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0 TIIE OMAHA DAILY JJEE : " < WrOXD A T. DECEMBER 27 , 1897 ,
PROSPECTS FOR NEXT YliAR
Indications for Bettor Business Than in
Year Jnst Closing. , .
REPORTS FROM TRADE CIRCLES FAVORABLE
AilvlorH from Aurrlcnlturnl Slntcn
I'nlnt to n .More Snlliifiiclnry
llUHliir H Tlinii for
.Mn ii y Ycnrn.
/JEW YCmiC , Dec. 26. Henry Clews , heart
of the bnnklnK lionso ot Henry Clews &
Co. , writes of tlic situation InVnll street :
In UK pone nil aapocta bimlnnsft nt tlio
Stock exchange Jots not vary materially
from the conditions existing ulnco the late
upward turn In prices. Some prominent
opsrntort * , whoso buying started that re
covery , seem to hnvo realized their protlta
nnd nro now operating Ih a transient on
nnd on sort of way , but no longer constl-
lute n pclMstent bull element. The market
Is therefore dependent mnlnly upon Its In
trinsic strength backed up by the modcrnto
buying of tx bullish outside contingent and
tnii expectation of the rlso that usually at
tends the distribution of Investment earn
ings at the opening of Hie year ,
'ilis situation contnlnn some very Impor
tant elements favoring speculation for
lilKhcr prices. The satisfactory nspqcts of
Kom-rnl ImMiicsa nro well maintained. Ac
cording to the reports from trade circles
nnd frjm Iho manufacturing centers theie
Is Rood rea on for expecting that the com
mercial recovery of 1S37 Will be moro than
equaled In 1KI8. Advices from the agricul
tural states Indicate the prospect of a moro
active bifslnosH than ihos been realized for
many yeari and suggest a probability of the
llriulil.itlon of un Important amount nf faun
mortgage * , \vllh thu ITfcl of creating u de-
mnntl from the mortgagpes for other secu
rities to lake tlulr place. The Iron tinde ,
\\hlch Is accepted a the- best barometer ot
the condition of buslnets at largo , contlniicH
Its remarkable Increase of activity. The
best evidence of the nmenltudc of the cur
rent InuU'iiHu In thin Industry Is afforded
by the fact that the lake shlpmeiitn of Iron
ore for 1M 7 amount to 12JOOCO gross tons ,
against a.bUUOO In USG , showing a t"ln dur
ing the twelve mot.ths of 2C < ,000 toiw , or
nearly HO per cent ; and yet there Is a piob-
nblllty of u still larger movement In IMS.
Our exports of steel rails and railroad equip
ments and nlao of electrical plants are as
suming very extraordinary dimensions ; and
there are Indicating of an Increase In the
homo construction of railroads , touy noth
ing of the undertaking of long deferred re
pairs and Improvements and purchases of
rolling stock. The rontlmitd full In prlctM
has made It possible to export a variety of
articles for which \\o have hitherto been
unable to ll'd : a fornlw outlet , and this ,
with other conditions' , foreshadows fie full
maintenance of the Increase In expoits or
manufactures which has been steadily guttl
ing for the last two or three ycms. The
value of this lies not mnrely In our gaining
new sources of trade , but equally In the re
lief which Is afforded to our congested ' .iome
marjcets and the consequent better oppor
tunity for the realisation of Industrial
profits. It Is not easy to overestimate the
importance of this giowth In our export
trade. The total foreign shipments of mer
chandise for the last eleven months exceed
those of the earns period of 1S3C by $ : G , < XO-
000 and of li'Jj by ! 2C03oo. Tals gain has
been largely duo to our extraordinary ship
ments of brcadstuffs ; but , judging from the
fact that our winter wheat acreage sown
this year Is estimated to exceed last yeirs
by 7 per cent , whllo the European acreage
Is reported to be under that of 1SH ! > , there
Foetns to bo n probability that next year
also wo may have u large surplus of wheat
for export. Thus , rfo far as the business of
next year may depend upon our export
trade , Hie- outlook for business In ISM Is
moRt hopeful.
The operations of the railroads coutlnuo
to exhibit an extraordinary Increase ot earn
ings. The gross tralllc receipts of 131 roads
for November shciAan average Increase of
0 per cent over those of 1898. iFor the Ilrst
cloven months of the year 124 roads chow
an Increase , of $30.500,000 ; during the Ilrst
halt of the nsrlod , however , the earning *
Bhoaed but might increase , so that most of
the- gain has been made within' the last six
months. Although there has recently bscn
some considerable Irresularllty In rates , the
Increase on net earnings ) has been In a
higher ratio than on gross. Kor the. montti
ot October 130 roads show a gain In net
earnings averaging 8.13 per cent and In gross
of only 7 per cent. For the llrft ten months
of the year the not business of IIS roads
shows an Increase of 11.12 per cent , whilst
the gain In the gros ? earnings was only C.2
per cent. This Is a very satisfactory ex
hibit nnd evidences Improved management
In this class of Investment1 * .
