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About Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922 | View Entire Issue (June 15, 1890)
THE JLO SHOT FOR YOU ? Now don't get hot , for we are not Talking about the Weather , but we wish to remind you ' ' - that the we are prices now quoting on j * CLOTHING I 4t t Saved From tlie Kire i are no prices at all , for all you have to ( do is to tell us what you will give and the clothes are yours. Of i t course we haven't so large an assortment of fire goods as we once had , but you will be perfectly satisfied A * to buy at our prices , for our prices .are your prices , any price , take them away. 4 If you remember , the fire in our Douglas street store did not reach the front end of our basement where 4I we had a number of cases of goods stored preparatory to the summer trade. Now , among these goods I f were summer coats and vests , boys' Star shirt waists and other summer goods which this week we place on' SALE AT 1216 FARNAM STREET. I \ The summer coats and vests we will sell at from $2.50 up. t ( . : " . The white vests you can have for most any price. < . r * f The boys Star shirt waists can be had for less than half the regular price. Now the only thing in the world the matter with these goods is that that they have been wet , and i i * one washing will make them as good as ever. A special lot ot boys' and children's hats at 25c. ] 9 8XRRELT. \YORSIIIPPED \ BY EVERY RACE , How Omaha's ' Colored Baptists Have Beared n , Temple to the Lord. TWO PASTORS CALLED TO PREACH. The Koimtzc Memorial Invitca Ttcv. Mr. 'Itirklo null the Second I'res- hytoriuii . Uev. Mis Ware Other KcliKlous Now.s. Zlon Baptist church In North Omaha was organized among the colored people of this city In July , 1883 , by Elder O. W. Woodbcy , with but seven members. Upon the 2d of that month , n room on Cass street was routed nnil the church organized. The few members met again upon the llth of the same mouth mid elected Kov. G. W. AVoodboy pastor. Ho berved In the church until November 7 , 133 J , when ho resigned. During this time the church had increased only twelve In membership - ship and after the resignation of Elder Wood- boy it sank into oblivion until march C , 18S.r > , when a meeting was held In n Twelfth street barber shop nntl a cell was extended to Rev. A. M. Lowls of Kansas City , who became the pastor. On Juno is , 1SS5 , the church was received Into the fellowship of Baptist churches. On Octo ber , 1885 , the church rented a little house on Seventeenth and Izard streets , which was put into repair aud on the last day of the same mouth the congregation was shipped > there with great rejoicing. The deacons do- M elded that the church should join the No- , " Imiska district association , and It did , but received - ceivod no benefit. Uov. Mr. Lewis was ordered by the association to Morgan Park , -111. , leaving Xion church without a pastor. Elder Wood boy was called to the vacancy nt a meeting when but seven members wore present. Tills caused much dissatisfaction among those not present at the mooting , and finally the elder was called inwn to resign , which ho did , Kov. J. P. Har ris , n member of the cougrcgatlou , being In stalled as pastor. On May 20 , Elder T. II. Ewlnpr of Leavcn- wurth , Kan. , was called to tuka chnrgo of the parish. Under his onorgctio management of affairs the church begun to prosper. In his initiatory sermon the older said that within fifteen mouths the congregation would have purchased n lot and built a church of tholr own. Many laughed at this , but the pastor said nothing hut went to work. On May tM a largo store room on Burt ntroot was runted as a place to worship In. On the first Sunday the room was packed uuil the enernutlo' elder preached * on every Sabbath to largo congregations. Ills parish- w loners became enthused with his zeal and , 4 lent him a helping baud. On July U7 , 1888 , the pastor led the church Into deep water by purchasing a lot for , ' , ' 00 when them was hut $37.70 in the Irons- ury , but they succeeded In paying $100 down , mid KilU three months later. On the ! nd of September the pastor began tbo erection of u parsonage at his own expense , and on November IU ot the same year the construction of n temporary chnpol was begun. On August 