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ESTABLISHED JUNE 19 , 1871. , SUNDAY MOKaSrilSTG SEPTJD CBEU 20 , 1890 TWENTY PAG ES. SINGLE 001 ? V ITIVE CENTS.
Blankets , Carpets , Underwear , Gloves , Hosiery , Boys' Clothing , all ordered by
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BUT HOT DELIVERED ON ACCOUNT OP THEIK , FAILURE AND ON SALE TOMORROW AT too Doz , Samples
WOOL GHSLUES '
LADIES' RECXWEAR1
Ordered by Hilton ,
j Hughes < fc Co. , to toll for Worth to COc .
1 , IGHiand Douglas , up apiece.
2lo ) ivyard
I.sirjro . rnllnro. omliroldorod ,
OUR PRICE liliiln.'init , lu'o trimmed dross
fronts I'orslun . silk mill velvet
TOMORROW 5c k points.
SPECIAL BARGAINS
' 30 pieces 22-inch , strictly all
silk
Black Safin Duchcsse ,
actually worth 6gc a yard , on
sale for Monday only at
25 pieces of changeable
two-toned
Pure Silk TaffeSas ,
\ a great assortment of new
combinations , worth /5c , on
k"\sale at
$2.00 quality of 24-inch
heavy black
Gros Grain Silk ,
onsale , 'at 850 a yard , only
one dress pattern to a custo-
.mer.
ELECTRICITY ON THE FARM
"Growing HBO of the Great Power in the Do
main of Agriculture.
NNOVATIONS IN MODERN .FARMING
Tlie ToolH llcmly for the Current
Sui.pl5 I K the Power I-'orclnje
I'limt Crovrtli. l > y
Electricity.
S. 8. McClure Co. )
( CopyrlKht , 165C , \ > Y >
commented upon by the
It Is a fact , openly
patent ofllco officials In Washington , that
much of the attention of Inventors of late has
uecn turned to the adaptation of electricity
"V to farming. Tbo field Is n broad ono and
* Judging the probable advance on this line
by what has been done on other lines it
enables us to catch a fleeting glimpse of
that much heralded Institution the complete
electrical farm. The number of electrical
farming patents applied for during the last
year shows that an electrical farm , pure and
simple , may be possessed by any ono In a
position to gather the scattered devices to
gether and put them in operation ou one
plantation.
electrical farms exist at the pres
\ ent time , but they are merely Instances of
ipeclal application ; the broader application
remains to be accomplished. There la , how
ever , no reason why wo should not possess
a comprehensive electric farm at once. Not
only linvo wo a host of mechanical devices
such as electric plows , harrows and other
eoll disturbers , but the fact that the current
cniTbo uucd in lieu of the regulation forcing
frame Is a possibility In itself of vast Im
portance. Nearly every department of the
( arm has suggested an Idea to the electrical
A CURRENT MOTOR.
inventor. The fact that the transportation
of garden produce to market by trolley cars
has been the meatm ot disposing ot other
wise unsalable stuff , U an argument of
long range , but a forcible one for all that.
The possibilities ahead ot long distance
transmission , the procuring of power from
artesian wells , ( ho electrical utilization of
wind mills and the now possible method ot
using the currents or tides of rivers , are all
arguments for the despairing ones who can
se-o no way of procuring electric power at
flrst baud.
TUB PRINCIPAL OIJSTACLE.
The procuring of power U after all the
principal obstacle in the way of electric
farmliiH. Remove It and all the minor
applications are easy enough. There are
several methods of obtaining this power
within easy reach of every husbandman.
The pbyglcal aspect of the country will ,
generally speaking , decide tbo method to
be u d lu each locality. LOOK dlstanc *
Black Dress Goods.
22o pieces of black Jacquards , Uro-
caded Momlns , Ottoman Brocades , Crepe
Cloih mid 50 otln-r
viir'plli'H in liltii'k
sooiK many ol tin-m
Inti-rwovon w 1 1 H
pllk. aetuiilly worth
$1.00 a yard , on
Hpoelal sale for Mon
day only at Hoe a
yard . . . . . _
100 pieces black fancy wenvow Ore-
jxniH , Klsuml Cloths and liroiulcluths , on
sale lit oflc , 75c and ! )8c ) a yard. Kxi-cp-
tlonal bargain.
Colored Dress Goods.
