Nebraska Newspapers

    . THE OMAHA SUNDAY BEE
PART THREE. PRGE8 17-20.
TWENTY-SECOND YEAR. OMAHA , SUNDAY MORNING , OCTOBER 23 , 1892--TWENTY PAGES. NUMBER 326
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Queer Dis'jes and Drinks Peculiar nml
Ocmmon to the Land of the Czar.
SOUPSSfWED\VITH , ICEAND SOUR CREAM
At Russian Restaurants the Diner Selects
His Pish All Alive nnd Swimming.
MARKETS OF MOSCOW AND PETERSBURG
Wonders of Winter Markets "Where Irczjn
Tcods of All Varieties aie Vended ,
hliivg Arc Invctrrato Sprmltlirllt * Ynunv
Sj-linrilrs of tlm Cttlt'v hpcml Tortune * In
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Iho C'lfiirettt ) Iliilitl UllHi'lsnl.
Moscow , Oct. 8. | Special Correspondence
of THE llur.J 1 am stopping lu the
tiluvlanakl Bazaar hcio In Moscow , it is
one of the biggest hotels in tbo world , nud
though this Is a laud of famine 1 have never
lived so well ns J have in Uussia. Thu
Husslans cat as much us any other people on
the face ol the globe. Their meals uro big
ones and they are always nibbling between
them. The hotels of this ciiy und St.
Petersburg nro among the largest in the
world. The hotel du Europe of the latler
city has many hundred rooms aud you lese
yourself again nnd again In wandering
through them. This hotel at Moscow must
cover live acres , und you can feed a thousand
peoplelu , Its restaurant ui one lime.
The rcslnuranls of thcic Uussmn hotels
hnvo scparalo cashiers from Ike rooming
parts of the hotel and you pay for your meals
\ \ hen you gel them. You can got u very fair
dinner hero for " > cents , and 1 had for this
amount today a soup , a roast , soico lish.somo
gome and a dossort. This meal was served
uifdera great doino and my table was next
to a niurblo fountain in which lisa , were
swimming. When 1 ordered my Jlsh I
stepped up to thu fountain and painted out
the llsh I wanted to the whlto gowned
waiter , nnd ho took a net and dipped It out
und sent It to the kitchen. It was a sterlet ,
which Is 0'iQ of the tiuost llshcs of Russia ,
nnd within ten minutes nftor the waiter had
caught it 1 found it sizzling on a plate hoforo
me.
me.I take my dinners and ray lunches In the
restaurant , us Is the Russian custom , und my
breakfast Is always served in my room. I
have this when I get up , nnd It consists of
lea or coffco wllh bread and butter ur.d
nothing more. If I order tea the waiter
brings it in n tumbler instead of a cup , and I
hava adorned iho Russian method of drink
ing It with a bit ot lemon In the place of
milk. This ureakfast I pay for with my
room , and I am expected to give my waiter
from AU cents to $1 whoa I leave for having
served It to me.
Jlnlel Conveniences mitt IncoiivuntunciH.
The servants of a Russian hotel are gener
ally men. They have a livery , uud lha por-
lera and thu messengers go about with eurl-
oubiy shaped caps on Iholr heads and their
pantaloons stuffed In their boots. The
feathers in , their caps indicate their different
ranks and they all wear long coats , which in
some .cases are belled In at the waist. The
pprtler of the holcl , who is the interpreter
and head of the information bureau , Is
dressed ns gorgeously as a drum major , and
his coat always sparklu.5 with gold lace.
vou ! always lind him about the door of a
'
hotel , and'the hotels hero have no oillcos nor
lobbies such as wo have. There are no dgur
Ktmids , news depots nnd telegraph ofUccs
connected with the hotel , and the uurcuu or
thu counting rcom of an establishment like
this makes you think of that of a mercantile
house. Tha booKkropera work behind glass
partitions and they keep a large bet of boons.
They do their counting with buttons slrung
on wlics , just as iho Chinese do , uud ibis
means of calculation la found In every busi
ness houEO lu liussln.
In front of this hotel there are always
about Jlfty droschskymcn and the moment
you go out.these drive up to lha ciirbstona
und bcsiego.yon to ride. TUoy jabber at you
In Kussla.ii and continue to do so until you
have taken oiiu of them. The rooms of tho'
hotels are very comfortable and you will Und
liner ilcors In the hotels hero ihun any where
in iho world. They are Inlaid , and beauti
fully waxed and I have yet to Und u hotel
lloor hi which I could not , have seen myself.
The chief objection 1 tind Is the lack of
baths. Them uro few oath rooms connected
with the hotels uud the Russian usually takes
his bath outsiuo ui iho publiu hath house
whcl-o ho can bo steamed , parboiled and
rubbed down. There Is a luck of wutcr In
the hotel rooms nnd ihe Russian washsiaml
Is n Ihlng of Itself. It is a sort of u box-
nhnuea article with n busln In the top nud u
reservoir rumilnc up at the back Into which
the water Is 'poureu by iho .borviiuts , Out
o ! IhlJ reservoir there U u brass pipj to let
iho water into the basin. It was u long tiino
before , 1 could Ilnn how to turn the water
into thU plpu. There w.isuocock und no
borovv , but 1 llnnlly found a little pedal at
the foot of the washsland und by pulling
my feat upon this found that tha wilier
b pur ted out into Hie basin. It stopped HewIng -
Ing , however , as j-oou us I took my foot olt
nnd the result was that I ut > od but liulo
water. Thu Russians do not till u basin full
of wutcr and wash lu it , They catch thu
water ns it lulls , from the spigot and rub it
over tnelr faces , then get another spurt of a
handful or so and use It In thu same way
nnd gu bn thus until they have llnUhed their
toilet. A halt pint of water U thus enough
for the Russian fiico washing.
Uihlirt ut u Iliissliiu Dlnnur.
A Russian dinner Is rather a curious affair
nud u swell dinner lasts for hours. The llrst
thing yen take Is on appetizer , und this con-
i > Uts of YooUu , n Russian urumly , together
with such relishes us caviare , raw herring.
Binolicd EUlmon , raw smoked goose , radishes ,
butter and cheese , This layout U on a coun
ter ut ono end of u restaurant and you
usually stand up to cat It hoforo taking your
scot at thn tnblo for the regular dinner ,
TllOjllrjLnart of the dinner Is soup , aud a
Olsli o1 ! KuVilun soup is a dinner Itself. The
uio t popular , perhaps , Is known as otchee ,
which in mudo ot utiubago and beef , and in
in ttif miust oi each plate of which a big
uhuuic of beef floats. Hour cream Is often
added \o \ Uio ( ? oup und you got a gravy dish
of cruaui for n kind of u sauce at the tlrst of
every dinner. The cold eoups nro much
liked by the Russian * and 1 entered ono today -
day without kcowing what it was. It had a
creamy color , but there was -iu the center
of It n plcco of Ice aj big us my list and ihoro
wove pieces of cucumber , herring and meat
floating arouud In It. I tasted It und It made
mo think cf boiled beer served with Ice , aud
thotusw wa enough. Some of the toups
ivcro very good ami ono order for soup Is
always enough for two.
