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ft u. THE OMAHA DAILY BEE : SUNDAY , . . JPKIL 20. 1888. SIXTEEISr PAGES , Ifc FOR BETTER OR FOR WORSE , Tuokors Success "With the Matrimo nial Bureau. FOIBLES OF MEN AND WOMEN. Hall , n. Jjynn , Mass. , Class lender , Hold Up by Ills Deserted Wife Voullil'iil Mfllrlmonlnl Mistakes. ° Holntlvo ValucB. JbicjiMne JVIlanl tn llarptn Magazine , So Jim has retired from bnchclor llfo And married n widow. Why notl Do toll mo nbout it ; I'm anxious to know What sort of a. wife ho lins got. She's worth twenty thousand , you say. I do- cloro , That's n stroke of good fortune for Jim. Worth twenty . What's thatl Say It over once more. "She's worth twenty thousand of him. t/ovo Grown Greater. Life. "You should not say my love's grown Icssj i It really- not true ; You only sakl so come , confess Because you're feeling blue. " if "Well , greater , then. About a word I f Why mnko so much ndo 1 Your love's grown greater , for 1'vo heard You love my rival , too. " 14 A Doubly Married 'Couple. ' Chicago Times : A dispatch from Lynn , Mass. , oaysl The officers of St. Paul's Methodist church were treated to a story yesterday about ono of their members Howard Hall , of Union court which rivals in romance the tale of j * Enoch Arden. A v ell dressed woman I ? of fifty , with her son , a man named I Hawkcs. a painter , in Summer- lle , Jwnlted upon ono or two of the number , and stated that her name was Hawkcs , and that she was the wife of RobortHnwkcs , who she believed was drowned in Nova Scotia twanty-sovon years ago , but whomsho had found alive in the flesh in thoporson of Howard Hall , wh o has bcon a devoted class loader in the churc 4tid a member for some years. The woman said she married Hawkes , Salias Hall , in a little town in Nova 1 Scotia , nt the ago of sweet sixteen. They lived together in pleasant wed lock for four years and nine months , until ono afternoon , when Hawkes loft his pretty homo to go and see his moth er-in-law. A river , deep and wide , flowed between their domiciles. Hawkes disappeared. Search was made , but ho could not boomul. . At last it was be lieved that ho was drowned. The wife was left to struggle alone with two boys , and subsequently a third son , who was born in the month of March in which Hawkcs loft. For twenty-four years the wife mourned her husband. She got a place to work in Boston in 1872 , but sent her savings homo to her children. Ono boy died , but the oldest and youngest survived and grow up to * , man's estate. Three years ago Mrs. J Hawkes married again. In the summer of 1887 a man came into the Nova Scotia villago. Ho saw John Hawkcs , a < > sash nnd blind manufacturer. Ho said : 'if "Hollo. John Hawkes , I'm your father. " Mr. Hawkcs did not know him , and ho replied , "My father is dead. " The man stuck to it , and Mr. Hawkes said ho would have no moro to do with him. The stranger wont his way. A little later in the year , Mr. Hawkos , of Somerville , was seen by a man who called him by name , and claimed ho | f * was his father. Mr. Hawkes replied , " ' as his brother had , that his father was dead. The man said ho wasn't. Mr. Hawkcs sought out his mother. From his story she recognized her long-lost husband. She went to a lawyer , nnd , after getting counsel , left her second husband. Then she suffered from sick ness for many months. On getting bot- or she sot out with her Somerville sent in search of his father. Yesterday eho traced him to Lynn. She went up to the little house on Union court , and there she saw Howard Hall. She recognized him at onco. There was a pretty lively circus. Hall got on his car at onco. His name was Hall , and it was not Hawkes. IIo had but one wife , nnd she and his thvco children were living with him. Ho threatened to knock his son from Somerville down. Mrs. Hall objected nnd advised him to bo quiet. She wanted to know "what woman she had seen him with the night before. " Hall is charged with ogling the girls from the stops of his uphol stery store on Union street. Mrs. . Hawkcs got no satisfaction nnd wont to the church ollicors. They ad vised her to see the city marshal , and she saw Mr. King this morning. Detective - tectivo Rowe took the case. The grand Eequol may follow. A Boy Bridegroom. Now York Sun : An extraordinary divorce suit recently settled in the Lon don courts brought out a very remark able story which led to the divorce which has boon granted by Justice Butt to a petitioner. Richard