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20 THE OMAHA DAILY BEE : TSUNDAY , OCTOBER 12 , 1800-TWTDNTY PAGER. ( JOTOJ3KU WOODS. A , II , ItoMnton tn CMtaan Trllmnt. October \vooJ I whore late the green Of su minor' * 11 very \vnssocti , Tha Frost King hid his lingers cold , Aiullol n , thousand hues unfold That vio.witli rainbow's mingled sheen. The rnnplo stimds llko Orient Queen .Amontf the oaki of somber mien , And lindens' tint with yellow cold October woods , The sun looks down with eyes sorcno Upon the dark earth's gorpuous screen , Whereon li writ In manifold The haftth throat of the winter bold To seize upon your bright demesne , October woods ! FOR ISOliEL. ly Mautlte Thompson , Not long since , It was wlillo yet the public excitement run high lu connect ion with discoveries rnnilo wlion the old Baildorot Jioiiso on Bourbon street , Now Orleans , wns torn down , I wns told the itory of Aufrustln Vorot. It wns In the year of 1839 , that this young man , rich , gifted and handsome , cumo to Now Orleans to spend n wintoi1 R'lth Charles Murol Biuidorot , whoso no- qunlntanco ho lnul formed in Paris , riio two men wore of the same ngo , nnd Ihclr tastes were slmilnr. Vorot had hndbocn captured by Bautlorot's ' wit , learning and subtilo personal charm. In turn , Daudorot'u liniiglnation was touched In to singular activity nnd his sympathies berne away by Vcrot's ' mag netic gcniug. It is rare- indeed two younjr men , ponts both , find such tin ovormiislorintr mu- luiil interest flowing between them. X'hcii' friendship became at once a pas sion. sion.When When Bauderct left Paris after a vcnr'd ' sojourn there , ho exacted a prom ise from his now friend that ho should come to Now Orleans and spend some months with him. Thus it cnmo about that early in the autumn of 18'iO , Verot arrived , nftcr a ] ) lcasnnt voyage , and took up his abode In the Baudorct man sion on iiourbon street. Churlcs Mttrot Baudorot , as some of tny readers will remember , was a bach elor orphan , occupying the largo , silent old house all alone , save that he wis surrounded with many faithful slaves. The house was a low , far-spreading , gloomy , brick structure , whoso immense ly thick walls and small windows gave it a jall-llko appearance. Vines clam bered over it from biso : to roof , and It was embowered In duslcy trees. Sur rounding it was ahigh brick wall topped with a picketing of iron. The gates were massive , and closed with huge spring1 locks that could bo opened only from within. They were attended by Btatuesruio keepers as black as night. Daudcret was descended from a family of buccaneers. Ills wealth was the ro- Biilt of ancestral piracy , murder and ra- pino. In the young man's blood burned the taint of unbridled passion , and in his brain a lawless imagination held high carousal. Ills poems wore , like those of Pee , Eaudolairo and Villon , " suffused vvlth something that suggested madness ; but the young man showed no signs of an unsound mind. On the contrary , ho was brilliantly , fascinatingly sane nnd logical in his conversation. LTo wont llt- tlo into society , and entertained scarcely at all , in the general meaning of the word. A few friends , rarely more than one ut a time , were admitted through Ills portcntious loolcing gates and into his luxurious twilight parlors and duslc- dim library. IIo was a connoisseur of wines , cigars and old books ; ho smoked almost incessantly , rarely drank to excess - cess , read incdiicval poetry , and in his conversation was much given to advanc ing preposterously romantic theories touching1 almost all the relations of life. When Vorot arrived Haudcret mot lilra at the wharf with every outward ehow of irrepressible delight ; but the young ; Parisian at once felt that some prcat change had taken place in his friend. At lirst ho was inclined to fear that Bauderet was not sincere in his ex pressions of nfl'cetionato joy over his arrival ; but soon enough the mystery was adequately ox plained. Baudcrot waa in lovo. llis whole nature was ab sorbed In the now passion. JJ Madeinoi&ollo Dos Champs was the If daughter of a retired planter whoso lioino was but a few steps from Baudor- ot's gnto. Recently the poet had mot lier. To meet her was to love her , and now ho could find room for no other * thought. Isobcl DCS Champa was the subject of his most eloquent conversa tion , his strangely melodious poetry , his curiously brilliant sketches in water- colors. Vorot found Eaudorot's house a very palacoof enchantment ; so vague , and yet eo olTcctivo were the impressions made "by its rich tapestry , its massive mahog any furniture , its dim vistas of books nnd pictures and its solemn siloaco. The