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About Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922 | View Entire Issue (May 11, 1891)
r THE OMAHA DAILY BEEj | MONDAY , MAY 11 , 1891. FOREIGN FINANCIAL REVIEW , Further Rise Probable Bank of England I\a - THE TONE OF MONEY RULING HIGHER , Dfinanil Cor American railway HIMMII- ltlcH-Jn tin * I'arlH Hotirsc Im- lirovciiifiit In Hcrlln nnd ] < 'rittil. IVirt LONDON , May 10. Discount was In demand during the week nt I per cent for three inotittisnnd It' ' ; for sliort. A lurther rlso In tlio llnnk of Ktijliind ( rnto Is probnblo la view of tliti falling off of tbo reserve , com bined with the furtticr tlccllnu of K0\ti \ to the contlnuiit Abuut tliO.l)00 ) ) In gold 11 com- liiK from Now York , but It Is oxpcctcd Hint the whole will bo bought up in opt-u tmirket by Uussln. 'J'ho Hnnk of Kn'land ( lias raised the piirchiisint' prlco for forulKi'oln one-half penny per ounce In order to retnln American and other remittances. It U reported Hint the Uussian Bovernment hits intiniatcd Its Intention to withdraw part of tlu > iMlunuu held by foreign biinlcer * . The llnnK of Knpland besides holding n jioitlon of the llti.incos . of Minister Vlirlme Kratky's dopuslts must meet tl.MO.OOO of treasury bonds to usoln November during' the crisli in exchiiiif-o mid trold. There b every prospoc-l that tbo tone of money Is rnliiiK lnshor Tore'it-n failures have ceased. I'nccs on the stoi'it oxthaiHo closed lint jcsti'rdny without any sign ol rullyint , ' . Tbo depression In foreign securities , owitifj to continued soiling orders from Herlin nnd 1'atis , 'nflectca every dep.-rtinent. Tlio heavy sales of Portuguese bonds hrunpht je.sli'rdaclosing prices down to His , the worst rcnt'huil , making Ibo weolc's falM' s. Among South American securities Iteunos A.virsshow a lull ot Ij.jsfortho week and Uiilmn a lailint , ' of l's Kpnuish and lins- slnn bonds litivo dcciinud l"4s. In the Knglish railways tno ehief featuio of the woi'k w.is a sharp decline In Brighton , a stock favotite for speculation niiiong I'tench operators It fell yesterday J'n ' . mak ing a decline of ( is since tbo lust seUlement , AlHioueh American railway sc- eurltie' ) have fallen under the depressing In- Iliiences nero and the lull in the bull move- inei.t in New York , there continues to bo an undercurrent of strength. In dealings yes- terdny considerable blocks nt reduced values weroicadily absorbed. The conviction is general that with I ho cessation of the gold movement tbo tone of the market will quickly recover. Valuation decreases for tlio week , in the pi Ices of American railways include tbo fol lowing. Union Pacific shares , 'j ; , ; Wabash ptuforred , and Denver iSc Klo ( iramle pre ferred , a each : Louisville & Nashville , 1 S ; Lake Shore , Ohio it Mississippi ordinary , New York , Pei'iisjlvnnla , "c Ohio 1st mort gage , Illinois Central and Ponns.Uvania , t Heading I each. Hrlo , 1 d ; Ht. Paul common , Ontario .t Western , 4 , Central 1'ai-llio shares , Denver & Kio drando common. Southern Paellicabash ordinary and Mexican Central mortmigch , > 't each. Those bcoring iiu'rciisns were Norfolk it Western , common , and Northern Pucillc mortgaijes , 1 each Canadian railway securities wetc quiot. Orand Trunk lirst and third prolerronces lost 1 t-aeh on the weok. Of the miscellaneous securities , Anglo- American cnhlcs aio ndvnnccd X , while Hells Asbestos lost ? < . Primatlvo nitrntes nnd Now York nnd Frank Jones browonoa % each. On tin1 Paris I'oiu-sc. PAUIH , May 10. The Hourso wn loss ex cited vesterday but largo amounts of Spanish nnd Portuguese securities changed hands. Distrusts In regard to tbo position of several llnancial houses still alTectlng business. Tlie week's falls include. : Three per cent rentes , ' 4 franss ; Credit Koneier ) ' . , : Uio tintos y . J roncb cables fell "f on the Anglo-American gaining its suit. llerlin UBIILIV , May 10.On thoUourso | yesterday there werosymiitoms of improvement toward tbo close , p.utfy due to Pittsburir houses buvlng Kusslan securities. Tlio day's ad vances in foreign socialities nverauoil ' < ? per cent. The Until quotations inclndo the fol lowing : Uussian 4s , lU.V.K ) ; Deutsche hank , lfS ; Mexican ( is , SU.nOi short exchange on London , ' . ' 0.-15 ; long exchange on London , UO.SO , discount , 2j { . Fi'itnlclorl Stocks. Pit \nrouT , May 10. The recent depres sion on the liowrso Is abating. Prices closed linn j'estordny. The llnnl quotations Include : llnnu'iirian gold route , 1(0.40 ( ; Itnllnn , IRJ.10 ; Spimlsh. 