Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, April 27, 1886, Page 2

POWER, PRIDE, POMP, PRAYER All Displayed in the 0dd Fellows' Bixty- Seventh Annual Oelebration. A GREAT DAY FOR THE ORDER. The Delegations—The Procession— The Speeches—The Ball—-Departs ure of Members—Next Celes bration—Ruth Rebeoca. The Celebration, Yosterday the sixty-seventh anniversary of the organization of Odd Fellowship in this country was celebrated 1 this city by a procession of members of the order, in this state and Towa. The visising lodges commenced to arrive in the morning. They wore mot at the several depots by home detachments and escorted to the Exposition building, which were the headquarters of the order. The prospects of a large attendance from both Nebraska and lowa, however, at the celobration, were rudely blasted Ly the rain which set in in the morning, The storm extended over this state and gcross the river, and deterred many peo- ple from leaving home The scene within Exposition, was both interesting and picturesque. Odd Fellows moved abont wearing regalia of all designs, colors and grades of value. Bands in uniform mingled with the crowd, and ladies, too, swelled the number and gnve it a charm which otherwise would have been wanting. At 12:30 Chairman Jno Nichols mount- ed the stage and invited the visitors with wiyes and lady friends to nscend to the gallery gvhere they would find dinner awaiting” them. The Fourth infantry band played a delightful march and toits time, the guests marched, surrounded the tables and did ample justice to TIHE SPREAD prepared for them. These tables pre- sented an excellent appearance, strongly class restaurant of gi- A corps of forty col- ed all the ealls with spateh, The charge of department was _entrusted” to Louis Heimrod. He left nothing u done, and as a consequence his suce: of thé most pronounced order. Delegations. The following lodges had reported up 10 1:30 p. m.: Lincoln—Capital No. 11, Laneaster No. 89, Germania, Lincoln 138, and Ford and Saline .|mlmu'n|~« with the Un! ,in_all about 200 mem- Fremont— ial No. 1 with Fremont cornet band, about 125 men, Blair—Blair No. 14,'3) men. ‘West Point—West Point No. 52, 50 men . Missouri Valloy—Missouri No. 170, 25 men. Plattsmouth—platte No. 7, 50 men, and B. & M, band, 13 me; ‘Auburn—Mayflower No. 76, 10 men. ngs--Hastings No. 50, one man. ka City—Frontier No. 83, 55 men; Nebraska City No. 1, 25 men. Ashland—Saunders No, 17, 20 meiubers, with cornet band, 17 men. lison—Madison No. 85, 2 men. reenwood No. 95, 2 mon. oming No. 20, 17 men. J No. 137, 1 man. Pacific Junction—Pacific’ NO. 110, 2 men, Schuyler--Schuyler No. 28, 14 men, Brock—UnionNo. 107, 5 men. Hebron—Hebron No. 49, 2 men. Brainerd--Brainerd No. 108, 9 men. Sutton—Sutton No. 53, 1 man. ‘airmont—Hesperian No. 42, 13 men. Burlington, In,, Washington No, 1, 1 man. Hillsdale—Hillsdale No. 281, 2 men, Weeping Water—Prairie No.25, 17men. Humboldt, Iowa, No. 72, 50 men. Hawkeye, Towa, No. 86, 50 men. Silver City, Iowa, No. 403, 24 men. Glonwood, Towa, No. 97, 10 men. Tecumseh; Neb., Hamlin, 10 men. Kearney, Neb., Buffalo, 7 men. Do Witi, Neb., De Witt, 5 men., Arlington, Neb., Washington, 10 men, Tekamah, Neb., Orange. 1. Norfolk, Neb., Norfolk, 12 men. . Oantons, Council Blufls—Pottawatomie No. 6, 20 members with band of 15 pieces. Lincoln—Saline, 2 membors. ©maha—Millard No, 1, 23 members. Ruth Rebecca. Council Blufls--No. 3, 8 ladi Blair—No. 8, 10 ladics. Weeping Water—Woodlawn No. 22, 12 ladi i ity No. 8, 11 ladies, il heid a convention in ©dd Fellows' hull, commencing inthe af- fornoon The offices of the Grand lodge are as follows: Mrs. F. E. dent, Weeping Water Tudwin Davis, Omahn, first vice president; Mrs, Auna Crawford, Woening Water, second vice president; Mrs. Cherry, Kearney, third v i : hoaBecres rney, treasurer, b and J. B. West, Omaha, corresponding ary. s order is composed in the main of wives and sisters of the Odd Fellow lodges. The duty of excmplifying the '~ beautifiod work of the order was perform- ““od, after which the meeting adjourned, Grand Lodge Ofiicers, The following distinguished officors are present: Arthur Gibson, grand master, Fro- mont, D, A. Cline, grand seerctary, Lincoln. Sam’l Macliy, grand treasurer, Lin- coln. The procession moved at 8 fp. m. in the following order: City Marshal. Platoon of Dmaha city police, Hon. James E, Boyd. mayor of Omaha. Rev, 5. G. Hunting, P. G.. of Des Moines, Towa, orator. City council and Omaha press, in carriages. FIRST DIVISION. Union Pacific band. Grand Marshal, E. G. Ryley. Aids—W, F. Lorenzon, D, Hartson, H, F. Ithodes. Standard beaver, Cantons—Millard, Omaha; Ford, Lincoln; Pottawattamie, Council Blufls, Lodges from 141 to 106, BECOND