THE OMAHA JDAlLT ? BEL" : FEIDAY. FEBEuAKY 17 1882-
STEEPLE JACKS.
i
The Perils of Climbing Lofty
Church Towers.
The Romantic Career of Two English
' Jnoka The Peculiar Fascination
of Dizzy Heights.
PhlU'lelpliU Press.
"I think I may justly claim lo bo
the original 'Stooplo ' Jack , ' as far as
this country is concerned , ami there
wuro not many before my time in
England. " .
The speaker was Jamci Irvine , who
has boon engaged for nearly twenty
years iu repairing steeples in tins cily
ind through the State of L'cnnsyl-
N vania. Ho is n wiry , determined
looking man , and evidently takes a
great pride in his lofty profession.
Glasgow , .Scotland , was his natal place ,
but lie emigrated hero in u.irly man
hood , nnd until 1804 f olio wed the sea.
During the -varho distinguished him-
golf mpro than once as a blockade run-
nors.
nors."I would sooner vrork on n steeple
t han on the ground. I cannot real
ize any danger in it. A peculiar son-
svtion creeps up your back when you
are swinging to an fro 200 feet or
more above the surface of the earth ,
which is pleasurable to an extent I
cannot describe. Of course the
slightest defect in the rope or the polo
to which the rope is fastened would
launch mo into eternity , but I never
think of that. I have never felt what
fear is. I can look up or look down
at will. It is absurd to say that a
'Stooplo Jack1 dares not look down.
Hd could not do his work unless ho
did. A man who experiences any
feelings of that sort should not at
tempt the business , for ho is
sure to fall some day. Now
I will try to doscnbo Homo
of' my work. First I will toll
you how steeples are built. From the
ground they all appear to bo conical ,
but they are , with few exceptions ,
octagonal. They are built , as a gen
eral thing , of wood , tlio ntructuro
consisting of eight legs , tapering from
the base until they join each other at
the summit. The spaces between the
joists are securely planked and the
whole is carefully slated. Not the
least dangerous portion of a Steeple
' Jack's ' work is the building of these
to cpler. Thoyj are often erected
above a Eijuaro tower seventy or
eighty toot , nnd it is no joke standing
in n gale of wind placing the first joist
1
E in its place. After the first throe are
in position the rest is comparntivoly
easy. So much for the building , now
tor the repairing.
IlEl'AlUINO STEEPLES.
"In 1877 the cross on the apex of
the steeple of the Catholic Church ol
the Annunciation at Tenth and Dick
inson streets , was injured by a stronp
wind , so that it was if oared it would
topple ever into tlio street. I was in
structed to take down the old cross
and put up another. The total height
was 225 foot from the ground. I was
able to climb inside the steeple as fai
as a window twonty-two foot below
the base of the cross. Through thai
windotar I inserted a long polo , which
reached sixtoor/feet"1 above the cross.
Thoipole was only two or throe inches
in diameter , and near the top was an
eye 'bolt ' , to which was fastened
a rope , and at - the end of the
rope was a boats wain's chair that is , i
piece of inch plank two feet long and
six inches wide and I wa seated on
that. And there I swung , backward
and forward , for.two hours on a freez
ing day in March. I was often car
ried as much as ton fooi away from
the polo , but I managed to lower the
broken cross to the men- below , ajid
after a wbilo the now cross was hoisted
up to mo and I fixed it in the socket
and no. small job it wfts , I assure you ,
.for it weighed many scores of pounds.
On another occasion I stood upright
on the top of the cross of St. Joaohim'e
Catholic Church at Frankford , ovoi
200 foot above the earth , for nearly
two hours , while they took my photo
graph. The snow was then lying sev
eral inches thick on the ground , so you
can imagine how cold it was. I had nc
support whatovorbut the idoaoffallinc
never crossed my mind. The photo"
could-uot obtain impression
grapher - a good
pression until ho had taken several
negatives , and that is what dotainot ]
mo so long. But my * biggest feat wat
whoa I climbed up ono of the win
guys aflixod to the observatory al
, Bolmont. I had the job of taking
down the tower and found that tlu
car was out of order , and I had to goi
tn the top somehow , so1 as to place mj
tackle in order. I thought ever thai
job for for three days , and at last ]
.determined to climb the wire guy ; ant
up I wont , hand ever hand , for 1)0 ) (
foot , and I reached the top in twenty
five miuutos. I was rather proud ol
that job. I.saw an account lately ol
a Steeple Jack who talked about thrui
days being occupied in climbing i
steeple. 1 will mount any storplu ii
America in half an hour ,
NAllUOW mt'APES.
