Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, December 17, 1893, Page 11

“Fine Drossed Dolls great doil for the mon 14 inches long, a )ey worth 2. complete at 49¢ up to $4.95 each Fine silk plush Atbums, cmbossed cove ors, 79¢, worth $1,50; others up to $9.85. THE OMAHA DAILY Drums, finely lithographed sides, always acceptable to the boys, 25¢ to $2.95 cach., TOYS, Rubber dolls, dressed, 1 THe, Yhe. Bisque heads, open 50¢, 7 Bisque h He. Dolls’ gossamers, 2 Dolls’ shoes, per pair. 850, dle. Dolls” hots and 35¢. Dolls’ stockings’ per 20¢ and 25¢ Dolls’ kid bodies, all sizes, He, 10e, 15¢, 20¢, 35¢ and H0c. Tool chests, 25¢, 3¢, 750, $1.48, Toy trunke, 50c, $1.98 and up. Bedsleads and cradles, 99¢ and $1.48. Bureaus and dresser 10 $1.908, Wheelbarrows, 2o¢, dle, T5e. Toy wagons, 15¢, 25¢, 40c and 50c. Express wagon. 25¢, 49¢ and up. Doll perambulators, 25e, 49¢, 7dc and up. Rocking horses, 99¢, $1.24, $1. 48, 81.9! Swinging rocking horses, $3.45 up to $9.8 Shoo-fly horses, Tin dishes, 15¢, 25¢, 40¢, 59 Toy drums. 25¢, 3ie, 45¢, 50c, Toy pisnos, H0e, 9, $1.48, $1.78 1d shut eyes, 25 ads, natural hair, se, 10c, 15e, ips. 10e, 15e, 20¢ v, 5e, 10¢, 09¢, 81.24, 83c, H0c. 75¢, 99¢. up. TO Select from the only complete holiday stock in Omaha. Everything new and bright. Girl’s Tricycle, iu all sizes, from 83,95 up. TOYS. Banjos, 23¢, &0c, $1.00. Vioiins, 2 Tambouri Harmoni B0e. Rubber rattles, 10c. 1 Rubber balls, o9e, D vge. A B C blocks, 10e, 20¢, 25¢, 40¢, 50c. 750, 9. Building blocks, 10¢, 20¢, 25¢, 40¢, 50c, c. Lotto games, 2j¢, 50¢, 75e, 99c. Sliced animals, 25¢, 50¢, 75¢, 99 Woollv sheep, 10c, 15c, 25, 50c, 99¢, £1.50, $2.50, Tron banks aud safes, 5e, 10¢, 25¢, 50c, 0. Toy tables, 25¢, 50¢ and up. Doll’s chairs, 2 s and up. Boys’ velocipedes, $1.¢ 15 and up. Tov tea sets, 10¢, 15 25¢, 5l Toy tea sets, pewter, 10¢c, 15¢, 2 Iron trains, 25¢, 49¢, 79¢, 99¢, $1.48, iron engines, 99c. Iron hook and ladder truck, 99c. Iron horses and carts, 50¢, 75¢, 99¢. sorted tin animals, Ae, 10¢, 20¢, 25¢, S0e. ‘)\ ing reins with bells, 10e, 25 40 BEE SUNDAY. DECEMBER finish S and Rocking Horses in all Araoian, etc., 99¢, $1.48, 81 ¥ Steam Train and Track, complet hes, hair up. including covered, o, at $3.45, worth 2500, TOYS. Tin trains, 50c, 7 00¢. Tin kitchens, 25¢, 50¢, 75¢, 99¢ and up. Tin stoves, 2ic, 83¢, e, Toc, 99c. Tin mechanical locomotives, 50c, 9e. in mechanical trains, 99c. Christmus tree ornaments, e, Tée, 10¢, 15¢, 20¢, 2c. Wax candles, assorted colors, in pound boxes, 25c. Toy blackboards, 25¢, H0e, 99¢. Game, Royal Go-Bang, 49c. Game, Anabasig, 50c. Game, Halma, 7 Game, Parcheesi, 99¢, Fishing ponad, 25¢, 50c¢, 99 Ouija, 99c. Toy watches, 5e, 10¢, 2 Steam engines with attachments, 99 $1.48, $1.98 and and uy Toy guns, 10¢, 15¢, 25e, 50c, 99¢ Toy swords, 15¢, 25¢, 50c. Britannia tea sets, 10c, 25c, $1.48, Soldiers Magic lunterns 81,98, Toy bedsteads, 50¢, 99c. Toy cradles, 50¢, 99¢c, 81.48, Horse reins, 10¢, 25¢, 50¢, 990, Dissected maps, 50¢, 750, T5c. outfits, 50c. B0 Game, Tiddledy Winks, 250, THE 99-GENT ST TIYS, Trumpets in fancy co 250, Ki1 body and bisque h 25¢, 40¢, H0e, Toc, 99¢, $1.2 $5.50. Dressed dolls, 25¢, 40¢, 50¢, 75c, 99¢, $1.48. 81.95and up. China limb dolls, 5e, 10¢, 4ue, 50c. Tiu horns, 10e, Whips, 10¢, 15¢, 23c. Tricycles, $3.95, $4.05, $5.90, $6,95, Boats, 25, 49¢ and 99¢. Decorated china cuspidors, 99¢. Hanging parlor lamps, $2.48 to $9.85, ‘Wall pockets from 49¢ and up, Japanese tea pots, decorated, 15¢, 25¢, 85e, H0¢, 75 Fancy colored glass baskets, 20¢, 50¢, 9! lors, e, 10¢, 15¢, d dolls, 19¢, , $1.48, 81,98, Se, 25c, 35 , 25¢ and 50c. 50c and e, Imported fancy colored vases, each, 25¢, 85¢, d9c. H0e, Tse, 8be, 99c, $1.48, $1.98, §2.45. Decorated china cups and saucers, 15 35, 40c, 4ic, 50c, Gie, Tac, 8s¢ and up. Handsome bisque figures, cach, 49c, 99e. Triple s 3.50, $4, $5. lver-plated castors, $2.50, Come tomorrow and of the latter part of this weck: avoid the rush Goods delivered to every part of the city: TOYS. C hildren’s silver-plated mugs, 19 te, 99can d up. Children’s silver-plated napkin vings, 1Ce, 2Ce. e, 50¢, Tae, e, Children’s sets, knife, fork and spoon, 50 e, 85¢, 99¢ and un. Silver-plated nut crackers, 49e. Fancy decorated wall pockets, 50¢, 99¢, $1,25. ) Hardwood $1.48 enuine cut glass fruit bowls, $8.50, 50, Gents’ fancy decorated china shaving mugs, 20c. 25¢, 33c, 400, H0¢ Fancy decorated real chin 50c, G Improved Bagatelle, 25c. Mother Goose blocks, 49 Wonder cubes, 94 Mammoth illustr 99¢ 1.25. Fifty different Musie boxes, fancy stand tables, 99c, teapots. 