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. . . . THE OHAHA DAILY BEE : SUNDAY JANUARY IS. . 1889-TWELYE PAGE& ' ' D ;
SOME TALKS'ABOUT WOMAN ,
Train Olrla May Earn Living
\Vhon Women Envy Mon.
THE CHEERFUL WORKING GIRL.
Tlio Maid of the Kutnro Handsome
AVomeii in IMc.xIco MfH. llur-
IOII'H Good Luck A
AVhlNtlcr.
" " My Nnrtlirrn Olrl.
From Die , SmMi ; nf HtHilnM / ) ' Jrnirt.
My northern girl has an eye for blue
Where the violet Its fikyborn colors show ,
Penciled with ii7iiro soft and true ;
And her brow Is white as the stainless
snow ,
The rose tint flashes sublimely red
On her damask check In its maiden glow ,
Where alternate pink and crimson spread
In playful blushes that come and go ;
And her rosy lips are fairer far
Than the pearly gates of heaven ajar.
The blue In her eye Is serenely bright ,
Her queenly brow Is supremely fair ,
She rivals the moon in her homo of light
Enthroned in the realms of upper air.
The queen of the night has no hand of grnre ,
Dimpled nnd white , like the august maid ,
And mi Hinlle that plays o'er a queenly face ,
Glowing alike In the sheen nnd shade ; *
Oh ! suvl Is there anything half so sweet
AH her lip where the doors of Eden meet !
Train Oil-Is lo lOnrti n
rornhill Maga/.ino : Did girls get from
childhood tlio sumo business training as
boys , and were it clearly understood in
nil families that it is no credit , but
rather a discredit , for women to hang
helpless on the men , instead of doing
their own work , and , if necessary , earn
ing their own living. I believe that so
ciety would not be tlio worse , but the
b6tt'er. for the change. Men would lind
out the more they elevate women the
greater use tliey get out of them. If ,
instead of a man working himself to
death for his unmarried daughters , and
then leaving them ignoininioiisly de
pendent upon nuilo relations , ho edu
cated them lo independence , made them
able both to maintain and protect them
selves , it would save him and them a
world of iinhnppincss. They would ceii'-o
to bo cither the rivnlo a very hopeless
rivalry or the pluythings lirst nnd
afterward the slaves of men , and bo-
coine , as was originally intended , their
co-mates , equal yet different , each sex
supplying the other's delieioneies , and
therefore litted to work together , and
apart , for the good of the world. What
this work should bo individual capacity
x alone must decide.
AVIien Women Knvy Men.
San Francisco Reporter : There are
jusl three tilings for which a woman
un-vio" a man. The lirst is a secret not
to bo told , the second is the ability and
power logo out whenever ho feels like
it at night , and the third is his being
nblo to get along without ruin-soaked
petticoats slapping against his heels. A
man's legs always look so comfortable in
wet weather , lie jiuts on heavy shoes ,
thick socks , turns up his trousers and
Btrikes out. A woman on her miserably
clothed supporters 1ms thin stock ! ntrs ,
tight boots and good-for-nothing san
dals. Mnny female geese even cling to
white skirts , which are just so much
paper in the rai'i. Thou out she goes.
In half a block the backs of her legs
from heels to koces arc paturated. Her
bkirts are muddy and draggled , and her
temper is milled and cut bias. If she
chance , us often happens , into a pud
dle , her thoughts , if not her language ,
. * * * If could
grow smoky. wo only
wear the literal as well as the figura
tive trousers , especially in rainy
weather , we might keep as sweet-tem
pered as the opposite sex are flatter
ingly supposed to.
Tlio AVorkhiK Girl.
It is not easy , says IhoSernnton Truth
to lind a moro ohoerful picture than tlio
bright-eyed , alert , intelligent working
girls ono meets on sidewalk or in street
car till those chill , murky mornings ,
hurrying to their various avocations in.
Btoro or factory , or wherever employ
ments awaits them , to keep hand and
brain busy during the day. At the hour
when the fair head of the average fash
ionable beauty is still chained tohor
pillow by sleep and langour , the result
of lute hours and social pleasures oft re
peated , tlio widu-inyako working girl is
astir , preparing to join the great army
of toilers that till the day with the fruits
oMabor.
The working girl is a wholesome
Pludy as she hurries to her ta ks. Tlio
'
Jlore'o jealousies that often burn their
way into the heart of the fashionable
world have no place in her pure breast ,
and there is no deceit in her smile.
Like Longfellow's "Village Black
smith , " she "looks the whole world in
tlio"fAe < > , " and a heiress might envy the
luster V.'hii'h shines through her candid
eyes. What trying tasks await her wo
know not ; neither do wo know how
weary she will bo when she returns
homo in the evening from her toil in
store or factory , whore brains and
nerves and patience are often tried so
hard ; but this wo know , that the world
is brighter for her "good morrow , , '
and that there is promise for the man
hood of the future in her clean heart
and spotless life.
