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    14 TJtiJi ) OJMA1IA DAILY BJEJC , SUNDAY , SEPTEMBER 21 , 1800.-SIXTEEN PAGES.
HOW GIRIS CAN HE PRETTY
It's No Trick at All When You Go About
it Rightly ,
THE JEWELS OF A WOMAN'S ' LIFE ,
Ilnitl Mfo of the Ijoiiiloti Modiste
Henry dr/uly'H / AVIfe lict tlio
Trifles Go DrcssliiR
the llnlr.
You come kick to t < nvn rlclicr in flcsli ,
moro detennlnutl to success , but just won
dering ( i littloblt nttho way the kisses of
thoBiin ntul the browning Hint Unshod
from the waves hnvo atlectcd your skin ,
BUJ'I * the Indies' Homo Journiil. There
is m u.so In tolling you that freckles and
Bunburn tire becoming ; you do not con
tradict your brothers when they toll you
tills , hut In your henrt you do not believe-
they qultokiHMV.
The Iroublo having boon stated , the
remedy must bo found. First , your blood
must bo gotten Into a good condition by
using a tonic for it. This mtiybo n little
ciiu-du-cologno or some nlcohol in the
wntor in which you batbo your fticonuck
and arms ; it will Imvo an almost Instan
taneous olToot and you will bo conscious
of n glowing , oxhilerated condition.
Then at night use seine line coainotic.
There tire many perfectly harmless ones
that arc moro pleas mt than vasollno or
ollvo oilthough both of those nro equally
good.
D.'ink milk twice a dnyund remember
that it must bo ordinary milk ; not croarn.
It Is said to bo moro whitening to the
bkin than anything applied on the out-
Bide , and surely It Is at once pleasant and
healthy.
KldoHlowor water , lemon juice and
rose water are all simple remedies for
frcekles , and will undoubtedly remove
them if they are regularly used and
allowed to dry on the skin. A famous
benuty Is said to keen hoi * hands white
by iilwtijs using the half of n lemon in
wtiBliitig her minds , exactly as she
would n piece of soap ; and , although
freckles come , still nothing Is so good
for the skin us sunshine ; it makes the
underskia Hush , and a delicate pink and
white is the result. A little euro nbout
a broad-brimmed lint , and a good-si'/od
nun-umbrella will give you nil the good
desired from sunshine and keep away
its defects. Keep on the sunny side of
the street in winter. You know that Is
the plnco selected by Englishman ,
southern women and docs , so the friends
will look at the good skins of all three ,
and use the proverb to point a moral
and adorn a tail.
Jewels ol'11 Woman's Ijlfe.
There tire so many jewels that may bo
worn dny and night ; so many gems that
are always and only your own , that you
need notgriovo for those thatshowtholr
brightness only by day , says the Ladies' '
Homo Journal. 'There is the jewel of
Consideration , that you may wear just
over your heart ; there is the moonstone
of Hone , that mav trlittorover vourbrow
lining your eyes wttn brightness ; tlioro
is that brilliant stone of Sympathy , the
emeraldthat makes you put out the right
hand of help ; and there is tlio beautiful
ono of loving Kindnefcs , that makes the
left-hand help the right. But , above all ,
overshadowing all , pinning down your
tresses is the diamond of true Love love
which entturoth nil , sulTcroth all , hopoth
all. Are not those bolter than jewels
dug out of the earth ? For , indeed , these
jewels como from tlio heaven above.
Tlio PoorMoilisto.
Wo went with Lllla , says the London
Truth , to have her now traveling dross
tried on , a very nice composition in gray
cronon and silver braid , with a sweet
little coat to mulch , linen with tartan
Bilk. The fit proving sitisfnrtory , Lilla
paid she would take the gown homo with
her in her carriage , and asked for the
ill.
ill."Bad
"Bad form , I know , " she said to mo
when the proprietress of the establish
ment left tlio room to have the account
made out , "but I always pay at once for
a gown that really tils. It acts like a
charm , Madgo. For those that don't fit
or that I've had n lot of trouble In tryIng -
Ing on I never pay under six months ;
in bad cases a year. "
"When the beautifully dressed mo
diste 0:11110 : back , she said :
"Do you wish to pay now , mndamo ? "
jYes , " said Lilht , "because the gown
fits so well. And remember , Mino.
Dash , that I always pay at ouco In such
cases. "
"O"said madame , "I wish everybody
was like you , I can't got any of my ac
counts piid. ; Ladles donot realize what
our position is with regard to ready
money. Wo have to pay our work girls
Every week and monthly salaries to our
ttortf. I glvo my premiere 300 a year
and pay for her board and lodging ,
nud her wine. The firms from which
wo got our expensive materials and
costly embroideries only glvo us n
month's credit. The landlord expects
his rent to bo punctually paid. This
moans n constant flow outward of money
ami tlioro is hardly any coining in. "
Tears stood in the poor woman's eyes ,
and she looked pnlo , haggard and worn
Out.
Out."But why don't' you dun these
women ? " nsked Lilla , in her sharp ,
abrupt way.
"if I did , madame , they would never
come to mo again. They do not like beIng -
Ing naked to pay. "
She looked BO miserable as she said
this that I felt quito sorry for her , und
asked If she was going out of town to
hnvo n nice rest after the fatiguing son-
ton.
ton."I
"I can not , madame , " she said , "un
less some of my ladles pay mo. I have
never had eo busy a season , and have
never before mauo up such a number of
expensive dresses. This is why I tun so
very hard up. "
"And whoa will you got paid ? " asked
Lllla.
