Nebraska Newspapers

    8 THE OMAHA DAILY JODEs TirrniSDAY , DECEMBER 12 , 1305.
SCENES AT ATLANTA'S ' SHOW
A Moving Panorama of Life , Color and
Qn aint Oharactcrtics.
THE CRACKER AND OTHER COUNTRYMEN
JL DnrrlltiK Sprflnclc n < Mulit AVIicn
( TlironKK Monopolize ( lit * .Mlil-
n > ortln-rn bkrtelicN of
tliu Southron.
If jou had a lasso a mlle long and could
hlrl It from the center of the cxpoy tlon
Kruiindi , writes the Atlanta correspondent of
the Urooklyn Eagle , It would In Its evolution
fctnlte the scalps of beefy Hritons , chipper
Frenchmen , dull Mongolians , pollls Japanese ,
fltrco Indians , roaring cowboys , grim Rus
sians , grinning negroes well , you would nil
n hill n column with the mere catalogue
But these arc Incidentals and curiosities.
Th ? people tl-al you have a right to bo InteriM -
iM d In principally are your o\\n country
men. It takes pome such show or occasion ns
this to bring the wonders to town. Under
stand , plc-ise , at the outy t , that this Is no
c'uny fair. It IB a big and Important dis
play of the world's chllMng forcs. It Ins
ilr.uui people from across the sea and Is
drawing thousands from the distant Mat's
and cities , and It attracts a multitude from
tin cotton belt. Now , If the northerner win
lias not bsen In this part of the world for
many vears cxpccta to find things as they
were just at the end of the war , lie has a
Rrtal bin surprise waiting for him , Ma > bo
ths people do not stave around and perspire
ns much as they do In the north , for the
climate Isnrm and there Is n trace , too ,
of the- line old leisure of ante-bsllum times ;
but they are awake , earnest , educated , trav
eled , full of business , getting rich , Inventing
thing" and keeping right along with the pro-
ccfti'lon.
A man In those days would have to retire
to the middle of Sahara , or Nevada , If he
wanted to keep hli brains from being rubbed
ngilnst a printing press , a telegraph wire ,
a minstrel show , a patent medicine fakir , or
nny other awakening Instrument , Still If
wo compare the "cracker" with some of
tlio northern provincials , wo cannot but con
clude that the man suffers a lack of schools ,
cf good raoOs , of Institute lectures , and a
Inn ifpnnrniiK nun of nark. Ills mnrnls arc
nil right. He means them to he , anyway.
IJut he Is not roused end wanned In his
Intellects to quite the point that should suit
hl3 city neighbors. He Is often poor with a
poverty that would bo miserable In the
cities , but can never bo qulto hopeless In the
country , whore ho owns his bit of land , his
roof , his yams , his razor hacks and his
cotton patch. You will see him on the
journey , In his ramshackle cabin , surrounded
by a weedy field , with not even a ( lower at
Ills door stone and no piano In the pirlor. And
hue jou will BEO sonic of him , likewise , gat
ing in dumb wonder at feats of art and mech
anism , at the crowd of buildings , at the well
droscd , pleisant faced multitude and obvi
ously with his wits in deep water. But It
cai.not . be that he will go away empty. Thcr ?
will be a quickening In him. He will see
nature with a clearer cyo. Ho will have
learned new pct-slbllltlcs in mankind and
iilmsMf. He will have learned to think , some.
The "cracker" Is the most significant , ns well
ns the most Interesting , tlien , of the ex
hibits. AVlicro you find him In his nearly
original state he Is a mile mark from which
3011 can reckon the later progress of his fel
lows. Here he Is , sK and a half feet high ,
with tow colored hair , whiskers woven Into
fantastic knots by the bree/cs of his uplands ,
with "high water pants" and Jacket of home-
i-run , gray or butternut , a straw hat , n col-
lailcps cotton shirt , thick feet cased In cow
hide , and his wife , likewise tending to gauntness -
ness and pallor , with her head concealed
in a mighty sunbonnet and a
calico gown ( lapping about her ankles.
Th ? twain have como to town In a low roofed
prairie schooner a vehicle peculiar to these-
parts pulled by a sheep-necked , ship-ribbed ,
flannel-coated , knock-kneed plug , dressed In
lope harness and Ignorant of holiday ? and
festivals. This is the older lyp . The newer
cno wears the stovepipe or pot hat and shinIng -
Ing shoes of civilization ; his wlfo and daugh
ter wear dead birds In their bonnets and
Inlloonu on their shoulders ; their waists are
pulled in out of shape , they havebesn to
Kuropo and have graduated from an academy.
One thing cannot fail to Impress the visitor
her ? , just as It did in Chicago , and just as
It does wherever Americans throng together
en their holiday making , and that Is , their
perfect good nature. Atlanta nab Its toughs
and Its rogues , but they take little Interest
in fairs and favor the saloons , the street
cornets and the society of each other , as
they do In other cities. The police have not
Invited the blacklegs of our towns , but when
these gently do make bold to attsnd the
fair the guardians of the law treat them with
true southern hospitality , meeting thsm at
the trains , providing them with fres patrol
wagony to their lodgings in v\cll appointed
jails and stations and furnishing free board
dining their entire visit. At the fair the
people arc disposed to merriment. They en
ter freely Into conversation with strangers
and are as willing to give information aa to
ask It. In a crowd there IB patience and
consideration and one seldom or never sees
such turbulence and selflahncbs ns wo have
to look on In rush hours at the Brooklyn
bridge , the ferry gates and on the elevated
roads of "cur big cities. Atlanta will grow
hi artless as It grows larger , no doubt , for
that seems to bo Inevitable to a throng , yet
It Is not In the- present constitution of the
Koutlnon to jam his elbows Into women's
libs and jostle and kick his way to a front
plice , { specially where nothing IB to ba
gained by being a bear.
