12 THE OMAHA DAILY BEE : THURSDAY , DECEMBER 18 , 1890.-TWELVE PAGES.
LOVE AND RAPIERS.
Maw tte Thomptun 'it ' * V < u > Yorh Ltdytr.
The vlltngo of Bny Saint Louis wn a
favorite dueling ground In tlio doys when
nn nppcul to swords or to pistols was
thought hy Bouthorn gcntlenieli to bo the
only honoinblo wny of sottllnp poreorml
grievances. Tlioso days nro past and now
there Is not a mo > 'o peaceful nnd cer
tainly not a moro beautiful town in nil
the picturesque const country.
If ever you shall bo going , to Now Or
leans , by way of the railroad from Mobile ,
you will find It well worth while to stop
nnd sped a few days at this lovely sum-
tnor resort. Just before you roach the
town you cross a bridge three miles long
Bpannlng the placid bay. Looklnir out
of the car windows southward you eeo
the Gulf of Mexico rolling green to tlio
horizon , under a hl < y nssoft nnd blue as
thtitof Iluly. Northward , the hay nnr-
rows rapidly nnd receives two finostrong
rivers the "Wolf nnd the Jordon. Just
nbovo the mouths of these streams rh-o
thp black elouils of smolco inndo hy Im
mense steam saw-mills. Every where on
the water sail the fishing nnd lumber
crafts , plensuro boats and the skiffs nnd
pirogues of sportsmen. Westward , dot
ting the shore of tholjay for nine miles ,
appear the cottages of the town , nestling
amid their ornngo orchards , their scuppernong -
pornong vines , their gnnrled old flg
trees , their moss-hung live-oak nnd their
hedges of Cherokee roses nnd oleander.
Behind the town , stretching back for
miles to the bayous nnd marshes , rlso
dark forests of pine , oak , gum and mag
nolia , ugnlnst which , iu line perspective ,
are sketched the steeples of churches ;
one of these churches Is nn old Catholic
cathedral , flanked by a college nnd con
vent. In front , batweon the buildings
nnd the pea , runs a smooth , chalk-whlto
shell road along the edge of the bluff ,
the whole length of the town.
If you will take a carrlaco and a
driver who knows the pluco , you may
spend a day 01- two delightfully in ex
ploring the Ins nnd outs , by highway
nnd byway , of u settlement tint dates
hack to the time when the Spaniards
nnd the French wore playing hattlodoor
nnd shuttlecock with all our rich and
salubrious frulf-conat country. Even
now in the streets and picturesque little
fihops of Bny St. Louis you hear the soft
accents nt Spain and the poll to intona
tions of Paris. To one unaccustomed to
it , there is something strangely fascin
ating and oluslvcly suggestive of the
remote and tlio romantic in hearing an
olili picturesquely nigged negro salute
another on the street with :
" 13on jour , in'Bleu' ' . II fa' la beau
temps c' matin" African French for
"Good mo'nin' , sah. It's mighty flue
weddor dls mo'nin' . "
And what weather it is almost the
year round I A balmy brcozo from the
Caribbean sea , upon which one can al
most detect the fnigrnnco of pineapple
nnd banana , blows all day nnd nil night.
You hear mocking-birds singing in shade
and in sheen , hy sunlight , by moonlight ,
by starlight , and the roses bloom every
day. Tlioro IB a broad , slumberous
BWiishing of tide and surf as the warm
waves roll In ngainst the white sand
blulTit. The people have soft voices and
gentle mnnnois , nnd it is hard to imag
ine , much harder to believd , that it was
ever true of them that they stood readv ,
on the strength of the slightest insult
to fight to the death ns a matter of
honor ; but so it was. Tlioro are men
livlpg now who saw many duels in the
days of the "code. " One charming old
gentleman informed the present writer
that ho hnd witnessed twenty hostile
meetings with sword or pistol.
Before the dnys of the railroad which
now makes Bay Saint Louis hut one hour
nnd thirty minutes from Now Orleans ,
the only approach was by water , save
from the interior 01 Mississippi ; this
rendered the place one of the most secluded -
cluded nooks in America , and , ns n matter -
tor ot course , a considerable number of
refugees from justice or from misfortune
or tyranny fled thither ; but the larger
part of the population was highly ro-
epcctnblo : some of it was made up , es
pecially in bummer , of the wealthiest
nnd best French families of Now Orleans ,
who came hy steamboat to spend the hot
Bco&on in elegant cottages on the breezy
bluffs.
