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Y0MKN JOURNALISTS.
-SOME OF THE MOST PROMINENT
ONES IN GAY PARIS.
MiuM. AiIhiii Mini il Hiitc Mm. Kutltjr
Ornwfiiril, llii Wiimli-rful KnalUli Currt"
spttmlt-nt l.noy llniitr - Slum. Yhii,
llmtmiNM Dniililo Nnl.rrtlno Anlwrt.
HhvIiU OMTMpumlt'iitfi J
I'AIIIH, Full, y. Womi'ii hi iimvs with
ercru In I'urla uro n foreign Innova
tion. Of tl.o iimny Invaders who him
helped to hilng about tlio dmnoornoy oi
Franco, iorliitiA thoy nro nut tlio leant
factor. May not tlio inuoh quoted apho
rism of Victor Hugo, "Thn Nlnotuuntli
oontury Is woiuun'fl contury," havo hoon
inspired by tlio woinon conesiiondonts
w ho nought hU anlonr Certain, It In rare
to ilml 0110 of thu craft who ilooti not
treasure tlio friendship of tlio great pool
as ono of t ho most Haltering n.'cotiiHiiiios
of tiiotr varied calling. Now, ua In the
tlmo of Mmo. do Btnol, many of the
brightest, ablest contributors to the
rnrlslan press an? women. Their Idon
Uty Is concealed tinder pRoudoiiynm, and
after tlio manner of their nmacultuo com
petitors, thoy rnroly vonturo boyond the
subjects of which thoy have mado capo
clal study, Tlio political writer would
no more anaunio to discuss nrt, imulo or
lltornturo than tlio fashion goaslpor to
advance Hctontillo theories. Tlio htandard
of Journalism In Paris U imlto apart
from that of England or the United
Btatcs. Tlio Unit requisite Is literary
morit. Men and women meet on com
tnou ground and aro recompensed ac
cordingly. To have achieved notoriety
in any other Held, happily, In not n
rcqultdto to journalistic or literary recog
nition in Franco. Tlio flrut and greatest
woman journalist was Mmo. Emtio, who
flourished between 1839-48, when jour
nalism of the old Bohool achieved Its
greatest luster. Of a later day Is Mmo.
Adam (Juliette Lambert), of La Nouvollo
Itovuo. This journal, whllo less serious
than Tlio Itovuo dea Deux Mondos, Is tlio
medium through which younger writers
aro gaining recognition, and it scintillates
with much talont of great pronilso.
Mmo. Adam Is ono of the most Intel
lectual and brilliant conversationalists at
tlio French capital.
Powerful In iu way la Tlio Nouvollo
Rome International, which has for its
editress a once famous beauty, Mmo. do
Rute, whoso daughtor married this win.
tor a Spanish graudoo of colossal fortune.
Its editress is a woman of tlio world, con
sequently a woman with a history. A
granddaughter of Julian Douaarte, tier
father was Hrltlsh minister to Greece.
Sho is tlio widow of three husbands,
French, Italian and Spanish, and wittily
declares that to a woman with such a ped
igreo "death has no terrors." Her uecoud
husband was primo minister to Italy, Sho
has a charmingly smooth stylo and has
written many plays, which linvo boon
produced In her own theatre Versatile
ocentrio, ovory salon has its anecdote of
this clover woman. Found wcoplng over
tho Paris directory ono day, sho was
asked tho caUBO of her toars. "I have
found tho uamo of ono man who has not
been In lovo with mo," said this passo
enchantress.
"Etlnccllo" is tho pseudonym of Baron
ess Double, who has wrltton many yearn
for Tho Figaro. Her "Notes of a Socloty
Man," published In this greatest ol
Frcnoh journals, was long thought to
havo boon written by a man. Ilrilllant
critiques from tho pen of Judith Oauticr,
daughter of TlicophlloQautler; Mine. Al
phonso Daudot and Mmo. Mary Reynolds
(Oil Dlas) appear regularly in tho loadlnu
journa's. while
ovory paper haa
now its writer of
tho beau mondo,
which is consid
ered tho lowest
ordor of writing
and claused In the
samo category as
reporting, which
is eschewed by
Jlho old regimo as
a foreign intruder
I worthy tho con
tempt with which
it Is regarded.
However, rejiort
Ing la creeping in
cCfW&XT
MMK. YAM.
through tho republican sheets in which
Nubcr tine Aubert anil Louise Michel (the I
demagogues) air their socialistic theories.
