THIS OMAILA DAILY 1JKJ5 : St\IAY , .JAM' UlY LM , 1)00. ! )
JllDTOTEll BALM IS CUBA
Nebraskans Take a New Year's Onting
"Bound About Havana.
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INTERESTING LETTER SENT M JDR WHEELER
I'ri'iillnr CtiNloiiift ot thn ( ntiniii n I
'I IIP ) Cftim * I ml PI * Mil' Krcn ( Hi- ! ,
Hcrvntliin \nicrlcntit. . 'li-ni-
Iiiiriirll ) liiifiilcil Tin-re.
The following interesting loiter ha * been
received by Major U. II. Wheeler of this
city from hl pen , Myron Wheeler , In the
government revenue service In fjuln , sta
tioned at llnvnna.
HAVANA. Cuba , Jnti. 1. WOO My Dear
father : A happy New \car TMi Is the
first time I have written " 1000. " 1 am gllll
on my vacation and expect to be for a week
or two more
Yesterday my wife ami 1. with Mr. and
Mrs. Sl7or and the Portuguese consul and
family , went out In the country on a picnic
and I had one of the- finest times Imagin
able. The day \vnH perfect. , i little vvurm
In the aim , but just right In the shade.
We started at 5 o'clock in the morning
nd were three or four milts on the road
when the sun rose , and to set- the sun com
ing un over tbu high hllln and shlulni ;
through the ro > nl palma and over the dark
green vegetation \\I\K a fight north a loim
trip to see. We went out to the plant ition
of the consul Rcneral. the distance being
tvvcnty-nlno kilometers from Havana which
Is about twenty mile ? Knglltth , and from
the time we htartcd until the end of our
destination we traveled over a macadamized
road as utnuoth as a table , with linmenco
laurel trce on cltbcr side overlapping at
the top , p we were In the shade thr entire
distance.
of I lie Wnr.
We arrived at the phmatlon about 10
o'clock , passing on the ro.id man ) hiltlo
fields and houses tli.it had been burned
during the war. In two places there
had been little louns of tOU
ami f > 00 pto-
plo tbat had been rntlrelv desirord , not
one stone left on another and not a xlgn of
a house unless you walked through tlic high
underbrush tbat had grown up , hiding all
trace of what had once been tberc
The moro I see and heir of the war the
moro awful It appears , as jt was a war of
extermination and destruction and not clvl-
11/cd warfare at all
I could not tell } ou how beautiful the
country If , but e\er > thing Is grand \\e
could not see the house we were aiming for
until at Inst wo turned a shnip curve In
the road and before us was the usual Cuban
home , painted > ellow and trimmed In white
with Its led tile roof set with moitar and
the jnnl In front cemented , with the usuil
number of dogs , chlcKcns and flftcm or
twenty children ranging In color from pure
white to the bl.u kest negro , anil ftoni 1
year of age to full grown mm The houpa
was set hi among a banana grove , orange
trees , manial trees , jquacalo trees , bread
fruit trees , .1 trco tbat IH called In English
"ico cream , " lime trees and ( lowers on all
sides , with the great tall palm ? and cocoanut -
nut trees towering above all
Colter ( lie Nntlomil Drink.
As Is the custom , , ilmc t before wo allgbted
there were servants among tit. with tra > s
of lotlee and black ab jour hat the toffee
nml scivantH both In fact jon cannot turn
nround hero without takltig roffenVo Immo-
dlatel } began to pick oranges and fruits of
all kinds , an we arc pretty well ac 1'mated
now and onn oat fruit without danger I ate
about tt dozen oranges that hardly seems
possible to you , but wo do not cat oranges
h you do at home , they have a peculiar way
of opening them here so jou enl > eat tbo
Julco and throw the balairce awaj They
feed , the chickens on oranges and they Ho
rotting en the ground they are so abundant
We then proceeded to the coco.inut trees
To get a cotoinut would stagger > northern
fellow ; he uculil artuall ) starve to death
with cocoanutH all around him , but the way
they do IH to have three or four
long cano poles which they tie
togetlici veij dexterous ) } , in fiUl
a nail IH seldom used here , all the . > .calTold-
Ing Is tied Instead of nailed U tin * end of
the long jointed pole they have a silt and In
tlil'i shove a long knife This Is also tied
hccurel } BO that It foims a kind of a prun
ing knife and the > reach up with the polo
which Is about thirl } feet long and cut the
stem of the eocoinut You want to be Fiire
to nlny from under as you would be killed
or severely hurl If one were to hit } ou as
they weigh from ten to fifteen pounds apleo
with the covering on The } then cut them
open with machetes , and , b > the w.i } , they
nil carry this Instalment and wculd be as
lost without It as a boy without a knife You
drink the milk which Ib Ice cold and as
sweet .is sugar This milk In the green
( ocoanut Is toiihlclcrcd the best thing a par-
bon can take foi kldnc } or bladdoi tiouble
Cillilin Dli-l mill Mntnlilet.
We saw tob.tuo growing and all the Cuban
I lulls. The } grow their own coffee and It
Is of the beat Coffee grows wild , also the
guava from which all the Jollj la made
hero There were acres of mal.iuga , which
n Is a loot the ) boll and It Is something like
nn IrHi potato , but I do not think It Is
as good. Theli sweet polatoeo are allogelhci
different from ours , they are called "bon-
A man just in the net of liftinir a barrel
of flour felt a hand laid on Ins s'ouldcr.