71 ; Hus.slanl.Hi.)0 , ; short exchatijo ( on London , 'JO. ID ; private discount , 3. li iifoln's An nnccdoto showing1 Lincoln's mot1- t'iful nnluro In n touching lirl { > t , nml ro- latotl by Mr. K. Cliittoiiilon in his "Recollections of I'ruhitlont Lincoln tind Ills Ailiiilnlstration , " from nuthuntic bources , is the one of the bleopino ; sunti- nol , Willluin Scott , the Vermont hey , wlioso life Lincoln Mivud nftci1 ho hud condemned to ho shot. Lincoln iiur- Boimlly i-tiw Scott nnd tnlltctl with him n lone ; time. Scott would not tulle to his conmidos of the lnturrlo\v iiftorwnrds , until ono ni'liti ( when ho hud received n loiter from homo , ho llnnlly opened his heart to n friend in this wis-o : "Tho provident was the kindest man 1 hnd over seen. I was scnrcd nt llrst , for 1 hud novel- before tallied with n great man. But Mr. Lincoln was so ensy with mo , so ( 'ontlo , that I boon forgot my frltrht. * * * lie stood and ho say's to me , 'My hey , bland up hero and look 1110 in Iho face , ' I did as ho undo mo. 'My boy you are not ( , r ° i"R to ho shot to morrow. I trust you nnd bend you back to your rojjinient. I have I'oino up hero from Washington where I have not a grent donl to do , nnd what 1 want to know is how you tire K ° lug to pay my hill. ' There wan a big lump in my throat. 1 could bearcoly speak. Hut 1 got It crowded down and innnngcd to buy : 'There is boino way to pay you anil 1 will tind it after a little. There is ttio bounty in the savings hank. 1 guess we couhl borrow some money on n mortgage on the farm. ' 1 was sure the hoys would help , so 1 Ihought wo could make it up if it wasn't more than $ " > 00 or $ ( > ( ) ( ) . 'Hut it Is a grout deal more more than $500 or $1100 , ' ho bald. Then I mid 1 didn't see how , but I was biiro I would tind tome way If I lived. "Then Mr. Lincoln put hie hands on my fhouldors nnd looked into inv face as if ho was sorry nnd nid : 'My hey , my hill is a very largo one. Your friend's cannot pay it , nor your bounty , nor your farm , nor all your comrades. There is only one man in all the world who can pay It , and his name Is William Scott. If from this day William Scott does Ills duty , M > that , If I was there when ho comes to die , ho can look mo In the fnco as ho does now , aim say , I have kept my promise and I have done my duty as u i-oldlor , then my debt will bo paid. Will you make that pnnnlM ) and try to keep UV I snid Iwouldmnke Iho promise and with ( ! od's help I would keep it. lie wont away out of my bight forever. I know I shall never M < O him again , but may tied forgot mo If 1 forget his kind words or my promise. " ' The KxrcUlor Springs , Mo. , Iron water is the best I have ever used. " J. W. Moore , M. D. , "The Dakota , " N Y. City. The Now York assembly has voted that the forestry commission is to ho re tained. Soon after Us organization , its bocond annual report , printed In 1SS7 , made nn Innovation upon the usual monotonous character of commission re- porls , saya Iho Now York Commercial Advertiser , in the shape of u cheerful , uidni'ttc chapter In dialect form , from which IH quoted this : Tottenor I can HIOW ! youhowtocrento Bpringa. Master I'otor Create springs ? God alone can do that. T.-My knowledge of His laws you ninv jilco discover the secret. M. 1' . Ah ! Ho who had thnt would be tlio master of the world. T. The t'overnmont , however , Is Knowing you the means. Farther on , the truth that "nil things in nature lire minted to cnch other" ' is illustrated in this way : Tlio woods hold the water , the water nmkes the meadows , the meadows the llockti , the Hocks the manure , nnd the manure the grain. Constipation poisons tno blood : DoWltt's Little Knrly Hlsers cure Constipation. The cause removed the disease is L'one. How Hnrmun'N Circus \ > as Starlet ! . W. ( \ Cotm writes * the follow ! ng in Iho Chicago Herald of recent ditto : In connection with an article in the Her ald of the llth inst. on the career of the Into P. T. Harnum , permit mo to give you a truthful history of the formation nnd elaboration of the show with which his name Is indelibly associated. My reason for thin is that the press all over the country lutb been imposed upon and has , published numerous re ports in which the truth has been sadly perverted. In lh"0 it occurred to nio that it would bo a good business investment to start a circus bearing IJarmim'b name , and with that object in view I entered into negotiations with him. Although his family and friends were strongly opposed to the project , principally on account of his advanced nge ( ho was then sixty-live years old ) , I , however , secured him as a partner niul thus laid the foundation of the greatest amu'-eii.ent enterprise over known in tlio history of the world. So great , however , was the opposition of his family and friends that even after wo hnd invested over $100,0110 