Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, December 22, 1889, Page 13

e g DIABETES. Ofton times Diabetes may be traced to exposure, excess, nervous weakness or to somo _severe injury to the head or brai Whatever its cause it is a constitutional disease, and can only be checked and removed by constitutional treatment. There are two forms of dia- betes, known as Insipid and Sugar Dia- betes. The former presents certain characteristics that are not found in the latter, in that the urine is of low speci- fic, g ¢, and does not contain any sugar, as is the case with the latter, Symptoms: Frequency of urination: Excessive quantity ot either pale urir or somewhat clouded and amber in o or: High speci ity in sugar dia- cifle gravity in insipid 1 Great thirsy; Ra tite: lar s8;. Harsh and dry skin: Chil- 1y sensations; Sense of uneasiness or pain in the small of the back; Spongi- of the gums; Gradual loss of strength and vigor; Indigestion; Flatulency Constipation as a rule. Kidney D!seasos Inherited. Kiduey disease taints the blood and blood taint is transmissible from parent to child. Persons whose parents die of kidnoy disease should be particularly careful to provent the discase from gaining a hold on their system. LAME BAOK. The muscles of the back are fully sup- plied with blood and nerves, Constant use of this region, or sudden strain bending over at work or any extra exer- tion, causes enlargement of the blood vessels, the circulation becomes impe- ded, causing congestion, and producing derangement of the kidneys, indicated py the dull, almost uniform ache in the loing, nnd above them under the ribs. The spinal muscles arve affected; th water is of a high color and pugent odor, and gometimes contains much sed- iment. DROPSY in any part of the body, no matter where is never a disease but a symptom e, and is always caused by some af- foction of the kidneys, liver or heart, It originates with the kidney in a ma- jority of cases and is among the chief symptoms, denoting jous condition of these organs, particularly Bright's disease. It is seldom stationary, but graduaily, and _in most cases rupidly progresses until the accumulation of water presses on the lungs so greatly as to cause’ difficult breathing and finally death. CATARRH. This department i of one of the most experienced physicians, who applies the cure in the most sientific manuner, by which he instantly relieves and speedily cures Sneezi » Head Colds, called acute Ca rh: Thick Yellow, and Foul Matter Accumulations in the nasal passages, called Chronic Catarrh, Rotting and Sloughing of the Bones of the Nose with Discharges of Loanthsome Matter tinged with Blood, and Ulcerations often extending to the Eye, Ear, Throat and Lungs, called Ul- cerative Catarrh. PILES. (HEMORROIDS,) This distressing disease, too, counts its victims by the tens of thousands. A very large portion of tha adult popu- lation 1s more or less affiicted with this disease, Thousands die annually from the effects of it. and the friends and even attending physicians are ignorant of the real cause of their death. It is true they may be afflicted at the time with some other chronic or even dcute disenso. FREAKS IN CONVOCATION, How They Felt on the Subject of a Christmas Exhibit. DIVERSITY OF OPINION. Hasty Adjournment of the Session by the Manager Who Unex- pectedly Appears on the Scene, Monstrosities in Debate, HE manner in which this cosmopolitan population will cele- brate and the dif- ferent methods they will employ in hay- ing a good time next Wednesday are as mysterious as a sealed book. That is, strictly speaking. There are a few, however, who have announced their gramme for the day. Prominentamong the Iatter class are the freaks at the museum, A meeting was held in the dressing room last night for the pur- pose of discussiug the matter. The wild man from Borneo was made chairman, while the living skeleton was appointed secretary, and then the ball opened. The two-headed girl tossed a quarter with herself to see® which side ghould have the floor and procecded, BShe remarked that in days gone by the custom with managers had been to give a performance on Christmas day in- stead of nllowing the froaksto cele- brate and eat turkey, She provosed that a memorial be presented, and that the freaks request * the management to suspend for the day and give them a chance to chew in regular fashion. She gpoke for both of her inthe gatter and woanted the thing attended™to right pway. She wanted to have a good time on one Christmas day at least. The living skeleton, who was some- what of u grumbler, remarked quite pudibly that the two-headed girl had hha advantage of the rest of the crowd, aving two mouths to eat with,to-which the dual lady responded that that was all right,she had no moee stomach than the section of lathwork who was sup- roled to keep a record of the pmceog- n K}he swmallest being on earth was next to speak, She didn’t care wheth er ghe went on exuibition or not as lon, 'gxe got her dinner between 12 and 1. he also wanted a