8 TITE OMAHA DAILY .T3EE { SiV/rUTtDAY , DECEMHER 7 , 18J)5. )
BROWNING , KING & CO ,
Children's and Boys' ' Olothlng at Out Price
Saturday !
THE GREAT CUTTIN' 'EM DOWN SALE
YcNlrritny WnN Flrnt Dnr- They Mclteu
Amiy llniililly lint There- Arc llun-
tlreilN of ( Inrnicntft f r Sntnr-
tluj' * SelllnK Conic Enrly.
\\Vvo tnktn nil the brok n lines In boys'
And children's department , and for the purpose -
pose of "cuttln1 'em down" we've cut tlie
prices down.
There are two big tables piled hlRh with
the richest , best nnd most rnpld tellers In our
hlKh class ulsters , capo overcoats , reefers ,
three-piece lonR pints wilts , two-plcco suits
and children's novelty suits.
Hvcry ono of 'em's marked down not a
few sandwiched In among 'em to make the
sale look genuine , but a itralght mark down
of one-third or more on every suit or garment.
When Drowning. King & Co. says It's so , It's
so , and the way the people came yesterday
proved the way our word IB taken.
HOYS' AND CltlLDUKN'S ULSTERS.
They're nil heavy , pure wool , ankle lengths ,
with wide storm collars , deep muff pockets ,
regular Hiorm restate and bllzrnrd warders-
net an Inferior garment among 'cm.
The w > rt that used to be JC.BO are now only
The grade that wa $12.fiO now only J8.GO.
KEEPERS.
Here's a chance to get a line chinchilla
doublo-breaetod dressy garment for fully a
third lees than value.
Reefers that were JG.OO , for Saturday only
$4.00.
CAPE OVERCOATS.
Splendid lln ? In alt colors , late styles.
The * G.OO sort areJ3.no. .
The $4.00 ones are $2.GO.
HOYS' LONG PANTS SUITS.
All the broken lots of these lines arc placed
on one table and the prices cut down to clear
them out Saturday. They or ? winter weights' ,
pure wool , and broken In sizes principally be
came they wore geol sellers.
In this "cuttln' down wle" the splendid
-'nsciy ' woven cheviots that used to bo $7.50
are v.t - > $5.00.
The elegant $12.50 and $10.00 suits arc cut
to $7.50.
$7.50.HOYS' SHORT PANTS SUITS.
Pine two-piece double-breasted , late style
suits that were $6.00 are cut to $4.00.
Splendid tine tailored dressy suits that were
$8.50 go now for $5.00.
CHILDREN'S NOVELTY SUITS
and zouaves , juniors , resfer suits , etc. All
placed on front table on s3cond floor , and
. and exclusive novelties
such n ( .pread of exquisite
elties was never cut down to frivolous figures
In this or any other city.
Suits that sold up to today for $5.00 , and
sold readily , go Saturday nt $3.50.
The sort that always sold for $6.50 go In
one lot at $4.00.
There are but a few of the big values that
' ' down sale.
go In this big cuttln' 'cm
BROWNING. KING & CO. ,
S. W. cor. 15th and Douglas.
ANT.tUCTIC EXI'LOIl.YTION.
ArrnnRreiiieiitx Priiim'toilm ? for K\-
IieilltloiiN to the South Pole.
Three great British scientific societies are
agreed that It Is the duty of the British gov
ernment to fit out an expedition for thorough
nntartlc exploration. In Novcmbr , 1893 , says
Harper's Weekly , the Royal Geographical
society appointed a notable committee to
Inquire Into the propriety of such an expedi
tion and report. It reported In favor of
navhig the government tend two suitable ves
sels to explore the south polar regions , and
keep them at It for three years. The- report
was adopted and transmitted to the Royal
Eoclety , which In turn appointed a powerful
committee , which In May , 1S94. reported
strongly In favor of the scheme. At the be
ginning of the present year the council of
the British nsisoclntlon gave the plan Its vig
orous endorsement , and It doubtless took
further action on It at Its recent annual meetIng -
Ing In September. The plan of Dr. John
Murray of the Challenger , who addressed the
Royal Geographical society on the subject
two- years * ago , was to send out two suitable
government steamships of about .1,000 tons
each , have them start In September , , land a
company of about ten men somewhere south
of Cape Horn , and another In Victoria Land ,
and havu thes ? parties spend two years or
mere ashore , exploring the antarctic continent.
The ships would Itind the shore parties the
first ounimer , visit them the- second , and take
them off the third , and would spend their
own winters and all their other available
time In deep Eca and other observations
along the outer mat gin of the antarctic Ice- .
What may bo found on the antartlc conti
nent no man can say. Animal life In abun
dance was found last year ut Cape Adalr by
Mr. C. E. Borchgrevlnk , a young Norwegian ,
who sailed them as ono of the crew of a
whaler , and whoso account of his experiences
excited great Interest nt n recent geographical
congress In London. Mr. Borchgrevlnk wants
to go back , and writes to the London Times
pressing for "fiirllier nnd immediate research
witmn the antarctic circle. " It Is held to bo
possible that a new race of men may exist
somewhere within hall of the south pole , and
that such creatures as the Ichthyosaurus may
still survive In the antarctic sens. Seals andrea
roa birds are abundant there ; what else no
one can say , but many Inquisitive persons
want to know.
Our countryman Dr. Frederick Cook greatly
desired to fit out an American south polar
expedition to start out this fall and catch tin *
next antarctic summer , but his efforts In that
direction seem not yet to have come to any
thing. Perhaps ho will dp better another
year , but , at any rate , there seems a renl
prospect that n serious attempt to find out
whatever can be known about the antarctic
continent will be made before the present
century ends.
IIUIHTS OK tiLEEl'EUS.
Interest I IIHT QneNtloii Determined l y n
Mnr > liiinl Court.
