THE OMAHA DAILY BflMQ ; MONDAY , FEBRUARY 17. 1SHO.
with the proceeds there wilt be develop
ment of the forestry Industry of the Mate.
The nine land offices In Nebraska are doing
no business and they ought not to do any ,
for , In my r-plnlon , It would bo an net of
extreme cruelty to tempt agriculturists to
take home-iteadu In many portlonn of Ne
braska. The Rfeat creator seemed to design
that scctlen In Rre.it part for grazlns pur
poses , and when the effort was zrude to put
them to oilier UJHJS It was a great blow to
the otato Itoclf. TheM ! plains and sand hills
were the homo of ( he buffalo , and they
subsisted an ! grow fat upon the bunch and
buffalo grass that Is abundant In that
section. The natural habitat of th buffalo
can be made with case the home of do
mestic cattle , and I think that If this bill
ohall paw and there t-liall come wise leslsla-
tlon by the state of Nebtaska the result will
bo that In a few year * great licrds of cittlo
will bo subsisted where few arc now to be
found. If this bill Is pen0cntly ! ! and
earnestly pressed In both houses , 1 believe
It can bo shown to the country that Ne
braska , which Is strictly an ngi [ cultural
elate , without mineral or timber hnds , will
nreally artvincc , and tint her advancement
will nttslst tbo progress of the nation at
large , "
"Are there any other matters of Interest
to the people of Nebraska that ate occupy
ing your nttcnt'on wlillo here ? "
RAILItOAI ) A TIlESI'ASSKIt.
"Yes , a bill has passed the pollute , " sild
the general , "Introduced by Senitor Allen ,
granting right-of-way through the Sac , Fox
and Iowa Indian reservations In Kansas and
Nebraska. Tliln , whllo of minor Importance ,
Is of great value to the Burlington road be-
cauiw for thrco miles wo arc practically tres
passers on the Indian lands , for thf reason
that two different rights of way that we
have paid the government for have been
swept from under us by the Mliuaurl river ,
nnd tlili bill la for the purpose of permit
ting us to buy another right of way for three
miles along , the river bluff. This bill Is In
the house , and I hope to obtain its pas-age
whllo here.
' 'Another matter that la of great Im
portance and value la the appropriation for
the benefit and advancement of the trans-
ml ilslppt exposition of898. ! Whenever op
portunity Is afforded mo I am suggesting and
urging the advisability of the government
gA'ltiR the same recognition to the trnns-
mlaaltttlppt country that It has afforded to
the east and north and south. White tills
la a 1 1 mo of depression , and when wo arc
borrowing money to pay our current bills ,
still , I think there Is a favorable disposition
toward the nest , anil we hope we may be
able to accompl'sh the appropriation called
for. "
"What , In your opinion , will bo dona with
the bill ceding to the state of Nebraska for
military oihool purposes old Port Omaha
reservation which may pas ? the house ? "
"I had a talk ye tcray with the quarter
master general , and I found him somewhat
Indisposed to favor the bill. At the end of
my talk with him , however , I was Impressed
with the Idea that ho felt more favorably In
clined toward It "
YORK'S ItKPUnMCAN I RAGUB CI.UH.
of OfllcrrN mill Onrnnlcntlon
of n MrlCliilojClub. .
YORK , Nob. , Feb. 1G. ( Special. ) Last
night at the court house a Republican League
club and a McKlnlcy club were organized.
Hon. J. Ii. Cildwcll of Lincoln spoke
, or over an hour. Following his talk , tht
election of officers for the year for the York
Republican league waa had. Those elected
wore : Chairman , Hon. N. V. Harlau , sec
retary and treasurer , I. A. Baker ; vice presi
dents , First ward. G. W. Shrcck ; Second
ward , O. S. Hlgby ; Third ward , W. E. Day-
touFourth ; ward , C. N. Carpenter ; at largo ,
N. Burns. Hon. N. V. Harlan made a few
remarks. The mcct'ng adjourned on motion ,
to meet In the near future.
After tbo meeting of the Republican league
theMcKlnlcy club was organized. Hon. T.
W. Moore of Lincoln made a short address.
The 'election of officers for the
club resulted : A. J. Newman , chair
man ; I. A. Baker , secretary ; J.
B. Conaway. treasurer ; vice presidents , G.
W. Bmls , jr. , W. E. Dayton , < V S. New
man Jind J. D. Alton. Addresses were made
by N. Burns , J. B. Conaway and T. W.
Moore.
"Warrant * have been Issued agnlnrt George
'KJngei ) arid W. E. "Wlnnlger , two ex-con
victs , for stealing chickens In this county.
Farmers complain that their henroosts are
being robbed until they have no fowls
left. The men arrested are now being held
In Lincoln. _
Koclnl KvciitH nt IMuttmiiontli.
PLAT.TSMOUTH , Feb. 16. ( Special. )
Mrs. T. P. Livingston entertained at hearts
at the home of Hon. F. E. White In thin
city last evening. Miss Barbara Gering win
ning the prize. Those present were : Mrs.
Arch L. Coltman , Mrs. Will Clements , Miss
Vcrna Leonard , Miss Katlo Neville , Miss
Julia Hermann , Ml sis Lulu Burgess , Mips
Mabel White , Miss Edna Adams , Miss Ma-
nota Elkenbury , Miss May Patterson , Miss
Ilia Gering , Miss Kitty Cummins , Miss Bar
bara Gering and Mlsj Millie Burger.
Mr , and Mrs. V. V. Leonard entertained
a number of friends last evening at their
homo In this city. Cards , refreshments
and music were Indulged In quite freely.
Among those present were : Mr. and Mrs.
L. D. Bennett , Mr. and Mrs. O. II. Synder ,
Mr. and Mrs. J. II. Craig , Mr. and Mrs.
Frank J. 'Morgan , Mr. and Mrs. H. J. Helps ,
Mr. and Mrs. Byron Clark , Mr. and Mrs.
J. G. Rlchoy , Mr. and Mrs. F. E. White ,
Mr. and Mrs. D. S. Guild , Mrs. .Ella Cooper
ajid Mr. Harding ot Omaha.
Hon. Samuel M. Chapman entertained the
KaEzle Dazzle club at his home last even
ing. A delicious luncheon was served to
tbo following members prenent : Hon. J.
M , Patterson , W. G. Keefer , Benjamin Elson ,
Ami U. Todd , Thomas M. Patterson , W. II.
Doaring , Hon. John A. Davits , J. M. Robert-
con , Miles Morgan , Hon. Joseph W. John-
Ban. Silas Vattcrson , South lleiid ; W. D.
Jones , W. K. Fox , D. A. Miller , Hon. R. W.
Hyers and John L Unruh.
Mrs. S. H. Atwood entertained at lunch-
ecu yesterday afternoon during Uie hours
from 1 to G p. m. The parlors werfr beautl-
tully decorated with pmllax , carnations and
other fiowert. Those present were : Mrs. D.
S. Guild. Mrs. O. H. Synder. Mr * . F. S.
Whlto. Mrs. F. E. White , Mrs. Henry Herald ,
Mrs. Hon. Samuel M. Chapman , Mrs. Earnest
Waggoner , Mrs. Byiou Clark , Sirs , W. W.
