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About Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922 | View Entire Issue (May 1, 1893)
' ? OMAIU BAILY MONDAY , MAY 1 , 1893 , PULSE OF WESTERN PROGRESS [ Bright ProipecU that tha Present Year Will Bo a Prosperous Ono. GREAT ACTIVITY IN ALL LINES OF BUSINESS Completion of the Orrnt Ontltorer OTcr the Columbia Hirer disunion of the l'eco Valley Itontl-den- eril We trn N w § . Reports from almost every point through out the west show a splendid outlook lor business Oils spring mid summer. Many places report largo transfers of real estate , business blocks nnd residences In process of construction and plans being drawn for many more. Thcro will bo a larger crop acrcaRO In mom all tlie counties than over focforo , and , takc-n nltoRCthar , the prospects vruro never brighter for a prosperous yoar. ( trrnt Wrctorn l.'tiKliii-iirinc IVat. Tlio completion of the great cantilever brldpo over the Columbia river nt Itock Island , Wash. , marks the accomplishment ot the greatest feat of railroad engineering In the west. Thn Columbia nt Wnnntclico , where the big brldgo Is being built , Is be tween 00 and 1,000 .yards In width and from 12 to 200 foul deep at low water. Its channel Is worn deep below tliogcncralsurfncoof the valley and , though thn annual Juno rlso Is 85 to M ) feet , It never overflows. After many surveys nnd ineasurc'intmts the company decided to build a bridge high' enough not to Interfere with navigation rather than a draw brldgo at a , shallowed point and sup port the same on piers. At the point se lected for crossing , a. basaltic butte rljes MX ) feet nbovo the valley. The butte drops down to the river in shelf-like terraces nnd on one of these shelves the western approach of ttio bridge rests. On the opposite bank stands a similar butte , 200 feet above the water , and throuirh this butte a-roadway lias boon cut for the eastern approach. Two hnndml and llfty feet from the east bank of the river is nn Island , or rather n huge rock , on which the only pier in the river is built. Hctwecn the rock nnd the west bank Hews the main stream , which is 410 feet wide and MU feet deep. The whole brldgo Is 910M feet long , not counting the minor approaches , and Is 120 feet above low water mark nnd seventy feet nbovo extreme high water. The llrst span roaches from the bluff on the west side , 1WO feet , to n shelf above the water lino. The second or main span reaches-110V < | feet nbovo the main channel to the river. It weighs 85 ( tons nnd In the center Is 75 feet from toj ) to bottom of the structure. The third span extends from the island to the east bank. The entire brldgo Is built of steel and wrought iron. When completed each span will bo separ- nto and Independent of the others. Owing to the great liolirht of the bridges and the depth of the water below , It was Impossible to put up any false work to support the main span. Each of the side spans has been erected upon false work , but In an inverted position and In such n way as to act as the urm of n long lover , and the outer ends of each are loaded with -100 tons of steel rails , so as to balance half of the main span as it was projected over the abyss below. The main span having been completed and Joined to the others , It no longer requires the sup port of the end spans nnd they will be taken down nnd erected in their proper position. Kxtpiifilon nf tlio I'ocon Viilley. Considerable railroad building will bo done In the west this spring , the most ex tensive being that of the Pccos Vnlloy. The Denver News lias this to say : "Tho most important piece of railway destined to bo constructed In the transiulssourl country this season will bo the extension of the I'ecos Volley road from Eddy , Its present terminus , via Uoswell and White Oaks , to n Junction with the main .lino of tlio Santa ITo ut Engel , not far frpm Las Vegas. While the El Paso-Denver short line has been tnlken of , nnd many other railroad enter prises have consumed lots of space In tlio newspapers , Messrs , Ilagerman and Eddy have been quietly nt work and have secured the Jft.OOO.OOO necessary .for the extension named. "Tho enterprise Is nn important one nnd destined to have n largo influcnco on the growth of eastern Now Mexico. Tlio Pccos Vnlloy road runs from Pccos City on the Texas Pacific to Eddy , now the center of ono of the most prosperous agricultural sec tions of the whole west. This affords it an eastern connection in n very roundabout way. The proposed extension will carry tlio road up the rich Pecos v.illoy to Koswell , nnd thcnco westward and northward through the wonderful mineral riches of the White Oaks country to the contemplated Junction with the Santa Fo. The Increased facilities for travel and traffic with the outside world Is perhaps the least of the advantages to bo gained by the I'ccos valley by the extension of this line. The valley Is now in need of n local mar ket for Its grain , fruit , vegetables , alfalfa nnd other products. This it will find among the mines nt White Oaks , whcro develop ment will be stimulated by the coming of n railroad. The gold , sliver , coal , Iron , mar ble and other mineral products of that sec tion will nt once attract capital and become productive. This extension will thus create the market so necessary for the continued agricultural growth and prosperity of the 1'ecos valley. "The local trnfilo which will spring into ex istence on the completion of this road will render It ono of the best paying roads In tno whole west , nnd eastern New Mexico Is to bo congratulated on the now prospects of industrial development which its con struction will assure. " Wyoming Ciml Output. State Mine Inspector U. G. Thomas has been busily engaged the past few weeks preparing his annual report of the condition and output of the mines , which is the most complete over made In the state and Is very lengthy , says the Carbon County ( Wyo. ) Journal. The report shows a great Increase Jn the output of ISlfJ , while the number of 'employes has been reduced. Following- a table furnished by Mr. Thomas nnd containing valuable luforma- [ f tlon : OUTPUT 1IY COUNTIUS 1891. Short ton Shortton Avo.No. County. Lump. Nut. Euiplys. Bwcetwntor OHli'27 ( 7.45B 1.605 OarlMin 355.210 0.