Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, July 29, 1888, Page 9

4 Under towns, STOP! THE OMAHA DAILY BEE: SUNDAY, JULY 29, 1888 ~TWELVE PAGE READ THIS! 1308 FARNAM STRKKT. WAI 1308 MORTGAGEERES SAILLEI Commencing Saturday, July 28th, '88 | The entire stock formerly owned by the New York and Omaha Clothing CO., at 1308 Iarnam Street | EMIGRATION NOT THE REMEDY Revue des Deux Mondes Criticised by the Secretary. A GREAT ARRAY OF STATISTICS. The Secretary of the National Land League Claims That the Gov- ernment of England Is to Blame. LINCOLN, Neb., July 20.—To the Ed- itor of THE BEg: The article whichap- pears in your issue of this date taken irom the *‘Revue des Deux Mondes” is caleulated to mislead your readers, as being the opinion of an independent party on the merits of the Irish ques- tion. There is nothing independent about it. It is simply a re-hash of the ancient platitudes of the *‘Irish Loyal and Patriotic Union,” dished up by a French ‘“‘chef.” The writersays: ‘‘No country exclusively agricultural—as is the case of Treland deprived of manu- factories and machine shops, can sup- port a population of over one hundred to the square mile. Therein lies the whole Irish problem.” This frenchman gays the population of Treland is in the ratio 169 persons to the square mile, that the soil of Irelund is poorer than that of England, that therefore the sal- vation is in wholesale emigration. Now hore is a comparative list of the populu- tions to the square mile in the follow- ing countries, taken from a little work compiled by W. C. Higgins an English- man: Belgium ceeee . England and Wales Ireland. teerae Now because Ireland with only persons to the square mile is poor and without manufactures, this logical Frenchman says the people should em- igrate “‘en masse.” ft is in the memor,; of man that Belgium was a wretched, misgoverned province, subject to Hol: land. The Belgians secured home rule and under its benefits are to-day cap: ble of supporting in comfort, on an arti- ficial or forced soil, 469 persons to the square mile. If home rule has been so prolific of blessings to the Belgians, why should not home rule be the panacea for Ireland’s ills instead of wholesale emigration, as recommended by the writer in the “Revue.” His con- tention that an exclusively agricultural country like Ireland cannot supvort more than 100 persons to the square mile is simply an absurdity. freland has a total acreage of land amounting t0 20,192,185 acres, divided as follows: waste, bog, mountain, tesesssnan ver 4,159,854 Under plantation or forest. . L 824900 Under tillage. . Under pasture. ... ... 110,071,285 Now of the land under tillage and pasture, the greater portion is second no soil in Burope. ~ If then the pres- population, in spite of a horrible system of rack renting, can live on 5,642,057 neres of producing soil, how much more could be supported if half, even, of the land under pasture was devoted to till- age. A simple sum in arithmetic will give solid facts in reply to the French man’s theory. What the soil of Ireland can support has been variously esti- mated: John Stuart Mill says..... Sir Robert Kane.. e de Beaumont, .. Arthur Young... . In reply to the statement l:{ the writer in the ‘‘Revue,” that Ireland’s soil is poor and inferior to that of Eng- land, I will quote some authorities bet- ter known to the English-speaking world. De Lavergne, in his ‘‘Essay on Rural Lconomy,” says the soil of Ire- land is superior to that of England. Mc- Culloch, a Scotchman, is his “'Statistics of the Rritieh Em))ire," writes of Ire- land as follows: “The luxurance of the stures, and the heavy crops of oats hat are everywhere raised, even with the most wreiched cultivation, attest its extraordinary fertility.” McCombie, late M. P. for Aberdeenshire, another Scotchman, says: “In the elements of natural fertility, only the vicher parts of Englund,and very excuptionnl{purm of Scotland, npproach to it.” The loveli- ness and fertility of Ireland have claimed admiration in all'ages. In the state &mpfirs of Henry VIIL we read of Iveland: ““Phat if the lande were put once in order as nforesaid, it would be none other but a very peradise, delicious of all pleasaunce, to respect and regard of any other lande in this worlde; inas- much as there never was straunger ne alien person, greato or small,that would avoid therefro by his will,notwithstand- ing the said misorder, if he might the means to dwell therein his honesty saved; much more would be hie desire is the lande were once in order.” Of course, the “misorder” meuns the stubborn disinclination of the Irish to be robbed of their acres hy English ad- venturers. Ignatius Donnelly’s friend, Lord Bacon, uxpresses his opinion of Treland thus: *‘Ior this island, it is en- dowed with so many dowries of nature, considering the fruitfulness of the soil, the ports, the rivers, the fishings, the the quarrics, the woods and wviher ma- terinls, and especially the race and ‘geveration of wen, valiant, Lard