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About Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922 | View Entire Issue (June 13, 1897)
rriTT-T ? / " " \r\TTA r A TT.-V XT * A V.TIT" > TP. 1l. ! 1SOT RemarttiWo Fcata of the Modem House- Moving Engineer. SIMPLE INSTRUMENTS LIFT MANY TONS linn IJiKirniiiiiM Slrurtiiri-H Arc Mfil from 'I hi-lr I'lMiniltilliMiM mill ri'nl DUfiMM'CH \Vlllintit arc ctrtiln nidi working quietly In perls of the United States who could It th.'y chose to do It move the I'yramldn , Ii.i'k up the Egyptian obelisks , or lift a mod- t n fkj.icraper from Its caftson lied and carry It across ( tie street. Tltere arc not many htirli men. yrt few , If nny , iionderour. on- Ji-fiR exist In the world which they will not attempt tovirovo Intact for n consideration. ID the directory tlie. m men arc called liouseinovcrH lint they are entitled to n ( IcfilKniitloii of far greater dignity , for BOIIIO of Ilirlr fichlcvrmcnts are numbered among the great I'lisliitrrliiR fcatB of the world. Within the past few months the hnuac- niovcrs h&vo experienced an unwonted ac tivity. Seme really creditable and In some ciikis stupem'cus tents IIHVO been performed. The moving of hovering hull at Johns Hop kins unlvets'ty ' wcs ono of thcno feats , the moving of an upper Now York house slx- tton blocks along the public highway was another , and the very recent moving and r < Kr : Ing of a tall smokestack at Manhannct was n tlilrd. One of thine hoiiHCinoverti declares that tlirrc Is no hnlldltig , however heavy , how ever bulk ) , which cannot lie lifted from Id foundations and conveyed any distance. This means , of course , without any damage to the luilltllng Itself , tint the very ornaments on the mantel pieces , the bric-a-brac In the cnb- Ituts will In no way bo disturbed ; that the window glass will not bo oven cracked ; that tlin home life of a family occupying the mov- Ini ; IIDUSO will be undisturbed. Such Is ab solutely the fact. It h not necessary for the oicup-int ? of the building to temporarily change their quartets ; to take the castors off tli > bedsteads , nor to pack up all the perish- ablu articles in the house * . It Is on record that an old tall clock which was In a house that was moved In Wostchester county , New York , never sloriiecl running all during the progress of removal. On the other hand , there seems to be no limit to tlie mover's ccpabllltli's as far as weight Is concerned. The Hrlghton Ileach hotel , which was placed rn 150 Hat cars and moxcd COO feet , weighed fi.OOO tons. The weight of the recently moved railroad ttatloii at Mott Haven , N. V. , Is 3 700 tons. This building was composed cn- tlnlj of brick and stone and the weight Is vi.y unequally distributed , a central tower nlnio neighing COO tons. To be > trank , these ftatF take all the wonderment out of the inlslng of the pyramids and obelisks , Inas much as the most primitive tools are uaed by the engli.efrs. One housemover put the cate- very graphically when ho said , " 1 think the recent moving of that smokestack at iManhansct was a far more wonderful feat than the raising or moving of an obelisk. Tlie obelisk , you know. Is In one solid piece and all you have to do Is to keep it balanced , but the smokestack ly built of thousands of bricks held together /-y cement , which might break apart under the least strain. The dlt- fc.enco bhould be apparent to everybody. " HUIUJ1NGS KASY TO MOVE. Inasmuch as the houscmovcr Is not con- foumltd by size or weight. It Is a pity that his bervlces liavo not been called Into action when many of our historic structures have been razed to make way for- the inarch of jncdern Impiovemcnt. Had they been , pos terity would bo the wealthier for many a monument of memorable events , the remem brance of which Is , after all , the founda tion of national honor and pride. The jncclunlcal end of the business Is governed by curious laws , of which the mover mu.U take account. For instance , a difference ) In level of ono Inch between two fides at the basement of a building may mean a differ ence of one foot nt the top. Now , although thin Is a fact , and although a moved building - ing rests on. Mrhs of planks crossing and recrossdng ono another underneath , yet the building Is In no way secured to the planks , nor are the planks oven chained together. The weight of the hruse , which may PCCIU like an obstacle , la really In this CJBC an as sistance , Inasmuch ae It steadlca and presses on the timber. ? until the latter