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TWENTY-FIRST YEAR. OMAHA , SUNDAY MORNING , AUGUST 213 , 1891-SIXTEEN PAGES. NUMBER (50. (
MILLIONAIRE DITCH DIGGER ,
Lincoln's ' Riohoit Man Oaco Wjrked with
Pick and Shovel.
I01IN FITZGERALD'S ' EVENTFUL LIFE.
_ I0vllod from Ireland Ho Gujiio to
Aincrluii and HUH AintiHMcd a
I-'DI'tHIIC IllcldCIIIH oT
ll ( Career.
Livcoi.v , Nin. : , Aug. 22. iSpcclnl to TUB
fjKE.J Hon. John Fitzgerald is ono of tlio
most unique and t tliu same tttno most
protnltinnt characters hi ttio financial circles
of Lincoln. Ho Is tlio richest man lit tbo
capital city anu Is the most moUost and.tin-
assuming. Ho Is quoted as being worth over
M.fiOO.OOO , Dut Is not at nil puffed up over his
remarkable success in llfo. Ilo Is as
approachable as ttio lowest incnlnl In his ser
vlco , The honors that have been thrtnt
upon Air. FIU uratd have como unsought an
HO believes In strict attention to business and
Hi1/ avoids all public notoriety as much as
possible.
Mr. Ftt/perald was born about fifty-five
( roars ago in Limerick county , Ireland. His
father was a tonnnt farmer , holding at the
same tlmo 11 few acres of freehold property
the remnant of itn estate ) belonging to well-to-
do ancestors. Misfortune visited the homo
mid Edward Fitzgerald , the scion of ttio
nobio CJeraldino race , wa evicted from his
farm ami with his family came to America to
commence ) Ufa anow. John was then seven
teen years old.
Already the lad exhibited the ceaseless
energy and sagacity that hava been the
secrets of his BUCCUSS in later years. John
did tlio worlc of the ordinary Irish labornr
and that was anything in tlio line of manual
labour that came along.
It was during those years that ono day
while digging with a number of follow
laborers lu a ditch for a farmer , the lad com
menced llgurlng up "In his head" nboutliow
m.ich . it would cost to dig this ditch. Tlio
Idea then Hashed into hli head , why not try
his lucrf in taking the contract for the con
struction of the ditch. To think was to act
and in a short tlmo ho made < i proposition to
the farmer that was accepted and John Fitz
gerald , labourer , was transformed into John
Fll/gcrald , contractor , and ho commenced
the ascent of the luddor that led him to
wealth.
jt'Dio Job proved a financial sucress to John
find the farmer was pleased with tbo expend- !
lions manner In which the young contractor
pushed forward the work. Flt/gorald found
out that brain work was moro remunerative
than physical toil and bo adopted the calling
of a contractor. His continued success as a
contractor led him to greater ventures and in
a few years in partnership with his brother
Edward ho turned his attention to railroads.
Early in the sixties they completed several
Important contracts In Now England and
Inter-went to Wisconsin wlioro they put in
, /overal hundred miles of railroad also. Later
they secured big contracts in Iowa and
gradually worked westward. Some of the
contracts .secured by him were sold to ether
contractors and thereby Mr. FiUgernld
received thousands of dollars without em
ploying a single man.
When ho came to Nehraskn he first located
at 1'lattsmouth and invested considerable-
bis money there. He still owns a largo
amount of property there that brings him
good rentals. Meanwhile bo continued rail
road contracting , and took part in the con"
ctructlon of tho'Cincinnati Southern road
through Tennessee , the Denver , Memphis
and Atlantic rallwav and the St. Louis and
Canada railroad In Michigan and Indiana.
Ho took a prominent part in the atTalrs of
the First National bank at Plattsmoutli and
eventually became Us president which
position ho still retains.
A humorous story is told concerning him
when bo II rat became an ofllcer of the bank.
An president It was necessary for him to aftlx
his signature to the bank notes issued by tbo
Institution. A pile of crisp ton dollar bills
was brought to nlm ono day for Unit purpose ) .
