Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, May 22, 1887, Page 9

THE OMAHA DAILY BEE: SUNDAY MAY 2 NATURE'S MAJESTIC WONDER, | Progress of Pranks of the Great Electric Fiuid, ELECTRIC LIGHT DANGERS A Deadly Wire—Electric Railways— Geeso Killed by Lightning—Tight 1n Japan—An Electric Mat— Dots and Dashes, ive" Wire, John H. Simpson, Philadelphian, to this city a few weeks ago and went into the office of the Adams Express company, at 41 Trinity place, as night engineer. He had charge of the eleotric dynamos in the basement and looked after thelighting of the build- ing, which has a plant of its own. Last night, a little after 8 o’clock, he took a friend, John 8. Helme, into the cellar, promising him that he would see some tall handling of the dynamos and wires, “'Electricity doesn’t affect me much any more,"” said Simpson; ‘‘what would knock you out inasecond Ican hold without turning a muscle.” Down inthe busement Simpson ex- pluined about the two currents and the dynamo, and urged Helme to try a small clectric shock. Helme said he didn’t know much about wires, and such things, and he thought he had better stay away from them. Simpson then braced him- self and started in. He took one wire first with one hand, and then with both hands, There was no damage done ap- parently, and the foolhardy engineer then seized both wires, putting one hand on each. No sooner had he fairl touched them than the lights went sud- denly out. Simpson’s arms stretched out straight and stiff, and he fell heavily to the tloor. Helme made his way np to the ground floor and ealled fo p. Mathew Fogan, a clerk In the oftice, and Night Watch- man Williams hurried bach with him to the cellar, ‘The circuit was whole again and the lights were blazirig as usual. Simpson was still on the floor rigid, with his arms straight in the air. He had died instantly from the shock. San Francisco's tric Rallway. San Francisco Chronicle: Prof. N. S, Reith, who has had charge of the con- struction of the v electric railway mo- tors for the Folsom street line, told a Chronicle reporter yest y that the ial trip of the first” electric locomotive buiit for the road would probably be made within thirty days. The conduit wron is_beg prepared at the Pacific Roller Mills, and when completed it will be laid from Nineteenth to T'wenty-sixth street, near Folsom. The steam engine used for the generation of the electricity will be set up at Nincteenth strect. Two locomotives under construction en by a reporter yesterday after- noon. ‘The frame-work has been com- pleted, and the wheels, shafts and dynamo put in position. The power is appled to the shaft from the dynamo on each loco- motive by a band running to a horizontal revolving wheel four feet in dlameter, which is placed above the forward car- wheel shaft, to which it is connected by a miter gear. The electricity is con- vey » car dynamo by an iron con- ductor which roughly corresponds with the ordinary cable. "The grip, still fol- lowing this line of illustration, is a shut- tle, which permits of the passage ot the electric current from the wire to the dynamo. To stop the car it is only nec- cessary to break the circuit, which is done by » simple contrivance invented tor that purpose, ‘I'he maximum speed of the electric locomotive intened for use on Folsom strect lind is twelve miles an hour, although they could readily be made to even much faster by an increased Iu)wer of etectric generation. The regu- ar running speed will be eight miles an hour, which is the limit fixed by muni- cipal law. The motors built here for this purpose are said to be a great im- provement over those in use 1 Denver and other cities. There is a saving of about 60 per cent in expense as compared to that of cable railways. Elootric Light Dangers. l‘h|lmlel?hln Ledger: Another death from the electric light current occurred on 'I'hursday, i New York. This time, however, the victim was himself solely to blame. and suffered the consequences of his own ignorance or carelessnes. It was quite otherwise with Thomas Tighe, the young man who met his death at Sixteenth and Barker streets a few days ago. The inquest before the coroner drew out quite plainly the manner and cause of his death, and proved it to be about as nearly a pure accident as could possibly oceur. ighe, it appears, was not informed of all the wires that were *‘alive,” the foreman Inslructh:ft him properly concerning tnose with wdich he would probably deal. Unfortunately the work