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' . ' ' FiFW r vl n q , ' - - . , mss wyy . n z a , w ? x SP uy , mr' v. eF , M yr n. . . 1. , aa , Flr Fr ay.wp - , t I" I r"MI PAPT : . , .H.l " : , HE ' } JA : m ' ' NDAY BEE' " , r" PAGES : ; ; ' . 20. ' ' 'li oeNe41 + tH-l..H + tfot r4 + H . _ . . . . . . IIM + tH + lof + + tHUttUttUn , , , ) ES''AllI.JISIIED , TUNE 17 , 1871. OMAhLA , SUNDAYOUNING \ , MAROIi : 3 , -1""rEN''Y AGES. SINGI.JE COPY FiVE O ] N'rS. , - ) TH E GREAT SHERIFF'S SALE ' ; 1 . . , , Of $60,000 worth of Men ! sBos ' and C11ildre11s' . , " " . ' ' . ' Clothing and Furnishing ' © ods . . . . , At' 7 Less Than 40c on the . Dollar. , " The most ridiculous prices-Th most perfect goods All at the very smallest part of their value because the western Ctot4iltg Compa11Y went Bal1kl upt. _ _ _ _ Y0t [ CIOiCI7 [ z1 N ; ' + ' J over : Men's .Shoes. TRUNKS , Men's Suits.of I AIItS . . . , k . BOYS , That the "vVestern ert S : ; Overcoats AU the Men's Shoes : sold for $4 are 1' " KN ' EE that the " ' ester sold . . " . _ A good Suit , . , _ : ' " $ 2 0 0 for t2 and 7 5 \Yestern's prIce was $1,50' or more , i : . . C . In sacks only . $ G ) G ) PANTS arc In one lot at. . . , . ; . , . . , . . , . . . : ; : . . . . lIen's Overcoats anti Ulsters- ! fashionable eut- tJ. tJ c.J ' ' ' ELEOANT . - the Western . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . , : -.i' ; . Clothing Co. r pick them out ( or. All the \en's ; Shoes ' T' Leather always got f5 : ; for them , . o , 1 c.J C AND . that . " _ , . always sold . fo : 'M' ' 1' ; i. , _ 1 00 VALISES ' : , ever the best sot lmrgnln . . . . . . . . . . . you . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 1 . 9 O. . . a t-.ae at the tieslern $ . a . , Regular t8. O Sults- . D Ie t s ern ' , P a- . , . ' Single or double breasted arc yours for . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ; . . . . .j : 7 c.J C ' G ) ' Men's Overcoats and UIslers- . - cnsslmere sacks- . $ 2 . 0 tJ c.J CPA I R . r : ! . such as the Western ClothIng Goa. . . , To bring the people . . In . . you. . . . . . . . . . All the \en's ; Shoes )1 { : ' " J - ' sold for $6.50 and $7 , 60 . $ 2.75 ' have them for. - ' N I cI ( 'IES. ' can AN i'NIdJII'I1liD , . . . . . that the Western sold il . . . . " I. t , ; . . . lTIIS ? your choIce as long . < - - Amnunt ot L r for $3.00 and $1.00 will . . . ; ' ' . . ' " : $1 j 2 , , lt . cll1l.nr I .1 all . .I .IQ . \ as they last nt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . , . . " . 1tUYS'o , . . . . . . . . . . . ' . . . . . . .i . . ; . . . . . ' . 1nn.Sr . Mh.\\LAlt : ) " w ' Sults- go tomorrow for. , , ' ' , ' . " Western's .10 - . ' , Jltu ; 11'esteru had All tl" 1'1"1' . [ , " " . ' ; p ' Ie , ' I. . . . . . . . ' t' . ' den's Overcoats and UI s t ers- well made , . , . , ' 'o" ' NIcely trlmmel and I 2-Piece .Y" ' )1 " , : . worth $8.00 111111 $10,00 . ' , ' ' 'lOc - Ieee perfect goods In every a ay $8 o " " All the ; \ lien's Shoes ' ; S , ' : , , j are put ! In ono lot , f AII'ou have tul10 to get one . , ' c.J e ' m . ' ,8. O , , . . you cashier . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . , ) . ' mm ! ) ' - SUITS that shoe stores would :1'1 : ; . ' , -A \ D- to sell . at this great . . . ' , ; \1JJ' . . . . . . . I Is to pay the . . ! .u , 11 < - ' . , . n cull ) bargains at $ 5.00 : ; and $6,00 . $1 50 f. 1t t ; : tr I i-A\ll- balll.l'upt sole ur.y ; . \W. \ , " . . . . , , rl I" I" ; " ! " ' . 9 arc yours for. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . I . . . . . . . ' 1 C , . \ ' , ' , Sacks and roc k s- , ' ? . . ' II anI " v - Am - ' . Men s fine I..erse'I1- , . ' ' . In Western the very got latest $12 f"I' I'tyle them , , 'J . . $ 0 0 5 C. A whole Jot of tlll'l1I. Overcoats that bring and $12 and Ulslers tl6 \ [ ' \ ; r . $ 5. 0 0 , . ' ; \V ' \'e bunched them to go . 1'111' _ "l'stl'I'U oItl l ] . ' . " at the start for. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ' ' ' ' : (01' oDl' dOWII everywhere here at. you . . . . get . . . . them' . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . , , , , . 'hll1l ; : Ihal's Shoes , i1 ' Boy's . . Charm el1nl1 _ h ? . LAUNDERED ' . " , . Sacks and C u t n\\ays- SHIRTS 1\ [ en ' Beaver 0 vercoa t s- ' ' ' . , YOU UAN GIIOOl : : f just ems fine as silk , 1 ) r ' : ' that the Western Sol d fOr $1. G j ' rout over 200 : ! , "Willi $ 0 0 " Ci ) none better made for $18 , G. I , and even more , go In one lot at U. Anti get u. Two tJ c.J C we give them to you $ V 0 0 . . the ridiculous price of . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . BOYS The entire stock of 'Boys' Shoes will go CollIlI's. , as long as they last at . . . . . . . . , . . . . . . . . . .A \lIGll'l'Y : GOOD 4 . ' 'f ' . The Best In the I1ouse- OVERCOAT . " All the finest In the house- . ' ; . " some In the lot worth up to $ 3. : : : ; ' . -I.'OH- at almost any " price. There - . . are not a grea. t HAT Overcoats and Ulsters , . ' O. regardless of value , they . , i ! 0 ; ' $7' $7 0 0 ' choIce . ' 'our your 'ou gel you . - , , . tomam ' row for ollh. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75 C. many ! but they are aandie l on. . . . 2 C are sale yours for only at thIs . . . . . grand . . . . . , . . . . . . . . . , . . . . , . . , . , _ ITS TIlE GREATEST BANKRUPT ! SALE IN THE WO LD. ' ' s , 1 lli . , Sheriff's Sale of CLQTi4iNG : ' " 13.17-1319 ' " , 1H . + 1' . . , . h ' 9 Street. II " ' ' ' " ' ' ' Douglas rase . l , ' - t t , . , . " , > . , \ . . . . ; I. , I - ' , . . OPENING t 1 1 UP " "A" CONTINENT k . - Details of the Gigantic Railroad EnterPrise of the Russian Government , - MIGHTY : P.OSSIDILITI S CF TIlE LINE - l\Ilmner of construction and Cost and Its Oriental'rrnde- l'robublo Itrect on Orlentul A Trip Over the lIstern ; Sec- . tlou- ' Vayslde 8cellrs. - - ' \ Frank 0 Carl'cntcr , ) ( Copyrighted , 1S'J5 , \y Slberlan rollroad Is beIng pushed Trans-SIberIan The railroad braking all along the Une Since the brealling olll of the work has been war the Chlnese-Japaneso . force of men are large more earnest , and a forcoofo rails as Grading the routes and laying the origInal Intention was fast as posslblo. The that the road shollld be finIshed In 1905 The Indications now are that It will be completed 1 described - ' last letter before that time. In my scribed the city of Vladlvost Ckua there ecl here that termInus of the rallrolll. : It was . the first work was done In 1892. The present - eat czar who was then taking a trip around Siberia along the the world , had come across long railway and It was line of the proposed thal the first stone of with great ceremony the greatest ilroad inetthe world , was this 1891. The road the 12tb of May , laId there un when ccmpletoo will bo mute than 7.000 somewhere be- will cost mites long , and It . tween $200,000.000 $300,000,000. \ . ( The Ilus will OOooOOO roubles , ) Il sian estimate Is a50,000,000 . continuous railroad line from Vladl. gIve a vostoek to St Petersburg , and the Ilrobabll. Ity Is that a branch line \ will noW be run . down through Corea , and Japan will 1J.J brought withIn a. days ride of thIs termlnnH Whoa this Is done the Japanese can make a of len than trip 10 Paris with a water voyage hours. 1 liave ready wrltten twenty-four railroadn lmorstbo eChInee of my trill over the new ChlneBe railroad. ThIs line now runs to the city of Shanhalk- wan , where the great h i Ern falini ithe down Into the sell. THere Is a breach In the wall at this poInt , and , though the superstitious ChInamen would hardly permit the cuttlllg of ' have allowed It the walt for a railroad , they to go through tide breach , and It I now beIng pushed on Into Manchuria II Will eventually reach the ltuulan frontier end will probably connect with the Trans.Slberlan railroad , and ' ParIs lJy then wo call gu from I'eklng to land TEA AND SILI < : . U II Impossible to estimate the changes which this great railroad will make In Asia. The tea trade of Europe will undoubtedly go over It , and the great bulk of the eXllorts from China , apan and Corea wl11 lJe carried through SiberIa to Ellrope. AI It Is now , the Lurope. to stew fastest steamers are . for tbo tea trade. The new len brIngs tbo hIghest getup In the market and ocean steamers go ulI to the city of soon0as mites n In the InterIor asthey can toad they of ChIna and liS aoon liS salt with lull l steam to Cordon , They go by : ' the Suez canal , and It takest bc n aboul forty.l\vo days to make the 'oyoge. The raile.road dayslready ChInese hare already ! ) llInnt'tl .1 railroad to the center of the tea distrIcts from TIen- military TsIn , where their new mllltary railroad be. glue