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Iapidly Moncpo1zing the Mating Market
of the World.
VIEWING TtF Viol DRrUL RUG ' CTORIES
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The new treaty between Japan and the
United States , which Is l now In the hands ot
the seMte , wilt probably make a big dlrM-
enCB In our trade with the Jal > anese. Heretofore -
. fore all our business hI ) had to be done
through a Imlet number ot the port at the
p country. I hn been Impossible for mer-
chant or Importers t travel through the
empIre , picing out their own gods and
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buying dIrect from the manutacturers. All
lJslnes , has been done through middlemen ,
who are Japanese , By this treaty AmerIcans
can go Into business anywhere In Japan.
They can set UII factories ant employ Japan-
1 e3e cheap labor to make gees for America ,
and they can buy where they pleaae. The
new treaty wIlt make 0 great change In
Japan , and It wl Probably be the most pros-
Ilerous country In the world during the next
five or ten years. The settlement at the
Chinese war wIll bring a great amount ot
money Into the country. The biggest ctes
arc alreally buIldIng factorIes , and foreign
trade Is bing cultivated In every possible
way. 'fhe Japanese have for some tIme re
alized that the markets at the world are
. open to them. They are now studying our
tastes , and they are manufacturing for our
. market They are fat becoming a nation
at Inventors , and during the past summer 1
" , . eient soma weeks In looking up theIr new
. industries , cspelaly those which are springIng -
Ing up with a view to American marllets.
One of these was the buslne growing up
In Japanese rugs and matting. I Is really
wonderful what they have dcno within n few
years In these branches oC trade. The Japanese -
anese had no rugs before they began to take
up the new civilization. They are now makIng -
. Ing the most beautiful rugs In the world and
also the cheapest. There Is an American
firm II Kobe which Is shipping vast Iluan-
titles ot rug to the Unied States , and which
Is introducing the manufacture Into Japan
In a curIous way Perhaps the most cx-
Ilenslvl book ever made was prodlcell by
this firm. They had artiste go to all the
great museums oC Europe and copy the
colors ali Patterns of the finest rug In the
world. They bound these patterns Into a ,
- bok , which they sent out In Japan and put '
Into the hands at the workmen , and now !
those famous rugs are being copied In jute. '
The jute was brought Crom- India , and the I
new rugs are Clual In color to the originals. ,
'fhy S1 for a song In comparIson with the '
Turkish rugs , and there Is a possibility that
the Japanese will take up the making oC
woolen rugs. I they do so , they wi crowd
the caster rug out at lhB market , for they
are born artists , and every child In the en -
plro ts a genius as to the manipulation of ,
colors. There are villages In Japan that
make nothing but these rugs. I visited one
known as Saknl , near Osaka , all I was introduced -
troduced to the biggest of the manuCacturers ,
a man who employed 3,000 hands. The work
was done almost altogether . by hand , and In
. I1ou8e3 which looked more Ito stables than
' anythIng else. The \roprlelor's name was
Mltanl , and h. was a very bright Japanese
Inde d. Un had 200 hounes In his establish.
establsh-
ment , and he took 00 to a number ot these.
Some of the children who were working
lt rug making were under 6 years at age ,
and there were I number of girls about 10
They receive from 7 t 8 cents In silver a
day and they work. from 8 In the morning
until 6 at night , having an hour at noon for
lunch. They work Sundays and week days ,
but have two holidays during , each month.
I talked with Mr. MianI a to the prices at
the rugs , and It Is wonderful how cheaply
they can be made Take a rug tree feet
wide by sIx feet long ot the kind that Is
use for hearth rug In , the United States ,
and which costs hen sold at home about
225. I takes 1 Japanese tour days to
malI one ot these rugs. Tie jute has to be
Imported It must pay a duty on coming
Into Japan , and the rugs , I think , pay a duty
on going Into America. Altogether out at
this $2.25 there come about sl ln profts ,
al the wages are so low that the Japanese
. can afford tD make them. The Japanese are
making sOle very curIous rugs now. Their
r cotton rugs are god and cheap , though the
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best which are very closely woven. cost
about as much lS our Imltllon Smyrna rugs.
NEW JAPANESE MATTING.
I talked some tIme wIth Mr. George Flood ,
the head of the American firm , about the
matting industry which has recently . sprung
h lp In Japan , and which ts now drivIng the
Chinese matting out of our markets Uo
says that It i only tour or five years now
sInce Um Japanese began to export thIs ar-
tide , and that wo already take 250,000 rolls
u year. Time matting comes tram near IUro-
shIma , where the emperor has been holding
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. \ ' lila court during the war with China. I
" hag been naomi for years by time Japanese as
a coverIng for their foors , but It was made
Qnly In white patterns , all the mats were
hut together In the fcrm at cushions about
three feet wide and six foot long , and the
houses ' ere 80 built that I number at these
mats just fitted Into each room , and the size
of a room In Japan Is known by the number
at mats It takes to cover It. Very little of
the matting such lS Is sent to America Is
used In Japan , ad the Industry has grown
III } just for the export trade These mats
are now woven In color , and timoy are , If
anythhlg , thinner than tie Chinese matting
and are much more beautiful In their artistic
artstc
finish. Soma look ns though they were
WOVen or threads of gold and others are as
11nt as a Panama hat. The Japanese originate -
nato new patterns every year. They don't
like to work after the old styles. Different
workmen , exchange Ideas , and they produce
new things every year. This matting Is
1Ido out of a reed whIch grows without
knots. I Is much like rice , but It produces
nD feed oC value , I his a market value ,
and Is sold by the pound. I needs a warm
eiimmiato. If Is hnrvesled like wheat and Is
well dried aUI bleached before I Is sold ,
'fho mats are dyed with aniline colors , and
these are Imported I Ii woven very much
hike cloth , and ni oC time Pieces have to le
Imt In ly huud. After itis finished It Is
clllJel1 ) with a pair of scissors and aCer
heaving the machlno I has tD be agaIn
drossed. The work Is so carefully done that
two mn with nn assistant can malta only
trol two tD three rolls per month , and the
4. rolls are worth from $3 to $10 In silver ' In
Japan when they are really for shl11uent.
This Is from $ to $5 In gold , amid thus you
ICO how cheap time wages lust bo
ChINA VS. JAPAN.
I asked Mr lood as to what was to be
the future ot this latug industry lie replied -
plied : "I bele\'l' It wilt eventually drive time
Chinese matting out of the market. I la
, much IJretter than the Chinese matUng. I I
t clean anti healthy , Time cheapest varieties
can he put Into AmerIca for about 7 cents a
yard , tholgh time mJro expensive kinds Ire ,
ot course , very much dearer. As I said bo-
tore , I Wil allost an unknown Indltry five
years ago but It now el\lo's tlousumls ot
men anti women , and there are whole coun-
tIes which Ilractcaly live of I. "
"Japan's trade with AmerIca seems to be
Increasing , " sa'd I.
