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$100,000 , Furniture , Carpets , Draperies.
After the fire we separated pur stock and moved about half to our warehouse.
These goods are .being "gone over" and reftnished as rapidly as possible , and will from' '
/ay-to day be placed on our floors and all must be sold this month , 1 price will do it.
In a few days we will have finished up all our fancy rockers , including about a hundred of the '
celebrated "Taylor" chair , in oak , mahogany and curly cherry , which will be closed put at-any t
price. '
Goods that-do not sell freely will be-reduced in price accordingly , as the end of the month .
draws near , and people who expect to purchase furniture or carpets this S fall cannot afford to
pass this sale.
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We have purchased four new furniture wagons-and hope hereafter to make delivery
within reasonable time.
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HAIRS FROM LODGE' COATS
What Secret Society Praters Have Been
Doing LatelyT
MEETING OF ODD FELLOWS SUPREMELODGE
Dloilliuili Tcmplo or Chicago to Itullil n
hhrlno KnlglitH of r > thluH ( letting lluolc
In IliirnusH Griiml Muster Work-
iniiu Tate to I.ectuie.
The Hljcty.oighth'annual communication of
the sovereign grand ledge , Independent
Order of Odd Follows , will bo begun t Port-
lond. Ore. , tomorrow , to continue until Sop-
Mm bar 120.
TIio Independent Order of Odd Fellows Is
n sucrot social } ' of American origin. Too
tlrst lodge was founded In I3altlmoro Apiil
M , 1810 , | id it WAS known us Washington
ledge NoJ. TIio growth of tfio order slnro
its start IAM boon roinnriinblo. Fiam IS JO to
1802 2OOJ.Otl ) ) tnnmneM wore inlli.itod. It has
spread from the United States nnd Canada ,
until now there li a llourisnlng ir.umberjhlp
in Australii , India and ttornmny. In this
country thcio are at present 750,000 mem
bers , divided In 12,000 lodges nnd uncamn-
monts.
Tno object ! * of OJd Followshlp hnve boon
described a ? the loliof and welfare ot mem-
bors. Tno ulm Is nude to promote frimul-
hlilp , love nnd truth. Thoie nro 1W tcroo
essential principles. The Iden of tellof and
help is carried out through nil the farms and
oven soiiio of 'tho symbols of the ardor.
Every Odd Follow is furnished with u visit
ing card , which assures him of Instant ra-
llof , If ha needs It , wherovnrn ledge exists.
In certain of the states ussoclalloiis of Odd
Fellovts have boon formed to carry to n yet
further point tbn cardinal features of thotr
constitution. Tlioso nssociatlons provide
euiploymont for members. They also retain
a mart of physicians whosa dutr It Is to at
tend slcic mambcrs without charge to the lat
ter. The order maintains a sick bonollt
and a peculiar ru'a ' rcci'iires every
man , regardless of his moans , to
receive the woolily dele when ho
Is ill. He may turn It back to some special
parpojo , but not to the general fund. The
nick bonollt rniiges from W to fU. It Is paid
out of the nnnuul duos , which average M u
year. In the historv of the order 1,500,000
members nnd " 00,000 widows and families
hnvu received relief. Funeral oxpor.aos of
luombors up to n certain um nro nnld bv
their lodges. In the last llfty years f.O.OOO.ooo
has been collected In dues. Of this W.r.00,000
lias bean disbursed. The remainder Is in
vested In ledge halls , logalla nud other prop
erty. The ajclc benefits turned bach by
members abla to dUpensa with them 1mvo in
fomo of the states roachcil u handsome sura ,
oni ) the money , It Is said , will probably bo
used for the foundation of hospitals or or
phans for the children of Odd Fellows.
Subordinate lodges of ihe Odd Follows
order bavo each four degrees. In some ro-
HiKicU they resemble the Hluu Lndgo of
Masonry , From the subordinate lodsu the
Udd Follows rlso to the Patriarchs Militant.
