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SHE OMAHA DAILY BEE : SUNDAY NOVEMBER 27 , 1887.-SIXTEEN PAGES. For $12 This Is a Fact. We Had a Line of Over coats made to Sell for $18 They are a Pur Beaver Serge Lined , Corded Edge , Vel vet Collar and Made in EXTRA FINE SHAPE. SD Ike CLOTH And in making up these goods tlioy made up the wrong color , And We Got a Rebate of $6 $ , Owing to this Mistake ! Now we have placed these Overcoats ! ON OUR TABLES itti this Discount Off , Making the Ever Offered for $12. $ REMEMBER THIS LINE OF Overcoats , All size 34 to 44. ROBINSON GARIYIOfi 1311 Farnam St. JOHN JACOB' ASTOR IV. Ho is to Make His Debut at the Close of the Year. MRS. JAMES BROWN POTTER. The Promise Him Miulo Her Husband anil How Khc HUM Kept It A iltivcnlh ; on Comstouk Clara IJclloNLetter. YOISK , Nov. 21. [ Correspond- cnco of the Bun ] A now John Jacob Astor is about to iimko hU debut. He It ) to nppenr at an Astor bull before the end of thu year. Ho U the fourth John Jacob Astor. Ho IIIIH just wound up his career as a student. To all appearances ils sclioliibtiu Hfo wiu conducted be comingly , ser ho hus his name inscribed : m an honored Harvard sheepskin to testify to the ritfht to place the letters A. H. after is name. IIo is not the s-on of John Jacob Astor the third , but a son : jf that John Jacob's brother William. In spile of his family name and of thu ncrediblc millions that will be till his own when his father shutllcs olT , the new John Jacob is not regarded as thu hope of the family. His people { jot through anticipating ( , 'i'eat things for him when ho wns u. young boy , and now that ho has attained to man's estate. It is said that the loftiest ambition they have regarding him is that ho will con tinue to do nothing except borne day to marry u girl whono strength of chanic- ter may prove effective in re-enlivening the family blood. Young John Jacob is a tall , loose-jointed fellow , who would pass for u typical raw-boned rustic if it wore not for his clothes ; his forohcad js of the retreating kind ; his nonets his one redeeming feature , in that it is very largo , but its shape is not suggestive of the strength that is said to go with big nasal organs. It is rather sinibby and pronounced at the sami ! lime woefully ugly. HK whole bearing is negative , and it is safe to sny that , although ho may never do any thing to honor the mime of Astor , ho will never do anything to violently dis credit it. Ho has had every advantage- in opportunities for education that wealth could buy. and his road to learn ing has been made as royal as poisiblo. Ho was early sent to St. , a well known academy at Concord , N. II. , whore a specialty is made of preparing boys for college. IIo arrived at Har vard a little more than four years ago. Those who have been through Harvard declare that it would take a very , very dull man to fail of attaining the ordi nary baccalaureate degree. Honors , or even honorable mention , require.- special ability and hard work , but out : snccpikin needs only faithfulness to the general orders of the institution to cap ture. Nevertheless , YOt'N'O JOHN1 JACOIl has the authority for claiming all the glory there may bo in a Harvard di ploma , and , better yet , h" has real es tate , in fast and in prospect , for ho is an only son , and heir prospective to hall the entire Astor estate. He will bo thu winter's center of interest in societyam ] all the girls will delight to liovei around his presence. IIo has no con > vcrsational powers , but , does not conv mil himself to rank absurdities , for he can say in a conver.