PT1E GRATIA TATTAr ) RT3E ; il , JA"N"UAItY 2L1S97. .
SPEG1RL NOTICES.
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tvlll lie ( nkrn until tUittt ) p. in , , fur
tlic rvc'iiltiK nnd ttitlll H | i. in. for tlio
iiioriilnur iinil Sunday edition * .
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ticrc-il check , cnn linvc ntimvrr ml-
IroNNiMl to u numbered letter In cure
of The Hoc. Aiirnvern no nililrcxxril
rvlll lin ilellvercil on prcKontntlon of
thn ( 'Iii-olc only.
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la n * voril ( herenfter. NolhliiK taken
for ICMH limn U.'c : for the llrxt ItiMcr-
llon. Tliene lulvcrtl-tuinc'iitn iiiimt lie
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SITUATIOXS WAX'I'UI ) .
WANTED , WOItK FOR PART OF DAY ; LADY
stenographer and bookkeeper. Four years' ex
perience. Addicts A 10 , Ilec oldce.
A-M231 S3
WAXTKI ) MALI3 IIKM * .
WANTED. AN IDEA ; V.'IIO CAN TIMNIC OF
scmo simple thlntt to patent ? Protect your
Ideas , they may bring you wealth ; write John
Wcdderburn & Co. , Dcpt. V. , Patent Attorneys ,
Washington. D. C. . for their $1,800 prize orfel
and a lint of 200 Inventions wanted. U CJ3
.TAILORS WANTED. CONTINENTAL CLOTHIng -
Ing Company , II M176
.10 rTvEEII SALARY AND EXPENSES PAID
saicsmcn ; experience not necessary ; permanent
position. The W. L. Kllno Co. , St. Louis , Mo.
1J-M732 F2
WANTED. TOUNd MAN TO ASSIST IN OF-
flcoj must bo n stenographer and good penman.
Address , giving age , experience , salary ex
pected nnd references , 1) C3 lice , It M23I
WAXTHI1PKSIAI.H HUM * .
J.'OH GOOD Gllrt.S CALL AT SCANDINAVIAN
Y. W. C. Association Home , 2U1S Davenport
st. C-M2J7 F3
FOIl 11KXT IIOUSICS.
HOUSES IN ALL PARTS OF THE CITY. THE
O. F. Davis Company , 1103 Farnam. D ! G
lOUSE.S ; 1JENEWA & CO. . 103 N. 1STH ST.
D-C37
MODERN HOUSES ; C. A. STAUR 023 N Y LIFE
D-C33
CHOICE HOUSES AND COTTAC5ES ALL OVER
the city , 13 to 130. Fidelity , 1702 Farnam st.
D-C33
HOUSES , WALLACE. 11ROWN BLOCK. 1CTII
nnd Jlouglas. D-CIO
HOUSES. FROM J3 UP ; LARGE LIST. Mo-
Cnc'ic Investment Co. , 130C Dodgs street.
street.DCU
D-CU
HOUSES FLATS , OARVIN 11ROS , 1013 FARNAM
D-CI3
FOR RENT , 812 N. 30TII BT. , 7-ROOM MODERN
house ; | 20 per month. Inquire on premise * .
' D-CII
HOUSES FOH RENT. liEMIS , PAXTON IlLK.
D-M3C1
0-ItOOM FURNISHED HOUSE ; MODERN 1M-
provcincnts ; paved street. 1911 Wlrt street.
D-171 21
ELEfJANT 10-ROOM I1RICIC JIOUSE 503 S.
25\h. F. I ) . Wcad , R. E.t I > jans nnd In
vestments , ICtli and Douglas. D M19I 31
MODERN FLAT LANUE TTLOCK. COO 8. 13T1L
D-M223 ri8
FOR RENT. A SEVEN-ROOM MODERN COT-
tuge ; with bath ; nlso nice burn ; $30 per month
with barn , or J23 without barn. 1727 Georgia
nvrnuo. D 210 25
FOIl HEXT FimXISIIHI ) I100.1IS.
FURNISHED C ROOMS FOR HOUSEKEEPING
2 for lluht housekeeping. CU S. 17th Ave.
E-MOOC
t
S FURN1SED ROOMS FOR HOUSEKEEPING
for man nnd wife. Rent taken In board 319 N.
E-101
KICELY FURNISHED ROOMS , GOOD ROAHD.
latcs reasonable. The Rose. 2020 Ilarney.
F M007 23
JIODERN SOUTH ROOMS , GOOD liX\RD J.1 CO
tip. GU N. 191h st. F-MI7123'
HOOMS AND HOARD , FROM JS.&o'lJiTTloIjI
crn conveniences. GIG N. 19th. F M20I 23 *
FOR UiXTSTOUHS AX1) OFFICES.
FOR RENT , THE 4-STORY 11RICK UUILDINO
Bt 910 Farnam hi. This building has a nreproof
cement basement , complete steam heating fix
tures ; water on nil doors ; gas , etc. Apply at
the olllco of The Hee. 1 910
WAXTI3I1 TO ItRXT.
WANTED. 1JY YOUNG U\DY. ROOM AND
board In private family where- then * are no
children. Address D CO' . Ilec. K M23J 2t
WANTED. TWO FURNIS HED SLfiFpINO
rooms , on fame lloor ; conl stove and bath-
within flftrvn minutes' walk of poslollko Ad-
drcsa D C3. Hee. IC M2S7 22'
STOHAOU.
OM. VAN & STORAGE. 1113 FARNAM TEU 1339
_ _ _ _ _ _ _
PACIFIC STORAGE AND WAREHOUSE CoT
. SOS-010 Jones , General storage and forwordlns
* . M-r.ia
AVAXTID TO
KOH CASH. OMAHA HAVINGS HANK ACcounts -
counts ; give aniuunt nnd discount. Address ,
U 4. lice. N5t
_
WANTED , A SEUOND-IIAND SAFE , CHEAP.
Call or address No. 1C , lUrkcr block.
FOIl SAI.I3llISCnM.AMOfS.
CHEAPEST HARDWOOD WOVEN CORN UR1I1-
bclng made , C. H. Lee. 001 Douglas. Q-G1S
SLEIGHS , SINGLE AND TlOUULE. jlELOW
coat. Drummond Carriage Co. Q S03-F4
FOR SALE , FINE NEW niOII.aRADE JIc
cc ; > 39. Omaha IJIcyclo Co. , 32.1 N. ICtli st.
Q-314
1'Olt SALE. A NEW KIM11ALL PIANO , NEVER
hcin used ; u bargain for cueh. Address E 3.
Hec. Q 249 23
Ktm ro\V ; RICH MILKER ; SHORT HORN ;
Kind In every way ; & years olJ ; well broken :
cany milker. E C , Hee. y-M23322
IIATHS. I3TO.
JIME. SMITH. 1121 DOUCUVS , HOOM C ; MASsage -
sago und steam baths. T M193-23 *
MISS AMES. VAPOR UATHS. MASSAGE , 807
8. 13th t. , rcum 3. T MM3 F5 >
PHIISOXAL.
| 23.00 RUPTL'HE CUHED-TILI. MARCH 15
for (23.00 ; no palm no detention from business ;
wo refer to hundreds of patients cured. The
O , E. MlUer Co. . 717 New York Life Uldg. .
