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    THE OMAHA DAILT HEE : SUNDAY , JANUARY 8 , 1800. 15
LIFE AJIONC THE ARGENTINES
V Btrangs Onjtonu Obsarvad In the South
Amjrican Republic.
GREAT SEASIDE RESORT IN SUMMER
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Mllkniuii Who Cniimit Wnlcr
Their MI1U.
( Copyright. U93 , by Frank O. Carpenter. )
MAIl DB1 , I'LATA. Dec. 15 , 1398. ( Spe
cial Correspondence of The lieu. ) It Is
now midwinter In the United Slates. H
Is midsummer In the Argentine Hi-public.
Our people are going to Florida to keep
warm. The fashlonnblo Argentines are
rushing to the seaside to keep cool. The
most popular seaside resort of the Argen
tine Is Mar del Plata. It U the Long
IJranch , the Newport , the Saratoga of the
Argentine KcpubHc. Situated 240 miles
south of IluenoH Ayrcs , on the coast of the
Atlantic , It has a splendid bathing beach
in which Just now thousands ot Argentines
ore taking the warm plunge of summer.
There are at least 20.000 strangers at this
resort. Thcro are big hotels filled with
the fashionable families of the Argentines
end foreigners. There are numerous sea-
nldo cottages , and there are gambling
rooms where the roulette wheel goes the
whole afternoon nnd all night long. Thou
sands of dollars are 'won ' and lost at every
turn , for the people gamble < at Mar del
I'lata ' quite an desperately as they do at
Monte Carlo. The scenes on the beach are
different from those of our resorts. The
bath houses < lo not stand back from the
f < 1go of the Water as at Atlantic City or
Asbury T > ark. The undressing Is done In
bathing boxes about six feet square nnd
not over six feet high. These nro on the
tdgo of the mirf. You can hire one for GO
cents a time and a suit of bathing clothes
goes -with every box. You enter your box ,
change your clothes and step right out Into
the water. Doth Ecxes bathe together and
you eeo a mixture of dull < blu3 bathing
nulls , some with Bklrts on and some with
out , moving about through the water. Out-
Bldo of the eklrta It la hard to distinguish
the sexes , for bright colors are not worn
by the women In bathing nnd the Argen
tine summer girl makes all her conquests
cutnldo the water. Cameras are not toTer-
ntcd on the beach and the man who at
tempts to take a snap shot will surely be ar
rested.
Prmpnt with StrliiKH.
Many of the rich Argentines have seaside
fcomes at Mar del Plata. Not a few keep up
thrco different establishments. One Is a
bouse in Duenos Ayrcs , another a homo in
the country and a third a cottage at the sea-
vide. Such people llvo well. They are very
hospitable and during your stay they will
place everything at your disposition. In
fact if you ftdmlro anything belonging to
n Argentine politeness demands that It be
at onre offered to you. This Is so In all
Bpanlsh-Amorlcan countries. At Santiago I
dined ono day with Mr. Edwardo McClure ,
* millionaire friend of the president of
Chile nnd a gentleman of high education
and standing. The dinner was given at his
magnificent homo In the suburbs of Santi
ago , which Is surrounded by a garden con-
Idered one ot tbo finest ot South America.
The house was a palace and as I walked
through It with its owner I could not help
dmlrlng It. Ho at once offered It to me
nd that in euch a cordial manner that 1
( eared for a moment ho might be In earnest.
\Vhen I reflected , however , that the prop
erty would bring at auction at least $100.00t >
I felt thera might be a mistake and refused
It with thanks.
This habit sometimes causes the giver
trouble when he comes Into contact with a
foreigner who docs not understand him. Not
long ago a Spanish don waa traveling down
the west coast of South America upon a
teamer with a charming young American
girl as a fellow passenger. The don wa <
married , but the young lady was beautiful
and when she admired a poodle which he
VIM carrying with him he at once placed
U at her disposal and grandiloquently told
her U was hers. lie expected that she
would thank him and refuse. But to his
surprise she thanked him and accepted.
Now the don was carrying the poodle to his
, -wife , who was as Jealous as Spanish girls
usually are. He bad especial orders to
bring It home safe and sound and as the
American girl was going to the same town
be knew that serious complications would
rise It he did not recover that dog. Do-
fore he left the ship he was compelled to
esk ono of his friends to explain to the
young lady that his offer was not Intended
to bo taken in earnest and that ho hoped
BUO would send back the poodle ns it belonged -
longed to his wife.
