. THE OMAHA DAILY BEE ; SUNDAE. , JUNE 25. 18D3--STXTEEN PAGES. Qonclavo of Mystlo Shrinors at the Cincin nati Oasis. NOBLES FRO'M' THE TANGIER TEMPLE of tlio KnlRltls of Pythian-Ancient Order of United Workmen Moilcrn W.'oilmen Other Hacietlei. , The annual conclnvo of the nobles of tlio' Ancient nnd Arabia Order of the Mysllo Shrlno at the oasis of Cincinnati lias passed Inlo history , and tlio pilgrimages of tbo Bblolfs and nobles across Iho burning siinds to their homos In Uio north , the south and cast nnd west , liavo been completed. At tbo oasis of Cincinnati the cun of hospitality was filled oven unto the brim and lasted with a relish und praises by the weary no- blcs , who traveled from far and near to Join In tbo councils of the who men and the feastIng - Ing of tbo followers of All. It was an occa sion long to bo remembered , and even the faithful camels snlrTcd ibo ntr In approba tion. tion.Tho The nobles of Tangier of the oasis of Omaha wcro there In numbers not too numer ous , but these who Journeyed to the Mecca made themselves known oven unto all , and bore homo with them Iho good will and kind remembrances of the visiting nobles from all points of the compass. The well In the torn- plo of Tangier was visited by the nobloswho have not forgotten the enjoyable times of ono year ago , when they Journeyed to the oasis of Omaha nnd found pleasure oven unto the limit thereof. , The roster of Tanglor showed the follow ing to bo present : W. S. Mount , Gustav Anderson nnd daughter , I. C. Sutphon , John 11. Porter , T. lit Humphreys nnd wife , Ulchard Smith , Frank E. Moorcs , II. C. Akin. I. O. Unodos , Mrs. I. O. Uhodos , H. It. Baugban , D. W. Van Cott , wlfo nnd son , Mrs. Strong , Moritz Meyer and wife , Noble Ilnlin , D. H. Mercer , C. U. Fowler nnd wlfo. The Conimorclal-Garotlo gives tjio follow ing paragraphs lo the Nobles of Tangier and the pitching of thulr tents nt the Mecca : Tangier of Oinahn nro quartered in the rof- 'fooroomof the ( Irtuid iiotol , near the olllco , nndnro luxuriously lilted up with a punch bowl nnd all thn accoutrements of genuine llry'loulna ot tbo ( Insert. In thu rear tlio llr.st dli'litsliowM thu following Inscription : "Ooru from Nebraska , wlno from California nnd oil from Wyoming. Arabs , this Is u good plnco to pitch your Hint , " Tills Blun U n relic of the recent successful convocation at Omahu , lint Is an appropriate fclgn ot welcome.V. . J. Mount of thu templu Is In chanro , and greet * the wanderers with warm 'Toaco bo wllh you. " The elegant banner of this temple has been dOHCilbcii , but In connection with It may bo mentioned .something of which Tangier Is also uroud. And this IsthobabyShrlnor , Hon. D.ivld II Mercer of Tangier temple , who Is ono of the many honored guests of Omaha. Ho was elected against a majority of Q.uOU democratic , nnd was Hunt to congress us tbo republican boy candidate. Dick" Smith , the hustling politician , I' . with him In . all his glory , nnd None of thu - greatest politicians ot the state , and Iho most affable ot men. Another novelty of the To tuple li that do- nlgncd by .low 'or Van Cott , who accompanies thoni. itlsl.uCOc rds of the onler In silver pinto , which U probably the most gorgeous o nil tbo on rds soon In the convocation. The Tangier crowd ouch wonr a uociillnrly fOiancil Jewel , the crescent of-whlch Is formud of the tusks of the wild boar. Colonel Dick Smith of Onmha Is thollfoof the Tnintlur nobles. Ho Is right royiilly dolnR tin part ot mlno host ut Omaha hcndiiiiartord aiu comes near knowing his huslnevi. > t Colonul Prank Moores. cleric of Iho dlstrlc cifnrt lit Omaha , nnd an ux-Hamlltonlan , ! responsible for a good part of the provalim spirit of goodifullowshlp. With true fralorna iilVoctlim ho IIIIH led many a comnido to th < sparkling waters ofaiii7Vin , where ovftry thins was hurled deep In the ashes of forgetfulness - fulness save that tlioy were boys loxothe once more. Colonel iMonro.s was born at llnm llton utnnty years ago , butdoos not show sign of age. Ho says that be will nnvor bo too ol to learn or to attend a ShrlnurV moot I MR. Major H. O. Akin , malinger and treasurer o tboVstern Newspaper union of Omaha , 1 one nf those big-hearted squls that rndlat Rood cheer nrlicrnvor they go. Ho Is a con bplcuous figure abouttho Tangier wull. I. U. Ithoados ot Umaha Is a popular Tan gler who Uglad to have butvlvcd to alien this meeting. The Enquirer nlso gave Tangier nnd her nobles duo prominence nnd printed brlof biographies of Gustavo Anderson , the im perial captain of the order , nnd Henry C. Altln , tbo potcntato of Tangier tomplo. On the return pilgrimage tbo , nobles Jour neyed In directions pleasing to themselves. Colonel Moores and Dick Smith were the ad vance guard to nrrlvo hero nnd they have been relating to tno stay-at-boino nobles wonderful latos of the convocation. Colonel Moorcs says ho enjoyed himself more than when ho ascended Kiffej tower and poured down upon the heads' of all Paris bis famous "Bottom of the Sea. " Ho pro nounces tbo' only clo und on tbo horizon of enjoyment Congressman Mercer's persist ency in feeding Iho camels on Agricultural department seeds , intended for his constituency , ' 'nut " Colonel Moores "wo ency , says , ap preciated tbo fact that Dave was unaware whom the seeds wore Intended for , and when bo received a carload for the annual con gressional distribution In his district ho straightforward concluded that Sterling Morton wan n noble nnd bad sent them lo him lo cast before Uio.camels. Naturally , lie forwarded them to the oasis of Cincin nati at an enormous expense of 'stcon dollars lars , Instead of distributing them broadcast among the constituency in Sarpy nrul Wash ington couutjcs. But