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    12 THE OMAHA DAILY JH3JB , SrNDAV'ISJfll'TlfiMBlflK 13 , 1891--SJXTEEN TAGES.
I PATRONIZE HOME INDUSTRY.
TUB HUE In Its efforts to make of Omaha a
great manufacturing center has boon appealIng -
Ing directly to the consumers and they nro
responding In \vaytnat has already caused
Bomoltnpiovnmonlto bo felt In certain lines
of manufacture. TUB HBB has also ap
pealed to the manufacturers themselves and
they have acted upon the suggestion made
nnd have Issued n call for n mooting of all
factory owners to bo hold upon .the aistof
Iho month. This mooting promises to bo thn
largest gathering of business men over hold
In the city and every manufacturer scon has
been enthusiastic on thu subject and has sis-
nlflcd hl.s Intention of bolna present nnd of
doing everything In his power to make of it
a great success. Any number of manufac
turers have been heard to express the hope
that no ono of their number would absent
themselves from that meeting because
every nosentco will bo looked upon by
ills employes and conMimors generally as
bolng Indifferent to tlio cause of homo
patronage. Nothing will do moro to "throw
cold water" on the movement inauguratot
than for the manufacturers themselves to
nllow the public to think that they are not
lully in sympathy with the efforts to in
crease the consumption of homo made goods.
The consumer. * who have no Interest In
local factories only ns they wish to see the city
prosper and Idle workinc men nnd women
given employment have sot the ball roll
ing and all over tboclty patriotic individuals
nro commencing to call for homo mudo goods.
'Xho manufacturers must keep nlivo this
movement , and scatter the seed still wider.
How can they do this ( Tnoro nro many
tvays ono has already been pointed out : Lot
every manufacturer attend the mooting and
show the consumer that they are thoroughly
in earnest nnd moan business. The meeting
will not bo held for some time yet nnd I will
suggest another method which can bo put In
practice Immediately , not next week but
tomorrow morning.
Monday morning let every manu
facturer in the city personally go
through his establishment and say to every
Wan or every group of men , "there are Idle
men In this city with families , that are
pinched for the very necessities of llfo be
cause the husband and father cannot find
employment. You can give employment to
till these mon nnd make their families com-
jTortablo and happy if you will only insist
that your dealers supply you with homemade
made goods. "
Today hundreds , yes thousands of the
men employed In thu Omaha factories will
read this suggestion In Tin : BKI : , and rocog-
jilzo its practicability , nnd tomorrow they
\vlll bo waiting to hoar their employer make
the request and they will carry it out with
enthusiasm. Tomorrow niuht hundreds of
wives who have road this will ask their hus
bands if their employer believes In homo pat
ronage , and if ho has promised to buy his
Biippllos hero , and has asked his men to do
the same. If a negative answer is given , It
Is to bo feared that many of thcjo wives will
go on In the old way. using such goods as
their dPilors give them.
The unemployed , too , will read this nnd
they will bo eagerly inquiring what the man
ufacturers said and what the chances are of
places being made for them.
Twelve thousand working people represent
ing forty thousand consumers can bo enlisted
on the side of homo patronage by a word
from the manufacturers tomorrow morning.
It would encourage Tun ! > 1 : and it would
encourage the consumers and it would wake
up the retail dealers If the manufacturers
would send in tomorrow niuhtsuch letters as
"Wo requested nil our employes today to use
homo made goods so far as possible and prom
ised to set n good example by practicing the
same thing ourselves. " A column of such
letters would bo Interesting reading and
would look good in print in the Tuesday or
"Wednesday issues of TUB Bin : .
It Is stated that the ofllcers of the Omaha
Street Hallway company have already
agreed amen ? themselves to practice the
principles of homo patronage to the fullest
extent possible and they have requested their
Jinny of employes to do the same.
It would look well and would bo productive
of good if every manufacturer would cause
to bo posted up In conspicuous
places nlf over his factory cards
or notices reading something
llko this : 'Homo pntronueo will furnish em
ployment for every ido ) man in Omaha , " or
"Homo patronniro creates n demand for homo
labor. " In putting up such n notice bo care
ful that the letterhead on which it Is written
does not bear Mio imprint of some St , Louis
or Chicago lithographing concern.
I notice that most Job printing ofllcos give
away a ( .ood many cards designed to adver
tise themselves and their work. It might bo
n stroke of good policy on the part of some
local printinghousotogotout homo patronage
cards , which their patrons could tnck up in
their places of business. Tboso cards would
boar the nnnio of the ofllcu printing them and
would servo the double purpose of kooplnc
"homo patronage" before the people and of
advertising the printers.
Laboring mon can well afford to encourage
homo Industries , as business prosperity not
only gives employment to their idle friends ,
but makes their own positions moro secure.
I beard ono workman toll another
on tbo street last week that three mon had
boon lot out at his place and that three moro
would have to go next week. When laboring
men nil como to use Omaha made troods such
n ttdng as letting mon out will bo unheard of ,
but workmen will bo sayim : "thoy put on
three moro mon at our place last week and
will have to put on a lot more this week. "
A laboring man expressed the same idea in
n moro forcible manner ; said ho : "Wo laborIng -
Ing men do much to help ourselves and our
follow laborers when wo are thoroughly
aroused. Wo eo on strikes , pay assessments
to help out other mon who are on n strike ,
nnd go to no end of trouble when wo believe
that our interests are at stake , but in times
llko the present , when everything is running
along quietly nnd when wo nro in full accord
with our employers , wo forget to look out for
our own interests , wo forgot that some
of our friends are out of em
ployment. Wo spend the money that wo
earn for goods made in distant cities
and then wonder why It is so hard to find
work hero. It wo wore to go to the cities
whore wo send our money wo would probably
flnd plenty of work , but moving Is expensive
nmV It would bo n good deal cheaper to keep
our money at homo and there would be
plenty of work horo. "
The retail dealer who will display a sign
announcing himself for homo patronage will
be doing much to increase his popularity
with consumers , for oven the Indifferent will
recognize Unit ho Is working for the bust in
terests of the city. Factory employes and
laboring people generally will drop In to
buy homo made goods , and his list of cus
tomers will bo swelled accordingly. It does
not require the vision bf a prophet to forcsoo
that this is to bo the most popular movement
over inaugurated in the city , and the retail
dealer who wishes to grow in publio favor
cannot declare too soon his Intention to sup
port homo institutions ,
Oiiuthn.
