :
"Dear Goraldino' bo married next
month , you know. You didn't know ?
Then I'm glad I mentioned it. You
will have time to do some of your beau
tiful work for her she will be so de
lighted. "
The unsuspecting girls arc in a flutter.
"They're going to invite us , Oh ! " The
paintings are executed in their best
Ktyly , and sent in early , to give dear
Geraldine pleasure. The girls watch in
vain for invitations to the wedding.
They have done all expected of them tc
launch the child of fortune in the most
approved manner. But the day before
the wedding iv note comes from the oridc
inviting them to call that.afternoon and
see her elegant presents , aracionsly
adding that thoir's did not sull'er by
contrast. The girl ddin't go.
GKXKKAT. KIT/ JOHN I'OUTKIl
is a police commissioner. So is John
McClnvo. When they mot at police
.headquarters the other morning , the
general said : "Hollo John ! Shall we
have to take action on those present ! :
that you got yesterday ? "
"Yes , if the board thinks wo ought
to. " was the reply.
This was a joke that meant more thai :
is apparent in that bit of dialogue. Tlu
four police commissioners are mightj
men inipolitics here. The daughter o'l
McC'lavo had boon married the provioui
day. Her bridal gifts from her own ae
qliaintanees had been outshone and bo
lulled by those sent in by polic (
inspectors , cautnins and other mot
dependent upon the the quar
tolle at the head of the police
department. Four solid silver lea sots
and eight salad bowls of the same metal
had been included in the wondrous die
play of presents. Now , the police boim ;
rigidly enforce a rule requiring all llu
offerers of gifts to policemen to be re
ported to the commissioners , who inuj
or may not give their consent to an ac
ceptance , and if they do decide that the
olllcor may take the profl'oreu thing , IK
must contribute 10 per cent of its value
to the police pension fund. Now , voi
can comprehend the depth and
of Ooneral Porter's jocularity.
Now that- the season for gift nmkin ;
has "been half u month consigned to i
worthy rest , lot us tuke a glance at it
true inwardness from sumo points o
view. What does it amount to ? 12.x
travaganco and disappointment. Fai
Ktholwynn pouted for si week becausi
the elegant bracelets Adolyhus laid a
her shrine on Christmtie were not tin
watch her poor little w
craved. Adolohus saw her dis
content and tin New _ Year'
day slipped a horsesboo brooch into he
hand. The Atones looked like diamond *
but still she was un * > ili ilcd. She wil
never know thut dear Dolph deniei
himself the comforting cigar for i
mouth previous to the holidays , am
still goes through the ajjcny of sluivini
hinuiulf to uve the dimes to meet the
bills. And neither of them IB the 1'r.j :
pier for it. 1 taw a young girl puttln ;
* * z *
. f
nil tlio money she lind wived for three
.months into u wonderful cr.oation of
tilush nnil- satin , 'which she culled n.
handkerchief sachet. It was embrold-
t'i-ed and trimmed , hung with bows ,
pompons and bangles , nhd was pro
nounced 1-o-v-e-l-y by all her girl
friends , On Chris-turns eve the dazzling
work of art was pi von to John. Ho is
an honest , Industrious mechanic , and
knows nil about bolts , screws and steam
pipes , but little of works of art. 'Die
i-ot-e-pliik and sea-green Michel was as lit
for him as u lloniton lace collar for
an elephant. The poor fellow was over
whelmed with confusion. Ilo dandled
the sachet on his brown lingersrumpled
the siitln ribbons , and tried to speak the
thanks he did not feol. A dozen strong
linen handkerchiefswell markedwould
have been useful. John would know
what to do with them if ho caught
a cold by-and-by. In ono house are
three unmarried daughters , all in the
matrimonial market. The avowed lov
ers of two of them were tlio donor.of )
costly ornaments , the most elegant
among their great number of expensive
Christmas gifts. You would Imagine
thefco damsels to bo in the seventh
heaven of delight. Not n bit of it.
I'apa , for good reasons , doubtless , gave
neither of them the sealskin jacket she
had decided on beforehand. One fan
cies her sister's ornaments are richer or
more unique or something else than her
own. Every day since that great ono of
peace and good will there has been a
running lire of stinging words between
the sisters. The truth is that the thing
is overdone and tlio money value of the
gift is counted on more than the feeling
that prompts ill
A coiiiplicatioi regarding
A CIIKISTMAS ( IIKT
is malcing quo woman weep , one man
equally sorrowful , and tlio rest of the
boarders laugh , tit a fashionable hotel
in this eity. Wo will call the principal
actors .Mr. and Mrs. Brown. She was
especially desirous of a thousand-dollar
pair of diamond earrings. She had gone
so far as to select them at u jewelry
store , and had consulted with her hus
band. Ho had urged poverty as a.
reason for not buying them'but had
intimated that lie could stand an expen
diture of about live hundred dollars for
the purpose. Then Mrs. IJrown had a
happy thought. She went to the jew
eler and told him that if her husband
came to look at the earrings , the price
was to bo given to him as $ o)0 ( ) , and that
if lie purchased them she would pay
the remaining $500. The scheme
was carefully and successfully
worked up to a critical
point , and there it had a miserable fail
ure. The husband inspected the jewels
according to the programme , and ho
bought thorn , too. His wife learned
from the inorchtmt of the sale and paid
her half of the money according to
agreement. But-when Christmas came
and she opened the box containing her
present , she found only a hundred del
lar bracelet instead of tbo coveted ear
rings. She suppressed her fury for a
while and calmy asked her husband
why he bad not given the diamonds to
her. Ho replied that he had not been
able to afford it. Next she had a con
sultation with the jeweler who declared
uion ) his honor that Mr. Brown had paid
live hundred dollars for the earrings
bud sei'ined to regard them as a good
bin-gain and had taken them away. To
whom had ho given them ? To a woman ,
surely , for they would bo of little use to
masculine ears. Perhaps Mrs. Brown
exhausted all private means of finding
out for whom she had contributed $ oK ( )
out of her own pocket money. Anyhow ,
she has confided the perplexing question
to several cronies in the hotel , and they
in turn have told it to others , and hero
it goes into publication.
