Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, June 2, 1889, Page 7

THE OMAHA DAILY BEE: SUNDAY, ECHOES FROM THE ANTE-ROOM Wows and Goseip of the Week of the Fraternities. DOINGS OF THE ROYAL ARCANIUM ‘What Has Been Accomplished By the Danish Brotherhood — Pythian Polnters—Entertainment of South Omaha A. O. U. W. Royal Arcanum. Abont thirty gentlemon met at the office of Mr. J. L. Doty, in Lincoln, Tuesday evening and decided to organize @ council of the above order. Mr. George Kerr. deputy supreme regent of U.1%. council, Omaha, had been in the city some time gotting the charter mombers together. The following wers nominated for office: Regent, John L. Doty vice regent, Charles D. Traphagen; orator, Prof. H. K. Wolfe; W. 8. Huffman;_treasuror, J . A. Redway; coliecto John Howitt, X warden, W! ©. Laghty sontry, C. H. Rudge: trustees, 1. P, Roggen, 8. G Swvon and i 1 Kelly. council will be instituted June 11 and it is expected a number of the members of U. P. council, Omaha, and Fidelity co cil, Counell Bluffs, will be present to give Antelope council a good send-off. The boys at Lincoln say that they intomd to make the event memorable in the history of the Royal Arcanutn. Union Pacific council on Monday evening Jast was visited by betweeen fifty and sixty members of Fidelity council, of Council Bluffs, and after the regular order of busi- ness had been disposed of and a couple of can- didates initiated, the folding doors between the Elks’ hall proper, where the Union Pa- cifics meet, and the elegant club rooms of the Elks were thrown open and the assembled Arcanumites entered upon and took posses- sion for the time being of the private stamp- ing grounds of the Omaha Elks, through the kind invitation of the Elk members of Union Pacific council. After enjoying in turn the luxurious surroundings of the card room, the read- ing room and the billiard room, a general movement was made n the direction of the aining room, where a_very nice lunch was served. Tlion a smoke was ndulged in by some, billiards by others and singing by stiil another portion of theassembled crowd until about 11:30 p. m., when a majority left for their homes. having spent a very pleasant eveniug and being wore unpressed than ever that the Royal Arcanum is not only an order for the future benefit of dependents, but is alsoa fraternal organization of equal rank with any in the country. ~ As a consequence of the fraternal spirit shown Union Pacific council, and the order in general in Nebraska, is growing rapidly. A council will bo_instituted at Ariington, this state, on Monday, and another at Lin: coln on the 11th, both of which will start with a good membership and bright pros- peots for the future. Qthere are also soon to be organized uat Walls City. Columbus, Crand Island, Kearney, and Hastings. ‘Union Pacitic council is’ helping Deputy Supreme Regent Kerr in this worlr, in order to soon get & membership in this state large -enough to insure a grand council. Mr. J. W. Scott, D, R. S., who has been very sick at Colfax, Iu., is back to the city again, nearly recovered, though quite weak yet from his severe illuess. Union Pacitic council has just issued a very neat printed folder showing the cost of and the benefits to be derived from a mem- bership. Any member of the council or the secretary, Mr. I. L. Richards, will furnish it upon application. e L K. of P. An increase in the fee charged for ferring the rank of knight frow $15 to “being urged by the Toledo Kuight upon the grand lodge of Ohio, soon to be iu sessiou. In support of the proposed change the wmin- 1mum fee in Nebraska of §20 and the per- ontage of increnso of membership in this state; which in 1835 was the largest of any state in the union, were advanced. A building will be erected this season by the lodge av Hebron. A lodge, No, 117, was instituted Friday in Ulysses with about thirty charter members. Saline, No. 116, of Crete, has twenty-five charter members, and was Grand Chancellor Will Love, r officers are: K. D. Williams, Hasting, (‘ (‘ \\' Ww. RfluL, 0. D. Buchanan, M. 5 sccretary, Guenze ; guide, Frank J. Pillsbury, grand keeper of rec- ords and scal of New Hampshire, ot Con- cord,was a delogate to the sossion of supromo sitting of the Iron Hall in this last week. Brother Harry Merriam, editor of the Pythun Spur, has returned from a two ‘weeks' trip in the interior of the state, and has worked up a good deal of wnterest in his paver. A party of Norfolk knights, consisting of Dr. A. L. Macomber, W. H. Dexter, Dean ‘Whitmarsh, J. W. Rose, A. W. Hallam, E. Doughty, David Rees, C.J. Chupman, 8. Cobb, P, C. Storey, L. J. Ostin, ¥, L. Estubrook, W. L. Stone, Hayes, ana W. S. Dewey paid a frateral Visit 1o Stanton lodge. Delegations were also