Tne opening of congress has hnd little vis
ible cfftct upon the Interests represented In
Wall street. Little new In politics was expected -
pected and little has appeared , The com
mon expectation was that the president
mould announce a strictly business policy
and that Is Just what ho has * given , much to
tlio satisfaction o ; the people at large , who
above everything nant a rest from disturb
ing political agitations. The general pur
pose of the president's financial policy and
especially his declarations In ifavor of the
maintenance of the gold standard , have
awakened a responsive chord among the
conservative classes at largo and also helped
confidence In our prospects abroad. The Intense -
tense hostility of the silver element In con
gress to this feature of the message Is a
measure of the "estimate placed' upon the
eound inoncv nollcv of Mr. SIoKlulev. He
hna made himself a center around which
the conE-ervatlvo sentiment of the country
may B.afely rally , which Is an Important gain
toward the procurement of Bomo measure
of currency reform. Exactly what form
that action may flnally take Is as yet far
from certain. U is not likely to conform
entirely to the measure presented by the
secretary of the treasury ; for while his sen-
era ! purpose- commands considerable assent ,
yet the details of his plan do not appear to
fitrlko financial opinion as the best that
could bo devised. The plan of the Indian
apolis convention Is waited for with much
Interest. It has doubtless been carefully de
liberated after consultation lAlth numerous
( persons supposed to be "well qualified to
Judge on the ubjcct , nnd It Is HUcly to
present the. most advanced and most gen
erally approved Ideas In the plan to bo FOOD
nubmlttcd to congress. Yet. after all. It is
very possible that the sliver clement In con-
Brcfis may prove strong enough to defeat
any action at the present ee&flon. In that
cnso the dtcusslon will , hoac.vcr , have ed
ucated public opinion to nl point which will
vnaka money reform Inevitable at a later
etase.
_
\ \ VcUljCiittun .Stiiti'int-nt.
NEW ORLEANS. Deo. 2C.-Secretary Hes
ter's weekly cotton statement t io.\s the
amount brought Into sight was 442,06.1 bulon ,
against 40a,000 bales last year ; thus far In
December , 1,715,979 bales , against 1SI,713
bales last year. The total movement for the
115 days of the season , G.SGl.uGG bales , against
6OSG.G14 bales last year nnd 4ffl2.1SO balen
y < ar before last. Since September 1 re
ceipts at all United States ports were G.2.T.V
4t1 bales , against 4.703,01i2 bales ln t year.
3,351,20) bales year before last nnd 5,018,019
bales same tlmo In IS9I. Overland to north
ern mills and Canada , 621.1'CI bales , agjlnet
E2G,875 bnlcs lant year ; Interior stocks In
excess of those held at the close of the com
mercial year , G7Q,15 bales , against 441,397 ,
bales last year ; southern mill takings , ex
clusive of amount consumed at .southern
outportp , 431.7GO bales , against 4I5.SCO biles
last year. Exports for the we k were 273-
953 bales , against 200057 bales Inxt year and
for the season 3,5 < il,7G2 bales against 3.1G2-
865 bales last yejr , an Increase of 2S9,9X >
bales. Including stocks left over , the pup-
jily to datiN U G.U78 12 bales , ugaliiPt fl.42o 163
ales last year. The world's total visible
iixplyls 4Hi ( , < 5."i b.ile ? , agnlnst 4.17S.97r > bales
last yenr , of which 3,927v % . bales , ' uknliist
3,6G2"K > bnles last yenr , were Atniirlcnn.
fiu\i'iit : THAN mox.
ntllililM-r TlrfH unctuiil Snvlnif lo
Vililt < I > H ami llorM'N.
"If owners of wagons or carrlugca were
compelled to plrtefl rubber tires on the
wheels of nil vehicles , the savingto the
owners would bo nt leant 25 per cent , " de-
clnrrx Dr. John H , Olrdiu-r of New York ,
nnd Dr. Glrdner. being ono of the first and
foremost In the criis.ulo ngalnst city nols.s ,
In In u ponltlon to know.
' 'CurrltiBO men have told me , " mild Dr.
Olrdner ts n New York Press reporter ,
"thnfr rubber tires would IncrcnHo the llfo
of ii vehicle one-fourt'h ' , nnd would decrease
tbo cxpciiHo of repairs one-half ,
'flo the clement of sivlni ; money la added
to the Altruistic tiontlmciu of in llnn less
nolfc , which , In Itself , dota not appeal
inurh to the persons \vlia cause the noise.
The Kinnnil use of rubber tires immt lie
l > rpuitht nbout by city ordlnune-o , Just ho-
the truckmen would take such a r qulro-
; rutil I don't know , hut it must corno HOOII.
