Image provided by: University of Nebraska-Lincoln Libraries, Lincoln, NE
About Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922 | View Entire Issue (Feb. 7, 1897)
EDITORIAL SHEET. THE OMAHA SUNDAY BEE ESTABLISHED JUNE 19 , 1871 , OMAHA , SUNDAY MORNKSTG , FEBRU.OIY 7 , IS 9 7-SIXTEEN PAGES. SINGLE COPY FIVE CENTS. 250 OR3AND1ES , Grand special sale of 25 Organdies In long remnants nt 12' ' o yard. These nro nit this spring's Importrv tlon and all In the ndwest' d6slgns , nnd equal to any 33c Organdies shown In Omaha. TJicy come In plain Or gandies nnd In corded and lace effects , nnd nro the handsomest spring goods In Omaha. At 12&o they nro nn 1m- mcnso bargnln. All silk changeable taffetas figured waist silk , 30 in. wide Poulards , China sjlks in solid colors and 11 oral designs , nil silk black Grenadines , black and eve ning shades Cropon , all shades , in satins , worth up , to 1.00 , po at S9c yard. HMBHBIHB Lonsdale and Fruit of the Loom 5c Muslin At 50 yard , Worth S c Now when ono remembers that the sllk- wo'm suffers from five principal and at least twenty minor diseases , ! any one or all of which may ravage It every season , the no torious Irish potato harvest would seem surety Itself In comparison with the natural Industry. Under M. do Chardonnefs process there is no fear of attacks of muscardlne , pebrlne , flacherio , guttlno or grass'erle ( the live leading ailments of the grub ) . The amount of the product depends solely upon the capacity ot the machinery. Accordingly the dealers enthusiastically aided Chardon net , the big works at Besancon were erected , the silk growers of Lyonnals and the Rhone valley will probably have to shut up shop , and the overworked grub gets a well earned holiday. THE AMERICAN PROJECT. England followed Franco's lead , and upon her heels came the United States. Mr. Ben jamin Fplsom , formerly United States con sul at Sheffield , secured the letters patent for this country , and announces the approaching preaching birth of a company to set the new Industry going here. The works will prob ably bo located at Niagara Falls Mecca of new Industries and , It Is definitely an nounced , will be established within the next few months for the manufacture of artificial silk from wood. It would seem as though , If tbero was ono thing beyond another which It would be Impossible to produce from wood , that thing would bo the lustrous and shimmerIng - Ing fabric known as silk. And yet it Is claimed that in this field man's art ran sur pass nature , and that ho can produce Hllk which Is brighter , cheaper and more endur ing tbnn that spun from the cocoon. The pioccss by which wood Is converted Into silk fiber Is a very Interesting one. A number of different kinds of wood may bo used , white pine or spruce being bcbt adapted to the purpose , but It Is also said that the cottonwood , BO common In the middle .west , will'make excellent silk. The wood Is flrst ground to a pulp In the usual manner end the pulp Is macerated In a solution of nitric Best Standard PRINTS 3c 3ic a yard , Worth process , which comes next. Is perhaps the most Interesting of all , because In it the silk worm has been closely copied. The gum or collodion is forced Into pipes which run along beside the spinning machines. From these pipes are suspended'a number of small glass tubes , the apertures in which are not more 'than a half or n quarter as largo as that In the tube of an ordinary house thermometer. The pneumatic pressure forces the seml-llnuld substance Into these glass tubes , which are the artificial substi tute for the silk worm. The spinner touches her finger to' the opening In the lower end of the glass tubes , the substance adheres to It , and she draws out a filament as line as that which Is spun by the silk worm. Contact with the 'air hardens the filaments at oncoand they are guided directly Into the bobbin