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THE OMAHA DAILY BEE : SUNDAY , FEBRUARY 28. 1892-SIXTEEN PAGES. i H HOUSTON CUR DRUNK P HOUSTON , M.D , President , Surgeon OR & SilMUFJiCOTSER.ViccPrtsL . Nebraska Savings OVER FORTY PATIENTS Tln TTATTPHPAAT PITHT TYTOnnTTtTTW SI. I , ll'y ' Co. Rank. The HODS10N CURE INSlIfDIE EHASTUS A. BENSON , Vice President OEO. F. WRIGHT , Allorney. M , M. MARSHAL ! * Secrelary J.B.CA11MICIIAKI , , Mcr. JOHN L McGAGOE , Treasurer , Presi Amer C. 11IIANNAN , Casliicr Citizens Slate Bank. Sheely Block , Oinalia. ican National Bank. J. Q. COHTELYOU , Cashier Dime Sav. Bank. Acting under Authority of the Houston Narcotic Cure Company , HOUSTON NHROOTIG CURE GO , Cure for liquor , Opium and Tobacco Habit , DURING THE PKST FOUR WEEKS. OFFICIOUS AN'D D1UKCTOU.S. DANIEL HAVES , President. C. W. JOHNSON , V.-PrcoU Capital $500,000 , Owners of All Territorial D. J , O'DONAIIOE , Beorotary. J. H. PARUOTTE , Treasurer. Under the immediate supervision of Dr. Houston , discoverer of , . . . . . . CADLK AWMU5S9 J. M. RICHAUDS. II. B. CORYELL. HOUSTON , this marvelous euro , and an nblo corps of assistants. . . . . . OMAHA. OMAHA , NEB. A. E. BENSON , R. M. STRONG. Cure for Drunkenness. Cure for Morphine Habit , Cure for Tobacco Habit. Patients may enter the Institute at Three visits to the Institute dailyfor May be taken at home. Costs only any time they may desire , - without a few minutes only , is all that is $8.OO for entire treatment. Cigar out loss of time from business. required of r > atients. ' / . ette smokers especially invited to . I ll I call. Come in at any time. ' i J > j i I. * 1 I Read these testimonials ; others can be seen by calling at the Institute , Sheely Block , 15th and Howard Sts- 0 si An A , Neb. llouston Cure Institute Oonttomcn : Having boon a tolerable hard drinker for the past ton years , nnil a moderate ono llfteen years previous , I wish to say to you , that arter having taken your treatment ror the past three weeks. I honestly and llrmiy be lieve that vou hiivo rooted oiit of my system all desire for Intoxicating liquor , ot any kind. 1 feel ten years younger and nave recovered my appetite. You are at Hborty to rotor any oao desiring treatment , to mo. There Is no mistaking the fast , year treat ment does all you claim It will. Wishing you success , I remain , yours truly , WAI.TKU WAI.ICKH , No.712 N. 20th stioot , Omaha , Nob. OVAIIA. Neb. Fob. g , 1SD2.-Houston Cure In- tltuto - Gentlemen : 1'or the last twelve days 1 have been under treatment at the Houston Institute for the liquor habit and the nervous debility resultlnR tlicrefrom : 1 can truly say I liavo Improved very much in that short time , both lu uenoral health and nervous strength. From my observation nt the Institute , and I have been rather a close observer , this has been the general result of the treatment , as \vcllforthemorphlnensfor the liquor habit ; the patients are recovering as rapidly as could ba expected or desired , some , of course , regain their normal condition sooner than others , but 1 regard them all as doing remarkably well and In a fair way to permanent recovery. K. 1) . KITTE.V , U05 S. 17th street , Omaha. Neb. OMVii.l.Nob To the Houston Cora Institute- Gentlemen : As a , "graduate" ftom your Insti tute I take ple&ure in earnestly recommend ing your treatment to all who have a craving for alcoholic stimulants. 1 am 41 years of ago and have boon a steady user of In toxicating I'.nuor from boyhooJ , and of lat years have dranlt so much that my capability for busings or work \vis rapidly being destroyed. After taklnir your treatment four or live days , I found that my craving for llnuor had left me , and after the sixth day whiskey was repugnant trfmo. I have not tasted liquor since and have no de- Ira for It , 1 do not Dellovo I over will have again. 1 may add that from tha day i bejjan your treatment my general condition greatly 1m- provnd , my head became do irer and my eye sight better day by day. My natural energy and animal spirits have boon restored to mo , and In fact I feel like a young roan again. I know that 1 am cured of the liquor habit and believe I am safe from all temptation In that direction , for with all desire for liquor eradi cated from my system , my past experience will bo sulllclent to prevent my cultivating the appetite again. AI.UEUT MOI.J-.MIX. SOI Avenue H , Council UlulTs , la. OMATI v. Nob. To the Houston Cure Insti tute tiontlomon : I am ! J1 years of ago and have used Hnuor to an excess for llfteen years , for the past four years I have drank steadily , and to an extent that finally rendered mo un lit for my position as Inspector with the Coun cil llluITa Water Works company. Seven days after commencing your treat ment my desire for liquor loft me. 1 have had no