THE 0 1 AHA DAILY 1JJ3J3 : THURSDAY , SEPTEMHJ3H 25) ) , 1898.
CREATING NEW FOOD PLANTS
f
r Important KcsulU Obtained from Gross-
Ereedlng of Oereahi
HOW THE EXPERIMENTS WERE CONDUCTED
I'emnvcrniiee , InlrlllKFiitlr 'Directed ,
U < M > nrilciI with Hiicornn A Vnlu-
iililiI'nliiicr fur 1'rnurenNlt c
Anicrlcnti l-'nrimT * .
It the agricultural world takes advantage
of experiments conducted for about eight
een years by John and Robert Carton of
Newton-le-Wlllows , the law announced by
Matthews that humanity tends to Increase
more lapidly than food supply Is destined
for some considerable time to be decidedly
modified. Food supply will Increase more
rapidly than humanity certainly a de
lightful prospect 'for the thousands of half
fed human beings who drag on a miserable
existence In almost all parts of the earth.
It Is a well known fact to all intelligent
farnicM that animals can bo Improved In
certain directions by proper cross-breeding ,
Cattle , for instance , may be bred so as to
become beef or milk producers. Our
farmers have , of late , obtained hornless cat
tle by crossing their horned herds with the
Polled Angus variety. It Is not necessary
to enlarge upon 'these ' facts , for Intelligent
farinern know of many examples.
I think I may say , however , with entire
truth that the farmer who knows how to
cross-breed plants Is very rare and that nc
farmer knows how to cross-breed cereolt
and grasses with a view to obtaining new
varieties that shall have certain combina
tions of qualities hitherto possessed by nc
variety. The strawberry , apple , peach ,
plum , grape , pear , etc. , have been wonder
fully Improved by cross-breeding and care
ful selection. Bui cereals and grasses have
been allowed to grow as they would ami
could. The wheat , oats and barley of tht
future Is going to be as different from the
wheat , oats and barley growing nt present
as the tame strawberry differs from tb <
wild or the Bcllflower apple differs from tin
wild crab. Although experiments with t
view to Improving varieties of cereals am'
grasses have been made , they have nol
been signally successful. Some of then
have not been made In the right dlrectlor
and others made In the right direction havt
not been conducted for a sufficiently lorn
period of tlmo or have failed for varloui
reasons. A half a century ago at the Lon
don exhibition Messrs Manud and Raynbln
exhibited somu new varieties of wheat
Messrs. Carter , English seedsmen , have alsi
within the last fifteen years done some worl
In this line. In our own country the Agricul
tural College of Minnesota has also obtalnet
results. But to Messrs. Garton belongs thi
honor of having demonstrated the posslbll
Hy of producing new nnd better varlctte
of cereals and grasses by methods hltherti
unsuccessfully pursued. They have ran
sacked the world for seed ; they havi
studied scientifically 'the ' structure am
chemistry of plants and seeds ; they hav <
bad Infinite perseverance and patience
nnd they have been successful.
DetllllN of the l-\in'rlinellH. (
In order to understand the work they hav <
done on August 16 last 1 took the train a
Liverpool and In twenty-five minutes
found myself at Newton-le-Wlllows will
Mr. John Garton. We were soon seated a
n large table with numerous specimens am
photographs before us. I may say. In pass
Ing , that the Gnrtons are corn merchant !
In Liverpool and that nowhere In the worh
can a greater variety of cereals bo fount
under one roof at any given time than ii
the Liverpool corn exchange.
If the problem of producing an Improvei
variety of grain were put to a practlca
farmer he would probably begin by fertlllz
' Ing the boll upon which ho intended to con
duct his experiments. A rich soil , ho woul
argue , would produce a great quantity o
grain of superior quality just as good fee
and plenty of U will produce a fat ox. Sue
method of procedure is not one of the secret
of the success of the Garton brothers. Th
problem they set themselves Is to produc
a superior variety of grain or grass upo
the very same soil that Is ut present growln
on Inferior variety. For their purpose
common soil Is better than a rich one , jus
ns an animal In moderate condition Is bcttc
for breeding punwsca than a fat anlma
Nor Is-the soil exhausted by Messrs. Gar
ton's methods. On the contrary cross-fet
tlllzatlon of plants tends to increased roc
action , which leaves the soil In ns good c
better condition than It was before th
planting.
Having properly prepared the soil 01 :
practical farmer would next select the bes
varieties of cereals or grasses -that could t :
obtained. Ho would take seed from the be :
plants , he would carefully select the plum ]
well developed seeds or he would Impoi
peed from a moro tropical region , where tr
greater amount of sunshine produces largi
fruit. In short , ho would select the best 1
could 11 ml. Nat so , the Cartons ! Some <
the very best results they have obtained ni
iluo to the cross-fertilization of cultivate
varieties of grains and grasses with wll
varieties having no commercial value.