No , the crowd Is ordeily , pleasant hu
mored , willing to learn , gratified at Us own
show a crowd to bp In no vvlsa ashamed
of and one that could bo put In competition
vlth a crowd from aiiy other part of the
world.
SCCNHS AT NIGHT.
In respect that the ground Is hilly Instead
of level , the Atlanta fair has the advantage
over the Chicago one In Its spectacular effect.
At night this Is the moie uctlceable. Then
the electIc fountains are playing and all the
principal buildings aio Illuminate 1 , most of
tli in being outlined In long rows of Incaudes-
r-nt lamps that ars > merged at a little dis
tance mid spcin like lines of yellow fire. The
best point of view IK on the train of the
Southern lullroad , at a distance of about half
n mile- from thci grounds. One then seen a
vlr.'on that he will never forget. It Is like n
rlty of ill earns , a city Imagined by n Tinner ,
yet mar ? beautiful than he could hare painted
or Imagined. Tntf dumw , the long loofs , the
cnlonnad s , the towers , the big wheel , the
rends are marked as against the sky In soft ,
steady outlines of light , and one sees such a
place UP ho might fancy to be the- city of
eternal rrst , lacking only the gates of pearl
and the distant mountains. The- electric
fountains playing In the center of the lake
me a luxury of color. Thecoloiod light 's
tl'iown through them from beneath , and they
change from moment to moment like opala ,
passing from green to rjd , thence to purple ,
marge , slhei , gold , blue , or these colors al
ternating and Intermixed , Now they nro
rlcuds of mist with hues like rainbow shining ;
then they change to sheaf-like forms , blazing
softly In yellow and led ; anon a gejser leaps
fioin the center , clear white In'the focused
ra > s of search lights and a dozen spouts of
cool ( Ire- play about Its base. All this Is
doubled in beauty since It Is reflected In the
lakr vvlrro the little waves catch the sparkle
of a thousand distant llght , and the night
in fill Ail with made.
GUMI'SRS OP TUB MIDWAY ,
The Midway la the feature toward which
the crouds flock at twilight , * njn a writer In
Harper's Weskly , Look at It from any point
In the grounds mid you will find HIP vision
an lutcicstliifi one , as the electric lights be
gin to bloom above- thepajace of beauty and
to form it half circle of parti-colored radiance
about the entrance to the streets of Cairo.
It Is not so laree , perhaps , nor has it sn
many feature a a the Midway In Chicago ,
but It IH well woitu seeing ; and then , too ,
It had wme points that Chicago did not have.
There' ) * the Old Plantation , for Instance ,
hat tin wander there and see whit It la. In
front of the enlriuic ? Is a grcp.t fat old negio
aunty "riiiKln' do bell for a cake walk , "
"Come right rlong , honey , " ens cries ;
"ills here ' . ' '
tlio1
am 'r.ough 'pcisum-eatln'
black nigger In here ; ' ( ain't no hlack-facpcl
white trash , Como crleng an' see de nigger
at dc corn shucklu' In de reg'lar oU planta
tion. "
Wo enter , enMcerl by her recommendation ,
and find that ebe ha * rpoben the truth. Heal
iHficea Bre on | [ e platform before us , danc
ing wildly , nJ blnjIiiB In that queer croon-
IDE 0'ilinal way that lvi y makes on look
About for ( he wild heists of Kipling's jungle
ttorles. Not very dlffirtnt In their move
ments and voices Arc these darkles , who
hive lived all their live ? amid civilization ,
from those wild creatures In the IMhomey
village. At one side of the stag ; a ntgro
tong-and-danco chap Is doing his make-up
for an old man by picking cotton from out
of n bush and sticking It on with mucilage
for hair and beard , the admiring throng of
' "coins" of the Alabama and other varie
ties watching the performance and making
suggestion ? .
Trom the Old Plantation wo wander across
the way to wlvere a vast crovvi' stands spell
bound by the eloquence of the supremost and
most farcical fakir on the Midway , He Is
a tall , blond , muscular man , and he stands
on two dry goods boxes In front of a dance
house , Btplde him are thre oriental sirens ,
whom he apostrophizes thus :
"Sco these beautiful creatures ! Como
closer , gentlemen , and listen. These are the
ladles who give the most unique- dance ever
seen In any country. la It a moral dince ,
did you ask ? No , no , my friends ? ; a moral
dance Is not what you come here to see. It
Is a wlck'd , a lawless dance but beautiful ,
wonderful , How can I descrlbs It to jou ? "
At this climax the joiing girls with lh"lr
sweethearts move on abashed , and the old
ladles raise their handy In horror at the * ?
who are moving Into the hill.
Opposite there Is the Chinese theater , and
on a platform outside five little Chinamen ,
gorgeousiy apparelled , are disordering them
selves , a Mlcawber would say , "by per
sonal 'contortions , " In order to attract a
crowd. Two Mexican Indians picturesque
figures In liannel and orange-colored gar
ments jre twanging a jingle box between
the Chines ? theater and "The Illusions , "
whcie Pharaoh's daughter , like GaHtea.
blooms from cold marble Into a palpitant
life , and the mermaid , In a blue slk blouse
and a short green tall , chews gum and fllrto
with the populace.
Ah ! It Is a great place , this Midway , and
It grows more wonderful as the darkness
deepens and the faklro begin to cry their at
tractions In a louder and bolder key. The
Semite-Turk at the entrancn of Cairo tells
the pas" arby that there Is a special dance
reserved for midnight , and the man from the
Mexican village , In his sombrero and jingling
bell" , announces that the "greatest bull fight
In the world" Is about to begin.
