Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, November 3, 1889, Page 20

THE BIC SHOW AT ST. LOULS What Has Made It a Financlal and Artistic Success. WAS NOT A REAL ESTATE BOOM, The Exposition Was Organized By Progressive Citizens On Business Principles and 18 Conducted in the Same Spirit. Why St. Louis Succoeds, & A representative of the Cleveland Leader who is making an investigation of the cost and value to a city ofa permanent exposition, writes as follows to his paper from St. Louis. Its history is a complete vindication of the liberal-minded geutlemen who conceived i, built it, and have carried it forward to its phenomenal success against the croakings of the numberless pessimists who exist in that asinall other communities. The first to feel the necessity for such an institution for the city of St. Louis was Mr. S. M. Kennard, one of the lead- ing citizens, whose prophc ] goemed clearly to foresee its triumph from the start, and with him were soon joined others of like progressive tend- encies, und in just threo weeks after the scheme was proposed the entire amount of capital stock was subscribed, the original amount being $600.000, in shares of $25 each, held by about 2,200 people. The subscription books were opened in February 'S8, it was in- corporated in May of the same year, and on August 1 of the following year it was opened, Thisstock was popular from the start, and to this fact mainly Mr. Kennard, who has been president of the company frot the beginning, ascribes its success. Tts history is not equalled by that of any other sunilar expositions in the country. The ground upon which it is built was originally a park in the fash- fonable part of the city where dwelt the very haut ton of fifteen yeavs ago. To- day it is in the midst of the bus) ling business center of the city, within afow blocks of the Union depot, casily reached by some fourteen cable and horse car lines, and cupies the entire space forme it can be entered from four sides. Another element of its succe: 1s the low price of admission—twenty- five cents permitting the visitor to see. all that the great buld- ing contains, and to enjoy four concerts daily, if he and his “‘best girl” desire to remain 80 long,as there isa fine restau- rant within the building, at which all sorts of solid and liquid refreshments may be had—though under the strictest surveillance. The total cost of the structure and its appurtenaunces was something over 8900,000. The area from which it at- aracts visitors 1s estimated to be over 500 miles, embracing all of Missouri, parts of Ka . Illinois, Indiana, Arkansr: , Mi ippi, Tennes- see, otc., with an attendance which is increasing each year. And the writer is informed of another very desirable result of this exposition, which it would be a good thing for Cleveland to expe- _rience, even under like circum which is that since the inaugura this enterprise the strects have been kept far cleaner than ever before. It has awakened the pride of the citizens in this respect, and there 1s hardly a city in the union to-d which can truthfully boast of better pavements and cleaner streets than St. Louis. One cannot fail to be impressed with another fact which speaks volumes for the business foresight and broad-minded and unselfish * views of the gentlemen who have brought this institution for- ward toits present high stunding. They did not permit its location to be influ- enced by any man or coterie as a real estate boom. They sensibly avoided that one muain reason for the failu of similar expositions in other ties, notably those in Denver and Kansas City. They also claim, and with good reason that it would be a fatal mistake to incorporate in such an instituti o permanent art museum,as an exposition of the character of this at St. Louis is entiroly a business enterprise, and should be conducted upon fair and en- lightened business principles, and their successful experience is the best guar- anty of the soundness of their views. Ono objection raised at the timo the scheme was broached was that it would more or less seriously conflict with the “St. Louis world’s fair.” which occurs each year at the same time the exposition is opened, but ex- perience for six years has shown that the condition which now confronts the managers of both enterprises, very deftly and decidedly ‘‘knocks out” the essimistic theory. No ruin has be- fallen either fair or exposition, but on the other hand it is proved that they are mutually beneficial to each other, Bomewhat at the expense of repetition, let me state what has been done to make the exposition what it is, that the citizens of Cleveland who contem- plate the establishment of institution may have a conception of what is required: Ground broken, August 22, 1888, E tion, 60,000 yards of earth, Building—Length 458 feet, width 888 feet, heighth 108 feet, Brick—About nine millions used in {ts constructiog. A DRY GOODS SALE —~THAT— Means Business Every person whose eyes fall upon this notice, will bear in mind that ON MONDAY, The work commences, at Larkin's Mammoth, Dry Goods and Furnishing House, Hotel Esmond Block, 614 and 616 North 16th street. This forced sale is the result of a misunderstand- ing between myself and a down town property owner, he hav- ing given me the option, as I understood, on a large building in the