I'o ' came within an nco of withdrawing from the partnershiii. The success of the show is 60 well known thnt comment of any kind would bo buporlluous. It may bo as well to stnto , houevor , that in all our dealings I found him upright and honorable. The silly story which has { jiino the rounds of the press to the ollcct shat he hnd no capital invested in the thow is utterly false , because as a matter of fact almost his enliro fortune \vas \ von- tired in the beginning. AH far as the technical details of the .show were con cerned Mr. IJurnum was absolutely ig norant , but in its place he possessed an amount of commercial daring and busi ness bngaeity which amply atoned for his other shortcomings. Ho was the most daring manager that over lived and would pay almost any price for an attraction. Ho was IIJMO easily duncd and had to bo almost constantly watched to prevent unneces sary expenditure. Possibly this very fearlessness and darintr in money matters was the secret of his success , although , without a doubt , such lavish and ap parently wasteful expenditure , if ap plied to commercial undertakings , would prove eminently disastrous. "With circuses , however , it seems to bo the only natural output , binco no great changes have ever occurred in the actual style of performance , except in magnitude. Year after year they have increased in bi/.e , until the dress ing-room of today is as largo as the cir cus of two decades ago. Dan Costello wtis given a small interest in the show the lirst year of its existence and S. II. Ilttrd , Harnum's son-in-law , tin interest during the second year , and The World's Fair , as it was called , continued until 1S75 , when wo built the Hippodrome lu New York city on the square bounded by Madison and Fourth avenues ami Twenty-sixth and Twenty- oventh streets. Hero wo introduced hippodrome ) nnd chariot racing , and in- aiiguraloil a series of ontertaintnonts whieh for lavish expenditure and ( inan- cial success stand almost alone In his- lory. My health at this time being very poor , I was reluctantly compelled to sever my business connections with Mr. Harnum in order to spend the summer in Kuropo. Thus ended a partnership which was in every way a pleasant and successful ono. If any ono wishes to see the original contract be tween Mr. Harnum and myself I am sure my son , W. W , Coup , gonaral olllces of the Chicago < fc Northwestern rajlroad company , will bo pleased to show it and also Barnum's letter accepting my propo sition in lb"0. There was absolutely no ono but ho and I in the original linn. An interesting fact not generally known is that both tlio Harnum and Foropaugh shows originated in Dolavan , Wis. , the llrst by myself and the second by the old Mabio show. W. C. C'OCP. Oes jler's Maple Ileauncho Wafers. Cures nil headaches In ' , ' 0 minutes. At . all druggists Where < ; < ) H1 Conies I'Yom. The gold taken from the river burs was mostly In the form of scales resemb ling cucumber seeds and of varying sine , says a writer on pioneer mining in Cali fornia published in the Century. It was most plentiful on the bedrock and in a few Inches of the soil above it , though sometimes throe or four feet of earth would pay to wash. Whore the bedrocic was hard the minor cleaned it , for a shovelful of dirt might contain a few dollars In small particlos. Where the bedrock was soft slialo or slate on edge the minor picked away an inch erse so and washed it , as frequently the scales were found to bo driven quite thickly into the crevices. When Iho gi omul was very rich the rocker was cleaned of gold every hour or two. When work was over , around the supper lire the events of the day were disciiBsed , earnings compared , reports nuulo of grizzly bears or deer teen or killed , of bettor digging's of "coarse gold" discov ered. This was the hour for specula tions as to Iho origin of Iho gold" in the rivers , and a strong opinion was enter tained by many who woio not well read that immense mat-sos of the precious motnrwould some day bo brought lo light in the snow-capped peaks tower ing to the east. "Coarso gold" was a charm to the ear of the ordinary minor. Hisclaim miglit bo paying him an ounce a dnv in line trold. but , bo was Iways interested in tome reported dig gings far away where the product was in lumiis , and not infrequently ho loft a good mine to seek some richer Kl Do rado. The charact'M'iblie and besotting fault of the early minor was unrest. Ho was forever seeking bettor fortune. Yet it was this passion for prospecting that resulted in the disctrnvy of gold in an incredibly short time from the southern end of the San Jonquin valley to the ' northern limit of the state. To'"pros - neef was to tind a spot that