Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, December 13, 1891, Page 20

PATRONIZE HOME Manufacturers. W- to force the s our fur goc backward us to are overstocked andare compelled| THE ale of all of! Another cason causes Nl. . AP GREATLY UL e OUR PRICES WERE NEVER SO CHEAP. WE MUST HAVE MONEY. GARMENTS, STYLISH ASTRAKHAN of desirous of Parties outside the city having us send them goods can do 50 MU approval by remit- ting the e Xpress on both ways, or giving vefor. us first-cluss ences, We will instructions for self- send you irement if de- We Collars make Gents’ and Cuffs to fit any pattern you may send in, and of kind of fur you may select. A1l communica- tions by mail will re- ceive prompt atten- tion. Astrakhan French Sgal 'TC. Qtter Maffs, Bea-er Mufs, Freach Beaver Mfts Ast:akhan Seal Mufis OMAHA UR MEN'’ SEALSKIN UR garments are all m nl(" in our own| factory right lere in Omaha, and for quality of material, su- periority of workmanship anl novelty of design cannot be excelled, VE HAVE THE BEST AS WELL ol AS MEDIUN GRADES. REDYING. We pny spectal atton- tlon to the redying ind repairing of soal gar ments, and the repuir ing of ‘furs of every d seription, and our pri are reasonablo. MOUNTING SKINS. We dress and mount all Kinds of skins to spe- cfal “order for Muts, Rugs or Robes, =) §. Our work is first class and we guarans tee perfeet satifaction FUR ROBES IND RUGS. Goat. oz, Prairle Wolt. ifudson Bay Wolf, Wild'Cat. Ruce Fox und Red F Mt Hufs, Highest mark:t price paid for raw furs, DAILY BEE, SEALSKIN | CAPES For Men, Women and Children, ’ Write for Catalogue, STYLISH SEAL GARMENTS, SUNDAY DECE MBER 13 PAGES 1891 -TWE NT'Y OF ALL KINDS. In Latest Shapes T Alas'ta Seal Oapes, Fersianna Capes, Astrahan Oapes, Otter O:pes, Beaver Capes, Mink Oapes, Japanes: Seal Capes Black Martin Capes, Oap> Scal Capos, Wool Seal Uapes, Morea Capes, Gray Krimmer Capes, Fit Guaranteed in All Garments, Ladies” and Gents’ Gauntlets and Gloves In All Styles. AULABAUGH FUR (0. 2l SOUTE 151H STREET OMATS PATRONIZE HOME INDUSTRY, Fome Retail Dealers’ Work Aga'nst Their Own Best Interests, THE GROCERY BUSINESS UNSATISFACTORY What Manufacturers Say About the Success of the Home Patronage Movement —Many More Men W orking. the more The past ycar has been a hard one on retail grocery dealers of Omaha and complaints of dull times have been heard from that souree than from most any other line of business in tho ci The grocers complain that if they sell their goods it is almost impossible to collect for them from their customers. 1f they refuse to give eredit the goods remain on tneir skélves and in event itis a constant struggle with them to meet theiv obligations. Jobbers ana cominission men who sell to the erocers report thut it is very hard work to colleet tueir bills because the retail deal ers have so much trouble in collecting from taeir customers, A zlance at Bradstreet's records will show that twenty-two grocery firms failed in Omaha during the first eleven mouths of 1891, The assets of these firms amounted to §6,700, witn liabilitios of §54,500, All this goes to show that the ceneral re- tail grocery business of Om has been in anythiug but a satisfactory condition for tho past year, ‘The reason for the existence of such conai- tions is to be found In tne fact that a good many men were out of work, aud that a good muny workingmen had left the city in search of employment. The amount of money in circulation among the laboring classes was unusually small and the retail grocers, do- pending lavgely upon workingmen for their business, sufferad according! In other words, the retail grocery business has been poor during the past vear bucause of the number of people out of employment and the consequont scarcity of money in geueral circulation. Under such conditions business will always be poor, und the only way to improve it is to find employment for the workers, where tn will receive fair wages and have money to spend for the luxuries as well as the necassi tes of life, Knowing ull this it seems strange that so many retail grocers are fighting the home patronage movement which 15 the only prac- tical wethod of increasing tho demand for 1avor in the city, Tho retail dealers of tho city, if they only cared to, could double tio muanufacturing interests of Omaha in a very short time and by thus giving employment to hundreds of additional men they would make noney easior, collections better and cause a most decidea improvement in their own busi- ness. Instead of doing this many of them