Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, February 12, 1888, Page 6

/THE SUNDAY BEE. COUNCIL BLUFFS. OFFICE NO. 12, PEARL STREET Delivered by carrier in any part of the city at twenty cents per week. H W TaoN, .- - TELEPHONES: K!:m\m Orrick, NO. 3. \1GRT Epitor No. 23, MINOR MENTI N. Y. Plumbing Co. Reiter, tailor, Fall goods cheap. Money to loan on improyed city prop- erty by W. 8. Cooper, 130 Main street. Good coal, full weight guaranteed. C. B. Lumbet company, %00 Main street. Marshial Guanella is busy serving no- tices of special ussessment on property owners for the grading of Broudway. A stray and runaway team was found on the streets by the police yesterday morning and placed in a stable to await af owner. M. A. Hough, of ( from serious injuries with a broken lndder. is fractured and his re slow. The remaing of Mrs. Van Pelt ar- rived here last evening and were taken 10 the residenge of her_daughter, Mrs. Isanc A. Millé . 805, Second avenue. The funeral services will be held to-day at 2 o'clock p. m,, from that residence. The name of John Churchill is pre- sented by his friends as alderman at large. He is a resident of the Fourth ward, and the claim is made (with some justice, it is true,) that from the fact of the number of its residents it is enti- tled to double representation. The Council Bluffs **Maennerchor” ives its annual masquerade ball in the glmamic temple to-morrow ning. The committee of arrangements con- sists of L. Kirscht, Christ Straub, Christ Faul, L. A. Bergman, A. Rink, Emil Duerr, . Rosch and E. Sperling. Two of the Council Bluffs Walter nson and Nina Swanson, haying their sympathies touched by the sufferings of Lena Woerbec! the little orphan o badly frozen i Nebraska bli rd, yesterday ga up by a subscription vuper was brought by them to the B last evening. About two weeks ago it was announced by some of the city papers that the Manawa hotel had been leased to Messrs. Swan & Harmon, who would t(luving'ht'Jvr('s«'u!)‘L‘xu' uch, is not the fact. Negotintions were in progress to that end, but they have not ns yet been consumated. Mr. Harmon is absent in Michigan, and the matter will not be decided until after his return. ity Weighn again enter the r Manager. issuffering y falling His breust_bone vy will be which oftice er, W.S. Amy, will we to be his own suc- cessor to the office. He has held the of- fice during the past two yenrs against all the opposition brought to bear against him. He has had little protec- tion from the city ofticials, and has held This place by strict attention to business and the faithful discharge of his dutie It seems as though such qualities should win their reward. In defending the title to rmount ark the city’s attorneys have exper- enced difficulty in not having a con plete abstract of property. Learhing this fact Messrs. Kimball & Champ have had an abstract prepared and yesterday they prefented it to Solicitor” Holmes, for the It is a neatly bound vol- ume of twenty-two puges, closely writ- ten. If gotten in the regular way it would have cost about $3(0). The pres- ent is invaluable to the ¢ and this enterprising firm dese| special thanks for their energy, enterprise and liber- ality, Last evening Abe Lincoln post, G. A. R., met in e old-time camp five. The proceedings were interesting to an out- sider, and doubly so to the old sold who “fought, bled'and died nd we honorably discharged. When the tales of heroic action had ‘xm told and the old war songs had been sung, o halt was called, and while the post *‘parade rest” one of the numbe half of his comrades, presented commander, Major H. C. Barnes, w an elegant gold-headed cane. The boys Fum-uutufll it to be a type of peace and ully able to bear the weight of any reasonable number of declining years. past th STt e Money to loan, W. S. Cooper. ——-— Union Abstract Co., 236 Main s Personal Paragraphs. Dr. E. L. Cook, of Macedonia, is at the Bechtele. 2 C. H. Converse, tho Oakland attorney, is in the city attending court. Mrs. James McNaughton is again able to be out, and it is thought she will rapidly regain her strength. Mvrs. Max Mohn, wife of the proprie- tor of the Creston house, was able to be over her room yesterday for the first time in four weeks. D. Holst’s family returned with him from Culifornin. The son is much bet- ter than he was. Mr. Holst brought ~with him, and hus on exhibition at the Kiel house a pomogranate, raised in China, weighing two and a half pounds. It looks like a huge orange and would readily pass as such were not Mr. Holst t0o honest to allow the delusion. e If you want to save money go to Hark- ness Bros., 401 Broadway. el No Money in Whisky. Henry Theder and Andrew Schwen- son, of Minden, who have been trying to run saloons in a prohibition state, are having much. trouble, They were lately arrested and taken to Oakland, where they we.e tried before a jury. They were found guilty and fined sev- eral hundred dollurs each. Theder is in jail here, and the other is out on bail as he purposes to appeal. - Yester- day injunctions were issued against them. The one against Theder was u temporal vrit. The other was a per- manent injunction, and the attorney fees were taxed up at #75, so that the r fellow will have to pay both his at- rney and the one who prosecuted him, Neither of the men have been in busi- ness longer than a few months, and the balance sheet is rather heavy on the loss side. The attorneys prosecuting these cases is C. H. Converse, of Oak- land, and the attorneys for the defense Cullison, Smith & Turner of Harlan, The Union Paciilc Bridge Rates. The Union Pacific railway com *has prepared a schedule of ferry, train and wagon bridge rates between Coun- cil Bluffs and Omaha. They go into effect ou the 20th instant and are as fol- lows: Ferry Cars. Wagon Bridge. Foot passengers, each.. — 03 One horse and rider, 10 One-horse vehicle. 