THE OMAHA DAILY BEE : SUNDAY , APHIL 20 , 1890.-SIXTEEN PAGES.
' i vtrtirnno ii\ir
ODDFELLOWS' ANNIVERSARY
Boventj-fhst Anniversary of the Order in tht
United .States.
JOINT CELEBRATION OF THE EVENT
In thlft City , South Omiilm anil
Council 1 Unfix will Celebrate
Grnml Hli-o UmliMV ! ( > o < l lu bo
I'rcHUtit The Detail * .
On Thursday and Friday of this wcok the
Odd fellow lodges of this city , South Omahn
nnd Council Bluffs will celcbnitctho seventy-
llrst anniversary of the Introduction of Odd-
fellowship In this country. The went will
receive uddcd Importance from the fact that
the supreme ofllcer of the order in the world
Grand Slro and Generalissimo John C. Un
derwood , will Iw present.
A Joint committee of flvo members from
[ . _ each lodge In the three cities was appointed
tlmo ugo to make arrangements for a
\ fitting cclnbr.itlon. This committee is com
posed of the following gentlemen :
Omutia OmalinXo. : John Evans , G. A.
Bennett , Louis Hclmrod , J. W. Nlchols.F. H.
'Bryant. Uoodrich , No. HI : Gcorgo S.
Weeks , I ) . H. Miiyue , A. F. Uutcs , S. H. Pat
ten , Cadet Taylor. Allemnneii , No. 8 : G.
Strllllcr , W. Boehl , H. Grebe State , No. 10 :
N. I ! . Helm , S. , T. Larson , F. Carpenter , II.
Jackson , John Lowls. Beacon , Nc. 20 : H.
Prultt , J. M. Ivoy , Z. Stevens.
South Omaha South Omahn , No. 113 : II.
Ileyman , D. F. Ilayllss , J. II. Johnson.
Council Bluffs Twin Brother encamp
ment , No. 42 : I ) . S. Brcmicniiin , J. Ander
son , F. IU Warren. Council Bluffs , No.19 :
S. S. Keller. I ) . C. Bloomer. Gcorgo F.
Smith. Humboldt , No. 174 : J. Schicketanz ,
Henry Leffert , A. H. Sehultz. Hiiwkeyfi.No.
181 : C. II. Warren , K. B. EdgertonJ. , , F.
Spare.
This eonimittco has made arrangements
for u grand time , and the details of u long
programme have been fully arranged. Invi
tations have been Issued to till the
lodges in this Htate , and to these within
a radius of 150 miles of Council Bluffs to bo
present , as well as to the regiment of the
Pluttu anil the Iowa regiment of Patriarchs
Militant. . I { espouses have been received from
u largo number of these lodges , and It is prob
able that 11 great ninny members- will ho pres
ent from lodges which cannot attend iu a
body.
The gmnd airo will bo received at 0:30 n.
m. , Thursday at the Chicago & Northwestern
dcnot , in Council Bluffs , bv the Patriarchs
Militant nnd escorted to the hotel. At 10tO : : u.
m. the pnrado wall bo from Bayllss park
utidi'i' the supervision of the grand marshal ,
Coloni'l .1. W. Nichols , assisted bv aids. The
llrst division will bo form on rfixth street :
the second on First avenue , under Marshal
Louis Hclmrod and Assistant I , . C. Huff : the
third on Willow avenue under Marshal F. A.
Sackett and Assistant John Lewis ; the fourth
on Peurl street under Marshal George- .
Cr.ino and Assistant S. H. Pat
ten. The line of march will bo
from Buy lisa park south on Sixth street to
Fifth avenue ; east on Fifth avenue to Main
street ; north on Main street toBroadwav ;
east ou Broadway to First street ; north OH
Korth First street to Washington avenue ;
west on Washington avenue to Scott street ;
south on Scott street to Mynster street ; west
ou Mynstor struct to North Eighth street ;
. south on North Eighth street to Broadway ;
cast ou Broadway to .Fourth street ; south on
Fourth street to Willow avenue ; west on
Willow avenue to Bayllss park , when the
parade will bo dismissed.
After dinner the exorcises will IKS ut th
opt-ra house , commoncintj nt 3 o'clock , wit
Deputy ( Ji-atul Master Lewis JUiodornmn c
Iowa ns muster of coi-einoiiies. The pi
gmnimo will ho as follows :
Openlnc otlo.
Acldresb nt wolcomu In tlu > onion t < i the city b
his honor , Mayor Mncrao.
Address of wuluomo to iho Kraiul slro nn
- Ki'iiornllslsmo , John O. Underwood ,
lly Dujiuty Urand Mnnter John Kvansof Nu
lirnskn.
Musk- .
Short addresses liy thu Ki-and ollloers of lowi
anil Nebraska. OIOMI of oxcrcl-es.
Uloslni ; odu.
Music.
In the evening at a o'clock the grand sir
will holdti teceptiou at ttiQ Masonic tempi
imrlors , which will ho followed by a grain
proinunudo and hull in the Masonic hull. He
freshmcnts will ho served durini ; the evening
t'riduy morning at U o'clock the grand sir
and escort will leave Council IHutTs in cat
rhiges for a ilrlvo about Omaha. At a i > . in. :
reception will lw tendered the grand sire a
Oddfellows' hall , corner Fourteenth am
Dodge streets , l > y the members of the orde
und the Daughters ot Kebekah.
At II : ! ! ( ) p. m. the honored guest and his escort
cert will return to Council Bluffs and wll
leave in tlio evening for Dos Molnca.