young patrician Frenchman had heon accustomed to old houses , but hero , in this city of the now world , his crcolo iriuiul had L'ivon him the freedom of ono that boomed filled , with an antiquity far creator than the llomtin buildings of 1'Yanco could lioasb of oven the most ruined In old Provonco. Baudorot was anxious to have Vorot BOO Ifeobol Ucs Champs ; and , of course , the young visitor , especially after llauderot's eloquent descriptions , felt qulto willing to moot the beautiful girl. Nor was ho in the least disappointed when ho saw her ; tndcod , her loveliness eo far surpassed expectation , so dwarfed nil former vi&lonsof maidenly attractive ness , that Vorot was struck to the heart by her first glunco. If Isobel captivated Vorot , It was not a loss o [ love at first sight , for the hitiul- 6omo Parisian did not fall to impress lior imagination in turn. From the mo ment of their first meeting they were ardent lovers.ns everybody could plainly sou , faiivo only U.uidorot. So lost in the infatuation of absolute devotion was ho that ho could see nothing of Isobol's dazzling beauty , could hear nothing but 1ho rich , low music of her creole volco. Soon enough Vorot was in the seventh heaven of a successful courtship not courtship , but love-telling and lovo- liBtoniug while poor Baudorot wont right on in blissful enjoyment of his imaginary lordship of Isobol's heart. The autumn sped ; the winter wont llko n dream ; and out Hashed the orungo blooms , out poured the mocking-bird pongs , heavily drooped the roses by the walls. The breezes from the gulf were sweet nnd fragrant ; the sky was like u great pale violet tent Miuttlng in the world with a wavering mlat-dreaui of spring. The time was approaching for Vorot to depart for Francowhon. ono morning , ho informed Baudorot thai ho and Iso- bol wore to bo married , nnd would sot sail within a fortnight to make Paris their homo. At first Uandorot was stuplflcd by the imnoimcoinont. IIo pa/.cd almost va cantly into his friend's oycs , while his inco grow deadly white , t ot n feature moved , however , nor did the quiet srailo quite go from his thin , llrm lips. It was nn admirable exhibition of that self-con trol which lu these days was so much cultivated by gentlemen who were in the Imblt of Bottling all matters of personal disagreement ut the point of sword or muzzle of pistol. Of course Vorot had counted the cost , wl fully expected u duel : hut ho was loasiuitly burnrlsod to find that Bnud- rot > vgufd. uot. demand u loootiiiff , I ur- thermoro , instead of appealing to the code , the host who had boon so cruelly robbed took the turn of alTalrs with tv philosophic resignation truly admirable. After the first great struggle against the terrible disappointment which the disaster to his hopes hnd brought , ho drew close to Ills friend , and wished him great joy. Vcrot was both.touched and nwcd by the strange change that came over Hauderet's fnco and manner. It was a elow , mysterious transformation of the man. f Lls face took on nn Inscrutable mask of qulot , almostscreno resignation , behind which something suggested immeasurable - measurable depths of poignant suffer ing. In his eyes at times burned a light which startled Verot nnd haunted his dreams at night. Love predominates everything , however - over , and the jiiisnionato young Parisian was so bewildered and blinded In the rose-mist of happiness , that the deepest significance of Banderol's conduct was lost to him. IIo was aware of nothing much besides his Impending nuptials , the lender glory of the semi-tropical spring time , and the wild llutinyof the lusty mocking-bird , About this time ( as is now known , ) Haudurot went frequently to see an old ncgress , a voudoo charm weaver , and procured from her a phiul of hideous poison a black liquid , thick , rank , frenzy-bearing , made from the heads of snakes , the tails of scorpions and the roots of various deadly weeds all stooped together for many days. Among the African voudoo workers this Hqvieil was known by an appellation which meant "brain-burner ; it was said to induce madness of the most helpless kind. Its concoction was attended with the most solemnly horrible of rites and incanta tions. It was the night before Isabel and Verot's wedding day. Baudorot ap peared to bo in hotter spirits than usual ; lie had some rare old wine brought into the library and ho and Vcrot sat up till Into drinking and smoking , while they permitted themselves perfect freedom in converiation. Although , as I have said , their tastes were similar , no two men could have boon less alike in personal appearance than were Vcrot and Bauderct. The Parisian was tall , athletic , fair , with