hang back and refuse to buy Nebruska made goods only as they are forcod to by the cousumers. Some of them when they do put in home wado goods place thein out of sight for fear some customers will see them and be remindod of his duty to hom In many of the stores you will seo goods from almost every city in the country but Owmaha und if tho customer iusists upon bome made article they will hunt around un- der the counter and oring it out. The writer recontly inquired it ono of the largo retall grocery stores in Omaha for a e of coffee put up in Omaba. “Weo p it,” sald the clork, *but we have something just as good.” Whnen he observed that his customor was about o depart with- out purchnsing bo suddenly bered that they did huve a littla Omuha coftea and brought it out. The propriotor of this *tore says there aro two sides 1o the bom putrot= age quostion. Of course thoro ure, tho non who look at tho vight side are striving to de- velop the resources of the west by building up the manufucturing industries, thoy ave striving to put the industries of the city in such shape that every laboring wan éan find work, they are trylngto keop the moncy hero that belougs in the west and thus im prove every branch of business. ‘The other side of the question is supported by those business men who, by seuding all mouey that they cau got east, wake L Qullin the west and prevent men from get- ting employment. cople have noted in frontof a_grocery store, near the business center of Omaha, o | rack bearing four sacks of different makesof flour, cach labeled with the price. There was no Nebraska Hour on display. and1f the grocer had any it was probably hidden away under the counter. Can any oue tell why this grocer is so anxious to advortise flour made at Minneapolis and other outside points aud ao nothing for Omabat Perhaps he enjoys seeing men of work and collections so slow that it is with dificulty that u dealor can get in money enough to meet his obligations. Why shou!d not the grocers put nome made goods to the front, not only sell them to such of their customers as ask for ttem, but also hand them out to people who do not ask for any special brand, and so far as possible induce customers who ask for custern woods to try something of homo manufacture. To this last proposition some will answer “it is not our busiess to try to influence tho choice of our customers.” ~ Of course not. but these samo firms find time to tell their customers that eastern goods are just as good as those of howe manufacture. Somo rotail grocerymen have'put in full lines of homo mado goods and are helping along the home patronage movement to tho best of theic abilivy, but the question that puzzies mauy is why they do uot all do so, when it is 5o plainly to tueir own advantage, in the meantime the home patronage move- ment is increasing in strength. Tho Manufacturers association numbering 114 uctive mombers, who have in their cmply over 5000 people, are no iusig- nificant forco Ly any means, Thoir streagih is supplemented by hundreds of citizens who are unxious to se homo industry tourish and tho city to continue to grow.” ‘The labor unions are now coming out strongly on the sido of home patrouage aud it they display as much energy in this movement s they have in other matters, which they have taken up in the past, thoy will be able to give home industries a boom that was never before experienced in the west. These powerful factors all working for a common object must in the end succeod and the time is not far distant when the Omaba dealer who insists on going east to buy goods will have to go there to find customers, The manufacturors are making it & cam- paign of education and are using arguments rathor than force to crrry their points. 1f thoy were disposed to use anything stronger than srgumonts they could muke themselves telt, having ut their back such an army of consumers in their employes und the labor unions, ‘The grocers are not the only retail dealers in the city who will be beactited by the im- proved conditions resulting from the homo patronage movement, and 1o business man ought to stand out, but all ought to lend a helping hand. A good many people are asking, “Is tho Lome patronago movement doing any good ! ‘13 business showing any improvement re auy more men employed by the manufacturers now than_beforo the move- went was set on foot#? The best men to an- swor such questions are the manufucturers tnemselves. 