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But He Has a Head Wild Is Ohnok Full
of Brains ,
HE HOBNOBS WITH THE STATESMEN
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l3rn.J One of the most remarkable publlo
diameters In Washington lives on newspaper
row. 1 his h tlio Mock between Pennsyl
vania avenue und V slrertou Fourteenth. It
is lined with newspaper clHecs , nnd this In
dividual goes from ono ofllco to another
and holds confeicnccs with the various cor
respondents , Ho Is iiu'iimitiled with ninny
senators ntul representatives , nnd ho often
tnkc * part In the little dinners of the corres
pondents , slUiinjnttho table with them nutl
Betting nway vvltli his portion of the beer
nnd shoft shelled crabs quito us rapidly ns
tlio rest of the party. Still ho is less than a
foot tall , nnd like tlio wild mnn in the circus
lie tins hair all over his person , Ho is a
Scotch terrier nnd Ills name Is Fldgo. He Is
about the size of the ordlnnry white poodle ,
nnd ho has the brlghtcstof black eyes shining
out of a bushy fuco. Ho Is , however , the
brightest dog in the United Suites , nnd lie
lias liad n national reputation through Ills
"
"Washington tricks for tbo past llvo yours.
Eenntor Blair
Pnlls Him flocriitp * ! ,
and Bays thut ho believes that ho contains
the coul of some great mnn of
tlio past , which In tlio course of its
traiiMiiilgratlon Is now inhabiting a dog. Ho
sometimes sits for hourd In Uio newspaper of-
lieu of the St. "Paul Glouo discoursing on this
dog's wonderful Intelligence , and. ns ho pluy < i
with him he talks to him , saying , "Fidgo , I
mn sure that In tlio neons of tlio past you
\vcro some great man , And Iwould liuvc
tlico tell some of thy p.vst experiences. Per-
liapsyou were Plato nnd spouted philosophy
even as some senators talk on education.
1'erohancoyou were Socrates , or you may
tinvo been of Ifonmn birth , nml tlio saino soul
thut voices forth your bark may have con
ceived th o orations of C.c3ar or given forth
the pure classics of Ciooro. Toll mo , Fidgo ,
which wns It } If yo'i can't speak American ,
ipeal : Greek or Latlu , nnd I will try to un
derstand , you. "
Mrs. Senator Dnvls Is wcllncqualntcd with
Fldgu , and when she meets Its owner , she
first nslcs nCtor the dog and then wants to
knovr how the bahy Is getting along. Senator
Pottlgrew is fond of Fidgc , nud though the
dog had tnot lilm but two or thrco times ho
remembered him nnd recognized him after a
two years' absence. Not long ago Governor
Swlncfordof Alaska paid a visit toWnshington.
Mr. Smith Fryo , Mdgo's owner , was looking
for him mul ho went through Willard's hotel
and failed to llud him , Ho stopped in at the
billiard room but saw no ono ho know until
ho started to go out when n man In a dark
corner of the room bet-Kouod to him. Ho weut
ovoriuul It wis : Ooveruor Swinoford. As the
govcmorshook bunds , ho said , "youi- dog has
better eyes than you have. Ho remembered
mo nncl when ho saw mo playing billiards
JL ovcrhoroho aimoovornnd caimhtliold ofmy
pantaloon leg with Ma tooth nnd pulled at it
until I looked down , when lie rose on his liiml
footnml offered me his hand. Itis four years
slnco 1 saw him and his memory is good. "
The manager of Forepnugh's circus sa\v
Fidgo a year or Uvo ago and ho olTorcd Fryo
a thousand dollars for him. Congressman
Btulilii < ciror of IftW York la another of
Fldge's admirers and Fidgo and hooften
Drink : n Glass of I'cur Together
Stnhlneckor of course doing the
treating1. Fidge laps his beer out of his
own gloss , nnd ho la so cleanly that no ono
would object to drink after him. His master
first discovered his intelllgcnca through tlio
dog's doslro to bo clean , llo bought him ns n
pup and paid J20 for him. When ho took him
homo ho found that tlio puppy was covered
with liens and that ho needed n bath of pat-
entsoapovery morning to get rid of thcso.
Mr. Fryo disliked this bathing very much ,
ftnd ono morning : ho said , whllo Fidgo was
lying on the floor , "Well , I suppose f must go
nn d give that blnmcd dog his bath , " wliero-
ttpon Fidgo jumped up and trotted tip-stairs
and junipod of his own accord Into tno tub
prepared for him , It wns at this time that
Ills master got the Idea of trying to teach him
certain words and to make him understand tea
a certain extent his conversation.
Tlie Dog IjctirniMl Wonderfully ,
and ho now has n vocabulary of about tlirco
hundred words , nnd ho can carry thrco or
four ideas in his head at the same time. The
other day his mistress , wanting to go out ,
found nt the front door tlmt slio had forgot
ten her pocketbook. She said to Fidgo ,
"I want you to go up stairs , KO Into my room
nnd bring clown my pocketbook which is inm
the bureau , " X'lilgo ran up , lumped on a
chair bcsldo tlio bureau , got the poekotbook
and came down with it in his inouUi. In this
casa no motioning was done nnd the dog un
derstood the words. lie carried the idea nof
the bedroom , the poekotbook and the bureau
in Ills mind at the satno time and nlso thut ho
was to go and bring the poekotbook.
Not long ago Correspondent Fryo wns not
tcclltiK very well and ho gave Fidgo n dlmo
ivrnpped in a picco of paper and told him to
take it to a drug
store , mentioning the iiamo
of the store , which was ono -where ho and
Fldgo had often been. Ho wrapped n note
nround the dlmo nnd Fld e , taking- in his
mouth , started out. Ton minutes later ho
returned wltn a sodlltz powder which the
clerk hnd given him and his change for the
dlmo. Fryo often sends him for cigars to lioa
certain cigar store , nnd ho understands the
mtmo of Wlllnrd's ' hotel ns well as lie docs his
own. Sometime Mrs , Fryovlll tell Fidgo
tlmt slio bellovoa1 his muster Is nt WHlard'a
and -will give him a note to tulto to
him. Fidgo goes straight to the
t-Jiotel nml finds his master nnd gives him host
note. Fldgo also takes the letters to the post-
ofllco. Tliorolsnllttlodoorntonociiilofthode-
livery window and ho pushes ono paw ngalnst
this and gets Inside nud holds up the ists
ponclcnco which ho is carrying in his mouth
toilittin old man who is cancelling stamps
there. Ills master has never lost a letter
which ho has Intrusted him and ho has car
ried columns upon column of manuscript for
v newspaper publication to the post ofili-o.