In the midst of all thcs ; offers of Intel
lectual dlvertlsement the Inner man Is not
forgotten. The announcement of Aunt Je
mima pancakes IH abroad In the land , hot
tamales are vended at every turn , and the
girls In the German village come out on the
steps , and 'with foaming mugs of beer In
their hands beckon the bucolic wayfarer ;
with the cry of the hot roast bssf sandwich ,
wlilcli was so popular on ( Joney island , is
united the Inviting refrain of "hot wafllcs
served with honey. "
The people pour out with purzled faces
from the door of the Haunted Swing , and
llttlo children left over from the day's Jaunt
clutch their motheis' skirts with timorous
hando as they step from the waxwork show.
Like human Jewels set In the garment of the
night appear Turks , Aimenlans and Kat't In
dians , their rob ° s , glowing with scarlet and
gold , their ejes pensively resting upon the
argent waters of the lake nearby as though It
weie a basin filled with good American del
lars.
lars.Here
Here In the Midway do the stars truly
shine upon the just and the unjust , and for
the time being , at Icayt , providence seems
equally kind to them all
AN INDIAN ARTIST.
One of tiie greatest celebrities at the At
lanta exhibition Is Tlmoteo Panduro , a little
bright-faced Mexican Indlin , who Is famous
In his own country for his wonderful modelIng -
Ing In clay. This man comes from San Pedro
Tlaquepaque , and when at home , In addition
to his artistic work , administers picturesque
justice to his fellow townsmen as judge of
the village. He has had no art training
whatever , but , like Giotto , began to show his
genius In his dally play with the village chil
dren. Panduro Is but 26 years old , and al-
icady many works of his have places of honor
In h's ' nation. Among others there is a bust
of resident DI , In the National Museum
of Mexico , considered the fln'st portialt ever
made of him. Another of General Oarona , the
famous Mexican soldier. Equally good , Is In
the national hall of congress. In speaking
of his work Panduio says , with much en
thusiasm , that he has mad ? many busts of
celebrated American literary people , adding :
"I very much llko the American people , be
pay so well ! " With the m < st anuiingly cruie
llttl ? toy Instruments , thin man will In two
dajs complete really wonderfui work. Since
coming to Atlanta he has made from a pho
tograph what Is pronounced by those who
knew him to be the most remarkable like
ness of Henry Grady evsi made. As Panduro
sits In a little booth In [ he Mexican village , be
has spiead out before him at a safe distance
from the carelcfs handling of the crowd
the woik hs has done while In Atlanta. There
are busts of President Cleveland , of ex-
President Harrison and other public men of
our countrj , besides the local work he has
finished , and other work just begun. Many
ladles connected with the exposition are about
to give h m sittings for bus s and hands , and
when December tomes the Jollj , brown , llttlo
artist will have no occasion-to feel that I.e-
has not been appreciated In the southern ex
position.
Consultation I'rc-e.
Consult > our best Interests and go east via
thu evening Northwestein line , OMAHA-
CHICAGO SPECIAL , at "a quarter to six , "
arriving at Chicago at 8:45 : o'clock the next
morning.
City ticket ofilce , 1-101 Parnam stieet.
Omaha fiets n New Train.
The Oveiland Limited , via Union Pacific-
NcrthweuUui , that formerly took an Omaha
sleeper east dally at 5.IE p. m. , now leaves
n hour eailier , and In Its place , at a quarter
o C every ewnlng , the- NORTH WESTERN
llni ; starts a new complete train In OMAHA ,
from OMAHA and for OMAHA , arriving In
Chicago at S-I5 : o'clock next morning A
clean v estlbuled gas lit Ak-Sar-Ben flyer
will , sleepers ( superb ) chair cars free and
dining car ( Noithwegfrn ) . City ticket office ,
HOI Kainnm. Etreet.
Hum. "
No. C , Omaha , n:4fi : p. m. , Chicago , 8:45 : a. m.
No. 2 , Omaha , 4:4C : p m. , Chicago , 7-45 a. m.
No 1 , Chicago , G.OO p. m. , Omaha , 8:10 : n. m.
No. 3 , Chicago , 10.45 p. m , , Omaha , S 35 p. m.
No. S , Omaha , 10.30 a. m , , Chicago , 7:00 : a. m.
No. C , Chicago , 1.30 p. in. , Omaha , 9 : 0 a. in.
THU NORTHWESTERN LINE ,
City Ticket Ofllce , J401 Fttrnam street.
uuoivu.N iitTriis AS HA/OHS.
lion .NalivcM of IhuVcxt ImllcN Wnii-
nmto Miuxe Tllrinxrlt rM ,
The natives of Jamaica , W. I , have no
need to buy soap , tot the woodb abound with
plaiiluhoso ItauB and buds supply very
well the place nf that Indispensable article.
Among these Is the soap tree , so-called , though
It la more of a bush tlxin a tree. Its bulb ,
when rubbed un v.ej clothes , makes a beau
tiful lather , which smells much like com
mon blown sea | > . The Jamaica negroes ,
come of whom are great dandles In their
way , make a soap of a cocoanut oil and home
made lye , and a line soap It Is , smooth and
fragrant. Ihls cocoanut oil soap fa used for
blia\lnx. When a man wishes to shave he
starU out with his cocoanut shell cup and
his donkey tall brush and bottle. It la never
any iiouble to find an empty bottle In Ja
maica , even In the mountains. At lea ft
twei.ty gjneratlpns of thirsty people have
lived there , and thrown away empty bottles.
The man carries no mirror , because he has
none to cirry. Not one negro cabin In a
do/en has a cheap looking-glass. Uut nature
supplies the mirror us well as the soap. The
man goes to a convenient pool In the moun
tain stieam where the water Is still , and
thera la his mirror. He breaks bis bottle on
a stone , and picks out a good vharp piece.
Then he lathers hl face piofusely and begins
to sciape away with bib pieceof elnss.
which works almost aa well as a sharp razor.