craving'or alcoholic stimulants since , and bollcvo could not dilnk liquor If I should try. Uoforo taking your treatment I could not sleep nights , and ray head was almost constantly In a confused condition , 1 was also troubled with deafness or at least a lack of comprehension uf what was said to mo at times. All of these dllllcultles have disappeared. I sleep well , my head has become clear , and all trouble us-to my hearing is gone. 1 fool rested In mind and body , and I am confident that 1 am thoroughly restored to my normal condition and capable of again taking my place among my fellow men with feelings of gratitude towards Dr. Houston and his co-laborers. , 138 Glenn Avenue , Council IJlulfs. la. OMAHA , Neb. , Fob. 18. ISO. . To the Houston Cure Institute Gentlemen : I wish to add my testimony to that of the many who have re ceived the Inestimable beuollt of your cure. I am thirty-three years of ate and have used liquor for eighteen years. The habit became bo fixed upon mo that U amounted , as I believe , tea a disease. 1 have not been a steady "drinker , " out what Is nenornlly known as a "periodical,1 although the periods were' generally close enough together to keep my system Impreg nated with alcoholic stimulants. At the tlmo of entertmi your instltuto 1 was iirlnklne heavily , but t o days treatment destroyed my doslro forliquor , ana from that time 1 have not drank anything Intoxicating. 1 completed the three weeks' treatment and now belfovo I nm proof against the periodical attacks , as I have not the least dcslro for stimulants. Not only has my desire for liquor disappeared , but I feel rested lu every way In mind ana body. I have been fluttering from attacks of Inllammatory rheumatism but have suffered no renccuranco of that disease since taking your treatment , lu fact , I feel moro energy and nmliltlon than 1 have known for years. I heartily recommend your treatment to all who are using liquor to excess , and believe no one will ever regret having gone through the course of treatment ( Slirned ) 1) . I , . HAM.KN. 210 S. Mth ) street , Omaha , Neb.v OJIAII \ , Nob. , Tob. 2u. To the Houston Cure Institute Uentk'mcn : I feel under such obli gations to yon for your kind treatment while a patient nt your Instituo , that 1 cannot refiatif irom adding my testimonial to that of my fol low "giadnates. " I was a drinker from child hood , and a veritable .slave to the liquor habit for the last ten ycsrs. I began your treatment February 1st , and twenty-one days thereafter was a cured man , having lest all desiio nnd appotlto for Intoxi cants. 1 never felt better In my life than now. and where evciythlng In life wore u sombre aspect a month ago , all Is now bright with hopu for the futme. To all victims of the liquor hault , 1 would say , take the Houston Cure and be saved. Yours Itespccllvely.A. A. MuititAV. 212 Sheely Block , Omaha , Neb. OMAHA , Nob. . Fob. N , 1E93. Houston Cure Instltuto , Sheely lllock.Omuha , Gentlemen I will say in regard toyourcuie that It has completely cured mo. 1 have been a hard dilnUur for the past fifteen yo.ns. with the execution of two years , during which period I hnd the llercest kind of n biittlo with my strong iippctlto for drink. I finally suc cumbed to the temptation mid took tu ill InU- Ingugiiln. During the past fowycius lhi\o : Klren unbi Idled HWiiy to my pusslon for In toxicants and o strong hud the habit become that 1 had given up all hope of otrr toforin- 1ns. Mcanuhllu , 1 heard of the peed Jiclng tlonu by your Cure nnd irsolvcd to trv It , es pecially ns I found 1 could t-iliutho tiuat- incnt iiml pursue my vorlciit thomiino time. 1 litivo liL'un under vour treatment three wcokH and ) ii\o ; lost all tnsto for drink. I wish to BUY to any mnn who drinks , that this emu will tnkonwiiy nil desire forliquor. Worn it not for the peed of my foliow victims of the drink habit. 1 would refrain from making tins state ment. Yours icspeclfullv. ( Signed ) JOHN PIIEIIMAN. No. 110 S. 10th street , Omaha , Information In regard to the euro of any ot SHEELY BLOCK , your friends whom you desire to bo treated THE HOUSTON CURE INSTITUT will Etituto. bo willingly given by calling at the in- 15th and Howard Streets JEAUTY IN THE BALEARICS ? hero Nature's ' Work so Muoh Enraptures and Decay of Man's Most Saddens. MADONNA-BROWED MAIDENS OF MAJORCA Rvnkcinau the Wanderer Itlmpsodlzca Over I the Ilnchols by the Wells of rnlmu I 1-eoplo 1'asBliiB Itlch on Twenty Cents I "Chuctn. " a Day Seen In the I [ CopurtuMeil 1(02 l > u Edtfar L. ffiifttman.l I PAI.MA , Majorca , Feb. 2. The ttirco rrln- Mpal islands of the Balearic group are , in Kizo and Importance respectively , Majorca , Minorca and Ivicn. The flrst is out sixty Inilos from cast to west , ana fifty miles from Iiorth to south. Cabora and other lesser Islets