Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, February 2, 1890, Page 13

THE OMAHA DAILY BEE: SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 2, 1890+ Be»v2 RETIRING FROM BUSINESS IN OMA Do the people of such a city as Omaha have the great good fortune to really and truly be $200,000 Wor y th of Dry Goods To Be Sacrificed! INLY ONCOE [N A CENTURY able to BUY TEHEMSEIL. VES RICHEH AS THEY NOW HAVE AT OUR GREAT CLOSING OUT SALE!'sp| COMMENCING ON TUESDAY MORNING, FEB. 4TH. Store will remain closed all day Monday to mark down goods. Life waste in an extended bill of fare of the feast of b stock. argains we lay before yo STORE FOR RENT AND FIXTURES FOR SALE. ALL GOODS WILL BE SOLD FOR CASH OR C. 0. D. It is worth your while to travel one hundred miles, if only to feast your eyes on a genuine sacrifice, , N. B.---Remember the date, commencing Tuesday morning, Feb. 4th, and continuing until all the goods are sold. By WM. BARR DRY GOODS CO,|% el 16th and Douglas Streets, Omaha. is too short and time and 'newspaper space too valuable to u. We simple say it is a murderous slaughter of our entire SHRINES OF SOCIAL LIFE. At Which, the Past Week, Wor- shipped Devotees of Pleasure. OMAHA cLus RECEPTION, How the Great Salvini Enchained the Votaries: of the Social Life for Three Nights of the Week, The Omaha Olub Reception. The social nucleus of the week was the vory smart reception given by the Omaha clubon Thursday evening. The entertain- ment quite fulfilled the expectations of its projectors and reflected any amount of credit pon the men who carried it to its trium- Shant completion. Carriage after carriage in promising suc- cession deposited its fur-enveloped burdens %0 flash for a moment before the eyes of the passing pedestrians and then to disappear in the lift, to descend a bit later to the club rooms, all aglow with the conscious power of fair looks and fresh gowns, The scene that stretened before their pretty eyes was charming to a degree. vas reaches with palms, ferns and potted uzaleus banked and disposed of in all odd corners and every avallable place. Smilax lent grace and beauty to the chandeliers and mantelpieces and adorned the arches of the doorway. Pretty women gowned in fairy-like com- binatious of tulle, silk and lace in all the dainty colors known to the modiste consti- tuted a gcene of bewildering beauty. _ Mra. Savage, looking a picturs in black velvet, lace and crimson roses, Mrs. Garnesu in whitd'silk and lace and M) Peck in a black net gown, received the gucsts with engaging smiles of welcome. Directly after entering, tho dancers wers whirlig away to the rythwic strains of tha orchestra, ‘The floor approached perfection nearly, ‘and the music, irresistible in its witchery, wolu oven the unfrivolous to the rank of the val A, ‘This 1s:the day of decollete in Omaha, A gown of whatever pretentions fades into cold porridge if it be high at the throat, ar the result is a little sigh that all women are not alike beautiful as to ivery shoulders and rouna arms, Thero were a number of ew gowns, nota- hlyfi“nl Dundy's of pink crepe trimmed with black birds. Miss Cudahy’s of pink silk and gauze, Miss Clara Cudaby's of red crepe and gauzo ribbons, Miss Gilbert's a charming combination of pink sation, silver embroidery and lace. Miss Stewart's a vastly chic coucoction of piok crepe with a bodice made almost entire- 1y of violets, Miss Wadleigh's of muizecolored gauzo with scarlet poppies, Miss Wadleigh's of white silk and gauze trimmed with cinpamon roses and with a weeath of roses o her hai . Mrs, Hitchcock's. & vompadour combina- tion of blue velvet, blue and pink embroid- ered gauze with blue and pink ribbons, Miss Ijome' of white silk gauze trimmed with buttercups, Mrs. George Knight White's of ashes of roses satin with a front of pink cre) Mrs, Colpetzer's of white and biue satin with blue embroidered fHowers. Miss Richardson in green, Miss Halcombo in pnk, Miss Shears, Miss Larimer, Miss Hoagland and Miss Wilson in white, Miss Summers in blue, Miss Anna Millard in pink, Mlss