THE OMAHA DAILY BEE : WEDNESDAY. JANUARY 11. 1899.
ODD DOINGS IN ANTILLES
Quaint Features of Life in Cuba and
Porto Eico.
COST AND CONDUCT OF FUNERALS
Whrrc ncRRnrn Hide on llomcliack
Aictv Word for lluttcr
Ice nil n. Curlo lt >
Cuinni far Heut ,
Colons are rented by the day in Cuba and
Porto Rico , When a member of a family
dlea one of the relatives or a friend goes to
& "Casa de Funebras , " or public undertaker ,
and enters Into negotiations for a coffin. He
does not buy It , but stipulates for the tem
porary use. The ago and height ot the late
lamented are given , particulars arranged for
certain trimmings , and as many mutes as the
family purse will permit are engaged.
The price charged ranges from J5 to $20 ,
according to the size of the cofl\n , the deco
rations and the number of mourning mutes.
Burials must take place within twenty-four
hours of death under penalty of a heavy fine.
Horses arc seldom used , save uy the wealthy.
When the time set for the funeral irrives ,
a short service , which the Immediate family
does not attend , Is hefd , then the coffin Is
lifted upon the shoulders of four mute * , whs
are generally clad In white trousers , long
black coats , ancient etlk bats and high col
lars. Huge bouquets of artificial flowers are
worn In the buttonhole , but In many cJtea
the coffin bearers are barefooted.
At a word given by the master of ceremonies -
monies , also furnished by the undertaker ,
FRESH ROLLS FOR BREAKFAST. PONCE. PORTO RICO.
the procession starts for the cemetery , which
may1 be three or four miles distant. The
spectacle furnished by four grotesque negroes
swaying and lurching through the uneven
streets under the burden of u broad , thai-
Tow , black draped coffin , and the thin line
of native friends and mourners following In
the rear , all puffing away at cigarettes or
chattering gaily over some mot of the day.
fa remarkable.
Haste tBeems to be the main object. At
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meythe proeoes'loa' ' mbvea * t a IroT , never
' * At less tpeed than a rapid walk. Spectators
| Y ' uncover as the coffin passes , and some make
* the sign of the cross. The followers lessen
as the cemetery Is neared , and when the
grave is reached there are seldom more than
three or four beside the paid mourners. The
Brave la deep , and at the bottom Is a thin
layer of quicklime. The body , robed In
tawdry finery , is taken from the coffin and
literally dumped in. More rime la used , then
the mutes return to their employer with the
coffin.
Every Cuban and Porto RIcan cemetery Is
surrounded by immensely thick walls con-
talnlng rows of niches. These niches are
sold to the wealthy for five years , the price
ragning from $40 to $200 , according to the
situation. When a body Is placed Inside a
niche the opening Is bricked up and plas-
tered. Then the services of a cemetery
"artist" are secured and a suitable inscription
painted upon the -white plastered end. At
the conclusion of five years the niche must
bo paid for again or the remains will be
removed to the common burying corner.
BcBB r nide on Horseback.
Visitors to our new possessions will find a
multitude of other queer trades. In fact , almost -
most every trade or profession is conducted
differently from the methods pursued in the
United States. Beggars ride on horseback
and block your way upon a crossing to 1m-
portune you for a peseta. One day recently ,
while riding In Santiago de Cuba. I noticed
wee native boy following me upon a
terry looking burro. As I passed the Plaza
le Armas another boy similarly mounted
fell In behind. Near the cathedral still another -
other Joined the procession. As t spurred
up I heard a clattering in the rear ana
noticed that my escort was plying whips in
in effort to keep up. Reining In near the
administration building I asked them what
they wished.
"To hold your horse , enor , " they replied
In chorus.
They -would have followed me ten miles
( or the sake ot earning a 5-cent piece.
One of the officers on General Guy V.
U Henry's staff In San Juan , Porto Rico ,
rented a house In the pretty little capital
and sent for his family. A brother officer ,
ordered home , sold him his furniture , and
the moving wast placed In the hands of a
native hanger-on about the palace. The fol
lowing morning the staff officer went to his
new abode to receive the furniture. H
arrived as he reached the house. Coming
down the narrow street he saw a strange
procession consisting of twelve or more men.
The first six were carrying a piano perched
upon their heads , and each of the others
"toted" a chair or a washstand. A moment
later another procession came in sight.
