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About Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922 | View Entire Issue (Nov. 26, 1893)
f S ww' vfri w * 10 THE OMAHA DAILY BEE : SUNDAY ! NOVEMBER 26 , 1883--TWENTY PAGES , IN THE LDGENBEEL MARSHES Sunrlsj and Sunset on the Lovely Waters of the Raccoon. AN OCTOBER GOOSE AND DUCK SHOD ! Cnmpctl In n I'ookct of the Itllln-Oiir llllnil In tlio Iliulicn-.V Uattlo with tlio Hlri4 ! Tim U yM Work nnil Ilcposo. N October mornlne in the Lugonboel marshes. Tlio long line of serrated bluffs , in the incfoaslhg light , _ looked llko some old J & 1/ rampart of the dark f" ( C jv aces , frowning down _ upon the shadowy waters of llaccoon lako. It was our flrst morning out Stocky Hoth , Billy Slmoral and myself and the sccno being ono of exceptional beauty , especially In n duck hunter's eyes , wo stood awhile In rapt enchantment. The mists lilted rapidly from the surface of the lake , and soon the sun came up ever the rim of Iho eastern prairie , sprinkling willow , reed and rlco ns with golden rain , nnd sottlmi the twittering blackbird * In delighted - lighted motion. Tbo honk of the wild goose resounded from ( ho distant marsh , then n .Omul nf liinla nroao and In a harrow- Hhapcd flock went oft over the hills to their feeding grounds to the -south. The scene with each passing moment bcwuno more and ' and drunk more picturesque and wo'llnRcrod Jt in with inexpressible rapture. On the " farslloroof thollttle inland sea there was n grand sweep of barren sandhills , now r laved in alternate lines of crimson and topaz , swelling from the very edi(0 ( of the Hhlinmorlng waters. Across the . the hoavcm floated tre.\t masses of fleecy vapor , fiery-edged , dropping their lights and shades upou the bosom of the lake llko the play of color on velvet. Now the rounded tops of the towering bluffs glowed us in the glare of' a prairie conflagration , and then nn Immense shadow would nrlso from the waters , llko the Afrito from his crystal vase , and clumber off ever the walls of the lilllf , the startled sunshlno shrinking before llko a thing pursued. A playful breeze cornea rustling through the tall , ttiwnygrass from the south and , brushing by us , pounces upon the lake , streaking the surface Into darkening ripples , fanning the reeds with Us delicate wings nnd melting away la the bordering rico fields. Such was the picture that greeted our vision on October U last. Wo were out for n ten days duck shoot nud had just reached il spot ncreca upon for a camp ground. It was In a snug little pocket in the foothills ; but n few stops from ths lorzy banks of Hay crceit , which came winding down the open valley likb a huge serpent twisting its way through the yellowing herbage until it turn1 bled tumultuously into the lake. Filled with the enthusiasm of our glorious surroundings wo wore soon dumping our carapluggago from Nowberry's big wagon upon the dried sword all about us. It was ' no child's play to got things'In proper shape for such' prolonged stay , and work nnd tug and sweat and fume and swear as hard as wo did , it was late In the afternoon before the tents wuro up , beds made , wood chopped nud the spot began to assume the air 'of n > hunter's homoWo named It Camp Mer1 ganzer. , The big lent fnccd the , south and with " flaps tied back displayed a pile of now-mown buy , with blankets of green and gray and scarlet striued drawn over it. Oaf the rear tent-polo hung hunting coats and waders ) pun cases ntid other paraphernalia , while in the corner loaning against a rudely im- provlsod bench wore our guns and fishing rods. From the front polo , looped with a pleco of twine , was a brace of grouse , their uiotlcd hues warm in. the sunglow , and which Slmoral killed before it was hardly light enough to see on our way ever from Cowberry's. "Old Spot , " Stocky's blue belton setter , nnd as true n friend as over snuffed the scent of chicken or quail , noses about , occa sionally bonding on his haunches totako a dip at some peregrinating flea or lick his paws , crouching to stare keen-eyed from be tween his pnws at our every move , or curlIng - Ing himself up for slumber , only to start up almost instantly to smell at our heels again. Loyal brute , ho know what was up as well as -wo , and was taking every precaution to see that no ono left the camp without him. John had brought us a load of wood , nnd the rougher work about the place having been all duly attended to , n tire was quickly Bpiittoring in the shectiron steve and our first meal in process of preparation , which function unhappily had fallen to mo. It requires lots of tlm < 4 to put up two tents , chop wood enough to last a weak , inakocupboard and table and arrange com missaries , plates , pans , kettles , cups nnd saucers , knives and forks' and a hundred und onoothor things , and it wasn't long cro' I was forced to call both-Slmcral'and Hoth to mv assistance. * Stocky , with gray shirt rolled up to the elbows and corduroys to the knees , in his stocking fcot , peals the potatoes , while Bllllam , In tan colored hunting wamraus , deid grass breeches and rubber boots , strips the grouse , nnd I mix the cornmcul , slice the onions and mnko ttho coffoo. In a twinkling the scene was nlivo avith our cul inary preparations , and the gridiron , sauce pan and collco pot mudo music that shamed bird and rlpplo. An hour later and the top of the moss chest Btoamcd with our first dinner , nnd with nppotltcs us big as , McICinloy's majority in Ohio , wo draw up our shell boxes for chairs nnd fall to. The Kvnnlni ; night. The whole outlook Is soft and rich , as well aswildund rugged , steeped as it Is In the mellow charm of the October sunset. The sun soondisaupears , and In the transparency of the first twilight every object , from the scraggy outline of the distant bluffs , way cross the marsh to the west , o the mlnuta tracery of thb water grasses in the limpid creek near by , were penciled as clear and sharp as at noontide. The \\hlto buffalo blossoniB look like tiny lines of silver resting among their broad , hu.u-t-shapoa leaves , while the clouds above burn In vivid hues , the prnirlo is golden brown , and Huccoon's waters hko u mine of vuviod Juwols In liquid form. Wrapped In the marvelous beauty of such n scene , could sportsman ask for move ? And talk about your banmiots in palaces , what nro they compared with a feast in u duck hunter's camp , with the peer less picture around nnd the r.idmnt roof nbovo ? How the corn bread , toothsome Ki-ousa stow , i > otatoo , with cnions , fried tea a turn , und Old Government Juvu did disappear - appear , and without meaning to toll tales out of school , I must say that Shueral's Umiach on this occasion RUVO mo a hotter Idea of thn bottomless pit thau anything yet , human or dlvlno , I have run across in my trawls , Uut them any ono will