Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, April 12, 1891, Page 12

THE OMAHA DAILY BEE SUNDAY APRIL 12, 1891-TWENTY PAGES, BENNINON Important Sale. Great Bargains. Prices that Will Tell Come on everybody RON. We can wait on you, and we guarantee to give you the best value for your money ever reccived in Omaha. . \ : : Plaid Dress Goods e Have you seen them, if not don’t de- lay in seeing them at once, they are simply nobby and only 50c yard. Weo are showing great values also in fanoy plaids at 5¢ and 98¢ vard. Look at them. Sik Finish Teorittas 5S¢ All wool silk finish henriettas, in all the new spring shades, 42-in wide, ele- gant line colors, worth on any counter 7T50; they go all noxt week at 58¢ yard. Ladies' Black Lisle Vesty 90c A fast black jers: eold last season at ribbed lisle vest , now only 50c. Ladies' Jersey Ribbed Vests 8 1-3c¢c ! rivbed vests o 3 for We limit the quantity to six to a customer. case Latis' Urion Sis §1 A good thing for spring wear, made of a fine Swiss yarn and choap at 81.50; our price to close the lot out quick, $1 a suit. Ladies' Black Silk Drawers Latis ‘Sfirt Wais, 50c Monday we offer 50 dozon ladios’ light and dark color shirt waists, o grent bargain at 50c each. Ladies' black lawn aprons 850, LADIES’ Silk Night $12 Monday we offer a special drive in Indies’ China silk night dresses in black, pink and light blue, trimmed in fine normandy val and silk iaces, at the low price Monday of $12 each. worth at lonst $20; also lndies’ black silk skirts Monday at #8.50 each, Dresses, Ladies’ Summer Corsets, 50c. Buy your summer corsets Monday; a regular $1 quality at only half price Monday, b0c. o0 Monday wo offer a great bargain in children’s new lace bonnets, just ar- rived, only half price, 25c each. Genuine Korah Morie 19¢ yard. Oriental Laces 10c yard, worth 88ec. Ladlas Tast Black Hose, 29c. 100 dozen ladies’ fine gauze fast black hose, worth 50c, goes Monday 1in the. crush at 29c pair. BENNISON Now is the time to buy Your Carpets and Curtains. Greatest Bargains ever offered. All wool ex- tra super ingraincar- pets at 88c & 78c yd. nice line of cotton chain half wool in- grain carpets at 28c, 80c. 88¢, 40c and 80c yd. Come in and see them Monday. N v S i sl Curtain Shades, 19¢. BOO Holland Curtain Shades, all made up, and best spring fix- tures, only 19¢ each. CURTAIN SHADES, 38c: 800 Curtain Shades, all colors; made of best quality opague, made up on best spring fixtures complete, only 88c each, worth 78c. Chenille I;ORTIERES 8 A great bargain in Chenille Por- tieres, fringed edges,with dado, in all the new colorings, Mon- day §8 pair, worth $12. Nottingham Lace CURTAINS, $1.50 The greatest values ever offered in Nottingham Lace Curtains, at $1.80, $2, $2.50, $3 and $8.50 pair; all special barguains for this sale Monday, worth $2 to $6 pair. BROS., A DAEPT? Marseils Bed Spreads $1.69 Monday we offer 100 fine quality Mar- seilles bed spreads, extra large size, at least elegant new patterns, worth # you can buy them Monday only at $1.69 each, and not more than will be sold to any one customer. Persian Shawls 98¢ Only 50 in this lot and thoy will not t long at this price, get one Monday, 98e. two VG;;)si Gr;\in S“ilks, 79¢c Cholco Monday of entiro stock colored gros grain silk formerly sold at 81 and ' |$1.25.” We have all good staple shades and warrant overy yard. Remember the price, Monday, 79¢ yard. Korah Moire 19¢ yard Genuine Black Henriettas, 50c Monday a new lot 40-inch black all wool henrietta in blue and jot black. Spring Jackets $1.00 200 ladies’ spring jackots, in light and dark colore, also in braided; all in one lot Monday at $1 each. - Béby Cloaks $2.00 A great bargain in infants’ long { cashmere cloaks, in croam and tan, em- moidered collar and skirt, at $2, $2.50, | #8, $3.50, $4 and ¥ $8.00. Ladies’ Aprons 25¢ Monday, great salo of ladies’ white aprons at 25c, 80c, 85c and 60c each, Every one a special bargain. Baby Cayriages $1.50. White Embroideries 2c yard, worth 18c. They ave great value at 50c yard. Ladies'Black Silk Hose $1.00 Our new spring importation, war- ranted fast black, Hermsdorf dye; the best silk stocking ever offered at the price, $1 | LADIES’ OPERA LENGTH HOSE, $125 A fine lisle, inches long, drop stitch, black boot, fancy colored tops, | the black 15 warranted fast. pair. LADIES' BLACK LISLE GLOVES d K570 Wo closed out a large quantity ladies’ fine black brilliant lisle gloves. We have too many of them and will of- for them Monday at 15c pair, and they are cheap at 29¢. y of Bargains in wall paper. 