THE OMAHA DAILY BEE , SUNDAY , APRIL 27 , 1S90-TWENTY PAGES. IV )
DNEYMADE HER MURMUR YES
A Lovely Maiden Weds an Octogenarian and
Thirty Thousand Dollars.
HOKLE MAEY ORAZY BULL.
trills Sioux Indian llrllc I'lnycil Hnvoo
With the Hi-art ot'Toniiiiy Tonip-
kins Won JJy Cupid nnd
the Copper.
7Fo cttlcd .10,000 of his hnril-cnrnad
dollars on her iindthuirmhlon murmured
a pleased nnd blushing nwont. Cer
tainly there \viis eatiHo for Gould Rook-
well lo feel Imppy. She is plump
and pretty and her nineteen years are
crowned with charms such UM to nwko
1 < H fortuniito men envy the succe-wful
suitor. Koekwell Is eighty-three years
old , but ttmo hits not diminl.ihod hi.s tip-
preciatlon of womanly excellence. IIin
Htep Is ns elastic na a. bchool boy'n ami
l > is mind in just as clear as it wns forty
years iifjo , when ho ama.saud u fortune in
the lumber biiiinosa at Troy , NT. Y. , says
aRidyelleld , Conn. , special to the New
York World. IIo has lived hero in re
tirement over sinco.
Gould Kockwo.ll has been known as ft
clofO-llntod man , and his chief occupa-
timi nittwiirnil tfl I in ill Wilt chilli ; that his
dollars did not escape him. Ilia wife
died bovenil years ago. Ho had no
children and his only possible benefic
iary was thought to be the Episcopal
church , of which ho was a member. So
when ho began to show un unmistakable
fondness for the booioty of young people
the church frowned. It is related that
ho proposed to several young women ,
but without success. Frequent failure
did not daunt him , and ho mot with un
expected success in his post-meridian
love muking about a month ago. The
youtig lady was Iliss Mary Louise Den-
man , whose former homo was Navesink ,
N. Y.
The 12 o'clock train pulled out for
New York among the cheers of a largo
crowd and the sounding of torpedoes. It
was a gala day inlltdgofleld. Every ono
for miles around joined in wishing the
couple happiness , and it is said that the
only per-ons that view the proceedings
with displeasure are the church people.
They are unsparing in their denuncia
tion of the eliit of a girl that has de
prived them of an expected windfall.
One of the most romantic incidents
that has ever taken place on the great
Sioux reservation culminated in the mar
riage of Kitink Foot and Miss Mary
C ra/.y Hull , both full blooded Indians , at
Lo\\or Undo agency the other day. An
Indian named Tommy Tompkins had
been engaged to Mary Crazy Bull.
Tommy had bought a new suit of _ clothes ,
and Mary's friends and relatives had
joined together and purchased her a
complete wedding outfit. Numerous
presents had been procured , and a wed
ding feast was arranged for. All
the Indians and employes at the
agency were greatly interested in
the ulTair. At this juncture Frank
Foot , one of the attractive young bucks
of the tribe , appeared on the scene , says
n C'lmmbcTlain , S. D. , dispatch to the
Chicago Inter-Ocean. The night before
the wedding was to have occurred Frank
persuaded Mary that ho was the proper
man' for her to marry , and both being
apparently of the hiimo mind they
eloped. On the following day Tommy ,
tin ? discarded lover , mot Foot , and an
encounter took place , which resulted in
the loss of considerable of Foot's blood.
Frank took his punishment very quietly ,
pocketed his pride , washed the blood
from his face , proceeded to the agency ,
and a quiet marriage ceremony was per
formed , the Rov. Luke Walker , an In
dian , olllciating. The army o ( Hears
stationed at Lower Bride and Iho agent
attended the ceremony. United States
Indian Agent Anderson gave the bride
away.
Wedded , parted and reunited. Such
Is the opHomo of the lives of Eli S. Ar
nold and Kinnui Kddy.
i'iie purtiuh to the drama are about
fifty years of age now. They were mar
ried In Albany in ISiVi , wiys a lUmio , N.
