Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, November 19, 1887, Page 2

NEVINS AND BILL STOUT WIN. They Sccure the City Hall Super- structure Contract. DISMISSAL OF REAGAN BROTHERS Told Not to Remove Their Tools and Appliances From the Grounds Without Written Orders From the Council, The City Hall Contract The members of the board of public works, Messrs. Balcombe, Mayne and Heimrod, met last night and were unanimous in everything brought up for consideration and that was adopted. o insure a speedy disposition and careful considoration of the immense amount of business to be transacted from outside in- terference, the key was kept turnca in the door and no one except members of the press, el of the city council, Engineor Tillotson and Mr. Baker, supe tendent of city building, was admitted. The principal topic receiving attention was the abandoued contract of Regan Bros. and the Jetting of the contract for the completion of Regan Bros.’ unfinished work and the super- structure of the city hall The first matter taken up was the report of the architect, Mr, Myers, who had come from Detroit to inspect the work and put his ob servations in black and white. They ure as follows: Oumatia, Neb,, Nov. of Public Works, Om ntlemen In compliance with your request made to me in regurd to the city hall building and the contract existing between the city of Omahu and Regan Hrothers, and executed on the sd day of September, 1586, I respectfully state: T'he conditions and requirements of said coutract ure already set forth in the con- tract, specitications and plans; each part of the work and material being already dofined Loth a8 to its character, size und form, unc also set forth from the 'time when said work commences und ends, the same being already defined, it is too evident to the undersigned thatthe s an Brothers have not com plied with the conditions and requirements of said contract, nor have the said e Brothers completed their con time perfor suit the ¢ and material furnished so far may ds required, but the same in too many instunces 38 not in accord- anes with the terms of the contract, a large portion of the work performed will of necessity for the safoty of the structure be required to be remoyed. He isc of the schedule of the contractor is already defined as 1o its uses and is not a ontract to set forth the work and uired (sce article 16 of the speci- Under the terms of your con ticle 35 of the specifications, that the board of public works h the right and sole power to_dircct the order of pre ~that the work shall proceed on said foundation. The city council by resolu- tion dirceted that the work on the east wall shall tewmporarily stop. This order from the city council would not prevent the swd Regan Brothers from proceeding with any other portion of the work on suid building. The requirements of the plans clearly de- fine where the top line of basement 8 on said pluns, the stoue steps, areas, water tablo and iron work is clearly shown, and in the stipulations set forth under the terms of t| coutract, und is a part and parcel of the con tract. The costof the work and material yet re- quired to complete suid contract is §20,0090.77. There is no portions of the iron and’ stone work which 18 not in proper position and con- nections, To remedy such defects and the proper protection of ' the foundations during the winter it will cost about fitteen hundred dollars (£1,500) to connect the same, making a total cost of ‘work ) Brothers twenty-one thousand five nine dollars seventy seven cents he contract also” defines the R president of the board of public works so cloarly that the undersigned is of the opinion that us the stipulations of the contract have not been fultitled, that it is eviden our duty to annul the coutract existing betwe the city of Omaha and Regan Brothers, and proceed under the terms of said contract to complete the work und obtain the material so 18 to complete said work in accordunce to the terms of the contract, or let the contract to some responsible builder to complete the' sume, fications). tract, stated it detines et 1o be done by Regan undred Article 10 of the specifications distinetly states that “all material and K- manship required in the erection and completion of the foundation must be of the very best of the several kinds and in strict accordance with the requi ments of the plans, elevations, detail, draw fngs and samples, from which, and’ guid by the plans, the contractor must furnish material and work the plans so line required by the plans, which includes the water table, tloor beam, brick arches, anchors, tie rods and all ‘stone steps and areas us shown and required by the plans. At the line of the beams in the sub-buse- ment there is work extended