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When Not to Marry.

From the Boston Globe.
81 dreamed last night my brother was dead"
said one of two shop girls tripping down Winter
street.
That's sign there's going to be marriage
in the family" said her companion Did YOU
cry?"
did I? My goodness, should think So Who
wouldn't?'
"Then you ought to have counted the tears.
and just as many tears as you shed it's just so
many days before you'll be married"
"Why, how funny. Did you ever try it,"
What question, foolish! ! amt married.
am /? But then l cried lots and lots. and /
couldn't count em, and it's just as well, for
'spose it had come on a Friday. That's an
awful unucky day."
''Oh, don't talk about luck. There's nv
cousin In Salem. she was married on Sunday
they say that's the best of all-and what luck
divorce case. isn't much for luck"
Oyerhearing all of which the Globe statistician
was reminded of clipping stored in his archives
with the old playbills and the articles cut out to
save that VIII never be wanted until the next
day after they are burned. According to this
clipping, which will be read with interest in
view OF the approaching leap-year and a pro-
spectve matrimonial boom, there are 80 days in
the year ON which it is unlucky to marry, upon
the authority of manuscript dated in the fif-
L, o,
4, S, Z, 10, Is; February 6. !, Isl;
March l, 6, 8; April 6. IL; May S. G.,
Z; June 2, Is; July 5, 10; August Is, 49,; Sep
TENDER g, Z; October 6; November Is, 16, and
december 10, 10. II. Consequently January is
the worst month and October the best month in
the year for marriage. The records show, how
ever, that in Boston, and in fact throughout
New England. November is the banner month
for matrimony, October holding second place in
| nuptial favor. For this THANKSGIVING day ia
mainly responsible. 1t has been cOnsecrated to
marriage festivals for many generations Fast
day is another fayorite day for connubial ven
lures, and with large proportion of our popu-
lation Easter Sunday is regarded as an auspici-
Gus occasion for the welding of the matrimonial
letters. Thousands Of couples have welded
New Years week, unwilling the risk they ran
as above set forth; and it is hardly to be ex-
pected that the publication of this list will in
crease the number of happy families or lessen
the regular long roll of divorce suits upon the
d0cketS Of the courts
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An Artists SAD Misfortune.

j. Leonard Corning in The Manhattan for January
The head of the Luther statue was the last
object upon which the hand of Reitschei wrought
during those sad, final days, when the tide of
his mortal life was ebbing away. Sitting in his
sick chair, he bent YEARLY over the plaster mold
OF the Luther head. putting upon it the last
finishing touches. He thought, upon near
view, that the head Of the great Reformer was
finished to his satisfaction and that of the pub
lie. Yet when he viewed it at distance from
his chamber window. he detected points, know
not what which he wished to correct. But. alas.
the hand which had not lost its cunning had lost
Its strength, and. summonng his pupil Donn-
dorf to his sick chamber, he requested him to
make the desired changes in the head of the
statue With prompt obedience Donndorf set
himself to the task under the eye of his dying
master, who lived long enough to see the altered
model and approve it. Nothing remained now
but to mold the clay into plaster and send the
completed whole to the foundry for the final
casting. But misfortune waited at the door.
and througha subordinates bunging manpula-
ton the clay model was dropped upon the floor
of the ateier and broken into fragments Before
another model could be made the eyes of the
great master were closed In death. Meanwhile,
the time for casting at the foundry was press
ing, and within the space Of four days Donndorf
executed new model Of the Luther head.
which was approved by DR.. Schnorr, the head of
the advisory commission and without delay was
adopted and put into bronze.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1883-12-19

A BRIDEGROoM's LONG ABsENCE.-At Canton,
Ohio. In December, 1868, William Craig, aged
twenty. and Mary Barker. two years younger,
engaged to be married, quarreled over a trife at
dance. Craig left. saying Mary would not see
him for twenty years. He was never heard
from until Tuesday night of last week. when he
called on Mary. He had gone to Philadelphia
and enlisted in the army under an assumed
name, and after that had gone to Nebraska and
acquired a farm. His parents had given him up
for dead, but Miss Barker always hoped for his
return. They were to have been married on
Christmas of '63. They will be married on
Christmas Of 50.
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THE TRADE IN BIRDS.
Where They arc Caught and the
McthOd-Their Cost.

