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ESTABLISHED JU E .19 , 1871. OMAHA , SUNDAY MOKNTNGJAKUAtlY 31 , 1807-SIXTEEN PAGES , SINGLE COLT JiTVE CENTS.
,25 WRAPPER $12,50 BLANKETS
Each Yard
nt 20o each wo will sell choice of 120 dozen Indies' flue Wrappers , Tour choice of any Blanket In our entire - 1,000 pnlrs ot nll-lilntlft of Nottingham EO nieces of all wool Casslmcrc , Clio- At 3.c. ! Bo nnd 7',4c ' yard wo will pell At 'lVfeC , fie and 7 fce ynrd wo will
nbout 1,000 plain and fancy Corsets , In handsome nnd stylishly made up , ex- tire house , Including strictly nil wool Lace Curtains , In soft , lacy cltccta niul vlot , Tweed and Melton , suitable for about 10,000 yards of all kinds of fine about 5,000 yards of lacy , open-
fancy stripes and floral designs , made California niankcts In white , scarlet and that Laces , Including Oriental , 1'olnt Metre
heavy Cluny designs , arc worth xip ' ' woiked line Cambric Embroideries ;
extra wide skirts nnd long sleeves , boys' pants and men's suits fine variety
by the W. C. C. Corset Co. , extra long , nnont White . Ihcin ; and Linen Torchon ; these nro all now
Bray , 12-4 size , and the to $3.00 a pair , wo place on ono 1m-
and
these handsome
fitting , In all sizes , and well worth ? 1.GO tomorrow on bargain of tomorrow nt 23o y.nrd ' are very styles
waist
patterns
, perfect Monday , , I > amb's Wool IJlankots , which nold hero monso bargain counter tomorrow at 39c , BO ; patterns , Imported for IS'JT , nnd nro
Z9o sold each. up to 11,00 each , choice gain square at 7oc. as high ns $12.DO n pair , go nt $2.50. each. worth up to 11,25. worth In the regular way up to lOc yard. worth up to ! Wc yarn.
There Never Before was a time we were in position to offer such bargains as tomorrow. Ready cash is what does it ,
High grade Fancy Taffeta Silk , In
these , only In order to
No profit on
close out every yard ot $1.00 Silk before stripes , beautiful combinations of col-
our new ones come In , your choice at Jrlngs , for waists nnd trimmings ; also
Kvcrynynrd of all silk Satin Dttoh- 16th and Douglas , Woven Brocaded Slllts , browns and
csse , Satin Uhndnmo , Colored ' .Moires , navys , on sale In Silk Department at
Changeable Taffotnn , Striped and F cured -
ured Taffetas , nil $1.00 values , In Silk OMAHA 25 cents.
Department at 33c a yard.
60 sample plecei LADIES' and MEN'S Illack nnd white flno
lloachcd and un
bleached Henrietta
DAMASK TABLE SHOES Sateen
worth up to 7Cc yard
Greater Dress Goods Clearances Never Were Than These. AND worth
These
Proof of the assertion Is not in the say so , but in the acquaintance.
Undergarments
Rfimncnso bargains In 50c Wool Dress Goods 15c Wo are exclusive agents for Texas Ca Lonsdale
3DRAPERY 100 pieces of fine wool Dress Goods , in two- ments tarrh and Asthma Remedy. Hundreds of
FISH NET people Imvo been cured by It In the past
toned checks and hair lined Cambric
plaids , stripes , nro all made full
iTlieso nro sample few months. It gives Instant relief In any
pieces , no two alike , Boucle illuminated effects Scotch Suitings in size , very hand
worth up to 81.25 , , , somely trimmed , case o Cough or Cold. Call or send for Ions mill remnants ,
iyard ; Immense va- very pretty colors , well worth 500 yard , Mon- and made of Now our long list of testimonials from Omaha
Irloty of mashes
at yard York Jlills mus people.
