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About Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922 | View Entire Issue (June 10, 1888)
THE OMAHA DAILY BElii : SUNDAY .TTJNE LO. 1888.-SIXTEEN PAGES. iBENNISON BROTHERS ARE STILL SMASHING PRICES ! You can buy first class dry goods next week at the lowest prices ever quoted in Omaha. We are overloaded - loaded and must unload , tlie cost or % cost , is not considered during this sale. ENORMOUS SALE OF Bought at I ess Thau & Original Value. Consisting of Plaids , Stripes , Checks , Lnco Stripes , also plnln India Linens , all at one price Monday , 10e Yard. Worth up to 4Oc. ANOTt EH LOT OF FINE WHITE OOODS 6e. Wo have about SB pieces of this line , all new Just in Saturday in Plaids , Stripes and Checks ; worth 2Bc yard. On sale Mon day at Cc. SWISS U , Flouncings 1O pieces 40-inch Swiss Em broidered Flouncings , elegant goods , on sale Monday , 49c yard ; worth 7Bc. BLACK Faille Francaise , $1.48 For one week we will offer the greatest value in Black Faille Francaise Silk ever thought or heard of. Remember , one week only. Every yard warranted. $1.48 per yard. At this price it is indeed a smasher. FANCY SILKS 37c. 38 pieces fancy Foullard Silks , also fancy Brocade Silks , all col ors. Just for fun next week Q7\c yard. Boys' ' Bicycle Hose ' 25c. 1OO dozen Boys' fancy clouded . ' 'em Bicycle Hose. Can't wear out. Only 2Bc pair. CHILDREN'S ' HOSE 25e. 1OO dozen Children fine ribbed Hose , in blacks and colors , all sizes-5 to 8i 25c pair ; worth up to BOc. 1 DNDER MEMORIES BURIED. Recollections of Some of Those Who Best in Prospect H11L SILENT DEVOTION AT THE GRAVE. Men niicl Women "Who Have Left Im pressions Upon the Community in Which They Idveil A Talk In u Grave. An Hour With the Drnd. The aim was setting behind the western hills. The cemetery on Prospect hill was nil nglow with golden light. A few moody people ple were threading its solemn xvcauos or bending in deep communion with ROIIIO loved one who hud crossed to the opposite Hhoro. The rudlnnco seemed especially designed to fceep buck , us long us possible , the hour for the gathering of shinies mid the fulling of dow , because , it Is then Unit to most people the cemetery becomes n plnco to bo avoided. Like Tin : BBI : man , the isolated inoutncrs bad spent the greater part of the afternoon Within the solemn precincts. Tlm > had been in the Hunllght , whore , the more intense the heat , the mote bountiful appeared the mar bles , contrasting so favorably with the bright green sward upon which they rested. They had aUo brcn In the wooded precincts , the uvoiiues of which nro canopied with trees of curly and bum Unit growth , mid along the ted Jed avenues upon which light , at inter vals only , fulls , and then through the open. Ines in the tices , which muy bo penetrated only by the light of lieu von. In this crypt- like purt , however , they had lingered long Cfit , It hccmcd more conducive to pensive thought , Thcio waslittlo to distract utten lion , the occasional \vhistlo of a wood bird , which WHS about the only sound thai ob trudud from without , being entirely in har mony with the tlmu and place. COMMl'XINO. Communing with the dead In not n prac tice of general olisni'v.ineo. In lliis pui t < > ( the world , it may bu mild that thib is the cn o , because of the distance at which , fioin UIORC In life , lie the remains of these who have been ferried o'er tlm Mroiun. Such certainly it * tlm case in the neighbor hood of Oiuuhu. Our cemeteries uro re moved mid ditllonlt of ( Kress , and tlm signs of the tunes seem to preilict even greater re- movnl In iho comli.g years. Nuvoithelcss , there hud boon * i voral pr-oplo on toijroumls ! Curing the day who hml nveioonm nil thu attendant dinlcuilics. and hud ( spent u feu' hours in unctinvcntinnal association with Ilia deiul. One of thcsopailtonhirly struck tlm writer's ' attention. Him was young ami Blight , with u wealth of wavy bioivn hair , biucl eyes and fcMlurcs thai lud been ehls- cled by no uncertain hand Sno was pale , almost cxtrenu'b so , though thu effect was doubtless heightened by thu sombre mourn lug in which she wu iiulml , Tliebcjaon said 8iiiAS A STiuNGuii , She had llif.1 dcroratrd the grave In & well-kept lot , und then resting her- eelf upon an iron bench In a cor ner of the ciu'losuro , bud remained in that position for a 'couple of hour : * . Shu koemed oblivious of thu occasional parsing try. und n'puKsing of the sexton und lux men ; f ? and the subdued remarks which visitors dropped us tlicy walked by in no way dis turbed licr re vurio. The eyes were rimmeil with red from weening , but them were no sob * . Tim expression of tlm features was that of a huly whose treat sorrow was fell In the heart , und ic < iuiicd httluor no out ward demonstration to ubsert the fact There \vnsacurriagoln watting at the gate , into which blie stopped , and without B. word of direction wa driven to the city. The grave over which him bad mourned was newly made. 11 wus that of a former rcbldeitt of Omaha , but the mourner , who wus slid It was clearly on affair of tlm heart , n secret not uiuotninon In cemeteries whcie , omeUines , unbidden loyors give pioof of devotion gieater than that of those who hove , been slfiTol and 10- wurucdby a return otthe master passion in We. TIICIII INFU'ENCK. * \Ve die , " but leave ail inlluouce bcbiud us that survives , " once exclaimed n Presby- teiinn clergy man , who long since wus tiath- cred to his fathers. The influence may be for good or evilund in threading these paths mid recalling the names of those who aie sleeping on either side ono cannot but bo impressed with the fact that their memory lives , und that tlm influence they exerted in life , in n measure at least , extends to these who know them only in their worlcs. These men are to bo found in almost every jMit ot the cemetery. Their graves are marked by almost every species of Mono and slab , und some with shabby tablets which arc without excuso. T. II. ( T'MINO. Ono of the most prominent men of his time , and still known as the Ilrst govcnioi'Of Nebraska , sleeps in a triangular lot at Urn intersection of three of the avenues. A fence encircles tlm place. The grave is in otic of the coruoi-H of the enclosure. At its head Is u simple marble cross , showing the effects of nte. The inscription , among other things , tells that the pioneer bus been dead over thiity.years. Tlm boughs of n largo tree bond" over the RTIVO and in the gloom the little mound scorns to bo seeking seclusion , as if to avoid llmpu/o of passers-by. Watson 11. Smith's tragic death is called to the mind of every passor-by in tlm tall plain shaft with rose carvings which stands unovo his gruvo. Hero many people stop , reflect , and marvel that the celebrated leader of prohibition should hnvo met so mj sterious , so revolting and to painful n death. Near the public circle in the cemetery is a grave which has a distinguishing character istic. It is that of a bov mimed Willie Zim merman. Ho was buried in lfa 4. Tlm grave is surrounded by n plain board fence. Soon after tlm burial , a father or mother or , per haps , brother or sister , planted a little twig , then doubtless moved away. The twig thrived mid nourished and year by year grow insensibly to those , around until to-day a largo and healthy tree with copious branches and fourteen years uf ago gives shadu to many fecturound. OINIIIAT : : , MuiciCT.ixi ) . Adjacent is a square marlilo shaft with timed summit , tlm mouldings on each side hearing tlm device of three stars. This is par tially inclosed in the embrace of the arum of a couple of small trees , but one reads with ease the inscription "Tlm knight's bones uro dust end his good sword rust. His soul is with the saints I trust. " "Fioin the O. A. H. in Fiaternity , Charity and Loyalty. " "A gallant soldier and n trim patriot. " These inscriptions uro appropriately In scribed upon as many shields , because the blilcld upon tlm fourth sldu tells that tlm shaft marks thu last blvouao of n soldier , General Sllus A. Strickland , who , It will bo lemembcicd , died ten jours ago , Tim writer saw the unveiling of the monument a jcar later , and heard the panegyric deliv ered on tlm occasion , It was on a day when uvery soldier's grave around was decorated with tiny national colors , and when this hero- lain of the nation's defenders was