belong to the group , but these are Irifllng in size , almost uninhabited , nnd of little general interest. The population of Iho Islands now exceed 300,000 souls , flajorca is by far the most beautiful of all Iho Islands , and as one at once falls In love with her capital city , Palma. and all her fcunny hearted folk , few who flrst land in Patron's sunlit bay will care to seek nd- K-cnturo hero beyond Majorca's glowing shores. I One of my flrst enthrallments here was by Ithe water-carriers of Palma. They are not 10 naive as tlioso of the Azores , no hold as those of Italian cities , so voluptuous as those lot Lisbon , nor so languorous-eyed and petite IBI these of Granada and Seville. Il3ut I oojld not help thinking that here an artist would Una nun- Idrcds of perfect models forailachol at the IWell. Tall , lithe , slender out shapely [ maidens are those , and their dross , carriage , I features and ways constantly Inoroasu one's I admiration and interest. Had they been pimply animal in tholr sauoy beauty , ono Istudyofono group at ono fountain would I have answered oven a sontlnietital traveler. I liowitchliiK IVnter-Currlor * . I But for days I found myself , acalnst all I apparent reason , drawn to this fountain nnd I that , and making all manner of mental ox- I cuso for what my own Judgment scourged mo I % vlth as an accusation of Impropriety , At- I tempt as I tnlcht to study all other lowly , bo- I come interested la the mujastlo cathedral , or essay tramps into the interior , hack I came to the fountains to contemplate these fair maidens and endeavor to unravel the strange Btioll they had cast upon mo. In the flrst place , I never saw but QUO woman whoso un rivaled art gave her the perfect carriage these women unconsciously own as nature's heritage. That woman was Sarah Uernhardt. Added to this was a conscious dignity tiad a not covUh but superb and stately modesty which lent positive radiance to every movement , gesture or loolc. Their attlro added u rare charm to all olso. Tholr tiny feet wore encased In aninty slip pers. A sUlrtof loosely woven dark stuff fell In close and graceful folds about tholr loug and shapely limbs. Over this lay a short nnpUlu- Ilka apron , spotlessly whlto. A dark bodice low at the ucuk displayed exquisite shoulders nnd breast , nnd its sleeves stopping at the elbow , where an cdginc of whlto wan seen , showed the lower half of beautifully molded arms. The bcud Is bare , covered by a wealth of hair celled low and heavily in the uecu , giving in the sunlight the blue black luster of the grupo. Itlmpgndlzlng Over the Itaclicli , The forehead Is Ktrangcly wide far the Latin typo ; and the eyebrows , which almost meet , have the low wide arch. The oyt-s uro large , luminous , molting , sad ; and never were scon eyelashes of such length and black ness on other women , The nose Is finely chiseled and tbo nostrils are thin and have a perceptible tremor. An oval chin , dazzling teeth , o mouth that suggests the hot blood of the south , chastened bv endless repression , With lips of crimson , complete a IRCO of Ma- donna-liko depth and fooling. This face looks out of a filmy white kerchief drawn close beneath the chin , with points fastened with a rose or a tnflo of Jewelry to the hair at either side of the head ; while its longest point COVCH the nock and breast to the girdled waist below. In processions of n dozen to .n score wend ing their way to nnd from , or when loitering beside , the 'fountains , they form groupings against the quaint old walla beneath the lonely palms , fit for Tadema's master hand. Tholr pitchers are never carried upon their heads. The bottom of the empty or filled ewer always rests upon the right hip , the handle against the carrier's breast , and her half bared whlto arm is flung carelessly around the vessel Just bclo'.v its mouth. All inquiries regarding these beautiful water-carriers of Palma brought from the native population n shrug of the shoulder , a contemptuous sinllonnd the sneering words , "LaChuetal" In the "Clinctn. " Quarter. That meant "A little long-earnd owl. " I could not understand why these radiant maidens could have so offensive a name. I followed some of them about the city and then to their homes. It brought mo to a strange quarter where n strange people with kindly yet sad and smllcless faces wrought In nil labor with that patience and diligence which characterize but ono race of men. This was In the "Chueta" quarter of Palma , and this is the story of the folk that live within it : "Death to the Jews , " was the brutal cry of all peed Christians in southern Europe toward the end of the fourteenth cfan- itiry. In Palma they were persecuted with relentless fury , beaten with crosses of wood they had been compelled to kiss , and tholr bouses looted and sacued. During