150 lin and will bo \\'o sell the only known guaranteed cure
Worth 5Oc said at about 50o for I'llcs-tho Magnetic Pile Killer Sl.OO
on the dollar. box for 7Jc. Thousands have been ctncd
6,000 YARDS Up-to Date DRESS GOODS end thousand are being cured by Its use.
' . Host grade of extra !
AV'o sell It and guarantee every box.
Some are 73c French Boucle , -14 Inches wide ; some are GOc Silk heavy
llarcalns In and Wool .lacquard Novelties ; some ara 69c all wool navy MAIL ORDERS SOLICITED.
SDRAPERY blue Storm Serge , nnd so on through n long list ot Novelty At 12& wo will sell 500 At 250 a pair ,
Dress Goods , very fashionable , and every yard 'Monday on '
of ladies' line Muslin
DENIMS bargain square at 23c yard pair will sell 500 pairs Milk Weed Soap ( three cakes In a box ) ,
lin
with
DRAWERS
,
Cc box.
Bin nnd fancy a
plain
jj'olors , full JIG Inches 5,000 Yards High Class $1.00 Ladles' $1.00 Donsola and Vlcll band yoke ' and cluster of very neatly embroid Woodbury's Facial Soap , 13c cake.
iwldc. go at , Kid Button shoes , In all thcj tuckb , ! sol'd all over at ered '
" Drawers Mine. Yale's Soap , per box , 60c , and with
Fabrics at 45c Yard. latest toes , tomorrow at
each box wo give you a Jar of Skin Feeder
worth ALTOGETHER KX'TRAORDINARY There are 50-Inch Imported 1,000 pairs ladles' ? 2.25 Dou- or Almond Blossom Cream.
At 39c euoh will sell
19c ported Scotch Novelty Cloths , Illuminated Irish Frieze , At 2Dc wo will sell about wo
for Mine.
Checked N&velties ; nothing better worn this season ; on tale kid and button Shoos 1,000 ladies' about 300 pairs of ladius' extra Remember ' wa are headquarters
In Dress Goods Department at 43c yard Ynlo's Goods , and offer the best prices ,
' N1C11T ROBES , tra wide Now York Mills
Ladies' Storm Rubbers. I9c nnd guarantee their freshne-ss.
. . inadn 6f good cotton Hub- Muslin DUA\VEItS. Tlicso are
85c BLACK GOODS 39c , trimmed with a deep embroidery ( Oc Outing
Full KZL | , fine qual- Men's bard slylo , handsomely Ilounco and a cluster of line
lltii , roady-tnudo 4o-inch black , all wool Novelties , very Buckle Arctics 75c tucked and rufllo trimmed , lucks , and are worth up to Olio. Flannel
SGINGIIAM handsome designs , Mohair Jacquards , 48 Men's " ? 2.f > 0 Calf Shoes At 4 o each This lot will AtOSowo will sell all the high
APRONS Brilliantine "on sale tomorrow contain lad I OH' umbrella skirts class full pieces ,
inch French and Sicelian
at Serge , \\lth twelve-Inch rutllc ; umbrella
nt
brelladraw.ers kwlth luce nmj UNDERWEAR ' , , Tea . Slflngs , per jinckago . - . . . lOc
worth to 850 yard on sale in dress Inetudluip trio'finest < lnco and
750 , ciuIiiiJcry trlmmng | ; linnd- Gcod Gunpowder Tea JPo
hoc worth Men's $3.50 Goodyear nomtfembroidered nlRht robes embroidery trimmed . nljjht robes , Choice JapanTea. . . > . 2. > c
25c goods department , 390 . welt aiirtcalfautl box wltlf-iiflrKO nro worth In Bailer the collars regular , way that skirts TjklrtH. , clioml.so.niic Tlicso goods ] umbrella wcro niado XJncoIofca''JapariCSc'grado-htt7.r..r.-r : ICc 3.