At the foot of ITarnain street there Is a Una
brick building , OHxOn , having six floors. It
was built and is occupied by Farrell ft Co. ,
manufacturers nnd retlnor-s of all grades of
syrups , maple syrups , molasses , etc. A plant
for mailing nil kinds of Jellies and preserves
hns Just been added. They employ fortv-
four people and paid out last year $ MOOU in
wages and traveling men's espouses. They
ship goods all over tbo western country nnd
I HI W an order for u cur loud of svrup from u
dealer In Victoria , British Columbia , who
will have to pay un Import duty to the Cana
dian government. The goods manufactured
by this company are equal to anything of the
Kind made in the world , and the price Is ns
low ns eastern factories. The maple syrup
is obtained by molting up the pure maple
tuitrar Just as it comes from the sugar camps
of Vermont nnd Canada. A factory that can
soil Its goods from Iowa to thu 1'acltlo coast
and as fur north us British Columbia
must have u big trade at homo ,
but listen to what Mr. KarreH says ; " 1
have n traveling man wno visits sovonty-flyo
western towns that contain about InO.UOO
people and ho soils ftO.OOO worth of goods per
year. I have another salesman , hU equal In
every respect , who works all his tlmo In
Omaha , Council Bluffs and South Omaha
with over 150,000 population , and his total
Bales are ftl.OOO per year , which Is n loss
amount thiin I sell In Denver alone. " That
ii the way Omnha tins been supporting her
manufacturing Interest * . If every cltlzou
of Omuha would resolve to use only Omaha
syrup tlui factory at the footof Farnam street
will bu culling for moro help and u number of
idle men might llnd proliuulo employment.
Mr. Farrell remarked : "I propose to give
11 my patronage to homo concerns and will
buy all my tin cans , boxes , ute , , from local
factories and will try to inlluouco my em
ployes to buy homo made roods , I bollovo
ikai the manufacturers should orgaulzo uu
nsortatIOn as outlined by Tin : BRB
and 1 will bo present at the meeting
on the 'Jlst , Do I think that
the agitation started by TIIR HIM : is doing
any good I I know It has. I have positive
r proof of It In my own business. Why , ono of
I the largest linns in the city sent down for
i 111 teen barrels of syrup because their custom-
1 ers have been calling for It , the llrst goods
that they have ordered from mo In two
'
years. I'roalizo that the complaints made by
! a number of people through TUB BRB , that
I they do not know what goods arc made It
! Omaha , must bo mot , and that wo manufac-
! turcri must In some way place before them
tbo required Information. "
An article that is in common use In every
household Is vinegar , all kinds and grades of
which are made In Onriha. There are two
factories , the Consolidated vinegar company ,
located on Leaven worth street and tin Belt
line , and Haarm.inu Brothers' factory at
Twentieth and Center stroots. These facto
ries employ eighteen men and distribute
? 1,00 ! ! ) per year In salanoj. They
buy all their supplies in Omaha nnd are
largo consumers of Nebraska corn , barley
and rye. At the present time the factories
Imvo n capacity for turning out about
10.000 barrels of vinegar per year. They
have been making n llrst-class grade of cider
and white wlno vinegar , which was sold ex
tensively in Nobiaska , Colorado , Wyoming
nnd even as far wait ns Oregon , but local
dealers have been going east for their iroods
and sales In Omaha have been uninll to what
they ouirln to have buo'i. Said Mr. Barrott ,
president of the Consolidated Vinegar com
pany : "Tiiu UKB is giving us the llrst public
encouragement that wo have received In
Omaha. All wo ask of the pcoplo Is to buv
our goods nnd pay us the same prieo that
they pay eastern makers for llio same grade.
Liberal piitronago Is worth more than any
subsidy to buil.l up the manufneturitij' Inter
ests of u city. In the past , eastern man
ufacturers have been enabled by mrnn.i ot
cut railroad rates to ship In nnd sell poods at
a very low price ; in fact , they could afford to
soil at a loss to crush out the manufacturing
spirit In this city , t want to see a manu
facturer. ? ' association in Omaha , nnd I will be
at the mooting called for that purpose. "
Haarmanu Bros , am also in favor of the
manufacturers organizing and they will bo at
the mooting.
Out In East Omaha , in the midst of a clus
ter of other factories , is located tbo plant of
the American Cereal company , nnd ills ono of
the neatest llttlo mills of tho'ktnd In thocoun-
try. The company employs llvo mon at the
mill and n census of the families of the men
snowed that twenty-four people were draw
ing their support d'lrectly from that source.
They consume about ROD bushels of Nebraska
corn per day and arc turning out three grades
of corn meal , corn flour , grits , brewers crits ,
coarl and llako hominy. The roods made nro
all first class and equal to any similar corn
products manufactured In any city. If the
housekeepers of Omaha would buy all such
products used by thorn from the Omaha mill
they would have to douolo thmr force and
run diiy and night tn keep up with the orders.
Said ono of the company : "I have heard people -
plo say that there ought U1 bu au oatmeal mill
in Omaha.nnd I think Tin : Bii : : has remarked
the same thing on nevoral occasions. Now.
then if the people .of Omnha want such a
mill lot them give us a little encouragement
ami wo will put one up in short order. Wo
don't want any bonus ; all wo ask is a liberal
patronago. "
The manufacture of tir.waro Is another line
of business that is carried on quito exten
sively in Omaha. Ihero are two factories at
present In operation , the Omaha Tinware
Manufacturing company , 1U10 Jones street ,
which puts up Iruit cans , cracker cans ,
Jacket cans , etc. . and the Western Tinware
Manufacturing company , 014 South Eleventh
street , which munfnouires all kinds of shelf
tinware , wire gcods , otc. The llrst mentioned
factory from the nature of the goods made
has to depend for Its patronage largely upoa
other factories or lirnis , but the .shelf tin
wanis sold through the retail trade directly
to the family. Ladies by demanding Omaha
made tinware can increase the business and
make places fora number of additional work-
Ingmeu. These two factories employ eighty-
llvo mon , the majority of them married men
and the yearly pay roll amounts to S4utX ( ) ) .