and the tea will be shlppell right nOllh to SIberia , and Rct to l urole withIn fifteen or eIghteen l1a ) ' & . Tea carrlel1 overland dcs lahlo bo much better riea1 thal which goes by water , and thll will l ma le II revolu- ni . lion In the tea trade of tile t world. At Ires. ) ; ent : .tbe foreign trade of ChIna amounts to % w about ' ; 300,000,000 per year , awl the bulle of this Is made up of costly articles like It' ( ! and silk 'rhue can pay high freight rates , r aid they will undoubtedly be shlplled hy rail There are now In the nelghborhcoO'l of 600- , W .000,000 people In China , Japan and \ Gorell There are about (100.000 ( III SiberIa , and ! thlll road hall the trade of nearly one.balf tie \ 'rurld ! ! ! to \raw froili. TUlII ROAD AND MANUF\CTOIUES. 1 . M 4)abhy wake , Uuula a great manu , , , , , L.- ' " ' . . factoring nation and the Russian Iron will be shipped over It to China There Is no Iron In lire worlll better than that of the Ural mountains , and the Chinese are ready to pay : high prIces for good Iron Most of their tools arc now made by hand , and they must have the best of raw material. At present a. large part of the Iron used In ChhlIs made up of cast-ocr horseshoes , ' whIch arc sent ont from Europe by the shipload - load The Ctmineso make razors , knives allll all ) kinds of implements out of thIs iron and there Is D. great demand for It oil over the .emplre. There are great Iron deposits at different points along the Trans.Slberlan rail- road and bIg factories will sprIng up at all these llolnts The Russians are good mechanics - chnnlcs , and they have vast Iron works near Moscow and at Tula whIch male as good hardware and guns as you will find any- where In the world. TIlE TRANS - SIBERJAN ROUTE , As time line Is now planned and beIng bull ! , It Is te run , ( run Moscow rIght through the southern part of SlberJa , making an almost straight line through this' Immense territory to the city of Vladlvostoclt It goes through rich gold mines It taps vast areas of rich sal , and It will probably build up an empire In southern SiberIa. The first section of the road Is at the west It begins In the Ural mountains ' , and there Is an army - at work building It. The next section Is to run from the town cr Omsll , on the river Obi , and the contractors ara also at work here. In the mldllle of Siberia there IS another army : laying tracie , and the road Is being pushed all fast 1\.9 llosslble from Vladlvosloclt to the west II crosses great rivers , which have to be brIdged , and It goes through some of the most wonderful scenery In the world It sk'rts ' Lake Dlleal , one of the biggest lakes In the world . the average depth of which Is more than a mile Near this lake the road passes through the moun- tains , and It has many tnnnels and stone dllles. The mountains are of granite , and the work of construction will \ be very difil . cult. 'l'hrouglipUl the whole central region and the west'there III but a sparse population , and It Is the sane In the cast. Tile worlllnen have to be sent from European Russia , and all of the rolling stock and Iron have to COIIIO frolll there. Some of It Is shlplled from time west That for the eastern section Is being ! taken around through the Suez canal "by sea , and there ; Is another lot whIch Is shipped down Intb Siberia , 1 ran told \ by the Arctic ocean The roOld. Ia being constructed In the very best manner. The rails weigh eIghteen pounds to the foot The bridges are of wood ! , and the road Is well ballasted. The greatest distance allowed \ between the stations - tlons Is thirty-five miles , and It Is proposed to equlll the . 'road wIth enough roiling stock to form three sets of army trains every twenty-four hours. The road Is to be to a large extent a mllltory line , and Russia will probably use It to satisfy the Gargautuan appetite for mere territory. The stations are built of wood In the interior though some of the larger ones are of stone. The depot at Vladlvostock Is 0 big two-story stone and brIck buildIng. It Is well constructed , and It would bD a respectable depot In the Ullltcd State . A SllIEnIAN RAILROAD RIDE , 1 shall \ never forget 111) rIde over the east- ern section of the Tran8.Slberlan railroad 1 had : my permit from the chief of police , and \ through this 1 was able to buy a ticket to NIl.oltk , which la about seventy miles I from Vladlvoslocle. Only thlrd-cIOlS trains were running ! : , and these hall been opened to passenger tralllo only a few days before , and so 1 practically \ took the first trip over the new route. 