Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, March 17, 1889, Page 12

IMMENSE DISPLAY LAST WEEK OF RICH AND RARE NOVELTIES, WAS A GREAT SUCCESS! THIS WEEK WILL BE MADE STILL MORE AJ{'XE%C(’)I’&VE BY GIVING THE LOWEST PRICES EVER F'irat Class Reliable Merchandise Proving them to b e today as ever the Leaders in Low Prices and the Latest Fashions. Bar's Dross Goods Depaitment, | Barr's Underwear and Corset Dept. | Ban’s Mitlinery Depariment, Bart’s Dress Trimm'ng Novelties. Our big sales of last wiek proved to us that | 18 and 1§ Visit the Under-| Always first in the fleld with the newest de- | A full line of handsome Persian Bands, in new e fbveIes Wate Approcintad. This week we W ment of th G. Com- | sgms from Paris, London and New York in | designs and colors, rangiog in price from &1 10 OiVe yen Drices oh wmediim goods, which will v on hand ali tlie Eonnets and Kound Hat:, Flowers, Feathers, | & peryard, Drices, We quote a few of the many bargains: | more than please all our customers, ul in wh Ornaments and Millinery riminings. Wehave ) © 0 (00 Black AJl BlIk Gros Grain, nch, 66c yard |nP:. ox 24-inch Halt Wool Challls at 20c p never before shown a more elegant stock, and e : Sl b it in th oo yaige at e, " cholce Acsigis. ¢ 5 the display will be worth coming a longdis- | Dew shades, e (T ST LG o) A rich Black Fallle for 9fc yard; regular value incki All Wool Foule Belge at il tance to see, market this season, 8,89 10 15,00 per yard 1.2 Beaded Crochet Gimps, in all widths, at Barr’s Black Silk Depariment, Our Black 8i/k Department ix now complete, both in plain and novelty sk, 1t will s you money to exemine quality and con pare Barr's Fancy Notion Department. Save @ per cent by buying your Toflet Arti- clesat Barr's. We carry nothing but the hest quality of goods, and our prizes are lowoer than youpay for INFERIOR GOODS ELSEWH ERE, COME TO HEADQUA RTERS. Pint bottle est Ammonia, worth price LES, Dey Win, parr D, . Wo keep constant] f Applique Trimmings, in all the We carry an elegant assortment 25¢, our muslin underwear. of ladies’ 2 brown, grex, and new mixtures. Armure Ro; A bargain at #1.2%. A rich, lustions Cashemire de Lyon we offer At #1.20: regular price .60, ¢ Our fine pute silk Reveisible Peau de Sole, at #1.50; worth 82, Double warp Black Surah, 24 inches wide, at worth &, e ——————————— Barr's Colored Silk- Department, Figured China, India and’Shanghui Silke, in large and varfed assortment, exclusive and lat- est styles. our Figured China Silk, for street and travel- ing dresses, at 8¢ yard, crnnot be equalled. Handsome styles in China Silk at 81 yard: cheap at $1.25. Light and medium shades in Fancy China silks at Kic; regular price §1. Our striped two-toned Surahs for combina. tions at §1 yard are below value. Poau de ofe for spiing, in all new shades, we offer at #1. Armure Royales for spring, just arrived, at . extra soft finjsh, §1a yard. 5 pleces 40-inch All'Wool French Sers our own importation, exclu- i0-inch Al Weol Fairfield Suiting: ard; beautiful shaded stripe: 842-inch English Moliadrs: ote per yard; brown una grey mixtures and platn colors, Barr's White Goods Department. A large consigoment of Foreign and Domestic d this week, and prices can- not fail to ASTONISH. 10 pieces Kheer Plaids, 5 pleces Hair Cord Dimity pleces Beantiful Stripe Eile. eces Open Work Stripes, 2 s in Check and Stripe Nainsook, Sheer Mull Stripe: Colored Effects, ¥ Combination Tucking, Handker- atsoc; | | 2 to K25 s 8¢ Lrdie to #3. m 50c to 85,00, full regular made, at ¥ dozen Ladies briggan stripes, mo« inch, 10c. quality, regular price anteed pair. tone Stripe French i * extra heavy Blac Dimity, Swiss Ribbed fes' Muslin and Cambric Barr's Hosiery Department. 