12 THE OMAHA DAILY BEE : WEDNESDAY , MARCH 10 , 1898.
LAST GLIMPSE OF ANDREW
( Later and Mcst Interesting Detail * of tie
JEronant's Departnra ,
[ FAREWELL SCENES AT FOGELSANG
C < iiti | > nnl < > n Forrcn H IIur-
rlrft Ntnrt Hrniihlc Story of Uie
AHcrnt Told b > - the ClirmlHt
of the I KitiMtltlon >
Stake , the Swedish chemist who In-
[ flatdd the "Omen , " Andrec's balloon , when
It went on Itu flight to tne pclc , U now liv
ing In New York City. He Is probably the
only peuion In the United States who saw
the balloon disappear over the northern
horizon. He Is preparing to take part In
I' ' ano.her expedition which , teen will start to
the Arctic regions net by balloon , but In
a plain , old-fco'Jloned steamer vessel. It
would seem from this that he docn not take
much stock In balloons at a mode o > . ' Arctic
conveyance ; and , as a trotter of fact , his
the ga would remain In the bay , taking
Into consideration Its slow escape through
the minute Interstices which we-.fownl It
Impossible to close up. Our calculation 'was
that tbe balloon would remain afloat , barring
accidents , not longer than fifteen days. The
Omen probably was tbe tightest ! balleon *
bag ever made , but we could Dotrclo up
some of the holes. I Invented a process for
detecting the escape of the gaa. After the
balloon was Inflated wo spread long strip *
of sheeting , saturated with acetate ot lead ,
over the top. The confined , hydrogen
sulphide , as It escaped , would , on coming
In contact with the sheeting , cause the latter
to become discolored. Thus the TJiaCt loca
tion of every hole could be ascertained.
COULD NOT STOP TUB LGAKAG'2. '
Even so , although wo varnished and re-
varnished the allk Inside and out , we could
not prevent the almost Imperceptible holes.
The greatest trouble was In tin ; scams where
the sections of the great bag were jolncJ.
The finent needle hole wis sure to show a
leak , even after the stitching had been
done tu < neatly as possible. It may not be
known that the successive varnlshlngs couM
bo done ratlstactorlly only on the upper
rart of the bag , against which the'greatest
outward prccsure of the confined gas was
exerted , Ot course we would have done
the lower part of the balloon more thoroughly -
oughly but we had not time. The aeronauts
wcio eager to salt with the first good south
wind and we had , to let them go. Strlnd-
) * * * "
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LANDING OP THE DAljLOO.V AT DANEI3' IfLAND.
diary aa an cjewitn ; s of Anilrco's departure
deco not look cncouraKlng. According lo I
Mr. Stuke'u account Anilnee waa reluctant to
go on the day the start vsaa made nncl
wanted to wait a day. He lost two-thlrda
of his drag ropes , before he left the shore ,
and wni' compelled to throw out o largo
amount of ballntt anil vsa to a lot of gun
before he floated out of Uht of the work
men on H'IOTC.
It wes Amlrco'ij belief that the balloon
might float more tlon a month , but Ur ,
Ekliolm gave It aa hla expert opinion that
It could rot pOH.'ihly ' Moat inn : > e than fifteen
day at the very meat , Mr. Stake says that
while Amlrce's balloon was the "tlghtcnt"
ever made , yet th ? gas would escape In
eplto of nil t'h'it ' could be done to present It.
This fact , coupled with the handicapping
the voyageura rccchecl nt the start , nukca
it look bad for the gucccra of the expedi
tion. Certainly at this time , when the
sanguine frlendi of the explorers arc ex
pecting e/ery day to hear of them , the state
ments of Mrx Stike aio most Interesting.
Ho suye :
ANDIiCEVAS IlELUCTANT TO 00.
"I was the chemist of the expedition which
fitted out Audrec for his north pole journey.
I made the gan which carried bio balloon
, ewuy to the north. I kept a diary of all the
events that happened from the time the ex
pedition was Arot asismblcJ In Sweden until
A ml re o and Ms companions disappeared be
yond Foge'cung on the northern horizon.