The men rarely cut themselves In this opera
tion. "At first , " tays a writer. "I trembled
for them , but afterward I tried the method
for 111 } self , and soon became almost an ex
pert at It. "
*
5(46 ( . Si.
era
a quarter to e ! ,
Tha new "Omaha-Chicago Special , "
via ( he Northwestern line ,
anlylntf at Chicago next morning
a quarter to nine ,
8:45 : a. m.
City ticket ofllce , 1401 Karaam atreet.
NOTHING I.IKU TIIU IIUHLJNtiTO.V'S
Fl > vr. "
Tha longer it runs the more clearly this
fact becomes apparent. Even In these chilly
December days , when travel la light , well
filled raid are the rule.
I.ei\es Omaha S p , m. UXAOTI..Y.
Arrives Chicago 8:20 : a. m. , NO LATER.
Bloeper ? Chair cars Diner ,
Tickets At 1321 Fanutm tmt , \
BOSTON STORE BIG BARGAINS
Never in Otu Entire Business Career Wore
Wo Able to Offer
SUCH REMARKABLE BARGAINS AS NOW
Hun tire ill of Thniiinnilx of Dollars
Worth AIMV unil DfHlrnlile Mcr-
ItoiiKht from Ilaril-
Ui AVliolexale Jolilivrx ,
MANUFACTURERS AND BANKRUPT
RETAILERS.
SPOT CASH AT KEARKUL SACRiriCE.
REMARKAHLE PURCHASE OF DRESS
GOODS AND UNMADE DRESS PAT
TERNS.
13.60 all wool unmade dresn patterns , $1.98.
$5 00 Imported dress pat'erns , $2.73 ,
$7.50 Imported drcsa patterns , $3 00.
$10.00 Impoitcd dress pUUrns , $498.
GREAT CLOAK PURCHASE.
This Is the entire stock of a great Chicago
cloak store , containing n lltllo over 4,000 nuvv
swsll , stylish garments. We have bunched
the stock In three lo s.
All $10.00 Jackets go at $4 OS.
All $20.00 garments go at $0.98.
All $26 00 and $30 00 garnisntEi go at $12.60.
TOYS. DOLLS. GAMES.
Our display of holiday goods lo so great
that everybody is Impressed at the sight.
We show cverjthlng that can please , amuse
and delight joung folks as well as old ones.
Don't wait for the last minute , came right
away , before the final crush.
HOLIDAY HANDKERCHIEFS.
Ladles' and misses' lOc hemstitch handker
chiefs , 2i c.
Men's white and fancy bordered handker-
chlefa , 5c.
Ladles' drawn thread ehosr India linen
handkerchiefs , 6c.
Japanese and China silk cmb-oldcred
handkerchiefs , 7V c.
Import'd Swiss hand embroidered handker
chiefs , worth $1.00 , po at lOe , 15c , 25c.
Men's large Japanese silk handkerchiefs ,
25c. ,
Men's $100 Japanese embroidered initial
handkcichiefs , 39c.
10000 mulfiers , worth up to $2.00 , go at
49o and 98c.
SHOES. SLIPPERS. RUBIJERS.
10,000 men's velvet embroidered and leather
flippers , 69c , 69C , 76c , fcnc , ? 1.00 , $1.25 , $1.50 ,
S1.7K. S200. worth un to J1.75.
Thousands of ladlcu' and misses' sllppeis
In satin , leather , velvet , felt and beaver , In
every style that'ij made , go at EOc , 7Gc , Sflc ,
? 1.00 , $1.25 , $1.59 , $2 00 , $2 25 , $3 00.
Everything that's worn now In shoes ,
that's swell , for men an 1 women , bovs and
girls , for much less mousy than you can get
them any where else.
Rubber shoes and ov rshoes at special
sale.
SANTA GLAUS IS ALIVE ,
and will greet the children at our store
Santa Glaus lias his letter box at our store ;
let the children z nd their loiters ta him
Everyone g ts an answer.
Open air Concert at night.
I10STON STORE , OMAHA ,
N. W. Cor. ICth and Douglas.
1MM.S AVON" ! ' AVOHK.
Tablet Rations for tin- Army Pro
iionnciMl Kill lure.
The secretary of war recently ordered an
Investigation to determine whether the regu
lar army ration might not be reduced In bulk
and weight without Imp tiring- Its nourish
ment. The problem of supplying focd and
forage to the United States army Is , says the
New York Sun , much more1 serious than in
the armies of Europe , which are maintained
In thickly settled communities , and even
when engaged in hostilities arc usually
within reach of markets and cultivated farms.
The German army , for example , when mov
ing In small bodies , always purchases sup
plies on the march as wanted. The same Is
( rue of the French , Russian , Austrian and
other European armies , but at the same time
the soldiers usually have in their knapsacks
what is calUd "emergency" ration , generally
sausage or preserved meat of some kind The
soldiers of the Japanese army in the late war
with China oarrkd an emergency ration of
rice In a little tin case strapped to the top of
their knapsacks. These cases , being covered
with leather and of the si-ape of opera glasses ,
gave rise to the story that wis printed all
over the world that every soldier in the Jap
anese army was furnished with a field glass.
The UniteJ States army , when in motion In
the west , always has to be attended by long ,
heavy trains , ladened with food for both man
and horse , which necessitates a large amount
of expense and trouble , and It was suggested
thit bills for transportation might be very
muc'i reduced If a ra lon of less bulk and
weight could be substituted for the present
one. Boards were appo'nted ' In each of the
e'ght military departments , composed of line
officers who have hid practical experience In
the use of rations , and report to the secretary
of war , considering climatic as wTsll as other
conditions. Reports have been received from
all of these boards. Many of them have in
dulged In theories , but all contain practical
and Interesting Infoimalion regarding the
amount of food necessary to sustain life , and
the kinds , of food which furnish the greatest
amount of nourishment for the least weight
and bulk. They all agree that the old-fash
ioned ration of bacon and Inrd tack Is the
most practical that has ever been suggested ,
although tablet soups are highly recom
mended , The- boards also agree that at least
twenty-two ouncss of feed per day are neces
sary to keep a soldier In good condition when
in active service , and have recommended not
less than twentj-six ounces. A new general
board will be appointed by the secretary of
var , to consider the eight reports and formu
late such recommendations as they consider
necessary and practical for the Improvement
of the army ration.
