YHB OMAHA DAILY BEE : SUNDAY , NOVEMBER (5 ( , 1887.-SIXTEEN PAGES. 11
IMPROVEMENT IN BUSINESS ,
Condition of Omaha's Finance and
Ronl Estate Market.
A VERY GRATIFYING RECORD.
U'lin KnlKlitn of Pythias to lOrcct a
$ UOO,000 Tnbcriiuclfi-Tlio
Grading of Kluvvnlti
Street I'lulHliecl.
Tlio AVcck'H IJiislncHH
The post week's ' business in Onmha , so fnr
as the real cstnto and financial features are
concerned , hns been tnost gratifying. The
unloM ol lots liuvo been much more rnpid than
during tlio week previous. In fact tlio
amount expended In building Hitch exceeds
that of the week ending October 20 by over
175,000. , The nmount of business done at the
banks shows nn Increase tit Indicated by the
clearings , of 1471,272. Tills conclusively
proves that the tightness of the money mar
ket has ut last relaxed. Heul estate men and
loan agencies report money much easier in
the oust and scarcely any trouble is e : pcrl
cnced In negotiating loans. They further
more report that they find eastern capitalists
moro ready to advance money than ut any
time during the past six months. The string'
cncy in the whole financial ; world seoins to
have been relaxed.
The greatest number of calls arc for Sduth
Omaha property , mid It is hinted that some
Ktartllng developments will bemudu manifest
In a day or two , as concerns that busy llttlo
city. It. Is Intimated that another great pack
ing concern Is negotiating for property on
which to build an enormous plant , second to
none in capacity , in South Omahu. A St.
1 Louis Hoof canning establishment has a rup-
rcNiiiiliitlve here who Is making a careful ex
amination of till ! packing Interests with n
view to establishing one of their branches at
the stock yards. Another gentleman , who
represents n glue manufacturing house of
Indianapolis , arrived yesterday and was iti
consultation with several prominent business
men of Omaha and South Omaha during
tlio day. The establishment of u glue fac
tory luis bcen'agltated for bomo time and if
proper encouragement Is hold out them is
little doubt but that the Indianapolis pcoplo
will ultimately come hero.
The building interests , as evinced by thee
o file i ul report of permits issued , is slightly on
the wane. This is not to bo unexpected , as
the lateness of the season would naturally
cause a fulling off. It shows , however , thu
builders arc anxious to avail themselves o
all the time possible before winter , and there
Is more work already let out than can possi
bly bo completed before spring. The mag-
nillccnt weather of the past week has allowed
great progress to bo made on the buildings
already under course of construction , and i
another week of such splendid days is given.
several of the prominent new business blocks
will bo completed.
There is scarcely nn Idle man in UK
city and nil of the contractors ur <
in need of moro men. The most promlncn
project developed during the week Via
the decision of the Knights o
1'ythlns to erect a magnificent temple at Six-
tecnth and Duvonjiort streets , the cent ol
which will bo $2lHXiU. ) ( It is proposed to
make this the finest buildiiii ; in the United
States belonging to thoordor.
Public improvements are being rapidly
pushed forward. The finishing touches to
the cable line will probablv bo made this
week. The guiding of South Eleventh
wtreet has been finished mid the work has
been well dono. Other impiovi'incnts will
bo pushed to completion us rapidly as pos
sible.
The sales of property ns shown by the
warranty deeds tiled for iccord during the
week ending November 5 , are shown by the
following table :
Monday , October 111 . ? 7S , ISO
Tuesday. November 1 . ( fciir : : >
AVedncsday. November li. . . 4 .f > ; > 7
Thursday , November II . b ! , liN'l
Friday , November . -fJ.-H'J
Saturday , November 5 . .VJ.IU-I
Total
This shows an Increase over the previous
week of ? 7itVM. !
The building permits issued during the
Vast week were as follows :
Monday , October at . A . ? | .1,2" 0
Tuesday. November 1 . 12,025
Wednesday , November 2 . : if.)0 , ( )
Thursday , November ! ) . 3-J05
Friday , November . 3,000
Saturday , November 5 . 17,740
Total . | 52i20 !
This shows a decrease as compared with
the week previous of SK , ! ! ! . * ; .
The bank clearings are set forth In the fol
lowing table and show an Increase over the
week ending October 2'J of * 471,273 :
Monday , October 111 . f. > ( )0,341 )
Tuesday. November 1 . 4112,01)1 , )
Wednesday , November 2 . ! > S1:170 :
Thursday , November 3 . as."i,2ii :
Friday , N ovcmber 4 . fllSl)12 )
Saturday , November ' > . 4SIO3 (
Total
Nearly Two Hundred Thousand.
Last evening a very important meeting of
the building committee of the Knights of
I'ythius In this city was held in Myrtle hall ,
corner of Dodge and Fourteenth streets , to
tnko action upon the subject of building the
now hall proposed for the organization in
question. The mutter of a central headquar
ters of the knights in thin city was mentioned
homo time ago in these- columns , though the
public lias been kept misinformed as to the
steps which have since been taken in the
matter , for the reason that it was desired to
let nothing bo known until the whole affair
should bo satisfactorily arranged. It is now
u well established fact that the hall
In to be built , and that it
will bo the joint property of
the knights and Erastus A. licnson , u
gentleman of enterprise and intelligence ,
who recently cumo to this city and who ,
since his arrival , although his residence is
still In Davenport , has been among the fore
most of the most enterprising men in our
midst. Mr. Hcnson has secured an option on
the General Mycr property on the northeast
corner of Sixteenth and Davenport streets ,
and on that site it is proposed to erect the
building in question , lioth ground ami struc
ture will cost $190,000. Mr. Henson taking
an amount of stock and the Knights of
I'ythlas the remainder. Tlio work of draw
ing the plans for the building was left to
Mendelssohn & Lowrle , unit this linn
has been working on the sumo for some
time back , with the result that the design
which they have submitted to Mr. Benson
has been accepted. Yesterday the Ur.i ; was
given an opportunity of seeing the design.
which , in originality and beauty , combined
with strength and durability , Is not excelled
by those of any building In the city. Tin
style is of rich and oriuito Konmncsiiuc , nn
like that of uuy structure in the city. The
first story is of glass , with huga graniU
columns and pilasters , with carved capitals
The second , third and fourth stories comprise
an harmonious intermingling of two shades
of brown stone , which appear to particularly
attract in the attractive and imposing arches
which surmount the windows and othei
openings. The roof will bo of red terra cottu
and tile , both of which have lately entered sc
much Into the construction of our now bulhl
ings. It will uUo be ornamented with Mom
dormer windows of unlquo design. The
front will consist of n largo gabU
broken and beautiful with ornamentec
windows and exquisite carving. The llrst
story may be used entire or divided into sli
different stores ; the second will bo dlvldet
into twenty-two ofllccs ; the third floor , so fai
as appearances go exteriorly , will look tw <
stories through interiorly , it will consist o
one story which will bo used exclusively fa
the 'drill room. The lift h story will bo usct
for lodge purposes , three rooms being dc
signed for that purpose. ITho cost of tbj
building and grounds will be f 100,000.
