Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, April 10, 1892, Page 13

RECORD OF HONORABLE SCARS Marvelous Bystem of Keeping the Hospital Reports of the War, MAJOR CLARKSON VISITS THE DEPARTMENT Yie Tells of the Manner of Keeping Correct of the Million Men Who Suffered for the “What did [ see in Washington that most Interested me!" said Postmaster Clarkson in Answer to an inquiry from a BER roporter. “ saw a great many things, and it isdificult to distinguish. I am a ereat admirer of the wonderful methods of the government, and have been ever since they stopped my pay as a lieutenant ana ordnance oficer during the war, for a lot of ordnance stores and ammu- nition unacoounted for which [ had expended in battle and failed to so account for on my roturns. The perfect system with which they keep track of the bundreds of thousands of ofcials all over this great country, amongst others of 65,000 postmas ters, 1s to mo something almost jinexplicable. “But I was most interested in the wonder- fully progressive and sleeplessly active soirit of the postmaster general and his immediate condjutors who, T honestly believe, must lie awake all night thinking up improvements for tho postal service to put into effect tho noxt day. It is indeed fortunate for the government that they are able to commund the services of mon of so great practical w whoso success in business is a guarantes of thorough mastery of oficial duties. But as an ad- mirer of thorough system in business and a behever in the idea that every man who served his country tmthfully in its hour of noed and was wounded, crippled, or other- wise incapacited by such service from earn- ing his own living, should be cared for by the government he helped to save and whose combined offorts made it what it is today— the most powerful, the wealthiost and most prosperous country on tho earth, I was most interested in the groat systom shown by Major Fred C. Amsworth, suparintendent of the war and pension records of the War department. Major Ainswoith, a surgeon of thearmy and, by tho way, a great, big gentleman 1t every senso of the word, was placed 1n charge of the medical records of the war in 1888, at a time when it took a senator of the United States, whom all departments aro anxious to serve, six weeks to find out whether a constituent had any medical rocord in the war and then received but an unsatis- factory answer, and at that time there were in his department 23,000 volumes of these records containing 10,000,000 entries of men sick, wounded and in hospital. The magnitude of the work would have appailed most men. The volumes, by counstant thumbing for twonty-three vears, were rapidly wasting and soon would have bacome worn and use- less. Congress has tried to invent some plan to duplicate them by photograping or other- wise, but all plans fallea. With their loss went cvery proof of & soldier's sickness or wounds. Major Ainsworth invented a card system, and in _eighteen months every entry of those 10,000,000 was copied on & card—the cards gathered togethered by regi ments, then companies, then indiviau- = “als, until now 1t is as easy to find the medical record of any one of the 2.800,000 who served in the war as 1t is‘to find the name of a man in the Omaha_city directory, and it 1s done quite as quickly. '‘Ou my visit to this department, by invita tion, 1 was accompanied by Major MajorJ. B. Harlow, postmaster at St. Louis. He saia to Superintendent Ainswort ‘I was in such a regiment from New York, have vou any medical record of me? lustantly Major Ains- worth went to the pigeon nole containing the cards of the H's of that regimeyt aad found eight cards containing reports of Harlow’s sickness during his four years' service. Five of them wore when in front of Vicksburg with intermittent fever he lay in his company tent and simply re- ported to his regimental surgeon at sick call each morning and got his physic, or his quinine, as the case might be, and yet there 18 tho record, in imperishable shape, for all time, in the War department. Remember, there_were 400,000 soldiers from the state of New York—if each one had eight sick rec- ords, there wero 3,200,000 cards in that room devotea exclusively o New York, and yet this ooe was found in one minute. S0 successful and so wonderfully tematic was Major Ainsworth with the med- ical records that the government decided to place, nlso, all the war records in 'his charge, for similar troat- ment, and most perfectly has he mastered the stupendous problem. As I most inter- estedly strolled through those rooms, there are eighty of them, devoted to the sacred records of the service of the most faithful, patriotic, self-sacrificing army of soldiers that over bared their breasts to the storm of battle, I uncovered my head thrilled with the thought that though they may be buried in unknown graves, '.hourh they may have gied amdst the horrors of Andersonville—or #lone in some far away camp hospital—their names snd records are there in the keeping of & greatand magnanimous government ‘where their friends can always turn with ride and read, so perfect and complete s tho s m that any man's record of the nearly 3,000,000 that comprised that groat army can be turned to instantly. A general index of each state gives the name, company and regiment of any man, from whicki you go at once to the filés of the regi- ment and find instantly the complete record of the person sought. My own was a reve- lation to mo. It contained my resignation written late 1n 1864, in my own hand writing, the paper turned yellow with age, at & time when 1 thought I foresaw the early close of the disturbauce, with my reasons, and show- ing endorsements very gratifying tome to see at this late day. Such is the system and method. *“I'ne messengers, thatin most departments sit by and open and close the doors, in this department pass around every five minutes from room to room gathering the documents and letters for other and finishing rooms, 8o that, after answering, nothing lies on the table more than two or three minutes, so that it has become possi- ble, and bas been repeatedly done, to receive and auswer 5,000 inquiries “for medical and war records of individuals in one day from this department, when 150 used to be consid- ered a groat day's work. *'no old soldier can go there without feel- fng that his services were appreciated, and the government has the facts if he needs them. What is true of this dopartment and f Major Ainsworth is no doubt true of many otber departments, but this one I saw and studiea and appreciated and admired.' e — Not So Bad After AU E. V. Wood of McKee's Rocks, Allegheny county, Pa., in speaking to a traveling man of Chamberlain’s medicines said: *'I recom- mend them above all others. I have used them myself and know them to be reliable. 1alwavs guarantee them to Iy customers and have never had a bottle returned.” Mr) ‘Wood had hardly finished speaking, when a little girl came in the store with A empty bott 1t was labeled, “Chamberlain’s Pain Belm.” The traveler was interested, as there was certainly a bottle coming back, but waited to hear what the little girl said. It was as follow: “Mamma wants suother bottle of that medicine; she savs it is the best medicine for rheumatism s! or used. ' BO-ceat vottles for sale by druggl BLASTS FROM RAM'S HOR ‘Worry kills more peopie than the cholera. r‘l‘o have au honest critic is to bave a faith- ul friend. abill life o 14 It isn’t always the best man who gets the biggest gravestone. A prescher with the dys, ia slanders God every time ho proaches. e 1 ness is your object in this life, £ flun'lhl:ywl‘na bard to get o 15 You can’t tell how much religion & man bas by the length of his prayers in public. ] God bas filled the world with things that 1 'we can see, 10 tell us about the things w o8 not see. our mistakes teach you something. Moses never lost his temper iu the wilaer- Bess but once, ‘Whenever the smile of God touches the ead of wan it makes a shiniog mark for the vil to shoot at. You can still find & man now and then who is expecting to get to heaven on his wife's charoh mogn-r-hlp. There are thin, that look much petter from heaven than A milk wagon at a preach er's door on Sunday morning. It is as bad to cover up the blind eye in a horse trade as it is to rob a man after you knock him down wicth a sandbag. —_— Dr. Birney cures catarrn. Ber bldg. SHORTHAND By F. W, Mosher. LESSON b-—''ars.’ Tho iss circle mado doudle ize 18 called 868 and reprosents the sounds of ses, sez, 708 and sis, as we find in boxes, paces aud cases ™me ' LooP. Iss extonded into & small loop represents the sound of st. It is used either as an initial or final loop, and is attached to char- acters the samo as iss. THE “sTR LOOP, The st loop increased in size is converted into str. It is used as a final loop and is at- tached to all characters the same as st. Nbt s N Lot L bAd RN A ol FEY Y AT 2 11 Texas, success, §ub- sist, excess, ex@ossive, sucocssor. 2— Post, just, stead, uest, rest, 'bost, disgust, stage, dispose, most. 3—Dust, roadmaster, luster, poster, Rochester, coaster, Dexter. 4—Tonst, taste, wasto, waster, chest, knaves, names, must, rust. The st loop is sometimes used to represent 0 in forming the past tense of vorbs, as in “disposed.” WRITING EXERCISE, Line 1—Paces, Emphasis, recess, diagnosis, lump, em- bezzlo, tomple, soap, sup, safe, savo, saie, pace, ‘oaks, boaster, stirrup, ghost, host, oarnest, gust, store, bust. A There will be no key to this weriting exer- cise. If you will send in your work, and encloso a stamp, it will bo corrected and returned to you, ANSWERS TO CORRESPONDENTS, H is a wora sign for holy. In the last lesson the fifth word in line two is “are.) Thero aro two ways of writing aro, oither with ray or R. Tho s circle is used 1 both Pitman and Graham systems. The s circle represents either the sound of sorz In practical work the context will always enable the reporter to distinguish be- twoen them. CHAMBER AIN'S COUGH REMEDY. Superior to Any Other, Mr. W. J, Mowrey of Jarvisville, W. Va., says: “Since we have been handling Cham berlain’s Couzh Remedy we have suld it on a strict guarauteo and found that every bottle did good service. Wae have used it.ourselves and think it superior to any other propara- tion we know of. 25 and 50 centpottles for sale by druggi g 80, — - NOTED MEN. Neal Dow, the eminent prohibitionist, com- ploted his elght-oightn year last Sunday, ana s still 1n good physical condition. The name of the postmaster general of Siam is Lomdetch Phra NongFa Bahaum- angsi Swanguvusga Kooma Araph Blaun- buaddaroozasee Vavadey. 1t is said that Paderowski will take nearly $100,000 back to Europe with him. That's the luck of having a name nobody can pro- nounce. Even Jerry Simpson has a bit of poetic im- agination in his soul. Ho framkly admits that it is nis ambition to spoak soma aay ‘1 Faneuil with all its sacred memories.” M. Ribot, the French statesman, ascribes a large share of his success to the sagacions encouragement he has received from his wife, who was formerly Miss Burch, daugh- ter of a Chicago banker. The Chicago girl has long been proverbial for her understand- ing. General Longstreet is at work on a book of war tales, in which he figures largely him- solf, to be called “A Soldier Under Two Flags.” “Ouida” gave one of her stories an almost similar title, but it is to be hoped that General Longstreet's narrative will be some- whoat less lurid, though doubtless it will not be 80 generally interesting. Ex-Congressman John R. Reding of New Hampshire, who tirst took his seat in con- gress at the extra session 1n_May, 1841, and enjoyed the acquaintance af Daniel Webster, Henry Clay, John C. Calboun, Thomas H. Benwn and Silas Wright, 1s still living at the age of 80. Wtile in California recently Mr. Andrew Carnegle admitted that bo was worth be- tween $33,000,000 $35,000,000, and said he ino- tended to spend every penny of it before he died. Incidenally be confessed he was a con- firmed agnostic and should give nothing to any church, The presiding judge of the Westminstor (Pa.) county court is F'rancis Bayley, who is now 90 years of age, and has been at the bar for sixty years without getting above a small debt's tribunal. The old gentleman is still able to perform his duties and to keop his register in check and bhis high balliff in order. The ostate of tho late President Grevy of Frauco now proves 1o be worth $§1,400,000. The Paris residence in the Avenue 'd’Jens, now inhabited by Mmo. Grevy and the Wil- son family, with the grounds attached, is valued at $400,000. The bulk of the ex-presi- dent’'s money was invested in English consols and Russian, Belgian and American securi- ies. For many vears ho was earning from ,000 o §60,000a year; but he lived in a modest apartment while yet a mere lawyer, and he kept no carriage. . ‘The home of Alexander Hamilton and the historic trees he planted in New York have boeen saved from sacrifice, Mr. Orlando B. Potter purchased the property when sold at public auction Tuesday, and he savs that the trees representing the original colonies shall be preserved as a histor : landmark in the city. New York may yet be saved from the fate of Sodom snd Gomorrab. One patriotic man has been found iu the great city. The great Austrian millionaire, Maurice Hirsch, lives in true baronial style in his castle on the Danube, in Moravia. ~There is a drawbridge, porteullis and ali the mediweval accessories of 8 once lmpregnavle fortres: Here the baron hunts and shoots to b heurt's content, but he is very fond of h billiard room, which contains every con. ceivable game of chance or skill. Mme. Harsch, who speaks four languages fluertly, 15 & model hostess acd the baron’s hospitality is unbounded. Dr, Sable, the Parisian surgeon who be- came famous sixteen years ago by extracting a fork from & mav's stomach, is & jolly, florid-faced old gentleman, who ranks among the first of his profession in France, Itis a fact of interest that the “manof the fork," #s he became kuown to celebrity in ballads and comic sougs, is still living in Dijon, where he is & contractor for house paint- ing and an individual of fine, stalwart physiqu Bernard McKernan, 8 night watchman of Phoenixville, Penn., was a private 1o Lord Cardigan's immortal regiment that rode Back from the jaws of death, Back from the wouth of hell, at Balaklava. Ho also passed unscathed through the whole Crimean war, and is the proud possassor of Lwo silver medals, one of which was given to him by Queen Victoria, and the other by the sultan of Turkey. “Balaklava,” he say: 'was 8 mistake, a thing to be ashamed of. Nove of us, either ofticers or privates, did more than every sol- dier does-obey. Lord Cardigan sald ‘Charge!' and we charged, aud that's all there was to it. Why don’t’ they drop this nonsense about Balaklava aad talk a!out Inkerman and Alma iostead! They were baty tles and they did some good. What good du Balaklava dof” Upon this ground the old man refused 10 be iterviewed. “I'll show you my medals,"” h id, “'since you've come all the way to Phoeixville to see me, but 1 don’t waul you to write & lot of nousense about my bravery. I wasn't any braver at Balaklava than any other man would have been, and if you say that I was it would make me ashamed.” Mrs, L. R. Patton, kford, I, writes: Ltom parsooai exporieuce I otu ricommend itt's Sarsa) cure for ure blood and general debility.” » STORIES OF FRONTIER LIFE Recolloctions of Times That Tried Men's Oourage and Endurance. CAREER OF A COLFAX COUNTY PIONEER pts in Town and Country— Thrilling Inc Postmaster Wyman and the Delayed Mall—A Great Storm—Jeffor- son County Characters, 1f corn broad and sorghum molassos are luxuries of past experiences of the early sot- tlors along the frontior, the subject of our story can surely testify to their gracious re- lioving qualitios as far back as the sixtieth mark of the then territory of Nebraska, At the point whore the Wood river emp- t1os nto the Platto, on almost its very banks, there lives a venerablo old gentleman, his estimable wife, three sons ana a daughter, constituting the household. This is the homo of John 8. Martin, having made this his home for quite thirty years, Although almost at the four-scoro mark in life, Mr. Martin, when asked for a few sketches from his past oxperiences in pioneor lifo, re sponded in a cheerful and friendly way. Said he: *'I was born in Lancaster osunty, Pennsyivania, May 12, ‘1813, and resided there until the year 1820, when with my par- ents I moved to Stark county, Ohio. Re- turning in 1834, I cast my first vote with tho whig party, In 1836 I cast my ballot for William Honry Hurrison, and in 1340 I again cast my ballot for “Harrison" as president, and this timo he was elected. I was married in 1840 to Miss Rebecca Casky, and made Pennsylvania my home until'the gold craze of 1849 in California, when [ with eight othors and two teams atarted across the country to find my fortuno in the far west, arriving the same year, after passing many daogers and hardships. 1 re- mained in California until the year '51, when took #ail via the Isthmus of Panama, which we crossed on foot, and thence took the waters again for Cuba, remaining in Havana for three duys I took sail by way of Gulfof Mexico for New Orleans for my home in Obio. “In 1850 1 with my wife and soven children started overland with two teams for Ne- brask a and arrived at the present site of Omaha 1n just thirty-nine days. There was but cno brick house thon in the city. Hav- ing arrived in the land of promise, or what has proven such, I settled on Shell creek,five miles east of the present citv of Schuyler, there being no town there at that time. ‘One vear later 1 removed to this farm on which [ now live. ““The old wagon trail was just a few steps south of my door, which was the main line of emigration o all western points. Weere in constant fear of an attack from the In- dians, and at one time packed up our goods, gathered together our stock and left, not stopping till we arrived at Schuyler, remain- ing there until our danger was past, when we roturned to our homes. On June 14, 1869, two of my horses were stolen and taken across the river by the Indians. Two of my hired men crossed over to recoyer them, but, poor fellows, they were both killed. “The tirst criminal trial in the county in which wo live was that of Mat Wortz, tried for the shootiug of one of my neighbors. I was prosecuting attorney. The accused was found guilty, but on account of there being no prison or county jail he was turned loose, that being the decision of Judge Brewer. “In the year1S7l Iwas elected county judge on the republican ticket, serving two vears. Havoserved in thecapacity of super- intendent of county schools, also prosecuting altorney.” When asked in regard to his political career his answer was: “Iam a full mem- ber of the republican church, and am proud to say I have voted for every whig or repub- lican president since the year 1836, and as proot of this statement [ present to you the names of my three little boys, Blaine, Roscoe Conkling and Kdmunds, the ropublican triumvirate.” Old Landmarks of Jefferson County. Rev. Ives Marks of Roynolds, is one ot the most remarkable characters in western his- tory. Ho is noted far and wide for his hon- osty and sincerty and has been most promi- neatiy connected with the hystory, prosperity and growth of Jefferson county. His ad- vantages for education were very meager, but being possessed of indomitavle enerzy guided by a noble spirit, he has been able in his crude way to do much for mankind. Ho was born 1n Connecticut in 1812. Up to 1850 bis lifo was spent in his vative state, Nev: York, Michigan and northern Indiana, when he romoved with his family to lowa. Here ho built a United Brethren college. In 1862 he emigrated to Jefferson county, where he has resided ever since, At Rose' Creek ho built a school bouse which aiso served the purpose of a church for a long time. He has preachod in all parts of Jefferson county and adjoining counties for the past twenty years, In an early day he was county treasurer and it 1s told of him to illustrate bis honesty and unsuspecting disposition that in crossing the unsettled territory between Fairbury and Lincoln, going to the latter place, ho met three or four straogers. He stopped and talked with them and said: “I am Elder Ives Marks of ttho United Brethren church, ana treasurer of Jefferson county, and have $300 in my pocket, going to Lincoln to settle up with tho treasurer. You will go by my farm, so please just stop and tell moter (his wife) you met me, and that I was all right.” When he reached Lincoln he went to the troasurer and laying the money on the counter suid: ‘“Ihere is my sottlement, count it over and see if it is all right. I will come back after doing somo chores up town.” J. B. Maltingly is another oddity and pictur- esque old follow. A good story is told how ho recolved the titie of “Judge.” One of the first stores of Fairbury was broken 1uto one night sod some goods _stolen. The next day there was a crowd_collected discussing the situation when Mr. Maltingly appeared. Some one said, “Hero is Maltingly. He is well versed in such matters. Come, J. B., give us your opinion of this case.” “*Weli, what's up?" said Mattingly. They then related the circumstances and condition of affairs aud onesaid: *'Now, what's your opinion?’ Pausing & moment in thoughtful meditation, he answered knowingly: *1 think it's a d——n clear case of burglary.” Since then he has been known as Judge Maltingly. An Incident of '36-7, To the Editor of Tae Bex: Iu the remi- nicences of Nebraska's early days | take it your columas Are open 1o any voe who holds their “ttle clear,” to bolng que of the pion- oers of this thriving state. In the very early days of Omuna when the nearest railrgad terminus was at Des Moiaes, la., when the mails wero brought by stages that forded maony rivers as they came, and Mr. W. W, Wymao held & government commission as posumaster, and there bad been no wail for ten days, there was a ory all through this then little hawmlet (1856 or 57 1 think 1t was) that there was a ten days’ mail lying on the lowa side of the river, because the mail agouts did not dare Lo cross as the ico was expected hourly to break up. Then Mr, Wy- man periled his life in downg what he consid- erea hus duty as postmaster. Ho had a strip out through the ice just wide enough to let a skiff go through on the water, He and some other men who volunteered (am sorry I can- no! me them) went over aud brought the mail ucross. As s00n as the skiff was drawn up on shore the ice came together with a crash. At that time the postofiice ocoupied two rooms in Mr. Wyman's not very large house, sud toere was ton duy's mall which had’ been thoroughly soaked and frozen solid. It wus taken Lo the house aud piled around @ large stove, filod Lo the top with fuel. As fast as & lettor or paper was thawed off it was delivered to whomsoever 1t belonged, as the whole population was there wailing for their mail. Aunother reminiscence is several years later(1565),the 815t of March. The Northwes- tern railrod had reached the opposie side of the river (lowa side) and passengers were ied over ow the ice in omuibuses in win. ter and in & ry boat iu summwmer. among eugers and after wuch oousultation the it was decided the ladies should bo taken over in the 'bu: along side. The traces wero unbitohed ana the horses wot freo. KExoept yoke atend of pole so if the horses went through {* fve the 'ous woula i remain. Tho driver. took hi'seat and lashed bis horses till thelr spasd made their bollios touch the 1ce and they.were brought safely over. W, d the gent! on walk ¢ Trorstadt's FIE Aufialo Hant. In 1963 Bierstadt, oW his return from his travels in California, stopped at Oak Grove, 1 Nuckolls county, Neb, for rest and re. creation, He desirofl to soe an enraged buffalo so he could Hetter paint the picture of one. Starting out 1n company with several hunters of notable reputo, they soon found the buffalo, succeeded in getting a large bull soparated from tho rest, whon they shot at him, aftor tho artist had seated himself for the purpose of sketching him. The bull not being very ferocious, Bierstadt desired to have him wounded again. One man stood rendy to make a fatal shot shouid it become necessary. Infuriatod -vith pain and bleed- ing at the nostrils, he mado for his assailant, but peroniving tho artist he turned toward him. Bierstadt dropping his work took to his hoels, Tho bull strick the temporary table, strewing the artist's utensils far and wide, but did uot cbheck his speed towards the fleeing artist. His friends seeing the artist's danger, fired ana killed tho raging brate, When Bierstadt had gainod sufficiont breath to spoak hosaid: ‘‘Fhat's enough no more buffalo for me.” Bierstadt paiated the picture of an enraged buffalo which has nover been surpassed yot, and 1s still used in geographies to picturs tho American bison for the benefit of our boys and girls. The Great Storm, In discussing weather subjects an old- timer related the following incident of a groat storm: On Sunday, April 13, 1873, there commenced one of tho most terriblo storms ever known in this state. Tho early spring nhad been warm snd vegetation had started rapidly. On the above date thero came up a severe thunder storm accompanied by @ heavy wind, Aftera while the tem- porature began to fall rapidly, the rain changed to snow, and then began in earnest one of the most terrible of snow storms ever known on the western prairies, lasting threo days, The storm was so blinding that it was certain death for any one to venture a fow rods from the house. So heavy was tho snow/all and so violent the wind that arifts formod from ton to twenty feot high and packed so compactly that they did not melt away for several weeks. Iu this stormgreat damage was done to trees. Both fruit and forest troes were so badly injured that great numbers died. A great many cattle perished. One man lost seventy-four, another lost 100, and many lost all or nearly all of their stock. Dead birds were overywhere found, and the bodies of a great many deer and othor wild animals were found scattered over the prairie, ——— DeWitt's Sarsaparilla cleanses the blood, increasestho appetite and tones up tho sys- tem. It has bonefitted many people who have sufferad from blood disorders. Itwil heipyou. s THAT EASTER BONNET. She used an_artificial flowor with rauch of pomp and fuss, A pieco of straw, & bird’s wing, a bit of rav- oled truss; d She added then a yard of strin, a veivet- covered Krot. 5 "The whole an Kastex’ Honnet was intended for, I wot. But wheu it was comploted the result was rathor tame, For in her strong excitement sho had quite left out tho frame, Lacey effocts 1 straw hats will be worn. The military feather will be used on both hats ana toques. ‘The strings on largé hiats must be at least two inches wide. i The open crowned hats appear in a variety of styles and are very stylish. Lice is seen on the majority of hats, boing disposed in rosettes, casoades, frills and other devices. The use of yellow, pale biue, light amber and pale gresn satin ribbon in full bows wil look well on these hats. Shaded velvet ribbon is fancied for the pert little bows that are worn on the front of bon- nets and little hats. For a large hat a large veil is required and it is wisestin buying one to get a fuill yard 10 dcape about your chapeau. A jewel trimming which gives light offects of color, and having tints which harmonize with spring colors, is seen on varied togues. The heavy veils of crepe, or of nun's veil- ing, may only be worn with the plain, close crepe bonnet, and would be quite out of keeping if worn with any other sort. Sl e A Close Call, or. J. P, Blaize, an extensive real estate dealer in this city, uarrowly escaped one of the severest attacks of pnoumonia while in the northern part of the state during the ro- cent blizzard. Mr. Blaize had occasion to urive several miles duriug the storm and was 80 thoroughly chilled that he was unable to get warm, and insido of an hour after his re- turn he was threatened with a severe case of pneumonis, or long fever. Mr. Blaize sent to the nearest drug store aud got a bottie of Chamberlain’s Cough Remedy, of which he had often neard, aud took a number of large doses. He says the effect was wonderful and thet in a short time he was oroathing quite easily. He kept ou taking the medicine and the next day was able to come to Des Moines. Mr. Biaize regards his cure as sim- ply wonderful, and says he will never travel agaiu without a bottle of Chamberlain's Cough Remedy.—Tho (Des Moines. lowa) Saturday Review. 25 and 50 cent bottles for sale by druggists. . The latest railway bulletin from the Thomson-Houston company shows the toral number of its roads in operation and under coutract as 222, and the total number of cars for roads in operation and under contract as 4.310, with a total of 2,627 miles of track alreaay laid. Another sourco of information givos fourteen out of the sixteen cities in tho United States having over- 200,000 inhab- 8 Warner's Ship Yard " THE ORIGIN AL |OF THE| | PRE s T3 13 ThE MannATTAN ATHLETIC C. RO 1A AALTIVE MEMBER O ) Lo, PRS3 on MADAM " itants as being equinped with_electric roads and 971; per cent of tho cities having be- tween 50,000 and 200,000 inhabitants. DeWitv'sSarsaparitia 1s roliabie. ittt BLASTS FROM RAM'S HORN. Thinking wins more battles than money. Tho spurs of a rooster give emphasis to his crow. Faith and works are twins quarrel and fight. . There are many people who mistako trouble for religion. A joy in the heart is sure to write i1ts name upon the face. When you quit smoking, macches in your pocket. There arc men who help the world the most when thoy go out of it. Prosperity 1s one of the best recruiting sergeants in the devii's army. You heve found out who 8 man is when you have found out what he loves. You can’t always tell how big the prayer meeting is by the size of the church steeple. As long as & mau puts all the big apples on tho top of the measure heneeds more roli- Rion, 1f your religion is only visible on the Sab- bath it will never make your next door neigh- bor want o quit his meanness. The world needs more of the kind of re- ligion that will make a wan think more of the souls of his neighbors thau he does of his own stomach, There are two kinds of unhappy people in the world. Those who are sad bocause they are not known, and those who ara miserabie because they are known too wall. e *‘Late to bed and early to rise will shorten the road (0o your homein the skies.” But early to bed and a “Little Barly Riser,” the pill that makes life longer and better and wiser. who never stop carrying e~ A fleld almost wholly undeveloped scems to be that covering the introduction of elec- tric heating devicesin places where com- aratively small amounts of heat are needed. Wherever fire cannot be conveniently han- dled, or where a uniform source of heat that can be readily controlled is needed, such dej vices oughtto find a ready sale. Their com- parative economy would seem to be pretty well tested by the fact that they have al- ready been adopted by many of the _proprie- tors of the so-called *'sweat shops'” for use in connection with flatirons or pressing cloth- ing. Leon M. Vingent Lininger Art Gallery APRIL 27, 28, 29, 30, under the auspicos of THE CLEOFAN. COURSE TICKETS 31.50. SINGLE TICKETS 50C, For sale by Chase and Eddy. AND WONDERLAND eravp oPERA HousE. Corner 15th Street EDEN MUSEE CO..... ............ a Week Comn;nT:ing Monda‘,y. April 1lth. ‘CURIO PARLORS, and Capltol A venu .LTS:EES GRAND THEATRE 8ig: Doddretti fhe Modern Samson. Lia Bellg Minnis, And her Trained 'Albino Dog Lilly. Carl Muller's Panoramic Views, Scenes iu France and Spain. Second and Last Wéek of the 1llusion, L’AMPHITRIE, Pt Angel of the Air. Brouiltard's Wax Groups, COUPID AT WORK AND THE GUILLOTINE. Mazie, the Egyptian Fortune ™ Teller. General Admission, - - 10c. Chairs 10¢} Open Daily 1 to 10 P. M. 4—Performa-ces Daily. At 2:30, 4:15, 8 and 9:30 P, M 5 The Royal Quartstte. The Johnson Trio THE MILTONS, JAMES DREW, Irish Comedian. | 3 -The Bs - 3 Introducing the Innocent Kid. | Sweden A;fl:"‘lca GRAND | Benmark gouand | INTERNATIONAL | Bepemia TUG OX W X IR Commeuncing April 19th, at Exposition Hall. Championship of Nebraska. Boyd s THE POWER Seventeenth and Harney Streets. Nights. Saturday Matinee Thursday, Friday and Saturday, April 14, 15, 16. AMERICAN DRAMA. FOLL OF DEEP ' HUMAN INTEREST, -~ SPARKLING COMEDY, onpamsgee - THRILLING SITUATIONS 150 NIGHTS AT THE STAR THEATER, NEW YORK, TO PACKED HOUSES TO SEE THIS GREAT PRODUCTION. v o Bark «Mary Val SALE OF RESERVED SEATS Opens Wednesday, Pricos - Parquet parguet eirelo e and oo gallery pricesse tnl NEW BOYD ,S THEATRE Szventeenth and Harney Streets. THIS (SUNDAY) EVENING, APRIL 10. Special Engagement of the Comedian STUART ROBSON!! AND COMPANY OF PLAYERS. Under the Direction of W, R. HAYDEN, Presenting Bronson Howard’s Greatest Comedy Success, THE HERNRIETTA ROBSON as “BERTIE THE LAMB.” JToNiGiT oNLY | S—Parquet, $1.50; parquet circle, $1.00 and 81.50; balcony, 75¢ and Box office open all day Sunduy. PRICE 81.00; gallery, 25c. FARNAM ST. THAETRE POPULHR PRICES Pive Nights, Twfirfifléti’naes; Commencing Sunday Mat., April 10. EDNA MAY AND CECIL SPOONER A Fight for a Million New and Original in Plot. Artistic and Pleasing Specialties. Realistic Scenic Effects. R Gomedy Drama Founded on Fact Under Management of B, S, SPOONER. FARNAM ST. THEATE, Pop”ul’a'ri Prices. TWO NIGHTS ONLY. Friday and Saturday, April 15 and 16. Matinee Saturday at OP. M. America’s Favorite Organization, AL. G- FIBELD & GCO’S FAMOUS AMERICAN MITSTREIS. The Biggest and Best. “GARDEN HOSE. THE BEST HOSE MM]E IS THE SEAMLESS “F'S" BnA" 97 0 weLL TUBE KNOWa: IT WILLOUTWEAR ALL OTHENS a1d STAND AW Y PRESSURE | " GUARANTEED %%, and 12, PLEASED FOOT OTHAR WILL BE ‘THE PLACE 10 BUY ATRETAIL OMAHA RUBBER CO,, 15620 Farnam St., Cor. 18th,