extolled In every hamlet In the land , Hut no patriot deserved u greater meed of prnlso than did thohcio whiiiU bis associates hud selected that day to honor. MA4oiiTiioiixr"io. ; The grave of Major Thornbtrg arrests tlm attention ot ono who knew' of tlm futu of that well-known ottlcer. It will long lei-all the story of the fatal Milk river expedition , massacre and Meeker hor- lor. How tlm troops were surprised , hur- rounded , compelled to throw up brcublwoi U- , used their mules ns barriers between them and tlm pitiless bullets of tlm suva e foe on tlm surrounding bluffs ; how the survivors were rescued by tlm coloted cavalry which fought their way to the scene , und how , finally , by blow and easy stages the remains of the leader were brought hero for inter ment. Only a few weeks hud elapsed slnco tlm major hud left town with all tlm r.rdor of n man who wits prenr.icd against odds , Hut his last battle is over and lie now rests be yond tlm reach of criticism or ccnsuru and lives In tlm memory oHho > o who knew him and knew him best. DKCOHATIOX , "Thorp has not been a day slnco my bey was buried that there has not been on his grave a bouquet of llowors , " The speaker was C. A. Huldwin. Ho stood on the sodded lot whljh contains the remains of his son FraiiK. Henlud him rose thu mammoth col umn which murka tlm resting pluco of the dead. Tlm father was watering the llowcis und superintending the erection of an iron fence with spear-head jialingts. This Is cer tainly tlm most beautiful uud lest cared for lot in the cemetery. It u tended by the teu tons and receives u dally visit from thu par- 43e. 1OO pieces all wool fine Dress Goods In Serges , Fancy Striped Nun's Veilings , Diagonals , &c. , 4O to 46 inches wide , all colors ; none worth less than 70c ; all at one price Monday just to reduce stock , 48c yard. ' LADIES' Toilet Baskets , 1OOO Ladles' Toilet Baskets , very useful in any household , only Be each. LADIES' FANCY LISLE HOSE 21 c. 6O dozen Ladies' Fancy Lisle Hose , also solid colors , Monday 21c pair ; worth 4Oc. Summer Corsets 75c. 1OO dozen Ladies'Summer Cor sets , made of double thick net , ' and every one warranted not to _ break. Our5ale price ; worth $1.28. ; ents of the deceased. The turf is is ns level as a velvet carpet and ns beautiful as a well- kept lawn. Tlm front curbing shields n bed of flowers , which , when seen by Tun UEE man , consisted of seven rows of tulips , white variegated , pink and crimson. They consti tuted u valuable selection but Mr. Haldwin said the ranks bud been decimated by rob bers. "This fence I am putting up to keep off the soul of some people hereabouts the crime of sacrilege. They come hero nnd steal my dear boy's fioweis , but i don't think they will bo able to get over these picket * , do i ou i" Tim BEE man had his doubts , but secretly entertained the nope that if they attempted to do so. some morning rnicht liml them im paled while in tlm commission of their inhu man act. HAN AM.EX. Adjoining is the lot on which has been erected n monument to Dan Allen. The dead man is unknown to many Who now throng our streets , so rapidly huvo wo grown , yet it is but four years since ho died. The writer saw him in his last hours , and found him , even when death seemed to bo scarcely beyond tlm door , to bo a competent nnd reliable - liable witness to a cause whicha few months later , consigned n certain party to oblonuy nnd the penitentiary. Two days la er a clergyman stood over his remains nnd bore testimony to the fact that tlm deceased had never been known to tell u lie. And yet ho was a gumbler. Disbarred by conventional ity from a social life , in which ho might otherwise have appeared , ho mingles In death in common with those who in life con temned his calling nnd himself. A beautiful memorial identities his grave , and the place is in good preservation. Till : IIOMAN VAULT. Thcro is a suggestion of antiquity anil the custom of other days and places , in the gabled vault of the lloman family , the last member to enter the portals of which was the founder Henry , tlm venerable pioneer himself. Hero also sleep the remains of Ills wife , nnd whcro that sleep has not been dis turbed for