Orchard in white, Miss Williams ia blue, Miss Dowey in brown and white shadow ailk, Miss Colburn io blue and white, Miss Yost in olive and white, Miss Ludinglon in white, Miss Sherwood in green, Miss Isaacs in white, Miss Kimball in black, Miss Ken- nedy 1n blue, Miss Dixon and Miss Sharp in black, Miss Laura Hoaglund in flowered satin, constituted a group of fuir women. Supper was served in the large dllln‘ronm and the twosmall rooms aajoining, Partis colored azaleas bauked the wmaatel pieces snd their wealth of blossoms contrasting with the wax-like green of their folisge con- stituted the decoration of the larger tables. Mimature lukes of mirrors wreathed with smilax reflected their deinty beauty in ever changing tints. Tho smaller tabies were aecorated each with & different flower, crystal bowls of hyacinths, bouvradia, roses, lilies of the valley and narcissi caressed’ the eyes and made the air heavy with fragrance. ‘The scene when the fair flower-like women and tue good-looking, well~dressed men were seated was worthy of an artist’s bush. Supper proper was very gzood and well served and reflected any amount of credit upon the catering. ‘Among the guests were: Judge and Mrs. Savage, Mr, and Mrs. Kimball, Mr. and Mrs. Garneau, Mr, and Mrs. Peck, Mr. and Mrs. Eraest Fiall, Mr. and Mrs, O. N. Carter, Mr. sud Mrs. Dunbar, Mr. aad Mrs. Hitcn- cock, Mr. and ors, Lockwood, Mr. and Mrs. Viles, Mr. and Mrs, Cudahy, Mr. a Mrs. Greene, Mr. and Mrs, Drake, Mr, and Mrs. George Stebbins, Mr. and Mrs. fstabrook, General and Mrs. Wheaton, Colonel and Mrs, Sheri- dan, Mr. and Mrs. McKibbin, Mrs. Colpet- zer, the Misses Wadleigh, Mr. and Mr Miinr, Mr. and Mrs, Patterson, Mrs. Ny Mrs. Mense, Miss Laura Hoagland, Mrs, I, M. Lee, Mr. and Mrs. C. Will Hamilton, Mayor Broatch, Mr. James K. Chambers, oatwick, Mr. W. H. Ijams, Mr, Robert trick, Mr. John Patrick, Mr. Curtis Tur- ner, Mr. Osborne, Mr. Kennedy, Mr. Teb- bets, Mr. McCague, Mr. Suunders, Mr. John- sou, Mr. Codman, Mr, Hodges, Mr. Davis, Mr. Morris, Mr. Franic Hamilton, Mr. Will Wyman, Mr. Sherwood, Mr. Hull, Dr. Sum- mers, Mr. John Clark, Mr., McMillan, Mr. Drake and Mr. Barlow, At 8alvini's shrine. | Society has its intellectual moments, It ocoasionally wearies its brain over a book or a picture or in the discussion of psychology or the interpretation of a play; but, rarely does the whole of Vanity Fair doff cap and bells as 1t did on Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday evenings w0 do honor to Salvini. To be electrified by suchan infusion of genius is o pleasant sensation and therein may bave beea the charm for the frivolous; but for those who now and then consider the moral responsibilities of the human soul, the occasion was a milestone of more than ‘‘fra- graut memory," Saivini, with his magnificent physique, personal magnetism, his superb art, his heaven-born genius und his voice like the swellivg toues of the organ, routed all thought of trifling things and neld the worid of Omaha spell-bound as under a species of enchantment, ‘Theater parties were the fashionable craze and each night found this leonine object of hero-worship recognizing with an acknowl- edgment in his musical language or by @ gracious inclination of the head the raptur- ?I;l Pplaudits of the great sudience before him, Not until he had gone were the hours after candlelight given over again to the flying beels and uccompanying frivohiti Although a pessimist has ovserved *it is doubtless the survival of the fittest,” there Was wi an honest sigh of regret that the soul-treat was 8o short lived, Mrs. Kountze's Dinner. On Wednesday evening Mrs. Kountze gave s handsome disner with covers laid for sixteen. The table was as beautiful as a dream, with 50 many charms hereunto overlooked as to justify the hostess were she inclined to claim the single rose of reward. Tue loug stretch of daiuty linen was made a Dackground for the most picturesque grouping of exquisite china, silver and gold. In the center, & rose bowl of cut crystai beld a small garden of American