By the first of the month Omaha will b.vvoa
third tinware factory in full blast , which will
ho known as the Omaha Can Manufacturing
company. They are putting in a line plant
in the building aujoing the syrup factory at
t.ho foot of Farnnm street and hope to be in a
position to employ seventy-livo people by
Christinas , They will ninn'ufucturn nil kind's
of tin cans. The tin manufacturers are all
in faVorof the manufacturers organizing and
bavo all promised to bo present at the moot
ing. D.VVBXl'OKT.
What Ittiilnea'-i Men Uny.
Clemens Oskamp , manufacturer of cereal
meal Tin : Biu : did a great thini ; for Omaha
when it Inaugurated its campaign for homo
patronage , and the manufacturers are on the
right track in following up tbo suggestions
to form an organization. They ought to have
organized years ago.
Samuel Hoes I signed the cull
for n meeting of the manufactur
ers because I believe something must
bo oono to create a sentiment in favor
of homo patronago. I was gratitled to see
TUB Bun tuko up the subject , and I nm con-
fldout that much good will bo accomplished.
In my line of business a great amount of the
lithographing used by the business houses of
this city is done in other citioj , whan It
could bo doao hero a.s well and Just us cheap.
There Is no excuse for it and Omaha busi
ness suitors from it. Of course Omaha ousl-
ness mon have had It drilled into thorn by
the representative * of eastern lithographing
houses that the local concerns can not do
lirst-class work. If un Omaha lithographer
goes into a business house and the manusor
happens to bo busy ho will say "Como in
again , " but the representative of an eastern
house comes in and ho gets his samples
spread out and ho quotes prices which ho
claims nro low and gets nn order without the
Omaha lithographer getting a chance to bid
on the Job. A great deal of the work that Is
sent outside of Omaha costs , whoa tlio
freight or express Is added , moro than it
would have cost In Omaha and
many times tbo class of work Is so poor that
If It hud boon turned out by any looal hoiiso
it would bo refused : but the party ordorinu'
it accepts it because it came from some east
ern city. The manufacturers of Omaha must
organize. 1 will be nt the mooting.
U. M. Cross of Williams i\i Cross , whole
sale fruits , etc. I was especially struck
with ono point touched upon In n recant ar
ticle In Tun BBU , as it hit my cuso exactly
wo do not know what to call for in orderlnc
homo made goods. For example , I might
want a sack of Hour , but 1 have not the re
motest idea what brands or prados are made
In Omaha , but 1 do know tiu ! names of the
best Minnesota inakoi nocauso the munufao
Hirers nnd dealers have for years itopt their
names before the public. The same thing
holds true in every other line of goods. The
Omaha mnmtfactur'irs must como to the
front and lot us know what they are making
and the sooner they do that the sooner wo
will be able to pjt In practice the principles
of homo patronage.
P. J. ( Juonloy , ono of the signers to the
call for a manufacturers' mootlnp The or
ganization of thn manufacturers suggested
by Tin : HBB is the very thing that 1 have
boon wanting to see done for years. It is the
only thing that will help us out and if all the
muniifnctutvrs will take hold it will bo the
host move that was over made , both for the
manufacturers and for the city. There is
plenty of vacant land around the ci'.y suit
able for the location of factories , and if tno
pcoplo want to see it built upon , let them
patronize the factories now here and others
will como tloctdng In without the inducement
of any bonus.
L. It. Wiiliams The ofHcors of the Omaha
street Hallway company have sssurcd me
that , as a company and as Individuals In their
iiomes , they have agreed to patronize homo
industries to the fullest extent possible , and
lint they are toquosllng their employes to do
the samo. If the company requires and kind
of supplies not made In Omuhu , they will
ardor them through Otnulm housui or agents
representing the manufacturer * of such
goods. Every morchont In the city ought 10
lisplay in , his store windows a card with
"pulronlzu' homo industries" painted on It
n largo loiters. If wo can keep up this agltn-
.Ion It will certainly result In great factories
icing built In Omnha. Think what we might
iiivo here In the Hue of factories turning on' ,
such goods ns Hour , atarcu , oatmeal , ate. I
uu told that tbrco-quartors of the machinery
used in a boot factory could bo used equally
well In a glucose factory , nnd why wo should
Kit Imvo sugar , glucose nnd starch fuotories
lore Is moro than I ran sou.
II. B , Mulford , Box Manufacturer Bust-
icss Is Improving with us. I have added several -
oral now customers and orders are coining in
by telephone without being aoiicilud. It looks
os if TUB BBB'S work was already having a
good effect , I tavor n manufacturers associa
tion nnd will bo nt the meeting.
It , F. Hodgln.Sccrntarv Nobtaska Biulnois
Men's Association -You see that fellow going
up ths street ; well , ho Is the representative
01 an eastern shirt factory. He was hero n
short time ago taking orders tor shirts , and
he U hero noiV making deliveries. I just saw
him deliver nil the goods that he could carry
In ono sltiRlo nflico building. What possible
excuse Is there for people who nro
making a living In Omaha sending their
money to eastern shirt factories when every
well Informed business man knows that wo
have shirt factories hero that are turning out
lust ns good work as any factory in the coun
try.