are almost held together by the attraction of cohesion and move with the building as a unit. The lifting of a building la really so easy and fllmple that n child could perform the feat , If Ills efforts were H ) tomatlcally directed by nn experienced man , The Jackscrews uned liy building movers will , as a rule , lift ten tons. If the- screw turns hard a lengthened lever would put the feat within the scope of n child' , ! stictigth. The moving of a buildIng - Ing after It U on the ways Is equally simple. Sometlnufl n house. Is drawn by horsrs nomc- tlmes by engine power and sometimes by hand ; that Is. It IB Jacked along In exactly the same way In which It Is Jacked up. One farmer took advantage of circumstances and Uucd a Btcum thresher as motive power. TUB GREATEST KICAT ON HECOHU. Undoubtedly the gieatost feat of houee moving ever performed was the moving oi Brighton Ilcach hotel. This huge caravan- , sary. opened at toncy Island In 1878 , grig- Inally stood COO feet back from llio water. It ccQt In the aggregate $200,000 and weighed nearly Ci.OOO tons. Hut while It seemed to bo well out of the ocean's grasp , It was noi long before the encroaching action of the waves brought It to the water's edge. The band stand , which originally occupied n po- tiltlon on dry land In front of the hotel , bar to bo removed , Finally the hotel Itself was placed on spiles , but this was only a tern poary : precaution , and the water ate Its way far up miller the hotel. Then It became np parent that the hotel must bo moved bacJ or It would bo waehed away. It was some thing of a task to find a practical man win would even agree to the fact that It touU bemoved. . 1) ) . C. Miller , who performed the feat , was an engineer with plans of his own IIo propc.ied to the railroad company whlcl owned the hotel to raise It up from Its spiles run Hat cars beneath It. and draw It COO fee up the beach. Every person except tin engineer was skeptical , but he was tol.l ti go ahead , an It must amount to that , or tin loss of the hotol. During the winter of 1SS ! lie worked , and though his efforts were some vhat retarded by the memorable bllzzatd o that year , he was ready for the crucial lea liy May 1 , Twenty.four tracks had been lat under HIP building , and 112 Hat cars Atoj waiting to .receive their load of hotel. Th cars were Jacked apart as far as tholr coup lings would rllow. Thou came the work o shift Ing simultaneously the wtMght of Hit hotel frgm the spiles to the care. It wai accomplished by means of tijdraullc jacks each capable of lifting from sixty to nhict ; < ons. With thcsn the hotel was JacUort it ] and held while croftj timbers were place under it. When the weight of the hole finally ri'fltc-d on the timbers the latter forme n continuous framework , so constructed ( ha no part of It could inovo except In conjunc tion with the whole , Tha great problem \vns the unlfoim ap Instant reltaf for akin-tortured babies and real ( or tlted mother * In ft warm bath with CUTICIUIA SCM'1 , and ft elnglo application of CtrncCBA ( ointment ) , the great skin cure. The only speedy and economical treatment tot Itching , Imrnlnff , bleeding , scaly , and pimply hurnore of tbe kln , scalp , and blood. POTti Di 8i Cnm. WBY BLEMISHES plication of mctlvp power to all polntn of con tact with the hotel. It was accomplished by an elaborate system of falls and sheave blocks. The rope , weighing In the aggregate about two tons , formed , with the thirty-four sheave blocks , twelve sixfold purchases , the main Mock of each purchase being attached to the car. wllle the opposite block wag fas tened by powerful chain filings to the track on which the ear rested and about 100 feet distant from the building. Six locomotives , ready to do the pulling , stood on two tracks and coupled together. After passing the blocks lnnt referred to , the ropes , twelve In number , converged In two sets of six each , to curb of the tracks on which stood a line of thtpc locomotives. Thus , Blx ropes were hitched to each of the two locomotives standing nearest to the hotel. The scientific feature of this arrangement was the calcula tion of the strain and stretch nn every rope , the gain of the tackle the direction In which power should br applied and the difference In resistance between the cars that would > e hauled by nearly straight ropes and tboso lat would be hauled by rcpes more or lesa ransvcrsr in their course. The total weight o be tnovci ! was 11.204,000 pounds , divided ito S.000,000 pounds