1 was accompanIed by a brIght ) 'l > Unll i ; Japanese , Mr. Ioboto , who spoke Russian and English , and who acted as 111) Interpreter. 1 was living on boarl the steamer In the harbor , about three miles from the railroad. The train started at 11 p. Ill" , and a great Ilorlll came uplllJout 6. The liar- bur was full \ of white caps and tile waves > > ran high. The wInd was blowing , anl Il cold , lulEt ' sleet ran down Into , our boues like 80 ninny cOI'kscrew.l we left the vessel eel started for tile Isere . ' . 1 can't describe the u\'el'lty of thus \\'Ind. It alanOll spilt the scalp when It tcfthetl the back 'cf my heal and 1 cower' ! . ! dV'a In the sampan , which 1 bad engaced.rill1& ' the Cblnaman In a waLer- 1'roof coat sculled UI tbrou&h the darkness The night was Egyptian In Its blackness , A wall of light rose out of the sea In the distance , where the great barracks , with their thousaluls of Russian troops , covered the sides at the hills Here and there ont of a IIIlst sparkled the lights of.a . great , black monster steamer ' and we rowed right under the shadow oC' black hulks which were carrying Russian prisoners to the island of Saghalln. We narrowly missed getting the train We heft the steamer at 930 ) : , JumpIng Into the boat , which rose and fell like 0 boll of paper upon tile waves , and we had worked our way almost to the shot when I found I mad forgotten my pJ.ssport. The possibilities of a RussIan prison came over me . and l' ' Insisted that way must go back to the shIp after It. Doth my Japanese guide and the ChInaman objected - Jectell , but we finally turned bapk , and In the end 1 reached the land , with only twenty mInutes to make the train , AT TIlE STATION. hiring 0 rolchky , iwith > Iwo ! horses , we drove on the gallop through the f mud to the station This was fill l1' wlthl soldiers and Iollel. ) There were common eohd'rs In unI- forms , army omcers' f heavy ov coats , and guards by scores , who march d up and down with bayonets and guns here were police everywhere , and the station looked more like a barrl1ell ; tlbaI ) a rat oad depot At anD 'end of It was 0 : .restaur nt . , and at i the other end was the ticket winlow { . After showing my passoprt'lintT' ' police' permit 1 was able to buy a ! . ticket to NI1olsl , The distance was , 'as 1 have said , se tenty miles , and It cost me $2,95 Jr. . seJlenty ticket was of about the size at n small business envelope Il was white and no thIcker than note paper. Upon It were prInted the date and distance and thb names of lhq stations i Showing it . 1 passed out of the door to the train , going by more guards and police as 1 did so , The train comprised about twellty. live cars , of which hal It dozen were pas- senger coaches , and the others were freight anti baggage cars 1 made a rush for one of the cars , and my heart sank as 1 looked lit the accommedatlons and at the place where 1 had to sleep during the night Il was merely a freight car , filled / with wooden benches running clear across the car and facing each other Above the seats there were shelves , and 1 found that these were the upper bertlms The lower seats were all fled when we entered , and 1 had tQ clmb ! up on one of thele upper shelve ! to sleep. There were no cushions and no bedding I rolled lilY coat up for a pillow and wrapped my- aelf In my blanket and lay down , The space between myself allll the roof was nol wide enough to allow me to lit up , and I rolled over on my side and looked with interest . terest on the queer crowd surrounding lI1e. The 1I10et of the passengers [ were soldiers , but there were emigrants and farmers , a hal [ dozen Chinese , anD or two Tartars and 1 several Japanc girls who seemed to be or 0 very questionable C11l1rac\er. \ They laughed and chatted with the soldiers , and were loud In their way SUSPECTED DY TIlE POI.1CE. 1 found that the soldiers were very In- qulsltl\'e. 1 was approached a hal dozen times by omcers and qucstloned. The guard of the train looked } me over very carefully , and , when the men found 1 could speak German 1 had to answer all kinds ofquestlol1l. The