Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, June 21, 1891, Page 12

THE OMAHA DAILY BEE: SUNDAY. JUNE NEW ENGLAND FURNITURE COMPANY 1816 DOUGLAS STRERT, St Ohiegos nan Ave Motor _ t 4th St M otor o Capitol Ave South | 11th St M otor |Hanscom |Park and t Cable Dodge St 16th 8t 2 Douglas rnam it Motor % t Cable | Farnam § nd 24th S't Motor Howard St T Omaha |Motor Jackson St South |11th St Motor Sout| Hanscom Park 4 Jones 8t By glancing a tlon fn the cit this map th Ive different car 1ines puss w roador will S0e at ono tha t wo have the most central loca- thin a fow doors of our store. A GL Sneees, The most successful week of trade we have ever experienced More goods sold, and more people made happy by the re- sult of their purchasers at our store than has ever been heard of before. THE FOLLOWING REMARK was made by a well known wholesale dealer: “The New England Furniture Co. is sell- ing more goods than any other house in the city, By warranting our goods to be just as represented, and selling them at exactly the prices advertised. Goods delivered free to any part of the city, South Omaha, FFlorence or Council Rluffs. The Best Washing Machine on earth, SOLD ON TRIAL Note Qur Prices: $30.00 Bed Rovm Suit $30.00 28,00 Bed Room Suit 18.00 16.00 Bed Room Suit 11,50 00 Beds 3.00 DSBS v e e ) 00 Wool Top Mattress,. ... 2.0 .50 Woven Wire Springs, .. 1.25 16.00 Dinner Sets ., ... ... 10.00 12.00 Dinner Sets ... 7.00 10.00 Dinner Sets,_ .. ... 6.0 8.00 Tea Sets 5.00 4.00 Tea Sets . 2.00 12.00 Toilet Sels . 6.5 9.00 Toilet Sets 5.0 Wood Seat Chai $12 week $7.50. A spendid $6 Solid Oak Rocker, this week $3.50. SPEGIAL NOTIGE. Wo mako a spocinlty of taking old furniture, carpets or stoves in exchange for new goods, By trading with us you rent more out of such 1 by solling them to o second- and dealer. Our sccond-hand depart- ment 1s on the fourth floor, entirely separate and distinet from our new oods. , this week 39¢. Bed Lounge, this £00ds v 'lhc Hosekeeper' Frien, The Greatest Labor Saving Article ever known to the Housckeeper. THE CAVALRY COMPETITION. An Effort Boing Made to Have it Relo- cated at Omaha, WORK OF THE EXAMINING BOARD, Interesting Items of News from the Army at Large and Throughout the Department of the I'latte. The anuual cavalry carbinoand pistol com petition for this department has, this year, beon located at Fort Kobinson. This an- nouncement occasioned great surpriso at de- partment headquarteps. It was beld that the order had been issued because there was no money available with which to pay the rent of the rango. Gen, Brooke, however, has made a request that the order bo changed and that the com- petition be held at the rifle rango at Bellyuo, nine miles south of this city. The objection tuat thero is no money avariable with which to pay the rent of tho range is answered by tho fact that the use of the range will not cost tho war department a cent. Major Benham, inspoctor of small arms practico, has written tothe same offect to the adjutant general. Both of the oflicors hold that the rango at Bollvue is the finest and _most con- venient, all things cousidered, m the depart- ment. 1t is well laid out, the butts are in good condition and the competition could tuke place at a smaller exponso to the government than At any othor point. All ‘that would bo required would be the shipping of & car load of horses from Nio- brara, the oxponse of which would be nou- inal. In these competitions the cavalry man does not use his trooy horso. Ho is com- olled to ride au an'mal which ho draws by t. This is not the first time toat it has been necessary to suggest a change in an order lecating the carbine competition of this brauch of tho servjce. Tndeed, the first cay- alry competition obdered for this d epartment was located at Fort Robinson, At the re- quest of Colonel Heny, Ninth' cavalry, now of Fort Myer, Vai., who' was thon mspector of emall arms practice, as also the showing of the then dopartment commander, the order was resciudod and the competition was or- dered changed to Bellevuo, With tho result nobody found fault. The decision in this case will be awaited with intorest. During the past week the board for the ex- amination of officers for promotion has