THE OMAHA DAILY REtf * SUNDAY. flfrfORRIl 8. IflnS-RTXTKKN "PAOKS.
OUR SUPRE1IE COURT JUDGES
Something About the Men Who Compose the
Highest Tribunal in the Land ,
HORNBLOWER'S ' ACCESSION TO THE BENCH
History Show * Tlmt Skeletons llnrc Oroira
Fnt In tlia INultlon I.nrco nnil Sninll
> tf > n Mont of Tliom Ilitvo
SrrT < l t.rngtliy Tcrnii ,
Oct. 16. [ Special to TUB
llrnJtistlro ] William B. Hornblowcr , the
latest addition to the supreme court , is a
little man with a big head His body is no
larger than that of General Joe Wheeler or
ex-Senator Mahone , but his head Is bigger
than that of Tom Heed of Maine Ho docs
not wulgh over ! ' . ' . " > iKJUiids , and his supreme
court go XT n rrqillicsonl ) half ttio cloth that
It tnkes to lit out the forms of Justices Uray ,
JInrlan and Stephen J. Field. Thu supreme
court Is inplulv changing Six vears ago
thoio was baldly a llttlo man on the bench
with thaexception ot Justices Bradlc ) and
lilatchford. Now the heads of the Justices ,
ns thu > rout ug.ilnst their high chairs behind
the long desk , run un and down like thu
teeth of aii-uld saw , and the ponderous dltr-
nit ) of the court appears to bo passing
nuay Chirr Justlro 1'ullcr himself Is a
little man He Is no taller than Ilornblowor.
and his legi are so nhort that ho 1ms to
pi op his feet up with a stool In order to rest
oisil ) In his chair of stato. Ho forms a
striking contrast to the two men who pio-
ceded him. Salmon P. Chasu was six feet
till , and ) ou could not have put his great
dome of ahead Into a pock muasuio. Mor
risen It U'atto weighed more thnn 'JiH )
IKiumis , and his every motion wus heavy
and 'dlgnllled. Take Chief Justice Fuller
out of his gown and ho looks llko a gray-
liulnd boy Ho is not ns big us was Senator
Spoonor , and llko Spoonur ho probably fre
quently grows indignant nt the idea thnt a
man , to be great , ought to no at least seven
teen feet high. A to the other justices ,
JIarlan Is over sii feet , and ho must weigh
in the neighborhood of SOU pounds Ho is a
great , broad-shouldered , lound limbed giant ,
with the red corpuscles which denote plenty
of Iron shining out of every pirt of his
frame. His eyes are bright and full of life
Ilia stop is vigorous , and ho keeps his Joints
vtoll oiled by long wallcs. Ho sometimes
walks fiom the capltol to his homo , n dis
tance of three miles , and I frc'nuontly see
htm measuring off the sidewalk at a pace of
/our mites an hour.
The most of the Judges walk out to the
capltol , and ono of the funniest sights Is to
see Bruwci and Harlan coming on a dug trot
down I'ennslvnnia avenue with the chief
Justice in the middle They have taken off
then-gowns , and though b ) looking at their
faces ) ou can toll thu t they aio eminent men ,
the view from theiearprosentstwo oidlnary
mortals In slouch hats with a little man
tinder a silkplncr in the middle.
HOne of tlio biggest men -on the bench U
Justice Gray of Massschusetts. He is fully
as tall as Justic-u Ilarlnn , and weighs more
Ho runs rather to adipose tissue. His face
reminds mo of the best plutuies which ) ou
sco lu the magazines ot ttio babies which are
advertised as being brought up ou artificial
food , and his llcsh looks clean enough anil
\veel enough to eat. Ho is a sober man.
I however , and his six feet two is one mass of
Judicl.il dignity. Ho pi Ides himself on his
position , and hu thinks the three greatest
things on earth thu supreme court , the state
of Massachusetts and Harvaid college. His
uncle loft In the noighDorliood of $100,000 to
Harvaid , and ho gave $ -3,000 to tlio college
library.
JuilRO Iffirnblowiu'ii IfautotiM Alienators.
Justice Gi'iy Is rich and blue blooded , and
this Is the case with most of the justices
Grav's giandfathermadc a fortune in ship.-
bullding , and ho had at one time sixtj
square-rigged ships on the ocoin Ho was
born In Mass ichnsetts In 1750 , and ho was ,
when he died , the richest man in the state
It is fiom him tnut a part of Justice Grav's
wealth comes. The new Justice , M- Horn
tilower , tratcb his anceatiy hick to England
Josiah Hoinblower , the first of the family
who cnmu to this country , sailed to thu
United States in older to build a steimon-
Kin hero Ho brought all the parts with
him from England , and hu put up the
llrst steam engine evisr put up in the United
States He was not more than > \ears
old at the time , and thu engine was uied in
the Schuvlercopper mines in Hudson county ,
Now Jet bey After it was finished
ho pioposcd to go back to I iig
land , but the owneis of the
mine persuaded him to stav , and ho married
Klizaboth Kingidand , who was the descend
ant of one of the judges of the supicmo
touit in Neu Jcusoy in colonial dus It
was from this woman , his gieat grand
mother , thnt the new justice ipiobabl ) in-
hcrltn his judicial ability , for oher,1 son his
urandfatlitr , Judge Joseph Hoinblowci ,
was one of the most famous lawyers iSew
Jersey has known. Hu was r.hief Justice of
tliu state , and ho wioto n number of law-
books He wus the vnumrc-st of twelve
chlldieu , and wis .so sickly that ho could not
be wont to school At the ago of If ) lie had a
stiokoof p.unlsls , and ho lust the menior.v
of even thing he had learned up to that
time Hu began all over again as soon us he
\\i\n cuicd , and against the uilvico of ovei )
one .studied law. He worked right along up
to the time of his death , however , and be
came vei.v famous , living to the advanced
ago of bt > . He had eight childiui , and ono
of thuso was William H llornbiowur. the
father of the nuw justice He began life by
studing law , but wasconvoilcdunddioppcd
the law for theology. Ho became a Prc-sb-
.tciian proaclier , and died of paralysis just
I ten ) oars ago Justice Hoinblowcr , after
graduating at Pimccton , began his practice
lin Jvow York IJvcry ono knows how ho
buado hiuirelf famous there , and how his
practice for ) eura amounted to three or four
Alines the sum he will get as a justice of the
supreme court.
