THE OMAHA DAILY BEE : St'NDAY , FEBRUARY 20 , 18 3 SIXTEBN PACKS.
REDUCED TO A FINE POINT
fitatlotfca Sharps Analyze Matrimonial
Obancea and Ohllls.
STRESS OF MODERN SOCIAL REQUIREMENTS
X.ovo * nf Spring Itonnt't * lllooni In tha Win
dow * . Urli-f Clmts About I'rrsons nnd
Tiling * In Woman' * lliuy World-
Tim I.ntmt In Fnihlonii.
A cliill writer , a innn , of course , has
collected Borne interesting statistics upon
the subject of men mid matrimony tlmt
are worthy of contemplation those som
ber Lenten days. The result of hla cal
culations Is ottered in tho.form of a
tabulated list , which shows us the per
centage of marriage at various ages
from M to 80. Thus wo are informed ,
Kays the Cincinnati Commercial , that
out of 1,000 bachelors ( widowers have a
table to themselves ) only twenty-one
may bo expected to take unto themselves
wives when they are between the ages of
S0 ! and 2T > . Now , although it Is emphat
ically at such an ago that youths make a
profound study of the ethics of flirta
tion , I must disagree with the clover
( ttatistlclati when ho laments their con
tinued bachelorhood. It would bo but a
sorry sjiectaclo to sco them making a
ntudy of the ethics of repenting at leis
ure. From 2. " ) to 30 they grow In resolu
tion , as ninety-four marriages may then
ho expected among 1,000 marriageable
> non , which leaves only 000 maidens
.with nothing more substantial , as a
Jnomory of past tenderness , than a
nail program , or , may bo , a with
ered flower. Haehelors whoso ages
vary from 110 to , ' K > should bo stren
uously cultivated. Positively IDS out ol
the thousand are desperate enough to
take the fatal step ; while , from .To
to10 , 147 are sulllciently bold to
do no. This Is magnificent ; but then
cnmo immediately symptoms of the de
cline. During the next five years the
iharrlttges drop to 112- , and thence fade
Bilonlly away to solitary numerals , end
ing , at the ago of 80 , in n fraction. Not
ovun half a bachelor out of a thousand Is
Toft to blush Iraforo the altar when he
lias attained to his fourscore years. A
matter for regret is that wo cannot ob
tain statistics of the ages at which the
other BOX proposes. Judging from the
experience of most women , men com
mence to do so at 17 , and work steadily
and perseveringly away at the aecom-
ipllshmont until they reach the ago of
VI or 123 , when they only indulge In this
jnlld form of recreation as an occasional
pastime. Now , the table that has been
'given to us proves that , until ho is 33.
| n bachelor's proposal has absolutely no
narkotablo value. .It may , indeed , only
1,1)0 said to fetch a reasonable price be
tween the ages of HO and 45. The deduc-
Jion from all this is obvious. Common
.flense forbids us to give our hearts into
'the keeping of a man under . ' 10 , as the
aforesaid hearts must inevitably bo
'broken. It seems that at even the most
'blooming hymeneal periods the .chances
Against llnul annexation of a husband
uvo nearly fcoven to one. The news is
iot cheering to engaged coupled. In
juiy case , I advise Angelina , when Ed-
I win falls on his knees , to think of this
table of her chances , and to be prudent.
I .
I Another statistical sharp lias come to
I Jight In San Francisco , and ho has , after
I reading several hundred novels , given
I ,118 tlio benefit of his researches as to
I Iiotf men aiuVvrtfmon behave at the critl-
L lolnt-whon _ } ii man pays a woman the
ft compTfmont of asking her to share his
r 'burial lot with him aa well as the time
| intervening before that uninteresting
i | event.
I ' Some fallacies are exposed , the prlnci-
I. pal ono being that the ladles do not
I jiromlso td be a sister to the rejected
'one oftener than seventeen times out of
[ jflfty , while she promises to bo u friend
I twenty-six times in the same number.
& Now , aa to the gentleman's behavior ,
decidedly the popular thing is for him
.to declare that ho cannot live without
.the woman in question , and in sixty-
Hiftuven cases in 100 ho kisses her on the
Hllps , bovonty-two times ho holds her
; hands very tightly , and sixty-three
times ho begins ' 'all of a sudden. "
' The least popular thing for him to do
ttb to kiss the woman on the head , on the
11030 by mistake , and on the shawl. He
H * usually sits upon a chair or sofa , three
'times ho reclines on the grass , four
H times ho goes on ono knee , and twice hti
' 1003 on two knees , so that the kneeling
Jnisiness is pretty well evened up.
The popular thing for the lady , In case
of an acceptance , is to sink into the arms
H'of ' the gentleman , and this she does
B mighty-one times out of a hundred , and
M In eighty-seven cases she knows that
something is coming.
m < Seventy-two times she has eyes full of
I ; love , and sixty-six times she rests her
, lioau upon the gentleman's breast. Only
b four times is she taken by surprise , and
HX tlmoa Bho weeps silently for joy.
