Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, May 12, 1886, Page 5

THE OMAHA DAILY BEE,:, WEDNESDAY, MAY 12, 1886 LINCOLN CITY PAVEMENTS, Becking Logal Opinion as to How the Cost is to be Borne, A LEAF FROM OMAHA'S BOOK. Trip to Omaha Suggested—A Magis- terial Tycoon Protecting Prostis tutes—Magical Effect of Whisky on a Magician. I¥IOM THY. REE'S LISCOLY BUREAT.] Greatly to the surprise and gratifica- tion of the property owners and busimess men of this city, Mayor Burr, at the meoting of the council Monday eyening, appointed Messrs. Billingsly, Brock Dean and Fraas as a committee on pav- ing, making a personal request at the same time that they begin the necessary preparatory work at once. City Attor- ney Field had previously informed the council that under the present charter, abutting property can be logally charged with the cost of paving the strects and leys, but not the intersections, and the 1 his opinion the city had no power to svy a tax on the general public for t purpose. In order to be well fortified in the matter Chairman Billingsly yester- day addressed the following letter to Messrs. Harwood, Ames & Kelly, Mason & Whedon, Marquette, Deweese & Hall, and other leading law Tirms: Gentlemen—Mayor Burr has appointed a committee on paving, whom he wishes, in compliance with the demands of nearly afl of our citizens, to take some steps in conformity with law, to devise some plan to pave our streets and alleys in the business portion of thecity. The city attornoy, Mv. Fiold, hus advised the council that abutting property can be charged with the expense of paving the adjoning street and alley, but in his opinion we had no power under ‘the charter tolevy a tax on the general publie for paving the squares at the intersection of streets. Weare not authorized to_ incur for legal opinions on this helieving your interest in this matter lic spirited citizens, would prompt solicited, to donate some light on ' tiie sub- ject. We take this occasion to ask your opinion as to the powers of the mayor and council in haviig the streets and alleys urbed and guttered. As to the interseetion of streets,who or expense thereof? Can the work be paid for in an- nents by the _abutting lot owne ty issue its bonds to pay for th pen pays the t same. ‘Thixd—How soon and in what manner can we proceed to have the work done. The pav and alleys is so importa ity and in such great de ou Will very greatly oblige he paving conimittee by an éarly reply. Very truly yovrs, L. W. BILLINGSLEY, N. C. Brock, H.H. D JOUN Fras: Paving Committee. If, in the opinion of the lawyers numed, the city can proceed with the work of paving without waiting to have the char- ter tinkered by the legislature, it is very probable that some energetic steps in that direction will be taken this summer. The experience of the past winter and spring has demonstrated, even to the ob- structionists, the necessity of putting the streets, especially those in the heart of the city, in shape to accommodate the con- stantly increasing traflic. About the only question that can be raised now is as to how and where the work shall be done. As was pomted out in the I about a week ngo, there is a district of some thirty-three bloeks in the business region that” needs immediato attention, With these thirty-three blocks paved great re- lief would' ecome to now badly demoral- ized commercial cireles, and a halt could 1, if necessary, 1o improvements for at least ten years. ng to stop the work, however, it is much more likely that the paving of the dis- trlct named would incite the property owners in adjoining streets to carry oitt u similar good work, In the opinion of the BEE man that part of the city which should be paved as soon as possible consists of nine blocks on O street between Sixth and Fifteenth: five on P between Seventh and Eleventh ; and three on N between Ninth and Twelfth. Of the cross streets three blocks on Ninth and Tenth, from Q to N need ving ; four on Eleventh from Q to M, and two on Twelfth from P to N. To pave these streets with asphalt, will cost, at a rough estimate, $250,000; with granite block $3206,000; cedar blocks $125,000. It is very doubtful whether the same amount of money can be expended as profitably in any other work. The business men of Omaha, where the work of paving was irnugurated about four years ago, and where public improvements have been carried on ever since at the rate of $800,000 a year, are a unit in declaring that the real prosperity of the place dates from the day the work was undertak A reat part of the money 1s paid to nboring men who put it in circu- Iation at once, and every branch of trade is benefitted. ~ Capitalists from the east looking for investments are not afraid to put out their money' where there are such sure indications thit the people are pro- gressive and uruspurous. side from this, it1s a woell-known fact that property abutting on a paved and sewered street enhunces in value, not to the costs of the improvements alone, but many times more. Thero are numerous cases Omaha where the investment of 300, in ten annual payments, for pavingin front of one lot, has caused would-be pur- chasers to raise their bids from $1,000 to $1,500, With the tact that paving, at least of the district named, is assured, the next points raised will be as to the aterial, manner of letting the work and system of payment. On each of theso the Omaha plan seems Worthy of imitation, and it would be well for the gentlemen who represont the council to make a visit of inspection there, and