19 TH1Q OMAHA DAILY BEE : STINTAT1. ) JATSJTTATTV 1ft. -pmTTTOTNT PAfJTflS.
S OKIES OF OUR STAMEN
Tlio Wow Senators from Idaho and Their
Roamntio Oaroor *
THEY FOUGHT INDIANS AND DROVE MULES.
MoComicll Mndo n Fort u no In n
1'olnto Dual Oosslp About Mis-
About Ttirplo.
WASHIXOTO.V , 'Jan. 15. [ Special Corro
spondcnco of IHK HER. I I called last night
on M. .Alexander AlcConnol , the now senator
from Idaho. IIo Is a stocky , broad-sboul-
ilcrcd , full-chested man of nbout forty-five.
Ilo hoshnlr andbcnrd much Ilka tbosoof
OnrflclJ , aniHhcro Is n look nbout Ills fair
fii-tf that reminds mo of the martyred prcsl-
dsit Ho Is Hunt nnd western inhlaman-
nornndls apparently a peed business man.
Washington and his now position tiavo by no
means over-owed Mm , nnd I Judge that ho
hns n nufllcicnt amount of thnt assurance ana
push which will make him n success licro bo-
forctho departments. His sclf-rcllancohns
been gained by a life of hard knocks. He
was born In Michigan nnd had
graduated nt the academy thcro when ho
decided to start west nnd seek his fortune
' 1 hlJ was In IbliO. Ho left for Chicago with
n goodly sum of mcmoy In hl pocket , the
total of hit possessions. During the night ho
spent In Chicago , however , ho was robbed.
Ilo vvoho one morning to find hla pocketbook
missing nnd Just enough spare chnngo to get
him to Lenvenwortb , Kus. , which tboii
formed the sinning point for many of the
emigration trains going westward. Ilo
stopped off the bout at Lcavcnworth without
a cent In his nockot nnd as ho walked up the
street ho was accostud by a Jew clothier who
caught hold of him nnd naked hltn to come In
nnd buy n suit of clothes. "I don't need any
clothes , " replied McOonnol , "and besides
you don't know how to sell clothes anyhow.
1 can sell moro coeds hi n day tluin you can
In a week , and If you will glvo mo n ctinnco I
will show you. " This rough address cap
tured the Jew , whq was n good nuturod fel
low nnd ho continued the talk with McConnell -
nell and finally , at the lattcr's proposition ,
offered htm his board as long as ho
stayed In Lcavcnworth If ho would sell for
for him. Ilo made up a bed for him In the
back part of the store nnd allowed him to sell
Boino things on his own account , so that with
in a , Sow days McConnol hud earned SOILO
money and foil ready to push on towards thd
west. In looking about for a chnnco to tro ho
found a man who wanted a wagon trnlu
driven to Salt I.nho City , McConncll told
the man hotas an accomplished niulin jrivor
nnd though ho had never held the reins be
hind a mule ho got the Job. The train con
sisted of a big canvas covered wagon to
which wcro harnessed six muios. McConnell
drove these all the way to Salt Lake City. It
took fifty-two days to make the trip and ho
got $1 a day. This money made him feel
quite rich and when ho arrived at Salt JV.ilto
bo was ready to push on to California and
the gold Holds. Ho engaged In mining In
California niid was doing very well when n
washout and a flood swept away all tils pros
pects.
M'CCONNEL'S $02,000 POTATO CHOI1.
In the meantime ho had noticed thtit eycry
one who owned a farm or a garden hi the vi
cinity of the California mines made money
out of it. It struck him that tbo sarao thing
might bo clone In Idaho , and he put what
money bo had saved Into farming implements
and seeds and started eastward to go into
gardening. His articles had to bo carried on
a pocU'traln and no walked 450 miles andlo-
cnted his garden near Bolso City. Ills
garden prospered nna ho was soon
selling caobagcs by the thousands
nt 40 cents a head , nnd his potato crop in ono
year netted him $22,000. Ilo kept up his gar
dening for three years , and made inonoy at It
right nloug. His prollts enabled him to go
Into other Businesses , and hois now'ono of
the well-to-do men of the west. Ho lias
been nn influential man in Idiiho for ycnvs ,
nnd like most of these western senator. ? , ho
seems to think that the whole United States
revolves around his nnw state and that it will
eventually bo the greatest place agricultur
ally nnd otherwise in the union. Ilo says it
has the biggest mlno in the world , nnd he
carries a lithograph of this tnlno about with
him to provo to strangers thnt ho Is telling
the truth. It Is culled the Do Lamar mlno ,
and It produces f.tO.OOO of gold and silver tt.
month , with a prospect of its Increasing its
yield vastly in the future.
A , SENATOR'S ma WHEAT STOIIIES.
Senator McConncl says the panhandle of
Idaho Is the finest agricultural region in the
United Slates , and ho tells stories about Its
wheat productions which , if true , would
almost enable the owners of the Innd to get
mortgages at 0 nor cent instead of the rates
of 10 nnd 12 which ere said to hold good la
Kansas. Ho says that thcro are hundicds of
nercsof wheat In the ptinlmudlo whlcti turn
out forty bushels per acre right along , and ho
relates an Incident which occurred in n sleep
ing cur upon which bo was traveling through
Idaho this full Said ho :
"Theio wcro two skeptical eastern men in
the berth opposite me , and I overheard ono
talking to the other. They were discussing
western men and western stories , and ono of
them said ) 'Theso westerners are the most
accomplished liars of the world. Tuny try to
pretend thnt they have lands out here tnat
will produce sixty busticls of wheat to the
iiero. Now you nnd I know that thnt can't
bo , and still they tell the story with as
straight n face as though they were reciting
Bcripturo or n sermon. ' I let the men go ou
forsomntlmoln this strnln and heard them
traduce our people ns liars and gamblers
and laugh moro and moro as they wont along
about the big wheat stories. At last I could
stand It no longer and I broke into the con
versation. 'Gentlemen , ' said I , 'I am n , west
erner nnd I suppose I nm something of a liar
and I do cot know but that I may bo some
thing of a gambler. I know that I am liar
enough to say that wo hnvo right hero in this
country which wo nro passing through , land
which \\111 not only produce sixty'but 100
bushels of wheat to the ncro. ' Hcrcat both
of the easterns laughed incredulously , aud I
went on , 'And what's more , centloincn , I nm
gambler enough to but any amount nn that
statement from $1 to $2i,000 ) nnd the train
will stop in a moment nt Mlssoula whcro
there is n bank where wo can get our checks
certified nnd deposit the bet until ttio matter
can bo vcriUod.11 This rather took the wind
out of the sails of my follow traveler * . They
wouldn't bellovomo'but they weren't willing
to bet. My bluff , however , shut up their
mouths and I Ivos not bothered about nny
further remarks as to western liars during
the remainder of the day. "
A LOOK AT SKN'ATOIl snOUV.
