Nebraska Newspapers

    14 : THE OMAHA DAILY BEE ; SUJSTBAY BfeCEMBER 28 , 1890-SIXTEEISr PAGES.
THE INDIAN AS A CHRISTIAN ,
Ho Becomes a Law-Abiding and a Peace-
Loving Oitizcn.
WIDE EXPERIENCE AMONG THE SIOUX ,
An Omnlin Correspondent
Iho Appointment or a City Mis
sionary to UrliiK Children
I to Hunilny Holiool.
! j The recent fan ntlcal crnzo nmonR the In-
' dlans nnd the disturbance that has been oc-
j cnsloncd liy It has heon n source of much con-
I ccrn nmoiiff the Christian clmrchcs that have
| been laboring extensively with the Sioux.
, Tlio Kplscopnl church , under the leader-
i ship of Hlsbop Hnro of South Dakota , has
I doubtless done tnoio effective work nmonff
1 thcso Indians thnn has nny other donomltm-
j tlon , nnd It Is very Interesting nt this critl-
cat time to learn how the Indians , who have
professed conversion to Christianity nnd who
liavo given up much of tholr wild manner of
, living , nro holding out In the faith and In the
practice of Christian living. Dcnn Gnrdncr ,
vine corresponds a good deal with Illshop
Hare , suld the other day , in speaking of the
Indian situation :
"Bishop Hnro'd views upon the Indian dlf-
Hcnlty I hull with dollht ( ? utter reading the
BCnselcss nnd Mcnsatlonal stuff which orcu-
plea HO much spnco in the dally papers , Ono
would Imagine Uiat the name Indian Is sj'n-
onomous with "ferocious , wild beast. " Thcro
nro Indiana nnd Indians. I understand that
tlio Christian Indians , to n man , are loyal and
responsible citizens , nnd this In the fnco of
4 discouragements that would overpower and
I demoralize the average white Christian.
"Seine suimrt scribblers in the dally papers
bring out the mouldy old chestnut and offer
It to the puhllc , that 'the only good Indian is
ndoad Indian. '
"Wo have nine Sioux Indians , nobly workIng -
Ing in the sacred ministry 1 About forty Sioux
Indians helping them ns licensed cntochlstsl
Forty branches of the Woman's Auxiliary
nmotigllio Hloux hidlnn women I Seventeen
hundred Sioux Indian communicants I Sioux
Indians contributing nearly $3,000 annually
for rolklous purposes !
"But what Impressions have all thcso
soloinn but cheering facts made upon the
public mind as compared with thowild antics
of thohcnthon Sioux Indians which have ex
cited tlo intention nnd stirred the feelings of
the country , nnd dully occupied column after
column of the newspaper * for two weeks
past ! Alas ! alasl as I have written elsewhere -
where , wickedness presents moro vivid con
trasts than vlrturo docs ; its history Is moro
picturesque , nnd has moro of the clement qf
the unexpected which adds popper and salt to
life. But let it not bo forgotten that ho has
not learned bow to live who esteems the salt
cellar and the pepper-cruet the most Import-
nut things on the table ,
Bishop Ilarosays helooltsupon the move
ment at "tho effort of heathenism grown des
perate to recover its vigor and relnstnto
itself. Many of the missionaries have long
been expecting such a struggle. "
The bishop suggests that the Indian rinc-
leaders who have before wrought trouble
should now bo forever separated from their
trlocs and that care should bo exorcised in
administering punishment.
Hosiiys also that a Uiffcrcnco should bo
ir.ado between the good Indians nnd the
hopelessly bad ones.
"Tho names of. nil Indians are down on
Ggency lists , Indians are Known individu
ally 4to tnaehors , missionaries nnd aRonts.
Discrimination Is therefore quite practi
cable. It will bo an event In Indian lifo of
Vast nnd far-reaching Influence for good If.
after this outburst , the Indians discover thai
the power which bears the sword will dolt
"for the punish mont of evil doers and fcr the
praise of them that do well , "
"Let good sense and Christian charity ar
rest thO tendency which this outbreak of
wild passion will naturally have to dampen
Interest in Indian missionary and educa
tional work , and to produce the feeling that
such wofkhus Ucen vain.
"Settlors have lied , not so much because of
real danger as bccauso of their fears , nnd
while they have been fleeing , lone white
women teachers In Indian camps have been
pursuing tholr word without molestation and
without alarm. I have visited several Indian
agencies und have late news from all the
Sioux Indian country , but I liuve yet to learn
of n single case of insult , much less of
violence. olTorod to any teacher or missionary
In any of the fifty odd stations scattered ail
overthe disturbed districts Iu South Dakota. "
So fur us wo have Information therois some
thing in the work of the church which the
wild Indlr.a even when bent on plunder
respects. A curious nnd suggestive fenturo
of this universal plundering und destruction
Is the evident Intentional sparing of the
chapels und the adjacent mission houses. Not
ono one of them has been touched.
Homo MlsHlnnnryVnrlc. .
Mr. John Dale writes to the Nebraska
Cbristlon Advocate of December 20 , express
ing his views upon the need of moro homo
missionary work in Omaha nnd touches the
Important question in a very energetic man
ner. Ho compares the number of children hi
the public schools with the number in Sun
day schools nnd proves that there must bo
hundreds of children who are neglected and
who nro not In nny Sunday school. These
children ore growing up In nn atmosphere
of religious indifference or absolute wicked
ness. The churches , Mr. Dale says , nro not
reaching the masses and something must be
done to check the increase of criino anil vlco
In the largo cities.
In conclusion Mr , Dale says t "You nslc
mo what 1 would do. In royly I would say :
"As Methodists , wo should do our part of
the work by tindlng the right man , lilted by
gifts and graces , for city missionary. Ono
Who understands the peculiar needs of the
work , whoso heart Is nil aglow with the
Spirit of Him who came to 'seek and save
these who are lost.1 There nro Just such
men , nnd none others should bo employed.
Such a man with such a hnurt , a good ad
dress , a faculty for organization and untiring
energy sent out with the endorsement end
co-operation of all our churches and Sunday
school ? , paid a salary of enough
to keep him above financial needs
and n contingent fund on which
ho could draw , by nnd with the endorsement
of an executive committee. His salary and
expenses should bo assessed and paid regu
larly on tlio llrst of each month , thus releas
ing him from all caro'ln that direction.
If this could ho done , or some other plan
dovlsod nnd put Into operation , ono yeaii
would show wonderful results. All our
churches would be benefited by accessions.