toll you that a huugry duck hunter is the most voracious thing oxtant. After our. meal the dishes were washed and refuse cleared away and wo betook ourselves - solves to clgura and comfort. Stocky lolled ngalnst the upright of the lent ; the lawyer bcspruddled hlmsolf across the moss chest , while I lay on thu fiat of my back on the bed , withiuy Iittlo feat braced ugaiust a big box \Valsrodcishulli. . Our conversation was'light nnd flippant. The fading light of day lay soft und dreamy over the soar pralrlo and through thoopon tent wo could see , stretching uoforu us , the glittering crest of the silout lako. "I bclluvo I'll stop out uud see whether there uro any birds flying1 oosorvod the lawyer as ho slid off the moss chest aud strode olit Into the open air. The next in stant we hoard him calling : "Say , if you fellows want to BOO a sight good for sore eyes , coino out hero , the * ky U full of biros. " We were with him la a Jiffy and true enough there vras a big flight ot birds , Flock after flock canio in over the sandhills from off toward Kcshaw'a , and settled down najre , ibero and everywhere , among the rlco nd In the owm water , where fancy bed them. Tb.s * w r many mallards amontr the incoming birds , with a good many widgeon , rodho.id and canvasbacic , nnd fre quent wisps of teal. "There is going to bo elegant sport in the morning , boys , " remarked Stocky , "and what wo want to do Is to decide on a plan yet this evening , then yet a good night's rest and bo off by B in the morning. " To this tiimeral and I gave rcudy assent , nnd ns we stood nnd watched the clouds of water fowl , which seamed to increosn r.ithor than diminish with the deepening Bhados of evening , wo agreed upon the morrow's program. It having been decided by lot that Simcral was to superintend the cooking the next day wo concluded that it was best for Hoth and I to take the bout in Iho morning , while the lawyer skirmished as best ho could along the shore. The gray twilight was notv yielding to the darkness of night. The distant sandhills grew gloomy nnd mysterious , then disap peared ; the water blended with Iho shadows and myriads of stars c.imo forth. Wo were quickly in bed. Nothing disturbed the quiet of the autumn night save nn occa sional moaning howl or nnapplih yelp from some skulking coyote , nud wo slept llko tops. Our nilncl In the Kuslics. The morning broke fresh and-rndlaut from her dewy bath , and after a burned break fast of bacon , eggs , toast and coffee , wo were off with the first gray of dawn , Sim , with Spot nt Ills heels , started down the narrow cnno-eovcrcd peninsula that poked its tangly HOSQ fur out lute the lake from the south , while Stocky nnd I hurried to the spot where our pine scow had been moored Iho day boforo. It was laborious work In deed , rowing and pushing oven this light craft across the lake to a headland of reeds and rice wo had selected for n blind from Iho shore. The water in the lake was very low , lower , in fact than it hud been for years , and floating an inch below the surface was an almost impenetrable matting of aquatic moss. Wo reached the spot ntlast , however , only to find still moro and harder work awaiting us. Thcro was scarcely enough water hero to float a feather , but the mud > vns knee deep , nnd wo hud to pull up our wadurs and got out lute it before wo could force Iho boat securely Into the rushes. By the tlmo wo got her well anchored , the decoys out aud the lops of the rico bout over to facilitateshootlrie , the rose tints ot dawn hud faded , thu distant hills had warmed into broiuo and the reeds and'rico Into gold. UUiu sun was fast kindling the thickest cann and willows into yellow llfo ; hero sprinkling the dark groan moss with color , there striking a shimmering ulslq out Into the lake , until at last all was ono broad Illumination. "Uungl bang ! " came the report of the lawyer's Loluvor , and ns the thin smoke curled up from a likely ppot in the cane well down the peninsula , wo hoard a mighty Happing and scurrylnc on the water , a thousand startled quacks , and as If by the wand of prostldlgltatour the air wa In stantly filled with ducks. They arose in great black masses from a half hundred dlf- lereut points , sailing up into the air singly and in great Docks , then circling round and round as if endeavoring to locate the source of danger or taking their bearings for a de parture from thc-couptry. "Murk ! ritsht in frontl" excitedly whis pered Stocky as a bunch of mallards came cleaving the air straight for our blind from' the south , "you take the right aud I'll tano the loft. " The next Instant his gun cracked and a suleudld big greenhead , in the full blazonry of his autumn plumage , lot go iind whirling in the air , tumbled dead amidst his wooden prototypes. In the shallow waters before us. As the rest of the fiook lifted themselves aloft and turned to leave they received a dual salute from mo and Hoth's ouiainlnR barrel. Throe moro birds foil , two as dead as the proverbial mackerel , but the thlru , an old hoiif-came down slantingly with but a broken iving. She squawked aifrhrhtly and began to dig out for the nearest point of reedy aelvodgo , almost burying herself in the witter us she scurried along. It was but a second's ' work to slip In another shell and In another moment her ashen- boliy was turned skyward nnd her otango legs were kicking spasmodically into empty space. * ' 'Bully 1" shouted the waterworks man , "we've got-four of 'em four big fat nial- ludsl" ' 'Mark ! " mywarnlng exclamation caused him to fiqqat with such precipitation as to uonvly turn him ever the gunwales , and before fore ho could recover himself nnd got into shape to shoot a bunch of gk-eenwings skim med over the decoys , .fairly under his nose , so close were they to his end of the boat. We both pumped up hurriedly but the four loads wo sent aftop them failed to stop a feather. The single moment lost sufficed to carry thorn out of harm's way. "That wasn't quito so bully , " 1 remarked with some aeerbrity ; " nnd if you want to kill dunks you will have to keep down. Can't you see good enough without standing on the gunwales ? " \ "Put a cork In that mug of yours 1" testily rejoined Stocky. "I think I know my busi ness , i ook out yourself I there comes a lot of birds now , right up the channel to your loft. " Sure enough there they came , n small bunch ot widgeon , with their black and gray ish specked breasts glistening llko silver sheens against the sun as they came swiftly on over the water from off somewhere in their marshy feeding grounds. Stocky and I wore crouching low with our Lofevers protrudlug through the reeds , but not un elbow did wo crook until the unwary birds had dropped their pale greenish legs auct cupped their wings , when wo lot them have it. Llko experienced duckcrs wo had both so- looted our blrd.biit.as bad luck