been in session. The candidates who have ap- peared bofore it ave Second Lioutenants Gufington, Seventh nfantry, Logan, Denver, Col, and Leon 8, Roudiez, Iifteenth infantry, North Dakota. The examination closed last night, greatly to the reliof of the young gentlomen who had been summone undergoit who have worked hard all week. Both of thom ave brignt, studious and capable officers and will wear tho bar which they wiil recelve when the report of tho board - shall been aunouncod from Washington, Three other ofticers have been summonod o appear for examination before thesame body, nawmely Second Licutenant Frederick V. Krug, post quarteriuster, acting commissary of sup- lies and ' orduanco oficer, Kighth ufantry, Fort Washakie; First Liou- tenant 'W. J. Turner, regimental and post quartormaster, acting commissary of sup- pliss and ordoance ofloer, Sccond” 1nfantry, Fort Omaha, aud First Lieutenant M. D Parker, Troop £, Ninth cavairy, Fort Robin: son. All of noxt weok will be occupled in the examination of these aspivants, Thus far the board has examined twenty-seven officers. It 18 not known how much longer it will con- tinue in existence, aithough the other boards appointed for this'duty in other scctions of tho country have already beon discharged The membavs are as follows: General Frank Wheaton, comuianding Second infantry; Major A, Hartsuff, surgeon; Colonel John M Bacon, ucting inspeotor general; Major Ben- ham, inspector swall arms practice; Captal W. G. Spencor, assistant surgeon ana Cap- tai Jobn K. Waring, Second infuutry, re- corder. Companies C, D, F and H, Second {ufantry, are still at the ritle range, Bellevue. Not. withstanding the fact that during the past fourteen days thero has boen more or less rain, the men are said to be making excellont scores. There is groat de- termination on the part of tho present bal talion_at the range to excel that which re- turned from it two weeks ugo. At this meet- {ng It looks as if ' company would lead in ! tua score. The practice will come to a closo in two weeks, Fort Robinson. ® The post gardens are in excellent condition as a consequenco of the copious rains of last week, The last five evenings we have had thunder showers, and for the last thirty hours a soaking rain. Yesterday moruing at § a. m. nearly ever. body with thieir wives repaired to the post- oflice, and while awaiting tho pleasure of the postmaster distributing_the mail, exchanged courtesies and gossip. They seemed loaded, however, for tho poor quartermaster. When tho latte arrivod he was surrounded by a damp crowd of males and females. The bu den of their song was: *Mr. Quartermas- ter, my quarters leak.” Lieutenant Ladd, quartermaster, aftor faeling through all his pockets, solemnly announced to the assom- bled multitude that ho did not have a shin- glo with him, that bis own quarters lenke: and the only way he could get any sleep v w take a bucket to bed with him and nold it under the drip. The officers’ quarters in the new garrison are really not fit to live in. Svery ono of them leaks during the summer rains, and in the winter fatiguo parties have to go between tho ceiling and roof and shovel out’ the snow that sifts in under the shin- gles. ‘The following retiroments and promotions wore announced in Compauy “C' Iighth infantry: Sergeant Daniel Bennott retired on thirty years scrvice; Corporal Simon Askins, promoted sergeant vice Bonuett re. tived: Private George W. Ledgett, pro- moted corporal, vico Askins, promotod. Sorgeant Askius has put in his application for retirement, having served thirty years Mrs, J. L. Miflen and Mrs. D, 1. Frohock of Philadelphia, mother and sister respect- ivoly of Mrs, Captain J. 5. Loud, are her guests of the latter ana are enrouto to Cal- Afornia. Eighteen brand new “Shavo-tail” mules reached the post this morning. For the ben- efit of the uninitiated in army lore, I will say that all new wsod mules are “Shave tails” from the fact that ail the hair on tueir tails, except a bunch at the extrems end, is clippod as short s possible after purchase. Captain A. W. Corliss, Highth infantry, has been detailed as United States military inspector of militia of the state of Nebraska. Tho militia is to be congratulated in having 50 