D , Fisher has only just reached his twcnty-flrst year. jjr Ho was sent in 1878 , when not twelve , ' years old , to the boarding school of Mr. | Gall , at St. Leonard's. Ton months afterward an improper intinwy sprang up between the youthful Lothario and Emily Kato , the daughter of Mr. Gall , the principal. At the end of 1881 Fisher wont from Gall's school to King's col- loco. Emily Kato cnmo to London to Bee him , ana told him sho. was threat ened with diegraco through him , and it would bo only honorable in him to inavy hor. Fisher , who was only flf- teen , concern ted , and they were married , by special 1 iconso. the clergyman bolng a rolntiyo of the girl. At that time , as the ovldonco showed , the husband's liimiiclul resources con sisted entirely of one shilling a week , Which his father allowed him as pocket money. This ho was obliged to spend to Uoop up his dignity at school , and the young woman was obliged to maintain the baby. When the marriage was dis covered by the boy's parents in 1884 ho was packed off to the united Slates , and ho remained there studying medicine until last Dccombor , On his return ho found that a second child had been born , of which ho couldn't possibly have boon the father , and ho brought suit lor divorce in consonuonco. The judge rightly blamed the clergyman who mar ried the couple , and condemned Fisher to support the Ill-fit children1 which ho is responsible. n Sturgeon. Troy Standard : "Mamma , dear , " Bald an Albany girl the other day , speaking in the to no ofgontlo. loving confidence that is always so charming to eeo between a mother and daughter , "I I think George Sturgeon intenda asking mo to bohls wife to-night. What Bhall I say If ho doosV" "My darling , " wlod the fond mother , clasping her loved ono to her bosom , "Mustyou ask mo must you ask any ouo whnt to BUY at such a time ? Bo guided entirely by the dictates of your own heart. Ask your heart if you love him. What docs my .darling's heart Bay ? " ' 'Well , matnina , " said , the maiden , pensively , "it seems to lie hind o' strad dle of the fence , and don't know which way to tumble , but , jon the whole , I guess George Is ubout as good a fish as-I am Hkolv to Inhd. BO I'd botlcrhaul him in , had n't ' I ? " "My Bweot , " vid the agitated mother , tearfully , "I reckon you had. " The Hilling Passion. Boston Budget : There Is a story told of n Boston attorney who , on the eve of being married , found it Impossible to reach the appointed place , nnd tele graphed for a "stay of proceedings , " the legal phraseology of the dispatch proving tnat oven at such an eventful tlmo the deciplo of Blnckstono and Coke could not shako off the verbal fet ters of the law. The Test or a Good Husband. Smlthvlllo ( Ga. ) News ! A colored man living near Sinlthvillo forbade his daughter to receive the attentions of a darUy who was visiting hor. Some time before this the old man had ex pressed a desire for a certain kind of plow which ho had scon , but said ho didn't have the money to buy it. The youthful Uotneo purchased tlio plow and presented it to him. "It's all right about the plow , " said the old man. "Now go out dar in do field an' hitch dat mule to it an1 go to work. It's do only way you can got my gal. I toll you it's 'follow do mule' wld mo obory tlmo. " A Snd Story. FhttadelnMa Pre * . The day had come , the wedding feast was spread , But was not touched , the quests went homo unfed. The bride-elect wept tears of wrath and shame The bridegroom that she looked lor never came. The absent groom , n youth of good repute , Had called a boy to bring his wedding suit. Long years have passed , but still , with eyes of flame , He's waiting for that boy that never camo. To Pond of Matrimony. Philadelphia Record : Ono of the pe culiar marriages by Rov. J. J. Sleeper , of Camdcn , came out yesterday at n hearing before Magistrate Polo , of Wil liam T. Johnson , an eighteen-year-old colored boy , whoso besotting sin , ac cording to his father , is his passion for matrimony. Young Johnson , whoso homo is with his father at No. 028 Lafayette - fayotto street , first indulged his passion last summer , when ho was married to a young colored girl by Mr. Sleeper at his establishment in Camdon. The youth ful couple lived together about three monts , whenlthoy separated. Johnson had no trouble in finding another girl ready to sharo. his fortunes , and vary soon after the separation ho made an other visit to Camden and returned with