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WITH MILITIA AND REGULARS Omaha's ' Orack Company to Join the National Guards. CAPTAIN CORLISS' INTERESTING REPORT , l'crm > nnl nnd Garrison Information from Kovcrnt ol' the Post * In the Jcpartmnnt or tlio IMntte. The Omnlm guards bavo decided to Join the Nebraska National guards. The rcsolu- J tlon was taken nt a meeting bold recently. In accordance with it Captain Mulford a short time ntro called upon Governor Thnyor and dlicu.sjed the subject. At the llrst pro- Rontatlon his excellency stated that it would bo Impossible to accept the proposition bo- couio thorn wns npt sufllclcnt money avail able to maintain the National guards now mustered In and next because there was no vacancy In the two rcglmcntn which now constitute the force of- homo guards. The governor said that all along the ofllcors ot thu militia had expressed a dcslra that the Omaha guards might join tbo State guards and would no doubt bo pleased now that a move had been inudo In that direction. Captain Mulfotu said that It had long been tbo desire of the Omaha company to Join ono of the regiments , but various things had frequently tondnd to discourage the move lost the lime and the motive might bo both Inopportune and liable to bo misunderstood. The subject was carefully considered on both sides and llnally Captain Mulford said that his company would not hcsltato in Itn determination because of thn Inadequacy of the appropriation but would bo pleased to enter the National guards and expect no part of tbo appropriation which hud been made for tbo current biennial period. The governor said that the funds wcro so meager that ho feared regular drills and meetings would have to bo dispensed with and ho did not understand how , under the circumstances , It would bo possible to bold the nnnnnl encampment next fall. Ho nald , however , ho would refer thu proposition to the adjutant general and would notify tbo guards ns soon ns that ofllclal .should bavo passed upon the subject. The enthusiasm wblcn was occasioned by the encampment of the National guards at Grand Islai d , last Sop tern bur , has been , fj a great degree , experienced throughout the country. At nearly nil the encampments , regularly appointed ofllcers of the United States nrmy represented the Inspector gen eral of tbo latter and to him reported upon the appearance , discipline and equipment of the guards who were In attendance. This Is ono of tbu steps which Is brine taken to eventually bavo a regular military ofllcor in each state appointed to Instruct the ofllcers , nnd through ihom the men who compono the National guards. The oflicer detailed to report upon the National t'uards of this stnto at their last encampment was Captain A. W. Corliss of the Eighth infantry , Fort Robinson. Some of his observations are as follows : ' The force In camp wns n brigade of two regiments ot Infantry , the First nnd second , one battery ( two guns ) pf artillery aud ouo troop of cavalry. "At llrst , tbo discipline of tbo men was poor. The greatest familiarity existed be tween olllccrs and men , nnd but llttlo atten tion was paid to salutes either on or off duty ; but this gradually changed , nnd toward the lust of the encampment n great improvement was visible. The ofllcors nnd men all seemed anxious to model themselves on tbo customs In vogue In the arir/ and constantly plica mo with questions of every kind. "Tho first days ot the camp men on guard could bo scon smoklug on post , sitting down , rending books as they walked their posts , nnd currying their arms in evorv imaginable position but the right ones ; but 1ui n , ? the last two days , there was a great change for the better , owing , no doubt , to the fact to At his excellency the governor , having appointed - pointed mo assistant Inspector general on hii staff duilng the encampment , had turned over the whole matter of the Ins ruction of the ofllccra of the day , officers of jho guard and men on guard to mo , and no b0dy of men could bo uiorov tiling to leurn or moro intelli gent in carryinir out the customs of service when fully explained to them. "Tbo uniform of the men is the field dress of the army , campaign hats , blouses , trousers , canvas leggings nnd shoes of various kinds. Ofllcors huvo dress uniform of regulation pattern , but use onlv tbo dress sword-belt even when wearing blouses und forage caps. A few olllccrs were swords and bolts of some Bocrot order , Knights of Pythias , I think. If the troops were provided with ovorroats ol government pattern It would add greatly to their appearance nnd comfort. "Tbo arms in the hands of troops appear to be In fair order for service , but are not kept ns clean us tboy should bo. Mora atton- tlon on the part of ofllcors would remedy this defect. Gun slings are needed for active service ; also , woven cartridge-belts , screw drivers , shell-extractors , and spare parts ol nrms , The cavalry needs sabers , waist-belts , cartridge-bolt * , nose-bags , lariats , etc. , hav ing now only car bines nnd house equipments. The artillery bavo two three-inch Hodinnn rlllos , also two unserviceable brass guns , hut do wonderfully well with their meager equipments. The captain of the battery shows good executive ability and deserves a bettor equipment for his men. "All the men need havoriaoks , canteens , knapsacks nnd blankets. During tbo late Sioux campaign these men were ordered out for the protection of outlying settle ments , nnd the need of these articles was very apparent , and tbo moil i > uffored severely from tbo lack of the ordinary adjuncts of a voldlor'B on tilt. "At tbo lequest of the colonels of the regi ments. I was present nt their guard mountIngs - Ings , dress parades and drills , and gave points to ofllcursond men In their duties. The In struction wns appreciated and n marked im provement in every way wns speedily visible , nnd had the camp lasted another week per- mnnont good would have resulted. I have never scon finer material for soldiers than 1111 tbo ranks of this entire brigade , and 1 fool satisfied that these men would glvo a good account of themselves K called into nctivo service , after a few weeks' drill aud disci pline under the officers now with them. "Tho messing of the men Is defective. They should bo furnished with the Dutch ov ens , mess pans , camp kettles , etc. , In use In the nrmy. Their cooking was good , but their utonslls wcro too aumborsouio und dltllcult to transport. ' The officers of thcso troops are Intelligent nnd all scorn eager to learn their duties. That some ot them are close students of mili tary affairs was very evident from their lenowledgu of the changes going on In the nrtof war , which , as a rulo.only professional military men keep posted on. "In conclusion I will say that In my opin ion the brigade of troops in camp at Grand Island this v\ ear is mi honor to tbo state and well worthy of the fostering care of the mithoi ules. A moro liberal allowance of money nn the part of the state U nnoded to complete the equipment of tbo various