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About Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922 | View Entire Issue (Dec. 26, 1895)
* vc * < * 4 * * HI 13 OMAfTA DAILY HE IS ; TfrtiTnsDA.Y | , DEOEMUEU 20 , 1395. IM THAT AKERS GIRL. Itubcccn HanlliiR Dm Is in H.iUiuiorc News. MrSllr5irr7nrr3lrai73lrlrrallPJIral ] ! "You stem perfectly Wind , brotlitr , to tlic ( act tlmt Johnny l completely InfituAtcil \sllli Hint Alters glil. " The ilocior dlr ctcil his letter , icaleil It , and laid It aside. A lie O.iow up tlio paper to begin aiiottiT , lie wild nb.-cntly : "Johnny Infntuattd ngiin ? Ho has bi'cn madly In love sltico he as 9 years old. " "Very likely ; but It as always with his eaimls. Now , these Akcrscs I icnlly think , GllliErt , thut as > ou promised poor biother William , on his dculh-bcd , to be ft father to his foil , you should concern joiirscit lit somu doRrsc about his Interests. " Dr. ( Jnloll gathered up his letters and ros . Ills ulster saw llicro wan n little heat en lil ? usually pale , quiet ( ace. "It ! for John to decide whether I have filled his fathei's place , Jane , " ho f.ild ; "not for jou or me. " "Iut ) this AKcrs girl " "You l < non I \\lll not listen to the vlllaRC ( tcpslp. Mrs. Akcrs was n woman wliom ivtry man rf light feilliiR would respect und honor. Now that slit * la deail , and her daughter ( a left nlonc and unprotected In the world , with no fault lint her youth and beauty , no mm uould throw stones at her. What women would do-.c" Ho MmiRs.-il Ills KliottlJcrs , nnd paused fclKn'llc.iritly. ' Meanwhile , Miss Cecilia lllynn had nr- ilw'cl , and In a few minutes she an 1 her liofloswere seated before the qiilltlnK- ( r < * ine thread , needles nnd wax In readlnct'i Hhc was n llttlo woman , with long , black , Bplial litiRl'tH at cither side cf her face , and she lintl black cjes that had RIOWII keen computing In eaeli house how many dajs she could extend her "visit. " and who her the hoard and old gowns given to her would | iiy for her work. She was a notable worker ; her llngeiB moved .as fast us her tongue. "Oh , there can bo no doubt , " she was sayIng - Ing , "that your nephew Is engaged to Antonla Akers. i\cry day a bouquet of line hot-house flowers Is sent up there , with Mr. John Cabcll's card ; and thrco times last week ho serenaded bet with his guitar. " "It Johnnj Cabell marries her , It will bd flgalnst the consent of his family , " faltl Jan ? , sharply , "i authorize jou to say so , Ceely. A pretty how-dy'-do ! The Cabells are the oldest family In this hundred ; auJ the Akerws who are the Aksrscs ? " Goodnetu knows ! the chalk , phase , Miss Jane. I remember when Mrs. Akers cam ? to town with this girl , a lank creature of 14. The widow was dresswd In deep mourning. She took Holttcn's house , and lived there till Bho dl'O , lat-t year. Very quiet too quiet. There K a mystery about people who hold tnemsel\es aloof ; and where there's a myo- lory , there's something shameful , you may depend. W .y should ths girl stay alone In the house now ? Nobody there but that old negro woman. She was advltod by the rector and everybody , In fact to take boarding at Mr. Rices. I am sure I told her to do It. Hut no ; she must have her own way. 'Tlsn't iufj , nor proper. " "Well. Cccly , I don't know , " eald Miss Jane , who waa not malicious at the bottom of her cool , KelfU'h heart. "The girl Is probably attached to the house where she lived , with her mother , naturally and to the old servant. A woman couldn't Hv ? nlone In that way In a city lIKe Wilmington ; but In this village. It's ? different. Ily Che way , I'm thinking of going back to Wilmington the Gurney housw Is a most fashionable resort now. I do so long for society ! " "Indeed and you must , Miss Jane you who adorned it so ! Oh , I've heard ! Mrs. Foulke told mo about Major Carter and plenty of others who " Etc. , etc. While Miss Jane was being thus patted and flattered Into gocd humor , her nephew , John Cabell , was walking down the road which led to the Akera house with Ito tmnsr. He was n tall and perfectly well dressed man , with Greek features , dazHIng teeth , nnd sparkling cjes. Nobody over saw him without being Impressed by his singular beauty and faultless dress ; nobody was ever Impressed by him any further. If you knew -him for twenty years , jou would still only think of his won derful eyes or the fit c-f his gloves An odd effect of the llaccld nature of the man was that tha whole village called him Johnny never John nor Jack. The small , slight girl , clad In deep black , who walled beside him , on the contrary , would make at first sight a sudden mark on your mind. You must love or hate her- you could not bo Indifferent to her. "There now , " eald Johnny , petulantly , gloom bottling on his noble features , "there's your house , and I have told you nothing of all I wanted to say. I suppose you won't ask me to come In ? " "No , Johnny ; I receive no visitors since my mother's death. " "It's very hard on mo. I never can speak ft word to you unless I catch jou going home llko this , and walking In the rain and shiv ering cold as It Is today , one appears to such disadvantage. " "You. never do that , Johnny , " she said , with a furtive smile. "Nonsense ! I never could see my good looks that people talk of , ' said the young fellow , anxiously. "I gst to tired of the same face In the glass. Dut never mind me , Antonla. If I could only have time to talk to you I could explain " "Explain what ? " "What I want you to do. I know you don't care for mo , but you might como to It In time. I'\o scon lots of couples who cared nothing for each other at first , that , by dint of sitting at the same table and consulting about their clothes and the butcher'B bills for years , came to bs very fond and comfortable together. No ! stop don't epcak jet , Antonla. It seems this way to mo ; You'ro pretty lonely now ; you refuse to visit any of the young folks , and discourage them from coming to your house ; and you Ihe there alone with Slnty ; and It's queer , you know and folks think It's queer , and they they " "They are talking of mo ? " cried Antonla , stopping short In the road. He dark eyes dilated with a sudden terror and she caught her breath sharply. She looked so small and childish and forlorn that Johnny's volco grew hoarse with excitement. "You know what tongues some ecindal mongers hers have , nut what need It mat ter ? I love you. Great heavens , Ilsh I could tell you how I love you. I haven't words , Antonla. And I'm my own master. I can marry when I choose. My father left me a good Income. The Cabclls have : con nections with the best society tn Wilming ton. We'll live there , and you shall bo llko a queen In the house. Nobody would dare to suspect you there. " She held out both hands to him. "You'ro a good soul , Johnny , " she said , "Then you will como ? " Hut his connte- nancs fell a little , for what young follow with the form of Hercules and the features of Antlnous likes to be called a "good soul ? " She looked at him without speaking for a minute , and then