Si . a - * * - THU OMAHA. DAILY BEE : SUNDAY , JULY 15. 18S&-TWELVE PAGES. 5 FOR ONE WEEK OFFER'AT SPECIAL SALE Direct Importation of FRENCH At SI.50 a Yard ore our direct importation from the French manufacturer ; arc full 21 } Inuhu-f wide and comes lu nssorted color ! ) tiiiil bliiok uiul white. Each piece ? contains fiom li ) } to 20 yards , und lid two p.'ittorns tiliko. Fpr ono week we oiler the lot at $ l.fi ( ) a yard. PONGEE Silk Patterns , Each pattern lias lull -0 jnrdi * and hav6 Fold up to ? f.0 ) ( ) each. While thny lastmir price will be only 81.50 ; only half price. 9 7R vp < & . / i. Tbeso nro the ilnost Oruimdincsmado and have retailed readily from & ! ,7o to SI.50. Huvo rich velvet elTocts mid are very boiisonable. Preparatory to taking inventory wo offer choice of the lot at 2.75 u yard. Silk Grenadine , $1.75 Those also are newest and most sty lish Gronlidines made , und have been Bold by us heretofore at from $2.25 to iW.OO n yard. For one wbok tit special wile our price will bo 81.7o a yard. &RMOBSE4CO ADAMS AND SARPY PROTEST , The Provisions of the Apportion ment Bill Moot With Disfavor. EACH SUFFERS SERIOUS LOSS. Xhc Ij.iw's Coii fltuiionulltj to lie Tcsleil In the Supreme Court of tlio State Stale Capital Gossip. LINCOLN Buittuu OF Tim OMAHA BEE , ) 1U-J9 1 Srnr.r.T , > Li.vcoi.x , July 14. } The Adams county politicians nrd not over well pleased with the representative appor tionment bill that passed and bccomo a law nt thu last scHblon of the Nebraska assembly. 13y thls.apportlonuicnt Adams county lost a representative , and Sarpy county loit repre sentation. This Is thought to bo very unjust , nnd especially to the latter county. F. P. Ulmstend mid A. D. Voeum , mayor of Hast ings , hnvo taken the niatter In hand and pro pose to.tost the constitutionality of thn ques tion as sdon as they ran get u hearing before the supreme court , which they hope to do In chambers at onco. A mandamus will bo served nn the comity clerk of Adams county to compel him to give notice , culling un elec tion under the old law. In this way Messrs. Ulmsteud and Voenni , who uro now In this city , expect to test nnd settle the question. These gentlemen deslro to do this before the county and htntc conventions ; Indeed , even before the primany elections are held. It is understood tlmt , some of the politicians of Lancaster county , which also suffered from the apportionment bill , will give mate rial aid to liuvo the issue tried before the supreme premo court. Some of the jurist * of Lin coln seem to think that them U very llttlo chnnco to change thu law In the face of the fact that the assembly , under the constltu tian of the state , has a right to declare who arc Its members elect and who shall sit ns a legislator. Judge Mnsou thinks that Sarpy county can elect , claim and secure repicsen- tatlon under the new law. A STUOMMII'IIO IUNK , Articles Incorporating the Farmers nnd Merchants bank , of Stromsburg , Nob. , were Hied with the secrcinry of state to-day. The coriKirution dates from the Oth day of July , nml is to continue ten yenis. The business of the Institution Is to bo conducted by a president , cashier and board of director * . U'he bank has an authorized capital of * ! 0- , 000 , one-lmlf of which is to bo paid before the commencement of business. The arti cles are .sifiicd by Albert Nauoo and J L. Johnson. civic socir.TV i.onn. The Sons of Veterans will hold their meet ings hereafter on thu second and fourth Mon days of eurh month at the hall , No. 1111 O street , where the Grand Army and Woman's Uellef Corps meet. The lads now have their badges and wear them with pardonable priue , Logan legion , No. 8 , A. O. U. W , , moots neit Thursday evening ; Capital City lodge , No. SI ) , moots on Wednesday evening ; the German on Thursday and Lincoln lodge , No. t , on Friday evenings. The order is In u Itenrlhhlng condition In this city. The Knights of Pythias of Lincoln now en jov ono of the finest halls In the state for their meetings and sessions. The ledge hero contemplates a pleido In Cushmnn's park to be held in the near future. Lodge moatinifs mo held every Thursday evening uud are well attended by the members. Tlio Modern Woouman now report WT camps and a membership of JltX ! in good standing. Capital City camp. > fo. 1K ! ) , holds regular meetings every Fritiiiy evening. Their hull is nieoly flttvd nnd furnlahed , and now members nro being added ut almost , every meeting. The HOW oMcersof the ciusu were Installed last ovonlujr. C1TV KKW9 AMI NOTES. U Is now oRlcially stated that Captain Hill has resigned his position as private secretary to Governor Thaycr , to take otlsct on the 1st Jlay of August. Thomas Hoff was tried this morning bo fore JuMico Cochran for stealing hay from u pirtj about two miles from t'jo city. Holt w..s ! n the the l.ablt ot cutting hay frota * ; are n regular G" > c QtinlHy , nnd como in Tan ; < , Ktivy , Myrtle , 13rown , Mode. Kcru , Pink and light Blue. All ] next week our price is ! ' > 2c | n ynrd , } Woo ! Grenadines AND- Oliecy Melanges , These are a few odd ; pieces which we want to sell at once ; the price has boon from S5o to 50c a jitrit. At lOe we arc sure to have a rush , so cpmc early. 3 ' Of this lot , our quantity is also limited and cannot la&t over ono day ; at regu lar price they have sold at $1.00 , while they last our price will bo 'i9c a yard. 1Oc. These nro all soloetod ehoico patterns and retail readily at iMo and 80o ; como in both light and dark colors , und atlOc i j aril ; wo consider it the bargain of UIQ season. loco of land that hat1 been sold to the party who had him arrested on refusing to pay ? M for two or three smnll loads. The trial resulted in his acquittal on the charge of larceny , but in n civil action immediately following u Judgment of $3 was obtained against IIFm. James Jackson , nn engineer on the Union I'uulllo rallro.-ul at Hanlon , between this city uud Heatriec , was sun struck yesterday nt- tornoon ut a o'clock. Ho remained uncon scious until this mornlnu' , and It Is now thought that ho will recover , Ho was tlikou to Hcatrlce. whore ho resides , from Hanlon. Jfon-rcswpnt tcgents of the state univer sity all left for thnlr homes to spend Sunday with their families. They return Monday to rcsmuo thu investigation of the charges ugainst Chancellor Munutt Tuesday morning. They express thu opinion that it will bo nec essary to send for Professor Kdgren , asked for by Chancellor Manatt , to testify In his behalf , who is now at ChmitmiquuNow York. The cooling und welcome ruin commenced fulling hero last night ut9 : . " > 0 o'clock. It is said to have boon general over this part of the state and Insures a grcut corn crop. The atmosphere was torrid hero yesterday , the atmosphere at 1 o'clock registering 105 o. Lou Irvine , Kearney ; E. S , Eimse ] , Hold- redgo and H. T. Clarke , Omuhn , nro among Die prominent , Nobraaknns registered at the Capitol. Their mooting here is eaid Id have a political significance. QUEER BANKING. Bolt on ynH direful to Toll Where He Jlltl tin : Key. ' * U is queer , " said the gontlnman who told the story to a Boston Transcript re porter , "ho\v a man like that will bonm- times do a thin } , ' that you would think none but the veriest blooUhead would bo . of. I remember the other day well I suppose it wus thirty yearn ago , at least whoa It happcm-d , one summer day. in business hours , that everybody in the bank except Bolton and myself had HOMO out. All ut once I remembered an importantorraiid that had to bo done. I tol.l Mr. Bolton sUxmt it , and asked to go out. 'Yes,1 said ho , 'you go out and attend to it , and I'll take euro of the bank till you como back. ' I put on my hat and coat anil * ulliod forth. It seems that 1 had hardly got out of sight when Bolton remembered a most tin * portawt engagement that ho himself had outsido. Things wore primitive in Cambridge at that time , and ho simply went anil got his hat and started to leave the bank. Ho had ( rot to the stops whoa ho called to mind the fact ho had loft thu safe unlocked. Uo wont back and locked it ; nnd then itoccurred to hnn that when J camo-in I ought to bo able to get Into the safe. So ho put the key In a safe place , at the bottom of the wa'sto-baskot , and covered it over with envelopes ami scraps of paper. It was safe enough there- , but how was I to know where it was ? Ho got around that dilllculty by setting the wa&te-baskqt under my desk , and pinn ing u note on the desk , in plain .sight. Then