The niKKCSt Grading Job ,
The grading of South Eleventh street fron
Pueitlu to Hancroft , a distance of moro Urn :
n mile , was ccmpletcil yesterday by Stuhl .1
Hamel. It was the biggest grading coutruc
ever undertaken in this city and turns one o
the most broken of thoroughfares Into
street , which may bo traveled almost loth
couthcrn limits of tlio city. 'The work wa
Accepted yesterday afternoon uuil the watei ;
works company will Immediately proceed to '
lay their water mains. The biggest fill' was
slxty-llvo ami the biggest cut forty-live feet ,
and at Hie latter pluco to-day the contractors
Will have n photograph taken of the 160
teams , yijO men and three graders which ac
complished the work ,
WKHTKHN VINAXCIAIj AFFAIKS.
ltnlc-H orintct'tMit Continue to He Well
Cnif'AOO , Nov. B.-1-SpecialTelegram [ to the
Ur.i : . ] Local llmuK'iul affairs remain in
nbout thu game condition noted during the
past two or three weeks. Possibly , the
money market may bo working easier , hut
bankers are still pursuing u very conserva
tive course and nro not. inclined to plnco
themselves in a iKjsitlon where they cannot
favor their regular customers mid local bor
rowers. The supply of loanable funds is
ample for all the requirements of the various
brunches of trade and parties who are unable
to present , undoubted securities nre able to
obtain all the favors nskod for. Some out-
sldo paper has been accepted , scoured by re-
rciptsfor grain stored at olio of the leading
points In the northwest and considerable
money hus been fprWiirdixl through commis
sion houses to parties desiring to bold
grain at tlio simill stations until
spring , and for the purpose of cribbing
coru. Operators on the boaid of trade have
been moderate In their dcmiuiOs for linunehil
assistance , us deliveries of grain on Novem
ber eoutnictb were unusually light anil supplies -
plies In store enlarge very slowly. Hankers
antleipato a good demand from the packing
interest- toward the close of the month , as the
supply of hogs will no doubt ho liberal and
the stock of provisions materially increase.
Whoselalo markets are still quite llherul
borrowers , In some cnos in the way of ex
tension of paper , owing to slow collections in
some sections ot the west , especially where
farmers arc selling ns little property-as pos-
sihle-nnd holding their produce for an ad
vance in prices. Kates of interest are well
supported at 0 ( < i,7 per cent. Outside paper ,
well secured , commands i ! 8 IK.T cent.
Some money Is being loaned among
street brokers nt 7L'S ( per cent.
Money In eastern llnnnrliil centers
Is not < r.uto as close us reported two or three
weeks ago , yet there is- little paper accepted
unless endorsed by unusually good security.
The payment of the interest due on the llrst
of the month has relieved tlio market of it §
stringent features and loans can he ohtalned
nt 5@7 per cent. Advices from foreign
money markets indicate an easier feeling ,
but no particular change in interest rates.
Tlio withdrawals of specie Irom the govern
ment hanks have not been quite so heavy and
the shipments of pold to the United States
have decreased. New York exchange was
in moderate request and offerings wcro fair.
Sales made between banks were made
at ii.XjJ.rA ) cents discount per $1,000 and closed
at 40 cents. Foreign exchange was in fair
demand early in the week , witii only a mod
erate supply offering. Shippers' sixty days
documentary hills on London changed hands
at W.bOKi < 4.bOK , und closed steady
at S4.SOJ4' . The New York stock market ex
hibited a fair degree of activity during the
) > .ist week and the undertone indicated a
little more strength , The earnings of some
of the leading lines showed spine increase
and In two or three instances' larger divi
dends were declared , These features en
couraged u liltlu moro buying and at the
same time checked the offering to some ex
tent. Foreign operators in stocks were moro
inclined to purchase and western speculators
bought moderately. Wall street traders took
hold with some freedom , though they exer
cised considerable caution and accepter
small losses or profits. Prices have averaged
higher for leading properties and the extreme
tremo figures reached were fully supported
to the close. Sales on the New
York stock exchange for th
week aggregated 1,711,000 shares. The
Produce markets have attracted considerable
attention during the week under review , and
while there has been no marked increase in
business , there certainly has been no perceptible
iblo reduction. If anything , speculative trud
ing is gradually improving , while the receiving
and shipping branches exhibit considerable
life. During the past thirteen weeks Chicago
has received an average of about 4,000,000 bu ,
weeklyof flour , grain and seeds an excellent
showing while the arrivals of live stock
were quite heavy , especially of cattle and
sheep. Receivers and shippers are making
strenuous efforts to further materially en
large the grain trade of Chicago and will en
deavor to merit the confidence of those
who may entrust the disposal or purchase of
property in their care. Indications now
point to a substantial Improvement
in the direct export trade now that through
rates of freights have been established , and
with good supplies from which to make se
lections , there Is little doubt but orders di
rect from foreign consuming markets will bo
enlarged. While crops of grain nro not very
heavy In the aggregate , the root crops are
not very large , and for the feeding of live
stock the common qualities of grain will have
to bo substituted. Trade with the consum
ing district of this country , too , will bo Im
proved and an effort be nuulo to retain it.
The excessive terminal mid storage charges
by which the grain Is handicapped will prob
ably bo reduced through the united efforts
of interested parties and nil the fa
cilities improved for transacting busi
ness in our market with their orders.
Prices during the week have exhibited only
slight changes for most of the leading
articles in the grain and provision markets.
Freights have ruled easier by the water
route , which encouraged and increased ship
ping Business. Stocks of grain are still moder
ate , though gradually increasing. Supplies
( provisions will probably eulurgojuow , that
the winter packing season has opened and
the supply Is quite liberal. Theexiwrt move
ment continues fair , though the advices from
abroad have not been quite so favorable to
sellers. Packing in the west is progressing
favorably for the opening week of the season
and the returns indicate an increase over
thoseof last season.
Tlio Vivo Jleeord.
KANSAS CITV , Nov. 5. [ Special Telegram
to the HER. ] At 11:25 : last night a ilro was
discovered in the Huggins cracker factory ,
near the union depot , and in less than an
hour the structure , a four-story buildingnnd
contents , were totally destroyed. Loss on
building , fciO.OOO ; insurance , ? 20,000 ; loss on
contents. 40,000 ; insurance , 120,000. The
rear wall of Kyssell's drug store was crushed
in. Damage , $1,200 , The Hlossom house
was slightly damaged by smoke und water.