Judicial jjclstoiw affecting the rights of
railway parwrnjers , says the Washington Post ,
are alwayu Interesting to the general public ,
for ours Is a traveling nation. Judge Ritchie
of the Murylnnd Bupremo court has jut-t
handed down -decision In which he- holds
that the purchaser of. a section or berth In
n sleeping car for a trip has a right to cell or
gtvo the wo of It to another person If he
leaves the train before reaching his destination.
It appears that a passenger holding a section
by right of such a transfer was ejected and
brought suit for damages. The railroad com
pany , which wau defendant In the- cue , admjt-
. 'led the right to transfer before entering upon
n journey. It was also admitted that , If
the' purchaser remained on the train till
the end of the trip "was reached , lie might
lawfully transfer Ills berth to another.
But the defendant contended that If
the purchaser of the sleeping accom
modations abandoned the train ufter
starting on the trip he forfeited his rights.
The court declares that there la no anal
ogy between the contract entered Into on a
regular trip ticket aud tint Implied by the
bnlo of a sleeping section. In the former case
a break In a continuous trip and a resump
tion of the journey at the passenger's plcui-
uro wotikl bo a hardship on the company ,
which had provided accommodations based on
ticket tales' , and which would b9 forced to
transfer a pawnger's baggage front ono train
to anohert besides suffering delay and hin
drance not contemplated ,
But , In the case of the sleeping accommo
dations , the court holds tlmt the company
suffers no hardship by a transfer which
merely takes a passenger from one ruction
and places him In another. It can make no
possible difference \\hother a particular section
IK occupied by ono passenger or another , as no
additional attention Is demanded of the com
pany. In the case In question the trans
ferred section \\uu Ignorantly sold to a new
passenger , but , as the judge says , when the
company undertakci to sell again what It lias
already once fold and been paid for , It doei w
at the risk of trespassing upon the rlghtn of
others and such trespassing was shown hero ,
where the departing passenger excrcluid his
right In making the transfer.
Wo believe this U the first decision of
this. Interesting question given by any court.
It seems to be based on common tento and
common justice end should , thcrefoie , be
good Ian- .
We furnleh linings and sew sll carpets
free that are sold at our Ion- prices from
DOW till January 1. W. II. Ucunctt Co.
n 11 t' nt nini i n
SALE OF BIBLLS ;
On Monday , Dec. 0 , Wo Start OnrBlblo Snlo
Which Shall Eclipse Any Ever Held.
AT 33 1-3 PER CENT OF THEIR VALUE
We llotiKhf Tlicne of n PiiltlUlier Wlm
Hint to Hnvn C'nxli nnil ( Jot
Them lit Our Own Figure *
Arc Hew nnil Perfect.
No. 17. French blind , floral design ; , limp
round corner ; , gilt edge , worth T5c , nt 3f > c.
No. 113. French morocco , Imptoved divin
ity circuit , round corners , red under gold
edge , G maps , value $1.50 , at tOc.
No. 138. Swedish morocco , Improved divin
ity circuit , leather lined to edge , round cor
ner. " , red under gold edge , C maps , real north
$2.00 , nt "Cc.
No. 18416. Swedish morocco , Improved di
vinity circuit , round corners , red under gold
edge , C imps , patent leather fasteners , actual
worth $2.00 , at OSc. >
No , S01B. American coal. Improved divinity
circuit , round corners , red under gold edge ,
pearl type , tlze 0x3 % , value $3.00. at $1.00.
No. SUIT. Same ns above numbsr , only
leather lined , value $4.00. nt $1.75.
No. SUB. American teal , ruby type , size
CUx4J4 , divinity circuit , gold edge , value
$4.00 , at $1.75.
No. 8117. Same ns 8115 , except Is leather
lined to edge , worth $4.50 , at $1.88.
No. 8215. American seal , Improved divin
ity circuit , round corners , red under gold
edge , nonpareil type , size of page 7Uxu , value
$5.00 , at $1.98.
No. 822'J. Extra seal , otherwise raine as
No. 8215 , Is also calf lined to edge , value
$7.00 , at $2.08.
No. SC30. Levant , Improved divinity cir
cuit , round corners , red under gold edge , calf
lined to edge , tllk sewed , long primer type ,
slz ? 8iix5Vi , worth $12.00 nt $4.98.
HOLIDAY GOODS.
Wo are the recognized headquarters for
toys and holiday goods , and while our opening
li not until next Monday , we will be In a po
sition tomorrow to show a magnificent line
of toys , limpy , toilet ewes , crooking sets and
a thousand and one other novelties not to be
lind elsewhere nnd at prices that are the very
lowest. THE OMAHA UAZAAll ,
1510 Douglas st.
SPOILINf ! A ROMANCE.
The True Story of "IIolil the Fort"
To til by an Army ( I 111 for.
Nearly every person has read the story of
how the well known song "Hold the Fort
for I Am Coming" came to be written nnd
upon what Incidents It was founded. Uut
now comes a person who Is In a position to
know the facts , writes a correspondent of thu
Globe-Democrat , and he says that these
stories are all fakes , pure and simple. The
stoiy has been published , nnd It even ap
pears In some of the song books as a foot
note , that the substance of the language
contained In tills famous song was UD3 < 1 In
signal communication between Generals Corse
and Sherman during the battle of Allatoona
Pass. There Is no doubt but the song was
Inspired by the accounts of that battle as
published , but the denial that la now made
contradicts these circumstances , and proves
conclusively that they never could have
taken place. According to these stories ,
Charles and J. W. McKcnzlc , who resided
for a number of years at Hampton , la. ,
wore members of the signal corps attached
to General Corse's army , and that It was the
former who waved the famous signals to
General Sherman. These brothers died a
number of years ago from consumption nnd
aflc-r their death It was extensively published
that J. W. McKcnzIe , wlfo was judge of the
district court at the time of his death , was
In command of the * * signal station , and that
during the thickest of the fight was called
upon to detail n person to signal General
Sherman on Kenesaw mountain , n number
of miles distant. Fearing that he would bo
considered partial , be detailed his own
brother for this dangerous task. The legend
of the buttle is that Mr. McKcnzle stepped
upon an exposed portlftn of the fort and sig
naled Sherman , from whom he received the
answer : "Hold the fort for \ am coming. "
This version of the part the signal corps
and ths McKcnzle brothers played In the
battle has passed Into story and song , nnd
Is almost as familiar to the people as" "Bar
bara Frletchle" or "She'rldan's'IUdc. "
lint no\y comes Captain John Q. Adams of
the United. States army , who Is conducting
a recruiting station at Des Molnes , and says
there Is absolutely nothing to these stories.
