ROUCIi IIYR1NC IN LUZON
Hardship! Troopen Undergo In Civilizing
the Fleet Filipino.
CAPTAIN CULVR AS AN ARMY HOST
An f'vrntnw ultli the .Vi-lirnxkiin in
Miit Slinrli nt Annchx-llln fn-
rorr In the Old Army
jA.t . nntl the 'tv.
SAN FERNANDO, Luzon, fob. 3, 1000.
(Correspondence of Tho lice.) A bunch of
fagged, drenched nnd ravenous war cor
respondents spurred their staggering ponies
Into tho town of Angeles on nn evening
early In last November. It hud been a fear
ful day. Tho rains were out of season, but
they had been pounding down all day In tho
most bull-headed fashion; nnd a man who
had to bo out In them for various reasons
could do nothing but soak In chills nnd dull
despair. For weather, hideous nnd heav
enly, Luzon of all places can show the most
appalling contrasts. Tho surface of tho prov
lnco was covered to a depth, half a man's
height, with a soft, sucking paste. And all
tho way from Capus to Angeles three days'
march with u caraboa train thero was cut
In tho oozy earth covering tho broad, deep
and slushy trail of'nn army column. It
was an plainly marked as n river bed. Hands
or Kadroncs wero on either sldo of this trail
and American troops In body had only been
over It once. Wo wero fired upon coming
down, hut could not go back, for tho copy
in our pockets nnd tho cable office In Manila
wero crying out to each other for a rapid
connection.
Hut thoro wero anxletlcB In our minds that
moment ns wo entered Angeles, far moro
pregnant than the waiting newspapers back
In tbo states. At tho Drat Btrcak of dawn,
thirteen hours before, wo had choked down
ft ration of bacon and hard-tack. Wo had not
choked down anything slnco, Bavo fragments
or Hmushlng English and rain wntcr. Mean
whllo Lieutenant Davis, several white sol
dlers and many black had fallen In and be
foro tho trenches nt Ilamban: nnd General
I.lscum had narrowly escaped drowning In
tho river fronting tho town. It had been a
good doy for American urms, nnd a hard one
for nil concerned. And nt tho end of It wo
correspondents wero taken under tho wing
or nn army angel.
A Mnlc AiikH.
Wo paused nt tho edgo of tho town, look
Ing dolefuly at tho soaked nlpa shacks, tho
soaked, shivering (-entries, and tho soaked
earth nnd sky. A thought, great nnd animal,
throbbed In our brains. It concerned food
for our horses nnd selves, and a dry place
to lay our heads. And ns wo stood thoro
tho angel descended. Ho was a medium
sized, gray-bearded angel, -with nn Infantry
captain's bars on his shoulders, and a smile
that was good to seo nil over his face.
"Strangers, I sec civilians. I'm Captain
Culver L, of tho Thirty-second. Havo
pretty dry shack over hero n little ways.
Can fix you all out for a placo to sleep If
you wish. Had any supper?"
If you had only been with us, dripping
thero In tho trail puddles, you would havo
seen, ns wo did for one blessed moment,
vast vistas of heaven. It was worth riding
hungry In the rain nil day. Wo didn't even
havo to put our ponies nwny. We only had
to rest and eat and get dry and smoke. And
gradually during the evening, between tho
four of us, wo drow out some of the things
which made up tho stirring life of Captain
Jacob If. Culver, Ncbraskan, a gentleman by
naturo and a soldier by Instinct.
Yes, ho had been In tho old service, and
two of his brothers, also. Ho had put In
tho whole, horrid four years, and, Incident
ally, tho last three of his teens. Ab, those
wore tho days which tried out the soldier In
a man! Yes, ho commanded n troop In tha
Third volunteer cavalry during tho Spanish
American war, and four of his sons all
ho had had been In tho troip. And now
this quiet, smiling, gray-bearded soldier was
leading a company over tho pasty trails nnd
swimming rlco paddles of vast Luzon. And
at this moment, In his shack at Angeles, he
was qulto happy, for ho saw tho look of su
promo content which shone from the faces
of his four objects of charity. Tho men In
Culver's command will tell you that thel
;aptatn's conception of happiness lies In dls
trlbutlng It to others. And tho other officers
of tho regiment will tell you In all candor
that Culver hus tho best discipline nnd tho
best soldiers In tho Thirty-second.
"And he doesn't show his authority," these
ofllcors say wonderlngly, "except townrd tha
essential few In every troop or company
whoso aim lu life seems to bo to spoil the
good name of their outfit."
Tho captain told us Just a fow stories o
tho big rebellion stories which made us
wonder what correspondents wero good for
In theso times.