blue eyes and yellow curling hair , while the Creole was dark , slight , black-eyed , mysterious-looking , possessing the singular magnetism of a facoonco hand some and incrutable. Banderol's slightness - ness was not physical frailty , however , for ho was a noted swordsman , pos sessed of extraordinary nervous energy. It was late in the night and the lamps were burning low , the Ihimcs flickering faintly and faltering in their brazen sockets among the pendant crystal brilliants , when Baudorot arose and said : ' "Well , my dear old fellow , it is grow ing late and you must not bo drowsy on your wedding-morn. Ono more cigar just one the best that Cuba over gave to the lips of man , and then to your dreams. " IIo fetched from a little hanging cabi net a small ivory box curiously carved and mounted in gold , out of which ho took two largo oscuros separately wrap ped in silver foil. Ono of these ho handed to Vcrot , at the same time light ing the other. "Tho last two of a priceless lot sent mo two years ago by a friend at Havana , " ho &aid. Vorot daintily brushed the almost black cigar across his nose to inhale Its fragrance , and instantly recoiled , for there came from it a strange , insinuat ing and unbearable stench , "That is " Baudorot nothing , laughed , with a hollow , brutal ring in his voice that startled Vorot. "When you light it , the smell disappears , and the smoke is exquisitely fmo. Seel" and ho pulled a light cloud toward his friend's nos trils. "Isn't that incomparable bou- quotV" Verot put the cigar between his teeth , and tried to light it , but the thrill of atrocious evil that flashed through his nerves caused him to lot it fall. "It is horrible I "ho exclaimed. "I can't bear HI" "O , what womanish qualms ! " remarked Baudorot , almost testily , picking UD the fallen escuro and handing it to his guest. "Smoko it ; this may bo our last night together , and and " Something1 in Bauderot's voice ap pealed to Vorot's sympathy , while at the same time it made his heart almost sink. A man lying in his collln , ready to bo buried alive , might have had such a strain in his voice. Ills face was white , with that glmstllncss which comes in extreme moments to a dark countenance , and his cyos , strangely dilated , burned with a dusky , deep-set brilliance. "You know how I fool. Vorot you know howl feel. " Again the Parisian essayed to light the cigar ; but the thing was not possi ble , lie flung it aside , after inhaling ono intolerable draught of its smoke. "Ha , ha , hal" laughed Bauderot. "You have less courage than I sup posed ; but , then , you Parisians , as 1'vo often told you , are u degonoratosot. " Vorot had risen , and now stood tower ing above his host , his magnificent frame expanding and a determined look in his line , fair face , "That cigar was poisonodl" ho ex claimed , with dramatlo energy of ex pression. " 0 , surely not ! " said Baudorotwith Immediate concern , stooping and picking it up. lie put it to his noso. "Why , that is strange ! " ho cried. "What can it mean ? " The two men looked steadily , seareh- ingly into each otiuor'a eyes ; and slowly but clearly read the whole situation , Ono was aware that his deadly purpose had beer discovered ; the other know that death was looking for him In every corner of that gloomy old house. Vorot was the firbt to speak. "How shall wo settle this ? " ho de manded , in u hard , dry tone. Bauderot laughed bardonlcally and pulled lazily at his cigar , meantime shrugging his shoulders as if the matter were of very light consequence to him. him."I "I think the best way to settle it is to go to bed and sloop It elf , " ho remarked , with n half yawn , "Scoundrel villain murdororl" , , ex claimed Vorot , permitting for the mo ment his indignation to master him , "you shall answer to mo nowl" 4'0h , certainly , if you wish , " said" Hau- dorot , calmly , "my sword room Is but a stop from hero ; follow mo If you'ro not afraid. " Vorot followed , but not without a strange sense of insecurity. It was ns if some treachery were about to bo sprung upon him at every stop while they passed through two or three dim rooms and along a low , narrow passage dotwe'on damp brick walls , then into a bare windowless little room. "Seo hero , " said Bauderct , stopping closotoonoof the dismal walls , "this doesn't look llko a door , does iff" ' IIo fumbled a moment about a certain spot , pressed u hidden spring , and pushed open a low shutter disclosing another coll-like apartment , dnnk , grimy nnd ill-smelling. Into this Vorot followed him. They halted , and faced each other , a littfo lamp carried by Baudorct lighting up their drawn and ghastly faces. "Wo can eottlo our little