This is tbo military branch of the order and
It Is In seine lespects u perfectly organized
trmy. The men do not llvo in bjrraoxs IIUo
real eoldlors , but they arc rigidly drilled and
disciplined nnd tnoy hold ihemsplvos ready
to reipond to the call of the go/orumcutat
my tlmo. Tno Patriarch * Militant nro
divided Into companies , battalions , regiments
ana brigades. Tnoy nro ofllcoroii precisely
as Uncle Sam's troop * arc , and vxoopt lu a
few Instauooi their commanders are tilled
the mine. A company of patriarchs Is
called a canton , tnd tno members , Instead of
being privates , are chevaliers. The com-
timndor U a cr.ptmn and hi * su
perior Is a major , who is under
the order of a lieutenant colonel ana a
oolonel. There uro brmadiur generals In
command of brigades and major generals on
the staff of the rotninandor-lti-chlof. who is
General John U. Uuu'urvrood. HU chief of
Huff Is known as captain acuernl. This army
> n civil Ufa numbers IW.OJO troops. Kxcept n
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few , who are organi/oii as lancers or cavalry ,
they are drilled in Infantry tactics.
Thn headquarters are permanently fixed in
Chicago. The commanding general and his
staff have 1:0 : other biisinobs than the govern-
montoftho forco. nnd they occupy five or
six largo olllces In n downtown building.
Once In three years ths Patriarchs Militant ,
moot in a grand rantoninont. The last was
in Chicago in I'jOO , and the cantonment next
voar will also bo hold in that city , at which
ii.uo it Is expected' that the attendance of
Patriarchs will bo the largest since the
foundation of the ordor.
Ono of the best gatherings of secret so
cieties was had hero Thursday afternoon and
evening bv the Blair lodgu No. 14 , Indepen
dent Order of Oddfellows , the occasion being
the dedication of tholr now hall. Last December -
comber their old hall was destroyed bv lire ,
but with perseverance and lots of "push"
tbo boys hnvo built a now brick building on
the same lor , which Is the bait corner in tba
city , at a cost of about $0,000. Grand Master -
tor Gooivi" L. Loomls , Grand Secretary J.
P. Uage , Past Grand Master Jodn Evans
wore present , as well as several mombora
from other lodges. Cniunin Gcorgo F. Wnlz
of Fremont came over with twenty members
of the Cantons with uniforms , and inado n
very nlcodisp.ay in the parade. About "OJ
were in thn hall ilunng the dedicatory ex
ercises. Uov. John Power made a few In
teresting remarks to tbo inombnrs of the
order which were very appropriate and
wcio iccolvcd with cheers. After this nn
old-fashlonud "lovo Te.ist" was hold until
r > : . ' )0 ) p. in. , nt which tlmo speeches were mudo
bvJohii Evans , Theodore Hallcr , J. 1' . ( jaco ,
W. C. Wnltor , Mrs. Grace Hnllcr. Miss
Mellla Taylor , GOOITO L. Loomis , J. W.
VnnlJouson nnd others. All of the visiting
biolhurs remained until n lute train nnd visited -
ited the Hlnir ledge , at which time the second
end and third degrees were given to three
candidates. Hofora the boys ! "it. for homo u
low members of the Kobccltun lodge mailo n
"sneak ' up into the kitchen and bad a lunch
prepared , which seemed to bo relished as
well as giving the degrees to a now "sub
ject. "
Mjrtlo t > | irin.
Nebraska lodge Mo. 1 , Knights of Pythlns ,
the banner ledge of this grand jurisdiction ,
was greeted with a largo attendance
Wednesday evening at their regular meeting.
The rank of page was conferred upon two
most worthy and honored citizens and in
such a manner as cannot bo excelled in the
stnto of Nebraska. There were several
visitors , all of whom bud words of cheer for
the -'good of the order , " but most osnecially
entertaining were the romnrUs of Worthy
Brother Supreme Uopresonuuivo McFnr-
lund , who gave a very elaborate account of
the action of the supreme lodge , tocotbor
with that of the Uniform Hank at ICnnans
Cltv , and also of the adoption nnd
exemplification ot the now ritual which
will ho placed in the hands of
all subordinate lodges on the
1st of December next and go Into offtict on
January 1 , IbOJ.
