Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, September 20, 1895, Page 3

IT BROKE THE RECORD (Continued from First Page) the character of the bee and honey Bullding was exprossed by the adoption of the follow- ing address o the State Board of Agricul- ture and the Omaha Specd und Fair assoclu- tlon: “Through the courtesy of the Btal Board of Agriculture and the Omaha Speed and Fair assoclation, we, the bee keepers of Nebraska, are now provided with the finest | and most commodious building ia which to show the products of our industry of beckeepers' soclety on the American conti- nent. Therefore, we, as officers of the Ne- braska Beekeepers atsoclation and as exhi- bitors, to show our appreciation of yo efforts to make this exhibition a success, tender you our thanks and pledge you our best efforts to make future exhibitions the equal of any ever held [n the United States.” PRIZES ON THE FOWLS, Work of the Judges in This Depart- ment About Ended. ‘Work of Inspection 1a the Poultry build- ing was finlshed yesterday. Only premiums for ducks and geese remain to be announced. All other premjums were as follows: 8. Laced Wyandotte—W. B. Ward, cock, first; pen chicks, second. D. McClaskey, Burr, Neb, cock, second. B. H. Egghart, hen, sccond; pen fowls, second. T. E. Wheeler, hen, first; pen fowls, first. A. M Works, cockerel, first. A, Scavn, cockerel, second; pullet, second; pen chicks, first. ( A. Coa, pullet, first. G. Laced Wyandotte—J. first; cockerel, first; Warner, cock, secon ond; pullet, second; pen fowls ) Blowers, hen, first. Milo A, Hodgkls, pullet, Todd, pen fowls, first, White Wyandotte—IL. C. Clark, cock, first; hen, second; pen chicks, firs D. Warner, cock, second. 'T. E. Wheeler, hen, first; pul- let, ‘second. F. Knappe, cockerel, first M. K. Barmum, cockerel, second; pen chicks, first. A. Galser, pullet, first. George W. Todd, pen chicks, first. W. F. B. Spanish—Raymond Stricken, cock, first; hen, second. W. A. Bartlet, cock, sec- ond; hen, first. Carl W. Welck, cockerel, first and second; pullets, first and second; pen chicks., first and second. W. A. Tag- gart, pen fowls, first. Bantams, Golden Sebrights—R. D. Warner, chicks, first; fowls, first. W. A. Bartlet, chicks, second. Fred B. Glover, fowls, second. Silver Sebright Bantams. D. Warner, chicks, first. W. A. Bartlet, fowls, first. Japanese Bantams—Fred B. Glover, fowls, frst. Buft Pekin Bantams—J. L. Todd, chicks first; fowls, first. Luther Watson, Lincoln, second. Fred B. Glover, fowls, second. Rose Comb Bantams—IF'red B.Glover, second; fowls, first. R, H. Warner, first; fowls, second, Black Bantams—R. D. Warner, chicks, first; fowls, first. Carl Andre, chicks, sec- ond. B. B. Red Game Bantams—W. A. Bart- let, chicks, first and second; fowls, second F. B. Glover, fowls, first. Cornfsh Indian Gamcs—J.. B. Brainard, cock, second; hen, first E. Freeman, cock, first. Fred B. Glover, hen, second; cockerel, second; puliet, first and second. W: A. Irving, cockerel, first; per fowls, first. John Skinner, pen chicks, first. Silver Gray Dorkins—Joc Ellis, cock, first; hen, first; pen chicks, second, R. D. Warner, cock, second; hen, second. J. M. Armstrong, cockerel, first pen chicks, first B. B. Red . A. Bartlet, hen, first and second; cockerel, first; pullet, first. R. D. Warner, cockerel, second; pullet, second. Black Sumatras—W. A. Bartlet, cock, first Pit Games—Burt Childs, cock, first and second; hen, first and second; pen fowls, first and second. Fred . Glover, cockerel, second; pullet, first; pen chicks, first. R. D. Warner, cockerel, first; W, A. Bartlet, pullet, second; pen chicks second. Houdans—B. H. Eggert, cockerel, first; hen, first; cockerel, first; pullet, second; pen fowls, first. R. H. Warner, cockerel, first; pullet, first. Red Caps—R. D. Warner, cockerel, first; hen, first; cockerel, first; pullet, first. W. A, Bartlett, cockerel, second; hen, second. Silver Spangled Hamburgs—Carl J. Weeck, cockerel, first; hen, first; cockerel, first; pul- let, first; pen fowis, first; pen chicks, first and second. R. D. Warner, cockerel, second; hen, second. W. A. Bartlet, cockerel, sec’ ond; pullet, first. Golden Spangled Hamburgs—R. D. Warner, cockerel, second; hen, first; cockerel, first; pullet, first. W. A. Bartlett, cockerel, first; hen, second. Andalustans—R. D. Warner, cockerel, first; hen, second; cockerel, second; pullet, second. W. A. Bartlett, hen, first.” E. H. Eggert, cockerel, first; pullet, first. White Minoricas—W. D. Warner, cockerel, second; hen, first; cockerel, second: pullet, second. W. A. Bartlet, cockerel, first; hen, ;ec?nd. 0. H. Leitz, cockerel, first; pullet, rst, 8. C. White Leghorns—Nellle Hawks, cock, first; hen, first and second; cockerel, first; pullet, first. F. S. Knapp, cock, sec- ond. J. G. Woolsay, cockerel, second; pen chicks, second. W. S. Dimick, pullet, sec- ond; pen chicks, first. Fred Glove fowls, first. B. 8. Jennings, pen fow ond. R. C. White Leghorns—E. C. Blowers, cock, first. W. A. Bartlet, cock, second: hen, first. E. W. Dole, hen, second; cook- erels, rfist and second. ' E. H. Eggert, pul- prels, first and second; E. H. Eggert, pul- erels, first and second.” K. H. Eggert, pul- R. D. Warner, pullet, second; pen fowls, second. Buft Leghorns—L. P. hen, first; pullet, second; pen fowls, first; pen chicks, second. George H. Lee, cockerel, first; pullet, first; pen chicks, first. W. N. Detoe, cock, second; hen, second; cockerel, second, Fred Glover, pen fowls, second. Black Leghorns—D. Turner, cock, first; hens, first and second. George H. Les, cock- erel, second; pullets, first and second; pen chicks, first. R. D. Warner, cockgrel, first. Black Minoricas—R. D. Waraer, cock, fire cockerel, first. W. A. Bartlet, cock, second. Willlam Bortian, hen, first; pullet, first. J. L. Todd, hen, second; cockeral, sceond; pullet, socond; pen fowls, first. E. C. Blomey, pen fowls, second; pen chicks, seeond. Carl An- dra, pen chicks, first. 