1.-THE bird business is not very profitable one
on account Of the few sales made" said a Chi
cage bird dealer, "and we therefore have to
make pretty good profit when a sale is effect
ed. You notice We have a number of hooking
birds; well, they are bought in New Orleans,
and are about the only bird we buy there Good
canaries are more valuable there than here. and
bird that costs % or % here is worth from a
to s. there. The hooking birds cost so cents in
the south when they are bought from the mer-
chants. These merchants are Creoles, who buy
them from the boys who make business of rob-
bling the nests for the young birds. The Bows
only get from 10 to 10 cents apiece for them but
we don't often have the chance to buy them
from the boys, as we don't wish to stay long and
must get up lot as soon as possible.
The bird-catchers are little black and white
boys who live on the coast and plantations.
They attend to 1t regularly. and when they catch
enough to pay they take them to the city and
dispose Of them to the street bird merchants.
OF late law has been passed against taking
moeking birds from the Plantations and most
all OF them come from the sea coast The old
ones build their nests generally in wild rose
bushes, old trees, and fences. They are not
very particular, and make them out of sticks,
which they put together In a rough manner,
just so they will hold the eggs. They lay four
or five and every one matches. In their wild
state they raise only two broOds, If not dis
turbed; but when a boy finds nest and is care
ful in robbing 1t, he is sure of three or four
brooGs during the season The business is quite
large in the south, and thousands of birds are
bought and sold every day.
Now, viii tell you something about par
rots that will surprise you. We buy them at
New Orleans, and the dealers there get them
off boats which go out on the coast and islands
to catch them. They are not real parrots and
cannot talk, but they sell Just as well. and it
Isn't our fault If they don't learn to talk We
pay about 50 for them down there and get Sl2 for
them here. In the northern towns the people buy
more birds than they do further south, and ca
nary and mocking birds are the general favor
ties. Canaries command the most sales, be-
cause We can sell them cheaper than the mock
ers."
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DRY GOODS.
w. Nj. SHusrEn & Soss

W. No CHUSTER a. SONS
HAVE A LARGE STOCK OF THE FOLLOWING
VERY DESIRABLE GOODS,
WHICH THEY OFFER AT NEW YORK PRICES:
coLoRED vELvETs. EVERY SHADE
BLACK vELyETS. ALL QUALITIES To THE VERY
FINEST extra DE LYON IMPORTED.
CHOICE SELECTION OF ELEGANT DINNER
DRESSES. IN PATTERNS
BoNNETs GUINETs AND GIRAUp's BLACK
SILKS.
CoLoRED eros GRAINS AND RApZIMERs.
BLACK RApZIMER ALL QUALITIES
VERY LARGE AND ATTRACTIVE STOCK OF EVEN
ING SILKS, SATINS RADZIMERs. oTToMANS,
PLUSHES AND ILLUSIONS. IN ALL THE NEW
CoL0RS
ELEGANT DRESS FRONTS IN GREAT VARIETY.
CAsHMERES AND CAMELs HAIR IN EVENING
SHADES
BRoADCLoTHs AND TRICoT IN NEW SHADES
ELEGANT STOCK OF CHOICE PLAIDS
SILK HOSIERY. IN GREAT VARIETY, FROM sl5o
TO $500 PER PAIR ALL COLoRS.
TURKISH TABLE COVERS
ELDER DOWN SPREADS
FINE BLANKETS AND TABLE LINENS ANDA
COMPLETE STOCK OF CLoAKS IN ALL THE
NEW SHAPES. MADE OF THE BEST NATE
RAILS AND IN THE BEST MANNER
CLOTH SILK PLUSH. &c
CAMEL'S HAIR SHAwLs. IN GREAT VARIETY,
FROM $500 TO $4,000; CHOICE STOCK
". NJ SINISTER SONS
el9 Pennsylvania, avenua
N.B.-THE BEST Is THE CHEAPEST dis
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strange poisoning case happened this week
to Judge PlamOndOn, his wife and family at
their hrthabaska residence. After retiring for
the night Mrs. PlamOndon became suddenly ill.
Soon afterward the Judge was in the same con-
dition, and he was followed by his daughters
and son. The family doctor was Immediately
summoned, pronounced it poison and gave rem.
edies which proved efficacious except in the
case of Mrs. Plamondon, who is still iii. An in
vestigatfOn revealed that the mischief had been
caused by the hOt-air furnace. The reservoir of
water in 1t used to purify the air had become
rotten aud emitted a most dangerous and poison
Gus gas.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1883-12-19

FToNE UP THE SYSTEM BY THE USE OF AYERS
- Sarsaparilla II Will make you feel like per
son. Thousands have found health and relief from sut
fering by the of this great blood purifier when all
other means failed dis
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A Woman OF Many Vacations.


