KE Jfljjfol ONIAY , AUGUST' 24 , 180J. 5
JBIIINC AND LYING RELATED ,
iMdactlcal Discourao on the Ethical Eola
tions of These Pleasant Avocations.
OPINION OF A CONFESSED EXPERT ,
JIo Writes of tliu IletmtlRS of tlio
Ono ntid tlio NiiuoHilty of
the Oilier \Vliy It
Is HO ,
SUSCONSET , Nantuottot Izland , Mass. , Aug
CO. [ bpoclal Correspondence or TUB Bun. J
It Is nero that llsh do abound. At this son-
KOII they are of the blue persuasion nnd nil
nro birthright members , Ttioy hold pro-
traded mootlntrs In front of tlio vllltiRO.
They tfnmbot on the "rlp. . " I can't find It
in my heart to disturb thorn In tholr limn-
cunt pleasure of carrying destruction Into
tlio sorted ranks of the mosibunkoru nnil
ether smnll fry. The mossOunUors don't
enjoy the experience ) , Tboy tire not built
that way.
Tlio gifts of provldonco nro dispensed dif
ferently. Some mon have the gonlus for
catching fish ; others the talent for eating
thorn. Lot others catch. The blue llali can't
soj It li I who ruthlessly broaic up tholr
homo circles. All I do is to ont thorn when
caught by oilier mnn with Joss ten
der sympathies. I neither fish nor
cut bait. To tills I . attribute
n fair reputation for truth and
voracity In circles wlioro I nm not too well
Imown. Tharo Is nn occult relation between
going n lishlng and l.iing about It after wards.
\VrHor.ionethlo,3 have not Riven the subject
the consideration It deserves 1 can't account
tor it except on the supposition that tlio
writers nro fishermen themselves and do not
wish to write In solf-condomnation.
fti ? JCvory tilnr IH Not u Ktahcriini n.
The few flshormon who do tell the truth
prove the general rule to bo the ether way.
I used to bollovo that fUhermon did experience -
ionco pleasure in the sport. It jvai a generous -
orous illusion. It has been dispelled by close
observation. I now Know that the only
inducement for mo to go a Hitting is for the
pleasure of lying about it afterwards. This
statement applies to amateurs. Mon
who gain their subsistence as
toilers on the waters do it as
a business. It is pelf , not pleasure , they
seek. The average amateur Ilsherman says
lie loves the sport. Ho Irax'ols oil ton miles
to xvhipatrout stream. Ho sits on n bank
nnd holds n rod and line xvith ono hand nnd
Hunts mosquitoes and black Hies xvith the
ether until nluhtfult. He anchors himself
on a rock or a bridge xvith n drop line ; at
brief intervals ho mournfully hauls in nnd
spits on his Oalt and throws It out again. Ho
sits In a small boat in xx'ulors wlioro striped
bass or shoepshead sport In sxveet com
munion nnd eat their neighbors. In solemn
sllonco ho awaits the coming of an unsus
pecting llsh which ho hopes xvill bo tempted
by the bait ho has thrown to allure bis
hankering maxv. Ho docs all these things ,
oven in a drenching ruin or a pinching
cold. Ho does it xvith a forclcnoxvlodge
that his friends xvill xvondor whan they
next see him whether ho Is recovering from
the chickcnpox or has been npolying a
blanket blister plaster to his face for n
toothache Involving the entire force of
HIM Teeth on tlio ICollriul Jjtat.
Ho may como homo without a scale of bis
own raising. That makes no difference. Ho
will speak In rapturous pruUos of the delights
felt in the silent communion xvith nature.
Ho xvill descant on the poetic emotions in
spired by gazing upon the landscape orllston-
Ing to the cadences of the rippling waters.
Ho xvill tell of the healthful cITiscts on mlnO
nnd body that como from rest to the brain ,
nnd breathing In the air free from the noi-
Romc exhalations of urban surroundings.
But the climax uomes xvficn he tells of the
wild ecstasy ho fools xvheii the iish strikes
the hook nnd. the struggles that cnsuo when
draxvlng him from his native cloinont. How
mortals do doceix'o themselves.
Quiet end sentiment don't pay for the lone
liness , the annoyance and the fatigues Insop-
nrablo from going n-llshing. Else xvhy do
flshormon never raid the xvnters xvithout a
pocket Illled xvith highly concentrated Iluld
consolation ? A man xvho enjoys the exper
ience , per so , doesn't need to reinforce the
pleasure by pulling the cork from the busi
ness end of u botllo. it Is when his spirits
droop that ho Invoices the spirits from the
vasty shoals of that poclcot companion. They
bring him solace and give htm courago. They
prepare him for feats of romantic narrative.
If ho catches no llsh ho buys them at the
market and exhibits the stock as the re
sult of his skill. If ho brings in a pitiful
string of ligbtxvoights ho smuggles It into
the house. Then ho goes outsldo. Ho triples
IK * the number and quadruples the weight ot the
catch. That Is bad enough.
Nobody Believes It.
But no fisherman's Btory Is believed xvith
out confirmatory proof. In ulna cases out often
ton ho drags xvife , daughter , son , cnok and
chambermaid into tlio abyss of mendacity to
sustain his story , The chief of the depart-
inoilt of ethics In the census bureau xvrltes
tno that ho xvas astounded himself at the dis
closures by the statistics of the number of
wives and mothers whoso homo life had boon
beautiful and characters xvithout reproach
who begun doxvnxx-nrd careers In reluctant
anirmatlon of their husbands' exploits
as llstiormou. In each case , the initial
atop taken , her conscience became soured
nnd her course xvas down , down , until
the point , of abject depravity xvas reached ,
"Then , " the superintendent xvritos mo , "xvitli-
out a Olusu she would pass hours and hours
in building crazy quilts and writing spring
poetry. " As the chief Is not a llshorman , I
cellovo xvhat ho says. If by chance a Usher-
isian hauls In a tlsh of fair proportion ho xvill
regale his companions for u half hour iu
describing the efforts the captive mauo to
oscano , nnd tlio dexterous skill he had to use
to land him. Then ho xvill tell about another
llsh t.vlco as big and four' times as gamoy
that got axvay just as ho got him close to the
gunxvalo or the siioro.
Tlio InHin Fisherman.