and 15,000,000 20,000,000 25,000,000 will be sold without reserve. EVERYTHING MUST GO. A sixty-five thousand dollar stock of Men's, Youth's, Boy's and Children’s clothing, Hats, Caps, Gents’ Furnishing Goods, Valises, etc., to ba sold at once, at prices far below manufacturer’'s cost. The New York Banks must have their money. BARGAINS FOR EVERYBODY. tive, as it is not easy. no not upon the continent, to find such confluence of commodities, if the hand of men did join with the hand of nature.” In a similar strain writes Lord Duf- ferin, formerly governor general of Canada, and more recently of India, in a letter to the Timesin 1 “Some human agency or other must be accountable for the perennial desola- tion of a lo and fertile island, watered by th vest streams, caressed by a clement atmospherve, held in the embrace of a sea whose affluence fills the richest harbors in the world and inhabited by a race valiant, tender, generous, gifted beyond measure with the power of physical endurance, and ed with the | iest intelligence.” What is the human agency that curses this lovely island and its gifted people? Isitan inherient lazynessin the people? John Bright says the Irish ave not lazy. These are his words: ‘‘He might have said also that there is no people, whatever they may be at home, more industrious than the Irish in every country but their own.” The London Daily Telegraph, a most un- friendly organ, writing ot the people in the congested distriets of Ireland some ten yoars ago, described their leading characteristic as “‘a fierce thrift.” John Morley suid in 1886: *‘I for one have long had a_ high appreciation of the great qualities of the Irish people. They are called idle, restless, discon- tented, Idle? The Irish people have done the greatest part of the hard work of the world. Idle? when the Irish peasants and generations of Irish peas- ants have reclaimed the land, the harsh thankless land of the bog and the moun: tain side; have reclaimed the land knowing that the fruitof their labor would be coufiscated in the shape of rents.” Laziness, then, is not the source of Irelund’s misfortunes, What is, then? Two Englishmen will answer the ques- tion—the Rev. Sydney Smith and the Marquis of Salisbury, the leader of the present tory-unionist government. The Rev. Sidney Smith says: *“With such a climate, s asoil, and such a people the inferiority of Treland to the rest of Europe is directly chargable to the long wickedness o?y the English government.” Here is an extract from a speech made by Lord Salisbury in 1865: “What is the reason that a people with so bountiful a soil, with such enor- mous resources, lag so far behind the English in the race? Some say it is to be found in the character of the Celtic race, but [ look to France and I see a Celtic race theve going forward in the path of prosperity with rapid strides. Some say it is the Roman Catholic re- ligion, but Tlook to Belgium and there 1 see & people second to none in Burope except the English, for industry, singu- larly prosperous considering the small space of country that they occupy, hav- ing improved to the utmost the natural resources of that country, but distin- guished among all the peoples of E rope for the earnestness and intensity of their Roman Catholic belief. The fore T cannot say that the cause of the Irish distress is in the Roman Catholic religion, An honorable friend n me says that it avises from the Irish people listening to demagogues. I have as much dislike for demngogues as he hos, bat when [ look to the northern states of Amerviea 1 see there people who have been listening to demagogues but who undoubtedly have not been wanting in material prosperit, It can not be demagogues, Romanism or the Celtic race. What then is it? I am afraid that the one thing that has been peculiar to Ireland has been the govern- ment of Eungland.” The name and authority of the Mar- quis of Salisbury in connection with such a statement make further comment from me supcrfiuous. The sceret of Treland’s misery is not over population, but alien legislation, and the remedy is the same that curcd a similar di in Belgium—independence and not emi- gration. Yours faithfully, Jonx P. SUTTON, Secretary I. N. L. A. MUSICAL AND DEAMATIC. 1t is stated that Lotta bas never appeared in the city of Milwaukee. To Aronsons are extended the ‘‘Nadjy" tour west to the Missouri river. Maurice Barrymore has written a comedy which he thinks of calling “Iransfusion.” Mrs. Langtry will give a spocial perform- ance by request at Long Branch in August. Mr. Nohan Franko is a member of Mr. Anton Seidl’s orchestra at Brighton Beach. Laura Moore, Colonel MeCaull's “Pocket Patt,” will smi from Havie for New York City August 4. Courtice Pounds has been engaged to cro- ate the tenor role in Gilbert and Suliivan's forthcoming new opera. Bandman and Mansfield will Jekyll-and- Hyde it together in London. And will not the Londoners be tired? Kate Claxton has purchased from Francis Reinau an adaption from the German