There are many similar cases of the fail
ure of euch polite lies and cheap gener
osity. Ono of which I heard related to a
young navy lieutenant who has slnco risen
to bo ono of the chief officers on a great
American man-of-war. It waa during his
salad days that he was in South America
on n coasting tour and became acquainted
with an Argentine don. Ono day ho asked
the latter for a match and was handed In
reply a beautiful gold cigar lighter. Tbo
lighter must have been an expensive one ,
for It was set with diamonds. Our young
lieutenant admired It and the don , putting
ULCERS FOR
35 YEARS
Eleven on One Limb at One Time
With Excruciating Pain. All
Remedies Tried , and Number
less Physicians Little Benefit.
CUTICURA Speedily Cures.
My mother bat been victim to ulcer * from
T tlcoie velni for thirty-five yrari. Eleven of
these torrlble lore , have exlitcd at one time on
the limb affected. Excruciating pain and Interne
ufferlng n cro endured , with all tarU of rerocillei
on trial and numbcrlctt jihyilclini' calls and
prr crlitloni [ applied , tut all practically with
but little benefit. However , at lait the remedial
agent wnt found In CuTICL'OA ( ointment ) , which
uroly proved It * weight in gold , alienating pain
and cnuilng healing proce.ie * to commence and
cure speedily effected , Bli. hai , ale , ued
CUTICUIU with DiirLed benefit In eryilpelai
of the face and rczcrua. Tbo Ctrncuru Boir ,
alia , ha * r.UblUhcd a record only at the belt
cleaning , purifying , and healing In It * nature ,
having proved lUelf a mot excellent and vain ,
able auxiliary to the Coticuru ( ointment ) .
I would remark that thin testimonial U entirely
oniollclted , being a voluntary contribution for
hamaulty'i sake , and the commendation of the
CUTICVIU REUBPII * to the fullet confidence ,
being iatliflcd ot their purity , genulneoeu , and
almoit miracle , wrought.
March 18,1803. W. T. MORSE , Oabot , Vt.
CUTICURA
Begin * with the Blood and End * with
Tha Skin and Scalp.
That I * to i r. Cirncum KHOLTINT , greateit
ot Mood puriatn and humor ezprllen. rurlOri
the blood and circulating fluldt or llUMo until.
ami tlmi rtmuvct the r iui , while warm bath *
with CUTIOUIA Sour , and itentle anointing * wtiu
CUTiCfnt ( ointment ) , greatetl of emollient ikln
cum , cleanm the ikln and icaln of cruiu and
icale * , allay Itolilnit , burning , ana inflammation ,
inntha and U al. 1 hut are ipeedlly , permanently ,
n > l economically cured themon torturlnjr , dlt-
nnurlnii humor * of the tUn.tcalp , and blood , with
lu > of hair , when al > nih r remedln fall.
Hold Ilirouthoiit th vorU. J'orin D , mo C. Coar *
PropUwton. HowtoCurtTorturl > ( SklaUlMU , fn.
8AVE YOUR HANDS
hl band Aftoft his hcnrt , told lilm It was
bin and at hit deposition. The yotitif ? lieu
tenant , then green 1 Spanish ways , as
grandiloquently accepted It nnd the Argen
tine don was too nmnrecl to protest. At
least ho never asked that It bo returned
nnd I doubt not but that the American naval
officer has It among his trophies todtjr.
Odd riuiiTiil CnitoniH.
Among the queer customs among : the
Argentine are these relating to the dead.
Funerals arc grand functions and the average -
ago funeral coats more than a wedding.
The undertakers advertise their wares as
our merchants do their dry goods. Each
undertaker gives the price of the different
kinds of funerals nnd tclla you just what
you can get for your money. They laud
their peculiar burial caskcta nnd the virtues
of their patent embalming juices and state
that they can take charge of the departure
of the deceased with all fashionable accom
paniment * , ruticrals are first , second and
third clncs. The first class kind Is worth
seeing. 1 nhall never forget one I witnessed
In the business section of Ducnos Ayrcs. It
was that of a steamship manager , who was
evidently a man of wealth. The hearse was ns
big a * a bacgagewagon and the four black
Orloof stalllonit which drew It were as flue
as any to bo ecn In St. Petersburg. The
hearse was a black canopy resting on
wheels , with a covered top , at the corners
of which were tassels of ostrich feathers ,
each tawl DO big around as a half bushel
measure. The roof was upheld by four
black Ethiopians made of carved ebony nnd
the magnificent coflln , which rested on a
platform nenoith , was covered with flowers.