with oven this great trouble wo had a fjmo-worlh.v of the event , nnd wo found pleasure In nnticitmtlng the f act-that when DAVO pots down to Washington - ton and lias a few confabs with Jerry Simp son ho will know more ubout samples of ncods from'tho Agricultural department , und their value as a vote getter , and will bo able to discriminate between n car Icud of pumpkin seeds and camel food. " The conclave commenced with Monday nnd ondpd with Wednesday. The sessions of tbo Imperial council were interesting nnd a great deal of good for ttiq order waj brought ubout by Its deliberations. KnlKhiM nf I'ytliHn , Never In the history of tbo order In this city has Its ( growth und prosperity In the g Ut direction boon so manifest nt nt the present , oauh ledge having all the work it cau do , .the candidates being from among the best business men of Iho city. It was the writer's pleasure to bo present n the regular sosslon of Nebraska ledge No , 1 , Wednesday evening , when the second rank was conferred upon one of our most prominent buslnehs men. And well may this lodge claim to be the banner lodge of this i-lty , and , as 1 think , also of the stale , for no liner work was over exemplified in uny ensile hall .than was douo on Hint oc casion , Tbo nrothcrs of Nebraska No. 1 take great pride In their work nnd Justly thny may , for they are as Jolly and friendly a lot of folloxvs as any ont > could wish to meet , A stranger crossing their portal nlwaya receives a * cordial welcome and Is madu lo feel at homo at oucu. The In others make thlsn strong point in their work , Next Wednesday evening they confer Iho third rank , and wo are told that this is their stronghold , excelling all others in Hie beauty nnd sublimity of their won : . All members and visiting brothers are requested lo be present. Lincoln ICnIghts nro arranging for an ex cursion to this city In thu near future. Thursday a delegation from tlio capital cily headed by Dr. J , 12 , Douglas called upon the different roads to secure reduced rates. Monday ovciilng Myrtle lodge No. a con- „ ferrcd the second degieo upon three cnndl- lv.ltos. It was the llrsl time the new ritual lias been worked upon iho floor nnd every thing went olT in n successful und Impres- BVVV ! manner. The paraphernalia of the lodge Is thu very latest In design nnd some very pretty offcrts are secured with iho many Incandescent lights In the lodge room , Which ore ponnitteif to burn In numbers de manded by the occasion. It required thirty- two Knights to comluol the won : . Tito grant ! lodges of Idaho , Indiana , Maul- lobu. Nevada , North Carolina , Ontario nnd Bouth Dakota have mot duriuc the present month In annual session , InOlnua has : < $5 subordinate lodges and new rhnrtois are being applied for , Texas baa 1S3 subordinate lodges , with a membership of 11HJ. At the recent session f ihe ( fraud lodge of the Ixmo Star state llm siipromo chancellor general WAS In at tendance. Atirtnnt Order ot Unltnil Wnrkmnn. Monday , July 17 , will bo Ancient Order of United Workmen day at the Fremont Chnu- tauqiia. The Omaha lodges have named committees to arrange for the attendance of the members from thli city. Reduced r.Ues on the railroads Oiavo been applied for nnd iwill probably bo secured. On that iiny all Workmen nnd members of the Degree of Honor wearing badges will bo admitted free. Ono of the largest picnics of the season occurred at Itobcrt's prove , Just west of Sownrd , Friday. The day was a beautiful ono , and served to bring out nearly fiOO Workmen with their families nnd frlonds. It was a gathering for enjoyment of the nix lodges of Sownrd county , nnd the day was passed In a pleasant manner. O. J. Van dyke , the grand lecturer of the order , de livered n lengthy address. Otbor short ad dresses wcro made by members of the order. A grand haskot dinner was heartily on- Joyed. Purlin : the afternoon , n b.tnd of music ; enlivened the occasion nnd n glee clubi of good singers contributed to the pleasures , Oames were Indulged in. It was nn old fashioned picnic and thoroughly enjoyed. Upchurch ledge No. 2 , Degree of Honor , of Souih Omnha.has elected officers for the ensuing - suing your ns follows : Mrs. J. A. Hall , chief of honor ; Mrs. Madison , past chief ; Mrs. D. Sullivan , lady of honor ; Mrs. Hothuminl , recorder ; Mrs. Shcrmanf'troas- uror ; Mr. Hedges , financier ; Mrs. Owens , usher ; Miss Dlaldol , chief ot ceremonies. .Mixlrrn VYoodincm of Amnricn. Camp 1773 of Alma recently gave a banquet at the opera house In honor ot the order nnd In behalf of the families of the woodmen , as well ns n numberof _ Invited gucsta. Tlio opera house was'taxed tolls utmost capacity , the attendance numbering about iiOJ people. The Alma string band furnished excellent innate for the occasion and Neighbor Hull addressed the throng in a very impressive manner. An elaborate repast was spread before the members of the lodge , their families nnd invited guests , which constituted ono of the Important 'features of the evening's pleasures. This was by far the largest gathering over congregated nt a oanquot In Alma. The membership of the camp numbers forty- throo. Mrs. II. E. Shidncr of Stromburg , Insti tuting deputy of the Itoyal Neighbors , founded n camp nt Falrllold recently. Clover Loaf camp , Uoynl Nelghlwrs , of South Omaha , has been organized about fif teen months. Its membership now roaches forty-nine , with six candidates to bo initi ated. Tbo camp is prospering under the fol lowing onicers : P. O. , Mrs.jJacobs } ; O. , Mrs. Jonnlo Walker ; V. O. , Mrs. Frank I. l-.ce ; Ms.Mrs. . W. M. Post and Mrs. T. T. Mungor ; C. , Mrs. Amy Sherwood. ThoCharaclora : F.ilth. Mrs. Frank Hob- blck ; courage , Mrs. W. 13. Myers ; modesty , Mrs. Jennie Hnthway ; unselfishness , Mrs. M. C. Thompson ; endurance , Mrs. LUzio Bulla. Minor Anto-ltonm Tnlk. Past Chief Harry Lawrlo of the Order of Scottish Clans is In Duluth , where ho at tended last wqelc the Iloyal Clan meeting. Theodora Houck , William Butt , J. P. Lund , F. C. Itumohr , F. Fuchs , John Bau- mer and F. Stoockcr flenartod for Chicago Friday to attend the convention of Plaits doulschcr vorolns. The Knights of the Maccabees , an Insur anro order of note In this country and Can ad.t , is being pushed forward in Nebraska. In less than two years twenty-eight lodges have been instituted in the state. 