Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, July 7, 1890, Page 5

THE OMAHA DAILY BEE: “NOTHING'S T00 GOOD FOR'EM” The Motto of Columbus' Businees Men on Drummers’ Day. THEY TOOK EVERYTHING IN SIGHT. A Big Parade, a Big Banquet and a Big Time All Around — News for the Grip Oar= riers. The traveling men’s day at Columbus on the Fourth was an immense affair, more sat- fsfactory and suceessful than any of the peo- ple of the enterprising clty or any of the trav- eling men had ex pectad, and they had planned for a big time, too. There were more than a hundrea commereial men present and they enjoyed themselves only as traveling men can when out for aday, The travelers, fifty in number, met at their headquarters, Fitzpatrick’s hall, at 11 o'clock on the ning of the Fourth and made ar- rangements for the afternoon parade. A. Lyneman was chosen chairman of tho m.m. ing and Burt Brown, sceretary. The ladies’ band of Fullerton was billed to act as escort to the drummers aud the boys gallantly cided not to smoke while on parade. George P, Moore, Bert Brown, H H Wheelock and George H. Black were appointed a committee to escort the s of the band after the parade. The ng men then adjourned to meet at 1:30 o'e lw k for the day's excrcises, The parade was formed in traveling men’s rters at 1 de front of the % p. . headqu about eighty-five traveling men in line. At A of the column a beautiful banner Mr. Bert Brown. It was specially for the occasion, - leof blue sillk, with letters “To “We Are tho People” The re- bunner was of e A engraving, " silke with lot- Solutnbus, July 4, 1890, sarude was very fine. Following the traveling men were a”band of firemen from r Columbus, Knights of Pythins headed by a band of mu- siciins. Following came the Trades’ parade, which was grand, and the merchants of Co- Tumbus did themselves great creditin this grand display. the parade the traveling men with and best gitls enjoyed themselves witnessing the sport, tho firemen's Face, sack and trotting rac s of enjoy v one could not attend b T of Columbus did all in their 10 500 th ry one had good time. e following travelling men with their es and sweethearts took part in the celebration: Ed M. , Omaha; M. Sacles, Chieago; W. B. Lanius, Chicago; good peaple pow Burt Brown and ladies, Chicago; A. G, Sears wlkma, Indianapolis; W. L. W. M. Flemming, il . Brown, Chicago; O, D. ll ‘Whitlock, St Louis ; .t He W Willism Shoetzo and wife Osborne, Omaha: A. M kee; Anthony Cioss, Grandy, Milivaukee Louis: Thomas H. V Rhinchardt, Manche: James Raffort . Louis; D. K. ieorge A. Omaha; 5, Omaha; W. H. Gr ; Gu F. Rummell and wife, Omal Stonter and wife, Columbus; H wnd wife, Columbis; Frank P. zo; U. P. Mathews 'and_son, P Mooro uud v:lh- . ,«nuubuq, 0. D. Chicago; A. P." Johnson, Chicago; C. D. Wheeler, Pri m'(' Now York; Jenkins, Omaha; Sol Axworthy, Chicag Omabi; Charles Bruce, Sam Osgood, St. W.’ McPherson and wife, 'Chi- . Siinmers, . H. Ashroth, New York; Charles’ Marvin, Sam Rowen, M. A. Mayer, Chicago; M. I Scott, Grand Rapids; E. Hough, Ghicago; C. Tt Mosgrovo and wife, Omaha fn}ln\vnny, Pittsburg, Pa. Quivgs o Wsimten Macon, TIL. ; A. J. Howe, Council Blufty; T, . Garontte, Des Moines, iJ. A, McDaniel, Chicago: C. C. Simpson, Y.; D, J. Pitkins, Richmond, . Towns, Louisville, Ky, The ¥ullerton Ladies’ brass band that acted as escort to the traying men was composed of the following ladies: Miss 0. 1. Thorpe cu tain, Miss Alma Forbes, Miss Faunie Stu 1f, Miss Stella Rhodcs, Miss Ella_Reeder, ss Stella, Bdgenton, 'Miss Nellio Clark, Miss Nellie Holdemess, Miss Estella Holder™ ness. I the evening the traveling men with their friends and the business men of Colum- bus metat the Thurston house, where the banquet and closing feutures of the colebra- tion were held. Landlord Pollock had an- nounced that thero was nothing to_good for “the boys” and the maguificent spread to ‘which they were invited showed how thor- oughly ho meant what he had said. The banquet hall was magnificent in floral deco- rations and the menu was admirable, Heaton presided at the banquet. The fulln\n ¢ toasts were enjoy: Address of welcome, Hon, George G. Bow- man. Respouse to weleome, A. M. Lyneman, Mil- wankee, “Columbus, the Meridian Special Advantages as the Home of the Traveling Men,” by Judge A. M. Post. “Columbus as o Wholesle and Distribut- fng Point,” by Dr. C. B. Stillman. ueational Intersts,” by David City, and its s \\'ho.u and Best ) 'l'l«l\l‘”llg Men by Hon. J. J. Sulliva avaling Mer,” u, L., H, Juckman, e future of Columbus,” by A.L Blxby, editor of the Sentinel T response to the address of welcome, Mr. A. M. Lyneman, for the