THE OMAHA DAILY BEE : HUNDAY.YDEOEMBEH 1801-8IXTKEN 1JAGEB , 13 PATRONIZE HOME INDUSTRIES Kotall Dealer * Should Push the Sale of Nebraska ANY ONE CAN SELL WHAT PEOPLE WANT , Trim It.H of tlio Itcst Kind Arc Aliuln In Oniiilin Tlio .Miuiiiliiotm'o ol'Coin- IH'CSHOll Y'O.tBt Ucftlimcll IjICU * trlunl Appliances , Consumers have boon asking for Oinahii goods to such nn extent that the majority of the dealers of the city luu-o boon compelled to t > ut In a line of homo made goods. This \s \ liui accomplished considerable good In the way of stimulating the manufacturing In dustries and giving ompioymont to labor. The amount of goou accomplished , nowovcr , bas been small to what U might bo If thu dealers would take a different course. True , they have put in homo nmdo goods and they hand them out when the consumer demands it , but thay do not all of tbom push the sale of such goods. Said ono uoulor In speaking of his small sales of a curtain homo made article , "My customers do not ask for Omaha goods. " This denier has bean Belling groceries lu Omaha for oighl or nlno years , and during all these years hns been educating his customers to usu eastern iroods. Now ho complains that ho can't sell thorn anything clso nnd that no ( iocs not think It Ills pluco to urge them to take homo mudo goods. It Is u strnngo thing that , dealers who have been advocating thu superiority of eastern goods for yearn suddenly discover , xvtion asked to push homo goods , that it Is not good form to try to Inllucnco a customer's ' choice , The complaint "I can't sell this or I can't soil thnt brand because the people are ac customed to use some other" Is an excuse which any business man ought to bo ushnmod of. Any ono can sell what people ask for , anil the only man who Is worthy of bolng called n salesman Is tbo man who can sell wnat people do not usk for. A salesman Is a man who cun Introduce ) a now article to the public , ho is a man who can sell an ar ticle nmdo In Omaha as well as tnio rnndo in some eastern city , even If his customers nro better acquainted with the name and make of the eastern goods. " \VcdonotsoIl moro Omaha goods because - cause moro people do not ask for them" will not be accepted as nn excuse coining from business man. Dealers must admit either that they nro not salesmen , and hence ought not to bo in business , or else thnt they do not care to help build up tbo Industries of the city that are giving them a living. There are exceptions , of course , nnd some dealers have not only put In full lines of homo made goods , out they are selling them , and , best of all , their customers are pleased With tha change. It I ? said that the majority of Omaha retail dealers have put In u line of homo made goods slnco the home piitrouago movement ' was started , but some o'f these lines nro very mooger. .Tako cigars for example. A good many dealers sny , ' 'O , yes , wo bavo Omnhn made cigars , but on closer inquiry it frcquontly trans pires that tholr stocic consists of ono box of Omaha cigars and ten or twenty boxes uf eastern mako. That is not all , the ono box of Omnhn make is frequently n very cheap ! > cent cigar. Imagine the rusult when a man , who has boon smoking eastern cigars that retail at 10.cents or three for 25 cents , v. . determines to patronize homo industry and Is given ono of these cnoap cigars ! " Dealers who handle homo mudo goods in tuU way do tbo cause of homo patronage a great deal of harm. 31nklu < r Trunks In Omnlin. A branch of manufacturing which is car ried on to n considtirnblo extent In Omaha , and of which Itttlo mention has been umdo , Is tbo manufacture of trunks and sample case * . There are two manufacturers engaged in this work , C. H. Forby nt 1-100 Douelns street nnd H. II. Anirhoff In the Alillnrd hotel block. Klght men are employed nt present nnd ns trunk making is a trade requiring ex perienced labor , the wages are high. At busy seasons moro mon nro employed nnd tho'trunk manufacturers distriouto In wages not less than $8,000 In the course of a year. The average citizen , though he may have traveled quito extensively , nnd In such cases boon compelled to pack his belongings in n trunk , has vnry llttlo knowledge of trunks or thn method of tholr manufacture. AS is the cnso with many ether articles In common use. there arc trunks made lo sell and trunks made to wear. In the cheap snlo trunks pine lumber is used , and pine that U none the best quality. When papered on the insldo and bound with tin on the outside , the purchaser can hardly distinguish them by appearance from those of bettor make. These cheap trunks uro mostly manufac tured in or near the lumber regions , as at Uucino or Mllwaukon. The use of machin ery , clienp labor and poor materials reduces their cost very materially , and though thev uro retailed at very low price there Is suffi cient margin for the dealer to make a very handsome prollt. Such trunks usually brente up after ono or two trips , much lo the distrust of the purchaser , who Is opt to lay ttio blame on tbo wlctted bag gage smabhers employed oy the railroads. The cheap trunks are really nothing more than pine boxes covered with tin , or some other material , and the method of manufac ture is In many respects similar to that em ployed in an Omahu packing box factory. U'lion It comes to. the manufacture of the bolter grades of trunk1 ! , such as are made in Omaha , basswood is upoj tn place of tilno. It. is n tougher wood , not so liable to check and split , out and is free from Knots and cracks. Instead of mnchlno work , experienced trunk makers nro o in ployed who cut out each piece oy band and lit it into the pruper placo. ' Ono 'of thrso Omaha hand made trunks will lust for years where n cheap sale trunk would break up after u very little rough handling. Styles in trunks htivo chuncreci very ma terially during the past few years. The split leather covered trunks so common a low yours ago huvo boon replaced by those hav ing a tin or shoot Iron covering. Thu split leather used on those old trunics was so thin that a very little bruUo would break It and mur the beauty of the trunk. Leather Is still used to some extent on expensive - pensive trunks , but It is very strong nnd thick and is known as case leather. The tin or sheet Iron covering has many advantages over the old split leather cover ing , as it imparts additional strength to the trunk nnd is not easily torn off. The metal used for lilts purpoio is often made to iuil- tatit some other material , as leather of some find or canvas , and at a llttlo distance