14 TIIR OM UFA PAHA C ! ! : * : rXD.YY , DECBMUlilR iiJ. 181)7 ) ,
EDISON'S ' TALK ON PATEN R ,
Advlco to Inventors from the Greatest
of Their Class.
UNOWPUMtMAKY OPINION CF COURT
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The I.nw All IllKlil. Init thu
1'rnftlci' All Wrnnte.
( Copyright. Wa , the S. g. McClurc Co. )
Thomas A. Edison lias probably taken out
moro patents than any other Inventor. He
owes his fortune and his fame to some of
them , ho has lost greater fortune nnd greater
Jumo because ho WHB not able to protect his
lights In others. Naturally his knowledge of
patent practice Is extended , and when ho
talks , ot Invention as a profession ho upcalts
by'lino card. .Many persons may bo surprised
to learn that patenting an Invention , how
ever valuable , Is not always considered ad-
Visible1. Sonic of the most profitable con
trivances In the world have not been pat
ented ; they have been manipulated and
placed upori the market In such a manner
s to make It unprofitable for any person
other than the rightful owners to manu
facture them. The plan of procedure In such
o case la generally new In every Instance.
The existing conditions dttcrmlno the mode
of procedure. Such a plan of action Is known
M a. trade secret. Edison has a "number of
trade secrets" which he considers moro valu-
jf able than would bo letters patent on the
itf same device.
61 "Tho value of a pslcnt , " says the Inventor ,
"diminishes at the ratio at which Its value
Increases. That la to say , If a man gcU up
o. patent on a wrench , that patent has a real
iraiuo and may bs profitable ; but It he gets up
a patent on a system which revolutionizes
things nnd Is of tremendous value to the
world at large , that patent la not valuable to
the Inventor , on account of the procedure of
th court.
VALUB OK A TRADE SECRET.
In a great many cases outsldo of mechani
cal things the trade secret la more valued
ns'ft protection thin a patent. Dishonest per-
eons can often get the Inner track of a Im
portant discovery or patent and make use of
It Illegally , while the Inventor may never
realize anything on his work , although he
may spend thousands of dollars and con
tinue the fight for ycirs. Yes , the value
to the Inventor of a patent Increases Just as
its value to the public decreases ; the reward
for his services Increases with the lack ol
value of the patent. There 'Is less reward
than ever for the Industrious Inventor.
"One of my biggest Inventions , for which
patents were asked years ago , has just been
declared mine by law. Meantime , other
nxn bivo bcea and are using It and arc
deriving the financial benefit , all on account
of the workings ot the patent system. Of
course , I can sue thorn , but It will be a long
time before I can do anyfnlngi In short ,
there Is comparatively little reward for the
Inventor of the Important machine. A
trade secret Is ot value In the chemical
line , for there It can toe guarded. For In
stance , In the case of Bessemer , of Dessc-
mer steel fame. He made his money by
making bronze powder by a secret process ,
nnd kept the secret In the family for years
before It was finally given out to the world.
As with the small patent , the small trade
secret has the advantage In holding the
market and In keeping the device from being
stolen. Get up trivial inventions ot minor
Importance and they are valuable. "
Mr. Edison was asked how he would pro
tect largo Inventions and what reform was
necessary In the patent office practice.
"Tho 'best ' way Is not to try to Invent.
The tendency Is to discourage Important
inventions. The prevention of unnecessary
delay In Issuing patents would make a great
change. At present the man who Infringes
lias every chance ot protecting himself. The
Inventor , finding a competitor manufacturing
bis Invention , goes to the patent office and
asks Tor an Injunction. He says : 'I have
a patent on this or that. A man who
wprkcd in my shop Is using my Ideas , cut
ting my price dawn and ruining me. I
can't make a cent on my own Invention.
Give me an Injunction against this man
until I can get the case settled. '
THE TROUBLE IN THE COURTS.
"Tho court says : 'No , we won't do It.
"Wo will let him go ahead and fight It out. '
Then the man who owns no real patent
Sets the benefit of the laws not the man
with the paper , not the man who deserves
the reward for his trctfblcs , trials and experi
ments nnd when It cames to settlement the
other fellow practically has won the fight ,
whllo the Inventor has lost everything , for
by that time the sale of the Invention will
have stopped or have beccmc so feeble that
there Is nothing In It.
' 'In'frlcgcrs ' ' of patents take advantage of
th ? practice of the United States supreme
court. If you get out a patent which IF
likely to become valuable to the public at
Jarge you will find that It will sooner or later
bo infringed upon. It It were possible- Im
mediately get an Injunction against an In
fringer all would be well , But you cannot do
thfa. When you start up the other follow
cells right In and begins manufacturing and
oiling Just as you do , and generally at a
Bower price. You cannot do anything In
court for five or six years , and the Infringer
knows thla. After having spent a large
amount of money and time In Inventing youi
patent , you place the price of It to the public
at a figure which will , you think , reimburse
you for your expenditure. The Infringer docs
not , have to meet any of these expenditures ,
and can therefore afford to eell far below
your price. A lawsuit for you Is a costly
matter ; for him It Is comparatively a trifle.
For Ice'.ance , In Order to prove your patents
you have got to make researches , you have
got to have expert drawings made , and there
ere laumbcrlet-q other expenses which eat up
profits. All the Infrlnger has to ilo Is to em
ploy a lawyer who la noted for causingdc - ,
lays In court. Every time your case comeo
tip ho will attempt to delay It , and generally
. will succeed. Meccitlmo you are manufac
turing at a lois , whllo the Infringer Is
manufacturing at a profit.
NO RECOURSE.
"If , after five or six yearn , you prove to
the court that you arc- rightfully entitled to
* ho Invention , there Is but one th'ng ' left to
you to attack your opponent's factory. At
tbla point jou will awake to the fact that ho
ba no factory. You will find that the ma.
chlncry hae been rented , or else that It la
In the name of his wife , or that ho 1ms an Ir
responsible compxny made up of hs ! omploKa
or his family , and when finally you swoop
Oo\vn upon him , all you can fled In his office
! a dcalc and a chair. Ho can still run the
hop machinery end glvo moro trouble and In
hb end there la npt only -no reward for the.
l&Yentor. but absolute \oie. \ It takes time to
pioneer all newthings. . After you talk to the
( public , other people see that you have a good
thing and organize Irresponsible factories.
( You have- , perhaps , spent $100,000 for macht.
U-ory , tools , etc. , when along comes the
other fellow without any responsibility and
makes all the money he can before you arc
bio to get Judgment ago/rut him.
"Two men come Into the United' Statre
court ; one baci a patent ; presumably lie Is
ibo original Inventor ; both itave a different
( ail to tell , Th.o presumed ownsr says : 'Wo
rot are In litigation. I have a patent ; wo are
Jboth making the article and I want an In
junction. ' 11 ut the court will not glvo the
injunction. 'No , ' they B-ay , 'wo will lot htm
go ahead , Wo don't care anything about the
patent. "When wo decide. It will bo on Its
merits. ' That Is generally six , seven or
eight years uftcrward , when the liwutor iiaa
loat everything.
"Tho laws are all right and don't need
revision. It Is not toelaws. . Tbo patent
fcfflco is all right , too. ThereIs no corrup-
Men there. It all lies with the power and
practice , of tbo United States supreme court.