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I1U MiiKHtllcmit Country Homo.
The now Justice Is said to bo ilch Hu [
lias made u fortune at the law , and hu in-
heilted , 1 am told , a prott ) penny fiom ills
father Hu will probably build a house in
Washington Judge Hoinlilower's summer
home will bo at Southampton , L u1. .
Hu has just llnihhed building a lingo
cottage there His house -unrounded > 'oy
six acies of giound , and thu lot has a front
age of blkl feet Thu cottage is a two story
and uttlu building with wide veinnndas i mi
ning mound the limit nnd sidc : > It is made
of clap boaidb and ahluglcH , and has cu t , all
told , niton ! . ' 0,000 ) t contains overu scoio
of looms , ami it has a most elaboiato sy.stinn
of subsoil diainagu All the se.vngo trom
tbo house run oil into a great tank 100 feut
awuv from it. His hero i educed to a pulp
and \ > ) means of a siphon and a largo IPn
ber of sublerroanean drains carried off into
the soil 'I hu house Itself is lighted by >
electi ic-ity , and ono of its piomlneiit teatuius
is a big hall , with u nuiuber of lart'o rooms
opening into it.
Illiio-lltomlutl iliittln-v.
Speaking of the bluc-hloodud justices , Jus-
tku Stephen J Flold can trace Ills ancestiy >
back to thu Hood. One of his grandfatners
wiib in the levolutionaiy army as a captain
nnd hU father went to school with the
father of William M. Uvarts His tbice
brothers all bocainu famous , and the family
has.for tlm pit.t tlftyoaia been one of the
most noted in the
country Justice Hniiitn
belongs to ono of thu oldest families In Ken-
tuck ) , and his father was attorney gvnuia.
of that state nt the time of jm iicathi
"I
lloucll Jackson IB also blue-blooded , ami
Justice Brawn comes from one of the Brown
families of New Knul mil , which Is nottnl for
its famous men Hewas bornat Leo , Masa
nnd 1 am notuure , but I think one of lus c n-
ucctloii ! ) was John Brow 11 , the itivolutionlst
of 1774-75. ' 1 hU man was sent to Canada by .
our forefathers to excite the inioplu to le-
vott He we'll t around pretending to tiny
horses , but in re.illty talking up thu revolu
tion which uftcrvturd reunited lu the war inof
independence. He afterward went with
Uthnn Allen on lib uxpodition to Canada
under Benedict Arnold. Hu diu not like Ar-
pold uud left him propheit ) iuy that Uu would
PTOVB n traitor , n * he did. Justice Shiran
comeii of good Pennsylvania stock , and his
mother was the daughter of Her G K Pea-
bed ) , ono of the molt famous preachers of
his da >
< Jnonr Colnrlilonccn About tlm , Jii tlcc .
Some queer things hnvo hapocned to the
men on the supreme bench. It is strange
that Justices Shlras , Brewer nnd Brown
should have gene to school nt Yale it the
same tlmo nnd In the simo iiss They
graduated together In 1S.V1 an i Shli.is won
the Hndloy prlro of thai ) enr It is strange
that Justlco Stephen J Field nnd Justice
Brewer should both spend the oirllest part
of their lives In Asia Minor and should come
together In the highest court of the land
Stephen J. Field went to As1 ! } Minor when
ho was 15 vears old to visit his sister , who
had married a missionary , and ho stnved
then ) until ho pnctlcally acquired the Ori
ental languages Ho Is now one of the best
linguists on the bench nnd he can speak a
half doendifferent tonpucs and read more.
Justice Blower wns born In Smyrna , tha
imo place to which Stephen J Flold wentt
nnd not more than a ) car or so after helefw
HU father was a famous missionary who
was trie first onouf the American preachers to-
volunteer to go to Smyrna Ho established
thn first newspaper thit was over published
In that city and he introduced schools and
tha printing press He was a graduate of
Yale ana a writer as well as a preacher , ed
itor and teacher. It wits he who married
the sister of Stephen J Field , nnd It Is a
curious thing that uncle and nephew thus
sit sldi ) by side on the bench of this the
highest court In the land. It is queer that
Shlras , FloUl , Brownr and Hornblower
should nil bo the sons of preachors. nnd
strantro tl at llornblovror should have
been educated In thu law by his uncle ,
Justlco Bradley , and so soon succeed him
after Bradley's death.
I'.itrly l.lte * of Our I'autoui .TuURCii.
I see It stated that Justice Hornblower Is
thu youngest man , with the exception of
Justice Stor ) , who tins ever been appointed
to the supreme buncti. This Is a mist ike.