that is not held in accordance with the requircments of the plans; portions of the walls are built of a character of work uot contemplated by the contract, and in case that Regan Brothers should require payments on suid work, the city engincer would be justified, and in ' fact would be direlict in his duties, should he al- Tow an estimate made or paid until such work was corrected. Therefore, 1 sce no Just reasons why Regan Brothers should stop work on said building on account that the city had not made payments when demanded, or even question the qualities of work returned by the superintendent, and they themselves have not performed the work as required by the contract. After careful examination of the contract and the Y 10 JUSL reason to excuse the refusal to go on and 1 1 shown and set forth on s to complete the basement to a o their contract. fore, under the powers invested by the contract in the undersigned, I.do he wmake the above award and belicve the 10 bo just and true E. K. MyEns. Avrchitect of City Hall Building, Mr. Heimrod submitted the following lution, which was pas Ived, That in_ order to avoid any con- troversy, no material manufactured in prison or by prison or convict labor, s used in the construction of the superstruc- ture of the new eity hall of Omaha, and that contractor to whom the contract is ed accepts the contract with this knowl d ne moved that the bid of William N , contractors for the building superstructure of the new city hall, be ue- cepted and the stylo of stone designated here- The motion was unanimously adopted. 0 bid of Nevins & Co. is $248,500. Mr. Balcombe presented the following vesolutions, which were adoptec at the coutract between the caganBrothers for con structing the basement and sub-basement ¢ the city hall in Omaha should be annulled und cancelled immediately, for the following reasons : 1. The materials furnished are not first- class, nor has the work been performed so far a8 it has progressed in a skillful, and workmanlike manner as stipulated. 2. The work has not been carried on as rap- 1dly as it should have boen. 3. The contract was not. r«un‘)lcwd on or before July 1, 1887, as stipulated 4. The work has been abandoned. 5. Tho said contractors have kept in the employ an unfaithful and incompetoat ov seer of the work, 6. And for the further reason that the con- tractors have not well and faithfully per- formed any of their obligations under said coutract according to the plans and specifications and stipulations therein con- tained to the great detriment of the public interests. William Nevins & Co. offered to complete the untinished work of Regan Brothers on the basement for $19,850.00. Their proposition was_accepted in accordance with the ap- pended resolution offered by Mr. Mayne Resolved, That inasmuch as William Ne- vins & Co. have been awanded the contract for the construction of the superstructure of tho eity hall* and Whercas, Iheir bid for the completion of the substructure is within the amount of the ostimate as furnished by the architect; there fore Resolved, That the contract for the son. vletion of the substructure be awurded to William Nevius & Co. The following estimates were allowed: George W. McKiuney, fSlling lots iz THE OMAHA DAILY BEE: SATURDAY, Smith and Harbaeh's additions £1,44.07; George W. McKinney, fina ding estimate on Howard strect from wenty-second to Tewenty-fonrth, §259.16; World Publishing Company, publishing city Lall proposals, $21 Chairman Balcombe tead the following letter Lixc Neb, Nov, 17.—Hon. St. A. D Balcombe—Dear Sir: 1 see your papers and | 1 union labor der the mis apprehension that 1 desigued or desire to use convict labor in the preparation of material our city hall building upon which Mr. Nevins and myself r ly bid. I wish to wy to you and through you to the other hon- oruble members of your board that I ucither bave such design or desire, and am perfectly willing_that & prohibitory clause should be inserted in our contract should the contract be awarded to us, Yours truly, W. H. B. Storr, The board, through its chairman, Mr. Bal- combe, issucd the appended : Owmana, Nov, 19.--Messrs, Regan Brothers and any others whom it may concern—Gen- tleme You are hereby notificd that your contract for the construction of the basement wall for th v hall buildir ntered into with the eity of Omaha Septeuber 8, 1858, and approved by the city.council September 9, and by the mayor September 11, 1586, is this day annulled and cancelled by me as authorized under stipulations of said contract and the instructions of the board of public vorks, and with the concurrence of the arch- itect of said building and the city engineer. ou are also notified that tho 10 per cent of the wmount of each and every estimate heretofore given you under said contract is retained by and forfeited to the city of Omaha, in addition to the amount secured by the bond as damages which said city may sustain by roason of your failure to compléte said contract in ac- corlance with tho terms - and conditions ther . 