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    THE OMAHA DAILY BEE : UKDAY , LA1CH { 23 , 1890.-SIXTEEN PAGES , Itt
AND PRE T ATI ON
BY ZUNDER & HARRI , 1520 Douglas Street , Omaha.
$500 Worth , of .Useful Presents to be Given Away to Our Customers , Consisting of
1 Gentleman's Solid Gold Wtilcli ,
Max Mayor & Uro'n. celebrated
epcclnl movement $125,00
1 Indies' Solid Gold Watch- sot
with diamonds 100.00
1 miiulriinlo plutod Ton Set , gold
fined , < pieces 75.00 ,
1 Sowing Machine , with nil nt-
tachmunts 00.00-
1 Pimm Lump , oxidized silver
unmpluto CO.OO
1 Music Uox , 8 iiliy and musical
ch hues CO.OO
j Mantel Clock.with French glid
ed dial and bronze ornament. . 20.00
Smoked Pearl Opera Clans. . . . 20.00
$ .JOO.OO
A ticket given with ovoi-y purchase
OLD HUTCH RESOLD THE COAT
A Ohnrootoristlo Anoodoto of the
Parsimonious Millionaire.
TALMAGE TEARS HIS BOOKS.
Is tlio HrooUIyn Divine n Vniulal
Cm tin Couldn't Imitate Himself
Marie wns Movluc "Our
JMnry's" Debut.
Current Anecdotes.
Rather a good story is told of "Old
Autcli. " iho Chicago millionaire. Ilo
is a man of the extraordinary parsimo
nious habits , despite his vast fortune ,
und it is his boast that ho never loses
an opportunity for making u penny.
Kot long ago his son developed a largo
and impressive scheme. lie wont to a
prominent Chicago tailor with ono of
his father's old overcoats on his arm.
The newest coat at that time in posses
sion of the millionaire had been in ser
vice about twelve years , and was shabby
beyond redemption , writes Blakoly
Hall in Frank Leslie's Illustrated Nows-
. paper. The son had a beautiful now
beaver coat built for his father. It was
lined with silk and handsomely fin
ished. The tailor charged him $70 for
it. The coat was thrown in a heap on
u chair near ono of the windows , and
the following day , as the son was walk
ing down town with the wary old oper
ator , ho asked him to stop into the tail
or's a ininuto , while ho tried on a now
coat. While the son was trying on tha
coat , amidst a terrible and strained si
lence on the part of the employes , Old
Hutch wandered around the shop , and
finally pulled the nowly-mado overcoat
from the chair , strtuglitoned it out , and
looked it over. Then his slowly put it
on , and found tjiat it littod him per
fectly.- lie walked up to the tailor and
Mild :
"What is the price of this coat ? "
"Well , " said the tailor , who had
agreed on seventy dollars as the price
of the coat with the son , and who had
already received thirty-live dollars
from tlio young man 113 part payment
, for the coat , "I don't think I care to
NKoll vou that coat , Mr. Hutchinson. "
"Why not ? "
"It was made for another man , and
loft over on my hands. I should think
you would prefer to have ono made to
order. "
The old man scented a barcraln , and
after haggling around for half an hour ,
secured the coat for twonty-flvo dollars ,
paid the cash , gave his son the old over
coat to carry , and proceeded down to
the board of trado. Two minutes after
ho had entered the building , a broker
approached him and said pleasantly :
"That's rather tv neat looking coat
you have on , Mr. Hutchinson. "
"Woll. yes. " replied the old man ,
with a look ot gratillcd pride , "it is
rather comfortable. What would you
say it was worth ? "
"Woll , " said the broker thoughtfully ,
"I should say that the garment cost
nnout sixty-five or seventy dollars. "
/I imid twenty-live for it. "
" ( ! ivo you thirty , " said the broker
promptly.
"I'll take it , " said "Old Hutch , "
peeling on" the coat at once. ' "Hero
my bon , give mo my old coat. "
I mot Congressman James H. Bloiint
of Georgia in the Fifth Avenue hotel
theother Highland ho laughed heartily
over the report that Mr. liullock was
likely to join the democratic party says
u Now York Star reporter.
"Yes , " said ho , "Hullock Is a good
follow and a gentleman. Ilo was gov-
urnprof ( ieorgia in the cruel days'of
i-'consti-uotlon. Wo might have had a
bettor executive , and wo might have
had a win-so one. Let mo toll you a
titory about htm. Under the laws then
in existence , ho had the right to ap-
y > oint all th'a local magistrates , and of
course some of thorn Jn the back coun
ties were pretty hard cases , ignorant
anil partisan to the last degree. Ono
day a friend of mine , a most distin
guished lawyer , wont before ono of the
governor's magistrates for the purpose
of arirning a case , and knowing the
man , the lawyer carried along with him
u pilu of law books and a mass of legal
authorities to persuade the magiHtrato
that his conclusions wore right. When
the jurist hud concluded his argument ,
the magistrate looked at him gravely
and said :
" 'Look yore , Mr. Lawyer , you on.i
read all of dem books if you want to ,
but rein'mo toll you dat my wife and I
nettled do decision on dis question dis
mornin' afore breakfast. '
J'Noetl I add , " said , the eloquent con
gressman from Georgia , "that the decis
ion of the magistrate and his wife intida
"foro.breakfast' stood as the judgment
of the court ? "
Several years ago. before ho became
ti member of congress , Hopresentntlvo
Crlsu of Georgia ws a judge , v. rites u
New York Trlbuno correspondent.