tlio imitation is perfect. It is said that there are only two factories In this cquntry whlcb turn out trunk trim mings , that is the iron corners , stays , etc. , ind that they oven supply the American trunk manufacturers of London. The Omaha factories make a specialty of the manufacture of the sample trunks nnd cases lued by traveling salesman , At the Brtiuo tliut ) Omaha jobbm-3 sometimes go east to buy tticsu trunks , although they can BUVO nothing In price and the trunk * uro no moru durable. Omaha t run it manufacturers can compote In ttiolr line In price nnd quality with the manufacturer * of any other city. They do not attempt to compote with the cheap sale trunks , as they cannot afford to lower the standard of their goods by turnluu' out anything so cheap and Illmsy. The majority of people when they buy a trunk want a good ono and it they would patronize the homo manufacturers they would not only get what they want but they Would also bo uidln ? in the building up of homo factories. All jobpors and manufac turers who employ travelling man should not think of going out of Omaha to buy their Bamplu minus , at least HO long as prices uro us low here ns olsawhure. Both trunk man ufacturers have joined the association to help along the homo patronage movement. It might bo added that there has boon quite a change lu the trunk trado. Many people will ramomher v > hen tbo would-bo purchaser of u trunk wont in search of ono In a harness or saddlery store , but dealers In tbli Hnu no longttr bundle trunks , The sellIng - Ing ot trunks hns become u Imalnoj * by Itself uml most every largo city lias trunk lores , Many largo department stores also carry n line of trunks , It is said that in Baltimore the bnrnoss men still retain the trunk business and the sumo Is true to a prout extent In Washington , U. C. There * ro perhaps some other cities in which the rade still remains In the old channels. nion lti > uiiio Work. The Omaha Couipreusod Vcait company , whoso factory on South Tenth street was burned out somo. three or four weeks IIRO , has started up again. Their now plant U located nt Thirty fourth and Kichardson streets , and Is In evor.v respect superior to the ono burned out. Whllo the company was Idle the oiutcrri manufacturers advanced the prlco of compressed yeast in Omaha 5 cents per dozen , thinking porhnps that tbo Omaha company would never start up again. As has been pointed out before , tbo com petition In this line of manufacture b very sharp. Ono or two Inrao oastoni concerns have a monopolv of the business and they bavo followed the policy of nutting prices below the cost of production and by that moans driving out all would-bo competitors. A Jlrm tried to make comprosjod yeast in Lincoln , but was soon crushed out. That was , hovvBvor , before the homo patronage movement was started and bolero tbo ncoplo learned that manufacturing Industries must booncouraged for the bcnotlt of the city. About IM ) pounds of compressed ycust nro sold In Omaha uvery day. Is there any reason why this should not bo made hero ! It can bo mudo hero If the consumers and dealers of the city will buy the homemade made article In preference to that made In the east. The bakers of this cltv depend upon the patronage of the citizens of Omaha for a living. Why should they not return the compllmnnt nnd patronize Omnlin citizens by purchasing homo miulo yeajtl The same ( inestlon could be asked of the grocers with equal propriety , The grocers and bakers will remember that Omaha compressed yeast Is sold in Now York city and delivered to customers in wagons bearing the inscription , "Oimiha Compressed Vcnst. " If this yeast Is good enough to moot the requirements of bilkers nnd grocers in Is'ow Vork there con be no question as lo Its quality , and It ought to find Its way Into general use tn Omaha. If the bakers and grocers allow eastern competition to kill tbo homo fuotory , no ono will sympathize with them when the eastern manufacturers put up the prlco again and compel consumers to pay it. A New Knctory * The Omaha Consolidated Electrical com pany Is the title of a firm doing business at 11112 Howard street and that has been organ ized for the purpose of engaging extensively 111 manufacturing in Oniulia. As indicated by the title , the company will devote its energies lo the production of electrical specialties and appliances and electric llclit nnd power supplies. The manager , Mr. Kin- nov , docs not believe that there Is any good reason why copper from the Omaha smelting works should bo shipped east and there made up into electrical supplies and then shipped buck to Omaha for use In this city. Ho pro- po 0s to buy the copper at the smelting works and manufacture it Into the different electrical appliances In Omaha. If his plan succeeds , ns it must , this branch of manufacture will bo an Important nddillon to ttio Industries of Omaha. In Chicago there are several establishments of this Kind , und they are giving cui.loymont [ to a largo number of men. NBIIIIASKA ST.MlClt. It Is understood that the tioatrlco Starch Co. will put n man In Omaha before very long to bring their goods to the attention of the rorall dealers of this city. The factory is located at I3oatrico. Nob. , and has a cu- pacity of 10,000 pounds of sturch per day. The manufacture of starch is an industry that is peculiarly fitted to a state like Ne braska , which produces Iho raw material in such abundance. In that respect It resem bles the beet sugar Industry which promises to utilize so much of the farm lands of ttio Btate , The people of Omaha are very much Interested in beet sugar nnd are using almost entirely the product of the Uraiul Island and Norfolk fnctorios. Now lot them extend their interest to Nebraska starch. If Boatrlco sends a man up hero , lot every dealer receive him courteously and lot him go back impressed with the gener osity of Omaha business men. Lot every dealer give him an order ; u small order Is better than no order. Place the goods up In front and do not allow any customer to leave tbo store without culling her attention to tbo Nobrasna starch , and urge her to try a package. Out of curiosity , if for no other reason , people will try it , and , tinding it a Jlrst-class article , they will use it from that tlmo on. Beatrice is n largo consumer of Omaha goods. Koturn the compliment and let Omaha become a lar o consumer of Beatrice goods. Omaha is sending thousands of dollars lars every year to eastern cities for starch , nnd the money oncoscnt there Is lost to the state. This