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About Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922 | View Entire Issue (March 1, 1896)
"FT rf SHEET. THE DMAHA SUNDAY BEE. PAGES 9 TOerott ESTABLISHED JUITE 19 , 1871 , OMAHA , SUNDAY , MABOH 1 , 189G-SIXTEEN PAQ-ES. SEtfttLE COPY IfJLVIfl OE TS. lilll I niillDC All ATUCDC Into Nothingness , and make all WILL lllf All" ALL III flEnd . other sales Insignificant. The Cheapest Purchase we ha e Ever Made. NEW SILKS ALL THE. . . All Iho Inillcfl' high smile Kiel Glovs New Chinn Silks , from this stock , IneMitllnR 4-uutton nnd 7-liook KiiRllfli reds , now brown * , Inns , of the exclusive stores in the whole state They had their own Striped Wash Silks , Miles nnd hlnclM , in plnln nnd embroid This was one finest dry goods . . . ered back * , nlso 8 , 12 nnd IB button And nil tho. orcnm nnd white moiiEiuotnlres nnd I for out and asked questions These goods were button penrl , white nnd Inn and even- reasons selling1 so cheap we 110 unnecessary Kai-Kai Silks , sale Inir Phndec tomorrow , worth nt Me. up U J2.50 a pair , on originally bought for the spring trade And the sale tomorrow will eclipse any we ever held. All go lit NINE CENTS A YARD. All of the Lonsclale , .N , W. Gornar All the Finest Fruit of tlie Loom anil Wamsulta 16th am ! Douglas , BLEACHED OMAHA. worth All -10c now a yard , go In , rem nants at 5c a yard. MUSLIN . . . Worili < 0o All tlio bright colored double width Plaids. All the black and white Novelties. All Black and Colored Henrietta , All Colored Bedford Cords , YAHD FROM THIS STOCK. YAIU ) All the black and colored all wool Imported Cashmere and Henrietta , 12-in black , brown and evening shades All Wool Nuns' Veiling and all the novelty brocades in now shades YARD. YARD. 46 in wide Henrietta Windsor Cords. New Mixed Serges And 50 pieces Now Spring Novelties YARD. YARD. A largfe line of ELTY SUSTIHSS French Reps and Serges 7 yards In u pattern , wortli Is u pattern , go lit a9c a yard. YAHD. TAUD. JG-inch all wool very j 54-inch Alolmtr and wove fine German Henrietta Caterpillar Sorges in and French Serges , green and black change- Jacquards Novelty fiRable. . The latest spring urocl Mohair , Whip whim for boparalo skirts cords and Armuro. worth 82.25 yard. YAHD. YAUD. AN IMMENSE CASH PURCHASE OF 5,000 PAIRS g tlio entire stock of V. Henry RolliBohlld , sold bv the Insurance Under writers tu us. Every pair guaranteed sound und perfect. $1,50 Men's $2.50 Men's $3.50 Men's $5.00 Men's Worsted Cassimere All Wool Imported , all wool and Cheviot Cassiniere CiibsJinaro Worsted and Pants Pants Fauts Pants n Worth S1.50 Worth S2.50 Worth $3,50 Worth $5. GRANT'S ' BOYHOOD VILLAGE Georgetown , 0. , Loft on tlio Wayside by tbo Progressive World. THERE ARE NO MANSIONS THERE pond of lli - Slcfliy I.lttlo rinec nnil Ilrt InliiililtiiiilH , TlioiiKli II ' " " - jorlty < > f Them Invariably A'o tutl AmiliiHt 111 in. ( Copyright , 1M , by 8. B , McCluie , I.lmltcil. ) It was tike slipping out of the present Into the past to enter the quaint llttlo car on the Georgetown accommodation train. The track was "narrow gaugo" and the car cer tainly dated before the war an old battered way-hacked and debilitated coach , so nar row I could scarcely wedge myself through between the peat rails , A canuon-fihapcd coal stove amidships trove valiantly to warm the car , emitting dull thundcrlngs of trouble at Intervals. The passengers were mainly silent , grizzled , bunt farmers , accompanied by equally taciturn wives. There were two young men ono evi dently a preacher golnu down to preach his ' weekly pennon , the other a college Dludcnt from the city going down to otay over Sun day , The sturdy llttlo cnclna took the bit In tils teeth and made off down the valley , and finding a suitable * gully began to climb to the summit of the low bluffs. Once on t'to ' upper levels the track \\ouud around among corn fleldti and stumps and dodged between farm houses Intuch wayward wlso It required thought ID realize the onglno vaa not really running wild , I may say , briefly , that we Rtoppd thirty- five times In going thirty-four mil en and we ustkl up all tlio tlmo tlit-re waa between 8:30 : and 12 m. In getting from Cincinnati to Georgetown and yet no one cecmcd Impatient. Certainly 1 was not , for I was trying to ac count for the land , 1U people and Us archi tecture , It was