Correspondence reporting, an It Is un
derstood among English speaking nations
does not exist in France. Tho ilrst
foreign woman to brook theso conven
tionalities was an Irish woman, Mm.
Emily Crawford, today a quoted author
ity in London. As tho wife of Mr. Craw
ford, for many years chief of tlio foreign
bureaus of correspondents, sho came to
Paris previous to tho war, and her jour
nalistic career began. lit thoso exciting
days.
"It wiped away tho prejudices, tha
conventionalities which had surrounded
mo since my birth," said this nestoressoi
women journalists In recounting her ex
periences. "It broadened my views ol
life and taught mo that thu best people of
every nation aro tho common people; tho
best school, hardship," ills. Crawford
Is a strong, vigorous woman, with snow
whlt6 hair, dark eyes, with much of the
native wit In tho corners of her deter
mined mouth. She has written since she
was 18, years old. With her brilliant
husband, who is said to have been the
original of Worthington In Thackeray's
"Pcndenuts," sho has always had tho so
cloty of thinkers. Ho was a strong antl
consci vath a long before tho Republican
party camo in power. Intimate with its
leaders, Mrs. Crawford had a rich fund
of 'anecdote to draw ujkhi when thoy as
sumed tho reins of government, and bet
letters have always been widely quoted.
Her woi k, bowover, had been insepara
ble from that of her husband until hit
death iu 1WJ3, when sho assumed his po
sition, which sho retains vjfth a strength
that is universally recognized. Tho Lou
efea Daily News furaisbe her a special
w4m ' a out etm.900 a year. She
sonds every night two columns of mat
ter, Her nod assists hor, but It is rarely
that oho lea es hor olllco lieforo 1 or 9
o'clock Iu tho morning. Mrs. Crawford
Is particularly Htnmg In political sub-
Iects, and Is writing a "History of tho
touch Revolution." For many years
sho has Ikmii noorrcspnmlciitof Tho Now
York Tribune. English journals pay 111h
crally, much mora ho than American
nowapaorH, who in turn pay Iwttor than
the Frcnoh press. In all probability Mrs.
Crawford commands tho highest salary
of any woman journalist.
"What do you think of Journalism as
a profession for womenf' was asked Mrs.
Crawford as sho sat in hor pleasant
salon, on whoso walls hang her portrait
painted when she was 81, by Taguaulul,
who perpetuated the beauty of many
Amorican belles iu his "Nino Muses," at
the Metropolitan museum.
"Well, I should ray the first requisite
was a giant constitution," was tho reply.
"A woman of dollcato physlquo may do
good work by spoils, but the ceaseless
grind of tho regular Journalistic life re
quires tho strongest constitution. I know
I could never havo omlurod what I havo
had I less physlquo. Tboro is no raco bo
vigorous as tho Irish. Tho English havo
not half their endurance. I llvo on tho
simplest food rlco, vegetables; and cat
meat but ouco a day," At 00 Mrs. Craw
ford has tho strongth of a vigorous man
of -10.
"To illustrato that a strong physlquo
is a woman's chlof requisite in journal
Ism," she continued, "I will tell you In
cidents in my career, Tho visit of tho
shah to Paris in 1870 caused great excite
mont. Tho Nows did not awaken to its
Importance. Wo had no regular tele
graphic communications thun, and thoy
neglected to provide them for tho occa
sion. My husband could think, reason,
but ho had not that quick, deft pen tho
dash requisite for dcscrlptlvo work. I
saw that tho most interesting facts about
thu visit would bo lost, and dotormlned
to see what I could do.
"On the morning of tho day thntr a
breakfast was given to tho shah at Ver
sailles, I rose at 0 o'clock, hastened to
tho station and mado for tho palace;
gained admittance, saw all tho ceremc
nlos, after which I discovered that only
800 words could lo wired from Versailles
and that tho lino was engaged. I re
turned to Paris, Bocured admission to tho
palace of tho Elysoos, wont homo, dressed
and attended tho ball that night. It was
long past midnight when I got homo.
I Bald to my husband: 'Sit up and watch
tlio clock. When tho hand is at U waken
me.' Too fatigued to undress, I threw
myself on tho bed in my ball dress and
slept liko u top. My husband called mo
at tho appointed hour. I rose, and bo
fore 7 o'clock noxt morning mailed two
columns to Tho Daily Nows. It ap
peared tho following morning, and was
more accurato and interesting than any
thing that had bocn wired. I recollect
another occasion," said tlio journalist:
"thu assembly at Versailles, when It was
thought that tho republic of Franco
would bo abolished tho assembly that
elected MaoMahon. Tho day before tho
assembly, M. Thiers said to mot 'Mrs.