Nearly nil the duels ever fought at
Bay Snlnt Louis took place in ono or an
other secluded spot in the lonely woods
behind the tqwn. These woods are
now dotted with crcolo nnu negro cot
tages , the homes of poor people , who
find nn easy if not very luxurious
lifo where tho- fish in the bayous
and the fruits on the trees are to bo had
with but the smallest outlay of Inbor.
Even hlnco the pluco wns first settled ,
and even before , these wdocls have
been n rnnzo of crossed and tangled
roads , paths and trails tlrst made hy the
Indian. You can rldo or drive every
where and in every direction , and yet
the growth is thick , often obstructing
the Bight on nil sides. Now and again
you come upon little natural glades or
openings sot in wild grass and sur
rounded with n wall of trees. These
arc tlio spots that wore chosen for the
dreadful work of the duelists.
About the year 1821 , two young men
of Now Orleans were lovers of a beauti
ful girl by the nalno of Marie A < \ No-
yant , whoso father had a summer place
at Bay Saint Louis. Of course , Marie
could not accept the attomlon of both if
eho loved either , and as Ilonoro Chnu-
vin hnd captnred ho heart , there was
nothing for Pierre Mat on to do but to
challenge his successful rival to mortal
combat.
The three families Noyants , Chnu
vlns nnd Matons wore of the best in
Now Orleans , nnd hnd always boon on
the moat intimate terms socially. Ilon
ere and Pierre hnd known Marie from
childhood un ; they had bean her play
mates , her friends , and now they were
her lovers. Both wore handbomo , rich
null honorable , as honor was understood
nt the 11 mo nnd placo. If Marie hesi
tated to choose between thcmit , was not
because of nny doubt in her heart. She
know that bho loved Honoro , and quite
as well she was nwnro that under no ch-
cumstnnccs could she ever love Pierre.
Btlll it wns very hard' for her , when
Pierre came to her homo on the bay nnd
nskeil her to bo his wife it was hard to
break in on his passionate Appeal with
the truth that must crush him. She
bogged for time to consider , and thus
put oil the unpleasant , nay. the tortur
ing , duty that she owed to herself and tc
her lovers. But tho. time cnmuwhon
eho could no longer procrastinate , Ilon
oro. doubtless aware that his rival was
besieging the citadel of his lady's noart ,
cntiio nlso to bay Saint Louis and urged
his suit.
Gently , kindly , sweetly ns she could ,
Marie put an end to Pierre's hopes ; but
it wns not in her power to blunt In the
least the terrible point of her refusal.
Love IB not to bo Eot usldo with polite-
hcsa , nor can it bo assuaged by generous
friendship and tender kindness. Any
thing short of love la a stab to love.
"Thon it is Ilonoro Clmuvln that you
cnro for , Marie ? " Bald Pierre , rising tc
go.
go."Maria nlso nroso , and they stood look1
lug at each other , Theyhiid been flitting
on a vino-covered veranda , with tin
mvcs of the bay tumbling In against the
icach in full view. 1
"Yes , Pierre , " Bho Bnlil presently * "I
vlll not deceive you or evade Vour.quoi-
lon" . I do love Ilonoro , and I promised
ilm today that I would bo his wife. "
Pierre stood dumb for a while. There
vns nothing for him to say ; words were
tot made that could in nny way servo his
urn In this moment of utter defeat.
"O , I am so sorry , so grieved , Pierre ,
0 BOO you fool like this ! " cried Mario.
'You know I love youns a brother is
ovcd , very , very much , and "
"As a brothorl" muttered Pierre , with
) lttcr , desperate emphasis "as a broth
orl" And ho turned anil loft the girl's
iresonco without another word.
She iniulo n movement as If to follow
itin , b.it ho had passed down the stops
md out of the gate with long strides ,
iko BO in o nctoi * in a melodrama.
Her first thought was of danger to
lonoro Chauvln ; for in these dnys the
int French blood rarely cooled without
ii-Ht having boiled over in deadly light.
\Vhnt Pierre Maton did wns to go
trnlghtwny to his friend lloaoro Chnu-
vlti and slap him in the fnco.
"That for Mnrlo do Noynntl" ho ox-
clnlmed , still choking with the dcspor-
ito c'holcr excited by his sense of-dofeat.