The pin-Miit of Kyrlo Bellow , the
actor , by a crazily sentimental woman
in Boston is generally smiled at as an
advertising device , because Bellow is a
chap who can bo considered handsome
only by the most vivid imagination.
But it is a mania with a few women in
Now York to worship stage heroes any
how , and so it is no wonder that a fool
ish creature chased Bellow to Boston.
Madaino Ponisi , the stately old actress
who has for very many years been in
the Wnlluck company with Bellow and
j his predecessors , has been talking'to
me about the craze for acting and for
actors that possesses a few girls of the
present day. No ono is better qualified
to speak on this subject. She has been
season after season in the company
with such famous heart-breakers
as Lester Wallack , Henry .T.
Montague , and later specimens of stage
heroes. She had to push through a
crowd of their adorers , who locked up
the back door , to see their idols enter or
depart. She has faced with them mati
nee audiences made up of enamored
idiots. She has read a bushel of burn
ing effusions. Montague , the most bo-
soigcd of the whole army of theatrical
crushers , used to receive a hundred love
letters every month of his lifo , and on
Huch occasions as New Years and Christ
mas , as many cairMtin < v > woek. Madame
Ponisi said that Montague" did not pre
tend to read them. Tlio back door
keeper would hand him a batch , out ol
which ho would hastily cull the tender
missives , and , as ho passed the actresses' '
dressing rooms ho would distribute the
curiosities for their amusoinont. As te
KYKUHKU.KW'S : FASCIXATION8.
they appeal to the admiration and affec
tion of the very young or the very an
cient. The moos that stand and wail
for him on tlio side street either use
chewing gum or wear spectacles , JJmO ,
Pouisi told how ono sufferer from this
form of dementia hit upon n plan. She
learned whore the matronly actress
dwelt und asked for an interview. No\\
if over nobility of nature and dignity ol
womanhood sat on a woman's head anil
radiated from her fan , it is Madam Po
nisl'fa case. With her crown of silvei
huir , the honest eyes of Irish blue , tin
complexidn and teeth preserved bj
health and a contented mind , the firm
upright form , without an effort to efface
a wrinkle gown beautifully old , the ae
tress faced her visitor. A private carriage
had brought her thoro. Her dress be
tokened wealth , and everything tluv
money could do to make an o'd ' hen inte
a spring chicken hud been done. Bab ;
frizzes were pinned on her thin ant
1 faded looks. Kongo was laid on when
Alabaster cream left off. A row o
piano keys decorated her upper jaw
Fard Indien threw up her timo-blearei
eyes. Pads hid the ravages of years ii
lior llguru. As she fronted Madami
Ponisi , she was that stately dame's anti
jiodes. Who had the advantage in years
inil she luui made such bad use of then
she looked older than the anti-ess in he
effort to bo young.
"My dear Madame , " said the pallor
"it is a matter of the heart which ha
impelled mi : to call. A most ardent at
tachment for Mr. Kirko I3cllew ha
Uikcn possession of my "
"Dear ! dear ! " interrupted tho.'no
tress , "another noor girl ! Hits you
daughter over met ' '
"My daughter' ? "
il "Didn't jou say your di' t'lti'i'V" '
' I have no uauglitf-i1. " < aid thi
woman. "I am unmarried and 1 cnmi
to ask you to give mo some particular
about Mr. - on my own account. "
The t'.Ptro-:3 : was paralysed. Th' '
enamored spinster begged her to tak
her , as an intimate friend , behind th
stones at Wnllnck's , and introduce lie
to the fascinating leading man.
"We do not take strangers behind th
scenes1 was the reply. The idea o
your having such u feeling foiMhis gen
tlcmnfi is preposterous. I cannot help
you in any way. " '
That foolish woman hung around and
cried.and finally declared that no "jeal
ous guardianship' ' should keep her from
knowing the love of her lifo , for "sho
would study and go upon the stage , " the
tragedy uucens who surrounded her
idol should not bar her out.
"I heard the other day of a Indy tak
ing elocutionary lessons for 'a purpose
she wouldn't ' divulge' " , wild Madame
Ponisi , "perhaps it was the old actor-
struck lady who came to 1110 last sea
son. " Ci.Ait.v HKI.LK.
MUSICAL AND 1 > HAMATIC.
Minnie I'nlmcr can play in French undGer-
limn us well as English.
Edwin Booth 1ms iiguln placed his Newport
cottage on the market for sale.
The Apollo.theater In Koine is to lie pulled
down to nmlte way for new streets.
Mrs , Potter Intends to do Clooputru with
much gorgeous magnlllccncc next season.
J. K. Emmet will begin mi engngcncnt In
London next spring under his son's manage
ment.
Town lots In California nro piven away
with each dollar ticket at Pope's theatre. St.
Louis.
Po.ssart , the famous German tu-tor , made a
prcat impression recently at the New York
Thalia.
It is stated on be t authority that Pauline
Lucca Is about to settle in Vienna as singing
teacher.
The National Opera company still survives ,
having done a fair business in Toronto and
Montreal.
Patti Hossa Is repardcd us the best bunjo
player in her line of business since Lotta's
palmy days.
The venerable rope walker Hlondlu will ho
the attraction at St. George's , Staten Island ,
next summer.
Massenet and Sardou are co-workers in the
opera that will reintrodueo Marie Van Znndt
to a Parisian audience.
An Amatl violin , which originally belonged
to King Louis XIT. , has recently been sold
at Hilda Pesth for $ : tfm
Patti has advertised her Welsh estate for
sale because burglars recently made a suc
cessful raid on the castle.
Sylva. the tenor , has secured his money
from Manager Lokc , and will join the Na
tional opera company in Boston.
At. a sale of autographs recently at Berlin
a letter of Sarah Bornhurdt sold for WO ,
while one of the Emperor William went at
$10 only.
Miss lese { Coghluult is said , has decided
to resume starring next seasonwhcn she will
bo seen in Charles Coglilan's new play of
"Joselyn. "
M. Gulllc , the diminutive tenor that ac
companied Mine. Patti in her last year's tour ,
is singing in opera ut tlio grand theatre in
Marseilles.