While traveling ono day on his circuit
the trace which fustoucd his buggy
broke , and the judge ttpont liuH-an hour
of his valuable time In u vain endeavor
to repair the damage. While ho was
venting his linger on tlio trace anil the
world In general , a negro cumo along.
Mr. Crisp told him of his trouble. The
of SI , which entitles the purchnser to
an Interest in each of thu prevents which
will positively bo given away Tuesday
evening , July 1st.
Notwithstanding above hoautitul gifts ,
wo shall continue our Popular Low
Priced.
SPECIAL BARGAINS for this WEEK
LOT 1 $1.20.
Consists of ladies1 dull dongola , button
Shoes , solid leather , worked button
holes , all si/os , actual value 31.75 , Our
price this week SI.28.
LOT 2-$1.46.
Consists of ladies' genuine hand turned
dongola button shoes , sixes - } toI. .
actual value $2.50 ; our price this
week 31.45. i
negro let out the tracecut a hole in the
leather , and the job was done.
"Why on earth didn't I think of
that ? " remarked the judge more to him
self than to the negro.
"Well , don't you know , master , some
folks Is jest natur'ly smarter than
t'otlier"said the colored man.
"Perhaps vou are right , " admitted
the fudge ; "but what shall I give you
for fixing the truce ? "
" 'Pears to mo 50 cents would bo 'bout
right marstor , ' " was the answer.
"What ! Fifty cents. Why , you
weren't three minutes doing it. "
"Oh , inarster , you don't ' suppose I
charge you 60 cents for doing jest dat.
I only charge you a quarter for the job.
The other quarter is for knowing how
to do it. "
The judge admitted there was some
philosophy in the explanation and paid
for both services without another mur-
m cr.
cr.Tho
The Critic is authority for the state
ment that Mr. Talmngo , if ho needs a
quotation in the midst of writing a sermon -
mon , sei/.es the volume that contains it
nnd tears out the desired page with
ruthless hand. Then , takinur his shears
ho cuts out the particular pages ho
needs , nnd , pasting it on his manuscript
page , tosses the book aside. 1 hero is
bcarccly a book in his library" that is
not bo mutilated.
"But what do you do when you wish
to refer to such a passage again ? " a re
porter naked him.
" [ never want to refer to it again , " ho
a'nsworcd sontentiously. "When I have
used it unco , I am done with it for good. "
No real lover of books would do this ,
and the devotee of the library would
hesitate to number in his list of friends
ono who could so wantonly nbuso the
volumes that should bo a man's most
trustworthy companions. One becomes
suspicious of the whole philosophy of
such a vandal.
Some yonr.s aero the late Robert Craig
the most extraordinary mimetic genius
known to the stage , played an engage
ment at the Boston museum. Many old
theater-goers will remember his life
like imitations of Dickens , Jefferson
and others , the most extraordinary of
all perhaps being his impersonation of
Stuart Uobson us "Jim JJaggs. " Ono
evening Robson who had just arrived
from his country home at Cohnssot ,
dropped into Craig's dressing room for
a chat , 'iho night was warm and Mr.
Craig , who had many changes of dross
to make , seemed much fatigued. His
imitation farce "A Dross Itoh.oar.sal , "
was in progress , and JolTorson and
Dickens had just boon given to the
boisterous uppiuuso of a crowded houso.
"What coiuos next , old follow ? " said ,
Robson.
"My imitation of you ? " replied Craig ,
as ho proceeded to array himself for the
character of "Jim Baggs , " and I wish
it was ever for I nra really tired out. "
No sooner was this said than a merry
idea struck Robson. He stepped quick
ly to the door , bolted it , ana approach
ing Craig , said : "I can relieve you my
friend , " and in u few minutes was
dressed in the vagabond costume of
"Tho Wandering Minstrel. " Scarcely
was this completed when the call boy
rapped at the door. "You are called
for the stage , Mr. Craig. " and before
the actor could recover from his sur
prise , Mr. Robson tripped Orisky from
the room , and in a moment was face to
face with the vast audience. Robson
imitating Robson was certainly a nov
elty. Ho was received with grortt favor
anil loft the stage followed bj the most
rapturous applause , not one among the
audience discovering the trick that had
boon bo covertly played. In speaking
of this incident Robert Craig , who used
to toll the story with much humor ,
laughingly added. "Tho highest com
pliment I over had was paid mo on that
occasion , for seated in the dress circle
was an old gentleman who told Mr.