consult with the officials who have the matter of pub- lic works in charge, As the BEE man remembers 1t when the paving of a cer- tain street is decided on, the property owners are allowed to designate, by pe- tition to the council, the material they want used, the majority of course ruling. ‘This done, proposals for doing the worl are advertised }ur. and the contract lot to the lowest biader. A board of public works consisting of three men appointed by the mayor and confirmed by the coun- cil have divect charge and supervision of ali public improvements, subject to en- dorsement by the council. The money for paying the contractors is raised by floating distriet bonds which are a lien only on the rrupul‘ly in the territory paved. These honds bear 5 per cent in- torest, and the lust series were taken at 34 per cont premium. To meet them the property owners pay into the city treas- ury every yoar one-tenth of the amount assossed agast them, the whole being paid up at the end of the tenth year. Discussion of the subject will doubtles: Lring out some valuable suggestions, and s the matter is of the most vital import- ce to Lincoln people, the BEE man 1s ready to hoar all sides and preseat the points as made. N BRILF MENTION Four girls, rooming on Tenth strect, botween O and N, were pulled by the nolice yesterduy for loading lives of pros- titution. They were taken to police court, and through” some mysterious influence released without an entry of any kind be- ing made. The efforts of the reporters to get thoir names, and disposition of the charge aguinst them, was wmet with a Bold Linfl on the part of the wagisterial tycoon who, for the tiwe being, bad the winning hand. A At the weeting of the Eyiscopal so- cioty vesterday, Guy A. Brown, Colonel Eimer 8. Dundy and H. J. Walsh were elocted delogates to the diocesan couneil to be held at Omaha Wodnesday next. Auditor Babeock | received $150 in hool bonds of district 141, Gage county, $.0) of district 31, Red Willow connty, and £500 of district 44, Hamilton county, 4 Miss Kate O'Neil, a woman of 23 years, who was hrought from Tekamah to the Home for the Friendlessa few days ago suffering from typhoid fever, died at that institution early yesterday morn iu“ Work was commenced yestorday on a thirwy room addition to the Opelt “house Engineer Brown at the state house red an owl yoster: in the upper o building, where it had been ing its home during the winte B. Curtis appeared at the Funke Monday cvening in s new play of “Spot Cash,” for the tirst time, ll is in- tended as a sequel to “Samuel of Posen,’” but lacks the interestand merit of the pa- rent picee, being weak in plot and dia- loguc Fourteen transfer which the conside 009, were of re tion aggr rded \Ium!:k. Professor Shryer, the as released from the city | by Judge Parsons, on the ‘vromi he would never indr in_ the flow how! ;T(:\\l\, was picked up by the pe Josterdiy i a very hilations’ condition t cost him $5.70 to sottle-with th THE BASE BALI AS/ The base ball son in Lincoln wiil open to-day with the first of & sories of three nes hetween the Denver and home teams. Friday afternoon the bank s will meet in friendly rivalry, the sclected from the Lincoln and Capitol on one side, and the State and First on the other. As arranged for bat- tle they stand AND FIBST. CAPITOL AND LINCOLN, ther W, Maxwell, Pitcher. .0t Funke, L AL Gy Bartouft, . K. Rich. od Calver, B. Smith, cClay nbur; 1 estate, in gated § that ng nd Base. .., hird Base.. STATE ARRIVALS. Bryan, Asiland;J, R. Campbell, 1; Tobins Cuastor, Wilber; P. J Nichols, Dick Kitchen and George Mc ritt, Omaha; S. J. Fleharty, Kimball; Sherift Coburn, Henr, rebe and James Donnelly, jr., Omaha; George R. Scott, Beatrice; James C. Birney, Crete; R. B, Cowdery, Columbus; Will Clouston and Charles Ogden, Omaha. A Bevy of Birds, An eagle bird tried tocarr year old_son of Joseph Davis, of Man- heim, N. Y. Assistance came and the boy was rescued Mrs. A Ruth, of Duffryn Mawr, Pa., set a hen on thirteen eggs. Only twelve of the ve hatched, but the hen left the nest with fourteen young chicks. While two woodchoppers near Cort- landt, N. Y., were felling a tree in the woods & partridge alighted in its branches and remained there until the tree commenced to fall. Mr. Nicholson, of Eastman, Ga., lost a goose which was killed by some wild creature. He fastened the mangled body of the bird to the treadle of a large tr and the next night caught a huge owl. A man of Rondout, N. Y., purchased some green dye, intending to ct for his children, He placed th on a bench in his back yard and his hens ate the dye. For three days after the hens lud” green eggs. A turkey was killed and eaten in Warren ¢, Georgua, recently which was the sole survivor of a flock attacked by Sher- 's soldiers in 1864. Sho had a'nestin sequestered place and thus escaped de- struction at that time. A large hawk carriea off a chicken from the poultr) d of Samue Hetrick, of James Creek, Pa. Mr. Het- vick appeared with his gun and killed the hawk as it was flying away. The chicken fluttered to the ground and re- turned to the coop unhurt. B PILES! PIL PILES A sure cure for Blind, Bleeding, Itchin and Ulcerated Piles has been discovered by Dr. Williams, (an Indian remedy), called Dr Williams' Indian Pile Ointment.’ A single box has cured the worst chronic cases of 25 or 80 years standing. No one need suffer five minutes after applylng thls wonderfal seoth ing medicine, ~Lotions and_ instruments do more harm than good. Williams’ Indian Pile Olntment absorbs the tumors, allays the intense itching, (particularly at night after tting warm in bed), acts as a poultice, gives nstant rellof, and is prepared only for'Pilos, itehing of private parts, and for nthing else. SKIN DISEASES CURED. Drl. Fni’zllur'xl; Ma vx(I» o&n;?;en& cures (M gy magie, mples, ac] eads or Grubs, Biolohes and Kruptlona_on the. Tace, leaying the skin clearand beautiful, - Also cures Itch, Salt Kbheuwm, Sore Nipples, Sore Lips, and Old Obstinate Ulcers. Sold by druggists, or malled on receipt of 50 cents. Retaflod by Kuhn & Co., and Schrooter & Conrad. Af wholesale by C. ¥. Goodman. —~— An lmperial lsland. London Life: The Crown Prince Rudolph of Austria, in addition to many other desirable pomps and vanities, has an island of his' own—Lacroma, in the Adriatie, opposite Ragusa; and there in the midst of lovely scenery, surrounded by a transparent sea, he is convalescing after a recent indispositi The isle, three days' steam from Trieste, is as beautiful as Monaco, and quite out of the world; for while the owner isin residence no one is allowed to land without a speeial permit.” Lacroma formerly be- longed to that most unfortunate of ‘mon- archs, Maximilian of Mexico, who was much attached to it, and wrote soveral little poems in praiso of its charms, After his terrible end the island was possessed by a succession of ordinary people, by “one of whom it was sold to the Archduke Rundolph in 1878. The future emperor of Austria lives at Lacromna 1in the greatest Simpllcil?'. When Maximilian pought the isle the only available residence on it was an old monastery which had been going to ruin for hatf acentury; and in this building the erown prince and princoss live thewr simple lives. There are but three good rooms in the house—the drawing-room, the ancient refectory, used as a RN musique, and the drawing-room. The imperinl bed-chambers are of vei meager dimensions, while the long-tit dukes and duchesses of the suite have to be content with the cells of thie vanished monks, The plain whitewashed walls match the rough, serviceable furniture. ‘The monastery is said to have been built bfi the citizens of Ragusa us a thank- olfering for the stoppage of o great fire. At the beginning of the present century it was partially destroyed by an earth quake, and bas never been thoroughly restored. The scenery of the island is y romantie. Beneath a sky which sy clouded grows a lusuriant al” vegetation—-groves of rrtle, of aloes and figs; a “land where the citron blooms." ——— away the 5- youn, trie When Baby was sick, we gave her Castoria, ‘When she was a Child, she cried for Castoria, ‘When she bocame Miss, she clang to Castoria, Whes ehie bad Childsen, she gave them Castoria Notic All members of the Gate City Drum are requested to attend a special meeting, this evening at 7:80, at Tivoli Gurdeu, Ninth and Farnam streets. dNo. M, Hogy, President. Wil A. Sivoxs, Secretary. | which cannot be « UNION PACIFIC ~ AFFAIRS. The Relations of the Company Towards Its Employes. SOME INTERESTING Written by President Adams to Gen- eral Manager Callaway and Government Director Alexander, LETTERS The following correspondence is pub- lished in the annual report of the Union Pacific for 1886, just issued, and will no doubt be read with considerable interest Ly people in this part of the counte BostoN, March 16, 1896.-8. R, { way, esq., General Manager, On Neb.—~My Dear Sir: In the course of cent correspondence, frequent referenc been been made to in ofore written by me_in rels the policy the directors des ‘nn-qml toward the company by those in charge of the loe: ment. Loose statements ha me as to the contents of these letters they have been made the basis of el Imitted. In view of existing labor complications in all parts of the country, it is not improbable t the letters in question may be referred to hereafter in discussion between yourself, our subordinates in the operating de: partment, and the representatives of our employes’ That there may be no miscon- coption as to what these lotters contain I have caused them to be printed here with for your information. Snould any serious ditliculty oceur between the com- bany and its employes, the: letters sct orth in an official form_the policy which the directors have desired to hive pur- sued-—a policy which has, T believe, uni- formly guided the local management. It may be desirable that public misappre- liension ou this point. ,\'hnullnl b 1 ¢ truly hage: hed and President. Mass., Oct. 20, 1884, i 1 Manager,Om iy 1 Sir: Up to this time 1 d'no oceasion for writing to you relations of this company with 1ts employes and the policy it should pur- sue toward them, The information you now send respecting the situation in'tl Denver shops leads me to feol some misap- prehension exists on the subject, and, if 80, I am anxious to remove it, When I was in Omaha in May last, shottly aiter the April strike, I found an impression very gene prevailing that the re tion of wages then ordered had origi ated in the east. - I wasnot at the time president of the company. It was fur- ther intimated to me that” the order for this reduction had been made against the remonstraaces of the local management, and was subsequently rescinded in con’ sequence of the urgent representations of that management. I wish to say that this is an error. The reduction in ques- tion was first proposed by Mr. C hen fi’"m. manager, when in New Yor during the month of March last. It w i od as a suggestion of his, and ce directors in Boston rmsed the ther it was an_ expedicat Mr. Clark urged it