t r > mnri ? nATT.v rTxm AV I.CJOI. . . . . TVPT.T.NT T >
Ucw the Departmental R.'fls Competition 1 ?
to be Conducted ,
SOLDIERS FIRING AT KNOWN DISTANCES ,
Tlio Fcnltncfl or KklfinlHli Work , Hoxv
It If , Comliioteil nnd the Scores
.Muclo by Compel-
I torn.
The preliminary t/ractico of the rlllomcn of
the department of the 1'latto was brought to
o close yesterday , The scores will bo found
In another part of this Issue of Tin : HUB.
The competition proper begins tomorrow
and will continue for four days. The result
will determine who nro to constitute the rlllo
team of ten mon of the department of the
Platte and which of the dlstlniiishcd marksmen -
men now on the ground nro to bo sent to
Chicago to shoot for positions upon uioarmy
team of distinguished marKsmen.
For the benefit of the uninitiated , It maybe
bo stated that the department rifle team will
nlso go to Chicago this fall nnd will there
compote with similar teams from other de
partments. The object Is to determine In
which department the best marksmen nro
produced and from the several representa
tions to select n team of ten , which shall bo
known ns the nrmy team , representative of
both the departments and the bust marksmen
In the service of the United States.
The scores made the next four days will
bo of particular Interest throughout the coun
try. Thov will bo made with the greatest
care , the aim of each marksman being to so-
euro a place at least upon the department
team. For this reason the competition will
nlTord n great deal of eontertalnment to spec
tators who may bo able to attend.
Firing will commence each morning about
9 o'clock and will bo dlvldod between what
is called known distance and skirmish firing.
In the former the marksman knows to a foot
the distance ho stands from the target. In
the latter the distance can bo estimated only
nnd the soldier Is therefore compelled to tuko
his aim as best ho can and In the most rapid
manner possible , because n limit is set upon
his time.
In ilriiig at known distance ? , the com
petitors are ranged under tent flies , two of
which are erected upon the rango. These nro
generally about fifty feet behind the points
at which the firing is done. The latter com-
, , -
targets. The targets nro located behind a
parapet of earth , and before the firing begins
cannot bo scon by the marksmen. The loca
tion of each , however , Is Indicated by n red
Hag , which appears above the surface of the
pnrapot , which is known as the danger
signal. They nro also Indicated bv n largo
numeral In white upon a black bacKcround ,
which lies at the base of the bank of earth.
These numbers run from 1 to ( i , each indicat
ing n certain target. Assigned to each target
Is a scorer. He Is provided with n small score
book , in which is kept n record of the
shots made bv every competitor who
fires at ttio target in question.
This firing is determined by lot.
To every competitor Is given a number.
These numbers are deposited in a lint mid ,
ono by one , drawn by the statistical officer.
A certain part of the numbers nro drawn for
each target. Just before the firing begins ,
the scorers cull out the numbers which nro to
flro at the target of which they have charge ,
and the men. two at a tlmo , station them
selves before the target lino.
Behind the men , at n short distance , sit the
scorers , protected from the sun by moans of
a capacious umbrella. Behind the scorer , at
a distance , stands a range officer. The duty
of the latter Is to sco that tbo scores are ac
curately kept , that the scorers do not help one
another by firing at each other's target , and
to take ivnto of any contest as to the scoring
on the announcing of points by the markers
in charge of the targets. When a question is
raised us.to . whether a shot has been correctly
located by the markers , thu range olllcer
shouts to n telephone attendant to order
"down" the target in question.
The order is obeyed and in less than six
seconds has been transmitted to tbo officer In
charge of the target. The latter Is aeain ex
amined , Miottier announcement Is made as
will later apperas to whether the ball missed
or hit the target.
Behind the range officers walk Major Bon-
hnm , Inspector small arms practice , Dopart-
mnntof the Platte , who supervises every thing
in connection with the shooting.
Still further behind are the flics of Captain
Gullfoll , Ninth cnvalryand Lieutenant Book-
inlllcr of the Second infantry , the statistical
ofliccrs who tabulate the records made by the
scorers , make the totals and determine the
standing day by day and at tlio end of the
competition of each marksman.
The men are now ready for work nnd the
bugle takes up the order of Major Bcnham to
commence firing.
The mon behind the butts hear the
command. The targets appear above- the
dnrapol and , at the same instant ,
tbo red danger signals disappears to the
right.
Then there Is a flash , a puff of smoke and
the sound of a short wave dashing upon a
sounding shoro.
The first shot has boon fired and the report
bos aroused the hoarse echoes In the deep ,
dark woods to the loft. Then follows anoth
er nud another shot across the range until
the men seem to bo standing In line of battle
firing upon a foe at the top of the butts.
At the latter place unusual activity Is dis
played. The bit : white frames with n blue If
also in the middle disappear nnd reappear nt
regular intervals. Sometimes other discs
are placed in front of them. These indicate
the points made by tbo marksmen at eucti
shot.
shot.When
When a shot has coon fired nt a certain tar"
pot that target disnponrs nnd anoUier tnko8
Its place. Behind the butts un examination Is
made. If the shot pcmotrato the bluck center -
tor it counts live ; if the ring outside
tbo center , it counts four ; if the
ring outside that , throe , and still another
ring only two. No "ones" can bo mado. A
lu ss Is Indicated by waving thn red flag.
The other points are Indicated
as follows ; Five by a whlto disc ,
cross upon n whlto ground , and two by a
olack dha
As each point Is announced from the pits !
the scorers call out the number of tlio marks
man and th score credited to his shot , nn "
enters the latter at the proper place In th9
score book. Aftdr ouch competitor has flro"
ton shots , ho retires anil another takes hi"
place , having made use of his opportunitj t °
Booro n possible fifty points.
When all the mon liavo fired at the 200
yards ransc , at which place tlioy stand , they
nro moved hack to the ii ( ) ( ) yards rnufjo , when
the iiaino system of llrbiff Is continued , the
marksmen , however , kneeling as they lire.
The firing of these two ran go * constitute
half a day's work. The next time , the men ,
In the manner Indicated , flro ut 4m and (100 (
yards. At the former they Ho prone upon
the ground , and ut the latter they assume a
variety of attitudes , snnio lying upon tholr
backs , others using the Texas crip , and oth-
era still In ways as boat suits tholr conven
ience nnd disposition.
In skirmish firing the work is commenced
near the r 00 yards range. The competitors
assemble as above described. They are di
vided Into groups , each man being provided
with forty rounds of ammunition. The tar
gets are silhouettes of human bolngs. in
stead of occupying a place above the butts ,
they uro erected at the base of the parapet !
These silhouettes are framed wrought Iron
and covered with black cloth , Ono repre
sents n nmi standing and tiring , another a
man kneeling and tiring and a third a man
prone upon his face , tiring. A bullet striking
the standing figure counts 0 , one hitting the
knoelliK ; flguro-l , and ono perforating the
prone tlguro & points.