A stnrv Is told of n llshorman xvho for 11 f-
tccu years cat on an abutment of London
bridge day after day , rain or shine , holding
Ills rod and lino. Ho xvns never soon to raise
n llsh. Ono day a man asked him It ho hud
caught anything that day. He ansxvorod no ,
but that three yours ngo he hud a splendid
nlbolo. This xvus told to illustrate iho pa-
tlonco supposed to bo the charaoturUtio vlr-
tuo of the Ideal tlshormun. I don't bellox'o it.
No man xvould sit , duv in and day out , so
many years to experience thn porpe'tuul joy
of catching no llsh. Ho could dron a line
Into his cistern , go oil and road the "Pan
dects of Justinian" or Unxtor's "Oall to the
Unconverted , " orsomo ether equally oxclilui ;
work , and llnd just as many Hah xvnitlug
when hu should return homo and pull In tlio
line. If for argument T admit thuro xvas qucli
a man I know xvhat his ansxvur xvould hnva
boon. He xvould bava told tlio marvelous num
ber hu had caught the previous day or weal : ,
folloxved by a bill of particulars o'f the num
ber and xvolght of the llsh hu had landed. If
further proof of the absurdity of the story
xvoro needed , Its author fall's to chronicle
that the man xvas scon to take a drink during
the xvholo fifteen years. That is conclusive.
A Truthful Tnlo.
I thlnic I have shown that hilling and toll-
lug Incredible stories about It nro Intimately
connected. I am convinced , too , that the
paucity of the catch and the stories told
noout it are alxvays In adverse ratio ona to
the othor. Tlio smaller the catch the bigger
the story , until zero li reached. Then lying ,
ipso facto , touches the boiling point , I
didn't cipher this out until I camoto Slascon-
sot. Hero and olsuxvhero on the Island a
man can nearly alxvays cateh onouuh to
satisfy moderate xvUbet and somotlmos the
wildcat ambition. 1 have BOOH a llsharnian
pull Into his dory a foxv hundred feet from
the beach , from thirty to sixty line blue tlsh
liv a , single afternoon Whou cod "strike on"
in the Hprlne aud fall ho can go out In a dory
nnd sometimes bring lit from titty to ono
hundred oft n single tide. From Sosachachu
jxmd a boy or girl xvill often average a poroh
n minute until tired , to say nothing of an oc
casional eel that xvill scok the favor ot being
cauubl to vary the entertainment. A man
has scarce over n chance to ha iu telling tlsU
stories here. Hence his enthusiasm for the
S ( port U chilled. Ills spirits are depressed
j0T liiVBrttnff the bottle xvill not dispel the gloom.
Ilo toax-c-i for ether waters where
there Is sorao margin loft for extrava
gant story tcillnir. Ho novcr thinks ot
Hlaicontot except In the privacy of self-com
munion.
Hnxv to Ijiinit a Hhnrk.
There Is ono apparent exception to the
broad statement 1 have made. It U apparent
only. Thoio xvho go sharking xvrrstlo xvlth a
gimo they are not familiar xvith either in
theory or hi practice. They neither kuoxv
the sharking grounds nor lioxv to catch the
llsh xvhon the ground U reached. They rely
upon tlio practical man xvho furtmncs boat
and tucklo and halt. Ha It Is xvho baits the
fisherman's hook ; throws out the line ; tolls
him xvhon a shark has struck : when and
hoxv to haul In ; does nearly nil the xvotk :
overcomes the scruples of the shark against
getting Into the boat by hammering htm on
the nose xvlth a club ; pulls him
on board and finally lands him
on the beach. Matters nro lively
for a time. The fisherman may perhaps do
ono-loulhofthoxxlorkbutforthocor.tnbutary ;
aid ho does render ho fools that ho Is a hero.
Then colnos the temptation to lie. When the
time couios ho xvill tell his friends that ho did
it. That is to bo expected. 1'orhaps ho did ,
but It xvas on the principle of qul faolt per
allum facit per so. On the question of
xvolnht , hoxvovor , ho must take advice.
There Is no scale on the beach xvliora the car
cass is to bo burled. Thn oxvncr of the boat
comes to his rescue. Ho has an eye to busi
ness. Ho knoxvs thn weakness of his patron
nnd wants further employment. If ho shall
say that a consumptive shark that might lift
the beam at00 pounds xvelghs 800 , the Ilsh
erman is more than satisfied. On that au
thority ho will toll his frlouds that ho caught
and landed a snark that xvolghod noarlv
n half a ton. As the statement Is not aboX'o
tbo nx'cragc of a fisherman's stories It xvill
probably not. bo found recorded against him
on the day of judgment.
The season has not boon as prosperous at
Slusconset as In other years. Business has
not Justtllnd tbo usual numbers to seek rest
nt either seashore , lake or mountain. Noxv ,
hoxvovor , the hotels are full , but probably
one-fourth of the cottages usually rented nro
xvithoul tenants. Fvou ; the picturesque little
fishermen's houses arc no exception to the
rule. KnxvAui ) f. UNDCUIIIM *
irroMr\ 3ifxnn.ii. KXIIIIHT ,
S'tctcli of ttin State Hoard of .Mines
mid ItH Plan for \\orlc.
CmiYKxxn , Wyo. , Aug. 20. To the Editor
of TIIK Bnn : During the summer of IS'JO the
press of Wyoming pretty generally ndx'ocateil
the holding of a stuto mining convention.
Late In the fall Iho matter took shape and a
call xvas made for a convention to bo hold nl
Cheyenne on December 150 and ill and Jan
uary 1 und U. Tills call xvas signed by per
sons in every county In the state. At the
same time there was a rnquost made that
specimens of mineral bo brought to thu con
vention from us niauv points as possible.
Winter xvas upon us , but our minors and
others interested in the development of the
mineral resources of the state , took the matter -
tor in hand , and there appeared at the con
vention u collection of mineral that xvould do
credit to our best developed mining states.
Fremont county alone made a shoxving
xx'oithy of un empire. Carbon county , in
xvhich Oold Hill U located , made a lluoshoxv
ing and xvoii a reputation for rich mineral.
Other localities followed close utter , and
taken altogether the display xvas in every
way creditable to the persons xvho had lakcn
the trouble to make the collection. There xx-as
iron from tlio celebrated Hurtvillo deposit ,
idso from Huxvlins , und numerous specimens
of oil taken from a half a dozen oil districts ,
gold , silver and copper ore from all over the
state , and a liirfjo number of line specimens
of coal taken from the numerous mines ;
tliL'ro xvas marble nnd building stone in great
variety.