HllNtorM of (he Mnrt'li,
"Hut this Is hard service," ho would al
va?8 conclude; "tho rains nnd tho mud, tho
long 'hykca' and tho fast skirmishes all
bring out tho blood In a man."
Meanwhile the tallcmd of tho rainy season
was slapping and pounding on the nlpa root
Ing nbove. Meanwhllo the captain wbb per
forming a trick which every old Infantry
man knows well. Very gently ho removed
bis wet boots and woolen stockings. Ugly
rows of whtto blisters wero dlsclced, for
his regiment had "hyked" much of late
Tho candle was placed closo by on tho floor
and tho captalu scrutinized each abrasion
A man dragged by
a wild liorse would
cut himself loose if he
could. He would not
have his flesh bruised nnd torn for n min
ute if he could prevent it. But many o
man is dragged along by c
The man
losing flesh
tality who i
out, run-dow
nil the time
invitation to disease. Consumption
comes by neglect. Heart disease is a
growth from other disorders. Nervous
prostration doesn't come in n day.
Take Dr. Pierce's Golden Medical Dis
covery at the first sign of failing health
nnd you will seldom be very siel:. The
" Golden Medical Divovery " is the lcst
blood-maker flesh-builder nerve-vital-izer.
It frees the body from nil disease
genus. It invigorates the whole diges
tive system and strengthens heart, lungs
nnd brain. Hundreds of thousands of
grateful patients have testified to its
value,
George If. nelcher, Eq.. of Dortou, rlke Co.
Ky., writes: "Thlrteeuyear. orro I was wounded
by a ball pasilng through my lung. I had n
bad cough olmojt ever kince with iiortnett pf
breath: the llehtft change' of weaher would
csum; the cough to be no lad I would have to M
up in bed all night. A few month ngo I began
tuing Dr. Pierce' RoUlcn Medical I)ico-cry,
nnd now can eat, sleep and wurk.and I feel lilte
new man,"
Dr. Tierce's Common Sense Medical Ad
viser sent for at one-cent stamps to cover
nulling- only. Cloth binding ,V stamps.
Address Dr. B. V. Tierce, Duflalo, N. Y.
who is L
and vi- '&?f V) ffc
is worn- sj&7 i'tst
u, tired C-'fK4
is r22syi
on the road to vV YyV$s'
death. He is H-R
holding out nn & A 'ffijj
but tho words he spoko were of the marches
which tho troops of tho north had mado
thirty-five years ngo. These tortures of an
Infantryman which we could plainly see In
tho oandlo gleam, they were n old and
painful story to the captain, too old to talk
nbout. He poured a cup of cold water upon
his revered feet (talking all tho whllo of
other days), carefully dried them, turned
his stockings and drew them on. And all
thu whllo we watched and listened, think
ing of the things ho told us and of the
oung soldiers wo had sctn who were In the
hospital with feet less blistered than ha.
Tho next morning we pulled out for Ma-
nlla. Wo had breakfasted with Captain Cul
ver. Wc had taken his hand at parting and
somo way wo felt satisfied In tho gaining of
a new friendship.
Tho only thing that struck mo after I
reached Manila was that I had not heard
of Captain Culver before. All tho oldor oi-
flcers know him well. "Why, yea," they
would say, "Culver, finest of tho wheat,
good soldier, nerved nil through tho rebel
lion, well known In tho west, Nebraska es
pecially,"
Somowhat over n month later, Just before
Christmas, I had occasion to stop for a day
In a large town of 18,000 Inhabitants, tho
namo of which wan Mexico. It was In the
shadow of Mount Arayat, tho monster of
Luzon. I wan Indeed glad to learn that Cap
tain Culver was provost marshal of tho
town, It wax queer and surprising to note
how ho had tho nntlvcs under control. Tho
city wsb In a perfect sanitary condition and
It was native labor that mado It so. Tho
frlondly Filipinos would do anything lie
asked In tho way of work nnd the local
band serenaded In front of his quarters every
evening. This condition of affairs was In
teresting after one had seen tho friction In
tho local governments of other garrisoned
towns.
I.nlil Out tty n Native I'nny.
During tho day Captain Culver showed mo
a natlvo pony which his men had captured.
It was a splendid bay stallion, but Its repu
tation was villainous. Tho "amlgos" In tho
town snld that it had killed threo Filipinos
and was turned looso by tho Insurrectos on
account of Its ugly streaks. Not long after
that word was brought to tho headquarters
that armed bodies of tho rebels wero cross
ing tho Ulo Grando and pushing southward
to rclnforco tho commands In tho lowor
provinces. Captain Culver rodo out on a
solitary reconnnlssanco. His mount was tho
wicked bay stallion.
Ho was brought back on a Utter with n
fractured hip. His pony had been Btartlcd
by a Filipino In ambush. Captain Culver was
thrown nnd landed heavily on tho left ldc.