1 also notify you that the city of Omaha considors and” declarcs that all buildings, sheds, fenees, machinery, mochanical ap pliances, tools and conveniences of every kind whatsoover, which are at prescnt upon or near by the said foundation premises for use in_construction of said foundation wall will, during its con- struction and during complition, be consid- ered and construed as the property of the city of Omaha and under control of the city cotneil, as additional seeurity against dam agos, and thereforc must not be removed from the premises before the completion of the said fonndation wall, except by the writ- ten consent of the city council, You are also notiffod that this board at its last meoting awarded to William Nevins to o onmtract for the completed portion under your contract for the sum of $19.850.90. Yours truly, S A. D. Barcomne, Chairman, TO THE BRIDGE. A Move to Secure Another Approach to Cross the River. The taxpayers of the First Ward have un- der way an important scheme which is in- tended fo benefit that part of the city and result to the advantage of people in the south- ern and southwestern scctions of the town. It is to open a rondway south of the Union Pacific track to the wagon and pedestrian way on the new Union Pacific bridge. This would enable people to reach the bridge without coming north of the t k to the present appronch and then retrace number of their steps to reach the bridee, while at the same time it would enable people from the Bluffs to go tly to the southern part of the town lie roud proposcd is cast on Pacifie strect which ispaved to Sixth, thence through a couple of lots in block 236 and thence through Lininger A scetion of which 1 seeured for the purpose. There is still a small part of the route which has not been con- aned, but it is thought by the projectors hat will be done in & short time. The conn- cil delegation from the First ward have had the matter referred to them and are working tard on it and are backed by the people of the southern part of the cit Presented to No. 2, 2 clire company was presented last N evening with a lifesized portrait of the famous in the Bill Hunt, an old vet who did service ¢s of 49, when Omaha was in her i It was p ited by Mr. Hunt himself. M John McBride, on behalf of the boys, tendered their thunks in a v eloquent munner, Surprised. Jeff Megeath was surprised at his residence "Phursday night by ubout sixty friends, who spent tho evening in a most enjoyablé man ner. Real Estate Transfers, Simon J Wright and wife to George J L 9, 8,4, 8,10, 11,12, 3 and 48 in North Side add T . 86,000 Bernard itiley ot al to mann et al, port sub-div of and add w d 3,000 Riley et al to 215 of lot 19 Davenport's sub* wd % 3,000 sh Company Roclwell, lot 9 in i aetory place w d 450 and Slef ot 7 in firs . 500 et al, lot v place wd... 50 vk, Tot 5 blk andlot 11 blk s add wd. 1,250 J H Heimgate I Chambers, 16 blk 2, 1ot 24 blk 3, lot 7 blk 6lg, lot 1 bll 10, 1 lot 22 blic 21 and Bedford place w d. William Scholdt and w Suehben, lot 8 blk 2, village of E| horn, w s 600 W Bon and wife to Kolu, lots 1 and 2 uth Omaha, wd....... sievees 1,400 muel P Martin to Simon Netzor ot al, 15 of an acre in w iy of e g of n ol of s et i 2,300 M A Upton wife to Cowley, the s 40 ftof lot 7 blk 97, South Omaha, w d. 1,000 South Omaha Land company to Jacob Kendis, lot S blk 74, w d . HPE nd to Edward Sam: blk 3 in 1st add to South wd . John Sek lot 9 bk 4, Kountz five years, p e TV Louis Schroedor, trustee, to = William Choka, lots 17 and 1 bik 8, Brown Park, wd A % 2,400 A S Billings and lot 4 in Billings'sub div, lot 2 blk 17, W Omaha, wd... HE 600 R C Patterson and wife to 7 H Do, 1ots 14 ‘and 15 blk 7 in Edgewood park, w d s ! 250 E S tood ot 14 bl 9, g South Omaha, wd......... .. 400 John B Regan to Benjamin § Brown, the und 3§ lot 8 blk 7, Jerome park d, w d!! 1,000 ithan Shelton and wife to M wart, lot 5 blk 7, Windso race, wd.... ’ 500 W A Grandjean to L wold, lots 15, 10 and ler place, w d..... 5 q 2,850 D R Archer et al to the public, plat of I};huud o on wig s w i sec 514 E 8 Dundy, jr., to public, plat'of B'S Dundy's, jr.,’ sub-div of lots 13 and 14 blk 6, Hanscom place. . South Omaha Land company to M A Upton, lot 7, blk 87, w d. .o 1,200 A W Nason et al to EN y, lot 12, blk 7, lots 1'and 2, blk 8, in'Ceu- tral wark add, wd.. veaene 9,400 Alice O'Donohoe et al to William Col- fax, lots 1 to 7, blk 16, lots 1 to 6 and 010 14, blk 17, Tots 1o 6 and 8 to 14, Dlk 28, lots & fo to 14, bk 24, lots 1 to 7, blk 25, all in Carthage, W d...... . 