THE OMAHA DAII/T BEE : STJXDAY. NOVEMBER 6. 1808. .10
SEW BOORS AT THE LIBRARY
About Ono Thousand Volumes Have Eecently
Been Added to the Shelves.
ALL SORTS OF LITERATURE REPRESENTED
Committee Antlcl | > ntci an
l'nr nil I'oNlltle the Dciiinndn of the
I'ulillo for the Winter Clulm
Already nt Worlf.
Anticipating renewed interest in books
and rcadlnE during the coming winter
months the nurchaslnu committee ot the
public library has selected the winter's sup.
Ply of new literature nnd
as many of the
volumes DS have been received are now
being put In place on the library shelves.
There are in all about 1,000 now books ,
a small part of the number being duplicates
of works destroyed in the recent fire , and
they relate to all branches of literature
adapted to all sorts and conditions of readers -
ers from histories abridged and simplified
lor the use of girls and boys , ranging along
over notion , poetry and dramas , to scien
tific and philosophical works , which only
eages and savants can read and understand.
The Idea which those In charge at the
library have tried to follow out In making
these new additions Is to limit the fiction
list , confining purchases as far as expedient
to the works of authors already represented
on their shelves , and to work toward com
pleting departments of literature such a
history , biology , travel nnd science , where
Rood foundations have already been laid by
previous purchases. A little later when
larger funds are available more attention
will bo paid to making the fiction depart
ment complete , but Just at present It Is
thought to bo of
greater importance to provide -
vide literacy equipment for the many classes !
nnd clubs which are to use the library dur.
. ing tbo winter.
Claim Already nt "VVorU.
Two clubs have already commenced win
ter meetings ; they arc the Woman's club
nnd the Technical club. Members of the
nrt department of the former are studying
the ancient architecture of Egypt , Assyria
und other nations of remote antiquity , while
the Technical club is devoting Its time to
the sciences and the fine arts. Numerous
valuable works relating to subjects studied
by both these clubs are among the books
Just received. Ono division of the Woman's
club will devote Its time this winter tc.
the study of French history , another will
study Egyptology , with Mrs. W. II. Han-
chett , and still another division will read
up forgotten and unknown chapters of Eng
lish history. Then there are several classes
composed of younger readers whoso work
will bo along the lines of study supple
mentary to Echool class room requirements.
For their use also new volumes have been
Bocured.
The station system tried by the library
authorities a year or two ago and given
up because of a scarcity of funds will be
put In operation again this winter. It la
proposed to establish several delivery sta
tions in the outskirts of the city , where
people who find It Inconvenient to come in
to the library may have books scut out to
them by filling out cards.
Speaking of the tastes of Omaha reader *
and the return of their interest to reading ,
the librarian , Miss Edith Tobbltt , said.
"Wo find that the exposition made a tre
mendous difference In the circulation of out
books , for when there were so many other
attractions very few people found time to
read. Now that the exposition ts over we
are becoming very busy again. There Is a
noticeable Increase In tbo Interest of the
reading public this winter In Jewish Htera.
turo. Very likely Rabbi Htrsch's visit to
the city has had something to do with this ,
and SSangwlU's lecture tour In the United
States , his Interesting talcs of the Ohctto ,
have had their part In creating this Interest.
IlloRrniihy Drinvn Itn Share.
"Probahly readers show most Interest In
fiction , but biographical and historical works
have found a greater number of readen
this fall than previously. It seems that
the death of the century's greatest states
men , Gladstone and Bismarck , bos directed
Interest to the lives of ether antabla men , as
well as to their own. Then the result ot
the Spanish war , while it served for a
tlmo to create Interest In the history ot
Spain and her colonies , has been to causb
readers to take an unprecedented Interest
In the political history of the European
powers. Pupils of tbo public schools also
are great students of history , many of them
being required by their teachers to do his
torical reading outside the class room. Thb
most popular books In this line are Flake's
histories , Channlng's and Hlgglnson's.
Among the books of older historians that
have recently been purchased are those ot
Justin McCarthy , Elizabeth Latlmor ana
Bradley.
"Tho theaters ot the winter season also
cause an increase ot reading because many
people llko to post themselves on the
dramas before going to sco them presented
on the stage.
