THE OMAHA SUNDAY BEE.
TWENTIETH YEAR. . OMAHA SUNDAY , MORNING , NOVEMBER 10 , 1890-TWENTY PAGES. NUMBEK 131.
IVIorse Dry Goods Co.
5,000 yards plain Turkey Hod Calico ,
jniro oil color , guaranteed to stand the
" most Bovoro washing. Our price lias
boon 121 o ; our price for to-morrow is 7jc
n yard ,
6lG.
2 onsen Dark Dross PercaloH , choice
assortment of bomiliful patterns ; i0 !
inches wide and marked downtoGlca
Dress Ginghams ,
YG :
100 pieces of our lOc nud 1'JJo qualities
o ( Dross ( iiighuni9 ) inurlccd down for
this special sale to 7c a yard. .
Carriage kp
r 0 I'roinhun Indian Blankets and Cur-
rlngo Robes , qualities sold formerly at
jl and S-l.iJO , to-morrow $11 each.
95. Cents.
Wo , have .about 100 Boys' Winter
Overcoats carried over from last season.
They must ho sold 'to make room for
newer goods. $ ! 2.6 ( ) mid $3 has boon our
prico. wo olTor them this week at 05e
to close them out.
JIIEY J1ING THE BELL SOFTLY.
Because They Bear Missives of Sorrow as
Well as of Joy.
THE BUSY LETTER CARRIERS OF OMAHA.
How They Work , How They are Puiil
and tlio .Powerful UrKnnlzatlnn ( o
Which They Have n > ; eii'
Attaulicd.
If there Is ono place in Omaha wlero ( the
common interest of the public , center thai
place Is the postofllce at the corner of Pit
teenth and Dodge streets.Vlulo every clti
zoii feels that ho or she has nn Interest In the
running' of this branch of the'United State ;
business , but little is known of the people
who toll wltliin the walls of the gray stoni
structure or how their work is carried on , Oi
those laborers the blue-coated lottcr-carrion
nro Important factors and are welcome nt tlu
door of every house In the city. It matter !
not whether it ho the palatial residence of the
inllllonalro banker or the humble nbodo of tin
day-laborer , the mall-carrier is always \\-cl
come ,
Thcro are forty-tlvo letter-carriers in tin
clt3' , but there wore not always so many m
now. In Juno , 18711 , Omaha was made a free
--delivory oflico , with James T , Allen chio
clerk and superintendent of carriers. A
that time twenty-four of the familiar grew
letter-boxes wcro sent ou from Washlngloi
and located nt convenient pliicos in the busl
ness portion of the city. Hardly had tin
boxes been placed before the appointment o
carriers was mado. Thcro were six of them
William Alstadt , A. T. D.ihlstrom , Join
Abinanson , Gcorgo Hull , Lulto Uushcr am
Hurry Sperry. Of these men , Alstadt v
'now the general manager of Ei
Mnurer's business ; Dahlstrorn ft a clorl
at the B. & M. freight oftico , Ahmanson is i
practicing physician with an oflico In tin
Bhoely block , while Hall , Usher nnd Spurn
have gone to other parts ,
In those early days the carriers hod vnr
ions duties to porform. Besides dcllvcrini
their mall they collected all postage on tin
nowspnncrs , magazines and other p'ubllcn
tions which they handled. For all of thi
they received the salary of 1700 per nnnutn
Things ran along in this manner until 1S77
when two additional carriers wcro appolntoi
and , annually , from that time tbo force 1m
been inca-oscd. Now there nro forty-llvo o
them iu the rmks with 175 mail boxes t
gather from.
In 1884. the business of the office harini
Increased to such an extent that It becann
uocossary to secure more help , Jnmes 13
Avery was appointed superintendent of car
ilors and the delivery system was separate !
from the general delivery business of th
main oBlco. For two years Mr. Avery stooi
nt tlio superintendent's window , but at th
end of that time ho was suecccdo
by Paul 1'latz , who was nnpolnta
as a onrrlor in Mny. 1S74. tor fou
yours Mr. I'latz has continually been oiulut
ujid Is probably ono of the best posted mal
men In the country.
Tbo duties of the superintendent are al
Jnost as numerous as the sands of the sea n
lie has to make and certify to all vouchers
receive the complaints , look after them , lee ]
after and keep an account of postage duo , be
sides having a general supervision over all o
the men In the carrier department.