50 dozen Ladies' Cotton Hose, fancy striped, pair, Fancy Cotton Hose,in Bal- and tas 1 our price Fea pair, Misses’ “Victorla Black™ Cotton Hose, guar- tainless and fast color: 5%, 6, 61, T, 25c pair. Ladies' Muslin and Cambric Drawers, from Nuslin and Cambric Corsef Covers, Muslin and Cambric Skirts from 50c Night Dresse: Ribbed Bicycle Hose, warranted not to crock, in sizes i to 10, at % e e e e e e i P Barr’s Lace and Emhroidery Doyt 100 pleces of 42 inch embroidered cing, latest patterns, #1. § 3.0 and #4 p ard, A new title of “22 jiich Flotnciog in all quali- tles, runging from i to 45 per yard, A'fuil line of hom-stitched and *matched pat- torned embroiderics. All new goods and low rices, Exquisite assortment of 42 inch Chantilla_and Spanih Guipuie Lace Flouncing. Hic to #4 n iace bed spreads snd pillow shams, we have a full line at prices rangirg from #1.16 to ¥.50 per sot: elegant value. All the Intest novelties in ruchings and veil- ings at Barr's usual low pric s Floun- 250, Barr’s Biack Goods & Mourning Dept, 1n this depsrtment you can tnd ever: inthe line of blzck & biack and white good: op:ned a new line of Tamese Brilli Sfefllfan 1trill thing ) per yar An clegant liue of Tinsel Gimp, in all the new shades and Persian Cc 1o #1.25 por yard, A full line of Ornamental Gimps, Galoon, Cloak Trimmings and Eringes. Elegant assort: ment at popular prices. This department is complete in every detail withtnest stock of drestrimmings in the west, Barr’s Ladies’and Misses’ Glovs Dept. Just opened a new: line Kid Gloves in all the new shades, 4 button, ai 50c pair: worth #1. New line of Taffetta Gloves, in the new spring shades, (-buiton lengths, at fic. Pure Silk Gloves in 6 and3 button length: tiped tingexs, in wll colors, at #1, 81 A 81 -button Constanze Suede Undres: all the new spring and summer colorings, ut $1.50; Splendid vaiue 4 and 6 button Re; 4 button Trefolss: pair; sold everywhere at n all col 5 Just opened at $1.4 Pint bottle Best Bay Rum, worth 35, our vrice lic. Pint bottle (Murray & Lannan) best goods, worth our price 4., fohTow English Bristie Tooth Brush, worth tsc, or fic. Imported C; bar, our price Clticura Son, Glycerine, worth orida Water, Soap, 3-pound bar, worth s0¢ eat's Scented, White Rose e cake, our price 1sc, Barr's Wash Fabrics. 25 pleces genuine imported French zephyr ginghams: bigeest value in the city, Ihe. 100 preces & inch fine Scotch Zephyr ging- s, in plalds, stripes and lnce effects, 2o ) pleces 82 inch Whitelaw's tinest imported Scotch Zephyr ginghams, handsome effects fc. A beautifiil line of new shades and dosigns 32 inch sateen, i pieces unique Persian and other designs in ol teen, y fine, S0c would call attention to our beautiful ine ¢ ”\l imported French Foulard Sateens, Ask 0 se= them. ———————————————————————————— Barr’s Linen Department, ) yavds 6f-inch Turkey Red Table Damask Come ear i 200 yards ¢0-inch Bleached Table I'amask at cluth for every | 0 yards #t-anch Hleached Table D Thix {8 the dumask we sold at 31 Tarr's Broner Nepk patterns, equ 10 dozen 1'X Scurfs at §1.50 cacl thing new. ) dozen huottid Fr Damisk Towels, wn_ work in berder, fine quality, fast colors, Barr's Ribbon Department. ploces Nod satin, G G edge at 1c yard, vleces No 12 satin, ( ge at 124c yard, 10 plecos No 9 G G satin edge, best quality, at ar 100 pleces vard. elffes in fancy neck ribbons atioe and 1214e ?-inch mioire satin edge sash ribbon, ‘We make a reductionon all ribbons &old by the plece. e e ———————— Barr's Art Department, Vests in white and Moha'r Bril and sleeveless, y ey Our 8 and # best value 56 inchies wide, crenm, Warp Henriettas {5 tiie »ods at Handsome Parislan Novelties in lorge variety. J e ——t T Barr's Gents’ Furnishing Department, & This popular department is now prepared to | show a full oriment of staple goods and ne elties for ¢ wear. We invite inspec y Striped British Half price of G pairs for #1 o et ! < Barr’s Hotion Department, Noveities in Black and White Stripe and Plaid X All Wool und 811k Mixtures, =necial patteins, ot | We have the largest and most complete line #1, 8110 and & o5 : , of Notions in the ci alko the latest importa- 2 tions in Buttons. | waste your time run-! ning from one store to another when y got A FULL LINE OF YANKEE NO'I BARR'S, Best Stockinett worth Hoe pair, dttention! i Barl “s Linen Thread, 20 yards, *th § gting purpcses, atilc a yard, regular price, Mourning Pins, 80 {n box, worth 5 (] . 