"Somo will pay in six months , others
In a year , but many of my customers
never think of paying on account until it
bus been owing two years at least , "
Hellos Mnkn Their Own Perfumes ,
Never mnko an exclusive use of a per
fume which for u very long time has
been abandoned , which has been used in
n former generation , for the perfume
fume must bo of modern mnko as wollns
the dross , says Emma Hullot in a Pnrls
letter to the Brooklyn Eagle. A womnn
who wonrs n newly appointed drosswith
ell the improvements and styles of the
dny and scents of la nmrchalo , which
wna par excellence the perfume of the
Inst century , is taxed with an unpardon
able anachronism , which proves n defect
of tnsto that mars the otlect of it in nil
other things. This year society women
mada the mistake to take a perfume
which had n Russian nnmo. They would
ignore the manufacturer and buy Rus-
emu imperial , bouquet of the tsar , Rus-
ilan cologne watorand perfumers to fol
low and obey the fashion merely changed
the nnmo of their old brands.
But tlioro uro ft few Parisian women
who are the exceptions to the rule , and
whoso taut a ia subtle and refined. A
few of thorn make their own perfumes ;
they possess u secret of combinations
which they for the world would never
reveal , nnu they retire to eomo lonely
room where they tire sure not to bo dis
turbed while in the religious net of
choosing the oils and essences. Some
go so far as to sprinkle their beds with
certain odors , which , they hold , make
them lcop ntul hnvo tilcasntit dreams.
Ills a noted fact that the essence of the
very flowers which would bo pernicious
in a bedroom when fresh conduce to
fjeneral well-being and sleep when dls
HenriOrntly's Wife.
It has always seemed doubtful whether
the aspiring , clever woman Is the ono
best suited tomato with a man of tnlent.
She is often too severe n tonic , * and get
ting such universal adultatlon and spurs
to her ambition outside , it is advlsablo
to have mental aft well as physical relax
ation at home , Ills related by n friend
of Mr. Orady's Unit , coming In after an
exciting day's work , ho looked eagerly
about for " .Miss .Tule. " as ho called her.
She was nowhere to bo seen at llrst , but
finally her husband discovered her in n
corner of their luxurious library , immer
sed inn book. So absorbed was she In
preparing a French lebson for a fashion
able cla s , recently organized In Atlanta ,
that for the llrst time since their mar
riage Mrs. Grady was oblivious of her
husband's ' presence. He looked at her for
a moment with an expression of positive
pain on his face , then going forward
gently took the volume from her hand.
"i'loaso don't ' do that , "ho begged. "You
are the ono person who loved mo for
myself alone ; without knowing or caring
whether I am a genius or a fool. If you
get BObinart , Miss .Tulo , I won't know
where to go for comfort. Seel" And
ho threw the book to the other end of
the room. "Go , there's a dear girl , put
on your Paris gown and look handsome
for dinner. Any man can havoa wife
talking French , but I'm the only one In
Ccorgitt who will have the prettiest
woman this side of Mason and Dlxon's line
to sit at the head of his table. " It Is
needless to add , says the Illustrated
American , that Mrs. Grady abandoned
her Irrcncli lesson.
Lot tlio Ti-illns Go.
Somebody sent mo a great bunch of
mignonette this morning , and over
stnco I tucked it into a crystal water
jug and placed it over yonderon the
table I have wondered why persons get
so blue and panicky over tholittlo frets
of life in a world that throws flowers
and bobolinks Into its bargain free of
charge , says a writer In the Chicago
Herald , what If you should go to
Blank's to buy a yard of crash toweling
and it should turn out to bo shoddy
stuff , but the genial proprietor should
force a hundred yards of lustrious rib-
boa , and a strand of diamonds , und a lot
of shimmery lace Into your bundle free
of charge. Do you not thinlc you would
mnko a sorry spectacle of yourself en
tertaining compjnint nt headquarters
because your pitiful yard of crash was a
poor bargain ? The Lord occasionally
makes some special deal turn out badly
anil allows some paltry venture to go
wrong , but all the time ho is overrun
ning the summers with blossoms
and threading the winter with
jewels , and filling the western
sky with color and the
woods with music and' tremulous
shadows , which it doesn't cost the poor
est beggar a cent to enjoy. Give up
flmlim' fruiH mid limit iibonr , nnd see
what a slu pcndous bargain llfo is in the
aggregate. When I h ear a person
grumbling over little annoyances , fret
ting because the illes get into the house
and because the girl throws an occa
sional whole potato into" the water
bucket , or because the children mark
the front hallway with their muddy
footprints , or the neighbor's ' chickens
soil the immnculato neatness of the back
yard , I think of a trco toad out in a
Hinplo tree on which 10,000 , little folded
leaves of rose-red velvet and frosted bil-
vcr are unfolding beneath a soft nnd
showery April sky , complaining be
cause its feet are damp ! A tree toad is
not of much account when the miracle
of spring is working in the world , and
the quicker It leaves its complaint the
better.
How to ] ) re Htlie Unit- .
According to the New York Sun the
present styles of hail-dressing incline to
greater simplicity and moro apparent
naturalness. Some of the graceful and
most becoming modes now la vogue find
their exact counterparts in the fashions
prevalent among ancient Roman and
Grecian dames. During the period when
physical culture reached the highest
point of perfection halrdresding was of
the simplest nnd preserved the contour
of tho.hoad as near as possible. Artificial
hair was not then in high favor , al
though the Egyptian women , who were
compelled by custom to have their heads
shaved , substituted for their natural
tresses wigs elaborately curled nnd
braided. The color most prized for these
wigs was n coppery reddish hue much
lilco that now in demand. In selecting a
colll'uro one's own personality should betaken
taken into account. A pallid , Blonder
girl would not choose locks in
which n suspicion of rod could
bo detected. But a woman
with oycs of changeable bluish
green , a massive chin sot on n throat
like an Ivory pillar , stronglyaccentuated
eyebrows , nnd a virile grnco of move
ment may safely change her unobtrus
ive brown braids to the most glowing
copper bronze or goldenrod nnd bo a
gnlnor thereby. Three puffs irregularly
arranged from the ends of the hair that
is twisted on the top of the head are becoming -
coming , easily arranged without the
assistance of a maid or hairdresser , nnd
Boom ospoclnlly suited to brown or black
tresses , which on passant need greater
richness of arrangement than blonde or
silvery hair. Crepe of Huffy olloots nro
best adapted to blonde or golden hnir ,
while the pompadour roll is the most
dignified and stately fashion yet In
vented for gray hair. Crimped or waved
hair , Introduced by Lady Brooke , nl-
though apparently easy to arrange , is la
reality dilllcult , for the waves must bo
uniform , and this effect can only bo pro
cured by an experienced maid or hair
dresser ,
I-iet Your Hair Down.