Field , the manager , at the end of the
performance that my imitation of
IMcKons was fair. Jnftcrson so so , but
Robson not a bit like him.kl have soon
that comedian time und again , and I
toll you Craig's imitation ii viloutterly
vile , sir. " '
Robert Muntoll who is doing the
"Corslcun Brothers , " tolls this story :
I have to have a double who repre
sents , my twin brother and is made up
to represent me as closely ns possible.
Before my production of the play the
play the double was never allowed to
'
suy'uny thing as it was supposed that the
dfiToroneo in voices would betray the
illusion.
It seemed to mo , however , that if the
double could be permitted to speak in a
voice imitating my own it would liight-
on rather than lesson the otTactivoncs-H
of the representation. With this in
view , I assigned to my double the line ,
"Look , Mother ! " ut the point whore my
ghost is supposed tu appear to her nnd
Louis.
The young man who played the part
of my twin brother did this very well ;
hut with an oxuggorutud idou of the
magnitude of his importance. After wo
biul done1 this some time It occurred to
me that a change In the line would In
crease the ulTeut. I told him I was
about to make a change in a line in his
line.
line."What
"What is it ? " ho asked.
"I think It would bo hotter. Instead
of 'Look mother ! ' '
baying , to say 'Moth-
01 look1 !
"Ciroat heavens ! " ho applied , with
real agony hi hia voice , "more study ;
more work. "
On one occasion Clemens was stand
ing against a lamp post and holding a
cigar box under his arm , says the Bos
ton Transcript. Mrs. Cupt. Edward
Poole , u'vory beautiful woman , nnd us
LOT 3-81.06.
Consists of ladies' genuine hand turned
button shoes , dongoln , kid , opc'ru and
common son&o styles , sizes 2 } to 7 , ac
tual vuluo $ : iour ; price this week $1.0-3
LOT 4 82.D6.
Consists of ladies' genuine hand turned
button shoes , line dongola kid. opera
nnd common sense stylesslzcs 12f ! to 7 ,
nctuul value $4.60 ; our price this week
512,00.
LOT 6 88 Cents. '
Consists of ladles1 line toilet slippers ,
bended front with bonded satin bows ,
actual vnluo 81.60 ; our prioo
this week SSc.
LOT O 96 Gonta.
Consists of ladies' hand turned Oxford
bright and witty as beautiful , came
along and stopped and hold out her
hund , saying , "Why , Murk , where are
you going in such a hurry ? " "Pin
m-o-o-v-I-n-g , " drawled Mark , at the
same time opening the cigar box , dis
closing a pair of blue socks , a plpo and
two paper collars.
Ho had never cared for the Indies ,
was , in fact , 11 fish put of water when he
happened to bo near tluim. While cm-
ployed on the Daily Alia , having se
cured employment there after leaving
the Call , ho called at a dressmaker's
establishment , and for ton minutes ad
dressed a wr.x ( iguro of a lady holoro
discovering his mistuKc.
"One of the greatest instances of de
votion I over saw , " said an old' Virgin
ian to a reporter for the St. Louis Re
public , ' "outside of a doc for his muster ,
is that shown by Jubal Early'a * nigger
Joe. Joe is an old negro about seventy
years of ago who was born a sluvo in
General Early's family , brought up with
'Jubo , ' became his body servant , served
ail through the war with him as watch
ful as a mother of her babe. After the
war Joe w s informed ho was free. Tso
free ? ' said Joe with a look of contempt.
I'so not free. I belongs to Mas' Jubo
till I dies/ "
Early is very fond of his servant and
lias told every shopkocepor in Lynchburg -
burg to lot Joe have anything ho wants
and send the bill to him. Joe follows
Ills master around on certain occasions
like a dog. When Early lots the moun
tain dew of old Virgiuy get the better
of him Joe will say :
"Mas' .Tube , you mus' come home. "
"Why , you niggerwho are you
talking to ? Who's boss , anyway ? ' ,
"Well , Mas' Jube. when you's sober
yen's boss , but when you's drunk I'so
boss. "
"Woll , Joe , you're right. When I'm
drunk you're boss. " '
And Early will resign himself to the
faithful old darkey's caro. - . - -
Representative Mills , the great tariff
advocate and agitator , in talking to a
group on the lloor today related _ nn
amusing incident of experience with
some of his colored constituents. Ho
delivered a speech lust year , by request
of his fellow-townsmen , in the opera
house nt CorticunaTox. ) , his home , says
a Washington letter. His theme , of
course , was the tariff , and Mr. Mills
described in his usually vigorous man
ner , und with a plentful use of adjec
tives , the vicious character of the
tariff. Next day the congressman was
in his front yard , which abounds in
plants , ( lowers and shrubbery. Ho was
standing near the front fence , bijt con
cealed from view by the foliage. Two
stalwart colored men walked slowly by ,
and ono of them remarked :
"Dis hyiirs whir our congressman ,
Mr. Mills lives. "
"Dat so ? " queried the other. "Nice
place , ain't it ? " .