Worlh 85c cnlC Shoes , with heavy- Jl.OO .crtch . , choice at to sell up to J2.GO each. Try our India , Ceylon and Oolongs , ft&TK :
soles , In new coin the finest In-tho market COc
toes , goat At and we will sell about Cambric Corset Broken Coffee 9c , 12' . c and lEc
Strictly all wool At 3Jc Each At 5c Each Good heavy quality Very fine quality at 90 , 39c 49C 2,500 Good Rio lOe Shirting
will sell 200 wo will soil 300 set Covers in and lace trimmed. These "
Wo ' lar AVarth plain , embroidery . are Golden Rio "Uc
Rug Fringe dozen ladles' dozen Gents' n Print
Irish linen , wide pure size , linen finished OAHTON Plain mtido in the very latest styles , and of the finest quality of embroidery and cam- Mocha and Java "c
An Immense lot of flno
enamel
JlOO different colors and narrow hemstitched onmhrlc Handkerchiefs brio. They are worth up to 81.00 each. Highest grade Java and Mocha COc Remnants
amel end Lace
leather
chiefs worth 20o FUNNEL India Linens patent
lit , '
OJic a yard , worth stitched Handkerchiefs Don't forget to try our IC-ounce can
each. Shoes , In needle , coin and bull
1250 , chiefs that are Boston Baking Powder , strictly guaranteed.
worth lOc cauh , 'dog toes , leather lined ; a
No better Coffee cvor sold than our Breakfast
worth worth regular $5.00 Shoe , for to
2Gc worth lOc 10c& morrow only fast Coffee , put up In pound packages , 17c.
Equal to any 23c Coffee on the market.
MAMMOTH. . NAVAL MAGAZINE
Undo Sam's ' Powder Storehouse in the Hills
of Now Jersey.
HEEDS OF A MODERN WAR VESSEL
lion * Hxiiloxlve IN Mnilc , HniulItMl ,
Stored Up niul Then Supplied to
the Illw -IN of tliu r""t -
InijT l' * ( > rro.s.si.'M. ,
If one follows the road that leads from
the town of Dover , N. J. , up among the
craggy and rock-soninod hills of Marsh
county , he ID surprised on approaching what
iccms to bo the summit of this desolate
assemblage to 11 nd himself confronted by a
heavy goto bearing the legend , "U. S. Naval
Powder1 Magazine Xo Smoking. " From tlio
top r. ( the hill floats the stars and ctrlpes ,
end below Its frowning crest rluotcrs a
group of long , low , yellow brick buildings ,
within \vhoo walls Is concentrated a force
mighty enough to shake even these "eternal
bills" to their' foundations. For miles on
cither side , taking In thn double line of
lofty hills , and , the valley that llea between ,
btretchcs the government preserve , -without
a sign of life to disturb the ( solemn ftrundoui
of the BolItuJc. u.avoliuro the hrlght-hued
tanner lloats above the llttla group of build
ings In the heart of the wilderness.
At first thought there U something al
most ludicrously Incongruous In the 1dm
of connecting this Impregnable and almost
Inncccpslblo fastness with the navy. Hut
whtm one looks through the yellow brick
buildings on the hillside Mi > attention Is
attracted to an Interesting ; ami little-known
part In the scheme of national defense
that of preparing and Morlng thn force
w'llcli makes our great floating fortresses
effective.
Though much has been written nbout the
navy and naval e-ervlco of the United States
within the past few montlm , the manner
In 'Which the new navy la Mipplled with
powder Becma to hava escaped attention ,
H13QUIHKMHNTS OF MODKUN GUNS.
It la an Important subject , too , as a brief
calculation \vlll enable the reader to deter-
mlno to hla own satiL'factlon. ' The battle-
ihips Indiana and Oregon , the moat power
ful In the navy , carry four thlrtccn-lnch ,
eight eight-Inch and four clx-luch guns. To
flro a single charge from ono of the thtr-
tecn-lnch guns requires 550 pounds of pow
der , not counting that contained lit the thell
Itaelt to explode It. Accordingly , every
time the four chief guns In the Indhtn'a
urmament speak together more than a tnu
t ! powder la turned Into nothlngnito.