All the 'Me and rifle Dross
Goods that wore ordered
out for Hilton , Hughes &
Co. , which we bought , on
nale in our Press ( ioods
Department at - . > e a yard
100 pieces of 7fic Dress
Scotch checks , new
cheviots , llk and
wool plaids , In a
choice assortment of
the new color com
binations , Hilton ,
Hughes & Co's price
was to have been
7.r c a yard , on sale
nt uc
All new French Fancies and Clie > lot
SnltltiK * . also new Orepr > : i EO.cts , Silk
and Wool Mixtures , that have been Im
ported for Hilton , Ilushos & Co. , many
of them worth up 'o .f'J.OO a yard , nt
transmission of power as pursued now
in several mining and lighting plants In
the United States Is the most feasible
method of obtaining an electric current at
present. It Is also , where large commu
nities arc supplied , the cheapest. The
process of obtaining the power Is simple
enough. A central power plant Is located
In some spot where coal Is easily procur
able and the current Is sent across coun
try by wlro In all directions , or a water
fall Is used to operate turbines or water
wheels which In their turn operate dynamos
names from which a current Is sent
through transformers to any distant
point. As currents have already been
sent 100 miles wo can anticipate
the spectacle of the future by supposing -
posing an Immense power plant to exist
in the center of a farming community ,
supplying currents for every , possible
farm use and transmitting It to every
plantation within a radius of this length.
Under such a system a whole state could
bo supplied with current from a half
dozen plants , Another clement of com
pensation to bo found herein Is the elec
tric lighting of country highways which
would surely follow on a largo scale.
At Kngulband. France , less than thirty
horse power Is transmitted from a wa
terfall to a neighboring farm for the purpose -
of operating nn electric plow. The
pose
latter is drawn back and forth across the
field hy cables. The whole Installation
cost $5,000 nnd It Is understood that some
of the power will he rented out to nearhy
farmers. At Roatcck , Co.miny , an a tcrnat-
volts Is transmitted 3.5
ing current of 2,000
across country where it Is
kllometrs
transformed to 200 volts and used to work
two ulectrlo plows. The plows require
twentyVo to twenty-eight bone power
from
for their operation anil nro very successful.
HARNESSING WATER POWER.
stated that the time
In fact , it has been
la not far distant when farmers of a neigh
borhood will club together and harness the
nearest available waterfall and use
minimum cost to supply
it at a
hem with electric light for their
for their * "
houses and power
The beauty of the system consists in that
the first cost Is almost the whole cost , foi
with the modern Hume system of Installa
tion the plant can ho operated as cosily in
winter as In summer. . No coal Is required ,
very little attendance Is needed , and In
nearby are
many cases small municipalities
glad to grant a franchise for electric village
and town lighting , the profit from which
the current running
will moro than amount to
ning expenses. The electric power In that
case practically becomes free as far as
farming purposes arc concerned.
An artesian well may be made to produce
enough electric power to operate every
piece of machinery on a farm.
There Is an artesian well near Chamber
lain , S. I ) . , for instance , operating the elec
tric plant from which a current Is ob
tained to light up the city at night. This
current could be uscil for power purposes on
the farm Instead of for lighting purposes.
This well Is situated In what Is known as
the artesian well basin of South Dakota.
Other wells are plentiful In all directions
and 'several more private electric plants
have been projected. Some of these will be
partly used for farming purposes no that wo
may soon have an electric farm in opera
tion In the United States. The well at
Chamberlain Is 675 feet deep and eight Inches
in diameter. When left to Itself , without
a nozzle , the water will shoot up In widen
ing column twehe and one-half feet. If It
U caused to How through a two anil one-
fourth Inch nozzle It will shoot up 1G2 feet.
Tests have shown that It flows at the rate
of 4,4'JO gallons a minute , and wltU a pres-
euru of 110 pounds to the square Inch , It U
computed that the effective energy of the
moving water equals 100 horse power con
stantly exerted. The water Is led through
a pipe and caused to Infringe on the cups
of a water wheel. The result lu that a 600
light dynamo is Euccessfully operated.
About 1,100 volts are generated , but the
well power Is capable of operating a larger
dynamo. In fact the'iusullatlon of & larger
machine U intended.
A DAKOTA JDEA.
The new t project In Chamberlain U to
M3ST STYLISH
First In the Hold , flrst In variety of styles ,
drat In the littleness of price quotation : ! ,
wo submit these to Monday's discriminat
ing buyers.