13. M. Wright , the supreme deputy , is organizing n ledge in Omaha. . The charter list will re main open for thirty days. Mr. Wright ox- pccls lo induce the supreme olllccrs to visit Onmha in October. t'OA'T7i.Vr. Robert Greene. Sweet are the llioiights that savor of contonl The qulut mind Is rlchor-thaua crown ; Sweet are the nights In careless slumber 1 Spent * The poor dstalo scorns Fortune's angry frown. Such Hwout content , such minds , such sleep , such bliss , Beggars enjoy , when princes oft do mtss. The homely house that harbors quiet ro.it , The cottage that affords no prldo or cnro , The inunii that 'grous with country music best , The sweet consort ot mirth and music's fare , Obscured llfo sols down a lyuo of bliss ; A mind content both crown and klndom Is. Henry Wclsol of Hollorton , Pn. , owns a iblo printed in 1541 , weighing llftoon pounds The General Theological seminary of Nov York city graduated u class of Ihlrty-tbroo members recently , The llftoonth congress of the Protostnn Episcopal church will bo hold In Now York city in November next. The Congregational church in Honolulu raises $ Ii. > ,000 n year for religious purposes an average of $70 a member. The 40,000 Congregationalism of Illinois cnnlribulcd to church work last year $1,000- 000 , "J30,000 of which was for missions. Tho'J50th anniversary of the founding of Newman Congregational church , in Hum- fpril In the town of East Providence , was ob served Juno 7. A Stockholm police authority says the Salvation army bus accomplished moro in its struggle with crlmo und misery than all other organisations put together. Bronze doors cast In ono piece and decor ated with panels carved m relief are Mr. William Waldorf Astor's gift to Trinity church In memory of his father , thu late John Jacob Astor. Statistics of the Wesleyan Methodist church In Great Ilritain show a total mem bership last your of 437,7.i'J , an increase of U.7SO 6vor the previous yearnnd3'JOlO , mem bers on trial , , an Increase. , of 4,470. Washington city has nearly iiOO churches. The Methodists Imvo 5-2 , the Baptists 45. the Episcopalians 20 , the Presbyterians JJ1 , tlio Itoman Catholics 1 ! ! . -Lutherans 10 , Con- grognitonalists 4 , iho Hebrews nnd the Dlsulplcs 2 each , und the Uuivorsulists , Unitarians undSwcdonborglans I each. Master Kobby Hlchtor , who Is 8 years old , preached last Sunday his second annual ser mon In the pulpit of the Congregational church of North Now York. Uobby Is pleasingly free from anything suggesting the "Infant prodigy. " His forolioad does not bulge , bis eyes have no faraway look , but twinkle In healthy , merry , boyish manner , and he delivers his sermon in a conver sational tone , without rant or affectation. The leading protestant missions In the em pire of Japan are as follows : American board , churches OJ , members 10,700 ; I'rosby- tin-inns , churches 74 , members llllKj Amur- ! can Molhoillst Episcopal , churches 5S , mem bers ! ) ,111 ; Canada Methodist Episcopal , churches ! iJ , members 1,700 ; American Proteslant Eplscopil churches U7 , members 1,400 ; Ixwdon Missionary society , churches ! )0 ) , members 'J.IOO ; Baptist Missionary union , churches , IS , members 1,311) ) . The summaries of statistics of the Con- gregatlonal ehurolios In this country , nn Incrqaso'of fJUO.'JS.-i. " Thu total uddTtlo'iis to the churches have been 54fi7o , of which 8t | , > 33 wern on confession. There have been 11,010 adult baptisms and lO.W Infant baptisms. The most serious menace to church-going In England Is said to bo oyclinj. A few churches have trltut to inducu wheelmen to como In for morning sen Ice , but thu bicycles of & few who linvo done so Imvo boon sio'.on ' bv local church members , and the wheelmen now say that they will not go to church unless the church Insures their machines. Many of the clergy have become enthusiastic wheelmen , und It is said that one country parson who was recently called on to ofllclatu nt a funeral wanted to rldo to tlio couiotery on a ivheel , wearing his surplice , At the alxty-soventh annual mooting of Iho American Homo Missionary Society of Congrogatlonal churches , in Haraloga , the minimi report showed that the society , dur ing Iho year in review , had employed 3.0M missionary laborers , Jn forty-seven stales nnd territories. The aggregaleuf missionary - ary labor performed was la.Ol years. Ko. vivals had been reported by 914 missionaries. The additions to the home missionary churches Uad been 1I.2& ) , of whom 7,4JU caino on confession of faith. Tlio now churches organized numbered 140 , and sovcut.v-Jl 10 churches attained self support , The tattl 'acolnti were t775.ii01.oS. THE HIGHWAYS OF SCOTLAND Eoads in DnnfarmUno Dasoribecl by United Etitos Commercial Agent Raid. CORRECT LOCATION THE FlMST REQUISITE Initruotlra 1'aet * nloanncl from the J' - perlenoo nt Oldnr Cnuntrlot How ItoaUs Are Mnilo nnil Itonr They Arc Krpt In Ilnpilr , It. I nm indebted for much of what fol lows to pbraoiml interviews with and documents furuUhod to nip by John Mnulonnnn , osq. , for uotno years pro3l dent of the Association of Uoad Sur veyors for Scotland. 