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> ROBERT HAEIN'S ' STBUGCLE.
Story of His Battle With Fate and
the World.
TOLD BY REV. MR. SAVIDGE.
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The Dcnil Mail's Career FurnlsliPH Die
Text For the MornltiK Sormcm
of the Hcwnrd HlrcctM.
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1C. Church.
r AnlTonorahlc Kxlstcnco ,
Kev. Chnrlcs W. SnvldKo nt tlio Sewiml
street M. E. church ycstcrdny morning
preached nn interesting sermon , tubing for
his subject , "Tho Story of Uobcrt Humlln's
life , " relating his text from Job 5,2'i. "Thou
Bhnlt coino to thy gr.ivo in n full ngc , llko us
u shock of corn coineth in In his season. "
Said the preacher : I propose this morning
to tell the story of Hobcrt Ilamlln's life.
This service Is duo our brother , who has so
recently finished his earthly pllgrimngo mid
Is to-day spending his llrstSubb.ith In heaven.
Hut wo expect to receive from a glance nt his
llfo uml death the greatest good for ourselves.
The dead do not need our consideration or
our words of praise , but wo may bo greatly
benefited by looking over the road which they
have travceled and recounting the victories
they have won.
Hobort Hnmlln was born in Stcubenvlllo ,
O. , on the Hth of May , 1S11. Ills father
died when ho was u year and n half old and
Kobcrt fell Into the hands of a farmer who
drank , and abused him. Ad a boy ho was
very bright. Uo had more than tin ordinary
inlnd and hls.mcmory was especially remark
able. In September , 1&2S , he and his brother
John gathered up their few effects and
started out for themselves. They went first
to visit their mother In liqtlcr comity , Penn
sylvania , hut he stayed only u few days , and
from there he went to Frceport , Pa. , where
lie learned the blacksmith trade of James
McCall. lie then traveled considerably. Ho
went to Texas , visited Maryland and Virginia
and worked some time at Harper's Ferry.
Ho started a shop at Frceport where ho
learned his trade , but he was not to enter on
his life work at any of thcso places. God
had designed for him a training In a larger
ftchool. Ho was to bo thrown into the soci
ety of men of the broadiht minds and
deepest piety. From Frecport ho moved to
Cincinnati , which city was his homo for
thirty years. Ho moved then to Illinois , and
about sovori years ago ho came to Nebraska
und made a homo at Nebraska- City , and I wo
years ngo lie rutno 1o this city and on lait
Tuesday. January 10 , ho made a Journey from
earth to heaven.
Let us now take u glance at his life as u
business man. The career of this man shows
us that If wo will , wo can , do more than one
thing. I lind so many people with broken
hearts because they have not chosen what
they believe was their especial work , and on
this account they seem to believe that they
can do nothing. This' is n , great mistake.
Hobort Hamliii learned the trade of a black-
Htnith , and he was never ashamed of it. Ho
was lilto Lyou , the Philadelphia blacksmith ,
Who said to Nci'gle , the blacksmith , " 1 itim
no fine gentleman in spite of my money. I
urn n blacksmith and 1 must bo painted at my
.forgo. "
In Cincinnati Hrolher Hamlin was known
as the steam boat blacksmith. Ho was then
n very powerful man and did the heaviest
work. See that your boys have a trade. A
boy who faces the world without knowing
how to do something meets the fee at fearful
odds.
The subject of this sketch , after working
nt his trade and paining a competency , pur
chased a farm in Illinois , and raised corn and
cnttlo for the Chicago market. Ho uro e In
the morning as soon as he could sec , and ho
would urge his horses almost to a trot as ho
ploughed the corn. Ho made things hum.
In those latter days of his life ho invested
In real estate in Nebraska- and good fortune
atill followed him , and the day of his death
ho left n very nice property for the comfort
of those dear to him. As a business man ho
had this rare gift the ability to make money
without allowing the making of money to
'dwarf him or make him stingy. Ho did not
follow the "God of this world" too far. Ho
"used this world as not abusing it. "
His Christian life began very early. When
n mcro boy ho could recite many of the
psalms as well as whole chapters from the
now testament. If you want your sons to bo
religious store their minds with divine truth.
Ho was a born Methodist. Ho never be
lieved in the doctrines of John Calvin.
There were no Methodists near him , and ho
was brought up in the homo of n prcsbyterian ,
hut from ttio tirst ho talked the doctrines
Which John Wesley emphasised. Ho Joined
the Methodist Episcopal church in 1SHO.
When ho went to Texas ho lost his trunk in
the water and his church letter went down
with the rest of his valuables , thus cutting
off his relation to the church. Hut soon
Iritai1 K0i5n ' ° Cincinnati , while working in
the shop ono day , ! m laid off his apron ,
hunted up H Methodist preacher , and
uguin invited with the church. Then ho
went back to the shop und continued his
work. Ho was an oftlcer in the eaurds fnv
moro than forty years and u member for
inoro than fifty sovcn. He was ono of the
best Sabbath school workers. In 1801 the
Sabbath school at Finly chapel presented
him with a handsome family bible. Ho
lias taken the Western Christian Advocate
Binco its llrbt issue. Ho made sacrifices for
the churcli , having moitgagcd his house to
save Finly Chapel. Ho was deeply pious.