Drummond , Mra Julia I'epperberg , Mrs , J.
W. Hendec. Mrs. Wllllma Cole , Mra. F. W.
LfhnhofT. Mrs. T. P. Llvlngaon , Mrs. J. N.
Wise , Mrs. J. L. Root , Mrs. James Don
nelly , Mra William Agnew. Mrs. Samuel
Wttugh mid Mrs. C. Garner. Mrs. S. B. War-
ran and Mil. Jumcs Durkco of Omaha and
Mrs. D. H. Thompson of Lincoln.
of Henry Klrkiini ,
PLATTSMOUTH. Feb. 10. ( Special. )
Henry Klrkam died yesterday nt the age
of nearly 73. Mr. Klrkam has been a rcsl-
Bfnt of Platttmiouth for twenty-six years
past. He loaves a wife and three sons.
All My Life
I tad that distressing disease , catarrh ol
tbn stomach , It proved most troublesome
in the summer , and was accomimnled by
llxftt tired feeling * I took
Hood's Sarsaparilla
and hare not had a single attack ol my
old complaint even during the extroma
hot weather. My general health U also
much better. " Alias MIKNIK A. U
Concord , Nebraska , fl ; six ( or f5.
7T T"jfT Dllle. et b rmonl&uily with
HOOd S r HIS U odfer t < iUJ . tU.
. A-Sii.j.'V. U . . y-aJh ,
THREATEN HUMAN BUTCHERS
Pearl Bryan's Slayers in Danger of Mob
Violence ,
Cincinnati People Growing Restless
I , nut 1,1 nk In tlio dial n of I'\
Ht tinAIMMIHCI ! I'ur-
iilxlird l r a
CINCINNATI. Feb. 1C. The excitement In
this city and v'clnlty ' over the atrocious mur
der of Pearl Hryan hasr been Intensified by
the astounding developments made last night.
People had time for reading the pspers to-
diy. Feeling tonight Is of the silent but
ready sort that portends danger. No out
break Is anticipated , and a rraecessful one
nould bo out of the question , with the pres
ent efficiency of the police and the military.
Every other man one meets expresses the
opinion tint short work nhould bo made of
such men. The people , however , believe In
depending on the courts to mcto out justice
to the prisoners. H Is now probable that
they will be taken to the Covlngton jail ,
which Is very strongly guarded and well
situated to resist a siege. The jail In Newport -
port Is nciilc. The detectives have a clew
to the surrey that was employed to carry
the human tigers and their victim to the
rccno of the slaughter. They think they
have found the surrey on Walnut Hill , nnd
they tre trying to Identify It.
The special circumstances that glvo weight
to the testimony of Qcurgo H. Jackson , the
negro who drove the surrey to Fort Thomas ,
Is the high name he bcwrs among all his
employers. Mr , Rcbstock , a liveryman , for
whom he worked four yeaw , said. "Ho Is
the best nnd truest all round negro I ever
have seen. I own Id trust him with any
thing. "
Major W. S. Wlddeklnd of McGregor ave
nue. Mount Auburn , the negro's present em
ployer , says : "George II. Jackson Is highly
intelligent , very reticent , has no bad habits ,
never drinks liquors or uses tobacco. Is com
petent , trustworthy and efficient as an em
ploye , and Is an active member of Zlon
Colored llaptlst church. He taken two dally
papers , and Is a man ot more than ordinary
intelligence. I have the most complete con
fidence In his veracity and Integrity. "
JACKSON WAS SILENT.
Major Wlddeklnd liao noticed that ho has
been unusually silent since the murder , and
that he has lost his appetite. Another cir
cumstance In his favor Is that there Is an
offer of $500 reward for the discovery of the
cab driver. George II. Jackson has not
made any claim for this reward , nor has
he even spoken of It.
In his statement last night , ho fuld ho
found In the surrey , Instead of a round
hitching weight a piece of railroad rail , about
a foot long , while waiting for the return of
the two men who had gone away with the
girl , at the place of the murder. It had
two holes through It. A leather strap was
fastened to one of the holes ; that he used
It for a hitching weight , nnd then ran away
as fast as ho could run. Right hero Is the
point In the chain of the clrcumrtauccs.
It wns jurt precisely a piece of railroad Iron
that was wrapped up In Jackson's bloody
coat when It wau fished out of a sewer catch
bariti at the corner of John and Richmond
streets eaveral days ago. What emphasizes
this evidence IB the fact of his coat being
wrapped around a piece of railroad Iron has
never been mentioned In the newspapers.
Another circumstance that supports George
H , Jackson's story that the conveyance used
was a surrey , and that George H. Jackson
abandoned It In fright on the tragic night io
the fact that a gentleman of Newport , driv
ing toward Fort Thomas on that Saturday
-
morning , nt 3 o CIOCK , inei a. turicj ura-nu
by a. gray horse , with two men on the front
scat nnd collided with It. He- got out - and
the men In the surrey drove on
toward Newport at a furious rate. This
man's name Is not given , but ho will be on
hand when required a a witness.
AT TUB SCENE OF CRIME.
To clinch the matter , a procession of car
riages , containing policemen and reporters ,
started at 1 o'clock to Fort Thomas last
night. George H. Jackson drove the leadIng -
Ing carriage. The procession struck the
murderers route at Vine and Third streets ,
and with George H. Ja'ckson for a guide , fol
lowed It to the bloody ground. ,
A halt was made at the Newport bridge
to oeek another link in the awful chain that
hinds these men to the guilt of Pearl Bryan's
murder.
Toll Collector Tarvln said he remembered
the surrey driven by a. colored man passing
over the bridge about 1 o'clock on the mornIng -
Ing of February 1. It contained , a man
and a woman , and there was a white man
with the negro driver on the seat. The
procession was led by George Jackson
through unfrequented back streets In New
port and by a long circuitous route of mud
roads , in the darkness under a cloudy sky
and finally Into the Alexandria pike , near
Fort Thomas. After driving a short dis
tance , George H. Jackn stopped just where
a blind lane set out from the road and
stopped.
"Here. " said he , "Is where they took the
lady , telling me to turn the carriage around
and wait. "
Jackson has not been to the pceae of the
murder slnco It "was committed. Where hp
stopped In the darkness last night was about
200 yards from the spot where Pearl Bryan
was found dead on the morning of Feb-
ruury A *
REPEATED THE STORY.
George Jackson is a man of few words.
Here on the spot where the too confiding
girl was led to her cruel death and at about
the samn gloomy hour of that tragedy , the
colored man repeated his story of the events
of that fatal night. There was a dramatic
reallum In the simple unaffected recital that
moved nil present as no counterfeit pro-
snntatlon on the stage can move men. The
settings of the iscono aided In its effect.
When tbo npgro dewribed the strange no'se
and the sounds of a scuffle In the leaves
nnd liuehea along with hla own Midden
fright and flight , the bystanders shuddered
and almost Imagined they could hear the
rustle of the struggle of Pearl Bryan for
her life.