50¢, 73, 99, ted A B C blocks, per hox, e, $1.48, $1.98. al skin horse, s0c, 18 and up. 1 skin horses, $1.48, 81,98, §2.48. 25¢, 50c, 99, WEEDEN'S ENGINES. asplendid toy for a boy of a mechan feal turn of mind. " Prices from 1,000 kid body Dol with fine bigque heads, flowing hair, 108 €ach, werth 25¢; others up to $4.96. Toilet Cases, cons of brush, comb and mirror—a dandy e, GERMANS IN RI0 DE JANEIRO TIgnatz Schedewy Speaks of the Brazilian Capital from Personal Observation. HOW FOREIGNERS ARE TREATED BY NATIVES Prosperous Conditlon of the Omaha Saen- gerbund—How tho Beurs and Bavarians Will Act at Christmas Time. Herrmann Lodge OMcers., “Rio de Janeiro presents more than usual interest to a for aid Ignatz Schedewy, the popular secretary of the bear division of the turnveren,to a BEE re- porter the other day. “‘Having traveled quite extensively in several of the South American states, and especially in Brazil, where I resided for several years, I natu- rally take a great Geal of intercst inanything published pertaining to the present interne- cine strife in that countr, “The capital city,” he continued in answer to & question, ‘s situated in a valley which is surrounded by mountains on all sides, with the-exception of one aperture, ingress or egress, through which it is commanded by two forts, Santa Cruz and another It is through this, as I understand it, that Admiral Mello made bis way back to the ocean to intercept the Brazilian government war vessels purchased here, although I heard it said durlng my residence in Rtio that such & thing was impossible, ‘Che City at First View. “The city, or proporly speaking, the busi- ness part of it, does not commend itself to a strahger’s viow. ‘Ihough the buildings ave all of granite, found in great quantitios fn the mountains, to a height of three or four stories, their outside appearance is uninviting, The entrances, in contrast to American business houses, ‘are small, dark and gloomy, with only & little sign over the door indicating the business that is trans. acted within, The arehitecture of the buildings is of the old Spanish style. Tho slreets are very i ow, and large granite slabs are used for paving them. There ure 00 alleys and the refuse and gurbage has to bo caried away regulurly every day. A large percentage of the wholcsale trade, with ‘the excevtion of that in coffec, which is carried on by the Portugudse, is in the,hands of the English, German and Americans, while the retail business is mainly in the hands of the French, especially the trado m gloy spices, perfumeries and articles of finery Of the entire population of 500,000 or so about §000 are Germuus, They are for the wost part engaged in commercial busivess. and many represent houses from across the Atlantic, Treatment of Forelgners hy Native ‘Peculinr conditions as recards foreign prevail in that country. Lhero find pearly ali the natives snd deforring to them ou account of their representing either wealth or some profession, neither of which is possessed by the larger per cent of the natives. The lutter are an iudolent, easily satistied lot of people, who generally perform the menial work. As a rule they will refuse to exert themselves as loug as their pockets contain any coin. Their mode of living is very inexpensive and a fow pesos will keep thew @ month. Their subsistence consists chiefly of black beans (fejow), u root ground into flour and covked, called mandiocka: a cheap dried meat, carne seca; cod ish denominated bacalhao, and fruits, such as bananas and oranges. Heforo the abolishment of slavery many of the finely dressed people who sirutted about the streets were slaveholders, owning perhaps five or six blacks. This class of ©easy-going folks was not possessed of any landed pronerty upon which