Pai- bion week of 1435 they were so desperately baited that some Jews attached a slave whom they named "Jesus" to a cross ana mocked nim m secret revengo. Four of the Jews concerned in the affair were condemned to bo burned to doath. Their sentences were then commuted to death by hanging on con dition of becoming Christians , As the fury of tbo Christians seemed to promise the mur der of all the Jews in Palma , uot only did the four condemned men embrace Christianity , but within two days' tlmo moro than 200 were baptized , and eventually the entire Jew ish puoulatlon followed tholr example. Tbo descendants of these are tbo folk of tbo Chuota quarter. Tlio Lowly uro the Interesting. They profess Christianity , though living wholly auart from the Majorcans of Palma. Many are rich ; most nro artisans such as silversmiths , weavers of embroideries and the like ; all nro honest , cleanly and industri ous. But their boarded , solemn mon and tncso faces by the fountains betray , if but faintly , the memory of these olden tragedies , which can never bo effaced from their inner lives and hearts. In Palraa nnd throughout the fair Balearic isles studies of the deepest Interest are among the people tbomsolres ; and then among the lowliest of these. The city has few great lions for sightseers who pro already familiar with the southern cities of Europe. If ono has friends , or can uecuro them , it Is true that there are no moro beautiful and oxqulslto examples of the Moresque-Spanish interiors than can bo found in 1'alma's homes. Indeed I bavo never seen In ort , as representative or the patio or court of the Italian , Spanish or Moslem homo , anything equaling the boautv of tbcso open courts. Tno stone work , while never on so grand a scale , rivals in delicacy of texture and rich ness of ornamentation anything to bo found within the walls of the Alhambrn. The scenery of the Day , though not so noble as that of Naples , Is far moro winsome and enchanting , 1'ulma'g Caitle nnil Cathedral , Then there It the ancient fortress , the castle of Bcllvcr , nslnt ? from ono ot tbo heights of the circling sboro. It is COO years old , and. Its dungeons , patio and Uotulo arched galleries are among the most Inter- estluc specimens of medieval architecture in Europe. Palmu's cathedral , ono of the most majostio in the Latin countries , was built moro than TOO years ago. While the Lonja , built as an exchange , in ratlllcatlou of a con tention between the Bulearlo islands and the republic of Pisa , with its massive roof supported by but four slender fluted shafts , Its floor of polished black marble , and its wonderfully carved open work galleries , Is as unique and mprcsilvo structure us the traveler can discover among the storied huunts of the two peninsulas. In pretty nnd comfortable diligences , upon the backs of mules or donkeys , or bettor still upon your own stout logs , tbo remotest portions tions of th" Island are reached , over roads that will rival England's , in scarcely moro than a single day's Journey. If you are sim ply a sightseer there is much to do and see within the little sea-girt spot. The vineyards - yards of Binisalem and Fclantlx are as in teresting as these about Oporto in Spain. The ormijro groves of that most transcendent of all Majorcan valleys , the Seller , are wondrously - drously beautiful , and their odors are some times wafted over the entire Island. The gardens of El Heal at L.O. Gran go rival those of Iho Cinque Con to at Seville. Nut uro Among tlie linlearlcs. Along the north coast is found some of the grantlsot scenery of the Mediterranean ; and as I stood by the deserted atalyas or watchtowers - towers of old , from which were flashed the signals of the approach of Berber pirates or Christian crusaders , tbo majestic round towers of the Irish coast seemed to reappear in all their mysticism and utter loneliness. The alquorias or country mansions near Albano , and at Uucola and Esporlas , with their splendid avenues , gardens and rich ves tiges of Moorish architectural remains , nro fnr moro interesting than similar establish ments I have at any tlmo como upon In Spain , The wondorfu' ' roadway from Palma to Sel ler is grander than any roadway in Italy , and half the distance winds along and upon masses of mountainside masoniy ot tremendous deus thicliness nnd height. Over near tbo eastern shore is Monacor , the second largest city of the island. A little distance to tbo northeast is Artn , nnd hero entered by a nat ural archway 110 feet high are doubtless the most wonderful grottoes of tbo world ; and at Alcudia is ono of the most famous fisheries of the Mediterranean. But it none of these are seen , a visit to Valdemusa and its once famous monastery is worth a special trip to tbo island. With as magnificent surroundings as these