beuuties, while great silver candelabra and single sticks held candlos underneath dahlia lhnYa- of the same rich gorgeous red. Two grest gflld pitchers. one at each end of the table, held the water, while quaintly fasnioued ones of silver repousse were used o serve the claret and champagne. Nephetos roses were the fayors for the women and added by thoir pure, dainty beauty to the rare charm of the table. The ching, silver and glass harmonized 1n the woueral accord aud the company, blessod by her rou:lullinn. ackuowledged their hostess’ triumph. The material part of the dinner admirably chosen, seasoued Aunulu poiat and attract- ively served added to the genera: effect, and not only pursuaded the diuers-out that Mr. and Mrs. Kountze had lofu no stono unturned to make their entertainment a success, but inclined them to the notion that they must bo thy fortunate posscssors of a garuda slone, Tho guests were: General and Mrs, Brooke, Deanand Mrs. Garduer, Mr. and Mrs, Richardson, Judge and Mrs. Savage, Mr. and Mrs. Yates, Mr. and Mrs. J. N. H. Patrick and Mr. and Mrs, B. F. Smith. A Card Party in a Barn. Mrs. Guy Barton, whose genius for enter- taining has been long established, added a new leaf to her laurels on Thursday evening at her card party in the barn. 'I'he guests were bidden at 7:30, and even- ing dress being not en rapport with their surroundings, was tabooed. In consequence much of the stiftness of staid formality that. 18 associated with one's ‘Suuday best’ was conspicuous by its absence and a jolly frolic reigned instead. The dressing rooms above stairs astonisied the visitors with their ac- commodations and finish, being quite as fine as ons would be lead to expect from the out- side of a handsome house. 'he main barn, which has been turned into a billard room, was the play ground, and was made gay with colored lanterns, The seven card tables were placed about the billard table, which was smartened with an em- broidered lace-trimmed scarf, on this rested & number of potted pink azaleas tied with vink ribbons. High-five was the game ap- pointed and tne interest in the outcome was exceptional, Kvery one played his best with the result that Mr. Richardson, Mr. McCord and Mr. Cowin drew for the first prize for the men, a handsome silver watch safe, which Mr. McCord carriea away. Mr. Barker secured the second priza of a book, 3 Mr, Pritchett the consolation prizo of a box of toothpicks® mrs. Barker won the firat prize for the women, an exijuisite silver paper cutter. Mrs. Cowin won the second prize, & Russia leather visiting list, and Mrs. Patrick the consolation prize of a hand warmer of plush with a silver top. The supver, which was delicious, was served on the card tables, so that the visitors had no occasion to enter the house, whic more than unything else, proves the com- plete perfection of the barn. ‘The guests were: Mr. and Mrs, Mr. wod Mrs, McKenna, Mr. Cowin, Judge and Mrs. Wakel, Mrs. Pritchett, Mr, and Mrs. Smith, Mr, and Mrs, Yost, Mr. and Mrs. Richardson, Mr, and Mrs. Morseman, Mr. and Mrs. W. V. Morse, Mr. and Mrs. Constant, Mr. and Mrs. Patrick, Mr. and Mrs. McCord and Mr. and Mrs. l3onuet, Barker, and Mrs, Mr. and Mrs. Parmalec's Luncheon, Mrs. M. H. Parmalee gave a handsome luncheon at the Union club on Thursday in honor of Mra. 8. I, Smith with covers laid for twenty. The attractive dining room gas-lit and flower-trimmed took on & uew charm, and Pryor’s clever hand had made the table a delight to the eyes. A large square with five plates on a side and favors for the guesis in the form of a posy of exquisite white flowers for each. In the center a vase, banked with a low design ofcut flo wers held a quantity of roses and hyacint! while pyramias of mandarin oranges and transiucent green grapes lent a touch of warm color at the coruers, The menu dainty and delicious was ad- mirably served, an occasionally pretty toast lent & piquant flavor to the entertainment. ‘The guests wero universally well-gowned, the hostess looking very handsome in black lace with a square cut bodice