en- titled “A Widow’s Houneymoon.” A dramatization of “Little Lord Fauntle- roy” will be produced i New York at the Broadway theater next November. Mme. Modjeska will take a rest this year, but will also devote some atteution to the study of new plays with u view to the future. Charles Wyndham and s London Criter- fon company” will reach this country about | wber und their tour will last until April. Mr. Dion Boucicault is rehearsing some of the members of the pupils' company of the New York Madisoa Square theater in “Led Astray.” “Miss Mather will play under Mr. Hiil's managewment arplmu afler uome,” was the terse statewent of Mr. Hill's leutenunt W a westery manager. Holen Mundalarz, 8 goigeously dressed Ttalian svera singer who clains o buve been Bidhon 1 in Venice, arriye nch steamer on Mo Madelaine,” a comic opera, With words by Carl Hausér and music by Ludwig Eng- lander, both of New York, has becn pro- duced at Hamourg, Germany. Miss Maddern will open her season at Holyoke, Mass., August 20, in_her new play, inima,” whith is a domestic comedy, and will be the feature of her repertoire. London theaters will be occupied next sea- son by Richard Manstield, Minnie Palmer, John~ A. Stevens, Lacy’s “Still Alarm,’ Grace Hawthorne and Daniel Bandmann. The prize of 10,000 franes offered by the city of Paris for the best musical composi- tion was kept back for the reason that not one of the compositions was considered worthy of it. ““Judge Not,"” a domestic drama which met with cousiderable success in_Engla will probably be presented by Miss Effie Blisler before the close of her engagement at the Madison Square theater, New York. Benson Sherwood is busy building the new. scenery for Rose Coghlan's new play of “Jocelyn.” It will be painted by Charles Wittiam. Hawthorne is now at work on the new costumes and the play will be produced under the personal snpervision of Charles Coghlan. William Dean | | b | in the steerage of the Howells shows his ficiencies as a writer of comic opera by some- thing he calls a “lyricated farce,” which ap- pears in the last Harper's Weekly under the title of “A Sea Change.” 1t reads like a poor imitation of Gitbert, and the drollery is infinitely fatiguing. The number of performances of Shakes- perian plays on the German stage last year was 717, Twenty-five pieces were produced : “Othello,” 90 times Tamlet,” 88 times; “The Merchant of Venice,” 87 times; *“The Taming of the Shrew,” 67 times; *Romeo and Juliet,” 63 times. The Journal du Havre has found the acte de naissance of Sarah Bernhardt. She was born in 1543 at Havre. Her mother was the daughter of a Berlin oculist, and her father was o government official, ' who_afterwards committed suicide. Saral's original name was Rosalie. This disposes of the story that she was Dutch, Mme, Cottrelly will go to San Francisco in October to fill an _engagement of ‘fourteen Sunday nights at Baldwin’s theater in Ger- man comedy. Mme. Cottreily first gained her reputation a8 an actress in this lino of work, and she is a great favorite among the theater- goers of the Pacific coast, who have already made up a large subscription for the season in anticipation of her coming. In Wagnor's new opera, “Tne Fairies,” there are several tableaux in the first act, which take place in the garden of the fair- fes. ‘Chere is a ballet like it in *“Tannhau- ser.” The second act takes place in the pal ace of the Arindal, and 1n act third there is a terribly deserted place with precipices and perpendicular liffs, and then the final scene in the Palace of Arindal. The story is akin to “Lohengrin.” King Arindal loves the fairy 1da. She promises to be his upon the condition that never shall he ask who she s nor whence she comes, He promises, but an old witch, Jama, makes him forget his word. Thers is a dreadfufhoise in the orchestra and Ida disappears. The king of the fairies condemns her to wander alone on the earth until some human being comes to deliver her. de- e RELIGIOUS. The Roformed Presbyterian chureh synod, at its recont session, directed the local ses- sions to prosecute, according to chureh disci- pline, members who advertise in Sunday newspapers. chure tions and personally acknowledge by letter all donations sent hor, The Methodist Episcopal church, during the past twenty-threo years, has given moro than £3,00,000 to church extension and aided over six thousand churches, not six millions, as was stated last week. The national conference of charities and correction, in session at Buffalo last week, elected Bishop Gillespie, of Grand Rapids, Mich., as president for the coming year. San Diego, Cal., 1s the meeting place in 1859, Presbyterianism in New FEngland has steadily increased during the last five years, Since 3 the number of churches has in- creased from eighteen to thirty-one and the membership fron ,588. A church {\‘unlr(‘ucnlly been established in Newport, Tho Canadian clergy are urged by the Quebee Chironicle to preach short sermons during the heated term. Ten or