dry goods center, but reccived a higher offer during my. absence in the eastern markets making purchases of stock, rented it to other parties. I, having purchased a stock for the TWO STORES, am now compelled to make a sacrifice unprecedented in the ANNALS OF DRY GOODS SALES IN OMAHA The goods have been bought, they must be sold. Our time and space is limited. We quote no prices, as the goods must be sold regardless of cost. Come with your money and you'll Larkis, GI4andBIBN 6. Iron—600 tons used in iis coustruc- tric lights, incandescent, 3,050. ‘orliss) engine, 250 hor powe ; Largo (music) hall, seating capacity 4,000 ; Large (music) hall, stage capacity, 1,500. Large (music) hall, 200 feet long, 120 feet wide, 80 feet high. Small hall, seating capacity, 1,500. Small hadl, 160 feet long, 61 feet wide. Floor area of exhibition space, 280,000 square fect. No five in the building. Boiler house 18 across the street, on ‘the east side of Thirteenth. Restaurant in basement on southwest corner. Lunch counter for ice cream, ete., on second floor. Art gallery—Location southwest cor- ner second story, chiefly loan collec- tions from citizens of St. Louis. Water colors aro entirely a loaned collection. Daily concerts by Arvsenal band of thirty pieces, from 2 to 5and7to 10 p. M. ! In the face of the stubborn fact that nearly every other exposition has been a financial failure, this question is quite natural and very vital, ‘‘Why should the exposition of St. Louis bé such a conspicuous exception to the fatal rule which has governed the curecr of oth- ot That it has been such an exception the following statement of annual re- ceipts will show: The flrst year the total 1ncome was, in round numbers, $92,231; in 1885 it had increased to $106,786; 1n 1886 this fine showing was increased to the grand sum of 8124,314; and in 1887, the year of greatest prosperity, unless the present year shall show a better figure, the receipts footed up 26.913. In 1888 there was a falling off in receipts, attributed by the financial secretary to the excitement always at- tending a presidential election. This year it is expected that there will be a grand ense in the number of ducats, as the management has made extra ex- ertions and has placed before the people a greater variety and far more interest- ing exhibits than ever before. And once more: “Why is this expo- sition superior to all othors in its suc- cess?”? Another very great factor lead- ing toits popularity and its financial triumph, outside of the *‘cheap admis- sion” is the business enterprise and lib- erality shown by the directors in get- ting “the best and most 1nstructive, as well as amusing entertainment for their visitors ” And for this year, as an example, what are they: First, in the art gal- lery there is an evidence of this in the collection of paintings by Verestcha- gen, the justly greav and renowned Russian artist, soldier and traveler, brought to this exposition at a cost of over $12,500. Having a place where these great works can be seen, 1f not to the best, at least to some advantage, St. Louis was for that reason among others able to secure this grand educational display for its people—a pleasurs which cannot be enjoyed by the citizens of Cleveland until it can offer gome ade- quate place where they may be safely housed and shown Another attraction is the musie. The best military band in thiscountry, if not the world, is that of the Twenty-second New York regiment, conducted by Gil- more, and numbering sixty-five men, every one of whom is an arvist, The Larkins directors have also had this band here during the entive forty days, at what everybody must know to have been a great expense. And last but most won- derful of all are the electrical display: including electrical musie, the phono: graph, motors, ete. It has been a success, it has been de- servedly so, and it is to be hoped that Cleveland may show the same liberality in the inception and management of its exposition that it may be clussed among the successes. Aty MYSTERIES, There are more things in heaven and earth, Horatio, Than are dreamt of in your philosophy. —Hamlet. Along the shore of the Oneida lake there is an Indian’s grave where at times a weird and supernatural light makes its appearance. It is described as n ball of fire about the size of a large orange, and sways to and fro in the air about thirty feet from the ground, con- tinuing its irregular movements within a space about one hundred feet square. People have attempted to go near enough to solve the mystery, but it would suddenly disappear before reach- ingit. A very peculiar story is told by tho neighbors near the spot. They clnim that many vears ago the locality was the part of an Indian reservation. A man by the name of Belknap fre- quently dreamed that there was a crock in the Indian cemetery containing im- mense treasures, and if he went there at the hour when the graveyards yawn he could secure it. These dreams were repeated £o often that they had a strong effect, and he went there with pick and shovel, according to instructions, but he failed to turn. round three times when he found the crock, as the dream directed. He went to pick it up, but was stunned by a flash of ightning, and the crock disappeared. Since that time the spot has been haunted by this mys- terious light. trees