years. The entrance Is now marked by a new slab with appropriate in- Hcription , presenting an appearance sugges tive of the fact that the vault had been closed for all time. A lUHUTirtJf. WOIIK. Over the grave of Carrie L. , wlfo of Graham P. llrown , stands , if not the most artistic , certainly tlm most unique monument in this city of the dead. It is of white mar- bio , sculped Into a seamed rock about tbreo feet In height , upon which stands n broken shaft to which Is lashed , with a heavy rope , u lurgo rustic eros ? . Tlm enclosure is out lined with rustic- posts in keeping with tlm stvlo of tbo monument. Tlm idea is some what elaborate , dlfllcult perhaps of being understood , nevertheless such as to attract general attention. In n small granite tomb noted for its taste and simplicity , O. l'Uavis sleeps , after a long life of goodness and usefulness. Long a resident of Omaha bo died away from homo und his immo still survives him in tlm com pany ho formed ns also in several humble bimoilccs which his umn I licence has estab lished. AX UXTJMPI.T DKATIf. Not far uwny a largo block of stone tells of the place where Warren Samuel Vates.sonof Hriirv" Yutes , rests , at the unlookca for close of aproml-'ug ' young life. Thanksgiving day brought snuPBss to his family and friends with the nnnounci'iimrt of his perishing in Long Island sound. Ho , Id ? , was brought buck but n&vcr to Jill the iilnce nO nad but a few months before vacated in tlm buoj"2'u.'y and hope of promising manhood. fc-o , ul&o returned K/r.i Mlllard , whose eyes wr-repeacefully closed by strangers and who also sleeps within sight of tlm city in which his ill-it llmiucial ventures were hn/ardcd. A I'AIlt OP VAULTS. A liirgo plaster covered vault with an oval roof. Iron iloir julnted white and lettered In gilt if. that of the Mills family , ono of whom , named utter the father , fjcorgo M. Millsstill resides in Omaha. It dates back to IbTtS , wh"ii Mrs , Mills was drst laid within. Still another vault stands in this vicinity whlchcreepiug plants huvo covered with a dark green and luxurious foliage. In this Mis. JohnM. Clarke has long been sleep ing. A SWUUT Sl'WJT , TSio t'rnvo of Uhncim Ucu'o isimirkctf by an unied shaft , out in it there is little to recall to mind tlm beauty , gentleness , amiahllity and tulents of this young woimiu , Whose prulfio was upon every lip. Two locu | as- i social cuf one of wWu'huh since Lccu , unfor- LOOK ! At This ! MOURNING PINS Lddlca' Stumped Aprons , already mndo for use , 23c each ; worth 60c. Ypsilnnti Dross Stays , 2o a dozen. Silk Veiling , nil colors , 4c yard. Tingel Cord , 3 balls for Ic. Elastic End Dress Roods , 2c n set. Corset Laces , 4 for Ic. Doxtcr'h Knitting Cotton , Ic a ball Needles , 3c a paper. Snfty Pins , 2c a paper. Silk Arascnc , 20c a dozen. Tourist Ruching , 2c ayard. Silk Ruching , loc yard ; worth 50c. PINS , Ic a Eaper. tunately , called away , paid tributes in verso to her character , both of Which were as beautiful as the inspiration and are still pre served by many an ardent admirer. Nine years ago the young lady , like the sweetest note in a delightful composition , dropped from among her associates and her place to them has never been supplied. BVEiiviionr. As ono walks beneath these waving , shadowy trees , ho llnds tlm name of almost every prominent family , every leading society in Omaha. There are hero the rest ing places of the Hitchcocks , tlm Caldwclls , the Hrowns. the Dotweilors , the Droxcls , the Peabodys , the McDonnells , the Harbors , the Hoyds , the Hedlcks , Shinns , the Goodmans , the KounUca tlm Grifllns and the Lowes. There are also sites where lie members of the army , Knights of Pythias , Odd Fellows and Masons. Thcro are corners too where was returned to earth the miserable wretch who was called a pauper. In fact so representa tive of everything and everybody is this plat'Q that it strongly illustrates the verso that ono in Omaha can scarcely find a door whcro death's dark shadow has not passed before. ON Tim EDOE. The sun had been down for some minutes. Tlm cemetery was full of shadows. The wind wus from the north. The air was damp and chilling. Tho.leaves rustled with a harshness