* All of the newspaper correspondents of
AVnshlngtoii know Fldno aud I dropped Into
his ofllco last night and had a sennco with
him mid his master. A moment later Amoa
Cumrnlngs came In nnd for half nn hour hoes
dog -\rnit through various performances ,
His master used no motions whatever nnd
spoho to him in a conversational tone asking
him to ilo this nnd that just as though bo
\vero speaking to boy and the dog minded
Hotter Than Most Hoys Do.
Ho would say without looking up from
his paper , in a goutlo tone ,
"I think I hear ono of these messenger boys out
there , "FlUge , go out nnd drive him away. "
.At this ttio dog jumped to his feet und rushed
to the door , barking ns though ho was mad ,
U'horo was no messenger boy there , but ho
came back with n satisfied nlr und laid him
self down again , Fryo then asked him to go
and bring- him a paper which lay in the hack
room and elmt the door , and Fidgo growled
tout did it. Ho then ( old him to open the door
Sfldtocloso thg front door , und FWfo did
thli. llo toll him to sit upon IU lilnd logs ,
und Fldgc. evidently appreciating thoroughly
the meaning of the word , Old so. The dope was
then asked to He down nnd roll over , to go out
of doors , to Jump up inn chair and llo down ,
and uevenil other tiling , nil of which ho did
without a single motion or direction , As wo
looked nt him Amos Cutntnlngs sikl ! "That
lalho most wonderful dog I have over seen ,
nnd he Is a good deal smarter than the dog of
n story which 1 once published in the Sun
nnd wnlch everyone said was n lie , but which
\vni the truth. "
that ! " said I ,
"It was about n dog which , 1 saw during n
fishing vacation tlmt I spent In the Adiron
dack's. I was stopping \vllh nn old former
nnd the night I arrived I found it quite cold
and the farmer h.id a good Uro for ma. Dur
ing the course of the evening the wood-box
got empty and the old man , looking nt his
two sons , sold : 'Hoys ' , ono of you go out anil
get aorao wood. ' 'It ain't my turn , ' Bald Jim.
'Hilled the box last time. ' " 'Well , yoitcnn 1111
it iigalu , ' said Sim , 'for 1'vo ' fed tbo horses
this evening'nml so the two boys went on
wrangling- nt least llvo minutes. All this
time a big Newfoundland dogwns sitting at
the 11 ro niul ho
In Apparent
nil the the time from one boy to the other. At
the end of the llvo minutes ho got up and
went out , nnd u moment later ho appeared
with n stick of wood lu his teeth and dropped
It in the wood-box. Ho then went out nnd
got another stick anil so continued till the box
was full. Then without a bark , but with n
self-satisfied grunt bo laid himself down in
front of the lire. Well , " Congressman Cum-
tilings went on , "I saw this thing with my
own eyes nnd it struck tno as so remarkable
that I published It. My readers laughed at
it nnd I know that many of them disbelieve it
to th is day.
"You run never tell what you can do with n
dog , " Amos Cumlngs wont on. "You can't
tell as -where their intelligence Tjeglns and
ends , and the stupidest-looking least may
have a wonderful aoul within him. I luul n
long dog with short legs. Ills barrel wns
about thrco feet long aud his legs would not
measure much moroluiuisix inches. 1 bought
him thinking how funny ho would look if I
could malte hhn stand oti his hind foot , and I
tried to teach him ngnin mid itjrali. Ho would
not understand , nnd though I set him up nnd
propped him up for hours at n llmo ho would
not get up himself , nnd ns soon as I let go of
him bo would go down on all fours. I gnvo
him several whippings , but thcso
Apparently Did tin Good ,
and ono day , wbllo trying to teach him In my
fourth story llat , I grow so disgusted with
him that I picked him up by tlio nape of the
neck nnd hung him out of thowinctowBayIng !
'Vou blasted cur , I'm not going to fool any
longer with you nnd I'll ' just drop
you down on the stones. ' Tlio
dog looked down und appreciated the
situation. lie howled ns though ho wcro
crazy aud when I took him back In ho shook
llkoaleaf. I went on Ulking to him and
told him I was going to throw him out the
window and then I ngain ordered him to sit
up. Ho got on his hind legs quicker than I
could say the words and looked ntinola the
most piteous way. His spirit was broken.
After that I had no trouble with him. Ho
learned lots of tricks and Charles A. Dana
thought ho was the smartest doir in creation ,
The dog got to know the Sun newspaper nnd
howould bring it to mo every morning while
I lay in bed. I cutno homo very Into nnd
usually awoke about 10 o'clock ' in the morn-
hiK and looked over the newspaper biforo I
got up to my breakfast T ha dog wns very
anxious IOKC.UII tome and I usually let him
He on the bed besldo mo while I read. Ho
would get the Sun nnd sit outside until I
awoke und tbcn ho would biing it in. Quo
day I remember ho brought the , ' .Tribune. Ho
offered it to mo hesitatingly us though ho
woronotsurotliatho was right. I looked nt
ildm stonily nnd naked him what ho mejut by
bringing mo such n sheet as that nnd ho grab
bed the paper again lu hU mouth.
1'ut Ills Tail Iletweon Ills licgt
And slunk out , soon returning , holding b oth
the Sun nnd his tall in. the air. Ho never
mndo n imstnko about tno piper after thnt. "
"I shall not forget , " continued Mr. Cum-
miiigs , "howllodtthls dog. I took him with
mo to the oftlco one day , and dropping into n.
store on the way , while 1 was making a pur-
chiiio the dog disappeared. I looked every
where for him. I whistled nnd called , but
the dog did not appear. I then wont on to
thoSunonice , nud wn.4 there talking with
Mr. Daii.1 when some ono carao In laughing
immoderately , and telling tbo story of u dog
light ho had just seen In which a black dog
was lighting two bull terriers. 'What ' shup3
was the black dog ! ' I iisiced. 'Ho had a long
body ami very short Icics , ' was the reply.