Omnha. U CI3
WANTED , MEN AND WOMEN TO ADVER-
HBO our goods In ev-ry county In Nebraska ;
Kowl pay ; tend etamp for particulars. E. a ,
Co. , 1019 Ilarney st. , Onmhu , Nub.
, _ , _ U-C31 JS
.VIAVl FOR UTERINE TROUIJLES. 340-8 HEE
bldg. Physician , conaulatlun or health book
_ j [ i _ _ _ U-720
UATHS , MASSAGE. MME. POST. 319V4 S. 1JTII.
U-C50
CAHt & PEGAU. HUCCESSOR8 TO M'M.
Lylu Dickey Co. . have removed to 120 N. 15th.
. . U M939 FU
TWO IIOMELEfS HOYS , AGKS 0 AND 13.
wnnt liuint'B In the country. Address A , W.
C'laik , Superintendent Hoys' and Girls' Aid So
ciety , 317 Hoard ot Trade lllds. Omnhn , Neb.
L'-JM a *
r
MU.MEV TO LOAN HEAL ESTATE.
ANTHONY IX > AN & TRUST CO , . 515 N , Y. I. ;
cju-.ck money at low rules for cholcu t aim loans
In lowu , northern Missouri , caitum Nebraska.
W-CJ3
CITY LOANS. C. A. STARR , t > :3 K. Y. LIFE.
, \V-Ci4
HONEY TO LOAN ON IMPROVED OMAHA
n > al estate. Ilrennan , Love Co. , Paxton block.
ON IMPROVED & UNIMPROVED CITY
prcpuly , W. Furnam Smith & Co. , 13W Farnam.
W G6
MONHV TO LOAN AT LOW RATES ] TlTB
O. F , Davis Co. , lm _ Furnam St. W-W7
NONEY TO TOAN ON IMPROVED OMAHA
property. U. H. Mortgage & Trust Company.
New York. Voity & Thomas , Agents , No. 207
First National Hank Hldg. W-C5D
SOONEY , LOAN OMAHA PROPERTY LOWEST
rates ; building loam wanted. Fidelity Tiutt Co.
E I'ini CENT MONEY TO IXAN ON DMA 1 1 A
properly , Ntb. furum. W. U. Melklo 1st Null , Ills
W-6W
aiOXUY TO MJAX C
MONEY TO LOAN ON FURNITURE , PIANOS ,
hones , wngons. etc. ; at lowrit rates In city :
no rcmovnl of goods ; ttrlctly confidential ; you
can tmy the limn ort nt any tlm * cr In any
mount. OMAHA MORTGAGE LOAN CO. ,
cos HO. icth st.
_ . X-6 l
MONEY TO LOAN. 30. CO , 90 DAYS : FURN-
ture , tilnnos , etc. DufI Green room S Darker blk.
COMMERCIALLOAN OFFICE REOPENED
for l > u lnct < nl HIS Douglas. At Altman. pro *
prletor. X 151 : i
JIUSIMS3 CIIAXCI3S.
FOIl SALE. AUOUT 2,000 LltH. MINION TYI'E.
CO Ibg. agate. 1(0 pair two-llilnl en son , 40
double Iron stands for two-third enter This
material was uttd on The Omaha lice , and U
In fairly Kood condition. Will be Bold cheap
In bulk or In quantities to suit purchaser.
Apply In person or by mall to The Ili > e Pub-
JUfhjm Coinimny , jamaha. Neb. _ V 713
" ' ' '
TO OBT IN on "OUT'OF ' liusiNnsTao'To'j.'j.
'J ' 1"Nnt'Uk.lJutIdlnB.Y-K8 _
- - * no INTIriI ST 1 iw-i i * t * *
IlourlnR mill ; water power nnJ u 7J-barrel
team roller mill on railroad : for rale i
will cxehnngo for good clear land. Address
D 61. Hee. Y-M210F1S
foil HALE-J500.M CASH 11UYS A WELL E3-
tubllslieil , strictly cash biiflncss. on nccmint of
jlcatli. Address U 07. lice. Y M4S 22
WANTED. PARTNER "WITH JCOO.CO ; THIS IS
n rare chance nnd worthy of Invcitlgnllon ,
A'ddrees U 1 , care Ilec. Y-247 23
HNAI'-OOOD PAYINO HANI ) LAl'NDRY IN
tlirlvlne city of 1,500 InhnhltntitK , fnr pnlo nt
n barKiiln ; my reason for rclUmr , have Interest
In Eteiun laundry In southern Nebraska. Ad
dress ( ho Thurston Republic , I'cnder , Neb.
Y M2SD 23
FOR IXCIIA\OI : .
TEN LOTS IN LINCOLN ; HOUSE AND LOT
In Hebron , nnd some money , to trndc for boots
mid shoes or gents' furnishing. Address Lock
Dox 14. Hebron , Neb. Z MS33 22
ICO ACRES FARM FOR TItAUE FOIl J500 HARness -
ness stock. Chris Techarncr , Long Tine , Neb.
/ M2S9 22 *
roil BALI ; iiKAi , ESTATE.
AILS 1'IIACTS. THE I1YRON REED COMPANY.
RE-GC3
HOUSES. LOTS , FARMS. LANDS. LOANS-
Qco. 1' . licmls Jlonl Entato Co. , Paxton blk.
HE 654
OMAHA SAVINOS HANK ACCOUNTS TAKEN
at par In rxchnriKe for houses and lots. ( Alter
or part. ) The Dyron Heed Co. HE Sid
ACCOUNTS IN THE OMAHA SAVINO3 HANIC
taken at par for real estate at present low
values. Ocorgo O. Wallace. Drown block , ICtli
nnd Douglas. HE SIS
A LOT , 33X117 , WITH 7-UOOM HOUSE. NEAU
IIlKh school , for J1.SCO.CO ; nUo vncimt lot , tame
size , for I1.2CO.OO Each bns everlasting pavement -
mont and sldewnlk , all paid for ; south fronts ;
act quickly. 721 N. Y. Life. RE MSB 22
I1AXCIXCJ SCHOOL.
MOIIAND'S , 1510 HARNEY , FOR PRIVATE
and clabs lemons dally ; always open.
open.SOGF4
SAFI5S.
NEW AND SECOND-HAND SAFES : SAFE RE-
pairing. J. J. Derlght , 1116 Farnam.M710
M710 F3
FINANCIAL.
LIFE INS. POLICIES IJOUGHT. W. F. 1IOLDEN
CGO
\VAXTHITO IIOHKOW.
TO I1ORROW , J1CO.OO , SIX MONTHS , GOOD
security ; good rate of Interest. Address C 03 ,
lice. CS ! > 30 *
LET US SELL YOU A MORTGAGE OH MAKE
a loan for you on either farm or city prop
erty. F. I ) . Wend , Gilt Edge Securities.
ICtli and Dougliis. S20 31
11UILDIXG AX1J I.OAX ASSOCIATIONS.
SHARES IN MUTUAL L. & H. ASS'N PAYS C.
7 , 8 per cent when 1 , 2 , 3 ycnrs old ; always re
deemable. 1701 Farnam St. Nattlneer. Sec.ccs
ccs
now TO OIT A HOME : on sncunn GOOD
Interest on savings. Apply to Omnlia L. & IJ.
Ass'n , 1704 Karnnin. a. M. Nattlnger , Sec.
CO
MUSIC , AIIT AXD LAXRUARIS.