.Years . ago they would great an Injunction
Ion the face ot the patent. The patentee had
fcotter rights. Now they don't mid that IB
what IB driving every good man out of tbo
builncES , or driving him Into details , because
they are afo. If you get up a wrench , there
la not ibe danger of another man coming
In tad upenJIug $200,000 or $300,000 fighting
Jrou on a thing which don't pay you $6,000 ,
OPERATIONS OF PATENT SHARKS.
"The operations of patent eharks sometime *
compel an Inventor to obtain patents tor ar-
tlcloA which tare never meant -to bo placed
cu the market. A. . fellow often gets up a ma
chine , ana somebody cite cornea along and ,
can Rlvo the Invcn'or a great deal of bather
and make him pay well , even If iho Inven'or
Eds control ot It. A man ought to latent
every part of his machine which ho Intuidi
to use , so th.ii he will have n bona fide
claim to use It and cannot bo Infringed by
other Inventors. The- Inventor should first
patent the principal partc < .ud lmpro\e-
ments , ticn rMtcnt Iho variations and com
pleted model , to protect himself In the courts
of law. In short , ti > I said before , the value
of a patent to an Inventor Is directly do-
creiflod as the value to the- public lncrcas < s.
The practice of the United States circuit
court Is such ( ts to drive all the Inventors
away from revolutionizing 'Inventions Into
little dctalle. "
TOM ) OUT UK COfllT.
General Lew Waltaca was In Indlanapo'ls '
the other day and was tell lag stories with
Judge Hakcr of the federal court. Incl >
dent * of their law practice naturally fur
nlshcd the inatcrl-il , relates the Sentinel.
"You know old Judge Ilryaa of Rockvllle ,
of course , " said General Wallace , "Well , 1
had an experience with him as a > ouns law *
) cr which 1 shall never forget. 1 had been
admitted but a short time , when one da )
the bar was scattered around the court room
and some fellow was brought ID for bur
glary. The fellow to tell the truth had beeb
around to my office trying to get me to de
fend him , but the evidence was so strong
against him that I declined , 'for ' I koo\v ho
was guilty. You knew Jim Wilson , didn't
you ? Weir , the fellow had gone to Jim also
and ho had declined to take the case foi
the same reason.
"The fellow was arraigned that day and
the court askd him If he wanted a lawyer
to dcfcndi him. He did. Looking n round
over the court room tHe colirt eald verj
deliberately : "Mr. Wallace , you will defend
this prisoner ; and , Mr. Wilson , you will be
associated In the defense. '
I walked over to Jim and asked him
what ho was going to .do. 'Why , ' said he ,
'the fellow Is clearly guilty , and he will be
convicted. Wo can't' afford to take the caae
We will decline. '
"I walked back to my seat end' ' Jim arcec ,
'If the court please , " said he , 'I must decline
to take the defence of this man for reasons
which to mo arc sufficient. '
"The court turned around to me , and 1
repeated the t-cntlment. 'Very well , ' said
the judge. 'Mr. Clerk , you \ \ 111 enter up a
fine of $50 each against these two gentle
men. '
"Well , Jim nnd I held another consulta
tion and We decided that there was but one
thing to do and that waa to take the case ,
as neither of us had $50 to spare. We an
nounced to the court that we had reconsid
ered the matter and would take the case.
"That evening wo held another conference
with the prisoner , and It looked dark.
'D the difference , ' said Jim , 'IctVi go Into
this wee and fight It to the end and show
the judge what we can do. '
"I was In for that , but didn't see where we
wcro going to do anything.
"Wo had a long talk with our client and
found from him that he had a whole neigh
borhood of relatives over In Wayne county
who would swear to anything and wo sent for
them to attend the trial.
"Tho next term the case came up nnd the
prosecution proved about everything that was
necessary. The prosecutor moved to have
the court Instruct the jury for conviction at
once. Wo objected and created a sensation
by announcing' that we had some witnesses.
"Well , wo brought In that flock of relations ,
every one of whom was either with or had
seen the prisoner In Wayne county not only
the day the burglary was committed , but for
several days before and afterward , nnd the
Jury brought In a verdict of acquittal without
leaving their seats.
"Jim and I got out right away nnd didn't
show our faces around the court room for the
rest of the day. Things looked menacing.
The Judge was terribly mid , nnd. for the rest
of the day the poor lawyers with cases and
motions fared badly.
"That evening wo both received a summons
from the Judge and we feared trouble. We
went together to where he was stopping and
walked Into his room. There he sat grim
and glowering. Without saying a word he
walked over and ehut the door behind him
and then turned around. To our great sur
prise there was a broad grin on his face and
ho walked to a cupboard and pulled out a hot-
tlo snd some glass's. 'You fellows ought both
to be sent to Jail , " said he. and we took la
drink.
"But Judge Bryan wouldn't remit the fines ,
Ho said he guessed he would let them stand
as a reminder that those things couldn't hap.
pen very often In his court , and those fines
remained on the docket against us for several
years. I believe one of the last official acts
of old Judge 'Bryan was to order thoee fines
canceled. "
OUI2
To the TriiiiNiiilnMlnxIppI
IS 1 S.
"Pence be within thy walls , nnd prosperlt ]
within thy palaces. "
Lo , on the west * prairie now appears
A city hitherto umnanlfost ,
Horn of a noble architecture rare ,
Classic nnd beautiful In lines of grace ,
Grown to ( proportions wonderful to see.
And dazzling ; to the. Bnzeof mortal eyes.
Hall ! city fair , thy arches , domes nnd gate :
Call us to reverence , on this festal day.
Hall ! stately buildings , slorlous monuments
TransmlfElsslppl Exposition , hall !
Pence be within thy walla , whore now y <
stand ,
Great tributes of thy enterprising skill.
Prosperity thy .palaces . contain
Prosperity eternal , that shall call
All nations to do homage to thy -works
And wake the slumbering echoes of the
mcst.
From out the east where stntely doth nrlso
The Adirondack ? , fett'rlngearth to heaven
With adamantine chain rhall pilgrims come
On suppliant kiveo to bow before thy shrine.
The north , resplendent In Ita Icy garb.
Shall hear of thce , nnd hasting- thy gates.
Shall melt In admiration .at thy light ,
And bow astonished 'ncath thy burnished
gaze.
The south , with sunny wreaths nnd luscious
fruits
Kit to be found In glades of paradise ,
Shall come to do obeisance to thy name ,
And 'wish that she herself were , half so fair
As thce , O city , planted In the west
And brightened by the gracious smile of
heaven.
Nature , to time , with lavish hand hath
come ,
And to her rich , Imperial treasuro-houtc
Hath given uip the keysi and mid , "Go In
Ami tnko the rarest colors , maziest streams ,
Deplete thci emerald storehouse of Its gems
And rob the groves of their most restful
trees , "
Then art , perceiving1 nature's generous
mind ,
Proffered her fairest Kerns , EUbllmest works
Her pillars , statues , mlnnrrts and all
That pencil hnr * achieve. ! or chisel wrought
Science hath called , and with her manic
wnnd
Hath summoned forth creations , recent
born
Of mystery , by man's Invention brought
To do his iA 111. And her fair daughters , too ,
Machinery and Steam , all jpowerful Air ,
And Electricity well curbed by man ;
These all have come nnd , bending to thy
throne.
Have shown submissive servitude to thce
Learning hath fought a place within thy
walls , '
And knocking , gained an entrance. There
she slid
With most attractive grace , to unseal her
books ,
Fen nil those true dlsclplea cwho shall como
In quest of wisdom , hnmledgo nnd of truth
That will endure when time hath ceased to
1)3.
