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8 TTI13 OMAHA T > A1LV IIEE : RATUUnAV , ISTOVETSm HI ? 1-1 , 1800. CO-OPERATION IN AMERICA Success nntl Failures Recorded in Many Promising Fields , TRACING THE CAUSES OF COLLAPSE Tlii- Many Siilmlniillnl lli-m'lllt Aerrn- liitf from ItiiliiHlrlnl unil DUtrlli- titl\c Cii-Oirriillfiii | .Notable lllNlllllt-'CN. The September bulletin of the Department of Libor , at Washington , contains nn In structive rovlew of co-operative movements In the United State * , prepared by Dr. Edward - ward W. HemlR. His article la devoted In the main to the history of co-operative distribu tion luit nets out with a rovlew of the com- parntlvo failure of co-opcratlvo manufactur- IriB here In some promising field * . It Is made clrar that thlH IH largely owing to n lack of the strong co-opcratlvo spirit. Of the eight famous co-operatlvo cooper shops In Mlnnrapolls that existed In ISSfi , only four survive , and none of them paid any divl.lc.ndi during the past three years. One does not appear to liavo paid any Interest on the capital Invested , either. This Is In Iiart dun to Hie genera ! depression. In part to the Introduction of machinery that has It MI mil the demand for skilled coopers , for whiih reason many have withdrawn. The i.hops do a buslni" ! * of over $700,000 n joar , and could do all the work for the Minne apolis mills , but the mills will not give It all to them even at lower prices , fearing pcFwilil ) a combination If once they secured nil the trade A quotation fiom n report of the MlnuctoU bureau of labor statistics HiipgfHtri at.cthor explanation , which , says the \\ilttr. applies equally to many Illustra tions of tuipiratlVo distribution. "It maybe bo woith while to remark that co-operation is not a religion with these coopers They ore not experimenting for the benefit of liunuiilty. One of them might withdraw with his t > avltm and set himself up as proprietor of n boss shop without the slight- mt twinge of consclenco , or the remotest champ of bilng charged with the sin of nptvtacj. " In fact , the president of one of the 'smaller shops did BO , and , falling , came hack to co-operation In Minneapolis without hli.diance. IMmiKtir has recently overtaken many of the HO called co-operative furniture factories nt liu. kford , 111. , which are really joint MM. I , lompanics , with htnall shares widely Mat t < 11 < l among the emplojm. The trouble would appear to have been there the ten d-in . , v.here every stockholder has a vole , to hoop up prices , even iiilnously , at the oxpi nxe of prollta. The small co-opeialivc jnliHB In Illinois arc ssld by the state mine lni.pi i tors to have brought down wages In tin Ir neighborhood by their readiness to tindiThtll the market when trade was dull. "While many form of co-operation. In inaniir.icturis especially , are very little de- vclnped In the United States In comparison v ith Europe on the other hand , our farm- rr < i have made as great strides as those of ll'illjiil. Denmark , France and Germany In the matter of co-oieritlvo ) creameries and lire and tornado Insurance companies. The sunrss of fraternal life Insurance , and of our coopiratlvc banks , building and loan asaoi Intlons. IH well known. Farmers' or- giuii.-atlons , such as theJrange , the P.ilronstif Husbandry , and the farmers' alll. nn'-o. which sometimes confine themselves to ri mrlng trade discounts for their mem bers , and again purchase wholesale and oxen establish co-operative stores , often cf- feit a gloat Having for their members , ill- rcitly or by breaking trade combinations against the consumer. I l-rlbutl\o : co-operation proper had Us Auu-rlian birth In New England In the Koeallid union store in the years between 1SI7 and 1S59. Not less than 7C9 such stores were stalled ; 350 of then ) reported In 1S57 nn annual trade of $2,000,000. Not one of Huso BUI vises today. The- early grange Uores of the Patrons of Husbandry , Htartoc ! In IMJfi. followed their plan of limiting dividends and selling a llttlo above coat and they followed Into oblivion , too. A Itoihdale Btoro that was started In Phila delphia In ISO on the method pin sued b ) the famous Itnehdale pioneers , failed for lai-lt of Interest In the movement. Incom petent ngents wicckcd the oldest cooperative tive stoio In the country the Co-opcratlvo 1'iiioii Society of Danvers , Mass. , this jcar Only about a fourth of their Investment was lea to the stockholders. In the 70's a third vine of co-operatl\e enthusiasm swept over New England and other parts of the conn- trv. filtered by the Sovereigns of Industrj duilng the brief history of that organiza tion from 1S7I to 1SSO. Something less than a do/.cn stores that were started then nnu > In jet In successful operation. The moM'iiriit at that time tool ; root In Kansas. 'Ihe Knights of Labor were next In the fli 11 Scores of co-operatlvo workshops , coal minis and factories that were started by tin in fallel for the want of knowledge of propir methods or past experience. The few Bin i- < \t-ful flies were transformed Into joint btoiU or private enterprise. The numerous co o'xiativo stores opened by the Wheel and Alii mo In the southern states from 1 ! > S : to Wj'i fared no better. In Texas cooperation tion has very greatly declined. Of twcnty- pevc-n associations started In New Jersey sinro 1S73. only eight are now running. Of thirty stored founded by graduates of the Johns Hopkins university outside , of Now England , In liSfl. twentj-four have dls- appiired On the other hand sixteen as- BOI lutlon have started since in fifteen places The Trenton IN' . J. ) Co-operative society , the Jihnson County Co-operative associa tion of Olntho , Kan. , and the Hammontou ( N J ) Fiult Growers' union have grown and prospered. Still , the total co-operative tr.ido outsldo of New England WE reported to bo inly $1)00.000 ) In Ib'.ir. . as against , $1,000- 000 in the societies m.iklng returns In ISStf In New England there me shown to be to day twenty-six co-operative stores , nine of them new , with twlco as great a trade as ten jears ago. Thcso work entirely on the Hoi-hdalo plan. Goods are sold at the market prlee. The sharc.s arc small , usually f.'i , and the holdings of any member limited to 100 , or c\ca forty. I'nder the Massachu setts law no one. can hold over $1,000 worth of Mock In a co-operativo associa tion. The Illinois law. by contrast , prohlb- Ito shares under JoO. and