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About Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922 | View Entire Issue (May 13, 1894)
THE OMAHA DAILY BEE SUN Y , MAY 13 , ISIM-TWENTX" PAGER 11 i TYPEWRITER GIRLS SMILE Bnt Their Flaws Will Foon Be Filled by a Newly Invented Machine. TALKING INTO IT WRITES YOUR LETTER but fhlnem Antnmntlrnlljr Trnn littrit Into llnRllftli , Snrii the Invrn- tor Sprit * Mildly tml Dorwn't Chew Cum Trill * of F Milnn. In bringing hl Intellect to bear upon the evolution anil perfection of a machine which he calls the "phonautograph , " A. C. Rumble , an Inventor of thin city , did not Intend to snatch the bread and pie from , the mouths of the typewriter girls , but It bis Invention In what he claims It to be It may have Just men disastrous effects , says the San Fran cisco Chronicle. The combined art of stenography and type writing Is doomed , for the merciless mechan ism nf Rumble's machine supplants both of them commercial accomplishments at one fell swoop. In a word , the business man may dictate his letters Into one end of the Invention and pull them out at the othsr ready for mailing. That Is how Humble Intends to astonish the scientific world as soon as he has over come a few defects In the machine. It Is claimed that the phonautograph , on which tha Inventor has expended many sleeplewi nights , will receive direct the sounds of the human voice in any language except Chinese , and reproduce them In plain Eng lish chlroprapby. Astounding as this state ment appears. Rumble Insists that his ma chine can acr-mpllsh that feat and more , too. It Is yet somewhat Imperfect , but when finished and placed on the market the phonautograph will , according to the maker , perfrrm all the functions of the typewriter , except to chew gum and entertain young gentlemen callers during business hours. It will answer the telephone , keep a letter file , and spell according to the dictates of Us own fancy. While recognized already by Its Inventor as a linguist and translator of no mean ability , the phonantograph ad heres to the phonetic style of spelling , and Its capitalization and punctuation are miser able beyond compare. Those are the defects , so common In the typewriter now In use , and which the In ventor Is striving hard to overcome. He Is rangulne of ultimate success , and as soon ns the phonautograph Is competent to he-Id a Job In any well regulated business office It will be patented , and Installed In place of the winsome article now employed. It was while attending a performance given by one of Edison's phonographs In Cleveland , O. , several years ago that Mr. Rumbo ! conceived the Idea of the machine on which be la at present engaged. Prior to that time he had thought of the phon autograph In a desultory way , being a busy man , but It was the workings of the phonograph graph which gave Impetus to the Idea. He Is a believer In that scientific school which holds that sound is not merely the result of vibration , but has molecular or mechanical force. It is a thing , according to his theory , with material and Independent characteris tics governed by fixed laws , and upon these the principle of his Invention depends. Though air has heretofore been considered a reliable conductor of sound , Rumble be lieves that fluid , though slower , furnishes a much better medium. Electric fluid is the active body employed In the phonauto graph , and , beyond the principles men tioned , the Inventor , who has an offlce In the Mills building , declines to go Into details regarding the workings of his remarkable machine. The model , which no one but himself and his financial backer Is allowed to Inspect , has been likened to a cash register. It Is eighteen inches long , twelve Inches wide and ten Inches deep. The machine Is divided Into two distinct parts , on the fronts of which are placed small electric buttons , which connect with and control the mys terious Interior mechanism. You press the buttons , talk Into the re ceiver and the phonautograph does the rest. Projecting from the upper part of the ma chine Is a mouthpiece connecting with a revolving cylinder similar to that used In the phonograph. The Impressions of the buman voice are recorded upon the cylinder the same as in the Edison Invention. Back of the receiver Is a traveling needle for regulating the cylinder In recording the re marks according to the slzo of the paper In which they are to be reproduced In writ- Ing. When full of words the cylinder Is transferred to the lower part of the ma chine and placed on rollers , above which Is a supply of paper for receiving the lan guage. A small storage battery furnishes the electric fluid for translating the sounds "Into manuscript. No ink Is used , and con sequently the machine is not compelled to stop and swear at blots. The written char acters are produced In a bold , round hand by chemical action , but that is another of the secrets of the Invention. One dozen ordinary letters may be dictated to the cylinder , which holds office secrets Inviolate. The button Is then pressrd and the phonautograph docs Its work , transcrib ing the letters with neatness and dispatch , while the merchant or lawyer Is out