to employ slaves or any business that demanded their use: on the contrary,these unfortunate beings repre- sented the sole wealth of this pseudo no- bility, who seemed 15 be content Lo rest upon tho laurels earned by their Spanish ances- tors aud what their slaves earued for them s you will truckling through labor performed for anybody who wished to engage them. Their boast was to point to some greut grandfather on whom, at some time, a military titie had been con- ferred, and not infrequently thoy would style themselves colonels. How they pro- vide for themselves now 1donot know: poss bly their attention hrs been turned to poli- cs and they manage to maintain their dig- nity and_satisfy the cravings of the inner man by doing ward work for Ligher perched politicians. City's Beautiful Surroundings. “The surroundings of the city form the most attractive feature; they are romantio. Just dmagine a lot of houses, every one of which is encircled by an extensive garden, thrown promiscuously from the clouds on to terra firma, some dropping on the mountains, while others descend in broad gulches or ravines, and you wiil have an idea of the residence portion of Rio. Most of the home- steads ave villas located a little more remote from the business part, and inhabited by the more pretentious, but éven the middie man, and he of smaller means, has built his home on more clevated ground, and his habitation is, as all the rest of the residences, sur- rounded by the usual garden spot, though perhaps less in extent. Flourlshing Vegotation ‘‘Vegetation thrives wonderfully in tropical climate n very little work is re quived for a luxuriant growth in fruits and Hower The bamboo plant is exceedingly large and wakes a fine appearance, looking almost white in colov when seen at a little distance. This residence portion is remark- ably free from all the diseases so frequent in southern climes, notwithstanding the fact that many writers have greatly exaggerated in thew articles and cluimed that the entire district, where the city is situated, is un- healthy. [ lived there during the epidemic 1 1883, when yellow fever ciaimed many tims in the ‘center of the city, notably on the Rua 7 do Sotempre, where the entire population of large houses died from this eireaded disease. The fivst case, that of a boy, occurred in our place of ‘business and 1 carried the sick youth into a rear room and laid himon a bed, not knowing, of course, what his illness was. A few weeks after our house was closed up pending an abatement of the fev On the Fabrica das Chitas, where my home was and on Laurangeras ouly a v few isolated cases occurred. Connection between the business ana higher residence portion of the city is established by the mule cars, which furnish good service. Takeo all in all, Rio de Janeiro is quite a desirable place 10 live in according to my views. Character of tho City Governmant. “The city government is the same as in all Latin countries. l.ess power vested in the mayor, who might be called a magistrave, and the eity council, than in English or ( man countries. The former has, generally speaking, only power s to sanitary meas- ures and the like, while the Braziiian gov- ernment presoribes laws and ordinances for the government of the inhabitants. During my three years' vesidence in Braal | noticed that republicanism had taken a firm hold on many of the people, but I did not an- ticipate that two revolutions would take place in the same length of time and so shortly afterwards. AU that time the under current of revolt was largely confined tothe younger element, while the older people seemed more indif* ferent. In fact even the liberal rapublican party granted that Dom Pedro would e allowed to finish his life as emperor. Nearly everybody cousidered him a monarch of liberal views and @enerous to a great ex- teat. His salary did not allow him to make any great splurges, but I have heard it said that he refused au increase and he himself was the means of reducing the sum tar be- low thut which his predecessor received Having pretty good information I was of the opinion that ‘a revolution would appear only on the surface at the death of/ Dom Pedro