And heaven itself hath poured her offerings
rare
Into thy coploiiH lap , n gracious jihower
Of welcome fruits and food-producing
plants ,
Of sun-raU-cd grain , oft blessed by wceplmr
clouds.
And tnssoled corn In golden beauty drrused ,
Ripened by southern winds nnd summers
warm ,
Barth hath contributed her Inmost self ,
Yielding her mineral kingdom nnd her store
Of all things precloiiH from her Inmost
depths ,
Bccim-ly hid through Kent-rations gone ,
Now let the west proclaim thy wor.droiis
mlBht ,
In shout * of ecstasy , ahllo north nnd south
And east uniteIn uiilverwil POIIK
And rnlso to God on High n rapturous
strain ,
Join all yn mountain bases nnd ye heights
In one sonorous nni eternal voice
Your dulcet treble add. ye vale * nnd deg ! ! ,
Hlvers and streams , In Jovful chorus vie
Thunder , yo billows , on wild ocean's lircatt
Strike up your harps , yo nwaylng fnrem
trees ,
'Till In one Brand Doxolo&y rcplcto
With harmony , the Bwelllntr chorda re
sound.
licatliiK utrnlnst the pates of heaven Iteclf
In grand triumphant rush of glad acclaim ,
Appealing to the cap of Uclty
Wtilln angcla pause to hear the hymn o ;
pralB TIIOilAS J. 1UJLL.Y ,
Omaha , Wcty. , j *
* AMUSEMENTS ; I
The week before the holidays , always the
dir > riad In the theatrical calendar , -has
.lined Its diflary reputation this
yrv maha , although the season thus far
has . , .urdcd many similar stretches betwixt
Sunday and Sunday whlih were no more
notable In the mutter of quantity or quality
of amusement provided. Still , no one Is likely
to complnlti of a surfeit of theatrical enter-
talnmcnt nt present , and promises of future
abundance are beginning to be taken wit1)
n liberal allowance for time , tlc ! , wind and
weather , not to mention the far-seeing nnd
always benevolent purposes ot the syndicate.
When that daintiest of all humorists ,
Charles 11. Hoyi , wrolo and produced "A
Hunch of Keys , " so brilliant a gem of dra
matic composition had a certain reason for
existence In the very audacity , Us absolute
freedom from all suspicion of wit , and lie
charming unexpectedness. The public -.vas
not jet gorged , In that golden age , with the
prolific output ot that and ether Imitative
nnd equally delicate pens. IJut thls'was years
and years ago , and -the Ibcst of material may
become rusty with age. All the "polishing"
In the world will not Impart n permanent
luster to n bunch ot keys fashioned of tht
cheapest of cheap brass.
Another relic of an antiquity quite re-
spcc-tnblo. though something ICES remote. Is
" 1482 , " which played three performances last
we-ek to constantly decreasing business
Called forth originally by the anniversary
events of half n decade ago , It deserved no
longer lease of life than that enjoyed by
scores ot other representations which have
been born and have died In the Interval ,
Fresh people have from time to time gal
vanized this fading spectacle Into some sem
blance of Its former glory , and neiv "male
fropranos" have cllmbol to eminence on the
role of Isabella , causing audiences to quote
with waning curiosity the lines ,
"Twinkle , twinkle , little star !
How 1 wonder what you are. "
But Is Is doubtful If " 1492" will bo found
acceptable after this season , even In towns
like Omaha , .wfoero nr.y old thing Is sup
posed bythe eastern philanthropists who
furnish western amusements to be worth a
first-class share of the people's money.
There Is a lull In ithe newspaper anti-syndi
cate war which may mean many things nnd
which probably means n gathering of forces
for a renewed assault. The .New York Mirror
still puts forth Its weekly supplement ,
though with a decided falling off oflgor
In Its last Issue ; and the - Worldvllch for
a time dealt a dally sledge-hammer blow to
the trust , has been conspicuously silent oil
the subject for nearly a week. It Is to be
hoped that the recent demonstration was
not merely In the nature of a pyrotechnic
display. The methods of the trust are worthy
of all condemnation , and the cause of those
who were or seemed to bo arrayed ngalns *
them Is eminently Just. Whatever happens
now , and even though an unrighteous mo
nopoly of art may temporarily ctrlumph , the
spirit of such combinations Is wrong and
Impossible of permanent continuance.
The Christmas Mirror Issued last week
Is gorgeous and not unattractive In out
ward show nnd Inward technical composition ,
but can scarcely bo said to keep up the rep
utation of Its holiday predecessors for liter
ary value. Whether or not as the result ol
Mr. Flske's attitude toward the syndicate ,
most of the portraits Which appear are those
of people little known , and a large share
ot the reading matter bears unfamiliar sig
natures. There Is a fine portrait of Minnie
Maddern Flske. another of Julia Arthur , ant
a full page drawing entitled "Comedy , "
nhli/h / must really be seen to be appre
ciated.
The unfortunate burning of the Auditorium
In Kansas City last week has caused the
sympathy of the community to be extender
In full measure to the popular managers o
our local houses , -whose Interests In the sister
town were seriously damaged by the fire
AB no suitable theater caa be- secured In
Kansas City , their enterprise of furnishing'
cheap amusement there must be at least
temporarily given , up , and the stock com
pany will close tonight. The disaster , how
ever , will cause no change In the plans of
Paxtcn & Burgess for the Crclghton theater ,
which will bo carried out as orlglnallly
projected.
The Woodward company , containing
many of the old ifavorltcs and having
boon strongly reinforced by new talent ,
will bo installed permsaently at the Crelgh-
ton on Sunday , two weeks from toJay , and
will bo assisted , as heretofore , by vaudeville
performers , who will -appear between acts ,
making the performance practically contin
uous , rriie Iblll will be changed twice a
week and the company's extensive reper.
lory , acquired partly ! a Omaha last summei
aad partly In Kansas City since , will bo
strcBstheneil gradually by the addition of
new plays as occasion requires.
Coining Gvciitx.
"At Plaey Ridge , " the latest euccefsful
southern play that has made such a favor ,
able impression wherever presented , will be
the attraction at the Crelghton , commencing
Monday next. This drama of the south ,
western ranges of the Blue Uldge mountains
has been unvaryingly successful In Us career
up to the present writing , and It Is safe to
say that It has firmly established Itself la
the good graces of the public as a play of
much merit , concerning which there can and
will be but little difference of opinion. Both
press and public have seen fit to extend Its
favor to the new drama of the south , and
h > jQ been of cao voice In every city where
It has beco produced. The story the play
tells promises much In the Infinite popsl-
bllltles of poetry and pathos that Its theme
( the admixture of a slight tinge of negro
blooJ In the veins ot a man nearly white )
offers , an * from the best accounts Mr , Hlg-
glna has taken full sod rational aflvaatage
of the opportunities offered. Hla hero. "Jack
ncee , " a man of fine birth -and family , at *
ducted In Infancy and brought up in Igno
rance of his true parentage and kuddenlj
made rich Toy the- discovery of minerals on
he lands he has Inherited from his fostoi
> arents Is one of the beat stage character
hat has beca presented In the mo'3'err '
American play. The story nd play of the
arama revolve around the Incidents that
arise from the false charge that he- has
negro blood la Ms velns a charge made on
the eve of h'o ' engagement to the daughter
of n proud southern family , for the purpose
of breaking the match. And a serice of
strong dramatic scenes of great power thak
go to make up the four acts of this Inter
esting play arise out of this situation. To
anticipate the plot would rardly be of ad
vantage to the drama or the playgoers who
may witness It , aa It Is in the telling o
the story In the play Iteelf that Its great
morn lies , me company IB cam iu mi i
powerful one and especially engaged , and
Includes the names of manyi well kaown
[ icople. A production complete In every detail
Is promised ,
Donnelly and Qtrard will present to the
patrons of the Crelghton next Thursday , Frl.
day and Saturday their latest success , "Tho
Goezcr , " the spectacular operetta the play
that has made- the author , Joseph W. Her
bert , famous.