would have It , and as is the case so often that it Is incredi ble , we both Selected the same bird. Our iifecc. * cracked llko a single gun and the big gest bird In tho" bunch , a crested iiid proud old cock , flovo down into the mud aud moss- hoadforomosV'heavlor possibly by a couple of ounces from the quantity of load wo hid put. into him. With that marvelous speed for which a seared widgeon is Justly note'd the lomainlug birds wheeled as If upon so many pivots , but they were no quicker than our morel less solves , and in much less tlmo than It takes to toll it , they got our other 'barrels. Wo both got our bird , surprising ns that was. Neither , how- ovi > r , was killed dead , ana , realizing the ah- brovlatod time it requires , a wounded duck to put himself boyond. the roach of the most penetrating hammcrloss , wo both hastily reloaded and begun pounding away ut them. Ono keeled ever at the first shot , but notwithstanding wo nont a half dozen charges nfter the second , which had fallen and fluttered a good way out , wo were chugrincd to see him cleur the entangling mossy Hhallows , glide out Into the open water nnd make oft for thu nearest line of rushes on the other shore. "Well , lot him go , " philosophically quoth my companion , "he's old and tough , und wo don't want him anyway but great heavens look I loook ! there comoa a thousand of'em 1" The bight was really ono well calculated to make a duck hunter's heart leap , und sot his blood n-tlugllntr , for. it there was a sln- glo bird approaching , there were truly , as Stocky hud ejaculated , a thousand of thorn ! They were evidently coming from the lower lake , and within the feathery cloud woro-mnllards , redhead , wldgon , bluobllland teal , and from their course wo know they must pass directly ever our blind. Uungl bangl goes Slmoral's gun as a couple of outlying stragglers cross the ponln/ sula and , although we caught a glimpse of a falling bird , wo could not help but IOOK upon his shot ns a calamity. The mass of birds approaching at onuo began to rlso nnd s\\crvo off to the loft and wo felt that the auriferous opportunity had passed. Hut there was ono bopo loft. Squawk ! squawk ! quack | quick-quack-quack ! Indus- trlously I worked my caller In imitation of n solicitous hen , una what was our ineffable delight when the next instant the birds bout balk ever the body of the lake and again sot their pinions on a downward course , making u straight dive for our decoys. The advance guard was actually settling among the wooden dummlci when we nroso together and began /usllado the llko of which the most persistent duckur experi ences but few times iu his whole career , A half dozen birds fell at the first volley , but so many moro were tuoro und so great was the momentum and Ignorance of the swarm in the roar that they cumo on In con fused , and erratic flight , over and by nnd nil around us. The very air seemed a mesh of frightened and squawking duuks , and as fast as wo could load und shoot the Intense ex citement wua maintained. Without exaggera tion it must have been a full two minutes bo- fora the hut distrulghl bird had regained his course and cleared the dangerous crypt In the perfidious rushes from which u storm of Riuoko and shot and death had Issued. "fly the gods. I thought they wpro eoing to rout us. 8-iudy ! " brake out Stockoy , turning his flushed and steaming face upou mo , but there wai uo tlmo'yet for congratulations , I ? nnd I simply replied "tho crlpi , " n t poked my RUU out from among Iho rccds nnd banged away nt i\ splendid hlg grconheai ) , who , ilesplto tils shuttered winp , was Jnlrly lifting himself through the scant water nnd fatal mosses. Hoth wis quickly to my aid , and , although there wcro no loss than flvo wounded birds striving to escape by Ulvcrs routes , wo turned over every mother's son of them before the longed for havcu of rlco and rushes could bo reached. These , with the seven wo had ex tinguished outright , mailo n plump ilowrn wo had pulled out of the flurry-rslx mallards , Iwo redheads and four widgeon. "You lake hlml" U was aslnglo bird a hen mallard nnd she had Just rouudod a Jutllng pohUon Stocky's side , nnd , although I could huvo killed hur mysulf , I Old not llko to shoot so close over his hoad. The shot was an unoxpootod ono -and ho was placed at n dUnavanlngo , ns Iho bird was coming up from behind him. Ho turned ( lulckly , however , nnd , despite the fuel lhal It wan a stint ) chauco , bo tnado a dead center , dropping hur lustouisldo thu dccovs. Hack In Uainp In tlio .Smuut. Wo could now see great clouds of birds oft In the distance , nil of which seemed lo bo leaving , bill wo didn't c.iro much , ni tvo hud just hud such a royal tlmo wo were glad of a spoil for congratulatory conversation. "Woll , sir , thu llrst bird I " The waterworks man's jubilant outburst xvas cut short by a swish nnd a splash. A brauo of hluobllls , like apparitions , had plumped themselves right down in Iho mid dle of our decoys , coming whence neither of us hid Iho slightest suspicion. Uusportsmaii'llko I pushed my gun out throttgh the blind with the whispered ad monition thai I'd pol > om both at ono foil swoop and banged away. Instead of gently reclining upon tlio water's -surface , as I had Implicitly anticipated , bath birds lopl from the water ns If from a spring board aud llko a twin pair of buildts shot away toward tlio open lake. With nil explanation bolltliug a sporllng editor's uiby lips , I cut loose Iho second barrel , while Slocky gave them both of his , and although wo saw that ono of the birds was laggy nnd bard hit , they both not away , continuing on across the lake , then out over Iho hay Holds and the sandhills until incrospecks ng.iinst tha distant back ground sky. " And thus the sport.continued , with" Inter vals of rest , throughout the entire day. Of course there \\ero ninny Iittlo oxcltlug Incl- douts , such as a flno double by ono or the other , a ludicrous miss , and dozens of other happenings that always go to make up Iho whole of such an unexampled day's shooiliig. but of tlioso I can only speak In a general way. as the record of len more days is to bo recorded. Not until the red sun was within an half hour of. the western bluffs , howov'or , did wo leave our reciiy concealment and bcglu the herculean task of retrieving our dead ducks. The last bird deposited in the boat , I ffavo n sigh of regret that the happy dav was gone , and with Stocky using the polo in the stern , I b'r.isped the oars and pulled oft for the landing across the lake. Tired and hungry as wo were the trip bacl : lo camp was otio lhal will remain ever memorable. In an cnlranciug sunset and with n boat full ofllucks hovy could it bo otherwise ? As wo slowly proceeded through the low water and clingine moss the sun cropped well behind the frowning hills and yet the lake was checked