shook her head slowly. "No , I could not wrong you so much. Hut , Johnny " "What Is It ? " Ho tried to draw her nearer. Ills own eyes were full of tears ; his heart was torn with her distress. "What Is wrong ? Let mo help you. I'll glvo my Ufa to you. You think , because Ive been a llt tlo fickle but I'll never look at another girl now " "Yes , jou will , You'll love some nlco girl some woman who has no shame upon her , and be happy. Dut never suspect me , Johnny that's all I ask. Do you stand my friend , no matter what you hear , nor what the proof Is against me ! " She wrung her hands , sobbing , as eho spoke , and then , turning , ran swiftly Into the garden before her house , and disappeared In the thick shrubbery. Antonla , who before her mother's death had been a frank , friendly little girl , had , In the two years that had elapsed , grown silent and reticent. She had lone erased to enter a house In the village. She had been mysteriously absent twlco with Slnty , giving no account of herself on her return. All this , with Johnny's hopeless passion for her , was a savory dish of gossip tor the village. About sunset of the day on which Johnny had met Antonla , Doctor Cabell pasaed down the same road and pushed op an the little gate leading Into the garden. The doctor , with his compact figure closely buttoned In a gray frieze coat , his re-solute step , his homely features lighted by kindly , qulrzlcal eyes , wag un odd contrast to that magnificent flower of youth Johnny. He crowed the porch , and , tapping at the door , pushed It oil" ) , .is ho had bo n In the habit of doing ilnrli.K ilie } cr rs tf his attendance on Mrs. A ken. Antonla was seated on a low chair before the lire , her s wlng In her hand The doctor ] had of ton fomd lici there at wcrk , for she w.is an industrious little rjlil. Dut now her hinds had fal'on on her lap and her face wn v l with tears. He came up to her quietly and laid his hands on thu back of her clinii. "What Is wrong , my child ? " She sprang up , glancing qulcl.ly , as ho tittle d , at a door Into ah Inner room , which Blood ajar. The old negrcss Slnty from within , closed It hastily. Antonla held out her hand , drew It back , niour'd him that she "was quite well , quite well ! Would he olt donn ? It was long since , he had been there , and shs was very glad " prow Ing paler with every word , with furtive , terrlfrd glancej at the closed door. She broke down at last In the mlddlo of a sentence , and stood Isoklng at him helplessly. He silently led hr to a chair and seated himself beside her. "You forgot , Aiitonla , that I promised your mother to help her llttlo girl , If ever she should cill on ma for help. " "I have as-ked for none , " who said In a whisper. The doctor did not hear her. He continued hurriedly , as If reciting a task : "I came tcdaj- , not because you needed me. It la my ncph-w who asked my aid. He thinks I have Influence with jou nnd " He stoppsd abruptly. Her eyes were raised slowly and met his. Neither tyoke. Then she said , as though the words wcr ? drawn from her by forca : "You have Influence with me , Dr. Cabell. " "Tnat Is very natural , " ho Interruptsd , hastily. "I understand that. I wco your mother'y friend. You icgard mo an a guar dian , an old fatherly protector ; that Is natural. I do not mistake you. " His great eyes , full of a wcrldlcss pain , were flxcd upon the childish pleading fac ; upturned to his. She half rose and drew away from him , us If shaking off some hold upon her. "And so you come as my guardian to ask mo to marry John Cab'll ? " The doctor rose , walked across * the roam , and then , coming back , lean'd ngaliu't ' the mantel. "John has told me , " he said In a measured voice , "that ho believes you love him ; that you refuse to marry him because jou fancy that you would bring some trouble or Injiirj upon him. Ho thinks ycu are * lonely and morbid , and " "Ho thinks that I am a victim of the vil lage slander , and he wants to shelter me from It , " she cried. "It Is good it la noble In Jchnnyl" "He Is a good , honest fellow , " said the elder man dellberaUly , after a moment'o silence. "He will be a kind husband. If you love him , Antonla " * "Well ? If I love him " "You n'.iould not fear to bring trouble to him. What la trouble to the man whom you love ? " "I do not love John Cabell , " p'le said. "Dut I will never bring disgrace to any man. Oh , whit have I said ? " For the doctor was bssldo her , his eyes on lire , his votco hoarsa and broken. "You do not love him ? " he cried. "An tonla , Is there any hopa that I am mad ! I might almost be your father ! Gray hairs and you soft and white , and sweet as a little lamb. I have told her at last. I am a fool ai fool ! " Ho dropped Into a seat and covered his face. face.Antonla's Antonla's little figure , as she stood before him , thrilled and dilated. This was not the child he knew , but a woman airy , co quettish , triumphant. She put out one finger and touched his head lightly. "I see no gray hair , " she said , simply. He raised his head and looked at her , the question of his life on his face. "I always have thought of you as a child , " ho said , "and of myself as an old man. And yet" he stretched out his arms to her "you are the woman I love ! . I did not marry In my youth because I never cared for any woman. My llfo has been so long and bare. God sent you Into it. Must a few years separate us ? " "I know nothing of jears , " she said , with a soft little laugh. It was not Johnny's limp arm that clasped her , nor Johnny's uncertain lips that met her own. For one minute the world was full of a strong rapturous love that shut her out from nil trouble. She sobbed a little , and the tears came. "I have been so lonely since mother died , " she said. "Sometimes I hoped you careJ for me , and then I was not sure. " "You shall never be lonely again. " The closed door creaked. Antonia pushed him from her and stood dazed , looking at htm and then at the door. "Oh , I had forgotten , " she said , In a hoaise whisper. "You must never speak to me again as you have dene. I never can marry. I can be nothing to you nothing ! " Dr. Cabell was a physician as well as a lover. "Sit down , Antonla , " he said , soothingly. "You do not know what you say. The nervous strain of these last months has been more than you can bear. Do not think nor worry any more ; you arc mine now. " She stood listening Intently to him , but keeping her eyes on the door. It moved slightly. "Go ! she cried. "Never come back never think of mo again ! " "What do you mean ? " As ho said this , he came gently closer. In doubt whether the girl's reason was not actually shaken. "There Is a bar ns strong as death. " "You have said jou loved me. After that , nothing will force me to give you up , unless" a sudden startled doubt In his eyes "another man has a prior claim on you. " Her childish features grew rigid us she stared at him , nodding assent. "Is this true , Autonla ? " "It Is true. " "Therp Is some one In that room besides Slnty. Who Is It ? " "It Is a man to whom I owe love and care. I try to