-ational way that i : is a pleasant evening , or nasty weather , you know , and ho can swing his feel through the mazes of'ii waltz or a german - man in a moderately clegantstyle. IJul belter than brilliant rhetoric and daiic ing , ho has money , barrels and barrel : of it , and lots more where that cami from. The glitter of his gold is uniil loyed , and the taste of his lailor is re cognized as unexceptionable. It is hard to do anything novel on Thanksgiving day , but the feat can be accomplished by those who put thoii minds to it especially if the e mind ; are not burdened with ordinary ull'air : of lifo. The thing was done at Tuxedo The deviser of the scheme is unknowi to fame , but the invention was used ir the two or three score of very swcl households which were filled on Thurs day's holiday. The fashionable girl ; there went gunning earlier in the week , carrying silver mounted shot guns , embroidered gnmobags , and die so much popping at birds that a reason able number of songsters ceased to sing These birds were made to ta co the places of turkies us the chief dishes ai the Thanksgiving dinners ; beaux were especially invited to eat the game thai had been shot by the belles , and n grea deal was made of the combination o bunliment and gastronomy. TIIIXOS IN TIMVX bo far as the self-oxhibitory so ciety is concerned , will be gin' the rush early next month. Tin whole of Delmonico's building has bcci engaged for the night of December . by Mrs. Newbould Morris. The juiblii cafe and restaurant will be accessible t the usual customers until 1 o'clocl in the morning , and until that hou Mrs. Nowbould's guests will only us * the three upper three stories , bu by the time the guests get hungry thi outer doors will bo shut entirely to com mon folks , and the walls will enclose enl ; the swells and their servitors. Th demonstration would be ) characterize ! as a splurge if Mrs. Newbould wery ver rich , or had not long held a command ing position ' 'in soc'.oiy , " but no sue ] criticism will bo made in this case , am the tl.Vni hall of thu season will bo con o'ulored a strictly polite boom. Fiv other balls by various individuals am organizatione in the Aslor-Vanderbil set will occur on the same promises ii December. Mrs.Villinm Astor gave an olabornt dinner party this week and among ho guest were eight girls- , locally famou for beauty. They all belonged to fami lies of money and pride , and wore maidens ons altogether beyond reproach. Novei theless , one of them is a subject of go- sip in her own and other circles by rcn son of her professed infatuation of ICyl } > cllow , an uctpr. None of her inti mates believe that she cares a rap forth fellow , for if she did bho would not avo1 her love so openly as she does. The rather incline to the theory that she i amusing herself , and gaining a piqnnr distinction , by u fnd of her own o.xeh bivo making. Bellow is intcllcctua but odel in appearance , with no claim t beauty ; but for several years ho wi Wallack's juvenile actor , and it hi long been [ a tradition , that the mini hero at NVallack's is adored by VUMINIXi : NEW YOUK. No notion could bo falser , : iud as 1 Hollow , ho receives mere ridicule tha admiration. ] ' . , this girl took it in I her uodill& to be a wila worshipper < hin. : She goes persistently to matinee whore ho performs ; she juifa her csi : riugo wait for her near enough to tli stage door to see him emerge ; si : sends ( lowers to him in profusion , am in other ways , she acts cleverly lie role of Ada to his David Gnrriek. don't think she over met him , and feel sure that were ho to presume upo her whimsical sport ho would bo face about right briskly. Hut a fashionab ! girl , being debarred from valuable en ployments , must have recourse to soim thing nonsensically singular if si : would bu unique at all. Mrs. James Brown Potter promise tohcr husband , just before her debut here HH a professional actress , that f ho. would never allow her mlmlo lover s of the stage to kisn her. That is what her nciiimintiim'cri say , and the story is cir cumstantially proven before her audi enccs. In the llrst play in which she was a-heroine the courtship did not re sult in marriage , nor even in a senti mental surrender , and so the absence of kissing did not attract much niton- ion. But it was dillerent in the on- uing piece. There she was the in- cutely beloved wife of the hero and at ho outlet they were represenlcd as neeting alter months of separation. They rushed at each other , as husband ' ind'wifo might naturally bo expected lo ; they embraced affectionately , they held passionate discourses for a quarter of an hour , and then they reluctantly parted again , but neither in thu greet ing nor the good-bye was a kiss ex changed. Mrs. 1'otter permitted a hug iinel a few carresses , but the lips of her iiipposcd husband never