45-inch blk. Swiss flouncing 79¢ yard. Only $1.25 | Infants’ Cloaks, 75c. 3 Tnfants' All Wool Cashmero Cloaks, (n Just one color, and that is RED. We bought them cheap and will give you a benofit Mou- day. Only 750 oach, worth up to #.00. 3000 Rolls Gilt Wall Paper. 0% ca Roll. LADIES’ Night Gowns 48 196, I8¢ Monday, three g bargains in Mother Hubbard Night Gowns, trimn fino Laces and Embroiderios, at 48 08¢ each; worth 7 to $1.50. [mported Gorses, $1.98. GREAT CORSET BARGAIN. All fine i Ludles' od in nd \ported Corsets, sueh g 2 P 26, 1 ull si one pric iy e oo e inner Napkins, $1.25. 1o7en 3-4 Blonched Dinner Napkins, a rog- ular hummer, only $1.2 a dozen. Get a dozen sur Vhite Bed Spreads $1.39. 100 White Bed Spreads. Marseille: large size, worth #200. Go Mon each. pattorn ny ut #1 Now is the time to buy your Carpets and Curtains. Prices never will be any lower, and we guarantee to save you money. Now try us. (Basem' Bargei House Furnishing Goods, | 0 rolls of wall paper de roll, Wash tubs 410 mlhl hina mush and milk sets toel garden rakes I8¢ and 0 rolls giit wall paper dige. 1,500 rol1s i1t wall paper at 100, othes wrin wshing mac 5 foot ng {ronin, folding ol L othos buske! Willow doll bugiies 3 Boys’ 2-whoel carts 10 Linrgo iron axle wagons e, 1.000 tiddlody winks 10, 000 packay nixod bird soed So. serub bru e o | tins o ang h s and 10 A0 S1ORIIOTS 20 1 conpor tea K rie dish pans 2, uart coverod patls e, Dover ege boaters 100, eurm towel rack 10¢. Wall mirrors 10 Sanford’s black fnk 3o, Haneing lam ps $1.98 Hall hingin I L G tlos $1.25, s 640 each. and e, worth 3¢ and ors with silver top 15a. Syrup pitehy Decorated Chin; 6-pio corated cb .50, 0 bottles 1d paint 100 Ansonia niokel Medicine ¢ I worth 81, I 108, mber scts 8105, worth monin 10¢ euch. Papor pails 2 And Thousands of Other 1519 DOUGLAS STREKT. IN THE REALM OF MYSTERY. of Events the Fraternities. Ohronicle Among NOTES ON THE DEATH OF ALBERT PIKE. His Successor as Grand Commander of the Southern Jurisdiction Scot- tish Rite—Knight Templar Grand Commandery. The remains of General Albert Pike laid in state in the House of the Temple at Wash- ington, D. C., until Thursday night, and were viewed by a large concourse of Masons and friends of the dead commander. On Sun- day afternoon the Knights Templar and other Masonic lodges that had attended the funeral of Z. C. Carpenter called at the House of the Temple in a body, under the escort of & body of Scottish Rite Masons. They passed by the catafalque in slow, solemn procession, and looked upon the features of the supreme com- mander for perhaps the last time. A meeting of the Masonic Veteran associa- tion of the city was held Sunday afternoon atthe Scottish Rite cathedral on G street. The mecting was secret, but the only pro- ceedings of general interost was the appoint- ment of a committee to draft suitable resolu- tions on the death of General Pike and roport at a meeting held in the Scottish Rite sanc- tuary at 10:30 o'clock Thursday night. The funeral service was held at midnight Thursday. At the same hourall the Scot- tish Rite consistories of the southern juris- diction in_ the world held a lodge of sorrow 1n honor of the late supreme commander. Occidental consistory of this clty held a lodge of sorrow at midnight Thursday in tho new Scottish Rite room,at which there was a large attendance of members. The services were very impressive. General Pike's successor is Dr. James Cun- ningham Batehelor of New Orleans who, by virwue of his rank of lieutenant grand com- mander of the grand consistory of the A. snd A. S, rite of the southern jurisdiction of tho United States, succoeds, pro tempore, to the honors and respousibilities of the position of grana commauder. He was born ® in Canuda July 10, 1518, ‘and imierated south when quito young, ' locating in Alabama, where ho was edicated in the practice medicine. Removing to New Orleans he o ganized o company for the confederate army, with which he served as captain, Wounds and exposure sent hum to the rear and left him o pormavent cripple. Ho was made & Master Mason in Eureka lodge, Alabama, in 1846, a Royal Arch Mason in Polar Star chapter, Now Orleaus, in 1859, a Kuight Templar in Jacques'De Molay commandery in New Or- leans in 1860, and a high priest” in 181, He received the thirty-third degroo in the Scot- tish rite in 1567 and was gradually promoted by merit and seniority to the exalted position ho now holds. He was elected grand secre- tary of the grand lodge of Louisiana in 18t and held the office contmually for twent four years. y John