looked favorable and mnko nn ox- nmlnation of it. The minor would take a pan of earth , Mmke and gvrate it under water , raising and tlpptnirit fro- quontlv to run the dirt and water oil , then plunge il again and so continue until a small rcsidum of black sand and gold remained. A speck of gold wa.s the "color' ' several specks were "several colors' and the number nnd size deter mined the judgment of tlio minor whether ho should go to work or move on. I linvo seen ounces tauon in this way in a single pan , but in the earlier days wo counted a "bit" to the pan , It ! } cents , a fair prospect. Small In sl/e , irreat in results ! DoWltt1 Little Uarly Klsors. Host pill for Constlp.t tlon , best for SicK Headache , best for Sour Stomach. MOORE'S ' MURDERER HANGED , The Killing of the Omaha Tmvalinj Man Avenged nt O.f'wa , FORD'S ' REAL NAME WAS RUDOLPH , lie Kept Ills Nerve lo tlie ham anil Died In the Catliolii ; Paltlt Meeting \vltli IIIN WHY ; . OTTAWA , 111. , Mny 0. [ Social Telegram ot Tin : Hr.n- ] William Hudolpb , nllas Charles Ford , wns hung nt 10:11 : this morning. Tlio discovery of tlio real name of tbo murderer of David Moore , the traveling lumber sales man of Omaha wns not tnadu until today. Instead of being of Irish antecedents bis pnrentngo wns German. The only callers on the last day of the prisoner's life were two Sisters of Mercy and n Catholic priest who baptized Rudolph into the Catholic faith. 'J'ho condemned man showed deep religious feeling. Last evenlngjils wife , Kate MccnccU , alins Ford , who hud Just Define pleaded guilty to complicity In Moore's murder nnd had boon sentenced to the penitentiary for fourteen rears , wns brought in at tils request. The brief meeting of the two was very affecting. For twenty minutes the pair wept and tallied together tmd were then separated forever , the wife being taken Immediately to the Joliet xMiltentinry. Up to the last moment Kndolph displayed the wondertnl nerve which characterized him from the beginning of the trial , nnd with tbo ; xception of the emotion displayed at the meeting with his wife , no other sign of feei ng wns shown by the murderer. The spring of the trap sptcad the veil over one of the most horrible tragedies over com mitted In tbo county of LaSallo. Never be fore save onre , and that In the lifties , has the death penalty been Inflicted in La Sallo county courts , lu thnt Instance CJeorgo Jnte.s , the condemned man , was driven to a point one nnd n half miles east of this city and hung to a tree before the o\os of thousands of people. Rudolph was placed In tue cage In Iho jail ottlco last evening. When removed from his cell in the Jail ho was as pleasant ns at any time during the past week , and talked freely to Sneriff Taylor nnd the olllcials of the jail , joking , laughing nnd appearing ns uncon cerned ns n man unconnected with the crime. At 9 o'clock the prisoner retired to his cell. Ho hail no desito to sleep , but talked to the death watch on various subjects. Shortly ufter 1 o'clock this morning ho fell Into a slumber and slept four hours. His rest dur ing the week was disturbed , and on the two mornings prior he slept from I ! o'clock to 7 and 7:1)1) : ) o'clock. At 5:30 : o'clock ho invoke. Ho appeared thorougnly rested and was brieht as a dollar nt 0 o'clock. At 7 o'clock the prisoner was served with breakfast. His appetite was poor , but no more than it bad been during the week. Ho ntc a small pleco of mutton , nn egp , n piece of toast and drank colTco. He rctnlned his nerve in excellent shape and was really in better spirits than Iho ofllcials of the jail who waited upon him. At ! > o'clock ho was taken from bis cell and fittired In a neat black suit , with sncijuo co.it , purchased especially for the occasion. Ho wore n white shirt and turn down collar , with a small string neck tie. At 9-i : ) ! the denth warrant was rend to him nnd he re quested that bis bouv be turned over to Dean Keating , who would give it a Christian burial. At 'J : . " > 0 Rudolph's nrms were pinioned nnd nt 10 o'clock the march througn the Jail corridors riders lo the scaffold began. The prisoner was smiportcd by Deputy I ? . G. Barnitt , Upon entering the temporary building Ru dolph , Dean Keating nnd Sheriff Taylor and deputies ascended the scnflold. The con demned man walked unon the trap nud seated himself In n chair. He held his nerve from beginning to cndand from the time bo entered the building bo showed no signs of weakening. lie was somewhat excited , but controlled himself. All ho snid was : "Dean Keating will say what I have to say. " The black robe was then adjusted , his legs were pinioned and the rope made safe. Then tbo black cap was drawn down. Sheriff Taylor cut