8 TJbLlii UJ > IAHA > AIL'Y BEE ; [ MONDAY , DEQEMBEK 28 , ISO ] ,
PROFITS IN SUGAR BEETS.
Address of II. 0. Loavitt nt tbo Lincoln
Bcot Eujar Convention ,
ADVANTAGES OF NEBRASKA FARMERS ,
Adaptation oftho Soil to the Success-
Till Culture of Ku nr Ituoti
\MiiitCnroIiil Work Will
Accomplish.
One of the Important addresses delivered
a , the recent beet Mitfar convention nt Lin
coln was that of Mr. Hey warn Q. I.cavlttof
Orand Island on the subject , "Profits in
Halsinp Beets for SuRar. " Mr. Loavllt's ad
dress wns ns follows' :
When your committee Mndly Invited mete
to address the convention , Rathorod from
every part of Nohinsltu to discuss and pro
mote the now Industry that has so recently
found a homo in our state , nnd assigned mo
the subject "Piollls In KalMac Meets for
SaKar , " 1 urn certain they did not re.illzo Its
full meaning and extent. Else , would they
havochosrm some ono whoso experience here
hud been supplanted earlier by j cars of ex-
portenco abroad , and not u more apprentice
In bcot rulslnp.
The entire question , ns It presents Itself to
us today , of the succcssiul establishment
and development of the beet sucar Industry.
In Iiebraaka , Is an agricultural problem , pure
nnd simple , and the solution of this tirobloni
will alone open tlio way to the erection und
profitable operation ot new factories In this
state , and seen TO to us the many and Incul-
culaolo bcnnllls that accompany this Indus
try wherever successfully introduced , beti-
cllts so great and fur machine thtit they
would be felt from ono end of the United
States to the ; other.
of Tliroc Yours.
The experience of the past three yonra has
demonstrated beyond thu qur.stion ot a doubt
thut we have a ullmato oxeclluntly adapted
to the growth of the su ar bout at all
stages of Its development , and a soil
still better adapted to thn nmo and
requiring no expensive fertilizers , as in
Kuropc , to inuko it productive : that this
soil and ellmato produce , when the land has
been properly selected and prepared , and the
beets cultivated with proper care und sKill ,
a beet as rich In .sugar , anil giving as largo a
yield per aero as is obtained anywhere In the
world ; that our usually long and dry
autumns furnish a particularly favorable
season for harvesting and preserving the
beets : and , Dually , that the sugar manufac
tured from tlicso beets ( at Grand Island aiid
Norfolk ) h of the very llnost quality , anil
brings the .same ptlco In the
marUct as the standard sugars of the
on torn refineries. Quo question , and ono
question nlono , remains it , doubt , and that
is as to our ability to niiso at a tire lit and in
EUfllctciit quantities the beets required to
keep our present factories cmnloyed and to
supply the many now factories \vo hope to
build , nt a prlco which these lactoncs can
afford to nar. If wo cannot do this , and do
It very quickly , wo n.ust surrender the lead
wo have so bravely won to some- other state
whoso fiirmcrs are rtioro Industrious , ener
getic and Intelligent , and who can measure
the future of this proat Industry and see the
many and far reaching bunollls and profits
it bus In store for them and the whole com
munity in which they livo.
ISroidur ViHloii Doiicuule I.
The determination of this question , how
ever , or oven the formation ot an intelligent
opinion upon the same , requires the employ
ment of n broader Hold of vision than thin
which the ordinary farmer usually accords
the consideration of such subjects. To him
it ia sufficient to know that ho has spent a
certain amount o ! time and , possiblv , nionev
also , in preparing and sowing his lima anil In
cultivating and harvesting the beets and de
livering them ut HIP factory. * Then if ttie
amount ho has received for ttio crop is not in
itself sulllclont to reimburse him for the
Umo und money expended , together with
what , in his Judgment , ho considers nn ado-
qunlo profit on ilia samu , tiu condemns the
Industry at once , calls It n fraud , stops grow
ing beets and probnblv tries to inllucnco his
neighbors to do the same. In determining
the cost of raising the boots ho has llgutcd In
every item of labor and expense connected
therewith , including his own time and that
of his family and teams , at the price of dav
labor , without making any allowance for
the improved condition of his land , resulting
from the very labor the boot crop has
enabled him to put on it. The adverse con
ditions under which ttio test has been mode
nro like wise lot sight of und no allowance
inudolhorolor ; no uccounl Is taken of the
fact that the lands on which tno beets \\oro
grown , instead ot belnir plowed deep the
previous fall , received but a light plowing In
the spring' , and thaUtiosubsoil was probably
not oven thought of ns n substitute for tail
pluwiiTg. In ninoty-nino cases out ot n nun-
tired the soil slX | or oven llvu inches below
the surface has novur been disturbed and the
beet had , thcrofoio , but a thin stratum of
neil from which to draw its moisture and
nourishment and derive its growth , wbilo
the ground being thoroughly seeded with
every variety of weeds could impart but u ,
portion of its strength to the beets.
Karmer.s who tliink.
With the profit or loss , as thus determined ,
upon his beats , hu compares the profits of
his corn and small grain crops , in arriving at
which ho has taken no account of his own
Hum and that ot his family but merely , prob
ably , of what labor ho has had to hire. The
cancliiMon thus drawn ho publishes broad
cast by saying "thore U no money In boots , "
niul every farmer who hours believes the
Btntomcnt , except those that belong to that
class ot farmers who think for themselves ,
who huvo the Intelligence to curry on the
experiment falily , with u vLsw to their own
enlightenment , und with an adequate appre
ciation of all Its moJlfving conditions , aim
who are not sallsllod with the results mid
conclusions of a bfnglu year , and have thn
cncivy and pluck to continue their experi
ments until all doubt in their own minds is
removed , und they uro ready to embark In
the now enterprise or renounce It altogether.
