Nebraska Newspapers

    THE OMAHA DAILY BEE , SUNDAY , OCTOBER 25 , 1891-SIXTEEN PAGES. 13
PATRONIZE HOME INDUSTRY ,
How Oonaamers Oan Obtain What They
Want at Homo Faotorioa.
NO USE TRYING TO STEM THE TIDE ,
1'rcnldcnt of the MniiufnoturcM
nnd CoiiNtiinciH AsHOulntlon Tnlk.s
About the HcnclltN Already Dc-
rtvcd fro in Iho 'Morcinont.
Whllo tbo majority of the public spirited
citizens of Omaha nro thoroughly aroused on
the sutjjcot of homo patronage nnd nro not
only liuklnK It but practlcinK It also , It would
ba surprising If some who commence to use
homo made Koods do not become dissatisfied
with the experiment.
Consumers must boar In mind that manu
facturers in all localities differ widely In the
style and quality of goods turned out. Some
tr.anufacturcrs make a specialty of producing
fancy and high priced gauds for the host
trade ; others manufacture goods of the vary
cheapest quality , Intended to catch the
"cheap John" trade ; ntlll others follow a
mlddlu course and produce goods that nro
neither of the tlncst nor poorest quality , but
intcmlud lo 1111 the demand for a good article
of moderate prico. Some manufacturers turn
outnllgtadcs ot goods which nro distin
guished by ( liTcrant ! namci or brands.
Nebraska manufacturers nro llko all
others , some Htrlvo to turn out the best of
goods , for which a fancy price Is asked , while
others imiko tno cheapest kinu of goods.
It follows that , when a consumer has boon
using n certain brand of eastern made goods
nnd changes to homo made ho may got some-
thlau unsatisfactory , but it does not follow
that such goods us ho requires are not madu
here.
here.All that tno consumer can do is to Inquire
as to the relative vuluo and quality of the
output of homo factories nnd then select sucli
brands as will meet his requirements. A
good many consumers are inquiring of the
manufacturers themselves as to which nro
tDoir best brands and what dealers In tholr
vicinity handle them. Manufacturers report
that they are incolvlng numerous calls every
day over the tulophono such as , "What is
your best brand of Ifour and wuat grocer in
tny part of the cltv handles It , " or "I have
boon using ' 8 best eastern laundry soap ,
what brand of your make U similar to this
nnd where can I buy it ? " etc.
If the manufacturer can not bo reached
call up the secretary of the Manufacturers
nnd Consumers association , room 001 , liu :
building , and lot him look the matter up.
The manufacture of cigars deserves espe
cial encouragement , ns tboro nro only about
thlrty-llvo clitarmakors employed bare , as
against 700 or bOO In HI. I'aul and Minneapo
lis , oven Sionx City being ahead of Omaha
In this rosuuct.
A smoker who has boon buying a certain
brand of eastern made goods cannot expect
to step into .veigar store and get un Omaha
cigar that will exactly Juit his taste the first
tlmo trying.
There nro good , bad ana Inalfforont Omaha
cigars , and because the smoker Is so unfor
tunate ns to got n bad ono on the start tiu
must not condemn all Oin.iha cigars , but
remember the number of eastern cigars that
ho has smoked nnd pronounced vllo.
The proverbially bad election elpars are
nil of oastcin mako.
The smoker , In changing onto homo made
goods , must try the different brands of the
different makers until ho llnds u cigar that
suits him.
A man who would smoke ono Now York
cigar mid.because it did not satisfy his taste ,
orguo that Now York did not make good
cigars , would bo looked upon as lacking in
his reasoning powers.
A retail cignr dealer has boon tolling his
patrons tbo past week that ho had nut In
Homo Omaha cigars but that they did not
meet the requirements of bis customers. It
the doalar was honest in his statements the
probabilities uro that ho bought a box or two
of Omaha cigars , nnd being Ignorant of the
different brands , unfortunately got , hold of
cotnothing that did not suit his class of
trade. The snmo dealer would have to admit
that there are a good many brands of eastern
made cigars that would not give any better
satisfaction.
It is reported that some retail dealers in
different lines in the city have boon doing all
that they could to discourage homo pntiou-
ngo. They arc men who have been making a
living out of the cltv and sending every sur
plus dollar that they could got to other cities.
Now that the people are aroused on the sub
ject they dislike to give up tbo habit and see
their money remain in the city , but uro tryIng -
Ing to stem tha tldo of popular sentiment.
Sorao"of thorn say to their customers ,
"homo made goods nra nil right for some but
you would r.ot want thorn , " putting on om-
phnsls on the "you" as it the person ad
dressed required something n little different
from the general run of people.
Anotluir favorite excuse Is that Omaha
manufacturers usk moro for their goods than
outsiders , which Is a deliberate misrepresen
tation of tno facts.
Other dealers toll tholr customers that cer
tain brands of goods are made in Omaha ,
when they know that they camn frun fac
tories suvoral hundred miles awny.
These enemies of homo patronage have any
tiumbor of such excuses nnd misrepresenta
tions nt hand and they deliver them in tha
most confidential and porsuaslvo manner pos
sible.
This is unfortunate , because these dealers
by taking the opposite course might bo of
arcat service in building up thu city from
flhlchtlioy uroiocelvii.g their.support. It is
utifortunato that any business men should bo
BO short sighted as to work against tholr own
interests In keeping money in the city clnso
mid laboring men out of employment. It Is
unfciiuunto for thorn because they will lese
customers until they uro forced out ot busi
ness or compelled to fall Into Una with those
who are striving to build up the industries of
the city nnd stato.
The movement in favor of homo patronage
is only in Its infancy , and It is the merest
folly for any dealer or class of dealers to at
tempt to resist its progress. The Manufac
turers nnd Consumers association Is forming
nnd already has un netlvo membership of 1X ( )
manufacturers , with as many moro who hava
ilguttlod a dcsiro to Join und are only wait
ing for tbo secretary to call upon thoin nnd
enroll their names. Thesa manufacturers ,
with their I'J.OOO employes , representing
50,000 or moro consumers , baekad by tha
thousands ot men and women who nro bound
that Omaha shall becoma a great city and
Nebraska u great state , constitute a power
that will ba found irroslstablo.