few pounds of car a- mels, etc., and would have enumerated ‘;venl other articles of diet had not @ fut lady communded her to shut up, remarking that children should be m and not heard. The midget re- that if she was small she was not old maid looking for some one to splice up with, wheveat the fat lady :luwod at the Australian giant und ushed clean to the back of her neck. “The demon child then gotin some ne work regarding the observance of he sacred anniversary and remarked hat while be had horas aud a caudal Bppendage and feet thet resembled ol a frozen-hoofed Jersoy heifer balieved 1u celebrating Christmas, ust the same. He had been brought menstruction, abse: DI3STA3A3 OF WOME N. By far the large wajority of Women's ,are the result of Functional They usually appear be- en between the ages of fifteen and forty-five, hence the necessity of ex- treme walchfulness to detect the first departore f om health and successfully treat the same. Very often unheaithy conditions of the kidneys and liver are found to be the cause of female disenses, hence the latter cannot be removed until the primary cause 18 ¢ Sympton Painful or of Menses, miss- Leucorrhe and other un- i arges, frequent Urination, scalding of urine, often passing in drops, suppression of water. bearing down, sorencss in lowe t of abdomen, bloating, spinal t , palpitation of the heart, b: che, constipation. ule: tion of the womb, local itching, wenkness of the knees, headache, pain in the back of th swelling of feet, sore bro hility and ner- vousness, hot flashes, sallow complec- tion, displaccments. If you have any of these id of vital weakness do not wait until your heulth 1s completely shattored KIDNEY DISEASES. The kidueys are the only organs in the body which purify the blood. 65 gallons of which puss through them every hour. Any disorder affecting them is alwavs dungerous and serious becanse it prevents them from fuily cleasing the blood of the waste and foul matter, the uric aeid which is constantly being lormed in a large number of cases of kiduey discnge there arve butfew indicatios t first that such is the cuse, n that there are no sensi- or sensations m the kidnoys there is usunily no pain or un- fons fickle tite, f of eyesight,tube urine. frequent’ desi pecially at night in the calf of th apre- ust in the sire to urinate, ee- “tiger elaw” cramps legs, gradual loss of flesn and dropsical swellings, extreme wakefulness, distressing nervousness, chronie rheumatic pains, sciatic neural- gin, constipation followed by fiitful diarrheea and shooting pains n the Dbreast, drawing down, itching pains and burning sensations in the smmll ot the back, scanty, dark colored urine, which sculds in passage, and may de posit sand, mucus or tube casts ank may he covered with greasy scum, a gradual failure of strength ov an extreme pallor of face, puffiness under the 8, persis- tent swelling of the ankles, abdomen s, unaceountable sharp pains in hortness of breath caused by s filling with water which the & fail to pass off, failure of pers- peration, frequent chills and fever es- pecially at night, ete., ete. BLADDER DISEASE. Nine persons out of every ten have at some time experienced same form of bladder trouble, either inflammation, catarrh or gravel. There are various stages of bladder disease, the most com- mon being inflammatory or acute ca- tarrh trouble, which is exceedingly nfull, often leading to ulceration, abcess ov kidney disease. Unless re- moved years of suffering and torture are sure to follow. Symptoms:—Dull aching pains in the lower part of the body, front and baclk, frequent desire to pass water, which is ‘i Jle color, scalding discharge of and puse, furred tongu taste in the morning, chilly' sei fe ishness, headache and th lowed by cold extremities, intens distension of the bladder, retching and great prostration, passage thick, of ten- acious matter. DR. JACOBS’ Medical and Surgical Dispensary Nos. 101 to 118 S. 13th St., Omaha, Neb. FORTT ROOMS |FOR FPATIEITTIS We would not have the reader infer for a moment thas all our faculty of physicians and surgeons treat sexual diseases, as we treat all Write for question blank and mention your disease. forms® of medical Persons w d sury ‘cal diseases of men ana women. o are suffering from any form afchronie disease whatever, should write us for books and question blanks on same, as we have sub-divided these departments, so that your case will ba considered by a specialist who davotes his of Diseases; however, in all lingering or complicated diseases, your Exclusive Attention to nne C case will have the consideration of the entire faculty, without any additional charge. This leading Physician, Surgeon and Specialist, treats by the most Scientific method. - All Nervous, Kidney & Acquired Diseases, DR. JACOBS’ Dispensary is Established for the treatment of all CURABLE CRONIC WE TREAT Club Feet Curyature of the Spine— Nasal, Throat, Lung. Kidney and Nev- i s, Stricture, Piles, Tumors, , Epilepsy and all Skin and sonses, s, Braces and all Applicances. coms