1. lload Routes. Other things bolnp equal , a road route should bo chosen having the frdost exposure to slm and wind. 2. Gradients. Gradients should not oxceu'd ono In forty. Easy gradients are preferable to dead levels , securing drier and moro compact roads. 3. Foundations. All roads should Imvo foundations to bo determined by the character of the soil on which they are laid. On roads of moderate travel , the soil light and the natural or unstonod road , well compacted , unbroken and of easy gradient , the necessity for special foundations is absent , und , according to Macadam , unnecessary. Whenever , however , the surface is broken either to elevate or depress , the ground should bo well rolled or tamped. Whore the soil is soft and yielding or , an active tralllc is likely , the foundations become important. Stones laid on their tlattcst slilo and compacted with broken metal , ashes , or the like , require to bo carefully laid. Even cement , in which gravel forms a useful constituent , becomes - comes essential if the nature of the soil is yielding and the tralllo heavy. New macadam roads are now generally made with a foundation from six to twelve inches of stone shivers , slag , brick rub bish , or other inferior character , on which six inches of hard metal is laid. 4. Drains. In forming road founda tions the proper provision of drains ia important. These , whether by side ditches or by lateral or transverse care fully constructed drains , are essential tea a good and economical maintenance of a roadundur the best conditions. Existing conditions will determine their char acter and mode of structure. 5. Character of Stones The stones employed on Scotch roads are of the hardest and toughest obtainable. In these the grariitea are by far the most serviceable , and that because of their unstratiflod character. Granite , named so from its coarse , granular struoturo.has for its prevailing elements a crystalline compound of three simple minerals feldspar , silica or quart/ , and mica silica varying in proportion from 03 to 80 per cent , and usually in an amorphous condition , cementing the feldspar and mica. Granite is capable of absorbing ton pounds of water per cubic yard = 1.450 of its weight. Per haps the most valuable stone for macad amising roads is the Welch stoutgrey , - wacko of Ponmaonaur , in Wales , winch , while of the same weight as granite , is much harder and is.so highly esteemed that enormous quantities are sent "by- ship and rail to the largo towns in the north of England , Scotland and Ireland. This shows the value7 of hardness in the metal for public roads. The following table may bo of interest : < n w rra * i nye yo 5gS O O r' 2 7 Oraywacko 2.75 7.54 1 part In 1041 Granite , Scotch 2.G7 5.74 Ipartin490. SaniKtonu.Knullsli. 2.41 4.38 1 part In 47. Of Scotch granites Guernsey is the most durable. The most importu.nl quality in atone , for roadiuakmg is toughness. Moro hardness without toughnqss is of no use , as suoh stone be comes rapidly I'oducod to powder by the action of wheels. The sandstones ant limestone : ) are to bo avoided because ol their alllnity for water , ' by which' in frosty weather , which has boon preceded ceded by wet , they are split up into powder dor and the solidity of the road is de stroyed. 0. Breaking the Stono. The quality of tlio stone proper for tlio metaling of the road is scarcely rnoro important than its preparation. It should bo ro- dnccd to angular fragments of such a size that each pieno will pass ft-ooly through a ring of two and one-half inches in diameter in every direction. Broken stone i.s superior to gravel , and , wherever obtainable , should always bo employed. Pebbles , when donned , never bind until Jhoy become ground and worn down und are incapable of sup porting the pressure of heavy wheels. If gravel bo employed , experience seems to indicate that it is bust to Icavo some binding material to adhere in order to secure firmness and cohesion. There has been introduced into the service of the roads in this district a stone breaking machlno with good olloct' and economical result * ) . Tlio compara tive cost of breaking stone by machine and hand labor is us Is per ton for the former against 2s , ' ! d per ton for hand labor. In a trial of the two systems ; to2. , " > cubic yards of stone broken by machine cost 109 18s 7d , while the same quantity broken by hand cost 7. Metaling the Road. The founda tion of the road having boon carefully provided , and whichtas has boon.Htated , can bo done either for roads of moderate travel by thoroughly drying and solidify ing the soil by tamping or rolling , or , as recommended by able engineers roads of larger travel , of using soft stones or cinders , the stones being ' 'carefully sot by hand , broad end down , in tlio form of a close , neat pavement , " there shall then bo placed six 'nchos ' of broken stone to such width as may bo desired , but so laid that the entire width shall form a convex line or seg ment of a Hat ellipsis , the arch of which shall not exceed six inches in thirty feet. This shape not only assists the water to pass from the center toward the sides , but contributes to the drying of the road by allowing thu action of the sun and air to produce a great degree of evaporation. The use of the steam roller in at once compacting and smooth ing the road , it is believed , IB becoming more and moro acceptable , and produc ing , both In construction and repairs , very useful results. 