the rope which held the trap at 10:11 : nnd Rudoli.h dropped five feet. His form twitched , out otherwise there was no sound , as his neck was broken. In seventeen minutes ho was ptonounced dead by tbo physicians. There was r.o hitch nor jar In the execu tion , everything passing off smoothly. Dean Keating was given the remains , which ho will bury in his parish cemetery. On Tuesday morning Juno 24 , 1890 , the bodv of David Moore of Omaha , was diseov oreu In Allen I'arlc near the banks of the Illinois river. The murdered man had been beaten to death with n car coupling pin , no less than seven ghastly wounds being found upon his head nnd face , each of which bad crushed the skull. For several feet around his body the gross was discolored with blood stains and evidences of a ( terriHc struggle shown in the torn up sod und ground , The instrument of death , which lav but n few feet , nwny from the body nnd n woman's pocketbook served ns the only clues to the crime. It was the dijy of the republican state con vention nnd the sheriff und two of bis depu ties were at tbo cnpitnl leaving only ono deputy nnd tbo state's attorney to whom the people could look to for work in forretinu ; out the perpetrators of the crime. Two hours after the discovery of the body Stnto Attor ney Ulnko nnd Deputy Sheriff Reid noticed n woman on the court house square acting strangely. Reid arrested her on suspicion nnd inside of Ilfteon minutes tbo story of the crime was laid bare to him and the state's attorney. Before sundown of tbo same day lour people who butchered David Moore ' were In Jn'il. They were Clinrlos Rudolphnllas Fordand his wife Kate. William O'UHen dan Minnie Wintering. They were indicted by n special grand Jury nnd applied for separate trials. O'Hrien was tried in August nnd to the disappointment of nine-tenths of the people ple ho escaped with only a lifo sentence at Joliet , Rudolph's trial began in November and lasted twenty-live days. After nn hour's deliberation - liberation the Jury found him guilty and ure- sctibed the death \ enalty. Judge Stipp , the trial judge , was so un manned by overwork during tbo trial thnt ho collapsed with nervous prostration two days following the verdict and for a week bis life was considered in the balance. Ills mind suffered as well as his physical powers and lor time It was feared lie never would be able to listen to a motion for n now trial. Six weeks spent nt n private sanitarium and the Jud 'o returned with his mind restored nnd his bodily health Improved sufficiently to admit of his sitting on a motion for a rehear ing , which ho denied. In pronouncinc sen tence tbo following day Judge Stipp closed with : "You will bo bung and immediately following you will appear before a court that c.umot possibly commit error. " David Moore of Omaha was a travolin g lumtier salusman in the employ of the T. IS. Scott lumber compan > of Merrill , Wis. , n man of good character and habits. He had been decoded to Allen park by Rn- dolpbs'a wife Knto , nnd there , within live hundred feet of nn electric light and less than that distance from the Boat club bouse , wbore n dance wns In pro- giuss nt the hour Iho crime was committed , nnd within onu hundred feet of a cottag < > where were seated around the doorsten n family of live , ho was nattered to death. The trial developed tlio crime to luu-o been n conspiracy concocted by Rudolph for the purpose of tobliory or blackmail , lie bad em ployed his wlfowhom hu had m\rfled : fixmi the pavement n few weeks previous for the decoy , and O'llrion as bis accomplice The day bnforc the murder Rudolph and his wile iiuarreled nnd In the fear that she would not 1 keoi ) the date with Mooio , Rudolph cncagdii | n simple minded woman of Uio town named Minnlo Wintcrling to entrap Moore. Hut Mrs. Rudolph roixjntodconsequently the four were present Tlio two women have not boon tried. Neither Rudolph nor O'llrien con fessed the crime and the dead nmn's wiitch i nnd Jewelry which were taken from bis hotly have never been fount ! . Fmlulph's father wns ' bung nt Sing Sing , his mother's brother Is doing time at thtiHnmu prison for train wreckIng - Ing , his sister keeps a timorous house In i Toronto nnd his mother was driven from West Thirtolb'hth street , Now York , where. > A J w the scenes of h my recollection recalls itienj io view ! L Tljeso&p-keffle hung on Hie poles of eSmell 1 it/fancy / knev/ ! BuHtjose days ofo , vwijac uciji ui/yuioirr / | Hwe loi/g1 / since deparkd , we pray and we Ijopg } lfe | use of the stuff'g nto wAie ? and to languish As soojj as ifeey offered us N.K.FAIRBANK&CO. , CHICAGO , she kept n thieves' paradise In the seventies. She was also chased out of Chicago nnd her second