D From the Fargo Herald
Mrs. Linda w. Slaughter. Bismarck's early
poetess and authoress, 'the doctors wife. !"
Bismarck's first school teacher and for several
years postmistress. has been granted divorce
from her husband, Dr.. B. F. Slaughter.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1883-12-19

ENoRTY YEARS EXPERIENCE IN EVERY CLTM
l. on EARTH has proved Ayers Cherry Pectoral to
the most reliable remedy for colds coughs and all lung
diseases Neglected colds often become incurable all
ments Deal with them in time and prevent their be
coming deep seated in the system
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BRIG HTENING THE FACE.
Oatmeal Baths as One Of the Valuable
Cosmetic Methods.

Better than all paints and powders for the
complexion, says fashion writer. is plain,
coarse food, bran. or oatmeal s,ths and the
wet mask. The last named remedy for a coarse
skin is perhaps the simplest and best if one has
patience to try it. mask of white cotton is
made to cover the face. leaving opening tor
the nostriis and eyes. 1t, should be thick, OF
many folds, and of some material that will re-
tain water. Put this on the face just before
retiring, and if possible keep it on all night and
keep it as wet as possible. This wet mask keeps
the air away from the skin and gives it some
time 10 soften. The outer Cutcle wears off in
time and fine smooth skin takes its place but
1t takes from six to eight weeks to perform this
task.
The reason the skin on the face is oftentimes
the cOarsest of any portion of the body is be-
cause it is more exposed to the air, and to more
sudden changes of atmosphere. A woman who
would have very fine skin must wear q veil most
OF the time, especially in this climate. However,
the skin may be kept soft, clear and fine with
out veil if proper care is taken.
warm water is the best to wash the hands in
but never do SO just before going out in the
cold air, for such a process roughens the skin.
Every night the whole body should be washed
In tepd water, and the face in as hot water as
can be used. The hot water opens the pores Of
the skin and takes away great deal OF the
natural Oil, besides Tightening the skin, and
thus keeping it firm.
After this washing In warm water. an appli-
cation of oatmeal and water, left on all night
softens the skin and tends to whiten it. hand
1ul OF coarse oatmeal should be put on soak in
bowl OF water few hours before using. A
bowl may last three or four evenings. The
hands should always be washed in the oatmeal
water.
Bran is an excellent article for softening and
whitening the skin, and bran bath should be
taken at least once week. Place the bran In
little thin muslin bags. and drop in the batl-tub
to soak about two hours before using
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WAsH1Soros BENEFICIAL Espownrs1
ASSOCIATION.
On account Of the great demand for additional insur
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On the LIST Of January 1884
We are now prepared to give insurance from
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Att as low as Life Insurance can be sold with Sc
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Apply at once for o new circular.
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IMPORTED AND DOMESTIC
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WINTER sUITINGs.
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GOOD FIT AND WORKMANSHIP.
MI / / E.: $: 8 E. E.
: 4 4 + E. s.! : f
Gil PENNSYLVANIA AVENUE,
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L A N S B q RGH & BRO,
400, 400 AND 424 SEVENTH STREET.
HANDSOME BRocADE SILKS

HANDSOME BRocADE SILKS
EVENING SHADES. CREAM PINK AND LIGHT
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Fine Cloth Suiting 90 inches wide), all puro
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Colored Silks reduced from 81 TO 75c. Cold silks
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$500 reduced to 81 So
COLORED CASHMERES wide double width pura
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-CARTER's."
I'll MARKET SPACE.

C1oAKs. C1oAKs, CLoAKs,
GREAT REDUCTION IN PRICE
BEST BLACK DIAGONAL CLOTHS REDUCED
FROM % TO $3.50
BLACK JERSEY COATS. $40 TO $3.50.
IN FACT GREAT REDUCTION ALL ALONG ruR
LINE IN WRAPS
JUST RECEIVED NEW INVOICE OF TgIcor
CLOTHS. ALL SHADES. INCLUDING THE
DkABS PRICE. ONLY SL75
saf.a- PER YARD
NOVELTIES IN .HoIIDAY GOODS AT POPULAR
PRICES
.,- g L. HEAPSToNE,
d eo3 MARKET SPACE
ISoR THE BEST AND CHEAPEST LADIES' WRAPS
H. go TO 1856 It'll street j. E. YOUNG'S He defcs al
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TABLE AND PocKEr
oC33 y Y TIT I ZEE BRR Y
6 g { { + t IL $Rf { W
eco uUp + ILL ZEE + -
The Champion Brand KNIVES, SCISSORS and EDGE
TOOLS. made expressly for us, are unequaled
Ftp MAY&Co.
dit eo4Pennsylvania avenus
Omaha daily bee., 1883-03-06
Money for tho Uumarrted