Upon the front sat a coachman all In black
and on the back wna a footman In the
same somber livery. Kvery ono of the
coaches following the hearse was drawn
by black horse * and driven by coachmen
In mourning. The mourners were dressed
In black , all -wearing tall hats and black
gloves. It was Indeed a very parade of
grief.
Funrrnl AdrrrtUcmcnfit ,
An Important part of the advertising In
the Argentine newspapers relates to funer
als. The family always inserts a statement
of a death and an Invitation to Its friends
to be present at the funeral. They announce
the masses , which are given from year to
year on the anniversaries of the funeral
thereafter , nnd all friends of the deceased
and his family nrc supposed to attend such
masses of 'to ' leave their cards at the door.
Hero Is a sample funeral notice :
Xlckolas Imera Oara , Q , E. P. D. Died
June 22 , 1892.
Ths family Invites the persons of their
friendship to attend the masses , which , for
the eternal rest of his soul , will be cele
brated In the Church of San Miguel ,
Wednesday , 'the 2 ! 1 of June , 1B98 , from 8
to 10 a. m. The family will assist at the
mass at 10 o'clock.
In response to this notice all the friends
and relatives of that family were expected
to attend this mnss. There were servants
at the church to receive their cards as
they went In and those who could not go
In person sent their cards. As soon aa the
family got back from the mass they prob
ably looked over the cards and the person
who had slighted the corpse , now dead six
years , undoubtedly receives the resentment
of the family. Every Argentine watches
the newspapers , that he may keep track of
the masses said for his dead friends and
the deceased friends of his friends that still
live. The Argentines respect funerals.
Every one takes his hat off and elands rev
erently still as the hearse passes and It Is
etiquette to bare your head when passing a
house that has crepe on the door.
C'lllcH of the Dead.
There are fine cemeteries In all of the
Argentine cities. Buenos Ayres has 230
acres of them , not a largo area as compared
with some of our cemeteries , but big enough
when It Is considered how South American
cemeteries are built. The South American
cities of the dead are genuine cities , In
which the deceased are as closely packed
and crowded as the living in a New York
flat. The cemeteries have their paved
strcetfl , their narrow courts and even their
tenement houses or vaults , where th poorer
dead are laid away to rest for so much pet
year for a season. I saw such cemeteries In
Peru , Chile and Bolivia and I have found
them also In the Argentine. I have as yet ,
however , seen no cemetery so crowded as
the Recoleta , the fashionable graveyard ot
Buenos Ayres. It covers thirteen acres and
It contains , I am told 20,000 inhabitant * .
There are enough corpses in It to cover the
ground two deep without crowding nnd there
Is a high atone wall about it strong enough
I hope to keep their ghosts in. Inside this
wall there is a central street or avenue ,
paved with marble , cutting the city In
halves. As you walk up this you find at th
center a place where eight other street *
branch off at angles. All of these streets
are paved with marble or mosaics and they
are cut by smaller streets dividing the ceme.
tery into a great number of blocks.
In looking over this beautiful city of the
dead you notice that the houses resemble
those of a city of theliving. . They are of
all sizes and conditions , small and big ,
costly nnd mean ; the palaces of the rich
and the tenements of 'the ' poor. Each house
la a vault and each contains from one to
hundreds of inmates. Some of the houses
are In blocks , marble structures from eight
to fifteen feet high and eight to ten feet
wide , each the property of one family.
Some stand alone -with onry a crack be
tween their walls and those of the vaults
next door. All have but ono room that can
be seen and this room" Is in all cases the
same ehape , although furnished In different
degreees of magnificence and taste. It
might bo called the chapel of the dead.
It Is four feet square or more and five
feet high , being entered by a door at the
level of the street. In the back of It there
Is a marble slab or table set Into the wall
nnd upon this sometimes rests a coffin.
The slab Is covered with a lambrequin of
fine lace and In Its center stands a crucifix
with the dying Christ upon It , or perhaps
a waxen Image of Mary , the mother of
God. Upon some such altars are silver
candlesticks and above many of them
lamps burn incense from one year's end to
the other. On < he marble floor there are
flowers , sometimes real , in the shape of
growing plants , sometimes bouquets placed
there fresh for the day , and at others arti
ficial flowers and Immortelles made to fast
for years. The doors of thc houses are
often plate glass. All have locks and not a
few padlocks. Many have lace curtains
and the moat are covered with gratings of
Iron curiously wrought.