The llsh that I Und hero are excellent and
.thoio la n dish called bolmuka made of tlsh
* mid cahDiigo which Is not at all bad ,
Another In iiRUckluit plgjjoilcd and served
cold , und another favorite dish Is roast
mutton Utilfed with buckwheat. The
Russians have excellent meats uud you will
gut us good uoct und mutlmi hero us anywhere -
where iu iho world. The butter Is invari
ably peed and some of that which i nave had
Is so sweet tnat I cau eat It llko ohooau. U
Is never * &Uod und it u .served in great
1 U' v , the gu st cutting off M much as ho
wishes. I have drunk a great deal ot Iho
Russian wine nnd I nnd thnl the wines ot
iho Crimea and iho Caucasus are very good.
The crmmpngno ot the Don Is n llttlo
sweeter tliHii "Mutom's Extra Dry" and
some of Ihu wines of Iho Crimea lus o llko
elder. 1 do not llko iho Russian beer known
us itvas , nut ttio tea is good ovcr.vxvhcro und
the Russian lake * n , ? ltm every hour or so ,
and merchants do all their business over ten.
The peasants who bring things heio to
Moscow to sell never make a Imreuiti except
at Hi 13 TraitIrs ! and you will Und thcsumova
and thu lea glass everywhere.
1.1 ting ol Itieh anil Pour.
The belter class ot Russians llvo vcr > c.\-
traviigaiiMy. They spare nothing on their
tables and they nro fond of giving big din
ners. It is not uncommon for a whole sheep
to bo brought on the lublu nt&uch dinners ,
and Imported wines llow line water. They
are very toml of flowers , and lucre was u
dinner given at St. Petersburg not long npo
at which rare orchids adorned the board and
nt which the Mowers cost more than $10,000.
At some tUmiors given bv young men the
host , ixpccts to pBy for nil the damage lhat
may to caused by iho young lellows when
they nru drunk alter thu feast , nnd there have
been dinners hero In Moscow which huvo
cost a small for in no.
Still , nt the holler class of restaurants you
can get a very coed meal at reasonable rates ,
nnd 1 got an excellent dinner lust night ut
the Ermitanc restaurant lor f 1.50 , or for
fcj.50 including my botllo of wluo. It was
served by , \ boy in a whl'.o iipron and whlto
clothes , nnd while I ate it an immense orj-'an
played automatically. This organ was as
largo us that of u good sized church und lha
cylinders which were put mlo it in the
changing ol the music were us big around as
n stovepipe. It played all sorts ot tunes and
It was , 1 think , run by steam.
1 went mlo Iho kitchens of Ibis restaurant
and I found them cleaner than any kitchen I
have ever seen in America. The meats and
vegetables were kept upon ice nnd the soups
were cooked In cre'at caldrons , each big
enctigh to boll a sheep.
The lower classes of Russia llvo i > n whnt
would kill the American laborer. Their diet
Is made up ot tow bread nnd cabbage soup ,
nnd they uro olwnys eating green cucumbers.
I tee the cucumbers sold from the corners of
nuny streets and they are used In all sorts of
va.is. The favorite way of serving them at
he hotel tablet is just as they come from the
lnil , wilhout Doing pared or cut , and you
uro exported to dress thorn losull yourscl.f
The" peasants cut but low vegetables.
I'huy know nothing about raising vegetables
md the only articles ol this kind that they
use to any extent are potatoes und turnips.
1 have seen a good many peasant f.imilios
it dinner. They use neither plales nor
culvos nor fotKs. and a fair set of tablu fur-
nlturu for u Russian family is a wooden bowler
or soup and a dozen largo wooden lablo
peens , which the dilfcrcnt members of Iho
amlly slick inlo Ihc common bowl of soup
and , 'helping Ihomsolvcs , thus carry trie leu
cold or steaming hot liquid into their mouths.
L'hcy have milk nnd eggs , but little meat
uid Ihov do not seem to care for much more
ban bread and cabbage.
The s'iiv U u Cigarette I'lcnd.
Every ono who can afford It smokes In
Jussia. Cigarettes are used moro than
cipuss and 1 see very few pipes. The
ciparettcs are shorter than ours , but the to
mcco is noon and Is oltcu brought iron
Turkey. All tobacco pays a blph revenue
anil cigars aru bought on sight and not
smell. To got a cigar you have to get i
whole box , and thu boxes are sold with glass
: ops through which yo'i cau bee the cigars
autns they are pasled shut with a revenue
stamp you cannot handle them. These boxes
are of all sizes , and in ordering a cigar a
dinner you will huvo ouo cigar brought to
von in a little gloss box aud a fairly gooi
cigar will cost you 40 cunts.
You will furu better if you smoke clear
ettes , and you must not bo surprised If tnen
aio any ladies nt tbo table to sec them smoke
too. Nearly all Russian women smoke cigar
cttea , unu il Is not Ihought out of placi
to see a woman hero with a ciguretlo in he ;
mouth. Thcro is some snuffing done iu Rus
sin , and though there are no tobacco chow-
era here iho Russians are , likj iho Amcrl
cat.s , u nation of spillcra. You Und spit
Icons in uvcry room , uud the Russian spittoon
teen is a brass or wooden box lilted with
sand.
I visited some of the Russian markets here
the other day , und they have many featuio
whl.m coulu be adopted with profit by us
Fish uro s > ohl alive , und Iho omy dead one
uro ihu dried ones. They are kept in ston
vat * of running waler , and the hshwifo wii
sland with a uczen of these marble vuls
about her , each lilled with different ulnus of
libh.
libh.Russia
Russia hns some of the greatest Usherlcs
of thu world. Millions upon millions of dollars
lars worth of f.ali are taken every year from
iho Vulya iho Caspian und ihu Black seas
nnd all iho en * lure of Ihc world comes from
hero. You sco this caviare sold in cans and
tubs In Ihu markets. It looks like bird shot
sprinkled with salt water und it is made up
of Iho c gs of Iho suirgcon , which uro Killoa
forthispurpo.se. it brings high prices even
In Russia and Is best when it is fresh. In
fact , Russians say that caviare should not bo
more iliau amonih old to bo coed and that
you cannot got good caviare larthur away
iroiii the Volga than Moscow. The meat of
Ihu sturgeon , after the caviare has been
made from thu ogs , is salted and sold. You
can buy It hero lor auout 10 cents per pound ,
uud all sorts of drlod llsh are oaien by iho
.icoplo. They nro shipped In great crates
over iho country and they form a creat
parl of iho diet of the peasant. The con
sumption of llsh Is Increased bv ihu punier-
OIH Russian fasts , during which the people
cannot eat meat and must cotIIno themselves
lo llsh.
\Voiidrrs ol' thu Winter .1
The queerest markets , ofi Russia are those
ot the winter , whun till torts of meat and
llsh aru held iu a Iruzcn state. The Russian
wlntur is so cold tnut.theao . llsh are caught
ut the Itcalnnliit ; ot it , uro.laccd | In vats it ml
are sold In blocks lo suit the customers. The
dealers buy tli.m by iho.tons aud store them
away lor ttieir rclall cublomeis of the winter.
Heoi , mutton nnd poultry nro fro/ion the same
way uud a butcher can fay-In during Uctoucr
In : full supply ot , meats for iho next six
months. 'J im meats are frozen ao hard that
u luilfo cannot cut them , and it is necessary
to saw ttiein up or cut them with un ax.
Kplmtera of Ire/en meat lly about over iho
murkst und chtl'Uon nud beggars collect
tbcso unit tnko limm.bonio lo their lamllle : .