" Stop i" f aid ilic Hranpcr , trrra
"You can'i lift that " 'How
do yon Lnovv I can't ? " stud the
man. "Ilcciuse I am
a pliscian ! , and know
'
it's ' impossible "
"That may
be , " said the
man , "but I
know I can , "
nnd he stoop
ed and lifted
the barrel to
his shoulder
"What made
you so sure
you could do
it"naked the
astonished
ph } sicinn
"liccause I've been
doimr it every day for years" Mid thp man.
There arc plijsicia'ishii ray in good
faith to those vvhqse hint ; * src worn b } dis
ease " It is impossible to help \ou ' And
yet thousinds of these impo sili'ts have
been hclpid and healed b } Dr. U V Tierce
whose "Golden Midical Discovery" has
cured them \vhcn the hollow cliccV ,
the rasping couch , the biinmiR flush ,
and night-t-wcats have all pointed to
consumption
Nliicti eight out of evary hundred such
impossible caies can bo cured snv Dr.
Pierce. What makes him no buro ? lie-
cause he hah been curing just uch caf
for more tlnn tlurt ) } cnri < 'Ooldcn Mcd-
icil Discovery "is rtrcnjtlt to the stomach ,
life tothclunps , nourishtiicnt to Ihe r.cr > c' '
It makes new blond and the tuw blood
builds a new bed ) a fit lemriU of health.
There is nothing jut ns good as ( Solden
Medical Discover ) , " so lei no one deceive
) ou into accepting n Hubstitu'c
" 1 bejrto str.le that I lia\e wJ three liotttriof
Ir Pierce Golden Medical Dl"cnrrunccny
rorrcipondcuce with } ou oud < nid greal jut
prmemcnt in rn ca f , " vrrltwi Mr A K No-
\ olnof New York N V tBox MJT ) 'I feel
that I am In need of no more medfal nsiUtnnce
Wlirn I slatted to lake your mcillcnir I had n
rcKulnr cauta nptnc coiiijli of which I was
nfralJ and c\ervl > odi.ir.tm ted ni.djnictl ric
concernia il I nasliul'i wnght raplillTUI
\cry pale and had no ip. tlte M'hat\c . Vow
my condition U clui. cd cut rcl ; I Oo .it
cou h at all \efatncl cij-tit potmil j in weight ,
have reoo\cred uv health } color ami myrppe-
titcl enorraouj I can recorameud ) our mc < li-
riuf. as It It a Mire tiire , 110 humuug , as are
most oilier pate.il mcdlclucc "
Ii , ricfcc's 1'cHets cure biliousness.
latog ' You never * > * ns many bananas \
v ui life altogether as wi t.ia on this tnc
Plrte They sell for about * cents a bunch
icnnnlah ) The water Is drawn from the
well by n mule find , horscTxnvir machine ,
whlfh 1 * a very primitive affair , but Is In
general ue here We saw plnenpples
Droning and the setond crop Is Ju t coming
on M as to bo ripe Kreah p w are now-
In the market , also sweet corn , beeti , rad
ishes , eabbHge. etc
Of rotirso the people could not sp ik
Kiigtlsh and we had to ime what Spanish
* vo know and use one of our party ns an
Interpreter when ih * } got too deep for us
The old gentleman who runs the plantation
Is 81 years old nnd he had grandchildren at
the table 28 or 24 years old , ho al o hud
children of his own 3 jenrs old and
ono died shortly before enl } a } car old.
Ho also said at the table before his wife
nnd the joung women that he had "one on
the way" and his wife looked as pleased
ni could be , and the young women discussed
thp matter as openly ns the } would the
flavor of an orange
I could not describe thp dinner , but It wai
ultra Cuban To express It In a few words ,
It consists of a garlic foumlailou. garlic on
the edges nnd then topped with garlic , with
red pepper ? ns n dessert , also rice nnd
chicken which Is the national dish , It Is
j celled 'crro7 con polio " The dulccs or
j dt.-K.erts are made of cocoanui stewed with
i sugar until It becomes thick and then It Is
I good the } also fix orange peel b } stewing
' It with sugar thin Is also good The Cuban
pork Is much better flavored than the Amer
ican , as the } live on the palm seeds nnd
other rich vegetation here which give It
an entlrelv different flavor The lobsters
hrri > nro not llkb ours the } have no claws ,
the shrimp grow no big as our lobsters , the
fish Is par excellence
lit Mellon I'e\ei.
Wo got home about 8 30 in the evening ,
tired , but feeling fine. I am going out
camping and hunting this week. We are
going after quail nnd wild guinea hens , with
also a llftlo deer hunting In the mornings
After that we are going to the Isle of Pines ,
a summer nnd health resort which Is about
a ilns's travel from Havana , It Is off the
south toast of Cuba , as } oil con see b } the
n-ap \\o go flret to Hatabano b } train and
tl.or lake a steamer aiross We have not
wanted to go anwhero before until we could
speak language sumclenllv to get around.