"Yuus , " was the reply , followed with
the query : "Was you down dnr at do
op'ra house las' night and hoord him
speak ? "
"Vans ; but what's dat tur'f ho bin
tallcin' 'bout , anyway ? "
"I dunne , " replied the other ; "but I
toll yer tlis : From what ho say 'bout it
if I moot dat tur'f I bin giv' it do road ,
sho's you born. "
At the deathbed of William B. Astor ,
father of John Jacob , after everything
pertaining to the numerous personal
estate was supposed to be arranged , the
dying man suddenly said : "John , what
did wo do with that six millions of reg
istered United States 4s ? "
"Wo have forgotten them , father , "
replied the son.
"What would wo bettor do with them ,
John ? "
"I think , father , they'd bettor bo
given to the girls' ' his sisters.
"That's a jrood idea , John. Hurry a
man to Washington soeolnlly , und have
them transferred before I dio. "
This was done , says the Now York
Press , and the incident is a suggestive
pointer as to the vastness of the prop
erty hold und to bo disposed of.
A good story is told of Prof. Jowett at
Oxford. A horedom to which that fa
mous town is subjected is the constant
crowds of tourists , principally Ameri
cans , which infest the place day nnd
night , and every day and every night
of tlio year , says the London Naws und
Post. For these objectionable Individ
uals numerous guides have , of course ,
been appointed , but as there is u smart
competition among those eicoroncs for
public favor , olio imaginative ntun hit
upon the following plan by which ho
could at least always be sure of showing
to the crowd of gaping Yankees that
followed him ono of the live lions of the
place. It so happened that Jowott was
very busily onuagcd on his famous
translation of Plato ut the time , tie )
guidOjWo are speaking had learned that
the learned professor's study window
looked into tha broad street. Coming
with his monagurio under those windows
dews iho guide would begin : This , la
dles und gentlemen. Is Bulliol college ,
ono of the very boldest in the hunivor-
slty , and famous for thu horudltion of
its scholars. Thu hond of the Bulliol
college is culled 'the muster.1 The
present muster oi Uulhol is the cele
brated Prof. Bonjumfn Jowott , rogius
professor of (5 reek. Those nro Prof.
Jowott'u study window , nnd there"
hero the ruflhui would stoop down , take
up a handful of gravel and thrown it np
against the panes , bringing poor Jowott ,
livid with fury , to the window "Indies
and gentlemen , is Prof. Benjamin Jo
wett himself ? "
"Our Mary , " aa Americana delight to
call Mary Anderson , may marry or may
uot , us future inclination seizes her ,
tics , with putonttlcathcr tips , actual
value $1.60 ; our prpp | this week Hoc.
Misses' line kid.aud gent , button shoes ,
RoynoldsBros.und P.Coxs mnkogood
value at $3.50 ; our price this week
81.45.
Misses' genuine , goat , button shoos ,
spring neols. sixes 11 to U , actual val
ue $1.75 ; our price this weou 81.16.
Misses- ' pebble button shoes , sixes 11 to
i. , actual vuluo $1.85 ; our price th is
week 08c.
Infants' button shoes , actual value 05c ;
our price this week 18c.
Infants' button shoes , genuine kid and
goat , hand sowed , actual value 75c ;
our price this week 4Sc.
Children's goat and dongola shoos , Ro
chester make , actual value 81.2.5 ; our
but at all events her past Is assured.
Her history reads llko fiction. John
McCullough found her u poor girl in
Louisville , and wrote of her gifts and
ambitions to his friend John W. Norton ,
than manager of tv _ St. Lenis opera
houfic. Her opening night in Louicvillo
she played Juliet to a10 house , but she
convinced Norton that in the green
Kentucky girl n great actress was con
cealed. General Sherman , then a res
ident of St. Louis , was present by Nor
ton's invitation. After the perform
ance ho was taken with others behind
the scenes nnd was introduced. Mary
nt this time was awkward , but u perfect
vision of beauty. General Sherman
kissed her in his fatherly way and pre
dicted a great future for her. A. half
hour later Norton usked bis judgment
about the budding actruss. "My dear
> boy , " said the general , "sho doesn't
J amount to anything. There is nothing
I in her. She will never amount to any
thing , no matter how long she lives. "
Two months later , when all the country
wont wild over her , ho saw his mistake
and acknowledged it frankly.
Without doubt the most tragic duel
over fought , in the vicinity of the me
tropolis was the deadly contest be
tween Alexander Hamilton and Aaron
Burr , says the Now York Horald. His
toric as it is. stories not given in the
b'ooks nro being retailed ubout it. Pita
Greene Washington , a great-grand-
nephew of the father of his country ,
has an account of the affair fvom his
grandfather , Captain FitHughes. .