and a bunch of 1a France roses. After luncheon cards were in order aud the guests found their places in the read- 1ug room at tables arranged for high five. Here the interest coucentrated until the on- coming twilight warued the women that they had trespussed quite long enough on the pre- sorves, sacred to the lords of creation. A pretty feature of the afternoon was the distribution from a quaiot box of some heavy Sweet orange Howers seat from New Orleans by Mrs. Parmelee's sister, On the whole a luncheon at the club with cards proved a departure at onca agreeable sud unigue. The list of invited guests was: Mrs. Smith, Mrs. Barker, Mrs. Kountze, Mrs. Cornish, Mrs, Lacy, Mrs. Downs, M J. Brown, Mrs. Ijams, Mrs, S. . Brown, Mrs. Balcombe, Mrs, Horbach, Mrs. Rich. ardson, Mrs. Kimball, Mrs. Smith of Lin- coln, Mrs. Snow, Mrs. Kzra Mitlard, Mrs. Alfred Millard, Mrs, Caldwell, Mrs. Adams, Mrs. Neville, Mrs. Miller, Mrs. Meredith, Mrs. Monell. Miss Smith and Mrs. Lander. Graff, Mrs, Metealf, Mra. Poppleton, Mrs. J. Theater PCartioes. On Tuesday evening Mr. and Mrs. Meday gave a dinaer at their charming home with a theater party afterward to enjoy the young Salvini. The guests wore Mr. ane Mrs. J. N. H. Patrick, Miss Colburn, Miss Yost. Mr. Robert Patrick, Mr. John Patrick, Mr.Owen and Mr. Drake. On Wednesday evening Mrs, Cudaby gave a box party at Boyd’s' with two boxes filled with young people; the Missos Cudaby, Miss Nash, Miss McCornick, Miss Wiliiams, Dr, Wilcox, Mr. Netherton Hall, Mr Crofutt, Mr, McCann and Mr. J. C. Sharp, After the play the party enjoyed @ delicious supper at the home of their gracious hostess. Mr. Berlin gave a box purty at Boyd’s on Wednesday evening with a supper later at his home. Mrs. Kaight-White chaperoncd the party which was given in honor of Miss Wilson and which consisted of: Miss Yost, Miss Colburn, Miss Anna Millard and Miss Loaura Hoagland, Mr, Saunders, Mr, Pierra Garneau, Mr, Will Doane and Mr. John Pat- rick, A Suggested Although Omaha is advanced sans doute and eveu on occasion, society has been know n to incline toward the effete, there is a posi- tive relic of barbarism in the manner of serving supper at our social crushes, To attempt the amount of time natur- ally attendant on ® diuner party wheo an army of people is to be served 18 to encour- age youth and age to linger in the lap of rudeness, There 18 simply nothing that so closely borders on the ridiculous as to find ourself in the midst of & pushing crowd waiting for 4 little refreshments, wasling_precious time and patience and finding the Mecca of theiwr hopes doesn’t begin to rewara them for their trouble. London, and as a natural consequence, New York and Boston have arranged gen- eral service Jin the following wise, solving the aifficulty without loss of dignity and with 80 much less sacrifice of time. When the supper hour arrives, let the men seat the women and fotch from the general wable the necessary refreshment, taking their own standing and thus completing in nalf an hour what iinder the present regime consumes at least two hours. Mrs. Cahill’s High Five, Mr, and Mrs,"P, Cabill gave a high five party Thursday eveniog av their home on St. Mary's avenue in honor of their guest, Miss Nellie Orrick of Helens, Mont, Six tables wore charmingly wrranged for the guests, The first prize wus won by Mrs, Pray, the sccond by Miss Jessie Tower, Mr, Robinson winniug the first prize for gentlemen ond Mr. Pray second. Armong the guests were Mr. and” Mrs, G. H, Proy, Mr.sod Mr D, Grist, Mr. and M Stevens, Miss Ethel Grist, Miss Jessia ‘Tower, aud from the Bluffs Mr. wnd Mrs. J. G. Tipton, Mr. and C. B. Wilsom, Colonel and Mrs. Beebe, Mame Boebe, Addie Bedison, Clara Bedison, Messrs, F'rad G. Babeock, J. Towe, Jero Mulvihill, M Robinson and J. Harting’ ton. 7y A Kensington Tea. Miss McClintook gave a pretty Kensington tea on Wednesday afteraoon, where needles aud tongues flow in amiable rivalry, with the result of a delightful interchange of small talk and a stitob or two of varying length owing to thoughts