1t will be noted from the follow- ing interviews that a good many more peoplo aro finding employment in Omaha than there wero Lwo or three months ago, How large this number is, it is impossible to say, but it must be large, jJudeing from the increase ro- ported by he few manufscturers quotea bolow. out WIHAT MANUFACTURERS SAY. W. A. Page, soap manufacturer—The home patrouage wovement has taugnt people that we huvo factorles in Nobraska. It has taught them to buy Noebraska goods. ~ It has taught thom that Nebraska made goods are equal to thoso from tue east. 1 have put on four new men at wy factory. J. Beciuan, clgars—The manufacture of cigavs in Omaha was on the down grade und tho bottom would have fallen completely out bud it not been for this movement. A. Chadwick, of the Omaha Milling com- pany—We sold more flour in Omaha last week than ever before. Our surplus we havo sold for export to Hull, England., We hope the trade will be large enough in time toallow us to doublo the number of our em ployes by putting on a nignt force Peveie Candy company —We have put on thirty additional people durlog we past three wouths, but considerablo of this increase is due to the fact that we huve beon pushing our trade into new tervitory, M. E. Smith & Co., overails—We have put on over twenty additional people duriug the past two m hs. Robinson otion o aro preparing to me and o more oxtensiye S. I Gilman, flour—Our business is im- proving. We bave our new mill at Valen- tine, Neb., rununing in good shape, Omaha Rubber company—Our fire has in- terfered with our business to some extent, so that we havo not been 1 & position to realize npany, overalls—W; o Into larger quarters ¥ ito the busiucess, the best results of the home patronage move- ment. We have, however, noted some im- provement and we know where we have sold goods as & result of tho agitation. We know that it is doing an immense amount of govd to the whole city. J. L. Wilkie, paper boxes—Two months ago 1was employing ouly twelve girls in my factory. I now have twenty, You can draw your own conclusions as to whether homo batronage 1s doing an 2 J. M. Hirshstein, cigars—We have more calls for our cigars than formerly. Of courso it will take time to induce peoble to give up their eastern brands for the home made, but if thu movement is kept up it will result in giving a great mauy more people employ ment. Ramser & Co,, hats—Home patronage is oncouraging us in our efforts to establish a lazize hat factory in Omaba. H. C. Hartry, cigars—Last summer, just beforo Tne BiE started tho home patronage movement I was employing only two men and could only givo them work about half of the time, I had about made up my wina to giveup the struggle and go out of business, out as soon as Tik Bre commenced to talk homo patronage there was a chauge, aud 1 am now working five men and will put on two moro this week. | have beon talking with some of the jobbers and they secm dis- posed to handle bome made goods if wo can compete in quality aud price. 1t looks to me asif the success of the movement from now on depends uvon us manufacturers. [f we will take pains to turn out first class coods and keep up their standard, we will win, but if we look upon tho occasion as a chance to unload a lot of inferior goods upon the peo- ple wo will kill the public entusigsm. L. Undeland & Co.—We_ beliey s patronage tovement and have the munufacturers association to along. T'hey do china painting and decorat- ing and ure turning out sowe very artistio work. They pawmt shaving mugs and all kinds of china for special orders, Thoy al o do lettering, gilding and firing for painters who aro not prepared to do that work for themselyes. ‘This is a new industry but one that promises to gcow rapialy. Farrell & Co.—Lasu summer we were om- ployiug only twenty-three people in our sivup factory. During the last three months we have added the manufacture of jollies, pro- serves, mince meat, ote., and have opened a tin factory, This has necessitated additions 10 our working force until now we have 113 people on_our pay roll, that is an ncrease of 90 since last summer, 1f the peoplo of Omana will only encourage tho manufactu- rers by buying their goods it will bo no trou- ble at ail to dounlo the numbar of workers in the city. Tho way wo have branched out and opened up wow lines of manufucture shows what can bo done when there is some- thing to give encouragemont, Drummond & Co.