strongl ting that its only resnlt would be to ng the wages paid by the Union Pa cific- to a level with those paid by other companies, and he fur- ther expressed the utmost confidenc that the employes themselves would r ognize the justice of the reduction. He ated no difficulty on account of it. He was accordingly aliowed to order the reduction, which he did upon hi sponsibility. Subsequently, wlh culty was encountered, he telegraphed to the east to know what coursg he should pursue. He was advised that he must take such course as he deemed expedient; the measure originated with him, and it was for him to meet the difticulty which from it. I ref CH simply to have the position of th tion in April last (ulll_v undersood b; Mcanwhile, in view of questions which have since arisen, I deem it best to indi- cate to you the policy which the present administration desires you to pursue to- ward the company’s ¢mployes. Being new in your position, the subject is one in regard to all the aspects of which you you natuarally cannot be informed. ~ In some respects the situation is peculiar, As a whole, the employees of the Union Pacific are men of a superior class. Com- tng mainly from the east, many of them have been in the service of the company for cousiderable veriods of time. Owing to the character of the country through which the lines of the Union ific run, the position of its employes is unlike any which exists in the east. They are in many [ wholly dependent on’the company for employment; they have nowhere elso to turn. Owning. as many of them do,— and as the company has wisely encour- aged them to do,—homes of their own what is often a wilderness, if they are discharged they are oblidged to abandon their homes in order to seck employment elsewhere. Naturally, therctore,” they are sensitive to any move which looks ecither toward a reduction of wages or of working force. It is the pol of the company to fully and fairly recognize this peculiarity of the situation, and in dealing with the employes you will bear this in mind. From personal examina- tion, I am satisfied that the wagoes of the Union Pacific railway company now pays are higher than those paid by other com- panies operating in the same region. Chat reduction of wages and working force are at this time being made through- out the country, is matter of common notoriety. I am further satistied that a reduction of the working force of the com- pany might be effected without detriment to its service. Nevertheless, recognizing the peculiar situation of our employes, and the understanding reached with them last spring, you are authorized to make, in such a way as you see fit, afrank state- ment of the policy which the company to pursue. In the first place no reduction, either in wages or in working force, in the mechanical de- partment, is now gontemplated, Tl company is prepared v say that it will y the rolls through the r t; and, if it should I ove at any time that there was not suf- icient work to keep the shops busy, any reduction shall be made in hours, and not in the number of workme Further, it is the desire of the directors that you per- sonally cultivate the most open, honc and direct relations with the employes, Those employes are, of course, expected 10 perform ays' work for fair days' wages. The company c: arrendor its right to dismiss m On the other hand, w it is cl men have been dismissed for insuflicient use, it will be expected that the super- ndents shall personally investigate cases and sce that jusfice is done. Should our employes, singly or in a body, tecl that they have any matter of griey- ance against the company, it is equally expected that they will meet you in a frank and loyal spirit, stating their ap- m-eu.-n,nnum—fri vances and appealing to you for fair dealing, Knowing the rec. ord that you have leftin the Chicago & Grand ink and the estimation in which jou were universally held by the employ- os of that company, the di foel convnoed that such conferences with you would in very short the result’in a similar feeling towards you among our employes. Above ail,"it is desirable that you should lose no opvortunty of impressing upon the minds of those in the company’s ser- vice that the recent chunge of adminis- tration, bLoth here and at Omaha, does not uecessarily foreshadow any consider- able change in its force. On the contrary’ BosTON, letters ms | | erty in the selection of those who whoerever it isporsible, preferente will be given to those who have been longe: inthe companyjs employ. It is not i tended to introducee a large element trom without Such’a course would, under no existing circun¥tances, be deemed oxpe- dient. These Eneral views of a question which is here considered of the first importance are submitted for your infor- mation. You will give them such a de- gree of publicity, and in such a way, as you fit. Meanwhile, it would be de sirable that they should be brought, in so as possiblo to the knowledge of all those whose nafied are upon the rolls, 1 am, yery truly yoar CHARLES Fx AbAMs, ., President. Cueyesse, Wyo,, July 16, 1835.