After the marksmen have taken their po-
( ( lions , tlioy are accompanied poby
the usual scorers and rangn of-
floors and the inspector of small
arms practice who Is mounted and the
trumpeter who also bus a mount.
At the signal from thu luttor the mon ud-
vancoat uijutck top , whlcn Increases into
double quick. Suddenly tho.bugler announce *
a halt at ttiu aumimud of the major. The men
drop to the ground , hastily assume positions
favorable to themselves and.ut thu command ,
'
"C'ommuiu-o firing , " proceed to empty their
cartridges into thu dark forms of tuclr uio-
tlonloas adversaries. This they are permitted
to do for tbu short space of thirty vcconds.
When that limit of tlmo bus been reached
Major Uonbatu orders the bugler to sound the
command , "coaso llrluff. " Thojtlino for Issu-
Injf this order Is determined by the major
not by moans of a stop-watch , but a small
sand-trlass , the working of which Is as ac
curate M would bo that of a chronometer ,
thirty seconds bclnff required to allow the
line sand to run from one lobo to the other
of the glass.
When "ccaio llrlujt" has been ordered , not
another shot Is made nt Unit run. The sol
diers are again ordered to advance. Inoy
break Into a double quick , half , tall nnd Jlio
as they did before. Tnoy halt , however , at
no given dhtnnco. the stop bcmir determined
by AInJor Benbam. The only condition I *
that within WX ) yards aJialt shall bo made
four times. There Is no restriction placed
upon the number of shots Ilrod at these halts ,
Kneli man Is supplied with forty cartridges
nnd If ho can do so ho may flre all of them In
the first run. Thlt would bo Impossible ,
however , because at a distance o' GOO yards ,
nnd because of the lime allowed , the best
shooting Is not po lhlc. Tor this reaso-n ,
comparatively few shots are Ilrod at the ( WO
yard range , the majority being held until the
marksman approaches ns near the silhouettes
as the onicor In command will allow. There
they "pump" the lead into the motionless
figures ns rnpldlv ns they cnti load , unload
and lire with tholr breach loaders. Tbl * Is
done because the range U shorter , the aim
likely to bo bolter , whllo n bit counts Just ns
much ns it would bait It been nmda at the
most distant lli-ln ? point on the range.
After the fourth skirmish run the marks
men retrace tl.clr steps , stopping and llrlng
under the coin tumid of tne major ns tlioy baa
done when In adviincln ? . Some of them have
emptied their "prairie bolts" of cartridges In
the first fire on the return , others have only
n few cartridges remaining. The latter are
expected to lire these cartridges us long us
they have any loft. In the last two or three
firings some of the mon flro but ono cart
ridge , having with that exception exhausted
tholr supply.
Thu features of this match , the frequent
command by bugle , the running' , the hasty
failing , the llring In apparently dllll-
cult positions , the retreat , thu rattle
of the musketry , nnd the soughing sound
which thu volleys arouse as they penetrate
the forest , make this practice one of the most
exciting and warlike in the service. It Is
worthy of n visit of miles nnd if missed now
cannot bu again witnessed for n year.
AClor one bunch of men has gotten through
with one set of silhouettes the scorers count
the number of perforations In the latter and
give the im.rttMiion credit for a number cor
responding. As a rule the men shoot low and
n nmjorttv of them prefer to aim at the
kneeling figure. Every hit on It counts four.
It represents n position more likely to bo as
sumed by an enemy. They could make more
points by hitting tuo prone figure but there
is too much danger of missing It bccauso of
its smatlno.39. The standing llgure Is pre
ferred by some , although others rarely shoot
at It bccauso of the danger of sending the
hullots between the limbs. Thokneelliii ; hguro
is therefore a man between two extremes ,
nml thorn hiivn hni n nmi : > s wlmm mnrksmnn
nave "plutnpod" ono of tnoso figures
with no fewer than thirty-live shots , nearly
every ono of which would have disabled if
not killed the target bait it boon flesh and
bone.
The sKlrmishlng and flrini ; at known dis
tances Is hot work , just as courting is still in
some of parts of Nebraska. But they do
not monopolize the bout. Very many pounds
of It uescend upon the olllcors und mou who
uro behind the butts. These men have no
covering from the sun. They are behind a
wall of timber and the earthen parapet.
These protect them from the bullets , but de
stroy the circulation of nir. There are four
commissioned olllcers bcnlnd , the sonoir ono
of whom Is in command. Kacti of the others
is In charge of two of the targets.
No bolter place could bo selected
in which to become familiar with the
whistle of a bullet. The denizens who
uflllialo there are momentarily , so to speak ,
within reach of sudden death. Hut the un
accommodating spirit flits right over their
heads In u 500 gruin bullet , forces his way
through the target and then buries himself
In n sand bank , fells nn ungainly rank wcod
to the earth , or goes gerrymandering through
the leafy forest uackgrounu. Thcso bullets
uro always in u hurry. They have no time
to squander with anybody. They lisp good
day as they pass over you. There is a sound
like the snapping of n leather loop. That is
mudo by the bullet hitting the target It is a
sound which creates u feeling of nervous
ness. Suppose that bullet should have como
through tnat parapet and timber wall 1 But
nobody behind the butts bos timeto answer
speculations.
Thcro are two targets on a frame. Ono is
always before the marksmen. The other Is
down in the pit. When a bullet perforates u
target the latter Is turned down nnd
ttio lower ono takes Us place. The per-
f oral urn If through the black center is cov
ered by a black pastor ; if through tbo white
surface , a white pastor Is used. By tuo time
the perforation is repaired , the other target
Is ready for pasting. To this work ono man
attends , whllo another announce * the score
nnd the ulaco on the target where the hole
has been mado. The latter is done by using
the hours of tbo clock to represent corresponding
pending places on the circle. For Instance ,
If a shot struck at the ' top of the target , the
murker would anno'unco the score witn the
wonts " o'clock" ; If ut iho right hand and
midway between the top and botlom it would
bo announced " ! ! ' "
as o'clock. The scorer at
the same time displays to the people on the
range , the discs nbovo referred to. IIo also
marks uponji tally list the score mudo and
this Is afterwards referred to In
the event of a misunOor.stmuiintr among
the range scorers. lie , however , does not
know who Urns the shots or oven tlio number
given the marKsmen. . The record is kept by
u knowledge of the number of shots fired nnd
tbo number of men who flro them.
Behind these butts is u telephone house in
immediate connection with the ranee. "No.
0 down" comes from it , nnd "down" goss
"No. 0 , " while the attendants scan Its sur
face to see if the ball has struck. But it bus
not. CJp , consequently , pocs the red flag
and the marksman has scored a miss.
Tlio range olllccrs who are un duty before
Iho targets are Lieutenant Dowdy , Seven
teenth infuntry ; Lieutenant C. II. Muir ,
Seventeenth infuntry ; Lieutenant E. W.
iSlcUuskoy , Twenty-first Infantry ; while
these behind thu butts are Lieutenant Nich
ols , Fourteenth Infantry ; Lloulonunt Seay ,
Twenty-ilrst infantry ; Lieutenant CJray ,
Ninth cuvulry , nnd Lieutenant Howzo , Sixth
cavalry.