There were two heavy iron beds , each berne
by three men , an Immense dresser , under
which tottcreo" two natives , and finally
several boys bearing sundry culinary articles
and a few odds and ends.
"Heavens and earth , man , " exclaimed the
officer , aghast , "you have engaged a bat
talion. For goodness sake , what's the till ? "
"Doce realcs. senor , " was the calm reply.
"One dollar , 20 cents In American money. "
linker * ' Dread.
The Americana living In Cuba , at least
that part embraced. . In the province ot
.Santiago de Cuba , claim that only one
thing 'worth eating U cooked there. It Is
the bread. Cuban bakers excel In making
rolls. There Is little variety , but what they
'bake is first chop. Bakers work at night ,
and long before the sun appears the bread
Tender Is crying his wares In the street.
He does not travel in a four-wheeled
wagon , emblazoned with the name ot his
employer , but carries the rolls , each neatly
wrapped Ina leaf or bulk , In baskets sus
pended from the sides of a burro. The
vender's melodious cry : "Pan fresc-a-a ! "
1 the alarm clock that -wakens half the city.
There are two new and rmther peculiar \ t1
I ) trade * Jn Santiago de Cuba at preten } , . trade *
which 'are the direct outcome of the Ameri
can occupation. They are the selling of
alleged curios and pawned articles , and the
shining of shoes.
An American cannot walk throe blocks In
the ancient capital without being accosted
by some natlyo who has a wonderful curio
( or sale. They approach you with a mys
terious air and after a few commonplace
remarks about the weather and the mortality
of the city hint that you may be able in
return for a ridiculously small sum to obtain
possession of the most remarkable article
over discovered In the province. If you are
new and Inexperienced you confc s your In
terest. You are conducted down some nar
row , unpaved street to an adobe "shack"
and Invited to enter. Your Yankee con
tempt of the native forbids fear and you are
soon looking at the wonderful curio. It may
be a bit of an American shell , a splinter of
wood from the Merrlmac's foretop mast , a
stone from Morro caetle or a bono from the
Vlzcaya's collection of human remains , but
you can real assured that In nine times out
of ten It Is a fake and a snare.
Snmpnon'ii Enr ( or Sale.
Shortly after my arrival In Santiago I
was shown a dried , wrinkled object , which
the curio sharp Insisted was a human ear.
It certainly resembled that appendage In a
way and I hastened to ask whose particular
ear It was.
"It once was part of an Illustrious Ameri
can general , " the man replied solemnly.
"An American general ? " I gasped.
"Who ? "
"General Sampson , senor. It very cheap.
I sell U for J2 ; . "
The evolution of the bootblack In Santiago
de Cuba Is rather Interesting. The genus
did not exist prior to the war , as the Span
ish military officers and the citizens wore
white canvas shoes , which were attended to
by the house servants. It was not long after
the occupation of the city by the Americans ,
however , that several of the street Arabs
as shrewd In their xy as their Yankee pro
totype Legan to discover that the newcomers
liked to have their ehoes polished.
A good-natured soldier constructed a box
with the appropriate footrest and contents ,
and started one of the boys in business. He
did not hold the monopoly more than one
day. Within forty-eight hours the vicinity of
CEMETERY ARTIST AT WORK. PONCE. PORTO RICO.
the clubs and the Cafe Venus swarmed with
halt-clad youngsters eager to earn an Amer
ican dime. They picked up English In a re
markably short space of time , and they even
went the Yankee bootblack one tetter by
varying their request according to the color
of the prospective customer's shoes. If the
color was -tan , they would Invariably say ,
"Mcester ! Care for that brown ? " A refusal
was met with a choice collection of profane
words learned from the aimy teamsters , but
uttered in such whimsical English that it
was Impossible to show anger.
Hoker-rokey ot a Nevr Kind.
The "hokey-pokey" of Cuba and Porto
Rico Is a liquid. It consists of a sweetened ,
unfermented liquor , made from a plant , and
U as much a delight to the native youngster { I '
as the Italian microbe-bearing ice cream is ;
to the American boy. The "fresco , " as it is
called , Is vended from gaily decorated carts ,
and the huckster announces his presence in
a street by sounding eonoroue blasts upon a
cow's horn. After the manner of such men
in all climes , he usually frequents the vi
cinity ot the schools.