organ izations so that when called upon for duty their response will bo moro prompt nnd mothodlcul ; but , even now. with all these minor defects so plainly vlslblu to tbu aye ot a piofrsslonal soldier , tbo people of Nebraska may well bo proud of their citizen soldiery. " Kurt ItohliiHon , Lloutonnnt Harry Q. Trout nnd Mrs. Trout loft Wednesday for Camp Pilot liutto t j visit Colonel Andrew S. Hurt , Suvonth Infantry. The lieutenant will enjoy himself for thirty days hunting In the vicinity of the post , Mrs. Trout U tbo only daughter of Colouol Hurt. Ono of" the features of Mio funeral Wednes day was the lack of uniformity of the color of thu lining of the cavalry overcoat capes. Lvery possible shade of yellow was scon In the column and was far from looking well. The latest arrival at the post Is Llnutouant Cordray , second lieutenant of the Klghth in fantry. Company C ( Corliss1) ) . IIo mounted his first guard , as officer of the guard , Thursday , Upon the completion of the new quarters the officers made ( .elections , according torann , and last woeit was tv general moving' time. The weather was propitious up to nnd Includ ing yesterday. Today ( Wednesday ) it com menced to rain about 7 a. in. , but in a fuw moments it changed to snow and has keut It up all day. The llrst &tnrt of tbosnow storm brought the largest Hakes I over saw. So mo of them , upon striking tbo giound , were fully onu and a half Inches jqunro , Private Tumor , Company D , Eighth In fantry , who died from exposure , as reported by special tolcgrnm In your Sunday Issue , was burled Monday afternoon , the whole gar * rlson turning out to the funeral. Colonel Diddle , Ninth cavalry , returned Tuesday evening from Fort Ducnosno , Utah , where ho had boon to Inspect tbo two troops of his regiment stationed thoro. _ _ _ _ _ _ Dr. Tomtmny. veterinary lurscon Ninth cavalry , was the recipient of n caning at the hands of Captain .T. A , Olmstcd , Ninth cav airy. The presentation was made yesterday afternoon nt evening stable call. The feature of the cano Is Its appropriateness to the doc tor's ' duty ns Inspector of public horses. It has a slide In Its Internal economy which , when extended , makes It a standard for measuring the height of animals. That the doctor was agreeably surprised goes without saving , and for once In his lifo the com' pounder of "horso capsules" was caught "too full to sbpakc. " Company C , Elgnth Infantry bought fifteen barrels of apples from Mr. B. S. Paddock. All the serviceable public animals nro In excellent condition. The Ninth cavalry Is short of horses. If nn emergency nroso culling them Into the field , not moro than half would bo mounted , I'ort Hidnoy : First Scrgoant Ctarko , Company IJ , Twon- ty-llrst Infantry , has been discharged on sur geon's certificate of disability , nud Sergeant Holllns , same company , has boon appointed first sergeant. Private Peter Ucllly , Company E , Twenty- first infantry.has returned from his furlough. Sergeant McDanlol nnd Private Davis , Company H , Twenty-first Infantry , have boon discharged under tbo provisions ot general order No. 80 , A. G. O. , IblK ) . Lieutenant Charles G. Dwyor. Twenty , first Infantry , recently loft for the torpedo school nt Wlllott's Point , N. Y. Consequent upon bis departure. First Lieutenant F. L. Palmer has been placed In command of Com pany A , and Lieutenant William M. Morrow has been attached to Company C. Scrgoant James Coulter Hudson , who bos been nt Fort Omaha , Nob. , under medical observation , returned on tbuOtli ultimo , much Improved In health. 'The following nro recent promotions In Company II , Twenty-first Infantry : Corpor als Kellly and Woidllch promoted sergeants , nnd Privates Casov , Hyun nnd Lee , cor porals. Sergeant Henry Keller , Company C , Twen ty-first Infantry , has received from the war department bis warrant ns regimental quar termaster sergeant , Twonty-Hrst mfuatry. I'rlvato George Tibbltts , Company E , Tvvotity-first Infantry , has boon grunted u furlough for three months. Lieutenant Willson Y. Stamper , Twenty- first Infantry , with his party consisting ot Sergeant Mara and Private McEldorry , Com pany E , Corporal IColly aud Private Crim- notz , Company C , nnd Private Lee. Company H , hnvo returned from regimental recruiting duty ut Lincoln , Nob. Lieutenant Stamper wns very successful considering the disud- vnntugo under which ho labored. Colonel Joseph S. Conrad , Twenty-first In fantry , returned from detached service ut Fort Duchcsnu , Utah , where ho had been in specting a company of his roglmont , on tbo twenty-seventh ult. , and left hero on the twenty-ninth for Fort Uandall. S. D. , to In spect Companies F. G , II and I. Corporal Georco IColly and Private Lawrence - renco Mulony , Company C , Twenty-first In fantry , left bore on tbo 30th for Fort Omaha , Neb , , in charco of military convict , Archie Ellsworth , who is en route to Leavcnworth military prison. Dr. L. S. Tosson , post surceon , and Hospital Steward Boland loft hero for Fort Omaha , Neb , , on the HOth ult. , as witnesses before a general court martial In the case ot Private Horhor , Company C , Twenty-first infantry , who was sent to Fort Omaha for medical examination. During the absence of Dr. Tosson Dr. A. S. Stowitts of Sidney is acting as post sur geon. Dr. Stowitts Is a graduate ot Harvard and n physician nnd surgeon of no mean at- tainmcnts.though having boon In Sidney but lltttQ over a voar bo has succeeded to a good practice. The doctor and his charming wife since their arrival in Sidney have been n great social acquisition U the post. Fort NtolH-nrii. Corporal Locan , K troop , Sixth cavalry , hns boon appointed sergeant , nnd Private E. N. Davis of Omaha has boon appointed cor poral in his placo. Corporal Bouchard , C troop , Sixth cavalry , hns been discharged after havlnir served honorably for ton years. IIo wont east , but Is sure to return to the galloping Sixth. Private Carter , hospital corps , left for Hot Springs , Arkansas. Major Earnest , commanding Company G , Eighth infnnlry , loft for iho Kosnbml agency to witness the issue of annuity goods to tbo Indians. First Sergeant Cornelius Irish of Company B , Eighth Infantry , availed hlmselr ot a month's furlougji upon ro-enltstmcnt. Corporal C. S. Ounny , U troop , Sixth cavalry , has boon discharged. Fire call was sounded November 23 about 10 u. m. , to try the elllcacy of the lira system " ot tbo garrison. Within Hvo minutes" some twenty ofllcers and over 350 unlisted men were out. The hose cart and hook and lad der truck were manned In short notice and ere long a stream of water was turned on nn imaginary fire. The axe and bucket com panies also turned out In full force nnd when recall was sounded everybody loft with the ' ossuianco that should a lira'break out the boys would bo tboruon time. Gonural E. A. Cnrr Inspected each troop separately In person A now standard was received by the Sixth cavalry and presented with all duo curumony , Lieutenant Colonel S. S. Sumner , Sixth cav- nlry , commanding