Hornblower is 1'J nnd Judge Story was ten
) ear jounger at the lime of his appoint
ment , Mid William Johnson of South Carolina
lina , who nns appointed by Thomas Jeffer
son , was only ! Uoars of ago Hosta.vcdon
the bench tliitt ) ) cars , and If Hornblower
lives that long ho will gut Just KUK,000 out of
Uncle ham's treasury Among thu other
youim justices of the slipremocourt Bushrod
Washington , the nephew of George , took his
scat on the supreme bench utHGycais of age.
and ho staed theio fur thirtj-ono years.
Thomas Todd of Ifentucny , who was ap
pointed at4a , being exactly the sumouge HS
Justice Hornblower , remained nineteen
) ears , and Joseph A Campbell of Tennessee
was also 42 , living only eight ) uais after his
appointment , while Benjamin H. Curtis of
Muss ichusotts served ouly six years. As to
the pi c.sent justices , Harlan of Kentucky
was 44 when ho was appointed. Gray wus
51. Brewer 52 , Brown 54 nnd Chief Justice
Fuller 5 > when they first took their seats ou
the supreme bench. Justice Fluid was 47 , and
ho has been on thu bench fur thirty-two ) ear * ,
which , atJIO.OOO aear , would equal * .KOOCO
There Is no tolling how long a man will
live after hu has been appointed to the
suprumu bunch. Then ) is no sof tor snap In
Undo Sam's gift than that of tbo supreme
court Justice , and a skeleton appointed to
the aupiume bench is liable to lutten up and
last a generation
A Story nf Chief Juitico Tuner.
Take , for instance , Chief Justice Tanoy.
Ho was ns thin as a rail when ho was appointed -
pointed and he sucined to bo just ou the
edge of the grave No one thought ho
would outlast two months , and when ho was
appointed ilfty-nino of the leading lawyers
of thu United States laid their plans to bet
como his successor. Ho lived Just twenty1
seven years after that time nnd he died at
B7. Just before ho was unpointed a lawer
wanted to get him to try ucnse. The case
had been in the courts a long time and two
of his Inwyoishad died on his hands. He
called upon Tnney , but said nothing about 3t 3t t
the case. Ho was asked why ho had not t
cmplood him. He replied : "I would ns
soon think ot hiring a corpse. That man
vv on't live six weeks "
It was the same with Justice Bradley. Ho
seemed all skin , bones and brain , but he hold 1
on for year after year , nnd , though ap 1f
pointed at 57 , spent moro than a ccoro of
) cars on the bench. Few Judges have hud 1
such long terms us- Justice Field. Justice
Miller served twenty-eight .vears , Chief
Justice Marshall thirty-four nnd Judge Story
of Massachusetts the same time. Bushrod
Washington sat on thusuuictuobenuhthiity-
one yjuis and Johnson of South Caiollna
served thirty vears. All of the \ > rcsont
judges ha veu tight to retire at 70 , but they
will gel thcii-10,000a ) corns long ns they
live They now have pnvato secietaries in '
addition to tlioir salaries , and ever ) thing Is
done to make their Woik easy for them.
Their expenses arc ns great or as little as
they choose to make them. They can go
into sociuty or not , as the ) choose , and
whether Mioy spend their salaries in outoi-
tainnients or by judicious investments let
them accumulate is no ueisou's business but
their own.
Poor on Ion Tlimimiml n Year.
A number of the justices have died worth
much less than the ) weie supposed to havu
hud. Justice Miller iccelved between $ 00-
000 and $ .100,000 fiom thu government nnd
dic-d compaiatively poor Justlco Bradley
was making fiom $40,000 to $50,000 a ) ear at
the law for some time before ho was ap
pointed to the supreme bench , and he
bioupht a foitunu with him to Washington.
Ho lived very aimpl ) and left a good estate
Chief Justice Waite m ido a gieatde.il at thu
law. but he was not a money saver , and
though ho got fc'es as bieh ns $ .10,000 at a
time whim hu died he left hut little. His
most valnahlo piece uf property was his
house , which was north in thu neighbor -
hood of $10,000 Salmon P. Chase left a
house in Washington and u plate in the
country neiit heiu to Kate C'hnso Spiague ,
but Aim is now comparatively poor , and
though her lind has ilsuu In value it is by
no means a laigu enough propui ty to enable
her to cntui tain in an ) thing like thu Htjle
she displaced vvhun her father was ulivo mid
she was tr ) ing to eluviito him to the pies-
idenc ) I don't know what Justlco Stephen
J Field is wortti. Ho could huvu made u
fortuua ut the law had he stuck to the prac
tice. Hu has eiitei tamed a great dual since
no has been on thu buncti , nnd I doubt
whuther helms a huge foituno Ho lives
just opposite thu capita ) , in the
building that was used as a prison during '
thu war Ho has a comfortable home , vvhloh {
is well fuinlshud. and his library U one of
the ( hicat in the country. Justlco Btovvn is
said to bo wealthy Ho made
a gru.it in
come for .veurs in Detroit , nnd Justice
Shlras should bo i Ich , for it wus leported ut
the time of his appointment that ho had
givo'i up u lawpiactice worth fiom $50,000
to 175,000 ui ear to take his plucu upon the
bunch. Justice Hornblowcr is
said to bo
tluowlng up a practice worth WO.OOO neir ,
and thu luckiest of thu
man Judicial nine to
day Is Howell Jackson , who was eluvated )
fiom a lower sttliir ) in judicial lifo to tin )
$10,000 , the pi ivate sccrotai\ and the great
honor of the supreme c out t Justice L.unai-
died poor. Ho owned an estate of thousands
ofuciesln Mississippi , hut the land was
woith llttlo nnd it In ought him no incoinu
lo speak of SLanioy Matthews' household
furniture- us. sold at auction here about hia
week ago , and thu wilt ) of Justku Woods ,
though bhu bus a cumputunc ) , is not iich.