"Yes , It Is , " was the reply , "and It will
cntnuo to increase The Japanese are
studying time world , and they are goIng to
make all 10rts of cheap goods. They make
as fno pap'r a you can fnd In Ammmerica.
and their silk trade Is good . There are
1oooo silk looms In Kloln , and they now
compete with France In all kinds ot iilk.
1r would surprise you to know the number
of curIos that are sent away Cram bere.
Tlefe Is one firma In New York whlel Im-
IJrta $150,000 worth every year and you
tln them for sale In all the store tn
America . r have never seen an.thlng like
these Japnese , They are wonders In the
war of industry The whole family works ,
and the more the children the bigger the
Income. Japan I. , In tact about the most
prosperous country In the world loday.
There are practically no beggars and the
r ' people Ire happy and ' well-to.do. The gen-
'I eal Idea ot Japan l' that i ts made up at i
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fans , pretty girls and crb shops This I I
great mIstke. These are but the IncIdents
oC the life of Japan ThIs Is I big business
natdn and I 1& business from the word go
The chief industries ot the country are de
voted to supplying the goods which the
People I need for themselves , and the curio
merchants are like the antiquity dealers oC
other countries , and do not constitute a big
busIness ! put of the naton , "
SOMEThING AIOUT JAPANESE SILKS.
There are quite a number oC Americans
In Japan who are now enael In buying
silks and shipping them to the United States.
Several large factories have lately been
erectell. One which was built a year or
so age cost 00,000 , and It Is operated
largely by women and girls , who receive
from 10 to 20 cents per lay as wa es. The
best ot the male operators are paid abut 10
cents per day and thee people are working
with modern machinery , Japan Is now Im-
porting quite a large number of cocoons , and
she raises them by the ton every year. I was
very mnch interested In the process. I IA
different Cram that used , In Clminmm The eggs
of the sIlkworm arc IIacell : on pieces at paper
and hung up In n warm room about five feet
above the floor. As 60n as they arc hatchell
they are sprinkled , wlh bran made frol mi-
let , and alter a short time they are fed with
mulberry leaves , which are cut UI Into little
bits , and the Pieces are Increased In size a
the worms grow. They are fed eight times
every twent-Cour hours at first , and as they
get older their meals arc cut down to four.
I takes 2,000 punds of mulberry leaves to
feed the nUlber ot silkworms hatched from
ono sheet ot eggs , whIch varies from 4,000
to 60,000 In number , and , the frames upon
which they are laid have to be changed ever
day. They must be kept in warm rooms , and
they eat their biggest meals at night. When
they are full grown they begin to make
their cocoons , ali the butterflies are destroyed -
stroyel In the cocoons , from which the silk
Is to bo made. The caterpillars and butter-
Ies are often It I ell by steaming the cocoons ,
amid the cocoons are sorted so as to make
the silk at an even fineness and color. The I
cocoons are boiled before they are reeled , and i
there IA a vast deal ot work In making n
single threal ot silk. As to the reellg ot
silk , time greater part ot It Is still done by
hnnll and by the rudest sort oC maeh Inery.
The motive power for turning the reels at
some of the factories consists ot men who
walt around In a circle , hike 1 horse In a
tannery , pushing two poles , which , by a
serIes at cogs , run the works In the rooms
below. These men reeeivo about 10 celts a
day for their work , anti the Ilk reelers , who
are skilled laborers , get about \5 cents a
day. There are two sarIs ot looms on which
time silk Is woven , and these looms are ot the
rudest construction. Thin women do the most
at the weavIng , and , silk crape Is made by
twisting two threads In opposite directions ,
thus producing time crlnly appearance ot tim
texture. I
The most oC the silk used In Japan Is for ,
Its own people , and you fled large silk '
stores In all oC the cItes , and there Is
hardly a girl tn Japan who has not a silk
dress. We have nn Idea that the peope !
are loud In theIr clothes This Is 1 mis-
take. The ladles at Japan seldom appear
oa the street except tn the most quIet colors ,
and the Japanese gentemel wear soft grays
and black. One ot these Osaka silk stores
has dozens ot clerks , who squat down al the
for when they sell you the goods. There
are no counters. The broklteeper sis lat
on the floor and figures all hl calculations
Oi 1 box at woolen bultons strung upon
wires. lie moves these up and .Iown , and
can tel you the price In a moment , and he
seldom makes a mistake.
NEW JAPANESE INDUSTRIES.
A number of new Industries are making
their way Into Japan , and n great deal at
Japanese wallpaper Is now Ahlpp.d to Amer-
Ica. I looks much like Llncrsta Walton ,
and some oC I has thc appearance of leather.
I believe that the Japanese letter paper
would sell well In the United States. I
shines like silk , and tt Is wonderfully strong
Indeed , some oC the sheets made at he gov-
erment paper mi , near Toile , are so tough
that a man can stand In the center ot 1
sheet and' bo lifted up by others
who have hold at the corners.
There Is a big modern paper mill now In
Kobe , Japan , and the wrapping paper ot the
countr Is much fnethan anything we have
I Is as soft as cloth , and they have a way
of makIng the paper so thnt It ha nil the
qualities at cloth , and Is by no means offensive
to one's touch when used as haldlterchets ! ,
Japan IB now publishing some at the most
beautiful books ot the world , and there Is
an establishment In Toklo which will compare -
pare In size with those at our bIg publishers' , .
Time prIces for printing and engraving are
wonderfully cheap , and I believe thlt our
ofces could make money by havIng their
plates prepared In Japan and printed there
or here. I don't know as to the copyright
law In this respect , but you can got the
finest at halt-tonB work , such as ts used In
, our best magazine illustrations , for 15 cents
' ier square Inch In AmerIcan money. Such
illustrations cost from 40 to 50 cent per
I souaro Inch In this country.
: . JAPANESE CANDIES.
I Is n wonder to mo that the Japanese
I ' candy IA not Imprted Into the Unted : States .
I believe that seine enterprising man , like
time fellow who gaL up these digestIng chsw-
lug gums , could make a fortune by shIppIng
, a Japanese sweet , which ts known as mid-
, zuame , Into the Unite Sttes , ThIs Is a
, delicious candy , much more palatable than
gumdrops and at about the same nature.
I Is said t be excellent for dyspepsia and
' acme people take It after their meals. I Is
: made also In the Corm of a sirup and It looks
I like a thick golden molases , and Is much
I better to thm taste. I could bo used for
cakes ' and the babies could eat It without
danger. It Is made trem rice and wheat
and tt I believed that time samoa sweet could
Ibe made hero front Indian corn. Other
candles ate made at beans , and all of these
sweets could bo imported to the United ,
, States and Bold at god prIces 'fhero Is
hardly' anything we use that time Japanese
could ' not make cheaper than wo do anti
there are very few things which they cculd
not malta aa well. They are now building
watch factories The wages are so romark-
ably low and their workingmen can live like
lords on what our laborers would stare on.
SOME JAPANESE ECONOMIES.