for the accomodation of p- Trained Attendents, Best In- valid’s Flome in the west. Dizeases of Women a Specialty. Al the most diffi- cult surgical operations performed with skill and success. Only reliable Dispen- sury in the w making a specialty of Acquired Diseases. All Blood Disenses successfully treatéd. Contagious peisol removed from the (m without me cury. New restorative treatment for the loss of seual power. Persons un- able to visit us, may be treated at homé by correspondence. All commu- nications confidential. Medicine or instruments sent by mail or express, se- curely packed, no’ marks to indicate contents or sender. One personal in- terview preferred. Call and consult us or send history of case, and we will send our BOOK TO MEN FREE, Upon Sexual, Special or Nervous Dis- eases, Tmpotency, Bad Blood, Gleet and Varicocele. UNFAILIMG REMEDIES. Having successfully treated so many cases we can safely say of our medictnes that they are unfailing in their reme- dial effect, that we now preseribe them with the same confiderce in their effi- cacy that we would give bread and beef to & starying man to satisly his hunger. The uniform snccess which has at- sended the employment of these reme- dies has led us to rely upon them with implicit faith. By their persisteut use, spermatorrheea, partial and even com- plete impotency, can be as easily cured as any other Cfll‘ol!i(‘. or lingering dis- eases® For these reasons, we particu- larly solicit those cases which have heretofore been regarded as incurable. CONSULTATION FREE. Respy DR. JACOBS, President of Faculty. EPARTMENT of SURGERY AND SURGICAL Disgases of MEN end WOMEN In charge of a score of Competent skillful and experienced Physicians &Surgeons Braces for Deformities. Surgical Appliances. In this department we treat sveeessfully many of the most hid- eous deformities, human beings whcse distorted limbs render them an object of pity and loathing to all with whom they come in con- tact. By the use of apparatus, human skill. pliances we use. nary avocations of life. expose his condition. indulges in this kind of business. any business man does. some of others that have received the endo of Europe and America, "vc can confidegtly assure you of complete restoration in many deformities supposed "to be beyond the reach of)| \ Hence. to those suffering with any deformity or mal- formation of the body, yours is possible; By a case that is amenable to treatment, and though you may have been defrauded or treated by an incompetent person,do not despair.call and see me,or write a full history of your case, and rest assured that I will cure youif it can be done science by and skill. our own Below see cuts ofa few of the ap. 1 will gladly answer all questions you may ask. as this branch of my business has enlisted my heart felt sympathles. ‘To parents and guardians--You will bring upon your grey hairs the curses'ot your child if you neglect to avail opportunity to restore your offspring to health and proper develop- ment, and correction of any mal-formatio 1 treat the majority of physical deformities, using nothing but the latest improvements, buying notting because it is cheap. Moral-- A good mechanic uses good tools. . Iperfectly adjust all apparatus so that it can be worn with as little inconvenience as possible the patient only remains, in most cases, fcr a fevw tays at the dispensary and then Jowing balance qf treatment by correspondence. Usually the wear- ing of the appliance does not interfere with one following the ordi- from which it suffers. returns home, fol TO THE AFFLICTED—A SUSPICION. The majority of sufferers from sexual disenses are di from family practifipners; least in an unguarded moment he might inadvertantl, y We have met family physicians who made it a rule to a vertise themselves by referring to their patients He pays for CONSULTATION FREE. CONSULTATION FREE. e A A5 P e A A e e . A et A e e .S e e e e e et e e e e e . e el A R . £ e e manufacture, and rsement of the leading surgeons yourself. of this sinclined to seek relief | t} NOT NECESSARY TO SEE PATIENTS, Ty our original systom of dingnosis, wo can treat many chronio discuses jush as successfully without as with a personal consultation, The perfect accuracy with which scien departmer minute particulars 1n their seve view it at the light of the early 8. is required is the knowledge of ¢ have cortain unmistakabloe s patients. this system marvelc disoases ¢ furnishes abnudant ana unmistak practitioner aright in determinin may reside from the physic wn making the tréatment of s are enabled 1o deduct the most r almost miraculous, it v;} In all departments of modern science, wh rtain SIGNS; s or symptoms, and by reason of this fact we have been able to originate and perfect a system of determining, with the grentost ace curacy, the nature of chronie disease without secing or personally examinin 50, in modical science disonse our In recogniziug diseases without a personal examination of the patient, we claim to possoss no miraculous powers. patient’s disoase