"I have never met with any par
ticular accident , although on on
occasion I had a narrow oucapo. Ii
finishing a steeple it is necessary t' '
roinombor that you have got to go
down. I Ox an oyo-bolt in the extreme
tromo top of the stooplo. and pass i
rope with a bowhno in it , nnd giv
, word to my matu below and hu lower
mi ) down. Ono day I lot myself go
i but my mate had not jioticed the sig
nal , and I found myself coming dowi
like a streak of lightning. I never g
up without being prepared for ai
accident , BO I did not lose my pretence
enco of mind , but managed to cute
on to the small window as I passed
and there I Jiung until a pol
wan s nt o my assistance. I employe
flonii'al uu'ii on the less dangorou
portions of my work. Tlioy are al
' men who have passed some time a
sea , and I watch each man's norv
very carefully before I trust him i
certain positions. The wages ar
. $3 60 a day , Only ono fital accidon
has occurred since I have boon in th
business1 , and that was in Germantown
town A ulator full sovunty-fivo fee
to the ground , nnd was smashed t
atoms. I have heard of accidents tether
other Steeple Jacks. O < io man slipped
pod just as ho was coming down in th
dusk of the evening , and ho hung b
his logs in a noose of rope till cliij
break next moriiing.r Uo was worji
. ing alone and his cries for help wor
hoard uf tor a while , but they could nti
manage to help him until dayligii
appeared. His Imir turned white ,
but lie did not lese consciousness for
ono moment.
THE KNOUHII HTEEl'I.R JAOKS.
"Tho earliest Steeple .Tncks in
Suqlfttid were both killed under
rather ronwntic circumstnncoa. I
vill not vouch for tlio truth of the
tory ; 1 will dimply rolnto it as it was
old to mo. There were two broth
ers , twins , Tom nntl Ilnrry , who from
> i\rly boyhood had bucn in the habit
of climbing everything they cnmo
ncroas , from the trocs in their father's
irohard to the lla staf on the village
; reon. They \\oro natives of a ham-
ot in tlio vicinity of Yorkshire ,
Cnylniul , and their parents used to
nko the boys to nil the fairs in the
icinhborhood , until at last they won
uiliciont articles in the way of shirts
nd handkerchiefs from the sum-
mis of proasy poles to have
locked a hosiery slow. Hoth boys
wcro sent to son on ruuchiriK their
ourtconth year in the same vessel ,
lowovor , the lads grow tired of the
ea ; the masts weren't high enough
or them , porlmps , so nt tlio end of
heir apprenticeship they decided to
remain nt homo , nml for awhil" they
liligontly followed the plow on their
nthor's farm. Their favorite rocrea-
ion wns climbing up the water pipes
alongside the house ; in fact , that was
heir usual method in mounting to
heir bod-room in the attic , for they
ogardod stairs with contempt. About
his time , and I am speaking of 40
roars ago , the weather-cock on the
op of a steeple of n certain church
n Now York City fell to the ground ,
'ho authorities began to con-
ider how the damage could bo re
paired , for in those days Stoonlo Jncks
voro almost unknown , and steeples
voro built on the ground , and when
itlcd with weather vanes and other-
rise completed were hoisted by moans
f pulleys to the square portion of the
ewer and there adjusted in position.