TII people ot the tar east lave nctling
hike our wants. A workingman can furnIsh
his house there for lea than $0 and they
save In every possible way. I Is a very
poor American laborer Indeed who has not
$50 worth ot furniture In his heuse. bIg
, las tables tlat cost nil tie way Cram $2 to
$10 apiece Ills chaIrs cost him tram 60
, cents upward Ills carpets are expensive and
his coking stove eats abig bole Into a
mmmonth's wages. The Japanese uses only mat-
ting and ho carpets his hlso of two or three
rooms for as many dollars. Ills pots , pans
and stoves cost him , al told , not more than
$1.50 , and I have seen It estImated a couple
can go to bOlsolloplng l'n $5lO. Chopsticks
are by no means so expensIve as knives and
forks , and his pillows are of wood , costing
about a couple ot cents apiece. le has no
bell and he sleeps ou the floor , and so you
see that ho saves every way Think of the
saving on rocking chair and lounges I Take
.11 . time beds and cookIng stles In America.
What In Immense amount they must cost !
Suppose our laborers wore straw sandals
and wel.to.dD men trotted , about on woren
, cIOh' Suppose our stockIngs were thrown
away and we used foot mittens that only
C'fllO as hIgh as the ankles. Suppose for the
next ten years the 65,000,00 people ot the
United States would not need to wear underclothing -
clothing , and suppose , Instead ot living oil
beefsteak and all sorts ot other expensive
meats , wo should confine ( urselves to rIce
fish , vegetables and tea , OYI cn lee what
'an Immense 5vlng there would be. Remember -
bor , I do not advocate those changes , but
they enter a factors In the competition
competton
whlcl Is bound to ensue with these people oC
AsIa in the future , when , by medorn machInery -
chInery , they will begIn to manutaeture for
the world
TiE LADORER'S DAILY LIFE
I asked some questions In western Japan
I to how time working people live , I was
told that nearly every man lad his own
cottage or house , and that time rent was
sometimes a. low a 40 cents a month , and
the house lometlnea comtslats of only one
room. StIll . I I. wonderful how happy time
People I aro. and how they laugh lS they
\ork The average workingman rIles at 6 ,
Ind has hIs breakfast , consistIng of rIce and
tea. The rIce I. often cold , and It may hao
been left over from lat night' dInner lie
pours hot tel upon I to warm It , and eats
tt wIth chopsticks . At 8 he begins work ,
and at non be . 1 lunch of rice . furnished
by bls emnpioyer At 6 ha eats his dInner at
home This consists ot plenty of rIce , a Ito
dried nah and damns , I ( they are In season.
In the evening he smokes , chats and gossips
wIth the neighbors. and probably goes to bed
early . lie has two suits at clothes , Ole for
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working , and the other for holidays. Ho goes
to the publc btl about once I day , and
there parbois himself In connecton with the
other men and women ot his acquaintance
for about elht.tenths of I cant There are
80 publc baths In ToklC alone , In whlel
300,000 people bathe daily . al time cost oC 1
cent t bead , anti though the workman may
omit hIs dinner , ho will seldom omit his
bath , ,
You find plblo baths Is all the cites , and
these are full every o'enlng. loth men
and women bathe together In the country
districts , and a whole family goes to the
bath hOlse , and babies anti all stem themselves -
selves until theIr pores are clean , Within
the last few ) 'eas there has been I separa-
ton of the exes In time big city bath houses ,
but It has only been by running a fence
nbut three feet hlh through time pools , Inll
the men bathe on one side , while the women
wash timemseivea on time other.
SOMEThING AIOUT W.\GES
I nm tel that wages hnve been increasing
since the modern civilization has como Into
Japan , but they are still very low , and the
reduction , In the price ot silver just abut
cuts them In imaif. The figures which follow
are In Japanese currency , nnll I they were
In American money they wOIll : be just hal
ot what Is here given Common laborers re-
ceive from 10 to 20 cents allay , ali the men
who pull crts ami practically take the place
oC our dray horses , gel from 10 to 1 [ cents.
In the cities the prices are higher tlan these ,
but farm laborers often receive less lmn 1 [
cents 1 dny , Carpenters get from 40 to [ 0
cents. head cnrtmen receive tram 25 to 40
cents a day , amid paper halers get from 40
cents upward Ilacksmlths nre paid from
23 to 38 cents , and p,11nters about the lame ,
I saw many boys working for about 10 cents
a Ilay , and I was told that the clerks In the
stores who got $15 a month thought they
were doing exceedingly well. Many clerks
work for their board amid their clothes , wih
the understamlng that after nn apprentice-
shill at nbout ten years the merchant will
give them a small stock at goods and allow
them to slut out for themselves.
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SHERIDAN.
More ltmt nnd FII\terlng Words from
: .nltnr ilammilimi.
Senator Hamln In an IntervIew In the
"Hock Springs Miner" has this to say oC
Sheridan : "or Sheridan ant its people I
cannot say enough , and , wlio a stranger , had
ho the heart to 10 so after the splendid reception -
cellton ho Is bound to recetvo might take
Issue with some oC Its people In their vre-
diction that It wi he I cIty at 100,000 souls
Inside of sixty days , still no one can go there
and ionic over their nattmral resources anti
advantages without enlerln to the full
extent Into the conllences , which her citizens
entertain In the future of their clly. 'hal
Sherldn Is destIned to be the metropolis ot
northern Wyolln al\l one ot time largest
cites of the state , goes wihout saying. It Is
located In one of the finest aglculural por-
tons ot Wyoming This section Is bount-
fully supplied with numerous streams well
adapted to irrigation bolh on a large and
SomalI scae : , all Its PeoPle are not slow In
utlzing them , as Is ShOWll by the fact that
Sheridan county already has about a Quar-
tcr ot a million of acres bC land under ditch
Drouth has no terrors to time Sherllan { county
farmer , and the completion at the Burlington
gives him nn unlimited market for his sur-
plus product , especially since ngrlculture has
proven 1 failure In Kansas , Nebraslm. and
Dalwta In addItion to this , Sheridan Is surrounded -
rounded by an nmple supply DC good coal ,
which I being already opened , time largest
being time Sheridan Fuel company , whIch I
had the pleasure of visitng , Its output Is
already about fifty cars per day , anti fnds a
ready marltet There are also promising gold
properties near Sheridan , ant whlo : they are
as yet largely undeveloped , I they fulfill time
expectations at theIr projectors they will
constitute town. a great factor In building up the
\ 'Abovo aU , Sheridan has the rIght kind of
men to make n clly. They are energetic
and nggresslve They have unlimited confidence -
dence In the future ot their town , and are
willing to stake everything they bave on
their judgment tn this partIcular. They have
already succeeded In interesting outside cap ! ,
tai to a greater extent , I believe , than any
other town In the state. Two large 10urlng j
mis , a planIng mill , and a fine electrIc lght
plant 1 , a beet sugar factory and a woolen mill
I are already being alated ,
"The completon at the BurlIngton to
Billings gives It a tlrmgl line between the
Pacllc and the Missouri river I Is also n
divisIon point on that line. I have little
doubt that thIs line will build west from
Sheridan through the Big Her baln In the
near future , whIch will open I splendId ter-
, rltory and make It tributary to Sheridan
In addition to thIs , It ts generally conceded
that the general shops or the Burlington for
this portion or its system wi be located
tlmere ' I these elements will not mae a city ,
.what will ? Time reception which I receIved nt
the hands at the SherIdan people beggars description -
, scripton and makes me look forward t the
time when I shall bo able to visit them
again. " .
lUSICJI AND 1)I1l.JATIU. .