straying aflela in good natured gossip. Her guests were: Miss McCornick, Miss Nash, Miss Dewey, Miss McKenna, 'Miss ~Ludington, Miss Hessio Hale, Miss Colburn, Miss Yost, Miss Chase, Miss' Baruard, Miss Murray and Miss Dixon. Birthday Party. Miss Jessle Dickenson, the pretty little daughter of Geoeral Manager Dickenson of the Union Pacific, gave a party Friday nizht to fifty of her juvenile friends. Being twelve years old, the little lady received many hearty congratulations and was tho bappiest girl in Omaha. Mr.and Mrs. Dickenson gave gave their daughter and her guests freedom of the house, consequently they were in for a merry time. After two or three hours of genuine enjoyment at play Mrs, Dickenson, assisted by the mothers of some of the child- ren, served refreshments, which charmingly ended the evening's pleasure, Bocial Gossip. ‘Mrs. Yost will give a luncheon on Tues- day. Mrs, Lacey gave a kraut dinner on day. « Miss Chambers returned from Chicago on Sunday. Mr, Osvorne of Kearney spent the week in Omaba, Miss Luna Dundy will give a card party within a month, Mrs. E, F. Lalk and Miss Jowett are visit- ing in Chicago. Miss Cramer of Chicago is visiting Mrs. Garneau, Mrs. Pritchett will club on Monday. The Omaha cuards¥gave another of their pleasant dances on Tuesday evening. The exclusive cirele of buds plan to give their second german u week from Tuesday. The Union club will give their second an- nual reception Thursday evening, Febru- ary 6, ° Mr. and Mrs, George H., Boggs will give a larzo reception Tuesday evening, Febru- ary 4. The Assembly will give its third dance at the Millard hotel Friday evening, Febru- ary 7. Miss Colburn, who has been the guest of dl 8 Yost, will leave for Detroit on Mon§ ay. Mr. Zern Svow of Portland, Ore., arrived in Omana on i'riday and 18 visiting in Cal- houn. Mrs. Boyd and Miss Chanute, who were visiting Miss Richardson, left for Chicago on Monday. ‘The Misses Snarp will entertain their friends at cards on Weduesduy evening, February 6. Messrs. Sherwood, Will Doano, Guiou and Osborne went to Lincoln on Eriday w at- tend a dance, Mr. and Mrs. Earnest Riall will leave for New Orleans and old sexico on February 8 for u month’s outiag. Mrs. Henry Yates entortained the Wom- en’s card club on Saturday with the result of @ charming afternoon. ‘I'ne women of Trinity cathedral are very busy working for the “Kalendar Karnival,"” which promiser to be a triumphant success. Miss Kenuedy, who has been the guest of Mr. and Mrs, Eroest Ri for the last month, left on Saturday for her home in Chicago. Mrs. Adolph Meyer gave an elaborate luncheon st the Paxton o fifteen of his intimes on Wednesday, in honor of Mrs. A, L. Katz of Chicago. Miss hardson and Miss Balcombe plan to leave on Tuesday for a short visit to Fort Niobrara, where they will be the guests of Mrs. Smith (nee Peck.) Mr. Thomas McCague has been compelled L0 go south on account of failiog beaith and will remain in Texas for a number of months. His wife accompanied him, Mr. and Mrs. B3, I. Smith and Miss 5 mith ill leave on Wednesday for Washington. They will be accompauied by Misd Cos, who return L her home in Brooklyn after a ¢ months’ stay 10 Omaha. The engagement 18 anncunced of Mr. Louis Littiefleld and Miss Ethel Belle Lake, both acknowleaged leaders in Sara- toga, Lhe wedding will occur Thursday evening February 14, at the bhome of the bride, Twenty-fourth and Manderson streets. The Omaha Master plumbers’ association will give their second aunual banquet oo the evening of February 5 at the Murray lotel in bonor of the delegates to the state con- vention of master plumbers. The ivita- tions are quite uvique, being beautiiully silvered uffaivs, very handsomely engraved. Mrs. Maroney and the Rev. Charles S, Witherspoon were married very quietly on Monday at ‘Yrinity cathedral. The bride wora @ go-away gown of brown cloth trim- med with brown fur and brown capote. Directly after the ceremony Mr, and Mrs. Witherspoon left for & wedding jouruey through the east, Miss Bee McGuire received a number of