The scenes are laid In Pckln , China , and
In Chinatown , In New York City , and pic
ture Nolllo Fly. an American journalist , on
a trip around the world , When seeking an
Interview with LI Hung Chang she en
counters Two HI , the proprietor of a famous
tea house , and administers to htm a severe
lesson of American Independence , LI Hung
' America being for the -
Chung's visit to pup-
pose of securing an American heiress to wed
the emperor of China , hoping to use her
millions to fill the empty coffers of the em
pire. His arrival In New York and his
success In attaining tbo wanted prize , his
speedy departure and safe arrival home ,
when ho detrmincs < to marry the heiress !
htrmclf ; ho Is discovered In. . bis plot and Is.
thrown Into prison.
The play IB described as one roaring laugh
from rise to fall of the curtain , and must
be seen to bo appreciated. Donnelly and |
Qlrard appear as Li Hung Chans and Tno |
HI , respectively.
That the seating capacity of Boyd's thea
ter next Thursday evening will bo put to
its test when Hoyt's moat amusing comedy ,
"A Contented Woman , " will bo given a
presentation in this city , goes without say
ing. Mr. Hoy-t's comedies are very popular
with theater goers ot this city ,
03io piece will bo produced hero ylUi all
All . '
hs elaborate s"enle crtYcts , and In the same
um.Muous tr.antar .jfs presented In New
\otk nt Hoyt's thcst r. The story of the
ilecc Is as tollons-
The plot concefnsRM''coU'nted ' "
( : ' woman ,
vho becomes provokednl her husband's con-
ctnrit for the sex.T4il spouse of hcra Is
nominated for mayor. i < nd she to compel his
e-spect , yields < o Aubt/Jihi ana ether strong-
nlndod creatures aiutr > His the race against
ilm on the woman'srtlckct. She goes forth
o vote and she doefe * vote. She Is sadly
11-trcatPd. her cluthc iorn , her hair pulled
> nd her feelings him by the men ? No ,
by the women at the polls. Then the clcc-
lon day cpmes , and this formerly contented
vouian It ) elected. But she dossn't want the
election. She Just won't be mayor. Heal
husband's reaped has been gainej and that
satisfies her. She docs not wan * her horal
broken up. She Is disgusted with politics ,
with women's rights , and then she goes for
Vunt Jim , the cause of her dismay. Her
mchelor brother solves the problem , She Is
not of ago nnd all the votes cast for her
must be thrown out.
"Klondike as It Is , " Is ho title of the
ccture Mr.Bennett will .give . at iBoyd's Ion-
lay night , and undoubtedly ho Is well able
.0 furnish an absorbing story of the great
gold country , for Prof. Lallocho of Seattle ,
ho artist photographer , was -followed toy
Mr. Uennett with notebook and pencil , and
SB the pictures were photographed , some-
; lmcs under most trying circumstances , so
the fitting and word-painting was Jotted
down. Not on > ly has "Mr. " Bennett Mr. La-
Roche's views to aid his narrative but a
complete Klondlker's outfit , the uses of
which are explained In detail by the lecture.
Tie story of the "Klondike as It Is , " told
by those who know , taltes an added Inter
est , as the Intending argonauts may know
exactly the trials to be surmounted In the
land of glaciersand gold , and the listener
may receive .Information not found In the
lext books. A prominent nnd pleasing portion
> f the evening will be the Illustrated songs
sung by Will Holbrook , the well known
lyric tenor.
What bids fair to bo a most enjoyable
entertainment Is the Illustrated lecture on
Ireland , which , under the title of "Glimpses
of the Quid Sod , " will bo given on Monday
evening , January 3 , at Blum's hall. Thu
Kmerald Isle Is as a matter of course es
pecially dear to Its children wherever and
nf whatever degree they may bo ; but it teas
as well a land of delight to the' artist and
to all -who love beautiful scenery. The vcr-
dnnt hills of Ireland , her peaceful valleys ,
her quaint ivy-covered ruins , her round
towers , abbeys and closltors ce-nturlcs old ;
her gray castles , her wonderful caves , and
the wild fantastic outline of her rock-bound
coasts all comblno to give her a weird and
wondrous beauty , which the traveler can
find in no other land or cllmo. Ninety-six
colored stereoptlcon views accompany this
lecture. ,
Merely IMnyorH.
"Shore Acres" has been played 1,500 times.
Low Dockstadcr is slid to have Borne ni/w
"witticisms. " i
The younger Coquelln will appear In this
couutry In 1898.
Bertha Waltzlngee-has rejoined DoWolf
Hopper's company.
Fanny nice expectsjo return to legitimate
comedy next summerj/
K. J. Ratcllffo was convicted of wife-beat
ing last week In iNew York.
Roland Reed disclaims any tie of blood
with Speaker Reed , of Majne.
Burton Holmes Is to lecture inBoston
through January andiFebruary.
Helen Mora , the "ladx.baritone , " la slnc-
Ing nt Proctor's , In "New York.
The Bostonlans pliyed a profitable en
gagement In KanEas JCljy last , weck.
Willie Collier , the comedian , -will" soon ap
pear In Omaha In "Tb'o 'Man5 .from Mexico. "
Ada Rehan rekppc&redVat Daly's theater
last .week In "Tho Taming of ihe Shrew" . "
Charles.Coghfon nrfiscnted his Hew , play.
'Tho Hoyal Box.-'lnlNew ' York last Tnpsrtnv
Edward Harrlgan will begin a western tour
u "Old Lavender" about , the first of the
'far.
'far.The
The one hundredth performance of "Tho
Mtlo Mi-lister" occurred in New York last
The Frawlcy company bis returned from
Honolulu and opened last week In San Fran
cisco.
Lizzie Macnlcbol. the contralto , denies the
rumor that she Is about to retire .from the
stage. ,
A despicable newspaper writer In Wash
ington charges Isadore Hush with .bleachlns
Topsy Venn , at one time a well known
surlesque star , died the other day In San
Albert Chevalier was compelled recently
by an English law court to give un $800
for violating a contract.
'May Irwln la considering a proposition to
present the "Swell WUs Fitzwell" in Ber
lin and other German cities.
Vesta Tlllcy sings eight songs , with a
change of costume for each , at every i > er-
formance , and gets . $1,500 a week.
In New York recently two young met ,
who laughed In the -wrong , place at "A Ward
of Francs were summarily ejected from the
Mr. and Afrs. Kendall are contemplating a
tour of the coutry next season. They have
a new play , by ( Walter Frith , entitled "The
Elder Miss Blossom. "
Henry Irvlng's , pet fox terrier , which al-
wayo accompanied the actor on his travels ,
fell through a trap recently in a Manchester
theater and -was killed.
At Daly's theater in Now York , and at the
Castle Square , ln Boston , umbrellas may bo
borrowed free of charge .by . patrons ot the
theater who are caught by a shower.