with'masses of light and sluido. the Chiro-oscuro of the Master hand , The weird bravura of the loon or the wild scream of tbo'lish hawk , in perfect keeping with 111 J wild region , greeted us now and -then. Across Iho darkening lake we slowly crawled , exquisite twilight pictures gloamlnfr oul as wo passed. Hero n. brown muskrat house , a colonnade of canes , an arbor of matted rlco , a sedgy hung pool , llko a pooping eye , where iho gamoy bass loved to disport ; n half-whelmed , cotlon \\ood. with the water still sparkling around ; an islel of water liliesor a oil of bog where Iho cano stalks cut Iho breeze into plaintive murmurs , and the spla.tter-dock curled Us spoiled dishes among iho rushes and fuzzy cal-'o-nine-tails. Sometime' } a playful wind stooped lo Iho surface , brushing il into darksome ripples , then fanned our faces aud melted away. It was good nnd dark when wo reached , camp , but iho lawyer was before us and ho not only had a trlorious tire roaring away in the stnvo , but had iho tent lighted up with our three lanterns and u supper reaay that would have tempted the gods , besides a bae of birds , including n big Canada goose , that would have knocked any of your ordinary hunters into a fit. Of course-ho told us of his adventures down the peninsula , and while ihoy were varied and inierosliug , will keep for another week. > The day's work Had admirably prepared us all for Hie enjoymonl of n dreamless bod. and wo were not slow in tumbling in and were soon lulled to sleep to the plaint of the coyote , whispering winds and brawling brook. Nebraska's Football Toim. The history of the Nebraska football team Illustrates \\olllho uus and downs of iho sporting fratornlly. f Heretofore Nebraska has never had a good football team , bul Ibis year ihoy made an offorl lo keep up with the times , and secured the services of au eastern trainer and coach , They thought themselves qulto fortunalo In gelling the services of Frank Crawford of Michigan , who last year coached add de veloped so successfully the Dakor University team. Crawford found n dismal prospect indeed , but by dint of hard , worlc ho scraped to- gcltier a crowd of greenhorns and sot lo work to teach them the game. . . They were a sturdy crowd , Improved rap. idly , and very soon earned iho general repu- lalion of being the bcsl loam in the west , the title lo which they have since forfeited by bointr defeated by Kansas and Missouri. But football Hko high ilvo is largely a game of chance , and Hko lhal famous gatno also , success depends upon who cheats most. Each individual contest Is very largely do- Icrmlncd by that team which happens to bo in the best condition. Nebraska when she is in the pink of condition has shown herself probably the best team in the west , but it is said thai her substitutes nro very weak. Nebraska started in wiih n game with Douno's stron ? team , and surprised every body by boating them 23 to 0 , while Baker trying to outdo this score * and show her su periority over Nebraska could only beat Uouno 10 to 0. Nobrasita then played Baker n Ho piimo , 10 to 10 , Out everybody present knows that Nebraska's team was superior , Tlio third game was with the so-far In vincible Denver Athletic club team , which had slaughtered Missouri , Iowa uud Kansas. This game also was a tie , 4 to 4 , but ttio fact is Denver would not allow herself to bo beaten on her own grounds , und she resorted to all expedients , honorable and dishonora ble. This wus Iho climax of Nebraska's work. Denver frankly acknowledged llial she was iho strongest team in the west. Nebraska's supporters were jubilant and looked upon the pennant ns already won , but alas I how soon were tholr hopes shuttered. Luck , ftito , everything seemed to conspire Against Nebraska , and she lost the next Iwo mimes with Missouri nnd Kansas. The boys were up all night before the Missouri - souri guuio , on account of a wroolc , and they did not have iho oiiduranco for a gamn of foolball. In this gauio Owryand Flipplu ami Whlpplo were hurl , and could not got lute condition for the Kansas gutco , which toou place last Saturday , und bealdeu , that harmony requisite to success was wanting In the team. I'uco. thinking it beneath ttio dignity of his roval nolf to play upon the bench , when all his follows wished it , and everybody know it was for tbo best , sulked llko a high school boy , resigned the cap- tulncy ami quit ttio team , The Thanksgiving day's game will bo a hot ono , because If Nebraska wins she will bo tied for second place. If Iowa wins she may win the pennant yet , and it is thu com mon verdict that her teum Is the strongest and most powerful or any in the league , and she will light , desperately fo down her old rival , Nebraska. I'uller'ji Shoot Across th Frmi Puller , the well known rlflo Shot nnd nll-'round ihoroughbrod sportsman , will conduct a big turkey shoot on the shooting grounds at the other end of the big brldgoon Wednesday , November U'J. All the shooters are invited and can rest assured that Fred- crlkus will furnish them plenty of interesting and healthful sport. The No 0 Wheeler to WU&on with Its ro-j ary movement , is the lightest running d machine in the market , and Is uneiiuallo. for speed , durability anil quality fa work ; Sold by W. Lancaster & Co. , Oil rSouth'Slx tucnth street CHAT WTO'TIIE BOXERS nii _ t liuu Ilia Story That WflJ5 Htjard Over Sundry ( ' Top , NO WESTERN LEGlE BALL FOR OMAHA Among the Huny yiiqrMtnon AVIicct perinsr The JMIJ iir l the Hut Mexico's ' Lnit llapo 011001110 * tTsnnl Weekly Grist otYtroczy Spnrts. Billy Plnkorton was in the city several days last week keeping tab on n Job lot of train robbers nnd diamond thlovus , and Thursday evening 1 ran into him and the two Jacks Moynlhan _ nud Wood. They were breasting tbo mahogany down nt the Dollono nud discussing the merits of a bottle tle with an inflammatory too when I was In vited up aud another cut glass ordered , ditto another bottle. The hand of Father Tlmo lies lightly on the head of the great sleuth. Ills f urtivo oycs nro as keen and bright ns over , and his sable moustache oven glossier than it was ten years ago. That Billy is a good looker wo all know , nnd erect us a Norway piuo , In lavender topcoat. With an anarchist's signal coyly peeping from the breast pocket , Jaunty Derby nnd proper stick , hu looked moro the swell than ttio nemesis of desperate crim inals , The wlno exhaustively analyzed Moynl- linn abruptly switched the subject with the interrogatory : "Well , Billy , how shall I bet on the flghtt" "Fight what light ? The otto that will never come oft ! " nnd the dotectlvo held up his glass and through Us nmbor contents in spected the electric light. "You'vo called the turn , " replied Jack , "tho ono that will never como oif. " "Woll , If you want to win and judging from the antiquity of that tile of