wife "No. 2. Ho succeeded in keeping from his father all Knowledge of this bigamous transaction until Friday. When the older Johnson learned of it ho took his son in hand and marched him to the Fifth district police station , where Lieu tenant Usilton lockcdjhim up. At the hearing yesterday the _ father made the charge of bigamy against his son , and the boy was held in $1,000 bail for an other hearing on Tuesday next. An effort will bo made to procure the pres ence of his two wives at that timo. At the time of his arrest young Johnson was not living with either of them. Ho JjIkcB Ills Lmclc. On the 22d of March last the Glo'bo- Dcmocrat ( St Louis ) , published n local item relating to the marriage in this city of Mr. S. C. Tucker , of Oregon county , Mo. , to Mrs. P. P. Miller , al leging that the match had been made through a matrimonial agency , nnft that the parties had never seen each other until they met in St. Louis. Wo have just received the following good nntured letter from Mr. Tucker. Wo regret that ho has been bothered so much by requests for his experience , etc. , but this is only a reasonable result of the abounding circulation of the Globe-Democrat. Here is Mr. Tucker's letter in full : THAI m , Oregon County , Mo. , April 20 , 1SS8. Some tlmo ago you published on ac count of my marriage to Mrs. Miller , at the Merchants' hotel , In St. Louis , March 21 , giv ing mo u very complimentary notice , and at the same time writing mo down for a fool. Jt had intended to pay no attention to the state ment given by you , but to let it pass as a lit tlo sensation at my expense" ; but circum stances have changed my views in regard to it , and now I wish you to let mo tell your readers the exact truth in regard to the mat ter. ter.I was well acquainted with Mrs. Miller. and understood fully her social standing and family connection ; but having made It a rule of my life to keep my own counsel , and wishIng - Ing to avoid publicity , I made a mistake in not hunting up a reporter and telling him the old , old story of old hearts warmed ovcrand how the process was brought about , saving all the brain-splitting work so kindly done in our behalf by said reporter. Mrs. Miller know mo and my family , and was well enough satisfied with our standing to unite her fortunes with mine. Of our past lives and our present condition , financially and socially , let it suftlco that wo are mutually pleased with the present , and trust that the futurowill not L'ring us anything to disturb what wo nro now very sure will bo content ment. My reason for asking you to glvo this statement Is this : I have been getting letters and postals from about every state in the union , and ono from Nova Scotia , asking for Information In regard to "how to get a wife. " and I am getting tired , and wanting It dis tinctly understood that I nm not In the mar riage brokerage business , for money or fame , and knowing that the Globe-Democrat Is road everywhere , ask yon to let this follow the notice given us so generously in March. S. C. TDCKUII. Ho Got a Kooin. Rochester Democrat : A few days ago a gentleman from Fresno registered at ono of the principal hotels in San Francisco , but as there was no rooms vacant at the time ho was told to re turn in the afternoon. His luck was no bettor on his return , as more rooms had bcon engaged by telegraph than a hotel double the size of the ono in question could contain. He was a little indig nant , and told the clerk nt the desk that ho would stop thcrt anyhow , and offered to back his boast with $100. Among the guests of the hotel was a young lady from the same town as the gentleman , and for whom the would-bo guest of the hotel had a liking. Ho went to the young lady , told his pre dicament and determination , and asked the young lady to marry him. She consented , and together they wont to the parson and were married. It is Hlficiont to say the gentleman made good his boast. Just na Yotinn ns Jlo Used to Bo. Now York World : Furgurson , n wealthy resident of Albion , Orleans county , is the defendant in a broach of promise suit. Ho is seventy years old , but his love for the fair sex is as ardent as over , for ho proposed to and was ac cepted by two widows inside of two months. The first was Mrs. Moses Ross , of Shelby , an attractive widow of sixty-three. She readily gave him her heart , and was preparing for the wedding , when her fickle suitor married Mrs. Wirt , a youncor widow , of Euglo Harbor. Mrs. Ross