2G G ed 2 081 Nty Barr’s Handkerchief Depariment. SR LR DR iy ‘This department will be found very att with a display of fresn from the best manufacturers and sold at the lowest possible prices, 5 dozen Ladies' Borders at 5c each, 60 dozen Ladies’ Hemstitched, pretty borders, at 10c each. Large assortment of (hina Silk Handker- fefs, hemstitched, white and colored borders, active Ik Finish Slaenourd e incied Barr’s Flanne! Department, Outing cloth in 3) different styles. nt 12ic, worth 1 Dress Shields (Sex This week we uifer: our price Lic. Dressms 100 dozen Gents! Hen:stitched New Colored Hose at the very low 5 dozen Derby Ribbed Cotten Half Hose, in- grain colors only, #ic pex pair A nice ussortiment of ( k_and Buft Scarfs and ¢ Neckwear, fn | ar-in-Hands, 25¢, ur price, zen Gents' Unlaundried Shirts, , well made, oniy Uniaundried Shirts, Wamsut- ta muslin, 2 hundred linen 3-ply bofom, re-in- 1in, 3-ply linen boso 40 dozen Gents’ forced, only ibc each. New Spring Traveling Shirts, French imported fiannels, $1.5 and 8 each: very cheap. zo0d mus- | o each. | Finie D Barr's House Furiishing Departmeit, ' Royal China Dinner Set. 142 pieces, only 82 rated Chamber Sets, only 3 Elegant Parlor Lamp, only 3 Elegant Rerry Scts, on'y ifc. Iy #¢ Spice Boxes, § pieces, only C D A fine line of Bread Raisér ) inch, oni Entire new Silk ana Cra jection of h terns in Boys' 124c cach. All orders from the country will ’rebeive vrompt and careful attention. . Dlack and all the fanc , ranging in price from s0c to We carry a line of bustles from lac to Tfc. patterns at i ¢ adies’ Tics in China i “glegant line of flne I e and e eacn. Windsor 8ilk Ties, | 75finch Bic reduced from e ayard Sateen Ties, 10c and d © yard. nch Pajama Suitings, in o large variety of er yard, nis Costume in beautiful patterns, G5 per yard o Flunnel, in light stripes, Cc, 4 inch Habit Cloth, latest spring colors, 60- & Darning Cotto Cloth, | our price 15 fo 100, Brown's Satin Polish, price fic. 16th and Douglas all colors, worlh Horn Grnaments in amber, black and shell, rhine stone setting, worth 20c to bic, our pricé e dozen, ster Souvenirs, [ #1 and $1.25 per yard. Also a complete | terns, nsras s e . worth 15c bottle, our ! St, Omaha High Art Novelties in art needle-work and 8.0 our prices. +t designs in Figured Drapery Silk at Stampsd Linen Covers, Splasners, Scarfs and iy Doylies, stampod i all tho nely designs, ne of Briggs' Stamping Pat- 1on given in all art work. CHARLIE FISHER'S *BOYS.” An O1d-Time Fire Chief With Able Fire-Fighters. THE DURANTS, OLD AND NEW' ‘How They Were Organized and the Measure of Usefulness They Have Filled to Employers and Omaha. Relics of Durant. The attention of anyone wandering #hrough the yards of the Union Pacific railroad company’s shops last Monday afternoon would have been attracted to a lot of men clad inred shirts and black trousers, and with helmets upon their heads, who ran hither and thither like boys at play. It was the Durant hose company in its bi-weekly practice, and after a few moments’ watching the on-looker would discover method in their movements, and even to the un- * initiated it would be apparent that the force is a well drilled body of men. The military-looking man with the Napoleonic mustache and goatee who flourished the trumpet was Captian Charles Fisher, chief of the company, familiarly called “Charley” about the shovs. This company was organized away back twenty years ago or more, from amongst the employes of the shops, for the protection of the company’s property, and was named after J.C, « Durant, at that time an official of the * rona, 01d residents will remember its first public appearance when it participated in the parades and ceremonies attend- ing the laying of the lastrail which coi nected the Central and Union Pacitic railways. The uniform they wore on that occ: sion was in no wise remarkable for its lavishness, consisting a¢ it did simply - of a white flannel shict, the men’s every-day trousers, with unexpenstve belts and caps. They were commanded on that occasion by “Billy” Faweett, the company's first chief. But not- . withstanding the simplicity of their " uniforms the members of thé company, with their brand new steamer and hose cart, were not the least conspicuous par- ticipaunts in the parade, “Billy” Fawcett was succeeded in command by A, A, Gibson, who is still in the company’s employ here, being in oharge of the blacksmithing depart- ment., The otherchiefs of the company in the order of their command were Jim Courtney, John Wigman, Thomas Mel- drum, (‘%mvles Fisher, Tom Cummings, “late marshal of Omaha, Jobhn McDon- ald, Peter Dowdall and again Charlie Fisher for the second time, Everything has not always run lmou'.h"' with the Durant compun, Like