by the practical application 1o the practice of w established ‘u'inriph-s of modern science, We obtain our knowledge of the cine, of well And it is to_the nccuracy with whicl has endowed us that we owo our almost world-wide reputation of skill fully treatipg all lingering or chronic affections. This system of practice and the which hus been attained through it, demonstrato the fuct that play certain phenomenn, which, being subject to scientifio analysis s data to guide the the nuture of disensed conditions. judgmont of the skillful Tho most nd the greatest skill lid, howoever distant he or she uch affections a specialt y mic diseases, AN HONEST SPECIALIST. Dispensary every person oonnected with tho staff of rine and sy perience in the t disenses, The letter: lished, would form a lurge volume sacred] save by . confiden Loan A ion of Kan Th X nd wo doubt whether containing so much sad exporience, such records of ¢ for aid, and so much of gladness and exultatlon over tained in our professional correspondence. It is o rule of this institution that all correspondenca shall be considered as al, and under no circumstance is any lettor used us a reference special permission of the writer. - OUR RELIABILITY. Dr. Jacobs 1s a divector and stockholder in the Commonwealth Building and 18 City, Mo.: capital al Union on June obs, of 1115 Main street, Kansas City, Mo., is conducting a v, and is a successful specinlist of s tment of chronic, nervous, private and acquired When you make up your mind to visit us, make a memorandum of oue exuct address, and thus save trouble, delay or missakes. LETTERS AND TESTIMONIALS, and testimoninls received at the Dsspons: each week, if pub- L book was ever written rsuch pathetic appeals estored health, as are cons 000, 1, 1880, a recognizod comn sial author- ample capital, and is regarded good: He owns valuable Dr. Jacobs is woll and favorably known as deévoting his the treatment of chronie and nervous disues xclusive attention to K. C. Daily Times, Jan. 1, 1888, Dr. Jacobs is a regulur graduate of medicine, huving for years treated ull chronie and sexual diseases. C. Journal, March 10, 1888, Dr. Jacobs ha i 1889, To va time, and when you s as it is open at ail hours When y the way without asking, inguir: building north of Millned Ho! city. case, by a scienti Black-Heads, Liver Spots, Pl Scald Head, Wrinkles, Scal Tteh, Scars, Superflous Hair Hands, Avims and Body, Prurigo, Tette HOME MENT. The patient subjected to no surgi- cal operation, and he can safely and aceurately follow the directions given while the treatment does not intertere with any ordinary occupation in which he may be engaged. These delicate diseases should no. be intrusted to phy- sicians who advertise under fictitious names, or to those of ordinary qualifica- tions. The general practitioner may be horoughly read in these diseas y | cannot acquire’the skill of a_sp ho ialist, - | who annually treats thousands of cases, But a reliable specialist never while the former seldom, if ever has oc- his advertisements in the papers as casion to prescribe for them. SIGNS OF IMPROVEMENT WHEN UNDER TREATM Under our peculiar an d improved sys gnined a reputation in the successful tr sexual diseases second to physician in the < SPECIAL TO YOU, IF AT A DISTANCE. es who come for examination we offer the fotlowing suggestions: Arrange your journey, if possible, so that you will arrive in the city in the duy ve come directly tothe Dispensary of day or night. ! acquaintance of strangers or talk with any one about your arrive at the depot come at once to the Dis hworms, Dandruff, His success hus produced ustonishing results,—K. atment of chronic and . March 2, (in a bus, fare 25 cents), e traveling do not make the is1t 0 to tne city onsary. If you canuot i & Whi y for Nos. 111 to 113 South 18th street, fivst will tell you how to get there, and your inquiry will not excite suspicion, for it is the best «nown part of the SCALP AND SKIN DISEASES. A positive and permancnt cure effected in every form of Sea ific and harmless method of tr Ip and Skin dis- kles, Pimples, Scrofula, itment., Moles, Br Redness of the N of the Scalp, Elbows and Knees, Barbers czemn or Salt Rheum, Ring Worms, Tetter of the curvy, Remphogus, Inpetigo, Lrysipelas, Psoriasis, Moth Patches, Scaly Skin diseases, ete. tom of treatment, gradualimpr ovement in the patient’s condition is soon mani- fested. The eye becomes more brilliant and sparkling, the putient is less mo- rose, his dig estion improves, and he is tless und despondent, takes more est in business and other affairs, his sleep is less disturbed and more re- freshing, the strength improves, The patient now bogins to gain in self-confi- dence, courage, and other manly at- tributes, and instead of the bashful, re- | tiring, nervous, languid hypochondriac, jwosee a man of ambition and energy, competent to battle with the adversities of life. Who can estimate the valuc of such a transformation from nervousness und despondency to to vigorous man- ) up that way and prior to