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About Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922 | View Entire Issue (Dec. 25, 1893)
TTItt OMAHA DAILY HKK : MONDAY. DKrKMHEIl 21 18911 OUTFITTED TO FAT FEN OR KILL Ooat of Equipping a First Class Vessel of War , A LUXURIOUS LAYOUT FOR FIGHTERS A fortune In riirnlslilngn nnd Poililcr nnd a SIIIIR Sni ltf | iilfeil for Salaries Homo Intrrestlni ; Dctalll. 'J'ho rapid innronso in Undo Kntn s navy Mimesis thu ininilry : "What is tlio i-ost of oulilUniff and inaintalnini , ' a lirst- t-lass war vessel ? " Tlio country is familiar with tlio first cost of acquit'lii } . ' u moderately rcspoctablo navy , but the rxprn does not end there. It is but tlio boninninff. A mint of money is re quired in furnishings. To propuro one for a lutig'CrulFU is us costly tv job as ( ] | ) n flrst-elnsB hotel. Hi'ro ii a tloutiiifj fortress * , as lonp ; ns two city bloi-kw , with nil modern conveniences and cumplotu restaurant facilities , lighted throughout by electricity a glgnntiu fighting mnchtno and milittiry barracks combinod. Her steel wallo , bristling with guns , shelter n small army of men. The New York , for ex ample , has a crow numbering ! . " > , he- Hides forty marines and forty-four of- licers. To feed them till for a twelve month , nt the government's rate of al lowance , costs JliO.OOU. On going into commission such a ship must bo furnished throughout , from tlu > kitchen , which is as complete IIP trat of a great city hostelry , to the captain's I'libln. She carries u largo stock of sta tionery , hardware and apothecaries' goods'and is provided with tools for all sorts of trades. Everything conceiva ble that , may bo needed for purposes of war and peace is supplied , because on the high sons no shops or factories tire accessible. Usually the vesncl is pro visioned for only throe months , because there is no room to stow more. The rn- tii.ns . arc purchased by the navy depart ment , and comprise Mich necessaries as hard bread , cornmenl. oatmeal , hominy , Hour , salt pork , beans , pens , rice , pro- fcCTVL'd meats , but tor , oolToe and lea. Kvory man in tlie navy , from the last boy shipped up to the admiral , has an allowance of III ) cents a day for rations , which ho may draw either in food or in money. The paymaster of the ship has charge of till tlie provisions , which are dealt out by his "yeoman , " who is in turn assistedby the Jack o' Dust. The person last named attends to opening the barrels and packages. ColTco and biigar are served out once in tun ilay.-i , Hour every four days and moats daily. "While in port fresh provisions are fur nished , each man receiving one pound of fresh bread , ono and one-quarter pounds of fresh meat , and ono pound of fresh vegetables per diem. Thcso take the place of the ordinary ration , only tea and coiTee being provided in addition. The nllowanco is at all times so liberal Unit the enlisted men cannot possibly consume the whole of it , so they take part of it in cash , which they utilize in ways presently to bo described. llmiBOlic'epiiiK Alumni Ship. The methods of housekeeping on board of a ship of war arc very interesting. All of tlio olllcors und men are divided up into little clubs , each of which has its cook and manages its own affairs. These clubs tire called "messes. " There is the captain's mess , the wardroom mess , the junior ollleors' moss , the war rant olllccrs' mess , the potty olllccrs' mess and the nion'a messes. Hvory ofli- ccrs' ' moss has a caterer , who is elected periodically from its own membership. Members are compelled by the naval regulations to serve in this capacity when called on , though no ono can bo obliged to bold the place more than two consecutive months. It is a post of ro- fiponsibility , the incumbent having to direct the purchase of provisions , to keep accounts and to pay all bills. Some men like the task and may retain it for a long time together , il the moss is pleased. The captain , because there is only ono ot him , must cuter for himself. Ho mosses by himself in his cabin and cats in lonely state , save when ho chooses to invite oliicors to dine with him. If the vessel is a flagship he may mess with the admiral or not , just as he chooses. The admiral has his own cabin , of course. Thocaptain has his own steward , Kl- private cook , and two cabin bjys. The admiral bus a lilco stalT of servants , with perhaps an extra boy. It must be under stood that the boys on a war vessel uro enlisted men nt least 21 years old. The wardroom mess has its own cook and steward. On tlio Now York it com prises twenty olllcors and has six boys in addition. The juniors' mess on the same vessel embracing ensigns , midship men , etc. has a cook , steward and four boys. Tlio warrant oHlcors' mess is com posed of the sail maker , gunner , carpen ter and boatswain ; ithasncook , steward and ono boy. The same provision of service is made for the master nt arms' mess , including tlio potty oliicors of the llrst-class namely , the master at arms , quartermaster , paymaster's yeoman and apothecary. The mcsBcs of the warrant olllccrs and petty olllcors above men tioned are conducted just like those of the higher olllcors , drawing their rations in the shape ol money and buying their own provender. , MehsuH of thn .Inrltlrs. The men are divided up into messes of twelve usually , Each such club elects its own caterer and choo e\s ono of its members for cook , with thu approval of the executive olllcor. The most impor tant requirement for this culinary post is ability to make bread. ( Jood bread- makers are in great domnnd for such positions on board ship. The moss cook receives from the me s wages equal to the money equivalent of from ono to two rations monthly that is to say from SMI.HO to iflH.OO nor month. Tills