Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, December 13, 1884, Page 2

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Kaub & Co,, 417 Walout , St. Louls 0., or ok L brano, P, O,, Drawer 21 Wyandotte Kaumsas, The) Where are the girls, the The gitls of long og The gitls who knew a thing or two Beyond & fashion’s show The girls who leatned to d As well as smile at d kiss Thegirls who never mentioned rocks Something we sadly miss., sfot Long Ago, ¢ gitls, 1p rocks The girla whose chesks were tinted red 3y nature's blessed hue: Those jolly girls—we love 'em all- They've vanished now from yiew Alas! ah, me! The girls to-day Are not the girls of old; Sometimes they're very reticent— More often they are bold. The jolly girls of long ago Know how fo milk & cow, Wash dishes, baste a turkey" Or to make a pretty bow, "T'was their delight on Winter's night To ride behind the bells, I never had them strike me For a pound of caramels! Give me the girls, the jolly girls, The girls of long ago, Who knew nothing of boarding schools Nor fashion’s furbelow. They didn’t run toseed, you bet, hrough culture’s preecribed law, Nor tear the sacred veil of love By sassing paw and maw, —[H. 8, KeLLER, ——— FOR THE LADIES, There, betore the boudoir dresser, ‘Wirh an animated face, Holding fast a sponge and bottle, Tn her girlish glee and grace, She exclaims: *'Oh, I am saintly, For is not the proverb sung, Worded thus, 80 very quaintiy: Yen, the truly good dye young.'” HON Smilax is plentiful, Bonnet strings are quite short, Boaver s the ruling fur for young girls, Silver fox will be much worn this season, Ohio bellos are cultivating freckles soffas to be truly elite. § (Knitting is supercoding novel reading amon Rhode Islend girly St The dictionary definition of a kiss in “a saluto with the lips.” A stolen kise is a loot of the lips, Giloves of pale golden brown, ecru, and tan are still worn with costumes of every descrip- tion and color. Aball dress of bronze tulle has "a bodice of glovo kid, edged with a double row of dull bronze beads, A Boston girl is not. considered fashionably educated till sho can snceze witheut dropping off her eye-glasses, The lace fans of this season have longer sticks and narrower mounts than those which have been fashionable lately. A pale sea green bonnet of velvet, for_ the opera, is ornamented with a bouquet of silver flowers, and wheat, and a fine silver lace ruching. The bone collar button has done more to re- lease man from the tyrauny of woman than all the philosophical works on humanity ever printed. Tho most popular way for laides of wearing roses is to havea fow tied in & loose bunch with an abundance of green leaves and faston- to,the dress. Bridal dresses are made of brocaded velyet or plush of the finest quality. Soft India silk trimmed with lace makes an_exquisitely deli- cato dress for & young bride, Sets of undyed Astrakhan, consisting of cape, muff, cuffs, and hat, will be worn by young girls of bright complexion, but lst the sallow maidens beware of the tender gray. An exchange says: ‘‘Boston proposes to photograph those of its old landmarks which it cannot preserve.” It is high time such un- gallant allusions to maidens of uncertain age should b suppressed. Surah still remains a favorite tissue for young ladies’ dancing toilets, .and a general preferance is again shown for white. These dresses are usually simplo in style, some of them, showing little or no trimming. A gilded chanticleer is the popular charm among democratic belles. This is not strange, A great many single women are looking after a 5nldun “rooster,” aud they do not care how old and tough he may be if he has only got the guineas,—[Boston Budget. Among December fashions are noticed few absolutely plain skirts, and those relatively so called aze enriched with trimmings of various kinds, Plush, fur, velvet, and particularly the new worsted laces aro employed in the construction of all plainly-cut frocks, ““I want to look at some pedal coverings,” said & Boston girl entering a shoe store, “Some what?” asked the dealer, ‘‘Pedal coverings.” “We don’t kecp anything but shoes, mum. P'ra'ns you can find what you want at the drug store on the