8.~ C. Brown Leghorus—Hellck C. Young, cock, first; hen, second; pullat, first and second; pen chicks, second.” R. D. War- mer, cock, second; hen, first. O. H. Lutz cockerel, first. A. M. Lungard, cockerel, sec- ond. H. D. Kennedy, pen fowls, first. A. C. Davidson, pen fowls, second; W. Gelsel- man, pen chicks, first. R. C. Brown ILeghorns—BE. H. Eggert, cock, first; pen fowls, first. Mra. Jenate L.rd sall, cock, second; hen, first; cickaral, sccond, W. A. Bartlet, hen, seco E. C. Blowers, pen chicks, first. A, Work, pullet, first and second; pen fowls, second; pen chicks, second. Dark Brahmas—R. D. Warner, cock, sec- ond; hen, first. W. A. Bartlet, cock, first; hen, second. White Cochin—J. G. Woolsey, hen, second; pullet, first. James E. Simmons, hen, first; cockerel, first; pen of chicks, second. R. D. Warner, cockerel, second; pullet, second. Black Cochins—W. A. Bartlet, cock, first; hen, first. J. G. Woolsoy, cockerel, first; pul- let, first; pen of fowls, first; pen of chicks, first. James Slmmons, cockerel, second; pul- let, first. Partrldge Cochin—R. D. Warner, cock, first; cockerel, first. B. C. Blowers, cock, sec- ond. W. A. Irving, hen, first; pullet, first; pen of fowls, first; pen of chicks, first, D. B. Ayer & Son, hen, second. J. G. Woolsey, cockerel, second. A. Gussie, pullet, second. Black Langshans—P. N. Clute, cock, sec- ond; hen, second. R. D. Warner, cock, first; cockerel, first; pullet, second. Southwick & Barsley, hen, first; pullet, first; pen of fowls, second; pen of chicks, first. G. A. Walker, cockerel, second. Fred' B. Glover, pen fowls, first. G. A. Clark, pen chicks, second. Bufft Cochins—E. W. Martin, Fremont, cockerel, first; pullet, first and second; pen of chicks, Fred B. Glover, Parks- ville, Mo., cockerel, second; pen of fowls, first, A. Gaisler, Tecumseh, pen, first and second; pen of chicks, second. W. H. Rich- ardson, Fremont, cockerel, first. W. A Jacksonville, Ill., cuekerel, second. Plymouth Rocks—V. R. Andru Kansas City, Mo., cockerel, first; hen, firs cockerel, first. J. L. Todd, Atlantic, Ia. cockerel, second; pullet, second; pen of f{ow's cock R. D. L. Todd, pen chicks, fir hen, first; e Harrls, cock, first; L, hen, any | ¢ and; pen fowl, first; pen chicks, first and sacond. Puft Plymouth clay, cock, Noeks—Southwick & Bar- hei, second; cockerel and 'second. Fred B. Glover, cock, hen, first; pullets, first and second fo first and second; pen chicks, first and second. Buft Wyandottes first; hen, first; pul Light Drahmas Water, W cockerel, second cock, first. W, Fred B. et, first, R, D. ock, first; Mr. 0. D. Glover, cock, Warner, White hen, sccond; bert, Omaha, H. Bartlet, Jacksonville, first. E. A. Pe L neoln, erel, first; pullet, first and second; pen of fowls, first; pen of chicks, first. Martin Bros., Omaha, pen of fowls, second; pen of chicks, second. White Cochins—James Creel, Neb., hen, first; of chicks, first. J. G Neb., hen, second; pullet, first second. Black Cochins—W, B. Simmons, Elk cockerel, fir Woolsey, Blk first; pen of fowl R. D, Warner, cockerel, second; pullet, H. Bartlet, cock, first; hen, first; J. G. Woolsey, cockerel, = first; pullet, fi pen fowls, first; pen chicks, first; J. E. Simmons, cockerel, second; pullet, second, Black Wyandottes—W. A. first, Bartlet, cock, IN THE CULINARY DEPARTMENT. Products of the n. Awards Made o Kitel Thero was one spot upon the state fair grounds where the wind did not blow and the beautiful swirling showers of amber dust did not penetrate. Class I, lot 1, Dairy building, is encased in a glass-fronted little hall, about seven feet high and five feet wide. A well n'gh alr tight case may be a good thing for cakes and bread, but this one also incloses the superin- tendent, judges and such fortunate visitors as can sccure an Invitation—and brave the temperature. This exhibit Is very much crowded, but the entries are very excellent of their kind, and from the generous samples tested the kind Js excellent. There 18 a verv good showing of breads, in all twenty entries, including the light, airy variety that evolves itself from sponge, as well as that of different density, which is evolved from ‘“‘emptins.” The fifty-four entries of cake are of the usual listed varieties, and seem to realize every possibility in this highly wrought artlele of human food. Of doughnuts, cook: and other indigestible stuffs there are about twenty entrie Mrs. E. Whitmore of Flend, Neb., acted as sale judge. Mrs. Whitmore has been one of the judges in this department of the Ne- Lraska State fair for the past five years, and has earned the title of expert. This is the first year the responsibility has been left with one single person. The list of premiums of the State asso- clation were awarded as follows: Wheat bread—Mrs. J. C. Lehman, Omaha, first; Mrs, L. Solomon, Omaha, sccond. Salt rising bread—Mrs. R. Vandervent, Omaha, first; Mrs, C. Mathews, Omaha, sec- ond. 4 Sponge cake—Mrs. Hattie Gardner, Omaha, rs Angel food—Mrs. Charles M. Coffy, Omaha, second, Fruit cake—Mr: first; Mrs, F. Graw, Gold cake—Mrs Mrs, F. M. Bell, Omaha, second. Silver cake—Miss M. Fairchild, first; Miss Mary Garver, second. Nut cake—Mrs. J. G. Burris, G Mrs. A. Lathrop, , second. Caramel cake—Mrs. A. Lathr.p, Omaha, nn-lv, Mrs, Fannle Graw, Bennington, sec- ond Fig cake—Mrs. Lathrop, Omaha, first. Ch colate cake—Mrs., Lathrop, Omaha, first; Mrs, Graw, Bennington, second. Cocoanut—Mrs. F. Graw, Bennington, first; Edna Walworth, Omaha, second. Doughnuts—Mrs. Lathrop, Omaha, Miss L. Luther, Omaha, sccond. Cookles—Minnie Larson, first; Mrs. Leh- man, second. The Douglas county