Pythluns nil over America are anxious to
see the now ritual of which so much has
been said nnd written during the lost year ,
or really over since the ritual committee
was appointed. The action oi the supreme
ledge In placing Itself directly in toiiun with
the people will bo the means of stimulating
the membership of this order to greater ac
tivity , thereby Increasing their im.nburH nnd
cementing each and every ono more firmly
In the bonds of friendship , churitv and
benovolvnce.
Nebraska No. 1 will work the Ur t and sec
end ranks on next Wednesday ovonlnir nnd
nil members nro requeued 10 bo present and
nil vUltmg knights will receive n cordial
and heartv wolvomo.
Mnrs ledge No. 11IU held tholr regular moot
ing nt thwlr hall. Tnlrtlolh near lirown , on
the OVOI.IIK ; of Iho Uth with VILO Chancellor
Wood presiding There was largo nitond-
once of members present , considering the
excitement In town occasioned bv the pros-
puoo of Harnuin's grout circus. Hut in Mars
ledge No. jao there are truo-hoartod knlphU
who would not shrink from tholr knightly
duties If the largest wonder
on oartn was
In Umiinn on tholr meeting night. There
wore several vliltlnjr brothers present from
the various lodge * in town , who assisted
In conferring tbo jirst degree upon
Mr , bamuel Katcliff , nnd ho will bo
prepared to tnUa bit stimulant on
tb next mooting night , Soptsmbor 21 ,
Mars lodgu meetings nro increaiins since
the dcoromo of the thermometer
and pros-
poets are bright for a large attendance of
members during the winter. The brethren
of Mnrs lodge mourn the lois of ono of their
faithful associates. Sir ICnight James Sulli
van , who hu : taken H long farewell to join
his biothor kuights in the supreme ledge
abovo. The cnnncollor commander of Mars
lodga will bo homo in it few weeks from a
visit to * his relatives In the east , nnd his
brother knights will he glad to sea him again
in their midst.
Only a month morn and our Grand Ledge
will convene , says The iCnigbt's Jowol. This
will undoubtedly be n very intoros'tinc .ses
sion , and ovorv subordinate ledge should see
ttiat they are fullv represented. Some portions
tions of our constltutlou _ must needs bo
revised to comply with the requirements of
Su promo Law , and many rantttfrs of local
importance will bo presented for considera
tion. It is predicted that the promulgation
of the now ritual will bring back into the
fold thousands ttiut grow tired of the old
I work iiud. withdraw or waru susoanded solely
- by reason of lack of interest. And to such
wo can truthfully state you will not bo
disappointed In your expectation of seeing
and bearing something of beauty nnd merit.
The now ritual Is as far In advance of the
old , ns God's sunlignt is more beautiful than
the darkened pall of nlgnt.
To briellv summarbo the important
chilngcs In the laws made nt the last session
of the supreme ledge :
Rod collars uro prohibited. The "ampli
fied" is a thing of tno past.
Rituals will bo printed only In English.
Au order for the P. W. will bo a separate
document.
The olllco of the supreme secretary ot the
Enc < u'inent Uunk is abolished.
A supreme representative cannot hold
an ] other olllco In the Grand Lodgo.
Accident nnd life associations cannot
usu the nuino ot the order for business
m. rnosos.
lo more $ J.OO knights.
Slirinom.