husband , name 1 Ford , is in the Indiana state penitentiary. Rudolph has also served a term In the Joliet peniten tiary nnd two terms In the New York icforni school. Ho was born in the slums of New York und hnd been n trump since his boyhood days. The Liulles Dell-jlitcil. The pleasant effect and the porfec safety with which ladles may uo the liquid fruit laxative. Syrup of Figs , under nil con dlllons mnko It their fnvorito remedy. It Is pleasing to the cyo nnd to the taste , gentle , yet effectual In acting on the kidneys , liver nnd bowels. In Itei-ni-d to Irrigation. W. D. Street of Oborlin , Kun. , writes ns follows to tlio Ktnibiis Farmer : Irri- fjnlion is the ubiorbing topic of dlH- ctission with the pcoplo of the so-cnllctl bomi-nrid region , nnd every mot hod of applying water lo the hind for the pur pose of watering the growing crops is cnporly sought for by the cultivator , tlio speculator and scientist. In this line the writer wishes to present u method thnt has not attracted atlontion except to a very limited extent. This method is now , novel and simple in application , to a certain extent , and ordinarily cheap. Not exactly now , for it has been In suc cessful operation in some localities in the old world for centuries. But to the westwhore surface Irrlirtition by ditches , laterals , elc. , has been practiced , this jilan has not received attention. It in novel in application , for when once established it requires no atten tion from the farmer , as the work goes on day and night , year after year , growing broader and bolter. Unfortu nately tins method can only bo applied to a limited area , and that conlined to low lands lying adjacent to the streams or spring branches that afford running water for at least n greater portion 01 Iho year. It consists simply in build ing a dam or dams , across the stream where it is bordered on ono or both sides by low valley land , thus raising the water-level in the pond nearly to that of the adjacent land , whom sub-ir rigation takes place by percolation or seepage ; the waler spreading out throutrh the soil on each sideof the pond and the moisture rising to the sur face by capillary attraction hiilliciontiy lo furnish moisture to Iho roots of tbo growing crop to produce a good yield , when crops In higher and unuflected land would bo enliro failures. The land allcclcd by Iho inoibluro may at first bo conlined only to a narrow slrij ) near Iho pond , but if the pond is kept lilied this will become more extensive caoh season , until a wide area wU bo sulli- ciontly irrigated for the pur pose of ordinary field crop" . The height above the water-level to the line where benefit ceases is variously es- tinmled at from Iwo lo Ihreo foot up to eight or nine feet , depending much on the nature of the sou. Tlio soil com posed largely of sand is affected quickly , while clayey soil absorbs the water slowly , but Iho moisture is said to rise to a greater height. The dam can be built cheaply and at odd spells , nnd dur ing the winter season , when work is dull , but should bo substunlial , built to stand for ages. The land for a slioi t distance below the dam will also bo benefited ; but ordinarily no reliance should bo placed in this , and Iho dam should bo built at the lowest point where irrigation is desired , and should the water not bo raised toasullicionthoit.'ht , further up the stream another dam , or a series of dams , may bo added , until the entire dam is benciUed. 1'ercolaiion or seepage may bo hastened by culling shallow dilches through the land at right angles with the pond of sulllciont depth to hold walor , from which the seepage process will bo extended. Tiling or tile drains might bo used in this con nection where annual crops only were raised , but never when permanent grass ci'ops , trees or shrubs are planted , n& roots , in their search for moist ure , would penetrate the tiles and clog them to such nn extent as to stop the onflow of water. This method of application of walor for irri- gullon by tile or pipes is questionable under any system , for at any point where tlio water finds egress , Iho reels will an find ingress and produce much trouble , aggravation and expense to keep them cleared of Iheso obstructions. Flumes with hondgates are somolimes built into the rianih for the purpose of lowering the walor and draining Iho laud when it should become too wet , of rainy seasons , but it'is ' found very dilll- cult'to prevent been > or leakage around those boxes. Usually it would bo boiler to sow or plant some moisture lov- inur grass , trees or shrubs in those wet places and regulate the crops with regard - gard to Ihoir retiuir menls of moisture. To receive the bunollt from tlio method