Ho was soundly converted at ono of the old-
tlmo camp meetings , and for nearly sixty
years ho lived near to God. Ho w.is a power
In prayer. His language when in prayer was
eloquent. In the revivals that swept over
his city ho was as a marked Hguro. Ho was
in the church a muster among masters.
Coming thus fur wo must call this life n
great success. Let us stop a moment to look
ut the reasons. Ho had ability of both mind
and body. IIo learned his business and fol
lowed It witli moro than common activity ,
lint above nil ho had the blessing of God.
When ho and his brother John first went out
into the world Hobert said , "Let , us kneel
down hero by the bide of the road and toll
God our circumstances , and ask Him to bless
us. " God heard that prayer and answered it.
While Hamliu succeeded in thc.so temporal
ways , as wo have shown , ho scored a yet
greater succc.ss in moral and spiritual things ,
and in the building up of a character which ,
when thoroughly known , must bo the admira
tion of men. There is nothing wo admire so
much as u pure and noble selfhood. Hobcrt
Hamllu's homo life was what you might ex
pect from such n man. Ha had no homo
when a boy so that ho prized his own homo
nil the moro , On the Ulli of Juno' 1SI15 , ho
married Elizabeth Gogin , n daughter of ono
of the old time Methodist families of Clueiii-
iiattl. The wife , with ono son and two
daughters , survive hint , Ho loved ids
family dearly , anticipating their every want.
t He was taken sick on Thursday , January
t > , and died on January 10 , ISSS. Three days
before his death ho Mild to me : "Jesus is
my precious savior. Ho saves to the utter
most. My faith don't stagger a bit. " His
death was n lilting close to the life ho lived.
Ho sank to rest as a tired child goes to sleep.
His wife kneeled by his hide and shouted
victory for the soul that had ceased to speak
on earth. Wliilo looking into his face she
paid him n wonderful tribute : "Wo lived
together nearly llfty-thrco years , but those
lips never spoke a cross word to mo. Ho has
only gene a little beyond ; I know just when )
to ihul him. " His brother John came in and
said : ' 'There is the bvst brother that over
lived. " His daughter said , "Ho was my best
earthly friend. "
Ilia funeral was held on Thursday , January
12 , ISSS , and was attended by a largo number
of mourning friends , The service was con
ducted by ids pastor , with addresses by IJov.
W. 1C. Ueans unit Uov. Joseph Presson. Ucv.
A. II. Henry and Kov. T. M. House also took
part in the service. To day wo leave him with
God. Ho has mot his oldfriendsof iUty years
ago. lilshops Hamlin and Morris have bade
him welcome to heaven , and lie talks ngahi
with AVillium H. GhrMUs OcorgoW. Walker ,
Juincs Finloy and John Moffntt. Wo offer the
prayer : "Let me dlo the dcatli of the right-
cous. " _
DYING 11Y INCH ES.
General Maunder Putter Snhl to Be
F > NcariiiK Deuth'fl none'
i The railroad reporter of the HUE was told
nt the Union Pucillo' headquarters lastThyrs-
duy that Mr. T. J. Potter , the general manu-
.ger of thoroad , , , had gene to his home in Uur-
id' , , to recuperate uud be trcuU-J ton
rt had C61d. Frldny morning's HER casually
referred to Mr. Potter's departure , with
wishes of a speedy recovery. It seems , how *
ever , that the magnate's Illness Is more ser
ious than hud been nntlcipatd by tils conferees
in Omaha , an the following vpeelul dispatch
from DCS Moltics shows !
T. J. Potter , the well known rnllwry mag
nate , now general manager of the Union
Pacific , Is completely broken down in health ,
several tcvero hemorrhages of the lungs hav
ing nearly destroyed his vltllily. It was his
Intention to visit the Paeilic slope during the
winter , but his medical advisers decreed it
uns.ifo to crass the mountains and he will
take a trip to Florida where Ills friends hope
ho may bo benefited by the change.
Mr , Potter's duties since assuming the
management of 0 > o Pacific road have been of
the most laborious character and his usually
strong mid robust constitution seems to have
completely collapsed under the pressure of
overwork. Ho is yet a young man and has
led u most-remarkable career , rising from a
common brukoman on the Chicago , Hurllng-
ton it Quiney road to the responsible posi
tion of its general .manager , which place ho
surrendered a year or so ngo to accept n
tempting offer made to him by the Union
Pacillc company ,
A SnWKH HfllSTS.
Thousands < > ! ' DollarH Worth of Damn -
n ( ! Hy the llrritk.