and the ascension of his daughter to the throne. The latter was disliked and this sentiment was sharved by almost the re population as far as I neard ex- pressions. “'Dethronement as a matter of fact was brought about, and then only because & great many people displayed indifference, b; the military, the ravk and file of which is black. A few generals, 1 suppose, had aw- bitions. and their desires were gratified under the conditions without blooashed. Features of Dom Pedro's Oharacte “During the emperor's reign he would often appear iu public. Mis babits were this plain and ho was a scholar of very advanced ideas, not caring to exerclse his power where it confiicted with public opinion. ~ Under the constitution that power was far greater than that of our presidents, though Brazil was a limited monarchy, having a parlament_which cre- ated the laws of the land. [n the emperor was vested the appointive power without the consent of the parliament, and through this means he could exert considerable in- fluence 1f he felt so disposed. Al- most daily the emperor coull bo scen walking in his large garden which surrounded his unpretentious palace at Bucna Vista. Frequently 1 havo seen bim there, clad in the national costume with white trousers and vest, and a large som- brero for a head covering. Almost invaria- bly a book would be in his hands, and at the time of which I speax he was studying Hebrew. “He was conversant with several lan- guages and engaged in learming others. The profound scholar to be found in him liberated all his own slaves, long before the abolish- ment of slavery in the empire and the en- actment of conditional slavery acts, by which a slave could buy him- self free, and under which all children born subsequent to 1870 were free after reaching the ageof 18 years. Neither was he known to appoint any one to high office who was a slave owner. Before the final establishment of slavery statistics showed that notwithstanding the laws passed for the gradual decrease oi the s populatjon, there was an actual Investigation disclosed that people residing in the interior, where no rigid enforcement of the laws could be had, were continually capturing Indians and making them their subjects.” Prosperity of the saengerbund. At the last regular meoting of the Saen- gerbund, at which the election of ofiicers took place, reports from the different com- mittees were received. These showed the bund tobe 1 o prosperous condition with every prospect of a large increase in mem- vership next year. With few exceptions all the old officers were re-elceted. They are as follows: Kaiser, president: Anton Cajori, vice president; Charles Herberts, secretavy ; Anton Engelman, financial secretiry; Henry Pundt, treasurer; Otto Niederwieser, libra- ¥, Sinhold, Charles Rau and Henry , trustees. Beurs' Chiristman Program, The progrom for the Christmas entertain- ment by the bears division of the turnyerein, which s to be given onithe 27th at Germaria hall,includes athletic exercises by the voars ana actives, an address vy H. Hoffmeister, sougs, comic recitations, and a drawing for the Christmas presents. It is anticipated that the latter, as usual, will furnish the most cause for mirth. Bears and turners will on this occasion appear with their wives and entire families as well as invited friend Bavarian In accordanc custom the Christmas, with the prevailing German Bavarian society will properly celebrate Christmas on the evening of cember 25 at the hall ou Farnam streot. Numerous presents for the children have bean provided that will gladden the hearts of the little ones on the cnjoyable occasion, de- Herrmann Omcer, Herrmann lodge, No. 90, at last meeting in Kaufman's hall elected officers aj follows: Past master workman, Herman Kretschman; master workman, Fred Men- gedont; foreman, William Bauer; overseer, Joseph F. Bilz; guide, Charles Helwig; re- cording secretary, Fred Kubn; financial sec retury, Charles Vogol; treasurer, August Specht. ¥ Germ inin Hull School, January 1 the school term will commence at Germania hall. Miss Lucke has been en- gaged us teacher. —_— Rev. Mr. White of Brooklyn tofame as the “marrying minis never turned