traveling men, spoke as follows : In responso to the address of Judge Bow- man and in behal{ of the visiting traveling men and their escorts, it affords me great pleasure and I feel myself honored to respond n bebalf of my fellow traveling men to such yoyal welcome in the city of Columbus, and &t this festive board I take great pleasure in thanking you, Columbus citizens and resi- dent traveling men of men, for this royal reception. If there is any class of men in this great world who enjoy good living, good wine, pleasant social intercourse, smiling faces and freedom for a time from’ business and its cares it is the knight of the grip. Columbus, rightfully nsmed art thou, after the most progressing citizen of the old world in the fifteenth century, who, venturing out upon the unknown seas, discovered the land in whichwelive and which we love. You have locited your beautiful city upon what. ws once tho wild plaius and built a city that is the pride of northem Nebraska, with its = __elegunt hotels, substantinl business houses, its railads, ‘and _its whistfing, rushing trains—emblems of its pushing, hustling, energetic, cheerful and happy people. Long will these happy lours you have given o us this night beremembered. Thoughts of it will cone to us and afford happiness and vest whe, tired and dusty, or, perhaps, cold and hungry, we are pursuing our way, peno- trating the remotest rue of the earth with commercial enterprises. Like the mis- sionaries who invade the wilds of Africa and Asin w0 fill the savage mind with kuowledge of @ 50 we invide the aties, towns' and hamlets of the west to fill your tables, homes wnd ‘wardrobes with the many good and beautiful things which God has given the American the genius tomake. And now, good people of Columbus, aceept the heartfelt thanks of all the knights about this board which 1 on their behalf and my own tender you. May your beautiful city éver continue to grow and prosper, may your euterprise never dimin- Lh, and may you always enjoy n its fulluess the blessings of nature. Your commercial fmportance will grow to the extent that your dealers push, And ever ready to lend a help- ing hand you will flud the knights of the grip. After the banquet the gucsts were invited to tuke part in agood ball at the l"h‘nmlln‘; hotel. +ho hall was beautifully decorated The music was furuished h{ the ladies” Lrass band of Fullerton. The landlord, Mr. Robert Flemming, and his wifo did all in thelr power to socure each gaest a royal time. The following well knowa citizens of Columbus aud invited guests participated in tho dance Judge Bowman and wife, Dr, Evans and wife, Edward North aud lady, Judge Post sud wife, C, W, Pearsall and lady, E. S, Strecter and wife and sister, A. L. Sheete and wife, Mayor Hermy and wite, Hon. J. 1. Sullivan and wife, F'. J. Rammell and wife, Robert Swan and ‘wife, Editor Tanmer and wife of Fullerton Post, J. N. Heator and wife, A. M. Lyneman and lady, O, S. Moun- tain and wife, Edward Moors and wife, By Brown and ladies, C. S, Martin and wi sister, L. W, Garoucte and lady, Robert Flening and wife, John J. Pollock and wife, W. J. McPherson and wife, Miss Martin of Fremort and escort, D. G. ' Havis and wife, editor Telogram, A. L. Bisby and wife, Miss Lillic Nebarr, Miss Nellie North, Miss May North, Miss Tda Magher, O. D. Wright and ladies, E. M. Press and lady, George P. Moore and wife, Miss Carrle Schonlan, Miss Maud Beckert. Important to Drammers. A case is of more than passing inte; st to every man that contemplates traveling and earrying with him other bagguge than a collar-box, and of great importance to thatlarge army of commercial men commonly called drum mers, who carry around on their forays among their constituents trunks filled with samples of goods. The case will have the effect of making the deummer loss happy by compelling him to look out late and early for his sample cases while in transit, Several genial drummer, ordered a sample trunk checked to Memphis. At the same station was a wember of the legislature of Tennes- see, who was leaving home dream of triumph in oratory and foren: que would st bo served out in truly spyead- 1o when tho rights of the farmers and tax- with invasion by soma soulless corporation. Between the dream of senatorial togn from away-back and the want of attention on the part of Mr Dreyfusto such small things as sample cascs, the bag- gage of the two gentlemen got mixed. On Sunday, after his ari law-miker concluded to change his linen, which had become somewh prespiration whieh exuded, vor his exhuberent eloquenc he found, however, to freely dismay, laces, pins, needies, and other'things