GROUCH F. ClKLLKNllECK. liANJO. MANUO.
lln nml guitar teacher , lloom 412 lice Hlilg.
Tel. 2JS. 1M )
O HY THK DAY ; WOUIC Gl'AIl-
nntceil. C 39 , Ilec. M22I 21 *
MASUlUSHADi : COSTUMI3S.
THKO LIEHKN , AK-SA11-I1EN COSTl'MER , 02' ' )
H. 13tli ; largest stock masquerade ami tlient-
rlinl goods In the west. X1S53 FS
IMIYSICAIj CULTUItn.
KI.OCUTION. MHS. W. N. DOIiWAHU. 623 N.
19th. M7CS P2
li-UHXlTUHU 1'ACICIJD.
SI. S. WALKIN'S THICKS ON FUItNI-
ture | > acUlns , repairing , upholstering ; nmt-
trcRtcs mmlci anil renovated ; 21U C'uiatng. Tel.
1331.
FOH KENT Kft-ACHE FAIIM. NKAR FOIIT
Crook , Saipy county. Sclby , 1C03 Farnum.
SEWIXO MAC1IINKS AMI SUl'I'MKS.
NEW HOME. HOUSEHOLD AND WHITE
cowing machine olllcc , 15H Cop , Avc , Tel. JS74.
CT/
SlIOUTHAXn AXD TYI'KWHITIXH.
A. C. VAN SANT'S SCHOOL , , 613 N. V. LIFE.
C72
AT"OMAHA uusiCoLLUGE ; ICTH & DOUGLAS.
C73
I'AW'MlUOIvlSHS.
II. SIAIIOWITZ LOANS SIONUV. 18 N. 16 ST.
67)
'I'Vl'KWllITISUS.
GET THE HKST TYI'EWKITEIIS ; SUPPLIES !
r pnlrs. United Typewriter & Supplies Co. ,
.C12 Farnnni St. C70 Juno-30
WILL SELL" SMITH PREMIER "TYPEWRIT-
cr. In good condition ; cheap. Address D Cr.
Hee. -M21'0 13
LOST.
STRAYED FHOXI tOLONADE BTAULE.3 , FIFteenth -
teenth and Jackson vtrectn , Omaha , pull1 of
mules ; ono black mare mule , one liorno mule.
Lost M23G : ;
LADIES' COLD WATCH , CHAIN AND CHARM.
Return to thU olllco nnd get reward.
Lost-MMl 21
MI2UICAL.
THE PEOPLE'S DISPENSARY NEVER FAILS
to tustore the period or correct IrreKUlarltlc.i )
lady attendants. 15- . ! Douglas stieet.
stieet.M210 IS
SUES & CO. ,
PATENT SOLICITORS ,
IICO Ilulldlll ! ! .
Oiaahii. Neb
Advlco and I'.uo nt Hook
KltEE
THE
PRINTS DAILY TUB MOST COMPLETE
SPOUTING NEWS. THE SPOUTING DE-
1'AHTMKNT OP TUB OMAHA SUNDAY
I1BB IS UNUXGELLED.
NOTICE.
Notice * is hereby iIven ; thnt the firm of
A. C. Adiunit & Co , la this dny mutually
dlBgolved , A. C , Adams retiring nnd George
T. alaeomlnl continuing the luiMlnusa , who
will nasuino all llabllltlca and collect nil
accounts.
A. C. ADAMS ,
U. T. QIAUOMINI.
Omalm , Jnn. 20 , 1897.
J21d It M-H
B Pozzoni's Complexion
I Powntm produces a toft and beautiful eUlni
I it coiubluea every oluinout of beauty auu
I putlty ,
GROCERS MEET AND DINE
Omaha Retail Grocers' Association Holds Its
First Annual Banquet.
SOUTH OMAHA BRETHREN PARTICIPATE
I'rrllinlimr.v HIIIIICNN ; | SeNNloii Devoted
tci a DlneiiNxlott of AclvlNitliHUy
of AiliipUtiPT a Strletly
Cn.ili System.
One hundred retail grocers of Omaha and
South Omaha closed their stores last even
ing and gathered at the Commercial club
for the first nnnunl meeting and banquet
ot the Re-tall Grocers'.association. There
waa a lively discussion upon the dcalr.a-
blllty of adopting the cash system through
out the two cltlea nt the meeting which
preceded the banquet. The banquet was a
feast of good things supplied by the whole
sale grocers of this city , nnd this wns fol
lowed by n feast of reason that lasted till
near the small hours ot the morning.
President Courtney called the assemblage
togetherohortly after 8 o'clock , ami an
nounced that It had been decided to have an
open dlscuralon upon the feasibility of es
tablishing the cash system among the gro
cers of the city.
Charles F. Shaw , of Shaw & Fell , was
the first speaker , ana earnestly pleaded for
the adoption of a cash basis for the retail
grocery trade. Ho estimated that a grocer
who did a business amounting to $30,000
annually , would save about $4,000 , or nearly
12 per cent , by adhering to such a scheme.
The saving would come through discounts
on bills for * goods purchased , which the re-
taller would then bo able to pay caah for ;
from the hire ot ono loss clerk ; from the
absence of any loss through poor accounts
and goods that left the store uncharged.
Charles Ilanloy also endorsed the propo
sition. Ho argudd that all the necessaries
of life should bo purchased for cash nnd
cash alone. The grocer would bo benefited.
Ho would then have moro tlmo to attend
strictly to buying and selling. He could
buy cheaper for spot caah. The consumer
would be benefited because ho would be
given better service.
George F. Munro appeared as the champion
of the credit system , maintaining that the
proof of the pudding was In the c.itlng , and
that all the grocery firms In Omaha that
had tried to do a cash business had failed.
Ho believed It to bo Impossible for a single
line grocery store to do a strictly cosh busi
ness In Omaha toJay. Ho said Iho credit
man could sell ns cheaply as the caah grocer.
If the credit man sustained losses It waa
because of his poor Judgment of human na
ture , nnd not because of an evil In the credit
system.
F. II. Jones said the great bulk of the
world's business wns done on paper , nnd It
would bo Impossible to start a cash system
among the grocery trade of such n great
city. The people ot Omaha were In the main
dopandent on salaries. The could not have
money In their pockets every day , but must
wait for the end of the month to roll around
before they could pay their bills. Ho bo-
llovcd It was possible for any grocer to cut
down his outstanding bills. Ho had given
his greatest attention to the matter during
the year just closed , and had succeeded In
lowering his outside bills by $1,100.
Fred Drowlug spoke briefly against the
cash system , saying that Judgment was the
ono thing needed to make a success out of
the cridlt system.
E. O. Hastings said that a grocer who
wanted to start the cash system should have
only CO cents capital or ho should have n
capital of $100,000. Ho regarded the measure
proposed as extremely Impracticable.
Secretary Johnson remarked that It made
him weary to go to the theaters , only to see
people In the front seats and In the boxca
who had owed him grocery bills for moro
than six months.
Mr. Evans favored the cash system. Ho"
closed the discussion with a vigorous appeal
for Its adoption. Ho said that If ho could
have all the money he had honestly made lu
the grocery business during the past ten
years , he would now bo able to retire.
The opinion of the association was ex
pressed by a viva voce vote , the majority ap
parently being opposed to the adoption of the
cash system nt the present time.