The captain learned .after the start
whore the fighting ground had been
located , and was rowed across the North
river by a couple of slaves. When ho
ariircd the antagonists had taken posi
tions. Hamilton and Burr were to lire
twice or thrice. At the word of com
mand Hamilton fired at Burr , and Burr
fired in the air. Atr the second firing
Hamilton fired in the uir , and Unrr
shotTLamfltOti. ' Hamilton thought
Burr meant to kill him , us ho meant to
kill Burr , but when ho saw the discharge -
charge in the uir ho changed his tac
tics , us did Burr , and with'futal results.
This is said to bo the true history of the
duel by these two great men.
SAl-iT Ij.VKR NOTES.
Activity In Utah's Capital Surprises
Eastern Visitor * .
Siw LAKE Car , March 22. | Special to
TUB BEE. ] For n weak past wo have had
Italian sUlcs. und the nlr Ims bean so mild as
to entice every ono , soil seomoJ , out on the
street whlcli , accordingly , presented a very
animated appearance. The stir and move
ment on the principal business Btrcoti U n
surprise to visitors from the east. Mr.Georpo
Woodard from Omaha expressed this In
about the following words : "I used to think
Omaha the best place in the world , and , in
deed , I have met with a good deal of suc
cess as n contractor ana builder ia Omaha.
But I expect to curry on a rushing business
in Salt Lalto City for the next ten years ,
nd at the end of that period I shall retire
from circulation. This town Is poiopr to ad
vance right uloncr , and I tiavo no doubt in a
short tlmo its population will have trebled. "
It would bo easy to produce many more tes
timonials of this sort , in proof of the real
nnd persistent boom of this city. For in
stance the remarks of Mr. Milcn I
O. Maul , an undertaker of Omaha I
who has como hero for his ' 11081111 : I
"Why , 1 never was BO surprised in my life. I
I htwo always supposed that Salt LuUo was
u mere village , but hero you have a thrivini ;
city full of lifo nnd business. I declare if
people were nnt dying so fast in Omaha I
should corco out here und drop a few dollars
iu the real estate myself. I think you will
Inwo a great city Iioro inhiao of a fuw yoars.
Vou have everything to make one. "
I met two gentlemen from ono of the
smaller towns of ( own container not oVur
severi hundred Inhabitants. Ono Is the
president of ono at thy most successful
jown bunUa. lie told me that ha had como
ant to houotit his wife's health , but seeing
the evident signs of prosperity , ho had com
menced buying real cstato to the amount of
? 'J5.000 in a few days. Tno experience of
the other was similar. And tliojo nro only
samples of hundreds that are earning here
every wcoit.
Tha tearing down of old houses previous
to building nuw onci has commenced , tuij
tno work Is carried on extensively. Snuio
very beautiful buildlnc * . lir.vo been Himhcd.
or altnoRt finished , ( inito-recetitly , the winter -
tor having but slightly ) bhocUod building op
erations. One of thorn is tha futura homo
of the Hank of Salt Laid ) ; U has a most
artistic front of red sandstone. Another
nan n lovely Kray saint ilbnu front of beauti
ful design. Both uro on M am' street nnd to
thcso might bo added the now D.'sorot hank
building near ttio totnplo and others on Mam
Rtreot. On I''irM . South btraor , several ilnu
buildings have been lltmtiod during the
winter , and on Second South street several
nro near completion -now. Hut the most Im
portant part of the building boom is yet to
eon 10. Teams and inun ara busy excavating
tlio ground for the Kust Sldo mammoth
hotel , nnd operations hvu ulso bacn com
menced on West Temple street for the
clearing of the ground i < for tlio mammoth
West Sldo hotol. The churches are also
moving , and that In awalmoat literal sensu.
The llrat Congrogation.it church sold out
tholr lot on'Ihlrd South street for I5J.UOU.
and around for n gooa situ to build
u line church. The MathodUts
will probably follow their oxumplu.
As n smiipio of ttio daily transfers of real
property. 1 notu the following : Lot n , blocK
7J , plat A , 110.000 ; 10'jXlOl ' ) fuot lot , 8 , block
70 , plat A , fJO.fi'Jl ' ; fiOxlOO foot lot I , block rr ,
plat A , tr > 0 000 ; OxlU feet lot 0 , block 01 , pint
A , ? 10,850.
On Saturday ( March 14) ) of last week , the
transfers -reached 07,801 , but on thd two
preceding days ttioro was n falling off from
the dally average , so that this Is not an indi
cation of the regular rate Which , howuvor ,
may bo stated to roach nearly f 1,000,000 per
Wi'ek. Tha foundation for the board of
Iralo building U bomg laid , and the work ia
now carried oa with energy. The outlook
for a prosperous season Is brlpht unii oiicour-
aglae , VUltors contmuo to utroum iu , many
stay , and the population ia growing fast in
nuinbora. The next census may show a
population about treble that of the last nno.
price this week 03c.
Gco. W. Ludlownnd P.Cox's children's
genuine kid , button shoes , Krench
kid button hole 11 v , slzei 8J to 10 } , ac
tual vnluo 82 : o"lir | > rlco this week
ti ; ,
Hoy's H calf seamless button shoes ,
worked button holes , solid leather
throughout , uctuul value $1.75 ; this
week ; l..o : ; sizes 11 to " .