earried by notion drummer: Inthe m use old socks and collars as samples delayed from making several sales. Mr. Droyfus did not recover the lost sample cases for ten days, during which time, on i~ count of having nosamples, he made no sale which hml.uml, entailod a'loss to him of §23 #s decided in the cireuit court at Memphis last week by Judge L. H. Estes that months ago Henry Dreyfus, a filled with a elo- | astic advocate of stenogr: . which articles he promised himself | She upset all my theovies agle ors whom lie represented were threatened the wearer of the al in Nashville, the t soiled by from hody during his indulgencein flightsof | ° Tustead of shirts | 85 antimo Mr. Droyfus, unable to had been A PROPOSAL IN SHORT-HAND. Chicago News: “Our new hoarder, | said Miss heart, who sat next meat the table; then in a lower tone, “I don’t see what Mrs, Matthews can be thinking of. I was told this was a very select o it is, isn’t it?" [ answered in true | Yankee fashion, with an assertion and a question. “‘Judge for yoursell! This latest ncqui- sition to our number is & stonographer and typewriter in Lawyer Butler’s office.” Ilooked down the table at the very pretty young lady sitting there, and thought to myself that she might prove a very charming companion. Miss Catheart—thirty years old and attired like a girl of eighteen—Ilooked faded and old in comparison. That evening,in the boarding house parlor, I was introduced to Miss Rachel Stone, the “new boarder,” and in half an hour we wero on friendly terms. I had touched upon the subject of short- hand early in the conversation, saying that, asa lawyer, T had often thought that I would like to take my own notes in the courtroom, and & most enthusi- aphy 1 found. about short- hand, declaring it was not hard to ac- quire, and that it was o most delightful fascinating study. Vhy not give me said, laughingly. Miss Stone took me up at onc that she would entortain a proposition to give me regu sons, but she assured meif 1 would get the proper books 1 could pursue the study without a teacher. “In un\ dl"h'ull some lessons?’ I Not nce.” Now, to be quite honest, I fell in love with the new boarder in that vory first hour, and as a natural consequence I re turned home the next evening with the sary books in my possession, 1am med to confess how often I feigned ignorance ‘\uut to enjoy her pretty, cager way of explaining the difficulty. 1t was not lnu;,r before the lines and curves and hooks began to mean some- o inst the Kansas | thing to me, and one particular phrase e “;;‘."_‘"f;:‘{ had a peculiar fascination for me. I used sl "_;"f"“"‘ ”]'t‘,“"“‘,h s Sot hpthe | 10 write it over and over again—*T love plea that the samyples of traveling salesmen | YOU, L love you.” It was so cusy to make are not bagyage and th ¢ could beno a tick, two cur and a minature recovery of damay ould not have | croquet wicket, all joined together in sonably been when the trunk was shipped. renderca for the defendant. The l)ru Illll‘l'( l!urlul Liot. The commercial men who we ful in their efforts to traveling men who ma, the state without, friends, have a | further beautifying the place. now to erect a monumenton the lot. 1 for the Ttis proposed ing merchant's weels pre to the fund for the purpos: A Wild Scheme. Some of the Atchison drummers are talk- fng up a wild some time in Jaly. 1tis drammer in each town, and thus, it is rate. be afunny toing wouldn't it Samplos. C. Urlan, with L. T. Lindsey & Co,, is at Butte. Harey Lodes came home from Crescent City for the Fourth, ¥, B. Ridenour is in from a big trip for Yo, Kirkendall, Jones & J W. Hendeo, with Darrow & Logan, spent the Fourth in this ei Bert Boown was completely captured by the ladies' brass vand at IMuliorton Clarence Price, Elkhorn mau, Paxton is home from B. Holmes is doing & big business in the th Darrow & Logan's line of fall hats, Tt was absolutely painful, sy Road, tonotice how hard the convention sat down on Dawson Mayer. Jimmy Hogan, the Black Hills representa- tive of Kirkendall, Joncs & Co., saw Sclls® clephant on the Fourth, D, M. Stockham is just lome from a west- ern trip for Darrow & Logan. He attended the T. P. A. convention at Denver. Sherm MeCoy is doing the Missouri trade for Z T. Lindsay & Co. and dealing a little domestic futures on his own account, Henry Kolb, with L. T Lindsey & Co., en- ginecred a ball game at Fremont on’ the Fourth. His team puf up a game that turned the grandstand yellow. S, N. Kohn capturedso many orders for the Koch-Kilpatrick dry goods company last week that he missed spending the Fourth at Wall Lake ‘“for the first time in twenty-tour agnn