Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, December 23, 1889, Page 5

THECOMMERCIAL TRAVELERS | A Great Varioty of Toples Dis- cussed by Them this Morning. PROHIBITION IN IOWA, Wunt a Drummer Has to Say About It—Criticlsing a Lincoln Pro- fessor's Reckless assertion Porsonal Mention. An Indian Hymn. Jonssox Co., Wyo., Doc. 20.—|To the Editor of Tur Bre,]—1 am in receipt of a sample copy of your paper dated Novem- ber13. While perusing its interesting pages Isaw the lines of an Indian hymn which my mother used to sing to me while rockiog me to slecp nearly forty yoars ago. It was printed in 1542 by Heaton & Gressinger, St. Clairsville, O., and reads thus: In de dark wood, no Tndian nigh, Den me look heaben and send up cr; i '8 80 10w § Dat God on high, in shiny pluce, See mo in night, wid teary face, Do priest did tell we so. God send his angol take,me ka, He cum himself and hear me pray, 1f inside heart do pray; He see me row, ho no ms licar poor Indian, neber fear, We wid you night and day. Den me lub God, wid side leart, He fight for me, he took my part, He save my 1ife before, God 1ub poor Indian in de wood, So me lub God, and aat be good, Me praise him two times more. Dox An Opin Letter. Owatia, Dec, 22.—To the Editor of Tue Bee: Tho writer was present lust Wednes- day evening at the probibition convention held in exposition hall, and listened carefully 1o the address of Dr. D, I, Hutchins of Des Moines, la. Either the speaker wilfully mis- represented tho true facts or ho is entircly ignoraut of thom, Does the gentleman from Towa pretend 1o tell the people of Nebraska and Dakota that - pronibition in eighty-five counties in Iowa is a success and the law en- forced. Iknow, and so does every intelli- gent unprejudiced observer who hus oceasion to travel through Iowa, that in these eighty- five counties ho speaks of there is not a town or cfty of 1,000 population or upwards but whut ther= are today und have been ever since this law was_enacted, from one to a dozen places where liquors of all kinds and of tho vilest kind, too, can be brought for any purpose whatever, and 1n many of theso towns this traflic is under the very cognizancoe of the authorities, 1 know whereof 1 speak, and in the language of the distinguished orator 1 chuilenge a refutation of that staterrent. The gentloman from Des Moines desiring undoubtedly to carry the im- pression with his hearers that none but toughs and bums have left. Towa on account of prohibivion. He says, “I am told that many have left our town and are now. Omaba and Nebraska, and I am glad of it. Towans in Nebraska, how do you like this? here ure today at least 1,000 people in Omaha former residents of Des Moines and Marshalltown, Ia., 90 per cent at least of whom are the peers of any they left behind, not excepting the gentleman himself, ' all that goes to make up law-apiding, temperate, good moral, aye, further, Christian citizenship. Who are these people! Merchants, bankers, me- chanics and hardy sons of toil. Why md they leave Towa? = Because their business was crippled, their property value depreci- ated, work of all kinds scarce, etc., und all on account of this miserable farce of prohi- bition. ‘The speaker, with a burst of eloquence, proclaimed that today not a store on any de- sirable stroetin Des Moiues wasompty, Was this the case nine montus agot Is it nota fuct that less than one year ago business houses in Des Moines, Marshalltown, Cedar Rapids, lowa City and in almost’ all of Toww's leading towns, were vacant by dozens, and rents offered at one-half the former price, 'True, since the last election in Iowa business men, believing that there was a strong probability of prohibition in that state being reicgated to the tomb and Dbelieving that under the new state of affairs business would again revive, theyare filling up the waste-pluces, Now, what the peole of this state want are the cold, unvarnished facts regardiug the workings of prohibition n Jowa and Kansas, andif these fucts are told there will be no _dunger of a repetition of this fanatical exbibition of stupid legisla tion in the now prosperous state of N braska, It is.not the ' whisky element that is most interested in the defeat of this movement, but it 1s the capitalists, the property own- ers, tho honest, hard working mechanics and laborers, The writer is no apologist for the saloons. For thirty years I have beon a resident of Iowa, andfor wany years largely identified with her manufacturing