The route to Fort Thomas was about five
miles out by the Licking pike and then
by dim country roads to the Alexandria pike.
It was nbout twice as far an the drive to
the fort by the nearest route. The examina
tion of the twenty or thirty men In a semi
circle at the jail last night by Jackson was
dramatic In the extreme. Walling stood
near ono extremity of the arc. The negro
began hlb Inspection at Waiting's end of the
line. Ho examined everyone , man by man ,
till ho got to the end of the line. Then he
turned , walked briskly back and hatted In
front of Walling. All this fine he had net
spoken a word. Viewing Walling all around ,
Ilko a man examining a horse , he was about
to buy , ho stepped lu front ot him and
said :
POINTED OUT THE MURDERER.
"That lit the man that eat on the seat
In front with me , "
There would have been an outburst of
cheers had not the proprieties of the place
and the occasion forbidden. Jackson was
Identified aa to site and partially as to
the sound of his voice. The negro's extreme
caution glios force to his evidence.
Be ealil : "I don't want fo make any mis
take , " and then he look liU time in mak
ing the examination.
Murderer Jackoau , when the thing was
over , talked flippantly to his visitors , To
ono ho said ; "Call the jailer and ask him
if he found u euriey in my pockets when ho
searched me. " He tries to ridicule the mul
titudes of clues that are followed. Walling
Is more tmllon and ictlcent. He denounces
the negro's statement as a lie. The people
admitted to see thu prisoners number hun
dreds a day , end for one admitted , hundreds
nre denied admittance.
Dttortlves Crim and McDermott tonight
discovered a rorkawoy and a gray horse In
the stable of the Walnut Hill Cable company ,
which WAS hired out between 4 and 7 p. in.
January SI and wns returned at 4 a , m. Feb
ruary 1. President Mullen of the rah com
pany siya the man nho hired It was about
the size and general appearance of Wulllng
mitl he thought had a dark complexion. The
carpet in the rockawny bad blood rpoU on
It and a bloody pencil was found In It , The
uegro. Jdcksoii , drove the horit and says
It la lees spirited than tbe one lie drove tliu
night ot tli ! > murder , but that It plunges for
ward and takes the bit In the same way. He
tails to Identify the rockaway , but s ys It
might b ? made to look Ilko a surrey by using
storm curtains.
ncorge II , Jackson was placed At the tiorttr-
wcst corner of George and Elm streets n
few minutes after 11 o'clock nnd the one-
seatel rockiway cab , win ths grey hcrsf ,
was driven down Elm street to the spat.
After n further look at the cab , he s'ald : "I
am sure It Is the sime one. " He was Informed -
formed of the reports of hla alligcd em
bezzlement from Springfield nnd said : "If
I weic an embezrlor In the United Drethrcn
In Frlcndihlp I would have ippmred on
tli ? quarterly black list. I am not'on that
list. " He pronounces the whole story false.
FRANKFORT , Ky. . Feb. 16. The Mc-
Creary Guard ) have bfn called to thslr
nrmry and nro held In readiness to respond
to the orders of the adjutant g.'neral. Two
thousand rounds of ammunition , have be-in
Issued to thsm. Tnere I ? every reason to
believe that the guards are called out to b
In I'Jaillness for a call from the sheriff of
Campbell coun'y , In < ho event that trouble
should occur at Nawprt when Jackson and
Walling ar transferred there for their pre
liminary examination.
TWO DAW IIVICIY IX5.TITUTK.
PariHcr.s .Mxmt NHinivUa Hvcl
OlilnloiiM it ml i\ifrleiiL' | ' .
NEHAWKA , Neb. , Feb. 16. ( Special. )
The Southern Cnss and Northern Otoc
County Farmers' Institute was called to
order In this place by J. M. Stone , chair
man , February 13 and continued until the
night of the 14tli. There was a large at
tendance at every session and that there
was great Interest was evident from the
hrgo number ot questions asked the different
speakers. The first address was by E. F.
Stevens , president of the State Horticultural
i-oclety , and the subject wns tree planting.
The most nr-cessary thing In tree planting
was moisture. If thcro was plenty of mois
ture apples would not drop In the fall. By
the use ot testing apparatus it was found
tlint corn could not use over sixteen Inches
of moisture In a sraeon , but fruit trees re
quired more. Continual stirring was tho'
best mulch. Subsolllng saved SS per cent
of the moisture. Put all windbreaks on the
scutli.
Mrs. George Sheldon's paper , "The Old
Woinan , " proved that the old and new woman
were the same under the same circumstances ;
that U there ever was a "new woman" It
would be man's fault.
"Tree Growing , " by Isaac Pollard , gave his
own experience in the business. Get a
straight tree , no forks , dig a big hole and
plant same depth as In nursery. Pine trees
can be raised as early as any other kind.
Trees are Intelligent and respond to kind
treatment , and show their thanks by their
looks.
B. W. Bates , In nn address on "Seed
Growing , " opposed the government distri
bution of seeds. Ho thought that all seeds
should be grown by practical men and tested
before they are sent out.
.Lawson Sheldon , In an address , "What I
Don't Know About Farming , " said he had
planted corn and potatoes deep , and shal
low , and had tended alike , and no theory
had held good ; and he was forced to admit
that he didn't knov anything about farm
ing.
George F. Swltzer read a paper entitled ,
"Tha Boys of Today Are the Men of To
morrow , " giving his Ideas as to the education
of bays and formation of their character.
The concluding address of the first day
was by Mrs. M. A. Waklln ot Brock on the
"Economy of Time. " The advanced woman
must have things convenient ; she must have
a hammer and drive her own nails ; she
must have her own hatchet and cut off the
chickens' heads herself , and by the proper
education of her children when they ore.
small rlie can save time for herself when
she is old.
The second day opened with -an address
on "Poultry Growing" by S. P. Harris of
Lincoln. He sild that money could be made
In the poultry business by selecting the
right kind of breeds and paying strict at
tention to business.
Dr. Pollard then presented a brilliant paper
entitled ' , 'The Scattering. " .
Miss Lottie. Pollard read a , paper , "Tjie ,
Now Woman , " showing the avenue of busi
ness and the professions that" have beih
opened to women in the last few years Save
neither tinscxed them nor made them any
the less good wives and mothers.
The "Beauties of Nature , " by B. Wolph ,
waa the most brilliant p-iper read.
C. H. Elmendorf addressed the institute
on the subject of "Beef Cattle Raising. " We
must study surrounding conditions. We
must find the best way to market our crop.
This Is done by raising only the best cat
tle and hogs , the higher bred the better ,
B. A. Klrkpatrlck followed with "A Ne-
hawka Gold Mine. " L. G. Todd with a
scathing address and the Institute closed
with a paper"The Farmer's "Education , " by
Prof. Barrett.
CHASED HimGLAUS OUT OP TOWN.
Pniillllon OHlciTd Hnvp it Lively Itnu
After Two Crook * .
PAPILLION. Neb. , Feb. 16. ( Special. )
About 11 o'clock last night as one of our
citizens was passing the blacksmith shop of
A. W. Crltchfleld he discovered two sus
picious looking characters trying to gain
an entrance. He Informed the sheriff and
marshal , who were quickly on the ground.