Amlrow Mack's pretty song , "My Sweeteat
Girl , ' which ho sang here last fall , has been
converted Into a coon ditty and has made
a hit In New York as performed by May
Irwln. l
Sol 'Smith Russell Interrupted his tour to
take aweek's rest with his brother-in-law
and manager , Fred Berger , at the homfi ot
the latter in Wellington , Ho will not ap
pear In Omaha this season. I
Paxton & Burgess will be temporarily out
of the theatrical field In Kansas City , owing
to the burning of the Auditorium , the only
available house , the Glllls being too small
to make their venture a profitable one.
Now York has been agitated recently toy
the performance of 'Mile. Charmlon at Koster
& -Dials. The turn consists of a tight rope
act , In the course of which the young woman
disrobes completely dcwn ; to a suit of tights.
K. H. Sothern , DoJVQlf Hopper , Herbert
Kelcey and Elno Shannon , Jeff Do Angclls ,
Lillian Rustell and Delia Fox. "The Prisoner
of Zenda , " "Secret Smfco" and 'The Man
from Mexico" are arrfMs the local bookings
for January. , , 'f |
Roslo Boote , one of the London Gaiety
girls , recently had a bequest from the Har
vard Athletic association , to enter Radcllffe
college with a vlow'W ( 'joining the football
cloven. She not unnfllUrplly regards this as
a tribute to her agility op the stag ? .
The semi-annual entrance examinations at
the National Coneery4Wry of Music will be
held as follows ; Bingtn , and opera , Janu
ary 3 ; piano and organ , January 4 ; violin ,
viola , cello , contrabass , harp , wind Instru
ments and orchestra , January C , and chil
dren1 day , January 0 , . .
Julia Marlowe'a O wljjlay Is called "Tho
Countess Valeika" and tbo scene Is laid In
Poland at the ttmo V5f Napoleon's Invasion.
U wea to have been' ' prolMced last week In
Cincinnati , but the Illcepfi of Mlea Marlowe
Interferred tad New York will probably get
the/ first sight ot It after all.
Philadelphia IB stirred up over the alleged
ultcrftncca of Harry 'I ) . Smith , the comic
opera librettist , who Is reported to have said
in a New York curtain speech that the per
formances In the Quaker City ot "The High
wayman" wore nothing more than dress re
hearsals preliminary to the real presentation
ot the opera In the metropolis.
Paul Gllmore , the rising young romantic
actor , hg completed irrangemcnts for the
production by him of the lighter plays of
the late Alcxinder Ealvlnl , and will embark
on nla ste'.lar career early in the coming
year. Mr. Gllmore and hlu charming bride ,
who v > Mian Cooper of Dubuque , have many
friends la this city and Council Uluffu , ,
Jjbbara Expected a Dull Week , but Had n
Qood Trath Just the Snmo ,
ANNUAL STOCK TAKING ABSORBING TOPIC
( > rrntiMt llolldny Trnito In tin ? IIIMory
tit the City , All I'rcvhum llccoriln
llavlliK Ill-oil
llroken.
The holiday trade practically closed on
Friday nlgvit , for , whllo there Is usually
some little belated holiday trading after
Christmas , It docs not nil n rule amount to
much , nnd merchants attach to It but little
Importance. Now that It Is over with It
cnn bo confidently nsccrtcd that Omaha
has never known n moro prosperous holiday
season so far ny business Is concerned. In
previous seasons It hns nlwnya been the
case that \\ullc some were pleased there
were othcis to complain , but this year li
an exception In that every one sutlsllcd ,
The reason Is not html to find. It usually
happens that with the coming of the holt-
day season the demand for regular staple
lines of merchandise suffers n grent falling
off , wtftllo shoppers conllne their attention
almost exclusively to what nre known us
holiday g-oods. This year It happened Unit
the weather turned both cold nnd stormy.
Just nt the beginning of the season , so that
the demand for regular cold weather goods
of nil kinds was stimulated srciitly nnd the
snow added to Uic demand. Dealers In foot
wear , clothing- and nil kinds of heavy wear
ing appnrcl were rushed with business. On
top of this cnme the demand for holiday
Roods.
U has been remarked by n good many
merchants that people this season have been
more inclined to buy useful articles for
presents nnd shoe men especially arc claim
ing1 Hint there never was a time when so
many shoes were selected for t'nat purpose.
There seeniB to be a tendency to ascribe
this to the recent hard times , which made
people more provident and careful In thu
matter of expenditures , but It would seem
to be more probably the result ot thu cold
weather , which acted ns a reminder.
However that may be , Hie business men
In nil departments of the retail trade have
had all the business that they could attend
to and are accordingly happy.
Down In the Jobbing district there was
a R-ood business doing for the season of the
year. Very little Is expected during the
week Just preceding the 'holidays ' and for
two or three weeks after , but this year has
proven to be an exception to this as well
us some other rules. The jobbers have been
doing n Eood business right alon up to the
very last day. In fact a good many of
them had so many back ordjrs to be taken
care of that fresh orders vyould ihaye to be
light for several days In succession before
there would b'e any lack of work In hand
Tue llrst of the year Is stock-taking time
with a great many houses and from now on
until January 1 that will be the chief busi
ness In hand.
Down In the produce district there was a
very fair buslncsn doing- , but nothing- the
nature of a rush. Poultry was In good de
mand as usual , but receipts were Inrg-e nnd
prices , though fairly remunerative , were
by no nmms high. Fruits , nuts and other
fancy poods sold well and wholesalers were
generally tolerably well satisfied with the
results of the week's operations.
TRADE TOPICS.
Some Idea of the. extent of the buttcrlne
business may be gained from the fact that
there are thirty-one llrms In Omaha , and
South Omaha that sell It at retail and
forty-three In the state. "Practically " every
first-class grocery store In the city with
two or three exceptions Is handling1 It. As
to the actual quantity sold It Is Impossible
to say. as the revenue otllcers will not Rive
out the figures , but It Is very evident that
the amount Is large as the wholesale but
ter men are complaining that theJr business
has dropped oft nt an alarming1 rate. One
of the heaviest butter dealers In the city
says that If butterlne continues to finln as
rapidly as it has during the last three or
four months the butter men will have to
go out of business.
Chicago manufacturers are talking of
bending an expedition to South America the
coming- year to educate the people of the
distant countries regarding- the character
of the. manufactured products of the city
by the lakes. As the packers are likely to
be In on any such movement Omaha will
probably haf4t a representation.
The demoralization Drevalllncr In the
market for cotton Roods , especially
bleachc-d cottons. Is a source of no little
dissatisfaction to the manufacturers nnd
at the same time It keeps the merchants
of the country guessing as to what direc
tion It will take next. At a time when al
most all products , whether of the soil or
factory , nre tending- upward it seems a
little singular that cotton cloth s'lou'.d re
main ns low. Still It Is not strange when It
is considered what nn enormous Increase
there hns been In the number of spindle ?
In the country which are able , If operated
all the time , to produce several times aa
much cloth as the country could consume.
In regard to blt'achcd cottons a local dry
goods man remarks that ifashlon Is cutting
no small figure In the depression of the
market. The workings of fashion In men's
wear have displaced the regulation white
shirt , llrst by the colored negligee , or more
or less coarse fabrics worn during- summer
months , and later by colored , shirts of finer
goods , such as M.-ulrmi nn * other shirtings ,
In wear all the year round. Tne extended
use of bicycles and the development of the
game of Rolf and tennis have contributed
to the greater use of colored shirts at the
expense of white ones. In the -woman's de
partment , skirts of silk or other material
have almost entirely supersede. ! the lA'hlte
skirt and In other articles the knit goods
business hns proven a persistent and suc
cessful competitor.