'J , ISS'.i , the chapel was moved to the rear of the lot and the erection of the present handsome odlilce , to cost * ! - , - 000 was begun. The congregation now num bers II. ! persons ; the collections for two years have amounted to f > , VMM5 ; the in debtedness on the lot has been reduced to f.V > 7 , on the building to eiUI.44. All this has been accomplished under the energetic ad ministration of Elder Ewlng. The present officers of tno church nro as follows ; Elder T. II. Ewlng , pastor ; D , A , Thomas , clerk ; H. Phonlx , treusunir ; deacons , O. Young , A. W. Parker , A. Chapman , S. II. Uuxtor , D , A. Thomas ; trustees , T. H. Ewlng , H. II. Dorsoy , H. O. Wood. T. T. Wulkur , H. Uoso ; ushers , T. T. Walker , H. II. Taylor. _ _ A PaHinr < \ > r Konntzo Mrmorln ] . The members of the ICountzo Memorial Lutheran church met In lart numbers nt the church last Wednesday evening to select a pastor. Rev. M. C. Hubcr , traveling secretary - tary for Nebraska was among these present. The only name presented to the meeting was that of Kov. J. K. Turkic of Hillsboro , III. Mr. Turklo passed through the city about n month iago and , upon invi tation , preached before the congre gation of this ' church. These who heard him were so charmed with his manner and bearing and ability as u preacher , that a movement was nt once Inaugurated to extend to him a call. The matter was placed In the hands of the church council , uud as a result of their labors they wore amo to report to the mooting held Wednesday night that Mr. Turklo hud sig nified his willingness to accept the pastorate of the church at & 5,000 a year and to present to the congregation letters from eminent churchmen , acquainted with Mr. Turklo , highly commendatory of his character as a gentleman and ability as a preacher. A ballot was then taken to decide the matter , and it was unanimously voted to extend to him a call ut $3,000 n year. Mr. Turklo Is n graduate of Yale and of the Wittenberg , O. , divinity school. Ho Is married and has two children. Y. P. 8. O. K. Delegates. Two hundred delegates of the societies of Chlstlan Endeavor In Nebraska loft this city by special train ever the Missouri Pa cific road Inst Tuesday for the national con vention of the society in St. Louis. The olllcers of the NebriTsku society who were with the party were : S. U. Boyd , state president , R , W. Lane , state secretary , and MLss Lauo ; Miss Phllbriclc , secretary of the Omaha city union1. ; C. U. Wilson , T. P. Ivelmer and A. Bird of the executive com- mitteo. The members of the committee who wont were Kov. H. W. Smith , Mr. Kodofer. Mr. Doana and Misses A very , Linderholm , Hallo , Keller , Heel , Thirst Bohort and Moore of Omaha , Misses Cook , Reed and Waturight of Blair ; Miss Lulu Bryant of Chadron ; Miss Mettu Portal of Central City , W. A. Hills of Crete , MLss Ivy Reed and E. II. Morris of Fremont , U. 1 * . Caldwnll of ( Jrand Isluud , Miss Alice Nowlan of Hastings , C. A. Murch of Kearney and C. W. Nicholas uud C. D. Chandler of Lincoln. A KorclRn Kculc.sinstlc. Rov. Y. Honda of Japan was in Omaha during the visit of the Methodist conference commission , and enjoyed n visit to all the religious - ligious and educational Institutions in the city. Rov. Y. Honda is a native- Japanese minister of the Methodist church and not only that but is mi eminent statesman in his country. Ho is a man of great learning and energy. Ho was ono time speaker of the Im- periuljisscmbly and has filled other positions requiring ability and integrity. Ho has done much in his church work In Japan , having nmdo many converts nud established u uum- borof churches. Ho left Omaha on the same train as Bishop Newman and they will jouruoy together to the Orient. _ Itov. S. 3 > f. Wnro Called. The Second Presbyterian church , Saunders street , has extended a call to Kov. S. M. Ware of Clinton , Mo. , who officiated In the pulpit of this church on several occasions this summer aim nmdo an extremely favorable im prcsslon.upon a majority of the congregation- ao much so that at u meet Ing hold last Tuesday evening the vote to extend the call to Mr. Ware was made unanimous after the first ballot , on which Mr. Wuro received forty out of forty-eight votes cast. The udvorso votes were iu favor of u man of ultra-prohibition