25 Two-horse vehicle 85 Threc-horse vehiclo. » 10 5 5 50 5 nr—hgzn vehicle tra horses, f Oue man free with each vehicle. Each extra man. 23 WILL THE PARK BE LOST? Private Parties Want to Wrest It From the Public. HELP FOR THE HOSPITAL. A Blufite on a Ranch—Doings in Court—Gambling Dens—The New Registry Law—To-Day's - Bervices, Fighting For a Park. The first skirmish in the Fairmount park case occurred yesterday morning in the superior court. The question as to whether the city has rightful title to Fairmount park, or whether the shadow of a doubt rests upon it, is the one to be determined. It is evident that Wright, Baldwin & Haldene, the law firm fight- ing the eity in this case, is bound to muke asstrong a showing as possble, and if possible to wrest this beautiful park from the city. If not it is proba- ble that they hope to raise such a cloud | that the city will be glad to spend a few thousand dollars in clearing i Whatever the result of the 1 may be, it 18 certain that the ecity park commisstoners will fight to the bitter end to preserve the city's rights to the park. In court yesterday there was a good deal of sparring, but the battle was not really commenced, There were motions and counter-motions to fix up the issues 80 as to go nhead with the consideration of the merits of the case itself. Mr. Huldene was on one side, while upon the other were Mr. Pusey, Mr. Burke and Mr. Holmes. The suit is not against the city, but against the owners of lots before they condemued the property for park purposes. The city wants to be made u party to the suit, for it is the real defendant. Thesuit broughtagainst the lot owners is a one sided one,as they are scattered, and would not care to ight the case, even if the knew about it. The eity, which is. the real de- fender, does not care to have the suit decided in favor of Wright, Baldwin & Haldene by default, and hence it wants to be put in the place of the man of straw, Motions to this effcet are filed, and these preliminaries arve to be first fought over beforceitherside gets down to the real question as to whoowns Fairmount park. There was little accomplished yester- day. The lawyers spent the forenoon in getting their motions in shape, and then the matter was laid over until next Wednesday. ————— On the market for over twenty years. Still the most reliabl t popular sewing machine made. Ii,,rm running Dgmestie. Office 105 Main st. - Travelers . Stop at the Bechtele. — ———— A Bluflite On a Ranch. Mr. C. E. Freidman, formerly of Odell Bros. Co., i3 now on a ranch near Pine Blufts, Wyo., seciking health and strength. He is by no means forgotten by his Council Bluffs fricnds, and they will be glad to learn that his health is improving. Some of his friends have been sending him some deli to relieve the monotony of the ranch menu, and in a priv cuowl- edging their receipt he says: *The ranch cuisine is too rich for a delicate stomach like mine (with grea and I am commencing to sigh for cf ation. It is all right for folks to come out for a week or two and enjoy ‘roughing it,’ but when one stays for good, or nes thing to 1t, the novelty weurs off, = and leaves * fried beef- steuk and fried everything in its terrlble reality. I think these cowhoys wonld fry the coffee, if they could.” When I am able to do anything T must stay out doors while T wc s0 shall probably seratch for a living as a granger. [ may devote my finest thought and deepest research to chickens. 1 have succeeded in pe; ing them to lay one more egyg e than on the preceding one, and h score up to nine, I think chi can round up and cut out better t) cattle for a year or two, and their dispo- sitions ave morve_gentle. Besides, I am fond of eggs. Ilike them almostany y. I shull probably like them best at 85 cents a dozen when T take the addled ones to market. When I get sufficientl better I shall perhaps start an agricul- tural paper. 