K. of I .
The Bohemian translation of the Knights o
Pythias ritual , which was authorized by tin
supreme chancellor for tho-uso of Jan Hui
lodge , is nearly completed , and will soon b.i
lu lisa In the lodge. Thu work was do-no bj
Mr. U. V. Mlskovski , thoprelato of the lodge
anil Is said by all who have scon It to bo tin
best translation of the ritual over iniule
When the supreme chancellor gave his per
mission for the use of the ritual in Bohcmhu
It was with the understanding that the en
tire cost of the translation , and printing waste
to ho berne by the lodge , and it was also stlp
ulatcd that only four copies wore to bo nr.ulo.
The expense Involved in printing the ritual it
book form was estimated nt about fcMO , and it
was thcruford decided to have the four copies
inudo by the hectograph process , As then
will bo over a hundred pages in the work II
will take some tlmo to complete it.
Siuco it was announced in Tun BUB several -
" oral weeks ago that Jan Hus lodge had
been given permission to print the
ritual in Bohemian , letters Imvo been received
from H lodge lu Cleveland and from anothei
in Chicago , seeking to obtjiin copies of the
translation , but this was of course liuposal-
ble. The led o In the latter place has been
ujlug a Bohemian translation for .somo time ,
but the work of Mr. Mlskovski being so fui
auH'i-ior | to the Chicago article , the ledge do-
Klreil to obtain it. A number of lodges were
In contemplation among the Bohemians in thu
western part of thostuto , provided they could
obtain the translation , but under the present
conditions this could not bo done.
The members of Jan Hus ledge feel slighted
nt the action of the supreme chancellor and
the supreme ledge iu this matter. Thov suy
that at the last session of the supreme ledge
nn appropriation of $ ! 00 was made for the
translation of the ritual in the German lan
guage und they think they are entitled to
equal consideration.
, lan Hits ledge was organized about eight
een months ago and started out under
the most favorable auspices , The members
state that the grand chancellor . II. Love ,
gave them to understand that they would bo
given permission to use the ritual lu Bohein-
iun ana a translation was accordingly inudo
by Mr. Mlskovski. The lu > l v. Increased rap
idly , purchased the tlnc.st outlit of parapher
nalia in this section and was soon in excellent
lluunclnl condition , when it was Informed
that the ritual must bo used In English or In
HOIIIO language already sanctioned by the su-
iirome lodgo. As a largo number of t no mem
bers and the miulldutcs in view wore not Mif-
llclently conversant with KnglUh to thoroughly -
oughly understand und appreciate the work ,
the lodge came almost to H standstill and
their Bohemian ritual was consigned to the
Hmnos.
At the last Bcsstou of the grand ledge the
jvpresontutlves to the supreme lodge were In-
dtmeted to lay tlio matter before that body
with a view to having favorable action taken
on It but the members of Juu Hus ledge do
not feel greatly encouraged us they state that
one of thorepresi'ututrves Is opposed to the
scheme.
I'y Mi Inn XotcH.
A new lodge is being formed ut Lincoln nd
Will Iw Instituted within u tow weeks.
A. division of the Uniform Hank Is to ha
organized by members of the lodges ut Cen
tral city and Clurks. The o two towns nro
uUuui bUteen mllus upurt und the members
pruiHteo to organize u strong division und will
fc' " to Milwaukee to attend the encampment.
in < iulrlc a iv being made ns to the much-
t.iUed-of ! Pythian temple ut Lincoln. Several
ago it wu uuuouucod with u yrcat
iinnruvi building
that $
IlourHh of trumpets a $100,000
would IK erected nt onco. I'lutix were madoj
nnd subscriptions' of stock opened , but noth
ing further has been he.ird of the project A
prominent member of the order nuggestod the
other day that perhaps the proposed bulMlnp
had shared the fate of Omaha's ' grand avstk
hall.
hall.The grand chancellor has been notified that
Tom Potter division No. "S ot O'Neill will nt-
tend the encampment nt Milwaukee. The di
vision will have forty members In line and
will bo accompanied by ninety O'Neill citi
zens , momlM.'rs of the order , their wives and
friends. SleetKJi-s have been engaged for the
trip , und will bo gully decorated for the occa
sion.
During I8SO overono hundred aud fifty new
sections of the endowment runic were Instituted
hundred member admitted
tuted , nearly thirty-five
mitted , and an endowment of $7,100,000 added
to the rank. During the same time MOS,000
was paid lo iHinellciarles of deceased fourth
class monitors. Since the beginning of that
clnsi , In 1WI , over eH)0Xi ( ) ( ) ) has been distrib
uted for death benefits. Fourteen now sec
tions were Instituted between December 1
nnd 1 lost , nnd a total ot fortv-four since the
close of lust quarter. Since iJcramuur 1 ! WO
members hnvo lieen admitted and an endow
ment of V ! , ( XX ) has been added. The total
membership of the endowment rank now
numbers 21,000 , and thoumountof endowment
Major. ! . B. Powell , the general solicitor of
the endowment rank who has been In the city
for several davs , lectured to n largo meeting
of Pythiaus of the city nt the Pythlnn hall
Wednesday night.
O. S. C.
At the meeting of the Chin Gordon No. 03 ,
Onler Scottish Clans Tuesday night , a letter
was read which had been received by Mr.
Frank Cantlic , In reply to ono written to the
duke of Hichmond nnd Gordon informing
him that the elan In Omaha had selected his
luimo for thuir banner. The letter was us
follows :
Uooiiwnon. CIIICHESTKH , March 21 , isoo.
Di-tir Sir : I have to neknowledgo the receipt
nf your letter of February IT ? Informing mo of
Iho formation of a elan In iho city of Omaha.
It N moil gratify lug to Und the name of GUI-
mm has been selected.
I wish It every prosperity and shall bo very
Kind to hear that the member * are successful
In nil tholr undertakings. Yours respectfully ,
RICHMOND & l.oiuio.N.
After the reading of the letter the duke was
made an honorary member of the elun und the
secretory was instructed to notify him to that
jffcct. _
( mud Coiiiinaiulory Knlfjht.s Templar.