give It to him God knows I do ! Now go only go ! " Moro than once In Dr. Cabell's experience he had known girls as innocent and young as Antonla to yield to some mad Infatuation and marry men who afterward become their tyrants. Could she have fallen into such a trap ? "Tell mo the truth , " he said. "Let mo know wl-at I have to face. " No you can do nothing ; I am bound for llfo. Cvery moment you stay will only add to my load. Oh , go go ! " She almost forced him to the door , and , without a word of farewell , closed It behind him. him.Dr. Dr. Cabell'B usual prompt decision forsook him. Ho paced aimlessly up and down the road. Should he forca the door and discover who and what It was that bad mastered the girl ? A man to whom she owed love ? There had been unexplained absences since her mother's death. Could any villain Ho came toward the house , resolved enforcing forcing an entrance , when the shadow of a man crossed the curtain a tall , thin form walking with tottering steps. Antonla's lit tle figure passed across the curtains , too. She came up to him , put her arm In his to support him' he stopped , and their lips met. Dr. Cabell , dumb to his heart , turned Into the road and walked homeward. The winter was dull for Miss Cabell. She wrote to her old friends In Wilmington that Gilbert , who had always been taciturn , had become wholly absorbsd In his profession. "Kind enough , but totally unsympathetic. " She could not resist their entreaties to como up to the Gurney house and patronize a church bazaar , at which all the beauty and fashion of the city would appear. Dr. Cabell sat over his fire late that night Ho knew Antonla was In need of him and would send for him , The summons came near morning. He entered the house just be fore dawn , She met him at the door , pale from long loss of sleep , "It Is too late , " was her greeting. "He Is' dying , but jou can perhaps rave him pain. " Dr. Cabell worked with his patient for hours. He was the wreck of a strong , hand some man , of more than middle age. He fought death step by step with an Impotent fury , cursing the dcctor , the old negress , and' Antonlt more than all. Once only , with a gleam of sanity , he said to her quietly "I'oor Nonyl You've done your duty to me , little woman ! " When at last he was dead , and Antonla's long task wai done , old Slnty carried her out i and InM her unconscious In her own r om An hour Inter Dr Cabull went to her. "Who was this man , Antonla ? " ho said "I must answer the questions that will be aokcd. " "He was my father George Akers. H deserted my mother. She heard of his death In California. After fho was gone he came to inc. He had served out a term of fifteen jcars In prison for manslaughter. You un derstand why I I " "Why you could not brln ? disgrace on me I think you said. Why , child , jou brought misery worse than deith ; I thought jou wcrs his wife. 1 will go now and sllcnco the vil lage ; afterward " The village was too proud and fond of Dr. Cabell to disobey his edicts. That Akers girl became a heroine. As to what happened afterward , Miss CabH Is the best ailthoj-lty ; "When I read Gilbert's letter , telling me tint he waa about to bring a now mistress Into the home , and that mistress Antonla , 1 felt as though I had received n mortal blow. Ho assured me my home was always wel come to me. My home ! Under the rule ol that Akcrs girl ! I have visited them once upon the most formal footing , but I am home less. As for the Gurney house , the society there Is becoming mixed , Indeed , nnd the soups are atrocious. Hut It Is by trials and humiliations that we reach perfection In this vale of tears. " Pozzonl's Complexion Powder producss a soft and beautiful skin ; It combines eveFy element of beauty and purity. Tim MAItlCKTS. CnUle S lenity < < > Illurlicr HIIKH Acilsc mill IIlKlu-r. An notrd > oMer < lay , the holidaytrnde In poul try vnn not what cntnml iilon men wctc ex pecting , nlul they are fepllni ? somewhat ill ip- pointed , nml > et the trmle wns by no m ans Ind The \\nrm weather picxentcil tocolver * from holding , nnj ns every dne wia compelled to let KO , tlie innrkM wns wciktncd , Ilenldcs that quite a uood dent of stock was enrrlcd o\cr , there not being suillcletu demand la tlcnn up the market. IIGOS-Strlctly fresh to-Ic , 12a ; held stock , 16 MUTTKU Packing stock , 12012He ; fair to good country , Ulfllo , choice tu fancy country , IMllCc. v l.'AI. Cnolc" fat , 70 to 100 Ibs , nrequoltil n : C',6 7c : Inrge nnd comse. 4fCc ( Clinisr : Domestic brlen. ll'Jc ; IMam , ncr do ? , } 1 50. Club House. 1-lb J-irs , per doz , J3 CO , L.miberi.er , fancy , per Ib . ll'fcc , Huiui > tutt , Vlij Jars , IKT doz. . } j 60 ; Young Americas. ll'Sc. lwln rnnej , lie roui.lUDieted Chlckenn tic : dueUs , choice , SU'Jc , tutlieis , choice , SJJlUc : etcsu , HAY Up nnd. J3 00. midland , 0) , lowlind , l SO ; rye strnw , n no , color makes tlie price un ha ) ; llKht Imlcs sell Ihe belt. Onl ) Up grade * bilnti top prlcis. lillOOM COI1N New crop delivered on track In country , choice srcen self-working camel , poi Hi , 2'C. ' choice green , tunning to hurl , 2'4c ; cam- mon I4c. QAMI2 I'rnlrlc chlckrn , undrawn , per doz. JITOQSC50. dmwn. JSOOOiuO , qunll. 1 SOffl SO , Jirk nlie | , 75cOJl 00 ; grouse , } 5 5036 00 , snipe , COT7Sc : golden pknei. } 1 25 , Jnck rabbits , per do ? , Jl MQ1 73 : smnll rntblls , 75c IJl 00 : mal lard ducks , J3CO"i [ ( 7redhead' , J37jiI4fO. cnn- vnsbick ducks J500HSOO. tenl blue wing , J2 OOjf 221 , tf-.it , Rretn wing $17'i5i20ii. mixed ducks tl"5fi22" > . Canada geese. { 60 > Sf7.r,0 : small geese , t4 SOftl 00 : hinnH. 51 ; deet Kiddles 15fl6c. deer rarcas es , llT13c ; elk saddles. llJ13c : elk caicnKses , OjflOc ; nntclope Baddies. KfllGc : nnte- lops carcnssea 10llc ; squlrrt Is. per doz. , COJJ75C nonON'S Live , per doz , | ls dead pigeons not wat.ted. CHRISTMAS GRCnNS Hollv. per case , IS ; Christmas trees , per daz , J2 lOJJG 00 VnGUTAULKS. CAULirLOvVUK Pel doz nends Jl 50fl2 00 CAUUAGU Holland seed , heads Bin-ill nnd hard , per Ib. , l'5c ; Callfoinla stock , per Ib , 2c. MUSHROOMS Per 1'i-lb. box. O875c. FOTATOKS Kaney nntl\e Block , SOc ; from Btoro In Final ! lots , COT3c : Colorado stuik , 50i333c ONION'S t'ebu , 40c , home grown i-pnnlah. ni'ANS Hand-picked nnvy , pr bu. , > 1 CO SVVniiT POTATOES Choice stock. J2.75 per .1)1 .1)1CEI.nRV CEI.nRV California , per doz . 75f90c : Colo- radD , tJ3ffCOc ; Knlamizoo , 30T23c. TjTAIA R CANS Per Ib . So. WATnn rRP S Per IB at. ense , SI W 1 75 SCOTCH PHAS In sick * per l > u . | 1 00. FRUITS. CAUronNlA STRAWBERRIES Per box , 33c. APPI.ns Pnncy Block. K 'iiffS f.O : choice stock. 