The latebt craze in hair dressing is not
to dress it nt all , or at least to glvo it
the appearance of not having bean
( h'osscd.
A fillet isbound round thohoadGreek-
wtso , nnd from that the tresses float unconfined -
confined , very much as Mary Anderson
wore hors during the dance la "Tho
Winter's Tale. "
The first two who wore their hair this
way were Miss Grace Wilson nnd Miss
Amy Bond of Now York , who appeared
nt a lawn fete , recently given , with big
lints , Maud Muller dresses and floating
hnlr. Now as both of those very hund-
sotno girls have pretty , curly hair , the
effect was bowltclilng so much BO that
the fnmo of the style wont abroad nnd
the mnny girls unanddownthoAtlnntio
Boncoast honrd of it , stvya the Snn Fran
cisco Uxnmlnor. Of course , to know
was to do , and BO at the
West End hop nt Bar Hnr-
bor the other oveninof u certain
young lady made up her mind to make a
sensation , and she did. She lot down
her hair , whlck is very abundant , but ,
alasl very straight , nnd h r maid spent
two hours getting it Into the proprr con
dition of wavinosa bymoansouv hot iron.
It wna beautiful when she finished nnd
the young lady started for the ball with
the keenest sense of satisfaction. Since
that night DUO has boon u firm believer
in the depravity of Inanimate things , for ,
while she wns on her way a nasty mist
blow In from the sea and when she
reached her dressing room her bentttl-
' ful fluffy curls had all straightened out
nnd hung hmk and moist all about her
fnco nnd neck. And if you'll bollovo
j mo some of these other girls hid behind
t their fans ami giggled. Well , she had
to pin up her hair nnd pin on a fnlso
j bang , nnu she wasn't n bit happy all the
evening.
1'Atvliwork
A late fnd is what you might call
patchwork glass , says a Now York
writer. Through the edges of fragments
of colored glass holes have bcon'borcd ,
and the pieces struck along together In
a sort of fretwork vnlanco to go at the
top of n window or doorway , Jleads are
frequently used for the name purpose
largo beads strung together , crossed and
rcerosscd , as a substitute for expen
sive stained glnss. It is an excellent
idea. All bead transoms nro expensive ,
nnd by Introducing bits of bamboo , which
you can buy in length , like fish-poles ,
and cut up nnd string on with the beads ,
vou can cheapen the work very much.
The bamboo lends itself to this sort of
work very nicely , because you can color
it all either white or gold , or some other
Into , and thus contribute not only to the
inexpensiveness , but to lending a dis
tinctive character to the work ,
Husband Vour Adjectives.
"Is the salad nice , dear ? "
"Liovolyl Perfectly superb ! And
yours ? "
"Ileavenlyl"
Thcho were the words that met my
ear in a restaurant today , says n Chicago
Herald reporter , and as I looked at the
two enthusiasts I tried to Imagine what
their speech would be , for Instance , were
they looking on Lake Como in a silver
moonrlse , or upon the shimmer of n
bimrifco-tlnted bea , or upon a Hock of
ruby clouds driven by a lazy wind across
n daffodil sky , or upon Mount Ulano
with n storm Ilsig unfurled from Its hoary
battlements and purple in the shadow of
descending night. If u salad Is "lovely , "
If a compound of hnrd-bollcd oggsand
ell , with a dash of popper and a pinch
of celery , is "grand , " what Is loft for
nature , or what can bo said in behalf of
heroism , courage , faithfulness nnd love ?
Verily the wasted adjective and the
superabundant simile make the heart
tired.
DeliunteU veiling
White nnd yellow , and white and
palest primrose are very fashionably
combined in rich or delicate dinner and
evening dresses , says the INow York
Post. White silk dresses , blouses and
white ropjicd silk supper jackets are
wrought with yellow silk embroideries.
A lady writing from London to a friend ,
says that at a recent fashionable gather
ing a young American matron appeared
in a striking toilet of the richest corn
yellow corded silk , ns lustrous as satin ,
with yellow brocade figured with small
white roses. The high full sleeves and
tlio bodice collar were of white satin
richly embroidered with gold bands ,
overlaid with gold passementerie of the
most elaborate do&cription. The wearer
was tall and dark , with brilliant color
In her perfectly clear olive checks , and
the dre&s wns remarkably becoming.
Furiiitiirn to Altituti the Face.
Only a few years aero there was such
a narrowed understanding of the nice
ties of interior decoration that the pco-
plo actually laughed at tlio idea of fur
nishing a room to harmonize in general
color oll'cct with the complexion of the
occupant , says the Upholsterer.
The trouble was tlio subject was in ad
vance of the people. But nowadays wo
cannot alllliato the
fair-fat-and-forty
with frail and delicate furnishings.
Madame Pompadour's style of furniture ,
with Its henvy rolls nnd mnfosivo uphols-
trings , is in the fat-nnd-forty line , and
wo cannot nssociato the romping , maid
enish Impulses of a fair girl with the
sturdy and solid surroundings of such a
room. On the contrary , wo think of
light maple woodwork , cobwebby cur
tains caught back with pink nnd blue ,
cream walls and Japanese rugs.
Dr. Birnoy , nose and throat , Bee bldg.