trouble here without the Blightost fear of being in- torupted , Tula Is where .as I have hoard , one of my reckless k iisinon , who formerly owned the house , used to con- flno stolen slaves while ho was waiting nchanco to run them off. No body living , save myself , knows that this room exists , " IIo smiled cynically , nnd lifting the lamp , gazed around at the sllmo on the reeking bricks. Then ho made n llttlo potulont motion , nnd Bald : "Tho swords the raptors I hnvo for- jolton them. Hold this lamp n moment , plcnsol" Vcrot mechanically accepted the prof- bred light ; but ns ho did so something In Bauderct's ' look , or in his movement , put him on his guard , or rather startled him a littlo. "You'll not bo afraid to stand here a moment , while I go fetch the swordswill youV" IIo placed peculiar accent on the Tord "afraid , " and Verot felt his blood tingle in response to the Insinuation. "You shall soon have your test of skill us well as of courage , " ho responded ; "but If you are going hack after weapons you'd bolter take the lamp. I can wait without it. " "This Is not a pleasant wtiltlnp-room , " sneered Bauderct , again letting his eyes slowly swoon the loathesomo llltlo cell. IIo was still smoking the smoldering black cigar , and the pale rings of fra grance slowly strayed in the chill , damp ilr. ilr."Don't "Don't stand there like that , " sald , Vorot , savagely , "or I'll stamp you into the lloor. " "A coward would do that , " retorted Bauderet , taking two or three light backward steps , and. pausing in Iho lll tlo doorway. "I have some doubts of your honor , or ought to have. " "Fetch Iho rapier , sir , " was all that Vcrot said. His terrible anger was mns toring him. Bauderot retreated ono moro stop , then , with a fiendish leer , laid his hand on the heavy shutter. "You command , but I shall take my own lime lo obey , " ho remarked in a tonoof constrained excitement. "How should you llko to wait in this little boudoir until your bride comes to you ? " Like a Hash the meaning and the pur pose of Baxideret's words and move ments leaped through Verot's mind. Already the door was slowly swinging bluit. So frightful was the thought , with its Infinite suggestions of horror , that the tall Parisian stood for a single moment paralyzed. "Good night , forever , Augustin Verot. May your dreams bo sweet , " said Bauderet. Slowly , steadily , the door , which was in reality a hinged section of the mas sive wall , swung round. Verot lot fall the lamp which , clang ing brazenly on the brick lloor , re mained sputtering and burning there with a strancre , fantastic light. Some thing likoa death chill shivered through the air. Ono long bound the Parisian made , uttering a low , harsh cry of rage and terror as ho was caught bo- Uvoen the closing door and the jaw of the doorway. There was n struggle like the fighting of wild beasts , the men growling and panting In the extremity of their brutal tearing and straining. Presently n body was heaved and flung ; it fell in the center of the cell , and lay ghastly and motionless beside the fast-dying lamp flame. Then the ponderous door wont to with a dull thump and u sharp click of the hidden spring. Ono of the rivals stood on the outside of the cell panting and quivering , the white froth clotted on his lips ; the other lay limp and lifeless within. * * * * * The mystery , which for nearly fifty years had hung over the old Bauderot homestead , was cleared up when the house was torn down. The laborers came in the course of their work to a low , narrow , hidden room , damp and ro- pulslvc ; in the middle of which lay a skeleton clothed in rotten garments. This wns the body of Charles Marot Baudorot , whoso sudden disappearance about the time of the marriage of Isobel Dos Champs to Augustin Vorot had given rise to so many wild slorlcs. In fact , so absolulo had boon Iho mysiery , that not the faintest clew to the missing man had ever been found , unlil this re velation by the workmen divulged every thing. Immediately after the discovery of Baudorot's skeleton , inquiry was begun as to the whereabouts of Verot , who was traced and found , an old man , widowed and childless , penniless and friendless , on the island of Corsica. IIo told his story , us I have told it to you , and , us if the relief from the long strain of his hideous secret had relaxed his whole being , ho fell at once into a &late of col lapse , from which nothing could rally him. IIo died in his sovonty-fourtu your , muttering with almost his last breath : "Isobol , Isohel , it was all for you ! I gave him the grave ho meant lo give mo. It was a close and silent lomb , but at last at last it has given ah ! up glvon its