Our Sunday schools would bo largely aug
mented , nnd mission schools , the forerunner
of churches , could bo established and sus
tained. This work , In my Judgment , could
bo made very successful , and a gicat felt
wont would bo supplied. "
Ch u roll Notes ,
Tlov. Mr. Crane of the Sownrd Street
Mclliodlst church has just closed a very suc
cessful series of revival meetings at whichever
over forty persons wcro united with the
church. Ho proposes to hold another revival
In a few weeks. Ho has secured the services
of Kov. Hooplngamcr , an evangelist who la
said to bo very successful In the work.
Tbo ladles of the St. Mary's AvouuoOon-
grogatlonal church presented Mrs , Wlllard
Bcott , wlfo of the pastor , with u very line
gold watch on Christmas ,
Dr , Tlmln delivered his lecture "Tho Evolution
lution of tbo Yankee , " in Lincoln last week
before the Congregational club ,
Dr. A. W. Lnmnr Is progressing with his
series of sermons on character building on
Sunday nlguts. Ho Is attracting largo con
gregations and arousing a good deal of Inter
est ,
Mr. L. D. Holmes of the First Baptist
church , has undertaken the establishment of
a Sunday school for the poor and neg
lected clilldrcn who have no regular
homo church. Thto Sunday school is held
at ! i o'clock in the First fiuptlst church and
has already n .membership of about ono hun
dred pupils.
Ilcv. "Wlllard Scott returned lust Wednes
day from St. Joseph , Mo , , where ho delivered
his lecture on "Thobplrltof the Puritans"
In the First Congregational church of that
city ,
Iov. S. 0. Harrison of Prat kiln , Neb , , was
In Omaha last \veolt In the interest * of Frank-
lln ncndcmv. Ho left on Thursday for the
cast whew bo will solicit fuuJs for a mouth.
The ladles of the St. Mary's Avcnuo Con
gregational church sent away four box es of
provisions , mostly clothing and footwear , to
tlio sufferers of western Nebraska last week.
The matter of electing ofilcers for the Sun
day schools for the year IS'Jl is now the prin
cipal topic of consideration In many of the
most Influential churches of the city. A
superintendent of ability , zeal and Imlofiitlfd-
blo energy Is the llrst and most Important
matter to ho considered. All vvho have hnd
experience realize that it Is no easy task to
superintend n Sunday school and do the work
properly. Many of the present superinten
dents will bo re-elected nnd tlio future for
every congregation In Omaha has signs of
excellent promise for nil who desire to work
whenever nnd wherever they see , mi oppor-
u nlty.
t Hev , William K. Henderson , the editor of
thoCcnti-nl West , nnd Mrs , Henderson have
goto to Indliuinpolls to spend the holidays
with the former's ' father. Ho will bo gene
ten days.
CH Vll Ctt XO TICKS
Trinity M , R. church , corner Twenty-first
nnd Blnticy streets. Kov. W. 1C. Beans , pas
tor. 1'reuchlng 10 : ) n. m. and "i.TO p.m.
Morning subject , "Advent of Christ. " n
Christmas ucrmon. Evening , " /.Ion's Glad
Morning : n Christmas Concert.1 Sunday-
school ut 12 in. , J. T. Hoblmon. superin
tendent , Young peoples' meeting , Oi30.
Scats free. The people made welcome.
St. Mary's Avcnuo Congregational church ,
corner of Twenty-seventh street. Hcv. Wll
lard Scott , pastor. Services nt 10:30 : a. in.
nnd7:30p. : in. Sunday school at 110011. Chapels
ntil o'clock. Young People's Society of Chris
tian Kndcnvor meeting nt 0IO : ! o'clock.
Christmas service in the morning , with special ,
music by tbo choir. In the evening n yaw
Year's sermon by the pastor nnd appropriate
music.
Southwest Lutheran church , Twenty-Sixth
street between 1'oppleton nnd Woolworth
avenues. Kov. Luther M. ICuhns , pastor.
The Lord's ' Supper will bo celebrated ut 11
a.m. Services at 7 : ! W p. m. Subject , "Tho
Christ-Child's Birthday. " The muslo at the
morning service will bo :
Antiiom llnrkl What Mean These Holy
Voices Vcrrtl
Gloria I'atrl ICerroK
Kyrlo Zahn
Oforlaln Kxcelsld Old Oliiuit
Hallelujah Schocbcrlcln Scluitz
Ilst toAly I'rnver ' Kimfnmii
fimctus llortntansky
AKiinsDol Lnyrfz
NnnoDlmlttls . ' .Persian Tune
In the evening the music will be :
Anthem To Our licdeeiuur's Glorious
Name Imll
niorinl'utrl Nclthurdt
Tbo Cimtlclo Magnificat Arnold
Anthem llrlghtest and llcst Hill
Vcrslclo Luyrlz
Westminster Presbyterian church , Kov.
Dr. Gordon will conduct both services. Morn
ing subject will be "They are dead which
sought the youig child's life. " In the evenIng -
Ing his subject will bo "Tho three It's ' of
Christianity. " The musical part of the ser
vice will boas follows :
MOIINI.Nd.
Organ voluntary Mght In Hcthlchcm
Oh do Hcrlot
Introlt dlory to God Attwood
IHi.xulogy I'ralso God from Whom all
HIcssliiiis tt'lotv
Olory In Kxoolsls Hrlrtgowator
Ky rfe Kleslon Ir. ) 1'eaco
Hymn 1'rlnco nf Bnlrni , No , 212
AiiUii'iu Behold I bring yon good tldlngq
Hymn Joy to tlio'Wor'ld'tlio ilord Ts t'oiu'u
No. lO
Hymn A Growing Kingdom. No. 757
Organ voluntary Hallelujah Handel
EVENING.
Organ voluntary Night Shades no Longer
Kosslnl
Introlt My soul doth magnify tlio Lord. . .
1'lorlo
Hymn Hark , what mean these holy
voices. No. 'M
Anthem How llcuiitlful upon the Moun
tains J. Webb
llyniii Itock of Ages , No.874
Hymn l < 'or tlio Muri-lcs of tlio Day , No. IHO
Organ voluntary festival March Sudds
The regular choir of the church will ho In
attendance. Following are the singers : So
prano , Miss Alice Knodo ; alto , Miss Snot-
man ; tenor , Mr. James E , Kclby ; bass , Air.
Easson ; organist , Miss Busson. Sunday
school ut 1U noon. Y. P. S. C. E. at 0:45 : p.
m. , subject , "Extending the Angel's Christ
mas Song , " Miss Julia Newcomb In the chair.
All Saints' church , Twenty-sixth and Half-
Howard streets. Holy communion , 7:80 : a.m.
Sunday school , 0lO : ! a. in. Morning service
11 a. m. Choral evensong , 4 p. m. Evening
prayer nt 7 : : tO , followed by tbo Brotherhood
bible class. >
The following is the musical programme :
MOKNl.NO 8KI1V1CE.