try.J. . T. Hobinson , of the Hoblnson Notion
company , manufacturers of duck clothing ,
men's ' overalls , etc. TUB Br.r. is doing u
most practical work in favoring homo patronage
ronago , which is the only salvation of thu
city. I say this not ns a manufacturer but
ns a citizen Interested In the welfare of
Omihn. Our business Is coed , but It docs
not como from Omaha. In fact wo rccclvo
so llttlo encouragement from Omaha that wo
have seriously thought of abandoning the
home Held , a < It doo.i not pay to keep a local
salesman. So many Omaha llrms htwo the
Idea that It looks big for them to go cost to
buy goods , although they cannot save any
money by so doing. Omaha ought to bo tbo
easiest place for us to soli our goods , but it Is
the hardest place. Wo make sales all over
the country , wnoro wo como In competition
with tlio boit eastern factories , and wo have
no trouble in meeting them either in prieo or
quality ; wo oven moot them on their own
ground In the eastern states. The largest bill
of punu oversold by this house wont to West
Virginia. If the people of Omuha would buy
homo mudo uoods nil the factories tn the
city would enlarge their plants and increase
tlio number of their employes , and , as Tin :
BKI : has suggested , other manufacturers
would como hero nnd locate without any
other Inducement. Wo favor a manufactur
ers' association nnd will be present at the
nicotine on thu 'Jl.st.
L. L. Boltz , city salesman for Mayer &
Knapuo , wholesale grocers I am an enthusi
astic advocate of home p.itronugo and I am
mauing it a point to push the sale ot home
made goods handled by our llrm. TUB BII : :
published usttong article in favor of thn use
of Omaha soap and ( will add that there are
a good many largo dealers in the city that
do not handle nuy Omaha soap , but have
bcon solline other makes , goods of national
reputation , and it has been second nature to
them to push those goods. Thlcoothor articles
of common use lllco Hour , baking powder ,
etc. , and it is surprising how much of it is
shipped lu from other cities. It will require
patience nnd hard work to induce these
dealers to change over to homo goods. My
idea would bo to bavo oftices for the Manu
facturers' association centrally located , on
the ground floor if possible , and
have it fitted up with tables
and shelving where the manufactures could
display samples of their goods. These wishIng -
Ing to display such goods ns toilet soap. ' , fla
voring extracts , etc. , could furnish glass
cases lor the purpose. These ofllcos would bo
the headquarters for nil manufacturers and a
place where the Jobbers nnd retail dealers
could drop In. Would it not bo a good plan
to include Council Bluffs manufacturers in
the organization , as Council Bluffs is n largo
consumer of Onmlm goods ( .Tho quantity
consumed of roasted coffees and sorups mudo
in Omaha ought to bo trebled in sixty days.
Wo have a syrup hoime that can put up as
coed syrup as is made in the United States
and at the same money. This suggests the
fact that the factories must make goods of
the snmo quality and nt the same price to
compete with eastern factories in order to
mane a success of this movement. 1 nm told
that an immense amount of money is going
out of the city for blank books , lithograph
ing , etc. , which ought to ba kept at homo.
In cereal goods few pcoplo have any idea of
the amount consumed in this city and wo
are located in a country whore the raw ma
terial is irrown and can bo manufactured.
Last but by no moans least is the sugar
question. Why wo ' have not alHonstJono'sugur
factory is hard to 'understand , Homo patro
nage curried out rightly will bring thH and
many moro factories.
S. L. Kimball The Union Pai-.llic railway
and the Union depot company always buy
material from Omaha producers or Omaha
representatives of foreign houses , all other
things bcinir equal. There aru some things
which uro not produced here , but Omaha
dealers and manufacturers are always given
the preference. My family .patronize Omaha
productions nnd I have always advocated it
among my friends.
Lewis Hoed I always patronize Omaha
industries as fur as po iulp and heartily believe -
liovo in the agitation being niadi' by TUB
BKI : and bopo it , wilt bo kept up. It is the
best way in the world to boom Omaha and
cause n steady , healthy growth In population
and manufacturing industries.
Honrv W. fates I patronize Omaha in
dustries every time and think all Omaha people
ple should do the sumo. Take our white lead
works for example. I was interested in that
at one time and know what I am talking
about. There is not a hotter white loud mudo
anywhere and all Omuha painters should use
It , but there nro several paint stores which
sell the St. Louis paint. I think our paint
ers should refuse to use that load when they
can got us good , if not a better article , which
Is made hero nt homo.
iJaau C. H. Gardner , who was engaged in
conversation with Mr. Yates , heartily en
dorsed what that gentleman had said and
utded that the matter could nut bo prosento'l
n too vigorous a manner.
Naturally fermented in the bottlp.porfectly
lure , with a delicious bouquet. Cook's Ex-
: ra Dry Imperial Champagne can be drunk
by the most delicate.
ElH'U.lTtUX.ll.
. . . .
Uov. Arthur Crosby , son of the late Dr.
Howard Crosby , has been electea assistant
; irofossor of Greek in Princeton college.
'Iho chair ot oratory in the University of
Elonolulu , Sandwich Islands , has been offered
to Miss Norma C. Crawford of Mlnorsvlllo ,
Pa.
Pa.Mrs.
Mrs. M. tl. Hotchkiss of Lakcvillo , Conn. ,
ins given seventy-live acres of land nnd
M75OliO to found a preparatory school for
Yule college.
Two hundred school teachers are needed at
oneo in Now Mexico , "school-ma'ams" being
iroferred. And a railroad olUclal of that
.erritory declares that hundreds of eligible
nen in New Mexico are anxiously awaiting
, ho opportunity to oftor their hands , hearts
and homos to some good woman.
Dr. Harper , president of the now un-
vorslty at Chicago , is thus described : He
las the general appearance of it typical Cath-
> ltc priest. Hois thick set , rathur short and
ius a pair of mild eyes that look out through
; old-bowod spectacles. Ho Is about 117 years
old and full of promise as a college president.
The Louisiana school census shows that
.ho children in the state are increaslni ; faster
.ban the accommodation provided for thorn.
Two hundred and llfty-four thousand wore
uncarod for In lbSl > . This your tlwro are
-'S.-i.'J-Jil , uud it is estimated that more than
.hreo hundred thousand will bo shut out from
the schools.