salary is HO much in addition to his pay from tlio government and renders the olllco very iloalrablo. The incumbent draws ra tions from the paymaster and prepares them for the table. Hut because the al lowance is greater than is needed ho takes only eight rations in food and the remaining four in money. The cash thus obtained goes to form wlial Is called the mess fund , to which each man usu ally adds abjut ; $2 monthly. The mess , fund pays the cook and provides ail sorts of luxuries , such as sweets , con densed milk and many other good tilings that can bo purnhtibcd when in port. The mcMiOti uro organizations of a military character. All of thorn arc under the direction of the executive olil- cor of tno ship. That porsmmgo , al ways the bcnior line oilicor on board , presides at the wardroom mess ; the other members of that eating club oc cupy places at tlio table in the order of tlioii rank. Line ofticors sit on the star board side and stall olllcors on the port niilo. lint the caterer pro torn sits at the foot of the table. Though in ordi nary mutters informal , strict otiquut governs all essentials in the mess. The executive oilicor has authority to put a stop to any dispute or oll'ensivo cunvor- cation. A description of the management of the wardroom mess will servo , with few modifications , for all the olllcors' messes. The caterer buys the provisions. Ho 0,6 them ou there vvhou the ship is in port. Kxcopt when compelled to do so , 1 ho ! doe.1' not purchase from the vessel's store ? , but draws the rations for the moss in casn. Howovcr , he does usually oht tain from the paymaster wlmt ho needs Iti the way of cooking butter , cooking sugar , rice , beans , pork and canned meats , pay in if for them in money , bei cause these articles m dispensed by Undo Sam nro just ns good of their kind ns cjn ( bo got , ( ind tn-o furnished at about cost. McmWs of the moss pay their bills monthly to the caterer. The cost of board lo each ollleor in Uio ward room is usually aboutS.'iO a month. It is somewhat less on tlio Asiatic station , the markets ill thnt part of the world beiiiL' cheaper , Tliero is a balance left over in the caterer's hands , which goes to mnko up the moss fund. This fund in the wardroom will sometimes amount teas as much as $1,000. It provides for the replenishment of crockery , for enter- Inlnlng by the mc s while in port , nnd for all sorts of unusual expenses. Kverv man In the navy from the ml- mlral down to the Jack o' Oust must supply his own bed clothes nnd mesa furniture , such ns crockery , etc. To each olllcor a mattress nml pillow nro allowed , and to each sailor a hammock. Until recently the srove.rnment has fur nished nothing in the way of tableware , except for the captain , who is provided with enough th'ngs of the kind to set up a good-sized household , including a dozen of everything. Within the last two months. however , all silver-plated ware required for the ward room has been allowed by the bureau of equipment. To start a ward room moss requires an investment ot $50 to $7. " > for each ofllcer. At the end of a cruise all of the china , linen , etc. , is sold for what it will bring usually about 10 per cent of the original cost. The proceeds are divided among the olllcors who owned the property. It is usual in an oillccrs' mess to establish what is termed a wine mess. For this it is necessary to obtain the captain's pormisfion. It is a joint stock company , the purpose of winch is to furnish drinkables. For example , there arc twenty gentlemen in the ward room moss of tlio New York. Fifteen of them join in a wine mess , each paying $120 for a share. From their number they elect a wine caterer , who buys the bottled goods nnd sells thoin to the oiliccrs at cost , with a small percentage added to cover breakage and loss. A gale of wind on more than ono occasion has been known to wipe out a wine mess. Those who do not belong to the wine moss are permitted ordinarily to purehtiso wino from Ilio wino caterer at prices 10 per cent above the regular rates. Only wines and malt liquors are allowed to bo served. No spirits are permitted on board , except in the medicine chest. Oiliccrs , however , do commonly have ti small private stock of whisky or brandy , and the infringement of the regulations in this regard is winked at. liut a sailor who smuggles intoxicants into the ship is liable to thirty days in durance vile on bread and water. The kitchen of a ship of war is under the direction of the ship's cook , whoso functions arc like Iho-o of a chef inn grout hotel. Ho is an important man in his way , and his responsibilities arts great. "The culinary department is on a considerable scale. In addition to tlio ordinary ship's kitchen or galley , the NJW York has three ranges one for the admiral , another for the captain , and a. thinl for the ward room mess. In the galley all the cooking is done for the other olllcors and for the men. The va rious muss cooks servo merely as assist ants. They prepare the meats , soups , breadetc. . , for the lire , and the ship's cook cloas the rent. All waste grease , empty barrels and boxes from tlio paymaster's storeroom , and such refuse nro sold by the excou- live olllcor , tlio proceeds going to make up what is called the "shish fund. " Tlii money provides rend ing matter for the crew , extra music for the band , etc. The slush or grease used formerly to be a perquisite of tlio ship's cook , and the sale of it added largely to his pay , but improved methods of cookery allow com paratively Httlo wa&to in this Bhapo. Just as smoke is said to be a symptom of imperfect combustion , so slush is symptom of imperfect cooking , Si'i'v.inU Militant. The rcodor may have been struck by the great number of servants required on a ship of war. It should bo explained that their menial