Processional Hymn 24
Vonlto Tone VIII , 1st
To Deiun Lnudumiis In F .Smart
Jubilate Dee In K Smart
Anthem Drop Down , Vo Heavens llurnby
( See Service for Christmas Ere. )
ICyrlc , Gloria , Orutlus In G Calkin
Hymn No. HI
Ueeesslonal llymi * S8
EVKXSONO 4 P. M ,
Processional Hymn 21
1'saller ' 'alh Day
Woodward-Gregorlaii-Hayes
MngiilHoatund Nuno LMmlttls In Kllat. .
liarnby
Anthem Ailolulla 0.Ion , Tlmt llrlnu-
otli Good Tldlnss Stalner
( SuuOrTertorium Christmas lay. )
Hyimi . . . .No.ai
Ucccsalomd Hymn 1S !
The usual services will bo held nt the First
Christian church , on Capitol avenue and
Twentieth street , morning and evening.
Preaching at 11 u. in. and 7:80 n , m , by the
pastor , Kov. T. E. Cramblet. Morning sub
ject , "Living Christianity ; " evening , "Koso-
lutlons , Their Use mid Abuse. "
First Universahst church , North Nine
teenth and Lathrop streets Hev. Q. H.
Shinn , pastor. Subjects : 10:45 : n. m. , "Our
Call ; " 7:30 : p. m. , "Poet Wblttior as Inter
preter of Christ. " Sunday school at 12 m.
Trinity Cathedral Capitol avcnuo and
Eighteenth street. The Very Nov. 0. H.
Gardner dean. Holy communion , 8 n. m.
Sunday school at 10 a. m. Morning prayer ,
litany and sermon 11 n. m. Evening prayer
nnd sorinon 7i : : < ) p. in. The dean will preach
morning and evening.
South Tenth street M. E. church , corner
Tenth and I'lcrco streets , Kov. Alfred
Hodgott , pastor. Class meeting 10 a. m. ,
preaching 10:30 : a. m. ; subject , "Tho Wlso
Men und Their Presents. " Sunday school , 13
m , Epsworth league , 0no. : Preaching 7:30 :
p. m. ; subject , "Tho Father's Promise.1' '
Seats free. Good music. Everybody equally
welcome.
Southwest Presbyterian church , corner of
Twentieth nnd ieavenworth. Kov. 11. Y.
Atldsson , pastor. Services at 10:30 : n. in. ,
and 7 : 0 p. m. Surjocts , morning : "A
Christmas Sermon,11 Evening , "Tho Short
Bed and Narrow Cover. " Sunday school
at noon. Young people's meeting at 0:45 : p.
m. Beats free ntid all are cordially Invited
to attend all of thcso services ,
Kountzo Memorial Lutheran English
church , Sixteenth nnd Hnnioy. Regular
church services at 1010 : ! n. tn. and 7 : !
) ) . m. Sabbath school at 13 in , St. Matthew's
mission Sabbath school , corner Fourteenth
and Center streets , utl:30 ! : p.m. ; Y. P. S. C.
E. at 0:30 : p.m. Morning subject , "Unity
in the Local nnd General Church. " The
pastor , Kov. A. J. Turkic , will preach both
morning aud evening. All are welcome.
IJIl'IETIKS.
St. Peter ucvcr yet issued a f rco pass to a
duuo.
Hell Is fall of "gentlemen" roasting Iu cor
rect form.
Few angels could remain nngollo through a
liny fovcr season.
rioty Is the top coat of rollglonand Is often
too short to cover up the tails of creed hang
ing down behind.
"Why is It there are so many vinegar-
vlsaged Christians ! " "They keep thoij re
ligion over foruso on Sunday and it sours. "
AVlfo Do you bellovo coal dealers over go
to heaven when they die ! Husband ( n min
ister ) No.my dear , not unless they repent of
their weighs.
Dr. Plexus-Why do you maintain that the
blblo is behind the spirit of the ago ) Air.
Plexus Bocnuso It doesn't associate tares
with wild outs.
Clergyman-Ah , my friend , why don't you
lay up treasures for yourself In heaven ! Bus
iness Man HOC-HUSO I am not sure that I will
over get there to claim th-jm.
The deuce take Adam and that apple ,
His appotlto ho could not check ,
And wo the consequence imistgrapplo
Ho gave It to us iu the ncok I
"I will ask you , " said the attorney for the
prosoutloii , "if you bellovo In a hereafter ! "
" 'HJect , " Interposed the attorney for the de
fense , "lie's toll he's
) you already u pawn
broker. "
"It's a good thing people are not treated
noivudays as Annantas was for lying. " "Why
sol" "U'bywl Why , If wo were , Begloy ,
nobody'd bo alive but you nnd I , and you'd bo
paralyzed , "
"My friends , " shouted the exhorter , "what
will you do when brought to the bur of Judg
ment ! " "Call for beer , " broke In a Godless
wag. "i'oung man , " quickly retorted the
preacher , "wo are fully persuaded that vour
bier will bo ready for you before you reach
that bur. " .
St. Peter You understand that kings nnd
rulers like you are supposed tn bear the bur
dens of their subjects , of course. Shade nf
Cznr-Certalnly. St. Peter Well , you had
bolter go down below and get warmed up ,
for the poor fellows whom you sent to
Siberia to freczo to death.
There has been some sharp things said
lately with respect to plagiarism In the pul
pit. It Is claimed that when a preacher uses
the words of another ho should always ac
knowledge H ; but the dlftlculty Is to know
when the quotation ends , Ono man who ap
propriated ( mother's seriimn began with :
i'A certain man hath said , " hut his hearers
illd not dro-un that they were Indebted to
that "certain man" for the whole sermon.
"Those must have been great times during
the Hood , " sold the man who spends hl ex-
stcnco In a distinct devotion to society. "Ev
erybody was In the swim then.
A young girl whoso Inst name was Mnck ,
Went to church In a now sealskin sack ;
In donating hcrmlto
She squeezed it so tight
That her kla glove cracked right 'cross ' the
back.
Sunday School Teacher Why were only
S'onh and his family saved In the nrkl Small
Boy 'Cause Noah was coed and didn't ' ask
nothln' . The rest wanted the earth , an' they
got It.
ilo told his pcoplo of the awful woo
The love of money brings Into this sphere ,
And two weeks later packed his trunk to go
To where they'd pay him twenty more a
year.
"It Is a great hardship. Is It not , sir , " was
asked of the Methodist preacher , "to bo or-
lorod from ono church to another every few
years' ! " "It would seem so , " returned the
dominie , "but It's a great saving in ser
mons. "
O , why docs the girl in the front pow turn
red ,
And wrlgglo around ill at easel
3' because she's forgotten her handkerchief
seal
And she's trying to hold back a sueezo.