twelve minutes is the lmit it would _allow believes that in summer a ministers popu- ity varies inversely as the length of his sermon. The will of Mrs. Leonard Churel The estate is estimated at $1.00,000. thousand dollars is given Mrs. Smith, the city missionary, to be used at her discretion for the city mission society, and smaller amounts are given to various other local charities, Honorary degrees were conferred at Cam- bridge umversity upon the bishops of New York, Minnesota and Fredericton. The sen- ato was crowded with spectators, who loudly chieered the recipients of the honors. A pro- cession was formed after the degreas had been conferred and marched to Kings Col- lege chapel. In the year 1850 the Mormons had four missionaries in Scandinavian countries, who in that year made f whom sey- enteen emigrated to Utah. During the thi two years following the total number of con- verts was 132,776, of whom 21,000 emigrated to Utah, In 1831 there were sixty-one mis- feld. The average yearly s for thirty years was 4,149, The n andinavian Mor- mons now in Utah, according to best author- i n_thirty and forty thousand. have come from Denmark, Sweden and Norway have sent about equal numbers, In the United States circuit court at New Yorlk City Judge Wallace, on_the application of United states Attorney Walder, signed the decree overruling the demurrer of the reetor, church warden, ete., of the Church of the Holy Trinity, in the action bronght against them by the United States. The suit was brought by the United States under the alicn contract law to exact the prescribed Qflull.y for bringing the iev. E. Walpole Warren to this country from England to preich under contract. A judgment of $1, the full penalty' aud costs will be entered immediately on behalf of the United States against the church. The case will bo ap- pealed to the United States supreme court, sionaries in the number of cou YULTURES OF TENTH STREET The Snares They Lay for Verdant Rusticity. LICENS:.D fO CHEAT AND ROB. — The Methods of These Birds of Prey Who Fatten Off the Rustic on a Permit of the City. Snide Auction Houses. Situated on South Tenth strect at inter- vals of perhaps a block and a half, are three rooms, the doors of which ave closed only at night, and where from the top of the portal the red flag of the auctioneer ever floats. From the interior of e places can be heard from morning until night the ‘‘Dollar, dollar, dollar; make it a half!” of the in- dividual with a pair of healthy lungs, held inplace by a paste diamond as he endeavors to sell a ‘solid gold wa'ch left there to be sold by a lady in hard circumstances, who desires to raise enough money to take her to Denver where she has friends.” Outside the counter are generally two well dressed men, who invariubly raise any bid which may be made uutil the right figure is reached, when down goes the hammer and behold, the ! N purchaser is sent to the cashier's desk, | where he parts with his shekels and leaves for home to ruminate over the inhuwanity of man toward man. The first of the auction houses is located on South Tenth near the Union Pacific tracks and directly opposite Paxton & Gallagher's. The ruting spirit is a young man of about 155 avordupois, named Camnor. He has for assistants one young man who sometimes dresses in a suit of light clothes and another who wears a snuff-colored outfit, Each chauges his dress oncein a while-in order that he may not be yemembered too often. Yesterday afternoon Conner was singing his dollar-dollar song in his four-by-six baritone, when a BEe reporter happened along. This time it was a ‘‘solid eoin silver watch, the property of an engineer,” that was being sold. The watch was guaranteed to be all wool and a yard wide, would not rip, tear or run down at the heel, ete. It was wound up in the presence of the audience, consisting of the two cappers, two men who were supposed to be suckers, and the reporter. ‘‘Capper’ No. 1 started it with his flager, the thin having nearly run down. Then No, 2 raise him a half. One of the outsiders bid the “‘capper” raised him one. All this time the auctioneer was dwellng on the merits of the ticker and explainiog how the poor en- gineer, who was out of worlk, had been com- pelled "to part with his favorite timepiece. Then ‘“‘capper” No. 2 bid #8, but the bid was not raised, and a double-getion revolver was added to' the lot and the price jumped to $12. Then a pair of ‘“solid gold diamond studded bnttons” raised it o no outsider bid and the to the “‘eapper.” He had but d to pay that and the remain- der August 15, whereat Mr. Conner informed him in tones very forcible and manner very dignified that “the house sold goods for cash and if he had not enough, why, not to bid.”” As the roper-in of suckers had no more money, the bid of 810 was taken asa starter and the ball again pav in motion while another twist of the balance wheel again started the watch. But the two men mentioned as supposed suckers had seen through the fiimsy trick and left