New fall nnil winter Jackets , up-to-date
styles , correct lengths , well made , beaver ,
bouclc and kersey cloths , splendid values at
Extreme style of 21 nnd 2C-lnch English
Box Fly-Front Coats , the very latest modes
from London and Paris , kersey , cheviot ,
covert and fancy cloaklngs , In black , navy ,
green , brown and tans , splendid assort
ment , unsurpassed values at
and $12 ,
Double English Kersey Capes , 23 Inches
long , 120-Inch sweep , high storm collar ,
both capes and collar trimmed with two-
Inch band of same
cloth , flushed with
12 rows of slllc
stltclilnu' , blnok
only , nrlce
We are now showing a beautiful line of
high class novelties In ladles' outer gar
ments , consisting of the latest nnd best
creations of Paris , London and domestic
manufacturers. Exceptionally low prices
are the rule , and early Inspection Is cer
tainly advisable.
Changeable silk waists
with dotitchable whitG
linen collar and cuffs ,
on bale at
utilize the excess or lost power of the well
for operating a creamery , a project right
In the line of electric farming. There is
no reason why this current should not be
transmitted across country to any distant
farm and so bo made to operate at long
range. It Is Indeed a wonderful well that
can supply a city with water ; electric light ,
heat , power and swell a nearby creek until
It has become a very respectable river , with
a current sufUctcnt to carry away all the
sewage of the place. Why could not wells
of this kind , moro limited In power perhaps ,
but as effective up to a certain point , be
sunk In many parts of the United States and
electrical farming be practiced on a large
scale ?
There are ono million windmills In op
eration In this country at the present time.
Every one of these mills can be adapted
to the generation of electric power for
farm purposes. According to computations ,
windmills arc sold at the rate of one hun
dred thousand a year. Many of these are
exported , to be sure , but the number of ef
fective mills Is constantly lncreai > Ing. Here
is another local means of obtaining cur
rent. It is already being obtained In va
rious parts of the country. I'rof. Brush , of
arc lighting fame , lights his residence near
1000 infants' and children's derby
ribbed and heavy eotton lleceo
underwear , goat , each. . . .
TOO dozen of misses' , children's and boys'
heavy cotton mid natural wool Vests ,
Pants nnd Drawers go at
to COc each.
100 dozen ladies' llceeo lined derby
ribbed vests and pantd , with
crochet necks and riboon A
trimmed , po at , each - . . . . .
200 dozen ladles' heavy natural
gray camel's ' hair and white
merino Vests and pants ,
each worth COc , go at
500 dozen Indies' plain natural wool
" " "
camel'i * Imirnnd snxony wool
Unit vests und punts , worthj
up to $1.00 each , go at. . . . . . . . .
Men's heavy wool natural gray and
camel's hair nnd fleece lined Underwear.
Also fancy scarlet and gold mixed Under
wear ,
Worth $1.00.
Men's strictly all wool fleeced Underwear ,
fine cashmere and heavy we'lglit Uulbrlg-
gan Underwear ,
Worth up to $1.25.
The grandest bargain , nvp have ever
offered. Two cases' of extra heavy lamb's
wool fancy colored men's tjCn < lenvcar ,
Worth $1.EO.
All the very finest Weight's Health Un
derwear , all wool cameTH hair , natural
gray rind medicated scarlet Underwear , *
trie plant farmers could reul out power
to their neighbors. The trunLniUslon coud
be easily accomplished , Fol.ii , trees and
fences could carry the vlicsi.
UTILIZING RIVER CURRENTS.
It has been often suggested that the currents -
. rents of rivers might he utilized for power
purposes. This is already being done near
Chicago. It is accomplished by anchoring
a pontoon In a river , the pontoon carrying
a number of largo paddle wheels which are
revolved by the action of the , current. At
tached to the paddle-wheel ihaft Is an end
less chain which Is also attached to and , In
fact , operates a scries of water buckets.
The buckets are part of an elevator BJ-S-
tem and travel up and clown a high staging.