places the value ol her affections at 830,000. Hitch and kick Marriage and divorce. The Deceased Wife's Sister bill was passed by the house of commons. This will save the British nobleman , the botliQr of running away with her. Henpecked hu&bands might hear of some thing to their advantage by consulting Mr. William J , Brown , of Michigan. Mr. Brqwn lias Just married his twentieth wifo. . A McKc-uu county , Penn. , woman , clgUty- hreo years old , Is said to have been married o her fourteenth husband the other day , after having been divorced thirteen times. Olcan , Kan , , Is minus Its mayor , T. C. ' . .cwls , who has eloped with the daughter of L prominent merchant and gone to Boston , lo loft behind a wife and two small children. Wilson Winter , of Oshkosh , Wis. , was mar- rlcd Tuesday to Miss Ella Spring. In this nstnnco the usual order of things is re versed Spring lingers In the lap of Winter- A German who walked most of the way 'rom Texas to Uooni-Mli > , Ind. , where ho waste to marry n young woman , was nearly SK months in reaching his prospective bride. The couple are now wedded and have gone to Kan sas. sas.Tho Minneapolis Journal says two of the most prominent bankers of that city nro mar ried to half-blood Sioux , and that their de > iccndants promise to bo as proud of It AS nro -ho - Virginians who trace back to Pocahon- tas. tas.A A Pacific coast missionary relates that after walking fifteen miles to perform a mar riage ceremony , ho received in payment n suck of < lnc cabbages , nnd lugged them ionic on his back for fear of offending his parishioner * . S Thomas Stanley , n gypsy , lies In the Srconbush , ( N. Y. > lock up for having sold his wife to his cousin , In West Troy , re cently , for $1. It Is stated the wife cheer fully acquiesced In the transaction , nnd that an agreement was signed by all the parties , Daniel Webster's great grandson la to narry a great granddaughter of Benjamin F.ankhn In Juno next , the ceremony to take Dlaco In Washington , . The youth Is Webster Applcton Edgar , son of Mrs. Jerome Napol eon Bonnparto by her first marriage. She ivas Mist Applcton of Boston , n granddnngh- icr of Webster. The girl Is the grand daughter of the late General Emery. Ilccntly a.young milliner of Paris , wishing to receive her lover In her room nt the par ental residence , tied sheets together by which to null him up Ihrongh her window. The lover sebcd the rene , but the girl , being unable to retain her hold , vras drawn out of the window and fell from the third story of the house. The young Uomco broke her fall , but the pair sustained serious injuries. James McMorris and Kato Simpson eloped last week from the homo of Katie's parents , and wci o married at Jefferspnvlllo , Ky. Mr. McMorris Is a young merchant In Wyoming , and on a previous visit to Kentucky ho bc- came acquainted with Miss Georgia Simp son. They corresponded until n few weeks ago , when McMorris arrived hero and made the acquaintance of her sister. Katie mode it so agreeable for the young man that ho fell deeply in love with her' and when ho proposed an elopement she consented. There comes n story from Clinton , In. , to the effect that Franklin 1C. Peck , nn aged citizen of that place , had prayed that his llfo might bo prolonged until the fiftieth anniver sary of his marnago , which occurred on April 20. Though the end was thought to bo near many times , the old man rallied , and when the day arrived ho seemed overjoyed to know that the looked for , tlmo had come. Ho clasped his aged wife's hand. Soon after his strength failed and ho passcdnway at 0:30 : in the morning. Ho had lived in the vicinity of Clinton since 1837. A romantic incident occurred in South Nashville a few days ago. Two young swains , aged about sixteen , and the sons of prominent citizens , have long been suitors for the affections of n certain south side belle , also a daughter of prominent and woll- to-do parents. Bad blood was engendered between the youthful lovers , who last week concluded that the south end of the city was too small to contain them both. A battle was agreed upon. The engagement was to have been fought under tue marquis of Quccnsbury rules. No ono present , how ever , was sufficiently posted on the details to render impartial Judicial service. The prin cipals In desparation discarded civilized methods and went at it in the good old way. After a prolonged and severe contest the fight was declared n draw. The names of the beligcrpnts