PKOUIA , 111 , , Nov. 5. The National hotel ,
which was built two years ago at a cost of
$2oOlH.Kwas , badly damaged by lire this morn
ing. The lira started about 5 : ! U ) o'clock from
the kitchen flue and rim up the
freight elevator to the fifth-story ,
where it gradually spread through
the rear of the building , burning
. off the roof und communicating- to the
fourth story and slightly to the third. Else
where the hotel was not Injured by fire , but
great damage was done by water with which
the building was flooded , A number of
guests and servants lost all their effects , but
all escaped from the hotel in safety. The
loss may not exceed JTIi.OOO. There was
fSO.OOO insurance on the building and J30XX ( )
on the furniture. The hotel will bo reopened
and business resumed in a few days , and it in
thought that the damaged portion can bo re
paired inside of two months.
Niw : YOIIK , Nov. fi , Twenty-five horses
were burned in the basement of y. livery
stable early this morning. Thirty-eight
other on the floor above were gotten out In
safety , A number of valuable carriages
wore also burned. The total loss is about
? : J5,000 und only partlaly Insured.
Suicided Over l > oinei U Troubles.
ST. Josci-ii , Mo. , Nov. 5. [ Special Tele
gram to the HUE. ] Theodore HendrickSj. n
section hand , committed suicide this after
noon at I o'clock by throwing himself undei
n moving train on the Kansas City , St. Joe &
Council liluffs road about ono mile south o :
town. The train was moving very slowlj
and Hendrlcks deliberately laid his hcai
across the track , the car wheel severing 1' '
from his body. Domestic trouble was tin
m cause of the suicide , his wifen short Uini
m ago having applied for a divorce.
. Steamship Arrivals.
: NEW YOIIK , Nov. 5. [ Special Telegram t <
01 the Her. . ] Arrived The Jtugla , from Hauj
tt burg ; the Celtic from Liverpool.
Qi'EESSTOWS. ' Nov. 6. Arrived The Ccp
as halonia , from Boston ; the KanKas , from ' UCs
rton ; iheUmbria , from Now Yorki . '
EXPLOSION AT A FOUNDHV.
Twenty Men Frlnhtfiilly Itnrncd by
Htcnm and Molten Metal.
SrniNoriEU ) , III. , Nov. 6. A terrible ex
plosion of molten steel occurred at an early
hour this morning at the worksof thcSpring-
fleld Iron company , n few miles north of this
elty. The entire city was shaken up by the
force of the explosion , and windows rattled
ns though shaken by an earthquake. Four
tons of liquid metal was allowed to flow ,
through some mishap , into a wet revcntaclu
and h frightful explosion ensued. It is re
ported that twenty men were burned. The
officers In charge nro reticent and desire the
matter suppressed , but it is learned that
John ( Jreen , Joseph Madden and William
Strickland were severely scalded.
No.U's Horn * * Stolen.
During the absence of No. 2 engine com
pany Friday evening , in response to nn
alarm of lire from box 43 , BOIUO sneak thief
entered the dormitory of the company's '
house on Tenth street and stele the elegant
pair of horns that were but lately presented
to the boys. A splendid new overcoat belonging -
longing to Captain Ted Orebo is- also miss-
Ing. The follow who did It Is known , and if
thu property is not returned immediately it
will be made exceedingly warm for him ,
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rilODUCK MAHKETS.
Chicago , Nov. D. Following arc the 2:30 :
closing prices :
Flonr Quiet and steady ; winter wheat ,
(3.50 4.00 per bbl ; spring wheat , 3.GOjg4.50 (
per bbl ; rye , t3.r > @ 3.00 per bbl ; buckwheat ,
$5.50(20.25 ( per bbl.
Wheat Extremely dull ; prices , however ,
wcro steady and unchanged ; cash , i'Jl-lCe ;
December , 73 l-lie ( ; May , 78 IMOc.
Corn Huled Inactive , trading light and the
feeling was weak , prices fluctuating within n
tfc range and closed )6@Xc ) below yesterday ;
cash , -tltfe ; Deccmbcr,4l MCc ; May. 45J < .
Outs Dull and heavy ; May declined # c
but other futures did no change ; cash ,
237-lt5c ; December , 2511-100 ; May , 29 'J-lOc.
Hye Steady at52e.
Hurley Quiet at 7Sc.
Pi line Timothy 2.242.25.
Flux-seed S1.1UK.
Whisky $1.10.
Pork Moderately active and firmer ; Jan
uary , * t2.fl2'1ix@12.C5.
Lard Steady and moderately active ; cash
mid December , $ * i.40@i.42 ( > < f ; May , SC.75.
Dry Salted Meats Shoulders , $5.00(25.20 ( ;
short clear , $0,70(20.75 ( ; short ribs , January ,
. . .
Hutter Unchanged ; creamery , 10@20c ;
dairy , 18@2.c. !
Cheese Firm ; full cream chcddnrs ,
10 > 4@llc : flats , insure ; young Auiericus ,
>
Ef ( s Scarcent 1819c.
Tallow Unchanged ; No. 1 country , 4 ®
4.J < c ; No. 2 , Jytfc ; cukes , 4i.Ce.
Hides Receipts fair demand but moder
ate ; unchanged ; heavy green salted , 7c ;
light , do. , 7 > o ; salted bull , Co ; green salted
ealf , 8 ; dry Hint. 12@18c ; dry calf , 12@iye ;
dry salted , lOc ; deacons , each , 30c.
Receipts. Shipments.
Flour , bbls 19,000 30,000
Wheat , bu ( H,000 20,000 ,
Corn , bu 1.17,000 4M,000
Oats , bu 121,000 12'J,000
Hyo , bu 2,000 4,000
Uarlcy , bu C-1,000 ' 5,000
St. Loul.s Nov. 5. Wheat Steady ; cash ,
71 > .i < 372e ; December , 72i ; ; May , 0' e.
Corn Stead ; cash , 3S > J ( < ZySJio ; December ,
3Se ; May , 4l/c.
Oats null ; cash , 223e ) ; Mny , 23' < fc.
Pork-l.50. !
Lnrd-U.30.
Whiskv-Sl.O. .
Hutter Unchanged ; creamery , 23@2Gc ;
dairy > 10 ( < i21e. .
lilvcrponl , Nov. 5. Wheat Quiet and
( lomnnd fair ; holders oiler moderately.
Corn Steady and demand fair ; new mixed
western , 4s ( > J d per cental.
Cincinnati , Nov. 5. Wheat Firm ; No.
2 red , "lie.
Corn Dull ; No. 3 mixed. 40) ) .
Oats Weaker ; No. 3 mixed ,
Hye Quiet but linn ; No. 2 , SOc.
Pork Quiet at $12.02 > if.
Lard Higher ; prime steam , $0.45.
Whisky Steady at $1.05.
Minneapolis , Nov. 5. Wheat Opened
weak and lower , and closed steady ; No. 1
north
' ' '
No. 2 northern , cash , 04o ; December , CT > c ;
May , 71c. On track : No. 1 hard , 71i71Xc ( ;
No. 1 northern , CSe ; No. 2 northern , C4ai5e. ( (
Flour Quiet but steady ; patents , $4.20@
4.JI5 ; bakers' , S3.35@3.50.
Receipts Wheat , 259,300 bu.
