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About Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922 | View Entire Issue (Aug. 3, 1890)
TJfcLJfi OJVIAHA DAILY BEE , SUNDAY , AUGUST 3 , 1890.-TWELVE PAGES. MORSE'S Ladies' ' and Misses' NEWMARKETS. $1.98 Thoiecome In Sprlnp and Fell Weight * , assorted sizes. and are Uis than hi.li' price. 'LADIES' Jersey Jackets Como inblsekoaly Inall clroq from 32 to 42. Oar formur prlco was $5.00 , LADIES' Worsted Suits $5.00 Odd lot In dark shades , siltabl for Full wear. W have sold thorn from $10.00 to $8O.OO : during thU week wo ofTcr the lot at $6.00. LADIES' Gloth Jackets 98c An accumulation of odd n'zesandnuolldos ' ranging In price from $0.00 to $7.00 , all at one prlco 08c. ' LADIES' White India Linen Wrappers. $1.50 The balance of our stoolt of th se $2.50 tTrapptra , vro offer this week , all at $1.00 each. MORSE DRY GOODS CO I OF THE ROUND HOUSE. Toilers in the Eugino Stables of the Missouri Pacific iu Omaha , FAITHFUL EMPLOYES OF JAY GOJLD ( , How the Com jinny's locomotives Are Carefully Cared For at CutOff - Off lidJce Labor News. While the main shops of the Missouri Pa cific railroad syatem are not In Omaha , shops nnd round houses of more than ordinary Im portance are located on the banks of Cut-oil 'lake , Just east of the fair grounds. The plant , which , by the \vayIs the largest division plant of any this sldo of Kansas City consists of n round house with nioo stalls , n blacksmith shop and repair shop , giving con stant employment to nearly ono hundred men. nil of whom arc looked after by W. E.Vonn , and his able assistants. The round homo ia a low , rangy affair , ono story high. In front of It is n perfect net work of tracks , all leailingoutonto ono of the main switches. The round house , properly speaking , ia a stable where the iron horses arc taken in and cared for after coming in from a hard day's trip , and where they re ceive as careful attention as the finest steed fai the city. When an engineer pulls hla train into the depot , ho ttcpa down from the foot board nnd turns his machine over to a hostler and Ills helper. Ho gives the hostler n note , show ing what repairs nro nceclea before the out going trip , and then pulling off a suit of oll- bcsmcared clothes the engineer is at liberty until an hour before it U time to tnko out another train. The order of the engineer U copied into a book kept for the purpose in Foreman AVonn's private ofllco In the round house , where It is called to the attention of Assistant Foreman O , W. Smith , who instructs his men a * to what Is needed. If the train arrives during tno day tltno Charles Sherman , the day hostler , takes tno engine to the round house , but n It arrives bv night It Is taken there by John Birr , the TTTtfht hostler. Just below the round house the machine comes to a halt , over the cinder pit , a long shallow excavation between the tracks , where Ita \ turned over to the wipers , who draw the Hres from the furnace with long Iron rods. Then the engine is pushed upon tbo turn table nnd sent to its stall , where for two hours it Is In charge of the vlpcn , who work in two pangs. The day g.mg conshta of Dan Murphy , T , D. Bailey and Nick Kratch , whllo the night gang con- nUts of M. Huby.V. . II. Blackson , "William HiRB nnd .T. W. Martin. In the stall , the engine goes over n pit , four feet deep nnd twelve fcot long , nml 3 soon us the water Is drawn out of the boiler , the wipers , with bunches of cotton waste , go over every part of the machinery below the foot board , removing the dust , dirt nnd oil that lias accumulated whllo running along the ( Unity road. The brass is polished , now packIng - Ing put into the boxes and the cab swept , The tlrctunn then commences his work , wlilrh consist. ) , in addition to shoveling coal , In keeping clean and bright every portion of the fiiulnc ubovo the foot-board. When ho has completed his labors , thu boiler Is opened nnd water forced through the ( dues to remove the ECiilcs that have formed. In the.nlno stalls of the Omaha roundhouse fortv cngjncs nro cleaned and kept In repair by the llttlo gang of men , who monthly draw their salaries from Jay Gould's treasury. liosldcs the roundhouse there are the car V repair shoiM , In chargoof J. B.'WllKlnson , who has thlrty-llvo men iu hla employ , who me constantly Vopt busy putting la now wheel ) , springs , Lumpers , ulr-bratcs : nnd tuch other Improvements aud repairs as may Vfl necessary. The repair shops are not very pretentious 1 lrs. t-onslstlnff of two oae-story buildings , MORSE'S. LADIES' Tnclcnn nut tlio bal.inenof ourlnrse s'ock of W.iNti , Hint wclmvoMild nt Jl.iland ll.ra , each. wo olter tlio lot , un separate table * , ul TSo Ladies' , Misses' and Boys' BlouseWaists Wo find wo have numerous odd sl/es In the aboro WttNt.s otld lots rairjlii ! * In price from $1.M to tluu. We nuilcu one price via. FINE FRENCH GAUZE Flannel Waists , These como handsomely tii.'kcd.lioth slcovr.i nnd yol < c4 , and have sold alt tea-win at tl.TA During this sale our prlco wll' Ijc y'M. LADIES' Bl'k Netted Capes , Those nro mndo of best Italian PewlnsSlllt with rich heuvy fringe , 0 Im-lics In doplh. nebular price iS.OOi sale price S.V.H. flllk Kmbroldoicil , ( n tansund creams , usual prlco ? 3.W. Bale prlco 81.00. MORSE DRY GOODS CO , but they nro sufficiently largo to handle the business. Run la connection with the ear shop , there is n blacksmith shop , where J. W. Cline pre sides over a forge , assisted by his helper , B. S. Mauoney , ana there two men miiko the bo'ts. ' repair the breaks in the Iron work about the cars nnd outlines , and are kept busy from early morning' till late at night. Every piece of work turned out by the blacksmith is inspected by C. J. Corkhill , the dav machinist , or by G.V. . Merrill , who is in charge of the machine shops at night , and if found perfect , is used , otherwise It pees baek to be remodeled and worked over. The sand pit Is a separate department , nnd is a nit only in name , as it consists of a huge pllo of yellow sand , Drought here on cars from the sand banks of Louisville. Sand plays an important part In the mailer of mn- ning trains , as each engine carries its saud- IM > X , n large conical shaped affair , in front of the cab. In going up steep grades , or in passing over the line after a heavy rain , It is necessary to use sand upon the rails , to prevent the wheels from slipping , and this Louisville sand is for this purpose. After reaching the yards It Is thrown into a pile , screened and the Hue sand put Into n drying furnace , where all of the moisture is removed , after which it I * taken to the store-house , ready for use. All of the supplies , material and articles used upon tlio Omaha division are looked after bv Quint Ware , Foreman Wonn'.s gen tlemanly clerk , a younfj man who has been in the emp'loy of the company since boyhood. lie has a complete clerk system with every department , nnd so accurate is he In his ac counts that every cent and every pound of material that has passed through hh hands daring the mist year has been"accounted lor , his book balancing with those at the pcncral supply hou.so in St. Louis. Tne nostler , while his tltlo would indicate that ho occupies an inferior position , is , in fact , the most important personage about the shops or yards , as ho Is in the direct line of promotion. A man becomes a wiper , and a wiper ho may continue for Ufa ; but now und then ono Is promoted to the position of lirernan nnd works about the yards on the switch cuglnos. If ho Is faithful , ho becomes "a hostler , ranking nnovc a llreman. The climax in the round house has then been reached , and the first time a vacancy occur.i oa the line , the hostler Is given un engine and qocs onto the road as n full-Hedged knight of the throttle. All , or nearly all of the engineers on the Oinalu division have served tiino and gradu ated from the r.mlu ot the luutlcrs. Tlio "callers" occupy an Important posl- tlon. There are two ot them , young men , whose duties are to look after thc < engineers. Kvery engineer , before stnrtlm ? out on n run , Is given notice ono hour in advance , When an engineer b detailed to take out n train , two lioun bot'oro leaving time a caller Is sent to hunt his whereabouts. If he Is found ho signs his name in the ealler'.i bonknnd Ilia report Is sent to the forennn of the whops. Should the caller fall to tiiul the engineer another is hunted up , and the llrst min : sent for loses his trip. Another rule prevails , and Is rigidly enforced. If