brought the man directly opposite the roturn wire of the circuit on which he was wnrkmf.und an accidental move- ment caused his body to short-circuit the "‘l;fl with probably instantaneously fatal effect. ‘There were one or two points brougnt out at this inquest which it is worth whileto consider, with a view to avoid- ance of similar acts in the future. The company’'s representatives state that it is impossible ts turn off the current from a line every time repairs are made, since repairs and additions are so constantly goiug on as to preventt such a rule from eing enforced, except at very great loss and annoyance. Burying the wires un- derground, although "desirable on many other grounds, and especially on that of relieving firemen from encountering ob- struction and danger, would not remove, though it would lessen, the possibility of just such nccidents, Even if the out- going and return wires of every circuit were carried on separate poles the dan- r world not be wholly avoided, while the expense of construction and main- tenance would be greatly increased, One fact was hloufilll out very clearly at the inquest, and that is the total unre- liability of the insulating materials now in common use to prevent such accidents, Even when perfectly new, the insulation is probably too imperfect to retain the current, if an otherwise perfect short cir- cuit is presented to it, and the effect of time and exposure to the weather is to render such insulation totally worthless as a safoguard to life or vroperty, Its only use is to prevent to a certain’ extent leakage of electrical energy by induction aud other methods. It would certainly scem among the possibilities for some methyd to be devised which should ren- der these wires at least measurably safe, and which should not be so expensive as to preclude its practical adoption. The method of attaching wires to insulators at present in vse is also very faulty, for the tie wires soon become a ‘part of the circuit and a menace to the linemen or repairers, whose duties call them to the poles. To bury the wires in two separate con- duits, one carrying outgoing and one re- turning currents, would probably prove the most ‘efficacious way to prevent such accidents. It the wires should be pro- teoted from the effects of dampness, the insulating material with which they are covered is quite capable of protecting the currents, and, with two conduits, it would be an impossibility to make short circuits except by the greatest careless- ness or at the point where the power is used. With electric lighting wires there is not the excuse which telegraph and lelephone companies urge for the over- head wires, The heavy currents which they employ are not liable to trouble from induction or local currents. The expense could not be much greater than they are now under from the overhead system, and, at any rate, safety would be well purchased " at any reasonable expense. The electric light companies, however, arenot to bear the whole blame for a failure to put their wires underground. City councils are largely responsible for the delay in this needed improvement. Geese Killed by Lightning. Chieo (Cal.) Chronicle: R. Burch, who resides on Rock Creek, north of town, paid us a call last evening® He informs us that during the storm of last Friday afternoon, as he and his !nmflf were watching the clouds, a flock of wild geese passed near the house. As he was look- ing at them, there came a vivid tlash of lightning, which seemed to pass right through the flock of geese, and the next moment the flock seemed to be thrown into confusion, uttered shrillest cries of alarm, and six of their number were seen fulling to the ground, They had been killed' by the lightning flash Mr, Burch had.noticed. He went and picked uln the dead geese, which he found to be plump and fat, without a mark to show where the lightning had struck them. He had a feast of roast goose the next day. This is the first instance on record, we believe, of geeso being struck by light- ninfi while flyhuf 1n the air, and it isgen- erally supposed that they are safe from the destroying boltof Jove. Telephoned Through His Body. Deposit Courier: Last Saturday Nel son Crane mo: telephone at Creek Scttlement from the grocery into John White's sitting roum. Just before he took the wires out of the instrument, he telephoned home to missister,telling her to ring Lower De- posit, and to talk with that station in about a minute after he spoke to her, The ring