' ' 2 ! ! 1TO-TWENTY I'AdKS.
AI'UIL .
TIIR OMAHA DAILY BKB : Sl'NDA/Y / , .
PITFALLS OF THE HETBOPOLI
Some of the Traps Sot for the Downfall
Rural Visitors.
ALLUREMENTS OF WINE AND V/OM1 /
Vmllomnnt to * en tti IMcpliant in
nr 'lakcii In storlr * of tniiir
ill HID \ li tliim I lirj ICiiiiw
.Moro Nil" .
Despite-tho efforts of u certain class
people to give the Imptcssion tint Onuili i
u hotbed of vice and lawlessness , the n
casual observer of il illv events It f < m < '
the conclusion th.it If such a condition
hlngs exists it is fir fiom belnjr appue
11 till' SUlf.lCe I'llO pcl'US ll of till ll.ll
ippis and of the st.uls ics of the pj'lee ' i
iiartmont tou'ils nothing uo.it1 the aino i
> f crime that is found lu ether cities of
class Clinic in Ounliu Is for the most p.
con lined to s.n ill robb-tlca , anil the 10
paralivol.v ui. 'snil occunutuo of thosu mi
durons broils whii h spting fioin Iritn in te
petser.uul b\ passion or despair , ot fi <
the maddening Inspiration of bulwh.si
Holdups are of vrri infrequent oexuuein
I'ho delusive accents qf the "con ni.in .1
almost unknown Viuicty thc-atc-is w ,
their attendant c\lls ate conspicuous onli
their absence .mil desppr.ito chiruteis
all descriptions .no loatnltig t'i give the c
.1 w tile hci th
'Iho Oin.iha police fotco take a cert ,
amount of Just ptitle in this condition
.iffuiis , and t l.iim thut the iccoid of the i
in this icspoet is mism passed hj th.it of .1
i Hi in the United Stalls of tlie sanies
iiid govoinod by the s.tmo londitions
Hut bet ause the c itj is eoinp.uathelj i
fioin the dipiedations of the crimlnil f
totnltv it is not to bo supposed that it is
place where innocence tan walk abre
w ithotit helm. v ietimiral There is no la
illy ill which theio are tint many n
swindled or lobbed who pocket their 1
and go on about their business s ii ing mi
ing to tint one about their misfoi time be i a
moie than all Iho.v diead the iitliiule
their auinaiiitanres
Omah.i is not without its snaies foi
unwaij and uiisoplusticMted and it is fan
assume lh.it the petteilines whii he mm
the notice of tlio police and the i > ublu
nipplcmenud ba long list of simil u
fenscs of which tin btorj never sens
lilihtofd.il It is a matter of lecoid tl
the \ii Urns of these minor uimcs me m
ficquentlv mi n trom the counti v who \
tin1 cltj lor some mil pose or oilier and
quite tlie dcsiio to see the datk side of it
topolitnn life and often with dis.istious
suits No m.itti'i how old the tuck nuij
and no ma'ter bow often the \uUmii
luuereid of similar oxpciicnccs , men
coming into the iltj every day who
simile ) enough to fall into tlie same trap ,
only find out when it istool.iteth.it
same old game can bcplav.cd o\ir and
with sin h ( .tiling' ! > of detail as to blind
c.\cs of the counti s cousin andtelie\e hit !
his hind c.ii nod shekels bufoio lit kimw
Petit ips so\tn out of ten of the men \
have been twindhdor tubbed in this i
dining the past ten .veais owe th < tr i
foituno to tlmir ptopensitv for isitim , '
butnt district , wheie either their cvicl
gieenness 01 partial comlilumof into\ie.ii
matks them out as toad\ victims onli w
ing to ho plucked It is ilaimed that in
swell icsorts of the domi-mundo a man i
la.v his poiketbook dev n audit will bo
tinned to htm when hu lo.ucs in the m
ing Uutdont tijitif theieis anjtl
in the pocketbook 'I'hcto are some wo
of the town who aie honest and honora
too , uf tor a cet tain standard of their c
but monei is their idol , it in that for w !