Ilappilv lor us , such n class of farmers as
I hiivo Just described does not exist In Ne
braska , though their number Is far too small
and it U the good Judgment , pluck and
energv of such men us these that nro laying
the foundation stones upon which tut *
grnnU industry is to bo roin-.ul , and
it should bo the pleasure and dutv
of each member of this convention to do nit
In its power to assist and encourage these
men , nml to remove the prejudice against the
beet sugar Industry o.xlstlng in the minds to-
dav of the loss enlightened und industrious
portion of our farming community.
1'rolltniu Itoet Culture.
But 1 have tlrendy taken up much of your
valuable time and have barely touched on the
subject proper of inv discussion "Profits in
Knlhlng Houts for Sugar. " I shall tuko the
term "profits" in Us broad soibo , and usk
you to loo.c for a moment ( it the condition of
agriculture , ns it o\Uu today In Kuropc ,
where the boot sugar Industry has grown
tram a tiny thing ut the time of Napoleon
the First , to the most profitable
und important of ull Its vast
Industrie * , while the revenues derived there-
from furnished the chief support of the
French , Austrian and Gorman untiles , The
scarcity and consequent high prices of land
huvo for many years necessitated in conti
nental KuroDO the muit systematic and scien
tific study of every department ot ugrloul-
ture , in order that the best possible results
might be obtained , and the land mudo to
yield its utmost. To this cud , governmental
mid private experimental stations have
everywhere been established , In the differ
ent countries , where every vurlutv of soot ! of
every kind has boon tested In relation
to their different soils and climates ,
the best mode of preparing , cultlva-
Ing uml fertilising the hind determined and
the best forms of Implements ascertained for
accomplishing this purpose with the greatest
economy. The records ot those stations , most
accurately kept , have been given wide circu
lation , and oven the smallest farmer has been
aldod mid guided by their Instructions.
1 abundant labor has boon a most
Important factor , as llkowlso the high prices
of horses utid oxon. In determining the mode
of farming best aultnd to the country , while
many labor-saving machines , Invented hero
and abroad , which wo see employed with ad
vantage and economy on every well equipped
farm ( u the United States , have boon tried
and discarded In Kuropo , as the work could
bo done bolter and moro economically Ly
band.
An the result of the Intelligent motbod of
farming carried on for years In Europe , the
Uud U ia a must perfect sUto of cultivation
and frco and'cloan from xvceds , and what the
soil lacks In richness IB supplied to It , though
at tremendous cost , by tbo use of fertilisers.
The larso amount of baud labor required by
the beet crop can there ho cheaply obtained
nt whatever moment It Is required hi order
to produce the bott results.
Uriel Crops Kim oil the Soil.
In spite , however , of the advanced methods
of farming already In use on the continent ,
when the beet sugar Industry llr-tt
came into prominence , mid tno good
iosuit3 obtained at that time in
other crops , the still hotter methods of fann
ing und moro thorough cultivation of thn
soil , which the requirements of the micar
bcot demanded , have been of direct and In
calculable benefit oven In Kuropo. In nil
districts where the boot 1ms been grown the
yield of other crops succeeding the beets has
thereby been increased from .10 to fit ) per
cent , whllo hind on which no beets IUKO
been prown shows n very much smaller
percentage of Increase. The largo gross
prlco ncclvcd per nero tor sugar boots
allows of much Increased expenditure for
fertilizers , labor , etc. , which the crop itself
pays for , mid on the alternate years when
wheat or some other crop succeeds the beets
( beets being planted generally every third
year on the samu land ) , n muc'h larger yield
Is obtained without the slightest additional
expense. As iiconsequoncn , where formerly
forty acres were required to support a fam
ily , now twenty acres , planted overv third
year in beets , suflleo , und the value
of the land , wherever boot factories
have been established , has Increased
In like proportion. At the same
time , tbo Industry has furnished remunera
tive employment for thousands of men.
women und children , both In the factory and
In the fli-ld , and stimulated In a wonderful
degree every other Industry In Uuropo.
When wo consider that Europe produces in
good seasons , about 3,5jl,000 ) thousand-
kilogrammes , or long tons , of beet sugar , the
value of which Is over JildJ.OOO.OOl ) , a largo
portion of which Is yearly bought by the
united States , can any ono wonder that wo
wish to produce our own sugar , or bo sur
prised that Europe views with alarm
the giant strides wo are making
toward accomplishing this result.Vo \ have
seen some of the advantages which Europe
possesses in raising beets for sugar , perhaps
the greatest of which lies In her fifty years
of experience ; lot u < | see what disadvantage. ' ,
us compared with us , she has to contend
with. These are , briefly , an exhausted soil ,
high price of farm lands , high price of all
labor done by hnrses or cattle , and excessive
taxation , for the boot in Kuropc is taxed
from the cradle to the grave , to replenish
the empty colters of her impoverished and
Impoverishing standing armies.
Nclir.iHka's I'cei-lesn Still.