"Are the winters warm in Arkansas ? "
"I'm not sure ; but they always have Hot
Springs. "
' "Twns dilution nnd a snare , " monned the
fly as it sunk beneath the surface of the
boarding-house milk.
Awkward Miss ( with unVbrclln ) Ueg par
don. Polite Gentleman Don't montlon it ,
I bavo nnother eye left.
Tommy ( to new scholar ) : I I beg your
pardon for licking you. Johnny Green. I
didn't know you had a big brother.
When a business young man spends the
most of his time in poolrooms it is time to in
crease his salary or examine his accounts.
The man who is in trouble can always see
what an , easy thinp it would have been for
him to keep out if ho had only thought.
"Well , I'm ' ohm , " said the electrician ,
when ho had lot himself in after midnight.
"But why are you insulate ! " asked his
wlfo.
"It Is now time. " sniil the school teacher on
his return to work after a summer's vacation ,
"to set the spauker and keep an eye upon
buoys. "
When it becomes possible to tell a friend
ho has done well without telling uitn how ho
might have done better , tnen watch for the
millennium.
"Schoolmasters wcro the original switch
men , " remarked the horse editor. "Yes , "
replied the snake editor ; "and they struck
frequently , too. "
The self concoitof the lower animals Is said
to bo something like that of n man , from
which wo infer that the smallest tadpole in
tno tank fancies himself a whale nt sea.
"Oh , no , let's not go ! , ' exclaimed tholittlo
boy. ns his nurse proposed going on board n
yacht , and then tho- youngster burst into
tears , "Why , AVIllio , what in the world is
the inattcrl" "I
Just h-h-heard
- - ono m-m-man
toll another to set the s-s-spankor. "
"Hero ! You 1 Thingumml "Whnt's-your-
nnmo ! What under the sun arc you uouif ;
with the lawn mower i" ' 'Lara mower , is ill
Sure , an' Ol'm thryiu1 to use the schwapcr.
mum , as yo touldmo. It's nemo too aisy wid
do carplt. mum ; but It's ' 1 areful job wld do
tritmnlns' un do rooc. "
Dr. Birnoy cures catarrh , Bee bldg.
Jto Got Off ,
A fresh looking young follow , accom
panied by a demure looking young lady ,
says the Kansas City Times , got on a
Troost avenue car at Twenty-third street
yesterday afternoon to como down town.
when the conductor cnmo around for
the fares the young man fumbled around
in his vest pocket and then brought out
a $100 bill , which ho reached out to the
conductor with two fingers.
"Nothin'Bmallor"quoriod ' ? the official ,
who had caught the distinct rattle of
silver in the young man's ' pocket.
"Tho only change I've got , " returned
the youth haughtily ,
"Can't take It then , " said the con
ductor , reaching for the boll ropo.
The astonished youth looked fright
ened.
"Wat's ' the matter ? " ho exclaimed ,
as ho thought of the rain and mud out
side.
"Counterfeit that's nil "
, calmly re
turned the conductor. "Sorry you ain't '
got the change. "
The bell rope wae pulled nnd the youth
got off with his girl. Hohad the change ,
but ho was afraid to confess to a llo CO-
fore the car full of pnBHongorfi ,
uvnta mMBB V
Faults of digestion cuus < > disorders of tlio
liver and the whole System Incomes lo-
ranged. Ir ) , J , H. MoL.onu'8 SartiUpnrUlu
, perfects the process of digestion mid assim
ilation , and thu' makes pure blood.
SECTION 213 OFJHE PENAL CODE.
Snn Francisco Examiner : Under the
laws of the state oi California any person
declared punishable1' for a crlmo by
imprisonment intlio , state prison fora
term not los.-j thnn , nny specified number
of years , when nojlmit to the duration
of such Imprisonment is declared , the
court authorized ib pronounce Judgment
upon such conviction may , in Ins discre
tion , sentence suoh offender to imprison
ment during his natural life , or for any
number of yours' not less than that
prest'ribed. . |
Section 213 of the penal cede of Cal
ifornia reads ns fdHows :
Itobborv is puiilfhablo by Imprison
ment in the state'pribon for not less than
ono year. * "
These are film plo words , yet with all
their olmplldty they wrecked for nil
time the lives of three poraons a father ,
mother nnd llttlo girl.
John Langdon Wa8 tl charcoal burner.
In the year 1808 ho had located n claim
of ICO acres In the Sierra Nevada range
of mountains near the central portion of
the state. There wns about twenty
acres of Hat , the balance being rugged
mountain land. A clear sparkling
stream , fresh from the snow above , ran
through the place , which I/uigdon had
diverted from its regular course for
irrigation purposes. A neat little cot
tage , largo enough for John's wants , had
been built tlioro by the charcoal burner.
Langdon was not satisfied with his homo.
Ho was a bachelor , nnd though of a
rough nature , had a > 8oft spot in his
breast and longed to have some ono
shnro its bemitiea with him.
Some distance from Langdon's homo
lived a farmer named Ashton , whoso
family consisted of himself nnd an only
daughter named Mary a girl jubt grow
ing out of her teons. Langdon had
often noticed the Ashton girl whoa
passing her father's ' house nnd at times
ho would halt at the farm and gossip
with the old gentleman. In this way ho
got _ to know and like Mary Ashton. As
time passed ho grow much attached to
the girl , and would often picture In his
own mind what a plonsant life would bo
his could ho only have Mary as a com
panion for life. In this frnino of mind ,
ono day while vi&ltlng the Ashton house
ho proposed marriage to ! Mnry and was
accepted. They wore FOOII married , nnd
went to live nt the coalburnor's homo in
the pineries.
A year passed , nnd there was born to
the couple a babv girl. John's wlfo was
a timid llttlo blue-eyed woman , with
lla.xon hnir and rosy cheeks , and her
baby was very like her.
Mary was supremely happy in her now
homo , and went merrily about her work ,
laughing at and chattering to baby as
though her oxihtcnco was ono of earnest ,
confiding love for the whole world ; nnd
if over a man loved and respected his
wife that man was John Langdon.