A. wlillti UKO no one would havu thought
tll I DID i.'irtlnir thrjivJi the Ktrecta of utrel
"i iml It on Klrdew unprotected by puck-
yvould hnvu l'cn prolillilted , nnd yet I
l m mt-ntm of Rotting Umt ordhmnco
' Iho Hoard of Aldermen. Aa first
, - . . . . . , . ( tin ofdlniuii.'e placed the fine nt
t > n\y \ H biU in | ri ihiuo the penalty W.IH
tftHitu 123 , niid Iho llr t conviction under this
UtW wntt inmlw liml Muy linked at now ,
Mtlff HH iMMHito unil riifcfiufiil trial , the
( /f aw * not seem rndlcul , yoi H was.
in Oi * MI/I * Hunt dots u. rubber tire
ordinance look. Yel , nfl r wo hnd Itwo
would wonder how wo frot. along ( without It
for no many weary yearn , "
About the time tlmt thin ordinance wna
passed , n correspondent of the India Hub-
l-cr World counttri the number of rubber-
tired carriages to bo seen on. Fifth nvcnue
of n pleasant afternoon. JIo found that
rcventy-threo of every lou of them hnd the
nolHolcus tire. Just two years before. In
April , 1K 5 , ho hnd mndc n similar count ,
nnd only eighteen out of 100 had the steel
tire protected with rubber. This shows that
In the case of fashionable equipages the
use of the rubber tire ta Increasing enor
mously , All tlmt In needed to extend the
custom among the lower claBses of vehi
cles la n commercial or economical Incenl-
THHA'MIKl ) HIM IXTO OltACG.
Itcfornintlnn of n Cnllfornln llully by
MilNCiilnr ClirlHllllilIt } ' .
Ttev. Stanley Wilson of the little town of
Ilnmona , Cal , , a little way from San Ule o ,
besides being editor of the Hnmona Senti
nel , Is an all-around athlete. He can hold
his own with the gloves wlt'a any amateur
In the country , and ho Is his own lighting
editor. And he doesn't carry a gun. He Is
a Hnptlst' , and he rides the circuit , whlcCi
embraces a number of small mining towns
In t > ho lilllw and mountains of southern San
Diego county. When he Is on the circuit ho
preaches In a town on Sunday morning ,
and In the afternoon puts on the gloves
with the lusty young1 miners and ranchers ,
who arc always eager to have a "go
with hljn. He can best any of them that
1ms turned up so far. and they have no end
of respect and admiration for him. They
all crowd to hear his sermons , which ICiey
greatly approve , and altogether. Rev. Mr.
Wilson Is the most1 popular preacher who
has ever appeared In Unit region.
On one of his recent circuit trlp , rotates
the Los Angeles Times , he saved n man
named Gunn from Indians. Mr. Wilson
came up with them In a lonely place on the
road across Warner's ranch. There were
tlnoo Indiana , and they had Gunn down
and were about to stab him to death , pre
sumably with the Intention of robbing him.
The pioacher cumo upon them unexpect
edly , and leaping- from bis horse , ssattsrcd
the Indians rlfUt and left. One Indian got
the Sullivan knockout on the point of his
chin nnd stretched his length on the road.
Another received the preacher's (1st ( In ills
solar plexus. Then the preacher had Just
tlmo to dodge tbo knife In the hand of the
third Indian , after wihlch he did a neat
bit of In-HglitIng , the result of which was
that he captured the knife nnd sent the
red man sprawling In the dust , liy this
time Mr , Gunn bad scrambled to tils feet
and the two of them drove the Indians
ahead to the nearest town , where they
surrendered them to the law.
Last Sunday Rev.Mr. ' Wilson had nil un-
tiHually busy day. Ho preiic.ied at the min
ing to.vii of Julian. He had a blqr audience
and his sermon was full of his customary
energy and clonuenco. The people listened
attentively and afterward gathered In
groups to talk It over. In the afternoon
Dave Putnam , a town bully , who has been
In many light ! * nnd has the reputation of
being a hard man to handle , accosted the
preacher on the stree-t and dennntd a re
traction of an uncomplimentary Item about
himself whlc'i hnd appeared In that week's
Issue of the Ramona Sentinel. Wilson de
clined to retract , Putnam Insisted and
Wllhon replied that he didn't pub'.Uh a
thing miles It was true and that he pro.
posed to stand by raihutever ho had said
and to publish It again If ho thought brut.
Then I'ntn.uu pulled off hla ro.it , advlbcd
fje preacher to get ready for a licking nnd
Fulled In. Hut the preacher's cjjat was olt
before Putnam got th ro and the blow he
had meant for Iho priestly nose landed In
the air. The bully w.is a bit bu s lUU'n-il by
this , but ho took hi * bearing and squared
off again. Ho Is much heavier than Wll-
6on , but the light was ncverthclc.sd one
sided > from start to llnlsh. As Putnam came
on a Kill n the man of God dealt him a blow
\\lth th ft right which knocked him. off hl
feet and caught him on the Jaw with his
left ns he fell. The bully Jumped to hla foot
and renewed th attack , but ho couldn't
land nnyiAhcro. The preacher was too quick
for him and did not receive a single blow.