at lunch or talking business In the front offlce. From the roll of paper the sheets are led automatically to the cylinder , which , as soon OH It has finished one letter , goes on with the next , correcting bad grammar , but spellIng - Ing entirely by sound. When written the sheets slide out through a slit in the bottom of the box. The touch of a button will stop the operator at any point. Owing to the inability of the phonauto- graph to wrestle with the diphthong , the client letter , the capital and the elusive semi colon , the dictator Is compelled to revise his correspondence , but that Is generally done anyhow , even with high-salaried secretaries. Translating seems to be the phonautograph's great specialty , even though It Is a little shy on spelling. The written characters resemble those made by the electric pen and are of a dark brown color. Another fault of the machine , aside from its wretched spelling. Is that It will not reproduce figures , but Insists on spelling out the numbers as spoken. This , with the other defects , Mr. Humble hopes to remedy In the course of time. The Inventor positively asserts that Greek , Latin , German , Spanish or any other language , barring Chinese , talked Into the machine will be fluently translated Into English as she Is spoke. All that Is neces sary is to go over the manuscript , Inserting capitals and punctuation marks where they belong. For court reporting Mr. Rumble says the invention will prove invaluable. Everything will be recorded with absolute accuracy and fidelity , besides which the machine can act as court Interpreter and thus cut down municipal expenses In another direction. Harsh words , once spoken , can never be re called or modified except by the the tell-talo pen. "The scheme of the woman suffragists ttls yar'Is ' now looked upon as a very shrewd one. said a woman who is against suffrage to a New York Sun reporter. "For many years a HUle band of women In this city who have persistently and faithfully agitated the subject of the right of women to vote , round their closest adherents among th ? working women and those wnoso h'gher edu cation and liberal reading led them naturally to desire fuller and freer powers. Hence the band of woman suffragists MBH well equipped with brains and Industry , and formed a picturesque element of society. The Pamirs did not pay much attention to It , th ? meet ings were not crowded and the world at large did not show an acute Interest In the r ilolngs , " V1 ? ? rly Iaat fa" tue olt > ' " "den se lected a list of the most Influential and fah- lonabla women In New York and went about the work of conversion with firmness and In- Uustry. Nothing checked them , nothing put them off. The only qualification they looked for in a candidate at that tlino was social position. "For a time their efforts were fruitiest but finally one prominent woman of fashion ufUr another became Interest * * ! | n the move ment. Sherry's fashionable quarters were tH-cured , and the am half-dozen meetings were made so exclusive that Innumerable heart-burnings and jealousies arose. But the manager * did not lose light of the fact th t thn women who bad tailed through in terior social position to tecure aa entrance In their crninftelft on one occasion would be all the more anxious to come a fecund time. "The remit of this artful and original style of campaigning wai that the woman uf- fngtiU movement was made distinctly fashionable In this city for the fir t time In Ita history. Women follow the fashtoni without any dl eii Mon ; bence the enormoui following of the woman iuffragl ta at Ibc present time. " In a parlor up town the other afternoon n group of women were aMcmbtal and the talk ran , as the talk wilt run thee days , on the question of political equality , says a writer In the New York Tlme . "How odd It will ge m to rote , " said onp , "If we Ret the chance. I'm sure I shall b as green as possible. " "You'll get us d to It , " replied another , "I did , " at which there was a Khower ol exclamations , "Why , of course. " "Helen's lived there. " "And voted , too. " "Tail us all about It , " "How did you feel ? " -down came the patter of comments and questions till the bewildered Helen put up her band In dis may. "Walt a moment , " she said Imploringly , "and I'll tell all there Is to tell. I lived in Wyoming three years , out In a frontiei town , counting 500 whites for Inhabitant ! and surrounded by 2,500 Indians , Shnshonei on one side and Am pa hoes on the other. II was the deadly enmity between the twc that gave us safety ; and you may think there was enough for us women to concern ourselves about besides voting In that re mote and Isolated spot. I had , and made nc attempt to cast a vote on the first election day on which I had the right. "On tha morning of the day several gen tlemen called at my house , 'always In a car riage , asking me to drive to the polls , but 1 declined all , saying I was a New Yorker , no ! used to It , and would rather not. They 'all accepted my refusal and went away without further Insistence. About the middle of th < forenoon , however , a lady ( Trove up. She came In with a cordial not-to-be-put-down manner. 