RHe ts rehearsing n comedy by Vlctorlen
Sardou called "fhe ParIsians" and ts to produce -
duce I In three weelts.
! 1 % I. D. Curtis has gIven notIce to the mcm-
hers ot his Sam'l O'Posen company tbat hIs
tour will close ImmediatelY.
Den Teal has been engaged by Jacob Lit
to stag n new melodrama which Is to be
pr\duced tn Pbladelphla In February
Julan Eduards , time composer ot "Madeleine ,
'or ' the MagIc KIss , " also the musical director ,
Is at work upon a new opera , the book of
which I Is by Aubrey Iloucicault.
Mr. Deerbohm Tree and the full stock com-
Ilny at time Haymarltet theater , London , will
sail for this country early In January 10
I wi open bls American tour In New York.
Miss Nebraska , a young sInger of Scan-
, dlnavlan descent , whose parents now reside
In St Paul , MInn. , Is credited wlh having
made an operatic hit recently In Dresden.
Canary and Lederer are to produce "Tho
' Twentieth Century Girl" at the New York
Bijou theter January H , when the nama ot
time house will be changed to the Gaiety
theater.
Father T Conway , who was recently pastor
of the Roman Catholic church In Dclson
City . Pa , has become an actor and Is a
member of a company that Is soon to al > pear
In Dclson CIty
Jacob Llt , proprietor ot "In Old Ien-
tucltY , " paId $160,000 for a theater In Minna-
apols the ether dny. Time profits on " 1mm
Old Ientuclty" this season will , It Is saul . ,
run close to $100,000.
The fiftieth celebration DC Has Dnlatka's
. mUBlcal career will bo celebrated at time
Chicago auditorium early In Mardi Time
services ot 1,00 singers will be enlisted and
an orchestra of 120 pertormers have already
volun tee red ,
Paganlnl would never let anyone hear
him tune his violin and It Is believed that
lony of the extremely peculiar effects ho
producet were obtained by his tuning the
violin halC a tone lower or higher than tile
, ordinary pitch.
MIss Isabel Irving , who Is now the lead-
Ing lady In Daniel rohman's Lyceum
Theater cOlpan ) ' , has already justified her
selection a MIss Cayvan's successor by her
admirable anti sympathetc IlerCormance In
Sardou's "A 'Voman'a Silence , " a p'ay , by the
way , that did not make a success at time
Lyceum.
Ebenezer Prout , D. A. , who his been appointed -
pointed to tle chatr of music ot the Uni-
versity of Dublin , ts In his 60lh year He
was graduated at the University at London
In 185 and Is the author ot works on the
"Thoory of Music , " "InstrumentatIon , "
"Counterpoint , " "Musical Form" and
"Ilarmnormy . " He succeeds Sir A. P. Stewart.
Joseph Herbert of Chicago , now tiievC
comedian In "Hob Roy , " the latest operatic
success of Smith and De Icovemi has written
a libretto entitled "Tho Birth of Venus "
Edward : Jacobowlll , composer oC "Ermine , "
will furnish the musIc. Time opera will be
produce February 1 In luralo , N. Y. I Is
understood time cast will embrace Miss Adele
ltchle , Mil Cora Tanner and the author
will appear In the leading rolo.
A wreath bearing time inscription "The Na.
tonal Conservatory oC MusIc of AmerIca's
'rlbuto to PalestrIna , Antonln Dvorak ,
lirector , " lias been forwarded to the Royal
Ihlharnlonlc Roman academy , to be laid
upon the bust oC the
upn great Polyphonic wrIter
upon the occasion of the servIces In com.
memoraton bf time 3011 annIversary of his
death , which will b held In Rome some
time durIng the present month
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nOLLY FIR AND J ) MISTLETOE
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Onstom of Dccoratng1l'hat Dates Back t
Au\iq1i
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AND THERE'S REVE1thC PAID TiE GREEN
.U"IIr In Which Thll Uecur.tIJ " "torl,1
b Secured br the Uo"lor - , l'rour
1.Oll11 from tht Ulm i'lut Con-
cerimimig time .iuqIm'I'rizct holly .
As the passing oC Doemnljer days brIng the
world nearer to the holday season , the eye at
the i'edeatrlan Is attracted by the bright
colors Whim which malltlli decorts Its hab-
Itatons II honor ot the most sacred nlliver-
sary. They are ccnsplcuous everywlmere
Ijuncimea . ot holy , radIant with the fruit of
med berrIes , neste In time shop windows and
invite the attention ot holiday purchasers.
huge bolts at e\'ergreel wreathlng are displayed -
played on tIme sidewalks all the commission
houscs arc permeate with the crIsp and
grateful odor or thl Christmas trees that arc
stacked In every vacant corner.
The custom ot Christmas decoratIon canto
to AmerIca II the MaYfower , and so ullver-
sal Is its observance thnt people regard It asa
a mater ot course. Just how nld whm I
originated Is not In evidence , but It does not
require a close observer to conclude thnt there '
Is somethllg In the human heart which wel-
commits time advelt ot time holy and evergreen
ns naturaly a3 It offers homage to Its Cre-
ator ,
tar.Omme
One nigh not many da's ago the rall was
faing II colt , blndlug sheets , as the doors
ot the shOI and the stores ' were opened for
the crowds oC emplo'es whose tay of tel was
emided . They wrapped themse\'cs In overCoats -
coats and mackintoshes and haslenell across
nn.
the dripping pa\lmenls to escal the deluge !
which pierced their co\erlngs. At the corner !
at Thirteenth and Harny streets a couple ot' '
Itlo girls were plckllg their way across : the
gutter , through which the water rushed with
its burden of offal and refuse DC the stret.
No covering protected them from the pelllg
drops which fell unrestmlnell al theIr shabby
little owns ant soaked Into theIr wlnd-tossell
tangles ot scrubby haIr. Ouo oC them carried
a basket whIch "ontalnel two or three slulted
nimiths and other bits at fruit
1111111s bls , which had ovl-
dnty been rescuell from the gutter.
As they passed time corner one oC them cs-
plml I timmy spry of green that was being
currIed down the tcrrnt In time street. He-
gardless of the feet that were Protected by a
pair at dlaphlutel shoes , aim waded through
the Incipient deluge aUI smmatched the 1rlz .