—Gen A nder, government director My D testion which may in- volve important consequences has arisen between this company and its employes, in regard to which 1 h to ask your friendly intervention as a government nd consequently holly u e ficts in It is a rule of the com- pany in dealing with its employes, that, when the force in any department has to be reduced these men who have most re cently come into the serviee of the com- pany, shall be discharged, other things heing equal, that is, the service of th best men are to be retained seniority r ceiving preference between men ¢ good. There is ulso an o among the cmployes known Knights of Labor. "This organization ropresented by an_executive committee, to which the members of it make their complaints, Recently a gang of bridge men in the operating department of the company were discharged; the gang con sisted of nLan and eleven men, The superintendent informs me that this gang was laid off for good and suflicient reasons, there bemg a lu ot material for them to work with; s0 that, ns one gang has to be laid off, this gang was sclocted as being the least sufficient, and which could be most wded. The men composing this gang w smbers of the organizi- tion above 1to. They declined to receive their discharge, and ited v case to the organizati heir m is that the rule of th d to the discha ge of employes had disregarded, and that in reality ad been discharged because they se members of the organization known as the Knights of Labor. and that other men not members of it had beew previ- ously employed to fill thei matter was brought before me in tais shape at a recent meoting which with the executive committee of the Knights of Labor, at Denyer. I prom- ised to give it my personal attention, at the same time informing the committee that my finding in the matter must be final. Tt was also understood that my nece ry engagements at the ¢, and multiplicity of irs which require my attention would prevent my investigati the matter individually. Neverthel promised that 1t should receive fal therefore, est you would into thi at the men who were dischhrged, the superint of the bridge départment who di them, and alt’ the other officer cerned in the matter, appear before you. 1 wish you would conduet the investiga: tion in such aimanner you fit, in order to a and state them to essential point in the ain whether these Lby their immediate sup- erior without pretence and with that onable regard wlhich should always be paid tothe interests of the company. 1f; the grounds on which they were dismix and their dismissalwas in reality Ause they were members.of the labor organ- ization in question, the act of the supe intendent of the bridge department can- not be justified under the rules of the s they now exist and the unde n the company and employ 1ch case, those men who were cflicientand had been longest in the employ of tho compuny woul to be reinstated in position, If,on tk hand, ncting fairly within his reasonable discretion, it shall appear to you that the superintendent of the bridge department discharged these men, either because there was no work for them to do, or for inefliciency or inattention to duty, he must be sustained in his action. In view of the conscquences which may ensue, I shall ask you, bearing these principles in mind, to_report the facts and your findings in'writing. Mr. Smith will furnish you~ with a stenographer. I shall be glad to reccive a report from you as carly as it may suit your convenience, as it is desirable’ this ‘matter should be definitely settled with as little delay as may be.” I remain very truly yours. CranLes F. Apaws, Jr., President, vor if mine me. case men ager, Omaha, Ly received yesterday from Government Director Alexander his report on the suspension of foreman Hand’s Kansas Pacific bridge building gang. he receipt of this document enables me to communicate with you at length in regard to all the points "raised at the meeting between the committee of the company’s employes and myself at Denver on the evening of July 14, 1 wish in the first place to express the gratitica- tion I felt at finding the causes of com- plaint so few and trivial. Indeed it was a matter of surprise to me, that, in the case of a corporation lixe the Union Pa- cific, having in its employ some 15,000 persons, a commiitee coming directly to he proesident, and representing ~the grievances of that whole body, should yot have so little to say. It showed con- clusively thut no grouna for serious diffi- culty existed would commend to you and” through you to the employes™ of tho compaly gencrally, & carohul sonsid: eration of (feneral Alexander’s report, It is utterly impossible that the working force of the Union Pacific, or of anyother large railroad company, should be car- ried through the y without i $e or diminution. This wa committee in their in pressly disclai ) suchean impossible practice. ng the winter #he company employs haps 10,000 'meén. During certain i of the summer that force has to be increased to ‘15,000, The men thus temporarily employed have to be dis- charged. ~The'time has now come when the large' force last spring engaged - for | track and other work must be redueed. The principle on which this reduction should be made has already begn stated. As between men otherwise gqual,—that is, employes equally, honest, sober and capable,—the one who has begn lougest in the service of the company is to be retained. But seniority in is not to be made a cover for shortcomjngs of any descrip- tion, In reducing' our working force, you will instruet all subordinates to bear carefully in mind the rule bere laia down, Itis obviously impossible for you. and much more for me to examine nto every case of alleged injustice which be reported. Your subordinates responsible for resuits; and, in orde that they may be responsible, it is neces sary that they should have a certain lib- work under them. They are the best judges as to whieh men are the most honest, most reliable and most capable. From th judgment in this respect save in most ex- ceptional ssarily can be no ull}n- To this principle the commit- tee of employes in conferance with me at Denver gave a most dy assent. It is obyiously the only prinéiple upon which the aflfairs of a company as large as the Union Pucifie- could be successfully con: ducted. In making arrangements, there- foré, for vecessary reduction of force, you the caso | theit | thinks it is | years ago in the Caribbe: | itapy | Tts head was as comipany in | will speciaily caution all subordinates to give preference to seniority in service, other things being equal. This being done, those subordinates must bo left to select the best men in their several de- partments and gangs. 