yours , I think you uo bet Just that way that it will noror como off. " " "You think sot" "I do. It is a caio of one Is afraid and the other dusseht. " "Or , as Iho gentleman who roforced the Mace and Coburn fight down at Now Orleans a few years ago put it , 'one is afraid and the other afrnldor , ' eht'1 Interjected Jack Wood. "That Is the size of It , " continued the dobonnalr Pinkcrton. "But lef mo explain. A man , ns you all Itnow , can go on drinking whisky for ten years , and ho may get full 0 very day at that , , can brace up any tlmo , leave the stuff alone , and nurse himself back almost as good as now. But there are certain other debilitating and vitiating practices that you cannot indulge iu for the thousandth part of that tlmo and over bo the man again that you were when those vices were a stranger to you. You know Charlie Mitchell and you know Jim Corbott. Mitch ell is a winodrinkeraud , lives for a good time only ; ho is generous to prodigality ana the best off-hand bar room talker on either side of the pond. Corbott doesn't.drtnk wine It costs money but them are other nnd worse things that ho 1 " guilty of , and I don't think ho .ili , particular about mooting the Englishman. Mitchell Is six or seven years Corbott's senior , yet despite his couviviaj.'Dfhichant ' , looks ns if he would be a pretty t'o Ugh sort of a customer for any champion fQV.adozon years to comer- 1 do not know whoty'of ,1 am making myself very i > lainbut you caq.gucss , can't you ! But in all candor I do In at bellovo cither man cares much about lygl/tlng / the other , for If they did they'd go aud' flght. The law sim ply shuts thorn out if. ) the oily limits , but there are plenty of jonco ( corners out in the isn't therol" country almost anywhere , "And the old fcllo'w , ' Billy , what do you think of him ? " queried Moyulhan with that quizzical looic of nis. ' * " "Tho old'feUdw wild ? " "Why , the Big Fellow of course. " "Oh , JohaL. Wflll , Sir , hones tJy propcrly groomed , I think , liQ youlu lick either ono of them yet today. That.was.no flght down at Now Orleans ! I think I could have punched Sully out myself on that occasion. But what a broth of a boy ho was back in 'S3. Why , it only required him ton minutes to stop Paddy Uyan " ' 'Yo3"lntcrruptedMoynIhan _ , "and I know that every politician In Chicago went broke on it , too. " "Lot mo see , " proceeded the dotectlvo , "Ryan won the championship somewhere down in Virginia by boating old man Goss , didn't he , and it took bim something less than 100 rounds to do it at that. Notwith standing this fact , though , after that Paddy was the lion of the day and a good many misguided sports were willing to stake tholr lives that the man did not llvo who could whip him. About this * tlmo the Boston boy began to loom up. Ho had already thumped the couceit out of George llooko , big Prof. Donaldson , Steve Taylor , John Flood and a slather of small fry , and was finally .matched against Hyan for $5,000 and the champion ship. I llko to talk ever those old days , and by the way , Jack , " turning to Moynthnn , "wasn't you with John L. after that didn't you see him kill Paddy the second tlmo out on the coust ? " "Yes , I was the advance of the combina tion when Pat Shcedy had the Big Fellow , and 1 never enjoyed such another night as that whou John retired the Trojan to private life. " "That was In " 83 " "Eighty-six. Al Smith had Sullivan In ' 83. You recollect Paddy always blamed his downfall at Mississippi Citv on n defective truss and promised all his friends to lick the Big Follow if ho ever got another show. Well , ho got ono. It was at Madison Square garden , Now York , just' nftor the holidays in ' 85 , but the police interfered in the first round. Paddy pulled a nice pleco of money out of the gnto and shortly thereafter migrated to Chicago. Our combination was in 'Frisco in November , ' 88 , and John Li. and Ryan were again matched , this time for four rounds uud 75 and " . " > of the gate. The fight took place Saturday night. November 13 , nt the Mechanics Pavilion , on Market street , and a great night ic was. You never saw such n jam. The big building was crowded by half past 4 in the afternoon , and this vast assemblage sat there , with moro or loss patience , but in perfect order , until nearly 11 that night. But I am getting ahead of my story another bottle , please ; yes n big ono vje hud the toughest tlmo getting the thing on. You BOO Davlos was there at the tlmo with Dempsey ana Burke , and It was a race bo- tweeu Shecdy and the Parson who would got to snow first. There were days of wlro-pulllng. nnd It wus. . only through the friendship of Chris Buckley , the blind poli tician who was on the democratic throne out there then , Ed Buckley , the actor , Prof. Harry Maynard , Pap" Sullivan , the big whisky dealer , Ad Kymun nnd Billy Kinur- son , the minstrels , tviipjiail u great pull In 'Frisco iu those days , aud Hush , the hotel prince , that Shecdy b'sat the Parson out. So solid did Chris Bueklofhiuko us that Chief Crowlovsout a-oundUW ) pohco to maintain order during the performance , which only goes to prove oiico mpfu that God is good to the Irish , Of courseutJiero were some pro- llmlnarios , I-aBUuct.o and other vege tables but do you ca'ro to hoar about the fight ! " And , ns Juckiturncd to us , ho took n big gulp of wine , andfMiwns only to do this that ho stoppod. "J l tfght , then , " ho went on , "When the tlmo j ( nu for the Big Fellow nnd Paddy to go on , n .Sullivan was thoro. and the big house bga.n to apprehend that ho wasn't going to bi ) , jVboro do you think lie w&s down at the Grand Opera house with his wlfo , in a bax- for which ho paULa $100 uolo , the outetkwinient , whatever it was , bnlng for the earthquake sufferers at Charleston. I got into a b.irouoho und hud the Jehu gallop down to the Grand , and I got Sully out. Ho was in full drois , but climbed into the wagou and wo were driven rapidly back to the pavilion , The Big Follow went straight into the green room , laid aside his swell togs , nnd wan in his tights before you could say scat. And mint ) you , ho was hog fat , hadn't trained a lick for the match , while Hyan had bean iu careful preparation for over a month. What a yell wont up when John L. swaggered out of the files. I thought the roof would go up. Hyan quickly followed , nnd it being U o'clock , i llrarii Cooke , the referee , soon had the men facing each other. "Sulllran hua his wall known guard up , ready for business , but Paddy was pale and slow and loth to begin. John suddenly dropped his band to lit ? aides , and in a volco loud enough for all of us in the prois boxus tohear , sala ; "Now go on , Paddy , smash mo make a showing for yourself 1'V ' "Hyan didn't know vfh l to m k of this , nnd was nwfullenry , but ho finally feinted and as the Bljr Fellow never made a move to