A policeman doing duty on North Thir
teenth street In the vicinity of the corner of
Dodge , telephoned over to the central station
lust night that there was Rome disturbance
in the cellar under the store of Ponroso &
Hardln , dealers in .sportsmen's supplies , und
that In his opinion a water pipe had hurstcd.
Captain Green directed the olllcer to dispatch
a messenger boy to the residence of
Captain Hardin , and this was done. The
captain promptly responded to the summons ,
uml upon descending to the cellar discovered
a demoruli/ed stnto of uffuirs. Instead of a
leak In the water pipe , the sewer had bursted
and the wusto of the city hud covered the
( loot- and was fast leaking into the cellars
of adjoining buildings where much valuable
property was located. In the Penroso A :
Ilurdin portion was stored ammuni
tion and sportsmen goods to the vuluo
of between WIKK ) and $ ) , ( XX ) , and these hud
fallen prey to the income of the combinations
of mistiness that have the sewer for an out
let. This lllth spread to thn storehouse ; of
Moorcs. the tobacco man , deluging in its path
luriro bales of valuable and costly leaf
tobacco.
The loss to Mr. Moorcs could not bo ascer
tained. There arc other sufferers in the
block , but their loss could not beasccrtuincd.
AMONG TIIK
. J. Qiicnlcy's He-mains 15url.il of a
Child Other Mortuary Mutters.
P. J. Quealey , the locomotive fireman who ,
A'ith his engineer , was killed near Denver
no day last week by being crushed under
ho engine when it jumped the tracks , will
bo buried in this city where his parents re-
.ido. . Undertakers Barrett & Ileafy are in
eecipt of a telegram to conduct the inter-
netit , and the body will arrive in Omaha
vor the Union P.icillc raHroad at 8:20 : this
norning. Tlio remains will be interred in
ho Holy Sepulcher cemetery. A brother of
Queulcy's is an engineer on the road where
ho accident occurred , and was at his post on
he engine which was drawing the train that
ollowcd the illfalcd locomotive. It is repre
sented that ho was in full sight of the casualty
that resulted in his brother's death.
in HIM , or \ ciiiM ) .
Yesterday afternoon the body of the little
iix-ycar-old daughter of J. C. McGuckin , n
lotel keeper at the corner of Eleventh and
Douglas streets , was laid in a grave in tlio
Holy Sepulchcr cemetery by Undertakers
Harrctt < ! e Ileafy. Death was from diptheria.
IIKNNII' KOnaTEliS.
Bonnie , sou of J. 11. ojid Mary Kocstcrs ,
cd 4 icuiH and 8 months , died yesterday
iiftcrnoon of diphtheria. The funeral of the
little ono will bo held Tuesday afternoon ut
2 o'clock from St. Mary's Magdalene church ,
. orner llth und Douglas streets.
BUHXJ',1) FACTOIUES.
Two of Omaha's "Well Known Industries -
tries Go Up In Smoke.
The Omaha Furniture company's factory
and the Omaha Brass works wcro totally de
stroyed by fire early yesterday morning.
These factories adjoin each other and are sit-
lated at Thirteenth and Castella streets.
The Jlro originated in the engine room of the
'urnituro factory , The alarm was sent in at
! ! o'eleek a. m. It was intensely cold and the
roads wcro in n bad condition , delaying the
department greatly. When tlio llrcinen ar
rived both buildings were ablaze and they di
rected all of their attention to the saving of
the vinegar and pickle works which is situ
ated close to the burned buildings. The lire
laddies wcro successful and the building was
saved und only damaged J2UO.
The loss cannot bo given as yet , but it is
estimated that the furniture company will
lose $2.'i,000 and the brass woiis company
about $12,000 , making the total Toss 533,000.
Both uro covered with insurance.
A IIAUK KNUCKIjE FIGHT.
Two Iilglitwcights Matched For An
Enriy Encounter.
; V match between Tommy Brooks , of Coun
cil Bluffs , and Frank Downs has finally been
arranged. It will bo a buro knuckle light to
the llnish. Articles of agreement were signed
yesterday and botn men will go Into training
ut onco. The fijiht will occur on or about
February 1 , within fifty miles of Kansas City ,
for a purse of $500 , and will bo witnessed by
only llfty people , including the reporters.
Tommy Brooks is a protege of Colonel W. II.
Beck , of Council Bluffs , and has made a
great reputation among the lightweight pugi
lists of the country. Brooks , it will bo re
membered , recently won a light against
Nolan , of Kansas City , in seven hard-lought
rounds. Downs is a llrst-class man , and tlicro
is no doubt that tlio battle will bo u Uitter ono.
Colonel Beck is confident that his man will
win , and stands ready to back him for ? 1UOO ,
or upwards.
SOUTH OMAHA NF.WS.
M. M. llnrt , of Edgar , Neb. , is stopping at
the Exchange hotel ,
Alex Pernell , of Miles City , Mont. , spent
Sunday ut the Exchange.
F. Armour , of Lowe City , In. , is at the
Exchange.
Sum Barker is in from Plattsmouth und
will be looking over tlio yards to-day.