W, Howetson, ropro o. thread factories enting the Clark nd the lation of Omaha by ' four, he having just located in Omaha iu timo to got in the census of 180, Frank Danicls, one of M. E. Smith & Co.’s men, handled a torpedo that dieda premature death at Grand Islnd on the Fourth. His ood right hand has twenty-one blisters as a result of his patriotism. he city drummers of St. Lous and_their friends spent a day at Lindenthal park, land, 111, last week. It took two trai carry th crowd to the pienic grounds, and the way they enjoyed themselves paid them for the inconvenience of going. Thero were 2,000 in the purty. ““The cighth annual convention of the Trayelers' Protective assoeiation in Denver, whines the Commereial Traveler, “‘proved i regular farce, as was generally expected it would. Insted of providing for the payment of the association aebts (upward of $3.000) and dishanding, the delegates went through the ceremony of electing new officers und changing the headquarters of the order from Chicago to St. Louis.” L USRER Mlquuelu: vs Van Wyck in the groat railway rato debate, Tucs- day, July & on the Chautauqua assembly grounds, Crete, Neb. T. DeWitt Tal- mage on “llig Blunders” Wednesduy, July 9. One fare for round trip. e . Vanquished a Lion Single-Handed. PeterJ. Olsen lives a few miles up Swedeman’s ereck on. the wi side of Hoods canal, says the Union City (Ore) Tribune, Returning from the creek last Sunday evening to his house with a pail of water, he encountered on the trail a large mountain lion coming toward him. He supposed the lion would turn aside, but iustead of that his majesty kept on toward him, and suddenly madé a spring at his throat, Mr. Qleson, with great presence of mind, dashed the pail of water in his face, and, pushing his hand into the lion’s mouth, seized its tongue, while with the other he grasped the lion by the throat. A fierce struggle ensued and in this Mr. Olsen’s clothes were turn from his body, and deep wounds were made on his head, breast and arms, but after a desperato effort the animal tore itself away, leaving a part of its tongue in *I[ Olsen’s hand, and then fled o the recesses of the forest. Mr, Olsen managed to got to a neigh- bor’s house, where his wounds wore Aressed with dogfish oil,and he is now on a fair way of recovery ——— Through cosches—Pullman palace sleepers, dining cars, freo reclining chair cars to Chicago and intervening points via the great Rock Island route. Ticket office 1602, Sixteenth and Farnawm. nticipated by the railmad A decsion was 0 SUCCsS - ecure a burial lot for die in Omaha or in Itis suggested that the traveling men of the state whoare interested in the venture come to the meeting of the “ommercial travelers here dur- 1 to confribute cheme which they propose to urgeat ameetingto be held at St. Joseph proposed that the agree 1 patronize but one hotel aimed, be able to secure betier accommodations at a reduced A drummers’ trust on this plan would & Gallagher's o successful the Denver Marshall | I lmou thread company, has increased the popu- | i one delightful little ph 1t came to be un under: after supper Miss Ston at o small table in a corner of the pulor and talk ¢ the shorthand. cart made herself exceedingly di sle, and somestimes Rache her Rachel in my heart—would leave the room to escape her discourtesy. ometimes we would muake a little < in the shorthand and turn to other topics, and in these exchunges of dence [learned a good deal about chel’s home, in o small New Er town, and of her brother, a coll dent of whom she was very ; found it was to help thisbrother through o that she had sought a position in eogram, ood thing that nd [ should sit day T fell more deeply in love until Ireached a point where there were no more depths of sound. I hardly know why I did not make a formal proposal— perhaps because 1o very good opportun- ity presented itself, perhaps becaus was in doubt as to her answer, Some- times I would fancy her color deepened a little when I entered the room but there was a[rankness about her treat- ment of me, and a business-like way of ing shorthand the chief topic of our conversation that did not tend to encour- ago me, 4 One afternoon Iwent home earlier than usual with two opera tickets in my pooket,and in my hearta determination to know my fate tlmt night, Surely 1 could manuge a proposal during the walk home, As Istopped in the hall to leave my hat I heard Mrs, Matthews' voice through the parlor door, 1t was pitched high as though the speaker was angry or ccite “I must have your room,” she vas saying. **Some of my best board- ers will not remain underr the eireum- stances, unless you leave