-105 770 llllltn 331,397 ' . ! , 'Jt)4 ) 678 WnstOll 295,000 397 Uonvurso 39,033 9,090 98 Total 2,002,030 0.600 3,417 Valued nt mine , $3,673,443.50. OUTl'UT 11Y COUXTIK8 1892. Short ton Short ton Avo. No. County Lump. Nut Kmplys. Sweotwater 1,153,231 H5.7G2 1,550 Carbon f > 2H,4H3 10.2S4 541 ! Ulllta 327.9H& 421 034 Westoi 300,944 . . . . 405 Converse 27.H51I 1,284 105 Total. . . .2,304,440 103BIG 3,142 Valued at mine , $4,214,288.75. The nbovo does not include small mines only tnoso that come under the requirements of the state mining law. Ills liliiliu failure. The well known corporation , McConnell , Maguire < fc Co. , at Moscow , Idaho , the lar gest mercantile house in the state , of which Governor McConnellls head , has been cloved by the sheriff. Although there had been rumors of Impending embarrassment the falluro caused great excitement. The First National Dank of Moscow Issued an attach ment for tyo.OOO. The Moscow National bank immediately followed with an attach ment for fciVOOO. Attorneys for Murphy. Grant & Co. of San Francisco and Allen & Ixr.vls of Portland also served attachments , running the figures up to about * 100,000. Moro attachments nro oxpocteil , which will materially Increase Its liabilities. The assets umount to about SSO.OOO In stock , largo book accounts nnd the ilrm's business property , which ls mortgaged for $ i" > ,000. ( Sovernor McConnell originated the firm several years ago , and two years ago it was Incorporated for $100,000. The members of the tlrjn are : Governor McDonnell. Frank A. David , J. O. Haskoll , W. M. Chambers and J. II. Magulrc. A largo brick block valued at { 00,000 , was milt In which to carry on the business , On thin Olllmrl Hro * . at Salem Imro a mortgage of tan.UOO. Two branch houses were mtalx Ished at Pullman , Wnsh , The firm rondo argo purchases of whfnt , and It was thought profited largely thereby. The recent cent depression In the wheat market , how- ovnr , Is laid to Imvo caused n heavy loss nnd the firm was unable to moot Us obllga- tloni. In order to nave themselves the Pull man business was sold last week to It. b. Hrowno nnd L. II. Mnttulro of Moscow nnd the money placed In the homo nouc. It arrived too late , however. It Is thought that with careful management the firm may pay dollar for dollar. The First National ind Moscow National banks are not affected by the failure. rrnclotm Some of the best mineral-bearing veins In the northwest nro found In the camps nd- Jacent to Ubby , Mont. The great contact Is traceable for many miles and the many min eral locations along Its course bear evidence of great wealth. Shrcv/d mining men have examined the district and are gradually ac quiring property while others are Investing klscwncrc , nnd many llatterinc offers have bc-rii refused by the owners of various prop erties. Whllo other camps are booming the Llbby minors will make merry music wltbt hammer and drill ndn turn out n rich harvcs of the precious metals , enriching them selves and adding to the wealth of the na tion. tion.Camp ( lolden Is a now mining settlement about live miles cast of Whitohull , Mont. Tno American Mining and Development com pany has sunk n shaft 200 feet deep on the Golden claim. The ore carries gold and runs from fS to ? 00 n ton , averaging perhaps $12 n ton. With such a body of ore ai > In the vein this will make a llrst-class property , About thirty men uro employed nt the camp under the Immediate charge of .1. W. Astlcy. It la understood that the American Develop ment and Mining company has the choice of taking a half interest in the property fora certain amount of development work or of paying fiW.OOO cash for the whole property. San Francisco is greatly excited over the discovery of a cinnabar mine almost in the heart of tlio city. The owner has been com pelled to build a fence around his property to keep out prospectors. Mr. T. F. Corbctt , a well known artesian veil driller and mine export , In a talk with a reiwrtPr of a Portland , Ore. , paper , grows enthusiastic on the richness of gold deposits In the southern part of that state. Ho says that some of the largest nuggets over found in the United States were picked up in Josephine nnd Jackson counties. Ono man named Casey picked up ono in tlio once famous Althouso district , located near Grant's pass , , which weighed twenty pounds orWOSOat17 nn ounce. Another notable find was that of Major Hilly Saunders , now living In Grant's pass , who picked up a nugget worth J1XX ( ) while engaged In surveying a ditch on the Applegato river , about ten miles south of Ills present homo. Another piece , wortli ? 1,500 , was picked up on Steam boat creek , near Jacksonville , n few years ago , nnd is In possession of Reekman & Hcenies , of Jacksonville , who purchased it from tlio original Under. Tlio quartz mines nro being rapidly developed. During the past year fourteen mills , , ranging from two to ten stamps each , with a combined capa city of fifty stamps , have been put up In Josephine county nlono. They are crushing llfty tons of ore per day. The ore assays from 20 to $2,000 per ton. A rumored strike of rich ore in Willow Springs precinct , near Ashland , Ore. , has stirred up the prospectors. The vnluo of silver ere shipped from Crccdo , Col. , In Fobruliry is estimated to have been ? SriO,000. Tlio silver output of Colorado was Increased last year by ! 