—This is the dull season in tho manufacture of carriages but wo are not discharging any men and business is holding up as well as could bo expacted. Good sleighing would probably creato a de maud for cutters and help business in that direction, Omaba Box factory—We havo put on six more hands since the tome patronage move- ment was started and are ranving twelve hours a dey to kesp up with orders. We have putin electric Lights, S0 that if necessary we can run all night, Stiverick & Co., furniture—We ready that good has boen done by the home patronage movoment, Itis working up a sentimant among tho people that is bouna to accomplish great results for the good of the city. Model Steam Laundry —wWo improvement in business osna have put on two more girls, Cousiderablo laundry work is still going out of Omaha. Some outside laundries have ofices here and send around wagons and people give them vatrouage, nover stoppingy to ascortain whether the work Is veing done i Omaba or not, Nobraska Shirt company—Our business has been incrensed by u third since Tuk B took up the fight for home industries and we have put on three wmore girls and two men. Kutz-Nevios company, overalls—We aro moving into the Stubeudor! buildin on Douglas and Ileventn stroets, so as to have more room. We huve puton eightesn addi- tigual giris and want twelve more. B. H. Osterhondt—1 am makiug u specialty of the manufucture of spring wagons for de- livery purposes, 1 feol encouraged uver the outlook aud it 1s my intention this winter to outdo any former ye: in the unumber of wazons manufactured. 1 will not leave any excuse for the purchase of spriug wagons made i the east, but will give tho peaple of Omaha as good an article for as little money as can be obtained anywhere, If all the wagons of this kind used in Omaha were made here it would give employment toa lurge number of men. Consolidated Coffee company—We note consideravle improvement n certain lines of ourgoods and fecl that the home patronage moyement is destined to be of adyantage to the city in the way of developing the iudus- in the feel al- have noted an teles and furnishing employment for work- ingmen. FACTORIES BETTRIL THAN CONVENTIONS, Owama, Dec. §.—Tothe Editor of Tne Bee: The comiuittee that went to Washingion to prosent Omaha’s claims for consideration in the selection of a location for the repabiican ional convention, had a guarantee sub- scription of 0,000 in its hands as an argu- ment that the city would take good caro of the convention. This fund the committee was propared to pledge in tho event of suc- cess. Now what did this mean! Did tho men who subscribed the fund expeet that in the event of success they would each ono ro- ceive in return what had been suvscribed? 1t is not reasonuble to suppose they did and far more charitable to suppose that a large vare of the fund was subscrived for the venefit of tho ity at argo. What was ex- octed was that the conveution and the 00) invested to secure it would, by the prominence given the city througiout the country fix public attention for a time upon Omaha; that it would advertise the city in an effective, and_therefore protitable manner. The benefit of this advertising and the pe sonal visit of several thousand men would be, it is true very large. But let us look at toe matter in other light. Grant that from points in the oast where advertising can oo of most good 10,000 persous are brought in; that from all points enough were added to bring back in profit the £0,000 pledged; that ull due allowance bo made’ for the advertis- ing to be given the city, what would be the permanent value to the eity! A conjecture is all that can be d in answer. Supposo now that £50,000 were ruised by subscription in like manner to that for the convention; that this fund was pluced in the hands of a competent committee to secure the location of manufacturing industries, not by bonus, but by subscription to stock of reputable con’ cevus, approved by tho committes. Judici- used this 0,000 would securo indus- that would, when in faiv running order, employ 1,000 hands. Tbis number would represent about 8,000, all dependent on these industries. Theso would not be visitors for four or five days, but pormaneut resi- dents for days in tho year, and would incroase from vear to vear The amount expended by these 3,000 “per- sons for all living expenses would be, by a fair average, $1 por duy each, or 85,000 per day for ever'y day in tho year, or $1,005,000 aunually, In addition to this would bo the labor re- auired in constructing buildings the labor indirectly employod, and the increase of the city's commercial importance. 