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PART TWO. THE OMAHA SUNDAY BEE. PAGES 9 TQlfli .1-1. TWENTIETH YEAR. OMAHA SUNDAY , MORNING. NOVEMBER 23 , 1890-SIXTEEN PAGES , NUMBER 158. Morse Dry Goods Co. SILK DEPARTMENT. FIRST FLOOR. FIRST FLOOR. 19-Inch Colored 59 cents. Silk Faced Satins , Special ahsortmcnt of shades adapted to fancy work. 24-Inch Colored 79 cents. Silk Faced Satins , Worth $1.00. Extra quality and width. 19-Inch Colored 25 cents. Silk Surahs , For Draping" , Sash Curtulns , Fancy ' Work , etc. 19-Inch Colored 85 cents. Silk Velvets , Worth $1.25. Special value. Lnrgo as sortment of colors. t 19-Inch r Colored 75 cents. Silk Plushes , Choice assortment. Street and Even ing Shades. Actual value $1.00. 24-Inch Colored $1.00. Silk Plush , "Worth 81.CO. The host value in the city. MODERN WOODMEN'S ' BIG CAMP , It Will Bo Pitched Next Fall in Omaha , the Convention City. WHAT THE NEXT SESSION MEANS , An Interesting nnd Assorted Collec tion of Kccrot Society News Spe cially Selected in Paris of tlio LoilKO World. Omaha is rapidly coming to bo rocognizce As the center of the universe and the ono bcs place in which to hold conventions. All gath erlngs of Importance , composed of delegate : wuo attend from all sections of the country are becoming cognizant of the fact thai Omaha possesses advantages equal to thosi offered by any other city in this grea and glorious republic , and they glvi evidence of their appreciation of the strcngtl of the argument by flxlne upon this , th Gate City of the west , as the place for th future meeting. v The latest society to fall into line is tin ' - * Modern Woodmen of Amoi lea"which held It bl-cnnlal session at Springfield , 111. , com monchig on November 10 , This action of tb head camp Is duo to the efforts of Dr. E. E , _ Bloman , who during the absence of his col leagues of the Omaha delegation , took I upon himself to Invite the governing body t hold its next session in Omnbn. nnd emplm sized his Invitation by dwelling upon th many advantages offered by this city. Whci the matter was put to a vote Omaha receive' ' n large majority of the votes cast , the nox place In favor being Madison , "Wls. The next regular session of the head cam will bo held In November , ISOa , but ill highly probable that a special session of th head camp will bo called during the Intorva ! in which case the camp will meet in Novon : bcr , 1SU1. A session of the bead camp means the J,000 or 2,000 delegates will bo In nttendnnc from all of the northern states for seven days and It is reasonable to suppose the these delegates will spend , on an average , f I each , or an aggregate of 110,000 , which \\1 go into the pockets of Omaha merchants. 1 would seem good polir-y to entertain thci well no that they may come again. The matter of state jurisdiction was ono ( the most important brought before the hca camp and was the subject of a great deal t dobnto. It was developed during the cot aldcration of the matter that the laws of U state of Illinois , under which the soclcl was organized , would not allow any dlvlstc to asiumo the responsibility in the matter < making assessments to pay death losses , bi required that the head' clerk and a majorlt of the board of directors should bo resident of Illinois. It was therefore decided to ado ] nsjstem of state Jurisdiction , in ovcrythli : except the levying and collecting of asses . menu to pav death losses and the board i directors was ordered to make a thorough Ii vcstlgntlon ot the matter and report to U next meeting of the head camp a feasible pic for state jurisdiction la all matters pcrtalnh to the order. Not As Americana Would Do It. Our British couslus are very apt to tain Americans with an over anxious greed fi urnlug nn honest penny , says Iho Now Yet Mercury ; still as far as Masonry has ly < converted into money-making from the pr fane , wo must acknowledge our inferiority practical scheming to the bretbcrn of Sou' ' Australia. We have before us a progratnii setting fortli the ceremonies nnd exercises bo observed upon the occasion of laying tl Qorucrstouo with Masoulo honors by M. V DEPARTMENT. First Floor. Novelty Dress $10' Patterns Worth § 15. .New goods , new styles , one pattern of a color. 54-Inch Colored $1.25 Dress Flannels Regular price $1.75- Come in latest plaid and stripe com binations. ' 42-Inch English 65 cents Wale Suiting Regular price 850. 