cullnary exhibit is also housed with the state. In this depart- ment Mrs. R. C. Hayes acted as judge. Fol- lowing Is a lst of the premiums awarded by the county: Bread—Mrs. F. M. Bell, first; Miss Anna Nelson, second. Snow cake—Mrs. A. B. Lathrop, first; Mrs. aw, Bennington, second. y cake—Miss Lols Magin, first; Mrs. J. F. Burrls, Geneva Bennington, second. Wegman, Omaha, first; Omaha, neva, first; first; Fruit cake—Mrs. Graw, first. Fruit cake—Mrs. Graw, first; Mrs. Magin, second. Silver cake—Mrs. Graw, second. Gold cake—Mrs. Lathrop, first; Lathrop, second. Marble—Anna Nelson, first; Mrs. Lathrop, second. Nut cake—Mrs. Lathrop, first. There is an especially good display of preserves, fellies, pickles and canned fruits. Thero are over 150 entries. Mrs. W. H. Me- Kay tekes nearly $100 in premiums, and Mrs. Lathrop is not far behind her. Mrs. Hayes has been a very faithful and painstaking superintendent, and the success of the department Is largely due to her man- agement., FINI Mrs. D WITH DRAFT HORSES, In This Department Judges Complete Their Labors. All premoums in the draft and coach horse department have been awarded. The follow- ing completes the list printed yesterday: Clydesdale—No competition. All premiums awarded to Frank Iams. Shires: Stallion, 2 and under 8—L. B. Wilson, Creston, Ia., first. Stallion 1 and under 2—Wilson, first, Mare 4 or over—Wolcott Bros., Archer, Neb., first. Mare 1 and under 2—Wolcott Bros, first and second. Grade coach—Little competition. All prizes awarded to Frank Iams except for female suckling colt, in which class C. T. Gallehon of Blar took first and Iams second. Saddle horses—M. M. Coad, first; 0. P. Hendershot, Hebron, second, third and fourth, General utility: Single horse or mare in harness—E. R. Acorn, first; W. D. Over- street, Archer, second; Mrs. Kate C. Miller, Lexington, third, Pair geldings or mares in harness—0. P. Hendershot, second. French draft: Stallion 4 or over—L. B. Wilson, first; Iams, second and third; Klein- meyer, fourth Stallion, 3-year-old—Tams, fitst, Mare 4 or over—Iams, first and third; \Kleinmeyer, second and fourth, Mare, 2-year-old—C. T. Galichon, first. Four colts, get of one sire—Ilams, first Two colts, produce of one mare—Klein- , first rench coach: Stallion 4 or over—Wilson, first; lams, second; Kleinmeyer, third, Ponles: Mare, any-age or breed—Hender- shot, first and third; Fred Mohle, Omaha, second and fourth. Pair or single in harness—Hendershot, first; Mohle, second. . Mules and as: Jack 4 or over—Hender- shot, first and second Jack, 3-year-old—B. Brockman, Lawrence, Kan., first; Hendershot, second. Jerinet 3 or over—Hendershot, second, Mulo yearling—H., second. Mule colt—Brockman, first. Jack any age—Hendershot, first. Jonnet any age—Hendershot, first. French coach sweepstakes: Stallions, Wil- son. French draft sweepstakes: Wilson; mares, Iams. Shires sweepstakes: mares, Wolcott Bros. Reglstered trotting sweepstakes: and mares, E. R. Acorn. Percheron sweepstakes: Coad; mares, Frauk lams. Clydesdale’ sweepstakes. mares, Frank lams. Mica from the BDlack Hills. There {s one exhibit n the Agricultural bullding which, while it cannot be properly termed agricultural, 1s attracting a good deal of attention. This is the display of Majors, Vickers & Chaplin, who have a large quantity of Black Hills mica. This first and C. Glissman, first and Stallions, Stallions, Wilson; Stallions Stallions, M. M. Stallions and first; pen of chicks, first. B. M. Arnold, Verdon, hen, first. W. A. Irwip, Tecum- cond; pen of fow! cond. Baldwin, Independence, Mo., pullet, J. 8. Nesbit, Waterloo, pen of chioks, second. ‘White Plymouth Rocks—Nelly Hawks, cock, first; hen, first; cockerel, first. Blowers, cock, second. R. D. Warren, Whi Water, Wis,, hen, second; cockerel, secon bullet,’ Arat.’ Souinwick & Barclay, pullet, comparatively a new product and the ex- hibitors assert that it will soon be an im- portant commerclal factor. Previously, seven-elghths of the mica that is used in this country hai been imported, but they say that the Black Hills deposit is sufi- clent to supply all the needs of the Unitea St The product is used for 344 distinet purposes, most of which are connected with electrical and other mechanies. The exhibit is probably one of the most valuable at the falr, The chunks of mlca are THE OMAHA worth $10 a pound and the whole exhibit 18 valued ai $5,000. When the product is ground It makes a fine white powder, which is extensively used as a lubricator, MORE ENIUMS ON CATTLE, Judges Have Ticd All of the Blue Ribhons. In addition to the cattle premlums an- nounced yesterday are given the following, which finishes the list: Holsteins: _Bull 3 or over—C. F. Stone of Peabody, Kan., first; Walter Chappel, Nor- mal, Neb., second Bull 1 and under 2—Stone, first; Willlam McCall, College View, Neb., second; Chappel, third, Bull calf—Stone, f Cow 3 or over ond; Chappel, third. Cow or heifer 2 and under 3—Stone, first; McCall, second; Chappel, third. 