ablo a tactician to instruct them. If thero is anything pertaining to a company or regi- ment that Captain Corliss does not know out « here we do not know what it is. It would be difticult to find a person who could in- struct him. C. S. Bates of Cbadron, Neb,, who took the contract to build our two eavalry stables, failed to comply with its torms, and the gov. ernment has taken it out of his hands and will let tho alterations to bo made to other parties, charging tho differenco to the original contractor. Mr. Butes's bid did not enablo him to make wages. Lisutcnant Colonel Afred T, Smith, Eighth infantry, assumed command of the post this morning. Troop B, Ninth Iry, from Fory Washakie, Wyo., arrived Saturday last. Tho officers nnd their fumilios are as follow Captain J. A, Oimsted and wife, and Licu- tenant M.'D. Parker and wife, Licutenant Lynch, retired, late of the Eighth infautry, and wife arrived from Washakio at the same time, and are visiting their daughtor. Mrs. Licutenant Bingham, Fort D, A, Hussell, Last Monday, in Cheyenne, tho jury brought in & verdict of mauslaughter i tho caso of Corporal Frauk D. Parkison charged with the murder of Private Ray Barker in October of 1800, The latter belonged to the Soventeenth Infantry and was found dead 200 yards from Fort Russell at the foot of a fill on the Choyenne & Northern track. A bullet was found in his head and certain marks showed that he bad been assaulted with o stono or acluv, Two enlisted men who had made threats sgaiust Baker were arrested and later discharged. Parkison was the last man scen with Baker prior to the wurder in a party that had spent the proced- ing night in a carousal, Immediatoly behind 4 homurder was a plot for wholosaio deser- tion and theft which had been disclosed by Baker. The evidence was circumstantial and au acguittal had been expected. The penalty is from ono to twenty years imprison- ment, Fort \h»llrurn. Captain Carter, Sixth eavalry, stationed at Fort Niobrara, has boen ordered to report at beadquarters, dopartment of the Platte, on June 23, to inspect Lorses to be purchased for the cavalry, vice Lieutenant Scott, who has boen relieved at his own roquest. Mr. and Mrs. J. M. Thacher gave a dano- ing party o the ofticers and ladles of tho pos- on Tuesday evening. able affair. Captain evenin Extensivo preparations aro heing made for the celebration of the Fourth of July. It was amost enjoyt and Mrs. Porter arrived last Departmental Headquarters, Major Baker, paymaster, will be missed from department headquurters for about ten days, huving poen granted a leave of absence for that period. Colonel Hughes, chief quartermaster, has been ordored to visit Forts Robinsou and Niborara. in coanection with the supervision of tho new buildings to bo erected at these points. Captain Humphrey, assistont quartermas- ter, has been ordered by General Brooke to go to FFort RRobinson to supervise new plans for the waterworks aud sewergo system to be os- tabiished at that fort. Major Wiliiam H. Boll, chief commissary of subslstonce, will spend a leayo of absence for a month and a haif in Denver. The acting secretary of war_has_ordered the discharge of Sergeant Averill, Troup G, Eighth cavalry, on a furlough ‘at Owmaha, with a view to huying nim appointed clerk at headquarters department of tho Platte and assigned to duty in the oflice of Captain Crowder, judge advocato of the war depart- ment. General Brooke has been sick for sevoral days the pust week and was unable to pay his respects to General Schoficld on_ his ar- rival on Friday last. The latter, however, called at the residence of tho dopartment commander ana spent with him the groater part of the timo which he passed i this city when on the way with his bride to the const. Fort Privato Thomas Lindo Eighth infantry, has applied charge by purchase. Colonel Van Horn an family, on thewr jour- ney tothis post, were delayed somo days by tho bad condition of the roads. Corporal Doyle, Troon H McKinney. Company A, for his’ dis* Sixth cavalr has been promoted to the rank and Privates Hailughan and rank of corporal Corporal James Gallagher from the position of overseer quarterma ter's dopot and been succeeded by Sorgoant John Nalty, k£ company, Eighth