the time that he had adopted his papier wacbe attachments had hung up h stocking just like anybody else. He thought it was a howling shame to be compelled to get up and cavort around a cage with a human- faced chicken that couldn’t be eaten when the thousands of children who came in would be so full of *‘goose with sage and ingins” that they couldn’t see straight. The dog-faced man wasof the same ini Years ago, when the idea of Scotch terrier’s death mask and wearing it instead of one’s own fuce was unheard of, he had gamboled bare- looted overa cold floor on Christmas morning to see if any doughnuts were in his socks, and the memory of those dnys were ever pleasant to him. For several seasons he had permitted him- sell to be made a tool of and had barked for the edification of a lot of ubby kids, who got in for half rates on Christmas day, and it was time to call a halt. The four-legged girl, who had been taking off her outside feet, agreed 1 the last speaker in every particular. She, too, felt that it was time some- thing should be done. For seventeen years she had been compelled to exe- cute a kangaroo waltz on four feot for the benefit of a gaping crowd on Christmas day, and she wanted a rest. It was all vight for the management to insist that a performance should be held, but it was by no means pleasant to get to the hotel after it was over and be compelled to eat cold quail on toust, It was a downright shame, and she’ didn’t propose to stand it any longer. She for one would not’ wear any extra legs on Christmas day—not if half the gross receipts were given her. The Circassian girl endorsed every- thing that had been said; said she felt that she had a grevance anyway. She wasn't 50 confounded particular about celebrating Christmas, but the man- nfiur had refused to allow her to chase the litty between performances, and she wanted to get even. She supposed that this was a free countr, and that if a person wunwdtavvm'fi they could do so aslong as they had the price. She was unanimous in suy- lufi that she would stand with the gang as long as her hair stood straight. ‘T'he snake-charmer wasn’t very par- ticular about Christmas either, but she came from a country where everybod, together, She was therefore with wd till hades congealedd an his sutanic wajesty was metamqrphosed into an anthroporific champion on skates, She would eat her cobra-de-capella and strangle the water moceasin before she would consent to show on Christmas, Thav was the kind of a bairpin she was,” The wan mermaid said that he felt as thouzh he should have one day of rest ut least. As a mutter of fact he wouldn’t object to sitting under eight or ten feet of water and gorging himsel! with young chicken with oyster dressing, but this thing of re- clining at the bottom of the tank and stutfing himself with second-hand sand- wiches for the benefit of the manage- ment was played out. He did not mind earning his salary on week duys and Sundays, but when it came to Christ- was he drew the line. This sentiment was vigorously applauded. The one wan band arose to remark that he had played the guitar, the har- monica, bass drum, eymbols, triangle, accordeon, ecastanets and concertino simultancoutly for a year with- out ever mlukinr o & rest, but he wanted to celebrate Christmas for once in his life. Now wasthe ac- cepted vime. Let usstand by the right though the scenery collapse. Tumult- uous cheers greetod this sentiment and the band sot down to make way for the secretary, the living skeleton. That worthy didn’t receive as warm o greet- ing as the others had for he was sup- posed to be in sympathy with the man- agement. He thought tho meeting was afraud. What did_he want of turkey or plum pudding? He was liable to get fat and lose his job. The skeleton got no further, for he was called to order by the wild man from Borneo, who de- cided that his remarks were not ger- mane to the question. The gentleman who eats needles,then arose to a question of privilege. He wanted to inquire why in blank such a fuss wus made over a fow edibles, As long as he gets his regular diet of shinglenails and railroad spikes with an accasional paper of pins for dessert he wasall right. He never did think much of turkey anyway. v Then the lady who takes a vortrait of your future husband or wife, according to sex, got in some of her fine work, [t wag some eighteen months since she had begnn manipulating her kodak, and she was tived. $he had furnished portraits of all sorts until she couldn’t rest, and what was the matter with baving a holiday. All had now spoken except the chair —the wild man from Borneo. He arose in his seat and made a few remarks which freely translated sounded like the following: g **Sure it’s the divil’s own Christmas is this wan phwat’s coming, An’ how un- like it 'tis to the wan’s Oi enjoyed in the ould dart. Fuix t'was there Oi wud walk in the garden till the maid came out and said ‘*William, will you have have your ta, or your coffee ta or your chocolarata? But bere phwat do Oi get? Honi mon djouvl but