From what I have teen printed In the papers
both here and abroad I do not think that all
of the luppenlngs or the departure can be
known to the public at large. For Instance ,
It may not be known generally that Andree
was very reluctant to depart en hie voyage
on that rather memorable July 11. His own
wish was to defer the ata''t to the next day.
I do not believe he would have gone on the
llth had he not been urged to go by hu ! com
panions. He 11' very painstaking and careful
as a rule , and In his middle age far more
, dUcreet ilmn the jouth of his companions
allowed them to be. But Steinberg and
Frankel had waited so long and hoped so
much for a breeze from the south. ' that they
were eager to be off. They were afraid the
'bueeze would die away and the expedition
would bo left stranded on Dane's Island , au
it was In 189G.
UHGED BY HI3 COMPANIONS.
"I remember very well the morning of
berg had made some experiments to reduce
the outflow of the gas , but they were with
out success. The constant smearing on ot
the gutta percha which we used was really
tha beat wo could do. Our estimate of fifteen
days' duration for the gas , smsll.asjt was ,
would provide for lt retention * twice the
length of time that gas has & er before.
been confined In a balloon. I .believe that ,
PREPARING THE DALuOON POtt INFLATION.
the llth. Strlndberg and I occupied the
same cabin on board the Swedish gunboat
vhlch carried us up to the Island. 'Jtrlnd- '
berg came running to me that morning and
awoke me In my bunk , crying : "The breeze !
the breeze ! We shall- all today. The wind
1s from the south. ! ' I laughed at him , for
I did not believe It v\as possible. Rut when
I came out on the deck I found that thp
'preparations for the start had already begun.
Andree was doubtful. In his mind this
southerly wind might be a false alarm. He
thought' they had better wait a day or so
and see It It would continue. A conference
was held ou the vessel , after which , re
luctant as > ot , Andree went a her to the
tilloon house to see If the breeze was quite
M1 strong' ' there as It was on board the gun
boat. During tie morning he had been mak
ing meteorological observations , anl ( the re-
sujti added torce to the pleadings of his
companions. 'He came on board the vcasel
lain , and a second confirence was held.
It wan1 Anally decided to go that day , and
Immediately the order to knock down the
front section ot the balloon ho < iie was given.
This .was at 10:30 : a. m. At 2:30 : In the after
noon the balloon sailed away.
"Andree went away with the Impression
i test bit billoon would floU at least six
' weeks. ' Indeed , it was his Idea la 1896 that
h * could keep In the air for a yean cr more
v ltnrceuary. But the trouble we had with
escaping gas soon dlipellcd this notion. I
think that even after he found how 1m-
'pOfslble It was to confine the gas , he over
rated 'the time be would bo able to keep
afloii.- The expert from the balloon factory
M4 l-'m4t Uute calculation of now loot
tft
*
* * * ' *
HEADY FCtt THE STA71T CASTING OPK TiHB UORKS.
no ranoon Heretofore nas noatea longer
than a week.
LOST HIS DP.AO ROPES.
"Andree u < * s handicapped at the etart
by tbe loss ot two-thirds ot his drag ropes ,
LISTENING FOR ANiDREJE S LAST WORDS.
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upon which he depended to steer his bal
loon , The accident was a curloua one , and ,
while It coulJ not hare been foreseen , yet
the condition ! under which It happened
might hare been avoided If different ar
rangements had ibcen made. The drag ropei
of the- baleen , which were about 1,000 feet
long , were In three sections , and were
joined together by metal icrew coupling ! .
The couplings coutd be screwed apirt , the
Inference being , I suppose , that If Andrea
wanted to do so bo could-unscrew and cast
off any part of the drag rope. Why he
could not Just aa easily have cut them
apart I do not know. Now , when the bal
loon was ready to start the drag ropes at >
tached to the lower side of the basket were
allowed to trail up over the top edge of the
balloon house and down again to the beach
along which they were trailed , co as to be
clear of all obstructions and ready to fol
low the balloon out to sea when It rose out
of Its neat.