Shipments Wheat , 49,000 bu ; flour , 25,000
bbls.
bbls.Milwaukee
Milwaukee , Nov. 5. Wheat Steadier ;
cash , C9Xc ; December , 70 @ 707 < c ; Muy ,
77Xc-
Corn Scarce ; No. 2 , 405'e. }
Oats Dull ; No. 2 white , 29c.
Hyo Steady ; No. 1 , 55c.
Hurley Quiet and lower ; No. 2 , 70Vc.
Provisions Firm ; pork , cash and Novem
ber , $13.00@13.25.
New York , Nov 5. Wheat Receipts ,
191,300 ; exports , 49,000 ; options opened a
shade lower and closed dull , closing steady
at the near current rates of yesterday ; spot ,
quiet ; ungraded red , Sl CgbOc : No. 1 red ,
nominal at 89 e ; No. 2. red. 8
elevator , SSKfeS.'iJi'c f. o. b. ,
delivered ; December closed at 8
Corn Receipts , 130,000 ; exports , 20 ;
without change of moment , closing steady ;
ungraded , 52J4'@M 4'c ; No. 2. Ko in
store , 525f@53o f. o. b. , 53J (353Kc ( delivered ,
No , 4 , 51Ke in elevator ; No. 3 , December
closed at 62Xc. .
Oats Receipts. 139,000 ; exports , 41 ; quiet
but steady ; mixed western , 32@34 > io ; white
western , 3Ti@40e.
Coffee Spot , fair ; Rio , dull and nomi
nal at $1S.50 ; options heuuy and 20@30
points lower ; sales , 53,500 bags ; November ,
$10.05(310.10 ( ; December , $15.bO@l(5.00 ( ; Jan
uary , fl5.00@15.80 ; February , ? 1D.50@15.05 ;
March , $15.35 ( 15.55.
Petroleum Steady ; United , 73c.
Eggs Quiet ; western , 12@23e.
Pork Quiet ; mess quoted at $13.50 foa old
and $14.00 14.25 for nw.
Lard Higher , but light trading ; western
steam , spot , quoted fd.bS.
Hutter Quiet but firm ; western , 13@20c ;
western creamery , 10@2Ce.
Cheese Dull ; western ,
Kaunas City , No0. . Wheat Steady ;
No. 2 soft , cash , no bids. 07o asked ; De
cember , OOc bid , 07 0 asked ; May , 744'c bid ,
7.rC asked.
Corn Steady ; No. 2. cash , no bids , 3fic
asked ; December , Ro cbid , KOc asked , ;
January , HOJjo bid , 39o asked.
Oats-No. 2 , cash , 2l5fc bid , 22 > o asked.
New Orleans , Nov. 5. Corn Irregu
lar at CO.
Oats Quiet and steady : No. 2 , 34) < 235c ,
Cornmeal Quiet at f.8'J.
I'o rk Easier at $13.12 ,
Lard Dull and lower at $0.50.
Hulk Meats Shoulders , $ T > .35 ; long clear
and clear rib , $ ( > .G2j .
lilVK STOCK.
National Stock YiirtlH. Kn t St.
Iiouls , Nov. C. Cattle Heccijits , 500 ;
shipments. 2,400 ; market steady ; choice
heavy native steers , fl.20@4.75 ; fair to good
native steers , facocftl.i'i ; butchers' steers ,
medium to choice , f3.00Qi3. < 0 ; rangers , r..lO
(2:1.75. ( :
Hogs Receipts , 100 ; shipments , 1,000 ;
market netivo and strong ; choice heavy ami
butchers' selections , $4-i ; > (34.llO ( ; packing and
Yorkers , medium to prime. M.00@4.40 ; pigs ,
common to good , f3.CO@4,00.
Kansna City , Nov. 5. Cattle Receipts ,
1,4X ( ) ; shipments , 3,000 ; steady for nil classes :
good to choice corn-fed , $4.204.75 ; com
mon to medium , 13.25(2-1.10 ( ; stoekcrs , J.OO
f 2.fiO ; feeding btcers , ? 2.05 ( f3.15 ; cows ,
Hogs Receipts , 7,400 ; shipments , none ;
market strong und Go higher esoept for
light and pigs ; peed to choice , f4.40 ( 4.r)0j )
common to medium , f4.0U ( 4.30 ; skips and
Igs , 3.50@3.90.
Union Stock Ynnls , Clilcngo , Nov. 6 ,
The Drovers' Journal reports :
Cattle Receipts , 3,000 ; quiet and steady :
shipping steers , f2.UO@5.00 : stackers anil
feeders , fl.75d3.QO ; cows , bulls and mixed
tl.OOQ2.CO ; Texas cattle , fl.40 2.00 ; West
cm rangers , steady nt $2.50(33.60. (
4.00.
4.00.Sheep Receipts , 5,000 ; steady ; natives
f2.50014.00 ; western. $2.fK3.50 ) ; Texans , * 2. & <
( i3.40j lambs , t4.00(25.00. (
r Mr. mnl Mrs. Frank Muir have rcturnei
from their w'cddiuc Journey , and aruattln
Millard.
SATURDAY MARKET FIGURES ,
Wheat Opens at Precisely tbo Pre
vious Day's Oloso.
NO NEWS WHATEVER IN CORN.
Unutterable Dullness Clinrnctcrl/cs
Speculation In Oats The Provision
IMt QulctCnttlc IliiHlnoHS
Limited-Quotations.
Chicago Produce Market.
CHICAGO , Nov. 5. [ Special Telegram to
the Ur.E. ] There was very little news of
any kind for wheat traders to consider this
morning. The opening in wheat was pre
cisely at yesterday's closing quotation 72
for December and 7S c for May. The steadl
ness of the market is evinced by the narrow
fluctatious , the entire raugo for the day being
but t/c and even slight changes being infre
quent. Huslncss was nearly all' local and
not much of that. First soles of December
wheat were at 72J c and the price fluctuated
between this figure and 73 c and closed at
May opened at "i6c , sold down
' 0 and up to TSJ4' < S.78J c , closing
at 78X@7S , showing a fractional advance
over yesterday's ' closo.
Corn traders had quite ns much leisure as
the wheat men and not much moro to think
about. Tlio tone of the market was weaker ,
particularly for nearer months , dependent ,
apparently , uixm the falling off in the demand
for cash corn , which was considerably less
than yesterday. Hutchinson , whose opera
tions have been for sometime it faction for
determining prices , was n seller to-day. De
cember corn opened at 4\a \ which was the
highest point touched and declined to 413 (
4ljJ'c ) , where it rested. May fluctuated very
little , opening nt 45 > sOl4.riJ4'o , selling up to
45Vc , down to 45 * c and closing at Unit flg-
urro.
Unutterable dullness characterized the
speculative market for outs. May was
pegged till day nt 29 @ 20V and closed at
that , with December and January quoted
nominally nt 25 c. November sold spar
ingly at 358'c.
