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About Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922 | View Entire Issue (Dec. 8, 1893)
THE OMAHA DAILY BBEt FUIPAY , DECEMBER P , 181)3. ) I POOR OIL SOLD IN NEBRASKA Homes of the Feopo ! Lighted with a Menac ing Stuff. TESTS OF SAMPLES FROM INTERIOR TOWNS Iteroirne llrnndtil n llcndtleht nnil Bold ut ranty Price * Found to llo 1'otltlvcljr Uniigeronii Under n Proper JtcMilt of IiiTcgtlgntlon. Kerosene oil Is being sold in every town In Nebraska" that would be rejected and branded as dangerous In any other state In the union. Samples of oil purchased In va rious towns of tno state have been tested by Tun line and only In n few Instances has the oil been found up to the requirement of the Btato law , while most of the oil purchased IB absolutely dangerous and should not bo al lowed in the state. In two preliminary articles Titii DEC has explained the Nebraska law providing for nnd regulating the inspection of Illuminat ing oils and has also shown how the law has been misinterpreted nnd Its ohjoct lost through the Indifference or Incompetence of Inspectors , The manner of testing oils has been fully explained nnd now the results of tests made of oils purchased in various parts of the state Is civcn. in ascertaining the actual Hashing point of the various samples of kcroicno oil collected for these tests the Amiens & Armend cup was used. This is the cup used by the Iowa Inspectors. It. or some modification of it , is used in tlio majority of states where an ac curate nnd strict system of inspection Is de manded by law. It is n slight modification of the Elliott cup , which is considered the standard Instrument. It is the name in prin ciple , out differs radically In construction nnd method of manipulation f lorn the Foster cup , which is used in Nebraska. Ohio is about the only other state that usrs the Fos ter machine. The Standard people at their great refineries In Cleveland , U. , where the bulk of their oils are rcilncd , do not depend upon it in making their own tests , but use the Elliott or the Iowa cup. Mndo for Political linptcton. The Foster cup Is a double-barreled , nuto- . malic concern that is supposed to do all the work without the assistance of any of the intelligence of the operator. It seems to have been designed like seine of the Inspec tion laws , to bo used for paving political debts. Anybody with skill enough to fill the oil cup , rend a thermometer and strike a match and set the thing a-going is possessed of all the requirements supposed to bo nec essary for a full-Hedged oil Inspector. Ho gels the machine started and then sits down calmly and awaits the results. The result sought for is supposed to have been achieved when the oil has been heated BUfltcicntly to generate enough gas to cxploJc nnd sniff out a little alcohol llamo tluit is supposed to be burning In one of the tubes. The heavily curburettcd hydrogen , heavier than the nir , must bo released from the oil until It fills and overflows the chamber of the machine. Then if it has not found an escape elsewhere it will fill up the tube until it is Ignited by the little llamo alluded to and the miniature explosion extinguishes it. During this time the operator has been lounging around in the vicinity and is sup posed to have noted the little Hush and read his thermometer shortly afterwards. Ho is not supposed to know thnt the flushing point of the oil has probably been reached nnd passed , several minutes before , and that the oil has been emitting u combustible gas in big enough quantities to blow him up under proper conditions all the time within the previous ( Ire minutes. After the thing goes oft no complacently reads las tnermomocr ; , which has also been given a healthy boost by the heat of the explosion , and records the Hushing point anywhere from 5 ° to 120 = hiKhbr than U actually is. Samples of all drawn from barrels thnt bore the Nebraska inspector's approval stencil oOicially declar ing the oil to bo 118 Hash test were found to be short of the 100 mark by several degrees. The inaccuracies are great enough in the hands of u competent inspector , but In the charge of any ono who wishes to ' manipu late" the machine n tnlo ( , u variation of 1U = can bo readily made in the same sample of oil without removal from the cup. Under these conditions it frequently happens that , oils are otllcially approved that are posi tively .dangerous. This Cup Warns. The Iowa cup cannot-bo loaded up and shot off lllto a pun , hit or miss. Its operation re quires some intclligriiico nnd a little famil iarly with chemical apparatus. The green deputy requires considerable training be fore ho can tnako an