It is a ead commentary on human nature
when the purity of the milk of commerce Is
only accepted when the cow delivers it In
person. That Is the peculiar condition of
affairs In our new possessions. The good
housewife ot Cuba and Porto Rico insists
on seeing the cow milked at her door. Hence
It Is no unusual spectacle to find the narrow
street obstructed by a collection of bovine
animals , one of which Is being industriously
robbed of Its milk by a native dairyman. In
this operation a calf plays no unimportant
part , It having been fount my experience
that the mother cow will surrender her store
more easily when the calf is given the first
chance. There are not many dairy farms in
the Islands , and butter te almost unknown.
la fact , the Spanish word for butter , "man-
tlqullla. " Is a recent addition to the vocabu
lary , it having been derived from "manteca , "
the word for rard.
The selling of Ice Is another Innovation.
It is only within the last few years that Ice
has been knowp to the natlvcj. and even
now it Is confounded with snow in the minds
of meat. In Santiago de Cuba it Is indis
criminately called "nleve" and "hlele , " the
former being snow and the latter ice. It is
biwked about in the streets from email
covered carts , end la sold by the pound and
half-pound at exorbitant prices. The natives
from the interior never fall to buy a piece as
a curiosity , and their childlike wonderment
on seeing it melt In their hands is laugh
able. All ice used In the fouthern Islands is
manufactured.
An odd profession in Cuba and Porto
Rico , and one undoubtedly native to those
countries , la the Bnger nail art let. Among
j certain members of the lower middle class ,
I the clerks and bookkeepers , it Is considered
, the correct thing to cultivate a certain nail
of the left hand. In fact , It Is visible proof
I that the wearer does not perform manual
labor. They argue Ingenious/ that a man
cannot shovel or work with his hands If he
has a finger nail two or three- Inches long.
The "artist" has his regular customers , and
he calls dally and polishes and rubs and
labors until the pet nail ia In proper condi
tion. It U not unusual to find him at work
In his customer's store while the latter at
tends to affairs of trade. It Is safe to ven
ture that the custom will not Invade this
country. It la useful , however , as an addi
tional peculiarity for the edification of Van-
keo visitors. .
GOSSIP AIlOl'T ' 3OTED PEOPLE.
Matthew P. M. Sutton , a Baltimore youth
who was In the Santiago campaign , who fell
of typhoid fever at Montauk Point
and was nursed back by Miss
Helen Oould , has been presented
by her with a law scholarship In
the University of New York , which means
that his tuition , board and books will be
paid for by her during the time of his studies
at the university. Miss Gould found out
that Strtton wanted to study law while he
was her patient.
"The Briars. " near Millwood , Clarke
county , Va. , the old homo of John Estcn
Cooke , the southern novelist , has quite fal
len into ruin and the rain has poured In
through the broken panes of the etudy windows
dews and destroyed quantities of the writ
er's correspondence with famous men and
all his literary remains. A traveler , who
visited the place some little time ago , res
cued valuable autograph letters from "Jeb"
Stuart , Wllliani G. Slmms and Paul H.
Hayne.
In replying to a toast at a recent dinner
Joseph H. Chote said : "A reporter asked
mo last -week for this speech. I told him
I had no copy. How can I make an after-
dinner speech before dinner ? Said he :
Well , we have Mr. De-pew's In cold type. ' "
Mr. Depew spoke shortly after. "The re
porter , " he said , "called on me and said as
to Choate , 'I have them oil , ' but also added ,
'Have you any poetry in yours ? ' Said I ,
'No'Well , ' said he. 'Choate has. ' And
after reading it I came to the conclusion
that he must have written it himself. "
Prof. Henry C. Mercer of the Franklin In
stitute of Philadelphia says that while trav
eling some time ago in the County Galway ,
Ireland , he came acrose an old cathedral on
vhlch was a tablet with an inscription In
the original Celtic. Trantlated It meant :
"On this spot James Lynch Mount-Stephen
hanged his own son. " The history of the
tablet , as told by Prof. Mercer , is that
Mount-Stephen's son while on a voyage from
Spain quareled with a fellow passenger and
killed him , Mount-Stephen was the county
Judge and In the trial , at which he presided ,
his son was found guilty and sentenced to
be hanged. The young man was BO popular
In Galway that no one could be found to
execute the sentence and the father was
compelled to uphold the majesty of the law
himself.