"That for youl" ' ho wont on , repeating
ho insulting blow. Then ho turned
and loft Honoro , well knowing what
vould follow.
The challenge was promptly sent and
ns promptly accepted.
The following morning nt a little past
sunrise , the combatants with their seconds
ends nnd surgeons , mot In a small open
space where two or thrco little wildwood
roads , dim and straggling , crpssed each
ithcr in the forest part of what was then
known as the 'J'oulotno plantation. They
were to light with swords.
The weapons were measured , positions
chosen , the word given , nnd the fight to
.ho . death wns begun by a thinkeen , far-
.ronchlng clink of stool crossingsteel. .
Many a tirao had these young men
now ongcr for each other's blood ) fenced
n manly piny , and well did both know
how equally they were matchednnd how
doubtful was the outcome of the strug
gle they were beginning. Both were
> ale but cool nnd wary ; in their eyes
Hirned the hateful lire of unforgiving
ingor. The seconds stood aside silently
) ut Intently g.izing on ; the surgeons , a
ittle further away , held their bandages
and instruments ready.
Honoro Chuuvin. to do him justice ,
did not wish to kill Pierre Maton , but
ncnnt , if ho could , to disable him. This ,
lowovor , was not sq easy , for Pierre ,
eager to slay , and "burning with rage of
disappointed passion , was lighting like
1 mad tiger , ana yet with supreme vigi-
anco and art.
Their swords cut the air with hissing
swiftness and Hlled the place with a
clangor and n shower of spiteful sparks
.hat . might well have stilled all the wild
songs of the birds in thp woods round-
ibout. Ouco the keen point of Plerio's
apler biiroly touched Honoro's throat ,
otting the least show of blood. In
urn , Picrro felt a tingling scratch on
iis own breast ; buts this exchange of
ouches only shot into the light a now
access of energy. As the exorcise began
o steady tholr excited nerves and lend
suppleness to their leapingmubclos , they
cdoublcd their efforts , nnd Honoro for-
fet his resolve to only wound Pierre ,
vhllo Pierre felt his desire to kill swell
nto a steady , deadly tempest of passion.
Again and again each of the combat
ants received slight wounds moro
scratches ; but neither appeared able to
> reak the other's guard or to find an un-
lefendod point , such touches as they
ind given and received being moro the
result of close fighting than of advnn-
, ngo either way. But no matter how
roung and strong they were , or how ox-
icrt , this could not last very long. The
.remondous strain was suro'to tell. Who
would fail first nnd permit the other to
make the fatal pass ?
They were panting now and the white
bnru was gathering on tholr purple lips.
Their eyes , starting and glaring with
concentrated fury , were llxed nnd terrible -
riblo in their animal expression. It was
is if thcbo two men , solatcly friends and
vlmost brothers , wore ready to mangle
ind devour each other like savage wild
jeasts. _ .
Happily -the time when such things
could bo has gone by , but it is by keep
ing record of those strange facts that wo
are able to understand the growth of
) ur present civilization. The duel
ingorcd longer in the south than in the
.north , and especially in the low country
did it last without much sign o ( passing
away till some tlmo after the close of
our great war. Looking back now wo
can scarcely realize that only half.'a con-
bury ago it was a common occurrohco for
Lwo men to do what wo nro witnessing
between Honoro Chauvin and Pierre
Maton.
So much was dueling a part of the life
of the people in the early days of the
present century that in some parts ol
jur country to refuse a challenge was to
Lnvito soefal ostracism nnd not to give
ono on lit occasion was sure to attract
contempt.
The seconds and surgeons stood by sc
wrapped in contemplation of the evenhanded -
handed light , so engrossed in watching
the lonping blades , and so forgetful ol
everything save this play of death , thnt
they did not hear the sound of heels nnd
, d the rnpld beating of a Hying horse's
feet. As for the principals they would
not have heard if a thunderbolt hnd
fallen at tholr foot. They were now
fighting in the last spurt of strength before -
fore ono or the other must fail. Each
felt that if his antagonist hold up n few
minutes longer nil would bo over. ' The
reflection of this thought set a terrible
light In tholr drawn and haggard faces.
The mulllcd sounds of wheels in the
sand nnd of the furious lllght of n horse
came nearer and nearer. The seconds
lenned forward na the intansity of tholi
sympathy with their princlpuls seemed
to shrivel them , as if with hent ; thosur-
geons unconsciously drew closer to the
panting , laboring duelists.