infantry. Tho post canteen wants *330 soldiers to eat five barrels of pickled pigs’ feot,” There is a limited supply of forage on hand and the ration for each animal hus been re- duced onc-half. Animals engaged on the road and between the post and railroad points do not experience the reduction, Principal Musician Ole Vikoron, Eighth infantry band, has composed a piece entitied 'he Soldiers’ Victory,” whict is popular at tho post. It was suggested by the fight at Wouuded Knee. Anothor oven is to bo added to the bake bouse, Mr. D. Danahey of Omuha having been engaged for the work. The Buffalo Iicho has a racy and scemingly fearless correspoudent at Fort Kinney, who, it seoms, has attracted more than ordinary at- teution. Several people have taken offense At bis contributions, but the correspondent claims that the objections arc without foundation, A club called the Jolly Blues nas beon tablished with a membership of twent twe. A member of Troop C, Sixth cavalry, has Just fluished a term of imprisonment of nino months and fifteon days, which was served in Forts Wingate, N. M., Meade in Dakota, Niobrara in Nebraska, McKiuney in Wyom- ing, in other words, in three states, oné ter- ritory and threo departments of the army. Fort Douglas, When the garrison goes on its outing in July it will marcn via south shore, and camp out at or near Garfiold, 5o that the soldiers can enjoy & bath in the Great Salt Lake, It is doudtful now if the troops go as far as Johusow's Pass, as the ofticers looking the ¥oute over are not satisfied with the condi- tion of tho country in that section. Fort Omaha. Commissary Sergeant Davidson, on duty at Fort Owaba for a number of years, but now retired from active servico passed through Omaba on his way home to Corrie, Pa.. to spend the remainderof his days after a faith- ful service of thirty years in the army. Porter to the has retir General News. Chaplain G. W. Simpson, United States army, has undortuken the compilation of a wanual for the guidance of army chaplains and is willing to record suggestions and assis- tance from auy persons in the army who may desire to make them. His address is 184 North Newberg street, New York. | Gomersd Rusor couimaudiag” the dopart- ment of the Columbia, has ordered his post commanders to recommend positions for cn- campments and the most suitable period for manceuvres to take the coming full. These fleld exercises are to take placo without in- creased expenso and with the transportation now availuble. The graduating excreises at Point ook place on Friday, 12, The following is the of standing of tho graduating class: Cosby 8., at larges &2, & ewell . Ken! ols C. ., "Alavama; *4, Meln- ‘Marviand; *5, Morrow J. J., Poni. 6, erm-v 0. i v H,. Virginia; Horn A.. jr. Tennessoe; West Juno order 1, 5 11, Murphy T. O., Ohio; 15, White G.' P lowai 13, Fuilor L. M., Wisconsin; 14, Scherer L. C., Minnesota; 15, Furlobg L. W., Pennsylvania} 16, Livermore R. L., Now Jersey; 17, Cor: coran T. M. Massachusotts; 18, ing 1., Micnigan; 19, Winans 1. B, Michigao; 20, Jobnston,'W. T\, Missouri: 31, Osborne W. H.. Peansylvania; 22, Schoeffel I". H., Now York; 23,” Howard H. P.. Minucsota; 24, Bertsch W. H., Michigan; 5, Bush Ross L., 1llinois; 26, Donovan J. L., ' Kentucky Lindsloy " Elmer, Now York; 25, Honnot John B., Colorado; 24, Crabbs, J. T, ilinois 30, Glaskow W. .. Missouri; 31, Arn strong S, Inciana; 32, darvis 33, Hoavey d: W 1llinois; 4, Hirsoh 1 Ponusylvania; 55, Hino' C. D., Virgivia! Irazier Josoph, Missouri: 87, Hamilton R. L., West_ Virginia; 35, Upton' Le It. S., Michizan < Clark H. C., Kentucky; 42, Wil Lutz, Wiscousin; 44, souri; 45, Donworth A. B. C.C..Tilinols; 47, Voorhies 45, Hines, J. L., West V L 49, Smith G H. B., Maryland; ), Wiitman ‘WA York} 31, Crowley M., New York; o fitto Louisiaua Bradiey itaota: 1, Sottlo Deusine, North Casaiimn? 