In actual fighting these guuu could bo
flrsd perhaps ten tlmrs an hour. The eight-
inch guns require a charco ot 111 voundH
.nJ fifty pounda arc ncded to spued the
elx-lnch the'.la. nut altliough tliosu smaller
guns require much tmallor cliarccis than
thtlr more rohuet fellows , this dlffercnru 4s
wore than made up by the greater rapidity
with which they may bo opcralcJ. In fomo
oiperlmtHiU conducted nt Indian Head latt
euinnu-r U was found ttut a four-Inch Rim
could fltc olovcn shots lu Eovvntoen second * ,
thus conuumtag a quarter of a ton of pow
der uhlle the second hand ol your watch
makes a zlnglo circuit. It Is not likely that
In any naval engagement that may taku
place the opposing duets 'will pour broadaldo
after broAdsldo Into each other all day long
In ( ho good old-faulilonet ! way. Modern wcr-
U too terrible lu Hi deiUuctlveut'ts to
permit that. But If ono first-class fighting
vessel can use from fifty to seventy-five
tons of powder an hour It doesn't require
any mathematical genius to arrive at the
conclusion that a single naval engagement
under modern conditions would require more
powder than was needed to conduct a war
at the beginning of tlio century. Another
Dimple computation based on the fact that
the powder cost the government about 27
cents per pound will prove that \var Is cot
only fearfully destructive , but fearfully ex
pensive sport as well.
.THE QUBAT POWDER MONOPOLY.
The powder Industry of this country , so
far as supplying the government Is con
cerned , Is practically all In the hands of ono
concern , the DuPonts. Their principal es
tablishment Is In Wilmington , Del. , and they
have half a dozen branches In other parts
of the country. Their dominance , however ,
conies as much from the control of secret
processes , which have been han'Jed down
as heirlooms for tliroo generations , as It docs
on the extent of their business.
They control the manufacture of brown
prismatic powder In this country , and are
beginning to malco the smokeless. These
two kinds are the only ones used In guns of
the most recent rnnho.
Probably not ono man In a hundred , on
being shown the powder regularly used In
thn largest guns would know what to call It.
Rven an old gunner , who had served , let us
say , In the civil war , would bo surprised at
the appearance of the modern powder , for It
Is a fact not generally known that the. pow
der used for the guns of the now navy Is
essentially different from that of the old
monitor and smooth-boro daya ,
Up-to-dato powder ta chiefly of two kinds ,
the mnokelesa and the brown prismatic ,
though the black Is still uecd for Igniting.
It has two advantages over the old fashioned
kind , Ono l.i In Its Ingredients ; the other In
Its form.
The goal which the maker sets always be
fore him In preparing powder for any gun
U to obtain tbo maximum ot piopulslvo
power without tuch explosive force OR " _ to
wreck the gun Itself. The action of"'tho
powder now used In all the larger Runs of
the navy shows the nicety with which mod
ern Invention has f olveil this problem.
The second Important Improvement In mod-
era powder Is l < i Its form. Many persons
have the Idea that all powder Is In tuo form
of smalt grains , while some others , whoso
memory reaches back to the civil war , recall
the "cannon" powder of that day , which was
'
In the form of nmall cubes , much llko'lo-
zcugcs.
zcugcs.QUEUn
QUEUn KINDS AND SHAPES.