'What's this , Mrs. R. , that I hear about you ? Is It true that you have not yel voted ? ' " 'Yes. ' I replied. " 'In that case , ' she went on , laying aside her wrap and untying her bonnet strings , 'I have come to stay until you do. ' There was an air of infinite patience about my visitor , and as I had no good reasons for not voting , merely a disinclination , I gave in at once and accompanied her to the polls. "Yes , " as the . volcea rained questions again , "It did seem odd , and I needed In structions at every point about the mannei of depositing my vote. I made my own choice of candidates , though , and mixed my ticket In a way that was truly mugwumplsh. The next year I voted with much more ease and confidence , and the third year I put In a vote for Mr. Harrison with the nonchalance of an old politician. " If we stop to consider that for thousands of years woman , by reason of her subordi nate social position , has received different education from her male partner , that her training has led her In a diverse direction from his , that every encouragment has been given to the play of her emotions at the expense of her Intellectual activity , and that thte state of affairs has lasted from generation to generation aye , from time almost Immemorial , then from a phislologl- cal standpoint there should surely be no cause for surprise that woman's brain Is In ferior to man't. or that It should have de veloped on d.fferent lines , writes F. J. Amy In Home and Country. - It is only natural that we find the frontal portion of the brain proportionately smaller , oad the parietal portion proportionately larger than In men. The intelectual achievements of Individual women do not , as yet , amount to a very Imposing total , and a comparison of Intel lect between the sexes must result unfavor ably to women. In the face of their so cial disadvantages it would be most won derful were It otherwise. We must call to mind the Imporant circumstance that the lower In the scale of civilization we look the less do we find the difference be tween the brains of the sexes. On the other hand , history shows no lack of heroic women , who , prompted by love of country , husband or child , have braved the severest hardships , exposed themselves unflinchingly to dangers that would cause the oldest soldier to quail ; sacrificed home , loved ones and even life for duty's sake ; or who , by virtue of their gentler attributes , have swayed nations. Yet In the process of the division of la bor which has accompanied the march , of civilization , the intellectual , or brain work , has fallen more and more to the' lot of man , while the sphere of woman has been confined more and' ' more to domestic cares. Frcra the beginning nature confided to the female sex the duties of maternity and the care of the young , while giving to mui that sphere of active labor from which woman has almost always been of necessity ex cluded. This fact has not tended to Im prove the brain of woman , as the per formance of domestic duties calls for a less active exercise of the mind than the more exacting labors of man , who has to strain every nerve to find sustenance for himself and for all his weaker dependants. A Minneapolis girl , who has Journeyed abroad , writes to the Journal of that place ai follows : "The English women who walked the deck or lounged In steamer chairs on the passage over the channel did not look to me as though they required much ! chivalrous attention. They were too splendidly healthy and big to be cod dled. The general sameness among them made It possible to at once sum up the type of British womanhood. Tall , flat breasted , large feet and hands , strong , Intellectual face ? , fresh complexions , a striding gait , which Is not exactly graceful , and very musical voices ; these are the general at tributes. On the whole , I like the type , but they could stand a little toning down In places and touching up In points. They have the odd- eat style of dress for the moment. It Is the fashion to pile the hair In a great wad on the back of the neck and to plaster the fringe In a frouzle over the brow , with an Invisible net holding It down. The hats are large- , rolling up from the sides , and trimmed heavily at the back , so that the head seems dragged dcwn behind. Bon nets are also worn on the very back of ths celled hair , and arc mostly Invisible from the front view. Traveling dresses and street dresses are all made with waistcoat Jackets. The four-in-hand scarf Is giving way to a straight and narrow bow. Stiver chatelaines make a pleasant Jingle wherever a woman walks , and a tightly furled umbrella gives her a good walking stick. Even to glcves the English woman Is masculine , for she wears heavy dogskin ones that are loose and clasps with a snap button. " The popular shapes In bats may be classi fied Into three varieties the large picture hats which recall the shapes Immortalized by Sir Joshua Reynolds , the fantastic , undu lating brim shape , which Is very charming when Arranged In god taste , and the small toque , which may easily be turned Into a bonnet by the addition of strings. The In evitable sailor hat has Its usual place on the list , yet It Is In many Instances more elabo rately