and spun off in the same manner as the natural product. It takes from six to ten of the small filaments , according to their fineness , to make a single strand of silk fiber. This Is done by simply guiding the necessary number of filaments to tbo same bobbin and then pressing them together at a point between the tubes and the bobbin. Not ony Jo 'he strands adhere at that point , but thoytcontlnuo to join there as the reel moves on. The thread Is kept of uniform thickness by the openings In the glass tubes , which arc all of ono size. As the thread Is reeled off from the glass tubes It Is of a light straw color and looks exactly as ellk fiber does at this stage of Its manufacture. Dut there are certain peculiar ities about this wood pulp silk which require still further proceises before It Is finished. In the first place the fiber Is rendered very Inflammable by the chemical changes It has undergone and must ho denitrified before It can bo safely handled. Then comes the final and Important process of Imparting the lu&ter , which Is done by Ironing. The thread U passed over revolving rollers , which stretch and Iron It In much the same way that the big machines In a steam laundry Iron your collars and cuffs. THE REAL AND THE ARTIFICIAL. Tlul artificial illk takes on the colors of the and sulphuric acid. The nclda are then squeezed out and the pulp Is Immersed In vats of water , vthcre it Is left until thor oughly cleauted , After tbo water Is drawn off and the mnss bis partially dried It U put Into a huge revolving cylinder contain ing alcohol and ether und U left.to tbo Influence - fluenco of Huso substances for eumn bouts. From here It U pasted through a filter and comco out aa a sort of heavy gum , which closely icsemblea collodlou. THE Sl'lN.N'INQ TROCKSS. It Is from this g'jmliko sub-lance that the silk Is directly pioduccd , aud tbo bplualng dye as easily and brilliantly as the natural kind and If a bundle of tbo artificial Ilbsr Is placed betide the product of the ellk worm It la Impossible to distinguish one from the other. When woven Into fabrics It ls of course equally Impossible to tell tire differ ence. Artificial slk ( Imported from England has already been sold In this country , tut whither it U equal to the natural product is a question on which till : dealera seem to be divided. Tha advocates of the new Industry Insist , however , that If there Is any ad vantage In thu matter of appearance Mid durability It rests with the artificial silk , Mr , FoUom taya tbt ) new fabric will un- 36 inch wide H k ' PERCALE 5 cents a yard. * | -Worth Drapery Silka- lines , Plain 31c India Linens , Worth (6fhand ( OMAHA Douglas , STORE GRAND , SPECIAL , STARTLING BARGAINS SPECIAL VALUES IN NEW DRESS GOODS 25c Dress Goods 9c 75c Dress Goods 39c 100 pieces of now double Over 200 pieces of fold bran now Scotch Dress Cheviots Silk and , Wool Chocks Il , ' : luminated Effects. 39' Goods Shepherd's Plnids. , also 25 pieces 18-Inch Sicilian an a Molmlr Fancy mixtures In the now llrllllantlncs Ball Cloth Weaves at 9e yd. 35c Dress Goods $1.25 Dress An elegant line of Grand lot of Bilk now and wool Imported NOVELTIES , Im Cashmere , ported now Chov- Henrietta lots and rough ef , fects , in till the Persian patterns nnd nnwost combina small checks and tion of colors , go plulds , at 15c yard. . . . at49c yard SOc Dress $2 Dress Goods 98c An elegant line of For tomorrow only strictly all wool your choice ol our Cashmere , Henri new , highest grade etta , now black : and NOVELTIES , ele white , blue nnd gant silk and wool white , nnd brown Persian Etlects. eilk nnd white French and wool Covert Cloths nml hlKh class black checks and , now Novelties all go at Novelties at 23c yard OScyard SPECIAL SILK SALE $1,25 $ Black SILKS 25 pieces1 olefjant Black Moire , Velours , Black Moire Antique.fancy black Grcs Grains , and Black Satin Duchesse , worth up to 81.25 , go at 09c yard. PASSING OF THE SILK WORM The Occupation of the Grub Undermined by a French Discovery , - SILK FABRICS FROM WOOD FIBER The XCMV Industry lu tlie United 8liite .AiUtuteH the FaHliloii AVltnt HUH Ilcou Act'oii iu I'Vmiui ! and The year Just launched from the slips of time will bo able o boast of an Innovation notably Interesting to the feminine section of the community to wit , tbo introduction of artificial silk manufacture Into the United States. Wood common or garden timber will be the material from \\hlch the new Ellk 5s to come , and our sisters , aunts and cousins , our mothers , wives and daughters , will no longer have to depend for their best gowns -upon Iho health of the mulberry-eating silk worm. In point of fact , the fashion prophets are already .hinting that the cheapness and widespread usa of the aitlflclal fabric may liayo the effect of attiring the masculine ele ment , the dandles and gallantx , In thu silken garments of their farawpy forebears. Artificial silk making In this country dur ing the year 1807 Is , apparently , an assured tact. Already In Franco and England the process la being tried with success. For years , however , what lanownn accomplished ( act was looked upon OR the modern Invent ors' philosopher's stone. Scientists by the hundred fcpcnt fruitless yearn 'In resultlcss efforts tn the manufacture ot wood filllc. At last , where so many other and greater men had failed , Count Illllaro do Chardonnet dis covered the secret. The story of M. do Char- donnct's Iinentlon Is nlinait a romance. The worthy count , born In the sllk-giowIng dis tricts of the Hhono , became a graduate of the Persian ccolo ( lolytecnlquo , and eventu ally a knight of the Legion of Honor , This accomplished , ho retired en bis laurels to his natlvo Lyonnalshero he spent many days In philosophical meditations. On a cer tain sultry afternoon , whllu sitting tn his park anil carelessly munching a strip of bark from one ot tlin trees , bo noticed the fibrous character of the scrap of white rind. From this a rapid train of thought brought him to the crude Idea of the subsequent great In vention , Thereafter tbo count shook off his habits of elotb , abandoned bis woodland siestas , and devoted hU llfu to the procuring ot ellk from wood , Obstacles In shoaUs barred hU way , but the count was a man of courage and perseverance. After years of labor bo succeeded In perfecting an Inven tion which U really a mechanical aud chem ical marvel , THE FRENCH I'llODUCT. Tbo product of M , do Cbardunnet's ma chinery U pronounced by the experts to be "a beautiful silk , equaling In brilliancy , fineness and softness ot texture thp.t of tbo illkworm , " In 1S01 the count founded a company to work blu scheme , and already tbo enterprise bss. proved a cbinmmlal Euccets. Great opposition naturally came from tbo millions of silkworm cultivators in central Franco , who viewed the new Inno vation much as ( be band-loom spinner ? of England looked upon tbo spinning Jur.ny , Dut the silk buyers were In Char-Jon not' * favor. For ccnturUi they bad been depend , cnt upon the grub and Us state of health , generally prcccrlau ( for thtlr zllk crop. Big lot of short lengths of Tuffatas , Satins and China Silks , 5 to 20 yards , all go at 2oo yard , worth up to 59c. 1OOOO NEW LIES' WRAPPERS Entire Stock of a Bankrupt Manufacturer. ALL THE Outing Flannel AND French Flannellette LADIES' ' WRAPPERS THE PIXEST LADIES' WRAPPERS Extra long skirts Now sleeves Embroidered trimmed 75c Worth S1.98. Four ynrilH ulilc , rnnlle lining nml bound with velveteen , Worth $3.60 i THE OHAnDONNCT SILK KACTOUy. $30,000 LADIES' MEN'S ' , , , CHILD'S SHOES H , E. SMITH & CO. , , WORCESTER , MASS. , Entire stock bought foffcpot cash on sale tomorrow at loss than half of cost. GOO PAIRS Fine Dongola Kid LADIES' BUTTON SHOES worth $2.50 LADIES' $4OO SHOES Fine dongolaand _ Jl vici kid shoes in BJ button and lace and all the styles of \Vnflh \ toes , worth S4 1 , on , sale at 81. 