Putnam dually gave up after ho had been
stretched on the t > ldeivnlU. three times and
sild It was nil a mistake nnd that ho didn't
want the Item taken back at all.
The Young orcachcr Is more popular than
ever and It Is the universal opinion that
any man w'lo can "lick Dave. Putnam" Is
the man for that town. Kor Putnam him-
M ir. the affair seems to have been a means
of sraco. He. has not tried to get Into a
row Blnco then , has modified hla demeanor
nnd dt-clares that hereafter he IB goingto
church every time Key. Stanley WlUon
prcoche * .
RUNS OF OFFICIAL TRAINS
HaHway Managers Schcdnlo a Few Stories
About Specials.
SCHEME THAT WAS ABANDONED
Work on n llinvn Oriulo How
JIunoiiliip "Ircnmit
'III ' * NITVC ntnl AVnn
Promoted.
Some weeks since a group ot about fifteen
railroad officials , comprising presidents , gen
eral managers , suporlntcndncts and passenger
agents , assembled In Wafcclngton to arrange
the winter schedules. They represented tlio
railroads ot the cast , and are undoubtedly
the brightest mm In the business.
After a particularly hard day's work In the
matter ot arranging a schedule to eutt all
parties concerned , about a dozen ot thcso
gentlemen gathered around a window at one
of the big uptown hotels , and , ot course ,
talked "shop. " After going over the day's
work and several minor subjects , relates the
a lobe-Democrat , the group fell to discussing
fast runs on the different .road ? , and then
took up the subject ot special trains. This
subject Is a favorite one with the beads ot
the different roads , as they generally figure
as the most Important personages connected
with the runs. The K'eolal train that carried
ho Vanderbllt party from Cleveland to Buffalo
recently In record-breaking time came under
discussion , and considerable of the glory con
nected therewith melted a ay aa tbo
circumstances were dissected la the nature
of an Ideal country and an almost perfect
roadbed. It the came locomotive and cars
were placed on the roads that cress the Blue
river or Allcghanlcs , It Is a safe assertion to
make that the time per tnllc would be In
creased by at least a dozen or more seconds.
"Of courec , I don't mean to detract from
the merits of that run , " said a prominent
ofUcal ! from Philadelphia , nodding tn thu
representative ot the Olobe-Dctnocrat , "but
we frequently make time equally as fast as
that when wo atrlko good sections of the
read and the engineer can let his locomotive
spiead Itself. I have been out on special
trains that have made time that would make
your eyes open wlilo with astonishment , but
It lias frequently hcppencd that our advertls
Ing agent was not along , and the world at
large heard nothing of the performance.
A DISMAL FAILUHE.
"About the most dismal failure T can
recall In tlio way of a special train , " con
tinued the official from the quiet city , "was
started from Jersey City some years back.
At that tlmo there was considerable specula
tion as to how far a trnln could bo run
without stopping for coal or water. The gov
ernment was desirous of miking contracts
for the transportation ( Of mall , and we Inail
guratocl the limited expret-a train for Its
benefit. Td develop still better service the
Idea of continuous runs was discussed at
great length In railroad circles.
"Tho tanks holding water In the middle of
the tracks had proved a great SUCCCE * , and
the matter of stopping for water had been
done away with. This permitted a lun of
100 miles continuously , but then came t
change oC engines and crews. Several
of the bright young men of our road , and we
had a few , put their hosds together at that
tlmo and determined to try to make a con
tinuous run from Jersey Cltv to PlttsburK.
.An extra largo tender was provided , and the
car next to It was loaded with coil. Rub
ber tubing was run from the Iloor of the
cars to the axle boiee , carrjlns oil , aud
other little contrivances provided to lessen
the chances of a stop as much as possible.
Everything looked lovely for the run 01 :
the morning that the train started out of
Jersey City , and as I saw the engineer oiling
up the finest engine our company owned , 1
knew ho would do his part to make the ex
periment a success. The plan was to have
the engineer go to the end of the division he
was familiar with , drop off , and an engineer
that knew the division they were entering
thoroughly take charge. Everything1 passei !
off smoothly on the New York division , anc
the time made was something remarkable
As we passed through > Philadelphia the
weather-beaten engineer left us and the
now man grasped the throttle for his race
against tlmo to Harrlsburg , the other terml
nus of the division.
"Out near Bryn Mawr. a pretty suburb ot
Philadelphia , our special was simply shat
tcrlng space , and everybody was offering con
gratulations and predicting that records
would bo made that would eland for years
A little defect then de\ eloped In the ol
tube runlng to the axle box on one of the
cars , and Charley Douglass , one of the
brightest young men In the employ of our
company , grasped the handle alongside the
steps , and , leaning for over , endeavored to
repair the break. At the moment Douglabi
was deeply engrossed In his work the specia
dashed around a short curve , and the nex :
instant poor Charley's head came In conlac
with a milk stand alongside the track. He
never knew what struck him , as hit ) death
was instantaneous. AS tnc oouy was uasiien
from the steps I pulled the bell cord , am
after running a quarter cf a mile the train
stopped and backed up to where the remains
lay.