This compotlllon Is ono of the most Inter
esting of military exorcises. It may bo
\\Itiies5cdinfowcrtliiUi half u dozen places
in the country and ought to attract a great
deal of attention bora.
Fort Sitlnoy.
Mrs. Louis S. Tesson , the charming wife of
our post surgeon , returned yesterday after a
eng sojourn in the cast.
Acting Hospital Steward S. H. Leopold
loft hero on the 'JTth lust for Fort Handall , S.
D. , where ho bus boon ordered on temporary
duly.
iterult W. 11. Wurllold , A com puny , Twen
ty-first infuntry , who was recently enlisted
nt Lincoln , Nob. , was discharged last week
on surgeon's certificate of disability.
Colonel.I. S. Conrad , Twenty-first infan
try , our post commander , has returned from
Fort Wmla WallaVush. . , whore helms been
on duty us a member of the general court
martial trying Colonel Compton , Fourth cav
alry.Tlio
Tlio following competitors loft bore on the
iiitli tnst for the department rlllo camp ,
Bellevue , Nob. : Sergeant Jamo.s Shlrloek ,
A ; Corporal Carl Alorrcson , K ; Private Llns-
loy Black , C ; company Twenty-first infan
try.
try.Private
Private Maurice Ucdosky , B company ,
Twonty.flrst Infantry , who has been at Fort
Omaha for some time , undergoing medical
observation , for a complaint which ho claimed
unlltted him for the performance of military
duty , was returned to his post for duty ou the
2 lib hist.
First Lieutenant F. L. Palmer , Second In
fantry , has by S. O. , No. UK , A. ( J. O. , July
20 , IVJ1 , been transferred to company B ,
Twenty-first infantry , which will Insure his
remaining on duty at thU post. Said order
has boon the source of much gratlllnilion to
all of us , as Lieutenant und Airs. Palmer are
very popular. Wo loouod forward to tholr
departure with great rogrot.
The following named mou who enlisted
whllo under ace without thu consent of their
parents or guardians , wore dUchargbd on thu
u'3d lust , iur ? paragraph lit , S. O. No. ( W , A.
(1. O. 1'rlvatn
: John Pnrdco. company A ,
Twenty-first infnnlry , aged nineteen years
ten months ; Private Arthur A. Smith , com
pany A , Twonty-llrst Infantry , twenty years ,
eleven months.
One of the most enjoyable concerts of the
season was plvon by tbo band last night
under the direction of principal Musician
Fritz. Tbo post was crowded with visitors
from Sidney and the country adjacent , be
sides a uuuibor of excursionists from North
Platte , who bad come to hear the music. The
concert \vft greatly ouJoyoJ , which was dotu-
onstrated by the fact that oncoroupon encore -
core followed the rendition of each piece on
the programme. r
Lieutenant Palmer gtivo n delightful cham
pagne supper on the 27th lust in honor of Ills
promotion and assignment to bis old regi
ment. His guests wore Colonel Poland , Stir-
gcon Tesson , Captain Duncan , Lieutenants
Bailey. Sparrow , Bronke , Stamper. Parmor-
tor and AIcAmhows , Hon. Ueorgo F. Blanchard -
ard , Dr. Stowltts nnd Alessw. Maneourt and
Taylor. Toiwta wore the order of the even-
Inir , and mine host qulto astonished us by
practically demonstrating tbu fuet that ho Is
a born orator.
Kort
Wcathnr delightful.
A slight shower Alondity evening. Heavy
rains north nud south of us ,
Our log train makes three trips n week to
the Umber reserve for logs for the saw mill ,
Lieutenant Preston having completed his
duties at Pine Hldgo has returned to his
troop.
The canteen dividend for the quarter end
Intf Juno 1(0 ( , 181)1 ) , was declared last ucok as
follows :
Mosquitoes are more numerous this year
than usual , In consequence of the excessive
moisture. The same causa makes the boat
more oppressive.
Company I ) , Eighth Infantry , reached the
post this afternoon frjm Plim Kldgo agency ,
marching from Chudrou. Neb , , today , a dis
tance of twenly-elght miles.
Mr. B. S. Pndriock , In addition to his other
business , has taken upon hlmsolf the func
tions of n notary public "In and for" this
county of Duvls.
Mr. Balllnger , formerly station agent at
this place , but now acting In the same ca
pacity for iho Union Pacific. Is enjoying n
short leave and visiting old friends nt the
post.
post.Our
Our SI-NII.VV BUG , which , on account of Its
army column wo uro anxious lo sco , got
switched olT somewhere for twenty-four
hours. This is the second limo this has hap
pened in ton days. Please stir up Iho mall
doparlmci.t for us and ascertain where the
fault lies.
Alondoy evening Privates Sutcllffo nnd
Perkins of company C , Eighth Infantry , con
cluded they had served Uncle Sam long
enough , and donning citizens' clothing made
a break for liberty , but got no further lhan
Crawford , Neb. , throe miles from the post ,
when they were captured.
Amountto bo divided$800. Hospital corpi ,
nineteen men. received JIS-So ; band , Ninth
cavalry , nineteen men , $ y..8I ; baud , 10 per
cunt of whole , f O.OO ; A troop , Ninth cnvalrv ,
Ilfty-sovon men , S107.-I4 ; D Iroop , sixty-two
men , Sllii.eO ; E troop , ten men , 5I8.S5 ; F
troop , fifty-seven men , flor.-lU ; G troop , fifty-
seven men , Sior.-i ; ) ; I troop , flfty-eiirht men ,
SlO'J.yj ; Ccotrpanv , Eighth Infuntry , fortv-
eight men , $1)0.17 ) ; D company , Eighth in
fantry , four men , $7.51.
Fort 31 clc I n n oy.
Thirty mules nro awaiting condcmnnilon.
Lieutenant lUchardsou leaves for Vancou
ver on Tuesday next.
A command of the Society of Veterans is
being organised at thu post.
Sergeant Shannon , Company H , has made
application for retirement under thirty years'
service law.
Lieutenant Goso will manage the canteen
until Lieutenant Jones returns from Bellevue -
vuo rifle range.
Alajor Wells Is soon to leave for the east
on recruiting service. The major has not
boon detached from bis command since 1S75.
The post pack train has been put in charge
of Lieutenant Gutowood , Sixth cavalry.
Alajor Fechot will superintend the packing
drill.
drill.Private
Private H. C. MoAInster .has been dis-
shareod and will hereafter occupy u posilion
in the quartermaster's depot at ForfHobin-
sou.
sou.Tho
The Infantry battalion parades on Aloudny.
The cavalry on Tuesitay. Infantry und
cavalry together , on Wednesday , Thursdav
und Friday.
First Sergeant Albert Salodin , who has
heretofore distinguished himself in depart
mental matches , will bo missed this year.
Ho Is a distinguished marksman.