The centurions then adjourned to the ban
quet room , where nn elaborate feast had
been spread. After a half dozen courses had
been disposed of and the cigars lighted , the
presiding ofllccr rapped for order and opened
the post-prandial exercises.
President Courtney extended a hearty wel
come to the members of the Ciisoctatlon
and to the visitors present. He mctloned
the names of the wholesale firms that had
contributed to the success of the occasion
by providing the menu served. On behalf of
the association he expressed the thanks of
the body for 'those favors.
In briefly reviewing the year's work ot
the association ho commented on the encour
agement of strength tint had come through
the union to the retail grocers of the city.
Ho urged the members to build firmly , to
deal fairly nnd squarely with the trade
and with < the association , and to count It an
honor to bo enrolled In the band of Omaha
retail grocers.
F. A. Jones said the association had nl-
rcady made Itself felt cs n power in Omaha.
Ho believed there was a better time coming
and that when the clouds of adversity had
rolled by the full force of 'the ' old saw.
"In union there Is strength , " would be beat
realized.
George F. Munro wofl called for from
several parts of the room simultaneously.
Ho gained the approbation of his fellow
grocers at the start by relating several good
stories. Ho then praised the association
nnd patted the members on the back.
Ho declared the Omnha grocers were not
only a lot ot sterling business men. but were ,
ns well , a set of meat genial fellows. He
was glad they had assembled at the tables ,
for ho believed that It was there that the
troubles , the cares ami the tolls of the gro
cery world wcro forgotten , and that It wan
Isca
Not lee cif Kale liy Iteuulver nf Aiucrl-
ean Iiomi null TiMiHt Ciiinpniiy.
Notice la hereby given that I , the tinder-
olBiied , ns receiver of the business , property
nnd assets of the American Loan nnd Trust
Compi' y , pursuant to an order of the
clrciu'r court of the United States , within
ami for the Ulotrlct of Nebraska , made on
the iJth dny of January. i < a" , In tlio Hull
therein pending wherein John A. Ordwuy
nnd otluTH are I'onipliiliuintH nnd the Ameri
can Loan and Trust Company Is dufc-mlunt ,
will , nt 10 o'clock In the forenoon on the
first day of February , U97 , In my olllco at
No. 1CI7 Farnam htrtict , In the City of
Omaha , In the County of Douglas nnd
Stnto of Nebraska , Hull at public unction
all the property , assets niul Interests of
the American Loan und TrtiHt Company
remaining In my hnmlH or In the Cutiuls of
any other pernoiiH nucountnulo to mu there
for , to the hlKhcrtt bidder or hidden * for
citi.li. The said property , nssotH and In-
terBtH nro moro particularly described In
my upcelal rcportH filed In said milt In ald
court on the 3rd clay of October , 1E9D , and
the lIUli day of January , iKUT. upon which ,
In connection with the record In Bald suit
the snld order of the court IH based , in
addition to my rcrortH on file 'ir.il tlio
rotoril In : ild milt I will nernonally glvo
Bturh information from my bookx or other
wise ( IH may bo requested by any Interested
person touching the property herein adver
tised for Hale.
Dated this 10th day of January , 1S97.
. PHILIP POTTER ,
Montgomery & Hall , Uccelvc-r.
Attorneys. Jicdiotm
DUFFY'S
PURE MALT WHISKEY
All Druggists.
there that the membMwtamo to know cacl
other belter. H wns 'lit- ' means of giving
the grocera nn opportunity to know some
thing cMo nave n life of drudgery. He re
turned thanks to the' press of the city for
having encouraged tho. .association In It :
work , nnd said the newspapers had helper
correct the erroneous notion that the Omaha
groccM had banded together for the sole
purpose of raising the \nlccs \ on the nccca-
nltlca ot life.
J. G. Hnyzlott responded briefly to the
toast , "South Omaha.1' Ho pleaded a long
Journey homeward as an , excuse from nn ex
tended address and \\as dismissed with the
blessing of his fellows , ,
Mr. Cady of Cady A. Dradon recounted In
a most happy manner the experiences ot the
man behind Iho counter. Ho told of the
women who asked If hl < s soap was fresh ant )
of their t'lsttrs , who perplexed the grocers
by asking other silly quritlons.
Ho narrated briefly the history of the
Omaha grocery trnde. In 1S56 Henry I'um't '
kept a small grocery store here , one of the
first thnt deserved the t'tlo ' In the city. Ten
years later there were about n dozen cro-
cerv firms , among whom were Clark &
French , Crclghton & Morgan , W. II. King.
No goods were ever delivered west of Eigh
teenth street. Then the population was about
15.000. Now the trade bad so increased that
representatives of 25G grocery firms nut
around the 'banquet ' board to celebrate the
EtlcccD3 that had attended them during the
past year nnd to Join lu n cordial reunion.
Charles Hanley said that frequent meetings
similar to the ono that had called the Omaha
grocerymcn together could not but prove
beneficial to all Intercatcd. Several former
attempts had been mndo to organize such a
union , but this was the first thnt had proven
successful.
C. F. Shaw of Shaw & Fell , said some ono
had remarked that a man who entered the
grocery business was a fool. For hla part
ho was glad thnt ho wns one of those fools.
Ho did not bellevo that the work was nlto-
gcther ono ot drudgery. iHo took a crack
at ono of the previous speakers by saying
thnt ho had once heard him remark that he
would rather bo an Omaha grocer than
mayor of the city. Ho understood that gen
tleman had slnco modified his views on this
subject. Mr. Munro blushed. The others
laughed.
W. H. Olln of South Omaha said the
grocers had everything to gain and nothing
to lese by maintaining n thorough orgnnlzn-
tlon. Ho related a number of stories and
applied tholr morals tu thenwoelntlon. . Ho
said capital organized for Its own protection
Inbor the same way. He could see no good
reason why the trades people should not
stand by each other for their mutual protec
tion.
tion.E.
E. T. Johnson , secretary of the association ,
the man who It was declared had done more
than anyone clao to promote the success of
the association , was numerously called for.
In his response ho said thnt there had been
but thirty-seven members when the associa
tion started eight months ngo. Now the
rolls contained the names of 118 members.
Ho read the annual financial report , which
showed the treasury to bo In a flourishing
condition. _
HOW OM-5 THOMPSON WAS III2CI2IVI3I }
CireiiiiiNfitiitlnl ICvliIenee Wan Strong.
Yet 1'itINiAVKhnl. .
Shepard Thompson , n negro driver for
Thomas J. Foley , 2318 Douglas street , was
currying his horses out In the barn yes
terday afternoon , wficn n stranger In the
person of II. Hnld drpppcd In for a few min
utes' conversation. Thompson's vest hung
upon a nail nearby. Jnone of the pockets
wns ? 3. Hold felt of the vest and admired
Its texture , so Thompson says.
After Hnld hnd gone Thompson went to
his vest nnd failed 'lo ; find the money ho
had left there. Rushing out of the place ho
overtook Hnld nnd accused him of stealing
the money. This the other angrily denied.
A scufllo ensued , In which the negro had
the best of it , and lift was Industriously en
gaged In hauling Hnld along the sidewalk
to the nearest pntrol box when nn ofllccr
appeared nnd placed them botli under ar
rest.
rest.At
At the stntlon Th'ompson insisted thnt
Hnld had bereft htm of his coin , and n
charge of larceny wps placed opposite his
name. When It eamo Thompson's turn to
bo searched Jailer Dooley had no difficulty
In locating the three silver dollars in the
lining of the man's vest.