Juillittf with Illntiirlfii ,
1 wish some of thosupiomo coutt justices
would wiite their uutoblogiaphics. 1 would
liku to know just bow Justice Brown shot
that burglar who was attempting to tub
him You know thu story I Ihu burglar
stood besitlo Brown's bed when huawokuin
thu night and coveied him with 11 pistol "j
want ) our watch and key Give them to mo
and I'll iimku no noise , and , \our llfu Is safe ! "
"All right , " mid the future Juaticu , and
putting his hand under the pillow , hu pulled
out a revolver , eot the drop ou thu burgltr
and killed him before ho had tlmo to say Jack
Uubinsnn Tills Is the outline of the story ,
and it may not bo exactly coiruct. Theiuis
no doubt , however , thatJusttcoBiown killed
thu burglar , nnd in something liku this way.
Take thu lifu of Justliu Stephen J. Field. :
What stories ho could write I His whole
cart or has been tilled with interesting epi
sodes. One I have heuid occuircd while the
cholera was raging m AsU Minor , The mis
sionaries worked among the people and
Justice Field , then a boy , acted as uda
nursu for cliokra patients. One night
hu was at a dinner and hu taw
one of the lervants who vveio waiting on the
table full dead. 'Ihero was a cry of "the
plague" and In u moment the house was
empty. Tli in If of hi * early struggles in Cull-
foinla. He landed in San Francisco with ( iliMO
in his pocket , and the next morning , ultur
pa ) ing I bis bills , ho found he had just II . lorn.
He had , however , sixty-four old newspapers
wuicu uu bad brought from New York. He
pot n boy to soil thcso , offering him linlf.
They sold for $ < M fl apiece and the M4
thus gotten started him on the road to for
tune. Ho had to defend himself In thono
dnys , and while ho WAS in the legislature ho
sent a ermllenpo to n man named Moore , who
had insulted him. The man who carried the
challenge was David C. Broderlck. who was
nftornard shot by Terry , and Terry was.
you know , shot not long ago by ono or
Field's friends Broderick saved Field's
Hfo early In the 50s. As I hear the story ,
the tire men were standing in n hotel in San
Francisco , when Brodcrick saw a Spaniard
throw back his cloak nnd level hU revolver
at Fluid. As quick as thought ho flung himself -
self between the two men and pushed Flold
out of the room , and his action saved his
lifo. Such stories told by Justlco Field
would be full of Interest. I doubt not the
other judges could glvo something almost as
romantic , but there Is little probability ttiat
they will bo heard from Just now
FHANK O CAIUT.NTKII
4HUUT
come back in his old das and married the
widow of a publican , says an Kngllsh piper.
Timoth ) still preached a bit and occasionally
llcuicd at an eisteddfod Thu wife managed
the public , and she had suspicions that
'I linotliy slipped Into thebirnow and then
his nose was getting redder Ono day she
taxed him
"Ah , Timothy , I have found ) ou out. Now
I know wh ) ) ou rise In thomorningsocaily
You go Into thu bar and drink. I watched
) ou "
"Watched mo. " said Timothy , achast.
"Ohou wicked woman to try and take
away the character of a minister "
"But 1 am sure , " she exclaimed , "I put a
bottle of brandy In the corner nnd 'tis all
gono. "
"You wicked woman , " bo reiterated , " ) ou
wicked woman "
" 1 11 swear It , " she continued
"You will , will ) ou ? " ho cried. "What
did ) ou say It wasf"
"A bottle of brandy , " she screamed.
"You lie woman 1" he roared ; -'It was gin ,
it was "
*
There is the story of a gentleman who in-
advoitcntty slipped a blue poker chip into
the church collection plate , and then called
upon his pastor with uu apology for his caro-
ossness and a silver dolltr Instead ot the
chip
"On , no , " said the man of God knowingly ,
"that's not enough. A blue chip Is worth $5
In your game. "
An Oklahoma divine was oven shrewder ,
"Thu collection will now bo taken , " he
said , "and I wish to romarlc , further , that
poker chips don't go any more. Get 'em
cashed bcforo ) ou come nnd bring the money.
I am forced to this decision by thu fact that
some of the brethren have been shoving off
chips of their own make on us , and letting
the laugh bo on us when wo wont to get
them cashed at the Dewdrop Fortune par
lors. "
At n reception lu Cnlcago the other nighfc
to the world's parliament delegates , llov.
Dr Robert Coller of this city told n story
which run us follows : A farmer mot a par
son and said to him : "I remember a sermon
) ou preached twenty years ago. " "Indeed , "
replied the parson , "and what was the text ? "
"I don't remember the te\t , but the sermon
remains j in rnv mind. " "And pray what ,
then , was the substance of the sermon ? "
"Well , 1 can scarcely vvoid it properly , but
it I amounted to this that 'theology Is not re
ligion 1 by a sight.1"
Stranco , oven to irreverence , wore the
titles I of some of the sixteenth and seven
teenth t century sermons. Of such were these
following. 1 "Baruch's Sore Gently Opetiod
and i Salvo Skillfully Applied , " "lire Snuf
fers I of Divine Love , " "A Spiritual Mus
tard I Pot to Make the Soul Sneeze with De
votion , " "Crumbs of Comfort for Chickens of
Grace I , " "A Bulanco to Weigh Facts In , "
"Matches Lighted at the Divine Fire , " etc.