To either of these classes the powder of
present day use Is most surprising In ap
pearance. Its regular shape la that of a
hexagon , with a. small hole running through
the center. The slzo varies , of course , with
the bore of the gun for which U U Intended ,
but for the largest calibers the hoxngons arc
an Inch high and n trifle over an Inch In
diameter. The little hole In the center Is
Important , for It causes the block to burn
moro evenly and with greater effect , since
the ( Ire can work from both the Intel lor and
exterior surface. The smokelesa powder
comes In tbo form of Hat strips , lIKe pieces
of tape , or In llttlo cylinders , that look for
all the world like macaroni. In ono respect
alone U the black powder superior ta blown ,
In the greater eano with which It Is ( gulled.
On this account , In muklng up tbe Heavy
charges , a tier of black hexagons Is placed
first , for the percussion cap to act upon , anil
to make certain the discharge by Igniting
the other ,
The essential Ingredlonts In the nuking of
gunpowder of course remain the sime now
bb formerly , the dltlorenco being lounj In
the chemical treatment ot It duiliig the
"mixing" processes , which are. ot course ,
carried on according to carefully guarded
formulas.
In the mill the earlier course of the paw *
dor dv tlucd fur Uncle Sam'u big guua Is
much the same as that of the better known
kinds , the chief difference being , as noted ,
Its treatment under the chemist's hands. It
Is rolled In the same way , but In the press
room Its treatment Is changed and It Is
shaped Into the hexagonal blocks before de
scribed Instead of minute grains. After the
grazing and shaping process Is over the
powder Is taken away to the jiacklng
room and hero the really Interesting part
In the career ot the government powder
begins. The six-sided blocks are packed
Into flat wooden cases , lined with tin. Where
the sides fit on a small , slightly raised band
of rubber runs about the edge of the case ,
making It practically air and water tight
when It Is closed. These cases arc shipped
off to ono of the powder stations , say the
ono among the Dover mountains. Where It
Is possible to do so the powder Is usually
shipped by boat , but to reach the Dover
magazine requires part of the journey to
bo made by rail. The line that carries the
powder up among the hills Is u curious
llttlo railroad , which has grades as steep
almost as those ot a country highway , which
carries llttlo except government freight and
der stations oneat PorUmoiltfi , N. II. , ono
at Chelsea , Mass. , a temporary ono at Fort
Wadsworth , N. Y. , one at FortIullen on the
Chesapftike , ono at the Norfolk navy' yard ,
one ( practically' abandoned now ) at Fensa-
cola , Fla. , andoig at Mare island , Cal. It Is
doubtful , however , If all the others together
contain as much-powder as the ) Dover maga
zine , where" 11000,000 pounds are regularly
stored , and whore , In time , much more will
bo kept. The staff that guards the great
store Is a vpfy small one. It consists of
Gunner Cornelius Duggan and half n dozen
msn. Their little houses are very comforta
ble , but for all that life Is mighty dreary In
this winter weather among the lonely hills.
Powder Is shlppsd from the Dover .station
to Norfolk and to California , but ttio next
stage In the career of the hexagonal blocks
Is likely to bo Fort Wadsworth , In Now
York harbor , where most of the ammunition
for the present needs of the naval strvlco
Is prepared.
PHEPAHING THE CHAIIGE.
Don't Imagine that It la on easy matter to
prepare the charge for a big gun op- that the
%
A .STRIP oF,5McmeLE.ss POWDER ,
NEW POWDER ,
ACTUAL SIZE : .
nhcro Micro Is no danger of collisions for
the road boasts only ono engine and vnry
few cam.
cam.THIS QHEAT STOREHOUSE.
The Dover magazine has been In existence
for six or seven years. Its present location
was selected partly because the government
already owned the land and could not put
It to any other profitable use , but chiefly be
cause of Its Isolation. Nothing Is moro dctrl.
mental to tl.e successful operation ot a pow-
de- depot than too many neighbors , and U Is
practically certain that this region will never
be built up.
At the magazine , which , by the way , Is
made up of a number of ( small magazines
scattered along the hillside a little distance
apait , the powder Is unloaded and the caaea
carefully overhauled and Inspected to eec that
their contents nave escaped Injury. Then
they are stored away again In the numbered
cases , COO pounds In a caso. In time the gov
ernment will have a great plant for mountIng -
Ing ammunition In connection with this ela
tion , but at present tbo powder Is simply
stored hero and rcehlped to various points
as It Is needed.