Hald was discharged , and ho thereupon
swore out a warrant for Thompson's ar
rest , charging him with assault and bat
tery. The negro could not glvo ball , so
wns locked up until he shall appear before
Judge Gordon today.
LOCAL muvrriF.s.
E. Aylcsworth reported to the police
Wednesday the loss" of a ? 10 overcoat , stolen
from his room , near Thirteenth and Doug
las streets.
The Omaha Water company hns commenced
suit against the city of South Omaha to re-
.cover $0,510.10 alleged to be duo to the com
pany for hydrant rental for the year 1S3C.
Alex Guenthcr has been unanimously
elected to the leadership of the Orpheus
Singing society until the body can decide
upon a leader whom It is proposed to obtain
from abroad.
At a brief special meeting of the Hoard
of FIre and Police Commissioners Wednes
day the protest against the granting of a
liquor license to William Young at 2032 Sher
man avenue was set for hearing on Satur
day evening at 7:30 : o'clock.
Superintendent Pearse has Issnis-d a requc&t
that all children who 'have not yet attended
school and who are of school ago : irment
themselves nt the school hoiibo In the dis
trict In which t'Uty ' reside next Monday mornIng -
Ing , that they may be enrolled.
The relatives of IS-y ar-old Oscar Young ,
who live In Havrn&vllle , Kan. , have re
quested the police to trace the whereabouts
of the young man , who baa not been heard
from elnce last fc'epteml-cr. At that time
ho left Norfolk , this state , to come to
Omaha.
Commissioner Utt of the Commercial club
has directed letters to the Nebraska senatoru
and representatives In congress expressing
the wlsn of the club thn they ueo their In-
Iluenco In favor of the Loud bill , the Torrey
bankrupt bill and the bill for the protection
of American chicory.
KOKKUAST V TODAY'S AVI5ATII13II.
SIIIMVH , FolliMveil liy Mueli Collier
Weather ) Xorlh AVI mix.
WASHINGTON , Jan. 21. Tie forecast for
Friday Is :
For Nebraska , South Dakota and Colorado
rado Slight snawH Friday nnd Saturday ;
much colder ; north winds.
For Missouri Fair , followed In north by
light rain ; mio\v Friday night or evening ;
colder Friday night ; winds shifting to
northwest.
For Iowa-Light nr.ows ; colder , north
wlnd.s. , .
For Knnsns-aenera.lly fair during the
clay ; possibly local HHOWJI and much coJdtr-
northwest winds durlnv evening or night.
I.cienl Kceoril.
OFFICE OF THE WEATHER mjP.EAU.
OMAHA , Jun. 21. Ornnna record of rainfall
nnd tompernturo compared with cor
responding Uuy of thtiiliast tbreo years :
; ! H07. ISM. U93. 1S3I.
Maximum tetnpenmrq. . 43 H 31 23
Minimum temperature. , 21 : > ! 11 C
Avarngo temperature , . . , ' , 32 3S 21 17
, . , V V
Ujl. ( ! !
Rainfall .
, . .00 .00 .00 T
Record of tcmpcrnttfro and precipitation
at Omnhu for the dtiy"nnd since .March j ,
JCt7v *
Normal temperaturefbi - the day 1(1 (
Exccsa for the day..1 : * . 10
Accumulated exces.s ulnco March 1 203
Normal precipitation for the day. . .02 Inch
Deficiency for the day Winch
Total precipitation slnuc Men. 1..30.01 Inches
Exeesa Hlnco 5Iarch l. j , 5.31 inches
IJetlclency correBp'jrperiod 1S30..1M6 inches
Dt'tlelency correap't' period .
1K33..15.37 Inches
rlH from Sliitloiix at M 11. in.
Seventy-fifth meridian time.
T Indicates trace of precipitation ,
L. A. WELSH ,
Local forecast
NEW MEANS OF ILLUMINATION
Discovery of the Missing Link Eotwoon the
X Ray nnd Ordinary Light ,
MANY SUBSTANCES STORE UP SUNLIGHT
Speculation on the Achievement
nit Alnltiunu I'rofcNNor 1'hotn-
i * Til U i-n liy
of Stored LlK
The wonders of X-rays linvo been very
much overdone lately , but hero la n bona Mo
achievement which surpasses anything thnt
has been accomplished In this line. I'rot.
A. R McKlssIck of the Auburn. Aln. , 1'oly-
teclinlc Instltuto hns demonstrated thnt a
piece of coirinon gratuilntcd sugar which hr.a
been exposetl to direct ounllght for two
hours nnd then placed In n dark room with
a photographic pinto will emit light enough
to photograph several email objects on the
pinto through an Intervening thickness of
two and one-half Inches of wood.
The merit of the announcement of this
discovery lies In Us legitimacy. 1'rof. Mc-
KUslck Is a recognized authority In his de
partment. He does not elnlm to have dis
covered that sunlight Is otorcd In and nftcr-
ward given off by certain Inanimate ob
jects. That Is the theory of Hecqucrel , well
known to the scientific world. Hut ho him
reduced this theory to a practical working
basis. lite experiments prove the word
"darkness" to bo only a very relative term.
Total dntkcess cannot exist In fact. Ob
jects all around us ere continually storing
up sunlight during the tlay and giving It oft
nt night. The human eye la not finely
enough attuned to such light , rays na to bo
able to detect them , but the raya exist , ns
is proved by the photographic plate. Prof.
McICtsalck gives a long list of substances
whlcn are continually storing up sunlight
miring tlio day nnd then emitting It nt
night with such an X-ray Intensity as to
cause It to penetrate surrounding objects
such as tables , chairs , clothing , etc. a won
derful physical or chemical transformation
of the sun's rays.
A POSSIULH I3XPLANAT10M.
This discovery Involved the question of
how certain animals nro enabled to sco in
darkness. A cat will prowl safely about a
dark room or a horse will gallop furiously
along a dark road under conditions which
would not allow a man to sec his hand before
bis race. How do they do It ? Are they
enabled to sec beam , of previously ttorcd
up sunlight ? It has been contested that
there Is some light by means of which ani
mals nro enabled to ECO ; that If total dark
ness existed not even n cat could sco nround
a dark room. The old time scientist who
made this statement bulldcd better than ho
was aware of. It is now contended that
n cat Is enabled to see In the dark by the
light emitted from Its own eyes. Prof. Von
Helcnholtz was enabled a short while be
fore he dl&fl to take a photograph of his
own eycu In a dark room by means of a
light of his own eyes. Now , If some scien
tist wcro to discover that the human cyo
omitted a light of X-ray properties , the old
tnying reid'.ivo to tlio uurning quality of a
person's glance would liavo some- founda
tion in fact.
First , ns to the discovery of Uccqucrcl :
Uocquerel discovered thnt certain chemical
substances were constantly storing sunlight
nnrt then radiating It under favorable condi
tions. Thus uranium after being exposed
to direct sunlight for a u w hours WES found
to emit the stored energy in fine streams of
light for long porlods of tlmo. Subse
quently It was found that the period of dls-
lie'-slon Is Indefinite , for recent reports from
Kuropo state that substancca acted upon by
sunlight ten months ago are still radiating
light-rays strong enough to affect a sensitive
plate , oven though no direct sunlight had
acUd upon them In the meantime. Thus It
wns found thnt certain substances are really
storage batierlm of light in almost Inter
minable quantity , nocquerol's field , however -
over , was limited. It remained for Prof.