Omaha dealers In paper are watching with
great Interest the reported move on the part
of the paper mills toward consolidation.
The plan now proposed looks toward the
purchase of certain mills rat'her ' than to
ward a mere trade combination such ns was
attempted n year ajr > . The mill owners
have been confident of effecting some kind
of a combination before the close of the
year.
Omaha Is a very Inrg-e buyer of Wisconsin
cheese , the Jobbing business , In that article
being- very large from this point. In the
whole extent of territory west of Omaha
very little cfoeese Is manufactured , while
the quantity consumed Is large. Men who
are In the business say there Is norood / rea
son why Nebraska could not manufacture
Rood cheese , as this state Is very success
ful ns a butter producer , excepting- that the
people have not turned their attention to
the latter and have not learned the business
For t'ne ' season ending December 8 the
county of 6heboyean , Wisconsin , from
which Omaha draws largely , made nnd nold
4,000,0 * ) pounds of cheese. On an average
this cheese brought 8 cents per pound , mak
ing the amount received by the farmers
$320,000 for cheese alone.
It looks very much as. If the west Is des
tined In the near future to toke the lenc
In apple fjrowlnjr aa well ns in other prod
nets of the Boll. The famous orchards o
the eastern states are rapidly dylnf ? ou
from age and croo failures are frequent
while no new orchards of any moment are
being- put out. The farmers will not plan
new orchards BO longas the old ones wll
hear and some day they will wake up to
find that the old trees 'nave ' outlived thel
usefulness- , and It will bo yeans before they
can ho replaced. In the meantime
thousands of acres are being planted to
trees In the west every year. Already the
west Is able to ship apples eastward am
this year a Missouri man Is shipping apples
from his state to KmgJnnd.
In the United State consular report for
November nn account Is Riven of the organ
Izatlon of beet sugar factories In Germany
Of the 339 In operation nearly one-half nn
"stock companies , In which the majority o
the stockholders arc beet growers. It Is
said that these Include not only most of the
lunjo factories , but alee the majority of the
most prosperous ones.
The nutter Interests of Colorado nre rnuk
Ing1 n great fight against butterlno and n
the laws of Uio two states are similar , the
butter men of Nebraska are not a llttlo In
tercsted In the outcome. Colorado hns n
state dairy commissioner whose buBlncH
it Is to look after the dairy Interests , whll
Nebraska has no ono In particular to e
that the law Is enforced.
OMAHA liBNUIIAi. MAIlKBTs.
Condition of Trnile mill Quotation
on Simile mill Ffinciy I'roilucc ,
KQUH Htrlctly freelt , 18J19c.
UUTTKH-Common to fair , ICOllc : choice t
fancy , HG17c ; ecparator creamery , 22c ; gathfre
creamery , 20o ,
V13Al-Cholce fat. 80 to 120 Ibn. , quolrd ot So
Inrgo unit coarse. 4JSc.
UHKSSUD rori TnY Chickens , untalahle aCe
Co : turkey * , lieilc ; geeee. la ; Uuckn , CliCTc.
GAME Small rnbblt , per dor. , Mci lim-0. P"
iloz. . 7icCJI.JO : prnlrle chlcKcne , } J ; quail. S >
UJ1.00 ; > iuirr < Mi. COftCGc.
J'lOKONS I.lve. TSt ! ilead i.letons not nnt < x
IIAYl ( | > lantl. 10.00 ; midland. JVM : Ionian'
15.00 ; r > e elraw. Ill color makes thi > price o
lioy ; IlKht bale * tell the t > r > t ; only top trade
l'rin lop prlc.cn.VEOITTAIIU
VEOITTAIIU iS
CAUrORNIA. BTltAWJIEniUES-Per pt. , SOc
QUlNOUH-Callfornlu. per box , ll.U. .
_ fiLiilV-Oood utock , IOJ-KC , 40cj imall , 2C@
nRANR Hand-nlrkM nnvy , ; > cr bu. , JI.J3 ,
8WKKT l-OTA'loiW-l'cr htl. , S > .
rAIltlAOK tl.v-,1 Bloclt. t-er Ib. , 1H < \
roTATOKS Horn * Krown , Wtf38c ; western
Hock , 70o
I'llt'lTR
AIM'l.r.S-JVIntM' mock , m51Ja.OO ; Cnlirornln
lellellour. Loir * . Jl.Mj CYilirulo JotiAtlinns
IKXPK , tl.'Ji Urcirnn , Imxc * . $ ! . ,
rUANIUIUIUIiS Jcrteys , I T Mil. , n.OOflT.SS !
\VlnconMn llrtl nnd lliiRle , > , t.O ; Wlscanun Hell
nnil Dierry , J6.CO.
CIllAPKH rnlauhni , t-lli. baskets. UlflSc : Mai-
, } 5.Ofl6,0) .
TiiortcAt. rnutTS.
i Cft11torn"1 > sco-
M i
II AN ANAS Choice. InrRe etock , per hunch , $2.00
O2. 13 ! medium nltiv > bunches , I1.75H2.W ,
lmonds. frt Ib. . larco size. UUfflSo ;
small , lie ; llriiitls , per tl . , Sftluc : llnglltli wal
nuts , per Hi. , fBlicy toft Mii > ll , He ; nUmlnrtls , 9
fflOc lllberls , per IK , ICc ; pecans , polished ,
medium , Hidci cxtrn Inrso , 10o ; larce hickory
nuts , tl.OOCl.10 per Int. ; snmll , 51 :5f 1.33 per bu.j
coconmits. p * : 100 , Jt.00 ; pennuts , raw , MTSHoi
ronMcMl , COGlic ,
riOS-Imixirtoil fancy , a crown. 1Mb. boxe.\
I2c : & irownl \ \ . borr * . imiScilh. . boxes , 2i
J ? Jlc .bc"c'.rilll'9rnl11' 10-1- * 1-00-
1IONKY Choice while , 12c ! Colombo timber , 1&
( flic ,
KHAtT-lVr 1bl. , ( , CK > : hnlf Mil. . tZ.2SCS.SS.
MAl'I.K RVItl'l'-Flvp-Knl. cans , encli , liisj
pal. cans. pure , per iloz. , Jll.ooi Inir-cnl. cans
(6.2S ; quart cans. J.Ud.
DATHa-Hnllowce. CO to TO-lb. boxes. Got Salr.
CHes rnnl. S-ib. boxes. 9p.
n Per hnlf Mil. . $3.W > ! Mils. , } : . ! 5.
PHKSU MEATS.
platr * . 3140 : Fleer platen , 4VJc ; Punk n'leaks. 6ic ! ;
lolna , No. 1 lie ; lolnn. No. a , toiio ! loins , Nn. 3
R'iPJ. L'.r' I' ] " " : n.rll ° .t " ' . .y'o2a.a' ' . ' > eve loins' :
shank nml rump oft. S'.Je ! trlmmltiRS , 4Uo beef
shanks , 3Wc ! brnlns , per iloz. . 3r.o ! sweetbreads ,
per Ib. . 12'Jc ! sweetbreads ( calves ) , per IK. 40o.
kidneys , per nnr. . , 35c ! ! ov tails , each. 3o : livers
per Ib. , 3o ; hearts , per Mi. 3c ; tntiRuei. per IK
12HO ! calf livers each. Me ; calve. . hole car.
cuss or sides. 9o : calf lieait nnd fret scalded.
per pet. , f c.