trimmed than the regulation sailor ought to be. Transparent crowns , trans parent brims , and tulle rossette are the newest features In millinery. Cclored coarse straws are very much worn , and pale pink , green anil black ard thj popular colors. A large rush .green straw hat Is trimmed with a soft crumpled green bow of field ( lowers. A very Frenchy black l > at Is adorned with velvety wldb open bcgcnlas In the different colors of dark damask , pale pink , creamy white and rose cJor. let nbout like rosettes. Unnatural black flowers are losing their hold.on the * public fancy , and , although black is Introduced In almost every hat. It Is accomplished with lace , Mbbon , . or Jetted net. At Intervals the subject of rorsots for men comes up for discussion In the dally papers , and moreor less profound l.umllles are written upon the vanity of men. As a matter of fact , however , corsets art practi cally unknown among Americans , as they are among men of every other country ex cept those In which the military forces are of the foremost importance. Men are born with a tendency to w > lglit Jutt aa they are with a tendency to grow taller or to jemalii short , and even the * most pro found efforts on the part of fat men do not result In reducing thsra to the proportions demanded by military custom. Hence the stays which are a portion of the outfit of many offlcera In the Franco. German and Austrian armies. A Frenchman In civil lite , however , who wore staya would be looked upon with as much contempt lu hla own country " here. Some of the heavy military dandlea in London wear stays , but u a , rule the ath letic work n ( the average English oOTc i Involved rach MTtre training and constanl exercise that he do 8 not need any arti ficial compression for his waist. "If I were dictator In Paris for aw * k. " My-s Mrs. Alexander , the novelist , "the firs I thing I would do would be to hang up ball a dactn of their leading novelists. The ] give to foreign reader * quite a falic Irtv prtMlon of French Ufa. French men am ! women , as a rule , I am wire , make excellent husbands and wives. The women sp * lall ) they are such splendhl mothers , showins as great a devotion to their children ai moat English women : Indeed for the saki of their children they often sacrifice theii own health. Yet In the French novels which are read In England , we hear nothliic ol this. Then the husbands are polite to theli wives for more than three years after theli marriage , which Is frequently not the cas < In England. One of my girls Is married to s French officer , and this circumstance has naturally given me a greater knowledge ol domestic life In France. " Among the pretty things now on displaj at the big Broadway and Sixth avenue stores , says Boots and Shoes , are severa new styles of shoe bags. They are not In tended to hold heavy muscullne footwear but are specially designed as adjuncts te my lady's dainty boudoir furnishings. Thej areof heavy silk hand-painted , and wth ! can , vas linings. Seams of corded silk divide one of these bags Into four compartments and the shoebolder , In all Its prcttlness. Is an attractive ornament for the walls of t sleeping apartment. The buttonhook holdei Is another "cute" ' design. A wooden ball ol the kind used by women In darnln ? stockIngs - Ings Is fitted with small brass hooks and decorated with flower painting or covered with satin. Hung beside the dressing case It Is both useful and ornamental. Button hooks , themselves , by the way , are showr In a variety of curious and costly forms And while speaking of novelties. I may adi that fashion's edict has gone forth permit ting the-use of patent leather slippers will any sort of white , gown that Is long-sleeved and high In the neck. Previously this style of costume has been confined largely to Ital ian Catholic girls on the day of their taklnj their first communion. "We certainly are getting morblder am morbider , as Alice In Wonderland would say , ' remarked a woman the other day as she gazed at the display In a milliner's window. "Our books , our dramas , our discussions are worse than leaden. Now , the time hai come for fashion to turn pessimist. Look al these black roses and black violets and blacfc buttercups ! It's a sin and a shame. " "Well , said her companion , "as you happen to b looking at the mourning window , I don'l know what else you would expect. Try this one , " moving to one full of gay blossoming bonnets. Which only goes to prove that Plttl Sing was right when , she said , 'flies * you ! it all depends ! " "At Its present rate of declension , " re marks the Pall Mall Gazette , "the eplthel 'lady' will soon become one of opprobrium , The old order changes. Who will 'dare tc be a gentleman' now ? While , to call one's ' ' claim comradeship with self a 'lady' Is to that 'lydy' of the gutter who scratched another 'lydy's' face , as the latter had tc Inform the doctor when he referred to the familiar dog or- cat theory of causation , What woman nowadays will speak of the gentleman she was Introduced to at a ball,1 or 'the gentleman who sat next her at dinner ' " ner ? But why should a better word than "wo man" the Anglo-Saxon wlf added to manii be wanted ? Two