"The fact that there are so many good
books among tbo year's works ot fiction ac
counts for the unusual Interest In thlb
branch of literature. Until this tall thcrt >
have been no books that have been a crazb
you might say , since last year , when every *
body read Quo Vadls and the Choir In
visible. Our new lot of books Includes ,
many recent publications by authors who
have Always been exceedingly popular with
Omaha readers. As Hush Wyun was BO
widely read It IB likely that the Adventure *
of Francolse will also bo popular and wt >
already have had many calls for It. An
other book that ts being Inquired for often
Is Mrs. Humphrey Ward'a latest novel , Hel-
beck ot Bannlsdalc. Of the more recent
wrltcra of fiction , Paul Leicester Ford , Lil
lian Bell and Zangwlll , are most popular.
Still wo find that people never quite out.
grow their tastes for the older novelists ,
Dickens , Thackeray and Scott. Of tbo French
novelists , Balzac and George Sand are the
most popular. "
CERAMICS ATI HE EXPOSITION
Some Uvldcnce of Advance In Art liy
the Women of the Triiiinmls-
Art presented no more pleasing feature
to the exposition visitors than the ceramic
display , which occupied ( pace In the gal
lery of the Liberal Arts building and In the
reception room of the Iowa State building.
Council Bluffs was the only city represented ,
and It bfti a number ot very enthusias
tic artiste. Several of their artists exhibited
In other buildings , BO the size of their dis
play was somewhat disappointing. A set ot
\ - dessert plates In different floral designs
was wonderfully effective. A square chop
plate with red , yellow and pink roses a
Aullch , was quite an Innovation from the
general run of plncques. Although not In
the broad style , there was a very pretty Ice
cream set , which ( bowed careful drawing
and harmonious coloring. It was an en
tirely transmUMselppI exhibit , the only ex
ception bolus Mrs. Vance Philips of New
r York City , formerly ot Nebratka , who dis
played five figured pieces which were much .
admired , her "Cupid and Psycho" being
considered one of the best of the entire ex
hibition.
Figure painting seemed to bo the general
trend ot the work , mostly after the style ot
Grutiner , which In many rases proved too
auibltloui for amateurs. The broad utyle ,
nltu aweeplag ehsJow effects , was Generally
used. Wcrtern artists excel In fruit and
flowers , roses and grapes being especially
good. A number of new shapes In china
were noticed , but the tide seemed to bo
In the direction of placqucs , nearly every
exhibitor having from one to five.
The nrtl t of Missouri occupied a limited
space In the woman's department of their
state. H could hardly be called a state
exhibit , as there were only a few exhibitors ,
and the Individual dtiplays were email , A
portrait of Queen Louise on a plucquo was
well executed and harmonious In coloring.
Colorado and the Nebraska State Ccramlo
club had their exhibits In separate booths.
Colorado used the shaded purples of the wild
columbine ( the state flower ) for Us color
decorations. The paste work was most ex-
ccllent , and there were a number of original
and very pleasing designs in scroll .work
nnd conventional borders. A rose Jar , with
small inlaid medallions , In which wcr&
painted miniature marine views In settings
of graceful and Intricate scroll work , with
olive green background , was an exquisite
piece. The large punch bowl with a flgur& j
of Bacchus nnd n , profusion of grapes was > j
worthy of mention , but the decoration was
too heavily mansed. Battleships and flags
In the background of portraits of Sampson
and Dewey may be very Interesting from a
patriotic point of view , but from an artistic
standpoint they are spoiled. Ono could
easily Imagine a dainty cup of tea with a
charming friend while contemplating thb
beautiful tete-a-tete set with pink roses ,
blue borders and gold paste scrolls of open
and graceful curves noising over the blos
soms. Taking nil together , the Colorado
display Is nn honor to Its state.
The beauty of the Nebraska booth would
have been greatly enhanced by the use of
a lighter background than the heavy col
ored maroon drapery as long as the cases
are ot ebony. The club is making vast
strides ami the Improvement was easily
noticed as several pieces have been exhib
ited a number of times In the last flvo years ;
An oval slab In Vandyke browns In em
bossed sittings after the style of Grutzner
was ono of the most finished pieces , showIng -
Ing careful attention to detail and thorough
knowledge of the values of lights and shad
ows. Two striking placquos of iroaca and
lilacs show a happy selection of back
grounds , and these with the exquisite tlnt-
tngs of the flowers made them look as If
freshly plucked. What could bo more ap
propriate for the decoration of a tankard
than the Jolly monks with their rubicund
countenances and their evident enjoyment
of the social glass ? Yet It was rather dis
appointing to turn from this work of art
to a soup set with conventionalized borders
by the same artist.
A placque with snowballs was wonderfully
good. The peculiar greeny whlto of blossoms
In their earlier stages being well brought
out. A set of plates with an exquisite lacelike -
like design of paste work elicited much
praise. A large placque with yellow , pink
ind red roses and double English violets
grouped in a pleasing manner was one of
the most admired pieces of the exhibit.
