Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, April 7, 1889, Page 16

$28, On Easy Payments. An ornament to any Parlor, ‘‘Beat 1 his if You Can,” $9.50. Payments, *Beat This of You Can. #$1.06 worth #3.50. “Beat This if You Can.” On Easy Weekly or Monthly % $4.75 EXTENSION TABLES.. WALNUT MARBLE TOP TABLE BREAKFAST LEAF TABLES. BED LOUNGES BOOK CASES SIDEBO ARDS DOUBLE MATTRESS! DOUBLE WIRE SPRINGS WOOD SEAT CHAIRS COOKING STOVES. . RUGS. PLUSH ROCKERS PARLOR SUITS. COMFORTS. PILLOWS. Prices! worth §: worth worth worth worth worth , worth worth worth worth 5, worth worth worth worth worth worth .40, worth 16.00 6.00 18.00 12.00 35,00 Cheap at ¥ ; “Beat Thisif You Can” BEI: $10 worth of goods, 81 per week ; 4 per month. 50, worth $60. money. “Beat This vorth $10, Finest bed fer SUNDAY, APRIL 7. 1859.—~SIXTEEN PAGES. asinroits least if You Can,” . 85, “Beat This if You Can.” $25 worth of goods, $1.50 per wecek; $6 per month, $50 worth of goods, $2 per week; $8 per month, $75 worth of goods, $2.50 per week; $1o per month. $100 worth of goods, $3 per week; §12 per month. $200 worth of goods, $5 per week; $20 per month, Nice Smyrna Rug with every purchase of $10 and over. Beautiful Rocker with every purchase of $10 and over. DOWN. AMONG THE HOOSIERS ‘William Nye Wanders Through the Jimson Weeds. THE CELEBRATED GAS GALORE. The Flight of Daniel W. Voorhces— Letter to P. Wales Introducing John ©. New—Fragrant Ranch —Price of Eggs in Fairmont. Bill Nye's Thinks. (Copyright 1859, by Edgar W. Nye.) The past week we have been gaily ricocheting to and fro over the state of Indiana. Indianais keenly alive to the great possibilities in store for our com- mon country., Indiana believes that good men should be at the helm, and she has also in mind several of those who would be willing to attend to the helm business if urged to do so. Kokomo is the headquarters for nat- ural gas, Those who desire to observe this phenomenon should not forget to visit Kokomo, Twenty-one years ago an oil company bored down nine hun- dred feet or so in search of oil in what 18 now called the gas belt. At that depth the drill broke off, and as no one in the neighborhood was strong enongh in the front teeth to pull it out, it has remained there ever since. The providential feature about it is that had the drill gone a few feet farther, gas in great quantities would have been turned loose and no one would have known what to do with it. Now it is regarded as a blessing, while at that time it might have scared the people out of the country. Gas was ais- covered by a dentist at Findlay, Ohio. first, I believe. He had & cistern, through the water of which he noticed little bubbles percolating from time to time. This gas had a slight odor re- sembling the tomb of the Capulets, The doctor placed a large inverted sheet iron funnel over the cistern and to the apex he attached a pipe leading to his kitchen stove. By changing the grate a little he was enabled to utilize this gas for cooking and heating purposes for many years before any great notice was taken of it. Being of an inventive turn of mind, he arranged a scheme by which he was enabled to light the fire in the morning without getting out of ‘When a great man comes to Kokomo, instead of calling out the band, they take him to the biggost gas well and touch it off for him. So far it has worked very well, except in the case of Honorable Duniel W. Voorhees, was thinking over the late war at #he time the well was blown up. and s was s0 startled that he ran all the may to Indianapolis, it is said, surrren- i to.every one he met on the way. was heard to say as he poulticed his dmmortal soul with a flagon of Matt ing’s celebrated anodyne for man and beast, that he would rather fill a d’s grave any day than to be 1o death on a foreig lmm(}.' forring to politics in Indiana, [have mn the :reuutwn to furuish th .Ioll: dng Jetter of iutroduction to Coloned John C. New, so that he have a chance to feel lonely while'in London. KokoMus, Ind., March 20, 1 A. E. Guelph, Room 18, Marlborough House:—Dear Prince: This will intro- duce to your notice my friend, Colonel John C. New, who goes among you in & kindly spirit, representing our govern- ment in a commercial way. Show him the town and introduce him to your mother. Should the queen ever play old sledge at eventide she will find Colonel New an excellent partner, yet always keenly alive to the importance of turning a jack at the proper time. Colonel New is a scholarly man, yet withal, simple and unassuming in his munners. He is the most democratic republican I ever knew. I would like to impress on you, also, the importance of cultivating ‘Triendly diplomatic rela- tions with him. He is the editor of the Indianapolis Journal, a paper whose friendship means a great deal to a ris- ing young prince. Do not offend Colonel New, for he can injure you very much if he should take a notion ~ especially in Indiana. Some day you are liable to be king, instead of the red-faced nine-spot that you are at this time. When that day comes, Bert, you don’t want the Indianapolis Journal down on you. As king of Great Britain and mortzagee of Ireland you should have the press on_ your side ere you begin to reign. If I were in your place, I would on presentation ot this letter at the hands of Colonel New, immediately open up friendly diplomatic relations with America by subscribing for the Journal for a year, including the Sun- day edition. his will do yov no harm, but, on the other hand, 1t will show that you take an iuterest in us. If I could see you for a few hours, I could give you some points on the policy for You to pursue ou assuming the portfolio of king, which would make your reign perfectly solid with the ueop?e and give you a steady job as long as you live. Colonel New ¢an tell youa good many things about it and how to work your home conventions and primaries in the intevest of harmoany. He ie the great- est man for harmony you ever saw. If he cannot be harmonious he asks to be excused from the game. Many years ago he played a very good conservative game of poker, but when he became a newspaper man, he came out and took higher ground. Youmight possibly again awalen his interest in the game. I could not promise, Colonel Now was the gentleman who, many years ago, when the country was also new and infested with bears, and rattlesnakes wore so plentiful that sober man took his life in his hand, as you might say, sat up quite late in the evening playing draw poker with two of his friends and a stranger who was short one eye. The purty played a preusr stiff gawe up to 12 o'clock, it is stated, and the gentleman with one eye hud all the stakes. At this moment Colonel New arose and, putting a little machine oil on the mechanism of a large eight pound revolver which he hid in his overcoat, laid the toy on the table near him. Then tearing the wrapper from a fresh pack of curds, he said briefly but with great warmth: “‘Gentlemen, we will now proceed with a new pack. I do not wish to charge any gentleman with cheating, or to call any names, ana { will not do so0, but,” said he, taking a pecan from his peeket and cracking it with the butt of his revolver, *af a.y gentleman should again undertake to stock the cards or monkey with the tardy but natural growth of straights and ‘l}ushcs. we will shoot out his other eye. Mr. see that the celonel isa ‘ying time, and though ring generaily to endure a great ather than to do one, he would not hesitate in case of a difference be- tween rival powers or hot words over the relative values or crowned heads, to climb over the table and make you show your hand or go home with' an italicised nose. I say all this for your sake, Mr. Guelph, for you dou’t kiiow what morn- ing you miy be called saddenly by the first assistant custodian of the reigning tools and told to jerk the sceptre over a great nation. Keep friendly with the Amecrican people and do’ the square thing by the press. When you are called upon to nssume the throne, I honestly think it wonid do you no harm to run & double column ad in the leading papers for a year or two, until you felt secure as King, then you could gradually order out these ads and call attention to your reign by means of announcen.ents on the fences. With these remarks 1 will close, thanking you in advance for any cour- tesy shown to Colonel New and hoping to hear from you at your earliest con- venience. The letter of which the above isa copy, has been forwarded to the new consul general at London, and I sin- cerely hope may be of use in opening up more friendly relations with a country which certainly hus had the laugh on us ever since Lord Sackville West was made to contribute himself to our cam- paign fund, Indiana, among other distinct fea- tures, is the proud possessor of the only successful skunk ranch in the world, of which we know, at least. If there are any other skunk ranches now on a pay- ing bosis T have not yet visited them. The domestication of ‘this little rhodo- dendron has so far been left to Mr. Joseph Lininger, near Huntington. Ho has a ranch there of this kind and goes into society very little indeed, I'am Few go tosee him and his gro- we handed over the fence to him by means of a fishing pol Skunks most prized for their fur and also their oil. The oil is not used on