the caller llnds the engineer In a disreputable resort , ho so reports to the foreman of the shops , and the engineer loses his tritymd another man takes his run. lu regard to men drink ing or associating in had com pany the Missouri Piclflo docs not draw the line on cnglncro , but made Uio same rule apply to all employes , from the "canaries , " which la the railroad name given to section men , up to the highest officials of the road , I * u man seeks employment , no matter for what position , ho muit prtttcnt an applica tion , which must reclto his history from the day of ills birth. Should this receive ft voru- blu consideration , the applicant is notilled. Ho then pees into the "sweat box , " 01 small room or oftlco. where the foreman who will bo over him if ho passes muster takes him hi hand and Intcrrog.tturt him regarding his hab its , Inclination to pay his debts nnd general prospects for the future. If the aiwww are satisfactory the nanio of the applicant gooa on to the books , und when a vacancy occur * or more help Is' needed , the man is duly In stalled. It the answers to the numerous questions are not such as coma up to the Idea uf tuo foreman , the umnlcaut U notified and his rasa Is dlsiiosod of without more ado and ho is Informed that he will have to look ; else- whcro for a position. By pursuing thl course the oQlciali ol the company claim they are enable to sccuro the MORSE'S. CLEARING OUT SALE. Hotwern now and moving ( Imp. September Itt. wo will tell ( Hxl from every ileuirliiu : > iit tit any | > Hcu In pruferenvc to moving them. EVERY : - : DEPARTMENT Included In this silo. China Silks , I5c. All tlio hnlnncn nf our clie.np China Silks will lit1 do-eil out ut I.V. Wash Silks , 69c. Tlioto beautiful Striped \Vush Silks that told nt Jl.ootiyard , reduced toC'Je. ' Surah Silks , 45a - SS-lnrli Colored Surah ? llk ( notlro the width ) that sold ut 7Jo nndSjO ! reduced to 4'K.1. Surah Silk , 69c. All tlionnwslmdpt lit our $1.0021-Inch flno b'uruh HIII ; on this sale atJo. ( . Black Silks , $1.25 , licduccd from tliTTi Black Silks , $1.80 , Kcduced f rom J2.00. Black Silks , $2.OO , Koduccd from W.OO. Black Armures , $1.5O , Itoduccd fiinii * . ' .00. Black Surahs , $1.23 , * Iteduced from J1.75. Black Surahs , $1.68 , . I ! I'd need f rom KM. ftaek Velvets 27 INCHES WIDE , $1.75. Kcdncod from $ .1.01 nnd $1.59. It will pay you to untlcfp.iti' your wants for a year un anything in our silk department. LADIES' CONNEMARA CIRCULARS , $2.75. . . * Colors black , navv and myrtle , alsj Jllsses' In navy. Reduced from f < j. J to ri.73. MORSE DRYGOODS"CO" best class of employes for the various posi" tloua they have to otter. Nation Carpenters. W , B. Musaer will depart for Chicago Tuesday evening , where ho will represent Omahu , ai a delegate to the sixth annual con vention of the union carpenters of the United States and Canada. The convention will beheld held in the Auditorium building nnd will con sist of between S,000 nnd 3,0H ( ) delegates , as every town nnd city having mi organization of union carpenters , with a membership of llfty , is entitled to representation. The convention will be In session two weeks , and , besides electing thtJ regular oQlccrs , tbo constitution will bo revLscd in many respects. It is believed that a section requiring a more rigid examination. In order to urrlvo at the competency of applicants for membership will bo incorporated before the convention ndjonrns , as the members of the unions admit that under the present rule , too many saw and hatchet carpenters are admit ted as full Hedged workmen. The question of strike bcneflts will bo brought up for discussion and undoubtedly some changes made In the present law. Clerics. , The clerks of the city stores nro in high glee over the successful termination of the early closing movement. They attribute their- success to the creation of the united clerks' assembly , ami so well are they pleased with the outcome that thev nro talking of an excursion and picnic to Arlington and Waterloo lee in order that they may properly celebrate the victory they have won. Khonld arrange ments bo completed , the alTuir will bo in chnrgo of the clerks' assembly nnd will prob ably take place the latter part of the present month. Anticipating Ijalior