8. Uoad Repair. Tlio following quota tion from u report of Government Sur veyor Muclonnan is pertinent and complete - ploto : ' Tlio chief end of road repair \a \ a smooth , hard and slightly elastic sur face. To secure this the metal should bo of uniform size and quality. Small two-inch whiiihtono metal is , in my opinion , the best. Largo metal , although ever so well bindod und rolled , will in a very short time present an uneven sur face , not having the same capacity for forming into the concrete as when smaller. Hard und soft stonus should not bo mixed. The soft stones uro quickly ground into mud , while the hard protrude , romlorlnif the surface rough And unoyon. Whoivtbc mirfiico la very sorely worn I apply.jn mall sprinkling of clay to glvo n.i bed for the now material. Work ot .this kind requires experience nnd earp , I believe in giving _ _ good , ptinypxlty to the ' road. Water Bhoufji r\n \ | oft quickly to avoid great waste oJid.fdamaRO. After distributing metal intone roller of ono ton weight is used to secure n fair sur face. In the iimttoir of 'binding' ' ' 1 am convinced that wlioro- the subsoil is re tentive and the surrounding ground wet , snongy , nnd of n clay nature , the loss binding the bottofl tor the road. A smooth and beautiful ' 'surface may bo quickly secured , but'ttib deterioration is equally rapid. The men appointed for surface repair have much to do with the road's success and should bo selected with great care. " 0. Foot Roads , The provision of foot paths is important , but seems not gener ally provided for. Wlicn made , the refuse of the road and gravel are used. ' 10. Depots. On all Important roads depots of stone occupying a small space , moro or loss frequently , along the margin of the road , are provided , whore the stone Is broken , generally by hand , nnd kept ready for use. ' 11. ElTect on Property Valuation. To this inquiry the prompt reply was ! "Roads are the llfo anu necessity and hope of all Scottish industries , nnd their value increases rather than diminishes with railroad extension. Property would without them bo comparatively valueless. " _ VKOL'LK ASM ruitfas. World's fair finances are looking up and expenses nro going down. The great American doadhond Is too numerous to bo overlooked In , Jtiokson park. A prominent Clucaeoan publicly asserts his belief in the existence of "a personal dovll. " Try bichloride oxorclso. Mrs. Grant donlos the truth of published stories to tbo effect that her granddaughter , Vivien Sartorls , Is to study for the singe. The Missouri supreme court annulled the law under which vagrants wore sold at auc tion. Thus another Missouri Industry goes to the wall. Dark as the BorJon mystery appears , It has a counterpart In the painfully f utllo "pull" of certain aspirants hereabouts for federal honors. There is much truth In the expression : "Talent Is perspiration. " The talent at Shoopshoud has not recovered from the Suburban sweat. Cleveland wolghs only 303 pounds. Still this accurate statement will not shako the ton-llko impression made when ho sat on hungry hunters for nlo. Mrs. fda Tims KlocUor of Iowa , on author ity on all race questions , has reported every race that has taken plaoo on the famous In- dcnondnnco track since it was opened four years ago. St. Paul figures out a dlreotory population of 225,000. As a manipulator of imputation statistics St. Paul was awarded the bolt throe years ago , and the town is determined to hold the prlzo. The poet who asked , 'what is so rare as a day in Juno ? " should train' ' his telescope on the sun burnt cuticle of New Yorkers just now. Ninety-olcht irC th'fc shade is suQl- clcntly rare for Juno brjari.il other month. The ax used by Gladstone in chopping trees is to bo oxhibitoil at the World's fair. Unfortunately the "ax that Adlai swung" has an engagement Itt' Vushlngton that for bids a summer vacation' . ' j ' Much praise is lavlshiodcby the press on the addresses of the "Jlajvycrs in a recent celebrated case. Yut for touching eloquence and thrilling though subduod-toaos , the ad dress of the casliicr otfpayday is without a poor. His "llgures pf seoch" ) ) possess a mellow golden ring that the storied tusks of tlmo cannot modify. _ _ It Is said that d NeVraslfiln anxious to sac rifice himself foi a feuer'al salary , and con stitutionally averse jjto'j-witltions , recently wrote , a connucutiiil.nolo- . President. Cleveland - land > incloslngf phoiBgtpph as a guarantee of good 'faith. After givlnK < a minuto''des- crlptlon of his physical chatios and fascinat ing address , ho cloied. ' with' ' this touching peroration : "If you Have any oftlcos hunting for a man of ray style , touch the , but ton and I'm with you. ' ! . At last' accounts ho was warbling , "give mo a bow-wow , Stove. " No matter from what state the visitor to the World's fair starts , he should arrange his trip so as to spend a few days at St. Louis , the Carnival City of America and the greatest manufacturing city in the west and south-west. All the great trunk lines have direct connections with St. Louis , and parties insisting on tickets with stop-over privileges at St. Louis , will havo" every reason to congratulate themselves on their forethought and discrimination. VOXN v 111,1 ririES. When n girl confides in a married woman she ought always to remember that the chances are she is confiding in the married woman's husband , too. "I might have married half a dozen bolter men than you , " said Mrs. Jackson-Parko , in the course of a little conjugal tiff , "and what's moro , I moan to do so I" Mnudo They toll me you have broken with Mr. Soso ? Madeline Yes : no ono spokn either good or bad of him ; everybody said : "Oh , he's well enough , " and after thinking the matter over I concluded that it was best to lot well enough alono. Hiram J. Peck of Southington , Mass. , gained some fame by composing n song en titled "Live Single and You Will Be Happy. ' Last week Mr. I'eck was married to Mary H. Brown , a drcssmakorof Southlngton.who will prob.ibly teach him the falsity of the proposition. An English stonemason was married In Hartford recently , und in the evening ho cele brated thoaffntrlna novel and inexpensive manner. Ho hired n two-seated carriage with n driver and rode through tbo streets , silling beside his brlJo and playing iho latest tunes on a concertina. It Is said tliiit an unmarried woman's chances of matrimony nt from 15 to ! i ( ) years of ago is 14X per cent ; from " 0 to " ! t , 63 per cent ; fromlW to 80 , 18 per cent ; from SO to ! s5,15 > pdr cent ; from 85 to 40 , 8 f per cent from 40 to 45. 