"Everybody know Douglass well , and 1
took the heart out of every ono on that train
Thu object of the special was lost , as a stop
had been made , but for the rest of the run to
Plttsburg the different engineers made
records that stood for several years. Tha
was the most dismal failure of a special trail
that has over como to my notice , and to this
day the experiment of making a continuous
run from Jersey City to Pittsburg Jias no
been repeated. Yet you fellows here woul <
laugh at me If I hinted that officials as wcl
as employes of railroads are superstitious. "
RACING DOWN HILL.
"I can recall a run made by a specia
train aibout three years'ago , " said a membc
ot the group , whoso road winds in and ou
of tbo Lehlgh ccal region , "that cornea Into
my mind without the least trouble to my
thinking apparatus. The special was made
up of an engine and two cars , and the d'.a
tance covcrc-d was only ten miles , ibut , al
though mo record waa kept of itho time made
I am positive It was a record breaker for th
distance.
"Wo had been up 1n the mining region In
spooling the road , and -were returning down
'the hill at an easy rate. An 'wo ncared a
little telegraph office stuck In 'tho ' sldo o
tbo mountain our engineer noticed the young
operator running toward 'tho special like a
wild man. Tbo engineer lost no time In
pulling up to meet him. and was more than
frightened when ho called out :
" 'Three loaded coal cars have 'broken '
loose up near the mlno and ore coming down
Iho hill like b 1 ; pull out for Sldell for you
life ! '
"While officials are averse to having thel
nmploycs use profanity while on duty ,
doubt If bKlier ono of us ever thought o
the breach of the rules , by the little oper
a'tor. ' Sldell was ten ml lea away , and \va
the nearest siding , and way wo flew. I
the worst oime we knew wo could slow
up a little , jump and save our lives , but th
engineer was itruo blur1 , end put forward 111
best efforts to save his engine and the tun
cars howas "hauling. Sometimes I think
these nervy knights of the throttle car
moro for the equipment of a railroad thai
thov do for the officials. "
This little cally on the e'.do created conrld
creftle merriment among tbo group of oh
gray-bearded railroad officials , but -the story
teller -was commanded to continue his tale.
"Well , ( hat engineer simply pulled th
throMlo wldo open end after tbo specla
had made a tremendous start he closed ho
up , and wo drifted down the mountain Ilk
the wind.
"When iwe started for Sldell we had abou
half a mile the best of those runaway cai
care , and I don't bellovo they gained an Inc
on us. I was on the point ot crying1 out
couple of times for the engineer to revere
the lever and put on the airbrakes so w
could jump , as I was hanging on to th
side of the engineer's cab for dear life , be
cause at every curve -we struck I 'though
wo would leave the rail * , but as ho am
his fireman stuck gamely to their peats
without a quiver I know It would never defer
for mete weaken first.
"Wo finally reached thit elding. I though
It was about a month from the time wo had
received tbo warming , and In about twenty
five seconds the three cars dashed by wit !
a rush , and were caught as they stalled en
i heavy up grade near tbo bseeot th
mountain. There were half a do/en attache
t the roail la the } rear car during that run
JOBBERS UN
UNOF
OF OMRHR.
AGRICULTURAL IMPLEMENT .
I ininger & ,
* tflfctcalf Co.
WHOLESALE DEALERS IK
A < rrtcultvt'tii Implements.
Buggies anil Carrlngtm. Cor. < th and PacUll Bti.
- Orendorff
,
Pas-Sin
& Hartin Co
Jobbers of Farm Machinery.
and Bugglei > Cor. ( th and Jone * .
ART GOODS
Hospe
Picture Moldings.
Mirrors , Frames , Backlnc and Artists'
Materials.
BOOKBINDING , ETC
I.ITIXU AXl ) 1H > OK Jj.VDJ.\O.
glevcnth nnd Howard Sis.
B JOTS-SHOES-RUBBERS ,
M'frs | Jobbers of Foot Wear
WtSl ElUf AQKNTS FOU
The Joseph Banig-au Rubber Co.
Rubbers and Mackintoshes.
1 * Omiilin , Neb ,
Jtfoo.'s , Shoes and Rubbers
Salesrooms 1102-1104-1106 Harney Street.
' WHOLESAUB
RUBBER. GOOfS
Owner at Chief Brand Mackintoshes
Boots , Shoes , Rubbers ,
AT WHOLESALE.
Ofllco and Salesroom 1119-21-S3 Howard St.
