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"JOHN CILLIS AND HIS OSTRICH
A Rose-Colored Newspaper Calculated to
Promote the Bines.
STRANGEST PUBLICATION IN THE WORLD
rill fii ) > 1i < iiftiint \ < M N flitiirrnniMl | mill
Iltililtliir * " , I'CIKMunit Sleep
of I lieI'ulilUlirr. .
In the heirt or Cornwall , that "delectable
duchy" of exceeding verdure , rosy-checked
lasses and gay-colored garments , there Is
published and read a newspaper , perhaps tlio
liiost peculiar In nil the world. Thl * Is the
Ostrich , and If the news of Iho day , Its mur
ders , crimps and sensations should shock you
or offend your nervous system , the Ostrich Is
the very vapor for you to rend.
To begin with , this singular Cornish jour
nal ! pluted on a delightful pale-rose colored
liaper. It has a great and ever-gaining circu
lation. Throughout Cornwall you sen It every
where' . From I'lj month to Land's End genial
eld squires and parsons , merry-eyed maids.
roeetacled elderly women , young bloods In
cricket flannels or hunting brecchc' , farmers ,
llsliormcn and laborers may bo seen peacefully
perusing these rose-hucd page * . And every
cno can sco that the faces ot Ostrich readers
poisDSi n settled look nf placidity , just ns If
nothing In the world could disturb them.
"yes , " said the proprietor of a I'onrauco
liotcl , "tho Ostrich IH a wonderful paper. It
rettlo' the nerve * and brings back health
und htpliiesi. ) All people coming from the
largo towns , seeking rest , should read It. It
to a boon for the nervous. "
One opens the Ostrich , and the first thing
noticeable Is that rot-tain words In the text
nre printed In largo , heavy type ; words llko
liaW | , Rood , , saved , succees , health , peace ,
beautiful , amlabli all the pages arc crowded
with them , so that they glvo the Impression
of being a kind of optimist chart , pointing
out all that Is good and beautiful on the rartb.
Short-sighted people holding It at a yard's
distance , will only be able to ceo tbeso agreeable -
able words , and besides this , In the ordinary
text , nil wo'ds like death , misfortune , nlch-
| esn , pain are carefully avoided. In the entire
( taper , one column cxccptod , not a slnglo dis
agreeable word Is printed.
The ryatcm of the publisher Is based on the
science of suggcstlvoness. As most \ieoplo
nro wally Influenced , the perusal of a page of
this rose-colored paper , with Its hundreds of
pleorant words , may readily bring the reader
to a statu of mind In which ho begins dis
tinctly to see the world through rose-colored
classes.
The paper h appropriately called the
Ostrich. A llttln picture In the mldillo of the
hnadliiK represents this famous bird burying
his head In the sand , and apparently feeling
well content In doing so. The motto of the
.paper . Is , "Cvcn of Truth One-half Is False
liood. " In an editorial the Ostrich shows
that ho Is a practical philosopher of the first
wiiter , n1 of course misjudged and abused.
In the ct'ltorlal we read , "Things which we
cannot 'rnprovo ' do not become more agree
able through our pcrutlnlzlng them carefully
and thereby harming our health. "
OPTIMISTIC NEWS OF TUB WOULD.
The Ostrich , despite his determined
qtlutlsm , Is a newspaper , lie hunts up all
the nens , and disseminates It among his
rir > riif ) < i , only In his peculiar manner. He
rather than reports. He always
< i-.V'J a few possibilities , revives hopes and
* . * vSi/s deprives the sensational events of
their brutal , malicious character. There Is
loop human knowledge , oven the science of
an experienced specialist In nervous diseases ,
In the means which ho applies.
This paper U superintended like a sani
tarium. It sums up all that has happened In
the world twlco weekly In not more than
six columns politics , elections , accidents.
nit and literature everything Is treated by
the Ostrich In these columns from his spe
cial point !
The first column bears the title , "What
"Would S. H. n. Say to H ? " S. H. D. stands
for Sir Humphrey Davy , who was born In
I'enranco. and has a monument there. This
"great Christian and chemist , " as the Ostrich
rails htm , the Inventor of the safety lamp ,
is the model of all human beings , the yard
slick with which everything Is measured.