3j per cent ; from 45 to fiO , j per cent , and from 50 to 55 , } { per cent , A widow's chances , at any ago , are fur betler than those of a spinster. It scorns that the announcement of the engagement of Frederick Gobhnrd und Miss Lulu Morris of Baltimore , was premature At least , they both deny It , and they oughi lo know , Mr. Gobhard Is now in Chicago doing the World's fair. Miss Morris , it is understood , Is In Baltimore. A Montana man has committed suicldo because cause the brldo ho mnrrtcxti n week ago 1ms already secured a dlvbreo : " But tbo udver tlsomont of the possibilities in Montana gained by tbo dlssemlu tlQf ) of the iiaws o the suicide will draw' ] ] thousands of men lo that state who will not commit suicide for like reasons. So Moutilna'Iosus ' nothing. Miss Minnie Brooks , 'tlidoplcd | daughter of tbo Masonic fralorujtv jof Arkansas and Louisiana , was married aidtiy or two ago In Little Uock , where , for many years , at ouch conclave of the Grand foilgo , her name wa : called , Minnie usually riViijiVoring "Present,1 When she was a childl , / xthor , who was a Mason , died , and shu.wa ? bound out to a Louisiana farmer , whuso treatment of hoi led to her appeal to the Masons for assist auce < m 7 Among the passongqes pu.au Indiana train the other day. says u locat paper , were a newly married couplersmnnado ihomsolvos known lo such an oxtontthat the occupants of the car began passing sarcaatic remarks about them. The brldo and groom slood the remarks for some time , but finally the latter who was a man of tremendous size , broke out In the following language nt his tor mentors : "Yes , we're married. Just mar rlod. vVo nro going 100 mllca further on thi train , and I am going to 'spoon * all the way If you don't like It you can got ou ; und walk She's my violet arid I'm her sheltering oak,1 During the remainder of their Journuy they were loft In peace. " The "No. 0" Whoelcr & Wilson Is a rapid stituhcrj so rapid that it will stitch thrco yards of goods hllo only two yards are being stitched on any vibrating shuttle ma- ceino. Sold by Geo. W. Lancaster fcCo. . , DU S. 10th street. Ulco paper is mada from a filthy plant called tung-tiua , found la China , Corca and 1 Japan. Mlsi nnscom , who ha * Just won her dogrco of Ph. D. in geology from John * Hopklni university , lias bad manv offers to loach her specialty In schools and colleges , and has finally accepted a chair in a college In Col umbus , O. Dr. John M. Coulter , late president of the Indiana State university , w ( s inaugurated last week as president of Lake Forest uni versity. John Huston Flnloy , who Is only M years old , the now president of Knox college , 111. , is said to bo the youno man In the United States upon whom such an honor hn been conferred. Old Princeton sent out 150 members of the class of ' 03 at its 140th annual commonco- ment. It was announced m connection with the exorcises that a now building , to bo known ns the Casino , Is to bo built in Bayard avenue. It will bo devoted to social gath erings. The graduation of eight youne women from Columbia college , Now York.'wlth pre cisely the s.imo honors as the liOOoung men graduated nt the same time Is an ovcut that advocates of the higher education of wonlen will not overlook. Harvard university has taken another stop In tVio dltectlon of raising tbo standard nf education ii stop which will bo approved by those who wish to see the standard ad vanced In our educational Institutions of all grades. After the year 18U.VO no ono will bo dmltlod to the Harvard Law school who ias not secured the dogrco of Bachelor of Arts ( or an equivalent degree ) from ono of a long list of colleges which have boon selected with "groat care and whose degrees count for something. Prof. Arthur C. McGlffcrt of Lane Thoo- ogical seminary , Clncumatl.has accepted the kVashburn professorship of church history n Union Theological seminary , Now York Dr. Gilman , In his Cambridge gown , pro- ilded at the seventeenth commencement of ohn& Hopkins university in the Academy of lusle , Baltimore. Thuro wcro sixty-six ucprco men In blackcaps and gowns. Prof , illiam II. Welch , dean of the Mod'tcal ichool , announced that this now depart ment of the university would bp opened In October next. Cornell university hold the exorcises in lonncction with Us Iwonty-fifth commence ment last week. Two hundred and fifty students received degrees , oxcluslvo of degrees In law , which were conferred upon lxty-throo. Advanced degrees were con- 'orrod on forty-six. . IbDUSTlUAl. KOTJUS. Woonsockot , R , L , ha s the biggest rubber ' 'actory. Wo produced 204Ut3 pounds of aluminium n 1892. Now York has .300,000 working women. Germany has half the world's breweries. Germany has 8,000,000 agricultural ivorkors. Blcyclo manufacturers employ 15,000 at Coventry , Eng. Moro women are employed by the English government than by the government of any other country. The larcest pleco of mica in the world was recently taken out of a North Carolina quarry. It measures V % by 10 inches. A now cigarette machine has been in vented by a man in Winston , N. C. . that , it 's said , will feed , roll , paste and malco 10,000 jorfeot cigarettes In ton hours. Tho'trlpograph is the name of a combined typewriter , cash register and calculator invented - vented by a young man at Ellonsbursr , Wash. It is said to cost less to send the product of an aero of wheat from Dakota to Eng land than it does lo manure an aero of laud in England so lhat it can grow good wheat. Ono million and a half men work in the coal mines of the world. Of these England has 535,000 : United States,300,000Germany ; , 2&i,000 ; Belgium , 100,000 ; Ilussia , 44,000. The world's miners of metals number 4,000.