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THE OMAHA DAILY BEE : SUNDAY. JANUARY 11 , 1891-SIXTEEN" PAGES. STIGRR & Cor. 18th and GO.Cor. , . Farnarn Streets. ANNUAL SALE OF LINENS AND HOUSEKEEPING GOODS , We place on sale Monday , the finest stock of Table Linens and Housekeeping Goods , that we have ever shown. Great care has been taken in selecting nothing but clioice and reliable goods , Many of the patterns are controlled by us exclusively. We offer these linens Monday at 33y3c below the present market value , BLEACHED TABLE LINENS. full bleached heavy Gorrnim Damasks , good patterns , for thin sale , 60o per yard. Fine bloauhed Satin Damask , new pat- tuniH , u splendid cloth , for this sale , 76o per yard. "Extra heavy BlonchoJ Gorman Wnlor Twist DnmoHhs these damasks are worth $1.00 For th B en'o 80o. Napkins to match , $ 2.5 per dozen. * Very line Satin Damasks , original pat terns , regular Sl.liS quality , For this aa'o OOo. Napkins to match , 83.155 per dozen. Extra fine Satin Damasks , beautiful designs - signs , full 7U inches wide , Sale p.loo $1.25 porynrd. Napkins to match , sale prleo $3. Toper do/.on. * Wo will olTor at this sale 14 pieces extra line Double Dani'.isks , the linost goods manufactured , choice patterns , 72 indies wide , worth from JI2.00 to $3.00 per yard , Sale prlco $1.65 per yo.rd. CREAM DAMASK. All Kxtra Linen heavy Dninuskt Oronm , 55cj nxtravnlno. Saloprice | ) 55c 1-4 ( Unit nlrached nnd - 1 Cream Dmnasks , extra 65c ; Kt > od vuluo. now pat- [ ( lerns.worth Sr.o. Halunr , $1. $ umilu. The flnost WoolTur Oroain nt Duinnska this sale . fdr fJ.Ofl pur yunl , usunlly fL held utjl. j nnd il. ' > Turkey Red Damask. Special value in Turkey Rod Damask , fast colors , flood patterns , Sale prioo 5Oo. * 10 pieces extra flno Cardinal and Tur key Rod Damasks , finest goods manu factured , worth from 85c to $1.00 per yard. Sale prloe 76c. * Spooial prices made on all odd lots of rv/oynes , flno Towels and Itomnants of Table Linens. NAPKINS. 100 dozen G-8 IHoachcd Napkins , rep- ular $1.65 quality , sale prlco 81.25. 100 dozen extra lartro 5-3 napkins , reg ular prlco $2.3(5 ( , sale price $1.00. * CO dozen blcachoil German water twist Napkins , sale prlco SU.25 ; worth $ ! ) . These napkins are specially adap ted for hotels and restaurants. 3-1 fine Sat'n Damask Napkins , sale prlco $3 per dozen. * Extra line 3-1 - Damask Napkins , n grent'barpain at$3.GO pordo/.on. * Hxtra heavy Satin Damask Napkins , very largo , a special bargain at $3.75 per dozen. 15 clozon extra line Double Damask 3-1 Napkins ; worth from $0 to $7.60 per dozen , sale price $5.10. BED SPREADS. X f\ ) One case 10-4 White Crochet O v 1 " BoJ ( Spreads , regular DOe qunl- V- ' / v-/ ity ; sale price GUc. / Q/- . Extra heavy Crochet Bed MfSlSpreads , full 11-4 , a great bar- y wv ) guill , UOSc- Q f ) 11-3 Croohot Bed Spreads / 1 > a special bargain at SI.2-3 ; .LiU ) worth $1.75. Crochet Bed Sureads , 1 tt - < | Marsoills oattorns , extra ! Ss I heavy ; worth $ , sale unco ) NK J- MARSEILLS BED SPREADS. JO-4 Marseilles Bed Spreads at $1.95 ; worth $2.50. 11-4 Marseilles Bed Spreads at S2.GO ; worth 38.25. * ll-4 extra fine Marseilles Bed Spreads n special bargain at $3.25 ; reg-ular prioo $4.35. * ll-t Superfine Marseilles Bed Spreads , now patterns , extra value , worth regular value $5.50. Our annqal January Sale of Ladies' Muslin Underwear is certain to prove more of an attraction than ever , for the reason , that in addition to offering special inducements in prices consistent with the superior grades to be found at all times in this department. We present an en tirely new line of ladies' gowns , skirts , drawers , corset covers , etc. NEW IN DESIGN. - NEW IN SHAPE. FIRST CLASS IN MATERIAL AND FINISH. TOWELS. AH Mncn Iluclc Towola , good slzo , 8c } , or $1.00 per cozen. dozen. Heavy All Linen Huclc Towels , extra size , llile ouch , or $1.071 per Fine Iluclc Towels , with fancy borders , also extra largo Momio Towels nt lOJo ; worth'JOc. ' Uiunaslc nnd Fancy Illicit TowcU , very Gno quality , now stylish bor ders , 1'JocttCli ; rojjuliir prlco 25o. 25c. 25c. 25c. 25c. If nny ono wants a fine Towel for ! 