If a man has an inclination to become a lei
tor carrier , lip makes his application and 1
then subjected to a civil service oxamliiatlo
Itr arithmetic , orthography , reading , penman
ship and geography. The questions uro son
XrouiYa3biugtou aiid ou the day for cxamiu
. . $2.50
Tlicso arc the celobmtcd Jen ness
Miller reform suits ; very desirable.
Wo have all sizes , 1 , 2 , and 4 , ( it $12.60
a ( Turin u nt.
LADIES'SOAR LET
UNDERWEAR ,
$1.
A peed wool garment -equal to any
quality wo have over sold at $ l.nO.
During this wcoit our price will bo $1.
CHILDREN'S
Natural Wool
Underwear.
Wo have just opened a'largo invoice
of children's natural \vool underwear in
all the desirable sizes.
WHlTlii
Lamb's ' Wool
UNDERWEAR
$1
Tomorrow wo place on sale 1 casn of
white Australian lamb's wool under
wear , vests and pants , at $1 a garment.
Send for our fall and winter cata
logue containing 1-8 pnyesof useful in
formation about the purchnso and
prices of dry goods. Send us your
name and wo will mail you a copy freo.
Morse Dry Goods Co.
ntlon the printed slips nro distributed among
the candidates and as fust us the answers to
the questions printed on the blips nro written
out , they are gathered up nnd more slips dis
tributed. This continues until all of the
questions have .been answered , after which
the whole lot la returned. After being exam
ined at Headquarters , encli candidate
Is notillfd of the result ana as va
cancies occur , or increases are made ,
candidates are appointed in tlio ordei
of their standing , the candidate ranking the
highest in the examination beliiK appointed
llvst.
llvst.Upon first being appointed , candidates are
known ns substitutes , nnd do duty when the
regular carriers are taking their annual va
cations. The substitute receives n salary of
SCOl ) per year nnd gives a bond in the sum ol
Sl,000. Aftea- the substitute has been on
duty ono year , if ho has done good work and
shown hluibolf competent , ho gets his ap
pointment ns n regular carrier and his salary
Is raised by the postmaster , who recommends
all appointments and promotions. A carrier
stays on the force us long as bo desires , if he
does his work well and attends to his busi
ness ; so that in a city tlio' term of n carrier's
oftlco may bo virtually nude for life , undei
the above conditions.
In Omaha there are what nro known as
"horse routes. " There nro six of these , all ol
which are on the outskirts of the city. The
men who operate them receive &J50 poryeai
extra. At the present time from ono of
four deliveries nro made each day , Sunduj
oxccptcil , the uortlons of the city the far
thest from the olllco receiving the least num
ber of runs. Four deliveries per day arc
made -within the following circuit :
Nlneth to Sixteenth fctreot and Howard tc
Dodge street. It Is estimated that each car
rier In the central part of the city delivers
1.200 pieces of mail per day nnd collects l.OCK
pieces. The total number of pieces handled
by tun curricts will not fall much short ol
1,7M,000.
At the present time the carriers receive
$000 nnd $ S50 per annum , but as soon as the
returns of the census department can bo prepared
pared and presented to the postmaster jjcn
cral it is thought that Omaha will become i
lirst-class oflico and that the salaries will be
increased to fSOO and $1,000 per annum
Should this lucreaso coino , all carriers wb <
have been on the force for three years 01
more will bo entitled to the $1,000 apiece
which will include about two-thirds of UK
men employed , It Is also thought by Super
Intcndcnt Flatz nnd others in author ! ti
that fifteen more carriers wil
bo added and that in all .por
tions of ' the city the service wil
bo increased , so that localities that now havi
but ono delivery per day will then have two
and those that now have two will then havi
three.