interests, 1 have seen her towns erow and prosper, have heard bher praises sung in the far east, but she now has taken a back seat. I voted for prohibition in Iowa, have seen the folly of it, und like thousands of others who would gladly see the trafic blotted out from the face of the earth, [ am thoroughly convinced that the only true solution of this problem lies in a good high license law, with its strict euforcement, as seen in Omuha. A TRAVELING MAN. Scores a Pri ‘Wrsone, Neb., Dec. 17, Tue Bee: On Sunday last I went to church in Hebron, expecting to autend divine service, insteud o1 which the congregation were re- galed with a lecture on “Life” by a certain professor from one of the religicus colleges a0 Lincoln. On the whole, I have no fault to flud with the lecture, as I think the sub- ject was well taken and ably handled. But 1 do wish to take a most emphatic exception to one statement made by the professor dur- ing the course of his sveech, which I think ‘was far-fetehed, malicious and uncalled for, The objectionable statement I refer to is one he made concerning the commercial men of the United States, 1 do not recall his @xact words, but the substance of what he said had reforence to the lack of moral traiu- iu% in the lives of the youth of our land. He referred to the commerciul men of the coun- try as examples, and hela them up to the scorn and coutempt of his audience for di oluteness, imworality and vulgarity, in this, that when auy number of them were to: gether, without the restraining influence of tbe preseneo of ladis, their actions and conversation were unfit 1o ba scen or heard, and that they were shiniog examples of the basest immorality and vulgarity. The tm- pression he seemed to wish to convey to his hearers was that the commercial men wero unfit to associate with respectable people, or be adwitted to thewr homes. 1 bave no desire, nor do [ think there is any necessity for e to Pose us 4 champion of my follow traveling men, but 1 do think that this professor should bo given to under- stand that his method of singling out the commercial men of this country ay more 1 - moral, more dissolute, or more vulgar than any other class of men, is unjust and un- called for, and is also unfair, in this, that be selects the pulpit for his rostrum, and makes his attack from the shelter of that sacred place, where he knows he is safe from inter- Fuption or a reply, I have no desire to bring sy othor profession or class of men into this discussion, but I would like to ask the professor 1f he reads the daily papers aud if so, in all houesty, I would Lke to ask hw if he does not flud @8 mauy, or more, accounts published in the ews of the day, wherein teachers and pro- rs fizure a8 the prinnipal actors in some scandalous affairs, moro than the supposed 0 be immoral traveling men, Notwithstanding the fact that there are more commercial men in this country than there are male teachers, and the further fact, that as & rule the commercial wen are away from home and home influences the greator part of their time, while the class he repro- sents gre continually surrounded by these wfluences us well as” that of ladies and la- dies’ society I 00 uot know whether there were any otber traveling men in the audience or not, but 1 do know Lhat & number of my friends, essor, To the Editor of good and upright citizens of Hebron, spoke of the matter to me the following morning and denounced the professor's attack in no uncertain terms. I¢ has occurred to me that perhaps the pro- fessor thought as Hebron was not a large city and not largely patronized as a “‘Sunday town” by the traveling men there would probably be none of them within hearing of his voice when he denounced them, to take exceptions to or resent what he chose 1 say. But I wish to say right here that he will have to seek a far more secluded spot and a far more smaller town than Hebron is if he expects to find an audience, either in the church or elsowhere, that does' not contain one or more of the numerous family of TRAVELING MEX Sheldon’s Sweat Bath. 1 moticed that acenunt of the whirl Jim Hutchinson and Charlie West indu London Mills, said one of the boys the other night, but it ain’t a patehing to the trick that West sorved T. V. Sheldon one night last summer down at Rushville. In response to numerous inquiries regarding the character of the job, the followiny was unfolded: It was one of those beastly hot days which fry and try aman for all he is