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TIIK KANSAS CITY .TOritNAL, WEDNESDAY, nKrKMKK2o. 180.1 8 HOW A NEW CABLE IS LAID, nil. diti ,it:si i.M( ill' i in: sini:i;r II.UI.W.W M VNAdl.lts. l'liclug nt tin' Nci Hupp I'roin Wnmtliimt AtMHir til flip t'llliin llrpnt Of III' li rest lit All I'll 1)1 1! I'nr ltlilrr. ..f I lie Ihoimnmls of paPhRir who t over the various cnhl Unr of 1 1 v have any nrtcitmte conception ' n irtrnendoiM l.iih tt Is to rplncc iiil" with n mw oh'. The tunning t opt fur no riitd-' tnmi by any . e.r calls It a cable-i not only i, tmt to one who has never !! , .i very Ihtrrrollhff one. Monday hlRht Couni'tlmnn 1. S. Jt , who ir very mmh luurtwtpil ii rttti-rs thpp rinj?, and a rcprp- ut the Journal wore Invltpil tu ' Hit Metropolitan iowcr hovre 1 'i ami Woodland nnd sen it now t im In on the main line, extrndlnir ' -:hth arid Woodland to the Ptilon f minutes after mMnlwht the i. i. lied the power howse. and found Hdl, the head rofm man of the litun compan, with his ngutntit ii inin dm in H n if to bealn the soon as the cable slopped for , I i , i t mlhriffs nflni- 13 o'elnrk the itmrtiiiu'ed that the lust curs hud I tli" ehd of the line, mid the en- with a toiieh stopped the of the mlKhty low horso ' .irlls enuinc, which drives the the Independence nnd Ninth i , nnd the Troost avenue line i'. Klehth nnd Woodland power "ininedlntely oil wan ft s-ene of ,i I activity, for It would tnke i. mite of the time until the cars ' i i J in the morning to put In the 1 i i y I K err iiotterftil rlamp was put on the i rope, wheie It leaves the power , ! hold It while the tension was i rf. fo the rope could be thrown In ave In the house nnd cut ready -i h, ., Th, loop hnvinu ben thrown tff i placed between the jaws of the i i tiller, and ihiee or four powerful r k - on the lilK lever severed it. I.ook i I h. a montroun blaeU, sllntv serpent 111 (, mpe was colled In the tuck of the u With quirk, deft movements one i i ' tl,t wn soon splienl onto the end t' th. outgoing rope, ready to be pulled II r null The other end of the rope, which lilt bun (tit, wis tiken out through u h k n the wall, and nil was In readiness t r tl ititunl work of running in the rci Uohii at the I'nlon depot, at Ninth .it 1 i-liltiKton and nt every curve and tl- i ..i is where the biff sheave nre lo in I .i "nK the line, men were stationed i ,i i" sound a warning signal at a ti -mint': notice If anything went wrong. S wK the big Corliss was set in motion it ,1 it.r huge monster began to uncoil and j.1 b ,ut Into the conduit, pulled by the o i rap. to which it was spliced. At thn i iniL t me the other end of the old rope vi i running In, and u It came in was h m, i ulled out through the hole in the w.ul nri'l allowed to drop In the street, ihre a lot of brawny workmen wit sinr an, to take It and coll It up In the mr. i out or the way. Thete were a izi n of thec men, and they had a hard j ! of it, for it Is no easy thing to take r .r. ,.f n rnnr, tvlileh l rOITllllir III ill tll.lt ii inner on the coll of the new rope three I in, i w re stationed to sec that it uncoueu w hnut kinking. Tor an hour all went smoothly and with. out a -Ign of trouble, Mr. Hall congratu lating himself that he hnd struck a pur t u'mi) good rope to run in, ns It showed i ' i-i'o-ltlon to kink and make trouble. S. ! nK thete enme the tinkling of the t rm -Isnnl, and the man stationed nt the t i i 1, pot sinnouni eil that the end of the n r. pi hnd reached that point, and had t ! i 1 ..ff the bift sheave around which it i ki the turn heroic stinting back to v. ,i tin power house. The men at the "N n ) nnd Wiishltmlun power houe were t ..it in-il to send down and (jet things s 1 i, uid out again, and In a eompara t I li.rt time the word came to start i i : eice more. Another run of fifteen i it . .mil then the alarm was sounded . nt ami there vviih shoutinu and run n. t.p , nd fro, nnd a sudden stopping of ' I i j i nrfno until the new trouble could 1 i.i cinl. For three hours the rope - I iti slow UmBtlt nlonn, repot ts i ii i it. now nnd then from arious I . t .UonB the line as to how matters v j icvresslne. V fev minutes after I o'clock the last of tli, old rope hnd inn In, had been taken i ii tne street ami coueu uway, ana in w rcpe was In position, but not in run, for the hardest task of all i t to come, making the permanent if the two endH of the new lope, it ill looked at the clock and then at II, 1 i I t hi. "We have sot