To the people who see the uniformed met
on the street , It is believed1 that the life of i
letter carrier Is one continued holiday , but 1
lacks much of being this. Every man Is required
quired to report at the oftico atO0 ; ! o'clocl
in the morning. As soon us he enters tin
building his coat comes oft and ho nt onci
plunges Into the great mass of letters nm
patters that have been brought in by tin
night nnd early morning mails. The letter !
uro dumped into a long box-flkq. table , around
which the men gather , and for an hour thi
latter nro as busy as beavers , The letters an
all worked over , and as fast as n man find :
any letters that nra addressed to patron1
along his route they nro put Into a pigeon
hole in front of him. This continues until al
of the letters are worked. When n letter foi
the general delivery is reached it Is put onti
another table , Avher.o a clerk for the general
oral delivery presides. After the workini
process has been completed , each carrici
empties his pkeonhole , taking the letters ou
and arranging them for convenience in mak
ing his delivery The newspapers and iiiagu
zincs are worked In the same manner and. a
7:80 : p. in. , when the carriers leave the oftlco
they are almost ludaeii from view by thi
great mass of niail that 111 Is their Icathe :
pouches and towers high above their heads
( lo to the wcsC door of the gavemmcn
building any mornluir and you will see thi
boyi starting out to Inako the early delivery
They come out onto the pavement and ( > op
arate , Kolnaln forty-tlvo different directions
They go up lute the great beehives of trade
Sl.OO
Every desirable color , superior qual
ity imported plush , 24-in wide , much
used for tublo scarfs , sofa cubhions ,
liankofchicf cases , glnro cases , etc.
Sl.OO
Made of n good quality satin and
neatly quilted. All colors and black " ,
22-in wide , only $1 a yard , v
SOO
A largo assortment of plaids and
stripes , no west combinations' colors ,
; ! G-in wido. Only SOo a yard.
6Oe
10 pieces light and dark frray tricot
llumiels , ol-in wido. a regular 75c qual
ity ; tomorrow and all week at GOc.
We are sole agents for Butter-
ick's patterns and publications.
The subscription to the
1
The best fashion journal in the
country is only Si a year. Sin
gle copies 15 cents.
out among the costly residences and down
among the poor on the river bottoms , As
soon as the delivery is matlo they return to
thooflico and at once begin putting the ac
cumulated mall in readiness for another de
livery , nnd so tlio work continues until ( i
o'clock , with a short resting spell at the noon
hour.
Again letters will coino to "Omaha" with
out any party boiiig nanwd on the envelope.
These the curriers designate as "nixies , " and
at once turn them over to the delivery clerks
who In turn pass them to another clerk who
forwards them to the dead letter oftlco at
Washington.
On Sunday the work Is somewhat different
as no regular" delivery is made , but the mall
is worked just the same and at noon the
oflico is opened and continues open for ono
hour , at which titno you can get your letters.
You do not go to the general delivery , but
fall In line and wait your turn until the lit
tle numbered windows drop down. Then
you walk up and seeing your cairicr , give
your name and your mail is handed out and
away you go , while your faithful carrier
works on until the last man is served , after
which the windows close with a bang and the
Sunday delivery Is over.
Every week hundreds of letters come to
thopostoftlco without any street number. If
the parties to whom these letters nro ad
dressed are known the letters are thrown to
the carriers who tnlco them to their respective
destination , but If not tliuy go to the general
delivery , where they are held ten days , if not
called lor. Then they go to the dead letter
oflico.
Nearly every man , \imun and child in
Omaha has great respect for the letter car
riers , and as day after day they make their
rounds they seem more like members of the
family than like strangers , and on Christmas
nnd New Years ninny n little present finds its
way into the hands of the letter carrier , pli
of which helps to cement the tie ? of friend
ship between the carrier and his patron ,
Of the carriers now on the force , thirty-
nine nro married and many own qpmfortablo
homes , while several are rich , or compara
tively so.
InlSSTitho carriers organized what was
known as the Letter Carriers Independent
association , with Dan Brown president. Jlo
held the onlco until January , 183S , when ho
was succeeded by F1. II. Jlonroo , who still
occupies the same position. In August , Ib&d ,
the National association was organized nnd
Omaha went in ns No. 5 , being chartered In
March , 1S9O. The officers of the association
areas follows : President , F. H. Monroe ;
vice president , Sam Collins ; secretary , P. J ,
Corcoran , mid treasurer , O. N. Burkett.
Ono of the objects is mutual insurance and
by the provisions of tlio charter , each mem
ber while he Is oft duty on account of sickness
is entitled to a weekly benefit of SI. Last
summer a death clolm clause was added to the
charter of the association and now members
may take out policies for from $1 , MO to $ . ' 1,000.