1 like the newspaper busi- ness, it being my first love, and I have been, and am still, contributing an in- tensely interesting series of articleson the ‘Wild West’ to the Danbury News, my old paper. It beats all what crime a man \\-irl lend himself to, but I must do something to oceupy all my store of gray matter; and, then, I am so far zway from all the readers that I feel safe.” — F. d'Urre, 828 Avenue A, being about move to California, will dispose of fine piano worth $350, by raffie on March 17, at the Manhattan. Little Annie Clark of Avenue A. willdraw the lucky number. ———— Sheafe loans money on real estate. e More Robbery than Gambling. Whenever anything is said through the press to the effect that the gambling hells of the city are yet operating in defiance of law and under the very noses of the police, the whole light fingered fraterhity rise up and with one accord declare the statement untrue; that the rooms are used as social card rooms; that no liquor is sold and no gambling going on; that the places are conducted quietly and there is no just cause for complaint. Of all the rooms that were operating six months ago, but one ,has suspended its gambling ar- rangements, All the others are run- ning whenever suckers enough can be found to make up a game. Liquor is sold and rumpasses and fights are by no means of rare occurrence. Within the past two weeks there have been two runken brawls, and but for the res- pectability of the associates of the prin- cipals, their names would have graced the police docket. In one case a man, evidently a stranger in the city, got intoa “‘plugger” game, and when he kicked because he was being robbed, he was knocked down and kicked outof the back door into the alley. Most of the places are run on the ‘*‘plug” plan. rofessional gamblers, fighters and all round crooks are hired, and from toa half a dozen arve on hand at all hours of day and night to fleece the unwuary, fill him up with whiskey (or drgus)and *knock him out” if the occasion re- quires it to be done. The second case occurred on Frfday night last. Two young men, well known in riin, circles had been “bucking the tiger and had lost. One of the losers al- leged a crookedness in the deal and for his pains was set upon by two hired toughs and knocked out in short order. That this course of things is bein carried on with - the full knowledge o the police af the city,and in a sense under their espionage is openly alleged. Such a condition of things is & disgrace to the city, but that the city is powerless to remedy the evil is not to be believed. There are citizens enough in this city, men 500(| and true, who, working con- certedly, can elect a eity council who will see that the law is enforced and and these sink holes closed up. Let it be done. —— One thousand head of one, two and three-year-old steers for sale. Will give credit to rcliable parties. Enquire o A. J. Greenamayer. A fine corner lot on lower Brondway for this week’only. Johnston & Van Patten, 83 Main street. it Reglstering and Voting. The new registration law will take the place of theother in governing the coming election, which takes place March 5. Under this new law the vo- ters whdse names were on the registry listlast spring, will not need to be re- registered, those names being copied onto the new books by the board. The board will meet on the 23d and 24th for the registering of voters,and then meet again on the 3d of March. The board will also be in session on the day of elec- tion, but only such voters as were ab- sent from the city during the previous chances to register, and those who have become naturalized since the last pre- vious meeting of the board can register on election day, and they will have to swear in their votes. The following are the places for reg- istry and voting: First ward—John Hammer's store. For registering on election day, Jen- ning’s barn, Scecond ward—Dohany's livery stable. For registery on election day, city wmarshal’s office, Third ward—Dr. Stewart’s office, No. 45 Pourth street. For registry on elec- tion day, Hattenhaur's carriage fuctory. Fourth ward, First precinct—No. Broadway. Fov registry election day King & Company’s store, No. 540 Broudway. Fourth ward, cond precinct—Kel- ley house, No. 2 Main street. For registry on election day, Sandwich Man- turing company’s warchouse. (e iy E. H. Sheafe loans money on chattel sceurity of every description. Private consulting roomis. All business strictly confidential. Ofice 500 Broadway, cor- ner Muin street, up-stair - 1f you desire to get a new Hall type writer cheap, drop a postal card to H. A. P., Bee ofice.” A great bargain for the first who applics. - Services and Sermons. The following announcements are made in regard to the churehes and re- ligious organizations of the city: FIRST BAPTIST. Preaching by the pastor at 10:30:a. and 7:50 p.m.' Subject for mornin “Growth.” For: evening; From the Kingdom of God.” S All cordially welcomed. ver and testimony at Sabbath-school at 12, Re “orscutt will preach at 7:3) o'clock p. The public are cordially invited. CONGREGATIONAL. Services to-day, morning and Preaching by the pastor. M ng sub- j “Spiritual Relationshi Even- Building Up.” A cordial invita- tion is extended. § AUL’S EPIS m. vening. 