M. O. Houko , jr. , ran in from Plattsmouth
yesterday on a business trip.
The reign of peace is over in South Omaha
and a man with tin unpronouncablo name
was run in lust night for being drunk.
After a short illness Burt Purcello , n
packing house employe , died of pneumonia at
the Uccd house Saturday night. The re
mains will be forwarded to his friends in tlio
cast.
cast.Tho
The council met on Saturday night , nnd
after hearinu' the charge of druukeness pre
ferred against City Marshal Uicc , fully und
completely exonerated him.
A tight lu the graders' camp back of the
depot brought out all tlio campers , but ii was
settled before the police came. It looked
ugly at ono time.
The Half-Way house is earning an unen
viable reputation , and Ui t night added an
other to the list of assaults already reported
to the police. For some reason or another , u
wan named Adam Ports was struck over the
head with n billy and carried to Dr. Kirk-
Patricks in nn unconscious condition , A
number of arteries were severed , nnd it was
thought the scull was fractured , but the
physician thinks ho will pull through with
euro. A wurrent was issued for ono Kreibs
the proprietor of the place , but ut a Into hour
last night the poliro hud failed to locate him.
South Omaha Bohemians have organized n
national benevolent society to bo known as
C. S. P. S. No. U5. The ofllcers ot the new
lodge were installed yesterday afternoon.
At the close of the ceremony , the lady friend *
of the members orgaui/cd a brunch lodge of
J. C , D. No. : r > , und botli lodges wound up
the work of the any with a dance in the
Svojthi hotel. About thirty members of the
Omaha lodges wcro present to join in the
festivities which were kept up till u Into hour ,
Music was furnished by the Bohemian baud.
Two Toughs Locked Up.
John Collins , u tough of the toughest kind ,
mulJnek QuinUui , who lias from time tc
time came under police surveilence , observed
Sunday by indulging in n tight in Garry's
saloon , comer of'TlilrtecnthaudJoncastreet _ ,
about half uait.D o'clock lust , owning. , OfU
cor Kisscn had his attcnlldn called to the
rumpus , and when he Interfered the pugilists
turned upon him with the evident view of
giving him n trouncing. Hut ho proved
equal to their attacks , mid stood his giound
manfully until assistance arrived in the per
sons of Officers Oodolu and Hlnchy , who con
ducted Collins nnd Qulnhm to the central
station.
Locked Up a King.
Grant King , n brakcman , was arrested
yesterday by Officer James Brady on com
plaint of Anton Swcstkn , who alleges that
Grant assaulted nnd maltreated him. The
nccused deposited f2."i with Chief Scavey
us n guarantee that lie would show up before
Judge Berka tills morning.
A
A well known Justice of the : pence was
picked up yesterday morning in a hilarious
and disorderly mood , superinduced by an
overindulgence In the ruby , und was locked
up in the central station , Ho showed his dis
pleasure of such treatment by attempting to
kick down the burs of his cell ,
I'lilllnij Vn rnnts and Suspects.
Officer Ward hud his drug hook outycstcr-
diiv for vagrants and suspicious characters ,
nnd ho succeeded in capturing four hard
looking cases who wcro locked up in the cen
tral station to await disposal by Judge Berka.
I'orsonnl Paragraphs.
H. E. Klein , of Burlington , la. , Is at the
Milltird.
E. M. Lewis , of Lincoln , Neb. , Is nt the
Millnrd.
M. S. Emery , Grand Hapids , la. , Is at the
Mlllard.
E. G. Wetzel , of Lincoln , Neb. , is ut the
Paxton.
M. M. White , of Lincoln , Neb. , is nt the
Paxton ,
.1. A. Anderson , of Mend , Neb. , is nt the
Windsor.
J. W. Linkhurt , of Coleridge , Neb. , is at
the Paxtoy.
A. H. Duuson. of South Auburn , Nob. , is at
the Millnrd.
A. A. Peterson , of West Point , Neb. , is at
the Windsor.
M. L. Sears , of Kansas City , is registered
at the Mlllard.
G. V. T. Pomcroy and wife , of Sidney'
Neb. , are at the P.ixton.
John M. Comstock came up from Kansas
Jity last night und repoi ted business rushing
: i his line. He leaves for Denver on Tucs-
lay.
lay.A
A portion of the Dan Sully company who
.re . playing at ho Bluffs came over lust night
0 enjoy tlio hospitality of the Elks , and put
j ) nt the Windsor.
E. Ferriiigton nnd wife , of Minneapolis ,
linn. , who uro on their way homo from a
rip to California , arrived in the city last
licht and registered at the Windsor. Mr.
.ml Mrs. Ferriiigton will remain hero a week
nlling on acquaintances.
Jerry O'Lcury , the faithful nnd nccoin-
ilishcd electrician who presides over the
lolico and fire telegraph system , departed
, -csterdag for Atlantic , la. , where ho will
o-day bo married to Miss Annie Murray , nn
iccompUshed young ludy of tliut city. Mr.