to get a Inihtle Ives," he said, "or we shall be -luting up. Now boys, attOKelher. I. i' of that rope and Ret her in here I uny." Strong arms dragged the . nt.) position over the drums, and the . i i were brought together in the i nuiise, renrdy for splicing. Making a. . ,s the dtiicale part of the opetatlon w liu )i the hU"ce.i of the Job di pends. i ndi must be put together Miioothly Tv ' liy. A rope eomis in six vtrunui, ti i-ihtfen wires to each strand. For i v teet on each end of the rope where - I i is to be made the cndu are un i! ii Three ot the htrands are cut off h ml, mi that when the two end& are -i i together and mndo one, the t-i . i part of the rope will contain sis -u ,i N. like the rest of It. I. M here." said Mr. Hall, "Is where v iii got to be niiahty sure we are . i i ht before we go ahead, or we might l . II our work to do over again. I It w uf one instance In Kansas 1'lty v ifter the splice had been made, t tun got ready to put the rope on the tt - they found they had spliced the i ii hi ml a post, nnd there was nothing f ii,. in to do but cut it and begin over 1 heatd of it worse case In Clove. i i There the break was out on the ml the spliLe had to be made In the t The men brought one end of the l i i rope out through a manhole and I . r end up through another manhole, i n fut en ay. und without notlelng . liny t-Ra done the splicer connectel uie . I'll bet he did tome tall bweai. 'I h.- stiands not to be used having bun ff . ach end. the ends of the rope are i relight together by main strengin th. woik of puttlngeach of the strands I vacant plan- in the otln-r end made itting out the strand is b. gun, TliiH t nt half so ea.-v as It looks. Kaeh ii ix Guards Is hammered into pod- 1 'I i crd tut off ,u varying diainne"ii in. kid iliiiUBh u- hole made in tha i.v prying the strands apart and i in end firmly tied, .ku g this kind of a spike is a long ! t- iiuus operation, and Mr. Hall and i--isiunts workeu at It until the sweat i a nt them in streams.. When the k marked 5: the bis engine was it I .it full speed, for il was tune tor In l pendente avenue, Ninth street Ti oust avenue lines to be In motion. till they worked on. Five nunuies t i. i tl i splice was eompieieu, an extra, .ti n w lB taken oroumi tne uig 'irums, ine r w i- nl.tofd In the Inst sheuve, and i ,.' big tension carriage which Hikes . . , flack was slowly n rewed back un- rupe was taut, one iook to see that r, thing was rlht and the engineer i , i.n the signal, ami at B 55 tfie new , i kjij its journey, Just llvu mlnme. J .. . I orty llnrtiei mill "Oil V.blcles llunieil, n .rlington, la.. Pee. 31 -Strickland's 1 r, l.arn, with forty head of horn- and I . lib Ivb, burnt 4 t-d ly, I.os S-Vr.wsi; jjiin ,- h- than lu Mini) of the r s ha I last revorli anu btlonKtd lo it partil s Til m- II WHO dldl-'ge.l out of the blllld- i- u un- nisi loiii ai 1 iiiothtr (.s.jivj from a fe nd story window. Awarded Highest Honors World's Fair, CREAM M mm MOST PERFECT MADE. pare Orape Cream of Tartar Powder, Free vicm Ammoiiu, Alum or any other adulteratit, ,10 YEARS THE STANDARD. GOVERNMENTJNTERFERES, Mill .Vit Allow the CniloMirn uf I'enulrs In rig.tretle l'n k.iKC iH n Catch tiir l'nrchiiir. The kov rnmeltt hn taken rt hand In the liirlit that has lei tl going oh for eotnn time between the lrut nnd iintl-trnt cigarette manufacturer", and will heiesslinte a i hangc of tm lies nn the pntt of the St Until nhtl-tritst people. When the Hew bin ml of elunrellcs was put on the mnrkel n rew dyn slnie thete wag a. btlRht, hew copper cent in each bo. This " nn ltt duceineht to bu, itinstnuch ns It l educed th cost of the box without cutting the ie. tall price below a nlekel. It ns a timiter piece of Ingenuity and attracted great at tention, and helped to send the new brand rising lo ihe front at a jump. , The St. I.ouls lirm, previous to adopting the novel plan, aked (he opinion of federal oirierrs n lo whrthir stieli an act was viti hittfiil, nnd was tohl It was not. They fir tangel with the government for C.i")."i penni's and the copper cent works of the l'hilnilelphln mint wire put to work hur riedly to produce that number. The pen nies went forth In the boe, but how the f'Jcnil olllcets have been Informed bv th' Ir superiors that such tie or the coin of the government ! unlawful and that It must be dlconilnued. At prmlsloti had lieen granted for the tte of the pcnnlo In the llfit lot, the firm will bo allowed to use up their