of sub-irrigation Uy dams it is not neces sary ll'itt the stream furnish running watoi constantly , but might bo dry for a month or , ; two at a lime , if Iho dam is kept full or nearly full , and after -the soil thai it is intended to bo irrl Med once becomes filled with witter or hUturnled wilh moisture uro , it would romrin in that condition for a considerable letiglh of time , oven though the Dond wns drained out or depleted t > y evaporation , Iho lilllo pumps , arteries or cells formed in Iho Mill would conllnuo , by capillary nttrac- I lion , to furnish moisture for tlio reels of | Uio crop , Iho length of time depending greatly upon the nature ot the soil. In this ( lccatur ) county , this method of sub-irrigation hits pussoi" the ox peri- ; mental point ; there are twenty to thirty ! iliuiin that irrigate several hundred , I perhaps sovorul thousand , acres of land , \ and all who have tried it spouk in high- e t terms of praise of bub-irrigation by 1 percolation ami capillary attraction. It , was the intention lo give the names of a i few of the parties that are irrigating , i together with the number of acres of i land and Ihoir productions , as evidence of tlio success attained , but this ' article is already growing too I long. My dum produced two crops in summer , a crop of vegetables nnl farm produetioiib from tlie land for the city market. In the winter the pond produces ice of n line , pure Duality- , that linds purchaser.- from meat markets and ice dealers to bring suf- j ticient income to pay a reasonable inter- j tist each year on the cost of building the dam. All , however , may not bo so con veniently located near a thriving city that furnishes a market at the door. Any one contemplating dam building should Jirrft consider who. if any one , might claim to bo damaged , either by overflow or bnek-wnter , or by stopping the on Mow of the water , and then go Into court on con demnation proceedings under the irri gation law passed at tlio ISS'.I se-sion of tlio legislature. Xu danuitfo will bo done to any ono , as the back water would be beneficial to tiny person above , \\hilotho onllow might bo stopped for a short time , and work an inconvenience tem porarily to Ihos' ' nenr at hand below , it would eventually be a benefit , especially on streams that are dry a part of the year , as the dam would boa reservoir from which the s-lrcam below would draw a supply of water long after the water had ceased lo run into the dam , as the water held back finds Us way around the d-iin by Iho sumo law that it spreads out from the pond at the sides , and soon scops or springs break out below the dam at the sides of the haul : for quite a distance , furnishing to the stream constant flow of water so long as there is any water in the pond to draw from. Tlie legal pro- ce'-s is somewhat eumbor.-oino , and often Iho expense or cost in cash exceeds the cost of the dam. It is hoped that the legislature will simplify and cheapen the method of procedure to enable all lo acquire legal rights in Ibis mailer. Every person in western Kan.-as who lias a stream on his fat in that is running to waste should investigate sub-irriga tion by seepage and the propriety of utili/.ing the _ water by damming the stream for this purpose. There are but few streams that will furnish water for surface irrigation by ditches , for at tlio time the water is most needed Iho How of the streams is greatly diminished by drouth and evaporation. Tins method offers to many the benefits of irrigation that cannot utili/o surface irrigation. Hoping lhat this lotlor may slart an investigation in this matter , I remain yours for sub-irrigation. All lor Mister. How much money have I cot in ray bank ? Forty-live cents , stranger only want tivo cents more. What will 1 do then , straugori Whyyou soo.slster has such a terrible cough , and people say it will bo bad on her if she don't get better soon , and the folks tell mo Haller's sure cough syrun will cure it right up ; so you see live cents 1 Thank you , stranger. IT GiiKn ON imr. Tlio Opinion ol' a St. Ijoulo Mcroliimt on Oinulia. W. J. Shaw of the firm of Shaw & Richmond mend one of the largest wholesale linns in St. Louis engaged in the fruit and produce business , has been spending n day or two in the citv. \ \ bile here ho was the uuest of li. IJ. Uranch by whom ho w.is shown ovoi the city. Mr. Shaw remarked that ho was not very favorably Impressed with what ho saw of Omaha in crossing the rnllrond bridge and coming up Tenth street , but when bo e.itne to dtivo around the city ho was astonished at the size and evident prosperity of the city. The line builuings on upper Fnrnam street came iti for a liberal share of praise from the