1,000- 000 ounces , The low price of silver has no effect upon the production of the metal In the mines , where the cost ranges between fifteen and forty per cent nn ounce. The output this year will probably bo very much larger than in 1803. Colorado Cut tic Shipments. The San Luis valley in Colorado , will claim front rank this year In that state In the cattle-shipping industry. In fourteen days 123 cars were shipped from the Moffnt yards , and in twenty-one days 1112 cars from Alamosa , including sovonty-tlvo cars which were loaded yesterday. The San Luis val ley Is coming to bo a great place for winter feeding. Of tlio above 200 cars 140 were shipped in last fall , nnd n largo part of , them nro now going to South Dakota. Uringing In these transient feeders is n splendid thing for ranchmen , \vhonro Jhus enabled to Mini a homo market for their feed. Inspector John Adams is kept on the go continually to look after these shipments. At MofTat the other day sixty-four cars were loaded in less than three hours , beating- the best record cvor made on the Hio Grande by several minutes. _ VIII IlrnUt Cholera lilvnHlon. Dr. D. W. Robinson , president of the South Dakota State Board of Health , will attend a conference of the stnto boards of health of Minnesota , South Dakota , North Dakota and Manitoba , which has been called to meet at Winnipeg at some date in the near future. The object of the conference la to ngreo upon some plan to moro effectu ally resist the probable Invasion of choler.i in the northwest should that disease mnko its way 10 tlio United States during the coming summer. Smallpox bus also inailo Us appearance in Manitoba. Dr. Hobinson says that the South DaVota board will ad vise vaccination. Most of the young people of the state , especially the school children , have never been vaccinated. unil NebruakiiiiH. A cat bit of ! the finger of Anton Beely's baby , near Table Hock. A fuittipr search will bo made for coal near Norfold with a diamond drill. The Kearney militia company will give a May party next Wednesday evening. The Grand Island wheelmen talk'of leas ing the bnso ball grounds and putting in a race track. P. F. Sprecher nnd M. E. Foster have taken charge of the Norfolk Journal , suc ceeding William Leavltt. A district convention ot the Woman's For eign Missionary society will bo hold at Beatrice May II and 4. J. W. Sperry of Weeping Water is about to start out on tlio road with a show "larger and better than over. " The Aubnrn Granger has already begun to boom Senator Harris for the Independent nomination for lieutenant governor. A young Englishman named Carter was hold up and roobod on the streets of Beat rice by a man named Hall. 1'ho thief made good his escape. Ten thousand dollars will secure for Wahoo a tannery with a now process for curing hides , nnd the Wasp thinks the amount should bo raised. C. B. Boyco , a prominent citizen of Beatrice , died of heart disease at the ngo of G : ) . Ho was u leading grain merchant of southern Nebraska. Because James A. Finlay , the Indian trader at Pine Hidgo , voted at the Uushvillo city election , ho has been arrested nnd will Imvo his trial In Juno. The North Platte conference of the Ne braska synod of the Evangelical Lutheran church was In session at Dakota City last week nnd was largely attended. A doctor's horse nt Beatrice pulled down n telegraph twlo and then dragged It Into a barbed wire fence , where the animal suc ceeded in breaking Its leg and ending Its life. life.Uov. Uov. C. D. Day , late pastor ot the Meth odist Episcopal church at Pllgor , has been transferred to the Colorado conference. Uov. Edward Wilson , formerly of O'Neill , will oc cupy the pulpit nt Pllgor. The York Times says that nctlva stops are being taken to secure the nomination of Judge Bates for the supreme bench. It is expected to got tha Independent nomination and nn endorsement by the democrats. Three men robbed a passenger on n Union Pacific train nt North Plalto of tllO In cash and a draft for &J70. The next day three suspects were nrrestod at Paxton , but they couid not bo Identified , and so were released , A ridiculous , but provoking , accident Is re- iwrted by the Kearney Huo. A runaway horse struck u clothesline tilled with clothes that had recently been hung out , about mid way from iwst to post , As the horse struck the line both ends g.ivo way simultaneously , The shafts kept the line from going to the grouud , and away the horse went carrying a long white streamer floating In the breezv from either side. The Hue was filled with Indies' and gentlemen's underwear , and as Vao breeze filled the articles out to tbclr full capacity , they looked like Inflated ghost : skipping hither and thither until they became came loosened and fell to the ground. One by ono the articles bccamo dutnchod , nnd vrcro finally picked up. These who saw the ilg'it were highly amused , but It was rather provoking to the | > oor women who had worked so hard to got them on tlio line , Mrs. E , Mnnh , wife of n well known Cus- tcr countnyifnrmcr , has suddenly left the county with her children , and her husband is now n grass widower nnd considerably poorer than ho was , for his better half sold n quantity of stock before taking her de parture nnd pocketed the funds , Tlio Cass county republican committee de cided last fall that nfter nil the campaign expenses had been paid , nil that was loft of the campaign fund should bo divided among the newspapers supporting the ticket. As the newspapers haven't seen n cent of