nf‘ such organizations, interest . would lag and tho company often bor- " dered upon dissclution; but'it has been _ kept alive, and, to-day, under the wide- awake wanagement of Charlie Fisher, it is a very live organization indead. The company has had but one guod- sized fire to handle so far as the prop- erty of the Union Pacific is concerned. This was when the carshops burned v t twenty years agoand then the did themselves great credit, al- ough, at that time, the organization in 1ts infancy, first A re &) atus bought for was an old-h';mnad steamer sad S an equally old-fashioned hose cart, both of which now stand in the company’s truck house. The engiue has passed into a state of innocuous desuetude since the waterworks system was intro- duced, and has been whitewashed to preserve it from rust. The hose cart is still used. As Chief Fisher said yes- terday, ‘‘They’re old-fashioned, but they’re good ones.” In addition to these two machines, a regulation hose cartof the new style and a running cart have since been purchased for the boys by the railroad compuny. # Chief Fisher took much pride yester- day in showing a reporter the truck house and the various appliances for the extinguishing of fires. Every- thing about the truck is very complete —nnasom‘rnnged that the trucks can be run out at a moment’s notice. In one corner,stands a glass case containing the trumpets used by the different chiefs—and a large white banuer,once evidertly a thing of beauty, but to-day tattered and torn. It was presented by Mr. Durant to the com- pany, soon after its organization aud has been a cherished relic ever since. There are about the different build- ings of the company’s shop yards, fif- teen fire alarm bo from which an alarm, in case of fire, is turned into the stationary engine house and from here an alarm is turned into the city depart- ment. All through the buildings, too, are standpipes with hose attached, and ladders to be used in case of fire, There are sixteen hydrants, property of the company, 1n position about the grounds and the pressure from these is the sume as from the city hydranis. A few years ago tho couplings used by the Durant company were of a different size than those of the city department and when one was called upon to assist the other, there was, for this reason, always a delay in getting into active wor But the evil hasbeen remedied and the couplings are now the same. In the days of the old volunteer de- partment, when men fought fives for glory. and often to save their all, the Durants frequently rendered efficiont aid to the town department. Under an agreement made between the city and the railroad company, the Durani company is at all times subject to the call of Chief Galligan, or whoso- ever shall be in command of the city department. At several memorable fires the Du- rants assisted the city department not a little. Chief Fisher recalled some of them to mind yesterda, The first one was wheu a number of buildings standing upon the site now occupied by the Meyer block,was burned, many years ago. On this occasion the company was called out at 12 o’clock at night and fought the fire until 7 o’clocie the next morning. *And that old machine, said Chief Fisher, as he gazed with an affectionate eye at the campany’s old-fashionod steamer, *was a punping when all the others had played out.” The Durant’s also did good service when & number of buildiogs on 1he corner of Thirteenth and Capitol aveunue were bucned eight or nine years ago. The most wemorable fire at which thie company aided the city, however, was at the burning of the Grand Central hotel in’79, when overy machine, every inch of hose, every ladder and every fireman were brought into requisition. The Durants rendered great service then and fought the flames as valiantly as any. The last service the company ren- dered outside of its own tervitory, was when the Dietz lumber yard caught fire a year ago. Themen were promptly on haad and succeeded in confining the flames to the original yard. Out of there,’ gratitude for theserviec they rendered, Mr. Dietz presented the members of the company with a purse of $100. The Durants have recently purchased new uniforms, paying for them out of their own pockets. The new regalia is very neat, consist- ingof acap of red and black,a red