Hut the heavyweight of the ropes de
feated this purpose. The raft of the ropes
which liy outride on the beach offered an
Immense friction , which the balloon seemed
unable to overcome. Instead of following
the bag out of the house , uncoiling as they
went the upper rectlons of the drag strain
the couplings unscrewed. For a moment It
seemed that the balloon would not get
away ; that the friction of the hea.vy ropes
would hold her to the ehore. Then , to our
astonishment , the couplings parted and the
air chip darted upward.
The question whether or not the Iocs
of these ropeo would prevent Andree from
steering the balloon hcs been openly dis
cussed , It It Impossible to tell , of course ,
though he may have remedied the defect by
putting out another drag rope composed ot
the rope which hung from the basket , and
which for the time being was used as a bal
last.
TRUMPET SOUNDS.
, "Wh"n the balloon roue out of the honre ,
Eomo portion 6t It caught on the structure
of the balloon house. Andree wan heard to
exclaim 'what wao that ? ' Then we heard
Etrlndberg crying , 'Long live old Sweden !
A boat had pulled out from the shore , and
cs the bug toro away Andree grabbed a
speaking trumpet acid shouted to those in
the baat. From his motions every one be
lieved he was trying to say something
about the loss of the drag ropes , but no one
cculd understand what he said , and as th
balloon got further und further away , the
difficulty of making himself understood bc-
'canle ' greater and gretiter.
"Andree lost much tallast am' much gas
before the balloon parsed out of sight. Af
ter 1's fl'st jump upward from ths billou
house * , It was depressed towards the water
by the air current coming down from the ;
mountains behind us. It. got so near the
jur uco of the water that for a moment we
wondered wh 'ther ' the expedition wasn't go
ing to end right there. Nobody spoke , but
oveiyboly 'was filled with excitement , all
the more Intense because no sound was tit
le eJ. Then the balloonlUH began throwing
out lullast , nine bags of Bind , weighing
abut 373 pounda. After that the Lullcon
1 weal upward. It reached over 3,000 feet In
height , th'n It went forward again. Later
on It was depressed , evidently through the
escape of gas which the aeronauts permitted
to flow through the valves. Finally when It
rose over Vogelsung more ballast must hav ;
been dispensed with In order to accomplish
the purpose.
THE FLIGHT OF THE BALLOON.
"Of cojrse It la Impossible to surmise
where the explorers ore at present , If they
have escaped the bad effects of Arctic expos
ure * . It is naturally Impossible for the bal
loon to have floated until this time , and la
reascolng out any coursiof safety for the
balloonlUs we must presuppose ( hat 'they '
descended safely on rome land. We know
from the message received by means of
the carrier pigeons tint were shot inthe
rigging ot the scaling vessel Alken , In the
vicinity of Spltzbergen , that Andree did not
continue northward. According to th e dis
patch he was headed In an easterly direc
tion af't'.ir ' having gone US geographical
miles to the north. He hid already gone
forty-live rallca to the eastward w'hen the
plgecn wds released. Andree aVirted on a
wind which curried his balloon along at the
rate of twenty or thirty miles an hour.
Had ho continued northward at this rate he
would have reached the pole In lew than
two days. But I believe when these south
ern winds etrlke the northern Ics , and be
come colder , they also become slower. There
fore , the rate of progress of his balloon
would bo gieatly lessend as ho proceeded
ncrthwurd. However , we know that he was
going towards the eist when last heard from ,
HOW THEY MAY HAVE ESCAPED.
"If the balloonlrtE1 managed to land sifcly
on Franz Josjf land they may have bee.i
able to pull through the winter by erecting
a hut and by hunting for food , as hasbeen
pointed out. It may tc that they have gone
too far north to sustain themselves In thU
manner. On the other hand they may have
derccnded tate the ocean , olthough In the
latter event they had one meagre chanca
left open to them. It haa been said ths *
Andree acted In an Ill-advised manner wheu
bo placed his provisions In packages up In
the roprs of his balloon , rather than In the
basket In which he and his companions were
to live. It baa been said that If the basket
had bc n overturned the balloon I UH would
have been spilled out , and the balloon , re
lieved ot their weight , would Immediately
bound In the air and carry away with II
their precious food. But Andrei's conclu
sions In th ! matter showed him to'have
b'jen more far-sighted than bis critics. His
Idea , wai that the balloon might descend
Into the ira , ID which care be end his com
panions would be compelled to take to those
very ropes themselves. Then , by cutting
loose tbei bwket beneath them , the balloon
would rebound into the lr od carry up
ward not only the aeronaut * , but their pre
cious food a veil.