Bishop Hurst says of the proposed Mctho-
llst university In Washington : "I believe
the money for the site , * 10UOUO , , will bo se
cured during the coining winter. Already
between $ -15 000 and $00,000 have been sub
scribed.1'
Dr. Albert Shaw , just called to the chair of
political nnd municipal Institutions nt Cor-
icll university , Is widely known by his mug-
fizlno articles mid his lectures. Probably no
other American hns made so careful n study
nt llrst hniid of municipal government abroad
nnd at homo.
The acceptance by the trustees of Johns
Hopkins university , of the women's proposi
tion to endow the medical department , places
.t In the front rank of these universities
which , to facilitate the higher education of
women , opens Its doors to them In ono of tbo
most Important branches of science.
George W. Wlllard , D. D. , LL. D. , ex-
president of Holdelbergunlversity , Tillln , O. ,
has accepted the call to the ohalr of ethics
and apologetics In Urslnus college , College-
vlHo , Pc.im. This chair was formerly illlod
bvltcv. J.I1. A. Bombcrg. Dr. Wlllard has
already entered upon his duties.
Edward Everett Halo suegests the appoint
ment In some leading university of a "pro
fessor of America , " who shall stand as an
expounder orAincrlcanlsm. Every good cit
izen is a professor of America on his own ac-
L-ount , and also on expounder of AmericanIsm -
Ism , and , what Is more , will light for it If
It Is necessary. A college professor could
hardly do more than that , but If a "pro
fessor of America" is required there Is no
ono better qualified than Edward Everett
Hole.
Hole.Mr.
Mr. William Tomlins , the Chicago musical
director , Is now organizing a number of
small classes , which nro to receive a thrco
years' course In vocal training , nnd at the
opening of the world's Columbian exposition
thev will bo massed Into ono largo chorus ,
wlnoh will sing at the opening exercises , an
cpitomo of what can bo done iu that way by
children.
At the recent meeting of the board of
trustees of Columbia college a largo number
fellowships were established worth $500 a
ycur each , to bo granted to graduates of a
college or scientilio school for the purpose of
assisting them in the pui-sult of special lines
of Investigation or scientific research.
Twelve of these fellowships nro to bo
awarded next July , eighteen In the following
year and twenty-four the year after.
It Is stated that for the year ending July 23
1890 , there were , In New York state , 800,000
children of school age , who did not attend
school for nny part of the period. The average -
ago dally attendance at public school fell
1,000,000 below the population of school ago.
The average annual salary of teachers was
only $4.80,71. The cost of maintaining the
public schools was 817,302,471 , of which $10-
422,172 was paid to teachers.
Since 1870 , It Is stated , 845 Indians have re
ceived Instruction nt the Hampton Institute ,
and the Judgment of the principal is that only
twenty-live of the entire lot have been "dis
appointing. " "For pcoplo not compelled to
work for their food , " the principal says ,
"their conduct is most encouraging. All ex
cept the twenty-live bad ones have done from
fairly well to excellently well as teachers ,
cntcchists , farmers , mechanics , teamsters ,
herders , laborers , clerks , etc. "
The thirst of the southern negroes for
knowledge Is illustrated bv the experience of
Atlanta university. The flood of students
this season , which is expected to continue
until Christmas , is already so great , says the
College Bulletin , that "after filling all the
available. space In our buildings , wo have al
ready had to go outside to accommodate the
last arrivals until nil practicable facilities in
this direction have boon exhausted. " New
buildings "are nn absolute necessity if the
noble work of the institution is not to bo cir
cumscribed. _ _
tflXTEll SPAMtKLERfi.
Drake's Magazine" : A mun , deserted by
his friends , is apt to have an all-gone feeling
come over-hlm at times.
Drake's Magazine : "I feel out of humor , "
remarked the funny man. "That's the way
you feel when you write your jokes , Isn't it ? "
asked his friend.
St. Joseph News ; "What awfully poor
billiards Missen plays , doesn't ho ! " "yes.
Only natural , though. " ' "How sol" "He's
a detective , and you know they can't ' handle
a cue. "
Fllcgondo Blatter : Absont-MInded Pro
fessor ( to his pupil ) Well , my dear boy , so
It U time for you to go to bed ! If you
should dream of your father tonight please
give him my compliments.
Tno gas motor stands In the cellar cold ,
Barely earning Its salt la summer ;
But Iu winter it's worth Its weight in gold ,
For then It's a regular hummer.
Pittsburg Dispatch.
Life : "Yor look had , Jim. Boca under
the weather ! " "Sorter. Today's the llrst
time I've ' been out-cr-doors In three months. "
"What was the matter with yorl" "Nothln' ;
but the Judge wouldn't bellovo It. "
The heated summer term is o'er ;
The perspiration loaves the brow.
The man wno used to shut the door ,
Will always leave It open , now.
Washington Post.
Washington Post : "Didn't the pool from
whom you were reading refer In ono of his
lines to the 'germ of Immortality ! ' " Inquired
Mrs. Brixton of her husband. "Yes ; but it
does strike mo as carrying this microbe
theory too far. "
Detroit Free Press : The Arabs have no
"hello ! " In their language. The nearest
they come to it Is to throw a stone and hit a
man In the back and then ask him as ho turns
around : "Does it please houvon to glvo you
good health this morning ! "
Fllegendo Blnttor : Secretary of the Char
ity Society The rich and good Herr Von
Knicher has Just told mo that you are likely
to bo put out of your house this cold winter's
duy for non-payment of rent. Who is vour
landlord ! "Her Von ICuIchor. "
Puck : Distracted Woman ( at the police
station ) O , sir , I have lost my poor old
father 1 This morning ho wandered away ,
nnd I fear , for his snfoty.ns ho Is totally deaf ,
Police Sargent In that case , madam , wo
will soon Und him. Ho U walking on the
railway track.
Chicago Tribune : "Your husband , I hope ,
Mrs. Upjobn , " observed the good pastorwho
was making his quarterly call , "remains con
sistent in his walk aud conversation ! "
"N-not quite , " sbo replied. "When ho haste
to got up in the night und walk with baby
his conversation U dreadful. "
DISCOVERER OK ELECTRICITY ,
The Mm Who Prepay ? lie Way for Frank
lin an > dMoore. , . >
A HUNDRED ANti" SEVENTV YEARS ,
It In Tlmt IjciiKttt' ' < r Tims Since Ste
phen Grny Dlnuovorctl Coiiiliiutlon
mill Insulation , ' Sumll Kays
Mntlc Useful.
"Ho was a meritorious philosopher , " Tyn-
dall says , by way of scant epitaph.
Living , hoVM something of a rccluso ,
making queer experiments and It coiling the
results to himself until ho found the grove
very near to hi m , nnd then ho told \vlmt ho
had learned while almost In the article of
deathwrites Park Dcnjiiinln In the Now York
Herald , There nvo more tears thnu there Is
laughter In the history of human discovery ,
and the fallibility of human Justice la no
where so vividly shown.
