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Omaha daily bee., 1897-12-19

Woman is subject never mentioned In
! Morocco 1t would be considered terrible
preach of etiquette to ask a man about his
| wife.
MISS Jessie A. Ackermann, who has been
around the world twice in the interests of
Inc Woman's Christian Temperance union,
Is now in Baltimore
| The citizens of Liverpool have on hand a
| fund for a monument to Mrs. Hemans one
| OF the first women to enter the field of Eng
lsh poetry.
A friend having declared in Mrs sddons
nearing that applause was necessary to
actor2-that it gave them confidence. More"
in.erposed she; "it gives us BREATH
Miss Jennie Wertheimer Of Cincinnati has
invented commercial paper which excludes
me possibility of forging names or other
wise tampering with its face value. The in
vGntlon has been sold to New York firm for
s25 900.
Miss Frances Willard recently made a
stirring address in Chicago and in the COLI
lec,lon taken afterward was found a mag
niticent diamond ard emerald ring of great
value.
Miss Hamilton, or rather DR. Hamilton,
the English woman whoha been court physi-
cian OF Afghanistau for many years, says it
is totally impossible for westerner to
understand an oriental
Nine Diaz, wife of the Mexican president,
has founded home where girls can always
hnu employment, nursery where children
OF working women are cared for, and Mag
dalen home for repentant sinners
Baltimore's Rainy Day club appears In
short skirts, boots and leggings and is de-
vls!ng waterproof costume with view TO
disoarding umbrellas What ducks those
women must be.
Norton county (Kan+) paper, in speak
ing OF Miss Kate johnson the county treas
urer-elect, says: she is good looking, jolly,
well fixed financially. fall of business, likes
company, but couldnit be dragged into a pink
tea with four-horse team"
Miss Bette Runnels OF New Orleans. a So
cial faYorite and young woman OF genuine
worth, has the unique distinction OF being
the first female student in the state OF
Louisiana. She has ms;riculated at Tulane
university and will take the full law course
preparatory 10 entering the practice.
Miss Julia Nelson is the tallest actress,
as well as one OF the most classically beau
tiful women, on the English stage Alma
Tadema considers her the ideal Greek figure
and he Is fond OF designing her costumes
He has more than once even suggested
various ways in which her hair might be
worn.
Omaha daily bee., 1897-12-19

Atlantic to the Mississippi spinsters bloom
and fade unplucked by the reverent hand OF
eager youth we frequently hear of lonely
bachelor in the far west addressing letter
to the United States commissioner Of immi-
grafton at Ellis island, New York, begging
him to exercise his taste and discrimination,
and, when his eyes fall upon a desirable
young woman who wants husband, to for
ward her to him at his cost and risk, pro-
vided she does not object.
The fact that reasonably eligible bachelors
in the interior of the country should find it
necessary to send to an eastern port for
wives points out a deplorabe fault in the
contemporary social state. To correct this
fault in distribution, so painful to contem-
plate and endure from the point of view of
either section and of either sex is problem
which has received the profound attention of
our social economists from the foundation of
our country.
Omaha daily bee., 1897-12-19
CHRISTMAS CHEER.
How to Serve ToOthsOme and Di-
gestibIe Family Dinner.

ho" 10 serve IOOthhOme ana
gestibIe Family Dinner.
Red is par excellence the Christmas color
For big family dinner cause the table
to shine with satin smooth napery and highly
polished silver and glass little Norway
pine, twinkling with small crimson tapers
and flashing with tinsel, should always oc-
cupy the place of honor in the center, and
low, wide bowls of scarlet roses add perfume
as well as further touch of color to the
scene.
1t is better form to arrange all the silver
at the right of the plate with the article
hrst wanted farthest away. The oyster fork
for example, should be to the extreme right,
the soup spoon next, and so on to the coffee
spoon, which is nearest the plate. By this
arrangement the table presents a far more
orderly appearance as the dinner progresses
than by the previous methods
One of the prettiest upto-date effects is
to have leading from the small Christmas
tree bands of ribbon two and half inch es
in width, frnged at either end with the
monogram or name of each guest daintily
lettered upon it in gilt. The napkin should
be folded in a plain square Fancy folds
and the custom of nclosing q square of
bread are alike out of date
A. table set as indicated and lighted by
candles with red shades cannot fail to be
marked by the utmost good taste and ee-
gance.
AS a Christmas dinner is of necessity rather
heavy, there should be an especial point
made of having the soup and entree light
and delicate, The following menu and ac
Omaha daily bee., 1897-12-19
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DAINTY CHRISTMAS BUNDLES
Careful Picking ana Wrnppinp .1rc.
10 Its Acknowledgement