He was at the Loyal Legion meeting In St.
Louis , and meeting a friend of the McKcnzlc
brothers , relatejd the part the signal
ccrps took In the battle of Allatoona
Pass. Captain Adams has been stationed In
the west for a number of years , nnd had not
until recently seen the statement that the
McKenzles bad been personally connected
with the fiction of the battle. He says th.U
they were members of the signal corps , were
bright , Intelligent young men , as brave , as
during as any whD were In the service. Cap
tain Adams was in command of the signal
corps under General Cors-e. He relates that
on the day before the attack , the corps , con
sisting of fourteen persons , was stationed on
an eminence just outside of the fortlflcatlons.
They observed tno enemy making movements
which Indicated tliaU an attack was likely
to be made , and they BO Informed the sta
tion on Kenesaw mountain. He says that
during the day the members of the signal
serveo ( at the two.stations communicated
with each other much after the fashion that
operators do when the Ifncs are not in use.
None of thesa signals w'ere made by order
of General Corse or any other officer. The
night before the attack was made the signal
corps went Inside' thd works. The attack
wag made before daybreak , consequently
there could ha ve been no communication with
Sherman's" army prior to tiic first assault.
Captain Ailims rays that the first three ns-
sauIU followed each other closely , and were
of Midi a terrific nature that no person would
have thought of attempting to signal any pcr-
K > n beyond the V3ls | of the fprt. More than
that , ( lie snivUo gathered about m such quan
tities that Signals could not have been seen ,
u\5ii ( f displayed. When the battle began
Cnptaln Adams dismissed twelve of his men
In order Hint they might serve with the sol
dier ? , retaining with him the two McKenzles.
"Any one , " MJH Captain Adams , "who
knows anything about the signal service or
the conditions that exist during s.uch a
vlcorous assault as was nude upon General
Corse's army at Allatoona woilld know- that
there would be no opportunity to transmit
any communications , much less would there
bo any language used ns was given In the
song and stories related of this battle. The
trcen and eminences about the furl were
fill oil with charpshooterp , and the exposure
of a person meant Instant death. " After the
third assault the enemy retired a consider
able distancennd Captain Adams ilinvttil
ono of the McKenzleg to signal Kenesaw
mountain that they still held the fort. This
waa the only message sent upon which the
song and the language could have been based ,
During the battle General Cnrse received a
wound In the face , which tore away a piece
of his jaw and part of an ear. Th next
day the signal station was removed to Its old
position outPlde of the fort , and , \Va again In
communication with Kenewuv. mountain , It
was then that Sherman communicated per
sonally \vlth General Corns. Ho aekcd to
know how badly the general WJB wounded ,
and aUo desired to know the particulars of
the buttle. General Corse , with Ma head
bandaged , came out In perepn to the signal
station , and , Bitting down at a table , wrote
his fj in oil s report , which contained the words :
"I have lost part of my Jawbone and an
car , but can whip all hell yet. " This was fol
lowed by a detailed report of the bittle.
which was transmitted by signal to General
Sherman.
"I do not expect1 pays Captain Adams , "to
t > top the circulation of the ridiculous story
connected with the pong , but I am carry to
N ? Malory filled with such Ituccuraclc ? . It
ills' ) docs a great Injustice to Judge McKenzte.
Of coiirm1 , If the * lory had been publUheJ
prior to hit * death , he would have promptly
cunliadlctcd It. "
Columbia Metal Pollsb. Cross uilii Co ,
CU5 I1. SI.
era
a quarter to six ,
The new "Omaha-Chicago Special , "
Via the Northwestern line.
arriving ut Chiracs next morning
a ijuarlrr to nine ,
S:4f : > a. in.
City tltket cfllcc , 1401 Faruara tr t.
*
Hayden llrci. ' ad , U en pace t > /
OMAHA BAZAAR ,
Onr Holiday Opening is Monday These
Goods Must Bo Closed Out Today ,
IF YOU WANT BARGAINS DON'T ' DELAY
Hvory Unit n Ilnrprnln Iti KMclf
UililN nnil Ktiiln Which
He Sold nnil Slinll It
PrlccN Can Do II.
TINWARE AT CUT PniCCS.
Old fashioned wooden potato mashers , lo.
Nlckle plated stove lifters , Ic.
Wire potato mashers , Ic.
Quart buckets with covers , Ic.
3 and 4-quart square dinner palls , worth
35c , at ISc.
Copper tea and coffee pots , nlckle plated ,
warranted not to rust , worth 75c , 35c.
No. 7 and 8 copper itca kcttcls , nlcklo
plated , warranted not to rust , regular price
$1.00 , 6Cc.
No. 8 heavy tin wash boilers , copper bottoms
toms , regular price 9Sc , 49c.
Mrs. rolls' Ironsr 3 to n set , with handle
and Iron rest , nlckle plated , actual vnluo
$1.50 a set , 03c.
SOAP AT CUT PRICES.
Laundry poap , 12-ounto bars , 8 for 25c.
Tar soap , best grade , per bar 24c. !
DuWcrinllk nnd soap root soap , per box of
3 cakes , Gc.
White coconnut oil , large 4-ouncc bars ,
value lOe each , 6 for 25c.
Mottled cocoa castlle , regular price 5c , 2' c.
Fels' unscenled glycerine , worth lOc , 6c.
ODD PIECES OF DINNER SETS.
Cups nnd saucers were broken In trans-
porlallon , railroad stands the losp , balance
of sets go at a fraction of actual value ;
decorated In green and blue.
Oatmeal dlsriss , regular price lOc , Cc.