tendencies. Mr. Ware graduated nt McCormlck theo logical seminary , Chicago , in 188 : ) , and is u refined and cultured gentleman of line pres ence and great personal magnetism. Ho will bo n worthy successor to Rov. William Hen derson , if ho should accept the call , aud it is Is deemed probabla that ho will , as ho has ex pressed himself much pleased with Omaha and Its | > ooplo and regards thu field as prom ising goop results. ItlHhopovmnn Leaves for Japan. Jllshop Newman loft tbo city On Monday for Now York nud from there ho will sail for Japan , and will bo gouo the remainder of the summer. Mrs , Newman did not accom pany her husband , but will spoud the sum mer la New York stato. Good-bye to the Peoples' . After today the Peoples' church will bo abandoned. The church has been in opera tion nine mouths and has done a good deal of gooa. Rov. C. W. Savidgo. who has boon the effi cient pastor , was asked why the church had been abandoned. "I have been preaoniug in Omaha , " said ho , "for seven years , three of them as pastor of the First M. E. churchthreo as pastor of the Scward street M. E. church and niuo months as pastor of the Peoples' church. At our con ference last fall I told Bishop Vincent that If ho would let mo 1 would cover the field In this city cast of Fifteenth street and bear my own expenses , The permission was "granted and on September 1 , I began holdIng - Ing services on Sunday in Boyd's ' opera house , paying $25 for each Sunday. For week-day services I rented the little church at the corner of Thirteenth and Dodge streets. My purpose was to reach the great mass of i > eoplo who do not attend the regular churches a class constituted of men of all kinds and conditions. t hired Frankln Smith ut $50 a month to conduct the Inrgu chorus. The church filled up ut once. Wo hod an average of 1,500 persons ut our services - vices and 'JOO children in our Sunday school. ' The people contributed liberally. Even iramulcrs and lewd women sent mu moauy to help in the work , and all the expenses , let mo say hero , amounting to $ ' 1,000 a year , will bo paid up in full , including the services of Sunday. I made out of my work n bare living , Just sufficient to pay for my house and my food. "Wo hud as an ultimate object the erection of u 'House of Hope , ' which was to bo nn uii- sectarian church , to which unchurchly pco- plo would go. Thu times uro hard , and it finally appeared to us that the erection of this church would bo impossible and wo had to abandon the project ; thu heavy finances called for extraordinary labor , and upon in quiry I found that Boyd's opera house could not bo secured after September los the Sun day theaters will open then , and so when the bishop asked mo if I would continue the work for another year I told him that I would rather not and the work was abandoned Then the trustees of the Nowmun church ex tended mo a call through the appointing power , and I accepted It and will begin preaching there uoxt Sunday , and will take many of my workers from the People's church with mo. Kov. J. E. Ensign , the former pastor , will go east. " Union Mooting. The societies of Our Young People of the three United Presbyterian churches in this city will hold their fourth quarterly union meeting on Thursday evening next in the Central United Presbyterian church , on Sev- 1 Jutcenth , between Dodge street and Capitol avenue. The subject for discussion will bo "Tholdcnl Society of Our Young People , " opened by Rev , Mr. French Of the First United Presbyterian church , after wiilcli un opportunity will bo given to any ouo to make suggestions. The commit too having this meeting in charge is as follows : MUs Nettie Gibbs , from the First church ; Miss Elsie William son , Central ; Mr. John Wostorllold , Park avcnuo. A social has been arranged to take place after the meeting. ItollgloiiB Noteo. Mr. A. C , Spcoht bos been elected nn older of the Kountzo Memorial church , vice J. A. Kinklo resigned. Kov. J. E. Ensign will lecture at York next Tuesday evening on "Tho Lnst Analysis. " Among the contributions sent to the suffer ers at Bradshay was a box of clothing from the Omaha city mission. A noonday prayer meeting has been estab lished at the Young Men's Christian associa tion building. The meetings uro conducted by the secretary