A practical teit waa made In Colorado with
food tablets , but It was not successful , and
more than half of the > men who were victims
of the experiment had to go to the hospital.
A company of the Seventh Infantry , at Tort
Logan , near Denver , was detailed and fur
nished with condensed rations , consisting of
coffee , soup , bread and bacon. The coffee and
soup were In small tablets , which , when
placed in boiling water , were ready for con
sumption In two minutes. The bread was In
small fiat cakee , th ? weight and hardness of a
brick , but when moistened swelled out like a
sponge. The bacon was compressed and
needed only to bo warmed In a frying pan.
The soldiers started out with ten days'
latlons , but the campaign was brought to an
abrupt end after four days of fifteen-mile
marches. The food not only did not satisfy
the hunger or give strength , but seemed to
Irritate the stomach. After the first meal two
of the enlisted men had to be , placed under
the surgeon's care. At the end of the second
day thirty of the seventy men In the company
were 111 , and on the fourth day the whole
command went Into camp , and couriers were
sent to town for hard tack and ordinary
coffee and bacon. Some of the soldiers were
seriously 111 with a ttomach complaint , and
were confined to the hospital for several
days.
Tlu > riiHtt-Ht Time to California.
Is NOT offered by the Burlington route. The
best Em Ice Is though.
Travelers to whom a few hours means llt
tlo and a few dollars means much will find
our personally conducted excursions just what
they are looking for. From Omaha every
Thursday morning. Through tourist sleepers
to San Francisco and Los Angeles.
Call at ticket office , 1324 Farnam street ,
and get full Information , or write to J , Fran
cis , Q. P , & T. A. , Omaha , Neb.
Comfort lo California.
Yes , and economy , too. If you patronize
the Burlington's personalty conducted once-
a-we k excursions , which leave Omaha every
Thursday morning.
No change of cars from Omaha to San
Francisco and Los Angeler Second class
tickets accepted.
Call at ticket office , 1324 Farnam , street ,
and get full Information , or write to J , Fran
cis , a P. & T , A. , Omaha , Neb ,
Society Circuit TU-UoiH *
May be had of A , Hospe , 1513 Douglas st , ;
Adolph Meyer , Farnam snd Fifteenth ats.
EOc each : chlldrfcn halt price. For conven
ience of U , P. shop men tickets also on sale
at Hospo's wholesale house , 1614 Izard st.
A Clean St > cei > >
la what tha OMAHA-CHICAGO SPECIAL
via the NORTHWESTERN , gets before
alerting east at 5:45 : p. in. That la because
It is a cjmplete OMAHA train from UNION
PACIFIC DEPOT , OMAHA. Cltjr ticket
office , HV1 Farnam street.
1MII8VKNTS A/HA\OI.NO.
A Xrhrnnkit SliprlfB Utirnxcln n Yarn
Ex-Sheriff Blakesleci ot Nebraska told a
story of his experiences In office to a Wash
ington Star writer the otber day.
"I never hanged a imn , " he said. "The
vigilance committee usually settled hanging
offenses outside of the courts. Then , we
were not fixed for taking care of many pris
oners. When I was sheriff there were only
three rooms to the jaU ! and all of them
small. One I slept In , another I used for an
office , and the other Xikept my prisoners In
when I had any.
"One time I received 'a man charged with
murdering his partner. There was A little
doubt about his guilt , so the vigilance com
mittee turned him over to me. The pri ner
and the murdered man had been left to
gether , and romebody found the partner's
body In the bushes. A few miles farther on
they caught the prisoner , who had a gun
and other property known to have belonged
to the murdered man. It was a. bad capo ,
the body being so mutilated as to be almost
unrecognizable , but the prisoner said he WAS
Innocent , and I never had a more sociable
fellow or better card plajer In the jail. Ho
was the onlj one there , and after I got really
acquainted with him , wo would play old
sledge until late at , night , and then bunk to
gether.
"He was tried and convicted , but It made
no difference with him. It was my II rat
hanging , and we got tha gallows built , the
prisoner watching the well : and making
comments on It , The ropj rnmo and he
SOA It. 'BUI , ' pall he , ' * o' ain't no good as
a sheriff. Don't va' know that "era rope
ought ter be i-oakcd ? I don't vant this nf-
ftlr of ours to go off any other way than
smooth. Yo' go soak * that rope. "
"So I soaked the ropn , the prisoner help
ing me , anil ( hi night hfoio the hanging
wo sit down to play old slEdgs. He a'd ' :
'Bill , I ain't goln' to Interfere nons , an' I
don't blame yo , ' an' no mm kin say that
I tried ter run or d'dn't dlo game , but I
want jo' to promise me If jo' ever meet
that paidner of mine , > o' will fhorfly ehoot
Mm fer gcttln' mo hung. HS'B alive , all
right , and Its shore mean fer Mm to va-
mon o an' git m In trouble. '
"I promised him , and wo went on with the
came. About 10 o'clock a man came to tli3
window and shouted for me , then he tried
ths door of ths ofllc" , and It wasn't locked.
He walked right In and sa'd ' : 'Hello , Jim !
H'llo , Bill ! ' It was tha man wo thought
was murdf-iid. Jim stoo-1 up and paid
'You're a purty pardncr to leave me hyar
to b3 hinged. They don't allow no i > hsotn' !
lions h > ar , so we kaln't settle but one woy.