MeK'IssIek to develop the
theory and dis
cover Its Inherent ami most picturesque quai-
tlcs. Concerning his discovery ho bays ns
follows :
SUBSTANCES ARSOUn UOIIT.
"Some tlmo ago Hecqucrel discovered lhat
certain uranium salts emitted after exposure
to sunlight radiation which , like the Hocnt-
gcn rajs , could pass through thin plates of
iliiminnm or cardboard and affect a p'n'.a-
grnpblc plate belrlnd , and also that these
a/s could bo polarized , refrnctcd and re-
iected. He found that the potassium plat-
num compound of aurnnlum after exposure
to sunlight emitted these rays for many
days.
"Inasmuch as the Roentgen rays cnn pass
hrough aluminum or cardboard , but cannot
> e polarized or refracted , nnd reflected only
slightly , it seems that the Hecquercl ray Is
he connecting link between the Roentgen
rays and ordinary light.
"U occurred to mo that probably a great
nany of the fluorescent and phosphorescent
ompounds would give radiations of this
; lnd , and with this Idea I tried all of the
tnown fluorescent and phosphorescent coin-
> ounds available , and found that the follow-
ng gave these radiations after an exposure
o aunllght : Lithium , chloride , barium sill-
) hlde , calcium sulphate , quinine chloride ,
tulnlno sulphate , calcium nitrate , sodium
ungstato , stereln , uranium acetate , ammo-
ilum phospho-molybclato , chalk , glucose and
suu' : .
"In making thcso experiments the articles
o bo photographed \vuro placed in contact
vllli a particularly sensitive pinto in n plato
> older. Tlio cover was then put on and
ho substance , after an exposure to the sun-
Ight for two hours , was sprinkled over the
cover of the pinto holder. The plato holder
vas then carefully covered with a dark cloth ,
n order that there niluht not bo any chance
of ordinary light acting on the plato. The
Imo of exposure varied from thirty-six to
seventy-two hours , the tlmo varying with
llffercnt substances. A slow plate wna used
vitii nnllnarv dovcloner and flxlnz bath.
1'KCULIAR EFFECTS ON NEGATIVES.
"Somo of the negatives obtained wcro
much clearer than others and some peculiar
effects aside from tlio pure lighting ; elfcct
vcro obtained. An examination of the
dates will shovthin. . Figure I Is a pho-
ograph of two keys and two copper cents
aken in the dark with uranium nitrate ,
'ho peculiar effect connected with the
adlatlon already mentioned Is that gencr-
illy moro thnn ono Imago of an object Is
> reduced on the plato ( although the object
ins boon placed In contact with It ) . Close
nspoctlon will show this to bo the cnso.
'or simplicity I call the sharper or moro
iro'nounccd Imago the primary nnd the less
listlnct the secondary , the latter being
narked with the letter "a , "
"Of nil Bubslnnces tried I found that
vhlto granulated sugar gave the best re-
ulto. Figure 2 Is a photograph of a key ,
lirco copper cents and an Irregular plccti
of glass obtained from the light emitted
rom a small quantity of sugar ( secondary
mages marked ns unual with "s" ) . Figure
, however , Is a photograph of two coins , a
; ey and n piece of glass obtnlnud from
ugar , but far more Interesting than ilguru
2 from the fact that the emitted light wns
nado to pnsa through a piece of wood two
nnd one-half Inches In thickness us well us
the plato holder , before It could reach tlio
ensitlve plate.
"Tho various linages of the same object
vhlch appeared on the plato are very erratic
or at least Irregular In the manner of their
appearance. I have noticed as many as
Ivc Imngcu of one object ami eomctlmco on
ho name negative there would bo tivo
mages of ono object and only onr of an
other object two Inches avfay. The clement
of phosphorescence docs not seem to enter
nto the procc a by which thcto photographs
are taken. Prof. II. I ) . Ross suggested to me
hat Inaamuch as quite n number of llucms-
cnt and phosphorescent substances pas-
ureied high molecular weight , although not
tnown to bo cither fluorescent or phoa-
ihoniscent , might give off theao rays. With
his Idea In mind I tried stcrcln und ammo
nium phcaphomolybdatc. Iloth of Untie eub-
EtancrH emitted the rays. Stereln gave them
oft but e'lgUtiy , molyhdato more strongly ,
iroiluclns a fairly clear and wlmrp negative , "
1U.MAN EFFECTS OF THE DISCOVERY.
Thlfi la Prof. McKlealck'o account of his
experiments , related In a technical manner ,
la human interest , however , U paramount ,
t proved that Old Sol has been dominating
us to nn even ( jreoter extent than wo Im
agined , and the suggestion that hero at
east Is Iho connecting link between
tocntgcu raya and ordinary light
peculiar scientific Interest. Tnkcn in con
nection with some recent fentn of Ptvf.
Ellhtt Thomson It forces iho sup-
povltlon thnt very few substances
under the sun nro renllj * Impervious
to light rays. They penetrate everything nnd
everywhere. The achievements of Prof.
Thomson , Just mentioned , hnvo Jimt been
announced nt the dnst meeting of the
American Institute of Electrical cngincrs.
Ho succeeded in forcing Roentgen rays
through two plates of cnsit Iron 0-1C of nn
Inch thick. Ho nlso succeeded In forcing
them through a .1-8 Inch wrought Iron plate
nt a dlstnncc of six Inches from the platinum
surface of n Crookcs tube. When the
llecquercl theory Is developed more thor
oughly It will doubtless bo found thnt many
substances In mere or lem common use
are really storage- batteries of light , gath
ering up energy during the day nnd dispers
ing It dining the night. This Is , of course ,
the picturesque way of looking nt It , but
the practical elr-mcnt in It Is not neces-
earlly very remote. Two hours' storage of
sunlight requires months for Its dispersion.
Hero Is nn Immeasurable quantity of light
practically going to waste. It requires n
light stictch of Imagination to suppose a
system which would gather In. co to speak ,
nil this wasted light nnd reduce It to n
usable condition , thus compelling the tun
to do duty for us during the night o.i well
ns during the day. yet capital has been
hazarded on still moro nonsensical Ideas.
PROJECTED THROUGH lUUKN'KSS.
The hcnrlng apparatus of the Insect Is
capable of encompassing sounds of vibra
tion too rapid to bo measured. Doubtlctn
these same Insects are nblo to guide them
selves nbout In so-cnllod darkness by means
of millions of shafts of what to us is tin-
seen light. The inflect , burrowing fnr under
ground , might Itself he n storage battery
of sunlight from which much needed rays
nro emitted. The crt , nccordlng to scientific
supposition , sees in the dark by means of
light of Its own eyes. The eye of Von
Holmholtz , on the other hand , photograph-
Inu Itself In the dark by means of Its own
light , was not nblo to neo the apparatus
which bconmo affected by Its light. The last
proves that shafts of light can bo pro
jected through the darkness , of n quality
which Is far below the range of the human
eye , but which cnn yet bo reduced to so prac
tical a basis ns to materially affect n pho
tographic plate. The lluorcscope hns en
abled us to view the effects of X-rays ns
they are taking place. Might wo not go n
step farthct and devise nn Instrument which
would make visible nnd useful the mm-
llght which Is stored In sugar , in glucosa
or in chalk.