J. Gorman, sheriff of New York city and graud commander of the Scottish rite of the United States jurisdiction, issued the following order on the day following Pike's death UNIVERSI ORBIS TERRARUM ARCHI- TECTONIS AD GLORIAM, DEUS ME- UMQUE, ORDO AB CHAO! +'rom the east of the Supreme Council of Sovereign Grand Inspectors General of the Thirty-third and last degree, Ancient and Ac- cepted Scottish rite, for the United States of America, their Territories and dependencies, under the C. C. of the 8, answering to the 40 deg. 42 min. 40 sec. N, L., 2 dog. 51 min. C sec. B.L. Meridian at Washington City,D.C. OFFICE OF THE SOVEREIGN GRAND COMMANDER, 8 West Fourteenth st., New York, April 8, SORROW, SORROW, SORROW. To wil Scottish Rite Masons of our ebadl- ence in the United States of America, their territories and dependencios. ANNOUNCEMENT. ALBERT PIKE IS DEAD. The ilustrious grand commauder of the Southern Jurisdiction Ancient and Accepted Scottish rite departed this life at_his home, Washington, D. C., April 2, 1801, in the cighty-second year of his age. By his death Scottish Rite Masonry has lost' warm friond, an_able advocate, and a brilliant leader. Fo was an earnest,enthusi- astic, industrious Scottish Rite Mason, a most forcible and prolific writer, an able edi- tor and distinguished poet. His loss will be keenly feit. His funeral service will take place at his late residenco. Lot all who can doso pay the last tribute of respect to his memory by attending his funeral service. Courteousiy and fraternally, JouxJ. GowvAY, 83d Grana Commander. Attest: John G! Baker, 83d Grand Socro- tary General, H. Mt. Calvary commandery held its annual election last week and elected the following ofticers for the ensuing year: Victor White, eminent commander; N. B. Apple, geueral- 1ssimo: Joseph K'rance, captain goneral; J. B. Bruner, senior warden; Thomas Batter- ton, junior warden; K. K. Long, secretary; L. M. Anderson, treasurer. The privce of Wales has again heen elected grand master of the United Grand lodge of Ingland. The recent session of that grand body was an unusual'y brilliant _spectacle, and tho popularity of the grand master was manifested in a variety of ways by the as- sembled brothren, Tho prince duke of Clarence, is also taking lending’ in the Masonic fratermty, und, it is expect- ed, will be elevated to his fathier's Masonic rank when the latter gives upthe grand master's chair for the throne of Great Britain, It is only once a year that a state represen- tation of the Knights Templar of Nebraska mects, and this time Kearney was favored. ‘Tuosday's trains brought the wanderers in from all directions, each with his_ glittering sword and trunk full of gay regalia. At 7 o'elock sharp the gavel sounded in the Mount Hebron asylum and from that moment the business of the session of the grand comman- dery of the state began. Sir Knight Rov. Dr.” Askin of Kearney said in welcoming the Sir Knights : “Right eminent grand commander and Sir Knights of tho g commandery of the stato of N Mount Hebron com- mandery No. 12, extends to you fraternal grecting and tho strong rignt haud of fellow- ship. Our eminent commander has honered mo with the pleasant duty of telling you that you are welcome to our asylum and to_our city. We are honored by your presence. You aro Christian warriors; the cross of Christis your battle flag. Your tocsin has come down 10 you written with a pen of steel dipped in the blood of millions of Christian warriors. You are the representatives of the grandest order the world has ever seen, an order that has sent forth heroes who have oyerthrown the despot, liberated tne slave, relioved the distressed widow and orphan, ministered to the afllicted and protected the oppressed. “Wo welcome you as heralds proclaiming principles destined to regenerate humanity ; toiling for the day when every kueo shall bow aud every tongue confess our Master, Christ the Lord. “Sir Knights, we greet you from your workshops aud your offices, from the pulpit and high officos of the atato you come. Wo welcome you as representatives of an order whoso pathway can be traced through cen- turies by the blood of its martyrs. We give yeu a cordial greeting aud welcome you to the vueen city of the Platte valley.” Grand Commander Louis M. Keene, in a fow woll chosen words, responded to the elo- quent addross, and the business of the ses- sion was taken up. The meeting adjourned at 8 o'clok in the mornng and was called to order again at § o'clock Wednesday morning, closing at noon. The following officers wers elected: Louis