for Deposit is three short and one long. Mr. Crane then took the wires from the instrument, and held them between the thumb and forefinger of each hand. At the appointed time he received three short shocks and one long one, severe, but not painful. Soon after he could feel a very slight, pl agreeable sensation in his fingers up to his elbows, and he concluded they were talking, He then put the wires back into the instrument for a mo- ment, and found that his sister at home, a couple of miles distant, had rung Deposit and successfully held a con- versation with that station, and it was all done through his body. unt, clear Electric Light Japan, Chicago Herald: ere has visiting the city for a few Mr. H. M. )\Villimns. who ently returned from the Asiatic em- vhere he went to introduce the cht, and he says that the readi- ness with, which the Orientals adopt these improvements is quite astonishing. In Japan most principal cities are now lighted by electricity, ours are, and many of the finest hou! e illuminated in the same way. A lnr{e Edison plant has recently been ordered for the palace of the Mikado, at Tokio, a very larg building, or rather a cluster of buildings connected by corridors and covering sev- eral acres. The Chinese do not take hold of these improvements as readily as the Japs, but are beginning to see their ad- vantages. ‘The Coreans are rc:ulIy to adopt all modern idess, purticularly if they come from the United States. The palace of the king of Corea has a plant of 300 (Edison) lights and was first illum- inated on_ the birthday of the king's mother-in-law, on the 20th of February, with great ceremony. As no foreigner is allowed to look upon the features of the king or queen, the workmen took great risks when they were putting in the apparatus for if they had even by accident scen the face of the king they would have been put to death, according to the custom of the comnr{. ‘They were carried into the palace and through the corridors in y anquins, and trumpeters were sent ahead of them so that the royal family might keep out of their way. A Electric Lights In Mines. English Labor Herald: Talk of lighting up mines with electric light, Wales fins Lngnn. John Sparrow, of the Firwd coal and 1ron works colliery—tak- ing light down below—with electricity. Afillough the place is not one of the largest concerns in Wales, Mr. Sparrow 18 ‘‘an old bird,”” and one of the most ad- vanced employers, intellectually and scientitically, in the principality, and is also one who wields a powerful influence over employer and workmen, New Telegraph Line. The Idaho Statesman says: A com- any has been organized at Seattle to Euihl a railroad and telegraph line from Seattle on the most practicable route to .the British possessions on the north, and from there a rond and telegraph line will be built to the Canadian Pacitic. Ocean Intercommuuication, Electrica) World: Mr. Edison, who has returned from Florida, says that he made experiments while south which convinces him that lolcfrlohlnx thronfh water without the aid of a wire will ulti- mately be made possible as a regular tpractical matter, so that, for instance, sships several nules apart at sea may communicate with one another, That his can be ione has already received everal experimental demonstrations, as our readers know. G What Eyes Are Said to Show. Generally speaking, blue eyes signify constancy and devotion to friends, Black eyes denote as a rule a_sensuous character and au inconstant, fickle dis- position, However, there are some noted exceptions to this rule. ‘The mam characteristics of the violet eye, which 1s ealled the woman'’s eye, are affection and beauty, chivalric belief and limited or deficient intellectuality. Gray eyes are the most expressive of all eyes, and denote strong qualities of m:nd and soul. Persons with gray eyes usually have a great deal of patriotism. Self-satisfaction and conceit are com- monly the characteristic traits repre- sented by the green eyes. When the tinge verges on yellowishness it denotes that the possessor is gifted with strong powers of imagination. The vurg light blue eye is character- istic of the northern races, and in a woman it suggests constancy aud truth, steadfastness simplicity, courage and purpose. Ina man itis apt to denote a phlegmatic disposition, Brown eyes are the eyes of the south and east, and denote as a general rule passion and lack of originality. In a woman they mean jealousy and cruelty very often, and in men