cars which are now used on the road are more like those cf Europe than of the United Stales They are only bird and fourth class , and they look more like box cars than palace coaches The first and 8econll-class cars will undoubtedly be good , as there will probably be 0 Pullman car runnIng over lime line when It Is completed. At present the accommodations are anything but luxurIous , and as 1 lay on that board shelf [ and was I carrIed along at the rate of perhaps fifteen mlles'rer hour I thought of the I'ennHyl\'a. nla Limited between New York and Pitts- burg with Its library and sitting rooms and a8 1 looked at the candle whIch shone out of the lantern above me , and whIch formed the enl ) ' light of the car , 1 compared It with the wonderful electric light system of the Chi- cage Milwaukee & St : ! Paul railroad , where the light Is let Into the back of your berth , and where , by movIng a slide , yeu can make your berth IUI liGht IUI day at any hour . . . ' of the night. A1J my bones ; ground holes Into the wood I thought or the ' good beds of the Canadian ! ! > acl/lc. / - over which 1 had ridden In gOing .to AsllI , and I longed fer the railroads of our own 'clvJ1zed ' ' ; land , The aIr was . stifling and I/I-smellIng / , and the fifty : ojld. ) people whom we lead .In the car seemed , on the whole , to be rancid and 1 was glad ; when the guqrd gave ITII rude jerk and told me . \0 \ get up for Nikolak . A QUEER SIBERiANCI ! Y. NlImlslt Is one of ' the bIggest towns of interior Siberia. Il Is a great military center , and It has vast areas of , rich land surrounding It , The 'soil Is os' black as your boots , and It- makes me think of what Senator Jngalls said J1 out the' fertility of Kansas , whIch is . at , riling to him , so rich that you can polio your arm. down Into the ground up .tb the shoulder anti pull out earth In your fist which Is as rich as guano. A great deal \ of wheat Is raIsed about this point and the Russians have established great. . steam mills for lime grinding of food for time soldIers , l' ' vIsited these mills durIng my stay. Their machinery - chinery had been imported from Russia , , and It was of the latest modern make , We passed many barracks and we saw sol- dIers on guard everywh re. There were , 1 judge about ten or fifteen \ acres of build- Ings connected with th'e111 \ III B. and the workmen seemed to bo Chlnamen. The land about Nlkolsk Is being settled like Russia. There are' villages whIch own 0 great deal of land In comll1on , and theyry sell t'lelr grain to the government. The town itself has a number or stores and busi- ness blocks. The houses are of wood , and , they made me think of our western frontier ' . towns. \Vo stopped at .the hotel , which was run by a ChInaman. It was just daybreak when we arrIved , and wo asked for a room , He said ho had none vacant , and , pointing kilo the billiard room , ,1 saw tour Russians with their boots on sleeping 011 the tables , I asked for breakfast and after a time was given some fried eggs ! , smoked salmon and a CIIII of tea. The tea was served In a glass , and \1'0 had a big brass samovar , or Russian lea urn , on time table t . After breakfast WI toolt a rIde through the ' cily. The roads were as mUddy as thMs of 0 swamp , and the streets were about 200 fee wide. On the edge of the city there were a number of dugouts , which were , inhabited by China- men , and we found the Chinese everywhere , ON THE ' EOm OF CIIINA. The city of Nikolsk Ipot ' ; . far from the Manchurian border and It was once a great Tartar capital , There , Is now an Immense wall Ineleslng a space at cne end of the town , and this was the scull \ of the great Tartar city of the past The probability Is that RIIw'a _ , will , graduallr.move her boun- Ilary line further south As the boys . say In playing mllrbll.'l ; < she Is always "Inching" on her neIghbors , and 1 heanl a queer story of how the Russians got a big slice of ChInese territory 4 few years ago There was a dispute- about the boundary line , and the IluBslalls , had moved the line down so that It Included a. Vast amount of good . Chinese soil A war w6s Imminent , and the Chinese , ao usual , wanted to settle matters by compromise The R aslans consented , and they drew a line on the nip shpwlng the territory - rltory they wonted. Tie Ch'nese threw up their