2oo , see what wo offer you Monday Many of them are wortli 40c. Fine Hemstitched Towels ; fine Damask Towels , knotted fringe ; extra line Liuon Towels , none worth loss than 35c. Sale prioo 23c. SPECIAL " Odd lots of Towels , 29c { None worth less than 450 , Sale price , 290. ( ® ots ° extra H5c - / Towels , hemstitched and fancy fringes , [ worth up to 750. Sale price 450. Turkish Towels Fancy Striped Turkish Towels , full size , toe each. Odd lots large , heavy bleached Turkish Towels , slightly soiled , worth up to 350. Sale price 22 c. f \ Q f Extra heavy large Turkish Towels / X P 4 A great bargain. LJ\J\J ( \Vorth4oc. Sale price 28c. Night Gowns. L.adlos'Muslin Night Gowns , tucltod yoke , sale price 60o ; worth 75c. Ladles' tine Muslin Night Gowns , tucked yoke , trimmed with embroidery , sale price 75c ; worth ! )5e. ) L.adics' flno Muslin Nlcht Gowns , tucked yoke , trunmod with ouibrotdory , sale price 85o ; worth $1.16. Ladles flno Muslin Night Gowns , embroidered - broidered and tucked yoke , trimmed with ombroldory , sale prlco 05o ; worth 81.25. Ladles' extra line Aluslln Night Gowns , handsomely trinimod with em broidery , embroidered yoke and turn down collar , sale price $1.20 ; worth $1.75. Ladles' Cambric Night Gowns , lace tucked yoke , trimmed with fine Medici 1 ace , sale unco 81.60 ; worth $2. Special bargains la Night Gowns at $1.75 , $11 , $13.00 and up to $5. Corset Covers. T > 0 dozen flno Muslin and Cambrio Covers , sale price Uoe ; worth 40o. Ladies' flno Cambric Corset Covers , embroidery trimmed , sale price -10c ; worth 50c. Ladloa' line Cambric Corset Covers , high and low nock , handsome embroidered - broidered yoke , sale price 45o ; worth 05 cents. Ladies' Cambrio Corset Covers , hijjh and low nock , trlmmad with flno hom- Btltchcd embroidery , sale price 70o ; worth Ooc. Ladles' line Cambrio Corset Covers , handsotnoly trlmmod with embroidery , embroidered and tucked yoke ; worth $1.2-5 , sale price 95c. DUIKERS. . 100 do7.cn Ladles' Muslin Drawers , with . ' ! tuoks , Doc ; worth > IOo. Ladies' Muslin Drawers , with 7 tucks , lOe , worth COc. Ladies' Muslin Drawers tucked and trimmed with embroidery , at COc , worth Ladies' due Muslin' Drawers , 7 tuoks flno embroidery trimmed. Sale price 70o ; worth 0"o. > . Fine Muslin Drawees , 12 tucks , c.\tia flno hoiustltohod oinliroldorylrlmraod. Sale price 85c ; worthSl.lfi. Wo alao oiler exceptionally peed values and styles nt $1.15 , $1.110 , $1.5G ! and $1.60. Skirts. New Shapes to Suit the Prevail ing : Styles of Dresses. S3 dozen Ladies' Muslin Skirts-tSo , worth COc. Ladies Muslin Skirts , cambrio rufllo , GOo ; worth 76o. Ladies' Muslin Skirts , deep rufllo , cluster tucks , 7oc ; worth OOo. Ladles' Muslin Skirts , deep rufllo , cluster tucked , very ( loop tucked rulllo , also homstUchod embroidered rufllo , at $1.15 , worth $1.50. Ladies' line Cambric Skirts , hcm- Btitchod rulllo , cluster tucks , $1.40 , worth 81.75. Olioico designs in hemstitched em broidered trimmed Skirta , up to $4.00 etich. CHILDREN'S \Vo are now showing a complete Htock of Misses' and Children's flno Night Gowns and Drawers at attractvoprices. ! Infants' department complete iimobcB , Dresses , Slips , etc. , etc. T 4. , SPECIAL PRICES ON ALL MUSLINS AND SHEETINGS. Lots marked * are extraordinary bargains and cannot be duplicated , at less than fifty per KELLEY1STIGER&CO. CentabOVesale Prices , Manv of th Intsarftsmall. It will nav wnntr * mmoparlvfr. orpvro-nnd location . PASTORS AND THEIR PEOPLE Matters of Interest Concerning the Ohurchos and Ohuroh Worker. OMAHA AS A CITY OF CONVENTIONS. The American Hoard of tional Chiirctica fllny aioot Jlcrc I'oiiturcH Not Popular Church Aniioniicciuotitti. . . of Omaha as a convention city H6V. Willnnl Scott said , the other day , to a UEK reporter : "If the general conference of the Methodist churches docs not como to Oninlia In 1803 , as eoems likely nt present , wo may bavo at least something hi the sumo line in thoannual mooting of the American board of the Con gregational churches , which is asking to como. It iiicou in October of each year , alternating usually between tlio east nnd the west. It met In Minneapolis last year ami was invited to I'lttsflclJ , Mass. . this year. It Is n gathering of sorao llvo hundred repre sentatives from nil parts of the country and from foreign lands. The delegation Is es pecially strong from England , where its headquarters have been from Its beginning. A special reason for the choice of Omaha next year is to bring It somewhat near the triennial gathering of the national council of- tno Congregational churches , which moots the sumo month In Minneapolis. The two meetings following each other within a fo\v days , mid largely being constituted by tbo same imrsotu. Tills arrangement would make both tbo gatherings stronger , nnd would bring to tins city a company and quality of visitors which It Is worth while to attract nnd pleoHO. As the meeting la for thrco days only the tax upon the hospitality of the city will bo relatively small , wbllo it allows time for all delegates to see what Omaha la and is doing. Something In this line also , but of smaller size , will bo the annual mooting in October of this year of the Woman's Hoard ot missions of the Interior in the First Con gregational