Large size soup bowls , worth ISc , 7c.
Gravy boats and sugar bowls , lOc each.
Individual butler dishes , per doz , inc.
Oval shaped vegetable dishes , value 35c ,
15c.
15c.Soup
Soup plates , regular price $1.50 dozen , 50c.
Large elzo dinner platcp , per dozen , 75c.
Regular slzn dinner plates , per dozen , GOc.
No. 12 platters , regular price 50c each , 24c.
No. 14 platters , regular price 75c each , 37c.
HOUSE FURNISHING GOODS.
Dyer egg bealers worth lOc , Cc.
Tin collandcrs worth lOc. " < . ' .
12 and 15-inch wooden chopping bowls , 5c.
Decorated enrllien splltons , value lEc , So.
Silver plated tea spoons , warranted , regular
price 38c n set , ISc.
Silver plated tea spoons , fancy design , war
ranted , actually worth 7Bc a set , 25c.
Silver plated table spoons , warranted , good
value at 75c a set , 25c.
Silver plated knives nnd forks , warranted
for 3 years , regular price per set $3.00 , $1.75.
THE OMAHA BAZAAR ,
1510 Douglas Strecl.
A Clcnii Sweep
Is what the OMAHA-CHICAGO SPECIAL
via the NORTHWESTERN , gets before
starting east at 5:45 : p. m. That Is because
It Is a complete OMAHA train from UNION
PACIFIC DEPOT , OMAHA. City ticket
office , 1401 Faina-n street.
California *
If you want to g3t there comfortbly ,
cheaply , quickly , call nt the Burlington's city
ticket office , 1324 Farnam street , and ask
for Information about our Personally Con
ducted Excursions.
They leave every Thursday morninu
PAST COI.OKS AVKlin THESE ] .
HfyitlniiH KiitMV the Art of
lycN Hint Iii Ml oil for Yrnrx.
In nntlqully besides Indigo nnd purple few
colors were employed , and these were ob
tained for the most part from the vegetable
kingdom , but their purity was so great that
they have kept well to our own times , after
having undergone for centuries the action
of the air and sun. The fact Is very re
markable In the Egyptian tombs , says a
writer In Cosmos. The stone has been disin
tegrated by weathering , while the .colors
have been preserved. The color thai we
meet most frequently Is a mixture of red
dish brown oxlds of Iron ( red hematite ) and
clay , known under the name of Pompellan
red. This color , which has resisted for
4,000 years the sun of Egypt and the action
of the air , and equally proof against acids.
The Egyptians reduced It by rubbing be
tween stones under water to n degree of
fineness that we cannot obtain nowaday *
by chemical precipitation. An equally pre
cious yellow pigment , also much used , was
formed of a natural oxide or Iron mixed
with much clay , chalk and water and
browned by the action of the heat ; this mix
ture gives orange. For this yellow color
gold bronze or gold leaf was also employed.
For blue they used a glass covered with
copper minerals ; this pigment was not less
prmanent than the preceding , even acids
having very little effect upon It. Gypsum
or plaster of parts furnished whlto and also
formed the basis of pule colors when or
ganic pigments were added to It , probably
madder for red. The colors were always
thinned and rendered adhesive by means of
gums. It is interesting to know , as Is
proved by Inscriptions , that the artists re
garded their colors as Imperishable.
Secretary Morton was showing a reporter
through the Entomological bureau the other
day and this la part of what the reporter
says ho said : "I've got a bug In there thai
cool the government $20,000 ; he don't look
It , but he did. It's a fact. Ono day an out
fit of scientists started In pursuit of this bug.
They ranged all over the hemisphere nnd
stuck to Ills trail like bloodhounds ; tliey
ransacked North America all the way from
the Isthmus to Alaska. After the most re
markable adventures by flood and flelil they
treed their bug and took him prisoner. Ho
was then brought captive to Washington
and he's right there.now In that brick house ,
the highest priced bug on earth. A round ,
up of the tola ! expenses of lhat one bug
hunt carne to over $20,000. But wo got the
bug. "
CoiiHiiltiilloii Free.
Consult your best interests and go east via
the evening Northwestern line , OMAHA-
CHICAGO SPECIAL , nt "a quarter to six , "
arriving at Chicago at 8:45 : o'clock the next
morning.
City ticket office , 1401 Farnam street ,
Uniiiliii CietN a New Train.
The Overland Limited , via Union I'aelllc-
Northwestern , lhat .formerly look an Omaha
sleeper east dally at 5:45 : p. m. , now leuvt-3
an hour earlier , nnd In its place , at a quarter
to G every evening , the NORTHWESTErtN
line starts a new complete train In OMAHA ,
from OMAHA. ud for OMAHA , arriving In
Chicago at 8:15 : o'clock next morning. A
clean -vcsllbuled ga lit Ak-Sar-Ben flyer
with sleepers ( superb ) chair cars free and
dining car ( Northwestern ) . City ticket oflicp ,
1101 Farnam street.
" .MiikliiK Thliii : * Hum. "
No. G , Omaha , 5:45 : p. m. , Chicago , 8:45 : a , m.
No. 2 , Omaha , 4:45 : p. m. , Chicago , 7:45 : a. m.
No. 1 , Chicago , C:00 : p. m. , Omaha , 8:10 : a. m.
No , 3 , Chicago , 10:45 : p. m. , Omaha , 3:35 : p. m.
No. 8 , Omaha , 10:30 : a. in. , Chicago , 7:00 : a. m ,
No. 5 , Chicago , 4:30 : p. in. . Omaha , 0:20 : a , m.
THE NORTHWESTERN LINE ,
City Ticket Ofllce , 1401 Farnam street.
Awarded
Highest Honors World's Fair ,
DR.
CREAM
BAKING
POWDER
MOST PERFECT MADE.
A pure Grape Cream of Tartar Powder. Frca
Horn Ammonia , Alum or any other adulterant ,
40 YEARS THE STANDARD.
A cnxTirnriou MOUIJ.