This grand coiuinaudery Knights Templar
3f Nebraska hold its annual conclave at
Hastings on Tuesday and Wednesday of last
iveek. The session opened nt 4 p. in. Tues-
luy and closed at 10 u. m. Wednesday after
in all night session. A largo amount of
routine business was transacted and a telc-
jram was sent to Mrs. John A. Logan in
Omaha with the compliments of the com-
tiiiindcry , in acknowledgement of the courte
sies extended by her during the national
triennial conclave at Washington lust Octo-
ijcr. The following officers of the grand
Miutmindery for the ensuing year were
'leeted and appointed during the progress of
the conclave :
Sir Lewis M. TCecnc , Fremont , grand com-
minder ; Sir Lewis II. Korty , Omaha , deputy
mind commander ; Sir Edgar C. Salisbury ,
Beatrice , grand generalissimo ; Sir John D.
Moore , Grand Island , grand captain general ;
3ir Hov. Dean Whitnmrsh , Norfolk , grand
.irelnte . ; Sir Charles M. Carter , Lincoln ,
{ rand senior warden ; Sir James A. Tulleys ,
lied Cloud , grand Junior warden ; Sir James
3. France , Omaha , grand treasurer ; Sir Wll-
.him . H. Bowen , Omaha , grand secretary ; Sir
3sboiiic , Bluir. grand standard bearer ; Sir
I'lioinasC. Shelley , Falls City , grand sword
nearer j Sir A. K. Williams , York , grand
ivardeu ; Sir C. B. Finch , Kearney , grand
: ; ipUiin of the guard. The next session ot the
jrund comnmndery will bo held at Kearney.
During the night session the members of
Ml. Nebo , the local commandery , served
lunch in the banquet room , during the pn
gross of which Sir. F. Benedict oxtendc
the visitors a cordial welcome.
During recess Tuesday the members of th
grand commandery were driven about tli
city by u committee- from the homo con
mundery.
A. F. & A. ] > F.
It is probable that soon another fine bulk
ing will ho added to the number already i
Omaha. The erection ot a beautiful Mason !
Lcmplo on the site occupied by the preset
Freemason's hall has been contemplated fi
some time. Tlio building is still cncumbcrc
somewhat , but the prospects are very fuvoi
nblo for a speedy removal of the debt , an
when that Is done , it is stated that steps wi
i > o taken towards the erection of a built
ing which will bo a credit to the fratornit
ind an ornament to the city. The prcsci
Imllding will bo torn down uud the now ou
erected on the site. It isargued ? that thei
will bo no diniculty in renting all the room
in the building , as the locality will Do ono c
the most desirable in- the city in a few years
Urand Custodian Leo P. Gillette held
edge of instruction at Geneva tlio fore pui
of last week , which was attended by all th
edges in the county. On the llith lust.
banquet was given to the visitors , and u gen
cnerul good tinio concluded the exercises.
jr. AV. f A.
J. C. Hoot , the founder and head consul o
ho order of Modem Woodmen , visltei
Dnmhn camp , No. VJO , Wednesday evening
L'hero was n largo attendance of mcmDers
icarly one hundred being present , uud th
uoetlng wus a very interesting one. Tin
vork was exemplified and four candidate
voro adopted. Mr. Hoot addressed the lodgi
n an instructive manner aud the ledge thei
idjourned to a neighboring restaurant whoii
a most delicious banquet was served.
K. G. 10.
Lieutenant General Louis E. Stllz of tin
nllltnry branch , Knights of the Golden Eagle
topped in this city early in the week on hii
vay to institute the grand eastlo ot Colorado
j'rom theneo ho goes to the coast and will re
urn to Omaha early in May to institute (
< rund eastlo for Noliraska in this city. Hi
expressed great satisfaction nt the llourishlni
oiulltlon in which ho found' the order ii
Dnuihu. ,
Bridgeport , AIn.
Bridgeport Land nnd improvement com
tuny have an attractive ad in this issue.
-Bridgeport is situated at the entrance ol
ho Soqimtehlo valley , the natural gate tt
hat rich section of Kast Tennessee , when
ho close proximity of coal. Iron and llmostom
mikes Bridgeport , standing nt the head ol
ow water navigation of the Tennessee rivei
he most desirable as u manufacturing ccntei
n the south. It has three railroads und borne
hlrty or forty trains n day.
BrldgoKrt | has as its promoters nnd officers
Itizens of sterling worth and character , anil
hey propose to do for it what has not been
louo for any other new town of the great
rrowing south. They will have their sale
'rom May 0 to 10 , at which tlmo they
vill have n collection of represeutliiB
'ttlzcus ' of the union ; men who
omo as permanent Investors , but not as
ittaehos to anv wild uud speculative scheme ;
hey como with a view of growing up with the
own and taking advantage of the great op-
xu'tunlty offered , nnd these that full to at-
end the Bridgeport sulo miss the most lin-
wrtuut that has ever been offered in the
Besides n great forest of diversified woods.
vhleh affords n great tlpportunlty for all
irunches of manufacturing In that line , thev
lave the most fertile valleys In any country
'Utsldo ' iho Mississippi bottoms the Inrgi t
leld to the uero is the Teuuojseo valley
[ elds.
Thus Bridgeport has every essential elo-
nent to make n manufacturing city , l > c.sldcs
ill the iidvuntugcs of the situation as regards
nw freight rates , etc. . to make it a grout
hipping and commercial center.
The wiilo territory between the Yui
Out nnd the Copper rivers in Aluskn , n
rnot us yet entirely unknown to the
lvili/ed world , la to bo thoroughly ex-
iloreil by an expedition of ui'tiHta nnd
niters.
Look to the West.