Boys' B calf seamless button shoes ,
worked button holes , solid leather
throughout , sl es ; to 0 } , actual value
32i our price this week $1.45.
Boy * ' B calf shoes , congress und luce ,
actual value 91.60our : nrlco this week
91.15.
Men's H calf shoos , nctuul value $ - ; our ,
prlcothls week 81.45.
THIS TRAMP HAS CULTURE
But Ho Knows the Way of the
Graft.
FROM WINDVII.LE TO OMAHA.
_ <
Mr. 'JUrojtaii" IMntlo tlio Journey In
IMIiUv/ittnr / With Precious Uulo
Money in Ills Clocliot A.r-
rcstatl for n Vnf * .
A Hello of Bettor Day * .
There are hotels in Omaha which are
not graced with rotundas , lined with
luxuriously upholstered scats , and in
which no bodiumondod cleric calls
"LYout. " In such a hotel the lounger
mot a rather "rocky" member of so
ciety who one day had boon a respect
able and well educated man , but dissi
pation hud lett its itmn-ess on his face
and his shaking hand. The name ho
assumed was Brogan. Ho had nothing
to say about his antecedents , but stated
that ho had recently come from Chicago
cage to Omaha without a cont. Being
asked how such a feat could bo accomp
lished in winter ho said ;
"When I struck Chicago I had suf
ficient cash to live throucrh the winter ;
but liquor and an encounter with
"thugs" limited my stay to a week ; I
was held up. This is how ; 1 bojiovo
I must have been drugged , for I was
aroused to consciousness in an alleyway -
way by feeling a strong arm encircling
tnv neck , which poked mo- into a hori
zontal position. Dazed and incapable
o'f " "irinkfng"any" defense I was at the
mercy of the 'thugs.1 who quickly re
lieved1mo of my cash and valuables ,
with -the exception of a ' V which es
caped their clutches. " '
I felt bad at , my misfortune , of course ,
yet as I had escaped u slugging and
bad a l\ " left , I consoled myself with
more drinks , and prolonged the spree
for another day. Tno following morn
ing 1 awokp to the realization of my
miboVablo plight , a big head and not a
solitary nickel to buy a euro or a cup of
coffee. Disgusted with myself and sur
roundings I shook the dust of the
Windy City from off my foot and drilled
westward without any , as yet , deter
mined purpose , but with a fooling of re
lief that 1 was getting away from the
scene of my misfortune. After a brisic
walk of a dozen miles or so , I gradually
began to shape my line of action. 1
determined to go to Omaha. I hadn't
a cent left , yet as I rccoveaod from the
despondency brought on by the vile rot
gut my spirits and' hopes arose in pro
portion. When hungry I sought potty
jobs to earn a meal. Some placing mo
in the category of tramps required mete
to feaw wood or do some other little job
before bupplying my wantsi In other
cases I struck men who had boon on the
road at some time themselves , and
know it was easily possible for a weak
mortal to get out of cash. Prom these
I would got a meal without
being required to work for it.
1 didn't wear out my shoes
much by tramping or'drilling * as it is
termed. I was fortunate in jumping
box cars and on the fourth day found
myself in the Hluflfc. Hero I got my
Ural back-sot. It was night when I ar
rived and my only recourse was to seek
shelter at the police station. In the
morning I had to appear before the jus
tice on a charge of vagrancy. The
judge questioned mo pretty closely. I
was a 'vag' inasmuch as I was penniless ,
yet as 1 answered all of his questions
satisfactorily ho gave mo liberty on con
dition that I would got out of town in
two hours.
"Can you get to Omaha in two hours ? "
lie asked.
"I expect I can , " I answered , though
I didn't know where the br.dgo money
was to come from.
On leaving the station I was con
fronted by a full-grown bliz/ard. Dazed
and almost paralyzed by the blinding
snow and cold , i staggered along.
Stumbling over a pile of coal on the
sidewalk the thought struck mo that
hero was a chance of earning enough to
got over the bridge and perhaps for a
meal and a bed , or 'doss * ab the 'hoboes'
term it.
"On making enquiries I found it belonged -
longed to a printer on the second Moor. "
"Do you wish to have your coal put
away ? "
"Vcs. "
"How much do you charge ? "
"I don't know what it is worth , ns I
don't follow the business ; but [ shall bo
satisfied wltn the usual price. "
"I'll give you Ho cents. "
"All right , " and I tackled the job
and quickly linishcd it , pricked on by
the biting bliibt which pinched my un
protected hands and cars. I then com
pleted my journey to Omaha.
Next morning I was again penniless ,
but I thought I might bo able to hunt
up another coal job to supply my imme
diate wants , llofora I had hustled an
hour I struck a job which put a dollar
in my pocket.
Ontsldo labor has not as yet opened
up , yet I find it IH possible to live if
ono only hustles around lively.
Some people- imagine that if a
man wants to work ho can
got a job for the asking. I would like
to BOO how they would act if they found
themselves dead broke in mid-wlntur ,
in a strange olty.