inspection. Then , noth ing is relegated to chance. The oil to. bo tcstcd.is put Into u closed cup and the tem perature slowly raised. When appearances indicate to the practiced eye that the llnsh- inp point hus been nearly reached the alco hol lamp is removed from beneath the water bath and thd minute cas taper , with a llamo not to exceed onn-uiithth of an inch in r length , Is Inserted into the chamber above the oil. This U done at every rise of 2 = until near the Hashing point , when It is In serted with n quick , steady motion at every degree , reaching to within a quarter of on Inch of the surface of the oil. The naked llamo ignites the gas whenever it is emitted in sufficient volumes to bo Ignitablc. The only question that can raise a doubt In the inspector's mind is tlio question of what constitutes n ( lash. Upon the insertion of the taper when the oil is near the flashing point a blue flame will surround it often as largo as a hlckorynut. AVhllo this is un questionably the actual flashing point , the point whcro a combustible gas Is emitted , s. many inspectors will continue the test until a deirroo or two hlghcrls reached and enough u of the heavier gas generated to emit u de cided flash. In the tests made by THE Bnr. the inspector specter chose a medium ground , avoiding both extremes. The deproo ilxed upon will consequently always bo n trllla higher than what should bo considered the actual flash ing polilt of the oil tested. It should bo understood thnt the flashing point is the danger point , where an explosion of n lamp is possible if not always probable. There is no possibility of an explosion If the tempor- nturelaovon within I0 of this point , though that temperature bo maintained for hours. When the flashing point is reached the t'cnoratlon of explosive gas is constantly maintained , although the temperature of the oil In the lump Is not increased , and an explosion Is always possible. When It is recollected that the temperature of the air is often 100s It will bo seen that there is danger even in the honestly approved oil which meets the state's low legal test. nt llnatrlce. Investigations were made among the oil dealers of Beatrice. ( lore the Consolidated Tank L.ino company , by the exercise of its characteristic propensities , has long had its own way , and monopolized all the oil trade of the thrifty little city , not only in illumi nating oils anil gasoline , but all the grades of machine oil. However anxious the dealer might bo to accept the better prices und In ducements offered by other 611 companies ho dared not do so. The experiment had been tried frequently and always ended dis astrously to the dealer. If one dealer bought a consignment of oil from another company , no mutter what , thu price paid or what Ins reasons might bo , ho was forced out of the oil trade unless ho camonsu suppliant at Urn feat of thu big monopoly n ml gave bonds that ho would never buy another gallon of any kind of oil from any other company , Ho was Iniinedlutely natt- lied that the Standard would not sell him nny more oil nt tiny price. If ho had paid the rival company the murknt prke , say 10 rents , nnd uos totalling nt IS cents , his next door neighbor would immediately gut Ins orders iiotn the Standard to retail iho name grade of Illuminating compound at 10 cents , nnd would recclvo coricsiKniding robati-s from the market unco. Consequently his oil \\ould grow old on his hands or must bo Buhl ut i'usi 01- less If a number of iner- ' vhunuould conclude to buck the big con cern together and take advantage of the more liberal offeisot other companies , the tilundaid would pa into the retail business unit uupply tlio consumers ulth lu-ceut oil ut 6 centu a gallon * Only Klilr ( UrKrer * short. TUB BEE reporter "as engaged | soiling oil , nud , ho canvassed the merchants indus triously , lie tempted them sorely with lib eral terms and low prlcci. prices thnt Indi cated n worse panic In the oil regions than Colorado over know In her silver mines , but with a Christian fortitude thnt challenged admiration the tempter /wag repelled. Many of the merchants bojnmo visibly agi tated at the mere auggcttion of buying cheaper oils from other i ompanics. " 1 could not handle a ci\r of vour oil If you were to give it to me , " said Mr H. ! < . Spraguo. drug gist , at COO Court street. Whether 1 want to or not I have to buy of the Standard. I know when 1 have enough of anything , nnd I don't want any more lights with thorn. 