When ho mounted onco more ho found that
ho had lost control of tho saddle muscles of
his left limb. Tho pony understood this and
Just outsldo of tbo town went Into tho air
once more. Tho rider again lost his scat
nnd fell on tho name side. Ho was brought
Into Mexico whlto with pain, tout smiling
still and making light of his Injuries..
It was nathctlo to sco tbo way tho men felt
-when their captain was taken away that
night. Ono could learn then how nn Amor
lean soldier will worship his officers If they
mako It Dosslble. Tho trail to San Fer
nando by nmbulanco wns rough and long,
but no Jolt was hard enough to wring a cry
out of tho old campaigner. Then followed
flio lone, hard rldo In a boxcar to Manila
and another nmbulanco ordeal to the hos
pital. Captain Culver went through u nn,
half conscious part of tho time, but silent
always.
Tho vctoran Is recovering nicely now. Ho
Is nbout to bo sent to his homo back In tho
states. Ho declares with that smile which
never leaves his features that ho will ho
back onco moro at tho head of his Nebraska
boys within four months of tho dato on
which he leaves Manila.
WILL LIVINCTON COMFORT.
QUAINT FEATIIUKS OP LIFE.
.a milt broueht by a man In New York
against n hairdresser for tho alleged ruin
of his wife's switch has been dismissed on
tho ruling that tho hair was not the property
nf the husband, but of tho wife, who should
havo been the plaintiff; this, too, In the
fnrn nf the fact that tho switch was inise.
So tho hairdresser will go unwhlpped of
Justice.
The taxnavers of Guilford, Conn., are en-
Joying some of tho blessings of tho millen
nium. Tho town hns voted to lovy no tax
for tho present year. For several years It
has got along with a 10-mlll tax. Now for
a twelve-month it will got niong wtinoui
anv. Tho people of tax-ridden munlclpall
ties will envy thoso of Guilford, who, for n
whole year, will enjoy immunity from thoso
woes of city life, the tax assessor anu coi
lector.
Tho Now York assembly has passed the
bill making It a misdemeanor to publish nny
letter, telegram or prlvato paper found
among the effects of any person who has
been dangerously wounded, committed sui
cide or died suddenly, unless tho document
Is passed upon by tho coroner, and he has
decided that publication Is necessary. No
one would do It any way but tho "yellowest"
of publications.
Two American women conducting a mis
sion school on the Yukon, 1,500 miles from
Us mouth, tested tho Alaska cllmnte last
vear In kitchen gardening, beginning opera
tions In tho open ground 'May 16. In splto
of a lack of rain for two months and coiu
dorms in midsummer, they harvested 250
bushels of potatoes, 600 cabbages, eighty
bUBhels of turnips and a few bushels of enr-
rotB. The strawberry bed set out grow
finely, but the crop of berries was destroyed
by mice.
A Mtralght fliiBh in tho hands of his op
ponent, when shown against his own four
nces, killed George Drown, a colored man
employed us Janitor In several buildings in
tho vicinity of Pino and Lcldesdorff streets,
San Francisco. Tho event happened last
night In tho basement at 15 Leldesdorff
street. In company with several other
Janitors IJrown wao In the .habit of going
Into tho plnco In which he died nnd In
dulging In n. game of poker, Drown held
four nceB, which ho backed with what money
ho had. When another player exposed n
straight flush Ilrown uttered an exclamation
and died. Ho was 31 years old and a native
of Jamaica.
Whisked nt lightning speed through two
two-foot holra In the floor, and an unknown
number of times around a nine-foot fly
wheel, and finally hurled through the nlr
twenty feet ngnlnst tho far end of tho en
gine room In Milwaukee Fred Tlcde Is ntlll
nllve. More than that, he escaped without
n broken bone, anil tho doctors say he will
be nblo to go to Work In a few days. Tlede
Is nn engineer nt tho quarry of the
Wauwatosa Stone company, wc3t of Mil
waukee, and wa3 working In the engine
room alone. No ono witnessed the awful
spectarlo. George- H. Sylvester, foreman at
tho quarry, entered tho engine rocm, and
falling to find T'edo at his peat began an
investigation. 'At the- farther end of the
engine room be noticed tho apparently llfo
ei'i form of the engineer, fully twenty-five
feet from the whirling wheel.
.Vli-liemy,
Detroit Journal: "Kureka!" cried the
alchemist.
Ilia entourage regarded him concernedly,
suspecting him of lusanlty,
"The Ingredients In your alembic have
not changed to gold!" theaa objected,
"No, but they will ns soon as I label them
cough medicine nnd put them on tho mar
ket!" replied the alchemist.