Wi
Sho@ Company
Wholesale Shoe Manufacturers
Western Agents Goodyear Olove Rubberi ,
1114 Harney Street.
BAGS
Importers aud Manufacturers
BAGS
614-16-18 South ii Ih Street
BAKING POWDER EXTRACTS.
farre El &Go. ,
SYRUPS ,
Molasses , Sorghum , etc. , Prceervei and Jellies.
Also tin cnns and Jcpanned ware.
CHICORY
T
Chicory Oo.
Growers and manufacturers of all forms ot ,
Chicory Omatm-Fremunt-O'Ncll.
and I must say , J.wjth thn exception of Q
little paleness , tliqy , ' went through the ordeal
'
like game men , ' , j |
HRMAlliCADLE NBUVE ,
" The nerve dJsnlaVed by that engineer la
met every day Irt raflroid life , " chimed. In a
gray-haired veteran"but : , , speaking of cpe-
clal trains , I ran iwjrqss a nervy display this
time by a nrenWJ.Ii Aliout two yaars ago
our division received new locomotive of
very peculiar ' -pallem , being exceedingly
largo and equlpr/eU / , jIth many aew patenlr. '
whereby great eflf j l was to bo attained.
"I wan Eupcrlat&tiqcnt of the road then and
c'ctermined to taho the engine out myself on
a special schedule land ascertain If the new
Ideas were practlo Ui I selected a first claed
engineer and flrtyrlanto ; accompany me. The
latter particularly' ) \ , nnto \ call attention to ,
is ho pla > B a v ry , . Important part In my
blory. He wasi < s.tcyfeet. ! tall and built In
proportion. amUnijflu ) stood ID the glare of
the opco firebox presented a picture worthy
of the finest artlet.
"The locomotive P.roverl to bo all the builder -
or * claimed for It , and ran the record up
to sixty-one nillw an hour , which ls quite a
speed for our road , be'og poeseracd of many
sharp curves ami gradce. When the engine
was going her best and had just rounded a
sharp curve I noticed directly ahead a little
girl half way acrats a single-track bridge
that upanned quite a body of water.
"Tliere. wan no room for tbo child and
cnglno to pass < a thu structure , and In de
spair I pulled tlio whistle and tried , although
I knew It was a hopeless task , to stop the
locomotive. As the shrill shriek of the
whlatlo reached the little girl's cars she
turned , and , seeing- the engine bearing down
on her , ran ahead & few stop * and then ,
realizing tbo Impossibility of reaching the
other sldo before the engine would be upon
her , stia sprang to tbo side of the bridge ,
and with a eerwm Jumped late the deep
water twenty feet ibclow ,
" My reversing the engine etartlcd the bait
CROCKERY AND GLASSWARE
H , Bliss ,
Importer nnd Jobber
Crockery * China , Glassware ,
Sliver Plated Ware , Looking Glasses , Chan *
dellers , Lnmpi. Chimneys , Cutlery , ISte.
1-110 IMllXAM ST.
CREAMERY SUPPLIES
Creamery Machinery
nnd Supplies.
Dollers , Engines , Kecu Cookers , Wood Pul
leys , Shafting , lieltlns , IJutUr Pack
ages of all kinds.
B07-909 Jones St. - - - - -
COAL ,
s
OfMco 1G03 Farnam Street.
SHERIDAN COAL.
C. N. Dlctz , President. Qould Dlctz. Sec. & Trcs.
DRY GOODS.
i
Importers and Jobbers of
Dry Goods , Furnishing Goods
AND NOTIONS.
DRUGS.
§ 02-906 Jackson S/ .
I. C. RICHARDSON , Prest.
a P. AVELLER , V. Prcet.
T
31'f'rs Stan&arJ.larmaesutoal 1'ropara-
tlotii. Special Formulae frtparfd to
Order Nftitl for Cttttlayite.
' , 111 ! Howard St. , Omaha.
, E. Bruce & Co.
Druggists and Stationers ,
"Queen Bee" Specialties ,
Clears , Wlncu and Ltrnndles.
Corner 10th anil Hurncy Street ! .
ELECTRICAL SUPPLIES.
Electrical Supplies ,
Electric Mining Bells and Gas
Q. W. JOHNSTON , MET. 1510 Howard St.
WHOLESALE AND 11ETAIL
ELECTRICAL SUPPLIES
UOi Farnam St.
FRUIT-PRODUCE.
'I
WHOLESALE
Commission Merchants.
S. W. Corner l"th nnd Howard 8t * .
Mcmbem of the National LOHKUC of Comml *
elon Merchants of the United States.
freight
JOIHIEKS
Fruit and Vegetables
SPECIALTIES Straw rwrrlen , Apples. Ornncea.
Lemon , Cranberries , Potatoei. 1017 Howard Bt ,
FURNITURE
flewey & Stone
u Furniture
I - I I WHOLESALE
Furniture Draperies ;
1115-1117 FaroEm Streat.
dozen rallrcad men In the single ccach I wan
hauling , and they at once rtis'ied out en the
front pWiform to ascertain the fcauso In tlmo
to witness an act worthy of the bmvest man.