At the ago of twenty-eight years the assess
ment Is at the rate of ? l.Uii per death on a
policy of fH.OOO.
To show that the occupation of n mall-car
rier Is a healthful ono , It is only necessary testate
state that last year there wore only eight
deaths\vhilo the total membership was 8,7-15.
The affairs of the association are managed
by three trustees , of which number George
J. Kleffnor of the Omnlio. olllco is one. The
others are located , ono at Nashville , Tenn , ,
and the ether at Detroit , Mich.
To the credit of the Omaha service. , this
city is the only one in the west Having a
member on the executive board. Mr , Kleff-
n r was elected nt the national convention
held in Milwaukee in 1889 , and re-elected at
the convention held in Boston in 1800.
The association takes in sixty-eight cities ,
and It is the Intention to soon make arrange
ments bo that carriers in smaller citlcsmay-
bo takcu Into the state jurisdiction and bo
under tno control of the larger cities ,
Tlio Federation.
Samuel Oompers , president of the Amcrl-
'
confederation of labor , uas Issucd'a call for
the tenth annual convention of the federation
to meet In Ootrolt Srich. , on Monday , De
cember 8. Tlio representation will bo upon
the following basis ;
Rational nud International tifido uuloas ,
LADIES !
FUr Garments ,
Wo urohcliliiR the host ( | nillty : Alaska Soul
l.oiuloii Dyed Cnt > c < i.
THE Dli MEDICI
The latest fiiRlilonublo shapes nt00 , woith
fully m Wo si 11 onlv tlio best grades of
AlnskaiHMil , which our miiny customers will
voilfy. Wo carefully > oloft anil liiy ) out-
rlKlit ovrry cnrii ont \vusi > ll. uinl liuuiyct to
riieolvt" tlio first complaint of unsatisfactory
wear. If you nro Intending buying u sealskin
gaiinont , wolnxltiiyou to.r.MiinliiD our ( jowls
mill Driers. Wo luivo a lurao stock Ixmitlit
piovlousto tlio ndviinrr , mid slmli coiitlmtu
tii sell tliein nt tliu okl flKiiro < s ,
Children's Cloaks
$5 ,
This ami Other stj les riitlijrrn's Cloaks , In
si/is 4 , fi imil K years , wlilnh we have hold from
KM t 'tin. all at } , " > .
Morses , Dry Goods Co.
one delcgat of or 4,000 members or less ; two
delegates for 8,000 ; three delegates lor Iti.OM ;
four delegates for JJ'3,000 ; flvo delegates for
IVI.OOO ; and so on. State federations , central
labor unions , trades assemblies , local trade
unions and federal labor unions , one each , re
spectively.
The main object of the convention is to de
liberate upon the question of shorter hours
for the laboring men and to urge upon all
labor organizations the- necessity of joining
the federation. Upon this subject Mr , Com
pere says : "The recent movement begun to
reduce the hours of labor 'has been crowned
with such success , the whole column of or-
gaiii/cd labor has advanced with such rapid
strides for Improved condition , nnd the trade
unions have received "su'eh an Impetus from
surrounding circumstances that the toilers of
our country have become more and more con
vinced cf the ndvlsabitlty.and necessity of
gathering within the fold ofour organiza
tions. "
It is not likely that Omaha will bo repre
sented , as the Knights of this city are not in
sympathy with Jlr. ( tampers owing to the
action ho took a few years ago when the
ciparmakors introduced the blue label.
\Vlnlo \ the members of the Omaha assem
blies recognize dampers as a knight , they do
not recognize his right to call n , convention of
trades unions and state federations.
Proposed Telegraphers' Strike.
The Journal of the ICnlghta of Labor , Mr.
Powdcrly's paper , says that the country will
bo startled nt the information that the teleg
raphers of the United States are now formu
lating a plan to Inaugurate another gigantic
strike In ISO. ! .