shirt trimmed with black, with the let- ter “D” worked in the shield, black trousers and red and black belts with silver trimmings. The present roster of the company is as follows: Charles Fisher, chief. John Schind- ler, first assistant; Lon Latton, second assistant; John Carnaby, president; Pat Cosgrove, secreta John Willet, treasurer; John Willis, John Shaban, James Ritchie. Tom McMillan, Aug. Monson, Lester McGrew, Aug. Ingram, Pat Cusic, James Gavin, John Adams, Theodore Rossiter, H. Wren, D. Shan- nahan, Lon Boyd, John Miner, — Fay. Chief Fisher is proud of his men. He is an old fire fighter, and has im- parted to his subordinates a great deal of the information he has acquired in the ealling as also aroused an enthu- s1asm among them which prompts them to respond at the earliest signal of dan- ger. The affection entertained for him by his men reciprocates that of the chief, and is well attested by the sou- venirs which he cherishes as me- mentoes from their hands, Chief Fisher was for many years con- nected with the Omaha fire depart- ment, running with the hooks, the old Pioneer company.which after an honor- able career dishanded four years ago, when the city determined to organiz ita fire department on the pay prin ple. All the apparatus was then sold to the corporation. The old fivemen are gradually passing away, some to be forgotten, but others to live long in the memory of those who are still in life. They are all worthy of commendation, but for what they have done, and especially for what they have alw; been willing to do, the memory of the Durants dead and gone, as well'as that of Captian Fisher and his brave little corps, will be the cher- y of thousands of Omaha's [here are twenty-two protestant places of worship within the walls of the city of Rome, There are twenty-six in Bowmbay. The American board is carnestly calling for thirty-two missionary families and twen- ty-nine women for their various mission fields. The church on the little island of Atafu in the South sea islands includes all the adults on the island. Not one remains in the service of Satan. Eighty-five per cent of the whole number of churches in the state of New York now use unfermented wine —an advance of 15 per cent over last year. 2 Children were baptized by immersion through a hole in the ice at Alma, Mich., one bitter cold day lately, and there 1s much se. vere comment on the reckless performance. England’s “oldest” clergyman, Rev. Bar- tholomew Edwards, is dead. He lacked but @ week or thereabouts of being a centur, and had been gector of one church for s ty-six years. The receipts from donations for the first five months i the financial year of the Amer- ican board are about $6,400 less than those for the gorresponding months of the preced- ing year, and the receipts from legacios are ubout 34,200 less; so that the total receipts full short by over $40,000, The wonderful change from the past in Japan 1s almost incredible. There are now 20,000 communicants connected with the va- rious missions, and they increase by, 500 a month, This is the best of all the wonderful advancement in the countr Twenty years ago there was no Japanese public journal; now tuere are more than five hundrad peri- odicals—daily and weekly papers and mouth- ly magazines and reviews, and nearly all of these publicatious are favorable to the chris- Lanization of Japas. LET THE BLUE LAWS REST. Elizabeth Cady Stanton on SBunday Newspapers and Amusements. BY THEIR OWN STANDARDS. The Position of the National Reform Party Full of Inconsistencies— A Menace to Repubiican dnstitut.ons, Sunday Newspapers and Amusements. The existence of a national reform party in this country, proposing a union of church and state, has been well styled ‘‘A conspiracy againgd the.re- public.” The members of this party say they do not propose a union of church and state, but when they ask to have the christian religion taught in the schools, its God recognized in the United States constitution, more re- strictive legislation for the observanc: of the Sabbath, suppressing Sunday papers. the mails, freight trains, street cars and all innocent amusements, it looks very much as 1f we were going back tothe old Puritan blue lawsof Con- necticut, when, it is said, a man could not kiss his wife nora hen lay, an cgg