supplv, and then fotup other Uctlis will have to be ndopled to get the clgnrelles where the manufneturers want them. In this clt the anil-trust goods have won great popularity TALKED RAILROADING. DllTcrrme nf nplnlon Iteiulleil 111 n Cilltllig Att.ilr lletwi eu dm l llojleand lime ard lluverlo. Mnck" Hovle and Howard llaverlo nro rt-Mlssourl l'nrlllc railroad switchmen. Thiv were sitting in rirlnwold's lestntirant at Twelfth and llliity streets estcrday arternoon talking .ibmit t.illrondlng, when they got Into a dispute that wound up with a IlKht, llaverlo drew n knife nnd struck at Doyie'H throat, The lilade caught Hoylo Just below the left ear and, passing around his throat, came out at the point or the thin, narrowly mKlng the Jugular, llav erlo was at rested and taken to the Second preclm t station iiovie nmi not seem to be mUllied to prosecute H.iveilo. 'two MjM'iX'j't m:m'i:.sui:ii. 'Illought Iii llnve Itnlilied a btore but kent to the tVorkliolMo us ngraiits. 'Tw.is two nights before Christmas nnd I'"redrick Sew aid was asleep above hi" moecrv store ,it :il" West Fifth street. Uownstalts two burglars were rumnglng around They helped themselves to the lltiest cigars, took a little tobacco nnd rubbed the till of lia pennies. Then one of the burglars aei Mentally stuck hi" hand through a window pane. The noKe of Ibretiklng glass uinusid the slumbering groeer and he npi.ing out of bed and has tened downstairs, when he .saw two men skulking down the alley. The grocer ni.in called for the police. Olllcets Knight and (nilfie restituted im.l found Tholll.lS Car- toll and William Connors, iirofeslon.il ne'er-do-wells, hiding In the alley and ar rested them on general pilnelples. There was nothing about them to connect them with the crime, put yi sterility they wete arraigned In police com t and "sentenced to ) days In the workhouse as vagrants. Connors bad two sen w drivers in hl pos session which he said be was going to give to John Devoto, ,i thief, who Is locked up in me county j.ui. iiii;i:i: siiali, itovs. '1 hey Secured a Stiip of I'tccutloii rroin PoIUe .fudge iloucA. Police Judge Jones adjusted his glasses leaned forward in his chair nnd looked in tentlv down upon thiee very small boys, while three very small boys looked up at the judge with tears trickling down their faces. , "We won't do it ag in, yer honor," they chimed in unison. Judge Jones settled back In his chair and cleared his throat. He began to lecture the liojs upon the evdl of running the streets and annoying storekeepers, endeavoring to press upon their minds the gradual evolu tion of a irtmlnnl. He delivered a two-column leaded bievier address to the boys anil then lined them $" each. Vnder prom ise of good behavior he granted a stay of execution ill each ase and the boys dried their tears and tenmpeted out of the court The boys were Albert fllldea, Clarence Hnmersoti and Daniel McCarthy. They had been arrested Ihe previous night for breaking the window of an Independence avenue shopkeeper. v 'tin: i.ati: .nnic.i: tviuiK's ciiaik. It Was Veste I IT, rdiiy Presented to Ills Diugli- .11 ts. s.,,,1,, i. ,(. Two Christmas presents were given nt the court house vesteiday. The county court presented to Mrs. Smith II. Hull, daughter of the late Judge Henry 1'. White, of the criminal luuit, with her fathers court chair. It was brought from Inde pendence, where it had been for some time p.ist by order of the court and placed In the court room here. Yesterday morning Mr. and Mrs. Hull were asked to appear at court, but for what purpose they did not know. On their arrival Judge Smith, In a happy little spee. h, gave the chair to Mrs. Hail. She inn.lo an appropriate re sponse, though taken completely by sur prise. The chair Is made of hickory and of an old-fashioned pattern. It Was Judge While's ow-n choice and his favorlto seut. It has been standing about uselessly in the criminal court ruom ai independence ior years. Not many days ago, some news poper men, principally Mr George II. Vin ing, once coutt reporter for the Journal, suggested to Judge Stone that II be given to Mrs. Hall In remembrance of her father. A t;iin,i)Ki:.vi cm' ii. A Very Unliiuo Adjunct to tho Helping Hand Institute. On the evening of Monday, December 30, the Children's club, rci-t ntly organized, in connection wilb the Hilplng Hand instl tuiu, will give Its first i nteitnlnment, and tho promoters sire making evety effort to give the children and their friends