and last from l'JJO ; ! to l'J:50. : Kov. W. T. Smith , presiding older of the Council Bluffs district , Van Molnes confer ence , came over from the city across the river last Saturday and attended the meet ing of citizens of Omaha with the conference commission Saturday evening , and remained over to the dedication of the First til. E. church on Sunday. Tuo uuw First M. E. church was dedicated last Sunday. Bishop Newman preached the dedicatory sermon before a very largo con gregation. Twelve thousand dollars wore raised at the morning , afternoon aud evening services for the completion of the edifice. Tills week's edition of The Midland , the United Presbyterian paper published In this city , contained a very full and lucid report of the meeting of the general assembly held at Buffalo , N. Y. , on May 28. The report fills twenty columns. The general synod of the Reformed church in America meets at Asbury Park , N , J. , this year , the session opening June ! . Ouo of the graduates of Tulledoga ( Ga. ) collogc- Institution for colored young men goes as a misslouars to the Congo , A Grand Rapids paper says there are many counties In northern Michigan without a sin gle church and thousands of people growing up heathens. A Jewish snyngoguo to be erected In Balti more will , it is said , bo the only specimen of pure Byzantine architecture in the United States. The fifty-eight annual assembly of the Con gregational union of England and Wales was held In London last month. The Kov. John Brown , D.D. , of Bedford , was chosen chair man. man.Rev. . Virgil Muxcy , n Baptist minister and a nephew of ex-United States Senator Maxoy of Texas , Is going tb try to unite the pulpit and the stage. Ho will act six days in the week and preach Sunday. The work of preparing a commentary on the New Testament , which was begun fourteen - teen 3 ears ngo , under the auspices of the American Baptist publication society , by Ur. Hovey , has been completed. It Is called the "American Commentary on the Now Testa ment. " The United Presbyterian church has con formed Us statistical inquiry this year to the schedule of the census olfico. It reports 8(15 ( congregations. 103,031 church moinbors , 815 churches with seating capacity of "UlW3 ! , ! , and valued nt i,0.'i < ) ,7Vi. ( The annual meeting of the Congregational school and publication society was held in Boston recently. The report stilted that fiat now Sunday schools > ere organized during the year. The receipts for the year were larger by $0,000 than In the preceding year. The treasurer's report of the American tract society shows that the total receipts for the year wore Ses.-'IW , and that the bal ance on hand was &i,8 ! ) I. The society has Is sued 7.-ti5 ! distinct publications. It has six poriodlcals with an pggregato circulation of s.ua.uoo. 01 The central divisional the Salvation army has Just celebrated the tenth nnulveasury of the landing of the army in this country. At the meeting in Now York city ilvo delegates from thu army in Iiidlu , including a Moham medan , a liudilhlst. priest and a native of Ceylon , were piesent. There was hold In J < * ew York city recently , the annual convenUrmr6f the Christian Scien tists , or falth-curistff. ' ' There was a largo at tendance , and th two days occupied by the convention was chlctiy'tukun up in discussion of the "now scloiico. " us It Is called , aud In the narration of the wonderful cures effected by It. Tlio different Mc'tljoJIst mission agencies in Japan have agreed to unite under the name of "tho Meqillst ( ) | church of Japan , " with annual conferences , ' districts , and a general conference. 'Tho officers in the Uni ted church will bo tha.bokushl or passokoter or superintendent , or bishop. This latter will bo chosen by the general conference for a term of twelve years , and bo not eligible for ro-elcctlou. Several ycara ngo the society for psychical research begun a census of hallucinations. Professor William James of Harvard univer sity , who was appointed to superintend the census for America , says that about eight thousand persons have already returned un answer to the folio wing question : "Huvo you over , when completely awnkotmd a vivid Impression of soelug or being touched by a living being or luiinlmato object , orof hearing a volcowhich