In this column we find all sorts of news
and every Item with a commentary. For
instance : "At a banquet at Birmingham
Lord Salisbury declared that the situation of
the Armenians was Indeed such as demanded
serious consideration S. II. D. would say ,
jJTho consideration only becomes serious by
Lord Salisbury's calling It so ; there may bo
less In the matter than ono would expect. '
Or , "Tho potato beetle Is again making him-
solt a nuisance on our coast ( not In Nor
mandy , for there they have no potato harvest
at all this year ! 'S. ' ill. D. ) "
The second column Is called "The De
mented of Tomorrow. " In It all Important
political news Is commented upon and cor
rected , for the motto of the paper la "Even
of Tiuth , One-Half Is Falsehood , " and most
of the corrections of the Ostrich are sound.
llesldes If ho makes a mistake It docs not
matter , hla aim IH reached at all events , for
news that bears the heading "Demented"
In doubted and has lost Its exciting qual
ity.
ity.Still
Still more Important Is the third column ,
"How Docs This Concern Mo ? " In It wo
find the greatest , wisdom of the Ostrich. It
contains all the news from foreign coun
tries and tbo reader generally sympathizes
In unconcern with thn publisher , ( or what
U It to him whether Proa Morale * or Ira *
morales reigns on the La Plata river , or
whether Stambuloft has brcn sentenced by
unjust Judges or Juat as.iatslns , or vice
rorna ? That should all be of no conscquonce
to him If he cares for his nerves.
The other columns are called "Nothing
In Katcn as Hot as . " "And If So ? " and1
"Wo Do Not Dellevo In It. "
This last one Is very Important , as It con *
tains all thn terrible accidents , shipwrecks ,
earthquakes , fn till no and so forth. The
Ostrich does not believe In such things.
The hcadlngR of the Items are also very
nmualng , For Instance , a double murder ,
the result ot delirium tremens , boars thn
harmless title , " .More Milk. " The I3ea that
more milk than brandy should bo drunk Is
to be conveyed In It , The report thnt a
member of Parliament fell from a horse
and broke his leg begins with the wori5s ,
' At Lawn Tennis , " as follows : "At lawn
tennis It could never have happened thnt
Sir Hobcrt Hargoole member of Parliament
for Dunbar , etc. "
A VOCAHULAIIY OF ITS OWN.
For this purpose the paper has coined Its
own peaceful vocabulary. An Inundation Is
called "surplus water ; " a famine , "frugal
ity ; " at a collision in Asia twenty Armenians
are "cancelled ; " Instead of crisis , "ebb tide. "
The stocks do not rlso and fall , but always
"rlso" from CC to 61 apparently In a down
ward cuno. A train In America Is not de
railed , but "glides from the track. " In
Surinam no yellow fever breaks out , but only
a "yellowish" one ; and for suicide the read
ers of thu Ostrich are accustomed to the
ovaslve expression , "self-turning. " A mason
Mils from a scaffold and the report Is some
thing llko this : "X lost his foothold on the
fourth door and since then has not regained
his consclousni'fB , " for he died Instantan
eously. A prison burns down and of 400
prisoners 277 perish. These , however , are not
mentioned ; in&tcad , "not loss than 123 were
saved. " Very sad news Is printed In minis-
turo typo to warn the experienced reader ,
QUEIQIIBST PAPER IN THE WOULD [ AND SOME EFFECTS OF UI3AD1NQ.
and Instead of reporting the catastrophe In
full , the paragraph ends regularly with
"continuation on uage thirteen. " iAs there Is
no thirteenth page , no one can read It. The
unlucky number thirteen symbolizes the sad
event. However severely a person may bo
injured the paragraph telling of It Is sure to
close with a "hope for recovery. "
The man who has Invented this peculiar
newspaper Is John Glllls. For several years
ho was school teacher published some
pamphlets and then became a Journalist. He
studied the population of London and Bristol
and gradually formed his opinion of what
would be appropriate for their health , doing
It from purely humanitarian principles , for
he is now crazy enough to distribute his paper
gratuitously. The hotel keepers and other In
terested readers pay him whatever they like
for It. Hia subscribers have built him a
beautiful little cotago on Tllcottc Head , all
overgrown with red fuchsias and with window
panes shining like the lanterns of a beacon.
U Is called "The Ostrich Cottage. "
Among the subscribers are Gladstone , the
princess of Teck and Sir Arthur Sullivan.
With ono assistant Mr. Glllls makes up the
whole paper. He is a familiar figure all
through Cornwall , la well liked and has his
lodging and board everywhere free. I to Is
over CO , his face scrupulously shaven , his hair
In short gray curls , he has peering light gray
eyes and a merry smile around the corners of
his mouth.