Tues- entertain the Whist her friends Thursday eveniug, at the home of her uncle, M, Donovan, on South Thir- teenth street. Those prosent had a very enjoyablo time, indulged 1n high five and Several other games, after which refresh- ments were served. All wished their fawr youug hostess many such evenings and left Tor their respective hoines. P MUSICAL AND DRRAMATIC, New Orleans 1s shortly to have a sangor- est. Dora Wiley (Mrs. Golden) is agaia play- ing in “Old Jed Prouty.” Samuel Fort of Baltimore, will direct the tour of Lotta, who returns to the stage in April, Esther Lyous has been engaged to play the leading female part in “The Galley Slave." The season of German opera at the Boston tueater is annouuced to begin Kaster Mon- day, April 7. Julia Marlow: fond of out~door exercise, walks a great deal, and can ride a spirited horse in true equestrienune style, Edwin Booth and Mme, Modjeska are said to have done an enormous business at the Boston theatre, Most of the soats were sold 50 each Lillian Russoll is studying Italian and will sbortly sing *“Chansons de Fortune' with Italian words, At present she sings 1t in English, F h and German. Harry ). Sargent hus arrivod from Europe arrange for the appearance in this coun- try next season of Mrs. Churchill-Jodrill, an English . society actress with a big bunk ao- count. Robert Downing bogan Lis theatrical ca- reex at tho age of sixteen with a stock com- pany under the mauagement of John 1. Ford of Baltimore. He is now a little over thirty-two years old. Miss Rose Coghlan makes her first appear- ance In New York this season Feburary 24 at the Fourteenth Street theater where she will be seen in “Jocelyn.” “Peg Wolling- ton” and “Forget Me Not,” Mannger Frank W. Sanger says that he is wmore than gratitied with the financial suc cess of “Mr. Barnes of New York,” and be licves that the play will muke upwards of #50,000 for him this season, Miss Murie Wainwright has a new play which is a dramatization from one of George Eliott's novels, It will be first seen in New York, but not till October, 1801, as full ar- rangements have been made for a tour next seuson with “Twelrth Night.” Miss Jessie Millward will not retura to England with William Terriss at the close of their season in Roger La Honte.! Mr, Terriss will Lring out @& new melodrama at the Adelphi, London, in arch, and Miss Millward’s plans are not yet formed, A bioodhound (1) inan “Uncle Tom’s Cab- in’ company in a Fenosylvania town, chewed up **a lawyer by the name of Marks' in that intevesting drama recently, That was an in- telligent dog, aud should be cast frequently in order that'his sphere of usefuluess may bo extended. IT'he Menestrel of Paris says of Lalo's new piano concerto: **I'he first part, & sort of triumphal march, and the second, un an- dante, are the best;” adding that the con cerlo, but an orchestral composition in which the planoforte executes a special part which could be trausferred to the orchestra with- out any dificulty and without detracting in the least from the general effect, The openiug scene of Heory Guy Carle- toa's new play “The Pembertons,” so Phil (ioatcher says, differs in many particulars from anything that has yeu left his studio. Itis of the Renaissauce period and is dark carved oak. The cast of the piece includes Miss Edsall, Clarense Hanay- sides, George Wessells, W, H, Thompson, Wilton Lackaye, Charlos' Brandt, A. C. Moreland, George A. Dalton, Amy Buzby, Lottie Courch and others. Richard Mausfleld, since his essay in tragedy, has apparently accumulatéd @ tro mendous load of gloow, says the New York Sun. He hurries about the streets with downcast eyes and an air of intense and melancholy absorption. During bis early successes here s Haron Chevriel, Prince Karl and Dr, Jekyll Mausfleld was u popu- lar figure about town. He often sat in Del- mounico! urrounded by his friends, telling stories and amusing his companions with his fund of anecdote. Nowadays, however, he murches alone, Theo castof Heury Guy Carlelow's new play in which Miss Edsall will make her