The convention as made up of delegates
representing the various counties and camps
and each locality xvas given an opportunity
to spu.ik for Its self. There xvoro papers road
and speachoi made on all subjects connected
xvith mining and mineral. The convention
xvas numerously attended andas pro
nounced to bo a grand success.
At this convention thu State Board of Mines
xx-as born. A committee appointed for the
purpose made ttui plan of a state organiza
tion and the convention elected thirteen dele
gates , ono from ouch county in the state ,
xvho In turn elected a president , Colonel
Stephen W. Downey of Laramlo City , a gon-
tleinun largely Interested In minim ; ODOIM-
tions In the stato. Jos. Del'artho of thu Buf
falo .Bulletin xvas elected treasurer ; C. G.
Coutunt , editor of the Commonwealth at
Cheyenne , x\rus made secretary.
Before the convention adjourned it was
dotormlued to hold another tills fall and to
make It the ano great event in the history of
the state during the year 1801. With this
end In view the board of trustees xvout to
xvork to secure specimens for the
display and papers from Individuals
xvho could give reliable Information
in regard to the various mineral
deposits. The ono aim has been to secure
reliable data In regard to all kinds of mm oral ,
lus quality and quantity xvhorox'or found.
The convention xvill be hold iu the hall of the
house of representatives and the mineral dis
play xvill bo made in the same building , in
rooms sot apart for tbo use of the State
Board .of Mines by the legislature last
xvlntor. The collection of minerals xvill bo
of Mines for a permanent display that
xvill bo accessible at all times to visitors to
the capital city of Wyoming.
The railway companies haxre united la
making a ono faro round trip rate from all
points in Colorado , Wyoming , Idaho , Montana ,
Utah and South Dakota ; rates xvill also bo
tniido for parties at Omaha. From alt those
states largo delegations are expected.
Wyoming is rapidly doxrolopliig and this
mining convention xvlll prove to all xvho
attend the value of its mineral. The gather
ing xvlll bo alike bouolicinl to the people of
Wvoirini ? and tho.so of surrounding states.
# *
Some people are constantly troubled xvlth
boils no sooner does ono heal than another
makes its appearance. A thorough course of
Ayer's ' Sursapurillu , the host of blood puri
fiers , effectually puts an end to this annoy
ance. Wo recommend a trial.
Doctors'
OMAHA , Aug. 23. To the Editor of Tin :
iii ! : : : There is no doubt that the respucta-
ble and oducatoJ members ot the medical
profession xx-oro heartily glad xvhon the Into
luxv regulating the practice of modicinu iu
the state of Nebraska was passed by our last
legislature.
And the great mass of the people xvero
rejoiced at tbo prospect of , at least , iottliig
rid of impostors that have done a thrifty
business at the expense of both money and
health among the unxvary aud unsuspecting
sick.
sick.Under
Under the laxv u Stale Board of Health xvas
constituted , xvlth four qualified phy.sicluns
appointed by the proper iogal authorities tenet
net ns a hoard of Inquiry , and to examine
tno credentials of all applicants for a license
to practice in Nobrasliu. And to examine
tno diplomas to si-o if the xvero Issued by
respectable and accredited medical colleges ,
legally authorized to confer the dom-oo of
M.U. , and If the applicant xvus laxvfully lu
possession of such credentials.
Then it xvas laxvful , proper and risht for
the board of secretaries to so report and rec
ommend said applicant' ? nunio as a proper
person for the State Board of Hnalth to grant
u certificate and legally qualifying said grad
uate of medicine to practice iu Nebraska.
But a ielf-constituud body of malcontents ,
organized as a society under the axvful iiiiino
of Medico-Legal society , ostensibly to assist
the State Board of Hoiltb , but us a matter of
foot ( as I sco it ) to dictate to the board xvho
should bo alloxx'ed to practice in tholr field.
I ask , is it not nn insult to the Stuta Board
of Health , after having Its aecrciarios
to oxnmluo the diplomas of applicants ,
to have these meddlesome confusion
makers como In , In their self-
constituted importance , and dlctato and point
out to the board such members of the profes
sion ns don't Just suit their xvhlmslcul fancy I
Or QUO xvho soanis to bo a little more skill
ful , or moro successful In securing the conll-
douca nnd respect of un IntuUIcent public I
I ask in all honesty of purpose , would It
not bo xvcll for these meddlesome , cheeky
creatures to lot the Stuto Board of Health ,
assisted by iu legal secretaries , dccldo xvho
may , or may not , practice medicine !
ItU not pleasant or profitable for u physi
cian to leave hU patients , spend tits timu and
mouoy aim even pen-bunco secure the ser
vices of a laxvyor and appear ut Lincoln to
answer to the meddlesome whims ot such
malcontents or tholr servllo help. It does
seem as If Omaha Is peculiarly supplied xvith
professional adventurers and nrrogmits. It
seoins as though they can't bo content xvlth
the amount of busluow their skill merits ,
but are Inclined to make themselves par
ticularly noisy anil obnoxious among pro
fessional goiuluuiou. A DOCTOIU
HOW TO CLIMB PIKES' ' PEAK ,
Description of the Qtorioi of a Rida by Rail
to the Summit.
BEAUTIFUL VISTA IT OPENS UP ,
Whnt the Ijtttost Triumph of Onrlnj ;
' 'tisliiccriiiK Ofror.M the Visitors
to Mnnltou A Trip
to the Clouds.
Mvxrror HPIIIXOS , Colo. , Aug. 20. [ Kpoclal
Corroipondenco of Titu But : . 1-rTo visit
Colorado without going to the top of Pike's
pjik ; is like going to Komi ) without visiting
the Vatican. Not th.it Plka'a po.ilc U tlio
talle.it of tlio range In Colorado , for thnro are
thirteen peak ; in the state which are higher ,
but that It U tuts easiest of aicont. To .s.iy
that you have boon to the top of t'ilco'd po.ilc
does not nio.iu what it did a year aso. Then
it meant a long , rough ride , winding in and
out around the mountain , or a Jay's hard
climb up the trial. Today It simply mo.ins
that you have settled yourself comfortably In
nn observation car of the cog-whoel railroad
and spent a half day In ineomlltig and
descending the mountain ,
There are three tr.ilns a day which leave
Munltoii at Intervals of three hours , from n
pretty little depot Just above Ute Iron
springs. A spacious observation car vith a
capacity of about sixty stands on the track
with the engine behind it , randy to bo
pushed up the mountain.