Crawford, you havo always been my
friend. I would liko to havo you pres
ent to-morrow.'
'"How can I, M. Thiers? I replied.
'Tho Conservatives hate mo.'
" 'Como early,' ho said; 'I will havo
a seat provided for you in a logo.' Tho
loges were llttlo lattlco cages perohod
high on tho walls. I took a train for Ver
sailles at 5 o'clock that morning and found
tho logo reserved for mo. It was 7 in tlio
morning when I entered it, and I remained
there without food until 11 o'clock that
night. It was noon before my husband
found admittance. Ho camo to mo whoro
I Bat In my lattlco box, my noso pressed
against tho bars. 'Como out,' ho Bald;
'you will certainly dlo.' 'No I won't,'
I replied. 'AH I ask is to bo left alone.'
I did not niako u slnglo noto. I had not
a scrap of paper. Tho noxt morning by
earliest train I sent over two columns to
Loudon, the wholo written entirely from
memory. Of courso I know the leading
men of Iwth parties. I was familiar with
tho questions at issue, which was an aid
to tho memory of that day's proceedings.
During tho Commune tho house in which
wo lived was jwirtly destroyed by boml
shells from St. Cloud, But, undaunted,
wo remained. Indeed, I becamo Inscnsl
blo to danger, as I have become Indiflfor-
ent to tho luxuries of life. It is ono of
tho recompenses of journalism."
Tho next invader was an American
Mrs. Luoy Hooper born and reared in
Philadelphia, of wealthy parents. Mrs.
Hooper had always a ponchant for writ
ing, and in 1873, when tho Boston flro
swept away hor inheritance, sho took up
tho pen as a defense against necessary
want. Sho was interested in Tho Lippiu
cott Magazlno when it was llrst es
tablished, and bad written fugitive
pieces. Intrusted with tho correspond
ence of Tho Applcton Journal and Phila
delphia Press, sho camo to Paris sixteen
years ago. Sho afterward liecamo associ
ated with Tho Philadelphia Telegraph,
for which sho writes continuously, to
gether with Tho at. Louis Post-Dispatch.
"Mr. Pulitzer Is ono of tho kindest em
ployers that I havo over had," said tho
oldest and best known American corre
spondent. Thoro is no royal road to
news, and Mrs. Hooper has met with no
unusual obstacles in her calling. "I havo
mot with only tho greatest kindness and
consideration from tha French," said Mrs.
Hooper, "Thoy aro always ready to aid
a woman if thoy seo that sho is sincere.
Tho foreign press havo not the privileges
of the Parisian journalists. Thoy ate
never given tickets to theatres. During
tho exposition, however, every courtesy
was shown by thu Parisian press. Tho
American commission, on tho contrary,
did absolutely nothing,
"You cannot approach ofllclaU iu
France as you do In America," said Mrs.
Hooper. "I recollect a young lady who
camo ovor hero como years ngo to report
for an American journal. Tho ilrst thing
sho wanted to do was to interview Gam
betta. Sho thought that all that was
necessary was to ring tho door bell and
sho would bo admitted into tho presence
of tho deliverer. But the French have
broadened in latter years," Bald the vet-
orati oorroHondont. "They tako more In
terest If foreign matters, especially what
H'rtaln to America. It was a favorite
saying of Villa Mossont, of Tlio Figaro,
mat 'a ilog killed
In tho Boulevard
was of mora Inter
est to Parisians
than tho death of
an Amur ion n
statsman.' To
day no Journal is
mom eager for
latitat titli.t.riifiin C1
than Tho Flgaro.",M
Miinv AtMnrliMiti "'
women from tlmo
totlmohavocomo
to Paris represen
ting themselves
M118. I.UOY ItOOPKU.
as correspondents of journals, and havo
abused tho privileges accorded them,
used them as a passport to a fast llfo, of
which no profession probably nffords
more nmplo opiwrtunltios. Meteors, thoy
soon found their lovel, without disturb
ing the respect which tho women of
character and ability always command in
Paris or iu all tho world.