courage, super- stition and mild recklessncss. Blue eyes usually go with light hair, but when they go with dark hair and complexion there is coupled with the af- fectionate T'mlilmn a tendency to deceive, stimulated by an ambition for conquest and leading to the gratification of admi- ration, Hazel is a very difficult color to deter- mine, there are some many different va- reties. As a general rule eyes of this color suggest a good deal of nronfth of character, and fauurnlly asense of mis- chiet and tric! ery. A blue gray, with bronze streaks radiating from the center, comes nearest to hazel, ————— A three year old Waterbury boy, whose legs were deformed from birth, was taken to the New Haven city hospital, where the surgeon broke one leg three times, and the other one twice, and then straightened and reset the bones. The child endured the operation. well under either, and now walks long® distances with only a slight hmp. THE LOCAL SOCIAL ENNUIL A Quiet Yot Pleasant Week Among Omaha'y Elite. GENERAL CROOK'S RECEPTION. The Barton Tea—A Pleasant Card Party—Mrs, Wheaton's Dinner— The Bennet Luncheon—Art Notes—General Gossip, The Bottom Falls Out, The bottom has fallen out of society, and with the two receptions of the past week, the season has come to a close, to the unbounded satisfaction of all those who are actively or even passively con- cerned in its movements. People are rapidly packing up and leaving for more habitable regions, and in a few weeks Omaha will be deserted by the element that constitutes the effervescence of its society, possibly without experiencing any consciousness of 10ss, or any sensa- tion, save one of thankfulness. The social round has become irksome to keep up and tedious to record, and the most satisfactory feature of the past season is its utter cessation, A Lesson in Manners. Harper's Bazar: The display of jewels and personal attractions in public has long been deprecated by those of good taste, but 1t still continues in a remark- able manner. Of course in the boxes of the opera house there is the little gulf of distance between the public and the full dress which gives it remoleness suflicient to excuse it in some degree, while the added brilliancy which the display gives to the auditorium is not undesirable. But it is nobody’s business to add bril- liancy to a restaurant or to the dining- table of an inn, in however grand a man- ner the inn may be conducted. We lately saw a lady at a public table whose gown, scintillating with jets, was cut open and square over a snowy bust, where reposed a string of diamonds and a string of pearls, with a large brooch and pendant of diamonds;in her hair a bandeau of brilliants glittered in the shape ot a comb; huge solitaires de- pended from her ears; diamonds agamn sparkled on her wrists, while her hands were literally loaded with sapphires and rubles and emeralds and opals and dia- monds; she glittered all over liko the night; she reminds one of some raree show, and attracted almost as much at- tion. Yet this same ing indi- sed her handkerchieg vigorously 1 long time together on her nos- atched herself without reserve, bones with her jeweled fingers, n ing as much dis y of her bad breeding in one direction asanother. Our young people cannot too early be taught that simplicity of dress in pub- lio1s as important and as evident a mark of good breeding as quiet behavior is, Brilliant Reception. The largest event of the week was the reception given by General and Mrs. Crook Wednesday evening. The house and grounds were brilliantly illummatea and drew many spectators who watched the gaiety inside with curiosity and in- terest. The porch was enclosed and nade a favorite and comforwable ren- dezvous for the guests during the even- ing, Theinfantry band, stationed onthe lawn, played by torchlight and addea much to the general entertainment. The floors were canvassed, but the fire which occurred at 11:30 broke up the festivities and interfered with the programme for the evening. A feature that was umversally appre- ciated was a huge punch bowl tilled with a beverage compounded after the most opproved urmy recipe that was tested and heartily endorsed by all the thirsty ones present. General and Mrs. Crook were assisted in welcoming the guests by Mrs. Whea- ton, Mrs. Read. Mrs. Kennon, Mrs. P, H. Ray, Mrs. Henry, Mrs. Dandy, Mrs. Hall, Miss Somers, and Miss Jennie McClellan. The toilets were more than usuaily liant, decolette dressing being noticeably numerous, Mrs. Dandy