subjects for Miss Mary Wilklns lives at Peterboro , N. H. . says the Providence Journal , Elvira and Elmlra Fife , who probably " ably are the oldest twins living. Next A"u- gust they will be 83. At the age of U they entered the employ of a local manu facturing company , and ifor sixty years they remained on Its pay roll , the maxi mum wages earned being 99 cents per day , and the minimum 71 cents for three days' labor. They have never ridden on a railway train , although the Boston & Maine road runs Its cars within ten rods of their door. They have never been separated more than seventy hours at any one time In their lives , and cannot endure the thought that death will summon them singly. Although living In the same house and eating from the same table , they have always lived separ ately ; that . Is. each has cooked her own meal. If one had a boiled dinner the other had a boiled dinner , and It was not cooked In the same pot , either. If one had a tur key the other would buy a little larger one , and so in everything they vied with each other to see who would live the better. The attitude of the suffragists and antl- suffraglsts is exemplified In the Hindu talc of the traveler who , seeing an Image of the Dlety on the road without a covering and exppsed to the inclemency of the weather , built a little hut of grass over It ; another man , passing by the same way and ob serving the grass covering , thought that 11 it should catch fire the Image would be In jured , and accordingly he pulled It down. The allegory goes on to say that the Diety was propitiated by both acts , because the Intention was good in each case , and so undoubtedly society will be benefited by the present conflict of opinion among wo men. men.A A reporter. Interviewing a woman physi cian the other day In London , asked whether women doctors had now quite es tablished themselves In public confidence and If their patients had quite got over the Idea that they were risking their health magnanimously to oblige a fellow-woman. He was answered : "Oh , yes , all that feelIng - Ing has quite passed away. Indeed , women as physicians are treated with absolute con fidence. But with regard to women sur geons , a slight hesitation Is still shown. Patients willallow a woman to diagnose the most complicated cases , but. It there Is ever so small an operation to be per formed , they would rather employ a man to carry out her directions. There Is a reason for this skepticism. Hitherto women have enjoyed very little surgical practice , but the facilities afforded by the Hospital for Women , and , I trust. In the future , by many other hospitals , will give women the necessary experience and remove Juat this one last vestige of prejudice. " Various are the ways of spreading disease. Some workmen tore down an old house In New Haven. Soon an epidemic of diphtheria broke out among their families and friends. They had carried the wood home for fire and thus were spread germs of the disease which had raged In the house the year be fore. An old feather bed was thrown Into an open lot. Children played with It and three out of five died ot scarlet fever , and the disease was almost epidemic In the com munity for a time. Through Ignorance or carelessness that bed had not been properly managed or It would never have been al lowed to leave the disease-stricken house ex cept In * ashes. * A new course of ttuily has been Introduced In the curriculum of the Elmlra Female college , being a systematic etudy of manners. The council of etiquette formed In the college Is made up of representatives from all the college classes and to this council disputed points are submitted. It looks up author ities , considers weight of evidence pro and con , and finally decides according to the best standards. Once every fortnight a member of the council presents an original paper , to be read In the * college chapel -to. the rest ot the students. Some of the sub jects thus presented have been "Manners In Public Places , " "Letters and Letter Writ- Ing. " "Chaperones and Their Uses" and others. The broad queslon of manners cannot be too much studied or too well understood. When It is brought down to finical questions of etiquette , which can never be decided for all time In all places , too much consider ing ot them Is both tiresome and harmful , the kind thing Is usually the right thing. It la while one Is hesitating over what Mrs , Qrundy has decided to be the right thing that the opportunity to do the kind thing passes. Fatlilun Notes. Reseda and fuchsia are Javored shades In millinery. Russian net veiling with chenille dots Is much In vogue. Low-crowned English turbans are worn with tailor made costumes. The long Bernhardt gloves with loose , asy tops are bilng worn again with out-of-door * gowns. Slevelecs Figaro Jackets are much used with silk waists and even with those made of percale. For smart occasional crats and capes are almost invariably , made ot .watered silk trimmed with lace. Cluck laces are the most elegant , but the majority ot the newest wraps for summer are garnished with lace more or IM tinged with yellow. Among the new ribbcns Is a moire effect. which Is accomplished in the weaving ami not waUred