Y. , dispatch to the Now York Herald.
The girl's name was Kninm Eddy. T hey
Ihed together hero for some time
against the vigorous protestation of Ar
nold's parents , who refused to recognize
the bride. Arnold later concluded to
Keek a fortune In the west and loft his
wife at Clark's Mills , after lovingly
promising to send for bur as soon as cir
cumstances permitted. IIo didn't tell
his wife where ho was going , and after
spending borne years in Michigan , Indi
ana , Illinois , Missouri and Kansas , trav
eled as ctinvasman for Foropaugh's men-
nguriu and circus. About ton years ago
lie returned to Indiana , where ho be
came a farmer , and worked there up to
w ithin a few days ago.
Meanwhile the wife had supported
herself by working in mills. A baby
girl was born to her and she wont to her
father's homo in Now York7 < ills. About
a jear after her husband abaiidoned her
she received a letter from u friend ,
mailed at a small town in Pennsylvania ,
whit'h stated that her husband had been
drowned. This she believed , and a few
wars Inter t-ho married ono William
liollman of Marcy. Two children wore
the fruit of that union , ono now aged
ten years and the other , Eva , 11 vo years.
Mrx Hoffman was loft a widow about
live years ago and has resided with her
children in humble apartments in Utica
over since.
Upon answering the door boll the
other afternoon she was startled at the
zippoaranco of a full-bearded man , who
recalled to her memory visions of her
early married life and then caught her
in lils arms and showered fond kissed
111011 her still handsome face.
It was her llrst husband , Arnold , who
oame back to ask forgiveness and bo
u'uistated a.s the head of the family.
Tin- wronged wlfo relentedand they are
nnw living happllv together and Intend
removing to Arnold's Indiana homo in a
o \ \
Miss Hormania Riechers , the twenty-
year-old daughter of Grocer Henry Rio-
chi'i-h , of No. 211'2 Third avenue fell in
love with Park Policeman William
Stephens last summer , and the two were
seciotlv married.at 'tho groom's homo ,
No. 10W ; Third avenue , New York city.
. The secrecy of the marriage was occa-
Moiied by Papa Riechers' opposition to
his daughter choosing a "sparrow" for
her life partner. Ho thougnt , as she
hail had the advantages of a convent ed
ucation and ( -ovoral months' employment
in the art department of the Singer sow
ing machine company , it was her-duty
to s-oar higher , and his knowledge of
" .spamnvV led him to believe that most
of their time was passed in dancing
around on gnied plots , says the Now
York Herald.
. Hut it was just this oppo-
eltlon that urged on Cupid's inroad
on Ilermaniii's heart , and she made
up hoi * mind that her oxjwrionco with
tiingtuti iu the past was puUiclcnt , HO she
inclined both can * to the perhaps less
musical , but more sympathetic chirpings
of the gray-coated sparrownnd together
they" How and were made one double-
3 Your on Brie Alabama.
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breasted sparrow by Dr. William II.
Pott , of St. Thomas' ohiipol.
Grocer lUechers' heart melted llko his
butter and ho sent for his daughter
Mrs.Stephens went to her papa's domicile
yesterday afternoon and remained until
late last evening , but unfortunately her
father was abs-ent from homo.
Ilermania mot Stephens during the
summer , while she was a frequenter of
the tennis courts , and us this was just
the kind of a racquet he was fond of ho
used to perch around while Miss Koich-
ersstarted the Hying ball with "lovo all. "
Miss Victoria Wright's dream of love
has be n rudely dispelled , but even in
her prostrated condition aho now feels
thankful for her deliverance. Ilad there
not been a timely Interposition she
would now bo the mate of a bigamist.
Exposed , her guilty lover lias disap
peared.
Miss Wright is ono of the prettiest
voung women in the county and for over
a year has received the attentions of
IJenrv Lorcalletto , savs a Salesburg ,
Mil. , 'dispatch to the Now York World.
They wcro to have been married
two days ago. Many friends of
the young people assembled at
the county church near here
and the ceremony was. bSgun. Just as
the preacher \ \ as about to pronounce
them man and wife a woman rushed into
the church. She carried u letter , which
.sho waved above her head. Straight to
the altar she walked ami declared her
self the aunt of Lorcalletto's wife , who
is living in an adjoining county. The
letter , she said , was from her niece. She
handed the missive to the preacher and
requested him to read it aloud. Lercal-
letto htooil pale and incapable of speech ,
while the woman about to become his
wife grasped liisj arm for comfort. The
minister read the letter and when ho had
finished Miss Wright swooned. Ler-
callette , in the excitement , left the
church and disappeared.