B ° , Once she sneezes , once she struggles not
" "to bo kissed , and once she says , "Don't
l bo a fool. "
t In cases of rejection it is evidently the
.proper thing for the gentleman to rush
BiJnnuly away , for ho does this In thlrty-
H' one cases in Hfty. Ho declares that ho
"will commit suicide but six times , once
tie says ho will go to the devil , and thlr-
teen times ho thinks ho will go homo.
i Once ho pounds a stone wall with his
fist , once he pulls down his vest , and
only once does ho refuse to bo prayed
for , but ho swears that life is of no value
seventeen times.
When life comes to Unit point when
nobody has time for anything ; when
I friends meeting in casual encounter as-
li mire each other of their desire TO moot
land \ enjoy social and sympathetic intor-
I course , but cannot because they are BO
I ' driven with engagements when life
I cornea to this it is really a serious quoa-
I" tlon. Anil it is precisely the condition
L in which every ono describes himself as
f being. Recently two women desired to
If meet to study curtain works , but on com-
w n paring notes as to time there was
f > " actually not an hour for two weeks that
both could spam at the Barao time. The
; j days are not long enough. The are full
i and ovcrllowing. A week is lllled before
t it arrives and the Inevitable program of
j affairs and events tlmt 1111 the blank
pages o ! one's engagement book leave
little margin for the unexpected , which
1 is enough of itrolf for each nay. Now to
liavo one's life reduced to tliu mere (111- (
1 i g of engagements consecutively , as
they arrive , Is simply to Vvo the afo of
u more or less and probably less In
telligent .utOTiator. The sti-ess cf
modern requirements demands of the
Individual tlmt he live several lives In
one. He needs a relay of eo'.vas. Ho
roq ilros enc > to attend to his especial
i culling in hfo ; another to read , if ho
! -would keep up at ull with the march of
contomporir ) literature , to say nothing
t of the classics and the masterpieces of
the past ; ono to fulfill social obligations
of the more public and spectacular kind
and uarlhor to enjoy the llnor llavor of
life In that quiet Intimacy that is a thing
wholly apart from "t-ocloty" and which
in the sweetest happiness that social life
ntTprds.
A Union Pacific ofllclal tolls an amus
ing incident of travel Iu the Salt Lake
Tribune , In Which Julia Ward Howe Is
the principal llgur . Ho was going
west from Omaha , and Bat Junt behind
an aged lady In the sleeper. Actuated
by a benevolent notion , the Union Pacific
man volunteered to aid the gray-haired
woman in reaching the dining car at
dinner time. After Boating his escort
carefully the railroad man wont to the
other end of tlio car to take his meal.
After no had done this twlco In succes
sion , the old lady accosted him on their
return to the Blooper thus ! "Now , why
don't you Insist on leaving me alone
after so kindly assisting mo to a Beat In
the dining car ? " The railroad man's
face flushed and he was staggered for a
moment. Finally , after a succession of
"ahems" and coughs , ho paid : "Well ,
my dear lady , I wont to the other end of
the car because I had a bottle of beer as
a part of my meal , and I did not wish to
place It on a table where It might bo ob
jectionable. "
"Is that all ? Well don't lot that
bother you any longer. You sit with mo
today and bring an extra bottle. "
The railroad man hud suspected her
of being a temperance organi/.cr and or
ator , but when ho was assured that she
waf an antl-prohlbitlonist ho repented
by sharing his liquid with her at future
meals. lie had become aware of her
woman suffrage leanings , but never sus
pected the name of his aged and inter
esting friend until she started to leave
the train , when ho saw her pointed out
by a lady as Julia Ward Howe.
If I wore asked by a young man or a
young woman how to Mb guided in the
choice of a life mate 1 should , in the
exorcise of a judgment based on wide
and studious observation , bay : Cheese
that person who , after a reasonable
period of association , proves to bo most
companionable , writes John Lambert
Payne in a pertinent article on "The
Secret of Happy Marriages" In the
March Ladles' Homo Journal. This
broad law comprehends nearly all others
hat can bo suggested. It wore Inllnltoly
otter to bo single through life than
uirry ono who would not answer to this
ondition. Speaking somewhat nar-
owly and selfishly , contentment is the
nest that can bo got out of life , and
vhon a contented couple is found it will
vlso bo discovered that they exhibit
nanifostly opposite characteristics of
emperament , habit , taste and physique ,
t Is upon tills fixed foundation that
lappy alllnities are formed. It is an
mportant doctrine in medical juris-
n-udonco that "like cures like" which
s only another way for saying that like
rills like and it is equally true in the
ocial realm that companionship is not
olt between young men and young
vomcn who are closely similar in gen-
jral appearances or disposition. On the
ontrary , it arises , and leads to happy
unions , between persons who are often
vidoly dissimilar.