Member of Congregation You say , doctor ,
thnt ' some of the Buddhists and Brahmins at
the I parliament of religions seemed to bo as
holy 1 and as deeply learned men us any you
ove'r < met ?
Hev. Dr. Fourthly Indeed they did.
Member of Contrregation Yet here you
aio i with a subscription paper- for the benefit
of < "our missions in India 1"
DoWltt's Witch Hazel Silvo cures piles.
i-.nuu.
Chicago has just opened forty-eight night
schools.
Vassar has over 460 clrls enrolled and
more nro coming. Four.of Its freshmen are
daughters of graduates.
Princeton college may institute a medical
Hjliool this year.
The University of Pennsylvania has de
cided to offcr-among the college couiscs this
) ear ono designed to propiuo young men for
newspapervoik. It will bo in chaigc of
Prof. Joseph French Johnson , and will
cover a period of four years
It is announced that IMttor Charles A.
Dana of the Now Yor Sun will deliver u
course of lectures at Union college this fall
upon "Tho Proas and Journalism "
Bishop John F. Hurst of the Methodist
Episcopal chuich , who is at tlio head of thu
movement to establish a great unheisity at
Washington under the auspices of that
chuich , reports encouraging success Among
recent donations is ono an largo ns any that ,
had previously been made , the name of the
donor , however , being withheld.
Piof Umerson of Amherst college , who
was so sovoiely injured in a western railioad
accident sovei.il weeks ago that his lifo was
despiiied of , has so fur recovered that ho
has returned east His shoulder is still stiff ,
but ho hopes soon to losunio his college-
duties.
now 147 universities. That In Paris leads
with 'J'J15 students , followed by Vienna
wilh 0,2--0 and Berlin lib 5.W7. The small
est on the list is the university at Fouinli
Bay , Sieiru Leone , Africa , with twelve
students and live Instructors
Miss Julia Stevenson , daughter of Vice
President Stovclison , is u member of the
entering frcshmnn class at Wellesley col-
lego. Miss Stevenson's jounger slbter Is at
tending the Dana Hall pieparatory school in
Wollesloy.
The only living descendants or relatives of
Stephen ( iIrani are tlueu old ladles now re-
aiding in Fiance and in destitute ciicum-
stanccs. One of thcin. Mrs Muigarot Lardy ,
u nleco of ( jirard , has lately applied through
the French consul at Philadelphia to the
Board of City Trusts for a small pension.
The not Income ol the estate for 18 ) was
SaJI.147.
' 1 hero are 185 male teachers in the public
schools of Boston and l.HTwonmn The
uvciagosalai v of the foimurisMllUuper
inonlh.jiiid of the latter $ TO till.
J ( limit Crninor of Oiangn , N. , T , < son of a
former United States minUtor to SwlUc'r-
liuid and a nephew of Ceneial Grant , hui
boon appointed instructor of French ami
German In ! > < hlgh nnnuridty , and has
entered upon his duties tlimo Mr Ciamer
was graduated from Now York university in
IBS'J , Htudied law two years in Columbiaanil
has sinui taught laneuuges in Fushing insti
tute on Long Island
Bishop John H Vincent of the Methodist
Dplsoonal church has recently been stp
jiolntcd a member of the hoard of unit orally
meai'lieis at Hurvaid. Ilisliop Vincent \ \y yy
best known through his work in Sunday >
schools and his connection with ilio Cliau-
tauiiu.i movement , of which ho was the
oilpinatoiHo is 01) cars old and has been
a pioaiherovcr since his eighteenth jcar.
'Ihu University of MicUleaii.reoognized the
world over as among the foremost educa
tional institutions of the ago , has commenced
another college ) ear , with the laigcst fresh
man class in its history , and with all the
other accepted evldonces of increased pros
perity. A ilka nrutifying rejwrt c-omes from
Yale , Harvard , Princeton. CornellWilliams ,
Dartmouth , Amherst , Uulvurslly of Chicago
cage , also from Vassur , Welle ley. Smith
and practically all the liberal scats of learn
ing recognized In this country.
Champagne as u restorer has no equal ,
Cook's Kxtra Dry Imperial is pure , delicious
ana spuikling.
Hov. S. B Hallldny , who will bo remem
bered us Henry Ward Br cher's faithful as
sistant , was stricken with paralsU lust
Tuesday while attending u reception at
Plymouth church. Although the venuraole
minister is 81 years old , his recovery is
hoped for. His portraits bear ti striking
retotubluuco to Mr. Beochor.
THIS TltK I TI'.HS.
Undoubtedly , the 1) ) "America's Hopie-
sentatlvo Tragedian,1 ! belongs to Thomas W
Kcenc , inlow of the fact that he Is the
only American actor now before the public
who confines his attention exclusively to the
classic drann. McCdllough , Barrett and
Booth are dead ; ICcl'nO ' Is now the only
American artist who presents the great
roles of the legitimate , which have nhvnjs
been favorites with largo majority ot
theater-goers and which , oven In those de
generate da ) s of fareo comedy and Rcnrcely
more substantial soc't'oty drama , are still
dear to the public hoait , Mr Kccno has in
the past. bnon u particular favorite with
Omaha audience * and his engagement nt
Bod's , which opens tomorrow owning , prom
ises to bo cry successful Monday open
ing , Shakespeare's sublime dr.tma , "Klehard
III , " will bo given In a grind scenic produc-
tlon. Tuesday. "lUchollou ; " Wednesday
"Macbeth " Of all tbo muster -works of the.