The wedding of Lyman Davis , nephew
of Governor Hill , and Miss Belle Snyder
of Klmira , has been indefinitely post
poned , says an Elmira dispatch to the
Now York Times. This is said to bo
duo to the interference of the prospective
groom's distinguished uncle , who , hav
ing learned by experience , knows that
Davis is not 'able to support himself ,
much less a wife.
Al Hitchcock , ono of the governor's
trusted friends , was in the city this
week , and after explaining the situation
of atTairs to Miss Snyder , she reluctantly
consented to recall the invitations and
send buck the presents already re
ceived. No blame is attached to MH- )
Snyder in the matter , she being held in
the highest esteem by all who know her ,
and the only reason for the postpone
ment of the marriage is the ono hero
given.
Davis is now in Newark. N. J. , where
ho is employed by the United States
electric light company. The young people
ple both attended the academy here and
it was shortly after Davis left that they
wore engaged. Miss Snyder is the
daughter of a widow and has been a
clerk in several stores here.
"Oh , I have married the wrong man , "
was the exclamation of Henry V. Moore's
bride , as at the conclusion of the mar
riage at the church she burst into tears ,
to the consternation of the guests and
the olllciating clergyman.
The young lady is the daughter of
James Hart , a well-to-do farmer , and the
weeding took place in Montgomery
county.
On being asked by the minister , Rev.
W , P. Poor , who the right man was , the
weeping bride pointed to a youth who
had served her husband inthe capacity
of best man.
This deeply affected the bridegroom
and lie also burst into tears. The bride
groom and the young man who stood up
with him had been friendly rivals for hot-
hand.
The latter is now prostrated and it is
feared that ho will lo-o his mind in con
sequence of the young woman's tardy dis
covery , says an Amsterdam , N. Y. , dis
patch to the San Francisco Examiner.
After considerable coaxing Mrs. Moore
was induced to accompany her husband
on a bridal trip to Now York.
A Now York letter in the St. Louis
Republic says : Years ago , HO runs the
story , u Now Yorker came penniless to a
friend , borrowed § 2,000 without Iwlng
able to glvo other security than his bare
word , and started went to begin life anew.
The lender remained behind for years
without hearing from the borrower , and
linallyn \ reduced by misfortune to ab
ject poverty.
Not many days ago , when about to bo
evicted for non-payment of rent , ho
bogged his w.iy across the Courtlandt
street ferry with the hope of
tlnding employment with an ac
quaintance in .lersoy City. As ho left
the ferry boat a crowd from an incoming
train was hastened on board , ami ono of
the travelers stopped him and claimed
acquaintance. It was the man to whom
ho had lent $2,000. Ho hud eomo back
rich from fortune-hunting.
The two returned to Now Yprk , dined
together , and exchanged experiences.
The returned fortune-seeker , on Hading
his old-thno benefactor penniless , drew
a check and handed it to him. It was
for $100,000 , and in a few days it wna
followed by $000,000 moro $1,000,000 in
gratitude for that early favor.
Some eleven years ago a family named
Welch robided on a farm at , Now Wash
ington , near Joltoreouvjllo , Ind. , sayqu
Louisville , Ky. , telegram to the Now
York Herald. On the adjoining farm
lived a charming Uttlo maiden named
Nancy Davis. The Welch family shortly
afterward moved to Parsons , Kan ,
Johnny Welch was then u mere boy
about Nancy's ago. Nancy was Johnny' ,
sweetheart. Both shed tears when they
parted , and both promised to remain
true to each other.
Johnny started on foot nnd penniless
three months ago to join his sweetheart.
IIo reached JetTersonvillo a week ago
after many vicissitudes and hardships ,
nigged and hungry , having traveled
800 miles in his desire to see Nancy. IIo
was found by an undo yesterday , who
procured him a good position near Now
Washington , where ho says ho will re
main until ho has earned enough to buy
a suit of clothes and then will call on
Nancy and ask her to marry him.
This morning the Rev. Henry M.
Bacon , for fifteen years pastor of the
Westminister Presbyterian church of
Toledo , O. , and now pastor of the Con
gregational church at that , place , was
married to Mrs. Susan S. Orr at the
homo of her brother. Dr. Spottswood , in
this city , says a Torres Haute , Ind. ,
special to the Chicago Times. Themar-
nago is the culmination of a romance.