they hmo sictillcud their womanhood
their happiness , and as a mlo tho.v aio
11.11 ticul.ir by what means they obtai
Tlieio Inuoboen so\ei.il iiibtanceb kn
whoto men li.ui. had theh moiiej ana \
hies stolen ft am their clothing while I
slept in one of the most goigeousand
tc'iiiious of the lesoits on the "Avenue"
gone awaj loser piofoung to lose the mi
rather than to admit that they had bei
do\otee of the shrine of lost women
These women , tluough long expciio
lm\o become adepts at guagtng n man's
tluo and the amount of money he eat
with him Theie aio doyens of little tt
by which thoi obtain the infotmation t
ilcslto and thcio aio but few men who
smait enough to fool them. .Men who 1
become inuted to the wajs of MCO ii
prided stage seldom displnj a i oil of mi
inn place of this soil They place the i
of their funds in an inside pocket and 10
only the sum which they expect to pay
their evening's dissipation
Hut hero again the ingenuity of the w ogees
goes thorn one bettci Unter one of
fashionable icsorts and cutlet a loan
ililtiks , picscntlng a $10 bill The wom.i
dun go takes It and after a bi let'abseiu
tin us and asks you if you luuo somet
smaller , sajing that slio cannot cluing
Nine men out of ten will iish out a 10 !
bills fiom their pockets and try to Hi
smaller note. If they do not their ei
/ talnei ulll pietend to send out for elm
which is piChontly forthcoming Of c'oi
theio was any amount of monoi in the hu
' 'tml she hut-attained her object and fc
) out Just how much money the \ isitor ha
his poison 'Ibis tiiek is susccptibh
, . many changes , and it Is a smart man
\ can spend an evening in sui h a den w ill
uneonscioush giving the inmates an o
tip as to the limit of hla funds.
Theio ate giades of vice , howo\or ,
it is onla step fiom the gilded icsoit
Its luxuiious fuinlbhmgs and air of wt
to the % ilo den peopled Dy women lower
the bciist , and to whom crime is a pas
and iobberan every day occiinence ;
the unsophisticated aio no\er safe Ii !
he 1ms been theio Iho minutes his fate
been decided Hither ho Is tfhen the
shoulder asono fiom whom no io\enuo
bo expected or ho becomes the \ ictlm
has entc-rcd the toils and must bo pluek (
fair means or foul.
It ho has the air of .1 well to do bus
man aim the father of a famiU the ciea
aioimd him well kuou tint ho will i
disgrace himself for tno sake of bill
them to justli o If ho has been dih
freely so much the better A little i
matic pnmpin ? w ill sulllco to m iko tin
prcsslou coi tain and ho is judK iously
with liquor until wh.it few wits 'ho
when he came in aio s.atteicd , and tin
Is easy.
Thetoaio numerous wajs In wliicl
last Uii'K hi the game maj bo played
Imps the victim becomes .so inobilated
it is safe to rillo his poekots and turn
out on the sti cot where ho hn.illj pulls
nolf together with an indistinct reeollc
ol prolonged debauchery and feels 1
pockets for money to buy a bic.ikfasi 01
awaken lo the tact that ho has benn 10
Terhaps ho may not lemombcr .wlic
when ho was plundoied , but if ho does
leu lo one bet that ho i haigcs the resi
to proltt and loss and goes back to his
homo with a moiolld Idea of tlio
traps of the metropolis than he has
known befoie" * "
Hut If this plan fails thcro aio
methods by which tlio stranger m
robbed of his valuables In many CMS
deed Is not perfoimed in the house ,
might injuio lib good name " Tlio i
is taken to some moio favorable lo.
whcie ho may bo duiggcd and robli
their iclsuio. Somcllmts ho may t
Nolglcd into an Innocent game of cu
dice , In which some ot Iho male fiie
Iho women take a hand Then the si
Is less aiiect , but fully .is otlectivu In
coses the \ictim is lined inloadnik
where ho is knocked cm the head a
pockets picked and when ho rceovc
senses it Is Impossible for him to tiosl
aw car who stiuck the blow in the il.irl
Theio aio but few of the dives
lowest clnss In which moio or less eiii
this sort hao not been pet petr.ited
is almost impossible for any of the In
to ho convicted If some unfortunate
couiagcous than the icst masters
enough to complain to the police an
the consequent publicity ho has his t
for his pains , for when ho sucais t
was lobbed by a certain woman a
other women will bo on hand to pr
alibi 'J ho court from long experlenc
the chibbCb with whom ho has to deal
well enough that the witnesses are ]
lug tl.emsehes , but there Is no way te
U , and much against his will ho Is coir
REE FREE FREE FREE
fl \ Urn * Bin ill D 3 B HUB BmM
Every purchaser of $5.00 worth of goods or
Every purchaser of $5 oo worth of goo.ls or more will receive
more will receive
AN IMPORTED PLACQTJE
AN IMPOBTED PZ.ACQUE i > pcc'lnllj tmpor'cd bj us from Purls )
( .Specially Imported by us from P.iris ) .V.