Imp osslou , so far as you could discover , was not duo to any external physl- calcnusol" It Is hoped that at the next meet ing of the psychical research congress , which will lw held in England In 18'J-J. as many as 50,000 answers will bo collected. Professor James asks for volunteer canvassers In every town , to whom ho will supply the necessary blanks and Instructions ou application. "LAKE" AND ITS METHODS , The Successful Career of the New North End Institute. LIST OF THE SUCCESSFUL TEACHERS. The lliRh School ClnBK The Imko Button anil the Liberal Contribu tions to Ucflcrvine Needy Ones. Situated at the corner of Nineteenth and Lake streets , occupying half a block of ground and surrounded by n row of large , lenfy maples stands the Lake school , which , for neatness , convenience and architectural de sign is surpassed by no school in the city. The structure and the nmnncr in which it is run Is the prldo of the people In whoso midst It Is located. Two years ago the site of the present build ing was occupied by three small wooden structures of two rooms each , but , as the north side began to build up , the school fa- cilitlcH became Inadequate and the beautiful and costly building which contains sixteen rooms was eroded in time for the beginning of the fall term'of the school year of 1888. That term twelve rooms wore opened mid 700 pupils wore enrolled. As time piissod on and that portion of the city increased in pop ulation , other rooms wore put in order and other teachers employed. Now seventeen in structresses are employed in teaching the fu ture inon and women of tuo city. The Instructresses were carefully selected and rank high among the touchers of the city.Miss Miss Emma Whltmorc , the principal , has general supervision over the school and Is us- slst3d by Mrs. A. f. Webb , while the other teachers instruct the pupils of ttio following named grades : Eighth grade , Miss Georgia Valentino ; Seventh , Miss Ella Carlisle ; Sixth , Miss Evangcllnu Slbloyand MUs Clarabel Schneck ; Fifth , Miss Etta Powers ; Fourth and Fifth. MUs Helen Nuvo ; Fourth , Miss Lizzio Elcock ; Third mid Fourth , Miss Magglo McLaughlin ; Third , Miss Emily Robinson ; Second , Miss Lizzio Whitman and MissNovuTurner ; First , Miss Edith Cioodspcqd , Miss Lida Ilanna , Mrs. Jonnlo JIUIKM and Mrs. Mattlo Carney. Beginning with the First grade , upon enter ing school , the pupils are placed under the earn of Mi's. Carney , who Is regarded us one of the most tfuccess ful kindergarten toacliera in the country. In this room the pupils are drilled iu object lessons until , after a few wcolts , they nro ablate to spell words of onu and two syllables by sound , Indicate the diacritical marks and begin the work of drawing. After passing from this room , they nro taken in charge by Mi's. James , where they are taught moro diflluult lessons , after which they go to Miss Ilanna , wlioro they rceolvo their llrst Instructions from books , Their advancement then becomes rnoro rapid until they roach the eighth grade , when they are prepared for entering the high school , having completed nil the branches usually taught iu the graded schools. In tills school , drawing Is regarded as nn important factor in the education of the chil dren. It being taught In every grade , and bv the time the miplls have reached the eighth gnulo they liavo become very proficient , many of them Iwing ublo to sketch and draw In a commendable irmmior. Penmanship Is taught early , commencing In the second grade , and not only nro the pupils taught to wrlto but each day they nro given subjects for compositions. Each mouth ttio essays are read , corrected and placed on lllo , whom they uro kept among other school papers. Lost montn the prlzo essay , entitled "A Parody , " was written by Knto Notion , a girl fourteen years of ago , and is as follows : Should you ask mo wlionco those fitorloH , \S hence thrsofitr.inja ) ami ami traditions , With tholr shadows fulling forwutil , J'alllntf sldoward , falllm ; backward , With thulr curious ourvos and outlines From the banks of thuUreat Muddy ( 'pine traditions trim and nwfnl , That did hot thorn all to thinking , ' ' I'omleriiigo'or the things nrouiul thorn , On the outline of all objects Of their Hliadysldu and light sldo ; It was th IK that sot thorn