Whether or not hla confidence was Justi
fied, he had certainly chanced upon n con
coction of exceedingly nauseous taste, and
therefore possessed of what was perhaps
the cblcfest element of popularity.
TJTJs OMAHA DAILY BEE: SUKIJAY, MARCH 18, 1000. 10
i . -
PRINCE OF THE CIRCUS RING
Msmories of Old Catms Shows Awakened bj
the Death of Dan Rice.
STORIES ABOUT THE FAMOUS SHOWMAN
III" I'opulnrlt j-, Mlirrnllty nnd Pron
ltrrlty Mnrir Ilnrrrl of .Money,
lint Con 111 Nut Keen It
A Lively Career.
"Dan Illco dead? Peace to his memory,"
exclaimed an Omaha man, whoso memory of
tho famous clown nnd tho old circus days
waa uncommonly vivid. "Twenty years ago,"
ho continued, "tho announcument of tho old
showman's death would cvoko columns of
eulogy: now ho gets a few lines. I'm not
surprised. Illco belonged to n past genera-1
tlon. Tho generation on tho front of tho '
stago today did not know him, but the old
boys who wero pushed to tho rear knew him
well and laughed and yelled many n tlmo
at tho tricks and capers, songs nnd Jokes of
America's greatest clown. To tho young old
boys tho death of Dan Illco will awaken
recollections of tho days when, with pockets
empty, wo exercised our wits in getting lu
side tho canvas without consulting tho
ticket men. Many years ago, nearly
thlrty-flvo, I sat down for rest on the. bnsq
of a monument In tho llttlo town of Glr-
nrd, Pa, It occupied tho center of a public
square, and conspicuous In tho Inscription
was tho name, 'Colonel Dan Hlco.' To my
boyish fancy that was enough. I read no
more. I concluded at once, and cherished
that belief for a ecoro of years, that tho
monument wns erected In honor of Dan
Rlco, and my admiration for the- enterprise
of tho boys of Glrard In honoring tho hero
of tho sawdust ring was second only to ad
miration for Dan himself. Tho facts nre !
that the monument was erected by Illco
himself to tbo momory of thc soldiers of
Krlo county who fell In defense of tkelr
country, and as a pcaco offering to tho rad
ical union clement who had accused him of
hoisting tho rebel flag over his tents at the
outbreak of tho wur. Rlco was within the
confederacy at tho tlmo nnd took that
means of saving himself and his property.
As soon ns ho reached tho northern lines
tho rebel Hag was hauled down nnd the Btars
and stripes were flung to tho brcwe."
Other HtorleM.
Dan Rlco was not his real name. Ho was
born In Now York soventy-sevon years ago,
nnd his father's namo was Daniel McLaren.
Tho father gnvo him the nlcknamo by which
ho was over afterward known to tho public.
"Dan Rlco" was tho nnmo of a famous
Irish clown, and porhaps tho father had
hopes that the youth, too, would bo famous
In the samo line. Fathers always havo am
bitions for their sons, even though they aro
not always that they may become circus
clowns; so tho only thing rcmarkablo In
tho case of Dan Rice was that his father's
ambition should bo fulfilled. For It was
fulfilled to tho limit. The Dan Rlco who
was born In New York was a moro famous
clown than tho Dan Rlco who was born In
Ireland.
Dan Rice, during his timo, owned threo
shows. They were called big shows In thoso
days, nnd they wore big, In comparison with
their contemporaries, however Insignificant
they might appear lu theso days. They were
not shows that traveled in great trains of
special cars; nor wero they show-B that had
threo rings, all going at once, In tho big
tent. They woro shows that traveled In
wagons or by steamboat, and they had only
one ring In tho main tent. They had me
nageries, of greater or less proportions; and
they had sldeBhows. And they also had
"concertB" after the big show was over. Out
of this three shows Dan .Rlco made three
Independent fortunes and lost them all.
When he died ho was, comparatively, a
poor man.
For Dan Rlce did not have the faculty of
saving money. Ho was generous and free
handed, and money went as it came. No
ono who asked him for aid was refused,
and, of course, whllo It was always a "loan"
that was asked, It was generally a "gift"
In the long run.
I'rlnce of (iooilfellona.
Dan Rice was a good fellow. Low Harper,
who Is now connected with the Southern
hotol in St. Louis, nnd who know him Inti
mately, will testify to that fact. iMr. Harper
was with him for a short period In 1870,
when Dan Rlco took a show up tho Missis
slppl river as far as Keokuk, la. Mr. Harper
was In charge of tho boat, which was the
old Will S. Hays, a stern-whcolcr. The
trip was begun early In April, nnd stops
wero mado at all tbo towns of any tmpor
tnnco between St. Louis and Keokuk. At
Keokuk the return trip was begun. Mr.