But where are the Inhabitants of these
houses ? God knows. I can onry show you
where their decayed bodies aro. Come with
mo to the cemetery. Through the grating
In the floor of that vault which has been
opened to admit a corpse you can ice steps
which lead below. Here the proprietor and
his family steeep In the 'basement. ' Their
beds are these coffins resting on the
shelves , which have been fastened ono
above another In that brick wall , keeping
them In death , as In life , together , while
their friends still living make their offerIngs -
Ings and their prayers above. I don't
know but that this 19 better than our way.
These people lie hero and dry up within
their vaults. Wo are planted In the earth
to give the worms a feast.
Wlint Ilneito * A > r - Kati.
Speaking about fenatlng reminds me that
the Argentines cat more meat to the person
than any other people of the world. Out-
Etdo the cities the people live on mutton
nd be f , nnd there are "tens " of thousands
ot square miles upon which the people would
be glad to trade a pound of meat for a
pound of bread any day. In Buenos Ayres
the annual consumption Is 274 pounds ot
meat per Inhabitant-or at flvo to the family ,
1,370 pounds per year for each family In the
city. This Is the highest average In < the
world. Dublin bai sixty pounds per per
son , Berlin nlncty-nlno pounds , Parts 1C7
pounds and London 128 pLounils. 1 don't
know what the amount IB for New York ,
but It must bo far below the consumption
of the Argentine. I have before me the rc-
pont of the Buenoi Ayrcs markets for the
I art month. A few quotations will show you
upon what the Argentines feed. They ate
within those thirty days more than 67,000
beeves , 76,000 sheep and over 12,000 pigs.
They consumed 80,000 hens , 77,000 roosters
nud 12,000 turkeys , georc and ducks. They
ate more than 60,000 braces of partridges ,
1,000,000 pounds of flsh and 25,000,000 pounds
of vegetables. Among the other items ar
some dishes which would create a sensation
If served at our dinners. How would you
like to cat a dozen fresh , juicy snails at a
meal ? The people of Buenos Ayrcs con
sumed eleven tons of them last month. They
ate 112 itons of tripe and about 1,000 young
armadillo ! . Armadillos are among the deli
cacies of the Argentine. They are about as
largo as a No. S derby hat , and they look
not unlike turtles ( save that their backs are
more rounded. The armadillo has feet with
claws , but Its head Is much like that of a
pig. Its meat tastes like young chicken ,
aud It Is so much In demand that arrnadlllou
always bring a good price In the markets.
The MnrketH of llneiinN Ayrcn.
Buenos Ayres has excellent markets.
There are twenty In the city , but It Is In
the Mcrcado Central that the most bust-
nets Is done. This market Tias an nrea
about equal to one of our city blocks. . The
food offered for sale Is as good aa that sold
at home. There nro nil sorts of meats , flsh
and vegetables. There are huge pears from
the Argentine and organgea and pineapples
from Paraguay. There are grapes as
sweet as any grown In California , which
have been brought to the city from the
foo'thtlls ot the Andes , and there are
peaches by the bushel from about Buenos
Ayrcs. Peach trees are often grown for
PATRIOT SHRINE OF TEXAS
Stephen Orans's Impressions of San Antonio
and the Alamo ,
EVIDENCE OF A NORTHERN INVASION
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Dcrliy Hnti nnil Trollcr Cnrn IMnturb
nn Atmnnplicrc of Iliiinnner llutr
llotrle niul Crockett Slet
Snntn Ann.
SAN ANTONIO , Tex. , Jan. C. "Ah , " they
said , "you are going to San Anton ? I wish
I was. There's a town for > ou ?
Prom all manner of people , business men ,
consumptive men , curious men and wealthy
men , there cnmo an exhibition ot a profound
nftcctlon for San Antonio. H seemed to
symbolize for them the poetry of life in
Texas.
There Is an eloquent description of the
city which makes It consist of three old
ruins and a row of Mexicans sitting In the
sun. The author , of course , visited San An
tonio In the year 1101. While this Is un
doubtedly a masterly literary effect , one can
feel glad that after all we don't steer our
ships according to these literary effects.