Stoplion Only lived and worked , and died
poor , of course , and n charter house pen
sioner.
Tyndall's brief eulogy , an occasional men
tion In the electrical treatises , mid that is nil
that ono llnds to prove that ho existed , un
less , perchance , delving Into the old tomes of
the philosophical transactions of the Koyal
society of London , ono rends thcro with
astonishment how tins man was the llrst to
discover electrical conduction , aud the first
to send the electric current over cords and
wires , nuil the llrst to discover electrical
Insulation.
With Stephen Gray starts the electric tele
graph , and It Is his story of I TO years ago
that Is to be retold here.
Gilbert's list of electrics , published In 1COO ,
showed that thcro wcro many things other
than the umber which , when rubued , would
attract light bodies , and this list had been In
creased by the Jesuit Cabeus , by Kobert
Boyle and by others. It Is hardly possible to
repress a smile on Ihidlntr Gray , at the begin
ning of his work , seeking foruow "electrics"
and explaining how ho took n hair from his
wig and rubbed it and found It to bo elec
trical , and then , as if to make it iiuito certain
that the electricity was hot at all dependent
upon ihu fact that the hair cama from his
own head covering , ho procured "a line hair
from a dog's ear and discovered the same vir
tue In that. "
RTheu ho rubs pieces of silk ribbon and bits
of linen , paper and wood shaving and leather
and gold beaters' skin , and Unas that all
those , too , become electrical , mid that paper
crackles und gives light In tbo dark. The
device which he employed to test the electri
cal condition of these bodies was a feather
suspended by n ploco of raw silk , but why tie
uses silk , or that ho oven thought thnt'tho
silk had anything to do with preventing the
electrical charge communicated to the
feather from running away from it , does not
appear. Eight years elapsed before ho found
out the why und wherefore of tt.
Probably the world does not know more
than a small' fraction of the experiment ,
made and results obtained Gray in this In
terval , nor how much knowledge afterward
discovered , or perhaps never slnco discov
ered , died with him. Ho pu ollshed the rec
ords of some of his experiments , and dictated
an account of the rest of them on his death
bed. Although it was perfectly well known
that nn electrified body would attract an
other body. It was uotr atall known whether
or not ono body could communicate its
own electrical condition to another , and this
last Gray undertook Jo 11 nd out.
lie says , in referring to his experiments of
128 , that long prior to that time he hnd
noticed that a glass tubeIf rubbed in the
dark , communicated light to bodies. Just
how ho docs not explain. Nor have wo any
knowledge what this experiment was. Hut
at nil events , touching.ns it wcro accidentally
the very uttermostbo.undary of electrical
science us it is .now ( the curious relation and
probable Identity of light and electricity ) , ho
wonders why , "as the ttibo when rubbed in
the dark communicated alight to bodies , it
might not at the same time communicate
electricity to them. "
So he made nllttlo tube of glass three- and
one-half feet long by a little over an inch in
diameter , and , in order to keep It clean in
side , put corks In the extremities. Being u
cautious Investigator and not wishing to dis
turb his experiments by overlooking condi
tions , ho thought it would bo advisable to try
whether the rubbed tube nctca nny differ
ently when the corks were Inserted in the
ends. Not that he supposed that the corks
would have any eltect , but ho thought it
was just as well to see that they did not. So
ho rubbed his tube before the corks were put
In and rubbed It afterward , applying it both
times to a suspended feather , and the tube
attracted the feather at ono time just as well
as it did the other.
But whether by accident or design is not
known , on ono occasion , Instead of present
ing the glass tube to his feather , ho ore-
sented the surface of the cork. And then , to
his surprise , ho saw the feather behave just
the same us if the glass itself had been approached
preached to it. Hero was an answer to
his question at once , for the electrical vir
tue of the tube had certainly been communi
cated to the cork , dcsplto the total dissimi
larity of the two substances.
It Is easy to Imagine the flood of questions
which must have pressed upon him at once
for solution. If the electricity will go from
the tube to the cork , will It go from the cork
to anything elsol Over how long a cork will
It travel ! Will it travel over anything else
butcorkl Fortunately for Gray thonnswers
wcro all within the reach of his scant income.
HU llrst experience was to Insert , a wooden
rod four inches long into the cork and fasten
an ivory hall on the end of the rod. And ho
saw that this bill , oven at that distance , at
tracted and repelled the feather as well as
the tube Itself did. Ho then increased the
length of the rod and found tlio result the
samo. And then for the rod ho substituted
Iron wire and brass wire in lengths of two or
three feet , mid still the same result. And
then ho hung ttio ball by a piece of pack
thread from tbo tubo. Still the same hap
pening. Then he asks himself , can this vir-
tu'j bo communicated only to an ivory ball !
And if not , to what else )
The things bo hung on that pack thread
were extraordinary In their variety. Hero Is
a list of them : A guinea , a shilling , n half
penny , a piece of block tin , a piece of lead , a
tire shovel , tongs , an Iron poker , a copper
teakettle which ho says "succeeded Just the
same whether empty or full of hot or cold
water , " a silver pint pot. a brick , a tile , a
piece of chalk , various stones , including the
loadstones and sundry vegetables , all of
which worked perfectly well. Then came
the question , how far would the electricity
travel } So for the wlro two or three foot
long ho substltutedMs' fishing rod , adding
Joint after Joint , and still the electricity ap
parently ran to the pnd , of It. And then .ho
substituted other rods still longer and finally
ho got to long pieces-of pack thread , forty or
fifty feet In length. -
Hut when the thrco'd became as long as
this , It was troublqs'qmo to support , so ho
fastened the line by loops hero and there to
the beams of his room. Now ho got into
trouble , for the electric1 virtue , as ho called
it , no longer appeared-at the end of the lino.
Nothing daunted , ho searched for the dim-
culty unu found it. The electric charge ran
off the line through thu loops to the beams ,
and so it did not truvoUho path which was
intended for It. 13ui finding difficulty Is ono
thing und overcoming" ! ! is another. So for
a long time Gray Wiw ' puzzled. Ho dodged
the obstacle bv continuing his experiments
with vertical lines only , getting the desired
length by dropping them from tbo tops of
buildings.
"Ono line Juno day of 1720 Gray goes to
"Ottorden place" to give his friend "Mr.
Wheeler" n specimen of the experiment , and
he shows Wheeler how electricity will run
down a wlro thirty-four feet high. Wheeler
is astonished but not satisfied. Ho does not
see why the electrMty cannot bo made to
travel over nny distance on n horizontal itno ,
But the question of supporting the thread
comes up again , mid finally Gray roaches the
conclusion that if ho uses something which U
quite strong and very thin the electricity , or
at least some of it , will not bo able to got
through the thin loop und will stay and travel
along the thicker thread. So ho decided to
try supports of silk.