145 ay-school at bible class at 12:15. Ser- morning: *The Conllict Between the Church and the World.” The last sermon in the course on Tols- i's great book, “My Religi The therhood of St come all visitors at evening servic Young men and strangers always cor- dially welcomed to these services. T. kay, rector. AVIER'S (CATHOLIC). v. Father O'Shea, the re- issionary, arrvived in the y morning from Storm e he has been giving a mis- sion for Rev. Father Smith, He is the guest of his old frignd, Father Me- Menomy, and will remain over Sunday. He will weh at the high mass to-day and will lecture at 7:30 ck to-night in the church. Subject, *The Infalli- bility of the Pope, as Proved from the Protestant Bible.” A collection will be made at the lecture for the benefit of the Irish National league. BROADWAY METHODIST. Revival ices conducted Ku:llm‘ at 10:30 a., m. and Teetings will be continued duving the week. Great intervest is being mani- fested, and many are being saved. Come. - Y. M. C. A. Yes, the Y. M. C. A. rooms are open y Sunday from 3 to 6 o'clock and will be a’ gospel meeting for men You are all invited. Good music and good singing. All free, mon topic y the p. m. R Doings of Court, Yesterday morning Judge Thornell received a telegram Jrom Sidney, his home, which stated that his wife's mother was in a dying condition, view of this fact an adjournment was taken and the judge took the first train for home. His return on Monday is doubtful, Juage Carson is in the city and will preside in case his associate does not return in time to open court, The February session at Avoca begins on Tuesday, Judge Loufhourow presid- ing. It had been arranged that he was to preside during the trving of the Coff- man case. The proceedings were begun while Thornell was district attorney, which barred him frown presiding in the case. It is doubtful if the Richardson-Scott case, which is now on trial, will be con- cluded by Tuesday, the time set for hearing the Coffman case. Should Judge Thornell’s absence be prolonged, matters will be somewhat complicated. The Two Hospitals. The ladies who are associated to- gether under the mysterious letters “P, E, 0.” eleared over $50 by the sup- per they spread for the purpose of se- curing funds to furnish a room in the Cottage hospital. None outside of the members seem to have any inkling what the name of the secret society is, beyond the initials, but it matters lit- tle, so long as their purposes are appar- ent by their moving along such philan- thropiclines. The supper give by the ladies was a bountiful and very tempt- ingly arranged one. The tables were beuutifully spread. ‘The ladies very kindly remembered St. Bernard’s hos- pital ‘also, sending down there a quan- tity of provisions and delicacies. St. Bernard’s hospital was also given substantial assistance by the St. Monica society, which is composed of the lead- ing ladies of the Catholic church. They called at the hospital in goodly num- bers, and left various donations, It is the purpose of the society to give such a donation monthly to this hospital. - The sisters are doing a noble work, and they merit public encouragement and su?- port. - With two such worthy hospital started it seems that the generous eiti- zens need be in no state of hesitancy about the giving of money and means W In | care for the sick and suffering, as such money and means will surely be wisely distributed through either institution. Pt et ot Sweeping Reductions. Wool blankets 20 per cent off, under- wear 25 per cent off, wmcldgoods 20 per cent off, at Harkness Brod., 401 Broad- way. y Wha In a Name? “C'an you tell me where the transfer i8?" inquired a gentleman of the BEE man yesterday. Then he continued: “I am a stranger in the city, but I have read the papers published here for years and have felt tolerably well acquainted with Council Bluffs and Omaha. I must confess, though, I have no idea whether the transfer is in this city or Omaha, or at some point miles from either of them.” The reporter indicated the location of the place inquired for and in the con- versation that ensued he received a ‘“‘pointer” which geemed to be a good one. It is true that the papers refer to the Union Pacific transfer depot in that general way that gives to the stranger no definite” idea. Of course the local pulation undevstand the phrase, but nasmuch as the other fact is true would it not be well in writing or speaking of thut place to give its full name? ‘‘The city U. P. yards” would localize the place. A citizen suggests that 1t be called the *Union depot” until another one is built. This is open to objections. ‘When the new one shall be completed this term, applied to the transfer now, would cause confusion in the minds of the reader hereafter. pditer T If you want to furnish a house.go to Harkness Bros. for your carpets, 401 Broadway. — ——— Shoe Flies. Thursday ‘night Officer Dyer was standing on the corner of Main and Broadway. Upon the opposite side of the street, on the First National bank corner, was a suspicious character who had attraeted the policeman’s attention, After watching him awhile Dyer started to cross the street to where the fellow was standing, when he took to his heels. Away they went across Main street, and when the fellow disappeared in the Scott house alley the officer was a poor second. A long hunt failed to uncover the hidimg place of the night hawk. Returning to the bank corner the of- ficer found two pairs of shoes upon the gidewalk which the runaway had dropped in his flight. Who was the thief or who is the owner of the shoes does not_yet appear. The shos e at the police headquarters awaiting a claimant. Masonie. Excelsior Lodge, No. 259, A. F. & A. M., will hold its regular communication to-morrow evening at 7.30 o’clock. Work in the second degree. Visiting brethren cordially invite By ovier W. M. ——— Viewing The Levee. The city council yesterday afternoon went in the patrol wagon to view the’ levee, and see what condition it is in. It