26,000 th Omaha Land company to M A Upton, lots 1 to 6, blk 68, wd 1,500 Total sales... creeennd 60,926 Building Permits, The cold weather of yesterday seemed to have a depressing effect on the immediate construction of proposed buildings, and the following two permits were the only ones issued Omaha Gas Manufacturing Co., to re- pair generating house, by substitut- ing iron construetion /' T.J. Rogers, barn, 87th and Howard. CONTINENTAL GLORY. Achicved in the Opening of the Parlor Clothing Store Last Night. Last evenitig the doors of the Continental clothing house on the northeast corner of Fifteenth and Douglas streets were thrown open to the people. Thirtean elsctrio lights and a hundred gas jets illumined the place Five thousand people passed around the in terjor of the store, and between the tables loaded with wearing apparel of all kinds, and retired with the feeling that the occasion reminded them of the magnificence and coum pleteness which characterize the great cloth ing establishments in the targest cities of the country. No finer store than that of the Continental clothing house is to be found in the eity. It fronts upon Douglas and Fiftecnth streets, and has such @ supply of both natural and ar tificial light that the purchuser need never be ataloss to determine the nature, ture and worth of the garment he is examining Tho fixtures are of hard wood, beautifully carved and otherwise embeliished, The beauty of their grain is brought out by oil, the meretricious ornament of paint which may read iy transform pine into mahogany, being set aside. These fixtures, or those of them at least which are set against the wall, are stocked with an indefinite variety of un- derwear and gentlemen's furnishing goods, hats, caps, gloves, ties, scarf pins, shirts, g in fact anything in this line which be desired by a person of fastidious as ‘well as of simple tastes. There is nothing, however, among them of the shoddy order, They are all of the practical and worthy order, each_articlo in’ every in- stance being worth the money which is honestly sted for its exchange. In the north end is a handsomely decorated parlor with a suite of dressing rooms in the former of which a purchaser, after having attired himself in his new habiliments, may view himself in picr plate mirrors which extend from the tloor to the top of the surrounding wall. On the east side is another finely par- titioned place in which the cashier und” book- keepers will be quartered, The features of elegance and reliability which characterize the furnishing department also distinguish the clothing stock. This was amply demonstrated to several thousand people who improved the opportunity last evening to inspx the material and work- manship of hundreds of the garments which were spread upon the tables, The tables of the institution number 118, each of them twelve feet long, and those of them on the first floor _were last night piled chin high with the finest variety of goods imaginable. The stock carried by this firm is valued at $125,000. It was attended by a corps of twenty salesmen, eyery one of whom was, in appearance and _demeanor, & gentle- man, with whom to' make @ deal’ or cxamine a garment wonld have a pleasant contr to that which is sometimes experienced when a sale is not offec Those salesmen 89 'med to realize the ideal of the successful venderentertained by the proprietors and whom the visitor pects to find in the store, becauso in large letters and frames upon the wall, proprictors give the public to understand what expected of every attache in the way of court and care. In like manner the firm hay emblazoned the prin- siples which actuate them in the conduct of their business prineiples which familiarity with the members assures one will be adhercd to and which insensibly con- duce to a feeling of friondliness at once be- tween the purchaser and those from whom the purchase has been made, At intervals along the counters and fables » displayed floral decorations, which were warmly appreciated by the ladics, and at- acted the longing gaze of many of the stronge) The crowd was incessant in its passage through the store until about 10 o'clock, at intervals, the interest of theoccasion being heiehtened by the excellent music of the Sec- ond infantry band “The Continental rlothing four immense establishments, the other three being in cach of the eitics of Boston, New York, and Des Momes, Ia._The stora here comprises %00 square feot. With the ground and structure, which latter is an ornament to the city, the advent of the enterprise repre- v of stock, £200.000. The pro- Loomis & Co., whose ‘xtensive with _the country. They have been in_ tho business