St. Louis visitor nnd Tin : lii ! : building , especially took his fancy , which bo dodared was ahead of anvthinir in St. Louis. The fruit business ol St. Louis is a great source of wealth to the state , thousands of people being engaged in the growing of ber ries which ore shipped as far cast as Buffalo , N. Y. , and west to Denver and north as far as Minneapolis. Hnllcr's barb wlro linitncnt has met with extraordinary favor , and cases pronounced incurable nave been treated with success. Kvory farmer should keep u bottle of Ibis justly celebrated remedy ; ready for Instant use. Horse AVreuk-4 Two Trniim. A rather unusual wreck occurred on the Lohigh Valley road a few days ago at Cherry Ford , I'a. A horse in trans portation broke out of the car just as an ther train was passing. Tlio animal became tangled up between Iho Iwo and ooth trains were wrecked and ono man killed. Both tracks were torn up. Dr. Illrnov cures caiarrn. Boo bld'g. Billy Gibbs finally comes to the front and brands George I'hlllips as n direct descend ant ot Ananias. If these two men ever got together again In the ring there will bo fu IF YliU KNEW how easy it was 10 rid yourself of face pimples and blotches , you would take a few bottles S. S. S. and remove them. IIKK KACK HER HOKTITN'K. "I uasanuoyiil foraoir wlt'i jiim plos and blotches on the taeo. 1 con sulted luoinlnent phydans atrl mo ' cHllorrnt kinds of iitiv.-rtUutl mo li- i ini'H will enl tiny bcnoilt. Finally I tr od Silt s iiicltlu. and the smoot'i HUBS of my skin 'Aas completely 10 btoied by tlio IIK > of a few bottlts " ( IlA I.OI-IK lU.Nliow , Tbalbi Tlu'iit ' r , New t oil : City. BOOKS oti mono A//r SKIDISCASCS fate. T wt i ui'K IKK.-'O. Alnnti. Gi. P. T , HUGHES , WIIOAKHALK f.vsii COMMISSION MKIICHA.VT IJj. I Ml Mniketl.trrol. Denver Colurmlo. Kluln 111 ini'l WcKfrn < reamer ) nutter. Kuiimnil Chee.u IUUUJ A I uini- ' ; r Linei. , wltb tllluMto loan to lur hll'pi'ii iimloi'.ir u , lie lllliM , llvo i-n M and up Ship by Invl fr iKlit l.ood. chenp iluttcr In demand ilurlni ; Ma ; UclluUlo fur quotations on do me nd. FURNITURE AND CARPETS. GUN VOWDBR. Hugh G , Olark. ( lenl We'tern A ent " ' Iliipont' ' * Sportlntf lluir powder , Alia * hltlipvplir i 1218 llameytrfot. . PAPER. Carpenter Paper Oo. , Carry n full flock tif , printltin. nrnpplng nnd nfltlliK I'llH'r , card pn- , | < cr , etc. | FUR , WOOL , HIDESTALLOW. Gco. Oberno & Oo. , J. S. Smith & Oo , 6133. lltlntreot , llM-Hl1. Lpnvenirorth st Onmlm. Onmlm. IRON WORKS. Paxton ft. Vierliu < * Omaha Safe & IronWorks . Iron Work" , Works \\rciiiKhl anil cnt Iron , hiillillni ; ork , i > niilnp < , Manuf'r * flre and Imrtlrvi brn * * work , k-oni'rtil proof rnii' ' , vault * , Jail foundry , nnihlno mid wink , Iron * hutters and | iiii'k | inllli work 1) 1 * tlio e cape * t ) . An It ) nndl7tht. il I ecu , llth , VJaiknonsti Acme Iron and Wire Wilson & Drake , Works M'fl ! tubular Hue * . llr Iron wild iml bra * * w'k * bo < bolter , * . tank , etc Mas | itli * tri'nt W lloehl , Proprietor Pierce and 10th ulreet * LITHOGRAPHING. Rees Printing Oo. l.llhneraphlnu. Trlntliu and III ink llooki llth and HownrdSt * . LIQUORS. Ilur & o. , William D.irst , I.liiior | .Merchant * . Wliu1 * , Liquor * ami t 1- 1IU llarne ) * treot. M.iniifadur'r * Kentiu ly' * Kar * . Cast India Bitter * . 1.111 Karn.im St Omulu B. B. Grotto , Frank Dollono & Oo , , Importer and .Tnbber of \ \ Ine * and l.liiuor * . l.lquor * and tJonulneNo * lO''u nnd I0' > . ' . ruinaiii ht , \nihi Cl nr * Price 111 * on application 150. ' ) DoiiKlai Mieet. Bates & Oo , , William's ' & Oren , Country produce , ' ruin , ' lcH * Producennd fruits \ < > 'UtHl > , Krucori M > ucl.iltlo * . tu.i * . nplctH , t'U' . 4l-ll'JSt. llth fit. 1211 Ilnrnor utroot. ! Ramlazzo & Son , Jll south miiHtro't 1'mrlKii .VDimionUi ; I mill I liiiliiitOniriKi'ii A hklly Trull ) * , llraiirh houno ? N IVtors StNow Orl ns. RUBBER GOODS , ETO. Omalia Rubber Oo. , MiimiftKturliiK nml job ber * all klniU rubbur Kooili. HUM r.mi.iui Htroot. SEEDS. Emonan Sjo.l Oa. , HHM | tfniwun , iloilun lit Kard.'ii ur m , urulii uU Iron ire 14 , 4.'I-I.M Suiitli 15th. SASH , DOORS , BLINDS , EI'O. M. A. Disbraw & Oo. , Bohn Sash & Door Oo. .Mniiiifuilurur * of until , Maunfacturer-i of moult * ilonrx. lit I mil nn it hut , Win H , iluirj , MoiilillMKi llrniiPhMf- ote tin ) , I'itli iilvl l7unl ti liHh nuil I'lnrkHtruuti. SYRUPS. fiTOVES. TEA , COFFEE , SPICES , CIGARS. Consolidated Ooffeb Company , lilt nnd HID Itarnar it Omiilm. Neb STEAM AND WATER SUPPLIES - - * U. S. Wind Engine & A. L , String & Sons/ ' ' Ilnllldiyl'lii.llii'llli siH'KWM'Wi ' ' KuriMin street. und Wi Jonu * t ( i r' . . llu " , ui-lliu innniiKiir Oinnhn , Neb TOYd. I BILLIARDS.