secret ! " Dr. Biruoy cures catarrh , Beobldg. Wood Ijllco Iron. The jarrnh wood Is a species of eu- calptus native to western Australia , says the Kow ( Eng. ) Bulletin. The main dif ficulties in connection with its use in this country are the cost of freight for such heavy timber from Australia and its in ternet hardness , which makes it ditlicult for ordinary English carpenters' tools to work it. The trco which produces it grows generally to a height of 100 feet , and sometimes 150 feet. It is found only in western Australia , extending over the greater portion of the country from the Moore river to King George's sound , forming mainly the forests of those Iracts. According to Baron Mueller , when selected from hilly localities , out when the sap is least notivo and subse quently carefully dried , it proves im pervious to the boring of insects. Vos- bols constucled solely of it alter twonty- flvo years of constant service , remained porscctly sound , although not coppered. It has been tried in throe places In Sue/ canal , and after having been down seven years the trial samples were taken up in order that a report of their condition might be sent to Paris. From certain correspondence between Kow and some London vestries it appears that jnrriih has lately been used by the Chelsea Voslry for paving Iho King's Koad , and by the Lambotb Vestry hi the West minister Bridge Road. Dr. Elrnoy , nose and throat , Bco bldg. IIo Died Without llollgion. In the neighboring town of Sandy- slon , N. J , there died Iho other day ' n well-to-do farmer named Benjamin D. Ilurbh , who had reached the rlpo ago of seventy-five years , says a Mlddloton , ( N , Y. ) special lo the Now York Times. IIo was an inlolligont man , and of strictly upright life , but somewhat occenlrio in his opinions. At his death ho left these written instructions to his children : I wish my funor.U to bo as simple anil Inexpensive expensive- possible. I do not doslro nuy religious serviced about my body. I would bo taken quietly and silently to my EWVC , and without ceremony. The Injunction of the deceased was strictly observed , There were no relig ious services at the ceremony , Gcorgo D. Ilursh , a son of Iho deceased , pro nounced a brief eulogy , after which four sons bore the remains of their pure-lit to the grave. Dr. .Uirnoy cured catarrh , Bee bldg. BBS , GRA1TS STRANGE DBEA1I A Vivid Vision In Which Future Honors Were Beheld , AN OVATION IN NEW ORLEANS , Iho Story Told by the Widow of the Orcnt Ornmil AVIio Iieil the Arm I os of the Union to Victory. In a beautiful house on Sixty-sixth street , inN'ow York , surrounded by com fort and luxury , the center of a large circle of friends , Mrs. Julia Dent Grant is spending the declining years of her life. She ha ? suflleiont moans to pro vide for herself muniflconlly and enable her lo cntortalu her friends and often largo companies of the public , us be comes the wife .of the foremost captain of the ago. Every Thursday Is sot apart for the reception of these who wish to call upon her , and it is said that certain persons , among whom Is General Sher man , visit her every week when she Is In the city. Her life is varied somewhat - what by occasional visits to her chil dren who are beyond the sea Mrs. Sivrtoris living in England and Colonel Fred Grant in Vienna as minis ter to Austria and her son Ulysses , who lives on a farm about forty miles out of New York. Mrs. Grant is modest and somewhat shy in her nature and no ono would suspect from association with her that she was for eighty ears the "first lady in Iho land ; " ' that later , in company with Gcnral Grant , she visited every great city in the Union , and received at tentions such as a queen might envy ; and then made the journey around the globe , and was the guesl of all Iho courts of Europe and Asia. Some time after the death of General Grant , a clergyman , himself an old sol dier , wus present at a largo reception of members of the Grand Army of the Re public , given by Mrs. Grant , nnd formed lior acquaintance. Matters relating lo tho-Griiud Army called him to visit her several times afterwards , until ho became - came sulllciently acquainted for her to lay aside , somewhat , her natural re serve and speak moro freely of herself and her illustrious hushand than she oth erwise would. The clergyman related the following incident of ono of hisvi&its : "On the last occasion that I visited her house , I ventured lo speak of the tender regard with which Iho old sol diers remembered her husband , when she told of her earnest love for the mem bers of the Grand Army and the lifelong affection with which the general re garded his old comrades. She proceeded to speak