5 tzler J. S. Pounsylvani Mississippis 57, Guyer 55, Crote, W. I, Tilmoi FLUHL, Wisconsing 60, nectiett: 61, Jenks Is . Drow A, W. Texas; 63, 4, Sorley L. S., Texa: itodant Robort J. Duf¥, Sixth_cavalry, onJuna 3 was married 10 Miss Margar Head, daughter of Major Head, Third in- fantry Colonel I1. C. Merriam of the Soventh in- fantry, Fort Logan, Col., with his wife, will spend the sumw “Sheiton island Heights, Suffolk county, N. Y. The war department Is invest case of & m aftor haviug be as dead and b the battlef loh: uearly thirty y ago, avhis home. His supposed widow hus boen drawing & pension on' his uccount for many ars. The following will retire on mentioned, having served thirty army: Privato Jdohn K. Byrio, troop K, Soventh cavaley, “June Privato Nathan Vellman, troop "I, Soventh cavalry, July 4; Privates Christian 1. Essig and Hugh Briel, company G, Tenvh finfantey, July 45 Private William K. Lyle, tight bittery A, Second artillory, July 03 Sergeant Frank A, Luvo, light battery” 1, Vst artillory, July §; Pr vate Martii H vy 1, First artitlery, J £ m| light batter Private S¢ umuu Company O, Savenieunth infantry, has been'placed upon the retived list, having completad thirty yoars' service in tho army. Commissary Sergéant Kehrle, now on fur- lough, has beon ordered to report on Juno to his commanding officor, Fort MecKinney, for duty at that post to rolieve Sergeant Weinborger, who' bus been ordered to Sun Carlos, Ariz. Throe fifteen-ton'Mosher ghins, just com- pletea, and whilé'being loaded for shipmont to Sandy Hook for:trial, foll into the Provi- dence river on the 15th inst., and are now buried in thirteon foet of wud in the bottom of that stream. Secretary Proetor has propared a stato- ment showling that desertions from the army are less now than at any timo since the war closed. The desertions for the month of May were less than half what they were for overal yoars past, and the ratio of decroaso is constantly {ncroasing, ————— M. T. Eich of Chicago, won the diamond badgo 'in the live bird tournament of the Ilinols state sportsmen’s association. Ho was the only one of over 100 contestants to wing every bird. J. K. Schick missed one. Soventeen cracks were tied for one purse, - A Cara. We want every lady and all the boys and girls to call on your druggist and got some of our beautiful cards and & book of valuablo nformation free. Harues Proruistany Co, ackson W.DP. Maine: 4, Ogdon dou, Ko tucky iy Loy 10, Mussachu- Ely H. 1., ating the counte the dates rs in the 21. PAGES* I’IAi\OS ORGANS Last week we offer half value. s BARGAINS PIANOS ORGANS ed some genuine bargains---prices were less than AS PROOF of this, nearly cvery one was taken as soon as scen and and only had to be seen Here we are for they will surely buy., One One One One One One Conservatory Upright Piar Kimball Upright Piano... Bradbury Square Piano., . One Metropolitan Square Pianc One National Organ, One Taylor & Farley Organ, 6 One Smith American Organ, 6 One Nicholson Organ, 8 stops. One Sterling 7 stops. .. One Sterling Organ, 11 stops. . One Steriing Organ, 13 stops.. One Shoninger Organ, 11 stops, One bells), . Everett Upright Piano, ne: Steinway Upright Piano, excellent instrument Vose & Sons Upright Piano to be appreciated. APl NEW S iy vy Lo R N R IO ) 7 Stops.....evee stops . stops. . lamp stands, book closets, etc.....u.uv.... Shoninger Organ, 10 stops, lamp stands, book closets, and “Cymbella again, and those who call first will be the lucky one NOT RELY NEW .$200 300 150 150 250 100 125 25 30 25 25 30 50 60 65 (chime of 75 These h we l)('Ln H]\Ln in exchange for Vose «\ Sons and Sterling Pianos, and we warrant them to be in good condition and as represented, class, the following: Sterling Pianos, new and im]m)w-d scale, elegant instruments Arion Pjanos, Mozart NE'W SCALE, equ We aie also general nts George Steck & Co.’s Pianos—t Smith & Barnes Pianos, al to any of its Ll.\s\ 7‘; for Steinway & Sons, Wm. he finest line United States, and all of which we sell at manufacturers’ prices betore purchasing. Payments may be made i «)rt.