Mr. Abbey announces three moro after
noon concerts by Josef Hofmann , In New
Yorlc. They will take place January 18 , L'5 ,
and February 1.
It is said In Italy that Baron Achillo Pa-
tmiiini , the son of the famous violinist , will
shortly give to the world the unpublished
works of his father.
Victor Nesslcr , the succc.'isful and opulent
composer of "Tho Trumpeter of Sacltinpen , "
is engaged on u new oporathe scene of which
is laid in Strasburg.
London World : I hear from Berlin that It
is expected the famous Meiningeii theatrical
company will po to the United States next
September for a tour of eight months.
Jacques ICrugcr is said to have won a law
suit in Franco involving the title to a largo
estate. His friends will be able to make lit
tle loans for a time if this news bo true.
Mine. Do Murska receives 410,000 salary as
professor at the New York musical academy.
The professors at the Purls conservatory are
paid from $210 to SJUOuyeur for their ser
vices.
Mary Anderson , having refused a duke , an
earl and several of the British gentry , is now
engaged by the gossips to young George
Bcckwith , who runs u dry goods store in
London.
P. T. Barntim's special agent , George O.
Starr , purchased : i complete menagerie of
wild animals ami birds in Europe , which have
just arrived in New Yorlc by steamer , from
London.
The Cincinnati Musicians' Protective union
has decided that no member shall piny in an
orchestra with women under penalty of ex
pulsion , and a line of $100 if he shall apply
lor reinstatement.
From Hamburg comes the sad news that
Hans von Billow is seriously ill. At the lust
concert he conducted lie was too weak to
hold the baton , and led the lust part of the
linal number with his bund.
Henry Irving the other day telegraphed to
Now York asking when the burlesque of
"Faust" was to bo done at the Star , as ho did
not euro to give the regular performance of
thut piece alter the burlesque.
A now book on Beethoven has just been
published In Vienna by Dr. Frlmmel , who
calls it "Nciio Heothoviaua. " It contains ,
besides six hitherto unpublished letters , sev
eral studies on the composer and his life.
Barnaul's agent in Purls has contracted
with the Paris Hippodrome company for a
troup of Arab riders and performers which
have been such a feature in that city for
some months past. They will bo brought to
this country.
Last week Messrs. Booth and Barrett made
un otter to Gilmore & Tompkins of $130,000
for the New York Academy of Music. Tills
is fSOMX ( > inoro than Gilmore & Tompkins
paid for the houses , but they promptly de
clined the offer.
Millo Lulsa Lablancho , who was under
engagement to the Boston Ideals this season
and violated her contract , is now traveling
with un operatic company managed by Mr.
Mupleson redivivus , uud devastating Great
Britain und Ireland.
Koto Claxton's now play , "Tho World
Against Her , " reveals the story of the
separation of man and wife through the
machinations of a rich scamp , and their sub
sequent reconciliation after a number of
thrilling adventures.
Mine. Goistinger has foumLw biographical
sketcli in Broekhaus' eneyclopniu which in
voices her age at lifty-nino. She denounces
the statement as a base libel , and is nourish
ing u certitlcuto of birth , which testifies that
she wus born in the year 1637.
The comic actor , Wurlamoff , of the Alex
andra theater , St. Petersburg , has brought
Bismarck on the Russian stage in u farce
with the ominous title , "On u War Footing , "
in which ho mimics the chancellor to the per
fect satisfaction of the Muscovites.
Campanint's brief season of Italian opera
In San Francisco was very successful , artis
tically and financially , lie produced "Higo-
lotto , " " .La Fuvoritu , " und "Fuust" forthrec
performances , and his principal singers wen
Schulchi , Hcptto , Gulussi , Baldlni uud Nun-
nctti.
nctti.Mine.
Mine. Etclka Gorstorls still living In New
York , the guest of her brother , who is u well-
known physician. She sees no ono. Dr.
Gerster says , however , that his sister has
not lost her voice , und that she will bing in
this country und prove it before going to her
estate In Italy.
f
Henry B. Abbey intends to celebrate Jan
uary 10 as ono of the red letter days of Ms
lifo. On that day ho will pay the lust 2,1) )
of that colossal debt ofJb3,000 Incurred in
the seasons of 18SI1-S4 , when ho was at the
hi-iidof the affairs ut the Now York Metro
politun opera liouso.
Mine. Modjaska lias added ' Much Adc
About Nothing" and "Homeo and .Juliet" ti
her repertoire this season. Last year Mine
Modjeska humorously threatened to plui
Juliet whoa she was u grandmother. She lui !
become u grandmother mid she has kept tin
piomisc inado In jrst.
A well known Instructor in the dramatic
ai t gives the following udvico to young ludic :
who contemplate going on the stugo : "Stud\ \
bi'fom you go on. it is all well enough to lull
about beginning at the bottom of the ladder
but if jou begin without knowledge you urc
very likely to remain at the bottom. "
Victor S. Fletebor , of New York , is tin
possessor of onii of the most valuable am
vcuoruble violins in America. It Is a Stnidl
vurius "Elijah , " and was recently importix
from Antwerp , whoru It was mudo in 1TS3
The Instrument is valued at $7,500 , and. need
less to state , is of perfect workmanship am
exquislto tono.
Siirah Bcrnliardt is having great sport wltl
her two young lions , which aru allowed t <
nluy about her studio. Sarah is now model
ing a lifc-si/o group representing "Tho Goi
of Love trampling on two pros t rate foma'.i
forms. " A oiio-act druuu from r.e..eu i
also expected to be jn'cxelitcd nt the Oileon In
ulxnit a month. ,
Performances In English tf ) Gilbert anil
Sullivan's operas are now n regular institu
tion of the musical -toaj'dii In Berlin. "Mi
kado , " "Putleucn" find ' 'Pinafore ' " have so
far boon given by ono of Mr. D'Oyly Carlo's
companies , and nchluvnl as much success In
Germany as they havg done In England and
In this country. .