1 wouldn't handle oil ut nil If 1 wai not obliged to. I only Itecn n little nnd that of the very bestqtmllty ( for my trade Is all of the better clmi. " "What do they glvo you for the very bcstt" "Nothing but headlight , sir ; nothing but hc.idlight. " "What Is the flash test ! ' "I don't know much about the pesky stuff. or nnvthliiK about a flash test , but they .call at U5 and guarantee it to stand thnt test. " "That is the llro test , not recognized by the Nebraska law , " the paper man sug gested , "nut if It Is ITS the Hash test should bo 124 , Wns It sold to you on a guaranty thnt it had withstood the Kobraskiv test ? " "Certainly , sir. It was crimrantucd to bo 175. I sell it to my customers nti0 ! cents n gallon. " The Inspection of Mr. Spraguo's hcadlizhf showed It to bo shnply water white , that the flro teat was not l"i but only 129 , nnd the Hash test l > . " , nnd that the stuff should have been condemned by the Inspector na being llvo degrees lower than the point where the Ncoraska law says coal oil can bo safely burned in lamps. In this Instance Mr. Sprague was dccolvtd by the Standard poo- pic and buncoed Into paying more than the market price , nnd was led to chat-go his cus tomers a big prlco for an Inferior and really dangerous oil. At IDS North Sixth all-cot F. E. Allen & Son run n hueUincr grocery business nnd ' cater to all classes' ttJde. They want good stuff , but they want It cheap. They show singularly sound wisdom by buying , nnd selling only str.ught water white oil. which is furnished them b.v the Standard's built wagon nt 8jj cents , nnd they retail It at 15 cents. Mr. Allen wouldn't buy anything but Stand ard oil nt nny prlco , but he sold a quart to THIS BIIK man for a nickel. The Inspection shows this oil to bo incidentally tlio same as Mr. Sprnrjcuo's "KiV , " the w mo specific gravity , the same deficient 1)5 ) flashing point. The Standard company at Beatrice has a storage n'.ant ' in charge of Mlko Heeler , a veteran In their service , and an all round Jolly good fellow. The deputy who Is sup posed to inspect his oils Is K. A. Brown of Ncdraslta City , who comcsftip. as Mr. Beelcr courteously Informed THE BEE , "whenever I want him to. " Not all iho oil sold Is deceptive. About three out of fifteen samples collected at ran dom over the state stood n test beyond the legal requirements , sonic of them reaching an exceptionably high. decree. Sold Cailrr rul o Charles E. Dean , druggist , nt Arapahoe , buys all of his oils from the Standard people ple nnd expresses his faith In the' reliability of the blc bold legend on the ends of their barrels , "warranted J50 test. " The sample of water white flatted into "Perfection , " sold by him to Tin : BEE , was a hlghlv combustible - bustiblo stuff , with n flashing point of SK = > nnd a very light specific gravity. It is dan gerous oil nnd should have been condemned. S. M. Hogcn of Blue Springs bought a con signment of the sumo lot of stuff , with the 93 = > flashing point and same specific gravity , but ho saved a little on the price by getting It from the Standard company as straight water white. It would bo interesting to know just how many lamp explosions und how many hired girls Bent heavenward this lot of fahsly branded dnngorous oil has bcon responsible for. It seems diftlcult to bcliovo that it could ever have passed through the hands of a competent inspector. The Preston Drug company of Oxford sells the Standard company's illuminating com pounds. The sample of prime white thnt they sent THE BEE was only 2 ° too low to moot legal requirements and , while it should have been condemned , It was fairly good cheap oil. Deceptive nnil Hlfflily Dnngeroug. Ono of the most deceptive anoMiipnly dan gerous lots found by THE BEE was in the possession" Mr. Asa 1C. Xconard of Nor folk. It was sold to him by the Standard company , with the understanding that it was headlightnnd the big blade letters , an nouncing It to be warranted " 175 Test , " could bo read as far awny as it was safe to stand while the oil was being burned in an ordinary lamp. It was a very light , dangerous - ; ous volatile water white , nnd a Httlohit heavier than gasoline , but equally danger ous to burn in lamps. Jt emitted a vicious Hash at 0.1 ° . ami its burning point Instead of being " 175" was 122. Although no doubt it WUR a good lumlnant. for it was rich tn hydrogen teas , it was about as safp for house hold use ns dynamite. Air. Leonard paid the homllicht price for the stuff , and Inno cently sold it to his unsuspecting customers for the safest oil mado. Ono liciail nncl One Unit. in happy contrast to this w.is the sample furnished b.v Mr. Charles -Anderson , wtio sells oil nt Mlllurd. It was furnished by the Standard pcoplo and was an dxtra rich and fine article of headlight , alihouirh It was bnuule.l nr.d sold os "Brilliant Safety , " a name that has the siirnilloanco of flatted value. Its