the funds , it Is believed the committee figured out excuses pretty closely. The last act In n domestic drama came tea a sudden termination Tuesday morning , but hardly In the manner fonrtiy pianncd for by the doting principles , says the Hed Cloud Argus. For many months n certain married man of Kcd Cloud has been keeping up clandes tine meetings and correspondence with n well-known woman until matters went so far that an elopement was planned for Tues day morning. At almost the last moment , however , the woman In the case re pented of the part she had taken and to make amends promptly put Into the hands of the wronged wife all the letters which she had received from the gay old benedict. This brought nbout a crisis In short order. An attorney was consulted who straightway sent for the erring spouse and the criminating evidence was laid be fore him. He at first put on a bold front nnd entered a general dental. But It was no go. Ho hail to 'fess up , and to escape prose cution at once deeded all his property to his wife , and also gave her a bill of sale of all his personal effects. A petition for a divorce was at once filed , but our lotharlo was in such a haste to leave town that It was with difficulty that the sheriff could find him In order to serve summons In the divorce pro ceedings. Ho was finally discovered hetwcen two box bars nnd the summons served. This over with tlio next thing was a ticket for In diana for whence ono friend departed in the quickest time jtosslble , meditatively ponder ing upon the truth of the old adage that "there's many a slip , " etc. , etc. , and that there is no fool like nn old one. Western Note * . The Society of Black Hills Pioneers will hold a reunion Juno 8. King county , Washington , wilt have n now poor farm and hospital building at n cost of * ru,4oo. The Black Hills Mercantile company has decided to remove Its business from Rapid City to Deadwood. From January 1 , 18M , up to the present time not ono death has occurred within the limits of Custcr City. The trial of the case of the St. Louis Min ing and Milling company vs the Montana company , limited , is now on at Helena , Mont. Buffalo , Wyo. , will hold a special election to vote on n proposition to bond the city in the sum of $40,000 to construct a water works plant. The completion and opening of the Yank- ton & Sioux Falls railroad will bo celebrated In Sioux Falls by Ed Hiad temple of the Ancient Arabic Order of the Mystic Shrine of Sioux Falls. 'Ihe Washington State Fair commission has practically decided the matter of a site. The track chosen lies one-half mile from Cue corporate limits of North Yakima , in a southerly direction. A cake of natural crystalUed soda , weigh ing SJ.840 pounds , taken from the Downey soda lakes near Laramlo , will bo a part of Wyoming's mineral exhibit to be placed on exhibition at the World's fair. The now shingle null ut South Bend , Wash. , belonging to the Willupa Cedar Lum ber company , was started last week for the llrst time. It has a capacity of 100,000 daily. The season's output Is already contracted for. for.A A number of sales have recently been made at Deadwood of residence lots in various parts of the city , the purchasers in every case having either commenced to build or are having the plans drawn for such homes as they desire. According to the Portland Orcgonlan , Washington will In time produce her own salt. Lake county has two salt marshes , ono on Silver lake and ono on Warner lakp , and when the railroad pierces that country the salt Industry will bo sure thing. Tlio decision of the supreme court of Wy oming constitutes William S. Mot/ judge of the now fourth Judicial district of that state , thus sustaining the constitutionality of the act creating the district and Governor Os- borno's action In appointing the Judge. The bonanza wheat farmers of th ° North Dakota , James and Hed Hlver valleys , are worrying about the crop outlook on account of the backwardness of spring. The bonanza corn planters of the famous Soutli Dakota corn bolt are putting in more than the aver age annual acreage , and are congratulating themselves on the favorable growing pros pect , The people of the northern Dart of Fre mont county , Wyoming , are jubilant over tlio prospect of the B. & M. building through there this year. With a railroad through the Big Horn basin , one of the richest sec tions in the west in natural resources will be open od up. The country abounds In good farming lands , mines , marble quarries and a great many other resources that will bo tempting to capital. Tlio Cheyenne Leader recognizes that the growth of any part of tlio state. benefits the whole , nnd generally congratulates the northern portion of Wyoming on the evi dences of Its increasing prosperity. Heports show that Casper , Douglas , Buffalo , Sheri dan are especially receiving the bencllts of substantial Improvement. The stock busi ness is looking up , there Is increased activity in mining and considerable new railroad building is certain. John Musselman of Hapid City , manager of the Black Hills telephone lines , has made a proposition to the citizens of Hcrmosa to extend the telephone line from Keystone to their place for n guaranty of $000 worth of business for two years. The town , however - over , is to put up the cash as a guaranty , nnd on that amount being paid In the line will at once bo constructed. Ilermosa Is tlio only town of any size In the Hills that has no telephone connection. Bclllnghain Bay , Wash. , Is an important lumber shipping point. Contracts have been made for lumber and shingles requiring 1,500 cars for transportation to eastern iralnts. Shingle mills on the bay nnd on railroads tributary to the bay are running