and the re- porter did not want to buy, so the gang be- took themselves to the sidewalk to look for fresh victims, The above case happily ended well for everyone concerned except the auction house. But ‘such is not the case always. In a great many cases a victim is caught and then the services of a policemen are brought into requisition. Sometimes the victim's money is refunded but such is the excep- tion, not the rule. Al the houses men tione are guilty of the same practice an one i8 no better than the other. They are clothed with the legal authority to conduct an auction house by a license issued by the license board. Of course in this day of news- papers it i rted that a man who is swin- dled deserves no pity, but there are thou sands of ignorant people who can be thus taken in. Sowe time ago a_petition was cir- culated and signed quite extensively, asking the license bourd to refuse these houses li- nse. It was doubtless pigeon-holed. No on has Ween taken in the matter. The police who patrol the beaton which’ these places are situated sav that they receive complaints almost daily, but what can they do? They are under no orders to arrest any one. So they content themselves with send- ing the complaints to the license board. In order that the fraud may be shown up in its proper light the figures subjoined will couvey a fair idea of the value of the prop- s0ld over these counters. All goods are od at wholesale,and as the “cappers” oned always wake the first bid, & sale is nover made except at & big profit. The watcues are Hristol movement and cost as follows: Shell case very nice elook- ing, usually the ‘‘property of a man from Philadelphia who pawned it for $65,” and which sells from # to 12, and somotimes higher, $2.50 and $275 each per dozen. Ladies’ watch, *‘belonging to woman whose husband died’ last winter and who to buy bread was forced to put up the ticker for £30," §2.40 each per dozen. Plain gold cased wateh, “property of a farmer who sold it for #5 to clear up a morgage, $2.40 each per dozen. Bell metal case watch (silver of course) owned by @ railroad engineer for- merly on the 3. & M., now on strike, ete.," §2.25 and §.50 each par dozen. Fancy gold rings “left to scll by party 1 need of money to wet to Ogden in this evening's train,” 6 cents each or 75 centa par dozen. Acordeons, genuine, imported from Germany or some other foreign country, sell for § and § over counter at auction, regular price on thirty day’s credit, 65 cents ap) per dozen. The rule which' appiies to the above goods ulso applies 1o all other goods palmed off upon the unsuspecting purehuser. The figurcs on the geods mentioned were given tha reporter terday by a jeweler Who keeps them i ok and offers to sell them at the figures quoted and he guarantees them to be absolutely corrcet. Ho asserts that he has tried in vais Lo break up the ne- farious busiuess, bt haw fuiled by reason of lhoxmpur authorities taking the matter in hand as requested, Oniysin oue instance, this man claims, has asything been done, and then the board .Z.uu ouc license, but s capper named Golden immediately obtainedg one, and his business still continues, Of late the number of complaints arising have become very numerous and scarcely a day passes without some one being flee ced. SINGULARITIL At Halifax, recently, a perfectly formed egg, shell and all, about the size of a robin’s gz, was found in the yolk of a hen's egg. DAn_ Australian family of freaks has just , consisting of four is eight 3 , five fect in height and weighs 180 pounds. A child lately born near Maysville, Ky., according to a dispatch from *hat place, has no arms, but a protuberance extending a few inches from each shoulder and terminating in the fingers, *‘Its legs arc very short and stubby and turn backward.” Lightning played a queer caper on a ranch near Buffalo, Wyo. Ter., recently. a barb wire fence. and for a aistance of 40) yards melted the barbs without injuring the strands, and pulled one end of the staples holding the wires to the posts. John Roll, residing in Redmon, Tll,, is the owner of a horse that is twenty hands high, weighs 2,500 pounds, and is said to be the largest, horse in the world. It 18 five years old, never was off Roll’s farm, never has been broken, and has never been shod. The blacksmith at Redmon is afraid to shoe the horse. “You had better take that pipe out of your mouth, it will draw lightning,” said a colored man near Acrce, Ga., as Nellie Brown, a colored cook, was smoking a pipe in her door. Instantly there was a blinding flash and Vellie fell dead. The lightnmng struck her upon the top of the head. The colored people believe the pipe drew the lightning. Jim Blevins, living near White Rock, Tex., killed a very large chicken snake a few days ago, and noticing the snake’s body was un- usually large and ill-shaped, made an incision and found it to contain a large cow horn and in the horn a prairie rat. It is supposed that the snake chased the rat into the horn, and to secure the