debut at Albany February 17, under the management of J. M. Hill, ia now complote and 18 as follows: Stephcn Brand, Clarenco Handysides; Te far Penn, George Wessells; Simon Grude, W. H. Thompson; Ramou, Wilton Lackave; Lord Avonmore, Georgs Kyle; Crocker Vance, Charles ' Brauat, Doctor Chilling, W. B. Arnold; Livingston De Groat, C. Stoddard; Craft (a dotective). A. C. Moreland; Hurléy (a butler), George A: Dation: ‘Elednor (daughtor to Pember- ton), Miss Edsall; Heloise (daughter to Chilling), Amy Buzby; and Mrs, Adora Darling, Lottie Church. S SINGULARITIES, John Thompson of Willinmsport, suffered from an attack of hiccoughs which lasted for a week, At a rat hunt hel¢ in school district No. 5, of Bethlehem township, Coshocton county, Ohio, recently, 2,006 rats were killed. In thirty-five days, Adam Bittinger of Fayottville, ©a., shot 107 pheasauts, fifty- five partridges and u number of partridges. Two Russsan climbers of Mount Arvrarat found in perfect preservation a minimui thermometer which was left there last your. Iv registered fifty degrees velow zero. Jawmes Bortz, residing near Macungie. Pa., one day last week toole a pair of boots to & cobbler for slight repairs, He statod that he had owned them for nineecen yoars, but had used them only on Sundays and on spocial occasions. Harold Jenkins of Essex, Mass, dug largo, tino febron potatoes on his farm oa Monday week. He also cut down a sun- flowor stalk thirteen feet six inches high,und picked a w; bucket full of very choice white clove Tho “right whale'’ is the most vicious of all the whulebone whales, and at times fights desporately for its life. The finbacks wore very raroly captured before the invention of the bomb lance, as they ran so fast boats could nov stand the strain, Near Sante Rosa, Cal, 18 a well from which it 18 said, in drawing water, thousands of fish from half aninch to six inches in length have been taken. Occasionaily the bucket is drawn up halt full of fish, No subterranean inlet to the well has yet been discovered. One year ago, Levio Schenck, a of Hethlenem, Pa., dreamed that he would die within a year. He told his wife about the dream and expressed the opinion that it was a warning and would surely come true, It did, ana he died on Wednesday after a brief 1illn A mountain of clam shells has been dis covered about threa miles from Mount Ve non, It is over 600 feet bigh and has a su face of soil nearly a foot thick. Underneath this clam shells abound to the level depth. ‘There are trees growing on thy mountain which show an age, judging by the rings about the heart, of from 150 to 200 years, A clapboard was exnibited in Knoxville, Tenn,, which was made by William McNish of Jeftorson county, aged one hundred yours. Ho cut the tren and sawed and split the bo with his own hunds. He is @ nutive of North Carolina, but has lived in Ten- nessee a reasonublo lifotime. Ho is as vig. orous as a man of forty, Paul White, a prosperous Colorado ranch) mao, about @ month ago advertised for & wife, giving an_accurate description of him- #elf and his surroundings, ete. His has been 80 heavy ever since tbat it has been cossury Lo put it in barrels at the post- , and Mr., White was compelled to bring arm wugon to town to Laul it home, He has not yet made & selection, Houry Koufmao, & dawry farmer, living near Bulger, Washiagton couaty, has & little asughter who furnishes a' puzzle for scientific men, The girl's name is Minuie, She is about nine years old, and speaks a language that is understood by no one but her ten-year-old sister Elizaboth, Her par- oots can comprehend fot more than & dozen words used by the child, and these are the names sheapplies to articles about the house : Meat she calls *“‘toshi;'"’ bread, ‘'bo;" coffee, “ton hi;" butter, “menai” po “tio- loai;" plate, ‘‘talo;” knife, ‘‘tessa:" fork “gala,’ Different articles of furniture she denominates as follows: Chbair, “pgue;" table, ‘‘assa;" *inu;” bureau, *'tempo." For horse she " pi W, “'blab-bl “oub-ouh-ouh. siou somewhat resembles the crowing of that bira resident P