This Is not taking Into consideration the
manufacturers located in other cltio.i in the
atuto , who arc Just rammancln ? to send In
applications lor membership , and who will
doubtless double the strength of the organi
zation.
Homo nT the llusiilts.
W. A. Pnco , president of the Manufac
turers und Consumers association , said :
"You ask what good has been accomplished
by tha homo patronngo movement thus far.
I will answer , moro good teu times over than
I can tell. lOvury ninnuf auluror tolls me that
lie has oxpoiioncod n great improvement In
Ills business. Moro goods of Nebraska manu
facture nro being sold at tiomu than over be
fore In tbo history of the stato. It has dona
moro than that , It has glvun homo manufac
ture * a prustiga among local merchants that
they never enjoyed boforo. It has given the
retail dealers a hotter opinion of goods of
bomo production uud has opened their eyes
10 tholr real merits. It has given the manu
facturers moro voiitldonco , because they feel
now that thu pcoplo are with them ana you
\vlll very soon hoar of different oncn branchIng -
Ing out into now lines of mtuuifncturo or on *
lorglug their facilities for the output of old
lines , 1 Imvo already board some manufac
turers discussing schemes of tills kind.
Moro than that , you will see other manufac
turers seeking locations In a place whoro.
they will bo sura of revolving the patronage.
of a largo and growing population.
"When this movement was started most
manufacturer * had largo stocks of goods on
Lund , which had boon accumulating , owing
to thu dull tlmos nnd slow movement of
goods. Those slocks have been melting away
at an astonishing rate und already the manu
facturers uro commencing to put ou moro
tiolp. I think I would have uo Uoubto in
bowing when ) fifty additional men have
been glvou work in the past woon or tea
days as n rusult of this movement. This is
no grout number , but It moans tha support of
( SO people , and it must bo remembered that
ilie rt ! ult lu till * dirocllou ara ouljr Juut
commencing to bo fait , but ni old stocks ara
reduced tba demand for more help will bo
much greater. Then , too , the retail dealers
had on bund Inrgo stocks of eastern goods ,
which they have Imd to work off , and when
they commence slocking tip with homo good *
there will bo n still greater demand on man
ufacturers and another call for moro help.
"I notice that eastern mnnufaoturors nro
considerably stirred up over the rapid
growth of the homo patronage sontlmont In
Nebraska and several representatives of such
concerns that have called on mo have ad
mitted that tluiy would either have to move
their plants to Nebraska or give up this
llnld. Their admissions furnish a most con
vincing proof that thn movement Is not only
practical , but that it Is actually proving to
bo a great success.
"Tho tiling that alarms them most Is that
the homo patronage saiitlmcnt emanates
from the consumer * , that the people are do-
maudlng homo made goods , Kastorn manu
facturers feel that they can control n good
share of the retail dealers , but when It comas
to the consumers they are forced to acknowl
edge defeat.
"Local manufacturers who have been east
report that they were every where questioned
as to the progress ot the movement In Ne
braska , nnd that while eastern manufac
turers were oppose'1 to It as cutting off tholr
business , they would admit that It was the
only way to aver builu up a great manufac
turing community. "
Mr. Pago's prediction that schemes would
soon bo on foot among the manufacturers for
largely Increasing tbolr facilities is already
verified. Two of the local overall manufac
turers nro now making arrangements to enlarge -
largo tholr business to nn extant that will
give employment to over 100 additional girls.
Pearl Muttons.
A few weeks ago THE CKB called attention
to the opening of n pearl button factory by
several Hohomlan button makers who had
como to this country owing to thn collapse of
the button Industry of Austria. They hnvo
been working under 'great disadvantage on
account of being unacquainted with tno
English language and American business
methods. They bavo been able , however , to
tuiti out a first-class article , equal in every
rospoot to the imported buttons. Ex-
Councilman Frank Casper has now
taken hold of the matter and proposes
to buy out the plant , making It a
stock concern and giving the workmen nn
Interest in the company. Ho proposes to
buy the shells in ban Francisco in car lots
und Increase the working force to fifty men ,
tbo present number being only nboufoight.
Ho ha received great encouragement rrom
M. E. Smith & Co , the Omaha dry goods
jobbori , who have contracted to take a vary
largo share of the output of the factory. Mr.
Tibbs , buvor for M. E. Smith & Co. , ro-
marued ; ' "If wo can'assUt lu putting on its
feet nn industry which promises to bo of con
siderable value to the city wo will bo pleased
to do so and trust that other Jobbers in our
line will do the same There is no apparent
reason why Omaha can not manufacture
pearl buttons ns well as any othur city in the
country. This branch of industry which
was formerly confined almost entirely to
Austria has recently bean conducted very
successfully In Now Jersey nnd a plant of the
same Kind has Just boon opened in Detroit. "
This factory will bo a direct outgrowth of
the uomo patronage agitation , as these who
nro now interesting thembolvos In the busi
ness would never have taken the chances had
tlioy not boon confident that the people would
stand by them.
HutH Made in Oiniihn.
An Industry , now in Infancy , but which
promises to make a rapid growth under the
fostering care of homo natronugo , Is the man
ufacture of hats recently commenced at ! 2UU
North Sixteenth street , by Hamsor A : Co.
At the present time tuoy nro employing only
four or live people , but the possloilitles of the
business appear to bo great *
The members of the llrm came hero fiom
Danoury , Conn. , a town of about 22,000 popu
lation , which Is almost entirely supported by
the hat factories , there being thirty-four of
them.