HOSE-COLORED PAPER.
Originally he Intended printing the paper
on sky-blue paper , but the printer , Arthur
Fairly , advised him not to , aa blue did not
attract enough attention In a green coun
try. They made tests , however , and offered
to passcrsby light blue and light red
copies at 'the same time. Nearly every ono
seized those with the rosy shimmer. On
the Idea of pi luting the words In heavy
The grandest lot of
all consists of genuine
Brussels soft , dainty
effects the most novel
which you have ever
seen , ordinarily worth
$7.SO , $8.8O , $1O and
$12 you will tak.e
your pick from one lot
at $5.98 per pair.
You will find cheap
er Brussels also , but
we pride ourselves on
t'h e unapproachable
value" offered in the
$6,9S lot ,
black type rests the success o * It's paper.
U made It A favorite all along the coast ,
The children learned to read the conspicu
ous words for themselves and the mothers
rejoiced that their little ones Iwrned first
of all to read of happiness , of Joy and
beauty , ot which the Authors of spelling
books never seem to think , In the begin
ning Mr. Glllls also had the mannerism of
crowding the text with Interrogation marks.
He put an Interrogation point after
each word , the meaning of which ho
wished to modify. When ho received let
ters saying that .this made the reader
nervous , s an Interrogation mark aroused
fcullng In the reader that ho was asked a
question and must answer ho gave up the
Idea. Another Idea also proved a mistake ,
Ho hid thought ot Shakespeare's Julius
Caesar and his liking to have fat persons
about him , so made a trial of Introducing
In every number a portrn.lt of ono or an
other of celebrities , as they would look If
stout ,
Gladstone was represented as stout as John
Origin , but this the Englishman took cxcep.
tlon to , and when he published a stout Ellen
Terry some of his subscribers threatened to
discontinue. Slnco then the Ostrich has ap
peared without portraits. However , another
Innovation has lately proved successful ;
novels to Induce sleep , not tiresome , poor
novels , but novels written with great art ,
with that purpose In view. Ho found n
novelist for this In 1)111 ) AuMen , a Journalist
of Delfast. Ono of his books was called
"Palpitating Unconsciousness. " At the out
set this title , with Its four-syllabled wordi ,
tires the reader.
The author's eccentricity Is to write his
novels with the exception of "of , " "the" and
&uch necweary monosyllables entirely In
four-syllnblcd words. The monotonous , heavy
march of these long words to the English ,
used to simpler and more ordinary diction ,
Is like lead on the brain. The reader ,
whether he wants to or not , must fall
asleep , no matter how exciting the context
may be. Strange to say. Mr. Glllls tins taken
out no patent on his pec.illar Invention.
Mint Ktcclli-nt.
Chamberlain's Cough Remedy Is a pleas
ant expectorant syrup. It Is Intended es
pecially for acute throat and lung diseases ,
such as coughs , colds , croup and whooping
cough , and Is a most excellent medicine for
the relief and euro of these diseases.
CAN'T IIRCOVUH KIIOU Till : COU.VTV.
llculKlou of JmlKp DlrUlnxnii In 1'av-
Injr CIINI * . |
Yesterday Judge Dickinson ruled that
the pin chasers of property sold for the non
payment of the special tax assessment levied
to pay for paving about Hanscom park , which
assessment has been declared Illegal by the
supreme court , cannot recover from the
county. The question of the cost of the
paving was raised by the city through a
special assessment on the' property owners
adjoining. The latter protested against the
levy and secured a decision from the supreme
court , rendeilng the assessment void. In the
meantime the assessment had been turned
over to the county and In the failure of thu
property owners to pay the tax a consider
able number of the tax Hens were bought up
When the assessment was declared void the
purchasers commenced suit against the
county to recover.
The ruling was made In the case of David
C. John and the Concordla Trust company
against the county. They , as well as other
purchasers of the liens , will now bo forced
to fall back on the city. There Is a consid
erable amount of property Involved.
There are others hut none "Just as good"
as Dr. Davis' Anti-Headache.
27 EX
A recent popular writer characterizes the class of advertising
which is most common in Omaha as "Mephitic Chicane" or noxious
trickery.
Our policy of not advertising unless we have something truthfully
special will be interesting by way of comparison.