Modlnah temple of Chicago is going to
t jlld a homo for Itself tbat when complotoa
will bo ono of the finest secrnt society ouild-
ings in the world. The property has a
frontage of 110 foot on Fifth uvonuo , by 115
onuTacuson street and tbo dlreotors hope to
secure a frontage of (15 foot on Quinoy street ,
thereby making a total street frontage of 290
foot. The building Is to bo a twelve-story ,
fireproof Htructuro , and will cost about
J. > 5D,000 , nnd while the plans are still lacom-
plolo sumVlont progress am boon made to
warrant the assertion that this building will
be devoted to store pat-pDio-i and the next
olchtst rlos will bo especially designed to
accommodate foreign nnd oaUorn represen
tatives und manufnsturors' a onts. The
eleventh and twelfth Moor * are to bo entirely
utilised us a permanent homo for Mcdlnah
temple and will bo arranged par
ticularly for the succuisful rendition of the
impressive initiatory coronionlm of the
order. The nreuoptory will bo arranged like
a thoitor with n p irqnot anil gallon * , seat
ing about 1,000 prtrson" , and tbo stage anil
scinory , etc. , will bo as largo and extensive
as those of u regular tnoaler. A largo ban
quet hull nnd n number of parlors , dressing-
rooms und smoking-room will also bo devoted -
voted to the comfort of the members of the
ordor. Modinah temple , Nobloi of the
Mystic Shrine , Is a branch of the Musonlo
frnteinltv nnd no one Is ollglblo to ' .noni'ior- '
ship in It unless ho has reached n high rank
in that friilornlt } ' . The total moinborsnlp of
the Chicago shrine Is now ever 1..VJ3 , nnd is
increasing nt the ruto of about 1)0 ) mambari
per yonr , nnd the necessity of largo and com
modious quarters Is apparent tn any who
have attended its roonnt ( .osslons. Some
other branches of tba Masoulo order have
spoken of the probabilltv of becoming ton *
anth of the structure , but It Is primarily es
tablished for tbo use of the Moilinuh temple
and it is doubtful whether nnyoihorMasonta
organization will occupy any portion of the
building.
K. . Fn !
On the availing of the llth the raombors
of the Star of the Wail Ledge , 1C. S. U. ,
bmugnt a pleasant surprise to ono or tholr
oldest members , who formerly resided In
this city , but now lives lu Council Hlutls. It
was tha fiftieth anniversary ot th ? wedding
of Mr. und Mrs. L. Brown , and a vary pleas *
mil evening was p.tasod by tholr many old-
tirnu frlouds at their beautiful homo on
Broadwnv. The happv counlo were married
naaln by IIov. Dr. N. J. Benson , and the
blosslng was pronounced by Ilav. Dr. Lee M.
Franklin. At the conclusion of the corcmouv
Mr. Uubin , president of the Star of tbo West
LodgQ , made u neat presentation spuooh uud
tendered a congratulatory resolution nicely
framed as a token of esteem from tbo lodge.
Manv toasts were drunk to the happv pair.
The following were present : Uov. Dr. L.
M. Franklin , Ilov. N. J. Lionson nnd wife ,
Mr and Mrs. William Shane , Mr. and Mrs.
A. Newman , Mr. M. H. Gross , Mr. S. Lehman -
man , Air. and Mrs. GoldUuIn , Mr. and Mrs.
D. Brown. Mr. and Mrs. II. Hoaoch , Sir.
nnd Mrs. L. Woolf , Mr. Dr. Gross , Mr. and
Mrs. S. Jacobs , Miss Sarah Jacob * , Mrc. B.
B. iCollnor , Mr. nnd Mrs. E. Simon , Mr. II.
Newman , Mr. und Mrs. Adolph
Brown , Mr. nnd Mrs. Newman ,
Miss Bertha Newman , Mr. and Mrs.
Charles Sohlank , Air. and Mrs.
S. Kelohonborg. Mr. and Mrs. E. Shaw , Mr.
and Mrs. Philip Gottbolmor , Mr. and Mrs.
A. Goldstein , Mr. J. Newman , Mr. J. A.
Uoglow , Mr. aud Mrs. Leon Kopald , Mr. J.
Bamborger. Mr. and MM. Julius Rothultz ,
Mr. S. Somors , Mrs. B Uubin , Mr. Louis
Uubin , Mr. and Mrs. J. Hubln , Mrs. It E.
Moyors of Chicago , Mr. und Mrs. Dreifuss ,
Mr. nnd Mrs. Sol Prince , Mr. and Mrs.
Simon Trostlor , Mrs. E Sellgsohn , Mr. and
Mrs. J. Canthos , Mr. und Mrs. J. ICnllsb ,
Miss Anna ICulIsh.
Congratulatory telegrams were received
from friends m Chicago , St. Louis and New
York.
\Vniloimii Notnx.