Lieutenant Alonzo Gray is ncling ns range
oflicor at the Bellevue rifle range , llo will
bo among the competitors In the cavalry
shoot which will follow that of the Infantry.
Thcro are fourteen sharpshooters und nine
teen marksmen In C troop , Sixth cavalry.
Tbo sharpshooters nro : First Sergeant Co-
villo , Sergeants Potts , Grave , Schultz nnd
Walloch. Corporals Pope , Sorvaos , Bucch-
nor uud Smith , Saddler Lee , Furrier Jot-
more , Privates Baker , Brooks and Alillor.
Fort Niolirarn.
Sergeant Steele , troop A , Sixth cavalry ,
has been ) transferred to the signal corps.
General Carr has boon detailed a member
of the retiring board ut Now York city.
Lieutenant J. A. Cole has been transferred
from the Ninth to the Sixth cavalry.
Lieutenant Colonel Sunnier Is expected
hero soon to command thu post und the Sixth
cavalry.
Captain Adam Kramer , Sixth cavalry , has
been ordered to report to thu superintendent
of recruiting service for duty on October 1.
Lieutenants Porshlnif und Williamson nnd
Dr. Hoyl returned yesterday to the post from
Pine Hldgc , where they had boon on duty
since Alurch last.
The commission appointed to settle the
boundary line between Hosobud nnd Pine
Kidpo agencies visited Ibo post the luttor
part of lost week.
First Sergeant Thomnson , troop F , Sixth
cavalry , has been ordered' to report to the
examining bourd at Omaha with a view to
bis promotion to n second Ijoutonanoy.
Ajjenoy.
Carpenters are engaged in building a sub-
agency near Big Oaic creek. This will enable
the Indians to receive tholr rations in the
surrounding district Hour homo.
Army teams are removing the hospital
which was built last winter for the use of
tbo sick or disabled soldiers of the camp.
This is the lust vostifc'o of the military occu
pation of Kosouud.
The commission to determine the boundary
line between Hosubud und Pine Kidgo acron-
cle.s has departed without accomplishing
anything. The Indian w nro in n very unset
tled und dissatisfied state of mind lu regard
to the matter ,
Timely Advice.
Now Is the tlmo to provide yourself and
family with n reliable remedy for bowel
complaints. It Is almost corjuln to bo needed ,
and no family can afford to uo without It. It
costs but n trillo und uiay bo the means of
saving much suffering , If not life1 There nro
muny different remedies In use , but Cham
berlain's Cello , Cholera und Diarrhoea
Kemcdy is undoubtedly the host. 25 nud 50
cent bottles for solo by druggists.
A Summer Serpent.
The aoa serpent has boon caught ft
last at Long Hoaoh , Loa Anirolos coun ty
Cal. The capture WUH made by .Judge
Widnoy after the beast was dead and
rolled ashore by the surf. It is des
cribed as having an immense body , n
long neck and n largo head. The body
is adorned with a great many flippers
and ti stub tail , and thu whole nnlmnl is
about llftoon feet long. The head only
of tlio animal was secured , us the surf
washed it ashore , but anxious watchers
are on thoalonkout for the rest of the
animal. It is said to bo n boiui lido
curiosity. _
A Cure for Cramps In tlin Stoinaoli ,
Albert Erwln , editor of the Lonard , Tex.
Graphic , says : "Forthociireof cramps In the
stomach Chamberlain's Colic , Cholera and
DinrrliiL'U Remedy Is thu best and most
speedy I over ( used. " Many others who have
tried it entertain the same opinion.
with CannoiiH.
When the first vessel completed the
passage of the then now Mrio canal in
l.S'2-5 , there being no such thing as a tel
egraph line in these days , the news was
communicated to Now York nnd to LJuf-
falo by cannon placed within hearing of
each other nil tlio way long from Albany
to each of the other cities. The signal
wns passed along in this way from Al
bany to Now York olty and hack again
to Albany In fifty-eight minutes. The
experiment wns a costly ono , but was u
success in every particular.
A very small pill , nut a very good ono.
Do Witt's Little Early Klsors.
OMAHA'S ' If RAL ATMOSPHERE
Dr. Dtiryca Bays it is Very Perceptibly
"Sitting Purer ,
tains .
NO REAL DESTITUTION IN THE CITY ,
IntoiONtiiitf Tafk of n fJenlnl Divine
on ( Jonel- l Uoplc-s Now Can-
( ellur 'i-cUbytcrlnii ( Imivli
i'u'a't s anil reople.
Uov. Joseph T. Uuryea , D.D. , is one of the
most entertaining conversationalists In the
country. His fund of Information seems to
bo Inexhaustible and his thoughts gllda Into
forcible , fitting nnd eloquent words ns
smoothly ns n placid < stronm glides bo-
twcen its mossy ban its.
"I hnvo been thinking of qulto n remark
able thing , said the genial dlvlno , while con
versing with a representative of Tun Urn
one day last week. "A friend of mine from
California visited mo tlio other day. Ho Is n
college man , a graduate of Ilnrvnrd. His
name is C. H , Mooro. Ho is n very nblo ed
ucator , und has become Interested in the
establishment of preparatory schools in Cal
ifornia. Dr. Sprague , formerly president of
the North Dakota college is now in Califor
nia , and will open a preparatory school this
fall nt Berkley , Dr. Bprnguo is
a man of national reputation as an
educator and he Is going to tnko hold of this
preparatory educational work. His Idea Is
Hits , nnd It is a good ono. There should no
three distinct departments of education nnd
tnoy should lead one Into the other. Thorn
should bo the academy , or high school , the
college nnd the university. Dr. Sprague ami
Dr. Heed , formerly of Boston , are both work-
inif with the same end In view. There nro
too many colleges over the country that are
trying to become universities nnd too many
academics trying to ho ranked as colleges.
The average college coursoas , It now appears
in the curriculum is ono year too long. It
should close at the end of the Junior year and
lot the college graduate take the present , sen
ior year when ho reaches the university. The
university should drop the college part of Its
curriculum and become a real university.
Thus wo would hnvo the three grand divis
ions of educational work and they would
bo harmonious , connected nnd progressive.
As nn illustration of the present difficulty I
need but to speak of the Congregational
schools hero in Nebraska. The cnurch has
been desirous ol concentrating its strength
u [ > uii unu college ana mailing un ino oiucrs
academics or praparator schools.
Doano college ut Crete being the oldest and
most thoroughly equipped has been looked
upon as the school that should lead out as
the college of the church in Nebraska. Wo
have academics at ChudronVcoplng Water
nnd Franklin. At Noligh the people are not
satisfied with an ncaUemlo but want n col-
lego. So wo have Uatos college striving for
recognition on at equal footing with Doano.
This Is an unfortunate thing for the educa
tional interest qf our church. Now the
Methodists have done the right thing. Thny
have made all their schools in the
state academies excepting their
school at Lincoln , which they cull a univer
sity. This will enable them to do something
like systematic and successful educational
work. " <
Turning to matters of n more local nature
Dr. Duryca said : *
"Tho moral atmosphere of Omaha Is im
proving quite perceptibly. 1 can notice a
decided change during the past two years.