One of the most solid and substantial
institutions in this country is the Mar.
risge Fund and Mutual Trust Association,
of Cedar Rapids, Iowa. They are organ.
lied under the laws Of Iowa. and heir of.
fcers and directors are among the leading
and most prominent business men of Cedar
Rapids. Every unmarried person should
haye a certificate in this association,
1t Is q splendid investment, ss saSe as
have q good sum Of money to commence
married life on 10 not. A large number of
members have been paid of, receiving over
800 per cent on their Investment. Write
for circulars fully detailing the plan, which
Is the finest known. Do not postpone 1t.
Good agents wanted. Mention whore you
saw this notice. f5.3m.
Omaha daily bee., 1883-03-06
REMEMBER THIS.

II you, are sick Hop Bitters will
surely aid Nature 10 making you well
when all else fails.
If you are positive or dyspeptio, OF
are suffering from any of the numer.
Gus diseases of the stomach Or bowels,
It is your OWE fault If you remain Ill,
for Hop Bitters are q sovereign
remedy In all such complaints.
If you r wasting awayt with any
form of Kidney disease, stop tempting
Death this moment, and turn for q
cure to Hop Bitters.
If you are sick with that terrible
sickness Nervousness, you will find a
"Balm in Gilead" in the use of Hop
Bitters.
If you are q fr~equenter or a resi-
dent of a miasmatic district, bsrricade
your system against the scourge of all
countries-malaria, epidemic, bilious
and intermittent fevers-by the use
of Hop Bitters.
If you have rough, pimple or sal.
low skin, bad breath, pains and aches,
and feel miserable generally, Hop
Bitters will give you fair skin, rich
blood, and sweetest breath, health and
comfort.
In short they cure all diseases of
the stomch, Bowels, Blood, Liver,
Nerves, Kidneys, Bright's Disease.
$500 will be paid for o ase they viii
not cur or help.
That poor, %bedridden, invalid wife,
is ter mother, or daughter, can be
made the picture of health, by a few
bottles of Hop Bitters, costing but q
trife. VIII you let them suffer-
Omaha daily bee., 1883-03-06
TEMPTATION.
A Sabbath Day Discourse by Rev
. w, j. Harsha.

Temptation and how TO meet It,"
was the subject of the Sabbath even
Ing discourse by Rev. W. j. Harsha
last evening, his text being taken from
Matt. 26:41: "Watch and pray that
ye enter not into temptation"
Every man is subject to temptation.
Hardly q day can pass but you will be
enticed to be dishonest or to take
Gods name in vain or to defraud your
neighbor or to do even more dreadful
aims One Of the most practical and
important questions to which o moral
lat or preacher can direct your atten-
ton is temptation and how to meet 1t.
Our Saviour spoke the words of the
text In very interesting circumstances.
He was In the garden when he bore
the agony of the worlds sins. He had
asked the three chosen disciples, Peter,
James and John, to accompany him
there because he longed for human
sympathy In his distress. But while
he prayed they had gone to sleep
while he bore their sins they forgot
him In slumber What type of hu.
man ingratitud. Still he did not
chide them. Il simply said: "Wstoh
and pray" Let us notice:
THE STRENGTH OF TEMPTATION.
I need say little upon this point fur.
Their than just to call your attention to
1t. You have all felt the strength of
temptation. How bright the gold Is
that We are tempted to steal! How
alluring seems the sin that we are
tempted to commit! How many ex-
cuses and pretexts and encouragements
are held out to us to do wrong! Many
a young mar has cried out bitterly to
the night: so God how fierce are the
bloodhounds of sin that are tracking
mel In the Lords prayer Christ
wished to give to the world the seven
petitions most needed by the world,
and one of these Is, 'lead us not into
temptation" st. Paul In describing
the sutferings of the early christians
completes q climax In which soourg.
ings and imprisonmsnts and death are
items. with these words: "were tempt.
ed" He means hat temptation Is
often - sharp Oh & sword and a. terri.
BILE ~ death. Oh, how strong 1t u!
H.-YHB SOURCES OF LIMITATION.
t.. OEs Of the most susssafL falss-
heoss tAst Ne isvf kss nsAs euunA
Omaha daily bee., 1883-03-06