Verdi's "Otcllo" lias just been given for
the llrst time In St. Petersburg. The czar
was present at the 'porforniane-o. ' Between
the third and fourth- acts ho sent for the
tenor who Impersonated the title part and
congratulated him on his performance. "I
think , " ho said , "yon give an admirable ex-
nrcssion to the feeling of Jealousy. Though I
am no Judge , " he milled , with a loving look
Upon the empress by his side , "never having
been Jealous for a moment In my llfo. "
Ono of the most promising of recent debut
antes has been engaged by Director Stanton -
ton for the remainder of the season at the
Metropolitan opera house , Now York. Miss
Sophie Traubmuiin , who is a New Yorker by
birth , was under contract to Mr. I ockc , and
had sung under his management Chrysa in
"Nero" and Venus In "Tutiiihailser" during
the early part of his western tour. She left
the company , however , simultaneously with
Mine. Fiirsch-Mudi. her instructress , uud M.
Sylva , and for similar reasons.
Maestro Carlo Boson ) , who was Mine.
Christina Nillson's ' accompanist In this coun
try , who led the bunds of the principal opera
houses in Spain and In Italy for many sea
sons , and who was most recently Mine. Mur-
chesl's accompanist in Paris , Is dead , Ho
was a composer and pianist of exceptional
talent , uud a most amiable and Inoffensive
man , whoso extreme modesty and timidity
kept him from attaining the full measure of
celebrity to which his powers fairly entitled
him.
him.A
A composer of whom the world has heard
nothing as yet , but who is regarded by the
advanced school of German musicians us the
coming man , is August Bungert , now living
in Italy. An opera of his , entitled "Nun-
sikaa , " last week threw Anton Soldi , whilp
playing the si-oro on the pluuo , into trans
ports of delight. Ho says that "Natisikaa" is
a portion of a mythological trilogy , and that
Bungert , instead of copying Wagner , us all
German composers do nowadays , has in
vented u thoroughly now stylo.
M. Lecorq , the well-known French com
poser , not long ago bet 1.000 francs that ho
could compose an uir which all Purls would
bo singing within a week. Ho wrote one ,
and the evening after it was sung by u popu
lar artist at u e-ufc-clmntunt. Four days
afterward M. Leeoeq and his friends were
walking on the boulevards when several
"mashers" met them , all whistling the new
song. Through an open window they heard
it practiced on the piano ; some children
were singing au old nursery rhyme to it. and
in a yard not far off the sumo air was played
on a baarrcl organ. M. L.ccoeq hud won his
wager "with honors , " but the air-became so
unbearably popular that ho was obliged to
leave Paris for Brussels to escape from it.
HINGUIjAlUTIUS.
Iii Apollo , Pa. , a man recently caught a red
bat that was stone blind.
There are two Chinese babies in Pitts-
burg. The mother of ono is an Irish woman.
A lady in Lo Hey , N. Y. , has a calla lily
With a stalk ilfty-thrco Inches In height.
A Baltimore woman named Wright ?
week gave birth to three girls and named
them Frances , Folsom and Cleveland.
During lur twenty years of married lifo
Mrs. John Guest , of Wichita , Kan. , has pro-
seated her husband with twenty-two chil
dren. She has twice given birth to twins
and oue-o to triplets.
Millions of dcadj fish have been washed
ashore on Middle sound , near Wilmington ,
N. C. . and tlio odor from the decaying mass
is said to bo intolerable. No one knows what
killed the llsli in so great numbers.
A St. Paul imuii who has a well-stocked
fish pond , has tamed u big trout so that it
comes at his call , cuts , from his hand , and
shows its delight by jumping out of the
water and turning in the uir with very plain
manifestations of-Joy.
Some hunters caught a bear in Athens ,
Mo. , after a long chase. Ho was found to
have only two sound legs , one hind leg hav-
been cut off , long ugo , apparently , ut the
joint , and ono fore' ' leg' near the body. Yet
ho was able to run about us fust us the aver
age bear.
Threq petrified toads were found in a
bucket , in the cellar of the Cumberland Val
ley railroad station at Chambersburg re
cently. The bucket was placed in the cellar
last summer , when the toads are supposed to
huvo hopped into it.
A colossal stick of lumber from Puget
Sound has been contributed to the Mechan
ics' exhibition at San Francisco. Its length
is l.l feet and isJOxliO inches through. It is
believed to be the longest piece of timber
ever turned out of any saw mill.
Not far from Hyde Park , Mass. , there is a
setter dog which bus a peculiar way of mak
ing known its desire for food. When hungry
it will go to tlio coal hod and pick up u piece
of cBul and lay it at the feet of tile mistress
of the house , and if thut does not bring the
food ho will get another piece. On ono occa
sion the dog's patience was taxed to the
utmost on purpose and it nearly emptied the
coalhod.
A curious discovery has just boon made by
people living in the vicinity of Pine Ridge , In
( Jrook county. Wyoming , between the Black
Hills and the Big Horn basin. Tlio discov
ery is mi article which resembles and has all
the characteristics of soap. It is yellowish
in color , makes mio suds , and will remove
grease from hands and clothing. The people
who live in that vicinity arc using It us soap.
The supply is unlimited.
D. Carpenter , of Summcrvillc , Ga. , has a
pair of twin roosters , nearly grown , which
were hatched from the sumo egg. Ono is a
dominlque and the other black. Up to this
time they have never been separated over
twenty-live yards , and each night they lov
ingly roost on the same limb side by sido.
They never quarrel or fight , and to such an
cxteat docs their love go that one cannot flap
his wings and crow without the other follow
ing suit. This is passing strange , but Mr.
Carpenter vouches for its truth.
William Horn , living near Greenville , Pa. ,
captured u hawk alive recently , and , tukiug
it homo , tied it to the leg of the kitchen table
until ho could procure a cugo for it. The
baby was left in the room to play , and soon
Mrs. Horn hoard it screaming violently.
Rushing to the rescue she found that the
vicious bird had attacked the child and was
tearing its face and breast with Its talons
and beak. Before the mother could save it ,
the baby had been badly lacerated on ono
cheek , un eye was torn out ana there were
dec ) ) wounds on its breast.