- 000. 000.Flame Flame from magnesia powder is to bo tested in light-house experiments at Now Haven , whore the visual range of seventy miles may bo obtained If necessary. Neither oil , gas nor nlectricity has proved satisfac tory to .tho Lighthouse board ; but the now process , which is of Gorman invention , is expected to solve the problem. Street railways in Massachusetts are add ing to their plant treight arid bacgago cars. This Is as It ought to bo. The Item of truck age in cities is more on a parcel than it is for the carrying of the same thousands of miles by ocean and hundreds by railway. Last year the general assembly of the Cumberland Presbyterian church , by a vote of 105 to 1)0. ) made a declaration in favor of the eligibility of woman to the oflice of ruling elder. The general assembly this year , by a veto of 175 to 5 , has decided to submit the question to the presbyteries. o One of tno latest developments in Franco is an electric locomotive which not only car ries its generators but a battery of storage cells as well. TbU engine Is built for the Northern railway and Is designed for urban work , In which it is intended to run at fairly 'uniform speed up and down gradients. Every Month j nUny women suffer from Exceailvo or Scant Mcnitruatlon ; they don't know ' who to confide In to get proper advice. Don't confide In anybody but try Bradfleld's o Specific lor PAINFUL , PROFUSE. SCANTY , SUPPRESSED nnd IRREGULAR MENSTRUATION. Book to "WOMAN" mailed fre. BtlADFIELD REGULATOR CO. , Atlanta , C * . Bold 1 > J all VruBclit * . FITSCUR ( From U. S. Journal of iltdicine. ) Prof , W. I I.I'cckevliomakca a specialty ot Epilepsy , baa without doubt treated and cured moro cases than anyllvlngrhfElclanjlilasucccsalsaiiloiilsliIni ; . Wa IiavolicardofcascaofUOycars'etnnillngciiredbyhim. Hoimbllehcanvalnableworkon tills dlecaso which ho Bend * wllh n largo battle of Ills obnulnto cure , frva la nny mfforcr who may tend Ihclr I'.O. and Kxprcas ad- drcsB. Wo ndtlfo nnrone wishing a euro to aililrcs ? , Prof. W. II. rKEKU , 1' . D. , 4 Cedar 6U , New Yorlc. DOCTOR Searles SPECIALISTS nit. K. I. . SKAIll.K.S , Coiisultliiir aur-oori Oruduato of Uush Molloal Oolluxu. ( CON- blll/r.l'riDN ifHKK. ) Vor Iho truatmont o 3HROMIG , NERVOUS AND PRIVATE DISEASES Wt euro CataTrli , All DlonaKoa of tlio Nose , Tliroat. CUojt , Stomach , Bowel * ami Liver. Blood , Skin nnd Kidney Dli eases Female WoiilmcKsos CURED. 1'ILKS , FISTULA , FJSSUUK , | xnimnently cured wllliuut tliu U30 of kiilfu. Ile.tluru or ujiibtlo. All iimlaUlcu uf u prlvntu or dcllcjto uuturo , 0 elllior wex , poBltlvoly'curcsl. Call on or aildrims , with stamp , for Circulars Free Hook and llovlpua , Tin Qnarloi A QAII > AC JIB fioulli 10th Ht , JJi , DclTlDi a DBineb , OMAHAMill. Next Door to Pootoffloe. READY MADE MUSTARD PLASTERS wo wcro Uio flwt mimnfnctnrers on this comment , Our mtort Improvement utirnsMos Anything rrw before prodtieoi ! . lito. , S3a , sso. per tin. IJo nrotohuTo HKAMUIU'H. AsK tor them spread on cotton cloth. SEABURY'S SULPHUR CANDLES : rrcTentlonls better thnn cnro , by bnrnlnff those CAndlcg tmd gniolls In bn , monfn , closet * &o. nro destroyed , nml thiLioontAalou illsonfcfl nro kept fiwnr.t nlso ii ofnl for expelling nm - qultos and Irritating Impels. Price. Wo. each. To pnrlfy sick-rooms , npartmont-t , etc. , nso HYDRONAPHTHOL PASTILLES wlilch In burning , disinfect and vnxluco , i\ f ntRmnco refreshing and Invigorating. cso. per box of 12. Solo Manufacturers , J3A.ITJltY ite JOHNS Olf , rhnrmncniticnl 1 . eu , v/r Lr NEW YORK. ChomUta , { . I WAS BIG. I WAS PAT. I PELT MEAN. I TOOK PILLS. I TOOK SALTS. I GOT LEAN. Handsome Women Can Lese Wolgh Fast. Homely Mon Look Better If Thin. Try Dr. Edison's * System. No Dialing. Band worth Twloo the Monoy. Oniooof H. M. Hut-ton , Hardware , Onry St - Inn. III. . Jan. 14 , 1SVU Ur. Edison Hoar Sir : I am well planted with our treatment of obesity. The band li worth wlco tbo inonoy it unit , for comfort. I li ivo reduced my vrofalit tun pounds , I weigh 231 now , nna 1 did weigh 2U , Vouri truly. H. M. DuiiTOSt Thby Are Doing Mo Good. urTp , III. . MnrXI. ISM. jbrlUR A Co : Incloso.l find f--VJ for which plonso iunil mo the other two bottloi of Dr. KdHon's Olioi- ty 1'ilK 1 bavo uaoil ono nnilthlnk her nro < 1otu { ho work. B.M. 11A1.EV , 1' . O. lloiTS. Talk So Much About Your Pills. Poorlm III. , Juno 13. 