corner,” In spite of all the talk about hard times and retrenchment, the richness and, costliness of costumes this winter is _very noticeable. The general use of fur and_feathers for cloak and dreas trimmings has done much towsrd en- hancing the expense of handsome toilete. Sable, which has not been worn for years, 14 now en grand vogue for those who can afford to buy such costly fur, Garters take a prominent pomtion in a bride's trousseau where brides e millionalres’ doughters. They sre ssen 60 costly as to have been purchased for §200, A pair made to order for a New York lady were of dead white silk rubber, clasped by gold sachel buckles set with solitalre dlamonds, Another iady received among ber wedding gifte & pair of garters of plok elastic, fastenod by skye terrier heads In frosted slver, An Englishman says that Boston girls go to lectures ond use eye glasses; New York girls g0 1o the theater and carry opera glasses, Howton glrls discuss _abstract themes and worship the ideal; New York girls contine themselves to practical topics and don't worship anything, Boston girls belong to literary aad philosophical societies and ana- lyze Shakespeare; New York girls go to horse races and dog shows and analyzo the latest novelty in fashion, Boston girls have many wise theories about the politics of the future; New York girls_are content to know every- thing that is going on in the present, A Header, A pleasant ride, A gutter wide, A bruised and battered form, Alaughing girl, With flying curls, Help the cycler so forlorn, A month of calm, To mend an arm, . Higgnurse that charming dame, Gay Cupid’s dart, Pierced 'cycler's heart, Aud kindled love's bright flame, A littlo kiss— Ah! that was bliss— ‘A little blush and **Yes,” Alittle ring, To bind the thiog, A clergyman and dress, A little cot, Where strife is not, Nor bickering nor fuss, A wheeling toy, For baby boy, A tricyclo for us, E, Smith, PEPPERMINT DROPS, Now blow the loud kazoo, “And make the welkin ring! Sing **Hoop-de-dooden-do, And all that sort of thing, Let wine like water flow, And ev'ry Bourbou laugh; We've lived on husks for ye Trot out the ““Fatted Call There's many a slipper ’twixt mother and son, A late spring—Jumping out of bed just be: fore dinner, Iu nowspaper parlunce, the merchant who gots ahoad of his fellows'is the one who has the “‘ad" vantage, Tailors ought always to_be able to please their customere, because it is their especial duty to suit people, _““Tho only thing that will suppress poets,” sighed the country editor ashe rammed s fresh charge of amatour verses into the barrel of his waste basket, “ia & pen-shun law,” “Pa,” said & precocious stock yards youth, in ma's music } Self.raising flour isa good thing, but what every fifteen minutee, two counterfeit, says he was half sold himself, bands, but two husbands is usually spoken of as an old maid, shoes and five bonnets, received 3 husbsad worth to him the sum which, at this rate her worth must bo—881 6,000, to his stern parent's unshaven cheek looks like the wheel in referri visage, "'y hox. fathers hanker after is a self-raising who didn't have to be fed most flower of the f who half soled & pair ef 1 received in payment s, one of which was The shoemaker shoes for a_dollar, & half_dollarpi “To him that hath shall be given.” The Hartford plumbers have many calls every day to houses where tue water pipes are clogged by eels, There's a good eel of truthin the scriptural proposition, In the year 2400, Joseph Cook says, the population of this country will be 8,200,000, 000, Those who contemplate going to the cireus that year will do well to purchase tick- ets at the “down town office and avoid the rugh at the wagon, “My son,” said a benevolent looking con- ference.of-charities man sitting near the door of astrest cartoa common pest, “‘do you know where little boys go to who catch on to cars and steal rides?” *‘Yes, sir,” said the bad little boy, “‘they goes the next cross street and then the flunk "of a driver stope and licks ‘em off,” A paper in the far west was describing & serious accidenc and neatly ended up its graphic story as follows: *“Our rising young townsman Doc Hinton, who was laying ont the new graveyard at