O'Lcary nnd bride will at once come to
Omulia and settle down to housekeeping.
Central America.
Louis Hopubllcun : The proof -
of the country nro prin-
1 pally corn copper uml the smaller
oreiils. I litivo scon 'cufetuls , ' or coffuo
'urins , which contained 5,000 acres and
xtcntlecl over hills and mountains.
There is a wonderful crater of an ex-
inut volcano at Anachapam which is
really one side of the Andes mountains.
I traveled two days up to the mountain
"leforo I reached this wonderful place.
Tlio crater is as hit-go as u whole block
"n a city nnd tlio walls arc as deep as
Lh'is hotel is high. You ascend by stops
ivhich have been prepared , and when
you got to tlio bottom you htivo to put
ivooden boards on the boltoms of your
'eet to keep your shoes from .burning ;
and yet there is grass growing in tins
crater. At one side there is a huge , up
right rock , with two cracks crossing it
ibouf the center , and ju-st hero is a hole
.ibquthix inches in diameter through
which issues bteam with the sumo noise
milted by a steam engine * while below
you can hear a bound like the workings
of ponderous machinery. It is diilicult
o believe that it is tlio work of nature.
In the center of the crater is a round
lolo through a rock. Tlio hole is
us largo as a man's body , and
through this hole tlicro issues a volume
of muddy hot water every time the volcano
'
cano Isalco ceases to omit 'its burning
"ava , which is every minute. That is to
bay , every limo llio Ibalca volcano.
twenty miles away , emits a volume of
lava , the water in the extinct volcano of
Atiachapam falls , and vieo versa. The
Spaniards in Central America arc a
strange peoulo , and it takes an Ameri
can fcomo time to understand them.
They arc painfully polite , and ono must
know when to accept their hospitality.
When I lirst went there , a
friendly Spaniard , to whom I was in
troduced , showed mo a beautiful gold
watch and chain , and seeing that I was
charmed with it , asked mo if I liked it.
I not only answered in the affirmative ,
but was lavish in expressing my admi
ration , thinking it would please him.
At this ho asked mo if \yantod the
watch , and I accepted it with joy , ho
talcing it out of his pocket juid handing
it to mo. That Spaniard did not speak
to mo for six mouths , and when L found
out what was the matter I bought him
another timepiece , but still keep the
ono he gave me. "
She Liken to Do .Single.
Brooklyn Kaglo : Some weeks ago the
Eagle gave an account of an adventur
ous young German woman who , wearied
of iho humdrum round of domestic
duticri and thirsting for a moro exciting
life than could bo found within tlio
walls of an castoru district tenement
homo , had abandoned husband and
child and iled with a lover to the ' 'wild
and wholly west. " She wrote her hus
band a loller from somewhere in Idaho ,
in which she detailed a lot of thrilling
adventures and lold him she had made
friends with a lot of cowboys. All Uiis
and moro was sot forth at great length
in the letter , and the woman wound up
by declaring that nothing could lompt
her to return to civilization.
Yesterday aftcrvoon the cnso eventu
ated in a divorce trial. Tlio most cur
ious feature of llio case was a leltor
fi'onutho woman to her husband , which
was oiTorod in evidence. It was dated
Boise C'ity , September , 1SSO , and was
wrij-ton in ungranunatictil Gorman , of
which a literal translation was fur
nished the court. It read as follows :
"Mv DKAU HUSHAXD : I will lot you
know where I am , so that if you should
ever got a notion to visit mo , that you
should know where you have to come ;
but I think you will not got any head
ache about it. Perhaps I \ vgo \ in a
few weeks to San trancisco , to that
beautiful California. It will cost a good
deal of money , but lot it cost what it
will , pluck the roses as long as they are
in bloom. It is nice to bo single ; I
would not change my position with an
omporcr. "
Then the woman expresses regret for
the loss of her child , and says she hail
thought of sending a present , but gavu
up the idea. She continues :
' 'About a week ago I fell from horse
back. but I had company. AVe were
hunting and on return. Ono of the com
pany sprang from his lior o'mul seized
mo , otherwise I would have been lost.
The Indians are breaking up hero ani
it is dangerous to go out. I have to
cloao my loiter. Many kisses out of a
tfar distance for you and my child
'Hoping to see you soon again. My 4id-
dress is Augusta ( Jninmor , lloiso City
Idaho Territory , United States of
America. "
curious missive iudicatcs that
Absolutely Pure
This powder never varies. A marvel of purl-
y , strength and whnlcsomoiu'ss. Moro eronom-
c-al tljiin thn onllnnrv klmK and cannot bo sold
n competition with thu multitude of low cost ,
hurt welKht alum or phnsphntn po ifcrs. Solif
inly In cans. Hoynl Uakhis Powder Co. , 1'tf
Van St. , New York.
bo erring wife evidently is a believer
n the Horation maxim , ' 'As wo journey
lirough life let us live by the way. "
A Millionaire Haukmnn.