worth and which you can always dopend on being followed by anight sufficiently close aud oppressive to smother a salamander. Such wus the condi- tion of things on this occasion. If the day was hot the night was stitl hotter and West and Shel sat up and smoked until a late hour before retiring. They were to occupy adouble room and as 8oon as they entered West made it a point to take possession of the bed nearest the window. This left Shel on the sheltered side of the room and he had begun complain- ing of the bed alinost as soon as ho lay down. West pulled his bed close up to the wiadow where every breath of air could reach him, and then bean to plan Sheldon’s discom- fiture. By the time Shel was asleep West was ready for business, and as soon as the first snore gave evidence that he could carry out his plan_ he set to work. The stove had not been taken down and like most articles of it kind had served through the summer as a waste basket in which every one who had occupied tho room had thrown more or less matter. West stuffed n all the old papers he could lay hands on, touched a match to the mass, and then after throwing every draft wide open arawled back 1uto bed. Pretty soon he heard Shel turning rest- lessly. ‘hen he heard him kicking frantically at imaginary bed clothes, and a moment after heard him inquire: “Can you sleep, West, a8 hot as it 181" “‘Well, I hgven't been asleep vet, Shel, but it’s not because 1 felt warm. 1 think it's very comfortable here. In fact 'm sleeping with o blanket over me. 1 was just going to letv down the window, but1if you're warm enough with it up Il let it stand.” “‘Warm enough! Great God, man, I'm just sweltering. S it's terrible, I waked up dreaming of purgatory and I didn’t miss it so very far." “Nonseuse. You must have a fever, Shel. Hands hot and dry, aren’t they! TI t parched and head feeling heavy{ You talk kind of flighty, old boy. Don't get delirious, old boy, for heéaven's sake. If you ain’t bet- ter in the moruing you'd better run in.” “Hands hot and dry! Say, don't talk such rot, West. As you lovs me, retrain. 1 have enough to stand as it is. Why, say, my head in just swimming in a pool of sweat, There is a stroam running down my back that would turn a mill wheel and even down the soles of my feet are pouring tiny rivulets of honest perspiration. Dryt Wiy, thunder and T'm sweating at the rate of two gai- lons per minute right now.'" There was an audible groan from West's bed. “It's even worse than I thought,” said that gentleman slowly. *Its av/ful to think of it, A big healthy-lobking wau like you & down that way. You've got ’‘em agh—got 'em sure. It's too bad. Too "' and West again groansd. “What in thunder are you groamng about ! What do you suppose I've got that's causing you to feel bad " t! Why man, you've got night sweats. I's a terrible thing.” I had an uncle who had night sweats. Had ‘em for two weeks and then had a fun It was awful! He used to weigh two hundred pounds and when we planted him he only weighed fifty, Ivs the aw-—"" “Oh, shut up. I'm too hot to monkey. I'll be just eternally blanked dashed to dush if 1 was over so dash blanked hot in all my life. You mustbe hot, You can't make mo swaliow your blank dnshod Lig ubout b ing comfortable, I'm so hot I caw'tls down, but it don’t help matters much to sic up. Tl bo dash blanked to dasn if I can stand it, I'm coming over, West. 13y George, I'm 80 weak I can nardly get my logs out, 1 Was never 8o to h-0-1-y and o-r- 1-n-a-l M-o-s-e-8! t stove. If she ain’t red from top to bottom I'm a liar. ‘Lalk of fever and might sweats! It's the dash blanketest outrage ever perpetrated on & free born citi--"" Then there was a howl of laughter from ‘West's bed, and in another second there was a sound of struggling as the joker and his victim grappled. Of course, physicaily, West had no show. He had to compromis on Shel's terms, and my own notion is that the victim of the sweat bath was by no means lenient, Of course there was no il feeling. They always havo been and are yot the best of friends, but for all that Shel would feel somewhat nervous if asked to take West for a room mate. Had Taken Nerve Tonic. Speaking of traveling men reminds me of one 1 noticed on the train in the southern pary of Nebraska a few weeksago, who made himself and every one near him uncomforta- ble. I happened to sit in the neighborhood, 80 I speak from experienco. In tho first place, as we clianged cars at Lincoln this gentleman, us I wil