Shuck'1
"Then there was ths prettiest fight I ever
saw , Jim prundlng his paraisr until lie called
for quits. AVe all vvnt to see the Judgs thit
night , and h ? called off the hanging , knowIng -
Ing the man who we thoueht had besn mur
dered. Th n ths two went away and we
never saw thsm again , neither did we ever
find out who the corpse v.as that we picked
up In the bushes1"
Columbia Metal Polish Cross Gun Co.
GOSSIP Allot"1 AVOMM.V.
Three thousand eight hundred and thirty-
four male c'.illdren were born In Trance on
Marc'i 16 , 1856 , the wine day that the Ill-
fated prlncsi Imperial came Into the \\orld.
Ills mother , cx-Emprces Eugenie , became a
godmother to them all. It is said that the e\
c-mprc's has recently'made her will , and in
It has bequeathed a trifling legacy to each of
her godsons , whose names and addresses she
still preserves. Th original number , however -
over , must'iiave bsen sadly depleted by death
during the nearly fcrty scars which have
elapsed , and of beartled man vvho will claim
their bequests when Eugenie dies there may
be lees than hilf a thousand.
Miss EllzabJJh Cady Stanton , at 80. has
lovely soft , white hair , pearly teeth , plump ,
\hlto ' .lands , charming manners , gooj taste
in dress a ltd doesn't look or act'as if she had
over spent an hour In all her life thinking
about suffrage. f
"When I bear other women gush over Jean
do Rcszke , " Eald a young maticn reojntly ,
"It nlwajs makss mo think of tbat other
Amsrlcsn criticism that was once applle-d to
Rcmenyl , the violinist , and what the poor
scul made out of It. We happened to bs In
the same car when 'ne v.as making a profes
sional tour through the v.est. We bscame
very good friends Indeed , and one day he
came to me- with a newspaper in his hand ,
fie had played some time before In a Montana
town , and this was a local paper'o account of
his performance , which he wished me to
read. It concluded witli the words : 'Can h3
play' Well , we should snicker ! ' He watcAied
me anxiojslj v.hilj I ran my eyes over this.
What does that mean ? ' he asheJ , t'm'dly. ' In
his broken English. 'Does It mean that , I
pleased thorn/1 I gravely assured him that It
meant they were very much pleased indeed. "
A California pistor has had to rep'gn be
cause the people were not satisfied with the
preaching of his wife , who supplies the pulpit
in his absence.
Among the Shakers there is a singular and
very Ingenious medicinal cu'toni. If a
member of the fraternity has taken cold , her
companions seriously set themselves to- work
to make her angry. They nnke disagree
able personal romarits about her , until she
blushes with Indignation. Than her blood
Is heated , and , the theory Is , she will b3 able
lo throw oft the chill from which she has
been suffering.
The women of Denver areat war over
polities. The East Denver Republican club
should have had an election of officers last
August , but did not. So Mrs. Lafferty re
mained In the presidency , and Dr. Townsend
remained as secretary. No one complained ,
because no one cared , for. as a matter of
fact , t'ne organization had not coma together
as such since last rpring. The Jealousies
and little difficulties which always exist , but
which had very little Importance during the
campaign , have since assumed a weight that
disturbed a number of the membsrs They
called a meeting re-cently at t'no ladles' ordi
nary of the Brown Palace hotel. The presi
dent , Mrs. Lafferty , Issued her ukass and
pronunclamentc * that It should not bo lield.
This made an open and positive breach be
tween President Lafferty and her executive
committee , and the latter determined to hold
the meeting.
Of late Queen Victoria has absolutely re
fused to obey the orders of her physicians.
She still believes that she possesses at least
the divine right to defy a doctor.
There is a negress at the Atlanta exposition
who Is 100 years old ami who never ww
George Washington. And , most appropri
ately , her name Is Darling.
Thackeray says of hli daughter 'Annie , In
a letter written In 1851:1 : "Annie Is a fat lump
of pure gold , the kindest , dearest creature as
well as a wag of the first water. It Is a
blessing that heaven has given mo such an
artless , affectionate companion , Oh ! may she
never fall In love absurdly and marry an ass.
If she will but make ) her father her con
fidant , I think the donkey won't keep hln
ground long In her heart. "
Although the daughter' married a man pos
sibly sixteen or eighteen years younger than
herself , the marrlagi hai , to all appearances ,
bsen most congenial.
There Is an organization In Boston known
as the Society ot Psychical Research. The
other evening at onelof the meetings , a cer
tain person , said to gcisess remarkable oc
cuu powers , voiumeerca to give an exhibi
tion , which offer \\asigladly accepted by Hit
toclety. The "profesior" was a woman
slightly built , with pallid checks and dark
raven hair. One of the members , while not
particularly skeptical , thought he would try
a llttlo experiment on his own account , BO ,
before going to the meeting , he provided him
self with some pieces of phosphorescent paper
that In the dark lit up like a glow worm.
This lie lore Into email pieces , am ] , just before
the lights were extinguished , contrived to
place three or four bits of the paper on the
"professor's" bead. Then he sat down and
Halted , AVhen the room was dark the "pro-
fetsor's" cranium emitted a pale light , visi
ble to every one in the room but the "pro
fessor" herself. In a few minutes tha phe
nomena began , but , strange to relate , when a
tambourine In one corner of the room began
to sound , the Illuminated was there also , and
the moving about ot the operator could be
easily traced. The suppressed mirth told
the "professor" something wag wrong , and
when the light was turned on and the paper
discovered the remarks made were far from
spiritual. There were no more manifesta
tions tlint night. ,
A TIIIIKK.COIIMIIID DMON.
Proponed Combination of
rrolilliUlotilntft mill
Just prior to Ihelr national conventions
of 1S92 , says the New York Sun , some of
the active populists and a few of the active
prohibitionists endeavored to bring about a
fusion of the two parties and to ally th m-
sclves , If they could , with the socialists.