" Wm. H. Fletcher & Company , 484 Broadway , , New York , after be
ing engaged in the Curtain trade for SO years as importers , were com
pelled through the death of the senior partner to wind UD the business.
"We believe that ours is the only house west of the Missouri river
which secured any part of this stock. The conditions made it neces
sary to close the business regardless of cost or sacrifice. The quantity
is too large for our regular business , and on Monday , ( Dot. 4th , we
will start a sale on Nottingham and Brussels Curtains , wkicli uill for ( he
time slop all possible competition.
The Nottingham
goods will be divided
into 4 lots at 49 cents ,
at 65 cents , at 87 cents
and 98 cents -for pairs ,
remember.
In better goods made
from soft yarns , sheer ,
imitation Brussels and
Renaissance Patterns ,
goods which usually
sold for $8 , $6 and $7 ,
there will be 3 lots , 3
prices $1.98 , $248
and $2.98 again for
the pair and BO pat
terns to select from.
Our regular stock of
novelties , imported by
ourselves , in Cluny ,
Renaissance , Irish
Point and Brussells in
endless variety , is also
ready.
Selling
Silkoline ,
Jast. colors , at
7 1-2 cents.
' .NOTE ' ° " " "H901" ami " issortinont of Dress
. . . UHU 'Tvi ii ffmvTiVVn V,1 ? , InWst Goods und
prevcnts dlspl"y of Curtldns-
NEW I IU TBO
Opens promptly on Second Floor 10 a. m. Monday.
Thomas Kilpatrick & Co.
EFFIGTS OOTROXG DRINK
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Morgan Advises that tha Plowing Bowl Bo
iLotiAlono.
NTEMPEBANCE [ AJ/ / ' INFERNAL MACHINE
ConxloliMl Murderer of Iiln Cnnklll
U'llllfH At liy. HI * Time III tllC
County . .lullVrltliiK
I.colurc.
When first confined In the county Jail ,
George \V. Morgan,1 sentenced to execution
Friday next , for the murder ot Ida Gasklll ,
spent his time largely In cutting out or-
tlstlc cardboard designs for his friends ,
When his appeal was denied , his knife was
taken from him and since then his chief
diversion has been reading and writing. The
following essay on temperance la the pro-
ductlm of his pen and ho has asked Its
publication In The lice for the benefit of these
who may profit by his costly experience :
"With a prevailing sense of duty I ven
ture to publish these few lines on temper
ance. I hope that every reader will kindly
receive It In the eame spirit In which It U
written. Possibly some may think In their
love of temperance or otherwise that a ser
mon such na this car.mot bo useful or neces
sary or expedient. However , I am confident
that It nlll speak satisfactorily of Itself and
It will bring homo conviction , If not con
version , even to an enemy. It may produce
opposite effects upm two different clashes
of readers , Just as the sun when It hardens
mud and softens wax ,
"Love la the fulfilment ot the law , so does
Intemperance seem to he a violation of the
law. In these latter dajs It Is by means of
Intemperance , as by an Infernal machine ,
that the devil gets the chief part of his work
done upon earth. What Is It that Is bad
and Is not traceable directly or Indirectly
to drink ? All the commandments of God
and.of . His church are violated through
drink.
"Judging by the effect which drink causes
I It would seem as If the seven vials ot Goii'a
auger were poured out In the making of It
What Is so sad as to contemplate the rav
ages that drink Is making oni all sides ? In
every rank and class Intoxicating drink docs
en amount ot Injury to mind and body and
soul. It paralyzes the mind , It weakens It.
The lunatic asylums tell us significantly of
the sad effects of drlcik. The graveyards ,
too , tell mournfully of the number of those
who have not been benefited physically by
drink. Every town has Its own graveyard
fat with the victims of drink. Every news
paper that wo take up tolls us of the variety
of circumstances undar which the deluded
victims of drink are hurried down to their
premature and dishonored graves.
CAUSE OF INTEMPERANCE.
"Furthermore , parents who habitually
drink are , whilst under the Influence of
drink , In a half Idiotic state ; and so children
conceived of such 'parents ' whilst In that
state must , on . HIQ. principle that llko be
gets like , bo halt Idiotic. This accounts for
the fact that In' ' this age of widespread In
temperance among married people as wcl
as among others , there are so many persons
born half Idiots or halt lunatics , with their
faculties sadly damaged , thirsting for drink ,
"With deepest pain we say that the abom
inable vlco of inte'juperance still continues to
work dreadful havoc umong our people. To
drunkenness wo may refer as to its baneful
cause , almost ail thu crime by which the
country Is disgraced , , and much of the pov
erty from which It suffers.