a rare treat. The entertainment will be literary and musical, and will be furnish. d by the little members of the club and their leaders and Instructors The Children's Club has asked gifts of gnen and Christ mas decorations for the ounslon, nnd jtt t. rday the first response to the cull came In ihe shape of a Christmas tree donated b little Kric Wilson, of U'.'l Kaat Blghih street. The treo Is a line one, complete with nil Its trimmings, nnd Is a line start for the neided decorations. Children and purents are requested and urged to send t'lirlstmas trees, giicns of all kinds, pa per flowers, tinsel, candles and all such decorations, when th y are no looser need ed, that they may be used lo gladden the lieuris of other little ones. Mxn ur mi) in; iivmtANis. Chief Halo Asks lletu-r I'nilirllon for Ibo III); Kelnll llmms. At the regular meeting of tho board of public worki. yesterday morning a eommun ballon was read from Chb f Hale, request ing that five additional lire hydrants bo pUied on Eleventh street, between Main and Ofand nvenue. The chief in his letter says that into nddiilou.il protection is nucessaiy on account of the laro letall business houses in that district. The mat. ter wa referred to Chief Hnginier Cam eron. The board recommended the passage of ordinances to grade 1'ropect, fiom the licit line bridge to Tweni -second strett; also from Twemy-seioiul to Thlrty-llist. Two ordinances weie necessatj jor this improvmiint, as I'lospvct lakes In two benefit dUirhls. I'AKiiiiNiiii iiy 'i in: covnu.Miit. Mrs (ioodiur, seiitcmed for Shoplifting, Itclo-iftcd rrom th.i County Jail, fJovoinor Stone yesterday pardoned Mrs Ollie I.. Huodner, who wu sentenced l'rlda, under Ihe name of Mrs. S. Hi own, lo len dais in the counly jail by Justice Case on u ili.UKe uf shopliltlng In Dog gttt's stoie. The paidon wai. the icsult uf the reouest of several Kauas Cltjans, among whom were W'ebster Withers and Attorney It. H. Hull. Tho pardon will fol low to-day. Ml. Uoodncr was riduel liom the county jail yesterday afternoon and went immediately to her home at 1-3.' I'enn itltet. Ni:VisIOh AMI ISOOTIIU.UK!. They Will Ho Ibo liuc.t. of .Viuyur DavU 'tills) Afternoon, The newsboys and bootblacks will have their Christmas dinner to-day. They will be the guests of Mayor DavU. ill honor requests that they meet at the city hall at 2 o lo. k this ujternotn. and, vvlih the major u'tlng us drum major, they will march to J A- Stuky s icstuurant, where cah youngster will be allowed to eat his 1111. THE DRUG CLERK'S STORY. lie Talk of llenilsilnn imil NrnoinneM nnd llhm ii t lire for liolb. 1'rom the Kvming New. Newark, X. J. It was the drug 1 1, rk turn lo till a story of om of his ecn rh n i. and the lc porter, lApedlng something good, a Usual, settled himself cotnfortnbly In a ihnlr pi. pated to give Ills tmdlvfd. d alletilloti to the siieaker. The latter was lichry .Mnler, who resides with hi parents on Aiiudii t stteet, Newnrtt, N. J. and who hands out medicine over Ihe counter of Pr. Andrew 1". Hurkhardl's drug store at 2 Orange slreet, this rily. "I'erhups I can do nothing belter." he began, "than lo toll you the set r t of my good health. It Is tl story that 1 have told to tnnny, ioently, nnd ns It resultid In good In each case. It mny be worth your while lo listen U It. To begin with. I was not always strong nnd robust, ns I am now. Long bonis of work and hard study h.id left me In a wretched condition. Frightful, llniterltig headaches found me a n ady vl -Urn, nnd nt times 1 was so nervous that the dropping of a pin would cause me to give a violent start, and then I would be seized with a lit of tiemblltig Hint was, to put It mildly, exceedingly bothersome. Well, 1 begun to doctor m.vseir. Now 1 Hatter mvsctt that I know something of medicine; but with all my knowlelge. I could Hnd nothing that would cute those terrible headaches or put an end to my cUiomo ncrvoutiess. When I pkked up a bottle my hand would shake a though I had the chills, and if It was a powder that I was handling I stood a good chance of sprinkling It nil over these bin. k trousers Things went from bad to worse, and 1 soon realized that a man of my phsi. .il condition had better not attunpt to mix any medicine. ...,,, 'Trv ii bo of Dr. Williams' 1'lnk I'lIK' said In. lluikh.irdt, one dn ; and as vou know the doctors advke Is nlvv.ij" worth following J got the i 'ink ruts nun iieg.in take tin m. Aladdin's lamp never perforin- I Hie wonders