. 18 inches wide and 11 inches high , top-
1,1 hielics vvldo and II inches hi < rh , ro , > - ti M nit i g tl tec1 1 ei.ultlul child i cm
lObOitlioir th oo boiiuilful uhlletroii n i i i ( c n c I lieu i" . It Is vurv
In u garden of llo'vors It isvcy tu > illj ( itibossed.di'eoiiitod vvilli
tu tllj embosseddecora U'd ovvtth tit > el t nel tl c gulden of Hewers -
with ntnl the rfirdoi ers li.m every iipi'curiinco
Howois h'uove y iippe.iruneo of being painted by
of bcln p tinted by mind hand. U is without
11 n wit limit u doubt the & & ' f mifi doubt the Itnid
Imnd oincdl premium yMf/ sniuest premium
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ovoi givui luvii.v um ovoi giv-
in Omnbii o : ' IMI uway in
clhow hor. ' Oiimhsi or
olsovvbcro.
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We n G ition below only a few of the many bargains we are offering m the
Bfi
diflerent departments this week. Space does not admit of our mentioning more ,
but if you will honor us with a call we will show yo Mie grandest a greiatio i of
Furniture , Carpets , Stoves , etc , you ever saw , and at prices fro.n 25 to 40 per ce it
below all others.
Jill Regular Pi ice Regular Price
C'hiimbor suitn. S 2' ) 00 this week only eai" > ct 1.00 . .this vvook only
Wnshstands . . . . 1 .r > 0 . . .this vvojk only .1)0 ) Ingruln uarpet I' ) . . .this week only
Ttockurs 3.00 . . .this vvook only 1.10 Linoleum 85. . . .tills week only
STjj l\tonsion ] t ibles 7.50 . .thU week only ; ) . " " > Matting U3. . . this vveelc only
Wurdi obos 1 .00. . this vvoek only 0.25 Rig u.irpst 60 . . .this week only
Lndios' desks this vven'c ' only " 0 Velvet ctfoot 1.60. . . .Ibis week only
thU vvnol only o Curtiln poles 2"j . . .thU vvook only
Ptirlor suits 40 00 this only 21.50 L-tco curtains 2.50 . . this week only
$ $33 ? Folding beds 17. > f ) .this week only ! ) .7o RemnantB matting. . . . -10 . . .thi- , week only
Kitchen chairs 00 , .this vvook o'lly .21 Remnants infiain . . . .75. . .this wcok only
t'e-nter tables 100 , .this week only 1.85 ,
ASE
Regular ( Roculur Price
Gasoline stoves S 25 .this week only S12.50 To.i sots . $7 50 . Ibis vvook only
Giisnhno sieves 0 .this week o ily 3 (50 ( Iltuiging lamps . 3.oO. . . this week oniy
Gasoline evens 'i . .thisvcr > k only 1 75 Il.ingintr lumps . 760.- . .this week only
Cook stoves 12 .this week only 7.50 Piano lumps . lo.OT. .this . week only
Wi ought steel ranges. 10 .this vvoak only 23 7-5 H.inquot lamps 7.50 .this week only
Baby carriages .5 .this week only 2.50 I co cro.nn froo/.ers. . . . It 50 .thib week only
Baby cir'-iages 8 .this vvcoic only 1.75 Chumbcr p.iilb 05 this eok only
Rcfnger..tors 13 .this week only S.75 Toilet sots . 3.50 tbib week only
Dinner sots „ 12 .tills week only 0.50 , Wood pulls 25 thib week only
PARLOR FURN H
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Regului' Price Regular Price
Paler suits S 18.00. . . .this week only $24.50 Plush divans 12.50 . . .this week only 85.60
Parlor suits 00.00 . . tbiw week only 3 ( ) 50 Plush nun ehuirs > 10.50 . . .this week only 475
Plush clmits 5.00 . . .this vvook only 2.40 Single lounges 9.50. . . this week only 5 75
ItoKiiIni Price tiir I'rleo
llrJ lounges . 20 00 this week ouly 10 SO Plusli coiiohus I" ) ( K ) this wcoUonlv n so
Ilioeulollc1
couchc * 2.100. this v > ooU only 14 r > 0 Diir.ot butts li" > 00 this ncok only u" JO
Prluo
'j atii t > iry
'pnrlur suits i Vtm. . th s week only J f > S 00
1'li.tli T ro. tli's \\reU on I
M. this wee I only l.IU
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TsugtoatCUCDIT IIOUSR
It is nil institution vvhoro TITI'
Pr.OPLP.ARKTRCA I'EU COil- Howell you can furnish
RKCTLY. our house ihrou h the help
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It is un institution vvhoro the HOUSC-
KnnPntv _ is m'ido ' welcome. t at our credit system affoids you ,
It is ii G jru'lOuhml 0Jilt ri.ini cut ic rely ir.oneat Cash Prices.