Well , the town council were cogitating
lie expediency of taking down the
itoeplo nnd repairing the weathercock
when the brothers volunteered to
3limb the steeple and do the necessary
latching. After some hesitation the
> IFtr ! was accepted , and , watched by
of the citizens , the twins
climbed the steeple , using , no doubt ,
itnilnr moans to those I have describ
ed to you. It took thorn four days to
iomplcto their work , each ascending
n turn , nnd a very handsome sum of
money wan the reward in addition to
, ho local colpbrity.
"After thia there were not many
church wardens loft in Now York
city who did not soon discover that
.ho towers of their churches were out
of order , so the brothers soon hud
.lonty of work on their hands. One
lay , it was the anniversary of their
jirth , the twins arranged with each
other to climb the steeples of two
churches half a mile apart , nnd when
there to exchange greetings by sig
nals. Tom , the elder , did not arrive
as quickly as his brother , but to
nako up for his defeat ho attempted
; o stand bolt upright on the weather
cock , and to the horror of his brother ,
who probably was prepared to do the
mine thing in imitation , ho suddenly
est his balance and fell headlong to
; ho earth. Harry descended as quick
ly as possible , and had the mourn
ful task of cpnvoying the
nangled remains homo. The surviv
ing twin could never bo induced to
climb anything again , and within a
year of the fatal occurrence ho became
a hopeless lunatic , and the sight of a
scaffolding polo or a steeple would fill
dim with suchparoxysms of rage that
10 was confined most'of ' his time in a
darkened room , or when taken out for
an airing a bandage would bo placed
iver his eyes. Ton years afterwards
: io appeared to prow better , and by
degrees reason seemed to bo return
ing , lie bogged to bo shown the
streets of the town once more , and
spokp of the church steeples ho had
|
repaired. One day he disappeared
from homo , and a few hours afterward
lie was brought homo dead on a shut
ter , lie had wandered to a fair that
was being hold in the neighborhood
whore ho waited his turn at the greasy
polo. Ho climbed it with all his for-
nor agility , and on reaching the top
10 balanced himself at his full heighten
on the summit , and then , with a wild
shriek , throw himself headlong to the
ground. Such was the ending of the
iirst Steeple Jacks over known in Eng
land.
Nearly a Miraolo.
E. Aecnlth Hull , BinHliampton. N. Y. ,
writes : "I mlfercd for ueveral months
with u dull pain through my left lunj ; and
BliouUlcrH. I lost my spirits , appetite nnd
color , and could with eiltliculty keep up all
day. My mother procured BomoBuilDOCK
BLOOD BiTTEiis ; I took theiri as directed ,
and have felt no pnin since the first week
after iwlni ; them , nnd am now milto well. "
Trice 81.00 , trial nlze 10 cents. ll-lw
GIFTS POH THE ASSASSIN
Miniature Scailolcls nnd Collins , Vol-
ontlnos , Cartoons and Letters
Encumborlnalng the Dis
trict Attorney's
OIllco.
Clniliinattl Commercial ,
The popular reprobation of the as'
sassin's. crime is still manifested in
diU'oront ways. The common mode dl
expressing the fooling against the as
sosain is to send u rope sugijesstivolj
noosed. Those ropes began to conu
by express and until before the trial ,
nnd are still coming in. They hayi
boon sent to the District Attorney , tc
Soovillo , to the Wardonoftho juil
mid to the assassin himself. A littli
room nt the jail is strewn with ropei
received from various parts of tin
country. Some of them are ropei
such as are generally used in executions
tions , with the conventional hang
man's noose skillfully made. Manj
other little reminders of the fate thai
awaits him come in thu mail of chu us
sasin but the Warden as a rule keeps i
from his eyes.