Harper left tho boat at St. Louis, but Dan
Rlco nnd his show continued south on It.
"Dan Rice was a prlnco of good fellows,
said Mr. Harper. "Ho was a man of tho
most supreme bravery. His nerve was never
lacking. Ho did not caro whether It was a
barroom fight or a battle with 'natives' who
wero bent upon breaking up the show; ho
did not caro whether It was with pistols,
knives or brnsa knuckles he was always
there.
"Ho was a free-and-easy man with every
body in his show; there was no class with
him. Ho called everybody by his first name
and everybody called him Dan. But there
wns a limit to familiarity with him. iA man
could not go too fnr without being called
down and a call from Dan Rlco meant tho
retreat of tho other party or a fight. And
Dan Rlco was a keen Judge of mon. I re
member that on tho trip I took with him
somo young fellow from up the river got In
with tno show somo way and becamo a pas
senger on the boat. He was a very fresh
young mnn nnd the height of his ambition
was to acqulro all tho slang of the profes
sion. In two dnye ho had acquired so much
of It that his conversation was absolutely
unintelligible to even the most proficient of
slang-users. Ono morning, nt tho breakfast
table, after this young fellow had spent
a quarter of an hour In murdorlng tho
queen's English and mutilating the remains
so that they wero unrecognizable, Dan Rice
spoke up:
" 'Young man,' he said, 'you seem to bo
an expert ns a user of slang.'
" 'Well, I reckon I can handle It protty
good,' admitted tho young man.
" 'Do you know what a "blunt" Is?' asked
Dan Rice.
" 'It's a a I know what It Is, but I
can't Just think of It,' was tbo young fel
low's embarrassed answer.
" 'Well, you Just go to the clerk and ho
will tell you. And ho will give you yours,
and don't you ever show your face on this
boat again ns long ns It Is chartered by Dan
J Rlco!' thundered Dan.
"The young man went to tho clerk, found
out what a 'blunt' was It was tho salary
duo him got his, and left the boat."
Oiie-llurni- Slimy,
Dan Rice's popularity grew to such nn ex
tent, especially lu the southwestern country,
that In due time ho started forth with a
show of his own, tho main features of which
wero himself and a wonderfully trained
whlto stallion namod Excelsior, This led
1 rival managers to speak of the exhibition
I facetiously as "tho cne-horse show," but It
was a winner all the samo, and the horse
proved such a drawing card that when he
, died bis place was quickly supplanted by an
other milky steed who bore the samo name.
! This show was housed on a large steamboat
1 that sailed along tho Mississippi river nud
I Kb branches. When the previously billed
j town was reached the "one-horse show"
would steam up to the levee and unload, and
I tbo small teut would soon be raised over
ome detlrabls ipot. Rice would then
harangue tho populace from the hotel bal
cony or from tho courthouso steps, If at a
county scat. Ho was an admirable stump
orator. Ho would speak fluently on any sub
ject that wa agitating the public mind, and
nt tho conclusion of his address would In- '
vlto everybody to visit "Dan Rice's Great
and Only Show," nnd there were fow who de
clined the Invitation. It nn. opposition show
got on his routo In advance of hlru ho would
steam ahead to whero It was about to exhibit :
and stop In the same town and make an ap- j
pearancc without having been previously
billed, without a printed program and with- I
out regard to tho engagements ho had thus j
canceled. He would simply lead n procession
of horses and men through tho town, address
tho pcoplo and Invite them to visit his show.
And they did, white tho nlmost tcnantlcss
tents of his rivals warned them against In
truding on tho routo of "the one-horse
show."
I.nndeil lit .lull.
Megargce relates In tho Philadelphia Times
that ono of Rico's managerial wars landed
him temporarily In tho lllue Kaglo Jail In
Albany, N. Y. Ho had becomo Involved In a
bitter contest with tho lato Dr. Spauldlng,
tho father of Charles Spauldlng, the one
tlmo manager of the Olympic theater In St.
Louis. Spauldlng & Rogers, nnd afterwards
Spauldlng & Illdwcll, conducted theatrical
nnd circus enterprises, principally In St.
Louis, Mobile, Memphis and tho southwest.
Dan Rice's show and ono of Dr. Spauldlng's
fell nfoul of each other, nnd tho war had
reached tho depth of bitterness when both
enterprises exhibited In Albany. At that
tlmo tho Albany Whip, a newspaper noted
for Its virulence, was published In Now
York's capital city by tho lato George K.
Jones, afterwards editor of the New York
Times, and was edited by tho lato Hugh
Hastings, afterwards publisher of tho Com
mercial Advertiser. In Its composing room
wns a printer named Chester Clarence Moore,
who was at times employed to wrlto hand
bills for amusement enterprises, a peculiar
flow of language of which ho was possessed
fitting him for tho tnsk. Tho author of "Tho
Night Ucforo Christmas" is named C. C.