not New England nor west ern , nor Dutch nor southern ; but It had ciggeslona of each of tlieto meltons. These lltllo hnmlels. draggling along winding roads , were like Now Kngland , but the brick houses vere I'wuibylyanl' , the cabins recalled Vir ginia and the people looked llko the people of Iowa , Georgetown tttclf was a * much of a puzzle. It Is built round the court house In the manner of loutheru towns , but It * house * ktand bioudr Me to the street as th y do In Vermont. It VM quaint and quiet \\lth few brtaJ ecu- 'wmf ' The streets - swarmed surrounded , ? , a"a a llollow E'luare ° 1 'cams the court house. WAS GIIANT'S BOYHOOD TOWN. > ant. 1 ? , always "PO' ' n of as a native or j'olnt Pleasant , Clormont county , and so ho was , but Georgetown Is his boyhood's town. Hero his parent3 came when he was but a year old and here he lived for sixteen ycr.Sl , , u ls u' ' ° tow" ho nrst rfa y saw. His birthplace was not In n village , at all , It was an Isolated cabin on the bank of the Ohio river about forty miles from Cincinnati. Georgetown has about 1,800 Inhabitants and Is the county FROM THE ' Dreyfuss Stock Cheaper Thau You Ever Saw. New fancy figured Taffetas dark colors , 22 inch JAP. SILKS , 22 inch ALL SILK CREAM AND BLACK CHINA SILKS , worth 59c VAItD An immense lot of silks , worth a dollar a yard , DRESS SILKS and small figured DRESS WAIST TAFFETAS , 27-inch all silk JAPAN SILK 1"llncl , : am'colors ' and two toned changeable YAH I ) . $ 1.00 and $1 , 25 Qros Grain Silks Now Pckin stripes , TaiTotns , chancct.ble effects in Brocade Waist and Dross Silks , Black and Colored Gros Grain and Faille Silk , 30-inch wide heavy Jap Silk , on bargain square . $1.25 and $1.50 Persian DRggZN Silks Including the very latest stvles , largo figures , geometrical effects. Waist Silks and Now Greens , Blues , Reds and Black , with Colored figured ; new Black Tultotus , Brocades for o tunics and fancy waists , go at C'Jc and 75c 50 Pieces $2.50 and $3,00 Silks at 98c Yard , Including all pure silk imported Lyons Brocade , Satin Duch- esso , in now extreme patterns , nnd fancy Brocades and novel ties , with tinsel cfTccts ; all worth $ 'J , go at 08c . o-inch wide best Crinoline Dress - , - Liningsoinch _ oline foe sleeves 3 0 yard , All 250 fancy twilled Silesias , ice. All colors ' z finch wide' Velveteen Skirt Facing , 8c a bolt. Moire rustle Taffeta Skirt Lining , ; c yard. All pure linen Canvas Skirt Facing , toe yard. . " THE ENTIRE BANKRUPT STOdl < of ono of the finest and mcsv oxciusivo retail in Boston. This stock includes Reefer Suits , Middy Suits , Jtiifior Suits Sailor Suits , JBton Suits , ib Q. This stock , In fact , embraces the finest line of Boys' and Children's Clothing over seen or put on sale in Omaha. Thay go tomorro at Those Suits are all wortli from 85,00 to 312.5O. paddle-wheel rather than to the clanking rush of the locomotive. Notwithstanding all this , Georgetown has Ita glory and Its message of repose to the rest of the world. It Is a remarkable town. It la astonishingly homogeneous. It Is native and American. It has no discoverable for eign population. I have never been In a town which was so distinctly American In every name and In every accent. It waa settled from New York , Now Eng land , Pennsylvania. Virginia and Kentucky. There are Scotch-Irish names and occasion ally a name of Dutch origin , but these arc- THE GRANT IlRSIDBNCn AT GEORGETOWN , feat of Drown county , the next county east of Clermont. It Is a town and section left behind and upon ono sldo by the railroad * . Until about ten years ago Its only connection with the outalde world was by Mage to towns on the Chesapeake & Ohio road or north to Sar- dcnla on the line from Cincinnati to Ports mouth , This remoteness left the town to develop new Ideas elowly and make It a sort of Sleepy Hollow , wherein traditions of old day a and clmplo kindly manners and cimoina clung llko the smell of cinnamon and muhk in n family bureau. The cauto of this Itolatlon U rlmple. To the south the Ohio river makes a wide loop with Cincinnati at one end and I'ortt - inomh at the other , A line of road naturally cutti acrojii this loop , leaving Georgetown In tbo middle of the enclosed space. It was U3ttlcd at a tlmo when the Ohio river was the- great highway , and now wlicn the rail way makes the river too slow , Georgetown finds herself tlmvd to