There are several other government pow-
powder Is poured ta haphazard as you used i
to do when you went squirrel .hunting with
your father's old tnuskel On the contrary , '
the loading of the charge U a taek requlr-1
Ing the greatest nicety and care. For the
smaller cambers a wooden frame containing
a number of upright wires on which the
powder Is strung < are used ; for the larger
guns a form is provided to hold It. The
powder la then put In by dropping the hexagon
gen over the wires , or toying th&in carefully
In the form ; first a tier of the black powder
and then many more of the brown. When
the column has been built up to the proper
height , which for the largo guns require
some COO of the largest hexagons shown In
the illustration , a cloth bag , of exact width
to fit , Is drawn over tbe top. Then the
column lo turned upside down , tbe wires
are drawn out or tbo form removed and
tbo top of tbo stout bag Is tied up. Next-
U Is taken to where the cartridge shells are
standing , tbo bag la dropped In and a small
piece of wadding placed on top of it.
The bag of powder In Ita metal case travels
next to the place where the loaJ-d shell , the
actual death-dealing por'Ion ' o ! the charge ,
awaits It. The cace ot tbe shell Is made
largo enough to Just lap over the powder case
and Is forced down on the latter by means
of a screw EX > tightly that nothing but the
power that lies behind 4t can drive It off.
Then the mounted shell Is slipped Into a
form of the exact slzo of the gun for which
it Is intended , to make sure that It Is a per
fect fit and will not stick at the1 critical mo
ment.
ment.When
When the charge Is fused and ready for
the gun It Is placed In a rectangular wooden
box of the exact slzo to fit It and Is ready
for shipment. The old ammunition cases
were square wooden boxes , but they werp
not waterproof and have been superseded by
the rectangular boxen and cylindrical steel
cases , into which 'It Is Impossible for air or
water to penetrate. Another advsntago of
this new form for storage Is that the pow
der , being protected from moisture , will
keep for any length of time ,
For the small bore , rapid-fire guns smoke
less powder Is used almost wholly at pres
ent , and It comes lu strips or tubes as shown
In the accompanying' cut , nnd these are tied
together Into a bundle In preparing the
charge , much as ono would tlo a bundle of
kindling wood.
From the supply depot the ammunition ,
packed away In the cases , is sent to the ves
sels , on order of the Navy department , as it
happens to bo needed. In time of peace
the t'hlps ' of our navy ape required to carry
100 rounds for each gun. That means for a
cruiser of the Indiana's class something over
300,000 pounds of powder and a total am
munition load of eomo SCO tons In all.
SAFE FHOM FIRE AND WATER.
This Is etowcdaway In the magazines
built below deckfl In the ship and IB so care
fully protected tlmt oven If flro were to start
among the powder caseo tbero would bo no
serious danger to the vessel. It Is impossi
ble for the flro to get at the powder and the
magazine can bo automatically flooded until
every spark Is quenched. Then the water
can bo drawn off , leaving the ammunition
uninjured ,
Some people not acquainted with modern
cannon powder have had narrow escapes on
account of their Ignorance , Ono case ot this
kind Is related by Gunner Suloy , who has
charge of the work at Fort Wadsworth. A
resident of the town came to him one day
and said ;
"Ono of your men who , has been boarding
with mo nklpped out thn oilier day without
paying hi a bill. If he'd loft anything bo-
html worth taking I'd have hold on to it ,
but be didn't. About the only things In his
room wcro some unfinished wagon nuts and
sorao etrlps of yellow wood. I'd have thrown
the pesky things into th stove If I'd thought
they'd burn , but as it was I dumped them
out of the window.