H. Korty, Omaha, grand commander; Edgar €. Salisbury, Beatrice, deputy grand commander; John D, Moore, Grand Island, grand generalissimo; James A. Tulleys, Réd Cloud, grand captain gen- eral; Willlam T. Whitmarsh, Norfolk, grand prelate; Charles B. Finch, Kearney, grund Sonior warden: R. P, K. Millor, Linooin, grand junior warden; James S. France, Omaba, grana treasurer; Willism R. Bowen, Omats, grand recordr. The visitiug Sir Kuights spoke In highly complimentary terms of the entertainment provided by the members of Monut Hebron commandery, and many regretted thut their stay in the city was so short. G. A, R The proposition to endow a fellowship in Brown university in the name of the Grand Army of the Republic of Rhode Island by the contributions of its members and tho atumni who served during the war, will bo a grateful and worthy way of porpetuating tho memory of the connection between the uni- versity and the war, and a perpetual stimu- lus to patriotism as well as to education. The hearty manner in which it has been re- ceived indicates that there will be no diffi- culty in making it successful. Captain B, S. Osborne, commander of naval post No. 516, New York, and fieet cap- tain of the Natlonal Association of Naval Veteraus, was in Detroit last week making arrangements for the accommodation of sea soldiers of the union and for the reception at the national eocampment in that city next August. The blue-jacket contingent is ex- pected to number 500 from the seaboard and upwards of 2,000 in all. Naval headquarters will be at the Russell house. There was one component part of the organized service of the army during the war that has received little attention in the efforts to do justice to the survivors, and as they *‘had neither pride of ancestry nor nope of posterity” no one has come to ihe rescue. Tu fact, justice has been blind to the patriot services of those long-cared heroes of the re- bellion—the army mules. At the r:eeting of the Fred C. Jones post, Onio, Thursday, April 2, Colonel G. M. Finch read a paper, in which he set the **mule brigade’ in a proper light before the American poople. Ho does not advocate pensions, but demands justice and must have it. The twenty-fifth encampment of the Illin- ois department_formally opened at Decatur Thursday morning. A large partof Com- mander Distin’s aonuat report was devoted to the history of the grand army and what it has accomplished in the quarter of a century of its oxistence. Illinois;as the senior de- partment, was recommended to push the matter of erecting a $200,000 memorial hall at Decatur. The affairs of the department areina prosperous condition. Mrs. Juha Sine, president of the Woman's Relief corps, presented Commander Distin with a hand- some silver gavel as a silyor anniversary grosent from tho ladies tothe grand army. Major Conueliy reforted the finding of the original records kept by Major Stephenson, founderof the grand army. Thus all tho early proceedings have been recovered and will'be published. One thousand dollars were appropriated in addition 1o the £430 raised by subscripylon for a monument to Major Stephenson, to be erected at Petersburg. The Woman's Relief corps elocted Mrs, Mary A. Bradiey of Decatur president. A.0.U W, Union Pacific lodge No. 17, iield its regular meeting last Wednesday night and an unus- ually large audience attended. Grand Master Workman Tate was present and addressed the lodge. His remarks were very interesting, as he gaye a short resume of the work dono here in_Nebraska, showing a mombership of full §,000 members in Ne- braska. This state rau«s first on the list in the A, O. U. W. in its percentage of increase in the last yoar. The election then took place and William Turuer, Johu McEwing and Mr. MoBride were chiosen as delegates to the grand lodge which takes place next month. Alternates were also chosen for each of the members. The session proved a very interesting one, and was greatly appreciated by all present. Instructions were given or suggested by tho lodge to the delogates as to their work at tho grand lodge. . Omaha lodge No. 15 will give its monthly social entertaiument next Thursday evening. L 0. O, F. Ruth Rebekah degree lodge gave another of thelr most enjoyadle parties last night at the lodge room, corner of Dodge and Four- toenth streots. An excellent musical and literary programme was presented, which was thoroughly enjoyed by the large audi- ence. Ivy Rebokah lodge will givea high-five arty at the hall on Saunders streot next Wednesday ovening for members of —the lodge. The