for more than one-third of a century and in that period have built up an immense trade which is solely for their own manufactured goods which gives employment to salesmen, accountants and artisans of nearly 1,000 hands. One of the features of this firm, and one which is a guaranty of the expressed desire to please, is that after a party has made a purchase with which he is not. satis- fied, he may return and he will receive his money without a request to malko a change Incidental to the opening last night was the distribution of souvenir cards, and an admirably illustrated and valuablo book, which was full of information for all classes of people. The opening was pronounced a success. Evory appointment was complete and o pronise more than realized. It was the work of many days and still more numerous hands, but it was all the result of the _master-minds . W. Loomis and W. A. Wright, of the mpany, each of whom_ {llustrate 'in both person and manner the ideal of successful business men and managers, whose coning while, of course, beneficial to the selves, is one of the recent achievements of which Omaha must be proud. At 10:30, a banquet at the Millard was ten- ¢ firm to the newspaper men and the cle patab- lishment. Over thir nt, and Mr. Loomis pry wore served, fter which “Now ' firm, house is one of reputation is limit of the t0 by nearly every person present. e WINDS DID BLOW. Printers Léave the Re- publican Building. Shortly before midnight last night the wind blew a gale for several hours, The dust was swept up from the streets and filled tho eyes of nocturnal pedestrians. Through- out the city the effect of the wind was visible, goods boxes, ash barrels and gutter sizns wore swept i various directions. Awn- ings were wrecked. and permanent signs were blown down to such -an extent that men on coming down street this morning will, in all probability, be led astray if_the, depeénd on the signs 1o locate them. Tree and shrubbery succumbed to the force of tho galo, and strdzgling evidenco of the dumago done in this direction was visible on all sides. Building: and in many parts of the city temporary staging on structures under way of completion were blown down. TH Editors a The building of the Republican, cor- ner of Tenth and Douglas street, swayed and shivered with every blast of the wind and shortly before 1 o’clock there was a general walk-out of editors, reporters and printers. Of the latter class the fore- man and assistant foreman only remained, and the typos took refuge in the hallways of adjoining buildings to await an abatement of the wind's eccentriciti The Alleged Damond Thieves. Frank Bruce, J. W. Shaw and James Eaton, the alleged diamond thieves, were tried before Judge Berka yesterday and put under $1,200, 8500 and $1,000 bonds respec- tively. in default they went to jail to await trial before the district court, Labor Meeting. ‘There will be a public meating of the Cen- tral Labor union on Sunday, November 20, at2:30 p. m,at Royal Arcanum hall, 1314 Douglas street. All workingmen of the city are invited to attend. — - Internal Revenue Collections. Yegterday's Internal revenue collections amounted to $8,171.63, -—— Bayard's New First Assistant, WasnINGTON, Nov. 18.—The ofice of first assistant secretary of state has been tendered by Secretary Bayard to George L. Rives, of the New York bar, and has been accepted. Mr, Rives is of & Virginia family. His grand- father was sonator from Virginla, and twice American minister, e A Schooner Lost. Kixestoy, Ont., Nov, 18.—The schooner Glenova, grain laden, from Duluth, was lost by the propeller Gl rry ot Presque Isle last night in & - gale thrén, he tow line oaking. It is hoped the v‘heuu" witl turn up — e Two peruits, aggregating, .iiureees.§ 6,800 | 51 righit.. Her crew numbers seven men. Mra, Whitney in Washington. Wasmserox, Now, 1 Mrs. Whitney re- turned to Washingtou this afternoon. She said the secretary was much improved in health and would come back to Washington next week. He is still unable to do any work, however, and it will be some time before he assumes full charge of the navy department. A Cheeky Corporation MixNEAroLts, Nov. 18.—~The Northern Pacific company will not only refuse to obey ate order of the state railrond commis- sioner, reducing passengor rates from 4 to 3 cents per mile, but will resist every attempt to enforce it by an appeal to the federal courts, [——— Burning Up the “Boomers." Forr Wonrn, Tex., Nov., 18.—News was received here to-night to the effect that the Indians are burning the Oklahoma country. No cause is nssigned for the alleged out- break. The supposition is that there is an uprising against the “boomers.” b adiidily Close of Lumber-Sawing. MiNsEAPOLIS, Nov. 18.