And then , Wheeler and bis servants as
sisting , they nut up a line eighty feet In
length In a long gallery and the electric
chorgo goes easily from end to end of It.
Thou Wheeler boldly proposes to double the
Hue , carrying It back to Its starting point ;
and again the result was successful. The
investigators become enthusiastic ; they go
out doers and put up a line nearly 300 foot
long , and iho ball nt the end of the thread at
tracts the feather us strongly as before when
the tube connected to the other end of the
HnolsrUDbed. The discovery of electrical
conduction is not only complete , not only la
It proved that electricity will travel over
long Unas from place to place , but Gray hits
reached the border of another great discov
ery equally Important.
Wheeler , always wanting n lonqcr line ,
proposed returning the longest cord they had
yet used back on Itself. This was done , but
the weight of the line being considerable
when It wns shaken by the rubbing of the
In ho thollttlo silk threads which held U up
broke. Thereupon they got some pieces of
brass wlro of the same thickness as the silk
loops and supported the line on them. The
wire held the line ui > nil right , but the elec
tric virtue no longer ran over Its path.
"And now " the record ' '
, says , 'thoy wcro
convinced that the success they had before
depended on the lines that supported the
line of communication being silk and not on
their being small. " And thereupon they
strengthened their silk loops mid they In
creased the length of their puck-thread'llno
nnd found that they could send the charge
over It when it was TlV > feet long. And thus
they found how to Keep the electricity on the
line , nnd so the discovery of electrical Insula
tion was made.
To recount the curious things which Gray
did in order to substantiate and verify his re
sults would tuko far more space than is here
available.
At ono time wo ncohltn hanging up boys by
the neck and licrls to find out whether'thov
would transmit the electric cflluvln , which ho
determined that they did perfectly well.
And then ho llnds that ho can transmit the
electric charge not. only to n boy but from
ono boy to another. And then ho discovers
that It is not necessary to hang boys up , bo-
cnuso ho can Insulate them ] ust as well by
standing them on cakes of resin or glass.
And this ho docs with remarkable success.
But his boys do not seem to have had n very
happy time of It , for Gray about this time
became mulcted with n desire to investigate
the .sparks and crackles which clectrlllod
bodies gave forth and which ho noticed par
ticularly to occur when his rubber tube
was applied to n suspended poker , tongs or
lire shovel.
And so , having hung up a small boy by silk
cords nnd applied the tube to his feet or
hands , ho observed with much interest
( which , it is needless to say , the bo.v did not
shnro ) that the unfortunate youth felt him
self pricked or burned whenever anybody ap
plied tholr hands to his face , although the
same disagreeable phenomena did not occur
"when they applied their hands to any cor-
tlon of his body through his clothes , except
upon his legs ; where ho felt the pain through
his stockings , tboueh they were very thick
ones. "
The boy finally objecting very forcibly to
such treatment , was replaced by a rooster ,
and doubtless the objections of the rooster
resulted In the substitution of a largo "slrr-
loin of bcof. "
Gray's last memoir relates mainly to the
curious light which appeared at the enO of
his conductors and the strungo explosions
which occurred there all to him "singular
manifestations of the clectrio lire. " So
singular , Indeed , as even to seem "to bo of
the same nature with that of thunder and
lightning. " This was the first suggestion
of the identical character of lightning
and electricity. Whether iu him there
would have been an earlier Franklin
no ono knows , for hero his life nnd his experi
ment * ended colncidently. The two great
discoveries of conduction nnd Insulation are
enough to win a full measure of fame for nny
man , no matter how tardily they may bo
recognized as his , for the endless cobwebs of
wire and their glass supports which carry
the slsnals of the telegraph all over the face
of the earth , or the slender copper thread Im
bedded In the rubber which serves as a path
for the current under thousands of miles of
ocean , are but repetitions of Gray's pucli-
tbread line with Its silk support.
HOSJEl' FOIl THE JLAtflllS.
Cosmetics used hero cost $40,000,000 n year.
Cloth bonnets art ) more popular than those
of felt , and n novel trimming for these is
the material laid on with the edges raw ,
with nn appllquo garniture above of black
and gold ,
White crepes do chine , with sprays of
flowers embroidered In natural colors , are
beautiful for evening dresses. These crepes
come in forty-live Inch width , with a hem
stitched hem.
Chlftron moussellne Is a new material in
troduced In Paris during the summer nnd
appearing hero this fall. It Is a crinkled
silk muslin , and adds ono more to the list of
airy-fairy fabrics.
Among the most stylish nnd elegant capes
are those of black mink skins with the fash
ionable Queen Anne collar , the front of the
capo being fitted to the figure.
The English red coats , the gay red-cloth
Spanish Jackets for afternoon drives , and
the dark Spanish surouts and redingotcs for
walking are much In favor.
Some of the handsomest toques and bon
nets have crowns of cloth or felt , studded
with "tool or Jot , with the brims of velvet ,
and gilt or steel ornaments are used in pro-
f usion.
The simplest nnd most popular style of
street costume for ordinary wear has the
clinging sldrt of straight breadths , with a
Jaunty short Jacket iu reefer style , or a three-
quarter length coat.
A correspondent notices that the majority
of literary "ladies seem to affect certain colors
for their gowns. It is also thought that they
mostly work In brown studies , nnd prefer
their books to bo read. A superstition like
wise exists that they affect blue stockings.
A now device , which will bo of Interest to
hosiery dealers in the United Statoshas been
recently patented in several European coun
tries and .11 application for a patent is on lllo
In the American patent office. It consists of
a combination stocking and garter made by
running a rubber clastic band through n welt
at the top of the stocking. The ends of the
elastic appear outside of the weltand may bo
arranged to fasten with a button or a fancy
clasp similar to these used on kid gloves.
Among the fashionable rough goods nro
camel's hair and English serges in long clan
tartans , and cbovlots with fine brilliant lines
of crossbars of vuguo , indefinite colors
charmingly blended. The plaids uro used by
young women for skirts and diagonal dm par
ies , with. Jerseys of cuirass bodices of main
dark fabric when a plaid corsage Is not liked.
The smaller figured cheviots are beautifully
made up by French and English designers ,
with lapped surplice botlico and velvet pins-
teens , the skirts In round full English fash
ion.
ion.Faced cloth and storm serges in plain
colors mid largely imported by wholesale
houses for autumn and winter costumoi.
These como In all the sllvor-biuo shades , the
plum blue , with purple in it ; the dahlias erred
red plums , the porcelain green with less of
yellow-and more of blue than formerly , yet
wholly different from the drake's neck or
peacock shades ; the cigar browns with much
yellow , the Vandyke and mahogany tints of
reddish cast , and a now vlcux rose that Is
the exact daric purple-red shade of a Jac
queminot rose ttio next day after its cutting
from the bush.