Dr. Bacon twenty-live years ago i\a- , en
gaged to > Irs. Orr at Toledo. She was
at that time a leading beauty there.
Her parents opposed the marriage and
the girl was sent away to school. The
separation was complete , her where
abouts being kept a secret , from young
Bacon , tlien a rising theological student.
Each in time married , Mrs. Orr's hus
band djing some years ago and Dr.
Bacon's wife dying about two years ago.
The Congregational pulpit in this city
being vacant the Heiv. Bacon was invited
here temporarily , and ho hero learned
the whereabouts of his first love. A
meeting took place , the lovers wore re
united , and today they were undo one
after all these long years. Mrs. Orr's
father was the Rev. John Schemmerhorn
of Uticn , N. Y. , a prominent man in his
day , who served as Indian commissioner
under President Jackson.
Through a mutual acquaintance Miss
Christie McAskiel of 10 Middlesex street ,
thirty-seven years old , became ac
quainted with George W. Sbopard of
Los Angeles , Cnl. , some time ago , and
since then the two have corresponded.
Shcpurd came hero a few days ago , pro
posed marriage , and was accepted. The
wedding was fixed for at Vioth's hotel on
Tremont street , says a Boston special to
the Now York Sun. Shepard , it is said ,
induced Miss McAskiol to draw $000 from
the savings bank and intrust it to him ,
to bo forwarded by express to their pro
spective homo in Los Angoles. SheiKirtl
has not been seen since receiving the
money , and although Miss McAskiel , the
clergyman , and witnesses were at Yieth's
hotel tonight promptly on time , Shepard
ard came not. Miss McA&kiel is greatly
prostrated over the disappearance of her
mojioy and lover.
IJfM'IVTIES.
Rev , Lltclwait Yes , they are getting to bo
mere pair o' D's.
The ancients excelled us in many things.
Now , thcro was Job , a boiler that never ex
ploded.
Cast your bread on the waters , and the
man who gets it will claim that all you threw
wns a crust.
Minister ( to small boy ) Sonny , do you
chow tobacco !
Small Boy Sony , mister ; I Just put the
last chuw iu my mouth.
Traveler You receive un enormous salary.
Minister How do you know !
Traveler You are taking a vacation in
winter for lecture purposes.
Kov. Mr. Winkwunk My hearers , I shall
have to iwk your indulgence for n few min
utes. I forgot mv manuscript and have sent
mylittlo boy for it.
I lib son ( coming in ) Marm couldn't ilnd
the writin' , but hero's the book j ou copied it
from.
"What do you so especially mlmiro in your
preacher ! "
"His being up to the time. * and so well ad
vised on religious topics. Why , ho reminds
me of of "
"OfwhaU"
"A . "
good Sunday newspaper.
Rev. Sonrgrapes Don't you think that titles -
tles of doctor of divinity uro getting to bo al
together too common nowadays to bo of any
value I
She ( after u conjugal tiff ) I wonder if
there are any men in heaven I
He It is sail to think , dear , that it will al
ways bo a matter of conjecture with you.
Llttlo Fannlo W. , not quite six years old ,
hail been taught to pray \ \ hen she had been
naughty. Ono day she said alto asked Odd to
make her good and He did it right away , and
that Ho always did when shoasked Him Her
mother said : "Why don't you ask Him to
make you good all the timol" audsho repliiHl :
"Oh , I had rather bo bad some than to bo
bothering the Lord so much "
In the spring the Sunday .scholar humps him
self with sudden zest :
In the spring those torturing aches 'gin to
give his head a rest.
In the spring his tortoise movement changes
to u lively gait ;
In the spring ho trains for picnics ; nothing
tempts him to bo 'ate. '
la a Sumhir school class in the neighbor
hood of Meridian Heights the teacher last
Sunday us Iced \\lio was the tiMt man.
"Ailam , " replied the small boy.
"And who was the llrst woman ! " she asked
a little girl.
The child hesitated for a minute , then her
fai'O brightened.
"Madam , " slio sung out , nnd the tcniV : > er
hadn't the limit to correct her.