Cheap comic valentines represent
ing the gallows with a dangting.vio
tun are also sent { 9 the assassin , li
every nook in thoDistrict Attorney's of
lice can bo found some testimonial o
popular fueling respecting the ivssas
sin , Many of the things rocoivoc
have been destroyed. In ono come
of Mr. Oorkhill's private ofllco is i
little heap of ropes. A bundle o
switches was sent to the scoundru
from Florida. A citizen of Osccola
Iowa , in order to testily to his fool
ing in a unique way , invested gG,5l
in a pair of white kids and a fine whit
salm tie , the tips of which ho dye <
blood red. Ho
sent these with a re
quest that they bo worn by the cul
ml on the scaffold , the red marks to
ostify the innocent blood of his vie-
im. They now form a part of the
District Attorney's museum ,
From Ohio came a little wooden _
> ox , opened an ono sido. It contain
ed a miniature scaffold , on which n
mper imago of a man wni hanging ,
vhilc a score of paper women were
hauling on the ropo. hcso were ,
according to the inscription on the
> ox. "Tho women of Ohio. "
Among other ouriosilies saved by the
district Attorney is a miniature scnf-
old and collin , very neatly con
structed , and a gallows tree , with an
clligy six or seven inches long BUB-
) ondcd upon it. Thnrc is also a little
lollin , the open lid of which exposes
n death's head , The coflln is inncrib'
ed "Slrangulatiis pro diabolo , 1882. "
All sorts of pictures , cirtoons nnd
cttors have been received and tie-
troycd , During the early part of the
rial a great many gags of various
latterns , the coinmoii form buini ; a
orncob with n string tied to each end ,
were rcccivcdj with a request that
hey bo nppli.to the prisoner.
some of t' ' i o have been preserved
n tlu same connection may be moii-
ionod various pots of glue and muci-
age , sent with the suggestion thai the
villian's mouth bo glued up. Many
latent medicine linns , doubtless with
n eye to an advertisement , sent the
) istrict Attorney samples of their
wares , proposing that ho dose him-
elf with the mixtures so that his
loalth should not fail him until ho
md convicted the prisoner.
ThoDistrict Attorney has also re
ceived a largo amount of Confederate
nonoy to bo turned over to the pri-
loner. Ono imposing testimonial
otter signed "Citizen" contained ono
sopppr penny to bo given to Mr.
Jcovillo to aid in the defense. A
otter received from New Waterford ,
/onn. , yesterday , from a rope maker ,
iroposod to make for the assassin a
od , white and blue rope out of silk ,
or any material the District Attorney
night select. Ono of the most ghast-
y curiosities in the museum is a black
cap sent by an unknown friend of jus-
ice . A papor"'ljj > rintod in Italian , re
ceived by the 'Dt'.lrict Attorney yes-
erday , contained a portrait of that
) Hicial , with 'a sketch of his career
jvor the title , "II Colonollo Giorgio
B..Corkhill. "
To-day another rope was received
> y the District Attorney. This wns
rom Versailles , Ivy. A letter that
came to-day from Chicago suggested
as a proper mode of execution that
, ho assassin bo fastened to a rope 300
cot long , the other end being attach
ed to a balloon , which would give him
a veritable ' 'Might to td' > ry. "
The Law
IK universal ; it ntfecis nil the human
nuiily , rill unimalx , and may ho even found
n pat nt medicines. Sumo are drastic ,
anu the patieufis obliged to suitor pains
worBO than the disease ; but in cases of ob-
titmte constipation , dyspepsia , there H no
cmedy BO kind , no goutlo in its effects , and
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The Durango Herald thus answers
a correspondent who has the temerity
.o doubt what ho has read about the
glories of La Yota pass and Toltec
Serge : "You say you have read the
uost incredible accounts of the scen-
> ry on the San Juan division of the
Denver & , Ilio Grande railway , and
that you think many of the statements
must bo exaggerations. We have no
; imo now to. write a description of the
railway journey from Fueblo to Durango -
range , over to' Sangro do Christo
range and around the wonderful Mule
Shoo curve at La Vota pass , reaching
an altitude of 9,000 feet at the sum-
nit of the pass ; thence across San
Luis park , with Mount Blanco , ( the
liighost peak in Colorado ) standing
conspicously and grandly out against
the distant horizon ; thence climbing
skywards again around a series of the
most remarkable curves , skirting
along the sides of the stupendous Tel
tec gorge , plunging through tunnels ,
looking straight down from the car
windqws from 1,000 , to 2,000 feet into
chasms below , unlil finally the be
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on tlio summit of the Conojos rantro
as his fascinated eyes sweep over
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ind dwell admirably upon the match
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the Rockies , along beautiful water
courses , through dense forest and
smiling1 valleys , and the magio metro-
polls of the Sau Juan is at last roaoh-
ud in the magnificent Ananas valley
If our correspondent will make this
trip , next season , and then go before
\ notary public and certify that ho be
lieves language can bo found that
is capable of oxagg'orivting the beauty
and grandeur of the scenery along the
way , wo will agree to buy him tlio
best box of cigars in Durango. "
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Ilnico Turner , llochcstcr , N. Y.w rites : 'I ha o
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feel confident that they "ill entirely euro me. " ,
K. Ascnltli Hall , lllnghampton , N. Y , , writes :
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day. Took jour Iliirclock lllood Hitters as dl >
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icrd weakened , and I would uocompletely pros-
rated fordajH. After usln-t o hottlciiof jour
lurdock Blood Hitters the Improxcmcnt was BO
l-lblo that I was nstonlihcd , I can now. though
1 years of ago , do a fair and reasonable day' )
work.