the house.” “Under what ecircumstances? I do notunderstand you, Mrs. Matthews. It was Racliel’s voice, and it sounded as though the poor girl might break down and ur[y the next instant. I conside myself wholly justified now in playir the part of an eavesdropper. our goingson with Mr, Hamilton under the cover of that shorthand study. You could not spend more time in lus company if you were engaged to him.” Ah! If my darling only had been en- gaged to me how quickly T could step to her side and defend b from these cruel insults, The little phase, *‘I love you,” shed intomy mind, and it was like an spivation, Asit happened I held in my hand a book—a compilation of sten- ographic phrases I had just purchased— and with the white paper wrapped about it and the lead pencil in my left pocket, everything necossary to carry out my plan‘was at hand. In bold, black characters, I swiftly wrote on the book _the words, “I lov you, Be my wife,” in shorvthand, Th nexi, instant I stepped_into the room. xcuse me, Miss Stone,” I said, “‘if you are engaged. Hearing your voice as I passed through the hall I'thought T would hand you the book F spoko to you about. T hope it isall right.” As Ihanded her the package I saw that my poor love’s cheeks were hotly flushed and her lips quivering. I wanted to take her in my arms in the face of the frowning landlady., As she took the book her eyes foll” upon the shorthand characters, They stood out boldly on the white paper, and to her they were as plain as print. Her head drooped an instant, Then she gave me alook, if ever eyes said yes, her'’s did. We were engaged, and now my way was clear, SL have been thinking, Mus. thews,” I said, “that it \\u*xhl be well (nu Miss Stone’s engggement to me to be an- nounced. Shall we delegate you to make the fact known to the rest of the household “Engaged!” gasped Mrs, *“Is Miss Stone engaged to you “It gives me great ph-m,uru tosay that she is, Miss Stonme will return to her home in & very short time to make prep- arations for our wedding, which will take pluce the coming winte When the landlady left the room, eager I knew to carry the news to Miss Catheart, Itook Rachel in my arms and begged her pardon for so summarily de- ciding her future for her. I told her if her brother needed aid to complete his college course I would most gladly give it, and that two months was just as long as [ was willing to wait. In a certain little box my wife cher- ishes the keepsakes sho values the highest, and among them isa bit of wrapping paper bearing a few steno- grnp hie characters—my shorthand pro- Matthows. \\'uuld you like to see it? Hore it is. B et The peculior eneryating effect of summer whother is dri ven oft by Hood'’s Sarsaparilla, which “makes the weak strong. el i, Catching Rattlesnakes For Oil. Most people think that rattlesnakes are entirely useless upon the earth, but . failed to bet the story told by the Athens Banner will MONDAY, JULY 7, 1890, sot aside such & Bafer, says the Atlanta Constitution. Théid'are places in south Georgin where el éxtract oil from the rattlesnake and dée it to cure rheuma- tism. These persbis will give & negro $1 to point out A ratlesnaketo them, and then they kill it in a peculiar manner. They place a forked stick over the ~n‘|k~ du\ml then 't 4 cord around it and strangle the stinke, This is done to Kéop the snake biting itself. from The'hody of the reptilo is then strung up and the oll extracted from it. It sells at 82 per ounce, and this industry is a profitable one. The snake ction are very large, ove t in length, and one rattler gives wp i groatdeal of oil. Alittle negro onte saw two rattlers lying close together and wanted to get the money for finding them, It was a mile to the nearcst house. He was afraid the snakes would erawl off while he was gone, and 8o took off his cont and pliced it between the two snakes. He went off, came back, and found them still eyeing the cos He had them charmed. So the snake down there as o profitable No Land on which the Sun Shines Passesses greater natural advantages than our own, but there are portions of the great griin-bearing west and fertile south where atmospheric influences projudicial to health militate against them, in some degree, as places of residence. Heavy rainfalls and the overflow of great Tive A upon their ation exposed to cre beget malarial the inhabitants are bliged to use some medicinal ust the scourge. The most popularis Hostetter's Stomach Bitters, apre- ventive that has for over a third of a contu afforded relable p ction to tho experience in thefutility of ordinary remedies for fever and _ague has taught to substitute for