battalion and Colonel Eugene A. Carr reviewing1 and Inspecting the troops , who prosontsd .1 remarkably Hue appearance in every respect. Major Emll Adam will soon leave to talso station nt Fort Wnshnnle , and all these that know him nro sorry to lese him. Vort I ) . A Itussoll. Private Gilbert of A company of the Sev enteenth infantry , after sixteen years in the ' army and nt tbo ago of13. . sud'tloaly finds himself worth STJ.OOO. This iortuno was loft him by an undo at Evansville , Ind. Gilbert Is n cousin of an ex-colonel of the Seven teenth and Is a sensible man. Ho is n native of Alabama. Ho served a long t'.me In the First regiment nt San Francisco. Gilbert has no fixed plans for the future except that ho will loava thu army and bavo a long visit in thu south , Private Miller , who was a prominent wit ness Iu tbo Parklson case and who was atone time under arrest clmrpod with being an ac complice to the death of Baker , has n neat roll. Early in tbo spring bo was luft u piece of property In the ojst nnd has sold it for SI'JOO. Scrirennt Erb is n German , ngod 38 , nnd has been in the nrmy twenty years , enlisting under ago and when ho had been In the coun try only three months A relative in the fatherland willed him $ -1.500. Ho received tliu draft three davs ago nnd sout It to Pay master Bash nt Omaha for collection. At Erb's requested the pnvmustor deposited SJ.400 nud sent $100 to the owner. Erb Is really tbo happy man of the trio. All tlio boys heartily congratulated their comrades. Dan Shannon , notwithstanding that the probability of a Western association Is about ns uncertain n. the winds , has had thn su preme gall to apply for the management of the Minneapolis club , but the Minneapolis ponplo said : l'Nny. nay , Daniel , wo know you. " Notwithstanding the fact that Martin Duke failed to fill the bill with the Washing , ton statues Inst year , will In nil likelihood bo found with ono of the best clubs In the country next year. Bnrrlng his wildness , Duke Is ono of the best youncr pitchers Iu the land. land.O. O. P. Cnylor Is fairly making tbo Sporting Times blaze tboso dull wlntoi- days with his witty nnd caustic paragraphs. If tboro Is n mnn In tbo country who can got up a moro readable weekly base ball department than Caylor I'd like to sea the color of his sester ces. Ken Mullord of the Cincinnati Times- Slur is another great ono , nnd it does seem as if this pair could make news out of mud. Dungnn , who tbo Milwaukee management lot go to Omnbu. although thu Milwaukee fans were stuck en UIs playing , is now much sought after by thu Icaguo and association club . Ho has two otfars of M.SOO for next season , Sam Dungnu is a model ball player , docs not drink or smoke anil Is always In tbo best of condition , besides Is genial in blsdls * position. Sluin , Into of Chicago , state * Dun. gnu Is tbo bast catcher that over received his delivery , nnd oh I my I how bo can hit. Duu- trun was lot go to muko room for Pottlt , whom the public has "sourod" on ; so , for once , the public know moro than the man- a enient.-Sporllub' Lite , VISIBLE LINKS OF DEATH , Ravages of Man-Killing Oat Couplings and Hand Brakes. DEMAND FOR SAFETY APPLIANCES , Important Improvements Kssontlnl to llluli Spoctt on Ilnl'ronils Seine . Kcccnt Fast Huns Anecdotes oftlio Rail. The commlttco nppotntod by the nattono convoatlon of railroad commissioners bold n session in Now Yorlc recently and hoard argument * for ana ngnlcst congressional ac tion looking to the promut equipment , of rail road rolling stock xvltu the latest Ufa-Having appliances. Tlioro was a largo attendance of railroad in on from all parts of the country , among them being James C. Currlo , representing the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers ; W. Mo Wood of Montreal , representing the Grand Trunir Angus Sinclair , secretary of the American Kallwny Master Mechanics' association ; K. li , Ttiomas , vice-president of the Midland , LuUo Krlo ft Western railroad ; J. T. Cbamborlaln , master car builder of the Boston & Maine railroad ; D. W. Sanborn , superintendent of the southern division of tbo Boston & Maine railro.nl ; Colonul 11. S. Hulnos , president of the American Hntlwny association ; C. W. IJradlov , general superln- tcr.dcutof the West Shore railroad ; O. A. Hammond and W. F. Allan , also or tbo American Hallway association ; L. S. Co 111 n of Fort Dodge , In. , representing the Broth erhood of Railroad Trainmen ami Ordur of Hallway Conductors ; Theo. N. Ely. general supdiintcndont of motive power of the Penn- syl van la railroad ; E. T. D. Myers , president of the Hlchmond , Fredcricksburg & Potomac tullroad : It. C. Blncknell , O. W. Uhodos and M N. Fornov of tbo Master Mechanics' ' association , and Lucius Tuulo , general tnun- ngor of the Now York , New Haven & Hart ford railroad. The committee reported the receipt of replies from companies ronrosonting I'Jo.OOO of the 100,000 miles of railroad in thn United States. They Ilx tbo total number of freight cars In the United Status at 070,1(11 ( , of which numoer onlv ISO.UOl are equipped wltn automatic car counters. Of this number 118,9.23 are lilted with the master car build ers' or vortlc.il hook style of coupler , vi. . : Jannoy. JO.ffill ; Uould , a.Ja" > 7 ; Hii-son , W.Oill ; other varieties , 11'J7U. ! Exactly 110l ! ) aru equipped with train brakes , nil but n few of which arc of the Westlnghousc make. The balance of the freight cars , a vast majority , are fitted with hand drakes only. Locomotives owned or leased In the United States number " 7lit ! ! , of which 17,01)0 ) are shown to DO equipped with driving-wheel brakes. Sixty-nine roads , representing 1I,014 ! miles , replied tb.xt tboy are in favor of national leg islation on the subject. A communication from the secretary of the Interstate Hallway Commission in Washing ton showed that during tbo year endinc Juno IJO , 18S1) ) , there wore killed in the operation of the roads 1,97:3 : trainmen , aud JJO.OiS were In jured. During the following year 2-t."il were killed nnil 'Jayo wore lujuiod. In coupling or uncouuling cars there wore hilled during the year ending Juno 3D , 18S9 , over HOO. while 0,757 wore injured. During tbo followiugyoar 309 wore killed anil 7,811 Injured. The committoodoclded to report in favor of. imperative action being taken by congress to hasten and insure tbo equipment of freight cars throughout the country with uniform automatic couplers and train brakes in view of the fearful sacrlllco of human lite that is now coing on in every direction. The equipment of trains with modern safe ty appliances Is a question of such grave concern that President Harrison urged the lust congress to legislate upon the matter. A bill was introduced for tnut purpose , but owing to the short session it was not reached. State and national railway com missioners , organizations of railroad em ployes , Provident Hurrisoi , In fact all con cerned except n few penurious corporations favor legislative action that will within a reasonable tuna ensure the adoption of uni form