1 remain, very respectfully yours, CHAs. FApaws, J f‘rminh'n!. — A ——— pring Snake Stories. away of Halifax drew out of his well a live moceasin_snake about a foot and a half long. It taken to the house and fod with insects. It soon became very tame and is now a groat pet among the children, who play with it as they do with their Kitten and dolls. The largest ratilesnakes are in Texas, on the lower Rio Grande, where they times reach the length of twelve The smallest are the horned rattle- of Arizona and new Mexico, hoseldom reach the length of two They have two little excrescences over the cyes from which they receive names, A Maine fisherman says he saw a sea- sorpent the other day off Wells. He the same one he W some Ithough red to have grown considerably. large a barrel, and was held high in- the Its eyes were big as saucors, and its huge opeh mouth contained three rows of tecth A teaveler in Mexico gives the follow- ing cheerful sketeh of the country through which he passed: “‘Gigantic rattlesnakes, deadly asps, and a hundred other igerous species glide away at our tiles prey upon each other in the miasmatic lagoons, whe fatal calenturas lurk under every lgaf; enormous lizards bask in the hot sun- shine, tarantulas, scorpions, contipede: \d Xing-xing abound in the burning sands." A North Carolina man writes as fol- lows to the Atlanta Constitution: *“The int snake is often three feet long, of wk-hrown color, with stripes of green and white, shading off to white under- neath he snake does not break on ac count of heing hit witha stick. If you will gently place a stick on_or near”its head, the moment it feels itself fast it throws itself into coils and breaks into picces at joints and nowhere else. It hreaks square across, On one piece there are two cartilages or hones projecting an cighth of an inch in leangth and about the same distance ug\zu-t On the other piece t joined it there is a tendon of the same Kind that fits in between the other two pieces. If you place th two picces together they remain together and look as if they had never been soper- ed. I have seen dozens of them in the sy Of twelve ye we repeatedly left the picees wh broke, marked pot, and on returning after a few hours could never find one of the picces again.” Capt E. P. Coe, in Stories,” St. N Fetch was a shepherd dog and lived in the highlands ot the Hudson. His masf kept nearly a doze , and they anged at will among the hills during the When the sun was low in the west \is master would say to his dog, “‘Bring the cows home,” and it was becanse the dog did this task 80 wi he was caled Feteh. One sultry day he departed as ususl upon his evening task. From scattered, shady and grassy nooks, he at last gath- ered all the cattle into the mountain road Ieading to the distant barnyard. tt of the road ran through a low, by a thicket of black and into this one of the cows pushed her way and stood quictly. The others passed on, followed some distance in the rear by Feteh, As the cows approached the barnyard ate, he quickened his pace and hurried forward, as if to say, “I'm here, attend- ing to business, But his complacency was disturbed as _the cows filed through the gate. He whined a little, and growl- ed a little, attracting his master’s atten- tion. Then hs went to the high fence surrounding the yard, and standing on his hind feet pecred between two of the rails. After looking at the herd care- fully for a time, he started off down the road again on a full run. His master now observed that one of the cows was missing, and he sat down on a rock to see what Fetch w: oing to do about it. Beforo long he I rflllu furious tinkling of a bell, and soon Fetch appeared bring: g in the perve cow ut a rapid pace, hastening her on by frequently leaping up and catching her exr in his tooth, The gate was again thrown open, and the cow, shaking her head from the pan of the dog's rough reminders, was led through it in a way that she did not soon forget. Fetch then lay down quietly to cool off in time for supper. ———— A Strange Coincidence, The truthfuln of the old saying that misfortunes never come singly is sus- tained, says the Sun Erancisco Chronicle, in the s o fatality following John and Muarice Nugent, brothers, who re- side in Oakland. Both men are eandy- makers by trade, and Maurice had becn emplayed in Sun Jose for the past months. On Wednesdav afternoon determined to come to this city, and as he was boarding the train in the San Jose depot he slipped and fell. Before he could recover himself his left arm was 50 budly crushed by the wheels of the moving train that it was found necessary o um\mtuw it near the shoulder. His brother, John Nugent, was in San Jose in search of employment at the time, but he did not hear of the accident which had befallen Maurice, He was without