1391. DonrSlrst After hanrlngnno of 1117 frl ii < l9tMkio Blicliubotit jour Oboiltr 1'llls nn j the bonollthali deriving from thorn I think I will trjr thorn inyjolf 'lonsoBond tuo3buitloi C. O. I ) . , nnJ obllk'O , J. MeuiUH. < IX1 1'arry tilreot. Fool Better one ! Wolgh 13 Pounds Loss Ooshon , Inil . Sopt. 13. ISO ] . Gentleman ! Inoloscil I noml you il , fur which you wlllplonio nonil mo tlirooboUlos of the oboiltr | > lla. ! Am taking the fourth bottle nnil fool vorjr much idler ntul weigh 13 pounds lei ? tlinn when 1 began taklnit tboui. l.wlll contlnua your treatment. ilus. J. C. MCCONN. South Sixth Stroot. An Individual whoso height l > i feet 1 luch shoulJ weUn pounds 6 foot Slnchos " " 100 5 foot 10 Inches M " 170 Dr. Ki'lscn snys : "It oar ho well to point out Hint In iny uxporlnnco. which Is nocosinrlly very considerable , many troubloso mo skin illion vi inch , cccBZOmn , axono. psorlnils , utlcarln. etc. , nro prim arily c.tusod by obesity , nnd nt the fnt nndllish Is roduocd by the pills nnd Ulionlty Krult Halt an 1 the notion of the band these affootloni huvo almost nmglcally disappeared " ' 1 ho Obesity Fruit Salt li usnil In connection wltn the I'llls or Hands , or both , ( 'no taaipoonfiil In a Liimblerof watorniakoi a dollcloui soda. Tustui Ilkn champnlKno. The buns cost $3 ! > 9 each fornnyl on th mi to 31 Inches , b ufor 0:10 : larger than 3 ! luchai add 1U cents extra for each udillttonal Inch. I'rlco of I'rult Suit. JI.W. 4 < n l'lll Sl.W I'or llottlo. or : > Mottles lor $1.01. tent by Mall or Kxprots Cut this out and keep It , and auud fur our fulll coutnnurtlclo ! ) on obosltr. MENTION AUDUESB EXACTLY A3 GIVEN BELOW. Loring & Company 2 Hamilton PI. Dopt. 28 , Doston. Man. , 113 Stuto St. , IJept 2J , Chicago , 111. , 49V. . lUna St. , Uopt ' , Now York City. For sale in Omaha by Snow , Lund & Co. THOUSANDS OF SSSSSSS Will bo made nt IIAKVBY HEIGHTS Just as thousands liavo boon niudo In and around UblcuEO. ly Investors who wont In on tbo ground lloor , J.ots Jii'ito8.100 , onn-tnntliilnwn , bulnncti ItS to flOmonthly. WITHOUT INTEH- KST , 1'roo iibitraut. tftlo perfect. Inrostl- Buto and iilnnt n tow dollnrs wlioro they will Brow. l''or nrosnoctns , pluls , olo. , address , W. I * WILIftNS. nun. A 't. 73 Dourburn St. , Ulilu.iao New York Hospital TREATMENT. Tor all Chronic , Nsmin , Private and Special Diseases. ofbnu MEN AND WOMEN Ftnotnro and nil othsr trouble * troited roaoiiabla chrgc4 CO.NSUWAT1ON . Uallouor Dli SEYMODR DOUOLAS BLOCK , - OMAHA , NEB Oppoiltoll lyilon llrov DR. MCCREW U the only SPECIALIST WIIOTBKATS ALI , PRIVATE DISEASES and DEBILITIES of MEN ONUY. Women Eicluded. 18 yean experience. Circulars free. lltU nnd Farnara Ste. OUAUA , IlED. Il UR UUlJjlncl all Iba train o BVII.S , . ItKUH.lVV , KTC..Ib t o oountnr tlieiQ la ir.on QUICKLY nail 1'KltMA NUHTl.Y CUKKD. Kull BTIIKNUTH anil ton to ererr p rl of the todr , 1 will ivnd itu eurelr packed ) KlllIK to or iutr rer the preicrlp tlon tb t cured mo of tUui trouble * . AdJlcil , M. A , U1IAULUV , UJLTTL1 CMtKIt MICH. REFRIGERATORS , SOLID OAK OH ASK. SIX WALtS CHARCOAL FILLED. All Styles , Stion nnd Prices. From 80.00 up NEW PROCESS. GASOLINE RANGE.Improvoil 1803 MANY NEW FEATURES. THE ORIGINAL THE BEST. MORE SOLD THAN ALLOTHERS Milton Rogers & Sons 14th and Faro am Streets. Eolo agents for Nebraska. Donlors supplied at factory prices. Send for catalogue and price list. I Dr. W. H. BETTS , I'rlnoloal nnd Senior Moinbor ot the Famous Firm ot Physicians , Surgeons anl Specialists , "Aro tlmy doliiR aInrRO bualnosi ? " la n question of ton asked concornlnz Dri. Itotts & Belts. Imiulror.f urn requested to road tbo following siininiiiry nnd judiroforthoinsolvoa ; Number of yoixrs In nrnctlcn OiHors In oporntliin in vnrlons oltlos. . . . Asslstnntsiunployed Oiiultnl luvcstod In business 5203,000 AvuraRO itiuuml oxiioniea 00,000 AvoraKO ntitiu.il rooolpts 14J.4U2 Number discs In 17 ! yo.ird 80,423 Complete uhres oiToolod ftl.lOa Greatly honolltloil 1.M2 Hollovt'd nnd ImurovcTd 2U2 Not cured 20 Coitof proposed now Instlluto 123,000 ( 'ost iioriinnutn of uilvoitlsln . M'99x Houl ustato owned by ( Inn 200,009 No wonder Hint lr. ) W. H. llotts , the bead of this Rroat ( Inn , li re ferred to by his f rlcndi as "tho gray- ImlreJ old doctor. " for to his nntlr- Ini ; onoriiy and ponovoranco , hlf slRiinl ublllly , both s a buslnosi and profosslonnl man , ha ; the busi ness of the ( Inn grown fiom abso- liitoly notlilin to Us present clgan- tlo proportions. To oroato nnd % maintain so Rroat nn ontorprlso 11 ciiouuli to turn miy man Bray.whllo tbo Klow of honest prldo that shines In his kindly faun , hla ruddy feat ures and nuk'k , ( Inn. oil 3 lo Btcp , nil bespeak the joy lie feels In tlio Krout sucecas ho Ima won and the good ho ban bestowed upon his fol low miui. The Hlok nnd thu Htiffor- inK will find lu him a true und last- . lntt friend DR8. BETTS & BETTS , 119 S. 14th Street , Con Douglas St. OMAHA , - - - - NEB. Dr. O. nouWn. the kins Of Clllni'HIJ mclltctlll'H , C.Ul truly Iw cnllod thn klnir o ( m < llll-ll > ' > IXt'nilBI ) Ot Ills woniliirful bklll nndcunia of all kind MIWIWIH , Hu H | 'ntHyi'arHlnthii mudlval uolli'Bii " ' Ulilnil ami liuw li < ariiiI I thn nctluiiH of over G.lllill illlTi'rrut rhlncmi rriiHilU'H. Hit him aciiuhixl much kiiowlnlKo Hint look yciira of hnil : mill farni-Ht Blmlyto iiffompllBli , Wit- iiH'illi'ln nro mipu- xxsiuHiiuf iiii-ir imrlty HlrxiiKtli , They lira i , li.ii-liu , hcrlM , llnwera , jiiulH , clc. Ho maldia u Hpednllly of moil's privalo IHHCUHOH , loHtiiiau- liootl.ratnrrh , lUTVoimiifHu , tlironlii illHuauc-s nna nil fciiinlii wciiknuhhcH. I'.itlriitu nt a itlHtnucuruu bo ininlud by corroHpomlciici ) . The iloctor Ima liiindnilH of tc-HtluionlulH. Bom ! 4 omitHslumps for free book of tcutliiioiilnlH ami mifHtlon blankK. Ir ) , o. < lvoVu , lUlli uuil Callfurnla Btruutu , Omaha , Neb. Young Cuban Parrots will orrlro about Juno 13th nnd m tliero will bo a kU demand for thorn thli rear o.i Account of tua World' ! ttlr.prlcei irJII to inaoU liltliar th n unuul , Now , lnor > UvrtOKlYOoucuilomorsacuanc * tunocuiait Kootl r > rrot Bt tbt BBIUU low | > rlcefti luit jrcar , t - luu Only 30oo each , We mime to book all ot- itett ot tlil > iirloe , If uii roach UK vrltli half ( ho amount Inclo < ! on or before Juno tMi Geislei's ' Bird Store. . 100 North 10th Stroot.