In the bright sun light of early morn
ing Mary would take the child out into
the wild woods , and together they would
watch the pine cones fall from the tall
trees , and the industrious little bees
working among the wild llowers which
grew along the arroyo. The world was
fair and sweet to Man-then , with her
big rough John and her llttlo pearl of
innocence , living there midst the warm
fragrant breezes of their forest homo.
Langdon himself was a great brawny
follow. His shoulder were broad , nn'd
tlio iieatl that was st upon them iiaci
nothing particular about its appearance
except the jaw , which was a linn ono.
and the eyes , which were of a stool gray
and always were n teadv. flrm , yet good-
natured expression. His disposition
was inclined to be a happy ono , and
under ordinary cirouifjstaucerf one which
would have been easily satisfied , but
ho was of an ambitious I'urnof mind , and
often while at work in the woods ho
would build castles in the air and picture
to himself an entirely different kind of
life from that of a poor charcoal burner.
Ho longed to see his wife nnd baby
domiciled nway from their mountain
home , where she could have the society
of her own BOX and see and know some
thing of the outer world.
Day after day ho would ponder over
this , trying to think out some plan by
which'ho and his family could bo beno-
lited In their condition in life. The
moro ho thought the more ho became
convinced something must bo done , oven
if nt great hn/.ard to himself.
Among the many schemes thought
over by Langdon was ono to which ho
scarcely dare give a second's thought ,
but it entered hismind in some umiccount-
able way and in spite of his anxiety to
forgot it would constantly reoccur to
him until at last ho began to give it
serious thought , and before ho fully
rcni'/.ed it , ho became a criminal , in
thought , at least.
One day , comintr homo earlier than
usual , ho told his wlfo ho had business
in the valley that would detain him a
few days. Langdon packed up a few
necessary tilings for the trip , took down
a double-barreled shotgun , kis&ed his
wife and baby good-bye , and started off
down the mountain trail.
John Langdon neither returned to his
wife and child again , nor was ho over
heard of by any living person.
* * * *
It wns on a chirk , gusty morning in the
autumn of tlio year 1873 that a stage-
conch was driven swiftly up to the door
of Wells , Fargo & Co. The driver of the
coach was 1)111 ) Anderson , an old-timo
knight of the reins.
There were no passengers to go on the
stngo that night and ns Anderson swung
his whip into the leaders nnd drove up
to the express oillco door ho gave forth
a whoop which quickly brought out the
express agent.
"Blustering night , Bill , " remarked
the agent ; "you'll have a tough ride of it
down the grndo , old boy. "
"Well , tlioro have boon tougher ones
that I have driven down in , " answered
the driver.
"Come. " ho continued , "hurry up with
the mnllbags and express matter , ns I
want to bo off as soon as possible , Have
you got your packages in the box all
right ? "
7lYesthobox is OK. Rill and you
don't want to got 'stood up' ' on the road ,
either , ns there Is a blf { oar of bullion in
the box tonight , the last clean-up from
old Hawkins'mill. " '
"Novor fear , " said BUI. "I am light-
leaded aud will bpom along down the
grade and bo out on the valley before
daybreak. All sot'r1" nuked the driver.
"All sot , " echoed the agent , and Hill ,
Bonding his lash into the sides of his
leaders , was off like a Hash. * * *
About three miles down the highway
taken by the stage couch there was a
sharp turn and an up-grade , and hero
the road wns qulto narrow.
Against a largo boulder which stood
in the brush near the side of the grade
stood a strangely mutllod figure. It was
that of a strongly buiU man , who stood
perfectly still , with , his eyes fixed in the
direction from where the utago from
, which was then duo , was expected -
poctod to como in sight around the bonds
of the road ,
This lonolv figure wan clad In a long
dtmtor : over Its bond was what Hoomcd
to bo a flour miok with holo.scut In It
for the oycs and mouth , la Ills hands
ho M < -Ji-'i-'jblo-lwrrolod 1 ' Hhotgun.
-A'oroHs the road , nonr where this man
wns hiding , an old log had been rolled
to Impede the way ; there was alno
Htrotohml norom a rope , wliloh was
fiiHtoiHxl to a tri'o on olthnr Hldo and ut
nbout the height of n hornu H breast ,
In avery Hhort time the rattle of the
coach wan hoard and .In a moment after
tno lamps on thoeidesof the stngo blazed
forth their rolloctud light now in full
view , then again lost to sight In the
turns of the rond. As the coach came
bowling along the inuflled flguro grnspcd
the short gun tightly In his hands ,
sprang llchtly overtho brush directly
Into tlio road nnfl vrnltod the approach
of the stagecoach.
Anderson , unconscious ot Impending
danger , drove swiftly along down the
hill. As ho came near to the up grade
ho drew his horses down to n walk and
slowly ascended the hill. When the
team reached the summit 13111 got his
whip ready to start them at a lively pace
down the grade ! Just then the leadow
shied suddenly to the outer cdgo of the
road , and at tlio same moment the muf-
lied figure standing intho middle of the
road directly In front of the horses
pointed his gun at Anderson's head , and
la a calm , steady voice , said :
" 1 want the express box , pardl 15o
nuick about It , too. Throw It out and
ilrivo on. "
"I can't throw you the box1 answered
the driver , "its secured to the bottom of
the coach. *
" " \Voll , ( jet down , pard , and unhitch
your team. I'll ' get the box without
inuehdiHlculty. "
Under cover of the gun Anderson
oboycd the orders nnd in a few moments
the team was unhitched and driven to
the foot of the hill , there to await do-
voloimionll. Hy the time Bill had gone
a safe distance nnd quieted his horses ,
the robber had begun work. Anderson
heard the sound of some heavy Instru
ment being struck against the iron ex
press box. This was repeated tovoral
times. Then came a sound as of brezik-
Ing or wrenching of wood and iron , and
finally all was quiet.