Thcro are many curious things sold iu thu
markets hcic , und you can buy cols and
snakes ami chicken legs. Lambs' feet uro
told us a urcat. d'kinly ' und calves' fuot iiro
oought for t-oup bones. Among the oils
which. ro used by the peasants for ealaUs
anil cooking Is sunflower oil , and ono of the
great Industries of this country is sunflower
raising ,
The peasants cat sunflower seeds In great
quantities nd they itluble ut them and chow
upon thorn u& wo do peanuts. You can hardly
Und n muii who has not oomusunUower seeds
It : his pockels and everywhere you go you
see women wllh baskets ot these black and
gray seeds for sale. They laslo very much
lilco pumpkin seeds pud the peasants oat
them ut Uu'lr gatherings just na iho Chinese
do wn'.crmelon seeds at iho theater.
A va.st deal of business U dona hero in
Russia by peddling , On many of iho busi-
joss urcois of Moscow there are long lines
of ooeu ulr stands aud barolieaded Russian
men und frow/y-headcd women sell fiult ,
vegetables and knlckkuucks under thu bluza
ot the hoi sun.
t There is an Immcnto business done In liu'o
l-ooths and the Fo-culled ihlcvcs * market is a
Uxcd Institution of every Russian ciiy. This
narau has COIIIQ largely from the guides unu
there H no doubt that many of iho articles
bed ! aru stolen. The truth , however , is thct
thesn markets are second hand markets and
that many of the line articles which these
.lows and Russian second hand dealers sell
have como to them In a lovltlumo way ,
M. I'l'ler.ljiU'K' * Sueunil llunil .Miirkot ,
Th's ' second hand market in tit , Peters-
biirir rovers nearly ir whole block. The
building which constitutes I' . U cut up in all
Kins of uncles by m cades , and you eo
through r.arrow aisles out upon which look
little cells packed full of second band goous
and presided over by luirdlooklug woman
and villuinouj men , It Is said that ono's
pocuetbook U pot nt all safe In this quarter
uud that a stranger ought not to go throuch
It alone. 1 ban u guldu wllh me , and though
the arov > dwat rather noisy aud somewhat
Impudent In their requests that I should buy
of them , 1 saw uoluing very dangerous or
lerrlble.
In some ot these shops you will Und the
finest ot silver plate. There are bushels of
watches and old rugs which < < ro hlmost
worth their weight In gold. Tlio dealers ,
however , thoroughly appreciate the value of
their goods , and real bargains nro scarce.
Much of tbo stuff is said to bo brought lo the
market by sei vants , mid now nnd then you
can pick up u piece of bric-a-brac or pinto
Hint hns hern stolen from ono of the palaces.
Russia has a system of uawiibroklug uud
thu pawn shops are connected with the POV-
eminent. The money Is loaned upon pledged
arllclcs nt n Uxcd rate ami all pledges which
nro not redeemed are sold at auction. This
takes away n great dcnl ot the pawning from
the Jews nnd the result Is that you see few
piiwnbrokmg shops with the golden balls
ubovo ihrm here. The .lows , howoverlcml
n ereat deal of money on mortgages ni.d the
chief oojui-llon lo thorn on Iho part of the
Russians Is that shortly after a Jew settles
In n peasant village ha ts found to possess a
mortgace on every plcco of valuable property
in thu village.
The Russians themselves live from hand
to mouth and both peasants nnd nobles
spend their money us fast as they maku U.
They are vreat borrowers and uro wonder
fully Improvident. The result. Is ttiat Iho
thufty Jew has no trouble In getting away
with them and Ibis Is largely iho reason that
the czar nnd his government nro anxious to
gel rid of him. Tbcro Is a law in Russia
that any .lew can bo sent back to , the place
othls nativity if ho moves llicnco without
the permission of the government , nnd this
Is what is bclnp uono with the Jews who
have emigrated ircm ono part of Russia to
the other. Many of the Jews , however ,
prefer in moving to leave the country and
it is from these wo nrc getting a largo
number of our so-culled expelled .lows.
FlIAXU U. CAItt'B.NTCU.
O.V .IKI.lXlllOX
l I'ott ,
The latest bit fiom the pen of Mr. Walter
Kitlrldge , author of "Tenting on the t Old
Camp Orouuu , " Is the following poem en-
tilled "Arlmgion Ileighls : "
The old ciimp croimil Issllcnl now ,
All hnslieil tlio martial tread ;
The nl ht winds cannot seethe the brow ,
Thuv slumber wllh the dead.
"Tuntina Tonh'hl" they will not sing !
Ah , boys , the camps are still ;
Thu baltiu's und ihu cannon's ring
Is silent on the hill.
The s'umbering dead lie stooping ,
Tiiolrcanip tire lias uonuoiil ;
Thuao lonoi.v 11 ccs sire weepln. ,
Thoto buys have left Iho rout.
These illt.o headstones tlu-ro
Toll such u mournful lale ,
r.vii'i the \vomcn fnlr
J Jin In the mournful wall.
Sloop on , my comrades , glory
Shnll inline your lonuly lost ;
To toll the sacl , sad story
Thu bird sha.l leave Us nest.
The llttlo singers warble
ALovo iho lonolv eravo
To toll of wur nnd trouble ,
Of boys so true and brave.
You will not march acatn ;
God bless your rnit tonight *
Your siili'ui 1114 and pain
llnveclolhoil your soul In white ,
Tlio b.itlloc.itl H ended ,
The biiKio notes nro sill ) ,
Your country Is dofundod.
'Tib Bllciil on thu hill.
In many cases It is betler to have loved and
lost than 11 would have bcon lo have won.
Ono inducement to old maids to bo good i
the cheerful thought , that matches , if tin
proverb tolls the truth , are m.ido in heaven.
Tno Groom ( very wealthy ) Why did you
marry an ordinary eh'np like mni The
Uride 1 haven't Iho slightest idea ; mamma
muiihged the whole affair. u
No matter how modest and unassuming a
young woman is. it is notdlfllcult for ayoung
man to persuade her Unit KUO U an anccl ,
If ho only goes about it in the proper way.
It doesn't take a largo amount of brains to
cot engaged to four sum i er cirls at once ,
but in order to keep engaged lo four at once
and have the whole quintet forever hnppv a
Urst-class quality of geuius Is required.
The FIJI islanders bcllovo that if n man
dies unmarried his soul Is doomed to wander
about thorough Iho endless ages of cternitv
in an intermedlalo region between doavcn
aud hades. It certainly deseivos to , whether
it do-js or not.
Abraham Hitchcocir , 83 years old , a
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wealthy resident of Newark , N. J. , who
lives ut Boliovillo and Third avenue , has
surprised the nelKhnorhood by marrying
Lucy Klsum , who is just llrty-ono years his
junior.
Charles A. White , who claims to bo special
correspondent for iho London Illustrated
News , is a prisoner in police headquarters in
Now York , charged with the larceny ot $ ! " > , -
000 from his wlfo , whom ho ugrecd to marrv
for the sum of 51011,000.
A notable wedding to take plu'jo on No-
vcinoer 1at ' Louznmotigh. " the country
sent at Mount Washington. Md. , of Mr. and
Mrs.Georgo R Patterson , will bo thai of their
daughter , Miss Lillian Mary I'attcrsoo , and
Mr. Clement Herbert Bells.