salad as many suppose, but as i reim- edy for croup. Skuuk’s oil is worth 10 cents an ounce, and the contest between a tablespoonful of it and a case of cr is sanid to be entively one sided. Lininger bégan wich fourteen of these animals. He now has several hundred of them, and can buy any of the adjoin- ing farms at his own price. Last summer he used to go to church at Huntington every Sunday morning, but this year the church is paying him 5 a weeei to pray in secret. The skunk is said to possess strong affection for the human being, but in most instances it is not returned. The sikunk resembles the elophant in one respect, viz., because he cannot climb a tree, Mv. Lininger says this little animal does 1ot require tmuch food, and even that little is of the. very plainest kind. And yet he 1s an offal eater after all, The sac which suppiies the liitle heliotrope with his all-pervading scent- iments may be easily removed, says Mpr. Lininger, and then the animal is us harmless and even more devoted than the common house cat. Possibly that may lead to the general adoption of this animal as a house pet some day, and along with the stingless bulldog our houses will be filled with delight. Then the New York landlord who can- not lot us have a house if we ave inju- dicious enough to be parents aud pub- licly admit it can let his high stoop n stoue, front to a poodle dog 1n- nary or a skunk aquarium,and thank heaven that he is not encouraging American children 1n our great me- tropolis, Here in Indiana there lives at Fair- woeunt an hous and deserving green- grocer and tradesman, whose name I NoteOur Terms: 615N did not succeed in g todo well. He does not prevaricate. does mnot try to misrepresent. ged along the front of the store he exhibits vegetables of all kinds, fruitin season, butter and eggs. All look sweet and clean. Eyer o is neatiy ar- ranged. Hung over these articles ute the price m Coming along the eg g counter you discover a shingle on whic h is printed with shoe bracking: ting. He deserves BaGs, 8 Cexts, Goon, 15 CeNT Noticing the large number of 8-cent eggs soid during the day. we have ean- celled our lectura date licre and will go away on the afternoon train. BiLL NYE. e MUSICAL AND DRAMATIC. M. B. Leavitt is to add a theater in Den- ver, Colo., to his mulitifariouy managerial schemes. The Boston Herald says of Jesse Bartlett Davis that ‘her dramatic power has sur- prised even her most devoted admirers,” Her von Bulow, the famous pianist and conductor, is warmly welcomed in New York after an absence from this country of twelve years, ‘The latest down ci the not pariicularly ve title of “*Reu- ben Glue.” It would make a suitable titie for some advance agents. Nat Goodwin muy bring “The Book- maker,” a comedy by J. W. Pigott, formerly of the Lyceum company, which was pro- duced successfully ib London quite recentiy. Bertha Ricel, for some time prima donna of the Casino Opera company, is ill at Bos. ton with consumption. Miss Bella Urqu hart has taken her place in the Casino com- pany. At a recent matinee performance in Lon- don for the benefit of Mr. Walter Joyc Charles Wyndham, Mr. Thorne, Mr. Rig ton and Mrs, Bernard Heere appeared in the tivst act of “*Money.” George Fortesque threatens to leave E, E. Rice's torces and start out as astar. He carried a similur threat into execution once ana the result was “Well Fed-Dora" law- suits, anguish and lots of debts. The auditorium of Abbey & Schoeffel’s new theater in Boston, work .on which is to bewin this week, 15 desigued to hold 1,800 people. ‘The cornerstone is to be laid by Miss Mary Anderson if she is able to be present. Miss Julia Marlowe, who suffered from an affection of tne throat, amd net nervous pros- tration, as wus generally. staigd, hus entirely recovered, a teJogrum receivest in New Y ork from her manager reports, The German tenor Wasntel celebrate the fifticth aumiversary of his en- trance into the musical profession. The purt of the Postillon de Lonjumeau he las sung no less than u thousand.yimes, ‘The present season at Dglyds theater, York, will end on the 27th of April. ; son and Dalilah” may Le .depended upon to 1ill the house up to that time. On the 20th the summer season will be begun by Rosina Vokes. An event of unusual inkerest occurred at the Windsor theater, New York, in the pro- professional debut 'of Miss Dide Ranlkin, the elder daughter of McKee Iltunkin and Miss Kittie Blanchard, both of whom are promipent stars in the dramatic world, Oue of the lutest theatrical boows in Eng- land s ‘‘an entirely new version’ of *Lust Lynue,” The heroive will be played by Laura Villiers, who 1s reported to have made a hit in “As