call him, came in and found a seat and 1n a few moments two girls, from appearances 1 should judge them 10 be working girls and quite tired out, came 1 and could find no seats, When the con- ductor asked this gentieman to give up his chair to the ladies, he curtly replied; “[p for first cluss fare and intend to have iv, and settled himself more comfortably in his ensy chair. In n few moments two other gentlemen gave up their chairs to the ladies, While 1t is true tiat he was eutitled to firsy class fare, [ would venture to say if these ladies bad been robed in sealskins he would not have waited to have the conductor ask him to give up his seat, but would have of- fered it without delay. Another thing, the car was very close and one of the transoms was opened to give the occupunts a breath of fresh air, but the man who opened 1t had bardly turned his back before this gent was up and slammed it shut with his umbrella—just as if the transom was to blame! Dou't you think everyone in the neighborhood would have felt more com- fortable if this one man would have kept his temper a Little more to himselft MoLLig. Very Quier, ‘The hotel lobbies do not present the same Bumdrum appearance that they did a Tew weeks ago vetween Cheyenne and Omaha on the Union Pacitie, Nearly every commer- cial wan who has been making this territory for the past year is now entitled to a vaca- tion and has ere this departed for a brief visit either to his relatives, his family or friends in the east. Wuile the unmarred cavalier will visit hissweetheart. The hotel men will also have a week's rest or so, but it will not be very profitable. At Grand Island on Saturday evening 100 drummers usually center for Sunday, but for the next two Sundays ten or fiftecn will cover the number, A Noble Specimen. Edgar Leouard, the rotund grocery sales- man for McCord, Brady & Co., 18 & great follow for jokes, aud whon an occasion de- mauds it he can slways cogitate some scheume to have a littlo fun with & fellow-traveler. Mr. Leonard is pronounced by good judges the most noble specimen of humanity in the commercial arena. The Sunday Guest At the Millard—). A. Burnett, Chicago; N. 8. James, Chicago; A. Keits, London, Eogland; Dion Geraldiue, Chicago; P. H. Lunson, Chicago; F. O. Magie, Milwaukee | E. A Wier, Boies City, Tdaho; J. E. At wood, Chicago; Alex. L. Metzel, Chicago; J. 8. Williaws, St. Louis; W. E. Patterson, Kausas City; George M. Ferris, St. Louis; C. A. Deamend, St Joseph; Portland, Ore.; J. V. Parker, Salt Lake M. Qarr, Chicago: H. D, Barber, Po'o, 111 J. H, Baker, Sedalia, Mo.; E,'T, Eldira lge, Rochester, N. Y.; L. A " Hecht," Cin. cwoat, O.; T, B. Fuller, New York; ©. W, Townsend, Lowsville; Charles Diat, THE OMAHA DAILY BEE: MONDAY, DECEMBER 23, 1880 New York: €. C. Mason, Salt Lake; H. J. Prunbiy, Chicago; C, D. Crandel, Chieago; E. D, Simmons, Toledo, O.; J. H. Ely, Kan. ans Oity: N, 8. Young, Burlington, Ta.; W- T, Jacobs, Kansas City; L. Herriman, New York; C. S. Raesser. Milwaukee: H. E. Heath, Lincoln; W. E. Buell, St. faui; C. Kendall, Toledo, O.3 . A, MoGrew, Den- ver; B. Holdaway, St. Louis; H, P, Marden, Boston; T. P. Jones, Chicago; W. O. Ever: ett, Milwaukee; H. B. Cox, New York; W. N. Hunter, St. Louis: D. Levy, New York; W. J. Rogers, Binghampton, N. Y.; A. O.'Stowell, Binghampton, N. Y.; F. Peck, Cincinnati; George B. Rums adelphia; A, G. Gerstel, Peo 3. Crocker, Chicago; i. T. Studness, Chicago; . W. Tate, Chi G. H. lepeit, St. Louis; Herman Cohn, New York; A. Brechor, Cincinnati; E. R. Paige, Chicago . C. Butler, Cincinnati; O. Dobriner, S Joseph; F. W. Taylor, Danvilie, 11l ; Julins Cahn, New York: J. M. Crawford, Detroit; HBen Max, R. H. Gillett, Chicago; S. B. Hatt New York; W. J. Morgan, Minneapolis; C. Furniss, London, England. At the Barke J. E. Lambert, Ypsilanti, Mich.; Thomas J or, Chicago: B, F' Parker, St. Josenh, Mich. | G. M. Reid, York: R. B, Craddock, Chicago: Edward J. Redeliff, London; Ernest Fullerton, New f Meud, jr., New York; A. Al- i F. A, Tripp, Chicago} J t, Mobile, Ala.; M. A. Sailor, 18, 8. D ; ¥ H. Russell, Oregon; J. Hogan, Milwauke Oscar Wolcott, Lineol dums, Denver; F, 8. Teamle, Portiand, Ore.; ' I. E. Lyman, Des Moines ! Chadron: Frank Maddock, i A, B. Pollard, Hampton, Branch, Chicago; P. B, Sut- d, 0.; R. C. Morton, Cbi Tom Dennison, Den Mian.: H. C.'McCasay, Slater, Holyoke, Colo. . go; 5. B. Hofsos, M. Holt, Kansas Oity} C. E. Josephy’ C. W. Courtright; John Inoch, Chicago; S. B