They pick up the river water and lift It
to the top of the staging fryrn which they
dump It Into a flume. Thus a" great bead of
water may be obtained , Depending , of
course , on the velocity of the river. So far
the water thus raised Has been used In
Irrigation , hut efforts are being made to
adapt the raised water to the'operation of
a water wheel , In which case on cloctrjj
current could bo generated and transmitted
any distance. This is another case wherein
the farmer may bo benefited by the ndapt-
j9f A
Cleveland , O. , with current obtained pri
marily from a windmill. The plant has
been In operation nine years , and there has
been no breakage or stoppage durlug all
that time. The power could be generated
on any farm , and there are already many-
Installations of the kind In France , The
practice is to operate a dynamo , the arma
ture of which U turned by the mill. Stor
age batteries collect the current and hold
It In reserve during tbo days when there
Is little or no wind , U takjs hut little
wind to generate a practicable. elotrlu cur.
rent. A elx-mllc-an-hour wind will easily
drive a mill , and when a velocity 01' six
teen miles an hour IB projected ncalast &
sixteen-foot mill it will produce 1.5 horse
power constantly exerted , .1 feiv years
ago a private lighting plant was Insailed
In which steam was used to drive the
dynamo. The t / am plant cost J 1,000o in.
stal , and the lowest estimate of the run-
Ing expenses ot each lamp wag H.23 for a
year. Seventy-five lamps were used. The
steam plant was afterwards replaceJ by
a windmill plant. The cost for opcntlnu
each of the 127 lamps new used la J2 a
year. This will servo to Illustrate how
cheaply electric power may bo procured
la the country , not to mention the clcaull-
ncae and lack of trouble of the onu method
M oppoted to the Inconvenleaco , dirt and
grlmo of tbo other. With a wludmlll elcc-
able quality of the modern system.
Hut having procured his elpctrlc current
by ono method or another , the , farmer will
want to know what to do with It. In the
west electricity Is operating a fifteen-blade
gany plow which will cut 4 furrow nlfeH
wide. The blcdcs revolve ; anil the plow la
pulled across the field uyjiut-uns ot u cabli
which pasties around the drum ot an elec
tric motor on the plow. In fiew York state
there Is a trolley plow In'operatlon , Wires
are stretched along the'edge of the- field
and carry current to a cross wire , which
as In the COEO ot the plow mentioned above
passes around the drum ot a.'motor. Rut
In this case the motor Is attached to the
axle of the plow wheels and turns the
latter with lln own power. Current In this
case Is transmitted overland for eoine dls
tanco from the power bouse.
ELECTRIC PLOWS.
An electric plow has recently been tested
near Chicago which will run la unx direc
tion and at any speed , Irrespective of its
surroundings. It consist * of u two-wheel
platform , a motor and a plow , The wheels
are Iron frames having sharp rjdge * at in
tervals ao as to obtain a good pure-base on
the ground. There U a rcilstanpa box tc
regulate the amount ot current and reel
20O OP
In licw fall styles , manufactured for
Hilton , Hiiuhoa & Co. , on sale tomorrow
at just one-half real value.
\t49c
Best all wool
Ingrain
Carpet ,
An ondlosa variety
to select
from.
Worth GJC.
At59c
Sanford's best
10. wire
Brussels
Carpets ,
Very latest designs '
and colorings , 59o
yard Actually worth 7cc yd.
At 75e yd. We are
showing a beautiful
line of Sanford's best
Velvet
Carpets ,
will cost you
fin v who ro
81.00 yard
Sale Price 75c yd.
At 98 Yard.
All the very flnost
Axnihisfer
and Gobeliff
Carpets ,
the handsomest line
of poods over shown
in Omaha , and not
cno in the lot worth WORTH $1 .so
less than $1.50 yard , Take your choice
for OScyard.
carrying a. cell of flexible wire much th (
same as Is used for Incandescent lighting
only larger. The current was obtained fron :
a nearby trolley Hue at the prcssuio of f.0 (
volts. As the plow travels lu any direction
the reel unwinds the flexible cord , which Is
long enough to reach to any part of tin
field , or rewinds automatically when the ma
chine approaches the point of current dis
tribution. It plows more evenly than o
hand-worked machine and coats legs to op
erate. It can also bo used In place of a trac.
tlon engine for hauling machinery a : on ml
the farm and with a driving pulley attached
to the axle It will drive a threshing machine ,
This same principle has also been applied
to harrows , to seeders and to harvesting
machines. There is an electric reaper in
oporatlon on our western wheat fields. Corr
shellers also have been operated and pro
pelled by the electric current.