*
They wore a company of congenial
vomon before an open fire over fl o'clock
ea , and one of them was saying how she
ititcd to grow old and lose her zest In
Ifo and its bringings. Then a frosh-
aed : matron , with a pair of steady , true
eyes , spoke out with her native vohc-
nenco :
"Nonsense , what do the years bring
nit greater treasures and greater ca
pacity to enjoy them ? Do you suppose I
juessed anything about real happiness
what called ' ' ? '
n wo 'youth's happy days
Why , every year that I have been a wife
and mother I have known constantly In
creasing joy ; bettor and bettor appreci
ated what life offers me.
' 'Every day I value and delight in my
riends more and more ; every doy I take
on a wisdom of oxporionco'that gives mo
a sense of power against what may come ,
md as to the future and old aga , why I
never think of it to dread it.
"I shall not bo old tomorrow , I Bay to
myself , and what Is the future but al-
\Vayfc Onl'y tomorrow ? By and by whoa
! do sit In the chimney corner and knit
and watch the children's children play
iround nip , I am sure I shall think :
low happy and safe am I , and what a
beautiful thing life is , particularly the
close of it ! "
* *
Distracting , is It not , to have the shop'
windows full of now bonnets when ono
lionestly desires to renounce the "devil
and all his works" through the Lenten
fast ? The now spring hat Is classified
by the Now York Sun as a gay and friv
olous creation of chip in green or blue
or heliotrope. Sometimes iu is of straw
with strands of many colors interwoven
like the felt braiding worn through the
winter. Or it may be of leghorn in the
old "flat" shape , the brim drooping in
becoming curves and big roses lying lux
uriantly in beds of fine and filmy lace on
the crown of leghorn braid and a shirred
crepe do Chine brim of blue caught up
on one side to make a nestling place for
a handful of pink buds against the hair.
Another feature of the spring hat is the
drooping lace festooned about Its brim.
It has feathers , too ; not the erect and
sell-confident grenadier guards wo have
worn , but softly curling , shyly conscious
baby tips , with roses playing at hide and
go seek in and out of their soft plumes.
The spring hat Is demure ; therefore It
will bear close watching. It is likely to
surprise us with Machiavellan propensi
ties for deep laid schemes to startle , cun
ning devices to astound. It promises ec
centricities galore and coquetries irre
sistible. After all , it Is interesting if it
isn't becoming.
*
A handy boot and shoe cupboard can
bo improvised out of any old packing case
of suitable size. This can be fitted with
light matchboard pigeon-holes , each
holding ono pair of shoes. If the lid Is
available ( the case being stood upon its
side ) It can bo fixed on to a pair of hinges
and form a real miniature cupboard ,
which , being stained and Asplnalled ,
will also servo as a seat or small table.
Without necessarily troubling about
having a door the case could bo covered
with cretonne or chintz , Dadded on the
top with flock , and so form a settee ; If
so , the piece of material which would
fall to cover the pigeon-holes is gener
ally tacked on to a sheet of cardboard or
lias heavy lead buttons slipped in the
hem , so that It may fall firmly and keep
the dust away.
* *
It Is astonishing to notice how the
physical condition of woman adapts It
self to their social , necessities. If a
woman wishes to avoid a dUagreeable
experience or break an undesirable en
gagement she can In the space of a few
minutes grow cold and pale or flushed
and fovarlsh , as the case may demand ,
and no one who trusts the evidence of his
senses can deny the reality of her ill
ness. But. presto ! The marvels of
Herrman and Keller are as nothing in
comparison with the rapidity of the
transformation that takes place when
the victim wishes to appear. The glow
of health returns to her cheek and Bho Is
the gayest and brightest In all the gay
assembly to which she betakes herself.
The prominence of cigarette smoking
women In modern fiction , especially In
dealing with the reilned products of
civilization on the continent , must have
been noticed. If Brooking by women
were ono of the commonest and most
natural things In life at great Euro
pean centers , wo should not bo surprised ,
but wo do .not believe It Is yet so com
mon , at least as a public practice , as the
fiction writers would enow. Wo think
that the novelist is attracted to the
cigarette smoking woman rather be
cause there is an element of irregularity
about her , BOinothlnjj- now , somewhat
startling to American roadora and therefore -
fore likely to tako.
There Is no question that cigarette
smoking Is common among the "lino
ladles" of Europe , and particularly In
that cla s from which Marlon Crawford
has dra .vn some of bin recent characters.
The curious but pure creature who ran
away with Don Orslno's heart ho first
met In a fltudlo whore she was sitting for
her portrait. When fatigued with sit
ting she borrowed n cigarette , placed
herself carelessly on a divan , and
smoked with Don Orslno and the artist.
*
Mrs. Everett , the wife of a master
drayman of New Orleans , is said to bo
one of the best veterinary surgeons In
that city. She began by treating her
husband's horses during an influenza
epidemic. She had long been a skillful
nurse , and noticing that mules and
horses suffered just as people do , she
decided to doctor them in the same way.