Mntiy 1'poplr AVImi llnvc Soon Their
JOOMi Illrlhilny.
The census department of Iowa his Just
completed the stattatlds regarding very ngcd
people In lowni Thereinrc BOS people over 90
years old. nnd twentytone over 100. Eleven
of the centenarians arc ) women , and ten arc
men. *
Conrad Christian M Coffin Grove , Dela
ware counly , Is the oldest , being 116. For n
long time the contnta reports nave made him
the oldest perron In the state. John Wil
liams of Harrison -county , and Uenjamln
Votaw of Oskaloom , ore e ch 114. The lat-
ler Is colored , but Us age has been satisfac
torily proved.
The names and residences of the centena
rians arc : Conrad Christian , Delaware county ,
115 ; John Wllllamt' , Dunlnp , 114 ; Uenjamln
Votnw , Oskaloosa , 114 ; Lydla Fisher , Dubuque -
buque , 107 ! Catherine Barrett , lUack Hnwk
county , 106 ; Lucy Sykcst Wnpello county ,
105 ; A. Tepper , Henry counly , 105 ; Mary
Flannery , Independence , 101 ; Margaret Kcl-
ley , Carroll , 104 ; Polly Klr.lre , Dccnltir
counly , 104 ; Hooker Fox , Ottumwa , 102 ;
Jared Ferguson , Decorah , 101 ; Mary Uugan ,
loun county , 100 ; Mary Lln a tie , Madison
county , 100 ; Nancy Craughan , Monroe county ,
100 ; John Hush , Council Qluffa , 100 ; Samuel
Wlrcarver , Grlnncll , 100 ; Mnrla Kearney ,
Franklin county , 100.
The oldest woman In Canada Is Mrs.
Phillip O'Mearn , residing near Ottawa. Her
age Is 110 , and she IB spry enough to round
out 10 more.
Ir. William L. Ruwll of fiarre , Mass. , the
oldest living graduate of Harvard college ,
celebrated hlS'OGth birthday a few days ago ,
and In the evening enjoyed a game of whist
with a party of friends Invited for the oc
casion. Hie partner was Mrs. Hannah Howe ,
84 years old. The doctor was bright and
active as ever , and entered Into th3 fcstlvlj
ties with much enthusiasm.
Seth Ilryant celebrated Ills 95th birthday
at hlsi home In Ashmont , Mass. , Scplember
12. In 1822 he began the manufacture of
shoes In Joppa Village , East Hrldgowater ,
Mas ? . , and shipped bis product all over the
United States , South Africa and the West
Indls , and has shipped shoes to Madagascar
and Zanzibar. He carried on the choc busi
ness for fifty years , and he , with FrankHh
Haven and Matthew Uollcs , was the shoe
manufacturer who survived the panic of
1837. Mr. Bryant has been In business over
seventy years , and during the rebellion did
botx\ccn $700,000 nnd $800,000 worth of ehoe
business with Ilia government.
Miss Lucretla Estes , who lives nt Head-of-
fhe-nay , near Rockford , Me. , Is In her lOlsl
year , and reads and sews without spectacles.
Next door to her lives Mrs. Henry Hlx , who
li < 92 years old , and her eyesight Is as good
as Miss Estes' .
Miss Mary Dalfour , who died the other
day , was a native of Invcrkcllcr , Forfarsblre ,
Scotland. She was born In 1793 , not far
from tile spot where she ended her days.
She never married , and up to the timeof her
death she retained her faculties unimpaired.
To her the reform bill of 1832 was as a thing
of yet'terday ; Waterloo she spoke of nt <
though It was quite a recent event , nnd It Is
said that she would talk about "Nap , the
vagabon' " with as much familiarity as If he
had been her cousin.
Andrew Redner of Hector , Potter , county ,
Pa. , celebrated his lOOtb birthday this fall
by a big family gathering nt the home of hie
son , William D. Hector. Altogether 125
relatives and friends were present the rela
tives making up a good share of the ; com
pany. Among those In attendance were his
children : Orris Redner , aged 74 , of Hector ;
Letty J. Abbey , aged 72 , of Hector : Darius
W. Redner , 69 , or Peim Ynn ; William D.
Hedner , 61. of Hector ; Millie A. Phllllps,59 ,
of Penn Van. Of his eighteen grandchildren
fourteen were present , and of the thirty-three
great-grandchildren , thlrleen. At the foot
of the list were two great-great-grandchil
dren. Among the company were ten ppople
over 70 years old , . .and dx over CO. Mr.
Redner was born In Ulster county , New Jer
sey , September 24 , 1795. Mrs. Redner died
on March 20 , 1SST , nt the advanced age of
90 years. Mr. Redner'a hearing and eyesight
are very lltlle Impaired. Ho reads much of
his lima and Is still able to walk arqund the
farm. ;
The funeral the other day of Mrt Rshecca
Graliamiof ! Grlmestown , Ala.who ( lted , at
the nge of 103 , was attended by her four
ttontflitrfr * ; ' . All widows. tlia.youngesttb.&Uig CS
years'old ; flftyi garndchlldreni'over 100 great
grandchildren and eight great-great-grand
children. 0 . n
It Is said that the oldest living nvin and
wlfa In the United States' are Louis and
HLACKSMITIIS.
llrovver & Lick.
UIek Shcclcli-r.
IIOII.EIIMAKERS.
I , . II. IIiirnTVOoil ,
IlOAIIDI.Vn HOUSES.
S. ItfUHOll.
II. Dowdy.
Mr * . E. Thorii.
IIOOIC STOIII3.
W. S. Hyer.
II. It. YOIIIIK.
1IOTTMNO AVOHICS.
ICIooH t Ilntic.1'N.
IIUTCIIIOUS.
Mike Onrilncr.
C. ( ; . FlHlir. .
S. W. Trill I.
HOOTS AM ) SHOES.
S. II. ICiiHlinnii.
llroii.
CIGAIl FACTOUIKS.
ClniiH Koch.
CI.OT1II.VG.