1t 1s difticult to place a limit to the influence that number of persons would have in the city's industrial affairs. Many of them would be home-build- ers, tax-payers and aids in many other ways in the work of building up the "city. Now which would bo the better investment, the republican national convention or the luca- tion of permanent industrial enterprises! Tie Bek has proven a vatuable factor in pro- moting home industry. Would it not be in line with that good werk to show to the peo- ple that there are suill left many practicable plans for accomplishing the result all so earnestly desire, viz.: Tne strongthening of the city’s industrial pesition. T, M, L Glasses fitted. Dre, Cullimore, B bldg. FLATTERY. Harper's Weckly Once on a time thero journoyed through the land A wiso man, who long years had sought to find Ono soul too strong for flattery to bind And lead u willing slave at her command. Lin vain; yet finally did stand oro him one for modesty of mind Far-famod. “Him long he plied with ques tions bling, To prove the jewel sougnt was now at nand. At last ho said, *You are a humble man." A pleased 100k swept across the otuer's face, “I trust I am.” pain, “The thing I sought I have nat found, can; The demon pride fiuds here its strongest place, of vanity The wise man cried in nor hath made oue Vah Houten's Cocon—Perfectly purein- stautaneous, e He Treed the « oon. Mr. George Johnson, of Hixville, Ky., went coon hunting. His dog drove the coon into u hollow tree. Mr. Johnson cut the tree down and not only secured the coon but found in the® tree hollow a jur containing two gold watches and #3,700 in gold coin, It is thought that long before the close of the season there will not be u coon left in Kentucky, The Great The Great The Great The Great The Great The Great The Great The Great The Great The Great The Great The Great The Great The Great The Great The Great The Great The Great The Great The Great The Great [ | in increasing the already LARGE SATLE. N BSEEh1S W. A. PageSoap Go's. Grocers are respectfully solicited to join s Soap being sold at ONLY A FAIR PROFIT. Labour S8aver Labour Saver Lahour Saver Lakour Saver Labour Saver Labour S8aver Labour Saver Labour Saver Labour Saver Labour Labour Saver Labour Saver Labour Saver Labour Saver Labour Saver Labour Saver Labour Saver Labour Saver Labour Saver Labour Saver Labour Savex EOLE MAKERS W. A. PAGKE SOAP COMPRNY, 115 to 123 Hickory Street, Omaha, Neb. FIFTY OTHER FIRST GCLASS QUALITIES. ESTABLISHED, Union Soap is manufactured in the west. LIGHTENING LIFE'S BURDEN. away and was soon lost to view in the gath- ering twilight. Satisfaction” Guaranteed. farper's Magazine: “I'm nearly always disappointed in the Christmas ¢ifts my hus- band buys me, coufessed Mrs. Dimmick to Mrs. Kickshaw. “Is that so?’ **/es. He means well, but he doesn't scem to get me the things [ want. Ttry to appear please of course, but 1'd rather have things I cave fc 1 give bim hints, but ho never seems to cateh them.” “Now, T never had any troublo liko that with Mr. Kickshaw.” “How do you manage it?? “lasily enough. 1 buy him for his Christmas present just what 1 want to have myself, and hie gets for me just what he thinks he would like to have, then wo ex change the articles with each other.” A Juicy Collection of Stories, Shert and to the Point, EFFUSIVE THANKS TO MAX O'RELL. Reflections on Football—Marshall Wilder as a Smacker—A One- Horse Town—The Orig- inal Evolutionist, The Modern tighlander. 1tis well known in Scotland that most of the Highland corps are composed of Irismen, and a good story 1s told of S Hope Grant commander of the Madras army, who af dinner given wn his honor,noticed the mar pipers playing as 15 usual beliind the chair of the guest of the ovening, und Siv Hope, de- lighted at tho inspiring national tuncs, turned round to the most stalwart minstrol and exclaimed: “It warms my heart to hsten to tho bonnie (ilt! What pairt of Scotland o el e 1 | @0 ye come frae, my mon?? “Connemara, The cavalry marches too. erhonor!” roplipd the bard, expanding lost with . conscious pride, while a of laughter cchoed everywhere, in which Sir Hopo hoartily jowned Chicago Tribune: After it had been set- tled that the commanda was to be meved from one post to another an inquisitive citizon askod an ofticer how it was planned to do1t. ““The orders frpm headquarters are for the men to march,” was the reply. “Pretty long mareh under stances, isn't it/ was asked. %0, yes, but I guess they can stand it.” “The cavalry bas a little the bestof it, then 1 “Well, hardly. “But the horses 0, the orders are to ship the horses und march the men.” “The horses