12 THE OMAHA DAILY SUNDAY , DECEMBER 23. 188&H9tfflP3flSN'
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Our $65 Plush at
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Will Tbe Appreciated. If the Garment you " $35 " " $29
purchase is tlie wrong size , we will cheer " $30 " "
fully exchange it and guarantee satisfac " $26 " " . . 21
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Cloak , and Suit Mouse in the West. .
A CAN OF FRESH OYSTERS ,
Its Journey Prom the Shell to the
Table.
BALTIMORE'S OYSTER INDUSTRY.
OTlio Various Processes of n Cnnnlnjj
Establishment Tlio Army Kin-
ployed The Itctall Itualucas
in Baltimore.
Home of tlio Oyster.
ALTIMO11KDCC. IS.
[ Special Correspond
ence of Tiui BKK. ]
In coiniiion discourse ,
Balliinoro is usually
'associated ' with the
land of the oyslor ,
nnd , in fact , that
branch of industry
forms nn important
pnrl of her business. Ono can scarcely
pass a block in lho central portion
of the cily in which there is no
iBign Indicating tlio sale of oysters in
some shape or other. A considerable
extent of ground in the custom part of
the town , together with the adjoining
: ! wharves , is devoted to this business.
Hero nro situaled the principle canning
factories whoso various brands and trade-
murks have obtained a reputation nil
ever the country. The journey which
the oyster undergoes from lho unload
ing of the barge until it is found on the
I tahlo in on inland city , is interesting1.
i
'The ' cunning establishment , for lho
most pnrl , nro each located immedi
ately beside the wharf lo enable nn easy
access lo the cargo of the boats. The
wharves nnd their surroundings present
I ia busy scene. Down the river the
.passing vessels may be viewed. In the
open space in front nro anchored a largo
number of oyster-craft either disabled
on the market or being fitted out for n
trip. The oyster beds themselves are
quite n distance down the bay , so that
caoh vessel stays out from two to four
weeks nt a time. Specimens of the
orows that are creating so much trouble ,
ito the police nt the oyster-fields may
.bo . seen loitering about. The dredging
Is done mostly in the interest of private
parties who own nnd send out the vos-
( Bols. The oysters nro put on the ninr-
'Itot nt the plnco where they are gath
ered and nro brought to Baltimore in
Barges by the purchasers. At the whan
tlliey are shoveled into largo iron-bound
buckets holding n bushel "and n half ,
nnd nro hoisted from the hold by means
of n steam derrick. Those buckets are
then placed upon barrows and wheeled
inside where the oysters are distributed
liinoiig tlio shuckors. In some cnscs n
trnmwny with small iron cars is used
for this purpose.
Long rows of slnlls in parallel lines
( Dxtond through the working
rooms. At n convenient height
In every stall is placed
ji shelf upon which the work is per
formed. Before each stands n man or
, ti woman equipped with a hummer and
sharp poiiUqa knife , who dexterously
npQks eft the edge of the shell ever a
itrip of Iron , opens it and drops the
ivsler Into a tin bucket standing nt his
file. The shells are dropped upon the
leer , while the worthier oyators are
deposited in another can beside him.
The place presents an animated appear
ance. A continual noise is made in
breaking1 the shells. Men are hur
riedly hauling and distributing fresh
oysters , while others are carrying the
shells outside to lho wharf. Those
lullor nro taken down the bay
and either buried to lime or used in
making roadbeds. The men and women
who develop the muscles of their arms
by shucking oysters , are paid by the
gallon and those who uro export in the
art make comparatively very good
wages. They comprise the greater
part of the force employed in a canning
establishment. From these rooms the
oysters nro taken to an adjoining
apartment in skimmers ; largo galvan
ised iron pans with holes in Ihe bottom
to allow the liquid lo flow otT. They
are then washed and immersed in
water in order to free them from the
particles of shell which may adhere.
Now they are measured out and uro
ready for packing.