full force , and the Cornwall mill at New Whatcom Is running night and day In an endeavor to keep pace with Its orders. W. A. Woodln of Falrluvcn is loading a vessel for Australia nnd the Cornwall mill Is loading two for fcr- clgn shipment. In Fremont county , Wyoming , the assess ment roll shows that It has one company which pays taxes on 11,009 head , two on fl.OOO and over' four on 4,000 and over , live on 11,000 nnd over , six on 2,000 and over , nine on 1,000 and ovor. twenty-one on 500 and over , twenty-three on 400 and over , twenty-live on 800. thirty- seven on 200 , sixty on 100,100 on CO , 1(13 ( on 25. Whole number of companies and persons assessed , 420. Whole number of cattle , 53U > 3. Tlio Helena Independent rejoices nt the abundant signs of prosperity in nil parts of Montana , while new electric lines , now buildings , no'.v manufactures and material progress in every form sufficiently attest the active prosperity of the metropolitan center of th.it section. The titles to the now army post site property near Helena are also com plete and will bo forwarded to the War de partment within n few days. Within n month It Is expected the construction ol Fort Harrison will be under way. This work will employ an army of men. The perma nent garrison of the now peat is expected to bo ono of the largest in the western country. During the coming Summer moro than $100.- 000 will bo expended on the work , which will bo pushed forward rapidly as subsequent appropriations by congress will allow. The spring outlook is certainly bright for this region of the thriving northwest. Busy people have no time , and sensible people have no Inclination to use pills that make them sick a day for every dose they take. They have learned that tno use of Do Witt's Little Early iiiscrs does not In terfere with their health by causing nausea pain or griping. Those little pills are per feet In action and rcsulte , regulating the stomach and bowels so that headaches , dlz zlness and lassitude nro prevented. Thoj cleanse the blood , clear the complexion ami on3 up the system. Ix > t3 of health In these title fellow * . A PANTHER M A PARTNER K ) u ? ho Strntigo Companion and Preserver of an Arizonh' Hunter. THRILLING STRUGGLE WITH A BEAR fho rnntlter SttTOilV tn Hunter' * Life ntul Fo.iitrd on Iloni'IMMoat ' lntorr tluc Slorr f Life Amid tlio Arizona Frank Nohl , a miner nnd rnnchcr who Ivc3 in the Santa Kltn mountains in Arizona , has the strangest hunting coiu- Hinion on record. It is nothing moro mr less than a Hvo wild panther that could kill him in a moment , and , on tho' ) ther hand , that Nohl has hail dozens of chances of exterminating. The beast is his as far as hunting trips are concerned , but in no other way. Tlio , wo have been on ever 100 trips together ind the man has never had his hand on .ho unliual but once , but that once wus .lie tltno the mysterious tie between the .wo was created. Man and beast seem : o understand each other , although Nohl could not toll you how If it was to save Ills life. The day of their first meeting was tbout two years ago. Nohl was out Hinting and run down n gri'//.ly , at which ho got a good shot that rolled the animal ovor. The man thought the bear was killed and ran up to it for the [ utrposo of skinning it. Bruin lay very still , but ho was far from being dead , or oven sleeping , says the San Francisco Call. Call.Nohl Nohl laid his rifle on the ground and drew his knife preparatory to making the first incision. It was a magnificent animal , and the hunter could not help admiring it. Ho walked around it sev eral limes with his knife in his hand , congratulating himself on thn good day's work ho had done , and finally dropped on his knees by its side for the purpose of going to work. IIo felt among the soft fur for a good place and then stuck his kinfer into it. Tlio cold steel no Hoonor touched the boast's skin than It gave a deep growl and jumped up , knocking the knife out Nohl's hand and surprising him so much ns to almost deprive him of conscious ness. The bear no boouor gained his feet than ho jumped on his would-bo dissector. The man was helpless , and it would have been the work of only a few moments for the maddened animal to make uu end of hinu Nohl reached out for his knife as soon ; as ho divined the animal's intention but it was too fat- away. There was np use in making a fight , so Nohl lay. face down on the ground to keep the1'bear away from his throat as long as possible. Bruin took hold of liis enemy ! and made a great olTort to get his paws around him , so that ho could crush Itfni to death. Ho nearly succeeded , and at the same time was attempting to swallow Nohl's head. It seemed as if it could last only a moment moro , but just then another actor appeared on the scene. It was n panther , utid he went for the bear tooth and null , and in an instant took its attention from the man. When it sprang it got on the boar's back , and there it stuck , biting and scratching fiercely. Nohl had not been hurt to amount to anything , so Jio got 011 his feet and to'ok a hand in the fight. By the time ho 'was ready for business things were looking bad for the pan ther , which hud boon shaken from the betir's back and was making a hot fight face to face. In time the bear would have had the best of it , but Nohl put a stop to it by sending a ball into its heart at short range. It rolled over at once , dead this time beyond any hope of re covery. As the bear rolled ever the panther lot go and walked to ono side , looking at Uio bear curiously. Nolil's first im pulse was to turn his ride on it nnd thereby increase his day's work ; but an instant's roilection caused him to change his mind. Ho know that the panther had