church. It will bo composed ot delegates from all parts of the mludlo west. Omaha Is not keeping pace with Minneapolis In this race for recognition , and of course can uovorhono to equal Chicago. Hut she has liad more conventions than some of her neighboring cities and should Invite others , ytio present visitor is the future citi/.cn , and ucqunlntanco with the features of a city helps greatly to crcato coutlileiico in Investors who llvo elsewhere , nnd to increase tholr num bers. Omaha is fast becoming bolter Imown. Jt Is now only "somewhat west , " as Dr. Quint has somewhat facetiously said. Soon it will bo nearer the east still and conven tions of ouate.ni men help to spaa the gulf of distance.1' IiCUtnrcH Are Not. Popular. Commenting upon the apathy of Omaha people with rofjnrd to attending lectures a prominent minister of Omaha said yesterday to a 13 KK rojiurter : "What a pity It Is nnd what a criticism upon the people of Omaha that they do not ntU'iul lectures in paying quantities. A few KO , but many do not. The lecturer lacks the inspiration of an uudicnco and is. . stalo. The low who hear him do not care to go again. \Vohavo listened to mon of national name speaking In this city , who wcro merely plod ding , because 100 people Instead of 600 were listening , and both speaker and audlcnco JLy were depressed. l''or this reason thocuor- y potm secretary of the Omaha , Young1 Men's Christian association has felt obliged to send n personal loiter to Introduce nnd urge upon tlio attention of the public a literary lecture this coming weok. And probably because of porno such disappointment It Is understood ' that the lecture oa "Siberia nnd Hussla" by liVMr. Koimnii Is cancelled nnd will not bo /rjanl unless soiuo ono takes up the cause and presses It. In Chicago Mr. Keunan sneaks eight evenings lu succession and hasllstcnors ruough. In Minneapolis lecturers are \ crowded. Are wo of such stuff that thought ful trtlaU In language nnil Ideas cannot got an cuthuilasilo bearing ) la It true thai wo mvo always shown , ns reported , "a prefer ence for amusement rather than for Instruc- lonl" Ills coming to bo noticed that wo iavo colleges nnd private schools , while Lin coln Is becoming a center of teachers nnd students. About those institutions thcro is gathering n literary atmosphere , and quito possibly that city is ' to ho the cento for Nebraska of libraries , ex perimental nnd theoretical study and the soul of life which they develop. Jf Omaha could add within her suburbs two or three colleges and ns many select schools , though all were for the tlmo small , they would Immediately give us an increased company of men nnd women with literary tastes and habits , and would prepare for the development and In- gatliermg of more. It is said that wo need manufactories , and this would seem to bo truo. Among them wo need Institutions to make us think , nnd to have thoughts as well ns things what might bo called the manu facturing of mind. Wo cannot go on forever merely soiling to ono another or trying to sell. Wo need the man who will kocp what ho boa nnd improve It , and especially do wo need him who will cultivate his manly facul ties as well os transact commercial business. The Union Pacific and the Northwestern railways are -making aa effort In a cause that is calculated to provo an exception to the gen erally accepted rule that largo corporations are soul-loss. These companies have been bujy for over a year In establishing Young Men's ' Christian associations at principal points along tnelr lines. The Union Pndllo has designated six teen points along its line and has them al ready organized at Grand Island , North I'latto , Kills , Kan. , Con.o , Colo. , Rawlins , Green Illvcr , 1'ocntello , Ogden , Montpelter nnd Choyonno. At each of these places the company pays all the expenses that may bo incurred and employs an active local secre tary , who devotes all of his time { o the work. The associations are designated to bo for the use ol mon , but not exclusively. Active and local members nnd workers at the various places are asked to assist In pushing the work. Hallway managers claim that the business will stand the expense incurred and the investment will bo n good ono for the ser vice. Generally when the mil way omnloyos como In oft their runs they have no place to go to hut a boarding house , nnd drift from that Into saloons and other questionable places of resort. They claim that the service demands the best men that can bo obtained , and that the best method of securing and helping them is to create places where they can congregate and bo removed from all temptation. Three rooms nro used for the association at each of the points , a re.idlni ; room , ono for games