46-inch Colored 75 cents Silk Finish Henrietta Never gold under $ i. We have a full range of colors. 36-inch Colored 37'1A cents Suitings Regular price Morse Dry Goods Co. the grnnd master , his excellency the right horforablo the carl of Ktntou , of St. Peter's cathedral , in Adelaide , ivo presume on Sep tember 27 last , nt 3 o'clock in the afternoon. A special communication of the grand lodge was convoked to assemble nt the residence ol the pro-grand master , from whence a proces sion composed of all brethren desirous of dis playing himself in regalia In the rear of the grand lodge , would- pass to the cathedral. That there might bo music lu the air , \ve are informed that * 'tho ' police commissioner. ( Brother Fotorswald ) has kindly permitted the services of the police band who will lead the procession1 showing' that at the anti podes , music has practical charms to soothe the savage breast. Thus far good , but now comes n very objectionable ami to our minds , an un-Miisonlc ! innovation. "Admission of the general public to witness the ceremony will bo by ticket , which may bo obtained from the grand secretary at Freemason hall , price ono shilling ( twenty-live cents ) and two shillings six pence ( sixty-two cents ) . " In other words , the solemn ceremony of lav ing the cornerstone of an ecclesiastical edi fice with high Masonic honors degenerated into an open air , financial exhibition. \ IjibcrnlOflfter to the Ccrncau Bodies , The experience of the Ccrncnultcs in the matter of grand commanders who succes sively deserted them , has been bitter and Instructive , says Colonel Thomas Picton in the Now York Mercury. The founderHnrry 0. Seymour , n speculator in Masonic degrees , pressed by the pangs of poverty , transferred for cash in hand tils self-assumed dignity tc William II. Pcckham , who was unexpectedly superseded by Ferdinand T. S. Gorgas , pre viously under allegiance to Albert Pike and n mcmucr of the grand lodge of Maryland. Straugo to remark , author ot the resolutions severing relations between that grand lodge and the grand orient of Franco , Seymour and Gorgas had once been members of legitimate Scottish rite .bodies , i'cckhnra never had been , and it was on this account that his supreme council to a man passed over to the Thompson Folgor revivalists , the grand sec retary carrying with him his book of tnln. utcs. Within two years last past negatta tlons have been opened without success foi an "honorable nmalgatlon" of the two bodies claiming n similar tltlo and a legitimate debcont equally from the grand consistory ol Now York , as constitnted in 1807. Tills movement for consolidation has been and over will bo hopeless , inasmuch ns the Gor < man supreme council , known as the Veteran , will sanction no stop towards union with w organization they have repeatedly dcnouncct as spurious in the extreme. Nevertheless , to rectify In nn honorable way the wrong ; perpetrated upon credulous- brethren undei fraudulent usurpation of their title , the su prcmo council of the United States of Amor lea often , should the Ccrncau rlto lodges dls band to reorganize under legitimate author ity , that they will bo granted warrants fro of cost or charge. Scottish ICIto in Iowa. The committee appointed by the gram master of Masons in Iowa to luvcstigati charges against several of the members ii various parts of the state for being member of tbo Scottish rlto , United States jurlsdlc tlou , has sent notice that they will bo I Council Bluffs this wcok to gather tcstlmon ; in regard to ono of the members there. , Th law under which such proceedings are bcln taken is a most novel ono in Masonry , an tno attempt to enforce It is being watcho with much interest by the craft This la ) makes it n Masonic offense to belong tether other organizations unless they are approve bv the grand lodge and the trial for sue offense is still more peculiar. Instead Qf gl\ ing the local lodge the right to try auch case It tukos ull right away from the loot lodge and gives it to'u committed chosen b the grand master , In selecting which Jurj the accused has no voice , This commute proceeds to take such testimony as It sees 1 und then reports to the grand lodge. J teems that lnordor to carry out this Uw Morse Dry Goods Co. DEPARTMENT. First Floor. Boys' Cape $2.95 Cassimere Overcoats A bargain ; ages 4 to 13. Boys' Heavy $3.69 Wool Cape Overcoats Assorted plaids ; ages 4 to 13. Boys' All Wool $4.49 Cape Overcoats Wool lined ; ages 4 to 13. Boys' Heavy Cassimere $5.49 Cape Overcoats Reduced from $1.50 , wool lined ; ages 4 to 13. Boys' All Wool lll , . - . < P . . ! > Cape Overcoats Sold everywhere , and good value for $10. * committee of three will have to put In a great deal of time , as one member Is tried at a time , and thcro are seven or eight hundred of the accused scattered over the state. The cxpenso for services , mileage , etc. , will make quite nn Item , and on account of many other objections the law is proving tfery unpopular among blue lodge Masons who object to the grand lodge taking sides In nn Issue between two rival Scottish rite bodies , in neither of which the blue ledge Masons are interested. The prediction is made that the law will bo revoked at the next meeting of tbo grand lodge , nnd the Scottish rlto bodies compelled to settle their differences in their own way , without dragging In the grand ledge to help one or the other out. Masonic. On November 28. Ararat temple ( Kansas City ) w"l conduct a class of novices over the hot sands. Isls temple ( Sallna , Kas. ) held a session for work the 12th inst. A largo class of sons of the desert had their feet blistered. Moila temple ( St. Joscsph , Mo. ) will confci ho Order of the Nobllltv , upon a class or November 20. They say Molla does gooc work and lots of It. General Albert Pike , grand commander ol the southern Jurisdiction , Scottish rlto , is so rlously 111 in Washington , D. C. Ho has boon dangerously 111 but is believed to have passed the critical point. The Solomon chapter , n. A. M. , last even- ng elected officers for the ensuing yean Benjamin Crabb.M. E. H. P. ; W.H. Reader. E. K. ; George E. Chllcoto , scribe ; Wlllard L. Wheuon , secretary ; Charles L. Melssnor treasurer. After the business meeting the ledge enjoyed an oyster supper. Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart , who was born January 27 , 1750 , ono of the grandest musl < clans the world has ever produced , was n member of the Masonic fraternity. On hi : death in 1791 , the ledge in which ho held t membership , paid a special tribute to hi ; memory and worth by holding a ledge of ser row. row.A A Masonic temple is being spoken of foi Birmingham. The Masons are rapidly in creasing in Alabama , and the future Is brlgh with promises for thorn. With 15,000 Mason : in the state and the number constantly in creasing , thcro is no reason wtiy the move mcnt should not meet with success , it energetically getically pushed. Ten dollars contributed b ; each Mason lu the state would erect a $150,001 building. Odd Fellowship in Japan. E. V , Theme , writing from Far East lodgi No. 1 , in Japan , says that the ledge number twenty and continues : "I shall do nil in in ; power to advaifco the Interests of the order ii every way. We ore running along harmonl ously , but owing to the intense heat of sum mcr are not growing as fast as I anticipated As tbo cold weather comes on we expect several eral applications. Wo hnvo had torojoc Boino and I have considered it good policy t hnvo several applications withdrawn , rathe : than lisle a vote. Woaromado up of all nn Uonalltlcs , and sometimes prejudices are ap to creep in. As an evidence of the Intores taken , I can say that wo have nearly a Ail attendance every ledge night , Aa regard the sentiment of the lodge on the question o admitting Japanese into the order , it was decided cided at our last mooting that , owing to tin government being opposed to all secret socle tics or meetings. It is too early in the hlstor of Japan to admit the natives , "While many of the better classes woul bo most welcome as members , there are other that cannot bo relied upon , so that the nuci tion of procuring their admission and sollcll Ing the sovereign grand lodge in their bchal was 'Indefinitely postponed. ' Wo close th year with twenty good members , have tw applications and p-omlsca of six more. W doubt if many lodges can show as many flnt ( 11) ) for the same length of time , nnd whll the absences are not creel liable to the officers the collection shows that wo mean buslnos1 In Juno we shall have an elegrnt new ha that no doubt will help us , our present