risked his lifo to save his , and ho concluded to let it go unless ho attacked him. But this the panther had no in tention of doing , nor has It shown any inclination to do so since. As soon as Nohl made up his mind that ho wus safe from the panther ho wont to work to skin tlio bear. This tlrao there was no trouble and the sharp knife soon had the skin nicely spread out. \Vhilo the work was going on the panther lay on the ground n few feet away watching tlio operation. IIo seemed pleased with all that hud boon done , and whenever Nohl looked his way would raise his head and curl his tail pleasantly. Nohl is an old hunter , and has scon dozens of strange actions on the part of animals , hut ho never before saw a wild panther Ho on the ground a few feet away from a man unless it was dead. As lie wont on with his work ho puzzled ever the animal's strange actions , but could glvo himself no satisfactory ex planation. The panther seemed like a , dog , and tlio man rubbed his oycs sev eral times to make sure ho saw things right , and the next moment ho would make up his mind that ho was dreaming and likely to wuko np. It was a strange experience , but Nohl concluded lie would have the boar skin and not kill fitho panther unless it was absolutely neces sary to save his own lifo. When ho had removed the skin from the boar ho bundled it up and started home , half expecting the panther to jump on him every moment. But it did no such thing. It pimply waited until the man had gene and then wont to the bear's carcass and inudo a square meal. Nohl took his skin homo , where ho dressed it , and afterwards sold it for a good price. IIo VIId not go hunting again for several da S , but when ho did ho was surprised , after walking nbout a quarter of a mile , Upoo * the panther , a few rods from his .hide. . Again the im pulse came ever him to send a bullet into it , but bo stuck > to his resolution and allowed it to utdk in the sumo di rection he was goilig. On this trip ho em'fanly ' a small deer , which ho skinned ancf took such portions as ho needed , leavljjg' the rest for the panther. < i < - ) After that it became u regular thing for the panther to ifdJ with him when ever ho wont hunting. At ilrst it would walk several yards rtway from him , but gradually began to como nearer until it was walking nt Ills nldo. It never be came tame and Nohl linn never IHJOU nbto to put his hands on It. Hvory tlmo ho would make n muvo to do BO It would run until it was some distance awny , when it would continue to walk ns bo- foro. foro.Aftor After this Nohl gave up trying to bo too friendly , and the animal soon got to walk nt his side ns before. The panther always wont with him , It made lie dif ference which way ho wont his friend always caught up to him when ho was nbout a quarter of n mile from his house , but it was no use ; ho never saw it until ho had gene the usual distance , nnd then it was at its side before ho was awnro of its presence. Where it t'nmo from or how it got there is something lie lias never been able to find out. The tlmo came when lie went out hunting without finding any game , nnd tlio same thine * occurred three other times in succession. IIo had known it- to happen on other occasions and thought it was nil right , but the panther did netlike like it. The next tlmo they went out tho. panther went ahead when they reached u certain point and seemed as if lie wanted Nohl to follow. IIo did so , and soon was almost on top of several deer. Ho got three good shots and all the game ho could bundle. After that day the panther led to the hunting grounds and always found game. IIo was always ready to take a hand whenever there was any lighting to be done or wounded animals to be caught. IIo has broutrht back moro than ono wounded deer that would have escaped , and also done some good work lighting a pack of wolves. The panther always wont out with Nohl , but ho had to go back by himself. Whore the animal disappeared to was a mystery for several months. On one occasion Nohl was confined to the house for several days on account of n bad cold , and of course did no hunting , but ho often wondered how the panther was getting along. When ho got out there was his old friend in the usual place , but ho looked lean and sick. It wus plain that things had not been well with him , and Nohl wus in a hurry to kill something for it to eat. Ho soon saw a wildcat on n rock and concluded that it would bo food for the half starved panther. Ho shot it and without stop ping to remove the skin threw it to the famished beast. But instead of eating it the animal picked it up and started down the gully. Nohl was surprised at the strange action and followed to see what it was going to do with the meat. It went about u quarter of n mile and did not object to Nohl following it , so ho could keep pretty close. It finally came to a small cllIT in the side of the hill nnd climbing up a few feet throw tlio dead wildcat into a small hole. This action was stranger than the other and Nohl made an examination while the panther stood near by and looked at him curiously. Ho soon found that there wore some wild animals in the hole , and a careful examination revealed the fact that the place they were in was once a cuvo with a largo opening that had boon closed by some of the rocks sliding down. The only place for air was the small hole into which the panther had thrown the moat. It was a foregone conclusion that the animals inside were the family of Nohl's friend and were nearly starved. The lirst tiling to do was to get them plenty to cat , which was soon done by killing a deer and throwing it in to thorn. Nohl then made a careful ex amination and found there was ono largo rock that was almost