When wo thiiik of these things and of
the struggles that are so often woven
into tlio life of tlio working girl by the
avarice and greed of some employers ,
who seem to think that women were
born to work hard for poor pay , wo can
not help wishing that there were moro
in the world's workshops. Wo
invo had great inventors in the world
who have bridled the forces of nature
and made thorn subservient to the touch
of ( I child , but no inventor has yet ap
peared above the horizon with any ade
quate discovery to compel harsh and
money grabbing employers to do justice
to th'o working irirls. Wherever wo
lind them well treated it is the result of
kindness on tlio part of those they work
for , but good treatment ought to bo
theirs by rightand their lives ought not
to bo bruised by injustice , no matter
who may employ them.
Tlio Servant Mali ! oftho Future
The hired girl had arisen from her
luxurious couch and was standing be
fore the dressing table in her boudoir
arranging her long , badly beaten gold-
hued tresses in a fashion which would
tend to keep them from falling too nu
merously into tlio succulent prepara
tions of the ciilsino department over
which she reigned supremo. Upon the
marble-top before her lay a programme
oftho , Coach Gentleman and Hostler's
grand ball , which she had attended the
evening before. She picked it up and
carelessly ghmccd over the names of
her partners : James E. Quine , C. A.
B. Driver , Samuel Hansom , Peter
llcrdic ( his X mark ) and do/ens of
others who had sought her hand in the
mazy the evening before. Which did she
euro for the most ? Suddenly up the
stairway n voice floated softly. She
btarted'up , and there was n btrnngo ,
mcgacing ligh'tin her oyo. Again the
r words came distinctly to her ears from
, the uiibcou bpeaker below , but she an-
- BWured not. Rising from tlio luxurious
divati upon which bho had thrown her-
folf. sjiie waited , but the voice did not
como again. Ton minutes later thoio
was n.'iii'ock nt the door. She rose and
received from a liveried page a deli
cately scented note. It reUl : "Mrs ,
Wealthy's compliments to Miss Do Cook ,
anil asks if she may expect a few mo
ments' assistance in the preparation of
dinner ut 0 ? " Turning languidly to un
elegantly carved escritoire , the maid
( limbed off the following ami handed it
to the waiting boy , who- bowed and van
ished : "Miss Do Cook's compliments To
MrH. Wealthy nnd thinekH ho is tu
fruuh and usl'dn moro than the con track
calls for , Hut will give Mrrf Wealthy
audience At 680 ; and CotiHtiltand advize
rugardind the repast , though Miss do
" is much ongweed to assist In pro-
it.1
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InmlMimc Women Scarce In Mexico.
Correspondence of the Philadelphia
tccord : Whoever comes to Mexico in
enroll of female beauty is liable to meet
vith disappointment , for though the
reninv eyes and raven hair of the
'nstilfnn-Mcxlcun tyio ] is very attrae-
ive , the truth is ono sees moro hand-
omo women on the streets of any north-
rn city in half an hour than he can find
n a year nt the Aztec capital. Ono
enson for this is aristocratic dames and
iliimsols seldom go upon the streets at
ill except in their closed carriages , and
women of the lower elates are too hard
ivorked and unkempt to rotnin beauty
> oyond their early youth. In the oxclu-
< iv circles of the Mexican upper-ten-
ilom are some very l > cautiful women.
The wife of President Diaz has claims
0 that distinction and so have a few
;
liters in olllcial circles.
The loveliest jjirl in the city of
Mexico indeed , the prettiest ercnturo
ever saw is Kiigono liti/uino ,
[ laughter of that notorious Frenchman
iow dead , I believe ) who figured hero
so conspicuously during the brief
empire of Mii.xmiliun. Hers is
1 romantic story. liu/.ino , you
Iviiow. was tlio representative of
Napoleon HI. when the latter tried to
eep the Austrian adventurer niton a
hrono in Mexico , and marshaled the
French troops in this country in the
lame of tlio French ciiioror ] , till the
'ortuno of Maximilian began to wane.
Marshal llnzaino loolc possession of a
palatial residence in the City of Mexico ,
ind levied tribute oil' the richest haci
endas. Uero ho fell in love with a
joautiful Moxicana , Senorita do la
I'enn , whom ho married and who bore
lim a win and a daughter. When ho
joeaino an exile in Spain his win joined
: hero , and is yet an ofllcor in tlio Span-
lull army ; but the Mexican wife and
laughter have always remained here.