of these pill". Would ou be lieve It? h fair- I hnd taken the i outputs of one box my headache begun to give nn a (lav ort occalonallv. and noon it left tin etitlrelv. How about m nervousnes? Well, the pills put an end to that with al most staitllng abruptness, you see 1 know enough about the business to appreciate the importance of following the pieserlblng physician's direction", and by paving strh t attention to tho-e given by J ir. Williams with each box of his I'lnk Tills I was soon another fellow. Look at me now A pietnte of health, ell 7 Well, that IS what lie vvillinm"' lMnk l'llls will do for a man. or a woman, either See. I can hold this glass of water out now without spilling a droit, but I couldn't do that two months HBO and "What Is It. ma'am?" he asked ns a neat Iv dro"ed woman came up to the counter. "A box of Dr. Williams' I'lnk Fills." "Yts. ma'am, fifty cents, please. Thank oil.' "These Fink Fills are gicat things." said Mr. Mnler, as lie turned to the icpnrtir ng.iln. nnd the latter.after all he hud heard, thought o too. Hi. William.' Fink Fills contain nil the elements necessnty to give new life nnd llchness to the blood and ietore shattered nervi s. They ate for sale by all dttigglvts, or m.iv be hnd bj mall from In. Williams' Medicine Company, Schenectady, N. Y., for Wa pvr box, or six boxes for $-.."i0. l'llKllt'CII A J'l.A IT. iI,As, WINDOW. Hi-Milt of n right in .Iiiliu .llaj's Saloon llarl esterd iv. There was a triangular fight In cx-AMcr-ni.m John M.iv's saloon at Fifth and Wy andotte stteet" between 6 and 7 o'clock yestetday morning, and the bartender knocked i:. A. Kitchen, a Missouri IMclllo t.illro.id switchtnnti, from Us.iwutomie.Kns., through a French plate glass window. Then the bartender and J. A. Hankins, alias Iloliver, went outside and curled Kitfhen Into the -.iloon. Flood wns (low ing trom a deep cut In his neck. The bar tender demanded $11 as pay for the broken window. Kltctien siys ne iook j,.;.u ami a levolver fiom him and threw him into the stieet. Kitchen apealed to Oltlecrs Klep jier and McCosgrove, and they arrested Iloliver and took him to Central station, where ho was locked up. The night bar under could not be found, ns lie had gone olf watch before the olllcets arrived. Holi ver was held at the station until the nftet noon, whin lie was relcisi d. Kitchen contends- that he should not be held ltable for the lull amount or the broken window, as it was directly through the bartender's in strumentality that the window was broken by him. ,ilr. Wliibii SooTliiJJfi bvnui" for chll dreti teething, softens the gums, reduces Inflam mation, alia) spaln, cures w lnii colic 'Joe a butlla. cam:v isiu'oki: Tin: .iudci:. (In n l'roinlse Not to llrluk for u Year lie "Was Itele.ised. "I'll not drink another drop for a year, your honor, il jou will onlj let me off this time." . .. Thus said William Caev, of Twenty fourth nnd Pehn streets, when ho was. ar. raigned in police lourt sesterday on Un charge of being drunk. One of the wit nesses against Casey was ills wife, who has it strong dislike for wine, mult and vinous beverages. "Casey," said the Judge, "this Is close onto Christmas time und I think that to. da's experience will be of more benetlt to vou than a tine or a sentence. Vou should not drink. Strong dilnk has Its drawbacks You have given me our pledge that you will pot drink for one year. I will hold vou to it for six months, if you can quit for six months ou can stop lor all time You may go " "Thank you, your honor," said Casey. "Call the next case," said the judge. n ho lli-st I'lll I ever ueil," i-slbo rrequfnt remark of purchasers of Carter's Little l.iver Pills. When you try them you will say sho tame. nn ix.vi i M'KIJ.T l'AVINC. 1'nutr.ict for Only l'art, tho Oilier De pendent t'pou a New OrilliiHiu e. At a meeting of the public improvemi ins commutes, with the city . nglm r, ihu day, the . i.iui.ul to pave l'llui-nth stn.t from Virginia to Woodland was 1, t to John M.'ihoni Thi i iiiiimittees det Id.