and general lounging purposes , nnd ono for baths. A fco of fJ.50 a yeur entitles any railroad man to the privileges of nil of the rooms. In the Item of baths nlono the in vestment is n big thing for trainmen , nnd they have been very prompt In availing them selves of the privileges offered. The report for one month , October , of the Grand Island association shows the popularity of tbo Insti tution. Thcro nro now S75 members of that branch , of which sovcnty-flvo were nddod during the mouth. Thcro were 1,125 letters written at thu rooms , 131 books taken , 711 baths by railroad men , and 4,701 visitors at the rooms. The Union Pacific oftlcinls are very highly pleased with the result of tholr efforts lu this direction. The same plan Is in operation by the Chicago cage & Northwestern at various points along Its line in Iowa. Chnroli Notes. There Is but ono Protestant Bohemian church in Omaha. It is the Ilohomian Pres byterian church located on South Fifteenth street near Williams street. Tno building is new , being scarcely com pie ted yot. It will seat about two hundred people and cost 1,000. Tbo congregation numbers about forty members and thcro is a good deal ol energy and earnestness among the moro active ones. Hov. Anthony Paula Is the pastor. A Sunday school will bo organized soon and tbo congregation is expected to grow rapidly. Hov. P , E. Cramblot of the First Christian church , has been la Omaha but about ono month and the congregations at his church are Increasing steadily. Hols n young man of very uffabloand prepossessing nprxmnmco and Is a very rarqcst and successful worker in every department of church work. Many of tbo Sunday schools have bad tuolr innunl meetingdurinc the past wcclc , for the mrposo of olcctlnir olHcors. The schools of Omaha have all enjoyed a very satisfactory Towth during the past year. Air. L.O.Jones was re-elected as the su- lorintondent of the Newman Sunday school , n which ho has been the moving spirit and Inspiration for two years. J. 0. Phlllippi was elcctoil superintendent of the Sunday school at the First Methodist church , with H. B. Hooves as ilrst assistant. The people of the first Methodist church ire preparing to dedicate their now church at the corner of Twentieth and Davenport streets , on April 5. It will bo an Important event among Methodists. The line pipe or gan ordered from Now York will bo oa hand and ready for use at the dedication. The week of prayer services at the First Baptist church were largely attended , and resulted in a general awakening of tbo church members. Mr. Fisher , state secretary of the Kansas Young Men's Christian association , was lu Omaha last week. Speaking of tno associa tion work In Kansas , Mr. Fisher said : "Tho hard times with us have made the association work very tough in some parts of the stato. I know of some of our secretaries who are living on broad , potatoes'and turnips , liut wo are holding thu ground , thank God. It is hard pulling , but wo nro thcro to stay. " The Omaha Young Men's ' association has engaged I'rof. Molvlllo B. Anderson of the Iowa state university to deliver his lecture upon "Pootry and Modern Life. " Prof. Anderson is considered quite an ntilo author ity and a very instructive lecturer upon sub jects of literature. Hu has devoted a great deal of time upon the study of literature and has arrived nt some very interesting conclu sions. Hov. Chess Birch , the singing evangelist of St. Louis , is assisting Hov. L. M. Ware of the Second Presbyterian church in holding n revival meeting , Great , Interest Is manifest nnd ninny are turning In with the church In order to seek thu light and happiness that comes to the true Christian. Itcv. Birch is an able talker , a charming singer , and ho playj upon n gold cornet that was presented to him by the Y M. C. A. of St , Louis. His playing Is remarkably sweet nnd his voice Is very smooth and sympathetic , both In speaking mid singing. The meetings will continue all this wcotc and much good Is expected to result from the effort. Kev. Charles W. Savidgoof the Newman Methodist church Is conducting a very suc cessful series of revival mooting * . Many have united with the church and many moro are expected , The following statistics complied last sum mer will show the membership of the Catho lic church in the , Omaha dlocoso : Church buildings , 110 ; places where church Is hold , IHO ; halls , 2 ; private homes , lit ; school houses. 