partios held at the houses of members during the wintor have proven highiy successful and the large attendanco has necessitated seeking larger quarters. EX00US OF THE COTTAGERS. Progre:s of a Decade in the Davelopment of Farnam Street, DWELLERS ON THE COURT HOUSE SITE. Men Who Kopt Property on the Pres- ent Leading Thoroughfaro Be- cause They Could Not Sell Thewr Holdings. “A littlo moro than eleven years ago,” said an old Omaha man, “I lived in Ed Hancy's house on the corner of Eighteenth and Far- nam, where that gentleman now resides. It was then twenty-six feot above the present grade, though the rear of tho lot had been filled. Across the street was the cottage of T. W. T. Richards, a low one-story brick. “That summer the owner excavated the hill and put a story beneath his residence and added the tower, still standing. Ho sloped the banks to tho street and occupied one of the signtliest resideace lots in the city. M. Richards was one of the proprietors of the iron works now owned and operatea on a larger scale by Paxton & Vierling, Ho went to California on account of tho ill health of his wife, who afterwards died, and during the Los Angeles boom he made $100,000, “Next to the Richards residence was tho home of Judge Porter, who is now also a ous retired business man in Los M. G. McKoon owned the property adjacent on the west, and he, 00, was af- tracted to the semi-tropic city, and continues one of its influential citizens. ' Mr. Thomas A. C lived the next house - west, which for many yoars bofore, and for = time after belougad to the lato Rev. George L. Little, Martin Dunham lived there afterwards, and Mrs. Thompson owned the corner of Nine- teeuth and Farnam which sho sold for a small fortune and removed to Georgia avenue, “On our side of the street there were no dwellings except the flaney house. On the same lot in the cottage where his family still roside, D, . Kimball, who committed suicide Thursday moraing’ was domiciled and on the Harnoy street front were soveral shanties inhabited by negroes. +0n the court house block there were threo houses. Harry Deuel lived in a small brick cottage facing east on Seventeenth strect Diagonally across the'street, where the city hall is in course of construction. some Saunders mansion. ders was then in the United States and shortly previous had sold the prope William A. Paxton who exchanged it with the city for the old court houso corner where his six story brick building was afterward eroctod. 4 The Beo building now stauds whero its litor's modest white cottage then looked out over the entire city aud for an indefinite uis- tance east and southward. The cor- ner of Seventeenth and Farnam east of Mr. Kosawater's house was for sale at $3,000 swithout takers. Hon. J. H. Millard had a spacious residence on the corner oast upon woich the ten-story York Lifo building was erccted in 18575, The old house was removed and incorporated in the Millard mansion farther outon Far- nam street. Alfred Burloy, then sheriff of the county, lived in the frame structure still stauding on the corn gonally opposite from Tie Bee, Mr. Millard sold bis corner —132 feet frout on ¥ Burley coraer is reported to have been sold vecently for §75,000. It is 6x132. “Farnam street was then part Later & cut of thirteen feet at Eizhteenth stroet was made, Tho property owners had reely completed the work of adjusting lves 0 the new grade when a secoud thirteen feot was ordered. Meantime art house was nearly completed, after ting off sixteen feot of earth. West of Eighteenth street woro a fow scattering dweliings, and about where Twen- ty-first street should be was dreadful mud- tiole. Nobody would then bave ventured the prediction that busiuess houses would in graded. ever move west of Sixteonth street, much enteenth and Farnam would be “Omaha had a population of 30,000 then, We believed she would g1 but_with the exception of General E. I. Tést nobody was lling to wager she would reach moré than 000in 1590. The general's figures, as I llect them were 125,000, and - even he fell short 15,000, ‘I the house, whilo T was occupying it at one time and anothor, were Robort E. Stra- Lorn, then the advertising man of the Union Pacific, whom I succeeded as tenant after my marriage; George F. Canis, William £, Annin, 8. F. Woodbridge, Fred Lowe, A. C. Troup, Charles S. Gleed, Mrs. C. F. Byrno, her son_Harry, since deceased, and Mrs, M. Prichard ana family.” S K. O p. One hundred divisions of the Uniform Rauk have been organized sinco the encamp- ment at Miiwaukee. The new state of Washington