Harlan, Cincinnatiz C. R. Page, Cleveland ; D. C. Walton, Buffalo; R. T. Van Brunt, Cheyenne; W. R. Snyder, New Yorks Ed McCombs, Des Moines; J. ‘M. Hughes, De- catur, TIL; W. J. K. Bowen, Stockwell, Ind. L. M. Bennett, Chicago; E. Harris, New York; A. H. Dickey, Kansas City; R. Tuttl, St. Louis; M. E. Johnston, Canton, Ill; R R, Lovell, St. Paul, Mitn.; E. J. Culler, Chicago; M.. D. Cailton, Brockport, N. Y.; W. J. Kennedy, Des Moines; W. M. Kelly, St. Louis; I, G, kkust, Grand 'Tsland. At tho Paxton—William Furrell, Jackson- EFla.; ) Pres Prodras, N. John T, William Holton, H A. Wilson, Chicag: H. B. Eastman, Boi San Francisco; D, V, Oserholzer, Norfolk, V: ton, Davenport; . J, Garrison, Debnison 0. Miller, Portland; £l M. Gabriel { . A. Curtis, Chicago J. M. 'Bain, enne; J. H. Quigley, Dubuque; C. S. Cupcher, Dallas; A. ‘I. Birehard, Mar- shalltown; L. S. Harvey, Bloomington arr. Decatur;; L. W. Mallory, Sioux Denver; R. L. Ruddick, Keokuk; Kenneth Bryan, St, Loui W, Speacer, St. Jo Heyward Le: oW York: E. M. Bowyer, Lexington. At the Murray: 1. H. Cahn, Chicago; H. I\ Hackedom, Charles I3, Parks, New York: W. F. Remsten, Bostov; John W, Ellerson, Boston; W. C. Buell, St. Paul; W, R. Daw! son, Chicago: J. A. Stafford, Boston; E. Conklin, Racine; B. R. Hall, Milwaukee; W. Callott, Chicago: D. C. Punney, New York Nat Jucohsen, Philadelphia; B. Wrengreon, New York: E. l&. Winderson, Milwaukee ; N. Schiloss, Chicago; Joe Hyman, George H. Abbott, Boston; 'Louis Worrsmer, Chi- cagos J. H. McCormack, New York; H. L. Morris, St. Louis; W 1. Mason, Chicago. C. P, Hill, St. Paul Cincinnati: C. J i, Bdwaras, Chi Hoppar and Saunders, Kansas City ilton, Ont I, Quantroll; H. H. Bonu Prude, Tdah: H. : George H. Boyn- itt, Gathered from a Grip. W. Beeber of C. A. Rube & Co., Conneil Bluffs, made a few towns on the Union Pa- cific rond betwen Central City and Omaha. James Langon of Pitson, Pa, was travel- ing through Nebraska last week. J. M. Kilfoyl sells fiour for R. H. Faucert Mill company of St. Joe. He is a modern hustler and sold several large orders previ- ous to returntug home for the holidays. E. W. Despres, who sclls jewel Chicago firm, registered at the ‘Thurston liotel, Coiumbus, lnst Friday. He reports business good and prospeets fuir in s line, William Arnold, represonting the Lombard Tnvestment company of Omaha. was looking after loans at Columbus last week. The genial Bole Simmons was hustling P coffee at David City last Saturda it'is reported that Bole nailed several orders C. H. Jackson finisned up s hardwaro trade last week and bade bis customers u kin and affectionate farewell unul after New Years, for a Pearson of the Denver Fuel com- pany came us far cast as Schuyler in quest of business. He did a fair business und left Suturday night for his home among the mountains, H. A. Ballenger of Council Bluffs was at Platte Center last Thursday selling school supplies. J. C. Bradford sells clothing for an Omaha hiouse, and he spiked several fair oraers last week notwithstonding the warm weather, Brad, old boy, says the cold wave is surcly coming. M. D. Thurston of the Capital city was in Columbus tast Saturday and was a guest of the Thurston, Ed Curtis buys erain for a Ch and cun do moro talking than any ot on the road. ;. F. Rumnell, the festive wire man, spent Sunday with his family at Columbus, Charles Martin of Sioan. Johnson & Co. will remain @ weele in Columbus with Lis family. Harry Mosgrove of Allen Brothers, Omaha, is a dandy ard always brings in tho results. He will aiso spend a fow days with Lis family at Columbus durimg the holid Wil £astmon of Omaha seils foot gear. Willie hos a tiny, cute little blonde muy ud can always win a smile trom the night. He sells crackers fors the Christ Cracker company. 0. D. Wright of Lincoln made a trip over the Albion branch last weeis for his house. J. M. Tiill of Omaha went west and wiil spend o fow days in Wyoming. L. Seiglemon, the popular jewelry man of Chicago, sold goods in Kearney and Grand Island last weei, 5 ‘T'be ‘Thurston hotel at Columbus is one of the most bopular hotels in the state, and J. G. Pollock, the genial preprietor, is a joily good fellow. The boys all appreciate him. W. F, Chisty sells fruits, produce and oysters for Brouch & Ci nd he took sev- eral sculps for the Wampum belt last week. Ho is very successful and is @ geniel geutio. man, He sells the *Horse Shoe brand of oysters. J. McKinstry travels for the Hart & Bruner Woolen Co, of Racino, Wis. He