it’s mesell that has to be sittin® in a cage bitin’ half moons un a lasht weeks ship bone that has performed juty in at last three buckets o’ broth. Tt's meself that will cast u wote in favor of Christ- mas. As many of yez asare in favor of —! but here the manager entered. “Why in vacanoy don’t you mugs go home and let the janitor sweep out?” said he. ‘*And mind vou, on Christmas, morning the one that is late gets lived.” And then the gas went out. B Joaquin Miller's Latest Poem. Joaquia Miller has written & poem of the Slerras for the January number of the Arena, which is pronounced by competent Juages of poetry to ve one of his best pro- ductions. It descrives a raid of the Indians, followed by the Lot pursuit of the raugers who finally trap the “red wolves of the desert” who have taken refuge on & mountain, by which the river dushes hundreds of feet below on one s0e, while the rangers encircle the base of the height. The following stavzas will convey some \dea of the rich poetic lmagery which abounds in the poem. His men stood circled 'neath the steep. ‘I'he high, still moon stood like & nun; ‘The horses stood as willows ween; Their wm\r{‘ heads drooped kvery one, But no man there had thought of sleep; lach waited for the sun, Vast nun-white moon! Her silver rill Of snow-white peace sho ceaseless poured ; ‘The rock-buiit battlement arew still, ‘The deep-down river roared and roared, But each man there with iron will, ned silent on his sword, Hark! See what light starts frow the steep! And hear, oh, hear, that piercing sound. It 18 their lorn death-song they keep, In solemu and majestic round. The red fox on theso deserts deep At last is run to ground. et S The Slavophil society of St. Petersburg, whose presideat is Count Ignatieff, has de- cided upon the establishment of an educa- tional watch committee to superintend the schools among the Slavs of the south. This superintandence will taike the form of a reg- g'u‘rlv organized Pansiaviav propaganda in via, Bulgdria, Roumania aud Croatia, B YULE-TIDE ON THE PLAINS, Mrs. Custer Tells of its Observance by an Isolated Camp. A YOUNG BRIDE'S DILEMMA, Crude Materials From Which to Make Her Gifts and a Hard . Place to keep Them Seoret —Frontier Festivities, Christmas in the Seventh Cavalry. (Copyright, 1889.1 OMETIMES I think our Christmas on ~ the frontier was a greater event to us than to any one in the states, we all had to do so much to make it a success, Our ingenuity was taxed to the utmost, as we had no tempt- ing shop windows to vont out to us by their beguiling beauty what would be *‘just the thing” for this or that one. **My brain reels,” said one of my pretty friends, aud she ran her fingers through her bangs in a most reckless manoer, furrowed her brow, thus proving that the *‘reeling” was going on,and I knew that the rapid approach of December 25 was the cause, ‘I have made John a smoking- jacket, slippers, and all the stereotyped presents for men, and last summer, while the campaign was keeping our people in the Beld, [ made him a robe- de-nuit that he said was so berufiled and befrilled he knew he would mistake his identity, and that if I clothed him in such purple and;fine linen—for [ oven put in lilae:ribbon—he woufd surely take himself for somebody else, wnicn meant me. ' Now, what shall T make this year?” This despair was orought to an end by a happy thought, An ola cap was ripped, the visor, which haa survived the’tooth of time, was rubbed and oiled ‘into freshuess, and the ‘‘exact copy” we all provouaced equal to the best,work of a military hatter. 167 The mnller difficult part of this work was the insignia of ‘the crossed sabres for the cavalry, and the No. 7 of our regiment, underneath, worked in bul- lion, The lutter ‘was obtained by a PAIROF PARNISHED STHOULDER-STRIPS, turning the golden thread, which was still bright on the under side, and u-lu{iz for the new work. Whatever we did we were obliged to concoct uuder very trying circum- stances, 1f we attempted secrecy, for our men were always in and outof the house dovzevs of times a day. We had wno opportunities for long, un- interrupted scasons of occupation, as do women in the states, where the busband gees to Lis avoeations in the morning and does not appear until 6 at uight, The oficers’ day began at rerville, wnen they went to roll-call, then camgestables, guard-mounting, inspecting e mess, drill, perhaps court-martiai duty and dress parade, stables again, rewreat, and tottoo roll« call. It wili oo easily seen that they they were flying in apd outof their quarters between these various duties all day long. I watched for months a horse’s head being stitched into canvas ifor a sofa pillow. Noreal horse had a more ac- tive life. When the the sound of a clanking sabreand the jingle of spurs announced the arrival of the head of the house, the work was .rolled ina heap, thrust under a lounge,orin a drawer, with a_celerity that increased with practice; for the quick movements of an active cavalryman necessitated great haste on the part of any one