the revolution of tie only traces of ancestry not of present differ ing habit or character. It Is democratic. There are no mansions. The town ha ? never had a boom to enrich the few at tlie expense of the many. 12ach rnnn Is called by his most familiar name. "Undo Jimmy" Is really a Judge. And Cl.llt" has been Btato ernator , Judg * and congresDinan. There Is an expression of suavity on the faces , even of tlio poorest of the laborers , which Is a Joy to ono who la accustomed to the knotted brows of uneasy city dwellers. U lina a mighty war record also. It lias not only furnlrtied the United States army four geneial olticcru Aid ono colonel , but nine gcnorals and field ofllcers of volunteer forces and nlao uevcral naval officers and two cap tains who served In the Mexican war. And last It wag General Grant'j town. GRANT LOVED GEORGETOWN. I bad no realization of what this meant until I upsnt aorao days In the village. The great captain loved this village. He came back to It again and again' , hi person and a thousand times In thought , . In the hours of twilight , nt the whlto lious , when the busi ness of the day was over. ) He wa.i rooted here. Hero was homo and ; boyhood and the men and women who had known Ills mother and who called him "Ulysses" oven after he had taken rank with-Caesnr ( and Na poleon. These people never flattered him , novcr lied to him , and their presence was a homely restorative like Glnneng or Liver wort. , t I went among these { simple , kindly oo ulj ! and listened to their talk of "Ulysses. " There were slow-galled old men with white hair getting thin , who had skated and coasted withhim , and picked paw-paws , and gone swimming In "White Oak" and helped him pound bark In the mill In his father's tannory'nml remembered him BO. with the vividness with which ago recalls Us youth. I sat In a attaint little eltllnc room , on old hair-cloth furniture , i while gentle old ladles told with halting voices of sleigh rldea with "Ulysses , " and their ) voices were full of feeling as they bald : "Hpjwas u good boy. Hens the eoul ul honorand he had no enemies. " ( One old man was at Mqnterey In 184G nnd saw Lieutenant Grant do tome marvelous riding under the cannon' ' liw of the enemy while directing Ills ambulance corps. OFTEN VISITED GEORGETOWN. They all agreed tha General Grant never forgot an old friend , no matter how humblo. "Ho ulunya visited all thq old women in town at each rcturn. He , cut across lots on foot through the cockleburra , and Iron weeds and called on Harriet and : Luclndy and Tilly and Aunt Sally nnd Undo , Jed , wha was getting too leeble to ba out. "Ho sat right there , " said ono o ; his old- time schoolmates , pointing to a queer old easy chair beside -her Franklin grate lire , "Just before he started , tu go round the world. " It was a eearchlng comment upon the character of tuo great general. It shewed his simple unspoiled nature. It was like Napoleon sitting down to eat with a Corsica ! ! pcafant. U was like Ceasar In the hut of a Teuton Ijerdsman. No , It was not I It wag finer than that , for there was no condescension In * General Grant's visit. Ho was a neighbor. He apsunud nothing. In a midst of his high offices and bis world-wide honor , he'remained simple , direct , unassuming. Ho just dropped In to see how the folks all worb and laughed or grew sad In reminiscence , vilko any common body. " His visit Just after the'dote ' of the war Illustrate ? hU simplicity of'manner. . The people of Delliel , where hl father had lived after Ulysses entered tho'aj-iiiy , hoard of his coming , and accordingly hired a band and carriage and were ready to meet him In the way of country villages and do honor to uiin. CAPES , JACKETS , SUITS , SKIRTS , WAISTS , ITCC lads' fancy dress waists , inado in th o laest styles , with extra largo sleeve ? , in the latest Rob Roy plaids , beautiful stripes and plaids , new crcpon ellcots and plain colored all wool llau- nels , just the thing for spring wear. They are ono of the most extraor dinary bargains wo ever had , They would cost vou everywhere cl o from * 2.50 to $3.50 n piece , wo sell them tomorrow at 75o etioh. NEW SPRING DRESS SKIRTS Ladies' 7 gore sepa rate skirts , fancy brilliun tine lined throughout , worth $5.00 , go at $1.40. Ladies' 8 gore separate skirts. 