of hotel , 2.600.000 poumh f cars , finoooo pounds of bcnrns nnd 4.000 lounds of rope. Altogether something of n oad. However , all the calculations proved o bo correct. At the given signal , the haw- trs tightened and the engineers attempted o mnvo forward. For a moment the wheels whirled" or. the tracks , the ropes and tullcys "sat g" and the big hotel started oil n KH railroad trip. It moved about as fast ts the becond hand of a watch , or , as one pcctator graphically put It , "at the- rate of mile In two weeks" but It moved. When Ix feet had been accomplished men went nto the building and examined It. It had ot been strained In the least ; not even n anc of glass was cracked. It was then uived forward twenty-four feet , and later In 10 day twenty-five feet more. In the course f throe days the whole distance , f > ! )3 ) feet. _ as accomplished. As thu building InICO i ' cct long , 210 feet wide , and Is covered with ewers , which make the distribution of the velght very unequal , the feat can bo said to mvo been truly gigantic , and worthy to ank among the great engineering feats of he world. The moving cost $25,000. .MOVING A RAILROAD STATION . Yet smaller buildings , have beeen moved which , In proportion , presented greater dif ficulties , and for their sizes greater weights. The station at Mott Haven , N. Y. , is com posed of brick and stone , extending out In bays and covered ways n a manner which seriously Interferes with uniform weight. It Is the kind of a buildiug which would be badly damaged by an earthquake. It Is 185 feet long and thirty-five feet deep. It weighs l,700j tons. An eighty-foot tower at tached alone weighs 50J ( tons. Yet this building was lifted up on Jackscrews and fourteen men moved it fifty feet In four and one-half da > s. Crossbeams were extended under the building and were allowed to rest on two tracks or wa > s , which were simply beams of greater length than the ones under the lloor , and thoroughly lubricated. Behind the station a number of posts , secured to the tracks by means of chains , served as abut ments for the Jackscrews. As the Jackscrews - screws pushed the station forward the abut ments were moved forward also , BO that the screws always had a solid backing against which to work. The Job thus became ex ceedingly simple. Almost the same operation was gone through with In moving the old brick church at Sailors' Snug harbor , on Staten Island. The ferry house of the Brook lyn City railroad was &fso moved ID this manner , except that It was moved In an obllquo direction. This was accomplished by providing the track timbers with guides. The ferry house now stands 140 feet west ward and twenty-flvo fcst northward of its original site. It 'Is now seventeen Inches lower than Its former level. It Is a brick structure , G2xllO feet In extent. Tbe work of moving required a month. HOW 'A HOUSE 13 RAISED. The process of raising a hoiifo Is Interest- Ing. If It Is a frame house , the chimneys are given bpeclul attention. Two holes are cut through the base of each chimney and beams are pushed through and allowed to ex tend all the way across the house and In such a position ihat the cellar ceiling Joists will civas them. Enough beam : are put through In this manner to thoroughly support the Joists. Then two heavy timbers are crossed under the beams so us to ratcb up tbp ends. Under these again more timbers are crossed , and the latter again are made to rest on long , stiulght timbers , which are to bo Used for traeku ; all this If the hnuce [ a at thtvproper level. If liot , Jackscrews must bo employed to raise or lower It. The screws generally rest on platforms , which are in a do by taking short lengths of timbers and piling them In pairs crosswise on ono another until the de sired height Is reached. Two timbers are then set close together and a bole In them Is fitted to the end of tlio screw. The other end of the screw bears up against the jolstu at the building. Thus , If the bearing of the screw Is not great enough , It Is only necessary to add moro cross timbers underneath. Now , to raise the building. Screws will lift , say , ten tons each , and will bo placed at distances of five feet apart all around the building. Hach ecrow carries a slow thread and has two boles In It near the top , crossing each other. Into these are to be Inserted the crow bars Iwblcu turn the screws. When all Is ready men station themselves at every other crew , and , Inserting their crowbars , give the icrcw a quarter turn. Each