at all. The fancy for wearing Jewelry la growing apace , and long watch chains are becoming popular again. Ixiw crown arc still universal , trimmings moderately lilglt , and the shapes exceedingly small , but no shape Is special. X Leghorn hats , plain or with a straw lace edging at the brim will be In great favor all summer for dmsy afternoon wear. The most distracting thing In underwear are the ftlk petticoats , garnished with flounces of silk lace and chiffon and bowe of ribbon. The very latest novelty in stick pins Is the brownie pin. They are captivating repro ductions of Palmer Cox's delightful little elves. - The prettiest trimming far a satin parasol Is cream antique point lace put on with the plain edge against the eelge of the covers and the points standing. Despite the efforts of the dressmakers , that triumph of skill , the tailor-made gown. Is more popular than ever for morning wear. It Is either severely simple with a tight-fitting cutaway coat-shaped waist , or In the more elaborate coat and skirt style/whlch displays a fancy blouse to perfection. The newest and daintiest parasols have handles of mother-of-pearl richly cut and chased. The very elfgant ones have whole handles of pearl , but the less expensive onen have a handle mounted with a short length , and the knob takes the form of the fruit of the passion flower. Smoked pearl 13 quite as fashionable as the white. Among the revived mousquetalres are shown many fancy sprln ? and summer colors , but merchants say tfial notwithstanding the approved of fashion of the Bismarck reds , the greens , the blues , slates , violets , and other new colors , the demand for the tans and golden-brown dyes is steady and constantly " stantly increasing" . The majority of the dressy bonnets for summer thus far exhibited are more or less transparent. If of straw lace or plaited rushes , the plait or Jace is very open. There are also very fine gilt passementerie bonnets that are scml-transpnrent , and scores of models are madeof net , tulle and chiffon which leaves visible the arrangement of the hair beneath. Feminine Notc . Women gardeners are In great demand In England and Germany. In Holland an attempt Is being made to pass a. bill allowing women to be elected to Parliament. Lady Henry Somerset wants Queen Vic tors to confer orders of nobility upon women Just as she does upon men. There are In the United States 30.534,370 women. Of those over 20 years of age 6 per cent are unmarried and 14 per cent are widows. Ellen Terry la a grandmother , a little fact which does not In the least take away from her attractive portrayal of Ingenue roles like that of Marguerite and Ophelia. Oscar Wilde has designed the decorations for the new and unique room which Mrs. Langtry has added to her house In which to display her valuable collection of fans. In the face of the innumerable pictures showing the English queen with her crown on , it is rather curious to learn that as a matter of fact she has not worn it twenty times through her entire reign. The Counted Martel , who , under the pseudonym of "Gyp , " delights Paris which means much with her clever novels. Is the daughter of the late Comte de Mlrabeau and grandnlece of the famous orator and statesman of the revolution. For over ten years certain women In the Isle of Man have enjoyed the right of vet ing. Married women do not vote. Widows and spinsters , being , .liauseholdera and prop erty owner ? , do. Some one suggests that the name be changed to the "Isle of Woman. " Mr. and Mrs. Georco. Gould have recov ered a bag of dlahitmda and other valuables , valued at $ SlOOOt which , had been lost In a small handbag byMrs. _ , Gould's maid. They were found by a' farmer's wife , who had not even had the curiosity to open the bag. bag.If If the color is taken out of a dress in spots by acid , it can be restored by first wetting with liquid ammonia to kill the acid , and afterwards with chloroform , to bring back the color. If the color is de stroyed by an alkali , wet first with acid and afterwards with chloroform. The wedding dross of the unfc tunate Queen Marie Antoinette has lately been dis covered In the ancient church of Kenneweg , near Vienna. It has for many generations been the custom for Austrian brides to pre sent their wedding dresses to a church for the adornment of an image of the Holy Vir gin , or to be made Into vestments. London has a feminine file and drum corps. It Is made up of charming girls who meet at one another's houses and practice under the guidance of a drum major from a guards regiment. What with these fair drummers and Tillss Ethel Stokes' vomen volunteers there seems to be no lack of martial spirit In the English woman. The Industrial army of Tacoma , Wash. , through Mrs. "Jumbo" Catwell , has made another appeal to the Northern Pacific for a train to carry the army to St. Paul , offering $10,000 for It. General Traffic Manager Hanna- ford refused to consider the proposition. The sympathizers then paraded the i-treets. Mrs. "Jumbo" Catwell , wife of the "gen eral , " led the ; parade , with three other women. She wore eight large diamonds and a nobby spring suit. Mrs , Eva ( Black-man , secretary of the Leavenworth Board of Police