In this country , on the other hand , and in
Nebraska , especially. wo have a
soil that acknowledges no peer ,
that Is almost untouched In its virgin
richness , n soil that under intelligent
and systematic farmlpg can bo relied upon
for many years to produce beets rich in
sugar and larco In yield per acre , without
the aid of artificial manures. Our land is
cheap , so cheap in fact that the profits ot a
singlb beet crop , in a favorable season , would
bo.sufficient to pay for the land on which the
beets were grown. Horses and mules are
also cheap , and the work of these wo must
learn to use to replace , so far us possible , the
cheap hand labor of Europe.
I > uniur3 of Wantcrul JMetlioilH.
As against these advantages must bo offset
our almost entire inexperience in raising
beets , nnd careless and wasteful methods of
farming and habits of work , brought about
doubtless by the grout fertility of the soil
und the ease with which a living can bu
gained therefrom , us also by the attempt to
farm too much land , the consequent pocr
state of cultivation of the ground , and the
fact that the whole country Is overrun with
weeds , and lastly but , perhaps , quite as Im-
poit int as unv , the high cost nnd scarcity of
Held labor and Its largely inefllciont ,
HlfJ itII14 lllUIUVlUlllflJUUltbJ ,
To the grower ol D ! ets on a largo scale who
Is obliged to prepare und cultivate , in the
thorough mutincr the beet requires , u consid
erable area of land and to hire u Urge number
of men , these disadvantages present u far
moro serious aspect than to the farmer who ,
ruisuiK but Ilvo or ton acres of beeis , can
select a clean piece of ground for this pur
pose , and with the aid of his family , in the
Intervals of his other work , bestow uuon It
all the work anil care that it requires.
To him , if bo bo an industrious , observant
and intelligent man , the ralainirof boots will
present no dlfllcultlos bovond the lirst year
or two , while his crop ouish year 'will
brine him a certain nnd hnnilsomn
profit , varying somewhat with the nature of
the season yet always assured , nnd common-
huruto with the decree of skill and care ho
bestows upon it. The experience of the past
two vears at Grand Islun.il has shown that
such a farmer can propuro and plant his
land , care for his crop anil bring it to harvest
time at atotal average cost per aero of thir
teen dollars and spvou-fivo conta ( JU1.75) ) ,
which amount includes the cost of tlio sccii
and rental of a suitable seeder , and full com
pensation to the farmer for his own limn
anil that of his family and team. To these
figures must bo added ono dollar (51.00) ( ) pel-
ton lor the coil of harvesting the boots and
delivering them at the factory , which ilquro
allows the payment of 'M cents per toil for
freight.
It will thus bo seen that the entire average
cost to the turmtir of raising and delivering
nt the factory the product of one ucro of
boots. It a yield of twelve tons bo obtained ,
is $25.75. Taking 14 per cent as the average
sugar content of the boots , which was the
average per cent obtained t'ais vear , the
vnluo of twelve tons would bo nt this year's
scale of prices f PJ ; deducting thctotal | cost of
the crop mere Is u not prollt loft of $ li.2r ( > per
acre. For n yield of fifteen tons to the aero
the cost of the crop would bo ? JS.5 , whllo
the gross price received for the same would
bo VJ.5 ( ) , nnd the not protlt would bo ? ! . ' ! .7 , " >
per acre.
If the beets had contained this year , as they
did last. 10 nor cent , listcad of 14 per cent , o'f
sugar , the net prollt would in thu llrst In
stance have been fJT ) per acre , und in the
second instance . II.L'5 per noro.
Ilettci * Profits Anotliur Vonr.
The factory , however , have adopted a now
scale of prices lor fcxt year und at this
scale , with twelve tons of boots to the aero
and It per cent , of sugar , the fr.rmor would
ruallw , another year , a not prollt of SiJ.25
per acre us against $10.this year ,
und with 111 per cent of sugar H 23 per acre ,
us against $ JJ.-"i this year. Should ho obtain
tlfteun tons per acre and 11 nor cent of sugar
his prollt next ye ir would be $ U1.23 per aero ,
ns against f.'U. 75 this year , and for 10 per
cent of sugar and llftoon tons fl0.y5 per acre ,
as against $ J1.5 this year.
CONt of nn A ; ro Crop.
The different items of expense which make
up the $ ll.7ii , which I have stated was what
the industrious und Intelligent farmer had
found to bo the average cost of raising an
aero of beets , are as follows ;
I'luwliiL' . ten to twelve Inches deep } 1 50
Harrowing and rolling twice 1 IK )
bei'dlnx , Inqliidlm. rental of drill 75
Tnoiitv pounds of boi-d s 00
Thinning out the beets : i uo
lloohiKsaiuo twice 40)
I'liitlvatliiB sumo With horse cultivator
four times , . i ro
Total cost per aero. . . * . . . . . ' Jl'l 73
To which must bo nddod $1.00 per ton for
harvesting , rental of harvester , hauling , load
ing of boots on curs , and freight on same at
lit ) cents per ton to the factory.
[ Tbo conclusion of Mr. Leuvltt's address
will uo published in a subsequent issue of
Tuu BIK.J : .
They had lots of wedding presents , but the
most precious was u box'of Hullur's Aus-
triillan salve.
She said thoughtfully , It's so nlco for the
llttlo cuapi ou my hands. Ho said , we
huvon.t pot any "little chaps" yet. She
said , U hy ! John , and John wiu squelched.
Hollil Tr.uus I'ritiu ' Oiirilii
VcstibuloU , olootrlc lighted and steam
lioateu , with tlio llnost dining , alocplng
and reclining chair car service in the
world , via the ' Chicago & Omaha Short
Lino" of the Chicago , Milwaukee ft St.