Suppose It occurred to one practical farmi
to attempt to attain a superior variety i
wheat by cross-brcodlng , crods-fcrtlllzatlo
or hybridization ; how would he proceec
Very likely It i that he would sow sever
varieties close together and trust that bei
or other Insects or the wind would can
the pollen from one flower to the othc
While cross-fertilization of some plan
takes place In this manner , wheat , rye , oat
barley and other cereals as well as mat
grasses are an exception. They are sel
fertilizing. A thousand varieties might 1
planted In the same field together and i
DAlTaEROIJSSURGERyi
_
DKATll KOI.I.OWS Till : STlKiKO.V
KMli-lj NOT THIS SlIlfiKOVS
F.vfi/r , or fonisK im
CAN'T lll < : iI * IT YOU
f V \ .
I'yrniulil IMIo Cure I'lirt-H 1'llcn < tulcl
! } I'lilnlcNMly , 'Without UIIIIK < T.
People go along for years suffering wl
pllus. Then try this , and that and tether
other thine ; from carrying a buckeye
getting treatment from a physician. Th
obtain temporary relief , maybe , but th
are never quite cured. A llttlo strain
lifting , excessive fatigue , a llttlo constlr
tlon or n llttlo diarrhoea nnd the pll
come back.
They don't seem to amount to much , I
they banish sleep and appetite. No po
tlon U comfortable. There Is Intense lei
pain and that dreadful feeling of weight
the perineum.
Maybe In the early stages some of t
many salves on sale will afford tempera
relief. If the cns o Is of long standing tin
Is only one speedy and sure remedy. It
Pyramid Pile Cure. Even In light cases
Is the safest thing to use. Other nppllc
tlons may euro and may not. Pyramid Ci
IB always certain , always reliable and i
ways brings comfort at once. Its pron
ut > o. saves months of severe suffering.
extreme caecs It will save surgical opei
lions and their attendant dangers and d
comforts.
It Is better than the knife. Will ci
easier , quicker and safer. Thousands b :
used It. Thousands have been cured by
The cost U trilling compared with what
floes. The price Is f > 0 cents , Moat anybc
would gladly pay ten dollars to bo rid
plies.
Druggists sell Pyramid Pile Cure ,
yours hasn't It he will get U from the Py
mid Pile Drug Co , , of Marshall Mich , ( e
manufacturer ! . )
new variety result. It Is the fact that our
common cereals arc self-fertilizing that
causes them , when planted In the same lo
cality for a long .period of time , to become
degenerate. Degeneration of cereals on ac
count of continued self-fertilization may be
compared to degeneration of animals resultIng -
Ing from Inbreeding. In order to cross-fer
tilize cereals and gra.itcs It is necessary to
remove very carefully the pollen from the
anther of the flower of one plant and place
It upon the stigma of the flower of another
plant. This is n delicate operation often re
quiring the use of a microscope. The plants
cross-bred nucd not be growing close to
gether. They may be miles apart. A plant
Brewing In the west of England may be fer
tilized by a plant growing In the cast of
England.
Some Dlllleultli-ii.
If It bo assumed that our practical farmer
understands all at the foregoing principles
of plant life ho will nevertheless ha\e
many other difficulties to surmount. Two
cereala or grasses may bo so foreign In
nature to one another that they cannot be
cross-bred. It may be possible , however ,
to cross-breed them through the medium
of other cereals. Thus , suppose there arc
four cereals ( a ) , ( b ) , ( c ) , ( d ) . The first
two and the last two will cross-breed , but
( a ) has no alllnlty for ( d ) . If , however ,
the hybrid or progeny of ( a ) and ( b ) Is
( x ) and ( c ) and ( d ) , ( y ) , It may bo possible
to cross-breed ( x ) and ( y ) . The hybrid of
( x ) and ( y ) may have all the bad or all
the good qualities of ( a ) , ( b ) , ( d ) , or It may
have the good qualities of some and the
bad qualities of others. The hybrids of
cross-bred cereals are liable to be the so-
called "sports" of botany , Mr. Gar-
on showed mo sport heads of
nheat having unusually heavy chaff
, nd others where the head was
cry long and the grains far apart ,
n order to develop a new nnd superior
.ype of cereal or grass by cross-fertilization
t may take five , ten or fifteen years. From
ourco combinations It may bo Impossible
0 produce a good type. It Is these dlscour-
glng factors that have prevented progress
n cereal and grass breeding. If a typo la
nee fixed it will reproduce itself , because
t Is self-fertilizing. In the course of time ,
unless cross-bred again , It will deteriorate ,
XIMV Variety tit AVIiout.
Let us now take up some of the results
f the experiments made by Messrs. Gar-
on. They obtained a wild variety of wheal
growing In southern Asia , called trltlcuir
peltn , or commonly spelt. The charac-
eristics of this grain were found to be
: arly maturity , an unusually strong straw
a largo proportion of gluten In the sce '
and the seed so firmly held In the chafl
as to render It Impossible to thresh It out
When subjected to threshing the heads
would break up Into Joints , but the seei :
would not bo released from the chaff. This
characteristic rendered spelt of no commcr'
clal value. When , however , it was cross'
bred with cultivated varieties , maturlnf
early , rich In gluten , having a strong strav
and having need firmly held by the chaff
jet capable of being threshed out. Thli
new variety will stand In the field threi
weeks after It Is ripe without shatterint
out. The strength of the straw Is such tha
rain and wind do not easily bend It down
If a cross section of the straw Is mad <
and examined with a microscope- is fount
to have moro vascular bundUu In It that
a cross section of the straw of a commot
cultivated variety. The fact that the secdi
are very rich In gluten may be seen at onci
In the color of the head when ripe. Thi
head of n common variety of wheat whci
ripe Is a golden yellow , but the head of tin
'cw variety and In fact all varieties rlcl
n gluten is a very dirty brown. Mr. Gar
ton says this is our future wheal. Tin
rural poet of the future. If ho proposes t <
be true to nature , will no longer sing o
'Waving fields of golden grain. " In addl
tlon to the foregoing features of the nev
variety the most Important is that It pro
( luces about one-half again as much pc :
acre as the common variety.