Moore, nnd ho comes from Albany, but
whether ho nnd tbo Whip typesetter nro one
and tho samo tho narrator Is unable to say.
Dr. Spauldlng happened across Mooro nnd
employed him to wrlto a letter lampooning
Dan Rice, nnd It wns published In tho Whip.
Rlco also met Mooro and, In Ignorance of his
relation to tho matter, asked him it he would
undcrtako to answer tho attack mado upon
him. Tho printer prcenptly accepted the
task, and tho next Issuo of tho Whip went
for Spauldlng hammer nnd tongs. Thenco-
forth tho contest waged bitterly, Mooro writ
ing upon both sides of tho question with
equal vim and virulence. In one of his arti
cles on Spauldlng, which, of course, was
signed by Rice. Moore, however, trans
cended tho limit of verbal vlndlctlvcncss
and tbo famous clown found himself In Jail,
charged with criminal libel. Tho suit wns
afterward compromised, but thenceforth, for
a long time, ono of Rice's most popular
songs was entitled "DIuo Eagle Jail."
Spauldlng discovered the dual part Moore
had played nnd chldcd him for his perfidy.
Tho printer replied: "Who was better fitted
to wrlto on both sides of tho question? No
ono know moro nbout tho matter than I."
Tinned a llully.
Dan Rico was a man who was not agraid
of anything. Ho was good to handle, halt ,
a dozen good men tcntmen or countrymen
if tho opportunity presented Itself. He
did not often have to fight with tho men
of tho show. They know him, and when he
Bald a thing they took It for grnnted that
tho thing was so. Hut on one occasion a
big bluft was nocoBsary. Tom Hurley was
the boss canvasman while tho show was in
Canada. Ho was an ugly, Burly fellow, who
know that ho could whip an nverage man
with ono of bis hands tied behind him.
So ho thought ho could whip Dan Rice. Ho
threw out feelers for some time and nil of
us know that sooner or later something
would bo doing. "Wo did not know when
the climax was coming," relates a survivor
of tho show," but wo did know It would
come.
"Ono night after tho show Dan camo to
my room. He always called mo 'colonel.'
" 'Colonel, ho said, 'have you got a gun?'
"I told him I had.
" 'Get It out and come on,' ho said.
"Now, I was not under Dan's orders nny
moro than tho mayor of tho town was.
More than that, i had never fired a gun
In my life. And, finally, I was scared half
to death. But I did what ho told mo to
do, and I did not ask any questions.
"Dan did not Buy whnt ho wanted me for.
On tho way from ray room ho chatted mer
rily on a variety of subjects. I answered
In monosyllables. I had to. If I had tried
to speak a - full sentence I would have
bitten my tonguo off, my teeth wore chat
tering so. Finally, wo reached a barroom.
Dan entered first; I lagged behind. Pres
ently I peeped In. Thero was Dan In tho
middle of tho room, and Just In front of
him was Tom Hurley. Tom was on hla
kncs. What I heard sounded something
llko this:
" 'Now, Tom Hurley, you nnd your men
thcao fellows who aro now trying to hide
behind tho bar havo been making your
boasts that you wero going to stick this
show; that you wero not going to pull a
stake, and that we would play h 1 getting to
the next town. Now, I want to say to
you, you
-I
-'. ' and such
other things as I do not remember 'you
and theso fellows with you get back to
that lot as quick as you can. Take down
every tent there; load all of them, and bo
ready to start by 1 o'clock.'
"I suddenly becamo as brave as Dan Rice
or anybody else, and marched Into that
room with ns much coolness ns If I was
going to ordor n drink.
"And Just about that time Tom Hurley
got up from hln knees, called tho other fel
lowsthere wero a half dozen of them
nnd went to the lot. Tho wagons wero un
der way for tho next town half nn hour be
fore 1 o'clock.
I'll Id for a Tent.
Another story Illustrates his strict sense
of honesty nnd gratltudo for fnvors. Onco
ho was stranded In Cincinnati, tho story
goes, and was unnblo to start a show on
tho road because bo had no tent and could
not raise money to buy one. Tho tent Rlco
needed would bo worth $2,500. The manager
of a tent concern sent for tho clown one
morning, and, taking him to his factory,
showed a big tent that was Just finished.
Rlco looked at It with hungry eyes. He
turned awny with a sigh.
"Flno tent, don't you think?" asked the
canvosmaker.
Rlco looked back at It over his shoulder
with another deep sigh.
"It's yours." said tho tent man.