"So It U all highly problematical. Undei
fprtuntey < Jrcumstaces the explorers might
* lst , fv raJ jr rt la the Arctic rfiooi.
Swytblng1 that could be- done to Insure the
successof the trip was done before they
started. They were provided with every
necntary ot life , they bad provision arms ,
ammunition , sledges and boat. They
might If they are on the mainland gradually
lourney southward , In which case we shall
Jear of them before long. It they dropped
Into the ocean they are lost. If they have
reached the polar cap. and wrecked th lr
balloon ; they undoubtedly have found the
treat spot which so many have striven to
Und ; but whether they will ever be able to
tell 'It * mysteries to the ' 'world ' Is another
lucjtlon which 1 would rather not be asked
lo - answer. " ,
MOUSE I'AMC IX A SCHOOL ,
I _ _ _
Ohllilrcn Kiev from the IlnllilliiK nntl
the Firemen Are Summon- <
Everytlifng was peaceful In the third
grade primary of the public school at Allen
ind Hester streets yesterday afternoon at
130"o'clock , relates the New York Eun.
Such ot.the little girls as could dmso'wlth
safety whnpered messages from seal to1 seat ,
while the.ttcacher , Miss Mary WrllJ'taiade
Tijstcrlous entries In a book will a pencil
which , she had just sharpened. The ! tether
glrjp studied ) or pretended to etudyt It was
10 very still that a small mous4 < of- un
known pedigree sauntered out otla hole in
the floor and contemplated 8-yearnoldIAnnie
Ucvy. Annie was doing things on a "slate ,
with her tongue stuck out ot tbe : < * rncr
of her1 mouth , which Indicates severe rriental
itrnjn. Whether from Interest Iniithef per
formance or because of an appreciation ot
Annie's charms , the mouse moved np rfojer.
Having conquered her difficulty orf'thc'slato
and furled her groping tongue , tbe scholar
let her eyes wander around. Xhd- met
those ot the mouse.
Now , Annlo Is some thousands of 'times
bigger than any specimen of ther geam Mus
In length , breadth , thlckntsa and 'weight.
Nevertheless , at the Instant of ocular en
counter It was the human .ind not tha anlmixl
JUiat exhibited the grea cst alarm. Her
mouth and eyes opened simultaneously and
.kept on opening until Miss Wotl'is attention
was attracted.
"What Is the matter with 'Sou , Annie ? "
oho asked.
Annlo threw back her head and answered
hej- teacher In this iemr.rlu1 > le fashion :
"Ee-ee-ce-ce ! Oo-oo-oalH"
, "Stop that at ont"j. " commanded tbe
( teacher , "amV tell mo what's th matter. "
03-oo-oo-ooh ! " shrieltal Annie. "A mouse !
A 'mow'-w'ow-wow-wow o ; " *
Instantly there was mi uprising In that
grr.t.e , also an uplifting of voices. Tbe
mtuse , finding the vicinity to' noisy for its
tender nerves , Jlsapmvn" ! down thp liola
whence It had lo.tis. Hut the gcnolir *
on ecreamliii ; Innrlous Ictvn above high
"Sit down ! KPO quiet ! " Mlsa Well kept
calling put , brjMly resistlns nn almost Ir-
rcstlblo upward temlcnt } on the pun of ln-r
feet , which wouid have landed her upon hir
table had she not v. ItiiitiooJ It. "There Is no
danger. "
Tula was a waste of time. A child In the
front row , after an exhaustive examination
ot the floor , during which rhe had not ceased
ta yell , leaped from the deck and plunged
out of the door. This ( lerotc spirit having Ind
the" way , all the other girls leaped from their
desks and poured out Into tne hall , still rais
ing their car-plcrclng chorus. The nobc
made by a roomful of terror-stricken chil
dren is not rcarsurlng. Turoughaut the
building the shrieks were heard and the
pupils In the other ward's became frightened.