Hard of A\on "Klchard" Is perhaps the ono
which has attained the gre.itrat popularity
The stor ) of the crooked back tluko of
Glouceatoi , who subsequent ! ) , through his
vigorous and unscrupulous iwlloy , became-
England's king , is familiar to almost ovoi )
schoolboy , ccrtalul ) to every theater-goer
Whether or not Sliakespe-iro has ticated
UlcUru-il with .ill ( ho considcnatlon 1m de
serves , ho certainly has madn him a most
powotful anil fascinating uhaiactor Tno
role is ono which was over a favorite with
ndmund Kcan , with the older 1 Sooth and
with ever ) English speaking nctor who has
had thu teinuilt ) to attempt classic tragedy.
"Uomeo and .lullol" will bopresentfd at the
Wednesday inatlni'o by Mr Keeno's com-
pun ) , LMvvIn Aidcn as Komeo , Mrs. Florence
liockwull as Juliet. Frank Hcnnlg ns Mur-
cutiotindMts S A Baker as Nuiso. The
prices at the inntlnco will bo Uo and 50 cents
John Dillon opens a four-night engage
ment , commencing this afternoon , at tlio
Fifteenth Street theater , formeily Grand
Opera house , in the latest comedy success ,
"A Model Husband. "
The story deals with the fortunes and
misfortunes of a Now York stock biokor ,
who hai long experienced the unpleasant
restraint placed upon him by his stiong
minded and Jealous wife. After many ) ears
of fomlnino reign , during which tlmo the
henpecked husband has continued to say ,
"yes , nij dear , " to every command from his
better half , the wife ventures to leave him
alone while she goes away on a visit. This
piovcs a turning * point ui the husband's
career vv lilcli leads to the many ridiculous
incidents and laughable situations which
befell ttio "Model Husband. " Ho recklessly
takes advantage of his freedom from | > uUi-
coat government to have what ho styles "a
good time. " Ho passes himself off us a sln-
glo man , attends balls , clubs , operas , etc. ,
and leads his joimgor associates a lively
race of gaiety.
Mr. Dillon is delighted with his now com
edy and falrlv revels in bis diml role of a
hen-pecked busbjiid and gay deceiver.
Today ( Sunday ) Vance's great comcdy-
dramu , "Tho Limited Mail , " will close Its
engagement of six performances nt Bo\d's
theatorbi giving two performances , a special
Sunday matinee at i30 : ! ! this aftcinoon and
the closing performance at S this evening.
Elmer t ; Viitico , proprietor , manager and
author of "Tho Limited Mail , " is a living
testimony to the truth of the assertion so
often made , that "blood will toll , " and that
pluck and energy will push itself to the
front. As into as JulVHl , Ib'JO ' , Mr. Vance
wus train dispatcher at Columbus , O , on a
salary of WO a month , puiing the interim
of business ana the click of his instrument
ho wrote what has proved the most phe
nomenal financial success of recent years ,
"Tho Limited Mail. " The play netted him
a clear profit of $00,000 the first season.
' The Tornado" comes to the Fifteenth
Street tlrsater for thieoinights , commencing
Thursday , October 12.
"Patent Apulled For" will hold the boaids
at Boydsfortho last three nights of this
weolc.
AN sll'OSTHOl'llE 20 ZIK1VUV.
Tribute of a Venornlilo CltUeu to tlio
TurniMl-Iloirn Coiigrciiiimaii.
OMAHA , Oct. " . To the Editor of Tun
BKK ] : All the mysteries of creation , of the
inllnito , of the comprehensive developments
of human thought , of Inherited intelligence
and the unlimited expansion of the human
biamhavo uioatcd an uunavigablo broad
ocean , an impassable wall as high as the
clouds to closu the avenues of penetration to
mortals from investigating the hidden
treasures of the laws of natuio and the Im
possibility of the human intellect to com
prehend the immortality of the soul , the In
finity of space , tbo vastncss of the universe
and the incompichonsiblo mystery of the
Croatian. All thcso fanciful dreams I huvo
fished up from the bottomless abyss of the
ocean of my brains. All thcso luminous
planets of revelation I have btought within
my muntiil vision through my telescopic con
ceptions. All the pic tines of the biain that
Ihavo palnteu jvith thocolois of the rain
bow , all that I have described of the true
of knowledge clothed with its sweet scented
perfumed foilago of intellect , and as the
world ions on and obeys its heav
enly functions in dnveloning the hid
den creations of the laws of nature ,
among the monsteis of the ocean , the
monsters of the trackless wilds of the un
discovered continents , the mysteries of the
planets and the stais majestically revolving
In the unknown Infinity of space , gototncd
by the laws of gravity , just so the Creator
in Hii 'nscintablo ' , divlno , lhcosophlc.il con
ceptions , In the unfathomable oiigmallty of
all thu elements constituting the nrtofoio-
ating worlds and populating them uith im
mortal souls to be His companions with
Jesus in His sacred mansions , who sent an
cloctuc spark of lifo into the infinity of
chaos , who with ono thought , ono bioath ,
ono word , brought forth the population of
ilio beginning of time , lilling its profound
ab.vsB with human undetstanding unil ulv-
UUatlon just so the Cicator of worlds has
given tlm brain of some men the btilllnnt ,
enchanting , golden touches of His dlvino ,
resplendent .ut , opening to ? the mind a new
Hold of tteulus and eloquence , enabling
it to pear nbovo the umvuntioTialities
of schools and colleges and to curie
out n now toad to lame and immortality.