Iu the early days of Southern California
booms an Indian was brought dovvi from Los
Angeles to testify iu 11 hoivo stealing caio.
When called before the rjagistrato to bo
sworn , that ofllcer began to examine him as
to his knowledge of n oath. "Do you know
thonaturoof an oatuf "Xo. " "You know
Cod ; don't youl" "No" "Well , you have
heard of Jesus Christ , have you notl" "No ;
Ihavo'V * You see how U Is ; live in Los
Angeles , ami don't know uny of the people In
San Diego.1
An Absolute Cure.
The OKIOIKAL AIHBTINE OINTMENT
1 $ only put up In liiiyi ) two-ouneo tin boxce ,
und is on absolute euro for all sores , burns
wounds , chapped bands and all skin oruptioiiH
Will positively cum all kinds of iilloo Ask
for the OlUftlXAL AUIKTINK OINT
ilENT , Sold by Goodman Drug company ut
23 cents per bosbr mall 30 cents.
THE FIRST GUN OF THE WAR
It was not the Famous "Shot Heard 'Round
tha World. "
TOLD BY A MAN WHO WAS THERE
How the titarof the West was Driven
from I 'ort Sumpter ami How
the Scoret of Her Coining
Leaked Out.
In the smoking room of the Astor house the
other evening two grizzled Grand Army men
sat chatting with a middle-aged Virginian.
Their talk drifted to the stirring events of
the spring of Istfl , in which all throe hail
taken part , s.iys the Now York Sun. The
Virginian mentioned that , at the time , ho
was serving under Be.iureganl at Charleston.
"By the way , ' ' broke iu the elder of the
two union veterans , "tomorrow will bo the
anniversary of the fifing of the first gup of
the war. Did you happen to see the flash of
that famous shot ! "
"Yes , " replied the evrebel , "I was only a
youngster then , but I remember the scene as
distinctly as if it wcro yesterday. On the
night of April 10 , twenty-nine years ago. I
was with the battalion of artillerists who
slept expectantly behind the low sand hills of
lorns Island , just ] opposite Fort Sumter.
'
\Vo were aroused about two hours before
daylight next morning to take part iu the
bombardment for which wo had been getting
leady during many we.iry weeks. Wo had
been told that it would begin at n o'clock in
the morning , and that the signal would bo
the firing of a shell from a mortar battery
upon James island , on the south side of the
haibor , midway between our position and the
city. When the hoar came we were all in
our places peering anxiously and impatiently
neross the placid and starlit waters ,
now at the dim outlines of the fort , now
in the direction of thiwoodcd shoto of James
Islandwhem-e the sIsjKil shot was to come. I
do not know what caivsed the delay , but wo
had to wait fully aiThouievery minute of
which seemed to us an ago. before any sound
broke the stillness of the night , except the
monotonous roll of tKe * surf unon the beach
before us. At last , abAUt 4 o'clock , when the
first signs of the coiuaig d.wn could be dis
cerned in the easteuuirjcy , and whoa most of
us had como to the cpurlusiou that tin- per
formance was to be indefinitely postponed , wo
were suddenly relieved by the welcome flush
of the mortar and the'diill boom which served
as the long roll for the chain of battcriui
which encircled the denied fott. Thousands
of eyes followed the lighted fuse which
marked the curved flight of that first shell
until it burst in a little round cloud of pearl-
gray smoke high nbdve the parapet upon
which Major An Jerson and his men were si
lent watchers. Then , in a moment , the quiet
of the scene w.is at an end. Tun whole harbor
seemed suddenly to wako up. Buttery after
battery opened flro. Hilled siege cannon
were a novelty at that time , and we had
none : but the range was short and .shells ,
round shot , and red hot shot were mined ui m
the fort with a rapidity which in a few hours
rendered the whole interior , excepting the
bomb-proof casements , a me- of burning
ruins. The war had indeed begun lit last.