Beizlng a pen , Nr. Fitzgerald sot to work to
Inscribe his autograph on each one. The
successful contractor had never bad much
Umo to practice an ornamental style of chiro-
prapby and the lint autograph written caused
ilin to knit his brow with disgust and ho
iNllbcrately took the ton dollar bill and torn
it up HO then tried the next ono , with no
batter success and the fragments of ten
dollar bill No. 2 followed No. 1 Into the waste
basnet. Again and again ho tried to write
his name In a style that would suit him and
when the pile of bank notes begun to look
appreciably smaller ho struck a style of
autograph that suited him. Ho duplicated
on the remainder of tne bonk notes and
ed them from annihilation. To the as-
tonished ofllclals of the institution ho explained -
plained that ho proposed to havothocurrcncy
issued by their Uanlt to bo on a par lu appear
ance with those of other banks.
Mr Fitzgerald is also the president of the
FirstNatlonul bank at Greenwood. Ho Is a
director ot the First National bank of Lincoln
and also of the Union Savings bank of
Lincoln. Ho is president of the Nebraska
Stock yards company and proprietor of the
West Lincoln Brick and Tile works. Ho
owns a lurgo store in Lincoln and mercantile
establishments in various portions of the
f Btntc. Ho has a magnificent farm of 8,000
acres at Greenwood and and another of 0,000
acres in Gugo county. Ho also owns several
farms In Wisconsin and other states. In ad
dition to the splonaid wholesale business
block at the corner of seventh and I' streets
bo owns several store buildings and dwelling
houses in various portions of the city of Lin
coln. Ho has u nmgnllicont residence sur
rounded by urn pin and beautifully laid out
grounds that aru his pride. Tbo place if. on
a line omlneuco and is known as Mount
Emerald.
Mr. Fitzecruld lias always boon ardontlv
attached to the cause of Ireland. Ho has al
ways supported every movement consecrated
to Irish ilboity , ana ho has attended every
prominent convention hold for tbo promotion
of that , cause. With John P. Sutton and
Hon. Patrick Kgan ho has helped make
Lincoln the headquarters of the Irish na
tional league of America. Mr. Fitzgerald
was llrst elected president of the local organ-
* > ? - Uatiou and In IBM ! was unanimously elected
president of the national league , which posi
tion ho still retains.
wo.vin * row TIIK L.tnii : .
Whlio suede and chamois gloves nro popu
lar In London with all kinds of gowns ,
I Pretty Louis coats of lace are worn with
skirts of surah , China silk , not and foulard
Some fancy combs with but two teeth have
cut garnet cubocbou tops , which look well In
light or dark hair.
Shot brllllantlno is a dressy and servicea
ble fabric noted among many of the stylish
traveling suits of the season.
Fuathor trimmings are announced for
cloaks , coats , capos , dresses , boas , hats , etc. ,
the ostrich ami coquo leading.
Handkerchiefs are very olaborato. I saw
lomo very pretty ones having the center and
hem of different colors that contrasted well.
The newest things In hosiery uro black
tllk stockings with white Brussels lace
fronts aud stockings embroidered In forgot-
uio-nots ,
Ilrlght Miss Kit , who writes so entertain
ingly for the Toronto Mull , has no use for
the young man with a sash. She would have
him chloroformed.
A youthful toilet Is of cream colored bo-
regc , dotted wttb bouquets , The upper part
7 of tlio corsage Is of tulle , aud the riband and
girdle are of thistle colored satin.
Handsome gowns of magnolia-whlto cloth ,
which always luoKs rich and tasteful on every
occasion are made with vests of white silk-
cord ombroklcryimplied dlroctlj to the dress *
fiout.
The latest chemises are cut on ca > ur , or In
w _ X" ° form called "Josephine , " whlcb Is
/ rounder than en ciuur , and all orna-
noiitea with lace and open work In-
lertlon ,
The novelty In millinery silks up to the
present is ihadad velvet aud tatln antique.
Among the noticeable combinations are
IS A U
COMMENCING
AND MONDAY , TUESDAY and WEDNESDAY.