'It's my dog' said I , and I rushed out of the
oftics. When I got to the place 1 found out
thnt the crowd of 5,000 , psoplo which the nun
hnd said was watching the light , had disap
peared , and I could see nothing of my dog
anywhere. I saw nothing of him
until the next night , when ho
crept Into ray house , away up
town , so weak that ho could hardly stand.
Ho was ono mass of bites und it Is no exagger
ation to say that ho had lib least ono hundred
wounds on him. llo had been wandering
nbout New York trying to flud mo all tills
thno and had evidently had a light on every
street corner. I can only see how ho could
have discovered the house on ono theory nnd
that Is that ho must have counted the streets
on each sldu of the ono I lived from the river
nnd by
Mnlnfnliiinir Thm in Ills Mind
have gotten his directions. Well , I washed ;
his sores aud offered him something to eat [
but ho was too sick to touch anything. The
next morning ho brought up the Sun as usual
and as sore as ho was Jumped up on the 111a.
His sores huitt him so that ho could not a.la
quiet nnd I spoke crossly to htm and finally
gave him u knock nnd sot him oil on the floor.
Ho looked ntmo pitifully nnd tried to pet up
again but could not. Ho got his short front
paws on the bed aud I cnugbt hold or his
neck nnd lifted him up nnd laid him down
and told him to bo quiet or ho
would have to leave the room. Ho
kept moving nrouncl nnd lliially
fell oft the bed apiin. I wns half asleep at
the time and I could Just ECO him going out
of the door with a look which I afterwards [
recalled us the siiddest I have ever seen In
any eye , human or otherwise , This ) ink
haunted mo In the dreams I hnd during the !
remainder of my morning sleep and when Li
awoke half an hour later I found my wife in
my room crying. She saiJ , 'Iain afraid the
dog is dead , and I wish you would come down
into the coul house nnd see to him.1 I hur
ried on my clothes and went down und 1 I
there saw him lying in n little hole which hone
had scraped out of the earth. Ho was stone
dead , and ho hnd evidently known ho wns
nbout to die when ho had como to my room
nnd hud wuutcu to have lain down on the bed
und to have died besldo mo. 1 can see him
now ns ho looked when ho left the room and II
huvo but little doubt that his ungainly body
contained n soul and a good one. "
All this time ITIJgo had lain quietly on the
floor. Ho looked ns though ho might have un-
dcrstood Air. Cmnmlngs1 story , and his eyes
looked full Into those of the speaker us ho told >
it , When the story was concluded u western
congressman dropped in and asked the party
to take a drink , and Fidgogot up and trotted
along with them. Hois nffectod by drinking
in the same way as n man , nnd a glass ofvlno
or two glnsses of beer will turn his Lead ,
Ho will then act as
Koollnli aa Any Human Drunkard ,
'will dance around on his lilnd logs , will
Jump on chain und bark , and tihow off all his
! < ? ' wtlhoab b lni ? told so. Not long ago a
quiet little PIMS dinner wns given to ono of
the Washington correspondents nnd Fldgo
wns present , Tno next morning his master
was nsltcd by his better-half whcro ho Imd
the dog the night before. Ho replied , "Oh
Just around with the boys , " nnd went on
rending his newspaper In nn Innocent
way. At the breakfast table the
madnmo agnln nsltcd in very
significant tones , "Where did you have Iho
dogl" ' 'Oil , down to the ofllco nnd nt the
hotels , " replied her husband. After break
fast the same question ivns put nnd then Mr.
Fryo asked whnt was the matter. Ho was
then led through the house nnd wns shown
thnt Fldgo had done n number of things
which ns n good , sober dog ho never could
hnvo done , nnd ho proved himself human
even in his drunkenness.
Another evidence of Fidge's understand-
ing of language occurred nt the IJnltlmoro < Ss
Ohio depot the other dny , 1'ldgo and his
master dropped hint the restaurant hero fern
n lunch and they discovered n rather flno
looking but very lenn nnJ very dirty dog
tied up In the waiting room outsldo. While
they -were lunching tlio owner of this dog
como In nnd asked Mr. Fr.\o what he thought
of It und Frjo roplie-d thnt It was hungry nnd
ought to have something to cat. Ho then said
in a conversational tone to Fldgo : "Fldgo ,
aio you not ashnmed of yourself to cut hero
when that dog out theio is starving ) Now I
want you to go to the kitchen and beg for a
bono and talio it out nnd glvo it to that clog. "
Fldge bad lunched nt thiaplnco before so ho
knew whcro the kitchen was and ho straight
way started off nnd in about ilvo minutes re
turned with a tuikcy leg in his mouth. Ho
carried this over and laid itbesldo tliostrango
dog who jumped nt It aud snarled at Fidgo as
ho ate it. Fidgo appreciated the situation
and laughed under "Ills whiskers as the
strange dog wont on eating.
Chronic. : liiluinmatlon ! of the Illndder
Is promptly cut ed by the waters of Excel
sior Sprlligs , Mlssouil.
A KANSAS IHiUGOIST.
He Gives His ISipcrlnicc AYItli ( he
Prohibition 1
To.the Editor of Tim 13rn. "Does prohibi
tion piohibiti" Is a question frequently asked
uow-a-days and upon Its correct answer de
pends the nctlonot the people of Nebraska
next November. As the prohibitionists most
positively answer that question anirmntlvely
nnd the anti-prohibitionist ? ns positively
answer In the negative , I thought perhaps the
experience nnd testimony of ono who had a
largo personal knowledge of the question at
Issue might bo useful ; and right hero let , mo
say that prior to my icslilenco in Kansas I
was an nrocnt prohibitionist nm still a loin'
periuico man ; have no sympathy for the sa >
loon keeper and none for the drinkers as r
class , but ready to aid anyone to break from
the tlirnlldom. of his uppctlto whenever ho
will signify his desire to do sp.