functions are only a minor pai t of their business. They al' have military duty to iiurform , formiti' . a portion of the lighting force of their floating fortress. Tlioy take part in drills and bear arms in the infantry bat talion. Kvory man on board of such vessel is n lightorand has his station for that purpose. The cooks and oven the paymaster's clerk are lighting men. In drills , which imitate martial actions , the servants mostly perform cuch work as the handling of powder and torpo- docs. However , they are not obliircd to go aloft , to keep watch , or to row boats. The powder is stored below in a room called the magazine. For the great guns it is in bags , each of which is : single charge and is packed in a water tight copper cylinder. The cylinders are placed on racks. Tlio cartridges for rapid-lire guns and small arms are stowed in wooden boxes in the shell room. In this room the empty stoo shells are kept , all ready for loading , The loads for thorn , with fuses attached are in the nmga/.inoj , each ono in a cop per cylinder. If the ship takes lire tlie magazine can bo Hooded with water at a moment's notice. The cylinders being water-tight the powder will not milTbr any injury. Salutes are fired with l six-pounder rapid-flro gun usually lilank charges ready prepared for tlio purpose in motnl cases and without pro jectiles are employed , Tlio only man entitled to a saltito of twenty-ono guns , which is the maximum , is President Cleveland. The next highest honor in that way is seventeen guns , accorded to an admiral. Twenty-one rounds is the national salute , 11 red to cnlobrato Inde pendence day or other such occasions. Salutes cost about 7f > cents a shot. Mint I ill I'rovomliir. A ship of war always has a library of 100 or 5UO volumes , comprising histories , travels , narratives of ndvuntums by hea , biographies of naval heroes , nnd naval text oooks. It contains no novels. Wash ing for the olllcors is done nshoro when practicable , otherwise by the boys , who are glad to make a little extra money in this way. In every respect the house keeping on hoard of such a vcssol is per fection. Absolute cleanliness and neatness - ness are intisto.l on. All the water used on hoard is distilled from sea water by special apparatus provided for the pur pose. Such apparatus is furnished oven on sailing vessels jji the navy , so that supplies of water from the shore or from rain are no longer depended on. Among the hospital htoros of the ship , for the Ube of the sick , such luxuries are kept in stock as cycoa , extractor hoof , extract of elums , chicken soup , mutton broth , brandy , whisky , wiuo , port and sherry. When a now ship is about to go into commission u book is made up at the Navy department in Washington con taining lists of all the articles of every kind with which she is furnished , even to the food. .Suoh of those things as have to bo manufactured are ordered from the navy yards , , where they can bo > made most conveniently and are forwarded - warded to the yard where the vessel lies. Finally the book is sent to the I comiuaudaut of that yardwith ordora to have 1 rendj everything spcellk-tl in It H 1 Is handed over to tlio general store keeper 1 of the yard , who hns charge of nil stores of every description. Probably there I is now $10,000,000 worth of stores and supplies In the hands of the general | storekeeper nt the Brooklyn navy i yard. The storekeeper goes over the t W'l < , pels nMdo such of tlio goods required i nsTio has in ills possession , nnd makes i requisition jipon the various de partment l * in the yard for whatever clso he requires. It should bo understood that every bureau of the Navy department hns u branch nt taeh yard and on board of every ship in the service , so that 11 may bu said to nullify every where. The yard departments referred lo furnish what ever is wanted in the wa > of equipments or what not , and on the day that the ship goes into commission the store keeper liar had everything placed on board of her except the medicines. Thoseeorno direct fromlho naval labora tory at New York. The joints nml muscles are so lubricated by Hootl's Sarsap.irllla that all rheumatism anil stiffness soon disappears. Out only Hood's. TWO IRISH P1CIU11ES. The Iliino nl Irlth Village ) ) Urlii'K , Loss or ( Ittln. Westminster Hovlow : Much of the old joyousness of the Irish hns vanished. The old stories and legends are rarely told now ; politics and trade absorb till the conversation. The narrative of by gone glories and sorrows , of St. Patriu't ' and Urian. of the great O'Neil , and of the Geraldinns , and ' 08 and the famine , have given place to United Ireland , the nation , and the vulgarities of Mick Me- Quado. The cross-roads nro deserted where formerly in the long summer evenings the boys and girls gathered to dance t > the fiddle's never tiring music. You may still see the girls milking the cows in the crofts , morning and night , but you hear no more the plaintive ballad and comc-all-yo to make the dhriiuin dim lot hot * milk down easily. To the nonpolitician it seems as if tliis were due to the all-pervading political taint. It appears to him the plan of campaign has banished the "good people , " tlio rise and fall of the butter market put the milking song out of tune , and discontent made the heart too heavy for the heels to bo light. To the less sentimental observer the signs are of brighter omen. If the people luivo less of the old care less guyety , they are crown steadier. If they are discontented , it is not mere grtimblitn. ' shiftiest-ness. They want something higher than they have , and that , with the power of saving money , is what brings ; men and nations to the top of the tree. Fortnightly Kcviow : It is the whole- bale dry rotting of the bavs growing up in the Irish towns and villages , merely through contact with this ever-swelling army of loafers and vagabonds , which indices one ask. with a sinking heart , what hope there is of the now genera tion. "Wo are still raising many good boys in spite of this contaminated envi ronment steady , pure-minded , ambi tious , diligent lads , who are not ashamed to bo regular at mass , and at their studies or work , and at their beds in good time. It is our curse that the.io exceptions will not remain in their ma turity to help us combat the national evil. They will sail oil for America or the Antipodes , weakening steadily the minority which strives to better mat ters. As things go now , this always- bhrinking minority cannot much longer keep up a decent show of resistance. It must bo overwhelmed by weight , of num bers. It is a significant fact that the Irish man returned from America or Austra lia is one of the worst elements in this mischievous and dancrerous class. I suppose this is logical enough ; if ho had not had tlio seeds of worthlessness - ness in him , ho would have taken root in the soil of a new continent and remained there. I could name fron : personal acquaintance a do/en small towns and villages where the home coming of a single sophisticated loafei or rullian from foreign parts has wrought the _ \viiolc dilToreneo between a tolerably quiet and well ordered commu nity and a place visibly going , with loud turbulence and vicious abandon , straight to the dovil. It is a part of the irony of our fate thai this returned blatherskite or miscrcanl should take a wild and absorbing inter est in local politics. If ho has learned nothing good abroad ho has at least ac quired a shrewd acquaintance with the tricks and machinery of tlio "caucus , " and he knows how to put himself on the town council of Galway , or make himsol" a poor law guardian in a smaller place , in the teeth of all the soberer ol".ments of the electorate. Tliero is a cortait vigor and unholy activity about the fel low , a kind of brass imitation of the golden resourcefulness ho has seer abroad , which makes him the naturii ringleader of the slower and more timid stay-at homo loafers , and ho gather.- thorn up and propels them along as i force for confusion , waste and wrong which no one knows how to stand uj against. eVe - \Vo could not improve ttio quality If wo paid double the prli-o. DeWitt'a Witch Hazel Salvo Is tlio best saivo that experioneo can produce , or tliat money can buy , ATHKILLING KIDS. Lively Clmso anil Ouptiiro ol n Kiinuir.i } l'ic iiiotlv . "Tlio liveliest time I ever experience ! was in chasing a runaway engine , " Btii ( an old railroad man to the Cincinnat Commercial , " 1 was an engineer on the Northern * Pacific & Lake Superior line at the time , " ho continued , "and piillot a fast freight between Miehigammo ant Menomoneo. "Wo stopped at a litth station called Maple Hidge ono uftur noon , as usual , for water , but had t < 1 wait awhile for an engine which wa- ! taking water at the time. The Jiromai was on the tender guiding the upon from the tank and the engineer Hto | > poi down from the cab to do some oiling The engine was ready to go out on i pass-ongor train and had a high pressure of steam on. Suddenly there was i rush of Htcuin , tlio smoke belched fron the stack and the loconmtivo gave i leap forward , as a horse would i prodded with a sharp slick. The lire man was thrown on" and the ongineo jumped iwldo to HOO the oiigino star down the track at an alarming rate o speed. "Wo know instantly what had haj pencil. The pressure of steam had bee so great as to blow the throttle open an lot the Btcam into the cylinders fill force. She was now running away , an wo know that who would go on at thu alarming rate of upeod until the Hr a died out under her boiler or she collide 1 with soiiio obstacle. What to do wii s evident. The runaway must be caught nnd every second lost was valuable probably lives depended on it. Th operator hud scon the engine start , nm was already' pounding desperately on his key to clear the truck und notify the superintendent. Uncoupling our engine i.u 1 pulled the throttle open , the fireman shoveled in the coal , and wo started in pursuit. Wo hud enough water in our tank to last for tome { line , and trusting in Providence to bring us out safely , wo boguu the fastest rlda I over ox- perienced. Theriiawft.v had about two minutes the Marl'oUus and for the first few miles , nt lenst , would gain on us. Our hope lay in kopping pace witii her for some distance ) And then gradually closing up the gai ) between us. If wo pa ed the first ' few stntions pnfoly , it was julto pro'.mbjo ' i\\\\ \ \ \ the truck would bo clear lor us ator-llmt. ( "Campbell wa tlfo first station nud we whi/.Zed by at , n rate of speed which mmle the stntloit rinuoar like a little streak of brown.1' ' Five miles had been covered and wo felt sure we were hold ing our own in the e.xcitiug race. Three miles further wo equyl by the little to vn of Heaver , and Perkins , which is one mile further , see'iuci'l to bo a part of the same place , and IbAtsthc race continued. As wo proceeded'M'C'snw ' crowds of poo- pie gathered about the stations , who cheered us ns wo passed , but their cheers scarcely reached our ears above the thundering of the locomotive. After wo reached Nnrenta , thirty- three miles from Maple Kldgo , wo began to expect some trace of the fugitive. Wo tlld not lot 1111 on our speed , and as there were ono sharp curve ? , wo had a view of the track for a nillo abend. Finally , from behind a patch of limber , we sighted her bowling along at a very sharp rate , but 1 know we were gaining on her fast. A piece of up grade was ahead , and wo now felt that our prey was in our grasp. "Gradually wo draw up behind the runaway until not more than 100 yards wore between us. Both engines