The engine is of peculiar construction ,
built expressly for the wont It has to do. It
is somewhat shorter than the ordinary
engine , aim built so as to ntnnd level on an
average grade. They are furnished with six
separate cog wheels , which lit into the cor
responding toutu of the track , and it Is by
this mean's they climb the steepest grades
with perfect safety. The locomotives , each
of two hundred horse power , wui h about
twenty-eight tons nnd average ctgtil mllo3
an hour up grade.
The track is the standard broad gauge anil
Is built upon a roadbed varying from Hfteen
to twenty feet wide. This roadbed is con
structed of solid rock blasted from the
side of tlio mountain and there Is
not a trestle crossed on the line. In the
middle of the traclc are two Uessomor steel
rack rails set an inch and live-eighths apart ,
upon which the coifs of tlio locomotive oper
ate. These are sot so that the teeth of two
rails alternate , giving the coir wtiuols n oot-
tor bearing on the track , The greatest euro
had to bo ta cn in ttieir construction , and the
contract for those rails stipulated that they
should bo within n llftioth of aft inch of the
specitied size. Allo vancu also had to bo nude
for contraction and expansion , and each rail ,
which is but eighty inches long , is firmly
bolto'l ' to n die-forged stool chain , which in
turn is bolted to the cio.
Every pos-ilulo precaution Is us.id in regard
to brake * . Kach coach is provided with two
vary substantial pinion brakes and as one Is
suDiclont to stop the train , this is enough to
satisfy the most timid. On the engine , ex
tended from the sides of the cog-wheels , are
six corrugated surfaces upon which the
brakes act. The cylinders of the engines
are also used on the downward journey as
nir compressors , and by their use the spaed
of the train is regulated.
The train -starts and becins its winding
journey up the mountain. Slowly but surolv
up it climbs and as it winds
about there is a m.ignilicent view
of the over changing panorama.
Great boulders , piled one upon the other , tlio
pine trees nnd the mountain stream hem in
the road on either side. Above nro Go nnd
and ? .Iagog , the two gre.it rocks looking
down upon you. Thranch Grand pass , by
Echo tails , Hanging rock and wo have
reached ono of the prettiest spots on the road ,
Artist glen.
The grade becomes visibly steeper as wo
ascend. As the summit is approached the
rise Is twenty-eight feet in one hundred ,
almost ono foot in three. Gradually the
neighboring mountains slnlc before us and , vo
look down upon their summits. The pine
trees and mountain .shrubs become thinner
nnd bare , dead pines , more1 numerous. At
timber line lii.UJ'J ' feet above the sea , the last
trees are passed and the ( lower * which beloiv
tvero plentiful have disaupoarcd. All save
ono , for above tlmoor line the blue forgot-ino-
not peeps from under the rocks nnd lodnos.
By this time you have noticed the dijfer-
cnco in the atmosphere. The air is rare and
breathing harder. The engine now makes
frequent stops to got up steam. The air , too ,
is cooler and hero and there are the remnants
of the last snow. A heavy overcoat is not at
all uncomfortable. At last the summit is
reached nnd the magnificent view is well
worth a climb of 14,000 feet above the sea.
At your feet lies I'ilco'a peak itsell in all its
wild grandeur Mauitou at Its base and the
Garden of the Gods stretching out towards
the east ; to the northeast the buffalo plains
of Colorado sweep away to thrt horizon. Den
ver , seventy-five miles iiway , is plainly vis-
Ihln rPn thrt emitli nnrtrnaf. . nt\
mountain upon mountain , and range
upon range , piled up against the sky. Far
otT , dimly outlined against the horizon , arc
the Spanish peaks In NOA Mexico , almost. 20C
miles away. it Is only now that you npprecl-
; itu the size and distance of the mountain ,
which on account of the rare atmosphere to
the inexperienced eye seems to bo but a few
hours' walk from Denver.
A few minutes' st.iy nt the top nnd the
train begins to descend , The downward trip
Is made In half an hour less time than the
ascent. Hare the engine- proceeds the car ,
which is not coupled to the locomotive , so the
car could Mo lot down independent of the
engine. Two hours bring you back to Man-
llou , and thus is ended a journey on the high
est railroad lu the world.
Gojalor's Maglclieadacne Wafers. Cures nl
headaches ( n " 0 minutes. At all drug Uts
Silently Wiuldod.
AIICOI.A , III. , Aug. a : ) . [ Special to TUB
linn. ] Tlio residence of farmer Owen , sit
uated about live miles from hero , was the
scene of a brilliant event last Wednesday
evening. The occasion was the marriage of
Miss Eva S , the beautiful and accomplished
daughter of Mr. Owen , to Mr. Charles E.
Comp of Omaha. Guests wore present from
Chicago , St. Louis , Alton nnd elsewhere , be
sides a host fram the immediate neighbor
hood , whora the family has resided for many
years. The ceremony was performed ac
cording to the rites of the Episcopal church ,
In the Hign language , uy Itov. J. 11. Cloud of
St , Thomas' Mission for the Deaf , Christ.
Church cathedral , St , Louis. After the cere
mony the guo.Us sat down to a bounteous
wedding supper. The happy couple wore
the recipients of numerous and costly presents -
onts and letters and telegrams from friends
who were unable to be present. The future
liomo of Mr. and Mrs. Comp will bo In
Omaha , where ho lias uburgu of the Nebraska
Do.if Mutes' Journal , published by the state
school for the deaf there.
Miss Owen was for several years a teacher
ri the Kansas school for the deaf at Olathe ,
rusiunlng her position there last Juno. Both
wore educated at the Illinois institution at
Jacksonville , and are leading momuersot the
ilumni association of that school , the hrldu
joltig the present vice president of the same.
Mr. and Mrs. Camp's 'numerous friends
werywhoru join In wishing thorn a long and
happy married life ,
1'areiitH Uinut This.