A tradesman has a show , but a man
without a trade , nu mutter what his
Mon's A nail shoos , congress and lace ,
all styles , actual value $ ! 2.r > 0our ; price
this weak $1.85.
Mon's calf shoes , genuine Molvny sow
ed , actual value 82.60 ; our price this
week S2.60.
Mon's gonulnofroneh calf shoosstrictly
hand sowed , sold elsewhere at $7 to
$ S ; our price this week $5.25.
Mon's working shoos 800. Doc , $1.15 ,
$ ! . } * - ! , $ l.-Io , uctuul valno 25o to Too
per pair more than our prices for this
week.
Special prices on entire * took of Indies'
misses' and children's , men's , boys'
and youth's shoes this week.
Please bear in mind wo are not quoting
prices on inferior makes , but rollnblo
goods which wo will jjuarantco to giv
perfect satisfaction.
The following letter osplnlns Itself
as to the goiinlnonesH of tlio uiajfnill-
cent gifts above niontlonod
Olllco of Mu Meyer A llro.
Oumlm , Neb. , Mur , I" , , ISO.
Mfssrs. Xumliir X lluvrls !
( lontlniuon Wolior liy warnxntertry nrtl-
clnanlil to you tlili day. to lie exnrtly nt lupn
soutoil. mut yon emi Kimtuuto ) nvcrylliliiK n < l
\vo\vlllliohl ouiiplves rcHpouMlilo.
U i tlllU.
It will bo ti mistake to pm-clmsc any
thing In the line of shoes or
before seeing IIH.
qualifications , is judged by his dress ,
and unless perfectly presentable is at
once set down as a "bum , " oven if ho
gets u chnnco to speak and state his
case. lie is a "bum" and his story a
bum's yarn. 1'opo , says "Worth makes
j the man , tho"want of it the follow , and
all the rest is leather and prunella. "
' Now , "Dross makes the man , the
want of It the 'bum , ' and all the rest is
tootle , tootle , turn. "
And poor Brogan faded into the
gloaming to hunt up something to oat.
An Absolute Cure.
ThocmiGINALAUIKTINE OINTMENT
is only put up In Inmo two-ounoo tiu boxoi ,
mid Is an nbaotuto euro lor till aoros , burns ,
wounds , chuppotl hands and all nlcin orup-
tlons. Will positively euro nil Kinds of pllos.
Ask for ttio OUlGINAl. , AUIETINE OINT-
MENT. Sold by Goodman Drug company
at , 25 coats per box bv mull 39 cants.
CALIFORNIA
TIU : LAND or
DISCOVERIES.
on
Send HrlAi3t \ > r9. -
THCONLY-
qU/WAriTEED /
_ CUF , E TOT\
'CATARRH
SANTA : ABIE : AND : OAT ; R ; CURE
For Sale by Gooditian Drug Co
Aren't your paying"
too much for your
type-writer paper ?
OIIASR & icnnv ,
IJOOKSIOIMHS ; AND
K.NGIMVUItS AM )
Hi ! Sotiili Kltli Street.
Free of Charger
KemliHH pliotowrnpliof yoursflf or nnynienilmr
of your family , mill wn will nmko j cm u Llfc-M/o
Cniyiin-rortiiilt iibsolutcly I-'u'n < > f C'lmiKO ,
provliluil ) on will have it anltnlily framed nnil ox.
mblto < ltnrmrfric'n < Jtinsmtnmploofoiirwnrkniiil
mo xmrlnlliioneo Jn wuiiiniiKordi'mforiu. Tliln
iBnboua/frfa-olTnr ; uctmil MiluoqCiOVondopt
( Ilia method of introdocinR niirworkwlieniltcnii
l > ttcriticiillyexiuiiint' < llat\villotilyjlncitill > nlt-
< < ! miiuliur of portrnlta in onrli locnllly for tlm
naxt thirty ilaiti , HO bo prompt , if jnuwMi tnavall
yoiirnot t of thmraro opportunity. Wrilo immniind
mhlrcsA ou Imcl : of phot o and wuguurautuo Ha return -
turn with portrait ,
AMERICAN PORTRAIT CO. ,
n mill 0 AViiHlilngloii St. , Clilrago , III.
IAROIST lift -Slit PORTRAIT HOUSE IH TH ( WORID.
Hrjtrencca ; Intrrimllfiiinl lliinlc. Chicago )
oruuy of tlio JSIorcuutlla Agcnciea iu the Country.
Chicago Eloctrlo Light
ENLARGING CO.
UK. CiLUL'K ,
EYE AND EAR.