So we may run down the list of electric
churns , electric spading machines. There
are electric hay lifts , electric tree
fellers , electric fence makers , electric foi'c-
Ing frames , electric irrlsators , electric stock
food boilers , electric sheep chcarers , etc.
There Is a plan under way In ono large
abatolr to electrocute steers Instead of kill
ing them In the old-fashloucd way. There
Is a process for treating manure by elec
tricity , so as to Increase Its fertilizing prop
erties. Special trolley manure cars are In
use. Trolley cars are now being built for
the special purpose of transuortlng Now
Jersey truck to New York City. Cattle
are kept from breaking out of a field on a
western ranch by an electric current , which
traverses the barb wire fence and shocks
the animals every time they come against
It. There Is an electric device intended to
prevent hordes from running away. There
is an electric horse shoer. There are a
thousand and one electric devices for farm
use and they may all be operated If sulll-
clent current can be obtained ,
STIMULATING I'LANT GROWTH.
The remaining phase of electric farming
Is that which covers the theory of the stim
ulation of plant growth by the use of elec
tric light or by the direct application of the
current. The theory ou the one hand is
that the use of arc lamps in the market
garden simply prolongs the day and keeps
plants growing all the time , whereas If left
to themselves they would rest , so to speak ,
each night. The theory of the second part
growth Is aijd always has beep powerfully
affected by the natural currents of the earth ;
that we can trace great failures or periods
of great productiveness In crops to the ab
sence or presence of underground electric
manifestations , However this may be , It
has certainly been found that plant growth
Is much stimulated by the use of electric
light. At Ithaca , N. Y. . I'rof , Dalley has
produced some wonderful results through
the artificial stimulation of the arc lamp.
I'rof , P , W. Rane of the Wist Virginia ex-
pcriment elation has accomplished almost
as much with the lucandraccnt lamp , which
he claims to be more available , I'rof. Dalloy
hung a 2,000 candle po\vcr arc lamp In his
greenhouse and kept a current on all night.
Ho found that germination proceeded much
quicker , come of the plants running to seed
In fact before the cdlblo leaves were formed.
The plants even bent or were attracted toward -
ward the lamp to an angle of 45 degrees ,
but straightened up again during the day ,
In three wccku lettuce which hail received
the benefit of the arc light was double the
size of that which had not , although both
had been planted at the same time. Dif
ferent plants are variously affected and all
plants are affected moro highly when the
arc Is covered by a globe than when It la
bare ,
I'rof. C , I ) . Warren of the Amherst Ex-
pcriment station has experimented with elec
tric currents gent through the earth. Sev
eral Inches below the surface of the earth
ho caused a large number of wires to be
strung. They extended from side to side
of the garden and In fact before burial
looked like the string of an Imuieuiiu piano ,
Seeds were planted In the earth above the
wire and n current wan constantly exerted
from a nearby power house. Strange results
were obtained , Maay seeds sprouted before
their time. Roots of vegetables were found.
50 OASES FINE
BlankotsComforls
On S3le Tomorrow at
50 Cents on the Dollar.
Manufncturod for LUlt-in , Hughes it
Co. A olu.ncofor . onrly buyers to save
n good deal of money.
oOO pull's full 817.0 , heavy
whltu or tan Fiecccd Blank
ets at 4c ! ) pair ,
worth $1.00 pair.
Worth 81
10 cases of extra size , very
heavy pray or tun , All
Wool Blankets , $1.113 pnlr.
Tliebo ( foods arc actually
worth $3 50 pair. Worth $3.f > 0
200 pairs of very fine , All Wool Blank
ets , in all the pretty
similes of gray and tan ,
very , heavy and extra
size , $2.50 pair , worth
$4 anywhoro. Worth $1
250 pairs of elegant white California
Blankets , tlicao are a
thick , soft , heavy ,
lleeey all TOO ! blanket
that would bo cheap at
$0 00 Worth $ ( i
incuse' , of nmnufncliircr's snm-
ples only ono pun of it kind , hut
ihuy Inoliiilu every IniHKlmibld
Kind ot-ii hlankcl , tlicsj nru In
ovi-ry color , quality and style
mill just about Ma on tliu dollar. PREGE
05 bales ot full size comforts ,
uood quality satino and
Worth S1.-23 each
aalc price 75c
Worth $1.2o
100 bales of extra size Comforts , made
of fine French Satino and
filled with pure white
cotton , worth up to fr.'J.OO
each. Your choice for $ l.Ct. ! I
Worth $3.00
to bo greatly enlarged. In another garden
side by side with the electric garden the
same kind of needs were planted , but
nothing extraordinary was observed.