Of all the rich women of America Mrs.
Philip D. Armour of Chicago is the house
keeper par excellence. She is a complete mis
tress of all that tends to make homo best ,
most beautiful nnd most attractive. She Is
particularly well versed in thoartof cooking ,
and many of her leisure moments are devoted
to originating and preparing choteo dishes ,
Mrs. Armour's recipes are famous among her
friends for their never-falling excellence nnd
nro in great demand among all the wealthy
young matrons of her acquaintance.
Thorfc nro thousands of yonng women be
tween the ages of sixteen nurt twenty-three
In Now York city who nro working ton hours
a day for SI , $ J and $1 a week , These nro
the salaries paid girls who run checks , but the
other class hold moro responsible positions ,
Some of them stem tobacco loaves , others
work In cracKer factories , clothing shops and
dressmaking ostnbllshments.somo wrap cura-
mels In papers , wash watchcases , tug goods
and check oil boxes of merchandise. Dut the
great majority are clerking In the largo retail
stores , where the willingness of comfortably
circumstanced girls to work for small pay
has produced nn over-supply of labor. How
these dependent little women mnnago to preserve -
servo tholr moral and physical lifo is beyond
conjecture. _
A Charming Ateiiinry.
No Improvement have boon so marked ,
so signally perfect in attainment , in the
lust low yoara , us the numerous luxuries
which luivo been introduced in transcon
tinental travel. Instead of burrowing
rocullcutioiiH the tourlnt now Una left to
him wlion his journey la completed , a
clwrmliifj memory of perfect train wer-
vlco mid pnlnco dining cars. The nr-
run Cornell IN this winter for dining earn
on the Union and Southern Paultlo romln
is ttomothlut ; fur In ndvnnco of anything
in that hitherto attempted.
AVhnl Joe Murphy 8ny .
President Thurtnan of the American asso
ciation has not made ninny friends In the vi
cinity of Chicago by his bold declaration
mndo bore that ho would oppose any attempt
mtulo by the Western association to secure
equal representation with the league nnd as
sociation In the national agreement. While
this city has no direct connection with the
Western association , Is seems to bo the ren
dezvous for Its players nnd officers nnd It
draws the greater part of Its players nnd
equipments from hero. As a result the sym
pathy of all In this locality Is with the West
ern In Its attempt to rlso to the dignity of n
major league. I see no reason why It should
not bo given equal rlglits with the nssoci-
ntlon nnd league. Kvon the most ardent ad
mirers of the former body will not declare
Unit it was a much stronger organization than
the Western In nny particular last season.
The Western hnd nn evenly balanced cir
cuit , with a majority of its clubs more than
holding their own financially , and It was con
ducted with more credit to Itself than has
been the association the past two years. Cnn
the American say truly that It had two clubs
In its circuit that cleared expenses last sea
son ! I think not. It was nn unevenly bal
anced aggregation of International league and
Association cities , nnd In every particular ,
except posf Ibly playing strength , was Infer
ior to the Western , which It has the nssur-
ancoto dub "n minor lemrue. " Mr. Thurman
may succeed In his ends to innko the Ameri
can a stronger body than It bus ever been In
Its history. Suppose ho does I How much
will It surpass the Western' The latter Is as
firmly established as the other , nnd to my
mind should bo nccordod full rights. It has
no Von dor Abes , Bnriiles , etc. , to make
themselves and the league they represent ri
diculous. Besides , In Mr. KrnmhoiT they
have ns able n president as Mr. Thurmnti , ns
Iho latter will probably find out If ho comes
ngnlust the westerner in any discussion.
Around the Oflluo Stove.
Pitcher McNnbb has again signed with
Denver , while the deluge , Mr. Flood , has
been released from reservation.
Billy Hawes of Minneapolis nnd Eddie
Flanngnnof Lincoln nro at Lowell , Mass. ,
both pining for a sllco of advance.
Tim Hurst has never been even thought of
In connection with the management of the
Omahus. Minneapolis need not worry over
the Gate City's ' chances next year , sl'io will
bo In It up to the nock
Billy Hart , Lincoln's stellar pitcher , is
"sticking" typo in the Times-Star ofllce , Cin
cinnati. Judging from Billy's "stick" work
out here last summer ho must bo up among
the host "compi" of thoQuocn City.
Manager Cushmnii of Milwaukee opens up
a billiard hall Now Years which ho will en
deavor to make tbo ball players' headquar
ters , Haven't heard whether thorn Is a fau
cet connection or not , but It is probablo.
Van Horn of Denver is after "Chlppey"
McGarrand Young Fournior of last season's
Bostons. It would bo Fournler than any
thing that has yet happened If Van secures
the versatile Chippoy.
The St. Paul Pioneer Press fixes the
makeup of Milwaukee's club for next season
ns follows ; Thornton , Griffith , Clausen and
Benwlck , pitchers , two rlght-hundcrs nnd
two left-handers ; Wcstlake and Krolg ,
catchers ; a now man for first base ; Welch ,
second base ; Alberts , third base ; Schoob ,
short stop und captain ; 1'oorman , right field ;
Pettlt , center field ; Dalryroplo , left field ,
w ith an extra lullcldcr.
ElmerJ Foster says ho doesn't linow
whether Alison willuso him next year or not.
Ho says ho hasn't heard from Anson slnco
the season closed , and ns the Chicago club
will have Cliff Carroll. Duffy , Hynn , Wilinot
and himself us outfielders he is likely to go
somewhere else. Foster says he'd rather
play with Minneapolis thnu nny where else ,
but supposes it Is Impossible to get back Into
the KOOU graces of the baron. Tlio king i s
passing away the winter hours husking corn
on his father's farm at Mfnnctiaha.
According to Mr. ICruuthoff the Kansas
City club .still has a bona tide claim on Jack
Pickett , but ho says that ho does not want
Plckctt. Ho does want Sowdors , whowns
taken from him by Johnnie Ward. Ho told
mo recently that what ho wanted more than
anything else was a short stop and to get n
good one the Kansas City club would bo
willing to formally release Plckott and Sow-
ders. Mr. KmnthofT says that the money
paid by the Wagners for Pickett was atmply
tlio costs of the suit nnd a bonus for Its dis
missal nnd that Pickott has never been re
leased from reservation. They have no in
tention , however , of playing Pickett on the
Cowboy team.
While- all the magnates have been striving
to settle matters they have notglvcn so much
attention to players , and as a result a western
manager has crept Into the camp and signed
ono of the best pitchers In the late Pee L. ,
nnd , from nil accounts , will bo able to hold
him. The club is Minneapolis nnd the player
is Gumbert of the Boston team. The Minne
apolis people got nn Inkling that Gumbort
wanted to play in the Western association ,
and they found out that ho was not under reserve -
servo by any league , and so signed him.