Hill-tor IllocK , 1,1th ami I'nvir.uii. TeluplionoCii , ]
OU , It. III. IIOU'JU
Tteas Itees of Eye , Ear , Nose & Throat
iK to ttio l.itctt hiloiUlllu metliort.ai taiuht
In t'lU Muiilmttnn mid Now York I'.ju mill Kur liitlnn
arlo > . lloomi U ikUArllimtun Illoik , lilt
Tlio Well Known Spoulalliit ,
lsimiurpa 9il In live trontmuntof ic = fortuaof I'ltt
VAIK InxLASK-t UIK ! Hirlc turu ncuruniiuraiiti'fil. Ini
( latency , l < o uf Alunhoud. ami Aiubliluii. Slorrlllly
or llarreur abiiuiilulycureil | , bvnd for Hook * ' "Itiu
Ufu fuiret , " fur Man orVomun , t-uoU II 001114
liluiniim , Nrrrou * t-'muala ll ) > t > a > u , ciircit quickly
anil poriuiiiiviill ; ' Treatment by corrc pondenc .
lamp * fur reply , toniuitalluii frcu. OUicu S. K. Cu
UtU nad Jtckiuu btroou , Owatia Net * .
AX TME
PARIS , 1559 ,
The Highest Poasiblo Premium ,
VISE OHfcYGR AND PRIZE
FOR GLWJHCs MACHINES ,
W " 8 AWARDED TO '
mm i WILSON MHL ci ,
AND THE -
44GR0SS 0F THEN *
LEQION OF filGMGR ,
WAS CONFERRED UPON
NATHANIEL WHEELER ,
The President of the Company ,
WH EELER & WILSON MFG , CO ,
1H5187Vnl > .irth Avc. ,
St > M > IV
P. E. PLODMAN & CO
210 North 10th Stroot. Omaha.
Iinpirlor of nnd dealer la
all kinds nC
Birds Fish anil Rare
Animals ,
| HU- 1 C.VKM. 1'tiunt.iln A < i un
1 limit Shells I'.tc.
I Itocclvud toilny , n now lot oC
Imported ( Jniinrlet Miilea
and I'cmulos.
Ilird Seed a Spri'Ialty.
10 cents n pound
No. in'South 13th St. , Omaha , Nob.
The only Biifo mill pfUnlW ? method of extract
ing teeth. n"d thu only method of Insurtlu ?
teeth without plnte. roinnlnluK clean und dura-
able.
I Bt. IBAVOBBAWOUT.
] 5oo-DOUGLAS grant : ? OMAHA.
CoLLAR ,
' SPENCER OTIS
DouIfi'Jt.t ,
Moilutnlcnl KiiKlnvur ami DrnftmniiM , .
Driiwlna" , Siirdllrntliint nnil Htiierlnti'mliuii-i | < . lit
Klpvutors. Mlllls , facilities or Hiiec'lnl Mnililnvry ,
laclnc * . Mini liliiH I'lliitx fiirnhlKul.
I'ATK.NT OHF1CB WOIIIC A tU'KfilAI/t'V.
McmlicrAtmjrloiiiSocluty u f Muchml nl Kimlnoiir
"ALLAH LINEOGEAH STEAMERS"
Passage to and ( ram Great Britain and an
parts of Europe. Montreal-Liverpool route , by tha
waters ol St. Lawrence , shortest of all. ( ilnauuw tu
lloaton , to I'lilluilulphlu , Liverpool to anil front
Ilaltlmon1. Thirty btcatnora. Claxn oxcclulor.
Accommodations unBtirpuaecd. Weekly sailings ,
AI.I.AN A ! > . . ( Jon. WesUAg'ts.
C. I. Sundell , n.D.jr. 1 IS La. ballo St. , Chicago , III.
SFor LOHTcrFAn.IHO MANHOOD )
J0onerol and NERVOUS DEBILITY
Vkne D of Body and Hind , Effect *
of Krrorior Eicene
Btn Uill'r from CD Ultlti igj I'intfu UuitrlM. Url ? > It
' ' ! ! ( ll Mk , lt > U tUa and iiro rcnklUdi ( ittilri )
BRIE MEDICAL CO. , BUFFALO , N.
CHICHCeTEFTB ENaLIOH
PENNYROYAL PILLS.
CflOBB DIAMOND BF1AND.
Hn1Vurftnl klwiji rMlttU. Ladle * , C-t
IJOIM , * ! > ! wltb tlu * rlbbna 'i'uk * no othen
Hcu.l tr.il | ) tir ttrlUuUri ol "Ittlltt tul
l < Ilr .wf t Jiiltr , hi mturw taull. * Var c i\iint
< ! lilclicil r Vlicut. L'u. . JliuUMa b < l. , I'll 11. .iv
*
RESTORED.
ItEVKnr ruric * , \ tk'tlni
- - - of youthful | iiii > riiilrnrv.
I'renuitiiro Drear. Nrrvoiu Drhlllty , Ijmi
NanuiMNl. < te , having trleil la valnvvi ry Icnown n mr-
uy. li j UHoovertiU a tlmpla mfnn o ( s'tr run * , wlildi
tic will tenilMulftii ( ) VHKK to liU Mlov uir T ra ,
'J' i , J.ll. ItKCVtS , I'.O , lloiaW.Kow VorLC'lty.
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