There Is some } ellow fever here vet and
a new arrival Is subject to It much more
limn a person who has been here for a.
while The man who came down with } d-
lovv fovcr and who works In in } olllcc la
all rlghl ngiln and back lo work He had
II vervllghl and ho Is looking line The
weather Is beautiful You can t duplicate
It In Nebraska by 1,000 miles
Mr and Mrs Llpplncott , who used to live
at Lincoln , are here. We called on them ,
but the wcie not In , the } came next da }
t'i see us The } are afraid of fever and want
lo go right back. The } will leave tomor-
low for NPW York
Kverlhlug has quieted down since Gen
eral Wood came There Is qulle n scandal
on at the custom house , bul onlv Cubans
ale Involved Ihey couldn't resist stealing ,
It IH born and bred In the bone and will
come out No Americans are connected with
It
We went out to the batlleshlp Texas when
It was here and went through It and saw
wbtro It was hit by tbe Spanish , which was
enl } In ono i > lace and that was where It
ilid no damage. They carried back the
victims of the Maine
The Americans are not coming as rapldl }
as the people here thought the } would.
MYRON.
"I am Indebted to One Minute Cough Curj
for my health and life It cured me of lung
trouble following grippe" Thousands owe
their lives to the prompt action of this never
falling reined } It cures coughs , colds ,
croup , bronchitis , pneumonia , grippe nnd
throat and lung troubles. Us early use prevents -
vents consumption. It la the enl } harmless
remedy that gives Immediate relief.
Ill NCll OP SHOUT
Senator Dcpew Is telling a story of a
New York factory which used to shut down
for a week every Christmas for general
overhauling. "This year ' says the senator ,
"the place was rushed with orders and there
was no let up Except during Ihe actual
legal hollda8 and many of Ihe men weren't
ISle even then. One of the workmen
growled a good deal about having no holl-
dai. and finally wound up by salng 'If
this sort of thing keeps up I'll vote the
democratic tlekcl ' "
The cleverest daughter recently made a
beautiful shade for the piano lamp fiom n
pink evening dress and trimmed It with
rcces frcm her last summer's hat , relates
Collier's Weckl } That evening a } cung man
called on her and to low-toned music they
chatted
"How do } 0ti like our new lamp shade11"
she asked demurcl }
Ho studied It for n moment "The Inst
time I siw It , " he replied , ' 1 was dancing
with i "
A Portland Invalid called on a local phy-
slcluu for' an examination , relates the
Oregonlan. The doctor nude the diagnosis
and gave the sufferer a prescription , charg
ing him J10 Some time afterward Ihey met
on Iho hlreet
"Well , " eald Ihe doclor , " } ou are looking
100 per tenl bitter. That medicine , though
n little expensive , was Just what you
needed "
"Doctor , " replied Ihe patient , "after 1 paid
} ou $10 foi the prescription. I couldn't afforJ
to have It filled , so I didn't take any medicine
"
cine
The Philadelphia Post sas that a party
of friends of the late Vice President Hobart
were visiting Washlngt-n , nnd , of course ,
spent an hour In Iho senate chsmbp"
\mong them watt a little girl of 10 , who paid
tlcflc attention to the proceedings Two jj > 4
nffirwfMd he met the child , who presontl )
asUpil
'Do jou hit there ever } da ) listening to
those old men talk' ' "
' Yes , dear "
Do } ou have to ? "
-\'tf
I'm really sorr > . It's an awful thing to
bn vice president , Isn't it ? "
IMItors have their iroublcs One of thete
men who presides over the destinies of a
western newspaper , reports the. Columbian ,
Is mourning thn loss of two subscriber. )
No 1 wrote asking how to raise his twins
safe ! } , while the other wanted to know how
he might rid his orchard of grar.shoppers.
The answers went forward b } mall , but by
iio.'lilcnt the editor put them into the wroni ;
envelopes > > o that the man with the twins
received thp unavvei
"Cover them careful ) } with straw nnd set
( Ire n It and then the little pests , after
Jumping In the flames for a few minutes , will
be optedlly ei'tlled , "
And Ihe man with the grasshoppers was
told lo ' give castor oil and rub their gums
with n bane. "
The Hucliputer Poit-KxprctK inialU the
storj of a ( .clorcil waller in a hotel In .Sail
Trunclico who handed un Knglliuman a
i table d'hote menu. The gentlenun In ques-
I IJon did not care for the ket dinner and Be-
I locied tthal he wnnlecl T u don' keer for
| do tab dote dlnnah , then , bah' asked the
waiter I told ) ou what I wanted , " re
turned the KnglUbman "You waul dot elf
do tab dote bill' " queried Ihe dark ) "I
don't care I iuppose so "Well , sab , " re
plied thu waiter , "rf ) ou want It off do tab
dote , jou bus to have U all. Tab dole can't
be sele-ied from , sah' Tab dote Is French
I uu uicaui Jcat de whole bog , bah ! "
WHERE POOR ARE MADE GLAD
Interesting Facts About the Work of the
Associated Chanties of Onntn
SOME OF THE INCIDENTS THAT OCCUR
lltnHM Wiioilnril < 'n < rlir n I iiinio
liolltnnuKfeuiilloii cif lien In
lluril I , nek Unnieli Who Vrc
I.OMI ! teA
A plain old building at 1S10 St Mary's ]
avenue ls > the hcalquarters cf Iho Afiotlated ,
Charities of Omaha , an organization , as the |
name Implleo , devoted to the relief of Iho ,
need } The slorles of hunger , cold , sickness - I
'
ness and general Ill-luck dill } > wurtd Inlo
the ears of the authorities In charge would
fill a vnstolume ? ome of these recitals
are fraught with pathos to scftt-n ths heirt
of n hardened cynic , while others bear the ,
marks of professional laziness and decep- I
tlon |
To determine between the worth } nnd the ]
unworth } IB one of the requirements of <
those In charge of the association work In I
nearly ever } Instance temporar } relief Is I
granlcd , hot If Ihe assistance Is to be con- j
tlnucd ail } length of time , or If an > con
siderable sum Is Involved , sirlct Inves
tigation Is made Man } Impostors Hock
about charlt } headquarter" , and , were It not
for oflh'tnl scrulln } . Ihe funds would be
quickly dissipated nnd Ihe usefulness of ihc
organization would terminate
The \ssociated Charities Is composed of
representatlvr Omaha cltlrcns Kach mem
ber Is assessed $5 per } car This assess
ment forms thn nucleus of n fund aug
mented by volunlnry contributions , either
of cash or such articles ns can be used In
caring for those who nro unnble to care
for themselves John 1/uighland. as scc-
retnrof the association , devotes all his
time < to the work , while associated with
him ns assistants arc James C. Mntlsny and
J A James In addition to this force n
woman Is employed to look after donations
of secondhand clothing
The late Thomas h Klmball was presi
dent of Ihc association , and was an Inde
fatigable worker In Its behalf Since the
death of Mr Klmbatl law fnll Prank Mur-
ph } the vice president , has flllel the pusl-
denl's plnrc E C Drownloe Is treasurer
The trustees are Moritz Me } or , Prank
Murph } , M V Morse , Thomas Kllpalrlck
J 0 Phllllppl , C W L.man. John Hush
and C S Slebblns The annual meoiliig
will lo held Iho latler part of this month
for 'the ' election of new officers nnd for the
transaction of other business
I'n Work I * ( ieneriil.