money should bo kept in the state , where it will aid in developing tbo re sources of Nebraska. Money sent to Beatrice will bo paid out to the farmers nnd laboring men , nnd will eventually Jknd its way back to Omaha in exchange for some other Kind of goods pro duced hero , nnd both cities will bo bene fited by the exchange. TltlXO.V Ladle * ' Hume Journal. A gold pencil-ease , representing a quill , with diamonds and rubies studded in the center In the form of a clover. Is among the novelties. A rich appearing pendant and Inco pin con sists of n heart of pearls circled with small conch pearls , nnd having In the center a beautiful diamond. An odd conception for n ring is a bright garnet , sot in the heart of an oxvdtzod silver lizard , which Is coiled so that Us tail Is hold between the teeth. Among bracelets six different colored pearls , each divided by a small ruby and n diamond , nnd the whole circled with"mltiiito emerald * in skeleton setting , form an exceed ingly rich combination. A small diamond heart , having n pigeon- blood ruby In the center , and surmounted by u coronet of diamonds and sapphires , forms the mounting of a ring that cannot fall lo pleaao these artistically Inclined. An elongated odd-shaped pearl , that was recently imported , bus , by Inking ndvunlago of Us unique form , been transformed Into a very pretty ilsb lace pin , by having a cold head and diamond tail attached to each end , respectively. Watches are now worn suspended from chatelaine brooches attached to the breast , nnd some exquisite designs are scon for this purpose. Ono of the most attractive is formed by u number of artistically curved feathers , In which small diamonds and .sap phires are Intermingled , In jewelry It oflon happens mat when two old and time-worn designs are shown com bined they form a very pretty combination. Thus It Is that n crescent brooch , having a daisy in the center , Ibo whole holim or pure white , small diamonds , make uvery oxquUlto and attractive ornament. Two moonstone cuplds , with diamond- lipped gold hews and quivers swinging from their shoulders , and holdfngon high between thorn n heart of diamonds' , from which is ap parently dropping three small rubles , const- ! tutoa n Inco pin that shows much thought and skill in worktnuusMp. h.UIOH XOTIfH. Nashvlllo colored barbers organized. Author Stockton was an ongrnvor. Now York has 12,000 telegraph boys. Cincinnati carpenters won ! tO cents an hour. The nvorago cost of raising a boy Is esti mated nt Wlf > 0. Now Vork building workers won n strike against nonunion men. Now Vork architectural Iron workers struck for nine hours. The Denver clerks nro lined 50 cents for smoking nonunion cigars. Ouo of the biggest of tbo Insurance com panies in this country pays tou woman man ager f 10,000 a year. The Brotherhood of Hullway Trainman paid $10,000 last month for death benetits , Tbo receipts amounted to $ ! " > , V.H ) . The next union to bo organized In Sacra mento will bo the laborers' , and Its member ship will Include all unorganized labor. The American Federation of Labor , In nnuual convention , passed a resolution favorIng - Ing u woutuu suffrage amendment to the con stitution. A recent report on the raUs of wages In the mining industry abroad shows that about 55 per cent of the total value of the coal and Iron ere mined In ( iroat Britain In lb'.K ) was received by labor , the total wages amounting iaovor00UOO,000 , or an average of fciliO pur miner. The San Francisco Coopers union has decided - , cidod that Us member * hiH not woilc for any cooper doing business with liquor deal- CM * bo Import kugs , All but two of tbd dealers who have been buying their ken * In the east have agreed to p.itrnnlzo borne In dustry , and the coopers \\ill try to make the prnotfco general , Cullimoro adjusts glasses , U bldg BILL OF FARE FOR PAUPERS , Manner in Which Doughs Oouuty'a ' Charges are Fed and Knpt. SCENES AROUND THE BANQUET BOAHD , Idiocy , Ignornnuc nnd Imlljrenoo 10tit tlm 1'rovondor Provided by tlio 1'coplo and nro Merry ns I'rlnocH. An oven hundred paupers might bo sup posed to form an unlntoroUlng nnd oven ro- pulslvo crowd , but when fathered together Inside the walls of the Douglas county poor house and under thn rules and regulations of Hi HI Institution they constitute an as semblage , somewhat motley , of course , m character nnd appoarauco , but vastly differ ent from what the popular Idea tnukos them out , based upon observations In tbo more wretched quarters of the city. Tbo 11 vo score county charges wore In spected the other day by n reporter of Tim BCK , who wont out to "see tbo animals" of the county mcnngorlo at the lecdlng hour. An elegant dinner with the olllclul start of the institution In the superintendent's ' dining room paved the way for what was to follow , and thus fortlllcdthe visitor started on his tour of the words to see tbo little army of unfortunates who had bo-omo discouraged by the super cilious glances ot the Ilcklo goddess , and bad given up the light against adverse fortune. To the citizens of Omaha and Douglas county their poornouso Is Known as the "county hospital , " though there Is no stale law that recognizes tbo existence of any such county institution. The name , however , Is In this case , fully ns appropriate as any other could bo , as of the 100 inmates now there , thlrty-livo are under the care of tbo physi cian and thirty are Insane. The remaining thlrtv-llvo aru paupers pure and slmplo with no additional aggravations or alleviations or outside complications of any kind , Ttio building ilsulf has had raoro nolorloty than any halt dozen structures In the county combined , but leaving all the charges of job bery and boodlorlsm to slumber In the vault of the clerk of the district court with the thousands ot pages of typewritten manu script adduced in proof 'thereof , there Is no getting around the fact that the plan of tno uuildlrifr is lirst class. It is constructed with especial reference to hospital work , and it would probably bo dif- llcult to erect u strucluro In which ' .ho same number of inmates could bo cared for moro easily or In bettor shape. There are accom modations for'50 inmalos , so that there is little probability that the ether buildings contemplated Irftlio original plan and nearly doubling the present capacity will bo ren dered necessary for some years to come. The great north wing Is as yet unused , the south wing and the center furnishing all the room that has thus far been needed , Kach lloor of a wing constitutes a ward.and It was