C. W. Luib , a well-digger of Black River
Fulls , Wis. , lias a cut which is regarded as a
very peculiar freak of nature. It is a cat in
all its essential features , but bus many char
acteristics of the r.ibbitt. It is several years
old , and has had several litters of perfect kit
tens ; is an excellent inouscr uud equals a rat-
terrier for catching rats. Its ears are longer
than those of a cat and not quite so long as
those of a rabbit ; its forcpawsresemble those
of u rabbitt closely , tilso its hind legs nearly
to the sumo degree. ' It move's by leaps like a
rabbitt , and will sit in an upright position
with the ease and frequency of a rabbitt , and
often witn the sumo continuity. Besides eat
ing meat and other food peculiar to the cut it
is very fond of raw cabbage , potato peelings
and other vegetables , and will even cut
clover. .
Two Letters.
Hers Seatakinisacquo ,
Please , dear Jucquo.
His-
HisNo
No seal Jacquct ,
Can't stand racquet.
Five MlnutcH of Ullss.
"Did o'er you know five minutes , " said the
misanthrope to me ,
"Five minutes jn J-our life , sir , when from
tremble you wero.free ;
Five minutes of true happiness , of pleasure
unalloyed ,
In which within your heart you did not fee
un aching void ! "
"O , yes , I've known live minutes , sir , of hap
piness in life ,
Five minutes when I quite forgot all trouble
and all strife ;
"Twas when a maiden said to me , while driv
ing In a sleigh ,
' I'll give you Just tlvo minutes , John , to taki
your arm away.1"
Miss Braddou , the impular English novel
1st. is now forty-olght years old ; she Ii
rather tall , her features are plain , but she
has a very intelligent expression ; her hair h
of golden red. About Jiftccn ye.-.rs ago shi
married her publisher , Mr. Maxwell , urn
her novels , of which she writes three u year
add greatly to the Income of tbo juuliaiii ! ! (
UOUHO.
News and Gossip of the Various
Secret Orders *
WHY A FUND WAS SUBSCRIBED.
Heller to the Hick nnil Destitute
Masonic- Chat Knights ol' the
Golden Kale General
Pytlilim News.
\Vlmt It Meant.
"In a recent Issue the Chicago Times says :
Knights of Pythias of Nebraska , according to
dispatches , have offered $ li > ,000 as an enter
tainment fund for the supreme lodge of that
rder , provided It would hold Us session next
line at Omaha. Mr. Kdwlu L. Brand , of
Chicago , commander of the Illinois brigade
nlform rank , Knights of Pythlus , said yes-
onlay that ho could not understand such a
love. At the lust meeting of the supreme
edge at Toronto In 18SI1 , which was 'attended
iy supreme representatives of all the states
ud territories , It was unanimously decided to
uvo the next rsesslon nt Cincinnati. He
bought It would now bo Impossible for oven
ho supreme chancellor to change the meet-
: ig-place. Hotel accommodations huvo been
rrrungcd for In Cincinnati , and it is alto-
ether unlikely tbo programme will bo
hanged. "
The cause of the move Is readily explained ,
jiuclnuatl guaranteed at Toronto an cnter-
aliimont fund of $10,000. The reports In the
lapers of that city were taken as evidence
Jiat they had failed to keep their pledges.
The manner In which Supreme Chancellor
) ouglas was compelled to plead with his fel-
ow citizens to stand by their agreement was
.iiiinillating to every member of the order.
The Pythhius of Nebraska assembled and se
cured pledges In the sum of $ lf > ,000 , to bo
used as an entertainment fund In case tbo
session should como to Omaha. This offer
ivas telegraphed the supreme chancellor with
: hc belief that if Cincinnati should not fulfill
ats agreement the interests of the order
should best bo subserved by changing the
[ ) lace of meeting and knowing that Omaha
Jiud the cash to bac.k its liberal offer. No-
bruskun Pythians do not expect the session
to go elsewhere now than Cincinnati , but they
have tbo satisfaction of knowing thut their
lirompt action and generous offer brought to
imo those who were disposed to regard u
session of their highest body us u trivial mut
er.
Pennsylvania.
A dispatch received by the Br.i : from Cin
cinnati lust night says : ' -Howard Douglass ,
supreme chancellor of the world Knights of
Pythias , has suspended the entire Jurisdic
tion of the Grand lodge of tbo state of Pcnn
sylvaniu for disobedlcncoof orders. The diso
bedieneo consists la refusing to amend the
jonstitutlon In certain particulars us lias
been previously required. Chancellor Doug
lass will clto officers of the Grand lodge to
appear before him January 21 , to show cause
why the chancellor should not bo upheld. "
IN TIII : majority of tlio secret orders tbo
relief extended to sick and destitute members
s regulated by u stated amount. In many
nstances that amount is too small to meet
: ho exigencies of the occasion , yet it is not
often that a member in good standing with
my of the secret orders is permitted to bo
nconvenienced by reason of his poverty dur-
ng nis illness. The receiving of such aid islet
lot a charity extended but un obligation dis
charged by the lodge. In splto of this , how
ever , it is not pleasant to the object of such
attention to bo known as the recipient of aid
which the stranger would construe as charity ,
while those who know appreciate it us the
interest on a good Investment. A person do-
> endcnt on u lodge of A. , F. and A. M. is
.uivor known outside of the members of the
fraternity , and often not outuidc the lodge
ho is connected with. Their relief is dis
tributed in n different way from most other
secret societies. When they learn of a
member in needy circumstances , a com
mittee of thrco is detailed by
the lodge to visit him. They are not given
any particular sum , but have authority to
supply them with anything they may need.