who vied with him in speed, A Seventh cavalry bride attempted with great trepidation the manufacture of ber first masculine garment—a smok- ing-jacket, 1t was mmpossible to make asuccess without innumerable tryings on, so she impressed the striker (sol- dier’s servant) into her service. He was a model of neatness and respect, and as he was about the size of his cap- tain, and had little else to do but stand and be fitted, the garment was grad- ually smoothed into beautiful shape. While the scissors snipped and the needle flew in the busy fingers, the striker stood guard in the hall or on the orch, If he saw his captain cuming home across the parade ground, he came to announce the arrival, but should he appear upawnres from an- other direction, a lively little tune whistled in the corridor was the warn- 1ng that sent the jacket flying into the depths of the closet, while the little pride, WITH £ CONSCIOUS BLUSH, met her husband at the door, trying to look as_if holiday presents had never entered her miud. The Christmas dinner was a feast that required long and earnest search in gathering the materials for its con- struction. If we chanced to be near a little town—and few forts on the fron- tier are without a village just outside the very edge of a government reser- vation—no one rode through the place without throwing a calculating glance into every yard or about the dooryard of the less pretentious huts. A chicken, duck or turkey was quickly noted, and the owner was called out to find a booted and spurred cavalryman at the door who accosted him with the usual fron- tier sulutation: *I say, stranger, can [ engage my Christmas dinner of you?” Ounce we were thrown into a state of envy by one of our officers, who sur- prised us on the long-looked-for holiday by roast pig. The apple that distended the jaws of the tuol{mume little animal might well stand for the apple of dis- cord, until we found how much he pad for the piece de resistunce of his dinner table, Naturally he would have to pay well, for every one out there in that couuntry that was just begun, was anxious to increase his stock, That same dinner, we had asan ingredient of the soup twy birds that were delici- ous, They reminded us forcibly of the nursery rhyme, *‘Four and twenty binckbirds baked in a pie.” That win- ter was extremely cold, and there was no slgn of insect or animal life on the bleak plains except these HARDY LITTLE SNOWBIRDS, The ground about the stables where the horses were fed and groomed was black with this swarming bird life, They were very tame and settled themselves all over the horses, Sometimes an ani- mal’s back was completely outlined from the ears to the tail with these tiny chuttering creaturcs. But noone had thosght until this Christmas feast of utilizing them, Though one of the remote garrisons in which we were stationed had enough people within its liimts to make a good- sized town, there were hus three chil- dren of officers. The row of houses occupied by the laundresses had the usual ornaments to the front door and | journed from dinner to play some games steps that is common to the Irishman, but the three youngsters in garrison were all the child-tife we saw, ana they were idols in their way. One mother gave up from the start trying to celebrate with a Christmas tree, but the other persisted. Notwithstanding that even on a summer’s day we looked as far as the eye could see on the sun- burnt grass of the plains, without a tree or hardly a twig of green; still, the fond mother somehow seemed to believe that should any one go far enough they would either find an evergreen, or else, by some necromancy of the nineteenth century, a withered tree would be made to put forth foliage especially for her boy. The child’s “*paternal” sent a de- tail of men from his company in svery direction, but no_signs of green could be found in that desert land. Then the commanding officer, now deeply in- terested in the cause, sent an- other detail of men for a radius of forty milesaronnd the post, but with no success. The soldiers, tired of the tedium of their conlined winter life in garrison, withouv drills, parades, or scouts, undertook more than was re- quired of them, but the search hopeless, AN IMPROVISED CHRISTMAS TREE. Still undaunted, the doting woman thought out a way, Down by the river the skeleton of what had been a green cottonwood sappling of the summer was cut the proper height, and fastened upright in a box standard in the sitting- room. The branches of this she cov- ered with green tissue paper, and cut leaves out for its sparse foliuge. For- tunately, there were tapers at the sut- ler’s, for these stores, of which there is one at every post, are like a village shop, where the merchant starts out by buying *'a little'of everything,” and as vears advance the old-time things are shoved back on the shelves, or put out of sl%rht, for there can be ,no ‘relean u{z out” sales on the bor- bers of civilization. Among ~ this surplus stock, a box of the old Noah’s ark occupants was unearthed and