All of these Investigations arc part of our
natural progression and the scattered ele
ments of electrical farming are sure to be
rounded up and reduced to a well molded
and practical basis before very long.
THEODORE WATERS.
ROSSIP AltOUT XOTKI1 I'UOI'I.K.
The late > Flr Henry I'arkes of New South
Wales found that goad society closed its
doors on htm on account of his marrlagca.
Ho had three wives , tnd the last two of them
were Impossible boclally. He revenged him
self ono day on a men who was n "some
body" in Sydney society. The latter came
Into the colonial secretary's office when
I'arlies was chatting Idly with a friend , wheat
at once rose to leave. "Don't go , " drawled
out I'arhrs , "ilon't go. One of the pleasures
nf olllce Is making fellows like that wait. "
When General Buckncr arrived at Louis
ville from the Indlannpolls convention It
was noticed that ho did not have his corn
cob pipe. Tlie general and hl pipe are sup
posed to be Inseparable. It Is bis constant
companion. He carries it In a cane , sur
mounted by a silver handle , which makes a
receptacle for the pipe. The stem , nearly
a foot long , runs down into the cane.
"What hns became of the corncob pipe ? "
asked u friend.
"Oh , the Massachusetts hoys took It away
from me at Iml'anapolls ' , " replied the Sage
of ( Jlcn Lily. "They would not let mo keep
It , saying they wanted to hang it in their
lieaclnmu tcrs as a souvenir , and I let them
have It. "
As every one knows , Lt Hung Chang , the
famous Chlnoso nolilor ! and statesman , has
been visiting this country. LI Is given to
sonin smart sayings , also to some pertinent
questions , During his recent stay In New
York ho Inquired of his distinguished call
ers how many me-n there were In the United
States army. Some surprise was manifested
at the Inquiry , and the statement was made
that the country's army comprised only 25-
000 soldier : ) . At the answer LI said : "I
am astonished , as dally I have the pleasure
of meeting EO many American generalo. "
When LI left Washington , having met nu
merous " "colonels" and "majors , " his as
tonishment at the einallucss of the Ameri
can army was likely much greater ,
( icorfio II. Cook , M. I ) . , v.lio succeeds Dr.
Klndebcrer | { ; as chief medical olllccr of the
naval hospital at Philadelphia , was born
In Philadelphia , and wan appointed from
Now Jersey In 1SC2 as an acting assistant
surgeon , serving first at the Norfolk naval
hospital , Ho saw much practical medical
eeivlco during the war , having been at
tached to the St. Lawrence , Somerset , Saga-
moro and Tloga. of the East Gulf blockading
squadron , At the elose of the war he was
on duty at the League Island navy yard ,
and later was transferred to the New York
hospital. Ho filled various positions In the
medical corps until 1R73 , when ho was a
suigfon , and wan attached to the marine
rendezvous at Philadelphia. In 1688 ho became -
came a medical Inspector and served on the
south Atlantic station. In 1E91 to 1893 bo
was with the Ilaltlinore , and since July ,
1M3 , ho has been on duty In Philadelphia ,
"The death of poor Crouch , " says a corre
spondent of the Baltimore Sun , "brings to
inlnd a pathetic Incident which occurred atone
ono of Mile. Titlcns's concerts In the opera
house at New York In 187G. The famous
singer , as an encore , sang 'Kathleen Ma-
vournecn , ' the only time Bho did BO while
In the utfiUti. The song excited a furore
ot applause , and on .Mile , Tltlena'a leaving
the stage aha was Informed that a man sup
posed to bo a lunatic was fighting Iila way
over the barriers from the pit to the stage ,
determined to speak to the singer. The
prlnu donna told the authorities to let him
come to her. On entering the man burnt
Into tears , eobblug out ; 'OUI Mile. Tltlena ,
never before heard injr song at you have
SPECIAL BARGAINS
INOUK.
EMENT.
32 inch Sateen , 5c
150 quality. .
YAUD.
Imported sateen ,
quality. . . .
YARD.
Shaker flannel ,
5c
IDC quality. .
YAUO.
Zephyr gingham , .5e
quality . . . . .
YAHD.
Outing flannel
.5c
toe quality- . .