A stllshly attired woman , who rides In
n costlv private carriage driven b } a liveried
ccachmnn , called at association hcadquarlers
a few days ago and asked 'What do } ou
most need' I want to make n contribution
shall It bo cash or merchandise ? " Per rcpl }
( Mi L/Inds ly conducted the woman through
the establishment and pointed out to her
the mnnv articles of wearing apparel , furni
ture and food on hand at Ibat time Ho
told her there wns not a single Instance
of waste In the entire stock "We have
calls for nil this , and more , too , " he ex
plained , _ and tben he left It for the vl&'tor
to decide In what form she would give
Referring to the Incident Mr Lindsay
sild "Of course money can alwavs be
used , but It Is reall } a difficult matter for us
to say whit we most need for In fact we
neel ever } thing
"Not kng ago a poor woman who washes
for a living was bumed out of house and
home All her scant j furnltuio except a
cook stove was dcstroed by the fire She
able to starl her
came to us and we were
lo housekeeping We happened lp have on
hand a stock of furniture , dishes and seen
en even to a wash tub and clothes wringer
and wo senl the unfortunate woman away
rejoicing She expected some kind of help
when she applied to us , but she had no
Idea wo would be able to more than replace
what the fire bad taken from her
"In this work we encounter all Bides of
life Not long ago wo were taking care of
a man sick with thpold fever The doctor
said he needed sllmulants. We furnished
him liquor accordiig lo Ihe phyBi"lan's
prenoripllon The sick man lived In a
lonement hcuso Inhabiled by half a dozen
other Improvident families who were exceed
ingly neighbor ! } and oflen vlsllej the in-
valld allbough nol In poslllon to render nv
atslstanco When we observed that It wns
Impossible to furnish the man as niuch
liquor ab the doclor said he ought lo ha\e a
lllllo Inve&tlgallcn dlsclcsed that the
neighbors were drinking the stimulants as
them Of coarse
lapldly as wo could provide
we put a stop to that I mention this slmpl }
ns nn illustration of the reoplo wo encounter
hud the obstacles wo have to overcome
Doctor ol nil lull ) Seel.N Aid.
' A few dnys ago we had a call from a
Piesbtcrlan minister a doctor of dlvlnlt }
Ho was from South Dakota Consumption
had fastened upon him and he leached
Omaha en his way to the south In the hope
that mm&blno nnd magnolia atmosphere
would bring health back lo him. He was
pennilcbs when he reached here , but bore
every evidence of being a polished nnj
learned gentleman Ho had been In charge
of a srrnll flock In South Dakota , nnd in his
zeal for the work before him had taken no
thought 9f thi" financial end of the pulpit.