away a loviug couple, is dead 1u his life he made 14.000 people more or less happy aud he claimed thal none of those whom ke united ever returned to revile him. known T One word descrioes it, “perfoction.” Wera erto DawWity's Witeh Hazal Salve,cares piles | BOTHERED BY THEIR DOUBLES Woes of COertain Unfortunate . Ones Who Look Like Other People. SOME CASES OF MISTAKEN IDENTITY How Henry Estabrook May Use Herbert Davis—Crane Makes Political Cupital Out of Likeness to Mercer—A Good One on Charles Ogden. “The fellow that looks like me” has caused much trouble and more fun in the world, No two men are exactly alike and yet it is not uncommon to find persors whose facial proportions and outlines are so similar that one is easily mistaken for the other even by people who know both parties. This effect 1s particularly noticeable if both parties wear glasses or if they dress alike, or have any peculiarity of gait or manuer in common. Usually the mistakes arising from this similarity in appearance of two people result only ia fun, alchough cases are not infrequent in which the shortcominzs of one man are charged upon the other fellow and then results are sometimes quite serious. Politicians have e been known to use the personal resemblance of two candidates to accuse one man with taking part in a carousal of which he knew nothing, but in which his double played a star engagonent. Thero are a number of cases of striking lilk ness between men in Omaha, 1t Worries Estabrook, Tywo men who are very much alike in per- sonal appearance aro Henry Estabrook and ex-Judge H. J. Davis, They are about the sume age, nearly the same height, have the same general castof countenance and both wear glasses. Each of them is frequently mistaken for the other fellow, anda this has caused no end of amusement and no little annoyance. Judge Davis always smilingly informs the mistaken individual of his erior, but Estabrook takes the matter more s riously.eHe protests that he 1s too geod look ing to _be mistaken for Herb Davis by uny one of average intelligenco and that the matter hias gone far enough, Of course, he says, if he can make creditors belicve ho is Davis and detors think he is Estabrook ne will try to bear up under the afliction: otherwise Mr. Davis will have to wear a mask or leave the city, Nearly everybody knows Dick Wilde, he of the shining cranjum and flowing mutton chop whiskers., Dick's face isn't one that you see every day, but an Omaha ex-official has been mistaken for him many times, much to the disgust of both parties. Mujor Dennis, who was plumbing inspector during the Cushing administration, is us big as two of Mr. Wilde, but restmoles him very much facially. Both are of - florid complexion, both are bald and both cultivate side cur: tains with especial care. But there the re- sewblance ends. Wilde is an Englishman to the core and Dennis came from near Cork. Each has & wonderfutly vigorous vocabulary ready for use at & suggestion that he re- sembles the other. How Crane Got Votes. Thomas D. Crane of Douglas county looks very much like Comgressman Mercer to ’wopie ~ho do not know either of the men ntimately, and Crane is reported to have made good use of this resemblauce during the campaign last year. Cranewas down in South Omaha one day hustling for votes when he was approached bya politician from one of the country precincts, who ad- dressed him as Mercer and promised to do all he could to secure his election wo con gress it he (Mercer) would give Lim @ promise that a certain well known republi- can in the county should be given the post- oftice in the village where he lived. Crane promised that such would be the case, ana then suld to the young man: “Of cousre know you willdo what you can for me out in your partof the county, but I think Iam all mght there anyway. But I have a good friend ruuning for stute senator that I would like to have you help. That's Tom Crane. You do what you can for bim and Iwill count it the same as work done for me.” The young man promised and the vote from his precinct showed that Craue led the republi- can ticket. It was only when the young man cailed upon Mercer fo remind him of his promise