Warm blankets and hot applications ,
both external and Internal , proved re
markably effective , and finally the ap
preciative animals would open their
mouths to take her remedies. After the
horses had recovered Mrs. Everett , en
couraged by her success , studied every
book she could find on the diseases of
horses and mules and their surgical
treatment , until she could hot a broken
log , extract u nail from the hoof and
treat influenza and lockjaw.
* *
Mary , the mother of Washington ,
died in 1789 , not long after the Inaugura
tion of her son as the first president of
the United States. In 1833 Silas Bur
rows , a wealthy and patriotic citi/en of
Now York , offered to build a monument
over her grave. The work was begun
and the corner-stone was laid with im
posing ceremonies by President Andrew
Johnson in May of the same year. Finan
cial reverses overtook Mr. Burrows , it is
said , and the monument never robe
above the basal structure. This and the
marble monolith , which was intended to
top the pile , but which rests on Us side ,
half buried in the accumulated mold of
years , have been chipped by relic-
hunters and cracked by the weather.
"It will not bo many years , " said Mrs.
S. T. Horer of Philadelphia , who de
votes her life to gastronomii-al affairs ,
"before cooking will form as important
a department in the curriculum of our
girls' public and private schools as
mathematics and geography. It is , in
fact , on a par with any of the arts , and
yet is the most neglected. In Philadel
phia , Boston and Now York it is taught ,
as It should bo , in the normal schools ,
duo attention being given to chemistry
and hygiene. The chemistry of food
should bo thoroughly understood , and is
by high-priced , trained chefs. Women
must bo educated in cooking , and it is ,
in my mind , much more important than
the higher accomplishments.
The project to honor Mrs. Potter Pal
mer for her work in behalf of the Colum
bian fair is a unique one , and the women
of the board that suggested it deserve
credit for the happy thought. To stop
the mint of a country to turn out a single
piece of gold and then destroy the dlo
leaving the coin without a duplicate , sul
generis , is to give It a priceless value
and make it a Kohinoor among gold
pieces.
Mrs. Palmer , as has been said , is ono
of fortune's favorites so far as money and
estate are concerned , and there is not
much that could bo offered her which
she docs not already possess. This coin ,
however , in its superb singleness Is , as a
commemorative gift , a masterpiece.
Mrsr Cleveland , according to thDsCln-
cinnati Enquirer's Washington dis
patches , will have a private secretary
when she goes to the white house. This
assistant , who wa recommended by Mrs.
Whitney , is a Mrs. Tuomey of Washing
ton , a widow , who has traveled a great
deal , and who is the mistress of several
languages besides English. It is said
that she has arranged with Mr. Cleveland -
land to attend to the voluminous eorres'
pondenco of the social side of the white
house for tho'sum of $2,000 per year. She
is to bo engaged between the hours of 0
and 2 each day.
Murmur * of the Modes.
Black velvet ribbon is a favorite trim
ming material for millinery.
A great deal of iridescent trimming i
shown for millinery as well as for other
garnitures.
Velvet will bo ono of the fashionable
fabrics for spring , cither by itself or in
combination.
Rolling and curved hats have given
way to sharp , decisive looking plaited
brimmed ones.
Women talk a good deal , of course ,
but so would men if they had as many
interesting things to say.
Lace is ono of the leading fabrics of
the season. There are handsome chau-
tlllios In black and colors. _
A fashionable tint for evening gloves
in undressed kid is that called bourro
frals , or fresh butter.
Clan-plaid ribbons and silks are im
ported in enormous quantities for milli
nery and dress trimmings.
There'll bo a skeleton in every closet
sure , if crinoline comes in again , and the
goat will got a little variation from tin
cans.
In kid gloves the popular lengths are
four , six and eight buttons and there is
a good demand for the mousquotairo
stylo.
stylo.White
White lace in all widths and flounc-
Ings are to bo used. Laces with gold
threads and Iridescent embroidery are
much liked.
Ottoman ribbons , with corded edge ,
are used for trimming purposes ; also
Persian and Roman ribbons in graded
widths , and also for sashes.
Silk gloves are to bo worn again , and
light shades and tints promise well for
summer wear. White gloves are to bo
worn for almost all occasions.
The Bolero jacket is ono of the
features of the season. Embroidered
jacket fronts are shown for making up
with almost all classes of fabrics.
Although panlors are not yet openly
favored by fashion , there are some indi
cations that , before the season Is over ,
they may bo arrived at by Indirect
ways .
f
Some of the stylish Henri Deux capes
have strapped sliouldor puffs and length
wise rows of cut-jot gimp on the rovers
collar , the latter edged narrowly with
ostrich feather'trimming.
The point ot exaggeration in the
length of dress coats having been
reached , It Is likely that there will bo a
decided reaction in favor of somewhat ,
shorter styles for next season.
Now felt hats of pale rose pink and
heliotrope are trimmed with violets ,
heartsease or jonquils Intermixed with ! l
green velvet ribbon , or with damask
roses and ecru silk guipure lace.