1 and under 2—Stone, first; Cha cond; H. C. Glissman of Omaha, third, calf—Stone, first; McCall, second; Glssman, third Four anfmals under 4—Stone, first, Cow, showing two of offspring—Stone, first. Bull over 1—Stone, first. Cow over 1 ar—Stone, first, Herd—Stone( first; Chappel, second. Red Polled: Bull 8 or oversCurrent & Sanderson, Lost Nation, Ia, first; A. Y. Sweezy, Maquoketa, la,, second; J. C. Murray, Maquoketa, Ta., third. Bull 2 and under 3 Bull 1 and under & Sanderson, second, Bull calf—Current & Sanderson, first and third; Murray, second Cow 3 or over—Current & Sanderson, first; Sweezy, second; Murray, third. Cow or heifer 2 and under 3—Murray, first; Current & Sanderson, second; Sweezy, third, Heifer 1 and under 2—Murray, first and second; Current & Sanderson, thir: Heifer calf—Current & Sanderson, Murray, second and third. Four animals under 4—Current & Sander- son, first. Cow showing two of offspring—Current & Sanderson, first. Young herd anderson, second Aberdeen Angus: Bull 1 and under 2— Willigm_Estill, Estill, Mo., first and third; W. A. McHenry, Denison, Ia., second. Bull calf—BEstill, first and_second. Cow 8 or over—McHenry, first and second. Cow or heifer 2 and under 3—McHenry, first. Helfer 1 and ‘under 2—Estill, second; McHenry, third. Helfer calf—Estill, first and second; Henry, third. Four animals under 4—Estill, first. Cow and two of offspring—Estill, first. Bull over 1—Estill, first, Cow over 1—McHenry, first. Young herd—Estill, first and second. Jerseys: Bull 3 or over—D. Davis & Son, Oskaloosa, Ia., first; George H. Shawhan, Lone Jack, Mo, second; W. M. Gilmore, Fairbury, third. Bull ~2-year-oll—Shawhan, first; P. Aylesworth of Council Bluffs, second. Bull yearling—Davis, first; W. B. Columbus, second; Shawhan, third, Bull calf—Shawhan, first; Davis, and third. Cow 3 or over—Shawhan, first and second; Dayis, third. Cow and_heifer and third; Davis, s Heifer yearling Davis, second. Heifer calt—W. D. Richardson, City, Minn,, first, second and third. Four animals under 4—Shawhan, first. Cow and two of offspring—Shawhan, first. Bull over 1—Shawhan, first. Cow over 1—Shawhan, first, Herd—Shawhan, first’ and third; second. CAUGHT st; Chappel, second. one, first; McCall, sec- -Sweezy, first, Murray, first; Current first; urray, first; Current & first and Me- C. Albro, second year-old—Shawhan, first nd, hawhan, first and third; Garden Davls, BY THE § SHOWS, Everybody Wanted to See the Freaks and Monstrosities. No class of shows did a better business than the exhibits of monstrosities. The show tents were well patronized this morning, and even their rapid money changers were kept busy. The tin-pan music of a rolling piano at tracts a considerable number of the inhabi- tants of the interior counties. The Italian who turns the crank, after the crowd las gathered announces that his trained birds will tell your past, present and future, for a consideration of 5 cents. Two farmer boys were overheard to debate the question of e pending 5 cents each at this stand this morn- ing. One said he would rather buy some ginger ale with his nickel, but he was finally persuaded to patronize the Italian. Then' the gaily plumed bird came out of the cage, took the coin, and in return picked out a printed slip and handed it to the pur- chaser. The dissenter remarked with em- phasis, “I told you it was a fake,” and they wandered off, swearing at their luck. A gaudy lithograph showed Millie Christine, the two-headed negress, as she appeared at her Initial birthday. Millie has seen a large number of anniversaries of her birtaday, and has probably derived more income from the curious on account of nature's freak than the would have otherwise. The king of the monsirosity business is Joseph Brohem, who is blessed with three ching, four cheeks, five tongues and one ear twenty-one inches long. Despite these misfortunes the Arablan wonder says he can converse in five difterent languages, not including hog latin. The farmer boys and thelr best girls are induced to enter this tent by the startling announcement that no one need pay the price of admission until after they have inspected Joseph and his accom- plishments. Edison's phonographs, supplied with all the popular airs of today, and his kinetoscop:s depleting many interesting scenes, are mar- vels to most of the visitors, and are well patronized. A whole brass band drew attention to a side show with numerous attractions. When the band ceased playing a ventriloquist and a blonde snake charmer, who would never charm anything but ignorant snakes, drew the crowds. As the snakes, cooled into in- sensibility by ice, wound their way around the neck and through the curly hair of their mistress, & cry of horror wouid escape from the female spectators, and sometimes from their male escorts. The tent containing a jumbo and a liliputian steer was favored wi h a gool sized crowd. Next door an oll man asked: “‘Has you saw the three-horned Mexican steer?” Then the big man eater drew some more visitors who were anxious to throw away dimes and nicke It tcok the noise of a drummer to attract attention to the “biggest jack in the world only 3 years old and eighteen hands high.'* Then there were fossil remains of mammoth reptiles and monsters of past sges, and en antiquirian museum containing 2,000 wonders for the still more curious to gaze upon. More Priz Further premiums on yesterday as follows: Reds: Boar 2 years old—George W. Rushville, II1,, first; C. H. Searl ond; William Roberts, Paton, Ia., third. Boar yearling—West & Salisbury, Paullino, Ia., first; Trone, second; Roberts, third, Boar 6 months under 1 year—John Henderson, Panora, la., first; Searle, second and third. Boar under 6 months—Roberts, first; West Salisbury, second; D. Davis & Son, Os- la., third. ears old—Roberts, first; ccond; Searle, third. Sow yearling—Trone, first; Roberts, second and third. Sow 6 months—Trone, first; Roberts, second and third, Sow under 6 months—Davis, first and third; Roberts, second. Sow and five of produce—Roberts, Trone, second; Searle, third. Boar, over 1—West & Salisbury, first. Sow, over 1—Roberts, first. Boar and three sows over 1—Trone, first; Searle, second; Roberts, third, Boar and three sows under 1—Roberts, first; Trone, second; Searle, third. Boar and four of his get—Trone, Davis, second; Roberts, third, Sow and five of produce—Roberts, first and third; West & Salisbu cond. on Hogs. hogs were awarded Trone, West & first; first; Theodore Willlams' Plums, It is the opinion of the expert hortiealtur- ists that the most valuable exhibit fn