75. $4,00 LADIES' ' $5 $ BOTTON SHOES $ Ladies' very fine vlci kid button shoes , with cloth lop , in razor toe a shoo that soils for $5.bO regular , on sale at $2. IS ) . ! IliNfS$3 $ SHOES. Men's fmo Calf Shoos , in lace and congress , all styles of toes , worth 83.00 on sale at 81.49 ETmV$5 ( Patent Lealherand Enam- 81 talf Slices needle , coin nhd bulldog * - toes in All the odds and ends and small lots from the H. B. Smith & Co. stock will bo sold as follows : Meii'H SIiocH , $1 , i1. 5 , i ? ! . : ! . " . SUoi-s ll ( Rile , T.Te , Sc , ijll.in , l-tl. r > . Chllilreii'H Sliuen , 40c , RDe , ( lle ) , T.'e , 8e ! , MSe. doubtcdly rob the silkworm of Its Impor tance as an Industrial agent , because of the greater durability and brilliancy of , the artificial silk , and , ebpeclally because of its greater cheapness. The wood fiber silk , ho avers , can be profitably produced at ? 1 per prund , which la about one-third the price of the other kind. There are also certain advantages which America possesses - , ses .over European countries In this field o : manufacture , according to Mr. Folsom. Ono notable advantage Is In , the fact that while , France , Switzerland a'nd England have to TWISTING' DEHAllTMENT IN TUB GIIAUDONNET FACTORY. Import the wood which they'use from Nor way , America grows the wood herself , close at hand and In abundance. Silk manufacturers and dealers have been for some tlmo 'watching wltji Interest the development ot the Chardonnet process of Bilk manufacture , Mr. P. 1V\ Cheney , pres ident of the American Silk aseoclatlon , said In reference to the matter , VSomo two or three yean ago I Investigated this process of making artificial silk and found that It had not then been uindijitly ) perfected to make It a commercial possibility. I felt then , however , as I ctlll feel , that tha Idea was ono that was bound tp { be worked out ultimately'and tl'at whipn It WAS worked out It would bo necessary ; to recogplzo it , as there was no doubt that If If came to com peting on oven terms the artificial process would displace- the older one supplied by nature and developed by man. " ACItOSS TUB HI VIC II , I stand by the rushing rlyar , Itolllng HO swift and ' "Ide , i' I wnve my hand to tjio boatman , And my friends , onihe other side. And soon through the gleaming-waters I hear the dip ofan oar. And bathed In n glow-of xumihlne , Wo land on thu otljer shore. When I stand by death's ' dark river. Holllng so nwlft iiud ctvlde , - And wuvo mylwnd na'a signal To my friends on the other side , They'll oome through the gleaming waters , With dip of the golden par. And bathed In eternal tuiMHhlne. We'll land on heavcn'u brliut shore . , , JIAIIV CLINTON. WIsner * , Neb , III3MGIOUH. ' John Wananmker la to build & church In Philadelphia to commemorate , his escape from fire. % Itcv. Dr. Henry Aviitrle of St. Luke's church , Hochester. haa accepted a call to Philadelphia , He baa been a'citizen of Rochester thirty years. HOY , Andrew Zlegenfusa , one ot the oldest versallst church of Baltimore , has resigned his charge on account of his own poor health and that of his wife. They cele brated their golden wedding In , February , 1895. Dr. Pullman is a brother of George M. Pullman. Dr. Edward P. Allen , the now Iloman Catholic bishop of Mobile , Ala. , U a natlvo of Towkshury , Moss , , and Is now about 38 years old. In boyhood ho worked in the Middlesex mills , and got his education by determined work at his studies , while laborIng - Ing through the day , at a commtrclal col lege and from local priests. Ha was a graduate of Mount St. Mary's college and seminary , of which ho was at a later period president. While investigating the Vatican records Pope Leo said to Dom Uasrjuet , the