qua : tors being too small nnd out of the wayi BOYS' CLOTH I/G FIRST FLOOR BOYS' $1.89 Knee PantSUITS a suit. SUITS A good strong school bull , ngos 4 to 13. BOYS' Knee Pants $2.89 WOOL a suit. SUITS AgCB 4 to 13. BOYS' ALLWOOL $3.49 He'avy a.suit. Cassimere SUITS Ages 5 to 11. bargain. Former price 84.76. -t Boys' Heavy $4.49 ALLWOOL asuit. Cassimere Suits Age ? G to 13. Assorted patterns and colors , splendid school suits. BOYS' $549 ; LongParits a * suit. SUITS Ages 12 to 18. Morse Dry Goods Co shall dedicate the hallrpublicly , and arc al ready working to make the ceremonies im pressive nnd interesting. Brother C. E. Miller , our outgoing vice grand , was com pelled to resicn , having removed to Kobe. Ho writes that ho will shortly start a lodge , hav ing already the support of the leading citi zens. Ho will undoubtedly get up a strong , healthy lodge , which will soon outnumber Fur East , as Kobe is a bolter llcld to work in. " I. O. O. If. About $01,000 has boon subscribed for the Oddfellows' homo at Worcester , Mass. "Tho Oddfellow who s'pcnks of the Re- bekah degree otherwise than with respect Is inexcusably ignorant of the influence of woman and what it bas-dono for the order , " says the Chicago Odd Fellow. According to a table published in the Do minion Odd Fellow the growth of the whole order during the" vcar J889 was 0.1 per cent. Of tbo leading Jurisdictions Missouri stands nt the head with O.'J percent. Indiana fol lows with 5.0 per cent , Ontaiio with 5.4 per cent , Illinois with 5.3 per cent , Pennsylvania with 4.0 per cent , Iowa with 4.8 per cent , and so on down to tow " Jersey with 2.0 per cent of growth. G. A.'lt. Alexander Hamilton post ( , 182 , of New York city , has introduced a now ceremony nt the opening of the post whicjh they call "saluting the flag. " The color sergeants , ono carrying a regulation flag , the other the post flag , under escort of the color guard and com manded by thoofllcor of J.hodny , are admitted o the post-room. The commander calls up the post. While the comrades are singing ono verso of the "Star-Spangled Banner" the color guard nnd bearers advance to the altar and thcro halt.Vneu the singing ceases the post commander orders "present arms. " All present salute , the color bearers dipping their flags. At the order , "carry arms" the color bearers pass each icthpr right and loft and advance towards sthe commander's sta tion or headquarters , and plant tbo flags at tbo right of the post commander nnd return to their position , i The post is then seated , and the color-guard , under the com mand of the ofllrer of tbo.1 day , in then dis missed. As there is no patent on this little ceremony , it Is worth w.hilq for other posts to see whether it migbt not bo made an attract ive feature in all camp tires. There is to bo a monument erected in Wash ington , D. C. , to the memory of the men who fought for the union andj were captured and , died in rebel prisons. Tbo.undertaklng is a big one and will rcnuiro a good deal of hard work on the part of the veterans to mnko it successful , but it is belioycd that it will bo finally accomplished. ! .Tho project Is the re sult of agitation by members of the Army of the Potomac ussociatipn , which appointed a committee at its meeting in 18S9. This com mittee , after spending some time upon the proposition , decided to make the movement a national ono , so as to include the dead neroes that lie buried la the rwbol prison-pens of the south from every nortUfcrnanny in tbo honors to bo paid through the ( memorial. it. or'r. ' The journal of the late session of the supreme ledge will bo oui early in November , and ono copy will bo sent to each lodgo. It will bo a volume of some 450 pagei. The supreme lodgp bos given its sanction to tbo Pythian college which will bo estab lished at Gnllatln , aVnn. , under the manage ment of the erand .Jurisdiction of Tennessee. A circular that created much comment was read in the Catholic churches of the Covlng- ton ( O. ) diocese on Sunday , October 5 , It was In off cot that Oddfellows , Knights of Pythias , Knights o.f Honor and other secret societies , excepting the , Masonic order , are no longer barred from tno Catholic church. While no explanation is given , it Is learned that this was the principal topic discussed at the council of bishop ! In Boston several weeks ago. It WRS considered advisable , however , that as little publicity be given the matter as possible. All the Knljht of Pythias lodges in the LINEN DEPARTMENT , FIRST FLOOR. FIRST FLOOR. Bleached Satin 85 cents. Damask A YARD. Linen Worth'$1.16 ; 08 inches wide and grass bleached. 