the time, was hastily summoned to the scene of the unfortunate ac- cident, and under his skillful treatment poor Billy died peacefully two hours afterward.” Not long since Roscoe Conkling was plead ing before a referee, when his legal frisnd, Mr. Bangs, dropped in, There wasa lull caused by a reference by one of the counsel to some authorities, In the meantime Mr, Conk- ling was busily employed eating peanuts, & handful of which he gave to a reporter, observer says improssively, A be The 175th annivesary of Schiller's birth and the twenty-fifth of the creation of the 8 ler home was lately colebrated at Weimar with much enthusi. sm, Grank Girard for the patt fourteen years stage manager for Tony Pastor, has evgaged & company for the road to play in a new farcical comedy entitled, “*A Cold Day When We Get Left Lately Johann Steauss recrived a sensible present on the occasion of the fiftieth anniver- eary of his debut, The municipality of Vienna lared him tree fcom local rates for the rest of his life, |“Mary Anderson; Her Eatly Lite and Pro- eesional Career,” 'is the titls of & book an- nounced by an English publishing house, This is indeed & surprise, ae it is the first time an actress has ever admitted to be old enough to be credited with an “early life.” F¥rou Johanoa Jachmann Wagner, a nieco of Richard Wagner, equally famous a8 & vio- linist and tragedienne, has opened a school for dramatic singing at Munich, in which she un- dertakes to prepare pupils for the stage in two yoars, 1t is stated that the author of “John Hali- fax” has dramatized her novel called “'A life for a life.” The play which is in thres acts, with both profogue and epilogue, 18 in the shape of a realistic domestic drama. There is & movement on foot in fashionable trcles to give & performance of “The Banker's Daughter” at the Metropolitan opera house next month, The cast will be made up by well known society amateurs, The proceeds will be for the Bartholdi Pedestal fund. Although the theatrical business here and eltewhere has been in booming state since tho week following election, reports come from all quarbers that managers are reducing sala- ries, Many actors have refused to tubmit to this economical process, and plenty have lost 8oe, d Mr, Bangs; ‘‘offering the husks as usual.” “But pray observe, rejoined Mr. Conkling with grave emphasis, “these are NoT for the swine to eat,” “I've got two little gems I'd like to read to you, and I want your candid opinion about them,” said the intruder, The editor sighod heavily and dropped his overworked scissora on the floor. The visitor read _the first poem vith decp feeling and in differont voices. Well, now what do you think of that?" asked the visitor with some animation, look- ing at the editor with an air of eager expect- ancy, “I like the other one best.” “But I've not read the other one to you yet.” *“Thatls why I prefer it.” P Some Other Day. Soon the cutter, seated singlo, Flashing sleighbells’ rhythmic jingle, Over hill and darksome dingle The crackling snow will crenk And grind Nestling in the downy pingle, Langhiog at the winter's tingle, Softest words two fools will mingle, Ne'er dreaming there’s a small boy “‘On behind.” St CONNUBIALITIES, ““They talk about a woman's sphers, As though it had a limit; There's not a place in earth or heaven, There's not a task of mankind given, Thire's nota blessing or a woe, There’s not a whisper, yos or no, There's not « life, or death, or birth, That has a feather's weight of worth, Without a woman n ic. A Tt's botter to have ioved and lost than nover to have escaped at all. The champion “‘cow girl” of the westis a dashing Nebraska maiden of nineteen sum- mers. Tn Europe they ring church bells as the tido comes in. In this country the bells ring as the tied go out. A Weehawken widow winked at a_bashful bachelor the other day and scared the poor follow nearly to death. In Japan you can get & very fair wifo fo only rixteen dollars. But the chief expenso comes after you have her, Miss Amold, eldest_daughter of Mathew Arnold, married at Cobham, England, on last Tiesday, go Mr. Whitridge, of Now or In Thibet a woman may have four hus- In this country the woman who has The wedding