of the great friendship of the people of the south for him , saying that ] ustbeforo _ the meeting of the national republican convention , during General Grant's second term as president , the general u ed to bring her a largo num ber of letters daily from prominent men in the south , pleading with him to allow his name to go before the convention for a third timo. This led her to relate the following remarkable circumstance , which , so far as I know , has not before boon mtido public. It is so interesting that I think it ought to ho known by the whole nation. Her story was as follows : " 'My early homo was in the south In St. Louis , which was u small city at that time , it having'attained to its. position as ono of the great cities in the union in later years. New Orleans was the great commercial metropolis of the bouth , and with the young people of my acquaint ance a visit to Now Orleans was the great event of a life time. When ono of our circle was so fortunate as to bo able to spend a < few days there ho was the envy of us nil. My people , being somewhat extensively engaged in busi ness , mndo the journey to Now Orleans nearly every year , and it was Iho great est desire I had to visit that city. I turned it over in my mind and became quito absorbed with Ihowish tomako the visit. ' "Quo night I had a dream. In my droaln I secmoa to bo in the city of Now Orleans , and the people came out in masses to do mo honor. I was invited to dine with all the leading persons of the city , and feted until it seemed that the wliblo city had turned out to do mo honor. The populace brought great rolls of carpeting and spread it on the walks , and the enthusiasm was as great as though a queen was receiving Iho fealty of her subjects. But all the time it seemed to mo that while all this was in my honor , and I was permitted to re ceive the honors as if no ono else shared them , yet another was present , and his presence was the real occasion of Iho on- thusiaslic reception that was tendered us. ' "I married General Grant , and the fortunes of war placed him whore his kindness of heart enabled him to place the south , as tlioy thought , under the most lasting obligations , and they never scorned to tire of expressing their grati tude. " 'After General Grant retired from the presidency , as you know , wo made a tour of the south. "When wo visited Now Orleans my girlhood dream all came true. The entire populace of Now Orleans turned out to do us honor. They unrolled great rolls of carpet on the walks as though the flag stones were not good enough for us to walk on. AVe were the guests of the leading men , nnd of the city itself , and were futod by everybody - orybody , as though everyone was trying to'outdo the other. Kovor did any per son receive n greater ovation , and I could not help feeling that It all came from Iho generous hearts of the people , as a token of their appreciation of the general's kindness to General Leo and his army. ' "In the relation of the story , every point of which is as related by Mrs. Grant , there was no evidence of pride or elation , but simply a manner that bhowotl how she dwells on the memory of her illustrious husband , and what an inexpressible privilege it was to have been his lifelong companion. Mrs. Grant belongs to the American people , whalevor concerns her concerns Ihem also , and this uimple story , which has not boon told before , will possess an in- turest that nothing of romance could over awaken , and only because I believe that many will road it with the greatest interest , do I give it to the world. " Dr. Btrnoy , nose and throat , Bee bldg. Itaslil'ul , hut a Itouncnr , Miss Ella Kwlng , a Missouri giantess , is now visiting this city , accompanied by her parents , says a Kcokuk , In. , special to the Now York World. She was born In Lewis county , Missouri , on March I ) , 1S7L' . Until she WIIH nlno yearn old she wns an ordinary child , but ulneo then she has developed rapidly , and now , In lior eighteenth year , bho is seven feet eight and a half inches tall and weighs iI2 pounds , Her father is six foot ono inch and her mother llvo feet three Inchon. None of her relatives on either uldo has been noted for extraordinary bl/o. 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REPOSITORIES , Plarney and 13th Streets , and Ninth and Pacific Street 1'JtOCLiAHIATIO.V. S , A joint resolution was adopted by the Icglsluturo of tliu stuto of NoUruska , ut the twcnt y-lrst ( session thereof , inul approved MarcliitJtn , A. 1) . 