They chased the two suspects about 100
rods cast ot town , finally coming up with
them. One of them was carrying a satchel.
The marshal ordered them to hold up their
hands , but Instead they took to their heels.
The officers fired several shots at them ,
which were returned by the men as they
ran across a corn field to the Union Pacific
track , whore all trace of them was lout.
Ths satchel , which was left In their flight ,
contained a set of burglar tools , some clothIng -
Ing , dynamite caps and a bottle of nitro
glycerine. An attempt was made to ex
plode the glycerine thla morning by placing
It in the creek and firing at It with revolvers.
When the explosion took place Enoch Koskoy
was quite severely injured In the head by
a chunk of frozen earth tlironn from the
creek bod. So severe was the concussion
that window lights were broken In the vi
cinity.
Three SuciM'Mifiil IlnllH.
CHADRON , Neb. , Feb. 16. ( Special. )
The charity ball held at Loomer's opera
hoiue Friday night came fully tip to the
expectations of the women having the af
fair In charge. The net proceeds , which will
amount to about $75 , will be turned over to
the charitable organizations of the city , the
Red Cross society receiving , of course , the
larger part of It , and perhaps all.
HUBUELL. Neb. , Feb. 16. ( Special , )
Tha lull given under the auspices of the
Matcna and Odd Fellows at the Hubbell
opera house on Friday night was a pro
nounced success , both socially and finan
cially. The best peopleof the town nnd
vicinity were there ; also a number from
the neighboring towns of Hebron and Rey
nolds , Neb. , and Mlnden and Narka , Kan.
The floor managers were Messrs , S. A. Lock-
wood and C. E. Leedom. A supper was
served by Mr. and Mrs. D. B. Evans In the
Grand Army of the Republic bull.
ORD. Neb. , Feb. 10. ( Special. ) St. Val
entine's day closed hero with a very enjoy
able masquerade ball given by the boys of
company 11 at their armory hall. The hall
was crowded with merry maskers and their
friends. The fun was kept up until 12
o'clock , when tbo dancers unmasked , after
which dancing was kept up until late ,
County Tenelii > r .
FREMONT , Feb. 1C. ( Special. ) The third
section of the Dodge County Teachers' asso
ciation held its regular meeting at the court
house yesterday afternoon. Rvery teacher
but one belonging to the eectlon was present.
A full program was rendered , and the > es-
cion was a very Interesting and profitable
one.
one.The students of the Fremont Normal
Hdiool had an oyster sapper and social at
their hall last evening. The price of ad-
mlsulon varied with the weight of the per-
tttns ; those over 200 and under 100 pound *
In weight havlus to pay a larger price than
those of medium weight. A lively time was
had by all who were present. Prizes were
given to Hie hearten Udy and gentleman
pretrnt ,
Onney , thu dog , who put * In hla time rid
ing In malt cars , went through here yester
day on the Hlack Jllll * train. He had on a
largo assortment cf tag , the lait ono hav
ing been put on ht Indianapolis , Ind.
Owncy' * trip around the world hasn't Im
proved till deposition , and ho was not very
friendly to any one but postal clerks.
NEWSPAPERS OF LONG AGO
Quaint Features of Scjnt Atlvortiscments in
r tfio Early Times.
COMPARING THE PAST WITH THE PRESENT
TIic llniiiij , SU- din m byYIikli lilt ) or
mill trll r Are IlroiiK'it To-
iliir > .H In
llluiiiler.
, .
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The only newspaper In this country In 1701 ,
which continued for fifteen years without a
rival on the continent , was ; half-sheet , 12
Inches by 8lth two columns to each page.
Within thla restricted space , writes Henry
King In the Globe-Democrat , the cJltor pro
posed not only to print tbo new * , bat nl o
to furnish a medium of advertising. "All
perssns , " ho gave notice , "who have houses ,
lands , farms , tenements , ships , goods , wares ,
merchandise , etc. , etc. , to be sold or lot , or
servants run away , or goods stole or lost ,
may have them Inserted at a reasonable rats
from 2 pence to G shillings. " His advertis
ing "patronage turned out to bo even smaller ,
however , than the cwmpod capacity of his
paper , being confined mainly to offers of re
ward for the return of fugitive servants. The
merchants did not Improve the opportunity
thus presented for Increasing their trade ;
bargains In real estito were not proclaimed
through that channel ; and In a general way
thcro was no disposition to use the ncus-
papcr for business purposes. But as tlmo
passed a gradual change ensued In. this re
spect , An advertising tendency was dcvel-
ojied among those who bad things to sell and
those who liked to see their names In print ;
and It also became In some measure a point
of public spirit and an Impulse of benevolence
to contribute In that way to the support of
the newspapers , regardless of the question of
pcrcnnal advantage.
There are many facts of Interest In the ad
vertisements of those early times , and a book
might be written from them that would bo
moro readable , If not also more valuable , than
the ordinary history. They arc. In fact , a
legitimate part of history In Its full and
proper sense. If all other records should be
blotted out , there would still remain In tlic-o
neglected evidences sufficient Information for
the construction of a comparatively satisfac
tory account of the llfo of the period and the
general aspect of affairs. Take n Now York
paper of 1775 , for Instance , and you will find
In Its advertisements alone on accurate re
flection of the conditions that then existed In
all Important relations. Ono of them states
that "tho committee of Inspection , having
examined Into the charges that James Duudas
and Peter Shaw have spoken with contempt
of the honorable congress and Its officers , do
find them guilty , and held them up to public
view as enemies of liberty , and urge all good
citizens to abstain from any dealing with
them. " The offenders were boycotted , that
Is to say ; and a third one , fearing the 1093
of his trade Iby , . the same process , "humbly
acknowledges trMt he has spoken disrespect
fully of tli'e { honorable continental congress ,
and begs fdrglvcnooi of It and of bis country ,
promising ubnisslon ) thereto. "
In all ofi tlmladvertlsements of the mer
chants at tthat time the troubles of the
country are referred to , and prompt pay
ment of debts Is urged to avert the danger
of bankruptcy. The editor himself la an ad
vertiser torthlsj effect , saying that If his
delinquent patrons do not pay up he , will ba
obliged to stop printing the paper in a few
weeks ; and In .another place , to mend his
fortunes , Ije' offers emptyInk - bottles for
sale at a low price. A woinan advertising a
package of black mitts , plna and a cap , lost
on the ferry , i''hopes ' that no person , at a
time like this , will be so lost to reason as
to unlawfully detain them. " There IB a
notice that" "the- new stage coaches plying
between N/pw. / . ' York and Philadelphia will
leave ever # , Tuesday aiid Friday1 mornings
Jfoin each of theaq places , "arid meet that
nlgbt at Princeton , exchange.iposaengers -
and return , thug making the 'Journey in
two days ; price 30 shillings Inside , and four
teen pounds baggage , with 2 pence for each
additional pound. " The "monthly assize of
bread" Is also advertised , fixing the price
of "one loaf of finest wheat flour , one pound
eleven and one-half ounces , at 4 coppers.