Senator Shoup , the other senator from
Idaho , Is of about the same ago of McConncl.
Ilo la n tall , straight , broad-shouldered , bluo-
eyed man with a big head silently bald iit
too top. Ho has a Una face und he Is ono of
the good looking men ou the republican side
of the chamber. Ilo Is a man with n history
and ho lias been beloro the scimto boforo.
About twenty-six years ago ho was Investi 3.l l-
gated ns ono of the ofllccrs nt the battle ) lf
Sand crook where It was charged that lO
United States troops wore not Quito ns lo
to the Indians as they might have been. leI
don't ' know how the Investigation turned loft
but I think that Colonel Shoup came out of ft
with honor. Now a quarter of a century
later , ho coniej back to Washington to bo a
Eountor himself and If thcro nro any investi l-
gations of the so-called massacres of the
Kloux , ho will probably have u hand in them.
Ho was a noted government scout during the
late civil war and commanded troops through
out different puru of the west. Ho started
west when ho was only sixteen years old 'da ;
his father , who was a woll-to-do Pcnnsylva-
nian , nnd stopped ilrst In Illinois where his
father engaged iu stock raising. Ha loft
hero nt the ago of eighteen nnd crossed the
plains iu an emigrant train of canvas cov
ered wagons , and engaged In mining some
where near 1/iko'a Peak. Ilo kept u store cBt
the snmotlino and the store paid enough tone
keep the mines golne , Ilo mined for uomo
time and tr.cu moved northward and finally
settled In Bolso City. Ho boa been engaged
la inlaid ? , stock raising and meroautllo busl-
no-js for years , and bo U now snld to bo ono
of the rich men of his stato. Ho has had nil
tbo honors thnt the state and tcmtorv could
give him , nnd ho was its Ilrst governor and
loft the executive chair to tnko his present
place in the senate. Ilo has been a niombor
of the national republican committed. nnd ho
says thcro Is no doubt of his republicanism ,
notwithstanding bis action on the silver hill i\
couple of weeks ago.
TWO 1JKTKOIT t.AWTEHS.
The ups nnd downs of politics wcro well
Illustrated lu n trial which took plnco before
the supreme court this week. A dapper llt-
tlo gentleman with luxuriant sldcwhiskors
the color of tanbarlc nnd with an air alto
gether like that of a la-do-lnh preacher , was
haranguing the old men In gowns on the
subject of 5 patent case. The prcacher-IIko
lawyer made n good speech nnd ho was closely
listened to by ono of the Justices at least.
This Justice sat nt the extreme end of the
bench nearest the clerk's ofllce , and ho
frowned from time to tlmo with all the Im
portance of n new Judge. Ho had a big head ,
a high broad forehead , and his seroro eyes
looked out from under his heavy , bushy
brows. Ills iioao was n Homan one , and it
was largo and straight. Ills great mouth was
tightly closed in conscious dignity nnd ho
wrinkled ills brow as ho sat there nnd
frowned nnd frowned nnd watched the dup-
porllttlo gentleman make hi ? plea. Thodlg-
ulflcd man was the new nuprcmo court Jus
tice , Judge Brown of Detroit , nnd the dapper
little gontlotnnn with the tanbarlc whlsucrs
was Don M. Dickciison. who was postmaster
general In Clci eland's ' cabinet. A few years
ngo both of thcso men wcro practicing before
the Detroit bar nnd both had great oul-
clal ambitions , Dickonson reached tbo top
of tbo ladder of his desires first
and ho rather smiled at Drown us ho
sat In the great postofllco department and
i looked outnt him still trylugcases lnUctn > | t.
Ho foil baok 10 his old level nt Harrison's
1 election mid now It Is Brown who Is on lop.
and on top to stay. Cabinet , olllccrs rise and
full with presidential elections , but Judges of
the supreme couit arc elected for life , nnd
iirowii hns the assurance of dying full of
honors. He is u line looking Judge und ho
lee .is very much llito Judge Brewer , who sits
in tbo other end of the bench He owes his
appointment very much to his friends for
promptly pressing his claims. He hns long
wanted to bo n supreme justice , nnd when
Stanley Matthews died ills friends were hero
and they wcra ready to push him for the
placo. After Brewer was appointed they re
served their papers in hand for the death of
the next Justice , and upon Juugo Millar's de
cease they at once filed their cluims. Judge
Brown is said to bo n very fine law } or. Ho
made a fortune nt the luw and ho is worth
some wbcro between $500.000 nnd lOOl'COO. '
Ho Is the richest justicn of the supreme court
since the days of Chief Justice Marshall ,
who died owning about n hundred thousand
acres of land and stocks and bonds galore.
HOW IHK MISSOURI SKXATOIW KfcEl'Timil SKATS.
Ono of the brightest western congressmen
Is Representative Tnrsetioy of Missouri. Ho
Is a brother of Tim T.irseney , who was in the
last house , nnd 1m isiiuitoas level headed and
quite as witty ns his brother , i asked him us
to the standing of Senator Cockrell in Mis
souri and wherein consisted his strength
with the people. Said Air. Turseney :
"Senator Cockrell is ono of the most popu
lar men in his stnto , and ho is a much bettor
politician than ho is given credit for being.