them. Whether intermittent or remit- tent, miasmatic fevers are conquered and averted by the superd anti-periodic and for- tifying medicine as they aw by no means preparation in use. Use it and abandon im- pure local bitter: g THE PRINCE OF RASCALS. is_cultivated tndustry. subsidence leave dark ve the rays of the sun, th and there also ly e whorn Astounding Success ofan Arabian Vil- lain Who Conld Not Keep a Trust. The prince of modern knaves would not have been incarcerated in the San Stefano prison for lifo had not Italy abolished capital punishment. The ca- reer of Moussael-Aklkad seems to be ended, however, although a man who has three fimes escaped the death pen- alty o Ain reappear inactive life. A remarkable and accomplished ereat- ure was Moussi-el-A kkad, althougrh he was a human reptile. He was at home equally ina Euwopean capital or in Hn.» Nubian desert. Ho dined with and unfailingly betrayed them. cited massacres and looted ¢ 3 today there is to his credit in Bank of England an immense posit. He first attractedattention in 1873, by being condemned todeath for poisoning his rich Egyptian uncle, whose wife ho He in- 3 anc the csh de- had married only to poison in turn. Money savoed his Life, and, after te mpo- rary banishment, he ppeared in andrin as the tr entand spy (»H\hulv\n Ismall, rising in 1879 to the rvank of Bey of the first class, With Ismail deposed he continued to serve Tewlilk, the pew ruler, as well as to draw rom Ismpil and the pro- tender Halim at Constantinople, thus serving three makters, each conniving through him against the other. He also plotted with Arabi Pasha so cleverly that when the English bom- barded Alexandria in 1882 all the for- eign residents looked {o him for protec- tion. Yet du s rebellion it was he whoincitedthe massacreof Euro- peans, and who led in person the fanatic through Alexanddlh. looting the treas ure of these same European residents. Then he fled to Crete, was capiured by the I h, and sentenced to de but by turning state’s evidenee he b his sentence commuted to bunishment to Massowah, the chief port of Abyssin on the IRed Sea. Thither went the Ttalians in 1885 to gain a foothold in i and at once ke becume a man of at importance. The Italians reposed in him the most implicit confidence, awarded him con- tracts and made him a judge of the lo- cal courts, Then came the horribl I)lm;:nlA massacee, when an Italian regi- ment was lured to an ambush by the Abyssinians, It was Mousa-el-Akkad who opened a public subscription for a suitable memorial to the victims with a contribution of $500; and yet it was also he who secrotly told the natives when to strike their doadly blow. Euro, i Ho visited als, and while at Rome i and King Humbert, d his person_with royal ov- s. Returning to Abyssinia, his power seemed unlimited. Then came the most daring stroke of his life. The native emperor was to be crowned at Adowah with magnificent regalia sent from Rome. The Italian army marched thither, leaving Masso- wah™ unprotected. wt an Arab emissary, bearing telltale letter, heon opportunely caught, Moussa’s plan to mussacre the entire Italian army and all the foreisn residents of the seaport would not have miscarried. Moussa, was sentenced to death, King Humbert changed the military sentence, in accordancs with the law of the kingdom, to imprisonment for life. It may be said of Moussa that he never ay n trust, although he was the most trusted of Orientals, but There is nothing like Dr. Thomas' Electric Oilto quickly cure a cold or relieve hoarse- ness. Written by Mrs. M. J. Fellows, Burr Ouk, St. Joseph Co., Mich, A Train Races a Between Dover and London some time ago a race was run by an express train and a carrvier pigeon. An English paper describes it as follows: The race took place between the Con- tinental mail express trainand a carrier pigeon, conveying an urgent document for the French police. The rails, car- ringes and engine of the cxpress train were, 08 might be (expeoted, of the best possible construction for power and speed. The pigeon, whigh was known oyageur,” wis to 1ge window by 1 ain left the Admiralty Pier, the yind being' west and the at- mosphere hazy. The train had made more than a mile before the poor bird decided which di- vection to take, It élicled up in tho nir, rising all the time i wider rings, while the train, which made no stop, was speeding along at the rate of sixty miles an hour, and the railway officials were ready to lay any odds‘on their train, But the race wa¥ Bot to the strong, for a telegram announced the arrival of the bird tyenty minttes before the train wus heard of. a8 a 1through aFrench Change