DIVISION, Band. Lodges from 106 to 71, TIHIRY DIVISION, Band, Lodges frow 71 to 36, FOURTH DIVISION, Band. from 89 to 1, ge of Nebraska. eampment of Nebraska, division formed Dodge resting on Fifteenth, nd division fo 0 ~toeuth street, extending north, xight resting o Do . ‘The third division formed on Fourteenth t h division formed on Fifteenth ¢ resting on v ROUTE OF PARADI .. Fifteenth streot, south to Harney; east on Haruey to I\ 3 north on Tenth to Far- i weston Farnam to Sixtecnth; north Jon Sixteonth to Cuming; west on Cuniing to wich on Cuming o ixteenth to - Douglas; ¢ast on Douglas to Tenth: north on Tenth to pitol avenne: west op Capital aveuue to Expositiou builain, P The Proce The streets through which L slon marchod were lined with while the windows of many of the resi- | voted = to edueyfional | tequitements dences and stores were also filled with spectators The right of the line was taken by the Omaha, Lincoln and Council Blufls Ca tons. These divisions constitute the uni formed rank of the order. The dress con- sists of black suits with gold-mounted seabbard, burnished steel swords, purple velvet waist and cross belts and gaunt lets embroidered with goid bullion, and ligh-crowned, black-beaver chapeanx with purple ostrich plumes Considerable emulation was indulged in by the members of each of these can- tons s to wnich should ereate the most favorable impression by their bearing and maneuve In appearance, the Millard eanton, of Omaha, p docided advan Their hearing of the military order, and evoked consid- erable admiration from the s Following them, marched the Fords, of Lincoln. These lacked the military air of the home canton, a8 a whole, though some of them bore themselves with a great deal of grace and dignity At intervals along the route they gave <hibitions of fancy manauvres, such as the forming of of circles, trinngles and other Masonic symbols, and 1 the main acquitted themselves in a manner to receive the commendation of many of the lookers-on. The Pottawattamie canton of Council Bluffs brought up the rear of the uni- formed r;mt&;. The lodges followed in the order men- tioned above. These presented an ap- pearanco greatly above what one genorally expi to find in such a procession. ‘The members were well clad, and wore a aiversity of rogalia, ation and “color which interfered with an approach to a harmonious whole, The displuy ns whole was creditable in the extreme, and everywhere the devotion of the members to the order was warmly i . In the Bailding. By 5 o'clock the parade had been con- cluded and the members and friends taken their seats in the Exposition build- in$ to witness literary exercises of the celebration. = The stage was occupied by the grand lodge, Mayor Boyd, Rev. 8. 8. Hunting, P. G. Rom, of Des Moines, orator of the day, the Lotus Glee club and a number of leading members of the order. The Glee club sang a very pretty quar- totte which was warmly applauded and encored, Mayor Boyd was then introduced by A. D, Jones, and in welcoming the guests to the city, spoke as follow MAYOL BOYD'S § Sif I and Gentlemen :—The faithful per- vof the duties attendant upon the executive government of a wouderfully growing city like Omaha is naturaily accom panicd by continued watehfuluess and ar iuty. o in the honor of holding suel: a position, its periods of pleasure are distinetly marked and can be_easily counted. ~Among the most notable aresuel as Lam called upon to perform to-day, when, in behalf of nearly ,000 energetie, enterprising, generous peo- ple Lam cafled upon to welcome so many prominent members of one of the largest, most distinguished and favorite seeret” or- ganizations in Christendom. g Rightfully I deent it one of the brightest features of my incumbency of the mayoralty of this eity. 1tis no ordinary honor,” ladies and gentlemen, to be the mouthpiece of such a grand community as ours in bidding you hearty and feeling welcome—a _community every member of which is as_enthusiastic as elf in saying, “Welcome, Odd Fellows of Nebraska and neighboring states, wel- come, thrice welcome, one and all to Omaha, the mietropolis of the kiant young state of the west, the mirror in which is reflected the grandest results of honest and uprlght indus- tey known to the records of tin am fully conscious that 1 give but feeble verbal ccho to the practical welcome our peo- ple desire you to enjo; aha is yours dur- g your stay. Wo ia ucy in part- ing thus with the freedom of our’ city, for we know full well into whose hands it will bass. Weare fully aware to-day that we en- Fertain one of the leadin; benevolent organi- tions of the world on whose noble deeds the unanimous verdict ot all past years and of all peoples has placed