The next large city on the Missouri river.no
ouht , will bo the new capital of South Ia >
oto. The location of Plurro U such that us
wholesale dUlrlhuthig center It has mini )
nrltory tributary to it than tiny city went of
lilctvgo. In looking westward wo see u grand
ponlng for trade in the rich farming und
lock couutry'of the Sioux tvservutiou uow
'TIS ' NOT A BED OF ROSES ,
Mrs. Harrison Talks About Her Life at the
White House.
SOME QUESTIONS SHE -13 ASKED ,
Queer Letters AVIiloh the Malta Bring
to the Lady of the Whlto
House A. Beautiful
Home LITe.
tfopj/rfo/if. /
The white house Is the goal of every politi
cian's ambitions , and his wife has dreams of
an existence behind its pillared portico for
which Arcadia Is too small and poor a word ,
livery one of them has views upon how they
would order and enjoy llfo In the mansion ,
but It Is a question whether the reality could
equal any of those anticipations ; whether the
white house Is a bed ot roses for Its occu
pants.
Mrs. * ti runt owns that the eight happiest
years of her llfo were these passed within the
white house. Not all her predecessors and
successors own to so much ; for while there Is
the gratification of all pride and ambition for
their lieges , there are many things that offset
and make the cost of such a station. While
every ono approaches the whlto house family
with deference , smiles , and apparent friend
liness , and say only kind and flattering
things , all the undercurrent of unfriendly
comment and criticism comes to them , too ,
in different ways.
"Anybody can do all Uio president's wife
lias to do and succeed , " said a cabinet officer's
wife. "Ever-ono goes to the whlto house
[ irimed full-ot remarks , too , and then ) Is al-
ivays such a lot of people there that the presl-
.lent's wife only needs to say , 'So happy to
liuvo met you. ' and 'good-morning' or 'good-
evening' to them. Now , it she had to sit
lown and make conversation with .these people
ple , and return their calls and Uillc , then , too ,
iho would have a chance to make blunders
ind do real work. "
The mistress of the white house says : "I
, vish people would not be afraid of mo. There
s nothing in my appeuvanco to frighten or
ongue-tio people , or never used to bo ; but
mil of the people who come uro so cmbar-
assed and excited that they do not seem to
tnow what-they are about , "and ono has not'
ime enough in the crush to quiet them or put
hem ut their ease. "
The ( laughter of a foreign minister once
iaid : "Whenever I go to the white house I
invo such a flight. My heart jump * out of
ny body when I get near the blue room , my
, 'olco fails , and I am almost unconscious of
vhut I am doing until the greetings are past.
Such time I sco the president lain as nervous
ind frightened as tlio very llrst time I was
nvsented to her majesty. " She told this to a
icnator's daughter , who looked at her eu-
lously and could not understand the English
[ irl's inborn reverence and awe of a ruler ;
nit scores of people experience the same
orrors. There are stories of oftlce-bcekers
icing admitted to the president's oral library ,
LIU ! while they waited such an awful stage
right came upon them that they could only
itutter and mumble a few words of their
eng arguments and take precipitate leave of
ho kindly and quiet man who was ready to
Lsten to them.
The want of privacy is what President
larrison's family and past occupants have
omplained moat of. The white house itself
s as freely open and public jis any public-
mllding in the city , according to the unwrit-
en and inviolable law of custom. The pub-
icity of the president's life Increases with
he growth of. the American press. With
nich campaign and administration more
space in the papers Is given up to the most
intimate personal lifo and the daily doings of
such victims. Their portraits are. met every
where , and every time the president turns
round , or his wife changes her dress , it is
recorded across the whole country. A tile of
old newspapers will show how recently and
rapidly this personal chronicling has grown
up , and past presidents had a family and per
sonal lifo of comparative privacy.
"Tho papers tell you all more of ourselves
than we know , " wrote Mrs. Harrison to a
friend shortly alter the election ; "but it saves
us much letter-writing. I grew quilo tired of
the Harrisons during the campaign , and I
hardly know how the country could have
stood much more of it. 1 never before knew
how great and good and accomplished I was ,
and if another one had taken up a pen I
should Imvo claimed the wings ami-mounted.
I know all that my obituary would say. "
"The press has been uniformly kind , al
most too kind to us. " said Mrs. Harrison a
few days since. "I sometimes think though
that the press has gone mad by the questions
reporters pvit to me. In the midst of the
campaign some ono came to know if'mar
riage was a failure.1 For myself , decidedly
not. Then a woman came out to Indianapo
lis to ask if 'the bustle should go.1 Another
ono wanted to know if I thought 'women
should propose. ' A dozen have como and
Imvo written to ask which blossom I pre
ferred for the 'national llower.1 Others have
sought mo out to know if 'women uro happy , '
and 'what should bo the ago of the modern
brido,1 and who should wear the decollete
dress. ' The patent underwear and the dress
reform people como often. The last of all
the conundrums was from some ono mystified
by the funny man's allusions In the news
papers , who wanted to know If 'tho president
ate pie.1
" 'Yes , ' said the president , 'and I will ap
peal to the country OH that issue and bo sup
ported. '
"Then the people who want cooking recipes
to print or to sell at their church fairs I They
print them , and I read critical comments from
all parts of the country. "
"And the cnuy quilt pcoplol"
"You might as well shako a red rag at a
bull us suv crazy quilt to me. I thought the
crazy quilt rage was over years ago , but it
seems to bo at its height Just now. They
write to mo for scraps of my dresses by hun
dreds , and the census must bo in the thou
sands now. Happy Martha Washington and
Dolly Madison , with no ono making crazy
quilts In tneir days ! They send mo squares
of silk , and ask mo to write my nanio on them
iiml to got the ladies of the cabinet families to
do the same , and they scold mo if I do not
hurry about it , or if 1 decline , as I invariably
do , without response. "
The pensioners wrlto to Mrs. Harrison to
know why there Is a delay In their getting
their papers ; and the people who address the
president and receive no answer , or else a
note from Private Secretary Halford , write
to ask Mrs. Harrison to lay the subject
before the president. In every such
: MLSO , whnther written or verbal ,
Trom oldest friend or any one , the members
jf the president's family absolutely refuse to
prefer requests for offices or favors to him.