Tne young people of the city know loss of
vice nnd of the places and people connected
with disreputable modes of life than thov did
two years ago. Those loathsome place's of
evil have been wisely removed from these
parts of the city ; where the eyes of respecta
'
ble people worn'obliged to see thorn from day
to day and the effect has been decidedly
beneficial. " > "
Speaking of "missionary and charitable
work inOmaha , tno.learned gentlorhau said :
i'Omaba is iv remarkable city in oiicTparHcu-
lar. , lt has"no destitute or real -povorty-
" "
striclcon class"excepting" the vicious class.
There aro"occasional - instances of need , but
tlfoy nro scattered" hero nnd thcro about
the city and where the immediate neighbors
uro properly watchful nnd generous all ttio
poor nro properly cared for without the ne
cessity of organized effort. I know of fifteen
or twenty families who hnvo been assisted
all along for a year by different members of
my congregation. It was simply personal
work cloo to homo. When I have learned
of a poor person who really needed help I
have mentioned the fact to some member of
my congregation who had means to spare
and the necessary assistance was extended
without further ceremony or delay. As I
said before , Omaha' has no poverty-stricken
district where Indigent people congregate
and suffer for the necessities of life , except
ing the violous classes , who could do
bptter if they would. The time
will doubtless como when organized
olfort in Omaha will be an urgent necessity
to provide the poor with food nnd shelter , but
I am hnppy to sny that as yet that kind of ef
fort Is not needed. "
\Vith reference to his own plans Dr.
Duryca talked very freely and candidly. He
said ho had become attached to Omaha nnd
would ratner remain hero than to go elsewhere -
where , although ho know that a much larger
salary would bo offered him in California if
he would consent to go.
"I desire to work the rest of my life , " said
the doctor , "who.ro 1 can do the most good ,
nnd so long ns I hnVo the earnest and united
support nnd co-operation of the members of
my congregation I shall feel that Omaha is
my field. There is ono thing about Omaha
that makes it hard work for all the ministers ,
There are too many churches in the town.
SVhat I mean is this : The
church buildings ought to bo
larger and the congregations
numerically stronger. But the city Is scat
tered so troHieiidoiifly and everybody wants
n church Just around the corner , or n few
blocks away at tlin most , nnd the consequence
Is wo hnvo churches scattered nil anout in
the sparsely settled portions of the oily and
In the suburbs and every denomination in
Omnlni Is carrying u burden of debts nnd ex
penses away uoyonil tno nmiity 01 tne actuiti
membership to uarry. "
Dr. Duryca will' leave next week for
Minneapolis , whore ho will recreate for thred
weeks and fill the pulpit of the Park Avcnuo
Congregational church. Ho will nreach in
St. Louis the first Sundav in September and
may visit San Francisco late In the full.
GaHtollat' Presbyterian Detllontlon.
Tbo Castellar Street Presbyterian church
will bo formally dedicated today. This la the
formal opening of lho now building , although
it has been occuplVjl in connection with the
old part for sot rVd months. This church
has had n romnrkql $ > growth. It was organized -
izod in 1884 , whorr the first small building
was erected aml' tjio membership was not
more than a dozoirTpoopIn. The growth of
the organization/tins been constant and
rapid. The uliurcli'hab now seven trustees ,
three deacons , tlvp ldors nnd 1U5 members.
The property ismuv : valued at # 1,030 , and
the indebtodnessiUibut n little over & ! 00.
A very largo shnro of tlio credit for tlio
splendid record'being made oy this church
should bo nseribprt/.lb / Uov. J. Ja. Wilson , the
energetic pastor. urjng the past three ycar.s.
The morning programme for the dedication
will bogln at 10 ; : ( > . i aA special programme of
muslu has boon prepared by ttio choir. The
sermon will be pfoiicliod by Kov. Thomaj L.
Sexton . ' " "
, D.D.
In the nftoniQon ftt10 ; there will bo a
very Interesting mooting. In which Kuv. C.
11. Allen , Kov , Asn Leard , Uov. Hubert L.
Wheeler , Dr. John Uordon.Dr. W. .1. HurMia
and Kov. K. N , Atklsson will take part.
The evening service will boirin nt S o'clock.
It will bo tliu final dedicatory servlcn und
will consist of the singing of appropriate
hymns , scripture reading , short addresses by
leading members of the church , a sermon by
Kov. J. W. Wilson , the paslor.and the formal
dedication of the odllico to the worship of
( Jod.
I'iiKtorn null People.
Next Thuisdnv the First Christian church
nnd bundnv school will have a plunlo at Syn
dicate nark. This church Is enjoying great
prosroriiy under the able efforts of Kov. T.
C. Cramblott who has boon the pastor for
about seven months , Since Kov. Cramblctt
took charge of thu work the congregation
has had over eighty accessions to Its mem
bership and the congregation is looking for
ward to the building of n flno , now church
next year. Tbo now structure will doubtless
occupy the site of the present church Dulld-
inff nt the corner of Capitol avoduo nm
Twentieth street ,
Dr. Lnimir has returned from Colorado am
will llll hU pulpit no usual today.
The Newman Methodist church Sumln.7
school enjoyed n vorv pleasant plonlo ii
Hanscom park Inst Thursday afternoon.
The heavy rain of last Friday evening In
tprfered with nn Ice croixm sociable at the
.Second Presbyterian church , but the young
men who had the ertertalnmcnt In shargo
wilt try iiBnln nnd will make It success , for
they Know how to hnvo n delightful tlnio.
The services today nt SU John's collegiate
church will bo very Interesting.
Kov. W. K. Henderson , editor of the Con-
trnl West , returned last week from n very
pleasant vacation In Kentucky.
Cll Vlt ft011VKH. .
The Thcosophle society meets ovcrv Sun
day evening nt 3 o'clock In room 0 , Fronzoi
block , opposite postofllco. Order of exorcises
for tiiU availing : Kondlng thcosoptilc selec
tions mid free discussion of sumo ; prepared
p.ipor . entitled "Thu Sov&n Principles of
Man , " followed bv discussion of the same ;
answers to written questions sent in nt the
previous meeting ; answers to verbal ques
tions by Inquirers at present mooting. No
collection. Everybody welcome.
First Congregational church , Nineteenth
nnd Davenport streets Dr. J. T. Dtiryca ,
pastor. Sunday morning service nt 1010Im- : !
mediately followed by Sunday school. No
evening service , All are welcome.
All Saints church , Twenty-sixth and How
ard streets , Kov. T. J. Mackay , roctor.
Morning service 11 o'clock. No evening
service during August. Sermon topic , morn
ing ! "Our Fold nnd Our Shepherd. " Sun-
dny school ! l0. : : ! Young men and strangers
always welcome.
AtthoSownrd Street Methodist Kplscopnl
church the pastor , Kov. II. A. Crane , will
preach In the morning on "Unconscious In-
lltionce , " nnd In the evening on "Tho Doc
trines of Christ , " Class meetings nt ! ) : : ! 0n.
m. nnd 12 in. nnd 7 p. in. Sunday school nt
2i'M p. in. 1'rcachlng 10:30 : n. in. and S p. in.