Dny. The members of every labor organization is now busily engaged in making arrange ments for the Labor day narado and picnic , which will bo held the llrst Monday In Sept ember. At the last meeting of the Central labor union the subject was discussed at some length and the matter referred to the labor assemblies with instructions to at 01103 ap point committees and notify them to report to the Central labor union , ut the mooting to beheld held this week. When this work in com pleted the time nnd place of holding the pic- n io will bo determined. Central Iialinr Union. The Central labor union held Its semi-annual election at Oato City hull last FfCftiy evening at which the following onlcers were elected : 1'resldcdt , \ViIIurd ; vice-president , Wit- Ham B , Musscr ; secretary , William SoberIng - Ing ; tmwurer , Julius Meyer. The election was simply n ro-electlon of the old onlcors. Reports from the various labor organizations were presented and read , They nil showed the orders to bo on a good footing , In good shnpo llnancially and rapidly increasing iu membership. _ Another Cnrpoiiters' Union. Last Friday evening tbo Danish carpenters of the north tide met at AVolft's hall , Twenty- second and Ctimlhg streets , where they or ganized a union with a membership of forty. ThU Is the fourth carpenters' union In the city and Increases the total membership to nearly 400 , with a prospect of nearly doubling before the end of the present season. Dr. Blrncy cures catarrh , Bee ) bldg. Pretty sixteen-year-old Maud Carll , | ho youngest daughter of .lesse Curll , a retired ahip builder of Northport , L. I. , eloped with and married Arthur Wright , a bookkeeper employed In the Havomcyer & Elder sugar rcllncry , Brooklyn. Annotnioem 'lit. C. B. Monro it Co. have been appointed wholesale agents for the celebrated waters of Kxccblor Spriujfs , Missouri. Drink Excelsior Springs Missouri waters. W. H , Ilaydoii , Stuart JJohson's manager , accompanied by his who and daughter has gene to Buropo. Ho goes tosco Simiou In reference to a now comedy for Mr , Hobsou. Dr. BIrnoy cures catarrh , Bco bldg. MORSE'S Portiere Curtains 150 . i GOO pairs with dauo * . all colors , regular $2.60 quality. JIovineRalo price 11.60 i Chenille Portieres $5.50. GO pairs nil Chenille , r.oltd colori. frln o top and bottom , regular pricu , $7,50. Mov- lujj Sale prlca , $0,00 FIGUR.ED Chenille Portieres T$11.00 GO styles all onr flsnrod Chenlllos , recul.ir $10 OO aud $10.00 qualities. Movini' price , $11.00. M Chenille Portieres $15.00 100 pairs Imported Ch nillo Portieres , worth irom $2 . (10 ( to $30.00 a Yiatr. Mov ing sale price , $10.00. Curtain Scrim 3c. C,000 yards fancy colored Scrim , doslrahla for Bedroom Certains , marked down to 3c. LADIES' Dressing' Sacques ' 68c. All Elz < s In both Cambric and fine Lawn , nnclc and oleevea trimmed , witti embroidery and tucked down front , Price out from $1.25 to 08e each. MORSE DRY GOODS CO FATIEST , USEFUL , PRACTICAL , Tiio Qualities for Which tba Telephone Girl is Distinguished. HOW SHE WORKS AND LISTENS. The aicthotl of Con duo tin 3 Ui-ttuncc TnlkiiiK What It Costs uiul Those to AVhoin It . Gives ICiiiployineut. Perhaps you know the telephone girls. If vou don't you are entitled tosvmpathy , that's all. Away up on the top floor of the Hatnjje blocK they may be found In all their glory at any hour of the day or night , and every day In the year. There are jiut thirty-one of them , and they ore among the busiest inor- tah in this busy city of Omaha. There are day girls and night girls , girls tall and slender , girH short and plump , some pretty , some plain , some in their teens and some out of them ; in fact , there are girls of all age * , sizes nnd descriptions , but they are nil telephone girls , which , in itself , means the personification of p.iticncc , usefulness uud general assistance to the world at large. To the average Individual the telephone girl is a rather V.IJJHO and unknown quantity. She Is a stranfio somebody in an unknown Homcwhere , who meekly answers to the eu phonious name of "Hello , Central , " and in some mysterious manner establishes auricular connection between the sub scriber and the party wanted. Sue I * always the same quiet llttlo miss , strictly attentive to business