Ex-Governor Fletcher of Missouri , who is
visiting In Washington , eays : "Of 'the men
who took a prominent part in republican
politics In Missouri In the stirring days that
preceded the civil war but few are left.
Frank Blair , Gratz Brown , Sam Glover
and nearly all the rest of my old col
leagues have passed beyond the river. I
presided over the first republican meeting
ever called in Missouri , -which was also the
first of that kind ever held In a slave state.
In 1881 I was elected governor and was In
augurated January 5 , 186S. President Lin
coln's emancipation proclamation , did not
include Missouri , but a state constitutional
convention determined on the abolition of
slavery to bo effectual whenever the gov
ernor should issue a proclamation of free
dom. This I issued on the very same day
ihe convention acted. Before this , however ,
I had freed my own slaves. "
It is not generally known that a reward
was once offered for Senator Morrlll's life.
He told the story himself at a meeting of
the Vermont Historical society about four
years ago. "In the early days of the late
war , " he said , "my picture was put forth
by a rebel Virginia newspaper , with an ad
vertisement offering a. reward for me , deader
or alive , of $25. That was usually offered
for the recovery of runaway slaves. They
described me as 'a person who -would be
expected to have been the author of
"Yankee Doodle" rather than of the In
fernal tariff of 1SS1. ' The picture was , of
course , pleasing ito the old masters of the
south , being after the manner of Hogarth ,
and I have not learned that it has been
made immortal by preservation in any of
their historical societies. Hwill be for
posterity to say , It postertty should ever
trouble Itself to eay anything , whether or
not Vermonters made a mistake In not sur
rendering mo for the $25 Virginia reward. "
A Doable Crap of Apple * .
On a LOUR Island farm is an apple tree
which bore two crops ot fruit the past year ,
and the farmers are taking unusual Interest
in this peculiarity of nature. Just as much
interest has been shown In Hosteller's
Stomach Bitters , which has the peculiarity
of curing dyspepsia. Indigestion , constipa
tion and blood disorders that other reme
dies fall to benefit. In cbrcclc cases It
rarely falls , and U cures whenever a cure is
pcesslble.
Jennings One of the OI4 James Gnus.
KANSAS CITY. Jan. 10. A special to the
Star from Springfield , Mo. , says : The man
Jennings , under arrest for complicity In
the robbery of the Kansas City. Fort Scott
& Memphis passenger train at Macomb. Mo. ,
last Tuesday night , has b en positively
identified by a Kansas City detective as
Ryan , who was a prominent member of the
famed outlaw gang led by Frank and Jesse
James when it operated years ago. When
"Jennings" was searched 12,500 was found
sewed up In his clothes. Elmer Byrum , eon-
in-law of Lew Neigh another
, ot the rob
bers , today directed the authorities to an
old barn , where the robbers had secreted $500
In money. It was recovered.
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'HELP FOR HALTING TONGUES
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Great Strides Made in Removing Impedi
ments to Speech
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A Set of .11 in pie Ilnten for Home I'rnc-
tlciWhcrehr H er > - Kind of
Speech Defect May Uc
.Mitigated.
Stuttering and stammering , drawling ,
lisping or any defects of speech are among
conditions that science has lately taken
under her wing with the most remarkable
results.
Fifty years ago few diseases common to
the human race were regarded as more
hopelessly mysterious than stammering.
Those who had had no better luck than to
be born into this weary world with cleft
palates bore the affliction as best they
might , for only in the last decade , since the
younger generations show so marked an in
crease in speech impediments , has science
been stirred up to her motherly duty. She
Is doing It now , and so beautifully and
thoroughly , that In case a babuls born with
a cleft palate , a hair lip and a stammering
tongue altogether , proper care In Infancy
corrects all these Infirmities , and there need
be no stralghter talker or a more Inveterate
chatterbox in the block.
The surgeon who closes the opening in the
toot of the mouth does
It so deftly that no
sign of the malformation e\er remains , and
performs the operation when the child Is not
more than six weeks old. On reaching ma
turity such a nice bit of human carpentry Is
impossible , and the only resource then Is a
false palate that Is fitted by a dentist. Un
til recently this device was a doubtful sort
of aid , as It Improved speech very slightly.