Tbo great ovontin AncientOrdorot United
Workmen circles for the coming week Is the
public loctura to bo given by Grand Master
Woruman J. G. Tatc nt Washington hail ,
Wo'Jnosdny evening , September 21 , nt 8
o'clock p. m. Mr. Tata Is known ns n lec
turer of unusual-ability , and ho Is ospocinlly
nt homo when speaking in the Interest of the
Anclont Order of United Workmen.
Grand Master tVorktnun Tate has visited
several of the Omaha lodges of late. On
Thursday evening ho was present at the
regular mooting of Omaha led e , No. IS.
There was a good attendance , und nftor ex
emplifying tno lodge work Brother Tate
gavoaa earnest address , which cannot full
of bointz productive of good results to that
ledge If they carry with thorn outside of the
ball the enthusiasm that was manifested
thoro. The rand recorder , L. A. Pay no ,
was also present nt ttiU meeting and made a
few remarks , and , wnat was of uront Interest -
est , bo gavoBomo statistic. ? of thu order in
thlsBtato. During the llr.st-novon months of
this year there wordbror : ) ,000 applications
for membership received nt Iho grand re
corder's onieo. Them have been onlv four
assoonionts in niiMiJontis ) , | ) for the bunu-
llclary f'Jiui. ' and thoprdorin Nebraska Is In
u very nourishing couilitloti generally Thoio
who were not present ht this mooting missed
a rnro treat. ' '
The imiml muster ( workman has nnpolnt-
ments In Oimiha ai ifnllcnvi : With Patten
lodge. No , IT. ) , on Monday avonlng , Sontam-
bar l'i. and with Uorman lojgo , No. 'M , on
Monday evening , HoytuinlJur " (1. (
The record of thaifraternal bonoflcial so-
clotlcs for thu.veur1fc'JI , UH given by O , M.
Shedd , secretory of tbo Fraternal Conross ,
shews that fortv-eight frutornat suciotles
paid to the bcnoilutaiJeiaf deceased mombsn
tha enormnus sum/of , $ /itS'JI,71)J'J'i ) dining
last year alone , and more than that amount
will bo paid out tbU yoar. Tha Ancient
Order of United \VDrttraon paid muro than
nnv ether society , hiving pntd thn sum of
? jU3ri8S ; Til , or iiuuiifono-Ilflli nf the rvholo
amount. Fraternal protection cortalnlv has
a strong hold In thh country Mid Is on the
Increase uvery yaar. The not gum In mom
bnrsnlp In the Aiu'iont Order of United
Workman for thu twulva months nndlng
August 1 , 18112 , wits , ' ) . ' , ' ) . ) lu the United
StutcHiind Canada ,
Army uud NIIVJ Union ,
The fourth annual convention of the Reg
ular Army nnd Navy union will bo held at
Dutrolt , Mleh , , ooinnimtclngVcilnoiduy ,
Soptomhor21 , and U oxptuUd to lut until
Sulurduy ufternoon , tha 21th lust. , at which
time the now cillcnrs ror the coming your
will bo installotl.
It is expected thai the far western ntuta *
will not be fully represented thlit year on
account of tha yraul axpunsu in Boiuilng ilel-
ogatos HO grojt a dhtaiiou , u thu irurrlions
sending dulogatus have to pay nil oxnoisiieit.
Nubrauku with Its llvu garrliniia will only
bo represented \ four dolotfalui , tusluad uf
ton , the number allowed , but tnosa garri
sons wno have not heiit doloato3 have for
warded their proxies to the national deputy
commander , Mr. E. ,1. Davis , cliiof cleric at
military headquarters. Mr. Davis , with the
Nebraska delegation , accompanied by some
ot tbeir ladins , will leave Omaha on Sunday
afternoon , roach IMF Detroit on Monday
night. Tno Benedict hotel has boon se
lected as tbo headquarters for the wast und
also by several of the national ollicers re
siding In the oast. A strong effort will bo
made bv Mr. Davis to have the tilth annual
convention hold at Omaha in IS'JJ.