would grow from out of her grave. In the natural order of events her un- believing ladyship died and was buried. Singularly enough five trees did grow from out of the grave, splitting the ma- sonry to pieces, so that it and the rail- ings which were around became a per- fect wreck. The slab bore the follow- ing inseription: “Hore lyeth inter’d | the body of the Right Honorable Lady Anne Grimestone, wife of Sir Samuel | A most extraordinary coincidence has Grimestone, Bart., of Gorhambury, 1n | been noted of late by an English paper, Hertfordshire, daughter of the late | the facts of which,1n brief, being as fol- Right Honorable the eart of Thanet, | lows: On the 5th of December, 1864, a who departed this life November 22, | boat containing eighty-one passengers, 1713, in the 60 year of her age.” The | While crossing the river Seine was cap- circumstance ~has frequeutly been | 8ized and only one person was saved, quoted as affording indubitable proof of ;| Whose name was Hugh Williams. In the 1mmortality of the soul. i the year 1875, on the very same day, another boat containing about sixty persons, was upset_and every soul per- ished save one, and his name was Hugh Williams. In 1820, August 5,8 third bout met a like disaster. The number of passengers on board, however, was only twenty-five, but singular to relate the whole of them were lost with the exception of one, and the name of the survivor was—Hugh Williams. passing quietly away, and the hour of cissolution had arrived, the son, who had been in his usual health, threw up his hand as an indication that he too was ready, and fell dead to the floor. The father never recovered conscious- ness, but died three hours later. Their ages were eighty-four and thirty-six respectively. A bunch of white crape hung on the door at 18 Winter street, Detroit, the other day. Iunside the house a young Polish woman, Susan Molafsky, was wringing her handsand crying bitterly. Her four-months’-old baby had died. To the neighbors Mrs. Molafsky said that a short time before the birth of the child she dreamed that she and some friends were looking at the sky when she saw a white thing in the air fly around like a charmed bird that could not got away from 1ts charmer. It grad- ually came down until she madeit outto be a white dove.. It came on down gradually making its graceful rounds shorter and shorter until it fluttered in Colonel John Wallker, who died while on a salmon fishing trip at Gaspe, Que- bec, the other day, had fulfilled in a re- markable manner the wish he uttered when his friend, Sir John Ross, of Lon- don, England, dropped dead in the act of firing at ® stag in Scotland a fow her face and lit upon her shoulder. In | yenrsago. Colonel Walker then said a fow days her child was born. About | 8t the club here: “When my time a weck befove the child’s doath Mrs. | omes Thope I may be catching a twen- Molafsky had another dream, but this | ty-eight-pound salmon.” A letter re- tims the snowy white dove took its de. | ceived from Gasps, with details of his parture from hor shoulder, and, flutter- | illness, says ho was stricken with paral- ing round und round,itascended higher [ Y58 just after hooking a twenty-four and higher 1nto the azure blue until it [ Pound fish. was lost to sight. She thought nothing more of the occurrence until the follow- ing Friday,when thie death of the child reculled the two dream The Jefferson street Methodist « nurch of Louisville, Ky., which was dedicated here by Bishop Ceener a few Sundays ago, would have been in ashes the day before but for a singular dream of Miss Belle Ferguson, the church organist. The previous Thursday night she dreamed several times that the organ was in bad condition. The next day she could not shake off the impression and Friday evening sho grew so uneasy that she took a friend and went to the church. As soon as they opened the door they founda the altar beginning to blaze from a bunale of rags that had been used in oiling and varnishing the woodwork. Tn the summer of 1872, on the 24th of July, while sojourning in her home in New Jersey a lady was awakened by the tramp of a horse coming up the road, stopping at the gate, driving through and up to the front porch. She heard her little nephew’s merry laugh at thought of her surprise and the distinct voice of her brother trying to suppress the child: **Hush! do not let them hear us.” They drove down to the barn. She jumped from her bed (her room was on the parlor fioor). Her husband was sleeping soundly. She did not disturb him, hoping to give him such a pleas- ant surprise. She passed through the dining room into the kitchen out on the porch. She couid see readily every- where, The night was very bright. Bewildered, almost frightened, disap- pointed,yet feeling sure of her brother’s near presence, she called his name with no response, and returned to her hus- band telling to him her strange ex- perience. She madea note of the date. Her brother died that very day at sea, the 24th of July, 1872, Middietown, N. Y.,has a faith cure mission. Among the many regular ate tendents every sunday1s Mrs. Boyce, who, fourteen years ago, was attacked by a disease of the eyes. She had con- sulted an eminent New York oculist, whose skill atforded her temporary re- lief. Of late years, however, she could only distinguish light