Three cities of Mississippi , Gr onvlllo ,
West Point and Natchez , are competing for
tbo honor of h.wint ; tlio seminary for colored
nirls which Miss Mary E. Holmes of Uock-
'ord. 111. , proposoa to establish in that state.
Cach toivn is offering a hundsomo bonus to
th o school , the whites co-operating with the
lugroas in the matter.
Prof. George II. Bryant of the Alabama
Polytechnic institute has been appointed
director of the workshops and ussista'nt pro-
'essorof mechanical ongtncoringin thuLoland
Stanford , Jr. , university. Mr. Bryant grad-
mtod from the course In mechanical ongi-
icoring at ' .ho Massachusetts Institute of
L'ochnology In Boston in lsi. :
Prof. James Woodrow , I J.I ) . , the man ever
vhoso orthodoxy In teaching o volution there
ms been much discussion In tlio Southern
. 'rosbytorlan church , has been elected presl-
lent of tbo reorganized South Carolina col-
ego and professor of biology , geology and
nineralogy. TIKI election was unanimous ,
and fourteen out of the llfteon trustees were
irosant.
The now library which Henry W. Sauo
gave to Cornell university Is practically
llnished , and the removal of books thereto
from thu oid library was begun this week.
This odillca has u capacity for the accommo
dation of 470,000 volumes. The building U10
constructed that auditions can bo made to the
west and south wings of the building. The
Andrew 1) . White library of itO.OOJ volumes
will occupy a separate room. The building
will cost when completed 100,000 , and Iho
university will have besides the interest of
& 00ooo , to Invest lu moro books.
TOY MAKER1 81 OF NURNBERC ,
A Quaint Oily 'Bavaria ' Wluro Santa
Glaus HotyijHigh Oarnival ,
HANS SACHS , THE ? SHOEMAKER POET ,
AVIicro llio Mcln jij Slnjtor.s Uovotod In
Glory and .Stored UVliolo |
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Ample Guild UallH.
iixnnito , Hnvnrln , Aug. 23. [ Specla
Correspondence of Tim Ben. ! Nuernberg
has probably brought Immediate pleasure to
more children throughout the world than miy
other OMO city tn existence. Thousands upon
thousands of playthings are oxportcil ouch
yonr to every corner of the globe. They
gladden the hearts or.voting mid old and cater
to the titstcs of both rich r.nd poor. Nuern
berg 13 ono largo toy factory , whose wares In
sonio form or another nro displayed In almost
every third shop In the business portion of the
cltv. These windows uro defended by myriads
of louden soldiers who use cup pistols or flro
cast iron cannon. Dolts of every slzo and de
scription portray the national costumes of
the various countries of the world. Minia
ture liitchcns are equipped with Ulminuiivo
utensils required in every branch of the cull-
nary art. Sumptuous parlors with uphol
stered fnrnlturo aim goreeous chambers with
downy beds , stand ready .to welcome the
weary traveler carried at lightning speed in
tin cars drawn by toy locomotives. Klogunt
carriages stand ready to convoy the dolls to
the theater where they nro entertained by
puppets or by pictures from the magic Ian-
turn. Herds of cattle and animals of every
species uro huddled together In the smallest
possible space. In these windows of bliss
and happiness the wooden lion lies down be-
sldo t.ho woolly lamb. Not only are tfio beasts
of today shown In rubber or weeded form. * ,
but also those of former aijos now extinct as
well as quito a number which soorn to have
boon invented by the imaginative brain of
the toy maker. Noah's famous ark must cer
tainly have been of vast dimensions if largo
enough to float a nair of Hvo animals of every
spccios hero exposed. In the Nuernberg
shop windows can bo found almost every toy
known in the play rooms of civilized chil
dren , and varying in intricacy from the
simple Jumping-jnck to the most complicated
automaton. Santa Claus , wherever ho maybe
bo or whatever be may demand , needs only
to send a cablegram to Nuernberg and ho will
soon have replenished his exhausted stock of
gifts.
But children are Just as often made happy
by appeasing their stomachs. After their
playful proclivities hnvo boon satisfied , the
celebrated "Nuernbergcr lehltuchcn" is still
at hand to tempt the tooth for sweets. These
cakes are now manufactured or. a huge scale
and they too are exported in every direction.
for tnose who are omiblo to catNucrnberger
lebkueheii in Nuernberg , the manufacturers
have kindly put them up Into packages or
into boxes "warranted to keep in any torn-
poraturo or climate , "
Not only do the children In distant lands
derive enjoyment from'Nuornuen * , but every
traveler in the old world also chuckles with
satisfaction at the novelty of ilndlng a city
in Euro DO still retaining , at least on the ex
terior , an antiquated appearance of the
middle ages. While populous suburbs built
in modern style havo. grown up all around
the old town walls , the walls themselves
with the exception of a very lew breaks ,
have been kept in their former conoitlon.
Tno old gates , flanked by grim , gray towers ,
still form the arteries of travel between the
old town and tbo now. Only at these points
is the deep ditch surrounding the whole
fortillcatlons , crossed by bridges of solid
arched masonry. The ditch itself is now
dry , and the bottom is devoted to kitchen-
gardoning. Judging from the largo trees
now mowing there and bearing heavy loads
of fruit , it must , have been many years stnco
last it was permanently lllled with water.
The old burg or royal castle Is located on
the highest portion of the walls. Its various
parts date from six and oven ten centuries
ago , though much which had fallen into decay -
cay tins been restored in recent times. In
the court-yard is an enormous linden , said to
have been planted by Queen Kunlguudo , tbo
wile of Emperor Henry II. , and the castle
has sincu been occupied by innumerable
historical celebrities. An interesting well
over three hundred foot deep Is also shown to
inquisltivo visitors. The well was cut through
solid rock by prisoners of war. and from the
"
strata but a" few feat nbovo the water lead
two unoorground passages , ono with an exit
in tlio city hall , the other In a cemetery not
very distant. Tbo towers and balconies of
the castle afford beautiful views of the city
and country for miles around. Nuernberg
proper is ono mass of rod tile i-oofs , divided
in every direction by the river and canals
and dotted hero and there oy lofty church-
spires. From nbovo these churches present
a peculiar appearance. They have been built
on the theatrical plan , with the choir much
higher than the nave and look llko huge red
locomotives with circular eabi la the roar
and double smoke-stncks in front.