Wnetheror not the contract was conditional
or not is not known , but tbo chances are that
it is absolute , nnd that If Boston has an ns-
sociution team Gumbort will not bo u member
of It. This is pretty sure to bo the case
should Mr. Krautoff succeed in his scheme of
getting the Western association admitted to
full membership in the national agreement.
Curry Foley , the Sportlmr Times' excellent
correspondent from Boston , says In his last :
I am sorry I disappointed Sandy Grlswold
on the Louisville story , but ho must bear in
mind tnut I was not In the league at that
time ; nnd even the men who were playing
with the Louisville crooks did not know how
they fixed things , nor did they over know
that they were crooked until the men were
expelled. Craver was always under sus
picion , but like others , nothing could bo
proven against him until the time of the
Louisville exposure. I have no doubt but
what O'Leary told Mr. Griswold a moro in
teresting story than the ono that I penned ,
but I gave facts nnd O'Leary did not. Dan
O'Lcnrv ' knew nothing whatever about the
Louisville men , nor did ho over meet
ono of them until they were ex
pelled. O'Leary was playing away
up in the wilds Jof Minnesota ( Min
neapolis ) at that time (1870-18T7) ( ) , nnd the
only ono ho over know was Devlin , with
whom ho got acquainted In Now York state
during the season of 1878 when ho ( Devlin )
was working hard for reinstatement. I
played with O'Leary the year after the men
wcro expelled and ho did not know or claim
to know anything about the case. O'Leary
has a memory like an oyster It's always
asleep and the fact that ho cannot remem
ber half of the funny scrapes ho has been the
hero of during his checkered ball career ,
shows Unit ho would bo a mighty poor au
thority for a man to bank his money upon.
IMlNCCllUIICOIIH SpOrtH.
Turkev shooting on the beach across the
river this nttcrnoon.
There will bo a cocking main , seven battles ,
$10 a battle and $ ' " > on tbo main , ut Howies'
road house this afternoon.
Ed Hothery his : Just received by express a
coop of seven magnificent black-breast rods ,
which will bo "ordered" for introduction in
the pit later in the winter.
Jnqk Prince has been telling western men
how , In days of old , when times wore-chilly ,
ho raced before i0KK ! ( ) soctators | , and that ho
believes thu same thing will be repeated In
Denver. O Jack I OJackl '
The "ladles'safety starter" Is among the
novelties In 'cycling sundries across the
water , iiy means of this device a rider can
make a standing start without difficulty by
placing ono foot on the Moor nnd the other on
the pcdulvlicn taking the muldlo. After a
gentle shove the saddle will spring automat
ically Into position.
Frank Parmoleo has received direct from
England 'a now 7' ' pound hammorloss
Greener , price $500 , and will make Immediate
preparations looking to a contest with J. A ,
It. Klllott for the American field cup , cm-
bloinntlc of the championship of the country.
Perhaps a brief sketch of the Kansas Cltv
champion will Interest local trap shots , ft
follows ; Mr. Elliot was born In Mansfield ,
0. . July 'JO. 1853 , nnd Is the soii of Dr. It. M.
Elliott , who moved from Mansfield nt the be
ginning of the Into war to southern Illinois ,
known as Egypt , and after the war moved to
Kansas , where Elliott lived until he married ,
when ho moved to Missouri , ultimately set
tling In Kansas City about five years ago.
Elliott Is live feet ton Inches In height and
weighs 18.1 pounds. Ho has been always a
strong advocate of the organization of the
western sportsmen for the protection of garno
and the elevation of sportsmanship. It has
been the object of bin life to excel all others
as u true and field shot. Ho bus used ovcry
personal effort to encourage gentlemanly con
duct Iu Individual contests uud to do away
with the wrangling that hns chnrnctorlicd M
many of them , and ho will always suitor de
feat ut the trap from a skillful opponent
rat her than gain success by collusion In nny
thing dishonorable. I Us matches nro nlwayj
up and up. Ho Is the owner of and control )
his shooting park , where nil reputable sports *
men are welcome.
Dr.Blrnoy. nosoand throat. Boobldff.
Statistics collected abroad show that for
short distances , as 1,000 yards , wlro catte
furnish the most ofllclent moans of transmit
ting power , but for greater distances , nsfi,000
yards , electricity Is by far the least wasteful
of nil methods ,
By order of his Royal High
ness there will be given at the
Coliseum , Nc\v Year's Eve. ,
December the 3ist , a grand
Carnival Masquerade and
Fancy Dress Ball. His Royal
Highness , King Folly , hereby--
commands all persons in Doug
las County , including South
Omaha , Council Bluffs and
Omaha , to lay aside dull careen
on the above evening and ap
pear at the Coliseum to partici
pate in the festivities. The
Regent Duke of Figaro and
Horatio Giggles , Chancellor of
the Palace of Laughter , will
usher out 1890 and usher in
1891. Good-luck , happiness
and prosperity in store for all ,
* ? *
who attend our Carnival and v
Masquerade , New Year's ' Eve. ,
December 3ist. This will be
grandest , most fantastic and
elegant affair ever given in the
West. The Coliseum is being
especially decorated by an
eastern artist for this occasion.
Two bands of selected artists
will furnish the music. Come
and welcome prosperous 1891.
Rejoice again in the defeat of
prohibition by celebrating and
feasting. In order to encour
age our subjects to come in
beautiful costumes , his Royal
Highness has appointed three
judges , who will give to the
most comical , elegant and best
represented character masks.
$500.00 in valuable prizes.
Carnivals are very popular in
Paris , Rome , Venice , Kansas
City , Lincoln and Council
B'uffs. In order to give my
subjects a chance to enjoy and
blow themselves I have in
structed the Mystic Circle to
spare no expense , but to make
this Omaha's first carnival a
dream. . Gentlemen's ticket ,
$2.00. Lady's ticket , $1.00.
Family Boxes seating 8 per
sons , $15.00. The street rail
way company will run cars all
night.
night.Signed" [ ] ' '
His Royal Highness ,
KING FOLLY ,
By I-IOKATIO GIGGLES ,
Chancellor of the Palace.
THE SEASON !
facilitate matters ,
TO
we have divided
our immense stock of
fine custom made
SUITS AND OVERCOATS
into four [ 4 ] lots and
marked them at prices
that will insure a speedy
sale
>
E want to call your
attention to the
SUITS AND OVERCOATS
we are offering at the
above named price. Look
in oir window ; come in
and we will show them
to you. Remember the
price , $15.00.
FOR SALE
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P. W1NDHEIM ,
010 8.10th Street , Oumbi ,