concerning the distribution of pat- ronage that he learned of his mistake. Secret of One Scoop. Fred Benzinger, forme 'ne Ber, and R. B. Peattie of the ald were requently confounded by those not familiar with either. One afternoon Benzinger was hurrying to the office to get an item in the last edition when he was stopped by a man who called him dr, Peattie and said he had beeu waiting for him for some time to give him an item. Tne news matter was of con- sidevable importance and the bearer of the information said he had been afraid some BEE reporter would get on to tho matter before he could give it to his friend on the World-Herald. Ho was very warmly thanked for his infor- mation and kindness, but he was probabiy very ch astonished that afternoon to find that Tie Bee had a very clever scoop on hi story and that Mr. Peattie had not put line about the matter in the World-Ierald It may have been a little mean in Benzinger, but then news is news and Peattie would doubtless have done the same thing under sinular circumstances, Here's One on Ogden. Here's a good story of mistaken identity that can't be suppressed any longer. As long as Charley Ogden was on the bench it was due his position to respect his wishes con- cerning the particulars of a little case of mistaken wdentity in which he figured, much 10 his disgust, but he is a private citizen now and cannot be favored any longer. Some time ugo he was in a down town cafo taking his luncheon when he was approached by a feilow who looked like a typical sport in rd luck. He came up to Mr. Ogde, cailed him Jimmie familiacly, and asked to be staked with a tenner till the next mght, Mr. Ogden very promptly and somewhat sternly turned the fellow down. *You need not get so gay,” said the sport, as he left the room under the escort of the porter, “I'vo staked you muny a time when you were broke.”” The remark caused Mr. Ogden some annoyance till he found that ho had been mistaken for the dealer of faro in a wellk nown gambling hous Didu't Stay in Omaha Long, One of the best known men in northwest Missouri and onc of the best men in the world is John D, Dopf, editor of the Journal at Rockport, Mr. Dopf has worn a beard for years and had something of a ministerial look, but he shaved recently and got into trouble at once. He was in Chicago a fow weeks ago, when a man met him on the street and said: *‘Hello, Hascall, when did you leave Omaha?" r. Dopf protestea that his name was not Hascall and that he had not left Omaha at all, but the other man would not have it that way, He finally_walked away, however, leaving Mr. Dopf to pondér over the re- mark: “You've got your nerve with you to try to carry that face around und any name but that of Hascall.” A few days later Mr. Dopf arrived in Omaha just at the time the citizens were expressing their iu- dignation over Mr. Hascall's part in rushing tnat famous gas franchise ordinance through the city council. He was coming up Far- naw street when he was stopped by & busi ness man, who began abusing Lim about the gas ordinance. Mr. Dopf protested that his name was not Hascall, but the mer chant was not convinced, although ue ad- mitted he would deny it w00, if he were in Hascall's place. Before he reached his hotel Mr. Dopf was spoken toa number of times and called Hascal and none of the greoungs seemed 1o be very frienaly. He left early next moraing for Missouri and is pow engaged in raising a beard L. M. Rheem of the American Distriet Tele- graph and L. H. Korty, superintendent of telegraph of the Union cific system, are very frequently mixed up by their acquaint- ances. ‘They look very much alike, ave both old-time telegraphers and train in the same class, 80 don't feel badly when they are mis- taken for each other. The favorite remark with each of them when called by the other's name is: “Yes: I'm the only man 1n town homely enough to be mistakeun for that fellow.” M. C. Peters of the Omaha-Bemis bag fa tory and William Lyle Dickey, the hardwar mau, are very much alike in personaluppear. ance, size, welght, complexion, hair and eyes taliying remarkably close. Hoth are good- looking and neither takes offense called by the other's