With oats the Gartous have been quit
as successful as with wheat. For the pur
pose of cross-fertilization they took a wlii
Jhlneso oats of no commercial value bu
laving two peculiarities , viz. : 1. It pro
duces small seed likea timothy or ver
small rye seed , that threshes out clcai
without any hull such as our present varle
tics of oats have. 2. The seed arrangemcn
Is such that three , four or five seeds gro\
where but two grow on the cultivated vu
rletlcti. The result of cross-fertllizatio
with cultivated varieties was that they ob
talned a variety having a largo seed thresh
Ing out without a hull and yielding rnor
grains per head than cultivated varieties
The new variety produces as much In weigh
per acre as the common variety , but bavin
no hulls its food value Is doubled.
Other Cerealn Improved.
With barley they hava done much th
same as with oats. Dy cross-breeding
skinless black barley of no value for maltln
purposes with good cultivated varlctlc
they have produced a skinless barley equt
In quality and size of grain to tbo bcs
malting varieties. They have also cause
the common malting varieties of barley use
in England to yield much heavier. The bes
malting barley has but two rows of seed
on the head. But If closely examined fou
rows of Hullo chaff-like spurs are foun
running up the head. These spurs or florcl
contain all the necessary organs for fertlll
zatlon except the male elements. By fei
tlllzlng these tiorets a six-row barley n
suited.
The Gartens have not as yet done muc
work In grasses , but what they have don
goes to show that the grass world Is to t
revolutionized quite as much as the cerei
world. By crossing white and red clov <
they have obtained a new variety bavin
the perennial qualities of the white clovi
and the succulent qualities of the red.
The work done by Messrs. Garton hi
recently received the attention of a nun
ber of scientists. The United States Agr
cultural department sent an expert to Eni
land expressly for the purpose of examli
Ing their work. Of several opinions e :
pressed I give the following : Prof. Jag
K. I. C. , says : "I have recently had t
opportunity uf thoroughly examining ai
studying from a food point of view the r <
suits of the prolonged experimental Invest
gallons mailo by Messrs. Garton of met'
ods effecting Improvements in cereal
These experiments have been extended ov
a period of eighteen years and througho
have been conducted on a rigidly sclent ) :
1 bn ls. By these means they have succeed
o I In producing such variations In wheat a
y other cereals as practically to create m
r food plants. These new types of fey
11 plant ? , which give every promise of bell
absolutely permanent , are characterized
the possession of valuable properties n
present In the parent plants. Not only a
t the results already obtained of Immen
value from a food point of view , but t
system perfected by Messrs. Garton Is c
pable. of almost unlimited extension a
development. "
In view of the foot established by Mess
Garton that cross-breeding Is no less be
eflclsl to the plant world than to the at
raal world , does It not behoove the Ame
can farmer to work out as speedily as pc
slble a principle EO beneficial to humanlt
Ought wo not to abolish the absurd n
adopted at all our agricultural exhibits
giving all the prlte money to the so-cal
pure bred animal ? It behooves , especla
our agricultural colleges , with their su |
rlor equipment and facilities , to eng :
In cross-fertilization of cereals and grass
with a view to giving us new and bet
types , THOMAS T. KEHL
Oakland , Nab.
A stubborn cough or tickling In the thr
yields to One Minute rough Cure. Hnrml
In effect , touches the right spot , reliable i
just what la wanted. U acts at once.
XTATI'fVT f ITP t ITlMt ITttMP
NOTES ON LATE LITERATURE
Slangy Denver Girl is the Hero of a Late
Novel ,
MISS PAILLON HAS A NEW FAIRY STORY
October MnKiir.lnca Cnutlmic to I'ur-
iilnh ItitrrcNtiiiK Literature oil
AVnrn of I'nrly I'crloiln
null Iu to.
"A Great Love" Is the title of Clara
Louise Burnham's latest work. It Is the
story of a young Denver girl , who goes to
Beaten In quest of a musical education. The
heroine Is depleted as a rather brusque ,
blunt young woman , slangy In the extreme ,
but jovial and fond of a lively sally of wit.
Sbo Is just the kind of a girl that writers
are fond of representing as typical of the
west. The story is spiced with lively dla-
locue , and amusing situations nro of fre
quent occurrence. Houghton , Ml 1111 u & Co.
$1.23.