were going at a speed of twenty-live miles an hour , and I called to the lironuin to take the throttle. Then I climbed down on to the pilot and walled for us to coino up. When wo touched tliero was a jar and I had a good opportunity to climb on board. Crawling over the coal into the cab , I shut oil' the steam , and the runa way engine was a captive again. " UoWHt's Witch lln/.ei saivo curji piles. LAUNDERING THE STOMACH. A Uoctnr'a jVo\v Plan ( or nn Iiitvriml Until. "There is nothing now under the sun.1 New York has just discovered that a man can have his stomach washed and purified. Boston doctors have been doing laundry work for dyspeptics for many years , says the Globe. Tlio time iniiv be at hand when all will send their digestive organs to their medical ad visors as regularly us they carry their shirts to the Chinamen. No starching , no ironing : simply a cleansing. No check system will bo in vogue , oot'.se- ' quontly there will bo no danger of getting your stomach in "hocK. " ' Your washeo wushoo artist will never neglect bis business , allured away by fantan , nor will ho bo deported if ho fails to register and have his photograph taken. The operation consists of nothing more nor less than thrusting a small rubber tube down your esophagus into your btomaeh , and pouring in through tlie tube a quart of waruj water , which is afterward siphoiied' ' out in much the same way that the farmer empties the contents of ono eider barrel into an other. The average human stomach holds a quart , although bibulous persons often do not rccogni/e this limit. There fore a quart of warm' water constitutes a "dose , " ' and four doses are given to the patient at each treatment. The water is allowed to remain in the stomach ach for a brief s\ \ > ace , during t which a gentle rising movement goes on , nature lending the doctor u helping hand , as she invariably does . when she agrees with him. The apparatus required for the treatment consists of a small rubber tube six feet in length , a rubber funnel , a receiving basin , a pitcher , a gallon of water and u skillful physician. Don't try the trick alone , for you would in all probability run the tube into your windpipe instead of into your esopliagus. Ono of the delights of this fcchcme is that tlie patient feels hungry when ho has ridden himself of the quart of Cochituatc. It will never bo popular with boarding house keepers. Dr. Edson of New York , who has nine- tceen laundry patients , says that the l > hysicinn who deus not run a stomach laundry inside of a year will bo far oe- hintl the times. "If wo had known this twenty-four months ago , " he adds , " .Mr. Blaine und other prominent men now dead would bo alive. " Now it would appear from this state ment that hero was a really remarkable medical discovery , and u brand new one ut that. But listen to what Dr. Burn- ham of the Massachusetts general hos pital has to remark : "Why , we have always rinsed out stomachs. "That was taught away back when I was u medical student in the medical schools. "Yes , " glancing at the story from New- York and the accompanying pictures , "I should think that tlio apparatus hero described was very similar to the.one which , vo have used in this hospital for years. "The treatment hns worked well , but cannot bo used in ull cases , boe.uiso in certain discuses it would be dangerous to insert u rubber tube in the esopha gus. " The doctor smiled , and the inter view ended. Other reputable ph.vsiciuns of the city stated thut they know noth ing about the now laundry system im ported from 1'uris. Hut to return to Dr. Edson und his ex periments. Ho says that it is not in tended that you should only have your stomach washed when you have dysuop- siu. The hope is to prevent dyspepsia as well us euro it. A person should have his btomueh washed every two months or so , just as ho has a dentist attend to his teeth at intervals. 1'or- hajis it will not bo long beloro a man meeting a friend on the street will hear him say : "I um in a hurry , old man. 1 fcol all out of sorts , 1 am going to have my Btomaeh laundered. " Thoiiulitliil , l > ut IMicruct. Washington Star : "Well , Mr , " said Nero to the musi < : ul critic of the Homo Dully Herald on the 'morning ' after the ruinous lire , "did yqu write a piece for our piiuur about my .concert last nighty" "i did , " replied the critic. " 1 suppose you ? wjiro conscientious in your criticism , " 'Koro wont on , with u dmmerous gleamin hU oyo. "It is sometime , bettor , 'you ' know , to mingle caution with c msc.ioiico , you know. " " 1 reuli/o that , " " ' " ' "What did you'sayj" "I simply remarked that your por- formunco was very warmly received. " f ' ' Cheap rate } between points within 200 miles have been authorized by the P. E. & .M. V. nnd S. U. & P. H. ilys. , for the holidays. Tickets on milo Do- comber 1 , 11 ! , l5 ! , HO , 'H , 189:1 : , und Janu- ury 1st 18'Jl ' , till tiouots good returning up to an including January Ilrd , Ib'Jl. Do not miss this opportunity to visit the old folks or your friends. J. H. IJUOHANAN' , General Passenger Agent , Omatia. Holiday Jt llrou'l Itutei. The usual reduced rates in oflcct for Christmas nnd Now Years , via " THE NOHTHWESTEUN LINE. " Trains leave Omaha at almost any hour you wish , City ticket ofllco , No. 1-101 Faruain etrcot , OMAIIV 11VF STOCK MAHKKTS V/Jlillltl 1/1 > h k ) I Uvlv iiliYIYIVU 1 0 Wcok Shows a Falling Off in Quantity and Quality of Receipts. SOMEWHAT STRONGER FEELING PREVAILS Cuttlo Clo r thn Weak with n Gnnit Ail- vnnco lint Uncrrtnliiagt \ \ Still A fibril Cauio lor .Much Aniioui Speculation , ' SATWIUV. Ocp.U. ! . Hccclpts of all klmls have been light tills week. This Is usually tlio case durltiK tlio week Iminedlntuly prci'dUnn tlio liollila.vs , liut receipts have OVOH been liplitor than for tlio corresponding week last year. Tlio tig. urcs areas follows : OMtlc. lion lic < * i'lpt this wrok I3,3r > 4 sa.iuft 4 , collitt la-it neck ' -0,17-1 atl.'JHS 7,0157 mnwrpk last year. . . . 