that Is she should always bj strictly attentive to busi ness , but If pcrchanco there is something very Interesting being said and s > ho is listen ing so intently tha' . she docs not notice your rail , just let it pis ? and call again , because you would have done the same thing If you had been In her place. You may think you wouldn't but that h where you are mistaken. There is such an irresistible temptation to "cut In" when you Itnow that a fellow Is talking to his bcyt girl , or that a long sutler- ing wife has Juit set-tired telephonic COT > " C- tiou with her husband nt the club , thai , it B almo-it too much to ox-poet of frail human nature combined with woman's curiosity to ovou hope thiUshc will refrain from breaking tlio rnltu iu this rwpcet pud ulaylng eaves dropper. True , It is exasperating- when ono Is In a hurry and moments seem llko hour * to have to wait for tlio answer that is > so slow In raining , but intlnitely more annoying if the connection is carolejsly nrailo and the wrong party Is called up. Then forbcaranco cease : , to bo a vlrtuo and the au ry suhscrihcr In vokes the moil direful Imprecations und hurls the bitterest maledictions at the blissfully unconscious telephone ( ipdto as she liantoiia back to resuino her Interrupted chat with the good looking young fellow with the persua sive valco In tlio rallroa t oaica blocks invav. In vain does the suhscrlhor dance about the room or rattle away at hs } 'phone until the nlckle-plated bolls are at a white heat. Thep don't ' bcKin to bo as hot us ho H , and ho doesn't care who knows it. Then ho "lays" for the girl and when she answers ngaln ho proceeds to deliver a blast that would hicen- uratoasbestos. Poor , deluded mortal ! Ho might as well rave at the Missouri river for running down stream. The telephone pirl has put up the proper connection uud turned awav , and ths vigorous orator is tulkhig for the benefit of the polished instrument on the W.ill before him. Yes itidoed , the telephone girl will h ave many things to answer for In the wo rid to come , but with all her faults we lovf- her still , In the oftlco and among themselves the Blrls are known as operators. Tliero uro twcnty-ono of them on day dutv , two ut night , and eight nro known as "rullef operat ors The Jotter are oa duty nt noon and lu tlio morning and evening while the regular operators uro ut tlu-Ir "ie.ils , and are always la douiaud when ouo of the regular force la MORSE'S. NOTTINGHAM i.1 10,1 pair * good full Kl/c , tnnod edges , usual price Jl.23 ; moving sale prlco ,3e. NOTTINGHAM CURTAINS , $1.50. ' I.'O pairs 3 ! } yards long. 4.1 Indies wide , taped Sl.tiQ odws. * former price tl.M ; moving sale price NOTTINGHAM CURTAINS , $4.00. 00 pnlre " ' yards long. ( M Inches wldp. taped pdzt" . Mild regularly at J.YUU ; muviiiE salu . pi Ice tt.ua. NOTTINGHAM CURTAINS , .00. . . 100 p.'ilrs V yards Ions * . Si ) lnpho wide , tnpod cilccs , liullatl'Mi real luce , regularprlce $ ( i.JO ; moving alu price * . " ) JW. ' of Cost 'D All of our Sash Curtain muslin , polkn dot muslin , und Madras Luce , during tills i > ale at prlees recaidlt&s of cobt , CHILDREN'S DRAWERS , 12c. It ado of peed nuLslln ptnlu hem tucked above , size I , St. MORSE DRY GOODS CO on the sick list. When n.t work they are ranged along in front of what seems to bo a partition about six feet Tiigh , but what are really the combined sections of u multiple switchboard. How is n multiple switchboard to bo de scribed , with its stores of plug holes and its labyrinth of wires , so that the reader will have the faintest conception of its intricacy i Sultlcc It to say that each section Is the terminus of the wires for 200 subscrib ers , but by simply Inserting n plug perfect connection i nt once secured with any ono of the other 1,050 subscribers of the exchange , Thcru are nine sections which will accommodate 1,300 subscriber * . There are two operators at each section , each operator having charge of 100 subscribers. Tlio boards nro so arranged that it is pwslblo for forty persons to talk nt the same time that is twenty connections. This is rcnululcd by the ability of the onorator , rather than by the capacity of the board , as an ordinary operator cannot handle the business which keeps more than twenty connections ' -up" at the same time. If It exceeds that the opera tor at the rittlit or left of her can "plug in" from the next board aud help attend to the numerous calls. The chief operator Is a young lady , Miss Lizzie JVlcCliirc , who presides over a Httlo domain of herown in ono corner nnd keeps "cuttliin in" on tin ) various boards to see that all connections nro properly made and the lines are all working as tliov should. Ills possible to have ttK ) connections up at at the same time , allowing 720 persons to eon- verso over tlio bundle of wires that enter the building la cables in which are grouped from forty to 10. ) wires each. Ordinarily , however , less than 400 persons are talking by telephone at the same timo. Ono man Is kept busy taking cnrc of the switchboard , and thu average individual would not think it at nil unreasonable If told that it kept 100 men busy , as the network of wires is so intricate i to bo very bewilder ing. It occasionally hapi > ciis that in making changes , n few of the wires are ' 'loit , " that Is they become mixed up and their number is lost and an aggravating" of several hours duration Is the result. This force , together with the manager nnd Ids assistants , are nt work inside the build ing , wnilo another force , eiiually as large. Is busy outside , building now lines and keeping the old ones in repair. To do this thirty-two linemen are employed. There Is a llttlo over 1,300 miles of wire to bo looked after , as some of the lines , ire constantly wearing out and having to bo replaced. Tlio wlro onthmrilv usodis No. 14 and Its Hfo varies from two to ten yean. Out through the suburbs , where there Is llttlo smoke and the atmospheric coiidltionanio not so unfavorable the wire lasts longer than iu the heart of the city. Al > out two years ago new No. 1'J wires , ono size larger than H ordinarily used , were strunj ? over the Union Pncillc crosslntnt on Tenth street , but a recent exam ination found them badly corroded nnd abso lutely worthless , and new ones were niMtn necessary. The damage was duo to the con- Htant pas.slngo engines underneath. Owing to the rattle and roar it has been found uueossiry to niako n full metallic cur rent with return wires on nil Hues can of Sixteenth street. The sntno has boon done or will bo done along nil streets on whli'h elt-ctrlo cat's arc running , In order to do away with the trouble experienced by Induction. Kcturn wires uro being put up on the Lin coln and Plattsmoiith lines , and the same work has already been done on two of the lines between this city und tlio Hluils. .Altogether the telephone exchange gives employment to about seventy-live persons , and its monthly pay roll exceeds 1,000. The switchboard iu the cuntr.il oillco nloue cost ulxiut r > , UH ) , and its plant complete has cost nearly twice that amount , It Is ono of the Iari'o business enterprises of the city and its rnluo to the piiblio cannot accurately bo Im agined even by those who rely most upon Its assistance. _ _ Dr. uiruoy euros cntnrrh , Iloo bldg. A Notnlilo Iti'jiort. "For disordered moiihtimitlon , anannla and sterility , it may proiwrly be termed a specific. " Kxtract from Or. W. P. Mason's report on the waterti of Hxcolslor Springs , MUsouri. Stuart Hobson will spend his cntlro sum mer vacation in Cuhussut , Mass , Ho is In the boot of houlth. Ills tour UOKUIS September ' 'J la Mrooklyn. Dr. Blrnoy cures catarrh , Dee bldjr. MORSE'S. 8c Our ontlro stock of flnosilk finished colored fttohnlrs , all wool French Suitings , Armurcs , Beiges , clc.oui' finest floods t nt luwo always sold for SI , $1.25 , $1.35 and $1.50. Jown to 68c nemombor these nro tlio finest fabrics In our dross floods stock. . Mohairs , 2O pieces of the finest 27 Inch wide Molmir 13i'illinntiiies , COo goods , nil colors , reduced to OOc. 40-m. Mohair Brilliantmes 88c These are the finest mndenncl sold last April forTBcn ynrd , be sides dark shades we have green and brown mixtures in the o All Wool Tamise , Our Finest Cloth Double . width nil wool , every good color , cost 05c to Import , now u ynrd. Odds and Ends China Silks , 50c. The $1 goods , n few short lengths and single dress patterns of the best China silks down to BOc. of Dress Goods , 39c. 4O pieces finest medium weight double width nil wool dress