Now. does prohibition prohibit ? T say no
First , btvauso the law is not enforced. It is
the veriest nonsense for anyone to afllirm thai
it is enforced as well as the luw acainsl
theft , murder , etc. Any man that is not wil
fully blind knows for himself that It is not
true.
In the rase of theft the losing party tins a
inclination tn discover and proccuh
the thief ; so , nlso nil having knowledge o !
the t theft , for tlwy till huvo property which is
in jfop.irdv , so long as the .thief is ut large
wheicas , the nun that buys u drink of liquot
lu ICiinsiis IUIM a port > ouul interest in protect
ing the seller , for hu will wiint another , am :
the hiiine U true of nil his companions , aiu
this interest is so great as to lead him into al
milliner of evasions , and even into perjury , to
protect the seller. Moreover , ho feels Justi
lied in doing this , for ho feels in honor bouiu
to protect the seller. And what else thai
perjury can you expect when tbo state bus
been tr.ilnlng men in perjury for years foi
the state requires that all persons buying
liquors of a licensed druggist shall swear that
ho desires to purchuso the aamo for a certaii
niutliciiiul purpose , nnd J will state right hero
that I never know but 0110 man to refuse to
make the aflldavlt.
Another reason is that "what is every
body's business is nobody's. " The proltibi
lion huvb uro not enforced for just the same
reason thut In some instances tbo license
laws of Nebraska are not enforced. I\'o lav
U enforced unless complaints of violation are
miule , and who -\\ill ihiike tlio complaint
Business men will not it might injure thoii
business. The satno with mechanics nnd al
others who must depend on tlio public for
support. No decent , self-rcspectiag man
\ \ ishes to do such work Ttio average Amer
ican citi/en feels that such work is dirty
work. So long as It does not personally
concern him that ho has enough to
do to attend to his own business : and after
nil not many people really think Itis such n
terrible evil for a man to buy a drink of
whisky or beer. So the evil revels among
these greedy for gala and those greedy for
drink , till some terrible calamity falls and
the people nro aroused to temporary activity
nnd spasmodic but futllo attempts are made
to enlorc'o the luw.
Ono druggist In 1SS3 received and sold in a
country town in northwestern Kansas a car
load of beer every two weeks and other
liquors in proportion. His traftlo was legal
ized ; he hud a druggist's permit to sell in
toxicating spirits for medicinal purposes. In
a Kttlo town of less than three hundred n
druggist In tlio same year sold llvo barrels of
whisky ; lie hail no permit anil has never
been prosecuted. At the county seat just
castof this the writer saw last week two
wagon loads of beer taken at ono time from
the train , on the very day that the usual
term of court was opened. The population
of the town was about eight hundred , and
drugstores wcra somehow finding support ;
neither of them had a permit norwcronny
of them ever prosecuted , Does not that , tell
Its own story I I have personally known
dozens of business men to keen both Deer
aud whisky In their places of business to
treat their thirsty customers. It was fairly
cheap advertising , for nothing will draw
trade bolter than free beer or free whisky.
1 freely admit that freqnrntly a stranger
will llndlt diflloultto buy inloxicatlnglitjuors
in Kansas towns , and will go away honestly
saying prohibition does prohibit , but I huvo
noticed n sort of Freemasonry amongst thosa
who drink that somehow unerringly lends
them to the right place , nnd mercantile
runners these peripotetio missionaries who
seem to have obtained the password which Is
the open sesame to all the good things of this
world will tell you that thcra are few towns
in Kansas where n man cannot get something
fortho "stomach'ssake. "
The prohib spankers seek to put us down
vociferating : "You army yourselves on the
sldoof whisky ; you would like to sr-o saloons
on every corner , pitfalls for the youag , " etc.
Yes , wo are on the side of the saloon , "Wo
have raised ra boy In Nebraska , as well as
In Kansas , nnd wo can easier watch and
guard against the saloon In Nebraska than
wo can the boot-leggers , joints and clubs ot
Kansas. Tlio saloon I can Hnd ; the other tbo
most invotcrato prohibition cramc cannot
locate any moro than the Irishman could his
flea.
Vinally af tor all has been said prohibition
does not prohibit does not oven nrutcntl to
In fact It simply changes the traflio from the
saloon to the drug store , ruins un honorable
and honored business and loses the liconso.
In Nebraska wo have a restricted traflle , in
Kansas wo have free whisky , and I will tell
you , Mr , Editor , that n pint of whisky sold
by Kansas drug store will make n man
juntas drunk , cause him to Mck his wife
just as hard , and flll n drunkard's grave just
as soon as if sold by a Nobriskn saloon ,
Prohibition takes ivulsky from the saloon
and puts It into the drug store and establish
es a school for perjury. Human nature Is
the same the world over , The average sa-
loonlst will sell nil the whisky ho can , so will
the average Kansas druggist , and I hare
found tliat tlio average drinker will swear
that black is white if ho cannot gut a drink
without It , Strungo that so many diseases
can bo cured by intoxicants , nnd it in strange
how sicltly so many apparently able-bodied
men nro In Kansas nnd Iowa.
Which will you take next Novembcrl High
llccnso saloons or no license drug stores , and
the swarm of bootleggers and joints which
Kansas enjoys. A
Dr. Dlrnoy cures catarrh , Bee bldg ,
Princess Dolgoroukl , thu morganatlo wlfo
of the Into czar , bos published her memoirs
in Ituajla , and every uvuilabla copy was lui-
incdlatoly slczed by the police.
GREEHY'S ' FIRSI TOJPER
Weekly Journal Deceives His Earliest
Contributions ,
DVICE FOR DISGRUNTLED SUBSCRIBERS ,
rho Independent l dltor llcnilH n
on to Hln I'ntrons niul Com
ments Upon Vnrlnm
News IloniH.
EI.KIIORNUob , , July 2TSpecial [ Corre-
sponilcnco of Tim BKK. ] An nrticlo sip-
icurcil ' in TUB Bnr. of JuuuS'on the lllus-
rlous Ilorauo Grooloy's nowspiiur days , In
the Avrltcr trcnts almost wholly of
Mr. Urcclcy's ' work on ttio Now York
.LYllmne , No. 1. Vol. 1 of which ni > i > o.ired on
the inoimng of April 10 , ihll , with Mr.