nro known , but are not given , Inasmuch as the color of their eyes render recognition easy within two bloeks. The young lady Is said to bo in great distress , ind also admiration , over the conduct of her adorers. MUKIOAU AND DUAMATIO. Campanini after a lapse of four "years , ap peared in New York last week in "Otcllo. " Leslie Allen nnd his daughter Viola are to loin the stock company of the Boston mu seum next season. Rowland Buckstono , of "The Highest Bid der" company , is n son of Buckstono , the fa mous English comedian. The Duff company will open with the now opera , "Tho Queen's Mote"at the Broadway theater , New York , about May 1. Miss Clara Louise Kollogg-Strakosch Is to icad an opera company next season , and will ' - " and "Faust " with give -Mlgnon" , per- : nips others. Bijou Heron returned to the stage last week for the llrst time since the death of her father. She is playing in "Tho Mystery of a Hansom Cab. " Hawthorne's remarkable novel , the "Scar let Letter , " has been dramatized , and Louis James has purchased the right to produce It next season. 'Mv Sweetheart , " Miss Minnie Palmer , sails for Europe May 20 , on the Alaska , re turning in December for a short starring tour of the largo cities. Henry Irving and Ellen Terry are playing In "Faust" nt the London Lyceum. In May the bill will bo changed to "Tho Amber Harp" and "Kobert Mncairo. " Miss Emily Winant , It Is nil. uunced , has been engaged by the Boston Hundel and Hnvdn society to sing In "Tho Messiah" and "Elijah , " which are to bo produced next season. , Miss Monk Meyer , grand-niece of Anton Rubinstein , and pupil of Liszt , r. at 'sal ' pro digy not yet eighteen years o' ' . , tms com posed the music and written the libretto of an opera. Mmo. Gerstorwill sail for Europe on April 2S. On May 15 she will sing in opera at the Pesth royal opera house , and will probably also appear during the season in London in Italian opera. Mrs. McKee Rankin's season with "Tho Golden Giant" was finished according to the prearranged dates. It is denied that the sea son was not satisfactory. The piece will bo used again In the fall. It is chronicled that Ella Russel , "tho now American prlma dona has given her ono hun dredth concert at Warsaw , and the enthusi astic Russians throw her valuable presents and more than thrco hundred bouquets. "Otcllo , " Verdi's latest opera , which was recently produced In Now York , has elicited strong prniso from 11 number of the critics on the ground of its intrinsic merit , as well as for the manner in which It was presented. Mr. Bolossy ICIralfy has Just purchased the original Parisian spectacle , "Matthias San- dorf , " by rJulius Verne and W. Busnash , which will bo produced at Niblo's garden in August. The Victoria theater , of Berllnpro- duccs it next month. Etclka Gcrster wants the public to refrain from unkind remarks and sco It sha doesn't recover her voice after a while. "Pens can bo very , very cruel , " she says. No ono feels Ill-disposed toward her , but a woman who can't sing ought not bo advertised to sing. Mrs. Langtry Is to pass the summer on the Pacific coast , and has not anv contracts to appear next season as yet. This has given cuirency to the old. old story that she pro poses to obtain a divorce from her husband under the accommodating laws of California. Agnes Huntlngton will ictlre from the Hostonluns opera company at the close of the present season with on Urn good will on the part of both singer and maaagement , Jesse Bartlett Davis has been engaged to sine leading contralto roles for the Bostonlans next season. Herrmann , the prcstidlgitatcur , will sail for London on May 23 , where ho has an en gagement at the Crystal palace in view. Ho will return to this country in July , am ) open In Omaha on August 0. From thera ho goes direct to San Francisco , and from there to the City nf Mexico , where he will begin an engagement In October next. A permanent Italian opera Is to be estab lished nt the Puns JCden theater for the per formance of operas exclusively by Italian and French composers. Vcidl'a "Otello , " Boito's "Mcllstofole. " and PonchiclU's "Gloeonda" will to the Italian works to bo first placed upon the rcpci toil o. Chevalier Blondln starts for Now York from Franco in about two weeks and will ap pear at St. George , Staten Ithiml , in June , under the management of Imro KlraUy. Al though the famous tleht-ropo walker is sixty four yours of age , he ( s said to bo as lively j over , and lift ied | > i > earitnco la thin coiintryuftpr nn ubsriico of so uinnj ye.irs will be an intore.tmR svent , t to follow PR1DTECTIONT Against Shoddy Goods. AgaMst Unprincipled Dealers. Against High. Prices. Against Second Hand Trash. OMAHA FURNITURE COMPANY Protect you ngainstnll o thcso abuses. Try thorn. Wo linndlo nothing bnt FI11ST-CL ASS goods. Our Chamber Suits nro innnufncturcd for US EXCLUSIVELY , out o the best selections o solid walnut , oak. nsli nnd mahogany , GO styles , rnnging in price from $18 up. We mnko nil of our own PARLOR SUITS nnd ODD PIECES , nnd WARRANT every article First Class. Parlor Chairs , Imported Plush , $4,50 , Parlor Rockers , Imp'd ' , Plush , $9,50. Parlor Suites , Imp'd ' , Plush , $35 , We will * have your trade if Honest Goods , Low PricesEasy Payments and Gentlemanly Dealings count lor anything. Western agents for The Whitney Baby Carriage , Jewel Refrigerator , Illinois Cooking Stove , MODEL GASOLINE STOVE AND LOWELL CARPETINGS. 2/icsc . are acknowledged the best throughout the United States. Tlic only first class Installment House ' . : the city. OMAHA FURNITURE CO. , 1212 Farnam Street , Omaha. "Erminlo" nt the Casino , Now York city , la In thrco scenes each of which affords oppor tunity for beautiful artlstio effects. The llrst represents the cx.terlor.of the governor- general's pnlaco on the bunks of the Danube , tlio second the grand solon of thq pnlaco , dis closing in the distance a view of Vienna by night , nnd the third a.strdot nnd bridge in Pesth. The flrst two scenes Virq by Henry E. Ho.vt and the last by Uichard Rlarston. The Centennial Mnv Musical Festival will bo giveti May 22. 2fl , 24 , 25 and 20 in the great Music hall. Cincinnati , under the direction of Theodore Thomas. The solo artibts comprise Frao Lilli Lehman , Mme. GiuliaValda , Herr Paul Knlisch , Myron W. Wliitncy , Mrs. Co- rinno Moore-Lawson , Miss Emma Cr.inch , T. Tocdt , Miss Elizabeth Hctlich , A. E. Stod- dnrd , and Udward Lloyd , the English tenor , who comes under contract to sing solely at this festival. Arthur Mccs will be the or- g.inist. The other musical forces are Theo dore Thomas's orchestra , augmented to 103 , and tlio Cincinnati May Festival chorus of COO voices. IT t PEPPERMINT DIIOPS. A girl may laugh and a girl may sing , And a girl may dance all day ; But she can't mount a bicycle like n mnn , For her garments ain't made that wiy. An Arcola young lady of taste , Loved n dado who were bangs made of paste ; She told him his muscle Would bo big aa her bustle If he'd practice at squeezing her waist. Harlem has a base ball club called "Tho Girls. " It is doubtless referred to ns the Fcmi-nino. When Mr. Hamlet remarked , "Eye , there's the rub , " ho Is supposed to have just got off. a railroad train with a cinder in his optic. The * Herr Professor. "Donnerwetter , what Is it that that outrageous rumbling in the street makes ah pardon It is n beer wagon. " The Kcely motor is developing some fric tion in tno courts. This is the Hrst sign of nny motion in connection with the machine. A German baron Is said to have secured a plnco as waiter in a New York restaurant. It is only natural that he should take to the fed der-land. "Knock-around-and-do-nothlng-all-day" was the name a Kentucky father gave his son , which the last legislature [ consented tj change for him. A doctor at Virginia , Nov. , who was nr- restcd for not reporting cases of smallpox , .vas horsewhipped the next day by u woman for reporting ono. "Keep your eye on Kansas City's building boom , " says the Kansas City Times. All tight. But Is every speculator obliged to buy } us own microscope ! According to the ladies' fashion journals , this is to bo a velvet ycai. But from the political news wo Judge it wUlbi more widely known as a canvass j ear. "Discrepancies in my account ! " repeated the banic cashier indignantly , "not a bit of it. The accounts are all right to a cent. The trouble is with the cash. " A prize fighter can got along all right with n broken arm or leg , but if his jaw should happen to bo fractured or his tongue cut off what in the world would become of him ? A Boston scientist says the delightful tingle of a kiss is caused by the electricity in it. That is probably the reason it is so much more fun to kiss a 'dynamo than u pretty girl. "Did you have nny confederates } " inquired the Judgo. "No. Judge , " said the prisoner , who had pleaded guilty of bank robbery , "the fellers that helped mo was