5. The seating capacity of nil the Catholic churches in the dloccso is about 10,777. The communicants number 2 ! > , ! )72. ) The church property Is estimated -$014,000. . The Omaha dlocoso comprises only the North Platte portion of the state. The annual meeting of thoSt. Mary's Ave nue Congregational church as a spiritual body was held on Wednesday evening. Its financial year begins In October when mat ters pertaining to thu secular business of tbo cluirch Is transacted. The pastor reported sixty-seven members nddod during the year , a net gain of thirty-nine , making a present membership of 800. The reports of the treas urers ot benevolent funds showed that there had been given to foreign missions , f'JIO ; to education , $141 ; to homo missions , 5MO ; to church building , $ l9ti ; to Sunday school work , 337. The ladies' society has raised $957 , mostly for the organ fund , Membership in Sunday school was reported as 600 with an average attendance of U19. The Young Pee ple's Society of Christian endeavor enrolls nevcnty monitors. Messrs. J. J. Baultor and W , A. Illgglns were ro-eloctod deacons for thrco years. Dr. S. H. Towno was elected clerk and VI. J. Wclnhans treasurer ; T. H.Taylor was ro-clcctod auporinteniloat of the Sunday school ; J. Northrup , assistant superintendent ; J. II Ikmtcllo , secretary ; Murray S. Ends , assistant secretary , and L. II. Pearso , treasurer. Ushcw were elected a ? follows : Morning ushers Messrs. Holmes , Bostwick , Pan toy , Boutollo and Shields. Evening ushers Messrs. Evans , Ferguson Towuo , DoLoDg and Morton. manorKaUer bos become archbishop ol Milwaukee , In succession to Archbishop Holss. recently docoasod. Several ministers of the Methodist Kpls- copal church , south , have been suspended by heir conferences for becoming candidates for lolltleal ofllcos and leaving their churches to ; o on the stump. "The Religious Future of Our Country" vas the topic discussed at the mooting of the Amcrlc-m Institute of Christian Philosophy , Tuesday evening , January 0 , at Hamilton iul. ! Columbia colloiro. The trial of the Hov. Howard McQuoary Tor heretical utterances In a book recently ssued , was begun January 7 In Clovc- a id. before a court of clergymen appointed by the bishop of the dlocoso. "Tho Pi-cod man's ' aid and sou them educa tion society of the Metnodlst Episcopal church , will celebrate this year Its twonty- ilfth anniversary. In tbcso"tweutyflvo years It has received nnd expended nearly $ i,000- ) 000. 000.Ono Ono of the great Buddhist temples at Kioto , Japan , is the center of a big oinboz- zlomcnt. Borne priests forged the seal of the temple In 18S7 and secured $30,000 from a national bank which the temples of the Jodo sect afterward refunded. The college which the Jesuits opened in Canterbury , nfter they had been pxpcllca from Franco In 1830 , is again to bo closed. The reason assigned Is that the patronage 1ms not Instilled Its continuance. The scholar * will bo sent to similar schools in England and Franco. Calvary Mothodlst church of Now York city , which has Just boon enlarged. Is said to bo the largest Methodist church la the United States. It has Sunday school rooms which will accommodate l.OOJ children , and Its au ditory Is said to bo tno largest of any Protes tant church in the city. Up to December 12 , the total amount con tributed In aid of General Booth's schumo In England was upward of $ IO,000. ! Largo col lections for the scheme are being taken m many of the non-conformist churches. In Dr. Macleannul's church In Bowdou a collection of over | sitXK ) wns taken. According to Dr , Sheldon Jackson , the Presbytorun church now has scyon missions and four churches , with from seventy to eighty communicants each in Alaska. The church in Sltka has 3P < 0 communicants. , llo- sldoa the Presbyterian church , the Moravian , the Protestant Episcopal , the Methodist Episcopal , the Hon.an . Catholic nnd tbo Anglican church have missions in Alaska. The Ohio Sabbath association at its recent nnnunl meeting In Springfield , O. , passed resolutions strongly oiwosing the openlae of the Columbian exposition oa Sundays , and declaring that if the exposition Is open on Sundays "wo shall deem Hour duty to dis courage , as far as posslolo , the attendance of our people as also the contributing of money , products , etc. , by them to said exposition. " A peculiar sect calling themselves the "Slaves of Christ'1 tins , upon discovered In the district 'of Uunilovo , Government of Vladlmlr.sk. The adherents of the sect ho- Hove that If ono dies by thu "rod death" his soul goes directly to thoabodo of the saints , Ono who makes up his mind to die like a salnb gets baptized and partakes of the holy communion. Ho then lies down on tbo floor with his fee lo the door. There , from brmeath the floor Of from u cavity made especially for the purpose , creeps a man dressed in red clothes lylth n largo red pillow in his hands , The attending worshippers be gin to sing a dirge , whllb'tho rca man throws the pillow over the doomed man's