The Omaha llrm is composed of practical
men who have grown up In the business and
they claim that hats can bo made in this city
ns cheaply and of as good quality as can bo
madu in any other city. In other words that
the oa.st does not possess any advantage over
the west in this nruncn of manufacture. As
a matter of course , eastern factories have
built up n biir trade which it would take anew
now factory n long tlmo to obtain , but homo
natronatro could put such a factory on Its foot
nt ouco.
The lint business Is undoubtedly working
Its way west and already a very largo plant
has been opened ntWnbasb , Ind. , a bin bonus
being given by the city us an inducement.
St. Louis also has a hat factory. Omaha
should have a share of this business and It
will have Itit the men of Omuhn will como to
the front with their putronago.
It may bo ot Interest to know something
about the method of manufacturing a gen
tleman's fur hat , which many people , If they
over thought on the subject at nil , imagine to
bo made out of some kind of cloth. A close
examination will disclose the presence of Iluo
halVs in the material of the hat nnd It is of
hair , or moro properly speaking , the fur of
animals , that these hats are made. For this
purpose the clippings and waste pieces of fur
of most nil the different fur bearing animals ,
such us the beaver , nutria of South America ,
common rabbit and Russian hare arc ob
tained from the fur cutters.
These pieces of hide nro first cnrated which
prepares tno fur , nnd tnun cut Into strips
and run through n cuttar whlcli takes off ttio
fur. The skin bolnc useless to the hat trade ,
ts turned over to the glue manufactuorer.
The next process Is performed by a blow
ing machine which separates the coarse hair
from the fur , nnd the raw material is tlion
ro.id ; for lisa
The fur is run Into what is known as tha
farming machine , In which a perforated cone
revolving In a cylinder produces a suction
that draws the fur uniformly over the cone
and thus forms a cone shaped hat fabric.
Tills ( jono of fur Is about as thick as n cob
web and two feet long by eighteen inches at
the baso.
Next comes the hardening process which
is accomplished by means of shrinking with
hot water. This puts the cone in condition
to bo handled and it is then turned over to
tlio maker , who repairs any damages or Im
perfections and continues the shrinking pro
cess until the hat , which still preserves its
cona shape , is teduced in size to about ton
inches in nulght and ttio same in diameter at
the base.
At this stapo of manufacture , it resembles
moro the duneo cap , formerly in use In coun
try schools , than It does a gentleman's sty
lish derby.
Tlio next process 1 the shaving , which
takes itlt all the protruding hairs from the
surface. Then the Rtlffoucr takes it in hand
nnd puts ou tbo outslda a certain preparation
with a brush. Steaming tbo hat drives this
props-ration in nnd u subsequent vitriol bath
removes the little roinainiuir on the surface.
Next the blocker by moans ( of machines
that stretch and press it Into something moro
llko a modern hat. Then to the coloring de
partment where It is clvon any shade that
fashion may demand. Once mare under the
blocking machines its shape Is still further
Improved.
A preparatioa Is now applied to the Inside
of the hut which stiffens up the crown.
Thus far tno hat U not n bat according to
thu manufacture's use ot that word , but Is
known us a bodio.
At this point tha work of the Omaha manu
facturer commences. Ho buys the bodies In
thu cast and finishes them up heru , but It is the
finishing that really mukos tba hat. It is all
hand wont on the better class of hats. In
this operation line bund pater Is used , so line
In fact that to the eye it appears llko u piece
of smooth raanllla paper.
The brim has to bo put in shape , that it
given the latest fushionnblo roll. The bind
ing , trimming , etc. , is put on and the hat Is
ready to bo placed on sale.
This Omaha firm is figuring on putting In a
plant to cost about 810,000 that will ouublo
it to perform the whole operation of man
ufacturing hats nero. Such a plant would
have n capacity for turning out fifty dozen
bats par day and could employ SOO people or
even moro when running to Its full capacity.
They could make hau to retail at from > ' ! up.
I'ho building up of a factory of this kind
requires n largo amount of capital , but plenty
of men could bo found with the money if
they could bo reasonably sure of being aolo
to sell the goods made.
Cold I.ouil.
Tno people of Omaha should bo proud of
the Omaha Shot and Load works , which is
the largest and most complete establishment
of tbo kind lu the United States. Tboro are
only thirteen In this country , and none west
of Omaha excepting the one at Sac Fran
cis co.
Tha Omaha shot tower is the latest built ,
bnvjnir only been recently completed , and for
that reason ts fitted up with all the latest
appliances.
Erory ono remembers the small boy and
tils exponmouU in melting and coating load.
A favorable amusement with htm Is to pour
mcltod load through a slave hold above a tub
of water. I3y this means ho can turn out
rounded pellets which by courtesy might bo
called shot.
Modern ingenuity has not boon nblo to In
vent any better war nnd the method em
ployed In the tlncst shot tower in.tho country
Is essentially the same as that practiced by
the small boy.
The Omaha snot townr is 112 fcolin height ,
built of timbers 2xt ! inches , laid Hat and
bolted together. Ucncath the tower is a wall
thirty-six feet In depth.
The load bars from the smelting works nro
taken to the top floor und melted In knttlos
holding about eight tons of the metal.
A spout in the side ot the kettle allows the
metal to How In a steady stream Into nn Iron
pan of the same shape and style as the ordi
nary long handled frying pan In use In every
household.
The bottom of this pan Is perforated with
round holes , through which the load drops to
the bottom ot the well.
The size ot the holes Is governed by the
slo of the shot which It Is desired to make.
On Its way down the lend assumes n
spherical shape nnd by tha tlmo It roaches the
water at the bottom of tuo well It has
sufllciontly cooled to retain Its form. This Is
the object in building such n high tower , ns
a less fall would not give tno metal tlmo to
harden and It would flatten out on striking
thu water.
The shot dropped by the same pan will not
all bo of the sixmo sue , as for example , a
pan calculated to drop No. 0 shot will drop
some No. . " > nnd some No. T.