It was only a stubby branch ot evergreen
that some shopkeeper had tossed away. I
was soaked with water and foul with the ac-
cumulatons at the guttor. But to the trleml-
less walt It was a gift tram Providence. She
cleansed I carefully II the cleanest pool thnt
time Pavement afforded , then wiped It dry 01
the Inside of her ragged , shawl Regardless
at the drenching rain , the babies stopped un-
II the sprig at evergreen was restored to Its
latural guise and then Il was tucked away In
the baslct and carrimdo off In triumph. I
might be that the eageress wIth which time
wlSI > ot green was prized by the forlorn and
ragged waifs was but. the reflection of the hu-
mal instinct which 'caUEes ' the luxurious
paiac ? , as well as the cottage of the humble
. laborer , t be arracml' iu the colors oC the
springtime as the anniversary ot the SavIour's
bIrth draws .
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THE SUPPLY ' AND DEMAND.
However that ra be' . during the past two
weeks carloads at taleHal have bee shIpped
Into Omaha , to be nscd In arrayIng the busi-
ness places , churchMaDd ; residences with the
colors at the season , . As a rule time dealers
have not ordered as , extensively as In pre-
vIous ) 'eas , The Thahksglvlng trade was a
disappointment tram start to finish , amid this
operate to prevent th dealers from laying
In a very liberal ifo . of Christmas decor-
.
tons. . .
As tar , as can be ieaned , five , carloads at
Chrlstma : trees lave" J en shlppel to io.cal l
dealers , mind It Is Expected that thee wi be
more than sufcient to satisfy ' the demnnl ,
As a rule an ordinary car will carry upwards
ot 600 trees , bul where the trees am very
small 1,000 may bo crowded Into a sIngle car.
Th demand for trees has perceptibly decreased -
creased during recent years , and there Is but
little cal for anything but the smallest
shrubs , vhlch are used purely for decorative
IUrposes Thee retail all the way from 25
cents up , according to size.
Most ot the supply Is obtained tram the
norther counties at 'Wlscolsln , where time
growth oC fir and spruce Is not so brittle
as In localities further south. This product
stands shipping and handlng well , and most
of II IB shipped to Chicago , and Cram there
It Is dealt out to other cities.
Prominent among the materIals used In the
holday decorations are the sprays of holy
which are now In stock at all ot the green
houses , as well aa at the commission houses
and some oC the large dry goods establish-
ments. I Is clalmet that the best holy
comes from Tennessee , but Il Is also found
In Maryland , Delaware end In WIsconsin.
That which Is on sale In Omaha Is bought
direct from ChIcago dealers , and most of
tt Is oC time southern vnrlety. '
The holy this year Is unusually handsome.
There are more berries than usual and the
leaves are very thlclt , glossy , and splnulous.
Nol all hey ts equally supplied with these
spines on the leaves , but the long spines
male It much mora attractIve. In some
seasons the berries are lot so plump as
lt others , nor so deep a red , while the
leaves are occasionaly meted a little In
silver or gold. Once In a great while the
berries are pure white , but thIs Is an abnormal -
normal and rare dovelopment. I It was
sufficiently frequent to malt such freaks a
commodity , they would , no doubt , command
a premIum from "imolly tanelers" who are
able to gamy a tate for this sort of
thimmg.
AN EARLY LEGEND.
No ana can tel when holy was first used
for ChrIstmas decoratug , though It was cer-
tainly at or soon aCer time Christan era 1mm-
deed , tt may have been long before , for some
ot the traditions concerning It have an appearance -
pearance of antiquity about them whIch can
not bo Ignored. Thus It Is saId that holy
ts , or was , a sacred tree , to destroy which
was to Insure disease or disaster An early
legend , or talry tale , runs In this way : A
youthful hunter lost himself In a forest , ald
his supples rnnning Olt ho was II danger
at starving. No game could he dIscover , alli
In the midst oC his distress 1 wild beast ,
time like oC which ho II ad never seen before ,
nppearell. Taken by surprise ho seized time
bough ! ot a tree , tOf It off ald prepared
to defend himself with , it. , I chanced to be
1 holy tree , and the nlomelt he disfigured
I he tel to the grould anti was tlrell Into
a atone Ills broler , after many mnommtims'
searching , was Informed by a frIendly fairy
at the mlsh811 that had befallen his brother ,
whose body , ho was told , would be Could
lying under the bough he had torn oCt , A
charm was given time searcher to enable him
to restore time headstrong youth 10 life , and
after n long journey the task was accom.
plBhed and the two brothers were reutmited.
Legends such as tmthesa have been handed
down from generat/n .ta geleraton , and In
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some of time most Ignoranl sections ot England -
land even now holy II seldom cut by day-
lIght , and even after twilgh time cutting Is
done carefully all whim as little destruction
as possIble. Hath the practice and time cau-
tlon are doubtless encouraged by the severity -
verity at the land owners , who are not lIar-
tal to trespassing of any kInd , and who
drIve oft wih little hesiaton any "ChrIst-
moss" cutters found on their I > relises , Time
actual tennants are supposed to have In assumed -
sumed title to the imoliy.cmmtting , and the
cottagers derIve quite a good deal from time
perquisite , often selling time bunches to their
actual owners , as well a hawilng them
among people. the neighbrIng gentry and towns-
Mistete Is time rarest oC the Christma
greens A few bunches are purchased to
hang In convenlenL place lit parlors where
time ulsuspectng maiden will be moat likely
to find herself liable to the penalty whIch
attaches to beIng caught under It . though
I Is but little uell hero for general decora-
lions. Time dealers have somali stocks which
Ire Ilsposed of lt the rate DC Ivo or six
mal sprays for a quarter , and this Is about
the extent DC time trade ,
IT COMES RATHER 111011.
UiletQe ls very much lore costly than .
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LATEST FROM JAPAN. '
Rugs and Screens direct from Iobc just in
, tinlc for Chnstnlas-artistic and useul
The pleasure of giving is greatly increased .
when a handsome present .can be made at such
small expense. .
. Screens fron1 $4 to $8 , None so handso11C
. before at double the price ,
Every Rug in our house has been priced for
this Christn1s Sale.
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, Open ev nings. . "
. Orchard & Wihelm Carpet Co.
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either holly or evergreen , 1 cn not live except -
cellt by foetlimmg upon the sap oC anolher tree ,
ali hence I Is generally high up above the
roUII , rendcrlng the cuttng process
lengthy ami tothiomma In this country I Is
toull In both north ant south , generaly on
poplar ant elm trees I Is gathered by local
residents anti by them sold to dealers , who
mulmip It to trade centers. I Is dlmcul to ap-
praise a heal > or load at mistletoe , for It Is
I commodity the cost or which Is regmtlateml
almost exclusively by the laws or supply anti
tiemnamuti . gxcelilonaly severe Chrlstmns
weather rednces time supply 111 Increases time
Ilomand , whereas a green Christmas Is apt to
brIng down the prlco very conslderahl' .
A very popular decoration In Omaha Is Limo
evergreen "wreathing" which comes In bales
like hay or cotton . 'hls Is chlol ) ' composml
ot the Illne and spruce at time northern Cor-
eats , which Is bound Into long strips with
lht wire , and retailed at 10 cents per yard.