In reality the churches are elegant speci
mens of the llnost Gothic architecture. The
whole exteriors are most nlaoorately carved ,
the facades of the entrances covered with
line statuary. Here are Adam and Eve , the
serpent and the apple porlravoU in different
positions , and beginning with the llrst man ,
the llguves represent nil the characters of
the biblo.
Within the walls , Nuernberg is quaint to
the extreme. The houses are chiefly of stone ,
though many consist of brick covered with
stucco. They are built In the old middle aso
Btyle , with steep tapering roofs from whicn
four or tlvu tiers of gabled windows often
protrude. Counting these stories in the roof ,
many of the miildings have seven and eight
floors. Except in the larger shops , the windows
dews everywhere consist of numerous small
panes. In many cases , the pnblo at tbo high
est peak of the roof Is made to extend into
tbo street and furnished with a block and
pulley by means of which furniture and wood
are hoisted from the ontsldo to the upper
stories. The exteriors are often handsomely
carved , while the frequent bow windows are
a feature of tno nrchltculuro. Notwithstand
ing the fact that Nucrnborg Is ono of thn ol 1-
est centers \vathinal | ) < lng , elaborate sundials -
dials nro found in numbers llxou to the per
pendicular walls whore the Intersection of
narrow streets louvtM spice : enough for the
sun to shlno throuahout the day. Sumo of
the houses are built over the cinnls with
open arches through" which the water Hows.
The streets are for the most part narrow
and tortuous ; yet the'ro.arq quite a nuinberof
good width and also ijlnnv largo open spaces
used for markets onliMrnod as puliUc-sqimi-Oi
with monuments and fountains. The numer
ous fountains are /peculiar designs , with
quaint llxuros cast IH , bronze standing upon
stone basins and surrounded by elaborate lat
tice work of baud-wrought Iron. The pub
lic monuments havq , | i.iin erected in honor
of celebrated historical personages whoso
careers have uuon.inaro or loss connected
with the city. Ono tWoio ) bronze statue rep
resents Martin He.Ua/m , the greatest early
seafarer of flormmiy. 'And fortuitously , as If
to maintain the harmony of the place , nl.irgo
sign on the house Jutt opposite explains that
the Inmatpj deal In table dellraclcs and "sea
llsh. " Albert Duror , the famous painter ,
sculptor and engraver , was also in his time at
home tn Nuernberg , and he , too , has boon
irlvcu a public square embellished with his
statue. Several of his best works are to bo
Been In the churches of the city. The old
browu stone hmue In which ho resided Is still
In a good state of preservation and ha * been
most accommodatingly labeled for the benefit
of the general puhllo.
In the later middle ages , Nuernberg was a
center not only of art but also of literature.
The meistor singers hero reveled in glory
and stored up whole libraries of poetry In
their nmnlo guild houses. Under thu lead of
Hans Sachs , In litor.ituro as In every trade ,
they went through the stages of npprrolii'0 ,
Journeyman and muster. Thu unpretentious
dwelling of Hans Sachs Is yet on view , Hear
ing a sign which informs thu reader that it
was the homo of the great moisten- singer
during the greater part of his long life , from
1491 to IKta. The street lias been named after
thu poet and loads to a square called by the
same name. The work of Hans Sachs 1ms boon
aptly characterized by n Herman couplet ,
which sounds equally rythmlcal In Its
Kngllsh translation :
"lluns Sachs was n shoe
maker and poet , too. "
The bronze llguro in the center of the
square represents him In both capacities ,
llrst us shocmaKcr then in poot. Under the
chair upon Which ho sits are numerous
largo and bulky volumes which ,
however , could scarcely have boon
Intended tn contain all the re
sults of his p roll lie pen , not to mention the
000 unpublished sonnets which ivero dis
covered after his death.
Nuernberg Is , ns It wore.nsurvival Instouo
and mortar of ono of the old chronicles of the
middle ages. HoRetisburg , bettor known in
Kutosbon , Is another old Uavarlau city , dat
ing Its origin perhaps ns far back as the
Honnm period. Hero , on the other hand , the
chlof attraction Is a biographical history of
Kuropo , carved In marbld by modern artists.
We reached the slto of the structure nftor an
hour's drlvo from Hogensburg.
This famous monumental building , known
ns the Wnlhalla , was begun and completed br
King Louis 1. , bf Uiivnrla. Tbo construc
tion extended over the twclvo years muling
1842 , when It was Inaugurated by Its
founder. The building , entirely of marble ,
Is a beautiful specimen of pure Grecian arch
itecture. It stands on the crest of a small
mountain overlooking th < i valley of the
Danube. The design by KIouzo Is much on
the plan of the Parthenon on the Athenian
Acropolis. Long flignts of marble steps lead
to the entrance. Tbo exterior presents rows
of doriu columns supporting huge pediments
at the north and south ends of the rectangular
temple. Onn group of statuary in the pedi
ment portrays an allegorical commemoration
of the restoration of Germany after the wars
nealust the llrst Napoleon. The other repre
sents the victories of Armlnlus over Yarns
In the famous battle in the Soiitobcrg forest ,
Tlio interior maintains the impressive design -
sign of n Greek temnle , The walls are of
dark brown marble.thc ceiling slants slightly
down from the center to tlio top of n gallery
encircling the hall. The floor is ono lurgb
mosaic ol variegated marbles , bearing coin-
mcmorativo inscriptions of the building of
the structure. The frol/.o traces in bas-relief
the early history of the Germans down to
their conversion to Christianity. On each
side of the hall are three life sized figures of
winged wnlkyrios reproiontine different con
ceptions of victory. The idea is that those
goddesses of victory are crowning with
wreaths the celebrated personages whoso
marble busts line the walls. No Greek god
occupies the place of honor , but instead is a
horoio sitting statue of the founder , Louis I.
of Bavaria. The busts at each side portray
nearly all the great Germans , whoso names
have been handed down In history , " science ,
religion and art. Vet a few nro represented
who can scarcely lay claim to German origin.