From the well the shot is elevated by ma
chinery similar to that used for grain In n
mill nnd Is carried Into a screen , which re
moves the places of motnl which did not
form shot on tbo way down. Than the shot
passes through the dryer , where boat re
moves the moisture still clinging to it after
its bath In Iho well.
The shot is next allowed to escape onto nn
inclined table made of larao plates of glass , h
spacoof about two Inches being loft between
the plates.
The perfectly round shot make n splendid
run down this table , leaping over the crev
ices between the glass plates without dilH-
culty. The imperfect hot no rolling and
sliding down the table , sometimes jumping
ono or moro of the openitig , but eventually
failing through , where they Ho ns waste
material until taken to the molting room to
bo mndo over.
Again the shot Is picked up by nn elevator
nnd carried into a broakidg cylinder.which
separates some of the sizes. From tboro It is
again made to run tno gauntlet over a glass
tablo.
Next it goes into the sorting machine ,
which separates tbo si/os. This machine
consists ot a series of metal cylinders perfor
ated so as to lot the different sizes drop
through. The first lots out , the sraullost size ,
which runs down n spout Into its compart
ment , tno next cylinder lets out the next
size , and so on to the t-nd.
Then the shot is ready for the polisher ,
which removes the dull leaden look and puts
on n bright smooth surface.
From this machine the shot drops down
into the weighing machine , which is so con
structed that after twonty-llvo pounds has
run out an automatic slide stops the shot. A
slight turn of the cup shaped receptacle bold-
lug the shot allows u to oscano Into the bag
and ut the same time the slide opens nnd an
other twonty-llvo pounds of shot is weighed
up.
Another macino sows the end of the bag
nnd the worlc Is complete.
The wbolo operation from the time the
load loaves the kittle until the shot Is In bags
ready for shipment is done by machinery ,
and the most of it is automatic.
BUCK shot Is run In molds the same as rillo
balls
Lend pipe is made by casting the lead
around an iron core.
o
Cook's Extra Dry Chnmpagno Is ono of the
most delicious beverages in the market.
Once tried it will always bo on your table.
Sommtnttlt Journal.
Ho loves mo , ho has often sworn ,
With all his deepest soul ;
But when wo two nro marnod , oh ,
Will ho bring up the coal I
Ho says that little children are
His heart's supreme delights- ;
But will excuse mo while I blush I
He seethe the baby nights ?
Ho seems quite generous just now
Quito liberal ; but will
Ho , some day when I buy a hot ,
Kef usn to pay the bill I
1 love blm , I confess , and yet
These questions vex my mind.
\ \ all , I must do like other girls :
I'll ' simply go it blind.
At a wedding in New Haven recently two
rings were used.
The girl about entering old maidenhood
never objects to a boy caught.
No matter how bad n man's handwriting
U , the girl who is in love with him is always
willing to purzio out his loiters.
In the marriage of Miss Guinness , the
creat English brewer's niece , to William
Kinloch , a "stout" heart seams to have won
a fair lady.
Mr. Wlldo , who married Mrs. Leslie , is
sure to stand high in the estimation of who
ever moots him , slnco ho is six foot four
Inches tall.
Uarrio Oeorgo has asKed mo to bo his
wlfo. I hope ho loves mo. You don't suppose
that ho wants mo only for my inonoyl ICato
I don't know , but some men will do anything
for money.
Clara Towsor know when you were com
ing , lie recognized your nnmo when wo
called It. Tommy ( breaking in ) Yes , wo said
here comes that fuller that's goin' to cot loft
on Clara , arid ho wagged his tall.
In Now York on the Kith. Miss Allco Bay
ard King , duughtor of Edward King , waa
married to Herman Lo Hey Edgar , a son of
William Edgar , who was nt ono time commo
dore of the Now York Yacht club.
The tnarriaco of Miss Mary 1 rick and Mr.
George William Cbllds Drexel , tlio youngest
son of Mr. A J. Uroxel , the banker , will take
plnco the first weak of November ut Vincen-
town , N. J. Miss Irick belongs to an old Now
Jersey family.
Tlio approaching marriage of Mmo. Barrios
to a member of the Spanish parliament will
recall to many readers her picturesque career.
Forced into marriage with the dictator of
Guatemala , she soon came to love him , and
her Ufa shows that she was faithful lo him
until the end camo. The more facts of her
lifo would furnish any novelist with the ma
terials for n romance.
Miss Blanche Hnvomeyor , daughter of
Theodora A. Havomoyorof Now York , nnd
W. Butler Duncan , jr.wore married at Newport -
port on tbo 15th. Among the bridal presents
were a furnished nou.se in Now York und
8200,000 In money from the brido's father.
The young couple will make n tour around the
world on tholr wedding trip.
The revival in theatrical circles of the
rumor that the foreigner whom Marie Jnnson
it to wed h the redoubtable Thomas Ochll-
trooot Toxasjrecalls to the Chlcaco News
the report that "Ochlltroo saved Marie's life
sorao years ago , when that fascinating ac
tress was bitten by a centipede nt Gnlvcston ,
He dosed her ficoly with Houston whisky ,
on the principle of 'slmlla slmilibus curan-
tur.1 "
A notable wedding took place In the village
of Smyrna , Aroostook county , Mo. , the othur
day. Tha groom , Moses Clark , had buried
two wives and reached the rospoctnblo ago
of TO years , but ho was lonesome nnd longed
for n third companion to make things smooth
for him on life's homestretch. Accordingly
ho lavished his ripe and discreet affections
upon Mrs , Uobblus , tha survivor ot two hus
bands und 73 summers. The affection was
mutual , the courtship lasted just ono day , nnd
on Sunday the well preserved two were made
a happy one. Ou the following evening a big
crowd from the surrounding towns , headed
by a brass br.nd , serenaded the elderly couple
nt tholr residence. The old gentleman treated
all bands generously nnd contributed to the
ganoral entertain mont by dancing a reel.
Van Houton's Cocoa "Best and goes far
thest. "
I'otlHvllio'H Monument.