10 Its Atfrhctiycness
Pleasure accompanying the receiving of a
gilt depends largely upon the daintlness of
Its wrappings as well as upon its general
eopropriateness to the one for whom IT is
Intended.
really very pretty present loses much
OF its apparent value by being carelessly
packed, while the simplest article may be
wrapped.
In these days, when large sheet of tissue
paper IN varied tints, can be bought for n
cent or two, and the cheaper grades for only
a rev cents per quire and narrow ribbons
are 'scld for song" there is no excuse for
glLts to be rendered ia slovenly fashion
Then, too a gift should be sent. when ms
sible, for however good our intentions may
be, 1t Is not always easy to please the one for
whom the present Is intended, and should
this latter be the case, much embarrassment
on both sides, is avoided, ii the donor be not
present 1t Is difficult TO express unqualfed
satisfaction at gift that offends our taste
or fer which We have 10 use even though w
Omaha daily bee., 1897-12-19
TIPS ON Triples Appropriate To the
Holiday Season.

| TBS on Triples Appropriate to the
| Holiday Season.
To make a Christmas bell use two OK muz-
| zles for a foundation fastening the ton OF
one little way up into the center OF the
other to give the proper length to the bell
FIJI this solidly with moss and then trim
with holly berries and bit of mistletoe A
Gala lily makes a pretty clapper. Suspend
the bell by scarlet ribbons.
The foliage of a Christmas tree NAV be
brushed here and there with mucilage and
then sprinkled with common salt smd very
pleasing result Is obtained. pretty drapery
for the tree is made by cutting long strips.
about four inches wide of tissue paper
then cutting it closely, partly but not en-
tlrely across the widths, making fringes; II
the strips be dampened and held over a hot
stove the fringed edges will curl and look
quite ornamental
In Parls this year the fir tree Is to be dis
carded as the Christmas tree and huge odor-
Gus Spanish furZe bushes, covered with their
golden yellow blossoms, will be the thing,
Ihese pushes are put in great square boxes
OF Spanish faience The candles are pale
pink and golden yellow; the smaller gifts ara
placed in nests OF spun silver-made of tin
sel-a star centered by tiny electric light
glistens on the topmost branch of the tree
fule packages are intensely exciting If each
successive addresses, so that no one knows
II the present will stay with him or whether
he must hand 1t on to another.
CHRISTMAS bags offer a pleasant diversion.
nAey are made OF tissue paper, 1Sx9 inches
and filled with bonbons. Suspend each by a
thread in the doorway, blndfold elch child
and let him try to knock one with cane
II successful at the second or third effort, "to
the winner belongs the prize"
A green ball TO suspend over the Christmas
dinner table is made by fastening two keg
noops together, one within the other. turn
ing each way like an open globe. Twine
princess pine around each hoop and put in
sprlgs of holly here and there. This. indeed.
is similar to the old kissing bunch'' which
Is seen in many old-6ashioned homes in Eng
land Two wooden hoops, one passing through
the other, decked with evergreens i'm the
center of which is hung a crown" of rosy
apples and sprig of mistletce. Beueath it
there is much kissing and romping and the
carroll singers stand beneath 1t and sing their
songs
Omaha daily bee., 1897-12-19

lhose that went over to that country firs
were chleny single men, who had not the In.
eulnprance OF wives and children in Eng.
iahu' and II they had, they did not expos;
them TO the fatigue and hazard of so lone
a voyage, until they saw how 1t should fars
WIN themselves. From hence 1t came tc
pass tnat when they We're settled there in I,
comfortable way of subssting a family thev
grew sensible of the misfortune of wanting
wives, and such as had left wives in Eng.
iand sent for them, but the single men were
put to their shifts
Under this difficulty they had M bones
put that the plenty in which they lived
might invite modest women OF small for
tunes to go over thither from England How
ever, they would not receive any but such
as could carry sufficient certificate OF their
modesty and good behavior Those If thew
were but moderately qualified in all other
respects, might depend upon marrying well
In those days, without any fortune Nay,
the brst planters were so far from expecting
money with woman that twas common
thing for them to buy a deserving wife that
carried good testimonials of her character
at the price of f1OO, and make themselves
believe they had bargain"
In one year Sir Edwin provided a pass
age for 1851 emigrants. Among these were
ninety agreeable young women, poor but
respectable, to furnish wives to the col
oniss. This new commodity was trans
ported at the expense of the colony end sold
to the young planters, and the following
year another consignment was made of
sixty young maids of virtuous education,
young, handsome and we'll recommended A
wife in the first lot sold generally for 100
pounds of tobacco, but as the value of the
new article became known in the ubarlet
the price rose and wife would bring $50
pounds of tobacco. A debt for wife was OF
higher dignity than other debts and to
be paid first"
THE AUCTION.
In letter still in existence, dated Lon
don August 2l, 1921 aud directed to a
worthy colonlst of that settlement the
writer says:
I'VE send you in the ship one widow and
eleven maids for wives for the people Of
Virginia There hath been especial care
had in the choice of them, for there hath
not been one of them received but upon
good recommendations.
In case they cannot be presently mar
rled we desire that they may be put with
several househoders that have wives.
But the writer of this eplst!e had little
reason to fear that any of the ''maidens
falre' would be left over. The archives
of Virginia prove that these first cargoa,
Omaha daily bee., 1897-12-19