There is a general Impression prevailing
In the cast that there are no very good
artists found west of Chicago , but the late
exhibition proves the contrary , and al
though art lu the west is still in the
embryo , the display at the exposition fore
shadows a decided advance in artistic lines
for tlio future.
DISPOSING OF COU.VTV E.YHIHIT.
( liiaiitlly of Mntcrlnl to lie Sent to
County IIOHliltnl.
Douglas county has removed all of Its
exhibits from the buildings ou the exposi
tion grounds and disposed ot the stuff that
was shown and admired by the millions dur
ing the last summer. All of the vegetablco
and perishable exhibits , ouch as fruit , we. t
out to the poor farm for the purpose of
replenishing the larder of that Institution.
The Bheaf groin , open packages of wheat ,
corn , oats and barley wont to the same
place and will bo fed to stock that Is owned
by the county. The grain that was In bottles
tles has been stored In the attic of the
county house and will bo kept there for
future UBC , should the occasion require its
being placed upon exhibition again.
The car corn , sheaves of grain and that
In open faekages would have been l.ept Tor
show purposes , but when It was taken down
It was discovered that It was alive with Texas
weovll , an Insect that has heretofore been
unknown to this section of country. All
of the other grain In the Agricultural buildIng -
Ing was found to bo Infected wUU ilit
same insect , whlcl It Is sunoonol was
brought here from some of * .he southern
states making displays. This insect ruined
the grain for pbnllng , as it bored lute the
kernel and completely destroyed the rterm.
The Douglas couuty wool U at the poor
farm , where It will be kept in cases and
will bo shown o t'ln should there ho trn
occasion for making a second display of
the product. Thu grain pictures that were
upon the wall at tbo back of tli.- space
will be placed In some room in the court
house and will be open to Inspection. The
same action will bo tak ii with the sta
tlstlcs , which showed the number of Irishols
of groin raised in the county annually
during the last djcado and the amount of
money that it has been bringing Into the
pockets of the farmers nnninllv. Inase
those things should bo wanted by the Uonrd
of Trade they will bo douiiuvl , provM'n '
this body prepares a place wh'ire they can 1 e
exhibited and used as a itamln ! adver
tisement for the county and Its agricultural
resources.
The county commissioners are at a loss
to know what -to do with "King Corn" and
"Queen of Grasses , " the two figures that
occupied commanding positions upon the
space in the Agricultural building. They
are large and unwieldy and to store them
will require considerable space. For the
present , at least , they are likely to iremaln
In some one of tno rooms of tbo court house.
The three gol-J medals , one silver medal and
the special diploma have all been taken to
the commissioners' rooms , where they will
be displayed for a time , after whlh they
will bo locked In one of the safes and kept
as mementos of the great fair.
All of the Instruments and appliances used
In the Emergency hospital on the expos !
tlon grounds have been purchased by the
county for $750 , which price Is about 60 per
cent of the original cost , The outfit Is said
to be the most complete In the state and
the commissioners think that when they
bought It they dtovo a great bargain with
the exposition. Everything that was secured
at the hospital goes Into the operating
rooms at the county hospital , whcro It will
be looked after by the house doctor.
Of the proceeds of the $100,003 of bonds
votctt by the county in aid of the exposi
tion , the sum of $300 remains , unexpended.
This Is likely to be used up in ths payment
of small claims that will come In during
the next few weeks. The commissioners are
all satisfied with the Investment made by
the county and are unanimous In saying i
that the county never spent $100,000 more
advantageously. They eay that the county
has received many hundreds of thousands J
of dollars of advertising and that the results
will be felt for many years to come.
Miirrlnue I.lcennon.
County Judge Baxter issued the follow
ing marriage licenses yesterday :
Nflmo and Residence. Age.
Zachary Taylor. Omaha 60
Josephine V , Grady , Omaha 2:2 :
Lester Shamblen. South Omaha 20
Clara B. Atkinson. South Omaha 17
'
Herman Goldstein. Omaha 29 ;
Minnie lllotsky , Omaha 21 >
.Jeremiah McGlahan Omaha . . . .37
Stella A. Flgglns , Omaha 21
'
Joseph Balkovcc , Omaha . . . .21
Mary Sasek , Omaha . . . . . . . .23
The sooner a coush or cold U cured with
out harm to the sufferer the better. One
Minute Cough Cure quickly cures. Why suf
fer when such a couch cure it within reach ?
It U cleasant to tlio taste.
SCHEME TO SAVE CITY MONEY
High Credit Makes it Possible to Lower
Interest on Warrant * .