Dealers generly are nol particularly desirous -
sirous at time trade In this commollly , 'hey
have to send 1 man or two to jmllt up , then
a man to colect the bill . ami by time time
lhey get throuph , what little profit remains
emi the sale has been Ilten II > . Now that the
big dry goods ostblshments have gone Into
the holday decoration business , time somali
dealers find thnt theIr trade scarcely amounts
to enough to pay them for their trouble.
The greenhonso men find their greatest
revenue In time saiD at palms , ferns and other
potted plants for decorative PurPoses. As
the holidays appronch their stores are fled
wih plants , and most of them are disposed
at by Christmas morning A down town for-
1st told a Dee reporter that ho did not expect -
pect to hnve one left out ot the Immense
bank ot plants whtch fled one side ot hIs
store Most ot these are Bold outright , but
many oC the larger and more expensive ones
are rented for the holday period and then
returned There Is considerable demand for
these from the churches , most ot which have
their chnncels and organ Ions banked with
potted plants
Lycophodilm , sometimes known as
"bouquet green , " Is a favorite decoration
In the cas torn cites , but there Is almost
entirely superseded by smilax , whIch Is
easier handled ant retaIns Its attractiveness
for a longer l > orlod. .
.iT TIlE TI1IbL rEEf s.
Sol Smith Rusel will follow the present
attraction al time Boyd theater for an engagement -
gagement oC three nIghts. Such announce-
mcnt can be depended upon ' to arouse afar
far reachIng Interest among theatergoers ,
as It has been two years since this genial
and popular actor was seen In this city
Mr. Russell's position on the American
stage Is a very unique one : there Is no
other actor like him : his style Is peculalrly
hIs own and there Is a quaintness and dry-
'ness ' about It which defies Imitation. HIs
plays are bright , clean anl , of a kInd which
provoke plenty DC genulue amusement as
well as gIving an Insight Into the pathetic
sldo of life so vividly and realIstically Ulnt
the spectator very often finds his laughter
ehecltmlted by an Incident so Intensely
human as to turn 1m tide oC merrIment
Into n serious channel.
Time repertoire bas been arranged In the
following order : Monday "The Heir at
Law : " Tuesday evening , "PeaceCul Valley , "
and Wednesday evenIng , "A 1001 Rela-
Thursday tion. " The morning. sale of seats will cOlmence
No brIghter or better farce comedy has
ever been presented In thi city than tJlat
pertormed by l reeman's company .ot fun
makers under time . title at "A Railroad
Ticket" at the l leenlh Street theater last
season , and whIch will begIn a six nlhts'
engagement nt the now Empire theater ,
starting wltl a matnee today. Special mat-
Inees will also be given ' Cimrist-
wt on Tuesday ( Chrit-
mas day ) and Wednesday
Time company prNentng the piece thIs
season ts entirely new , with the exception
of theme two tunny fellows , Harry Porter
and James 'r. Kelly. The newcomer are
William Dalslel , , lale prIncipal comedian at
time Pauline 101 Orcra cOlpany : Jolul 1' .
Carrel , who played time oppolto parL tD
Bobby Gaylor In "Sport McAlister : " Frank
Gariiner , a wonderfully clever gotesllue
dancer : Alice Carlo , time landsOo comic
opera prima donna so long wIth the Carleton -
ton Opera company : Jeanette Bageard , who
scored a big hIt at the New York Casino
this past sUlmer In "The Passing Show : "
Hattie Waters , a vivacious soubrette , and
Marie Bach ot last uason's company and
Irs. Louli Heck , jroftimis ciy. comlany
Doubtless the fates soled a bad tragedIan -
dIan In mailng a famou8 comedian ot
Stuart Baboon , for II Is I fact 10t generally
known that Mr Robsomi's dearest wish at
one tme , long ago , wail to become 1 rival of
orresl I or the elder Booth In the line of
tragetly Little . dhl he dream at that tme ,
before experience bad Illalnly Indicated to
hIm the right road to choose , thut he waul
one day share with that prInce ot actors ,
Joseph Jefferson , the highest honors the
dramato proCession can atford-timmmt ho
would become celebrated al time mOMt
hilariously eccentrlo exponent at the realest -
est comedy creations of Shalspeare , Sheridan -
dan , Goldsmith and other masler minds In
English stage literature ,
At the Chrlltmas 'matne at Doyd's Mr.
Hobson will appear as Ir , Donyslus Dimple
In Ilucicatone's comey , "Ieap Year. " On
tomorrow ( Monday ) cvenlng Mr. Hobin
will open ills engagement at the lloyd In
hIs famous character of Tony Lumllkln In
"She Sloops to Conquer. " On Chrlatmas
and Wednesday nights "The Iiemmrietta" will
be the hill . No' more delghtul ChrlslmaA
attraction than Mr. Hobson and the full
repertoire be will offer could be furnhhed
the patrons ot the Boyd .
Thus ( Sunday ) evening Daniel Sully will
close his engagement at time Boyd by gtv-
lag the fourh perCormance ot hil new play ,
"O'NeiVashlnglon , D. C. " 'fhls Is one
ot the best playa that Mr. Suly has yet
presented to the public . and bls support Is
corrolpondlngly good. . supprt
Mr. J. K. Fowier secretary anti treasurer
oC the Corinne Mill , Canal and Stock company -
patty , of CorInne , Utah . In speaking at Cham-
berlain's Cough Hemedy , says : "I consider It
time best In the market I have used many
kinds , but Ind Chamberlain's most pom1mt
and eRectual In giving relef , Ind IOW keep
no other In my home. " Whpn troubled with
wih
a cold or cough gIve this remedy I trial , and
we assure you that you will be more than
pleased wIth the result .
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NAGS ON TIE LITTLE PAPPI
A Brie Dercnpton of One of Nebraska'
Model Trotting Horse In ustres"
A CMCE FOR TiE STALLION KINGDOM
dee l'ltohel Skelllhlu8 " 'ust-The JUug
of l'acers and tjmmocmm of Truttori-
Curlou Vonmpmirtsi.mms Witim Limo
( lid Tmiimee ,
A trip to time steele farmn of Ciimtton II.