Intended to have tno men on tbo tint floor and -the women on tbo second , but Douglas county statistics demonstrate that malound female paupers are to each other numerically us two to ono , and in this case theory fails to pan . out m prac tice except to a certain extent. It has been found necessary to put a couple of dozen men in the upstairs or women's ward , and still there is room to spare , as a largo room in the center is sot apart for the very old and intlrm women , and tbo lying-in department is alco located in the main per tion of the nibtution. Tuero nro now out half a dozen women in this ward , and some of them will remain in the institution but a snort time , as"thoy are not county chargoa and under ordinary circumstances are able to support them selves , Of the Insane patients tbo majority nro In curables who have been under treatment at tbo slate asylum at Laucoln and have been sent back hero to make room for others whoso cases may not bo us hopeless. They are for the most part harmless and are quartered with the other inmates , sick , In sane and Indigent occupying the same corri dor , but uaro being taken as to their occupying separate rooms nt night. This plan admits of tbo utilization of the well ones to care for tbo siuk and Insane , and saves unnecessary expense for attendants. One of the Insane patients , an old man named ICoybur , was observed with his arm in a plaster cast , and inquiry elicited the in formation that since his return from Lincoln ho had evinced n decided mania for running away and escapes periodically , only to be followed into tbo city and taken buck. His lust osuiipatio was to smash out thn glass and jump from a second story window , breaking his arm. At the time of the reporter's ' visit bo was industriously pulling u very black cigar , which ho said had just been sent out to him by relatives in the city , and bo glee fully enumerated the ether articles contained in the package , which had apparently given him us much joy as a child would derlvo from a box of building blocks. Among the inmates uro a half dozen or so idiots , who ere of mere trouble to the attendants than double that number of any other class. Ono of thorn , a gibbering fomulo of unknown ace , hovered for some time around the re porter and his guide , nnd finally the long , bonyarmi encircled the nock of the scribe and constricted with a vigor that squeezed tbo breath from his body and threatened serious mishap lo bis internal economy. With what seemed an almost superhuman effort and with little deference to the feel ings of tbo unconventional creature , tbo em- brucco disengaged himself from ttio ani mated ropes that bound him and turned to the superintendent with Iho remark that ladles were not in the habit of greeting him thus warmly. "Oh , the poor girl is an Idiot or stio wouldn't bavo thought of such n thing , " was the soothing reply , nnd with this rather questionable comtort the reporter was forced lo bo content. Another cheerful creature , whoso grinning countenance was as innocent of expression as a now born bubo's mouth Is of teeth , dis played u curiosity ns to tbo contonls of the visitor's pockets that was truly appalling. The superintendent's log book credited her with twenty-live years of life , "but , " bo added apologetically after giving this bit of Information , "she hasn't used her time to good ndvunlago , or she would ns soon think of tiudtng the procoedlncs of the city council in the old testament as of looking for any of this world's goods in tbo pockets of a news paper man. " The reporter called it n hone on the idiot and passed on. The serving of the afternoon monl was full of interest , not only to the regular boarders but to the visitor whoso appetilo hud boon salislled some tlmo before. The dining rooms wuro two in number , and were in a two-story sub-wing , extending back from the center of the wing proper , thus atfordlng a convenient hull for each ward. Two long tables extended lengthwise of the room , nnd on tbum were placed tlio plates nnd cups of tin and the Iron iinlvos and forks that the county furnishes for Its guests. The food was sent up from Iho basement kitchen on small elevators , and wns taken in charge tiy employes , who doilt ; it out with an Impar tial hand. The amount intended for each In dividual was placed upon his plilo and all wore thus served before a single ana of Iho hungry but orderly crowd was admitted to the room. Too attendant In ohurgo of the ward dispensary was getting In bis work mcanwhilo , and wbuteverlordor had been given by Iho physician were now carried rut in doctoring tno food Instead of the patient In some Instances , and in mixing up moru or loss dlsauroeublo doses In others to be taken before the commencement of ttiu meal. When all ready tbo signal was given , and after a few minutes of orderly confusion Ibo seuUvero tilled and tbo wurfaro on tbo edibles began , There was less noise than would ordinarily be expected under < iuch circumstances , us each ono hod hU whole meal right under his nosound there was no walling or passing of dishes to delay matters. Hugo cups of sirup were about the only pieces of tal'lo waru that traveled around very much , and tbo wutchtul uyoof the ai- tondant * aw that everything moved along without u hitch. Ttio Insuno folks hud a table to themselves , and Ihoiu who wore un- aule to leavn thv'lr beds wore , of course , looked after In their rooms. At this time of vear , bui two incuts a day arusorvod. TUoUrst ut U o'clock , which U about as early as tholiijintcs can bo ? otlon out , nnd the second a4t \ i ) o'clock In the af ternoon. Tbo county's charges pet moat six days In the week and Ilsh on Friday. H takes about ninety ) pounds of moat , a bushel and a 1ml f of potatoes nnd seven gallons of coffee at a meal , and the Institution also manage. * to got away with 1,700 loaves of bread every mouth. Many of these who , ftiPlv to the county for aid ralso their handl In holy horror If It U suggested that they had bettor go to the poor house , but Its terrors seem greater In appre hension than In reality ; The fare is bettor , In the majority of Induces , than the puupur has been accustomed 'to , and oven If there are thoio who have met with great reverses they are not the ones who complain , The klokcrs are InvftrUbly these to whom tbo faro Is princely compared with what they have put up with the greater part of their lives. o.ti.tFuitxt.i Los Axom.HS , Doc. ( J. [ Special to TUB BEK.J The pending decision of the supreme court on the legitimacy of the grand jury