\'\v\’ EEARS Knabe & Co., of first-class Pianos cartied by any house in the Also a large stock entirely new and first o 3275 t0 $B75 P2 0ito $860) Vose & Sons and Be sure and see our bargains in monthly m:.ltulmcnls if desired. Max Meyer & Brother Co., CORNER [6TH AND IFARNAM STREETS. THE STAMP COLLECTING FAD. It Bas Recently Beon Given an Impetus in Omaba, VALUES OF SOMZ BIG COLLECTIONS. Organization of the Omaha Philatelic Society and the Work 1ts Members — Fasenation of the Fad. of Some idea of the mmportanca and magni- tude of stamp-coliccting may be gained when it is estimatod that on this continent and in Europe there are abong 2,000,00) male and fe- wale devotees who follow as a pastime, the collection and urrangement of postage stamps. In the roster of this army of “phil- atelists will bo found enrallod, the names of a fow of the children and grandcbildren of her majesty, Qaoon Victoria, the honorable W. E. Gladstone, Baron RRothschild and Herr Philip R. Vou Fecray, an Austrian noble- man residing fn Paris, who has tho repu- tation of being the greatest stamp collector in the world and whose collection is of im- mense value, some claiming that o quarter of lion dollars vould not buy it. T. K. Tapling, a celebrated London philat- clist, is owner of an enormous cotlection, and the St. Louis millioaaive lawyer, John K. Tiffany, has one of the largest collections in this country. ‘The late King Victor Bmmanual, and also A, T. Stewart, the Now York millionaire, wero amateur stamp col- leetors. Willinm Crocker of SanFrancisco, son of the late Charlos Cracker, has_ prol ably the finest collection on 'the Paci coust. It numbers ovor ten thousand variet- ios. C. B. Corwin, of tne weil-known whole- sule housa of Stevens, Corwin & Co., New York, bas u colicction that is envied by all bix stamp collectors of the metropolis, whilo Alfred 1. Holman, u Chicazo lnwyer, can boast of having one of the finest in tho | sworld's C. Vanderlip of Boston _owns, tho finest lot of United States' #amos iin_existence, bis al- bums containing document, mateh nnd modi- cino stamps being complete. The late Mr. Byron IReed of this city was also the possos of un clogant eollection o demands of this industry are suppliod by foroign postage stamp dedlors In every Lutge city, and transnctions are made known through the pages of journals dovoted to the subject, one of the bost of which, tho Western Philatelic Empire, is published by o committeo of the Omulia Philatelic socioty. It is quite probablo that somo wealthy philutelist recoznizing the oducational char: acte the study, which can be made o special factor in tmparting a knowlodgo of tho domestic uistory, the physical geography and the products and com. country that 135ues o postago stamp, may somctime bequeath money enough avlish a_professorship of philately 1 ono of our univorsities, His royal highness, the duko of Edinburgh, nas lately been eloctod president don Philatelie society, and, as a ¢ in England follows tho fashion of royalty, this has caused a considerable addition to the ranks of stamp collectors, many of the ro- cruits having formerly ridiculed the pastime and looked 1pon it as a mild form of insanity Paris, however, leads the world in the in- terest taken in the stamp business, as o bourse has been established there for rogular bi-weekly trans- actions, sud President Curnot can probubly hear from his residence the shout ing of the bulls and boears of philately in an avenuo of the Champs Klysoos. The yalues placed upon some rare speci- mens of postage stamps havo been tho cause of the issue of fraudulent imitations, and tho dotection of theso frauds is oue of the fine points 1 tho business. The Stanley- Gibbons company, limited, of London, Eng land, dealers in United States and foreign postago stamps, with a paid up capital of £100,000, are acknowledged as exports in de- tocting these countorfeits The C. H. Mekeol Stamp and Publishing company of St. Louis, Mo., with @ paid up capital of 0,000, is the largest tirm ®aling in swmps in the United States. The Scott Stamp and Coin of New York city comes next with a of 30,000, There are over two thousand dealors postage stamps in Europeand America, The Philatelic Press now hus some company capital in three hundred and fift, stamp collecting. One of the scarcest old postage stamps is in tho form of & plain slip of p. iss ued at Baltimore, Md., with tho sign James M. Buchaniu,” written across it. is a stamp of 5 cent denomination and is now worth $i,500. A stamp 15su0d by tho postmaster of Brat- tieboro, Vt., fuce value 5 cents, uow brings ou original envelope $1,000, Threo stamps known as Missionary,” blue, of 2, nd 13 cents faco' value, issucd in 1$51-52 and used only twice ou mail matier from Hono- lulu to San Francisco are