Tho Paris edition of Tho Now York
Herald employs two women, ono ivs a re
lorter, the oilier as sketch artist. Thoy
aro vory clover, and aro full of tho onorgy
and enterprise characteristic of tho state
from which thoy hall Ohio.
Paris Is full of occasional correspond
ents, especially fashion reviewers. Tlio
veteran in this field is Mine. Flllon
ueau Yapp, llfteen years correspondent
to Tlio London Queen, Sho is not
unknown in America. Contributor to
Tho Jewelers Weekly, Now York;
Tho San Francisco Argonaut, Tlio Mil
liners' Trado Review and The Cloak and
Ladles' Ruvlow, hor articles aro Illus
trated by a daughter of Mrs. Aloxander,
tho well known English novelist. Mmo.
Yapp, who is tho daughter of an old
journalist, has a ready pen. Sho is a
widow, fat, fair and forty, and devoted
to tho education of two young nephews,
sons of Douglas Jerrold, tho playwright.
In translation tho Frenchwoman Ilnds
a market for her pen which is closed to
tho English or American. Parisian jour
nals run ditily serials or novels, whllo tho
leading re vlows also publish them. Trans
lations from English and American story
writers aro particularly popular. Tho
foremost critic and translator to whom
Amorican no veils ts aro indobtod for their
French readers is Mmo. Blanco, a woman
of breadth, culture and personal charm,
Sho has introduced T. B. Aldrich, Mark
Twain, Cable, James and numerous other
writors to readers of Tho Rovuo des Deux
Moudcs.
"Havo you read 'Tho Quick or tho
Dead?' " was asked this clover French
woman. "Yes," was tho quick reply, "and 1
found it disgusting, with a good deal of
cloverness."
A popular translator of tho sonsational
American novel is Countess Dillon (Ma
rian Darcy). "Tlio Leavenworth Caso"
and Sidney Luska'n novels havo found an
Interpreter in her ready pen. Telegraph
and cablegrams aro driving American
correspondents to now fields of work.
Thoso electrlo revolutionize aro re
sponsible perhaps for tho Introduction of
the Paul Pry epoch In modern journal
ism, Lida Rose McUade.
A Story of thn Wtr.
Special Correspondence.
Boston, Feb. 20. Two veterans of tho
civil war kuep bachelors' hall in a protty
Now England town. Both aro heroes,
but both aro modest; so, out of respect
for their feelings, thoy will bo designated
hero as Federal Capt. Thomas and Con
federate Capt, Williams. Thoy had been
college chums, and tho threu week's pro
ceding tho firing of tho first shot at
Charleston wcro spent by Williams at
thu homo of Thomas tlio samo home
whero Williams now does tho carving,
because his host has but ono arm, and
whero Thomas does most of tho walking,
because his guest has hut ono leg. As
soon as it was certain that war was in
evitable tho friends separated and went
to the front, ono donning tho bluo and
tho other the gray.
Tho war was nearly ovor when thoy
first met as foes. It was on tho field of
ouo of tho terrible last battles. Early In
tho fight Thomas, who had becomo n
captain of infantry, had his right arm
shattered by a fragment of a shell that
oxplodcd above his head. In his excite
ment lie did not porcolvo how serious
his wound was, but simply placed the
wounded mombor in a sling mado of his
handkerchief, took his sword in his left
hand and dashed to tho front again.
Tlio battlo grow hot and furious. A po
sition at first held by tho Confederates
was usurped by Capt. Thomas and his
company, who, by their audacity, wore
drawing a heavy flro from tho inon in
gray. For a quarter of an hour thoy
woro unablo to advance ono inch, and
wero constantly chargod by a reckless
company of cavalry, led, Capt. Thomas
Boon perceived, by his friend Williams.
Presently ono of theso charges proved
disastrous to tho Confederate captain.
Ho fell from his horso midway between
tho opposing forces and lay motlonlesf
In mi extremely dangerous spot, where
hells from a distant part of tho field
wero dropping ovcry minuto. Capt.
Thomas saw that his friend was still
alivo, and mado up his mind in an Instant.
"Como on, boys," he shouted, and
dashed forwurd, followed by his men.
Fivo men fell bcfoio thoy had advanc
ed fifty yards. Still shouting encourag
ingly to his followers, Capt, Thomas ran
to whero his wounded friend lay, raised
him to his shoulder and darted toward a
largo rock which offered shelter from
tho flying shells and bullets. The rock
was only a dorcu paces distant, but ouco
a shell burst almost tit his feet, covering
both with dirt. When tho coveted place
of safety was reached Capt. Thomas col
lapsed. A little later ho was found by
his victorious comrades lying insensible
beside tho man whoso life he had saved.