"You want to thank jour stars , " replied
tbo cunner , "that you didn't try to finish
these nuts or throw them In the stove. Aa
It is , you bad better go back now and bury
them in the deepest hole you can dig before
you are blown so far that you can't cet
back In this life. "
Then he gave the man an object lesson
In high explosives , which made that In
dividual's hair stand on end as be thought
ot the risk be had run.
When one looks about the great maga
zines and reflects that each ono of the larg
est projectiles contains powder enough to
hurl a COO-pound projectile a dozen miles ,
be is apt to wonder what would be the
result U some untoward accident were to
set off the whole lot at once , As a matter
of fact , however , the danger of the place
being swallowed up by an earthquake Is
about as great , on the theory of probabili
ties. The men who work In It unite In
saying that nothing Is safer or healthier to
handle than powder It only all sparks of
Ire are kept away from It.
IMPROVEMENTS IN THE SERVICE.
There are two Impending changes which
are likely to have an Important bearing
on the work of supplying powder for the
navy. Ono of these Is the Increase In the
use of tmokelcss powder.
Heretofore this has been largely In the
experimental stage , and has not been used
for guns of greater than n six-Inch bore.
It has all been manufactured by tbo gov
ernment. too , at the naval station near
Narragansett. Now the tiuponts and other
private manufacturers arc beginning to
make the smokeless powder , and Its use will
shortly bo extended to the larger guns.
The second Important change that Is ex
pected to take place before long Is the es
tablishment of a great floating magazine
somewhere in New York harbor. For this
purpose It Is probable that ono of the old
wooden vessels will bo remodeled and used ,
supplanting the present mounting station at
Fort Wadsworth , which Is occupying army
property and Is cramped for room , and tbo
new schema has other advantages besides
that of enlarged quarters. One of these will
be the possibility of comparative Isolation In
the center ot a business district , and close
to a naval station. The other will bo the
great case of loading the ammunition on the
vessels. The wheels of the government
departments move with proverbial slowness ,
but it Is announced on reliable authority
that this plan Is now under consideration ,
and will probably be put Into effect within
the next few months.
It Is Interesting to discover among the
stocks of powder of modern date and shape
some small black cubes and squares. This
is the powder of the civil war , now obsolete ,
but a supply of It Is still kept on hand In
view oP the possibility that If pushed to an
extremity the government might wish to
rehabilitate some of the old monitors and
In that case would need a stock of the old-
fashioned powder. "All things are possi
ble , " saya the old piovcib , " and the wise
man keepa In view oil posblbllltlcs , " so the
wisdom of thla course can scarcely bo Im
peached.
A Sunday school superintendent at the
close of an addroea on the creation , which
he was sure ho had kept within the com
prehension of the least Intelligent of the
scholars , and smilingly invited questions.
A tiny boy , with a white , eager face and
large brow at once held up his hand.
"Please sir , why was Adam never a
baby ? "
The superintendent coughed In home doubt
as to what answer to give , but a llttlo girl
of 9 , the eldest of several brothers and
sisters , came promptly to his aid.
"PJeaeo , sir , " she eald , smartly , "there
was nobody to nuss htm ! "
A certain youthful curate was taken to
task by the new archblebop of Canter
bury for reading tbe lesnons of the service
In an inaudible tone. Whereupon the
young man replied : "I am surprised that
you should find fault with my reading , as
a friend of mine In the congregation told
mo that I was beautifully hcaid. "
"Did Hbe ? " snapped the bishop , and the
fair young curate collapsed.
His lordship had once been a young cler
gyman himself and knew a thing or two
about the
Parson Itlchey of Owcnsboro , Ky , , Is
very popular as a matrimonial mechanic ,
and Is frequently called on for his services.