hands In horror and said they could not possibly alii\\ ' the,1n so much as that. "All right , " said ' Ihme Rusalans . "we will tak lee , " and they .then 9lmpwed 1 them another tuap which } vas made .On a. smaller scale , but In whIch tile amount of territory taken was the sallie , The Cblnele locked at It and did not perceive the' beat They made a treaty agreeing to th'a boundary . and that Is the boundary between ChIna and SiberIa to- day The way the HUfllans work Is to colonize - onlze the country close , to the line of China and gradually move _ sOUthward. ; 'fhey undoubtedly - ,10ubtedly have theIr eYeII upon Corea , and while they will not pruh ably take the coun. try they will exercise stitch an influence over It that they will be alje ) to get what they w ' rt. , I 1VORKINO : WITil CONVICTS , A great part of the work on tbls eastern section of the TranlRbirlan road ' baa been done by means cf convicts but this hn been changed \\'Ilbn ! the pat ) 'eu , The convicts Ian been shipped ort to Saghalln , and the men are now all \ paId workmen , Including a largo number of soldIers 1 saw them at work , and It looked Ike I a slice cut of Russia - sin , and reminded me ot the work 1 had seen on the Volga during the great Russian amine , On the , way back to VladlvosLoel I had a much better chance to see something of the country and the railroad. The station at Nlkolsl Is a long , one-stery building , made of red brick faced with stone The engine of our traIn burned wood ! , and about the stations there were great wood piles , while the wood was staclled In cords at the back of tine engine \Vo had some fourth. class cars en the way going bacl Thesa were even more uncomfortable than the one I have described. There was no chance : to lie down 'In them , and they were . filled with peasants and soldIers. The baggage car was In the middle of the train , and hooked . In vaIn for n postal car Still there was a postot1lce box at each station and I am told that the postal service Is fairly geod. I noted some or the gravel cars , Their . 'sides arc made so that they can be' let down They are about fifteen feet long , and have four wheels to each car The road Is of the standard Rusian " , gatmge . The rolls seem to be a little lighter tu n' ours , and the tics mire of pIne. At every station 1 found policemen with revolvers on their hIps and swords at theIr sIdes Many of , the stations are built of logs and 0 crowd of Russians In caps , and of ChInese , wIth pigtails , stood and gazed at the traIn uij. It went by. Just out of Vladlvostock timee road runs through low hills , It skirls the bcdhtifutUay of Peter the Great , and as you ride : " along' , this going from one gulf to another now rushIng through forests and now sailing along the edge . of the water , you are reminded of the picturesque lakes of northern Mlchfgan. The road throughout Its length will bo one of the most picturesque In the worlll , and It will be a great scenIc line It has now been built about fifty miles beyond the point where 1 stopped , and the other por- tions ore golllg on rapIdly. No one really knows just how soon It will be completed , but It w111 undoubtedly form ono of the great elements which are now at work changIng - Ing the face of Asia and maIling the celestial world oyer on the basIs of our modern cIvili- zation. It Is certainly an enterprise which will bear watching , and which Is already full of mighty posslhllllles to not only Russia , butte to every civilized nation , anti 1 might say every Asiatic heathen nation on time face of the ( globe < t 1 , e R.tsn Kati - . liar" ltnsesty A refreshing instance of 1.ta8hlonetl honesty has been noted In 1I0ustoil county , says time Atlanta Coustilutlon Defore the war a Kentucky hone dealer sold a Doody county farmer a lot of horses , taking In part payment the farmer's note for $380 , payable In the fall. When the war broke out till : horse dealer considered the note canceled , like other obligations. However . about fifteen [ - teen years ago the dealer eelll n collector : through the stale who lost the nooly count tarmer'a note , and which strange to say , wall found by the farmer hlmseU. The farmer afterward moved to ) Houston county , and a few nights ago D. Kentucky hone dealer stopped at hIs house to spend the night. DurIng the evening the Kentuckian was surprised - prlsed (0 learn that the farmer was the ono who had gIven him the long lost note. The farmer paId time note with Interest. . - - - - I'rofit III 1'1Itm1 for I'lno'orlU'r' , "HIbben I'll bet 5 i ChIcago Tribune ; , you $5 you 110ll't dare make me nn offer for this horae. " "I'll take that bet , Tucker. " . . "Well , how much will you gIve me for him ? " " 1'\1 \ give you a dollar" _ - 'Take ( bins Give me the dollar lie's . 