touched her Jnco. It was curious to observe how quickly the audience , oven to the least unsophisticated , took nolo of the lack of the reasonable action. Comment on that point bu/.zeel all over the house. But a kiss is NOT A I.ON'O KELT WANT ill "Siegfried , " the Wagner opera sung thi week before expressly fashionable people at their magnificent Metropoli tan. Take out your watch and see how long a time forty-two seconds make. 1 'robably you can t hold your breath for that space. Well Brunnhllde receives from Siegfried a kiss forty-two seconds long by the watch. There is never any variation about it , either because the exact duration is fixeel by the notes of the music , iind is not left to the professional judgment or personal preference of the singers. The opera presents a story common to the ( ierinnn version of Iho Siegfried myth. Di- recled by the song of a bird. , Siefricd cuts his way through Wolnn's spear , which bars his way , ascends to the reckon on which Brunnhilde lies in her magic sleep , penetrates the barrier of lire and kisses her into consciousness. Doubt- le = s Wagner reasoned that a good long kiss would be necessary for such a pur pose , but the beaux and belles of New York society seem to regard the dra matic incident with more than merely artistic curiosity. They bring their glasses to bear upon it , and seemingly slrive to settle the question whether the lips of Lilli Lchmann and Alvary , the soprano and tenor concorneel in it , ac tually do any kissing while certainly held closely togelher. The Christmas card business is boom ing , as usual at this time of the year. The cards come in battalions from Lon don , or platoons from Boston , and are recruiled by the million here in New York. A great chromo man used to advertise for designs and pay prizes of 81,000 , $500 and $ i50 for iir'st , second , and third best. In that way he secured a inultitiielo fur a nominal price. One of his triumphant competitors tells mo that "it cost all the prize to get the prize. " That was when the manufac turer put all the cards on .exhibition and lot visitors voto. The artist bought admission tickets by the hundreds and got people to go to vote for his wurk.'wliich , wo will say , has 0I9 ! , no other indication being allowed. But the faithless representative of 1)0 ) ! ) went in , took a look. , and neglected to vote. A buncli of tickets intended to swell the chances of ! )9 ) ! ) was found , and the man agers saw that ! ) ! > ! ) led thus far , so gen- ous had been the artist who created that card. Then a counsel of war wis : held , and the ticket on that picture was transferred lo a poor little card that had only five voles the e of Iho artist's wife , mother-in-law and their maiden aunts. In one afternoon the magic DOS ) caught half a hundred votes for the miserable lilllo device , and Ihus Iho linn outwitted the ollorla of high art. This year the cards are of the usual esthetic typo. Moony looking women , with the bulk of their clothes at home , and criming their necks in snow storms for cheap ulsters , or bottles of rheuma tic liniment. Children say funny things. A liltlo mite heard the grown folks dis cussing the recent action of Comslock in raiding an art gallery. Mamma re marked that her copy of the Greek slave wasn't safe on tlio drawing room table. No ono dreamed that the four- year-old Kllle understood why , till she tumbled in with a collection ot old Christmas cnrds and insisted that her mother should put them away to keep them from THAT "COHNSTOCK 3IAX. " "What would Mr. Comstock want your cards for1 asked papa. "Tos a' aint no tockin's on 'cm 'ittlo boys leds , " said the intelligent child. This is the season when n womnnis | not ashamed to carry a bundle. The holi day purchases are so multitudinous that their delivery is often delayed and so the buyers in a hurry just tackle to any thing , even if it is a rocking horse , and shoulder it home. A woman sat in a car last evening with a square box in her hi ] ) , neatly papered and tied. Sud denly there was a report like a pistol , and timorous , elynamitooxpeeling pas sengers shrieked. The lop e > f the box burst through the paper , and ! i/gideoiis liltlo old man , with a pipe in his mouth