When sickness came upon htm hla parlshlon-
eis were willing enough , but lacked the
funds to help him. Ho had accepted mis
sion work Iti preference to a salaried chaigc
In Ihe east
"Hq told his story In a modest wa > Wo
Investigated and found him worthy. The
I I Presbterlan clergy of this city extended
.aid , although the unfortuncto preacher -was
tco proud to appeal to his ov/n brethren We
took up his cnso nnd follclted for htai , wlih
! the result thai he left Omaha with a lall-
1 load ticket as fai ns Hot Spiings , Ark , and
I n few dollars , In his pockets
1 "I could mcntlcn Incidents by the
hundreds , Including every conceivable pbaso
of poverty We have to deal with tbe genteel
man or woman In hard line , the starving
famll } whose home has been wrecked b } a
drunken father and husband , tbe unfortunate
her own re-
} ojng girl thrown out upon
rources , the prcdlgal gen well , we me t
them nil , that's the best was I can ex
press It "
Mm Mivvouil I'or 1'ixnl ,
At Tlilrteenlh and Nicholas streets the
Atboclnied Charities maintains a wood yard
where frcm half a dozen to iwenl } men and
bcs are given employineni from time to
time The wood bought by the n aoclatlon
In the Missouri tlmbf rlnnds and shlpp"l (
l.eie In rarloail lots comes In cord size , and
U unloaded at the > ard where hungr ) onca
avvali Its arrival They are puld the regular
price of pawing and Ihe } may take their
pa ) In groceries or vvhalcver Ihey choose
The greatest number of wood rnw.ors np-
ply ai headquarters ( or eomethlng to cat or a
place to sleep The motto of the association
Is "To Help the Poor to Help Themselves
Is Ihc Truest of Charlt } " With this motto
In mind Sciretury I.aughUnd or his cleikt ,
| Inform the applicant that he will be fed if
i ho Haws wood to pa } for U He is directed
| bow to find the janl and when he reaches
i the place a foreman sets him to work
I When he has fcawed enough wood to entitle
1 him to eat ho Is allowed to go. If he
'cl ' coses bo ma } return , enw moro wood nud
I receive credit for further refreshment ! ) . Some
I of the applicants for help do not want It bad
I rnojgh to work for It When directed to
I the wood } ard ihey emlle sneering ! } and go
jawuj. preferring to beg "hand-outs" from
I kitchen door In the residence dUtrlct
I To thu btudeui of men and ibe wus of the
world thlsihatl' ' ) o J ) , ii I i ffi r < n spiC
did fli ld of otupr.nllon II s v or'h tniUs
of travel lo see the cnnvers nt VM rk ' 'o-n
of them have the tjrlcal hobo * 'amp up MI
their countenances Hut the } are no .ill
hobow Men have Rawed wood In this varl
who could rwd L tln and to whom AlplM
Ilota , Dcltn , Ontnma were ns fnmlllnr ns \ it
r D are to the bright school bo } Oihci-
nrc plnln , unlettered worklnmnen unable to
find emplotnenl and who seek the woo. )
} ard ns a menns of sending to a qunlU
hmie a tittle bundle of groceries to brighten
the faces of wife nnd children A tomh n'
plly mnkes Ihe whole world kin If U riM
and In this wood } nrd all men enter on n
basis of equality no mntler how mu h Iho
environments of their } otith nn } have eon
trusted
Women \\lio Hate Seen tlrtter DIM
IJ } far the mofl pathetic feature of th1
dispensation of charlt ) at the heidqunrttio
of the association IH the flight of wome\
and little children who gather about to trl <
their stor ) of want Man ) of ihrns vvoaini
hau worthless husbands nnd the fnot Is
known to the authorities Hut the * rmi
nnd children are nol blamed for the tin
providence of a vagabond husband nn 1
father , so help Is extended even though It
Is known that the sluggard will partake of
the food llius secured A peculiar exempli
flcatlon of women's devotion lo man no
mailer how degraded , Is found In the fa t
lhat of the starving women who call on the
nf social Ion onlv a small proportion have
aught but good to sa > of tholr husbunds
"Poor J'hn , he has tried nnd tried to get
work , nnd Just can't find anthing lo do
This and man ) similar expressions nr *
heard In excusing Ihe plight Into vvhlrh
some men through drink nnd laziness pluilRc
llielr families Into need
Oninlni a < iiiteun > for ( lie Poor ,
The fart that Omitha Is a galcwa ) between
Iho caet and west makc It n'so a gatewa ) '
foi the stranded Travelers from cither di
rectlon frequent ! } reach Omaha In n pennl
less condition , and a large percentage of the '
temporar ) relief work done by the As o
elated Charities Is for the benefit of Iran
slcnts Instead of residents of this clt ) While
there Is no legil rcaton why Omaha shoul 1
help those who come from olhor cities and
other states , the assochtlon Is Impelled hv I
humane motives , nnd the technical qtics
tlon of geogrnphlcal location is frequently
waived As a rule , the transient seekers for ,
help need lallroad transposition ns well as i
fiod and shelter
In the matter of trinsportnllon the railroad - i
road managements located here are gen '
erous All appllcallons for half-fare pel ml a '
are honoied If the ) beat the endorsement of ' i
the Associated Charities The c permits ar °
cvru extended to lines of rallwa ) which do ,
notTenter Oniahn Kor Instance enl ) a few '
da } ago n ) oung man was ticketed from
Omaha lo IJtille Monl , on painent of half
Iho regular fare j
It Is bald thai on only ono railroad in ihr
I'nllcd States 1 = It impcclble for the A- >
soclated Charities of Omaha to seiuro reduced - .
duced rntes The exception la Ihe Hoi Springs i
rallrond , a short line running from Mai
vera Ark. lo Hoi Springs The suporln j
lendenl of Iho road Is said to have taken I
a \ow that he woi'ld never permit his line
to carry a passenger who did not pa ) fare
The enl ) Instance on record where the road
wns cheated out of a rldo wan when a colored
man secreted himself in the lower part of
Ihe engine machinery and rode the enllre
distance Iwent-two miles without being
deteclcd
PUSHING ALONG GOOD TMNG
Column flnt club IlcoKonInirtten -
tlun of IiiipIciuiMit Alnl.ors
to Oiiinliii.