They provide clothing , shoes , medicine , gro
ceries , fuel , etc. , and continue to do this , not
for any stated time , but until tbo object of
charity is able to earn a living. In many
lodges of other secret orders where the re
lief to be extended is regulated by a stated
sum , a very prupcr rule is enforced which
compels every member , rich anil poor , sick
for at least a week to accept the amount of
weekly benefits. This rule has been found
to bo meritorious from the fact that members
not really In destitute circumstances , yet as
proud us they were poor , might bo taken ill
and the weekly benefits of their ledge might
bo of cotihlderublo aid to them. Yet these
same brethren would decline to accept this
aid if their wealthier brethren were per
mitted to refuse it. Thus when the ledge
provided $ - " > us a weekly allowance to a sick
brother , the richest member of the ledge sick
the required time and surrounded by plenty ,
accepted bis weekly stipend with the same
grace of his pooret brother , and thus avoided
anv humiliating feelings on tbe part of the
latter.
Within the past three years the I. O. O. F.
ia tbo United States has expended $300,000.
Court St. Louis , Ancient Order of Forest
ers , at a-spccial meeting on Thursday even
ing decided in favor of calling a special con
vention of the order in America for the pur
pose of considering the advisability of sever
ing connection with the high court of Eng
land , chiefly on account of the action of the
foreign high court wishing to change its con
stitution so as to admit colored people into
the order , The courts of this country , so far
as known , are opposed to the admission of
colored people.
TIIKIIE is a movement on foot to build a
Pythian castle at Washington , D. C.
Tun AVUUAOF. membership of Pythian lodges
in Nebraska is forty.
MAJOU GCNUIIAI. CAiiNAiiAM.of tlioUniform
Rank , during ' 87 , approved 125 applications
for the new divisions in various parts of the
country , u gain of 100 per coat over any pre
vious year.
THAT WHICH amounts to almost a passion ,
exists among the negroes of this country in
their taste for secret organizations. It is cu
rious too to notice the peculiarity of titles se
lected for these organizations. Among the
number appear the following : Junior Rising
Sons and Daughters of the Vineyard ,
Resolute Daughters of Joshua , Hcn-
ovolent Sons of the Young Army
Shining , First National Phoitilx Sis-
tcrs , Young Ladies' Golden Harp of America ,
Daughters ot the First Star of Jacob , Rising
Sons and Dauubicrs of tbo East. Loving
Daughters of Paradise , Young Rising Sons
of Ham , Sisters of the Lord's Delight society ,
Heavenly Called Laborers of the Vineyard ,
Originating Sons and Daughters of Business.
Young Homo Search Daughters of Love , I
Hope to Bo Righteous society , United Sons
and Daughters of Rising Morning Star ,
Seven Golden Candlesticks , Benev
olent Daughters of Weeping Mary
society , Following Sons of Abraham , Loving
Sous and Daughters of Revolution , Grand
United Sons und Daughters of the Living
Council of the Cross , Young Lambs , Peace
able Daughters of Bethlehem , Young Daugh
ters of tlio Aid of Shlloh , Young National
Daughters of Phcimix , Infant Daughters of
Love , United Sons of Adam , Daughters of
the Golden Chariot , Sweet Prospects ol
Paradise , Loving Daughters of the Sej-
ulchro.
*
Die. SiML'Bi , SMITH , u well-known Mason
of Minnesota , in a recent public address ,
said : "Nothing ever happens by accident ,
and nothing exists unless there is some good
in it. Wo sometimes hear of hoary false
hoods , But thorn are no such things. Those
very gray-haired falsehoods have lived be
cause of some good contained in them.
Masonry has existed in many generation ) in
In spite of tlw doub's of many wise men as
to the results of it , and in spite of lies anil
calumnies of blackguards it has existed uml
will exist for generations to como , because ol
the good in It. If this is not 'so , ho\v
could It have gone through the troubles ol
fifty years agol It exists in other lands than
this wo may say in all lands. If men tlilr.l
alike ana feel alike they must and will COIIK
together. Men must organize because , thoj
uru built that way. This organization grow
stronger Jus' , In proportion as wo arc drnwi
out and toward ono another. Far back h
the djui ami distant past , Frco Masonry bu
gnn , audit lusts down to thc'so late times. It-
Is non-Hlitlcal | , but It 1ms certainnrliiiiplcs
of vitality. It takes hold of truth and knowl
edge. It exults ulwvc all tlicjo the principle-
of brotherhood , and In the words of the Miison
of Scotland , Bobby Burns , roeogillzos that '
man's a man for a' that , and a' that. ' "
A xr.w hall inisbe'cn engaged by the An
cient Order of the United Workmen In the
new Murker block corner Fiiruam and Flf-
tot-nth streets. The Omaha , Union Pacific.
Herman and Gate City lodges will all bold
services in the hulls.
Tin : oiivsn i.onoi : A. F. and A. M. , of tlio
Province of ( Quebec , will at its coming scs
slon lie-ill with the following motion : "No
saloonkeeper , or restaurant keeper who soils
spirituous or Intoxicating liquor * , or tavern-
keeper or bartender shall bo eligible to bo
made or bee-omo a inombur of the fraternity
of Free Masons in the Jurisdiction of the grand
ledge of ( Quebec ; that any member of the
fraternity of Frco ma ons In the Jurisdiction
of this lodge , becoming a saloonkeeper , res-
auraiitkecper selling spirituous or Intoxiciit-
ng liquors , or tavern keeper or burtomior
hall hereafter be deemed , on proof thereof ,
o bo guilty of an nu-MiiHOiilc offense , the
iiinishmcnl of which shall bo suspension or
ixpulslon from the fraternity , und the
rasiiro of his name from the roll of his own
, nd the grand lodge. "
Another subject for discussion will bo a
imposed suspension of the odlct of non-
Masonic intercourse Issued ugiiinst the grand
edge of Kiigland In IbJ.'i , on account of
hero being three lodges In ( Juebeo under
ho Jurisdiction of tlio Knglish grand lodge ,
ivlijch refuses to como into the ( Quebec
urisdiction.
Wr.nvnsmv r.vr.Ni.Mi Castle Omaha No. 74 ,
Ivnlghts and Ladles of the Golden Rule , celo-
jratcd their llfth anlversai-y at their ball on
Jouglus street. The members and their
'riends , numbering about two hundred , were
n attendance. Alter installing the following
'ftlcers ' , ( William K. Hughes , commander ;
oseph I. Watt , vice commander ; Joseph
Kragskow , prelate ; George Sheller , master
, t arms ; Charles Kohl , llnanclul secretary ;
icorgo B. Roberts , recording secretary ; J.
j wart/lander , treasurer ; Theodore Festner ,
icrald ; William C. Andrcss , warder ; ) , about
n hour was spent in singing , music and
ipcuking , after which an elegant supper was
erved by the lady members , of which all
lurtook freely. Several hours were spent in
ancing and a uio-it enjoyable evening was
pent.