OMAHA'S ' OBLIGATIONS IN GREAT DEMAND
Hnp ( Mny Ho Dccrcnneil nnil City
Ultoii n'Cnnlt Iliinln , Tlicrrltr Siiv-
Inir the Tmcimyem 'JTlioufinndi
of Dollar * Yearly.
U Is quite likely that at the coming legis
lature the council and other city officials will
attempt to secure the passage of a bill re
ducing ' the rate of Interest that city war
rants shall bear from 7 per cent to 0 per
cent. It Is estimated from the present con
dition ofthe Omaha warrant market that
with this reduction the demand lot those
short s time obligations will not cea.se to any
material , degree , while nt the same time the
city will be saved annually In Interest some
thousands of dollars.
Omaha warrants were never so tnuuli In
demand as they are today. They furnish an
absolutely eafe and profitable Investment
with the 7 per cent Interest that must be
paid under the Btato law. So great Is the
demand that ono-half of 1 per ecu I pre
mium Is offered by every broker In the
city , and at that figure the warrant holders
are besieged by the brokers for their paper.
This demand .Is by no means local , for the
city treasurer has been asked for big blocks
of warrants by eastern brokers and bauks.
One brokerage firm Soott , Hammond &
Wrlgley of Wyoming , 111. made a proposi
tion to buy $25,000 of the warrants monthly.
This flourishing condition of the warrant
market shows a marked contrast to that of
two years ago. At that time prosperity was
not here and warrants could not ba disposed
of except by giving a discount of from 1 to
2 per cent. This fact accounted for the fail
ure of the attempt to get the luglslaturo to
decrease the rate of Interest on city war
rants. It was feared that If the rate were
decreased the city would have difficulty In
disposing of this short time paper.
OillclalH Ilcllcvo In It.
But with the healthy form of the market
now prevalent city officials are again agitat
ing the Idea of reducing the Interejt. Dep
uty City Treasurer Fcad Is a strong sup
porter of a move of this kind. He says :
It was well enough to make the rate of
Interest on warrants high when the city was
young In order to establish a market for
the paper , but now , with the existing de
mand , It Is entirely unnecessary and In
fact extravagant. Almost all of the big
cities of the country no larger than Omaha
have a much lower rate , some 4 per cent ,
but the largest number 5 per cent. None
of them have any trouble In disposing of
the warrants at that rate. For example ,
the law of lown makes the rate only G per
cent and Iowa towns have no dtinculty In
finding purchasers for the warrants. With
a reduction of the rate from 7 per cent to
5 per cent the city would save annually lu
Interest about $4,000 , a considerable Item.
I have been urging still nnother plan b >
which the city would save still more money.
This Is to put the city on a strictly casb
basis , following the plan employed by other
cities with success. This can be very easily
done by borrowing. In the early months of
the year before the taxes arc paid , Insteac
of Issuing warrants against the fund and
permitting them to bear interest becausi
they cannot bo taken up for lack of mcney ,
the city should borrow from some bank 01
Institution the money needed to pay th <
running obligations. A note could be giver
for the amount for three or any number of
months deemed necessary and paid when the
taxes are In. This would do away almost
entirely with the present warrant system
and would place the city practically on n
cash basis.
By this scheme I would estimate that the
city would save in Interest about $7,000 or
oven more , yearly. The money market Is so
easy now that there would bo no difficulty
In getting the funds at 3V per rent at the
most and any number of Institutions would
Jump at the chance to lend the money. In
a word , the saving would bo the different
between 3H per cent the city would have
to pay and the 7 per cent that It is now
paying on the warrants.
City Comptroller Westbcrg Is also a linn
supporter of this plan of borrowing money
Instead of Issuing Interest-bearing warrants
Ho believes that there will bo no difficulty
In securing the money. The result would not
only be a saving to the city , but would
lessen the work In the offices of the city
treasurer and the comptroller. The task of
registering warrants , for example , would bo
entirely done away with and the system of
bookkeeping In this department would be
much simpler than at present.
CITY ASICS KOU rillB AI'PAn.VTUS.
Wnu ( lletiini for Uxiicnnex Incurred
mi I2.v | > unUlon CroundH.
Although the city council has made a re
quest of the exposition management that the
fire apparatus used on the grounds bo turned
over to the city In payment or the services
of the fire company stationed there , city
officials do not seem to be very confident
that It will bo granted. At the same time
a strenuous effort will be made to get the
apparatus , Inasmuch as every city offlclal
feels , that It would bo but partial recom
pense for the expense Incurred by the city
in connection with the exposition.