boasts of fourteen divisions and a brigade is assured in tho near future. THE CHURCH OF THE DEVIL, New York Herald. I went to the Church of the Devil today; “The doors were wide apen, the pews were ali free. An usher, with bows, quickly showed me the way To a seat well in front, where I failed not to see ‘fhat the alto and tenor wero “sister” and “brother,” . And the sexton anda pa cach other. son spoke well of Beside mo a beggar was munching a crust; Behind mo a wide awakoe millionnaire sat; A lud cut said, “Yowll pardon, 1 trust, My offence in obstructing your view with my bat ! And before my slow tongue a reply could command Her head was uncovered, her hat in her hand. The sermon was all about living at case; Tt scouted dull care and for pleasure pro- nounced; Man’s mission and life work was simply to lease, And duty and conscience were botter ro- nounced. "Though I couldn’t agree with quite all that was said, Whoso follows that path will be pleasautly led, A colloction was taken, and gold fell as fast As showers in April or serd corn in May The confession of faith was then quickly cast, And thoy praised their old parson and doubled his pay In theory bad, but in practice right level, 1ch to adinire ia this Church of the Devil, - ounce of prevention is worth two or three pounds of cure.” Original saying slightly changed but none the less true. Don't wait to be taken “la grippe” but use Halle Cure, the most thorough provention of this dread disease, when taken in conjunction with Haller's Sarsaparilla and Burdock, that has ever been introduced. . ———— Straddles and Calls in Church. Two prominent citizens of Laramie attended church on Easter Sunday for the first time in many months. One of them, as the contribution plate ap- proached, was overwhelmed hy a feeling of liberality and dropped in a # gold piece, says the Cheyenne Leade His companion was excited; he plunged his handin his pocket and pulling out u 810 piece dropped it in the plate, saying ina stago whisper so loud that it pervaded the sanctury, “I'll straddle your fiv “Hold on,” eried the first contributor, “eome back with that plate, I'll call him,” and as the happy deacon returned he added another shining five dollar gold piece to the pile. Although the proceedings may have been slight “An down _ with s Sure Cough COLLECTIONS OF A CENTURY. Leaves From the Scrap Books of a Soldier and a Priest, CURRENT STORIES OF NELSON'S TIME. Strange Epitaphs From Erin's Grave- yards—The Spring Poet as e Ap- peared One Hundred Years Ago. Tho newspapers and magazines of the past one hundred years liave formed a protty cor- rect and intensely interesting mirror of the imes in which they were published. No in- stitution of civilized socioty has so faithfully held the mirror up to nature as the current literature of the past century. A gentlemau connectod with the legal depart- ment of the Union Pucific, has two mammoth scrap books which contain & surprising quan tity of interesting, instructive and curious articles, extracts and short squibs cut from uropean papers and magazines bety years | and 1825, by Sergeant L V. Lyon aud his brother, the kt. Rey. Jumes on of Waterford, Ireland von was tho great grenifather of the gentleman above referred w Whonow owns the curious and interesting volumes. The two gentlemen who collected the clippings wer of a literary turn of mind and they not only collected the hundreds of interesting articles and squibs from the current publications_of their day, but y wrote many valuable and interosting ancient kingdom of Scotland. Now tho clor- father had been a poor fishorman, ciigaged in the salmon trade, and so he au- swered the cardinal prudently by saying with great composure that he belonged to tho an- cient and noble family of Monteith in the province of Perth. iichelien Inquired as to more of the particulars regarding the clorgy= man’s father, and_the witty Scot answered that he belonged to tho Monteith family of Salmon-net. Tho cardinal’s look revealed his ignorance with regard to this illustrious branch of the Monteith_family, but the cler- gyman’s claim to nobility was nover after called in question ann_he was given the title De Salmonet, by which he was distinguished in his literary productions till the day of his death.” The spring poet was abroad in the land in those days and his prolific pen od to scratch off vory much the same sort of jinglo then as now. Here is a sample of the stuff that broke forth annually when the robing began to nest along about 1784 ODE TO DELIA IN' SPRING, Again roturns on ge 3 The lovor's soason—gentie spring, And hails the youthful year; Now o'er the fields the zophyrs play, And gently cool the waning day With their refreshing ale. 11 soems my Della to lnvito rural ple: res and dolight ot 10 hispy While gentie e Then lot us Seek i swee Where trecs and clasping vy 1 And chunt our sylvin Tuys." m e books aro copiously sprinkied with thea al criticsm of leading plays in Lon- don, Paris, Dublin andEdinburgn, Thero are’ numerous bright colored pictures of prominent events, such as battles by son and land, bulls, receptions, and portraits of prom- 1 poople and crowned heads. 