every sense of the vvotd.
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Write for 128 page illustrated catalogue. Write for special llaby Carriage catalogue. Write for special Refrigerator catalogue. Mailed froe. Wo sell goods on our easy payment p1 an , anywhere itlis
side of the Pociflc Ocean. We pay freight 100 miles. Open Monday and Saturday evenings only. Special inducements to young folks starting housekeeping.
eountr.vninn homo with no other satisfaction
than an admonition to keep in the straight
and 11,11 tow w.v > elm ing his future visits to
the city
Heiuleis of the criminal items In the dallj
papeis Inuo , dining Iho past few .ve.us , be
come fiimlllar w 1th the names of Fannie Mil
ler , MnR Johnson , Nell ri.izicr , 15lna White ,
Anna lirovvn and a number of other female's
who hmosemioecasionillv been auested for
lobboiies complained of hy susceptible eriiu-
KCIS Some ot thorn are e'oloiOil and others
white , and the cnmos committed hi the
women named could prolublv bo nuinheiod
by hnndicds The whole ffang were run
out of town hy .Juduo Ilclsley dining his
term us uoltco judge , but soon ictutiicd , and
since them most of them h ivo been con-
victcdof various climes and bunteneed to
terms in the ponitentiarv
Not \cvy long ago a distinguished gatherIng -
Ing of divines congregated in this city. Ono
night during their stay an oldorlj cleigjman
aiMuoadicd a hackman who was standing in
front of the Millaul hotel and asken to bo
diivcn to the slums He was accommodated
and found himself In a Ninttt sticct resort
which makes some pretentious of respecta
bility Ho st.i.ved half an hour and after
sa'lsfjliiif ' his einiosltj tinned to go. At
lliodoorho dlscoveied that his gold watch
and a small diamond pin were missing Ho
accused tlio woman with whom he had been
talking of lohbimt him , and to his surpiiso
she icadily admitted her guilt. But when
ho demanded the lotuin of his property ho
was laughed at , and when ho thieatened to
complain to the po'ico ' the slion smilingly
t-aid "Oil , no , there is no danger You are
a c'le > rg > man and cannot afford to ruin jour
lopuiaiion " U ho woman know her business
and of coin so her visitor bottled up his
wrath and went away
It may bo news to min > of the denizens of
the big city , w ho imagtno that the-j know
urottv nearlj ovcrithitnr that Is going on
within its limits , th it the loading icsorts
have a sjstom of advertising bj which they
swell the ranks of their patrons and obtain
the spare ctunun of a largo percentage of
the business motiWho como to Omaha occa
sionally on business About once In so often
the smaller towns tn the state aio iloodod
with eitculars calling attention to a certain
icsort as a von iile.ib int place to spend an
evening when In town There Is nothing
oflVaslva In the letter , which appaiontly
might emanate from some His > t class boardIng -
Ing hoaso , and there N no doubt that many
of the men who receive these circulars ilnd
their way to the address mentioned duilng
their next visit to the city ,
Some evening when tnoy flad the hotel
lounging room unattractive their minds
recur to the half forgotten imitation , which
offers "all the comforts of homo'1 ami at tlio
same tlmo an opportunity to gratify their
alie'idy excited curiosity. It Is ono of the
more glided and attractive tesorts to which
it loads them , where , although they maj ho
in no danger of having their pockets picked ,
the dollars are drawn fiom their puises
with sach allurements as the practice J
female soduccr knows how to invent
Ddt the piintcd women of the slums aio
not the onlj ones who subsist on the cred
ulity of our country \isitors There are
others who dis lain the viler methods prac
ticed by the moro h irdcnod cioatures of the
low or depths Thoj allow the stranger to
make their acquaintance us if hy chance
They ate very loluct.iut to accept the
prolTeied advances of their \lctim , and so
work upon his vanity that ho is le.uh to be-
Hove almost anv thing that the charmer
chooses to tell him Nothing natters the
aveiairiMiian so much as to loilizo that ho
has made a "mash , " and if the woman bo
pietty and possessed of a ceitaln amount of
tact her chances are all the moro certain
Piesontly the siren relaxes hersciuplcs far
enouirh to allow her admit or to accompany
her homo , and when her abode is reached