The public cordially Invited.
First Christian church , corner Capitol
uvonuo nnd Twentieth street Kov. T. E.
Crnmblot , pastor. Preaching nt 11 a.m. and
8p.m. Sunday School nt 9:45 : n. m. Young
People's Society of Christian Kndnvor nt 7
p. m. Subject of mornlug sermon , "Tho
Intercession of Christ. " Evening subject :
"How to Search thoaScrioturos. " All nro
made welcome to the services.
Cynthn Christian church , Wnlnnt Hill
Sundny school nt 10 n. m. Kov. T. E. Cram-
blot will preach at 3 p.m.
Lake Street Mission Christian church ,
Lake and Twenty-sixth Sunday school at
. ' 1:30 : p.m. ; Young People's Society of Chris
tian Endeavor , Tuesday evening nt 8 o'clock.
St. Mnry's Avenue Congregational church ,
corner of Twenty-seventh street Services
at 100 : ! o'clock n. in. will bo conducted ov
uov.v. . J. Tumor 01 is'engu , INOO. sab
bath school nt noon. Young people's meeting
at 0:45 : o'clock p. in. Prayer meeting
Wednesday evening nt 8 o'clock.
Church of the Uood Shepherd ( Episcopal ) ,
corner of Nineteenth and Lake streets
Kov. J. II. D. Lloyd , rector , Sunday serv
ices : IIolv communion , 8 a.m. and 11 a.m. ,
with sermon by the rector nt the latter
service on "Tho Patienc of Clod1' ; evening
prayer , 8 p.m. suujoct : "A Kocent Election
to the Episcopate. " Seats free to all ,
At the Central United Presbyterian
church on Seventeenth street , between
Dodge and Capitol avenue Kov. John Wil
liamson , D.D. , pastor. Preaching tomorrow
at 10UO : n. m. ; subject , "Nearness to
Christ , " and nt 8 p. ui. Young people's
meeting at 7 p. m. beats free. Everybody
welcome.
At Hanscom Park Methodist Episcopal
church , corner Woolworth avenue and
Twenty-ninth street , at 10:30 : a.m. , the pastor ,
Kov. G. M. Brown , will preach utlO0 ! a. m.
on "Tho Golden Kule In Buslnnss : " at 8 p.m.
the subject will bo "Tho Political Claims of
Papacy. "
WostmlnstorPresbytorlan church , Twenty-
ninth and Mason streets. The pastor , Kov.
John ( Jordon. D.D. , will preach at 10:30 : a. m.
Subject , "A Kash Venture , " and at 8 p. m.
oy the Kov. W. A. Nllos , D.D. , of Newark ,
N. J. A uow choir has boon organized , com
posed of Miss Oliver , soprant ; Miss Koeder ,
alto ; Mr. Derrick , bass ; Mr. Wherry , tenor ,
and vMra. . Warren Switzlcr , organist , and
they will participate In the services.
Sunday school at 13 m. Meeting of Young
People's Society of Christian Endeavor nt
7:15 p. m. A cordlnl invitation is extended
to all.
Christian Science services : 10:30 : a. m.
and & p. in. ; bible lesson following morning
service. 233 Bco building.
Dr. Lamar has returned to the city nnd
will 1111 his pulpit as usual on Sunday morn
ing and evening. In the evening ho will de
liver an address upon "Tho Three Great
Hymns of the Christian Centuries. "
Kuv. W. A. Niles , D. D. , of Bloomficld
theological seminary , will occupy tlio pulpit
of the Second Presbyterian church Sunday
morning in the absence of the pastor , Kov. S.
M. Ware.
Trinty Cathedral , Eighteenth street and
Capital avenue. Very Kev. C. H. Gard
ner , dean. Holy communion , 8 n. m. Sun
day scliool , 10 n. m. Holy communion and
sermon , 11 a. m. Evening prayer and ser
mon. 7:45 : p. m. Kov. Mr. Sparling , gen
eral missionary of the diocese , will officiate
at all services.
People's Church 1210 Dodge street ;
services 10:30 : a. m. and'S p. m.
Southwestern Lutheran church , Twenty-
sixth street between Popploton nnd Woolworth -
worth avenues , Kov. Luther M. ICuhns , pas
tor. Services at 11 a. m. , "Another's Not
Our Own , " and nt 8 p. m , "Tho Uplifted
Kod. "
Second Presbyterian church.North Twenty-
fourth und Nlcnolas. Preaching at 10:30 : a.in.
by the Kov. W. A. Niles of Bioomllcld
tlioological seminary. Sunday school ut
noon. Young people's meeting at 0:30 : p. m.
No preaching services In the evening.
Immanuel . .Baptist church. North Twenty-
fourth and Blnnoy streets , Frank W. Foster ,
pastor. Kogular services nt 10:30 : a. m.
and 8 p. m. Morning theme : "A Mortal
Conflict. " At close of sermon , reception of
now members , und the Lord's ' supper. Ev
ening theme : "Dancing , " In tbo series ,
"Sports that Kill. " Sundny scliool ut 12 m.
Prayer meetings "Wednesday and Friday
ovonlnss.
Trinity Methodist Episcopal church , cor
ner Twenty-first and Ilinnoy W. 1C. Beans ,
pastor. Preaching nt 10:30 : n. m. nnd 7:30 : p.
m. Morning Kov. / . S. Wellor of the Mis
souri conference , fnthor of C. F. Wellor will
preach at,10:30 : a. m. Sunday school nt 13
m. , J. T. Koblnson , superintendent. Ep-
worth Laagno nicotine nt:3p. ( ! : ( ) m. Seats
froo. Everybody made woleomo.
Plymouth Congregational church , Kountzo
Plnce , Twe'ntjoth nnd Spencer streets. Ser
vices 10:30 : a. m. , conducted by J. W. Taylor.
All are cordially invited. Sunday school 13
o'clock.
Southwest Presbyterian church , corner of
Twentieth anil Loavonworth Kev. K. V.
Atklsson. pastor. Services at 10:30 : n. m. with
.sermon by the pastor. Endeavor society
moots at 7. Sunday school nt noon. No
preaching service In the evening. Seats are
free , and all aru cordially Invited to attend.
South Tenth Street M. K. church , corner
Tenth und Pierce streets , Kov. A. Hodgotts ,
pastor. Preaching at 10:30 : n m. und nttj p.
in. bv the pastor. Sunday school at 12. All
North Omaha Mission at railroad station.
Services 7:30 : p. in by J. W. Taylor. Sub-
led : "Eternal Life. " Sunday school . ' 1:30 : p.
in. All are Invited.
Kov. A. J. Turklo , pastor of the Kountzo
Memorial English Mithoran churcn , who has
been away on his vacation , will return to
Omaha Augusts , and will occupy his pulpit
ngnlu both in the morning nnd ovenlng of
August 9. While a way , Air. Turklu nt-
landed the convention of the Y. I' . S. C. E.
ut .Minneapolis , mid wns elected ono of the
vice presidents of ttio united society. Mr.