II II. FIINM.
l /'liOOlllllllll.
N. ( lolillic-rnr.
J. NJchl.
COAJ. AND WOOD.
CM I Cliiiliniiiii.
JollllNOII COIll CO.
I ) . 1 * . Itolfv Jt Co.
SAI.I3 STAIILU. .
llt-iiry Merer.
I1KPAIITMBNT
J. Klfl" .
AIISTIIACTS Or TITLE
ThuH. Yule & Sou. .
G. W. S
ATTORNEYS AT 'LAW.
IJrl KN KUuinUer , * ) lllUb.
U. SI ? JllllUMlOII.
IIAIUIEItS.
C. A. OHliorn.
Si-nit A ; Avcy.
1IKATUIOI3 OANNIXO CO ,
I , . C. 1'nrUcr , Goii'l JlKr.
IIUTTIill AM KGGS.
IIOMivell t IlimUfll.
AVltolcMUlr. ( ft
CLOTHING.
lleiilch llron.
imv GOODS.
SI. S. AVolhucli.
DUUGGIKTS.
O. IV. Hn-U-nllU.
12. W. Oliuiey.
J , It , Kulmt.
Amelia Darwin of IJkick Fnll * . Win. The
husband wag born In 17SS , or one year before
the Inauguration of the first president of the
United States , and the wife wa < * born In
1794. They hnvo been married eighty years.
In a pleasant farm hotiso surrounded by
green fields and fruitful orchards , Peter John
son of Fayetlovllle , N. Y. , celebralcd the
100th annlversay of his birth not long ago.
It was made n joyous birthday celebration ,
gathering of the Johnson clan , some sevent
or more of the centenarian's descendants an
dcendants-ln-law coming back to the home
stead where they feasted at tables sprea
under a great tent on the lawn , listened t
poems and speeches , and then the- old man
who was born when Washington was prcsl
dent nnd five generations of his blood nbou
him , had their united pictures taken by f
.process undreamed of when he tlrst saw tin
sun. Peter Johnson was born In Clifton
Park , Saratoga county , on August 1C , 1795. .
His anccslors had Inhabited this region fo
many years , being among the early Gemini
settlers of thecountry. . In 1820 ho married
Abigail Crane of Connecticut. After hei
death ho married , In 1831 , Sarah A. Perry o
Rome , who Is still living nt the ripe age o :
87 halo , hearty and In full mental vigor
Of Mr. Johnson's six children live arestll !
living. There are twenty-two grandcblldror
nnd twenty-live great-grandchildren , III
mind Is cli'nr , his mcmoiy good , and , nsld
from some deafness , his senses are- well pro
tcrved. He walks with the aid of two canes ,
but attends to the rontlhg of his farms and
his business nutters ns well as ever. II
has one peculiarity ; he never lays aside his
lint except to sleep. Al his working hours
even nt the table , he persists In wearing It
and the united persuasion of his fifty de-
> > ceiidants could not prevail upon him to re
move It for his picture upon his ccntennla
birthday.
Sarah Husted of Mayvllle , Mich. , has jusl
celebrated ler 100th birthday. "Grnndma
Husted was born in Scotland In 1795. Her
maiden name was Sarah Slrls. She went to
England with her parents when 5 years old
In 1817 she was married to John Alard , ant !
five children were born to them , but none of
them'are now living. In 1827 her husbam !
died , and she was married again In 1830 to
Peter Husted , and they came to America In
1836 , nnd settled nt Niagara Falls , and after
ward nt Mayvllle. She has had twelve chil
dren bv her second husband. Slio Is In the
best of health , and bids fair fo live In three
centuries.
Mrs. Mnrla CurtUs Moseley of Roxbury ,
Mass. , who died October 30. had been making
arrangements to celebrate the seventy-fourth
anniversary of her marriage , November 12 ,
with five generations present. A Uoston
paper gives this Incident of her last days :
"Sitting down stairs one day , recently , she
heard a song break out , faint and Indistinct
at first , which seamed lo come from outside
the house- . Gradually the sound grew louder ,
clearer nnd more beautiful , and finally a full
chorus of voices broke on her cars. The
Joyful cries of young children were Inter
spersed with the music , and joy and gladness
seemed to ring through the air. The words
of the song , as Mrs. Moseley afterward re
peated them to her daughter , Mrs. Hinman ,
were :
"I nm carried , I am carried
On the wings of love ;
I um carried , I nni carried
To Ibe throne above. "
"Nothing to her mind could be n clearer
premonition of her passing away , and her
children were so Impressed by the occurrence
that they had resolved to acquaint Rev. Mlnot
J. Savageof the fact , as he Is Interested In
psychology. "
The StriiNlmrpr Clock Olldlone.
A clock In which the mechanism Is more
complicated than that in the- - famous Stras-
burg clock has recently been made by an
Italian artisan. It occupies a space of 200
cubic feet and weighs 1.5UO pounds. It has
205 wheels some as large as those on a
four-horso wagon which are kept In motion
by ona pendulum nnd twelve weights. Of
the weights the first la wound up every eight
days ; the second , once evety six months ; the
third , -one ? In each two years ; the fourth ,
once In each twenty years ; the fifth , one ? a
century , nnd the twelfth , only once In each
3,000 years ! The dial Indicates seconds , min-
u'.cs , hours , days , weeks , months , years and
the leap years from th ? year oneA. . D. until
tire end of the year 10,000. The Italian has
been offered $25,000 for his horologlcal
w cnde : .
Hayden Bros. ' ad. Is on page 9.
Nebraska City's Leading Business Men
ATTOU13YS. .
K. I > . Irolnn.l.
.1. V. Morgan.
S. J. Stl'VVIlNIIII.
I. C. WlltNOII.
1C. I' ' " . Wiirrmi.
J. A. Iloouey.
IIAKUUIES.
Hunlicr .V : I.cibolil.
IIAXKS.
KiiriiiiTN' Itnnlc.
McruIiniUM' National.
.VvIiriiNlcii City. JVatloiinl
O oe Con illy National.