A largo number of cards are out in Now
York , Philadelphia and Boston for tbo wed
ding of Miss Ciraco Wilklns , daughter of
MM. Isabella tMlklns , and Dr. Andrew
Porter Ulddlo of Detroit. The ceremony
will take place Thursday next at Longwood ,
Mass.
Thoseninpement Is announced of Miss
Rose Postlotnwnlt Perkins , daughter ot Dr.
Maurice Perkins ol Union college , Hchcnec-
ludy , lo Mr. liuwnrd Everett Hale , professor
of philology and English In iho siulo uni
versity of Iowa aijd soir-oPDr. Edward
Everett Halo of Boston.
'Iho engagement hus recently bcon an
nounced ot Minu. von llumbrowfikl , who
will bo remembered ' ni'Mlss Lll.v Uriswold.
daughter of the lain 'Ciorg9 ! ! UnsWolu of
New York , to tiaron voiSteruc'ck \ of Austria.
The baron is attached to the lecr'atum nt
Drerden und U said lo bo iho possessor of n
largo fortune. ' , .
Miss Flyop Yes , Mamiejjlder ls"iiSrrleu , ) ;
at last. Tlio poor thing wus overdo , ojid not
at nil good Icoklne. Slio hoSio | modoy ) ana
never hud au offer before , so she Ktiupped up
the llrst men that cnma alririeri Mrs. ( Jnz-
Icy Are you Mire she never , had au offer be
fore ! Miss J' lypp Of coursq I am. Who
should know If I don't ? Why , I'm her d'ear-
ett friiud !
Ono of iho noted New York- matrimonial
events to como will be the wedding of Miss
Alota Mackay , who Is a very pretty girl , nnd
Mr. accrue D.Morgan , a gran'dson of the
late. . Mr. Junlus S. Morgan , and a nephew of
Mr , ! , Plerpont Morgan. The ilnncco is a
nl. ca of Colonel Rlchurd Tllden Aucinuty | | ,
so widely known as a philanthropist , and who
retains his old residence iu University Place.
Old Gentleman Do you think , sir. that
you are able to giro my duughlor all'.ho
luxuries lo which she has bocn uccustomoa <
tiuitor ( a practical man ) Well , .youjlwe
bcon paying for her board and clotliqs 'and , 1
liavn been paying for concerts , theaters ,
operas nnd eo on. No ; I'll pay for the board
und clothes , and If you fool the umuscment
bills 1 don't think she'll ralsa any thing.
ThU is said to be a bridesmaid season , for
large wcudiiig processions are to ho iho rulo.
At homo weddings and those celebrated ut
churches In the evening bridesmaids will
wear uoml-irain dresses of silk , .chiffon or
other tluoorato material. Tullu veils will
occasionally bo worn , but tlio latest fad is
the iaro Ualnsborough hats , At morning
weddings bridesmaids will wear gowns of
walking length , and these may bp trimmed
with fur , jeweled trimmings or Russian cm-
btoldercd passementerie , according to lasts ;
but big sleeves , lur o bouquets und enormous
hats urn qullo compulsory , even for lha
smallest young women ,
The enrol1 men t of student ? at the Univer
sity of WUcoiism H larger than over before ,
over 3,000 boiuir reported from nil depart
ments and over 100 more than ut the same
tloio last year. There Is a uoiaolo increase
in tbo department of mechanics and ongln-
coring , Cbpccially In the direction ot electri
cal science.
The gold match boxes with enamel centers
and Insignia of spotting clubs inscrioed
thereon locm to Indicate that ihcre are plenty
of rich men as buyers.
WITH THE Oil\IIA1IDSICL\NS \ \
Plans of the Various Tuneful Ofginizi-
tions for the Winter's Work.
SOME SPLENDID CONGE JS IN VIEW
Sclmrwciiltn U I'rmnlsoil ; llc sell > or I *
Here , Mitrrtr.ok Y Cjiinln HIM ! Iho
Local CllilM liri ) 1'rciiUfliiK to Outdo
Any nf Their Murmur l.tliirls.
tho. approach of the Ides of Novem
ber , the advent of Jaclt Frost und the long
winter evenings preparations are being
made for some delightful hour * nti.oag the
music-loving public ot Omaha , and although
still a trllle early lu the season ououga con
certs , recitals and triustcalos are already on
the program to insure , avcn were no others
added , a season of hcrotoforo unsurpassed
cnjoynicut to the musically Inclined , With
the coming to this city during
the past summer of n number of
artists of notu m the several depart
ments of music the muse has been
been given an Impetus that bids fair to muko
the winter season hero a uotnolu one. Last
Winter's concerts were attended not only by
large nudlcnccs , but by the elite , and It be-
caino ut once evident that Omaha possessed
not only a music-loving1 public , but ono criti
cal enough to distinguish between the good ,
bad and Indifferent. During the several
months to conio between now and the return
of May blossoms. Sckurwonka is promised ,
tiugcno llessolberg is here , tha Apollo
promises something entirely new , aud the
various conservatories will exert themselves
moro than ever to satisfy the demand for
uiu&lu of u higher an'd ' more classic order
than heretofore. An effort Is being made to
brine the Beniard-Llstemann Concert com-
iany hero. MhX Marotzeli will direct tin
opernticfestiv.il to occur next mouth and
ho Omaha School of Music will present
with amateur and professional talent a n um
bel of operas. Altogether the outlook Is de
cidedly pleasant to contemplate.
With the beginning of Its sixth year the
tlpollo club renews its lease of life with a
promise of greater vigor and moro finished
worn than has ' heretofore marked
the milestones in that excellent organi
zation's existence. The A polio , with about
140 voices in srand 'chorus , is prob
ably the best organization ol Its kind in
the state. The Indie * ' " auxiliary chorus
added about a.year ago has done much to
add to the effective ivork. Tbo procram of
the club as originally planned for this sea
son's work included three concerts , Novon >
bor 17 , February 20 and May 4. While the
coucerts are given for xubacrlbers only the
plan will admit or audiences numbering in
high us 1,500. Oil November 17 Gadu's
"Crusaders" is to bo gircn at Buyd's. The
bulnnco of tbo program includes a concert of
miscellaneous numbers on February ! iO and
Hoyau's "Creation" May 4. It is possible
and extremely probable the lust two con
certs will not ba given in vlaw of
negotiations under way. whereby the club
may participate in the musical festival to beheld
held during the World's fair nt Chicago.
Should the club accept the Invitation which
has been extended to it , it will slug the
music to bo rendered nt the fair nt the last
two concerts. In this manner they will
famlllarizu themselves with their next sum
mer's work. It was the intention , should
tbo program as originally arranged bo car
ried out , to have Bomo qutsido talent partici
pate. Charles A. Knori\tuf .Chiejgo will
take the loading tcnort.rolcs on-tho 17ih , and
an effort is being made to have Miss Bertha
BuyliES , soprano , of New York , appear at
tho" later conceits , together with Mr. L. B.
Copeland , basso. Whether this arrangement
will bo followed depends outiroly on the
club's disposition ol tbetiuvitation they have
received.
V
Within the past two weeks a now muslca
organization has sprung into life , an nvowci
rival of the Apollo. It lull uown us tbo Omaha
Choral society and will bo directed by 1'ro !