man then passes on to the screw next ahead of him and glvea that a quarter turn. They keep on doing this , working around and around tbo building and raising or lowering It gradually until It Is on the required level. The timbers arc then Inserted as explained above and the house made ready to move forward , COMMON SOAP DOES IT ALL. Tlio lubricant generally used by bouse- movera la common soap. It contains the bc-rft kind of grease for tbo purpose. Tbe wooden tracks are thoroughly rubbed with It , and , as It squeezes Us w > y Into the gird- era , resting on tbo tracks , and does not eas ily evaporate , It makes a very slippery path. In moving frame houses a rtuKle boroo li used to pull It along , not a be would pull a wagon , exactly , but by meins of a wind lass. As baa besn pointed out , the girders which support the bouso are not even chained together ; tbe weight of the build ing holds them ButQcleotly rigid. To one of them a pulley with pcvcral nhcuvte Is at tached. Another pulley la attached to the track fifty feet or more ahead of the hou e , and through th < ee ft rope extends to n wind lass. The her < > simply wind * up the rope , and the house , being on runner * , bf comesjor a tlmo a floating or wandering palico. One houpo wan actually floated to ft net ? destina tion. It originally rested opposite Holland's station , Jamaica bay. L. I. It was raised from Its foundations and flonted a mlle down the shore , and now rc.it * on plllnfeIn front of Hummcll's station. One houtemovcr In upper Now York state attempted lo move n house acrofs a lake , but with dlwstrous re sults. The lake wao frozen over , and 'tho decilgn was to take advantage of the Ice , which wat > thought to be iMifllclently strong to bear the structure In course of transit. All went well until the middle ot the lake wan reached. Then night came on , and n rest was liken until morning. At daylight. Mow-ever , the house was found to be re-ftlng on the bottom of the lake. The lake waa not very deep , so that the greati-r part of the house wan still above the surface. But a thaw took place during the day , and the house , careening to one lde , begin to float In earnest. U was afterward floated to the drrtlnatlon at first designated for It. but t ucw bouse might have been built at 1 < E3 ex pense. MOVING THE PYRAMIDS. The houscrnovcr who declares be could move a skj scraper provided ho could keep It level , nays there Is nothing very extraor dinary In the building of the pyramids. The stones of the great piles could easily be , and probably were , conveyed along In the vsry manner In which houses are now moved. If the ancient shad no Jackscrews to lift up tin- great weights , they could have accom plished their purpose by means of the simplest kind of Inclined planes composed of girders. The rolling tree trunk propo sition was also advanced as plausible. Fol lowing the line of balance , the obelisks could have bi.cn set In position from huge trues ways , coa-ioeed of girders. The ancients MOVING A W * 3 St WiTM A HtfllOE is * uc-ioiir 4TCOTON5 < L & & § ! § * v ! > * WHW / : JL METHOD Of flnTTfrc. A HUME. UOUS& 1 METHODS OF MOVING HRAVY BUILDINGS. may have understood the use of cantilevers. The stack recently moved at Manhanset weighed 100 tons. It was elghty-flvo feel high , and it was conveyed a distance of 050 foot quite a feat compared with obelisk moving. This Is the opinion of a house- mover who has achieved a wonderful con tempt for crcat weights. But , as no sky scraper has ever been moved , nnd as he probably never will bo Invited to move one his opinion will have to be accepted for what it Is worth. THEODORE WATERS. People suffering from rheumatism have weak , watery blood and a worn-out , debili tated system , rill Anaemic Pink enriches the blood , restores shattered nerves , and it persistently taken cures chronic rheuma tism. 