prescut from Madison lllld West Poinv lodges, and the work in all three degrees was exemplified in an excellent manner, after which an elegant feast of good things was enjoyed. I'he News of Stanton heard who was pres- ent pay @ very graceful compliment to J. W. Rose on the manner in which he filled the past chancellor’s chair. Mr. Rose is, with one exception, the youngest man in the United States to hold the position of past chancellor, and those who know him will understand that he filled the ofice very creditably, . »*e A. 0. U. W. Forty couples attended the first anniver- sary entertainment given last night by South Omaha lodge, No. 66. The following pro- gramme had been arranged: Addrcss of welcome by Master Workman Jacob Joska- lek, who gave a history of the lodge, and ex- plaining the degree of Ladies of Honor, urged the ladies Lo become members, Voeal music by Messrs. Jeremiah Kain, Charles Lear and Edward Eister. Reeitation, by R. E. Bragg. Address, by Rev. K. L. Knox, who gaven history of the order. Kecita- tions, by Misses Lona Graham and Cora B, Smith, and Mr. R. E. Bragg, and songs by Messrs, Jeremiah Kain and Charles Lear, followed by an excellent lunch and a danee. All present wers most courteously enter- tained by tho zealous comuittee, und all were satiafied. E. R. Ruthven, overseer of the Union Pa- cifio lodge, No. 17, bas tendered his resigua- tion and leavesiv'a few duys for Denver. Mr, Ruthven had ocenpied a position in_the raflroad yards under tho Western Weighing association and takes a higher and more re- munerative position 1o the office of the same association. He has been a very active and effioient worker among the Workmen and his loss will be keenly felt by No. 17, United Workmen aro not making much of a stir outside routine lodge work. but the committee appointed to lovk after the recep- tion and entertainment of the representatives the session of the supreme lodge in Omaba next month is busily prosecuting the task allotted to it. It will meet at Dr. 5. R. Patton’s office Friday. . Modern Woodmen. There will be substituted for the regular meeting of No. 120 Wednesday, in A. O, U, ‘W. hall, at the corner of Fifteenth and Far- nam streets, a social entertainment, und to ftare cordially bidden all members of the order, their wives and sweethearts. ‘The lodee at Ked Cloud gave auother en- «Joyable banquet Mounday night at the close of ite oxeroises. Twonty-five new mombers ‘were initiated into the mysteries of the during the evening, L0 O R At the meeting of the South Omaha lodge, No. 148, Monday evening, J. A. Silver was elected N.'G, and Ziba Crawford V. G. Phoy will be (nstalled Jul Mesers. John T dounson, B e Whila o Ander: on, P. G.. were elcoted representatives to ne grand lodge. Maudns, The beard of girectors of the Masonic howe elocted officers for the ensuing yoar as fol- lows: President, George W. Lininger: fiirst vioe-president, G. B. France, of York: sec. ond vice-president Brad Slaughtor, of Al- bion: secretary, W. R. Bowen; treasurer, Chris Hartman, of Omaha. As the commit tee authorized to inspect. the various propos tions for locations President Liningor ap- pointed the following: Brad Slaughter, I, White, Judge Post, Chris Hartman and C. J. Coutant. It is stated that Mr. White ropresents Plattsmouth Judge Post, York, and that the remainder lean toward Omaha. Danish Brotherhood. ¢ A gentleman connected with this society writes as follows: “From time to time there have appeared in your valuable paper bits of information about the Danish societics in this city which have been 80 far incorrect, as the Dauish society has received credit for what does not right fully belong to it. This is the case with the new Danish cemetery, which does not belong to the Danish society, but to the Danish brotherhood—two entirely different organi zations, withoughi thoir inombers are. iden- vical ‘“T'he Danish society, or organization, 18 a local enterprise, founded in 1 on social principles, while 1t has been its good fortune from the start to be able to add_benevolents, sick and death benefits to its inducements for membership. This society is the owner of the Washington hall building on Eighteenth and Harney strects. Though the project of buy ing grounds for a cemetory often has be brought up and discussed in the society, for 8Ome reason or Gther the project nover pro- mressod, “The Danish Brotherhood is a secrot so- ciety formed on the principles of benes lence, sick benefit and mutual life insurance, and lodges belonging to this ordor are to be found in every city in the United States where the Dauish nationality 1s well repre- sented. Thereare in Omaha two lodges be- longing to this order, which are known as Danish Brotherhood lodget Nos. 1and 19. Although, as