OF young women were put up at auction
beneath the green trees of jamestown,
where. probably the most anxious and in
terested crowd of auction habitues. ever
snowp in the history of the world were
gathered and sold for 120 pounds OF leaf
totocco each, and it was ordered that this
debt should have, precedence of all others
= The solitary "one widow went along with
the others, for they could not be particular
in those days. The good minister of the
colony no doubt had a busy time that day.
Omaha daily bee., 1897-12-19
CHRISTMAS NOTES.

Je vous aime, ie vous adore,
Et que Noule-Vous encore?
Omaha daily bee., 1897-12-19
AN AUCTION FOR WIVES.
II Was Held Under Greenwood TIRE
In Old Colonial Dnys of Vjryin;,

In Old Colonial Days of Virginia.
FROM the earliest settlement of the COLO
Mes there has always been a defect in the
distribution of women in this country. 1t
is historical fact that while one section has
always suffered from an embarrassment of
riches another has pined IN a needless pri-
vation' At the outset of American colonial
ton the wilderness was hungry for men to
TIL 1t, and thousands of the idle laborers of
London and Bristol poured into the new Ell
dorado
Robert Beverly, in the History of Vir.
ginia," published in 1905 and 1929. saws.
Omaha daily bee., 1897-12-19

'f'f1 OI1I'l WELT r13iIINl@ l@NtI'1'
There exists in the United States today
the same defective distribution OF women as
existed in the colonies 27S years ago. In
deed, it is an economical as we'll as a social
defect, that the distribution of women in
The country is So, ,impATfect that while Mas
sachusetts has S0,09Q wpre women than. men,
and while in every city and hamlet from the
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1897-07-03
PROPOSALS FOR SUPPLIES.

Mint Of the United States, Carson CITY,
Nevada, May 18th. 1897. Sealed proposals
will be received by The undersigned until
II O'Clock noon, on the 2lSt day of June
1897, for furnishing such supplies as may
be required by this Mint during the
twelve months ending June so, 1898, em-
bracing acid and other chemicals, wood
charcoal, salt. borax, soda, oils, crucibles,
covers, surrers, buck-gloves, cotton cloth,
dry-goods, blank cts, hardware and other
necessary supplies. Schedules in blank
forms for proposals, with information as
to the quantities of each article that will
probably be required will be furnished
on application. Proposals will be con-
sldered separately on each article, and
VIII be accepted in whole or in part; the
right to reject any or all proposals being
reserved. acquisitions will be made on
the parties whose bids may be accepted
and the articles must be furnished with
out delay. Proposals to receive cOnsid-
alton must be accompanied by a suffi-
clent bond, with one or more surities
and by samples, or such description of
the articles as will clearly designate the
kind and quality. Proposals should be
addressed to the undersigned and en-
closed with copy of the advertisement in
sealed envelope, endorsed. "PrOposals
for SupplieS.' The bids will be opened
and registered At the hour named. in the
presence of bidders, and the officers of
the Mint.
Supcrintedent of the
United States Mint, Carson City, Nevada.
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1897-07-03
From DR.. Darling

Probably no professional man is Il
closer student of na ture or n more con-
scentious worker in his field than DR..
Darling, late of our State University, but
now professor of anatomy of the Uni
versity of California. graduate of the
highest and best institutions of learning,
and an enthusiast in his profession, he
receives recognition of his merit Where
ever he has gone. His ability was de-
monstrated in Nevada through years of
successful practice on the great stock
farm of Theodore Winters. where FL
Rio Rey and other world beaters of the
HookerMarion stock were foaled. The
following from his pen may be of inter
est:
Berkeley, Cal, Feb. 10, 1896
1t gives me pleasure to testify, after a
thorough trial, that I have found the
liniment Trib highly valuable remedy
IN sprains and bruises on the domestic
animals.
X. DARLING, u. V. 5.
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1897-07-03
/. &. KiJnn0yer,