Joseph Gahm. The society held a Ousiness
meeting Thursday nl ht and the propose.
worK ot the organization wcs dlsciibsed. It is
the Intention to enter ttio Held with workso
lesser note than those attempted by Iho
Apollo certainly n raovo | in the proper di
rccllon. The society Ought to bp a success
Judging from its membership list , which in
cludes several of OmuUu's prominent music
Inns. / .
* > '
The Lndies Musical society will ratumo its
membership concerts next week after a
summer's idleness , presenting u program o
solo and chorus numbers. Beint : thu oldest
musical orunnl/.ation in the city , the society
has pnrhaps the most exclusive lollownij.
nmonc the " 4'JU" ' than any in the city. The
winter's program js not'completed , but will
tno guaranty of the past the future prom
iscs something enjovnule.
*
Among the conservatories , the opening o
the full and winter terms , which occuiTct
last month , augurs well for n number o
recitals by the pupils and faculty during the
season. At the Omaha'conservatory a pnr
'
tial program of recital's 'has-beL-n arranged
uniouir the lirst to bo glvou , to bo assisted hi
IJr. Charles Baefcns , leader of the Strvl
En Bias Lust , and the .orchestra , a feature
of moro than passing liote. Later In the
year , at subsequent recitals , an Innovatioi
will oo attempted , . .thatof introducing the
advanced pupils of the elocutionary depart
men t in the program. In December L. C
Elsoii bus been secured to deliver a lecture
before Iho conservatory on musical topics
Dunne the winter n reeltnl , to bo taken par
in by u number of 1'rof. Kronborg's pupil
from Kansas City , is to ; bo given , and there
Is a prospect of 11 concept to bo given undo
the uusplccs of the Conservatory by the
Bernard-Listemauncompany and ttio oldi
pupils.
*
* *
At Prof. Torrens' school of music the
scries of pupil und faculty recitals begin
October 27 , u mixed program to be presented
Later in the season professional talent wil
assist. Tdo school , now In its second year
will soon occupy new iiud moro commodlou
quarters In the now oullillng adjoining th
American National bank on Dodge strict. A
feature of thu branches added this year I
an operatio department , und it Is propose !
us soon as the ctUBi in the study oi opurutl
muslu Is sufllciently advanced to pre&ou
with amateur tulcnt qf this city severu
opsras under the ausplc.es of the school , A
orchestral department Is to bo added unde
the direction of Mr. Hurt Butler.
*
A series of subscription operas bv Max
Marotzok and his comp.uiy are to bo give
the week beginning November" . The repei
tolro includes "Faust , " "Trovatoru" am
"Lucia. " While tucro is an indication tha
It may provo n ilnaucldl succes" , the ventur
is not one calculated to Inspire any lofty
hopes of grrat wealth 10 the promoters. T
muliu n "Jump" ati It is known in thcatrlca
parlance from Npw Yorlt to Omaha luorae
to give u few concerts is a venture that foi
would care to undertake. Airulti , Murotzok
while In tils prlmo'undoubtedly a bri !
llant plaalst and director. Is now along t
thu SUs ana has inmiy younger aud equally
rood rivals in this country.
V
The Musical union , .under tbo leadership
of Hans Albert , are tq give n band coucert i
January , und arrangements ore now beliif ,
mudo to glvu monthly .orchestral concert
during the winter undor.alrcctlon of Aliens
Hours. Tho' military tmnd concerts are t
bo glvan at frequent/intervals during th
season ,
A testimonial concert is to bo g von Mis
Curria i'cuiiock at ; Boyd's new theate
Wednesday evening , HU which some promi
nent talent is to aunear ; Aliss 1'ennocu will
be oshlstet ) by Mrj. Henry U. Kstabrook ,
contralto ; Jules Lunbard , basso ; Captain
Klnzio , tenorvllurt .Jjutlcr , vlolmlit ; Hcrr
hugcno Hessolbcre , pianist. The concert
promises to bo largely attended.
Xuvcr ScuarwenKa * who > s to make his
second bow , in Omaha during the season , Is
, one ol tha most prominent pianists tcday in
Amcrlc.t. Ills nnmo was well known hi this
ouutry before bis llr.lt visit across the
UUntln In August , 1S90. Ho Is founder titul
onductor of the conservatory of music In
) erlln and held the appointment of court
Innlu to the emperor of Austria. Asa
: orjposer his works include sixty-two CUT-
> or.i , among them n symphony _ fop. In C
ninor ) which was given by tto Now York
'hlluarinonlo norloty In 'S.\ und scored n
Humph ot his 1'ollsh dauco composition. It
* clLlmod l.aUO.lOJ conies hava been sold in
bis country.
An acquisition to thu fac-.iltv of the Omnlm
Conservatory of Aiuslo has bpcn made in se-
iiirlng as teacher of vocal music Mr. S.
Cronberg , formcily of U.stou. With u bar- !
ono volcoof IK'xIblllty , ho shows great ease
n execution and leans to thu hell canto
method of the old Italian school. He has a
horouL'h knowledge of music mid a pure
lyle of voice cultuio.
*
U'ho plun adopted fortho selection of scats
o the .Apollo club's concerts having mot
vllh eonsldornblo disfavor , It has been dc-
lileil lo abandon It and allow subscribers to
ecuro scats previous to cnch concert , as
icretofore , restricting the number to bo se-
ceted by one person to four , or to the nuin-
ier for which they have subscribed , If moro
ban four. No scats can bo selected for any
> crsouuota subscriber.
+
Mr. Julius Meyer uurlng his trip to New
York purchased lor the Musical union large
Quantities of tha Into musical successes In
ho cast. They will bo heard dining the
viutcr concerts ,
*
Otto Belndorf has "iccntcd In the Ware
Jlook , opening a conservatory of instru
mental music. At the close of his four year *
it the Loinsiu conservatory , ho nt once re-
urncd to Omutm brtnuing with him n
Bluthncr plnno , probably ono ot the ( raini
est toned Instruments m this country. In
ils collection of mementos ol Ills Lelpsic life
lie bus n number of views of the famous
.iovvandhaus or concert hall of that city , the
argost lu the tvnrtd. The collection is inter
esting.
4
Young Arthur Borgium , ono of the coti-
.ervntory . pupils , Is u brother of the famous
artist ot 1'arls and gives promise ot
equaling as n pianist his brother's famous
au artist on canvas. Miss Mubel bowaru
und Miss Louisa Holtorf are also two pupils
who give evidence of moro than ordinary
quality m piauUts.
*
A branch of the Omaha School of Music
has been opened In Council UlulYa under the
direction of Prof. Torr--us.
* *
Local League 2'J ol the Musical union
gives a coucert ut Exposition hall Novem
ber U4.
*
Joe Howard in the Mow York Ilccorder :
Every now uud lliun wo hear that modern
conductors will do this and will do that , but
it must bo distinctly understood that ago
cannot wither mid custom cannot stale our
ono nud only Max Maretzek. ( Jcorgo Fiancls
Tram has u cousin , und lior mime Is Tounant-
Olury. Sbo ha ; made un her mind that thu
people of the west In general and Omaha ,
Denver nud Colorado Springs , in particular
are pining ai.d sighing tor loguinutc operu ,
English in particular uud others In general.