of Yallombrosa In Italy , a mountain chasm is bridged by tbo ancient pile in so extraor dinary and plcturosquo a way as to seem at a distance like a gray old cloud-kissed nest tbat has for ages dolled decay and tbo battling of the norial tempests there. George Suiul and Chopin Wcro Here. But tbo gray of real decay Is upon all things at Valdemusa ; in the gray old church and endless cells and cloisters ; In the gray old bousor , that ncstlo alcna the mountain sldo beneath It ; and in the gray old folk that baunv the spot lika wraiths of these who once were there. An indescribable sadness lingers about this splendid Mujorcan rello of monkish tunes and days. Tbo ilch of Palma como hero in summer nnd llvo a gay mock conventual lifo. George Sand half a century ago passed the most dolorous winter of her lifo within those walls. With her was Chopin. Perhaps In those very cloisters was born the wild und expressible melancholy of the melodic creations of the master's later life. The A'aldomusa will remain moro a memory of these two strange sad souls than merely a crumbling1 , deserted and mnjostio monastic rello upon the Island mountains. But best of nil in Majorca you will love tbo peasant folk of tbo Island und the sunny EOttiup in which you will everywhere find them. The tbrco classes in Majorcau pro vincial Itfo nro the titled landholders , tbo farmers who rent their land from the nooll- Ity , and the common peasant laborers wno toll in the fields , forests und vineyards. The houses of the nobility are very line nnd beau tiful , and a largo number of servants are retained. AVlicro runners House. Many of the middle class farmers onch control trom & 00 to 3,000 acres of land. Such as these possess furuistoadings spread over acres of ground , oil surrounded by vine- covered walls , and all possessing first tbo quaint court Into which nil the living rooms of the family enter , and behind this , the greater court , from which all the outbuild ings and granaries nro reached. Many of these structures , which formerly boused the country aristocracy , contain private chapels , or rather chapels into which a latticed gallery extends from the upper gallcr > of the court. Tbo structural seuiblanra to the ancient Moorish form of habitation is preserved oven among Iho cabins of the peasantry , How ever bumble the household , all Its members and belongings , even to the donkeys , goats nnd fowls are foucd within or radiating from this sunny open court. To a stranger's eye the high , aporturoloss outer walls would present o cheerless aspect , were they not covered with vines and blossom , and if the pleasant und often picturesque interiors were not meanwhile. in thought und mind. Thcso cabins are seldom Isolated. Two , or three , and often n half dozen will ncstlo together in pleasant Irregularity , nnd , with gnarled nnd ancient olive trees , clumpi of Rg trees , CODSOS of almond mend , and tiny groves of orange with which they are all surrounded , form the most charming countryside pictures of any south ern land. Xo Tdlo Folk Around. In my tromplngs about the Island I secured entrance to many peasants' and farmers' homes. From this T found that all methods of ngriculturo and homesido labor were of the most primitive sort , und that there were no idle folk in Majorca. Outdoor labor of somokind Is continuous tboycar round. AU the women spin , knit or weave , and I bavo never entered a peasant's cabin whore mothers and daughters were not in somosuch manner em ployed. Hospitality is charming , naive and wholo-benrted. The plato of figs , basin of ulrnouds or basket of oranges with the wholesome wines of the country uro over ready for the friend or stranger's coming. I thought 1 hnd partaken of that drink of the gods , horchata , In Cuba. It Is simply the pulverized Kernels of the almonds to which water and sugar is added. Hera where the almond grows lu the greatest per fection every buusowlfo preserves huge Jars of the finest nuts for horchata. The old mortar and pestle are bore for their grinding. The shells and brown busies are removed and quarts of the snowy powder are lltorally "leached , " the creamy liquid filtering slowly through. Then senora or senorita adds a spice ot flavor , tamarind or pomegranate , or norhaps a dash of wine , with her own fair hand. It Is food and drink. Itlch on Twenty Cents n Day. And it is no wonder that in Majorca the entlro peasantry live sumptuously on daily wages averaging less thun 20 cents for men nnd 15 cents for women , the year through , when every manner of nature's most royal food Is at every door for tbo taking , and In such buntoousness that where it ripens it is valueless and without price. Somehow there grows upon ono the winsome - some notion that you bavo known all these lowly folk before ; that you have seen tnolr