balanced and could bo thrown over without milch force. IIo accordingly found a log that ho used ns n lever nnd in a few minutes prlod the rock aside , and an old she panther .and several well grown cubs ran out into the sunshine. The old lady growled at the sight of the man , and if she had not been well fed would likely have made a fight. As it was there was n sort of family reunion and at the same time a family row over something or other. It ended by the she panther going over the hill in a rage and the young ones all following her , while Nohl's friend crawled into the cave and wont to sleep. Nohl went homo not knowing wbothor to bo well pleased with what he had done or not. He only let the family out in the hopes that it would please the pan ther that had saved him from the jaws of the bear , and now all his work was wasted and several ferocious wild beasts were turned at liberty that might as well have been killed. They never came back , but the old panther still goes hunting with Nohl , and there is never a trip made without gumo being found. Nohl enjoys the an imal's company , and has got ever any fear that ho once bad that tlio animal would hurt him. But he has a con stant fear that some otlior hunter will see the animal and shoot it , and that is something ho would not have happen for u thousand dollars. Itutlicr .Sloop Than toke In any other form Is what many people tliimc , and Parks' tea is made for just those folks. It cures constipation , and though not n cathartic , moves the bowels every day All druggists. MKS. HABBIET BEEOHEK STOWE. Visit to tlio Homo oT tlio Author of "Undo Tom's Cabin. " Upon the woman who wrote "Uncle Tom's Cabin" has fallen tlio death blow of the intellect. She Is again a child to herself and to others. A gentleman who spent Easter week in Hartford found Mrs. Stowo "sitting in a rocking chair , her knees crossed , her lap full of old paper and u pair of blunt edged scissors in her hand , cut ting pictures , " says a writer in a Now York paper. "Aftor the manner of little - tlo girls , " the visitor stated , "sho as sumed the role of critic , and in repri manding herself referred to the culprit as 'Ilattio.1 " When the picture cutting lost its interest she would jump up , and , with the indifference of childhood , drop everything on the lloor and skip oil in search of some ether pastime. "Sho had n case of paper dolls that she pasted with absorbing interest and much delicacy. She was inclined to talk , but her remarks were either mean ingless or insignificant , but she hasn't the vaguest idea of what is going on in the world. "For a long time ) her health has been poor , but as hut * intellect diminishes her physical strength seems to increase and she enjoys in u childish way almost perfect health. Her appetite is excel lent. She is always satisfied with what is bet before her. She is put to bed early , sleeps all night and is awake at cock-crow. "Tlio most remarkable tiling utter her amiability is her musical inclination. She not only sings when asked , but volunteers to entertain the visitor. Hot Highest of all in Leavening Power. Latest I ) . S. Gov't Report. noloi.'tlons nro nttMlmo hymns , Sunday school HOURS and nursery bulimia that she learned moro than hnltn century niro. Often she cents liorselt nt the piano nnd plays her own nocompnnl- munts. Strange ns it may neoni , nho lias the words at her tongue's end nnd vet cannot recall oven the air of n popular song. "In her day Mrs. Slowo did consider able decorative work. Before her mind began to give way she undertook to nalntn pair of door imnols. Ono Ir.ts holly hocks , I believe , nnd the ether n iwnny design , but both uro unfinished. Form erly , when n member of the household urged her to resume work , she would promise to do so 'tomorrow. ' Now her is 'what ? ' " answer n questioning panel A UlRli Mrer Usually has n bad live.Ho la bilious , constipated , has linll o.-ition and dyspepsia. If there Is no organic trouble n few doses of Parks' Sure Cure will tone him up. Parks' Sure ( Jure is the only liver nnd kidney cure wo sell on n iwsltlvo guarantee , prlco Jl.OO. All druggists. Both the method nnd results \vhcn Syrup of Figs is taken ; it is pleasant and refreshing to the taste , and acts gently yet promptly on the Kidneys , Liver nnd Bowels , cleanses the sys tem effectually , dispels colds , head aches and fevers nnd cures habitual constipation. Syrtip of Figs ia the only remedy of ita kind over pro duced , pleasing to the taste and ac ceptable to the Btonmch , prompt in its action and truly beneficial in its effects , prepared only from the moat healthy and agreeable substances , its many excellent qualities commend it to all and Imvo made it tlio most popular remedy known. Syrup of Figs is for sale in 60c and 81 bottles by all leading drug gists. Any reliable druggist who may not have it on hand will pro cure it promptly for any ono who wishes to 'try it Do not accept auy substitute. CALIFORNIA FIG SYRUP CO , SAN FRANCISCO , CAl. LMISVILLE. K\T. \ NEW YURK. H.\r nn. F. I 8KAKl.n < 5 , Consulting Surgeon. Graduate of Hush Moillcal Collngo. ( UON- 1UI.TATION FIU2K ) . For the treatment of Wo onro Catnrrli , All Dlionios Nose. 