At first the city presents a totally modern
aspect to the astonished visitor. The princi
pal streets are lanes between rows of hand-
eomo business blocks and upon them pro
ceeds with Important uprpar the terrible
and almighty trolley car. The prevailing
type of citizen is not seated In the sun ;
on the contrary he Is making his way with
the speed and Intentness of one who com
petes in a community that Is commercially
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CHURCH OP TUB ALAMO.
fuel , and there nro BO many peaches in
some sections that they are used for fat
tening pigs. Almost any kind of fruit that
grows In the United States Is grown In the
Argentine Republic. As to vegetables , I
saw celery stems as big around as a pint
tin cup nnd a yard in length. I saw enough
onions to scent the 'breath ' of the continent
and yams and sweet potatoes of gigantic
size. Nearry everything in the fruit and
vegetable lines Is cheap , delicious oranges
costing about 3 cents apiece. Vegetables
are usually sold in plies , BO that you have
to measure quantity as well as quality by
the eye , and the butchers sold their meat
by the chunk or cut rather than weight.
Chickens were sold toy the piece. They
had all been dressed , the only feathers be
ing left upon ithem being 'thoso of the tall.
These tail feathers stuck out , showing
what the color of each chicken was before
It was plucked. Why the tall feathers are
not removed I do not know. The Banie cus
tom prevails In China as to dogs , where a
bit of the dog'B hair la always left on the
end of the tall , even when the animal is
cooked. But this is because the Chinese
consider the flesh ot black dogs the best
and most certain to put a brave spirit into
the body of the eater.
Iluokiterai of the Argentine.
Chickens are sold alive In Buenos Ayres
who them from house
by ihucksteri , carry
crates swung over the
to house in wicker
back of a horse. There are no huckster
wagons and all peddling IB done by men on
horseback or on foot. Turkeys are driven
through the streets by peddlers. You pick
want from the flock nnd
out the turkey you
the owner will catch It for you. Flsh end
vegetables are sold by men who go through
the city with basket * hung to the ends of
poles on their shoulders , and the milk pel-
dler on horseback is still to bo found in
the suburbs of Buenos Ayres. Ho has bean
drlvan from the main part of the city and
hla place taken by the dairy companies , who
now furnish good butter and good milk tn
almost every block. Until within a very
few yearn good butter was not to bo had in
Buenos Ayres. The country had millions of
COWB , tut rot a score of good butter makers.
Farmers who owned 10,000 cows Imported
their butter in tins from the United States
or Europe , and quantities came to Buenos
Ayres from Now York in firkins. A few
Argentine established
enterprising
years ago an
lished a large dairy outsldo the city. He
brought in butter makers from Switzerland
and now the city has as delicious butter as
can be found anywhere. The butter is
mad without salt. I am told that sweet
cream IB used , but U is so good that you
can eat butter llko cheese. It is sent to
Brazil and other countries , and even shipped
to London.
The old style of milk selling was by a ped
dler , who carried his milk from house to
house In cans swung on the sides or n
horse. Each can was stopped with a piece
of wood , about which an old cloth was
wrapped to keep it tight. This made the
milk so foul and unsanitary that the gov
ernment objected to it. Milkmen still drive
their cows from house to house In all towns
outstdo of Buenos Ayrcs. They milk the
cows' "for you while you 'wait and there Is no
possibility of your getting chalk and water
in place of the pure extract of the bovine.
Each cow has its calf with It , but the calf's
i mouth la protected by a leather muzzle , so
that. Tantalus-like , It is ever within the
tight and smell of the milk without a chance
to satisfy its hunger or thirst.
FRANK O. CARPENTER.
A Narrow
Thankful words written by Mrs. Ada
B. Hart of droton , S. D. : "Was token with
a bad cold which settled on my lungs ;
cough set in and finally terminated In con
sumption. Four doctors gave mo up. Baying -
, ing I could live but a short time. I gave
I myself up to my Savior , determined If I
could not stay with my friends on earth I
would meet absent ones above. My hus
band was advised to get Dr. King's New
1 Discovery for Consumption , Coughs and
Colds. I gave It a trial , took In all eight
1 bottles. U has cured me , and , thank God. I
I am saved nnd now a well nnd healthy
woman , " Trial bottles free at Kuhn & Co.'a
drug store. Regular size BOc and $1.00 , guar
anteed or price refunded.
Instruction * In Perjury.