In provision circles the day passed in a
quiet miinner. Traders of all classes Were
disinclined to branch out and there was no
particular feature in the business transacted
save a strong feeling. Good general support ,
in fact , was extended to the market and
prices all around averaged and closed better
than yesterday. The advance actually estab
lished was 75 e on future pork , 2 > n'ii,5o ( on the
different deliveries of lard and 2,1.'icj5c ( on
January and February short ribs. January ,
the leading center of interest , sold at $12.00 $
12.07 for porlc , f0.4GU.47)f ) for lard and
? 0.35 ( .I5.40 for short ribs. Pork for the same
months closed at f 13.112 bid , lard at * 0.45 and
short ribs nt $0.35 bid for November and De
cember delivery. Lard stood at the. linish nt
$0.40 and for February pork closed ut $12.75 ,
lard at $ < i.52i < ; and short ribs at f < 1.45. May
sold at $13.10i ( > 13.15 for pork and 40.5 ( 0.77l ,
for lard.
CHICAGO IjlVK STOCK.
CHICAGO , Nov. 5. [ SpecialTelegrnm to the
BIE , ] CATTLI : AsusunLon Saturday busi
ness in this branch was limited , supply light
and made up mainly of Texuus and rangers.
A few natives were sold out at about the
same price as for the past'day or two. Ran
gers and Texans were not wanted to any
great extent. There was scarcely any de
mand for butchers' stock amlllttloornothing
doing in stoekcrs and feeders. Snipping steers ,
1350to 1500 Ibs , S4.00@fi.00 ; 1200 to 1350 Ibs ,
3.00@4.5U ; PoO to 1200 Ibs , $2.90 ( < M.OO.
Stockers and , fccders$1.75@2.90cows , ; , bulls
and mixed $1.00(32.00. ( Texas steers , $2.00
@ 2.00 ; cows , $1.4002.00. AVestorn rangers ,
steady ; natives and half-breeds , ? 2.50(2.3.50. (
Wintered Texans , $2.50(33.25. (
Hoes At the opening "and during the llrst
hour or two trade ruled brisk at nn advance
of about 5e. 6omo fancy lots selling ns high
ns1.70 , but at the close business was slow
and the advance of the morning was lost.
The advance , however , was only on heavy.
Light sorts , in fact , wcro rather lower thttu
otherwise. The bulk of early sales of best
packing sorts made $4.50S4.iO. ( ( Later , * 4.40
@ 4.50 was about the range ; common , 14.25 ®
4.35 ; light sorts , $4.35 ( 4. 1 > 0 , the latter for
yorkers. A light run is anticipated for next
week.
FINANCIAL.
NEW YOIIK , Nov. B. [ Special Telegram to
the BKB ] STOCKS The market to-day opened
strong , with advances ranging to % per cent.
Commission houses bought liberally , hut it
was mainly for shorts. London was also a
buyer of the general list , but sold 4,000 share
of Union Pacific. Bull points were circulated
about Michigan Central and Canada Southern
Increasing their dividends and sold up % for
the former and 1& per cent for the latter.
The rest of the list remained steady , with
fractional advances , A decrease of $400,027
in the net earnings of the Chicago , Burling
ton & Quincy for September , reported reduc
tions in freight rates of 25 to 40 per cent bj
the Burlington and Wabash roads in Illinois
coupled with the failure of the Northwestern
roads to patch up their agreement on rates
had a depressing effect on Grangers and they
began declining. The downward movement
was accelerated by the bank statement , which
showed n decrease in the reserve of $2,175,035
where the reserve had been accepted. This
caused the whole lot to weaken and last sales
wcro at almost the Inside prices of the day
and showed declines of & @l > f on Grangers ,
the latter being In Chicago , Burlington ft.
Quincy , but on the rest of the list prices were
about the same as yesterday. The net ad
vances for the week were 0 on Manitoba , 4J
on Lake Erie & Western preferred , Michigan
Central and Canada Southern 3J , Oregon
Railway & Navigation 3 , Pcoria , Decatur &
Evansville 3.Y , Northwestern 2J , St. Paul
2 % , Omaha 2 % , Lnckawanna and Delaware
& Hudson 2 % , Reading ! > , Lake Shore 2 >
and Chicago , Burlington & Quincy 2j per
cent. Missouri Pacific was unchanged. The
total sales to-day were 195,892 , shares , includ
ing 43WX ) of Reading.
GoviiiiXMEXTs Government , bonds were
dull but steady.
OMAHA MVE STOCK.
Saturday , Nov. 5.
Cattle.
The receipts of cattle wcro very light luid
consisted entirely of western cattle. I'riecs
same as on Friday.
The receipts of hogs wcronoderato and
the demand active , The mirket opened
about the same as on Friday and remained
steady during the entire day with the excep
tion of u short tlmo during the forenoon
when there was a slight fall In prices. Taken
ns u whole the market was a shade stronger
than on Friday. Everything was taken.
Onlclul Itecc-iptu.
Cattle 03 $
Hogs ; 2Mtt
Sheep 3U7
SUII'MENTB.
Cattle 23 cars , C. M. & St. P. , Herman
Cattle . . .Gears , N. W. , Chicago
Cattle 5 cars , Mil , , Chicago
Hogs 5 car , Mil. , Chicago
Sheep Scars , , Mil. , Chicago
Prevailing I'ricoH.
She -ing the prevailing prices paid for live
stock i n this mavket !
Choice -tcers , IfjOO to 1500 rbs $4.25(34.00 (
Choicestccis , 1100 to 1300 Ibs 4.00C < l4.2S
Fat Httlu steers , POO to 1050 Ibs S.7S < g.'i.S5
Corn-fed range- steers , 1200 to 1500 3.75W4.30
Good to choice corn-fed cows 2.25Q2.50
Common to medium cows 1,50ci2.25 (
Good to choice bulls.- 1.25 ( 2.00
Good range feeders. 2.25Qi'i.50
Good native feeders,900 Ibsandut-
wards 2.5522.60
Fair to medium native feeders , 900
llis und upwards 2.25(32.50 (
Stoekcnt , 400 to 700 Its , 2.00 2.50
1 'rimo .fat sheep.j ' . . . . . . . . . . . 3.25i < : ) .50
Fair to medium sheep . . . . ' . 2. ! > 0ftf.i)0 : ) )
Common sleep. . . . „ 1.&OS2.25
Mve Stock Hold.
Showing Inn number of head of stock sold
on the market to-day :
CATTLE.
Hans & Co . 192
Total . . 192
11008.
Armour & Co . 921
a. II. Hammond &Co . 391
Anglo-American Packing CO . 1M3 ,
Bqulrcs& Co . 132
Total . 0,030
of
Showing the highest and lowest prices
paid for hogs , on this market during the past
seven days and on the corresponding days in
lbS5 and 1SSO.
Weekly KccelptH
Showlngtho receipts of cattle and hogs for
caeh day of the week ending November 5 ,
together with comparisons :
UATTI.B. 11003.