5 yards around , made of fstncymohalr _ , _ brilliantine - liantino , 1 i n o d throughout and fac- cd with velveteen. Worth S7,50 , go at $2/ > Ladies'I ( and 7 yard separate skirts , matlo of all wool serge mohair , sioilmn , Gianada cloth und cropon eiTccts , all lined throughout , ff > stilTcncd and velvet jf ) eon boundnow ripT po ! back , wortli $10.00 , go at $4.98. . . Ladies' Norfolk Suits. Worth Fifteen Dollars , go at $7.50 These are the latest style of ladies' Norfolk Suits , made nt all wool Scotch mixtures ; the sisirt is all lined and ex tra wide ; the jacket is trimmed with buttons , and a beautiful gold belt ROCS with the Suit. It is really worth $15 , but our price is only "J7.50. Men's ' Shirk , 750 dozen of thorn in laundered percale , and highest grade of white laundered shirts , every ono worth $1.23 or moro Tomorrow we close out all the men's that became wet , at 150 a garment. Hosiery , Corsets , Underwear , Handkerchiefs , From the Dreyfuss Stock. 5,000 pnlrs Indies' , misses' nntl children's line RIUIKO plain nnil 11I3AVY nillUHD HOSE , worth up to 20o a pulls Five caseH ladles' Imported J fa * Runtilno Horinsdoif FAST S& I * * BLACK HOSt- : , with lilnh B s spliced heel nnd double sole , worth See a pair Fifteen cases ladles' early spring UNDERWEAR , long and short sleeves , In slllc ribbon trimmed , go at lOo and 19c ; worth COc Ladles flno MUSLIN DRAW- pair EUS , with tucks , 12c a 12c Ladles' embroldcrey trim med CORSET COVERS , 10 IQc cents 33e Ladles' each HUBBARD GOWNS : 35c 10.000 nil kinds of plain white nnd' colored border hemstitched HANDKER CHIEFS , worth up to 10 ! cents 500 dozen Indies' Imported A / ? * + . 1 fj Swiss embroidered nnd puro/a Jf II' linen hand embrnlderoil Inl- tlal HANDKKHCHI13FS , worth COc , go ut lajic 1,000 ladles' extra long waist , lace trimmed , drab and ecru CORSETS , 3Dc a pair r ,000 chllton novelties in i Indies' pure slllc cmbrolder- i-reil CHIFFON NECIC- WKAH , black nnd all col- I afio \ at 9o each , worth I 75 cents The judges and politicians ratio out to meet lilm and escort him Into town. They met a intddlc-agcd , cnre-worn man driving a team of horses hitched to a surrey. He was Jogging along quietly with a cigar In his teotli , looking llko a country merchant out for a drive- with his family. The leading cltl7un called to him , "Didn't hear anything of General Grant coming along this way , did you ? " The stranger nodded. "Yes. He's on the road , now. " After the middle-aged man drove on ono man Bald to tliu-rcyt. "I bellove that's Grant himself. " Men's Laundered Colored SHIRTS Worth a dollar , All the Men's Heavy ribbed and medium weight all sound and perfect " 'Twouldn't do no good If you did , " was the sturdy last word of the old-tlmo demo crat , who believed there was only one true fulth , and that Ulysses was leading the people - plo astray. The town never voted for Grant. It was grimly democratic throughout all changes , standing like a gray granlto boulder In the swash of reversing ballots , and the general knew the Georgetown men too well to ex pect anything else , and ho hold no bitter ness , though lie used to ask wistfully of eomo trusted friend : "Do you suppose So- nnd-So voted for inej" WHERE GRANT WENT TO SCIIOOI * Such was hU manner always In George town. Ho put up at the rude little country hotclo , he visited the llttlo stores and uhook hands with Ilia clerk. lie mixed with the fanners on the street , this captain of a million men , as simply as a country doc tor and yet deep do\\n there was a feeling of awe of the man , a perception that they were only seeing a small part of him. Ho was plodding up the road on one occasion to vUlt an old friend of his mother's , when a neighbor overtook him and recognized him. "Why , how do you do , Ulyasesj won't you get In ? " "I believe I will If It don't cost any more. " "Costs Just the eomo. " He clambered In and they talked politics , and the old farmer disagreed with the gen eral lustily , "I can't vote for you on that ticket , Ulytset.1 "I'm not asking It , " was the general'a quick reply. "I've never asked a man to vote for me yet , and I'm not uolng to begin on you. " After Ulyescs went to West Point Jessa R , Grant and his family moved to Dethel. twelve miles nearer Cincinnati , and lived there several years. When Grant came IfCmo on his vacation ho always apent part of U In Georgetown , He cared much less for Uetliol. Ho used to dash over on a splendid