the seal of appoval, and whose deeds of charity and unselfish la- bor for the_elevation of himanity form one of the briihtest puges in the history of man- Kind. Accompanying the honor which an ocea- sion like this brings to Omaha, iis oficials and citizens, is the pardonable pride that we have in the bossession of a city so worthy of the “day and the deed,” so “worthy of the high standing of the visiting ladies and gen- tlemen who unite in this anniversary, cele- brating its sunshine, its flowers can be. conjured up to make da bring joy t and that tieir nthanniversary of the in the United States. know of no association of men or won that has ever been in existance e - ing of extraordinary anuiversary recoghition than yours. Its hiStory has been a series of good deeds nobly planned and faithtully per- formed—deeds that have given a foretaste of the millenium season of ““peace on earth and good will among. men.” “From the 20th of April, 1519, when 1. 0. 0. . became net aracters in the alphabet of Chiistian and benevolent manhood: from the handful of brethiren who brought the seed trom “over the sea,” and first Y’!.mu-a in the United States at Baltimore, down to the present time, when 0! 0,000 of the best people of our lan ing all landable pursuits ather by the *‘three the record of Odd Fellowship has been one of glorions, chivalrous practice and Tl effort toward the advancement. of “Truth, Justice and G Rapidly has one golden ehapter been added to another in the Ristory of your growtl in this country. The volumie will grow in size with years, and when an Omnipresent Power shiall ordain that the seroll of time be rolled up for the custodianship of Eternity, there will be no grander evidence of the existence of good in sl than the record of the word of the of these United States, itizens, ladies and gentlemen, are not acquainted with: you individualty, it is suflioient for them to know that you ure Odd Fellows, or the wives and children of 0dd Fellows, That is the 1 sesame’’ 10 ha's best Lospitality. It is ail that is ne- ary to insure vou a cordial and heartfelt reception nere todiy, Omalia feels proud of her guests, and be it known that no youne city of the west has had more distingiished guests within its walls, In you are recog- nized guests second to none who have over found her latch keys with- out the doors, and every one of our hearth- stones glowing with the kindliest welcome, 1t is the earnest desire of the citizens of this community that your stay among them, nay. in a manner, be akin to your feelings as Odd Fellows while alive to” the glories of anni- versary work, We want your temporary residence in Omaba to be of Such a character that you will terminate it with regret and carry away only the kindliest remembrances of the ety aud 1ts people, Ladies, and_gentlemen, 1t is a great satis- faction fo us that on oecasions like this we have the means at our command to appro- priately do honor o our wuests, [ au sure vou will find Omaha well worthy of a visit. 13 Lotels are as commodious, as comfortably arranged and as systematically equipped as those of any city in the west. The high social character of our s “will make you fecl at home at_every stage of your v Their individual activity, enterprise and severance enable then ' to show you a col- Teetion of busy marts which 10 clty of like age in tho land can equal in number or excel in progressive and successtul agement. - Immense producing establis! nients of various kinds make the city t) leadquarters and have recruited for us an army of skilled mechanics and wage wor ers, the great majority of whom have o tortable and cozy homes, Wholesala empo- riums of all branches of trade are nere in plentitul numbers, which, by means of our superior railroad advantaizes, give Omaha in- troduction Lo the best markets in the west, while our elevators, stock yards and kindred industries have made the name of Omaha familiar wherever there are people to be fed or clothed, You will be escorted along naved thoroughfares whose perteel constiue: tion surpasses anyUling of the kind in the west aud which have challenged the admira- tion of all visitors. Our public buildings can be exhibited with the consciousness that they are models of their kind. In vour rambl through our eity dem's forget our splendid systew of schools and the atiractive aud sub- slastial ragter of the buildings de yoted to edneational requirements, nerous mimbers, and the worshipper any shrine known to the eroadsof Christen- dom, can here find a pew for his_own partic- ulat recognition of a Supremie Being. You will find Improvements of every worthy char- tor aronnd you whieh the progress of the an stgzest, with abundant evidence of other improvements