unusual in the warmth and sunlight. There was no piping oftho birds. The living had de parted from the ccmeteryaud the writer was alone with the majority. Suddenly u pile of fresh earth appeared in view on tlm eastern declivity. It increased in slzo with shovel- fulls at irregular intervals. A grave was being dug. THE HEE man approached the opening. A young man waa laboring with his shovel in the depths , nnd moodily ex changed greetings with the scribe. Ho was in n hurry und perspiring freely. The grave was for an old citizen who was to bo buried on the morrow , nnd tlm young man was striving to finish tlm job before dark. His work was nearly finished , and between shovclfulls vouchsafed n word to the writer's queries , Tlm interview was unsat isfactory. Half of the unswers wcro wafted away to the sunnv south , nnd the repetition was irksome to Mr. Uufus Pruitt , who was playing the part of a not very loquacious grave-digger. The north wind , too , was chilling THE Hr.i : man , and about to compel him to give up the talk when Mr. Pruitt said : "If you want to hear mo , you'll have to Jump down hero , because I'm in a hurry 1" It was a delightful undertaking to inter view u man in u grave 1 IK TIIK C1HAVB. Tlm writer dropped und lauded on the bottom tom , the biuiK of which was * ubovo his head. Tlm north wind whistled still higher over the mound of loose earth on ono sido. Tlm temperature of tlm plnco wa > fifteen degrees warmer. Hut there was tha smell of eaith , displaced for the Ilrst time since creation. It was dump , dark and malodorous. There was scarcely room to stand -without leaning against tlm sides , and the ; sexton's shovel kept the visitor moving from end to end. "How long huvo youbecn-intho business ! " nsked tlm writer. "Fourteen years. " "How long are you going to remain ? " "Until I dlo or am discharged. " "Did you over know a sexton to dioj" "I novei did. " "Do you know of any old sextons } " "In Gcenwood , Now Vorlt there are sev eral VT' ' o ; have been digging-for fifty years. " "How ibiir Wiis GCOI-KO Mcdlock textoii. " "Since I wus a Ji'tlo boy. " "Did Gcorgo ever seG . * ubosU" "I don't know. " "Did you i" "I don't believe in ghosts. " "Do you like this business in summer and wlntcri" "Yes " ' 'Money ' in it ? " "Enough forme. " " ( Jot any no\vspipc > r men buried here ! " ' No. Tlmi know fashionable funerals in Omubu are dourer than life and life in al ready dear enough tfl them so they go away 'and dlo in some other place. That makes tlm undertakers mad. Several of them told mo they'd like to bury some of yon news paper folks. " Hero Mr. Pruitclooked at THE BEE man suspiciously und leaped > vith his shovel from thu grave , which was now finished. The ! writer opined Mr Pruitt had intentions of- Moquette Carpets , $1.2C. Body Qrusclls Carpets$1.OO. Tapcsty Carpets OOc , 7Bc. Ingrain Carpets,2Oc. A good Ingrain , 85c. Our special sale of 85c Ingrains continued. Beautiful Hassocks 2Bc , worth 5Oc. SPECIAL VALUES IN China Mattings , We are bound to close every yard of Carpet regardless of cost or value. Don't Fail to visit our Curtain Sale1 next week on the 3d Floor. Take elevator. You can save 50 PER CENT On Curtain Shades , Remember , we make over old Carpets , refit them , and lay them at Bottorr > Prices. Only expert Carpet Layers employed. We also employ an experienced man to take diagrams , and tell you just what your Carpets will cost laid. This being our first Season we have only NEW GOODS And the very latest Designs. No old patterns to work off. Re member the place. accommodating some of his sober-visagod friends ! and ho too , leaped from the unfurn ished apartment before the sexton could drop his first shovelful. Ho turned away from the grave. A thousand lights were flashing from plain nnd hillside and starting for the city of the living with a light heart. Tin : Bii : : man left behind him the city of the dead. SINGULARITIES. Tn Dawson county , Gn. , n man while out fishing caucht n six-pound trout , an ccl three and one-half feet long , and killed a rattle snake six feet long , having fifty-six rattles. An old horse at Beaver Falls , Pa. , long noted for its slowness , suddenly became re markably