Paul Railway. Uoublo dally train
sorvlco , leaving Omaha at 1 tx m.
and 0:20 : D. in. , with no trtmslur at Coun
cil DluIts ti8 heretofore. Aiip'.y 1501
Farnam street /or tlcUotsand further In
formation or address F. A. NASIl ,
C. 0. LINCOLN , Gen. Agt
City 1'uss , Agt.
Water Hentu Duo Jm. 1.
Payable at company'sofllco , Boo build
ing. Five per cent discount allowed if.
paid on or before January 1. Failure to
rccuivu bill will uot entitle consumer to
discount.
DEAR TO CHRIS HAN HEARTS ,
Bishop Newman Eloquently Telia the
8try that is Ever
CHRIST AND HIS L Ft THE BISHOf'S ' THEME.
llcniitlfulVor.t Palntln B Hold Kn-
tlirallctl Ills Aiidionoc Ono Sub
ject in Which Interest has Never
Ccnucd to Grow.
Hlshop isuwmnn preached nt tbo 'Fjrst
Methodist church yesterday morning.
His theme was "Josus , Christ , the Same
Yesterday , Today and Forovcr. " The ills-
couwo was nearly an hour in length , but
there was not the slightest flagging of inter
est or intention on the pArt of the nudlonco
from beginning to end.
The venerable dlvino said nt the outset
that ho should ask the Indulgence of the
audlonco on account or tflo fact that ho was
suffering from the effects of the Influenza , so
prevalent over the country. The apology ,
however , was unnecessary , for the discourse
was a masterpiece , and In many places the
stipurb eloquence of the bishop's word paint
ing caused the audience to forgot thut any-
tnlng had been said about Influenza.
Ttio following Is a brief synopsis of tbo
sermon i
Ever since the days of Pontius Pllato the
question has been , "What Shall Wo Do
With Christ ! " 1'ilnto was the Judge. Ho
solu : "I Uud no fault with this man , " and
sent him to Herod. The king sent him back
to 1'iluto saying , " 1 find no fault In him. "
Pllato had the authority to liberate the
prisoner but ho yielded to the clamor of the
people and ChrUt was crucified.
\V ; fqptM-jiiKH of an Alice ) .
In all ages woman has Interceded for suffer
ing and persecuted Innocence. Pilate's wife
had a dream. It was the whispering of
an angel , nnd she told that droain to her
husband. But the warning was not hooded
and the mob prevailed in the clamor for the
death of Christ uuon the cross.
Ccnturio * have rolled away and the
question still comes to every human Heart :
"What are wo going to do with Christ ! "
Like the fabled ghost , Christ will not down.
His altars have been thrown down mid the
silence of many n Sabbath day has been dis
turbed by the clamor of His foes , and yet Ho
stands today the most prodigious character
known to men. Ills fame Is carried around
the world by the chlnio of church bells , and
from the lips of countless orators wo hoar of
Ills glory.
It is u mistake to sav that Christmas is the
anniversary of the beginning of Christianity.
When Christ hung on the cross ho grasped
the eternity of the past In OHO hand nnd the
eternity of the future In the other , whllo He
looked down on the present nt his foot.
The speaker said ho could not believe that
God hua neglected His children from the dav
of creation until the advent of Christ. Uo
could not worship a God who could treat ills
creators that way. Such a God would bo a
heartless monster.
The prc-existenco of Christ is plainly
taught in the scriptures. Ho was before tbo
world began. Why was ho not incarnated
sooner/ / Time Is an essential element in the
dispensation of providence , and Christ
came when the time was ripe for his appear
ance. His incarnation was only on
incident. Ho is the same Christ in the old
testament ns in the now , but not incarnate.
Christ was the only man who ever cumo to
earth for the purpose of dying. Other people
ple como to live. When His work was done ,
Ho soomcd to have u longing to return to His
celestial aoode , and Ho welcomed calvary.
Kust I'rliiuiptcH of Christianity.
The bishop said ho would have been disap
pointed in studving the great religions of
the world if ho had not found that they
each contained some of the fundamental
principles of Chr'stianty. ' ( All religions
sprang from n common source , as nil
races of men came forth from the ono stock
that loft , the garden of KJon. nut Chris
tianity contained a combination of all ttio
great principles of salvation mid civilization
for the race. Other relieions nro worthy of
respect , and nro accomplishing good for
humanity In proportion to their resemblance
in principle to Christian Ity.
Christianity is not to bo superseded. Thuro
Is no other system that can supplant It.
What fundamental principle ot Christianity
could wo dispense wltbt Could wo reject
tko doctrine of atonement } Is it not a
fundamental principle in civil government
thut those who commit crime shall suflor for
it or their sureties or bondsmor. shall suitor
or recompense the government or the state
for the offcnsof Shall wo dispense with that
principle of government ! That is one of the
lundnmentul principles of Christianity
suffering nnd atonement for sin. Shall wo
destroy the Uiblo ! that old book that
skeptics have ridiculed nnd damned for
hundreds ol years nnd yet there It is today n
fountain for tlio healing of the nations.
I.ifjlnetl Kiirth'a Dark I'lnc'S.
Sorao people say that 'Christianity was
good enouch in the childhood of the race but
wo need something ill lie rent now. The same
sun that lighted up the plains of Amnon for
Moses nnd the children o2 Israel gilds the
peaks of the Sierras and Uorkios today and
nobody asus for u new sun. Lot the same
old sun shine on nnd Christianity will go
with it into the dark corners of the earth.