allows them to bo J'.OOO. No one can hold more than one share , and no association can employ any one who l.s not a stockholder. The various \agurles of this remarkable statute prompts In Dr. Itemls the observation that It Is evident that the trainers of It either know- nothing of co-operation , or Intended to have none In Illliuls. California enacted a law of some value last > ear. but usually legisla tion on this subject has been slipshod mid defective. Outside of Massachusetts , I'enn- tjhanla and New Jomey ore the only states that ha\o any at all adequate co-operative legislation A list of twenty-six New England societies ihovvs a numbershlp of 10.CD. this jear Twenty-three societies outside of New England - land report 0,115 members. The volume o their joint business waa $1.372,000. ! Will loniethlng Ilko a score of non-reporting loaoiics known to exist the total American Awarded Highest Honors World's Fair. MOST PERFECT MADE. A pure Grape CreanxofTattar Powder. Free lorn Ammonia , Alum or any oilier adulterant. 40 Years the Standard * membership today \ at least 15,000. The rade of the Now England societies averaged 1114 03 per member In 1S9.V. that of the others 1219.21 per member , Including the Mor mons' Eton Co-operative Mercantile Instltu- ion of Salt Lake City , which Is not techni cally co operative In any full sense. Seventeen inndrcd and eleven Hrltlsh co-operative soci eties , with 1,414,158 members , averaged $180.71 per member on a total of J255.650- Jfil.lS. Lawrence , Mann. , has a larger pro portion of members of co-operative societies ihan any other American city. Its three societies hnvo 3 751 member' , embracing about 111,000 persona , this being 3C per cent of the city's population. Our home ndvocatts of the plan might tiavo taken one lesson taught by M. Oodln to heart with ndvantago to themselves. Trust has killed more co-operative stores In this country than any other cause. The thing Is entirely contrary to the principles of the movement , but of thirty-eight Ameri can societies reporting nine only gave no credit. The further west one got * the worse the trusting habit and the poorer the chance of co-operation. The reason of NVv I2ngland'8 success Is largely her Insistence on cnhh. At what risk this program la changed Is shown by the experience of the second oldest co-operative society In the country , the Sovereign Co-nperatlve Associ ation of Webster , Mass. Tor many years chief among Its bjlavvs was the rule : "Never depart from the principle of buying and Rclltng for ready money. " Hut just be fore Its failure last joar the manager , replyIng - Ing to the question to what extent the cs- soclatlon trusted , wrote : "No limit , if n man Is good for It. " Another cause of failure Is Indicated by an no'lvo wtrlter , who points out how nUich winler It Is for the American people to "co- talk" than to "co-worU. " This simply means that they pro without the spirit of co-opcra- tlon , n moral enthuslil < ni joined to the vc- bults of n careful study , by nil the mem bers , of the underlying principles of the movement. Co-operation , says Ur. Itcmls. Is In spirit a M-nso of brothtrhood , and to a poclety devoid of this spirit financial suc cess , through the accident of a good mana ger , Is likely to prove destructive In the end by giving birth to a "greedy desire for gain rather than to those higher and elevating feelings' that ought to be the result of true and earnest co-operation. Per haps n more frequent cause of failure jot has been the lack of a goad manager and of business capacity among the members. 1hlt , nntoilously , has afllkted trades-union co-operation , which has had no permanent sucie s , though hornet lines proving a stop gap during strikes. In the United Garment Worl'cra' ur..on ' , disputes over the selection of olllclals and attempts to pay higher wages and exact less work than In rival shops , have wrecked many co-operative cf- fortH. The heed of the Ilakers' union testi fies to failures In four cities , due to "lack of education and business qualifications , and more especially the latter. " The labor exchange Is the latest develop ment of the co-operatlvo movement. It belongs to the west. G. II. Do Dcrnard started It In Independence , Mo , seven > eara ago , and It has cropped out In hpots else where. Within n week a circular Invttin ; ; where. Within a week n circular Invited the residents of n I-ong Island suburban town to join In starting Mich an exchange. A member , upon paying a pmall entrance feo. IH Invited to deposit with the exchange any product of labor and receive for It an exchange check equaling Its wholesale price In money. He may buy for It anything ho finds In the exchange which ho wnntH , or get outside merchants to cash the check If lie can. It IK never redeemable In money Ills ware Is marked up to retail price , and sold in the exchange. The central Idea of the exchange Is the conviction that true to operation Is possible only between several branches of Industry , never within one , as ' must of the 'farmers' movements have as sume 1. The Topeka. Ken. , labor exchange did a business of $10000 last year. Attempts have lately been made to unite all the co-operatlvo efforts In the country In one movtmcnt on the Hochdalo plan , and have aroused homo onthual sm. It Is too early jet to say what they will lead to. IiVST WAV AT OltCII USD'S. Tomorrow IH A our I.tint ( "liaiu-o ( < > liny illTill * Cii-i'iK .Snlc. When the store closes Saturday night at 10 o'clock every red ticket comes off. No more such prices In ours. We've had n phenomenal rale , n sale that has reduced our stock bejond our fondest hopes. It seems It was a foregone conclusion. All wo had to do was to convince the people that wo were In earnest. No one doubts now that the prlco cutting was ginuluc. \\'o'vo been careful to pay nothing we could not tiubstantlato , and In that alone lies a great measure of our success. Hut Saturday Is the last day. Goods thai wcro bought subject to shipment after clcc- tlo-j are now arriving In carload lots. Sev eral ears are now being unloaded and will bo marked and placed on our floors Monday morning ; It Is , therefore. Imperative that this sale should ntop Saturday night. Your last chance to buy carpets , draperies and furniture at from 25 to S3',4 per cent reduuion from original prices. It might bo well to state that there's a great big lot of ha&socks , made up from our scraps , that will be closed out at 33c and up. Also about 75 fur rugs left out the COO wo offered at $1.3S. This Is much less than It costs to Import them or to buy them in bale lots ; Saturday only , thty are ? 