he went out about his business ; and when I came in I found , pinned there in plain sight , staring ; me in the fuce , a note that read : " 'John : You will ilndtho key of the safe at the bottom of the waste wnslret. B. ' ' Any chance thief who had como in at the luifustouod door of the bank would have seen that note , and , guided by it , could have opened the safe and carried oil all ho oould lay his hands on. But Bolton waa ono of the most careful investors and liumieiul advisors that over llvoit in Cambridge or Bos ton. " A llshormart mi I'lyrnoutli bench raptured n largo .gray seagull la u rather peculiar predlcaciunt. Firmly nmchcd upon the Dlrd's bill wui a sea clam about the slzo of the palm -of. a man's hand. The eluui weighed enough to.kefu thn head of tha gull Imngmg downward , and thus effectively pre vented any long ( light , . .whileit wus evi dently exhausted in trying to escapu from its trangeeaptor. Upholstery Department. ODD 35c Each. Wo Imva a lot of odd Wiml6w Shades With both plain and hnmlhomo dados ; bust Spring Hollers , 0 to 8 feet long aiKl &oll usually from Too to $1.110. To cloo the lot wo offer them without reserve at Wo each. Window Shades The o arc the finest Shades to bo scon mywlioro , have rk'h designed dados , I'mest Spring Hollers uud all full length ; ihoy are sold usually at from SI.25 to SL'.W ; our fcale price will bo 7oi3. Bed Canopies , $2.58. Wo have them in both White and Pink , and is the best that has been nvin- iifactured , complete and readv for use only * 2M. ? and Colored Scrim , Oc a Yard. Monday morning1 we open another shipment of White and Colored Scrim , and ollor again at oe a vard. S.PJORSE4CO PITHY PROVINCIAL PRATTLE , Interesting Itoma Gathered by Our Country Cousins. ANOTHER LARGE FISH STORY. A Thief Who Stole Jennie's Clock Imtcst 1'Voiu the 1'rntt Family AVullaco Crock. This column was reserved to-day for do- dcseriptlons of Fourth of July culobrutions. Hut they were too numerous by far. In fact an account of ono-tenth of the observances of the nation's birthday would 1111 not only this column , but the entire paper. Every Indi vidual from seven to seventy in the state celebrated. The country cross-roads hud Its anvils and the city Its cannon. While the bo shol firecrackers the sire bla/ca n\vny with a shot-gun. It was a grairrt day. and the poopiu of Nebraska are nothing if not pa trlotic. Hut outside the Fourth there hnvo been lots of occuri ences occurring und ull uro deserv ing of special mention. For example : The correspondent nt "Hero and There , " a small town In the western portion of this great garden of nuturo , says : After hearing Colonel Tucker sneak Snturdav wolmvo como to the conclusion tlmt ho lunu't clmiwu In politics much. This piece of news Is gratifying. The "colonel" weighs over ill)1) ) pounds , und his pants mcasuru four feet across the- buck of his lap. Supposing the colonel hud changed his political attitude from ono legtothoother nnd came out boldly for Frankie , ( trover nnd old Appius Claudius Tlmrmun , what effect would his actions have on the politics of the town In which ho lives ! Disastrous , of course. Hut as he still stands on the same ground , bets are oven that Harrison ami .Morton will receive the olit-timo republican majority in thu state. Hurrah for tho. colonel' As the same correspondent nays In another paragraph ) "Long may ho wave. " "O. Wlilz" writes from Wallace Creek to the paper printed at the county so.it that Humor says tilt-re Is to be n wedding on Will' luce creek BUOII. Old Lady Humor Is genqrally reliable. Only "CT. VVhU" should have scut in the names of the prospective bride und groom. This action Is necessary in order that con gratulations may ho sent In In uilvunco and give the editor a sure chance of being booked lor a piece of I'aku nt least , with n possible chuncu of receiving un Invitation with u war ranty deed for a square nieal. An item from Scotia in n recent issue of the Journal published at that placu relates that ; < onie ono was llttlo and mean euouiih to crawl In thu Daily school house and nteul Miss Jen- iilo Hamilton's clock. Anyone u lie would bo guilty of nucli u low mean tr' ' < 'k would surely do the chances ullorded It. While the act mentioned was