money, and, being desirous of returning to this city, he started out to walk. e reached ‘Menlo Park early yesterday morning as the freight train was passing, and ho boarded cars with the intention of stealing a ride. He rode as far as San Matco, and while endeavoring to climb to the roof of one of the ears he lost his balance and fell to the track, the wheels of the cars passing over his left arm, above the clbow. Hiscries for help at- tracted the attention of a brakeman, who had the train stopped, and the un: fortunato man was picked up and brought to this city, He was afterward removed to the re ing hospital and the injured member was amputated near the shoulder jo His left leg was aiso badly lacerated and a number of stitches were taken in the flesh to draw it to- gelber, el Benton's Hair Grower. All who are BALD, all who are becomin, BALD. all who do' 1ot wnt to be bad, all who are troubled with DANDRUFF, or LICHING of the seal d use Benton's Hair Grower, Eiaury PER C; usiug it have gro stop o hair roun tallin ckness and fevers the hair sometimes falls off in a short time, aud although the person may have remalined bald for years, if you use Beii- ton’s Hair Grower according o directions you are sure of a growth of hair. In hun- dreds of eases we have produced a good growth of Hair on those who have been bald and glazed for years we have fully substan- tiated the following facts: We grow Hair in 80 cases out of 100, no matter how long bald, Unlike other preparations, it contains no sugar of lead, or vegetable or mineral poisons. It is a specitic for falling hair, dandruff, and itching of the scalp. The Hair Grower is a hair food, and its omposition is alnost exactly like the oil which supplies the hair with its vitality, DOUBLE AND TRIPLE STRENGTH. When thie skin is very tough and nard, and the follice is apparenily eflectually closed, the single strength will sometimes fail to reach tie papilla; in such cases the double or triple strength shiould be used in-conneetion with the single, using them alternately, Price, sincle strength, 1,00; “double strength, $2.00; triple strength, $3.00. 1t your druizgists have not got it we will send it prepared on receipt of price. BENTON HAIR GROWER €0, Cleveland, Sold by C. F. Goodman and Kuhn & Through 655 The beautiful yellow flower known as the California poppy, which grows pro fusely on the hills near Napa, Cal., ¢o tains a large percentage of opinm. ' It is d that the Chinese steep them and o a sleep-producing drought. i ‘That tired feeling'’ from which you suffer so much, particularly in the morn- ing, is entircly thrown off by Hood's Sarsaparilla Dr. BIGGER'S The Great Southern Remedy for all BOWEL TROUBLES AND CHILDREN TEETHINC. There are very fow who do not know of this Nittle bush »ium‘ln( alongslde of our mountaing and hills: bt v v realize the fact, th the little purple whic havo eaten i mos v Al ciple 1o 1t having a wonderfl o n U bowels. Dr. Diggor's Huckleberry Cordinl O GREAT SOUTHKRN REMEDY (Hat rostor ho little one d cures Dinrrl the year sudden and_daj ! us RUACks of the Jaro so frequent, aid we hear of so any urring b iclan can bo , is fmportant” thal every houses 1 provhie | themseives Wit xome A dose of Which will Telieve the . Dr. Blegees rdial 152 simiple remiedy Which Hed 0 thk le.” Manufactured by Janta, Ga. Weel For sale by the H. T. Clurke Drug Co., and al Drugists. ORIGINAL | JTICE” HAVANA 5 2GOULD & CO'S 18 DECIDED BY Royal Havana Lottery (A GOVERNMENT INSTITUTI Drawn at Havana,Cuba, May 1,15,20, 1886 (A GOVERNMENT INSTITUTION) TICKETS IN FIFTHS. Wholes $5.00. Fractions Pro rata. rorlckels in Fifths: Wholos $5; Fraotions po Subject to no manipulation, not controlled by the parties in intorost. It is the fuirest thing in the nature of chance in existonce. For tickots apply to SHIPSEY & CU,,1212 Broad- way,N. Y. City: M. OTTENS & CU., 619 Maia strect Kansas City, M. CAPITAL PRIZE, $150,000. 1:We do heroby cortity that wo suporvise the arrangoments for all the Monthly and Quarterly Drawings of The Louisinna = State Lottery Gompany and in porson manaxo and_control the Drawings themsclves, and that the same are conducted with honesty, fairness and in good Luith toward all partios, and we authorize the Company to use this cortificato, with fac-similes ofour signaturos attached in its advertisment COMMISSIONERS. We, the undersignod Iunks and Bankers, will pay all Prizes drawn in The Louisiana State Lot- teries which may bo presented at our countors J. H. OGLESRY, Pres. Lonisiana National Bank. J. W. KILBRETH, Pres. State Natfonal Bank. A. BALDWIN, Pres. Now Orleans National Bank, “NPRECESENTFD—A—T_TRACTI N. VER HALY A MILLION DISTRIBUTED LOUISIANA STATE LOTTERY COMPANY. Incorporated in 1838 for 25 yoars by tho legis: Inture for Educational and Charitablo purposes with a capital of $1000,000—to which # roserve fund of over $560,000 hns sinco boen added. By an overwholining popula voto s franchise was madon part of tho prosent Stato Cox adopted Decomvor 2d, A. D, 1879, eeR 118 grand singlo number drawing tukes place monthly, It novor soales or postpones. Look at the following distribution; 193d Grand Monthly AND THE EXTRAORDINARY QUARTERLY DRAWING In the Academy of Musie, New Orleans, ‘Tuesday, June 15th, 1836 Under the personal supervison and manage- ment of GEN, G. . BEAUREGARD, of Lou- isiana, and GEN. JuBAL A. EAnLy, of Vir- ini B CAPITAL PRIZE $150,000. Notice, Tickets are $10 only, Halves, $5 Fifths, $2, Tenths, $1- 1 CAPITAL 1Graxp Pu 1GRAND PitizE oF 2LARGE PRIZES OF 4 LARGE PRizES OF APPROXIMATION PIIZES, 100 Approximation prizes of §200..., 1 0. 