12 501(2 73 : Utah apples , per box , Jl M. CALIFORNIA ( JUINCLS None. ORKtlON' ' HARS Per case. { 2 Jj CRANRRRRIHS Jersey , JS.73 ; Cape Cod , JD 23 69 M ; McFnrlln'v , $10 MALAGA GRAPES Per CO Ib. bbl. , 56 ; per 65 tn 70 Ibs , gro = s , $7 60. EABTURN OrtAPHS No s'llpplne Mock. TROPICAL , FRUITS ORANGES Cnlllornla budded seedlings , rcKU- ar tires , (3.75 ; 35 to 123 sizes , ; J3 W ; naves S3 G0i4 00 LEMONS Cnlltornla , per box , 53 75C < 50 ; Mcs- filnns. J4 50JM 73. RANANAR Choice Inrge stock per bunch , $2 06 O2 23. medium sired lunches. $1.75Q2 00. MISCELLANEOUS OYSTURb Mediums , ICc ; ttiindarcls , ISc ; cxlru selects , 24c ; Uiancli S. Co. selects , 2t > c ; New YoiK counts , 23c ; standard bulk , per gal. . $1.10. HONEY Fancy white , per Hi , ISc. MAPLE SYRUP Five-gal , cm ? , each 1275 ; enl cans per doz , $12 ; ' , i-gal. cans , JO 23 ; quart cans , S3 75. CIDKR Pure Juice , per half bbl. , $275 ; per : > L8AUKll KRAUT Per bbl. , $3 75 ; half bbl. , 12 25. FIGS New crop , California , 10 Ib. boxes , per Ib JOe : Imported fancy , 30-lb boxes , 15c ; choice , 10-lb * boxes. HH12c. DATES Ntw Persian , 63-lb boxes , per Ib , 6'/4c ; fards. 10-lb. boxes , per Ib , 9c. MAPLE SUGAR C lolce. per Ib , SSlOe. PRESERVES Assoited 20-lb palls each J1.40. COCOANUTS Per 100 , J4 60 ; each. 6c. NUTS Almonds. California , per Ib , medium size 10c : Tarragona nlmunds , per 11) , ] Hi0-e , 12'/4c , llrazlls. per Ib , c ; jngiiEii nainuis , per ID. , fnncy soft shell , lie ; etandaids , llifliuo , ( llbcrts per Ib. , lOfl' vecnns. pi'lshed medium ICc- large , 12c ; peanuts , raw. 6lc : rnatled. 7R 7Wc : hickory nuts , small , per bu , J1.75 : hickory nuts , large , per bu , Jl 50 ; block walnuts , per bbl" * J " DRESSED MEATS. I1EEF Light wcstcin slcors , 400 to COO Ibs. , B'i ' S6c" gocd cows nnd heifers , 4O3c , medium coua and helfcm , 4'tc ; good forcrjunrtcrs cows nnd heifers , 3'i-aJc ; seed hlndinmrtors cows arid helfcr , CCC'tc , cow rounds , 5c , con chucks , 31ic ; fcteer chucks. 4'sC , Leef tenderloins , fresh. 14c , beef rolls , boneless , S > ac , sirloin butt . bcc.UcKs. S'/4c ; lain backs , boneless , S'/Jc ; In'n ' liucks , 6'4c , cow ribs , No. 3 , 6'ic , cow loins , No , J 7"e. MUTTON Drcsfed mutton. 5 ! c ; racks , 8V4c , legs 7c : saddles. 7c ; Blows , 2'sc PORK 1)1 cesed hogs , Do ; polk loins , Co ; spnre ribs , 4'/ic ; pork shoulders. 4Vsc ; pork shoulders , skinned. 4T4c : pork trimmings , 4o : tenderloins , 12c : pigs' feet , cleaned , per doz. . 35c. FURS. | No lINo. lINe II | Lge. ] Md'mSm'll | | DCAH Illack 1200-25 J 16 00 ) 010 (10(212 500 Illaclc Yearlings 10 00 7 00 7 00 3 CO Illack Cuba 60 C 4 00 5 00 200 Illack Montana Mountain . . . . 1SB22 14 00 1000 1000 4 00 Black Montana IcnrllnKs 12 00 "i 00 r oo 5 00 2 5ft lilack Montana Cubs 6 50 4 60 300 4 00 2 0) SlUei Tip 20 CO 12 03 8 00 0 00 4 00 SlUer Tip Yrles. 11 00 8 00 6 00 6 00 260 Sll\er Tip Cubs. , 6 00 41C 3 UO 30) 1 60 mown 2J4T25 1C 0 } 12 00 U GO 6 00 1 O > . ! 8 0) ) CIO 8(0 4 0) ) Cub 7CO 5 00 3 00CO 4 00 2 00 Badger IG'l 60 CO 60 50 riiJier 800 6 00 4 00 4 00 2 00 FOX Silver ( according to beauty ) 10000 CO 00 40 00 33 03 10 0) Sllvel Pnlo ( nc- coid'B to bea'y ) 50 00 30 00 2D 00 13 00 6 00 Cross 7 00 300 2 00 1 60 1 00 Red 1 60 1 1 00 78 ! 25 Uruy 71 M 40SO 35 15 Kit CO 41) SO 2 , Id Lynx 3 00 2 00 ,1 60 1 2' 50 Marten 2 00 1 60 1 00 1 00 60 Mink so ass 60cs 45 002J 1C Mink Dark cs 4 , 20 10 Mountain Linn. ( perfect head and reel ) 10 2 Otter 8 00 C ® 7 6 0 } 400 2 0) Otter Pale , 7 00 6 00 4 0) ) 8 03 1 5J Raccoon C070 60 3J 20 10 Raccoon , Illaclc < us to beauty ) . . SKUNK Klnck , cased J 25 76 60 60 25 Miort itrlpcd , . , , . 1 03 70 45 < 0 20 Narrow striped. . CO 40 25 23 10 It-oad ctrlped. . . 2047H Wolverine 4 00 300 200 200 1 00 Wolf Mountain. . 3 00 200 1 60 75 4) Wolf. Prairie COW CO 40 20 II ) lltaver. per ekln f.fl > 6 4 50 200 4 00 2 W llrnver Kits 200 1 60 76 60 23 MUSKRATS bprlng Winter S10 Fall , Kit HIDES AND TALLOW. HIDKS-No. I,1 green hlde , 4c ; No. 2 green hides , 3c ; No. 1 green salted hide , 4'ic ; No. 2 green called hides , S'.ic ; No. 1 gieen tailed hides. 25 to 40 Ibi , 3 Vic ; No. 2 green silted hldti , 2 : to 49 Ira , So : No. 1 veal calf. 8 to IS Ibs , G'Jc ; No. > veal calf. 8 to 16 Ibs. . 4' c ; No. 1 dry Hint lildci. CfrSc : No. 2 dry Hint hides. 6S6c ; No. 1 dry tailed hides. Gc ; part cured hides , Jio per Ib. lest than fully cured. HIIEEP PELTS-Qreen sailed , each 25flGOc ; green tailed fcheurllngs ( short woolcd early eklni ) , each 15o ; dry shearlings ( short wooled earl ) skins ) . No. 1. each , 10c ; dry shearlings ( short wocled tarly eklnn ) , No. 1. each. 6c : dry Hint Kansas and Nchrnika butcher wool polls , per Ib , actual uelbht , 60Gc ; dry ( lint Kantus und Ne braska Murrain wool pelts , per Ib. , actual weight , 4Q5c ; dry Hint Colorado butcher wool pclti , pei Hi. actual weight , 4ff6Vic ; dry Hint Coloindo Murrain wool pelts , per Ib. , aclunj welcM , 4B5c , dry pieces and bucks , actual weight , 4ifSc , feet cut tiff , as It li useless to pay freight on TALLOW AND ORRASE Tallow , No. 1 , JWcj tallow No. 2 , Sc ; Krcace. whltu A , 3' c : greai > e , while II. 3c ; grease , > ellow , 2' ' c ; grease , dark , 2c ; old butter , ! : ' , ic ; teesnax , prime , 15C22c ; ruuch tallow , IHc. RONES In car loti weighed and delivered In Chicago : Dry turfulo , per ton , 112 00&14 00 ; dry country , bleached , per Ion. J10WW1JOO ; dry country , gimp and meaty , per ton , 16000800. WOOL Unwashed. Hue heavy , O7o | flne light. tt9a : quarter blood , lOtTltc ; feedy. imrry nnd chaffy , 6W3c : cotted anil broken , coarse. 709c ; rotted and broken , flne , GftSc. Fleece washed Medium , IGfiUc : fine , 1401Cc ; tub naihed , 166 ISc. black. 8c ; bucks , 6c ; lag leek * . 23c : dead pulled. MJGc. CHRISTMAS TIIEES-Z.W3 .W dOS. TURNED TO nOF \ PEACE Strange Contrast tfl,4ijo | Auxiotv of the WEATHER GENER Ulff/WARM / AND PLEASANT Unit ) ' PIIK HmiM'i Or ( lir .Hlnlrn In tlii > , ( nlinrly Uonrr milc'lalu Life In WIINI. ! Inufoii TitkvN It Tux ) . NEW YORK , Dec. 2 $ , A Krny sky ami foR that threatened any minute to b > - accjm- panlecl by rnln greeted younger New York this morning as It rope In eager anticipation of Its customary Christmas greetings nml gifts. The v enther prophet hail been cot- r ct In his predictions. Itaa n green Christmas , with an atmosphere suited to Jacksonville. The usual crowds went to the early tnawcs , and the sumptuous religious ccrcmonlaa later In the diy were largely at tended. Th- musical programs In- the Epis copal nnd Catholic churches \\eic elaborate anil vtry attractive , and greatly pleased the tens of thousands who thronged tha edifices. Perhaps the great st crowds \\cro at St. Patrick's cathedral and old Trinity. At St. Francis Xavler church , on West Sixteen h strest , the service. ' wtro tpsclally elaborate. At nil the public Institutions there w re dls trlbutlon ! of food In abundance. WASHINGTON , Dec. 25. The president cm ami cabinet olUc als In Washlngtcn gen rally with the exception of thj republican mem bers of Ihe ways ami means commlttc , who Inhered to complete the wsk of their tariff and bond bills , spent a quiet and cnjoyabl Christmas , free from the anxieties and ex cltcmente of th past fix or eight days. The pres'dcnt and MrsrCle\eland had pro vldEd a laigo Christmas tree for their three little ones , Hutli , Esthir and Marian , nm tpent the most of the day making merrj with the children and their numerous pres ents. ents.The The v'cs president aid Mrs. Stevenson