The oysters are sent about the coun
try , cither canned or in bulk in barrels
or kegs. To fill the barrels is an ordi
nary task. For canning , the tins are
obtained from the can manufactories
which is a business in itself. They nro
in the well-known oblong form und open
only at the end whore we sec the small
disc. The oysters are poured into the
cans through these holes with the aid of
a funnel made for lhat purpose. A
round plalo of tin is soldered over the
opening and wo have lho completed can
oi oysters that wo are accustomed to buy
at the grocery. The boxing for ship
ment is the last station before it begins
its railway journey. Wooden boxes of
the required size arc lined with filled
cans so that a narrow space is loft down
the center. In this is placed a strip
o' ice cut to the shape by a steam
circular saw. The ice used is
made arti ficially and lho manufacture
of this is another branch of industry
partially dependent upon the oyslor
trade. After being pacjccd in the box ,
the whole is covered with sawdust , the
lid nailed on , and all is then ready t&be
sent by freight or.oxpress to the various
cilies of lho country.
It is difficult to appreciate the scale
upon which this business is carried on ,
without a personal view of the process.
The number of people earning a living
in this industry is enormous. The
Booth Pucking company alone has be
tween five and six hundred employes
'
during the oyster season. Thoso'insti-
tulions do business with the more
distant markets. In Baltimore and
Washington , and , in part , in
the other largo business centers ,
many of the oysters nro bought in tiio
shell or freshly shucked at the place of
salo. The places here whore "fresh
shucked oysters by the gallon , quart or
pint" may bo-had are innumerable , and J
oven more plentiful than saloons. Every
restaurant and saloon , almost every
confectionery , displays a siim inviting '
the wayfarer to partake of that delicacy i
in any style ho may desire. "An oyster
with every drink" is not nn infrequent
motto , while oven out-door stands maybe >
bo found dispensing this general com
modity. At the end of the oyster season
Ino canning establishment usually
makes use of its plant in putting up j
fruit and vegetables. The retailers
satisfy. thcmsolves _ with clams and
terrapins , while the confootioriBr supplants - |
plants his oyster fork with an ico-cream
SpOOIl. VlC'TOK JlOSKAVATEU.
SINGULARITIES.
A new volcano is reported from.Tobasco ,
Moxlco. It spurts forth largo stream ? uf ;
red water. j
An Iowa boy got Icclted up In n beef-
cooler for fourteen hours , and his teeth
cliuHere'il until they are worn half down. |
A spring of natural cologne has broken
forth in the southern part of Algiers. The
liquid 1ms not been analyzed , but its odor is
is very similar to that of patchouli.
They couldn't Imagine what ailed llttlo
Johnny Martin of Siouic City to fall 111 and
die , but a post mortem showed thirteen mar
bles in his little stomach , where ha had put
them for safe keeping.
An eagle on exhibition in a Bridgeport.
Conn. , store window escaped , and Hying
around the room struck the cushion of u
striking machine und was killed. The ma
chine registered the blow at ISO pounds.
The people of Wnpclla , III. , recenUy saw
the town of Midland City , twelve miles dis
tant , suspended in the clouds. The mirage
was so vived that the observers could see a
train of cars approach and leave the Mid
land station.
A snow cyclone recently visited "Hondout ,
N. Y.Viiou about llfty feet from the ground
the wind scattered and the funnel of snow
burst and was strewn a long distance. For
a moment the nir was so filled with snow that
objerts on the opposite side of the street
could not be discerned.
In New York last week n pat skyo terrier
gave birth to six baby skyos and the owner
presented one of them to a friend. The
puppy wus too young to even drink milk , nud
was in a fair way to starve to death , when u
pet catwhich had recently become a mother ,
took pity on the orphaned dog. The seven
kittens whicli puss was nourishing were taken
from her ivhllo she was asleep and the puppy
substituted. When the mother cat awoke
next morning she coined rather pulled at
the change , but took things rather philosoph
ically , and now the adopted dog is fed , cared
for and watched over by the big cat.
HONBY POIl THK
Silver disc tulle Is seen on many of the late
evening dresses.
Two colors compete for popularity dark
green and navy blue.
The now reed-green is of the pallid Bray-
green seen in water-rushes.
Umbrellas are very slender , but the han
dles are shorter and less ornate.
Chartreuse , pistacho and leaf shades are
popular colors for evening dresses.