IIAHUKHS.
A IKlllllliiKH. .
O. A. Snider.
Tlinolliy Tlioiann.
DKNTIST.T.
J. P. Nt'Nblt.
Win. Wlli-ox.
111IIllNdH. .
IHiSSMAKBUS.
MixH Florence Matlicru.
DUUGS.
F. II. KIllH.
RI. II. IJnilM.
.MuCiirliiry t IJrown.
Sloaii'.M IM-IIIT Store.Store.
Store.
IHV GOODS.
IItrUI - . .Vlloruhurp. .
10. II. llnliliiiuii.
John llyr. .
J. II. 1'rlce.
L , . WCHNl'l.
FLOUH MILL.
l > . Sclnnliike & Co.
FUIIXITUIIE.
C. N. KiirnU'11 ,
TINWARE.
TlioH. McCiilloch.
GRAIN BLKVATOR.
M. 1C. Duff.
GIlANITi : AND MAKHLP.
Nvlilliart < & Votlteu.
C. II. Illt-klo .t
C. II. Cliiiimiaii.
S. T. Unvli-H.
! ' . II. KlflilN.
C'hrlH , JoluiHon.
It. Ioi-toii A : Co.
J. . II. JVortlicutt.
IV. F. Koili-iiliroclc.
Slalliiit .V Iloelilnc.
T. N.Vlilte. .
_ . _ 'vl IlroN.
J. II. KriirJer.
HAUDWAIIE.
Win. IllNehof.
J. J. CuriUvell.
HOTELS.
Hotel WutHOil.
Thorp HoiiHf.
Grand Pnelllu.
I.VSUllANCE.
S. A. Hull.
JEWELRY.
Alexander Cunielct.
J. C. Conley.
Leading Business Men of Beatrice , Neb
l.'I.Otlll AND FEIil ) .
J. C. Mi'Orliiiinon.
U.V. . Well l or.
KI.OUH MILL.
Illnolc IlroH.
TIIOH. llluuk , Miller.
CillOCKUS.
llcntrlc-c ( ! rue cry Co.
IltiriiM .V Unit.
Win. U. IloliljliiM.
Tin * I'liildoeU , W. I > .
Moult . I'rup.
JUHTICH 01TIIRI'BACH. .
T. II. I'll I to n.
MK.VT ilAHKBTS.
J. Illllioircii.
SIBltCIIA.Vr TAII.OI18.
K. Krllcli.
W. II. Wulkt'i * .
.Ml I.I. Ml''fJ. CO.
flif llfiniiMtfi- Mill Mfur.
Co. , UV , Miller , 'rreait.
.MII.IilNBIIV.
MlMH llfllf HlMllOp.
A l. N. lli'iiiorfwl.
XIJW8.
W. II. HoirHlOt , IIOOlCM
mill \e vn.
[ iitlofl.HOIINO | Avirii &
tUKiir Htuuil , 1'uul Uutfv ,
1'j'Oii.
COMMISSION.
II. rrollcli.
A. I > . Stutlor.l.
MTMIIISR.
I. . V. Co run It.
U. I > . Itolfe .t Co.
TAII.OltS.
/ . A. NulNon.
NEWS UEAM3R9.
\obriiNlfii City News Co-
011 , AMI c\soM\n.
Standard oil Co.
IMIOTOOHAI'HEIIS.
I > . W. Curry.
U. IV. Trimble.
PHYSICIANS.
I. IIouVll.
I ) . IV. ll.TNhcy.
C. C. Jordoii.
I'l.UMIIEIlS.
John Ctm'loy. ,
I'HINTEIIS.
FraiiU I. and IN.
Nctvn I'rlntlnK Co.
PHODUCE.
McCiinlff.
UESTAUHANTS.
.lumen Hal a ,
J. M. Hand.
L. StriiiiHN.
UOMKll MILLS.
Star MIllN.
SALOONS.
Atluiltlc Ilouxe.
J. < J. ( inntx.
KlooN A ; llaucr.
J. M. T. Sfluielilur.
.1. U. Strolilu.
Ceo. TliomiiN.
Thlclc . .VKa H | en a n.
T. I. . Wliltehlll.
TINSMITHS.
Horace Kinvlttky.
AVACJON MAKERS.
J. H. Kry.
SECOND 1IA.MJ STOKES.
M. lluiiniKiirteii.
JniueN TlioiuiiHOUt
It. M. Kline.
PHYSICIANS.
A. H. Keleh , M.I ) .
A. E. ItoliliiNoil.
HE A I , ESTATE ,
nreeii IlroH.
InturMtiitu liiveNtiut'iit Co.
UESTAUHANTS.
The Arcnilc , Ueo. Huzul ,
1'ruji.
STALLIONS.
J. WulNoii & Co. , Im-
IiorterM.
ST.AItCH MKGIl.
ChnrlcN Sloll.
SALOONS ,
llyron Ilrailt.
S. II , Di.dKe.
Henry Dilute.
I , SliemlieeU , Wliolcwnlo
nnil Hftiill ,
SEWINK .MACHINES.
The SlnWrr Mfir. Co.
T. U. IlullU Atft.
SHOE KTOHES.
Den leli IlroH.
S. II , < ill.li.V Co.
1'liu KliiK Shoe Co ,
STAIILI-S ,
C , II , Miiiuford , I.VL Stable
IM'll.MTDHi : .
E. A. Colt < fc Co. Tel , GO ,
Irun.
I THE GREAT GULF BETWEEN BARGAINS |
HERE AND ELSEWHERE |
SATURDAY BEGINS AN EXTRAORDINARY SALE
| PATENT HIUVER DRKSS OVERCOAT. VELVET |
COLLAR. SPLENDID TRIMMINGS. LONG. STYLISH.
JT IIR mmm $1.75 $
BARGAIN EVERYWHERE AT EIGHT DOLLARS
| BLACK AND BLUE SHADES |
AND ENOUGH TO SUPPLY AS MANY AS |
[ WISH TO HAVE A SLICE OF THE |
GREATEST BARGAIN EVER CHRONICLED
A Card From
Thompson , Beldcn & Co.