Further development of the Industry ol
suing corporations for damages is revealed
by the arrest in New York of a lawyer who
is charged with maintaining a school where
he Instructs witnesses how to swear falsely
in damage suits against the city trolley cat
companies. The lawyer has models cf trol
ley cars and ot vehicles which he pays he
uses legitimately in showing how accidents
happen , but the trolley car people contend
ho uics the models to teach witnesses howe
< o give their testimony against the com
pany separately and yet have It agree. An
other man has sworn that he was asked
'to ' glvo perjured testimony and having con
sented was tutored and cross-examined al
a eort ot dress rehearsal ot the case. ,
in earnest. And the victorious derby hat of
the north spreads its wings in the holy place
of legends.
Antic * of Ambition * .
This Is the dominant quality. This Is the
principal color of San Antonio. Later one
begins to see that these edifices of stone nnd
brick and iron are reared on ashes , upon
the ambitions of a race. It expresses again
the victory of the north. The serene Anglo.
Saxon erects business blocks upon the
dreams of transient monks ; ho strings
telegraph wires across the face of their sky
of hope and over the energy , the efforts , the
accomplishments of these pious fathers of
the early church passes the wheel , the hoof ,
the heel.
Here and there , however , one finds In the
main part of the town little old buildings
yellow with ago , solemn and severe In out
line , that has escaped by a miracle or by a
historical Importance the whirl of the mod
ern life. In the Mexican quarters there re
mains , too , much of the old character , but
despite the tenderness which San Antonio
feels for these monuments , the unprotected
mass of them must get trampled Into shapeless -
less dust which lies always behind the
march of this terrible century. The feet of
the years will go through many old roofs.
Trolley cars are mercileea animals. They
gorge themselves with relics. They make
really coherent history too like an omelet.
If a trolley car had trolloyed around
Jericho , the city would not .have fallen ; it
would have exploded.
Centuries ago the white and gold ban
ner of Spain came up out ot the sea and
the Indians , mere dots of black on the vast
Txan plain , saw a moving glitter of silver
\\arrlora on the horizon's edge. There came
then the long battle of soldier and priest ,
Bide by side , against these stubborn bar-
barlo hordes , who wished to retain both
their gods and their lands. Sword and
croztcr made frenzied circles In the air. The
BolJlcrs varied their fights wUh the Indians
by fighting the French , and both the In
dians and the French occasionally polished
their armor for them with great neatness
and skill.
Ran Short of Indians.
During the Interval of peace nnd Inter
val of war , tolled the pious monks , erect
ing missions , digging ditches , making
farms and cudgeling their Indians In and
out of the church. Sometimes , when the
venerable- fathers ran abort of Indians to
| convert the soldiers went on expeditions
i end returned dragging a few score. The
I settlement prospered. Upon the gently rollIng -
Ing plains the mission churches with their
yellow stone towers outlined upon the sky
called with their bells at evening a multi
tude of friars and meek Indiana and gleamIng -
Ing soldiers to service In the shadows before
the flaming candles , the solemn shrine , the
Blow-pacing , chanting priest * . And wicked
and hopeless Indians , hearing these bells ,
scudded off Into the blue twilight of the
prairie.
The ruins of these missions are now be
sieged in the valley south of the city by in
domitable thickets of mesqulte. They rear
their battered heads , 'their ' soundless towers ,
over dead forms , the graves of monks ; and
ot the Spanish soldiers not one BO much as
flourishes a dagger.
Tlmo has torn at these pale yellow struc
tures and overturned walls and towers here
and there , defaced this and obliterated that.
Hello hunters with their singular rapacity
have dragged down little saints from their
niches and pulled Important stones from
arches. They have performed offices of de
struction of which the wind and the rain ot
the Innumerable years waa not capable.
They are part of the general scheme ot at
tack by nature.
The wind blows because it Is the wind ,
the rain beats because 1t is the rain , the
rcllo hunters hunt because they are rello
hunters. Who can fathom the ways of na
ture ? She thrusts her spear in the eye ot
Tradition and her agents feed en his locks.
A little guide book published hero contains
one of these "Good friend , forbear " era
tions. But still this desperate inassacro of
the beautiful carvings goes on and it would
take the ghosts of the monks with the
ghosts of scourges , the phantoms of soldiers
with the phantoms of swords , a scowling ,
spectral party , to stop the destruction. In
the meantime these pretcntous monuments
'to the toll , the profound convictions of the
fathers remain stolid and unyielding , with
the bravery of stone , until It appears like
the last stand of an army. Many years will
charge them before the courage will abate
which was injected Into the mortar by the
skillful monks.
I.ltt-rnrv AnuIrnntN.