All his once vast possession were con
fiscated by Juarez and the liberal party ,
MJ that the income of Mrs. and Miss la- !
c.aino is exceedingly limited. QThey live
in a very quiet way , on the north side of
Alemadain a line.hubstantial casa , which
the government has generously given
them ; but an air of the deepest gloom
surrounds and overshadows it. Kugeno
is only twenty years old , combining till
the best traits of her French father and
Mexican mother , and is well educated ,
as education goes in this country , where
women are supposed to need no higher
learning than a little knowledge of mu
sic , embrodiory and the lives of the
aints.
llnrton'ri ( iood
The dispatch from the San Diego in
the Kxamincr aiiiiouneoing that Mrs.
Burton 1ms established her right to
100,000 acres of the Ksonada do Todos
Santos in Lower California , create jrji n-
ideruble surprise. It was sluteti that
some of Mrs. Burton's land is situated
n and about the town Knsenada . ,
iiueh of which property has been sold
by the International company to private
parties. The International company of
Mexico claims to own all tlio peninsula
of Lower California between the United
States boundary line on the north and
latitude 28 on tlio south , comprising
about 10,000,000 acres. The most of
this land is described on the map of the
company as follows : "Pino lnmirocky ,
rolling , farming land , salt and clay , salt
salt lake , wet salt land dry salt land , salt
marsh , sandy loainsandy , " and so forth.
The town of Knsunada , situated on tlio
crescpnt-shaped bay of Todos Santos ,
hiifl on May 1 last a population of about
1,400.
Mrs. Burton is a Mexican lady who
married Captain Burton , an American
soldier who took part in the Mexican
war. lie was captain of company F of
third artillery and General Sherman was
then lirst lieutenant of the same com
pany. At the time Colonel Stevenson's
regimen't arrived in California Burton
was lieutenant colonel of the regiment.
i\fter the Mexican war Burton went
back to his regiment and was made
major.
Mrs. Burton has been fighting her
claim in the supreme court of the Mexi
can republic for the past eighteen years.
Her claim takes in the whole town site
of Kiiscnudu , and the present .money
value of her possessions on the peninsula
is c-ti mated in spot cash quotations at
$5,000,000.
Mrs. Burton has one daughter and a
son living. The son is residing in San
Diego and the daughter is the widow of
Miguel Pedrorona , who accompanied
Secretary of State William II. Seward in
his journey through Mexico
Mrs. Shaw , ( lie Whistler.
Now York Sun : In her semiprofessional -
sional position as a whistler at high
class concerts , private musicales and
society entertainments. Mrs. Shaw , de
spite 'all the interest her art has ex
cited , is practically without imitators ,
as she is wholly unrivalled. It is not
alone that she is the possessor of a
unique and pleasing gift of music mak
ing. It is the further fact that she is
industriously and with infinite pains de
veloping this gift under a system of
rigid training. The high standard ol
her original purpose has not been lost
sight of for an instant. On the con
trary , any deviations from it have been
in the direction of progress ; and witli
tlio growth of her powers , her taste and
test and requirements have grown with
equal pace. When she made the cour
ageous plunge of selecting as a vocation
the very novel oao of whistling in pub
lic , she was a sulHeiontly remarkable
woman. For she proposed to make ol
whistling an art that would stand 01
fall upon the plain and simple question
of musical merit. She relied upon no
adjuncts of variety show mimicry 01
trickery ; she depended not upon society
favor or managerial booming. It is
wholly through her individual faith in
the excellence of what slip had to otToi
that she has become a unique figure in
the amusement world a world whoso
favorites reap ricli rewards that are al
ready within her grasp.
A wonderful feature accompanying
Mrs. Shaw's appearances is the cnthu
faiasm aroused among her listeners bj
her work. As a stimulator of literal1 ;
work it has been very prolitlc , and the
attempts to do justice to the whistler ii
words will really enrich the language
HONEY FOJVrHK LADIES.
Leap till the lust uniit'il mnlo expires ;
Lcup for husbands and for sires ;
LC21 ! for a chaneo to build the hrcs ,
Kuir ouGS ibraugliout the laud I
For our girls Look boioro 5"CU ! "ap J'eai
Honey in n Httlo water is excellent to
smooth the hands.
Washing in cold water when overheated is
a frequent causa of disfiguring pimples.
Twenty-six now woman suffrage societies
have boon formed la Kansas since October 1.
Every time n lady physician calls on a gen-
tinman patient she shows plainly that she's
Mr. calling.
A woniau never reaches middle life ; she is
always young until she gets old enough to
boast of her uge.
lllnck veils induce tan nnd whlto ones In-
uro tlio eyes , no pray nnil 'blue should bo
chosen , even If they uro not so becoming.
Turquoise , opals mid i > eiirls are in high
nshion. ;
St. j ouls plrls clntm they nro not as bad as
bey lire painted.
Phtube Couzlns would make a good Gov-
irnor of No MIIII'B Land.
Mrs. Whitney , It Is snld , spends nbout
10,000 per yciir on flowers for her homo.
Much undycd wool underwear N seen In
lie shops , and It Is accounted very wholc-
OII1C.