'Mado only by the iMercer Chemlca Co. , Omaha. CONNUIIIAMTIES. Rev. W , A. Hunsbergcr of "Milwaukee bas refused to perform tbe marriage ceremony for a bloomer girl. President C. J. Ives of tbe Burlington Cedar Rapids & Northern railroad Is re newing his youth. He has chosen the raontl of June to celebrate a most happy event. On Tuesday next at Woodstock , Vt. , Preslden Ives will be jSlued ' In marriage fo iMre. Wads- worth , a most'estimable woman. Two years ago Mrs. Prlco King of Labette county , Kansas , ' divorced her' husband , who being thus depilved of his means of support went to > tbe couuty poor house , where bo baa elnco remained. A few days ago Mra. Prlco went to the poor house , took her ex-bus band out and married him over again , Hugh J , Leo , who accompanied Lloutenan 'Peary to Greenland on bis last two trips , am Miss Florence A. Leonard of Merlden , Conn , are to bo married tbo latter part of June For a wedding Journey the young couple wll go to Greenland with Lieutenant Peary on his three months' expedition this summer. The engagement is announced In Youngs town , O. , of ' .Miss Anna Stambaugh , niece o President McKlnley , and David Todd , nephew of Olilo'H fumoua war governor. The wed ding will be celebrated In September. James W. Fortune , 7fi years old , and Ade laldo McCormlck , EC years old , residents o Hlnton , Pa , , were married last week. For tune Is a bachelor and ' .Miss 'McCormlck a maldon. They were lovers in 1SGO and quar relcd. Forluno Joined the confederate army and went south , and was not heard from again for many years. Hecently .Miss Me Cormlck beard from her former lover , am upon bis revisiting his old home they met revived thu friendship of earlier daje , am the wedding was tbc happy resujt. The Wool Virginia Benedict who ordercc tbo parson to give back the wedding fee o $1 which ho bad Just received In consldera tlon of his dervlccs ought not to bo Judge * too harshly. The explanation that , tbe brld needed the money for the purchase of snuf wherewith to complete tbe Joys of the wed ding trip reveals a tenderness and delicacy of feeling on the- part of the bridegroom wblc. augurs well for the future happiness of th high contracting parties , and especially s Inasmuch 0.1 tbo dollar belonged to tbe lad. In the tint place , Ilov. W. W. Illley. pastor of the Christian church at North 'Manchester ' , Ind. , has re signed under peculiar circumstances. A fe\ months ago bo fell In love with tbe organls of the church , a very pretty young woman and , after a short courUhlp , proposed mar rlago and was accepted , He bad been payln attention to the soprano of the choir , who I also pretty , and | u splto of hU betrothal t the former , continued bis visits to the latter This reached the ears of tbe organist , and a a recent church meeting the arose and aske Ilev. Mr. Illley publicly whether be wa engaged also to her rival. The minister gav an evasive reply , but finally admitted lha bo was. Later Mr , Illley reelgned , and lef North ( Manchester , It U understood tba Illley was at the name time engaged ( o joung lady at Kelso , where ho occasional ! preached. A Lady Qodlva Is being advertised for t take part lu the Jubilee procession a Coventry. She is to wear a white llowln roba of tbe Saxon period. No woman llvln within fifty miles of Coventry Is ellgibi and whoever ls chosen to take the part mus undertake to leave tbe city at once on com pletlou of her ut'rvlce. HAD REVOLOnoXARY SIRES Omaha Women Wh8 ( Draco Their Llnoago from Old Colonial Heroes. DOCUMENTARY EVIDENCE TO SUSTAIN IT or ( In-Illicit 1 ClmiiliT iif tlio TM Of' III. ' ItlMlllllllOII 1'riitul oflTliflr 1'utrl- i otlo Aucerj. Of the numerous patriotic societies for women which have come Into existence dur ing the past few- years , the alms and objects of the Society of the Daughters of the Ameri can Revolution appeal uoal forcibly to the mind and heart of patriotic women. One reason la that women have ever been the preservers of family history and the zealous guaidlans of letters , documents and relics , which time- alone has rendered valuable , and on this account this society bas exceeded all similar organizations. The national society bts 19,000 women en rolled as members , and nowhere ihas the t - tablUlnneiil of local chapters met with more cordial welcome and support than In the western states. The ) feeling' ' among western women Is well Illustrated by a remark recently made by a bright woman , wMio Is descended Ironi dis tinguished colonial ancestry ; "Yes , one of my ancestors was the second colonial gov ernor of the- state , " she answered In reply to an Inquiry , "but 1 am more Interested In the fact that another ancestor served In the revolutionary war and was killed at the storming of Stony Point. ' * Revolutionary ancratry can usually be traced back to colonial days , but colonial ancestors cannot always be proved to have fou&'ht ' for liberty , for there were torlcs among ( hern and there were some families who left the country until peace was de clared. The Omaha chanter of. the Daughters of the American Revolution was organized by the following members of