"Drunkenness' had wrecked more homes
once happy than ever fell In the worst day ?
of the reblllopf It has filled more graves
and made more widows and orphans than
did the famine. It has broken more hearts ,
blighted moro hopes and rent asunder more
family ties than , , the enforced exile. We
would respectfully tell any one who takes
this matter In hand that If he wishes to sec
his nation , or any other nation , freed fiom
the scandal of drink he must show earnest
ness at his work by taking off his coat. Ho
must put the cork In the bottle. He must
establish a total abstinence society so that
ho may work with required united effort , and
ho must carry on the work by his own ex
ample. His example must not contradict his
words. The two must go hand In hand con
sistently together.
"Hut It may bo said a great many persons
are making a living by drink. Well , they
arc. Iut ! that means a great many In turn
are losing their living through It. How
many lose their farms , shops , etc. , and get
Into workhouses through drink ?
"Others will say , well , thoss engaged In
selling drink will not be pleased If any one
says a word to prevent the tippler from
banking his money safely In their tills.
Quito so ; but are not the heartbroken wife
and children of this same tippler to have
any voice In the matter ? Are they to have
no voice In the disbursement of this hard-
earned money which by right belongs to
them ?
"Again It may bo said , and with an amount
of plausibility , these that talk against drink
would take It themselves. Let them first
glvo up drink and then talk. Well , there
are many who tall ; against drink and do not
take any , and oven though they should take
It In moderation or medically , still cannot a
whetstone give edge without having any edge
itself ?
EVILS OP STHONG DRINK.
"Others again say that these who speak
agaiiit drink ought to mind their own but > U
nt i3. Of course , we know that money de
rived from drink has been from time tu tlnu
dovo'fd to charitable nuiposss : l : s been clvnr
generously to colleges and churches mid eon-
vents and schools. But what about the Ftu-
dents uhoso brains It has Interfered with
with ? What about the number of per.-ons it
has kept from the churches on Sunday ? What
about the children It has kept from school , or
the countless souls It has plunged Into
hell ? If drink were checked , would there
not be more money to put into the hands of
young women entering colleges , and would
there not be more scholars attending schools
dally If drink were checked ? Would not
the schools he the gainers ? Parents would
then be enabled to feed and clothe their
children and pay for their education , and
thus save them from Ignorance and pov
erty. Hut wo calmly and dellborjtely say
Out we believe our beloved country has
put so much upon these financially Inter-
rated In drink that It can never success
fully bo lifted Into Its proper place as a
free nation among the nations of the earth ,
until It Is raised up by the powerful levers
of religion and Education , rraiing upon the
( > lld indispensable * fiilrrum of a well organ
ized national toipporiiiico movement.
"Temperance spirit Is still living. It
wants but llttlo to' 'bo fanned Into a flame
that will glvo light and Joy to millions.
Public opinion , tin- * great mastering Influ
ence , has emphatically asserted Itself In
favor of the speedy'revival of the temper
ance movement. ' Individuals , even the
highest , cannot cnpu with this now pro
nounced public opinion. AVa find men of
every denomination and clatjs and rank
speaking out with i > ' uncertain bound. They
cannot be BllenepH-wr brushed aside ; nor can
the bribe bo Rlvefi aty | longer by the enemy ;
nor can the wires , bo pulled without being
detected. On the cailno must go.
"Temperance , whether preached with firry ,
eloquence from thfl , pulpit , or thundered I
fo-th with arvlause from the platforms. Is i
of no practical usu to the church or to the I
country , unless It assumes tha form of a' ,
society. It U only like chaff before the I
wind. A slnglo drop of water when left lo
Itself will soon disappear , hut when put i
with other drops Into a river It may travel
along oven to the ocean. The bravest sol
diers will hold no tlmo before their enemy
If they enter the battlefield ami fl'ht {
singly.
"Let us all then join In lifting the ban
ner of temperance. Why should not minis-
teis , Judges , magistrates and all who love
Justice , and halo , or should hate , Iniquity ,
rush to the front under 'this banner to pro.
tcct our country against the enemy whose
fatal fangs we know are at the throat ot
Ills country ?
"Tho angel guardian of our country looks
anxiously on and In ringing words uttera
aloud the rallying cry. Why should the
Orchard & Wilhelm Carpet Co.
just for borne use.