1.3S each. Turkish rugs ; the greatest of all great bargains. Kino goods at prices below any known. These prices for tomorrow only. Sofa pillows , 20 inches square , only a few , while thny last , 33c. Glx2C Inch oriental Japanese uigs , only 23 left ; Saturday , Due. 10'ix7'd feet oriental Japanese rugs , to close Saturday , ? 9.3S. 5 feet lt ! Inches wood poles , any finish , with brass trimmings , ends , brackets and rings complete , Saturday. 19c. Only CO left of the oil cloth stove rugs , 1'i jards square , Saturday at 49c each. I'vcry department In the store Is wide open Saturday and Saturday night , for your own choosing at these prices , after that we hope to get a little profit. OUCIIAKI ) & WILI1HLM CAUIT.T CO. , Last day of the. great cut price sale. 141I-14IC-141S IJouglas. NOT AT Tllinit MIJHCV. \Vltlioul Conl fir < ! IIN , Hi * l-'ltiilN a AVny lfVorl ; ( irr Ills IUNilriitlfiii. | A certain author , who writes poems and stories ami depends mainly upon the in come therefrom for n living , went home the other night In a hurry. Finding the house dark and cheerless , re lates the Hcston Herald , he called to his vlfo : "Strike a light , Molllc quick ! I've got an order fqr a pccm , which must bo written tonight and mailed In the morning. There's big money In It. Why Id the house so dark ? " His wife put her arms about his u.ec'k and whispered : "The ga.s men came today and took the meter out. " Hero was a dilemma , Indeed ! And there wasn't 5 cents In the household , and the nearest stores In the neighborhood were fast closed ! "Do you think we could borrow a light ? " asked the dtsperntc poet , "No , dear ; the nelKhbors use gas also , and besides , they are all at the theater or some where. At least , all that wo are on speak ing terms with. And , besides there Isnt enough coal In the IIOUEO to make a blaze. " They walked to the front veranda , and the poet caught the gleam of an electric light half n block away. "I'll settle It , " ho crlod. And with that ho sel/ted a pad of paper and a chair and undo off. "Where are you goli.g ? " asked his wife. "To that light yonder , " ho replied from the corner. "I'm going to write the poein under It. " Late pedestrians saw n man seated In a high-backed chair , leaning against a tele graph pole , anil writing away for dear life ! They wondered and passed on. A stray policeman decided that the man was connected with the electric light com pany , and was there In Its Interest. Hut after the lapse of two hours a man dragged a chair up the stops of his dwelling , and , throning his anna about Ills wife , cried Joy- "It's flnl l.od ! It's finished ! We'll have that gas meter back In less than a week ! " " Mx-Thlrly . 31. Trnln. CHICAGO , of the MILWAUKEE ST. I'AUL HV. Dcst service. ILICTIUC LIGHTS , Dining car City oOlco : 1001 t'aruam * GRANT'S ' TOMB AT RIVERSIDE Minnto Description of the Great Captain's Last Crimping Ground. THE SCENIC SURROUNDINGS SUPERB DUItloil OpInlfiiiM UN tti UN ArllNtlu .Merit * .Vuiioloim'N nl 1'nrln mill rri-iIorlc-U'n nt I'nlHiliini Coiniiiiri-il vvllli II. As General Orant's tomb approaches the tlmo of Its celebration , opinion Is distinctly divided concerning It. All agree that the site Is fitting , and amidst land and water sceneries superb. Many of the citizens of New York , writes George Alfred Townsend In the Hoston Olobo , have become reconciled to the form. Others arc well affected by the ease of the proportions , as. for Instance , one man of travel who alleged that the base was not over fifty or sixty feet square , till I paced It and proved It In his sight to bo ninety. Ho also thought It was about 100 feet high , when I demonstrated that It was 1C7 feet , and I think the dome of the capltol Is only twenty-three feet higher. After these demonstrations of Its extent , my traveled filend reserved Judgment , whllo his wife say hho sincerely admired the structure. Hut one of the men In Its direction ad mitted to me that the design of the monument ment wcfi below the mark ; he nald that the cfllolent and present direction Inherited the design , and was not half pleased with the oxrondlturo nf $ fiOOOOO upcn It. The square of the edifice , which Is scventy- flvo to ninety feet , poems to mo respectable , except that the portl"0. which Is Doric , with also n row of columns reversed , seems too low and small for the facade , and a nearly blank wall rises behind the portico to a heavy height , which , they say , Is not to be relieved nt present by the four eqiKfctrlan statues In the plan , which were to have been Mood upon the portico. The cornice of this square or basement Is rich , but next rises n drum upon the basement , also with a plain , rather drenry. base , and the abrupt change from cube to drum seems tn break the feeling , especially as the drum Is surrounded with Ionic columns also breaking the order. These columns are so clearly relieved and fie emphatically corniced that they carry the e > e to the lets rather than the superior part of the build ing. The drum has n stone cone above It , and Is rather nakedly caved , but carrying around Its low crown a barely defined line of fasces surmounted with eagles , all In the nature of stunted pilasters. Funebras or urns were Intended to adorn the corners below the dome and trophies mete to bo placed upon the coping which rises below that , and which , I thought , detracted from the severe square and rich cornice under It. It.ALLEGED ALLEGED IMI'IHlKnCTIONS. While clearly n tomb , there are two thoughts In It lacking the single soul. Whllo height Is attained , it is hardly harmonious height. A cenotaph stands rather Irrele vantly upon a temple , or a lanthorn upon a mausoleum ; the profile lines are stiff and the feeling Is not ( lowing , but v. 1th abrupt checks , as where the accented drum Hares out Into a Rcallopcd crest line and then the dome Itself peeps quakorly and primly out of this holl.vhoel-llko border. A propulsion , a single flight , an ascending Idea lest In the sMcs , Is not allowed. After I wrote the above I wont again to Orant's tomb , this time ascending from the deep street directly below and netting the edifice nt tl-e top of n horizon and askew , so that I saw the front and a side at the eamo tlmo. which