July and August nro anxious montns for
mothers who carefully Watch over tholr little
ones. Hot days and frequent changes of
temperature are Hablo to produce cholera
nortms. How satisfactory It should bo for
> ar ntstoknow that Hullor's Pain I'arnlyzcr
* botli n pleasant and oCToctlvo remedy for
ill summer complaints. It soothes and re-
loves all p.iln and griping and always oftoeti
u complete euro.
Cnminniululilt )
Thomas J. Houton , editor of the Buffalo ,
\Vyo. , Eiihn , has boou doing muoh of late to
direct the uttenttoa of South Omaha packers
o the c.utlq Holds of Wyoming . Tlio last
ssuoof the Echo contains a detailed doicrlp-
Ion of tno packing Interests of the Magic
Jlty and Is illled with reasons for Wyoming
shippers patronizing the Omaha market.
Dr. Blriioy , hay tovoif auu catarrh. B bids
Sixth Win-dors .
Tbo annual plcnio given by the Sixth
Ward band at Prloi' laka yoUorday was a
i aiul r.otto.l MI boys a neat sum of
laonoy. At tuna o'clock yesterday morning
the niL'nibora of the tyind und n liiwo mtniuor
of their frlon.U mot ai Twenty-fourth anl
Cumlngstronf mid nt'Onco started on tholr
cx-'iirslon , polnir liinafry-atlA und carriages.
At the lake the duy.\vun snont in n most cn-
JoyiUilo manner. The band bey favored
their puo < ti with sovowl musical selections ,
nftor which till participated In dUpoiInK of u
wholesome luncn. , , .
Dr. Blrnoy , hay tdfornnd catarrh , U bid *
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xiM.i of Tin : ffoitriiirisur.
"VpbrnHkn.
Cnllnway farmers lirtk of building a mill.
Congressman Rom1 Will deliver an address
at Blair on Labor day.
There Is a good opening at Ooohnor for n
dru store nnd hum cm snap.
.Inhn Mlealt's b.irn at Stanton was struck
by lightning and burnoJ to the ground.
The St-ito Klili commission will begin dis
tributing black DIM about September 2i ) .
Germans enjoyed n picnic in Baker's
grove near Falrbury and everything passed
oil with the utmost good cheer ,
A Hasting' ] Inventor thinks ho has n for
tune In a corn cutting machine which he has
patented and Intends to manufacture.
The York Athlotlu club will have u Held
day of sport September ; i. An Interesting
nnd varied programme has boon prepared.
Itov. l'P. ' . . Baker , pastor of the Wayne
Presbyterian church for four years , has loft
for Grand Unpids , Mich. , where ho bus
accepted a call , '
Petitions asking tlio boards of the two
counties to allow a vote on the proposition to
annex a portion of Custor county to Loup
county are belncr circulated.
Ogallala enjoyed an clopment sensation the
other day. Frank M.ihaiToy , aged IS , nnd
Lilly Brown , 17 years of ago , eluded tholr
parents and drove across the line Into Deuel
Bounty , where an accommodating jiutico ot
the peace made them man nnd wife.
Lightning played hnvoo with the resldenco
of Ch'irlos Connrro nt Brninnrd , striking the
building fairly in the center , ( leniollshinx the
chimneys and tearing out n partition. Airs.
Connrro , who was standing near the house ,
was badly shocked and Is now uuder a phy
sician's care.
While mowing weeds in his yard nt Fair-
bury William Ilellman drove into his little
3-year-old girl who was sleeping In the
weeds ; the'chtld was horribly cut. Her arm
was cut off at the elbow joint , IIvo toes cut
oft and several lle. h wounds. Medical aid
was called , but the caao is critical.
At Dougliis while the workmen on tlio now
Methodist seminary wore engaged in raising
the tower to its place , one of the timbers
uso.l as a support gave way , lottiiiK the
tower full to the ground. In lu fall the staff
surmounting the toxver struck 11 workman , a
young man by the name of Reynolds , and
bruised him severely. It xvus n nnrroxv
escape from instant death.
Herman Wallace , U , M. Hyatt and N. . ! .
Thomas \vere taken before Justice Bohman
at Schuyler , charged with having stolen
Jorty chickens valued at$0 from Mrs. Emma
Brown. They pleaded not guilty and were
placed under SIOJ bonds each , in default of
xvhich they wore looked up. The men have
been assisting to put up hay in the vicinity.
They had n team and wagon xvhich xvero
taken into custo.ly by the officials.
Jirn ana Jack Gallagher xvero arrested a
week ago lit Springviexv clmrgod xvith steal
ing lumber frum one merchant and .suiting it
to another. The case was set for trial last
Wednesday , but the1 day before Jim made his
escape by cutting three bars from a xvindoxv
in the jail , ho without doubt having outside
help. Jack romairiod in jail , stating to the
deputy sheriff that lie had done nothing to
run from. Jack has just completed a four
years' ' term at Lincoln for forgery committed
nt Omaha -loveral years ago. The otllcers are
in hot. pursuit , after Jim and it is thought that
ho xvill bo captured before long.
For the last three years Miss Etta Wiltso
of Norfolk has bean n sultonntr invalid xvith
a violent stomach trouble. Physicians have
been called on to prescribe , but to no avail.
Gradually she becijipe xvorse , and at times
her death has been expected. The ether
evening- , during a xMoIeut , coughluc spell , u
substance resembling a Rood sized pnlliwog
was thrown off and seemed to' give Miss
Wiltse instant relief.Tno polllwng , if such
it is , is now on exhibition nt Oxvan Carri-
bino's place , preserved in alcohol. It bus a
nluuip , round body and tapering tail , while
in place of eyes 'there nro txx'o small light
colored spots. The doctors disagree , some
pronouncing it a polliwog and others scouting
the idea. Certain It U , hoxvover , that the
girl has Improved to u marked degree since
the intruder xvai thrown off. She noxv has
no trouble in retaining foo.d unori her stomach
and eats xvith a relish not knoxvn during her
sickness.
1OXXM.
Ligntnlng rod sxvindlors are operating n
Hoxvard county.
Webster county coal mines produced 130-
G'J'J ' ' tons lastyo.ir.
The annual reunion ot the Fourteenth
town will bo held at Anainosa September 10
and 17. '
Wednesday. September 2 , xvill bo xvoman's
day at the state fni.r
Hc2 cholera is devastating the herds of
Tauia county farmers.