Two old Indies who lmvc is cd three score
nnd ten recently took their Hist look nt u lo-
'omotlve nt lilakuly , Ga.
Mixtures of silk mid wool and "silk-flu
shed" goods In wool and cotton are the note-
vorlliy features of the coining spring sen-
ion.
The British postofflcc service employs ,1,000
vouien. Competitors for places Inivo to bo
over eighteen ntid under twenty years of
ige.
The roughness which urines from exposure
0 the nlr may be remedied by sponging the
faeo with equal parts of brandy mid rose
vater.
I'licro Is a rupo nt uresent for fancy Jew
elry In line gold and silver , both plain and ox-
dl/ed. The dulnty patterns are wholly
lovel.
The ribbed wool underwear that flts llko a
glove Is chosen In pink or blue , as whlto so
soon becomes yellow unless one bus the pearl
of laundresses.
"Currency green" Is n now shade , the tint
of freshly-printed Jive-dollar bills , und can
only bo worn by the whito-Bklntied blondes
who also have color.
Never put kid gloves upon llttlo children.
It Is simply barbarous. Jn winter woolen
nltts urugood and sensible , with lisle thread
for moderate weather.
Said Lucrctlu Mott , when asked bow she
nanagcd to never have any trouble with ser
vants , " 1 never ask them to do anything I
know they won't do.
A woman In Belfast , In response to all In
quiries us to what she wanted for n Christ-
mis piesent , said she wanted a e.illeo apron.
She cot forty-one of them.
No man's character is formed , " says
Howells , "until he has been tried by the
woman ho loves. " Generally the man
.loesn't have to wait long.
Louisa M. Aleott accuses literary ladies of
giiorimce and helplessness in business iniit-
: eis. The bruins , she i emnrks , that can earn
money can take care of It.
Jones "Strungo thing , Mirandy ; every
time you draw a breath somebody dies. "
Mrs. Jones "Well , I ain't going to stop
jreathing on that account. "
The women of P.iris have adopted for the
winter season n waggle in their walk. The
ut of waggling gracefully in furs is being
luught ut the best dancing schools.
Iu underwear line French llannel Is now
made up us chemises and drawers for all who
neline to stoutness as the bulk of an extra
garment of percale is thereby avoided.
Silk stockings again match the gown In
color , and slippers uro made of the dress
satin with buckles of Ithinestono in the
bows , orelsc a confection of beads and lace.
A bevy of Indian girls from Alaska have
been brought to this country to be educated
and accomplished , the object being to send
Lhcm baek at u luturo time as civilizing in-
lluoneos.
The Baroness Burdetto-Coutts takes n deep
Intel cat in the poorof London und is ut the
liciul of u scheme for providing workshops
furnished with sewing machines for needy
sewing girls.
Gay und pretty corsages made of the wide
1 Ionian nnd Persian sash ribbons are worn by
young ladies to brighten up dark wool dresses
of Cashmere , Henrietta cloth , and toilets of
black faille.
Velvets and moire are now made into petti
coats us well as satin. They uro flannel-lined ,
cut with a joke without Jacket und adjusted
by drawing strings , und have u flounce or
three rullU's at the bottom.
Dancing gowns arc made Just to clear the
floor , and have low , sleeveless cot sages ,
either round or pointed , draped nbout the
top with erepo do cliino or lisse , lopping to
the left , und continued below the waist.
Handsome skirts for winter wear , a de
cided improvement on the heavy quilted
skirts of loimer years , uro made of striped
or plain silk , sotiu or plush , lined with flun-
nel or silesia , and bordered with a plaited
llounce.
Tlio new zephyr ginghams imported thus
early to be made up for summer during the
quiet of Lent und early spring uro now on
the merchants' counters , and uro moro ele
gant and costly than any colored cottons pre
viously seen.
Cheviots in cool natural gray and fawn , in
iluo herring bono pattern , uro always in de
mand by refined women of conservative tasto.
Mixtures in black and white shepherd's
checks and cross bard prouiisa to bo iu special
demand.
Tog is an excellent cosmetic. To it is duo
much of the beauty of English complexions
und those who live In hot ami dry climates
must bo doubly careful to guard against their
desiccating oiled if they would escape the
appearance of mummies.
Southern women , who , ueforo the war ,
bad little fancy for work , are now taking a
keen interest in the problem of earning a
livelihood and uro willing to muko them
selves Independent of masculine aid when
ever opportunity oilers.
To wash Inco or line embroidery without
wear , rub whlto soap on tlie soiled parts ,
then cover with soft water and set for twelve
hours In sunshine , then rinse in clear water ,
pull out each point with the lingers and pin
upon u pillow or sheet upon the carpet to
dry.
dry."No
"No lady can tell ono of my plush saeques
from real sealskin without rubuing her hand
over it , " is the advertisement of u Jersey
City merchant , and most of the ladies of Unit
city talk to each other from a distance of six
feet. Thoydon't allow any chaneo for rub
bing.A .