Thcro Is hardly n granger In the stale of Mis
souri who has not 0110 of Frank Cockrell's
autograph letters fnimod to hnng up in his
parlor. Cockrell attends to his conospond-
cnco better than any public man I know. Ho
answers every letter tbo moment it is re
ceived , and If the writer wants anything at
Washington bis letter is replied to "with the
statement thnt the mutter will bo attended
to at once nnd n few days later ho writes an
other letter telling tno man Just how
his case stands and sending him what ho
wonts. Senator Cockroll has the statesman's
memory. If he meets you today ho will know
your face fifteen years from now , and if ho
has mot your wife ho will bo sure to ask
what has become of Maria nnd how Is baby
John , who was with you when-ho last saw
you. Ilo makes It his business toattond to
the wants of his constituents. Ho is ono of
the hardest workers In public life , nnd ho
Isn't afraid to tnculo John Sherman , George
P. Edmunds , or any of tbo other big bugs on
the other sldo of the chamber. "
"AVhnt kind of a man Is Vest ! " I asked.
"Senator Vest , " replied Mr. Tarsenoy , "Is
the direct opposite to Cockicll. Ilo hol'ls his
position thiough pure brains , nnd ho has no
missing qualities whatever. IIu luw hud so
much trouble of ono kind or another that ho
has become to n certain extent misanthropic ,
and lie is not , ns a rule , a good conversation
alist. Ho Is n man of great ability uud wo
Missourinns admire him. "
SKSATOH TUiirin's EDUOvnox.
The conversation here turned to literary
senators , and Mr. Tarsenoy said that ho bo-
lloved that Mr. Turplowns the best posted
and most bookish of any man at Washington.
said ho :
"Senator Turplo understands half n dozen
different languages. speaks French , German
and Italian and tie quotes Shakespeare ,
Homer and the bible In the same breath. Ho
came out to Kansas City not long ago and I
wanted to show him the town. I proposed n
carriage , but he objected and said ho didn't
want to ride around the streets and that ho
would rather walk and look at the store win
dows. As wo started out ho asked mo if wo
had any good bookstores. I told him wo had
a few , and ho asked to be shown the uiggost
ono. Wo went to it and Turplo asked the
clerk for fomo outlandish old book that I had
never seen or heard of. The clerks didn't
know the book , nnd ono after another , includ
ing the proprietor , was asked concerning It ,
but all professed ignorance. At lust the lady
bookkeeper was called UD , and she snid she
thought they had a copy of it. She got it
nna gave It to Turplo. Ho grabbed at it like
a hungry dog at a hone and sat down right
there and read nwny atit for an hour , while I
watched him in wonder , wanting to show
him the town and waiting for him to linish
his education. "
xn'a nurp JUSTICU or ASD THE KAXSIN.
Hon. Jerry Simpson , the sockless states
man , who has been elected bv Kansas to
congress will bo ono of the characters of the
next house. Ho will by no means bo the
only man of his class In congress and the
stories of the boorlshncss of congressmen
pronusotohe moro numerous than ever bo
foro. Simpson Is by no means the only illit
erate statesman iu Kansas , and I heard last
night the story of an incident which oc
curred when Lord Chief Justice Coleridgo of
England was In this country Coleridgo was
a perfect Chester ! ! eld ns regards manners.
Ho was a man of great ability und wide learn
ing nnd ho knew the classics as well as ho
dlu the English. During his tour through
the west ho stopped nt Topekiv and was given
a dinner at the expense of the stato.
The feast was an elegant ono
nnd nil of the great men from mlles
around wcro Invited to It to honor the Lord
Chief Justice. His honor had the govoinor
on ono side of him at the tnblo nnd the
lieutenant covernor of the state on the other
side. As the party sat down the menu cards
had already been laid bcsldo their plntea.
These cards were very lino. They cost fi5
apiece and they bore at tlielr heads the
coat-of-arms of Kansas which
upon was en
graved the motto , ' nd nstra per nsiicni. "
As Chief Justle Cnlcrldgosatdownho took
up this rnrd nnd looking at tbo motto , snid to
tbo man on his loft , "Very good Indeed , nnd
very appropriate. "
"What's goocll" asked the lieutenant
> vornor.
"I refer to thcso words , " said Judge Colo-
rldgo ns ho pointed to the motto.
"Yes , " replied the lieutenant governor ,
with a knowing look as though ho were giving
important information , "them words Is
Latin. "
I nave not heard the reply of the chief
Justice , but ho must hnvo thought a great
deal. FIUNO G. CnrEXTin.
TJIK H TJlstA U KllS.
Ifttrptrt Tan oVcoplt ,
Ho entered ; but the mask ho were
Concealed bis face from mo.
Still , something I had seen bcfora
Ho brought lo memory.
AVho art thout What thyrnnlr , thy namol
I questioned , with surprise ,
Thyself , " the laughing answer camo.
"As seen of ether eyes. "
A Q'nnt Stiiu Shot In Ireland.
The plant Btng In MucUroas forest ,
near Killnrncy , which hnd como to bo
regarded us wlwt Ctirlylo would hnvo
toriuod nn "uncanny nno > qunsl-lnfornal
object , " and which kns boon the mark of
many rillos , was shot recently by Lord
Mnyo , says London Truth. The creature
had a innprnlflcont head , of fourteen
points , and Its "clean" weight la Bald to
iia-oo boon nearly twcnty-nino stone (400 (
pounds ) , In wliloh cnsolt must bo nbout
tlio heaviest sing that has ever boon
killed olthor in Ireland or Scotland.
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Rooms 316 to 32.O Bee Building , Omaha.
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ELECTRIC BATHS.
la the application of electricity to Iho body through wntcr , steam
or hot air , ami Jhocolebrntod electric bath fiom the Static machine.
The Improved batteries and machine' ' * for generating electricity
thoclocliodpsnnd Instrument * for implying It to till parts of the
body li.-is given this great remedy nvaluoln the treatment of dls-
onsei norrr before attained. Jinny of our ablest physicians nro
glvliiR tliclr exclusivellmo to thu study nnd practice of electro
therapeutics. It Is nature's Rreal remedy nnd to fully understand
and skillfully apply it Is a goal well uorth the effort of thuniudlcal
profession ,
Wo linvo everything necessary In the form of Electro Thora-
poutlo Hnths , Electric Mucliliu'i nnd Klcetilo llattorles , with Instru
ments for ( routing every part of the body , wlilch eniihlcs ns to do
all that cnn haduno with theao git'iit remedies , and having inndo
this subject a speelalstudy for jcurswe Itnow that wouan glvo sat-
Istuctlon.