urii/y. H was this that lured tholr leason. Turned It , MI could no'or IO returned ; Thus It was In uvory sohoohooin Many anxious , patient pupils I'jiinsed Into tliolr hair tholr HiiKOrs , 1' iiiiKed and plunged , whllo wildly thinking , Thinking of the things around tlioui , I'lnnnlni , ' . on the lines they'd ntronisthen A > liothur this ono , whotliur that ono Ta',1 ' wiis why they lost tholr reason Whllo tholr minds forever wandered ; This Is why they talked so wildly Of the various shapes or objects , Of thooyosof the potatoes , Of the pistils of the daisy ; TLJils Is why they thought and pondered O or the plan and elevation Of the jug , the cup and saucer , Or thu .sphere , the cube , the prism , Of tholr niiKlos , faces , edges. lleautoous forms tlieso pupils did make , Thus tradition tolls tno story ; Ypt tradition sadly tolls us Always did tholr had minds wander , Novorccasnd they from the drawing. From the most aitlxtfo drawing. Drain had they for naught hut drawing. Jn addition to this the Lake Courier , aseml- moutlily publication , is issued by the pupils , those of the Seventh and Eighth grades con tributing. This little journal has boon In existence flvo months , and each Issuocontains editorial mat ter , news of the day pertaining to the school , witty hits , aimed at teachers and pupils , be sides original poems and corrospouduuco. For the year that is Just closing the enroll ment of the school has been 950. The greatest number In attendance at any ono time was 740. Of this number 100 were boys and U10 girls. The color line is not drawn , as Jlftcen negro children are in attendance , and In all of the sports and games they take part and nro highly respected by tholr associates. That these colored children nro intelligent there can bo little question , as they out rank many of the whlto ones of the same ago. During the time the school has boon in op eration not a scholar has been expelled , and in but few Instances has punishment boon administered , the teachers believing in the principle that it Is oisior ; to govern by love than to govern by the rod. The marching and soldiery bearing of the Lake school children Is something that has always been regarded as remarkable. In dismissing the school n bell in the lower hallway taps. Miles Hawk and Harry Crandall - dall tuko tholr positions in the north" end of the lower hall , and with their drums beat timo. The boll taps again and the pupils arlso from their seats and step Into the aisle. The boll taps once moro and the pupils march out of tholr rooms , two abreast , each room comprising a squad of as well drilled young soldiers us may bo found anywhere in the land. In coming into the school bulldldg the aamo order Is followed. If necessary , the building can bo emptied in three minutes. Two years , ngo the school sent its llrst class to the high school , n mere handful , only six pupils. This year it 'vill sent a cla i of thirty-seven , the largest of the kind In the city , with the exception of the class from the Mason school. This class consists of the following pupils , all of whom are expected to pass a creditable examination : Jessie Bowie , May Biirglaud. Myrtle Coon , Stella Fnrls , Biulio GUnon , Currio Gregg , Stella Harmon , Mamio Hall , Sallie King , Ma. Charlie Pruyn , Frunko Polghwo , Elinor Warner nor , IJcrt Warner , Cliarlio Van Court , Ircno Ayorst , Funnlo Ilatos , Stella Duloy , Blanche Elllngwood , Kato Notson , Mattlo Dangun , Otto Bolln , Byram Luce , Uobbia Morrison , Eimor Plats. Mabel Mason. QTho school button of Lake Is a novelty , as well a.s a tiling of joy and prldo. DA button fund has been created , and small copper bronze buttons procured , each bearing thy inscription "Luke" neatly engravwC Every pupil In the grades above the fourth Is entitled to wear ono of those buttons , and so proud tire they of the badge that when they have been transferred to other schools the Lnko button Is still retained mid worn in re- membraiu-o of the many happy hours passed beneath the roof of their favorite school. UunonMlty Is another marked feature of the schoolas In each room the llttlo oiios huvo contributed money to buy what are known as clus pictures , boauttful steel engravings , which have boon hung upon the walls , giving the apartments a cheerful