am Lhslr daughters were th ? guests of Mis StexctiMn's sls'er ' on Sixteenth street. The m mbrs of Ihe cabinet remained at Lhelr homes , and nearly tvery one of them : ia-l with him members of his family or ciusfcll : fern out of tofen. The day was tin- ismlly mild and the neither heavy am foggy. THU MKTVI. IMiATIMMI. Origin nml ltlll ! ! > of 11 Valuable \H-tnl. \ The curious and useful metal platinum was probably known to ths natives of Sou h \merlca many centuries ago , says Cham- ic-rs' Journal. Travelers and workers In netals report that at the end of tht seven teenth century It was already generally spoken of as platlna , which ! n Spanish means 'little silver , " pure silver bo'ng called plata. t was meant by this that platinum was a Uss valuable metal than silver ; It was note o white , did not taKe > so'flne a polish , could not be worked so jcaslly , and It was also ' ar less abundant. In the year 1736 a Spaniard named An- onlo d'Ulloa , a great traveler , math = ma- Iclan and meteorologUt.ovvho had a special g ft for obsjivatlon'found ' this metal In th gold bearing sands't ana gravels of South \n erica and drew tl\o \ attention of scientific nen to It in 1748. Hut previous to this , Charles Wood , an Cpgllth chsmlst , who was SEay-mastcr In Jamaica , jhad seen the metal bout the year 17-11 , qr perhaps rathsr earlier , and gave specimens4of It to Dr. Brownrlsg , vho showed It to the nupibsrs of the Ilcyal oclsty In London , during a maetlng held n 1700. Uy this tlmj Wqud had published a > cper on It In the forty-fourth vplpme of he "Philosophical Transactions" ( or th2 years 1749-J50 , . .This was " " tlie , , first truly cientlflc account cf the""nsw metal In quez- lon , and It establishes once again the prl- r'ty cf English chemists In metallurgical discovery. Since tho93 days It has been examined by scores of chemists and metallurgists , ami has become ono of the most Important of metals , Its price being frequently hlglur than that of gold Itself. Its peculiar prop- ert'63 have made It more useful In the con struction of sclent'flc Instruments , and ap paratus employed In certain branches of In dustrial art , md manufacture ; of late years It has been used In notable quantities In photography. When sulphuric acid , or oil of vitriol , Is manufactured by the usual process It Is-not nt firjt obtained ns stiong as the trade re quires It ; It has to be hsated to drive off the superfluous water that It contains. This was- formerly done , and Is st'll ' done In many r.orks , by heating the acid In largo glass vessels , which are vsry apt to break If a cur rent of air play upon them , or by the bumpIng - Ing of the acid when H happens to boll , thus causing serlcus loss , be'des ' severe accident' ' to the vvorkmsn. Tnts Is avoided by using vessels , of platinum for ths concentration of the acid , and these vessels , or retorts , at' ' they are called , would bo useu cvsrywhere wcrs It not for the enormous cos-t ov i 1,000 Is not an extraordinary price for one and when platinum 's dearer than gold the latter metal Is occasionally used In Its place. Llttlo platinum cruc'bles ' nnd dishes are In dally USB In ths ch'mlcal laboratory , and It would be dlfllcult to do without them. No ordinary heat will melt them , and nc ds , ex cept aqua regla , do not attack them. They are , nevertheless , liable to Injury by certain substances , such as tin , arsznlc , potash , phosphorus and carbon , which nr3 always avo'dfd as much as possible when platinum utonalla are employed. Salts of platinum , especially the chloride , which Is obta tied by dissolving the metal In aqua-regla , are uwd In testing and In pho tography ; the metal Itself Is extensively used In many k'.nrts of electrical apparatus and for the electric light , on account of the difficulty with which It melta ; and theae two latter uses esp5d3lly , together with the- omploymsnt of platinum apparatus In the manufacture ! of pure sulphuric acid , have of late years done much to keep up Its price tea a very high figure. For , strange to tay , new deposits of th'9 precious metal come to light very slowly and only at long Intsrvals , though search for It Is carried on more or less strenuously In all parts of the world. The principal districts which afford pla tinum are the slopes of the Uial mountains , whera It forms' fin Important source of reve nue to the Russian empire. It Is found also In Brazil , Peru and'Attt.'oquln. Traces of platinum have be'n- discovered In almost nil the gold-washing districts of Borneo , Africa , Australia and AmericaAlong the coast of the South sea , and jjf/'jjljo ' western slopes of the Cordllleraa cf Oj lJAmlcs , between tli ? second arid sixth djtfiwi of north latitude , platinum often cccura/JnitJio / alluvial tolls and In the adjacent roclttf , 'Klio most productive washings appear to'Wutoso at Condoto , In tha province of NorUs , also those cf Santa Lucia , and other localltjcs'ln the uamo district. In Brazil , In the I > rjvinq of Mlnaa Gcraes and Motto Grosto , gralrrit of platinum are also met with In the alluyla Binds and gravels which produce gold. 5 Jlsccntly , minute quan tities of platinum haypjbpsn found In certain rocks where their province was qulto unex- posted , notably In 9r\nln \ syinltlc rocks of Hungary , and In the -veins of manganese- which pccur In the vjaa hcred or decomposed syenite near Santa rtf&g , il'Osos , In Colombia. It Is Interesting to nbfo { hat the writer dis covered manganesa Iri' tlie weathered syenite rocks of Hungary , Wtjlfli contain a little platinum and gold. H As tluro are syenite zrocks In Scotland , Norway and other countries where such Btono IB sometimes ueed for paving the streets , It Is possible that a discovery of platinum may , EOIIIO day , be inado nearer home. Tlie precious metal has also been obtained from the volley of the Hlvor Jacky , In St , Domingo , and latterly we hav ? heard of Ita being axtracted from certain capper and nickel ores In British Columbia and some parts of Canada , How over , though per haps more widely distributed over the sur face of the globe than U generally sup posed , often accompanying groins of gold , diamonds and other preptout etanes In what are termed by geologists "alluvla.1 forma tions , " It does not appear to bo anywhere very abundant , From 1621 to the present time , platinum working has been carried on amongst the Ural mountains , and considerable quantities are annually produced there. The grains are found In alluvial deposits along with grains of several othsr metals ( Irldlum , osmium , palladium , gold and diver ) , and they have also been discovered in the trreeu- Mono rock and serpentln- tint tll ! rle . , The process by which the crud * platinum grains nro purified Is long nnd ctpenrlvc , I i fa much so that the moM of the "platinum ore , " as It Is termed , which Is recclvtd U St , Petersburg from the Ural , l < expottrd In Its crude ( into to other Kuropoan cltlcp. Pure phtlnum has A xvhlte color , approach ing to tlmt of silver ; It lit remarkableby Its grcit weight , being heavier than any other metal , gold Itself not cwpteil. It ta no IOFS remarkable for Its Infuslblllty ; It docs not fuse In any of our ordinary furnices which would soon melt copper , Iron or cold , But at a white heat It can bs weliHl and fashioned Into various shapes. In the new electric furnac ? , and by means of the orhydrogen blowpipe , It cm , however , bo melted , and even volatilized. It Is exceedingly malleable and can bo baten out Into th'n ' plates and drawn Into wires which are only l-2000tli of an Inch In dlamct'rUrcj ; oven ten tlmcn thinner than this can be made by a special process. Air and mo'sture ' have no effect upon platinum , even when It Is netted to a very high temperature , nnd It will not dis solve In acids , with the exception of iiqun- rcgla , which Is a mixture of hydrochloric and nitric add. All these extraordinary properties arc quite sjiirnclcnt to account for the great value of platinum In the Industrial artt , nnd should It evr bo discovered In much larger quanti ties than has hitherto been th > c ee , Its high nrlco would still bo kent tin on account of the * numcrottp circumstances In which It would bo demanded. At the present t'mo ' the de mand la restricted simply by tli excjed- Ingly high prlc ? of the metal. When all the surface gold that Is , the Ioos3 nuggets and grains found In alluvial soil and Ftionms Is exhausted In any country , the metal H lought for In the rock , ami quartz rests ars attacked by powerful machinery and clamps. I The wine will Rome day occur foi platinum ; In fact , wo may say It has already begun llltli'rto the rocks In which It has been found are syenite- , serpentine and greenstone. Probably It will sooner or later be found In others. The hope of making some such dis covery lends additional Interest to explora tions In Csntral Africa , Australia and other 1 ttle known districts of the globe. win : * AVH o TO si.ir.t > . The ( iiiliiK nml Kt'tiirn of tlir SCIIKCH ( "iirluiiM .Menial 1'lrtiircN. There IP a curlcus combination of conditions tint must wcrk together to bring about sleep , saj 3 the Plttsburg Dispatch. Slerp Itself Is something wonderful , and not the leant of Its attending features arc thooc Involun tary and moEt Inexplicable pictures known as dreams. When wo go to sleep we do not do so all at once. Time ate rare In- Etnnccj of persons who curVnttaln a sort of spml-slecplng condition a sort , of Intermedi ate titate , not all wakefulneaa , yet not sleep and yet b ? conscious of the condition. The mental function may then assume an in tensity to which normal waUcfulness Is an entire stranger , and the mere will may pro ject upon a sort of mental camera creation ? of the fancy , It may be , but with a beiuty to which no material coloring can approach. These- may be paintings , seemingly super natural In their chaslty of expression ; stat uary that may seem as otone Instinct with ilfc , or architecture such as the chastened Taj Mahal , alone of all material things , af fords an expression , or It may be music , not In audible strains , and yet something that may still ba hard byjsomo finer sense pnd which Is attuned In such transcendent ii.veelncs3 that the sounds of reed and string and volco seem to grate only as a discord by comparison. But these are wholly excep tional mental states that bring thly expert ence. Ordinarily a drowsiness sets In , and If yielded to , the eyes close , and the important sense cf scMng Is at re 't. ' The ocular avenue to th ? brains \ now curtained , and the con dition of the cerebral workshop Indicates a coming cessation. Immediately following the qulescsnco of t''ght Is th ; suspension of the sense ot smell , and quickly after this the tjmpanum diaws the curtain to the Imprsti- slon of sound. The connecting ncrvos to the brain seem to bo o\\Itched on * and con vey no sense cf hearlnf. The very Hst sense to suspend Is that of touch that myrlad-nervd pentlnel stationed all over the anatomy and , curiously , this 1 = also the first to lesumc operations when awake. Next follows the hearing , then lasteqnd at thla stage communication opens between the eye and the brain. Last of all comes the sense of smell. The muscular system muyt relax In order that Bleep may take place , hence , unless In cases cf unui < ual strain , we may not sleep In a standing position or when walking. Many pewns have no conception of the In- voluntaiy or rather automatic muscular re laxation that takes place so soon as the bed ) ai < 3umc3 a recumbent position. When we stand or walk the body Is electrically charged from the brain through the n-srves , and this calls for an expenditure of force , which lo suspended so soon as the paaltlon of the body does not call for It. The brain das to bo active when this electrically charg ing of the body Is sustained , and sleep means cerebral cessation. It Is a curious fact in the bodily cconomv that certain of the most es3ntlal functions are not only entirely self-acting , awake cr sleeping , but they also go on without crsat- ng any feeling of tlrednesy , although there is here also an expenditure of force. Th- tieart kees , on beating , the blood flows : hrough the veins , respiration Is kept up , the lungy Inhale and exhale the sumo In the profcundest slumber as when wo are awake. Wo may engage moot Intently In some men tal operation and nosd haveno call what ever to bo concornel about the beating of the heart or our breathing. While we may measurably control our nental operations , choose the subjects of our thoughts , tile action of the lower brain Is Eomethlng with which we have personally cally nothing to do. Not. only is this so , jut the operation goes on even If we choose to will otherwise , as we may soon learn when we attempt to "hold our breath. " But why do we sleep ? To allow for a restoration of mental energy. Nature will not and cannot do any thing for nothing. Her entire realm Is an endless cycle or reciprocations. Mere organic exis tence must cost something. Something Is ex pended oven tn the lightest kind of thinking. We draw on the stored energy of the cere- iruni when we think , and , during our waking tioura , we consume more than Is stored dur- ng that time. We. are llko a man with a mill dam whoso supply of water will only allow running by heads , with waits for in termediate accumulations. There Is no finer philosophy than that In volved In the production of mentality , noth- ng higher than what may be termed Intel- cctual architecture , with Its myriads of map ; of memory , its myriads of pictures and Its capacities of producing both the unseen and the unknown. The maps are where they are not In the way , do not obtrude , and yet can > e brought forth when needed. But what Is mental energy ? Primarily , In ind of Itself , the mere thing called energy s the same In all animate things , or cer tainly In all mammalia : structures. The nere matter of power Is the same whether t be used to impel either a horse or a man , A ton of coal may be consumed In a bonfire , and the result of the combustion bo rlmply teat and light. A ton of similar coal may be made to yield ts combustion under