Monday i.iMW 2,490
Tuesday Ih23 5,009
Wednesday 431 3,104
Thursday 1,15S 2,431
Friday 424 3,403
Saturday 03S 2,892 ,
Total 0.07S 10,989
Weekending Oet.29 8,713 17,222
Week ending Oct. 22 7,101 9,021
Puckers' Purchases.
Showing the number of hogs bought by the
leading packers on this market duriug the
past week :
Anglo-American Packing Co 12,017
G. II. Hammond & Co ! ilsS )
J. P. Squires &Co 1,574
Xrniour & Co 2 , < H1S
Clngan & , Co 71i (
Others 342
All sales of stock in this market are mndo
jor cwt. live weight unless otherwise stated.
Dead hogs pell at } i ! per Ib. for all weights.
"Skin ? , " or hogs weighing less than 100 Ibs.
10 value. Pregnant sows are docked 40 Ibs.
and stags iO Ibs. by the public inspector.
I.lvo Stock Notes.
Light receipts of cattle.
The hog market is a shade stronger.
A. DulYy of Cheyenne , inspected the yards.
Ten loads of hogs brought $4.25 , the top
price , yesterday.
Western feeders constituted the cattle
market yesterday.
Twenty cars of cattle came in after 0
"clock yesterday.
T.aA. Kelly , of Grecley Center , was. a
visitor ul the yards.
George Stephens of Cheyenne , brought in
live loads of cattlo.
I. A. Crane of Rising Center , disposed of
, \vo loads of hogs ut $1.25.
Henry Von Sepgern and Gerhard Ostcrlol ,
of Hooper , were lookers on.
A. B. Clark , of Cook county. Wyoming ,
brought in two loads of western feeders.
.1. W. Cuuunings , Western , brought in n
load ot hogs which ho disposed of at a good
figure.
The Anglo-American Packing Company
bought over one-half of all the hogs received
"iero last week.
D. W. Butler , Minneapolis , stock agent for
the Cincinnati , Hamilton & Duton railroad ,
ivas among the visitors at the yards.
Charlie Lano. the genial live Jstock agent
for the Union Pacific , was at the yards yes
terday. Charlie has a faculty of making
hosts _ of friends wherever ho goes and the
Uiiion Pacific exhibited good Judgment in
advancing him to his present position ,
Chicago stoekincn who have been in the
habit of speaking of this pluco as "Omaha ,
Neb. , " nro leaving off the "Neb. . " having
come to the conclusion that a city which
ranks as tlio third largest packing point in
the country can be found on the maps with
out the stuto being mentioned.
Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence Walsh nco Miss
Ida M. Wadden , of Keokuk. Iowa , on their
bridal tour , are visiting with aunts of the
bride Mrs. Lawrcnco Duggan , 113 south
Teirteenth street , and Mrs. Jacob Meyer of
Orchard Hill.
School Bond Proclamation.
IN pursuance of a resolution duly ndnptcil by
the Hoard of Kilucatlon of the School Dis
trict In Oinnha , in the county of Donald * , In tlio
xtatti ot Nebraska , notice is hereby K'TCII ' to the
( iniilllloil voters of said school district , Unit ut
the general election to be hwlrt Tuesday , Novem
ber Mh , 1W , tlio following question nmlpropo-
hltion will be submitted to a vote of the electors
of hula district. tO'Wlt i
"Khnll consent and authority be given to the
Hoard of Education of the Kthool District In
Onmhn , In the county of DnuKlitH , In the state of
Nebraska , to Issue the bonds of said nchool dis
trict , In the sum of Two Hundred Thousand
Dollars < f2UOK > 0) ) , the nald bonds to be 2ml In num
ber , of the denomination of 11,000.00 each , dated
January 1st , 18N4 , and to bear interest ut the rate
of five per cent per unniim , payable seml-an-
nunlly at Rountze Urothern , bankers. New
York , principal to become duo In twenty years
from iho diito thereof. The proceeds arising
from thu siilu of mild bonds to be n rd In the
purchase of school kites for salil ilUtrlct , ami
the erection of hchool buildings an follows :
piiHCii.tsi.vn sciioor , SITUS.
Ono site on Hamilton street near Eureka
htreet at the estimated cost of t.i.UlO.00.
one hlto on IfJtli and JuckMiu streets at the cs-
timnted cost of $ sMO.O < ) .
One site In Woht Side Addition at the esti
mated cost of fonu.oo.
One lte In AmMer I'laco Addition at the esti
mated co-,1 of f.1,000.01) ) .
Ono site corner th street near Hancroft at the
estimated cost of jfl.onu.OO.
One site on 14th street near 1'ark Forrest Ad
dition nttlui estimated cost of KiViu.W.
One slto corner of fitli street and Hickory street
at thu estimated cost of n.OOO.m ) .
One site corner of Franklin street and iiuth , at
the c.stlmatud cost of M.&UO.UO.
Elir.CTIMl FCIIOOT. lUTIMIINfW.
Ono school building on 2. > th near Mason street
at the estimated cost ot IW.OOO.Ui.
Ono school liulltlliiK on EIrd street near Niche
las htreet. at the estimated cost of t IOOUO.OU.
Ono school building on nth street near nan-
croft. at the estimated cost of fciV . .
One school building on Hamilton street near
Ilureku street , at the estimated cost of f > , wun.
Ono Nchool building In l.ako's addition , r. ; , the
estimated cost of f.'t..WJO.Ui.
All votes "Vcs" on Bald propo ltlon will be
regarded and considered as authorizing thu
issue of said bonds , and all vote1) "No" null be
regarded and coahlduied as against Isanlnj ; said
bonds ,
Also , the following question and proposition
will , in llku manner , be submitted :
"Shall RtUd Hoard of IMucatlon In addition to
the aforesaid proposed expenditure for tlio pur
chase of school sites and the erection of school
buildings from the proceeds of bald houda , bo
authorized to expend the following sums , tube
realized from the sale of school property now
belonging to said school district , and not re
quired for the 110 thereof , ns follows , to-wlt :
For an addition to High School building , the
sum of tV ) , ( 0.in.
For school building on Boulevard street near
21st street , the sin of SSJHU.W.
All votes "Yes" on said proposition will hn
regarded and considered as authorizing said
proposed expenditure , and all votes "No'r shall
be regarded us against Bald , proposed expendi
ture.
lly order of the Hoard of Education of the
School District In Omaha , In thu county ot
Douglas , In tha state of Nebraska.
In witness whereof , 1 have hereunto pet my
hand aii'l coined the seal of said School Hoard
to Vo atllxed , this Mth day of Octob r.A.l ) .
U6T.
U6T.r. [ . . B.I II. T. CM UtvE , Preildcnt.
AU t ; J.D.TirEU , Ses-ftojjv o dUit
i if if nvinittn r\
MitMiniMT LILY SNUBBED
Mrs. Jnmos Drown Potter Qivoe Her
the Cold Shoulder.
SECOND HAND TOILETTES
The ranhlonablo Variety 'Jlicnlri1
Stjle lit 1'ocketltooks 5Ir. titcb-
ljlnn on the Itond Clurn
Hello's Ijcttcr.