There are about 2,000 puplla in the nchool.
A pculc was not a thing to be desired. The
ri'luelpol. MLs Loss , rani ; the flre signal ,
nfalch dldinlsscrt the pupils In good order ,
but In dsuble quick time , and the children
mac',0 for the exits. Ttien somebody yelled
"Fire ! " - .
, , fortunately the children were drilled si
well that they did < nof br"cak ranks and rush
down the ctalrcase pell-mell. Had they done
' o many llvcij might have been lest. On the
bndlug stood the te-ichen steadying them
byolce and gesture end soon every grade
was empty. All had gone out In god order
except the third grade primary. The little
girls of Itiat division , with visions of the
ferojloua and bloodtnlrsty mouse rampaging
on their trail , had fled with the one kistlnct
of aelf-prescnatlon.
Meantime a man on the street had heard
tho. cry of flre and rui.g'an alarm , which
complicated matters ? by MIng the street
with line englnet' . The street was already
sufficiently filled with alarmed fathers and
mothers who believed that their offspring
were bejng burned tp death In the ochool ,
notwithstanding ndt there"wfa coi sign t > f
fire , or even of/moke. , 'Jhe police , a dozen
" " "
of whom" bad "t"o th"e f.a
run scene , ; . < Jilthelr
hands .full keeping back hyaterlcapmcthers.
Some of them fought viciously 'to obrcak
through the police lines and the bruises'they
received' . | p "being repulsed were'thd'only
actual Injuries caused by Jhe lll-aflvilsed ap-
peafan.-o of the mouie. It was , an ihour be-
fcro-school reconvened. ? "
The school building where the trouble oc
curred Is old and rickety and tea been con
demned for years , but until the now school
Is completed tjiero Is no. other place for the
children o. that district to go. Aimport
was at once made to the Board of Education
that the building was infet-tcd wltlurats and
mice , iiut at that time this was nbt tucked
up. by a specific allegation against ! the ro
dents , such as could now be adduceda
SMOCK HAIIHlIAtib'S.
A Cnrloun Cnntoui Bryenled by Co-
' f < lonlnl nv ( mlN.
I'A Bangor , Me. , lawyer attending court In
the onclent. town of Wlscaraet went rumn-ag-
In Decently In the colonial court records ol
the i place and In .the course of ( its reading
ran asrcrs the official registration of a
"smock marriage. " Not knowing what sort
u > f marriage that was he looked furluer , and
got considerable light upon a custom that
prevailed In England a century or two agt ,
and also to pome extent In the American
colonies ,
Smock marrlagca were weddings where
the bride appeared drrcsed In a white pheet
or chemise. The reason of such a garb was
tbe belief that if a nwn married a woman
who WBS In debt ho could be field liable for
her Indebtedness If he received her with any
of her property ; and. also , that if a woman
married a man who was In debt his cred
itors 'could ' , not take her property to sail if y
their claims If be received nothing from
her. In England , says an antiquarian , there
waa at least one caao where the bride waa
clothed purls naturalibus while the cere
mony was being performed In the great
church at Birmingham. The mln'stcr at flrat
refused to perform the ceremony , but findIng -
Ing no'.blng In the rubric that would excuse
him he married the pill' .
To carry out the law fully , as the people
understand It , the ceremony should always
have been performed as It was In the Bir
mingham church. But modesty forbidding ,
various expedients were used to accomplish
the desired purpose and yet avoid the un-
doslrable features. Sometimes the bride
stood In a closet and put her hand through
the door ; sometimes she stood behind a cloth
ecreen and put her hand out at one side-
again , she wound abcut her a white sheet
furnished for the purpose by the .bridegroom
and sometimes she stood In her chemise or
smock. Eventually. In Essex county at
least , all Immodesty was avoided by the
bridegroom's furnishing to the bride all the
clothes she wore , retaining title to the same
In himself. This he did In the presence of
witnesses , that ho mleht prove the fact In
case he was sued for any debts she mlcut
have contracted.