lirigga is all timat is necessary to commvince
the most skeptical that time trotting horse
immdtmstry in Nebraska Is amm enterprise of ito
Inconsiderable mnommmemmt ammd mmmagmmitmmdo ,
This farm is located just seveim mmmiiea west
of time city , amid Is accessible by either the
Dodge street pike or Leavenworth street
road , lying between the two witim the Little
Papplo skirting its western borders. It is
what is kimown as time old McArdio place , anti
embracra 200 acres of as iovaiy pasttmro land as
lies outdoors. Mr. Brlggs lmas expemmdeti botim
time ammd mommey unstintetily on time place , anti
today can trutimfully boast of as complete and
modern stock farmmm as cama bo found in time
country , It is as cleanly and pleasing to the
eye as a newly swept floor , and with its mile
track , sPacious buildings anti broad pasture
lands , is a mmmost attractive point from eitimor
imigimway ,
The training stable Ia a model. Fasimloneti
after the mnostmnodern imnprovcmenta of the
big Kentucky and Callformmia afabiets , it camm-
mmot fail to catch time eye of ammy passing
imorseman , but in additIomm to this , it conthimies
In Its architectural and structural finish
many original ideas of Its live and enterprising -
prising owner , It stands on time weaterim
slope of a shigimt acclivity , and comnmanda a
birdseyo view of time whole farm , Inciuding
tile race track and hazel bordered meander-
hugs of time river. It Is a substantial franme
buildimmg 190x88 feet in dmmensions , and is
supplied with every convomllonce that couid
be suggested or desired , witim a spacious
court in the center where time horses can be
exercised on windy or inclement days wltim-
out exposure. There are alxty.two stalls ,
thirty-two inside the maIn structure , amid
thIrty wltlmout. All of these stalls have beemm
built. with an eye to limo comfort of their
000upzmrmts , witii sealed walls , anti an abun.
dance of room and ventilation. 1mm tIme building -
ing proper is a well mmppoimmted 0111cc , cart and
carriage sheds , grain roommi , with its tiers
of bins , harness roomom , and , in tact
every concomitant to time groat. industry -
dustry into wimiclm Mr. Brigga imas entered
viLim 50dm zeal and eatimusiasmu , and stock or
horse mmmen contemplating imnprovements on
or about their own premises would save
money nmmd gain much knowledge by making
time place a Visit , Timera Is a voluminous natural -
ural spring bubbhimmg fronu time 1mihlsid just
east of time barn , anti a systemmi of piping con-
mlucts time pure fluid to nil thcpartments. The
buildings arc substantial , and time board tone-
ing Wimicim surrounds time wimolo place imas
been Painted a dull red , whmicim contrasts
well witim time yellows and greens and browns
of tim autumn scenery.
At present Mr. Briggs immms sometiming like
forty imoaml of lmorses , trotters and pacers ,
stallions , brood mares , yoarhimmgs and weanlings -
lings , all comnblmmimig in mnmmkimmg as imantisomne
amid as valuablmm a group as can ho miammmed in
time wimolo western country , Time are all
under time intelligent cimarge of Cimarles Merri-
milan. tried and true in the service , and lmis
corps of assistants , and thmo verson wimo immmg-
limes timat time canimmg for a lot of valuable
hmorses ilica timis is me snap aimould spend part
of a day at time llrlggs ftmrmn and nmake a mmote
of time operations at owmmer , traimmer ammd
attermmlanttm.
At time head of Mr. Brlggs' list , of course ,
stands tlmat peerless trotting stahiiorm , Aiamito ,
wimo stands a good simuv in ammotimer year to
return svitim time crown wimicim now decorates
Directum'mm sable brow. Time possibilities for
Itlanmito era iimmtitless , as every well posted
lmorsemuan in time colmmmtry vIil admIt , lie 1mm a
mmmgnlticent. roan , i ; years dm1 , anti was sired
by Eagle Bird , lie mnnmle his first race at time
beglnnimmg of time season at Iavenport. ho
was frosim from time stud , hut imoat smmcim coleb-
nities as I'imoebe Wilkes , 2OSmh : , mmmmd Walter
E , 2:10 : , I'imoebe Wilkes won mmii time free-fur-
mills after Mix lmauleih off last July ,
Aiamnito womm timis iavenport race In 213.4 ; ,
taking time timird , fourtim and 111th heats , time
last one being made In 2i5. : Time betting on
time third heat was 100 to 10 agaInst time
imandmmome roan , and there wemo some lmmmrd
falls experienced by time all-wise touts on time
track. Alamito imas miomme imimi quarters 1mm 2914
seconds , and witim a gmmiloper atm imts lmecis can
reel off lmia mile in 2:10 : army timime.
Newsboy , a miurm gelding , is a horse of no
meamm pretenslomma , imoimhing as Ito does a trot.
timmg manic of 2:20 : atmmi mm lmaclng record of
2l2 : , 0mm trial ime did a tulle trotting In
2iSmh. :
ICate Caftrey , 2I8m4 , Is by Cimarles Caifroy ,
sire of itobbie I' , thaimm Eva , by Tippo iiasimaw ,
anti 1mm time dam of mnoro In time 2:30 : lIst thou
ammy mmmaro 1mm time state ,
Nelile Cobb , 2:21 : % , a beautiful seal brown ,
by Chmmmrles Caffrey , damn Julia , by happy Me-
tilum , Julia Is a fuil sister to the ex-stailiomm
Klmmg Maxey Cobb , 2:13 : % ,
Charlie liogga is a mmtyllaim black fellow , anti
a full brother of Kate Cailrey , whmicim is
speaking volumes in imia favor. lie worked a
mmmiio itt 217 ; in imis three-year-old forum , ammd
Ia indisputably time fastest imorimu lit Amumenica ,
without an exception , wIthout a mmiurk. lie
camm step Imla mile in 2:10 : , mumd time gm'eemm horse
tlmat can beat him imaa not yet faced time
Public.
Fred P. is one of time Cimanios Caffrey
strain , and to a imigim-wimeel sulky lie mnatia a
record of 2:15 ½ as a yearling , wlmlch was time
state record.
Mesa is a beamitifimi yearling by Alamlto ,
tlamu Ifuto Caftrey , a almeed irmimeritancu that
is bound to assert itself , In looks this filly
would ho imard to mnatcim ,
immriy ( Burly , 2 16 ¼ , by itunmor , dam Lucia ,
by Jay Gould. Lucia is ommo of time brood
mmmares itt himitroy , having six ut time list ,
liuniy Iimiriy camm step oft hi mile in 2:12 : ,
hL is the sire \Vllbur , a green horse who
rs ttth. : - - - - - - - - . . - ' -r---
ateppeil omit inst fall amul won five straight
races drlvemm by lila fmmrmmter uwmmer. Lucia ,
himirly llmmrly's damn , tiled e few mmmontims ago ,
bmmt wimemm 14 years old brommgimt $2,000 , lila
grmmmmtisire , George M. l'atclmcm , was tour
timmmes stahilomm king , 2:23 : , amid Is otto of time
most royally bred imurses 1mm America. No
gamner ammimmmmii over looked tlurotmgim a bridle ,
mmmmti ( luring all of time last ctmnpalgn Ito watt
mmever behmimmd time immommoy imuutli imu wenb lame
nmmml was semit Imommue , 1)mirimmg time mmemmsomm hmo
lowered 1mb ; record froni 2:19 : % to 2:1Gm4. : lIe
is a race imorso , every immclm of lmimmt ,
Topsy Tmmrvey 1mm a litmrly Burly colt , it
beauty ammtl a miatural trotter , time consemltmemmco
of lmis superb breethlmug. lie steps across time
lot almmmost ( Inhly at a 2:30 : clip.