outfit of a South Carolina bride embraces fourteen dresses, ten pairs of She is' going to bo very happy. “No girl can get along well without & mother,” says a moral exchange, It is cor- tainly impossible for her to get a start in the world without one, M Miss Eva Mackey s actually to marry the Priuce of Galatro, Aht Eva Mackey Vers do Vere, you—but no, we will bs merciful. Tobe the wife of a foreign Prince is punish- ment enough, Said a rather frivolous New York lady to a friend: “Ttmay bo years and years before Tfind my ‘ideal man.” “And what are you F0ing to do in the meantime?” *“T'll get mar- ried, T suppose.” Florence Marryatt asks: women do with our men?” ‘What shall we Give them back their latch key, kiss them good night and tell them to come in when they please, as you aro going to sleep, i They will reform in .~ week. When women are bought by piecomeal thny come very high, A Newburg woman has just 000 for one broken rib and now her trying to figure out whether she is “‘No ma’am! exclaimed the provoked young man to a young lady, who on’ the refusal of her favorite had asked him to accompany her to & party; “T don’t play second fiddlo to any one fiddle,” asked'you to bs my beau.” “No one nsked you to play second replied the girl with a smile, “T only A man in New York who shot his wife in tho leg was arrested for an attempt to murder explained to the court that he did not intend to kill the partner of his bosom, but merely to wound her in tho leg so_as §*'to prevent her from gallivanting around with other men.”He was, however, committed without bail, ‘Would-be Mother-in-law — Ah, Henry reading the bible? There is no book like it, especially if one bo weary in mind or suffering in body, There's ereat consolation in the acrl{:turu, Heory Yes, g0 I find. For instance, I find by the family record that your daughter is just five years older than she —er thought she was, It's & great consolation to have made this discoyery before—er—it was everlastingly to late, Just as a lover had dropped on his knees and began popping the question, a pet§poodle, who thought the proceeding rather strange, wade a dash for him, Withjremarkable nerve for a woman, the girl reached over, grabbed the dog by the neck, at the same time calmly uttering: “Go on, George, dear, I'm listening to what you are saying.” —— MUSICAL AND DRAMATIO, _The Irving engagement at the Star Theatre, New York, netted $35,000. Miso Genevieve Rogers will star next seaton in & new version of “Janet's Peide,” Queen Victoria bas granted to the widow of Balfe, the composer, an annuity of $700, 1t is said that Miss Ada Cavendish is stead- ily though slowly recovering from her recent iliness, Fmil Waltenflel, oncea popular [composer of dance music, lately died st Strasbourg, sged eighty-three. Colonel Mapleson has engaged Mme, Nils- son and M Talazac, the ¥rench tenor, for his next season in America, . In London the *‘Passion Play" was lately attempted, but its performance was sup- pressed by the authorities, FEmma Thursby and other artists have sub. scribed $100 each to the Briguoli monument fund, aud Adelina Patti has donated $35, At present the city of Mexico supports three grand operas, tive theatres, one circus, one bull ring and two base ba 1 clubs, The stage of the Taris Opera House occu- pies nearly two and & half acres, The sitting sccommodation is 2,156, The dressing rooms are 234, Mme, Janauschek's engagement in Chicago is & pecuniary success, Her play, “*My Life," has been revised, and in its altered condition seems to pleasc the pub! According to a communication in' the New New York Sun, men take off their sl at Irviog's “Hamlet,” and “'sit with stockinged feet on the back of the seats,” The indignant their positions in consequence. Tdwin Booth's engagement at the Doaton 1774, and_relating to the colonial hictory of New England,_Among them is & prosincial stamp act of 5, which has hitherto escaped the notice of historians. The total number of students in tho Yale univereity is given by the Banner of that institution as 1,079, of ,“l’”"’,';"! are from Connecticut, 208 from Yoik, 76 from Pennsylvani 2 from Tl , 45 from Massa. chusetts, 4 Ohio, 38 from New Jersey, h have and 18 