The soldiers' monument at I'ottsvllle , Pa. ,
was unveiled last week. General Horace
Porter of Now Yarn delivered the oration at
the unveiling , which was witnessed by fully
lf > ,000 pooplo. Governor Paulson presented
the badges to the surviving members of the
First Defenders , which represents companies
from PottsvlllofAllentown , Lowlstown and
Now lllntrgold , which were thu first soldiers
at tbo national capital during the late rebel
lion. The monument was erected by volun
tary contributions at a cost of $33,000. The
city was gaily decorated nnd the celebration
was in every way a fitting one.
ECHOES FROM ffit ANTE ROOM ,
The Workmen OolobAlfo the Order's Twen
ty-Third Atotiivomry ,
COLONEL COCKERILf ON THE ELKS.
Tlio Ocldfellow's Oriiiiil Ijniluo nt Ijlit-
colti Nc\t.UontliVji\o lo ntOinalin
General Noivtf and Notes
Among tib''ljOlios. ! (
North Omatm ledge No. 159 , Anclout Or
der ot Utiitod Workmen , celebrated the
twonty-tnlrdmitilvorsnry of the orilor last
Monday night In a fitting matin or.
The ledge room on North Twenty-fourth
street was lavUhly docowtod with bunting ; ,
lings nnd ovorgrcon , and thu syinbollo lottora
6f the order , douo in cvargrj n , were sus-
potmod in the cantor of the room.
An liitprostlng programme xv.n presented ,
consisting of recitation * and musical num
bers , both vocal nnd Instrumental. The
feature of tjio evening was an address by
Ilov. J. 1 * . I ) . Llwyd , a member of the ardor.
on "Tho Ut'latlon of the Anuiont Order of
United SVorlunun to the Ladle * and Wives
of Mombora. "
The address was a most Interesting 0110
and was delivered in an earnest , thoughtful
mannar. 'llio speaker referred to the "prog
ress niiulo during the nlnutoonth century In
the arts and sciences aim also to the still
greater progress made in the wny of provld-
Ini ? protection for the living ilopondent ones.
Ho dwelt upon the uncertainty of lifo and
the necessity of some sort of provision bclnir
made for thu protection of the loved onus
from want. A beautiful picture was drawn
of tha protecting arms thrown about the Uo-
reavod famines by the grand soclettos of
which the Ancient Order of United Work
man is ono of ttio torcmo-U.
Those orders , in a measure , take the hus
band's plaoo in caring for the family. They
also exert strong intluenco on thu homes of
the members. There is a constant Inter
change of ideas In lodge ) which is a means
of producing a greater sense of the precious-
ucss of the home.
Tlio speaker said that the public opinlon-of
today Is chivalrous. Ho referred to the chiv
alry of the oldou times when knights sacri-
llcod their lives for thoa they were protect
ing , nnd sala that the men of today nro fully
as chivalrous a * these of yoro. This principle
of chivalry haunts tno lodges and their room-
bora catch the inspiration.
The motto of the order , Charity , llopo and
Protection , ho likened to the southern cross
which guides the murinor. "This motto
guides the members to higher and bettor
lives.
The speaker said that lodges represent ono
of the most remarkable featuies of the lifo
of today. The history of Masonic lodges
roaches back to the earliest times , but the
history of these lodgon is comparatively re
cent. They nro a uart of the church's
failure. The church had ignored the Impor
tant function of the secular needs of men
and is now suffering the consequences. The
speaker predicted that the day would como
when the church will recover this lost
ground and thcso oonovolont societies will 1)3
useless.
In closing.Mr. Llwyd said the ladles should
romoinber that these lodges do not rest upon
men's selfishness , but , upon the earnest ,
thoughtful care which inon of mind and seri
ousness have for their , wives and children ,
nnd upon their unscltlsji love of family and
homo. '
'
At the conclusion of , the programme a lun
cheon was served in the supper room and n
short time was passed ih a social manner.
The entertainment was a success in every
respect and reflected credit upon the committee -
too Haying the matter 'in chargo. The com
mittee consisted of Messrs. William Christ-
man , L. S. Trudcll , / W. Davis , It. B. Car
ter. J. T. Smith , H. J. Banders and John
White. ,
The l-MJCH.
Colonel John A. Ccickorill , who has re
cently presented to the JSlks of St. Louis n
handsome statue , made thu following sneech.
It contains so much of what Is true so much
of what Is n real dofoucoand n manly defence
for these who have made the music of the
world , that no one can fall to appreciate it :
"An organization bisod upon the impene
trable principles of charity , justice , brotherly
love and fidelity mast endure. Such an order
Is the Benevolent and Protective Order of
Elks. A few years ago , in the
city of rs'ow York , a little group
of men members of n profession
which for more than two thousand years has
amused , Instructed , entertained and uplifted
humanity mnt and laid the foundation of
tnis society. They had , in their precarious
lives , fait the need ot comradeship , helpful
ness and closer fraternity. They bullded
batter than they know , for what prophetic
eye could have foroioon the grand structure
which would rise upon tholr slender foun
dation , and which today has supporting pil
lars in inoro than halt the states of the
union '
"In the eyes of the cold nnd austere world
our founders were , perhaps , of the class
sometimes stigmatized as 'vagabonds' ' those
children of genius who bavu dona so much to
poautify and enrich the world. Blot from
our annals the works of 'vagabonds' and how
little is loft to admire' ' What an aching void
is loft in literature , art and scion en I
"Wo wipe from thousands of canvases
the glorious tints of artists whoso names will
live till the end of tima ; wo obliterate much
of song and poetry nnd romance , and consign
to impenetrable limbous ot darkness the shin
ing n a 11103 of Shakespuaro and Byron , and
Goldsmith and Keats , uud Shelley and Pee ,
and countless numbers of children of men ,
who , with pen and brush and chisel , have peopled -
plod the world with the uoiiiL's of fiction ,
which wo cherish as wo uo our loved ones ,
and have tilled us with Inspiring thoughts
which maico ourselves nobler and better wo
revere our founders. "
The capstone of the Chicago Masonic torn-
plo nt State and Randolph streets will bo laid
with imposing Masonic ceremonies Novem
ber ( ! . No decision has yoj boon reached as
to who will deliver the oration on that occa
sion , but it n settled that the oflicori of the
grand ledge will pjrfonn tbo Interesting
coromouy of placing the capstone , which Is
one of thu moat Intoroitlng coromonlos
known to the Masonic fraternity.