The bishop drew a vivid picture of the
deaths of Socrules , Julius Ciosar and Abru-
ham Lincoln. And then asked why It was
that neither or ull of those dramatic deaths
of great men had Impressed the world like
the death of Jo > > us ChrUt , although bodied
on the cross between two thieves. The an
swer was found in the jicr-onalty of Christ.
Icsus ( jurist had trod tho'summits of all ages.
In conclusion the bishop said that everyone
ono must must meet Christ nt last. When
the soul began to quiver between life's lltful
fever and Its eternal iiestiny mid the thin veil
began to part that shuts out the spirit world ,
then the f.ico of Christ .vould appear and the
soul would bo filled with Joy or remorse ac
cording to Its preparation. No ono could
afford to roJertChrfst. Ho should bo accepted
Joyfully and promptly by ull.
M.lKIXtl I'llUtlltlJIM Jf ! S/.V.
Kcv. .fir. SnviilKO Thinks Oiiuiha has
fJrown Moi-illy worse.
"In The Last Ton Yours Has Omaha
Grown Morally Cotter or Worse ! " was the
subject discussed by special request last eve
ning by Uov. Chas. W. Suvidgo of the Poo-
pie's church. In the opinion of the reverend
gentleman there was no question but that
Omaha's morals hud ratrograded'torrlbly In
the decade Just ended , mid ho declared "that
the condition of thliigj Is Indeed Uespornta.
Hu admitted that there were hundreds of
noble men nnd women who were ndt Chris
tians and guvo them credit for doing" n great
deal of good , but ho was Biitlsflod that the
moral conscience of the city as n whole was
growing deader and deader. Ho cited ho Sun
day iheatcrandSundiiy base bull In proof of his
assertion , stating thut oven three years ago
the opening of u theater on Sunday would
have shoekou the community. 'Even the
churches seemed to give no heed to what Is
going on. Only n short time ago Uov. Air.
Lamur preached ono evening at the First
Huptlst church to sixty people , whllo thn
Sunday theater next door was preaching to
J.W < I. The speaker did not wonder that Air.
Luniiir feit discouraged and wanted to Joavo
the city. The men In high positions reflected
1 10 general sotlinent of the city ami tbo
piipois have been fuliof tbo atorlosof drunk
enness und bribery on the part of city
oftlcluls. It Is only a few years since-
mayor of the city was In Jail , and
It Is now a question whether toveral moro of
the city's officers should not bo thero. In
live years , the young men of the pity have
made terrible strides in sin. They have
changed for the worse to mi alarming
degree , and their condition is certainly
desperate und astonishltiir , This tendency
to the worse Is not confined to the young
men. for the old men , those who have
reached or passed their tittles , seem vicing
with the youths lu their race along the
downward road , und they are going at u
terrific pace , bomo of the most wioxed
men who over lived are hero today , yet siilo
by sldo with them are uoma
of tlio best and most uodly men
nnd women that the world has over scon.
The church has bccomo indifferent or Is
leaning In the wrong direction , and today It
bos como to such a pass that a preacher
must'olthcr brontcVlth his church pr. fall In
with the church. ' UHrcro scorned to oa a ten
dency Wen In the ttlrrtrch to fine drots and
ungodliness , and tins church aud the world
go hand In hand.
It Is n godless apunml a desperately wicked
city , mid It Is gottllifr worse slmplv becnuso
the churches have -ROIIO to sleep. If the tor-
rlblo tldo Is to bu ntcmmol preachers must
not bo afraid to tclUUieir hearers thittf they
go on In sin they Will bodamncd mid damned
lorovcr , and then und thun only can there bo
reasonable hope fdr n bettering of nubile
morals.
Dr. Culltinoro , oculist. Boo building
"Dr. Mill. "
French fun , as developed In fnrco comedy ,
has a suggcstlvcnoss peculiar to itself , and
"Dr. Hill" affords another Illustration of Its
characteristic llavor.
Dr. Drown has como Into a legacy , got
inairlod and settled down. Heforo his mar
riage ho was a vortf lltoly man about town ,
going by the name of Dr. Dill. His .father-
ln-liiw Insists on his resuming practice , hangs
out a slcn and malls business cards right nnd
loft. Dr. Drown locolvos a note from a lady
desiring Ills services , but refuses to call on
hernnd a friend Impersonates him. Dy asorles
of complications which cannot bo explained
brtolly the doctor , his wife and her father
and mother , all visit the house of the
patient , who is not lck , but merely wanted
to test Drown's constancy , and she has an
exciting time shooing her callers Into darkrooms
\rooms \ and mixing them up. Then her Jeal
ous husband comes In to cap the climax. Old
female Irlcnds of Dr. Dill turn up at inter
vals to still further harrow the virtuous
Drown.
The humor of the thing depends wbollv
upon its action n > id Its situations , and , us
may bo Inferred , ttiero are many funny com
plications. The company Is somewhat un
usual In having no stars , but It Is made up of
capable actor.4 who are evenly balanced in
merit.
Ernest D.-.rtram presents a finished bit of
comedy In the role of tb j father-in-law.
Wljliam Wilson is a dashing doctor , Leighton -
ton Dakor does the London chappio with
quiet effectiveness , and Miss Dcllo Stokes'
gaiety girl is free und easy.
"Dr. Dill" was preceded by a twenty
minute curtain raiser entitled "Sunset , " In
which the loves of two sisters become en
tangled , to bo unraveled bv the sucriUco of
the older girl.