Honoro Chauvin nt this moment made
a lunge ; Pierre avoided It by a supreme
effort ; tlio movement caused them to exchange -
change positions , and ns they did se
Pierre shot out n quick thrust thai
pierced Honoro's sleeve without touclv
ing the flesh ; his point hung a half
second , and Honoro was just in the ncl
of running him through , when he
tripped on a smnll root nnd staggoroi
back. Now they both milled and ro
nowcd the contest with a momentary
show of returning strength ; but Ilonorc
was failing. Picrro saw this r.nd rushoc
upon him with fcoblo but furious en
ergy , striving to bent down his guard ,
Ho had succeeded , nnd Ilonoro wns ai
his mercy. The next breath there was
n shnrp cry of terror , the voice of i
woman in utter distress , and rv strange
dull , rushing sound followed by a crash
The duelists were swept from tholi
scot nnd dashed headlong ; a horse
tumbled ever them and the fragments
monts of a small vohlclo won
scattered around. In the midst o
this wreck thus hurlnel upon tin
contestants a young woman rose to hoi
foot nnd stood , so beautiful , disheveled
frightened almost to madness , but un
hurt. It was Murio do Noyant.
Tlio horse nftor falling nnd rollinf
ever , struggled to his foot , and , wltl
parts of its harness still clinging to it
and trailing and whirling about , rar
frantically a\vny through the woods litho
the direction ol the tovn.
Overcome for a moment , the second
nnd uirgcons stood blaring nnd motion
lc , but they were inch of nerve , nni
needed but tlmo to take a breath irtii
null themselves together before springIng -
Ing forward to the ngslst'inco of Ilonoro
nnd Pierre , who Iny as If dead on the
around where the shock of the collision
had fiung them ,
Mnrlo do Noynnt had arisen early thnt
morning to kcop a promise she hnd
made to visit a sick anil extremely ngod
creole woman who lived in a small
house hack in the woods on the road to
Jordon rlvor. Fooling oppressed with
what hnd occurred between her nnd
Pierre , she ordorotl her servant to fetch
her pony and cart , nnd drove awny
nlono , before the rest of the household
were up. She loft the sorvntit behind ,
wishing to bo entirely free to commune
with her heart , nnd to devise , if possible ,
BOtno means of softening Pierre's disap
pointment. While she feared that
something dreadful might como of the
terrible p.isslon of the young man , she
did not dream that , oven while she drove
slowly i long the dim road under the
trees , a duel was in progress between
him nnd Ilonoro Chauvin. Her pony , a
stout , politic animal , jogged quietly for
ward in the sand between the tufts of
Spanish b.iyonola and thickets of bay
buBhcs ; overhead , the pine-trees moaned
and the tmind magnolias rustled their
stltr , glosiy foliage/
Suddenly three or four goats , part of n
herd thnt had been turned out to graze
and browse in the woods , leaped out of n
little tangle of tall wild grass hard by ,
and dashed across the road close in froni
of the pony. Marie nt the time was
absorbed in thought nnd hold the lines
with a slack hand. The pony took
fright , as the gentlest horse sometimes
will , and whirling about and almost up-
betting the cart , ran away through the
forest ns fast as his logs could carry him.
The movement whisked the lines out of
Mario's grasp , nnd bo she lost control.
Discovering his freedom , and crazed
with fright the hitherto gentle little
animal became a savage and terrible
beast , reckless of everything , giving no
attention to road or direction.
The reader will understand nt once
how the catastrophe came about at the
dueling ground , for the pony , accident
ally heading itself that way' , ran madly
and blindly upon the combatants. It
wns found dead a half-iuilo from the
spot with Pierre's rapier sheathed to
tno hilt in its broast. It hnd struck the
Weapon's point just as it wns nbout to
dart into the heart of Honoro Chnuvin.
The strangest p irt of the whole adventure -
venture was that Marie escaped without
oven the slightest hurt.
The young men were berne to the
nearest house , where for many hours
they lay side by side insensible. Ilon-
oro's hurts were nearly fatal , nnd Pierre
was crippled for lifo. In the course of
their convalescence they both received
the gentle anil untiring cnro of Mnrlo ,
and before they were able to leave the
house tholr friendship had boon restored.