It Is thought that during the reign of
George HI there were many smock marriages
In Maine , then a part of the province of
Maisachusette Bay chiefly in Lincoln and
York counties , or In the territory which is
norfiso known. There Is nothlnc to ehow
that tbe practice outlived the revolution. . In
iMalne , up to 1852 , a husband was liable for
debts of bis wife contracted before marriage ,
Mid no such subterfuge as the smock mar-
triage could relieve him.
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A BAHK OLD AI'1'l.E THGE *
Why It * Pratt ! Siilnnhed WlM Ctini-
on and It * Core Illuud Itrik
In an orchard or. the old Pe.t rV Tuner
homestead In Monroe , N. Y. , Is ont"treo that
Is knotted and gnarled by age , , but every
other year bears abundantly , of agpledi of a
variety known nowhere elee lni > iiOrange
county , nor , perhaps , -In any otherocounty.
The fruit la of tbe size of a WinJet pippin
and has a similar flavor. It 11s rnlden la
color , tbe skin being splashed iwlUricrltnson
spots , which alto mark the anple'aVflesh to
too core , which Is of a deep blood qolorJ'Thls '
apple is known locally as tba/ Indian
Prince * * , and tradition gives It tbefolUiwlng
romantic origin :
When the Indian * till bad posMsiin ol
the Ramapo valley and the wadjaoMt
tbtlr vUUgM WM
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the Turner farm now Is , and wild apple trees
grew thereabout. The daughter of a chief
was loved by and loved a young warrior of
the tribe who did not have the approbation
of 'the ' Indian maiden's father. He forbade
his daughter to show favor to her dusky
wooer , but she Insisted on her love nnd met
the warrior secretly. When the chief at
last discovered her disobedience he at once
took measures lo deal eumrnarlly with both
the maid and her lover , and they attempted
to escape his vengeance by fleeing from the
village together. They were detected In their
flight by the angry chief. He commanded
his daughter to return to her wigwam. The
bold lover stood with folded arms awaiting
her decision. She defied her father and
stepped forward to Join her lo\er. An arrow
from her father's bow pierced her heart.
Bhe fell to the ground and died on a spot
where a wild apple tree was sprouting from
tbe earth. Tbe soil absorbed her llfeblood
aa It flowed , and tbe tender roots of the
young tree drew It in and made it part of
its vital juices. Such waa the story the
white people heard when th y came to settle
In this part ot Orange county , and It has
been banded down from generation to gen
eration as the nature of the apple Itself. The
old tree In the Peler Turne * .orchard Is a
lineal descendant df tbeoriginal Indian
Princess apple tree , and is believed to be
the last of Its race. * <
Still CllnK to Primitive *
MrniiB of I.ltrhHiiHT Her iloium.
Jt seems stringe In this day of electricity ,
eays a writer In St. Nicholas , that there
can be found in a part ot the world where
civilization has gone a people who are so
generally given over to candle light as arc
jtho Inhabitants of Sweden. In one jear one
flrmoln Sweden manufactures , for the traJe
ot Sweden almost exclusively , 21,000,000 ot
candles ot all alzea , from two or three
inches In height up to seven feet. In spite
of the Introduction or electricity Into tbe
cities tbe people keep using candles , and
rbey even seem to think them a necessary
part ot their household effects ,
During < baweek * troa Ue Utter part of
DRUGS ,
11 chard son Drug Co.
Jackson Sf
J. 0. RICHARDSON , Prtst
q P. WELLE R , V. Treat.
The Mercer
* Chemical Co.
M'/'r * Standard fhannnoeutteai i'r para
tlonl. Special formulae i'rrpatfd to
Vratr. ttentt for Vattlogue.
Lafaoratorr , till Howard 8t , Omiba.
E. Bruce & Co.
Druggists and Stationers ?
"Qu n Dee" Sp'cUHIeiT
Clt ri , Wlnm and Drondlcs ,
Oorntr 10th and Uitraty Btntt *
ELECTRICAL SUPPLIES.
\A/estern Electrical
vv Company
F.lectrical Supplies ,
Electric Mining Bolls niul GUM
Q. W. JOHNSTON. Mgr. 1510 Howard St.
U/olf Electrioai
vv Supply Go
WHOLESALE ! AND HETAIL
ELECTRICAL SUPPLIES
not r rnm at ,
FRUIT-PRODUCE.