leaped up full twenty inches , stritting the lady full in the uco as she bent above her ChrisUims purchase. "One of. thorn things was left on the tr'iiri-tho ' other day , " said the conduc tor lo a pussenirer. "I suppose you have all sorls of Ihings loftV'was asked. ' Two sets of false teelh this week , " ho replied. "How on earth do people come to lose their teeth , I wonder ? ' ' "I've caughl ( into how it happens. They can't eat with 'em , and so they takes 'em out , gets lo Iheir stalion per haps when they are munching on an apple , maybe , and jn&t Hies and forgets 'em. " Then ho told of a parly of country folks heading for Grant's tomb There was the old man , who had been poor , but had acquired a fortune which his wife and daughter were spending with pleasure. They wore dressed lo death , and had made an effort to fix up the husband and fnlher. To that end a rattling big sot of false tcoth had been put into his mouth. The wife and daughter sat on ono seat and pa sat bo- hind. Ho had got a fall pippin , and ir. order to cat it ho ho took out his teeth and laid the whole uppcy sot on the window sill. Of a bullion ma said : ltl wonder what hij ; building that is over there. Dq you know , 'SiahV" 'Si'ia ' rabbed those teeth and clapped thorn into his mouth to make reply : "The Tribune office is 'bout as big n b'ilditf ns they're got hero , but that's- on the other end o' the town. Maybe it's Plymouth church. " "Sho , you fool , that's over in Brook- lyn. " By this tjmo the tcoth were out and a hum ; of apple was in. "I declare to my gracious there's n woman on that roof , hanging out i\ \ wash , the dead likeness of Miss Barns- ley used to live next door ain't ll her ? " sung out ma pretty soon. "Sho , jou fool , " said pa , ptitjlncr his tooth in with a click , and pleased to gel back at the old girl.uThom Bnrnsloy ? is rich. Do you suppose she does hoi washing now as she usoterV" Silence again mid the teeth woi'gcarC' fully laid ujxm the window. "Ono Hundred utjil Twe ty-flftL .street ! " sung out Iho conductor ; "change h'oroiforthe cable car direct to Riverside I'ark und Grant's tomb. " Up jumped the sight-seeing country people , and hurried off upon the plat form. Just as the car started the old man rushed after the receding train .shouting : "Je t throw me off my tooth , I loft 'em on the window beat. For mercy sake I My teeth ! " Dismay sat on the faces of the two women , but pa's wild appeal touched the soul of tile last carman , and ho jerked the cord. The train stood still. "Jump on an' get your blamed teeth , " said he , "an' keep 'em in yer head another time. " Ctj.ui.V BiH.LC. x" xiijKiv : : ASV couitinit. A Noted ICiiropontt Guide Now a Itcsl- ( lent of Omnlm. Mr. Joseph Nclken. whom his friends have nicknamed the "Baron , " from the fact that several years of his life have been spent in the company of dukes , lords , counts and marquise * * , ) bus a mo-it interesting history and an ex tended tale of his adventures and trav els would 1111 n largo volume. Mr. Nel- ken was seen by n Bur reporter yester day and asked to rolnto some of the more important incidents of his career. Mr. Nelken spent sevnral years in Eng land , France , Italy , Kiis-sia and Bel gium , and was umplnyeil by many of the most prominent tourists as courier. The gentleman speaks live modern lan guages and by his familiarity with all the principal cities of Europe proved to bo a most valuable companion. Tin 187't , during the Vienna exposition ho was employed by Colemel Mann ( in ventor of the Mann boudoir car ) and with him went through the country. Colonel Miiiin wa.s introducing the llrst car of this character ever seen in Eu rope and was the first conductor whoever over hud charge of a sleeping car be tween Paris and Cologne , and between Berlin and Paris. Colonel Mann was very successful and made large con tracts with several railroad companies. In 1S71 , George Pullman came to Paris and also engaged the services of Mr. Kolkcn. Mr. Pullman had come to Europe to exhibit to railroad companies his sleeping car. The llrst magnate to ride in the Pullman car was Baron Al fred do liothschild. The journey was "rom Paris to the first station outside of he city. Several well known