1'hoy see how worn and harrassed ho Is with
.ho all-day siege for offices , and they will not
ifwil his little rest or pearo in the private
wilt of the house by anything of that kind.
I'hoso who ask such favors cannot and will
not sco the delicacy and the justice of the
ladles' course , and with every such appeal
iniuto to them Mrs. Harrison and Mrs. KcICeo
have a sinking at heart in fear of an enemy
made by their refusal.
The tomporunco people call and wrlto and
exhort Mrs. Harrison as if she were an aban
doned sinner , and they talk to her of Mrs.
Huyos and hold up Mrs. Hayes as an exam
ple , until she must soon dread to hear the
name of that good woman , who was In a way
related to her. If there were an open bar in
the whlto house some of the exhorlers could
not bo more anxious and earnest. The presi
dent and Mrs. Harrison , who arc ten > | > erate
in all things , have only followed established
social usages , and set before their guests
what is usual and proper.
livery charity and every begging schema
appeals to Mis. Harrison , and thrco times the
president's salary would not meet these re
quests. From building a tombstone for Mary ,
the mother of George Washington , or a Lucy
Hayes memorial temple , down to sending a
photograph , aud a dollar to buy the frame for
It , to some strange correspondent , every ono
appeals to her. Many of the begging letters
are from poor and ignorant people , and uro
really prayers addressed to the highest
earthly power they know for help , when their
other pruyors have not been answered. Kvery
fair and charitable entertainment within fifty
uillos begs her attenuunre. Actors and nrtbu
cull and uhk that the president's family call
uud attend their performance * , muslclaus and
elocutionists mid Infant prodigies want to bo
hoard in the whlto house parlors , and it is
diniciut to decline these kind offers that
would result In so much benolit to these IH.-I-
formers , All the emulative methods of rais
ing money for charities have been tried , by
Mr * . HurrUou to scud 10 cents or { 1 ,
and mall the enclosed UHTiiks to ten more t > eo
pie , who will keep on widening tha circle o
contributors by tens.
Mrs. Harrison's mall lw dally curiosity , a :
well ns an inlllctlon , The cranks In evur.i
part of the country write to her , and some o :
the loiters pass beyond crankery. WUPU tin
paper ; ! announced that the whlto house wiw
overrun with ants , scores of recipes came foi
ridding the pjace ofTuftj pe ts , and In px t
scripts the writers suRfce.ited the rewards
they would Uko for this volulttary kindness
a sum of money , a slllcslu'ss , or a postontce.
At the tlmo of the nit Invasion rvclpoa for rat
poisoning and packages of rut iwlsoii came
dally. The letter writers are often imperil
ncuL They ndvlso Mw. Harrison not to sign
her mums as Carrie , notuo bang her hair , and
not to become worldlyjthlnded. The petitions
for autographs and photographs are equal to
the rra/y-quilt nppeal.f ; Anxious mothers
ask her to make out n list of books that she
would advise u young girl to road. Another
mother wrote that her promising young son
had dreamed that Mrs. Harrison had sent
him a violin.aTho solution of the dream was
In the postscript , of 'course ' , aud provided for
the drcanfs coming time by giving
full directions for sending an express package
to their country cross roads. Boxes of
home-made candy , requesting orders for the
white house table nuid an opinion of their
merits. A prize letter came from the south
at the time of the holidays , and when de
ciphered read : .
1'rcs. Mrs. llciijanflii Harrison T am very
desirous to gut a Now Years present from
WiiahluKtoti I'ltty and consekiicntly have lo-
Diitt'd on you for tin * pK'sont. ns I Klvo all the
iild 1 could to glvu Mr. llurrl.-oii thu president
ulllce. My son , . caiit hU llrst and only
vole for IlarrlMm thrnuKh my Inlliienco , and
iniiiiy. many othurs. mid now a New \curs
keepsake from you will IxMilglily appreciated.
If you respond to my dvslru please tin not uv-
liri'.s' * It IIH I have vowed never to puy express
ik'aln unless I could ni't to see what Ipald for.
o pay the express when you ship thu present
< o Unit 1 will not have tn hfiiko my vow. A
truss pattern , or anything , Yore true friend ,
Mns. O. W. .
The women of some association or club will
A'rlto a testimonial to Mrs. Harrison , and by
.ho tlmo an acknowledgment goes from the
ivhlte house , discord and disunion has arisen
, n the sisterhood , and each faction writes her
: heir version of how things stand , and berate
) iio another warmly. "She ought never to
nwo held the office , " wrote ono club member
jf another. "Sho has no social position , and
icr husband Is only u letter carrier. " There
, viis a line bit ot democracy , aud a Hue thing
.o send to the mansion of the chief ot the
and of the free , of liberty and equality ! Of
: ourso four-llfths of Mrs. Harrison's mall
; oes straight to the waste basket , and not all
> f It even meets her eye. as those V-ho attend
x ) her mall know the signs of a crank Intul-
.Ively. With the Hood of such rubbish com-
ng daily , it has been an exceptional bit , a
; em of craukcry , that is saved for Mrs. Har-
ison's "eccentric ille" of letters :
Whatever the occupants of the white house
mvo done in this and past administrations ,
.here is sure to be adverse [ criticisms. The
iamo people , too , who had so much fault to
hid when President Arthur changed the
! otichnicu's livery to light drab , criticised
vheu Mrs. Harrison made it dark geen.