5-8 Bleached 98 cents. Damask A Dozen. Napkins , 100 dozen ; worth $1.26. 5-8 Bleached Damask $2.49 Breakfast A DOZEN. Napkins , Worth $4.50 ; 20.\20 inches ; beautiful patterns. Turkey Red 43 cents. Damask , CO inches wide ; regular COc quality. Hemstitched M , Homed HflA ' AND 25 cents. EACH. Damask Towels. Unexcelled value. state will elect ofllcers during the coming wcok. These onleers will bo installed the llrst meeting night in January. A. O. U. W. North Omaha ledge No. 159 of the Ancient Order of United Workmen held a very pleasant social session at their hall last Mon day evening. There was a very largo attend ance of members , who were in most cases accompanied by their wives and children. A highly entertaining programme consist ing of speeches , recitations and music , was very successfully carried out and the refresh ment's , which were supplied during the evening were much enjoyed by all present. Among the many pleasant features of this entertainment were the recitations given by Miss Bertie Casadav , Miss McKenna and Miss Dot McKcnna , the latter being but six years of age. The musical portion of the programme was very effectively supplied by Miss Michaels and Miss Smith. Mr. James B. Carr delivered an Interesting end exhaustive address explanatory of the degree of honor , which was listened to with marked attention by the members of the order. To the hard and persistent work of the committee on entertainment , and more es pecially to its chairman , Mr. E. W. Kcrr , is to bo attributed the success attained. COXXVBMALITIES , What relation Is worse than a mother-in- law ? A carb-unclo. Marriage , unfortunately , sometimes proves to be an nntl-dote. Thirteen is always an unlucky number. Adam's thirteenth rib was the cause of all his troubles. The fear that a woman has at night of n burglar breaking In , a man has of the baby breaking out. Golz : Ho who marries once may be Pardoned his Infirmity : Ho who marries twice Is mad. A woman in Philadelphia says that she has had more than forty offers of marriage. And yet they call Philadelphia a slow-going town. Even the man who grumbles most at his wlfo's extravagance smokes Just as many cigars now as ho did before the McKlnloy bill increased their price. A woman In IPlttsburg grappled with a burglar the other night and throw him out of a second-story window. Such a woman is a treasure to any husband. "What would the world do without but tons ? " asks a prosy writer on tne McKlnlay bill , and tbo voice of mankind respondent in a mighty chorus : "Use pins. " A woman in Colerain , Pn. , kicked her hus band out of the bouse because ho did not vote to plcaso her. But nothing pertaining to election is surprising this year. Women-hater I wonder why more bache lors than married men commit suicide ! Con tented Wife Because they are crazed at the sight of sensible men's happiness. Heine Every man Who marries is like the doge who weds the Adriatic t > oa ; ho knows not what ho may lind therein treasures , pearls , monsters , unknown storms. Hotel Cleric See that couple there 1 They have Just been married. The brldo Is from Boston and the groom from Chicago. Friend That so ! Sort of pork and beans , as it wore , eh I A grand jury In Philadelphia found a true bill of indictment against Uov. Thomas B. Bott , charging htm with committing nn assault and battery on his mother-in-law , Annie Younger ot sfcai Mather street. A man's Idea of married life is having a wife who will devote all her energies to so. cure his comfort. A woman's idea of mar ried happiness is having a husband who will love her alone and tell her of it once lu a while. Moil Wai is a Chinese cook of San Fran cisco who went to Wrangol Island to work In a cannery boardintr-houso , There ho met Annie Johnson , an Indian tnald , with whom ho fell in love. Ho brought her to Astoria and they were married. Mrs. Undun ( of Chicago-Mr. ) Quillet , I DINNER WARE Sale , will be continued during Monday , Tuesday ami Wednesday. Ihc following low prices arc quoted on the above uc\V shape in MITE POR6ELBIN To introduce them we have marked every piece at 33 J ( ( per less than regular price. Soup Tui'eens , complete . $2. OS Sauce Tureens , complete _ . 