TH
COMPANY ,
-IN A GRAND PRODUCTION OF-
Beautiful Lyric Opera ;
FOR THE FIRST TIME IN OMAHA
THE
Bohemian Girl
WILL BE
Including the Grand March of the Gypsies
and the Czardash.
Grand GhoriJs of 40 Voices ,
PICTURESQUE SCENERY.
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Balcony Reserved Seats , 35c and 25c.
inousso green aud lavender , and pink with
dull gray.
Boots nnd shoes have round or square toes
the pointed ones are supposed to eave gone
out but I think they are certainly the most
stylish looking ; the others make the feetlook
too large.
A very novel hat is of leghorn witn a pe
culiar garniture on the inside tf * j o brim of
rows of striped ribbon in cream , blue and
brown , which is also used at the front and
back In largo loops.
Corn-yellow India muslins and French ba
tiste dresses are garniture with white Irish
point embroideries , and Spanish yellow and
pink China silks and bengallnns with Vene
tian lace llouncos , berthas and Valois sleeves.
Some of the newest veils being worn at
this moment are tbo clear Hussian nets with
the skeleton plush spots. Many people nro
giving up tbo unbecoming plan of wearing
veils reaching to the chin , and have fallen
back on tbo old ono of letting them end just
below the mouth.
Capos are a legion in length aud stylo.
They are sure to bo full ever the shoulders ,
long ami wltli Ilured collars. The back way
fit to itbo liguro or bang loosely. A yoke
effect Is correct ; so Is the contrary. Feather
trimmings are especially pretty on those
wraps , and silk linings glvo the air of a well
finished garment.
Graceful surplice waists of transparent toi
lets have the fulnuss from the shoulders pret
tily shaped into a pointed yoke by drawing
ribbon through a casing made by facing nn
inch-wide strip from each armhole to a point
still lower uown on the edge in front. Tha
ribbons moot at a point below tbo chest aud
are tied in a Marie Antoinette knot.
Tbo present shapes will bo retained as re
gards many of the full bats , but there will
undoubtedly bo Importations of the very
small shapes , such as there Is a great effort
to bring In. and which have been soon on
many stylish persons , although their use Is
far from general , the taste seeming to run
rather toward a moderately small toque ,
uapotu or plateau shape.
Now York World : At least 10,000 stan
dard worlis establish that woman's dress
constricts her thorax , plays tbo deuce , scion-
tltlcutly spouklng , with her diaphragm , and
converts that which nature intended for a
walk Into something little better than a wab
ble. True , ton times 10,000 lovely creatures ,
all health nnd sprightlincss , nro found , but
iclonco aays these uro mit beautiful excep
tions.
The Now York Recorder 1s an nblo newspaper -
paper and ull that , but it carries presump
tion too far when it informs Its readers that
a woman live feet three Inches tall should
weigh 130 pounds , and measure twenty-four
inches around the waist , thirty-one Inches
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around tbo chest , eight Indies' around the
forearm and so on. 'I'llere U a doaof \ noa-
some about this perfect woman , says the
Uoston Ulobo. As well attempt to delluo a
perfect rose or a perfect landscape. The
woman of live feet three Inches or any other
height , is a model woman when ahe posseso *
n good constitution , keeps herself lu health ,
and ls satisfied with the liguro nature gave
her.
her.Tho
The masculine world is much Indebted to
the Cuautauo.ua ladles , says the St. Paul
Pioneer Press , for a great deal of valuable
Information Imparted during tbo passing
season , Among ether things they have taken
BU invoice of tbo esoteric and iuvUtblo per
tion of woman's wardrobe , nnd give the
grand total of such articles as fourteen ,
which they declare should Do reduced to four.
They are particularly severe on the corset ,
but skeptical man will believe that article of
apparel is going only when ho discovers It Is
gone. They have a decided preference for
drapery of tbo Greek design , but the chances
nro that about QUO srason's wear of that kind
of toggery would result in pneumonia , followed -
' lowed by an Immediate change of the modn.
C'OXSfUIlT.lLlTftia.