The Leo county poorhouse is full nnd ap
plicants are refused admission.
Iowa has 20,5li7 school teachers. Noxv
York Is the only state in the union that has
more.
H. G. Isemlngor , Dos Molnos , has a bible
xvhich was possessed by his great grand
father in 1703.
A $1,501) ) horse belonging to MHos Moo of
Sioux Kapids run axvuy Into the river and
was droxvncd.
„
E. S. Hicks has sued the toxvn of Dunlap
for $ " > ,00 ( ) damages for Injuries received bv
falling through a sidewalk.
A Humbolt county justice of the peace
recently bound a prisoner over to the circuit
court , nut knowing that that court bus been
abolished for several years.
lliram Collins of ICookuk died at the Alt ,
Pleasant inaano asylum. Nnt long ago ho
xvns bitten bv u do. , nnd heorrled ox-er
the bite until ho wont crazy.
Bonnoy Giirrotson , a 11-year-old ICeokuk
lad , xvus so overcome by heat that his tongue
and mouth became partially panily/.od so ho
could not speak , but bo may recover. Ilo
dlppod Ills head into cold xvatcr.
William Hoxio of Marcus , xvas sued for
$100 by Henry C. Boardsloy for giving plain
tiff's boy liquor. It was doaionstrated at the
trial that the boy holnud himself , nnd the $ 'J7
coats xvoru taxed up to the plaintiff.
A , ' ! xvenkold infant '
- - xx'ijs given to a Chicago
cage ft Northxvcstern conductor at Nevada
the ether day and taken to Missouri Valley.
It. xvus probably the youngoat passonncr that
over traveled on : t railroad train xvithout a
mother.
Farmers in the vicinity of Aurolla are
marketing the romnlh.s .of their last year's
corn crop and the Sdntmcl says they "aro
indenting from .10 to W cents n bushel lor the
corn , and are Uoarinjrl'uiir loss ol 07 cents an
acre quite heroically.1 !
Hiram Wilson , an qd ( resident of Dj Witt ,
whIle tomuomrllv iimtio Wednesday sol/.cd
a razor and gashed Iiis throat twice , laying
open the xvlndplpe am'severing ' the jugular
vein. Ho then ran sonic lifty" yards into a
cornfield and dropped'dead.
A naked , bruUcd aila"bleeding Sxx-edo xvns
found In a box car aP'Marcniro ' Wednesday
light. Hesuld xvhUpcoming from Iowa City
three trampj had .stripped him of his cloth
ing and stole \vatchimd , | f l lu money. HU
oars had boon bitton..tirough | , and parts of
his bead and body xvorn bruised and bleeding
.vhero . the trampi hall tfoatou him xvith the
jutt of a revolver , Ivw
A former named IlnaMa , In Noxvoll town
ship , in Buena VUtd" county , has ( lied n
claim for damagoa for llftv head of chickens
killed by dogs and asKs for a portion of the
'omcstlo animal fund. At the April moot-
ng iv claim for a goat xvas presented but the
board refused to nlloxv damages , claiming It
viw not a doni'istionnimal under the mean-
uif of the law , as it xviu not taxed and xvas
not therefore entitled to protection. As
loultry Is not taxed the board xvill no douut
alto the satno ground In the chicken claim.
Well , Sarah , what have you boon doing to
nako you look so young ) Oh , nothing much ,
only been using Hall's ' Hair Uonowor to ro-
atore the color of my hair.
Butler will bo ut the Omaha fnlr nnd
races mid xvill tfivo dally exhibitions of
ulmrlol , lumllo und umbrella racus ,
which cannot fail to plutiso those who
itteuil. Do not full to tv'tnoda 1 Jutlor'ti
lorfornuuico durliiir the fair , cnuuuono
iitf August 31 tinil continuing live days.
I WHAT DOES IT COST TO LIVE ?
Government Agents Engaged iu Compiling
Figures on the Oost of Exiitenco ,
EFFECT OF TARIFF ON NECCtSSITIES ,
lOxliniiHtlvo InvoHtlKntloii Into tho'
COM ! ol iMaiiul'nctnrlnK Artlulen
anil TliRlr Cost to tin- Con
sumer UeliiK .Made.
The otict effect of the much tallied of Mo-
Klnley bill upon the prices of many of the
more common and necessary articles of con
oral consumption und upon the ix-agcs of
skilled and common laborers all over the
country xvill soon have been accurately ascer
tained.
Colonel C. D. Wright , commissioner of the
department of labor , began about txvo xvceks
( igo to prepare for an exhaustive and soarch-
lug InquirIntothocoiidltions of labor and the
prices of commodities used by the masses be
ginning xvith Juno 1 , ISS'J , and extending ill )
to September 1 , IS'.ll. ' This work xvns under
taken at the request oC thononal : ? committee ,
upon whoso shoulders the senate had placed
the task , but having no means by xvhich thn
xvork could bo accomplished the committee
turned the matter over to Colonel Wright of
the department of labor.
A liirgn number of special agents nro nox *
nt xvork all over the United States collecting
the desired information. Mr. Frank J. Sheri
dan arrived In Omaha yesterday to tnko up
the xvork hero. Mr. Sheridan said lust night
to n reporter for TUB BII : : that ho was col
lecting liguras upon about -DO articles , cm-
bracing articles of food , clothing , furniture ,
building material , fuel and articles in com
mon mid general USD by all classes of people.
"I go right to the merchants , " snld Air.
Sheridan , "and through their kindness nnd
courtesy I simply copy their prices on the
articles wo have on our list as they xx-oro sold
on the llrst day of each month , beginning
Juno 1 , isy.l , and continuing up to
and includins August ot this year.
Wo also report the xvngoa paid all
skilled and common laborers covering
the same period. In this manner xvo shall bo
enabled to ascertain the exact condition of
prices and xvugod prior to the introduction
and PI SIIRU of the MclCinloy bill and the
became n law. Thin investigation Is abso
lutely nun-partisan nnd must result in fur
nishing a vast amount of ivlinblo information
regarding this vexed question nnd xvill bo of
fjroot benolit to the entire country.