the national so ciety : Mrs. A. 1' . Wood , Mrs. Lyniati B. Ware , Mrs. Robert 13. Wlldcrnian , .Mrs. John M. Thurston , Mrs. A. I' . Tukey , Mrs. L. S. Skinner , Mrs. Charles IMcltens , Mrs. Henry S. Jaynes , Mrs. Ernest L. Alexander , Mies Ellenoro Uutcher , .Mieses Annie , iMary and Isabella Doyle. LOCAL SOCIETY FLOURISHING. The preliminary steps toward the org'anlza- lon of llio chapter were taken last July and esults have proved Urn the undertaking ras timely , for the Interest aroused has eon widespread , ! and the chapter , less than year old , Is In a nourishing condition , lany new names will bo enrolled In the utumn , when the chapter meets to toke p the study of colonial and revolutionary Istory , and arrangements will be made for oldlng nn exhibit of revolutionary relics , vhlch will take the form of a loan collec- lon. During the past year meetings have sually been held in the parlors of the Young Ion's Christian aEeoclallon , or the Woman's xchangu , much time being necessarily de- otcd to the business aCCairs of the chapter ; lit In future It Is expected that the re- ently elected advtaoryjboard will attend to ho routine business at special sessions , thus nabllng the members to devote the regu- ar meetings to study and entertainment. The present olllccrs of the Omaha chap- er are : Regent , Olrs II. S. Jaynes ; vice egent , Mrs , A. P. Tukey ; secretary , Miss Jllcnoro Dutcher ; treasurer , Mrs. Lyrnari E. Vare ; registrar , Mrs. L. S. Skinner ; bls- orlan , Mrs. E. ! A. tCrane. The members of the Omaha chapter , In Imost every Instance- , trace their descent icyond the time of the revolution to early olonlal days , a number being lineal descend- nts from Mayflower pilgrims. Mrs. A. P. Tukcy la. a lineal descendant of Colonel John Allan , who took an active part in the revolutionna superintendent of ndlan affairs and-as commander tit the post at Machals , Me. He ls > on record as having dined with General Washington on Sunday , December 22 , 177C. During the absence of olonel Allan bis home was burned to the ground by the British and his wife and chil dren fled to the woods , where they were round later by relatives In a starving condi tion. Later Jlrs. Allan was taken prisoner by the enemy and taken to Halifax , where she was Imprisoned for many mouths. Mrs. Arthur I * . Wood traces her descent from Thomas ilcXalr , a soldier who served with the Pennsylvania troops under Captain William Brown , and took part in the battlce o Princeton and Trenton. He found a last resting place In the old Dcrry burying ground near Harr.'sburg , Pa. On the paternal side , .Mrs. Wood Is descended from William Wll- eon , who served In the revolution as lieu tenant and quartermaster under Colonel John Moore , and again under -Colonel Georgt mltb. Lieutenant Wilson had the dUtlnctloi : of being the first man to volunteer to pursue the British , who were driving off the settlers' ' cattle. The old records show that be , will other patriots , overtook the enemy at Flat Rock and succeeded in securing the stolen cattle after a severe struggle. Also , thai Wilson lost all his property In raids tlia followed , his homo and mill being burncJ to tbc ground , for which he was never relm burned. His wife , Sarah , the daughter ol Isaac Dollean , who came to America In 1730 was ono of a number of women -who gatherei at a mill and ran bullets all ono Sunday to the soldiers when an attack was expected from the British. Bullet making Is serious occupation at any time , but for a strong Presbyterian woman to BO devote the Sabbath day means that the times were t Ing and the need of ammunition pressing. WORE TURKEY FEATHERS. Mrs. L. S. Skinner and Mrs. Ed A. Crane are descendants of Mary Brcwster , the great granddaughter of Elder Brewster of the May ( lower. Also of Colonel Thomas Fitch , who commanded the colonial regiment at For Cralls In 175G , that reported for service with out uniforms , wearing the clothes they hai on when they left their work , with turkey feathers stuck In their bats. It was tbl turkey feather-wearing regiment about when the now famous lines were written , be ginning : Yankee Doodle came to town , Hiding on u pony ; Stuck n feather In hl hat. And called It "macaroni. " Mrs. John M. Thurfiton , a charter member of the Omaha chapter and a vice president of the national society. Is descended from Now England families , who took an active part In the revolutionary war. Mrs. T. A. Crelgh traces her descent from colonial ancestry , among whom are hcvera families whose members nerved In the revolution. Mrs. Lyinan E : "Ware Is descended from Benjamin Reed , Jwhb served with the Massachusetts troops-as private and corporal. Mm. I'lckcns , SI mi Wlldermun and the Ml.