'The price of flour Is quoted "at G shillings ,
.beef C5 shillings and beeswax < shillings ,
while the price of "India tea" la' set at
"Liberty and property. " Other curious and
significant thing * might bo cited from the
advertisements of this cp.9 paper , all serving
to convey a distinct Impression of the general
situation.
A pap r published at Philadelphia for the
week preceding that In which the Declara
tion of Independence was adopted contains
the advertisements of a number of mer
chants who are anxious to s&ll out at cost ,
In anticipation of the coming of a hostile
army. One offers a large stock of crockery ,
Including many articles that would now bo
worth more ( ban their weight In gold , as
relics of obsolete forms of manufacture.
Another advertises "Huasla drillings and
linens , osnaburghs and sail cloths , cinnamon
and a ) few pieces of silk ; " and another calls
attention to his assortment of "duffles and
taffetas" that must be sold at any sacrifice.
An English servant girl , having two years
to serve , and described as "handy , apprehen
sive and honest , " Is advertised for sale to
some one living outside of the city. A gen
tleman lately from London wishes to teach
drawing In water colors ; a schoolmaster Is
wanted In Maryland at 130 a year , and the
loser of a silver watch says "sho bad a
black ribbon to her brass key ai'd a ooal
In the shape of a compass. " The best green
tea Is advertised at 32 shillings C pence a
pound , and coarse salt nt 7 shillings C pence
a pound , Rewards are offered for deserters
from the army ; military books and accouterments -
ments , Including swords with various
patriotic mottoes on them , are advertised ;
and there are numerous announcements re
lating to changes 'of buslnesa on account of
the war.
The advertisements In a New York paper
of a hundred years ago are quite as Interest
ing and Instructive as the moro pretentious
annals of that period. They tell all about
tbo dally activities and Interest of the people
ple , the methods of business , the means of
progress , the sources of happiness * . The
governor of the state at that tlmo was
John Jay , who bad recently negotiated the
great treaty which bears his name ; James
Kent , author of the celebrated "CommenUr-
ries on American Law , " was city recorder ;
Noah Webster , of dictionary fame , was
editing one of the papers ; John Jacob Astor
was laying the foundations of his Irninem-e
fortune. There were then only about CO.OOO
people In the city , Including some 3,000 negro
slaves. The municipal expenditures aggre
gated only $139,000 a year. Stages left dally
for Albany arid .t'hlladolplila , and three times
a week for HogtP/j. There wag hut one Cath
olic church Jn th , place , and the whole num
ber of churches or all denominations was only
twenty , as against 550 at the present tlmo.
The arrivals'and1 ' departures of ocwn vowels
were not so numerous In a year as they non-
are In a month' and the exports and Imports
ncro correspbndlngly smaller than those of
our day , Thdrelwas only ono college , and the
common schools were few and poor , whereas
there are rf&W * forty-seven colleges and
theological ecmlparles , and the city expends
$5,000,000 a 'yedr ' ' for educational purposes.
These cltim6ns'4go to show how much may
be learned 'frota' ' ' the newspaper advertise
ments of a ( line * when that medium of com
munication imd , pot vet coma into general
uso. The trio. ( . Value of thla potent factor In
the affairs of society Is a comparatively re
cent dlicoverrfBr. more properly speaking ,
It Is only -nltUIn late yeara that the process
of evolution liJV\ made the fact plain that
advertising ls profitable , and that the trader
who neglects It' Is placed at a disadvantage.
There Is no longer any room for controversy
upon the subject. Tiio Irrefutable logic of ex
perience has settled the question , and money
Is now applied In that uay without any doubt
about the practical wisdom of the proceed
ing. According to tbo latest olllclal statistics ,
the expenditures for advertising in the news
paper * of the United States amount to $71- $
243,000 a year. This large sum Is not invested
In a haphazard fashion , but with close cal
culation and discrimination. The matter Is
studied In all of Its relations , and skilled
knowledge Is brought to bear upon the ad
justment of circumstances to positive and re
munerative results. That Is to say , the man
who pays out money for advertising expects
to derive a palpable benefit from It. Ho
counts It a part of lila legitimate expenses ,
like store rent and clerk hire , and seeks to
E'O regulate It that lie cati see the result In
actual dollars and cents.
A comparison between the advertisements !
of papt times and those of the present day
shows at a glince the remarkable change that
lias tikm place Jn the appreciation of this
method of promoting business and Increasing
propporlty. Formerly they were rf a common
place nnd monotonous order , and frequently
trtood unchanged for a year ; now they are
bright , IngonloiiD and new every day. They
arj written and arianged with view to In
fluencing the popular mind , and no other
form of current literature represents a boiler
understanding of human nature. An adver
tisement Is vorthlcw. of course. If It docs not
Intetest Hiul persuade those l < nbom It Is
addressed , U mui > t frtrtce the average tiilel-
llgonco of the community In a plcviMint nay.
or It will not j.ay , nnd ro ths advertiser avails
himself of e\rry expedient to make his INCH-
sages attracthe. HP Is quick to detect the
fluctuations of popular thought and feeling ,
and to litlllre them as acrcp-ijrlea of his on
to ; prise , tils finger Is constantly upon the
popular pulp-j , and Ills advertisements nro so
constructed an to suit tbu prevailing mood
or raprlce. He < : lmi > to associate bU name
nnd business with the things that every
body Is talking about , Ills succor de-
tends , as he knows , upon his ability to keep
his private concerns In the current of general
conversation and Inclination , and he misses
no opportunity cf that kind.
Thus the advertising1 columns of a dally
newspaper become a history of society In
those respects which Imply Information as
to the successive sentiments and proclivities
of the masses. We can read In them the
continuous story of material civilization
not only , but also of Intellectual effort and
diversion , the variations of taste , the Intro
duction of new opinions and Inspirations
and the shifting of points of view and plans
of endeavor. They tell us all about the
dress , the diet , tbo Industries , the amuse
ments of the people. The things advertised
are the things most Illustrative of ordinary
life , the things of first Importance In the
work of acquiring correct knowledge of the
conditions of Foclfty at a given tlmo In a
given locality. They enable us to see what
Tfllno calls "the living man , tolling , Im-
rarsloncd , Intrenched In his customs , " and
he la the principal /act In the case after
nil. Tlio records mat omit tliwe ueiaua
nre not trustworthy , because they are not
complete. It Is easy to conceive Jhat a
pass or advertisements may bo worth more
In point of exact and comprehensive Information
mation as to a country and Its Institutions
than long and profound accounts of Its legis
lation and diplomacy. In the one Instance
we get simple , practical , unmistakable tacts ,
and In the other we get an ounce of such
matter to a pound ot tiresome and useless
pedantry.
U requires but little effort of the Imagina
tion to nnd In newspaper advertisements all
the elements of comedy and tragedy that
make up the tangled skein of life , the
threads of human experience and destiny ,
in 11 thi > world at all times. There Is
much more signified by these many state
ments of personal Interests and situations
than we nre able to think , unless wo stop
to analyze them and read between the lines.