We could go on forever , almost , telling you of nice things to
make home pleasant moie ; attractive Besides being new the list
here represents a cut of considerable magnitude from prevailing prices ,
Buying before the advance of duty makes it possible to get these
values , which cannot be duplicated in the near future ,
Curtains.
Genuine Turkish Bagdad
Curtainsdouble facedcach , $5.00
Extra width , very fine quality
double faced Bagdads , each$6.50
Real Turkish Bagdad Couch
Liovers , woven in one piece.
number of beautiful pat
terns , unusually choice select
ion $8.50.
American Bagdad beautiful
Turkish draping 50 inches
wide by the yard 85c ,
Unusual value in real Thread
Brussels lace curtains 50 inches
wide , 3 1-2 yards long by the
pair $4.50
Real Thread Brussels lace
curtains in beautiful renaissance
designs $5.65.
And they go on up $6.05 to
$9.25 for the beautiful hand
tamboured border real brussels
curtains.
Special numbers in Real Irish
Point lace curtains at $2.75.
And other Irish Points at
$3.85 , $4.75 , $5.25 to $6.05.
Dancing Carpets.
We have about 25 rolls of
carpet that were used at the
Knight of Ak-Sar-Ben ball ,
which were are going to sell
Monday at 25c.
And about 25 rolls to sell at
35c.
35c.About
About 30 rolls of matting that
we will sell by the yard at 8c.
These a regreat values we'll
not have any trouble selling
them , for those who bought
after last year's ball know what
it means. We hardly need to
advertise them , so well known
are the values in them.
Window S Hades.
We just got in a lot of 250
dozen cloth Opaque shades
ready to hang. At the price
they are the best values ever
shown. We can sell them
Monday at less than the manu
facturer's wholesale price. 25c
each.
Screens.
Japanese 4-fold screens 5 feet
6 inches high embroidered in
gold tinsel price $4.75.
Turned oak screen frames 3-
fold $1.25
The same screen filled with
Japanese crepe of beautiful
patterns , $1.95.
Beautiful white and gold
glass be any longer the stumbling block of
our people ? " O. W. MORGAN.
MORGAN ui : < ; i.\s TO iTosia IIOI-K.
Coiivlotcil Murilrrcr of Jtlu fiiiNklll
Kxpi'ctH lo Hum ; .
Next Monday moinlng George W. Morgan ,
tlio convicted murderer o : Ida Gasklll , may
alt In his cell and listen to the driving of
the nails Into the
Instrument of death upon
which he Is to meet his doom some tlmo on
the following Friday. Thcro Is but little
chance of executive Intervention , There
are no more legal means to avert the execu
tion. The death warrant has been In the
sheriff's hands for a coiiDlo of weeks , nvery-
thlng Is clear to the scaffold and work upon
that structure was begun yesterday.
Holes are being dug In the ell In the south
west corner of the county jail building for
the po ts which will hold together the en
closure to shut off from the general public
a view of the hanging. The fence will
by erected on Monday and then the bcaffold
will go up. The latter will bo the saiuo
machine which launched Murderer Hoover
Into eternity In August of last year.
Attorney 1'atrlck , who defended Morgan ,
has returned from Lincoln and he has no
hopa of a reprieve. Morgan himself never
expressed any confidence ) In gubernatorial
Intervention , but the hope must have been
In his heart , Ho has even sent a request
to the governor that ho visit him. Morgan
has not known that the death warrant has
been sent to the fiherlff. and his belief that
H has not arrived has buoyed him up home-
wlmt. Friday Sheriff McDonald Issued
strict orders that no oho but his spiritual
adviser , Father I'eters , should bo allowed to
ECO Morgan.
In the past Morgan has been allowed to
see newspaper representatives and haa
o'gerly seized upon every opportunity to
talk This mornlns ho received a visit
from the priest and two sisters of mercy
and IPJH3 was celebrated In "IB cell , Mor
gan being allowed to eU outside hU steel
cage. Ho had borrowed a suit of clothing
from Jailer Shand and presented an excellent -
lent appearance. He U tall and well built
and straight as an arrow. This mornIng -
Ing he will bo confirmed In the tenets of
the Catholic church by IJlshop Soauucll.
The condemned man Is beginning to show
signs of emotion over the near approach of
his fate. During the last few days a great
change has been noticed In his demeanor.