now valued at $500 each. "Thero are hundreds of old postago stamps of only a fow cents faco value that aro now s0 scarce tha dealers will pay from 5 to 100 for each, according to condition and rarity. Canada ‘1856 —12d, when postmarked, brings £100. British Columbia, 21{d, pink. when Imperforated, with huge margins, is valued at £250. A’ perforated specimon of this atamp, however, is quite common, British Guiana, 1856, used, a large, oblong stamp, is valued 'by a London stamp merchant at €10, and £200 is asked for the d-cont yollow of 1850 of British Guiana. A Caps’of Good Hope, 4d, red, error, used, is priced at $170. Tho postage ‘stamp that’ probavly had tho shortest lifo was onoe issued by Postmaster Connelof New Brunswick, in 1561 Itis the ent, brown, the rarost stamps known. days was th period of its existence, as 1t had beon issued without proper authority and th government stopped it. A specimen some two years ago was sold at auction for 5,00, Mr. T, G. Sanders, of tho Omaha Philatelic society, has this gem in his beautiful colloc tion. “'As he has tho history of it, thero is uo doubt whatever as to its genuineness, Over 37,000 was realized at u throo days salo of old postage stumps ‘recently neld in ew Yorl ¢ They were principally dup- licates and wore a portion of the stock of the Late George B. Mason, of Lindhurst, N, J Mr. Mason was u dealer in stamps, buf by o means an_oxtensive dealor. The fact that old Uuited Stiatos stamps brought in muny mstances prices far above catiloguo rates shows that tho issues of American stamps now out of use ave priced favtoo low, and tho New York, Chiludelpnia, Washington aad other eastern dealers are rocatalozuing such, and {n all probubility this will load to a iversal cnauge and an advanco all avound. Auction sales of old postage stamps tako pluce on an igntin Now York and the eastern citiss, The Omanha Philatelie socicty holds an official auction for the benefit of its members oucoa month. 'This socioty, organized over a vear ago, with now more than sixty mem bers, is an orzanization devoted to stamp. collecting. Woekly meotings are held in the Young Men's Christian_association building I'riduy evenings from 7:30 to 1000, being sotapart for the reading of casays and arti cles on philatelic subjects, and for afording an opportunity to tho members of exchang ing The soviety has a correspondent moembership of cighty-throo collactors located throughout the United States, Mr. Edward 1. Grossman, son of Dr. Grossman, s prosident. Mr. T, G. Sunders ' of Council Bluffs s troasur whilo W Mackoy has arge of tho _ socrotary's duties. . Tho collections possessea by men bers of this socioty range ull the way from 1000 to 10,000 varietics. Mr. O. W. Duan librarian of the socioty, has a very fino lection, numbering nearly ton thousand va rietios. In point of monetary Mr. Sanders heads the list, his colloction being rated at from botween §12,000 and_ §15,000 Mr. I, Parmoles, Omah's crack riffo shot, has o cholce assortient of stamps valued at 7,000, and Mr. I H. Thomas auother, ap- praised at 5,000, Prosident Grossman' has somo four thousand varictios, which have been estimatad at £3,50). A committee of threo, appointed by this so- cloty, publish a stamp journal of twenty-four pages, entitled the Westorn Philatolio 1n piro. This journal s ono of the leading stamnp papers and has done mych to place Omaha in tho front rank in puilatelic o 1t has o circulation of 10,000 copios, Is issued monthly, aud is a very good advertising card for tho city, as it is mailed over tho entire Buglish s poaking portion of the globe, Most philatelists become indignant at hear Ing their scienca termed a *fad’” or a *hob by.” They unite, and truthfully, n pro claiming that stamp collecting 18 fast assum ing an important position in the intellectul solenco of the nution. This is praven by the Intorest displayed by the general public in the proceedings of philatelists. Tho New York, Philadoiphia and Chicago papers from time to time during tho last few years, blishod soveral columns an issue of matter rolating to this fasclnating study Pho motto of the Omaha Philatello s expressing the sentiments of stamp collactos in rogard t their is “Delectando paritorgue mo