Old Hardfoaturo fen the marriage tour )
Do you llko the tunnels , darling ! The dar
ling Yes ; if you must kiss me , I don't want
to see you I
"Mamma , may I carry the dogglo a little
whtloi" No , darling , you might lot him
fall ; but nurse will lot you carry the baby ,
If vou ask her.
Ella Wheeler Wilcox says the old bachelors
should bo taxed to support the old maids.
But just think how the girl's would have to
Humiliate themselves to get on tbo pension
roll.
'Ihero have been seven marriages among
tbo female clerks of a Now York weekly
paper in seven jears , and they each occupied
tbo same desk , which has become a greatly
prized ono among the remaining clerics.
In an article entitled "Marriage as a Llfo
Preserver , " published in a Now York liter
ary journal , the writer says that "If longevity
is desirable , then It is bettor that wo should
marry than remain bachelors ; for It appeai-j
that at every ago , from twenty to eighty-live ,
tbo death rate of the Benedicts is very much
smaller than that of their married brethren. "
Doavonworth is excited ever the approach
of the first Chinese wedding In Kansas.
The bride Miss Young Lee has been a
teacher at the Chinese schools In San Fran
cisco. She arrived In Loavonworth the other
day wearing a yellow China silk dress made
In the latest mode , and Is said to bo pretty
and Intelligent. She Is going to marry Joe
Leo , a laundryman employed ai tbo post , and
she Is already a favorite with the ofllcors.
A young wlfo In Uooreta is about to sue for
divorce on the ground of violation of the
marriage contract. She alleges that when ,
before marriage , she told her sweetheart she
was willing to share his poverty and live on
bread and water , bo pledged bis sacred honor
that If she would furnish tha broad ho would
bustle around and got the water. And so
they wore married ; but hardly was the
honeymoon ended before tbo collector came
around and cut off the street pipe for nou-
pivvment of tbo water rent.
ol' the World.
A Gcrmnn authority says that almost
a third of nil humanity that -100,000- , -
000 sneak the Chlnoso language. Then
the Hindu Innguago Is spoUon by moro
than 100,000,000. In the third place
stands the English , spoken by almost
100.000,000. Fourth , the Russian , with
89,000,000 , while the Gorman language
IB spoken by 67,000,000 tongue and the
Spanls by about 48.000,000. Of the
European languages the French Is fifth
in placo. '
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"Johnny , " said the minister severely , "Do
you know wnoro llttlo boya who swim on
Sunday go I" "Oh , most any place whore
they ain't likely to bo no wlmmon
was Johnny's reply ,
Count Arnheim , Governor of Presburg. . .MR. JOHN E. BRAND
Thaddeus , a proscribed Pole MR. HENRY HALLAM
Florestein , nephew to the Count MR. J. O. POLAND
Devilshoof , Chief of'the ' Gypsy Tribe MR. CIIAS. H. DREW
Captain of the Guard MR. JESSE JENKINS
Arline , the Count's'daughter ' Miss LAURA CLEMENT
Buda. her attend riti.i. . . ' . Miss LILLIAN SWAIN
Queen of the Gypsies . * Miss CLARA CIIEKSMAN
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Nobles , Soldiers ; Retainers , Peasants and Gypsies.
N. B. Twelve years are supposed to elapse between the
First and Second Acts. The action of the Opera is laid in
Hungary , during the beginning of this 'century.
8YMDP8I8 ] DP SCENERY :
ACT i The Chateau and Grounds of Count Arnheim , on
the E'anube , near Presburg ;
ACT 2 Scene i. Gypsy camp in the outskirts of Presburg.
Scene 2 * On the road to Presburg.
Scene 3. Public square and Hall of Justice in
- Presburg.
ACT 3 Conservatory in the Chateau of Count Arnheim.
CLOSELY AKIN TO DEMOCRATS
Kentucky and Tennessod Alliance Men Are
Built in That Way.
REPUBLICANS A COMMON ENEMY.
Farmers Nnino Their Candidate and
tlio DemooriitH Kleot Him and
Manage to Absolutely
Control Him.