theéir builling is that of preserved plums and cherries exhibited by Theodore Willlams of Benson, Neb. Mr. Willlams has spent t last ten years in experimenting with the rowing of fine varieties of the plum. He as brought some of tngse vasities to s state of perfection mever before attained in DAILY BEE: SEPTEMBER 20, 1893 as among the FRID the state, and is rlflfllnl‘h most sclentific truit grower/in Nebraska. The fruits exhibited, mostly plums, are kept in a solution of salycylic acid, there being one teaspoonful of acid to a galloms of water. Impostors travel afound the country selling this receipt for $5.; The frult {s placed in jars of this solution iftmediately after belng picked, and that displayed is sufficient evidence that the fruit is Kept in perfect condition, 3>/ Numbers 1, 2 and 8 of the Brittlewood plum attract much attention., They are the largest native plums In the world, their dlameters measuring one and three-quarter inches, Among the othe¥ 'interesting speci- mens exhibited are the'hybrids with the European plums, calleds.red glass plums, Then there are hybrids of European and Japanese plums; a pure yellow plum—a very rare fruit—and an early Kelsey that measures two and one-half inches in diam- eter. Some of the Japanese plums mea:ure two inches, while the Satsuma, a blood red plum, has a diameter of two and one-half inches. Among the other varieties are the Norman, Hattankin and Bailey, the latter belng named after Prof. Bailey, the promiuent horticul- turist of Cornell university. The large blue damson plum and the Rocky Mountain cherry should also be mentioned as attractions of this superior display. Sanborn of Sarpy county, first for the best individual dtsplay of fruit; W. H. Whitney of Washington county, second, Individual display; John Cole of Douglae county, third, individyal display; Hiram Wyano of Wood River, fourth, individual diepliy, State Falr Notes. A grand parade of all tho traction engines on the fair grounds has been arranged for to- day. The start will be made at 2 o'clock, the route being the éircuit of the grounds. M. G. Edwards, a prominent horticulturist of Glenwood, la., was at the fair yesterday inviting all fruit growers to be present at the Mills County Apple carnival, which will be held at Glenwood on September 27, The Board of Managers yesterday an- nounced that they had secured, at a cost of $2,600, the famous trotter, Al as an at- traction for this afternoon. This mare is Nebraska born and Iowa bred, and holds the mile world's record, 2:08%. No triplets appeared at the baby show yos- terday, and only two pairs of twins. The first prize for twins was awarded to the Misses Mabel and Myrtle Getz, Bennington, Douglas county. Today's baby show will probably ba the most interesting of the week. Prizes will be given to the best looking colored boy, the best looking colored girl, and the best looking pair of colored twins. At the exhibit of E. E. Barnes & Co. an interested crowd ga‘hered around a young man who patiently rocked a cradle containing a large doll. Harry Wheelock explained it thus: “Ladies, this is the coming man. You see by the use of the Queen Bee nursing bot- tlo and teething rings this young man can take care of the house while his wife is busy down town. Now, boys, you see the conse- quence of getting married.” - I Concerning Alfalfn Palace. On the easfern slope of the grounds, in a commanding position, rises the Alfalfa palace as the most striking proof of the attention now being given to the cultivation of this forage and pasture plant. The building 1s about thirty feet square and to the top of the dome in the center is about fifty feet. Its four corners are crowmed by four towers. structure {s frame, venecred with alfalfa bales and its massive showing of green bounteousness suggests de- lightful’ winter feasts for cattle and hogs. Abcut thirty tons of bales were used in the veneering and pyramids of bales twenty feet high flank the palace on the north and CHINAY RULER. Sir Robert Hart, Who Twenty-Four Treaty Ports. When the first Chinese loan for the in- demnity of Japan was offered it was noticed that the loan was guaranteed by “Hart. I G. C.” As the entire amount was £15,000,- 000, and $75,000,000 is a very big sum for a man to be able to guarantee, there has been some curiosity as to the guarantor's per- sonality, says the Chicago Chronicie. Hart, 1. G. C,” means a Belfast Irish- man, known all over the earth as the most in- fluential man in the Orfent. He is in charge of the Chinese customs, with the title of inspector _general of oms, which he economlcally cuts down into “L G. C.” Thi: position he has held since 1859, Defore that year the customs system of China was just One big steal. Ostensibly it was under the supervision of a great noble, who was sup- posed to turn into the Chinese treasury the entire receipts. Like most Chinese office- holders, he kept three-fourths of the receipts for himself. About 1858 there was a war between England aud China, in which China got the worst of it. In the treaty that fol- lowed China agreed to pay the cost of Eng- land’s war. The tmperial customs, China's chief source of revenue, were pledged to secure the debt. A young Irishman named Hart was Eng- land’s representative, and he was placed In charge of the Chiuese customs bureau, charged with seeing that all the duties col- lected were turned into the Hong-Kong bank. The entire amount of the indemnity wa: lected so much quicker than either had expected that Mr. Hart was called up to explain. His terae explanation was: ‘“‘One- third of the dutles collected never reach the imperial treasury. They are the spolls of the officlals who have been in charge of the customs.'” Somewhat naturally this answer created gloom in the mind of the