# *
Tin : naioNiTioN of Lieutenant Colonel
obn T. McMutinis , commanding the Omaha
egiment , U. lt.'K. of P. of Nebraska , under
late of January It , 1SSS. has been received and
eeepted. Captain Charles P. Neodham ,
' 'alcon division , No. 1ft , bus assumed com-
iniml of the Omaha regiment. A meeting of
, ho field stall and line officers of I ho regi
ment will take place January IT , at bHO : p. in.
harp , for the election of a lieutenant colonel
.o llll the vacancy. .
Tin : ur.niMKXTAi. biillut Masonic hull of the
J. R. , 1C. of P. Wednesday next should bo
.veil . attended by all of the knights of the
DntAYcn HY the attendance of its editor ut
he editorial convention the Pythian Spur
, vlll make its January appearance eiuring the
joining week.
Ixsrncrioxs or the several divisions of the
U. R. , 1C. of P. . was seriously interfered with
nn account of the weather the past week.
Omaha division No. 12 being the only one
July inspected by Assistant Inspector Gen-
ral Gibson. Supplemental orders may bo
sstied for divisions unable to meet on uc-
-ount of weather.
*
NIIIIIASKLonm : : No. 1 installed Its officers
'or the ensuing term Wednesday night , all of
ivhom were duly qualified und the instulla-
ion was a pleasing success.
TIIO.IAN DIVISION No. IS has adopted a
unique form of notice to its members for
Aues , etc. . by the uttiiehiiient of its by-laws
lo every notice sent out by the recorder , thus
enabling members to read and bo wise as to
the enactments of the division.
UKLHJIOUS.
Archbishop Williams , of Boston , it is said ,
, s to receive u cardinal's bat.
Mr. Spurgeon has returned to London
from Meiitoue. Ho is greatly improved in
iealth.
Eighteen of the thirty-four churches in
Waterloo Presbytery , Iowa , are vacant , and
five of these are self supporting.
Dr. Kmll G. Hirach has been re-elected
minister of Sinai Synagogue , Chicago , for
ten years , ut a salary of $12,000 per annum.
Rev. Dr. Furness , of Philadelphia , is
eighty-six years of ago. and still a vigorous
uud entertaining preacher. He delivered Ms
first sermon sixty-live years ago.
The Methodist Episcopal general confer
ence is to bo held next year , when live bish
ops are to bo elected. The state of Ohio
comes forward already with three candidates.
* i Michigan ulone there nro at least ! i' ) . " >
neighborhoods , of from 100 to. > 00 people each ,
entirely destitute ( if religious service by any
religious denomination ; In NcbrusUu , 50 ; in
Dakota. 100.
At the annual meeting of tlio Now York
branch of the Alliance Israelite last week
the oftlccrs for the ensuing year were
elected. They are Mr. A. S. Solomons , presi
dent ; Rev. H. S. Jacobs , vice president ; Mr.
L.-S. Wolff , treasurer , and Dr. Pcroira Men-
dcs , secretary.
Archbishop Ryan , of Philadelphia , has
sent two different cable dispatches to his ca
thedral priests ono from Ireland mid the
other from Rome announcing his arrival at
each point. Ho intends to inako a lengthy
visit to Ireland on bis rctnrn , and expects to
bo back in Philadelphia about the middle of
March.
The Greek church , at Sitka , Alaska , is
one of the wealthiest in the world , its treas
ure consisting for the greater part in oil
paintings of the saints , set in frames of gold
and silver. Ono picture , a present from the
czar , is valued ut $10,000. The massive doors
of the church are heavily inlaid with precious
metals.
The Hebrew semiary ! ; which was started
last year in Now York city by the conserva
tive Jewish rabbis , to train young men for
tbo Jewish ministry , has attained such pros
perity during the twelve months of its opera
tion that an advanced department has been
added to the school of elementary instruction
with which it began its work. Tlio school is
now considered to bo ably equipped for the
mission of providing young clergymen for
Jewish pulpits.
The London Graphic says : "A new office
in the church of England , that of permanent
deacon , lifts been created , and the first ap
pointment of the kind wusmndo at the recent
ordination for the diocese of LUchlleld. A
pcrmaneut deacon is one who is not to
become a priest , und the intention is that ho
shall at first assist an incumbent in the cele
bration of the communion , while ho may bo
afterwards licensed to preach. "
At the recent Catholic synod held la the
Providence ( R. I. ) cathedral , the Right Rev.
Bishop Hurkins presiding , the full listol
dlocean officials ordered by the iato plenuri
council of Baltimore was appointed. They
were : Consultant Rev. M. McCabc , 01
Wooiibocket ; Rov. Thomas Fulls , of Centra !
Falls ; Rov. C. Danvy , of Woonsockct ; Rev.
James A. Fit/.simmons , of Ashton , ami Rev.
Philip Grace , D. D. , of Now York. Rov.
Christopher Hughes , of F.ill River , Mass. ,
was appointed defender of the mutrlmontu
bond and Rov. William Stungof Providence
llscal procurator.
Mixed.
DKS Moisns , la. , Jan. M. [ Special Tele
gram to the Bii--Tlio : : ] action of the senate
to-day in giving Senator Cassatt a priina facie
title to tbo scat us senator frum the Fiftccntl
district has attracted considerable common
from the curious complication it makes of the
whole matter. The executive council hai
.ordered a new election ou the theory tha
tluro ; was an excess of votes at the last elcc
tiou , but Air. J , T. Young , the republican
contestant , in nn Impulsive moment wen
with some democrats and opened the ballo
box and made u new count. They then declared
clared that the error was only clerical , an <
Young , In a dolro to bo very honest , mad
affidavit that he believed the othe
man had the most , vules and wa
entitled to the scat. The oxoru
live council , however , paid no aUcutioi
to his information as it was unofficial , am
that theoponingof the ballot box was illcgu
ami ontorcd the tiou election. This will b
lie-Id next Tuesday. But the democrats it
the scnalo took Young's utlldavlt us cvltcne ! <
r.L-ainst him , and demanded that Cussutt b <
given the heat , On tbo face of thei rcturni
he senate hnd nothing else to do but concur.