Ho is very Irritable and Is anxious to dhert
his mind with conversation. He detains hla
guard aud Sheriff McDonald on various pry-
toxUi whenever they cuter hie cell , Ho
enamel screen frame with fancy
grill work , $2.25 ,
Center Tables.
There are just 100 and
there'll never be any more be
cause the manufacturers
make them for us golden oa"
or mahogany finish with shelf
and French shaped legs. A
table that we have sold right
here at $3.75 and we thought it
cheap at that , now the price
is $1.90.
Tabourettes.
The newest things Moorish
in a variety of designs , only
$4.50.
Then there are all sorts of
Tabourettes in golden oak , oxblood -
blood , Malechite linishesstarting
at $3.75 and $4.25.
Malechite flower stands at
Carpets.
The prices must advance
very soon. Manufacturers arc
charging us from 10 to 25 per
cent more for carpets now.
We are still selling a good all
wool two-ply ingrain carpet at
50c a yard.
Our best all wool 2-plys ,
which are better than most
"bests" we've heard of at 65c
and 70c yard.
Best makes of tapestry brus
sels at 75c a yard.
Good tapestry brussels wither
or without borders , 50c a yard.
Special offering of Alexander
Smith & Sons Axminster car
pets in some of the most bautiful
patterns ever produced , and the
largest line we've ever shown ,
special at $1.15 and $1.25 a
yard.
Iron Beds.
Brass trimmed either 3 feet ,
3 feet 6 inches or 4 feet 6 inches
wide at $2. 75.
Extra heavy posts , extended
foot , brass trimmed beds , $5.85.
Very handsome high heavily
trimmed bed , extended foot ,
$7.50.
Massively trimmed in all
brass , an elegant affair at $14.00
Couches.
Button top corduroy couches
27 inches wide at $8.75.
30-inch couch , well upholstered
covered with French cordu
roy , $12.75.
One of the latest shapes , im-
orovcd in filling and upholster
ing , $16.50.
Same couch with bohkara
covering at $24,00 ,
Couches in leather , any color ,
very elegant finish , upholstered
| | IHK > 2ciaI springs' , hand made
Ttrame , warranted by us not to
crack or break down , $37.50.
Diniit" Tables ,
Solid oak , selected quartet *
sawed top , highly polished ,
rope-work legs , -8 feet long.
$12,50.
Quarter sawed lop , fluted legSj
8 feet , $10.00 ,
Same table , 6 feet , $8.50.
Extra large size table , 48-inch
top , fluted legs , 8 feet extension ,
the top just like , those put on the
$30 tables , $13.00.
Alattresses.
Wool top mattresses , any
size , Si. 50.
Combination cotton top and
bottom , excelsior filled , $3.50.
Fibre filled cotton top mat *
tresses , $5.50.
All moss mattress , $8 oo.
Hair mattress , 35 pounds ,
$ i i.oo
Very good 40 pound hair
mattress for $15.00. Recommended -
mended by us as the best mat *
tress to be had.
Springs.
They begin at 950 to fit a
full sized bed.
Woven wire springs with
supports in center , $1.45.
Fine woven steel wire
springs , $2.00.
Steel coil springs , warranted
by us , $3.00.
Made-up Rugs
We have a fine line of them
now , made up from choice
carpets. Remnants from re
cent sales. They are beautiful
things. Bring in your size of
room and let us fit you out.
A Brussels Rug , 8-3x10-3
for $ i i.oo
Brussels , 8-3x12 , $15.00
Velvet Rug , 8-3x10-6 , $17.
Best Body Brussels Rug ,
8-3x11-6 , $16.50
Moquette Rug , 8-3 by 10-6
$16.50
Bigelow Axminister Rug ,
8-3 by 12 , $22 50
Wilton Velvet Rug , 10 6 by
18 , $22.50
Best Body Brussels Rug ,
9 by 12 , $18.
Wilton Velvet Rug , 10-6 by
12 3 , $17.
steadfastly maintains Ms Innocence of the
crime of which ho was convicted.
Governor Holcomb has received an anony
mous communication similar to the ono re
cently sent Sheriff .McDonald. The writer , "a
poor offern boy , " alk'Kcs that he taw llttlo
Ida Gasklll murdered by a nocro In the stable
at the west of the house where the girl's
body was found. Upon Investigation It han
been found that the volnt where the crlmo |
Is said to have been committed was occupied
at the tlmo by the office. Doth the communi
cations are palpable fakes and but little at
tention has been paid to them.