lively , and now is about as frisky us a colt. There are some who think the an imal has gone insane. A Georgia man has n three-legged chicken which , it is said , when it grows tired of walking on two legs , corkscrews itself over nnd hops along on the third in a highly en tertaining and original manner. Mr. Joseph Cromwell , of Xcnla , O. , has a Pckin duck , which on four successive days has laid four eggs that wcro all different in color. Ono is perfectly white , ono a pale green , one an ash color , and the fourth ono is entirely black. John Jones , living near Fairburn , Ga. . has an old family house cat that is nursing nnd caring for a young rut , bestowing ns much attention upon this adopted child as she docs her own kittens , with which tno rat gets along peaceably. The fish commission car reached Atlanta , Gu. , the other day , when n singular incident occurred. Change of water was found neces sary , ntid artesian water was supplied , inside - side of an hour 05,000 , young fish were dead , and near 11,000,000 eggs are supposed to bo killed. Herry Miller of Dado City , Fla. , killed an alligator lourtecn feet long , weighing ( X)0 ) pounds. Within him was found an nlllgator six feet long. The vcretbruj is as largo as that of n four-year-old steer. Tlm monster was very sausage , and fought most viciously until killed. A bird's nest was found recently in South Africa in a skull , piobably that of some un fortunate ICnfllr. One portion of ttio skull hud already fallen away , exposing the hollow cavity of the head , when tlm Capo wagtails , in search of a sheltered ana co/y place , se lected it for their nest. While two men were fishing In the Hudson river at Nynck , N. Y. , on Saturday , they found a chccscbox floating on the water. In tlm box was t : hen setting on fifteen eggs. They took tlm box up and carried it to the shore. Yesterday the eggs hutcncd out , und tlm result was thirteen pretty chickens and two dimutivQ sea gulls. H. Campion , postmaster of Vole , 111. , claims to huvo discovered n peculiar phe nomenon in the woods in Fremont , Lake county. As described by him , It consists of tlm natural ingrafting of a burr oak tree upon a white oak. Tlm burr oak leans against tlm other from the giound up , nnd is dead , Tlm dead trunk , however , seems to go right through that of the living white oak , and tlm branches of both varieties of tree , all green and vigorous , mingle together in about equal proportions. Activity. The various ronorts made , to the Methodibt linUcopiil general conference held in Now YorU , nnd the Prcsby- torian assemblies in Philadelphia and Haltunoro , together with the founding ot a great university by the Roman Catholics at Washington , do not indi cate that the people of this country are crowing indifferent in respect of re ligion. It appears from the address of Uishop Merrill to the Methodist con ference that , fainco the last conference - enco .V'ls hcUl , the membership of the church has Increased from 1.7UA31 ! ) to iMXKl.iiaV that the church has now li ! theological honiinarios , r4 colleges and 151 academies for thu ediu-att'-'H of cnu- didatos for the ministry. The valua of thib school property is estimated atovnr * UoXX,000. ) The niagnitudo of Iho mib- bionary work done by the Methodist church may ho inferred fium the state ment that &li00OOH ! uro annually spoilt upon it. There aao mi will conferences under the control of the American ohuroh , SWISS 8 pieces 42-Inch very fine Swiss Embroidered Flouncings , beauti ful patterns , usually sold atl.OO. Our price during this smashing sale , 08c yard. Oriental Lace FlooiiciDgs , 39c. 1O pieces Orietal Lace Flounc ings , 42 inches wide , in ecru and white , on sale Monday , 39c yard ; worth double. Faille Francaise Silks , 79c. 28 pieces all silk Faille Fran caise in evening shades only. You can buy them for three days at79c yard ; would be cheap at Satin Rhadama , 89c. 1O pieces Black Satin Rhadmas , the best value ever offered in Omaha ; for one week , 89c yard ; cheap at $1.28. THE TALKATIVE GRIPMAN , Ho Expresses Himself About Spotters tors in Vigorous Terras. SAYS THEY ARE A NUISANCE. Ills Opinion uf an ICtcctric Ijl lit on the High Hcliool