-sca Doyle arot desccndantd of Joseph Young , who served UK .first . lieutenant on the frontier of Pennsylvania , and OB lieutenant commander at F rt Potter and Bald Eagle as Id shown by original commissions In possession of tliOifauiUy. Another ancestor was John FIster , a fachoolmaitor , who served as a fifer and crossed the Delaware with Washington. .Mrs , Ernest L. Alexander and Miss Ellenoro Dutcher arft-of colonial and revolu tionary ancestory , Uelng descended from the Wells and Webbs of Virginia , and the Hess , Burch and .DulcJier families of New York. Mrs , H. S. Jaynre.- of revolutionary ancestry and traces ! her descent back to the ship .Anne. AN INTERESTING COMMISSION. A comiulfHlon bearing the signature of 11 Complete How to Attain It. " A Wonderful Norr Medical Hook , written Jor ilen Only. Oao ccpr mar bo bad free , sealed , In plain cruel- op , on application , ERIE MEDICAL CO , , 64 Niagara 6L , BUFFALO , N. Y. Governor Hnticork Id In the nos-pMlon of the escondnnts of Captain JoJtph Wlilfiple. wh" MSB one of the alienators of Mrs. M. T. 'ntrlrk. CaptnlnVhlpplooervcil nsnnrlvito n Captain Denny's compnny * t the l/exlns- on alarm , and ns Unit lieutenant In Colonel iinblng'fl regiment at the HcnnlnRton alarm f 1777. Another ancrs'.or , who went to the var , taking with him his ecvtn sons , the oiingc-et of whom was 14 years of nge , be- onRed to the Howard family of .tflssaelnisetta. . Mrs. M. H. Lonrla ls > a lineal dpsciMnUni of Captain Mile * Slnndlsh , and also of John Oomle and Julcn Collier , who were Virginia colonists of ths wvpntocntli century. She races her revolutlonmy ( Uscent from \inbroc > nverta , who cnllMed at 17 years of p and served throughout the wnr. Mra. W. J. Wtlnlians Is of revolutionary If-scent on two liner , her ancrstos-s being Jcrnardtis Swnrtwout and Lomml UPC k- vlth. Among the number of minute men who narched from Wrcntham on April 10 , 1S73. was John Hlake. an ancestor of Mrs. 12. A Towle. Tbp .MufKacluuvlts archive * contain nine different reference ? to tbe services of John UUke ns soldier nnd officer In llf revolution. A lifer , Oliver Evcrltt , who served nt Valley Korge ftt 11 years of age , \vns one of tbo ancestors of Mrs. A. C. Troilp. An other wnr > lieutenant Oliver Kverltt of Nor wich , Conn. Mrs. William 1) . Uanckcr Is a llnonl de- neerdnnt of Lieutenant John Hrokav ; , who \\BS killed nt the battle of Oermantown , 1'a It Is of record that General Washington nme a long distance on horseback to visit : ho widow and express his sympathy for "icr bereavement. Mrs. Charles S. Iluntlngton traces her revolutionary ancestry to Captain Marshall who served with the Third I'cnnsylVHiiln regiment. FURNISHED MANY SOLDIERS. Mm. D. M. VliiBonlmlcr traces her de scent from the Russell family , which fnr- ilsheil many soldiers and olllccrs tn tbn ivnr. Ono of her ancestors was known r.s ho "Hero of King Mountain" nnd was the son of General William Russell. Mrs. J. H. Evans nnd Mrs. Cordelia Qnlggle Scheiick arc the lineal descendants f Captain John Clcndencn of Pennsylvania , vho WHS one of the delegates who nominated "homas Jefferson for president. Captain Clcndenen was one of the guards nt the ixecutlon of Major Andre. Margery Iloane , i sister of Colonel Daniel Iloone of Ken- ucky fame , Is another ancestor of Mrs. 2vnns nnd Mrs. Schcnck , who arc justly roiid of the old Dutch stock traced on the atcrnal side to Christian Qulgglo. who ervcd In the Plying Camp at Long Island , Vuguot , 1770. The Nebraska Society of the Sons of thr American Revolution Is preparing to ccle- rate the anniversary of the Uattlo of " lunker Hill next Thursday evening nnd In- "Icatlons are that the affair Is to bo of nn nusually Interesting character. The Omaha hnpter of the Daughters of the American [ evolution has been Invited ns guests for bo occasion. Hcforo nny sickness comes a feeling of general debility and loss of vitality. Illood s vitality. When weak ward off disease by ti-engthenlng your blood. Pill Anaemic Pink s composed largely of concentrated beef jlood , and Is the great blood builder. 'Made ' nly by the iMercer Chemical Co. , Omaha. 1M1'ATII2\CI3. low can I wnlt until I come to thrc ? The once lluet mornings linger by the'way j Their sunny smiles touched with nmllclous glee , At my unrest , they seem to pause nnd play Like truant children , while- high nnd say , How can I wait ? low can I wnlt ? 