13,0(17 ( ill,571 ) 2ll'J5 During tlio early part of tlio week , with fairly liberal supplies , ttio inaruot was ilull , dragging anil lower. Tlio tlem.iml was en * tirely local ami ilcoidciliy limited. Then , too , . the generally infurionniallty of tlin olTorlntis linit a most depressing ilnlluciu'u , anil the trade altogether was about as mean as it over gets , liuyors would eomlesi'cuil to take the fair to good cattle at very low prices , but it was hard to got them to look at common anil inferior stuff. This condition of thu inarkul resulted in shutting oft' receipts to somu extent and since then prices have been on tlio mend mid a better leellng is nulluc.tblo in all branches of tlio trade. Up to Wednesday there was all of a''Jc drop in beef cattle values , but this decline has been practically regained during tlio past two r three days , so that the market closes about the same as a week ago. Miiip'li'HViri - Source. There wore hardly cnoiiirh fresh cattle re ceived today to inalco a market , Only forty- four loads , less than 1'JOO head , were re ported In , a shortage , compared with last Saturday , of nearly a thousand ho id , and a shortage for the week , compared with last , of nearly 7,000 dead. Conditions wore favorable for a good maiket , had tliero been any good cattle hero , but tlio offerings worn almost en tirely butchers' stock and feeders. There was a ver.v fair demand from all tlio local dressed beef houses , unit prices were nomi nally stronger nil ol a quarter stronger than Wednesday , but tlie meager offerings furnished an insulllccnt test ot the strength of trade. A few odd bunches of poor to fair warmed up native cattle changed hands at from $2.75 to $3.l. ! i and a string of pretty de cent western cattle broucnt JM.-IO. Tlie feel ing was llrm and everything sold in good season. Tlio cow market experienced much the same fluctuations that were noted in the martlet for fat cattle , weak the fore part of the week and strong and active later. Tliero were pretty close to thirty loads of .rows and mixed stock included in the fresh ro- ccints , and with everyone after them trade was brisk and prices ruled mivhoro from strong to it dime higher than 1-Yidny. Kx- trerno hales of poor to prime cows and heifers were at Iroin jl.tl ; ( to ( H.i'R ) , witli tlie bulk of the fair to good butchers' slock soiling at from S'.MO to $ ' , ' .50. Calves at from $1.7. > to $1.50 were fully steady and the same was true of rough stock gen- enilly. sales beiutr at from $1.40 to fc . ! K ) . There lias been very little life to tlio leeder maricet all week and no strength at all. Offerings have not been at all excessive , but neither has the demand. Two weeks r.go feeders were helling i'm to)0c ) higher than at present. Business today was par ticularly dull and weak on account of the two succeeding holidays , .Snndav and Christ mas , but prices were practically unchanged. Good to choice feeders are quoted at from ? : ! to S3.UO , fair to good at from Ji.r > 0 to $2.SO , and common and slockers at from * to f'J.50. I'ciMillir Ilutf Traili * . Hog and rattle values had a good deal in common this week. Kor the lirst four days tlie marknt steadily weakened , but on Krl day and Saturday light receipts and sharp shipping competition gave the market a boom and prices adva-icud all of 2r > e in the two days. Nothing new lias , coino to tlio surface and tlie unnatural spread in prices between hogs ami hosr products continues to ktcp the market for both unsettled. The Price Current remarks : In the provi-lmi tiadc tlie demand cither hpoj'iiliitivi1 for dlsliilmtlon lias or not en larged , and In fact , has hcuu of n qnloi nut nni throughout , the wrKllli an iilmnst stoadv lint giadual tcinlcncy to lower values. fi view otourient iirlivs of luaillng ui tides o ! liroilui't , it , Is anomalous that values of liou" .ihnulil not Iw lowi'ieil moiu than lias hern lln case , lly lint ineaiH prices ofihojjs sire so wc sustained Is not very clear , hut that thuy aio ri'latlvoly liiglii'r than product , and have liucn P < > for a coiislderalilu time , huoiii" iitlte | an- liaronl. Receipts were comparatively light , les1 than lialf as many \vcrchoroon lastSatur day , and a shortage for the week , compare * ' with last , of about 7,000 nogs. The quality was fair , nothing extra. It lias fallen off considerably this wcelt , although tlio average weight , -00 iiounds , is about the same as hist week. i'Vom the sellers' standpoint the market was a ver.v satisfactory one. liuports from eastern markets wore rather favorable. , offerings were rather meager and , while there was n fair local demand , Armour cf Chicago was ngain a liberal - oral buyer , taking l.1l ( ) hogs , or nearly one-half of the entire receipts , ' . 'rices averaged - aged all of lOc higher than Friday , and busl- ness was active at tlio advance from start to finish. A couple of loads of choice heavy butcher weights brought $ Ti.or > , ai.d there were scattering sales of underweight stuff and rou' h packers down nroumlI.W ) and fl.lH ) , but. the big bulk of the fair to good hogs of all weights Hold at fl.ii.i and s.1 , with tlie latter by far the more popular iicuro. On Friday the hogs sold largely at $1.85 and M.1I5 and on last Saturday tlio trading was mostly at fl.'JU and $1.03. bin-op Traili ! Klmily. Sheep supplies were fair and the quality nothing extra. There was a moderate in quiry for good muttons and lambs , but the teeling was weak and prices noMiinally lower. Fair to gooii natives , j'i.7.f ; i.f > ( ) ; fair to good westerns. . * i.li. > ( ( (3 0 ; c miiioii and stock sheep , fl.r > 0.u3.'J ( , < i ; good to choice -10 to 100-Iu. lambs , J-J.ftOw 1.60. l/'lilriipu Iho Slnclc .Miirltf-t , CnicAno , ! ) . 