-d lo i je. t all bids I.. p.i. ih, stint fiom Wood land to th. i-i-ii in i u limits, as Ih. oi illnitiii i .iiit)iinii,g tin wui It and tin ris olutioii di1 ii i . .ii.spwiid A nt w or dln in. . wil! 1. him .in ..I at one, , so that the mini i i in i 1. hi b i-Miruary 1. The ad-ntituge of a poltcr man over a burglar tsth.it the of ficer his the law on hi- suit Health has the same advatU.iKB ov.r disiase The 1 ,iw i f Nature is for peopU to be healthy. When they are sick, Nature In lps to cute .1,. i,, V.ntnrc's 1:11V i"S the guide for cur ing sick people. There t tin wav but Nature's way. What lilt uot tin c ill many iliffettnl diseases Nature cures in one way by nourishing the whole body uilli irooel. mire, rich, red tdooil That is Nature.', way of curing scrofula, erysipelas kidney and "livei com; plaint," consumption and every form of eruptive and w i-ium disease- When you want to help Natuic with medicine the mcd. icine must work the same way as Nature works, then it has the laws of Nature em its bide to mike it powerful That is the tecret of l)r Tierce's t'.oldcn Medical Dis covery's wonderful cures It assists Nature according to her own laws , it is on Natuie's side and Natuic- hclpi it . it imparts new power to the nutritive and blood unking or. g.uis to create a large uuanttty of flesh, re-el, healthy blood which drives every germ of disease out of the system and builds up strong lie-altby tissues and innf flesh. The " Discovery " completely clears away every form of blood-tii'casc- from the vstem. It even cuies consumption It is the only true radical cure for that disease, facts and testi mony to prove it. " I ould like lo tell the whole world what our 'Golden Medical Discovery' bos done for pie. The doctor, w ho is considered an expert oa lung troubles, told me I lud toiiniuiptiou , He said Uth my lungs were diseased and I could not live lousi I felt down-hearted for I luvc dear little thildren to live for I jusi went to him lo get Jus opinion I am glad I diJ for now J know what vour medicine will do. When I started ou Ihe second bottle I was belter iu every way and was ahle to take u waiii ou every " tww was completely cured." (Mr.) J-t J?cvfcx&6 77 atari St., iiaramea, uue., wu, mm fESSSniSSMSWSSSSSS our "- -t0: . vMV ... ;,i every iX. ' 91 ' !.,. ,Ua tW' Vhc " . . arc ...J. the fm. . zraM ' "! &.. ' AllW ' ...f) &S TVWC1 J vis'5' .., rhvls'11"';.., ,l0ine ...,rr, iu . ....i U'lw'..1i1,cu....iiif' ....nil ..i. iint ... tlU'i ... tii'j'" Mv Jlna iii8 Tfd;l8Wi;iiHrH;H;i;iii:iHg LEM E. ALTMAN, Jeweler, Will save you ai least On everything in the Jewelry line. You knoiv ive arc responsible. 707 MAIN ST. Daily At half past eleven in the forenoon, from Grand Cen tral Depot, Second and Wyandotte, via Chicago Great Western Railway (Maple Leaf Route), the fast Vestibuled Limited To St. Joseph, Des Moines, Marshalltown, Waterloo, St. Paul, Minneapolis, Du buque and Chicago. Through steam - heated coaches. Daylight train to Des Moines. ThrouRh sleepers from Des Moines to Chlcigo and fat. 1'aul and Minneapolis. W H CXai.m: 1'res J. W Haiiskt, s-cc A A Iomlinson, V I'rcs C It Hockw ell, Treat CAPITAL $250,000. RUS Company OF KRHSSiS ClttSf, HO. NEW VOIIlv LtFB 11U1LDIHU Accounts sulijcct to check sit sijlit, l'ci't'ivc'd from individuals, linns ami coriiorations on the most favorable terms. JiCjral ilcjiosHory for Court and TrustF muls. Acts as Executor, Guardian, Administrator ami Uecolver, also as Registrar and Transfer AkciiI lor StoeUs and lSonds. For sffoioeD Safe. Certain. Reliable. Far liettcr than Tansy or I'enn) royal J'ills and all similar medicines. BlTt-'UrfHi-'i'LliV iiseil In thoiibinas or easi-s It is a SUUK unit NUVKIl 1-WlM.NO remedy. ULAHANTKIJP. Kent riruiniitly (ncaleilj, postae paid, on lecHlpt of $1.00. AVOID FAILUIIU AND ll.SAl'l'OlNT.Mi;NT, I'rcj.ared from the formula of Old Dr, Del.ap, of I'arls, Fiance, epeclaltst In femalo complaititb, 30 long ears." practice, oillce and hospital. l'OU SAMJ uy JOHNSON BROS., DRUGGISTS, 1107 Main Street, Kansas City, 3lo. DIAMOND ELDER FLOWER CREAM, Unexcelled lor Chapped Face or Hands -I'ft&l'AHJSD uy- Federmann & Jfallar, V30A 3H-A.UST ST-R.-HIEll". 20 i .e StoP 0 jftfiW Or. ,SkWM n r 3&F Mm II&XESREQK? cinrc ' ,.-... Arty V .. i" ,S "" Chrst' ii.it hoc l'r,d time brea v v ''- ...jM. .i !.,tr u . ;.iI(t'V' Zr& I a B driii1''. ... we " .,, , the sue in 0C ( -itrf V'" ..ililC nn" lr: ,ittfivnv f j OO-A-TES SSU&k. TO-NICHTl .MA 1 i.mii: TO TO-NICHTt IAV AT '-Mo. A. .It aluier's Company, Presenting il TRILBY" miAMA'i i.i:i itv pi i, 3i. rot ir.it. Tho Only JUg feliow m Town. ( 1l.. II,V.lii:h 12 TEMPTATIONS. Next weol: ri:KMAN s ruxMAicnits TO-MUIir, C'lirlrvtmiii mill 'I hur(lay 9 TH ST. OPERA KCOXJSZJ All This Week and Itesular Matinees, The Hustler! Next Week Cavmau's V.