'ours. " "Here'l the money I'll trouble you now for the $5 , " "lIero It Is 1 seem 10 be out Just $1 , don't 11" " " ) 'ou do. " "Well , 1 aln'l , just the 8ime. J'm ahead 1 had a bet of $10 with the owner that I could sell the animal for 50 cent1l. TIlE J'LIIlTDo'G COWL' Jul1y. A code . you say , for those who flirt Is what time age requires ! 'Veil , moral codes are cheap II.S dlrt- I'll answer your esh'cs Set out the lancers then I'm pleased 1'0 tell you that's not wrong . And let her little hand bo squeezed , Though not too hard or long Talk to her 1n the lovIng voice In which the suitor sues ; But oh . be careful In your choice Of sentiments to use For Instance , say the rooms mire warm , Or say the soup Is thin Just In the tones In which you'd storm A heart you wished to twin Turn over the musle when she sings , Commend her timbre and touch , And send her New Year'/ cards and things That do not cost too much. For Mrs Grmmdy's ! artful shifts Must regulate your plan ; , And she declares that . costly SIfts May compromIse n mant ! And kisses ! Kissing : works' 'no'lll ' , As modern maidens Imow' SO you may kiss her If you ' will Beneath the mlllUetoe. But let your Passion bo assuaged \Vlth kisses \ one or two Or she'll give out that you're engage , And that will never do , . A 11G31111SCGNCE OF FRED DOUGLASS . - The streets of limo staid old Quaker City were gay with colored bunting on that par- ticular mornIng In 1816 , Although Jack Frost on thin prevIous night had ] sadly nipped the tender apple and peach blossom In many a Jersey orchard and the morning air was still bracing allll cool , the exteriors of thousands - sands of wlndown In that "clly of homes" were decorated wllh gay and gaudy flowers , whose blue mind white and scarlet petals vied with each other and with the brilliant flags of all nations , whose glaring hues met the I . eye at every turn The grove Quakers ot. middle age In their orthodox broad brlmll , and the graver QuallCresses In their more orthodox pOlIO bonnets of drab sll1e , no less than an occasional sister whim chaslened face or a reverend priest who passed along the streets , looked strangely out' ' 'of place among that curious display of cosmopolitan banners. The vessels of all nations which bad brought gold and Ivory from the Cape , or silk \ and lacquer war from the shores of far Cathay , with flags amasl , rocked Idly In time Dcla- ware : men of curious uniform and alien - speech , some with long sabers clanging ut their heels , marched gaily along the street , and the city was full of strangers Every vessel In the harbor , from deck to mallt ! lead . , was one brlllllllll dlsllluy of bunting The Golden harp of Erin on its ground of greell was side by side with the lion of Persia and Ihll sacred elephant at Slain , anti 011 limo banners swayed In the morning breeze the Chinese dragon \ seemed to shake ) Ida cruel claws mmenacingly ot time 'furklsh crescent anti thc craBS of Spoln. What means this miGhty pegeant , this extravagance emit- blazollry In the peaceful amid quiet "city of brotherly love ? " It Is the opening day 9f the great Centennial and all the world has mel In peaceful eompetllion to see whIch , knows the most of science and Industry and I art : to see which but has proved his brother's keeper : hlch best can slug the angels' long of "I'eace on Earth , Good Will to Men \ ! ' : All Is glad and gay : thousands move on with one accord toward the turnstiles In alrmount park , where none may enter wlllm- out first lartlllg wllh a 50 . cent "shin- Illaster" of Uncle Sam's own printing - -no other ticket would do WIth others we press on to the grand forum erected In front cf the classic facade of the Memorial hall We squeeze through n80OO ( louIs went through the wickets that day ; II great crowd for those times ) between II , amass or humanity ! from every country under Leaven and succeed - ceed In getting Iluite close to time dlas where the speaker were to stand At the proper time 1IIshop Simpson .uppJc ( ted the divine favor and prayed that the kingdoms dom of the world .l ; , ,8f ) . nlaoy of . . whose representatives were present that day , might soon become the kingdoms of the Lord and of his Christ. At the close , or the Invocation 0 very strange thing hap- pened , Owing ' to the greatness ot the crowd thousands on the outskirts who were too fal'l' ' away to hear , supposing , of . course , that II real old.fashlonel , Slread-eago ) ! speech had ended , no longer able to control theIr pent-uR patrIotism and boiling' enthusiasm. broke out } In wild and delirious cheers The swarthy p representatives of many II foreign potentate stood upon the platform on that beautiful May morning Gilt - bedecked - decked omclals from the courts of Europe touched elbows with slant-eyed celestials and liveried embassadors from distant Japan and nil ideas l of race and caste appeared to bs forgotten In tint enthusiasm of the hour , ' The pleasant , almost ratherly-Iooltlng Dom a Pedro , emperor of Brazil was a commandIng - Ing figure on the platform , attired as he was In an Immaculate t suit of broadcloth and II ; silk hnt. The program , 80mewhat tedious III Its musical parts where , thousands stool and waIted , was carried out to the letter , President Grant readIng hIs address from a IlIanuscrljJt wrItten In a hand so hold that .E \vO could almost decipher Hs coarse chlr - - a graphy 4 Previous to this , however , an addition \ hat ! been made to the numher of favored ones upon [ time platform , A fauHlessly clad gentleman - tleman of swarthy features , hut attired IIi AmerIcan drESS , pressed : his way hastily ; , ti through the dense crowd where we were . 1 standing lIe was tall and an supple thougb , ' , as 11'0 now rememher it . hIs haIr was streaked with gray He crowded lip to one of time supports of the elevated platform ! , and 11 r' gentleman , reachlllg down from above drJw him , In a somewhat undignified manner , it Is true , up over the railing to the platform , y much to the amusomcnt ot the near specta- tors lIe was nol bedecked with braid or sliver or of gill : he came not on that exclusive - r slve platform as the accrelllLefJ representative of a haughty potentate beyond the sea ; bo n bore no tinsel InsignIa of l1elejlIt"d powel' 9 or. exalted rank , but In his lIashllll1 eye and on his Intellectual brow was the proud mark of one of time real IIrlnces of the earth : ana who , Chrht-lIIte , having ! himself suffered them , coulll feel for the miserIes of his tel low race In challis , That man was rederlcll Douglass , who ! today Is cold \ In death ! 6 The great and progressive nom Pedro has slnco died In exile In /I land farr tram hi" y beloved Bra\lI The sllelll but dauntless hero of an hundred battles who read bls scrawling ! manuscript that day III our hear- ; lag and our sight : , and wh Is e'lshrled ' In the patriotic AmerIcan heart forever and for aye has since met the grIm destroyer v lnchlngly at ML McGregor ; and hla refit shall be glorious ; , but likewise , generations hence , shall not a peal of crystal gllqell on limo ducky cheeks of the grateful sons and daughters of a ransomed race when limo IIfo wont of Frederick Douglass shall hava been fully ullderstoud , amid It Is known how : much he really ' did to bring them UII out or the land of Eg'pt and out of the house or bondage ? . . . North Loup , Neb , Feb 25. The Prong : ' Siouan / Detroit Free Press : A recently publlahetJ ' book on railway systems contains this new versIon of the old story ot on aged lady's Ant / journey by rail , All the Irwin was pltcbecl down an embankment , and nice crawled tt'enr beneath the wreCkage , she asked a passenger "Js this Stamford ? " "No madam " replied time man , who was pinned don by a p'ece of timber ; "this ! snot nol Stamford ; It's a catastrophel" " "Oh I" crIed the lady "Then J hadn't oughter got pit here , " ---s - - - Toe aturb. Ind'anapolls Journal : The way worn mall had fallen III the street In a very geed IIWOOo. The usual crowd gathered and the usual manol\l'ho.llnowB'lvhat.to-do shouted : " ! } tand back allli give him aIr , " , The wayworn man got up "Air ! " said he , with flee scorn , "Alf' When 1 ain't bad nothln' but air for Crea da'II" !