Resolutions adopted by Abraham Lincoln
garrison No. 13 , Regular Army und Navy
Union , on the death ot Comrade James
Sullivan :
Whereas. Tt bavin ? pleased the Great Com
mander to otll from our midst our luilovoil
comrade. James Sullivan , who held the honor
able position of olllciir of the d.iv in Abraham
Lincoln garrison No. II , anil It being the
desire of his comrades In girrlson itssomblnd
tn pliroon lecord his m my ovcullmit < | iiall-
tlo-i uf mind and heart , both us u comrade
and n soldier and to nlio\v u proper respect to
his memory , HO doom It a duty at UiN tlmo to
give voice and expression to the deup rtrot
wo fool nt the loss of so worthy u brotnor and
co in r. id o : ami therefore ho It
Unsolved , That Uonir ulo Sulllvaniihad the
love and oxtoom of all who know him best , and
wau n man of honor and strict Integrity. Ills
word was his bond , and ho always hold the
full LunlUluiico and respect of his suporlois In
ranU , und the loyalty anil love of his Infe-
rlois , '
Kebnlvcil , That tills garrNnn extends Its
earnest svinpntliv and 0011110101100 to Ills rela
tives In their hour of iillllctlon. and oilers the
consolation and thu hope tliat ho Is not dead ,
but only slrcnlng.
Komhod , That In orosslni thu dark and
silent rlvor from whoso shores no irivelor
roturiH. ho loavus a vac ml plaeo In our
ranks which It will bo dtlllunlt to ( HI , and
that we feel deeply the loss of our comrade ,
and Inn o consolation only In thu knowldd o
that he lias gone to that haven of hope whore
thu ulckoJ cuaso from troublliu and tliu
uoiry are at rust. And liu It fnrtliur
Kusolvcd , Th it n copy of those resolutions
be iirosunled to the relatives of our lain com
rade. ' , u cony Mint to the Kink and Kilo , thu
Kansas ( Jliy Times , the Army unJ Navy
Uo.-lslcr , the Army aud Navy Journal , ami
Tin : OMAHA HIK : for publication , and that
those resolutions ho spread upon tno mliiutns
of our next regular meutlni ; ,
DAVID DIIIHCOLU
M It'll AKM/OADY1 ,
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on u JirotlKtr'H Dinitli.
At a regular moating ot Man loago No.
K)0 ) , Knlghls of Pythias , Port Omaha , Nob. ,
hold at Its hall on Soptumbor 1 1 , is'JJ , the
following resolutions were road und unanl-
mouslv udontod :
Wlmriias , It has plo isod Almighty God ,
out Miininii | Uhanoullor , to ninovu from our
midst our bulovud brothur , .laino.s hnlllvan , of
our luiluu , anil
Whoieas , Wo humbly how In monk suhmls-
sli'ntolho oiHiimands of our hiipiumu Uh.in-
eullor , thu AlmUhly ( 'Oil , thercforn ho It
UiiHolvnil , Thut \ > u tiiMilor to his lii'ioavi'd
let itivusour slneoru und ho irlfolt sympiithy
und that those resolutions ho Kuroad iiion |
oni inlnnU'S and a copy bo sent to tlni nila-
tlutsof our ducu isui' ' hrolluti and ono cony
hi-iit to Tin : OMAHA I IKK , Iho World-llurahl ,
the Itiinlc and i'llo und tliu Knlulits .luwnl for
piibllcutlon , \VIIHMI : vin : ,
o I' . .Mut'oiui ,
W II , MIM.KII.
Coinmllti'O.
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Kntortulmul Couil 'I'omplitr.
itogor Dickens was the recipient of u little
HUiprlso party nt his homo , 1 < orty-sovonth
and Grant streets , Friday night. The jolly
crowd was composed mostly ol Good Tump-
lard , Mr. Ulckuns bolng iiii honored inomljur
of that order , who onllud to bid him furuxvell ,
us ho leaves In u few diiys to romosent a
Hosiou sbou house on thu road , Mr. Dickens
ons , with Iho host nnd hostess , Mr. anil Mrs.
J. T. Von , are splendid untortilnon and
mudo the evening u very plnnsnnl ono , with
games , dancing and u well Illtad tnhlo of np
rofreiihmonti.