festns and known their songs in the sunny vales of Cuba , ever in the glowing valley or Gulncs ; that you have como upon tholr brightness and cleanliness among the Alps of Switzerland ; that their generosity and hos pitality were mot In Connomara und Done gal ; tbat their thrift and frugality have their congener among the Pennsylvania Dutch ; ana that tholr love of home and slraplo vil lage ways carry you to the pleasant mountain vales among tbo shining English lakes , Suicly they are an idylllo people In an Idylllo land. Want is unknown ; crime Is unheard of. There are no politics In Majorca , and but ono religion. All this In time may change. But ns I know it , and you can know it , now , .Itttls Majorca , fashioned in matchless beauty beneath a smiling sun , Is the one land of. 'plenty and contont. EIIOAII L. Mnrrluge cm u The qulckostfcourtshlp nnd ninrriugo on record occurred in Philadelphia lust weak , Buys the i'ross. Ono morning the following ddvortibouioiit appeared in a local newspaper : IX/ANTCI ) A" widower with two children VV nnil u Hiiuill store wants n wife ; widow prufeirod , who can take euro of his ulillilien , lie-op house und uttend to the store pait uf lliu time. time.At 11 n. m. the advertiser received nn answer from a widow , delivered by u messenger boy. Ho sent a reply by the eamo boy , appointing nn interview for 1 o'clock. They mot and exchanged ref erences , which proved satisfactory. The widower returned nt 6 o'clock and sug gested that the wedding tuko placu at 8 Unit night. The widow blushed , but consented. Two witnesses were lound , and at 8 o'clock that night the cere mony wna performed in the btudy of a minister wuo lived nearby. AtO o'clock the following morning the bride had dressed her two stepchildren and sent them olT to school , and had taken her place behind Iho counter in her husband's store , und was waiting on customers as though nothing unusual had occurred , Dr. Culllrnovo , oculist , Dee building. PKOPOSED PABK SITES. Something of tha location nnil 1'oriniitlon of Uiu Lands Under Consideration. "When people talk about parks and park landi there is ono thing that should bo thor oughly understood by the masses , " said a member of the board , "and that is that the park commissioners can't take a piece of bare land , a cornfield or a m endow for Instance , and make a beautiful park uf it in a few years. Money will not produce trooa. Father Time andnaturo have to bo consulted when it comes to growing the sylvan shades that form a necessary part of all fine parks. " A representative of TUB Bcr. visited tbo tracts of land selected by tbo park commis sioners , and recommended to the council lor purchase , a few days ngo and looked them ever , with bis mind oazcrly peorinc Into the future and endeavoring to paint in his imagination the probaolo appear ance of those grounds fifteen or twenty years hence should the city council decide to authorize the park commissioners to purchase the lands recommended. Tlio I'urlter Tract. Stretching from what would bo Twenty- fourth street if extended across to Thirty- second street and coming within a few rods of the northeast corner of the Fort Omaha reservation , lies tbo Parker tract. There are eighty acres In this piece of laud , und It has been offered at & 5.000 , It is a level piece of land , comparatively speaking. There is but ono depression worth mentioning upon the entire tract. That is a ravluo or "draw" which caters the eighty about twenty rods from the west end on tbo south and runs in a zig-zag direction to tbo north sldo. It required no great stretch of Imagination to see this rnvlno transformed into a lagoon or lake , and tbo naked corn stalks that now lend to the place the aspect of wlntery bleakness were transformed Into shrubs and water lilltos. The banks of tbo ravine nud the hillside were peopled with graceful elms and hard maples nnd oak trees. Through the branches carao the melody of warbling birds. Yonder on the green n picnic party held high carnival and down Iho boulevard that wound through the park nnd away toward Florence cantered a merry company of equestrians followed by car riages , haggles and fashionable turnouts. 