13 from all the southern states, whi not sent €o_many here since the w from all foreign countrios, The superintendent of public instruction of Dakota figures sut a pressnt echool population of that territory, between the ages of seven and twenty, «f 92,500, and on that reckons the present population at 44¢ Dakota has two state universities, one i of the grand divisions, costing $30,000 eacn; an agricultural college and two normal schools, beeides & deat and duimb aeylatm, Tho repsrt givea as the amount expended for schools dur- ing the laat fiscal year for buildings, furnitnre, teachers’ wages, and incidentals, £1,603,5(2,00, There are 72 graded and 1,819 ungraded school houses, with sittings for 69,650, At o recent meeting of the New York school bonrd one of the membors spoke of the location of a new school as fol- lows: ““It ia located exactly twelve miles from the city hall. It frontson tho famous old Kingsbridge road, It facos the frowning palisades and the majestic Hudson, The gable wall of the structure greets the rising sun from the home of the Plumed Knight in the pino forests of Maine, aud the tmy bell in that old velfry peals to it o last good night as it sinks behind the golden gates of the Pac It stauds in tho ravino on the very soil o which the British army passod when they cap: Washington. It is within hear- museum has been attended with brilliant suc- cess thus far, The tragedian has very wisely insisted upon proper attention beiog paid to the etting and casting of the plays in his repertoire, Annie Clarke and Charles Barren are the leading members of Mr. Booth's sup- port. A monster benefit for Manager John Nor- ton, whose St. Louis theatro was recently burned to the ground, was given at the Olym- pic theatre in that city on the 6th, Many starn sent fancy sums for singlo seats as a sub- stantial token of their sympathy for one of tho most justly respected theatrical men in this country. The Handel and Haydn aociety of Boston Propose next year to commorato the birth of Handel%in a becoming manner. February 24 will be the two hundredth anniversary of “the composer, and Boston will celebrate the event with threo performances in the music hall, All tho programues of the scciety this season and next will be devoted enticely to Handel's worke. A Konsas City man had sufferad thirty years from a loss of memory, His friendshad spent hundreds of dollars’ for its restitution, ot long ago he was taken to & new physician and his case explained. After careful thought the new doctor said: “Try a minstrelshow.” they took the sufferer to the next minstrel show that came along. The end man's first joko acted like magic. The poor man gave a start, clasped his hands to his head and gasped:*Merciful heavens, wheream I? That voice! Thoss jokes! Ah! I remember. Thirty ‘yoors ago I was a boy.” ‘“Saved! Baved! Saved!” sobbed his family. —— Farewell toan Old Friend, Good-by, old hat, dear old silk hat, You're laid aside to-day; But ere I put you on the sholf have a word to say: In weoks and months that now are past, Upon my head on high, I carried you with buoyant step— Good-by, old hat, good-by. Giood-by, old hat, poor aged thing, Now marked with stsin and epot; You've covered multitudes of sins And encased mental plots. But you will keep my secrets safe, Secure with you they lio Alone upon the closet she f— Goodby, old bat, good-by. Good-by, old hat, some varied scones Have you and I gone through; ‘We've scen some stormy times, have we, And pleagant months, too, And when bowed down wtth gief and pain, ‘Which worth and manhood try, T'd take a walk with you old hat— Good-by, old hat, good-by. Goo-by, no doubt this retrospect Upon o time-worn tile By many may seem absurd, ‘And not half worth my while, But when I think of bygone dayz, "Tis not without a sigh, . 1 %id farewnll to you, old hat— Good-by, dear triead, good-by, —[VerRoir JounNal. e THE LITTLE ONES AT HOME, T wis T could wite o lotter! Said the baby with « sigh, *But the pencil don't gowight a bit— “Tian't any use to twy; But,” thoughtfully, “Iknow one sing — T ean make one, two, fre, Would ’at be a letter, mamma? 