" 1 take pi 0111 uro in rouommandlni ; Cham-
burluin'K Collu , Choloru und Dlurthiua Rem
edy , " HUVU ( iiio , U , lUnUaton of Mill Cieok ,
HI , "UlHthu host muiliuliiu j huvo overused
used for dlnrrhum. One dona will euro any
ordinary cu o. " Forsalo bv ilrugg | t/ / , .
The Uov , Dr. EJwuid Itooonor celebrated
hUUJtb birthday at his homo In IlrooUlyn
lint Kundiiy. He Is the oldi-st Hurvivlng
iiiviubur uf tlio family , unu his wlfo , whom
he married sixty-four yours ago , is now bl ,
SLANG EXPRESSIONS.
TIio Origin nf .Sniuo Anclunt OIIOH In Ktory
Day UKC.
Within nn Aeo An ncn boingtlio
lowest numeral , ho who wins within tin
tico wina within n single spot.
Adam's A pplo Tlio protuberance in
the fore part ( f a man's thro.it > . So
called from the superstition Unit a piouo
of the forbidden fruit which Adam ate
stuck in Ins throat.
All in My Eye All nonsense. Jnclc
Tar once want into church whore ho
heard the words all ! mini ! often re-
peatod. On spoiilciiig of the service
nftorwurd .Taok said ho could not make
much out of it , hut it seemed to him
very much like "all my oye. "
All for u Sonpf Tins ox-jlnmation was
made by Loru Burloigh whan Queen
Elizabeth ordered him to glvo 100 to
Spencer aa a roval gratuity.
Almighty Dollar Washington Irving
first used this -expression in his sketch
of a creole village (18.7) ( ! ) .
Wide-Awake A hat which lias no
nap in its material. As it never has a
'nap" it must bo always wide awake.
To Save One's Bacon Bacon is the
ontsido portion ot the back and sides of
pork , and may be considered generally
as the part which would receive a blow.
So to escape cnstigation is to "savo
one's bacon. " Another explanation is
that backwoodsmen used to hang their
biicou from tlio raftois , away from
prowling wild animals
Baker's Dozen Thirteen. When n
heavy punalty was inllictotl for nhort
weight , bakers used to give an extra
loaf to make sure of giving good weight.
To Pick a Bono An unpleasant mat
ter to settle. At tlio inarriago feast of
the Sicilian poor , tlio orido's father , af
ter the meal , used to li'ind the bride
groom a bone , saying : "E'iok this bone ,
for you have taken in hand a harder
task. "
Brother Jonathan When i'ou"A
ton was in want of ammunition he called
a coujicil of ofllceis. but no practical sug
gestion could boolTored , "Wo nitiHtcon-
Hiil Brother Jonathan"ho said , meaning
Jonathan Trumbull , govornorof Connec
ticut. Tills was done and the clilllculty
wni remedied. To consult Brother
Jonathan then hucatno a hot phrase.
Cabbage To filch. The word is es
pecially applied to the pieces of cloth
itopt back by tailors who "mako tip gen
tlemen's own materials. " Cabbage is
also n schoolboy term for a potty theft.
Cap of Liberty When a T hive WJIH
manumitted by thoKomaim a small , rod ,
cloth cap was placed on Ills lioad. AH
soon as this was done ho was termed
libortinus ( a frooinun ) . When Satur-
niiuis , in i0i ! : , captured the capital ho
hoisted a cap on the top of a spear , to
indicate that all slaves who jolnoil Ills
standard should be free
On the Carpet The French term IB
siir lo tapirt. This nxprossion moans
that the subject is up for do 1mto or con
sideration. In former day councils mtt
about a cloth-covered table to deliberate-
on iimUorH of state.
Grins Llko a Cheshire Cat Ohcosos
wore formerly sold In Cheshire , Eng
land , molded in the form of a cat.
Lot the Cut Out of tlio Bag It was
formerly a trick among country /olc ! to
unlMtituto a cat for n sucking nig and
bring it in a hag to market. The in
ference may bo eaailv drawn.
Uaining Cats and Joga A perversion
of the word catndupo ( a waterfall ) . It la
raining catadnpes or cataracts.