79c Covered Dishes . 6Oe Tea Pots . 42c Sugars . QQQ Creams . I8c Dinner Plates , per set . ' . 4Bc Breakfast Plates , per set . 39o Tea Plates . 33e Pie Plates , per set . 27c Tea Cups and Saucers , per set . BOc Coffee Cups and Saucers , per set . 6Oc OTHER PIECES EQUALLY AS CHEAP ij OTHER BARGAINS. Tea , Sets Handsome shapes and decorations , 56 pieces , regular prica $4.18. For this sale $2.99 Toilet Sets IS IPiecee Regular Price $5.5O. For this sale S3 09 IDIziaaier Sets OS Pieces Regular price $8.49. For this sale SS-99 All other goods at the same , low figures in this Dep't. Nutmeg Graters.lo. Japanned Pepper Boxes , > c. Pcarline , 3c. 13,000 PIEXGEXS HardwareTinwaieWoodenwareChinaGlasware , , , c to ISc ELaLGli. Worth and usually sold for double. Entire , basement' salesroom 60x110 feet devoted .to the Isa'len5f < every article in- Dishes , House Furnishings , . Tinware , Woodenware , Wash Tubs , &c. , &c. We have also some bar gains in Haviland China , in Earthenware , in Royal Worcester Vases. 'MORSE'S HOUSE FURNISHING DEP'T. want you to file n petition for the annulment of my marriage. Lawyer Quillet Upon what ; roundl Was there any deception } Mrs. Undun Deception 1 I should think bol The wedding ring Is paste. Dr. Birnoy cures catarrh , Dee HOXKV fOft THK L Some of the now round hats are very ele gant and picturesque in effect. Victor Hugo Women detest the serpent througn professional jealousy. Thackeray A good woman is the lovelist flower that blooms under heaven , Balzac Woman Is a most charming crea ture , who changes her heart as easily as she does her gloves. White ermine shoulder capes are imported for youthful wearers , to bo used as If ht opera nnd theater wraps. Silver-wrought kid straps , with gem-set silver buckles , fasten many of iho Parisian tea gowns and reception toilets. There ore flvo female stevedores In Now York city who earn their living along the docks lifting co.il or hauling freight. Tea balls are bidding for favor. Ono little moss-like marble is tossed Into the tea-pot nnd hot water poured In. In a jiffy thcro is tea for two. Portia fans of rose-colored or pure snow- white marabout feathers , with rose or water- lily centers and jewelled handles , will bo carried with ball or opera toilets. Drydcn As for the women , though wo scorn and flout em , Wo may live with , but cannot llvo without em. Plain India cashmere gowns in Russian btylo hnvo the open rcdlngotes trimmed with very lovely iwisonienterio4 in Persian pat terns , outlined with gold threads , with fur or feather bands at the edge. The llrst lady at the German court is a former New York girl , Miss Lea , who Is now ( Jountess Wnldcrseo. She Is closely related to the emperor by marriage nnd the empress is particularly attached to her. Mrs. Harriet Hubbard Ayer has an Ivy plant growing in her dining-room that once trailed In branches over the grave of Thack eray. Another souvenir m her pretty salon Is a painting of the "Old Curiosity 'Shop done on a pleco of wood taken from the main door. door.Mrs. Mrs. H. 1. Stone , the leader of the Chicago cage "Four Hundred , " has in her possession autograph copies of George Eliot's works and some letters from the real "Maggie Tul- liver , " written about the time her "Dc- ronda" was published. Princess Beatrice Is mailing German translations - lations ai she rocks her snub-nosed but sil ver-spooned babies to sleep. The book , which deals with the advcntuim of seventeenth- century knights , will be handsomely bound and illustrated and published by the famous house of Murray. ' A movement is on foot in Denmark , cor responding with the needlework industries of Kncland and Ireland , to ndvnnco the farming nnd dairy interests for the bonollt of women. Llttlo girls are being trained to ralso poul try , mnko cheese and butter und brand them with the badge of excellence. Ucul butterflies uro tacked on the evening fans. It goes without saying that those nro not good lllrtlng fans , although showy and pretty. The most composed and accomplished fashionable could hardly maintain the even tcnpr of coquetry with a mouthful of wing era a pair of unionmu In her eyes. Like time the watch Is going the rounds. It has been at the belt and in