is found to need some attention, and steps will be taken at once to afford full protection from any possible trouble from high water. The” importance of this needg no comment. Kven if no damage was done by high water this spring. the very fact that there was any water on the bottoms would be har upon to the greut detriment of the city at large, Last s ng, although the water was very high, the levee was such a protection that there was none on the bottom lands, although across the river there was some trouble. By a little work and the strengthening of weak places, it is believed that the bot- toms will be kept equally dry this ing. The city can afford to take no chances, however, and should see to it that there is not the least shadow of a doubt as to the sufficiency of the protec- tion. Ay New embroideries just received at Harknoss Bros., 401 Broadway. ot Another School Whipping. The residents of Oaklahd are now going through the sensation of a school beating. It is claimed that the prin pal of the schools, named Marsh, un- duly punished one of the boys, using a hickory ruler, with which he struck the boy so heavily as to leave great welts on his body. Onme blow is said to have been across thesmall boy’s back, and the result of this may be serious. Itis also claimed that there are other in- stances of the teacher’s severity. Some declare that the teacher was in the habit of using profane langunge to the supils. The reports are varied, and oubtless many of them exaggerated, but the school hoard has concluded to investigate, and will meet the coming week for that purpose. —— The seating and standing capacity of Dohany's opera house were required last evening to accommodate the aud- ience who witnessed the ‘‘Fool's Re- venge.” The house was sold before the chart left Bushnell’s, and when Keene stepped before the footlights 1,122 per- sons received him, It was the largest audience that has gathered there since Langtry visited the city. Comment upon and criticism of play and artists are alike useless. eene selects his company to supporthim and not to show his strong points by contrast. This isa rule that might well be adopted by other stars. e The body of Mrs. McMahon was re- ceived by Undertakers Field & Estep last evening. This was the first intimation Y ved here of her illness, and no de- tails have been secured. She was the mother of Frank McMahoa, who was killed some six weeks ago, and also of Mr, C. E. McMahon, who was for a time connected with the Y. M. C. A. gym- nasium in this city. The remains were sent from Tabor, Ia., and will be taken to-morrow morning to the home of Mr, Dryden, in the country. The funeral will take place at 2 o’clock to-morrow. ————— Mead, the fellow who was arrested on Friday last for the larceny of an over- coat from the Mergen hotel, was brought up yesterday for examination. This he waived and was committed to await the action of the grand jury. Miss Addie Sawyer, of Sioux City, is expected here to-morrow (Monday), and while here will be the guest of the Misses Bedison, ———— The Electrical Distribution of Time. An electric dog-cart for ordinary roads has recently been devised. The electric current which drives the cart is supplied by six accumuliators, which, when fully charged, are good for a six hours’ run. These accumulators are placed under the seat, periments made with this electrically driven cart show that on asphult a speed of nine miles an hour can be obtained, whereas on & soft macadam road ouly four miles an hour are possible. —————— Mme. Etelka Gerster, the popular prima donna, whose only appearance in New York this winter was effected under unfavorable circumstances, will be heard again in the FUNNY THINGS BY FUNNY MEN The European Situation—One Chain ‘Was Enough. A GEORGIA KEG OF BUG JUICE. New Fangled Departure—Changed Ris Opinion—A Little Close—A Wise Girl Who Refused to Bite— A Winter-day Dream. The European Situation, Chicago News, Says France unto Bismarck: “Mcrbieu! and sacre! For Alsace and Lorraine I'll Get even some day!" To Russia says Austria Hands oft and bewa There's death on your borders, There's wrath in the air!" Says the czar with a bluster Of trumpet and lance: My Cossacks shall pipe and Young l-‘erdlnnm‘ shall dancel” Bulgaria's princeling, As still as you Klonne, 1s courting the shade of Umbrageous trees, And Bismarck, the crafty, Phlegmatic in mood, As mum as an oyster, Keeps on sawing wood. One Chair Was Enough. ‘‘Hold on.” said the doorkeeper at the theater, as the swain pushed past him; ‘‘you can't both go in on that; this ticket is only for one seat.” “That’s all right, mister; one cheer's been big enough to hold both of us many a time, ain't it Lize?” And in a cloud of Lize's best blushes they were gone before he could sound the recall. Maid of the Ballet, A pretty young maid of the hallet Would not enter the stage from the allet, When she started to go That way to the sho 'Twas there that the mashers would rallet. It Was About an Even Thing. In a cold night last week a druggist was awakened by a terrible rapping at the door. Going down he found a poor fellow who wanted to purchase a dose of salts. The shop was entered and the dose prepared. “How much did you make by that op- eration?” asked his wife as