Horatio Alter , jr. , who Is known as the
author of the "Ragged Dick" series and
the New World scries , has put forth a new
work under the title of "The Young Bank
Messenccr. " It Is a story of startling ad
ventures with outlaws and robbers , with
the usual accompaniment of shrewd detect
ive and smart boys. ' Robbers' caves , miss
ing treasure , and fierce encounters on lonely
highways add zest to a story calculated to
arouse the Interest of the youthful reader.
Henry T. Coatcs & Co. , Philadelphia.
Miss Florence Pnlllou's "Captain Darning-
S'eedle and Other Folks" Is one of the iiiosl
ilcasant and Interesting books for young
eaders that has conic to hand In some time ,
t Is neatly printed and handsomely Illu3-
rated on superb paper. Miss Palllou Is o
'csident ' of St. Louis , and the present work
romlses to thoroughly establish her rcputa.
Ion ns a writer of fairy stories for children. .
Charles Wells Moulton , Buffalo and New
'ork. Price ft.
"A Maid of the Frontier , " by Henry Spot-
: ard Cantleld , Is a neat little volume bearing
n Its cover the outllnu of one of those old
adobe mission buildings constructed by the
arly Spanish explorers In the vain hope
if civilizing and converting the savages ol
ho southwest. U Is filled with thrilling
ales of the wild life on the frontier anil
along the border land of the Mexican re
public. U is a representation of a life thai
s fast becoming a thing of the past undei
ho Influence of an advancing civilization
but not such a civilization as the Spanlsl
'others ' labored and hoped for. Hairbreadti
escapes and bloody encounters between des
peradoes and the representatives of law anc
order will appeal to the lovers of the ad
enturoua in literature.
AVItli the MIIKII/IIICM.
The few October magazines nt hand glv (
promise of plenty of good reading for th <
: omlng month. William Archer , the wcl
known literary nnd dramatic critic of Lon
.Ion , the discoverer of Ibsen , has an nrtlcli
on Anglo-American literature In the Octobe
number of the Pall Mall Magazine. "Marl
Warren , " a specialist In the art of war
Ivcs an Interesting comparison of tin
armies and navies of the six great power
'or the same number. The article Is 11
ustrated by several curious diagrams. Thi
scries of articles on the historic houses o
England is continued , and this time Hollam
louse , celebrated for Us associations will
iVddlson , Walpole , Fox and others , la de
scribed and what It characterized noted.
In the October number of the New II
lustratcd Magazine- there Is an article b ;
William Simpson , the eminent Kngllsi
artist , entitled "The Guards at tnkerman , '
that will bo read with pleasure by all wh
are interested In matters pretalnlng to war
Mr. Simpson was present throughout all tb
thrilling scenes of the Crimean var , and tli
present nascr Is a lively reminiscence o
those days of hardship , heroism and goo
fellowship. Jersey cattle are the mos
fashionable of all breeds of rattle In botl
England and America and the owners o
these beautiful animals will be intereste
In the paper by F. T. Newman. Othe
features of this number are "Mount ; Tu'
Revenge , " "A Critical Dilemma , " "Th
Supreme Moment , " etc. The serial article !
'The Great. Adventurer" and "Robin lioo
and His Merry Men" are continued.
The Strand Magazine for October Is
most Interestlns number and the vnrlou
articles are profusely Illustrated. A Cona
Doyle's story , entitled "Round the Fire ,
Is continued ; Alfred I. Burkhoider con
tributes an article entitled "Heroes of th
United States Army , " which will ba rea
with especial interest in an English public , !
tlon. Other features of the number a
hand ore : "A Strange Beginning , " "Atiimo
Actualities , " "Curious Fences , " "Tho Ivor
Cross , " "Some Memories of Gladstone , " " ,
Sheep Dog Competition , " "Plcturesqu
People in Clay , Wood and Shell , " and "Mia
Cayley's Adventures. "
Frank Leslie's Popular Monthly for Octo
ber Is an admirable example of a season
able and up-to-date illustrated forall
periodical. Its leading article Is 'iTho Ran
and File of the Navy , " by Joseph C. Grof
supplemented by Lieutenant Hobson's spit
Ited words in pralso of the "Jacklcs. " "Th
Last Days of Bismarck" are interesting !
described , with the accompaniment of Vo
Lcmbach's famous portrait. The descrlr
tlvo articles Include : "Orlssa , the Ho !
Land of India. " "Ashore ! n Blmshlre
( Barbadoes ) , "The Natural Bridge of Vil
Klnla , " "The Transmlsslsslppl Exposltln
at Omaha" and ( No. XIII of the America
Cities scries ) "Denver , the Queen City <
the Rockies. " The two serial storie
"Marie Tremaine" and "An American Prlr
cess , " come to their respective ends In th
number.