railroad directors and representatives of the principal Paris newspapers were imong the party. Several other trips were made and then Mr. Pullman inel party went to Turin. Italy. By his iMiiployer's orders Mr. Nolken issued tieketb at this city for inspection of the car and the desire to see it was so great that a general tour of the country was undo ami Koine was finally reached. The present King Humbert , then ti prince , visited the car with liis staff , . .mil under the guidance of Mr. Nelken , made a thorough inspection. The prince asked il thousand cjuestions con cerning it and before leaving expressed himself as well pleased. Vienna , St. Petersburg , apd all the other principal capitals of Europe were then visited in turn. When in St. Petersburg Mr. Nelken had several opportunities of seeing Iho white czar , who was so cru elly murdered by the explosion of a ni hilistic bomb. In 1870 Mr. ! Nelken was employed as street courior-at .the Grand hotel in Paris during the exposition. Among the prominent visitors he chaproned during that time were Admiral Casey. of the lTnited States flagship Franklin ; Coloiiel.John W.lTornoy , proprietor of the Philadelphia ) ! Press ; Lord Alfred Padget and man 'other ' European aris tocrats. In 18SO,1' continued Mr. Melkor , " I attended the exposition in Brussels and organized the first excursion from that city to the battlefield of Waterloo. The former mode of visiting that historical spot was by means of an old-fashioned coach , for 'which each passenger had to pay a sum equivolant to $5. I reduced the faro to $1. Thin also included a his torical review made by myself. Since that excursion the fare has remained SI. " Did you ever run across George Francis Train. Mr. NelkouV' "Oh yes. The first time was in Dub lin in lbJ8. ( I was standing near the postoHiec in Snckvillo street , when he passed by. I inquired who he was , and was informed that it was an American named Train , and that he had come over to try and save three Fcninils condemned to bo hanged at Manchester , England. In 1871 1 was in Paris during the commune and there saw Mr. Train again. The mob tore down the Napolcan column notwith standing the vigorous protests. Mr. Train always seemed to be trying to do some ono good. Tno last time I met him was in this city , a few weeks ago , when he was speaking in behalf of the Chicago anarchists. Mr. Nolken stated that he had only liven in Omaha ono year , but intended to make this cily his permanent homo and would bo pleased at any time to fur nish those intending to make a Euro pean tour with any information he may possess. _ _ Tcrrillo Moil Ki ht. Now York Sun : Early yesterday morning there was fearful h Uo ! in the Juhilun Exhibition at Liverpool. Delmonico , the mo.-t plucky tamer of beasts , has been trilling in a cage with three big forest lions. Five more lions , of a dillerent kind , but very big also , arrived Monday from Africa and were put at once into the big cage with the three already there. When he had done , Mile. Kora , his partner , wont in with the lions and took u little dog. This was repeated during the day , and the lions were too much stunned by the noisy crowd and the visits of the dog to think of anything else. Shortly aftci midnight , howav < fr , the menngerio was filled with n. frJgKtful roaring and a ser vant ruched iiv"toinrt the big iron cage rocking and Ahiv eight lions fighting furiously , rolled up into a huge ilii : * ! ; ball , from which She blood-stained fur wiu Hying in all .dijoc'.ions. The huge beasts rolling over and over , biting piece * out cf each other with u ferocity that w.