Through her activity ine miyor of Onuna ,
with all that , that Implies in the way of
citizens , " has taken such an Interact in the
musical development , of the west us tu induce
htrri und them to Invest largely In tickets ,
enabling him und them to listen to this legili-
male opera In the week beginning November
7. the aforesaid lo bo conducted by our vener
able and venerated iricnu , Max Maivizuk.
Mo belter musiclau llvci , no more magnetic
conductor waves. Tbrcoo chocrs for the
pioneer opera town ut the approximate
we tl
> * '
Notwithstanding Hint the notices for the
iirst. regular meeting of the Omaha Choral
socioly wore nqt sent , out until \Veduosuav \
the meeting Thursday night was eminently
successful , sixty members bolncr present.
The following olUceri were elected and the
organization perlected : 1'ivsideiii , Jules
Lumbard- ; vice president. Dr. IJ. \ \ \
B.iilcy ; treasurer , W. U. 1'rltehnrd ;
secretary , T. II. Panlield ; librailar ,
K. D. Fuchs , with Herr Josopn Cjhm ! as
director. Mr. Ouhm has been untiring : in
tiiv efforts to effect this organization , having
personally seen ail the people who have con
sented to beconu members of Ihono.v asso
ciation , which starts out with line prospects
of success. It will bo the aim ot the nn
society lo rohea.'aenll the later choial works
and if any of the young American composers
have done anything creditable , whl--li 01
course ihoy have , these will ba parformcc
by tno society xvhose effoi-ls will bu dircclod
toward the lighter lorms of ehor.il works ,
" \Vuinurgls Niirht" by Mendelssohn am
"Toggenburg" by Helnberger being iho
compusitions selected for the onpuinj.
rehcanaif. The lollowing Is the fisi ol
members of the new society :
Jules LumbardJ. F. Ilarion , Nov. J. P. .
Llwyd , Captain ICiczic , Or. liullcy , Charles
Moliowoil , liovcl Frank , J. II. Conrad , J. L
KockwellV. . S. AlcCiine , H , W. IJernclcV ,
C. Prltctard , H. Uuruley , L. Stephens , u
M. Vmsotihaler. Hev. Jliilliiian , O. J. De
Hullo , Ucorgo Kayo , C. II. Payne , W. O
S.inuors , Oeorcc Ijowman , Jid Whitetiorn
\V. Doauo , F. M. Ulchardson , F. W. Howell ,
P. Borcsford , J , II. Uunnlnif , Georiro Newton
ton , G. M. Smitlimayd , II. M. Bunncll , A
Wallenstodt , J. Mellen. Joseph Hitter , T. II
Penlleld. Evans , WatsonW. A. Wallace , IJr
Stone , E.V. . Harding , A. H. Fiiidlny , E
Palmer , Jr. , J. W. 14obinson , B. H. Wedge
George McHoberis , 1 { . Clausen , Ed Whit
moro , J. SV. bmlth , W. W. Smlln , Dr. C. S
Shepard , J. B. Doylo. J' . J. Br.uin , J. K
Barstow , W. U. Williams , Iluy Thomas
.Inlin T. Croft , U. D. Fuchs , Huywurd
Misses Mary Popplcton , Mary Loiulst , Nina
Marshall , Uuth Welter , Gracu Hatighler
Bankroft , McCune , A , Getty , Mvrtlo ' Coou
S. JCmir , L. F. Burr. O. M'ycrs'Alice Faw
cett , Mary Fawcott , Goldlo Cornish , P. U
Witt , M. Aulabaugli , Mary Moore , Franco.
Uoeder , Bertlo Green , Maud ( Sruen , iledgi'
M. G. Bradeon , Mabel Muson , Daity Ili'g
gins , Mary fewobe , Valotu Ambroau , hmiim
Jones , itoso MeCumber , Uoso Hoonuy , E. V
Hoben , aud Keeso , M. O'Kourke , N. K
Shooir , Cora Mor o , J. A. Wheeler , Iniogenc
Hurrit.-on , Mrs. Elta Matueson , Mrs. Ciiptuu
Spencer , Mrs. C. U' . Cox , Mrs. F. M Cong
don , Mrs. 1C. M. Lawrence. Mrs. ivcan , Mrs
ness , Ida Notson , J. Kilter , W. L. Fcluer
M. E. Grav.
SOMK
Chief Justice Peters of Maine has jus
completed the 70lh your of his aye and re
ports himselt In excellent physical condition
Ho expects to "keep going for some year
yet. "
Justice Matbew , whom Mr , Morley 1m
appointed president of the commission on
evicted tenants , Is an Irhhmun and u nephew
cf Father Mathew , the famous apostle o
temperance.
Whltller was held In high esteem ii
England , and thu press comments on hi
career are nil eulogistic. It H recalled tuu
John Bright regarded him as the groatcs
poet ibo United States has ever produced.
Boatswain John C. Thompson , U. H. N ,
who has been attached to tbo Brooklyn navy
yurd for the past liftepn years , has bcoi
placed on tbo retired lUt. Boatswain
Thompson Is n veteran of the Mexican wu
end has secu llfiy-iwo years of active ser
vice.
vice.Ono
Ono brother and two sisters of th
poet Longfellow blill live Alexander o
Portland , Mo. , Ion ? connected with the
United States const survey ; Mrs. Mary
Greenleaf of Cambridge. Mass. , and MM
Aim Longfellow Pierce of Portlaud. The
last named member of the family lives lu thy
old mansion which was long the home of he
parents and brothers and sisters , H was no
the birthplace of Hoiyy Wndsworth Long
follow , however , Thu author of "Evango
lino" was born m a house temporarily occu
pled bv bis father und mother during it
owner's absence. It is still standing In Port
laud ,
Oae of tbo requests which Mr. Whittle
left behind him was that all persons having
letters from him should rnfraln trom pub
llshlug them without the content of Mr
Pickhnrd , the irleml to whom ho left tils
manuscript * , etc. It Is impossible to he-
hove that Mr. Wluttlor ever wrote anything
which , If put In print , would diminish In the
cast degree the feeling of love nnd rover-
Mice which Is universally ciitortnlnt'd for
ilm , Yet his rights are the same now as
IIOIIRU ho were still among in , and every
otter should undergo the scrutiny of- his
torury executor before being published to
ho world.
Although iho late Danlol Dougherty was
or at least thirty vears an orator of high
cputo , ho never qulto mastered thountlci-
> atorv stage fright that cnmo upon him as
ho timu to tiinko n public speech up-
ironrhcd. lie charmed a distinguished
ompuny at ono of the Fellowcraft dinners ,
fter Bishop PoitotMr. . Cleveland ami
ihur loss notablu persons had aiuikcn , but
hose who heard him did not know that ten
minutes before Mr. Dougherty began to
peak ho had been IntotcjrU-din an attempt
o escape from the room. Ho confessed then
ud there that ho wu.s on the verso of pniilo , {
ml only by the most urizent persuasion I
ould ho bo prevailed upon lo speak. Once
ipon his feet , however , his fright was gone
ind upt words cntno promptly to his tongue ,
lo had his half hour of tremors , however ,
10 matter what iho occasion , when he Knew
10 must address an audience.
Kill 111" .
katltc CIattain lnint in Melon Glob ; .