Sccrctar ) UU of the Coamerclal club Is
Inking advnnlage of Iho movement of agri
cultural concerns towards Omaha to urge
a corresponding movement upon Ihe part of
olhcis A circular Is being tent out to all
manufacturers of Implements calling ntlen-
tlon lo Omaha as a desirable place In which
IQ locale dlstrlbullng houses and lo Ihe
largo implement business now being con
ducted here
"The city of Omaha , " sas the circular ,
"Is located in the center of the finest agri
cultural district In the world and Us pos-
slbllllles are beond cnlculallon Nebraska
has 41,000,000 acres of land , and col ) 16,000-
000 are under cultivation , besides , the Im
mense terrltor ) In the northwest , west of
thu Missouri river , Is now practically un-
o ev eloped , but Is now assuming Importance
along agricultural lines. "
The clrctilai directs attention to the fact
that this sectlc Is reached b ) direct llnsa
ot the Burlington , the Elkhorn and Union
Pacific , with headquarters and all their
environments concentralod here In addl- ,
Uon to the established lines , the Illinois'
Central has Just reached Omaha , and the
Union Pacific , Burlington , Northwestern and
Chicago , Milwaukee & . St Paul rallwns
1-ave extended their lines this vear , opening
up new lerrllory trlbulary lo Omaha The
Oreit Norlhern nnd Mlriieapolls & . St I.ouls
will reach Omaha In I'lOO The Chicago &
Great Western and a new line from Kansas
Clt ) nro projected.
"The Jobbing business of Omaha Ib grow
ing rapldl ) , based on the e.xcellent condi
tions In tribular ) lerrltory , " saB the clr-
culai , "and the sp ! ° - . .0 o ) stems of rail
way converging at Ihls point There ma )
have been times In the past when there
was doubt as to Iho fuluro of Ihe great
northwest , but this Is gone forever. Well-
founded faith and confidence Is fully estab
lished
"Wo hope you will Investigate the fac li
lies Omaha affords for Ihe locallon of ) our
business. Wo are in poslllon lo arrange
for grounds and bulldlngb well located on
Hacks , convenlenl to Ihe clt ) , not any par
ticular locillo"i , but almcst an ) you may
select During the last } car lilx large Im
plement firms have brought promises In
Omaha , and buildings are built or will be
built duiing the } ear Wo will be pleased
to correspond with } ou , nnd we Invite } ou
to visit our clt ) "
RIFLES SURE OF CLUB HOUSE
Itnllillni ; to He Ili'KUll UurlilK ComlllK
.Summer Siirlnullelil Arm * for
li IM Tetiiu.
The Tbtirbton Jllfies club has completed
1th incorporation nnd expects to see the
fouudallons of Us new club houae laid dur
ing Iho summer Several offers have been
leeched from properl ) owners who are willIng -
Ing to erect a suitable building under a
long lease with a final option of purchase
The Btto which Is looked upon wllh most
favor at prctonl Is tbo southeast corner of
Eighteenth and Douglas streets , upon which
the owners propose to conslrucl n throe-
, stcr ) brick structure Plans have alread )
beer drawn up for a modern nnd artistic
club house The club now numbers over
oOO members and the Individual expellee of
Ihfc undorlaklng IB cxpecied 10 be vei )
llghl
Captain Siockham of the drill learn hab
ir-'do several trips to Llncrjln In an effort
to secure rifles fiom the adjutant general's
department When the plan lo uecuro
Kiag-Jorgensens from ibc War department
foiled the only recourse wag to appl ) lethe
the state for the loan of the 55-callber
lirlngflelds now In stock Captain Stock-
hnro has received encouragement from the
adjutant general and tht learn will prob-
abl ) be e-qulpped within a few weeks
1 A formal dancing part ) will be given b )
'the ' Uifles on Tuesda ) night In the armor } .
, lho event Is one of a series to bo given
during the winter , and the occasion will
be observed with all due ceromon ) The
HIIIi'S are prepared as to wardrobe 'for a
!
i function of any description. They nro
I equipped with ilruss uniforms dress fatigue
and fatigue uniforms.
Orchard & Wilhelm Carpet Co.
January Offers
* j
At Moving Prices Clearing Sale C.caning-Up Sale
do not offer our entire stock at reduced prices , but
such as we designate arc actual reductions from
actual selling prices , Special features on for Monday. j
Die Spuclnl
January Rug Sale
lint , proved a most attrncllve sale The re
ductions made on rugs left over has made
them eell vslth spirit and Ihe special oftcf
of Hugs made from remnants of nrpcts has
been too good to last These rugs Just
from the workroom on show Manila ) for
the first tlmo made from remnants
Here nrc Here i\ro lletc aio
the kinds , the size * Ihe pi Ice * .
AMUlllstor Hug 10-fi\12-fi $18.00
Velvet UUK 10-fixl2-0 $23.00
m lv HrilBfelx 10-6\1S-0 $2000
A\mlnslcr Hug Ul-fixI3-0 $2.160
llrusscla Hug-1-flxll-G $13f,0 ,
Moqliclle Hug 10-6x12-0 $22.50
mussels Hug 10-tMO-lO $15.00
mussels Hug 10-6x12-0 $2000
Hrusscls Hug lt-6\n- ) . ' . $18.50
Wilton Ullg 10-fi\12-0 $2000
Ilrv-sels Rug 10-t\12-,1 ! $2000
AxmliiFtcr Hug 10-6x12-0 $25.00
Velvet Hug 10-ti\12-0 $2500
A\mlnsler Hug S-1\12-0 $1U r.O
llruewMB Hug S-US-It $ S 75
led ! ) Unitsols.ixS0 . : $1000
AMnlnstcr Hug 3-3x11-0 $10 00
Vchft Hug S-MO-fi $1(5 ( RO
A\mlnster Ullg S-3xlO-6 $1575
Hod ) UrilB&cls S-3\10-fi V" 00
' $10.00
lirusEcls 7-C\-0 )
Htd ) Uiusvels 6-0\-S ' $7 50
Hn.Bsels 8-J\10-ti $13.00
Velvet Hug S-t\S-0 $1000
nruiselfl S-1xl2-n $11.21
Axralnster 8-3x12-6 $18.00
ere a few Kulah Rugs to close. These are rough , bright-colored
H goods , made of line wool and very serviceable'and tlu prices very low.