ho succeeds in getting himself invited in ,
and when the game has advanced Just far
enough a "husband" appeals on the scene ,
and the ingenue Is usually glad to pay well
to sa\o hlmsolf from oxposuio and porhaus
bodily Molence
The female pickpocket is also rapidly becoming -
coming a succeisful itvalof her masculine
contemporary Experienced detectives declare -
clare that a woman is far moio dangerous
and successful than a man in the business ,
and it was only a few wcnks ago that some
of the sporty men about town had a practi
cal illustiatfon of the fact. A pirtyof 11 vo
women spent six w eeks in Omaha in Febru
ary ami March and succeeded In lifting a
largo amount of currency and Jowelr.\ from
. the pockets and shlit bosoms of would-bo
mashers before they wore chased out of
town hi Detectives Savage and Uempsey
Another species of humanity from whom
main country visltois are made to suffer is
found among the cab drivers anJ hackmen
Some of them are honest , but others are
willing to add to their earnings by robbery
vv hen U can bo done without detection The
iccont experience of a leading member of
the Methodist church of Kcd Oak. la. who
was pounded into Insensibility on the Doug
las stieol bridge and robbed of a considera
ble sum of moao.v has many counterparts in
the unwritten ciimltml history of the citv
It is not alvvavs , cither , the rurallst vv lie
suffers the result of his Indiscretion. Some
men who think themselves pretty smart
liavo been known to fall into the hands ol
tlio Philistines and como out without a cunt ,
glad to escape alive.
Ono evening last summer a traveling man
vrho represented a Chicago wet goods estab
lishment was a guest at the Paxton hotel
Ho approached a h ickman at the corner and
Inquired if ho could take him wlieto ho could
have a good time ' -Siuo , " answcied the
accommodating cabby , "Just Jump in and I
will take you where you will have a h-1 of
a tlmo , " and hofoto the evening was over
the drummer decided that the duver had
litciallv kept his promise
As they left the hotel the driver remem
bered that ho was acquainted with a worn in
who was qulto lospectablo , but who was
not unwilling to go out vv 1th the i igh't sort of
companv once in a while and have a gay
tlmo Ho explained the m liter to lilspis-
senger , who was an\lons to drive aioimd
and secure the services of the "fiiend" to
assist him in his lauiablo dcsiio to decorate
the municipality The worn in was found
and after some slmul itod loluctanco got into
the carriage and the p irty drove off tow ard
Fort Omaha Two lioms afterwards a tat
tered and a inudc-beHpatteiod remnant of a
man picked himself up out of the sheet
In front of Moynlhan s saloon and
shamefacedly sneaked Into the hotel It
was our commerciaPfrlond of spottitif ten
dencies and ho boio ixll the oarmaiks of hard
us igo The hackman and hia female con
federate hud drugged him In the vehicle ,
robbed him of everything ho had ami
dumped him out as uuar his hotel as they
dated , leaing him to m iko the best of his
way homo His clothes were nearli toin
from his petson and-oTcn Ills hand painted
suspenders which hail been a present fiom a
joung ladi friend lUil gone to satisfy the
cupidity of his ento-ctaluers Ho told the
storv to a few of Iris fiiends , including a
well known-polico officer , but when urged to
pros6cuto the thieves ho lesolntoly refused ,
saj ing that ho would rather lese ten times
the amount than to llgure < before the public
as the victim of such an affair
Almost without exception the numerous
victims of the various species of sharpois
who infest over.v largo city are led to their
misfortunes by Indulgence In some sort of
vice It Is either the passion for vv ino or tor
women that robs them of their wits and
makes them oasv victims of thugs , pick
pockets and designing uo.ion No visitor
to a city like Omaha has anj thing to fear
as lone as ho shuns those two evils Ho can
vval'f ' the slieots at nnj hour of the d ij or
m lit uamilesto I as long as ho has a sober
head ml does nit allow himself to bo vic
timized b/a woman's smllo The path of
rectl udo Is era iliiiUcnlly the it ith of safotv
for the country cousin and If ho followed it
directly the people who thrive on his frail
ties would teen hayo to seek moio honest
employment or starve
The Concregatloualists are negotiating for
a desirable" college site In Wjoming.