Amlomm waited fully half nil hour be
fore ho ventured back to the coach.
When ho did ho found the express box
torn open , the treasure gone and the
masked man nowhere in sight.
Tlio driver hitched his team to the
stngo , mounted the box and drove as
fast as his horses could ran to the next
station and reported the robbery.
The telegraph wns soon ticking nway ,
nnd in a few hours a dozen or moro men
were scouring the mountains in search
of the highwayman. Detective Stone
was telegraphed for. Ho came at once
and commenced n vigorous search for
the robber. Taking up the pursuit of
the man at the faconc of the robbery , ho
traced him for n short distance along
the main road , thence up the mountain
side to the Mitmnit , along the Himmit
for half a mile , then in an easterly di
rection down the mountain to a deep
canyon , where , looking over the cdgo of
a rocky precipice , ho saw the object of
his search stretched out on the sand
beside the &wift waters of the mountain
river. Approaching the man by n cir
cuitous route , Stone covered him with
his pistol and ordered him to hold up
his hands.
"I give up , Mr. Onicer ; I am helpless
and nave a badly broken leg. In my
olTorts to escape I got bewildered nnd
lost my way in the dark. I stumbled
over the blutl you see there and lull
headlong over the rocks to whore you
now lind me. Would to God the fall
had killed me. Tlio evidence of my
crime is hero beside me. "
\Vith the aid of an improvised
stretcher the captive was carried by
Detective Stone nnd his assistants to
the county jail , where ho lay for several
monins uotoro nis nroifon leg uocaino
knitted and well enough for him to limp
about upon.
At the time of his arrest the robber
gave his nnmo as Frank Thomas , and
under that nnmo the grand jury found a
true bill ngainst him for the crime of
highway robbery. When brought into
court to plend he wasa&ked if he was
indicted under his true name , also if ho
was guilty or not guilty. Ho answered :
"As to my true name , no ono shall
ever know it , for I have disgraced It and
these who bear it. As to my guilt , why
should I attempt to deny itVas not
the evidence of my crime found with mo ?
I plead guilty and can only say I aui
sorry for what I have done. "
The judge then proceeded to pronounce
the judgment of the court upon him.
Ho reminded Thomas of the enormity of
his olTenso , and spoke of the frequency
of stage robberies , said hoTOS sorry for
the prisoner , but that In this particular
case ho deemed it his duty to make an
example as n warning to others , and
added : "Tho judgment of the court is
that you bo incarcerated in the state
prison for the term of your natural life. "
The prisoner trembled visibly when
the sentence was pronounced , othor\viso
ho showed no emotion. lie was quickly
led away by the sheriff , nnd a few days
thereafter Prank Thomas became an 1'n-
male of the state prison , known as con
vict No. 0,400 a life-timer.
* * * * *
Some sixteen years afterward a party
of ladies nnd gentlemen made a visit ot
curiosity and inspection to ono of our
state penitentiaries. Among the party
was a bad-faced , blue-eyed woman , witii
llaxcn hair , through which could be scon
streaks of gray. Accompanying her
was a bUto-oyed girl of nbout twenty ,
evidently the lady's daughter , as she
very much resembled the elder woman.
After the workshops had been vis
ited the guide turned to the party and
said :
"Wo have a largo gang of convicts at
work in the stone quarry. You will find
some interesting specimens of humanity
among them. "
Taking the winding path down the hill
they were soon in the vicinity of the
working convicts. The guide pointed
out a number of the most notorious
celebrities , nnd flnnll pointing to a pris
oner at work superintending the moving
of a largo stone , ho said :
"That man Is a mystery to all hero.
Ho Is a patient , hnrd-working prisoner ,
known to the prison authorities ns con
vict No. 20-100 , and nmong his fellow
convicts as 'Old Mystery. ' Ho was com
mitted to this prison nbout sixteen vcnrs
ago , having been convicted of highway
robbery. During all the time ho has
been hero ho has never boon visited by
a friond. nor received a letter or com
munication of any kind from the outsldo
world. No ono scorns to know or cnro
anything about the old man , and noth
ing about his previous history mm bo
wormed out of him by his fellow-convicts.
Ho was committed under the nnmo of
Frank Thomas , but that was evidently
nn alias to hldo his true nnmo and con
ceal his Identity. Ho is a sadly broken
mini. "When ho first came hero ho was
of strong physique , with hair and board
of dark Bimdv color , and although ho Is
but In the prime of llfo , ho now has the
appearance of a decrepit old man.
As the party moved past the old con
vict ho looked up. Hlsoyos rested for a
moment on the llttlo blue eyed womnn
and then moved toward the daughter ,
whom ho eagerly scrutlni/.cd. Ills fnco
Hushed , lilrf bmnth quickened a little ,
a half BO ! ) ownped him. Then ho turned
his imi'k toward them and went patiently
on with his work.
There was an inexplicable something
In tlio face of the old convict that scorned
like a dream to the little bluo-oyed wo
man where had she seen that luco be
fore'i1
"I'oor follow , " she remarked to the
guido , "It scorns very sad for so old a
man to bo chained for llfo to this hard
work.
"Yes , It is Bad indeed ' , " Bald the guido.
"Ho Is burhid for'llfo under hoctlon 218
of the penal cede of California. "
Lr. ) IHrucy , notio and throat , Bee bldg.
And Tlita In Cultured lioiton.
nA woman entered ndrug store not far
from Beacon ttrcot , the other ovcnlng ,
says the Jloston Advertiser , nnd said
that she wished to purehaso n tooth
brush. The proprietor laid out a num
ber of these articles upon the counter
tor her inspection nnd turned nwny to
ntlond the wants of another customer.