librar ian ; "Publish everything of Interest everything , whether It tends to the dis ci edit or the credit of the ecclesiastical au thorities , for you may bo sure that It the gospels bad been written in our day the treachery of Judas and the denial of St. Peter would have been suppressed for fear of ( scandalizing weak consciences. " So Lord Halifax told the English Church unku atone ono of Its sessions not long ago. A puritanical wave Is spreading over the Catholic church. The pope has ordeted a curfew bell to bo rung In Homo , after which no priest shall appear out of doors. All priests not belonging to the Roman diocese cese or having other regular employment there are ordered to leave the city under penalty of suspension. Cardinal Hlchard , archbishop of Paris , has forbidden priests in his diocese from appearing In public without their cassocks , which shuts them out from the theaters , though they may go to the circus. This follows his prohibition of priests bicycling. There are more breweries In California than thsre ore In Illinois ; more distilleries In Massachusetts than there are in Ken tucky , and more cigarettes manufactured In New York state than In all the other states ot the country combined. Drapery Denims , Tie 36-111 wide 7i cents a yard , Worth igc GRAND SPECIAL SALE TOMORROW OF MUSLIN UNDERWEAR , At 12Wo wo will sell At 23c a pair wo will 500 pairs ot ladies' sell 500 rmlrs very line -Muslin neatly embroidered Drawers Vk 25c with band yoke , nnd cluster of tucks , sold all over at 25c. At SPc each wolll wo \ At 29e we will sell - Bell nbout 300 ' pnli-a Indies' nbout 1,000 of ladles' extra wide New York JIllls SIus- lln DUAWljns. Tlicre are tilmmcd with a deep etn- made of good cot brolilery flounce nnd ton , Uubbard style , n cluster of line handsomely tucked tucKs , and are north nnd ruflle trimmed. up to C3c At 40c each this lot \vlll contain ladles' Umbrella Skirts with At OSo we sell nil 12-Inch rullle Um the hlifh data UX- brella Drawers with DHRWKAn , Includ- Ince nml embroidery Incr the llneet lace trtnimlni ; ; handsome nnd embroidery trim embroidered NlRht med NlRlit Kobe ? . llobes with large Skirts , ChemUe nnd Sailor collars that arc Umbrella Skirts ; worth In the rccular thebC Roods \vcro way U each , choice made to tell at J1DO at .Jr. , . . . . , . each At gc390 and 4gcAve will sell-about 2,500 CAMBRIC CORSET CODERS , in plain , mbroidery and lace trimmed. These are made in-the very latest styles and of the fin est quality of embroidery and cambric. They are worth up to $1.00 each. actlvo ministers of the United association , died on January 21 at llethle- hcm , Pa. Ho was 70 years old. Frances B. Drant left her school In Ohio twelve years ago and Invested the money she had earned as a teacher In a Kansas farm. Today she owns 2.COO acres of good land. Kor six years she has been a preacher and for two years the pastor of the Unl- versallst church at Hutchlnson , Kan. Rqv. Dr. Royal II. Pullman , for the last twenty years pastor of the Second Unl- GOTHAM'S ' GREAT FUNCTION Tbo Dazzling Panoy Dress Ball ProJ33ot d by the Bradley-Martins. GORGEOUS COSTUMES TO BE WORN DceornOfiiiK , n AVHilcrnoHN of rorfmueil and .MiiNle Ualure-ror So- FavurlteM. NEW YORK , Feb. 5. The fancy dress ball to be given next Wednesday evening by Mrs. Bradley-Martin premises to be the most dazzling function of the whole season , The Waldorf has been chosen as the scene of the festivities and the costumes arc to be selected from prints and fashion plates of the sixteenth , seventeenth and eighteenth C3iituries. Fair maids and matrons and gay cavaliers will be attired in the picturesque costumes of all times and climes. Her grace of Devonshire will appear to bavo stepped freshly from Gainsborough's cau.vas , and the Princess do Lamballo will bo fascinating to view in white-flowered brocade. Di Vernon in a riding