safety couplings and brakes , and it is reasonable to hope that the eoiniug congress will promptly respond to the universal do- mana. Soliu : | ' 'JINC "Fast runs" have now become tno tashlon and almost every road Is trying , privately or publicly , to sou what It can do in that line , savs tbo Hallway Aso. Ambition is not sat isfied as formerly with demonstrating tbo ability of certain engines to make extraordi nary speed for a spurt of n few miles , ' but long distance runs wltb regular pabsonger trains are now scheduled on several roads at , an average spaed very greatly Increased overall precedents. As examples of recent achievements In both tbo directions named wo condense the following llgures : KXClUllTO Of itOp . In tno womlorful speclnl run on the Phlla- dolphla & Reading twelve miles were cov- oreu at tbo rate of bi.'J miles per hour , ana ono inllo was [ tassca ut the truly extraordin ary ruto of ninety mlles por'hour. Ttiou came tlio remnrkablo lontj-illstniico run on tbo Now York Central te Hudson Hlvor road , wboro the dlstancu of 4ll ! ! } mlles from Now Yorl ; to East Buffalo was crossed Iu the uuprccedcutod fast tlmo of 440 minutes , without deducting for three stops ono of oiutit r.iliiutos , caused by a hot box , To do tUU a speed of seventy mlles an hour und moro was necessary nt numerous points. Tbo Baltimore it Ohio followed shortly with a tilKhor nvor.igo of a mlle a tulnuto for the shorter distance of ninety-two mlles between Baltlmoro and Philadelphia. Shortly nftor ; \Vesteru road , tlio Kansas Cltv & Council Hluffs lluo of tUo Chicago , IHirluigtou & Qulnoy , came up to the scritou with a run of 111 mlles In US minutes , in the course of which It Is claimed to have covered six and ono tontu miles at the rate of 8S.3 mlles per hour. The Erlo , without great oiTort , sent a spe cial train over the long 42J miles between Buffalo ana Houoken In 0 hours and 11 mln > utos avoraglngwltnout deducting for stops , over 40 niiltfs per hour ; ihd Now York Central - tral Inaugurated its now rocular train between - twoon Now York and Buffalo by doing the 440 mlles la 501 minutes , making the average running speed .V.8 miles per hour and aobloving n sluglo mlle In S'J seconds , whllo the Michigan Contra ! reports a eood trip of 34t ) inlloa at the avurnco rate ot 4S per hour for the whole run and 51 per hour for 43 miles. No doubt some of thcso performances bavo already boon excelled by many roads and wo shall probably continue to boar of efforts to equal and oven exceed the most remarkable achievements. AS everybody likoi to read of fast runs although a iood many do not care to risk their nocks on thorn wo shall bo glad to rocolvo and tabulate the records of all such performances , Bnfoty CrosHlnu'S on Uiillrontla. In a brief rovlew of the advancing speed of trains on American railroadsSuperintend- out Theodore Voorlieos of the Now Central calls attontiorr ( u Frank Losllo's to two vital requisites toiafoty hlghwny cross1 Ings and the block system. "In res poet tc highway crossings atil the ptmago of oui roads.through towns 2nd vlllnsoi1 , ' savs ho , "very much must ba nccouipllshod before uniform high speed can bo made safe , wltb the growth of population ttiolr ntnnbor li steadily Increasing , t nero Is no doubt thai every ono Is , In sorao degree , a source of dan < per both to the trains crossing thorn ana tc the traveler on the lilirhway as well. The bast known protection for agrnda crossing still attended with vdfy considerable risk tc human lifo. All grade crossings must In time bo abolished. As a stop In that direc tion no now crossings , under any circunv staaco.should bo permitted. A suitable law should bo enacted , with Just provisions foi the rights ot the public , the neighboring property holders nnd the railways , which should put this matter under the control and Jurisdiction of an impartial tribunal. Thou this" should bo followed by n steady ondonvor on the part of the various cities nnd towns nnd the railways to abolish existing grade enmities. "In connection with this subject must bo urged the Importance of n innro strict ob servance of existing laws In regard to tres passing on railway trucks. Walking on or crossing a railway truck should bo absolutely forbidden. Stations should bo constructed with waiting room * , etc. , on botn tides of the tracks , nnd overhead nnd under passage wnys for the use of passengers. Tno num ber of persons killed trespassing on tracks In ono vcur In the rttnto of Now York was ! ) ll. ! This slaughter should bo stopped , but It only will ba when there shall bo hearty co-operation between the railways nnd the state and loial : authorities. In ICtr.'laiul up ward of SO per cent of the railway milua o Is protected by what Is known lu'tho nbio- lute block system. In this country out very few lines use any block system nt till th.it Is worthy of the nnmi' . Cvcn on some of our most Important roads where a block system U Iu nso. It is of n torin known ns the per- imsslvo block , which unfortunately Is not incompatible witn rear collisions. Of nlMoluto block system there nro but u very finv miles In use In the United States. Uoforu trains can bo run nt u very high .snootl , nnd nt nil close to- goilier , it will bo necessary to safoiv to he sure tlmt they nro protected bv nn absolute block system. To Insure safety with high speed , other points will no doubt sujrgest Ihenm-lvos to ttiu technical reader , out It Is believed that the above uro the chief reciuis- itcs for attaining the end In vims' . "To recapitulate : Wo havu passed through sixty years of railwuy life. Wo have exist ing railways with permanent way , rolling stock nnd motive pjwer cap iblo of moving snfol > nnd in c * 'nfort a paying load of pas sengers nt it i win rate of sixty miles an hour for nny jistuncu from 100 to 1,000 miles. With * n continued Improvement in roadbed , reduction of curve's and grades , Abolition of grade cro < sliis , absolute bloc * signals , lus ; dead weight per passi-ugcr , und continued Increased uiUclcncy In the locomo tive , it is safe to nroiiict that n speed of 100 mile ) an hour will bo nltulncd within the next generation , nnd * probably within thu active life of very many men HOW engacod In railroad work. " m cars. A famous French physician has declared that crroauing , crying and acclaiming during surgical operations do really In nn immeasur able degroa relieve the sulforor by the easing at the painful stress li giving way to nature's lihanuels for rcllof. JAiid why not cry if It liuilsi All silence U mainly the result of ill- Jlrcutud pndo , : i pt'tilq tuat Is a direct on- amy to nature. Put jG.ontev wns only u roar brakeman on n Southern Onio railroad train tlmt broke in two wUjlo ho was on deck. Ho made for the brace wheel to keep the roar section from dashing Into the forward part of the brolten t ain. The brake chain snapped , ho was thrown oft the irur before the wheels and In an Instant hail both legs cut oft above the UUCP , und ono h.iml severed. What was left of him was hurried upon iho