in a Looking-Glass.” Miss Villier's repertory is apparently selec The New Yorkers are so (ar from being satiated with German opera that many of them engage seats for the performances of Wagner's music-dramas 0 Philadelphia, where the Metropolitan company have begun a successful season, ew York appetite for musie pure and simple requires proof in view of the fact that Mr. ‘fhomas’ recent orcuestra concerts in Chickering hall have been very thinly at- tended, and the best of wixed concerts have drawn small audiences. will snortly BLISS IN HAVANA CLOUDS. Experienced by Omeaha Smokers ‘With Many Branches of tho Weed. SIMPLE AND REFINED TASTES. Men Who Smoke Seldom, Often, and Ihose Who Are Alnost.Contin- uaily “Pulling” at a Cigar. Colonel Sharp always smokes weed in tho market., Ther t00 1z0od for him and he is ve lur what he lights. Henry Cady, of the Chics compuny, buys a frec smok nothing about the pri very varticular what he smoke: > gulius 8. Cooley wants to shake dice for his smokers and invaria- no cig particu- Prank smokes impo 3 cigars and is cusi Dr. George L. Miller is partial to im- ported zoods. Richard Berlin always buysaquantity of cigars, but never smokes them hini- self. He says he curries them for his friends. pecht smokes Key West goods isfiea. Merriam is a good customer He smokes a large cigar ents for each one he lights, . P. J. Nichols always wants a fresh im- ported Havana. Judge Anderson is a good judge of the weed and always buys fresh Key West goods. J. S. Smith is a domestic smoker and 5 three for a quarte J. I'vitts Hunter s ported cigar Ralph By West goods, Willinm Gurley always cigar and wants it for 10 c 8. A, Orchard is smole it is through the highest pr can get. H. Huntington is an almost incessgnt smoker and prefers Key West goods. “Buck” Buckinghdm, the Union Pacific car accountant, is o good judge of an imported cigar, and smokes Koy West. Mayor quarter Roods. Colonel Wilcox is a man ea fied, and knows a good ecig partial to Key West goods, J. McCague is hard to suit in his se- He wants something alces dice for im- envidge also wants Key of o ake a whifl ce cigar he three-for-a- domestic is a smokes Brouteh man - and ily satis- He is lection of eiga new. Arthur Briggs is a smoker of stogies. )r. De Wardner smokes Henry Clay domestic cigars, Samuel Rees is a hurd smoker, but can easily be satistied, . P. Dayjs pkes often and is not particular as to what the weed is. Dick MeCormick knows a good : when he lights it. As a rule he smok imported goods. G. W. Ames puffs the smoke from fine cigal w. i ial 1o the im- ported Albright is par wry Clays. George K. Pritchett smokes the same brand of cigars. A. Kirshbraun is easily pleased as to his “smokers.” ® d Smith can’t stand a strong eiza He ealls for the “blondes,” and is very select in ks weeds, Hc holds onto the Baby Carrviages $2.50 to §30 “lecnt This if You Can,” Sold on Time Payments. Wants to’ by seen 10 bo apprect *“Beat This if You £0.50. Worth 818, **Beat T his if You Can.” These PRICES] BRUSSELS CARPETS. INGRAIN CARPETS.. ROCKERS...... LACE CURTAINS. .. BABY CARRIAGES REFRIGERATORS . ICE CHESTS........ WASH BOILERS. HUNTER’S SIFTERS ROLLING PINS. FLAT IRONS DECORATED TEA SETS. DINNER SETS, 108 picces MIRRORS. . worth worth worth worth worth worth worth worth worth worth , worth worth worth worth worth worth 4.00, . 12,50, srmosa and hurns up about one dol- worth every day. red Millard usually. cries for ‘‘that very nice little imported cigar. I got some of them here the other day.” Francis Dana is one of the most ex- pert smokers in town. He invariably calls for a small specimen of the weed. It must be imported and not too dry. V. Babcock never touches a smoker that costs less than “‘two-for-twenty- five cents,” and generally selects the dark wrappers. C. N. Dietz generally buys his cigars by the box, and takes those that retail at three for a half. Ed. Horne, division superintendent of the Elkhorn, is a discriminating smoler Har Reed is not particular about the size of a cigar, so long as it is first class, He likes to change brands often. D. H. Seaver is a perfect slave to the Reinn Bouquet,and will walk six blocks any time to get one. Tom Cotter is struck on anything bearing the label of Elk. J. J. Brown enjoys a light-colored Key West better than any other made and gets away with from six to ien & day. Dennis Cunningham sticks to the Principe because it strikes his taste just right and goes a long ways Dr. Hyde is one of the most inveterate of smokers, He cnjoys American Girl and is partienlar that it shall not be too hard at the end. ;| Dr. Galbraith dotes on the Silver orted two-for-a-quarter, brand. llagher is probably the most superstitious slave to the smoking habit in Omaha, He won’t hav except an imported Amori Avthur Wakely always wants a fresh, Key West, made of clear tobacco and about the ngth of a cabbage leaf. A. H. Comswck likes to change brands frequently He tries every new style thut comes out, Judge Shiclds has a great weakness for large oigars and enjoys a smoke greatly except when engaged in a hard game of | ards, Bob F or will tackle anything from a l-cent Wheeling stogy to the big light-colored Iilegantes that come wrapped in tin-foil. Guy Barton’s tobacco must be of fine quality and rich in aroma. S, Morse says *[ don’t care how sive the cigarisas long us it is 5. 