-imlevllle Co .XJTD I TOIR. I XJlvd. Throe Nlj;hn and b.it Mat., CommenclnK THURSDAY, DECEMBER 26, MR. (Ti fcTRflEr BUT IN CLAY THE WE'Wr jDOjvnxnsrionsr Seati now- on sal at Hox Oftlco and Union I'.v cltlc Ticket Ofttee. 100n Main street. AUDITORIUM. Tiger! Tiger! m. s. U.! Monday Night, Dec. 30 Aiinu.il Christinas Tour University Gf Missouri Glee and Banjo Clubs. 30 -3Eisr-3o Rollicking College Songs. "How We Blacked the Jayiiawk's Eye." TUNUFUL UITTIES. Seats Now on Salo at 100) Malu Street and liox Ofllce. KANSAS CITV Symphony rchestra. Mr. John Rehr, Cnneltictor. SEASON 1895-96. THIRD... ...CONCERT Friday, Dec. 27th, 4 p. m. OA I ES HOUSE Admission 50 Cents. Subscriber!) can seiciii'o seats on Moti. ilay, Pec 23nl, at Carl Hoffman's 1'iano rooms, 10ia Walnut. (Icncral ealo of beats commences Tues- tlay, Dec. 3th Pozzoni's Puff Box the latest thing out Ono given with each hot of I'owdcr Ask for them Till.' nil, 'i hat i.iiiutitiATi:-) atosr is bin. 1. MANUi'.u,'!imi:n itv VACUUM OIL GO. llut to buy It and you will get It in Ita original packages go to STANDARD OIL COMPANY, lllir H & a nonrolrfoaouB rxmjy fur (joucrrUtxa, Olu-t, Sptriautotrbu'ft, Wtilli'i. uunuturil tin thttre. or uDy tutlammai Hun at oiufitiui mem lrHtEvAS3CHEUirii.no. bnn. ou-atriuKtat, LCIHCIIIUTI.Q U ao,a M rw, -Ur ,VU IU (llttlU WJUft'r. by uxvresn, crepuIJ, foi ll.cu, or 3 IcltU. U-K. Circulir cat cb r'iuc?, I - 2 5 tf ,.,r. it ..-iirarl'"""" l n ii " sr i ooOS. a irtP.U, l: ntsiV-W E3 O. Wc- I -' iiiJii:iiHBt4tHg- w a-jannanHSHETf MBM QBU.BUci J B B.I W lUKlWf. lk.SrflTIQU coauilsa. USi k it. b. i..mM 'K4! TODAY In order that we ami our employes may luvc rt chance to go liomo nnd become better acquainted with our families, wo shall elosu our storo at 12;00. To-morrow morning wo uliall begin taking 'count of stock count up what goods wo have left, count our profit!, and our losses, too, to see which sido of tho ledger to put llio balance on; hire a dray to tako our profits to the bank or our tears to tho river as tho outcomo may be, give a fresh hitch to our trousers and begin tho battle for 1800. To our customers who havo stood by ih through the year wo wish to say thank you in no unmistakable terms. To tho customers of other stores who did not trado with us wo wish to thatik you for not crowding us so full that wo couldn't hatf servo the ones who camo here. Wo expect during tho coming year to greatly enlarge our salesroom1?, so that wo can accommodato all who fool enough interest in their own financial condition to become patrons of The Nebraska. Tho year about to open will bo n memorable one in mercantile circles in Kansas City, and wo expect by doing business just ni wo havo dono to add as many new customers to our list as wo already have. To our friends, and wo trust that you aro one of them, to the friends of our friends, and to everybody clso's friends wo wish a merry Christmab. What did you get iu your stockin'? SBefWIta WHmmmmaummmmmmmmmmmmams,fi i.m ireii 7 Know what is tho matter with mc, out WHU can ccro me, STRICTURE. LaaKS It. is n wplt.knnun fuel that In Organic btricturo thrroisa i'niupvilrpolt a tlliro-platic material in and on tlio mucin mem- iirauo of the water paw 'Mige; that It gradually nrcanizeH and fceromes hard. linn and touqh, causlnir a thickening nnd puckering ol th9 mimbrjnc. This tielns tho case, how can tho cutting or run- turltig eif a stricture euro It? It cannot, Tho deposit ii mill there. Tho Ingenuity of tho surgeon has been thoroughly taxed In And an eilecllvo method for the euro of stricture Scorns of opera- tlvo procedures have occn del 1-odgr.idiial, rapid and continuous dilations, bougltr, sounds, caustics, cuttings, etc. OccaMou- ally these euro In exceptional cases, but ns a rule, nil lire failures How many patients bavo had this kind of treatment suffered untold misery and pain for mouths orjxars, undntl ist.ii'uitiu disgust 'I G success ii uy treat btriciurc. inis xuu&'.iu DR. HENDERSON, 101 ,,.,,..,,,,.., j n V. ItiCREii. Prcsiaent. uiiii-ciuiis, iiiKsitya ICUMi'F, VlcePres't Foreign Drafts Issued on JJ. tV. WOUUWAltU. 1". A. MIQQnilOINATSONALBANK WOODWARD, FAXON & CO., WHOLESALE DRUGGISTS, DEALERS IN PAINTS, OILS AND OLASS. 1206 and 1208 Union Ave. (Noai Union Depot), Kansas City, Mo. Wentworth Tho fllili'xt Military Srlinnl In the West The present is tho most suc cessful year in its history and there aro very few rooms not occupied or eugaKed Persons iuterested will do well to apply at ouco for admission for tho second term bend for catalogue. SANDFORD SELLERS, IV! . A., Supt.. l.llXINT.TON, MO. Richards & Conover Hardware Co. Et:-A-P2.r)"W.ILH3 ! Cutlery. Iron, Steel, Wagon Wood Work, Nails, Cuns and Am munition, Scales, Etc. Sniithr-nst Corimr I'iftli mill Wjiiniliitln Ms., Kiiiihiis t'lty, "Mo. J H. TSCHUDY HARDWOOD LUMBER CO. Dnlc, Ah, num. Clicrrj. Wiilmit. 