ciitriuc to the station , fortunately very near at hand. The stumps wcro amputated und droised without atuGslhetics , the call boingtoo sud den nud summons too Musty to procure them , If the man's life was lo be saved nt all. Pat never uttered a sound. Quivering witn pain , white uud perspiring w ta agony , ho never so much us winced. Gangreuo bet iu , nnd the arm had to bo taken off nUovo the elbow But the brakotnan uttered never a moan. Lulu one night , when ho was still weak irom the second operation , the hospital cot on which t'io shattered form lay , broito down. The patient fell to the Iloor , the bandage was loosened upon his log , the llg.iture > burst , and , but for the quick action of the nurse , Pat Conlov would have bled to aeath. When tbo surgeon arrived the brake- man's face was drawn with anguish. lie wns so wealc from loss of blood that it grow doubtful xvhcthcr life could bo coaxed back into his frame. Everything that could bo done was attended to at onco. Fainting , sick , racked with Inexpressible torture , the poor follow looked up nt the surgeon , who was compelled to stoop to his pillow to catch the feeblu words. In a whisper that was in audible to the rest of the room , Pat , mur- muriid : "Doc , how long ought a feller stand this before ho hollers ! I can't stand it much longer without cryln' , but 1 don't want to do the oaby act. " "For God's sake , Pat. " cried the doctor , "cry if you want to. It'll do you good. " Then , for the llrst tlmo in all these days of pain , Pat turned his thin face to the wall nnd wept like n child. .wjir jsuoKb AMI i'jitioiiv.ify. In his book Just published entitled , " [ lain Produced at Will , " Louis Oathman says : ' Tno llrst great question concerning this subject that will present itself to an inquir ing mind Is : 'Can rain be produced nrtlllc- lally ) ' The question li iilain , direct nud easily understood , und my answer Is equally unmistakable : 'Yes , ' " The writer then goes on to explain how it is done. Such a book attempting , ns it does , the solution ot a much vexed problem for ncrioulturists , can not fall lo be of great Interest to all classes of our people. Published by the author , corner Luke nnd Peoria streets , Chicago , 111. The December number of Current Lltor.i- turo is a very attractive ono. Year by year tills progressive publication Is gaming In public favor and thu publishers certainly merit all the patronage bestowed upon this magazine. Current Literature Is essentially a monthly for busy people , The Cosmopolitan for the current month presents Its renders with n splendid assort ment of articles on a variety of interesting topics. The loading papers nro "Uapld Tran sit in Grout Cities , " by Lewis M. Haupt , " nnd "A Daughter of the South , " by Mrs. Burton Harrison. Thn Overland Monthly contains among other contributions : "Tho Defenses of the Pacific Coast , " bv Alvln H. Sydenham ; "Flower and Seed Glowing , " by Nlnotta Kamos , profusely illustrated ; "A Christmas in the Munleo Scrub , " by T. J. B , ; "Tho Bantu Barbara Islands , " bv Martinetto Kin- sell ; "A 10,000 Thanksgiving Dinner , " by Fred M. Stocking , and some other excellent papers. The Overland Montblv company , ISO Montgomery street , San Francisco. In the Arena for December tboro is an article by Edgar Fawcett which should bo read by every lady und every professor of Christianity in our land. It Is entitled "Tho Woes of the Now York Working Girl , " nnd ivtmt It says about the wretched existence of the 70,000 women In thht city who live by their noodles nlono Will npply with equal Torca to other largo cities ot the union. This writer strikes out from the shoulder nnd there Is n manliness nnd fearlessness about Ills writings which compel admiration. Some ) f our ministers might also Und something to relloct upon by perusing this paper. Otlior Publications Itouoivod. "Tho Church nt Homo nnd Abroad , " for December , n monthly published by order of ; ho general assembly of the Presbyterian itiurch , at 11131 Chestnut street , Philadel phia , Pa. Tbo Medical Brlof , a monthly journal ot tactical medicine. J. J. Lawrence , A.M. , Sl.D. , proprietor. Publishing ofllco corner S'lnth and Olive streets , St. Louis , Mo. Bob Londley , ox-manager of the Omaho-s.ln iplto of nls many trials and tribulations out jore , only has good words for the west. Ho iald the other day : "I like the v/ost very uuch , and I thlnlf there will bo n strong oaguo out there next season. With the ox- icrlenco the loajuo has had this season with : ltlos dropping out U will undoubtedly ro- lulro clubs to tile bonds in a suftlclunt sum o warrant tbolr going through thu season , 1'ho salaries will no doubt bo imniler than luring tbo past loasou. but the players had jotter sign at a reasonable figure and bo sure > f receiving pay tlx months than to bo prom- sed exorbitant suras and have ( ho league gc mder after a fi-w months. " THE MARINE DEAD LINE An Implement of Oortiln Dostrnotlo Within the Throe-Milo Limit , THE PATRICK TORPEDO IN DETAIl .Successive Tests Show Ha Womlcrfti Qu.illtlcB A Count Ucl'etiHO of Amn/.lti Power Con trolled on Hliorc. Tbo vast coast area ol the United State renders the problem of oductlvo coast defense fonso 0:10 : of serious proportions. Th modern armamentof naval vessels possesses range varying from ono to ton miles , llu little damaito can bo accomplished at the lat tcr distance. AH Invading lleot must approach preach within the llvomllo range , nnd nt Urn distance shore guns will have a decided ad vantage in trucness of aim over guns on i ship. In addition to shore puns , tbo govurnmoni proposes to provldo an extensive svstom ol torpedoes. In this line Inventive skill has do vulopud a vast number of marlno Implement ! of destruction. A majority ot these are In tended to form a part of the equipment ol men-of-war. They nro classed as autouio- bile" torpedoes and aru discharged frou tubes titled to tbo vessels , This class ba performed ofluctlvu .service In recent naval engagements In Chilian waters. The style most in luvor just now Is known as thu con trollable torpedo , " of which there lire several kinds undergoing trial by government ulllclnls. Tno ono most luvniubly known Is the Patrick torpedo , which has undergone exhaustive trials at tbu Newport , H. I. , torpedo station. The PutricU torpedo takes Its nnmo from Mr. J. N. ll. Patrick ot Omaha , who owns the patent and supplied thu means to perfect nnd put It In operation. The Inventor Is W. H. wood of Flushing , L. 1. Ho is a ma chinist by trmlo and served In the nrmy dur ing tno entire war , being now about -48 years af age. He lias taken for his principle to worn upon , the Lay torpedo , onu of thu tint coiitrollublo torpedoes to muko tneir nppcar- 11100 , but tno details , in every particular , liava been greatly changed. The French zovornment has bad ono of those torpedo * for the past three years , and It Is said to alford great satisfaction. The United States has contracted tor throi of them upon i-ondllion that they shall make twenty knots pjr hour , and thu contract pnco Is $ > 5OOU. All three have been tried , and have de veloped oven greater speed than was 10- quired , oven under unfavorable circum stances , so that now trials are discontinued mid tbu torpedoes are practically accepted. Tlio torpedo proper Is 1'J fuotl ) Inches long , but with the lloul Is about 50 feet in length , so that it will Do seen tbut It is no small af fair , especially as it weighs 8,100 pouuds. It Is cigar-shaped , as Is tbu llont , wblcb Is at tached four feet above thu torpedo wbon iu condition for service. The shells of both tbo torpedo and tbu lloat uru of copper , and all the joints are smoothly made , so as to offer no resistance in the water. The rudder Is ntllxed between the two cylinders , but Is op erated from the lower one , which contains all the machinery and other apparatus. This lower cylinder Is divided Into several com partments , The llrst one Is the magazine , which is expected to carry -100 pounds of gun cotton or dynamite , and In fact will hold more. Thu explosive is discharged either by a contact pin In tbo front of the tuba or by au electrical point from shore. Tbo next compartment contains the electrical controll ing apparatus , ns well as the throttle valve magnets. The third compartment contains i heater , which Is u copper barrel containing 500 foot of , .Inch pipe , in which the gas is axpandod. The fourth contains thu tlask for the solidified gas , and in the rear of this is iinolbor beater , about the same as the tirst , but containing inch pipe , thus giviug greater expansion for tbo gas. The fifth is u space provided for the cable , of which there is about three tulles carefully coiled. Tbo sixth compartment contains the engine which occupies only 14 inches of iloor space , and U 30 incbos higb , yet develops 150 hor.so power. It is a six-cylinder rotary valve , camm engine , which drives the heavy craft through tbo water at the rate of liO miles an hour. In the last compartment Is situated tbu steering gear and rudder yoke. The chemical beat by which the engines are run is generated very rapidly , and in 30 seconds , it is said , 01J decree * can bo ob tained. The apparatus is wull supplied with safety valve * , so that a cancerous excess ol power need not bo feared for the craft , be llncly nujustod tire her engines aud her llno > so well drawn that in 250 foot utter starting she will bo under full headway , nnd it baa boon impossible ) to detect moro than throe- tenths ot a second in the difference or her time between the first and second halves of u mile run. In nil previous experiments up to lastyear. It had been necessary to carry a conductor with which to perform each separate func tion in the craft , such as to start , stop unO steer to port or starboard. But now one single insulated wire is made to perform tbo whole duty by Mr. Wood , who has Invented this one wire machine bv thu use of a polo changer. Bosldesnper forming all duties connected - nected with the management of the boit , the mashlno will also ground the current , so thai onu may approach ttio craft and work upon it uhllo It is connected with the shore , which might bo a dangerous proceed' Ing if tno magazine were charged und the current turned on. The cable Is carried in the craft to prevent Its being drained through the water and ret-.nl- Ing the boat. From Its own compartment It passes out through that of the engine mid htcorlng apparatus , and thence out through the hollow propeller shaft to n point several Inches beyond the propeller , so that It may not become entangled , i'hls hollow shaft Is also used as an exhaust plpo for thu engine. The float is in eight sections , separated by water tiiht bulkheads , each lllled with Hold cotton put in at pressure , so that a rupture in tno shell Is quickly lllled up by the cotton and tbo water thereby excluded. The effect iveness of this has been tried by riddling the cvllnucr with shot nnd otherwise damaging It , yet It hashtllHloatcd the torpedo , which U u very necessary condition in case of actual service , for otherwise the torpedo might be sunk before it had donu Its duty. It Is claimed by the Inventor of this torpedo to bo under perfect control of the operator on shore , nnd this Is a broad claim , but trials bavo quite substantiated It. It is nlsc claimed that In case of war such torpedoes i/ould close any harbor In this country to the anomy , for by actual trial tbo craft are found to bo serviceable to a distance of at least a mile , whlcb is about the distance which It Is possible to sight the Hags which nro carried upon the lloat nnd thus gulda the craft , from shore , yet she will gen much greater distance with the power and wire she carries , so It Is not neccessary to take u direct course to tbo object upon which an attack is to bo made , out n zig-zag course may bo taken which would inako It a moredltllcult matter for thu oiioiny to bring her guns to bear ns she goes it such high speed. Trials have also proved that nets uro of llttlo account wltb hoi , for [ luring the trial nt College Point , L. I. , the company's experimental stationlast Hummer , Lho government had the torpedo make never- ill attacks upon the United States tug Nina , ivhlch bad previously boon fortlflcd with u torpedo not , but the torpedo went through the not nnd was stopped alongside tbo vessel. In another trial , unbeknown to the torpedo people , three-quarter Inch wlro rope was itrutchod through the net , but the net was moro easily parted this time , as the rope took up the sag in the not , so It really offered loss resistance whuu It was expected to offer 01 ore. As regards Us trucnoss of aim , if Its way be called such , though , as said before , it Is not necessary to K ° In a straight course For the object , a trial was made at the same place , and n cedar put ono milooff was struck i glancing blow , which would give reason to mpposo that the side or end of a ship could ; asily bo hit at even a grantor distance. And Lhasa trials wcro not only conducted by day- ight when the ilag marking the torpcd- : ould bo soon as or.slly by the enemy as the > peratoru , but they wcro also tried at night ivhon In place of Hairs bicycle lamps were ised with great success , the light bolnc madu .0 shlno out to the rear , so only tbo operators : ould see it , and even with n acbrch light it vould bo dlftlcult to locate tbo llttlo craft , ixcopt bv her wako , for in running little of icr Is to bo seen above the water except the lags , or at night the lanterns , even smaller ibjocts. In running the nose of the float Is orcod slightly out of water , nnd the stern links a llttlo , and this is hardly distinguish- i bio when the craft is bead on , The trial for speed at tbo experimental * t Uons wpj not satisfactory , as nt Nowporl owing to the shnllownoss of the water , bu tboro she developed il ! 