There are few knotty points science can
not ravel out when she really tries , and to
an American woman Is duo the credit of
evolving a clever syatem for training an un
disciplined tongue to do Its duty. Miss
Warren has developed a little specialty In
teaching children with unbalanced tongues
to acquire normal speech. The exercises
she utilizes are neither difficult to under
stand nor apply , and they have to do merely
with the workings of the tongue.
With near/y all defects , save stammer
ing , the trouble lies right behind the teeth.
The tongue In speech Is thrust too far for
ward or held too far back , Its muscles are
weak at one end or the other ; in short , .his
useful little Instrument needs only to be per
fectly balanced and strengthened , and it
can successfully get through more work In
a day than any other part of the body.
Now , these ere some of the simple con
ditions and cures that a half century ago
were as undreamed of as underground trol
leys , and yet servo wonderfuljy to mitigate
the nerve wracking life of our times.
Into the school room of the teacher for
speech defects come all sorts and conditions
of men and women who wish to have the
kinks taken out of their tongue and so mo
of them are helped with the celerity an
occullst displays In plucking a troublesome
cinder from your oye. To the high spirited
clergyman , who Is nervous over his habit of
drawling out the prayers , is given one little
exercise for bringing his reading tempo up
to the required brisk time ; to the actor who
lisps another series of tongue gymnastics ,
U ordered as a curative , and she can show a
stutterer how to get the best of his trou-
We.
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A half century ago a class In speech de
fects would not have , warranted the expendi
ture ot time and trouble In Its teaching.
In the firet place , because about half as
many persons were , born with such impedi
ments ; also because those who were
affllctedr either had1 more faith in the sur
geon's knife or their own skill in covering
up the trouble. The surgeons used to slash
about independently In those good old days ,
slitting the uvula , whacking off tonsils ,
knocking out teeth or advising patients to
try Demosthenes' cure.
Myth * Demolished.
Dr. Alexander Melville Bell , the first man
who'set out scientifically to cure speech de
fects , has pretty well demolished the myth
about Demosthenes' stammering. The great
orator's chief defect was an Inability to pro
nounce the letter R. and the pebbles were
used to restrain the bablt of suddenly shut
ting his teeth together. Dr. Bell laughs at
the pebble as a cure , Just as ho advises no
one to adopt the plan of another great orator
tor , namely , Phillips Brooks , who , to conceal
an Infirmity In speech , fell Into the way of
speaking at a rate of more than 200 words
a minute.
Just as other defects in the use of the
tongue were less common fifty years ago ,
stammering was not so prevailing an af
fliction. In this nervous age stammering
appears In a peculiarly severe form. It ce-
generates in some cases Into St. Vltus'
dance , is too often hereditary , will follow
up Illnesses , fasten upon an adult after
whooping cough , and In one instance It at
tacked a clever business man after a period
of nervous prostration.
This Is almost as mysterious and In some
cases as painful and Incurable a trouble as
ever , but if a child Is put under the proper
training -with a competent teacher the con
vulsions that distort Its efforts at speech
can be soothed and straightened into abso
lute control of the tongue. For years well
meaning persons filled the stammerer first
with hope and then despair by attempting to
rid him of his troubles by a series of foolish
tricks. Opening and shutting one hand rapIdly -
Idly when trying to sp ak , swinging the
arms , solemnly wagging the head a couple
of times before each word or striking the
side violently with the elbow , all comical
devices advocated as aids to subdue those
painful convulsive contortions of the mouth.
In later years a perfectly reasonable and
beneficial system of Instruction has been de
veloped to reach this ever growing class of
sufferers. Women , and It Is easy to under
stand "why , prove to be the best Instructors
for stammerers. They have the natural In
stinct of the sex for Influencing and guiding
children , while with the adult stammerer
they understand how to use the tact and en
couragement necessary to overcome the
sensitiveness and despondency so typical of
those on whom this disease has been long
fastened.
A Case In Point.
A case in point was that of a little boy 7
years old who was brought to an expert In
structress to be actually taught to speak. A
nervous child by nature , his trouble bad In
creased until he lost all power of making
any distinct speech sounds. His tongue ab
solutely refused to obey the demands of h\s \
brain , and of neither English nor German ,
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both of which languages were familiar to
him , couKl be form a norJ. He had relapsed -
lapsed Into the condition of a mute when he
was put under wise and tender training.