Ono day a pretty hard-favored fellow came
to him on a mission of this kind , and when
ho had told Ills business asked what tbe fee
would bo. "I do not make any regular
charge , " said the parson , "Pay me what
ever you like , " "No , I want you to say , "
"Oh well " said the
eald bis customer. , ,
pareon , pleasantly , "Just pay ma accordlnj ;
to tbo kind of girl you're setting. " The
fellow leered toward the parson , and , with
an odlouu cxprfs&inn upon his runnleinncr.
cold In a confidential tone ; "Well , I'll tell
you , Mr. Rlchoy. she ain't much. " Parson
Rlchpy did not earn any fee In that case ,
for he refused to tie a bclplces woman la ( *
scoundrel like that.
PASSING OF Till : WIM1 AVEST.
New Yoilt Tiuth.
No more the wild lire fiercely leaps
Across the trackless plains.
The Ea.stern Pie Holt wider creeps
And holds ItH Hodden gains.
Through wlldfl , where once In salted mlnei
Delved tundnrfoct elate.
The hobo waits by two-track lines
To catch the easthound freight.
The unshod mustang , lithe and tliln ,
That bore the suvng'o chief.
Is corralled , slaughtoicd , put In tin
And sold no canned corn beef.
Now In the haiintH of buffalo
The traction oiiRlno raves ;
All kinds of garden H.ISH they grow
Above old Injun uravcs.
The horse thief of another day ,
Who , unhung , piled his trade ,
Now swipes , nnd scorches swift away ,
The bikes of highest grade.
Thc ( rough saloons , where not to drink
Invoked the bullet's whizz ,
Are mnrblcd diug stores where the wink
Precedes the uodi : fizz.
No moro the "prairie schooners" drift
Across the nlkiill.
For now Iho horseles-i carriage uwlft
Goes , whltihlng , swishing by.
No old tar bucket nt Its iitcrh ,
Or ynllcr dorg In seen. '
Instead , n motor's cogwheels turn ,
Mid smells of gasoline. i
Ah , brave , wild west , that wo In youth
To romnnco nurd to link ,
Alas , 'tis truth , you're now , In sooth ,
Completely on tlio dink ! '
CO\MllAIlTJiS ! : ,
A man named Dollar was married to a
Miss Nichol out In Oklahoma the other day.
Governor Lcedy of Kansas has Just turned
Ioo3o a penitentiary convict who has cloven
wives. Serves the fellow light.
A citizen of Harlem , N. Y , , has secured a
verdict of $50,000 against another citizen
ot Harlem for alienating hlj wife's affec
tions.
Speaking of the Texan who has sixteen tin.
divorced wlvca , a contemporary asks : "What
shall bo done with this fellow ? " Why not
condemn him lo live with the lot ?
A romantic Now Jersey muldcn was caught
In the act of eloping and wan punlstnvl by
her mother with an old fashioned upauklng.
It was entirely fitting that thU maternal
'nay , nay , " was admlnlstcrc-d at a town
called 'Paulino.
Art International marriage is announced ta
take plaro at Nashville , Tenn. , whora
lion. Archibald Majorlbanks , brother of Lady
Aberdeen , will 1 > o married lo Miss Ilrowu ,
granddaughter of the late- Governor Nell 8.
nrown , minister to Kucsla under President
IJuchanan ,
J. E. Conlilln of drove , N. Y. , was married
at I.aporto , Ind. , on the21th to Mrs. Sarah
It. Dennett ot lieatrlce. Mich. Conklin It
88 years of ago , while his wife Is SO. Tba
marriage of the couple furnished an Interest
ing sequel to early love end marriage.
Mrs. Uennett was Conklln'y flist wife , tbelr
marriage having taken place -when they were
aged 22 and 20 years rcepectlvely. After liv
ing together for two years they were di
vorced and both were married again , Conk-
lln's first wife's husband and Conklln'u second
end wife each passed auay , The aged widower
ewer and widow learned of each other's
whereabouts by chance , correspondence re--
suited and C'onklln came from New York ta
claim the Lrldo of hlu firm marriage for hit
thlid .ufe. afier a Ui e of blxty-four year *