—The lumboer-saw- ing season is practically tinished, and the mills still rnnning will probably shut down to-morrow. About 200,000,000 feet, or 60,000,000 loss than last year, have been cut — Jumped the Track. Tenne Havte, Ind,, Nov. 15.—An engine and coach of a train on the Vandalia road jumped the track near Brazil. The passen ors escaped. Engincer Yelton was Kille and Brakeman Robertson soriously injured. — A STRANGE METAMORPHOSIS. Story of a Girl Who Changed Into a Young Man, Boston Globe: The remarkable story of Kittie Russell is much less remark able than that of Commissioner Charles Fear, who walked the streets of Boston u fow days ago, and whose relatives live in this city. School Commissioner Charles Foar livesat Ripley, N. Y. He is well educated, as indicated by his of- ficial position, and is a young man ap- parently about thirty years of age, of slight build and of "a” femiine cast of feature. Ho isa man highly esteemed by his neighbors and fellow-citizens, and although at one time very sensitive touching his peculiar carecr, he has now learned to hear his own story with- out taking offense, for which reason all the names and places connceted with his history ave given that they may be verified by any who doubt the accuracy of this strange tale. Commissioner Charles Fear was once the betrothed wife of Herbert Covell, and was the belle of the little village of Ripley, N. Y., the following are the facts of the motamorphosis Ripley is a small town near the stato line that divides New York and Penn- sylvania, There lived Hon. James W. Baxter. Near by the Baxter farm was a small farm owned by one Owen Fear, who had quite a number of young chil- dren. One of these was Rosa, who, after graduating at the' grammer school of the town, went out to service and found a congenial position in the family of Mr. Baxter. In that pleasant home she lived for some years, and it while there she carned the love of Herbert Lucius Covell, now a clergyman _and living in St. Paul, Minn. Farmer Ba ter gave the young man the run of his house, and when the question had heen popped and Miss Rosn Fear had prom- ised to be Mr. Covell in the spring, he insisted that the wedding should take place at his home The marriage day wasbut four months off when a great change was observed in Miss Rosn. She who was the bright and vivacious village belle became dull and despondent, and without any appar- ent reason. Hor lover was as [aithful and true as , and her friends were kind and loving as of old, but Miss Ros: shunned the society which she had pre- viously courted, and went about her houschold duties as though burdened with some great trouble. Her strange conduct noticed by a visitor at the Baxter homestead, a surgeon, Do AL AL Freeman, now a lawyer, as well a physician, and chairman of the Eri county republican committ He lives at 8 East Seventh street, Ervie, Pa. Miss Fear was much perturbed over Dr, Free- man’s notice of her, and one morning she was missing. Search was made, but tosa could not be found anywheve, = All her clothes were left behind, but a suit of clothes that had been in Dr, Free- man’s trunk had been removed. The apparel left behind by the young woman showed that she had not taken so much as an apron of her wardrobe, and after walting some weeks in the hope that the mystery would be cleared up, the conviction forced itself upon the minds of all that Rosa had cloped with some unknown swain, and had concealed her identity in man’s attire. People of the village were loath to cast reproach upon the name of such an amiable girl, but the stern evidence of her disgraceful flight and the larceny of the doctor's suit could not be gainsaid, and before the time came around when pretty Rosa Fear was to have been married to Lucius Covell her name and her shame wer held up as warnings to other village maidens inclined to I A {1 ar luw-xl away, and still nothing was heard of Rosa Fear. He b cents w almost broken-hearted over herdis- appearance, and the young man who was to have married her abandoned his pur- pose to set up business for himself as o pumpmaker, got religion, and tried to drown his grief in the study of theologs He succeeded so well that he w [ dained, married another girl, and is now the father of four boys. One day, four years after the disap- pearance of Rosa, a tastefully attived young man alighted from a Luke Shore train at the Ripley depot and procecded briskly to the old Fear farm. Knocking at the door, the young man was nsked his business by & younger sister of Ros The stranger smiled and asked if news of Rosa Fear would be accepted. The sister almost pulled the yoing man into the hduse, and warned him in advance that if any harm_had befallen poor Rosa through his machinations he had better beware of her father’s