rat swallowed the horn. A Jersey cow down in Georgia was so in- consolable for her calf, which died at six weeks 0ld, that she would neither eat nor allow herself to be miiked, and became no end of a nuisance. In this extremity her owner was advised to put the caif's hide where she could see and smell it, and now the mother is serene and stands nuzzling and licking the hide while the milkmaid d("?kly draws from her several gallons of rich mi A young woman on her way home from church in Mentone, Ind., the other night was caught 1n a thunder shower and struck by lizhtning. It is reported that though ter- ribly frightened she managed to reach home. On examination she found thatthe fluid had bent two of the hairpins on her head and actually melted one, but the skin was not abraded, and she was not injured a particle. Some strange things were brought up from the earth while arilling wells near Albany, Ga. White pine logs were brought up from a depth of 700 feet. Mr. Merritt, at a depth of twenty-seven feot, dug through a mass of seven feet of petrified bones. They were thigh bones, ribs, finger bones, teeth, and with these remains of some forgotten race, immense bones of animals now extinct. A Mr. Bowles, in digging ont for a mill founda- tion, came upon the shore of an ancient ocean, This sand showed the ripples from the waves and was covered with marine re- mains, shells, sharks’ teeth and bones of deep sea monsters. The schooner Paul Boynton at Portland, Me., from Georges Banks, brought a fish which as yet lacks identification. It was caught in deep water on a halibut trawl and ‘weighs 175 pounds and is about as large as the top of a hogshead, being almost as broad as it is long. When caught it was a bright red color, and marked with beautiful silver spots that varied in size from about the di- mensions of a five cent piece to asilver dol- lar. After being outof water some time 1t turned, except the fins, to a purple color, the silver marks remaining unchanged. A fin is situated just back of the gills and well up o each side of the bady, and another 18 located underneath. The tail is short and broad. e LDUCATIONAL. Thirty-five women are students in the Lon- don School of Medicine for Women. Mrs. Garfield, widow of the president, has given $10,000 to Garfield university at Wiehita. San Francisco pays heed to_the eternal fit- ness of things by hiring Mr. Wallop to teach in her grammar school. After a warm contest, Miss Ella Leben has been elected superintendent of city schools in Partlaud, Ore., anfl will receive £3,000. “Toshitake Okubo, a young Japanese stu- dent at Yale college, is the son of a premier of Japan, who practically ruled the empire, but was assassinated in 1878, Young Okuabo will be graduated next year, and on his re- turn to Japan will receive a government po- sition, Miss Colquitt, daughter of the Georgia senator, S M. Brockinridge, daughter of Representative Breckinridge of Kentucky, have applied for positions as te: in the Washington public schools. Their intention is to prepare themselves for missionary edu- cational work in their respective states, The national educational council at San Francisco, Cal., has clected ofticers for the following year us follows i Pickard of lowa; vice president, W. Harris of Massachusetts; soc treasurer, Marie Nicholson of Indiana; Dbers of the evecutive committee, S. body of Illinois, James Baldwin of Te James H. Baker of Col the memory of Dr. Andrews of Marietia, O., late member of the council, was réad by Prof. Sheldon. A Boston school teacher who has made notes of some of the queer sayings of ler pupils, gives as samples the following: Asked to describe the character of Alexan- der the Great, oue said: **He was proud, of medium height, with small eyes and head wclined a little to one side. I think, Miss Blank, it was the left side.” In account of a battle, anoths id diers fought with such brave that after they were killed they crawled aloug on the ground and slashed at the legs of tho enel Here are three mor Y of England. married his brother's des wife” “In the first contury ’ompelt and Herculaneum were covered with an erup- tion.” ‘“Then there was a resurrcction of Pompey's sons in Spain.” eleven Dr. W, K. Hrooks, of John Hopiins umic | | versity, has_been appointed a naturalist of the United States fish commission for: the umuier, Major McDonald, the fish eounis- sionar, has placed at bis disposal oane of Lhe Tt struck | vossels belonging to the commission, and a part of the summer will be spent in cruising atural history specimens 1n the gulf n, and the remainder in carr: station_at W b ¥, H. Herrick, a special Stu- at Johns Hopkins uni- s been appointed pro- in Adelbert college, Cleve- land, Okio. Dr. Julius Nelson, a sp cial stu- dent'at Johns Hopkins university, has been appointed professor of zoology in Rutyers college, New Brunswick, N. J versity in z ll()Nl'}\’_l*‘:'" THE LADIES, Green will be the ruling color, varied and mixed in many way Deep orgunge tints, as well