MirrTON-PprlnR lambs. selambs ; Jc-
jhecp. , o : market ! racks ( loni ; ) . Wc : hotel racks
( short ) , lie ! loins. Ho ; saddles , Sc ; ! less , ! U'c-
nmb leKs. I0 c ; brea ts and stews. 3VC
tonKUOT. each. ? o forequarterj. Cc.
1'On.K Dressed PRB. ! 5c ; ilre fed bops. 4Uc-
tenderloins. ISJic : loins. FClccted. Cc : rcRUlar
r'lc : spare rtb : . 4'to : ham sautnce , butts. ry"c
lloston hmt . c ; shoulders , roiiRh. 4c ; shoV
ders. thinned. 5c : IrlmmlnuB , 4 c ; leaf lard , not
rendered 5c ; heads , cleaned. 4c- snouts and ears
4c ; backbones. 2Uc ; flip bones , 2\tc \ ; chtek meats
JUc : neckbone . 2c ; pips' tails. 4C- plucks , ench
5c ; chitterlings , Lc : hocks , < puenrts per doz. .
toe : siomaclis , each. 5o : tonRucs , each. 7c : kid
neys , per doz. . lOc ; brains , per doz. , lie , rdes'
feet , per doz. . 23c : livers. cach.,3c ; hog finds.
c ; blade bones. Go.
innns , TAI > LOW. KTC.
HIDES No. 1 crcen hides , 7c ; No. 2 preen
ildes , Cc : No. 1 tailed hides. B cj No 2 Krccn
alted hides , 7 Jc ; No. 1eal calf. S to 12 Ibs. .
Oc : No. 2 veal calf , 12 to 15 Ibs , , Se.
SHECI > I'KI/TS-Oroen salted , eneh. I51575c ;
rcen saltcil sheatllngs ( Ihortnolcd early
kins ) , each , 15e : dry phearllnRs ( short woolcd
arly skins ) . No. 1. each , He ; dry Mint , Kansas
nd Nebraska butcher wcol pelts , peIK , actual
-elKht , 4f5c : dry flint , Kansas nnd Nebraska
murrain wool pelts , per IK , actual neUht , 30
c ; dry Hint Co'orndo butcher w-xil pelts , per
b. , actual weight , 4BSo ; rtry Hint Colorado
murrain wool pelts , per Ib. , actual weight , 3B4c
HOnSK HlDES-Each , J1.COJT2 23.
TALIXJW , DREASE. ETC. Tallow. No. 1.
} ic ; tallow , No. 2. 2Uc : rough tallow , l'4c ;
hlto Krease , 2 > i2Vic ; yellow and brown nrrnso.
" { ? 2',4c.
PURS Bear ( black or brown ) . 13 00020 00 ;
tier. Jl.tOiiTS.OO ; mink. loffCOc ; bea\cr , Jl.OO
jCCO ; skunk , 15o , 23c , COc ; mu'krat , 3c , C"c. .
accoon , UlfoOc : red fox , 25efffl.25 ( ; prey fox
offllOu ; wolf ( timber ) , 23cWJ2 50 ; wolf ( prnlrle
oyote ) . ItjrSOc ; wildcat , 10f23.-j badger , EQ40c.
llvcifox. . $50 00075.00.
VIII3.VT 'MA1UCKT ' WBUKI.Y IlEVIKW.
.nr e Ufllvorli-H , but Still Heavy
Short liliifN Out.
CHICAGO , Dec. 25. The whejt market
urlng the last week , considering the near-
and the nnrrow-
ess of the holiday season
ng Influsnce It usually Has on trading , was
airly active and In the main strong , May
howlnp an advance of 2c , while Dscem-
er , notwithstanding the enormous receipts
f grade wheat nnd the amount delivered to
he bull clique , hns fairly well maintained
Is position , closing but He lower. Taken
11 In all , It was a scalping market throuph-
ut Both the strength and activity were
marked during the first part of the week.
'he ' Lelter Intercuts were espsclally active
n the buying on 'Monday , when the great-
st advance was scored. Persistent rumors
hat the Immense stock of wheat accumu-
-
ateu uy tnem was 10 ue inovcu u . .ijuuu
hat contracts for shipment , all rail , to the
eaboard had been let , strengthened the
icllef that the Ujcember deal was to bo
extended Into May. A peculiar feature or
the week's trading was the business done
n July and September contracts. Indicating
a tendency on the part of traders to keep
out on May under the existing circum
stances There was some reaction from
he advance on Tuesday and Wednesday ,
due partly to scalplngi operations by the
mil clique , but for the balance of the week
he market was strong. The firmness of
outsldo markets and the strength of coarse
grains were both sustainingInfluences. .
DellverlCH of Dccembr contract wheat
during the week were enormous. Tuey were
piinclpnlly from Armour and nearly all
were taken by the Lelter Interests. H Is
believed , however , there Is still a large
ehort interest and the final day of settle-
ncnt Is looked forward to with Interest.
The Blocks of contract wheat here now
7.200.000 bu The range of
amount to about . .
prices In May was between 94Ac and Wf f
ilc. the close yesterday being at 94V iu
)4Sic December , which was almost nom-
niil , ranged from 1. < B to flT' ' c , and closed
lor the week at ODc.
THE FISSMVIXH KEVXOTC.
Modulate Your Voice * , Women , jvlfli
the Strident TOUCH.
If women heeded half the good advice they
read there would toy this time have been a
marked Improvement In their voices , but like
: ho Nereides , who forever dipped up water In
their sieves , the average woman takes In
at ono oar and lois out at the other all
those llttlo admonitions which she docs not
wish tp hcaiken unto , and It Is not plcabant
to Ibo so often , told 'that ' wo haven't charm
ing voices , like our English cousins.
The truth Is not always palatable , says the
Philadelphia Record , but when it is the truth
about something quite In our power to rem
edy wo ought surely to be willing -to mend
our ways. A woman who Is conscious that
sbo speaks In a talgh-pltchod , unnatural key
In common conversation must also -bo con
scious that she could do otherwise If she
chose. By lowering iho pitch a tone or two.
porjlfltently checking the Impulse to ibreak
bounds Into a shrill staccato register , that
ends In a veritable screech , you may go on
Improving from day to day till your friends
begin to compliment you on your mellow
ones , and men , especially , will be quick to
appreciate the" charm of ihat "low , awcet
voice , an excellent thing In woman. "
Applicants must now pass an examination
In music In order to ibccomo a teacher In { he
pUblla schools , but that Is to teach tbo chil
dren to ding , ana lias nothing to do with
training them In Iho art of vocal Intonation
In common speech , and we as a people are
ourselves conscious of our leek of Inflections.
Along with grammatical correctness ot
speech why not Instill the Importance of
equally cultivating the medium through
which verbal euphony Is transmuted ?
If this Is neglected In the schools It should
surely not bo so In the home , and the child ,
after all , Is certain to catch its mother's way
of talking , bo that strident and crude , or
delightfully cultivated In tone and modified
In those bristling T'S that multiply them
selves In the mouths of westerners like burrs
about the chestnut.
Soften > our voice and you soften your ac
cent.