flash test reached the extraordi nary flgure of 183 ° . But this Httlo ray of satisfaction is quickly dissipated by the test of the water wnlto sold by the Standard to Mr. .lames Kcay at Weston. It was a light gaseous compound , with a decided flashing point of IH. The only meritorious thing connected with it Is the fact that the Standard people found Mr. Keay too nstuto to bo buncoed Into paying a flat ptlco uud got the condemned stuff as simple water white. Edgar & Flodmnn of Mcndo were also not seriously deceived , although they furnished Tun Bun nn excellent article of headlight under the vague impression that it was called "white prime. " Its flashing point was 122 , but it was not sold by the Standard Oil company. They bought It from the Itocky Mountain Oil company of Overton , Colo. , a small concern that has succeeded in escaping the uinw of the big monopoly by fleeing to the mountains and hiding away. - Uiid Oil nt Kvery 1'iilni. At Pierce the ( standard has it all its own way , nml the Omaha house sold Mr. W. B. Donaldson a cargo of prime white that was supposed to huvo boon Inspected and dis covered to have been above 100 ° and ap proved. It only stood a toil of 04 ° of heat before it was ready to go Into the business of smashing lamps and working universal destruction. It could not have been bold In any state of the union except Nebraska , At Indlunola the Standard had unloaded a Job lot of water \\hHouuon W. MoCallum with the assurance that It was "Perfection. " It lacked u couple of degrees of having enough perfection wrapped up In its oleagi nous depths to moot thu requirements of the Nebraska statute. It should have been con demned. But at Hartley J. A. Alexander got hold of some oi the Standard's real headlight that Justified the branded warrant of 175 tost. it required lUi ! = > of heat to evolve enough gas for a flush. I'oslflvoly luiil In Oecrlt. Jamrs Johns , a drucrglstnt Cambridge , has been convinced by the Standard that ho has a line , critical class of customers who will not bo satisfied with anithliiK but the best Illumlimnts. Prime white and water white they hud HO usa for , and oven good old reli able genuine headlight would not fill the bill. So the oil company convinced him thnt "eocene , " the highest priced oil in iho market , was just whut lie wanted. The ono pint sample sola to Tim lir.a uy Mr. Johns , had but one of the characteristics of genuine eocene ; it was u bright , very clear fluid , In nil other respects U resembled the Standard's vratcr wliito , with a small per centatro lees of the 3 cent fuel oil that can only bu safely burned in mochlnism similar to u gasoline stove. If it was oxer inspected the inspector should huvo condemned it. fur itvu capable of getting up a very energetic flash ut07 < = . The .Muilorii Mother Has found that her little ones are improved more by the pleasant laxative , Syrup of Fig * , when in need of the laxative effect , of a gentle remedy than by nny other , and that It U moro acceptable to them , Children enjoy It nnd It benefits them. The true remedy. Syrup of Flfjs , is manufactured by the California Fig Syrup' company only , The lunch bcfnt' tcrvod by the ludles of all Suintb' chinch iithu Life build ing will bu continued tcduy. 1'rlco , 35 centB , IT BROKE UP. TIIE SPORT Coasting Party MccU with antAccitlent anil Three Are Badly HnrU COLLIDED WITH A TELEPHONE' POLE Voting Mnn nnil Two Tonne Inrile § Mndo Inleimlliln by tlio Shock , lint it I * Thought thnt None .Arc I > nn- Injnrcil. The first serious accident of the coasting season occurred last nlpht at the corner of Twentieth street and St. Mary's nvc- nuo. This street Is ono of tlio favorite coasting courses tn the city nnil Its ley con dition last night made the sport dangerously exhilarating. A largo number of young men nnd women word engaged In sliding down hill on "bobs" nnd tlio Iron shod runners teemed to fairly Hy. , On ono of these sleds wore Ous White- sides , who lives at 1810 Farnam street , Mtss Bellinger , daughter of G. W. Balllngcr , 505 South Twenty-fifth nvoutio , Allss Hallingcr's nelco and two other young ladles whoi , I names could not bo learned. The happy crowd started off down street and were going at a high rate of spood. Collided with n Telephone 1'olc. At the Twentieth street crossing Ous Whltcslclcs , who was steering the sled , lost control of It. nnd the bobs dashed Into 11 telephone - phone polo directly In front of Air. Kennedy's houso. Tlio whole party was thrown violently from the sled and the Misses Balllngcr and young Whltestdes were rendered uncon scious. The other members of the party were not seriously hurt , The injured people were carried Into Air. Kennedy's