In speaking of this pbmliijj strike the Journal
'
nal says : i
"Already n strong organization has been ef
fected In a quiet way.throughout ; thp west ,
northwest and the Pfclflo slojie nnd the pro-
motel's of the schomp.aro working their way
eastward rapldlyj vlsilingWl ] the 'small towns
nt which the operator is also the ticket , agent ,
whoso services are absolute . invaluable to
the several corporations by jv'liOm ho is em
ployed. These men.theyhope to Include in
their organization , .which will bo largely made
up cf railroad telegrapher ? , clerks nnd mes
sengers , all of whom will bo ordered out with
the regular commercial Pperntqrs , thus par-
alizing every railroad In 'the Iah3 , Including
the freight and expfe'ss departments. Profit
ing by the lessons Iparncd iluring the strug
gle 011883 , the men nt the bead of this .move
ment are religiously avoiding at present nil
the operators who are credited with "stand-
Ing in1 , as well as those tthO'provcd faithless
at other times.
"Tho demands to DC cinOe will provide
that the salaries of all telegraphers shall bo
based upon a rate ofipaj > per hour instead
of per month , as fow. This will , It is
thought , win every country operator in the
Jandull of whomwqrjt f win twelve to sixteen
hours per day , 'aiid receive absolutely'noth
ing for extra service. They will Insist that
lady operators receive the snmo rate of pay ,
work the same number of hours and do the
same amount of work ns required of the men.
"Instead of demanding increased tMilaries
they propose to prepare a scale of wages , by
means of which they cxpjct to secure for
each operator a rate of pay consistent with
the amount of work they are called upon to
perform.
"At the present time there arc no less than
twenty , beneficial societies in the United
States controlled by the telegraphers. All
of these are wealthy , nnd efforts will be
inad < vto consolidate them into ono grand
'beneficial organization,1 which can bo read
ily transformed Into tho-hcalthiest sort of an
aggressive body , notwithstanding the fact
that many high officials of the several compa
nles are included In ttio membership of these
societies. "
Labor > fotcs ,
Chicago steam fitters are winning the do
mund for recognition of the Union and $ 'J a1
the lowest pay for fitters mid fj for helpers ,
The striking ; Cornish miners at Ishpcmlng
Mich. , are going back to England , when
"higher wages uro puld and men nro scare
cr. "
. The Drooklyuroliauce-labor club. Is com
Morse Dry Goods Co.
Dressmaking Dept.
Wo have spuied
no C.VIHMHO to es
tablish u first eln s
Diesi-nmkliiK De
partment In Dina-
lui , Unrhondlltter
occupied iv similar
portion In a 1'arls
liousu , liolns proin-
loroln th best cos-
tiinin inakors there.
\V > arc doing only
flrst-oliiMS > ik nt
thu price usually
o I HI i sod for poor
work .
Mini ? Dresses
KOU
$15 Each.
NodltTcroiieo wht'ihor your mntorlnNwuio
imicluiMMl froiniiM or mif Inlng tlioin In , we
want to makuiOlrossforyou , knowing wo will
i live ( mined u customer.
I n our Dress-ma king Denai Intent wvhavo n
iiiiignltlct'iit collect Ion of
Single fliers I'uttern'Trimmings , &e. , that
were Imported pxi > i'i"sly for till * tlt'imrlim'nt.
and lllo ] iniidn up very i-onMinablc. They
wore purchased tn 1'urls by our bond drey * .
miilit'r. and are Till ; coricot stylus.
Send for our 128-page Illustrated
Catalogue.
New Shoe Department
Boys' School Shoes
S2$2.4O and $2.78.
Wo sliull open Monday special burgalu s In
boys' shoes.
School shoes $2 , reg , price $2.50.
School shoes $2,40 , reg\ | ) rice $2.75
Boys' ' dress congress $2.75 ,
Regular prlvc $1.25.
Wu niiilio a specialty of Indies' due shoes nt
Sollhiii ns good an iirtlelu at Unit price iw
slice stores usl < JG.M ) Tor.
Cloth Top Shoes ,
$4,35
Worked eyelets ; a high London I'leoudllly
novtilty with line serge t < > iiv tonlrolh'd by our
New Shoe Department
Second Floor.
posed of marble cutters nnd their employers.
An eight-hour day will begin In February.
The lowest pay for cutters Is ilxcd nt S-.50
and carvers fl.
The threatened striho of the r.Iafo niul
metal roofers la New England Is believed to
have been averted , thirteen firms having
granted the advance of 25 cents per day
and eight hour OH Sunday.
The differences between the Macltoy
officials and the employes of their road , In
cluding engineers , firemen ana the conduc
tors of the aii-lino , were settled on Satur
day last to the satisfaction of all parties in
terested.