Turklo will preach n sermon on the Y. P. S.
C. E. on thobnhbatti ovenlng of August t , ln
his church , corner Sixteenth und Hnrnoy
streets.
First Methodist EpUcopal church , Twen
tieth and Davenport streotx , P. S. Merrill.
D. D. , pastor. 10 : 0 , Kov.-.T. C. Clondunnlng
mil Lord's supper. 8:00 : , "Who Is to Blame
or all Evil I" Sunday school ut 2 : ! ) . A cor
dial woleomo to nil.
D HIrnoy. hay fever nnd catarrh. 11 bldg.
HKI.UIIOUH.
Ulshop-oloct Phillips Brooks will bo or *
dainod In October.
The Pennsylvania Blblo society give * away
ivory year through the states not fur from
00,000 bibles and testaments.
The Scottish Mission , which has Its head-
juartoni at Jerusalem , reports the convention
C. B. MOORE & CO.
* JL
Are now Located in Their Handsome ,
Store , at
2006 and 2008 Farnam Street , '
And wish to iimiounco Unit they have received THIS YKAU'S PICK of
Sweet Blossom and Royal Favorite Teas.
XX Brand of Asparagus.
Tliolrown Importation of French Poiunuiit Mushrooms.
This yonr'H pick of COLUMUIA
IUVKU SALMON , In lint cans. Their fa
mous VICTOU LOUSTKK. also in Hat
cans , nnd Uunbar Shrimp. New Grated
and
Sliced
Pineapple. Wo are now prepared to take orders for fall delivery of
fruits jollies vegetables and soups , In ca-os of a dozen lots , At the LOWEST MAK-
KIOT PRICE. Call and leave orders
your early , therebv saving Quito a I'ot-
centago on your Winter's Supplies. A now lot of our line candies has just arrived
and will be opened tomorrow.
Among the fresh fruits and vegetables daily received , wo have
Kansas Peaches , Kalamnzoo Celery and Home Grown Tomatoes.
All orders carefully filled and promptly delivered.
Tolo phone 12- . ) .
South 27th Street and St. '
. Mary's Avenue , Omaha.
Among . M limited the lending educational Institutes ( it the city nry bo placed St. Hon-hi.mn's . Acad
emy. ul the U-rmlmis of St. '
Mnry's
avenue and Will street. Thu Ladles nf the Kaetod
Hi-art , under whoso .
It Is plnuud.
dlr.jctlon
omit
no effort to advance
the
volopnientof their , mental und moral do-
pupils and In this
respect have given .
gatiur.il satisfaction both
to
. puronts
am chlldion. The course of studios
adopted Ineludi-s
cation to fiiiNhed ovury branch from an elementary edu
a classical culture. Latin .
Is t.vunht In all the higher
cliwes. while Kronen
or Gorman form
u part of the
ordinary ,
course -onllng to
the wish
of .
the parent" Muslo
painting ami
drnwlne
are also fmglit , The
Academy
Is
terms of which are as follows : dlvldod Inlo four depart menl.s , the
Senior Clnsses
Intermedinte Classes $8O.OO potyenr
Junior Clnsses OO.OO per yenr
/.O.OO
per yenr
Preparatory Clnsses
i
2O.OO per yenr
DIlTorunccs In religion form nuohstaulo to the
reception of
pupils ,
provided
they conform
to the exterior
regulation of tlio school.
The Scholnstie Yenr Commences the First
Tuesday in September.
Classes begin at On. . ,
and
in. the pupils uro dismissed ntitii. : : :
HST.\nn isHBo lava.
It is the Inrsest , flnnst , host
patronized
, and our rates are the lowest of school
any In the
west. A thorough .
cour.su of
study and
practical touchers. Short
Hand. Actual linslmw
Hunklrr ; and I'oninanslilp , . ,
specialties. Our gr.idtmtus
never fall , anil are all In good
positions. Address Hoard furnlslicd for work , oral $1.7.'i to } 1. Suud for catalogue. paying
i , Ewing1 & Company ,
for. Capitol Avenue and
Kith
Street
, Omaliii , Nob. ,
of six Jews to Presbyterlanism at a cott of
85,000 apiece.
The Woman's Foreign Missionary Society
of tDo Methodist Episcopal church reports a
membership of 1:18,950 : , organized into aux
iliary bodies. Last , year It raised $ 0.1.1 ! ) .
A Texas infidel rode 00 miles to get religion -
ligion under the auspices of an evangelist.
IIo listened to two sermons , professed re
ligion , utid , mounting his horse , started for
home.
A Burlington woman refused to contribute
to the fund for the support of her pastor be
cause ho sometimes practices law while en
gaged in the ministry. Slio holds that no
man can bo u good Christian and practice
awTho
The missionary record of the Moravian
church is astonishing. That church sends
UUlt UUU 111 UVtJIJ alil-.V Ul ICO 111UIUUU19 II1LU
the foreign missionary Held nnd raises $13
per member for their suoport.
Tbo Hev. Alfred 1C. Bates will ioavo the
pastorate of the First Presbyterian church of
Cadiz , Onio , September 1. His salary is
$1,800 a year and he is a popular anct beloved
pastor. But ho has means of his own and ho
resigns solely that ho may IUAO charge of a
poor congregation which is unnblu to pay for
the services of a pastor.
The Congregational church in the United
States has a membership of 41ll)8i ! ) ! , and a
Sunday-sctiool membership of ! i'J7ilol. There
iiro In the country -l.GS'J Congregational
churches , with-1,040 ministers. The church
has seven theological seminaries , and Us edu
cational and missionary work is as notable as
that of any church in the country.
The receipts of ttio American board for
Juno , 1SUO , were & 17,130.7 ; ) ; for Juno , IS'.II ' ,
thov liavo Dean f. " > i > , 173.1 < > ; for the ten months
of l'8'.M ' the donations wore $ iU,4"8.i : and
the legacies $15i.lU3.SO ( ; for the same period
in 1891 the donations have peon $ . ' ! 9lil.H ! : , ' >
and the legacies $ l'.Mlii.f ' ! ) > 3. In brief , tliero
iias been gain of f')4.V,1,74. ' ) ! )
Spurgcon , the great pulpit orator of IZn-
irlund , who is now probably on his deathbed ,
is n sturdv , thick-sot , hoarded man , who
looks more like a back-country squire than a
metropolitan minister. There is but llttlo in
dication of intellectual greatness in his ap-
pcarnnce. His hluck frock coat is loose nnd
baggy , thoslcove.s are so long as to cover the
cufTsj and ho wears an old-fashioned black
necktie , with turn-down collar. HI * bcanl is
tinged with gray and his thick hair ii grow
ing white.Vhou in the pulpit ho puts on n
[ > air of steol-rlinmcd spectacles.