New York Correspondence Kansas
ity Times : Tlio other day I noticed a
brisk , quick spoken man , of about the
nedium height , giving directions con
cerning storm doors and other matters
n the great Mills building at Broad
treet. IIo might have been taken for
ho proprietor of a slago line in an in-
und town , dressed up a little for Sun-
lay. That is rather an odd idea. Tlio
nan is Darius O. Mills. IIo used to
Irivc a hack in a Hudson river town.
\'ow ho is worth $10,000,000. There is a
ouch ot the hack driver about him still ;
something of the gruffncss of the Union
jelui , without the bulbous nose ,
, he fiery face , and tlio disposition to
cheat.
Tlio sight of this unpretending mill-
onaire in a short coat , a derby hat and
one hand in his pocket , quietly giving
lirections about his $ : t,000,000 building ,
ccallcd tlio fact that lie was only one of
i number whom the precious metals of
the west had enormously enriched , and
nest of whom have eventually found
heir way to New York.
Mr. Mills at one time kept a tavern in
i Hudson river town. He wont to Cali-
ornia in 1817 : by way of Capo Horn , and
after narrowly escaping shipwreck , ar-
ived at San Francisco , where with his
n-othor he opened a store , sold the
roods they had brought with them at
abulous prices , gradually enlarging his
nisiness , engaged in mining and bank-
ng , became associated with Ilalston in
, he famous bank ot California , and on
, he death of that daring financier suc
ceeded him as president of the bank ,
lo came to New York worth three
or four millions , made several millions
nero in a lucky deal in Lake Shore , and
las since further increased his fortune
n various ventures. lie bought Henry
Villard's house on Madison avenue , and
ircsentcd it to his daughter , the wife of
.Vhitelaw Reid. Ho paid $ H50,000 for it ,
and such a princely gift illustrates the
"act that under u > somewhat rough extor-
or there is the warm heart of a thor
ough man and a true father. A report ,
vhich strangely enough was not con-
radictcd in the proper quarter , credited
.ho . son-in-law with this splendid pur
chase ; but tlio honor belongs to the man
vho , from the humblest beginnings , has
worked his way up to colossal wealth ,
las never changed his name or shown
uiy of that snobbery which would ignore
, ho humble origin and the struggle up
ward from a much lower round of the
adder.
OR NO PAY.
Our Magic Remedy
Wilt POSITIVELY CURE
All syphliltkIlsc"ies , or recent or IOHK ftaiicilnc.ln
from U'n totlltcrndnyv Wo will g\\a \ written guiir-
nntoFMneuro liny caiunr refund > ourmoney. Anil
wo wonlil sny lo thocu who have 1'rnployeil the most
Skilled I'llMilan ? , n tul every known rtsmedy and
hno not bt'en cured , Unit > mi are tliu Mibjocts wo arn
ImiklnK for. Vim that liaro been to the celcbrnti'd
Hot r-prlnus of Arkansas , and have lost all liopo of
recovery , we
Will Cure You
or make no chnrco. Our remedy I * unknown to any
onn in the world outs ido ot our Company , ami It H
the only remedy in tlio world that will euro you. Wo
will euro the most obstlnatu cnso In IOSH tluin ono
month. Se\en iliiH tn recent cnses doci the work. It
Is the old , chronic , Ut'cp-Ht'iilod ( HHC- * that wo ollclt *
\Vt hnv ruied hundreds who Imd bet-n abandoned
by rb)5klaiisnnd protiouncod incurable , and
We Challenge tfc World
to brine in n cnso Hint wo will not euro In lc i than
ono month.
Mnrti thp ) i ! torv of medicine , n True Specific for
.e } | > lillltk'ijiniitlmi' | ; ' , Uliers , S > ro inuntli , ie. , haa
teen full t lor but never found until
Our Magic Remedy
wns dhcovrrcd , nnd wo ro Jmtllleil In paying It Ii tlio
only remedy In tlio m > rld that will po lilvt'ly euro ,
beumo tbu ) & ( < ( nicillcnl works , imblMird by tlio
bcpt Known autliorltlcx , x.iy tbcro a never n true
MicUrtcbclorf. Uur llenivdy Is tlio only medicine In
tint world that will euro nnun oviTUbliiK ) 'l"o hai
iMllcil. It Inn been KoimirPdi'd by a lurco number of
Celebrated 1'lijsklnns. IT HAS NKVEH vtr FAII.HI
Ti' IL'IIK. Wliy wiistn 5our time and money with
imtent medicine * that nc\er had tlrtue. or doctor
ulth physicians that cannot cuio you. You that have
tiled c\er > tlilnc ole hliuuld eomu to ns now nntt ROC
permanent relict ! you never run eft It elsewhere
Mark what no pay : In the end you nm < ttikoour
lleniedy -NEVFIt recover. And you tlmt have been
mulcted but 11 Muirt time should by nil menus come to
us now , Jinny Ki't hulp nnd think Ihcyn ro fren from
the dlfea-e , but In one. , two or three years after , It
iil > pcar < aualn In a more ImrriWo form ,
Inviotlgato our llnanclnl MnndInK throiiKh thn mer
cantlle agencies and note thnt no nro fully re ponsl *
Mo and our wiltten guarantee arc cood. We. havn n
ItFMrnv prepared nn purely M'lentitlc 1'lliu lili-'J | uml
wn wl h to repeat that It MSVKU KAll.STo CUUK. Al
letters sacredly cnntldnmtiil.