wore a most striking gown of black s en traine, with front of white crystal beads. The low corsage was trimmed with crystals, fine dia- monds. Mrs. Kennon wore a stylish combina- tion of cream color and red velveten traine with sleeveless corsage. Miss. Rustin wore a becoming helio- trope silk combined with brocade, V- shaped orsage. Mrs. James Chambers, black tulle en train with decolette and " sleeveless cor- sage. fi:'s. Higginson wor a simple but very tasteful toilet of cream wool combined with brocade satin. Mrs. Read wore a handsome black lace dress with jet plastron, Mrs. Hitchcock wore a Wattoan dress of cream cashmere with bands of blue embroidery. Miss Congdon, handsome brown satin de lyon en train set off with shrimp pink- Mrs. Collins, a bride, wore onc of the most elegant dresses, & white satin with 1mmense train, front of pearls. The low round corsage was garnitured with pearls. An Afternoon Reception. The reception given at Mrs. Gy Bar- ton's Thursday wus as pleasant as the geniality of the hostess and the beauty of the surroundings could make it. Mrs, Barton and Mrs. C. D. Woolworth to- gether welcomed the guests as they ar- rived, and the comfort and en‘ertainment of the guests was further attended to by Mrs. Yost, Mrs. Wakeley, Mrs. Mors- man, Mrs. W. 8. Millard, Mrs. Rollins, Miss Maude Woolworth and Miss Jessie Millard, The rooms looked very bright and attractive, and the beauty and pro- fusion of the floral adornments occas- ioned much comment and admiration. About one hundred and fifty invitations were issued, most of which were re- sponded to. In Mrs. Mumaugh's Stuilio, Mrs. Mumaugh has just completed a a crayon portrait of the late H. Wilkins, that is one of her happiest effor ts in that line of art. soft in finisk and develops a likeness that 18 nlmost life like. A rage for mirror decoration has again taken possession of the pupils and several are in progress that display cousiderable taste. A very handsome one was re- cently painted by Mrs. Traynor. The subject 'is a ‘“Midsummer Diversion™ and presents a rural landscape, with two figures stnmfinfion a rustic bridge in the foreground, leading across a clear stream to n sunny avenue in perspective. Miss Standish " is also working on a mirror decoration of equal beauty. Progressive Hearts, The Misses Nellie and Lizzie Corby gave an enjoyable card party Saturday night at their home on Seventeenth street. An interesting game of progress- ive hearts was m.yff Thouppreunt were the Misses Fannie Groff, Jennie and May Wallace, Anne Babcock, Helen Copeland, Ida Boyge, Eunice Stebbins, The portrait is remarkably | 1887.~TWELVE PAGES, Florence England, and Corby, Van Gorden, s, England and C. 8. Stebbins, A Clab Affair, A lunch was given at the club Tuesday evening by Mr. Stebbins and Mr. Funk- houser to a number of the ladies of their acquaintauce, Flowers were in great profusion and the service was in every way up to the standard of the club. The guests were seated in the following order: i Messrs, Kent, Freeman, Miss Bishop |Mre. Funkhouser Miss Ross) Miss Richardson Migs M. Knight Miss Rustin| {Miss Tjnms Miss Brown [Mlu Franklin Mr. Christiancy Miss Knight Miss Sharp Misss Isancs Mr. Funkbouser Mise Klmlmlll | Miss Lake Miss Boyd Miss Morse Miss Chamibers, [Mise Shears Miss Dandy iMrs. Remington A Picnic Party, The picnic season was inaugurated yesterday at Henscom park, by a large crowd of young people. Dancing was indulged mn from 3 until 9 a. m, and a very delightful time was had, Those present were the Misses Margarct Botkin, Carrie Detweiler, Annie W hitman, Lillian House, Carrie House, Neva Turner, ) 1 nd Jennie Young, M th Crandall, Opal Touzalin, Emily sley, Daisy Doane, Mabel Fond: Ida Boyce, Gundie C Morse, Sao’ Manstield, P Lyler Alexander, Nina M. Tremuine Maude Wood, e & Corby, 1 Copeland, Eunis tebbins, Anna McCague, Lydia McUngue, Mary Ste- Alma Ringer, Rena Str; Mat- tie Stone, Flora Adler, Pauline Gold- smith, Dolly Polack, Addie Newman, Blanche Hellman, Nellio Bauserman, Amy = Barker, Menie Woolworth, Winnie Kennedy, Alice Chambers, Margaret Cooke, Margaret Brown, Louie Johnson, Inea Haskell, Grace Hef- fley, Lyn Curtls, Mamie Oliver, Maud Oliver, May Yates, Adaand Alice Parker, Ada Mills, " Sallie McClintock, Blanche Benton, Nell Moyer, Grace Mead, Lalian Brunner, Mabel Pratt, Letta and Sadie Stone, Ilorence Birkhauser, Mary and Alice Brown, Jennie McClelland and Messrs. Knaggs. Detwiler, Rogers, Allen, Wheeler, Sta- ley, Allen, mer, Moores, Stone, Mc- Cormi