beforo said, the most fricndly rclnlll)nnlllp oxists betwoon the Danish so- ciety und the Danish brotherhood, the work: mgs of the two bodies and their interests are 80 aifforent that it is best and most satisfue- tory to have a distinctiyn ob: Vi ——— WHAT DREAMS ARE MADE OF. An Attempt to Turn Them to Scien tific Account by Close Study. The commonest experiences of every- day life ave frequently those which are most interesting to study, and they are also in many instances those which most successfully elude the grasp of scientific precision, says the London Lancet. Medical musers of ali ages have pondered over the dreams and s8leep without getting much further than speculations of a very per~ sonal nature. This personal element is 1nevitable, since experience shows that in every account of a dream there are awkward lucun: where the inventive faculty is brought into play. There is a modost hesitation in the waking state about recounting in consccutive form the disconnected particles which have formed the component parts of the dream, and the result is that ordinarily a veil is woven to hide the defects of memory, or sundry adventitious links are inscrted to give a logical sequence to what is most illogical. Individuals do not believe sufficiently in the accuracy of their own accounts to trust those narrated by others. Droamers of dreams in the past ordi- narily foretold their own successes, and thus ‘accustomed their hearers to un- ens; more recently a novelist has confessed to having worked up much of the perilous stufl that dreams are made of into literary form, and to have reapod much advantage from this assistance. The latest publication which reaches us from Dr. Georgo M. uld proposes & move serious task, for it is no loss than an attempt to sv.ud; the nature of consciousness, and of its orvigin from the facts of sleop and dreams. The dilference between the dreaming and the waking consciousness 1s assumed to be the absence of all stimuli in the latter \ulllhum\ whil the subordinate less. The ar nZ consciousness is supposed to be on the alert to watch over the sleeping organizm. ‘“*When sleep is permittod, it is becaus 8 He 1 1||'»L be dreamless wit the organism.” Although there anger to is mueh that is ex in the paper, the at are somewhat tatingly con- lity has no hnL many will demur at “through physiolugic psychoiogy we cateh a glimbse of the profound trulll that, at heart, we are all the same;” while to say that “‘dream philosophy teaches religion and sympo- thy” 15 to challenge contradiction. .Dr. Gould’s views are no less novel than striking, and his language often has a turn mingled with ntific sology that is entertain for uple, in his counleuding words upon dream consciousness he says: **Its phan- tasmal existence is upborne upon the ghostly wings of past sorrows and joys, and tied to reality by the tenuous thread interrupted sensa- g Deep va, It 1snot many years since the Lheury of uuwh -plowing was generally advo- cated theorists, and not until the pros 'l.u al demonstration showed the fal- lacy of the idea nsa renovator of the soil was it generally disearded, says the Practical Farmer. A very littic con- sideration would have shown, except in special soils for certain special crops, whose roots ramify decp, that trench- plowing is a fallacy. We have come to know that five inches, measured against the land side, is deep plowing for aver- age crops, and that eight inches would be considered deep plowing for a crop ordinarily cultivated on the I while trénch-plowing—turning a sub- furrow—is not good practice as a rule, there is no objection to subsoil—follow- ing in the furrow with a subsoil plow which simply lifts, six inches of the subsoil and drops it back intothe furrow, thus pulverizing the whole mass. Th is a valuable addition to the prepara- tion of the soil for many crops. But to get the best results in this way the soil, if nuot naturally well drained, should be first tile drained. The reason is that stiff clays, aveliuble to be water-soaked at partic- ular sons, When this occurs the water, not being able to escape quickly below, the scil to the whole depth be- comes like o mortur bed, and upon dr. ing becomes ha jut if undrained the water percolates casily to the tile and the soil remains dry and friable be- cause porous. Joun Lemmasx, of Ohio, states his cxperience 1 poct 1o deep plowing, and also ipon apother not generally known in respect to plow- ing Iullan It does not pay to plow oo deep for all geain as they do not all requi depth to root, I have noti I had anythi r thnt W the fur- d up hill always produced a bettor crop of graiu than thut portion of the land thai was tnened down hill, as it was plowed deeper. Turning up the ecold (E\n\' was not