the belt , in the parasol and umbrella bundle , In the clasp of the purse , in the I'lug , locket and bracelet , in the stopper of the vliilagretto and in fanv , plaques , panels , .caskets and toilet cases. Now 'it has been placed In the hnndlo of the lorgnette. One ot the greatest annoyances that * tbo "ladies' aid societies" hnvo to contend with is the evil influence of the pawnnhop. In Mulberry Bend this habit of pawning chil dren's clothing has come to uch a detriment that the ladies in the Indus trial nnd aid socle , tiosporsonully visit the money lenders and alternately Importune nnd threaten them against buying misslon-nmdo garments. Miss Elizabeth Marbury.a nlfteel Now York lady dramatist , farmer , critic and traveler who has had the icfusal of a score of suit ors and never the time to consider or investi gate the offers , believes that the source ot youth nnd beauty , health nnd pence of mind .s hard work a few removes from slavery. Provided it is congenial and the heart of the laborers is in the task , she can club her brain nnd physical forces half of the twenty-four hours nnd still bo young. nose-dyeing Is becoming quite a remunera tive branch of industry with florists and horticulturists ticulturists , who uavo solved the problem of producing now and fashionable Hhiulun in a peculiarly 'scientific" manner. Instead of growing now varieties of roses , which is a process of years , they simply grow ordinary white roses , and din them iu a chomlcal solu tion , which , In a single hour , converts them into the most magnificent yellow ten roses , the scarlet red or the peculiar shade of bluish violet which has been one of the favorites of the season. Kit VVA TIOXAL. The Harvard glee club has boon granted the privilege of taking a Christmas trip by the faculty. The university of South Dakota has added a chair of Scandinavian to its faculty at a salary of $ lrX)0 , ) a year. The Amherst gymnasium Isono of tbo most complete In the college world. A base ball cngo has just been added to its facilities. The Yale Co-opoiatlvo society sold $11,000 worth of goods to tbo students lust year , and had a cash balance of $1,000 , at the end of tbo year. Professor Motschlnhow , an eminent zoolo gist of Odessa , has gene to Purls to take charge of the Pnstoiir Institute there , under the direction of Its founder. The now building of Grand Traverse college - lego nt Bonzonlu , Mich. , is now practically completed and will bo formally dedicated and named on Thursday , Novobmor 27. A second gift lias been made to Bowdoln College by Uov. G. W. Field of Uangor , to enable another student of Banger seminary to secure a special course at the college. Tbo notices of the semi-annual convention of the Central Intor-colleglato Press assocla ? tion on Saturday , December 0 , will bo sent out lu u few days. The meeting will bo hold at parlor "C" of the Continental hrtel , Phila delphia , commencing nt 11 o'clock. Tno now Baptist university at Florence , Ala * , is receiving the finishing touches , It K a line brick block , with two largo wings , and presents a noble appearance. It will bo opened before Christmas. This makes Flor ence second only to Nashville lu educational facilities in the south. At a roccnt meeting of the association of Alumni of Columbia college It was decided to purchase a tract of land at Wllllumsburg , on the Harlem railroad for a new athletic Hold. Eighty thousand dollars Isto bo raised for the now grounds , and the corporation IB ex pected to give $2,500 annually for the running expenses. The American Protective Tariff league again offers prizes for essays on economic sub jects. There are three prizes this year ot $150 , $100 and > 0 , respectively. The compe tition Is open to seniors of all colleges , and the subject Is "Effect of Protection on th Purcliasing Power of U'ago&lntho United States. " Last year Cornell , Bwartbmoro and Bowdoln secured the prizes. Bnrlelgh Joseph H. Burlolgh , LL. D. , once the president of Newton college , Balti more , and who Is hi the Philadelphia almi- house , is ninety years old. Ho tiavolcd through the country and lectured on electric ity as a motive power , and was ono of the first to inuko u movement In this direction , and also In cloctrlo lighting , Ho has no rela tives living and says ho Is contented wbcu ho is , Dr , Birnoy cures catarrh , Boo