To Chaff To make sport of. Fronoh ,
oschaulTer , to cook , lo roast.
To Haul Over the Coals A method of
torture used in ancient days bv Idnga
and barony to got money from Jows. In
"Ivanboo" Front do BooulT throatoiiB to
haul iHunou over the coils. > t now
moans to scold , to bring to tiuilc.
"I Have a Crow to Pick wjth i'ou"
A crow was the symbol of contontioo ,
discord and strife.
Dixlo Land The Utopia of the negro.
Dixie was a slaveholder of Manhattan
island , but the force of public sentiment ]
induced him to remove his negroes to
the southern states. Hero they worm
strangers in a strange land , and they
sighed for their dear old IJixio land.
Afterwards , instead of Manhattan , the
btnith was known as Dixie hum.
To Throw Dust in One's lOves To mis
lead. Mohammed escaped from his ono <
mios by this meant ) .
To Cook Ono's Goose To foil ono in
any undertaking. Eric , king of Sweden -
den , coming to a certain town with n i
few soldiots , the enemy , in mockery ,
llUll f OUt II erouso fur liim In ulin.t
They found , however , that this attaoli
of Krie was no laughing matter , and
they soon hung up a 11 ig of truce. When "
asked what ho wanted , Eric replied ,
"To cook your geese for you. "
Grass Widow The
word moans grace ,
a widow by corn-tony ( French , grace ;
Italian , grabs. )
Mrs. Uruiuly In the llrat scene ol
Tom Morton's play , "Speed the Plow , "
MM. Ashllold hhows herself vo.iy jo il-
ous of her neighbor , a Mrs. Gruridy , and
Farmer Ashlluld says to her , "Be quiet ,
wool yo ! Always cling- , dinging Dame
Grimily into my ears. What will Mrs.
Grundysnv'r1 What will Mrs. Grundy
think ? * * *
To IClolc the Bucket A bucket Is n
pulley. When pigs or hooves are Killed
they uro hauled up by a pulley to bu
dressed.
Lynch Law Lynch is Saxon for club.
According to Webster the word lynch
refers to James Lynch , n Virghiiu
farmer , in tlio backwoods , whoso-judg-
men t was so Impartial that neighbor
hood quarrels ( were brought to him for
settlement , nnd his decision was con
sidered final.
Naked Truth A fable says that Truth
and Falsehood wont bathing ; Fa suhood
uunu out llrsl nnd dressed herself in
Truth'h garmo"ts. Truth , unwilling to
don those of Fu.sohood , went naked.
1'in Money At the time pins wore in
vented in the fourteenth century the
maker was allowed to null them In open
shop only on the 1st and lid days of
January. It was Vho custom of thecourt
ndles and city dames to flock forth to
buy them with money given for that
purpose by their liege lord- ) . After pins
became cheap the ladies spurn the re
mainder of their allowance for personal
trlllos.
To Got Iho Sank To bo discharged.
Tradition says that the Hultanof Tnrkoy
puts Into a sack nnd throws into the
jto pliorim any ono of his hitrom he
wishes out of the way.
My Undo A pawnbroker. This Is a
pun on the Latin word unciid , a hook.
Pawnbrokers employed a hook to loft
articles ffp a spout , down which the
money and the pawn ticket would ha
Hont. Jlonco the torin "up the spout. "
DaWltt'iSaraapurllla cleanses the blood ,
Inc'roasos the atipotlto and tnnoi up the sys
tem. It has honelltod many people who
hnvo nufTorod from blood dUordori , It will
help you.
JIlMV It I llllH.
Boston Courier : Seeker Our estate
matters uro getting in such an unsatis
factory state that I have about made up
my mind to take a friend's advlco nnd
begin a partition suit. Did you ever \
have anything to do with ono ?
Rugoman No , but I have learned all
about them.
Sooicor And Bitch a suit virtually
means a division of the estate , doesn't '
It ?
Sagoman Precisely between the
lawyers and the court.
DoWltt'it Hariuimnlu ciunroyt such poi
son * us scrofula , akin dlaiiaios , oczuma , rhou.
umtUiu , lu tlmoty nsoxavoi mini ;