Capt. Thomas carried away the stump
of nn arid nud Capt. Williams tho stump
of a log as Wi venire of tho light; and
when tho war was over thoy laughingly
agreed to form, a pool of sound limbs and
ktep Vuohelors' hall for tho remainder of
their lives.
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ODDS AND ENDS.
Tlio Itnllnn government hns n monopoly of
all tobacco ud In tlio kingdom.
A Imr of Welsh gold hm bwm forwarded
to tlio Ilritltli flootfrnplilcal society Hltli tlio
rrqmtit thnt It bo iwd In tlio making of tlio
medal tl t tho nocl.ily Is to glvo to Btnnluy,
From m to twelvo ounces a dny Ii tlio
quantity of moat required for n liraltliy
ml tl It wli ) takes an ordinary amount of work
and iixoi viw.
At a recent London kaIo Voltnlro's signa
ture brought only two guineas, 8lr liiano
Newton's throe, a letter by Doswcll 10 and
ono by Johnson only X0.
On account of tho hulght and thcer doncont
of tho siirnituidliig mountains tho mm does
not rise on Mirror lako, Yowimlto vnlloy, un
til UiUO o'clock In the morning.
Whlto innhognny Is exceedingly rare, but
sparingly Introduced as bordors for tables
and dullcato frnmo work of upholstered suits.
It has a soft cnnmol liko glohsaud is vory
costly.
It is estimated that getting born costs tho
pcoplo of tho United States fJ."i,000,(X)0 an
nually; getting married, jnu,000,000; got
ting burled, 175,000,000.
India rubber for streot paving is now talked
of In London. Granite, asphalt, wood and
other materials havo been tried and found
wanting. Rubber has boon laid down on tho
approaches to Kuitun railway station and
seems to bo wrvicouhle.
A lady's maid, wolng Iter mistress strug
gling with a ttnmp that would not stick, took
tho stamp, rubUxl it on tho mucilage on tho
flap of tho cuvelopo and put it in its Uaco. It
was an lugoulnus way out of a common diffi
culty well worth remembering.
Tlio way immigration has impressed lteolf
on Minneapolis is shown by rcforonco to tho
now directory of that flourishing city, which
con tains i.',000 Olo Olsons, 1,010 Krick Erick
sons, 1,215 Ncls Nelsons, 1,011 John Johnsons,
1,010 Peter Petersons, ftVJ Jurgon Jurgcusons,
(XX) l'aul Paulsens, SVC Swan Swansons and
21 Andrew Andersons.
Hero Is a unique specimen of a medical
ccrtiflcato of death. It was tendered by a
nativo apothecary at a reevnt inquest in In
dia; "I think she diod or lost her life for
want of food or on account of starvation,
and perlmps for other things of her comfort
ables, and most probably sho died by drown
ing." Tho question "Is there coal undur London T'
is extensively discussed. Geologists say that
tlio lay of tho strata thoro Justlllos tho bollof
that coal can bo found at a practicable depth.
Tho development of mines there would moon
an enormous saving In tho cost of coal
Hopklnton, Ky., has a prodigy that is at
trading great attention. It is a colored in
fant named Louolla Graven, daughter of llov.
J. C. Graves, that is only 3 months of ago,
but can talk distinctly. The child could pro
nounce many words boforo it was 3 weeks
old, and now, at tho ago of 3 mouths, It can
talk plainly. Great crowds havo visited tho
minister's homo to behold tills infant prodigy.
When a Corcau marries ho U careful to
present Ids wife with a wild gooso, oven if ho
is obliged to hire tho bird specially for tho
occasion; for, onco upon a tlmo, a wild gooso
whoso innto was klllod returned year after
year to tho samo spot to mourn hor loss, and
tho Corcau bridegroom wishes his bride to
understand the virtuo of constancy.
At tho beginning of tho present century, in
England, moro than 00 offonwa wero pun
Uhablo with death; now, asido from naval
ami military laws, there are only four crimes
with tho death penalty: sotting flro to gov
ernment dock yards or arsenals, treason,
murder and piracy with violence.