goods,4O inch do Beiges , mixtures , stripes nnd checks thnt were OOc , 78c , OOc a yard. Benutlful qunlity ; oil 30c : Sale begins Monday. No samples sent. The Morse Dry Goods Company THE CAMP OF STANDING ELK , A Soldier's Visit to tbo Chief of the Ohey- cnncs. POOR LO LOVES NOT TO LABOR. Tlio Agricultural Vcntiires oftlioN'oulo lied Muti Mcctliiff "With Very Iii- dllVcrcnt Success The AVlilto llivcr Country. CAMP OEMIICIIS , S. D , , August 2. [ Special to ' .THE BKB. ] A small detachment , compris ing'Cuptain A. B.VoIls , Klghth cavalry , "Sioux Hob" an Interpreter and scout , tlirea packers of troop A , Eighth cavalry , and my self , loft Cninp Oeh'lchs at 5 p. in. on the evening of July 25 enrouto to White Hlver. All baggage nnd camp equipage was packed on two mules , and as wo were in llfjlit march * iuir order wo moved out of the camp nt a rapid pail. Passing through the quiet vlllajo.over the bridge which spans Horselicad crock , through the Ions lanej on the east out on the grassy plittn , wo soon reached Small Uutto , which towers upwards from the Dad Lauils , a landmark which can bo seen for ninny miles. The sun's rays fell slantingly , yet tlio heat rising from the parched vcjju'j was In tense , nml before wo had gone three inllosour horac.i were covered with foam. The tal prairie ( -rasa which hut a short tltno siuco presented a radiant vista , was dry nnd scorched , no rain having fallen for some weeks. A rlcio of ullttlci moro than an hour brought ua to the Brookficld ranch on the edge of the Indian reservation. Hero wo went into camp for the night on account of water , the small streams beliiK dry after the long summer's drought. Jjrookfleld ranch \ \ ta located nlwut llvo years slnco by Mr. Hurt Urooktiold. ono of the pioneers of this section. Llttlo Black Tail rrcelt meander1 * through his domain fur- nislitii } ; lni block with water the greater part of tlio year , ana when drought sets in n well ut lee cold water , tasting of alum , yields an abundant supply. With hU pernm-ilon wo encamped Inside nf his Indosuro near the well , unsaddled our horses , unpacked the mules , picketed them upon the luxuriant grass and then made preparations for the evening repast. Soon u camp nro was blaziiigaiul the steaming cortco , together with the odor of frying bacon , perfumed thonlr. Kupper over wo took a look over tlio ranch ami found as one of its apnurtenuuces an Indian tepee , oc cupied byVIId Hog , a Cheyenne , with his squaw nnd pappooscs. Hero wasun example of the noble ml Vum going back upon all of the traditions and precepts of his progenitors and actually laboring on the farm foru liveli hood. Buch incidents am as scarce as the shekels of a 8.oldier n week after pay day. Taking extra precautions that our stock was properly tethered wo laid us down u | > on the green sward to pleajtant dreams , At 4 o'clock on the morning of the ' 'litli wo aro.su from our dcw-hiden couchesdidmiiplo justice to the camp cutabu-s prepared by the deft hands of our scout , fed horj.es and mules In nose bags and at 5 o'clock vaulted Into the saddle and cantered away toward the rising sun. Tlio roadway traversed n rolling prairie country , and not u house met our gaze nt any point , of the com pass.'o wore in full realisation of "a homo hi a vast solitude , " tlio monotony of the land scape relieved only by an oceaslunal botiiuo bordering a lagoon. In the lnuy morning light row ) the "Slim Huttos , " so near und yet so far , standing : llko sentinels against the custom horizon overlooking thousand ) of acres of virgin soil. l-Vom the base of the butt OH could bo seen a zig-zu ; ; line running in n northerly ilUiU'tloumarking the crt'uk banks of the same nuint' , bordered on cither side by largo rot.tonwood trees , wlioso shudo tcrnptod us to dismount when wu llrmlly rcuchud the cifok about IU o'clock , Horrushed by a halt , saddles and pack ? re adjusted , wougam took up thu line of march , The roadway tiow merged Into various Imllan trails , und following tlyi scout at U o'clock we espied fix > ra a hUrii. A Mio stream culled White river. Along its banki were scattered many Cheyenne tepees , the forest homes of abuut six hundred people of the tribe , A short ride now brought us to the river , which was much swollen , recent