Many of the earlier celebrities are conimom-
orateii merely by tablets lining tbo upper
gallery , the moro recent ones by busts exe
cuted by well known sculptors. Nearly tbo
entire history of continental Europe can bo
traced from primeval times to the present In
the reliols and busts of this one hall. There
is still room for similar monuments to all the
great names which Germany is likely to pro
duce for mnuy years. It is proposed to keen
up tno process of adding to the collection ,
by which moans the idea of the founder will
bo carried out namely , to create a modern
Walhnlla to which the German heroes in every
Held of civilization will bo transported to
enjoy forever the rolrn of fame.
VICTOR HosinvATr.n.
Corn lor Kooil.
Pl.ATTKMOUTII , Nob. , Sept. 11. To the
Editor of Tun BIK : : After reading in Tun
OMAHA BEI : an address of Mr. Webster to
the Board of Trade concerning the food pros
pects of Europe , it appears to mo that now Is
the time to introduce the chief staple of Ne
braska to the people of that continent , es
pecially of Great Britain and Ireland.
If properly introduced , I am satsilled
that a very great consumption of corn maybe
bo stimulated throughout these islands.
Emicrants thence to this country readily
take to it. Why ? Because they learn
how to prepare it so as to plcaso the
palate , and if right steps are only
taken to teach them there by their own flro
side as it wore , there is no reason why a
taste for it should not bo created. Maiztna
and other prepirtions of corn readily sell
there , as would corn in immense quantities ,
as wheat bread is very Ikiely soon to bo out
of the reach of the poorer mechanics and
laborers. I would suggest that one , or two
good colored cooks having a good practical
knowledge and skilful in tno preparation of
tn < ? many cheap delicacies into which corn
may bo cooked , provided with a proper out-
lit of the noeossary utensils and under the
direction of a competent and experienced
person , visit the principal annual agricul
tural fairs or shows , particu
larly these held in the thickly
populated manufacturing districts of
Yorkshire , Lancashire , Warwickshire ,
etc. , where the distress is likely to bo great
est , and by ocular demonstration teach
them how simple is its preparation and by
distributing that which is prepared it will be
readily understood how it has become ono of
the staple foods of America and has a promi
nent place at the tables of the rich and poor
alike. Small parcels of three or Hvo pounds
could bo readily sold as samples , and pamph
lets distributed setting forth its nutritious
properties and containing n few simple
recipes for its preparation as n vegetable , or
broad or cake or pudding ; not numer
ous , but simple to prepare , enticing
to the uyo nnd pleasing to the pal
ate. It could bo introduced to the
numerous schools of cookery of which then )
is ono in almost every town , and whoso dem
onstrators would iind in it a new , agreeable
and economical culinary sensation , nnd would
malto the preparation of corn part of their
course. Other and very important channels ,
through which an Immense amount of this
food might bo distributed , nro the charitable
institutions in these , In and about London
nlonn there are nearly 50,000 children fed and
clothed gratuitously. Among them I may
mention tlio Foundling hospital.tho Bluecoat
and Yorkshire's societies' schools , nnd
schools supported by the fishmongers ,
drapers , and other .societies. And with the
prospects before them of Increased taxation
for the support of the poor and criminals
benches of Magistrates and boards of guar
dians would loud n willing ear to any repre
sentations or suggestions that might no made
to them , and give them serious considera
tion , the result of which , I fool convinced.
would bo favorable. I see by the English
press that tlio use of corn is bolng strongly
advocated , and stops should bo Immediately
taken to place Nebraska to the front. As to
the expense It would bo a men1 trillo In com
parison to the substantial advantages to bo
derived. By setting forth tlio many ad
vantages of corn in the manner indicated ns
economical , healthy and nutritious , it would
bo repeated throughout the land , by an omni
present press , which reaches rich and poor
alike , and I am sanguine enough to believe
that it will In tlmo become as popular as the
potato , especially In Ireland whore that crop
has become so precarious.
As far back as lbKJ ( when representing cer
tain Interests in the great world's fulof that
year lu London , I had an American store.
born meal and buckwheat sent over to mo ,
by which I entertained some of my friends ,
who expressed themselves delighted and ate
heartily. Bv these who partook , corn had
boon considered as only lit for cattle , and
buckwheat for fattening pheasants , and such
is It considered toJay , inciting the necessary
education. Ten , potatooi and tobacco have
found a home in every household and why
not corn I I would therefore urge upon you
the expediency of immediate consideration
and action In this matter , C. S. D.IWSON.
Information J-roo.
Do you know t'int ' any Md sere or out can
bo absolutely cured bv the Intelligent use of
Haller's Barbed Wire Liaimont : Bo morel-
ful to your hor.se and try It.
si'.v nut r/irc r.tinKtt.
A very old fashion revived Is that of a boll-
skirt covered with three llounce.s ,
Now gloves should not bo kept in the same
box with these that have been worn.
Black gloves grow stiff when lyiiiK by
unless they are wrapped in glove papor.
Khl vests are still popular , and In some
cases It is leather , not kid , that tailors use ,
All signs point to the fact that bead trim
mings will bo an Important factor as well for
cloaks us dresses.
Verv handsome dresses for tbo season are
made of black drap d'oro , trimmed with
bunds of black ostrich feathers.
The .toiapliino chignon , bound round with
the diamond tiara or riviere , is now con
sidered an elegant coiffure for evening.
It Is stated there are W.030 pianos made
1409 Douglas Street ,
Fall Fabrics
For Men.
Your fancy is captured , the
shine in your eyes says as much
and more.
You'll admit that suck fabrics and such/vV for madc-to
order garments enables every man to dress well at mod crate
cost.
Trousers , $5 and unwanls.
Suits , $20 find upwards.
Ovorcouts , SIS : uul upwards.