' 'As 1ho little girl's form sank beneath the
dark water another llguro wen't ' whirling
'through the dr. H was that big fireman of
mln < ; . He bad pun the oMId nm.laneout'y ! ! !
with me , and , acting Instantly , had Jumped
down en the step between the cnR'cie and ten
der , unil as the girl sprang Into the water Cio
leaped after her. Owing to the velocity of
the train his body whirled around like a ball
before striking tlio water. Tfao b4rtam : 'had
become quite swollen by rccnit lalns and the
current was swift , The fireman had hardly
disappeared under the -water th'in ' the- child
was win several yardu In frcnt of the place
whcru ho struck , but ho quickly came to
the surface and struck out manfully after
her. Hie little : .IIIB | went under a scccnd
time , but as she arcso my fireman was at her
side , and , grasping heC firmly with one urm ,
ho turned , and at1 cr a hard struggle , man
aged to reach the all ore , olmort exhausted.
"Whllo tac struggles In fcbo water were go-
Uig on I was figli'iUig ' that pesky engine , and
flnally broueht U to a standstill a short illi-
tance from the end of the bridge. Wo Im
mediately deserted that spcclar and all of uo
rushed down lo the fccnk of the river and
yelled encouragement lo the bravo fellow.
Aa he cmno out , pulling like tic air-brake on
a locomotive , wo gave him three cheers and
a Hger , but ho wily replied to It with the re
mark :
" " 'Chrlotopher Columbus , that water's
cold.1
"Of course wo made up a nice little puree ,
but I wasn't through wit.1 ! him. I sized him
upithls wiy : A man with his neryo ana eelf-
postxealon was out of place shoveling coal
into a locomotive and belonged upon the
seat allotted < to englncra , and the next pay
roll ho ulgncd was as pee of the knlguts of
tbo throttle. "
TYPE FOUNDRIES.
P reat Western
Type Foundry
Enperlor Copper Mixed Tjrpt Is th * twit on
th * tnrrket.
ELECTROTYPE FOUNDUT.
1114 Howard Street.
GROCERIES .
13th and Lc'.ivemvorth St.
Staple and Fancy Groceries
KA AND COfTEE ROISURS , Etc.
W1IOLBSMB
FINE GROCERIES
I Teas , Eplcci , Tobacco nnd Clgarat
I 1403-1407 Harney Screak
GAS COFKEO UOASTnitS
AM13 JOIJUIIXG GItOCnilS.
Telephone 2S2.
HARNESS-SADDLERY
s < ti > nr.i N < i.v COLLARS
Jobbers of Leather , Addcllcrj/ Hardware , F.tf ,
'Wo solicit your orders 131Q Howard Et ,
HARDWARE.
Wholesale Hardware ,
Om.ihu.
Wholesale Hardware.
Bicycles and Sportluc GooJs. 1210-'Jl-23 llar-
ncy street.
LIQUORS.
\//aifer \ ioase & 0 ®
WHOLESALE
LIQUORS.
Proprietors ot AMERICAN CIGAR AND OU\S3
WAKE CO.
2H-21C South Htli St.
| l@r's iagie ii
East India Bitters
Golden Sheaf Pure Rye and Bourbon WhUkcy.
Willow Springs DUtlllcry. Her & Co. , 111J
Hnrney Street.
Wholesale
Liquor Merchants ,
1001 Furnnm Street.
J
Wholesale
Liquors and Cigars ,
1118 Farnaw Street.
WHOLESALE
Wines , Liquors and Cigars.
415-415 a 1Mb Street.
SI > niM.YK HOOK Al'I'I.H STOHV.
Dill \ oaliVfliNtvr .SInI II or Did Hu
ll-lull Slciil It from \onlif
Said the eld man whose recent eulogies of
Dr. Noah Webster were exploited In the
columno of Hho Ut'lca ( N. Y. ) Observer : "Was
Noili Webster a plagiarist or did the English
steal from him ? I was led to ack tlicbo ques
tions by Tjclng e own recently the Unl-
voisal Spelling Hook , publlshiil ; In Dublin hi
183S , by T. Tegg & CD , < rhlch contains the
Btory of the boy that ntoie apples , with an
exact roi.roJuctlon of 'he WtbBlcrlan Illus
tration , It runs as Tows. 'An old man
found./ : rude boy upon nc of liU trees stciil-
log copies , and desired i.im to como down ,
but the young saucebelaid : him plainly ho
would not. "Won't you ? ' rays the old man.