on Suuday. With the experience of the union of churen and state in the old world be- fore their eyes, the fathers of this re- public laia the foundation of our gov- ernment carefully, as they thought, on a secular basis, free from all ecclesinst1- cal entanglements. They were so afraid of the influence of the clergy, thatat one time they were tot allowed to vote or discuss political questions When during the early temperance, anti-slavery movements they began to express théir opinions on public affairs in their pulpits, many churches vere sundered in twain. Now they not only preach on all that concerns the daily life of the people but they propose to dominate the state in the most arbi- trary and unreasonable manner, A'few years agoagentleman of wealth in Pittsburg offered to give $20,000 to build a conservatory in the park, with the proviso that itshould be opened froely to the public on Sunday. Sev- ymen called on the common council and urged them not o accept the gift on that basis, as it would be a desecration of the Sabbuth. Fortunately the common council eould not see the sin in the laboring’ masses walking in the park and looking at rave plants and flowers on Sunday, 50 they turned a deaf ear to the clevical advisers and accepted the gift. That this reform party can accom- plish all it proposes at a time when Iiberal 1deas are so rapidly spreading, is doubtful. Nevertheless it is wise to sist the first encroachments on the liberties of the peopls as there is no tyraony so insidious as that in the name of religion. When bills to entorce Sunday rest, and to have the christian religion taught in our schools, are in- troduced into the United States senate, it is time to vouse popular thought on these questions. Inasmuch as we have in our schools the children of Catholics, and innumer- able sects of protestants, Jews, Gen- tiles, intidels, agnostics, the safe ground 15 to teach no theological speculations. The moment we begin to teach relig- ious dogmas we introduce endless discus- sion and dissension among the parents. Protestants would ignovre the pope, Uni- versalists the inferno, Jews and Sev- enth Day Baptists the christian Sun- day, and " agnostics all the creeds and ordinances as of no sigmficance what- ever, Lessons in the exact sciences and moral duties to themselves, their fellow beings, and their country, would be of more practical value to the children in our public schools than speculations as to the unknown and the eternal future, As to the constitution, as long as that document is based on the principles of justice, liberty and equality, we bave the essential elements of our highest ideal of a Supreme Being, already rec- ognized in that Magna Charta of human liberties. We must beware of giving the pulpit too much authority over the press or our institutions of learning. Its power has alwa; been aggressive and pro- scriptive. No end of sermons have been preached and essays written against the Sunday newspipers, one of the reatest blessings to our people, espe- 1y in the large cities. The audi- ences of country clergymen average about 400, while” our newspapers speak to thousands, The American Sunday newspap with their able editorials on the ques- tions of the hour, and letters from the old world, are marvels o literary ability, and extensive news, from every quarter of the globe. here is not to be found in London, s or Berlin a Sunday paper that can compare with those published in the chief cities of the United States. The objections the uational reform party makes tothe Sunday paper have no special force nor mevit. Kirst, they say it depletes the churches. Tifiu is the real ground of hostility also against opening the li- braries, picture galleries, concgrt halls, and all places of amusament—a tasit admission that the church cannot stand competition with any other form of in- struction or entertainment. It is true that the multitudes who never go to church read the Sunday papersin ho- tels, saloons, on the cars, in the open air on the only day they have leisure to rend, What would take the place of the paper for all these for whom there is no room nor attraction in the churches. Second, they say the labor involved in printing and distributing the papers compels a large force to desecrate the Sabbath. The labor on the Sunday