A report from London states that nt a meet
ing of sailors' and llrcmcns' unions Thomas
Mann presiding , it was decided to federate
the employes in all the shipptnir industries.
The now federation will embrace nearly
DOO.OOO men.
Kov. Henry Kimballthe aped nhilanthoplst
who used to distribute bread and Hour from
the city hull stops , died recently In Brooklyn.
'
IIo was a Knight of Labor , belonging toL. .
A. , ir > < 3 ; ho also was ono of the originators of
the celebrated Spread-tlio-Light club.
The Chicago , Rock Island & Pacilio rail
road company has finally concluded a scttlc-
inent with the llrcmeu of their demand for a
revision of the wages schedule. General
Manager St. John said that the terms agreed
upon wcro entirely satisfactory both to the
company and the men.
The ilnal sessions of the Indiana miner's
stato'convciltlou were held In Terre Ilnuto on
Friday. The convention decided to stand by
the contract signed in the spring with the
operators and will not demand an advance In
wages. It is now believed that the dlmcullies
lu Indiana are settled until next year *
A largo number of French Canadians from
below Quebec , with their wives nnd children ,
arrived at Montreal on Saturday on their way
to Worcester , Mass. , to engage In cotton
weaving. They said that they' were tired of
the poverty of farm life , They wanted to do
better and felt there was no chance for them
in Quebec.
The national convention of the brotherhood
of railroad trainmen closed Its labors at Los
Angeles , Cal. , on last Wednesday. All the
old olllccrs were rc-olected nnd the federation
was ratified. Boston was chosen as the next
place of meeting. Tlio question of the adop
tion of the master ear builders' couplers was
not entertained.
Thomas Khondcs , the only morocco manu
facturer In Lynn , Mass. , who had not dis
charged tils old help , on Saturday dismissed
10" employes la accordance with the'resolu
tion of the national morocco manufacturers'
association that all Knights of Labor should
bo discharged. These men refused to re
nounce their allegiance to the order.
At last Saturday's session of the annual
convention of the brotherhood of locomotive
engineers at Plttsburp , Pa. , the following
ofllcers were elected ; First grand engineer ,
T. S. Ingrahnm ; second grand engineer , I ) .
Everett ; third grand engineer , Ash Kennedy
of Winnipeg , There was no election for
grand chief engineer , as Mr , Arthur was
elected at the last convention for three years.
Tourists should read the advertisement of
Excelsior Springs , Mo. , today.
Rdwln Booth's manner toward these who
treat him with undue familarlty is said to bo
chilling , if not petrifying ; in Illustration of
which the Buffalo Express reels off this nar
rative ! On ono occasion ho was playinp in
the west , with an ox-pork packer for busi
ness manager. The theater was crowded on
the opening night , and thoimpressarlo was in
high spirits. Ho few moments before the
curtain rose ho went to Mr. Booth's dressing-
room , and walked right in-without knocking ,
The great actor , in the robes of Hieholleu ,
glared at him ferociously. But the manager
did not see the glavo and without n tremor ,
smacked the cardinal on the back and snia :
"Tho house is packed ; there ain't ' no standtn1
room loft now , Ed , old man , sail In and show
'cm what you can dol" Mr. Booth's ' dresser
dragged the audacious porlipackcf out before
"Ed's" wrath exploded ; and the story-telloi
Is unable to say what otherwise might have
happened.
Dr. Birnoy cures catarrh , Dee bldg
Linen Department.
HM Towels
fiOO do/.dii extra largo hemstitched
Imok towels , line quality , worth IlTjc ;
for this week only ! ! < 5c.
Tray Glottis
75e
Wo have just consunmtoda large pur
chase of hemstitched cloths , and 'olTor
one lot tit "So ; worth $1.25.
Hemstitched
Lunch Cloths
$2.00
Suitable for card tables , etc. Wo
closed out the entire line from ttio
luinufacturor's ngont , at about ono
third less than original cost.
emstitcM
Center Pieces
$1.78
Among the many bargains wo offer
atour'linon department , wo nsk you
to examine the center oieco ? at $1.75 ;
they are worth $2.50.
Morse Dry Goods Co.
MiliL.I lilTIKS.