he got into bed. **About 3 cents,” was the reply. “*A shame it is,” returned the irri- tated cane, “for aman to disturb your rest for a dose of salts.” “Recollet, my wife,” said the drug- that the dose of salts will prob- geteven with him before morn- The Atlanta Campaign. Duluth Paragrapher, They unplugged the Kegofbugjuice That was plugged with Cobofcornus, With the prohibition statute, With the little paper ballot, Far down in the realn of Georgia, In the land of Monsicur Grady, In the hunting ground of Colquitt, Then they rolled the plugside dowaside, Rolled the bungside upside downside, Turned the jugside inside outside, Turned the wetside from the inside To che inside that was outside, And drank deep the tribe of Antis, Drank the dark blue Africanus, Drank the blear-eyed. osed Palefoce, Drank the hordes of lgnoramus Till they turned the e outside, Till they felt their jugside subside, Till their wife and little ones sighed, That's why they op'd the Kegofbugjuice, Why they rolled the plugside downside, Rolied the bungside upside downside, Turned the jugside inside outside, Turned the ‘wetside from the inside To the inside that was ou Why they turned their in: Why their wife and their l Far down in the realn of Georgia, In the land of Mousieur Grady, In the hunting grounds of Colquitt, For the curse they could not all quit. Didn't Believe in Them. “Don’t you want a few signs, ‘Hon- esty is the best policy,” hung on the wall?” said o man who ‘'had such signs for sule, to the grocer: “there's money in ‘em.” *‘No, I guess not,” replied the grocer, “I've been doin’ business on this corner fer ten year ina_ stiddy, conservative sort o' " way, and I don't b'lieve i makin’ any new-fangled departures.” Changed His Opinion, He met her on the horse-car, And he offered her a seat, And he thought she was an angel, Till she walked upon his feet. A Little Close. Mrs. A.—“What sort of people are your next door neighbors?” Mrs. B.—*They are about as stingy as peopl e get to be.” “Tg it possible?”’ “They are so stingy they starve them- selves. Well, I'll give you some idea how they live. I was there the other day and saw a mouse reduced to a skele- ton come out of the pantry with tears in his eyes. A Dilem “ 'Tis;vinmr, my asughter, the coa I's going st T really can't tell whereit goes to. The period for trifling, it scems to me's past— You could marry next week if you chose to. And |{li£‘in leap year dear, and youth cannot ast, A offer make one of your beaux to.” ‘O, papa, I've so many,” the maid cried, aghast, 41 cannot tell which to propose to."” The Girl Refused to Bite. A young man proposed for the hand of a'beautiful girl. "As she hesitated, he said: I await your answer with bated breath.” The girl, who is a good deal of a humorist, said: *“Well, Mr. Blank, you will have to bait your breath with something besides whisky to catch your humble servant.” A Winter Day Dream. Upon a flowery bank I lie And watch the swallows sailing by, Swift-winged, along the river's brink; The watch dog's distant bark I hear, The rooster’s clarion, shrill and clear, Beyond the wooded hill, and near The carol of the bobolink. The far-off islets, creeks and bays Lie shimmering in the golden haze, Beneath a blue and cloudless sky. 1 gaze around me und admire The sunbeams gild & distant spi And buttertiics, with wings of fi Come flitting round me whers I lie. 1 see the mower leave the field . To seck the shade the branches yield, While his perspiring brow he wipes— But now the vision fades awa; 1 hear & voice, half angry, say, “John, will that plumber come to-day To thaw those frozen water pipest’’ Only Signed With Her For a Season. San Francisco Post: There is a good story going the rounds about K. A. Latham, the eccentric base ball player, who is somewhat of a clown upon the grounds, Latham'’s married li been rather varied and his expe many. Last year he met a local base ball player in the east, who asked him: “How is your wife and where is she?” “I don't know,” replied Latham, in- differently, “I only signed with her for @ season.’ A Fatal Delay. The young man had been trying to tell her how madly he loved her for over an hour, but couldn’t pluck up courage. “Excuse me & moment, Mr. Feath- erly,” she said, at the telephone.” And in her queenly wu¥ she swept into an adjoining room. Presently she returned and then his mad passion found a voice. “I am sorry, Mr. Featherly,” said, ‘“‘to cause lyun pain, but 1 am ready engaged. Mr. Sampson, lea ing that you were here, has urged his suit through the telephone.” Too Learned by Half. From the Hatchet, A college man from Boston town, One sunny day of summer leisure, ‘Was introduced to Betty Brown, And thought that he would try rlcu!c her; For Betty taught a village school, And doubtless in her life had never Heard much of oligies and ismns, In language dignified and clever. she 1 The college man from Boston town, Of cosmos and of protoplasm, Talked like a book to Hetty Brown, Aud of the late scismic spasm ; Explained the reasons, using words nheard before in country places, And spoke of ancient Greece spot Explorers seek for antique traces, where Of abstruse questions, new and old, Of art, invention, progress, science, With volubility he told, While Betty listened