Lace capos fashioned much like the
winter models , with velvet or jetted
yolkes and collars , nave made their up-
peuraticu , like many ottior of the season's
fashions' , long before they are required.
Millinery exhibits show largo quanti
ties of green. Black , of course , is the
first choice in the finest class of goods ,
Closely following , are gray , shauos of
ro o , blue and brown , with some .yellow.
With shorter sleeves , there la a de
cided call for longer gloves. These are ,
as a rule , less wrinkled about the wrists
than heretofore , and the woman with
tnO shapely arms la lo'bo cone'ratu
latod. r „
Although for the mdmtfnt there are
plenty of rumors but nrirntflt-al changes
or deviations In the general line upon
which fashions are mwlni ; . there Is an
endless sorloj of lnnovutn in minor
characteristics. ,0.
Now taylor-mado coSUljhon for early
spring wearo In Dlrcctolrc , Russian , and
strictly English Btylesrshowing short-
eued skirts and natty open coats , present
an unusual amount of odd and novel
effects In their composlUorj ; .
The richest of the mow coats are of
brocade or lustrous corded silk , not in
frequently made up In colors. Ono of
the choice models is thoOl'ga , significant
of its Russian origin , arid is of heavily
roppcd silk In dark hunter's green.
The average husband pokes a good
deal of quiet fun at his wife's predilec
tion for what appears to bo unfruitful
"shopping" expeditions , but ho seldom
gives nor duo credit for all the money
that Bho saves by ' 'looking 'round. "
A late Parisian novelty bats In diamonds
mends are bizarre enough to attract
the attention of those booking after new
and strange effects. Old jewels can bo
reset and rearranged in those batswhich
are described as setting off to striking
advantage a ball costume.
Linen collars and cuffs are again iu
high favor , but worn with a difference.
The cuffs are no longer a mere strip of
white below the sleeve , but protrude for
an inch or two , like u man's wristbands.
This would seem another saucy attempt
to seize upon the masculine belongings.
A pretty present for a busy woman is
a white slate , framed ' in gold , with a
pencil suspondo'd to It. This hangs be
side her dressing case nnd upon it each
morning she writes what she expects to
do during the dav , and she is u happy
woman if she completes what she has
sot out to do as her duty.
Gathered skirts , like those upon the
Russian blouse , are this season added to
many of the corselet bodices of silk or
other fabrics. Another style very use
ful for renovating last year's dresses is
to cut the corsage in a low square , back
and front , completing it by ahighundor-
bodice of contrasting material. To con
ceal the joining , use is made of ribbon or
narrow gimp.
A soft corduroy cloth , which looks like
a heavy-ribbed cashmere , in silver blue ,
tan , green and heliotrope is made into
neat and pretty spring costumes , con
sisting of a very flaring bell skirt , a
a fancy Russian coat with ample rovers
and a jaunty back showing wing-liko
pieces of velvet extending from the
rovers to the waist lino. The parted
fronts reveal a fitted shirt-waist of
flower-striped surah.
It is a caprice of the moments with a
certain set of girls who strive for fads
and eccentricities to omit u-ll punctua
tion marks in their letters. Probably
some ono who couldn't put them in
started the fashion. Just us a girl at
the opera a few years ago- found that it
Bore linger throbbed and ached desper-
atly if her hand lay on > her lap , and was
much relieved when site Inild it upright.
So she sat all the evening fn a conspicu
ous box with ono Blen'4el"gloved , hand
touching her cheek withi the result of
making the attitude a hiatjked and rag
ing fashion that entire season.
Vtlmt Women I o , jCloln ? .
An American who ha1 ? long resided at
Hoiiolulu says that tho' ox'-queen "has a
fist like a stevedore. "
t u
' 'Chopped Chat" is the .name given tea
a series of evening talks' til bo given by a
Philadelphia society lady-during Lent.
Mrs. C. Carlson 'of jR n/Wle / , Minn. , re
cently gave birth to twills' , making the
third pair within three and one-half
years.
There are ' believed to be a score of
women In Now York city whoso collec
tions of luce vary in value from $20,000
to 850,000.
Mrs. Henry Clews' bath room" is a
grotto of onyx , walls , floor , coiling ,
basin and tub all being made of the
sculptured stone.
Madeline Brohan , one of the most
charming actresses of the Francalso ,
turnri out to bo the daughter of a Scotch
man named Brown
The most beautiful unmarried prin
cess in Europe , it is said , Is the Princess
Clementina , the youngest daughter of
the king of the Belgians.
A Pennsylvania woman makes pots of
sp.dors. She could make herself per
fectly happy by cultivating a well de
veloped case of delirium tromons.
The idea of employing , pretty _ women
for bill collectors looks feasible , but' it
would not work. The delinquent debtors
would all want them to call again.
When Clara Morris wants to make
j-eal tears start she looks'straight ' at the
gallery , though she says she can make
them come by looking steadily at any
point for'a ' few seconds.