reprehensible In the extreme , and Miss Jcnnio bus lust grounds for Indignation , yet worse things than that could have happened. Imagine if you can the shocking sensation of the school mnrm that missed her wardrobe when she returned from a refreshing splash in the Nlo- bruni river. Hut there are other tales of horror ror In our provincial exchanges. Listen to this from Marietta : Mrs. J. S. L'olllm Ims been deprived of the pp\UT of xpeoUi for n week past on account o u quantity of carbolic acid bulng carelessly dropped Into her month whun Blie wus murcrlng wltfi tootmiclii ) . Hheli belter now. Curelessly dropped , did you suyt Wasn't this a Job put up between the dentist and u cruel hUHbandi A gentleman named Dennis writes. 'if you \\iint in wo 1'lutte river tl h. call at Mr. Satlord'd place. Quo liirlated in. Otoo on his fnrm at present , tips the benm at HU pounds or thereabout * . King David once remarked , "and -said. . In my haste all men uro liars. " Hut it Is possl- blu that the above is a ty | > ogriipulcal error , so no direct insinuation need bo understood in thU caro. From HaUmer it la learned that . Zull'Zook gathered a hat full of young' wild duck * from thu creek last week. And some people continue to assort that CARPET-DEPARTMENT LARGEST Those are the largest Iltie ooks , and arc made of the best Body Brussels Wilton and Moqueltos. UVunl price 81.00. For Monday and Tuesday only at iioi ) ( inch. STRAW MATTING , Wo have just received our last ship ment for thisbeason and olTer them again Monday and for one wcolc at 19c ; they are value for SOc a yard. FEATHER FEATHERa These are full large si/.o made of good feathers and best tick ; for ono week at $1.05 a pair. EMBROIDERED Mull Aprons , 39c. Are made of line Black and Navy Balibto , handsomely embroidered in red and at li'Jc , are less than half price. AGENTS. FOPv BUTTERICK'S PAT- TKHNS. S.P. . . game is scarce In this state. The above dis proves their stutementH. H\ , the way , won't /ell huvo a plcnle with those ducks after a while ) Tlio Hraillsh scribe who subscribes him self "Double Hmh-Fivo1 or. In plain words , n ten-spot is evidently a rustler , nnd is bent on booming his town , for ho says : Itrmllah It , on the bpom thn farmers nro busy plow Ins corn , ete. some are complaining of nut bi'lny In their wheat. Onrnmvfienernl Mentiandtxe store Is com pleted with a full line ot everything , and busi ness Is picking up , Onr 1 ottl mid hoarding house will bo ready ( or business In a louplo of weeks. OiirUimbcr yard , under the chnrgo of Mr. I.alul , la doing u good business Our agent , Mr. Clmrloa Hojjnnhuck , Is happy on accounut Of tha arrival ot .Mrs. II. and son. Ourdudes hlive organized a basti bull rlub hero Intho valley , and think with practice they can boat anything that comes In their line of business. If that ball team ran beat the OJiahas they arc dandies. It is pleasing to note that the hotel und boarding house will bo ready in u couplq of weeks. Heretofore when anyone went to Hradish they hud to skirmish .for a place to stop nt or travel on to the next town. A hotel and boarding house is a great institu tion. tion.From From Juniata comes the following : A .lunlata ypunit mini caught the ihenmitlsm .I'lillu Uahing at the llliu > mil longugo. lie silt on the ground whllo holding h's line over the bi'mitlWl waters ot tlmt elastic Htreuin. Ills girl wn * alnm ? but uicitped the rheumatism be- iiiise she didn't sit on the ground , you know. Of course she didn't. Why. n young man would be of no eurthly use If ho could not prevent u young lady companion from con tracting rheumatism. It's no trick nt nil to tuko off your coat and let the lady sit. UIKJII It while you bait her hook and tuko off the fish. If ho had hud two coats ho would not have caught rheumatism. The Creighton correspondent states that : On Monday there was obs rvcd utone time qnlto a rnh to one of the saloon * . A few min utes' observation demonstrated t ( fact tlmt theio was nothing serious , but onlnq'H jot ouo of the citizens wo received the reply tuut It was nothing but strychnia ugulnst arsenic. That may bo all right up at Creighton. but they have a dltTtn-o.nl name for it in Omaha. Down hero they cull It "t.ilcln1 su'thin. " "Nicholas Nioholby"of