-.a sickening. The new arrival * wt.ro pitted at unfair odds against the lions who had hecJi in possession. The tamer arrived null' ' clad and found his lions bleeding fearfully , but still light ing. The nppcii3inco of Delmonice with a red hot mtf ) produced an effect , and all but thohjlrp chief combatants crouched suUunrii,9wn. One of thesotwo hot iron was ujU3 , oven when npplict to raw llesh. Tnorions ? responded onlj by tearing away at each other more fiercely. At hwt Delmonico entorci' the cage half clad as ho was and shu himself in. IIo next opened a dooi communicating with a second cage nn ( ' drove into it the six lions that had been looking on , The two contestants paii no attention to him , but while he stooi there the big forest lion , who had beei defending his homo against the five strangers , rolled ever on his back growled faintly , and died as the othoi seized him by the throat. There wa not on the dead lion miy unbitton whole ] piece ot bkin large enough to nmko n glove. Curiously enough , not ono of the lions had his tail bitten off , which seem to indicate ) that some code exists among lions which prtsvonts them from raakiuj each other rldiculoudt IN THE Fl'NSY MAS'S ' DOMAIN. Utility of the Bustlo-HoaltUful Out door Sports. THE OLD MAN PLAYED TOO. Old FfttliprTlmo Freedom of Speech 1'rotcctctl The Stock Koplcn- Islicd A New Colonel Wit nntl Iluinor. Utility of the Hustle. j. lor inn salil her boots were too high in the lieol Hut no other style she would wear. One dny while out walking she stepped on u tied Of Imnmin and uttering an car piercing squeal She frantically clutched at the air. SUB is svvr.n. ler hustle was rubber , inllatcd of course , The fashion prevailing to meet. \iul It turned out to bo of her safety the source \ > r when she sat down on the sidewalk with force She bounded right back to her feet. lit. TIIK MOIIU. . n the foregoing maidens , who stylish boots wear This moral will easily find : Vhen sidewalks nro ley , or out of repair , V hustle of rubber , intlatcd with nir , Is handy to carry behind. Vh. These Healthy Outdoor Sports. Chicago In tor-Ocean : Mamma , routi ng morning paper : "My dear , I see uck made u run through the whole op- > osing team , scored another touch down it just 4i27 : , wan jumped on by the entire Vicetem eleven , and finally taken on" ho Held unconscious with three ribs md breastbone broken. " Great Scott ! Mary , but the boy can't rain for the varsity thin winter , and ic'll bo shut out. of the boat when they ake to the water in the spring. By eve , Mary , I'd rather bo squeezed on vhcut than have Jack conlined to his > ooks all \\intor. ' ' "But , my dour , it was .Tuck's touch- lown that won the game.1 "Is that so ? Great Scott ! then , like Montcnlm at Quebec. I die happy. An other inuflin , Mary. These fall sports ire simply gloi-ious. But Jack must ako no extra batdies , Mury. It is bo easy for a follow with Jack's herculean constitution to break down under too niii'h work. Only three ribs , you bay':1' ' "And the breastbone.1 "Great Scott ! but this is good news.1 Old Father Time. Oh , n wonderful man is Old Father Time , As ho dc.ils out the dole of thn years , With his scythe and glass and his locks of rime , And his measure of smiles and tears , We iiuiv speed his course when our days are young And the cares of lifo are few , 3nt a different cry escapes our tongue When our notes are nearly due. Freedom of Speech Protected. Detroit Free Press : A Detroit lawyer who had a case before one of the town ship justices , subjected a witiiebs to much brow beating and wound up with : "Were you ever in jail ? " "Ask me another question of the sort [ ' 11 lick you until yon can't holler , " was the prompt response. "Your honor , " began the lawyer , "I demand that " "And if lie can't I'll help him ! " in terrupted the justice , as ho began to [ > ush up his blecves. He Could and He Couldn't. He could talk of art and artists In a manner ipiito intense ; He could draw n perfect lily , But ho couldn't paint a fence. A Musical Family. The McSpilkins family is one of the most fashionable in Austin. The old man , however , is not as nice as ho ought to bo , but the rest of the family are highly accomplished. Somebody was speaking of them the other day and ho remarked how they all played on some instrument. "What does the old lady play ? " abkcd a bystander. "She plays on the piano. " "And the youngest daughter ? " "She plays on the harp ? " "And the next daughter ? " "Sho is very proiiciont on the guitar. " "And the boy ? " "Flo plays on the fiddle. " "Well , does the old man play ? " "You bet ho does. lie plays the stavingest game of draw poker in Travis county. " The Stock llcplcnlHlicd. "Detroit Free Press : A Dctroitor who has traveled extensively , and who has seen "Mario Antoinette watch" in the