When we consider the extent and variety of
such messages , it 1 $ easy to understand that
they must Involve n cre.it deal of anxiety ,
of romance , of vicissitude. They pertain
to everything that can bo supposed to touch
the matter of living. There Is no object ,
HO wish , ho tendency that Is without ex
pression In them. They constitute a sort of
whispering gallery through which all daises
make known the thoughts that are uppermost
In the collective mind of the community.
We may treat them with Indifference If we
arc so disposed , but the fact remains that
they have an Important meaning , and that
wo cannot afford to disregard them In their
relation to the general scheme of civilization.
They are Infused with the essence of his
tory , and the Influences for which they stand
cannot be put out of Bight by lightly ig
noring them , whatever we may think about
their Inferiority to the considerations upon
which the historians place exclusive em
phasis.
Some years ago a distinguished scholar
wrote a learned address on journalism , in
which he appealed to the newspapers to shut
out all advertisements and publish only
news and special literature. The Idea was
laughed at , ns lie mignt nave cxpecieu u
would be , and the laughing was not all done
by those who wera thus asked to relinquish a
half of their Income for the philanthropic
purpose of elevating the standard of jour
nalism. A majority of the patrons of the
papers Joined In ridiculing a proposition that
Implied the suppression of a most interesting
and useful fund of Information. There are
as many papers bought for their advertise
ments as for their other contents. The
pages that arc filled with business announce
ments appeal to all persons who do any sort
of trading , or dealro any form of employ
ment , or wish to make any kind of an In
vestment , and the list of such persons Is so
large that the rest are hardly worth con
sidering. Jt Is not for the few who never
read advertisements that the newspapers are
published , but for the numerous men and
women who are engaged In the practical
work of life and who need just such facts
as the advertiser ! ) furnish facts that come
directly home to them and help them In
ways that have a vital bearing upon their
plans of prosperity and happiness.
This Is on age of advertising and It Is
foolish to decry a process that has become
a well recognized business necessity. The
man who seeks customers for any kind of
merchandise must do so through the news
papers , or ho will not secure them. There
Is no other effective way to bring buyer and
seller together , because the buyer never
looks beyond the newspaper for reasons why
ho should give his patronage to a par
ticular seller , Jt Is claimed , to be sure , that
advertisements are < not always candid nnd
reliable , but this 1 only saying that there
are alwayo some tricksters In trade. As a
general rule advertisers are honest , and the
exceptions are soon found out. It Is not to
the Interest of any reputable firm or cor
poration to misrepresent its wares or to
practice any klnfl of deception In Its business
methods. The advcrtlsempntfl that pay are
thos that carry with them an assurance
that they mean what they fay , nnd do not
conceal a possible Insincerity. When that
quality Is lacking nothing else can supply
Its place , and the result is a forfeiture of
public confidence and a loss rather than a
gain of customers' The people who read an
advertisement want to know that they can
take the advertiser at his word. That is
the main thing. Therefore , falsehood' or
duplicity In advertising Is a fatal blunder ,
and all first-class houses strictly avoid It ,
both as a duty to their patrons and as an
advantage to themselves.
for SloriIloiuld. .
NKW YORK , Feb. IB. The World this
morning says ; A mpssenupr from an in
vestment corporation of New York will
leave for Washington tonight ( Sunday )
with a bid for any and nil the bonds , the
bids for which have lapsed through failure
of bidden ) to make the ( list payment yes
terday ( Saturday ) , as required by the terms
of the circular. This coinpuny has already
tuken $ . ' .000,000 of the bonds and has made
the first payment nnd pait of the seoond
in gold which wat ) not taHen from the
United States treasury. It has on hand
sufficient gold to make the necessary pay
ments under UB new bid ,
A conned of a. Terrible Crime.
AUGUSTA , Ky. , Feb. 1C. Robert Laugblln
has been arrested , charged with the murder
and cremation of bis wife and 13-year-old
niece , May Jones , on Friday last. It Is
said Laughlln has confessed , but this cannot
be confirmed. Laughlln has claimed all
along that robbers killed his wife and niece ,
fired the house and assaulted him , Hlx
neighbors believe the tragedy was the result
of a brutal assault by Laughlln upon his
niece , In which his wife Interfered.
Dr. . Hit-it KIlKlblr far Kutry.
NEW YORK , Feb. 10. The stewards of
the Jockey club held a meeting today. In
the matter of entries made by Foster
brothers of the horseu , Dr. Jllce , 1CI Roy
nnd Sul ! ROBS , the stewards found there
la no disability attaching to these horxps
and that they are qualified to be entctcd
and run on courses under the jurisdiction
of the Jockey club.
Tno 'riioimiiiid Mr a Strike.
NEW YORK , Feb. 10. Two thousand
trou.serH makers went on a strike in this
city today , c'oslng 210 shops. The strikers
have the support of the trouseru makers
of WIlllamEburK' mid lirounsvlllc , WO of
whom nltto uent out. A recent order of the
contractors reducing wage * from S3 to GO
per cent provoked the fctilke.
.SUIiiiit-r lluyH n I'mier.
SPIUNGVII5W. Neb. , Feb. 1C. ( Special. )
W. N. Skinner has purchased tbo Spring-
view Herald , formerly Independent , and
will run a republican paper from tbl on ,
Mr , Skinner waa bora and raised lu a news
paper olllce.
MAKER'S ' EYE NO BETTER
No Fight Today and Little Ohanco
Later ,
MOST OF THE SPORTS ARE DISGUSTED
JMutirt Still tnilntn Hint lie Cnii mill
Will llrlnur tinHvcitt OH
" \Vhcit < lii * .11 en Arc
, He ml- .
KL PASO. Tex. , Fsb. 1C. Thcro will be
no ftglit tomorrow , that much is certain , no
matter what comes latter In the week ,
Peter's eyes arertlll Improving , but ho will
bo In no condition to enter the ring tomor
row. Julian will no doubt claim the forfeit ,
but he declined to exprcig any opinion as
to what he would do. Buck Connolly came
In from the Jlahor camp nt Las Cruces
today to attend the conference arrangsd be
tween Julian and himself. His train wna
late , ban ever , and Julian. In common with
every one , waa at the bull fight In Juarez.
Later In the day Connolly met htm and
asked him to agree to a poatpanemcnt till
Friday. Julian would agree to nothing.
Connolly then asked him to como over to
El I'.iio and hold a conference tonight.
Julian had friends Invited to dinner and
would bs late. Ho , therefore , reluctantly de
clined Connolly's kind Invitation to confer.
Some more talk ensued , but no agreement
was reached. Julian promised to come over
to E | Pnro at 10 o'clock tomorrow morning
and raid that ho would then decide upon his
plan of action. Ho then demanded that
Mnhor bo brought In from Las Cruces nnd
that ho submit to another examination.
Ho Is somewhat fearful that Maher'a cyoa
may bo gutting better more rapidly than
reported by lil frlcmip , and that he will
work In several days conditioning between
now nnd Friday. Connolly objected strongly
to bringing Maher to the city , but finally
( < ald he would do so If It was absolutely
necessary.
necessary.MAHER
MAHER CANNOT FIGHT.