'resident Grant was berated for driving four
lOrscs , and President Harrison gets it for
Iriving ono ou his afternoon excursions
o the suburbs. Tho.su who never
init criticism because President Cleveland
lodged himself in behind a sovereign's etl-
tuetto , and attended dinners in none but the
LOUSOS of his cabinet officers , are displeased
ecauso President Harrison lias reverted to
he simpler , more common-sense republican-
am of the old line.
Dealing with the members of the press is a
nest difficult and delicate task , and the mis-
ress of the white houvj need not be envied
hatsharo of her responsibilities. A tactless
r ungracious course tliero has ruined the
hanees and the popularity of too many pco-
ilo in official lite. How to meet all the re-
uests from that sourctk'to answer or parry
11 their questions , sensible and nonsensical ,
iroper and improj > er , civil and impertinent ,
equires more discrotlo'fulhan is given to the
verugo woman. For { ho lirst few months
ftcr the nomination and the inauguration
the ladies of the family were simply looked
at. The reporters wanted to see Mrs , Harrison
risen and Mrs. McKce , and no third person
could do. To women of their common sense
and natural refinement this being elevated to
the level at something various in a glass case ,
to bo stared at faceto'.faf'e , was trying aud
not too flattering , ' Airs. Harrison 1ms
gradually nasscd tljo Aumrvicwing depart
ment over to Mrs. McKee now ,
and her tact , patience and amiability
have made editors , correspondents , and re
porters her friends. It is she who goes down
to see the scribes from other cities , who
shows them the greenhouse and gives them
flowers , and who answers as to what Mrs.
Harrison thinks of the world's fair .site , and
of divorce , and whether a mayonnaise should
bo made with lemon Juiceortan-.igon vinegar.
"O , " said one of them with confusion when
Mrs. Harrison herself appeared , "I did not
mean to trouble you or to take up your time !
Mrs. McKee is always so good naturtsl aud
obliging , aud Just laughs these questions off
so nicely that wo do not mind coming to her
with them. "
"I cannot sco how any ono can have his
head turned by elovatlou to a higher office , "
said Mrs. MclCeo. "You only have to live m
Washington a very little time to see what it
is wortti , and the ups and downs of official
life. If my head shows signs of being turned
I hope my father will lock me up. "
Mrs. Harrison and Mrs. McICc-c , while as
proud and fond of the two McKco babies as
any grandmother and mother , have been not
a little been annoyed by the constant and ri
diculous allusions to the president's little
grandson , who is not entitled to bo called
Baby McICcc , when there Is the little sister
younger than he. "It Is not possible for Gen
eral Harrison to think more of his grandson
than I do of mine , " said a fond grandfather ;
"but I'd want to hurt some ono if our inno
cent little fellow had to bo treated so in the
newspapers. "
The president's family ore all people of
common sense and cannot fall to bo annoyed ,
and after the campaign and elections -have
passed , it would lw only rational for the
newspapers to get a now Joke. Only ono edi
tor , so far as known , has issued n general
order to his staff that Baby McKee shall not
bo mentioned except in the line of legitimate
news and happenings , and then , as Mrs , Me-
ICco's oldest child is Benny MclCeo , and the
baby is Mary McKee , accuracy must bo rc-
3H > cted by the would-bo funny men.
Imagination pictures the presidential fam
ily as living on the plunacle of splendor and
luxury. Any other house in town almost
affers more real comfort to its occupants , and
there a hundred houses where more art mid
luxury are found in the finish and fittings.
1'ho family have no living room or sitting
room that is private aud their own save the
; ml of the draughty corridor upstairs. The
ifflccs have absorbed so much of tho. house
that only ono bedchamber can bo set apart
for the guests whom they may wish to enter-
lain. Much of the table service is plated
ivare , the cariwts uro often turned , and the
mrtuius patched. Mrs. Harrison says anx
iously , "If wo can afford now curtains this
rear , " quite as If she were a housekeeper
ivlth n husband on n slender salary instead of
; ho mistress of the whirls house , that has to
K > furnished and cardd' for out of beggarly
ippropriatlons doled out by the stupid aud
itingy legislators ot the''greatest and richest
louutry on earth. . KfiiAM.ui.
An Absolute Cure.
The ORIGINAL ABIV/TINK OINTMKNT
Is only put up In largo ute ounce tiu boxes ,
and Is an absolute cure lor all sores , burns ,
wounds , chapiKHl hands nnd all skin eruptions ,
Will positively euro all 'kinds of piles. Ask
for the ORIGINALTAIHKTINK OINT-
MKNT. Sold by Goodman Drug company ut
' . ' cents per box by mail yo cents.
A Novql , $ ult.
Iii Zurich , Switzerland , the other iluy
ono of the luw courta xiloDod a novel enso.
A beggar who open < < d the garden guto
in front of iv house whfero ho intended to
auk for relief was attuckud by the watch
dog und billon in tlrt loft arm. Soon
uftorwiird ho commenced suit against
the owner of the place , calling for
heavy damages , on the ground that the
womid ho had received rendered him
permanently unable to earn hl living.
The defense was that ho could bog.just
as well aH over , and that the injury in
question , far from being u disadvantage ,
only increased the chances in his pro
fession. Uut the court held that the
proprietor ot the house is responsible for
the security of the people who 'como to
visit him , oven when tno object of the
visit is to api > eal to Ids generosity. So
the beggar won the unit.
A fan made of human hair is displayed
at a London btore. Krcn what appears
to bo beautiful lace ( ringing the bticks
is real hair.
CAUSE OF "WINTER CHOLERA11
Microbes of .La Grippe , Lying Dormant ,
Pest r and Breed Disease ,
A PREVALENT DISTRESSING MALADY
Tlio-to Who Treated La Grippe In n
CnrolcHH or Flippant Manner Arc
Now Heaping the Hesiiltn
or Their Folly.