A yoling lady living up town received n
special delivery letter. The messenger
handed her the book to sign for it. She took
the book , and instead of writing her signa
ture she wrote : "Dear John : Glad to hear
from you. Como Sunday night. " She had
answered the letter.
Many gowns seen nt the opera have
trimmed skirts made of satinund rnoiro stripes
nbout an inch lind u half wido. Over this is
drapery made by alternate stripes of moire
ribbon of the same width , between each of
which is Inserted strips ot gauze if the dress
is colored , and lace if it is white.
Tlio "high urt" cra'zo in London and Paris
has about done away with the tight sleeve , In
which the arm hud quite the effect of u s.iu-
sago roll , though it Is questionable if some of
the draped , slashed nnd puffed affairs that
replace it are not oven moro of monstrosities ,
for all they are medheval.
After many trials and many failures , man
ufacturers have ut last found a thoroughly
lust black dye for cotton and llslo thread
hosiery , n dye which contains no injurious
material und will not stain or crook in the
least. It is guaranteed to withstand contin
ued washing with soda und soup.
Very bcautiftl Henrietta cloths nro lately
imported with small designs woven In their
exquisite surfaces in tinted silks , tiny pink
roso-clusters on cream white grouiid9pausles
In silk und velvet on pulo mauve surface's ,
Jasmine and Jonquil blogsoms on backgrounds
of delicate chamois or apricotund pUre snow-
white buds on peach-blow nudpalo green.
The first woolens Imported by merchants
for dresses for early spring are Henrietta
cloths in silk und wool ; all wool ehudduhs ;
camel's hairs nnd Scoth cheviots of silken
quality and feather weight. Those are warm
enough for the coolest spring days , though
much lighter iu weight than the winter goods
now worn.
Fur-trimmed bonnets make their appear-
nneo ut this season of the year , nnd for this
purpose sable , beaver nnd black Persian
Iamb nro much used in borders , in loops for
trimming , iu tabs on the crown and iu minia
ture heads set nbout la the trimming. These
are seen nllko in both bonnets and turbans of
velvet or of the soft piece felt.
The new polonaises shown for spring nro
quito similar In their straight lines and se
vere effects to the Dircetoiro coats of several
seasons ago. There is no drapery ; the skirt
of the polonaise falls in classic lines , but a
Jwuffant nppv'irunco Is given to the "dress
Improver" worn oCnth. which takes the
place oftho extraneous draperJTfcently used
for tlio sumo effect.
Boston Young Lady -"Don't say 'vaso,1
Polly ; the word Is pronounced 'vawzo.1"
Country Cousin "Certainly , dear. Well , ns
I was saying , I went down town to buy some
lawzo to trim my hat , and I walked at such a
pawzo that people must have thought I was
in for a rawzeund when I got to tbo storomy
fawzo was as red us tire. Do correct ing
when I say anything countrified , won't you ,
Anastawzia. "
SPARKLING GEMS OF JEST ,
Song of the Kooloy Motor Apoth-
osls of Musclo.
THE REVOLVER UNNECESSARY.
Wnntcd n Nnnic Mttlo Ah Sltl Her
Hustle Wan llnre An Old
Mnn'H Sorrow lilts
ol' Humor.
Sons of UtcUCcly Motor Man.
; / < I ( OH I'mJiec niniie.
vo a deep mysterious jiowcr nnd nn occult
"etherlc" force
That shall rattle thro' the galaxy and shako
the universes ,
That shall haul the Bolar System llko n
mighty train of cars ,
Crack the ridge-polo of creation nnd shakedown
down the polar start.
A ten million engine po\ver In uiy etherlc vn-
per floats , i ,
That will shake the constellations If my Mo
tor ever motes. j
Hitch n belt of my Invention round the axis
of the earth ,
iVnd a "vibratory sympathy" 'will speedily
go forth
That will start the earth rotating nnd no
power its course can stop ;
Spinning thro1 the constellations like n plan
etary top ,
And ncaro the trembling Pleiads like a herd
of frightened goats/
Shako the rafters of Creation If my Motor
ever motes.
And I think 'twill more directly in about a
week or two ;
Please subscribe another million to put the
matter tinou' ;
Just a paltry million dollars will secure what
I seek ,
And I'll set my Motor moling by the middle
of next week ;
So hand In your prompt subscrlutions , casher
or promissory notes ,
And you'd all bo Goulds and Asters if my
Motor ever motes ;
If my Motor ever motes ,
If my Motor over motes ,
All bo ViuulerblltH nnd Kothchilds If my Mo
tor ever motes 1
The Itcvolvcr Unnecessary.