Accordoon pleating is again coming into
favor. It is seen on mantels und cloaks.
black muffs and
Long-haired , monkey-skin
Vandyke collars are again in high favor.
Girdles , odalisque sashes and antique bro
cades are anioug the fashionable novelties.
In the costumes of the present day , noth
ing plays a more important part than color.
Judging from recent importations by the
Jewelers , pink coral will bo fashionable cro
long.
Long cloaks , bordered with furs , are cut
diagonally open , instead of straight up ana
down.
Small toques and turbans are still popular ,
and become some faces batter than largo
hats ,
There is a revival of old Chantilly luces
ana many handsome patterns are being im
ported.
Women's watches nro characterized by
their smallnessi Some of them are scarcely
bigger than tbo thumbnail.
Dresses of crepe do Chine or oriental silk
nro much worn by young girls. They are
servicablo and will stand wear.
Aprons nro lone und mounted in small
feathers al the waist. Pongee silk aprons
have rovers of velvet at each side.
Furs of all kinds nro worn without much
preference. Possibly good , heavy lurs ,
which are genuine , are the favorites.
The champion jumper of Scotia , Neb. , is a
woman. In a contest last week she Jumped
nine fecjt two Indies without weights.
Crepe Is very popular and it certainly is
durable. A thread-like variety , with almost
imperceptible siik line , is especially in vogue.
The passion for green has brought the de
mand for emeralds up with n rush. Jewelers
ilnd that the green stone Is remarkably pop
ular.
AVlilto plush lined with old rose-watered
silk nnd olive lined with sea-shell pink are
favorite combinations for ball or opera
wraps.
Pretty little Uulgarian hoods made of
croam-whlto camel's hair bordered with gold
or silver embroidery are worn with opera
cloaks.
Ina Drake , aged twelve , of Dadus , Dak
plowed forty acres of land , thereby winning
the title of "champion plow girl of Lake
county. "
Mngnolia nnd laponica nro the newest
shades in cream-white , and tl.c now reda are
called Veronese , Sllltane , Mephisto und
Knglish cherry.
Bodices in Josephine and Marie Stuart
st.yle , Kussiuu bjdlcus and gimps , anil Ore-
ciunt'iTocts of drapery are some of the new
features of French tea gowns.
Hlack nstrnchan gloves with leather palms
nnd timbers arc warm and no tut all unbecom
ing to the bund. They are also economical , us
one pair will outlast u winter.
Bridesmaids carry ( lower muffs In prefer
ence to the usual bouquet of cut llowers.
They look pretty and may bo utilized as re
ceptacles for fan or handkerchief.
The Academy of Artsof Herno has awarded
the first pri/e for painting inoil to Mis ? Edith
Bouncy , nu American girl. The first pri/.o
of last month was curried off. by an KnglUn
woman.
Tailor-mudo empire gowns are still m
vouo for street wear. The bodices are
warmly lined so that it Is unnecessary to
wear any outside wrapping save the fur
cape , collar or boa.
One of the new Parisian importations is
an ok'gant opera cloak. It is of emerald-
green velvet , lined throughout with prim
rose yellow or moire , und trimmed with
bands of lynx furs.
A brilliant cloak for the opera is in blue
and silver brocade , nnd is lined with tea-rose
moire. _ It is trimmed with a broad jiassa-
nieiitcrle und frintro of pearl and opal beads
intermixed with silver-
Mousselmc do sole i ono of the lightest ot
the new stuffs. One ind. brought out , this
season has printed designs in subdued color
lugs , while others show strips of rosebuds
made in chenille combined with silk.
Miss Mamie Davis , n telegraph operator nt
Jacksonville , Fla. , is. receiving uicritc.u
praise because of Her fidelity to duty hi re
maining at her post during the entire season
of the yellow fever epidemic in that city.
New dinner and tea trons show a predil
ection for stripes. The latest stripes are
either wide or narrow , and aie seen in such
fabrics us faille francaibo and velvet , the
silk being m most cases of lighter hue than
the velvet.