broke and lengthened the base and plated the lanthorn over the middle of the broken perspective. The effect was much Improved and I thought the recessed order of columns In the other three sides to be more within the mausoleum Idea than the ono extended portico. The monotone of ma terial , all of ono granite skin from a quarry of uniform grain , dotted whitish gray , also Improving the unity. When the Immediate border Is graded at s > coat of $40,000 , and the farther borders re ceive three times as much filling and elop ing , the edifice will hatch like a young eagle out of Its egg. TII12 ETRUCTITItn AS IT IS. Presenting CJencral Porter's pass to Mr. Shine , the porter , he took me alone all over ttie work , from the crypt to the base of the roof. roof.Wo Wo first climbed the two outer flights of steps , ten and seven respectively , with a wide platform and plain abutments be tween. Some of the platform slabs are twenty-five feet long. Then we entered the cube and after lookIng - Ing at the timbered Interior itlll In the plas ter mouldcr'3 hands , wo climbed sixty-nine steps In ono of the two corner circular stairs of Iron and came out above the in terior , looking down upon It. Here there are thrco sets of triple windows on the four sides of the ci oss-shapcd Interior , eacli of the twelve windows nearly ten feet square Wo stepped outsldo on the brick roof , be hind the high , podlmental coping , and ascended a ladder some sixteen ftct high to the base of the Ionic drum. We then entered an. Iron door and climbed n two- foot Iron stair.ln partial darkness , between the grantto dium and a plaster dome , the latter covered well up above by a wooden pitched roof , to carry off any leakage or condensation from the solid tlabs of granite roof above that. From the top of this second stair we stepped Into the open nlr again , about 110 ftet above the base line , with the noble landscape ringing the Athenian city all be low us. Horace Porter , who built the tomb. Is son of a democratic governor of Penn- sylvannla , and n native of Harrlsburg. Duncan , the architect , Is a lame man who came from New York to Louisiana. Ornco , ex-mayor , who procured Orant's remains from his family and the slto from the city , Is a lloman Catholic , native 01 Ireland , with an American , Puritan-reared wlfo fiom Maine. The gianlto of the exterior is from Maine , the marble from Leo , Mass. , and from Italy , and they say the sarcophagus Is to come from the west , of red granlto or some por- phjrylsh stone. DIMENSIONS AND MATERIAL. The dimensions of the tomb of Grant ore these : The height of the dome inside , as ono sees It from the floor of the crypt. 155 feet ; the tord of the dome , across Its spilng , 44 feet ; the four great arches In the cross recesses , 33 ftet wide and 1 ! feet thick ; the opening above the crypt , 23 feet ; the area around the railing above , 35 feet clear. In the arches are places in each for fifty-two plaster bosses. Five recesses either side of the crypt for groups or tablets are near seven feet square , segment-arched. The Italian rnarblo for wainscots and nlchis. the Leo marble for the walls , will give thr , whole Interior of the tomb the polished whiteness of the nopulchcr , and at the far summits cement plaster Is the material , set on Iron frames , even the parts of fluted columns in the apcrtuics below the dqnio being of cement. Italian and Lee marble cutters are now on a strike , the latter wanting to lay the stcpa , etc. , they have dressed. The ornaments within the dome are a scries of eagles dlsplajod In the frieze , with wreaths between , and plain medallona or bosses on the dticavo Hide. Hrlck Is the covering for the two exposed levels , and the brlckmakcr , with disregard of the one human name to bo honored there , has molded his big Initials In every brick , netting a bad example to future v. rltcrs of the Inconsequential names upon the tomb. Ono stone of the coping weighs seventeen tons. The whole exterior of the tomb U done ex cept eomo carvlni ; of shields , etc. , an bomo metal eUorcsccnces. Statuary waa liberally put in the plan , but the equestrian Grant on the steps , the four mounted figures upon the portico top. mid n figure of Urlcf , Victory , Peace , or what not on the lanthorn , are probably to be postponed. The emu portico Improves when near approached , Its Doric frieze being carved In Insignia and polished. Ilin'OSITORY OF THOPIlins. Did I mention the trophy rooms , or circular cablnctd In stone , where Grant's swords , etc , are to be placed , on the Hoer above the crjpt , In the corners exempted from the two stairways ? Did I describe the steps , already there , by which In two Highlit you go do\vu to the crypt and flnbU your descent by a third.fllRht , returning between the other two ? You perceive that Napoleon's and Fred- crick's tombs at l > nrli and I'oUdam are the aim of the architect ! He buries his man In a column-encircled basement In a red .trcophagus ; ho has a floor above the era * * or Christian chapel form , to let the pepplo pars around , and by that crces form hoiccm Into thu corners his two stairs and two cabinets , and between thorn his four dcopenrchctt , as high as the dome , to transmit the upper daylight. The tomb , I think , adds to Napoleon's the feature of the observatory. The warrior dint , housed In a temple , exhales his pilgrims to the sky ; they look far down upon him again , and then , by llttlo concealed stalrna > s , they pass between the Inner and outer domes to the roof and see the wonderful epltomo of the civilization the sword beneath them saved and extended. That civilization Is toleration , or the chastising of Individualism and Its prejudices to fiiibmL'slon to the golden rule. This man was a result of the nbovo law- ami of the fixed Institution of a elate army , which specially educated him for war. lie preserved both Influences , toleration and talent , and moved up or down as life determined , but. In the last , pity became his patron saint , and all the world grew tender nt his dissolution. Klevcn years hnvo passed , and still his tomb Is going up. The mail's Influence seems to grow. Whether It does or not , his Influence upon this city will be noble , because the city cherishes In Its midst the hero Idea ; not Grant , but American personal example ; It becomes the nation city , the welcomer of the humble Illustration ) ) , of Ulysses and Acneae. IT IIIHJ S MONDAY