The October number of St. Nicholas opei
with two articles on Queen Wllliclmlna i
Holland , both of them Illustrated from phi
tographs. "Under the Sea" is a paper aboi
diving , and the perils and experiences th
divers meet. Charles F. W. Mlelatz civ
"A Boy's Recollections of the Great Chlcai
Fire , " vividly recalled despite the lapse
years. Several times the author was almo
hemmed In by the rush of the flames. Gu
tav Kobbo writes of "Battling with Wrecl
and Derelicts , " those constant menaces
navigation. Appropriately following this
' a story of the West Indies , "Tho Tritor
Chase of a Derelict , " telling how an cnte
prising boy picked up a rich crlre. '
'Tackle' In Time" Is a story of the Phlll
pines with a flavor of foot ball , as the til
would suggest. "Tho White Queen Club
by Ida Keunlston , Is rich In suggestion f
parlor amusement. Harry Fcnn , the ortli
writes and Illustrates an account of I
vUlt to the great Temple of the Sun
Baalbec , showing that "There Were Glac
In Those Days" at least In the line
architectural and mechanical ceniusi
I "The Judgment of the Cadi" Is a clev
eastern tale. Two of the successful serli
"I " of the last year , "The Lakerim Athle
a Club" and "Denlse and Ned Toodles" a
y brought to an end.
Women ought to read the article in t
October number of What to Eat. address
to them by the Extension Cooking Sent
of Chicago. It tells how to Join n cl
whose object It Is to lighten household d
ties and make the home pleasant and bea
tlful. Jeanne Boule tells why and in
Fran/e , 'though a wine country , la I
most temperate nation on earth. A girl ei
Ing a very red apple forms the cover page ,
and a funny essay on this standard fruit ,
by Charles P. Burton , gives meaning to the
picture. The markets of Spain , the new and
wonderful tea rooms of the Chicago depart
ment stores , stories , poems , etc. , make up
the number.
Among the features of the October num
ber of the Home Magazine are "The Lessons
of the Panama Canal , " a picture of the
wreck and ruin at Panama , by W. V. Alford ;
"Japan from a Woman's Point of View. "
by Harriet Maude Miller and Theodore Wal
ters continues his "Story of the \\ar" from
the July number. The articles arc profusely
Illustrated.
The National Geographic Magazine has
for a frontispiece a fine engraving Rhowing
the crest of the Bitter Root mountains ,
which is accompanied by an article by
Richard U. Geode , United States Geological
Survey , on the forest reserve of that range
of mountains. "The Growth of the United
States" Is the title of an article by W. J.
McGee , vice president of the National
Geographic society.
The leading article In the October Hespe
rian , published nt St. Louis , Is "A Week at
the Omaha Exposition , " carefully written
and Illustrated. Other attractions are "The
Great Spanish Expedition , " "American
Heroism , " etc.
Iiltorury Nod-x ,
Mr. I. Zangwlll , the brilliant Kngllsl
critic and novelist , who Is nt present In this
country on a visit , has written a powerfu !
story A Ghetto Tragedy for the Christmas
number of the Pall Mull Magazine.
A plain white marble cross has beer
erected on the grave of Lewis Curroll , th <
author of "Alice in Wonderland. " Tin
grave Is In Gullford , 500 feet above the set
level , In one of the beautiful places of Eng *
land.
land.A
A story of Napoleon's love affairs , In tin
form of a novel , has been published In Eng'
land and will be published on this side soon
It Is the work of a Swedish woman. Matlld :
Mailing , and has been translated by Ann :
Molboe.
C. Arthur Pearson of Henrietta street
London , the founder of Pearson's Magazine
announces that preparations have bcei
made to bring out an American edition o
his periodical , the Initial number of whict
will bo Issued January 1 , 1899.
Mudlo's great library In London is sail
to have between three and four rallllot
books In circulation. A staff of nearly 301
people is necessary to carry on the work o
exchanging books for London subscriber !
and sendlnc out the thousands of volume :
for the country department.
Prof. Benjamin Me Wheeler of Cornel
university has written a new life of Alexander
dor the Great , which will be one of thi
leading features of the Century Magazlm
during the coming year. The papers wll
bo richly illustrated with pictures by Andn
Castalfitie , Louis Loeb and others. At thli
tlmo of empire-making projects the carcc
of the Macedonian conqueror is of partlcula
suggestlveness to modern statesmen.
Messrs. M. F. Mansfield & Co. of Nev
York announce a reprint from the Engllsl
edition of Mr. Kipling's Departmeuta
Ditties , now withdrawn from the trade. I
was of this book , the author's first gener
ally circulated work , that Sir William Hunter
tor wrote in the London Academy (18S8) ( )
"The book gives hope of a new literary sin
of no mean magnitude rising In the cast.1
3. forecast which has since been undenlabl ;
proven.
That curious little volume called "Th
Life of Washington , " by Mason Lock
Weems , which was published in 1800 and tel
the story of the cherry tree and a lot o
other IntcrertlnK but fabiilous episodes I :
the life of the Father of His Country , Is t
have a new edition published by Dodd , Mea
& Co. This , edition will be edited by Pan
Leicester Ford nnd presented uniform wit
Mr. Ford's edition of "Tho New Englan
Primer. "
"Along the Dosphonls , " by Mrs. Susan T
Wallace , wife of General Lew Wallace , I
the title of a volume soon to be Issued b
Rand , McNally & Co. Mrs , Wallace Is sal
to possess something like the literary gll
of her famous husband and her residence I
Turkey , while General Wallace was minis
ter from the United States to that countrj
cabled the accumulation of many new an
interesting facts regarding the curious lit
of Turkish society.
Miirrluuc I.ICCIIHOM.