GroiunlH The Gripiiinn Indulges in a 1'olttlcal Talk. "Good morning , " said the reporter a1 ? ho sank into his accustomed scat beside the gripman ono day last week. "O'moriiin1 , " responded that individual in tones so gruff that the scribe shivered. "What's the matter with you this morn ing ? " was asked , "Nawthin1 , only I'm hot , " responded the cable engineer , as he let go the cablo. "Well , what is the matter now ? " said the reporter. "Matter enough. Say , young man , do you know this 'spotter' business makes metircdf" "Spotter business , " said tlm re porter ; "what do you mean ! " "Just tliU , " said the gripman. "For some time wo have had on this line two smart Alccki In tlm cm- ploy of tlm company , who make It their business to count tlm passengers on another man's train , and when oil duty get on and ask questions such as 'How many did you carry last trip1 ! nnd so on , and I sus pect they report the result of their investi gations to tlm ofllco. " "Well , " Interposed the reporter , "you need not kick. All you have to do is to run the train ; the conduc tor is responsible. " "Well , " said ho , "it makes mo tired to see a man work against his own crowd. They know well enough that there is not a man on the line who would knock down a nickel and what's the use of itl There is no chance for lobbing the com pany now , anyway. A man would bo foolish to try it. "Say , " said the gripman , as ho slowed up to let a sleepy liorso car pass , "J will give you an item. Are you awnro of tlm fact that a 7,000 cumllo power electric light on the high biliool grounds would bo a thing of beauty and a joy forever ? I mean this , that if ono were plaml there without any onn's knowledge , and then ono of thrso dark nights about 10 o'clock suddenly turned on , I would give a dollar to bo present when the grounds were illuminated. Oh my , " and tlm gripinun com pletely lost control of himself and carried a fat passenger two blocks beyond his desti nation. "Yes , sir , " be continued , when matters were at lust straightened out , "That is a fact. " "Hut speaking of Homo reminds mo of travelling , " continued tlm gripman , "and 1 am going to ilUcuxs politics a few moments just for a rhango. I notice that tlm demo crats have chosen Cleveland nnd Thunnan for their candidates. It is a strong ticket , but 1 am not a democrat. Who the republi cans will nominate I don't know , but for that matter , I do not care , as I am not a republican. Oh , you need not smile ; lam not a prohibitionist , either , and although General Clinton H. Fisk is a good man , I shall not vote for him , Nona of the parties seem to understand what Iho political Issue of the hour is. It is not tarift or fico trade. High protection will not enhance our situa tion , nor low tariff improve our condition , any moro than tlm prohibition of the inanu- facttuoofhlsky will prevent drunkenness in Iowa or Kansas. All the politicians aio at sea as regai ds tlm country's needs. Thcro is nothing Iho matter with tlm tariff , pro tection is not needed , fico trade is > absuid , prohibition is radically wrong. " "Well , " uld tlm reporter , as the gripman paused , "what Is the dilncultyi" "Tlm currency , " was the response. 1 Hut what is the matter with tlm rur- -tfiicyl Gold U at par , our financial s\stom , is one of the pest In the world , what is lee tioubloi" , , "What the country needs , " responded the gripmanis an expansive curicnry , ono which van be adjusted to meet tlm demands of the peopleWhiii times arc hard and UiO gauit ) wolf of hunger howls Hi Urn thresholu ; when tlm little ones thrust their LADIES' SILK MITTS ? 25c. " 28 dozen Ladles' fine Silk Lacjl Mitts in black and colors , 20c q pair , worth BOc. Ladies' ' Lisle Gloves 18c. n CO dozen Ladies' Frame madrf Brilliant Lisle Gloves , black and colors , 18c pair , worth 4Oc. OPAQUE SHADED 25c. Great bargain for two days onlyMonday and Tuesday ; 1OOP | best Opaque Curtain Shades wltnl handsome dado , 0 , 7 , 8 and 9 feetl long. Your choice for two days ! 