Chicago Tribune : A gentleman was
conversing with an Idaho minister
whom ho happened to meet on a rail-
tmd train ,
"You have been preaching in the
west for several years I understood you
to sav , did I not ? " lie inquired.
"Yes , for the last twenty year" , " re
plied the minister.
"You know , " continued the eastern
man. "how wo sometimes read of minis-
: ers in your country quently , having
to go into the pulpit with a revolver to
use in maintaining order in a turbulent
congregation. Is there anything in it ? "
"Oh , yes , I have known ministers to
do it , bu I consider it cntively unneces
sary. "
"That was always my idea , too. "
"Oh , yes ; yes , altogether unneces
sary , " returned the preacher. " 13e-
sides. it always scorned to mo in.vorv .
[ > oor tiistc for a min'ister of the g'ospol ,
[ trenching peace on earth and good will
toward man , to go around tied to a hip
cannon. Yes , a gutj is wholly uncalled
Tor , " continued thp good man , as ho
took the roll of sermons in his left hand
and reached down .with his right nnd
extracted a fourteen-inch knife from
his boot leg ; "yes , wholly uncalled for ;
L'ivo mo this bowie jn my boot-log and n
ijood pair of braes knuckles and a hymn
book in my coat-tail , pocket and I will
carry the gospel to any man that over
looked through a collar ! The shooting
iron has had its day as a method of
evangelization. "
The Apothnsls or Musclo.
Utlca OiVcmr.
From the furthcrcst point of the old Land's
End
To the house of John o1 Great ,
From the foggy batik of the sluggish Thames
To the Isle of Man remote ,
Now arc heard the cheers of Britain's sons ,
Full and strong from every throat.
From the royal homo of the Prince of Wales
And the hut of the Cornishman ,
From the gilded hut of Londoners
And the den of each thieving elan ,
Comes u note of prniso for ouo truly great ,
For our slugger , Sullivan ,
Alasl what n change from the good old days
When our Lowell , theji the pet
Of the charmed circle , the upper ten ,
The aristocratic- , *
Was the favored guest nt every feast ,
And the pride of all he met.
Now he weeps nlono In his Boston homo ,
And bitterly mourns his fate ,
While ho envies him on the British shore
On whoso bidding princes wait.
But his day is done , for.to Englishmen
Muscle alone is great.
AVanlccl n fiood Name.
San Francisco Post : "Mister Editor , "
said a suburban granger , with clover
burs in his pants , "can you loan me a
Mexican newspaper ? "
"Certainly , " replied the editor ; "do
you read Spanish ? "
"No. "
"Then what do you want it for ? "
"Well , replied the granger , cheerily ,
I've got -100 acres of alkali hog wallows
in San Bernardino nnd a right smart
liar for a partner , and I thought , ns the
land wttsn t good enough to graze sheep ,
if I could get a good Spanish name for
it I'd start a boom town. "
Ultlo Ah Sid.
Still Frriricfocn HVisp.
Little Ah Sid
Was n Christian kid
A cute little euss , you'd declare
With eyes full of fun
And a nosa that begun
Uight up to the roots of his hair.
.lolly and fat
Was this frolicsome brat
As ho played through the long summer day ,
And braided hin cue
As his father used to
In China land , fur , far uw.iy.
Once over a lawn
That Ah Sid played on ,
A bumble bee flew in the spring
' "Molican butterfly I"
Said lie , with winking eye :
, Mo catcheo and pull oft urn wing. "
Then with his cap
Ho struck it a rap
This innocent bumble e-bce
And put its remains
In thcscat of his Jeans :
For a pocket thcro hud the Chimcc.
Down on the green
at tha little sardine ,
In a style th at was strangely demure ,
And snid with a grin
That was brimful of sin :
S'Mc masheo urn butterlly , sure. "
Little Ah Sid
Was only a kld }
Nor could you expect him to guess
What kind of a bug
He was holding so snug
In the folds of his loose-fitting dress.
"Ki-ynKiyl-yol" !
An Kid cried , as ho
Koso hurriedly up from this spot ;
" Kum-a-kaml
"Ki-yll - -
Dam urn Molican man
"Urn butterlly belly heap hot I"
Her Bustle' Was Hare.
Young Mrs. Russio
Went to her bustle ,
To get her line diamonds hid thcro ;
But , sad to relate ,
Her sorrow was great ,
That she found that her bustle was baro.
Where Wai Ills Pistol ?
Texas Siftings : Several Texans wore
listening to ono of their number read-
jntj about the fight between Kilrain nnd
Jo7n biHi U. Among the listeners was
nn old fronUorb2a > .who was known to
bo very easy on the lri 8r' H ° was
very much intorefctod in the reading ,
and frequently interrupted the reader.