vengeance. The young man threw her a kiss for answer, and then, scizing her by the wrist, proceoded to hug her with great familiarity. Of course the maiden told him to unband her, and of course he did nothing of the kind, for the young fellow was Rosa hers ,self or himself, When his identity had | been proclaimed, explanations were in order, and Rosa, or Charles Fear, as she | was henceforth to be known, told a re- markable story of physical change which would better adorn the columns of a sci- entific journal than the columns of a paper like the Globe. It was a l noew: story, however, which was perfectly sat- isfactory to medical science. and young I who had been four yearsin tho Michigan lumber region, settled down to work on the farm, For a time he was an object of curios- ity among #hose who had Known him as u damsel, but the novelty wore off, and Fear entered into a business partner- ship with one of the old admirers and suitors for his hand, one Elmer John- son, who had threatencd to d self when the news of Rosa's intended marriage was announced. They got along so_well that he, who would have died for Rosa, made a big pile of money, which, by a tricky transaction. his part- ner was cut off from sharing. Then Charles Fear sought a position as teacher in the public schools, He was accepted, and finally beeame pri cipal. The town elected him to its councils, and since then he has been elected to several positions of trust. This story can be verified in every own him- detail by ‘application to the partics named above, Truth compels the riter to state t Charles Fear (nco Fear) not married, nor He will die as he lived, a and esteemed for his by all who knew Rosa 1y to be. spinster-bacl excellent qualit him. ath el s Job lot of imported toys. Call at Meyer & Raapke. A — A Cry of Despair. Bill Nye in New York World: PrrsoNan—Will the young woman who edited the gravy department and correeted proof at our pie foundry for two daysand then jumped the game on the evening that we were to have our clergymen to dine_with us please come back or” write to 82 Park Row saying where she left the crackers and cheese. Come back, Wilhelmina, and be our little sunbeam once more. Come back and cbuster around our hearthstone at s0 much per cluster. If you think best we will quit having compuny at the house, especially people who do not belong to your set. We will also strive, O so hard, tomake it pleasanter for you in every way. 1f wad known four or five years ago that children were offensive to you it would have been different. But it is too late now. All we ean do is to shut themup inabarn and feed them through a knot-hole. 1f they shrick loud enough to give pain to your throbbing brow, let no one know, and we will overcome any false sentiment we may feel towards them and send them to the Tombs. Since you went away we can see how wicked and selfish we were and how lit- tle we considered your comfort. We miss your glad smile, also your Tennes- see marble cake and your slat pie. We have learned a valuable lesson since you went away, and 1t is that the blame should not have rested on one alone, It should have been divided, leaving me ;n “v:u' half of it and my wife the other half, Where we erred was in dividing up the blame on the basis of tenderloin steal or peach cobbler, compelling® you to bear half of it yourself. hat will not worl, Wilhelmina, Blame and pr serves do not divide on the same Dbasis. Weo are now in favor of what may be called asliding seale. We think you will like this better. We also made a grave mistake in the matter of nights out. While young I formed the wicked and pernicious habit of having nights out myself. I panted for the night air and would go a long distance and stay outa long while to get enough of it for a mess and the bring it home in a paper bag, but I ean see now time for me to remain indoors » if T can do anything cvenings while you are out that will assist you, such ns stoning raisins or neighbori ndows command me. I am 1o cook, of course, but [ can peel apples or grind coffos, or hpld your. houd Tor you when youneed sympathy. I could ulso soon learn to do the plain cooking, I think, and friends who come to sec us after this have agreed to bring their dinners. There is no on why harmony should not be restoved amongz us and the old sunl < to our roof tree. Another thing T wish to write before T close this humiliating personal. I wish to take back my harsh and bitter words about your singing. I said that you sang lik hingle-mill, but I was mad when 1 said it and I wronged you. I was maddened by hunger and you told me that mush and milk was the proper thing for a brain- worker and you refused to give me any dope on my dumpling. Goaded to mad- ness by this, I said that you