face , and holds it there until the nan Is suffocated. If the man who dooms himself to the "rod death" Is strong ho Is boimd to the floor with ropes , so that iu his struggle at the last mo ment ho may not bo nblo to overpower the "slave of Christ" who executes the tcrrlblo ceremony at his request. It is reported that Mary Anderson refused to see her old manager , Henry Abbey , when ho railed on her in England lately , nnd said she wished to have nothing moro to do with theatrical people , Other reports say that she "remembered" her old theatrical friends nnd Is glad to see thorn ; that she U going to Franco ; that she will stay in England ; that shu will return to America with her husband presently ; that she has retired from the stage forever ; that she will return Urlho stage next season. It does not matter much which of thcso reports are true , but the prevalence nnd variety of tbnm certainly lead ton sue * nlclon that Miss Andorsoc will resume act ing presently. So says the usually wcll A- formed Brooklyn Kaglo. But positive as surance from authority that cannot bo qucs tlonod baa been received that Miss .Ander son's ' expressed purpose to abandon acting is Irrevocable. _ Road Mo rso's ndv. on page 9- ALLIGATORS AND ORANGES , Bird 0. Wakeloy Writes of Their Profusion ill Sunny Florida. ST. AUGUSTINE AND OMAHA CONTRASTED. Summer Honoris of the Imntl of Flow- era Scones oti IliHtoriu St. Johns Second Gartlon ot Kdcii. ST. AUOUSTINB , Fla. , Jan. 8. [ Special Correspondence of TIIK liEn. ] ' Oh , Flonda , romanllo land , En raptured , I thy praises sing ; For nature smiles on every hand , And winter is as fair as spring , " It had long boon my ambition to visit Florida. The very name Itself has a poetic ring , which coupled with the romantic gla mour enveloping the history of the country from Its discovery in 1513 by the Spanish knight , I'onco do Leon , searching for the fountain of perpetual youth , and the widely advertised attractions of this .sotm-tropiciil land , caused It to possess to my mind a fasci nation and a charm. " "Well , I am hero at last , brought by a hnrtl cold nnd considerable cash , and am not disappointed. I llnd oven-thing Just ns ad vertised on the bills , fruits anil flowers , negroes and nightingales , alligators ami oranges , and lust of all I should suy first the climate. I'onco do Leon may not have found Just what bo was searching for , but ho found the next thing to it a perfect climato. Some would compare Florida with Italy. There can bo no comparison , except by con trast , Italy is a region of hills and mount ains , snow-capped during a part of the year. Florida is nearly n plain , and In most of it snow was never scon. Leaving Omaha on one of the coldest days In December , with my feeble form encased In n heavy ulster that almost swept the ground , in three days I was walking the streets of Jacksonville , the metropolis of this stnto , with the thermometer standing at TO degrees in the shade but I wasn't wearing Iho ulstor. The ubiquitous dnvlioy , who Is never out of sight hero , staggered nlong bi > - hlud mo with tuo ulster over his shouldor.un- doubtcdiy wondering what In the world I ever used that thing for. Jacksonville , which has a permanent popu lation of about twenty thousand people , Is situated some tiftcen miles fi'oin thu Atlantic coast oa a magnificent curve of thu great St. Johns river , us It turns and goes down to the seii. To the wharves of this city the largo Iron steamer * from Now York como with oaso. The streets are broad anil regular and lined with stately , spreading live oaks , which , ns they meat overhead , nlmost make nn arched nnd vaulted pathway of living greon. From thcso trees hang In rare pro fusion the sweeping and swaying streamers of gray moss , that always delight the north ern stranger's eye. There are many line hotels In the city , which are largely patron- izcd by people of wealth nnd fashion. An hour's rldo from Jacksonville nnd you are in .St. Augustluo. Ahl what an air of antiq uity you outer in coming to this placo. Ccn- turios surround it , and the cobwol > s of time hang heavy oa the ancient ruins. This city , as is well known , IB the oldest In the United Stales. It was founded by the Spanish la 1&05 as a military stronghold , and for upwards of two hundred years was the almost constant FCCUO of warfare and bloodshed. The Spanish , French , Indians and British each took turns In holding It , but initially sottted tack Into the possession of the Spanish , whcro it remained until Florida bccamo a part of the United States. Ttio city Is located close to the sea on a peninsula formed by the Sun Sebastian and Mntanzas rivers , nnd is built In thu form of a pnnillolo- gram. The streets , narrow and winding as those of a medieval city of Europe , uro lined with nualnt old houses , with overhanging - ing balconies , from the latticed opening of which women , whoso dark uyoi and com plexions Indicate tbolr Castlllaa blooa , throw languishing glances at the passers-by. St. Augustlno is pre-eminently the loading resort of Florida. Thousands of visitors como bore every winter to luxuriate in the soft , bnlmv lir , to revel in the glorious sunshine , which is rarely missing ; to gather the exquisitely tinted shells that abound upon the shore , nnd to sco the ilowers nnd beauties of this ancient city , which modern capital has transformed Into a second Garden of Kdon. Hooks by the score have been written about this placo. nnd it Is impossible in a single let ter of this kind to more than mention the many objects of Interest hero to bo found. The principal nnd greatest attraction , how ever , and the ono which the visitor always rushes to ilrst , Is the old Spanish fort , now known as Fort Marion , but formerly called San Marco. Begun in 1505 It was not fully completed for 100 years. It was con structed by the labor of slaves , prisoners , Indians and soldiers , and is said to have almost cost Its weight in gold. It was built for the protection of the city , and commands thohurbor nnd its entrances from the sea. The structure covers four ncros , Is built of eoqulna , a shell-like rock quarried close by , and Its walls are iil foot high and 13 foot thick. Its massive character may well ho Imagined from the fact that for 1100 years the Atlantic waves have thundered with cease less roar against its rocky walls in tholr mad effort to make it food for tbo son , but it stands today In a good state of preservation. Everything of impor tance in those days in the construction of snch a nlaco is hero moat , dungeons , watchtowers - towers , els. The fort wouldn't ' cut much of n figure at ttul present time in modern war fare , but It was the beat of Its uluil when it was built. Other places of Interest are the ancient city gates , two picturesque square pills of conuina , surmounted with Moorish capitals ; tuo sea wall , built by the govern ment to protect the city from the encroach ments of the sea , making n matchless promc- nndo nnd Just wiilo cnouph for two ; the cathedral , ancient ceniolcry , lighthouse , etc. H. M. Flaglor , the Standard oil man , has built hero three largo hotels , the Alcazar , the Cordova and iho Ponce do I con , which In luxury and nnd magnlllcenco have no equals in thn world. The I'onco do Leon cost over § . ' ,000,000 and is nlono worth.making the trip hero to soo. It is built in the style of the Spanlah Ucnals- sanco , designed to embody the beauties of Spanish architecture , and its decorations , to portray the history of Florida and StJ Augustino. Its court is a scene that is simply bewildering to the oyo. A mass of fellnge In many shades of green , with tropi cal plants , brilliant llowors , vini'-s growing in tanuled luxurlanco , ana all fantastically ar ranged with fountains splashing lu their midst , cause ono to wondur whether ho is looking upon some onclmnUul garden of n legendary world or gazing upon nn actual realty In this. Sitting upon tbo veranda of the hotel this afternoon , overlooking the beau tiful St. Augustlno bay , upon the sparkling maters of which llttlo whlto-wlugcd yachts were racing to and fro , the air lilto a day In May , It wasdllllcult to realize that , up In Omaha , winter Is now in full blast , with the usual uccompanyimunts of snow , ice , frosted mnos , bliz/.irJs , etc. Spcak'ngof blizzards , it makes mo shiver even at this distance to think of that , baby cyclone with the fripld bruath that is wont to blow about thu north east corner of the postofllco building at this season of the year , and before whoso fury frail women perish In their w aknc.s and strong men struggle for thelrlivos. Ono who has rounded that cornur on a cohl winter's night will never forget the experience. It U the Capo Horn on the sou of navigation between - tweon business and homo. Tbo orange season In Florida Is now at Its height , and , pardon the exaggeration , but I may almost say the sky Is fairly clouded with them , You see them everywhere , and they do In fact hang above your head as you walk the streets of this city. Standing in ua orange planta tion not long since and looking nt tno row of trees laden with the golden fruit , it seemed to inn llko a glimpse into the fiuuoua and fa bled garden of the ilosperldos. The most picturesque of the characteristic features of Florida , however , Is the alligator , which abounds in the swamps and lagoons , It U an even thing between him and the orange as to which possassos the greater at