C. Blackct Robinson , proprietor of The Canada
'rcsbjterlan , Toronto. Ont. , writes : "For jcars
suffered greatly from oft-recurring headicnc. I
scd jour Hurilock lllood Hitter ! ] with happiest
caultH , and t now nnd tu < colt In better health
nan for > cars post. "
Mrs. Wallace , Iluflalo , N. Y , writes : ' -I have
scd Burdock lllood Ulttcra for nervous and bll-
ous headaches , and can recommend U to an } ono
cqulrlng a euro for bllllotiencsa. "
Mrs. Ira Miillnolland , Albany , N. Y , writes :
For several jcars I have suffered from oft-rccur-
ing lilllioui headaches , djspcpsla , and com-
ilalntH peculiar to my sex. Slncu using jour
lurdock lllood Illttirs I amotitlroly relieved. "
FOSTEH , MILBURN , & Oo , .Props . ,
BTTFFALO , N. Y-
Sold at wholesale by Ish & McMahon and C. F.
Goodman. je 27 cod-mo
Tnls great jpcciflc cures that most loathsome
disease
SYPHILIS
Whether ID its Primary , Secondary
or Tertiary Stago-
Removes all traces of .Vcrcury from the sys
tem , Cures Scrofula , OM Sor03 , Hhcuma-
tlsm , Eczema , Catarrh or any
Blood Disease.
Cures 'When Hot Springs Fall !
Malvern , Ark. , May 2,1881.
\Vo have casen In our town who lived at Hot
Sprlngd and wcro finally cured with 8. S. S.
AICCAMMO.V & MtJRRY.
Memphis , Mqnn. , May 12,1SS1
We ha\o sold 1,290 bot'lcs of S.S. S. In a year.
t has given unlvcrevl satisfaction. Fair minded
ihyslclans now recommend It as a positive
peclfic. S. JU.ssmLD & Co.
Louisville , Ky , , May 13.1831.
S. S. S. has given better satl faction than any
medicine I have ever sold. J. A. FLPXNIB.
Uenvci , Col. May 2,1881.
Every purcha cr ( peaks In the highest termi
of S. S. S. i. Mclssotnr.
Ulchmond. Va. . May 11,1881.
You can refer anybody to in In regard to the
merits of S. 8. S. Polk , Miller & Co.
Ha'o never known 8. S. S to fall to euro a cose
t Sjphllig , when properly taken.
it. L. Dcnuaril. )
, n. .
perry ,
Eli Warren.
The above signers aronontlcmon of high stand-
ng. A H COLQU1TT ,
Oov crnor ot Georgia.
F YOU WISH WE W LL TAKE YOURSE CA
TO BE PAID FOR WHEN CURED.
, Write for particulars and ooiiy of little
book 'Messairo to the Unfortunate. "
81.0OO Rnward will be paid to any
chemise who will Und , on anil J els 100 bottles
S S. S. , ono particle of Mercury Iodide Potas
sium or any Mineral subatanco.