ride and the men walk." “Certain That’s the usual way.” i Dt-Headed, But why should—" Philadelphia Press: “Hello, “A new horse would ost the government | nequaintod with ono of the 'diz §120 to §150,” interrupted the officer, the Gaiety Burlesque last night,’ “Yest What is sho like?? “I'll show you. Sho gave me her photo craph.” the circum- Johu! T got blondes’ of The Best Jok As I was leaving Pittsburg, writes Max O'Rell, T was approached,by & young man whio, after givieg me his card, thanked me most carnestly for my lecture last night, fact, he nearly embraced me, I never cnjoyed myself so well in life,” ho said. 1 grasped his hand, “Iam glad,” I replied, “that my humble effor, pleased you so much. Nothiug is moro gratifying to a lecturer than to know he has afforded ploasure to bis audience.”” “Yes, he said, *1t gave me immense pleasure. You seo Iam engaged to be mor- vied to a girl in town. Al her family went to your show, aud I had the girl at home all tomyseli. Ob! I bhad such a good timo! Thank you so much! Do lecture here again soon.”’ And after wishing me a pleasant journey he loft, I was glad to know I left at least ono friond and admirer behind me in Pitts burg. let's sea it.” rtainly, Heo “Sho looks rather light-headed.” “She 1s rather giddy, but the | fook is ot the photog *“The photographer! How absurd! do you moan 1 “Why, he focused the light on ber head to give it a'fluffy iook." SOt Well, I 8'poso some one must have focused tho light in your head then,” Unique, The editor of ““Harper's Drawer” says that the followiug lines were written by a Bos tonian and not, as might be supposed, by “a jealous New Yorker ora cavilling Chicago man:" ded my What >ray, your real opinion speal, 1s ot Boston quite unique " I quite agree with you, of course; Unus, one, aud equus, horsoe!” 1 1E Wasn'c Sor Washington Star: The for in_politics 13 usuaily underestimated. o Washington man'got home aftor he the election roturus she said: *4John, have been drinking.” “Yos, my dear,” “ho answered, “I bave had a couple” of drinks,” “What made you?’ Aud there was anxiety in every syllable, “Well, you see, Mol our side won, and we ——"" +Oh,’ did it} I'm so0 glad, John. I was worried ' to death for fear you took them to drown your sor row. Wilder as an Osculator. Marsball 2. Witder played a little joko on Noil Burgess Thanksziving day in Boston. The humorist was smuggled into the theater and outo the stage during the performance of “The County Fair.” At a convenieat mo- ment he was introduced to Aunt Abby as “wvour old friend, Sile,’” to the astouishment of Mr. Burgess, who had had no inkling of the visitor's presenco until this juncture. Burgess, says the journal, ‘‘came very near veing nouplussed “at Wilder's nppearance, However, the actor mvited tho huwmovist to take part'in the mereymaking. A few mo- ments later Wilder securod the red car, and wound up his surprise party by kissig Taggs, the soubrotte, whose hair, he re: marked, ‘keeps down tho gas bills of the Park, " nw. 00 1nterest When ring you Art of Osculation, Recorder: “What do you think " said one to anothur, “Ho kissed me with his S ODen. “Well, why not?’, said the other girl, “how uld you have him kiss you s SWell, you don't kuow much about the arc of osculation or you wouldn’t ask that,” wis the contemptuous answer. *1 guoss the man doesu’t think very much of you who would kiss you with his'eyes open,” Lhat isn’t kis- sing at all.” AP the Tudianapolis Journal: +One cial rammukers is & workin' avouts,” remarkea Uncle Job, nto the grocery “tow do you know 1 hat thore cork leg o mine rneumatiz all duy. Who's backer (" he rw - York A Practical Use for It Chicago Tribuve: Unsephisticated spec. tator (at foot ball game)-—‘Look at 'em! They've got to fightin' 1 fintbusiast—"I'hey are not fighting, Thoy are playing foot ball according to rules,” ot 1 look at oth “That's all according to the rules, sir.” “What rules " “I'he Rugby rules, “Ain'titagen the law one another up (ke that " o, sir, That's part of the game.” “Thon why don't they let tho polica an’ the anarchists play a game of foot ball ac cordin’ to the Kugby rules an' wind the whole business up, b'zosh ' sir, tho ' o tucenu, ‘0 the round as ho artifl- here. came ‘em hittin' an’ gougin' each had any tho o has got for men to chaw 1 Havit, n Star eoks to bo a changeless beau Despite tho years that fly, Defects you may not own you soe, Though plaiu to uny eye Toa ch, Clothier and Furuisher: said the elder man, laying bis band kindly on the other's shoulder, “do not think me