"Ihc Pulse of .New York. "
Melodrama is a popular form of entertainment -
ment with a largo class of theater poorj , and
the largo audiences attracted by "Tho Pulse
of Now York" at the Farnam Street theater
yesterday would Indicate that It has not yet
lost Its hold on puulio favor.
Some smart gentlemen of the press havo'
ridiculed melodrama ns hammer and saw art ,
but it has its advantages. For example , it
has no subtleties , and an auditordoosirthavo
to think. Its villiany is very wicked and its
vit'turo very noisy Thosimplost comprehen
sion can recognize- them without a tnt * . On
thu other hand , melodrama is .seldom sala
cious , and generally carries a wholesome les
son. While it may bo crude as art , its moral
effect is commendable.
'Tho Pulse of Now York" is a regulation
play of its class with a few added sensa
tional effects. It has special scenery showIng -
Ing well known spots in the American metro
polis , and the struggle of. virtue tooscano
vlllany's wiles uro exciting and keep the
audloneo ia suspense to the end. Miss
Oracio Emmett does some clever work , im
personating six characters. They are a
rollicking young boircss , na Irish washer
woman , a down ease Yankee widow , a green
liorman giil ; , a live newsuoy and an old
apple woman
"Van luvill.s "
It would bo hard to discriminate In favor
of any ono of the artists connected with the
Boston Howard Alhcneum Star Specialty
company whlcn played to two very largo au
diences" the Grand yesterday. Tastes
dlltcr nnd where you would Iind ono person
lauding Miss Ena JJartolol , who Is the queen
of JtqulHbrlsts , another with equal justice
might champion 'tho cause otFulgopi , Kara ,
or rbo Tiraatz brothers , who in their several
specialty trims are unequalled on the staeo.
There are other just as clove:1 : specialty people
ple connected with the company ns these
mentioned ana It was the unanimous vfirdict
of the people yesterday that theater goers in
Omaha have never scon a stronger vaudo-
vile ! performance thr.n that given by these
modern performer. ) , either in dancing , sing
ing , balancing , Juggling or the startling feats
of Kara , who is thu most marvelous contortionist
tionist of these latter century clays.
At K.MinNitfon Hall.
Only n small audience greeted the
"Flashes" aggregation at Exposition hall ,
last night. The entertainment was
principally devoted to spiritualistic perform
ances by Nellie Lester nnd Dr. A. A. Wnito.
The doctor also gave some interesting ex peri
mcnts in mesmerism.
Master Hermann , the boy prestidlgatator ,
amused and mvstltlud the audience by his
clever slight-of-hand work.
The performance deserved n better
audience.
FI3Mj WITH
Sjrloits Mislutp Which Overtook n
Ijndy Ij INI M < ; ht.
Box SI was pulled in at 0 o'clock
last night and called the department to the
corner of Eighteenth and Davenport streets.
The lire was In tbo residence of Mrs. Dr.
E. J. Davis. Mrs. Davis was coming down
the blalrs with a lamp in her hand when she
tripped nnd fell clear to the bottom. The
lump fell from her hands nnd broke. AS the
oil spread und commenced to burn an Inmate
of the house throw a quilt over the flames
which were soon extinguished.
Mrs. Davis was so badly bhalton up nr.il
bruised by her full that a physician was
summoned.
Whllo answering the alarm Chemical En
gine No. , ' ! mot with an accident which will
keep the machine in the shops fora few davs.
As the engine rounded the corner at Seven
teenth nnd Chicago streets the roar wheels
slipped on the frozen pavement und struck
some obstruction. Ono of the heavy wheels
was dished besides breaking aspoito or two.
Twonty-tlvo dollars will cover the entire loss
of the lire.
Howe scales , triiclts , coiTco mills , car-
starters , HariUot. conveyor. Catalogues of
liordcn & Soiled : Co. , agents , Chicago 111
Dr. McGrow , pvt dlsousos , llth & Pur.
IN J.UIi AGAIN' .
GoniMO KhIby. . I.oulcpd up After a
Hard Sli-U''tllo.
Sometime Saturaay night burglars entered
McGnrglo's hardware store , -110 North Six
teenth street , anil stele two Homlngton
revolvers nnd a couple of dollars In cash from
the till. When oil investigation was made
Sunday morning utter the lobbery had been
discovered a torn photograph of Gcorpo
Shelby was found4n tt.o doorway.
About 0 o'clock last night Onicor Sobeck
suw Shelby and a Jrlend nt Fourteenth und
Jackson streets drinking out of n bottle.
Thooftlcer attempted to arrest Shclbv and
came very nearly t'ottlnsr the clothes torn nil
his back ,
Shelby sailed lu and the pair had n rough
and tutnblo fight tor a few minutes. Finally
Olllcer Sullivan ran up In response in n police
whistle and holppd Sobeck out of his di
lemma , lu the molco Shelby received four
bad cuts on his houl , which necessitated the
calling of Dr. Lord to sow him up.
Samuel Kldd , a ciori for Full-banks , Morse
& Co. , was also taken Into custody for refus
ing to assist the ofllcors when caliod upon.