as all the di- Iuted shades of gold and cowslip yellow, are in high favor. Flowers are much to the fore this season, and have quite taken the place of feathers for millinery purposes. Black and gray are still worn for walking costumes, but are seldom plain, being gener- ally combined with color. Tailor-made gowns are elaborated to suit dress occasions by smart additions of mili tary-like silver and gold braiding. Low hats of fine black fancy straw, turned up at the back and side, and tied on the top with green ribbons and white lilac, are popular. Flannel is stili the favorite stuff for tennis and yachting costumes, but serge and Jersey cloth are prefered by the best dressers, if ex- pense is no object. I'rom Paris comes the mournful news that the bustle has anew lease of life, and is likely to die hard if it dies at all before the oncoming of the empire gown. . Very wide ribbons now appear in tke ioop- ings of lace net and illusion gowns, and rich graceful knots with fringed cnds are far and away better style than any sort of bow. Jupanese cottons, showing all sorts of im- possible blue figures upon their white grounds, are made up into serviceable and quaint-looking parasols for country use. The bustle has diminished, the towering height of hats and bonnets have come down to a very becoming medium, the disfiguring high pointed shoulder effects have vanished. Airy-looking bonuets are made of net in a Lcolors over wire to match, shirred or gathered, in poke shape, and almost smoth- ered in field tlowers most harmonious to their hue. India pongee is more worn than for years is used for hats, cloaks, costumes, blouses and is often combined with dark green, or smoked with that color if the gown is of one hue. Embroidered Swiss muslin gowns have the scollops running lengthwise on slecves and waist, and three panels on the skirt, in front and at the sides, between which appear wide pleuts often edged with folded ribbon. Miss Alice Harrison is a member of the firm of Storrs, Harrison & Co., Painesville, O., under the name nursery, florists and seedsmen. Miss Harrison is a practical flor- ist and an active member of the firm, The pretty summer silks known as benga- lines, in fine reps, are of almost as light weight as the I'rench foulards. These are de up in plain colors, in stripes, and checks, and in lovely pompadour designs. One very good black silk, made in good but unremarkable style, can be made by adding aifferent vests, collars, cuffs, ani so on, to uppear at least half a dozen gowns: 8o suc- cessfully, too, as to deceive the very elect. Lady Georgina Legee made up a woman's eleven for a game of cricket with the girls of the Birminham High school, and the match was played on the Earl of Dartsmouth’s grounds before a large and sclect company. One player made thirty-nine runs, The famous **Nellie Bly,” of the New York World, is a pretty auburn-haived girl with pretty brown eyes and sweet face. Her naine is Miss Cochrance and it goes without ying that it will be famous if the young lady continues her daring exploits in journal- ism. An Allentown (Pa.) firm of tailors em- ploys & pretty young lady as collector. If a debtor murmurs something about being short of money and hints at “calling again” she smiles sweetly at him and takes a seat from ‘which she scldom rises without the money in her hand. Miss A. L. Wilson, general manager of the San Francisco Breeder and Sportsman, is one of the best informed persons in thi; - try on the pedigrees and history of trotting horses. She is also an able writer on tu matters generall The sex seem to be mak- ing “good time’ in all directions Very many ladies still pre colored gloves to the newer tints of pile yellow—cowslip and primrose the shades ure called. These are not buff, neither are they the beautiful chamois tints, but they are of a dye that with a deepening of shade, would soon reach the popular orange color. ‘The favor which India silks and foulards enjoy is due to the fact that a gown made of them is alw bright and neat in appear- ance. They are much cooler than any of the corded silks, and so far pleasanter for hot. weather wear. These fabrics lend them- ves to auy sort of draping and trimming. st there are two leading type the one rather plain on tho front and sides, with most of the fulluess massed compactly at the back. 