congenial to the growth of the small grain. For corn or potatoes it is different, us they requive eeper culture, and the old-fashioned way of marking for corn, with single shovel, placed the n down sothat the roots came in contact with top of sml turned under, and deep plowing in dry weather would furnish more mu.mhuu mystery of - IN THE WORLD OF LABOR. A Unlon Pacific Engineer Talkas About “3cabs.” THE PLUMBERS AND PLASTERERS Agitation of the Eight-Hour Question Before the Boheminn Assembly K. of L. in This City and South Omaha. AB, 0. L. E. Man Talks. Spoaking incidentalty of the rumorod strike of tho scab engineers on the B, & M. the other day, and the possibiiity of the brotherhood men employed by the company Drior to the great strike, retarning to work for that company, & prominent member of tho brotherhood said that there was but ono condition upon which brotherhood men would go back to the B. & M., and that is that the offieials of the road sign the brotherhood's schedule without change. Of all the brothorhood men who had quit the company, not to exceed 3 per cont now pull throttles upon its engines, The members of tho brotherhood in the west are assessed § a month cach, and those in the cast §2 each, for the support of the men who are still idle, owing to thestrike. There are a good many of these, and they are givon from £60 to $30 & month, according to their location and ex- penses “Don’t some_of these men ‘soldier’ on you and make no effort to get work?"" asked a re- porter. *No, sir; every man tries to get work as s00n a8 he'can. 1f there was any work of that kind going on we would soon discover it, and the man_would lose all standing with thle brotherhood.” “The provosed cut is from $3.85 to $3.50, isn't itd’ “Yes, for yardmen in the Council Bluffs d, and dummy wen.” Woll, 1wt §450 & day all the yardmen get on this side of the rivert" “Yes, but the work in Council Rluffs is much harder and necessitates longee hours than over here. Three engincers do the work of the Council Bluffs side that 1t re- quires twelve mon to do over here.” “What do you think will be the outcgme?" “Well, I don’t think the matter wil be pushed 'to an issue. 1 think Dickinson just put the declaration of a cut out as a feoler. Dickinson, by the way, isa good friend to tho brotherhood. “But if it is forced to an issue, what will your men do”’ *Well, T dow't think the brotherhood would make any very serious objection *as _far as the yard men are coucerned, but if an tempt is made to cut the wages of the dummy enginecrs, wo will protest, as we consider them main line men, the same as the rest of us,” It is revorted that the quostion of & cut will be tinally decided on Monday. Striking Plumbers and Plasterers. ‘The third week of the plumbers’ strike has gone by, and it now looks as though thero never would be a settlement of the existing difficulties. On Tuesday committees from the Journey- men's union and the Master’s association met together and the masters presented a set of resolutions which embraced those passed prior to the strike and which caused the breach, The journeymen were given until the following day to answer. At 2o'clock the following afternoon the two counnittees again met and the journeymen’s committee presented the following: Resolved, That the journcymen’s union hereby agree to return o work in all shops upon the acceptance of these resolutions, and in consideration of employing none but union help. Resolved, That the Master Plumbers’ as- sociation agroes to recognize the Journey- men’s union and abide by the rules and reso- lutions heretofore existing between the two organizations. Resolve hat the set of datod May 28, 1884, by the master plumbers be rescinded and that a code of rules be adonted by both organizations o the same status as in effect January 1, 1859, Resolved, That o discrimination shall be wade towards any members of either journeymen, jobber or helpers' unions when reiustated, and be it further Resolved, That these articles ot agreement shall be binding on eacn orgapization for one r from Junc 1, 1850 e committee of bosses retired from the room and after a moment's absence returned and reported thav they had decided that the mutual adoption of these resolutions would carry them back to the same condition that they had boen making efforts to get out of and that, therefore, they could not accept them. Since that time all negotiations between the two orpanizations relative to a settle- ment have ceased. Late Wednesday afternoon after the re- sult of the plumbers’ meeting became known the executive committee of the Plasterers’ union met and conferred as to the future course to be taken by the men who struck at Tue Beg building on behalf of the plumb- ers. It was finally