18 0 , propping an amend ment to Section Thirteen (1.1) ( ) of Article blx (61 of the constitution of sultl state ; that said I section as amended shall read us follows , to- wit : Suction 1 : Thntscotlon thirteen (13) ( ) of nrtl- clo six ( fi ) uflliu constitution of tliostiitoof Ne braska bo nmomlcd bo as lo ioul ; us follows : i > utlon 1J ; Tliu judges of ilio supreme court fliull cai'li receive u salary of thirry-llvo bun- died ilollursl.f ( > W ) per annum and the Indies of the district court shall receive a salary of three thousand dollars < ! . ' ! , UOU ) par annum , and tliu udlury of ouch shall bo payabln quarterly. Section - : l uoli JIOIBJII voting In favor < > t this amendment slinll h.ivo urlltcnor printed upon Ills b'lllot thof llowliiH ! "l-'or Iho pioposed amendment to the consti tution , rolatln ; ; to the s ilury judges of tin ) supreme and disirlet court/ ' Tlioroforu , 1 , John M. Tliayor , governor of the htato of Nobraaka , do heiubyKiVO notice , In accord unco with hootlou OHO [ 1) ) article II f- teen [ ir > | of the constitution , and the pro'-i- Blonsof an net entitled : "An aet to provldo the manner nf proposing all atiicmlincntH to the ) constitution ami HiilmilttlnK Hut Hiimo to tliaulautorsof thobtate. " Approved I'olnuary nili. A. I ) . 1877 , that mid piopotiud amcnd- mentwlll l > osubmitted to thoquallHcd. tors of tills state for approval or rejection , at tlio general election to bo huld on tliu ah day of November , A. I ) . 1S9D. In wltnsss whereof I have hereunto set my liunC uiul caitbeil to bn ulll.xcil the Kreut seal of th'j state of Nebraska , Done at Lincoln , this CGth day of July. A. I ) . 1S30 , and the twen ty-fourth year of the state , and of the Inde pendence of the United Stules the onulnm- r ' ' y , JOHN M. THAYUK. IlK.V.HMIM It. UOWMIHY , [ SB/U..1 Secretary ofbtate , , August Id3m IXCAXDESCEXf ELECTRIC LIGHTING , Arc Lights nnd Motors. Pinnll Electric Msht plants for stores fao- torli'S , hotels , f.-to. , u sin-dally , Cnrrf-noncl- cneohollflted. U. II. mi.Ml'UKKY. Contract- liitf and L'onsiillluu' Kiio'luuur , 10 JJN. Y. Ufo llulltllaUmaha.Nub. . DR7 KEN Eye and Ear Surgeon 1310 Hedge Street. Spectac'.ua nc'urately fiUoO. IMtOCIjAMATION. WIIEIIEAS. A Joint resolution was adopted by the legislature of the state of Nebraska , at the twenty-first session thereof , and approved Kubruury 13th , A. I ) . Ihs9. pionuslne anainend- incut to the constitution of Kalil Htite ; , and that said amendment bhall ruud aa follows , to-wlt : Section It That at the general election to loli lil on the TuesdavsiicoocdinK the first Monday of November , A. lUMjtl.tlieio shall by suinlUc'd to the olucuirs of this state for ap proval or rejection an amendment to the con stitution of this state hi winds as follows : ' The inaniif nctuip , Milo and krcplni ; for Biilu of Into.Mi" ! ting ll < i < iois UN a uavciiiKo are forever - over prohibited In this state , anil the leirlsla- line .shall provhlo by law for the enforcement of thld provision. " And there shall also at Haiti election lie separately submitted to tlio Hectors of tills btale for thnlr jppioval or ic- Jectlon an amendment to the constitution of I he Hi.lit : In welds as follows : "The mannfau- ture , halu itnd koopliic for silo of Intoxicating lliiunrs as a lm\orasu shall bo licensed and regulated by law. " bee , a : At siicli election , on the ballot of nucli elot'lor votlns for tha proposed amend ments to the constitution shall hu wiltluu nr printed the words : "Tor proposed amend ment to the constitution. | in > hllitln , ' the tnamifu'-luiu ' , sain and keeping for sale of Intoxicating llquois as u liururago , " or ARalnst the proposed amendment to the constitution ptolillntliiK tliu manufacture , sale and keeping for ualu of tiito/luutlng Honors us a lii'VeniKU. 1 here hlinll also bo written or printed on the ballot uf each uloutor voting for the proposed amendment to the constitution , tlio words ; Tor proposednmondment to Ihuconstitution that the maiiiifaclino , Halo and keopini : for ale uf Intoxicating liquors as u buveniKo In tils ptute hlnll lo lleonscd and regulated liyluw. " or "Aualn'-t tiald proposctl amend ment to the lOiiHtltiitton tliut the inaniifac- tnii' . sale ami Leaping for sain of Intoxlcatlni ; liquors us a linverajio shall be licensed itiui rcsulnllni ! by law. " Sue. ; i : If nlther of tlio sild proposed aiiiendinnnts shall ho approved by n minority of the eleulois voting at tlio sild election , tht'nlt shall coiiMltuto .section twenty-seven l-'T ] of uitiulu one LU f lli < Huiii > tltutlon of this state. Therefore , I , Jolin M. Tlmyer , Governor of thostatoof Nebraska , do lieroby Klvo notice ) In accordance with sect Ion ono [ I ] article tn ] of the constitution and tlio provisions of tlio act entitled an ai-t to provide the inamior of propoBlriK all amendments to the