Miss Mollie Nollson of Hamilton , O. ,
who fasted for fifteen days last Novem
ber , wants to fust thirty days In the in
terest of science. This is just the sea
son for it and no ono shoiild stop hor.
Edison likes to have women machin
ists to do all the finer work of his elec
trical inventions. There are 200 women
in his employ , and ho claims that they
are far more reliable than men would be.
Mrs. Robert Johnson of Sonoma , Cal. ,
bus 200 high bred Angora cats and three
ser.vants devote their entire time to
them. Mrs. Johnson Is a widow to whom
money is no object , she being worth sev
eral millions.
Mrs. Whitney's will was written or. a
single sheet of foolscap paper , but it left
$3,0-)0,000 to her husband. This should
bo a lesson to young writers that it is
possible to say a good deal sometimes in
very little space.
Florence Blythe , now Mrs. Fritz W.
Hinckloy of San Francisco , whoso inher
itance amounted to about $4,000,000 , is
said to have paid $834,342.44 to her at
torneys and the executrix in order to
secure her estate.
Charles Egbert CradflOQk , or , as she
was discovered to beMary : Noaillos
Murfree , stands In the foreground of
those novelists who rule ostensibly over
a small domain , but VlVii ] $ , action often
appeals to broad humanity.
Mrs. Ethel MaokonzIJTinoKeniia , the
oldest daughter of Sir Mor ll Mackenzie ,
is a bright newspaper-woman , and a
regular contributor to Wj ondon press.
She owes her start in ttiliiuareer to her
father's insistanco thall fcis ( daughters
should "bo taught a wuy'iu fy > earn their
own living. Mrs. McKtfnllil' showing a
talent and aptitude fonntlib ) work , was
accordingly trained for It ? "
.
Dr. Qluck treats caturrhj'narkcr block.
Medical I'ractlce of trm I'uture.
Lo Petit Parisien : At the telephone :
"Halloa are you there ? "
"Yes ; well ? "
"Is that you , doctor ? "
"Yes. "
"I don't f-jol well. " '
"Just cough into the iiibtrumont. "
"Hum ! hum ! hum ! "
"Nothing of any consequence. Take a
few pastilles of enlorato of potash ; keep
yourself warm. "
"ThanlJs"
The "No , 0" Wheeler & WllsOri Is a rapid
stitcher ; BO rapid that it will stitch ttireo
yards of goods while only two yards arc
being stitched on uny vlbrutiug shuttle ma-
celno. Sold by Geo. W. Lancaster & Co. ,
5U S. 10th atroot.
r , .v < m.s
Uaclo Sam cliowcd elghty-tlvo tons of to-
bacc\ last year.
A North Carolina mill inakos 4OJOOOJ
cigarettes ilnlly.
Aluminium In 1800 coit f 18 n pound ; now It
costs TO cents n pound.
A New York Central locomotlvo Is to go
eighty-two miles an hour.
The number of textile mills hi tlio country
ivin Increased by .TJ Inst year. The now
nllls employ 31,500 persons.
In 1802 the twelve lending locomotive
works la Hits country built 1,703 locotuotlvus.
In 181)1 ) , 1,8M locomotives wore turned out by
the s.imo works.
It Is stated that In England those parts of
oconiotlvos which are liable to rust tire miulo
of galvanized Iron , and that this Includes the
nsklo of tender tanks nnd also the coal
spaces.
Nearly 0,000 men were nt work last year
on tlio ship canal which is to connect tlio
Baltic ana North seas. Tlio expenditure
lias BO far amounted to about j20.UOO.OOi ) . It
Is expected to bo opened for tr.illlo In IWKi.
Joseph Selilesserqf O.iklaml , Gil. , thinks
lie has solved the problem of Arctic travel
l > y means of a dovlcu which puts a petroleum
engine on n sloil ami makes the engine drive
a series of spurs , which take hold of the lee
and force the sled forward.
The old country Is doing business with llio
outside world. The quantity and valtio of
Iron and steel exported by Great Urit-tln In
tlio llrst eleven months of last year wuro
SM4OIU tons and jLUUKIS.U ! ! respectively ,
against 3,01SOJtl tons and ri.OOT/.tit in the
corresponding months of 1V.I1.
Austria announces un electric locomotive
which Is to travel ISTi miles an lionr. The
North Belgian company and the North
Prance company are constructing a line for
locomotives , operated by electricity , on
wlicu the journey from llrusscls to I'.iris ,
about 1UJ miles , will bo accomplished in tsO
minutes , a speed of nearly 150 miles an hour.
A. nowhorsoishoo recently patented has for
Its special object the obtaining of better
foothold and the lessening of concussion or
Jarring effect upon the unimars foot. The
shoo Is made with apertures extending
through It , located between tlio position
usually occupied by the nails. The openings
nro of dovetail form , and usual nail holes are
provided In the intervening solid metal portions
tions of the shoe. Projecting -through the
apertures are elastic rubber studs tlxcd on
a strip of rubber or leather intervening be
tween the metal shoo and the well of the
hoof , and through which nails are driven in
the operation of shoeing.