I'icloy us editor mill proprietor. The
. JYlbuno WU9 not Mr. Grcc'loy's first Journal-
| stlc venture , 'L'ho Now Yorker , u weekly
.Imxj-colutmi folia , bcaw Unit distinction.
,
The . Now Yorker was enlarged to the iiunito
size ut the coniiiieiiL-emont of Vol. 3 on
MnrcuSO , 1WOvlicii No. 1 ot tbutvohimo
win Issued. Mr. Wess. II. Dtimont , Union
I'uclllo night operator nt this station , bus In
; ils possession lllea of the quurto edition from
voluino 3 to voluino 8 , bound in book form ,
which although having gone through two or
three Ohio river Hoods , uro in 1111 excellent
stuto of preservation , anil iiro prl/.ed very
highly by tlidr owner , not so much for their
intrinsic worth us for the history mid recol
lections associated with them.
Of the Bilnl volume of the New Yorker
Mr. Giveloy has the following to say : "Wo
herewith submit to our patrons the llrst num
ber of u now voluino of the Nnw Yorker , und
outer , with conflilenco niul grniltudu , on the
third : ycnrof our humble but assiduous labors.
Our lU-st number was Issued on March 2- ,
ISh : , with less than a dozen subscribers. Wo
ha\o \ now about seven thousand Jlvo hun-
dml. U Ills circulation has been attained by
n gruduul and steady itvcubMon rarely much
( . Mccding ono hundred per week , and still
inoro rarely fulling materially below that
number. * * * But wo hiive not room this
wci-k for ninny words on 11 subject of so lit
tle Interest to the general reader. Wo must
entreat forbearance for one nioin.inthowover ( ,
whllo wo observe thut within the lust few
months the cost of our Journal to us lias been
seriously enhanced , livery nrticlo which en
ters into ordinary consumption or trufllo is
held atan advance throughout the country ;
and those required in the publication of news
papers with the rest. Paper is highlabor 1ms
advanced In New York from 10
to 5 per cent ; that of printers
very Justly with the rest. Wo do : iot speak
of tills as a matter to bo regretted , neither do
woreixml of our attempt to publish a care
fully pit-pared and fairly executed journal of
literatuio and intelligence , ut the lowest pos
sible price. Thus fur the succw of our en
terprise 1ms been quite ut Muttering as wo
had anticipated. If not fully as lucrative as
wo could have desired. But the change in
the times induces a corresponding dmngo.
not in our terms , but in our ability to extend
the credit nud risk on subscriptions. *
Agents , postmasters , and all others are spe
cially instructed not to forward us the names
of - . any persons as subscribers for the Now
Yorker without payment in advance , except
in cases where thny hold tlionibclves respon
sible to us for the amount. We trust all will
consider tills rule imperative without further
and moro particular notice. "
On Iho last pijjotbo following standing
"ad" was run :
CONDITIONS.
"Tho New Yorker will bo published every
Saturday afternoon on an extr.i imperial
sheet of the iincst quality , and nlTordcii to its
patrons in the city and the country at SI per
annum , payable Indexlbly in advance. Orders
from u distance unaccompanied by a remit
tance will nceoisarily remain unnnswcicd.
Any person or persons sending y , positively
free Irom postage or other charges , will re-
celvo two copies for ono year , or a single copy
for two years , and in proportion for a liirge'r
sum. H. Greeloy & Co. , 1-J7 Nassau street ,
Now York. * * *
Editors of papers exchanging -
changing xvlth us will plcaso give the ubovo
an insertion. "
From the news columns the following items
uro reproduced :
"The legislature of Ohio has char
tered a company to construct n
railroad from Ashtabuln harbor ,
liiiko Eric , through "Warrcn.Trumbull county ,
to Liverpool 1 , Columbians county , on the
Ohio river. Capital $1.500,000. C'liartcrnor-
petual. The stuto may take ) the road by pay
ing for it at the expiration of thirty-vo ! !
years. Twenty years are given in which to
complete the road. ( These are very liberal
terms ; but whntguaranty havodistant stock
holders Unit u future legislature many not , re
peal the charter ) \Vo shall seo. " )
"Oursprueo and thrifty sister , Newark ,
icro s the meadows , bus become a city. The
ate New Jersey legislature granted her a
charter , but allixed the hard condition that it
should bo ratified by three-fourths of the
citizens. The poll was held on Monday , and
tuo vote stood 1,870 yeas to 8J1 nays. ' Suc
cess to the now city. "
"Davy Crockett'wo are nearly certain , is
lotdcad in Texas , as was lonpsmco reported.
Wo have ulways refused to credit it or notice
: ho rumor. Davy will
die game , and bo ini-
mortaliicd in a bulletin. "
IWIACII : OF
"A suit of this denomination was brought
: o issue before the circuit court in session at
Ueneseo , Livingston county , woolc before
last , Judge Addlsoii Gardner presiding. The
lair plaintiff is Miss Nancy Giillith , the do-
fcmlaut Mr. James Perkins , both of I'lko ,
Allepmy county. 3t was established that
the defendant had paid'particular attention1
to the plaintiff for twelve years past , until a
short time since , when ho turned over anew
leaf and married another. There was no
express promise of marriage existing cer
tainly none proved , and Judge Gardner
charged that such u promise was unnecessary
'paiticular attention' being all sulliclent
whereupon the Jury gave a verdict for the
plaintiff damages M50 very moderate , cer
tainly , thojgh doubtless more than the value
oftholady'b procrastinating Lothario. The
Judge's doctrine may bo quito right In the
main , but will it answer for n lixed principle
of law ! * * * The Jtuho'.s experience in all
these matters doubtless gives his judgment
a pro-eminence over ours quito ns decided
on the general ground as his great legal
attainments may claim over our utter inexpo-
rlonco in the nice matter of the law. * * *
Would notsix yc.irsof uon-commltal 'particu
lar attention' bo a reasonable allowance ) Wo
think so , but would speak with nil deference.