Spring U nt hand , but Iho slorm king
lingers , and would fain turn Inlo frost the
soft-footed vernal showers. Wo are , per-
Imp * , all of us still hibernating , still clad In
the comforting llaiincls and cosy woolens , the
habiliments of winter. If any of us have
abandoned these for the less cumbersome
garb of spring , the change has been found
premature , as abundantly tcsllfy the vaguely
or well-defined chills , neuralgic or rheumatic
pains coursing through the body.
The lines of demarcation between the
seasons here are not very clearly drawn , nor
yet is it n gradual transition f win ono season
to another. Atmospheric conditions vary
suddenly within wide limits , and leave us
subject to alternate hout and cold , dry ness and
humidity , as well as to n consldorsblo rise
und fall In density. Yet the comparatively
lilgh degree of healthiness of this latitude
Is unquestioned. If we search Iho basis of
this sanitary excellence we find it of telluric
Drlgin. The soil Is ever thirsty , never sod-
Ion. Water flowing from not very nltltudin-
nis uplands Is largely imbibed by the hill
sides before it readies the valleys. Reaching
the level it supplies a rich vegetation , but
Clover collects In pools or lacunas to become
.he nidus for the larvae and spores of a
nyriad of Infectious insects , parasites and
'ungi. True , it is absent as a factor in the
wauty of our landscapes , the pleasant
Jlcndlng of land and water occurring but sel-
lom In Nebraska scenery. And this a want
{ ocnly felt by many. An effort to supply it
n his own case was made by the owner of a
hie farm In the western part of the state ,
situated on the farm is a pretty little vallov
iradled in the lap of gently rising hills. A
lelightful spot for an artificial hike , thought
he owner. So an outlay of expense and labor
vas made. But the undertaking was a fail-
ire , the porous soil would absorb all the
vater poured uixm it.
But conversely this condition is our safe-
; mml against many diseases which are provu-
ent elsewhere. That wo have had some epi-
Icmic zymotic diseases , ( witness tvphold
ever in ISSf ) is not the fault of nature , but
an l > e attributed wholly to the use of innle-
Icent well water and the culpubilttv of a
'
anitary system which permitted the 'use of
vater from disease-spreading wells. If anv
uch uro still in use , it would be well for the
unitary board to make a rigid investigation
.nd eliminate the sumo from further service.
, 'ho writer was the first to publicly suggest
he expediency of closing such fountains of
leath , In an article on "Typhoid Fever , " pub-
Ished in 18SS in an Omaha daily. Much good
i-us done unco in the proper direction ,
.ml much remains undone.
We huvs seen tliero that the morbific agents
a our midst come not so much from the soil
s from the atmosphere , but let it bo remom-
lercd , that disease germs originating in the
oil elsewhere , may be carried by air currents
11 all directions. The latter part of this as-
ertion is realized in the dissemination of that
iteresting and not trilling malady la grippe
r influenza. It is probable , though not prov-
iij that this disease is of zymotic or parasitic
origin ; that it springs from the soil. But the
principle of the disease has thus fur eluded
the most careful and diligent search.
As a microbe its mode , of traveling is orig
inal. Cnliko other known bacteria , which
migrate from place to place on the prevailing
winds , this minute , attenuated particle , rises
superior to its fellows and varys its course
apparently at will in the rurified atmosphei-o
above the play of wind anil weather.
The proof of this rests , in the fact that the
disease spread itself contrary to the prevail
ing air courses. Very few of us have , during
the winter , escaped a severe or a mitigated
attack of this disease. And though it has
l > een the rule to treat it carelessly and speak
of it flippantly , yet it bus contributed an
unlocked for quota to the mortuary list.
Many have withstood n course of the disease
without any very irksome results. Munv
others find themselves debilitated or subjects
of a persistent intestinal flux , rheumatism or
neuralgia which latter range throughout the
entire body , now in the heels , now shooting
and lancinating or throbbing and aching in
the arms , back or legs. As a rule , the sub
jects of these unwonted manifestations are
ignorant of the cause. They forgot even that
they have had "la grippe. " Let it bo known
then that these are sequelae or after-effects
of an attack of influenza. Yes , but the v sav :
"I had la grippe two months ago. It lo'ft liiu
two months ago. " I answer this by saving
the microbes of the disease spent their vital
force two months ago , bat they now lie dead
in their tracks , festering in the trenches.
That they thus block up the channels of life ,
retard the blood circulation , irritate the
nervous system and disturb the functions of
the secretory glands. And thus you have
explained the causation of "winter"cholera"
and the other maladies mentioned. If the
gentle reader experiences any of these un
toward effects the writer suggests no treat
ment , but earnestly exhorts him to consult
his family physician who will speedily give
him the desired relief. F. 1C. M. , M. D.
Itauhelor.
Elon Booth , a miserly bachelor who
died nt Newton , Conn. , could not bear
the idea of leaving his wealth behind
him , but when ho found ho was obliged
to do so he willed the property BO that
no one can spend H for fourteen years. At
the end of this time it will go to his
brother's grandchildren. The estate is
valued at $100,000. Booth once walked
from Now York to Newton to save $1 for
passage , and during bin entire lifetime
denied himself every thing but actual no-
uessities in order to acuumulatu a for
tune.
Ono of the most remarkable suicides re
corded In the annals of self-destruction oc
curred near Chlquet , N. B. , recently , Before
fore committing the rash act , the se'lf-mur-
flerer , W. 11. T. Jones , dug his grave and
placed a rough coffin of Ills own make at the
bottom. The dirt from the grave was kept
from rolling back into the excavation by
Ixiurdn held in place by a trigger , to which a
string was attached. Everything Inrcudl- *
ness , the deliberate Mr. Joues , us subse-
nuont developments revealed , got tn the cof.
nil , took n dose of poison , and then pulled the
Htring and was buried beneath ton of dirt.