traction for the avoraqo tourist , but the alli gator , 1 think , has the cull. Ho Is a homely boast at close range no voluptlous curves , no poetry of motion , nnd his llosh ( tint * are not worth speaking of , Allvo , you can have lots of fun with him , but that is all ; dead , ho ilrst begins to bo useful. The taxidermist has a way of taking n half grown alligator , turning up his tall and standing him on end , when with a cord or wire connecting his fornnrms and stretching Ills mouth wide open ho makes the most unique kind of umbrella stand. Ills liido is wrought into card cases , purses , shoos , trav eling bags , and out of his tooth nro made oracelcts nnd necklaces. I have learned KOIIIO- Lhlngs about him since coining to his homo that I never knew before. Ono is that for about six months in the year he oats abso lutely nothing. His living , therefore , costs him but littlo. Ho fears no foreign competition and takes no interest in the McICInloy bill. I hud nn exciting experience the other day with an alligator which I came across down near tbo Indian river. Ho was lying on a mud tmnk , half asleep , with bis mouth wldo open as If expecting something. I resolved that he should not bo disappointed. Think ing to give him a taste of high life for once , gathered up some empty fruit cans and beer bottles near by , came back , gently tossed them into the yawning chasm and then climbed n tree to await results. It Is seldom that cause nnd effect follow each other so closely ns they did In this case , The alliga tor Hooinod surprised , startled , nmazuil , shucked , I might say , Ills whole frame fairly qulverod with umotlon. Then ho got mad. He was the maddest alligator I ever saw. Ho stood right up on his tall end , and if ho didn't start to climb that tree nfter mo I hoped to bo shot. Thosurprlso parly was oa mo then. I turned and shinned up the trco at n rate that would have made a monkey blush , Iho nlllgator after mo in hot haste , as it were. I could feel his panting breath upon my heel. Coining to a largo limb I .scrambled nut upon it , think that thcro I would bo KM To. Hut the alligator made the turn In soinu way and came right on nfter mo , lull tilt. He undoubtedly thought ho had ino then , but ho hadn't. The Omaha man seldom gets left under nny circum stances. I grasped a large grnpo vine which had become entwined about the limb nnd slid down to the ground with safety and dis patch , liut the alligator didn't. ' . Ho stayed right where ho was looking down at me with such a sad and disappointed loon. Then ho tried to buck down and out but ho couldn't. ' His tall caught In the branchus of the tree and there ho stayed , suspended llko Mahomet's ' collhi , between heaven and earth. I cuino away and loft him thoru , whcro ho is yet and where h likely to remain for a long time to come. AiJes hence , when his Hlteic- ton is found imlioddod in the foliage of the treee. learned mon will moot , ponder anil wonder what sort of a bird , beast or rontllo this might once hnve been. I'll l < now nil about It. but I will not be there to tell them. Poor alligator I I felt sorry for him , but llko lots of othar people ho would Imvo heen all right if ho had only kept his mouth shut. limit C. WAKII.IT. ; Ttaid Worse's adv. on pngo 9. The pool tournament oiwnod last Saturday ovunlng with great eclat , nnd twenty nnxloui contestants thirsting for glory anil figuring out "fifteen runs , " "slue-hole bunks" and "ball-bearing combinations. " At 8 : ! tO 1'earco and Matthews selected their weapons nnd shook hands. Then friendship censed. I'eurcQ was generous and couldn't think ot taking more than ono game out of the llvo they both needed. Iloh accepted It nil ns n tribute duo. 1'crilgo's heart was as largo us a ham , nnd hu Just wouldn't beat Kastinim moro than two games. Jack took the rest like n burglar. Morris played llko a trump rustling for 11 free lunch , and made the balls do all Hortsof funny trioks. The fun was all on his side. The way 1'oabody drew the bads made boino suspect that , hu had n mus tard plaster concealed somewhere , but when Knunsrson , bin opponent , Introduced some fancy curves and grcclan bends that started the prosnoration on Iho radiator , ho grow dl/.zy , and the referee wept. Thus ended the Ilrst lesson. Dr. Blrnoy cures catarrh. Boo bid ; } Doubtless If the same nnmteiir rules wcro enforced in Knglnnd as nro laid down by the Luugnu of American Whcelmun by-laws , at least two-thirds of the moro prominent ICii- ullsh racing mon would bo upon the profes sional list. A member of thu racing board recently stated that if Laurie was present In this country his irnmo would have been in cluded in the list of imm recently suspended. Dr. lilrnoy cures catarrh. lice