protect himself ho prepared to swing on his neck. "Smash nwny , " rofmuroil John TJ. , "you must make n showing for yourself ! " "Biff ! Paddy landed a ntco ono alongside ot Bully's Jaw. It sounded lika smacking A fat hog with n clapboard. John simply tossed his head llko n big bull , nnd again stuck out hh mug for some more , nnd , en couraged by his first essay , Paddy hit him again. This tlmo , howcvct , before ho could got nwny , John poked his loft pretty hard into Hynn's mouth , nud all ho tried to do in the rest of the round was to spit out the blood and kcnp away. "Tho second was n repetition of the first , only Sully hooked Paddy in the back of the neck townrd the close nnd came within n short straight of ending the b.ittlo right there. John came out for the third there , there , man , -don't slop It over , till Billy's glass and there was gore In his eye , nut' ' Air. Hvan lustlnctlvcly felt that the cllmatcricnl parlod had arrived , The Big Fellow started right out to got him nnd Paddy HUccbctlca In eluding him for n moment , but was finally penned in his own corner. Thcro was n couple ot stiff Jabs , then that right came round and across with n swshnhd | the big Trojan wont down on his belly dca.d to the world. "Sullivan knelt down and assisted COOKO in raising himto , his foot , but ho was limp ns n dish rag. and they sat him in his chair , Sullivan exclaiming ns ho funuc n"hlm : " "Give the big sucker plenty of tlmo to como to , captain ; bo's moro scart than hurt. I only tappeu"hlm. ' , "Hut Paddy roluiod to como 'round ' , and Cooke gave the fight to John Well , sir , Hynn got out of the affair Just Sy.tS . iilunk- ors , moro monoV than ho had over semi be fore. . This included his per cent nnd ex penses to and from Chicago , whluh the Big Follow graciously allowed him. Through the ndvlco of a lot ot stiffs , Paddy uut all his stuff Into u saloon and went broke ocforo the bluebirds began to bloom. Oh , yes , nil of those \Vlso guys may talk about Sullivan , but I would liked to have seen Corbott face him that ihght seven ienrs ago. Ho wouldn't bo the champion today.lt ho had. " And the genial Jack heaved a' weary sigh , d ml nod his glass and shoved It across the bar for more. In discussing the champions and ex-cham pions it might bo added that Sullivan did not know when to retire. This may also Do thi ) case with Corbott , nud 1 hope It may. When it docs the halo of the prlzo fighter's greatness will bo exchanged for n crown of nonentity. Sullivan refused to acknowledge any deterioration of bin wonderful powers and the proud reputation that took him years' " to build up was destroyed in ono brief hour. in tiny pursuit of. llfo it .Is much easier to fall than torise. % Tommy Kynn writes mo from Bridgeport , Conn. Ho has pone lute the hotel business doubled up with Merritt , the pedestrian , with whom ho has been baud and foot since Ills sojourn In the east. Tommy aud Sam will make a strotig pair of bouifaccs , and woo betldo the luckless individual who trys to jump his bill. , It will require but a short time for Morritt tpovertako him and Tommy less to extract satisfaction out of his hide. A peed name for tbo house , after the old English style , would , bo the Duke and the Pedal. Ono woo doth tread upsn another's heel , so fust they follow. Hardly had the governor of Florida aud his name is Mitchell , too put his moccasin down on the proposed big fight than the telegraph announces thai Corbctt and Mitchell have both taken the road with iheir respective theatrical snaps. They intend to imitate that great actor , Jolm L. Docs it look like a fight ? What suckers they bothjiro Charlie and Jim. They could shako hands , give exhibi tions nnd gut Iho country.SANUT SANUT GUISWOLD. A AixswouTir , Neb. , Nov , 23. To the Sport ing Editor of Tun Bnu : I hereby challenge any boy in the city ot Omaha to wrestle mo Grccco-Koman style , "Lancashire rules to govern , for from ? 25 to $50 a sldo. I am 10 yo'ars'old an'd 'weigh' 130 pounds , and will wrestle any boy of that ago ana pounds. Will bo pleased to hear from any boy in the city. O. T. CUUTIS. ' - i - Out In the Cold. At Indianapolis on Tuesday last Iho now Western league was completed , and Omaha was left out , notwithstanding that Dave Howe aud his musical jaw was oiVhand and did lib utmost to stem the tide wilh the Gate City on his back. And so , for anjthcr year at least , It is semi-professional ball for Omaha. The new body will start out with Indian apolis , Toledo , Grand Haplds , Detroit , Min neapolis , Milwaukee , Kansas City ana Sioux City a1 ? members. My old and esteemed friend , Ben Johnson of the Cincinnati Com mercial-Gazette , was elected president , sec retary and treasurer , and a hotter man couldn't have been found throughout the length and breadth of the laud. ' .the constitution is almost identical with that of the National league. One clause prohibits - ' hibits the sale of players to clubsoutsido the league during the playing season. Gate re ceipts will bo equally divided. Ten per cent will go to the sinking fund. Each club must deposit a forfeit of j&OO till the sinking fund reaches $8,000 , when the forfeit money maybe bo taken down. Sunday ball Is to bo per mitted. The salary limit will probably be fixed nt S1.5QO or $1,800 per month , That old Philadelphia jvar horse , SVilliam Shursig , will manage Iho Indianapolis club , , but as yet Billy Pants Harrington hasn't caught on with Sioux City. Mexico's l.uot mill Only Hope. ST. Louis , Nov. ! i5. [ Special Telegram to THU BKE. ] The City of Mexico may yet bo chosen nsitho scat of war for -tho grout In ternational contest between Corbott and Mitchell. If tbo governor insists in his de termination that the battle shall not take plnco nt Jacksonville , Tom Kelly says a syndicate can bo organized iu St. Louis that will contribute n purse of $70,000 or $25,000 foift inntst bntwccii Horbett nnd Mitchell to take place in the City of Mexico nt the race Irack managed by Colonel Bob Pate of this city. Colonel Pate is wlllinir to go iu on this scheme directly ho Is Informed oftl- clally that the Florida officials will forbid the flght. Thqro nro several prominent lurfraeu in town willing to contribute to ward a purse for the intornutlo nal fistlo contest in case they can make satisfactory rates with the railroads for round trip tickets to include udmlssion to the Pnto track , which would bo the scene of the mill If it is to bo brought off in the City of Moxico. As Colonel Pate can furnish the track free of olmrgOi Iho only outlay would bo Iho purse and advertising expenses , On Pate's return from Mexico , which Is shortly expected , stops will bo taken atonco to bring the mutter to a head. the I liny Hpnrtimen , Rob and John Patrick , with n couple of friends , took n duy off last week and bagged something llko six duicu quail , J nek Morrison nnd "Choi" Hulott of the Merchants were Clrarllo Williams' quail shooting guests nl Missouri Valley n couple of days lust wpck. They bagged bomothing llko a barrel gf birds. George Field , ono of North Platto's genial sportsmen , is iu the city , Says three of thorn loft North Plutto lusl Sunday after- noou and bagged 'slxty-thrco quail , and that any ordinary shot outcht to got sixty or seventy iu n duy's shoot , t Iu the departure of Billy Nason the Omaha Gun club hus lost u good mini. Hu did much to promote the shooting interests of Omaha , and will bo missed at all future tourneys. The club should bo careful in selecting his successor , Frank Cunuiuhaol would make a good man for the position. Hud a little outing Morrison and I with Newt Tliornly Iho host shol In western Nebraska and Harry Abshlro of Suther land last weak , Harry and Newt make a pair hard to , beat when il cx > raes for enler- laining and taking care of u couple of pil grims. Will surely see thorn again. A , Hospo and Jucksnipo Knowlos were after gceso one day last week , and , In fact , are still after thorn. They were down near Ashland and saw lots of birds , but the river was so choked with ice that they couldn't kill eighty ot ninety , so they killed throe- all big Canadas. They said that ono of them weighed twenty-five pounds in his s looking foot. JobnJ. Hardin has at the Uxldermist's shop of Brown & Scow ono of the most mag- nlupent speejai ot ( U , gpjd a yaglp ever captured In this part of the country. It was n present from .John D. Platt , who resides In the northwestern part of the stato. The big hlrd wi * caught In a atocl trap , nnd Mr. Platt says that It U the onlV bird that can stand with ono loot on the peak of ttio Kocklcs and the other In the AUcghcnlcs and dip his beak in thn Mmlsslppl. Hi fur ther stated that the eagle had open around his ranch for years ana had carried olTtnuny half grown lamba In Its time. Speaking about R , T. Lamb , thn crack Iowa shot , the locM gunners would ItUo to know Jim who ho l . Jack Knowlos says lie knows him and that ho Is a Swede , who n few years ago couldn't hit n barn If ho flt-cd his gun off Inside. lie shoots n Xulu and couldn't kill forty ducks In forty years. Hilly Hoaijlaud says ho Is n HusMan nnd couldn't hit a balloon with a busoball bat. Ifanlln says ho Is mi Indian nnd wears feathers to church. "Spike" Kennedy says ho Is a U.igo nun traps muskrats In the winter - tor and peddles bananas In the summer. I guess , AhIimb. . you ulll have to stop up nnd lot us see whut you lools like. OMMIA. Nov. 21.- Sandy flrlswold , 8portlnir ijdltorpr Tin : UK ) : : I uotlco In .Tin ; HKI : of November U2 n fntiuminlciUlon fnim \ \ A. noun ( if Uiitilnti , In. , ntiont proposition I niiido to yon noinotlino nKo to shoot tlioso Unit- lnuclialluiiKGrs Indlvldtmlly. ( ) t cour o 1 did iiotcxppci you to publish wlmt. I Mild , but us loiiRusyoilmiw pruunr to do so 1 will nmkoniy proposition Rood. I will shoot each of the four men immiMl by Mr. Demi ti match of flfly llvo birds for 150 u sldo , and toss u penny for the cliolco of grounds Omul u or Ounhip. I will po further. I will Muint thuso four mm 100 llvo birds uauh for J1UU , or nny nuiiiliur or for nny tinmuiil they may profnr. Mr. Doun siys lie dousti't c.iio about this nuitlor helm ; pir.idi'd In the iiuwspiipors. Why mil ? When u man wants u shoot for thiU kind ot money It Is well enough tolul the levers of the trap know about It In ordur that they can see Just where u fellow stands. I am not anxious to shool. any matches , out \\lll not allow any of this kind to escape. Yours tesncclfully , JOHN . ) . ll.Miin.v. Anso Nowborr.v , the sago of Cody and the best .sandhill crane shot west ot the Missis sippi , has been In the city for several days , the guest of friends. Tiips with the nilinrn. There Is no law against prlzo fighting In Florida. The Emoirc Athlotio club of PliHiulcOnhtii Is a now ono and wants Gcorgo Dixon and Billy PHmmor for the opening card. "Sam" Merritt , the pedestrian , nnd "Tommy" Hvan , the pugilist , have irene lute the hotel business at Bridgeport Conn. Jack McAulllTo savs ho has retired from the rinc for good , llo is cnrouto to 'Frisco , where ho goes on the block as a bookmaker. The Duval Athlotio club of Jacksonville proposes to glvo a ilstlc. carnival in Januarv maybe. In addition to the bii ? International mill , Dan Crcedon and Hob Fitzsimmons are expected to meet there. The lloby Athletic club , It is alleged , wjll reopen n week from Monday night , when Dannio Noedlmni and Jim B.irrou of Aus tralia will meet for n ten-round argument , and Jimmy Hum * und Johnny Connors will go on for twenty rounds. Aproposo of. the comparative roughness or brutality in football anil pugilism , the action of the recorder of Manchester , liugland , in a recent case may be of interest. Two pugi lists who had been engaged in an unusually severe contest were up before the recorder and pleaded guilty. In Interpreting ttio law the recorder went on to say that It was equally applicable to footbill. Ho pointed out that In view of the tendency toward violence on the football Held where an at tempt was made to counteract skill by brute force it becomes just as much u criminal offense as a bare knuckle fight. Tlt-Tntllo cil thn lilnmond. Dave Foutr. will succeed Dan Brouthers at first base for Brooklyn. The schedule meeting ot the league will beheld held In Now York February 20. "Dad" Clarke finally signed a Now York contract at New York's own terms. New York lias formally returned ICing Kel. to Boston. Kel. is going on the roud with "O'Dowd's Neighbors. " Big Mike Sullivan has boon transferred to Washington and "Dummy" Hey will lead off at bat for Cincinnati no ct season. The league has sensibly rejected the double umpire idea. HwJsidcnt..Young was authorized to appoint a start not" , to exceed seven In number. Kmslle , Lynch and Me- Quado are three likely to bo called. Captain Ward has secured George Van Haltern from the Pittsburgs. The Dagos will likely play Jake Stenzel in the Hold in Van's place , while the latter will supplant either Burke or Tiernnn in New York. Secretary Georco Munson as the repre- " fuiiL.iuvu UL < - > \unuurjuio spuaKs "oy the curd'\when ho talks about the bunt. He declares : "I bellovo that the bunt ball will be penalized by calling It u strike every time it is batted into foul ground. ' , niK * of thn Waapl. H. C. Tagger , lateiof the G.inyracdcs , but now a member of the Tourists , is u frequent visitor at the club house. Hurry Hattenliauer of the Ganymedcs of Council Ululls , Austin Williams and H. C. Banit : wore visitors at the club house last week. H. E. Fredrlckson still leads in the pro gressive high-five tournament of the Tour ists. Ho has also won two special prbcs In the scries. Last Sunday was indeed an Ideal day for cycling. The Tourists had a run scheduled for