Branch & Co ,
WHOLESALE
Gmmission Merchants.
S. W. Corner lth nnO Howard Bto.
Members cf the National League of Commit.
Ian Morchantt of the United States.
GROCERIES.
MoCordJBrady Co.
13th and Luiivcnworth St
Staple and Fancy Groceries
It A AND CONIC ROVSUR5 , Etc.
Meyer & Raapke ,
V WHOLESALE
FINE GROCERIES . . .
> | Teat , Sp'cei ' , Tobacco n < J Cl(4ra >
I HOS-M07 Harney
and
Paxton Gallagher Co
OAV COFFEE HOASTEIIS
ANO JOBOINQ anocEita ,
T llphon tQ. > v
HARNESS-SADDlERY
J * HHaney&Co !
M'f
S A DDL I S AKD COLZA Kg
Jobber * of Leather , badiHrry Hardware , Etc ,
Wo solicit your orders 1315 Howard Et
HARDWARE.
Rector & Wilhtlmv Co
Wholesale Hardware ,
Omaha.
L ee-Clark Andreesen
Hardware Co
Wholesale Hardware. .
Bicycles and Hportln ? Goods. 1319-31
ncy street.
LIQUORS ,
R ! [ ley Brothers ,
Wholesale
Liquors and Cigjtr $ ,
1118 Farnam Street
May to the first of July you will rarely find
any ono during the night us'tig an artificial
light of any kind , for the nights are almost
as bright as day. If you choose to stay up
all night during the period of longest days
you can read the finest print at any time In
the twenty-four hours , and you can make
photographs , If you co wish , all the night
long , with capital riwults. Up In Mpland ,
as late aa the 25th of July. I had excellent
results In making photographs at 12 o'clock
at night , and at 1 and 2 o'clock In the mornr
Ing ; and the only failure I had was In one
case , when I gave even too much time to
the exposure.
MO.VITOIt l niV > ATBLY OW.VKU.
Xot Government I'ronrrty IVlien She
KuDKlif Hie Morrliiiuc.
Representative Sperry of Connecticutt
probably the but eurvlvor of the men wt-
were cloaely associated In ( lie conntructlon o !
the famous Monitor that fought with the
Merrlmac In Hampton Hoiils. The three
builders' of the "Yankee rlue e-b > x" Were
John Erlcaion , a Swc-le , known the world
over as the inventor ; Cornelius S , Uuatxitll
of New Haven and John A. QrUwoId of
Troy , N.Y. . , the last two being Interested
with Mr. Erlcason as part owners. . Mr. Butb-
nell and Mr. Sperry were close friends and
tbe latter went Mr , Iluibnell's bonds for
$200,000. '
It should bo berne In mind what Is. not
generally koowa by etudcnta of A merit ? "
hbitory that the Monitor was ownrd by flrl-
vate parties and not by Uie governmwj when
she fought tbe historic battle. The three
men named were authorized by the govern
ment to build the Monitor , and It she 'ynSre
able lo do wtiat was promised , the govern
ment had agreed to purchase her. Tticrcywas
a great deal of aVeptlcIam about the "cralt ,
but the government advanced some money
for her construction and for that rcoion the
builders were required to give bond for the
return of tbe money if the boat was fall-
ure.
ure.Mr. . Sperry remembers -jtvldly tbe day ot
the b ttl , for the fillurt of tba Monitor
LIQUORS.
Walter MoiM & Co
W1IOLK9ALB
LIQUORS.
Proprltton of AMKIUCAN ridAR AND OLAS *
WAUU CO.
-4.J1H Bnuth 11th Bt.
| lorfs Eagle Cin
East India Bitters
Gotd n Bh f Pur * Hr and Bourbon Wbttk ri
Willow Sprint * DUtlllcry. lUr * Oo , 1111
Barney Etrttt
rrick & Herberfz ,
Wholesale
Liquor Merchants
1001 Kumam Street
John Bbekhoff ,
WHOLESALE
Liquors and Cigar * ,
411-41S a Uth OtrMt
LUMBER
c hlcago Lumber Oo.