pupers is done on Saturday., It is the Monday issue, if any, that should be tabooed on that ground. As to the boys who distribute the papers, it takes no more time nor strength for their dutics than for those who ring the bells for all the churches. These reformers wish to suppress the omnibuses, street cars and bands of music on account of the noise, 80 distasteful to those who enjoy the holy stiliness of the Sabbath day. All these together cannot possibly” be so great a nuisance in any community, esnecially to invalids or those who live near churches, as the doleful ringing and tolling of those bells all day. I once lived on & corner within one block of five different churches, and with the meetings, funerals and Leuten seasons, all punctuated and emphasized with these bells, I was nearly distracted, 1cannot see that setting type in order to provide some intellectual pabulum for a community is more of a desecration of the Sabbath, than setting tables and cooking food for the family. To be con- sistent, those who insist on Sunday being a day of rest, should make it a season of fasting and self-denial for themselves and of freedom for their wives and servants from all manual labor. The dinner should be cooked ou Saturday and served cold ou Sunday with primitive sia- . But the clergy as a class (to say nothing of wost of the sons of Adam), are proverbial for their love of good cating. hence we hear very lit- tle from the pulpit as to the sin of good dinners on the ““Lord’s day.” _ Accovding to what systom of morals is it more sinful for Patrick to set type and read his paper, than for Bridget to cook a turkey and plum pudding and read nothing on Sunda; ELIZABETH CADY STANTO! e MUSICAL AND DRAMATIC. Mary Anderson will spend her summer i England. Annie Robe talks of returning to the stage next season. Wilson Barrett will open his tour in Boston October 14. Billy Rice will go with the Cleveland-Hav- erly minstrels next season. J. H. Haverly is in_California. thinkine of going to Australia. Edwin Booth and Lawrence Barrett close :l)no:r present tour about June 26 1n Portland, re, * Bronson Howard’s play of “Young Mrs. Winthrop” will soon be played in Loudon for the first tume, Herr Von Bulow will give a series of pi- ano recituls at the Broadway theater, New York, April 1, 2, 4 and 5. Miss Verona Jarbeau is to have a new mu- sical comedy next season, although ‘“‘Star- light" continues to meet with success in tie eust Salvini will fill Mrs. Langtry's dates that were booked for next season. The Liwy is still uncertain as to her exact plans while abroad. Little Josef Hofmann, the musical prodigy, is studying in s Berlin. ' He is in fine health and has grown very tall since he left this country. The London debut of a young American actress, Miss Kiubarvie, is announced at Terry's theater next month in “Young Mus, Winturop.” Lawrence Barrett emphaticaily denies thut “Anthony and Cleopatra’’is to be done by either tho Booth or the Barrett company next season. Mr, Langiry will appear next winter in London in the production of one of Shaks peare's plays, not yet wmentioned, but prob ably “As You Like 1t.” Charles Wyndham has engaged W. Il Penley, one of the most popular low come dians in London, and intends soon to revive Jawmes Alvery's *“I'wo Roses.” A new play called “The Bookmaker,” by W. Pigott, will be tried in Terry's theater, on' the 10th inst., with Edward "Perry in the principal charac Mume. Modjeska has been meeting with ex- traordinary success on the Pacific coast in her old repertory, her receipls averaging over one thousand dollars a night, Heury Irving will rest during the months of July'and August, and during that period there will be a season of French plays under the divection of Mr. Mayer, at the London Lyceum, Lotta takes possession of her theater in Hoston next August. Mr. Abbey, her late tenant, will lay the corner-stone of his new theater next month, Miss Anderson officiut- ing, Mr. Wyndham's tour of this country next winter is now completely booked and con tracted. He will open Abbey’s new th in Boston in October, playing uis repertory in four weeks, “The Armada,” which Augusius Harris is about to send through the F is said to be tha most elaborav production that has ever been tul circuit in England. One of the pieces which