There is a mild sunsatmn among the
Masons- Columbus. O. , concerning the
nhargo made against C. B. Cameron of the
M. C. Lilly company of having revealed
Masonic secrets to a Woman who had sued
film for broach of promise.
The Masons of Scotland recently unveiled
n splendid statue or l6Qrt ( ) Burns at Ayr.
Prominent Masons from 6vory part of Scot
land and England wflrq' unseat , and ovur
! IUOUO puoplo attondodt witness the core-
mony.
The members of thaQvdor of the Eastern
Star held n mite social iwt ! Saturday night at
the residence of Mrs. ( f. U. Coon , Hill North
Nineteenth street. At- largo number was
present and n most onloyablo evening was
passed. High llvu wn * jpo principal bnjoy-
mont of tha availing , uiUiqut'h a song by Miss
MyrtloCoou was a delightful varlatlou from
"
the untieing game. "OJ
The grand chapter of m'owa hold its thlrty-
olghth annual cnnvaenunn at Iloonu on
Thursday and Kridayidljlast week with 151) )
delegates present , Tlui following . .nicer *
worn elected for thu oinamgycur : William
Wilbraham , Urosco , grand high priest ; C. S ,
Klotchor , Atlantic , deputy grand nigh priest ;
F. W. Craig , Dos Molnes , grand king ; L.
ElsetTor , Hampton , grand scriba ; Alfred
Wlngato , DOB Molucs , ro-olect-od grand sec
retary ; T. J , Van Horn , Mount Pleasant , reelected -
elected grand treasurer. Council Bluffs was
selected as the next place of mooting. The
grand treasurer's report showed the ansuU
of the Brund ledge In bonds to bo 15,500 ; ro-
ccipts for the year , $5 , IW , and expanses ,
f.'i.USl. By vote of the cluiptor it win con
cluded not to separate the subordinate chap
ters uud councils.
I. O O. If.
The annual suasion of the grand ledge nnd
grand encampment was held at Lincoln last
week ,
The election of ofllcors for the ensuing
your resulted as follows ! Kncampmaut
Ciranj partrlarch , J. J. Byur , Lincoln ; grand
senior warden , J , R Holler , Hastings ; grand
high prlast , H. M. Utttoy , O'Nolll ; grand
Junior warden , A. A. Albright , Nebraska
City ; grand scrlbo , I. 1' . Oapo , Fremont ;
grand treasurer , Samuel McClay , Lincoln ;
representative to sovereign grand encampment -
mont , Ooorifo H. Cottlnp , Kearney. Grand
ledge Grand master , Cleorpo L. . Loomts ,
Kromont ; deputy grand master. A. H. Weir ,
Lincoln ; Rinnd warden E. ,1. O'Nolll , 1'rtw-
ncoClty ; gratid secretary , I. V. Gage , Fre
mont.
The votnran Jewel , given to members of
the order who hnvo boon In good standing
for twenty-live years , was conferred upon
llio following : V. T. Mercer of Glbboti
ledge No. a' , William Saxaucr ot Omnha
ledge No. 2 , T. D. .Black of Centennial ledge
No. 169 , John D. Newell ot Blair ledge No.
14 , E. C. Bunnoro of Cortlnnd ledge No. 101 ,
A. U. Cllno of Lincoln ledge No. : ) 'J.
IMl'll'.TlKX.
The nnvos of a church do not comprise the
rogurs In the congregation.
Polly Can you see anything In the now
minister ) Jack Yes , you can see your Im-
ngo In bis co.it.
"Tho church nt Dlnkoyvillo burned last
night. " " ( jood gracious ! " "Yes. burned
with all Its contents pows , pulpit , blblo and
nnd all. " "Holysmouol"
There are eighteen counties In Minnesota
without n Baptist church. This , as the Min
neapolis Tribune justly observes. Is a remarkably -
markably poor showing for n land so full of
lakes.
Olio's faith in the ofilcacy of prayer Is
sadly shaken by the news that Mr. Stead has
computed that bOO,000Ou0 appeals are offered
up to heaven ovorv year In behalf of the
prince of Wales.
Hosslolirh I nbtico that the ministers In
Lo.xlngtou , Ky. , have been denounrlng horse
racing from their pulpits. Colton That's It
That's It , They ought to have known enough
not to Dot on favorites.
A good story Is told , but nobody is bound
to bolluvo it us an article of faith. A rustic
deacon had to anuounco that the Hov. Hugh
Price Hughes , M. A. , would "star" it at the
chapel. Ha did so to the following otTuct :
"Tho Ilev , Hugh Prlco Hughe's Ma. will
preach ; " ho ticldod.vlth that love of amplifi
cation which ts habitual in his class , "wo
hope the old lady will give us a good dis
course. "
An exchange tolls of n parson who had had
a call from a little country parish to a largo
nnd wealth ono in n big city. Ho asked time
for prayer ana consideration. Ho did not
feel sure of his light. A month passed.
Finally some ono mot his ydungesison in tuo
street. "How is It , Josluh , " said his neigh
bor , "is your father gplng to B ! " "Well , "
nnswcrod the youngster , Judiciously , "paw
is still praylu' for light , but'most of the
things Is packed. "
An Inventor recently wrote to n western
Presbyterian Sunday school offering to seller
or rent a now development of the slot ma
chine. It bore the legend : "Drop a nickel
in the slot , nnd see a heretic pot kicked out ; "
and in accordance with this statement , the
inventor said that a nickel would cause the
picture of a Presbyteriiii church to appear ,
troin which picsently n man , presumably a
heretic , would emerge as though vigorously
ejected. As an object lesson this is vivid
enough , but It is Just a little too previous.