Kldd was afterwards released on butt ,
TILL ' 92. "
'
. 'J
Next Thursday night we close our big front doors on the most
successful year's business we have ever experienced. Successful from
a fina.ncial standpoint , because we've made some money ; successful in
gaining friends , because we've never made so many before ; successful
from a business standpoint , because our stock is in the best shape wo
ever found it after Christmas ; successful " advertisically , " because no
house in this end of the earth is better known or bears a better reputa
tion than ours today. Not only has our trade shown a wonderful in
crease in Omaha and immediate vicinity , but our "Mail Order Depart
ment" has nearly doubled its business during the past year , and now
caters to the wants of over ten thousand regular customers in over a
thousand towns and cities in the'west. To our friends who have made
it possible for us to build up our business to its present mammoth prd-
portions , we can simply bow our
Next-year we intend to do still better ; we are never satisfied. We ?
want to begin right. On January 1st we take our annual inventory.
In order to still further reduce our stock ( we have found it much easier
to count money than goods ) we intend teen
on Suits , Overcoats , Hats , Shoes and Furnishing Goods from now
New Years as you never saw prices cut before.
S.
Remember our photograph , contest closes New Year's eve. That If you send us a cabinet
photograph of a boy any where from 4 to 18 years ofage you are liable to get ono of flve prizes
running up to $1O in gold. That you get the photograph back after New Years. That If you
think you've got n good looking boy you're a "chump" if you don't try it.
&OUTII U.lt.lll.l.
& . . . .
Dloil From Ijend Po
William Wyntt died yesterday from the
effects of load poison. Wyatt was for some
time employed at the Omaha load works , but
his blood became so badly poisoned from the
lead that ho was forced to quit worlc. Tno
case dolled the skill of the best physicians
and Wyatt sank lower nnd lower until ye-
torday morning , when bo died.
Tjnttcr OnrrierH1 IVill.
On Now Yerr's eve will occur the second
annual ball of the South Omaha letter car
riers. Messrs. Mark Uoukal , M. A. Martin ,
E. G. Uo/zello , C. W. Miller and William J
MunRttR compose tno committee on whoso
shoulders rests the responsibility of making
the event a success , and the efforts put forth
bv these gentlemen show that they intend to
cclipso last year's ball. The gentlemen who
have promised to see that the hall is properly
decorated are Messrs , C. W. Miller , Thomas
Dwver. Ed La Page , M. C. Tracv and D. W
Tillottson. _
Jlaaio City Minima roi.
Margaret Casslday , the dauehtor of MM.
Cusjlday , who died of diphtheria Saturday ,
was 'buried yesterday forenoon in St. Mary's
cemetery.
James Begloy , who has been sick for sorao
time is reported to bo in n dangerous condi
tion.
tion.Tne kick received by .Torres Hegloy on his
head from a horse is moro serious than was
at lirst supposed. *
Mrs. W. J. Temple has returned from
Chicago.
* / . Cuddlngton is bac.k from DIxon.
James vVandro Is under arrest for whip
ping John People ,
Or-jnul/.o.
A couple of dozen graduates of the Kceley
blehlorido ot gold Institutes Qnot in Louis
Fnlst's barber shop , Continental block ,
yesterday afternoon to form a permanent
Bichloride of Gold club.
Mr. Pot O. HIIWOS was chosen chairman
nnd M. D. Uocho acted as.secretary. . . It was
decided to form a club of ox-Kceley patients
for social purposes and also to assist worthy
subjects seeking treatment ut Dr. Kceloj's
institutions.
The chair appointed n committee consist
ing Messrs. Rutherford , McCraary , Webber ,
DufCv , Woodward and Koeiio to correspond
with similar clubs 'olsuwhoro und draft u
constitution and by-laws.
Another mooting will bo hold nt the same
place next Sunday to hoar the report of tbo
committee and to effect a permanent organ
ization. _ _
\\1NTI2II TOU11S
To Summer Ijaiuls via tlio WabtiNli
lloutc.
The Wutnsh nro now aolllnp round
trip tickets good returning .liinu 1 ,
18'J : ! , to ull the winter rosorta in Ton-
iiesrfco. Mississippi , Alabama , Goer l
Florida , North und Soutn CiiroUtm ,
Louisiana , Arkansas und Texas.
The quickest und bust route to the
Hoi Springs of Arkansas. For tickoU
und full information in rog.ird to rotto.s
east or south mill at Wubash olllco , 150J
Fariiam street , or write G. N. Clayton ,
N. W , Pass. AjrU
Every ono should have a savings ac
count. Now ia the time to innko a starter
/or 1892. The Gorman Saving bank
will goon move into their now banking
room nn loth street botwuon Farnam
und Doutjlus , a very convenient location.
They pay 6 per cent intorcbt and appro-
uluto now accounts.
Used in Millions of Homes 40 Years the Standard ,
1316 Douglas Street , Omaha , Neb.
Tlio eminent pflnllit In nervoiiK , chronic , private , lilooil Xln and arlnirr illscrnjs A regular and
reslitcrMurmtuatQ I uiuecllclni' . ns dlplomis nnd cortlfloitot ehow. It still trc.itlnz wllli the ureatost iuj *
com catnrrli , sper uittortlioca , lost iimnliouil , remlrrit ivcuktiun. nUht IDOQI , liuiiutonor. in > hlll . trl < 3-
turo. konorrhoea , irlt'ot , vnrlcicelu ntc. No niorcxry ii tn1. Now tront'uant for losi of vltil power Partial
iinitblo to vult mo inny bo treated at hnmii by currenpon.loaco Mo llclns or laitriiiuinti aont by mall or
rxpn 3 securely jmckeJ no in irkt to Indlc Hi ) content * or on < 1or O it ) porionil Intorrlair praforroil. Con-
uullnllon free rorroaponcence strictly pi Ir.ito. Hook ( Mj-storlal of I.lfo ) lent free O.tioo hourn , 'J m.