During the entire five months of the ex
position the city stationed an engine com
pany on the grounds , which consisted of ten
men and the second assistant chief. The
place of 'this company doivn town was filled
with other men. Ex-Member Dullard of the
Fire and Police Board made the arrange
ments , but It Is understood that ho entered
Into no sort of agreement with the expo
sition company regarding the recompense
the city was to get In .return for the services
of these men. It was understood at the time
the council agreed to this plan that In ex
change the city was to get the fire apparatus
at the end of the exposition , but the city
fathers have found since that they were
mistaken.
The cost to the city of maintaining the
company on tlu grounds during the five
months was $0,000. Chief Itecloll of the flro
department declares that the cost of the
exposition apparatus to the city would bo
much less than this. Therefore It is felt
that the exposition company would be doing
nothing else than the right thing if thy
should turn over the apparatus , even If they
do not consider the fact that the city has
spent several thousand dollars more In other
ways in helping along the exposition. The
request for the apparatus has been duly
forwarded to the exposition company but
no answer has been received yet.
An attempt may also be made to secure the
exposition ambulance for use down town In
connection with the Police and Health de
partments , but no steps In this connection
have yet been taken. City Physician SpaldIng -
Ing Is very desirous that the city purchase
the wagon , as It Is needed. The city pos
sesses nothing of the kind , sick ana Injured
people being ordinarily conveyed to hos-
pltals In rough patrol wagons. He has sent
several communications regarding the mat
ter to th ? city council , but that body baa
not acted on them.
IMI'UOVKMKXTS O.MUITII S1I1R.
Wretrlicil Wooden Strip Intorrniitlnir
( inoil Pavement Mimt ( Jo ,
There Is a good possibility that the rot
ten wooden blocks on North Twenty-fourth
street , from Burdctte to Spauldlng streets ,
will be torn up and the street repaved with
asphalt next eprlng , Councilman Karr of the
Sixth ward declares. He Is now circulating
a petition for the work , and he has hopes 1
that the property owners who have stood In i
the way of tbo improvement heretofore will I
sign.
sign.There
There has been warfare for months along ;
North Twenty-fourth street , ou account of f
Ita bad condition. The thoroughfare is paved I
with aiphalt from Cumins street to Ames *
avenue , with the exception of the strip men-
tloned , but this portion la In such bad shape
that trafll : Is almost Impossible. The smart
merchants along the street have declared
that this condition of affairs has gradually
been ruining their business by decreasing
traffic and have been trying repeatedly to
get relief.
The drat attempt was made In the direc
tion of securing signatures of property own
ers for repaying , but J. N. H. Patrick and
Herman Kountzo blocked this game. Then
the council was petitioned to tear up the
blocks anil refill the street at considerable
expense , but on the opinion of the city at
torney that this would bo an Illegal expendi
ture of money , this plan was turned down
by the council.
When this latter plan failed , Councilman
I Karr again turned his attention toward se
curing a petition for repavlng , anl ha an
nounces now that Mr. Patrick and Mr.
ICountzo have consented to sign. The peti
tion Is expected to be filed this lull. On
account of the lateness of tlio se. son the
work cannot be commenced until next
eprlng.
To Attend Hie Chnnc Kiinernl.
OMAHA , Nov. G. The members of the city
council and other city officials are rciuwted
to meet In the mayor's office at the city hall
Sunday afternoon at 2 o'clock sharp to at
tend the funeral services of the late Hon.
Champion S. Chase , a former mayor of the
olty. FUANK E. MOOIIES , Mayor.
Oily Hull HrcvItlcH.
At Us regular meeting the Board of Public
Works transacted only routine business.
City Auditor Hanger of DCS Molnes was
a visitor at the city hall yesterday morning.
COSTLY KUUS.
Clrenl Cnro niul limcnulty Shown In
Their Preimrntloii ( or MiirUel.
From the animal's back to the lady's
shoulders there is much skillful handling
of high-priced furs. Aside from the trap
ping and selling and the making into mod
ish wraps an Intermediate step occurs , and
upon this depends more truly the ultimate
value of the okln than Its depth of tone ,
purity of color or even rare breed to which
It was assigned by the Creator. In con
sequence ordinary skunk skins have been
made beautiful martens at the dresscr't
shop , while the rarest of sable has been
rendered useless. As a trade this Interme
diate handling has .been little affected bj
the advance of mechanical Ingenuity. II
still remains primitive a trade of hand
work and foot work and man's labor. No
mechanical device has ever been made to
equal in delicacy and result this contact
with human flesh.