Amen Ilasi , n handsome Christian Assyr
ian , who Is now lecturing in this country ,
says that men in his country live on ( i cents
a dav. Women are sold as slaves to work
witn oxen nt 1110 piow. in unmuiuiiH , nu
says , there are IWI.OOO Christians , 1UO.OOO
Mnhoinotnns mid 5,000 .fows. There is u
building haunted by John the Baptist's
jhost. The door of the room In which ho Is
> aid to have boon beheaded is never opened.
Hie Mahometans say thatoncelong ago some
one oponou it and the Baptist's blood flowed
outover the city to u depth of live Inches. I
was the custom of worshippers to leave thei
shoes outside the tomplo. There somotlmo
JOO or 400 pairs standing In a row , and tli
poor people hurried through their prayer
Irst and then carefully selected tlio Hues
'ootwoar in the row , thereby Illustrating tli
great cleverness of the Assyrians.
A New ICIinI of Insiu-aiioc.
For 25 cents you can Insurd yourself
und family against any had rojults from
nu attack of bowel comnialnt during
ho summor. One or two doiui of Cham
berlain's Colli ; , Cholera and Diarrhoea
liomoily will euro any ordinary ruin. It
lover falls and Is pleaiant nnd safe to lako.
\'o one can afford to tr.u-el without It. For
25 cents per bottle , by druggists.
A Plit'iioMienal Mi
Mvlctt 1 > . Osgood of Cincinnati is the
iroud possessor of u miistacho KO onor-
IIOUH in its proportions us to make him
he cynosure of all eves as ho wulks
ihout the streets. It is twenty-four
nohos from tip to tip. very heavy and
> lap | < asjot. The possessor of this ox-
raordinary growth of imir is an ovory-
Iny , gtoiidv-goi'ig ' man of business , who
s ongngeii In a legitimate pursuit. IIo
ins ( jot beyond Itoin ; , ' annoyed by attract-
tifj notii-'o wherever ho ( joofl , and snt-
nils to bolntf na/ud at by the multitude
vith mild resignation.
Dr. Blrnoy , hay fever and catarrh. II bldg.
A correspondent of iho Vormtlllon liopub-
lean , iiftor taking a trip over tbo reservation ,
ia the following to say : "Takon ns n whole ,
ho reservation 1 * n .splendid country for
alslng cattle , horses or sheep , hut the pos-
ibllity of mailing fanning a SUCCOCH dopondi
mtlrcly upon the annual rainfall. Cattle
hrlvo throughout the winter with no other
oed than the dried grass of the prairie , and
10 shelter but what is afforded by the ravines
mm timber. "
Do Witt's Uttlu Early KIsers , boit pilL
HASTINGS , NEB.
Boarding and Day-School for Girls
and Younn ; Ladies.
Thorough Instruction In f'uL'llsh. Science.
Art , Music , Latin , with I'Vonoh ; ind ( ii'miiin
by n.itlvo toaehers. llooli-kfi'pliij , ' , Hhort-
lland. Telegraphy , Typo-Writ Inn. ole. , etc.
Special attention given those desiring to bo-
coino teacher * , or who may not have fiad Iho
usual advantages of an education.
tor terms , oil1- , apply to
REV. J. E. ENGLISH , or
SISTER DIRECTRESS. , f
KIIWS QUICK TOOTH.t UHADACIfi : CArilHTrt
Is the only romuily Hint ri'lluvus tuolmclit' . hvail-
ncliuund noiiralitlii. It In the chcnpoft. 21 ihnua fn-
Mle , u piiuknira. Neither powder. Ihiulil , pill nor lot-
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iu'rriililn ! : tn Inko. Wo wir-
rniit tliln runicdr to k'lvu KntUI'.ictlnn I'un tin inalloil
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early docnr , wniittn ? wonknosa , lost nmuhool , otc.
I will semi a valuahlo trcnllno ( m > .iloil ) routnlnlnj
full particulars for liomo euro , FHICIi of char u
A Bjiiunilltl medical work : ; filumlil IJQ rend by nvorj
man who Ii ncrrnm nnrl dphllltntnd. AildrcM
L'j-of. X' . C. I'0\VIUIt. JYIoodus.
DKliH ATH I.NSTIIUMKNTS.
Tlio Mechanism Kmployoil to Determ
ine ( lie 10iirh'fi : Klatness ,
To determine tlio earth's flatness Prof.
T. C. Mendcnlmll , chief of the United
States 1'onnt survey , is now on the I'n-
cillo coast intilfliiff some delicate experi
ments. The exnet amount of the Hat-
tuning of the earth at the poles is not
yet known , for our territory at luastuml
the pro.sont attempt is to observe the
ililToioncoH in the foreo of gravity aa
measured bv the heat of an oxceedinirlv
delicate pendulum. Observations liavo
already boon made in WashingtonU.O. ,
Sun FranclKCo and tiillm in Alaska.
Other points are now belli } , ' noted.
In iin article on this subject In thu
.Seattle Post-Intelli om-or the apparatus
is thus iloscrlhod as bo ing- then used In
Seattle.
The Instruments nro vorvilolleato.aml
tire so exact that it is possible to dolor-
mine the time of a pendulum down to
thu fiOO.OOUlh part of n second. The
pendulum Itself , made of aluminum
copper , is hnntf on u iito luilfo-boarl
in an air-ti ht brass box. The ulr is ex
hausted from this so that the pendulum
mav liavo to overcome no resistance.
Experiments are made with pendulums
of three ( IHTercut lotifjlliH , which of
eour.se boat in dllToront tlmo. Tlio tem
perature of the pendulums in also care-
lully noted , MO that the chance In tlii-ir
length from expansion by hont and the
i-onscoucnl clmniro in the Unto of vibra
tion may bo allowed lor.
Kach ponc'tilum carries a mirror on
\vhlchtho light is tin-own tluoutflni
Hiniill window in the brass box. There
la a Hash , Hash. Hash as the pendulum
swings. A small telescope is u od fur
watchiii'the } Hashes. , In this toloacopo
tlio Hold of vision la opened and
ulobod ovorv second by a shutter connected
'
nected tliro'iifh an electric circuit with
n chronomot'M1. Tbo pendulum swings
u little oftener than once a second , and
HO , whllo the Iltflit from tbu Mviiifflnj , '
mirror sometimes Mashes Into thu telescope -
scope nt tbo lust-nit - the shutter is opened ,
tbo opening of the shutter and the llui.Ii-
in ! , ' of the mirror do not Amorally coin
cide. The time of vibration can bo determined -
torminod with K''lt ' exactness by noting
tlio periods of coincidence , 'iho oh-
Borvationa are being continued night und
dny.
.Mr. i lark , to the * 1'iihllo.
I wUh to say to my friends and the public
that I ratfard Chamberlain's Colic , Uholont
and Diarrhoea Itomudy ai Iho bast prepara V
tion in uao for Uollo and Diarrhoea , It Is the
finest selling medicine I over handled , be
cause It always elvot satisfaction. O 11.
CI.AIIK , Oraiifovllfo , Texas.