Couuly Judge Baxter Issued the followin
marriage licences yesterday :
Name and Residence Ag <
Carl Sundell. Red Oak , la .
Bertha Erlckson , Omaha .
Cllflord M. DeBolt. Seward , Neb . S
Catharine S. Miller , Omaha . -
Will W. Yale , Omaha .
Sophie Carpenter , Omaha . -
John Doyle , Waterloo , Neb. . . . . . . . . . .
Victoria Armstrong , Waterloo. Neb .
Ncls Peterson , Chicago , 111 . jj
Mrs. Kate Olson , Mead , Neb .
William C. Morstadt , Waukegan , III .
Carrie M. Rcahm , Omaha . '
Thomas DePew , Albright. Neb. . . . J
Hlldreth Goettsch , Albright , Neb . J
the .lull I'Mxture * .
Thursday morning will bo the last tire
court will bo held in the dingy old coui
room In the Colonnade hotel. Friday mom
Ing the police department will take posset
. Almost everj
slon of Its new headquarters.
thing that Is movable , with the exception c
the desks in the court room and offices (
the commanding officers has been carte
away. Thursday night the prisoners will 1
transferred to the new cells and the coui
ofllcc furniture will be als
room and private
taken.
You Invite disappointment when you ex
perlment. DeWltt's Little Early Risers ni
. The
pills.
thorough little
pleasant , easy ,
cure constipation and sick headache just c
sure as you take themi
Like Your Uncle Sam
Drex I. . . Shooman has evurylioily com
ing his way have you scon our elegant
AU-Snr-llPU sUnner ? If you liavont ,
come with the rest of the people and wo
will show you the very swellest tiling
out in all patent leather sllppers-a per
fect beauty no kid no rloth a slip
per worthy of bchiK worn at any court
ball-i.00-then : there Is the line of
satin slippers-delicate tints of red. blue ,
pink and the white and blade S'.M ) Wo
can just suit every court lady that COIIICB
with the Hllpper that will please his ma
jesty.
Drexel Shoe Co. ,
Omaha' * Up-to-ilnte Shoe Home.
141i ) FARNAJl STREET.
MAYOR HARRISON'S ESCORT
Famous Democratic Marching Olub to
Accompany Chicago's Chief Executive.
IS THE CRACK ORGANIZATION OF ITS KIND
ienil Two Un > n ( ( he Jliponlllon
nnil I'nrtlolimtp In ChlcnK" Dny
MxcroiNc * Hoini'utnlilc
Trip * Mu.le 1 > > the Club.
Carter H. Harrison , "tho mascot mayor
of Chicago , " and 300 other members of the
Greater County Democracy club of the
World's Fair city will visit the Transmls-
Elsslppl Exposition on Saturday and Sun
day next. From the enthusiasm that Is re
ported amoug the 900 members of the crack
democratic marching club of the country It
Is safe to predict that they will most cer-
dltably represent their city on the occasion
of Chlcoeo day.
The visitors will occupy a special train
over the Uurllngtou route , leaving Chicago
at 2 o'clock on Friday afternoon. They
will arrive In Omaha on Saturday morning
about 7 o'clock , but It has not yet been de
cided whether they will leave thalr special
trnln at the Darlington station or whether
they will remain aboard and be switched out
to the exposition grounds. They will put In
two full days In enjoying the delights of
the exposition. Robert 12. Durke , one of
the men who has guided the successful
destinies of the notable organization , will
have charge of the party and of the special
train.
Omahans , Irrespective of politics , will bo
glad to learn something of the organiza
tion that Is to bo such a prominent factor
In making a success of Chicago day at the
exposition. The County Democracy club
of Cook county , Illinois , was organized In
1882 , and it now has a widespread reputa
tion. It has been largely built up within
the last few years , and Its headquarters
at 122 La Sallo street , Chicago , are
palatial In equipment.
The personal Interest of Mayor Carter
Harrison In the welfare of the organization
has been a great factor In its recognition.
The president , John Towers , and the fa
miliar marshal , James H. Farrell , have
worked hard for the success of the club
end made It possible for Mayor Harrison
of Chicago to have such an Impressive escort
cert on his recent 'triumphal tour of the
east and south. The cabinet of President
1'owers Includes Miles J. Devlne , J. Henry
llrunles , James J. Gray , Judge J. Sabath ,
Judge J. C. Dooley , J. U. 1'yne , W. J.
O'Brien and H. C. Gunning.
.Sonic of ( lie Club Tour * .
The club made a magnificent showing Bt
the Tennessee Centennial , and their par
ticipation In the exercises o ! Chicago day
nt Nashville largely saved the credit of
the World's Fair city at the southern exposl-
It.on. In October , 189" , the club took its
memorable "swing around the circle , " visit
ing In Ohio , Indiana , Kentucky and Tcnne-
see. In all of the parades In the principal
cities of these states Mayor Harrison
marched at the head of the column. Then
the club went to Now York to assist In the
campaign of Mayor Van Wyck. At Syra
cuse and Albany the club refused to allow
the American Hags to be taken oft their
special train on the demand of the New
York Central railroad , which has a rule to
allow no decorated coaches on Its line.