"Whatl" he , gasped in surprise ;
"knocked him dqwn again ? "
The reader butiaflcd the old man's
iifrlosity and proceeded with the rcad-
ng.
ng.Vhafs that ! Hit him In the chest ? "
"Yes , hit him n terrible left-hander
n the chest. "
"Well. I declare. Whar was the
the other feller's pistol ? "
An Old MIIII'H Sorrow.
Alnsl" the old man sighed , with bended
head ,
'What brilliant drcnni.s of life have como
and fled ;
'How have I yearned for fame , nnil o'er and
o'er
'Spent sleepless nights In searching burning
lore ,
'And now In weary npo , I dimply find
'Folks sny , ho is a man of brilliant mind ,
' 'Ho's deeply read in philosophic books ,
"And mathematics with Its turns nnd
crooks ,
' 'To him is like
n volume nil unsealed ,
' 'It's pages opened and it's truths revealed ,
1 'The books he writes are read by learned
men ,
' 'Who wait Impatient white ho wields his
pen. "
'Hut this , alas , no music has for men ,
'When greater men on every hand I see.
'Oh 1 why on knowledge did I waste my nil ,
'Instead ' of learning how to play base
bull. "
Superintended tlio Knrth.
It was lately said ol a self-sulllcient
eformer in words that many persons
might well lay to heart :
And RO every day ho gave the Almighty
Advice Which ho deemed of great worth ;
And Ills wlfo took in sewing
To keep things a-going
While ho superintended the earth.
[ The Churchman.
Iteinnrkable PreHcneo of Mind.
Pat Hoolihan , while slating the roof
if one of our highest buildings , lost his
tooting and foil.
Over and over ho went until within
: , wenty-ll\o feet of the pavement , when
lie struck a telegraph wire and managed
to gra p it , lirst with oao hand , then
ivilh both.
"Hold on for your life , Pali" shouted
liis fellow-workmen , and the bystanders
ushed to the nearest dwelling for a
mattress.
Pat hold on for a few seconds , when
suddenly , with a cry of "Shtaml from
under ! " ho dropped and lay senseless in
the street.
Whisky was used , and Pat finally
came to.
When asked why ho did not hold out
longer , he feebly replied :
"Oi wuz afraid the woiro 'ud break. "
Ho recovered.
Seen In 11 Street Cnr.
Philadelphia North American : A
conductor who forgot and yanked the
fare register five times in a vain effort
to stop the car.
A driver who seemed to think ho was
a kind of American Juggernaut.
A newsboy who nearly broke all the
bones in his body in getting : out tlio
door when he saw the conductor had
spied him.
A frantic passenger who called "Hero ,
boy ! " at every street corner ho pns ed
until at last he got a newsboy alongside
the car and bought a paper.
A man whoso feet seemed to bo the
biggest part of him.
A young Indy who sank into a scat
with a half-injured air , nnd never once
thought to say "Thank you" to the old
gentleman who gave her the scat.
Seventeen two-legged males that sal
still while a lady with a child in her
: irms tried to hold it and hang on to the
strap at the same time.
A six-year-old youngster who got on
the scat with his knees and energetic
ally wiped his muddy shoes on tlio
clothes of the passengers at each side
of him.
A drummer who insisted on opening
his box "just to show the lincst line of
iumples that was over on the road. "
A man who hailed from Squeduncnnd
asked at every corner , "Air this ere
Second street ? "
Twenty-seven passengers who swore
and thirteen moro who felt like swear
ing because the cable stopped and they
had to yi-t out and walk after they hail
paid tntir fares.
An old lady on a cable car who asked
in a frightened way : "For nms-.y sakcs !
Where's the horses ? * '
A man who had dyspepsia and in
sisted on telling his symptoms to every
body who would listen.
IMIMKTIKS.
Philadelphia has n parrot that prays. Rend
liitn an u missionary among the countless
profane and fallen of his race.
A church in Knnsns has been sold for side
walk taxes. The members probably objected
to walking iu n straight and narrow path.
The only pulpit in Hownn county , Ky. . is
now vacant , and furnishes nn excellent Held
for any minister who wishes to display his
skill in making drop-shots with a rifle.
An English country rector Is trying to live
on fl.-0 n week. Wo hope that no immigra
tion act will prevent his coming to America.
There is a largo Held for such clergymen
here.
here.Noah's
Noah's three sons wore named Shem , Ham
nndJapeth. Shem went to Asia , Japcth
went to Jaffa and Ham to Cincinnati. Tills
is tlio reason the latter city believes firmly
in the Baconian theory.
At Lignou , Ark. , the pastor of a colored
Baptist church , showed so much attention to
the sisters of his flock that the male mem
ber. ) requested him to resign , and then tarred
and feathered him and run him out of town.
Fourteen convicts at Sing Sing experienced
n change of heart ono day , and tno warden nt
once ordered every ono of them locked up In
strong cells. Ho says that "getting religion"
in state prison always means some now dev
iltry.