00 2210 Prizes, amounting to Application for ratos to_clubs should be made ooy 1o tho offico”of the compuny in Now Or leane. For further information write cleariy, POSTAL NOTES, Expre s, 0r Now York Exchange in ordir 3 urTency by cxpress Al our expense ad dressed, M. A, DAUPHIN, Nuw Orlenus, La. 1viug Or M. A.DAUPHIN, Washington, D. C. Make P. 0. Mouoy Orders payablo and addross registered [citers to NEW ORLEANS NATIONAL BANK, New Orleans, La. BANKINGC. Accounts of Bankors, Merchants and otbers solielted. Colleations Promptly Mude. S. A. KEAN & (0., Bankers, (Buccessors to Proston, Kean & Co.) 100 WASHINGTON BTREET, CHICACO, Municipal, B. K., Local and other Touds. Sikeror a0 aons FREE T tha purpose of sarting local K1 Aud-ems | v A STANDARD MEDICAL WORR FORTOUNG AND NIDDLS-AGED MEN - ONLY 81 NY MAIL, POSTPAID, ILLUSTRATIVE SAMPLE FREE TO ALS KNOW T VSE!F.Q N 8 and Physioal Dal RO TR, pTiahanated Vit RNOIG msarion Tesuiting from I scration n 348 oxnariance for | 10 the Totof’ w e iz, middlea o K Byaves a i fal Fronoh m e v ers, Vory sanas - mochanicl, litoracy and pr Sonnl - than ny nthor work tn' this_ coantry for orthe manay w11 e r I ovory natince, niv #l by mail, Tilnarrated samote, nanaw. 4014 1 Hiona | Madical Asaor \ n ra'of th bo1rd #) roaterl middie-nced men of this genemtion thin i} mines combined antelo. Shstitution wnd h poen Ttally wrooked. clonco of 1ife 140t groator vatus than all S 11 guarantond t o a laee B et e 3 Tt and tho silver minos of Nevads points out the rocks and auloke b3 Nt many Manshostor e {warks pubiishot in this conntry or tho pas Dustitution Fale nAUHOED ANA MAstIFly te a physical debility. 3 Dowolt Feas Grosstho Pasbody Medical nstitats. or De W. 4 Bulliy A Batsaciltd on ali dis quiring skil | Ao disoasss U AL0IANS 1 4D0: o1, BOSLON, Malas., who d oxpor CIVIL & SANITARY ENGINEERS Reoms 12 and 13 Granits Bock, OMAIIA, NEBRASITA. Grado Systoms and Soworazo Plans for Citiog and Towns & spocinlty. Plans, Estimutes Specificntions for Publi works furnishod, on Public Improvements. and and othor Engincoring Survoys and Roport made ANDREW ROSEWATER, Momber Ameriean 8000 ®0. B CHiisTiE, Civil Engrineo Gty Oivil Engincors, Gty Enginoer o Omatia iy Proposals. QEALED proposila will bo rcocived by C . m. May 18, 185 and completion of 4 system of water works the city of Hasting: jcbraska, thk of Hustings, Nebraskn, un‘il 10 o'olocn for the furn(shing, croctior foe Said system of water works to be furnishod and built D in accordance with the plans Kk of the city of Hastings, Nobraska, oposals will be received on any ov all of ing items. Furnishing and comploting open woll ng and complel e tubular syst and citieations on flle in_the office of the Qity the ,or om, ino house, 1 nf<hing - and ool stand pipe. completing foundation ‘nishing and completing stand pipe. ishing and setting up machinory and Oth ~Furnishing cast iron pipe and special castings. “th—Furnishing knlamein pipo. Sth—Furnishing hydrants, gates and gate boxes. 9th—Furniehing lead and oakum and oxeavat- ing, And Inying pipos, bydrants, gates and gate ontract price of suld system of water works compl eighty thousand dollars, Each propa ed not to exoced the sum of al must be accompaniod with & good and sufficient bond in the sum of ono thous sund dollars on cach of the itoms bid on, #8 se- carity for the fillinz of & good accoptable bond the sim of which shall not be less than amount of contract price full The City Council rescrves the right to reject any or all bids or any parts of bids. L roposals should be wdd City Clerk of Hastings “Proposals for Wa By order of the City Council of Hustings, briska, this20th day of April, A D 1833, Biddérs may submit thelr own plans speciticutions ing and storing the nocossury water supply. in every case tho plan of pipe, hydrants, val &o., 101 flentions Clork with the understa r Works, ed to J. D. Mines, cbraska, und marked No- and 1 methods for obtaining pump- but vos, nain tho snme s por plans und specis pow on file in_ tho office of the ity ding that tho Oity Coune cil will not pay for any plans and specificntions furnished by bidders, S, SAMUEL ALEXANDER, Mayor. J. D. Mines, City Clork. apr2odl 0t P. BOYER & CO. DEALERS I Ihll’ss:fos,VaullvslTImoloekl and Jai! Work. 1020 I'arnam Strect, Omaha, Neb. DRUNKENNES Or the Liguor Mabit, FPositively Cured by Administering Dr. Hnines' Golden Specifia. S 1t can be given Ina cup of coffee o tea without the knowledge of the person takiug It, i3 absolutely narmiess, and will effect & permanent and speedy cure, whetber the pationt 13 & moderato drinker oF an aiconolle wreck. sids of cases bas followed. ' It mever fails, It has been given In thous and in overy instance azerfect cure The dystem onos Imprognated with the Specidc, 1t becomes an utter Lmpossibility for the liquor appetite to exiat FOR SALE BY FOLLOWING DRUGGISTS: KUHN & CO., Cor. 15th and Douglas, and 18th & Cumiug St FOSTER & BRO, Coun Call or write for pamphlel Omaha, A.D. Blufl, Iowa. niaini € tastimonials from Lhe be3t Womien ant i1 D7t of the country. hundreds. mon trem PENNYROYALPILLS “CHICHESTER'S ENGLISH." The Original and Only Genuine, areof worth! Aok Tour B 1ake 5o ks R S Lo Panie” e ar e Imiusan ™~ BABY CARRIAGES OR MORE AT WHOLESALE PRICE mhast 5 B ringes Lo select fro stamp for fllu end prons charges 1o, i poings within 308 m two tod catalogue. - Mention Uils paper, L. @, SPENCER'S TOY FACTORY, 221 W. MADISON S8T., CHICAUO. NERVOU:! 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