SWIFT SPECIFIC CO. Props.
Atlanta , da.
1'rlco of regular slzo reduced to 81 75 per hnt
tlo Small arzo , holding ; hall the quantity , price ,
91.00.
Sold by KENNAHD & CO. ,
and Druggists Oonerally
GRAY'S SPECIFIC MEDICINE
TRADE MAmcT" " } .0realTRADl MARK
English rem-
cdy. An un
failing cure
for Seminal
Weakness ,
Spormator-
rhea , Impotency -
ency , and all
Dlecascsthat
follow as a
BEFORETAKINO.toquonco of AFTER TAIINB ,
Self-Abuse ; as Loss of Memory , Unlv crsal Lassi
tude , I'aln In the Hack , Ulrnncss ot Vision , Premature
mature Old Age , and many other Diseases thai
lead to Insanity or Consumption and a Prema
ture Grave. ,
X TFull particulars In our p&mnhkt , which
wo desire to send frco I r luall to every ono.
{ jfTho Specific Mcdlclna Is laid by all druggiBti
at SI per package , or Opackizeo for $5 , or wll
bo sent free by mall on ri'3 ptof the money , by
addrcuslng T1IKOIIA 1EDICINKCO. ,
Buffalo , N. Y ,
or R ! O liv C. F Good' nctmfl-cnd
The Great English Remoily
Blh
falls to cuio
K'crvous Debility , VI
tnl Exhaustion , KmlJ
dons , Seminal Wcak-
[ iiesses.LOSTMAN
HOOD , and all the
eUlclfcUH of j until
fill follies and cxies
ic . It stops pcrma
ncntlyall weakening.
involuntary JOB * gam
Jralns upon the s > s
em , thp Inevitable re
Blll ' < ult of these cvilprac
tlccs , which are BO destructive to mind and body
and make I' to miserable , often' hading to Insani
ty and death It 'roiuthom the NcrtcK.llraln ,
( memor ) ( Illooil , Musclui , Plgustlve and llcpro
ductlvoOr/iin , It restores to nil the organic
functliMM their former vigor and \ltallt ) , nm
Mng life cheerful nnd uijo ) able 1'rlco , VJ a
1'ottlo , orfoulni" fe ij"n" Itv * 10. P "t bv
uxpicoa , necuro iium ou < . notion , to auv nddrtw
on receipt of prlco. No. C. O. D. eent , except
on receipt of * 1 as a guarantee. Letters requesting
questing answers must inclose stamp ,
Dr. Mintie'a Dandelion Pills
are the best ami ihcniwitt djipopsia and blllious
cure In the market. Sold by ull dru 'Uts. Prlco
(0 cents.
DK. MINTIK'H KIDNIY IlEUEvr , GErRKricuu ,
Cures all hind of Kldnty and bladder complalnto
gonorrlica , gleet and leucorreca. For tale I y al
daug Bts : 1 a bottle.
ENGLISH MEDICAL INSTITUTE.
718 Olive St. . bt. LouU , Mo.
JanZ5-ly _ .
J. L WILKIE ,
MANUKACTUUEH OK
PAPER BOXES
218 and 220 B. 14th Bt.
JlllOdCul
ZROTIB : &
Wholesale Lumber ,
'
No. 1408 Farnliam Street , Omaha , Vet.
febl-l-3mo
I. OBERFELDER & CO. ,
WHOLESALE IILLHERT IP MMS.
1308 and 1310 DOUGLAS STREET ,
Spring Goods Receiving Daily and Stock very nearly Ooinplete ,
c g'Jp iJEt.ia 8sox rcx'j3a3c > .
DIRECTORY OF LEADING WESTERN HOTELS.
ARU1NQTON , j. a. MclNTIRE. Lincoln , Not
8ARATOQA HOTEL d. 8. STEtLINIUS , Mllford , Nob.
COMMERCIAL HOTEL JOHN HANNAN , Btromibunj , Na .
HALL HOUSE , A. W. HALL. Loulivllle "
CITY HOTEL , CHENEY & CLARK , Blair , Neb.