Aunt Chlothlldo , n very old colored
woman who speaks nothing but the
French patois of the Creole country , is
the only survivor of the slaves owned by
Mnrlo do Noyant's father nt the time of
the duol. You may. if vou will visit her
in her little house on Hospital street In
New Orleans , have the story that I have
hero sketched , told to you In the most
picturesque way , nnd it nlwnys ends
with a minute description of how beau
tiful Marie looked in lior white wedding
gown when she nnd Honoro Chauvin
were married.
Din the course of frequent nnd long so
journs in the old French region of the
south , I have made note of many roman
tic , odd , or otherwise interesting stories
of dueling ; but none of them seems to
ino more strange than this told mo by
Aunt Chlothildo.
Last winter I visited the spot where
the duel was fought , and while I tried < p
imngino the scene asit was sixty-six
years ago , n mocking bird quavered its
incomparable flute score from a wart
myrtle bush on the cdgo of a flowery
thicket hard by. What a peaceful spot
it was I
Paper Manufactures. *
An inventor has just patented n paper
vest. Paper , as is well known , is a non
conductor of heat , and the now waist
coat is-said to bo an excellent thing to
wear when the thermometer is below
zero. Ono of the most singular of recent
patents is a rocking chair washing mu-
chino. The rocking chair , which is
placed in a tub in which are water , soap
nnd the clothes to bo washed , has a rack
on its rockers provided with a grooved
roller. The wash tub has projections
on Its vertical ends and allows the full
piny of the rocker of the chair. The re
sult of this arrangement is that the
mother of the family can rock her child
to sloop in her arms and at the same
time bo washing the family linen. Per
sons traveling by rail can now make
themselves very comfortable by the use
of a patented portable elbow frame.
These can bo fixed sp as to give the ef
fect of a most cosy arm chair , and the
fntiguo of a long journey i thus material
ly diminished. These elbows can bo folded
when.not in use and weigh under three
pounels. A now device which is adapted
either for a bed or bath room is a port
able shampooing apparatus. This
patent applies to a reservoir to hold
either hot or cold water , and fitted with
a spaay llxod on an ajm projecting from
the reservoir. The arm Is movable , so
it can bo turned do\Vn , leaving n mirror ,
which Is fitted on the reservoir , clear
for shaving purposes or for general uso.
This handy shnmpoo is made ontlrelj ol
metal. The spray is easily adjusted by
a tap , leaving both hands free for use ,
and the reservoir being so constructed
tliivt it can bo moved to any desired
height , nnd any force required can be
obtained.
A Non-Piisihlo-liullct.
A bullet has just bqon- patented , the
base of which , as well as the body , ie
covered by an alloy non-fusiblo at any
temperature which it Is possible to gen
erate in a gun barrel. The necessity
for such a bullet has been caused by the
introduction of nitrated or smokeless
powders , which generate such intense
heat that the base or head of the bullet
la molted , nnd consequently made
ragged. Accuracy of aim is thus mucli
impaired. The tendency of Into , in the
desire to secure increased accuracy , has
been to diminish the size of the boroand
resort to compressed powders nnd cased
bullets , and tlio now bullet came in most
opportunely and enables tlio latest * improvements
provoments to bo utilized.
A fitory of Two Cripples.
Two Chicago cripples , each with i
wooden log , who picked up a living ni
beggars , last Thursday wont on a spree
Toward midnight they reeled into n pub
lie lodglng-houso and were put to bed
thn attendant kindly removing the fals (
limb of each man , thnt they might
moro comfortably. At dawn ono of the
bogtrars nroso , very dry , and atumpei
down stairs to get n drink. By accl
dent or design , ho had put on the othoi
fellow's log , and now the other follow ii
looking for him , as the log had $750 ii
bank notes stored in the interior ,
Tor All the AVorld.
A certain M.Tchornooshonkoof Khnr
kov has devised a universal language , i
universal religion nnd a universal fern
of government. Ills religion consists o
the simplest natural conceptions , tin
emblems of which every child should b <
nblo to understand ; in his govornmonl
ho doslros to have ono czar rule all man
kind , who should bo elected from ninon )
nil the ruling dynasties oT the nroscMtt
His language Is to bo written in a ser
ot hieroglyphic alphabet , each letter ti
bo represented by an object which sug-
costs the sound. A man , for instance ,
represents the sound A because ovary
now-born child cries A-A-A ; B is to bo
presented by the figure of iv bleating
flhcopj O hy a howling wolf ; Q by 11
barking dog , nnd BO on. Yoozhnly
Krni , a dally paper 'ot Kharkov ,
in reviewing M. TchornooskenUo's
work , objects to the now letter b : It
would rather have tho- sound presented
by the figure of n cow , whoso bellowing
also sounds like boo-boo. Tills , the
paper opines , would give the word baba
( a woman ) nn objective nnd natural Bug-
gestivenoss ; you have only to draw ' "a"
cow , n man , a cow , nnd nrnan nunln , and
this would suggest to the simplest the
word baba ns well ns the component ele
ments of the female nature. "
OOMX IN'IDAHO.