for man, Is a completion of the syl.
loRism.
This law Is holy. As has been
stated tho ten commandments are q
guide which men wisely takc by
which to frame civil laws, and
In them we find a strong pro.
test against ell vices, and they have
exerted its inf 1ence forlthe past three
thousand years, and they can have an
influence In any land whether morally
advanced or not. And there we're
laws also which sceptics may call use
less, or which permit sin. There are
times when it Is deemed advisable to
Issue an order to take q certain Grim
iual dead or alive, while 1t would be
improper to iesue that order regarding
all criminals. Gods laws are Just.
The laws of the supreme being are
pre-. eminently beneicent. While
human laws cause justice between
man and man, Gods laws cause JUS
tics between man and man, and man
and God. And the time will come
when there will be no necessity Of the
state prison, or any law that would
cause one to tremble because of Justice
by tho hand of man. But under the
prevent regime, persons who violate
the civil law sometimes 60 unpun.
ished, but it it quite different with the
violators of heavens laws. In the
| Word they are plainly written, and If
those who are not inclined to yield to
Its commandments, but establish q
worship and hold tho Bible as a mere
complement, will procure their own re.
ward. These divine laws are good.
Why Is 1t that these laws are 80 much
more exacting than the laws of the
state2 Because by 1t a person Is bet
ter able to accomplish the
work, which, In the ages
of time and eternity will be a
source of comfort to him. In the
decalogue we read, "Thou shalt have
no other gods before me-" and does
not say, thou shalt prefer me to all
other gods. 1t needs to be plainly and
strongly stated, for many there are
who can find more pleasure In q gold
mine, or whose pride is for q time
famed by fame, that the Lord of
Hosts Is but an inferior confederation,
yea, even hated. And why are men
thus being degraded Because they
do not revere and worship that which
ia their superior. The worshippers Of
pleasure are not the worshippers of Je.
hovah, neither do those who bow
down before a piece of carved wood
have In their minds the true concep-
tlon of deity. In the civil laws we do
not Fl I'D a law against covetousness, but
we do find 1t In the ten commandments.
With that which nan has let him
Herewith be content, aud If he dc.
aires that which his nelghbor posses.
SOS, let him lawfully obtain 1t. In
covetousness we find q dissatisfaction
with Gods dispensation.
And In seeking for the good which
Is In the laws of God, we see the abso-
lutte need of limitation. If the earth
were to revoive ten times faster than
1t does, that which is on its surface
would fly from 1t az water does from a
grindstone In rapid motion. If The
ebb and flow of tide we're to be In
creased, destruction on land would be
inevitable, and If the bible were to be
taken from the earth as unworthy of
consideration, the food.gates Of limi-
tation would be broken down and sin
On this vast globe o hell would make,
And from It's surface fires would break,
To form that dread eternal lake,
Where Satan rules supreme.
Omaha daily bee., 1883-03-06

for the world is that God tempts man,
and hence We are not responsible. We
need not refer to the reasonable argu-
ment of st. James: Let no man say
when he is t empted. l am tempted
of God; for God cannot he tempted of
ev~il-neither tempteth he any q "
What, then, are the sources of evil
Satan himself is one, and self Is the
other. There Ia an evil spirit abroad
In the land who entices men to sin.
This outward enticement Ia matched
by an inward desire to be enticed.
Man is a citadel besieged, but the out
ward foes would have no power to
subdue his heart were there not trait
ors In the shape Of lusts and desires In
the heart.
III. -PARTICULARs THATGIvE STRENGTH
TO TEMPTATION.
There Is q wonderful intelligence
manifested in the way temptation ap.
proaches us. No one can study this
subject widely and carefully without
being convinced that there Is q wise,
personal, subtle devil In the world.
Every subterfuge is used to render
temptation irresistible. 1t Is made to
approach suddenly, 30 as to catch US
In surprise. Whenever We are
sick or morally weak, or
at any disadvantage, temptation is
sure to assail us. 1t besets US with
wonderful presidency, following us
by day and by night, W. as Abraham
was followed three days march up the
mountain by q temptation to dishonor
Gods commands. Another circum-
stance that gives 1t power Is that we
must sustain 1t alone. No n can
stsfN by us. All! no one but Christ
~. HOW Is TEMPTATION TO BE RE-
Our Savior tells us the way in the
text. "Watch," he says. Watch our
selves, our appetites, our passions, u
desires. Keep them under control,
pray" he says: Pray that you may
be preserved from temptation, or il 1t
must come that you may be given
strength to conquer. The one thing
that the young men of Omaha need
to-day Is the power to overcome the
many temptations of nj city. Only
God can give you this power. Ask
him for it, and when 1t Is extended to
you grasp 1t and use 1t. What Ig-
natius Loyola, the founder of the 90.
oiety Ct Jesuits, said Of irritability, l
would say Of temptation: ut Is
not to be conquered by fight, but by
combat"