with deflance: At last said he, “I understand That you're cher on vacation. * == “You're misinformed,” said Betty Brown, “Tam a Bored of Education.” No Alibi for Him. ‘“If you are innocent,” said a lawyer to his client, an old darkey who was charged with stealing a = ham, ‘“‘we ought to be able to prove an_alibi.” “1 doan specs we kin,” said the darkey, doubtfully. ‘At what time was the ham stolen?” ¢ *Bout ‘lebben o'clock, dey say.’, “Well, where were you betw o’clock and midnight—in bed? “No, sah, I was hidin’ de ham.” She Was Superstition She (just in from an_afternoon’s shop- ping aud running to her. husbiyud)-+1 have had such o lovely time. I've come from Blank’s and I saw two such SW 1, and which one did you finally uyo “You know, dear, how superstitious T am about the No. 13, so I simply had to buy the $225 one ol LT SINGULARITIES. Near Salt ed a tlock of death. A Meadville, Penn., man says he has ai cat who regulates the natural gas fire, turn- ing on more gus when the rooms gets cold. “A colored woman near Dresden recentiy gave birth to a child which had twelve fin- gers and twelve toes on each hand and foot.” » Wilbur French, of Flint, Mich., has five horses by lightning in the lust se years, and nearly every treeon his farm has been struck. On Chr Marshall ke City sheep u forest fire surround- and burned them to tmas day M ley Ray of unty, Ky., pr husband with a quartette of babies—two grlis and two boys. They are doing well. A young owl came flying over the building ng on Grant avenue, in Garden City, Kan., and flew as straight as an arrow at a man standing on the corner. When the bird reached lnm_the man threw up his hands suddenly and caught it as he would ball, OW. G. Sterling. of Greeley, Col., recently shot in North Park a magnificent’ specimen of the wolden eagle, one of the largest scen in the state for years. It measured seven feet from tip to'tip, and was evidently of great age. A man in Genesco, 111, his ole. He hastily ran to a neighbor's and borrowed u rat te » The terrier was thrown mto the barrel, and at the first nab took off the head of one of the mice with a crack like breaking u clay pipe. Both the mice were frozen to death. A farmer r Galena saw a large owl sitting on a tree, He gotu gun and blazed away, but didn’t disturb thic owl, His sons and his neighbors tried their skill at shoot- ing with no better results. After all the ammunition on hand had been expended a boy climbed the tree apd found that the owl was dead and frozen fast to the limb. For several nights large flocks of sc owls have been hovering around the cor: of high buildings in Columbus, Ind. A dis- patch says an investigation was instituted and the discovery made that the “owls are catching and devouring hundreds of English sparrows. They drag them from their nests or roosting plices beneath the cornices, carry them away and devour them.” John Ek cam into a grocery at Rib Lake, Vis., one day last week with the tips of his s frozen, und the proprietor advised him to thaw out the frost by holding his hands in an open barrel of kerosene which stood just outside the door. Ek did so, and ‘when he withdréw his hands a few moments later found that they were frozen solid. When a thermometer was placed in the oil the mercury marked 20= below zero. Last Wednesday there was born to Mrs. Fred Miller, at Ri ake, Minn., a speck of humanity that barvely tipped the beam at a pound and a half. Its f are not over an inch in length, and & gentlemun's ordinary finger ring will go over the foot and upon the ankle. A child’s small tea cup will cover its head. The father is a large, heavy man, and the mother a woman very little under the average size. They ure both Germans, The child when two days old was as lively as a cricket, and is perfectly formed and healthy. Delaware township, Ohio, reports a colored woman who yesterduy became a grandmother when but twenty-five years old. The woman, Clavissa Jackson, was married when but eleven yearsold, and in her twelfth year be- came the mother of a daughter. This daugh- ter, when twelve years of uge, married, and yesterday gave birth to a child, the grand- mother being two months short of twen five years of uge. All the parties are re spectable colored people in good circum stances, Samuel Wright, of Albany, Ga., for want of something better to pet, devoted his atten- tion to a kitten, He afterward acquired an owl, and housed the two together i the same room, in the hopes of having a nucleus for a happy family. One day last week he went to look in upon his pets, but was surprised to find the room as silent as the graveyard of some deserted village. Instituting u search, he discovered evidences that the cat hud been devoured by the voracious owl, and that his owlship had died of too much cat meat, A big gray gander, which made friends withJ. K. White, who runs u ferry on Chucky river, near Jonesboro, Tenn., about a year ago, has become remarkably attached t0 him. It goes to church with him, and remains on the outside till meeting is over, then returns with him. It also accom- panies him to the postofiice, a distance of mile and a half. It ‘seldom goes to the wuter alone, but when Mr. White is ferrying it swims by the side the boat. It doesn’t keep the company of any living thing save Mr. White, to whom it secus entirely devoted. 