democrats , o' course , but they wasnt Robs. " The following order has just been received at u largo wholesale drug establishment : "Dour Sirs The baseball wnvo has struck this town , Plc.iso send me ton gross of Pond's Extract and Hvo boxe ol plasters , " The life of a young man la. Reading , Pa. , has been seriously endangered by lead-pois oning , contracted by kissing a girl's rough painted cheeks. Had ho klAsed her lips ho might have lost his life in an explosion of natural gas. f "Do you think , young man/1 ho said , "that you will bo able to take care of my daughter Flora in the style to which aho has boon no- customedi" "I think BO , sir , " iua\\crod ; the young man confidently. "Slifi rejuscd ta go to the concert with mo last Avcek , because , she said , she had 'nothing to wear,1" "You say ho committed suicide on the In stallment plan I How's thaW'l , "Ho moved from Chicago to Now Yorlr , then to Cincin nati , then to St. Louis , whrt-tfyho took to drinking beer , then whiskyi'S'Cut to n 5-cent eating IIOUBO for his mcalsunU finally became a clguret smoker. What else could you call ill" _ Nipped in the Bud. Is it not bettor to nip Consumption , tlio greatest scourge of Immunity , in the bud , thiin to try to stay its progress on the brink of tlio grave. A few doses of California's most useful production. SANTA AT31K , tlio king of Consump tion , will relieve , nnd u thorough treat ment will euro. Nufanl Catarrh , too of ten the forerunner of consumption , can bo cured by CALIFORNIA OAT-K- CUK12. These remedies are sold and fully warranted by Goodman Drug Co. , at $ lor thrco for $2,60. Seidenberg's Figaro , the. folk of the town , a lOc cignr for 5o , - Max Meyer & Co. , wholesale dcp > V WASH DRESS GOODS AT Our stock of Wash Dress Goods was never more complete than it is this season , and at prices much below our competitors. Note the follow ing prices and then investigate and ascertain whether we do as we advertise or not : American Sateens at lOc , 12jc , 15e and 25c. The 25c quality is sold in this city for imported goods. - . "Best French Sateens at 33 l-3o per yard ; sold everywhere in Omaha at 35c. American Dress Ginghams , at lOc , 12Jc and 15c. Best Imported Zephyr Ginghams , largo assortment to select from , at 2oc. Figured India Mulls , very handsome nnd wo guarantee them not to mdo , 17o and 25c a yard. Best Batiste , ono yard wide nnd guaranteed lo wash nt 12jc. Crinkled Seersuckers at lOc and 12c. $ American Outing Flannels at 15c a yard. Imported Outing Flannels , at COc a yard. India Linen at lOc , 12Je , 16c , 17c , 20c , 25c , 30c , 3oc and 40c. Plaid and Striped White Goods at Cc , 7c , 9c , lOc , 12jc , He , 15c , ICc. 17c , 20c , 22o , 25c nnd 80o. In the last named goods Vo have a large assortment of styles at each price. Selling goods for cash enables us to give the lowest prices that can be made and we believe that we can convince you that we sell goods cheap if you will visit our store , at least you will receive courteous treatment whether you buyer or not. 1EUEU Baa iam I * ? toot I 5iAl J Fanam-st. Omaha. 1319 - . , . A Presidential Bee Illro. A gentleman who wont to Washing ton recently in order to got BOITIO sena tors to uttond tlio banquet of a political club , mot a senatorial friend at the door of the Bonuto chamber unduslccd his aid in persuading some of his brother sen ators to attend. "Who do you want ? " was asked. "Senator A , " was the reply. "Ho won't go bccaufco ho is a candi date for the nrebidonoy. " "Woll , then , Senator BV" "He's a candidate , too. " "How about Senator CV" "Ho's another , " "Senator D. thonV" ' Same boat. " "Senator EV" 'Another. " "Can't I get any ono wno Is nc-t a presidential candidate'1" ! "Not in that rooin'j1" was the reply of the senator , pointing over his bliouldci * ut the beuutc.chamber. " , BABHACLE WONffi , PLUMBERS , Special Attention Paid to FJno Plumbing. The most approved ( .unitary appliances always on hatiil. bralnlayintf u fcpocluUy. All vtoik done according to the btrlct rules of vaultat.iou. Estimates Furnished , For Plumbing , Steam and Gas Fitting and Gas Fixtures. Hose and Lawn Goods Always on Hand , North 16th Street Telephone 1O81 * . iB.L 1310 and 1312 Farnam St. Mvvnys In stqok a Tall line of BIKER'S HoHnblo nndjnstlf celebrated FAMILY MEDICINES , TOILET REQUISITES , PERFUMES , Ac. Alt of which nro tonally Runrnntocil U Illvo entire Hntlsfnotlon or ttiey cost yon nothing. NO MKKCUJIY , NO fOTASH , NO A11SKN10 IJ Hiker's ' Compound Sarsaparilla The bent medicine In the world to purify tlio blood nnd Invigorate the urntcm , Dottles comntn nearly double tbo qunnlltjr of nny other mlcrtlecil. . Trlec , 75 Cents. . Ono bottle WAltltANFKD to cure nnr ontlnnrr OoHEh or Cold or your money Is returned. A fwlft nnd rui- TAIN < UIIK for fought , ColcKVliooilt | > Ruiiili , I'nmslnOhc't. I'lonrlnr. ItronrliHI * . nnd nil Intlniu. umtorj Dlfcnrc.i of the 1'iilraonnrr Urgnnt , Trice , CIO Cents. Riker'sCalLsaya ' and Iron TONIC AND ANTI-MAIjAIUAU Ono of the Oldest nnd Heat Medicine * known ta medlcnl science. 