constitution a nil submit tins the same to the dec tors of tliu htato. " Approved h'obruary llitli , A. I ) . IH'J , tlut nalil pioposed amendment will lie sub mitted to tlio liuullllul volets of tlile state fin approvnlor rejection at the ecnorul election to bo held on tliu 4th day of November , A. 1) ) . In witness when-fit I hereunto ket my hand , andeaiisi ) to ho atllxed the ir al seal of the btutu of .Nebraska , llono at Ulncolii thin 211th aay of July. A , I ) . U'J % and Iho 21th vearof ihu btatc , ami of the liuhipendonoeot the UnltoJ States tlio ono hundred flftfentn. lly the Governor. JOHN M.THAYEU. IH.VMMIN It. C'ONSDhltr , [ itaAi * ] bcuutary of Stato. Auzufrt Id3u DONT GIVE UP I ttf \uiirunfli't I Wi'IIPiria o ntlr lu JW'iliiM , mitt / u H lite ir U Htmcnltvo ItMllriuly I'lll'll .III YlYlllllK-kliCKUIUl l > Ul'llkll .Ill-Ill EicluitfiMeUodiln Jfr t fnulnitnt deicrltxlU HEW BOOK - Y , QuiiaLlictl Tiitlnoclili ImrtblBi contlintUli GIVE UP DON'TS ! I'HOOIjAM ATIOV. A joint resolution was adopted by tholcKlslntuio of the state of Noiiraska.aft the twcnty-ilist session thereof , and approved March IlOlli. A. I ) . Isbll , proposing an iiinend- meat tosuet-Inn twnU [ ] four [ -11 and flu * ; " > ] of Arllclu < dHi ] of.tlio constitution of h.utl htato und that Haul suction aa amended ulull read as follows , to-wlt : Seat Ion 1 Thai section two ( Jiof aitlclo sit ( fief ) the constitution of tliestnli > i > f Nebraska bo amended MI as to lead as follows "Hcetlon : The supreme i-ouit shall can * sKl of flu ) (5) ( ) juduos , a malorlty of u horn shall benooessary lo foriiiaiiuoinm url M renounce a decision. Itshallhavo origin il jurisdiction in cases relating to revenue. Mil cases li v , lik'H the btato shall bo a party. mandainaS ; ijiio wan. into , hahe is corpus , ami xu'happul lute jiiilsillctlon as may be pmvldi < l Dy law , .section.1 ! : That set neil four Hi of articles ! ( fi.of ) tlio const I tu I Inn of tliu hi alt ofNebrt ? ' be iiniiiiiileil so us to lead as follows : Scot lun 4 : The jmUes of the bii | > remr > Pourfi shall 1)0 elected by Iho eluclois of tin I ito at laik'e , and their tcrmfe of ollh'u. i iptiii hereinafter piovlded , shall bo for n pi r < udof llu'Ci ) years. " Section ; ! : That section five ( It of art" lo six ( filof the constitution of tlio state "f Nui. ras- Idi , ho amended so as to read as fni' ' n * i-cctlonS : "At the first cmioral < le tlonto behold In tlio jearl'lil. and nfler the ii'l-ip- lion of this amendment to the LOnstitutlun , there ahull be elected tlirco i.l ) liel rs uf the Hiiprernocouit , one of whom Kliall he elected for tlio term of one (1) ( ) year , ono fur tlie tc-rm of thrtoO ) years and ono for the tcrmof ll o < r > ) years , and at each Koneral elt'd Ion tlura- aflor there shall bo elected ono iuil4u of tlio siiprainocoiutfor the term of ll\e ( years. Provided , that tliojndKis of tha Mipiomo court whoso terms have not expired at thu > Ulan of holdlnK the uoneral elm tii'iinf ' Ib'JI ' , shall contlniioto bold their ( illlo f.irthoro- tiialnilerof tliutorni for wlik-h ( hey were ro- peotl viily elected uiiiiur the jiii-si nt consti tution. " Sect Ion 4 : That each person votliiK In favor of this arnondinent shall have wilttun or printed upon his ballot tliefoilouInK \ "I'or the prnpoHod iiiiiuiiilmi ut to t hcconstjr tullou relating to the number uf suptetilt judites. " 'Ihercforu. I. John M Thayer Oovnrnorof the state of Nebraska , do liuruliy he m-tlco. In aconidanco ullh section one il > nillclo llf- toea MR ) of the constitution , tliu iiruvislunsof the not cntltlid : "An act to proud o tlie man- ntr of proposing nil iinien liueiiis t < i tlio con stitution and siihinlltlim the sunn ) to Hie clou- tors of the Htato. " Appioicd 1'i'iiriinry Mln , A. I ) . lftf" . that said proposed amend n nt wilt lie presented to tlio iiiulllleil | \ , < t < u f thn i hiato for [ ipptovnl or it'Joi'ilou in tiioifoiirral eleolltin to ) > o liul'l on the jth duy uf Nut cm- 1 her , A.I ) , 1MIO , - . 1 In witness whereof I Imvn lioieunto not nf * I hand anil caused tube allUetl the crt'iit ' Hi'jW I uf the slnto of Nobrailia. l > uiin at IJHC | < MB - L | tlils'joihtlay of July , A. n. IKW , and tlio twi > n1L | tv-fourlh ynur of the stall' , and uf the Indu- ! p'lindenco of 111. United Status the on-j huu ° ' ' ' llr | t'h'iTilivi'Viior. JOHN M , TUAVKU. 1 JlMJAMIN If. OOW'DKIIV. I [ Hi-Mi.,1 bocruttiry of Stato. i August iftlm _ I 'FRENCH 'SPECIFIC. A POSITIVE : andperminentCUREfor all drsoatojoflhoUm NARY ORGANS. Cun where olhsrtrcalmonltallt , Full dirccliona with each tioillo. filc , one dollar. See slgnnturoot E. L SFAHL. 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