'Then I will fetch you d tvn , " So 'jo pulled
up sametui'ts ot grdAb anil throw at him ,
but this only made the joungster laugh , to
think the old man Utould ijrelend to beat
him out of the tree with Brass only. "Well ,
well , " says the old man , "If neither words
nor grass will do , I must try what virtue
tlicrn la In atrues. " So the old man pelted
him heartily wlili stones , which aaon made
the young chap ha/iten down ( ram the tree
and beg the old man's r < r-Jon. Now , whcai
I first read that story , somethlriK moro than
fitly years ago , no doubt entered my mind
that It uus made In Canan-tlcut. Aud the
olcturo accompanying It , Wan not that little
house Jerry Grlawold's , and the 'old man1
Priest I'rudcn7 Aod the boy , did lie not
bear a Btrlldng resemblance to me In my
beit whlto trousers ? All tlimi IropreisulonB
romalrtod until recently , V.un I saw the
picture In Iho Unlvcrtul Spclllag Hook , ivliuru
It looked wonderfully Irish ( o inc. I wish
Bomo of you fellows would 'find ' out whither
Noah Webster WSH a i > lagarlet ! or the victim
of IlrltUn publishers.
'In the Universal Spelling Hook under ( ho
head lluo , 'Worda of Seven. ByllabUa , Ac-
LUMBER"
Iileago Lumber Oo.
WHOLESALE
DUMBER . . .
814 South 14th St.
LUMBER.
WHOLESALE AND
LUMBER
Offlc * and Yartt. . 13th ana California Bin.
Wholesale Lumber
Lime , Etc ,
Oth and Douglas Sts.
OYSTERS.
id G5 © &
PACKCHS.
KING COLE OYSTERS ,
V AND POULTIIY.
1013 llovanl St.
OILS-PAINTS
asid IPamf Go
MANUFACTUIinUS
Air Floated A-Lncral Paint
Ana Patnt nf Ml Kinds I'utty. Eta.
1015 and 1017 Jonei St.
: . A. Mortet. 1st Vice Pres. L. J. Drake , den Mcr
. . . .OJLS. . . .
Gaso.lne , Turpentine. Axle Grenpo. ntc.
Omnha Hranch and Asonleg , John I ) . Ruth MRr.
PAPER-WOOD3NWARE.
'arpgnater Paper
Printing Paper ,
Wrapping Paper , Stationery ,
Corner Uth anJ Howard itreeli.
Paer and
enware Go.
Wrapping Paper , Stationery ,
Woodenware.
1107 Harnev Street.
STEAM-WATER SUPPLIES.
C
10t.lOlO < Doncta * Street.
Manufacturers and jobbera ot Slr.-un. Gas anl
Water Supplies of All Kinds.
tates
rroS-iiio Harnev St.
Steam Pumps , Engines and nailers. Pipe ,
Wind Mills , Steam nnd Plumbing
Material , JJcltliif , Hose , Etc.
TOYS AND FANCY GOODS.
, Hardy & Co
v = = = = =
Toys , Dolls , Albums and
FANCY GOODS.
flouM Kurnlfhlnga , ChUJrcn'o Carrlscci , Eta
i Ult Farnam Street.
YEAST-BAKING POWDER.
Manufacturers' celebrated "On Tlmo Yeast"
and German liaklng Powder. Satisfaction
guaranteed.
4.301 lo 4321 North
'Iwculy-eight Street.
Go-
oi. COI.ONV IIIJIMJIM ; , OIIIOAOO ,
Membnrs Chicago Hoard of Trade since UC2.
Crcin.l'rovisions . ' anJ N. Y.Stocks
Orders Cash nnd Future Delivery Solicited ,
Omulm Ulllur , Ilooiii 1 , .V. V , Mfu Illilu1.
. , . . 'Plume 1)111 ) , . . .
PI.OVII J. OAMI'IIKI.T , . Jliiimjfcr.
E- BOYD & GO , .
Telephone 103 ! ) . Omnha , Neb
COMMISSION ,
GUA N PROVISIONS imdSTOCKS
HOARD OP TRAIN ! .
Dlift wlrc to ClilcuL'o and New York.
CormpondenU : John A , AVarrtn A Co.
T13LI5PHONI3 WB.
H. B. PENNEY & CO. ,
110 Board of Trade Bldg. , Omaha , Neb
GRAIN , PROVISIONS , STOCKS
Hranch onice. 103S N St. . Lincoln. Kob.
ccnted on the Fifth Syllable , ' I find clr-cum-
na-vl-ga-tl-cn , and under the line , 'Words ot
llvo Ayllahlei , accented on the firat eyllable/ )
fa-shl-on-a-blo ; and having got ao far , I
didn't wonder any more ( hat seine of my
[ run brethren find It dllllcult to catch on to
the pronunciation of KnylLjli words , Hut
that Is only a small part of what the Uni
versal Spelling Hook contains. It has a
irvatlsn on Kngllsh grammar , followed by tlio
principles of politeness by PhilipStanhope ,
carl nf Chesterfield , and a number of fublei ,
stories , etc. , besides the 'Boy and tlio
Tree , ' " concluded tlio old man.