WHOLESALE
DUMBER . , .
514 South 14th St.
amilton Bros.
*
PLANING MILL ,
Manufacturers of doors , cash , blind * , offlc * .
rtore nnJ saloon flxtutcr. Ustlimtcs furnlthcd
on any kind of mill uork ,
Tel. 1X79. Mill tsth nnd Dnenport St .
OILS-PAINTS
M ational Oil
and Paint Go.
MANUFACTURED
Air Floated Afntcml Paint
And Paint * nf Ml Klmli. Putty. ElO.
1015 and 101J JOMI Bt.
S tandard Oil Co.
. A. Moflet , 1st Vlc < Prco. L. J. Drake , den Her
. . . .OILS. . . .
Oato'.lne , Turpeiu.ie , , Axle Greaie. Etc.
Omaha lirnnch ami Agenclce , John 13. Ruth Mcr.
PAPEK-WOODfiNWARE.
Carpenter Paper Co.
Printing Paper ,
Wrapping Paper , Stationery *
Corner UUi and Howcrd strctts.
STEAM-WATER SUPPLIES.
Co.
1014-1016 Douglas Street.
Manufacturers and Jobbers of Steam , Oas n
Water Supplies of All Kinds.
United States
Supply Co.
1108-1110 Harnev St.
Bteam Pumps , Engines and Boilers. Pips.
Wind Mills , Steam and Plumblnu
Material , Heltlnc. Hose , Etc.
J [ ) t
Croat Western
° Type Foundry
Bnperlor Copper Mixed Typ * U th. b it on
th. oifrket.
JELKCTEOTYPE FOUNDBT.
1114 Howard Street.
For an up-to-date
Western Newspaper
Head The Omaha Bee
meant more to him than disaster to the fed
erals. It would have taken e\ery dollar rt
tils property to natlsfy the government bond.
* Slciiiiiliout Solil ut Auvtlon.
ST. LOUIS. Qliirch 13. A special to tlio
Post-Dispatch from Cairo , III , , Hays : Dep
uty United St.Ues Mirxlnil s.iup toJuy ut
auction sold the Anchor Line Bt earner City
of St. Loula to Captain W. H. Thorwcsan
of St. Louis , for SUi.OX ) . Caotnln ThorwrRun
bought the boat for the Columbia Excursion
company to tiike the placu of the steamer
Grand Republic , which burned Sunday last
at St. Loula. Hewill tnke tlu < boat to St.
Louis tomorrow From there It wl'l rn.iku a
trip to New Orleans and -Alii then go Into
the excursion business.
Don't annoy others by your coughing and
risk your life by neglecting a cold. Ono Mln.
ute Cough Cure cures coughs , colds , croup ,
grippe and sl ! throat and lune troubles.
Hey Ktllril by u l > ln > inntr.
ST. LOUIS , March 15. A special to the
Poet-Dispatch from Carroll , III. , says that
I'erry Gardiner enticed Will Rogers Into an
unoccupied bulldlnK at PuU kl , III. , and beat
his brains out with a club. He then es
caped , and although officers are searching for
him Gardiner had not been captured. Gardi
ner and Rogers Mere playmates aged 16.
The former had a grudge against his fellow
and took thin means of avenging It.
Qnrt I.eilure I'miml lu San FriinclNo * .
SAN FHACISCO. Murrh 1C. A ledge of
gold-bearing quirtz hax been found by men
engaged In enulliiK nt Seventh street In this
city. Thin street Is being out through a
bluff , varying1 from forty to titty-live feet
high and about 30) feet long. Three yearn
ago a tunnel was sunk through the hill to
allow the laying of u large water main to
the reservoir on Ciemlon Heights , and low
grade quartz wns then uncovered. The
quartz , which l now declared to show traces
ot gold , was uncovered by a blast ,
* TO CDHK COL.U l ( IMS DAY
Take Laxative Brome Qunlne Tablets. All
druccUU refund tne money It It fslU to curt. . ,
genuine ku U 8. < * . ( Mm UUH * .