A ilcht lo tread so rft'y
llcsldu the couch ot pain ;
1 o tinootli with KUIIIIO flu crs
The t Hilled locks again )
To Hatch be.sldu IhotlyniK
In wet ; small hours ut nlulit.
And broutho u consueratlni ; prnyor
Whoii tbo splril t.ilios Us IIUU.
A right to cheer the weary
Un llii ! biiitlelluldsiit life :
To idvo thu word of symnutliy
Amid the loll and strlfo ;
To lift the hurton ) gi'titly
I'uini MiKianil llreil benrtn ,
And never \\uary of the tusk
Till gloomy care departs.
A rlsht to ho n-ttoninn
In trni'st woiniiu's work
If life should l.o i. h.ird one ,
No duties ever shirk ;
A iluht lu show to others
How .stroniia woman gions
When sl\lcs aio d.irU iu.il Inwcr'n ' ; ,
And life hears not a rose ,
A right to lovrt one truly
And l.c lovi'd baui < a-iln :
A fU-ht lo sh.iro Ins fortunes
Tliroimhsiin inhtanil thrciiRh rain ;
A nhl ( , to bo protected
I'loiii life's moil cruul b.lchls
lly niuiily love and conflict )
Sure tho-su are woiuun'.s n htU
JCDUV tTinX.lt. .
The slow progress of the thirty foninlo
students nt Yido is very discouraging. They
have not learned the yell yet.
The ofllclal count of student * at Cornell
university has just been compiotoJ , .showing
liU novv In alloiulnnco. This llgurc is
higher by 100 than at the corresponding date
last j ear.
Sociul life at Vasdur presents nuny intor-
estlug phases to the 111) ) ncv ; stuilents who
have this year entered Its f.-osliniun class
and are being initiated In Hie various club3
and sociclies of the student ? .
Bishop Hurst of thu Methodist church U
industriously pushing thu movement for Iho
estuoltehmcnt of lha American university In
Washington. It is his hone nnd expectation
mat an endowment fund of $ IO.UJU,000 will
bo secured.
The University of Pennsylvania begins ils
M2d annual session with 2L'li ' ) ) .students in
attendance. The freshman class is the larg
est in the history of the institution , number
ing over 7UO men , of which the college de
partment has ISO and the medical about DUO.
One of the new students at Johns Hopkins
ibis year is a young Janancs ? , M.as < nynhi
Tauakl , who comes to Baltlmoro to study
social cclonco and economics in order to teach
In Japan. Mr. Takaki Is a resident , of Yokohama
hama and is " yenra old. Ho has studied
six years ai the Anglo-Japanepo college in
Tokio ami four years at Syracuse unlvorsiiy ,
receiving from iho latter in Ib'Jt. the degree
of B. S.
Joseph J. Loub.it , a Columbia graduate ,
uud itt present a rcaidenl or i'aris , has civcn
; ? 7LHU ) to the collcgo In trust , the incoino lo
be applied to award two pm.'s for wonts lu
tun ftnglUh lau-rua ( ; o on history , geography ,
r.rcl'.iuology , elhnology , philology or numls-
malics ot North America , un-l ulso u sum of
: ? ! , -JJ ! ( to be npi'licd to iho uward of iheso
prizes in 1SKI. The otfcr was accepted and
roierred to the university council lorsuit-
auio regulnlioijs.
T'io new electrical laboratory to bo erected
nt Johns Hopkins will ha a rcomy onc-atory
structure of corrugated iron , illuminated
from the roof by lar/j / sltylights. No work
will bu conducted therei.i that will uncos'- '
late thu use of sunslltvo Instruineuts. Tno
heavy machinery , such as lathes , dynamos ,
motors and the llko , will bo set up" in me
new quarlors , ihus providing more room for
delicate experiments in iha physical labora
tory.
OPPOSED TO KITES.
.Stsirtcr Swlgert < ilrits IIU ( ) | iliiloii of Vm-
IOIIH Styles ol' It.ioa Tr.u'lcs.
George Swlsjrt , the WJll known race
starter , Is homo from a ciroult of Iho kites
nnd ovals and will leave again In a f < nv days
for Missouri und the south un n trlptlmt will
extend as far us Texas. Ho says mat
Oma'imuat ' do something next year if she
over intends to muka a nuvn In thu raciuc
line , or forever hold her peace. Ho Is
sutMlod that : i goo.l track would
pay hero If proparly cju lucto I , but ,
says that tUu peo.ilo liavo not yet
forgotten in0 rott.'n manner In
which turf mailers were run hero six oi
eight yours ago , and would have to be as
sured that the now management would mean
business and would see that iho Inicrcats oj
the public were protected. He favor * n track
on the East Omaha bottoms nnd holds that
It Is the. best place that could bo selected foi
ono , as it is cioso to the ccnier ol uio city
nnd would bu easily accessible , but that n
paved dtlvowav would bo a necessity no
mntior where thn irack might bo located.
Mr. Swlgcrt takes u Mund ugulnttt the
Kite trnu'r , und says that a inID reg-ilnilon is
the only kind to build. "I hear n great
many complaints about thu kll < > , " ho anhi.
"Tho pc.oulo say thu they cannot hco thoraces
races , und 1 guess they tell the truth , feY I
can't see but u very little of them myself
even from the judges' stand. The llr.it
quurter the liorsos uro golnc away from you
und you can't tell very much about their
positions , not nearly a * well as on tha hack
stretch of iho regulation track. Then you
get them around thu long turn , There is a
half a milo of It Mid It Is a loug ways off at
the best , but you can BOO it very well with a
glass unless lhero happens to bo consldara-
bla dust , in which cuso you are just as well
off without alaas ( as with one ,
"Down the homo stretch.J.boy are coining
straight toward you , and tuko It all in all you
get very llttlo t > utisfuo.lon out of iho race ,
They will keep building kites , but the regu
lation is the ono that will llnd iho moil fuvoi
with tbo ptioplo wbo go lo racot > . 1 am op
posed to building one In this city , though
them are soma hero who scum to think that
nothing but n kilo will fill the long felt want
that has existed hero In turt circles. "
World's fair souvenirs are turned out in
every practicable shape.
Chutelalno bars of Iridescent gold In triple
oak leaves are Introduced ,
Marqulso ring11 with rows of colored pearls
set in diamonds are strikingly pretty.
A setting for a largo octagonal pin has a
turquolso at intervals between three or four
diamonds.
Largo chatelaine pins of repousse gold
shaped , as lluer-do-lls with splashes of red
onuuol , are new ,
Very dark lustrous rod enamcMs a foutur-
In fall Jewelry. The bow knots of this tno ;
lightly edged with gold are charming.
Cologne bottles In silver fitlgreo standards
are sot so as to enclose photographs. Clov o
land and Ktevenion , Harrison and Held , uro
een here and there , backed up against sweet-
waters ,
MANUFACTURING IN NEBRASKA
Still Talking About Putting Up an Expo-
Bitiou Building ,
VITRIFED BRICK PLANT FORi .OMAHA ,
for the Location of HII
I'linit In Omntui
rui-lory Xotcs ( lutlirrcd
lit Itlllllllllll.
The question "shall Omaha lmv an ez >
position building" continues to nitllalo tb .
immls of proiiilnont local manufacturer * .
The uioro they think and talk HDout it ttio
nibro tlioy tire convinced that such a build-
ng U n necessity. Durlug tha past week.
here has boon considerable discussion
among Iho leader * In the schutna and it is
vlilonl liuit before many nioro days huvo
jussed they will bo prepared to announon-
Itulr plans.