bas vurchased a half ioterest in a general store at Central City as an investment. Landlora Nichols of jne Nowton hotel at Central City 18 giving good fatisfaction and a number of the boys make it a point to ceu- ter thera on Sunday. G, W. West, one of the old pioneers of Berlin, Wis,, is now keeping the only first- class hotel at Clarks, He has been in the business thirty years. W Jessie White, r., travels for MaxSMeyer & Bro. of Omaha. ~He has been setling pianos for this well known firm for eleven yea At one time back in the '60s he was the lar, ost dealér in agricultural implements in southern Minnesota. Charley Thornberg was as far west as Sid- ney last week, but returned home for Sun- day and the holidays, E. H. Culver went to St: Joe last Tuesday, Hal Williams was rustling trade in York, Sutton, McCool, and other towns on the Kan- sas City & Omaha road last week for a St. Joe grocery house. Hal isone of the old timers in Nebraska and commands a good trade. C. E. Danforth, who represeats Rector, Wilhelmy & Co. in southern Naebraska, closed up this vears business Saturday night with an increase in his sales of several thou- sand doilars over that of last year. Charlie makes his headquarters at Beatrice and is one of the jolliest boys ou the road. Charlie McCoyor,| traveling representa- tive of the Buckeye mower and reaper in this state, left Sunday for & ten day's visit with his parents in Canada. Hurry E. Hickman 1s one of the most nop- ular dry goods salesmen in the west. He travels for Samuel £. Davis & Co. of St. Louis and bas closed a very successful year's business for his house. Harry is somewhat of & speculator and corralled several cboice lots in Grand Island, brevious to the sugar beet boom and has consequently realized & handsome return on hid'investment. He has a large cotorio of warm friends through his torritory in the west, He will leave for St. Louis today to spend the holidays. R. Rippey, the populr lumber man of Chi« eugo left for homo yesterday. The genial N. S. Jacobs, who travels for Bulen Brothers of Chicago, is a handsome and ubiquitous young man and always gota there in the most Approved style. 8. J. Warner of Cheago, was out over his territory in Nebraska last'woek. C. A. Lauth for the next year will look after tho Wood Magulcuring company ot St. Joe, und also the Brittion Smith = dry goods company of ths same place. He will look after all territory, north of the Platte Harry Moyers who travels for the woll known and ever popufar boot and shos house of W. V. Morse & Company of Omaha, has been shaking bands with kis customers on the Elkhorn last weok. James Crow of Lincoln, Bow last woek. house. went to Broken He travels for a Lincoln Miles' Nerve and Liver Pills, An important discovery. They act on the stomach and bowels through the A mow principie. They speodily illiousness, bad taste, torpid liver, piles and constipation. Spiendid for men, women and children, Smallest, mildest, surest. conts, Samples froo d Douglus, Bismarck Phonograms Detailed reports of the exhibition of the phonograph befors Prince Bismarck at Friedricharuhe are to hand, and are interesting, The Berlin correspondent of the London Standard say “Mr. Edison’s Berlin representative, Mr. Wangemann, accompanied by his wife and the mechanician, Devrient, of the firm of Siemens & Halske, arrived at Friedeichruhe about 1 p. m. After they had lunched with the prince and his family the chancellor, who lookod very hale and well, expressed a wish to see the far-famed instru- ment, which had been put up meantime in the drawingroom. He heard first the ‘Radetzks’ marvch, which the muscicians of the Emperor Francis’ grenadiers played September 14; then the Emperor Alexander march, played the other day by the band of the iment. At Princess Bismarck’s re- quest Mr, Wangemann showed the roll with the voices of the emperor’s little sons, which greatly delighted the chancellor and the princess, Then came the cylinder with the amusing ‘Potpourri,” containing, nmong others, the voices of F'rau Teresina Gessner and the actors Sommerstorl and Reichte **The chancellor usked for an nation of the apparatus and ob that ‘the explanation made it very easy for him to understand it.’ He then heard the air from *Norma,’ as sung by Frau Lilli Lehmann; an air from Gou- nod’s *Margaret,’ ag sung by Fraulein Leisinger, and Massenet's *Marin Mag- dalenu,’ ns sung by Mi Silvina of Philadelphia. Then followed a piece by Chopim, played on the pianu by Rogers Milo’ and ‘Le Pour de Valse,’ sung by tho Pariéian singer Panlus. The chancellor who expressed his as- tonishmentat the fidelity with which the instrument reproduced the yielded to his wife's persuasion and spoke into it. First ho declamed the little American pation song, ‘In Good Old Colony Times,” which he had learned from his old friend at Gottin- gen. Then be recited the beginning of Uhland’s poent.” *Als Kaiser Roth- bart’; next the firef verse of ‘Gaudea mus Igitur,’ and finally, ‘Allons, En- funts de la Pateie.” Thon followed some words to his' son Count Herbert, who is to tvy whether he recognize his futhe voice from the instrument. “The princess, rivy Councillor von Brauwer and the chancellor’s three grandsous, who wero present, at once recognized the voice, which, of course, sounded strange to the prince himself, Among other remuarks the chancellor a the anparatus seemed to him a ve- alization of the Munchausen story. in which the sound froze 1 the horn and was afterwards heard as the instrument began to thaw; but this beat Muu- chausen hollow. for one could hear the same 10,000 times, The phonograph performed again for an hour and a half in the evening, and the chancellor re- tired at a late hour, thanking Mr. Kd- ison’s representative most cordially. *When Mr. Wangemann requested nce to ing to the man nation to remember, he answered: ‘No, i will only make eriticism upon i words addressed to Count Herbert Bis- marck are: ‘Be moderate in working moderate 1n eating, and also somewha, in drinking—that's a father’s advice to his sou.” When Prin Bismacc! spoken some sentenc into the insi ment for the roll intended for family, the chancellos munn’s request, spoke in the expression of approval and added: “I would be- ware not to cry “Bravo!” when my wife has spok “Oue of the Bismarck taken at Iriedrichsruhe, produced in enormous numbers—in 10,000 copies, if necessary. Mr, Edison will offer a copy toevery imnortant Ger- man institution in nany, in order that centuries hence. all over Ger: many, wherever the portrait of the chanceilor hangs, his voice may also be heard.” the phonograms is to be re- Most complexion powders have a vulgar lare,but Pozzoni's is a Lrue beauufier,whose effects are lasting. ———— Woman as a *ilent Partner, George McDonald says: To have what we want is riches, but to be able 1o do without is power.” How many women ‘'do without” home comforts, leisu: e, friends, health even; and how far have they shown their power is in the benefit which has come to others through their work. How often we hear the remark, “*The estublishment is in the nume of Blank & Blank, but it is really his wife who carries on the business.” Isupppse the world would call that “a silent partner with an ac- tive interest,” but L call it power, and the grandest kind of power, which, like the electric fluid, makes itself felt with- out being seer Mrs. Winslow’s Soovhing Syrup re- duces inflammation while children are teething, 25 centsia bottle. A House Planiied by a Woman, Miss Margaret Exnma Ditto, the au- thor of “One Little Injun’ and other popular stories, lives in & home that she built for herself at Wellesley, Mass, It is out from the village center on a re- tired road near ascump of trees, and is a gray cottage omesstory high with a gable roof. The house was planned by Miss Ditto and is-s0 arranged that the rooms down-stairs can be thrown into one or separated by sliding doors. Miss Ditto is a woman of unusual height and well-proportioned figure, ~ Her brown hair is just turning gray and is parted in the middle and combed smoothly back. She has a kindly expression and a soft and extremely pleasant voice., e A Woman's Stenographio Feat. Oue of the most remarkable feats in modern journalism was achieved by Mvrs. Isabella B. Barrows of Boston. She wrote averbatim reportof a speech made in German by Carl Schurz, which she turned into English while her pen was flying across the paper in steno- graphic characters, To write steno- gl‘lllbhhfif!”)