Mattsmouth. E. ' 1. Yatcs nnd A. W. Melton rode to Logan , la. , covering forty miles In throe and one-half hours. Manufacturers of bicycles are now vicing with each other in the perfection of their J8W model. Ono of the first to arrive In Omaha Is the "Hailaduy Temple Scorcher , " weight twentynlno and onn-huif pounds , now on exhibition at AI. O. Daxon'a. It is a beauty. Some vicious person slashed Secretary Yates' tires Thursday evening while his wheel was standing in the Seventeenth street entrance of thu New Yoik Llfo build ing. The matter has been given to a de tective , who will ferret out the perpetrator if possible. Question * nnd Antwcrg. SOUTH OMAHA , Nov. ii ! . To the Snoitlns Editor of Tin : JIKK : Will von kindly Mum In your rUiiduy bpoi linn column thu u\uct dlll'ur- tiiiuo between the Maiqulsof Quecnsbji ry and IiQiidon I'rlrj King lulusutid uullgo. A A'lim- ber of Homier- ) . Ans. Ouconsborry rules tirovlUo for 11 twenty-four-foot , ring , or us near that uizo as possible , a fair stand-up boxing match , no hugging or wrestling. Uouuds three min utes , one mlnuiQ rest. Londou rules ring must bo on the turf , tivunty-four-loot squuro ; two Judges und ono referee. Each round terminates with a fall. Thirty seconds rest. Cannot fall without having received a blow , but can slip down In u clinch to avoid punishment , Wrestling allowed. iMitAsnu. Wyo , , Nov. 151 , To the Spotting Keillor or Tin : IH-.K : Will you kindly declilo In iHinitiiy'H llKU u iUU | ! > tu > ii no iloulit uflun ubUuU but ulncli I cannot now icciill. In u guiuu of hlgli llvo the count la foity-nlno on both Nidus , thu bld < lL r niuKcs hUli , uume. luft llvu , the utliur low , Jack , ilgnt live. Which wins the guinuV i : . J. Hoyd , Ans. Ix > w , Jack and the right five , in a gumoof fifty-two points. OIIKHTON. Iu. . Nov. 20 , To tbo Sporting Editor of Tin : llKKi 1'leaso atato lit nu.\t Hnn- ilay's ItKKlf thuro Isu liii'iiiliiin buck of berlos 1H. No. 6uU'Jlof Muich 1U.1UUU , uctof Kobriiary lift , IBO'J. If you don't know , buy vrlioro 1 cun Und out. 1) . V , I'lslier , AnsYrlto to 11. L. Allen , University building , Now York. IUYJU CITY , Nob. , Nov. 20. Tq the Bportlni ; Keillor ot TilKltitKl 1'Juuio htitlu whutdUpo- bltlou wits niudo of the IxKly of llooth , ilio Hluyurot 1'ruslUeut J.incoln , mm ulillgu. May Llndoii. AIIB , It was burled , May , OAIIIIOI.U In. , Nov. 21. To the Sporting IJIHoruf'l'llultKK : I'leabu clvomuuniiuswurtu thu following inuMlu" in 'l 111 : lIKr u boon us you possibly cun : Whatyuuruiid > iiioiith wua Uhurluy Mltcliull bornV The man that Is now miituhfd tollKbt JliaC'iiibutt. Jly bo tlolng you will t-Teutly ubllgu Ulmrk'M llonuu , Atis. October , IbOl. Four MBAUK , 8. 1) ) . , Nov. 20. To the Sporting Edltur of TUB DEI : : Will you , orcuri yon , f nr- nUli mo with the following Inturnmlloii thruugb thu coliiums ot TUB HKKI U Dick EUKUII , the Montana Kid. who li to huvo thu llglit with Tommy Hyuii , the same "Kid" who truvoloU with Juvk J < yncli of Saglnaw , Mich. , through Moiituna In 1B8 ( . , giving uvlilbltlonsi I undurbtund ho hud a bout with u boldlur from I'ort Kill * , Alout. , ilurlnt ; lliut tlinu , whoniudu It very Intort-HtliiK for thu "Kid , " nnd UH I am acuualntud with Tammy Jtyan 1 am cuiitldunt tliut tills "Kid" , It It'a thu kutuo ijian , will not "bo In H. " When Wax It ho ktood Jack Ujuip- boy oir , and \vliui oV A tiub&ctlbor , Ans. His the eamo man. In Portland , two years ago. OMAHA , Nov. 20To the Snorting Keillor of Tun UKKI 1'loabu answer ihrough the columns of your paper what duy of thu Houk the 17th ot March full upon In tuo years 1U87 , Igyti and crlbor. lbbU--Abub : Am. Thursday , 1687 { Saturday , 1833 ; Sun- MOTHERS * FRIEND ' * CHILD BIRTH EflSV. Colvln , La. , Doo. 2 , 1880. My wlfo tisod MOTHER'S FRIEND bsfnri her tliird confinement , and eaya aho xvouM not bo without It for hundrodo of ilolltiro. DOCK MII/L3. S nt by cxrTr s on receipt of pticc. i I 0 per hot- Ua llook" To Mothers" mailed f reef DRADriCLO REGULATOR CO. , uaoKt * . ATLANTA , OA. GRAND CHRISTMAS OFFER 12 Cabinet' , each ononn atuiroprlatnUlirlstimm tiros- Hontiind u bonutltul Mlu- ihn Glnoo Photj nil ter THIS MONTH ONLY If TnltOH TIMli ( o f itrn out fi ' ) lt , .X" 313,315,317 , , SD. lOtti St. , Omaha , A UAIIO. Owlnjr to tlio stringency or the tlmos , 1 have reduced my ruffitlnr churiros to cash patients 'to exact ly ono half of the urintotl ooulht's foe bill. E. T. ALLUN , M. I ) . Eve und Ear Surpcon. Uoom 201 Pnxtou niask , llllh ami HOME INBUSTBIES AWNINGS. OmaSafaaTAwniaj COMl'ANV. 1'lnk' ' . Inminus'.c oil nnd rubber . emi forciUilosruLIIU Knrnnm U BREWERS. Fred Krug Brawlag COMPANY. Our liottlu.l Cabinet Gnir.intml to oqatt beer delivered to unr ouuliljbrnili. Vlonni J.i rt or tlio city. 1UJ7 axiiort boitUl Mat ila- UCks on sU I llrurj 1 to f inillloj.- fi S FLOUR. S. F. Oilman , Omrti MHlla ! 0 . . omen I Mill. 101.115-17 N.llHh lit nn C. K. Slack Mmiaior. 111.1 N. liith t. PRINTING. I SOAP. Reed Job Printing Page Soap C ) , COMl'ANV. Munurncturnraof Union Ilco Uulldlnz 115 Illckurxst. SEARLtS & SEARLES , SPECIALISTS Cliroaic Hervous WE Private anl CUBrE Special Discasjs. ClItiHIllllltKlll I'riM * . AVe ouvo Catarrh. AUDI annoy of the NONO , Throat , < J io < t stazuioh ) Mvor. Blood. Mciu anil lUJiioy JJisojsoi. Fo- miilo WoaUnosioi. J'Oft Mauhootl. btrluturo. tlyilraoolu , VorlTia ilu , rite * I'll.U * . l''li TUIA AVK KKOTM , IJl.'lKIH OlirUll without imlnor dutontlmi turn l Call AII urmUliuNH wUi | nt.iuni for vlr.nilnrH , irj ) book uuil iiicelplH , Hint HUlnv.iy noutli of post- olllce. loom 7 , Dr. Seines & Series , MlJKliKMI , DI.Sl'lJ.SS.VUY. l 1'rrr. In tlio Irratnionl of all Chronic , Private nutl Norvouu Dj oft u . WriUl tu orrmisiiltlurtioinmy. TitiAT.Mi.vr in'siA-ir. . _ _ , . AdUn'Hi with Ntiitiin , for par- tlciilurH , whUili will Ixi HIIIII In | il iln uiiv oloi > o. 1' , U lluxthl , O.lljj 1H H IStli Htiuut. Ouialm , No a llLin UUljAml fill thn train fll KVI1.SVKAKNis3iS : , DKIIIUTY , UTO. , Hint ap company tlu-iii In moil QUICKLY nnd i'KKMA- NKNTI/V CUHKU. Full hTUKNQTH ami tons plvcn loovL-ry inrtof tlio body. I will wnd IHO- curcly j ) ickcif ) t'HKK to nny mittorvr Iho tnyhcrlii- lion thai cnrml mo of thoto trouble * . ArtdrcH * ( J II. WHiriUT , MtUlO Do.ilor , Uox 1'SO , il a rail all Mlclilffuu PERFECT MANHOOD ! How nttixlnoil how ro- Btorwl how preserved , Onllimryorkaon 1'hy- slology will not till jou ; tlio ilon tors ran' I or Vfon'tl but nil tlio eumo youvilsh to know. Vmr 8EHUAL POWERS \nrothoKcyto \ Ufo nnd . , - . _ . . . . ! Us reproduction , Our DOCK wya bare the truth. Every man who would regain sexual vigor lost through JOllJ/ orilovclopineiubcwwiMik by nature or wastea. by disease , uliould wrlto for our scaled nook , "Perfect Manhood , " No churgo. Address ( In confidence ) , JUS Mf D1C.AI. CO , , Buffalo ,