Jdnqultt Miller's lluiiittilscenuos of It
DIscovcrjTCIiirty Ycnrs ARO.
Now that the president hns signed the
bill admitting Idaho Into the union , the
forty-fourth stnr in our great constella
tion of states , it may not bo out of place
for ono who , if ho diel not really give
the nnmo to this no\v \ state , first put that
name In print , to record a page or two
ofits early history , and recall an inci
dent that still makes his nerves tingle as
ho tells it , writes Jouquin Miller in St.
Nicholas.
Gold was first found in that vast and
trackless region now forming the now
states of Washington , Idaho and Mon
tana , in the spring of 1800 , hy a Smnll
party of prospectors led by Captain
Pierce on the spot where * Pierce City
now stands.
Tlio writer , although not then of ago ,
hnd read law and-boon admitted to prac
tice under Judge George H.Williams ,
nftorwards President Grant's attorney
general. And when news of the dis
covery of gold reached Oregon , I gutli-
orod up onolnw book a ndtwo "wlx
shooters , " and sot out on a ride of many
hundred miles through the mountains
for the now pincers.
But as gold was not plenty , and there
was no use for the law-book , because
there was no law ; and as there wns nn
opening for a good and hardy horseman
to carry letters and money to and from
the now mines ; the writer and a young
man by the name of Mossmnn soon hna
nailed up over the door of the only store
ns yet in all thnt wild region , a sign
which read : "Mossman and Miller's
Express. "
It was two hundred miles to the near
est postollico at WallaVnlla. . The
lover of pretty nnmes will cnsily trace
this Walla Walla back to its French set
tlers' "Voilal Voilal" *
No man can look down from the envi
ronment of mountains on this sweet vnl-
loy , with Its beautiful city in the center ,
whoso many flushing little rivers run
together and make it forever -
ever green and glorious to see , without
instinctively crying out , Violal Violal
It is another Damascus , only it is
broader of girth nnd far , far moro beau
tiful. In this ride of two hundred miles
there was but ono town , Lowiston. Got
your map , now , and as you follow the
story of the rldo fix the geography of
this now empire in your minds , lor it
will bo n grand land.
Lewiston , you observe , is at the head
of navigation on the "Shoshoneo" or
Snake river , by way of tlio Columbia
river. This word Shoshoneo means
snnko. I fancy you can almost hoar the
rattle of the venomous reptile as you
speak this Indian word. Tlio ac
cent , ns in nearly all Indian
names , such as Dakota , Iowa ,
nnd so on , is on the middle
syllable. In reading Longfellow's ' poems
you will find ho hns preserved the prop
er pronunciation of Omaha by putting
the accent w'oro it belongs. .Ana . itioro
than once this learned man reminded
'me ' that Idaho must bo pronounced in
the same soft and liquid-fiiohion : I-dn-ho.
In these long , long rides , wo changed
horses from five to ton times dally and
wo rode at a desperate speed. Wo usoil
Indian ponies only , and usually rode
without escort , with pistols rendy at
hand. Indians were numerous , but our
fear was- not of them , but of
white men. In fact , the Indians
were by far the most peaceable
people wo hud to deal with , They always
kept our "stations , " that is , the places
where wo changed horses and drank a
cup of colleo. These Indians were of the
Nez Porco tribe. It may not bo gener
ally kqown that those noble Indians
were nearly civilized long before the re
nowned Chief Joseph ( who fought the
whole United States for half a
year not long ago ) was overheard
hoard of. These Indians , under the
direction of good old Father Spaulding ,
published the first newspaper that was
Issued west of the Rooky mountains.
They also printed some portions of the
bible in tholr own tongue , including
many psalms. Keep these facts of his
tory ns well as the geography of this
great rosion In mind.