pawn shops of Now York , Philadelphia , Cincinnati , Chicago and other places , stepped into a local pawiibhip yesterday and asked of three-balls : "How it that ' happens you haven't Marie Antoinette's watch hero ? " "Haven't I got it ? Goorgol Georjji ? ' ' D"Well , " answered a voice from the rear end of the .store. "Whovo is out' Marie Antoinette's watch/1 "Sold it day before yesterday. " "Oh , you did. That't all right. Plenso call next week , my friend , and wo shall have a new supply. " Thought It AVas a New Colonel. Mnryville ( Mo. ) Republican : Ono of the funniest bulls wo have seen for a long time is the one made by the. Kan sas City Journal in publishing the pro ceedings of the Haptiat association. It says : "Rev. Bitting , of Phi.lruolphia , delivered an address in the interests oi Colonel Portage , " it should have been "colportago. " The religious editor must have been absent , and the baseball editor in charge. A Change of Heart. ' Young man , " inquired the apostle , "have you ever experienced religion ? " ' -I canio very near it once , sir , " was the young man's response. "I used to help a pretty girl hold up hymn book every Sunday evening in church , and ] was getting FO good that I fairly neglected my business. But one night I caught her llirting with an usher. ] a ton-dollar bill in the contribution Cut ox , and I haven't been to church since. " "What' * la u Name ? " Ono of the homo managers of a homo for destitute colored children wont to the institution the oilier day to bee how things were going on , and found a youngster , as black as the inside of a coal mine , tied to a bed-post with his hands behind him. "What's that boy tied up for ? " she asked the attendant. "For lying , ma'am ; ho is the worst lying nigger I ever eaw. " "What's hi < j name- ? " "George Washington , ma'am , " was the paralyzing reply. What Caused It. Colonel Guff I see , Mr. Lnrd , thn you ard charging me 45 and 50 cents n pound ( or butter now. What is thig high price owing to ? . Mr. turd-Well , it U chiefly owing GREAT SPECIAL SALE -OF- DOMESTICS ! Wo will put on sale Thursday , Due. 1st , tho. following Special Bargains in Domestics : 3 Cases Hcst Standard Prints at Gc per yard. , worth 7c. These Prints can be seen in he window or if you will visit our stoic we will give you samples with pleasure. 2 Cases Arnold's Best Century Clothi , sold by all .it 10c ; Special Price for Thursday , 6 l-2c. 20 Pieces Colored Canton Flannels , worth 12 l-2c ; Thursday's Special Price 8 llc. ! 25 Cases Hatting , same quality sold eKcwliere for 13c ; our Pi ice lor .Thursday 12 l-2Co We Solicit you to visit our store and examine these goods before day of sale. THOMPSON , BELDEN & CO , , 1319 FARNAM STREET. Will open promptly at 8 a. m. FURNITURE ! AT IMMENSE SACRIFICE. itlsli Parlor Suits , Sol Aiillp ALL AT AUCTION. PRICES ON EASY PAYMENTS Pianos and Organs , At Wholesale Prices Call Early and Avoid the Rush , New York Storage Company , Cor. Capitol Avenue and 15th Sts. Over Bennett's New Store. : o me , Colonel duff , mid I should fool very much oblighed if you could make it convenient to pay up. Cotton IH All Dim Picked. Oi > lcl > . Kcml. I's Rwlnc up ter town an' spcii' my money- Cotton is all dun picked ; I's gwinter eat bread an' Musses an' honey Cotton is all dun picked. I wuckod tiilRhty hard while do sun was hot- Cotton is all dun picked. An' I'se arncd all do money what I hah got Cotton is all dun picked. White man aits on do fence an' lingers Cotton is nil dun picked. He's pot a mighty knack fur ter cheat po' niggers- Cotton is nil dun picked. An'cr rake away do leaves , nml we'll ah hub a dance ; Tune up tie hanjer pling , piling , piling ; Look out for do pinch-bug ; watch for do ants ; Tune up ilc Imnjor Rlhiff , plnng , glunf * . Do mules huh KOMO in do llel' fur ter graze Cotton is all dun picked. An' aroun' do .sun ilur is u thick haze Cotton is all dun picked. Do white hey ( joes ter do wood * an * shoots Cotton is all dun picked. ' ile black hey struts in u new par o' boots Cotton is all dun picked. . , " Oh , dc 'Inters am sweet an' do 'sl > rmdns is npo * An' I suts on do lr > s an' STuokos my pipe- Cotton ii nil dun picked. An' cr roni' uo ole 'tiossum , an' or