1 snould sink ’at it would be.” ““I shouldthink so, dear,” said mamma, 2o homadea * 1, 7, g “You sec,” saZd he, 1 love Aunt Sue, And T want'to wite to ehe,” And Aunt Sue wroto (the baby’s oyes Glowed with triumphaut glee); “* The nicest letter 1 ever saw Was the baby's ‘1, 7, g." " ~[Kate Upson Clark, Astrachan cloth is much used for children’s garmente, «Woolen lace is a favorite trimuing for child- ren’s dresses, Lovg stockings are in favor with children a8 Christmas approaches, Children'ssuits have Jerseylwaists and plaid skirts, kilt-pleated, & scarf drapery coyering the line of union ot waist and skirt. ="“I'll tut you in pieces,” screamed angr tle May to her nurse, **And then, miss, mamms, *‘whom will you sleep with!?” sleep with the pieces. Master Fred—Papa, do you love me as much as Mr Jones loves his Jittle boy? Certainly I do, Fred—Well, he bought his little boy a hobby-horse, *“Mamma,"” said little 7-year-old Ernest,two hours after & very sad leave-taking of & littlo girl cousin, “I'm afraid I shall never marry.” Y'Why, dem?” “Because I forget them so (uickly,” A pretty dress for a child is made of rich blue cloth, 1t has a desp squareyoke and the skirt is box-plaited on it, At the waist a handsome sash runs through narrow loops, one on each plait, and is fastened with a large bow in front, a Little to the left, The sleeves are rather full and shirred at the wrist, ‘‘Mbs, do the little ducks like water?” *‘Yes, dear.” ‘ Bug they don’c like to be out in the “Oh, yes, they do.]' *Then what does nurse take an umbrella with her for when 0es out in the r: She's a listle duck,” *'Who says so?” *Pa, I heard him tell her sho was & litt'e duck, yesterday,” — EDUCATIONAL, One hundred Grand Itapids ladies are learn- ing bread making at & cooking school, The Weslyar iemale college of Georgi created in 1883, was the tirst college for wo- men in this country, The catalogue of the Amherst college is at last puntished, 1c shows this summary of un. der graduates: Seniors, 78; Junlors, 78; Soph- omres, 70; Freshmeu, 103; toval, 334, Gighty-five schools are now supported in Utah by outside aid, These employ 185 teachers, who are paid $05,000 a year, and give instructions to 7,600 children, This country has about 16,000,000 children of “'school age,” but less than 10,000,000 are enrolled in the scbools. There are 200,000 teachers employed in all, and the schools cost $91,000,000 & year, Sixty Harvard freshmen have dropped their atin, eighty their Greek and 100 their math- tics. Noue of them have dropped their baseball or thelr boating, however, and college culture is still safe. Hon, 8, A, 8mith has donated 850,000 to cCinll upiversity, Montreal, to be employed iog disf of the old Duckman mansion, whero the Briti h officers held their high snd giddy rovels tho nigh after the capture of the ort.,” The latest addition to the buildings in the Girard college grounds is the structure, just comploted, inwhich the studenta are to bo educated in mechanical purauits, and made skillful workmen as well as good echolars, The new building, which has been constructed for tho special purpose of providing facilities for the students to obtain practical and com- lete knowledgs in mochanical trades, is a arge structure after tho goneral style of the othor new buildings put up in recent years, Tt is provided with machinery adapted to the various useful trades to be taught theje. In- structions in the use of tools cold metals and incarpentering will be given from the start, it is probable that a blacksmith shop and other conveniences for extending the scope of instruction will soon be added, — IMPIETIES, The good Sunday school teacher catechised the good Dttle boy Sunday, ‘‘What did Chrlst aay about little children?” he asked. The little fellow answered: “Suffer little chil- dren to come unto mo—but for goodness sake don’t ay I told you.” “Well,” he said to the winister, at the con- clusion of the coremony, ““how much do 1 owe you?” *Oh! I'll leave that to you,” was tho Tepl: ou can better estimate the value of the service rendered.” *Supposo we postpone the settlement, then, say for a year. By that time I will know. whether, I ought to give you $100 or nothing.” No—no," said the clergyman, who is married himsclf, “make it $3 now.” A fashionablo