'I'ie other model shows a plain underskirt with very long drapery arranged in classic grace, and in & manner impossible to @ ibe. These totally differont fash'ons are cqually popular and depend entirely on the figure of the wearer, the matevial employed and the style desired, The same may aid of the diff ent modos in bodices; they ave sclected with regard to the figure—the sharply pointed corsage for wowen at all inclining towards stoutness and the driped and pleated bodice for the slender, ash costume’ rage avroad. Thi: charming. T the doep tan- is a style quite the all, slim figure, is he d self is of some gossa mer material, a primrose crepe, for instance, material striped with moire. On ate gown a broad sash of silk or gauze is taken feomn the shoulders in front und drawn together at the waist, forming’a long V. It falls from the beit on cach side of the skirt. [tis then doubled back up over the hips to the waist behind, where it is. caughit up with much grace and fastened by a cluster of Howers, and from theuce it de- scends, and so increases in width as to becowe the train of the long clinging dress. PRICKLY AsU BITTERS is an unfail- ing cure for all diseases originating in biliary derangements caused by the ma- in of miasinatic countrics. No other medicine now on sale will so effectually remove the disturbing elements, and at the same time tone up the whole system, 1t ia'sure and safe in its uction, WHAT 1T COSTS TO BUILD. ! A Comparison of Pricos of This and Last Year. MATER!AL SOMEWHAT CHEAPER. A Dropn Prices on Brick, Lumber and General Matter Used in Build- ing—A Rise in Doors and Sash, After a man attains his majority, and be thinks himself of getting married, his hrst thought is, generally, ‘*How am I to pro- vide a cage for my bird! “A great numbes usually solve the problem by renting a dom- icile, while some build one of their own. To those who contemplate the latter action it will doubtless be gratifying to note that this year a house can be erected much cheaper than last, and why! Not because labor is very muct cheaper, although it is, but because material is lower in price than & year ago. In Omaha houses are either brick or frame, aud in the majority of cases the cellar walls are brick, very few are stone. When stone is used, rubolo is the exception and not the rule, and the price asked this year is the same as last, while rates in cut stone are the sume as for the past two years, Brick this _year are aid in the wall at and £10 per thou- sand, while last vear the price paid was from & This of course applics to ordinary bri Pressed brick which ara seldom used except in the more expensive residences are more costly. The reason as- signed for this reduction in price is that there are more brickyards in operation than there was one year ago and the demand is no% quite so great. Ordinary brick can now be purchased at $6.50, 87 and $3 per 1,000. In regard to lime, lath and sand all three ar- ticles are now much_cheaper than befoi Last year lime was sold at 90 cents per bar rel while at present 1t can be purchased a$ 85 cents. ‘Che price of sand depends upon the quantity purchased, but for ordmary purposes or for ordinary dwellings sand can be bought at 81.25 per load. This figure does not materially differ from the price puid last year, > Lumber is a commodity the price of which is regulated toa great extent by the prevail ing rates on railroads, but the following comparison shows that at present the prics asked is much lower than that paid in 18873 Joist from 2x4 to 2x10 varying from 14 to 20 feet 1n length sold 1 1887 at lfmm $17.50 to $23per m, 2x12 of the same length sold &% $18.25 to 824 per m; timbers 4x4 and Sx8 of the sume lengths as quoted above varied in pricefrom $15.50 to $23, The prevailing rates are as follows: For the first four qualities mentioned $16.50 to £21.50, a general difference of $1.25 por m, in some cases more, 2x2, §17.20 and £22.50, a dif- ference of £2.50; nd 8xS, $17.50 and $31, a difference of §1.50 average, o While No. 1 boards sold last, year at #18.50 per m, the price now is 15, n proportion, a difference of #1 all around, Siding seils this year at §11.75 to £20.50, while last year the price was §12.50 to £31,50, Ceiling, which was then quoted at 314 to $34, according to quality, can now be bought for $13.50 and 33, Flooring which now sells at %34, then brought $10.50 and 835, t year sold at $37 and §51, this year 36 The difference on lath and shingles is about 5 per cent in favor of the present 3 prices, The only articles which have advanced to any extent are sash, doors and blinas. fLast year ordinary grades of sash sold at §1 and .50; blinds were quoted at the same figire; doors sold at #1.50 and §2.25. The price this year i8 10 per cent in advanco, Minor material is somewhat lower than at the time referred to. Paints, oils and glass are all'a fraction lower in price, Contractors are building this ydar much cheaper than last, owing to the competition being more lively and material cheaper. Wrame houses can be erccted at least 10 per cect cheaper this year, according to the statement of a leading contractor. e | AN, 125 and 81600 SUraw Has, dc Ali_#3 and $f Ligh Bl Hats, now (23 Senlad ke Wil 08 recaly o8 g o ealed bids will be rocely ? seliool distviet, No. one, of Norton cauniy: Kuss sas, for the erection and wmm‘mon two story elght voom brick school building, cords o nl"ull.lanlwllnwu on exhi o cy ort ortor v, Kansas, Also for Fl“‘nx‘ ati Yo hoating apparatus. “Each bidder will q l!rml(l: put up ldc'znl ed 'k for caraent mouey, s double the n{mml of l:fa&.“gx'&?tm gelver up to ¥ o'clock on Atig. i, 1 s hoard reserving the | bid 6 R NI y