decided that the men should return to work, tor the reasou that a great many plasterers in the city are now idle on account of the scarcity of work, and as this is true all over the country, it was ev- ident that the boss plasterers here would have but little difficulty in_securing men to take the places of the strikers, and on this account it was argued that by remaining out longer they could not possibly aid the plamb- s, but on the other hand would work irre- varable injury to themselves. All the men who struck returned to work Thursday morning, How long this patched up peace will last is not known, The men are ail reticent. A Talk to the Bohemian K. of L. L. J. Palda, who has been agitating the or- ganization of labor among the Bohemiaus for twenty years past, delivered a lecture last Sunday to an audience of 300 members of the Bonemian assembly of K. of L., at National bail. rte argued that owing to the invention of labor saving wachinery during the past years, that the producing classes produce more than thoy receive in return, and in con- sequence are unable to buy all that is pro- duced. As a consoquence there is an over production and financial crisis. The remedy, e claimed, was in the reduction of the num- ber of worling hours, which would have the offect of harmonizing production and con- sumption, and the only way Lo attain this desired end i by organization, and this tho speaker strongly urgea ail classes of labor to do, but while doiug so to keep clear of the delusive toach- ings of men of *lie Most stamp. M. PPalda addressed the ‘Bohemian work- inginen of South Omaha Monday night. resolutions, A Comparison. Tie average German lavorer does not ex- pend more tuwn §15 every year in clothes, Common fabor ceive from 50 cents to $1 per day; masons from $1 to §1.50; carpenters plasters, §1; roofers, §1; paiuters, cents; male 5 cents or $1, and black- vy workmau earning $75 per nust pay annually to the state 12 marks, ‘ebrasku laborers frequently pay twice #15 for o single suit. In Omaha day laborers o frow §1.50 10 §2 a day; masous, from $4 sarpenters, from §3 10 §4; plasterers, hod carriers, #2; blackswiths, from $2.50 10 38,50, and they are taxod only upon their persoual property and real estate. i It was a great task for the trustees of Willlaws college to fill the chair ouce occu- pied by the grand oid man, Mark Hopkins, But they secm to have made a most happy selcetion in Prof, John K. Russell of Yale. —— winphant. Chieago T 1 %1 would like to rent the largest room on the second floor of your livery stable for the pur- pose of instructing a brass band just orgunizing. As the proprietor of the stable I should be glad to let;you have the room, sir, but ns & member. of the Soeiety for the Provention of Cruelty to Auimals it is my duty to tell you that if you don’t get out of he in just ten seconds by the wateh 1 will bave you kicked out, you henrtless wretch!” [ this ereat JUNE 2. AR AT AR R /T RATERR. 6 I A RSP AN RO 75 T TEEN PAGES. COUNCIL BLUFFS TR Assossm-nt Finished. The board of equalization finally adjourned at noon [ ydferday, after listening to tho Kicks of proserty owners for nearly a week. With thejex@eption of a very fow cnses, the resuit of their labors of the previous six weeks was bractically unchanged. The de- mands of a fow parties for a radical reduc- tion of agsofiment were complied with, but in the majority of cases, little, if any, change was made. As nearly as can be ascortained at present, the board incroased the assess- ment, as submitted by the city assessor, by nearly £100,000, so that the assessed valua- tion will repbb nearly six and a half millions. The figures 'submitted by the nssossor fixod the valuation of city lots at £,03 353,041 personal $1,000,2 Tho railroad nssessments, submitted b; state board, amount to 81,085,000, swoilin g the amount 0, S, which amount tho bourd of equalization has increased, as above stated, to nearly $6:500,000. This 18 an‘in- crease over two years ago of wbout two millions of * dollars. It s urced by the enomies of the aldermen that the assessed valuation has been thns raised, in order to allow tho council to get around the dificulty alleged to bo existing at present, aad go on with the worl of public improvement, The statutes provide that a city’s indebtedness shall not exceed 10 per cent of its assessed valuation, and the kickers have howled for months that Council Blufs had exceeded the limit. They now arguo that the great increase just made is for the sole purpose of allowing the coun- cil to award fat contracts to parties who Ystand in.” The fact that the legislature has declared that city improvement bonds are n special debt and not a part of the regu lar indebtednoss of the municipality, robs tins argument of much of its force. 