house and Dr. Gllmoro summoned. Suimtticil Serious Injurlci. Gus AVhltcsldcs was the most seriously injured. Ho was struck in the stonlach iy tlio handles of thoslod and received internal injuries of a , serious nature. Ho was taken homo nnd the attending physician believes that , he will recover , although his exact condition could not bo determined last night. Miss Balllngcr received a severe gash over the right eye nnd suffered the loss of con siderable blood. She was also badly bruised. Her ncico was bruised and skinned about the legs , but she will soon recover. The ladies wore taken homo in a carriaso. The accident stopped further sport on the hill. Ask Your I'riemU Who have taken Hood's Sarsaparllla what they think of it , nnd the replies will bo posi tive In Its favor. Simply what Hood's Sar- snpanlla docs , that tolls the story of Its merit. Ono has been cured of indigestion or dyspepsia , another linds It indispensable for sick headaeh&qr billlousncss , while others report vcnmrknmo cures of scrofula , catarrh , rheumatism , salt rheum , etc. Hood's Pills are purely vegetable. AFFAIRS AT SOUTH OMAHA. Police InreUlgiUlon I'roinls s Small He- suits O hrr Mnclu City Now * . Councilman Bruce is quietly working on his report showing an investigation of tno police force. At the last meeting of the council Mr. Schultz stated that 'ho had learned In an indirect way that' certain officers visltea saloons and drank liquor while on duty nnd that a , numocr of the policemen had never even filed a bond. Ho moved that the force bo investigated by the committee on police and the melon pre vailed. There Is a rule that no oftlccr shall enter a saloon lor tno vmrposo 01 unmans ; wniio on duty. This rule has never been ll\ed up to by those on the force who take an occasional , . smile , hut it will bis n chilly 'lav foe the po liceman caught in the act In the f ut\irc. 'Ate1' lone ; as the police force is controlled by a political machine and the chlofof the force has no authority over his men it cunnot bo expected that there will be muen discipline , The committee on police of the city coun cil hold a meeting in the city clerk's office last night to take evidence against any members of the force who have boon guilty of neglecting their duty or looking Into the bottom of Jjcer mugs when they were attired in their uniforms and supposed to bo on duty. But little in formation was developed last night , and if no more effort is put forth than has already been the whole thing will amount to nothing. The men who are said to bo guilty are not worrying any. Clmngn la AMlson'n Case. The charge of obtaining the 2,500 sheep b.v fraud and forgery has been withdrawn against Hurry Wilson and he now stand ? charged with being a fugitive from justice and with grand larceny. The man who waste to arrive with the requisition papers has been long enough on the roau to travel the distance twice nnd has not yet putrln an nn- pcaranco. Wilson's attorneys say that the governor of Nebraska will not grant u requisition on such n warrant , and this may bo where the hjtch is. Mr. Thurlow , president of the company that claims to have been swindled by Wil son , is still hero. He proposes to take Wil son back to Colorado if such u thing is possible. _ Want a I.oc.il County I'hynlclnn. The trustees of the Associated Ch'arit/cs / will soon make a strong effort to have an as sistant county physician appointed in South Omaha. They feel thnt the population Is BuDlciently largo to require this and think that it is no more than just it should bo granted. The physicians oft South Omaha nro charitable gentlemen niid'iill of them do more or less professional work for which they do not recclvo any pay. But they do not care to do work for which the county physician and his assistant are paid. There ire many more poor pcoplo , In proportion to the population , In South Omaha than in Omaha nnd tlio city is without cither n city or county physician. City uo < frp. The pupils of the Brown Park school will give an entertainment Friday evening , De cember 8. The Infant son pf Patrick Duller died , and will bo burled this afternoon in St. Mary's cemetery. lr ) , Slabaugh has reported n case of scar let fever at the re&ldoni'O of Joseph Dawsou ut TwentviUUianc ] O streets , Rev. Frank Crane's lecture on "Babies" has been postponed until Tuesday evening , December 10 , on account of Mr , Crauo's sickness. Bruce McCulloch and William Vossbcrg of the Dally Stockman have gone to Kansas City to attend the annual mooting of the National Live Stock exchange. The police nro looking for Julius Foalsch again , It Is the sumo old complaint , While on u spree ho assaulted the mombirs of Ins family nnd