soon to be, I think the reputation of Omaha for hospi- tality stands high among those who have had a practical illustration thereof, Let the enjoyment of your present visit add the seal of assurance thereto. It is the desire of the citizens of Omaha that 56, shall always be recalled in your s & day fraucht with the pleasant- and, without detaining you T from the regular feast of these exer- cises, permit me again to repeat what every citizén of Omaha is only too avxious to say, | weleome, Odd Fellows, to our city, and its every enjoyment. o Cadet band of Lincoln played a tz, after which the anniversary ser< :« from the form book were read. The Glee club then sang the Thanksgiving hymn, and wi tollowed by the ntro: duction of Re S. Hunting, the orator of the day. REV. 8. 8, HUNTING'S SPEECH. Mr. Hunting commenced with a refer- ence to the pecuniary and charitable assistance which Odd Fellowship had rendered during the past year, and then traced 1ts history from the time of its inception in England, throngh the partial establishment in this country, concluding with a suceinet statement of the manner in which Independent Odd Fellowship had taken its rise. Speakingof its trinls, he said: “In 1832 and 1833, during the anti- Masonic excitement which spread over the country like a tornado, thundering against all seeret soc s, and charging m with political corruption, immor- ity und infidelity, Odd Fellowship was sverely tried; the order disappeared in Massachusetts. But it survived and a newly revised and reformed in 1816 continued to prosper till 1861 when the war ecloud settled down upon the count But the history of those four years proves that cve desolation of a_civil war, unequalied in this century for some of its harshe features, could not destroy our ¢ When the war had closed, a call of the Grand Lodge to meet in Baltimore in 1865 brought together a band of the most devoted friends of the eaunse, and there they cemented their friendship over the laying of a_corner stone of a monument to Thomas Wildey, the first grand mas- ter of the order in the Unitxd States. That monument has been erected in Broadway in the city of Baltime by the voluntary contribution of Odd rellows; and on one side a inseribed these words: ‘He who realizes that the trug mission of man on earth is to rise above the level of individual influence, and to recognize the fatherhood of God over all, and the brotherhood ot man, is nature’s true nobleman.’ ' Mr. Hunting then showed how the society had grown in twen cight ~ grand Todg: lodges, and in 1 The umpments, In 1884 $2,112,000 hal been expended on the sick and the orphans, as against about $800, 000 in 1864 ' In_reference to state’s share he LT A as| 10,242, and you know how it w You ask the 439 brothers, the fort widows and they will tell you what this relief mean: The 2,030 benefits for ness have each been vote celing has gone with it * % # (ompare this method of giving relief with the ordinary gush and par- iality of city charity ‘commiittees. 1 $350,000 were given to bury the dead, the burial was attended by prothers of the order, though the dece: may_have been a stranger in astrange land. There is no diminution in the zeal of the mem- bership, no desire to halt by the wayside, but the energies of this vast brotherhood of more than half a million of men con- tinues active in the great cause of human benefaction. y way of illustrating the working of 0dd Fellowship, the speaker told of _the finding of & membership card from N con, Giv,, in the pocket of a drowned pa senger on board the foundered Schiller off Sicily Isle in 1875, It led to his bu followed by brothers who had only know him in death. “Penns; nia leads all the states in membership with her 80,000 strong. In Hampshire one in ten of the legal are enrolled as members. With ska, the outlook has never been Tairer. Our order to-day holds no sccond »osition, but oceupies & front rank of honor among the other agencies for good by which we are surrounded. % % % The great principles of fraternity underlic our organization are pe ing «ll classes, and men are beginning to realize now as never before the true relations that they sustain to each other as members of the same gres ily. The, germinatin ads of the Odd Fellowship that were sown by the pioncers of our order are taking deep root in the hearts of our people, and we begin to see the fields wintening for tl Odd Fellowship inspires the hearts and animates the soul of living men, who, with an upward looking of _their whole being, are striving to place humanit; upon a_common, world-wide platform, upon which all mén may stand wrespec- tive of party. We miy remember that our order reaches around the globe. Not only in these