o p m bundfiy. 10 n in , to 12 m Scnil attiip for roplf
do right about , It. Don't waste n minute
For the splitting headaches , melting pain
along the' pine and In hides and loins , rheu
matism of iniiselcs nml joints , ehlllsand fnvur
nausea and disinclination for food , yon inns
take thieoor fjmrof
Dr , Sclienok's ' Mandrake Pills
the first nlnlit. and uflerthata siiniolentiiuin
her toinsiiiou dally an I fieo uetlon of the
bowels. Keep this up for some llnio.ainl when
ehlllsand fevers are stubborn , qnlnlno In ro.is-
onihlodosps , c.in be nsul to advantage wit )
fieo.thol'llls. ThcsiiiIIlssctyciirgorgud ] liver
cleanse tliestoniaeluiiid bovMjth , and start n [
normal scciotloiis. You've scored a big point
Then , to aid digestion , crnoli the woaluiess
and lassitude , dilvuolV the feeling that you'i
as leave ( Ho as llve.and glvotonu nnd strong ! )
to your system , you must take a tablespoon-
fill ot
otSclienck's Seaweed Tonic
before an 1 after inoalB. Already you t rgln u
feel liUu n now m > rson. Hut ilon'l forget yniii
lungs , liownru of thu terrible tendency ( if tn
Cili > pc toward Pneumonia ! If yon hnvocheht
inlnsor n cough , better settle the mutter at
once by u table-spoonful of
SclicncVs Pulmonic Syrup
taken three times u d.iy. uut ci1 ! ! meals oft-
oncrlftho cough Is troiihli'somp. Yon cun
thus surround Ilia voiy Wont ease of IM
flllppc uiid'ilrlvo It Into spoi'ily siitrcnilcr.
And you'll do It right away If yon uro wisp.
Asli jour DiUe'glst for the Dr Suhcnck Reme
dies.
dies.DR.
DR. SCHENCK'S boo't on G > nsumil"o i ,
L.ve Compl Jint und Dys opsla ; s nt free ,
DR. J.H. SIENKir M3N , PhUadolnMa. Pa.
unred In ( lavs by the Kronen Uoniedy unlit-
It'll the IUNU It dlhsolvoi iisMlpsMind In ub-
Borbod Into the Inll.unod parts Will refund
money If It does nut euro , or L-IIIII-OS Mrietnro
( ientldtni'ii , lioro Is a rmltiblu arllelo. II a
puvkiiita , or 2 fnrii | ) or mall prepaid MeUor-
inlck A ; Lund , Oinali.i.
CUBEB
GOIM CURE
IS A
One Minute Hemefly
I'or all affections of the
Throat , Lungs and Ilroncliidl Tubes ,
nXfKI'T CONSUMPTION
12o AMU ! 3O OKNTS.
I'or fralo by Ii )
8
STEEL PE IS0
GOLD MEDAL , PAnio EXPOSITION , 1889.
THE MOST PERFECT OF PEH8 >
| Suffcrlnj from
tllO IMlVtB Of
_ . jimtlifid i-irorj
arlrdecny , UMtlnifWCAl.iM'Mi , 1' t uinuluxxl , ft ,
I will muni avalualilo tr uti > o Ixnl ill i-outaliilii. ;
fulliartlc-ilnr fur lioiim viiru , V:1' ( : " . ' rl" > 'f'- .
AH'li'iillil incilleal v.ork , nlmutil > i < ii'OUliyi'MT/
man who In IHTVOII , nil I ilrMlllaH'il. AililrcM ,
1'rof. i' . C. l'0\Vlait. : .TlootJiin. Conn ,
nnOIITl HANII.ll.WOtl > CAI'81'I.Kl nrj t'i |
Illlllll I A bo t aiU unljr o.iptulut iiraicnliol u/
uwww i n ru u.ir | imyjioUm Jgr tliu vurj at
Oonorrlu anil uliclur gi Iruiu Itie urniirr
i II.M p r I'jf. All '
MOORE'S
) J
Monmnuth. 111.Fob 118) .
Dr. .T. 13. Moore , While sufTorin ?
from asovorocold , I waa induced to try
Mnoro'a Tree of Life Catarrh Cure. It
alTordod almost immediate relief ; and
whllo I have boon a sulToror for ynara
from catarrh , since lining1 this remedy I
have not boon alTootod in any way with
tills decidoly annoi'lng disease.
Tvvc K'3-c.
Monre.s Trco of Ij'fo ' , a positive oaro for Kid-
liny und l.lvcr Unmpl'ilnt ' and all blood dla-
ujihos. Does It pay to suitor whnn yon can ba
uiiiud by uslni ; Mooro'j Tree of Mfo , the Uro.it
Life Itemcdy ?
Is The Best
n tlio marltot. Try It and bo con * ,
vinccd.
TURHER-FBAZER MERCANTILE CO
Solo Western AgnntH , tit. Joseph , M Q ,
Or , Bailey
The Lending
DENTIST.
Third 1 .our l'a.fton lUoolf ,
Tclcpniio IOSJ. Kith and I'arunm SU.
A full Hutof tuuili , on rnobor , tori ) IVrfogl
It. Tuulli w.lhout utiitui or reiuovublo
rlilL'o nortt , jmt the tiling for und
lublio ipuaxura , novur clrnn .luwu.
Teeth Eitraota I Without Pain.
AH lining * at reanonubla rutos , ull trork
wurruuteU. Cut lull uut for a gum *