"But that mortar shell from James Isl.md
was not what you just now culled it , 'the first
gunof the war.'thoimh it is surprising how
many well-informed people , both north and
south , believe that it wa5. Perhaps Whitti-
cr's verse ,
j The shot heard 'round the world ,
I may have helped the spread of this strange
I mistake , but every ono who has Carefully
read about the owning | of the war ought to
remember that the Hist gun was , in fact , fired
some time Ixjfore the bombardment of Fort
Sumter. "
Seeing that his Grand Army friends wore
interested as well as U little pu/zled by his
assertion , the Virginian continued :
"Tho first gun of the war was , of course ,
the shot which drove back the steamer Star
of the West when she tried to enter Charles
ton harbor \ \ ith supplies for the little garri
son of regulars shut up in Fort Sum
ter. But , as far as I know , the trno
story of how that shot came to ho
fired has never been told I held a position
at the time which gave mo an , inside view of
what was going on , and I well remember the
elation of General Klpley , who was in imme-
dlato command of our works in tin ; harbor , tit
the lucky circumstance whk-n enabled us to
prevent relief from reaching Major Anderson
and his men.
"It was long before the completion of the
iMtterlcs which worn to batter down Tort
Sumter with their concentrated fire , that u
dctuchmeht of pupils of the stiite military
academy of South Carolina , usually known as
the citadel cadets , were sent toman u small
redoubt on Morris Island clo-.o to the beach
nnd facing the harbor cntrancu This \\ork
had been hastily thrown up so as to command
the main ship canal , and the cadets , whilu la
boring to strengthen the position , got some
gixxl lessons in practical military engineer
ing. Iain not smvthat tlii > \\iis not the
main object for which they \ > ere sent to Mor-
i is Island. To them , at all events , the outing
was a welcome kind of pUnic with a patriotic
flavor , for though they wore longing fora i-cal
scrimmage of some sort , ther senm'jd to bo
no immediate pro ynVn.1t their
enthusiasm In 'hut direction vionUl
bo Ki-.itlllcd < hefr battery w.is uu >
thing bu-5 innmdahlp ono , either in its ut-
fens'Tii or defensive leatiux-a ; butjr.ost pee
I'M on Kith sides of .Mason and Ulxon's line
wcro still clinging to the belief that some
thing > vonld jet turn Up to aveit the < lash of
arms , and noiMdy thought tlmt there was tm\
special uusoii for hustain putting the finWi-
ing touchuri to thu HtUtjsand fort
' There had , so far,4 * * n no STIOUS inter
ruption of travel or u , inail and telegraphic
communication between the north and the
south ; but the Star ufithoVoutexpodition
hail been planned us ulsuiprise , and Iho ut
mostcaro was taken M Washington to keep
not only itfl ileatliKilicwiuid purpose , but even
Its very existence , a profound secret. These
precautions were .suikvssful. nt least until
after the steamer had vuled. In fact Iho Star
of the WiMt must tiuvi3 ] : ifcsod t'upo Hattoras
before anybody in thrii outh kntnv that hhu
was coming. Ju t huwwo got wind of the
expedition fu the * nick' ' nf time hu > ncr. . 1
believe , Iwen tolJ in * , ! ) ( y\M histon- TiiTe
W.H , ut th tline an i-ir'utit' ' jnuriuU * ' on
ncctiti with the -tuil f ! ru > .if ttie > jdiiiis
New York tlHflivs H" s'iji5'i ! > nuiijn
thlzcd wt'h ill- j i , nnd ( ul bi'-u 01
casionally writing for the Charleston Mer
cury , not for pay , but to give vent to
his feelings. Ho somehow learned about
the plan to provision Fort Sumter.
nnd promptly sent the news by mail
to the Mercury The important tidings con
tained in hU letter were received In the after
noon and immediately communicated to our
headquarters , The oncers in command of
the batteries which flanked the harbor en
trance on cither side were at once notified to
bu on the alert , and the Star of the AVest
crossed the bar at dawn nest inornintr , only
to find her passage to Fort Sumpter disputed
, by the cadet artillerists of Morris Island.
The first shot of the war was fired across her
bow. This was a kind of reception she had
not bargained for ; and , to the disgust of the
expectant garrison of the besieged fort , who
were watching the scene from the parapet ,
she tiu-ned right around , took to her heels
and an hour later had become a mere speck
on the ocean horbon. Ono of the cadet olli-
eers afterwards told mo that they all felt
greatly relieved at the quick departure of the
steamer , as by some blunder , the young gun
ners had been left \erv shoit of ammunition
and had actually onh Irilf a do/en rounds on
hand when they opened lire. Had the com
mander of the Star of the West been willing
to take the chances , it is more thun likely
that she might have run the gauntlet un
scathed.