In a short time tlio female approached
him and said in the sweetest of tones :
"I have tried them all and think that I
like this ono the best , HO will take it. "
The astQiiishod proprietor took ono look
at her , gave ono eliott moment to silent
rcllcetlon and meditation , then said ,
"Mtidnmo , you may have them all for
the price of this one ; I will mnkovoua
present of them. " The -woman no mm b
is yet wondering nt the cnuso of his uni
expected generosity.
Dr. IHr ney , nofco nnd throat , Dee bldg
A Ijlcht In Htury Mortli.
To tlio Chicago. Milwaukee & St. Paul
railway belongs tlio croilit of being the
llrst in the country to rodtico tlio matter
of electric lighting of trains tosciontllic
perfection. One of the novel features
introduced In the bleeping cars Is a
] ) . 'ilont electric rending lamp in each
section , "With this luxxiriouH provision
rendiii'at } night before nwl after rotir-
iiir ( becomes as comfortable as by day ,
and wlion retiring the toilet inny bo
intulo In comfort ami seclusion. The
lierth rending lamp in the Pullman
sleeping1 cars run on the Chicago , Mil-
viiukco fc St. Paul railway , botnuon
Omalin and Chicago , Is patented , and
cannot bo used by tiny ether railroad
company. It is the greatest 1m provo-
mont ol the ago. Try it anil bo con
vinced.
Sleeping cars lea vo the Un ion Pad llo
depot , Omaha , at 0:10 : p. ID. dally , arriv
ing1 at Chicago at tC.'SOa. in. Secure
tickets and sleeping car berths at Union
Ticlcot ollk'c , 1501 Farniunstreet ( Darker
Hlock ) , Onmha.
J. K PUIS-ION , F. A. NASH ,
PUSH. Agont. Gen 11 Agent.
K
Physicians , Surgeons and Specialists.
14OO STRHlflT
OJIA.I1A , NKU.
The most widely and favorably known spec-
lallstilu the United i-tutcs. Tlii'lr loin ex
perience , rcnmiliablu skill ami universal suc
cess In the treatment find ruroof Nervous ,
Chronic und Surgical nitieasei. ent'tlo ' Ihi-so
eminent plmlclani to tlio full voiilldcncu of
the atlllotodovorvwhoic. Thi'V smariinlro :
A CKKTAIN AN'I ) 1'OSITl'VK OUltll for
thu awful ullccts of ciiily vice and the numer
ous ovlls that follow In Its train.
I'UIVATE , 1U,0 ( > 1) AND SKIN DISEASES
snpi'dlly , onrniilctplv : iml pciiniiiiontlv enrod.
NEHVOUS HKlllMTY AND a 13X11 ALOIS-
OHDKKS yield readily to tliclr skillful treat-
"T'ltr.3 , FISTUI/A AND REOTAI ; ULCERS
Kiiurnntoodcured without p.iln or detention
fiom buslnri * .
HVD11OOEI.E AND VARICOCEbE ncrum-
upntlyiuul siK'ct'ssfully ourecl in cvorycaso.
SVrlllljIS. UONUUIlIIKA , GLEET , Spor-
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Night liiiiv ! < U > iis , Decayed I'lU-ultlcs , 1'ciiinla
Wciiltnoss and all dollc.ito disorders peculiar
to cither HCX positively c-uiod , as well as nil
functional disorders that result from youth
ful follies or the excess of nuluroycuts.
TRIf' "III ? 1 ? OiiiinmteiMl | ) i riiuiri < intl y
O11X1U1 U l\ lciirc'd , roinovu.1 eoiiplcto ,
without cutting , caustic or dilatation. Uuroi
unvoted nt homo by patient without a mo-
uientN pain or unnoyaiiL-p.
TO YOUNG AND MIDDLE-AGED MtN.
A Q1IIP17 f'lTl'IJ The nnful oMecN of
A oUlvL , bUM.o.irl.v vlc-o wlilt-h liriiiBi
orcanlc woukncsi. destroying both niliul and
body , with all its ilrc-adcil ills , pennanonty
cured.
IlttCJ RT < T'Pls Adrtioss these who have Ini-
1/1\O. ULil 1 O paired tliemsolves by lin-
proper Induljjonco and .solitary hiblts. which
ruin both mind nnd body , until I Ins them for
business , stuilv or niuirla o.
MAKltlKI ) MIS or Ihoso cut print ; on that
loppy life , awnroof iihjslcaldoblhty , qulukly
mk"d-
OUR SUOOE3S
Is based upon fuels , First Practical experi
ence. Hoeond K\cry case Isspoelally studied ,
thus Btartlns right. Third-Medicines arc
prepared in our laboratory exactly to suit
ciiuli case , thus uffcutlnguuics without Injury ,
Drs , Betts & Betts ,
1409 DOUGLAS STREET , OMAHA. NEB.
G. A. Lindquest
IS AGAIN IN THE
Merchant : - : Tailoring
business and Invites Ills olrt friunds and pat-
ions , as well as the general public to call and
Inspect his new stock nflmpoiled nnd domestic
voolvns. i\ur.vthliiBlirsjt : cl.iss.
ESTABLISHED 1874. - - 3I6S. 15TH ST ,
DR. CLUCK ,
Eye and Ear.
Ilnrkorll lock. ISthnml I'nnmm Telephone KM.
NOGK'SHOTlL '
ON THE EUROPEAN PLAN.
FIRST-CLASS RESTAURANT IN CONNECTION.
Itooins Rented by tlio Day , Week or Month.
1308 , 1310 , 1312 CassSLwurcriTuBt.
OMJVIIA , - - N131J ,
Telephone ! < > " >
FOR SEVERE COUGHS OH COLDS
Dr. F. C. Werner's
COUGH DROPS
Are highly recommended tiftor ecvon
yours of successful experience by the
bolo iniitiufacLurord ;
Kopp , Dreibus&Co. ,
STEAM CONFECTIONERS ,
1 1 06 Farnam St. , Omaha , Neb.