I'Vmnlf ' DrtcctlVfH In StnrrN ,
The Philadelphia Press says that
the female store dctectlvo U ono
of the features of department Rtoro
development , anil as Philadelphia ha&
some of the largest department stores In
the country It is nut natural inai many 01
tha store dctectlvffl should become excep
tionally whrowd , An Illustration of the pe
culiar shrewdness required was furnished
by the detection the other day of a notori
ous shoplifter and her confederate by a
young woman wlio is employed solely to
prevent thievery. This young person SUB-
pected a benevolent-looking old lady be
cause the old lady's sklrU seemed to bo ab-
nornKillly heavy. She followed her to tlio
street , and , as the old woman's iklrts did not
Hop In the strong wind that waa blowing ,
she had her arrested , U turned out that
the old woman was "QueMi Liz , " ono of tbo
moat notorious female robbers In the coun
try. IUT confederate , who was captured
" Kid" Morgan. The
also. Is known as "Die
strange part of It all U that a pair of rogue *
whoso wlta should have- been sharpened by
several flucccsalvn term * In jail should have
been run to earth by a " llp of a felrl" whose
horizon has \cm \ ) the "walls of a , department
tore , ' r
Hulnoi fl ( ! l fVP
) LM ,
A Fmnous Trotter Who Was Fitted
With nn Artificial Eyo.
Nature's Work Very Closely
Imitated.
The Expcr'ment a Partial Suc
cess ,
Dr. Seymour llclnlrn tli , . IttNtniico n
Told Him liy n I'roiiiluciit Sun
KriliiHxcci Oiillclnn.
Talking to a Bee reporter. Dr. Bcymour
relates a peculiar Instance which 0.11110 under
hU notice during Ills recwit visit to the Gold
en Gate City. I was talking with the Icad-
Ini ; cytlclan In S-iu Francisco not long ago ,
when the subjc-ct of glass eyes cameup , an *
ho told mo the following story. Avhlch was
aflcrwnrd printed In the San Francisco
papers.
A man In that city who owned a ruinous
roller , lamented the fact that his horse luid
lost an eye , and as the animal was very val-
uablo. ttio Idea of supplying a gl.iw eye to
mprovo the horse's looks suggested itself to
him , and ho sought the assistance of my
friend , who at wuo told him that while the
cxperlmccit might not orwvo successful , ho
would assist him In this matter , so the arti
ficial eye was made to match the good eye
In ari > earanco nnd Inserted In the liotws
head. It Improved the animals looks very
much , and wa.s used with a degree of inicccsa
hardly antlcljatcd by the ctUlc'an.
Human artificial eyes have attained a per
fection little short of marvelous. You have
often heard people say that they did not
think a glass eye \\as any Improvement to a
porscns looks , and here Is where they niako
a very funny mistake , for It Is only the people
" .u > have been nibtlltcd that they know any
thing about , as those who get a perfect match
to tholr e > e , olten live In our midst far many
years without even their beat friends being
aware that one of their cptlc.1 are hand made.
I recently pursuadcd a friend of mine Iti this
city , a man pact thirty years of age , who had
lost his eye In early youth , to allow mo to fit
him with a B'asa ono. In talking to tils
friends about the matter afterwards , I have
had many ot them toll me that It was liuiws-
olble for them to detect the difference , as the
glass eye moved as naturally an the other ,
and while the cje has hryroved hU appear
ance very materially. It hus also become a
comfort.
Glass cyen are now ' made to look very
natural , as the pupil' Is so constructed that it
appears to expand cad contract according to
the amount cf light which falls upon the eye.
Dr. Seymour was reminded that he iirom-
Isod to tell us ( something about the now style
In glasses which he has tailed to do. The
particular feature In the new style or glasses
Is n change In size , as they aru now made
mutfi larger than was formerly the case. i :
Ono of the fads which have Just conic out
Is skeleton eye-glaeaes made In octagon shciio ,
which have their advantages although they
are not particularly irarked. This glass Is
nearly square , with the exceptions of the
corners being ground off and really reverts
to the style ot twenty years ago r.xccpt In size.
Skeleton glasses of nil kinds , by this I mean
itoo lenccfi slmplyi attached to mauntl-ngs
either In eye gla s cr tycciacle form are hc-
c'oniliig very popular and are ccrtalaly much
neater for young pejplo who \\car them nil
the time , than any of ttie old style spectacles
In frames.
Yes we have opened our olllces to the uublic
'or the coming week , and we mean what
o Piy when we tell you that wo have the
most complete arrangement for making a
scientific cxiuninatlui cf the eye , that can
be found In the state. T\io advantages that
we offer to the roerMelo wearing public will
certainly be appreciated by those who have
u.eu In vain to get a pair of store glasses
that would glvo them any degree of comfort.
Winter's Winds
on face and hands produce the same re
sults as nn nxe on the bark of a tree Cutl-
clo Is four bnrk. Uncared for , It Is worap
than the proverbial bite And ns It m'ou'd '
bo uncomfortable to guard face and hands
by a substantial enclosure use
Rose and
Cucumber Jelly
That is better than a ah .erlng fcnco. It's
cheaper , not In the way , softens , ftoothen tha
chapped skin , removes redness and roughness -
ness , eradicates wrinkles , destroys black
heads. Is not sticky. More , It flghtB the
wind nnd cold of w Inter. It Is the best ar
mor against the brrath of frost. I3y Its
cool , refreshing ' .ouch It prevents norc ,
cracked fkln. It heals all parts exposed to
the chilling blasts if out doors.
23 cents large bottle and sold wherever
winds blow ,
Your name to ua free namnle to you ,
VVIliMAMSON & M'l'IIAIL , M'V'G. CO ,
Detroit , MIuhlKim.
For nale by
Boston Sfore Dm * Depf.
'
'OMAHA.
NO FEAR
of Blackheads , Pimples or rough Skin If you tin
U'ooflbury'B Urund Toilet Combination , A ram-
plo of t-ach of Woodimry'n Facial Heap , Facial
Cream. Facial Powder and Dental Crenin , nllh a
13-paie book on how to cure a bad skin or
protect a good complexion , mailed on receipt or
20c. The rt-Kular lie Bold everywhere , Z5c.
JOHN II. WOOIMIUKY. DcrmatoloRlot , 127 West
42nd Ht , , H . .vYurie. .
WeareGomimission Go
oin COI.OXY mmm.vr ; , CHICAGO.
Members Chicago Board of Trade since UG2.
GrainProvisions ana N. Y.StocKs
Orders Cash nnd Future Delivery Solicited ,
O in aim Olllue , Ituniu 1 , X , Y. I.lfu Olilff ,
. . , . 'I'lionc 1)111 , . . .
FI.OYD J. CA.MIMIP.1,1- ,
JAMES E BOYD & CO , ,
Telephone 1030. Omaha , Neb
COMMISSION ,
GRA N PROVISIONS anUSTOCKS
IIOAIW Ol' TltAUU. U '
Dlrert wlre to Chlcaeo and New Yortc.
Correipondtntu : John A , Warren A Co.
-in
H. E. PENNEY & C0.f , -
11O Board of Trade Bldg. , Omaha , Non
GRAIN , PROVISIONS , STOCKS'
Branch Office. 1038 N St. . Wncoln , Nob.
C. C. CillllSTIK. K. S. 8TIIEET.
.
President. Vlct-1'loiiaeot.
O .W. KENNKY ,
( Secretary ,
diflslie-Street Commission Co
yno.oou.oo , icuiir , v
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