Oiicntal gardeners piolueo "chinorcublo
roses , " which am white In tlio shade and
blood led in the sunlight
Plant tlio roses whoio yon cm easily loik
alter them The soil should bo veri licit ,
and grass and weeds must bo kept out of the
soil aionnct thorn The best liquid fcitilizer
for loses is a tablespoon fid of siltpoter ( ni-
tiato of soda ) in a two-gallon watetiug pot
of water , applied twice a week
The bloom ofneatlv aP plints can bo
forced , but not so with the chrvsmillennial
This popular flower knows when its tlmo to
bloom has come , and it blooms then or not at
all It mill bo kept In the cluk and cold
and its growth lotauled , but when the sea
son an Ives it blooms , no matter how small
it may be
Mr Kichard T r.onibatd of Wai laud ,
Mass" , in a piper recently read hofoio the
Horticultuial society of lint state , stated
that nearli 4,01X1 Itoiists are cngaeod , wholly
or in pait , ingrowing cainitlons for cut
Honors It is estimated th.it fully 200.001)- )
000 of tlteso ( lowers wet o sold last year , yield
ing above Jfl,000 000 to the grovvcis
Meohan's Monthly sivsthat ono of the
pleasantest fcatuies in gardening lor small
places Is a lockery , that Is to saj. small
hands , or bluffs made of projecting stones
and earth in vvhiih ceitaln kinds of plants
love to gtow A considerable degree of taste
is , however , rcqutieil In order to make these
little rockei ics 01 ii.uuant.it Tno gro it Idea
should bo to nuke them look as natural as
possible One of the most stilklmr ana a h.mdsomo
varieties of the maple Is the cut-leaf purple
Jap in maple In form it Is dwarf ami weep
ing The leaves aio of a lese color when
ioung and change to a deep and constant
purple when older 'Ihcj aio deeply and
delicatdi cut , giving them an elegant fern
like appearance The vout g grow th Is loagf ,
slender and pendulous It is not onh an at
tractive tree for the lawn , but it is also use
ful for c onscrv itory decoration In the spring
The Deptrtment of Agriculture hus an In-
terestlng collection of quocr plants Among
the most icmirkublo of the plants Is the
laco-hark tree of .lumalca , the inner bark of
which is composed of mani laiors of libers
that Interlace in all directions C'aps , ruf-
lies and oven i omploto suits of lai o ate inililo
from it It heats , washing with commons
bleached in Ihcsun inquires
s > ap , and when
a dcgieo of whitenc'ss oiiml to Iho best artl
tidal lace , with which this surprising
natural product compares favorably as to
bcaut.v
The lilac never goes out of fashion , and
some of thocomparatlvclj now varletlware
well approved , Among loading kind iji
Ftau D.immann and Ludvvig Snith Tlio
foimer is a vvhlto vaiioty , and its llowcts
aio homo in Imim nso pinlclcs of griccful
pictmesuo ( [ form The list naiiiol lailctv
istotilh diffuont in the foimand habit of
the plant , and Iho color of the flovvci- , ,
which is pile lilac , euh Individual llowtr
being of exceptionally l.ugo sl/c , althou''h
it is a stilking and noble shiub U is well to
artangc the lilac in hold masses on the lawn
or no ir the boundaiies of giounds
Then1 are certain roses w hose color is en
hanced hi light and others th it dtoop an I
fade quicklv when exposed to the s uno con
ditions Hed or pink roses aio Ulcichcd by
oxposut o to the tight , vv hilo the color of i 1-
low roses la deepened A good supplv of
light is Hotter foi white loses Tlictcfoto ,
the rule is to keep red and pink roses in a
shaded place and put white and jcllovv ones
near the window Water on loses should bo
changed at least twice a day , and a little
should hu s lira \ed over the pet ils whcnovei
convenient When the roses .110 lifted from
the vase to change tlio water the ends of the
stems should he ttimmcd a little The water
should ho cool A little s ill added to the
water will assist matciially In keeping the
color of the How < > is bright and sliong.