now sitting In San i'ranclsco , is 'ixcltintf great interest throughout the stato. The case hinges on the doubt whether , at the tlmo Judge Wallace appointed an ollsor to draw the names of the grand jury , any dis ability rested on the sheriff , to whom primarily belonged this duty , Meanwhile that body , strongly upheld by the reputable press of the state and by the best public opinion , continues Its work of purification. Having found "true bills" ngulnst the "thieving political bosses , and legislative boodlers , " it has now turned Its attention to municipal affairs , beginning with the asses sor's oHlco. It is claimed that not only has the property of wealthy owners been system- matlcally undervalued , but that Assessor Slebo and City and County Attorney Duret bilvo daringly tampered with the assessment roll itsolf. Kor these practices or kindred ones the history of the oillco would appear to offer many precedents. Assessor after assessor ser has entered it poor and gone out of it rich. The dear public has allowed Itself to bo robbed with a compliance comparable to that of Fagin when ho "mado a little play for Oliver- ' For many years it has carefully refrained from turning its bond , much less laying u detaining grasp upon tbo hands busy with Its pockets. That u body of men has at last been found courageous enough mid honest enough to bring these olllcial thieves to justice Is n mutter of sincere thaiiKlulnuss and nt the same time an upuull- iug commentary on Ihe general state of morals. Thanksgiving day some colonist ) arrived in San Francisco whose advent was hailed with feelings suitable to the anniversary by orauge growers throughout the state. Tbcsu colonists took up very little room and were exceedingly quiet. Their presence , in fact , would never have been suspected by fellow- passengers on the ship which brought them from Australia. They represented ilvo new species of lady bug and are warranted to clear off tbo rod scale effectually as the vo- duliu curdiualls did the less deadly white , or cottony cushion scale , u few years ago. Un- lortunutoly , out of a consignment of , ( ) M , only twenty-eight reached dan Francisco alive. I have often hoard accounts of tbo marvelous rapidity of the deliverance from the white scale effected by tbo vedalia cardl- nulis. "You never law trees look as ours did , " said n near neighbor. "Every leaf , every bit of bark was covered the white , luz/.y growth oven reached out upon the ground. John brought a few of thelaily bugs In an envelope and ppt them on the trees. In three days not a bit of scale was found , and it has never returned since. It was like magic. It seemed as if tno lady bugs must Lave scared it away. it seemed incredible that tbcso few small creatures could bavo oaten it up. Huving accomplished it ) work Iho vcdulla cardnidlls quietly disappeared from nubile life. You rarely see ono moro. But they have pre served und propagated them at the slate farm , ready on any recurrence of the pust , to lot loose an army of those winged de stroyers upon it. They cun also furnish them for loroiga service. An agent of the Orange Free Slate , South Africa , is oven now hero lo procure colonies of Them for tuo orchards of the Transvaal. San Francisco having lost the republican convention , is now making eyes at tno demo cratic. Saturday's Examiner says : "Omaha deus not ollor very , promising ground- Chicago , Indianapolis or St. Paul and San Francisco uro the plur.es pointed out by the political situation. " Disposing summarily of the claims of Ihe otbei'3 It continues : "oati Francisco remains ulone with the solo objec tion of distance to be urged against it. " A spasm of nonesty has seized thu railroad ticket auents on Montgomery and Market streets. On no account would any of them cut a rate eastward and there is no prospect of a return lo their normal t > tulo ol morals unlil Iho modest ugout of the Inter-state Commerce commission , who has been content to circulate incognilo among thorn , shall bo known to have shaken tbo dust of UiU coast from his immaculate feet. The Friday Morning club of Los Angeles , having a membership of 1250 ladles , bus lately received somewhat vigorous handling from tno Times , which fears not man "nor woman neither. " The ciub is a most democratic ono in theory , attaching no restriction to admis sion into it , suvo u geographlcnl ono. "Any womun of Los Angeles or vicinity" is eligi ble to membership. Actually , it is composed of the llower of Iho sex , either because only such women cared to seek admission into u club of avowedly serious and Intellectual aims , or because such women naturally oc- ourrod to tbo highly cultivated ladlo.s who lonned the nucleus of the society , and who had tbo right to propose now names for membership. Some mouths auro several ladies worosuinmuiily dropped from the roll of public school teachers. Tne Friday Morn ing club , feeling that these ladies ought at least to know why they won ) dis missed , decided to stand by them und ac cordingly a strong committee. boarded ttio Board ot Kducalion in Us dente to inquire why this was thus. In many of the cases the board , having no valrJ com plaint to prefer , yielded gracefully to the quiet eloquence ot thu commlt'.eo , und the teachers were reinstated , The papers { rood humorodly , if with that note of condescen sion which charaeteri/cs nearly all masculine applause of feminine achievements , approved the action of the club. Some months later , the club which is willing to "provo all things" invited Willlum Q. Judge , the apostle - tlo of Theosophy , to address It. Although a majority of us members did not regard his utterances as either weighty or convincing , a kindly report descriptive , not critical was sent to the papers. Several weeks tutor a few words in the Times brought out a so- vcre and rather tasteless attack on Mr. Judge's talk before tlio club , coupled wllh the warning that It" the managers of Iho club wished lo "run U Into the ground , the surest way wns to persist In Inviting such charla tan's to address U , " or words to that cIToot. The club wus naturally indignant , con sidering not. . only Us right of free inquiry assailed , but its guest whoso weakenosses oven should huvo been bidden by the mantle of hospitality insulted. To bo sure , the fact that the 'writer of tbo re port was not u member of the club rollavod it of all suspicion of complicity In Iho ulTronl , but it held that its- proceedings wore no moro to bo subjected to rude roportoriul buffctlngs than the cjoullileiulul tulle in