run them all outof the houso. It has been only a short limo since Fodlsch did thirty days in the county jail for the same offense. Sweet breath , sweat stomach , svveot tain pert Then use DoWln'sLlttlo Early Ulscrs MruiiMM'ln Uinnlm. An audience of fair proportions listened tea a creditable rendition of "The Hooslcr Schoolmaster" at Chambers' Dancing acad emy last evening , The elocutionist was Mr , Preston 1C. Dlllenbcck , who certainly pos sesses marked ability. _ lie successively rep resented seventeen different characters , nnd in the sequence of the dialogue succeeded in preserving the peculiarities of each so that they were easily recognized by iho audience. The familiar story furnished un excellent Hold for the dlsplav of his talents. The nasal twang of Jack Means , the trembling fulse.tto of Da mo Sanders and t ha rasping articulation of Mrs. Means were ( riven * with marvetou * effect. Mr. Dillonbeck Jms con densed the original story /or his purpose und the reading furnishes a very enjoyable evening's entertainment. " * r - ' One Klmbull organ $25.00 , At n Itlpo itr. E. T. Flynn , Inspector for the watcr- vrorlcs company , has been called to Yutna , Colo. , to attcuil the { uucrul of his father , Mr , M. Fl.ynn.-h&Mflied suddenly Wednesday nt the ace of B9yoBrs. Mr. Plvnn wronlvod n letter from his father Within rfffew days , written In A no.it , steady Imiul , Imwhrlch thooid gentleman ex pressed hlmselfina enjoying better health than usual. TUB MOUSE IlltV ( lot ) 1)3 CO. 10 Fer Cent Bkunonnt : Sxte in the Itnie- annnt. Only two days more In which in so- euro 10 per cant on china nnd bric-a-bi-nc. Avoid the crowds of 1 ho next two weeks by buying yonr presents Friday and Saturday. Wo do thia for the comfort and convenience of our customers. ART DEPARTMENT. Enlarged department , heavily stocked with now poods , now on first floor. Special sale for Friday nnd Saturday of stamped tMios nnd linens of all kinds. Sue the three great lota wo offer on tlio bargain counter. $2.00 AND $2.f > 0 DRESS GOODS , $1.00 PER YARD. Our grand holiday bargain. Don't miss it. Wo are closing dut all of our sonsonablo dress goods now. This is the dross goods bargain of tlio season. Sat urday wo invitu the public to come and BCO our beautiful Christmas stock of per fumes , toilet articles and fancy goods display in our enlarged notion depart- 'moiit. ' Special sale for Saturday only. Look for particulars Friday night. Saturday night Santa Clatis will bo lioro for a while at 8 o'clock and dis tribute free Christmas cards to the chil dren. dren.THE THE MORSE DRY GOODS CO. ttentlcincn. Lunch today in the Life building. Homo cooking 33 cents. ' Fine $ . , ' N. 15th St. lllitcu Cheviot lil t r * S3. 75. Wool lined duck coals Ooc. Leather cents $2.75. Men's full suits $1.03. Knit , jackets , red or bine mixed , GOc. Heavy ribbed underwear 2oc. v British hose , any size , 2k. Men's fur caps 89c. Eider down caps 23c. High Scotch caps , blue , 2oc. Men's pants J8o. Extreme heavy wool pants 09c. Scotch twocd suits $4.75. , Fur collar and oitff overcoat $0.50. 50c four-in-nand ties 25c. Leather faced mittens 2T > o. Boys' ' ulsters , gray , IWo. BIG CUT IN CHEAP OVERCOATS. Sheriff's sale , 115 So. Kith street , near Douglas , Opposite Boston store. P. S , Tomorrow wo will sell silk vel vet caps for -ISc. Wooubridgo Bros. , 120 N. 15th st. SOB.fiO-Cnllrnrnlit unit U-turn S05.150. The Union Pacific offers to the Cali fornia tourist for the winter of 189II-1 a rate of $00.50 for the round trip from its Missouri river terminal. Quickest time and best service. The only line run ning Pullman palace sleepers and diners through from Chicago to San Francisco. For any additional inforinamation call on or address H1. P. Deuul. 11)02 ) Farnam street , or E. L" . Lomax , negornl passen ger and tioket-agejit , Omnha , Nob. Largo sock of pianos and organs , 120 N. 15th bt. - Cnlllnrol.i The great central route weekly exclu sions to California via the Union Pacific are the thing. Time , trouble and-expense saved by joining ouo'ol these panties- Passage may bo taken ait any point betweoii Chicago and Ogden , Ulah. j For full particulars call or address F. E. Shearer , manager , 191 S. Clark street , Chicago , or your nearest Union Pacilio agent , E. L. Lomax , General passenger aud ticket agent , < . pxnaha , Nob. Wegman piano headquarters. 