appearance. These pictures belong to the classes , and as they pass from room to room they uro taken along. At tifforcnt times the pupils have contrib uted largo uums to help the ufllictcd In other localities , as when the yellow Cover raged iu the south , although the school was then small , $70 was forwarded to the relief cotn- mlttco ; and again , to help the sufferers in Dakota , the pupils contributed $150 in cash , bosldos a large amount of clothing. EV VGA TIOXA I . The commencement at Tabor college. Ta bor , la. , begins Juno SS , and lasts three ( lays. Hiram college has Just arranged for the ud dltion of a musical department under Prof. Alfred Arthur of Cleveland. The movement for the establishment of it fund Cor the medical education of women ut Johns Hopkins university gives great promLso of success. Pianos are being Introduced Into English boarding schools , in which all sorts of de vices for accompaniment have been used pre viously. Ouo teacher complained that the whistling of the boys frequently was too shrill and drowned the girls' voices. No stronger evidence of the worth of the Institutions for the colored people can bo fur nished than is offered In their catalogues through the record of the work which their graduates are now doing. A catalogue of Fisk university Just issued , shows that moro that moro than nino-tenths of Its graduate * are either preachers or touchers. The society for the extension of university teaching , at the university of Pennsylvania , about which so much has been hcaiu lately , and from which so much is expected , Is at last nn uctunl fact. The organization will bo completed this .summer , so that with the ar rival of the autumn uotlvo work will at ouco commence. The museum at the Iowa state university has Just received from KcgcntB. F. Osborno about ono hundred and llfty alcoholic speci mens , of snakes and other animals. Mr. II. F. AVickham has also presented u collection of coleopteru. or beetles , to the university , along with his alcoholic collection ot spiders. In all there uro about seven hundred speci mens in this donation , 'Tuo Unios of Iowa" is , the subject of an elaborate thesis to bo presented by fillnnm Drew , of the senior class , at the Iowa state university , it is in two largo quarto volumes , and two inches thlckiliustrutcd by drawings and photograplis of the mussels , or clams , found in Iowa waters. The first volume describes - scribes the species , and the second treats of th6 anatomy and histology , M. do Malarco recently informed the French Academy of Sciences that the use of the metric system hud In 1887 become com pulsory In countries having nn aggregate population of iMtt.OOO.OOO. being nn incroa.su of liH.OOO.UOO persona obliged to use It In tun years ; use was optional In countries having nearly 07,000.000 Inhabitants ; and it was legally - ally admitted and partially applied in coun tries having un aggregate population of UD5- Formerly the schools of medicine , law. arts ami mines In Columbia college , huvo hud sep. arutc exercises ; but the trustees of the col lege , two years ago , decided to consolidate all tlie.su commencements Into one , Tills plan mot with considerable opposition among the students , and was not carded Into ellect. Hut the trustees have now determined that this year shall mark the beginning of thu now system , and thu iiunouncomont has been made that the schoolsof medicine , aits , minus mid political science will have their com mencement exorcises together. Next year the law school will bo Included , A peculiar sight was witnessed on Main street , Ansonlu , N. Y. , the other morning. about 0 o'clock. It was what might bo styli d a shower of ants , and lasted nearly tw < > hours. The nlr was completely lilted with the Insects. They seemed to conui out of the ground. At onu pluco near the postolllco they issued forth In a stream llvo Inches wldo , As soon as they reached the pavement they would tuko to their wings. They cumo out along the street for 100 yards , and after circling around In the nlr started In a body down the street. Tlioy evidently had midair combat * , as the fttivot was full of dead and Injured , and the wings of other unfortunates Morclwnts1 liotol.Onmhti. $2 to $ : i per day. 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