New York clergyman was callivg on a still more fashienable young lady of his congregation, In orderto do his whole duty he asked her if she was in the habit of saying her prayers, “Now, Mr. Dove,” ro- sponded the epoiled child, T want to say my prayers. I've been meaning to say_ them every day. But how can I when pa is too stingy to buy me a “‘prayer rug?” A{French newspaper informs the world:that America is the homo of cccentricitios, that in New York no church bells are rung by hand, and that “the Angelus is sounded by steam; night and morning the machine operates with the regularity of a clock for five minutes.” It also declares that when money is neeted for a charity the prettiest and most exemplary girls in a town ascend o platform and let all comers kiss them for $1 head, but that, ‘mo one can take moro than ten kieses for the money,” ““Yes, dear children,” sald Deacon Buck- rog, addrossing the Sunday-school, “if we are good, and dutiful, and—and consciencious and --er truthful in this world, we shall al meet togother in Paradise,” The daacon is & good man, but too much of a talker. “Now, children, he went on, “Ijwant you to tell me, every one of you, where we will meet sagain i we are good, and dutiful, and_coneciencious, N» response, ““Come,” ho said, kindly, “‘some of you must certainly know. It began with P, >~P— 0, T know!” exclaimed a littls girl on ono of the back benches: *'1t's purga- tory.” “Dearly beloved and brothren, you all Know, doubtless, tho sad occasion which called us together. The sad downfall of our beloved brother, the late pastor of this church” The Right Rov. Richard H. Kane* D, 1), bmhu% ot the African Methodist Fpiscopal church, had got this far in an address to the people of the Fleet street (Brooklyn) church when a colored brother, old Daniel” Williame, interrupted bim. ““What are you talking about?’ inquired brother Williams, “The pastor is stili the pastor of the church, bishop, I'm the chair- men of the board of trustees. and I say 8o.” “Throw him out,” yelled Pastor Payton, recently disposed, from the rear of the church “*Shut uj You don’t boss this church” a chorus of voices shouted, The bishp’s friends took up the gauntlet thus thrown_ down, and after several sparri ng matches had been indulged 1n order was re- :;tnrn-fll by the police lugging the thumpers off o jail, ——— RELIGIOUS, The nmew American Episcopal church in Taris cost £500,060, Church property will be taxed in W ashing- ton territory, The recent election decided the qquestion, The total receipts of the threa women's hoards co-operating with the American Board eince 1808 have been §1,447, General Booth of the English Salvation Army 18 described a1 **a man somewhat puut widdle sge, robust and singularly unsympa thetic and unearnest.” The present population of the world is stated at 1,204,533 973, of whom 7,931,080 are Jews and 570,878,066 are Christians, Theso figures leave 915,724,827 to be classed as heathen, RITNAV NTOATGWMDTN 14 QA e s thingshould | n holding separato classes for the higher odn. ! . cntion of Indies, This makes the total amount )\ 7 o R contributed by Mr, Smith 100,000 for what @ ' 11- | hias long been felt aa a want in Montres! . 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The buildiog will be the gift of the Mar- quand estate, Christianity seems t> b gradually forcing its way into the jungles of India, in epite of native prejudice sgainst it. A Parsee girl has astonished her friands by suing her lover for breach of promise. ‘Work on the walls of the Mormon Temple in Salt Lake City, is about to suspand for the winter, The main stiucture 1s up to the square, but the central spires haye yet to bo reared a distance of ninety-five feet. The Baptist Woman’s Board of Home Mis- ns 00w supports thirty-nine women misajon- o8, five teachers, and seven bible readers, and is getting ready to supvort a missionary among the Chinese of SBan Francisco, Holy Trinity church, Stratford-on-Avon, in the chancel of which the bones of Shakes g I, is o bo restorcd wt & cost of 0,000, 'he restorations include the opening of = the north aud south transepts and the removal of the galleries in the nave, There has been a gain of twelve Congrega- tioual churches in Nebraska this year. = The record of the general association just published shows 159 churches, 113 ministers, 4518 mem bers, & gain of 5.6 in the year; Daptisms, 7:81 enrolled in the Bunday schools, and four mivisters ordained. 