YAUD
Dark outing flannel ,
iaAc quality 7le
YARD
Flanne'ettes , 7ie
150 quality ,
YARD
Swansdown flannel ,
250 quality
YARD
500 plain and fancy ! 5e
all wool eiderdowns ,
YARD
5oc medicated
red flannel. .
YARD
36 in. extra heavy
wool Shaker flannel
Worth COc. YAUD.
5oc skirt patterns ,
full patterns , go at
Just sung It. ' 'Your song , ' was the aston
ished reply ; 'why you nro not Crouch ,
Biirely ? ' 'I am , indeed , ' replied the com
poser , even then an old man , 'and I felt
I must thank you myself. ' It was , Indeed ,
the unlucky Crouch , who had scraped to
gether the price of a pit seat , little dream
ing that his own now world-famous sonc
would bo the most rapturously applauded
Item ot the night. "
11B WAS XOT IHAD.
A Cnliroriiliin AnaiiiMt Wlini Apiionrcd
< o Hi' HIM Kinirrul.
Matthew Roche of San Francisco has ex
perienced the sensations of reading In tbo
public prints an accounf of his alleged death
by drowning , and of hearing that his funeral
rites were being performed for another man.
The body of the drowned man taken to
the morgue Thursday morning , sajs the Ex
aminer , was positively Identified by II. J.
Stone of 248 Third street , who gave the dead
man's name , erroneously , as "Roach. " Not
thoroughly satisfied with this Identification ,
Deputy Coroner Hallett telephoned to
Roche's former employers , O'Connor , Mof-
fatt & Co. , and James M. Costello , one of
the firm , went to the morgue and Katlsfled
himself that the dead man was Roche. IIo
had known him well , and knew his family ,
which , ho said , was ono of the finest In Ire
land , It was Costello who paid Roche' *
passage money to America and assisted him
to secure employment.
The coroner was perfectly satisfied with
what appeared to bo such positive Identi
fication , especially when Costello announced
that ho would provide Christian burial for
the deceased. J. C. O'Connor & Co. were
communicated with nnd arrangements were
at once made for the funeral. A number
of former friends ot the dtad man gathered
to pay the lust solemn rlteo to the memory
of Roche , and tnino dlscussijii arose as to
his Identity , some believing that a mlstaku
had been made.
The funeral was , however , duly held at 2
o'clock and the casket was placed upon the
train for Holy Cross cemetery , whcio the.
Interment was to be madu ,
.Meanwhile the real Roche was lying upon ,
the grass at the county hospital , while Ills
funeral cortege was passing through the
streets , Ho had been told In the morning
that there wax a statement of his death In
the papers , hut ho thought It only a joke.
By the time the funeral was held Homo ot
his tdemls who were skeptical about the
Idcn'.lty < > ' the corpno had discovered that
llocho wan in the hospital and telephoned
the news about the funeral.
Thin brought Uochu to a realizing sen so
of the fact that he was actually being burled
by proxy , and ho hastened to Inform Ills
friends that ho had no desire to have an
other man receive burial honors meant for
him.
him.Tho
The train had already darted when this
startling information wan received , but It
was stopped , the collln was returned to the
undertaker , and the corpse was ngaln placed
on a slab In the morgue with an "unidenti
fied" card hanging above Itwhile the mourn
ers discarded the trappings and countenances
ot woe.
Matthew Radio has been In the county
hospital Blnco August 21. Ho U In ward J
and U being treated for kidney troubles.
Ho expects to bo dlseharged In a few weeks.
Ho cxprebscd regret that his friends should
bo put to the expense of giving him an un-
ncce&ttary funeral , and said that he hoped
that ncwa of lila supposed death would not
reach the can of his wealthy relatives la
Chicago ,
T ) IIhull ! I''IMT n ( .Ii-flfcrMun Ilnrrnulci ,
ST , LOUIS , Sept , 19. As the result of au
epidemic of typhoid fever at Jefferson bar
racks ten ilck and convalescent soldl rs will
bo left behind when the troojw start , Octo
ber 3 , on their practice march. Tbo cpl <
demlc 1s not abating. This morning ( hero
were fifty-four indents enrolled on the olclc
report. Many are no 111 that recovery U
almost Impocilblu , The wards ara o
crowded that tents have been pitched on
the grounds ( or the ncoimuodatloa ot Ui
overflow ,