10 interosting old books contain long and ations and comments _throughout tho pbooks and succeeded in leaving to their posterity some very interesting ac- counts of historic events and popular themes of the uge in which they live. The clippings were evidently taken from a vange of current publicutions for the type varios all the way from agate to brevier and embraces nearly every variety of compo sition from a loose pointed joke to the elegant and stately poem upon some patriotic emotion of the hour. The punctuation 15 very rigid. The frequent use of the colon and semicolon in sontences whero the comma would now be used and the prevalence of italic and capitals stitute the chief diffel co between the vle of the matter found in these curious old books and that found in the scrap books of ent years ho lise of the letter f for's is another no re of the articles pasted in thes language used is,in the remarkably pure Euglish, direct, forciblo g simple, with few loug words and a conspi ous ubence of slang or can The compilers of these books evidently had a fondness for a poatry, historical and statistical squi and for quaint and curious writings. Unfortu nately the books wore put together with the ative disrogard for chronogical order or systematic arrangement, and it is impossiblo to determine the daté or the al from which somo of the elippings The original owners of these quaint old volumes were also interested in art, and many of the pages are handsomely dogorated by Doautifully. painted designs, omt miniature landscapoes, mariue views, { ors, leaves and sketohes ot still 1ifo, a the tops and about the margic Some of the humorous squibs are very en tertaining and show the drift of the funny man’s mind in those days. Hero is an epi- taph, said to_have been taken from a tomb- stone in southern Irelanc “Her and these stonos Lo poor Jack y's skin and bon iis flesh Toft hive board him suy. Ho hoped, 10 tme, w good hay: Quoth 1, liow cun that com And he teplied, *All flesh a Among the many clever aneccotes the fol: lowing was noted SA Scotch clergyman named Montoith emigrated to Franco when Cardinal Riche- liou was prime miuister to Louis XIV, Hay. reverent none of the church officials were fatally shocked and the two will be always welcome visitors to that church ing gained access to the cardinal in ordor to obtain omplayment,he was askod by the prime minister to what farl.y. he belouged lu the sting extracts from American news- particularly about the time of the 1812, when the papers oven went, 50 far us to usc slug heads in desoribing the most notable battles. i ol Leading doctors throughout the country are recommending Haller's Sars aparilla and Burdock, as a blood puritier and o build up the systom, DON'T USE BIG WORDS, Charles A, Gardner, 1 Los Angeles Times, A beterogenous mixture of a self-conceited + thin and gauzy bubblo of attenuated s, Is the man who loads his speech with words he doesn't understand, X So ridiculously lengthy and bombastically grand. Who betrays his feoble shallowness of idiotio braing With the longest polysylables tho lexicon contains, 1 stakes thelr windy vapiduess for elo- quence and sense, Like & donkey in the meadow, or a peacock 23 ou the fence, And IKnow ye not, oh foolish mortal, that the wis- dom of your specch Cometh not in stilted utterance the masses words are woakest in the argument of fate, And the shortest are th thunderbolts of love or of hatet That the glory and the beauty of the English undefiléd, Is tho purest and the simplest, aty of a child, Aud that with the speaker's hearers frothy speeches never pass; But they only smilo contemptuonsly—and write hum down an ass, - like the Indianapolis Journal: Mrs. Wickwire— h performance of this play, How awfully monot- onous it must bo to the actors by this time, Mr, Wickwire—You think sot And it was only two days ago you o complaining that I did not seem 1o love you as 1 did in the days of our honeymoon, - | BARGAINS" 4