Till ] COOK leKMKDV CO. , Omaha , > 'cb
llooius 10 aud 1 ? llellniau Ulnck.
308 S. lo'JII yi\ ,
CAPITAL , 8300,000 ,
Loans Made OB Real Estate ,
School , County ami Municipal llouds Negotiated
WM. A. PAXTON , Tret-Went.
W.M. Q. MAUI , , Vlce-l'rcslden
*
liOHT , It. tSAUltlCH $ , Secretary.
\ \ H.JOIINfcON , Treasurer
mitUCTOKS :
\V i. A. T'AXTON , HKNUV T. Cr < Miicp ,
\y : o. MAUU > < WH.M VMS ,
Hour. U ( jAUiticnsi , 8It. . JUii.vso.v ,
If. U. JOHNSON , ,
ALL WE ASK
Is that you take the time to see our goods. You cannot afford to let sucli
an opportunity pass without investigating. Our great clearance sale
offers the greatest inducements ever heard of. In Men's and Boys1
Overcoats , you will find that one dollar expended now will go further . ,
than a clollar-aiiel-a-half a mouth ago. It will pay you to buy an Over
coat and put it away for next winter. You can't make a better invest
ineiit. Prices never were so low and in many instances are cut in two
Overcoats that used to sell for $4.50 , $7 and $9 , are now offered at
$2.50 , $3.5O and $5. We don't mean to have a single overcoat left. All
must go.
Another bargain to which we draw attention are odd pants. At the
end of every season we always have left a good many suit prints. Eve
rybody knows how cheap we are selling pants , but our suit pants are
always marked far below their value. What is left of them now is
taken out of the regular stock and placed oil separate tables , and the
way these pants are marked ought to clear them very quick. Good heavy
all wool cassimere pants in nice plain patterns , at $1.50 , which are ac
tually worth $3 and more. Among them is a lot of extra fine corkscrew
pants , marked $3.25 , $3.50 and $3.50 ; every pair .is worth more than
double.
double.All
All goods marked in plain figures and at strictly oils price.
Clothin
Corner Douglas and 14th , Stree.ts , Omaha.
W. L. DOUGLAS , Manufacturer of the Celebrated
W. L. DOUGLAS $3.00 SHOE
Made Seamless , v/lont / TacKs or Nails , anil as Easy as a Hand-Sewed Slioe ,
Why the $3 Shoe is the
Best in the World.
1st. Tt fs made seamless.
2(1. No tncks or nulls are used In Instlnr ; .
3d. It will not tear the stocking or hurt tlio fee
4tli. Nothing but tlio best material Is used.
6th. It Is better than most shoes costing ? o or $0
Cth. Every pair warranted , and so stamped.
7th. It Is as easy as n hand sewed shoo.
8th. Warranted to give the best satisfaction.
Made In Congress , Utitton and Lace , with all
styles ot too.
The W , L , DOUGLAS $4 SHOE The W , L , DOUGLAS $2 SHOE ,
la tlio only linml-nwad welt shoo FOI ! ! for W. His l"or Hoys is very styliiOi and neat ; It will weir better
nitule scumlcsa. ot the ttcsi nmtcrhil , and very stylish than iihiKh priced sliooj never lo us Its xluipo , ami It
Wears nn < t looks us ell us a custom-inudo t-hoe , oust * Is udaptca for cither dress or school wc.ir. Alttilo In
rg lie Congress , flutton uml Laco.
For Rale bv ICelley , Stlper & Co. , cor. Dodge and 15th Sts. ; II. Saigent , cor. So ward and Sargent
Display at their warerooms , 13O5 and 13O7 Farnam Street ,
the largest assortment of Pianos and Organs to be found at
any establishment west of Chicago. The stock embraces the
highest class and medium grades , including-
STEINWAY ,
FISCHER ,
LYON&HEALY
BURDETT ,
ORGANS STANDARD ,
LYON&HEALY
Prices , quality and durability considered , are placed at the
lowest living rates for cash or time payments , while the long
established reputation of the house , coupled with their most
liberal interpretation of the guarantee on their goods , affords
the purchaser an absolute safeguard against loss by possible
defects in materials and workmanship.
LYON & HEALY ,
T HEJoy
telest !