a few of the wooden toys dating back to the childhood of our oldest officer. The stiff lLittle trees with their verdant tops of curled shavings stained a vivid greeu, were not more rrlm than the wooden soldiers, with the wonderful chest de- velopment, who grasped rvigidly an old- time gun; but the little king at this revelry reached just as greedily for the ram-rod-like soldier as he did” for the colored glass balls or the apples brist- ling with cloves which swayed over his head. If one only considers that we were hundreds of miles from a railroad, that it was the dead of winter, and thut it was only with the greatest difficulty, and even at the risk of life,that our mail reached us, it will be understood what obstacles were surmounted to celebrate even a buby’s holiduy. One universal custom was for all of us to spend all the time we could together. All day long the officers were running in and out of every door; the “Wish you merry Christmas” rang out over the parade ground after any man who was crossing to attend to some duty, and had not shown up among us. We usually had a sleigh ride, and every one sang and laughed as we sped over the country, where there were no neighbors t0 be disturbed by our gay- ety. If it was warm enough there poured out of garrison a cavalcade vehewently talking, gesticulating laughing or humming bars of Christ- mas carols remembered from childhood, or starting some wild college or con- vival chorus where everybody an- nounced that they “wouldn’s go home till morning,” in notes very emphatic if pot eatirely wusical, ‘The feast of the day over we ad- was of our childhood, in order to make the states and our homes seem a little nearer. Later -in the ovening, when the music came up from the band quar- ters, everyone came to the house of the commanding officer to dunce. With a garrison full of perfectly healthy people with determination to bo merty, notwithstanding the isolated life and” utterly dreary surroundings, the holidays were made something to look forward to the whole year round. EL1ZABETH BACON CUSTER. e indian Chrisvmas. Away up on the northern shore of Lake Winnipeg 1s Norway house, one of the oldest and largest stations of the Hudson bay company, says the Youth’s Clompanion. To this point the Indians of alarge territory bring their furs for sule or exchange. “In the winter season Norway house hasbeen a lively place for many years, especially during the holi- days, when the company has been ac- customed to provide some appropriate entertainment for its Indiun hunters and trappers. A Christmas dinner fi(ven here more than forty years ago is escribed by Mr. Ballantyne: 1t was with something like awe that Ientered the voom, and beheld twolong rows of tables, with pudding, pies. tarts, stews, hashes, and vegetables of all shapes, sizes and descriptions smok- ing tnereon. I feaved for the Indinns, although they can stand o great deal in the way of repletion; moderation being, of course, out of the question with suc! abundance of good tl:lmgx placed before them. A large shell was sounded after the manner of a bugle, and all the Indians of the village walked into the room and scated themselves, the women on one side of a long table, the men on the other, Mr. Evans, stood at the head, and asked a blessing; and then com- menced a work of demolition, the like of which hus not been seen since the foundation of the world! The pies had strong crusts, bnt the knives were stronger; the paste was hard and the interior tough, but Indian teeth were harder and Indian jawa tougher; the dishes were gigantic, but the stomachs were capacious, so that ere long numerous skeletons and empty dishes alone.graced the board. One old woman of a dark brown com- plexion, with glittering black eyes and awfully long teeth, set up in the whole- sale line, and demolished the viunds so rapidly that those who sat beside her, fearing s dearth in the land, began to look angry; fortunately, however, she gave 1n suddenly, while in the middle of a yenison pasty,and reclining lan- guidly backwarde, with a sweetly con- tented expression of countenunce, while her breath came thickly through her half opened mouth, she gently fell asleep, and thereby, much to her chas~ grin, lost the tea and cakes which were served out soon afterwards by way of dessert. When the seniors had finished, the juveniles were admitted in a crowd,and these soon cleared away the remuants of the feast. Lt L L Carlyle was a most eccentric man— rude, rough and almost brutal some- times. An American‘who called upon him at his modest house in Cheyne row, Chelsea,found the philosopher streteh at, full lcnfth on an old rug, smoking a red clay pipe with a stem & yard long, Without rising he pointed to a chair and asked his visitor whether he would huve a pipe and a glass of whiskey, Both being declined, the sage cried out in u deep Scotch voice: **What! an American, aod not drink or smokel Why, mau, you are not true to the best productions of your countey, [ smoke American tobacco aud drink American whiskey,