Maybe no heretic will bo kicked out.
Knvc.iTios.il *
Plans have been completed for a girls' nor
mal school in Philadelphia , to cost § 170,000.
The Board of Education of Now York will
ask an appropriation of $ iti37SU : for the sup
port of the public schools of that city the
coming year.
Mrs. Phrebo Hearst , widow of Senator
Hearst , has endowed live $ : )00 ) scholarships
for young women at the California state
university.
Miss Frances E. Willnrd proposes raising
a fund by which to attach a professor of total
abstinence to the now American university
in Washlucton.
By the deatli of Mrs. Barnard , the widow
of the lute president of Columbia college ,
that institution will come into the possession
ot nn estate amounting to $50,000.
Ex-Senator Ingalls will assist In dedicating
a library on tha slto ot the house In which ho
was born nt Mlddlolon , Mass. While In the
cost this tlmo ho wllldollvor several lectures.
The walls of the National Library building
In process of erection In Washington nro
about half up , H will cost over $11,000,000.
There are thirty-three arches on the four
shies ot the building , and It is proposed to
ornament the keystones of these nrclies with
representative heads of the thlrty-thrco races
ot mankind.
A stubborn flro broke out In the attlo of
East Divinity hnll at Ynlo university the
other night and before It was brought under
control damaged the building to the extent of
about $10,000. Tlio greatest damage was
caused by the great volume of water poured
upon the flro. The llro was caused by n do-
tcctlvo iluo. About sixty of the theological
students who roomo.l In the building suffer
n loss of from $100 to fc50 ! each on books ,
furniture , clothing , etc. Several of the pro
fessors whoso recitation rooms were in the
building sustain heavy losses through the
tintnago or destruction ot private libraries.
Dr. Oirnoy euros catarrh. Dee bldgf.
coitN roit HU.MA.N rooi ) . .
A Scticino to Show Its Merit ! ) Among
Km-opoans.
Lnn POINT , Neb. , Oct , IP.-To the Editor
ot THE BEH : In the last Issue of Tun
WniKi.v i\KK \ Is nn article calling attention
to the exporting of corn. I am glad to have
you do this and hope you Will push It , At
the annual session of tha Farmers' National
congress , held In Council Bliiffs last year , I
introduced a resolution asking congress for
an appropriation for the purpose of present
ing the merits of corn in Its various forms as
human food to the people of Europe with the
View of incronsing the export demand. The
resolution passed and an appropria
tion of $ x'r > 00 was made for
this purpose. This Is bolnir expanded
under the direction of the secretary of agri
culture as you mention. However , It only
pays for ono agent abroad , and the secretary
writes mo that wo ought to have several
more. I have been commissioned delegate
from Nebraska to the next session of thu
Formers' congress , which convenes nt Sodn-
lla , Mo. , November 10 , and shall brine tbo
matter before that body again with the ulti
mate hope of getting tin Increased appropna
tlon from congress. The time is now ripe
for pushing this matter in Europe , and It is
not likely that any additional aid can
bo obtained from the cennral govern
ment within eight or ton months , whan
It will bo too late to affect tha
price of this year's crop. Meanwhile the
great corn states could well nITord to raise
the necessary funds to send quillfled agents
abroad at once , under the direction ot the
secretary of agriculture , who should have
full control of the money nnd agents. If the
state boards of agriculture of the great corn
states would each appropriate SJ.OUO for this
purpose I believe it would return many .fold.
Colonel Murphy writes me that the only sat
isfactory way to reach these people is by oc-
cular demonstration , and wo ought to sand
moro Colouol Murphvs over there without
delay if wo nffoct the movement of this
year's ' crop. Keep agitating the question
and wo may got" concerted action. Yours
trulv. W. S. DKHNO.
Her Hontl Was Level.
Say , Jenny , will you have moi No , Tom.
Why not , Jenny ! 'Cause you carry bottles
in vourpocket"Tom. \ \ l.lonny , this is
only a bottle of Hnl'.or's Sure Cure Cough
Syiup. O-o-o-oITom. O-o-o-o ! Jenny. Tab
leaux
Uetirrcl.
George H. Perkins , United States navy , nt
his own request has boon placed on the re
tired list , after forty years' service. Captain
Perkins distinguished himself during the lute
war as commander ot the United States
steamer Chlckasaw at Mobile Bay , Ala.
Dr. Dlrnoy euros catarrh. Boo bdlp.
ST LOUIS
KANSASCITT
OMAHA - . SMisl- . DENVER
STPAULCINCINNATI "
MINNEAPOLIS ' " INOIANAPOUS
Salute SANFRANCISCO PORTLANaORUON. LO NGCtOS
You !
From the Threshold of Our
New Store , '
207 S. 15th Street.
Bet. Farnam and Douglas.
We shall be here
Busily Tailoring
for many moons to
come.
We wish to thank the thousands of friends
who placed their orders with us scmi-annually
during the three years of our location at the old
stand around the corner.
We have done a large and growing busi
ness we shall strive to honestly merit more by
giving the best sort of clothing for the least
money , be it $5 or $50.
We are proud to say that we exhibit to
day the largest assortment of fabrics under any
roof in this city.
We make to ordcivgarments , good gar
ments , at prices every man or youth can afford.
Trousers to orcer , $5 to $15.
Suits to order , $20 to $50.
Overcoats to order , $18 to $60.
Others copy our prices , that's easy
enough , but they can't produce the goods nor
the garments for the same money. Nicoll first ,
comparatively there is no second.
Mail orders solicited and filled carefully.