Our $20 , $25 and $28 suits are made neatly and stylish.
Our 530 , $35 and $40 suits are fit for a s\vcll or merchant
prince.
$5 Trousers please the close fisted man.
$6 to $8 are greater favorites , and any wonder ? When
they are $10 and $12 in most stores.
Expect to find the newest styles here and plenty of * them.
Open ovonitigs for nuoplo busy in day timo.
1409 Douglas.
About Oct. 1st. , will remove to Karbach's new
store rooms Fifteenth Street.
annually in America , and that three pounds
of steel wire are used for each instrument.
Long loose mantles , like these our grand
mothers wore , nro used for dinner and
theater parties. They nro made of slcllionno
or faille.
Very elegant is a nowmarkot , loose in front
quilted with silk lining , trimmed with Jap
anese fox , sleeves embroidered and lined
with light colored silk.
Man sneers at woman because she cannot
keep a secret and then swenr.s secretly nt
her obstinacy because she won't toll him
something ho wants to know.
Use glove stretchers to open the fingers of
gloves , not to make thorn larger , us cloves
should not bo bouijht or sold so small for the
wearer as to require stretching.
"vVhutan Ill-bred fellow that Hlnckloy
must bo to continually turn hU back to his
escort on the promenade. " "Sh ! that's
his wife. She married him for his llguro. "
Paris will bring in a good many novr-ltics
in circulars the coming season. Some designs -
signs with short capes of wool-cloth and fur
on the Stuart collar and the edges uro
shown.
Some now hat trimmings will bo shown
this winter. Quo of them is In the shape of
half a palm leaf , completely muilo of Jots , on
wire. Special trimmings are made for hat-
brims of small Jets.
"Oid you maKO o good impression ,
Annette' ; " asked her mother. "Wellrather , "
returned Annette. "Ho tried to kiss me , and
I left the print of ten pink linger nulls right
along his two cucoks. "
Every bureau belonging to n woman should
possess a glove stretcher , glove box and a
powder box having n perforated top , which
is sufficiently small to slip in the lingers and
keep It lilled with glove powder.
Mrs. Brown ( to nor pretty daughter In the
elevated ) : "I will speak to the guard if
thntyounainau ever there doesn'tstoistaring
nt mo. " Prooty daughter ( innocently ) : "I
don't think he's staring at you , Mamma. "
Among the autumn tailor suits is ono of
rich myrtle green with sheath.skirt and Louls
coat trimmed with dark green velvet ara
besques in cut work. The1 coat opens over a
\vaistcoat of palo blue cloth braided with
silver.
Howe They say Miss Jenkyns is a very
tender hearted girl. Uowo Thov don't
know her then. Everybody would agree
that she has a might } ' hard heart , If they
know how I have tried in vain to make nh
Impression on it.
A now fashion that Is only pormlssahlo to
women whoso figures are very slender , is that
which shows tiny velvet rosettes put where
the buttons ought to bo. VV'bilo these are
absolutely rosettes , .still they are made of
very narrow velvet ribbon and slightly llat-
tenod.
The fashion this winter will bo feather
sleeves on all dresses ; fans In old hico with
pictures. The skirts will bo entirely flub
with simple applications of Valenciennes and
ribbons through the cntrcdoux. The under
skirts , corsets and stockings harmonlio with
the dross.
Fashion has made chiffon an institution.
Chiffon , although it costs but llltlo n yard , is
expensive because of the frequent renewals
it necessitates. Like the bloom on the poach ,
that a touch will destroy , so chiffon will
hardly boar the friction of ono weolt's wear.
Some bead waists are made in the shape of
n perfect corset with shoulder-straps. At
the lower end long baud fringes are fastened.
Arabesque designs nro especially popular.
This fringe consists of oblong , smooth beads ,
Intermingled without nnd polished Jet balls.
This fringe will bo very fashionable during
the next spring.
A dressy tea gown , particularly appropri
ate for dull autumn days. Is made of Hainan
red and black striped India cashmere , trim
med with black velvet Medici collar and
cuffs , with n pulling of black velvet on tha
shoulders , nnd a Jabot arrangement ( of black
lace nown the fronts , with n llounca of the
same on the doml-tralncd skirl hem.
Peach and heliotrope lire such beautiful
tints that it is not surprising they llnd favor ,
nnd adl nnor gown of poach crepe do Clnno
was nn admirable example of good coloring.
The soft material fell in graceful folds on the
skirt , nnd was plaited under the horn with
green volvot. The low bodlco was a com
bination of green and peach , with long suh
ends at the sides anil a Jacket busquo nt tlio
back.
Now Vork World : From the discovery of
this country till is..o , it took the whlto Immi
grants and their descendants to produce
values to the amount of about $7,000,000,000 ;
but from 1SSO to 1V.IO wo have produced
$ fi7iir,000,000. : , Wo have muchlnos.our pred
ecessors hud none ; but neither wore there
any tramps nor tenfold millionaires among
them.
Use Hallor's ( Jormixn Pills , the great oo n
Btlputlou and liver regulator.
Tilixas .ininrr nn : HOI/SK.
To clean brass fixtures , rub thorn with
slices of lemon , then wash In hot water.
A weak solution of cooking soda will clean
a hair brush without weakening the bnstloi.
In wlomg up a stained door , a pretty gloss
Is given by adding u llttlo kerosene oil to the
wutor.
By rubbing with a flannel dipped In whit
ing the brown dlscolorations may bo taken oil
cupi which have been used In baking.
C'roam , rose nnd tinsel is the exquUito col
oring of a magnificent rtmalssancu tupostry.
The olfoct Is rich embroidery upon old sllif.
To destroy the odor of paint In a newly
painted room , put n handful of Irosh hay In a
bucxot of water , and let U Uund tu the room
ever night.
Just received a nice line of
Gauntlet Dririof Gloves ,
ALSO A NICE LINE OP
BLOWS
IN ALL SHADES
AND LENGTHS.
1506 Farmm Street
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boon Biilijoot to sit-fc liuuduolio nil my
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