a boiler , and Its force s then transferred to expand the water Into vapor ; the force of the vapor may be Imr- tesEcd to a loom that may weave the finest silks , and yet the force that did this was dentlcal with the force that simply dis persed with no effect from the bonfire. The 'ores becomes mental only when It acts on hn brain , and Its character and quality will hen depend on the quality and quantity of ho brain , moro particularly the former. But what then Is the form of this force ? What Is Its dynamic class ? Undoubtedly It s electricity. The nerves would answer the question If there were no other answer. This g the economical force , ai regards space for storage , and has the particular merit of not mvtng weight. It In a meet exceedingly utll- tarlan arrangement , this storing of energy n a few pounds of brain , but every animated hlng , from a musket to a man , has to take n seme kind of fuel , transpose it and use ho force resulting In the transformation to Maintain llfo and whatever concomitants go with It. The differences In mind are then he differences In the quality of tha cerebral mechanism , This Is clearly manifest from the act that If softening or other mishap befall ho strongest brain , mental action Is at once vltated. But whence como the peculiar Images or mental mirages known as dreams ? People hat do not exist , places that are not , condl- tons that have never ben combined , and bought that was never conceived all these irea nt themselves In most peculiar Imagery vlien the sencea are locked , and the body re- > oses as In death , only that tbe lower brain ; oo3 on In Its uncontclous action , while the entlnels of consciousness are all engaged In unconiclouu recuperation , And time la annihilated. The mental processes of innntM as tii j como In v Mliy nny bo crowded perhipq Into a few numuMO of time. Yet n tiny cVciric cell , en'lrelj too diminutive to be railed microscopic , for th" microscope may not. In an ) remote- degree even reach It this Inflnlteslmally tiny thing may expand nnd develop Into a luidscipo , prenenl thereon a concourse of event * , .supply cntltely unknown and noneMMIng peson > ages , endow lh m with spicch , clothe- . ! with thought ] , and all tills probably wrought while the mlinito cell threw off Its most dltnintitlvu sptrk In an Inconceivably shMt space of actual time. The general principles that must cuter Into all animation ate , only In various modifications , much the KUII % jet some of the minor and mliiutei processes are as yet Inexpllciblo. But from that fuel trans- pMtcr known as the stomach como ail the various manifestation * ot dvnamlc energies tlmt In their combinations rcpicscnt any of thu higher forms of anlmutlcn. STOHIKS AIIOtT TUViniVN. HOMOOO C'onUllnu't Counillnicn t The I'liclllo Unlit-oil. ] Mill. Ono of the pleasant Incidents In the Ilfc of Mr. Thurman wai , the high consideration which his political opponents had for him. It has been Known that the Imperious Conk- ling bended before hi ? Intellect and person ality as he never did to any one else. Mr. Colliding was addressing the senate one day In his uuial commanding manner. His talk Indicated that It was aimed at Senator Ihur- man , "Docs the senator from Now York , " he roared , "expect mo to answer him every time he turns to me ? " For n moment Mr. Coupling hesitated , and everjbody expected a terrific explosion. Then , with an air of exquisite courtesy , he replied : "When I spsak of the law I turn to the senator from Ohio as the MiiMtilimn turns toward Mecca. 1 turn lo him as I do to the Rngllsh common law , as the world's most conlomt fountain of human Jurlsimid nee. " The usually decorous senate brok ; Into a "torrn of applause , and the Thurman eye moistened n little. It U ever a pleasure to be complimented , but to bo complimented as n lawjer by Hoscoe CBnkllng that was , praUo , Indeed. The two statesmen were the b st cf frlcnls und greatly enjoyed each other's society when "off" duty When the "Old Hainan" made u e of his bandanna It was with the sound of a fog horn , and It either portended a fray or was accepted us a signal for somuihliiB unusual to happen. Tha fog horn never blew with out causing 1M mil ml 5 to Icok up hastily to fccew'nat was coming , and , on the other hand , the senator from Vcimoiit never ad dressed the president of the senate , without attracting the eye ot Mr. Thurnnn. Gen erally , utter tlie two had been pitted against each other on some legal question they would , as If by a mutual umlcritandlng , statt fur the rear of the chamber , there meet nnd seek seclusion In the cloak roDin or a com mittee room , where tli'y would continue the argument begun on the floor of the senate. These private discussions were fre quently us heated In their nature as had been their remarks In the senate , but they -nearly always ended In a compromise on the points under dispute , and when they re turned to the chamber It was for one or the other to announce some plan by which the difficulty cxperlencad would bo straightened out. However exciting the arguments be tween the two leaders might have been , they always ended on friendly terms. They evi dently enjojed the legal frays , for each felt ho had an antagonist worthy of his steel. The most powerful railroad lobby that tvcr assembled In Washington was on hand \.hcn th > Pacific railroad bill , now known as the Thurman act , was pending Thurman , who was on the Judiciary committee , wao determined that the railroads should fulfill their obligat'onsi to the people. Jay Gould , with his millions , was against him. When the decisive day came the managers of the lallroad were rash enough to announce that they hud forty votes secured In the senate , pnd could defeat the bill to a certalntj. Senator Thurman knew that the bill must paas by midnight or not at all. The hours were rapidly passing and th ? filibustering of the opponents of the bill promlwd to de feat It , when Thurman arose with a roll call of the senate In his hand and paid : "Mr. President , I understand that the op ponents of this bill are confident of vlptnrv. They claim they have enough votes pledged to defeat tTio bill , and I have hero a roll call of the senate with the names checked upon It of the henitors who , we are well ad vised , are relied upon by the agents of this powerful lobby to vote against It. " He then bald In njbstanc ? that he would watch the voting upon the bill with gieat Interest , and ho would like to see how well the vote would tally with the list with which l\o \ had been furnished. Somehow the "forty votes" were not forthcoming. Senator Thurman was one of the few men who could stand up against the late Mr. Blalne on the floor of the senate , and was ono of the men who put that statesman on his mottle to kc-cp from coming out on the wrong side of a dispute. An Instance Is recalled , showing how a trifle may put a man at a disadvantage as It did Thurman. Blalno and Thurman were having a sharp encounter. Thurman had taken his red bandanna from his pocket , and after giving a foghorn signal of something startling laid It