Machines there are for the curing and
tanning of skins skins of the lower grade-
rabbit and opossum , and the heavier pelts
are put through a machinery process. But
the high grade furs the costly skins ,
sable , ermine , mink and chinchilla , stlil are
manipulated almost entirely by hand , and
this , together with the Inctcaslng demand
and decreasing supply , adds to the final cost.
The work of the dresser is Interesting ,
and In stages highly picturesque. The skins
.ire turned over to him by the firm who buys
Its season's supply in the raw state. The
trapper has literally skinned his game-
turned the outside or fur side In , leaving
the entire pelt exposed hence the old nur
sery joke of "skinning the rabbit. " The
skins are greased to preserve them from
vermin and soon turn stiff. This constitutes
the raw state.
In curing the pelt Is first put through a soft
ening process a chemical solution and the
skins arc then tubbed. Hero they remain
in the salt and water or similar wash as re
quired over night , possibly twclv6 hours
longer. The skins are wrung out of this
bath and partially dried , then turned over
to the flcahor. This Is another department
of the trade and requires skilled hands to
scrape these skins properly. This Is done
on upright knives set slightly oblique at the
end of a narrow bencu on which the fleshcr
bits astraddle.
From the fleehcr the aklns go through a
greasing process , where Cue creamery but
ter Is liberally slapped over the pelt , the
skin all this , whllo remaining pelt-out , o !
course.
The next departure loads one to the pic
turesque detail of the dressers' chop. Alone
cither side of the room are ranged large
barrels of three-quarters height In tblc
the men stand waist deep while sacqul
forms the cover from the edge of the barrette
to the man's body. This keeps In the heat ,
which , In time , becomes excessive , and in
these covered barrels the half-naked men
tread day after day and look as though they
were practicing the couche-couche dance.
With their naked feet they work the butter
Into the pelt and fur and the heat , which
emanates from their body , forms a most Im
portant itcir. in the curing of the skins. A
shuffio board fastened obliquely across the
front Inner side of the barrel aids them in
rotating the skins which In time acquire a
high degree of heat , very surprising to the
novice. This heat renders the fur soft and
supple. Only a few skins ten to a dozen-
are trodden at one time.
When the butter dance stops the eklnt
are removed to a drying room and spread
over the floor. At the right point of dry
ness they are gathered together and taken
to the sawdust room. This sawdust Is in
truth pulverized wood , as flue In quality as
cornstarch. Sometimes It Is of mahogany ,
sometimes of rosewood. The latter , how
ever , contains so much acridity that It Is
used' more sparingly. For the dlf.
feront sorts of furs different dusts
are used wood dust for the darker
coata and flour and marble duet for
ermine. This wood dust la expensive and
the supply limited. In the curing season It
becomes a serious Item in the dresser's
trade.
As only 10 per cent of the butter is
actually absorbed by the pelt , the rest cling ,
ing to the fur , the dust Is worked very thor
oughly Into the greaced fur and cleanses it
of tha butter and renders the fur soft and
ellky. The first mechanical labor Is here
Introduced , when the skins with a copious
supply of dust are thrown lute a big re.
volvlng tub which imitates cloavly the rota
tlon of treading and by pacing over cells
of steam pipes gets warmth similar to the
heat of the trcader's body. The fura and
dust are revolved rapidly until BUlflcluut
dust haa been taken up , when they are
dumpea out , picked up separately and given
a deft shako and the band labor Is again
coifed Into use.
The skins are spread to air , beaten ,
turned fur out and given to tbo comber. He
finishes the ellky coats ; evens up nklus tea
a point of symmetry. For with the Indlun
trapper a hind leg comes very handy for
his chief or to work Into hU tribal robes ,
and many a four-legged animal arrives
with a three-legged skin at the dresser's
shop. Then half of the hind leg Is deftly
sewed to the trunk and the &km Is dressed.
With the above process faithfully worked
out the fur Is never fulled or cottony. This
system and the honesty of the trade has
won for the American dresser a front rank
In the curing of skins. Except for broad
tall or unborn Persian lamb and the treating
of the Persian lamb Itself , which Is ex
celled only lu Lcipslg , and the London dye
ing of seal , which our climate and cheinlca
condition of the water make Impossible , the
United States of America leads today In
the curing and tanning and dressing of turn
as Its women do In creating the greatest
demands and the most appreciative fur mar
ket.
Didn't Want to ( In Hunter- .
Somervlllo Journal : First Reporter
Where are you going to , old man ?
Second Reporter Oh. I'm Just going to
- ' rant to get some supper
It's halt past C now , and I have an assign.
rnent to report that banquet to the preal-
i . '
First Reporter Oh , yes. Well , I guess
I'll go alone with you , if you don't mind
I hav an assignment to do the Merchants
club dinner at the game time.