Imported Millinery.
120 North IBth Str-oct.
A Ilaro Chance to Vl.-lt
CHICAGO , LOUISVILLE , NASHVILLE ,
CINCINNATTI ,
LOOKOUT MOUNTAIN
aucl Uio UaitMlcliU of the Army nf tlio Teimcma
AUvuUliig Uio OpOHhin Salt * at
NORTH CHATTANOOGA.
FORTUNES FOR INVESTORS IN THE
REVIVING SOUTH.
nxtrnorillnury I.nvv llulo , u'ooj ( or llilrtf
d.iy , to leave ( liU-aRv ) , April Wlh , IHW.
forineinlK'nlill ) l > l > ly not latvi than April 21 to
loin ! SKumslilp Aici'iil * . or I' . , M A hU I1 U.U. Agruu
nt Ht. 1'jMl , Mlmc . p < ilii. U Crot . MiulUon , fill-
waukne. imbmiur , IHJ Molnri niul Omaha , ur
O.IMUI.SI.V : .v HIA ic HI : , iiunur ,
ftM I.uHallu Hlrrel , C'blcDKO.
SeivtfordcicrfpUre Iwoka uuj cirtuUrs ,
WONDERFUL
Perfection at Last
Royal Oil Stones and Ranges
Has Oil and te Stones
-NO SMELL NO DANGER-
WE HAVE A CATALOGUE SEND FOn ONE.
The ImmlsomcMt nnd ntc t nunimcr cook stovoi ami rnngvi extant , full nlcklo ti named anil you will
mo what wo tnjr wlit'n jroit Kit > the in
You Can't Blow Thorn Out nnd You Cnn't Blow Thorn Up
ml tliero U i > u ltlvelr
--NO SMELL NO DANGER
If yon rmi't rail to ec them , ilrup ,1 rostal forllluitrnliMcalaloKUQ. Wo will make a present of nn Allo
HI stove to any ono who can
BLOW IT OUT OR BLOW IT UP--
lira * wo remarked ln'Core , tin-re Is
-NO SMELL NO DANGER-
Our Catalogue Tells About U
The Atlm Stove burn * a beautiful nnd | > un erfnl bluu Ininnon flame. Three li < i . And
-NO SMELL . NO DANGER-
You Can't Blow Them Out and You Can't Blow Them Up.--
Send for our Catalogue
We sell Cntnllno Stovi'1 fur n llvlnjt.Vc luivc ! tlio ho t mnilo. Uut only careful poriulH Mmuld 11.10
icm. Our Oil Stoves ro perfect , for the moil sensitive noMtrll can delect
" And the most timid person
QI\/IC"l I
fcOIVlE.ll _ ( .MII use tin-in with lutily ImpiiMO \ \ \ U F4AMOE7D .
nllyii3tliiiolsulM > )
We have a Catalogue Describing Them. Send for It
The Ornamental Oil Stove * and HIIIIKI' * can he run on
Five Cents Worth of Oil n Day.
. cook with all tluur.i ami window * npen In the Mrnngcal
Think of It , five cnnti a day. Ilmtipkeopen can . . .
raft they can Und. Oiin cook In n hurricane If iiccc.inary. A.i
YouCan't Blow Them Out and You Can't Blow Thorn Up---
mi'.l . If yone.in't e omo nnd see
All onclo'ed. nnd n < wo mild once before , we have n catnloKiio to you.
> urclf that then ) lit ponlttvely
-NO SM.ELL " NO DANGER-
Headquartcrs for Summer Cooking Stoves.
Nebraska Fifrnittfre Company
i o
32O and 32.2 North IGth © tront.
MISS
B
H
n
( Ltito with Stoni Bros. , Now York , )
Latest Styles
In the store vrith Hoyman & Dclchca ,
1518 and 1520
Farnam St. , Omaha
GAS , OIL AND GASOLINE
Stoves !
/HIE ALASKA
Refrigerators
and Ice Boxes
Water Coolers and Filters.
Wm. Lyle Dickey & Co
1403 Douglas Street , Omaha.
Gentlemen if you are desir
ous of being well dressed you
tannot improve your time more
profitably than by looking over
our stock of clothing , which we
will take pleasure in showing
you. We call your attention es
pecially to our sack and cuta
way suits. You might look at
the spring overcoats the line is
still very complete.
LLAH LINE OCEAN STEAMERS
Passage to and from Great Britain and an
> arts ol Europe , Montreal.Liverpool route , by the
atorv ol St. Lawronco. shortest olall. < JU uo\r to
toeton , to J'lillnilnlphln. Liverpool to anil from
laltlmor * . Thirty Htnnimira. Clom ic l lor.
\ccominoilatlnoM unturpaaecil. Wtakly salllnat.
AM.AN A : O.den. Went. AK'IR"
! . J. Sundoll , uu ( tr , 113 La Hallo St. , Chicago , lit.
uniiri > iuiit' < l lu HID trrnlmrnt of nil form * nt I'm
T ; DlhkAHM ami Htrli'tuiiu , n I'urmmnrmituoil
iipolvncy lioti < if Miuilioiiil mi > t niiililtlun Btorlltr
' llurri'iini'nt nlxiiluiir | ] eun 1 S < 'nil ( or IxHiki
I'liu I.Ku ( uvrnt fnr.Mun or Womnn uHch 1U cuiiti
Iniupi' Ni-rrnui Kciualu Dlsrnnuii vun'l iiulcklx
ul iivriiianuntlf Tmaiiui-iil liy curniinjii < lciio < ii
amiiK fur ruply lonmiltuilim fri-ii Ulllcu H. II
it Ulh ami Jitcksun tni'l . Onmhu , Kvlj.
NESS ClmeDtyrxf.ru.
CUSHIONS
but. . igf leuIi'.UHIQOX. lllr U w.N.