MOIWISTOWX , Tenn. , Aupr. 21. [ Special to
TUB BEE.J The niliuuco mnn of eastern
Tennessee and southeastern Kentucky acts
very much HUe a full-blooded dyed-in-the-
wool democrat. Ho attends the various ulll-
anco meetings and calls himself an alliance
man , but when be attends political primaries
and conventions ho Is first , lust and for
ever a democrat and a "wall" democrat
at that. Ho has not fully lorgotton the an-
imosltlos Incurred during the great Amor-
lean coulllct , and ho keeps these in Ids mind's
eye when hn goes to tbo pollsrllo remembers
how bo and bis republican neighbor tried to
kill each other thirty years ago and ho votes
as ho shot.
There Is no attempt toward > nominating a
state ticket by tbo alllanco'Ia eastern Ten
nessee. The southern colonel of
that mountainous region can not brook
the idea of antagonizing anything
but republicanism at tbo { Kills. * The ulilunco
organizations In that region numoor a great
many democrats In tholr ran Its' , about IX ) or
05 per coat bolng of the bourbon faith
primarily. East Tonnoised webt republican
last fall and oloolod a republican congress
man. With the old war-tlmp enemy in the
ascendency tbo east Tennessee colonel can ill
afford to drain bis party of any of Its strength
by allowing an alliance ticket to bo nomi
nated. This would incrtn political death for
tbo party , and ho is sbrowd enough to sco It.
He then sots to work and corrals the farmers'
organization by advocating1 alllanco princi
ples and allows the alliance man to name the
democratic candldato outho condition prece
dent that the man selected bo a
democrat. This Is a BIUO qua non.
The republican farmer U thereby
caught. Tbo choice of luo'alllanco has been
nominated and ha Is by du y and oath bound
to vota for him. Tbo alliance becomes there
by an ally of the dcmocratlb , party , and tbo
southern colonel is happy.
Strange to say tbo alliance people are ap
parently satisfied with this arrangement.
Buchanan was chosen 03 the dmnocratlu
nominee for governor last fall under this
kind of a coalition , and the farmers seem
happy In tbo knowledge of tbo fact that bo
was elected as a democrat who Is favorably
inclined toward tbo alliance.
Tbo same appears true In all other cases
where democrats have bc < m elected by" the
aid of the farmer vote. Tbo ulllanco mon do
not apparently roalua that they are being
used us catspaws for perpetuating bourbon
rulo. They are satlstlcd if the democrat
D omluatcd favori or declares that ho fuvora
alliance measures. The Idea of u separate
and distinct ticket does not seem to enter
his bead.
None of the farmers whom I mot could
give any clear roiisons for joining tbo alli
ance. They bud a vague idea that tbo tiller
of the soil "ought to have a bettor show , "
but na definite plan was suggested or appar
ently known for the amelioration of bis con
dition. The Iruy , half-caroJess way in which
ho euros for bis crop is characteristic of the
manner in which no cultivated his politics.
Ho is too far behind the Nebraska farmer to
catch up with him in twenty years.
Even the democratic politicians I mot could
not give any tangible reason for the exist
ence of the alliance organization. They
were either ignorant or affected ignorance of
alliance principles , The general idea pre
vails with thiMn that nil the farmer wants Is
n chance to put men of tholr choice in ofllco ,
and tbo avonigo democrat asks ;
"What mo''can tno alliance ask } Ahn't
wo clouting the mon that the alllanco people
select !
This argument is deemed conclusive by tbo
democratic colonel and none dnro gainsay it *
Meanwhile the colonpl gets there Just the
same nnd swells tbo democratic returns with
the yotes of alliance men who have loft the
republican ranks. It is an excellent devise
to meet a political necessity and It works
well.
It was my good fortune to bo In Mlddlcs-
borougb , Ky. , at the recent fctato election.
Mtddlcsboiougb Is the maglo city that has
spruig up within the last two years
near tbo Tennessee line and just
above tbo famous Cumberland Clap. The
stvlo of voting was a rovolotlon to mo.
Nearly every vote cost was by a negro , I
could not see any white mon voting at all.