There Is a large mmmmmmmher of yearlings and
Svcammimtg colts 0mm tIme farmmt , time got of
Aiammmlto nmmd Iiumrly Burly , tlmatmmre , sufflclommt
to muako ammy imormmemmmamm'mm eyes water. Time
list of brood immures itt a large otto , and con-
taimma somne of time very boat 1mm time country.
Ammuommg timeso nrc smcim , mnnres aa
Jim , tlammi of Kate Caifroy , 2:184 : ! : Eddie
Iimtyett , 2:22 : : Mollo ! G. , 2:28 : ; McFarland ,
2:291 : ; McSimane , 2:31 : ; Cimarilo Bogga , 2:17 :
trial ,
Eva is time greatest producitmg mare in the
state of Nchraska.
Mohhie 0. , 2:2S : :
Nellie Coib , 2:2114. : _
Carrarme imy Ilinmlor Wilkes , damn flovonna
by I'rimiceps. Revemmima 1mm time damn of Glycera ,
2:20 : % .
Monota by Momiwood , dam Streamlet by
Grand Sentinel , 2:27 : % : second , by happy ,
Methitmm ; timird , imy Mcmmmbrimmo l'atchmen.
Ilurlytima by hlurhy Burly , 2:16 : ; dam Mara. .
11mm by Slander ; second dmini by Gen , lCno ,
Peimita by Anteros , ( lam Mohlie a , , 2:28.
Atmhmirn Malmi by Red Wing , dam Jennlo.
Jommmmio 1 $ time dam of two in time lot.
Lemma Cobb by liurly Btmrly , dani Kate Cobb.
Kate Cobb is by Maxie Cobb.
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Tim mnmmtcim race between Joe Patcimon and .
Rylammd T , wimich was scimeduled for Jammsas
City last Timursday , failed to commme off. Joe
Patcimemm was simippeth to Los Ammgeles Tues.
day , amuck to time dlsgtmst of time local borne.
melt. Time excuse advancd was timat P.'ttchen
is matched for six consecutive m'.tches -
with Robert J in Qmhlfornia.
Four trotters and five pacers go into winter -
ter quarters after imaving beaten the rac
records of time boat ammimmmals of tiit'.lr age.
Robert J , witim a mark of 2Olm4 : , quIts the
aeaaon as king of pacers , wimlie Mix , 2:03a :
carries cit similar imonors among time trctters ,
Time latter includes Abtheil , time yearling , by 7
Advertiser , with a record of 2:23. : Thmi Call-
fornia youngsterm is said to bo In fine fettle
anti somnetiming sensational is antimipated .3
from Imini next season , Oakland Baron , a
2-year-old colt. by Baron Wilkes , baa the
imonors in his class at 2:14 : ½ , wimile Ham-
un's 4-year-old daughter of Chiimnes , time
long-legged Fantasy , imas 2:06 : to her credit.
Time otimor cimamplomma among Limo pacers are :
IirocUy (2) ( ) , 2:07 : % ; Sidmont (3) ( ) , 2:103 : , and
Online (4) ( ) , 2:04. : Tlmo wonderful strides being
made by imarness imorses is well shmovmi by
the list of porformners tlmat have gone miles
1mm 2:10 : or better. It was in 1839 tlmat. a pacer
kmwn as Drover , of unknown breeding , went
a mile In 2:28. : The feat was so unimeard of
timat. it was generally discredited. In 1845
time gray nmare , Lady Smmftelk , with a saddle
record of 2:26 : , trotted a fmmll mile in 2:26 : ,
ammd great was imer famne. There were not ' 4
wanting timosovimo firmly believed and cx-
lreasel ( time conviction timat no ammo would
over see ammotimer mmucim mile ,
Time advance did not quito atop timore , for
in 1850 tlmere had beoum twenty-imino heats
trottctl in 2:30 : or better , ammd In time eight
years following 231 imeats were trotted in
2:30 : or better , Up to time close of 1873 , 318
imorses imad beaten 2i0 : , At that time two
hmad records better timan 2:17 : , two better
timan 2:18 : , two better timan 2:19 : , and a total
of mtlmme timat imami beaten 2:20. : Titan the
recorml was for a trotter at 2:16 : % . Up to
1884 , ten years ago , two imorsea imatl beaten
2:10 : , Time trotter was time great Maud 2 ,
ammd her record was 2ODm,4 : , wimile time pacers
imail Joimnmmon to reimresent Limom with 2:0614 : ,
At timat day time yoummg cimmmmnplomms at time trot
ammd timoso of today compared as follows :
1111 , 1194.
Yearlings . , . , , . . , , , . . . , . . , , , . , , , . 2:36 : 2:23 :
'Pwo.yc'nr..mlds , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , 2:2t : 2l0 :
'l'hrec-3'eur-olds , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , . 2h9'2:0S : ' : y ,
F'ommr-year.oltls . , , . , . , , , , , . , , , , , . 2i74 ; 2:05 :
Flvo.y'emtr.olms . . , , . . . . . . . 2:10 : % 2Q0y : ,
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Dick Cimandior , tome of time cleverest. and
most opuiar reimmsmrmemi of time day , imas been
1mm tIme city since Tmmesfimmy. Iiclc may be
found at time imeami of Clinton II. hiniggmm' eta-
bios during time cammmlmmg cmmmmpalgmm ,
Old blob ICneebsa\voil known horseman
infornms moo , 1mm mmot on imis way to timIs coumm-
try after all , ho Imas been released on bail ,
butt Is lelmt tmnmlcr umucim close police surycli-
lance tlmat it will be lmnpozsiblo for him to
get away from Berlin.
S
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n.hzr t I'IT1'
harvard i.amnpoon.
We lmad pttuHemh to Watcim time qulvor
or ! aimmt mnoommbeunms emu time river ,
fly time gate ,
\Vo lmmmfi hmemmrmi something calling' ,
And a imeavy dew is falling ,
Yet we wait.
It is no doubt very silly
To stay out in nih this cimihly
ilvcnins filet ,
RtIii I llnrer , lmesitmttlmmg ,
For Imer ips mire pimminly waiting
' .rc 1)0 kisscmi ,
So I stooped to take possesslorm
or time coveted conceaniomm
On time spot ,
But alme draws hack witim discreetness
Saying , with tormemmtimmg sweetness :
"I guess hot , "
11cr wlmole mmmanamer 1mm provking ,
" 0 , well , I was only jolting , "
I reply ,
Silo looks imemmitemitiy pretty ,
Aim she ummitwers ; 'Wimat a pityi
Ho was I , "
Oregon Kidney Tea cures all kidney ttoU4
bios , Trial size , 25 cents. All druggists . ,
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Time Intelligent coroner's jury in New Or.
leans finds that Andy iluweum canto to imis
deatim by violently colliding witlm an un-
Imaddeml floor , 'Fime future safety of time maul.
lag art demands timat limo floors vul on loye ,
before attaching a proicasional ,
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