its Individual members' , own parlors. The Times stood by its reporter-a lady belong ing to its regular stuff ail visoj the club that it could not accept publicity when U was praised , and declltio it when It was blamed that It had.a . perfect right to keep Its doluus us secret us those of the Lc-usoiis and kindred organizations , nut no right to onironch itself behind 'Us pi-lvnto character nnd the procnt "cooked" reports to the pub lic prints. For Itself , tbo Times would huvo none of U.om. Through nearly two columns It poured out a Hood of half good bunlnrod , half arrogant banter , now closely approach- tirade , now vailing tbo pervading sneer un der a tatborly lone , and proffering advlco which all women club members or otherwise , might well ponder dally. How 10 Krouk lip : i > ovnro < old. i'r inl'e ' I'trulnfrt f'lly ( .Uoiit. ) Mnilli nlitn , When wo Jlml a medicine wo know to pos- S'us ircnulnu merit , we consider U a duly and wo take pleasure In telling thu public what It is. Such n medicine we found Cnumborlaln'.s Couuli Hoinoily. Wo have re lieved in u few tioim severe colds , and tn the soursu of two nr three days entirely broken them up by Us use , ns have several of our friends to whom we niivu recommended It. It Is all U Is represented lo be by the man- tucturors. If you hava n cough and want to stop It , Chamberlain's Couxh Komedy is ill do the work. Dr. Itifuoy euros cuturrti. BOJ GROWTH OF THE LOCOMOTIVE , Major Dirrows' IntoraUhg Storf of a Oan- turj'a ' Railroul Evolution , FIRST ENGINE BUILT IN AMERICA , Sample * uf tlio Iron lloraea tliat As tonished the NntlvcH When the Nn * tlon Wan an Iiit'uiU Some Modern Spcaltuuns. The prollflcnoss and versatility of Mr.B.H. Barrows , the advertising agent of the Union 1'acillo , Is a source of constant wonder. Not only has ho a literary tlnlsh of high order ns a writer , but ho tins a genius for planning publications that will attract and Interest all glasses. A lone procession of valuable pam phlets owe their being to bis creative etfort , und among the latest is ono of special Inter est. It is entitled "Tho Evolution of the Lo comotive , " nnd the passenger department has taken particular pains to enhance its value with numerous special cuts to illus trate the subjects mentioned in the text. This book ilxcs the duto ot the llr.it loco motive engine of commercial bcncllt nt 1SKI. It was operated by steam and used Hat wheels , dapendl'ig on friction for adhesion to the railB. This wns constructed by U'lll- ium Ilcdloy in Knglund. It bud a cjst Iron boiler , with a single internal Hue , u single cylinder eight Inches In diameter , and ally- wheel. The boiler was dollclcnt In steaming or evaporating power , mid much Inconven ience was felt for the want of a second cylin der. It was called the "IMllIng Ullly , " and Us general appearance was somoUitng like the modern lurm engine used in threshing. "Tho Kockoi" wns one of the famous oarlv engines. It was thu result ot an oiler of a pri/o ufJr : > l > 0 made by thu Liverpool it Manchcsler railway In IS'J'J. ' It ran on tour wheels and Us general outlines suggest u mod ern steam lire engine reversed. . K > _ r The IIrjt locomotive run in America was the "Stourbrldgo Lion. " Il looked oven more llko : i modern farm engine than the " ' . " It built in "I'utllng Billy. was England for the Delaware .t Hudson Canal company nnd reached New Vork In May , 1S ! . The lirst locomotive constructed in this country was built in the summer of 1SUO by Peter Cooper , and was called "Tno Best Friend. " In a lecture delivered In Balti more in I SlH , the Hon. John H. B. Lntrote , general counsel of Ibo Baltimore .V Ohio railway , gave some very interesting facts conneclod wilh this lirst American locomo tive. Mr. Latrobosnld : "In the beginning no ono dreamed of steam upon the road : horses wore to do thu work ; and oven after the line was completed to Frederick , relays of horses trotted the cars from place to place. From this the Kolny House , ut the junction \Vushingtou brunch obtained Us name. "When sloam made Its appearance on the Liverpool & Manchester rullroud it ntlractod great attention bore. But there was this dlfllcully about introducing an English en gine on nn American road. An English road was virtually a straight road. An American road bad curves sometimes of as small radius as iioo feet. There was not capital enough in the United States applicable to railroad pur poses to justify engineers in selling nulure at dellance. Forabriol season it w as believed that this fealnro of the early American roads would prevent the use of locomotive enslnos. The contrary was demonstrated by Peter Cooper. Ho was satlslled that steam might bo adapted to the curved roads which he saw would bo built in the United States , und ho came lo Bnlllmoro , which then possessed the only ono on whicli he could experiment , to vindicate his belief. He had another idea , which wus that the crank could bo dispensed with in the change from a reciprocating tea a rotary motion ; and he built an engine to domonsiralo bolh articles of his faith. The machine was not much larger than tbo Hand carts used by workmen to irausior tuem- selves from plnco lo place ; and , as the speaker now recalls Us appearance , the only wonder Is that so apparently insignificant a contrivance should ever have been regarded as competent to the smallest results. But Mr. Coop < ? r was wiser than many of the wisest around him. This cnpino could not have weighed a ton , but ho saw in U a prin ciple which the 40-lon engines uf today have but served to dovoiou and domonstrnlo. "Tbo boiler of Mr. Coopor's engine was not us large us the kltchou boiler attached to many a range in modern mansions. It wns of about thn sumo diameter , but not much moro than half us high. It stood upright in the car and was filled u'oovo tbo furnace , which occupied the lower section , wilh vertical tubes. The cylinder was but three und one-half inches in diameter and spcod was gotten up by gearing. No natural dcaught could nave boon sulliclont to keep up steam In so small a boiler , nnd Mr. Cooper used , therefore , n blowing uppurulus driven by n drum attached lo onu of Iho car wtioeU , over which passed a cord that in its turn woiked a pulley on the shaft of the blower. "And this was the first locomotive for rail road purposes over built in America , and this was the first , transportalion of powon.s by steam that hud over taken place on Ibis sldo of Ibo Atlantic. "Mr. Cooper's success was sunh as to in duce him to try a trip to Elllcott's Mills , and an open car , the lirst used upon the road al ready mentioned , bavin ? been attached to his engine and tilled with tlio directors and some friends , the speaker among thu rest , the lirst journey by steam in America wns commenced. The trip was most intoresling. The curves were pas od wilbout dilllculty nt a rate of 11 f teen miles nn hour ; tbo grades wore as cended with comparative ease ; the day was line , tlio company in the highest of spirits , nnd some excilod gentlemen ot the party pulled out memorandum books , and when at the highusl speed , which was eighteen miles an hour , wrote their names and some con nected sentences to provo that oven at that great velocity U was possible to do so. Tlio return trip from the mills , a distance of thir teen miles , was mudo in 57 minutes , This was in the summer of 18'to. " Mr. Latrobe omils lo say that In this trip it became necessary for Mr. Cooper , who acted as engineer , to bold down the safety- valve of bis ooigino In order to accomplish nil the results which ho desired. In 1831 the Dewltt Clinton was built at Mr. Cooper's foundry for the Mohawk & Hudson railroad , The engine weighed four tons nnd could run forty miles nn hour. In that same your the "John Bull" was Imported for thuCumden & Amboy rullroad. It was the lirst locomotive resembling the modern machine in general appearance. It continued in service until 1SI > I ) . Locomotives soon cnmo into general uso. Baldwin commenced building them tn isii : : and Morrison soon after. Then came the Lowell shops In 1833 , Hogors , Ketctiom & Orosvcnor of Now Jersey in 18'17. Then Wimns , MIDI , Hinckly Drury , nud Iho Taunton , Soulh Boslon , Munchosior , Mon- Iroal , Lawrence , East , Brldpowalor and numerous olhor works ; ull of whlcb were busily occupied in furnishing engines for our rapidly oxtondlrg railroad system , The lirst locomotive west of the Mls isslppi was brought west by ttio Missouri I'ucillo in IS.VJ. H was called "I'ucltlc No. ; t" and came froniTiUinlon , Mass. It wus carried by sea to Now Orleans and thence up the Mississippi to St. Louis. It wns hauled by horse povver from thu river up Chestnut street to the company's maehlno shops , It is dialed Iho Fontaine engine has drawn a train on the I'ennsylvunla railway at the rate of ninety miles an boar. The life of a locomotive is about thirty years. Some of the smaller parts roqulro renewal every six months. The boiler tubes last' ilvo years , crank axles six years , tlro.s , boilers mid tiro- boxes seven to ten years ; tbo side frames , axles , and other parts twenty-five to thirty yeur.s. On Juno 18 , 18SS , the Pennsylvania com pany built n full-sizod anthracite burning locomotive nt the Altoona shops In Hi hours and r > * > minutes. The locomotives of the United States burn about 33OJJOJi ) tons of coal pur year. There uro in the United States , i'JS ! ) ) loco motives , 'J 1,425 passenger cars , ( i.h'JT baggage , mail and express cars , 1,005,11(1 ( freight curs. There were m operation in the United States in 1SIO , " 3 miles of railways , lu la'J.i ' , irr.VITl ! . lCiis'ino8'7 of the Union Pacific , built nt tlio Omaha shops In lr > 90 , made the run from ( jrnnd Island to Council Hlulls in - hours nnd I. " minutes , mukuiit eight slopj and slowing down for crossings , tno distance being U > i ) miles. HIT dimensions nroM tons weight , 5 foot I ) inch drlvprsundlHx'1) ) cylinders. Shu wasil and bo was 7. Ho wanted ho to promise to marry bun. Ho offered candy Ice cream nnd nuts , but she was obdurate Finally ho suld hu would glvo her a bottle of Kallor's Sure Cure Cough Syrup. Sbo smiled , luid bur band In hU uud said , yours till death. SPECIAL SUIT SAL The Reason Why The continued warm woulhor 1ms boon very bail for ihu clolhin , * tnulo , uud wo find otiMolvos with u ituu'li liifjfot' stock of silti * tluxn wo should have ivt this tiiiiu of the your. So hi onlor to jret tills slock reilui'otl as low ; n pojalblu before our iiimuul Invinitory , wo Jiivo In- nuguralod this Special Sale on Suits Snturduy , December -Oth. tt U doslrcil to hnvn it fuKy tinilorstood tliut this l-t the most thorough i-vtt price snlo wo lui\u ever iiitulo : It Is Not a Sale of Certain Kinds of Suits , Nor of a Certain Number of Suits. The otitiro stool * lias been fjotio ever ami the prices on alt stilts mark ed down to a price that will yvt tlio pilt'S down to where wo think they ought to bo. This knltliitf has boon ilono On Stiit- . OIT. Borjs' Suits. Oil Oil i Id ron's Suits * Wo have never before thrown down the bars niul invited the pu'- ' lie to help thoinsolvos to any suit in our superb stock tit Such Ridiculously Low Prices- Kvor.v ono knows that our stocic is too largo nnd varied to porinit of quoting all the prices in a newspaper. Let us repent it again : The price of every suit in our store ( except clay worsteds ) has boon marked dowu. Those suits consist of Fancy Cheviots in stripes and checks , Black Cheviots , Plain and Fancy Cassimerc , Unfinished Worsteds , Homespuns , Meltons , Scotch Tweeds , Etc. , Etc. , and thov are , in every way cul. make and finish , all 'our own well known manufacture. It will Pay Every Man in Omaha To Investigate This Sale. Browning , King & Co. , RELIABLE CLOTHIERS , Southwest Corner 15th and Douglas. Store closes at 6:3O : p. m. , except Saturday * 1816 Douglas Street , Omaha , Neb. Tito eminent spocl.'ilUl In norvou1 * . chronic. prlvalM. hloo I ilcln nnd urlni v tllxoa n. A riu'ititr ' in I fOulttTi'd KratluntB 1 n inmllclnu. us dlplooi n and cortiUo ito i S-MW Is * till C u.iLIn wilii the r.iuui i io crie. cotirrli , Hifr.uninrrh | i > .i , lost manhood , seminal tvniknuii nljlit I mu lmi'oior ; , it/ilinl | -i rin- tnrp. konorrhocn. clpet , vnrlfl'icnlp. ' do N'o mercury mud. Now tioat'nit f t lui i of vltil p.i for l'.ir ln uitahlo to vult me rniijr bft trcalod.nt homobj oorreapon lonco. .Mo H ln3 nr h itriimuu * HQIH by m" ! ir exprt as securely ( Kicked no rn'irln to InUlcita cuntonti ur nmilor. On" i orn il liutr/lo.v ! pruf'rrod. ' m- sullnllon free. Cirrn ( < | > "nc < mco slrlctlf prtralu. tluok i.My tnrl i of l.lfu ) nont frou O.lloo li.i.in. U n m o p. in. Sunday , 10 n. m , to 12 m. Hond fllirnp for reply. T.IIJCi CM' ' 211K "Wlint Is learned at homo comes out at school , ns in tills case reported by the Now York Tribune : lu the in fiint class the lesson was abou disobedience mm its ponaltius : "LItllo ulilldron huvo to mind or they are not nice , " said the toachor. "Older people huvo to obey laws or bo punished. Do any of you know how older people