hars, but unless you call upou my danghter tn evening dress after this,| foar I shall bave 0 request you to stay away." “The young mun's eves filled with toars. “1 love your daughter, sir,” he replied, “‘madly, passionately, but this is more than I stand. If you think Iam going to put up & #night for the sake of seelng her you are very much mistaken,” And he strode rapidly His head is bald as any egg, The fact be can't disclain, | And you he always wants it rubbea With buir oil just the same, A Cloar Cas Detroit Free Pross: *“I'vo been cudgeling my brain for an hour over this thing,” said & young Detroit attorney to the older one with whom bo is assoclated 1o 8 knotly cuse, “Be caroful,” was the quict response, or 1884. Telephone 928. I'll have you arrestod for assault and battery, T’a be sure to win the case whon a man of your size would jump on a littlo thing like that with a cudgel.” The Original Evo utionist St. Louis Republic: Shakespoaro was the original evolutionist. He anticipated modern scicnco in teaching thut man is descendod (or asconded) from the monkey. How so? Why, hie makes the ghostsay in “Hamlot.”” “I could a tale unfola.” A Common Expression. Pittsburg Chronicle: **Well, I never;™ claimed Mrs, Snaggs, **You never what#” asked her husband. ‘‘riere’s apiece in the paper that says it is possible to become intoxicated on raritied air. Did you ever hear of such a thing ¢ ~Of course I have. Tho expression ‘air- tight' obtained its origin from just that fact,” Called th . Paul Ploneer Pross R boy must rs old. Mother —Pive yoars old! I wasn't married five yes Conductor—Can't hélp. that, should have been. ox- Tur:, Street car cons Lo more than five Theidea! Why, madam; you A sad Acerdent, Ruchester Post: Woman—You soem to be a strong, healthy man, Caw't you get along 1 Man ~No, mum. I hain’t had no means of support sinco last July. Woman—Wero you thrown out of work? Man—No, mum, but me wifo broko nae arrum,and she hain't been able to do a woek's washing since. R o Dr. Birney cures ¢ itarri, —— Pair Play and Half the Road. “Uncle David” Gray of Utica, New York. the nuthor of the famous expres- sion i polites, “fair play and_ half thy voud.” was at the Wellingion yestords en route home from & business teip to Wisconsin, says the Chicago Post, Uncle David is now 83 years of age, but is halo, hearty and happy as @ man of 60, He told how he originated the famous oxpression applied to polities. HIt was back in the late '70's that I a member of the lower house in the York state logislatuve. One day during a hot debate I was making a speech for the republican side of the argument, I have been a furmer all my life and am opposed to the practice of electing so many lawyers to fill public offices. The lnwyers dre running this government, and I don’t see that they wre any more intelligent than the ave run of business men. They are more ‘tricky’ and that’s how they gobble up the oftices, So 1 was pouring hot shot into the camp of the lawyors duving my speech, and in their iricky way they undertook to confuse and rittle me by four and five of them bouncing to their feet and asking mo many different questions at once. [ finally became ry, and shaking my fists them, I politely but emphaticiily told them thus I hud been sent to the legisluture to see that my constituents had fair play and half the road, and I proposed that they should have it. The expression was taken up by the newspapers and sproad e the conntry,and soon erept into the s floor of congross,” Beo bldg ov spocches on th SDIXIE FLYER SLEEPER,” Nashville to Jucksonvillo and St Augustin, Ela,, with- out eh via Chattanoogu, Atlanta, Macon, St. Louis & Atlantasloeper on moruine traing from St. Louis via Evansville, Nashville, Chate tauooga. Space secured at tickot office L. & N, R. R., 4th st., St. Louis. Write W. . Joues, pass. 8t Lookout Mt, route, 9) Laclede bldg: Another Nation A national park in Now Mexico ls contemplated by the interior depart- ment, and the land at the head of the Pecos river is recommendod, This is a region about 475 squur iles in area lying in sun Miguel, Mora and Santa Fe counties, It is mountainous, well wooded and practically of no value for settlement; but the destruction of tims ber in this region would seciously inter- fere with the future water supply from this territory, now so essentinl for irei- gation purposes in the rich valloys below. A similar rveservation for the presorvation of the water supply 1s pos posgd for the White river plateiu - aDr. Cullimore adjusts glasses, B bldg Saver r