With the utmost patience he waa carried
far back of that point where the averag.
normal child begins to acquire speech. It
was necessary to teach him how to breathe ,
hon * to exercise his tongue and maintain Its
proper position , and then , by the mojt care
ful drilling in articulation , piece by piece ,
eound by sound and letter by letter , lan
guage was given back to him. In the space
of a year his power of easy speech was ab
solutely restored , so perfectly Indeed that
he did not hesitate to pronounce the most
difficult words and resume his schooling.
Exactly the ramn system Is followed In
the treatment of adults , and so profoundly
has this science of artlcuUtlon been studied
that those who are not within reach of n
capable teacher can help their case by
adopting a few of the principles on which
the course of training is founded.
The stammerer can herself leirn to ex
pand and develop a feeble pair of lungs by
bodily exercise , and Increasw his vocal power
by trying to shout ngalnst the roar of the
surf , machinery or any noise. Add to this
regular exercises in respiration , such as
elngers adopt , and control of the breath , so
Important to stammerers , is gained. Fol
lowing this up by exercises In articulation
and very Important steps have been taken
toward a cure. The practice can be made
helpful and valuable by using such simple
devices for keeping the teeth apart ns plac
ing a pencil or paperknlfo between them ,
and then forming the letters that require a
free passage between the upper and lower
Jaw. Learning to keep the head steady and
In a natural position when speaking , teach
ing the lower jaw Its flexible duty , taking
time and making earnest efforts at self-
control , are all means toward advancement
that a stammerer can make alone , and thus
lay a good groundwork for a teacher of this
beneficent modern science to work a cure
upon.
A LU.Ul.XHD THUU.
New Jcr.ter Onk flint Tnii Spell Xliic
Letters of the Alphabet.
There is a curious oak tree over on the
New Jersey bank of the Hudson river whose
gnarled , mlshappen branches clearly form
nine letters of the alphabet. It Is known
throughout Its neighborhood as the alphabet
tree.
It stands a few feet back from the water's
edge nearly opposite One Hundred and Flt-
ty-fifth street. In tlie summer IU rugged ,
Irregular branches are covered with thick
foliage which completely hides the letters ,
traced by the branches , but when the leaves
disappear Its curious orthography Is outlined
clearly against the sky.
The alphabet tree stands upon historic
ground. At the time of the revolution this
spot was eeveral times visited by AVash-
inton and was once the camp of the co
lonial army.
Washington lived In an old mansion just
back of the river Ix-low Fort Le . The
house disappeared years ago , but the shaded
driveway leading from the private wharf
up to the house stilt remains with Ita
louble row of trees nrchlng above it.
One of the most remarkable of the limb
.ormatlons near the top of the tree forms
he letter "H , " clearly marked out by half
A dozen oddly crooked branches and below
It a perfect "H" has been formed In the
same war.
This combination of letters smacks of
royalty and seems strangely out of place In
a tree which has sheltered Washington nnJ
his men. A little loner down there Is a
perfect "X" and near It a well deflned cap
ital " .V. "
The lower branches are decorated with
an "E , " n trifle misshapen , an "L" and a
"Z. " A curious curved fork at the end
of a short , straight limb makes a monster
"U , " and there are In all three "Y's" on the
tree and a creditable capital "P. "
In addition to these arc a couple of other
letters not BO clearly formed which many
persons have discovered. The letters fall ,
however , to spell or even suggest a single
word.
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tion. Cmo your cold In time.
Cnrlimi Mumifni'tnrer * Combine.
CLEVELAND. O. . Jan. 10. W. H. Law
rence. president of the National Carbon com
pany of this city , confirms the report that
his concern has been absorbed by the carbon
combine now being organized. Ho also con
firms the report from Chicago regarding tha
other comiunles which will become mem
bers of the new organization. He as
serted -that it Is not the Intention of the
now company to raise prices , but to lower
them through cheaper methods of doing busi
ness which would bo Instituted as the re-
suit of the consolidation. Ho refused to
accept the presidency cf the new company
or to become a member of it unler It was
distinctly understood that prices should net
bo raised. The headquarters of the company
will be In this city.
_
Horrible agony is caused by piles , buroa
and skin diseases. These are Immediately
relieved and aulcklr cured by De Witt's
Witch-Hazel Salve. Beware of worthless
Imitations.
llrlbery Cltnrxei.