Among other notable excursions of the
County Democracy club Is the trip of seven
days through the south to attend the Cotton
State Exposition nt Atlanta In 1895. The
club also participated in the Chicago day ex
ercises there , nnd afterward serenaded the
dlgnatarles of the big show. The club at
tended the Inauguration of Grover Cleve
land in 1S85 , and has made Innumerable
shorter trips. Ono of the most memorable
wus that to participate in the Inauguration
of Horace Doles , as governor of Iowa. The
trip consumed five days , during which the
temperature was from five to ten degrees
below zero most of the time. The grand
Masque carnival given in Chicago by the
club on February 27 , 1897 , was a signal suc
cess , and to celebrate the gratifying results
the club boarded a special train the next
day and journeyed from Chicago to New
Orleans , from the frozen north to the
sunny south.
OlllcfrN mill SicniIn-rn.
The oflkera of Cook County democracj
are : President , John Powers ; vice presi
dents , J. H. Brunjes , Robert E , Burke ,
Miles J. Devlne ; treasurer , James C. Dooley -
loy ; recording secretary , James J. Gray ;
financial secretary , A. J. Sabath ; marshal ,
James H. Farrell ; quartermaster , Dcnnlt
Galvla , assistant quartermaster , John G
Hocger ; chairman executive committee ,
John Powers ; sergeant-at-arms , J. A. Lenso ;
collector , James Cumtnings.
Executive Committee William J. O'Brien ,
R. C. Gunning , A. J. Toolen , James R
Pyne , John H. Dullard , D. O. Moore , Pey
ton E. Shirley , John H. Sullivan , W. Mag
nus , T. J. Powers , Thomas Kerwln.
The following are among the memben
of the county democracy who will come tc
Omaha : Mayor , Carter H. Harrison ; presi
dent of county democracy , Alderman John
Powers ; city clerk , William Loftier ; sec
retary of democratic county central com
mittee , Robert E. Burke ; city treasurer ,
Ernest Hummel ; chief of police , Joseph
Klpley ; city attorney , Miles J. Devlne ; mar
shal of marching club , James H. Farrell ;
building commissioner , James McAndrewt ;
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or a patented oven bottom miirio lu four
it , sections with liunge edges riveted to
Is gether made especially for expansion
at and contraction pies and thin layer
ts cakes cannot be properly baked on an
of uneven bottom this sectional bottom
.
oven positively will not warj > thus as
er suring perfect baking the Jewel range
ill
Is made of the highest grade of open
lc
; hearth cold rolled Ktccl no sheet Iron
re used steel of the right weight and
thickness to last It may be hammered
he it may be bent while heated without
cd breaking $ -4 for the smaller
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ub uu - A. C. RAYMER ,
u-
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nro all right if you don't have to pay two prices for
the goods. Much depends on where you trade
OUR prices are just the same whether you pay casher
or take time , and we challenge comparisons with
any store in Omaha. The largest and best selected
stock of House Furnishings in the west at one price
and if you are not satisfied with what you buy
here , come and get your money back that's how wo
do business. Complete lines of Furniture , Carpets ,
Stoves , Crockery , Lamps , etc. , fresh from the best
manufacturers.
OUR TERMS :
$15.00 worth at § 1.00 per week.
§ 30.00 worth at $1.50 per week.
§ 50.00 worth at § 1.75 per week.
§ T5.00 worth at § 2.00 per week.
§ 100.00 worth at § 2.50 per week.
deputy commissioner of public works , A. J.
Toolen ; secretary of public works , H.
Lutzenklrchen ; mayor's private secretary ,
Edward M. Lehlff ; corporation counsel ,
C. S. Thornton ; city sealer , Fred E. Eldred ;
superintendent of streets , M. Dohcrty ; su
perintendent of street cleaning , John Fllz-
slmmonn ; superintendent of smoke Inspec
tion , J. C. Schubert ; superintendent of
sewers , Frank Davidson ; north town as
sessor , James J. Gray assessor of town u.
Lake , James McDonald ; west town collec
tor , Dr. George Lelnlnger ; west town super
visor , D. Consldlne ; north town supervisor.
Vincent H. Perkins ; north town clerk ,
Fred Hlnderer ; south town clerk , Benja
min Barnctt ; city physician , D. G. Moore ;
county civil service commissioner , J. A.
Qulnn ; national commltteeman , Thomas
Gahan ; assistant city attorney , J. B. O'Con-
nell ; assistant prosecuting attorney , John
Dienhart ; Judge A. J. Sabath , Judge Walter
Gibbons , Judge James C. Dooley , Judge
James C. Martin , Judge Thomas Edgar ,
Alderman W. J. O'Brien , Alderman Ru
dolph Hurt , Alderman Robert Mulcahy , Al
derman M. Mclnernoy , Alderman William
Mangier , Alderman William Tulte , Alder
man Peter Klolbasso , Alderman M. Kenna.
Alderman J. J. Coughlln , Alderman Charles
Martin , Alderman P. J. Cooke , Alderman
A. A. Ballenberg , Alderman John J. Ben
nett , Alderman John Brennan , Representa
tive Peter F. Galllgan , Representative Kd-
ward Novak , Representative D. Sullivan
and Representative James H. Farrell.