‘ and translate from German to Euglish simultanconsly was o re- markable picce of shorthund work, tones, ! Nebraska Clothing Gompany Corner Douglas and Fourteenth Streets, .at Mr. Wange- | Parents who are de ents, will find our Boy's suit or overcoat? the reach of all, goods. s are determined to close them out. coats, of elegant designs and neatly trimmed is marked at less of the Cloth. before New Year and the price irous of securing for thefr boy We are showing handsome styles for big and small boys The styles of suits we will not find anywhere clse, except you pay We have never cut so deep as we did this time. PRACTICAL PRESENTS. practical and appropriate pres Department the best place to get them. Can you think of anything that will give your boys more lasting pleasure and comfort than a nice and the tremendous cut we have lately made on our finest goods, places them within re offering at ¢3.50, $4.90 and §5.50 you twice the mone for the same In Children’s and Boy's Overcoats we offer extraordinary bargains as we One small lot of extra fine Children's Over- than the value Ihey must all go are made to move them. FURNISHING GOODS. Our Furnishing Goods Department is a regular Bazaar for Holiday Presents. Nowhere can you find a finer assortment than we carry, and you will not find anotherplace that sells them so cheap. Embroidered Silk Suspenders. Silk and Cashmere Mufflers. Silk Handkerchiefs. our store. ing Department. SYPHILIS use of tiie lacic Remedy only by the Cook Temoly Co., of Om WHLE o us for the niaies aid addre nd from wi fisis # disense that nont physt K itemedy in Uty ever having narantes Lo Those who have as HILOPOASOF Other tomporary hencAts [ » uso of the | hasaiwnys battle cling, i woti o NG o s e Tt can he ATY. JOEARL, X%, T eniedics. with oaly e pormanendly © REAEDY Y OF the Cor Neb. o Lo ations Dossible Demon or company Jormuls bitoct and o0 I [ tanta for Satisfaot: i MAC fon. tal Of over £X0.0M, muking U solielt the most obstini a cases those who hay e tried HOpe of recov- POss- wost skoptical 1 you MINT use y be perman: sie blood purdiier over Al lottors confiden- ently cured. known, Wit for particulars. i), e sure you are getting the Conk CAUTION Ry ot St SRentiys None othors are genuine, clal kents for us aro 10postors and frauds. ulirs frec. Address il comniunications to The Gook Remedy Co., Rooms 418 and 419 Paxton Block. OMAHA MEOQICALSSURGICAL INSTITUTHE. ;- 4 H. W, Gon, 137H & Dopat 818, OMAHA, NEB, FOR THE TREATMENT OF ALL CERONIG sad SURGICAL DISEASES BRACHS ”F#IA:IGES ‘flll DEFORMITIES AND hl‘lul 'acilities, Appara edias forBuce ' P 8 O FATIENS ¥ on Deformil races, :ll.a ffi-. aturs il ¥ woRRK bOkiNG o ~Morphine Hablt Curad AT BOE WITHOUT PAIN. Py fients casy, and costs fo continue the havit, " 18° DR O. P, COATS. . KANSAS O1TY, Mo, OPIUN 211 J4ES BUILDIN All these goods we se acupl | Silk Umbrellas. Fine Gloves. Choice Neckwear, llas close as the Staple Articles. No fancy prices in You will save about 50 per cent on all purchases made in our Furnish- AN EXPLANATION! Gonducting the Auction Sale of Max Meyer & Bros’ Jewelry Stock You can ask for and examine any article be- |fore you, have it offered, and then have it put up at once, 1 thus enabling you to get it with very little delay. | REMEMBER, the QUALITY of every article is GUARANTEED as represented. Sales Daily, 10:30 A. M., 2:30 P. M.7:30 P. M, The store is for rent and fixtures for sale. J.H. FRENCH, Auctioneer. Medical & Surgical Dispensary, Nos. 101 to 113 So. 18th St. 40 Rooms for Patie Reception Rooms 39 and 40, TO ALL MEN s ebility, Lost Manhood, fend And” ok Athe, ganly aéeay ind verhang Conny Erintod sclantucully. by new Catarmiy, Khoumtiam: fine, g cured. _Tilustrated book, tor et Quention i i SN T S for Guestion’ £t pocinity of B 0 or insanit, Jiscliarge et f every forn ub Feet, Cu s of Spine, Piles, tricity, rulysis, Kpillepsy, Kidney, Biadder, E Y D 1 ; 2 st on Norrs SN AN ousness. Const o ueureha s lipsiin Uterl, Piics, Kemalo Weuknioss, Ty 4 paia, Sein Piinpies aid il H10sd Disoases. o " 8 Syphilis, Scrofula, Bad Blood, Skin, Urinary Diseaves anid Gleot Cared for Life ‘umors, Ci Bkin wnd #00d and drculars and Questio , Bronehitls riical Opern Boy’s Chests of TOOLS, Fine Table and Pocket Cutlery. ' CARVING SETS, SCISSORS AND SKATES HIMEBAUGH&TAYLOR 1405 Douglas-st, Omaha ETCHINGS, ENGRAVINGS, ARTIST SUPPLIE MOULDINGS, - SFEMERSON, = ALLET & DAVIS = S FIANGS & ORGANS FRAMES, Y SSHEET MUSIC, 1613 Douglas Street, Omaha, Nebraska WESTORED REwEDY Pusk.—A vi of youthtul, imprudence lory bility, Losh g very known rei mplo o R of self eure, _ Address, J. H. REEVES, P.0, Box 5, New v atonins : orcviey, ufllQK from UE‘M‘IMHMME ocay, Gakiican, 10+ b0, ele .....3(:".':.‘:"&;".. atise I-,'“ Folondid medioal WOEK ; ot E... Who I, bervows nd debill resa, rof, ¥, O, FOWL KR, Moodus,Conn, e e 1 sea1o) cmtaalng Al pastiomas fo hecus Suse: s of SRR Siaren Frof, K, ¥, HESLER, Lock Yox 156,