The newest bonnets have very Hat crowns ,
though thu trimming gives thu effect of
height. They are very fully trimmed , with
usually a bow under the brim , and strmirs
cither of very narrow velvet or of ribbon
four or live inches wide.
Hneklcs are displayed in the shops in a va
riety of shapes. They are made variously of
repousse silver , plain silver studded with
Irish diamonds or black brilliants , cut steel ,
and old Ivory surrounded by a narrow circle
of enamel or semi-precious iridescent stones.
New designs in black laces show thread
nnd point patterns exquisitely interwoven.
White flouncing laces exhibit a mesh as soft
ns that ot Lyons tulle aud have intermixed
devices of Milanese , Flemish , and old Pom
padour designs wrought upon their dainty
surfaces.
The hair is now dressed a good deal lower
than last season. In most arrangements it
quite covers the nape of the neck , but it
should cud there unless curls are worn , in
which case they should either icnch the
waist or bo n muss of soft ripples , falling
half way.
Short , puffed empire sleeves are much
worn for low bodices. One of the novel ideas
seen with the sleeves is nn ostrich leather
curled partially around one arm , lIHnginu it !
from underneath. On the other arm there j
is n feather on thu top of the sleeve , arranged - i
ranged qnitj dltYcrcntly.
Dr. Grnca Wnlcott and three other Ameri
can woman physicians while in Vienna recently - j
cently wore honored by an invitation Irom |
Prof. Hillroth , the eminent surgeon , to attend - I
tend his private clinic ami witness his own * I
priv.ito . operations. Prof. IJillroth stands
high in continental medical circles , ami the
fact that ho has heretofore led the opposition
to the admission of women to medical schools
makes his courtesy to the American ladies all
the more noteworthy. Tlio event created
quite a sensation in Vienna nnu wus com
mented upon by all the leading papers.
Prostration
Use Horsford's Acid Phosphate.
Dr. W. ( Jroaves , Northfleld , Minn. , says :
' I have used It in cases of nervous prostra
tion , and nUo in coiubio.Htlon with other rem
edies in indication , it has proved as satisfac
tory as could be expected. "
THEY PLAYED KISSING GAMES
How Christmas Was Spoilt Thirty-
four Years ABO.
SOME OF THE GUESTS ATTHE BALL
The niIt-Riinm : ami How It Was
Ulit.1 nml Decorated A.
Dunce til tliu Farm House
on Scwurd Street ,
Omnlin'd Klrsl Christmas.
. _ raLIIR memory of the old
est inhabitant inOma-
TI A , ! hn does not go back any
JX & { I fui'lller tlliui lho l'clir
1854 when & peaking of
the city , and so the
Seth of December of
that .vent1 may bo con
sidered the first Christ
mas day in the city. That was but thirty-
four years ago , but there was only a
do/en or so rude bhanties , dilapidated
Bin * uros which would not bo allowed
to exist in the city now , even on lower
Capital avenue. Among the men re
siding in these wrecks of houses were
Dr. Miller , Samuel D. Roirors , Alfred
I ) . Jones , A. J. Poppleton and their
'families.
Christmas day of 1854 was warm and
pluhsnnt. The trees were blill in leaf ,
the grass was green and the Mowers
were blonminsr. There wore no pack
ing houses anil every family put up
their own meat in good old Puritanical
fashion , ft > vas "killing time , " and
the men cut up the meat and bluffed
sausage into miniature flour sacks out
of doors and promenaded around in
their summer wearing apparel.
There was no celebration that year.
There wore scarcely enough people in
Omaha to celebrate. A few ladies , or
rather families , as there were only a
few ladies in town , entertained their
neighbors. During the day the adoles
cent inillion..ircB fired firecrackers , and
at ni lit there was u small pyroteehni-
cul display.
While- the exhibition was not so
grand as those given on the night of
Independence day now in the high
school grounds , it was nevertheless
looked upon then as something posi
tively wonderful.
Most everybody around hero in 1854
lived nero.43 the river in Council
BlnlTs , and that city had quite a colo-
biMtion with the words "Christinas
gift'1 as a greeting , and consequently
they captured about everybody that
went iinywhoro , from Omaha.