15ut a chilling gust of wind came rustling through the corn stalks nnd shattered tbo daydream. It was a picture that tlmo and nature alone can draw. The city council and the park commissioners may furnish tbo frame. Nature will have to put In the color ing and it will require years to do it. The niutln Tract. Over the hill north and west of Druid Hill station on the Belt Line and half a inilo north of the Instltuto lor the Deaf there lies a tract of lund owned by Colonel Dlstin of Illinois. There is n full eighty acres , which is longest north and south. Then there is a twenty-aero picco Joining tbo larger picco on tbo northeast. There is another ten-ncro tract tvhlch Joins this on the south , tunic- ing in all 110 acres. For this the commissioners have agreed to pay 00,000. The land U partly cultivated and partly un- broken. It lies high at the south nnd slopes down to u valley ut the north , There is nothing very remarkable about tbo land. It affords no very good views either of tbo city or country. Tbat tlmo and toll could convert it into a fairly acceptable park no ono will deny , but the lund bus no special advantages over other lands lying all around. There Is no water und no tlmucron the Dlstin land. A lake could ho formed at the north end by ruuniug n dam across the valley If water could then bo supplied. But it would require - quire years to make tbo Distill tract a pleas ure resort , I'nrlc. At Elmwood park on West Loavcnwortb street , about half a milo west of tbo Mis. soun Pacific- railway , the conditions nro different. Here Tint BEU man found water , clear as crystal and apparently In abundance , Tlio work of nature and of tiroo in growing trees In that locality has not been obliterated as it has in so many places about Omaha. There are grand old elms In this partt that must have seen tbo snows of ut least 100 winters. The work already done at Elmwood by the park commissioners appears to bo substantial nnd wol ( planned. Thrco handsome and sub&tatitml bridges span the creek filled with pel lucid water that gushes from the banks in numerous bPiiugs. Bacu from the wooded land along the strrain there is a broad plateau whore a beautiful lawn is being prepared. The ground has been smoothed down and seeded for this purpose- . South of Loavenworth street , adjoining the lands already owned by the city , there Is a largo grove , planted years ago , and largo enough to furnish ample shudo ior picnic and pleasure excursionists. This ana adJoining - Joining lands tbo park commissioners dcsiro to purchase , making a park of aoout tOJ ! acres in all. Syndicate Purk. Between Omaha and South Omaha where the trees uro thickest and the hills most pic turesque lies Syndicate park. Hero again is wuter in abundance ana it Is the veritable "wmo of the rocks , " as clear as overcame came from tbo distilleries ot the heavens and flowing in ample and rofroslntiR streams from hidden channels underneath the rock-ribbed river. Elmwood and Syndicate parks are parks indeed. The other tracts mentioned are merely corn fields nnd meadows as yot. They will not bccomo pleasure resorts for years to come , but Elmwood and Syndicate will soon bccomo rivals In public favor with Hanscom park , and Judging from the overcrowded con dition of the latter last summer , it is safe to say tbat the public will bo well pleased to bavo more than ono place to go for a breath of fresh air and to catch a glimpse of nature In her primitive and pootlo moods. Cheaper transportation must first bo supplied , however - over , before Elmwood park can become n pleasure resort for tbo masses. When the street car line shall have been extended to tbat delightful spot Elmwood park will rapidly spring Into public favor. Until then Hunscoin and Syndicate- parks will uoublloss catch tbo crowds. run run Some women never grow old ; others try to make people thlnic they never do , The modified poke bonnet has already proved quite a success across the water. Wife What nrn you going to do about that cloak I ordered ? Husband Sv car about it. A now sect has been organized where mem bers bollovo that n great calamity Is about to overtake the country. The married man who Interrupts whllo his wife is giving nlm a curtain lecture only delays - lays tbo tlmo of his going to sk' on. Every man nlwavs has n tender feeling in his heart toward hU first love and bo generally orally has it toward several different girls. Lovely woman has many interesting traits , but she will never learn how to got on and off a horse car as long as this weary world wugs on. India silks with a satin finish are im ported , and wool surah , a now dress fabric , is aimo3t as light and dollcatu ns the silken material. Wife Shall I have my black silk flxod over , dear , or would you get anew one ) Husbacd By all moans got a now one. It's cheaper. Spanish blonde Is In vocuo again , a kind of dcllcato silk luco , very creamy In color and open in pattern , that was in vogue twenty years ago. Whlto and yellow are beautifully combined upon some of the spring bonnets and hats and the Jonquil , daffodil and uarolsjus are luvorcu llowots. An original hat troin a Parisian modisto's is of black velvet with black plumes In the back , hold by u bow of black ribbon. In front is placed a liandsomo golden brown bird with ualmon colored wlnirs. Combinations of green with rose , tur- quolso blue with dee color , violet with sago and moss green , and golden green with