1t 18 & matter of genoral satisfaction -that tho assessment, has boen raised, and that the taxes of next year will be about 5 per cent on a 40 per cent valuation, instead of 8 per cent on the supposed same valuation, as is the caso this year. It is stated that the assess- ment is much fairer this yoar than last, and that with a few exceptions the wealthy class of citizeus have been held to the rack as well as the less fortunato ones, and that politics has not cut as much of a figure as formerly. The usual trouble with the banks is expe- rienced this year and a grand howl is heard whenever the” subject is_mentioned. With the exception of “the First National, no change is oxpected, but it is understood that in this instance the city ofcials and the bank presidents are attempting to arrive at an am- icable sottlement, without carrying the case into court. —_—— Bunting For the Fire Boys. The firemon’s committee, in charge of the tournament decorations, held a meeting yos- terday morning and completed arrangements and plans for their work. It was decided that the principal decorations would be on Broadway, from the M. . chureh to Eighth strect, @ distance a little more than half a mile. Along this thoroughfare, tho teie- graph, telephone, electric light, electric motor and fire aud police alarm poles occupy both sides of the streot, and 1t is proposed to cover these poles with bunting, and connect them with festoous of the same material. Both sides of the street, for the entire dis- tance, will be thus arranged, and ires will be extended across the street from pole to pole, and these will support lines of the same decoration. Flags will be used in profusion, and numerous handsome designs and arches will fill the way. Cards bearing the names of visiting fire companies and delegations will be suspended at intervals along the line, The electfic light tower, at the corner of Broadway and Fourth strect, will be taste fully decorated with flags and bunting, and will be Ebvered with incundescent lights, which repder it a beautiful illuminated tower each night, disclosing not only its own _dec- orations, but those of the entire line. Every business‘mar in the city will be personally requested to decorate and illuminate his place of business, and render the city as at- tractive as possible. The cost of thése dec- orations will be betwesn $2,500 and $3,000, and the committee will get to work ~as soon sible, to begin the eraction of arches and other designs of the proposed work. The decorating is on the most extensive scale ever seon in thie city. and will present to the visitors a most inviting and attractive ap- pearance. B Lightning Lighting. Inquiry at the electric light station reveals the fact that there are now about eighteen hundred lights on the circuits of the new in- candescont system. “It may seem rather strange,” said Electrician Carruthers, “but we have never yet had over 920 lights burn- ing at one time, yet every one who has a light turns it on whenever he pleases. You sce, this is but very few more than half of them, but the rule is_about two-thirds. We have'a 1,500 and a 750-hght machine, but it would be verfectly safe to attach 3,000 lights, as there are never more than two thirds run- ning, and the \way they burn here we might put on 4,000 hghts. “I rather think that we might even i creaso that number, as our preseut subscrib- ers are the business men who use the incan- descent lights in their places of business, and, of course, there is a larger per cent in use’ in such places thau there would be in private residences. We shut down the big machine about 9 o'clock and run the little one until morning. The lLine men have been very busy of late, as a large number of new arc'lights have boen put in, as well as incau- descent, but the circuits ' will soon be ex- tended into the residence portion of the city." A Cbauntauqua Rally. Arrangements have been completed for a rousing meeting at Dohany's opera house this evening, beginning at 8 o'clock. The. Hon. D. C. Bloomer will act as chai man, The best speakers in the city will address the meeting, aud the united choirs of the different churches will furnish the music. The object of the meeting is to bring the people of Council Biuffs to a proper realiza- tion of the moral and religious advantages of institution, Our people cannot afford to bo nalf-hearted about an under- tuking of this kind, ~There has never been an enterprise in the history of the city that will accomplish more or give us a better reputation abroad than Chautauqua, The subjects will be treated as follows: *The wori accomplisaed by Chautauqua v, G. W. Crofts. The moral and religious advantages of tauqua to Council Binffs"—Dr. Cooley. 