" Great Jacket Sale.
This morning- , Saturday , we will place on sale
about 200 of the newest style Jackets. We pur
chased these coats from a New York manufacturer at
about 40 per cent less than regular prices ,
Remember these Jackets have only been manu
factured within the last month , ,
which is a guarantee they are
the latest productions of the
season.
We cannot quote all our
prices , but you can get a
Jacket , good value for $20.00 ,
at $14.00.
_ - , , A good $15 Jacket at $10 ,
If you are in want of a Winter coat don't fail to
attend this sale ,
Thompson. Belden & Co. ,
Y. M. C. A. Building1. Cor. . 16th and Douglas Sts.
IVo Ilollrr. No Stcnhi. No
BEST POWEIl for Corn nnd 1'ccd Mills ,
liny , lluunlug Separators , Creameries , dc.
OTTO GASOLINE ENGINES
Stationary or Portable.
1 ( o 120 jr. P. 8 to SO II. P.
Bend for Cntuloguc , 1'rlccs , eta , describing work to bo dona
Chlcaeo , 245 taie St.HTHE OTTO GAS ENCflNE WORKS
Omaha , 321 So. 15th St. 33d & Wuluut Sts. . 1M1IIAIKM HIA. PA.
Tse In Town , Honey ! "
Pancake
Flour
The kind that satisfies. The most appe
tizing , satisfying , strengthening food for
winter weather isa batch of pancakes made
of Aunt Jemima's Pancake Flour.
Wheat , Corn and Rice , the three
staffs of life arc its ingredients. Get it at
your grocer's. Beware of imitations.
Sold only in red
HERE'S OUR GUARANTEE.
tliiyapacKauoof Ocnulno Aunt Jemima's Self.
ItUIni ; Pancake KJour , and If you do not find
It makes Ilia host emkcs youovor nta. return Ilia
oaiilr | out to your irrocor. leave your name , and tlio
kTocer will refund tlio money and cliartio 1 1 to u&
Scientifically 1'iepaiod and Manufactured only by
R , T , DAVIS MILL CO , , St , Joseph , Mo ,
Bend ui 4o In stamps for I.lfn History of Aunt
Jemima and a sol or bur rickaulnnjr dolls.
Teeth Without Plates.
OolJ Crown and BtlilKe Tectli J5.00 up
Full Bet Teclli on Hubbcr J5.00
KIlllnK-Hllvcr Ji.oo
Filling -fold { 2.00 up
Teeth 12xtraeUcl without Bllglilest pain ,
without gau. llcllablo Uentlstry at rc-unon-
able pilcea. All work wuiranted.
DR. BAILEY , Dentist ,
Eight YCOTH lit Oninlm ,
3rd Floor Pnxton Block ,
Tel , 1085 , 16th and Faiiiau
AMUSEMENTS.
THE CREIGHTON
TEL. Ifi31-l > nxtoii 8 Bur Cbi.
MATINEU TODAY AT lit ! ! ! )
Jnllru lower floor , r,0 cent * .
'
TONIGHT AT S-
Tin- Popular Conii'illi'iiiip
; FANNY RICE :
AH JVANCY
In her latcit eucectaful Musical Comedy ,
| AT THE FRENCH BALL
J'j Ices Loner floor , tOc , 7o unJ ? l.OO ; lialco
5c , Me ; Killciy , 2lic.
Tti E CRElGMTOJNf ,
NIGHTS OOMMKNGING
IJOE OTT.I
III IllH LllllKlllllI ? SlIC'CI'hN ,
JTHE STAR GAZER. )
U ual prices. 2Sc , 3Sc , We , 75c and 11.00.
Doc. J'J-U-MV WIKK'B KKIKNI ) .
' TO NIGH Tand
BOYD'S SAT. MAT. and
SATURDAY Night.
Amoilcn'MfJreatost Actrnsi ,
Effie Ellsler ,
Supported by Frank Weston , John A , HIUUv
nnil n coinpntnnt company , prcdoiitlnn
FIUJUY NIGHT
"ROMEO and JULIET"
SATUKDAY MATINEH-
"CAMJLLE"
SATURDAY NiailT-
"AS YOU LIKE IT"
NOTi-Kacli lady attending Mini IJlMer'a m.iU
lure perfoiniancB Mill lie nreicnied wltli n beau
tiful rmln J'nncl ( kointthfn new ; ns a souvenir
of the ocrnMon.
I'llcen KlMt lluor , Me , 75c and 11.00 ; balcony ,
EOc nnd 75o
Mtitlnee J'rlcfn rirtt floor , GOc and 7cj bal
cony , 22s und Me.
OMAHA DIME MUSEE.
1309 Douglas Street ,
A FAMILY ItnbOHT.
MutliiL'fH Only Mntiiriliiy nnil .Sunilujl
nl aiHO ] i. in. .
KvtMiliiK I'erfiirniiiiu'i-x ( . 'oiiiiiicnco Hi
H OYIuuk Hliiii'ji.
The Leit Pel liy and como.ly mllstt cneattJ.
AIJ.ilITnlll.N ,1O ( * ,
Uc fi-\nl opera clialm , lOc cxt a. Doom opea
st 7SO ; p. in.
deoi-go Ultchcll , Prop. A , i : . Itlr.tifum. Mur. <
' Rncllta uiBaionti tiraao.
' CNNYROYAL PILLS
Original ami Onljr Ucuulur.
Aft , * Jw * } < irlUtl , . lAP
I era * J In Hid 101 f.U ni.ulllo' '
i , teiltd wltU blue rUtoa. TttkA
. -.Ilirr. fiii 4an ; < r ul < HllMu * . .
< lo and ( mturUnl. i I tiu liu , i Ku4 4r ,
10 ttinin (01 | .inkuliri , ixllaucliU lit
"llolltf for | jnllra"liil nir. trtlur *
Jl.ll , I0 , T.illm i.lH. / . > - ,