ecru , nro scon In umnv of the inexpen sive fabrics designed for simple summer toilets. Charming belts are made for evening wear of gold nnd silver bullion , studdiid with ' Jewels" diamonds , rubles and emeralds. They nroa tnllo iruud.v , perhaps , but won derfully effective when worn with a black gauze frock , Dnluty little tables with triple shelves and tiny brass balustrades suggest the days of Sheraton , They uro In oblong , curved , Kid ney and oval form , and cost anywhere from CM upward The tame table with two shelves may bo found at ll'J or { 15 , A new model In nogligo shirts , for the sum mer girl as well as beau , is called the 'vest shirt , " and is made ol various soft cottou goods with starched collars nnd cults. It has n broad rovers or Inppel stitched on the front around the plastron. The French corsage without darts , save these in the very snug waist lining , will bo very generally adapted for thin Miuimer toi lets. It has usually only two seams visible i these under the arms but when the llguro is stout , a cracofully arched side scam is added in the uack. The now sashes which are to be so fashion- nblo next season nro very wide , very dopant , nnd nolso very expensive , considering their quality nnd device. Five yards uro often usedv whore the wcaror Is tall nnd elects for tha V Louis Qulnzc sash , the ends of which rca'-b , qulto to the foot of the dress slurt. Some of the now Russian blouses for young girls are made of the cay Persian sash ribbons , with u trimming of the same at the hem of the dross skirt , or showing as a simu lated petticoat between the slashings of the putMdo sltirt with a sash of the same at the back of the blouse , or looped at one sldo it prof erred. There is great danger that the chatolnino ( fancy will run to a dcgioo of absurdity. Among the latest additions are pin-cushion , toilet mirror , postage stamp box , nnd similar nonsensical articles. To continue in the sumo line , ono might carry n coal scuttle and a. I dust pan , which would bo qutto as ornaicon- tal us souio of the trinkets in uso. It is Interesting to know that the black ' patch , or "tucho do Doauto" as the French term it , which la again becoming HO fashion able , was Introduced into Europe bv the crusauers on tbc-ir return from the 'Holy I ind , the custom having long been in vogue among tbo Indies of the orioot , who well un derstood the captivating oltoct of the Inno cent little piece of black court plaster. Folding screens ol illuminated leather aroused used In handsome alning rooms. They am Imported Irom Vicuna , and are decorated lu dull colors wltft some show of metal The wood is completely covered with the leather , and extends down to the floor in tbo style of n Japanese bcrucn. A screen of Ihis'lciml , according to decoration , cosu from $05 teA A famous English beauty , Lady London- derry , has a peculiar nnd successful system for keeping her youthful freshness. Although - though she is perfectly well , savs the Now i ork bun , she lies In bed ono day in ton , Bleeping in the morning of this dav ot rest until Bho wakes naturally. Alter a'hot bath and a light breakfast she goes bacic to bud , and reals quietly In n darkened room until o'clock , when she dresses In a polgnolr , din * in her room nud bits about idlv until 1U o'clock , when she goes to bed again. A very pretty llttlo costume for house wear isimidoou the following lines : The sidrt , with train of sllvor-nray cloth , trimmed at the bottom with buckles of gray velvet. The tabllcr Is framed with buclllos of velvet. The corsage , molded und buttoned Itahlnu , of silver-gray cloth , It is trimrnod with a corse let of gray velvet , embroidered with stool nnd trimmed with buckles of velvet. Braces tied ever tbo shoulder * of grav velvet. Buckles of gray velvet trimming the collur and cults. Dr. Culllmoro , ooullst I3oo building. Aniurlruu < luin , J. Plorpont Morgan lias just presentJ ) a collection of pi colons stones to Iho American Museum of Natural History in Now York , which will bo placed oa exhibition as MJOII as space Is unsigned and catos made ready. The gems are Iho Tiil'any 'collection which was on exhibition - hibition at Urn Paris exposition , and It In considered the lino&lcollection of Ameri can gems in the world , They have been characterized in the work of Ooorgo J \ Kimon "GoniH and Precious Stones of North America" as the lineal known col lodion. Notice. sv Unscrupulous dealers have been dotcetad selling gpurloua Hitters under the name ol\ " India and Indian Bitters ofour "ICon- ' < ncdVs Kail India Bitters , " Wo stinll prosecute ull such persons to the full extent of the law. Our "Kist India" Bittern nro never sold In bulk. Call for the genuine , . wMch ore manufactured and bottled only bj- cmrsslvca and under our traao mark lubol. ' ; Ot * .