Nr.W YoitK , Nov. 3. [ Correspondence
of the llEK. ] Tlio swells had n curious
competitive exhibition of bountiful irls
Iho other night ut the Mciulowbrook
club house , where a ball followed n day
of riding to lioumls. It luul been n
great event for the spectacularly fiish-
ionnblo sotnml the most exquisite belles
mid beaux of Fifth nrctiuo hail bumped
the backs of tholr horses in miles of
equestrianism across Weschostor fields.
There arose a discussion of the com
parative beauty of EOIIIO of the famous
society girls present , ami Tom Howard ,
a noted leader of the Gorman , proposed
a cotillion in which the selected loveli
ness of eight girls should bo brought
together for admiration and comparison.
This iiliin was realized , and it isn't
likely that any ballut ever danced
hud a moro intensely interested
lot of spectators. You have scon the
eagerness of n street orosvd to bee a light
between newsboys how they jostle and
push to get a view of the contestants ?
\Vell , this was awfully polite , of course ,
and it would bo sacrilege to liken tlio
daiuiers to ragnuitllns ; but the same sort
of Pti'tigglo to ecu thorn was there. Some
> f the names of tlio beauties mny bo
amiliar to you at a distance , and heron
n town they are synonyms for m-vlsh-
nffcomolincsB. They wore Adele ft rant ,
May Urady , Kslhor Conant , Marion
iloVy , Mamie "Winnlow , Kt-giiin Kives ,
Mollie Warner and Bessie Uigeloir.
Their partners are only worth mention-
'ng as being , like themselves , well
vithin the charmed circle of tlio Astors.
t was a memorable quadrille , but the
vitncs os could not agree as to who AMIS
he queen of it.
There is ono question , ho\voverwh'u'h
.his same coterie has settled for itM'lf ,
Mrs. , lamcs Brown Potter who made her
ixpeoted artistic failure in her thealri-
al debut this week , bul who noverthe-
css stirred the town by it , is not to bo
ooially boycotted for becoming a pio-
Ob ional actress. Mrs. William Astor
ins had her to dinner , and that is con-
hihive. The line of laboo runs beyond
Mrs. 1'ottor , but this side of Mrs. Lang-
ry ; and it was with a distinct purpose
ind policy that Mrs. Potter snubbed
Mrs. Lnngtry when they chanced to
moot on the stage where ono was re-
icaring and the other was performtig !
TUP. LONDON 1JKAUTY ,
mil sacrificed her standing in sfc-'ety
'or her love of 1-Ved Gohhard , ami thu
Ne\y York bounty meant to keep her
msilion.
Although I know that most men are
'oml of saying that women think am !
all : of little else than dressing , and in
spite of tlio very worst Unit 1 suppoxnl
was true of us , I confess th ; < t 1 re
ceived a shock when a little lady of my
acquaintance let mo into what * ho
called "her little gumo" for dressing
avSshly on a thousand a .yimr. Sluj look
mi ) to a pretentious dwelling in Murray
Hill , where 1 found tlio walls of what
was onue the parlor hung with dresses
threo. deep , and piles of others on the
tables und chairs. The dwaif of a man
in ehargo of the place greeted my
friend warmly , and asked her whether
she wanted nn indoor or walking nit.
Wonninlikeshe replied that she wished
to see whatever he had. At that ho
began to take down ono dross after
another , always accompanying the gown
with some remark as , "Here is one
which I will tell you in strict confidence
I got from Mrs. Khinelander. " or
"Iloro is a perfect beauty made by
Worth only thrco months ago for Mrs.
Vandevbill. only $00 to you. Every gown
wan coupled with the mime of toiue mil
lionaire lady , and credited to some no
table architect of fashionable figures.
"You see , mis * . " the man said to mo ,
"tho wealthy and fashionable ladies nre
obliged to huvo twenty tr.ues as miiny
dresses as they can wear. They dare
not appear more than u very few times
in one suit , because they move in very
small circles , Rtid dresses become old
in n month under snoh circumstances ,
when they have boon wet a before all
the lady friends the second time. There
is where practical philanthropy steps
in. I relieve the ladies of them at low
prices and sell thorn for a mere fraction
of their cost , making a handsome prollt
besides. Tlio ladies care little what I
give for their gowns as every cent is
clear gain to them , tuid then they devote -
vote tno money to charity. It is u new
fail of benevolence.
"Is it possible ? " T exclaimed , ' . 'that
these are second hand ; that they huvo
been worn ? "
I meant to express some of the inonyJ-
nlity that I felt , but the man took what
I said as a compliment to gowns.
"I do not wonder you ask that , " said
ho , "for many of these suits nro not
even wrinkled or mussed. To find one
soiled is u rare thing , and ns for their
being worn , I never had one offered tome
mo that showed the least sign of it. You
see how it is : When a lady like Mrs.
Astor finds her closets filled with dresses
in which she has already appeared two
or three times she sends for mo. She
wants room to hang up
HKK NK\V DKSSF.S.
Shopays"Thoro are fourteen drc&ses , '
or perhaps sjic has twice as many ;
"how much will you give mo for them/ ' '
I ntimo a figure and sbo accepts it , or
asks for a hundred moro than I oiler.
She gets it of course , and I take the
garments from her. "
"Ah ! I see , " said I saying no moro
but reserving the privologo of thinking
"I suppose I must be finicky , but , npoi
my word and honor , I could not bear to
touch ono of those dresses with the tips
of my walking gloves , "
"You are BO proud that you ought to
bo very rich to get along in this world , "
said my thrifty friend as she walked
out with mo after ordering ono of Mrs ,
Jilscy's last winter's opera dresses sea
to her address. She said that she mean
to fit in neck and sleeves , bo as to alter
the dress from decollotto to n plain and
regular gown. She told mo that the
ladies who buy at this second-hand shoji
seldom wear ono ol the gowns as they
buy it. Ono resort is to buy two of sucl
goods that the overskirt and waist o
ono will do for the other am'
vice versa. In this way they
fancy that if they should moot
the original owner in the
street or sit in front of her at the
theater she would not recognize her
own gown. If it was like most of these
I saw , I'll warrant it would bo recog
nized , for when u lady picks up an odd
and costly pattern abroad , or has a Paris
artist design a brand now gown , eho
never expects to BOO ono like it. and if
she discovers a waist or ovorsldrt of a
peculiar piece of goods , und peculiarly
put together , she Unows that it is the
same old gown on a now pair of shoul
ders. Why , I would no more give any
v -woman thut advantage over me
than I would accept ft dross from
stranger ns n gift , but It Is evident thai
I have never realized before wliuta
bold tlio passion for rlcli robing has
taken upon my sex.