Wo shall first consider RHEUMATISM. In this clmnKeablecll-
innto thlsdlseuso Is more prevalent tlinii any other , especially tlio
siil-acuto ) nnd chronic foniii. In a laro majority of people Woflnd
It In somoimrt , of thr Ixidy. It nppiaru In the logs , Dm feet , the
hnnd * . tlioariiii , thoshoiildi-rs. thu sides , the h.iek , the heart , and
lust butnot least. In the b'ood. Ilils julnfiil diso se lias been
trcntco uynlmoat every remedy In the Jlnterla-Modlea Mtlitho
vain hope of euro ; liut nsn Kioiu'Ii piofossor says , when once thor
oughly located In thesystrm It Is Iheio to stav. in .spllo of all that
luedloliH'SCiiii do , There nro hundreds , Indeed , who i an testify to
the trntlifnlncKt of this , fur nflcr trying the various doctoraand
patent medicines nnd mineral sprlmis ri'sorlp , htvvo Riven up all
Iiopoof cute , nnd nrosllently anil sadly flrcnding thelrdnysln suf-
ferlnp : inil mUcry.
\Vo \ Imvo 'in IClcctrlcity nnd Klcctro Therapeutic Iluths , when
scientifically nnd thoioughly applied , n remedy in euro ; aniltoaiib-
btuntlato this statement \\uliuvetlie highest mcdlcol authority , as
also our own observation fiom jt'ars of troatniuntln tlit-so diseases.
In t-oinu L-IISCS incdlelius cnn bo used with benefit iiloim ultli the
Electric treatment , but In mo-acuses cnn ho dispensed with. Inall
chronic conditions , uhcro thu n.Ubdes and Joints have become
My many years' experience with years of special practice in lung and nervous diseases and the
'many ' tesmonials and references I can give at my office , must be significant to those who have
.been suffering from any of the above diseases , who have tried the general practitioner , as well
as the specialist and have failed , to be cured. My effort has been and always will bs to regard the interests of those who placed
themselves under my treatmcnt , ( and I only ask those who are afflicted to try me and see it I do not verify all claims.
Respectfully , J. RICHARDS , M. D. ,
316 to 32O BELEX BUILxOINQ , OMAHA
They Are Given to the Public Half a Oin-
tury After His Death.
REMARKABLE NOVEL BY AN ARMY OFFICER
ilo Discount the Story of Kip Van
Winkle ? , ow Hooks by Kud-
ynrcl Kipling Other Lit
erary Nous.
The publication of the Talloyr.ind's
memoirs , bCjun hi the January number of
The Century , Is a literary ovent. It is doubt-
'nl if anything clso which will soj the light
n the present year will surpass the o papers
n Interest to the literary man , the tudeutof
lilstory , or the cultivated reader of any de
scription.
Talleyrand dlod fifty-two year. * ngo. Ho
tlpulatcd that his memoirs shoald not bo
published until ho bad been dead thirty
years. The present publication is preceded
by a brilliant sketch of the author from the
pen of "Wbltoluw Hold , editor of the New
York Tribune and American min
ister to Franco. Ilo speaks
of Talleyrand fa "a man unparal
leled in modern Em-opo for length and vari
ety of dlsthiKUtahed service. Boplnn ng
with Louis XVI. , from"whom ho received
his first apijolntment , and from whom uo
went later with a letter to the kinr ( of ling-
land , Talleyrand served In all eight known
masters besides u Ki'cat number of others
who were nt ono tlmo or another said to have
him secretly lu their pay. Ho became presi
dent of the constituent assembly which or
ganized the French revolution. Ho w.u sent
to London on u secret mission with a pass
port from Dauton. JIo was minister of for-
clpn affairs under the directory , under the
consulate , under the ornnire , under Lonls
XVIII. , and under Louis Plullippo. In diplo
matic skill ana success public opinion held
him the Unit man of his rcriod that is to say ,
for half a century the nrat man of Euro pa
As to real Inlluenco on ullalra , it Is doubtful
If any minister since can ba said to have ox-
cried ns much , with the exceptions only of
Bismarck and Cavour. "
Mr. Reid oi > itouilzes his career la this vivid
pen pieturo :
"A prolligato priest , who owed his start la
lifo to nn Ill-flavored Joke about the immoral
ity of Paris , mndn In the drawing room of
lunio. du Hurry , the king's favorite.
"A bishop who was forced Into the public
Journals to explain that the inonoy ho had
recently inndo In trnmbllug was not made' In
gambling houses , but In cluhi ; and that It
was not so mucu as reported being only
thirty thousand franca instead of six orsoveu
hundred thousand.
"A confidential friend of Mlrabeauwho was
accused of polsonlnpr him.
"A minister , and for years the intimate , of
Napoleon , and yet accused of n plot to assas-
sinnto him.
"A great statesman whoso enormous and
continuous receipts of bribes from the begin
ning to tbo end of his long career is unques
tioned.
"A trusted minister of foreign affairs wbo
while in ofllco under the directory , thwarted
their measures and plotted lor the coup
d'otat of Napoleon ; who , white In ofllco un-
nor Napoleon , intrigued with thoomperors of
Kuasli and Austria to defeat his plans , and
plotted for the return of the bourbons ; who
while In ofllco under Louis XVIII , plotted for
his overthrow and for the accession of Louis
Phllllppe.
"Iho constituent assembly forbade bla re
turn to France. Pitt expelled him from Kup
land. Washington refused to receive blm la
America. The nope excommunicated him.