SoCuasutt gets tho' scat. Tlio elect Ion will
go im and If Young gets the most vote * . - !
coins likely , he will still be out in tbo com ,
md will have to bring a" contest If lie hopes to
get a seat in the senate this session , It is a
cry peculiar muddle.
Cnsxntt Scaled. '
Moisr. * , la , , Jan 14. In the morning
csslon of tlio senate , E. R. Cassntt wai
outcd. The following bills \vonj Intro-
lucod :
By Harsh Regulating railroad ! * . It ro
loals existing laws thereto , applies the prln-
Iplcs of the tutor-state commerce law to
ommenco within the state and provides for
he election of railroad commissioners by u
Ire'ct vote.
By Mr. Young A bill requiring the nttor--
ey-goncrul to sue railroad companies for
r > ,000 per month penalty. The amount ro-
overablo Is $ ) UKX,000. ) Referred to tlio
omtnlttce on railways. Also a bill cxumiit-
ng from luxation homesteads bought with
iciislon money , uud costing under $ TOO.
Senate File 4:1 : , by Mr. Woolson , iipnroprl-
tltigfS'JVH : ) forun iisylum ut Mount Pleas-
int , was referred to the committee on appro *
iriatlons.
A joint resolution was Introduced by Mr.
loliiegur proposing uchungc In articles in tha
tale constitution making all cltl/.ens of the
United States voters uud leaving out the
vord "nialo" in the quuliflcatlons of voters.
\n adjournment was taken until Tuesday ,
January 17 , at noon.
firnvc KoMnTs Scnloneril.
DnsMoisns , la. , Jan. II. - [ Special Telegram -
gram to the BII : : . ] T. J. Jones and C. S.
'ortcr , who attempted to rob a grave at
\litchollville a few weeks ugo , were brought
nto court this afternoon for sentence. Judga
jiven in passing sentence said betook into
'onsiderutiou ' the good character of the prls-
incrs , and would muko the I\no \ . " > 0 each and
osts of the prosecution ami six mouths in the
penitentiary at Fort Madison. An appeal
) end of $ , " > 00 each was given so that the de-
ciidants could have time to graduate In tha
nodical college before going to prison.
lown Legislative IM-oc
Dis : MOIXKS , In. , Jan. 14. [ Special Tele
gram to the Bin : ] Senator Young's resolu-
ion Introduced In the senate to-day Instructs
ho attorney general to begin suits against
ho railroads engaged in the old Council
Shift's pool mid recover the Hues , Interest , etc. ,
indurthi' nctof lS7t. : This pool was sus
allied forsevcr.il years by all lines that miida
heir western terminus ut Council Bluffs.
. 'ho penalty for violation of the net forbid-
ling pooling was u line of $ r > ,000 a month. It
vas notorious that the pool existed contrary
o law but the roads were never prosecuted.
Senator Young proposes now that the state
hall try to recover from the roads that were
n the pool the full amount of their Hues up
o the tlmo when tbo pool was broken up. If
iiccessful the state would recover $0,000,000.
Manitoba Politico. >
WiNNirr.ii , Jan. 14. Harrison , government
'iimlldutc ' : is defeated. Green way will'not
uko the olllco until Monday.
Soft muffs , made of the material mutch-
ng the costume or wrap , trimmed with fur ,
mssomcntcric , luce , ribbon bows ami other
'iincy decorations , in accordance with .tha
mill-rial , are very fashionable. Independent
miffs for dressy wear are made of bright
olorod plush or velvet , elaborately trimmed
vith lace ; , beaded motifs , tinsel embroideries ,
"cuthers , tlowers , etc.
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BOOK TO MEN , FREE ;
Ul > on Private , Special or Nervous Diseases , Im-
polcncy , Syphilis , C.ltct and Vurlcoccle , wilU
question list. Aduress
Omaha JITeilical anil Surglrnl InstituteOt
DR. McMENAMY ,
Cor. 13lh and Dodge Sli. , OMAHA. NEB.
FREE OF CHARGE !
Imoortant to Spectacle Wearers ,
Jl VSJJUUlUllUI
JJIicct from London. Now at
1512 Street ,
Will thoroughly teat your eyesight
Krco of Chnrec , nixl show you where
neccHsnry the GlanacB most suited to
your condition.
Tlicro are thousands of persons iicrmniicntly
Injuring thi'lr ines by tlio UMI of Interior ana
Ill-lining ( iiiiHM'S. who n-Ki-t when ton lulu their I
intstukii. Wo would lnvito Iliiwo persons about ,
to bcL'lii and tho.-o who think tlmy cunr.ot bo
suited to o us. HememhiT , It coHtH you i'
nothliiK tiutn few momcntv limn.
Thu proper mljtixtmcnt of Spectacles Is a
hclenco whli-h noiiit but the H lit lied optician or \
oi'iulKt Hliould practlcn. Wo Imvu tint inoit im
proved und M-limtlllc Instruments and testH for
deturinliilni ; tlio defeoU of vision und prom-
IMI to leinedy where pos.-iiblo by the uxo ot Bpoc-
.
We use none but tbo most perfectly
mid iiccui nl ely rentered lense-i , und make 1 mines
to III the. fiu-o. A'o funcy prices. Our CryMtillno
Hpectuc-los at JI.K ) are. unetiimllcd tor comfort
uud u.ino to tha wt-aier.
Proprietor Omaha Business College ,
IN WHICH IS TAU3HT
Book-Keeping , Penmanship ,
Commercial Law , Shorthand , Telegraphing
and Typewriting.
OtnU lor College Journal.
6. E. Cor. 10th and Capital
n tliu uuulu Uto.