The colored men came up In droves under
tbo tuldanco of white men. I looked in vain
for the traditional bhotcun. It was not in
sight. The shot gun was In its
dccadcnco and had been superseded
by the dollar of our dads. Tbo
darkles averaged $5 aplcco for their votes ,
aud no bones was made about the matter
whatever. Several wore enterprising enough
tu veto a number of times at the same polling
placo. Ono old colored fellow openly boasted
in my presence that bo had made jltj that day
by the manifold process of voting. Ho de
clared :
"I doan1 have to wulc fo' a dollab and a
quatab llko dose dam Qyolallans llxin1 up
Yalltiti crook , "
Darkies living across in Tennessee wore
brought ever the line in droves aud voted.
None that I mot know that the election was
ono for state ofllcoM and that u change In the
btato constitution lay at their mercy.
The saloons woroin full blast all day long
and the streets were Illlod with drunken
men. The polling place wan surrounded by a
great noisy crowd that kept all persons away
except these that wore known to bo with
the gang. Fully a third of the legitimate
voters of Mlddlosborouirh wore thereby kept
from voting , Tbo police were apparently
helpless.
Naturally tbero WAS considerable quarrel
ing. While sitting In front of the hotel my
attention wai called to a wordv war In a sa
loon across tbo way. Later blows followed.
Ono o' the combatants was finally downed ,
and the allies of tbe successful brute
aided him In tramping and kicking the llfo
out of the fallen man. The poor follow was
dragged to the back of the saloon , where b
died , The body lay in tbo saloon all nU'ht
and was cared for by tbo county uext day.
PRICES-RESERVED SEATS :
Lower Floor , 50c
Box Seats , 75c
No coroner appeared , no inquest was hold , no
arrests were mado. In answer to my aston
ished queries I learned that although Mid-
dlcsborough had but 3,000 Inhabitants , that
nearly a hundred murders had occurred in
that city in the brief two yoara of Its exist
ence.
In eastern Kentucky I learned that tbo so-
called people's party and the alliance were
treated "and regarded as separate parties.
The two seemed to be moro distinct from
oaeh other than they do In Nebraska , wnoro
the alliance is really a branch of tbo people's
independent party. It was noted that while
the farmers' alliance had not Identified Itself
with the state tlcuot of tbo people's party ,
that it was a power in tlio county organiza
tions which it had formed , and that in most
local contests the alliance and people's party
wcio making shouldcr-to-shouldcr lights ,
and the alliance either supported the
candidate of the people's ' party or vice vorsa.
In the election , as well known , the farmers
managed to get a majority in tha legislature.
Enough of these agriculturists , however , are
of a democratic tlngo to continue the demo
cratic domination , at least that was the
democratic politicians as they grow commun
icative ever their draughts of distilled essence
of corn.
In the central and western portions of both
Kentucky and Tennessee tha alliance was re
ported as baing stronger thru In the western
portions , hut this fact ( lees not appear to dis
turb the democrats In the Inast. They seemed
to regard It as an adopted child. W. J , I ) .
IIKI.HHUUS.
The name "Tho King's Daughters'1 1s
taken from the forty-llfth psalmninth versa :
"Kings' daughters wore among the honorable
women. "
Christopher Columbus Is to bo tnado a
saint , now that nobody remembers the lan
guage ho used to his sailors when they
wantoa to go homo.
The international order of tbo King's
Daughters has had Its name changed so as to
embrace sons as well as daughters , us ninny
mou and boys have been admitted to It since
1SS7.
In the museum of the dead letter ofllco at
Washington , D. C. , there Is a piece of parch
ment upon which Is penned a copv of the
Lord's prayer , written in ttfty-four different
languages ,
Church statistics shoxv that there are now
Oil ) women either occupying pulpits or
licensed to do so. The Unlversatlst denomi
nation beads the Hit of churches In the num
ber of women It has ordained ,
The mother of Hector C. Havomyorot
Now York City , to whom ho loft f OO.OOO for
distribution among charitable organizations ,
has given (50,000 to the missionary society of
tbo Methodist ICulscopal church.