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RT nOD AND SK"FN I" * a e , Korcn , Bpoti , i > imple , Scrofula , Tut mcrs , Teller , Ucicma ami Illooil Poison ( lioruuKh. ly clcnntcd from the nxteini ulna U'eaknexn of Organt , Jnnainmullon , Jtupiurci , l > | le , FUtula , etc. Throat , I.unk-v , I.her , and all Dowel and f XlSlpC Given careful nd rpeclal uttentlon . unuiua for a | , tj ( ) > | r man } allmfnls. WRITP Vour troubles If out of clly. Thou v ii - eani3g cured at homo by coiretpond ence THI5ATMENT nv MAIfy Conmllnllon free. Ounlia Medical and Surgical Institute 1005 DoilKU St. , Uiiiiilui , The Bee Prints daily The most complete Sporting news , The Sporting department Of The Omaha Sunday Bee Is unexcelled. OUR EQUITABLE CREUIT SYSTEM Enab C3 you to supply your present needs p when it's convenient ior you. . , < . < < < b4 The "I oimfd Ole.itmblo" Refrigerator nr-edi nn tnlU to ntllrin tholr coodni" " . We offer thli wt'k n solid oak JlefrljeiHtor ( , n guaranteed Ice saver , wortb J1250 , for only $5.95 Wo are sole agents for the "IIKYWOOIV Unby Cairlugo ; we me hravl'y ovotstocked on Iblc particular e.irrlniro. lt vnluo li $12 M. nn sale this week for 15.75 tnsniin M ChlP's Crib , 'eg * and sldei fold together , worth J7 & > , tills Thls > Solid Oak lloolt Case , highly pol- iFhed. well worth } 9 , Kitchen Safe like cut , this week T.Nnntlqu can1 * fuat has plenty of room , ninlng rimir , worth soils regularly for JS.EO , $1.25. this week . our prle this i\\eek $4.25 S6.50 ! Gasoline . Stoves If there ever was a time when the E ' overs' home-maker bed to - nn opportunity Silver get the best for the leapt , It Is now. IS A sale of greater magnitude was Plated never Inaugurated , And , rtmember , TeaSpoons F V-fs i lioiifobo'.d goods nrc not u fide Issue J4 ? in f % with us , hut the sole object of our Spoons , commerclHl life. Wo buy more fuinl- worth ture thnn u dozen ordlnim firms. Trmtc share with our patrons the per set Antique n k advantages derived from extensive $ 2 , oo o puiehuses Is evidenced by the low Hlacklng Case , prices on tills page. It Is by fo doinj This very bandy and that \vc have grown to be the larg week convenient , worth est house furnishing cstibll : > hnunt In $2.00 , on pale this tbe west. week "IT I'AVS TO Tlt\II3 AT TIIK 1'UOI'LirS. " Over 25 different styles of "C7ose Out" J arior Suits at from to A real value. Wool filled Inpraln Carpets. worth 50c. on Fnlc this week.- All wool Ingrain Caipet ? , O/- > worth T.'ie , on s-ale this week.- ' ' " ' Tnpoitry Hiuesels P.u pots , , -T O / worth Jl , on sule this week'v - < Velvet Carpets , worth 1.23 , on sale this week . Axnilnfter Carpets , w $1 40 , on sale this week Matting- worth 3. > c on sale tljls week . Sfi7c i Carpets These are something- new , made In rlcli colorlncB. Oriental patterns and are reversible ; these the the prices : 7x10 7x10 9x12 $22. GO Worth Double J/ace Curtain ® $2.00 Nottingham Lace Curtains 83.50 Nottingham Lace Curtains $5.50 Novelty Lace Cutains $9.00 Genuine Brussels Lace Curtains Tapestry Curtains 4.50 Tapestry Curtains , this week $6.00 Tapestry Curtains MARVELLOUS INDUCEMENTS DOWN STAIRS. too piece English Dinner Set beautifully decor ated choice of 3 colors worth regular $18 thiS'wSai 12 piece toilet set mada of best ware large size worth $7.50 this week Decorated Vase Lamp and shade to matcli worth $3.00 on sale this week -1 This Wrlnjter , rolk of pure wblto rubber worth (3,00 , this wouk Tiimbluis worth r > eon Thls HOc \VriRh on balu llilK wcok clothes borso Hoard this week 7o Wood Tub r hntlom Austrian I.orn- worth ( jniiliHiilN : ) 750 Hollers - I'rue/cs fruitiu In mirth K.UO on sale wortb fl.OO1r / - ' this week this wtuk . J / < - 'Mi minutes / ryrt imr prlco - * * * - * TRADEMARK POCANTICO Free to Men Wo will tent ] you by mail ( In plain l-ackuft ) AIISOMITI'JI.V | . 'III3i : , the powerful Jr. lloiriiiiiu' * Vital ltcNl < irull 'I'llhivIk , will ) u legal KUuruntrt ! lu permanently curt I.OMt MllllllOllll , -f-AI | > UHf , Wl'llUllfVK , \'nrlc c-i-UM tup forever Mulil KmlimlouB and all uunuturul ilralna , tptedlly rcsluro livaltU S end iierfecl manhood. i / We ha\e fullh In our treatment , and If \ / could not cure you wo would not tend our V / tnixllrlne I''HICI5 to try. and uay when tuiuncd. . / WliSTIMt.V .1IKDIOIM3 CO. , ( lncorpor t d. > % Iffll II Ilk tl Wtttt. , 8llc.li I , * * . , .