Has not the 'coinmun lawo' some provision on
this point ) Who will do us the laver to ex-
aminoiu
"Uy the way the Livingston Iloglster.ln its
report of this trial , tells a hard story for the [
gallantry of Allejjhany county. "Wo append
It without comment , trusting the said county
will not hold us responsible for the libel , if it
prove such , since our authority is given.
VOUTII OF WOMKX J.V AILUQIUNY.
"During the progress of n breach of promise
trial In this village last week , ono of the wit
nesses was ixskod why ho advised the plain
tiff to bring suit in this county , Instead nof
Allegheny ; ( the parties being residents ofof
Pike , in that county ) , replied that 'in Alle-
glmnyajury could scarcely bo found who
would consider u woman , soul and body .
worth moro than $50. ' " y.n
A "friend" residing in ono of the southern
states thought proper to admonish the New :
Yorker on account of the frequent publica :
tion of anti-slavery meetings held In different
pits of the country. This friend informed
Mr. Grccloy that unless
3ss such notices wore
withdrawn from the columns of the New
Yorker , ho as well as a number of his friends
and nclghbsrs would bo compelled to with-
dr.iw their patronage. It is supposed that
they withdrew , as Mr. Greeloy "got back" at
him In the following torso manner : "lloforo
beginning to reply to this caution , wo beg
leave to inform the writer and all other sub-
Bcribers of the Now Yorker that If there bo
ono name on our list placed there mainly with
the Idea of patronizing us , wo shall bo
most happy U ) expunge it forthwith. True ,
wo publish a paper for a livelihood : but wo
have never yet been driven to solicit the
charity of a friend or the forbearance of nn
enemy. So long na an individual believes inho
Is receiving the value of Ida money fi-oni hos ,
wo Khali bo most happy to count him among
our patrons ; hut whenever that ceases to Lo
the case , ho will oblige UK by demanding Lou
settlement mid ho will btlll furthcrobllge us
If ho will
KKEI1 JUS HEA8ON3 TO HIMSELF.
And now to tUo matter of our offense ; vie J
stand pledged to the publlo to present ft
weekly abstract of the news of the day ,
whether foreign or domestic , political or mis-
ccllnneoun. By that pledge we shnll continue
, to t abide , utterly regardless of any local or
temporary effect on the popularity nnd stand-
ins Of our Journal. * * AVe might
hero take occasion to speak of
our cnrly nnd decided condem
nation of the schemes and movements of the
Immediate Abolitionists wo might remark
Hint none other have so much reason to desire
reel , accurate nnd impartial accounts of thejo
movements as they shall contlnuo to trans
pire as the jwoplo of the south wo might ob
serve that these journnU , whether northerner
or southern , which wo regarded ns the espe
cial champions of the rights of the south ,
glvo ten times the space to n history of these
meetings und proceedings thnt wo do. But
wo prefer to oiler nothing In the way of de
fense , scarcely of oxidniintlon , Trusting thnt
wo huvo Hindu ourselves understood we dls-
mlsa the subject , hoping thnt if our 'friend1
bo not satisfied ho will at least consider him
self answered. "
AMOONliiairr MAID.
Samuel Mlntum reels.
Wo hnd wandered fortti nt oventldo
Through the blossoming lane for a stroll ;
I was young ami shy , but nrdent-eyed ,
And she was the queen of my soul.
The moon shed silver sympathy
As wo gazed In the sky of Juno.
"Now , wlmt would you do , " said my love to
me ,
"If you were the mnu In the moon !
In her dimpled face I cave ono plancc ,
And hope leaped high In my breast ;
What lover could wish for a rarer chunco
To put his f ate to the test I
"If I were the mnn in the moon , " said I ,
As 1 gazed in her fnco divine ,
"I'd scatter the envious clouds on high
And for you alone I'd shine.
"I'd gather the stars in a buckle bright
To gle.itn on your dainty shoes ;
To n comet I'd hitch my car tonight
And wander through space with you.
I'd snntch " "Now stop , that's enough ,
dear mo ! "
And gnyly her Inughtcr rung.
"If you were the man in the moon. , ' said she ,
"You'd admire mo und hold your tonguo. "
ABOUT AVOMKN.
The engagement U announced of Miss Mil
dred Fuller , daughter of Chief Justice Fuller.
Miss Corrine Blackburn , daughter of Sen
ator Blackburn , is a brunette , whllo her sis
ter Miss Lucille , is n blonde of the pure Kug-
llsh type.
Tbo Empress Frederick lias collected $12.- ,
000 for the now children's ' hospital at Berlin.
Ex-Empress Euuenio is on her way to Nor
way , traveling under the title of Comtesso do
Plurrofonds.
Rosa llonhcur is sixty-seven years of ago
and her brush is still busy. For her last pic
ture she received $10,000.
Mrs. C. TJ. Hnynes , who has recently been
elected assistant physician at of the Western
lunatio asylum after having passed a suc
cessful examination before the state medical
board , Is the llrst woman physician In "Vir
ginia.
The Southern Pacific ocean has n monopo
list in tlio person of Mrs. Emma Forsytho , a
rich widow , who owns n goodly part of the
Island of New Britain. Mrs. Forsytho goes
by tlio name of the White Queen.
The Marchioness of Ely , whoso death oc
curred a shoit time ago , wns much admired
in her youth by Cavonr , who would have
married her had she been willing to loavothu
British court und her Intimate friend , Queen
Victoria.
Mrs. Wlndom , wife of the secretary of the
treasury , is the possessor of a sofa which
came Irom Washington's headquarters nt
Valley Forgo.
ICato Field hotly denies that she works In a
bright-rod sutin cli'csn , reformed after lior own
ideas. She says : " 1 never had u 'bright-red
satin dress , ' 'reformed' or otherwise. I don't
think a bright-red satin dress could bo re
formed except by annihilation , "
Betsy Arnold , n sister of Benedict Arnold ,
lived for years and years after her brother's
disgrace lu Norwich on publlo charity. When
she was ninety years old slio was taken to the
alnishousis by old Sheriff 1C. G. Thomas.