A few days ago Spurgoon In a weak voice
ordered his secretary to write down his linn
belief that God had drawn him book from
the verge of the grave us a direct answer to
the prayers of tbo Christian church.
It is said that MtS33 ) ( persons are members
of the Congregational church In tnU country ,
and that more than onc-tlfth llva In Mu-tia-
chusctts , which thus heads the list. The
average of benevolout contributions is highest
in Minneapolis , Minn.
Mr * . Ooorgo Uoberti , a San Jose ( Cal. )
spiritualist , has converted the parlor of her
residence Into "tbo temple of purity and
truth. " Tbo furniture aud draplui's aru all
pure white , and all who enter must bo clad In
white. The temple Is for angels to coma aim
hold communion with num. She claims to bo
nmomDorof tbo Order of Angels , and that
Jesus himself has bean In the temple and np *
proved of it. She says she know Him in lifo.
Tbo Baptists are building a railway Chanel.
It is sixty feet long and ten foot wide. Tlio
car will be run upon tbo extended system of
the Northern Piiclllo and Wisconsin Central
railroads. It Is to bo llttod up wltli nil the
icquiromont.s of the modern chapel , Includ
ing organ , baptistry and hymnology. Tbo
Hov Dr. Wayland Iloyt of Minneapolis is to
direct it and Messrs. Colgate Iloyt and
Charles L. Colby of Now York tire among Its
financial backers.
Of Cardinal Manning a correspondent
writes : "Notwithstanding his weight lit
yiurs , bo Is still active and well , as busy
with his books and as much Interested in the
topic of the hour as ho was at sixty. Per-
bans the greatest Inconvenience which his
ago bus brought him Is u growing Inability to
face our bomowhat trvinir weather. Until
recently ho Inn scarcely baon out of doors
half n clo/.on times since last September , and
then only to keep Iranortant engagements. "
The annual statistics of the Prostiytorlan
cliircti | , Just completed by Dr. William Henry
Hoberts , tbo stated elorl' , show n growth lu
ttio number of churches and communicants
and presbyteries , and a decrease in tbo
amount of contributions , Then ) are 7,070
churches , a growth of 170 In ttioyonr ; the
total number of communicants is bOO,7l)0 ) as
against 775,00 : ) for Ib'JO ; the number of pres
byteries is 'JIO , an advance of tnroo on 1600 ;
there are ( ) , ' ' > ministers as against 0,155 last
year , an Incroasoof o iy ( } ! > ; tbocontributions
show a falling off , being fll.OiV..MD , Instead
of UHMiil. ! :
A novel plan for extinguishing a church
debt has been hit upon in Melbourne , Aus
tralia. The church committee or vestry , ai
the case may bo- divided the total debt amontr
themselves , nnd each man Insures tits Ufa for
the amount that falls to his share , The poli
cies 11 ro transferred to the church , and tha
annual payments on them are made out of the
collections. Then , of course , as tlio members
ol the committee "drop oil' , " tlio sums In
sured on their lives drop in , and later , when
the only survivor dies , the lust Installment at
the church debt Is paid.
Kop ! ( in * tlio
The BulioolnwBtoru of Fresno , Cul. ,
uro evidently "iibrntul. " The town
Huporviburs Book to proborva tlio purlc
from Injury by posting tlio following
notice : "All porsoim uro Hereby forbidden -
don from lounging upon , lying ' ' trump *
Inc ; upon iiny grim or plots , oxcoptlng
respectable women , and child run under
the ago of twelve yoiirn , in ulmrgo ol
tholr parunta o1 iittundunta. "
Wliltllor'H TrilMitu to Lowoll.
From purest wells of Hnellsh undutllod
None deeper drank than be , the New World's
Child
Who , lu the language of tholr farm-field * ,
snoVa
The wit and wisdom of Now KiiRland follr.
Shaming u monstrous wrong ; the world-wlda
laugh
Provoked thereby mthl | ; well have shaken ,
half
The walls of slavery down ore yet the ball
And mine of buttle overthrow Ilium all ,