1-2 Knots ; ior hour , a excess over the contract su > sS , for which n bonus U received , wf..o In Newport hurbo 24 Isuou were recorded , which Is about oqui to 33 tulles per hour , torrlblo speed for water craft. Many trlan hnvo boon made a "Newport , both ofllclal niul experimental , nm to do this has necessitated the providing of boat house and railway for the holding of th torpedo nt the torpedo station , The last trial at Newport was an oxccnd ingly trying ono , there having been n big ! sea running , but * ho performed her duty s well even then that orders wcro given th contractors to place the boats In riinnln condition nnd leave them with the onlclnU it tuo torpedo station. Charily Or nnl/.atlon. Lisroi.v , Nob. , Doc. I. To the Editor o TUB HUB : I was very glad to see In a recon Issue ot Tin : UKK nn Interview with Mi Thomas Kllpatrlck relative to charity organ initlnn In Omaha. Wo tmvo just complete' ' the organization of .such n society nt Llncoli nnd nro now on the lookout for u compotcn man for agent or manager. When wo gat li working order the result will bo that nl tramps nnd street beggars and frauds will bi driven from our city mid will natilr.\tly seel refuge In yours. The only cfllclont moans o , self-protection for Omaha Is a charity organ ization society. ' 1 bo parasites who llvo am prey upon society , making capital of bunmi : Ills and woes , trnlllcklng In one of tbo nobles ! instincts of our nuturu the love and service of our fellows these are quite thoroughly organized , as Is shown by the fact that when it U known that a city has u charity organ ization society tint knowledge runs through tbu land and it turns from that city tbu stream of tramps nnd Irauds , They go to Jltles having no such orgatn/atlons. Omaha s under a great disadvantage anyway , as Mr. Klipatrlclc shows , and when the Lincoln society gets to work that disadvantage will be moro than doubled. With public charity , as with all other pub- 10 uxuncles , wo must pass from the nartleu- ar to thu universal ; from thu special to the general. Special action Is always attended vitb u too great Intensity ol emotion , of feei ng ; nnd It only nlms at certain obtrusive , salient features of the evil In question. General action on thu contrary Is deliberate mil strikes at the root of the evil- destroying t cnlirulv. Promiscuous and unorgnnl/ed : barlty Is the icast effective mode of roll v- ug human sullurlng. Small churitablo schemes nro at best only temporary ullovla- Ions und effect only the surface of the evil vhicb renders them necessary. Wu must invu organl/od charities. Wj must hnvu a nero general system.Vo must consist in omethlng uroader than the moro satisfying of hungry stomachs , which will only remain utlstlud a fuw hours.Vo must advance be- end the stage of promiscuous alms-giving to he work ot associated societies a otoad and expanding system of philanthropy. The system built on those principles was if lowgiowth. It was not the product of asud- dencuthusiiism.bnt thy uutcomuof a slowovo- utlon. As an authority sums It up : "A s.vs- om of charity combining Inllnlto tenderness , vise provision nnd rigorous adherence to sot- iitlllc prim iplos , which was reached as the csult of long experience and patient investi gation. " Those nro some of the maxims ; No Indis criminate giving. Hugging from house to louse never rewarded by money , food or clothing -nil such applicants being sent to omecential secretary or committee whoso business It is to carefully investigate all cases. In no other way can wo prevent being mposed upon or guard against trickery or de ceit. Another principle is that ot i-aglstrutlou , which 13 that whereby ill the cburltablo associations ni a community and nil persons who extend help in any way to the poor , shall ogister with some central secretary the lames of those they help , tbo reasons why Ud was usited of thom.or why they extended iclp. This will pruvont all 'overlapping , or ho receiving of more than ono support. By ncans of It tbo various relief agencies can exchange information concerning the recipi ents of aid , and thus discover impostors. Churches especially are slow to see the value of registration , and yet It bus been shown no ihantablu agencies need it so much ; none are so imposed upon by tramp members , by hose who in the sacred name of religion ply their trade. Several city pastors in Indian apolis made visits to one man last Thanks giving day , who had applied to each for nember-shtp. In Baltimore a woman had her nfunt baptized In seven churches that she night interest as many groups of nonevolent iut short-sighted people in her behalf. Dr. Warner , formerly of our state university , tells how the children or many families aio scattered through many Sunday scbools.thnt there may bo that many more sources of in come. Ho says : "Thi" > o cburch-nuido pau- > ors , those mammalian paiasites , who niu ilons tor revenue only , uro a very dlscour- tgtug class. They loolc upon the church as merely nu institution from whlcb something Is to bo got by begging , being miserable , and pornnps by lying. To them religion Is merely a weakness of the rich , aud u means of revenue - onuo to the poor. Tbev go to church for what they can got out of it. " A report from Louisville says : "Wo have feuhd out many cases where families were receiving ' ceiving help 'from a number of sources , and each ono helping them supposed tboy were the solo donors. Ono woman in this way received $45 a month In money and about us much moro In clothing und other articles. Such people wo admonish aud warn them to desist aud flnd honest employ ment , olEO tbov must either leave the city or bo placed In tbo workhouse. This class ot [ icrsons wbon found out generally leave town In u hurry. Wo have cut down street iiogging In a llttlo eve > - three months fully 75 per cent. Over two hundred beggars liavo been driven from our streets who averauod ? 1 per day , thus saving to our cltl/.cns In money over S'O.OOl ) a year Many beggars nave been forced to seoU legitimate employ ment , wbllo the regular professionals left ho citv in disgust. This portion of the work , u a moral point of view , jannot bo esti mated in dollars nnd cents. " The central bureau or ofllco of the associ ated cbniltlo-s Is not designed to be another igenoy for nlms-glving , but rather for In vestigation and registration. It is not in any sense the rival or competitor of oxUting charities , but the ally nnd friend of all. Its work is described simply as a bureau far the reception , collection ana dispensing informa tion regarding the poor. If a beggar applies at my door , or bo Importunes mo on the street , I send him to that bureau. If tboy tiuvo any information about htm I will lunrn t ; if they have not such Information they will got it , und from that moment It becomes a matter of record. Tbo Urooklyn Bureau of Charities found that innumerable cases wcro being continually relieved In dupllca- , lon ; that many charity recipients were llv- ng magiilllcontly : that in ono case n family was receiving ? , iOiJO n year in that way. In Lincoln wo nro ? olng to inaka It vorv uncomfortable for tbo undeserving , nnd , ramps and frauds will naturally pass us by 'or Omaha's unprotected "plckln's nnd steal , n's. " Your only romsdv Is some such organ- zatlon us Mr. Kllpatrlck propose--u charity clearing house. Li.ovn SKI.VVRII , Minister of tbo Unitarian Church , Lincoln. A Train friim ( ii.uit Itoitwooil , The Tulnro pcoplo are going to exhibit ono of the results of the California cllmato in an altogether original way. There is a trco n that county which Is a fair spacltnon of vhat the redwood can bo If It grows enough , t stands in n gorgodoap enough to bo awful , and its topmost boughs , where the cones are ho thickest , are on a level with the highest rocks on tbo sides of the ravine. The tree Is 00 foot high , 0(5 ( foot from the butt to the Irst branch , ami 0 feet through at tbo very base. A log of clean , smooth wood that will noasuro 00 foot In length , and avorngo 'M cot in diameter , can easily bo cut out of it. That Is what the Tuluro people propose to do and having the log. they will utllizo It to the lonollt of tno world's fair and the glory of 'ularo. When this giant tree roaches the railroad at Vasullc , sixty mlles distant , tbo sections , ach a car length , are to bo hewn Into thu hapu of ordinary passenger coaches. The ougb bark of the tree will bo the roof of tbo ar , and on the sides nnd ends tbo natural vood will bo loft unpolished , The Inside will bo hollowed out , windows ) ut In and the Interior finished uftor the ashlon of Pullman cars , One will bo a mffot and dining car , with apartments for bath , barber shop nnd kitchen , Tbo other vill bo a sleeper , with nn observation room. Mutforms will bo putnt the oiids , and ordl- iiry trucks underneath , and to prevent the ransformcd trco from falling to pieces under uy circumstances , heavy ban-Is of iron will bo put aroutd tuo boJy of tbo car. Both the method nntl results when Syrup of Figa is ttikcn ; it in plciiaunt nnd refreshing to the tnslo , nnd nets gently yet promptly on the Kidneys , Liver nnd Bowels , cleiuiBes the sys tem cllbattmlly , dispels colds , hcniU nohea nnd fevers nnd cures huhituid constipation. Syrup of Figs is the only remedy ot its kind ever pro duced , pleasing to the taste nnd nc- ccptuhlo to the stonmch , prompt in its action nnd titily honclicinl inia eflbctfl , prepared only from the most honlthy nnd ugrcciihlo substances , its many excellent qualities commend it to nil mid liavo made it the most popular remedy known. Syrup of Figs is for sale in GOo and 81 bottles ny nil lending drug gists. Any reliable druggist who may not hnvo it on hand will pro cure it promptly for nny ono who wishes to try it. Do not ncccpt any oubstituto. CALIFORNIA FIG SYRUP CO. SAI FHMCISCO. ( Mt. Air. NEW WRK. N.V. A Written Guarantee In CURE EVEIIY CASE c/ MONEY REFUNDED. Our euro ll pi nnanont ami not a r-Mdilnn Up. Ca tn treated nro 3inn ago hara nuvir niim uinitom | flnco. nyilucrlblnKca-v ) fully wo run tr l luu l jr tnnll.nmlwoijlvo the sumo UromrriiirAiHeo jo cum or refund all monojr. Thoto who i > rufcr Iu co-no hero for treatment con do no and wo will \ > iy rillroail faio both way nml hotel Will whlln liero It wo ( nil 10 euro , Wo chMlenKo the world for a case that our MAC.1CJ IIHMKDY will not euro. Wrlto ( or full particular * nmt getthoorlJinco. Wo know that jou Mo sUptical , justly to , too , an tlio most vnilnont | > iijrilclaii hitto mtrcrUnnablotoRtro niora than tn.iporary relief. In our flvo years' prnetlco wltn Iho MAIIIOIICUEUV It hat been luo.t dIRlcult to orercomo Iho prejudice ocalnst nil BO called npuclflei. Hut uiulcr our etronfc HuaranUo 3 on should not ImMtnlo to try this renioily. You take no chance of loslnif your uonoy. Vo cuar. MI tea to euro or refund ov ry dollar , and as w o h rn > runutatlon to proteit , also financial backing of 13CO , . 000 , Itlipeifocllysafe to nil who will try the troit- nionU HtirutoforoyouhaYobfinimttlnif up and paying out ) oar inonf y for different treatment * nnd although you are not yctcurrd noono has paid b.tclcyour mon * . Iionotwaitoanynioiomoneyunllljoulryus. Olil chronic ey. , dcenaaatodcoMMcuiullnSOto SO diji. In. restlKatoour financial stnn.llntr . , our reputation ns buslnots men. Wrlto us for names and adJrtesia of : thOFO wo have cured who have given permission to ro- fortothtm. ltco tsouonly postage to do this ) It will tavo yon a world of nKT rlnK from mnntal ( train , and If you mo nmrrtod what may your offspring surfer thiouRh your own nctjllff nco. If your sjmploinn are sere throat , mucous pi-ches Iu mouth , rheutnatifim In bonca and joints , hair falling opt , eruptions on any part of the body , feellniroC Amoral deprousion , pains In head or bones , you have no tlmo to watte. These who nro oonittantly taking mi rcury nn 1 potash should dUcontlnuolt. Constant use of tlmoliuf * wllleuroly brtnff buicanndoillnp ulrursln thoond. lion't fall to write. All correspondence scntrealcdla pl lnenrtl , opes. Wo < nvitothouio < trlltl | InvntlfUlunnmtulll do all In our povrr to aii yoit In Iu Addrens , COOK. JtKMEDf CO. , Omaha , Xtbrailta. OQlco ISUiaml Fainnm. pecond Moor , entrance 13thtt FOR MEN ONLY * I30J for u CUMII o 1,11 , * or 1' illln : Alaiuiuo I. Qocor.il or NITVOIIH Dulilllty , wonkiios < ol liody or iniiui , the oiroot of errors of ciuussoi In old or yotint ; Unit wo cannot. oUro. Wd ftunrantoo every Ci9u or refund ovury dollar. I'lvo dnys trial trc.-vtmont 81. full courfo $3. I'rocoptlolo bonutlts roallzod In threa dnys. llv mall , aucuruljr puckod from observation. Ollluuopcti until ! ) in. COOK unm-iA" co. . OMAHA. NBU LADIES ONLY MARIP IT.MAI-I : UKHULATUIC. B fo am ) IllnUlU certain to : i day or inonoy rufuiidod. 1'rlt'O by mull & - ' . f-eulcd from observation , COOK RUMEUV CO. Umithtu Neb. Neb.ITS PHYSICIANS , SUHGEOHS and SPECIALISTS , 1409 DOUGLAS ST. , OMAHA , NEBRASKA , OlHco honrs from 0 n. m. to 8 i > . ra. Brmdny from 10 n. in. to 1 p. m. HpoclaliataiuChrouic , Norvoua , Skin nnd lllood t ? / ConBnllntlon nt odlco or by mnll frpo. MetliclnoH nont by mnll or oijnvaH , Hocnruly packed , free from obnurvntion. ( luaranUw to euro quickly , safely nnd pormiuiuntly. Tin ) moot wlclnly rind favorably known eiiorln- ! [ fltnintlio UuitiMl Blntos. 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OI.EKT. 8i > ormiu torrhica , Hemlnil Wcuiknoss , hont Mnnliood , Night EmlHHlona , Docnjod Knciiltlon , Knnmlo NVrnknosti nr.d all cloliciitn dlaordnrn peculiar to plthorHnx ponltivnly curwl , nx well na all fur.c- tionrvl dlHOrilorH tlmt result from yonthful follies or the OXCUBB of nmttiro yearn. Gnnrnnteod permanently emw ] , removal complete , without nit- tint ' , , caustic or dilatation. Curn olToctud nl homo by patient without a niomcuU pnlu or annoyance. TO YOUNG AND MIDDLE-AGED MEN awful nlTuclH of rnrly ; * ft Oiina Tlio AQi Dili 6 OUre vicl , Wch | , | brimorKimlS wonVnofH , ilootrorlnK both mind and body , with all itu drondcxl ills , permanently on nil. RoHo AiMnwn those who hnvo Impar. i Dcllo ml tlmmnolvoH by Improper In. nca and military Imliitn. which ruin bolh mind nnd body , unUttlUK tiioni for bualnou ) , Btudyor mairlano. 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