"Maher simply cannot fight Monday , " Bald
Connolly. "Ills eyes are better , but he Is
not able to endure a strong light , let alone
the glare of the sun. I told Julian that It
would be of no use for hint to claim a forfeit ,
for If he attempted It I would have Peter nt
the ringside and prevent htm from getting
the money. He cannot get any forfeit If
Maher appears at the ringside. The articles
say that forfeit can only be claimed If one
of the men falls to appear. They do not say
that a man must fight In order to prevent the
payment of the forfeit. If I have my man at
the rlngpldo there Is no show for Julian to
get any forfeit nnd I tell you he will not
get IL Wo will take Maher to the ring ,
blind aa he is , and then refuse to fight If
Julian Insists on claiming the forfeit , he
will have appeared at the ringside and ful
filled all conditions for the violation of which
any forfeit can be claimed. What good is it
going to do Julian to claim anything ? "
Connollys said that he would positively re
fuse to allow Maher to enter the ring In
his present condition or until his eyes are
well.
"I would not let him step Into that ring for
$10,000. He has -no earthy how to win as
things are now and all the men all over the
country who have bet money on Mnhor would
loc. They would blame me , and justly so ,
for the loss of their money. Maher will not
fight until he has a chance to win , no matter
what It costs me personally. I am sure that
he will be able to win by Friday and I want
to win by Friday. What Julian and Fitzslm-
mons will do I cannot tell. "
VERY MUCH DISGUSTED.
Julian and Fltzslmmons are much dis
gusted over the outlook , nnd have no hesi
tancy In expressing their opinions. They
claim to * have been rea'dy' at any tlmo dur
ing the past month and that the other side
has not. They have engagements In the
east for the latter part of February , and
ask to keep them. Whatever is the outcome
of the conference tomorrow there is cer
tain to be a warm time while It lasts.
Stuart's confidence Is still supremo. He Is
doing no talking these days , but simply re
plies to all question : ! : "I am ready to pull
off the fight any time , and the sooner the
men get together the batter I will bo
pleased. "
Tbe managers of the fight nro confronted
with a new obstacle. Tlio portion of the
purses subscribed by the citizens ot El Paso
expires by limitation tomorrow If the fight
Is not off by that tlmo. some of the sub
scriptions are unpaid and the chances arc
now that they will never be. Nearly all
of the prize fighters went over to Juarez this
afternoon to attend tbo bull flghty. Four
horses worth about $3 each were gored to
death. Four bulls were tortured and slain
and the arena was covered with blood. The
Mexicans , as usual , howled with delight at
the spectacle of a horse being ripped open ,
but the fighters came back disgusted to the
last degree. Fltzslmmons , Leeds , Barry ,
Walcott , Everbardt and Dlxon were there ,
and all of them are still trying to figure out
how a people who can tolerate the olckenlng
sight of the bull pen can object to prize
fighting with gloves.
TOO HOT FOR THE PUGS.
"Fighting Is golf to this blootnl'ig , biccdy
thing , " remarked Ktzslmmons ( In wrath after
he- had seen the third bull butchered ,
There are very few sporting men left In
El Paso now. Al Smith , Jimmy Wakcly
and a tow others are at Hot Springs , thirty-
six miles away. The majority of the others
have gone home.
All the small fights have been declared
off. There never has been strong probability
that they would be pulled off and Barry and
Dlxon stoppsd work this morning. There
was for a time a chance of the Everhaidt-
Lecda match being brought nbout , but the
management refused to take chances on
giving away the secret of their battle gioun.l
and everybody agrees that one fight will
be the limit , as only one can bo liad. it
was decided that the big one should stand
and the others went by the hoard accord
ingly. The management will pay all forfeits
on the smaller fights , | 2i > 0 to each man and
the fighters areat liberty to go homo us
soon as they like.
The Olympic club of New Orleans lias
wired Captain Glorl , backer of Horace Leeds ,
asking If he will consent to have Ills man
meet Everhardt In that city. If the ill-tails
arc satisfactory , the fight will be .ura-.i oU.
Everhardl has been slack In training for
tevoral days and Is now much ovRrwolght.
Glrrl was for a time dispose ] to claim for
feit for Leeds , but finally let It go. Stuirt
raid tonight thnt the whole matter of the
big fight now binges on Julian and Ccn-
nelly and that they must settle between
themselves as to what disposition will bo
made of the big fight. He Is willing to carry
out his plans and bring off tbo light it the
others come1 to terms.
O'llourke for Walcott and Kenny for
"Ilrlght Eyes" tonight agreed to bring off
their match between their men at the Len
nox club. New York , on March 8 , for the
gate receipts. The Barry and Murphy match
will take place at the tarno place In the
same month , and probably on the same date.
If negotiations' pending with New Orleans
do not materialize , Everhardt and Lods
will fight at Maspeth , L. I. , In March. It
was arranged late tonight that the Dlxon-
Beecham's pills are for billi-
ousness , billious headache.clys
pepsia , heartburn , torpid liver
dizziness , sick headache , bad
taste in the mouth , coated
tongue , loss of appetite , sallow
skin , etc. , when caused by
constipation ; and constipation
is the most frequent cause of
all of them.
Go by the book , Pills i6c
and 250 a box. Book free at
your druggist's , or write B. F ,
Allen Co. , 356 Canal St. , N. Y
Mmhull tight chonM como oft March 17 < U
lloston.
.MoreHo nil llpcnriln Allovrrtl.
CHICAGO. Feb. 16. The following road
records have been allowed by the Century
Road club of America :
S.'i " "ckcnbcruor , 23 niKes , 1:4:47 : : , Sep.
teml > cr 2 , Co orndo record ,
8 T. DuMiit , a mllfs. 1:26 : ! 100 miles , 7:32 : ,
October 10 , TTmii record.
* ' . M.H > rne. 10 miles , 1:27 : , October 19 ,
California record.
A. U , McUonncI , 2T mites , Ituffnlo-CorfU
course , Clr : > , October 18 , Amorlcnn rocord.
aeorgo Hnmlln. fi miles. llil : 2-r. . Novem
ber IT , American and OInlifornlR records.
H. 13. O'Conner. 14,178 miles , 1J93 , Illinois
recent.
T. NV line , 12433 mlc ! find clchtopn con *
turlcs : . 1S93. South naiwtflL iocorYl.
W. A. Huby , 10.211 ml'cs , Kentucky record ,
nmetv-two conturle.i. American record. 1833.
1 . T. nrtndstonp , 9,131 miles' nnd forty-
four ccnttir ex. 1SW , Nebrnska. record.
] , A , ralll'ter , n.300 miles nnd llfty-threo
renttirlc 1SOS
, , lown rccorJ
The time limit for cfntury riding hhs been
rtduced from sixteen to fnuitwii hours ,
Corlit'tt MnUM nn Aiiiiiiiiiii-citirnl.