Such Is the prodigious or figuratlvo niou-
sters 1 hiUo cicsctibed that the woild in lt
uucmlos of time is throwing out to thusui-
face In its-evolutions. W. J. Uryun stood up
in his youthful manhood on two memorable
occasions in the halls of congress on hU lirat
entrance hi that body us a member from
.Nubiaska In his IliV V ploquuit speech ho
exploded the fallacious boplikism of the Mo-
Kinloy tariff bill fixing the taiifl duties on
imports and exports on all kinds of dutiable
ineicanlilo goods , and In his second speech
on the mooting of thu picaent congtcss abso
lutely pa nils/.ing his huarors by the
elllcacy of his bcuoliclont t > ollcy of
the irco coinage of slhcr and the
conditional lopeal of the Sliornun act.
In hs ( young manhood Just budding into the
blossoiiiH of effulgent , ricatlons of genius
from tlio plastic ubji > sof his fertilUed brain ,
for throe hours ho held the congress of the
United States , distinguished senators , for.
eign ambassadors mid Clouded galluiies ,
spellbound b ) his magnetic eloquence , llko a
mountain belching out Its hot volcanic lava
of modern scicntio 'national policy. His
genius , his taluntw , hU nialory were llko the
stars of the classic heavens , Hashing fotth
from the laboratory of his precious nioinoi iv
brilliant , dazzling gents .of . thought fiom u
supuinatuially gifted mind. If thcso wonderful -
dorful du\elopments of W J Brian's mind
and brain now on thu threshold of activity ,
what may wo not uxpeut of their full matur
ity and duvtiiopmeut.
His fame has boeu indellblj carved on the
columns of immortality , and , like u Hash of
lightning , baa illuminated t o continunts ,
crossed two oceans and U now in the corner-
itonu of the temple of antiquity.
JOHN M. CLAUKI : .
DoWltt's Witch Haws ! Salvo cures burns.
The archbishop of Utnturbury rj.soiv.ji a I
alary of (75.000 u ) ear. Next tothnquoan
lie occupies the | Hjsition of the head of the
church Thu archbishop of York and the
bishop of Ixmdon rcielve K > 0,000 each ; the
bishop of Winchester nearly us much , uud
other salaries cf the Episcopal body range
from 10IKX ) to tJS.OOO.
Oneworddcgcribeait-'uerfoctlou. " Wo re
fer to Do Witt's Witch iUuelSulvo.curei piles
An October Message from Morse's.
have had our opening. They came , they saw , and were cap
tivated. Such , indeed , was the universal expression , and everybody
voted that the display of fabrics was the choicest , the newest , the larg
est , that has ever been seen in the west. Openings are great things
they serve to elevate the taste and diffuse a wider and broader culture
in the minds of the community , bringing them in touch with the products
which the most skillful artisans of the world have given their best
time * and brains to produce. Surely , to see and be able to choose for
yourself from such a vast collection of pretty stuffs and fabrics , is a
privilege not enjoyed by all people. We have brought them to your
doors , and the BEAUTIFUL is within the reach of all. All that is
massed in our great building is now on sale--a stock of nearly
$5OOOOO goods that have been selected with great care and an eye
single to the wants and needs of this community. They were bought
right from the best sources of supply from the fountain head. We get
as close up to the manufacturer as it is possible to do , and are thus
able to supply you at the lowest possible price.
We have a new and desirable stock , a rearranged store , with 33
departments conveniently located and stocked with a varied and
choice line of goods , which are offered to the public at POPULAR PRICES.
We believe we are in a position to fill a long felt want with the people
of Omaha and surrounding country , namely , by affording them the
facilities of procuring all the newest and most desirable goods that
fashion and good taste demand at the lowest possible prices , combined
with intelligent and prompt service and the best surroundings.
OUR 33 DEPARTMENTS.
First Floor.
Dress Goods , Silks , Trimmings , Linings , Wash Goods , Fur Trim
mings , Buttons , Flannels , Blankets , Cottons and Linens , Hosiery and
Underwear , Men's Furnishings , Laces antl Veilings , Gloves , Ribbons ,
Handkerchiefs , Notions and Toilet Articles.
Second Floor :
Ladies' and Children's Shoes , Boys' Clothing , Muslin Underwear ,
Corsets , Books , Yarns , Knit Goods , Art Goods , Umbrellas.
Third Floor'
Cloaks , Suits , Skirts , Furs , Butterick Patterns , Millinery.
Fourth Floor'
Carpets , Oil Cloths , Curtains , Rugs , Draperies.
Fifth Floor :
Dress Making Parlors.
Basement :
Crockery , Glassw are , Tinware , Housefurnishing Goods.
OCTQIBIEIES .A.T 2v O SE'S.
October Message on Dress Goods. Popular Prices.
Our new dress goods department now occupies more than half of the Farnam street wing ,
with the best light and largest assortment we have ever shown. Be sure and visit us lor dress
goods before making a purchase of a new fall dress. Courteous and obliging sa espeople will
be glad to show you all the new fabrics ,
Our leader in colored dress goods for this week : A line of 5O-inch fancy two toned hop-
sackings , with silk shot effects , that are well worth 31.50 , on sale at $1.OO.
Our leader for this week in black goods : A 40-inch fine silk warp Henrietta at < $1.2& .
October Message on Silks and Velvets. Popular Prices.
Silks and velvets occupy one- third of the Farnam street wing. Truly a grand spot for
them. No such light for silks anywhere can be found ; no such varied line of black and col
ored silks , novelties , evening goods , brocades and 'kindred stuff for lioiiie , street or party
wear. We can show you a very handsome line of silks and they will please you.
Our lender for this week in this departmrnt : A line of silk faced velvets , good shades ,
regular $ i. 25 goods , at (3Oo.