from darkness with one eye, and with the other read the coarsest print with the aid of the strongest glass. Mrs, Boyce was pres- ent at the services of the mission re- cently, when Elder Hancox, the pastor of tho faith cure church in Jevsey City, officiated and told of the cures effected by faith and in answer to prayers. She was deeply impressed, went forward, told her trouble and asked prayers for the restoration of her sight. had been anointed with oil, p were offered by Elders Hancox an Conkling. The next day she had occa- sion to rejoice, for her sight was sud- denly restored. Subsequently at the services she was subjected to severe tests, and, without a, glass, read agate type readily. At Albany, Ga., the house in which Dick Winston died after being shot by Jim Bland is aeserted. Itis a little cabin at the side of a trestle. The ne- groes all say that it is haunted by the spirit of the murdersd man. The clock stopped and the organ became mute when he passed away. Doors and gates slam to and fro during the night, and no earthly hands can be found that touch them. Winston has been seen in broad daylight going through the cul- vert where he fell when wounded, and a negro claims to have seen him enter- ing the dark recesses of the tunnel through the mountain where he worked. The deaths of ex-Judge W. B. Brown and_ Frank Brown, his son, of New Philadelphia, O., only three hours apart, were most singular and sad. The son had a deep affection for his father, who was on a bed of sickness and not cpected to live. Frank had repeatedly warned the family that when the hour arrived for his father to die they would not be separated, but would cross the viver hand in hand. True to his pre- diction and wish, when the iuther was About five miles from the Hertford- shire residence of the marquis of Salis- bury, at a place called Tewin or Jewin, there grew from out of a grave five large trees, about which there hangs a tale. It is said that Lady Grimest during her lifetime, denied the e tence of God, but added that if she found a God when she went hence five Thoughtful. Fivst Chappie—Good heay- You are not_sending a check to your tailor. are you? Second Chappie—Nawi 1I'm sending him a note to tell him that I may send him a check next month. Must bweak it to him gently, doncher know. America: ens, Chawles! Electric Motor & Gable Power Completely Eclipsed, A stove without pipe or smoke, no conl 0 carry, no ashes o empty, 1o bipe o swear at. Absolutely the marvel of the age, is the “GRAND OIL HEATER.” A perfect boauty combined with safety and solid comfort, Cloan, swoot, and 800 all can h vo it, pure, hieats your room for 100 to 15¢ & day. the curifsity of the century, o choap that Now in working order in our store. Every stove warranted. HAYDEN BROTHERS, GROCERIES and CROCKERY. F. M. SCHADELL & GO The well known milliners, who have for many years been doing a successful business at 218 N. 16th st., will hereaiter be found at a more central location, 1522 Douglas st. Bushman Block, where they will be pleased to see all their customers. ght colleges have been built in Kansas during tho ps There are professors and students of both sexes at Oberlin college. Miss Elcanor Stevens has been elected professor of elocution at Lombard university, Illinois. The Crounse Memorial College for Women, A new stitution at acuse, Y., gives promise of great success. It has very fine building Female students are now admitted to Wesloyan University, and there are six of them in_its classes along with the young men this year. The Female college at Mount Holyoke, Mass., has a fund which s used to ussist poor students, It is one of the oldest Amer- ican institutions for the higher education of women. Tho first medical degreo ever given to an American_ woman was given forty years ago. ‘l'o-day there are 2,500 women in the United States having diplomas from either American or foreign schools. There are more applicants for ndmission to Smith coilege for women at Northampton, Mass,, than can be accommodated. 1t is a melancholy fact that nearly all the profes- sors of the gentlor sex at this college are un- married. : The number of female students at Vassar college, which has just opened for the win ter term, is larger than usual, a room is occupied, The new gy favorite resort for the student: - Fossors of botli sexes are busy as bees in all the deparuments, The Woman's medical college of the New ich was founded by Dr. oll, the first regularly nan physician in_the country, Ewmily Black: eraduated we and of which_her sistor, Dr. well, 18 now dean. Since the Johns Ho kins hosvital w been received. 109. The training school for nurses is g good progress. Arrange- ments are being made to publish regulariy the discoveries and observations of the ex- ports of the hospital. This publication de- partment is expected to be of value to med- ical literature, The board of education of Chicago has a nounced through President eale that an nual el re hereafter to be held for only such teachers as are report as *‘un- satisfactory.” In other woras, the eficient teachers are to have a tenure of office dur- ing good bebavior. This is the most impor- tant movement in bebalf of public teachers of any for many years, and 1s deserving of wides pread notice. The Hoplins house of commons 1s one of the most interesting features of the univer- sity. It is a debuting socicty. modeled on the plan of Great B3ri liament. 