MERCER ANSWERS HITCHCOCK
Willing ( o llebnlc wllli Uio Topo-
crntlc Cnnillilntc If n Sntlnfnutor-
IliiHln Cnii Hi' Arrnnneil.
G. M. Hitchcock , the popocratie candidate
for congress In the Second district , some
tlmo ago issued a challenge to Congress
man David H. Mercer for a joint discus
sion during the coming campaign of the
issues dividing the two parties.
Mr. Mercer , In acknowledging the re
ceipt of the challenge , asks Mr. Hitchcock
to define upon which of the three plat
forms on which he Is making the congres
sional race ho wishes to base the discussion
nnd asking Mr. Hitchcock to which of the
three political parties ho claims alle
giance. Mr. Mercer also asks the popocratie
candidate to specify what claims ho ex
pects to set forth for the suffrage of the
people of the Second district.
In his own behalf Mr. Mercer says he
will be willing to discuss such matters as
pertain to his record during the three terms
he has served In congress and cites some
of them , as follows : The securing of a
public building for South Omaha at a cost
of $100,000 ; appropriations for the Improve
ment of the Missouri river at this point ,
amounting to $155,000 ; an extension of the
limit of cost of the Omaha postofllco build
ing to tl.300,000 ; an appropriation for the
Indian congress of $40,000. In addition to
these Mr. Mercer points to some other of
his achlcvemcntt ) , im follows : Indian sup
ply depot for Omaha , two branch postolllccM ,
military training In the Omaha High school ,
experimental rural free delivery In Doug
las county , Fort Omaha for n military
tchool and hundreds of pensions for old sol
dlers in the district. But this IH not nil.
His says that through his efforts a $50,000
contract for Iron work on the new postollk-a
building , which had been awarded to a
Milwaukee firm , was transferred to Paxton -
ton & Vlerllng of this city.
Ho promises , If re-elected , to work for
additional appropriations for the Improve
ment of the Missouri river , for an appro
priation of $ SOO,000 to complete Ilia
Omaha postoHlci1 , an appropriation of
$55,000 to be applied in construct
ing a boulevard from Fort Crook to
Omaha , for the location of the government
building at the exposition permanently lu
Kountze park , for additional branch post-
offices and be ready at all times to servo
his fellow citizens , regardless of politics.
Mr. Mercer iidda that with his experience
in congress. Ills acquaintance with public
ir.cn and ofllclals and through his position
at the head of an Important committee 1m
will bo In u better position to do good work
for his district than Im has been here
tofore and particularly better than any In-
fxperlcnccd man.
Mr. Hitchcock replied to this letter an 1
fcald ho stood on the democratic platform ,
as that party was the first to nominate him ,
but that he was prepared to defend every
plank in each of the other platforms. Ho
rlgnillcd to a wllltngni'ss to discuss the
financial question In till It.s phases and
all matters growing out of the late war
with Spain. He also expressed support of
a postal savings bank and the initiative )
and referendum.
The respective congressional committees
have been instructed to confer upon n ba
sis for these joint discussions , if they can
bo agreed upon.
Yermtimf StlcUn to | | Slory.
Joseph VrrstJiup , thp man arrested at the
Tenth street depot Tuenday while llourlsh-
iuti ia\uul iuu bills , Is still detained at
police headquarters nnd will be until bin
wife , who he tays is nt Seldon , "Kim. , In
heard fiom. He told Captain Haze on his
arrest that he had fold a piece of property
belonging to his wife at Dayton , Wash. , un
known to her nnd was on his way east to
spend the money when arrested.
Verstagn'B arrest was due to his actions
at the depot , which were suspicious.
llnrdMilre Men Hlfi't ( HllrerH.
The heavy hardware men completed the
business of their annual meeting yesterday
afternoon , elected olHccrs and adjourned.
The officers for the next year are : W. B.
Dean of St. Paul , president ; W. C. Brown
of Chicago , secretary and treasurer , and C.
R. Blake of St. Louis , W. B. Bruce of Mem
phis and H. A. Gllle of Kansas City , vice
presidents. The place for the next meet
ing Is left to the officers.
A Piano Exposition-
car loads have Just been put
on our Moor all new styles many of
special dGRlKn nil of first-class make
there are the Knabe , Klmball , Kranirh
& Bach and llallet & Davis-pianos that
have made their reputations years njo
nnd need no recommend from us yet
we guarantee every one nnd further
wo will guarantee to wave you from $75
to $ lfK ) on the purchase of u piano or
equal worth If you wish to own u
specially made piano of the highest
grade be sure to inspect this new stock.
A. HOSPE ,
Bit Old ffl ' 513 Douglas
Pictures by Flash Light
rin a Hash sheet by ono corner to a
piece of card board which has previous
ly been fixed in n perpendicular position
-All beliiR In readiness open the cam
era shutter , stand at arms' leiiffth and
touch a match to the lower corner or
the Hash lljsht sheet cose the shutter
Wo Rive away n little book that tolls
all about flash llghts-anrt thesis direc
tions only show how simple it is We do
developing and printing for anybody
and everybody.
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