23 , Thi receipts of cattln wcnii'fitliiiatt'd at hOO head , milking ) ! ' > ,001 lioad for tnu wouk. This is 17,000 head luss than arrived last wool ; , and 7iiliO head less tlian aycnr axo. 1'or tlioiilrud | part of this month ihiiro Is a ili-i-nmseof 4'JMii ( ) bend. The demand , as on tin1 piecediiu : days of the week , WHS very small , and tlmrcfoto noono uus seri ously put out by the mi'iigur propurilons of today lisniiply. Not lunch choice ami can HITS' block was niVuii'd , und ho far us hhlppliiKhtorra wore ciincornt'il ' Ilio inurkm misted In nanio only. There will lie no trading Monday. Sellers of hojis had another unod day. They stx-uri'd m. additional aihunco of lc , and did It easily. Tin-nmrlii'l U now fium lOi1 lo lioc lilghi'i'limn Wediienlny mid from H'c ' to Kic hiKlinr than a week 111:0 , toihiy'H tradln belli- , ' nt from $ ! ) . : o KI j&.afi for averaaes of uver 3UO Ills. , und at from fft.lu to ib.-W for lighter CRIME IN inr.'rl I'LXCK l U Is not Btruntfo thut BOIU& people do wrong through ignorance , others from iv failure to investigate as to the ri'i ( , toi' wren ; , ' of n matter. Hul it is str.infjo , that individuals and flnns , who are fully uwuro of the ritflitH of ethers , will por- elst in porpatratliijr frauds upon thorn. IJIph-toned , woaltliv manufriJturiiK , ' flnna will olTor and Boll U ) retail mer- clmiits , iirtiolea which they know to bo Intringoinontf on tlio rl'lits { of proprie tors , andimitatioiibofwoll known KoaSs. Wo want to sound ii note of warniiiir to tho. retailers to bawuro ot such imita tions aud simulations of'JAHTKil'u ( Lir- TLK LlVKit i'XM.s. " When ttioy are of fered to you , refuse thorn ; you do not want to do wroiiff , and you don't want to lay yourself liable to n lawsuit. Hon Franklin said "Honesty is the boat poli it is just ai true that "Ilonosty u principle. " , Trnclnvftx brisk wit lo the supply Initrd , hlppcri boliiK the iuln > ittnl luiyeri. Kvorythlna was out of sollrrv hfliult itpforo in o'clock ntul the rh ) o nn ( Inn. Htve > lpl < were nliout 11,00 ( head , iniiKInz 1 7,002 for thn wcoV , 01 iimilnit 176lfiO , for InM week und I7rt,469 a your ago. Since November 1 lln > re- ct'lpts lm > o been about fta'VtOO. or iio.diio loss than for thn intnr time last year. About l\00 head of shrpp arrived Indny , nml for tlio ook fi'J.GOO. Tim nuiiKol wai < le. l. Thn yards liold tibonl 10,000 head , and It would ha\e lioen linn | > svhle | In empty them at any price that " -pilots could name. lliiyoM tteru lilted and did not want another hoof. Muttons are nominal ( it from fiMiu lon JH for peed to choice. Salcsof luinlis pte at IOVMT llanro * , ran R I IIR from $ J 00 toJI.r.o. ItecolpH-l'altle , HOO bond ; pi1vi : > , 160 hend ; IIUK * . 11,001) ) head : vheep , l.oon head. The Kvi'iilngJournal reoort- : CATTI.K Hecelpt * . SOO head : shipments l.filHl liend ; u fnlr buslnesi for a Siitiiidav ; Dens cleared : sales , i4.tiiiiir > . ! ) 'i for good to extra steers , and others. } 3.75ff.4.6l. ( lion * HecelptM , 11,01111 head : slilpinrnto , O.doo head ; market active and a trllle higher all around : lotuli , $ l.1)0i"0'ir ) ! ' > ; mixed and paclieis , f. " > . 10 < i.i0 ; : pilnus lieavy mid ImlchoM weights , * 5.'JOif.r > . : i5 ; llulu. f3.S5'4 fi.30. Hlirui' AM ) I.AMli-s Kecelpli , 1,000 head ; shliiieiit | ) . none ; market lou and uncliuiiged ; topshnup , J'J.'riy-l.'Jo ; top hiinlio , ? : t.7VH.'Jf ( > ; n lot of n.OOO Kiioil western e < . n\orii4illi $ HS los sold for Jl.HD , tlie hnve't urlce on iccord. lrcclitt | mill ll iii ( < ltlnn ol StitrK. Oniclalrni-olplsaii'l dUpnltlon of slo-U ai shown liy ( hi ! honks of thu Union StJi'U Var.M coinpanv for tlm twenty-four hour * enillns at ooclocd p. m. , December 'J3 , 1HUD : CATTLE. ir. * A MI * * Caru llp.iil earn.'lli-art ' Par . 'Hi-ad ' i. lli-ail. Tii7i7Ji | " fiii g.-jiiiil | . 7 Sliifli lit MRlir. Itocotptsof 11 vo st'ii'l ; at tun f iir nrhi'lpil weslotn marliuls SuUliilay , Hcivnilii'r 'JU : Oiittli' . linns. SInM'i ) . South Oinnha . 1,170 Il.lillH I.UM7 Clilruco . ' . KOU 1'J.OOU 1,01)0 ) Kansas City . 1,000 : ihlll ) 100 St. i.ouu . : ioo 1,000joo Totul . : i.870 uo.ona 'J.aa ? Now York Dry Uomls M.trki't. NHW VDIIK , DIM * . li. ! : The ilay bi'foio tlu > bnlUlay , thu und of Ilio year anil nf tbi < WfoK , nil ronsplioil In iiiuUo u dull trade In any Mm- of dry pmdM tuiliiy. In nrarly all liranclii's tlti ! matlu'tv h ulmn-l us piixl as rinsed , Slaph * cotton ( 'noils wno < | ilr ! ( . I'lilll rlntlis atu quli't at Ilo , si'lli'is nialiilaliilti ! ' quite u steady front at these Humes. Triiiled fain It's cniilh'iueil dull , with peihaps some nf tlie up per Kriiih'snf Konds doini : lietlcr than thu more expensive , I n ( ; ltik'hiins ; anil v. asli fab rics huyers ate vent urine only a Ilitlu way aliuad. Woolen ( 'ooiK are Hat. The Inbnlnt ; trade , as e\perted , was alnuM at a standstill , lo ( no holidays. ColIVe Miirliet. Nr.w YOIIK , Hoc. ! 2i. ; ( 'ii'FBi : Oul Ions opened dull at an advaiieo of 0 points on Marrli and 16 points * on September , oilier * iineliansed , and iillud iuiel ] , but linn : closed Mindy at 5 to 15 points nut advanen ; salus , 0T)0 lia s , InrlndliiL' : January , MO. ! ) . " > ; IVbruarv , J10.5U ; Man-h , { 10.HO ; May , Jin.Tn ; July , ilJ.UO ; September , flfi.lO ; "Deeembor , * 17.Wfi 17.45. Spot coiriMKloiinioi : NO. 7 , $ iH.'j-jtoiH.i7i : ; ; mild , ( inlet nnd stoutly ; Cordova , WO.OOiJ HO.'Jfj. Hales , ItM bails. HAMIIUIKI , Dee. 'J:5.-Quiet : anil uiu'liangcd to ? j pfir lower. llAViill , Dei' . 