Mr. William Snowdon had just com
pleted a largo and commodious log hut
on Tenth Btrocl , just south of Turner
hall , and ho gave a big dance. It was
the first ball of any magnitude over
given in Omaha and it was attended by
about everybody. The house had not
yet been entirely completed and there
were no doors mid windows in place.
Mr. Snowdcn was thirty-four years
ahead of the style , for ho had portieres
lit the doors in the form of quilts and
the htimo delicate fabric at the windows ,
and when the dancers arrived they
drew aside the curtain and walked di
rectly in on the scone of festivity.
It was the grandest and most enthusi
astic gathering ever congregated in this
city. Mr. Suowden had once more
rushed the style by having candles
a round the sulofa of the house for light
and by Unit dickering light the dance
wont on and joy was uncoil lined.
Jim Orion was imported from Council
Tlull's ! to furnish the music , which he
did from an antiquated riddle that ho
had brought with him from the cultured
state of Indiana. A dunce then popu
larly known as the "French Four ' was
the llrst number on the programme ,
and it may hero bo stated that the pro
gramme consisted of a man with a largemouth
mouth and powerful lungs , and when
James tuned his violin and struck the
llrst few- notes Hon. Alfred D. Jones
caught his partner and led the crowd
in the mysteries of the "French Four. ' '
At the hour of midnight refreshments
were bervcd , and as there were no
chairs and tables , the guests ranged
themselves on cotton wood benches
along the sides of the cabin and de
voured the repast.
Many of the participants wercdrcsscd
in their common , everyday apparel , but
a young "tenderfoot , " fresh from the
olTote east , drew aside the portieres of
the front ontraneoand blossomed before
the astonished assemblage in a whit"
vest and white kids. All the boys and
girls thought it was nn apparition.
Aside from this dance of Mr. Snow-
den's , quite a number of young folks
came over from Council Bluffs and wont
up to a farm-house that wus near where
the corner of So ward and Saunders
street is now. Ono of the young men ,
now an old gray-haired gentleman , who
was present at this party , was saying
the other day that they played all of the
antiquated Kissing games that wore
over known. "Among them"ho con
tinued , "was the 'Noodle's Eye , ' where
you sing :
The needle's eye ,
It does supply
The thread that runs so true.
"But there was another game that I
remember most distinctly. It was one
in which wo sang at the top of our voice :
1 won't Imvo nonu of your wcavloy wheat ,
I won't ' have none of your barley ,
For 1 must go and got some dough
Anil bake a cake for Charley.
"There was considerable dancing and
osculation connected with this game ,
which made it all the more Interesting
and entertaining. I liked those kissing
games. I guess all the boys did ,
and the girls , too. There was an
other game wo played this same
night. It was called 'Measuring
lane , ' whore a boy and girl face each
oilier and clasp hands. First they
stretch their hands to the right anil
then to the loft , and every time they
stretch they kiss. This was my favorite
game. Theoretically speaking , I have
measured enough tape lo last n largo
dry goods house a year.
"Wo had a supper about llo'clockand
then the boys and girls , each of whom
lmdbroughl some Ghristmast gifts , exchanged -
changed presents , each youth selecting
his own girl. I remember very well
that my girl gave mo n baby's rattle ,
and I presented her with a horse shoe.
' 'I do not know how the other residents
of Omaha and vicinity enjoyed them
selves this , lho first Christmas evening
in Omaha , but it doesn't seem to mo
that I have had so nice and enjoyable u
time since. "
Although this was but thirty-four
years ago. there has been a wonderful
change.Vhi're the party just alluded
to took place are now business houses ,
and the residences are for miles around
it , and then it wasonly the black , deso
late prairie. The men at thai dale who
lived in Ihe miserable houses have boon
thirty-three Christinas days come and
go , and the solid blocks of magnificent
business houses built up around their
former abodes and extend away out
Into what was then the wilderness , but
thobo men have grown with the oily
and nro occupying ro.sidoncos lo-day
which are almost palacos.