nro punished I" "Oh , yita. I know , " answered ono little girl. % 1Tho husband * scold their wives and Iho wives scold their husbands. " # Governor Campbell telH n peed story on himself , says tne Cleveland I.oiiuor. Toward the close of the campaign , he hart an ongiifjo- niont to spe.ik at Wustoriivlllo iti this county , and thought it would be n nice opnortunity to pivo a day's outing to his bright llttlo sou , .Urn , nn enterprising block-house builder at Miss I'helps" school. Jim didn't know whether ho wanted to no or not. "What are you gotr.cr to do ur > thcrof" ho asked his papa. "I'm going to make a speech , " was ttiu answer. "Then f guess I shan't go , " said Jim. "I've heard you malto a speech. " Ho was trylne to ntituso Clara's small sis ter , savs thu Washington Star , and picas- iiutly remarked : "Yes , Noah built the ark. " "Mr , Van Gitrgle , " the little ono asked earnestly , "were you trylnir then < " " \ do iiiuani" \Vliy-er-ah--what you "Nothing much , o.ily aisior said she didn't think you could toll the truth if you tried. " Tnachors are obliged to know many things by Intuition , suys the Detroit Free Press. Mrs , C - , the teacher of u primary school , looked up from her desk and saw her youngest - est pupil standing before her In n spick-and- span now suit of clothes , Without any pre liminaries. ho said : "They cost Just as much ns our big biWo. " * A mother wns calling Iho attention of her. llttlo boy to the moon , which was to bo seen clearly , but , pallidly , In the onrly afternoon. says Babyhood. "Why , yon can't sen the moon in the daytime ! " replied the young ster. "Oh , yes you can there It It over the trees ! " The llttlo follow looked , and had to admit Iho fact that hosawlt , buthouddcd : ' "Taiu't lighted , anyhow. " A llttlo Wrtst Phllauotphla girl , rointos the Uccord. got her language mixed up and be came tangled on the word "hiccough , " call ing It "slio-cuiis , " The child was corrected repeatedly , but with llttlo success. "Mamma , Iv'o ' got them again , " she suld ono day. "Got wlnt , my uearl" "Why , the who-cups , " Llttlo Wlillo You know that llttlo tene ment house boy , Mammal I took the pack age of candy I got for Christmas around to him today , nnd guvo him half. Mamma ( fondly ) Tlmt WHS a good boy , Willlo. Wnnt did the llttlo tenement house boy sav to that ! Willlo ( proudly ) Ho let mo licit him. "Now , Lucy , " soid'Unclo William In a casual inuniiur , "If I wuro going to buy a doll for a liuin girl , what hinu of a ono do you think she would likoj" "O , Lnclc William , " answered Lucy , with undhgulsijd Interest , "thoro Is nothing llko twins I" * Teacher What tense Is fooaj Hey Present tonso. Teacher What tense Is fed ? Hey Past tonso. Teacher Correct Glvo on example. Hov ' After the man food the waller ho got fed. * "Your mollior , 1 uuUurUuiiil , Imslicou very III , Thomas ( " "Is she mending , Thomas ! " ' Mondln'l No , indued ! She said I ooulu go without cloihos before she would > > ow uu- otter duruod stitch. " V Sometimes a tired mother thinks of liouvon ns u plituo whom hur children will waut logo to bed whuu beu tlmo com us. FORTY DOLLARS FREE. IloiT ninny vvunU cm you inaki' , iiiliiu only tin laUftt 111 t'io woriH "HAT IIIHNTII IKK In pil7t TwiMity-ttvo ilolhtr.1 , X'd i > rl/u T n dollnfrt > J liri/n rive dollar * . ! th prl/u Dun d i/U'i Mnutl lion " HiMid : i dime lur rnliM K'lVLTnlni : o HHiMinnJ siimple Idi'iitlll > r ' to II.UNOIS MUT.U. 4 . , lloynl Inn. Illdi. . 4'lilc mi. Ill * "UNION DEPOT HOTEL. Corner loth and Miison titrooti Now hurtdlnx , naw furniture , nvcry thlnj llri data ; tlnn t locution In tti ) city ; nil modjrn liu I'rovenR'iiti ; rJloiui Kent. 4iut : Call Belli Until mi. I Harbor Simp In rounorlloii , ISIuctrlc mid l'ilil < i Cnr * to nny purl of thu city. Try nt and bo < * in- vlnrail Hint wu Imvo thu Ixitt 1m 11.111 lor th inoniir wast of Chicago. ItnUu from S.OJ t oil W ) pur day PATENTS foHNYENTIOXS I'UOCTIUI ) ItV Till. ; Bee Bureau of Claims OMAHA , NEB. Kiinl | with tliu Inturuir of UIOM * h.ivlnz ' ' 'ni tn nKnlnst tliUKOvernini-nt H Hint nt INVKNI' Ills w'i. ' > iifli'M lose thu bunotlt of valuable In run' I. .i4iai HID of thu InconniQtmti'y or Innttuiillon ol Ilii att ir uy < employe' ! ] to ol > t ln thulr putontv To.i unit .1 i , j cannot bo rvi'irMol In ouploylut ujii.i'Miit > \ rcllablo * ollc tor * lo proo.iro patunli. for t'l ' < viini ufa pitentil ip ndi K. ' UIir iiotunUruly , uji > .i liu caround skill of Iho attoriiuy. Wllhtliu vlotf of protoL'llu. : Invntiton frj n w > r- i Icsi or c'ircliMi atturnnyi , and of * otn ! ; iuil tn m limn nr. ) well protodul liy v.ill I iiitonti T IK II ; : { lUJIlMAi ; li.n riHilncd itonniut ovpim lu unij.u vractlco : a ml aru tli.iruloru prupirol 11 tt' i't'Ji'1'tt'il t' ti-iiilr imir/.v * tnul roiiui'ltllit . Jti'iKlft' < > ] > litl nt nHtonaujn' anil nilt'- Itll Hf'jHlll'lltH. IVowcrufn tuff if / < ) 7 liifrlit'ji'iii > HIlitH , < 'tv. , f'tl' , If you huvo nn Invention on Imn.1 ipirl TUB III ! 11 HUHKAU a skotcli or photograph thereof , t' > xJt'i ' < r nltlni lirlt'f clnirrlptlon of thu Inip.-irtnnt funturii. mid yini will Lu ono ) mlrHn I m to tlu li.nt i i > ml ' > pur.ino. Moduln uru not noi-iKviry nnliMi tin lurnu tlon U of iv complicate } I n.ittiru. If oth T * art' ii- f ringing on your rltfliti , or 1C y > ni tire fhir ulwi'h InfrliiKunivnt by ntliuri , nnliinlt thu milU'r 1 1 I'lll ) IIUIK.U ; fur ii rtilUUlo Ol'l.NlUM bofuru ao.i'U on thu nmtlcr. TillBlili BURl-AU OF CLAIMS 'J'JO UIMI Ituilillii' ' ' Oiimhit . , , , Nell. 5i7 Ths ! lliirunii Is uiniranicbd liy thti Omahu 1 1 ' 'o. tin ) I'lontH'r I'ros-i und tlio Sun l''nuiclspi ' ( Kxamlnnr Cut thla out and HOIK ! It with your in quiry. I luvoa jx,8itivu romoily for Ilia nhoru hua4 < ) l > y Iti use thmi.tniulj of c in uf til" worst kind ami of lunii ntsnilingItavolition omul. Indued BOBtntitg In my faitli lulUefficacy , tint I will mnilTwunun u : ruer. dli aVAI.UAHI.K TKKATl.SK on tlimllwatatoiiir mif. furor WUD mil tend mutlieir Kiprxaiund 1' . O , aiMmsi. T. A. Slot-inn , .11. ( ' . . IHII I'uurl St. . N. V. from thu uflVcU o ( yo.itlifnl yr * CURE" , YOURSELF ! , , / A k your DritKgUt ( or n y bnlllo < i ( lilt ? ( t. Thu only , ( nil I v iion rioiiuiimit remedy ur a tlio iimmlti'ul ilnclnirm-s tunl 5 prUntu < Miit'fct.'utjf men nnd the 1 dcbihtating wcukni'i * peftihsr \ to woniun It cures In ( t'vv idi > without the nut or l puliliclty ol n tltjc tor \7A / . .nlirrjnlttncrinm Cute iV Manafiu'tiircil I. } 3kThe Evana Chemical C CINCINNATI , 0. U S. A