Rlco waa llko a playful kitten In an In
stant. "I bellevo there Is a lot of money In you
yet," said tho canvasmnn. "You tako that
tent nnd start your bIiow, and If you ever
get money enough to pay cio for It the price
Is 2,500."
Within two weeks Rice was on tho road
with a show and began n successful career.
For fifteen years ho never referred to tho
tent, nlthougb ho often met tho man who
made It. Ono afternoon bo asked the tont
mnn to bo bis euest at ono of his shows,
. i l r, l . 1 .. . I rrtA .., on.
(1 11 I'll III ivlULIUIIUll, IUC BUI luuilltIK Ull
and Rice remarked:
"Fine show, don't you think?"
I Tho canvasman declared that It certainly
was,
. "By the way," added Rice, "hero'3 that
I J?,500 I owo you." Ho tcok a roll of bills
out of his pocket and handed It to the tent
I maker, who pocketed It without un
rolling It.
Itli'e'H 1'iipiilurity.
It Is Impossible for the boys of today to
njiM(anil tlin nnnlllfll- nnthllulnatn Y, 11 1
Dan Rice's nppearunce aroused. It Is no
1 exaggeration to say that ha was one of tho
.bluest men In the country. During one
Pianos and Organs are Coming Down
in price ns they never hnvc before nt the great
Hospe Alteration Sale
ompellecl to build a wall on tho lowor Iloor which will narrow up tho piano sales-
rooiih Wc will niovo our stock to tho present auditorium lloor, which will bo remod
eled, making tho second iloor our piano salesroom.
Beginning Monday, March 19, wo will sell this clean, now stock at prices that will
astonish tho buyer and stagger competition. Thoso instruments are regular stock
perfect and nor
HPhis immense piano stock
represents only high
grade instruments.
The Stcinway,
Kimball)
Kimbe,
Krell,
Kranich 6t Bach,
Royal,
Hallctt & Davis.
Bush & Gcrtz,
Schirmer,
Whitney,
Hospe,
Victor,
Hinz.
All havo been sold for
years at prices nearly
double our alteration prices
Every Instrument mndo In solid wood
cross-banded veneers of the finest
foreign and domestic woods, represent
ing GENUINE ROSEWOOD. SAN DO
MINGO MAHOGANY, QUAUTEU
SAWED OAK, CURLY FIGURED
WALNUT, EUON1ZED HARDWOOD,
FRENCH WALNUT FINISH, Includ
ing tha now GOLDEN OAK veneers
which nro now becoming so popular
at prices tbat havo never been equaled
on now gods.
New
Pianos
127.00
137.00
148.00
168.00
178.00
Terms $15 down,
nntl S7 per month.
A. HOSPE, 1513-1515
There's a Suggestion
Of spring in our stock. Purch ases here and there. gathered in when the market was
just right. Every purchase made for the spring months lias been mado with a view to
supplying you with what is newest and best, and at the most careJul prices.
furniture.
This week in our dining
room furniture department
wr will show you many
new and special priced
pieces.
$33.50 for a handsome
golden, quarter
sawed, oak sideboard, very
richly and prettily hand
carved and polished, heavy
massive design, yet tho
work is brought out in such
a refined way that makes
it a really artistic piece of
furniture, solid brass trim
mings, one drawer lined,
heavyFreiich bevel pattern
mirror. It's the $38 kind
elsewhere.
$17.00 for a china closet
that you can't
find its equal for less than
$21 olsowhere. It is made
of best quartered oak, hand
polished, golden full swell
front, bent glass door, oak
shelves and oak panel back,
is neatly and artistically
hand carved.
$15.50 for a dining table heavy, solid
and substantial, mado of best quarter
sawed onk, hand pollBhed, has heavy
lens, rope twist and fluted; oval
groove rim, with heavy capped corn
era, 48-Inch equaro top, 8 feet ex
tension $20.00 Is what others ask for
It.
$2.00 Kor a Dlninp Chnlr, the regular
$2.50 cbalr, made of best oak, heavy
and strong, round sent, broad panel
back, quarter Hawed and finished in
tho popular golden oak, either wood
or cano neat.
23 I'attern Pinto Ilneks, In golden and
Flemish onk, or Imitation mahogany
up from $1.75,
Orchard
of tho presidential campaigns he had fly
ing banners acrosn Ilroudway bearing this
legend,
Kor Prcsldout,
COLONEL DAN IUCE,
of
I'cnnsylvanla.
Ills agents laughed nbout It and used It
as an advertising scheme, but tho famous
clown, whose head had been slightly turned
by adulation, entered into the matter seri
ously. Even when his dream was dissipated
STOOLS AND SCARfS
Will bo furnished nt absolute cost)
somo stools as cheap as 23c; somo
scarfs ns low ns $1.00. Remember
tills Is tho grcatcfit nalo nnd 'biggest
cut of prices, nnd tho easiest terms
that havo ever been mado In this city
on brand now organs nnd pianos, nnd
tho prices on our Roods! nro below all
posstblo competition,
SECOND HAND
PIANOS
Very good upright planoe from $87.00
up, on $5.00 monthly payments.