1he total benevolent con, tributions amounted to $7,117.44; total home expenditures, 560,550.44, MAifter fourteen years the revision of the English version of the old testament 15 finish: od, and will be publisbed next spring in sever- al editions of varied slze and type by the uni ’»fiuny presses of Uxford and Cambridge, 0. F. DAVIS & €., SUCOESSOR TO DAVIS & ANYDER.) ESTATE + OMAHA, !1806 FARNAM BT. Have tor eale 300,000 o0 coretully selectel isnd * Fastorn Nebraska, at low price and on onsy bezai Improved taems 1or salo in Donglas, Dadge, Doltas eiathe, Burt, Cuming, Garpy, Waeningicn, Wesick sund and Butler Jounties. Taxos pald in all parts of the Babe,! Money losned on mproved farms, Kosry Public alwat office Conespond A FINE LINEOP ™ Plamos & 1 WOODBRIDEE BROS, THE ONLY EXCLUBLVE work of publication advances slowly be: cause the greatoet oare is necessary to avoid for as prwsivle, every arror. The new version of the old teataw ent is said to differ from the King James version now in use more than the revised version of the new testament does, MISTE Sk IN OMAHA NEB, OMARHA! A CROVING (CITY The romarkable growti of Omahs during the last fow years Is » matter of great astonlshment to those who pay _sn occastonal vislt to this growing city. The dovelopment of the Stork Yarcs— necessity of the Belt Line Road—the hm;l paved ntdrs-au—tl\nhundndnnlbfi residences and costly business blocks with the population of our clty moromfim e doubled in the last five years, All this is a great surprise to visitors and is the admiration of our cltirens. This waj growth, the business activity, and the many substantial Improvements made s livoly demand for Omaha real estate, and overy investor has mado a hsndsome profit. L] Stnoe the Wall Street panlo last *ay, with the unbnmluont ory of hard times, there has boen less demanud from specula- tors, but a falr demand from Investors seckling homes. This Iatter class are taking advantage of low priges in bulld. ing material and are securing their homes at much less cost than will be possible » yoar hence. Speculators, too can buy real eata’ > cheaper now and ought t3 take advant e of present prices for future pro te. The next few years promises greates divelopments {n Omaha than the past v+ yoars, which have boen na goo\f ™ wo could reasonably destre. New man- unfacturing establishmenta and large job- bing houses are added almost weekly, and all add to the prosperity of Omaha, There are many in Omaha and througn- but the State. who have their money In the banks drawing a nominal rate of 1 torest, which, if judiclonsly Invested In Omaha real ostate, would bring them much greater returns. We have many bargalns which we are confident will bring the purcheser large profits in the near future, | ‘We have for sale the finest resi- dence property in the north and western parts of the‘clty. North we have fina lots at reason- able prices on Sherman avenue,17th, 18th, 19th and 20th streets. Davenport, Cuming, and all the leading street; in that direction. West on Farnam, The grading of Farnam,.Califor- nia and Davenport streets has made accessible some of the finest and cheapest, residence property in the city, and with the building of the street car line out Farnam, the pro- perty in the western part of the city will increase 1n value. ‘We also have the agency for the Syndicate and Stock Yards proper- ty in the south part of the city. The developments made in this section by the Stock Yards Company and the railroads will certainly double the price in ashort time. We also have some fine business i lots and some elegant inside resi- l dencer for sale, Parties wishing tonvest will find some good bargamns by callng on u T L § & D REAL ESTATE BROKERS. 213 South 14th 5t Bet vern Farnham and Dodglas. P. 8.—W¢ agk those who have property for sale at a bargain to give us & call- We want orly bargains We will positively not handle prop- erty ot n ore than its real value.