Chinese emperor, and just as Hart was returning to his own country he sent for him and asked him to take charge of the Chinese customs and do for China what he had just been doing for England. Hart's answer was as terse as his former explanation. He sald: “1 wili under- take the work upon three conditions, The first 135 that [ shall have absolute authority over the entire system, and the second is that 70 one, not even the viceroy, shall interfere with me or give me any orders, I must also have the right to employ my own sub- ordinates and to hire or discharge whoever 1 please.’” This was rather a large order, but the em- peror of China agreed to it, and Hart was placed in control. The very first year's work with the old staff gaves an increase of 25 per cent in the emperor’s revenues. The suc- ceeding year almost doubled the receipts, and now, after thirty-five vears of benevolent despotism, the most powerful man in China is the liftle Belfast Irishman, who Is ab- solute lord and ruler of twenty-four treaty ports and 8,000 officials. Probably no man living knows the Chinese character and the Clinese ways as well as Sir Robert Hart, I. G. C. When the great Chinese council of state gets stuck, as it frequently does, Hart is called in, and it is his pride that he has always pulied the council out of these trovhles. Absolute honor has been the keynote of Hart's success. An official who would not steal and would not lle was a man_unknow in China before Hart went there. For ye after Sir Robert eutered the Chinese service the viceroy kept tabs on him, but it was soon found that he needed no watching; his ac- counts were correct to a penny, and now he is absolutely trusted. Thirty-five years' ex- perience has taught the Chinese officlals that there is one man in the world who will not steal and can neither be frightened nor ¥ TR bribed. am in the Fisheries Building. Every bullding on the fair grounds was 1 crowded yesterday, but the crowd appeared to be the most dense in the Fishery building. An actual count showed that 12,000 persons an hour were passing through the hall a 10 o'clock. Commissioner May, who is al- ways equal to the emergency, had several of- Controls the interfor smells as eweet as an am- brosial meadow, and if any farm animal en- tered there he would certainly feel himself lord of creation, G. W. Hervey, secretary of the Douglas County Agricultural soclety, is superintend- ent of the building, and it contains two main exhibits, The south half is occupied by the exhibit of the Colorado Colony company, brought from -the South Platte country in Morgan and Logan counties, Colorado. H. B. Davis is the manager in charge. Be- sides alfalfa an array of cereals of all sorts grown by irrigation is spread out, and pho- tographs of crop and canal scenes in the region, Alfalfa honey and butter and cheese from alfalfa fed stock are shown. Samples of three single season crops are piled up. In an frrigated country this bounty of product 1y common, and such a grower is the plant that after the third hay crop is taken from the fleld a fourth good fall pasture crop comes up. Cheyenna county occupl of the building, with alfalfa, grains, grasses and vegetables' grown under the Belmont canal. In charge here is F. C. Condon of Omaha. This exhibit alss has its comple- ment of photographs or irrigated crops and of the canal. The palace is thronged by farmers Interested in At 1 o'clock yesterday J. W. Olmsted, ex- county clerk of Furnas county, lectured at the palace on the merits of alfa s the north half most of the time the plant. on Prizes to Bee (¢ Judging in the bee and honey progressed rapidly Tugsday and was com- pleted, the only premiym remaining yet to be announced being that: for extracting. Premiums were: Basswood or white ' clover comb—J. H. Masters of Nebraska City, first: J. Prichard of Beaver City, second. Comb fall honey—R; first; Willlam James, Pleasant Hill, second. Extracted honey M. Whitford, Arling- ton, first; August C. Dayid¢on, Omaha, sec- ond, Extracted fall—Janfes, ' first; Stolly, Grand Island, wecond. Twenty-pound granulated—Lewis, Davidson, second. Honey bees—Lewis, ‘first; L. H. Stillson, York, second. A Beeswax exhibit—Mrs. ' . end, first; Davidson, sccond, Apiarian supplies and exhibits—Stillson, first; Lews, second. Honey in marketable shape—Lewis, Davidson, second. Honey ‘candy and sweets—Mrs, Whitcomb, first; Lewls, second. Honey vinegar—Davidson, first; Lewls, sec- ond. Bees second. Single wall hive—Stillson, first; Davidson, second, All purpose chaff hive—Lewis, first; Still- son, second. Bee smoker—Stillson, first; Lewis, second Aplarian implements—Lewis, first; Stillson, second. Supplies honey stored 1895—James, first; Stolly, second; Davidson, third. County showing best honey collection—Sa- line county (Willlam James). Collection honey producing plants—Winnfe S. Stillson, York, first; A. W. Sultzbaugh, Auburn, second. Metheglin—Davidson, a diploma, M. Lewis, Omaha, ‘William first; Whitcomb, first; and queen—James, first; Davidson, e d By Falling Walls, NASHVILLE, Sept. 19.—A portion of the walls of the old Collonade building, corner Cherry and Bederick streets, which is being torn down, fell today. Six workmen were buried under the debris and all were more , Edgar, sec? or less injured, but none thought to be fatally hurt. The injured are: John Wesley, Andrew Jennings, Ed Blair, A. Hopkins, G. Vaughns and Ed Williams, fcers stationéd along the line; they kept the crowd in motion, and prevented any ser- ious blockades. There was a tendency to stop in front of the display of gold fish and at other Interesting exhibits. Children were very much in the way, and their crylng could be heard most of the time. The crowd was, in the main, a good-natured one, and no ac- cidents were reporte Meets Next Ye in Detroit. ST. LOUIS, Sept. 19.