Their Idea was that , while the three out
side parties did not , separately , amount to
very much , If all three were to combine and
call upon voters who were neither democrats
nor republicans to assist them , they would
gain many recruits and might , perhaps , elect
here or there a candidate who In office would
bo able to carry Into effect some of the re
forms to which these parties are committed.
The prohibitionists have a fair organization
throughout the country ; the populists ar ? ,
or \ \ crft'lrong In the west and south , and
the socialists have more following than the
populists In New York and New Jc-rs'y.
A combination of alt three patties on the
common ground of opposition to republi
cans and democrats would maks the new
organization formidable In membership and
might , eomo thought , pecuro for Its mcni'-
bers a public hearing , which Is not generally
given now. Th populist convention which
met at Omaha In July undo this concession
to the temp.ranco men In Its platform :
"Our sympithles as n party of reform
are naturally upon the s'de of every prop
osition which will tend to maks mc.i Intel
ligent , \lituous and temperate. We ask all
men to help us to determine whether we are
to have a republic to administer before we
differ as to the conditions upon which It
ID to be administered. " To gu the support
of the Kocl.illsU' the populists came out for
their pet plan , an tlght-liour-a-day hw.
The prohlb'tlonlsts ' at tlislr convention In
Cli clnnatl declared that "rtllroatl , telegraph
and other public corporations should be
controlled by tli3 government In the Interest
of the p ople. " That was a concession to
the populists. They also put another plank
Into their platform : "All unaarn-M giants
of land to railroad companies ohould bo
reclaimed , " Hut though what European
diplomatists arc accustomed to call a lappro-
chcment vviy brought about tentatively
between the prohibitionists and the ncpullsts ,
the socialists proved a s'umbllng block to
tha consolidation of outs'.de parties , for they
are uncond'tlonnlly ' opposed to any prohi
bition notions , are dead ngaltiHt cny Sunday
laws , and have , therefor ? , no common ground
cf meeting with the cold-water mMi. The
piohlbltlon'sts and the popullste ran wpirato
tickets In each of tb.3 states , the prchlblt'on-
Ists polling their lirg st vote In New York
and their smallest vote in D lawaro ( where
tha peach brandy comes from ) . The pop-
ullr.ts polled ther larges1 vote In Kins's
ana tnelr smnllott vets In Vermont , the
moi'i consTvatlvo c ] American common-
wraiths The socialist vote was scattered
over half a dozen sta es , and nowhJreout -
s'de of New York r.'acheJ even a noticeable
percentage of the total vote. Since the
national election of 1S92 some efforts to bring
HIP oultlde i artica together hav : be'n go'ng '
on , but the recent election In this s'late ' con-
talnel at i ° ist one discouraging feature for
the advocates of such consolidation. Ths
prohibitionists and the populists united on
ono candidate for ths oHlca of at ornej gen
eral. His name was Ellas Root , and the
total number of votes cast fci him in town ,
with two of the outside parties supporting
him , was only 1,825 2,390 lei'3 than ths
m-mber of defective ballots , and C.OOO less
than the blanks.
I'KAVm TIIK DOG.
A raxliloiialili' C.tiiliic Iltirleil tvltli
I'ro ] > er CcrenioiilcN.
Probably thei most novel fuuenl ever seen
In New Jersey occurred In Rahway ono Sun
day recently , says the , Buffalo Express.
The corpse was that of n dog , sa'd ' to be
the smallest of Its kind in America , If nnt In
th ? world. Victoria was a pure black-and-
tan terrlsr. Her history Is Interesting Ab-ut
fifteen jears ago the late Mrj Garbonettl
of Rahway , wlio was at that time a peiformT
In Darnum's circus , was engaged In a tour
of England with the show. She was ex
ceptionally clever in handling horsss , and
slu frequently rclved rr-fcents from her
admirers. One day In Manch ster a man
sent his compliments to the fair rider , ac
companied by a basket , which contained the
smallest mite of canlnlty slit bad ever bsheld
The dog accompanied her on hei travsls all
over the world , and though It never grew
to robussize. . It was always healthy , and
bhe became slncsrely attached to her pd
In due course of tlm3 Mrs. Garbonettl left
the sawdust ilng and fettled down in Rah
way. Last summer she was thrown from a
buggy and killed , and her husband , who Is
a farpjer near Rahway. nieionted the dog to
Miss Mary McCann , who was with Mrs Gar-
bonetti when she met with tha accident.
Victoria was about six Inch.s long , and her
head was let's thin four Inches from the
ground. She weighed about elghtesn ounces
when In good condition. She was not capa
ble of learning many tricks , but after years
of patient training her mistress succeeded
in teaching her to st up on her haunches
and sneeze. This lat'er accomplishment , It
Is said , was responsible for her sudden death ,
as she sneszcd so much that asthma fst In ,
and after an Illness of less than an hour ,
she died. As a mark of regard for the de
parted canine , Mlss McCann had a New York
firm manufacture a miniature coffin , ' \vh'ch \
was covered with embossed white plus > h.
The coflln was niir Inches long five v.ide
and foui high , and the body of Victoria was
arranged In It as If ehe was taking her dally
nap behind the stove. Before the body was
committed to the grave an amateur photog
rapher was called in , and several pictures
wera taken of the animal. The dog was
buried In Miss McCann's garden , and tha
bereaved woman says a monument vvlli some
day mark the resting place of her depaited
friend.
PItOPCIl IIAin CUTTING.
Tilt * DiillcH of ll lla ! ! r Sri I'or III I > >
mi KiixTt CraftNinnii.
The Intelligent tarber looked pityingly at
a young man who had Just got a shave and
was taking hiu departure through ths door ,
says the Wa'hlngton Star.