As before stated , we did not find gold
plenty nt first , and the "Express" did
not pay , Wo two boys worked hard ,
took many desperate risks , nnd lived al
most literally on horseback , with little
food nnd with loss food for the first few
months. But suddenly gold was lound ,
ns thick ns wheat on a thresh
ing floor , far nwav to tlio. . east
of a big black mountninwhich the
Indianscallcd "I-dah-ho , " which literally
mound "mountain where light comes. , " I
happened to bo In Lewiston on my wny
to Pierce City with the Express , when
the rnggod and sunburnt leader of the
party that had nvido the discovery beyond -
yond the Black Mountain came in. Ho
took mo In his corlielonco. I sent nn In-
dlnn on with my Express ; and branching
off a hundred miles to the southeast ,
reached "claims "
thonowmlnes.tookup ,
and opened an express ofllco before n
dozen people know of the discovery
which was to give state nftor stale to
the union. You will find the place on
the old maps , and some of the now ones ,
marked "Wlllorsburgh. " But there IB
no town there now.
The gold lay almost in the grass roots ,
in the shallow surface , like grains oi
wheat. It was a hltrh , bleak place ,
densely wooded and intensely cold as
winter came on. Greater discoveries lay
further on and in kindlier climes , and
broad valleys nnd 'rich cities receive
you there now. But our story Is of the
snow and the stony Bleeps of Mount I-
dah-ho ,
Returning to Lewiston with saddle
bags nearly full of gold , I wrote the llrsl
published account of the discovery : and
the now mlnos were naturally cnllet1. in
that publication , as they were called by
nil thnt oxcltod mass of people from
Lewiston on tholr wny to the mines beyond -
yond the "Blade mountain , the "I-dnh-lif
Mines. " The nnmo , however , like thai
of Omah-hn , soon lost in the mouths 6l
strangers Its soft , sweet sound.
SICK HEADACHE
Positively cured by
'
these Little IMIIs.
CARTER'S
They also > : llovo Dis
tress fromD6pcpslaIn
ITTLE digestion and Too Hearty
IVER Eating. A. perfect reln ,
cdy for Dizziness , Nausea ,
PILLS. Drowsiness , Dad Taste
In tlio Mouth , Coated
Tcasjie , Tain to tlio Eldo ,
TOIU'ID LTVEU. They
regulate too Dowtls. Purely Vegetable.
SMALL PILL , SMALL DOSE , SMALL FRIGE ,
S. RAYMOND
Never in the History of our Business in Omaha has our Stock
of Christmas G'oods Been so Profuse and Rich
as THIS SEASON.
THE NEWEST and best thoughts in all forms of gold and silver and precious stones arc
awaiting the inspection and approval of our many friends.
ELEGANT onyx and marble clocks , English hall clocks with chimes ( accurate and reliable" " *
for time ) . New shapes and colors in pottery , fine specimens in German Worcester ware. Our
designs of Rookwood are the pride of all.
WE HA.VE the finest of cut glass and we safely say the whitest glass on this m rket. Our
rich China is all encased , making it very desirable for rich presentation gifts.
WE ARE sole agents in this city for the Gorham Manufacturing Company's wares , and
to seekers of sterling silver this alone should convince all that we are headquarters for solid sil
ver. A look at our immense assortment will convince all.
OUR IMPORTATION of precious , stones enables us to show the rarest gems to he found
in the west , and yet we have some beautiful medium priced goods.
IN THE line of gold jewelry the artists have surpassed the taste of any fonnery ears , and'
have some very rare and modest shapes and styles.
IN FACT we are simply loaded with .rich , rare and elegant goods.
Our prices are always the very lowest for the quality of goods. " " "
I AM NOT ambitious of being reputed as "Cheap Jeweler , " for , with such the city is too
well supplied. To those who buy regardless of quality , design , finish and beauty , and merely
because it is cheap. , I would say , "My goods will not suit you. "
TO THOSE \vho wish the finest quality of goods forthe lowest prices at which such goods
can'be made and sold , I would say , ' 'I offer you goods which cannot be found elsewhere
at LESS RATES.
FINE GOODS are not always the most expensive. I claim that I offer a'bettcr article at the
same price ( arid in some instances for less ) than is generally charged for goods of inferior design ,
quality , finish and intrinsic value.
f
The Growth of our Business in This City and the Methods of
Fair Dealing we Pursue and the Large and Varied Stock
we Always Have on Hand is the Best Advertisement we Have.
C. S. RAYMOND ,
Cor. Douslas and 15th Sts.