Commissioners , has not only got her husband an easy Job on the police force and banished all the bachelors from It , but she has succeeded In driving all variety shows out of town. Whal mere man could have accomplished anything like this ? In less than six months every male In Leav enworth will be home at 9 p. m. or find him self In a deep , dark dungeon , made especially damp for such as he. Pills that cure sick headache : DeWltt'3 Little Early Risers. BABT OMAHA ONE YEAH OLD. Letter Written from Omnliu City In the Venr 1HB5. The following Is a copy of an old letter In the possession of H. H. Miller of this city , written to his father by an uncle who at that early day took a stroll over the sit upon which the greater Omaha was was built : OMAHA CITY , Nebraska Territory , Sept. 13 , 1855. Dear Brother ; You will see by my beading that I am again beyond the Missouri river. Edgar and , myself arrived In Ot- tumwa , la. , one weelr ago today. There we found an old California acquaintance , Street by name , whose brother used to be the regis ter of the CouncH" Bluffs land offlce. We soon became acquainted with Mr. Street , the ex-register. He Informed us that he was going to start Immediately to the Bluff City on the same business as ourselves , so Edgar concluded to remain1 at Ottumwa anil I came on here In company ; with Mr. Street and an other gentleman by the name of Peck from Keokuk , whom he found at Oskaloosa. Mr. P. , like ourselves , is hunting lands and Is a very plearttrit traveling companion. Mr. Street knows- more about this country probably and will 'assist me more than any man I could "lmvfound , having been the register for some time In the Council Bluffs land offlce and deputy surveyor In the Bluffs district. He surveyed the whole of Mills and one or two other counties In Iowa , has been all over them and knows the best loca tions In them. We arrived In Kanesvllle or Council Bluffs City late last evening. This morning we went to the land offlce and ordered a num ber ot township- plats In this county , the two counties north and one directly south , all on the Missouri. These counties are all settling up very fazt and we think that the best selections to make money out of and Insure the quickest returns at present are in these counties. We have examined the large plats at the land oiflce and find a good deal of vacant land in these counties. In traveling along and making Inquiries we found lands that have been entered but a short time and with little or no Improve ments on then ) held at from JS to 110 per acre and I am now well assured that good selections cannot but help pay a large Inter est In two or three years. Being unable to get our plats from the land , offlcs before tomorrow morning wo thought we could not put In the time better than by coming over hprtvtn look at this place. Omaha City , as yon may be aware , la th capital of Nebraska territory. U Is moct beautifully situated -on the west bank of tha Missouri river and Is bound some day to make a very large place. One year since there was not a bulkllng In the place ; now th re ar over 100 , and many of them fine brick buildings. The hotel where we are staying la a much larger hour ? than any ot your Knoxvtlte hotels. Congress appropriated $80,000 lait winter for the purpose of erecting the public build ing here , which Is now under contract and In process ot building , and I'll venture 4 cay a handsomer site canno' lit found In tne western states. This place Is located very much the same as Davenport on the Missis sippi , with the exception that the firit and second bluffs after leaving the river are much wider and more gradual In ascent and there Is not as much timber In the Immediate vi cinity of the town. There are five or six stores , two hotels and quite a number of mechanics' shops already open here , and a large church U to be built yet this fall. There are also two steam sawmills In opera tion. The country back of the town Is a beautiful high-rolling prairie. Is all claimed for some distance back and Is being fenced and Improved. I do not think I have ever known a town to spring up and grow so fast as this , and that too In to short a time , and I am satisfied there Is not a more eligible lo cation for business in the western country. Yours truly. N. E. PHILLIPS. .Iflie.If. . Vii7o JjonoroeIty tJio PHlr with ///jr/iost .lu-nr < 7. The Hmr Conquered EXCELSiOR HAIR TONIC ITS .MIGHTY RULER. The flrst and only remedy known to turn pray h.ilr hack to 111 orlRlnal color without dj-e has been d'scovcred In Mine. M. Yale's Dxcelsl'ir Hair Tonic. Its action on th lialr l nltoctMber cientlflc anil wcnJerful. It brlniM the live c/ilorlns mat ter of the hair Inio circulation by stlmulntlns iiml tonlniup the hilr's nerve fortes , which In very case of Gray Hair ate ft'und ' to he tin ? of- fenillni ; memlx-rn hnJ the dltcct t-Mite of the fnlMrlri drylns up and phultlni ; oft the colonns rr.ittpr , alfo preventing tn oil duct- from ful filling their duties In fe dini ; the ha'.r with Its pron-r nourlfhme-it nec * sary for stimulating in growth and preserving Us color. Mme. M. Yale JIBS Riven the study of thir hum-in hHir mure time iind scientific research thnn liny