strang, - Rusti Anderson, hrilfllts, Beal, Fonda, McConnell, Clark, Keller. Stiger, Rounds, Simpson, Bauscrman,, Badolet, McCann, Dale, Brown, Preston Johnson, Stephens, Pundt, Rose- water, Rustin, Smith, O'Reilly, Whitney, Hackney, Conger, Hall, Bost- wick, l{:lmsc{,i‘oclmun England,Miner, Sherwood, Hicks. The ;mr({ chaperoned by the Misses Shears,Dickey, Ulen, Whitman, and Ms. Lyle Dickey. McEwing-Robinson. On the 16th inst at Detroit, Mich,, Mr. John McEwing of the: freight auditor's oftice, Unlon Pacitic, in'this city, was mar- ried to Miss Alice Robinson of that place . Mr. McEwing has long been a resident of Omaha and has many friends who will be proud to congratulate him upon his important step, and form the acgquaint- ance of his handsome wife. The bride is an accomplished young df with hosts of friends in Detroit and be a valuable acquisition to Omaha ety which will be pleased to welcome herin’its midst. Mr, and Mrs. McEw- ing have gone to housekeeping at 2705 Hanmilton street.. v N , Bl Broatch, Marsh, Obor, A Brigham Young Concert. A Brigham Young recital is announced for next Thursday evening at the taber- nacle. Considering the squally remin- iscences of former Brigham Young re- citals, the title is not a very alluring one. A Dinner Party. General and Mrs. Wheaton gave a din- ner q&n‘ly yestorday in honor of Judge and Mrs. Savage. The other guests were Dean and Mrs. Gardner, Miss Kinzie of Chicago, Lieuienant and Mrs, Sarson, Miss Boardman of Chicago, ¥. E. Vol- lum and Robert Patrick, A Luncheon. Mr. and Mrs, L.’ M. Beunett gave a small luncheon party at the ctub Thurs- day. The other guests were Mr. and Mrs, ‘Tower, Mrs. Mntfier of Chicago, Senator and Mrs. Manderson, Mrs. Mattheson. Art Gossip. Heyn is engaged op a painting that will soon be on exhibition at %losc‘s which is said to eclipsp his former efforts. At Heyn's gallery thereisa crayon vortrait of Judge Thurston that 18 one of H. A. Collin’s best specimens of por- traiture. ! Mrs. Higgenson's large class is doing good work in flowérs and landscape painting. One of the prettiest pieces noticed was u study of lovely elematis on ground glass. Brevities. Edmund Peycke and family have sailed for Germany. The Misses McCheape will spend the summer 1n Europe. George Heimrod and family will leave for Germany, June 5. Dr. and Mrs. Grady ‘are going to Hot Springs next week. The Rev. Frank' M zh, of Minne- anolis, 18 at Mrs, Cln&': Mrs. Judge Fitzgerald, of Cincinnati, is visiting Mrs. n’.‘c. Cushing, Mrs. Fitch and Miss ‘Fitch went wes Tuesday for a short trips Mrs. W. B. Millsrd and ehild will leave for the seaside Wednesday. Mrs. A. W. Saxe st daughter have gone to Marshall, Migh.| for a visit. Mrs. Joseph Row)és is spending a fort- night with relatives la Mmlll. fi. Mr. and Mrs. Max Ilq’ar will shortly leave for a three monthet visit to Europe. Judge and Mrs. Savage leave on the 81st for Europe to be absent all sum- mer. A. L. Polack and family will leave next week for a three months' tourn Europe. Mrs, and Dr. Somers have gone to Soda Springs, Col., for a visit of several weeks. Miss Annie Downs returned Thursday from St. Louis to her home, 1226 Georgia avenue. Mrs. Mather, of Chieago, who has been visiting Mrs, . H, Tower, has re- turned. Mr. and Mrs. John Oreighton are home from Hot Springs and an extended tour of the south. ! Miss Kittie Lowe is expected home the 1st of June, from a long and delightful visit in San Antonio. A. J. Kendnick, city editor of the Beg, . where he will left last night for Ch: be en, A;mfnn the Daily’ News. lluf Emma Balbach is_expected home LATEST SUMMER STYLES IN FOOTYEXIRR, Just Received at Miller's Shoe Store 612 North 16th Street. In order to introduce these goods to the public we shall offer them For One Week Only, Commencing Tomorrow Morn- ing, at Special Prices, a few of which we quote below: Ladies’ hand turned, French Kid Button $5.50; Ladies’ hand turned, Bright Dongola Button, #4; Regular price, $6 Regular price, $4.50, Ladies’ hand turned, Bright Dongola Button, § Regular price, $4 Ladics’ hand turned, Bright Dongola Button, $8.25 Regular price, $3.75 Mens’ ealf seamless vamps, in bals, button or congress,$4; Regular price, $4.50 Mens' Kangaroo seamless vamp, in bals, button and con- .. Eress, at $3.50; Mens’ low shoes at $2, $2.50 and $3, and Regular price, $4 Our ladies’ kid button shoes at §3, $2.50 and $2.25 and gents’ calf shoes at $3 and $2.50, can 't be beat. Ladies’ shoes