"Prior to the present investigation x\-o xvoro
engaged in collecting oxart statistics pertain
ing to tiio cost of manufacturing all storts of ar
ticles and goodsand also lin ding out the xvages
paid factory and machine slop laborers nnd
the character of the living tlioie laborers
xvero enabled to provide for themselves and
nnd their families. Wo also ascertained the
prices at xvhich the jobber sold nil sorts of
goods , especially tbo goods and xvaro.s
from the factories xvo had previously
Inx'Gstlgatod , Noxv wo are collecting the
llnal figures from the retailers. When this
has been domi the history of a vov long list
of articles from the lima they enter the fac
tory until they reach tlio consumers' hands
xvill have been secur.sd.
"Special agents were sent to European
countries to nmicc a similar inx'ostigation
there , touching the cost-of manufacturing
different articles , the cost of living and tlio
condition of the laboring classes. When
those statistics nro' completed they
xvill form one of tlio most
complete nnd remarkable volumes of informa
tion that has over been compiled upon the
subject of labor and coit of living. "
"How long xvill you bo engaged in collect
ing the facts and figures xvantod in Omnhal"
"It xvill take mo several xveeks to complete
the xx-ork hero. This is n very important
point for investigation and 1 shall bo obliged
to do the xvork carofnllv nnd thoroughly. I
have to shape my wont to suit the i-onvcnl-
enco of the merchant , from xvhom I obtain
the figures desired , but ns a rule I have
found the merchants in the cities xvhero I
have ivorkod very courteous mid obliging. "
Cliiltli-LMi Cry Tor It
The pleasant flnx'or , gentle notion and
soothing effects of Syrup of Figs , xvheii in
need cf a laxatix'o nnd if the father or mother
bo costive or bilious the most gratifying re
sults follow its use , so that ills the best
family remedy known nnd every family
should have u bottle.
Park Concert.
Probably 2,000 people surrounded the grand
stand at Hanscom park yesterday afternoon
to listen to the concert by the band of the
Second infantry. The programme xvas ono
of the best of the long series that has boon
given nt the park this summer. The most
notaolo numbers wore the first and second in
Part JI of tlio programme "Tho Bridal
Chorus , " from Lohengrin , and Rossini's
masterly manner , and both elicited xvoll de
served rounds of applause. Aside from these
classical selections , there xvore a number of
lighter character , the ono entitled "Night
Scones in Berlin" being especially onjoy-
ablo.
The l.ntcst Conundrum.
Whv is Bailor's ' Sarsnpanlla and Burdock
Ilka thn most popular soap of tlio day.
Because they both cleanse the skin and
leave it both soft and vclvotx' .
Broke Mfn WiiVi's Trunk.
L. S. Hnssett of ( L'O North Seventeenth
street , had a little family roxv yesterday
afternoon. He took a hntchot nnd broke his
xvifo's ' trunk nil to pieces Hnssott win ar
rested and charged xvith malicious destruc
tion of property.
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Do Witt's Llttlo Early I'ISOIM ; only pil ) to
euro sick headache and iMuiato thu btols
I'JilltiOXAl , I'.IH.Kilt.irilS.
B. J. Tlornoy of Ansloy Is at the Casey.
F. H. Gilcrost of Kearney Is at the Paxton.
C. 13. Hullard of Soxvard is at the Paxtoa.
J. W. Goodlmrd of Elkhoni is nt the Del-
lone.
lone.M.
M. K. Wiley of Grand l-.land is nt the Mil-
lard.
J. P. AIcGovorn of North Platte is ut the
Casey ,
E. C. Baooo of Nebrusua City is at the
Dellono.
Thomas Murtoy of Weeping Water is nt
the Mitlard.
George B. flardin of Hot Springs , Arkan
sas , is at the Murray.
Foxv children can bo Induced to tnko physio
xvithout u struggle , and no xvondor most
drugs are extremely nauseating. Ayor's Pills ,
on the contrary , being sugar-coated , nro easi
ly swallowed by the little ones , and are , there
fore , the fiivorito family mculclho.
For booth prlvilojjos call on or nil-
dross A. H. LJriRgu , IST. 10. cor. 1-Hh and
Farnam Htrools , Omaha , Nub.
NATURAL FRUIT F1AVORC.
Vanilla - O' portoot purity.
LemonI
Lemon - Of eroat strongth.
Economy In tholr use
Almond [
Rose etc- ) Flavor ns delicately
and dcliclously us the fresh fruit.
[ IF YOU SHOULD TRAVEL OER TMC WORLD
I AS FAR AS YOU COULD QO ,
1A BETTER 5OAP TfjAN SANTA CLAUS
YOUD NEVER CJE.T TO si I
&CO.
THE GREAT LIVER and STOMACH REMEDY
Cures all dlaonlors of the Stomarli , Liver , Hinvols , Kiih'iiy-s , Ittailtlnr , Nervous
tenses , Loss of Appetite , Hcmlnclie. ( Viisltpatliin , ( 'osllveius , IiilltfiHll in , HlliJiu-
ness , Fever , I'llcs , Ktc , , and reiu'ers the system less liable to contr.ict distme.
DYSPRPSIA.
JlA.rWAY'S PIMjS are euro for this complaint. They tone up the Internal snurotlons to
onlthv action , restore struii''th to the stoiivioh. airl on iblo It , ti norform Its fiintluai.
PrU'oMcnl ! > o < c. fold by all drugs'iK or mulled by KADWAY & UO.iJ : Warrou Struct. Next
York , on receipt of urlcc * .
A GREAT SUCCESS.
TONIGHT AT 8:15 : ,
IN THE
A eH
H -rt a
THE CAST :
Chas. Drew , John.E. Brand , Henry Hallem ,
Jessiejenkins , Miss Laura Clement , MiijS Lillian Swain ,
J. B. Poland , Miss Clara Cheesman.
New Scenery , New Costumes and a Strong Chorus of 40
Voices. Reserved seats , 250 , 350 and 5oc. Come early ta
avoid the rush. General admission , 5oc.
Thursday , October 27 , THE MIKADO.
In
41 Years.
AlumnM/over / 4OO. A School for the HlUllBKUiUCATION OP
WOMKN. Literature , Art , Music , by tptclallsU.rc acres. lUndsomo
building' , bet water , Letting , bath rooms , water closets. Moral ton *
ut School cii-ellent. A CIIIIISTIAN COI.MXJK. A < lcl s
W. A. OLDHAM , President , COLUMBIA , MO.
STI1EHT
Ono wouk. commcnclni ; August 23.
ThB Famous Golctens.