Open evenings. ,
Nicoll the Tailor ,
207 South Fifteenth Street , between Farnam and Douglas.
MADAME A , RUPPERT SAYS
"Any lady can Imvo a perfect complexion
by ( ho USD of my 1'aco lllriu'lu"
< vrrok t would llko If H norci poKlMo to h ire
o\orr Indjr In Oiuiilm nnil vMnttjr mil or write , niul
lim'stUntu wtrit inr orU roiiownixl Kni-o llfcncli
roilly It.
I msuro you , Indlpv If ron IIKTO not liivtutim'rl
U full do nut knowhonrmucli or nulckly yoiri'oiu-
plciTkinrin bo Inipruvftl hj IU uio Kvi > rjr Our t
rccolt ttnttouMi or ninro iniHollrUuil ttxllii o iHl "f
IIOIT Hindi Kill" ) mr K.IIM Illo.K h tin * itoiu' ( iflcn n
Imlr lll Tl ll my pnrliin with frri'klr.1 or luurjr
moth , nnil oill tmnlii nfliT tno t > fk < 11.111 of Kaco
lllpac-li ltli liur fnco cntlri'lr clori this H IIVOIIIMI'
( if | > nuilo | < , MiickKcmK ivttmin niut In fuel nit
fornisnf Mkln ilhca o My Fnto lUonch I * within
tha ranch or nil , onoliottluwlilcli wll nhun linpruvo-
nient , nnil l < niton n cure. . ' , or tlirtH * ImttliM f.V
Hi'im'mtiur , I cntmpml m > Knro Illmtli to Imllvj mil
of town suriiri'lr imukiM hi ( ilnln wrapper
MME. A. BUPPBRT ,
O Enst 14th S root , Now Yc rk.
I'or Bnlo In Onmlm ) > y my rcpri'jont.itlvo ,
MRS. J. BENSON ,
21O South 16th Street ,
OMAHA , NISLi.
under 18 years of nge n
ieyele
need not pay
ono cent. We will send
it lo you 1'Hicn. Every
Bicycle warranted and
equal to those sold
cvcty\\hure at from
to $50.
Any tmy or girl
timler 18 jcars ol
njje , ttlionnti n
IIP , ! class iliuvci.it
cnn tl one 1'mvH.
We will Klve n"y
on vcrj c.\sj \ > ndl-
lions The \ihivlM
nre as lilici , with
crescent stiel runs
nnd molded rubber
tires , nnd run on
hardened stcelcoiic
riHKS , adjust
nlile to wear , gem
cd lo )6 inches , de
tachable crnnks , 4
lo 5 indies llirow ,
fniinc finely enam
eled , wilh nloWrl
triiiiiuiiiKi. K.ich
in.ichinc Is sui >
plied with toolbar ,
wrench and oiler
_ i.CiiTsS = ' We Imve either
boys or Rirls sij Ic Jiycu Witt 3 , HtTilc FEEE cut this
advertisement otil and send u to uav. Addtess.
A. CURTIS & CO. . 170 W. Van Burou St. ,
f hicrigp , IU.
LARGEST A1ID TINES ? ASSORTMENT OF
AND
HAJRI QOODS
IN TUB OIL'Y
N , M , RUDDY ,
THE ONLY PRACTICAL OPTICIAN
-'Id .South nth bt. , I'iH 11:1111 : St. Tlioutnr.
EYES TESTED FJSEE
OliiHsus 1'lttrd to luinudy all ilofuuls of uyu-
xlKht SUet fiiKH'tacIuN of Kimi.iiitcnd ijiiallty
$1 and up.
Solid ( < old Spcetncli's nnil Iyc ! lusH ( , if.-l
nnd upw nril. Ocdillst's prescriptions fo
glasses II lied coircctlj same day us received.
ABTIFIOIAL HUMAN EYES INSERTED.
UNION DEPOT HOTEL.
Corner lOtli and Mimm : atruots.
Now liullillim , nuw furniture , uvurjr tli ni ant
clnia ; ilnust loi'uUon In thu city , nil mmlorn < '
provomonU ; Stu.uii limit ; lint ; ( 'all Hull ) , Until
and II irliur Hhupln connix tlon ! llloi.'trlo iunl CutilJ
Cnrtlnnnr pin of the city Try ui nnil ho ojn-
vlncoil itml wu litivn the hunt liuuso for the mono/
noatuf CliluiiM . Uutui frumtl UO to il.UI pur il ; if
Vftion 1 Buy euro 1 ilouotmeanmcroly toBtop them
for n tlmo nnil then havu them ruturnifain. . I mean a
ndlcklcuto. I li.ivn mm ! " tlm illsoaso of KITS , Kl'I.
Mil'S Y or 1'AI.MNM HICKNKS8 n llf long ttuJy. I
wamntmy rcmnly to euro the wnr t cows , lloc.iurci
others Imto fniliul la no reason fur not nowrflmlvlnffa
ctiro , Ktint at once for a troatbo nnilnrrmt Ilottleof
my Infdllilil.i rcimudy Olru I.'IIUVSH nnd 1'nnt Ullltu.
_ H. O. HOT.IK ( ( J. IHU 1'cnrl Bf N. Y.
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If any , rmnio unit iiuuiljcriif book
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iniloui w.r in. > o l.iit. for .ulnirI m.n Dial
pmy bojut Mriti wtrf bauodtftiti.
Ev ry MAN can b BTBOHU
and VIUOEOUB In all r.ip.cll.
YOUNQ MEN OK OLD ,
infftrlng from IIERVOUfl DE
BILITY , Lou or ratllni Uan-
hood , rhyilckl Eictilll , Mtntal
Worry. Btuntcd Dirtlopraint , or
any FEKBOHAL WZAKNI83 , can li.
r.ltor.d to PERFECT UEAI.TH HLJ
th < NOULE VITALITY of BTKOtIO
MEN , tlit Frldt ana Potr.r ol Nallom ,
Wu clulni liyrurn of iiraclku l > x
our firltiilvn mvllinda u unKurin
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