Tho huge winter palace at St, Petersburg,
with tho exception of tho Vatican and Ver
sailles, is tho largest palaco in tho world in
teudod for a residence, and, though tasteless
and rococo, has a certain grandour from its
immensity, Liko all tho Russian palaces,
tho winter palaco Is a mixture of splendor
and shabblucss, lL-iuryand discomfort. In
going over It visitors see overythlng gor
geously adapted for state ceremonials, but
wonder how and whero tho Imperial family
can llvo. It is said that not loss than 0,000
persons havo frequently had a habitation in
thu winter palace,
Tho smallest sized uowspapor in tho world
(3, wo presume, a weekly publication appear
ing at Guadalajara, hi Mexico, under the
tltlo of Tho Telegram. This miniature paper
consists of four iMgcs of printed matter, ar
ranged in three columns Ave Inches long and
two inches wido. In this limltod spaco It con
tains nows from all parts of tboviorldlna
condonsod form. This journalistic curiosity
has udoptod as Its device: "Llttlo straw and
much wheat." Tho northernmost papor in
tho world Is published at Hammorfest, in
Norn ay; and oven Greenland boasts tho lux
ury of a papor, which appears in that high
altitude under tho long vtlndcd tltlo of Ar
ragagllotlo Nallnginnavnlk Sjsaraminasst
nlk. Tho Old Czsr mill Ills Doctor.
Ail Interesting story Is told of tho manner
In which tho celebrated Russian physician,
Dr. ISotkln, who has just died In tho south of
France, lost tho Intimate friendship of tho
late czar, hlch ho had possessed for many
years. It appears that, through a serious
illness of tho present emoror, Dr. Ilotkln
remained day and night at tho patient's bed
side, and succeeded, after a hard struggle
with death, in saving the thou czarowitch.
Alexander II was deeply grateful, and asked
tho doctor to choose something with which
ho might rccoiniicuHu him. Dr. Ilotkln re
plied: "Your majesty, I do not wunt any
thing, but I beM-ech you to havo mercy on
Tchernlcheirsky" (tho Socialist author who
ilM not long ago, and who had been ban-ij-htil
to Sdwria). Thu czar turned away
without saj lug a word, but noxt duy Dr.
liotMu received tho St. Vladimir Order and
luO.COO n. leu, Tcliurnli'liulTsUy remaining
wheiu he was. Philadelphia Lodger,
Tli fteztuii' Mory.
Tho collection was jusS beginning. An old
gentleman who sat two or three ous back
from the flout of the church handed each of
tho tvto gills In his pew a 810 hill. Tlio girli
crumpled the bills up iu their hands, and
when their father handed the pinto along tvto
crumpled bills dropod into It. lint thoy
wero not $10 bills; thoy were only ones,
"Thoy innko f 0 on tho heathen ovory Sun
day hi that way," said the soxton nfterward.
"In ono h-iud thoy hold tho crumpled $10
bill, in the other hand they have ready a (1
bill, and that goes into tho lox, Tlio trick is
an old ono; I've seen it ever since I've been
soxton hero, and it's a llttlo strange to mo
that the fathers uover scorn to find it out."
Now York Kvenlng Sun.
fiollrillletl l'etrolmitn.
Tlio French professor of chemistry, Do
Millcllcurs, recently exhibited before a meet
ing of Parisian scientists teveral bricks of
petroleum which ho discovered how to solidify
by an origluul process. Tlio petroleum bricks
wero hard enough to bo handled without hi
convenience, yet soft enough to bo cut with a
stout knlfo. They burned slowly when touched
with a lighted match. Millelleurs says thoy
aro oon-eiploslvo and inexpensive. New
York Telegram.
CLOSING OUT SALE
OF
Pianos and Organs,
Wo havo decided to ship nothing to Omaha, and having
some stock yet wc will continue the sale until sold. We
have some Upright Pianos, slightly damaged, that we can
make you at a great bargain. Six second-hand Pianos at
your own price. Good second-hand Organs at $35 to $50.
C. M. Hands, Manager, 142 North nth
Steam and Hot Water
Heating.
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E. HILL
LATE OF imoOKLYN. N. Y..
Tailor and Qraper
GENTLEMEN:
I shall display for your Inspection a new and very carefully selected
Stock, compilslng many of the latest and newest designs of the European
Manufacturers, and I am now prepared to take all orders for making up
garments for gents In the latest styles.
LADIES TAILORING:
Having for seventeen years met with great success In Brooklyn, N. Y.,
In cutting and making Ladles Jackets and Riding Habits, shall be plcabcd
to receive patronage from the ladles during the coming season.