ThlslltbMlt-
ltr rlco-IUt ,
ted la colour *
print , of lb <
'ANCHOR ' SM
BUlLDLHG BOX ,
which iboalj
bo Man4 la
trtrj ( imrij ni m y Ui otjUInfd rrom all Toy
dul-n , Slitlonrra and Rdumuanal Dtpflts. Tb
nioe-llit lll tx forntrUM cratli on arpllcaUOD to
F. AD. RICHTER & Co.
HEW YORK. JIB. nniunwAY - LONDON E o. ,
1 , HAJAWXY i'LACU , rENCHUltCH tJIJlEI-T.
SteekPiano
Keniarknblo
Ihetlc tone , pliable action and ab-
Milute durability HOyeiirn I econT ,
tlio be.stji7afauteo of the Tixctin "
lericoof tllesct lliHtiumentH.
WOODBRIDGEBROS ,
I j0A rl al Yofkftw'B'i ' wbrt IK * fr t U. lodf * of
" A MM C W i IJ A P. V . Alwl ff lltuttr U4
J t' Ulcpu i ( * ItM iiI bwrki iwlt | oed wUU Ut
' | f"fl * rt cl | iuri o lffoV . lltUUINfl A tJ .
c ruiUU * uJ Uib 4.Urti Kl Civiirr w > in * vik.
MEDICAL jAuBGlfiuNSTITUTE.
N. W. Cor. 13th A. Dodge Sta.
BR..A.OES ,
APPLIANCES FOR DEFORMITIES AND TRUSSES.
Ilcst facilities , npnnrntus ntul reuicdlc for sitc
ccv > rnl treatment of every foira of disease rcqulr.
ing Medical or Surgical Treatment.
FIFTY ROOMS FOR PATIENTS.
Hoard anil attemlance liest hospital accommo *
dntions in the west. ' h
WHITB ron CIFCCI.AR" ; on Deformities nna
Ilrnccs , Trusses , club I'ect , Curvature of tlio
Bpine , Pilei , Tumors , Cancer , Catarrh , llronchltis ;
Inhalation , lilcctricitv , Paralysis , Knilcpsy , Kldy
ncy , llladder , Ije ; , Ivar , bUu aud lllooJ , atid all
Surgical Operations.
Diseases of Women a Specialty *
Iooi ! ; ON HISKACES op Wonr-H FIIIE.
ONLY RELIABLE LIEDIOAL INSTITUTE
UIKINQ A 6ITCIALTY Or
PRJVATE DISEASES.
All Blood Diseases successfully treated , Syph
ilitic 1'oUon icmovcil from the system without
mercnry. New restorative treatment for loss ot
Vital l'o er. 1'ersons unable to visit us may bo
tieated at home by correspondence. All commu
nications conildcnii.il. Medicines or lustimnenta
tent by mail or express , bcctiRly pacKcd , no
m.irks to indicate contents or sender -One personal - ,
sonal interview preferred. Call and consult us of
end history of jour case , and we viill scud iu
plain mapper , our
BOOK TO MEN , FREE ;
t'pon Piivate. Special or Nervous Ui-eascs , Inn
potency , Sjpliih" , ( ilect ami Vaiicocele , with
question list. Address
Omaha Jlnltral and Siirfllntl Tnntltiitec
DR. McftfENAMY ,
Cor. laihandDodceSts , , OMAHA. NEB. ,
Pianos ,
CHICKERING ,
KNABE
Vose & Sons ,
Instruments exchanged , rented and sold on
Easy Payments , below
FACTORY PRICES.
Instruments slightly usei at
GREAT BARGAINS
Max Meyer & Bro , ,
Omaha , Neb.
. S. H. DAVK1
1707 Olho Street , St. Uuln , Mo.
Of the Missouri State Museum of Anatomy , St.
Louis , Mo. , t nlveihlty 1'ulli'no Hospital , l.oii-
don , ( ili'Miii , ( innnn'iy and Kan Vori llavl
cluoted their attention
SPECIALLY TO THE TREATMENT OF
CM nil Blood
DISEASES.
More especially tlioso nrlslng from tmpnfC
denre , Invftmill to HUllurlnjj tocorresjiond with
out delay , JIlseascM of Infection and contaclon
cured safely and wpeedlly without use of dan-
Kermis driiKH , 1'a'lents wlioho rasen liiivu beoa
neglected , badly treated or pronounced Jncur-
able , Hhould not fall tovilto us contcrnliiK thui
nymptom-i. All letters rt-ceUu Immodlato attri
tion.
JUST PUBLISHED.
Andvlllbo mailed I'KKI. to any tiddrnH1 * on r *
nlptof ono --cent > tamp , " 1'ractloal ObsorvR-
tlou.s on Nerxous Debility ami l'liy lcal I'xhaua-
tlon , " to which Is added mi "I'muy on Mar-
. "with Important chapters oil ( menses of
th Hr-prodwtivo Organs , thu whole forming
\ ftluablo medlcnl trcatlsohlch should bo reai )
by all yoniii ; men , Addicmi
DRS , S , and D , DAVIESON ,
1707 Olive giroot St , Louis , Mo- .