There is something ndmlinblo In thff
way tbe little shop girls manage to ap
pear ns well iw they do. You know , I
suppose , that in tills cltv tlio counter
girls tiru often very hecomluglydressed ,
and quite in tlio moilo so far ns cut ana
lit go. A stranger seeing one or two nt
a time on Sunday morning on the way
to church would not suspect thorn to bo
shopgirls. What I hey do la to Imltato
the current styles with low priced ma
terials , using cheap satins , woolens or
velvets to produce tbe effects they sco
among the slj lish belles they wait upon.
They have tnsio , good looks , and the
ability to Impart Mylishness to tholr In
expensive robes. Now I should not go
po far as to i ay that tlioy should give nil
thought of trying to dress , and they are
to bo praised for trying to do r. good
dual with iv llttlo , but I never would go
to the man with seooml-htind cownn. If
1 bad to go without prolty clothes till I
died.
died.There
There is one variety theatre In Neyr
York to which by a stretch uf propriety
VASIIIONAIIU : WOMKN
can go to mntincs , mid it is ( hero lhat I
saw : x handsome girl performing as n
contortionists. She was none of youtf
Hiuiriny , emaciated , snukish ligurcB |
like the men who make you uncoiufort-
nblo by their feats in the circuses , but a
tall , plump , girly sort of n girl , with
pretty little feminine tricks or manner ,
and a way of coqupttisbly sccniing to
deprecate her luck of Uarts. She did
the bending over and under chairs , the
rolling like a hoop , and the other con
tort ! vo featst common to that branch of
athletics ; and all tlio time she had n
eharinirtg air of being herself surprised
by them. She was a Sampson for
strength , too , and she tossed and tum
bled her big brother about wi.th a
grace that made It look easy.
I'oekotbookshavo been growing slim
mer and taller for the ) last venr. They
resemble clubs at a little uistniico , anil
the last fashion is to have handles to
them ; they are twelve and fourteen
inches long , and about four wide. They
contain ono long pocket , in which ono
of tlio tiny fashionable embroidered ,
hiindkeivhiofs is stretched out , a pocket
partitioned oil into three sections for
change , nnother long one in which bills
tire folded , and a cornet1 in which reposes
poses a two-inch square pad of perfor
ated buckskin in which velontino ia
) > : ieked a rose leaf. Toll it not to Gath
lost ho publish it in Ashtabula ,
there is a now cosmetic fo *
surreptitious use when the bloom
is not on n fair woman's
lips or has been worried oil' her cheek.
A simplu leaf , the petal of a flower , will
ronuw its freshnessfor you can buy now
little celuloid boxes , packed with two
do/on carmine stained muslin rose
Icuvi's. lly the application of ono dry ,
the faintest blush ol health is produced ;
: i slight , moisture deepens it hi intensity ,
and the rose leaf hold between the wet
ter lips a moment makes them beauti
fully rod "as if a bee had newly stung
them. " All this you llnd in this fash
ionable pocket book of a lady just now.
and when this wallet is made of fragrant
leather , or the saurinn's nnm-liko hide ,
or tin ) scaly serpent's skinnicely bound
witli edges and corners of scroll worl {
silver , it is an interesting article. It
is different from the port-monkey of u
man. That is usually a portly aifair ,
rotund with dreadful papers , stulTed
withbniiK notes and checks , and only
relieved from downright monotony by
a packet of court plaster , und u few
railway tickets.
Mr. Stebbins bus been
AN ADJIIUAIIIJO HUHHAND
for ten years , and you will see after
rending what ho suffered , that ho is not
cruel in vowinfj that ho will never again
go traveling with his wife. Slip is ex
ceedingly domestic , and her trip u few
days ago. kept her away from her homo
bed over night for the first time in years.
Stobbius was already tired when they
took the (5-soinothing ( train for Philadel i
phia. A friend mot him in the ollico of
a hotel next day , and says ho never saw
n man so discouraged. Stebbins eou-
iidcd his troubles to tlio friend ,
and , though the case is not
without parallel , it in of sulliciont inter
est to the general public to lot it go.
Slobbins says that the journey to I'hila-
lelphiit completed his exhaustion , and
iic was truly grateful to bo ushered ,
about 11 o'clock , into elegant hotel
.ippartmcnts. Stebbins remained in
, he drawing room to look nt some ovoii-
iiig papers and sinoko a restful cigar ,
while Pumoliu unmade her toilet. IIo
spoke to her ut 11:45 : , ut 12:15 : and at live
minutes of 1. On all of these occasions
the lady was either brushing her hair ,
or folding bomo things , or searching in
toilet bag ; and she would not let him go
to bed before her. for fear ho would fall
instantly asleep , leaving her lonesome
ami norvoiiB in a strange place ; at all
events , the poor man was taking liia
first imp when Pamolia said : " 9''j '
dear , I have forgotten to wind
my watch ; " and out of bed
she pi'0 ' ; coming baelt Bho
asked him if ho had put tlio cough
medicine in his satchel or his overcoat.
Trying to think of Iho locality of that
bottle waked him completely , and the
clock was striking tlireo when ho wont
to bleep again. At Hl/5 : / Pamolia said
she must have u glass of water , and ho
fetched it. At 30 : ! ! she hoard some
thing picking at thu lock and asked him
about burglary' nippers , and how they
used jimmies. That got him into u
cold perspiration With disquieting con
versation. At 4 she knew gas was es
caping , and went around to examine all
tlio burners. She came back to bud
with her feet like cakes of ice. At 4:10 :
she know ho had forgot to bolt the
drawing-room door , and her seal skin
sack was on tlio piano. Stebbins in do
that excursion. At 4:2-j : she sat up in
bed and whispered in a curdling volco
that Bomo one was concealed in the
room ; she had heard strange sounds in
tlio corner. Stobbins listened. It was
heat going oil in the pipes , and he ex
plained that to her. At 4:30 : she know
n spider had bitten her hand ; she must
get some camphor , and up .sho got. /
Stebbins thinks that 1'amulia was out
twice during a little nap that he had , but
nt 6:11 : ho was brought up.fatandiiig by
a hideous scream. Thoro-wusn moiiso
in the room ; she hud seen it run up the
lace curtain ; ho could gco it , too , if ho
looked. It was an unusually large and
ferocious mouse that shook the lace
curtain in a threatening manner. This
discussion and consequent excitement
kept poor Stobbins awake till 0. The
man was trying to got forty winks and
prevent havlngasick headache the next
day. when Pamclin slid out to pulldown
u blind , taking the precaution to cry
"Shoot Shoo ! " several times , and rap
on the floor with a ( slipper before nho
put hpr foot down. At 7:20 : Pnmoliagot
up und began her toilet. About noon a
friend found him asleep in a chair.
"What I waattokiHW"said Stobblns ,
"is bow I'm going to live if this thing
goes on during the faix months of our
proposed tour , with Pameliti in a novf
room nearly every night. "
Stebbins face lighted only once that
day. It was when ho wont for a walls
and found this sign on a doorway : "Di
vorces procured fa any state without
publicity. " Ho had to be torn away from
this legend , and ho says that the only
ray of hope that illumines his tour it
that refracted gleam from a tin sign.
CLAUA "