made to order and a fit guaranteed. We Gua.ra:ntee togive an equivalent for every dollar expended with us. Mail orders will receive our prompt attention. GEO. S. MILLER. Omaha, _ Heights! House Given Away with the Next Fifty WORTH TWELVE HUND Lots Sold, RED DOLLARS. Sole Agents for Deer Park. Sole Agents for Clarendon. Sole Agents for Remington's Sub. REMINGTON & MCCORMICK, 220 South 15th Street. from Miss Grant's school about the 8th of June, for the summer vacation. Dr. W. C. Spalding went to Chicago Wednesday for a a further course of study with the eminent surgeon, Dr. Kenger. Y A hop will be given at Fort Omaha next Thursday by General and Mrs. Wheaton in honor of their guecst, Miss Kenzie, of Chicago. Mrs. C. W, Eoff, a vocalist from Kansas City. has recently come here, and is stop- ping with her mother, Mrs John Roemer, at 708 North Eighteenth street. BTuesday evening there was a very suc- cessful supper and sale of fancy work by the ladies of Unity club. bout two hundred were present, and a large amount was taken in, SOME SMILES. Bob Burdette, Humorist. ‘The empress of Germany gives a golden cross to every servant in the empire who remains forty yearsin one situation. If her majesty would come to America and make that offer to every girl who had forty places in one year sie could gointo tomk bankruptey with no assets in one week. Sayings of the RECKLESS EXTRAVAGANCE, The new English gun weighs I am afraid to say how many hundred thou- sand tons, and carries a projectile weigh- ing you wouldn't believe me now how many thousand pounds; but, atany rate, it costs $800 every time itis fired. And one day lust week they spent $3,200 miss- ing a target four times. This may be war, but to a plain man it looks a great deal more like extravagant foolishness. ART AMONG THE HEATHEN, *‘kather,” said Rollo, looking up from his book of travels, ‘‘how did the heathen learn to draw and paint so well?" Rollo’s father hesitated a moment, and Rolo's Uncle George said: ‘From the Meisson- ieries, Rollo, from the Meissonieries.” And the silence that fell upon the room was 80 profound that you could hear the grooeryjbill tick. A FRIEND OF HONEST LABOR I am down on this prison labor and El‘lloll contrect system,” said Mr. (;unny- ags, the friend of labor. ‘‘It not only degrades honest labor by coming into direct competitiom with it, but the prices paid for prison labor in_this country are altogether too high, Now, we import all the mats we handle from English Erllonn at 80 per cent less than they can e made in our own penitentiaries, Let us patronize honest labor,” THE ECHO OF A BUGLE BLAST. C'llJ)llh’l Jones, a8 warm hearted ex- confederate, enthusiastically republishes the speech of Hon.D.W.Voorhees in 1860, when he declared that ‘if the time ever came when the soil of Virginia should be inyaded by the armed hosts of abolition- ism, he would head a band of 100,000 In- dianians and come to the rescue.”” Now, we don’t want to rake up old issues, but we do think the editors of the Century are making the mistake of their Lves it they fail to publish an illustrated ac- count of the ‘“*‘March of the Hundred Thousand,” written by General Voor- hces. Perhaps less is ‘really known of this expedition than of any movement of equal magnitude in the war. AN UNFATR ADVANTAGE. “What is the difference,” asked the bronze stork on the bracket, ‘‘between sauerkrant and mince pie’ *I don't know,’" answered the little bisque Phillis on the mantel, “‘uniess it's because they are both Dutch to me,” *No," replied the stork, ‘‘because one is mixed with fect and the other is fixed with meat.” is said that was hardly a fair one because she never knew before how they made sauerkraut. i CHRISTIAN CHARITY. Down in the kingdom of Pennsylvania, in the course of a little difference about the division of the church property, the differing brethren called in the services of a mutual council to decide the owner- ship of the church-yard. You know with what a July warmth of differecnce the brethren do differ when they give their whole minds to 1t. After the council had listened to both sides a grave and rev- erend clder arose and su\la: I can’t see, brethren, that it will make the slightest particle of difference which party we Kive this grave-yard to; it is plainly evi- dent to all of us, after what we have heard this afternoon, that either party would most gladly bury the other in 1t at any time free of charge.' CAVE CANEM. “Are you foud of dofin, Mr. Dachs- hund?”” " *'Oh, yes, indeed! 