.Sit.Oil rni-li
1 I ItllUXOT > tlM'l 10 ( 'III , XI.t.raili :
J. IlllKTH - - - \ l-ll til flllNO . fl.l.nidi
' .vv
Orchard & Wilhelm Carpet Co.
1414-1416-1418 Douglas Street.
OMAHA'S ' DEATH RA1E CROWS
in Country
Boputation as Healthiest Locality
try it Ejdangered ,
GRIP IS HELD LARGELY RESPONSIBLE
itlilrniltI'.nrlj in the A cms r
Ihc tlortnlll > > tullMtlfK llnrU
lui'i IMIMOINII In I'mMimoiilii
Ulicl Lonsniiiiitlon ,
The assistant clt } phslclnn has prepnied
hiinnuU icport foi submission to Ihe
nator and council , and slallstlcB as to births
and dcalhfa arc given , compiled b ) the health
ofilco during the ) ear The most = ljnin-
cinl Hem IB In regard to deaths , which allow
a material mcreobo over both 189S and sev
eral \enrs preceding The mortality Hrt in1
ISB'i reached 1,157 , tompared with 343 tne ,
veai ago The death rate Is Iherefore S ls > , ]
n& agalnht G 7 In 1808 anil 60 In 1806 when
Ijii- low point wns reached The late in
o'her cltle * varies from S to 23 , and Omaha
U losing Its reputation as the healthiest
citv In the United StatCB
Dr Ralph accounts for the Increased num-
cer of deaths In part by Iho epidemic of
rrlp which prevailed during thp first three
months of the } ear N'o record wan hoc tired
of Iho nunibei of cases , but thlrtthree
deaths were directly attilbutable to Iho dis
ease , while lucre was a marked Increase In
pntumonla and consumption , kindred affec
tions There were 120 deaths from pneu
monia , tompared wllh ninet-three one } car
ago , and 117 deaths from consumption , as
asulnst 102 In 1S9S.
Dentil Hullli > VM ' .
The records show llinl by far Ihe laigcst
number of denthb occurred among thlldren
under ono } eai of age The dorado from
twtnly lo Ihlrl ) claimed the nexl largest
i uirbcr. The dealh statistics by ages for
15110 is as follows
Under 1 > tvar 1M < J
Between 1 nnd J M
Uelvvcen 2 and ! > if
Ilutvvten 6 and 10 4 :
Between 10 nlid JO ti
Between 20 and 30 130
Bo ween 31 and 40 121
Between 40 and 30 HI ,
Between 50 and M ) , 107
lietweun TO and 70 10J
Uetvvern 70 and bO < > ,
Between 80 ail < l 90 M
Between 90 and 100 , . i ,
fonslderablo difficulty ha hern experi
enced b ) the health olIlclulH In securing n
full report of contagious dlscaicH Thcii
were tvventy-Blx deaths laportcd last } ear
from typhoid fever for example when i
toial of cnly nlnet-seven cases were re
ported On the average mortnlll ) late t-f
Ihls disease the total number nhould be In
the neighborhood of 300 , There has been
no appreciable change In the number of
cahes of diphtheria , scarlet or typhoid foveis
( during the year , as compared with 161s j
The report Is as follow H Diphtheria 103
icates , scarlet fever , GS cases , typhoid fever ,
I 97 cai.es
The number of births shown a consldr/-
able Increase over one ) ear ago there bsi
1 78 compared with 1.625 In ISStS 'lh"'i
have been divided as follow H 010 male , blG
female , 1.701 white , 23 colored i
The asElitunt city ph)8lclan does not con- !
niiler the present mild wcathei at all un t
healthy and largel ) discredits the theory of
, "a Breen Christmas , a full gravcarl' He
,68)8 , that while Iho weather IB Indisputably
out of season , there U no unusual amount of
1 disease , and on the contrary Januar ) of ihe
1 present ) car Is so far much more free fiom
blcktires than In IS'J'J The warm vvealher
certain ! ) acts as a chock upon srnallpcr :
which Is a "crowd" malad ) and thrhej In
low lemperalutes
< llllllUI'K III Sl'llOOl lloUlllllll | | > H ,
The advent of the Caen school upon Iho
local rn'iUKillonul Held will mak nocektur )
In boundaries In order Hint the
"V' > " ' oul "s iapaUt ) lur frjO
The Urtltory e'ven below IHIA
trllnitarj to the Cenlrul wliool will bo
uddad 1" the C'aB district Prom Hevim-
trrntli at i 'nlm ue t to Klir iiKnlh
north to Lass , vvttt to Mncteei.ih north
Drapery Department
I'anc } Sofa Pillows
HnlfVrico.
About 100 fnnc ) loveiol Sofa Cushions
deilrablp lrrloverrd In ullk , wllh rutllcd
cdjei ; < . oriental twpcstr ) with cord nnd fiinc )
edges f.tncv embroidered effecls , ill RO Ihls i
\vtek nt half price to close them out
$1.2r > Cushions , each . t > ! c
f 1 , " 0 Cushion * oich . . . . . .i . 75r
J. 00 Ctmhlono each . $1.00
} 3 00 Cti'hlons ciich . $150
$4 SC Cushions each S 25
All this wwlt half prli'e
Lace Curtains
Odd Lnts.