—The tenth session of the supreme lodge of the Knights and Ladles of Honor has adjourned and the next meet- ing of that body will be held the second More Prizes on Frult. Tuesday in September, 1897, in Datroit, Mich, The following awards were announced Tues- day night by Secretary Reed of the horticul- tural society, in addition to those already published: J. M. Russell & Son of Gage county, first for the best collection of peaches; O. H. Barnard of Table Rock, first for the best exhibit uf grapes; E. E. Will Locate Vice Consuls in Mexico. DENVER, Sept. 19.—A special to the Times from EI Paso, Tex., says: British Corsul G. G. 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SOME HISTORIC IMPOSTORS Modern Varic g Clearly Outolassed by by Ancient Geniuses, A GLANCE AT STRIKING SAMPLES Distinguished Thief Who “Died the Odor of Sunctity”—=A Profit- Chinese Fake—Levylng Toll nnd Pocketing Wealth, in The conditions of modern life are u able on the grand scale, Mere swindlers we have, as active and at least as ingenious as in any former age, relates the London Standard, but the progress of selence aud the decline of falth unite in destroying the frame of mind which encouraged the grand im- postors of old. Such attempis as Arthur Orton's will always be made from time to time, but with increasing diffculty. There are plenty on record, In 1823 French soclety was much Interested by the reappearance of the Comte de St. Helene, a wealthy and agreeable young man of high family, whose death in Spain had been reported two years before, He had not the least trouble in proving his identity, for every one recognized him, the royal family included, For form's sake he produced his pap:rs, which were quite correct. The king delighted, gavo him “a step,” and when he rejoined his regiment officers and men reco d him unanimously. s was a stron © than Orton's, therefore; we find no men- jtlon of the comte’s relatives, but it must be supposed that they did not object. For years he enjoyed himself mightily. At le end of that time, when #parading with his squadron at some court ceremony, a drunken loafer greeted the brilliant capfain vee ferously as ““Ami Cognard”—he would n -t be sllenced, and the police arrestel him. Oa recovering his senses he persisted that the Comte de St. Helene was his old comrade of the hulks. In brief, so it proved; after a sensational trial the hero was condemned to the galleys for life, and died at Toulon six- teen years later. But such impostures are mean beside the grand school of antiquity. Read the amazing tale of Alexander the Paphlagonfan, or that of Peregrinus, which hristian antiquarians have not ceased to uss—both told with epirit inlmitable by an, The career of the Comte de St. rmain is mysterfously interesting even yet not to be hoped that the worid will sea suc a wondrous humbug as George er, who actually invented a language and grammar to support his flctitious adventures in Formosa. The talent *ould be found, no doubt, and the impudence, ;l\l(l| sclence would nip the enterprise in the hud. A name of evil celebrity among bibliophiles Is that of Jean Aymon. He was a very able man, of course, a fine scholar. and in early years perhaps a devout Roman Catholic. Pope Innocent XI. made him a prothonotary one of those offices of whicn the title is a household word to most of us, but com- prehended by few. In the height of his favor, for reason nown—probably unedifying Aymon fled to Switzerland and b:came & Protestant. There also he made an excellent position—deserted it and went to Holland, A rich and pious widow fell in love with h his eloquent preaching charmed the Dutch, and for some years wealth and fashion kept him quiet. Suddenly he declared his inten- tion of visiting Constantinople upon mysteri- ous business, which would bring great ad vantage to the Christlan faith; when his ad- miring friends left him, however, he went to Parie, There this extraordinary man pre- sented himself to M. Clement, keepsr of the Bibliotheque du Roi, professing such remorse for his apostasy that Clement was persuaded to introduce him to the cardinal archbishop of Parls. That dignitary, overjoyed to re- cover such a precious soul, enjoined a plous retreat’’ for six months, but ho allowed Aymon to pass the time in the royal library. Before the six months expired, however, he was back in Holland with a number of large and heavy boxes, and there, in'no long time, he announced ‘the publication of various works profoundly interesting to scholars and cheologians, Amoug them was to be a trans- cript of the proceedings of the last council at Jerusalem, of which the only manuscript known lay in the Bibliotheque du Rol. The hapless Clement saw this advertisement, and rushed to his shelves—hls manuscript’ was gone. There was no catalogue of the library. What Aymon took will never be known. But he had foraged at will among the unique and pricless treasures which were the glory of the collection. Fourteen sheets, even, had he torn from the bible of St. Denys Itsalf—these were recovered from the Baron von Stocks years afterward; thirty-five sheets from the enth-century manuscript of th» Pauline Spistles—Earl Midleton returned thirty-four of them In the end; the last has never been heard of. Volumes of secret dispatches, con- fidential letters from popes and kings, an- tique manuscripts and records—the sagacious and erudite Aymon had patiently overhauled the lot and appropriated the most valuable. For a century the officials of the Biblio- theque, supported by government, were nego- tiating, intriguing and threatening to recover such lost treasures as they could identity from the persons to whom he had sold them. The thief, meanwhile, lived