It Is suggested by a local scientist that this
discovery of unknown light rays capable of
being photographed may serve to throw
Homo light on the methods pursued by
spiritualist photographers. That negatives
have been produced bearing spirit plctuies
presumably taken In totally dark rooms ,
there can ho little doubt , but the- assur
ance of the legitimacy of such photographs
lias always been opposed by pciontlilc lawa.
Now , the chnnco arises that some of thcso
negatives may have been bona lido to n
certain extent. The ability to take photo
graphs in the dark might have bsrn stumbled
upon by any charlatan who would naturally
make the most money out of his ( lend by
working It secretly nnd playing on desires
of the credulous. A sensitive plate , n little
prepared sugar nnd the thing Is done. The
"primary" Imago on the plate la real enough ;
the "secondary" image which may appear
singly or In several fold. Is spiritual enough
almost to convince the" most skeptical.
ITS VALUE TO SCIENCE.
Hut , leaving the hypothetical side of the
discovery entirely out of the question , thorn
s enough of scientific Interest In this new
Ight to provide the dignified Investigator
with food for rcllcctlou and scope for further
escnrch. In the Auburn , Ala. , Polytechnic
nstltuto experiments nro being actively car
ried on. which will tend to develop whatever
there Is In the discovery. All kinds of sub
stances are being tried , with a view to llnd-
ng out how much of this storage of sunlight
exists around us. and In what degree It Is
nklng plncc. Highly sensitive plates nre
icing used to photograph all kinds of ob-
ccts , for the X-ray quality of the stored
Ight sometimes makes a difference In qual-
ty. The question as to why so many pe
culiar Images of the iiamo object , should
ippcar on the plato Is also being looked
nto. This would mnko it scorn that the
shafts of light must he constantly changing ,
or , at least , emanating from different quar-
ers It will bo remembered that the second
ary Images of the key on ono plato were
removed from one another to the extent of
115 degrees of n circle. At least , we may cx-
> cct an interesting outcome , for that rom-
non granulated sugnr Is capturing the sun-
Icht and afterward radiating It In tlio dark
n a manner so changed as to bid defiance to
wo nnd n half Inches of wood. Is a discovery
hat Is not being made every day In the week.
THEODORE WATERS.
We arc not surprised that people will not
nlo : n new cough remedy when they know
the value of Dr. Ilull'a Cough 'Syrup.
I'iitStAIIMItACItAI'll.S. .
J. Hluo of Dunlap , In. , is stopping at thr
Mercer.
H. IcDo\v , a merchant of Randolph , Is In
the city.
Tom Cook left last night for Lincoln on
business.
J. Palmer of Loulsvlllo is registered at
the Darker.
Ira I ) . Marston , an attorney at Kearney ,
Is in Omaha.
C. M. Wendovcr of St. Louis Jfl n gucal
nt the Mercer.
E. M. F. LcllaiiB and wife , Lexington ,
are in the city.
Major Comegya nnd W. T. T.iher left for
Now York last evening.
F. M. Penny , a banker at Wood River ,
was In the city yesterday.
Leo Spratlen left for a short trip to New
York and Washington last evening.
John Collins wag In the city yesterday
while en route from Sherldun , Wyo. , to Chi
cago.
Eight of the members of the Corlnnc
Extravaganza company are reglrtoioil at the
Mercer.
Eighteen members of the CoriniiD Extrav
aganza company are quartered nt the
Darker.
Seven members of the Jlosnbel Morrlnon
Carmen company are domiciled at the
Darker.
Judges T. 0. C. Harrison and A. M. Poll
of the Nebraska supreme court were In
Omaha yesterday.
J. > A. Kuhn , general western agent for the
Northwestern , returned homo from Grand
Island last nlsht.
C. M. TnlcoU , , , assistant superintendent of
the Pullman company , returned homo from
a western trip yesterday.
Chief of Detectives . W. Cox , accom
panied by his wife , lo't for Chicago last
evening on a short pleasure trip.
Mr- ' . Kelly , wlfo of Solicitor Kelly of the
Union Pacific , accompanied by her daughter ,
Miss Ura , left for Lincoln last night.
J. L. McPhculy , Mlnden , who Is iiald to
be a candidate for United States district
attorney for1 Nebraska , lir In the elty.
Thonns Dwye-r of the Union Pacific , lo
cated at'Laramle. Wyo. . left for homo last
night after spending several day.j In Hie
olty.
olty.W.
W. A. Douel , division superintendent of the
Union Pacific with headquarters at Denver ,
was In Omaha yesterday while on Ida way
homeward from the cast.
H. Dlackmorc , n well known Union Pa
cific fireman , who 1ms been ocrlaiMly 111 at
St. Joseph's hospital ulncu Chilatmcs , has
about recovered and U expected out In a few
days.
0. W. Holdrcgo of the nurllngtan returned
from DurMngton , la. , yesterday , whore li -
has been In consultation with President Per
kins In connection with the plans for the
union depot.
Nchraekans at the liotcjj : I ! ' . T. King ,
Fremont ; II. 0. Ellcr , McCoak ; M. W.
Stuckcy , E , L , Thornton nnd Robert Wlloy ,
Eddyvlllo ; J. R. MorrU , Carroll ; 0. I ) , Hat-
tcnfleld , Crclghton ; A. n. Thachor , Valentino
tine ; Warrlck Saundcm , Columbuu ; N. It
DergKron , Wnhoo ,
Mr. nnd Mr . F. II. Connor of Crete were
In the city yesterday on their way to Chicago
cage , Mr. Connor wnu vice prc'Hldant and
manager of the Crete * National bank for
several years , hut the banking IniHlursa was
so unprofitable ho arranged with another
hank at the itamo place to toke all the busi
ness of the Crete National , and ho will
make his homo In Chicago hereafter. They
will vlalt nt Warsaw , III , , before Kofca to
the World's Fair city ,
South Omahn Mows . R !
W
SPT lPSTO3TO < WSTOPEPv <
While nearly every ono Interested In mu
nicipal niTalra admits th.it nn Increase In
the llro nnd water levy Is needed , tlioro seems
to be a lack of notion In the matter. Some
tlmo ago several of the elty olllelnls started
out with the Intention of taking steps to
have the legislature make the nivivsary
changes In thn statutes so thnt a levy of
5 or 7 mills coulil bo made for llro purposes.
Iteprcsontntlvo Curtis of the city was seen
by a Hee reporter nnd declared himself In
favor ot such a measure , as ho realized the
necessity of the elty malntnlnlng a flret
class flro department.
That the 3-mlll levy Is not largo enough
to operate the department can be seen by
the fixed chaws , which are as follows :
Salary of chief. $900 : nalnry of five men ,
nt SCO a month. J.ICOO ; horse feed , $300 ;
shoeing and repairs , $150 ; light , $120 ; fuel ,
J100 : total. $5,170. To this amount aild
$100 for extras , such as medicine for horses
nnd Incidental expenses , and JCOO for hose ,
and the total expenses for a year amount to
J5.S70.
With a 5-mlll levy , which . \vs Imposed
last year , the llro and water fund drew
only SI.'SI , which was SH per cent of the
amount against which warrants can ho
drawn nt prciscnt. Thus , even with a high
levy , tlu < department Is sure to run away
behind , nnd a largo overlap Is the result
every year.