ralni In Nebraska having raised it. Cross- liiK the river at the ford , wo rode through a dense growth of mttomvood. box elder nml willow , and Anally reached the lodge of Standing Kile , which Is | icrclicd upon n high plateau overlooking the river and wood , nnd from It diverges down the slopes a hundred paths to the tepees of his followers. Standing Klk , n chief of long standing , la now an old man nnd badly crippled. Oiico tall nnd erect , with the lire and spirit of his race , leader in the wars once waged bv tlic.su Southern Cheyenne * , ho L now a senile war rior who will ere long bo gathered to lili fathera. The IO < IKO coinprisos a lo # hut , an arbor mnilo of willows and suverol stirround- 1iiK tcopceii. Ho was expoctliiK a visit from Captain A. B.Vlls , commanding tlio bat talion of the Kiglith cavalry nt Oelridi , and was environed by the principal mm of tlio tribe , sitting henenth the moor In dlgnltled silent-e. Upon the nrrlriil of the detachment , a prolonged ffrunt of welcome WILS uttered , and the captain was soon engaged in a pow wow which hutcd for several hours. They scorned anxious to be removed from their present location to Tongue river In Montana , to bo united with their northern brethren , They have been furnished with farming Im plements and seed , but do not talto kindly to miimml labor , and their efforts to till the neil and cause It to fructify have not been crowned with success. The Clioyomies nro a line looking lot nf Indians , being well formed and strongly built , but are opposed to exertion and do not t-aro to earn their bread by thu sweat of their brows. There is no game on the reservation , and as the govern men t ra tion Is scanty , they nro poorly fed and as u rn to badly clad. The detachment encamped nt tlio foot of the hill , on which stood the locliro of Standing Elk , beneath the shadoof the broad spreading tree * . The water in the river was very muddy , hut wo were forced to drink It mud and nil. It was so thick with white clay that it would not run through a reive , as the sediment settled too rapidly. Our preparation for the noon day meal brought a host of hun gry sijuaws und Indian maidens , clad In llam- intf red calico , their faces decorated with. chrome yellow , and their hands , arms and ears covered with brass ornaments. Squattim ? upon the ground In small groups they watched us with open-eyed wonder , as wo sliced oil steaks from the stile of Incon , and cooked "a sori-of-a-gun" with the aid of hard tack and bacon grease. In the evening wo visited many of the tepees In search of trinkets nnd irot nn in-dght Into tlio Hrpinlor and wretchedness of the tribo. The iijunws aii ) mow deft lu making Iwadi'd work , nud seated on the Turkish plan minus the orien till rap they ply the needle and slnow und manufacture many u curio for sale to thu palefaces. . Finally tlio shades of evening gathered , the moon showed her bright face low In the cloudless western sky and a myriad of Indian dogs formed un orchestra about our camp anil discoursed a vnrictv of tunes before unknown. Thus surrounded by all that exalts mid embellishes thu Indian camp , thu soldier spread his blanket upon the grass , llshed out from his saddle pockets hh jdpo nnd tobacco , stretched his weary limb * at full length , and. looking up nt the iiulot stars , bethought him ot the many beau tiful stories read In his boyhood about the free Hfo of the plains , of the sparkling n.ves of fair Indian damsels and of thu realization of the Ideal. The muddy water of the moon lit river murmured by , the dogs changed the tune which erst while they hud suiifji the pipe went out us fancy took wings and so.irud aloft , ami at midnight's holy hour the soldier slept the sleep whu-h I ; : , -w an awakening nt curly dawn , ut tlio call toboots nndsnddlos" und return to his camp at Oolrlchs , u distance * of twenty-eight mites In a July sun. rjKiiou.v.NT Mu OIM O. K < Troi UT , Troop A , Highlit Cavalry. Dr. Uiruoy curoacfilui'rli , Tins Cost of ( Jin-en Victoria. It costs the English irovornmait $2- flO-OOOiiiiiiuiilly to Miijipoi't Quucn Vir- toriinnd lior Immediate family.VhiMi - ovof the < jiit ! n vltiltri lialiiionil mihtlo it tnki nijt ) ( ) ( ) to ilufniy the railroad ox- journey. Dr. Blrnoy curoH catarrh , U o liUljj.