Willlam H. Crane will produce for his starring tour next sea son will be the comedy of *‘The Balloon,” which is now runping at the Straud theater, London. The American rights of this com- edy are owaed by T, Heury French, HAL Lxrewnt the divine Barah is studying Eoglish, and London will see her in tue near future in an English adaptation of a Frenoh pll{. Mr. B, C. Stepheason, author of ‘De- rothy,' ‘Dora,’ aud other London successes, is to make the adaptation, Leo Goldmark received a dispatch recently Ivom Beyreuth that the priuce regeut of Ba- American He is theatrical 0 on the varia had bestowed upon Edmund C. Stan- ton, director of the Metropolitan opera house, the high order of St. Michuel in recognition of his services in the promotion of German art in this country. The Joseph Jefferson-Florence combination for next season begin their tour September 3Lin Philadelphia. Thus far John Gilbert and Mrs. Drew aro the only members of the supporting company engaged. The reper- tory will include three comedies, “The Ri- va's,” “Poor Gentlemen,” and *“I'he Heir at Law." Mme, Patti's repertory in this country next scason will consist of _“Scmiramide,’” “Lucia,” “The Harber,” “Dinorah," *“Tra’ viata,”' “L'Etolle du 'Nord,” “Rigoletto,’ ovanni” “Faust,” “Martha,' “Lakme,” in which she has never been scen in " this country, and “Romeo and dJulict.” s the cast of arecent performance of “Pinafore” in Philadelphia: Captain Cor- coran, Karontowanen, an Iroquis; Sir Juseph Porter, Thonwenjorem, an Iroquis; Ralph Rackstraw, Sha-go-wash, & Chippewa; Dick Deadoye, Shaoanes, an iroquis; Jose- vhine, Chull, n Mohawk: Butiercup, Wausko, a Modoc; Cousin Hobe, Wyctyaci, a Sioux. When orotherly love can produce such a combination as this we may well believe that William Penn did not buy tho Keystona state for nothing “hl o PEPPERMINT DROPS, The theatrical manager is known by tha company he keeps. The early spring sunshine has convicted the ground hog of shocking mendacity. Postmaster General Wanamaker's new greeu stamps fit like the paper on the wall. A new town named_Brewer has just been chartered in Maine, Where is Neal Dow! New York is the largest mahogany mar- ket in the worid, but few wood kave be- lieved it If President Harrison is not a this time it is seckors. A new president soems to be great deil like certain kinds of medieino; must be “well shaken,” The icoman now puts his congealed mer- chandise in his safe every night along with s diamonds. Lic on the left side, sa If it had been a law jou “Lie on both sides. 1t costs money to shake hands with Groveo veland during the business hours since hr stuck up his tin sign, The farmers are sowing wheat in Dakota Presontly a belated blizzard will conie along and do some reaping. ome time before long the principal qualifi- ationfor the presidency will be u sirong r of biceps and @ soft pain Secretary 'Lige Halford wiil ne bo huppy 1n Washington until he flads likely Sund 00l class Lo teach. son prohibitionists do not appear more often in socicty, is beeause thoy cannot consistently countenunce full dress. With Bayard ro to priy bumorous paragrapher 1 if hie had ruined his new Indiana men who now goto Washington foel o much at home thero that they insist on calling the goddess of liberty by ner firsy name It it is said that & promineut Ttalinn count will shortly set the fad of simply wearlng o plaiu yellow pawnticket at the end of the watcii chiia, A man hasu't much of self after 4 night's folly, say, that's the time “big nead.” Ex Senutor Riddlebergor is vack numbers of tho Cou, 1o see what was goix, recent bypnotic trance What doth it profit & man to get o modern society novel for 25 cents, if be (s to buy an unabridged dictionary and an encyclopedia before he can understand itf s said thata busy dootor not far away scol in a cortficate of death to the health officer and inadvertently placed his uame in the space for “cause of death.” This is what might be called accidental exactness. almist by not the fault of the oftice- /s u health journal. aal-t would hias si life, tha ad Lhau g trousers. opinfon of him- ad yet, strang e has 4 case of reading the sslonal Record o while Lo was in Lis e s ‘The bishop of Gibraliar is considering whether he shall sanction the establishmen of an KEoglish church at Monte Carlo,