The figures showing Iho expenses of the de
partment nro the averages for a number of
years , and cannot very well be reduced with
out crippling the department. Councilman
Schultz and Krmiek are In favor of an In-
cmised levy , and something may be clone
to bring nbout the. . desired result , but to far
there 1ms been nothing but talk.
Sonic ItnmnliiN In HKK * .
A shrewd Yankee trlckod the good houoe-
wlvcs of the Klrst ward In good shape the
other dny by representing that ho was .a
patent medicine peddler , and had come Into
the possession of several dozens of fresh
laid ogcf by inking the hen fruit In payment
for horse llnament. Ho was willing to dis
pose of the rggs for 20 cents a dozen , not
n cent less , because he knew they were frcili ,
having brought them In from the country
hlnu'elf.
In rplte of the fact that eggs were selling
at the stores for 13 cents a dozen , quite a
number of women bit nl the game of the
Yankee nnd p.ilj an extra price for ancient
cold storage eggs. One housewife , who hna
n large family , was delighted cU the chance
to lay lu a supply of country eggs nnd
bought nine dozen. Shortly after making the
purchase she proceeded to do nome baking
and had occasion to use some eggs. The
flrrt one she broke was old. very old , and
the good woman thought the poor farmer
must have slipped In the nest egg by mistake.
She broke another ; It wna bad , eo was the
next and the next. Every one of Iho nine
dozen eggs turned out to bo spoiled. Any
number of women wcro caught for from ono
to three dozen eggs.
The patent medicine man turned out to bean
an Onmlm fakir , who had come Into posse -
Elnn of a Job lot of commission house ogis
which were packed last cummer and had been
In cold storage for nt least eight months.
Tlio women who wcro caught have gone on
the warpath , and It won't be healthy for
egg peddler ? to tarry long In the First ward
for some tlmo to conic.
To llestrlel City OttlHnl.
A couple of wechi ago Hullding Inspector
Paiks sent n hill to the city council for
? GG.r.O , alleged to bo due him for nlnel-cn
days' work making examinations at $3.50 a
day. AH the building ordinance provide *
that the oillce be sustained by feci' alone ,
the finance committee drew a line through
the bill and decided to Investigate before
allowing the claim. Should the bill be al
lowed which It most likely will be. It Is to
lip the Inst of Its kind , for Councilman
Schultz has filed n protest In the shape of
a resolution , which waa 'par.se . 1 Monday
night , slopping such work. The resolution
rends :
Whoivnn , The building Inspector hns nt
different llmiH Investigated liuI'dlngB ' In the
city that hu thought had defective Hues or
urea walla , and baa charged the Bnnieto
Resolved. Thnt the bulldlnc Inspector bo
and In iKTi-by Instrnetcd In future to wait
for orders from thu elty eaunc.ll lioforo
ongiinlnR In any more of this kind of work.
An Ir.specttiParks Is alleged In have- done
Iho work he new asks pay for In good faith
some of the rouncllmen are In favor of ort-
llng the bill dewn to $38 and allowing It.
This will give Parks piy at Iho rate of S2
a day Instead of $ : i.BO a day , which was the
amount he aakcd for.
N < i InitlcN < IVIIM DeMlreil.
Henry Turbor , father of Fred Thurbrr ,
who was killed by an Elkhorn train , yeater-
day , arrived in tlio city on n special train
from Missouri Valley during the aftenwiDii
nnd took charge of the remains. At the
request of Mr. Thurber no Inquest was held ,
us fiom staterncntre made by thn train crcnv
the accident wns not duo to carolercsneas.
After the remains wcro prepared for burial
they were plnccd on the special train and
taken to Missouri Valley for interment.
.Mtiwlr City Xote.-i.
N. Dcaver of Hlair was hero on business
yesterday.
.1. W. Pence of Grand Island spent ycatcr-
dny In the city.
L. S. Lovltt of Colby , Kan. , was a visitor
lit thoyariii ! yesterday.
E. L. Downing ot Aurora Is In the city
attending to aomo business.
William Schorn of Serlbnor brought two
lands of ealtlo to ( lib market ycatcrday.
Edjjar C. Lorton of Nebraska City to the
guest for n few days of Jnmra L. Paxton.
Hive No. lu , Lcdlcs of the Maccahccn , will
glvo a dnnco at Masonic hall February 10.
Milk Inspector Cnrroll can bo found nt his
olllco from U to 12 u. m. , und from ! to u
p. m.
J. M. Jamison , n prominent Valparaiso
farmer , wan registered at ono ot the hotels
ycatcrday.
A meeting of the Hospital association will
bo held nt thn mayor'a oflleo this nfteinodn ,
\vlien reports of the soliciting conimltteej
will bo read.
A match nodal will be given by the Ep-
\vorth league at the First Methodist Episco
pal church parlom January 28. Refresh
ments will IIP served after a short program.
Iho revival services which linvo been held
at the Flist Prisbytcrlin church this week
by Rev. Mr. Tongu.lll rome to a cloae to
night , thu tuple being , "Under the Juniper
Tree. "
There Is a good demand for horoco theao
days nnd overylhlng that Is ID good flf.jli
nnd nmooth-coitcd can now bo lold readily
lit fair prices , except Kinall , plain her < ,
whlsh remain low.
The receipts of hogs yesterday numbered
131 cars , 8,179 lioad , which \vaa the Inrgrot
inn of tlio month so far , und enough larger
than last Thursday to wlpo out thu ahortagu
as comparr-d with last year.
ThU ovcnlng the Y. M. C. A. Current
Topic club will nictt at the parlom of the
asiorlaUon. The program l.i as follows !
.Mule , MIsK Uc.sslu .Mejtra ; Imi.roptti
speech ; dlucuislcn. "Social ami Eton .mile
Aspect of Stir day Labor , " Rev. C. C. Smith ;
essay , "SoclalMm , " Fred Wlnahlp.
Tlio Omahn Water Works company yester
day sued the city of South Omnha for $ .1 -
Sin.lC , alleged to be due * on hydrant renUI.i
for 1S90. 'Iho city allowo tliMf blll/i to nc-
cumulate- until ult la cntr-rc.il , und Hum
the city attorney confc .ie * Judgment for the
amount. Ttieno hll ! nn > alwayi puld out of
the Judgment fund , fin the fire and water
levy In not gufllcltiiil to run the department ,
let alone pcylng tor water hydrants.
HiivlrmiM 11 H
If wo live In a region whuro malaria la pre
valent. It U ua.MC'iM to hope to UC.TIIO it If
unprovided with a medicinal safeguard.
Whonner the ondomlc U moat prevalent and
malignant lu South and Central America.
the Wcat Intllu * and certain portions ot
Mexico and' the Igthmua of Panama , Ilotc'-
ter'0 Stomach IIUcrn ! liaa proved a mutely
for and p/uvcntlvo of the clUoaae In every
form. Nat loss effective ) U It In curing rlu-u-
nat : : m , liver and kldnuy complaint * , ilyn-
; , cpju | , bllloiimiraa and nurvounnun.
niici ) .
Ill LEY Mm. Andrew , jiKecl 37 yearn nnrt
2 < diyt ! > . Fuii'TuI Hiitiirdny , January in.
at l'X ) ; ) a. m. from family re ldcnco , G'J '
HouUi Twenty-ninth Htrcot , to Ht. j'ctfr'ii
ehnrcti. Interment In Holy Hcptiluhur
cemetery ,