' This is the true story of the first gun of
the war. The icdoulit from \\hieh it was
tired was ut once christend 'The Star of the
West of Battery , ' and was known by th.it
name until thtLV jears later , when Moms
Island was finally evacuated by our forces.1'
"Let me out and I'll build
the fire. "
Mr. Jones lias just bougbt ono of
tbosc Xew Folding Beds at Nebraska
Furniture Co. , and he lilccs it so well
that it's almost impossible for Mrs.
Jones to act him up to breakfast. She's
found , however , that the machinery
works HO easily that she can shut tt up
with a broom , and the cut shows how
she does it.
The Joneses hayn furnished their en
tire house at NebrasKa Furniture Co. ,
from the hat rack where Mr. Jones
hangs up his boots on "lodge nights" to
the pretty , cheap bed-room suit way up
in the garret chamber.
If you want anythiiigin tha I Ino of
HOUSE FURNISHINGS , FURXI-
TURIi , CARPETS , RAXGIiS ,
SUMMER COOK
STOVES ,
Or anything you want , go and see the
NEBRASKA
FURNITURE CO.
520 and 522 N , loth St.
Goods priced for Spol Cash , or if you
desire time wo add t" per cent for the
accommodation. This is fair to caah
and credit cu.-toniers alike.
Sec our Celebrated Oil Srovcs.
" No Smell No Danger.
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Him Slyll' t'll-aitllt ( ijl-s
liniii uml jip mu'l nirei' ur
iiuiuciitLul , duni I n. ' t J ir >
riOXJUlt I'.UI ' \ Tins f il'rirs ' ,
Hailing- \\lilp-s. etc. fioiii
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I' , n.iiii > d Illid ? < > ' < l l'ii ' lb
li. f..i JOo.
M.II Uliu Illnl rood of MM ,
jn-riur iiiilltj | ! , fresh nro
li.icgii eicry ucvl , . . | ) > 3
Iu the city.uOc lit.
X : Go.isloi ? ,
.117 South Uith fitreat. Omaha , Neb.
GILBERT BROTHERS ,
TAXIDERMISTS
spc imrnian n iwnt in iifdrt > 7 mall or otprosi.
fcrnt I > r ( irki'i o' i N 'Hi 1' til Sirwt Onulu
NESS CUKEDWrMt.
lMlllulIIUBVUttARCUSHIOIl
kU r , b.uJ i.ll..Uj. l .f uU. .
THI : " 0.
Tha figure 9 in our ditcs ill makn n long tiny ,
No man or uomnn now living " 111 over date a
document without using the figure 0. It cUndi
r In tbo third pl.-ico in 1890 , u hero It will remain ten
> cars nnd then move up to fccconJ place In 1000 ,
where It will rest for ono hundred years.
There ft another " 9" w hlch lias nlw como to stay.
It Is unlike the figure 0 Iu our dates In the respect
that it has already moved up to first place , when
U will permanently remain. It U called the "No.
D" Hlch Arm yhcoIer A Wilson Sowing Machine.
The "No. 9" was endorsed for first place liy tin
cipcrts ot Europe at the Paris 1'xpositlon of I8t > 9 ,
uliere , after n set ere contest with the leading ma
chines of the \\orlJ , It was awarded the only
Grand Trizc given to family sewing machines , all
others on exhibit having received loucr awards
Of gold medals , etc. The French Go\ eminent
also recognized Its superiority by th > 'dccorutiono (
Jlr. Knthanlel\y heeler , rresidcntof the company ,
with the CnijS of the Legion of Honor.
The "No. 9" is not an old machine Improved
ni-oa , but is an entirely new machine , and tha
Grand I * : U3 nt Paris was aw.irdixl it us the rand-
estadvuncc Iu tewing machine mecliiulsm of UK
age. Those who buy It can rest aiurcd , there.
( ore , of having the \ try latest aud best.
\TITEELER & WILSON JI'F'G CO. ,
ISo nnd 187 Wabfush Ave. , Chicago.
P. E. FLODMAN & CO ,
220 North 10th Street.
RESTORED.
Manhood . - \rlctlra
of youlhful Ininrud .