Nemaha , writes : llot weather iind the .Mother Hnbbard BO baud In Iiand.Ve venture thi'usurrrlon , there Is nothing Unit Imp irts monj solid comfort to the nearer than the aforesaid motherly gar ment. Hots nro oven that Nicholas Nicholby is u woman. What does a man. except be bo a Chinaman , know about the coolness of u Mother Hnbbard , From Star District roincA a raft of corres pondence , the principal Items of which uro : MM. J. 0.1'/fttt has a now washing machine. .1. C Pratt Iras ot a new flesrln ? binder this yfiir. yfiir.We We were gfad to w e Charley 1'ratt able to at tend Sunday bctiool iig.lin lint Sunday. The Star Smiduy school was reorganized and olllcer.1 elected last Sunday. .1. ( * , I'ratt , utter hiving held tUa oineo of superintendent for the last two years , wn4 ro-elected. Wiile | nothmft ftjuld be more pleasing than to know that Mrs. Pratt will no longer bo obliged to use amold washboard and that old man J. C. Instead , of Cutting his grain witha , cradle , can ride a reaper und that Charley is well again , \Vho will vcnturft to assert that the author of the above Is not trying to in sinuate himsulf Into the Pratt family. TI1K COMMISSION MEN'S I'iJOTKST They Denounce thol'rnoccilln&flot'tho iHtntc Idvo Htoek Khtpjici-H. Iho rcjwrt of the Nebraska Llvo Stock Shippers association , us presented In Tun HEK , caused considerable comment among the commission nicn.and the proposal to sup press quotations from the newspapers Wus universally condemned. A few of the lead ing commission men were 'called upon by a rejwrter for this paper. The first gentleman seen was also a member of the association , and he said : "Tho shippers' association was started to encourage a friendly feeling among shippers themselves. It was Intended .they . 'biuuld | keep on their own territory , keep each other posted as to prices that would afford a living profit , and combine when necessary ti ) outuln good rates' from the railway * . It/was / w'th ' ithat understanding I joined It , but there fs a ' ' i kicking about the way they ran 1000 BONES PKENCH $1.58. Nothing 11 nor is made , than this cornet wo ask only 51.68 for , it is the same that other houses will charge } ou fil.OO. Ladies' will save Sic by buying this Summer Ooraot , it is always bold at 81. $2.75. We make another special ofl'oring in White and Colored Dress Kobe- ; the [ > rico is even lower than last weeks. See display in our West Show window. ENGLISH Outing Flannel , , 1Oc. These tl.jc Knglish Outing Flannels will bo on sale Monday and during-the weel ; at KJc a yard , are selling fast for bathing suits. MAIL OHDtiKS FILLED. that lust meeting1. If they wnnt to run pack- In jf establishments and suppress newspaper reports , i think it is a grand mistake. I think the.ro are a few cranks who can't niiiko u living at the business , ami who want to make out a sott Job for themselves. They nro generally the be-jt talkers , and their views are generally taken up to make them quit. " ' It they wnnt to po ahead and start one , let them do it , " said ono gentleman inter ested In ouo of the refineries , "thu sooner thov do it the sooner they will Ret exper- pcrlcnco , anil I think it will bo sere exper ience. As to withholding reports from farmers who nro feeders and shippers , wo eun't do it , anil if wo did wo would injure their trade. Kvery farmer , who feeds from ono to five loads pur year , trots not only the Chicago papers but weekly circulars , and if wo withhold them wo would be driving the trade from South Omuhu to Chicago. Not even the business of the llvo stock ship pers is worth Hint. " Another sain : "I think it Is n force. If they could have made that thing pun out , it would have been done fifteen years ago. Commission men try to keep only regular shippers posted , but n furmer who feeds and wants to ship , asks for iv market report ; of course ho Is furnished ono in writing. As to sending out men to buy , its only these linns that have no one to ship to them that do it , and that don't hurt thu trade any. As far as sending out men to solicit , it is done in Chicago and Kansas City , und South Omaha can't nlford to stay behind. It advertises the market arid helps the buyers at the same time. I think they're foolish. " Another