yoinm horbx ; , riding HUe the wnd | , for ho wna a superb horseman and knew how much a horse could do without being harmed , The old ladles remember him particularly on tlii'E'j trips , ho was to handsome and merry and rode so well , LEARNED TO DIBMKE REGIMENTALS. He tells In his book of tlifr distaste for uni form which resulted from a boy's Jeering cry In the streets of Cincinnati , and also by reason of a joke which the young fellows played upon him In Bethel. They Induce , ! the hostler of the Ucthel hotel to "tula- off Ulysses's uniform. " The general tells It thus ; "Opposite our houee In Ilothel stood the old stngo tavern where man find beast found accommodation , < BARGAINS IN BASEMENT , Short lengths ftl/ VERY FINE PFOLE Best Standard Ol/ PRINTS d / All new Patterns 15c Scotch Gingham. . Extra heavy DU Worth luc Drapery Sateen Worth 250 Lace Striped Lawn Worth 250 yard New lot very finest White Goods , Dimities and 7c L-UVIIS , worth 25o . NOTION BARGAINS Best Grade Ol/ a Embroidery Silk. . . . 52 doz. Machine Thread 1 A Spool 200 yard Basting Thread , a spool 500 boxes Writing Paper and Envelopes per box. . . Best Grade Envelopes f a package | | | Best Picot edge all ) 2 ydslft Silk Baby Ribbon ) for \\j \ \ No. 5 All Silk Ql Satin RIBBON. . . 0 , For Monday ONIA'vc will place on special sale : Crystal Cream , the world renowned complexion cream , 75c bollle for 39c , only two botles to a customer. Lloblg'K I5eef , Wine and Iron , $1.00 bottle , : ) ! ) ( . ' . Kola AViuc nnd Iron , the great tonic , $1.00 bottle r 0c. U.le hot lie Machine Oil , lOe. Wood btiry's Facial Soap , 17c cake , oOc box. IJesldcs giving these low prices wo Kive you a'eoupon worth 10 per cent of amount of purchase. Two-quart Fountain Syringe , GSc. The stable man was rather dissipated , but a man of some humor. On my return I found him parading the streets and attending la the stable barefooted , but In a pair of sky- blue nankeen pantaloons Just the color of my uniform trousers with a Btllpo of white cotton sheeting sowed down the outeldo scams In Imitation of mine. The Joke was a hugo ono In the minds of many people and was much enjoyed by them , but I did not appreciate It so highly. " There Is a llttlo ncruel | to this Joke which the general did not relate. The name of the Jocobo stateble man was Hurrleon Scott , and during the war , after Grant had captured Donclson and Vlcksburg and was recognized an a mighty commander of men , ho was riding along the lines one night hearing ab stractedly the roll call , Suddenly tjio name "Harrison Scott" wa called and a voice answered , "Hole. " Grant pulled up hlu horse. The captain saluted , The general faced the company. Ills low voice was heard by every man. "Harrison Scott , step forward. " The man came forward brUkly but nervously The general's low volco seemed menacing' as ho said : "Harrison Scott of Bethel , 0.7" "Yes , sir. " "Report to mo at headquarters tomorrow morning. " . Harrison was too scared to reply or ealute and the general rode away. "You're In foi It , my boy , " was tlio un feeling comment of Harrison's comrades , and It certainly looked llko It , H'H a case of court martial and a ball nnd chain. That little joke of yours which you've bragged about lias got Another end to It. " The hostler had strong thoughts of de serting , but concluded to face the music. The next morning he walked nervously Into the gcnei-al'H tent. Grant looked up , "Sit down Harrison , When did you leave Dethel ? How aru all the folks , " and be Inquired minutely about all the people of lU'lhel and Georgetown and together they laughed over the Joke about the cadet uni form. At the close the general said : "I'm glad to see you Harrison , When you write , icmcmbcr mo to the folks at Uetliel. " Thin Is the tule they tell In DctUel to tuii day , It was a curious study to me thin vil lage estimate of a great general , These people had changed m lltllo , he so much. Their lives we.ro EO italic his so dynamic , and yet they did not liealtato to estimate his powers and to condemn or praise with Instant readiness. He wuu only their llko , uplifted and aggrandized by clrcumttancpi. Tboy were all little Napoleons In ( heir own right. They had small perception and no knowledge at nil of the talent , the deepbld powers which nude Ulysaes Grant of almost UmltktB rekouix'ts tit time of need. 1IAMUN GARLAND.