CHICAGO. 1'Yb. 16.-JniiH-a J. Corbet t
tonight ut the Haynmrket theatci' an-
nuunccd from the stage nt the end of the
first net. thnt '
If the Mfihpr-t-'ltsalmmotiH
fight takec pine * IIP will return trt the
ring nnd wrest the tliauiploiulilp from the
winner. The announcement wns loudly ap
plauded ,
i.v PAitAUUiii : Ai.i.r.v.
Tlio Ilt'Mrlon of Nctr York Cclclirntrd
In CurriMit Stinir ,
Paradise Alley ! There Is n name to
conjure wllhl There Is a name nhlch > " > (
carries along with It
suggestions of prlrneval
Intioci-nco and of doloctnbie surroundhig" j
sayii the New York Herald. Yet. though * '
ILJl ? " " ' 'I11/ been celebrnted In song , nnd
through ltd fame Is to be further extended
uy Its nppearnnce on the Hinge , Parndltno
alley li unknown as such Among its modern
denizens. They have n'.lowiv ! Its poetical
" "inn to lapsu Into the Ignoble pro e of
DJublo ullcy. And why Double alley T
Probably to distinguish It from Us neighbor.
Single nlloy.
JVhlch brings us round to the question ,
vhy Single alley ? Well. Single nliov Is so
limned bccaUED It hus ctllprntiln linlillntlnm
only on one slile. A blind wall unit Hlonirn
jpiton of ( ho oilier side , which nnnlly
y'fl'leto ' ' , yiird feiicci. nut Double alley has
ta 1 odltlcrs on either side , nnd thco eilinces
mo perforated with doora triruUKh which you
can enter them , nnd windows which open
upon the perpetual { -loom that alone visits
the alley , oven on tlm aunnlcn days.
Therefore Double nlley art agates to Itself
rt nnmo that Is at least distinctive In the
neighborhood where It is situated , though
thp duplex character of the place would not
dirrori'iitlate It from other nlleys further
down town.
An nlloy with two entrnncoi nnd two
habitable sides on Its ontlro length Is doubly
entitled to the distinction or being Double
nlloy !
Yet outside of Itn Immediate environs. In
the outlying districts where Vw fame nnd Its
name nro chcrlshod. Double alley Is atl'.l
known as Paradise alley. 11 Is known n-\
such to Clilmmlo Fadden , for example , nut
It does not smell frugiunt to him oven under
thnt nnmo.
Paradise alley is one of thn offshoots from
Cherry street , between Franklin square and
Uopsovolt street. Cherry street IN Indented
with acvorul n'.leys running to the well-
wnnl.
As to Cherry street It p-lf , In the early
days It wns a country Inne called "the rond.
by the cherry trees , " because these trees
Brow along Its border. A famous garden ,
known ns the Chprrv Oardon , wns kept hereby
by an KngllRhmnn , Ulchnrd Bnckct , nnd was
much frequented by the Anglo-Saxons , who ,
in IfiGI. had assumed forcible possiiwlon of
Manhattan IMnnd nnd made New Amster
dam over into New York. Indeed , until
another Keneratlon had risen nnd the bltter-
ress of foreign connuest wns n litre forgot
ten , Cherry Garden > vas abandoned to
them entirely.
Dutch merry making and patriotism , on a
basis of Fdinapps , were carried on ut Wol-
fert Webber's rival establishment , over on
what Is now Chatham square , while at
Cherry Garden the dominant Kngllfh were
gay In their own language and drank toasts
to Qucon Anne and to thp first of the
GeoructF In their own favorite Weil Indian
ru in.
Finally , when the city surprised Itself by
extending Into this sccno of seml-riuul fcs.
tlvltles. and when houses began to rls-e on
the old lane , It came to bo known us Cherry
street , lly this tlmo the Dutch and their
conquerors had grown to be one people and
nau snnKen OIL me yoKe ot uiiKianu. wnoso
blood commingled with that of Holland In
the veins of the Now Yoikcr.
Thcro nre houses , Ktlll extant in Cherry
street , grimy , dilapidated uul degraded ,
which in the early port of the century were
looked upon UH proud nnd Jonl.'y mansions ,
nnd which housed people of what are now
patrician namee. But n the city spread
norlhwnrd the older families went with It ,
until at last such well nigh po'ar extremities
as Bond street and Lafayette place nnd
Washington square gathered up the wraith
and fashion of the oltv. During all this
period of transition Cherry street wna
gradually losing nil social prestige. Hut
It still remained respectable. It was given
up to the poorer , but n'.so the more In-
duetrloiis clann cf Irish emigrants.
The single block between Frnnklln and
Roosevelt streets , with Its Interdependent
alloys resounded with the munlc of the
biogue. Every m-n who was not an O'lJrlPti
or an O'Flaherly was n McDotiival or a Mc-
Nnb. Pnradl.se alley became the Eden of
Patrick and Bridget.
At No. 20 IIoss Tweed Is said to hnvc been
born. At No. 18 William J. Sen n Ion first
saw the light. Ed. Hnrrlgan's birthplace
wns somewhere in the Immediate vicinity ,
nnd he moved in the bcBt clrc'es of the
alley.
Then came another revolution , or sr.'es of
revolutions. Wave after w vo of foreign
Immigration pasred through Cherrv street ,
crowding the Irish Into the nlleys. To-day u
mixed population reside In the itrcpt Itself.
The Italian' ! have conquered the thrcy most
notable nlleys Doub e alley. Silicic alley
nnd Mike's alley. The Iilsh In native force
have entrenched themselves In their lint
.stronghold. Murphy's Alley , or Blind Dan'H
Al'.ev. No nlleu element haH yet dared to
ret foot In that last rallying ground of Krln.
Yale's
Skin FoodH
Tleniovfn Wrlnklrii nnd nil triiocn of at-o , It
frill * tlirouRh tlm pores nml Imllda up Die fatly
liismliranrx and wailrd Hutu * * , nourlfihm Hie
ulirUu-lctl nnil rliiuiilu-n iltln , tones unit Invltior-
nleB tlm iK-rrcn uinl niUKlrr , fnrlclw-ii the Im-
povurlnhoil Mooivitti \ , unil vuppltm joulli
uiia elasticity to tlio uilion of tli nUlii. U'K
perfect.
Jiuttiirn of liiiUllluioH anil CDunlrrfoltH. Ynlc'i
OrlKlnnl flkln Kood , pricu II.W ami IS w > . Al oil
drug tilr.ies.
M.Mi : . M YAi : Health and Coini > lrxK > il Fyc-c-
lallst , Yule Temple of Hiaul > , HO BUU tit. ,
Chlcugo.
AMUSEMENTS.
THE CREIGHTON
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TonightTat 8:15.
JOHN DILLON
IN THK SUCCKSSKUfj ( 'OMKIy
"WANTED-THK EARTH"
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Kou. 20. 21. aUooch A Jljtveri' WHS odoa
BOYD'S. .MATINEK
TONIGHT. WJKIX AT 2.
THU SWEDISH HHST SKATS ,
IAUGII MAKKit. 50 ; mid 25o.
GUS HEEGE
In till new I'liiy. '
AYENU1NKYENTLEMAN
Nltht [ iilrei , tieit etfc.U , Wo atul Tic.