'A'hroat. Chest. Stoiuaoli , and Livor. Blood , Skin nnd Klilnoy Diioaioi , Female Wonlmossot , tioat Manhood CURED. I'lLKS. FIBTUIiA. F183UIIK , pormnnontlr cur l wilt out the UBO of knlfo , lUiuura or caustla All maladies or a prlvntaor dollcato nature , of cither tex , positively curcil. Call on or nildre s , wltli stamp for Clrcutnn , Fras Hook nnd Itaclpes , Dr.Sejrlcs & Scarles1llS'ivIIIVVfsIIi.st ? { < > > tlt Door to Poilnnija T UITAI | TVnna vllTCr < | Ulck ro I VI I ALI I utored , Nervous Debility I i i nun I MCii .uror , CIIreJ b' INDM'O. tlioereatlllmlnulirnicily. flolil Hh writ. In , frunrantre of cure. Hnniple * t > nt tree * . AililreKS OrttMilul Medical Co. . t 1'ljmoulli I'Uet , ttltijo , 1IU "SPARKLING LONDONDERRY A DAISY" B ys DB. FLANDBEAU of Homo , N. Y. "Why , I thought everybody knew what the LONDONDERRY WA TER is. Nothing that I can say will add anything to the positive evi dence that its application in practice has yielded. I can simply say that I have used it three years continuously in n.y practice. I have found ( it a valuable remedy in cases of kidney affections , for the reason that it is a sol vent. Lithia salts , of course , can be administered , but the natural water , in my practice at least , has proved of greater valtie than any agent I have tieen able to discover" From 11. J ) . McAHTIlUK , if. D. , etc , , Chicago , 111. Q Londonderry Lithia Spring Water Go , , NAHIITA. N. II. as It. 1'crklns & ( Jo. , rielltn ; ; Agents , 30 Kllby St. , ItoHton. Muts. PAXTON it GALLAGHER , Distributing Aconts or Omaha. nuuiiiCAi. 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When next In need try a pair , they will give you moro comfort and strvlco for tha money than any other make , Dost In the world. § 5.00 3.00 $4.00 . $2.50 $3.50 22.00 FOR LADIES $2.50 $2.00 $2.25 $1.75 $2.00 FOR BOYS W , L , Douglas Shoes are made In all the Latest Styles , If you want a fine DRESS SHOE don't pay $6 to $8 , try my $3,50 , $4 or $5 Shoe , They will Jit equal to cus tom made and look and wear as well. If you wish to economize In your footwearyou ran dose by purchasing W , L , Douglas Shoes , My name and prlco Is stamped on the bottom , look for It when you buy , Take no sub stitute , I srnd shoes by mall upon receipt of price , postage free , when Slum li.-nlcrs cannot supply you. W. I. . DOUr.I.AK. llroclltun , Dims. Sold bjr MiiRiiorVlibur , Kolioy. Htlior & Co. . 0 , If Curlsoii , Kltus SVCIIHUP , iKn.ttz NowmunJ \V. Crosiy , Sou Hi O i tih i TREATMENT. KOKAMi Clironlc , Mami ? , Privat ) ail Special Disarm , 25yoars oxporlomi. DISEASES Ob1 WOMBS Trontoil nt &VO ) n mouth mill : ill mollolnuj furnliliotl. All other troubles tronti'd at roisonnbla chnritcs. CONSULTATION KIiliE. Call on or aildross DOUGLAS BLOCK , - OMAHA , NEB The Mercer. Omaha's Newest Hotel COR. 12T1I AFO HO/VAFU JH. < /r 11001119 ntgtiiV ) porili/ . fGI'oonis nt f J.O-J per tlaf. lOIleomi wltli Until nt } ! . ' ) ) par Ur. 10Itooms wltli Until nttl.nl to 11.5) pir Mr OPENED AUGUST lab Modern In Kvi-ry lnn | > ct. Newly l''urnliili ( lThroa'i9iit C. S. ER3. Proi ) . The NOW OPEN. Cor. Kith nntl Cltlonfct HtH. O/ > ; > . .Tbf- 1'or.soii S < jfinro. First olass In every rospcct. llnlldlng and furniture untlrol ? nnxv. American iiliin , $1.00 per day , Kuroponn pliui , 11.00 porduy. Spoulal r.itoj by tliu week. M. J. PRANGK , Prop. Tno nly hotel In tno o'ty ' wltli hot and cold water mid sto.un lio.it In ovuryruo n Tull.ui.l illnltu roa.n sorvica BATES $2.50 TO $4.00. Succlal rnlos on upplloiulon. B. SILLOWAY. Prop. OR. TJ3CCREW THC SPECIALIST. IH unsurpansoil In tba truutinont of nil PRIVATE DISEASES and nllWeakneiiiiry and Disorders of mCR 18 years experience. Wrlto for clre lii * and question list free. 14th nnd Farnnm BU * Omaha. Neb. Notlco , Seulod proposals will bo rucolvod by tha State rrlnlliiR Hoard nt tlio olllco of Secretary of Ktiito utiiny tlinn noforu Wcdnnsdiiy , Muy a , 1HU3 , ut 2 o'clock p. in. , fur printing nnd hlmlliiK VMKK ) copies of thn Noiuitu JoiirnuU , lOOUcoplitH of tin ) liouso Jotmmls unil 0000 copies of tlio session liiwa of 1H03 , Including tJUO separately printed and bound In piiior : proof-ttlioet copies of llni "Nowborry Illll. " Semite uud liouso Journals to be prluled on book paper. I wo pounds iierqulro , ( .uper royal ORturo form , standard hrnvliir type , leaded wltli HIX to plou leads between the llnex , mid tlm pases hliull bo twenty-six pica ems In width , without iinin'ces-arv blank * , broken pawl's , or paragraphs , blanks * between proceed- liiB * of each day , and between dltl'eri'iitses- . tiloimof the sumo day and between beads ami hunliumU , not tooxceedomi Imivler line , The lilndlii ! ? hliull bo In the hanui style und quality us the house journals of IH'Jl. SeHilon laws to bo printed on two-pound book paper , Hinall pli'ii type , pauex to bo siiini ) siffl and form as the laws of IHHr > with margi nal notes nnd Index , bound In full hlieep. Proposals will also bo received ut thu time and place for printing the suiirema court reports und court cilendnrn : and for furnish- liiB all blanks , blank boolis and circular * , In cluding revenue blank * require1 ! by the ottl- cent of the executive depurlment of thu state for u period of two yearn from date of con tract. Samples nnd nstlmatc'Mof kinds and quantity of Mipplles to liu furnUhedcan bohuen ut thu olllce of secretary of Htate. Proposals nuislHUti ) for what prlcn the bid der will furnish all books In this clans per pai > " . nnd for all blanks nnd clrcul.ir-i per hundred. , IC'icli proposal must ho nccompanlvd by n bond In thn sum of JjHh.Oo with two or mor.i sureties conditional that the bidder will , la ca u of award , within tlvo days after notice , enter Into contract to do the work. Itlds to bo marked "Proposals for I'libllu I'rlntlnif , " ciiru secretary of stiilo , ( Jalley nnd pauu proof for laws und journals must bo furnished to the propnr olllcer , and all work to bo delivered In ooil order , freiioC cost , at the olllco of the secretary of sliito within ninety days from Iho date of contract , Hlght to reject any or all bids reserved. J H. llAitri.KV. 1 hmtui Treasurer. 1 Of Ktato n Ki.'dKNi.MooiiK : , ( I'rltitliiK Hoard 1 Auditor I'ubllu Accounts. ] AUld lot