1'rcvcnls nnd Curen Mnlnrln or nnr illsctiscflol Hint nnturc. Improves the nppctlte , Kn rlclie * the blood , Helnvlgorntcn tlio Rj-Mem , midU permanent In Us ctlect. FULL I'I.NT UOTIJ.LS. 1'rlcc , 75 Cents. Biker's True Emulsion. Of Finest Tasteless Norwegian COD LIVER OIL , With Hypophosphltos of Lime and Soda. NO POTASH. > 0 SOAI > . NO MOS . FASILY TAKEtf. HKADItiY DKirsTKII. TliH KtmilMon rontiiluti H ) i > cr cent of PUHE Oin nnd mny ho Implicitly depended upon In every In stance to clvc entire sallifuctlon , nnd In gunrHnteed to bo the best emulsion new mudc , or wo return the price. Trice , Pop rtnttlc , 7B Ccnti. With 1'EPiJN and QUININK.nt thosnmo price. HIKER'S ' BEEF.lON . AND WINE , Best Nutritive Tonic. Pints , U ) cents. An elegant nnd cITcctiml prcpnrntlon for nhltenln ? Boftctilim and hoiuitlfjlnc the i-kln. tor removing tnn.dlsoolorntlons.or nny Impurities It will be lomici fnrnupcrlor to tlio muni-rous , lotions , KORPI , olnf- mcnts , etc. U Is nbsohiU'ly Inirinlcsi , nnd for gcncrnl use Is far preferable to tlio llncct toilet FOMII. It at. ways leaves the l kln fioft , cleur nnd liCRUtllul. Put l > In n Inrticclcguut metal cuskct , with lilnga cover * 1'ilcc , 20 cents. cents.'s I'ronounrod liy nil to lie more frnunmt nnd Inntlng thnnnny. Half pints , 33 tents. Guuruiitccd to bo tbo best In existence. Rilcr's Tonic fine of Coca , flunnmtcpd superior to tlio Imported , nnd very far superior to nny othvrof domestic munufiictiiru. Oni bottles cuiitnln 0110 and n quarter pints. 1'rlcc , 73 cents. BIKER'S ' AMERICAN" FACE POWDER , Absolutely linnnle B. rcully bcnctlclnl ; everybody uses It. Largo boxen , 'J5c. Biker's ' Compound Dandelion Pills Are tbo best Llvor Tills you cnn tnko. No mercury. Nonlocs. No jalap. Uux ( JO pills ) 15 cents. lei's ' TOUEfPREPnRllTIONS IncludlnK tlio foIlonlnK : lllker'e Ltutrnl Hnlr Dress. Injr. lllkur'n Ainvrlcnn llnlr HeMorer , Klker'n Hum iinil Quinine , Itlkcr'H American Cosmetic , Hlker'n Amerl. ran Dentrlfrlce. Itlker'n ( JlCcrlno Lotion , Hiker' * Tolli't I'owilcr , Klkcr'H Camphor Ice. Hikers Aiuerl. cuuNall Towder , Ulker'sTootli 1'owdcr. KlKttll'S CEIjBBit&THD Ex , Strong Haitahief Extracts I.PKnllycuarantccdto bo superior In every wny to I.tiMn'K , Atiiiimm'M , Cnmlruyy , Or In fact any , Imported or domestic. Riker's ' American Sachet Powders Are locally warranted In hold tlielr odor foi llro yearn. A. R. LOGIE , 1310 and 1312 Farnam Street , THE COMMERCIAL Cor. Dearborn and Lake Streets , CHICAGO. This IIOUBO 1ms Just liecu thoroughly refitted nt n cost of over H > ,000 , making It fur lielttr tlinii nny hotel of tlm xamo nrlco in the West. Kluiator , Klottrlc J.li'htB , Until Hooins , iintl all modern iinproveinents. llnti-H , $ ii.O nnd $2&O per Day , Incltiillni ? meals. Centrally located : nrresBllilo to nil railway Btutlons , thvators nud bUHlinpa iKiUhCf. Htreot curn to nil points o [ tlio cliy. Bpuclal rutcH to jirofcswloiinl l > topo. ! C. W. DAHB & CO. . Propriotoia. HERE ARE BARGAINS. jTASSCOM I'laco loU CI. ' A NICK home ! lot In Hanicom I'laco , 60ilR3 , CUM from , 7 room Louie , illy wutur und tuitrn , turn ami ( Tied , ttUJU. ) TOTin HnnBcom I'laco KlrlM , now B room house , Jilly water , datum , luuudry roomImgu clusvti , I'l.lW , cm y payments. T OTri In Auibler I'laco , tU to tl.WO. "Vlr" four room Collatta Ixnvo's Add. , fc'octli front , J.1 tl.MU.nnull niid ( .any payn.cnt . IO'JSU and ID , block M. , lavui't Ad J.GJU7X , H M J ruc.li. T OTS la Ilckeruinn I'Juco , tlM lu f&J. /"lOUNKH Jonpt and 12th. Mrlia , Iracknuo fAcllltlci , \.j liounei un M renting tor ftl per month , UVX'J. T Oron&tunearN. M.SoutuOinaluWJW. T Of on .N , HI. , Houth Uui4lia , tlff . T O'JM on I and 21 t St. , riuutli Omalm , SVJf. We can five you the best Vrlccs and Term on South Omitlia 1'ropeity. BOSIORTH & JOPLIN , Room 89 , H-irkor Blorlt , .RealEstateLoansFIelQsuance. [ [ , , . .