I am also prepared to receive orders for all kinds of Uniforms and
Smoking Jackets.
1029 N Street.
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Stylish Carriages and Buggies,
At all Hours Day or Night.
tST Horses Boarded nnd best of care taken of all Stock entrusted to us. Jgi
PRICES REASONABLE.
BILLMEYER & CO.,, Proprietors.
Call and Soo Us. Telephone 435
UNACQUAINTED WITH THU OEOOHAPHY Or THE COUNTRY, WILL OBTAIN
mxw tmniimm uuuiuamiun
THE CHICAGO, ROCK ISUND & PACIFIC RAILWAY,
Including- main llnoe. branchOB and
giioouuii nivur. iuu uiruci. itouto 10 ana rrom Chicago, Jollot. Ottawa.
Popria, LoSallo. Molino, Rock Ialand, In ILXiINOIS-Davenoort MuHcatlnS'
ftlSrTO' 8?S?J0o,ffl D0B MolnoB,WintorSot, AuduiSKaniitoImo&
?iHtrlu1.n-1SYTA7M,5lJe?KS,,i8 9Pd st- Pau. Jn MINNfesOTAWatortown
MffT18' ln gAKOTA-Comoron, St Joseph, and Kansas City. l5
MISSQURI-Omaha, Falrbury, and Nelson, In NEDUASKA Horton TonoViT
Hutchinson. Wiohlta Bollbvlllo, Abilono ciloll.fln KANSASPon
Crook, Klntfflshor, Fort Rono.ln tho INDIAN TERRITORYand Colorado
SprlnRB, Donvor, Puoblo, In COLORADO. FREE Roclfnlnff Chair Care to
and from Chicago, Oaldwoll.Hutohlnaon, and Dodgo Oltancl Palaco moon?
lnn?fCott?otwS Onloaer. Wichita, and HutchlnBon. TmvoreoB T now and
vast areas of rich forming and grazing lands, affording tho bOBt foctlltioa
2UntorPlommilnicP.on to U towns and cities oast and west, northwest
and southwest of Chicago, and Pacltlo and transoceanic Soaporta.
MAGNIFICENT VESTIBULE EXPRESS TRAINS,
Loading all competitors in splondor of oqulpmont, cool, woll vontllatod. and
froo from dust. Through Goachos, Pullman seoper8, FREE RocllnlnS
Chair Oars, and (oast of ftfisBourt Rlvor) Dining Cars Dally botwoonchicajro
ffxwrarcu.yra
Cahfornla ExourBfons dally, with CHOICE OF ROUTES to and from Baft
JJSfr srd0J,,.1 ortiaPd h?a .AnK0l.a. an'1 San Francisco. Tho DIRECI
LINE to and from Plko'a Peak. Manltou. Oordon nt tho nnH. .v,'S aiMihZfi
ums, and Sconlo Orundours of Colorado. " u"uimi
VIA THE ALBERT LEA ROUTE,
s9lld?JPI088 Trains dally botwoon Chicago and MlnnoanollB and St Paul,
with THrtoUOH Rocllnlng Chair Cars (FREE) to and from thoso points and
Kansas City. Through Chair Car and Sloopor botwoon 1 Pooria. Bolrtt Llco
Snn8JORlf?ta,',7,a "fHJ8lo2d- Tho pavorlto Lino to PlpTs'tSno, WntoS
arZhdothofehw0 8Ummr R0na ftDd HunUnff "fFlBhtaBr
THE SHORT LINE VIA SENECA AND KANKAKEE offers foollltios to
travel botwoon Cincinnati, Indianapolis, Lafayette, and Council Bluff87 St.
Joaoph, AtohlBon, Loavonworth, Kansas Olty, IJInnoapolls, "and BtTPaul!
niIJ.0.0JH,t,8saP5iFoldoraAordi1B,rod,nfonntttlon, apply to any Tiokot
OOloo ln tho United Statos or Canada, or addrous w w i jhi,
E. ST. JOHN, JOHN SEBASTIAN.
General Manager. OHIO AGO, ILL,. Qen! Ticket atPaei. Ar'0.
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Plumbing
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F. A. KORSMEYER & CO.
Telephone 536. 3,s S, Eleventh St.
LINCOLN, NEB
Finest in the City
THE NEW-4
Palace Stables
M St, opp. Masonic Temple.
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