Betsy mndoagrcat how-to-do about it nnd
was so grieved thnt she lived only a few
months. She was n strong old womau nnd
hnd much of her brother's temper.
The duchess of Flfo Is a flno butter maker ,
nnd it has become tlio fashion of young Eng
lish ladles whoso fathers own farms to learn
butter-making anil , if possible , obUiln a prize
at a county fair and scl 11 the butter at a high
price.
Mmo. Modjeska says she cannot alTord to
get angry , for the reason that to lese one's
temper is to lese ono's beauty. Husbands
who have scolding wives may do themselves
n good turn by cutting this out and pasting it
on the looking-glass.
Mrs. A. 13. Grano of Brooks county , Geor
gia , slxty-ilvo years old , raised last year , with
tlio help of her little boy , four bales of cotton ,
200 bushels of corn , moat enough for the year ,
and mi abundant supply of oats , fodder , etc.
All the outside help she had wns the hiring of
a man for ono day and the picking of COO
pounds of cotton.
CUIMU'S SWINGING NET.
The Hammock a Delightful Adjunct
of llm Silly
The hammock hns much to answer for ,
Buys tlio Pittsburg Bulletin.
It has developed from nothing into a
potent factor in midsummer social joys
and sorrows.
A dccndongo the hammock was spora-
die. It is now universal. Certain tour-
ifits from this heretofore unlminmockcd
land of the frco , journeying in Mexico
and in Cuba , noted the meshed crescent
with interest llrst nnd with admiration
afterwards inasmuch tlmt they brought
ono of the swaying couches with thorn.
The result IHIH boon remarkable.
Americans have tnkon the hammock to
their very hearts , and American inge
nuity has devised innchlnory capable of
turning out hummocks almost ns fast ns
the finished urticlo will turn out its oc
cupant.
A. summer borof t of n hammock would
bo to the American lad nnd lass n , dreary
and unromantic period.
Given a good nrticlo of moonlight nnd
a hummock big enough for two , and
there Is no combination which will moro
rapidly nnd thoroughly advnnco the
cause of Cupid and bring about the light .0t
ing of Hymen's ' torch. tll
The hammock is an institution which
could not have its origin in so busy and
Sractlcal a land ns America. It is n
aughtor of the south , ot lands where
languor and idleness rolgn beneath an
almost vertical sun. Its motion savors
of leisure aud Its mission is ono of ro-
mnnco.
As nn aid to flirtation it is twin sister
to n fun.
If a young couple over trust thorn-
solves to the support of the same hummock -
mock at the Biuno time Cupid has his own
way theroiiftor. The pair must of ne
cessity bo brought into such sweet prox
imity that oyery particle of formality
und reserve is melted away.
Ono may withdraw from his fair ono
on a bench , may hold her aloof while
boated on the same grassy bank , and
may hitch his chair away , or closer , as
feelings dlctato. Hut , in the samu ham
mock ono can do rene of these things ,
lie can only submit to fate and propin
quity and bo led delightfully to the mo
mentous question.
The hammock is fashioned much like
n spider's wob. 35utwho would not wil
lingly bo a fly when the web holds a
charming maulonV And what imn It
there with soul KO dead who is not glad
that the hammock has coino lo stay.
Payne Clnruo , the tenor , formerly with the
Carl Hosa opera company In Knglund , wiil ar
rive hero soon to join the forces of the Kmrmi
Juch Grand English opera company. Messrs ,
Locke and Davis are making extensive prep
arations for the tour of Mi.ns Juch and her
company next season. They will carry a
company of 1 ! people , with un orchestra und
chorus of the sivmo size employed by Mr.
Abbey with the Pattl company last year , nnd
all the scenery nud accessories necessary for
the production of their rcpcrtorv of twenty
of the utnndard grand operas. The company
opens its own season , as well as that of
Leavltt'u new Urcudway theater lu Denver ,
August 18.
Set of Teeth on Rubber
FOR FIVE DOLLARS.
Dr. R. W.
. . . Bailey , Dentist ,
Pnxton. Block , 10th nnd Fnrnnm Streets.
An II tIC fn Our offices have recently been on-
nncl nioro ruily ccmlppert
with nil the latest facilities for dental work.Vo make n full upper
or lower sot of teeth on rubber for five dollars , ( juoivintcod to bo aa
well made ns plotes sent out of any dental office in this country. Done
no tbo prejudiced by what others may sny against us , but come nnd
see us nnd examine our work ; It will nil bear Inspection.
Teeth extracted without pain or danger , nnd without the use of
chloroform , gns , either or electricity. Gold and silver fillings nt low
est rates , gold and porcelain-fuced crown , tooth without plates , etc.
All work warranted.
DTI. LJ lliBV , Dentist , Pnxton Block , 10th and Farnam.
Open evenings until 8 o'clock. Take elevator on 16th street to thlid Hour.
Mention this pnpur.
MAX MEYER & BRO. ,
Jewelers and Silversmiths ,
SIXTEENTH AUD FARNAM STREETS , - - OMAHA , NED.
PIONEERS IN LOW PRICES.
Dolngr irmnufnoturors , importers aud Jobbers , ns vvoll n.3 ro-
tall dealers , our purchasinc ? facilities nro second to no houas In
this country. Honoo our extreme low pi-loco o.i ovorythlnir wo
sell. Special attention is called to our largo and olocrtint line of
Fine Mautol O ooks ( ever GO cUdcront otylon ) at S5.OO and up
wards. Pine Bnnquot nnd Piano Lumps , wl'h s.lk pamsol
cliadcB hi all the now colors , from $5.OO up. Buy yourTub'.o
Cutlery of uo nud eave money. Rogora" Boat Triple Plated
Kulvos nnd Forks only $1.76 per sot. Stool Oarvliur Sjtakialft ( ? ,
fork and stool ) , $2.OO and upward. Spoons , &c. , In proportion.
Our Great Mtd-Summor Bargain Snloof Dlnmoncla , Wutclios
and Fine Jewelry is still in progress. Genutiio Diamond Finger
Blnga from $2.6O up. Solid Gold Watches from $15.00 up.