When the sixty-eighth Christmas
day , thirty-four years hence ,
iirmind it is very probable thattlio busi
ness hoiibos in Omaha will extend from
Hickory to Sowarcl street , and from the
river to Thirty-seventh , nnd Lincoln ,
I'l-cmont nnd Nebraska Citv will be Ihu
thriving suburbs.
MUSIUAIi AND DHAMATIU.
Mine. Scnlehl Is .singing In Uussia.
Mine. Colrolly Is to rejoin the MeCaull
opera company soon.
Mary Anderson is to begin n three week's
engagement In Hoston shortly.
Clara Morris will piny nt the \YImI ortlio }
ntcr. Now Vork , the week beginning Janu
ary 7.
Mr. Irvine's production of "Macbeth" at
the London uyccuni will bo etTeeted in n
few days.
It is reported that Miss Sara Jewott is re
covering her health , nnd will reappear ou
the stage next season.
Marie Gordon , who was Mrs. .lolm T. Raymond -
mend ofT the staire , Is starring through the
cities of England in "Tho Princess Diana. "
Goorgino Jiinuschowsky has Joined the
Unston Ideal comic opera company , of whicli
her husband , Ad Neuendorf1 ! , is musical di
rector.
Julia Marlowo appears to have made a
genuine success la Uoslon , whoie critics
have been writing ! ! ! ! kludsof complimentary'
things ahout her.
Miss fanny Uloomlleld has appeared in
coiijuction with Mine. Es&lpoff in London.
She scored nn unequivocal succeis. Few
people know that the lady 13 a cousin ot
Moriz Hosenlhal.
Hcrr Possart has been playing at the Les-
sing theater in Horlin in HJornson's "Kin
Failisscinont , " and is reported to have won n
triumph. The theater Itself is one of thu
prettiest In Europe.
A Mademoiselle Uortiny.who is only fifteen
years old , made her debut in thu Coined m
Francaise , on the ! Wth of last month , in Do
Mussel's " 11 no Faut Jurer do Uien , " and.
achieved a distinct success.
Jane Hading and the rest of tlio French
company are on their way to San Francisco.
They are .still drawing good houses , though
proiiably not one in a hundred people who fro
to their performance could ask for n knife
nnd fork in French.
A production of "Tho Fool's Hovcngo , "
"Yorick's Love , " "David Carrick" and the
"King's Pleasure , " Is contemplated at the
Fifth avenue theater , Now York , before the
conclusion of the engagement of Edwin
Booth and Lawrence Harrott.
"The Yeomen of the Guard" is still at the
height of Its success at the Casino , Now
York , and reports from England show an
equally fortunate state of affairs there. Tha
advance sale of scats In London for thu
month of January Is said to amount to $ 0,000.
Mrs. Frances IComble , or Fanny Kembla
as she Is generally called , 1ms Just entered
upon her cighty-lirst year. It is more than
sixty years ago that she made her llrst ap
pearance upon the stage of Drury Lane as
Juliet , iifteronly throe weeks of preparation.
Mr. Austin Dully , of Now York's Dnly
theater , announces a special revival of Sheri
dan's ' "Critic. " In which Ada Hehan , James
Lewis , John Drew , and other members of
his company will appear. Ho also promises
nn old comedy of the Queen Anne period
whicli has not , been acted in fifteen years.
Max Marct/ok , the veteran conductor , will
shortly celebrate his fiftieth anniversary of
his imprcsarioshlp. I'n honor of the event
several managers uhd llnnncinl lights in
tend to offer him a benefit. Mr. Daly anil
Air. Stanton are taking ; in active part in tlio
arrant'omcnts , and under their auspices the
Marctzek Jubilee should bo a success.
The latest operatic Idol of the Vennooo
public is Frauli'in Honnrd , formerly a mem-
of the royal opera of IJerhn. She socirm to
have everything In her favor youth , go d
looks , a line voice and remarkable driinmtlo
talent. If the fates are kind to hcr.sho mny ,
in the course of time , bo given the position
now oecopled by Mine. Lucoa , who in point of
endurance and longevity rivals the late Mine.
Anna Bishop ,
Sick hcndnclio , wind on the stonmoh ,
biliousness , nnubon , nro promptly and
agreeably ban itmcd by Dr. .1. II. Mc
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