5 Carl Holmer, of Oakland, Fla, while going home the other evening after sunset saw an object lying on the ground in the woods. Paying no heed to it in the gather- ing darkness, he was greatly alarmed to find that it was a rattlesnake, but with rare good fortune he stepped squarely upon his head, when instantly the tail was erected, he say: or than his head. The snake was pa Holmer, saw two mice snake me inches through the thickest part, and had eleven rattles and a button, — - MUSICAL AND DRAMATIC. Colonel Mapleson was declared a bank London last Friday. Sir Arthur Sullivan is writing a new opera for Miss Geraidine Ulmar, Miss Mary Anderson, her doctors say, must not act more than ounce a day. Mrs. Langtry's new private car, being built in Wilmington, has a padded bed-room. Clay Greene has written the book au Fred Hustis the music for a new comic opera called **High-Cock-a-Lorum.” Marsden has signed & contract with W. canlan to write a new piece for him, 1t is to be completed within nine months. Atkins Lawrence ié spoken of as leading 1 think I hear a ring | man for Mrs. Scott Siddons’ tour next year- {Vi:‘n Siddons will play in her familiar repor. oira. The first two months of “L'Abbe Con- stantin’ at the Paris gymnase brought to the theater treasury the net sum of 880,000f, (#70,000). Tony Pastor has engaged for his traveling company Miss Annie Oakley, Buffalo Bill's “Little Sure Shot,” the adopted daughter of Sitting Bull and his tribe. The farewell engagement of Henry Irvin aud Ellen Terry in the United States wi open at the New York Star theatre on Mon- day, February 20, in “Olivia." Miss Flora Wulsh (Mrs. Charles Hngg has retired from ““A Hole in the Ground" cause of ill hea and will accompany her husbaud to California for u vacation of sev- eral weeks, “The Wild West" will again form the sume mer attraction at Erastina, Stated island. Buffalo Bill and his show will sail for New York in May aud take up their quarters in the old stand. Mrs. Josophine Ammon, the Cleveland womun who went to jail rather than boetray the whereabouts of her ward, once studied for the operatic stage as the portegee of Clara Louise Kellogg. Jeanne de Guilaney, one of the most popii lar of the younger singers of the Berl opern, died a fow duys ago in that ety of consumption, at the age of twenty-three. She was born in Vienua. John'McNally, the dramatic editor of the Boston Herald, hus written & musical and farcical drama called “Upside Down," which will be produced at the Windsor theater on the 27th inst., with the Dalys as the stars. new set of bells for performance of Wag- ner's Parsifal has been musufactured ut Coventry, Eng. Mme. Wagner has pro- nounced them satisfactory, and. they will bo used at the performance in' July and’ August next. Miss Meuk Meyer, the granduicceof Anton Rubinstein and & pupil of Lisat, is the nu- sical prodigy of A, She is not ghteen years old old, but has congposed the music and written the libretto of an opera. uce, it was re- ing’ judge that a cluded from i theater be- cause his criticisms do not please the n agement. In this case the critic obtained large damages. Jolin S. Clarke has commenced prepara- tions for a spectacular production of **Him. let” at his Broad Street theater, Philad 1. Phia, in which his son. Creston Clarke, will play the title role, supported by Miss' Olga Brondon, as Ophella. “Mam'zelle Crenom,” the new three act tlv,pl-rvun of MM. Adolphe Jaine, eorges 1 and Leon Vusseur has apparently on at the Bouffes-Parisiens. . om is a young lady with a talent for the use of strong languuge. The original contract between the come- dian W. J. Scanlan and his manager, Augus- tus Pitou, which was for five years, and ox- pires at the end of next scason, was on Thursday last rencwed for another five years, making ten in all, Mile. Maria Bastia, one of the best Aldas produced by the country of Verdi, recently committeed suicide by starving. Near her body waus found a letter, in which she said that she had killed herself in chagrin at | ing grown too stout to play her operatic rc Miss Helen Barry has accepted a new so- cicty drama called ‘Held Assunder” by T. Malcolm Watson, of London, which wiil Le produced at the Prince of Wales theatio in the latter part of February., The firstact {uullin New York and the last three in Eng- and. M. Coquelin has started 'on another tour. He begins with gypt, where ne gives ten performances, and then goes to Nice,Cunnes, Mentone, Triesye, Vienna, Prague, Buchare est, Belgrade and London. With the actog went his son Jean and & company of four- teen. A bright St. Paul boy of five summers tool & notion the other day Shukespenra for amusementy When his us'ced him what play he had been readi 1 to stop to think. Finally a light brok pon his memory, and he answered: ut deal about not much.” Mile. haeffer, an actress from the Pars conservatoire, recently refused to appear at a Roman theater in tights. The count guld lantly exempted Mlle. Schaeffer tfrom playe ing in pieces in which tights are required. The remarkable feature of the affair lies in the fact that it occurred in France. 'SPECIAL NOTICES. 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