A largo banana tree In u greenhouse at
Flint , Mich. , Is bearing a small bunch of
fruit.
Ottawa , Knn. , bo.ists of a rooster so largo
that it must bo helped upon Its roost every
night.
The largest bearskin in the world Is in Kan
sas City. It was taken .from an animal weigh
ing 2SWI , pounds.
Wnbash , Ind. , has a midget , Mrs. Frank
Store's girl babe , six inches In height and
weighing n pound and a half.
A Delaware cow didnf t seem to feel well
for n month or two , but lived oa until killed
by a bolt of lightning. Then she was post-
inorlcined nnd two pounds of nails and glass
found In her stomach , nnd n ten-penny nail
had also imbedded itself In her heart.
The other day while a Baltimore & Ohio
freight train was near Dobben Station , W.
Vn. , the engineer saw an animal on the track ,
which he took for a dog. The engine struck
it and killed It after a race of a quarter of n
mile , when it was found to bo a 140-pound
hour.
The story comes from Florida that a man
living near Astor , In cutting a big cypress a
few days ago found therein a living aliga'tor
seven feet long. As the opening In the tree
wasnotlmlt hfge enougbjfor the sunriun to
get through , the theory Is that It crawled in
when quite young and lived on other animals
and reptiles that sought refuge there.
Uov. .T. II. Dofforinan , a Baptist minister ,
Is conducting a revival at Bhsco , 111. Two
weeks ago ho announced that a strange pre
sentiment had coma to him , which was in
effect that ono or two deaths would soon oc
cur in the village from accident. Within a
wcclt two people were killed. A boy was
thrown from a horse and a railroad man run
over by the cars.
A beekeeper living near a largo hotel being
built at Kingston , In Jamaica , recently found
his hives In the utmost confusion , with many
bees lying about exhausted and dead. The
electric light was used at the hotel to carry
on the building operations by night , so the
bees iii'stook ' the light for daylight , and went
out to collect , pollen around the neighborhood
th.i.s Illuminated. When they came homo the
day was dawning , and they flew oft again
without any rest till they worked themselves
to death.
In Japan thcro Is a province recalling the
farmer's doe called Uingo. Near un old
temple iir this province nn urn has been dis
covered of Immense slxo , containing the mor
tal remains of a very large gentleman Indeed.
The head measures two fcet'In length and Is
provided with horns and jmrfectly preserved
thick bluck hair. The skeleton has oeon pre
sented to the university of Tokio , where an
investigation'as to what the thing exactly Is
will no doubt bo very interesting.
AVIlllam Lee , nn eccentric character nnd a
fashionable shoomakcr , died n few nights ago
In Cincinnati. IIo was very fond of dogs , and
of the/ three ho owned , Jack , a little black-
and-tan terrier , was his favorite. Ever since
the. death of his master. Jack 1ms been In
consolable. IIo dally visits his master's old
shop , nnd not finding him ttiero trots wearily
homo again. IIo positively refuses to touch
food and has become a cunino shadow.
Stranger yet , ho has become gray , and bis
glossy black hair Is changing to u pure white
coat.
coat.W.
W. P. Gould , the butchor.has bad n strange
experience of late , says the Georgetown Ad
vocate. Whllo ho was cutting meat about
two months ago a cat ran up oa his shoulder ,
Ho pulled her down and she scratched the
sides of bis finger and bit almost through It ,
The wound apparently got well , but about o
week ago the linger commenced to swell until
It was four times Its normal size , and ho suffered -
fered intense pain. This was finally reduced
by poulticing , and now the arm has lost one.
third its ordinary size , and the finger lius
shed its skin and a new ono hits formed , but
thcro Is no more feeling in It than there
would bo hi a wooden limb , notwithstanding
the blood seems to circulate through It fieoly ,
Dr. Birnoy cures catarrh , Bco blily
London women do not fceem to bo what Jen
uio Juno calls "dutiable,11 women , for , not
Morse Dry Goods Coi
Uiilaiiiidricd Sliirto
All the latest ImnroVomonts , continu *
nis band , extra quality muslin , a uolW | )
'nil sized man's shirt , Hc ! ) ,
100 do/.en Colored Hoi-dorod ITem
stltchod IlnndKurcliiofri , ulIOc quality ,
only liljc each.