THE BEST
IN THE WORLD.
ARE MADE BY THE
WoonsockBl & Rhode Island EMrter Go
And wo are their western affonts and always carry a largo stock.
Address ,
flmericm ( land SewBd Shoe Go
1204 and 1206 Harney Street
TEE STANDARD COCOA OP THE WORLD.
MOST APPETIZING-EASILY DIGESTED.
The VAN HOUTENS process renders their cocoa easy of
digestion and develops in the highest degree its delicious
aroma. It is an excellent flesh-former , fifty per cent , greater ; '
than thp best of other cocoas. *
VAN HouTEN'S I
"BEST & GOES FARTHEST , " j :
C9VAN HOUTEN'S COCOA , ( "onoa tried , alnajiuied"tthiorlylnal ) \ , pure , olubl J ;
Cocot , In vented , nmila nnd patented In llolliind , unit U to.duy better mid '
raur * loliihlo than liny rilio nuraeruuc linltutlnni. la ( act , It U genirall ) admitted - ' |
ted IIo70rEurop [ andacomp > ratlT < toit will eailly i > roiotlut ) noakrr Coco * equals tlili ] '
Iuv ut i'i In olabllltjr , agreeable UiU ind nutritive qu lltc ! . "Ijirmit 1 , In tin i |
world. " Alkfor VlNlIOUTEN'IiNDTilBMOOTIlIB. U ] '
Dr.DOW
1316 Douglas Street , Omaha , Neb.
Seventeen j nn eiporlcnco. A rpRiilrtr craduato In medicine , ni dlplonns ehow , Itttllt Ircntlnjwith
tliQKrcntest MUCCCB9 , oil Nervous. Clironlo nntl 1'rlvalu Dlteisoi. A permanent euro tfunranlcctl for Catnrth ,
BpiTinntorrlKra , l.o tMiinliooc1. BrnnlnalWuaknos ) , Nlulitl.ojsu ) , Inijiotencr , Syphilis , Htrlcturo , nnd all < 1li <
coiu ofllio liloort , tikln uixHJrlnurr Orn n . N. II. 1 eiiarantool UO loroverf cuio 1 unilcrtnko nrnl full la
cure. Consullillou trco. UtfokMjr ( terls ( ! of l.lfujiunt ttoo. OtUcobourj-'Jiv. in. toK p. ui. h-injays ID
a. m. to li in.
NO GXJRKi NO PAY.
OMAHA STOVE REPAIR WORKS
12OY JDotjigla-s Street.
fitovo rcnatri of all descriptions for cook iiiuflioivtltu sUivoj , fitmtly ana hotel r.uijm. Water
1
ittatiliinunts a specialty ,
AP , , r .f * / \ ROBERT UHLIO , Proprietor
1 ClephOne OLJC. . M. EATON , Manager.
California's firtat Remedy.
pit. iionn-s
LITTLE VEGETABLE PILLS .
cunfl t9
fSlck , IlrnclAclio , '
( joKntlpiitlon ,
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Induration , AVIIlfn
BILIOUSNESS ,
AND ILL
and /oilier
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nd purrlr it'ctta *
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f'lty tlicm. 4i pUU M
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Sick Headacno
In abgulutely eurcuuy
\ Bolt's LlWcgdallePilfi ,
,35 rtnU * 'I" > 1 | II for 5 oeiib
'or ( i for * I. toriulD Ijjf ilruggUui
_ 'orby null. Aildrm
) HOtS'S MIDiriM 60. , fEOP'S. SAB FRMCISCO ( AU
FOl'.SALi : IN OMAHA. NLII. . UV
Kuhn & CD , Cur. IMh 6. lioimlu blrretn.
] A. Fuller it Co , Cor. mil A. Douglm Etrccti.
A. U. Fuater & Co , Council llluHn , Iowa.
AND PRINCIPAL onucamTi cvcRYWHtne.
TTFt EJANDEWS
ELECTRIC BELT
DON'T BE A WORM !
Nature Intended you foraSIan ! Ifyou nr dlifaj.
Id. she will htlp you , nnd by utiiiK proper iiu-niu.
Tournii KttwonumlHtay vtll. we cure 1V r > t
I'MPI ol' Men'VcnU ii < ' r mid Dltrtiiri.
lIullnlo.XV. l-.YuryUilr > icotilidenlliilul\\ay ; !
DON'T BE A FOOL !
FEMALE BEANS
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