commission man : "They are u lot of mea who can't fret along with others , and are making trouble for themselves. I thought It the rankest piece of foolishness I ov"cr know men supposed to bo In business Huilty df. The Idea of trying to keep the stock raiser in the dark as to the value of his stock is not only ridiculous , but guilty. They want to own the earth , and they don't own the stock they nro kicking about. When the men who really do the shipping of the market hoar of it , jon can bet to win , they will withdraw from the whole thing " Still another : "The louilcst-mouth men among them nro the men who want the com mission men to curry them along .all the time. The men Who couldn't get u dollar of credit at home are the men who tire talking about building rendering establishments , packing houses am ] establishing commission ilrins. They want to drawussoon as they commence buying u car of stouk and wnnt to keep on drawing until wo sell them. 1 thilik the sen timents advanced at thu meeting worn ri- diculons , though If by the slightest po.siibll- ity they could carry tltcm out , thu.vwlll kill South Omahu as u nuirkct , and themselves us business lucn. " "I never pay n bit of attention to anything such a lot of fellows say. The Idea of n few mea like these trying to dictate to n market like South Omahu. If they wcro successful they would only help to drive trndo awuy from South Om.ihu to Chicago , boL'auso If fanners could not ' < ot South Omuha reports they could get them from Chicago. " ' Thpro wasn't more than u ) iundful of them utthoiaeetlng and I know thatonaof them bad u note on fho market for f300 Which couldn't bo sold for ifV ) . Another U an unlucky buyer that has buckwl a uumt successful rival until ho has dropped his pile , unit is taking this way to get oven. As u general thing they arc a lot of business men that fulled to do n paying busmcss on business principles and are H'cli't ' ; this way to get even with their rivals. " ltA good one Is told of nn Athens minister. Is said lin was aroused QUO night recently about 11 i/clook , und upon going to the door ho wus greeted by n dark-lined. son of Africa1 upon \\ho-to arm was leaning a dusky damsel , with : " \Vhat'er yor charge to marry nig gers ! " "Three dollars , " replied the minis ter. "What'll yor charge tor marry us like whlto folks I" again asked the darky. Tlio minister replied Unit the least he usually got from this class was $ . " > . This latter mo'de was agreed upon , and the ceremony was por- formed. Thu nilnUtcrtlicn requested hU$3 , whou the negro Informed him that ho hadn't yet kUled the brldo according to wjilto folk& ! fashion. The pah- wore mai rlcd.frcn. Count Maurice Kstcrhazy has bren put under guardianship to check IiU mad extrav agance . Ho own * , free and clour of int-urn- . branccs , inoro than i''O.OOO acres of land irt Hungary , and can t.rayul in .u straight-Una more 'than ' iUy ) rnilo.v without Jiuiuiug hii estate. - . ' . ' J aupter -or- At $1O. Next week , commencing Monday , wo offer eight styles of Ladies' "VVhitaSuits , same us shown lu our went show win dow. Many of them have sold ( it.ilo.00 , iHS.UO and SJU.OO. Wo , however , se- eured for "Spot rat.li , " the balance of a nmmtfiu'turor's stock , at greatly reduced prices whk'li enable us to ollor ehoico of the lot at $10.00 a bilit. "LADIES' IS d07en Ladies' Print Wrappers in light and dark shades , cut Mother Hub- bard front and Princess back. Sizes SI to-IS. Choice $1.25. T 21 dozen Bustles known throughout Iho country as the "Hest Hustle , " in two i/es and sold usually at5eandCOc' ! ! . We oiler choice of either size at 12-5e. LADIES' ' STRIPED COTTON HOSE , 39c. Are value for ( Wo a pair. Sale all next week at .rlc ! ) a pair. Sec display in our east window. AN UNDEVELOPED SCIENCE , What Phrenologists Claim and What They Don't. SUPREME CONTEMPT FOR BUMPS. Him- One oT tlio VotorniiH Talks of the Subject Claims 116 to the Hl/.o ol' tlio Ural n Historical , Phrenology nn < ! Itumpology. I recently mot ono of the oldest expound ers of phrenology In this country , aim had * an interesting conversation with him on cranium lore. The professor , who has caressed millions of "bumps" during the last fifty ypurs , is now nn old mail , but his