Men's Scarfs
Kti ) dozen Men's All Silk Scarfs , satin
back lining , for ono week at iJoc.
Men'sKnitGlovcs '
Wo have n largo stock of Mon'sScotoh ,
Knit Gloves on hand , a direct importa
tion. Former price , 7oc ; sale prieo ! ! " > o.
lea's ' Umbrellas
150 Mon's i > 8-inch Silk Warp Umbrel
las , something that will wenr equally as
\onff \ us a pure silk , at just half the
prico. A largo assortment of choiuo
handles to select from.
withstanding the increasingly prominent
place they occupy in sport and recreation ,
their amusements are as a rule unorganized.
The How is each season crowded with eques
triennes and In the winter , too , when the rid
ing is something besides "genteel cantering. "
All manner of Fiimrt ponies and carts and
jaunting cars go the paca continually , and
last season a lady "tooted" a four-in-hand
each duv around the drive , Her horses hold
splendidly in hand.
COA'A UltI IATJK8.
The Chicago divorce courts remind one that
love laughs at locksmiths.
How good a man Is to his wife the first day
after she has caught him doing something
wrong.
In this little casket I have preserved all
these years tlio dearest remembrance pf my
honeymoon. It Is the hotel bill.
Customer How nro you selling engage *
niont rings ! Salt I nUo .Jeweler Mormon or
Gentllol Customer Mormon , Jeweler .
Thirty off card prices by * the dozen.
Customer I've been to every place In town
trying to get something to keep my necktie
straight , but it's ' no use. What would you
udvlsomo todoi
Clerk Try a matrimonial agency.
The blushing briilo-clect was rehearsing
the ceremony about to tnl < o place , i'l shall
expect you to give mo away , papa , " she said.
"I'm ' afraid I have done it alreadyCaroline , "
replied the old man , nervously. "I told your
Ilerhcit this morning you had a disposition
just like your mother's. ' "
Pcchson aiy dear , I trust you will not bo
jealous , but really I have not encouraged
Drldget's attention. Why she should sonil
mo till ) lock of hair.
Mrs P. ( hysterically ) Whatl The vixen 1
A lock of liulr. She must have sent It In the
malls 1
Peckson Not cxactlv. She sent It in the
soup.
L. I ) . Loyd , of Baton Rouge , La. , has been
enamored of one of the belles of south Uoulsl-
ana , a beautiful Jewess , She refused to
marry him unless ho abjured his faith and
embraced Judaism. For some time ho held
out , but finding her obdurate on the point ho
gave In anil was Initiated Into the Jewish
faith with all the ceremonies.
In the way of prize offering an English
paper stands at the head. The Inducement is
a pretty wife with nn endowment of A'lUO per
year. The lady Is to bo selected by the editor
for her beauty , ana she is then to have the
choice of ono of ten gentlemen , who will
agree beforehand to marry her if such ho her
choice. A wedding trousseau Is also to bo
provided.
Countess Elizabeth Kocnigsmarck was rp.
ccntly wedded in a dress of red and white ,
the coloi-s of her husband's regiment. It will
bo lucky if u married life so martially begun
does' not advance rapidly to skirmishes ,
pitched battles , and armed truces , and a du-
slre on tlio part of the count that she had ar
rayed herself In her true colors before her
wedding day.
The marriage ceremony practiced liy the
people of Borneo Is very short and siniplu.
llrido and groom are brought out before the
assembled tribe with great holcni'iity and
seated side by side. A betel nut Is then cut
lu two by the medicine wonmii of the tribe ,
nnd one half Is given to tlio brldo and the
other half to the groom. They begin to chow
the nut , and then the old woman , after some
sort ol Incantation , knocks their heads to
gether , and they are declared mim and wife.
John Mltchos , a draper of London , sued
Joanna Simpson for { -1,003 damages for a
broach of nromUo of marriage. The action
was brought In Glasgow and nn award of f 10
has been obtained by the plaintiff , The do.
fenso admitted a breach of promise , but
pleaded justification because on a salary of
j : XJ ivycar the plaintiff could not support a
wife. To this the court nmtwcred that the
defendant knew what the plaintiffs salary
was when she promised to wed with him :
she had made the contract wlttlnglv and
Blumlil now pay the specified penalty without
complaint , '
Dr.Birnoy cures catarrh , Bee bld.u