October Message on Flannels and Blankets. Popular Prices.
Flannels and blankets on first floor , back. The most attractive and accessible department
in the city. A varied and complete stock. It fills the bill. Our leader for this week : Large
11-4 white blankets , full 5 } pounds weight and extra quality , at $ 5.OO.
October Message on lumens , Etc. Popular Prices.
Our linen department is now located near the door , and stocked with damasks and all
linen goods from medium up to the better grades. Everything that a linen stock should have
we aim to carry. Fifty feet ol space for linens. Our leader for this week : A line of 72-inch
cream damasks , in handsome patterns , OOc.
October Message 011 Cottons , Etc. Popular Prices ,
A convenient place for those very necessary goods. You can't help finding them , just
below the linens , left aisle. Our leader in cottons for this week : 9-4 Fruit of the Loom sheets ,
with two inch hem at top , ready for use , per sheet , G ) c.
October Message on Cloaks. Popular Prices.
Our cloak deparrment occupies the entire 3rd floor of our store. We are the only house
in Omaha sending a regular trained expert cloak buyer to the market. We are , therefore ,
sure of securing the latest styles in vogue , our goods are right in style , fit and qu.ility and we
invite comparisons as to price. We are already running 'way ahead of last Fall's record in
point of sales , which proves that we must have the styles wanted. Our leaders for this week
m cloaks : Jackets with Worth collar , full back , large sleeves , with and without fur edging ;
materials , kersey , beaver , cheviot and clay diagonals ; come in black , navy and browns ; $10 ,
$15 , $18 , $20 and $22.50.
October Message on Carpets and Draperies.Popular Prices.
The throngs of happy people who attended our opening pronounced our carpet and
drapery departments UNIQUE in every sense of the word. We get our cYrpets and
draperies from the mills direct , and we cannot be outdone.in this line. We have the best car
pet expert in the west in charge of this brand ; of our business. A fine line of Wi tons , i\lo-
quettes and Brussels received for this season's trade. Our leader this week in carpets : A line
of handsome styles of Brussels at < St5c.
October Message on Crockery , Etc. Popular Prices.
Our entire basement with nearly 10,000 .square feet given up to china and glassware , brie.a-brae and
houscfiirnishings. "We import our ow n decorated M are from Franco , ( Jerinany and Austria. We cannot l o
>
undersold. Our sales have been increasing every month in spite of the tline.s. Ladles will liiul it to tlicir interest -
terest to look Jnto our claims for being II liAlHjrAU'l KKS on these goods. New goods are in and are coming
all the time.
Leaders for this week In basement : Ueniiinc china plates lc ! ) ; 500 bisque figures at 25c , value 50c ; hand-
painted china cake plates 25c , value 50c ; china fruit plateOc , value iSc.A 2Scbargain table with useful and or-
nanusntal articles , nothing worth under 10c. Sec this table.
October Message on Hosiery and Underwear , Popular Prices.
80 feet of counter for hosiery and iindui wear -right aisle from doorway , convenient , quiet , clean and
commodious nothing like it in Omaha. Everybody Is in love with it. Our .stock is well selected and Is bound
to go oil quickly under the influence of our " 1'opular 1'rices. " lie .sure and carefully inspect our stock before
you buy. Our leader for this week in hosiery : Ladles' woolen ribbed hose that are good value at Jlnc , at 25c.
In underwear : A natuial grayest that is considered good uilueat 5Oc , for 25e.
October Message on Men's Goods. Popular Prices.
Our men's furnishing goods depaitmcnt has undergone u radical change. The department Is now close
by the door , left of entrance. fi ( ) feet of room. Choice stock at popular prices , . Gentlemen will find this u
convenient place to supply themselves with every necessity. We are doubling our sales this season. Our
leader this week in furnishing goods : Men's unlaundered shirts , of Dvvlght Anchor cotton , iclnforced front
and back , a good value at 75e , for this week , 50 , ; .
October Message on Kid Gloves. Popular Prices.
We pride ourselves on our kid glo\e stock. The cosiest corner in the store. 50 feet devoted to ladles'
and gentlemen's gloves. Located near the door , right \Veareagentstorthucelehrated Keynler glove ,
the best glo\c in the world. Kvcry pair warranted. Our leader for this week ; Men's Kn lish walking
gloves , $1,25
' gloves fitted.
Ladlemoiisquetaire , suede and glaceboth hook and fastening , well worth $1.35 , at 8H
Our glove department IH fast becoming the popular glo\c stock of the west.
Other Specials for Tnis Week , Popular Prices.
Boys' ex I in till wool Cheviot pants , CUe Special dale of ribbons all the week. Nos 5 , 7 and 0. with sat'u
Ladles' Initial handkerchiefs , colored , humstitilied and ( in- edge , nil ut one pi ice , Co
liroidered , guut value at 5c NOK 12 , 10 and 2'J , all silk with aatin edge , lic. !
As long ns they last , our lot of wide iurus , in black , cieam und
white , all silk , at U'To.
Our Kaco department Is the largest in the city Wo huvu Just rccelve-d u choUa lot of ladles' night dresses.
Men's colored hemstiuhtd hundkerchlnfB , u special lot , Just They are regular 7.rx goods Wo got the lot mucli under pilco.
half v a lee , Ik. Take them while the- ) last ut47e.
JDo Your October T nd lnrrJ\.t
O3R , gg ! BI DRY GOODS CO.
MA11 , OKW'.KS PROMPTLY IJXF.CUTED. Agents for Dr. Jaeger's Sanitary Underwear.