Otui pair , one and a half pairs nnd two
pair lots of everjthlnK In Unco Curtains -
from Ihe chertpesl lo Iho beat , murked down
to vety low ptlcct to close out nl once. If
} ou e\pecl to bti ) curtains within ( he nrxt
60 das this will be .1 better opportunity
tlmn } ou will have tignlii The ) must go
now
Tapestry Curtains
also KO Into this LIU price slle Uvcrvthing
In bltiKle pairs , nid half pahs mirked way
down lo clrtc J'rlres $ J.OO lo J.'JoO were
formerly $3 00 to $10 00 per pair.
O those who know what Cntarrb
really is , the old-fnslnoncd way
of treating it , still uMid by
thousands who cling to old
methods , seems a woeful waste of
good energy.
Catarrh i& inflammation of the
mucous membranes of the nobtiilb ,
throat and air passages.
It needs soothing , not irritating.
The constant hawking , the chok
ing , plugged-up , disagreeable sen
sation of tightness troublesome
6KTT FBEE , POSTPAID. especially in the early morning ,
To any reader of thin pp r when the cold air contracts the air
eeudlntrnsnamaanii fullail ITCMI
wewlll forwnril n . tttlwor Orojcll pa-.aages and irritates the inflamed
mall ,
bT prepaid.
membranes is relieved immediately
OZOJBLL Cl'BE Templ Ct , 2' . T.
ly by the simple application of
Ozojcll is like a healing ointment applied to a troublesome and nngry
sore it Soothes. Relieves Cures.
The catarrhal discharge is 151m the pus from a running sore , and
everyone knows that washing a tune is not sufficient to mal e it heal.
Ozojell , a delicious , pleasant emulsion or jelly of great cleansing ,
healing , preservative , germicidal piopertiea , when once applied , remains
on the raw membranes and gradually diaws out the matter and heals up
the wound by promoting the growth of new , healthy membrane ,
Ozojell is put up in a patent Orojcll tube , easily carried in the pocket ,
easily applied to the parts as needed , in the office , on the street , without
attracting attention , and with no irritation , trouble or waste of time.
It is sold by all druggists in 50 cent patent Ozojell nasal tubes.
Prepared from the formula of the celebrated Vienna physician , Herr
J. Muller , the great specialist in diseases of the ear , throat and nosu
( Physician in Ordinary to the Emperor of Austria ; .
Thousands of letters from those who have been cured attest its virtues.
its efficacy , wo offer to sendw by mail to all readers of t/iis paper a tube
of Ozojell and a book on Catanh and Its Scientific Treatment.
Simply write , giving name pnd full address , when this treatment will
be sent you absolutely fiee , postage paid Address
OZOJELL CURE , 219 Temple Court , New York.
wears away the coating of your lungs Ffoni this mpy result Pneumon'a ,
bronchitis , Consumption and other quickly fatal diseases.
Soften and cure your cough with
the new scientific remedy for Coughs , Sore Throat Hoarseness and all
Vespiratory diseases. A positive , permanent , harmless , perfect cure.
FOR SALE BY ALL DRUGGISTS.
to C.illtr-nl.l vves to Tvvdillrtli nol til to
\\i > l , tfi onut 10 Pevtimi ntli Kfl oin
FI ii ol will lulu the follow In , ; < ji.lrlbullur
Hi nth jnd tail of a line from 1 vvcntiuth and
\Vcbt-ter ivorth to Cumins tan' lo T\"nf
tet'iitl ' ) not ill lo Izur > ) cast to iiaht < enth ,
north to N'lc hoh c. OIIHI to luilnriJ tnuku
icjth tu Curk , ea t to dlxtriit llmll *
Kfl'oin ' will rnakr gixid UK IQSH h > a stn.ill
portion of the l uko eihool dlntrlu
llilllllMT IN Iti-lli ril ,
Major 1 anvier thief pjinuHtii of the' '
Oejat..ntnl ) of the .Minn' ' url hu In f erin wl
hi.t frlcn < j'u In tiilH city thnt he hu ? been
ietlri.il from oulvo yuivlcH In < uioidniur
Altli the fort > - ) cancrvlic rue Jit- hart
i entl ) received ordt-'rs lo report for ilui }
nt Manila but felt tineriuul to Uic dciiminl
b } reason of phjkk-al dlHnbllll ) Illii dullii
for rollreinonl W.IK lidaod on fort > -t iree
yi-urs bjn'iit In at live tiorv' o. irlm l.pully on
tbi wH trn Hti < l w > iitbvve tciii frontlet
Maj'T HamniT Is iou in i hli iiu ulicrt
IIH vOU n-mrfin tur . > nji -
KAVE YOU
Tlir vurnl rnur t-nn lie viiritil by ii
Inn Mauiirt Mir Killer , GunrauleeJ.
Ql.oo tier li x liy mail.
MAGNET CHEMJCAL CO. ,
Weilrru Depot , Omaha ,
: TV S.\MAI\VOI ( ) ) C ll'Sl t.HS ,
fures Gonorrhoea , Olcct or unnaiura1 rtu
chara H In n f w days Pull dlrr'-'lansi '
I'nto (1 5U All diutfi'ltn or mall U DiCk
f in 111 I'u , irv kl Vuiv V < lll