U Is something of a habit among the
newspaper men and others who wrlto here
to say : "Well , there's a good market for
Alamo stuff , now ! " Or perhaps they say ;
"Too bad ! Alamo stuff isn't going very
strong , now. " Literary aspirants of the
locality , as soon as they finish writing about
GOOD MORNING , GENTLEMEN !
Here's ' a Profitable
Inducement to You !
Suits to order $15 , $18 , $2O
Trousers to order $4 , $5 $6
Overcoats $15 , $20 , $25
TTTE want you to know that , commencing tomorrow -
" ' morrow , we shall inaugurate a "Mid-Win
ter Cleaning Up Sale" the like of which Omaha has not
known ! A value giving effort that will anchor the patronage of those
who take advantage of same to us permanently in the future.
Wo have bad an unprecedented trade during the past season thank you a trade
that has reduced hundreds of heavy bolts of cloth to a mere skeleton of their former solves.
Here's 32 bolts that originally contained GO yards each but now average but from
3. to 4 yards each more than enough for a suit.
Here's 20 bolts ticket calls for 55 yards with but 2.V to 8 yards left enough for a
medium-sized suit , or a large coat and vest.
Here's 14 bolts London striped Trouserings with just enough for one or two pair of
trousers and so on all through our immense stock.
REMNANTS REMNANTS REMNANTS
FOR FOR FOR
SUITS TROUSERS O'COATS '
$15 $18 $30 $4 $5 $6 $15SO$25
They're worth nearly double , but it's our way of getting rid of hundreds of short
lengths odds and ends before stock taking. But you'll have to see the fabrics to appro
eiate the tempting price ; you'll have to feel of their excellent quality and also to see the
garments made up. You'll realize the saving then.
The goods and prices in our windows are but an index of what you will see in the
store. Get your order on our books early Monday morning. Store opens at 7:30 : a. in.
ALL OUR GARMENTS MADE BY THE BEST SKILLED TAILORS Of OMAHA.
209 and 211 Karbach
So , 15th , Block.
Her Eyes , begin on the Alamo. Statistics
show that C9.710 writers have begun at the
Alamo.
Notwithstanding this fact , the Alamo re
mains the greatest memorial to courage
which civilization has allowed to stand. The
quaint and curious little building fronts on
ono ot the most popular plazas ot the city
and because of Travis , Crockett , Bowie nnd
their comrades it maintains dignity amid
the taller , modern structures which front
It. It IB the tomb of the fiery emotions of
Texans who refused to admit that numbers
and Mexicans were arguments. Whether
the swirl of life , the crowd upon the streets ,
pauses to look or not , the spirit that lives
in this building , its air ot contemplative
silence is as eloquent as an old battle flag.
The first Americans to visit San Antonio
arrived in irons. This was the year 1800.
Thcro were eleven of thera. They had
fcught 150 Spanish soldiers on the eastern
frontier nnd , by ono of those incomprehen
sible chances which so often decides the
color of battles , they had lost the fight.
Afterward , Americans began to filter down
through Louisiana until in 1S34 there were
enough of thera to openly disagree with the
young federal government in the City ot
Mexico , although there was not really any
great number of them. Santa Ana didn't
give a tin whistle for the people of Texas ,
tin assured himself that ho was capable of
managing the republic of Mexico and after
coming to this decision he said to himself
that that part ot it which formed the ttate
of Texas had better remain quiet rtlth the
others. lu writing of what followel , i
Mexican sergeant says : "The Texans fought
HUe devils. "
A I "a in i ) IK Meeting.
There was a culmination at the old mls-
8lon of the Alamo In 183C. This structure
then consisted of a rectangular stone para
pet 190 feet long and about 120 feet wide
with the existing Church of the Alamo In
' the southeast corner. Colonel William B.
Travis , David Crockett and Colonel Bowie ,
1 whose monument is a knlfo with a peculiar
blade , were In this enclosure with a garri
son ot something llko ICO men when they
, heard that Santa Anna was marching
against them with an army of 4,000. The
Texans shut themselves In the mission and
! when Santa Anna demanded their surrender
they flred a cannon and inaugurated the
most appalling conflict of the continent.
Once Colonel Travis called his men to.
Ketlicr during A lull of the battle and said
to them : "Our fate is scaled. * oui-
friends were evidently not informed of our
perilous situation in time to save us.