name. When Rowden Was in Clover, Whon W. 8. Seavey was first made chief of police there was an officer on the fo Dave Rowden, who looked and dressed ve much like the chief and the resemblance caused no end of fun around the police s tion. Rowden was & practical joker of the most pronounced type and when the boys would get a green subject in hand Rowden would pose as chief of police and give the vietim a scare thatwould drive him to drink But Rowden went into the populist party and is now wearing haysced in his whiskers for political effect and refuses to remember the time when he was spruce enough to be mistaken for the chief of Omaha’s metropol- itan police forc T = RELIGIOUS. wicn There are in Ttal Dr, J ristians 80,000,000, or 1 in 5. The Woman's o) according to the esti Mitchell, 60,000 population’ of sign Missionary society of the Methodist Episcopal church at its re cent meeting at St. Paul approprinted §310, 000 for the coming year It is thought that no less than $100,000 has s of the missionary so- from the Christian En deavor societies in the oliurches, “Three hundred and fifty islands of the sea have been evangelized ; 500,000 communicants have been added to the visible chureh, and the expenses during a century have uot ex ceeded $10.000,000. The consent of a majority of the standing committee having been voted in Bishop-elect Hall's favor, the consecration of the new Protestant Episcopal bishop of Vermont may be looked for in the near future. A gold medal was awarded by bian exposition to the American ciety for its books and tracts in 150 lan guages and dialects which are stili circulated Dy colporteurs in this country and in forcign lands. ‘I'ne principal Protestant missions in South America_are those of the Prest chureh, North and South, the Southeri Bap tist church, the Methodist Episcopal ehurch, North and South, and the South American Missionary socicty Bishop Daulel Alexander Payne, D.D, LLD., who died recently at Wilberforce, O., was the oldest Methodist bishop the world has exer known, either in point of age orin term of office, He was born n Charlcs. ton, S. C., February 24, 1811 Bishop Willlam Taylor, who has charge of the Mothodist Episcopal missions in A fric has sailed for that country on his fifth visi tation. Ho is accompanied by his nie Miss Jennie Taylor, & young lady about 26 years of age, who is a graduate of ‘Dickinson volloge at Carlisle and of the Women's Medi cal college at Puiladelphia, The Presbyterian church in Paris has emerged victorious froni a protracted legal conflict with the city autherities, ‘I'he French law gives Christian sects a grant from the state in proportion to their num- bers and, in view of the high cost of living in tha capital, an extra sum is allowed to ministers of religion residing in Paris for their lodging expenses. The prefect of the Seine refused to honor the draft of the Pres byterian consistory, on the ground thut their balance sheet dul 1ot prove its necessit; The church contended that such & condition was never contemplated by the law, and after exhausting every legal process the city has been compelled to pay the sum of 178,000 francs & year, together with arrears Protestantism is declining to an alurming extent in France, says the New York 1rib une, and, to judge from the reports of M Sabatier, who holds the oficial position of professor of Protestant theology at the Bniversity of Paris, there will. sco bo ho members of the Kkfformed church left in that country to perpetuate the memory of the Hugueaots. 4he actual number of Protestants in France does not excecd G 000, and among these the annusl number of deaths exceeds that of births Lo the extent of 2,50, Many churches in Normandy, and varticularly in the Givonde district, which nas hitherto beon regarded as the priucipal stroughold of French Protestautism, are being closed, owing to the gradual extine tion of their congregations, and according to Prot. Sabatier, all prospects of iwmprove- ment are rendored hopeless by the number of schisms which have arisen among the wewbers of the creed. the Colum Tract’” so- NCING BELLES OF BO>TON. Boston Transeript. The Boston girl more graceful grows, Her