The passage of a law last year in Massa
chusetts restricting the working hours of
women and minors in manufacturing estab
lishments to llfty-elght hours a week would ,
it was feared , place the mamifaotttrcis of
that state at a disadvantage with these off
other states. The apprehension was in
creased when the same wages wore given
for llfty-elght as for sixty hours of labor.
Hut as it turned out this move on the part of
Massachusetts has been an incentive-
other states to take like action. The New
Hampshire legislature has just passed u law
exactly similar In Its terms and tlio largo
I-ewlston nulls in Maine luivo increased
wages to a point where the cost of produc
tion will bo equal to the short hour produc
tion in Massachusetts.
When p.iin and anguish wring the brow
A ministeringaiijcl thou" Bromo-Seltzcr
IN CHILDREN
For over two years my little girl's life
was made miserable by a case of Catarrh.
The discharge from the nose was large ,
constant and very offensive. Her eyes
became inflamed , the lids swollen and
very painful. After trying various reme
dies , I gave her ISSyK raB The first bottle
tle seemed to USSiSEgJ aggravate the
disease , but the symptoms soon abated ,
and in a short time she was cured.
DR. L. B. RITCHCY , Mackey , Ind.
Our boo ) ; on Blood and Skin Diseases mailed
Xroo. SwiiT SPECIFIC Co. , Atlanta , Go.
(7 > < mi U , 8. Journal of jMlcinc. )
Prof.'W. H.Prelccwho makes aopcclalty of Epilepsy ,
has without doubt treated nnd cured more canes than
nnyllvlng Phyelclnn ; lilssuccesslsBftonlsliln Wa
liaveliear J of cases of 20ycar 'Etancllnj : cured by him.
Ho piiblishcsn valuable work on this disease which ho
ends n Itli n large bottle cf Ills absolute cure , free to
any mffererwho may send their I'.O. an JKxircsaaJ. |
drcas. We advise anyone wlthing a cure to address ,
Prof. W. II. PEEKE , P. D. , 4 Cedar St. , New York.
BEWARE OF QDACKS AND FRAUDS
WITHOUT DIPLOMAS
orcortllcat ?
ofrecigtiMtioti.
Almiyn ask to
ce their crc-
< lentlMlk. Sooif
tlief hare a
right to prac
tice In Nnbnm-
Itii. M'olfthry
are principals
;
or merely
URfiits. Go td
the roeurilur' *
olllca nnd neo
it ilicyiiro rt-jr-
Istarcil.
nit. P. 1 , . 8K.4Kf.Ro. Con > iiiltlnKSuiK .
Orndnnto of Kmli MoiJIcal Collojjo. ( HN-
sUi.l'Ai'KJN nui : : ) . Tor tlio treatment of
I
AM )
PEiiVATi DSSi&SES
Wo euro Catarrh , All Dlioasoti of the
Noso. Throat , Ghost. Stomach , Bowelu
nnd Livor.
Blood , Skin nnd Kidney Dlsoasoi ,
Female \Vonhnossos. Lost Manhood
CURED.
I'11K , FISTULA. KISUltR , permanently curaj
without tbu uie of kulfo , ligature or cauitlo.
All maladies of a private or dollcato nature , of
cither or. positively curcil.
Cull on or uddreis , nllu stamp for Clrculm , I'roa
Cook nnd Hcclpes ,
Dr.Searles & Scarlcs/
Knit Door to I'ostotBcs
STORE FIXTURES
FOR FOR
RENT. SALE.
MAX MEYER & BRO. CO.
ESTABLISHED 1800.
Until our Retnll Stock Is sold out , wo will oiror every
week Bargains in a Special Line.
This week it is
The FINEST DIAMONDS at piices mm dreamt of ,
You iiui.st have conf'ulciicc In tlic ilculcr you purchase
DIAMONDS from ; as we liuve had your conliilciicc for 2 (
years , anil will remain in the-Wholcoalc Jewelry Busl-
pess hereafter , you always \\lierotolliuiiis. . Our
Diamonds arc selected by a member of our firm ( one of
America's Ijo.st experts ) , Is a guarantee.
LOOK AT TIM ! FOLLOWING PRICKS :
Diamond RINGS from $ 2.50 lo $1,000 ,
Diamond PINS from 10.00to 850
Diamond COLLAR BUTTONS i'rom 2.00 to 100
Diamond SCARF PINS from 3.50 to 100
Diamond EAR-RINGS from 7.50 to 2,500
Diamond STUDS from 3.50 to 1,000
Diamond BRACELETS , Diamond PENDANTS , all
the above goods at j what other dealers sell them
for.
( lorliam , Whiting , Din-gin and otlier maUes. ! )25 ) line ,
Knglisli , yon know , sterling silver flat ware at SI.25 per
ounce , all the latest patterns and de.signs. We solicit com
parison.