I'OI.ICKMU.V I.MJM.\ii > TU FI < ; HT.
Will .Vo ( Snluiilt ( o IlcliiK DiK
from ( In * Forcf ,
A combined effort will bo made by eleven
of the men lately discharged from the police
force to compel the 11 ro and police com
missioners to reinstate them. Action to this
end was taken by the men Friday and
papers notifying the board that a contest
would bo made wore served , Legal proceed
ings will bo brought along tbo same lines
as In the Cox , ca o. The attorneys will seek
to procure a mandamus to compel the board
to reinstate each and every man discharged ,
on the grounds that according to section 1C )
of the now. city charter their dismissal was
unlawful. In the prosecution or the ctife It
will be contended that the board sought to
accomplish Its end by taking advantage of .1
paragraph In section 3C9 , whlcn reads au
follows : "The Heard of l''lru and Police Com
missioners t-hall employ such odlcers and
policemen as may be necesrary to the ( rropor
policing of the city to the extent that fundu
may be i > rnvl < Je < ] by the mayor and council
to pay their salaries. " It will be contended
that no such economy was Intended. In proof
of this the men cite thn fact that In spite of
the deficit In the police fund u number of
oincers were appointed during the last year.
They glvo the namra of Mcutyn , McDowell ,
Cook , Vanous , Council , Morris , Hemming , the
positions created for King and Slgwart and
several others. Following out this argument
the men say that old men In the department
against whom no specific charged could bo
made have been discharged and their places
filed by men far less competent ,
In speaking of the matter ex-Sergeant
Chamberlain said : "I feel that au In
justice has been done mo by being dismissed
from the force without charges having been
preferred. If retrenchment wad necessary ,
why did the board not discharge some of
the now men. If It was necessary to re
trench , and some of the old men were known
to bo Incompetent , or were guilty of pcglect
of duty , charges should have been brought
against them as required by the charter ,
and If proven , they should have been dis
charged. This has not been done la my COBS
and I shall contest. I shall place myself
In readlncaa to go on duty at any tlmo thai
board shall sco fit to call upon me. "
The positions taken by Olllcors Mitchell ,
Godola , Dollarcl , Ho ft , Slioop , Kirk , Luke ,
Dlbbern , Wilbur and Ilurr are practically ;
the same from a personal standpoint.
A considerable number of attorneys
gathered In Judge Scott's court yesterday
In anticipation that they would witness
fcoino sort of a scene In the Dotectlvo Cox
casu. They were disappointed , however , ns
the Hoard of Fironml Police Commissioners
hud compiled with the order of the court In
reinstating Cox nu chief of detectives. In
asmuch as the order had been compiled with
there was no occasion for arraigning the
commissioners on the charge of contempt of
court. Commissioners Hullard , Gregory and
Herdiuan wore on hand with Chief of Pollco
Gallagher. Judge .Scott was apparently of
the opinion that there was nothing for him ,
to do , for he did not even put In an ap-
pcamncc , having adjourned court last night
until Monday morning.
The commissioners look with decided dis
favor upon the order that wvs served on them.
They have this reeling , not only became it
compelled them to put Cox buck upon tlio
force , but also because they assert that U
gives him additional "rights. " They say
thnt this order la so sweeping that Cox en a
run the detective force as a llttlo jiollco de
partment of his own. Chief Gallagher says
that If the order stands he will not dare to
glvo orders of any description to Cox for
fear that he will tilaco himself In contempt
of court.
A lilXMl ICXIIIIII'1' ' .
The example of W. W. Drewcr , justice of
the peace , und a prominent citizen of Mouut
Jowett , Pa. , Is worthy of emulation. Ho
says : "I never leave homo without a bottla
of Chamhorlaln'o Colic , Cholera and
Diarrhoea Hrmedy , and always recommend
It to my friends. It Is the bc t I ever used ,
and never faIn ! to glvo Immediate relief , "
II
for Oily WnrrniitM.
Yesterday was municipal payday and tha
demand on the part of Investor * ) for city
warrants was again In evidence. The comp *
trailer's olllco was In-set by Inquiries for war
rants and half a dozen firms and Individual *
have agenti lu the oltico who are
ready to take all tbo warrants they can get
at par.
Arnold's Dromo Celery euro * headaches
lOc , 25o and DOc , AU druggists.