1 do love a dtw around the house above all things.” “Well, 'm going to make your little boy a present of one; what Kind do you prefer?” *‘Oh, well, if you leave it to me, a terra cotta; give him a terra cotta pug, hife size, and you'll please the whole family,” AWFCL DESTITUTION, _There bad been such a long period of silence and inaction that it seemedreally a wicked waste of time, At that period of the world'e history there was not so bashful a man as George, perhaps, above ground, “George,"” said Rebecca, pres- ently, “do you know we are very poor?" George, inexpressibly shocked,had heard nothing of it._ *‘Oh, yes,” she said, “‘we are beggars; I am forced to solici! for my own support.’” It took George about four minutes to analyze this,but he headed the subscription when he did, and Rebecca might have gone into a dime museum for the rest of the session if a four-armed girl wasn’t too common these days to pass for a freak, DO THE INDIANS WANT THE EARTH? “‘What have we done for the Indian?” asks a tender-hearted paper away down in Massachusetts. Well, good land! what haven't we done for him? Haven't we pre-empted homesteads, located mill privileges, water powers, mining claims, mineral lands, cattle ranches and govern- ment parks all over the best sections of his reservation every time he left it five minutes to go to the agent's to trade his furs for the rations the rascals had stolen from him? What do you want us to do for the Indian? Wash him, put him to bed and sing to him and put him to sleep? All right, we'll do it, Hand us them rocks—the big ones with the rough edges, FAST AS LIGHTNING. ‘‘These arc fast. colors, are they?!" asked the customer. “Um,” sad the merchant. “You'll warrant them fast?™’ repeated the buyer. “‘Um,” 'n_he added, *'But you must keep 'em kind o’ dry; if you fetch 'em nigh the water they’ll come out a good deal faster’n you can bring 'em back. Still they're what you might call fast colors, as colors go.”" ‘Yes'' the customer said, ‘I reckon they'll go.” Then she went, too. A HEARTLESS ASSIGNMENT. “What!"” exclaimed the lady reporter- ess, “report the free trade meetiug? In this bunting dress? Not if 1 know it. They’ll run me off the platform.” And the city editor, who thoughtit was Lyons velvet, said within himself that he wished there wisn’t a woman reporter on the paper. A SLIPPERY BUSINESS. “There isalwuys a great deal of crook edness 2bout these dime museums,’’ said the chief of police to the brand-new mayor. “In what department usuallyt”’ inquired the brand-new mayor. ‘“More in the snake-dens than anywhere else,” replied the chief, and shortly after the house adjourned, ostensibly to ascertain whether the town had gone prohibition, but actualiy to ascertain that it hadn't, A VICTIM OF INTEMPERANCE. Here comes a man whom I wish you to observe. Behold him. Hisface is pallid and his eyes are lusterless. His lips ure setin pain. His steps are slow and the dull throbbing of a heavy headache beats at his temples, His days are heavy and his nights are sleepless, and life is & weariness to him. He is a mere wreck of his early manhood. His friends nvoid him, hen he goes home his children hunt the dark corners, and his poor wife wishes she were dead. What has wrought ull this ,ruin and misery? Rum? e demon rum? Oh, no, not exactly; pie and hot bread and fifteen-minute dinners did it. The poor man has the dyspepsia, that's all. But that's enough, —l . William_ Sinelair, who was Grover Cleyeland’s steward in Albnnfl. is_now in charge of the live stock at Oak View. Hetakes great pride in the fresh eggs, rich milk und delicious butter, with whlc‘h he tickles the palates of Oak View guests. THE PERFECT Sell Revolving Churn Dasher Quickest Selling Article Ever Invented, PRICE OF DASHER, $1.25 Neods uo talking. » T OmaHA, Neb., April 28, to certify that we, the undersigned, this day witnessed a churning by * Perfect’ Self Revolving Churn Dashers, which resulted in producing 8¢ pounds of first class butter from one gallon of cream in jnst one minute and fifteen second B Gite: D. Touzalip, Nebruska it. Ratuburn, proprietor Pr . Biake. teach: Mirriam, ‘editor “Pithian Will J. Dobbs, R, Frank i, drean,” Coileye Hurry 3 roh, M. G. Biart. B, . Ball. roal eaiate, John Kudd, jeweler. State and County Rights for Sale, Profits Will Surprise You. AGENTS WANTED. Call or write to us at once. Qu ck sales and large profits, Very truly, J. W. & A. Pornam, Prop's. Room | Crowase Block. N.10th st., Omaba, Ne