drets of the early part of tlio eighteenth century green velvet with much gold trimmings , a large hat and drooping feather. A Louis XV cavalier will bo resplendent in a waistcoat of white fig ured satin , a long coat of plum and ttraw color , and yellow satin shoes. But imifct re markable will be the old-time head dresses which will bo worn old prints have beer ransacked for models and hair dressed a la petite pallssadc , cabriolet or porcupine style Is going to' bo much In evidence. One , a pretty damsel , will appear with the "postchalso" headdress , or with her coiffure , representing a landscape , a garden or .1 for est , and the doors of the Waldorf may have to bu enlarged to accommodate tbo guests. REMARKABLE HEADDRESSES. One of the most remarkable headdrecees over known was the stccplo headdress , or Inverted tin horn , It Is still worn In sonic parts of Normandy. The horn Is black , with a gold 01 nament nt ono side ; at the summit Is attached n. long , thin , white veil , which falls over back , and a veil attached to the front of the horn falls to the chin , Some beauty Is certain to cheese this to set off her charms. . Thus much for costumes. AH 4o decora tions , two bandtt of music , flowers and a trickling fountain will be among the features of this sumptuous entertainment. , The drawing room , in which Mrs , Bradley- " Martin will receive will be garlanded with red roses ; the open flroplaro banked with poinsettas , a curtain of roses hanging over tbo mirror. The ball room will bo garlanded with pink and white roues , the candelabra brackets bung with wreaths nnd the largo mirror Eurrotmded with a bower of llowors. . Back of a screen of trclllsed Ivy , hung with growing orchids , the orchestra will be sta- ' tloned , I One charming feature will he the huge balls of .roses , hanging between every room and passageway. Among the cotillon favors will bo dresdcn china ornaments , dlrcctolro cancv , bankets of bonbons , fans with clusters ot flowers attached and shepherd crooks. I It la said that the torch dancu , hi which every cavalier carrleu a tall , lighted taper , will be tbo gtnnd finale. Some cbuiuilng innovation van certainly $2 Ladies'Kid Gloves CENTS. CENTS. This lot consists of about B.OOO pairs of the finest renl Trench Ida Gloves , nlso two-clnsp I'lcqilo Koilcr Hook , Driving Glovrs , Suodp. .Mosquetnlra- , Walkingnlul Evening aiovos" , In black , cream , white , red , now pinks , lemon ; nlso browns nnd tans. To glvo everybody nn opportunity to secure some of these wonderful bar- pralns , we will only sell two pairs of uloves to n customer. Come cnrly and got nrst choice. Pnlno's Celery Compound Goo Hood's Siinmiinrllla 05a Hood's Celery Tonic COo Itnlronn , the Itest blood nnd liver medicine nuule OOa Jlnpw Home UloodXedicltic.10c Cnstorla - . i > 2u Nol a Common Salve or Ointment , but a SPECIFIC Used for Rectal Dlsoasos Onty. A Uulrk Itpllrf ntiil l'o ltlio Cnro for llllnil , IllFctllng or llrlilnc met , or I'llti > In Any t-orui. KISAD Tcatlnionlnln S1.00 PER BOX. MAGNET CHEMICAL CO. a , Neb. We sell the Mnpiiol pile Killer at 75c per box mull guarantee it. Mail orders solicited. Allcoek's Porous Plasters Oc Carter's Liver Pills 1 lie Dr. Williams' Pink Pills ar o Monday we will place on sale 2,000 ounces of Perfume at He per ounce. Itrlng your own bottle. Woodbury's Facial Soap , 1'c. Call or send for our long list of tcstl- AVe are exclusive agents for Texas Catarrh and Asthma Itemed ? . Hun- ' ilrcds of people have been cured by It in the last few months. It gives In stant relief to any case "of cougher cold , toll or com ! for our long list of-testi menials from Omaha people. One bottle tle will cure. Wo have recently added one thousand icw drugs and chemicals to our Pre scription Department , and ; are now pre pared to 1111 any doctor's prescription. We pride ourselves on having evcry- lilng