in his desk. The two leaders en tered Into a heated argumsnt. Sharp re torts were sent back and forward , when Mr. Thurmun put his hand In lila pocket to again get the bandanna. It was not there and It had fallen from his desk. Ho felt through his pockets , with no success , and his failure to locate his bindanna so con fused him that he took his seat In despair , and the encounter came to an end. It was not until ho had recovered his favorite bandanna that ho was again himself , but In the meantime Blatne > had been given the advantage In the controversy. Visitors to thecapltol In Washington , In strolling through ptotua'y hall , hove plopped before a finished piece of work which repre- senls William Allen of Ohio. He was a unique figure In life , and \va.s known as the "Old Roman" of Ohio. Fearless , blunt , In corruptible and powerful before any assembly , ho represented a type of manhood In hls day which with his death was supposed to be extinct. But It was suddenly remembered thai Ihero was one worlhy to wear the mantle and the title. This wan Allen O , Thurman. And after the death of Allen Mr. Thurman , by common cent-ant of both great political partlt\ was called the "Old Roman. " Allen waa hlu miternal uncle. Dowltt's Llttlo Harly nisc-rs euro indiges tion and bad breath. "I'se In Town , Honey ! " at * Pancake Flour The kind that satisfies. The most appe tizing , satisfying , strengthening food for winter weather Is a batch of pancakes made of Aunt Jemima's Pancake Flour. Wheat. Corn nntl Rice , the three staffs oflife are its Ingredients. Get it at your grocer's. Beware of imitations. Sold only in red } HERE'S OUR GUARANTEE. ipackaito of ( ieiiulne Aunt Jemima's Self- Panctiku Klour , an < 1 I f you Uu not UnJ It iimkis the bait cakes youofor ate , return the empty box to > our froiur , leuvu your iiaiuu.unU Hit ) urocur will rotund the mouoy and obaruu 11 to us SclentllluUljr J'reptred anil Manufactured only bjr R , T , DAVIS MILL GO , , St , Joseph , Mo , Pond us 4o In stamps for I.lfolIIttorr of Aunt Jcmiiuia uud a sol of bur I'lokaulauy dolls. ICfclebcittr's KoxIfiB ui ounn tiraaa. ENN RjjXALJPILLS * rc. & ! * ; rclltlilt LADlt * lk ( lit fur C.fcci ri i olu Ilia , . j. t' IeJ wlm Uu rltUin. Take ftio other. JTf/W4UaH0 rou < uti < iu * lionl un.l ( ( lao l 41 PfUl > l > , cr > < n < t 4r. la lUmpi for J inlcuUri , inllaioiiUli D | "J Wl ? f > X.f. fi'fL.'f' ' ' ' ' . " " ; > I . . " ' . alL Jl',00 ittiitrf mimiutit I ElI J Smoke nnd chew , hawk and spill Throat's alv.ays irritated , consumption I tj easily started. Then comes pate , 18 bloodless countenance , glittering , rest * less cyo and ever nervous movement ol hands and ( eel. NO-TO-OAC Is a specific ( or tobacco Ihroal even II you don'l wanl a euro. TaKe n NO-TO-BAC tablet now and then. What a relict In iNO-TO-BAO H Guilds up ( ho nervous Icm , makes new , rich b s p- | usl the thing lor Iho weak , nervous man lo usonowand then. Gel our book ; rend the marvelous record ol j recovery. You run no risk , lor you can buy under your own DRUGGIST'S ' GUARANTEE , i tunhoihoil to poll -To-lluc under ubsolutu guarntm < o Jo euro civ cry formof tobxccoiMiiR. . yurnVrl.l.to" Ki"ir"Iltl'0' ' " ' fiimiiluof 3 > 0ToOluiMiml booklet culled "Don't ' .Tobacco Spit nml Smoke Your Llfo ftayv,13"l'pl ! ! ' fllr l n nikliiB. Ail- dtcse Tin : sTKitLiNii HUMnnv co. Chicago MontrvatCnn Now York Ot in i IM mum ti minium i ti i minium i n L " i lr cathartic euro OntrUO on c\ll soci&A occasions. You cannot go lo 1he opero. [ sviThouf ( jotinincj * whiff of GtowM THE rASHIonABLK PERFUME. Flowery , rofreshincs , delico.ro < > nci l&.otinC [ . For sale by drugcjisfs only. IMPERIAL CRCvVN PERFUMERY CO. SAir-IT LOUIS. , MEYER BROTHERS DRUG CO..AGEMT5 AYEDDIMG BELLS\ \ TWO new \PEACHBLOW.j \ odors. , Patronize 11 pnrclmNliipr Kuoiln nnide tit the fot- Icmlui ; lYcliniNKti fai'lorli's. If j on cannot II nil Mini I you mint cimiiiiuiil- cnto Tilth tut ? iiimiiifiiutiirrrM IIH to what iluiilvrn handle tHelr KO IH. MAGS , HUKIjAP AX1) TWINE. Minufnctuicra of nil Mr.ds of cotton uml bur * lap 1m K9. cotton Hour eacks und twine a snco laity. GH.G'.G CIS S. llth St. nuuwnuins. OMAHA .BREWING ASS'N. Car loul shipments made In our own refrlu M-ntor cms Uluc lilbbon. Elite Uxport , Vienna Uiport. nnd rnmlly export , dellvcicil to nil parts cf city. AMU WAGON'S. DRUMMONI ) CARRIAGE CO. put rubber tires nnd ball-bearing nxlea on thetf own make vehicles , nnd fell n top IJIIKB/ for ! M 00 besides Write them. ISth nnd Ilnrney. COII < -RI3. SPICES , IIAKING POWDER. * CONSOLIDATED COFFEECO Coffee lloaBtera , Bplcc Grinders , Mnnufnctureri German Unking Powder nnd German Dry Hop Yeast. 1411 nnd H10 Hnrncy St. . Omnha. Neb. FLOUH. ' S. F. OILMAN. Manufacturer of Gold Medal riour. C. n. Dlnck. ManaKT. Omaha. FUHNITURU FACTORIES. OMAHA UPHOLSTERING co. Manufacturers of 1'arlor rurnlturc. Lounges , Ulnlng Tables nnd Toldlng IKds. 2Sth Ave. , Hoj d to Slialer Sts. icn A\U COAL. SOUTH OMAHA ICE & COAL CO. Domestic und Steam Coal Wo have the best. " Olllce 1G01 rnrnam St. Tilcplione : Onico 37S ; jard , 17CC. J. A. IJc , General Manager. IRON WORKS. Manufacturing nnd Itepalilng of nil kinds ot rrnchlnery , engines , pumps , eleuitois , printing prisses. hangers , charting und couplings 1100 and HOS Howard St. . Omiiln , PAXTON& VIERLING IRON W'RKS Mnnufncturcrs of Architectural Iron Work. General Foundry , Machine und Illuckmnlth Work. Knglneers nnd Contractor for Tire I'roof Ilulldlnus. Otllco nnd woil.ii U. r. Ily. anU So. J7th street , Oina'm. MGHT WATCH , 1'IHIJ SISRVICG. "AMERICAN DISTRICT TELE- GRAPH. The only perfect protection to property , Kxnmlno It. licet thing on earth. HeJucc-a Insurance rules 1201 Douelns St StL L FACTOUIIOS. KAT/.NEVINS CO. Mnnufncturcrs of Men's nnd Iloys1 Clolhlnff. I'anta. Bhlrtn nnd Overalls 202-212 B. llth HI. ' 1'AI'HR IIOXUM. " ' ' "TH'E'OMAIIA PAPER HOX co. Manufacturers of nil kinds of I'Jper lloxes. fihclf Ilexes Bampla Cases , Mulling 'lablcs , to. Wedding lake nnd fnncy candy boxes , druggist HI. . Omaha. nn 1 jewelry boxes 120S-10 Jones SHIRT KACTOHII5H. I. H.iVANS-NEIJRASKA : SHIRT COMPANY. HxcluBKo custom uhlrt tall ; ; * . .US Tarnim. OUR FREE LETTER Itevlcttlntr the grain and stock .narlcets , will I * tent you dally on request. In th hope of doerv Ing part of your buslnms. Oiders solli Iteil for cath cr on three to me point margins. J , R , WILLARD& CO. Member * Chicago lloaiil of Trada , Kow York Produce Uxchanite. New Yoik Cons. Stoclc IJi. chanue. H Hoard Trade , Chicago. IJroailway , Kiw Yoik. | JAMES E. BOYD & CO , Telephone KM ) . Oiiiiiliu , Nub. COMMISSION GRAIN , ; PROY1SW3 : AXD : SfOCKS Itoom lllVi Hoard of Trade. Direct wires ta Chicago ami New York. Correspondents : John A. Warren & C'a. P. P. SMITH. ( Tel 1J08) ) S. M. BTANFOIlft F. P. SMITH &CO. GRAIN : AND : PRO VISIONS Room 4 , N. Y. Life lildg. , Omitha. Ilranch ollkes at FrcirontinI Polumbus. All orders placed on tliu fhlcagu Hoard of Trade. Corrtupondentii : HwurU , Dupeu & Co. , CM. cage ; Shrelntr. Flack & Co , bt. LouU. JUfia to First National Lank , Omaha.