United States and territor but in Mexico and South American re publics; in the Sandw Islands, New Zealand, Australasia, i wope, Ger- many, Denmark, $ se, Por- tugal, Spain an Mr. Hunting continucd af closed with an eloguent tribute order, The Ball. The grand ball, the closing feature of the celebration, took place in the Expo- sition building last night. Like a few of the entertainments which have already been given in that institution, it proved a notable event. The hall was brilhantly illuminated. The floor and galleries wore filled with spectators. There were about 8,000 peopie present, The orchestra occupied the stage, the front of which was lined with a choice array of beautiful flowers. Above the orchestra was the word “Charity’ flaming in hundreds of minia- ture gas jets. The grand march occupied about twenty minutes. It was led by Mr. and Mrs. M. Goldsmith, These were followed by the several cantons in uniform, and these, in turn, by a miscellaneous aggre- gation of regaliad members and _friends. The effect was charming, especially when the great throng was in motion, Keeping time to the strains of a beautiful march under Hofman's leadership. The programme consisted of twent four ances, the dancers remain- ing n large numbers until toward the e The percentage of dancers to the attendance ~ was greater than has thus far been noticed in the new build- ing. lhe be itage of good dancers cqually gratifying, nearly all who wved the fascinating movement of the 2 being able to do so without attract- ing unfavorable attentionjto themselves. The following is the PROGRAMME: Grand Mareh...... To Our Visiting Brothers Laueiers Quadrille. luitiatory Waltz, Plaln....0000 00 ge No. 1 uadrille, Plain.” Three Links OIS s < cosssinnss -Seales and Swora Waltz Quadrille, g AT 4 Covenant Dez. Lodge No, 1 Schotische .’ Canton Miliard No..1 Prairie Quean Omaha Lodge No. 2 Newport.... .. ... Three Pillars Lanciers Glide ... Allemannen Lodge No. 8 LaComs.. ..., " ers oy “Hainbow Quadrille, Plain." Resperian Encamp. No. 2 Waltz Virgin| RIPTIO e e cves e dinsed . Quadrilie. ... \ sodg MAzZurka. ..o ek e ige .. Royal Parple Waltz Qi oo .Heartand Hand Schottische Josbeey viors . Globe Quadrille. .00 oo Hive Tolka v Friendship Lanciers, Saratoga Love Waltz, A e “Hotr Glass Seliottisehie, Good! Night Truth At ten o'clock thoe: supper was spread in the north gallery, and hundreds of the guests eagorly partook of the refresh- ments which were elegantly served. In the early part of the evening the banquet s sproad. The tables accommodated 915 people at onee, and lh"f had to be set a third time. The material used was sup- plied by the wives of the local members of the order. Officors. The gentlemen managers of the ball were: Alfred D. Jones, mas- tor of ceromonies; M. Goldemith, assistant; B, C. C ( Bennett, A. Van Trott, vy Loui Jno. Desbrow, Thos,' G CIiff, P. strand, S. J. Larson, Henry Boiln Har E. Thompson, Max Klette, Henry F. Rhodes, Alfred Viney, R. E. Waugh, J. B. Piper, . Kauffiman, P L. Edholm, M. C. Roberts and F. B. Bryant. ad Ruth Rebee Next Celebration.} Last night the following committee w: appointed to decide upon a place at which 10 hold the nextannual celebration: 0. €. J. R. Fox, 108; Tke Stellb Jackson, 10; Max Moyer, 8; Ernst Karl, D. Gifford, 52; ubblotield. iould Hickley, s Heaton, 183; £, D. Davis, 9; A, J. C. Hagensack, 2N L. C. Pollard, 2 H ohn ch- ols, 2; C. M. Wittstru mil Faust, 140, and J. B. R; 53. T rentlemen met and after discussion referred the sub- jeet to Nichols, of Omaha, Bell from Lincoln, to report at the session of the next grand lodge in October bids made by lodges for the location of the nex celebration. O for Home. This morning at one o'clock the lodges of Plattsmouth, Ashland, Greenwood and Lincoln took their special train for ticir homes The special on the Union Pacific was run out at about the same time. Both of these left but few of the members in town. The local Odd Fellows, however, oc pied the floor of the exposition till 2 a. m., when every light was extinguished and the last loiterer retired to his home. Notes. It cost just s 000. The Odd Feilows are even with the world. Hofman's orchestra of thirty pieces ac- quitted itself finely. T enidnt'8f the celebration is to be commended, o North Omahx bars'ran from the bail at 2 o’clock this morning. The Expositio# bullding will soon find favor with stockfiolders. The Lincoln Gadet band has much to learn in a musiesl way. But the mem- bers are youngy good-looking and de- meaned themseltes as gentlemen. S i Public sale of Short Horn tle at Lin- coln, Neb., April'14, 7836, cen cows and heifers and'fiventy bulls. For cata- logues anpl_\' to_Col, F. M. Woods, Lin- coln, Neb., or Willinms & Lacy, Lacona, Towa. I in the city jail awaiting trial on the chargo of bomg a suspicious character. It is said thathe is wanted at many points in Colorado and New Me for numer« ous crimes and offenses. He will be held here until called for. Burns’ lust exploit occurred in Leadville, in front of a saloon kept by the chief of police. After mortally shooting aman, it is alleged he turned himself Ioose on a crowded street with a shotgun, firing both barrels and wounding numer- e s MRS B TP oM Ry men searched the mountains and gulches with the intention of lynching him. A month afterward three men i three hos- iitals, who said they had been shot by 3urns in diflerent dance halls and gam- bling halls, died the same day. Since then he has been a refugee and rsed the entire west. He says his arrest is an ont nd elaims o be n Deputy Sherifl’ Hopkins, of San Francisco. The spirit of mortal shonld be proud. 1t has St. Jacobs Oil to remoye its pains, + For Sale or Trade. Forty sections of extra choice western ultural lands; twi hundred and ¢ neres.of York county, Neb., land, into ten y desirable farms. For particulars address the owne Horkins & Cowan, York, Neb. — ‘When you come to Lincoln, stop at the Commercial Hoi if you want home comforts. C. W. Krrenex, Proprietor, Under the Bridge at N Last night, & muan whose numne the policeman had forgotten, fil near the Seventn str i re and rob bed of his wateh and about §23. had 1o clue to his robbers. Lost His Ticke Last night Officer White deposited in the jail a man named James Donahue, who'said he had been robbed by a couple of colored men of a stem-winder watch worth about Battle of Gettysburg. The great picture, the Battle of Get- tysburg, will be exhibited to-day on St. Mary’s avenue ———— Queex Prayers, Boston Record:~ The modern abbreviations, #l1v in the societies, was strikingly exemplities other day at a ceplyiy. woman's pr meeting. One of #he Sisters, who is very much interested i Woman's Chris- tian Temperanceé uiiion, the Woman's Home issioniry “society and the Woman's Educational and Industrial union, prayed fervently, with a cert.inty that she would he understood: “0 Lord, bless the C.T. U, the W, F.M. S, the W. H. M. 8. and the W. E. and 1. U When I hear SXotids of odd prayers,” said a certain coll on hearing the one just told, I always think of one I heard offered by an old da down on Ship I Iand during thejwary He prayed: “O Lord, ransiak 'the worl’ all ober on a white horse and gib us all ¢ i bounding brass and simple tingle! A distinguished Boston divine preached a fow Sundays ago for a cousin who is tor of u church forty miles out in the ruunlr,r'. His relative d by the presen B T n A ananink: rava vhic Il'hu prefaced the other’s sermon, he yed: 1olp thy servant who is to speak tous to-day. Without Thee—help him—for—" He stopped, tried to collect himself, and finished, *“‘for, O Lord, he can't do much, anyway!" The pastor of u South End church called on a bereaved widow of his con gregation the other day and began con- soling her with scriptaral texts, Her husband had long been un iuvalid, and the minister's selections bore on the rest into whick he had entered. “Yes," she sighed, ‘‘and there is one beautiful verse in the Psilis that applies to me that Ithink of so wuch: ‘Othello’s oceupation is gane!' NE COLEARANOE RECORD.t2 The Gross Bank Exchanges For the Last Week. —The following table, compiled from special dispatches to the Post, from the managers of the leading clearing houses in the United States, shows the gross bank exchanges at each point for the week , in comparison with the cor- x week in 1885 ending April Increase. Decrease. *Denver and Galyeston are not ineluded in The Visibl Cricaao, April Supply Statement. —The number of bush- in store in the United States and Canada, Avril 24, and the increase or de: crease as compared with the previous weck, will be posted on ehange as follows: GOING INTO PARTNERSHIP. Mrs. Nottingham, bemg unable to get the means from her husbund to supply her neeessities, at last informed him thav ching, so us fo be as independent us he was married. rnest, my dear?’ she was befo “You're not in ¢ Mr. Nottingham. ¢ 1'm in_earnest. ppose I intend to go ‘on this bogzing and farthing [ spend? I've and ean be so again. " “No; but look her had risen, and w been independent " Mr. Nottinghs ing up and down teaching! Wi What T ean Mrs. Nottingham. ut 1t into words.” aoWell, then, ook her, 11 proudly rephed id Mrs. Not- done my own nsidered as & cook, s - myself ade- quately compens < Let me see—it's 70 a vices as worth that Nottingham, with dignity; “but if you would rather I will prosecute n T consider my se housckeepe idea of opening a scleet ; iked up and do