23. Dull and 'if lower. LONDON , Deo. l3. ! ( Julcl. Oil MiirNelx. I'lTTSiirmi , Dec. 23. National transit oor- tlllcatos opened at 71) ) ; closed at 70 ; lilRli- cst , 7U ; lowest , 7U ; no sales. DANGHR JUST A1IKAD. A t'rninlnrnl rrofrtnur Spo.it < About th * Thri-ntriilni ; 'lltlnc Abroad nt Tin * Time ol tlin Venr. ' U N xiirpcUliift how many people nro nf- forhiR I winy from so-railed coughs , colds mid Inlliion/a. " The rfliniuk was rnado by a ver lirotnltiont Drofcsor connected with ono of the loniltnff Now York hospitals. OontInning , ho s&ld "It U not thc'ic ' tlilmtf that nro troubling people , but It Is an advanced form of our old enemy , the crip. People feel out of sort * , snee/e , have p.ilns In the imi cle und bones , have no appetite , lo o nil Interest m the world nnd wonder what is tlio nmtter. It Is the Rfll'l nothing else. " .Now , all snoh symptoms nrotl to linv lirompt tiualment. Thn attack mtist bo mot nndienelled at olieo , or It Is rertaln to run Into " -oinelhliii ; qprlnns , I Know of but onn way to r-ertalniv avuhl those troubles which urn now so common , iid that Is to Im- medlatoly connturnut them l > v IISIIIK n good , juite , stroiu stlnuiliint. Notti us of the ordin iry Klml. tint < i iiietlilug pnro nnd selentllle. I'nr thin purpoio nothing lias ever eunaled Untly's I'uru Malt Whiskey which IH aekitiiwIeJue I today l > v ph.vsic lr\m and srlcntllii * tn-oplo to be the only pure , mo- dle-mal mall \\hlskny upon tlio market ' Tlio words of the professor lire I me mid they em ty a wonderful me. mini ; ( o in , ny men nml women who iiresiilTeilm ; with the ilrst nyinp- toms of vrli ) , or else nrlp In Its ndvnnced slimes. I or all sneh pi-nple we otTi-t n wor.l of advice : which Is to take the best menus to overcome these troubles und do not penult liny dealer to swerve Veil from your purpose lo IniMi thut which has proven Itself by years of nsu to lie the best and purest stlniMlntit In the world. NEBRASKA NATIONAL BANK. U. S. Depository , OmuUn , Nob. CAPITAL , 100.001 SUAP.LU3 , SGfj.OOJ OlCerrinnl P'nvtorstlctirv ' W. Y.ltM. proil' drni , K. > ! . Utisliiii' , vliMi'rc'-iUloiit , p. S. Mauriu , \V. V. Mo-sn. John S. Oolllin , J. N. IL IMlrUx LuwlH S. Ki-o.1 , c.islilcr. THE IRON Mot'ltltitlilulV .Mret III- . Villon I.nml ruitiiiaiiy : Nutli-o Is hoicliy plvi'ii thut tht > Hiinuiil inci'ttii of the stud , iuiUli-rs uf the I'lilnii Ianil romiKiny for tltu chvllcm nf IIvi > illiiMMors anil sin-li ittliur IIIIM Hi. , as may pi unri ly ennui bi'foritin1 nifOtliiK , \\lll be In-Ill at tinotllro of John M , Tlmrstim , I'lilnii I'arllli' liiillillim , Omaha , Nub. , upnil Momltiy. IhcHth iluy of .Innnnry. 1HIM , ut 10 oVluck a. in. Hostnn , lliM'fiiilior 111. IM'.KI. AMIS Ml iiAH , feoretiirv UHhUOt SOUTJ1 Union Sto i Yards Company , South Opnalia gut Csttl * Ho and < h3ji unridl la tht war. ' " CDMMK _ _ J nj { rl Oil 13 5 j. WooOroIharl Live StoU Co-iimN-tlon Morohuati SO'UhUoiaha Tclcit'.iona Hi ; . JOHN I ) . lAttiMA.\ ) WAI.TKH is. W.JOD. fU Hurltnt reports by nvill and wlro cheerful uriilshcd - - . upon -ipplL-atton. Cnsloria is Dr. Samuel Pitcher's prescription for Infants and Children. It contains neither Opium , Morphine nor other Jfarcotie substance. It Is u harmless substitute for P.'ircfjoric , T > reps , Soothing Syrups , and Castor Oil. It is Pleasant. Its tfimranteo is thirty years' use by Millions of Mothers. Castoria destroys "Worms and allays feverish ness. Castoria prevents vomiting Hour Curd , cures Diarrhrca and \VTind Colic. Castoria relieves teething troubles , cures constipation and liatiilency. Castoria assimilates tlio food , regulates tlio stomach and bowels , giving healthy and natural sleep. Cas toria id the Children's Panacea the Mother's l-'ricnd. ' Castoria. Castoria "Castoria Is nn excellent medicine for chil " Castoria ! " , so well adopted to children tlmt dren. Mother * ha\o repeatedly told mu of Us I recommend U assupuriortoany prescription good effect upon their children. " known to me. " D.i. 0. C. Osnoon , H. A. AIICIIKII , M. D. , Lowell , Muss. Ill So. Oxford St , Ilrooklyn , N. Y. " Castoria U the best lemcily for children of "Our pliyslcltns In tlio children's depart wliich I am ncquaiuteJ. I hope tlio d.ty Is not ment li.ivo npol.cn highly of thulr experi fnrdhtnnt when mothers will consider tin1 real ence , in tlHr outsldo practice with Oaktoiln , Interest of their children , nud lisa CaMorlu in- nnd although no only havii among our Btead cf the vnrlousquack nostrums hlcli are medical mpplles what Is known as regular destroying their loved ones , byforciiisopiinn , products , yet wo nro frca to confess & * > the inorpbliu' , BOothliiK nymp and other hurtful merits of Oasloria has woi * " * < look with agents down tliclr throatx , thereby bending favor upon It. " them to premature graves. " U.NITCU Hosi'iTiti - ' _ " - D Da. J. P. KINCIIEI.OE , Diiiton. Conway , Ark. AM.KN C. SMITH , /Vcs. , The Contntir Company , 77 Murray Street , Now York City. HA * ers iecloff BAGS & TWINES | TENTS , ETC. BOOTS AND 8HOJ53. Morse-Cos Sk03 Comply. Salesroom unUOKIce1UM I ) l HU UoMrMt 1-actory-lH'J-im-ll.l ll i rd It \V urn the ovi.v JMiiiiMnurnn of lloul. l l to .11 t- ournuwfoctory DRY G001JS. M. E. Smith & Co. Kilpatrick-KocliDry CO. Dtj uooili , nottunt fur- Nnllon , Kent * ' furnUh- olibliu liooUn. corner \nt \ U'xMti cur , IUU an I lllh und llonnl . llarnoy ttrcuU. FURNITURE. | GOAL. Omaha Upholstering Jolnson iiros , COMPANY. WIlOLSSAM-JCUAf * L'pboUlored furniture. miriii. ! ! blruot , HARDYARE. . _ Hector & Willielmy Lobeck & Linn , COMI'A.Sy. Donlo-tln Corner 1'ltli unit Jackson nici'ti'inlc btioolt. | 4i Doiii _ HAT3 , El'O. \U.uilboi&Co \ ; ) ; atfl onp * . 'r w ico'iili. ' g ] ( HUH , mlitoiiH. l.tti kuj llttrnuy MruH- COMMIOSIOW. | LUMBER , _ _ ' " Branch & Co. Jolih'AValicll2ld \ , tiup'tit' I. Amort03u I'ort- I'ruiluio , ( ruin uf all luml trut1 nt Mi-VTA klltltU'iltMlt AUtl QklkUi / klnlli , orsttrn. \vlilUi 11 mo STOVE REPAIRS