enthusiasm for his science shows no mark of nge. Ho is one of the flrm of Fowler & Wells of Now Yorlr , and has been at work taking inventories of people's hc.uls since 1810. Phrenology , notwithstanding the un bounded faith of its udvoeut-cs , cannot be said to Imvc icacheil the distinction of a sci ence. Many of the learned men of the day ridicule It. There Is u tradition in ono of the great eastern i olleges to the effect that one of Its gieat protestors , whoso head Is neither lalgo nor well shaped , once went to this very firm of Fowler A : Wells to obtain a chart of his mental faculties. He was examined Incog. , and tno result was not Muttering. Luti-r ho submitted to another manipulation after having given his full name with u , largo part of the alphabet denoting the honorary degrees that had been shownioJ upon him , and this tlmo he came awuy with a document showing him to bo u great man. The learned gentleman evyjr after spoke of phrenology slightingly. The veteran phrenologist said the wide spread iiluu that mental abilities arc hull- cuti > d bv cranial bumps Is wholly erroneous and has done much to retard the advance ment of the novv scinee. . In the way of rid icule all the changes have been rung on "biimpology. " One of tlio lights of fiufclUh scientilUt learning has romb.iUcd the , idea , seriously maintaining that u persuti may have u bump on his head from thickness of skull at that point und not , from ail access of brain. The professor siild Uim Is perfectly true , and therefore his profession Imd never paid any attention to bumps , thu gener.il im pression to the contrary notwithstanding. Said the phrenologist : "For more than Torty years wo huvo been trying to convince thn worlJ that , wo are not looking for 'bumps , ' but for distance from thu spinal a\is at the tup of the spinal cord to the oxtromltlcsof the brain where thu organs are located. If u line bo drawn through the head from the opening of mm car to that of tin/ other , it will pass throngh ho brain center culled the medulla oblong.ltu. The brain Is developed by libers running ; from this central point to the surface of the head , and lurgone-is of the bruin Is made by the length of thino libers , as u wagon- wheel in made large by thn length of the spokes from thii lulb. fcjomo heuds am two In'chcH Wider than'othora from the opening of ono ear to that of thu other , yet the' surfnco of ihu head hns no bumps. The lines from the opening of tno ear to Iho roof of the nosf , or to the top of the forehead , or to the top of the back head nmy in oim cranium noono inch or two Inches longer than the xnuio , lines in another , yet there iiro no external bnmbs to indicate this diffcicncc. Thus the variations in mental stmigih are indicated. Whi-ro thu riborstiro lonfr the functions will bo strong. Where the tlbei-H arc short the functions will bo weak. " ' Going into-partleulars. the old gentleman centlmicil : "Ono mtm's brains. Is mainly In front of Um rara. Ho has talent , but littio force. Another has great development bo twecn and back of thu cars , and Is short In front ; he U pusstonutc. selfish nml animal in his instincts. Ono Is ( nil and high in the top- fioud , but'stuull at the base of the bead : he U moral- , dignified , but l.lcks en- ergy. Ono.is . very longntl\o \ back-hoad and. perhaps uJVward and | forward bos. heail.is ; hUotocllal and ' BOY'S Ciogta Kilt Suits Made of fine X.ophyr Ginghamscolics In'- , It , -1 , nmlfl yours , all sizes being oll'ered at tttu each. max MISSES' GINGHAM its 70c. These are Grotohon Style , piped with Cardinal Cambric ; all blzcs ! ! , y , 4 , ( i , 8 , 10 and \ yours , all at otio prlco 70c a twit. Misses' Gingham This nlso Is Oretchen Style , trimmed with Torchon Lace , all si/es 12 to 12 years , choice ofvliich \ wo offer at 05o u suit. $1.50. Comes in either Blue or Brown tint ! trimmed with cheek of same iniuorlal and wide Torchon Lace ; all sizes " to. rb ; bale price $1.50. loving but hicks intelligence and morality. All these ditlerenco may occur without ' . ' " showing a 'bump. Speaking of well known public men , the professor said of the late Colliding that bo had u prolouml Intellect and that ho was a greater thinker than Clay. Ha had n high order of imagination , and