Square Iianos nt $30.00 and $10.00, on
mall payments. Every Instrument
guaranteed na represented. Wo havo
at nil times In tbo quarter of a cen
tury of business mado good any In
strument that did not give perfect
satisfaction. Tho confidence that wo
havo earned has never been betrayed.
Every Instrument
Clean, Dry and
Reliable.
Sale Commences
Monday Morning,
MARCH 19.
New
Pianos 327.00
358.00
Terms $50 down OOO Ail
$15 per month. JOO.UU
Rope Portieres.
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Unquestionably the larg
est assortment of rope por
tieres ever shown in Omaha
elegant variety of colors
and designs, suitable for
almost any door, arch or
window. Prices range from
$1.50 each for full sized
portieres, up to $15
each. Portieres like illus
tration, this week, each,
$3.50 regular $5 grade.
Plain Art Denims.
Best standard goods, in all
colors, 30-in wide, for lloors,
walls, cushionsaud all kinds
of fancy work, only
15c per yard
Upholster Goods
Remnants.
Our March sale of up
holstery goods which clos
ed yesterday, has loft us
with a large lot of remnants
from i yard to 2i ydBlong.
which we are going to close
out at once. Prices will be
about half actual value and
run from 25c to $2.50 yd.
I
& Wilhelm Carpet Co.,
1414-1416-1418 Douglas Street.
ho still strenuously persisted tbat at least
he should bo tent to congrees, Adam I'nre
paugh found him such an attraction that
during the season of IS 65 ho paid him the
uum of $25,000 to becomu an adjunct to tho
Foropaugh Bhow. Tho following two nea
Bons ho received a enlary of $27,500, which
was tho highest ever paid In the clrcuB
business,
llor.r unit llnr.i.
Detroit Journal: The boree and I were
following
Smith-American,
Chicago Cottage,
Crown,
Western Cottage,
Story 6i Clark,
Carpenter,
Kimball,
Hospe.
1'lano Cased Organs, Chapel Organs,
New Organs, Second Hand Organs.
Torn from $2.00 to $0.00 down and
$1.00 to $1.00 per month. Such terms
and such prices wero never heard of
before.
$10, $12, $23,
$27, $29, $32,
$35, $39, $42
Every family that Is in need of nn
instrument can afford to buy at theso
prices and terms. No user putting It
off until n moro favorable time, an tho
opportunity Is nt hnnd, nnd those who
come early aro served first, and will
havo their cholco of the largest va
riety of pianos and ognns ever shown
uudor ono roof.
New
Pianos
187.00
218.00
248.00
267.00
298.00
Terms, $25.00 down
nnd 810 pot month
Douglas
m
Buffets.
$24.50 for a very choice
golden oak quarter sawed,
and band polished, has oval
top drawers, one lined with
velvet, double swell, larger
lined drawer, bird's uyo
maple lined, Mxt) in. pat
tern French bevel mirror, a
very choice dining room
piece, worth $29. 87 pat
terns buffets, $8.50 to $70.
Dlningroom furniture to
please all at right prices.
$9.50 for solid oak side
board, up to $225 each.
$14 for choice quar tor-sawed,
golden oak china
closets, up to $125 each.
$5.35 for oak, golden fin
ish dining table, up to
$90 each.
80c for solid golden oak
cano seat chair, up to
$12 each.
$1.75 for plate rack, any
finish, up to $12.75 each,
for more elaborate ones.
Go Carts and
Baby Carriages.
Ours Is tho most complete assort
ment, all tho now patternn nnd de
nlgns, nil fitted with patent ball bear
ing wheels, rubber tires, foot brake,
any of which can be conveniently fitted
with parasols and cimhloni.
Our new Hecllnlng Oo-Carts aro the
hit of the seaon this week ooly.
$4.73 for do-Cart, solid golden oak
body, patent wheel and foot brake at
tachment, rubber tiros, adjuftablo
foot rost the $6.00 kind whofuver
you go,
o
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Hi
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speaking of tho vogue of electrical motlvo
power, and trying to be dlspnsHlonnte.
"The horse," said the horse, "Is not on
mo!"
"How," I naked In much perplexity, "do
you mnko that out?"
"Because," said the horso, "thero Ih noth
ing on mo but tinned corned beef, except my
hide, which Is shoe calf!"
The liorse, It seemed, was on the ultlmatu
consumor, whoever he might be.
This Salo Includes tho
high clasA Organs: