Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, August 14, 1893, Page 5

£ ( A clean-up of about $100 per ton ANKING OUT THE YELLOW Lively Hustle for Gold in All Sections of the West. SUBSTANTIAL INCREASE IN THE OUTPUT Developmonts at Varlous Polats Promise Meturns Burpassing the Record of Recent Yenrs—A Glance wt Placors and Prospects, The paralysis of the silver mining industry, 1n consequence of the low price, has created & lively hunt for gold-bearing mineral throughout the west. Not only are placers abandored for richer prospects in former years being reworked, but there is vigor- ous prospocting for gold going on in ail directions. The result 18 already apparent n the output, and it is not improbable that the stump in silver, oven though temporary, ‘will prove a blessing in disguise. Developments'in the Bald mountain placers near Shoridan, Wyo., are veiled fof some unknown reason, but the fac’ that the lead- ing company, the Fortunatus, is making ex- tensive improvoments is looked upon as proof of pay dirt. For over twelve months active development work has been going on and uone of the different parties interested have been so tircless in their work as the representatives of the Fortimatus company, but for some reason not heretofore under- #Lood, this latter company has persistently rofused to make known the result of tho work done by its amalgamator, except in & report published the first of the year an nouncing that the ground ran in value of § per cubic yard. A Sure Thing. Of late certain people interested in the Bald mountain district have by on the ground > ox]ross purpose-of discovering what people were really doing. It is well known that the company is at present putiing in the second amalgamator ata cost of over $30.000, and the initiated know that some unannounced result was responsible for the haste ang quietness with which the second machine was attempted to e put in Among others at Bald mountain are two old and experienced miners, and_ theso men have made it their particular business to watch matters very closely in the imme- diate neighborhood of the Bucyrus amalga- mator. ““Why,” said one of them toa correspond- ent, “I'am as confident of Bald mountain’s alth us Tam that T am living and, while the results reachied by the Fortunatus company are richer than any one had good Teasous (0 bope for, tho coppany has held the good news back for the simple reason it bad nothing to lose and everything gain in so doing. It made an eight- ¢ run recently and the clean-up showed be. 120 and 150 ounces of geld, and it must be understood that only surface ground has been worked, bedrock never having been struck in the camp up _to the present time. The cxperience of all men at Bald mountain has been that the deoper down that you go the coarser and moro the gold. What the result will be, therefore, when the amalgamator gets to working on bedrock would be nard to con- jecture, so far as great wealth is concerved, but I am positive, and my opinion is shared by many practical miners, that Bald moun- tain is destined to develop into the richest camp discovered in the Urited Statesin years." The Fortunatus company will not_talk for publication. and rumors of a great strike are scemingly well founded. Incrensed Output. Reports received at Washington show a substantial increaso in the deposits of gold At mints_and assay offices during the first six months of the year, amounting to $1,200,- D00 more than during the correspond- ing period of 1892, It is belioved that the increase for the year will be at loast £.000,000. The gold product of Tnited States for the calendar year 1591 175,000, and for 1892 33,000 000, so that the increase is likely to reach 8 per sent or even more. It is believed at the Treasury department that the production of ¥old in other parts of the world will also show un_increase. Figures have already come to hund of the product of the Wit- watersrandt district of South Africa which indicate that the steady ingreaso of produc- tion there has not been suspended during the present year. The largest product upto 1803 was in December, 1 when the amount mined was 117,748 ounces, repre- wenting a value of over $£2300,000. There was o slight dec from tnis figure during the winter months,” buy the production in every case was larger than in the same months of 1502, and the figures for June huve reached ounces, repre- senting o value of about 000, Product This Year, “The production for the first six months of the year has already reached 665,071 ounces, representing & value of more than 813,000,000, and promisiug an output for the year of at least £26,000,000. The estimate of last year's production made by Director Lecch was $20,- 709,500, and his estimate of the production of tho world was $130,516,000, an increase of 10,000,000 over the production of 1891, It would appear thatif there are no losses in other gold countries the production for this year will rise 1o ab loust £140,000.000. Tho Ppresent situntion is thougho likely Lo stimu- lute the production of gold, und it §s beliovea that gold may yet be discovered in unex- plowed sections of the Andes or of South Africa. scports from Idaho show that the ex- periment of reopening abandoned gold mines is achieving wonderful succes been mado from nine tons of ore ilinois wine, in Gambrinus district, says the Idavo Statesman. This is one of the mines that was worked in the early history of this place, but abandoned by the company that origivally orected the mill to worlk it Yor many years it lmd idle. In fact. it was only relocated a fow years ago. Three or four years ago & crushing was made that yielded &35 por ton in free gold. [n resuming Work the owners found a new vein from eighty to 100 feet in widthof ore that will mill from 10 1o #100 per ton in free goid. The most procious motal can bo seen in ull of the ok, and, although developed to the depth of only forty feet, thoy certainly have one of the greatcst of the gold mines of the country. ) tedge is vraceable for a long distance. Te the depth o which the mine is developed there is enough ore 40 keep the five stump mills running for the next two Jother section of Idaho the Mur- ray Sun reports that the bank in that ity vecently puschased a lot of handsome nug- gets from claims on aglo crock. These nuggets are not qu lurge as those brought dows from ast Eagle some years wgo, but they would cause a stampede in any country. ‘The largest piece weizhs about $100, but the others range from #40 0 #1 With tho exception of tho large p fow weighing an ounce or so, the collection indientes hanvy wash, as 0oy are smooth T'he lot is worth §4b0. Colorado's Gold. Even in Colorado, where silver has beea such & waivstay. the richness of the high. grade streak in Cripple Croek has _aroused enthusiasm. (noue wine, u fow days ago, oue of the lessces panned forty pounds of this ore in two hours, and secured u rotort of pure gold worth §100. The quartz was not pulverized, und the tailings coutained as much gold us was contained in the retort, makipg the value of the ore about §5 per und, or £0.000 per ton. In addition to this high-grade streak, thero is two foet of ore in the voin which, with a litle assorting, will xun from 50 Lo §100 per ton. From Arizona also the tendency to re- new attention to gold ming is reported The Phomix ZoLle says: ‘b al Colo- vado mining men have arvived in Phmnix Auring the last fow days. They say Colo- rado is enthusiastic over the gold mines of Arizona, and hundreds of them will be here this fall. A Colorado man started the excitement when he purchased the Superstition mine. Out of this mine he took $28000 before the bond for $20.000 ‘was due, and he expects to take out wmore than that overy month when his mill 18 completed. Besides this output of gold in Maricops county, the Vulture is turn- fug out » large amount of the yellow metal every month. ¥rom the Union wine we get about $,000 wouthly, and from other wines about $3,000. This, toe, from surface development work. When they get the mines fairly opened up the resuit will be something handsom The Tucson mining man says tho great gold lodes of Mexico and Harqua Hala are the same, and that they run through Pima county in equal richness. Hoe shows fine gold rock said to wome from the lode in Pima county. The Yuma Sentinel roports that 1a a placer claim st Carga Muchacho, at a distance of twelve miles from Yuma, two well known miners, with the help of one man, recently got §953 in coarse gold in ten days. One nugget wolghed $42.90. They have béen working on the claim since January, sinking a shaft to the bedrock at a depth of forty feet. Most of the gold is found along the bed- rock, yet it is found most anywhere in the soil. The big nugget was found five feet above the pay streak. It is thought there must be some very rich ledges somewhere in the vietnity from which the gold in these rich deposits has come. Oalifoyglas Ontput. In California the sudden growth in new enterprises for gold minjug is most marked. After a lapse of more than twenty-five years the Osborn Hill, at Grass Valley, has re- eumed operations. The Good Hope mine on Albion Hill, in Yuba eounty, has been re- opened. The assays at the fortieth foot proved the ledge bearing $21.30 to the ton. The hundredth foot shows even botter, The ledge is well defined, extending from the surfece with a light' southward slant at about an angle of fiftcen degrees. It varies in width from eight 1o twenty inches. All who have investigated the mine express their opinion that the Good Hope will create quite a furor in this vicinity, as no less than & dozen quartz claims are held, awaiting the results of its operstions. The Odin gravel mino at Novada City is looking well. The ciean-up for seven days run amounted to #1,400, and the Nevada City Transcript savs of the Mayflower mine that “every rich rock is being taken out, and the indications are that the mine will soon be one of the regular dividend-payers of this district.” The San Francisco Bulietin says: Rich quartz discoveries have been made at the head of the Shasta river, about seven miles west of Igerna. Two owners have a ledge nearly two feet in width, which prospects well, showing goid to the naked eye and as- saying over 8600 {o the ton. If this discovery should causo the development of other ledges in that section a rich mining camp may be the result, as there is an abundance of water at hand for running mills and wash- ing purposes. This locality is on the divid- e rango between the Shasta and Trinity rivers, whore the Sacramento, Scott, Trinity and Shasta rivers originate from extensive springs. ‘The Bald Hill diggings, recently discavered about six miles from Crescent City, Del Novte county, have proved both extensive and rich. The miners now there are preparing to work on a grand scale in sinking shafts and building flumes. Nebraska Falrs. Dates for fairs in Nebraska havo been sat as follows: Omaha Fair—September 5 to 8, State Fair—Lincoln, September 8 to 15, Adams County—Hastings, September 5 T, Antelope—Neligh, September 20 to 22, Sptember 20 to 22, d—Butte, September 27 to Brown—Long Pine, September 25 to Buffalo September 19 to 22, Burt—Tekamah, September 20 to 32 Butler—David City, September 19 to 23, Ced: i to 98, ber 1. Colfax—Schuyler, September 4 to 7. Custer—Broken Bow, October 3 to 6. Callaway District—Callaway, Septomber 26 to 20. Cuming—West Point, September 27 to 30. Daw Chadron, September 20 to 23, Deuel—Big Springs, October 540 7. Dixon- Ponca, Sef Dodgo—Fremont. eptember 18 to 21 Fillmoro—Gene: september 19 to 22, Hall—Grand Island, September 25 to 29, Hamilton—Aurora, September 5 to 8. Harlan—Stamford, September 27 to 29. cock—Culbertson, September 10 to 22. O'Neill, October 5 to 7. Jefferson—Fairbury, September 27 to 29, poohson—Tecumseh, August ) to Sepiom- rl. Knox ~Creighton, September 5 to 7. Lancaster—Lincaln, September § to 15, Madison—Madison, Septomber 19 to 22. Nemaha—Auburn, September 26 to 20, o Nuckolls—Nelson, August. 20 to- Soptem- Pawace—Pawnce City, September5 to 9. Perkins —Maarid September 22 to 23. Platte—Humphroy, September 25 to 27, Platte—Columbus, September 27 to 20. Polk—Osceola, September 5 to 8. Red Willow—Indianola, September 5 to 9. Republican Valley District—August 22 0 24. Tichardson—Falls City, September 5 to 8, Rarpy—-Papillion, September 20 to 22. Saunders—Wahoo, September 19 to 22, Sneridan—Rushville, September 26 to 28, Seward—Seward, September 20 to 29, tanton—Stanton, Octover 3 to 6. Shayer—Hebron, September 27 to 80. York—York, Scptember 19 1o 22. WashingtonBlair, September 18 to 2L Wayne—Wayne, September 20 to 22, Nebraskn and Nebraskas The B. & M. continues to make improve- ments in its plant at Plattsmoutb. Leonard Boge, an old resident of Geneva, died at his home very suddenly last week. The constructios of a 5,000 bridge across the Republican river has been begun at Oxford. Sixty teachers are in attendanco at tho Furnas county institute, now in session at Oxford. There were $40906.14 received from brasks City school board licenses by the the last fiscal year. The new survey of the northern boundary of Nebraska may bring the town of Fairfax, S. 1., into this state. A vicous Jersey bull attacked a vaiuable horse belonging to C. G. Dorsey of Beatrice and gored the animal to death, Mrs. Littlefleld, the artist, who has a neat bit of work in the Nebraska puilding at the World’s fair, is a resident of Syracuse and not of Palmyra, as has been published. The Nebraska City Nows says the recent rain was of great value to the farmers and means that Otoe county will have one of the Iargest crops of corn that it has ever had. 1t is said that a petition for the pardon of Mrs. Auna Mason, convicted and sentenced for the murder of D. S, Cole, is being circu- lated at Hastiugs and is beng generally signed. Colonel Richard Lee, who herded sheep in fremont when there was only one house in the town, has struck u rich vein of ore in the Black Hills ich promises to make him a millionaire, Miss Grace Wells, a most estimable young lady of Stanton, become insane from overstudy, and, upon the advice of physi- cians, will be placed 1 the Norfolk hos- pital for treatment. HOwiug to the stringency of the times,” a candidate for oftice can now have the fact nounced in the Hardy Herald for $2.50, a reduction of one-half the regular rates. This ought to increase the crop Bill Jones bas been held for trial at Rashs villo for stewliug horses. Duriug his ex- mination it wus discovered that while in jail Jones had been making nles to pick the lock and saw the bars. The files were pro- duced. “I'he second annual hopper's Picnic vienic of the Wood- ociation of the Fourth ngressional district, will be held at M Cool Junction, August 24. are being made for a grand Woodman cele- bration. ‘he troubles of Rev. J. G. Smith and wife, which culminated in a stormy scene b the pair at Fremont some time ago, ) been further complicated by the application of Mrs, Swith for a divoree from ber hus. band, who is now preaching in Wisconsin. The residence of Fred Borcherding, uear Dunbar, was struck by lightning, but only slightly damaged, the other ovening, Light- uing seems to be'on Fred's trail, for several years ago he had & team killed by the deadly fluid and later a corn crib balouging to him was entirely destroyed by electricity. While E. D. Green was looking for horses on the Niobrara river near Rushville, he wi struck by a bullet fired by unknown parties, ahuttering bis second finger on the left hand. A gang of horse thieves. of which Tarbox, Jeusen Wetherbox are mombers, and who have infested the neighborhood lately, are suspected. An Otoe county man says: “I notice that we have a greal many grasshoppers in this section this year and I have been watching them very closely. 1f they should deposit thelr eggs in this section 1 fear that we will have a great deal of troudle from thew next year. They do ot begin depositing their oggs until the last of this month, but It may be that they will take & notion to migrate before that time and {f they do we may escape the pests. If they do not you can look out for L\Ioulynf;n-nnhnmmn next year here and they will do a great amount of damage, if not destroy the crops entirely.” st AT SUNSRT, The Tragic Finale of a Kentucky Bar Room Brawl, The sun was setting. Colonel Robert Royce sat on the veranda of his ulnlel?' Kentucky mansion, says Frank Leslic’s Monthly, lazily puffing at a strong, cigar, while the shadows cast by the dying sun stretched and lengthened as Old Sol reluctantly sank behind the wooded hills. He was apparentiy ob- livious to his surroundings, and mut- tered an imprecation when a little black boy aroused him from his reverie, “The mail, sah.” He threw away the black cigar and sorted over the handful of letters and pupers, intuitively crushing the duns 'rom various tradespeople and throwing them, Wmopened, in a little heap at tho side of his chair. A frown settled over. the strong countenance and disfigured the clear-cut features. The last of the lot, when reached, pleased the colonel. Its square envelope said plainly that this was not a dun, But his pleasure was motentary. with a hasty movement he ripped open the covering of aletter written ina feminine hand, quite English in its an- gularity. He read the first “foew lines; his face paled, the frown returned. But only a fleeting expression of pain, & deepening of the ¥'m(\s about the eyes and_moutn, gave any hint of the agony«he éndured. The letter was a challenge. “'Oh, Stella, Stellal” he muttered. Aloud he read a portion of the mis- sive\ “My brother cannot fight; the injury ou did him precludes it. I will take {\is place. At half past 4 today, in the clearing in the copse near the road—you know the place. Pistols, if you please.” This picture arose befors his mental vision: A barroom—an 1nsult to his mother from the lips of acad, half drunk —a smashing blow from his powerful, well trained, wiry arm. And beside it there was another picture. It was the portrait of a girl—a neighboring planter’s daughter, the sister of the man he had struck. Tall, slender, proud of the name of Vender gaw and of the traditions of the family; all of the beauty, fire and sp! of the typical southern girl were hers. Why shouldn’t the man who loved her have reason to think her a credit to the Blue- grass state? Both pictures the colonel saw as he tried to think of some way out of the difficulty, the only one that had ever balked him. But time was flying—the colonel never missed an appointment. “Rube.” . massa,” almost instantly. Saddle Remick,” “Yes, massa,” and the old servant of “fo’ de wah, sah,” departed on his er- rand. In {hree minutes the horse was ready, and in another the colonel was on his back. He hesitated. “Rube.” “Yes, massa.” “My pistols—seo that they are loaded.” ‘With the weapons in their leathern case before him he rode away, and Rube looked after him wondering. B i i KL “You are late, Robert.” Her voice was low and calm. e It was a dotermined, never-failing voice. She gave him no time for argument. “My pistols—thank you. They are londed—yes. The other please.” Back to back they paced off twenty paces, and turning, fired. The littlo bow that rested coquettishly against her fairfthroat wasno longer there. The colonel stood erect, his lips a trifle more firmly compressed, his face & shade paler than it had been. His pistol had not played him false. His aim had been true. He was satisfied. A ‘moment _only stood he thus, and then with a little sigh, his control over nerye and muscle was relaxed, and Col- onel Robert Royee was dead. Sho sprang to his side. “Robert!—oh, my Robert! what have Idone? Why, he will not speak—to—" There was a little, gurgling cough, a cry, half stifled, and frothy blood gushed from her lips. A vein, a tiny blood ves- sel in her lungs had burst, and stran- gled, she fell, limp and lifeless, over the body of the man she loved. The sun had set To Cleanse the System Effectually yet gently, when costive or bilious, or when the blood is_impure or slug- gish, to permanently cure habitual consti- pation, to awaken the kidneys and liver to & healthy activity without irritating o - weak- ening thewn, to dispel headaches, colds or fevers use Syrup of Figs. —_—————— ‘WANTED, A LIAR. There Was a Fine Opening for a Man with Lots of Lmagination, . 1 was sitting on & salt barrel on the shady side of the depot while waiting for the train on the other road, when a farmer drove up in his wagon. He went around and talked with the station agent for a few minutes, says the Springfield Union, and then returned to as ‘Stranger, do you want to mako $20,000 as easy as rolling off a log?” o, “Air you a religious man?” “Not exactly.” “Any scruples ag’in lyin’?" “That's according t0 circumstances. State your cuse.” “The case i5 just this: I own 100 acres of land right around here. As it stunds its worth about 38 an acre. Split her up into city lots and each one will bring #50. You can fizure on 1,000 an acre,” “But this is no site for a eity!” I pro- tested. “Thar's whar the lyin’ will come in. T should calkerlate on your makin' the site.” “There's no fuel, no water, no agricul- ture." “Got to lie about 'em!” “You've got to have natural advan- tagos to make a city.” More lyin’." “You've simply got a railroad junc tion, one house und 100 acres of migh noor land to start on,” I said, as I looked around on the lonesome prospect. “Thar's whar the lyin' will come in,” he answered. “'I've known twenty towns out here to start on a heap less. Is it a bargain or no? You do the lyin’ and the advertisin’ and I do the sellin’ and in a year we'll clear up a carload of money. Best chance in the world fur a risin’ young man, Knocks a silver mine all holler.” ’ —1I'm afraid I couldn't accept your al proposition.” 'All right: no harm done. I'm lookin® fura liar. He's got to ho a good one. As o seemed to be outof a job and dead roke I thought I'd tackle you. All the same, however, I'll hit the right man in- side of a week and he'll make his fortune here. Best of schools, plenty of churehes, 8ix railroads, rich eountry, future Chi cago, ten factories, cultivated societ, purest of water, public parks, come with & rush, sold again! If you happen to meet a liar send him down! p e For steady nerves and good sicep use Bromo-Seltzer. Conlains no Anti-Pyrine 1THE OMAHA DAILY BEE: IS CHIEFEST OF THEM ALL . 1y One of the Gr-m: Attractions at the World's Fait Grounds. RELIC THAT AMERICANS MOST ADORE —tiu Crowds Gather About fhe O1d and Now Silent Liberty Bel rtfelt Hom- age from a Maliitade—Notes of the Edpossition. Cuicaco, Aug. 18.—[Special to Tar Bee.] —In the Manufactures building at the fair Tiffany exhibits a solitaire dlamond valued at $100,000. 1n the same building are a Spanish vase worth #40,000, a bronze and erystal chandelier marked $10,000, a piece of petrified wood about three inches squara portraying a marine scene, which is for sale at §1,000; an Italian mirror witha frame of glass mosaic, valued ats §750; a small, low, carved mahogany chatr, which is buyable at #0600, and under the spme broad roof are in- numerable almost priceless articles. In the government building is collected a storehouse full of treasures, every one of which contains a mine of historical or scien- tific wealth. Each individual building bas its quota of rare and valuable articles from all over the world. A to Patkiotism. But there is one exhibit on the grounds which probably has more potent drawing power and more attraction for the American public than any or all of the above named articles combined. Tt is not much to look at. Only a piece of time-worn, rusty, cracked metal, suspended on a rude wooden frame in the modest rotunda of the Pennsylvania state’ building. It Is not incrusted with jewels, neither is it carved nor mosaiced. Altlfough mute forever—never a sound is- sues from it, it constantly and eloquently repeats an always new story, dear to the hearts of the sons and daughters of America. It is the old libarty bell. The oynic or philosopher who believes that patriotism is dying out or disappears with a broader edu- cation, would learn s very instructive and wholesome lesson by stauding for an hour by the old bell. He would find at all hours of the day crowds collected around the old bat- tered relic. He would see a patriotic enthu- siasm manifested by all classes and condi- tions of people in regard to tho bell, which would convince him that there was a flaw in his theory, so far as American people are concerned. Old men and women, to whom it has evi- dently been a painful éffort to walk to the Pennsylvania building, seem to forget themw years and infirmities fs they totter up the steps and finally get sight of the old bell which rangout the notesof freedom for their ancestors. The emotions which this sight produces on these older people 18 some- times quite pathetic. It is curious to note the generally expressed wish to touch the seemingly sacred relic. Aged and wrinkled and in many cases toil stained hanas, are timidly extended and reverently laid on the rusty metal. The faces of some light up with a benignant smile, and they can hardly ind words to express their gratification, Others just gaze upon the old relic until their eyes fill with tears and they turn silently away as il the subjoct whs too sacred to adwit words of commeni. Moved to Tears. The other day a white-haired, delicate lady was seen to alight'froma carriage and leaning on tho arm of.an attendant sho slowly ana painfully toiled up the stairs and through the rotunda to where the bell stands. As she caught'sight of it she leaned heavily on her attendant for a moment, then bent slowly forward until the trembling lips touched the discolored metal where they rested for an instant, silenitly and revereatly. Then placing a thin, aged hand over her face she turned away without having uttered a word. ‘Who can! tell what memiories the sight of this old bell invokes—memories: of personal sacrifices of friends or relatives who stood up for the republic in the dark days when she was battling forfreedom? When it is remembered that there are mauy living to- day who knew and talked to the veterans of that early struggle, it does not seem strange after all thatthe old bell should awaken tender and patriotic emotions in these older American citizens. Young America 1s not lacking in patriotic enthusiasm and appre- ciation of the hallowed deeds of valor and heroism with which this relic is associated, as is evidenced by the enthusiastic crowds of young women and men to be scen congre- gated around the bell at all hours of the day. There is not wanting the amusing features with which such an exhibition is always at- tnded. There are always present the peo- ple who have the faculty of getting fucts and dates mixed. For instance, & young miss, escorted by a russet-shoed, white-pan- talooned, Ferris wheel-straw-hatted young man, walked up to the bell the other day and 'exclaimed: “The Liberty bell. Oh, yes, that's the bell the Angelus was painted about, ain't it?” *'Yes, that's it,” remarked the young man with tho escorting proclivi- ties” Then there is tho inevitable bore, of course, who knows all about it and is de- termined to enlighten every one else, and usually his information is all wrong and misleading. There are people who know all about how the erack in the side of the bell was made, and want to tell everybody about it, and the less troublesome ones, who didn’t know the bell was cracked, but would like to know all about it. How 1t Happened. One ancient disciple of Ananias corraled one of the big Philadelphia policemen who guard the pell and poured into his ear the following rare account ot how the bell was fractured: “The way it happened was like this,” hesaid. “The man who wasringing the bell 'on the day independence was proclaimed got very much excited and thought the bell was not ringing loudly enpugh, so he just grabbed up a sledge bammer which he had prepared for the purpose and struck the bell a powerful blow to make it ring louder. That blow cracked the bell.” The officer smiled incredulously, the an- cient romancer saw the smile and grew en- thusiastic in asserting his story. “Why, my grandfather was there and saw the man strike the bell. "The big policeman simply handed to him a small pamphlet which tells all about vhe bell, and said: ~Read that.” About three-fourths of the people who n- spect the bell and have something to say on the subject have a different theory as to the origin of the rupture. A venerable granger looked regretfully at the crack and szid to the little woman at his side: “I'm told they fetched the bell, here from Phila- delphia.” I reckon it gat, busted on the cars. You know how they yauked our trunk lid off, Sary.” Then, niter another “pitying look at” the bell, heeentinued, “It's too durned bad.” The truestory of the rupture of the bell is infinitely more interesting than any of the ingenious romauces woven around the eircumstanc The, last time the bell Wus rupg was on the occasion of the funeral ceremonies of Chief Juskige John Marshall, the last of the illustriowsmen who haa taken active part in the evgids of history with which the old bell is soelosely asseciated, and who died in Philadelphia July 6, 1835, ‘While slowly tolling on,,4his memorable oc- casion the bell, “withquy further violence, parted through its great side and was silent henceforth, forever." ., Grand Iatorndtional Ball, The grand internatfbhal ball so talked of will be given’ natatorium on Midway jlfisauce lately va- cated by Pugilist CorBétt. 1t will be an event of uncommon splendor, Director Gen- eral Dayis will lead the grand mareh with which the ball will be opened. In his wake will follow Colonel B. Krox, president of the Internatioual Costyme company, aceom- panied by his prize fomale beauly. In puirs, representatives of the different na- tions of the earth will pass in review. Many of the foreign exhibitors wall be present The various commissioners will head the represeutatives of their particular natious. After the grand march the dancers may dance with each other, that is, Director General Davis will then be at liberty 1o invite a Zulu, Amazon or a ‘Yurkish dance du ventre girl L0 trip with him the light fau- astic through the measures of the airy waltz, wsad Mrs. Potter Palmer may with propriety sccept the possioly unpol- ished, but probably earnest solicitatious of the donkey boy of Cairo street 10 do thegallop with him.” The orchestra will number sixty picces and the various airs of different long ugust 16 in the MONDAY, AUGUST 14, 184 nations will b played on American instru. ments, Each nation will have one man to actas policoman, whoso duty it will be to keop all in order. The dance will bo fol- lowed by a banquet of nations. In adjoining rooms will be tables spread after tho styie of each country and the food will be prepared by native cooks. Let us prayerfully hope that for that one particular evening at least, the Turkish dance du ventre girls will dance with their feot, that the South Sea islanders may attira themselves in somothing more than a girdle and frown, that the swarthy sons of Italy and Spain may vot deom the flash of the stiletto or poniard necessary to the proper execution of the terpsichorean measures, that old King Bull of Lapland may be induced to dispenso with his pere- nnial “jag" and lenasthe lustre of his pre: euco to the concourse and that they ma: collectively, oat with forks at the banquet. Mr. Thomas and His Resignation. Mr. Theodore Thomas has once more re- signed the position of musical director at the fair. The eminent musician and the com. missioners have been Indulging in a game of Cross-purposes in this resignation, busines When the commissioners wistied Mr. Thomas to resign Mr. Thomas would not resign. Now that Mr. Thomas wishes to resign the commissionors do not_want him to resig However, the resignation has boen accepte When Mr. Thomas exits high class m stops, and, it is to be hoped. high class aries also. Tintmabulating the kettle drum at $12.50 per tintinab probably fills the Teutonic soul of Mr. Loowes with harmony —and incidentally, his pocket with lucre, Tootleing tho = tuba at $10.83 per tootle must fmpress Mr. Hol- lebarg as being botter than working on tho road and is almost as desirablo as the posi- tion held by Mr, Katsch, who has agreed to thump an occasional note from tho big bass drum at §0.16 per thump _ "t is all very well for the dulcot strains of “opus quadrages- sima’ to go floating up the tiers of empty blenching boards, while the long-haired sons of harmony writhe in musical ecstasy—and then draw their pay. Theso things are all right in their proper places. which are at the New York or Worcester musical festival, and not among the diverse and hurrying throng of Jackson park. There is more neod of entertainment for the masses than a musical oxhibit—at the price and in the prosent state of World's fair finances. At the Nebraskn State Bullding. Registered at Nebraska state building: From Omaha—W. T. Bonner, H. J. Winter- field, Mary Smith, Frank Johnson, Grace Tiedale, Elizabeth A. Bowen, Atta W. Bowen, Sadie H. Bowen, . G. Hills, Mrs. Frank darretty snd daughter, J. H Evans, J. M. mith, H. . De Bolt, F. K. Johnson, J. Ha thorn, J. 'A. Donneelcon, Harriott S. Eddy, Miss Kate McCormick, ‘George McCormick, Charles Engelhard, 3. H. Duncan. M. B! Schroth, Emma Woodford, J. RRichard, Susie Campbell, Mrs. I'. W. Lee, M. N. Baldrego, H. H. Bald ‘Ihomas Tiloy, William M. Wilson and wife, Charles V. Miles, I, D. Wilson, James W.' Carr, G. dohnson, . M. Shissler and wife, Ida Brown, k. H. Culver, Zaydah K. Warner, J. W. Coburn ana family, C.A. Vowinicel, Mrs. E. H. Duncan, W. ¥ Negoll, John Blaksley, Jonn A. Prinson, Mrs. H. Flanagan, Annie Heatey, Minnie Grant, Maggie Carroll, William C. Wakeley, J.P. Palmer, Robert Shiclds, Nate Elliott, John I MacDonald, W. B.Lower, K. R Ratch, R. W. Moor, H.Fred Disque, C- Dean, Henry W. Black, 15 1. Patten, F. Henry Spencer, J. W. Craig, Blanche Craig, Howard Craig, Margaret Craig, Lizzie Craig, S. A. Walker, L. A. Garner, wife and son, J. Goldsmith, William H. Redick ard wife, Marguerite Ponder, William Ponder, J. T. Bdling, Sam Jacobs, Mr.and Mrs. J. J. Woodland, Frank H. L. Woodland, Annette L. Smiley, Otto J. Bauman, J. F. Vickers, _ Billy McGuirk, = Ed- win Halpin, Howard M. Engeiman, Jessic Byrne, Irene C. Byrne, F. B, Harris, Emma G. Lytle, Mrs, John W. Lytlo, Mrs! Edward Lytle, Grant Cullimore, Phil Wind- heim, John Conrad, W. C. Urlan, Mrs. Kate M. Bradley,Mrs. Agnes M. Bradloy, J. C. Viz- zard, J. H. Kastman, H. F. Siefkin, L, Clark, E. H. Hill, W. V. Irwin, Mrs. Franklin B! Hussey, S. A. Ferguson and wifo, Rev. George . limblem, Mark A. Comet, Graco A. Garrett, Jeannette McDonald, Frank Brown, Mrs. J. Will Green,J. W. Greon, Alice G. Alexander, Ada E. Alexander, Mrs. L. A. Richards,A. M. Colaneri, James E. Pat- ton and wife, H. L. Day, C. F. Wilson, F. O. Nowlean, J. W. Newlean, L. F. Gernhardt, 0. J. Bauman, Frank Vickers, Miss S. Hanna, P. B. Myers, Charles Youse. pASC R W A PEACEFUL BSETTLEMENT. Difference of Opinion Between the Fat nd the Thin Ma “Whew!” said the fat mau, as he mopped the perspiration from his brow and crowded the thin man against tho side of the seat of the open car. ‘“No one suffers like a fat man in this weather.” “Indeed?” remarked the thin man sarcastically, as he tried to get a little more room. “Yes,” continued the fat man, ‘‘we have more troubles than any one in the summer time. I haven't had a comforta- ble moment today.” ““You haven't! “No, I haven't. comfortable now?"” “No, I don’t; but possibly you think T am comfortable. A fat manalways thinks he has the worst of it, but he isn’t in it with a thin man. Do you suppose if you had got this seat first any one would have come along and squatted down beside ?'nu and crowded you up against the rail? No, sir. You'd have spread your anatomy over it and held the whole seat until you got off. But it's different with a thin man. He walks three or four blocks 80 as to be sure to get a good seat, and gets it. A fat man drops into the seat behind him and a medium sized man into the one in front. Then along comes another big fellow—one of those fat freaks who ocouldn’t stand up without blocking the aisle or even the platform. He looks along the car and spies the thin man, and then he comes along and plunks himself into the seat, and the thin man is crushed up against the side and heated by the t mass of flesh, and ha practically isn't in it. Ee's inluck if he doesn't have some broken bones, Why don't you pick out @& man of your own size, some time?” “Look here, sirj you're getting per- sonal, Do you mean to say that a fat man has no rights on a car?” *No, sir. He has too all-fired many | for the price he vays. They ought to have scales on every street corner and charge for avoirdupois. Then a thin man would have some chance. The fat man was breathing so hard that every breath muade the thin man groan as ho was squoezed against the side of the seat, but the latter was game. Finally the fat man blurted out: *I'm a bigger man than you are, but I have half a mind to punch your head.” “That's all right,” retorted the thin man, “I'm asmaller man than you are, but I'm quicker and you'd never hit me but once.” “What would you do?” “I'd belt you in the stomach.” They glared at each other moment and then rendered. “A thin man does have a pretty hard time of it,” he said. **It's these medium- sized fellows that have it easy.” They agreed on that and trouble was averted. Do you think I look for a the fat man sur- e *I'm so nervous’ hefore taking Hood's Sarsaparilla. “I'm so well'—after taking Hood's. Moral—"Be sure to get Hood's.” e The Curling Sword Snake. There is a little reptile belonging in Madagascar known as the scimitar snuke, that is, the curliog sword. Run- ning along the back from head to tail is a# blackish, horny substance, which bends with the convulsions of the snake's body as readily as would a well tempered steel spring, and throughout its entire length it bears an edge as hard as flint and sharp as a razor. They are not poisonous, but when ope of them that there are no large quhdrupeds to be found there at present, the curling eword in back ages having taken off legs fastor than they could be created. Thore re three things worth saving— time, trouble and money—and De Witt's Little Early Risers will save them for you Thoso little pills will save you time, as they act promptly. They will save 'you trouble, as they cause no pain. They will $ave you money, as they. economize doctor's bills, Those whose mission inlife is to enter- tain the public are always pestered by friends and quaintances for free scats at their entortainments. There probably never was a singer or an actor or a pianist who was not bored nearly to death by these people, many of whom had not the slightest claim to ask the courtesy they demandod, says Harper's Young People. A pianist who was pro-ominently suo- cessful in his day, and that wus not so far back either, was Rubinstein, who traveled neary the whole world over lighting people with his genius. He, 1iko all others, was vory much annoyed by requests for complimentary tickets, but most of the time he maintained nis composure evon though justly ivritated. It is told of him that just before one of his recitals in London he was accosted by an old lady in the entrance hall, and thus addressed: “Oh, Mr. Rubinstoin, I am so glad to seo you! I have tried in vain to pur- chase a ticket. Have you a seat you could let me have?” “Madam,” said the great Ylnnist, “‘there is but one scat atmy disposal, and that you are welcome to, if you think fit to take it.” Oh, yes; and a thousand thanks! 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