1 R. McConnell is always smoking rs and sticks to the *lrish Girl,” Nash is also an iuveterate smoker, but nevertheless will not smoke a good cigar. ecl thinks therve is no brand of cigars like the **lvish Givl.” 0% Nash is considered an excellent judge of good cigars, v rs are 100 good or too expen- for B. B. Wood, if they suit his neculiar taste. " Guorge Mills ulways wants to shake i the merchant fora box of and would justas soon pay for xes if five sixes are considercd Al Patrick rnor Chayer” high. rrespective of poli sys suicks tothe “'G axton delights in acorn cob 4 buysa new one nearly every He sometimes varies the pro- nme with a box of cigars. s Merrviam thinks the Figaro Comme il Faut brand good enough for usiderable of a con- nig is ¢ and always pro- i cigave, nounces upon the merits of a cigar by its color. k Woods and the Irish Girl Ex+ quisite are partners for life. Joe Lehmer likes the best cigars in the market, but insists that he is too poor to purchase them. W. S. Wing has smoked nothing buf the Reina Victoria brand of cigars for' ten years Tom Rogers likes cigars of arom and fine quality, even if they cost a little. _Ed Wittig doesn’t care much for cigar, but does enjoy u good pinch of Lotzbeck snuff, Frank Murphy is peculiar in his likes and dislikes in cigars, but can generall. be suited, always using a strong cigar, which he keeps in a little safe with pors forated sides and a lock as large ag in his bank vaults, /) Senator Ijams likes good cigars, buff doesn’t_think life worth living unlest he can have a good chew of Graveley plug between smokes, If you want to get Jim Stevenson wild tell him there is no Graveley plug in the city. I ' Though John M. Thurston is not a smoker he keeps the hest of brands fon his guests, no matter if they cost $25 d huudred. Max Roeder wants first-class cigars and is as particular as an old maid. [} Fritz Wirth is a great user of snuff and is partial to the brand of French snuff catled Lotzbeck. George Mills is an extensive smoker, - He wants & medium, and smokes Henry Clay Bouguets and Virginiu Perfectoes, 25 centers, . Fin Gridley is an inveterate smoker, and only the best goes with him. Jush now he is oo the Cabanus and Reina Victorias, 20 cents each. Hunter Fr Jim confines himsel exclusively to cigarettes—ten cents & package--cigars make his feet sore. Major George Wyatt simokes Wood's celebrated brand, the Elegantes, and $mokos & good many of them too, ‘High Five” Charley Cook puffs only Nevadas—a cigar that looks more like a base ball bat than anything else. Ho ig a great fumigator. Matt Claire is another Nevada man, and the bigger and stronger he can get tham the better he is satisfied. Claire always cuts the end of his cigars off with a hatchet, Joh nFinley, ditto. Dave Bennison will have nothing buf Amwmerican Girls, and that's where Dave shows his great head. There isno “smoke” that compares to the guy old American Girl, Alderman Mudson, of Raymond’s, inasmuch’ us he ig sweet on xqui “Hud” fairly eats Irish ( Drs. Lee and Wilcox ve in cigar- ettes, but occasionally indulge in a cigar of the lighter” but very best brands. R. . Grotte is one of the greatest smokers in the eity- egantes, Os= curor e I am looking forward to a good rest uext year,” suid Mr. W.J, Florence to a reporter, UWith Mr. Jefferson I shall only play two parts, Lucius O'Irigger in “Ihe Rtivals,’ and Zekiel Homespun in “The Heir-at-Law,’ At least that is the present intention, Although T shall be an associate partner I shall have no band in the management and we expect s great time, Joe 1, as the young men will laok after busiuess affairs. = We shall have our own private car, and everybody predicts we are going to enjoy ouiselves, 8o I look forward to the tour with pleasure,” e Herrmunn, proposes to branch out quite iy next soason as i theatrical manag Licsides hus personal tour he will have on the road “King Colg 11" which is described as & pantomimnig opera by Woolson Morse,