"And yet ho Hvod to be summoned back to
Franco and apuolntcd minister of foreign nf-
fains for the revolutionary government ; lived
to return to England ns ambassador from
Franco , with the prestige of the most distin
guished living : diplomatist , to meet with n ro-
coptlon which could scarcely have been moro
respectful if ho hod boon a crowned head ;
lived to glvo notlco to the American minis
ters plenipotentiary in Paris that tho/ must
buy peace or loayo the country ; lived to hava
ankvlosed , or stlfTonerl , und whcro the muscular to.xtitro Untoncd ,
tliociirrcnt from tlio htatlc Klcclrlo .Miiclilno Is the remedy niut lus
cured ninny casi" * In our hands , nf Ions stimdliiK.
The KIcctroThornpetulo Jlatl.s. consisting of hot air. steam or
wnti-r , with the electric ciiront directed to the plaeu where the dls-
CM > clinn become lociill/oii , Is the remedy for nil general rlioum atlo
troubles , nnd can bo rolled upon ns a cutatlva nsont wl tli u ccr-
tuliily tluit Imi never nttuniit'd nny ether treatment. Wo Insist ,
therefore , that Klioiinmtlsm can bo unrod uy the IHectr.'o remedies ,
and arc sustained in this by many of our \\rllc-r30iielcctrlclty. .
NEURALGIA.
Nournlsla nflllcti a crcat many people and the treatment
usimlly iih'serllcd Is far from siitlsfno orr. There nro fnclal nen-
lalula , tliocurvlro hrachlal. KlUmted In inobaok'iif thu hend nnd
IK-UK ! tlui Uor.Mi Intercostal pain , In the buck , shoulders stilus , otc. ;
nnd the sciaticnutinilRln In the hips nnd legs. Then thcro ispnraly-
f > ls of the face , of the lower and upper oxtrcinltlps ; als-oa iiiiiiiliiicss
of hnmls , arms , lingers , otc. . a symptom of paralysis. Nervous < lls-
ciiMMiiNoIncImlu JOplltspsln. Cutalapsla , Uvstoro-npllcpsv. t'onvul
Moris Spinal Irritations , Chronic Alcoholism. Nervous lloiulacln ,
Norvoim Prostration , lifter olfucts of SuiiHtioki ; nnil riyplilllsof the
I'OTi-plirlnl nervous system. Diseases of tlio kldncjs nffuntlmo * pro
duce symptoms ot nervous trouliles , such us palpitation or the
l.L'iirt . , nenotis headache , inolnnchoila , dysnopslu. etc. In tlirso
casca Dr. Hlcluinl.s dctcriulnut. thu disease hv an cxntnlimt Ion of tlio
tirlno with a uilcrodcopo und cure the patients by treating the
cause.
CONSUMPTION.
Ily a in'crowoplcnl ' examination of the expectorated nmtter. ivo
dlasno'o Consumption from other diseases of the. lungs. 1'hyslcnl '
examination tolls of the rxtcnt unit progress , llui microscope tbo
chnructurnnd so dllTcicntl.ilo butwnonthc.su ( roublosonm and fatal
dlsensus. There can be t'evur , Couijli , i\jioclorutlou : , Flushed
Uhcukg. Kinnclntlon , Poollnu and Dentli. yet If there ho no Ilixctorla
In the H ] > i.ti : , there Is no Consumption. In tlio treatment of the
iboiiM's M well as In Anemia , Asthmn. Melnncliolla , Hloep-
, & ( . : , wo use Oxygen , combined with Nitrogen moiiojldo.
the popo's oxrommunication withdrawn , and
died in the odor Of sanctity , with his Idtyj nt
ils bedside , and the blossiug-s of the caruinal
of Paris. "
When , after llfty-two years of silence in
, ho Kravc , such a character speaks witti tha
[ ivedom vouchsafoU to the writer of
personal inciiiDirs , the world is justified
, n expecting a rare treat. The first install-
nrnt sketchoa his childhood and family , tils
cuu-anco into Parisian society and his im
pressions of Lafayette and the American rev
olution. Ho speaks briefly , too , of the origin
of the French revolution , In which ho was a
conspicuous lltfuro. The article closes with
a description of his trip to England and his
two winters iu America , where ho was a
guest at Now York and Philadelphia. Ho
was a slnc ru admirer of Hamilton , whom ho
thought "on a par with the moUt distin
guished statesmen of Europe , without ex
cepting Mr. Pitt nud .dr. Fox. " The
memoirs will prow in interest ns they got
deeper into the career of the ( rreit : man
whoso lifo they portray , but the fli-st install
ment is vary fascinating.
It Is an interesting fact that the culture
which the army ofllccr nuts on in his severe
COUI-BO of study at West Point , frequently do-
vclopj into a real literary treat under ttio In-
lluonco of his ample leisure nnd solitary lifo
In the service. Hero is another novel by ono
of Undo Sam's soldiers "A. D. ii.OOU , " by
Lieutenant AlvaradoM. Fuller. In a few
lines of preface the author snys
"Lost originality of title and thctno
bo denied , it is hut justice to myself to state
that both were assumed In Novo.nber , 1ST" . "
Tbo explanation is wise , for thoru hnvo been
many ' -stranKO" novels of tnis sort , dojcrib-
Ing "unnatural phenomena of human life ,
especially since Hoburt Louli Stevenson told
the world about tliu-tulrig that transformed
Dr. Jokell into Mr. Hyde. "A. I ) . 200) ) " is a
most Ingenious and elaborate scientific novel ,
with a strong flavor of romauco
about it. It describes tbo schema of an army
ofliecrto conceal himself in the pedestal of n
statue of llbarty ut S ui Francisco for 1DJ
years , nt the end of which time ho came lo
Ilfo. Ho hau sought ndvico from a learno.1
chemist , who was admitted to the secret and
whoso daughter Gonlas Cobb , the hero ,
dearly loved. When Cobb cania to lifo , In
accordance with bis carefully arratiROd plans ,
ho discovered that tbo old chem
ist bad preserved bis bride for
him by the same method nnd had left the pair
a vast fortune , won by successful inventions.
Tbo ttranjjo plot is worked out with tfreal
skill and detail , nnd the story told with good
literary effect. The description of tlio devel
opments which hnvo occurred in the Interval
of Cobb's century sloop 13 cntertnining. Chicago
cage has br-coino the metropolis of the world ,
though Jfew York's population , hns
grown to 4.000,000. People travel from
Washington to San Francisco "via the Pneu
matic Central , " in less than n day. They
aUo navigate the bottom of the sea and the
heavens. Laird & Lee , Chicago , publish
Lieutenant Fuller's remarkable novel.