1t has been a decided s the discussions have attracted conside interest. At the new election last weels, Vernor Cook, the prime minister, was elected speaker of the house, He_appointed M. Strauss, clerls and Arthur K. Powell, sergeaat at arms, The new year at Do Pauw University, cencastle, Ind., has opened with the largest attendanso in its history, the increase being at least a hundred more than the num- ber of the corrcsponding date of last year. ‘The largest increase is in the college clusse: the freshman class numbering about 130, U to date more than 700 students have matricu- lated in the various schiools, and the number o reach a thousand before the The acting president is 1t now conta Ason of Maine has invented a machine that makes wustard plasters. ond rings for dog’s tails are the lat New Yorl women dog we Two young women in Indiana have seen fit to b baptized by lantern light n the presenca of 500 people, J. Backus of Ingham county, Michigan has a swarm of fichting bees. T cently attackod a flock of t keys and killed every bird in th 15, W. Abbott, an ofiicer at the Massachu BLISS, 1614 DOUGLAS &7, Will makeachange in the millinery business, Everything will b2 sold oo country. tiils, Weighis 183 pounds, 15 38 and 6 fect 11 ncnes 1 ieng Cd of nas- ¢s high, A physician of Salem, N. J., has a morning glory growing n his' yard 'that is quite & phenomenon, a see in one ot the bluoms having sprouted and grown a vine of consid- erablo length, on the end of which there is another bloom A citizen of Charleston, W. Va., has long been bothered with a smoky chimney, and the other day he got a mason to investigate. In the flue found a tin box containing £5.000 1 cash, which some one had hic during the war and never returned to zet. The sulphurous smeik of the hail stones, noted by some observers et Philadelphia re- 10 doubt due to the impurities of atmosphere over the city caught up in the hail as it was being formed. ‘Lhe storm was a purifier and cleared the atmosphere. A vest pocket edition of the horse Las been foaled at Hartfort City, Ind. The mother is r-old Shetland pony, owned by Swith, president of the Exchange colt is nine inches along the back, stands six hands in height, and is as lively et. It is doubtless the smallest horse in the state. A kernel of corn that James Drew of Pres- ton, Conn,, carried last spring for a pocket viece, fell ‘through a hole in his trousers, and nature planted it where it drovped, in an piace on his farm. James let the cornstalk” from the kernel grow, and it bore two mammoth cars. On one ear are twenty-four rows of kernels, and there are 700 kernels in ail, Some Boston men, learning of an adult skeleton in Australia who weighed but —four pounds, combined in speculition to bring lum to_this country for exuibition. 'y pave him $500 bonus and a third inter- the receints, and put him on shipboard ngland. Sea air, change of food, ete., bogan to fatten him, and when he arrived in London he weighed 134 pounds, An apple tree on the premises owned by John Hransfield, of San Francisco, has at- tracted considerable attention during the past fow days, The fact that it has come in for more than its ordinary share of attention 18 from the fact that theére is a singie blossom upon the tree. On one side is tne blossom as fresh as the first breath of spri the other ripe fruit. 3 this tree is the fac was large enough to bear fruit it hus blossomed regu- larly three times a year. “Thie biggest raccoon in- Windham county, Connecticuy, is owned by Dr. Rogers, of Cen- tral Vilinge, who keeps the livery stable in that place, The coon’s hiomeis in t! and it stands on guard there as a dog might do. A caller at the stab meet the big coon before he can enter he has to look pretty and presentable, too, or the fury of the sentinel won'v let him past. If a tramp or other person of questionable repute attempts o pass the guard the coon 8hows his teeth; then the tramp goes silently away. LS t Tudia Bitte -~ Mrs. Henry Clows, The wifo of the well-known Wall street banker and broker, Henry Clows, was formerly Miss Worthington, of Ke- okult, o, She is a tall and stately woman, and remurkably beautiful. She has dark browa hair, a rich complex- ion,and is coted for her quiet dignity and charm of mauner. She is unusually cultivated and well 1 a fine horse- woman and good musician, She was married about twelve years ago, and is still young. She has two children, young boys, towhom she is devote Whether in her opera box at the Me- tropolitan, at a Delmonico ball or dise pensing the hospitalities of her beautis ful town house West Thirvty-fourth street, or her magn ot vil Mrs, Clows is the typical young ‘ican matron, and popular with cone. Her tact and popularity been of much assistance to hep have Kennedy y contribu tune ho le, for he lost one la fortune when he 1 Miss Worthington, e e LEust IndiaBitters, | Kennedy’s A COST ADND BEILOW In order to close out the entire stock ¢f choice millinery, by January Ist, or before. Now is the time to buy your French pattern hats, bonne's, toques, plumes, tips and party flowers, at your own price. Imported silk beaver hats $3; other houses ask $5.60 SALE BEGINS MONDAY, NOVEMBER 4th. _ 1814 DOUGL.AS STREET | J. BLISS,