that is called for. Kemember we are still giving you a H'osont with .a purchase of. Madame i'ale's Preparations. be expected uhen the Bradley-Martins ore the hosts. A LOOK BACKWARD. Something unique characterizes all their entertainments. The first one they ever gave In New York nml not so very long ago was arranged on a scale of unprecedented magnificence. A thousand persons iccclvod Invitations for a reception.given on New Year's , and nearly 2,000 attended , There was no way of Itccp- Ing out those who had not been bidden , and a great number of young men , and Rome old ones too , for that matter , who know this , and bad good clothes , boldly marched Into the handsome- house , ate of the choice viands and drank of the choice wines. Hut , alas , although the Bradley-Martins did not pccm to know It , New Year's day receptions had alicady come to bo regarded aa exceedingly bail form by members of the smart set. Thus they ignomlnlously failed In trying to squeeze through the outer portals Into the smillug and promised land of "society. " These doors are kept so tightly closed that all kinds of moral and mental gymnastics are required before ambitious spirits can get from the outsldo to the Inside. Bo the following year they tried a new line of at tack und won , They went to Scotland and rented n moor from a poverty-stricken high land lord , They Invited him nnd his rela tives and friends to accept their hobpltallty for the entire season , Thuy dazzled their guests with the magnificence of their ex- pendltuies , which became famous through out the United Kingdom , nnd when they re turned to New York their past social Ineligibility - eligibility had been completely forgotten. Hut those aio only reminiscences , and the , Bradley-Martins' position In society Is now qulto as llnnly fixed as that of other incui * bers of the charmed circle of ItiO , Recent statistics maintain the icputtUIon of tlio Society of Friend * for longevity. Of all Iho members of > tbo society who dlod last year In Orrat llritaln and Ireland , rang ing In years fiom 1 to 101 , the avciago ago was CO years 0 months and 10 days. Egbert E. Oarr , odltur and publluher of the Mnrlborough , Ulster county , N. Y. , Record , has just completed his sixtieth year of newspaper work. Ho began at the ago of 12 , and says that ho still keeps the ac counts , writes the editorial articles , reads lha proofs , and , v.bun occasion requires , cta up a JlttKtype. . Mm , Martha Lloyd Stcclo , who died the other day In Annapolis , Md. , In her 92d year , Na a daughter of Francis Scott Key , the author of "The Star-Spangled Banner , " She was bain In the old Key homestead at Blenheim , foimerly Iil.id > * nKburg , 18)10 ) was a descendant of Governor Iiloyd and a nlcco of Chief Justice Taney. ' The Hev. Dr. Solumnn Deutsch , a learned Jew , who. fifteen years ago gave up re ligious work because of liberal views , and has since written much , chiefly nn jihllolosy , has died at hit home In Now York , being SI years old. He came of n family ot scholars prominent In 1'russla , and nas a cousin ot the famous Talmudlst , Emanucl Poutsch. Soltoiion DcuUch wan graduated with Iho highest honors frutn the universities of Ilrcs- lau and Oottlngen , end came to tliU country when 41. being called to n synagogue In Philadelphia , Afterward he wag rabbi at Hyracuao , Baltimore mil Halt ford. Jackson Jordan , for some time the valet of Charles Dickens , celebrated hU 86th blith- day on January 8. Dickens picked him up In New Orlcsnn , and ho was In the servlco of tlio author when the "American Notts" were written , later aceompanlng him homo to England , At present ho U steward of Iho Fteftinshlp Coptic- , running between Sail Francisco and China , und he expect * to tali for many a day yet , though hs can remem ber when there were only two stores In San Francisco and when gold mining bad not