Sold overywho're , 60 per
Scud for samples.
txilthfallr Tutored VarlcoctUctrid. Pitti cnlirctd.
itrtDftbtned. H w Horn. Triitlmint Jrnin < l niUd.
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FRENCH SPECIFIC.
APOSITIVEandpermamat CURE for n
diseases of tba URINARY ORGANS. Oarei
where other treatment falli. Fall dlrectlont with each
bottle. Price , one dollar Bee ilcrnatore of GI >
Bl'AHL. For Solo By All Drub'Slate.
CHICMESTER'S CNiiUBH
PENNYROYAL PILLS ,
RCO CROSS DIAMOND OntHO ,
f .iur an4 tlwirelal ! > U. Litdlr * . nth
! > ruiiUt I" ' IM mopd HruiiJ.lu rti ui.l ll I
toitN.itil'd wttb tlu rlbboa. Jiik * nvoUlfit
K i. ! 4 ( . ( > lp > ) f"r rarUeuUri ud "IMIif ful
l.ii < tlr , "ln liUrr.tjrrtturnnitlt. > " l"up' <
DIAMONDS ,
WATCHES , Etc ,
Our Bales on both DIAMONDS
mid WAI'ClIKdlmvc been UNUS-
UALIA" IAUQI3 ol lute , owliitf to
our CUT 1'UICES. Our stock of
MOUNT151) ) DIAMONDS wiw pet-
l\i\K \ \ prottylowso vo have just act
ft Inrno nutnhor of ClIOICJ1 !
STONliS of OUH OWN IMPOR
TATION , and wo olfor llioin tit n
SMALL ADVANCK A HO VI !
COST. Tlio BOttinps com mo ft
hrpo vnrlcty ol SOLITAI U and
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STUDS , KAU-1UNGSBHONCII KS
LACK PINSPENMANTSA ) HA tit
ORNAMENTS , SLHl-TVl ! , 111-
TONS , COLL A It HUTTONS ,
HUACKLKTS , N IO ! K L A C K S ,
LOCKETS , cte. SPECIAL DE
SIGNS OP SlTl'lNGS inado and
LOOSE STONKS of all si/ca
MOUNT El ) TO OltDKlt , Rubies ,
Supplilrcs , Einomldi. I'curls , tititl
nil ether * precious stones , mounted
niul loose.
OUll OIIEAT SLAUG-HTEll
SALE \VATCI1KS Is ullll in
SOLID GOLD "WATCHES for
Lnuics aU15. $20 , $25 , SUO , sKM.SlO ,
H' , MO , and unward ,
GKN'TLKMKN'S SOTJI ) COM )
WATCIIllS of nil kinds , from SiM
up to the lluostprtulcs ( KltjinVtil \ -
tliani , Howard , etc ) ,
LADIES' ' anil GENTS' FINN
aOLl , ) 1'ML.LKDVATCHKS ' . ,
American ino\onicnt \ , warniiitod
from Ifi to 25 years , only 811.7o ;
worth $2fl-anil upward.
SOLID srmcn WATCHES ,
$5.76 $ , JS , $10. $12 , Slfiand up.
NICKEL WATCHES , $2.50fit.73 $ ,
anil io.
SOLID GOLD CHAINS AND
LOCKICTS ; ItOI LKD PIATK
CHAINS AND CHAltMS ohl at
UnnUC'EI ) I'lUCESto purclmsorj
of Watches during this HIO. : !
6,001) ) PIN'13 SOL/ll ) ClOLDriN-
GKH lIN ? S from $1 to 10 each.
fiaFWalth Htpairlng a Specialty ,
NOTIC'E Strangers vlsting the
city are respectfully invltod to call
und tike : a look through ourestab -
lifihinont , whether wishing' topur-
chase goods or not.
MRX MEYER
& BRO. ,
I Sixteenth and I7ainam Streets.
The figure 0 Inotir dates \tlll make a lonj itny ,
No man or woman no\v \ liiltiK lll ever ( lain i
document without using tlio Oquro 0. It tanili
In tlio third place In IS'JO , vvliorc 11 will remain tfo
years ami then move up to tecoiic ! placa In 1000 ,
wlicro Itttlll rest for ono humlix'd jcnrs.
Thcrclsanothor"0"ivhJclilinaiiliocomotostny ,
Ills unlike thu figure 91 n ourclutulii tliorospict
that It liii already moml up to first place , wlurt
It will permanently remain. It I sailed the "No.
9"lllch Arm Wiuolor.tVllwm Senlng .Machine.
Tlio "Xo. 0" was endorsed for first place by ths
experts ol Europe nt thu 1'mlf l"X | ) ! ltionof ! & ! > ,
wliiro , nttcr a tcvcro contest with tlio IcnJIni ; int
clilncs of the norlcl , Itvis awnrdud thu only
Grind Prize phcu to family sen-ins mncliiiii's , nil
others on exhibit liming ricdvecl lower a\runli
of gold nieOuls , etc. The French Govcrnmoil
also recognized its superiority by llicdecorntlcmol
Mr. Nathaniel MliuelirI'rcslJftitoftho , couipauy ,
with the Cross of thoU' ionof Honor.
Tto "No. 0" Is
not an old machine Improvtd
Upon. b'Jt is nn entirely new macliina. aud tht
Grind Prize c.tP ris wns awarded Una tliogrund'
estadvuDce in itwin a machine mechanism ol the
ago. Tboso who buy It can rest assured , tbem
tore , of laving the viry latest aud kuct.
WUEELTill & WILSON M'F'Q ' CO. ,
185 jiuil 187V/abaBh . , ChicnrjOi
F. T ? Ff.ODMAN HCO. . ,
2CO North Sixteenth Street.
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1511 Dodge St ,
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Il.iMirH , hlruiu'ij's Bid In , ' , Union or llollilulc
htiitldin , on 0 , M.Ht. . I' . 1C. It , , lit lull to into
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