And tliolr Superior Dratuntlc Company , Superb 911-
YiT Uniul nml Orcliuntrn. Sunday matinee nnd
night , tlio Ini'Kliiiblo uomodv *
OUl-i BACHELORS.
ClmiiKonf piny nlxhtly. l'u | > ulur prlcai. Mntluo
U'citnuadr.y nnd tinturilay ,
' 1 lie J/nily ol'tlio MOIIHC.
It was summer ; ho wns a book-jipront1
the front door boll rang ; the kitchen
girl uiiMvorad the ponl.
"Good morning , itm'tim. "
"Humph. "
"Is iho lady of tlio house in ? "
"Sho is. "
"Cun I see horV"
'You cati. "
Both Htind ; ! ti motionless silence , ox-
poiilantly.
"You said I could see the Italy of the
housoV"
"idid. "
"Well , why don't I see the lady of Iho
house , thotiV"
"You KOO hor. "
Girl looks down frigidly.
Atront look's up paruly/.od.
"Than I would llko to see the parson
age who owns the property. "
"In Chicago. "
"Tlioti I want to son tlio man , woman
or child , lady , gentleman , dowager , old
mtilil , bachelor , or hulr-iit-luw who ronlw
this property from the C'hicago owner. "
"O , you want to see the woman that
assists mo with the work ! Why didn't
you sny so in the llrst plncoV 1'hit * vul
gar carulossnoss in the use of the word
' ' Is ' "
'lady' very aL'gravatlngl"
"Yes , I expect so la she in ? "
"No. "
'SWlion will she bo inV"
"Won't bo in. "
"Why not ? Wlioro is she ? "
"I gave horn week's vacation to spend
with her husband nt Old Point Comfort ,
BO'S sliu could rest up rondy for the fall
house-cleaning. You didn't think I was
going to do it all myself , did you ? "
Small In sUe , fjroat in results ; LoWitt's )
Little Burly KUora. Host pill 'or.constlpa-
tlon , IJJH for lulilmluiio , bjit far sour
stomach.
a
Tint Kldo to Sleep On.
There's a brilliant young physician in
Detroit who should have l > eon a great
American liumorlst , says tno Kreo I'ross" " .
During the recant hoi weather a piitiont
who hadn't boon sleeping well applied
to him for advice ,
"Which side should I sleep on , doc
tor ? " lie inquired.
"In winter or summer ? " asked the
doctor , rubbing Ills chin thoughtfully.
"What's Hint got to do with it ? " exclaimed -
claimed the patient , half angrily.
"A L'l'ont dual , " responded the doctor ,
inyHtorlotmiy.
"I don't see It. "
"Of course you don't , " said the doctor
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Hchoin for Girls nnil younu Lnrtlcs. l''or
. THAY1CUI.I. . 1 > . . .
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FEMAi.E
ACADEMY
r. 1'repnrntory , Collrttlnto , Miulc nml Finn Art
COUTH' * , ritsfor Wi-lloflltty Hctnl rorllluilriitfiU-utuloKUit
li r. IJUU.AUU. A. M. , I'lln. Jaconvlllc | , 111.
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SCHOOLS OK l.KXINOTON . MO.
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COLLEGE ,
. * ' Regular Cunl.ulJ Icl.l. .
itrd. year IwKlni September 9 ' >
hiB to ilegreev Si iultiei.-Mu l. . All. Hlmulloii. l.jmiiili
lium. fice 1-c. lure' Cuurw : , rtc llcdfllful Oioum . UltRJiit
lljiMinir. i iiHMleni apiwitmenu , broil for < iVeue ;
AKCIllltAM ) A. JOP.t > . l'rc . MiXI.NUrUN. it"-
ELIZABc ! s-s
A Christian Home Sthool foi 40 Young I-ndlci. j/wl Scj.
Blon Sept. 8. Nu | > uLI e > ! uttli ! > n > 1 Itciilure. Mini' l"J
All. specialties. Complete water sei lcn I'-ir .alalonwo
J. II. III.AM' > v " - - ' " ' VIM1TOH , MO.
ItXIHaTOH , rrrparuuon lorV.OMCKC ,
_ _ M1 | _ ' V.'e t 1'ulnt or lliislnc&s.
Hew lIuiMlnLf A.lrantaL'-i anrl term )
unciiellcd. OICUT MIlfrAU ) SCH09J
I ! ! MO M'tjj S lU'.I.LliK' . M A.
imperturbably , "if you did you wouldn't
bo hero asking mo about it. "
"Go ahead , then , " and Iho patient Hot-
tied back resignedly.
"Well , " continued tlio doctor , ' 'in
win tor , when It is cold , you should sloop
on tlio inside ; hut in mtch weather as
this , you bhould aluop on tlio outHidu in
a hammock with a draft around it and a
piece of ice for a pillow. Two dollara ,
ploaso. "
The doctor laughed , hut the patient
didn't.
A Florida bank failed the other day
with liabilities amounting to > i > 7fi,0HI (
and assets of $170. iVosuinably the
iinbots conslHtcd of the bank'n furniture ,
which WIIH too heavy to carry.
. . . H ' - , S
DoWitt's Little Early HISOM for tlio llvor. r
The Now York women deputy factory inspectors
specters , who were appointed to look after
thn interests of the workliiK women , report
iniiny violations nml evasions of the factory
laws ny the mannfacturcrs , parents nnd Inhor
oriaiii/ntions. In ono cigarette factory 101
girls under II ! years ot IIKO Wore found. In a
mi in Lor of factories , when the childi-on worn
asked thulr a cs they sulu lli or lit. whiln ;
they hud corilflcatcs troin their nafoiils tl > it
they were 1-1. In u cundy store Ilfty
chiuircii under Hie nui ; ot 1C wore found who
could not speak KiiKlish , und the Inspector
compelled their dlschar o. In HOIIKI of 'Im '
1 sxvuutlnu" shops work is bouun at 1 In Um
murntuK iind continued until lute nt
Chlldrun uro worked hoventy hours und more
a weulc. The law liinlu the hours to sixty e
week , while the Tiilloi 1 uuion allows its fa-
iniilu niumbors to work sixty-six hours.
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i.i
OoWllt's Mttlo hurly Ui < ion ; boit llttlo
pills rordyspopiki , sour stem oU , budbrettU.