Thcro is considerable notlvity manifest ,
among briok inun looking toward the ostnb-
tsbmont of plants at Omuha for th
uianufacturo of vltrllleit pavtng brick.
The prospect that there will bo a.
; oed deal of paving briok laid in
Omulm during the next taw years ha
undo manufacturers a little anxious to Rot a.
ocntlon In this city. As lucre is no good
clay near Omaha the manufacturers ar -
ilauulug to ship it In from ether points , a
being dona at Lincoln , Houtrlco and ether
Itles where the manufacture of paving-
I'llclt has been made very successful.
The Omaha mnlt house bus commenced
uniting again. The quality of the barley
; ruwn lu Nebraska this sonson Is very good
and of the right kind for turning out th -
best graily of malt. Last season it was al-
nest Impossible to get barley in Ncbrftsk-
tliat was sultablo tor making nmlt.
George M. Tibbs of M. E. Smith & Co. ,
speaking 01 the growth of tlio overall manu
facturing business In Omaha , tvmurkcd that.
t was only a question of n liulo time whoa
: ils llrm wonlu bo forced to move ih ir fac
tory Into larger quar'cra. '
Fan-ell & Co. report that the trade In ] ol-
[ us and preserves on the Paciilo coaat is ,
jomuthlng enormous.
The Cooper Hudiator company of Lincoln
s employing forty-live men , nearly all of
them sitillou workmen. Although their oat *
put Is mostly nold within the stuto , they are
running to their lull capacity In an effort to-
Keup up with onlers. They'turn out steam
radiators exclusively , and the value of each
week's production is about fl.OOO. Tho-
freight rules nrc such on this line of manu
facture that UH ! Lincoln llrm can moot all
competition between St. Louis and Denver-
easily.
The shoddy mill located near Sheuloy's.
crossinyr Is mooting with n roadv market for
the entire output. The nuU employs tea
people and consumes ! if , > JU pounds of rag -
per nay , turning out : > ,500 pounds of shoddy.
'Iho rags are run throuuh machines whlub.
Dick them to pieces. The product is uspd
largely in the manufacture of mattresses.
The product of the mill is sold to be lirxt
class In every particular , which no doubt ac
counts for Its ready sale.
C. C. While , proprietor of tbo Crete mills.
Is getting his second mill In shape to slur * .
soon , Uo will bo enabled to turn out about
(15J ( barrels of Hour nor day. '
It loons very n'.ueh 'us if Omaha would
have an excelsior factory in the near futUro.
Mr. Smith of 'Detroit , a manufacturer of
excelsior machinery , has been in Omaha.
In consultation with parties regarding
the establishment of an excelsior factory.
The upholsters and mattress manufacturers , ,
who are largo consumer. * of excelsior and
who are put many tunes to considerable 'In- '
convonlimco in securing their siipplles nt a.
distuncc , are ' anxious for a local factory. Mr.
Smith states' that cottonwoait and willow ,
of which ihero is an ubuudaucu along the
Missouri river , inniio peed excelsior and
that this article , which Is coming Into moro
general use every day , can be mudo in
Omaha at n good prollt to the manufacturer.
The Nebraska Hinder Twine company hiw
commenced 10 work up the crop of hemp
raised on 1,000 iicrns of land this year. The
crop is the largest and best ever raised hero.
Tlio machinery Is so arranged that they feed
the hemp in nr. ono enci and It comes out at
the other clean and ready to bo spun into
twine. They are turning out four tons of
tow per day.
Just a year ngo Tin : Biu : called attention
to the fact that prominent citizens of Omaha
were lu the buolt of ordering thulr shirts
from onstorn factories , thus ulndurliig the
growth of that branch of manufacture in
tin * city , These orders went largely to
Chicago and to largo firms that carribri
heavy stocks of ready nmao shirts. When
the solicitors for these linns sent in orders
fur shirts to bo made from measurements
ilia houiio would nil tbom from their ready
inndo stock of goods. Thus the Onmba cus
tomer was puylngforshlrls that ho supposed
were made in his order when bo rcullv re
ceived u ready mudonrilclo. Atlhosnmdtlrnu
It was shown that the loc.il factories were
turning out lint class goods tbu wore ahead
of anything sold In this market from the
cast. Wlnco tbut tlmo the manufacture of
shirts In this city has been growing rapidly.
The Nebraska Shirt company has moved
Its fnctory Into Inrcor quarters. It has
doubled us force of employes mid wants
f-till more ehlrUiiaUors. Its boons show that
the most prominent citizens have become
pntrons of homo industry.
The liaunniuin Vinegar company Is run-
iiing its two factories tolheirfull capacity. It
hat been forced to Increase Its capacity s'inoo
n year a o and expect to add lo It very mate
rially this wlnten Tnu growth of this busi
ness Illustrates exceedingly well the bunollts
of the homo [ , 'itroniigo movement. Easlorn
manufacturers who were monopolizing the
the irailo cf this section of ttio country have
bncn itrivon out mid the busluoss transferred
Irom eastern cities to Omaha.
Uuniser & Uo. have nmilo a h.it for Buffalo
Jonas from buffalo huir. The color is a
hRiidtioino shade of brown and the nap is
Bomowhut heavier than on the ordinary tut
hat.
hat.It
It 13 stated on good authority thattirrniiRe.
inonts will bo perfected tnlt week for the
starting of n hot inctory on qulto nn exten
sive fccnlo. Enough stock hus already been
subscribed to Insure the success of ttio en-
turprlso and the projectors liopo to have the
factory runnlnir In time to supply the spring
t ratio. The rotull duul'n-s of the city buva
encouraged the onlerprlso Oy promising to
handle Omaha hats ,
W. I. Klorstead , manager of the Dcwoy it
Htono Furniture compiiuy , U authority for
tbo statement that ihero Is a splendid open
ing In Omaha for n furniture factory. Ho
says : "Tho chair factory uua the lounpo
factory have boon very nuccessful and sr
doing an enormous business , anithure la DO
reason why a plant for the inUWifilAUiro of
common furniture , such as boilUrptyUy/soU ,
etc. , could not do equally well , nTJio/fumber
lor this class of furniture comm'from Ar-
kunsus , und can bo shipped to Omaha at a
less rate than to Chicago. If such n factory
were located in Omaha it would 1)9 to our
Interest and to the Interest of all ether
wholesale or retail furniture bouses to bandl *
their output. "
The average salary a month paid each man
teaching In tbo public schools of the United
States is $12.43. The highest average salary
paid a month In any stuto to a roan teaching
in the pubJIo school ? is to bo credited to
Massachusetts , $103.83 ; but tha next highest
salary paid Is that found in Colorado , t'J5.21 ,
Colorado pays its teachers more than Massa
chusetts ; Ohio glvoi its teachers twice as
muoh as Maine ; aud the tetfchers of Illinois
receive uiorothau tvvioo what tbo tsaokerc of
Vermont receive.
One of the most battle-icarred veteran *
that made up tbo Hue of march In Washing'
ton was J. I1. Chato ot the old Fifth Main *
battery , wbo bears the mark of forty-eight
wounds , not to mention an empty sloora and
a glass eye , a reminders of bis pa
In the war ,
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