Doubtless they would have been here by this
time If they had expected any considerable
force of the enemy. Then we must
die. "
He pointed out to them the three ways of
being killed surrendering to the enemy and
being executed , making a rush through the
enemy's lines and getting shot before they
could inflict much damage , or of staying in
the Alamo and holding out to the last , mak
ing themselves into a huge and terrible
porcuplno to be swallowed by the Mexican
god of war. All tbo men save one adopted
the last plan with their colonel.
This minority waa a man named Rose.
"I'm not prepared to die , and shall not do
BO If I can avoid it. " He was some kind ot
a dogged philosopher. Perhaps bo said :
"What'u the use ? " There Is a strange In
verted courage in the manner in which he
faced bis companions with this sudden and
short refusal in the midst of a general ex
hibition ot supreme bravery. "No , " he
said. He bade them adieu and climbed the
wall. Upon Its top bo turned to look down
at the upturned faces of his silent comrades.
After the battle there were 621 dead
Mexicans mingled with the corpses of the
Texans.
The Mexicans form a certain largo part ot
the population of San Antonio. Modern in
ventions have driven them toward the
suburbs , but they are still seen upon the
main streets In the ratio of ono to eight and
in their distant quarter of course they
swarm. A small percentage have reached
positions of business eminence.
The men wear for the most part wide-
brimmed hats with peaked crowns , and
under thcno shelters appear their brown
faces and the Inevitable cigarettes. 'The re
mainder of their apparel has become rather
Americanized , but 'tho ' hat of romance Is
still superior. .Many of the young girls are
pretty , and all of the old ones are ugly.
These latter squat llko clay Images and the
lines upon their faces and especially about
the eyes , make it appear as if they were al
ways Blaring Into the eye ot a blinding sun.
Upon one of the plazas , Mexican vendors
with open-air stands sell food that tastes
exactly like pounded fire-brick from hades
Chill concarne , tomales , enchiladas , chili
verde , frjolcs. In the eoft atmosphere of
the southern night , the cheap glass bottles
upon the etands shlno llko crystal and the
lamps glow with a tender radiance. A hum
of conversation ascends from the strolling
vleltors who are at their social shrine.
Around the Town.
The prairie about San Antonio U
wrinkled into long , low hills , like Immense
waves and upon them spreads a wilderness
of tbo persistent mesqulte , a bush that
grows In defiance of everything. Some forty
years ago the mer.qulte first assailed the
prairies about the city and now from var
ious high points It can bo seen to extend
1 t.o the Joining of earth and ky. The indl-
' vldual bushes do not grow close together
and roads and bridle paths cut through the
dwarf forest In all directions. A certain
class of Mexicans dwell in hovels amid the
raesqulte.
I In the Mexican quarter of the town the
gambling houses are crowded nightly end
[ before the serene dealers lie little Hacks
SHARPEN
THEIR
APPETITES
That's what should be done by every
housewife , BO her guests may properly p.
predate her labors ,
WITH
KRUG
CABINET
a Sunday dinner or a Christmas dinner Is
much more liable to bo appreciated. Your
guests may bo lacking In their desire , but
this cannot continue If properly served with
Cabinet bottled beer before tbo meal. You
can't fall to appreciate thla llttlo pointer
If you try it. You might order a case ot
pints sent up or down.
PHKU KUUG UIlEWINf ! CO. ,
Telephone 420. 1007 Jackson St.
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of silver dollars , A Mexican may not bo
able to ralso enough money to buy beat lea
for hla dying grandmother , but bo urn al
ways atako himself for a Ramo of morale.
Upon a hillock of the prairie in the out
skirts of the city Is situated tlie govern
ment military post , Fort Sam Houston.
There are four beautiful yellow and blue
squadrons of cavalry , two beautiful red and
blue batteries of light artillery and six beau
tiful whlto and blue companies of Infantry.
Officers' row resembles a collection of New
port cottages. There are mnKiilllcent lawns
and gardens. The presence of so many olll-
ccrs ot tbo line boaldo the gorgeous members
of the Btaff ot the commanding general , im
parts n certain brilliant quality to San An
tonio society. The drills upon the wide pa
rade ground make a citizen proud.
nS' OHANB.
Horrible agony is council by piles , bums
and skin diseases. The o ore Immediately
relieved and aulcklv cured by Jt Witt's
Witch-Hazel Salve , Ilewaro of worthless
imitations.
Iluisla , with a population of 127,000,000 ,
has only 18,334 physicians In the United
States , with a population of about 75,000,000 ,
there are 120,000 puyilclani.