which, translated journals dovoted solely to “Hawaiian K value, ioty 10, | above'his 1 means “Imoarting, at the same time, pleas- ure und fustruction.” ~— De. Bivuey curas catar n. 330 bldp - CONAUBTALITIES Many Juno bridos aro. golng out with the o Absenc somobody A Now York girl of fourtoon has just been marriod for the third time. A daughter of Dr. Koch, the famous Ger- man phiysician, is married to one Plubl, He: 1 have never yet met tho woman I thought I could marry. She: No, they ara vory hard to please, as a rule, Miss Wilsou, uaughter of ve her hand’ in marviago lhmw\(\ at Wost Point June 15, ix-Governor Gilpin of Colorado wife, after fighting the divorce the courts for years, have terms and will five torether. Nitia Van Zaadt, the proxy widow of the lato und unlamentéd anarchist leadery August Spies, 13 said to bo encaged to @ young Italiaii who knows no Enulish, A notavle wedding in Boston June 18 was that of Miss Rathamio Portor and Henry Hovart Port “Urinity chureh, Phillips Brooks performiog the céremony. Habit i3 u dangerous thing, The girl who spends half an hour every night on the stoop siying fa-ta to her sweeotheart may possibly turn out to be a tartar after marriag Phillips Brooks, far from losing his hond over the bishopric dispute, attended so closely to business lust week that he put twenty-three weddings to his credit, ovor and seular duti Mr. vl And do you that whea I saw the magniiic bride it fairly steuck mo sp (infected with enthusiasm) : niust have beon v ful. If a gentloman takes a gold vand from his finger and places it on the third fiager of o lady’s hand while rope mony beforo three or more v in Now York state makes her his males the hoart grow fonder of encral Wilson, to Licutenant and his question in finally como tg, kuow, Johy, t dress of tho chlesst John It certainly emony wife, Miss Mabel Cann fressman Joseph (. ¢ the evening ot Juno church of Danville, Lescure, ussistant ational ba Weo uow u, daughter of ox-Con almon, was warried on at the First Mothodist 1L, to Droest ashis of the \u.rlul K of that city. oad volumes of cloquent and glowing deseriptions of June brides —and they deserve (L all, By consiacring the fact thut the June bride would not bo posst blo without hum, 1sn't tho June bridegroom worthy of occasionul mention | Conclusions based ona study of sixty-threo uineous marringes, ys a Parls med I, aro that the' marriago of bl relations tend to the diminution of the birth- rato, but thot it has no proju ecial influenco upon the cnildren born of such unions. and Miss Blanch B vied dune 15 ab tho rosi ts at No, 100 Josoph Jeffersou | trix Bondor wer dencs of tho bride's par Hicks streot, Brooklyn, It 1. Hallida, performing tho ceromony. Oniy the immedi- Lo relptivos of the couple were witnesses Chineso laundryman at Padu- his assistant, Miss Ida morican girl. The care waas Awcrican and the groom was d guista in o dress suit. The bride says it is not a mattor of business convenivnte, but unadultorated loye, A wedding took place in Brooklyn recontly, the couteacting purtios Lo which could neithir speak the other’s language. The groom was Gi-year-old eanal boat captain and the bride o Huogarian woman of 51, who had been passengor on his boat Lo tho city. Tho wol ding ceremony, like their courting, had w bo done with the aid of an_interpreter, A protty wedding on Wednesday of Miss Stolla Yates, and Rov Browster, the assistant reotor church, arth avenue and T'weuty-tist streot, New York, where the ceromonuy ol place, Tho bride, o beautiful bioude, 1s ti.e daughter of the lite Charlos Yates, o niece of Governor Yates and a grand-daughter of Juse tico Bosworth A foolish girl was Miss Ruth Wylie of New Camberland, W. Va., to %0 lose et head over her approaching marriage as o make Lho uns pardonable biunder of sending to Jotin Craw ford, her husband-cloct,n love lotter thiat wis intended for u former flume of her'n. The envelopos got titiaed. Crawford hus kuooke the woding into s cocked hat, and Ruth s crylug hor poor litul pvor her mis Suo Sho, a Ky., mavried 140, o pretty 4 was that Benjamin of Calvary eyes out e Small in size, ¢reat in sults Do Wit Lituo Early Risers. Best pill for Con stia tion, bost for Sick Hoaduche, best for Sop BLOmol.