Not mani yeaisago , sais tlio Now Yoik
Tribune , most Amciican men would have
been ashamed to wear a boulonnlero They
would have cousidcicd it a maik of effemin
acy Now it is becoming one of the most
common.as it is ono of the * most appropriate ,
adotnments of gentlemen , i > ot mereh on for
mal or festive occasions , but ( luring business
hours In Itself the w eat ing of a ( lower
mas seem a small thing , but it may liavo
an unsuspected inllucnco In the direction of
mannets and tastes And if thoio wcto no
ether consideration , it is u goo 1 thim ; for
men , most of w hose lives uio immc'isod in
the artificialities of life , thus to hu biought
intoeont let with a bit of nituro , with its
manifold suggestions of simplicity and
beauty.
Lovers of the old fashioned snowbill are
recommended to tty the .Input snowb.-.ll It
neeils no pruning such as the other docs to
make it t shapuli shiub , hut from the stirt
it forms a bunch of uniform outline The
loaves ate entile , not i.igge-d looking , have a
plaited appcaramo nnd ate of a thick sub
4taiicctti.il hlifh winds will not tear The
leaves aio of a lich , dark green velvety
coloi and retain their color long after the
folli o of neaili overvthhuf clso lias turned
brown mil dropped off In the fall Hut it is
in its ( lowering that Its high c mini for favor
U found A moro beautiful shrub clous not
oxlst The leaves aio ananged opposite
cadi ether all along the stems and from the
base of each loaf stock springs a ball of
( lowers. Thcjro are often as mani as ten
pills of these , or twenty hills of buiutifnl
white flowcts , on a hianch ot eighteen
im lies loim His ono of the c1 isli st shiuhs
to transpl int , as it has a mas , of small
fibrous roots
K iso bushes th it grow blossim fin the
ti ulo are seldom moio than thitc or four
feet in height. They .110 sle n U i as to
in .inch and verv given as to leaf slowing
in tlmso two puticiilais th. < ut the
fen Ing pie -ess which then nnl.iL'i from
the time Hi it they ate sin ill sh mis 1 hut
lives aioshoit , seldom mure thin u jiur
The object of taking out the o I Imslies
c voiy icir and growing an i utiii l\ n \ \ lot
is to i.iiso blossoms with a stumi/ei pi ifumo
and better in foimand more i onip . t It
h is been found that roses gio\\u m joung ,
well noutislicd hushes aio mon' pci fc < t than
those giown on old Im.ihes , nu m.itl i how
well they m iv be caiod for \ losi gtown
on an old bush Is soil and s | > onr'v ounpaicd
with ono gtown on a now In am h an lit docs
not last so long by many boms un n it
AllKsod a riirtnnc.
"Yos/'sitid the convivial loc kiiiirman ,
"thoro'ri u turrlbul sight of truth in what
tlio pout bays about every om hut in an
opportunity to got rich at hoini time ot
ether in bis lifo. Now , I had a mighty
good opportunity on Ht. "
"What was tliuty asked tin H illulo
r.xpross foportor.
"I mot an old follor in u citi win ro I
was who vv as on a big drunk fle > was
ricbor'n inmi an' was blow in' in bin stall
to bj.it tbo hand. I kinder ti iiincd with
him for n day or two an' tin n HIM afte r-
110 in lie went olT into the l > ; uu de-st tit
of the jorrys you over MI IKeon
all kinds of thin .s. I tm.lt him to a
It jtol an' niiffcd an' ten led In i like
ho was my father. When In i , > t well I
foiitil out that ho wus .1 Ing t i 1 i from
out west Ho culled inn mt < lu100111
uno day , JUH'afoio ho wu-t L , nuj , buinc ,
tin'banded mo a paper. It l yiin In
c iiisltloriitlon of SI in ban 1 p.nd an'
ether g'nd un' vulurublct c m i. | . ration '
an' wont on to hay thut tin < il ik glvo
mo J.OUt ) barrels of Horn I l.i win
$ jiu ) bartol thorn ( hija , un' thivt would
liiivn iiiudo a mighty good htuki foi me.
But I didn't got it. "
1 Why'usked the rcd-fin-cul sportsman -
man
"Didn't liavo the dollar , " lopllcd th
oonvlval-looking man , Biidly.