sang like a shingle-mill, but it was not my better, higher nature that spoke. It was my grosser and more gastric nature that asserted itself, and I now desire to take it back. You do not sing like a shingle mill—at least so much as to mislead a practiced ear. Your voice has more volume and when your upper register is closed is mellower than any shingle-mill I ever heard, Come back, Wilhelmina, you every hour. After you went away we tried to sct the bread as we had seen you do it, but was not success. The next day it came off the nest with a litter of small 1low rolls which would easily resist the action of acids. If you cannot come back, will you please write and tell me how you ‘are ting along and how you contrive to insert air-holes into home-made bread. We need Chronic Cannot b cured by local applications. Tt1s n constl- tutional disease aid 0 1 constitutional remedy like Hood's Sarsaparilla, which, working through tho blood, eradicates the impurity which causes and pro- motes the disense, and 8001 STCLS & peri At the same time Hood's Sacsaparil| Whole system, and makes you feel renewed in strength und health. T sure to get Hood's. “Ihavo used Hood's Sarsaparilla for catareh with y BRtIsfactory results. | recelved moro permnnent w it than from sny other remedy.” M. E. bi wuseon, encies gerous Tend Characterize caturrh. The foul matter dropping into the bronchial tubes or lungs, may bring on bronchitia or consumption, which reaps an immense barvest of deaths annually. Henco the necessity of giviog Catarrh immediate attention. Take Hood's Barsa- parilln before it 18 100 late. “Ihave been troubled with that annoying disease, nasal catarrh, and bave taken all kinds of blood puris Hers, but never found relief tll I used Hood's Sarsu- purilla, which 1 am that 1s Claimed. Hurrah for Hood's Sarssparilial” J. L. ROUTT, Marksburg, Ky. Catarrh suffercd severely from chronio catarrh, arising 0 lmpure blood. It becamo very bud, cansing bronchial tubes and u troubl cough, which gave great anxiety to my friends and myself, as two brothers died from bronchial oy tion. 1 tried miany medicines, but recefved n ft. Lwas at last induced Lo try Hood's Sursaparila, and I am not the same man in health or feolings. My catarrh 13 cured, my thront I8 entirely well, and a dyspepsia trouble, with sick headache, huve all dis. appeared.” K. M. LINCOLN, 3 Chauwbers St., Boston. “Try the peculinr medicin Stuffe i Up Feelin “For several years I have been troubled with that terribly disagreeable disease, catarrh, 1 took Hood's Sarsaparilla with the very best resuits. It cured me of that continued dropplog in my throat, and stuffed up fecling, 1t has also helped my mother. wao taken it for run down state of health trouble. 1recommend Hood' d medicine.” Mus. 8. D, I 0d's Sarsaparilia cured we of rrh, 80; bronchial tubes, and terrible headuch GruoNs, Hamilon, Obio, nd kidney Hood’'s Sarsaparilla 80id by ali druggists. §1; 81 for'®. Preparad oaly by C. 1. HOOD & 00, Apothecaries, Lowell, Mass. 100 Doscs One Dollar C. L HOOD & CO., Apothecaries, Lowell, Mase. 100 Doses One, Dollar l S0ld by all druggists. §1; six for 8, Propared only by NOVEMBER 19. 1887 EXTRA! This will be an extraordinary week for buy- ers of Extra Fine Clothing. Extra size men, whether extra large, tall. short or thin,will find an extra surprising number of really fine suits, overcoats and trousers to fit their pockets as well as their person. Plain every-day folks that have heretofore made a virtue of anecessity and bought ‘‘hand- me-down” clothes, can buy of us the choice of fine merchant tailor made clothing at about half the original price, whilst we make every necessary alteration free of charge. 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Now come, citod, two dlstinguished members of the thoat: profession, who gFatefully teatify Lo the wonder. v auulities of thie Bpeclnd in thelr lnd- are herowith sub: mitted ublio without_further comment-—let them speak foF themselves. The lady 18 & member of amous Thalla Theatre Compauy, of New Yok, sud formerly of tho Residence Theatre, Berltn, Gor many, and of MeVicker'yStock Compauy, of Clicako. The kentleman is & well known_member of the New Theatre Company. Both are well known circles tn this couatry and tn Europe. Charlotte Randow's Tentimony. New Yomk, May 8, 1897, Swift Bpecific Company, Atlanta, Ga. : Gentlemen—Having been apnoyed with pimples, eruptions und roughness of the skiu, from bad con® ditlon of my blood, for more than a year, I used a leading preparation’or’sarsaparilla and other advor tisud remedlea to no effect. Thon I consulted a prom. dnent physician, and from his treatinent recelved B0 bament il conaluded so try the 8 8.8 rent. 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