MOHMXC. Crniiili-Nl Snlf. ( if Moili-rtt TlinrM i-llino- (1(1(1 ( .Ni-iv Dry liiintiilN. ON SALE \T BOSTON STOIII3 , OMAHA. Hdson , Keith & Co's entire stock drees goods , silks , linens , white goods , embroid ery , laces , xelllngs , trimmings , underwear , hosiery etc. , etc. AT HOSTON STORK. MONDAYS U Is generally known that the reason for this sale and the closing of the doors of the successful house of IMson , Keith & Co. of Chicago was duo to the death of the head of the firm n few weeks ago. This Immense stock was sold for spot cash and the HOSTON STOIin. OMAHA , Secured the most remarkable bargains. On Monday morning this grand sale be gins. Fee Sunday papers for further particulars. HOSTON STORK. OMAHA. ICth and Douglas. CIIICACO AM ) XOKTM\ViSTiil.V Itiillnny Operates two through superbly equipped trains nVHHY day In the jear. Tim OVERLAND LIMITED AND OMAHA-CHICAGO SPECIAL. DEPART. ARRIVE. OMAHA , 4:15 : p. m. CHICAGO , 7:13 : n. m. OMAHA , 0-30 p. m. CHICAGO , 9:30 : n. m. CITY TICKET OFFICE , 1401 J. A. KUHN. FARNAM ST. GEN. AGENT. Snllsfnctory I That's what the farmer and business man wants. Fatmers should compute results from capital and labor Invested. Carefully considered from this standpoint or from almost any other the Nebraska farmer Is sure to show satisfactory results. Good land cheap. Good crops. A diver sified farming can bo carried on with profit. Nebraska Is the sugar beet and chlcorv state. Large yield and constant demand for output. Homo or land seekers' excursions Novem ber 17th , December 1st and 15th , 1S98 , at low- rates to points on the Fremont , Elkhorn & Missouri Valley R. II. , and ths best part of the state. Ono fare plus $2.00 for round trip. Send to undersigned for statistical Informa tion which will bo valuable In selecting a location. J. R. HUCHANAN. G. P. A. . F. E. & M. V. R. R. . Omaha Neb. J. H. GAHLE , Travcllnc Passenger Agent , DCS Molnes , la. TinOvorlniul Limited. Via UNION PACIFIC. Runs every day In the week. Fastest train In the west. Hurfet smoking and library cars. City ticket office , 1302 F.irnaiu. AX ix JiTixo i\cor.\Tiu. A .Mn I inMuiilcr .Narrowly isi-ni > es Dentil from Itriitn. Thursday evening , October 29 , four tired but well Fatlslod ( hunters returned to Han- gor. Me. , after n week's trip Into the wilds of Maine , bringing as spoils six handsome deer and a great big black bear. The six deer are well deserving of more or less praise , but they cut very llttlo Ice with the bear as far as residence was concerned The party consisted of I. N. Goldsmith of Hoston , William Sjkcs Wood , an experienced hunter ; Fred iMoon , senior member of the firm of Moon & Cratty , proprietors of the Pcnobscot Exchange , and Henry W. Lash , proprietor of the Electric Grill , and the hero of the party. The men left Hanger Saturday over the Hanger & Aroostook and established headquarters at East Schols. Each had a KUido , and early ono morning Mr. Lash , ac companied by his faithful hunter , trust } rlllo , etc , started Into the woods after game and big game at that. Seated on a log Harry waited patiently for Ills guide to "bcaro up something. " After an Interval of an hour or more , becoming somewhat im patient , ho wandered for oorno distance up a "runway" and spied a great , big , ugly black bear , slinking off. With the Instinct of a. natural born hunter ho brought his rifle to hla hhoulder and located an ounce or more of hot lead In the bear's hind quarter. Maddened with rage bruin turned and. standing on his hind feet , eves ablaze and mouth foaming , approached Harry , who was much taken aback by the warlike ( actics of his excellency. Again ho tried to pump n cartridge Intn the barrel of his rifle , but for obvious reasons the gun refused to bo broken down Ilko nn ordinary shotRun , so Harry dropped It ns though It had been red-hot Iron and pulled out n small penknife hla only lemalnlng weapon of defense and made up his mind , as ho stated to a friend afterward , "If the bear had ever got near enough to mo he would have known that ho was In n fight. " Faster and faster came the bear and whiter and whiter grew Lash , till finally bruin got so near that his hot breath nearly fanned Harry's fevered cheek , when "crack , cratk , " sounded from near by and the bear dropped dead with a bullet through the heart from the rlllo of the faithful guide. " \Vhow ! " bald Harry , "I have had some pretty narrow escapes In the Itocky moun tains and at Old Orchard , but this Is the n cart at I over came to saying my prayers In the woods of northern Maine. " The bear Is on exhibition at the Electric Grill on Exchange street and Mr. Lash has taken much delight In recounting his ad venture to his admiring friends who have called. _ .SIiniM.NO AKTHU HATING. \fliT-niiiMi-r friip Snlil lo II'lln - l.'xHniL-e of llllNN , The frequency with which medical men are asked whether It lu harmful to Indulge In the "afteinoon nap" is not , perhaps , sur prising , for several reasons. , a > s the Med ical Press. Most pcnions have had experi ence of the ( icductlvo charms' the somno lence which has followed thu comfortable Ingestlon of n midday or evening meal Thu meal flni/ihed , the diner ai ranges himself comfoitubly In an armthalr ; it may bo lie lights a pipe or cigar , takes up a nowspapci and prepares to make the most of the rcxt- ful comllttum of his mind and body. Hui nature EOOII l-eglna to OHiert her sway. In tlmo , the oyelldu close , the head begins toned nod , the iiLwepapcr falls from the hands , the pipe , no longer supported In the mouth , falls to the floor , and the symptoms of a nap are complete. Whether the "winks" be forty or 100 In number , thu icsult Is the same a short , Bound nlcu > . Then comes the question , la It harmful thus to fall asleep after a meal ? Hy no means ; for the very obvious rtaion that the proccsn M merely a physiological one , and. as imcli , when It occurs. Is quite natural. When dlgraMon U In progress , nature has arranged that all the available blood In thu body shall bo col lected In and about the digestive otganu Consequently the blood supply to the brain falls to a lo\\ ebb , and tliua Bleep IB easily Induced On the other hand , of course pbys loloslcally It U wrong for brain work to bo attempted Immediately after a solid meal , 17TM T 1MT [ " "IMPIMI 0 PA KELLEY , SlIGfcR & CO , Special Sale of Ladies' ' nntl Ohildron's Un derwear and Hosiery , VISIT OUR JACKET DEPARTMENT TOMORROW livery leinrlniit | In the Store In Ho- lili-li1 wllli llnrmihiM In Si'iiNOiiatilu Cooiln llat-KiiliiN Miulp NO Xfit Alone ItI'rlff , lint Uunllty ALSO. LADIES' AND CHILDREN'S WINTER COMFORT. Our aim Is to see how good a value wo can offer at the price. 15 ! CENTS. Ladles' heavy ribbed fleeced vests and pants good full sizes and remarkably cheap. Saturday , 25c each. RO CENTS. Ladlfn' natural and ecru silk fleeced vests and pants , exceptional value , medium and extra sizes. Saturdaj1 , tJOo each. 75 CENTS. Ladles' ribbed natural wool vests and pants , silk trimmed , very desirable and good. Saturday , 7fic each. $1 00 UNDERWEAR. White and natural wool ribbed vests and pants , made from double twisted yarn , with out Irritation , non-shrinking , all sin * . Sat urday , $1.00.Ot'R Ot'R COMIHNATIONS. Ladles' heavy ribbed combination suits , opened down front or buttoned on shoulder , form fitting and silk tape. Satuiday , COc suit. THE FLORENCE PATENT. Indies' combination suits , natural and ecru , $1.00 ; mixed , non-shrinking , natural wool , $1.25 , $1.50 ; all wool , $2.00 suit. Jl.OO TIC.HTS. Ladles' black wool tights , extra heavy , ankle length , a bargain. Saturday , $1.00 pair. FOR CHILDREN. A complete line of sires In non-shrinking , heavy , natural wool underwear for chil dren nt the lowest price. For our Satur day's salo. SPECIAL HOSIERY 1UROANS. LADIES' 2.-.C. Ladles' heavy fleeced lined cotton hose , seamless , fast black , mace solo , Saturday , 23o pair. 3f. CENTS. Ladles' black cashmere hose , merino heel and toe , double soles , Saturday 35c pair , 3 pair $1.00. 50 CENTS. Lndlrs * superior black cashmere hose , ex tra high npllced heel and toe ; double , sole , full length and plzo , Saturday , 50c pair. FOR CHILDREN. Children's 1-1 ribbed black wool hose , double knee , heel and toe , nil sizes , 5 to S1' . , Saturday 23c pair. 35 CENTS. Children's extra heavy ribbed black wool hose , double knee , heel and toe. Special make for school wear , Saturday 33c. 3 pair $1.00. 60 CENTS. Hoys' double thread fast Idack Saxony wool hose , extra bargains ; special for hard wear and cold weather ; double hnoe , heel and toe. All nlzcs , 7 to 10 Inches. Saturday KELLEV. ST1C5ER & CO. . Cor. Farnam and 15th Streets. . The Allssourl Pacific railway will sell Homescekers' Excursion tickets November 17. also December 1 mid 15. to points In the Eouth and west nt half rates ( plus $2) ) for the round trip. Full Information can bo obtained nt the city offices. N. K. cor- i.er Thirteenth and Fninain , or depot , Fif teenth and Webster streets. ' THOMAS F. GODFREY. P. & . T. A. J. 0. PII1LLIPPI , A. G. F. & P. A. A fioiuiA MICTIO.\ : . la llic IMncyVoinlH II Meiiim I'lfiilj of Whooping i\fllfliH-nt. Down In the pincy woods of southern Georgia they have ways of doing things n llttlo different from anywhere CEO on the habitable globe. This year , for the first time under the new law , state and county cfTlccrs wcro elected nt the same time. There was a lot of fun over this election. The average Cracker cares very llttlo about the presidential candidates , his Interest be ing centered on the succeed of his favorite among the local aspirants for official honors. He may Know whether Andrew Jackson or Grovcr Cleveland U running , but he doesn't care a rap. 1 was down In that section of the state a few days ago , sajs n writer In the Tlmoa- Hciald. looking after some wild lands , and , riding along one of the dim trails that lead through the Inteimlnablo pine ban ens , I was attracted by a laigo crowd gathered at a point a few hundred > arils from the trail , and turned aside to Investigate. There were about 250 men In the gathering , and the } wcro whooping and jelling Ilko demons. Riding up to a little knot apart from the main crowd I drew rein and addressed the most Important looking Individual In the party. "Good morning , " said I. "You seem to be having a big time out here ; what's the occasion ? " "W'y , this Is 'lection day. Do you'ns live In this heat ? " "No ; I live In another part of the stato. Who are you tr > lng ta elect ? " "Wo'uns Is a-holdln of a eauklss. nig Bill Branch Is a-runnln' fur the leglslatur' , an' Black Jim Fletcher Is a-runnln' fur the hlnnlt. Some of us. is fur Hlg Hill an' some of us Is ng'In Mm. Then , ag'ln , some of us what's fur Hlg Hill alre ag'ln Black Jim , an' wo'ro a-tr > ln' our durndoet to make n complymlse. Light an' have a drink , stranger ; you hain't put your lips to no slch llcker as this In a coon's age. It hain't never eced no revynuo stamp. " and ho hauled out one of those old long-necked red bottles that bold a full quart. I declined , with the explanation that , not being a voter , I did not feel that It would bo right for me to ill Ink the liquor that waa doubtless Intended to win votes with. "Oh , that's all right. This 'ore's Big Bill's treat , nn' there ain't a stingy bone In his hide. Whoopee ! " ho yelled , "hooray fur Ililllo Branch , the bull o' the woods ! " "Hooray fur Black Jim Fletcher ! " crlcl ono of Ills companions , "the boss dog o' the boneyard ! " and then wo all started to ward the crowd gathcicd around the polling place. This proved to bo the most picturesquely peculiar voting place that I ever came across in all my experience with politics In the early settlement of the country that region was Infested with wolves , and the pioneers resorted to all sorts of bchcrnes to get rid of them. One of the most effectual methods was by trapping them In pits. Thcso pits wcro dug In the open pine woods , care being taken to remove every bit of the fresh earth as It was taken from the hole. They wcro about fifteen feet In di ameter and twenty feet deep , and a little knoll some fhe feet across was left In the center of the pit for the bait. The exca vated portion was then covered lightly with reeds so as to conceal the pit beneath , and the trap was complete. A voung pig was tied on the knoll In the middle of the pit , and Its urlcs attiacted the wolves , but when they attempted to cross the chasm the reeds gave way anil the thief was precipitated to the depths below. Thu space was to narrow between the walls of the pit that thu animal had no room for a spring , and when the atockman visited the trap ho had no trouble in dispatching his prey. The militia dlstilct In whlth the election waa being held all Georgia Is divided Into such "districts , " or "beats , " as they are Homotlmifi railed was a very largo and sparsely settled one. There being no other house within two or three miles of the center of II , the cltUcna. by common consent , had selected the old wolf pit as the most avail able place for holding elections. "Ye sou. wo 'uns Is in favor of bavin' a fair 'lection , " remarked my conductor In an explanatory tonti , observing my puzzb-d ex- proHlon. " \Vo puts the managers an' cleiks In thar on thu knoll , vvhar the' hain't no dancer nf crowdln' , an * only ono feller kin vote at a time. Then ef thu boys gits up a IciHlu tin us , which tho/ moat allna do , along 'bout the uhank u' the day , the hallltit U i.afc " They had laid a flatten d log from ono sldii of the pit to the knoll and cat h voltr tool his ( urn crowed the lug handed bin ballot to the munauvr who called out the name of the voter and deposited thu slip of paper lu a hat , n tilth wan covm-d by NOV. 13 That's WhatNOV. Saturday we put on sale a fresh invoice of those ele gant self lined overcoats for men , which created such a furore earlier in the season when we disposed of a hun dred in a few days. This present invoice is exactly the same kersey. lixactly the same styles exactly the same carefully trimmed , finely finished , stylishly made up gar ment and the prices this time will be nine dollars and fifty cents. This coat is a big advertisement for The Ne braska. It is one of the remarkable values of the age , It is a distinct and emphatic example of what people arc beginning to find out that bigger values , better values , more real , tangible , visible values arc found at The Ne braska every day in the week , than can be contained or conglomerated into any six stores when they make a spe cialty of hair-lifting , eye-opening , panic-preventingpock et-pulling and fakc-filutin sales. There isn't any item in any sale that can't bo duplicated at The Nebraska in the ordinary course of business at 25 per cent less than the lowest advertised price of the "Sale. " A bargain aO The Nebraska is worth six at a "sale. " another hat , thus forming a primitive re ceptaelo for the ballots. No liquor was allowed within n hundred yards of the wolf pit , that brim ; the lltieral construction which the t'rai-kir.s had put upon the law providing that no liquor shall bo sold or given away within n mile of m > \ election predict In Geoigli tin election day Now and then ono of the rlerks or manageis would get n little thirsty , when voting would bo suspended until he could pay a vlnlt to the keg and slnKe his thirst with n tin cup full of corn whisky ko strong that nne could so" the smoke rlso as H was drawn fiom the wooden spigot. As the day wore on the scene grew livelier , and the friends of the various candidates , stimulated by the generous potations , redoubled their efforts for their favorites , and the > elllng grow louder and more vociferous. At lc t so me boil y began calling for n spicch from Big BUI Branch , and the rival faction rnlscd a jell for HlncU Jim Fletcher , and then the scene beggared pandemonium. Urgc-il by his supporters Big BUI , n stal wart Cracker with a grand sweep of whis kers , mounted a stump and got as far ns "My fellow citizens. " when his \olco was drowned by the jells of the opposition crowd. This was kept up for n few min utes , when the first blow was passed , and In two mlnutos there were " 00 men engaged In a regular knock-down and drag-out light. They fought with hands , feet , tooth and nail until the weaker ones began to dls- entnnglo themselves from the mass of struggling humanity and to Investigate the extent of their injuries. ' My acquaintance of the morning li.ul got off with a pair of black eyes , and approached the keg to ic- frcbh himself , smiling and happy In the thought that ho had secured a piece of the car of his antagonist , which he could preserve - servo ns a trophy of his prowess on that eventful occaMui An Impnt-lnn ! Olltrr. To properly fill Its office and function It Is Important that the blood be pine. When It Is In hitch a condition the 1-ody Is almost certain to bo healthy. A complaint nt this time Is cntanh In some of Its various forms. A slight cold develops the disease In the head. Droppings of corruption p.t.si-ini ; into the lungs bring on consumption. The onlv way to euro this disease is to purify the blood. The rnoU obstinate cases of catairli jleld to the medicinal powerw of Hood's Snrsaparllla as If by magic , simply bi--ause It icathcs the scat of the dUmt-e , i > iid by purifying and vitalizing the blood romovis the cause. Not only does Hood's Saixapai ill.i do this , but It gives rtnevvel vln"ito tin- whole system , making It possible fur health to reign feupreme. A s > rin. Old-Time Mcllioil of Calculi ! I ! UK Tliiif mill Mrlisiirliiii I ) l.s I n ll ITS. Sonio very old printing tint was brought to light the other day contains i urlous MU- ucstlons for making ceituln laltulation : , that will Interest many people , tj > s the Detiult Free Press. Ono of the faugmMions inns to the elfcct that a person imi > asurtaln the rate of his walking by the al.l of a striuc with a ideco of lead at Hie end of it 'Hu stling should bo knotted at distant rs of forty-four feet , which distance H tinUiih part of an English mile and biars tiniaino proportion to a mile that lulf a miniiti- bears to an hour. If the traveler , whin going at his usual gait , drops the lead , let ting the string slip through his baud , tin- number of l.nots which have rasscd in half a minute Indicates the number of Indies lie wall.a In an hour. An easy method of coircctly regulating a timepiece by the stars is suggested as fol lows : As the motion of the earth with regard to the fixed stars ( those that tv\inkle ) U uni form , tlmuplcies can In a most simple man ner bo correctly regulated by the stars with greater facility than by the sun. Choose n south window from which any fixed point , such as a chimney , side of a building , etc. , may bo seen. To llio sldo of the window attach a piece of cardboard bavins a hinall hole in It in such a manner that by looking through the hole toward the edcu of the elevated object tome fixed star may bt scon. The progress of the star mutt bo watched , and the Instant H vanishes behind the fixed point the observer must note the exait time It disappears. The following night the b.imo htar will vanish behind the same object three minutes and fifty-six seconds tooncr If a timepiece marks U o'clotU when the star vanishes one night , thu following night it will indicate thrco minutes and flftj-alx seconds less than 9. If the timepiece be faster or slower than the Indication of the star , then It has gained or lost the Indicated difference. If several cloudy nights follow the first ob'civatlon of the ttur. It Is only neiessary to multiply thrco minutes fiftj-slx seconds by ( ho number of da > s that have olapEcd hlnco the observation aiid the product deducted from the hour the cloch Indicates the first night olcur enough for the second observation gives the tlmo the clock or watch ought to show. The same star can only bo observed during n few weeks , for ab It gains nearly an hour In a fortnight , It will In n short tlrnu come to the meridian In broad daylight and bt-couio Invisible. In making the observations care must be taken that a planet la not chosen Instead of a star. Additional to the fact that the light of fixed stars twinkle , whllo that of plan ets h > steady because rcflocttid , a fauio means of dlHtlngulnhlni ; between them Is to first watch a certain star attentively for n few nights. If it elunges its place with regard to the other stars It is n planet , slnco the fixed stars appear to maintain the simo relative posltloi.B with regard to cuili otlit- ; , _ cnr.i.\Tii : > TIIKIII nr.vn , . ( Vri-inoiiliiiiN liK-liii-riilliin of INN SH- InnliMnJiHl ) . The second Incineration of the Chlnrno dovll occurred on hc-rond and Alder Btrcetu at I o'clock the other morning , relates the Pnrtliind Orcgonlan Ills majetrty's ashes wer carefully picked up and c-irrlt-d away , and now only a few blackened paving Htoiits it- main to mark the bpot vlicitonce the prou.l form of the splilt of the evil towered majestically over the crowd of admiring heathens. At 1 o'clock In the morning active and in dustrious Chinamen pciured foitli In ntrcair : , from ovcry nook anil corner of their Intg- ulur rrtil'lenuB , and communed the cnma.Iu aguliiBt thu evil one On both uldtu of the direct for a block jrcat ; Urea V.CTO . kindled at latcnuls of a tx. ; areUiivF = rfi ! > K YfML ! jjj& Furniture of antique ill l rn 1 now nil the IUKP. If micli fuinltiiro l oM. tinmvir. the l > lt.i-4Urc e > f llf po-'ti-isloii IH rliitih h null , fiippnl. l > lit. xt.iliis. 11 ilull tu nlsii , \\enl\fiieil Joints : itul In urn , jiiUv ili..v\i-lH mid unteadj l- ' f , an-not p.iytn. nt > noiiKli for the pltMSiiii1 of .I--UH i nlnn wllh the pnHt. It Is inonsMllsfiiitory to have those/ beautiful Hh.ipi s n pn diiced , and add con venience to jour oilier i-iijoymeiilp. We an1 onVllliK this tu-iifcoii nonirexart ropleN of famous old ph-i-ew of fill nit in . uC tin- lift riiitut.v. Wiriirodiiii | > ill. . \ n t tone of tinin iboK my. tinmilil tnminttl and tr.ip--lliKs Hiu i-m.iiHy II-HI-I I'M ' d Hcie U the lionndiHk of 11 liiofi-s-loiial 111 ill of tlilein < I , * 1 tllniw , IM > It I- u-i K-H-l to ill nv that ll Is tnoiv i-uim nl > nt than aiiv of tininoibin di-sk.s wliltli we plan with HO iniii-h i Hi. Ami It IH Ilium IIM lv ilfror itlvo In the room. It H III- a ili-itliiyuifliiMl pi-i from .inothi r i Gold koiit in 1 hliiv , should now bo titkoii cmt ) Put homo in jour mouth' 'Twill brinjj you < HJHJ nn uf thi'uo tiiitfu a duj' . 'Consult , BA5LEY , THIRD I'LOOK , 1'AXTON DLOCK TEL. rod. and two still lander firus blazed In the 1 middle of the street ut cither t-ud 't the ailejof fiaino thus fonni d Sv , .urns of t'elistl.ils he.ipul finl on UKSIlln.i , and other i < v\arni9 laid lulilnd each cutn mat , on whhh was plain ! a ul oil 1:111 c uiU'ii- ' Ing blailng piles uf sjirtd papi rs , du. < t pami full of e-iackers umi apples , and tins filled with Hand and tubs full of led candles ami punks. At eaeli mat sat a solitary ( Ylistlal , chucking papers Into the coal oil can anil feeding the laiger lire , adding an ouasl ri > al apple or cracker to appease the wiath whi > li the devil ini lit naturally IH- e.x- [ , pectcd to posruss at this deliberately laid plan to cremate him. 'Ihat personage him self occupied a hugo paplei-nutho tlhgy made In his likeness , and It would bo hanl to imagine him more evil looki'ig than ho wus thus ic-prcKontcd. A stand hail been oiected for this effigy and stood nt the south end of the block. At the other i-nd , suf ficiently far removed to Keep av\nj all ton- taglon of mil , was another and lamir stand containing a mlnlaturo joes hou.-.f. Hero were ilntu pilosts in ie > d robes , two in blue , and a small boy , also In blue , whoso duty It Eccmcd to be to continually llKht paper on a candlu in front of him ami ta-t the Hanilng sheets to the ground , tu hl.i own Infinite delight and the Imminent peril ot his flowing nether gaimcnts. In thi mubic aland were also hcvcral muslcliiKs , who dis coursed sounds hideous enough to reioiullo thu devil ut thu other end of the bloik to death by flio or any other way If liu could only cacnpo thu music. The priest chanted , the Chinese fi d thn fires , and the band plajoil nn , till I o'doik , when fconu- one seized the dovll , canhd hint twice down tint line between the Urea , and then he-avod him on a pjro prepniid r-.no- elally for thu purpofe , where liu crai-UI d merrily till the laat of his obnoxious fonu curled unit wicathed In smoke over the roofii of the dwellings of his subjects. Then ensued a grand xcraniblo for two tubs of holy water , which Hi neil at ea'h end cf the block. Whoever iot ; ono of the > i > when they had huen duly hlcpfiod eniiio Infer for unbounded good luck thu rest of the jcar. but the prlei > t intended to IIHMVO them for themselves , ra each was guarded by a policeman , who need his club liberally on any Chinaman who upprncchcd the tubs wllh Intent to talio , steal and carry away the tamo. Ono tub was taken before It was blenti d , but it was generally conceded Unit thl.i brought no good luck. The icthc-r was blamed In the regulation way. In a flirlm- mage over It the water wan upset an I the tub was cant em the flamex and dtauoycd. Ho the Chinaman who covctH a li-adplpu clncli on good luck will have to defer hl ainbltlotiM another ye.ir , This performance ! will be repealed at thin ncason In HUT U was wUncoiled by n great number of Chi nese and a few white people uf owllth tcn- dcnclofl. Hy C o'clock In the morning ovary vcstlgo of the froth Him nave a ft w Unites of charred , titfsuo paper had been removed , and no ono passing tin ouch would have HUKpcctrd that ho was ou the uccuo ul thu orgli-a juut de scribed ,