6.OOO flno solid gold , plnin , band and sot Rins from $1 to $1O
each. Go'.d ' Spectacles aud Bye Glnesos from $3 up. Flno Stool
Spectacles 81 up.
Repairing of Watches , Clocks and Jewelry a Specialty.
The Omaha Medical and Surgical Institute
TT Sf MW ? ' *
Fortho trontmont of nil CIIHOXIO AND RUIKIIOAI * DISHASKS. Braced , Appllnncps for Dpforrnlllrs , nn <
Trwea. Uot ruc'llltlcB , Appnrntunam ! llt-mcdlps aiicce ! fiil trc.iTnirut of nvorf form of ( tl on es ro *
tjulrlMB Mpillcnl or SurRlral Truutment. N1NP.TV UOOMb 1OH I'ATlrS.NTS. Hourd of nttumlnuci1. lc ! j
ArrouinioilntlniiH Wrltn for clrculnrsmi Di-fomiltlct niul Urine . ,
* TrimfC" Club Kept , Cinvnliiri ! u (
Spine. 1'lles , Tmnois. Cancer , Cntarrh Ilronchltln , Inhnliitlon , lllwtwltr , IMrilv ls , llpylopiy. Kldncj
lllndiler , IJyo , Knr , Miln niul Illnud , nnd iillnnr/cil
/ upurntlonv DIM ! \3Kri OP WUMKN n npci'lnlly Ilooi
of IHnpinei of Woim-n b'ioi. Wo hnvo Intely uilili'd . '
n l.yliik'-ln 1U' | nrtim-nt for Women iliirliii : CoiiUicmcul
( Strictly 1'rlviito ) . Only ItillnMo Medical Institute m.iklnit n pp-i'l illy of I'KI VA'1'11 DtaiJAHl'S.
All Hloocl Dlscn cn succo Hfiilly trentod. Hyphl II llo poLion rt'iuoTed from the pjHtoni without niorciiry
Ncir ItL'stor.uUo Trcntini'nt lor l , ' . ' .
" i of Vital 1'oirur. I'jirllc.s nimble to vl'lt IIH U-IIT lie ticntpd nt IIMIIIU h )
coricsponilunco. jMIroinniiinlc.Ttlon.i conllilcntlnl , .Alpdlclnoor
lii lrninonti eciil b mall . ,
> or o.xiro | < a no-
curcly i > pkt' l , no umrks to Inrilrato contents orm-Midcr , Onoiir.'Oiiillnlcrvloiv pioicrrnd. Onllniidpoiixull
lilstory of yourcnsi' , nnd wo will ncnd In . . '
pl.iln rnpivr | our ItJUIC TO .MILS' PlIUIC : UIMIII 1'rlraU
Bpcclal or Nervous Dlaontca , Impotcncy , Syiihllla , ( iioot find Vnrlcooclo , nltli iui"ttkm [ Hit. Addruaa
Omaha Medidal and Surgical Institute ,
Corner * Olh and HarnoySts. , Oninha. Nob.
ARE YOU BUILDING ?
If so call and examine our fine line of art aoods , comprising
Locks. Knobs , Escutcheons and Hinges , in all finishes nnd designs
HIMEBAUGH & TAYLOR ,
1406 Douglas St. , Omaha.
r > rt. .T. n. Moaiirmw.
-.rimsuwl In tlio trontiuont of nil fornin of I'UIVATH DIHIIASKH , l. < nt Mnnlininl , BTIIIOTIJKB , 0
Win InrollovltiRtlin blndtlor. b'VI'IIILlScurcil InU ) to'il > < liijr > . Hkln DlseiurCnliirrlt , nnd nil llue ) > ot
. ,
the IlldOd , llPurt niul I.Ivor renii.lo Hlionivt curoil nltlinut Instruiiioriti or "Ion il trriitmont , " I.iidhn from
.
Slo 4 only. t Miil itnmpfor circulars Khlne imrtU'iilnrH about cadi of tliouboTodlxcaxci , nndBliovtliix
of tlio most remarkable curoi , Olllop , N. K. Cor. Utlianil l''iiriiuiiSti.oiitruiicooiioltjirstrpot ! ( , Ointlm , imuijr .NoL > .
I5EWEY & STONE
,
FHirniture Company.
A magnificent display of everything useful and ornnmentfil in tha
furniture maker's art at reasonable prices.
STOVE REPfllR
IJnvo romovctl to 1207 Doufrlna St. , onnoHlto lyllllnnl Hotel.
Stove Repairs for 1500 Different Stoves , Ranges and Furnaces
Water AUiu'liment Fitted nnd Connected. tJasollnoiuiil Ons StovesICcpnlrcil. Tel , W .
HOI1T. U1II.IC1 , l > rairlutor | , O.M. KATON.Maimccr.
A Talking Parrot for
I RECEIVED A NEW LOT OF
VERY FINE YOUNG PAR
ROTS ,
Wliluh lam golnc toficll tlio
next week nt
$7 Each.
With a Guarantee to Talk
Ills rnru chance to Rot a
tiilkliiKpurrot for nn u.Mru-
onllnary ulitiun jirlcc. Do
not nilbt your uliuuou.
MAX GEISLER ,
417 S. 15th St. , Omaha.
to toy plvt tu ! * > UuiuJ huui. Ati , 1117
cuK" , Uicycln , 8 fctln ml Oirli' Trlcjj-
Ul. Out * .r Inor * It whultMlt | rlr ftfut
U. O. U. dliirl from L. O , Kp i.r' < tit-
to > tt > i w. uidiui at. , chi iii. tt w
llOimd. KcDdle. kllnpftr w ! *
Kiu. Ibi Uiiwl UC.'MI la Ut vuU ,
Establisliod 1808.
A , J. SIMPSON ,
*
Bldo iprlng nttnclimcnt. No hone mutton.
The oldest nnil Iarfc4 ( carriage fiiclory
n Omulia fdr line \vork , tisliij , * ( Iiu cclc >
United epriiirfuishor axle. Drafts and
estimates fnniMieJ , 1'ino reiiilrln ] a
bjicclnltj' .
1401) aud Mil JoJo St. , Onialia ,