the room onc mto poreupine fashion with his finger “Iwill consult Unele Wetherbee, “Vory well” Nottingham. “I'm quite willing to abide by his deci- Uncle Wetherbee, a bronzc sailor, who was comfortably smo! schaum up stair e came down— unt of a woode summoned at d listened to side with the ut want to know my opinion? Unele Wethe " said Mr. Nottingham., " said Uncle “mutrimony’s a co-partner joys and sorrow. money as well “Then look he it ought to L e cven with your “Divide—even? blunkly repeated Mr. sne-third of thi yoursclf, lny aside one-thivd for hold purdoses, and then give the other s, but, nnele it is, and I have nothing more to say."" He stumped off up stairs Nottingham looked at his wif Mr, Notting] but Un ‘e W ‘l, ham remained in wife on these “Though for the life of me I can’t see what you do with all your money,” suid he to s wif ) las often sug- gested itself to me in regard to your rotorted Mrs. “Nottinghun ly. T ondanito buy a house for you if it had not been for the unexpeeted ap- propriation of my funds,”" suil Mr. N “All'in gool time one afternoon M came home carly from business and rush- ed up to Uncle Wetherbee's room. Nottingham 15 in the m Such a bargain! Ouly three thou and dollars?” SWhy don’t you buyit, then ; scooping fresh tobacco out of ise I've only been able to lay up two thousand of that duesedly small al- " suid Mrs. Nottinghan, 1 divided with Pha:be, e suggestion nodded Uncle 1 to my suzgestion been i comp Wetherbeei, tively poor man,"’ \ything on such a smull pittunc fe thinks so, t0o,” Incle Wethe “Oh. that's altogether id Mr. Nottingham thinking to reconsider that af Uncle Wethorbee his wooden leg, and said nothi “But,” added Mr_ Nottinghs the Filkirk placet. It's a little gem of a and D've always wunted a house This reni-puying business Aud I could ge for the $1,000 if you of my cwn ¢ don't altogother suit u would allow me to use your name as security."” “0 certainly, certainly!” said Uncle Wetherbee o it as much as you like.” And Mr. Nottingham went off ro]nh'm(z But Wiggs g Sangster, the agents in charge of the Filkirk place,were exultant when he arrived. “Two thousand dollars and a gm for the balanco is n\ui well,” Mr. Sangster; ‘‘but we had another offer this morning of cash down! And we considered it our duty to Mr, Filkirk to close with it. Very sorry—but porhaps we might suit Mr. Nottingham with some other piece of property ' Mr.l{ouinulmm went home sadly dis- pirited. “What's the use of trying to save money " said he, “I'm golng to give up after this!” “I don’t agree with you there, dear, said Mrs. Nottingham, “I've been sav- ing money for the past three years, and I've found it pays.” “You have?” said her husband. “Of courso I have. Do you suppose I spent all the money? Nof a bit of it. 1T put the best part of it out at inte ways following Uncle Wetherbe in ‘my investments' and I've bought a house with it!"* “What house?" Mr. Nottingham's eyes opened wider and wida “The Filkirk house," said Mrs lips and cheeks dimpled all over with satisfaction. ‘I completed the bargain to-day, My dear,” (stealing one arm around her husband's neek) “how do you think 1 have held up my end of the business partnership®” “Botter than I have done myself, Pnabe,” said Mr. Nottingham, with a curious moisture coming into his eyes “My plucky little wife, I am proud of ou.” %%t was your monay, Nicholas," eaid the wife in a faltering yoice, “But it was your prudence and economy that stoi it up, Phacbe.” ““Then you don’t regret the terms and the articles of our partnership? So the young couple moved into the Filkivk house when the 1st of May came round, and the cosiest room with a south window and an open fireplace for a wooden fire, was reserved for Uncl Wetherbee. And Mr. Nottingham is never tived of telling his friends his wife bought the place with her share of the artnership profits Tho most charming woman in the s Nottingham, - s DUNDY COUNTY'S GROWTH. An Immense Rush of Settlers to Southwest Nebraska. BeNkLEMAN, Nebraska, April 24— [Correspondence to the Bie.]—The immigration to Dundy county and contiguous territory has been marevlous this spring. It is estim not less than 8,000 peonle v Benkle- man in the last and that 2,000 have taken land and begun the founda- tions of a home. 