COMMERCIAL HOTE. , J. Q. MEAD. Nellgh , Neb
QRANPJ CENTRAL ? . SEYMOUR , Nobrnska City , Neb
MISSOURI PACIFIC HOTEL , P. L. THORP. Weeping Water.No
COMMERCIAL HOUOE A. O. CAARPER. Hardy Neb '
GREENWOOD HOUSE , Q. W. MAYFIELD , Greenwood , Neb
ENO'8 HOTEL , E. L. ENO. Eremont , Neb.
METROPOLITAN HOTEL , FRANK LOVELL , Atklnion Neb
MOROAN HOUSE , E. L. QRUBB. Qude | Recd , Neb.
SUMMIT HOUSE , SWAN & BECKER , Cretton , l .
JUDKIN8 HOUSE , JUDKINS & BRO. , Red'Oa'k. la.
HOUSTON HOUSE , QEO.CALPH , Exlra , la
REYNOLDS HOUSE , O. M. REYNOLDS , Atlantic , la ,
WALKER HOUSE , D. H. WALKER. Audubon. la.
COMMERCIAL HOTEL , 8. BURQE88 , Neola , la.
CITY HOTEL. Dl B. WILLIAMS , Harlan , In ,
PARK HOUSE. MRS. M. E. OUMMINQ8 , Corning , In.
NEBRASKA HOTEL , J , L. AVERY , Stanton , Neb.
COMMERCIAL HOUSE , WM. LUTTON , Vlllltca , la.
JUDKINS HOUSE , FRANK WILKINSON , Malvern , la.
BALL HOUSE , H. H , PERRY , Ida'Qrove , la
COMMERCIAL HOUSE , B , F. STEARNS , Odebolt , la
GRAND PACIFIC , J. NORTON. Columbut , Neb. 2J
WOODS HOUSE , JOHN ECKERT , Osccola , Neb.
DOUQLA8 HOUSE. J. 8. DUNHAM , Olarks Neb
O.
WHOLESALE GROCER ,
_ 1213 Farnham St. . Omaha. Np.h.
NVITATION
TO ALL WHO HAVE
WATCHES AND CLOCKS
TO BE REPAIRED ,
E ! 3ST GV I IT Gh
TO BE DONE OR
JEWELRY MANUFACTURED.
While our Work is better , our Prices are Lower
than all others
I received all of the JBIX FIRST PREMIUMS
offered for Competition in our line
Over AH Competitors.
For the Best Watch Work ,
For the Best Jewelry , ( own make. )
For the Best Engraving ,
For the Best Diamonds ( own importation ) y
FOR THE BEST
DISPLAYED , ETC.
Saving lately enlarged my workshops and putting in now > .nd improve * . < i
chinory , I hope to still more improve the quality and finish "f our
ork and fill orders with more promptness than is usual.
My Mctio has always been and always will bo : "First to gain superior
ties end then aavertiso the fact not before no wild advertisements
Seme unprincipled dealers being in the habit of copying my
arnouncoments , I would bog you , the reader of this , to
draw a line between such copied advertisements
and these of Yours very truly ,
A. B. H , El MAN
The Reliable Jeweler , Omaha , Neb. ,
Sign of tfap Striking Tovr ? locl ?
mENTro rBOsiNEss- ;
We have in Stock
OVER 200 , 000 ENVELOPES
A Large Invoice of Flat Paper ,
Finest and Most Complete Line of Blank
and Account Books in Omaha. All at Prices
that Cannot be Met in this Market. Give us
a Call.
CILMAN R. DAVIS & CO. ,
( Successors to Wooley & Davis. )
105 South Fifteenth Street Opposite Postofflce.
( obO-lm-eod
SAUSAGES
Practical Sausage Manufacturer , v
ORDERS OF ALL KINDS FILLED PROMPTLY FOR ALL X ,
VARIETIES OF SAUSAGES.
Family orders attended to with despatch , and every
thing promised satisfactory. I invite a call at
No. 210 South Tenth Street.