was born to rule , and self-esteem was almost u inanliiylth him. H. F. liutlor ho ehuructerupd ns ono of the Hhurpest men in the country , but the top ot his head was about ono Inch too low. Cleveland's head indicates very plainly combntivcncss , stubbornness Bimtll imagination and ordinary intellect. There ' was a streak of honesty lu his nature a I BO , which was the chief thing to make him con spicuous in Ida party. " Explaining brain action the phrenologist as serted that the organ of tliought.sweUs with use and contracts with inaction. Thus the brain lllls the skull daring the day tnnti and contracts during sleep.Vhero the skull Is thin the brain is nctlvo and the fmbatauoa of the skull Is dissolved when the brain wants more room , and thus heads grow and brains Incrensu until a ponton Is sixty years of ago or older. The professor seemed to bo quite positive on this point , but many of our physiologists will no doubt dissent from thin view. Supporting bis fltutcmcnt In an argument which ensued ho said It was a notorious fact that the big , bald heads In a church congiegiltlon or a theater uudionco wcro much larger than the craulums of the younger men who could not wertr the hats of the former without becoming lost In them. "Tho fel/.u of the Drain , the quality being good , is the true measure of its power. " This proposition tHe professor wasn'adyto maintain against nil dlsscntcr.s. When it Was objected that many great men hud Biiiull > heads , ho argued that the quality was ex ceptionally good Und had thole hcuils'btion. larger they would have been still larger. Hut , of course , this point can uevor bo dellnitcly settled. Many people with largo heads luivo very limited abilities. Ju the OMimination of n head the first thing , said the piofcssor , is to study the temperament , to see whether It Isstroncor wualr , nctivo or dull , intoiiso or 'flabby and this Is determined by the hulr nml Ritin , the bony structnrc , the Hi/o of thu bruin as compared with the body , etc , Next the different , sections of thu head nro studied. The oxiinjiimtlon In dotilll determines which organ Is lurgwt In each group , but a person's walk , motion , general ( inpearaneo and make-up show u great deal of his character. Mo man or child thai U nn ill ioT , over bus need leijs. There is thus u physiognomy ot the vvholo body , ns well as u phv.siognpniy of thu face and head. 1'hrcnology T.TXS introduced Into this coun try by IJr Spurgluilni , ono of its foundots , In IW. Ho tinvollcd from NCAV York to Boston , stopping at Vide college , Whnro ho delivered a few courf.es of lectures , and dleJ in 1'oston on November lu , is'jj. at the ugo of Jifty-two years. Ho , was hlghly'honorud ilurin hlti brief stay by the best , tblnkera of the. time. Dr Gall of Germany wait tha founder of n'lronology. Ho studied the brnln In connprtlon Avith I'hunutor , lobkmg for similar traits In pontons whoso heads \veru alike. Slowly and patiently lie thus Icaruoct to Ircato faculty after faculty. Ho died in Puns In lsJ\ ! Spurghelm' sad vent In this coitntrv created much interest in the now science at thu tliuo. I'hrenolopy was utter n subject for dljcus. sloa in rollogu debating Houletlca. It U ra- latod that ut Aiuherst collegn thu Into Henry Ward lcochur ! was appointed on thonogutivu sldu of the question , "Is Phrenology Hull- tied to the Name of Science I" us If was thought lih wit unit eloquence would givu thcnim' ) doctrlnu its quietus. Ho procured tha works -of Spurghoinl and Com lie to Inform himsell on thu subject , and after reading them bec.ime a convert , and UIOTO- suit was ! io ctmnget ) sides and madoupow * nrful Miccch ] on.tho . alllrnmllvo bldu , llecchor , throughout bis w'holo after life. look d iipon njeu from n phroiiblozlcul Htandpolnt. Ho lcnt.hU bookft to u rulluga friend wlioso nujno wus roVlnrvho alter- wards beoimo' dosuly identified , with jihr'cp.ilugy. If i irenology Is truu It would boem to seltlo thu QUrHtlon of free will. A IXJMOJI cannot nuy inor.e help the shape of .hit hcud tmn ) hu caret He siiapo of any other part of hubody. Ho may modify , bin clmructor to some cx.te.nt , but the funduiuontul lluca coa hot Uo ulteroil , ' , Aoltl ' ' . It'you uro NorvoiUf ' anilcnriiiot Bleoi > , Irjr It ; .