RGHARD & fflflRPET
Dead our iidvertlsc- I > cud our advertise-
ments they are 0 incuts they arc
money savers for you. WILHELM U COMPANY money savers for you.
1114.10.18 Douglas St.
Do you read advertisements ?
Some advertisements mean what they say , and say what they
Why Not ? moan. You are not alive to your interests if you ignore our ad
vertisements this month if you are going to need carpets or furni
ture. December is the holiday month our stock of furniture on the first floor must give
way to make room for Santa Clans and his remarkable ft ts there is but ono way as
every available inch from basement to 4th floor is now filled with goods Wo will make
room by selling Carpets and Furniture this month so low that you can't got away from
the great temptations Watch our adds closely , there are going to bo some splendid val
ues ail this month.
Some values that will take precedent :
9x12 Byzantlno Kugi , good val-on fin
UP at | 2T.50-speclaI 6U.UU
0x12 Hanspun Jute Smyrna Ro-
servlble Kug-y , good value , at 1O (10
$10.00 ifc.UU
Miter IlUKs , square 3-9x3-9
Brussels , Velvet & Axmlnster
A good lot and very cheap
Jl.DO , 11.23 , 41.00 and
French Wilton RUBS , 27x54 ,
very choice , good value nt $6.00 O 7 K
-special Jii J
Delft Blue Jnpnnoso Rugs , 1 f\\
( best quality ) 2(1x51 ( lgUU
Kulah Reversible Wool Rugs , 17
30x00 , good value at $2.25 i.JJ
Kulah Reversible Wool Rut , * ' , 9 R
i G feet , good value nt $1.00. . . . *
Kulah Reversible Wool I tug * , 9 K (
35x72 , good value at $3.75 . t.J
Biitterworth Reversible itoral
Wilton Rucs.36xC4 luctiPS , ffood
vnluo nt $7.50 very special. . . .
Heavy Wool Art Square , 3x7 A Sift
yards . tiUU
Heavy Wool Art Squares 7 TK
2x3 yards . J.tJ
Heavy Wool Art Square Q flfl
4x3 yards . J.UU
Heavy Wool Art Squares | O 7R
4x1 yards . l * D
Heavy Wool Art Squares
tfi flft
4x5 yards . IU.UU
Oil Cloth , square yard , 17o , 20o , 9 ftp
22o nnil . < 1"J
Oil Cloth , stiilr Rugs , sooil
duality , 3x3 feet .
Oil Uloth stair KURS , good quul-
liy.4xl'i . .
Oil ( . 'loth t > tnlr ItUR * . good qmil- 1 ' )
Itv. CMI . ? . . . . . . ' '
/.hie binding w Hi corner * nml
tuoks , put up In ho.\e for 3\t ;
oil clotli .
Host turned mlRo , 4\\ \ ; iS oil 9flr
cloth . Ul <
Host turned cilttu , CxO oil 91 P.
cloth . Jl )
Anew lot of made-up rugs made from our stock remnants of carpet all sizes and
kind at prices that make happy all bargain lovers you must see them to judge the
value ; Samples of Moquette and Wilton Carpets about H yards each 5" ? very cheap.
Furniture Specials
A few of our furniture specials this week prices that make
selling easy and buying within the reach of all
Parlor nrm rocker In Imitation
Jlahotrnny flnlsh.cobler leather
sent with leather cushion back. 3.90
Our price. . . . , .
Couched that wo make to your
order In any color , velour or 8.25
corduroy , fringed tufted tops .
Folding bed lounges , onk fraino ,
well made and finished , uphols 8.50
tered In good carpet ; price .
mantel folding bed , full size , with
supported wire springs , nicely 9.00
t"iulshed mul carved ; our price .
Upright oak folding bed. largo
bevel mirror , nicely polished nnd
carved , contains the best cell
spring , the best bed made for our
price 25.00
Ladles' writing desk , oak or ma
hogany finish , highly hand-pol-
This hnndsomo Inrgo comfortaule 4.50 Ished and nicely carved , worth all 5,00
full roll Ituttan Rocker , price . we ask ,
GflOST OF A GLORIOUS PAST
Exposition Stands a Melancholy Shadow of
Its Former Self.
GROUNDS ARE DREARY AND FORSAKEN
Scene * ot Life nnd Beauty Are Suc
ceeded by the UcBOlntlon of tlio
Grave Many Delinquent *
Arc 1'nyinur Up.