Mr. Benjamin It. Tucker of DoJton , pub
lishes the nrst English'translation of Count
Tolstoi's latest \v6rlt"Tho Fruits of Cul
ture. " This book , llko "Tho Kreutzer
Sonata , " has uovor boeii published in Kussia.
It Is a twofold sntlrb on "culture" nnd spirit
ualism , The follies of the so-called "cul
tured" classes are Jexblbltcd In a humorous
of their fashidns "fuds " nnd
picture , , men
tal freaks , nnd the tor hingoa upon the ef
fect of modern spiritualism on on aristo
cratic family in Hussia.
AS a sort of supplementary chapter to his
"Looking Backward. " Mr. Edward Bellamy
has written an article for the February issuu
of the Ladies' Hoifie Jo iraal , under the title
ofVomunln tho'yoar. SOOO , " In which the
famous natlonnllst'wlll sketch woman , mar
riage , courtship , 'etc. , as they will bo rc-
gardod in tbo year 000.
Arnold Toynbeo is the nuthor of "Tho In
dustrial Revolution of the Elpfhteeiith Cen
tury in England. " Tbo point of view of the
author of this Important work Is that of ono
who , whllo ho admits the bonellts conferred
upon mankind by the old school of political
economy Adam Smith , Klcardo , Malthus
and the rest believes that their work Is
done , and that the world has got beyond
them , and stands In need of something moro.
The work is a history ol "tho bitter argu
ment between economists nnd human bo-
lugs , " to use the striking phrase of his chap
tcr on "HIcardo and the Old Political Econ
omy. " When the economic relations of men
nro studied by nn observer who , to abundant
learning , adds the quality of human sympa
thy , tha result la no "dismal science. " llo-
sldca tbo trcatlso named above , the prosen
work coutaiua three popular addresses on
' \Vago3 and Natural Law. " "Industry and
Democracy" and "Aro Radicals Socialists ? "
a > also panors on "Tho Education of Cooperation
ation , " ami "Tho Ideal Relations of Church
uid Stato. " There la a memoir of the author
) V B. Jowot , master of Balliol college , Ox-
'ord , Englaml , in which college Toynbeo was
i Icctnroi- political economy. Published
) v tba Ilumboldt company , 23 Lafuyetto
: 'lacc , Now York.
Another book that has perhaps an especial
ntcrest to the army Is "Departmental Dit-
: ies , Dnrr.ick Hoom BalUds and Other
Ver3e.i , " by HudyarU Kipling. It is
a volume well wouth buying und reading
.nut Is full of this famous young
luthor's fjunint phrases and ideas. It is a very
in-etty book and is published by John \V.
Liovcll company. Now York.
"Cyril , " by Geoff rey Drage , has reached its
llfth edition. It Is a romantio novel of tbo
old style nnd well worth reading.
A very dainty llttlo volume , both iu matter
Mid appearance , is "Under the Nursery
Lamp , " a collection of sweet llttlo bedtime
songs. Mothers can use It to good advan
tage and anybody would iiko to own It Pub
lished by Aiison D. F. Randolph , Now York.
Price , T5 conts.
Julian Hawthorne , whoso lltcriry produc
tiveness would appall his gifted father.issuos
anew novel , "Pauline , " through John W.
Lovell company.
Iludcrard ICIplIng sends out n volume of
short stories , entitled "Under the Deodars. "
Thcso stories have the Impress of his style ,
hut It is to bo doubted whether ho
ran afford to publish as much a.s bo
Is now imblUhimrin suite of the keen appo-
tlto which tlio public shows for his work.
OTIIIIIl HOOKS IIKOKIVKD.
'Mnrcia"n novel bv W. E. Norrls. John
W. Lovell company , Now York ; flu cents. t
"Name and Fume , " a novel , by Adeline
Sargcant und Ewlng Lester. John W. Lov-
ell company , Now York ; 50 cents.
"Ijady Miudo's Mania , " a novel by George
Manville Kenn ; John \V Lovell company ,
Now York ; SO cents.
"A Bitter Birthright , " a novel by Dora
Husscll ; John W. Lovell company , Now
York ; 50 cents.
"Wages of Sin , " n novel by Uicas Malot ;
F. F. Lovell & Co. , Now York ; 5'J ' cents.
"My Lady's Master , " by Lady Maude Uut-
ledge ; T. B. Peterson & Brothers , Philadel
phia ; " " ) cents.
"Swell's Kxpiatlon , " n Russian story by
Henry Orovillo ; T. B. Petersen & Brothers ,
Philadelphia ; - . " > conts.
siiv xoit. THE itntKa ,
The rathur nncient fashion of wearing a
chain of tfold dollars at cmo's wrists is being
revived.
Ttio old ladies may grumble , but at the ago
of sixteen women's rights nro 'way ahead of
these of manhood.
"If you marry Arabella Hifller you'll load a
dog's life. " "Well , if it is as ngreoiblo ai
the life of Arabella's dog I shall bo coutcnt. "
The Boston Traveler is authority for the
statement that dgarctto smoking hns been
alarmingly prevalent among the women of
that city , particularly those moving in fash
loiuiblo society.
A very explicit Connecticut statute pro
vides that no man snail kiss a woman against
her will , and behind It is a still moro rigid
old blue law that says a man shan't kiss his
wlfo ou the Sabbath.
Street gloves can only bo worn in a very
few shades , Black suede by most U con
sidered "qulto the proper thing , " but tan-
colored ones nro also greatly worn , varying
from the light shudo to ono that la imlto
dark.
Editor Stead , of the Rovlow of Reviews ,
recently requested Mrao. Blavntsky to soni
him a picture of herself. In sending the
photograph Mmo. Blavatsky wrote under
neath It : "II. P. Hlavntsky , In nil the nmjos
ty of her wrinkles. "
A now thing In evening boas is to unvo them
made cf real blossoms. The boa is ( tight foot
long1 ana made by binding 1 on g-s torn nice
roses , violets , or chrysanthemums together
after tbo fashion invented by children iu
making daisy chains.