Max Meyer c J3ro. Co. ,
OMAl-IA'S L.E1A.DING
RETIRING
Wholesale
FROM
ONLY.
RETAIL.
Dr. SYDNEY RINGER , Professor of Madicino at University College , London ,
Author of the Standard Handbook of Therapeutics , " arinatiu writes as follows :
"From the careful analyses ( it J'ruf. ATIKIF.I.I ) and other * , I am s.itlillcd that
VAl MOUTEM'S < SOGOA
is In no way Injuri > us to h.'iiltli , nnd that II Indnrldodly im ro nutritious than
other Cocoas. It is coitalnlv " 1'iiro" and highly dlu HtibU1. TltiniuoUtIons in cer
tain advertisements ( from Trade rivals ) from my honk "ii Therapeuticsnroatillo
misleading , umlcantiut po llily apply t" VivHni'TRN'fl Ooro\ . "
The fats ? rrlltctiim ou VAN HnmBNlsO'onH J//iiii / / rfrtttalluri > } > eUfd.anrl tlif vrrv
autlioritucilalloi > ' . M < ' > ' ' vjir nntitrlta flirt1 itavfrulianihomftfftimoniaL n
\VHbont moneynndwltlioiit prlsi.
. To the
You aroiiotwo'l , and liavom
money m * lliqo to son idna or.
Cut out tliu u.uno printed IIOM .
lUl'ANS UHKMICAIj UJ. ,
NKW YORK
1'ixtolton n postal onrJ.
Write your o\vn nimo'Jii the
other si loof tliou ircl ; put. It In
tlio Post Ofllcc. and by return
mall you wilt sol u loiter 11111
seine inojloliinlli.it will no you
cool. T ry It uutl lellytu
friends.
We offer Valuable Prizes for its Solution !
If not , then at once" call upon the leading Furnishing Goods Dealer *
Have you had ono ? ° ute cu Free of oost.
What Brand is on your collar ?
IS IT THE ( gutsfe 25c. BRAND ?
IS IT THE 20c. BRAND ?
It ought to bo one or the other ; they are the very best values to bo had for the prices.
latlo Shirt is a sure fit and will suit you.
We make it and we know. CLUETT , COON & CO.
131G JDouQlas Street , Omaha , Nob.
- The - eminent - - speclnlNt In norrnni chronic , prlrato. hiaoil , nkln nmtiirlimrr illisnui A rosruUrnd
rt'Kliterrd urndiinte n medicine aidlplotnii nml oirtlilcntoi show Ii | stllllrouiru with tin graifj nia-
cess catarrh , lost manhood sdmlriul wo.iknon , night lonai unit nil formi of prlntu dlionui No m rju-
ry used New treatment for lo of vltil pswor , t'artlai unibl * to vliitmo m r In trm'.Jl nt homi br
uurrtupondence. Medicine or liutrumonts ont bf in til oroipran tisimlr pic'csJ , no mirxn to In llo vti
contents or sender , onnporJinMlnturrloT .if tjrr.d C > , inilt tl'ji rrji I'orrjicuala iqi itrlo'.lr nrl rata
Hook ( ilystcrlcsof I.Ifo otufrj3. onieiho iri'Ja.m tu'Jpiu S.n t ijrJ IJ a-rn lit.'n i n tin up forl
e
Ry purchasing goods made at the following Nebraska. Factories. If you
cannot find what you .want , communicate with the manufacturers as
to what dealers handle their goods.
AWNINQS. -
_ JURNITURE-
Omaha Tent-Awning ChaTShiferlck&Co
COMIUXV.
Klaus. Iliunmnakt. Oil Furniture , Carpets and
nnd Itubber Ctotlilnn. Druperlei.
end for catalogue , lilt
nrnini iU JM3 Fnrnam iu
BREWERS.
Fred Krug Brewhg Omaba Brewing Assn
COMl'ANV. I
Our Honied Cabinet' ' Guaranteed to rqnal
liner dttllvored to onr o t lile branti * . Vienna
pan of tbu cltjr , IM hxporl llottlul Ilnor.
Jackson st. ' Delivered to
IRON WORKS.
Paxton & Ylerling llnduslrlallronWorks
IKON W011RS.
I ManufMlurlOK nnl re
Wrougb- and Cast Iron 1 pairing of all klndi of
building work , Koglnas , 1 maoliliwrjr. 711 ti. lltb
brass work , fto. I t. Tclriihoni ) I41
Novelty Yforts ,
Most complete planttn
the west forllelit manu
facturing nnd all kinds
ofoloctro plating. Chasa
ilfu , Co , U'erpluz Mu
ter , Neb. .
IGE.
ICE
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9 ° Oryst.il Jilit ? Ira °
1G01 I'uraain Street.
PRINTINO. I SEWING MAMI > P. 8
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> onp. Hi Illekorr it.
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