IVemature Ii av. t > mou Drhlllly ,
Manhood , Ac. . hYlng tried In nin every known reinc
dy. Jia4tllcoveivtl Atmi > Io inpaiiA of nHf rure , which
hn Kill tend OMilcd ) KKt.K to llU ( Vllow.nurTrrpn. .
iddress.J II.KKE7EH. P.O. Uox 3aso , New York City.
DR. CLUCK ,
Eye and Ear.
Barker Illock , 15th and Farnam Telephone ( M.
DR. R. M. HOWE ,
Treats Diseases of Eye , Ear , Jfosc & Throat
nei-orillnit to th Intent srlPiitltlc method , HI tnujtlit
In thu Miuili.itt.iri anil .Sow York Kro nml i.ir Ijillim-
arles. Hoouis III Ic U Arlington Illock , 1511 llodtto 8t
Established 1858.
A. SIMPSON.
. J. .
Slite jprlnH'nttacliim'nt Xu lior e motion.
The olilo-l anil Inrgrsl cnrrlngo fat-lor )
in Oniithii fur line nork , using ( ho eclc-
brntc'l ' spring nnsliiT title , brnfls nuil
estimates furnishedL'inc repairing 11
hJCt'illltj.
110 ! ) ami 1111 Hoiliu > St. , Oiimlm.
Imported Millinery.
123 North 18th Street.
Desk Blotters , Pads , Ink
stands , Pen Racks , Era
sers , Pins , Clips , Rulers.
CHASE & ian y ,
UOOKSKrjLKUS AND STATIOXEIIS ,
I3XGRAV13KH AND 1'UIXTKKS ,
South lOth Street.
TO WEAK MEM
scnfl K > nluahle trfotlv ! ( walnl ) containing full
V.ilnrs for nonir . cmrt FIR rh-.rr.c. - , A
Jplen-lllmedloal wrlc : .hoiiM l i nna by.PI cry
' , '
delillltati'il AcIiln'Rt ,
man who U ncrvmi * ami
iirofl 1' . C' . FO\VIKllMo du , Coiiii.
D ADV CARRIAGESCBCC
0 AD Y DELIVERED
ti7 jJte tu th Unit * * * ! Mates Aho , titty
mnert , BKjrel- * , hMle tn'lOIrl * Tricyc *
If i , One or more at whole * le | tire % t nt
C O. D direct from L U Hprnrer * * J c-
tnry 1 tt Midlsmi St. Oacagu. < 1 U
llUMrrrl Snci > fr.tutnpfor niw r i .
lo ue. The liffieat factory in the world.
Otlr Great Closing Oift Sale
*
Continues to attract intelligent buyers , who believe in get
ting the worth of their money. We save you from 28 to
BO per cent on Diamonds , Watches , Chains , Rings , Lock
ets. Pins , Buttons , Ear Drops , and all other Jewelry , as
well as Silverware , Clocks , Bronzes , Lamps , Silk Umbrel
las , Opera and Field Glasses , Spectacles , etc.
SW A PEW ASTOXISHERS FOR THIS WEEK ! PS
Genuine Diamond Finger Ringssolid gold , only $2.BO.
Boss Gold Filled Stem Wind Watches , Elgin movement ,
only $17 :
Solid Gold Vest Chains only $7.BO.
Best Rolled Plate Chains only $2.BO ; worth $3.
BOO Fine Set Rings , Ladies' and Gents' , choice $1.
Finest Rolled Plate Cuff Buttons , set with real stones , only
BOc pair.
Solid Sterling Silver Collar Buttons , only 2Bc ; worth 70c.
Fine Silk Umbrellas , oxidized silver handles , only $2. O
and up.
Solid Gold Spectacles or Eye Glasses , only $3 ; worth $8.
Best Steel Spectacles , finest lenses , fitted , $1 and $1.BO.
Watches , Clocks and Jewelry Repaired at Lowest Prices ,
MAX MEXYBJR & BRO. ,
and Farnam Streets.
Etchings. Emerson.
E ngrav'ngs. 8PR Hallot & Davis.
Artists' Supplies. Kimball.
Mouldings. 01 Ii Pianos & Organs.
Frames. Sheet Music.
1B1Q Douglas Street , Omaha , Nebraska.
DEWEY & STONE ,
FHirnittire Oompany.
A magnificent display of everything useful and ornamental m th
furniture makci 's art at reasonable prlce3.