II AS, after y vacation of thre.
years again assumed oontr.,'
Of the business a. The I'D
stand, No 81 South Carson
street, and invites all who are
in want of goods or work in
his line to give him trial
He promises to furnish a good
quality of goods, and do good
work at the very lowest prices.
al0
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1897-07-03
Notice to Dog Owners.

All owners of dogs are requested to
cali at the City Marshais office and
procure their dog tags.
VIM. KINNEY,
City Marshal.
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1897-07-03
NOTICE.

At the regular meeting Of the State
Board of Examiners held April g. 1897,
ahe following resolution was adopted:
RESOLVED. That the Board of Exam
eTs shall meet on the first Tuesday after
she first Monday in each month for the
purpose of allowing claims against the
State, aud all claims not in the office Of
'he Secretary of State on or before said
hrst Tuesday after as. irst Monday in
each month shall not be considered or
flowed ny the Bn@~I until its next
leeetng which will be ON the third
Tuesday of eac, mouth.
kFINHoLp SAnLFR
fI7GEHE HOwELI.
JAMES r. Judge
Board Of Examiners
Attest:
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1897-12-23

SALE OF VALUABLE LAND.

Bh virtue OF a decree of the Superiog
Ida B. Coppedge, Administrative of Danisl
Scarborough and others, heir-at-law.
make assets, at the court house door in
the 3rd day of January, 1898, at u o'clock
m. the following tracts of land:
First Tract Situate in Little River
township, Wake county, n. c., beginning
at pointers corner of Ryley Hill School
House (col), on the Hillsboro and Tarboro
road in James Ferrells line, running N.
IL E. 100 poles to a rock, r. Mediums
corner, thence S. 81 E. IS poles to a rock,
said Mediums corner in d. Jones's line,
thence S. 29 K. $50 poles to stake and
pointers said Jones corner, thence s. 2 w.
98L poles to pointers, Col. Church lot,
thence n. 68 w. Is poles to pointers of said
Church lot thence S. 2 w. IL poles to the
Hillsboro and Tarboro road, thence with
said road N. IS w. So poles to the begin
ming; containing 761I acres. -
Second Tract In Little River township,
said county, beginning at place where nm
old ash tree formerly stood on the run Of
Ready Rock Branch r. FerrelPs corner,
running S. 8 w. 80 poles to a rock, Sady
Eden's corner, thence N. So W. So poles to
a stake and pointers, thence N. e. 90
poles to pointers on Ready Rock Branch,
thence down the meanderings of said
Branch to the beginning; containing 23H
acres.
IDA B. CoPPEDGE, Com.
3. c. BECKWITH, Atty.
Nov. 81. 1897.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1897-12-23
CURED or BLOOD PoiS0N AFTER FjFTY.
TWO DOCTORS FAILED.
Blood Balm Co., Atlanta. Ca:

blood balm Co., Atlanta Ca:
Gentlemen: In 1872 a small pimple
broke out on my leg. 1t began eating
and in four months l was treated by q
physician of Talladega county, Ala,
where / lived eighteen years. He re-
lieved it for short while. In six weeks
it broke out again in both legs, also ON
my shoulder. Two small bones were
taken out. 1t continued until 1876. In
this time l had twelve different physi-
clans. They told me the only remedy
was amputation; that it could never be
cured. For six months could not
walk a step. / went to Mineral Wells,
Texas, spent $500, came home; went to
Hot Springs, Ark, stayed nine months
all failed to cure me. In 1887 / came
back to Birmingham, Ala. / was ad-
vised to write you, which ] did. You
wrote me that +. Il. b. would cure me,
and could get the medicine from Ma
bors & Morrow, Druggists, OF our city.
| bought ten bottles, and before / had
finished my fifth bottle my legs began to
heal, and in less than two months | was
sound and well. That has been nearly
two years ago, and no sign of its return
yet. / have spent in cash over $500, and
Il. 3. b. done the work that all the rest
failed to do. You have my permission
10 publish this. have Travelled so much
trying to get well that my cure is well
known. F'ifty-two doctors have treated
me in the last II years. All they did
was to take what money had, and did
me no good. ! am now well man.
Prof. @. Fl. RANGER,
Shady Dale, Ga.
For sale by druggists. Price $1.00
per large bottle.
If not kept by your local druggist,
send $1.00 for a large bottle. or $500
for six bottles and medicine will be sent,
freight paid, by
BLOOD BALM CO., Atlanta, Ga.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1897-12-23