'The immigrants arve, a class, enterprising, intelligent, well- to-do people who do not come iiere be- cnuse of poverty, but because of seeing a agood mvestment in & western home They have been favored by nature in way; a mild winter, an ecarly sprmg and copions rains. During the past two weeks there has been nearly four inches of rain fall and the ground is wet for four feet from the surface. Nearly every day sees a shower of seve long duration. Crops of every kind being planted and an encour: is the immense amonnt of fruit trees and small fruits set out. It is conceded, now, that the danger line of drouth has pussed Dundy county and it is supposed that brave spirits are struggling against it further on. Nearly §1,000,000 has been spent this spring.in improvements, and all the region round about 15 witness to the labor and care. Benkleman has grown marvelously and all the neighbor- g towns have risen so rapidiy as to have no jenlousy of Benkleman. With the fine prospeets of erops all fecl satis- fied and many a pleasant home now smiles forth, where the antelope made their homes y . The soil of Dundy county is black, as deep, as fer- tile and the surface as level as central Iliinois, and that is good. A very dis- tinet line separates this good portion from the sand hills comprising the re- mainder of the county. Adjoining Dundy county in Colorado, on the line of the Oberlin extension of the B. & M. lies a_ countr, r larger, as fertile, ot the il and of wonderful product This is now the ficld of suttle t and is sure to make a remarkuble just west of Bird City, Kan- sas, and just such land. There are’ thou- ands of qu sections upon which a fundkerchief could be dropped and seen from ever, t of the quarter. The complaint of fraudnlent entries of Commissioner Sparks never applied to this country to anyextent, A larger per- centage of actunal settlers, who intend to rear homes and remain, never caome (o any new count Some instaned of frand haye occurred wmong the entries of the cattle men made in an carly day before the seruting of the actual sctlers was upon them, are undoubtedly recking with <Lxhnm-~1, Phese instances were entries of bottom land, good for grazing purposes only, and affect the mterests of no settler or farmer wishing agricultural Jand. There have been no coniliets hor about land there is too much good fand lying open to the settler, which af fords a safety valye for the pressure to obtain a farm of Uncle Sam. The time i now pars for the prosperity and fertility of this country ing prosperous towns, the , the thick settlement of farm valugble and numerous improve the growiag crops and favorable prospeets shadow forth dimly the coming catness of this country and the solemn parture of the Great American Desert frow the limits of the ] Vollers & Ewing, at Benkelman, are y obliging gentlemen, and wi'l' fur- nish information to uuvcrnmu}j)} Iéuuh, M. —_— How the Oanal Racket is Worked, Wall Street News: A New Yorker who was traveling in Maryland eame across a big; dry ditch about forty rods long in the outskirts of a town and naturally in- quired what it was intended for. YA canal,” was “Why wasn't it finished “No need of it. By the time they had dug this far the company was consoli- dated with a railvoad, the subscriptions were all in, the stock-holders frozen out and the lending men veady for a year's pleasure trip to Burope e He Never Fooled 'Liza in His Life. Arkansaw Traveler: One night re- contly Judge Bulvage met several old friends, gentlenien of the old school, as he termed them. They grew mellow in aring recollection and their legs be 50 _emotional that the judge, upon g home, discovered that it. was n the most w rd puanner-—-u r of unexpected and uncertain direction—that he could walk. One thing favored the old follow. Histongue never became thi but "his eyesight, alas, was at times woefully bad “Got to rig up something,” he mused as he pu Bodl his sealloped way in the direction of home. *‘Never fooled 'Liza in my life, but it stands me in hand Lo do it this time. Let me see. Al, hah? believe I gotit. When & drunken man goes home, he never thinks of taking up W book. Ie wanis to talk. Now i go home pretend to _be absorbed—absorboed —that's & devilish sorbed and withou making any extra A speak politely—yes, must speak politely take up a book, - there’s that word again—and read until the old lady drops off to sleep. be absorbed— When he reached home, Mrs. Bulvage, although the hour was late, sat in ex- pleasantly when he entered the room. “Ah," he mused, “think 1've So devilish blind I can't find Here's one on the trunk.’ He sat down, and after some difliculty opened his hook, and so “‘absorb he that he did not know looking at him with contempt T what are you doing?" prosted in this “‘What's the name of the work®" “What's the name of the book?” round here for y read it a dozen times,” She did not reply, but after a long silence, she said: “Why do you want to sit there holding lise open, lookin, He acknowledged his drunk ATTACKS OF BILIOUSNESS people are liable to, which glck, tnd 1 hot thrown off en I symptoms appear, such a . 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