1'nplur, Illrknry, lliittKriiut, ltcd ftU.ir, jl.iliog.iny, Ki-il Wood, IJu.irlvr Sawod l.nl uud M hlto Oak, lliiidwooil i luorini;, 1'opUr hauurcK, tVucmi Mot-k, llulutlvr and Noitol Stock. Yuril auil fllllce, TIll.in'HONi: 1821. KA.N3.la CITV, -MI.BOuri. bT. LOUIS', WESTERN AH Cornei' NinetcontU and Wyoming Sts., Kansas City, Mo. ur town orritn: uiiiht' iiiiilihnc. OLDEST AND ORIGINAL DOCTOR Whittle., io West oth St., Kansas City, Mo. LcadlnK and Most Successful Specialist In Wood, Nervous and Urinary Diseases. CURES Kenaus Debility Lost Vitality- I r ln 1 1 aro dlscour " ,uu fa lure o( curo-alls, und unskilled phyMcianc ons uit tlr. 11. J. Whittier und ' Syphilis for life rccciio the cundld opinion of a phjidclun ttcll IcMiwu forciperl- without murcury' Urlna ry Dlsea ses cuco, bklll and integ- Varicocele, Piles & my. No promises made that cannot be fulfilled, Rupture, no pain or cutting, lloolc froo, Homo treatment furnlihed meinall cost, lien de sired, and tent uuywhero tecuro from ubBcnstlou. IeiHclnen never sentl'.O.l). (Jonsullallon, IjUuLb uuj Urinary AnalyU Free. A PEW ut Interest u mcu only, by PjVfc mall tealeii, 6 ce'nn nauii8, frco Ml I O mortice. Call or ddUrevf la coatidenee. DR, H. J. WHITTIER, 10 Wrt Nlntli bt. KANSAS CI'l'V, MO. JULIUS BAER Ol'TIUIAN r.,e 'I'i.tiid 1'rco. J 030 MAIN bT., tatU(ctluu UuarantccO. tiantai City, Met ft. afnKXt AAyi It sf dnnnlt tnuit lin rrmornl. unci ns 1 ran do this. I lay claim to sufirioritji over all other mettled . I cm permanently cure any cane of ttrcom plicated orpinlc strlc'tire without rcsortltiK to tha uin of knife caustics, bougie. ?o tads or an operation of any kind. Tonnynnonot tindcrstaiidlmr how thla Ii 'Jono.lt e ill seem Impossible: lioieer, ltlsufact. ..ly treutinentlsof such a nattiro that It acti directly iinon tho stricture and any rtls- . rased tissue, -without affecting 1 he sound tntm fiiane, (rradually tils-solving tho plastic do- posit and remoeing all adventitious tissue, which comes awav In a giro tlust-Uku form or Ehrcds, or in Htrios from half to heveral lncncs in length. Sometimes tho whole stricture will como away In one piece. Tho treatment is easy to use does not intcrfero with ordinary business, does rot cause pain and inflammation, is not. severe and tho patlcntcaniisoit:ithomovithoutc.-!po3iiro l.Many (specimens of actual Btrlctnro can bo seen nt siy oRlco. Hours: 8 a.m. toHp m. owilu jiourc-asu iiuuscuubliixi,uur"rcuiur. W. 9th St., Kansas City, Mo.. New York Life Building, 11 1J CoviNaroM. Caslilor, I). A. MnKiiuici P IL liUMP. 11. J. Ilucttr., S b. Scu.it All Parts of the Old World. I'AXO.N. J. C. llOKTO-N". liiifan? Academ WU1U Ilruadiray, KANSAS CITV. MlVIOtlltl. .llUdiiurl. WICHITA, li.itus.il. Photographed from life. Positively uesiores vitality. lit day, 10th day,' -? 0th day. run i'uivi:itrur. nti:.scn liusiiaiv, "Or. Delap's New Tonic Pills," Troduces the above result In 10 DAY3 NO LONGKHI It acts powerfully and quickly. Cured others, will curs you, Young men will rcealn tht-lr lost manhood and old men will rucoyer their youthful lgor. It iiulcklr and poalltvely cures NKRVOUHNKSS, caused from e-xcess, ui.e of tobacco, or other ttirnulcntn. itrstores LOST l'OWUII AND VITALITY. ISU'O TBNOY. N1UHT1.Y K.MISSlONa, I.'A11.I.N'0 MtiMOllY. WASTING I)(Si tJASUS and AL.U eltects of self-abusu or excess and Indiscretion, which un (its one for murriatfc, liuslness or study. It not only cures by striking at the seat of the disease, but It Is a Kreat NIIltVK TONIt! und UI.OOU l'UHIKIKH. It brines back the I'INIv OI.OW TO l'AI.U CIII:KIc8 und re. stores tho KIIIIJ OP YOUTH. Insist on your druKglst giving you DE. LAP'S no other Is equal, us It is prepared from tho prescription of I)H. OK LAP. tho freat French physt. clan, who has had thirty years' practice, hospital und oillce. In Paris, on Nervous Diseases. Can be carried In vest pocket, feent by mall (seuled). postage paid, Jl.w package, or SIX PACKAOKS FOR J3.00. WITH A WHITTliN OUAItANTlMl TO POSI. TIVKLY CUUB OH ItUPUND TUB MONEY. For sale by JOHNSON BROS., Druggists, HOT Slain Street. Kansas City, Mo. I D DH 01PM ik-iiui ner.'i VrZLSgf. rk 1 X ( M T I Vi ft