'he relation of Council Bluffs to Chau- tauqua’ —Kev, T.J, Mackay. he programme'’--Rev. W. T. Smith. “How can the people of Council Bluffs show their appreciation of this grand insti- tution?'—Dr. Phelps. ——— Doubly Dubbed. Rey. W. T. Smith, presiding elder of the Council ghigds district of the Methodist cuurch, can_now be rightly called “Rev. Dr. Smith, D.D.” During the past week the titles of “I¥D.” have been fallinggupon him like suowfl Furst he received notice that the University of the Pacific, located in the Occid@gnt, had recoguized his ability by conferrig upon him the title of doctor of divinity. 5 a day or two later, he was no- tified thriugf Bishop Newman that the Grant Menmrm orsity, of Athens, Tenn., had also giveRddh the title. Dr. Smitn’s divin- need the doctoring that the would indicate. ~ He has he honors. During the four on this district the total ‘wembers has increased from 4,420 nfl.he collections for missions been §1,412 to $5,032a year. This llun hes will be added. C— A Shorter Lul, 10 Greatness. Chicago Tribune: Caller (with cus- tomary smirk of congratulation)—He's a remuarkably fine baby, and just as likely as not he'll be president some day. Proud father (shaking his head em- phatically)—I'm not guing o expos that boy to the uncertainties of polities. Lintend to apprentice him to Buffalo Bill. to 5,350, swelled year ten na R M The apple caterpiilar will soon be at work. A spray made by adding a quart of ker © Lo a quart of strong soap- suds will destroy them, especially if ap- plied two or three times. 10 OFFICE LEKERS, The Palace Ofice Building of Oma THE BEE BUILDING. A SUPERB COURT, PERFECT VENTILATION, THOROUGHLY FIRE-PROOF, WELL LIGHTED OFFICES, HARD-WOOD FINISH, TILED CORRIDORS. Fifty-Eight Vaults, Lighted by Electricity. Night and Day Elevator Service. THE BEE BUILDING, Seventeenth and Farnam, offers attractions for Professional Men, Insurance Companies, Brokers, Real Estate Agents and Business Men, who desire elegant, commodious and fire-proof offices at reasonable terms. For particulars apply at The Omaha Bee, 916 Farnam, up to June r1oth; and thereafter at the New Bee Building. Durable and Brilliant Whit There is nothing, in our mind, so ban- eficial to the appearance of a farm as o little whitewash, and at the same time it enhances the value ten-fold when ap- plied in liberal quantities, says Cole- man’s Rural World. When one sees the fences and outbuildings of a farm looking fresh and bright with white- wash, the supposition generally ex pmssml is that the farmer isa thrifty man, and the supposition is generally correct. Here is a durable and brilliant whitewash: Oue-half bushel good lime, 5 pounds rock salt, dissolved, 3 pound whiting, 4 pnunds ;:round rice, boiled to a thin fhhw. 4 pound clean greas Slack the ime in a tight box or barrel with hot water, keeping the hox covered that the steam may not escape. 1t can be tinted if desired. Slack to the con thick cream. Thin it when used, so that it will flow freely from the brush. If put on too thick it will flake off more or iess when dried. The above is for outside work. For indoor, slack the lime as above, omit- ting the salt, greaze and rice. Instead of thinning the creamy solution with water use skim milk., The latter is a socret worth knowing. I Tal 'Suis to order from $20 up Spring Overcaats from $15 up, Trousers toorder from $4 up. Made to Fit, ——AND— TRIMMINGS ALL THE BEST. —S8E GOODS AND PRICES. LONDON TAILORS, 15th, Street. OUR-— 313 S, CASOLINE STOVES REFRIGERATORS Ice Cream Freezers. The most complete line in the city. WM. LYLE DICKEY & CO,, 1409 Douglas Street., HOUSE FURNISHINGS. A GRAND OPPORTUNITY TheFAMOUSLOWPRICES 99 CENT STORE. 1209 FARNAM STREET, No half way measurcs will suit these times, Bargains offered must be worthy of attention. OUR PRICES. Hammocks, 49¢, 74¢, 99c¢, these prices include the best Mexican. Oil Stoves, 74c, $1.48, $1.98. Watering Cans. 19c and upward, Window ! Screens, 45¢. Ice Water Coolers, ggc and upward. Ice Cream Freezers, $1.98, $2.48 and upward, Berry Sets, 33c, 49¢ etc,, worth double. Water Tumblers, 3c, sc. 7¢, 10c. Ice Cream Saucers, 4¢ each, Garden Sects, 13¢, for rake, hoe and shovel. Lawn Chairs, 8gc each. Croquet Scts, 74¢, 85¢, 99c. Boy’s Wagons, 25c to $2.48. Boy's Velocipedes at manufacturer’s prices, Special unequalled barzains in BABY CARRIAGES. We invite all prudent and economical housewives, overy farmer, me= chanic and taborers of all kinds to come and see us. Intrinsic values await all purchasers at TEITEZE oo CEITT STORE. 1209 Farnam Street. H. HARDY & CO. | 053 Rooers Triple Plated Knves, $1.40 per set THIS WHEK. ~ PERKINS, reaTeia | LATEST PATERNS China and Classware. 15614 FARNAM KT, v ’AXH)N Spoons and Forks at Special Prices.