Six days of hard work have demolished
what It required months to put In place and J
now little but the empty buildings remains '
where only a few days ago the exposition \
was in the fullness of its beauty. To walk
through the now littered and forsaken ave
nues seems like passing through a cemetery.
The life and movement and cofor are gene ]
and only the gaunt perspective of wall and
colonnade remains. To those who have
seen the great enterprise grow lute porfcc- )
tlon and ripen Into matchless beauty the '
Eccne Inspires a sentiment of regret. It
suggests the loss of something that can
never be regained and to miss the stirring
panorama that has reigned during months
of activity seems like losing a familiar |
friend.
In the main court Itself the change Is I
least perceptible. Tbo buildings are empty , I
but undisturbed , and ono almost expects to ;
see the people come crowding through the
fates as they did a week ago. Nothing Is
missing hero but the flowera , and even at
this late season the turf retains Its greeu
vesture to a remarkable extent.
But once inside one of the buildings , the
change is Irapreaslvo. The hundreds ot
pretty designs that converted the bare wans
and galleries into the moat beautiful effects
have been utterly destroyed , and are suc
ceeded by the naked ugliness of rough lum
ber and a vast extent of flooring that Is
Uttered with discarded refuse. The silence
is oppressive , and even the lightest step on
the Care floors rings out with startling dis
tinctness. Ono misses the noisy entreaties
ot the hucksters , the bum of machinery and
the audible movement of the bustling
crowds. Even the few guards that remain
to stalk back and forth In the desolated
structures only emphasize the loneliness.
In other parts of the grounds the dissolu
tion is further advanced. The streets ara
covered with aU sorts of debris , anil here
and there ugly vacancies Indicate \.acre
pretty buildings have been torn down and
carted away. A few concessionaires still
remain in tbo International building to
close out the remains ot their stocks , but
these are rapidly disappearing and In an
other day or two this will also be deserted.
In the Service building the clerks and
bookkeepers are ettll engaged In closing up
the books of the association. Secretary I
Wakcfleld stllf has his full force at work ,
but In the other departments a large pro
portion of the employes have been die-
missed. The Admissions department has
practically ehut up shop and nearly all ot
the concessions people have been dropped.
Manager Babcock's department Is still oc
cupied In looking after the removal of ex
hibits , but the rush Is over and the demand
for permits has almost ceaaed. Superin
tendent Foster and his acaletants are still
Kept busy attending to the buildings and
grounds , but nearly the entire outside force
of the department boa gono.
During the tast few days the prospect
that the stockholders would receive their
money back has resulted In considerable
activity on the part of those who bad not
paid up. When the books were closed by
order of the board of directors Friday night
tbo amount ot partially paid subscriptions
bad been reduced from } 27,000 to about $20-
000 , and the indications were that nearly
all tbo balance would have been paid up
in full if the opportunity had remained
open. No action has been taken in regard
to moving the offlco ot the secretary down
town and no ono seems to know when this
will be done , The present quarters are well
fitted for occupancy and unless the- weather
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Of THE. . .
Mow Complete
IYTY-FOUR handsome
photogravures covering
every feature of the ex
position bound in a hand
some cloth portfolio cover.
At the Bee Office
Twenty-Hve Cents extra for express
if sent out of town.
ebouM turn decidedly frigid It Is not ex
pected that a change will bo made much be
fore the middle of the month.
Munn.
Detroit Free Press : "What's tte trouble
between you and the main traveling man * "
aiiked the bead of the firm ot the chief book-
Morris chairs. Imitation mahog
any tlnlnh , upholstered In velour , 5,00
extra value ut ,
lnrco nnd olesnnt assortment ot
onyx stands ; ono we mnko spo-
clal mention of Is a very iH'at
design with cholco selected onyx 3,75
top , good value at our price ,
Bed room suit , largo full size with
lurso 28x22 bevel mirror , nicely
cnrvcd mid ( Intoned , consisting of
bed , dresser and wash Htiimt ;
dresser and wnshslnndv ro
worth the price wo ask 16,50
Solid onk stand 21x21 In. , pattern
top and pattern shelf ; were ninilu
and Mulshed a winner ; price 1,40
Good oak chlffoneer , well mndo
and finished ; not the cheapest
ohlffonocr made , but the best
made chlffoueor at our price 5,50 ,
keeper. "Can't wo fix It up ? "
"Nevt-r , sir ; wo are rivals for the sun *
girl , You know how bashful I am In com-
pany. The other night at a little party
they Instated on my uluglng. I broke down
In the middle of the last verso and that
Infernal cad yelled 'Encore ! Kncore ! ' I'd
Ilka to utranglo him. "