hts' decree Of the Supersos
court Ia y axe county, y. c.. In sp4ciaI
proceedings, No So, entitled ]. O. Mar
com. administrator of the estate Of Z.
\. Ray. deceased, against Lima Ray, J.
y. Ray and others, being an action -
make real estate assets, | will, as esna-
missioner, sell, at the court house door
OF Wake county, 10 the highest bidder
for cash, on Monday, the Bird day OF
January, 1898. at ~ o'clock n, TIVE
tracts Of land lying in New Light towR-
ship in said county.
First tract contains s. acres, more CO
less and known az lot No. in the d.
vision Of the lands Of Thos Ray, an6
bounded as follows: Beginning at a
stake. the y. E. corner OF lot Ne. I,
thence 5. IS degrees f. A Is poles
TO a stake in the dividing line, themes
\. $50 degrees ". A poles 70 z stake,
thence y y degrees f. 1919 poles to
the beginning.
Second tract bounded on the "a NJ sld1
by the lands OF J. \. Lowery. Oh tia
south side by Neuse river. on the weEs
side by A. G. Rays land and en- the
north side by T. n. Rays land ana
containing 80 acres more or less. ARS
being the land conveyed to T. \. Ray
by James ID. Dew. by deed recorded IN
the Office OF the Register Of Deeds eoa
Wake county, In book 107. page 25T.
The second tract viii be sold subseSf
to the widows right OF dover
J. G. MAROON, COM.
December i, 1897. ids
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1897-12-23
MARRIAGES IN DURHAM.
Thirteen Licenses in Three Days
Breezy Briefs and Personals.

Durham, N. c., Dec. 22.-(SpeciaD
The ugly weather is making it hard IN
merchants who had prepared for big
Christmas trade.
Mr.. J. r. Faulkner was married last
night to Miss Mary Williams at the
home of the brides parents Oh Pettigrew
street, Rev. Alexander Walker perform
ed the ceremony. The happy couple left
this morning for their home at Dennis
ton, Va.
Rev. and Mrs. Alexander Walker
went up to Winston this morning 10 at
tend the marriage of their grand-daugh-
ter, Miss Halle Cozart.
Mr.. I. Il. Darlington and Miss
Josephine Ii. Dunn were married the
evening at > o'clock at the home of the
bride. on South street. They have the
best wishes of all Durham.
lie matrimonial business is good. Reg
lister of Deeds Woods issued thirteen IL
cense in three days.
Miss Pauline Ramsay left this morn
ing via the Southern for Washington,
where she will spend some time visit
ing friends.
Mr.. w. II. Oakley went up to Greens
boro this morning with a friend and re-
turned at $50 p. IN.
Mr. w. b. LaFar, one of the Ameri-
can Tobacco Company's hustllng roa
men, is home for the holidays.
Mr.. George Shaw has gone to Ashe'
vile where he will be married to Miss
Pattie Conner. He will return with
his bride next Friday.
Mr.. John w. Andrews has gone to
Elkin, where he is to be married to
Miss Eta Carter,
Mr.. John Carr is home from the Uni
versity to spend the holidays with his
parents. DIR. and Mrs. A. G. Carr.
Mr.. Clarence Riggshee is home from
Oak Ridge to spend Christmas with his
parents. ex-Sheriff and Mrs. Jno. V.
Riggsbee.
Miss Annie Rosemond came dow,
from Hillshoro yesterday evening.
Miss Mary Ramsay is here from Raj
eigh on visit to her mother.
Mr. L. Il. Parker was here from
Goldshoro yesterday. He is State agent
OF the Farmers Alliance.
Mr.. Virginins Ballard has issued in
vitations TO the marriage of his niece,
Lenore Lyman Barham to Mr.. Ernest
Leroy Holland. 1t viii take place We'd
pesday morning. December the Goth. at
10 o'clock, in st. Philips Episcopal
church this city. Mr.. Holland is SUI
perintendent Of the Durham Hosiery
Company's extensive plant and during
his residence in this city has made a
host of friends. Miss Barham is a
charming Young lady, who by her beau
~ and winsome manners has drawn IA
bout her hundreds of admiring friends.
Mrs. A. A. Pruden has been quite sick
but is reported decidedly better this
morning.