other authority llvtnc. nnJ hns solved the crfU proulem for the lim time of the cau e. effect-and cure for gray hair. The wle men and women rf ev ry nntlon bow to her great achievement In this die- cox * ry. In the Excelsior Hair Tonic Mine , lale pro claims Ita complete ma t y o\er the hair. In from 24 hourj to one week it will stop the worst cases of fiillliiK hair. In the shortest poss * le time It wilt create a luxuriant Rinwth of hair. Kfejilntr the Fcalp and hair In frf < ct health and remarkable beauty of slosty. slllien tuxture and brightness. FOR BALP * { EA.pS It is especially recommended. For Infants and Children It IP commended to parents In nil sincerity and honor-bound principle. Grandmothers and grandfathers , greal-Rrand- moihera and Rreat-Rrandfatacrs can again have their hair back to Its natural color and enjoy the fruits of the greatest dltcoxery ever known In the history of chemistry. CAUTION Make sure that you get the genuine article , as all great discoveries are Imitated. See that every bottle 1s labeled. Price , $1 per bottle ; 6 for $5. KDHK & CO. . I AT WHOLESALE. 15th i. Douglas sts.I I E. K. I1UUCE & CO. SOMETHING Chinese Telescope Fish 52.03 Each. The fl h have never been Im ported lo thlHcountry before ; md make the most handhomo orna- nicnt for any aquarium or trloDe. Texas Mockingbirds Thu best wo have ever put on lm they are last ycar'B birds' full In Bout' undbuaiulful In plu- majre. ouly W. Slngera war ranted. G'ISLER'S ' BIRD STORED N. Ifith , St. SEARLES & SEARLES , SPECIALISTS TllKAT.MKNT BT MAIL , Conialtatlon Fre We cure Catarrh , All Diseases ol the Nose , Throat , Ghost , Stomach , Liver , Blood , Skin aid Kidney Dis eases , Female Weaknesses , Lost Manhood , AND ALL. PRIVATE DIS USES of MEN. I'lt.is. FIHTDLA Aim RECTAI. Ounciu cured without nuln or detention from luslaesi RUPTURE. Ao Cure JVo luy. CaUonoraddn-as with stamp lor circular * , free book and receipts , 1st stairway outh ol Pom Office , Boom 7. Dr , Searles and Saarles , ( From I' , & Journal Jlrdirfii Prof.W. Il.Pt f kc , ho makri a specialty of Epnep y , bu without doutt treated and cr/cd more COM * Uun uyliving PhriK-lan ; bit enrretg Is utonlthin ; . Wo harolicardofcuMof yeut'itandliii ; cured brhlm. He publishso. v luale ! H orlc on tt.li dleeue which la sendiwlthabrgebouleofbli absoj ate cure , free to snjr taUtrcr who may tend their P.O. and Exjireu ad- dreM. WeadUiennyonewithlngacaratoaddreea , fioi. W , U. ! . i' . D..4 Cedif EU.Kew York. BIG SHOEjSALE. The entire stock of Men's Fine Shoes from the Western Boot and Shoe Mfg. Co. , St. Louis , Mo. , now being sacrificed. These Slices are Equal to Hand-Made , REMEMBER Are the only > p Omaha parties llUfJ 10. , that'have these shoe Bargains. I3I7-.9 . DOUS.OS . st. , ALL GO IN THREE LOTS , VIZ. : LOT 1. Men's Fine Dress Shoes , former price , $3,26 ; now $1.23. LOT 2. Men's Kangola Shoos , all widths , former price $3,20 ; now $1.75. LOT H. Men's Kangaroo and Kid Shoos , former price $0.00 ; now $9.70. SPECIAL SALE OF MEN'S SUITS. Our $10 Suits 20 different shades Monday choice of lot , $0.00. Our $10 Suits only $7.75. Cur $20 Suits only $12.60. SPECIALS. Workinjjmens' Pants , former price Sl.OO ; in this solo , 05c. Our $3.00 ad1.00 Pants at $2.25. Good quality Overalls , with or without Bib , only 20c. Also special offerings in Boys' Clothing , Furnishing Goods and Hats. TO SAVE MONEY CALL AT WESTERN CLOTHING CO , Two Doors East of Hth and Douglas Sts. Note the Location. J. H. HUNGATE , Owner. RESERVOIR IOB , EXCLUSIVELY. Cffici and Family Trade a Specialty. Office , 213 South 14th st. Telephone 4O9 WILL FIND NO PLACE IN THE AUTHENTIC HISTORY OF THE WORLD'S FAIR. . . WRITTEN BY THE MEN WHO BUILT IT . . 1b. Burnbam Director of Works. Sf. 2) ) . rtMIIet 1).recior of 'Decoration. MEMORIAL DEPARTMENT , Omaha Bee If book is to be mailed send 30 cents. Mcycle Repairing- Bicycle Sundries IGreasolene Jbr bicycle chains ] PRICE 25 CENTS. The only lubricant that lubricates 2.500 miles of. noiseless chain. Greasollne will make the chain run perfectly. Nothing met on the roail will faze It. The tube Is cleanly and convenient for the pocket. A. H. PERRIGO & CO. , 1212 Douglas St. , State Agents. We make a specialty of repairing PNEUMATIC SULKIES. Tires and parts always kept In stock. Write for our com plete catalogue of sundries. 1212 DOUGLAS ST. . MILLARD HOTEL. FREE T. it'A Ev ry Purchase of E. I. ME'S Full instructions with Mail Orders. PARLORS 501-2 KARBACH BLK. JEWEL PROCESS No. 885. One of the G Styles of Jewel Gaa oline Stoves. OMAHA. Fob. 20,1W. MH. JOHN HUS IE , S4C7 Oumlng street Dear Sir : During past clghtycars I have used three different makes -fiuuiUno stoves and I must say I have never had entire satisfaction given until I purchased a "Jcwc'l" from you It la simplicity und perfection combined. Very truly yours. "Wo are receiving letters like tha abJ/o daily. Hundreds of the origi * nils with names and addressee can bo seen at our store. JOHNHlTSSIE 2407 Cnming Street. AGENT FOR OMAHA. EXACT SIZE PERFECTOfc THE MERCANTILE IS THE FAVORITE TEH CENT CIGAR. For sale by all First Class Dealers. Manufactured by the F. It. KICK UEKCANTILE CIGAR CO. . Factory No 304 , tit. Louis , Ma.