Black gloves will continue to bo the fa
voroa ones worn by our French sisters
One's hands look so much smaller lu thorn
and tbo arms so much whiter a two them
that insplto of. all sjusm-i to tbo contrary
they will bo worn ,
Princess dresses nro coming In fashloi
again. A beautiful dress recently finished it
the universally popular ' tzrny and yellow , was
a gray .bongallne ; , bordered with straight
BECAUSE Tn Consumption It It Inhaled dlwtlyto thosnntof
tlio disenso. thus cnrrylni ? out the principle of direct medication
wMuh Is tlioonly sensible plan.
E It Is tlio most powerful corm ilt tro.vliu . "Rfii-
linown lo science , as llncllll cannot lire In un ntmosiihuruof cny'
fii'ii.
fii'ii.HKCAUSn
HKCAUSn Tt Is the only thin ? that will rollovo Dyspim > n , by
clearing ontnld and obstructed air cells , thus Increasing tlio nriu
of ru.siilratlou.
IlKUAUtS'K It oxldlres Impure And venous blood , stimulating
tlid cliculivtlon , Inunocllatoly Increasing the appetite , and produc
ing sleep.
iiKOAlISH It not-s Immediately , tbo IniprovpmiMit bolnn ippnr-
ont from the start , patients llko It and it Insp Ires them with hope ,
rtEOAUSn tt'Iiero line ngetit in tlio matcrln tiirdtuii that can
clvosiicii a desrooof comfortovou lu the tuo t advanced cases of
Consumption.
UKOAUSE-It Mauds to reason that It has merit when tlio nio3t
nrnntiMcnt liospltal * unil Iho moit cinlncnt inon in tlio profession
nsolt , Hiicli us at. Quito's llcllnvDo and llnhiiuinnn Hospital , New
York ; St. Mary's , llrooklyn ; Jln-ss. Gcnoral Hospital. Hostim ; also
llr. lloveily Koblnvon , ti. V.i Or. IMwanl IIVOJM. . W. Y. : lir. J. 1) ) .
i'.mmlt. ' N. Vi-I' ; ' . I'connrd , OornlnK , N. Y. ; Tr.J. ) > V. Dmvllnc. N.
Dr. Eilward L. 'JL'iudoau , Saranao Lake , N. Y.
In cases of Consumption with partial consolidation of tlie Lnns
with Kever , Nlgbt Sweats anil coiixh the tidmlnhlratlnii of Oxygen
\vlll bo followed I ) ) ' a clcullnoof the dally Icmneratniu Hubsuionco
of NlKlitSwoatt. ImiirnvomiMit of npiictito. iinu inoru iierfcet diges
tion und assimilation. In astiiinntlu uiroc-tlona thr0yfcn Com-
Sounil Istliotruiitmunt as In Anemic conditions. Jlolimcliolla and
leoplessiicss. Thcro Is nothing that jjlvui Iho sntlsfactlou lu thest
cases that u thorough course of this Grout Itomcdy ,
ron-3 of gold br.ild , ami having a bertha and
full puffed sleeves of yellow eropon.
The lonfr point has boon revived for bodices ,
.ts sharpness being outlined with a narrow
jaiul of inutal-worcu galleon starting from
the side soams. "Vnlaia bodices" ore slashed
on the bust , rovoalinp ; puffs of a contrasting
color , and have their scatns outlined with
vertical lines of braid or line cord running
[ > ar.illol with them.
For a birthday gift make your best boy o
present of tifxl-cont piece. But have tbo sil
versmith idealize it before linnd , so thnt it Is
worth two orthrcotlmoi fiOcorits.Vbon it
iias boon coated with a nice ? wash of silver
tiuo , lighter than the original half dollar , Ct
thojowelor toinnkoa place on the reverse
side where you can insert a likeness of your
self.
self.A
A titled hrido has stnrtod the now fashion
of the marrlao ring being inlaid with blue
enamel , nnd the tide hns turned from using
the plain circlet to employing the style of
ring each bride may happen to fancy nnd
chooso. This fad lias its advantages nnd Its
disadvnntaijoa for the wedding bund can thus
rarely bo distliigruishoil from tbo ornamental
circlet.
A pin In form of n hollow heart , outlined
by a row of pearls or diamonds or any pom
the wearer may fancy , Is a present fud.
U.'hoso quaintly shapad hoirts are also shown
in white silver and in chased jjold. There
nro also close quatrefoil Knots formed of lines
of diamonds or pearls nnd diamonds , sot in
platinum so that no setting is visible und ttio
bow socms tied of a ribbon of joweli.
Everyone knows that the llttlo spoons used
at afternoon teas and on similar occasions
with ligurea nt the top nro called "Apostles'
spoons , " but few people ever examine the
cunningly chased figures nt the top or notice
that the ilguros are anything but npostolio in
design. On a sot recently given ns a wod-
dini ? proton t an observing person inUjht have
been shocked to trace outltttlo fuc-slmillcs of
Martha nnd Marguerite , Slobol and 1'just ,
nnd oven the wicked Mephlstophclos.
Tnblo slips are heavily embroidered in
washing cottons of coloring that combine
with the rest nf the decorations of the tnblo ,
and a vnry lovely specimen Is of whlto
corded slllc , with orchids embroidered In
light tones. Hands of ribbon Uld in a squai-o
on the table Is n novel notion , for on thU rib
bon ( which U generally moire ) greenery nnd
llowors nro laid. Uroton leave * of curious
shapes uro placed flat on the cloth bot'voon
the several pieces of chinn , nud also trails of
caladium loaves.
It is a practical Idea to wear a watch ns
bracelet , but the leather holder Ii not orna
mental nnd pold is lee expensive for the mu-
Jontv of wearersVlioro la the watch to bo
'
put'then , In order to pet ut It easily I flio
Rononil make of dross boJIccs does not admit
of n wateli pocket being advantageously
placed. In this dllomina some ono has orig
inated the idea of putting the watch Inside
the high dress collar , and letting the short
chain nnd pendant hang as loose ornaments ,
near , over orlnstcad of a uroocb.