HELENA. Mont. . Jan. 10. The senate and
house have appointed n committee of three
from each body to Investigate the charges of
bribery In the Interest of candidates for the
United States senate. The charges were
made end reiterated by the Anaconda Stand
ard. The committee was Instructed to pro
ceed as rapidly as possible with Its Investi
gation and report Us findings and evidence
at a joint session.
Transport Held nt Quarantine.
SAVANNAH , Oa. , Jan. 10. The United
States transport Roumanian , from Havana ,
has arrived at quarantine , but It has been
held there on account of a suspicious case of
lllnc.sa. Dr. William Duncan , acting health
officer , has gone down to quarantine to In
vestigate. This is the ship which was
ordered to carry the Third Georgia to
Neuvltas.
The fragrant aroma from first-class
malt and hops.so pronounced In "Blatz1/
convinces you of its purity and high
qualityrThc moroyou drinkthe more
you are convinced.
VAL.BLATZ BREWING Co.
MILWAUKEE , U.S.A.
For Sale ty Foley Bros. , Wholesale
Dealers , 1412 Douglas Street , Omaha ,
Neb. Tel. 1081
JOBBERS ANO MANUFACTURERS
OF OMAHA.
BOILER AND SHEET IRON WORKS
fVake , Wilson
u & Williams
Saccenior * 'WlUun fc DraUe.
Manufacturers boilers , smoke stacks and
ftreechings , oressure , rendering , sheep dip ,
lard and - ater tanks , boiler tubes con-
ttantly on hand , second hand boilers
bought and sold. Spprlal and prompt to
repairs In city or country. 19th and Pierce.
BOOTS-SHOES-RUBBERS.
n merican Hand
1 V Sewed Shoe Co
M'frs | Jobbers of Foot Wear
WXS1ERN .AOXXT * FOR
The Joseph Banigaa Kubber Oo.
F H. Sprague & Co. ,
Rubbers and Mackintoshes.
Cor. Eleventh & Fnrunm St . , Omaha.
P.P. Kirkendall & Co
Bootst Shoes and Rubbers
alnrocnu UM-UM.11M Harncy Btrwc
CARRIAGES.
Side bpnnc Atiacniaent No Horse Motion.
Got * Simpson Buggy with tie Atkinson
Sprln best and easiest rider in the world.
1400-11 Uodce 9tr t.
CHICORY
The American
\ Chicory Co.
Grower * nl manufacturer ! of all forma of
Chicory Omaha-Fremont-O'Nell.
DRUGS.
Ichardson Drug Co.
902-906 Jackson St. j '
C. RICHARDSON , Pr t
F. WELLE R , V. Prt t.
.E. Bruce & Co.
- = =
t
Druggists and Stationers ,
UMB BM" SptcUItlM ,
Mtt u4 HMMT fttrwc *
DRY GOODS.
H. E , Smith & Co.
fapftera sdJob * r f
i Dry Goods , Furnishing Goods
\ AND NOTIONS.
CREAMERY SUPPLIES
Jhe Sharpies Company
Creamery Machinery
and .
Pollen , Engines , Feed Supplies. Cookers. Wood
leys. Shaftln * . B ltlnj , Butter Pad
Of klndt.
N7-M9 Jonei St. . .
ELECTRICAL SUPPLIES.
U/estern ElectricaT
V Company
Ulctrical Supplies ,
Electric Wiring Bolls and Gas Lighting
O. W. JOHNSTON. M T. 1510 Howard Bt
John T. Burke ,
CONTRACTOR .FOR
ELECTRIC LIGHT
and POWER PLANTS
424 South 15th St.
HARDWARE.
Mnited States
w Supply Co. . .
rroS-firo Harney St.
Steam Pump * . Engine * and Boilers. Pip *
Wind Mills. Steam and Plumbing
Material. Btltlnc , Ko , Etc ,
Crane-Churchill Co.
1014-lots DoncUi Street.
Kanufacturcri aaf jobber * of twin. Ot * M4
Water Supplies of All Kindt.
L ec-Clark Andreisen
Hardware Of
Wholesale Hardware.
BlcyclM tad Hportln Good .
OMTMt. .
HARNESS-SADDLERY.
J * HHaneytCi.
Jf'/T
Il.thflXS * , MADDLKt AND COLURM
fobbtrt tf l tfteT , ttuddltvy / / rdv r > JM
We solicit your order * . 1316 Howard 6 %
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