in high consider- ation at Amsterdam and dled in the odor of sanctity. The Dutch government would not be persuaded nor coerced to proceed against him, and his congregation never lost faith. An instance of another sort well worth re- calling is told in the “‘Annals of Lord Elgin's Mission to China.” Some weeks after the taking of Canton native merchants brought a proclamation to his lordship asking whether it were authorized. The document was most imposing, printed on ofcial paper, signed and coun ned and sealed. It read, in Chinese: ‘“Whereas, the British fleet s now stationed from Shakok to Shakmum, it is hereby ordered that, in return for protection against lawless persons who would cut grain without authority, 2 mace per acre shall be paid into the British office at Ning-i-Tong (the Hall of Peace and Patriotism), at Nel- tong, to which all cultivators are directed to repair on October 30, or the two following days with money In hand.” On due payment they would receive a lcense under seal, ““which will be recognized all over the earth.’ Any cultivator who presumes to cut his in us AT 8 MISS MAY ALLEN, Liverpool, MISS LOTTIE § MISS JESSIE OAKLEY, These ladles are perfessionals and the 18-hour and 48-hour records. ’rl|n without snch license would be orthwith “‘by the vessels of the Ning-i-tony of QOreat Brjtaln,” and carrfed to the sal hall, thers {0 bo punished for contempt and to losa the whold of his property bogideg. Rice junks must be registercd without moment'y delay, their papers vised and en- dorsed. 'The proclamation., in fact, was @ masterplece of busimoss-fixe drafting. 1+ Qi not come to the knowledge of the British authoritfes until November 1, and for two days money had beem pouring Into the fIall of Peacs and Patriotism. When MF, Wade hurried to the spot he found a crowd struggling for admission. Six persons of the most A!gnifi&l appearance sat at a table. They were arrested, but somehow only one could be proved gullty—the compadro who had supplied her majesty’s ships with proe visions, The story reminds us of a certain Abbo Gerace, who played tricks almost as bold when the French were occupying Calge bria in 1108, The abbe, a fovial little mafl, much like a ball in figure, made himself & great favorite with the offic and then volunteered to clear the province of brigands it intrusted with sufficient force Parthouncaux gave him four com chassieurs, with whom he scoured the couns try, and on several occasions surprised & brigand camp In the most satisfactory man= ner. The abbe was disguised in uniform, but every morning he resumed the clerical attire and rode off with his personal attendants tq et Information, as he sald; on his return the troops marched, never resting two nights in the same £pot. It came out afterward that he visited all the wealthy people in the neighborhood end showed & written order from the general directing that such and such a sum should be levied from such and such a nobility; by cat exertions the abbe had obtained per< ston to present it himself, and he kindl uudertook to settle the matter at 50 per cen Glscount or 0. It Is not extraordinary undex the circumstances that no suspiclon wag roused dut several weeks of incessant marching. n he led the detachment inta an ambuscade, and vanished with many thous sand pounds {n his saddle-bags. The French and afterward the Neapolitan authorities offered a large sum for the arrest of the Abbo Gerace. Bt he was never heard of again. TENNE MARRE Pecullar Cere Co Chief Justice Sumner ny ntry Charles Barney Rogan of county, Tennesseo, joined together recently the destinies of two dusky individe uals with the following ceremon This {s one of the awful and heart-rending epochs of human existence, which should be approached with prayer, and without indes corum or levity. It should be cogitated upos profoundly. 1t is a step which should b n with careful consideration and with mature reflection. If there is any person present tonight who knows of any potent on lawful reason why these two parties should not be joined together in the indissolublg bonds of holy matrimony let him, her or whoi ever sashay forward and shoot off his fiy trap without any hesitation or mental rese ervation, or else forever hereafter hold his peace.” The squire then concluded the solemn ceres mony In the following strain: As no one comes forward hans, Jim, you and Betty will ple Jim, ‘with firm résolution Eret By thig institution y Bet, with all the afr Forsaking all other Then for better or worse I_pronounce you both to be man and wife, Now, up the hill, Jim, or down the level, Salute your bride, you ugly erformed by ire. forbidding, the se foin hands, 1 without re« u marry Det n you have for Jim, you marry him? and during life, Tol. 1931—PAXTON & BURGESS. Mgrs. TONIGHT AT 8:15 DAVIS & KEOUGH’S COMEDIANS IN THE MPEROR OF FARCES THE ALL NEW FU REAL THING, COMING—EXTRA AT oxing WEDN NEW YORK 's Dramatization of Sale of reserved seats opens Prices for Trilhy 1.5 turday at 9 a. m. gagen wer flc gallery, nd $1.00. BOYD'S . rukaree.. 17tk and Harney Strects, TONIGHT [Friday] Roland Reed In the followlng plays: et od | INNDG_NT 20 LAMB - . saueasy | The Politician. By R First floor, 45 g NIGHT PRIC and $1.00 . B0c and 7 served Beats e and T6oj MISS FRANKIE NELSON, New York City. IR PARADE, BICYCLE PARK, 17th and Charles Sts. BEGINNING MONDAY, SEPT. 16 P. M. Three Hours Racing Each Evening. TREES: Eng land. TANLEY, Pittsburg, Pa, San Francisco, Ci MISS BESSIE MOORE, St. Paal, MISS CADDIE STEVENS. MISS LIL LIE WILLLA the fastest riders in the world, and hold al) Minneapolls, Mion. MS, Omaha, Neb. This race is for the Elghteen Hour Cham plonship of the World, and is open to al} comers until 4:30 p. m., Beptember 16, COME OUT ANDHAVEA MERRY TIME.