Medicated glove * arc worn by somontnlffht
to whiten the hands. Besides being nn expensive -
pensive luxury to indulge iu they eventually
harm the slcln on the hnnds. They maxo the
fleah so tender that the slightest exposure to
the cold will make the hands look rough nnd
red. When ouco worn they nwofton cluns ? to
for the obvious reason that when lott oft for a
night or two the hands become "a sight. "
The usoof cold cream ana discarded white
gloves Is the pafost protective for the hands ,
especially when followed In the morning by
the nil-powerful bran.
Sleeves are still set high on the snouldor ,
though without oxnggoratlon. Two dUtiuct
styles prevail ono out wldont the top nnd
fitting closely nbout the elbow and forearm ;
the other n divided slcovo of equal width , to
the elbow , -where It U B.itucrod Into a paunt-
let. All long sleovcs , whether tight or
pufted , trimmed or plain , transparent or
opaque , como well ever tlio wrlit. Parislon-
ncs arn wearing long sleeves with low out
bortlcos , and the olhow slcavo U qulto n feature -
turo of the present style of full dross ,
A novel trimming U n gold floral nppUquo
with n tiny whlto ostrich tip womod Into the
pittorn nt intervals. Another huantlful
trimming Is coinjwsod of jjo'd ' cord embroid
ery and moonstones. The most snllcnt Item *
'
In'trimmlngs now nro tlio Jewels introduced
the most fashionable of all being opals , t
name applied to any mllkv whlto stone which
is corded or mottled with color , The renals-
snnco Htylo predominates In thcso trimmings
which are most ofTcctlvo in de-d n when the
Jewels appear to bo forming the flowers to
nparao grass-llko patterns.
JCjai'XETrr.5.
"Why did the sexton loavol"
"Ho got full ono day and officiated at a ,
f unoral with a red necktie on , and wept at a
church wedding In the afternoon with a band
on his hat that flapped in the wind. "
Exborter Yes , my friend , n man with
fnith Hkoagrain of mustard seed can blos
som into a Christian.
b'coffcr I should thlnlc ho'cl ho moro like
to sprojt into a fruo lunch sand wlch.
Sunday School Tonclior When the wun'o
swallowed Jonah , what made him como up !
SmnllBoy ( afterlongsllenco ) The McICiu-
ley bill.
Miss Palisade Wo rather expected you at
tbo church trimming , Mr. Cloverton.
Cloverton-On , I'm uot much of a hand at
llirtlng.
Deacon Batty Don't bo afraid of persecu
tion , young man. Many of the early Chris
tian martyrs were broke in on the whool.
Dng-ett ( ( spcaUinp from experience ) Sorvoi
'em right , deacon ; serve 'cm right. They had
no business gambling.
"What has become of that brllllnn * . young
Methodist preacher I board last year ? "
"Oh , some Wall street men pot bold of him
nnd built him a big church ou condition ho d
turn Baptist,1' '
"Ah11 sco ; watered Ills stock. "
"DoyQu always practice what you prcnehl' '
asked the deacon of n long winded minister.
I do , my brother , " said ttio long winded
minister , solemnly. 'Well,1' said tbo tired
do.ioon , with a sigli , "I don't ' wonder then
thnt you doa't ' seem to get time to make any
pastoral calls. "
Wife-Did you make a minute of the pn >
tor's sermon tills morning/
Ilusbund Vosjsovorul. There were enough
of them to make un hour. -
"Docoltfulncss , denh bredJorn. am ono ob
sins mos' frequently mot wif In dis ynr
world , an' besides it's do hardest to detect ,
fordo slmplo reason dab a bad trade dollar
makes more racket dan u good | 10U bill will
w'en It's ' drappod Into do collection box ,
Satun Really , uow , I object to this good
resolution pavement.
Contractor WlMt'fltho matter with it !
Satan Why , U molts too easily.
If you don't ' pay your debts you had bolter
not talk too much In class meeting.
Job had ascoroot wretched pains
O'er ' which to wall and moan ,
But ho was spirod the woos of him
Who rents a telephone.
Farrnor Po.istrow What you doln' In the
city , Jerry ! All you wrow was that your
slttywation was nslnnycuro ,
Jerry So 'tis. ' I'm a servant hi the Sul-
vatlon army.
The mau who prays out In church so loud
that ho can bo hoard across the street gener
ally holds hU communications with the devil
in a low whisper which cannot ho beard
beyond the limits of his own hypocritical
brain.
Watts What church does Podborry belong -
long to !
Potts Ho U n Seventh Day Methodist
Wutts-Sevoiith Day Methodist )
1'otts-Yos. Tbo rest of the week bo's ' a
businosi man ,
The most humhlo man in the world knows
of suggestions hevvould like to offer tlio
Lord.
"If nnv debt ougbt to bo pild , " savs Chief
Justice Illeckloy of Georgia , "it Is ono con
tracted ( or tlio health of souls- und hothorc-
fore orders a linptUtchurch In thatstntosold
to pay tlio back salary of the preacher , remarking -
marking In passing thntslrnplu and exact Jus
tice in this relation Is "tho lies nud hoinluy.
the bacon nud beans of morality , public und
private. "
"Donn let envy git possession ob your
hearts , dcah broJdorn ; of yu see n man
wraiin' u stovoplpo hat an' a caps ovnhcoat ,
nn'yn feel do proen-oycd monster wrlgglln ,
nroau' yer heart-strings , Jes remember dat
do man may bo slilvorln' ' wlf do cold under
his stylish outstdo on account ob do ubacuoj
oh an uudorshlrt. "
Wlfo-Didyou RO to praror mooting last
night ? Husband-Yes , Wife How did you
como out )
Pastor My little girl do you belong to the
"ninety nnd niiioj"
Kwo Lamb-No ; I think our number Is 3W ,
At lost tbo Union Paclllo band , nn hide- > ,
pendent organization , has applied for admls
ion nnd been received into the Musical
Mutual Protective ) union. This adds sir- -
teen musicians to tbo nsioolatiou. /