po' on dc Make a nigger's motif go clip , clap , clop , Jos him' ter do ole man a mighty biff place , Make er nigger's niouf RO Ilip , Hap , Hop. San Francisco CJIrls Won't Htanil ft. Sun Francisco Hoport : I'll smile on my dress and who pokes mo with his cane. I'll keep my temper when the car stops on a muddy crossing and when the conductor hugs me on or olT the stop. I'll not murmur when four small children rub tnlTy Ihigors on my dress and patent lealnor tips olT my shoos. I'll not glnro when the man re marks on the woman whom ) feathers cut oil' the adorn' logs. I'll miss a particu lar boat with serenity. I'll refrain from profanity when brand new kid gloves pull white hi the scums. I'll struggle on through lifo without a silver- handled umbrella. I'll go to society tableaux. I'll bottle up my envy when another girl gets a better-looking es cort. I'll bo bridesmaid for my dearest foo. I'll button up my lips over a .spite ful story , and ' 11 patiently endure seal- otto when I crave sealskin. Bull will not bpeak to a man with a short , pipe in liis month. It may bo Kngliih and tony. Then let Kngland have it. Jt isn't San Fruiicisciiny and polite. And San Fran- cibco'.s daughters don't want it , in fact , won't have it nor the follows who go with it. Wo girls ha\o decided on that. _ What Helped Him Out. . Her father was against the uturrlstfo sot ; lie did not like the youth ; Vnnt's what h bald , But as they loved they oft | n secret mot , And to elope tlu ; both deterinin-ed. Hut pa suspected and ho kept an oyc , A krep. espionage , upon the pair ; They know it , and the maid began to sigh , And uiopo and fret iho lover to despair. Hut fate is fate , the orientals say , And tnls , Just now , wu'ro not inclined to doubt. When lovers have resolved to run away , There's something will occur to help them out. What's wrlttcn's written , what's to hovll ho ; Fate decreed that it should ho a match , And so they got away ono night when ho Was winding up his Waterhury watch. A. Well-Matched Couple. "Your husband Is something of an antiquary , isn't he ? " naked a culler of MM. Snaggri. "No , 1 don't think he is , " was the reply. "I don't think he can toll ouo kind of an ant from another. AVIien They Don't < iet n Kiilr Hliow. l'l HOC the Y. M. I' . A. is going to hold a week of prayer for young men , " . observed the hor.-e editor. "Well , they need it , " replied the miake editor ; "tho church fair beacon bus opened. " The Solution of It. Texas Siftings : They had been engaged - gaged only fifteen years , but it seemed a long time for her , und she was grow ing restless. "Darling , " she said in the gentlest accents , "our bothrotlml bus been very sweet , has it notV" "It lias , it hap indeed , my own. " "lint it has been very long , dou't you think ? " "Yes , it lias been pretty middlin' long , " ho rejoined. " 1 was thinking , dearest , " she con- , tinned , playing with his wntch chain and casting down her oyeg , l'tliat our bethrothal is nearly oW Cfiough now to go out and work ! 0r its living. Couldn't wo hayo it , learn a trade , or got it a clerlcii'iip , or put it out at interest , or ( lo something with it BO that wo might reali/e something on it ? It has been hanging about homo so long , burning gas and coal , and now it is nearly fuu grown. It seems like a shame to have it doing nothing HO long. " "Hut my love " "And think " she just , intopniptctl , "in six years more it will have a voto. I don't care to much about myself ( rain ing her eyes ) , but pa and ma are kick ing like btcerrj.Miut would you smf- ffCsl ? " " \Va might got married. " ' That's so. I never thought of that. " They arc going to marry Christmas O O O O THE I Nebraska Furniture AND CARPET COMPANY 606 uuii 608 N , 16th St , Near California. Will open about December (1th ( , with a new and elegant assortment of furniture , car pets and draperies. Onr stcck comprises thu latest no\ cities and dcsignb , and is firs ) class in every particular. Our selections of Heed and Rattan Chairs , Silk Chairs and Rockers , of every description for the Holiday Trade cannot be surpassed. NEBRASKA Fiirniiiirc and Carpet Co , , 606 and 608 N , 16th St , D. SMITH , Manager. ; t Will open About December 0