blood in healthier heurt-beits 1ow: Beeause the ares of foll she knows, Dressed in becoming fencing ciotl Her broadsword ready for her foe: With the new exercise sho glows. S, Tar from the envious eyes of heaus, A mask upon her pretty nosc She blushes like a sweet June roso, ) et CHE ELECIRICAL FIELD. An attempt has been made to utilize elec- trici fining, and although the result are not us specific as might bo wished, thes ground for believing thut the electric current may soon be ad- vantageously employed in this branch of industry A clever method of stoppin plant nt a distance has by New Zealand electrical ¢ stallation, which was carried out with the eddition of this device, was for a private rosidence, the turbine bein about half a mile distant from the house. The main switch was arranged in the owner's bed- room, so that he could shut down after re- tiring to rest. An apparatus Frenchman o iudi reservoir, boil means of el graph wire, A generating devised by gineer, A late in has been designed by a ate the water level in a ote., at any distance by Lric signals conveyed by a telo- At the receiving Station, when it is desired to know the water level, all thay is necessary is to complete the circuit which been escablished between the reservoir and the station by pressing & button. This actuates suitable electro-agnetic appara- tus, and a radial arm is caused to travel over an ebouite plate, breaking the circuit a nums ber of times and indicating the position of cplar index scetor and float at the resers VOIL. aAS tho angular motion of the sector always corresponds to the rise or fali of tha float, and asuny change in the position of either is at once madeapparent to the operas- tor in the station, a record of the water level can be kept with great percision. M. Biondlot has veen experimenting in an interesting line of clectrics, He describes some experiments which he undertook to de- mine the rapidity of propagation of an vic disturbance along a copper wire by ans of o method independent of theory, With lines of unequal length he found thab the results were so nearly alike as to show that the propagation movement is tolerably uniform. In two lines, of 1,115 and 1,078 yards respectively, ho discovered speeds of 1831, and 184 niiles per second. Unforta- nately, M. Blondlot's metk.cd of arriving at these results is not given, but it is interests ing to know that they correspond perfectly with those he had previously obtained by another mechod, It is alsostated thut these ments have the advantage of belng ir pendent not only of theory, but also even of the existence of electromagnetic oscillus tions and undulations, Electrie forging 1s now protty well known to people interested in mechanical matters, but some recent improvements in the process may not be so familiur. As now carcied out the plant required comprises an alternat current dynamo and a transforiner. The dynamo gives a current of high voltage and small amperage, the function of the trans- former being Lo’ transform the current into one of large volume and low voltage. The reason for this is apparent on considering the heating effect of two cannon balls shog against o metal plate. A little one shot at & high velocity will go through the plate without heating it very much, but a larger oue fired ata lower veloeity will be stopped by the plate, which becomes considerably heated in so doing. Velocity in the bails corresponds to voltage in the current and amperage Lo weight, consequently for ele: tric welding it is desivable 1o use wany amperes at low voltage in order to get the desired hearing properties. Lut as the bar to be welded becomes hotter the voltuve necessary Lo drive the current through it increises, and it bécomes requisite o use & current of greater intensity. 'L'o be satisfac: tory this adjustment of the voitage L the temperature of the heated bar must be automatic, and after some years speat in ex- perimenting with a large number of devices it has been found that a good method lies in a special way of winding the wires on the dynamo, which make it give out just the right kind of a curvent for the work. —— DeWitt's Witch Husel saive cures piles