"Look at that gentleman's head , " he re
marked , with Indignant empnasls. "Every
bump in the back and every scar he ever
got there In his boyhood Is as plain aa the
nose on your fac ? . The trouble Is that he
had his hair cut by bsmo baiber who doesn't
know his business.
"There are dead loads of barbers , " con
tinued the speaker , whacking his razor on the
strop , "who sing 'Johnny' git your hair cut
short , ' and don't know anything else in their
tiade. They cut away a man's hair as long
as the comb'll take hold , and don't stop until
there isn't any more hair to cut. A barber
should never cut a customer's hair ehort un
less he's ordered to do so. Hair should never
bo cut to as to disfigure a person. A barber
should bo something of an artist. Ho should
feel a customer's held and find out If It has
any pronounceJ bumps , and the hair should bo
raised to see if any scars aie concealed. If
either of these blemishes exist the hair
should bo cut BO as to hide them as far as
possible. The- razor should never be used ,
except sparingly , on the neck. The hair
should be graduated gently from the crown
and shaded on the neck with care and pa
tience. It makes me tired to cee the \\oik of
some so-called barbers. Next ! "
IJIUII.
TRBVKTT Doc. 7 , Warren Powers , eon of T. M
mid N. Trevett , aged 11 years 2 months nnd Z
da > . 1'uneral private.
Awarded
Highest Honors World's Fair ,
BAKING
POWDER
MOST PERFECT MADE.
A pure Crape Cream of Tartar Powder. Free
fioni Ammonia , Alum or any other adulterant ,
40 YEARS THE STANDARD.
For Young
And here Is a swell Christmas gift "affair that'll urge that voung man of
jours" to adopt a new * code of resolutions.
la It not a proper present ? A neat , genteel for e-venlng or dress suit , ready
to be worn to parties , balls , tho\tcr , church or for to express regards for one's
best girl.
In this case $ G 60 covers a ten-dollar bill. In other words , the Idsntlcal clay
worsted honorable clothing dtalcrn sell At $1000 It sold here at $050.
Wo honorable that's It "honorable. "
say Uecnuso that particular cloth-
clay worsted represents more deccp'lon , more trickery , more mystery , more
grades , than any fabric known. Hard to distinguish quality , and most people
just as quickly select an Inferior grade In preference to the superior.
Occasionally jou'll find a store that'll deal with you honorably. To our
knowledge very few In this particular Instance. Hut It matters HUle what
others do what we do a pure worsted suit for $0 60 puret worsted Insures
fast black. As to a question of workmanship and trimmings ? Most emphat
ically assure It as fine as any $10.00 full might contain ,
Preclso fitting coat , vest and trousers 14 jears up to 3G breast. | M
See that the People are Moving South
BECAUSEOK
No Drouths , No Hot Winds ,
No Floods , No Heated Terms
No Blizzards , No Cold Snaps ,
No Cold Winters , No Crop Failures
MENACE the intelligent labor of of the husbandman , who canauc ?
ccssfully grow two or three crops yearly.
The great fruit growing and vegetable raising- district of the South. A soil
that raises anything that growa and .1 location from which you reach the mar
kets of the whole countrj' . Your fruits and garden truclt sold on the ground
and placed In Chicago. St. Louis and Now Orleans markets In 12 to 21 hour *
In this garden spot of America.
NO PLACE ON EARTH
Offero greater advantages to the Intelligent settler. Ono h-Of the work you now
do here will give four times the results In \\onJerfully productive country.
The people are friendly ; schools , churches , newspapers are plenty ; rallroa& t *
Cllltles fine , and a soil whose richness Is unsurpassed. ,
Two and Three Crops Can he Succcsstully Grown
the Same Year.
Timber Is abJndant Lumber Is che.ip Fuel costs nothing CattI * ar oally
raised and fattened Grazing- fine all the year.
CLIMATE
Is healthy and delightful ; land and sea breezes and cool nlghtn. Tha mean
temperature Is 42 to 05 degrees. The average rainfall Is CO Inches. No extreme
of heat or cold ; sulllclent rain for all crops.
20 TO 4O ACRES
properly worked makes you more money and maltos It easier than the b at 190-
acre farm In the west. Gaiden products are a wonderful ylold nnd all bring1 big
prices- Strawberries , peaches , jilums , apricots , Krnpes , pears , figs , early apples ,
m fact all email fruits , are sure ana profitable cropo.
GO SOUTH. GO SOUTH.
SEE
NO PLACE ON EARTH.
Surpasses Its eoll , climate , location , present and future value or homo advantage ! .
The Most Equable Climate in America ,
This Is your oppoitunlty. The pee pie arc friendly ; schools Bufllclont ; news
papers profireBslve : churches liberal. The entnprlslncr man who wants to better
the condition of himself nnd his family should Investigate this matter and ho will
bo convinced. Carefully selected fruit growlnK and eaiden lands wo now offer
on liberal terras and reasonable prices.
The most carefully selected lands In heat locatlonn. V.'III miilto you money.
Will irow In value. Will suit you. Call 011 us or write fo full Informations
GEO. W. AMES ,
GENERAL AGENT ,
1617 Farnam Street. Omaha , Neb.
Raymond Jeweler
See what a dollar will buy.
A key ring bag tag or pipe cleaner
A book mark coat mark or nail file
A button hook bicycle tag or hat mark
A cuticulo knife emery ball or bicycle tag
A hat mark pocket comb or tooth pick
A pocket file posket case or belt pin
And thousands of other silver novelties
seen only at
atC. . S. Raymond's.
ami loiiilai fill. Open
The Tobaccoused in this Cignr is the best we can buy in Cuba.
The Mercantile Is equal to any limt are Imported. See that the woid AIK
la ulainped on each cigar. ' I I U
FR. . Rice Mercantile CJgaP Co , , St , Louis. j