2Cc each , actually worth 70c to > $1.6O each. FANCY BOURETTE 8c. BO pieces fancy stripe Bouretie ] Ginghams , never sold at whole * sale for less than 12 c a yard. Wo closed this little lot at a low price on sale Monday 8tc a yard. WHITE DRESSES 59C- 1O dozen Children's White Dresses , age 1,2 , 3 years ; a beautiful - ' tiful little garment. Gretchin style ; pleated waist at the low price Of 89c each , worth $1.OO. CHILDREN'S ' DRESSED $1.48. 2O dozen Children Chambry Dresses in pink , light blue , navy. ' bare feet before you nnd cry for shoes ; when the wife of your bosorn > clamors for a now sealskin ; when' your oldest boy wants 50 cents to pro to tho' circus , nnd your little girl asks a quarter to send to a foreign missionary society then , I repeat , is tlm time when an expansive cur rency would bo appreciated. The great pol itical parties have ignored this question , nnd wo are left without a hope. " "IJuthow , " said the reporter , "aro you going to remedy tlm difficulty you men tion i" "By Issuing an India rubber currency , " responded the gripman solemnly. "Yes ! " exclaimed the scribe , "how would that benefit us ! " "When you wcro in hard circumstanres a one-dollar bill could bo stretched into ten , " replied tlm rlpman , "but hero is your jumping oft place ; good-by. " I'KIM'KK.MINT DKOPS. A man may chin and a man may work For the temperance cause nil day ; But ho can't go a-llshin' and observe prohibi tion , Because ho ain't built that way. 'Twas over thus slnco childhood's hour , My fondest hopes proved shadows thin ; Just now I asked for whisky sour And , blank tlm luck , he gave me gin I Men may bo tlm lords of all creation , but ROIIIO women beat all creation. There Is a place In Pennsylvania which la called Economy , but it is not a summer ro- sort. sort.Mr. Mr. Chaska's paleface wife will probably Americanize her husband by spelling his name Chas , 1C. A blind "fortune teller" is advertised in ono of our exchanges , but how can a blind man bo u good hccrt Ono of tlm main questions of the ago In re V. gard to some men , is not what they live enl r but why they 11 vo on ? A man in Connecticut , who built a fancy barn , stole eight tombstones from n graveyard - yard to build his mangers , "Well , " said an undertaker , "I'm not much of a fighter , but when it comes to boxing I can easily lay out any man. " A St. Louis gambler was trnmpl cd an& killed by a runaway horse a few days ago. Ills last words wcro ; "That's a horse on mo. " It Is when n loan has been mentioned In tlm newspapers as "ono of on r most promin ent citi/ons" that ho begins to stay out latq n Ights , When the pompous porter of tlm nalnco car appeared nn tbo huono. tlm little girl ex claimed : "Oh ! ma , I d idn't know Mr. Pull man was a colored man I" Tim man who was kicked out by his land lord because ho couldn't pay his lontHciys his oxpiM'Icnco Bhows that throe remov cs are not ono-tcnth pait as bad ns ono "Iho. " Bachelor philosophers hnvo observed that the first baby generally gt-ts about ninety- onYnar cent of the pirontal discipline that is devoted to the whole family of children. It Is said to bo a sign of good luck to bo followed by a do/ . Therefore , If you feel ono of these cheerful animiln attaching him- wirto your trous > ers , oucouraifo linn In every possible way. "I womleo w'lal's wrong at thp rjihlcrle's mansion I Thebcllb are all muffled , the side walks covered with matting , nnd the doctor just drove iiw.iy. " Why , haven't you heard ! Their pug has pneumonia " A coroner's jury , summoned to Imjnira into the death of a bailer who wus thrown from his bunlc and kdlud , reached the sago conclusion that "tho deceased met his death , through an accident of berth. " Who aavfl that advertising docs not pay ! A Chicago burglar overlooked ? SO in a bu reau-drawer , and the papers i > o announced. Ho returned thu next night and not only secured - cured It , but u suit of clothes bciidea , An exchange says- The Important ques tion just now is , "Will tlm coining man use both hamUi" Tlm Important qua ltcm with tlm youth who bus stopped beyond tli ( > regu lar hour with his girl , when ho hears her father dosc.Jiuling tlm stairs , is , "Will tha coining man Ube both tout ! " The Uooth Harrett company will play no ono mxht stands next season , and In Boston , I'liiUuli Iphia and Chicago the mil remain four weeks uach.