of life, backache, monthly s, hot flashies are cured by Dr, Ner Freesamples at KKuln & Cr., aud Dovglas. irregu Miles' 15th —_— Some Novel Figures. X The novelists now, as in former times, get all the plums, says the London He ald, Sir Walter Scott is believed to have made £500,000 by his novels, and the elder Dumas over £300,000. Anthony Trollope tells usthat he received up- ward of £70,000. These suns compare very favorably with the profits made l.f- Carlysle for his “*History of the French Revolution™ 50 after £150 of which cawme States. threo from the years, Ubited SHOT IN A CHURCH. How & Philadelphia Mald Dog Met His End. The newand mas Jesu, at Fighteonth and Stiles streots, *hiladelphia, was the sceneof an et ing adventure the ofker mense auditorium of the church, says a dispatch tothe crat, avay iwo Twenty-third district Louis Globe Demo- Then when the smokehad cleared has been established in London 100 YEARS both as a COMPLEXION and as a SHAVING SOAP, INTERNATIONAL AWARDS, and is now sold g3 vo churchof the ¥ . afternoon, Three pistol «hots ran through the im- has obtained 19 in every city of the world, officers restored” their still sm.'m:; It is the purest, cleanest, finest, revolvers to thelr r"'k"tsv wifle The most economical, and therefore n alongside of n pow stark in death. ple, the l)ull\u and the dog had pated. mad. height when t was claimed that the dog w 4 will-oyed broat hlessly office and panted out SWill yez come ov Catholic'ehurch? The into Mngistrate a mad dog there and it’s a divil a policeman I've 1! been able to find atall ‘mno dog catcher trate as he sent the tr flying up to the siation he al ald the ma mbling me Twenty-third d use, where he soon secur of Officers \\ hen these officers re thechurch a big crowd da strong guard held door, Thi h for protect risoner there. The erowd shouted out 1w the dog, with blood inhiseye froth on his mouth, had wildly up Eighteenth everything ho aul childien had gone inall directions out of the the wild beast,while a crowdof men and hoys hurled bric and invect animal, Whe the dog swerved to the right, and to the surp n and sire met. Men s and s at the mad or frightened the e m~ pursuers had f recaautions wer ¢ him in while for tho police. ared to uken, follow him. The officers hesitated o moment. | fore entering the church: then, firmly clutching their revolvers, 1ed the door and pe ['here he “Yes, the e cautiously d Oficer 1 atthe The dog is, " repli Then, carefully aim “roue wimal, he fi Aolged and cran rapew, Both officers then moved upon the enemy and before the dog could move again two sharp roports were heard . Lay dead with a holo throy and gue th dog whs quickly his hear s head. The de nd quictly remove g A Human Divining Rod, A lad of (ifteen has been found in New- castle whois in himself a divining rod. A description of him says: “ife was first taken into the vicinit n[ scveral lknown veins and indicated correctly their posi- tion: then he was take AN un dist and found several new veins. giving the exwct bearings of one for three-qu of a mile.” A trial has since been made of the vein, which provesthatthe boy is correct, for tho vein is both strong and promising. Talc- ing hold of the boy sright hand, valking our usual pace, suddenly we were ar- restea in our course byan electric cur- rent g from his body through mine, making me feel as though I had touched an clectric battery, This con- dition remained so long as e continued onthe vein, but the moment we passed over it the boy's.normal condition re- turned. We testel the boy overand over again by returning and walkin over the vein several times, and each time \\':' touched the vein with the same o fle What is more with @ fresh, bri Pozoni's Powde na pretty face ion! For it use Curious Trap. A ewious trap at the patent office is an imitation rat that hasa piece of tousted cheese stuck on the end of a little spearthat projects from hisnose a short distance. When a veal rat comes upto nibble at the cheese the spear jumps out about six inches and impales tho unfortunate. BE’I‘TBR THAN GOLD. RESTORED HER HEALTH. For 25 years Teuffered from Dolle, eryeipelzs and other blood affectiogs, taking during that time great quantities of different medicines withe out givingmo auy perceptible relicf. Friends fndaced moto try 8. 8.8, Itimproved me from the start, and after taking severl bottles, re- stored wy bealthas fur as I could hopo for s my age, which i4 now seventy-five years, Mre. 8. M, Lucss, Bowling Green, Ky, on Blonol and $kin Discases mailed fres, SWIFT SPECIFIC CO.. Atlants, Ga. 1409 DOUGLAS-~-STREET. On aceount of our large and incronsing Practice, wahave REMOVED to more spacious aud con- veunient ofTices. Drs. Betts & Betts, 1409 Douglas 8t. Omaha, Neb. Boyd's 'Opera Houge BOYD & HAYNES, Manag Monday and To.sthy, July 7 and 8. RETURN 1 MEENT OF THE PHENOMENAL BOY SOPRANO, MASTER HARRY DIMOND, The Wonderful Violin and Mandolin Soloist, Soveral othor musical featares will Le introduced, Lorming s Mo L Leresting Progranime. Regular prices. 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MERIG, b the farthest corner of the church, & dog lay stiff and It was the windup of an exiting time in which hundreds of peo- partici- The excitement had reached its man, with a pronounced ‘Hibernian aceent, rushed Romig’s r beyant tothe | = and shed t, swapplng at women scampering ath of shouting stones e ofall and the horror of somo of the spectators, flew intoan open door of wreh, where even the hardiest of however, to still-hunt was made T'he best and most popular of all soaps for GEXERAL TOILET rurrosks; and for use in the NURSERY it is recome mended by thousands of intelligent motkers throughout the civilized world, because while serving asa cleanser and detergent, its emollient properties prevent the chafing and discomforts to which #n/funts are so liable, EARS’ SOAP can now be had of nearly all Druggists in the United States, BUT BE SURE THAT YOU GET THE GENUINE, as thereare worthless imilations, “THIS IS AN AGE OF APOLLINARIS WATER." Walter Besant. tightly elosed dog had sought the lad become a “THE QUEEN OF TABLE, WATERS."”/ NOTICE. Within less than a year three different Judges have granted Injunctions protecting the well-known Yellow APOLLINARIS LABELS from infringement. The last defendant used an oval yellowlabel and a yellow neck label on Mineral Water, and employed eminent Counsel who vigorously defended the suit. The Supreme Court, when granting the injunction, expressed the opinion that bottles of other Mineral Water put up with orange coloured labels may well be mistaken for Apollina distance and without close inspection. BEWARE OF IMITATIONS. - ] Great Summer Bargain Sals —_—BY— MAX MEYER & BRO Jewelers and Silversmiths, SIXTEENTH AND FARNAM £TREETS, - - OMAHA, NEB Bargains in Bargains in Watches. at a short Diamonds. n 815 upwards, hos from £5 upwards. Bargains in Jewelery. ‘Weearry n full line of “jowelery inclnding both solid gold and_ fine Tolled plate ringy . bracolots, Dismond rings from 2.6 upwards, Diamond collar buttons from § upwards. Dinmand scarf pins from § upwards Diamond ouft buttons £rom 6 upwurds. Dismond ear Dinmond bri i Dinmond g pwards. Diamond hac lncos from K0 Nowards y worth Yeoods aro wold e, tho “eo Gur show windows bargaln prices. Watches, Clocks and Jewelry Repaired at Reasonable Prices. Greatly Reduced Prices on 8ilverware, Clocks, Lamps, Unmbrellas, Optical Goods, Etc. R ADWAY” b anee PO L LS For the eure of sll DISORDE 8 OF TAIE STOMACIL LIVER, BOWELS, KIDNE WELINGY, HTC INDE GRATION, BILLIOUSNESS: ORI Ol andall deringemdnts of the Intornal Viscer. RADWAY'S PILLS r this complaint. They tone up the intornal secretions to healthy ao- t1on, rostoso atransth to tho stomach and enbLe It 40 performits tanctions: P D rice %c per box. Sold byall druggists. RADWAY & 00., Now York See our BLADDEL, un P L.DeTURK'S CALIFORNIA 1€S Hl(f A\Il) Zimfandel. CALIFORNIA'S Choicest :-: Production. FOR SAL Riley Bros., ‘ TPy ke BROAL BY Wholesale Liquor Dealers. [l ON SALE Dillon & Ca., F. Dellone & Co., Heimrod & Hansen Henry Pundt, DeTark s Zinfande! Grocers and Liquor Dealer PRINTERS' INK. A JOURNAL FOR ADVERTISERS. 11 larmed woekly, asd 13 the reprosentative jounal ~the trade journal of Amurican adverthers. It indkates t01he isexperienced advertizer bow, whis, and where Be sicald advertise; bow to write aa advartisement ; bowto display eao; what sewspapers to we; bow much msey § expand—in fact, da- couries on every point that admila of profitatle Giscamion, Adwertisizg fs 23 art practised by muy but usdomicod by few, The conductors of PRINT- ERJ' INE uadortand i, sad thelr advice 13 based o 13 exparience of more than twesty-fv yoan ia placisg advertistag costracts for masy of the largest and nost succenstal adrurtisams, A year's sabuctpe tion conts but two dllars: sazple copes Tie, T HARRY P. DEUEL, CEO. P. ROWELL & CO, Ciy Puks)nuur und Ticket Agent Newspaper Adveuininxn 85 | s 10 Sprue TO ATI. PRINCIPAL POINTS EAST, WEST, NORT#H and SOUTH AN 1302 Faroam S'reet. w7k BABY 8“"?3)‘853“;! ' Butterti: fron o ¢ Teo of ,....u.n! AI-varu, o ) 1o b it ol oy i=t- ...:.n..".'..nu.fi'. Nere decay, wasting e i i -3 Bond by atniing full particuias howe charge. 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