"This world was made in six days' " said
the parson. "That may bo , " replied the
scoffer : "but it couldn't have been done by
contract , unless public ofilcials wej-o n good
deal different from what they arc in these
days. "
A llttlo daughter of an eminent physician
in Lcwiston , Me. , ciimo in ono day to her
mamma with , "Can God do everything ! "
"Yes , certainly.'Can Ho do everything !
Are you sure , mammni" "Why , yc.-i , Ethel ;
to bo sure. "Well , can Ho gupo with his
mouth shut ! "
An old colored preacher , not very well
versed in reading the scriptures , once read
the words : "Wine is a mocker , strong drink
is raging , " ns follows : "Wine Is a moccasin
sin , strong drink is a rattlesnake , and who
soever , is deceived thereby , is not wise. "
A teacher in the south who has a class of
'bright little darkies , was recently explaining
to them the sermon on the mount , and one of
them said , with regard to tlio "meek inherit
ing the earth , " "Dey ain't ' gwiuo to get that
earth lest dey pay for it. "
A colored troupe oetcd the "Passion Play"
at Athens , Ga. , on Wednesday night , in ludi
crous costumes. Tlio negro representative
of the Savior wore a shroud , while the devil
was garbed in black , with cow's horns on his
head. During the last act these two got
into a fight , and his satanlc majesty , being
the victor , called upon the audience to become
como his disciples.
A youngster of eight was taken to a ser
vice in u Uoinun Catholic church , having previously
viously been warned to leave all his play
things at homo and bo very quiet wmlo in
church. As they left the building ho said in
nn injured tone : "Mamma , you told mo I
mustn't play in church. What was that lady
next to mo doing with marbles , then I Shu
had a whole string of white alleys. "
Here Is a story that Is told for a fact in the
circles wherein Colonel Hobcrt G. Ingersoll
moves. He entered a church , sauntered up
the middle aisio and coolly took his scut in
the corner of ono of the finest pews. A few
moments Inter the owner of the pew , a i > om-
pous , purso-prouil.but orthodox manmarched ,
with telling strides to Us door. Ho seemed
slightly discontented , at seeinga stranger in
OccUP'lUQn. He seated himself and taking a
memorandum bock from his pocket ho wrote ,
"I pay $5,000 a year for this pew sir ! " Coolly
taking his pencil from his pocket , without
changing his position , the man of the silver
tonguewrotounderneath. . " ! don't doubt your
word , at all , sir. It's a d n good pew. "
JANUARY PRICES ON
Comforts ,
Blankets
and Flannels
January Reductions on Comforts.
Ooc to SOc , 85 to 70c , $1 to "Oe , $1.2-i to SI. $175 to SI. 10 , $ :2 : to $1.05 , $ l.2o ! to
$1.00 , $2.60 to $2.16 , $2.75 to $2.40 , $3.2o $275 , $1.00 to $11.25.
JANUARY REDUCTIONS ON ' "
WHITE , RED & GREY BLANKETS
$1.25 to 81.00 , $2,00 to $1.70 , $2.25 to $1.00 , $2.60 to $2.15 , $2.76 to $2.2.r > , $0.00 to
,60 ,
JANUARY PRICES ON FLANNELS
January prices on Plain Ked Flannels. ISc , 20c , 25o , 30c , 35o , 37jo , 40c , and
60c.
January prices on Red Twilled Flannels , 25c , . .Oe , 33Jc , 27e10c ! , -15c , oOc ,
65c , GOe , Ooc ,
January prices on Blue Twilled Flannels , Il'Je , 45c , and 60c.
January prices on Plain White Flannels , lOe , 12e , 16c , 20c , 25o , 2Sc , 35e , 45c ,
50c , 55c , GOc , 05c , 70c , SOc , $1.00 and $1.20 , two last named numbers are silk
warped.
January prices on Plaid and Striped Flannels lie , I7c , 20o , ; ! 0c , 05c , 40c nnd
60c.
Wo are solo agents in Omaha for George Mcrritt & Co.'s Shrunk Skirting'
Flannels 2 ! ) and 81 inches wide at 60o and $1.50 per pard. Wo cannot buy too
much in the praise of these Flannels. Wo know they nro the best Flannels
made in the United Slates. Wo will send you samples of them gladly.
NAPKINS.
Twenty-five dozen S all Linen Napkins , worth $2.00 , special price for Jan
uary $1.25 per dozen.
One Hundred Marseilles Quilts.
Full 11 4 and worth $1.60 each , special price for January $1. Wo like nothing
bettor than to have you ask to sec the bargains that wo advertise , whether you
wish to purchase or not.
Our stock of domestics is complete every day
in the year , and prices will always be found
to be the lowest and qualities the best.
THOMPSON , BELDEN & CO , ,
1319 Farnam Street.
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