120 N. 15th st. Tl.MK CIIA.NGKS. Thn Nortlnvoitorn Line. The eastbound local , No. 8 , now leaves Omaha daily at 11:05 : a. in. The "Chi cage Limited , " No. 0 , leaves at 4:05 : p. in. , arriving at Chicago 8:15 : a. m. , and the "Eastern Flyer , " No. 2 , leaves at 0iO : ! p. m. and arrives at Chicago 0:30 : a. in. by all odclo the most convenient train from Omaha to Chicago. The equipment remains unchanged , because people expect something "above the average" on "Northwestern" trains. City ticket office 1401 Fai nam street. Snntu Claug llunnl I'rom , SITKA , Alaska , Dec. 7. [ Special. ) Lot the people nil see In the great dally Ben ( hat soon I'll be down to Nebraska , and will start on my flight about next Sunday night from my homo up hero tn Alaska. I will surely contrive to on Monday arrive , and with thousands of things I'll oo Indent Let your readers all see my houdqua'rtcrs will bo , in the store kept by brothers called Hayden. SANTA CL.AUS. . NAPOLEON AND THE GERMANS. Subject * OlRCURtflil nt the Ohnutiiuiinu Col- loco l.Hftt KvenhiGT. The Chautaun.ua college was given an in tellectual treat at the First Methodist church last night by Mrs. F. A. Tucker , who road u paper on the hfo of tlio Germans in early days , anil 11. W. BrecUinridge who discussed the Hfo history of Napoleon. Mrs. Tuclcer's subject was ably handled , She Illustrated her remarks with largo crayon sketches. She spoke of the domestic sim plicity of the German people , their habits and methods of llvinir. Mr. Brecklnridge spolco of Napoleon ns a soldier , a statesman and a man. IIo claimedthat Nupolcon hud.boon repeatedly mullened by nearly all English biographers. The speaker said that , too often pcoplo did not.realize the true - greatness-of men be cause of too clo.su con taut with them. Suc ceeding generations would have n bettor of tlio errant deeds nf Hlnitm Grant and others than the present one. The gentleman i fwvo the audience an ex tensive view of the Ufa of the great soldier. Next Tliurbday evening Mrs. Keysetwll read a paper dealing with events In Italian history. Llttlo pills for great ills : DoWltt's Llttlo Early Klscrs. - Mow Yurie. Fred Luchesl.'tbo absconding bookkeeper of the Omaha News company , was captured in Now York ; yesterday nnd an ofllcor will go after him.i Luchesl swindled his employers out of about 700 and 'Skipped nut several weeks ago. Pills that euro Hick headache : DoWltt's Little Early Uisers , MYDEN BROS , Bo Remnant Day in the Silk Department. HUNDREDS OF THEM AT ALL PRICES Clonk Drpirtmcnt OITera n Men Jnrket for 82.08 thit -Worth fully 80.no A Mon Stylr\Vortli ' Collar Chltilrcn'c Olonki for 84.76. CLOAK DKPARTMKNT. Hundreds of other thing.- * just us cheap in this immense department. Lmlles' capo , Kussinn coonoy fur , worth easily 822.00. Our price , $12.00. Electric sonl shoulder cnpo , latest cut , Worth collar , 24 inches lon-r , $22.00. No better garments nro bold in Omnha for $ o5.00. Ladies' jackets in blue , brown and tnn. Nice warm garment worth 50.CO. Friday only $2.1)3. ) Ladles' fur capos worth $7.50 , now only 4fiO. The best electric Boal cnpo in Omnha for $22.50. Sold everywhere for $35.00. A nice beaver cloak , fur trimmed , Worth collar , full alcoves , olcnRant back. Latest thing out. For Friday they tjo at $5.50. CII1 LDREN'S GARMENTS. Marshall Field's ' sample line of misses' cloaks on sale Friday. All kinds , all prices , in nice , neat win ter styles. CHILDREN'S ' LONG COATS. Splendid protector from the cold , heavy cloth , well made and trimmed , Worth collar , fur trimmed , ages 4 to 11 , $4.75. < i Jt's a $10 garment in every detail. Bltjpost line of children's ' cloaks in Nebraska. * SILKS. Friday will bo REMNANT DAY n our silk department. Wo have thousands of remnants in silks , velvets nnil plushes , suitable for loll drcstos and fancy work , at your own irico. DRESS GOODS. Those Columbia suitings are the best offer wo have umdo for some time. They are in several colors and make a very icat dress. All wool Columbia suitings worth ! 0.00 a dress imttcin will go at only $2.13 for the full dress pattern. A full line of hop-sackings basket weave , worth 75c , will bo sold at 4Uc. Our $1.75 whip cords , all the now shades , will be sold at $1.15. A now line of uloakings , 04-inchcs vide , worth 85c , will be sold at 3Uo. Our Hoc and iOc dress goods will bo sold at IGc. IGc.BLACK BLACK GOODS. In our black goods wo have great bar- jains in store for you. Priestley's silk warp hcnriettas , the Inest in the land , reduced from $2.00 to $1.25 , from 81.85 to $1.00. A fine $1.50 honriotta for Sl.OO. Our $1.23 gorges for 75o. Our $1.75 mountain serges for 93c. Our 75c serges for 47c. Our 75e licnrietta 4c. ! ! Our7oc crepou for 40c. HAYDEN BROS. ( Upright piano iJoO.OO , 120 N. loth st. The I.a t liny That the ladies pf All Sairlts' church will serve lunch is today.i Thoyask ; for the patronage of thjyjHjWld. LunuU , ' cents. A splendid $525 for $400.00. _ _ - . , . , r- A flno 8400.00.StiffeF laTno fiScd ono month for $300.00 , call and see these bargains. Ford & Cai-loton Music Co. , 1508 Dodge. AAA'VVAOJiJIEXXS. Leonard Graver's most successful play , "Lost In New York , " with its river of real water , real yachts , rowboats , steamboats and other striking realistic features , will bo presented la fine style at the Fifteenth Street theater all next week , commencing at a matinee Sunday. The piny is one of the best of tno realistic dramas , and while it is full of sensation It is entirely free from the "blood and thunder" and "clap trap" of the usual melodrama. There Is no ono killed , no shot Orcd , pistols drawn , nor bouso burned in the whole five acts , yet they aro.chock full of thrilling climaxes unit there is not a dull moment in the play. T vo carloads of scenery are used. Object to CiMlet Tonchcrt. The parents of the children who attend the Farnnm Street school are very much lrf earnest in their war on the training school. Another/ petition , protesting against the practice school at tlio F.irnnm street buildIng - Ing is being circulated and will bo presented to the Hoard of Education bcfoio the matter comes up for consideration , Ono lady who has two children at the school called at Tun BEB office yesterday to explain the griev ances which they wished to redress. "Thlsyear's experience with oijrchlldren , " said she , "is sufficient to show why wo lire opposed to the training school , The school was opened \vlth competent tdachcrs and the clusses'wero"making excellent progress in their work. Then wo suddenly rcceivoJ notice that n young nnd inexperienced irlrl was to take charge of from forty to fifty pupils , JBho taught for four weeks and .then , just as she began to be of seine sorvlcc , uho was taken uwayand another girl was sent to take her place. The result was that with the continual change of teacherh who started in without experience or ability the school was n farce as far as teaching our children anything was concerned. Now wo want tolcnow whether wo pav taxes to support - port this sort of schools. Wo also fail to see where the practice is of any advantage to the Hoard of Edu-ation. They pay the principal of the training school Jl.'JOO a year and her assistant $1,001) ) , Lust year out of ten pupils only two were succcsslul. Consequently quently these two te.ii'hora cost the board $1,100 apiece. They could have supplied ex perienced teachers forconsldcrablo less than that and the school work would have reached a much higher standard. " World's fair pouvenir coins of 1893 for tale ut Chabp & Kddy'u. 1518 Farnam fat. , Oraalm. DIM ) . _ _ Antlers nf file Una nr lmi unttenlili licut , cent * ; oicJi tiMlilnntil line , ten cm' * McDONAKII rs , Mlclmol , njsud fia yoiua. Kunuinl S.ilnnlny , Ducmnhoi' U , nt H:3U. : nnd from family rtuldunci1 , 101U Houlli Kllli , tn hi. riilloiiiPiuiK Hunch , luluiinuiil M. Mary's ri'inelciy.Mrs. . Mi'Diin.ilil husmml In OiiKilm yriiisuml U kiiunu by tnciy- bully hi thu county. Awarded Highest Honors World's Fair. f ' Powdi The tyi'.y I'ure Cream of Tartar Powder. NoAtumonia ; o Alutn. Used in Millions of Homes 40 Years the Standard SATURDAY MORN The Nebraska Begins the Cardinal Record Breaking Sale Unparalleled in Records Ever Planned By Man * Samples on exhibition in our Douglas street slVow window ( east wing ) . Casta glance and ponder how in genious brains help to fead the poor man's necessities. A Christmas Rule. D.on't force upon your friends things of foolish beauty , " , apologies in useless art give I them things of ever lasting * " quality with all the beauty " you can find We'll lay them away for you , if you like. RAYMOND , JEWELER , Corner Ifith ana Dougla Strecta , Omaha. "CUP1DENE" 11lls great VcgclnblB uu iiutiwav o. - .u Vlmlirrtliercsi ! | ra tion of n famous rri-ncU physician , will quickly euro you of nil nrr- \ oils or dlsi ftst-t of the gcuurutlro oremn , Hiich in Jxwt Mmihmnl , Insomnia , I'nlnsln tlio Bi.ck.Semlnnl tmhslim , hc-ryoiis Uplullty. J'lniplci , unlitncsa to Marry , UxlmusUng Drnliii. Varlcooelo nnd ° _ c Ul > li > KN E clonnscR tlio liver , the Itldncyo and the urinary i BEFORE AND AFTER orsauuor sill Impurities. CIH" 11 > HNH BlroiiETthcns and restores Binnll weak onrnns. The rpason HUftVrnrH nro not onrod liy Doctor * IH DOC.IUHO ninety per cent are troubled w 111 . ProHtitUU CHl'lDENB IB tlio only known remedy to euro without an oponit on. B.JIUO tu - llmoiilala AwrlltoiipiJaranteoBlven nnd money r.'tnrnd If hlx boxes doj'i not < | ffcct a por- mmint altox.Blx . . mnll. Sunil for clreulnr Jind teHllmoiiliilB. 00 for $3.00. uv core $1 " Artdn-M bAVOf"MKIUOINU CIO. . P. O , llox " 07(1 ( San rr.mdlijco. C.il. 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