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TIlE Ol\JAII.A. : DAILY DEE : TJIURSDAY SETEMBER 19. )89 ; ) . 11
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CAY OU > TIIES WERE \ THESE
When the Mississippi and Missouri Were
Dotted with floating Palaces ,
FORTUNES MADE IN TIlE BUSINESS
JIlt % , n Hlc'h 'I'rltllr l'rn",1 ) lor'
'IIIIII IlInC'h : for Il l'urlJ' nf
UUlllhllnJ ; Shur'II-Slur. , ' , 'llf II
'J'rll' 011 tI" . 311"Hllurl ,
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An oht steamboat captain relates In the
PH. LouIs Itepubllo erne Interesting facts
relating to steamboat ! and steamboat men In
thtl early 'GOs. At that time no railroads
were completed to St. LouIs , and the river
front was lined with elegJnt steamers , bound
for everywhere that the MISsIssIppI and Its
trIbutaries could take them. The steam.
boat buciness was booming. The captain
was then the clerk of a steamer of which ho
. afterward became master.
. . : ' Prom early morn to late at nIght the levee
here waR the mosl active and , exciting place
In the city. Imagine 160 or more passenger
steamers bound for New Orleans , lulsvllle ) ,
t CincInnati and I'lttsburg , to say nothing of
\ Nashville , White River , Ouacblta and the
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BIJ1aller streams south , where our inor-
chants shipped millions of dollars' worth of
goods nud received the products of varIous
states to handle upon commissIon In return.
Then Imagine the great western trade or the
1\lIssll1slppl river , with thu fine line of
steamers plying regularly , some or them
( j going to the Yellowstone , taking heavy con-
shnments and returning with line pelts and
other products of the west , and you have
the pIcture.
The great bulk of trade controlled on-
tlrely by St. Louis was from the Missouri : ,
while competition had divided the upper and
lower Mississippi : , and cut quite a slice off
the Ohio Tennessee and Cumberland rIvers.
Stili St Louis merchant ! ! were not Idle , and
rein large shIpment ! of dlrable goods to
the southern states the Loats came back
loaded with sugar allll colton , when much
of the sugar ! was relinEd and a large amount
ot the cotton made Into cloth by establishments -
moats doing ! business here. It would be
Impooslblo to approximate the output and the
result ot Uw Income. The city then had
several cotton factories and one large sugar
refinery.
TIlE STIAMt3OATS.
. At that time the Missouri was blessed with
some of the finest steamers that ever plied
the western waters , and with elegant and
popular commanders and clerle Amonll
them ' were the Clara , Captain Cheever ; m-
vlra , Captain Dozier ; Polu Star , Captain Id
Dlx ; Morning Star , Captain IJrlerly : lIes-
perlan , Captain Kerchlnal ; Eluma , CaptaIn
Jim Yor : Omaha. Captain WIneland :
Arabia , Captain Terrill ; FmIgrant CaptaIn
Terrill : War Eagle. Captain Hugh White ;
Howena , Captain John 1' . Dozier : Thomas
E. Tutt , Captain Den Dozier : D A. January ,
Captain Pat Yore ; Colonel Crossman , Captain
3. CheC'ver ' , and Twilight , Captain John
Shaw.
Time oM steamboat runners at that tIme
were an energetic class They made money
easily and sIlent It the f'amo way. Like
birds or a feather they flocked together and
were a jolly , whole-soulml set. Sometimes
. , the captains were cOlllpellell to hire tevernl ,
" d as comimetition was strong and each one received -
celVEd $6-soIll0 of thcm acting for a number
of boats and makIng as much Il3 $50 per
day.
day.rlme
'fhe way those fellows yanked a man desiring -
siring passage , especIally on the Missouri ,
was fearful to behohl. They would
crab hIm right and taft , and If
he got off with a sleeveless or
tailless coat he was lucky. Eventually
be was hustled on a steamer glad , to escape
the maddened throng The fare or the boat
was first class , embracing all the luxurIes of
the best hotels and dished up In the most In-
vitirmg ! end toothlJrne 1n/IIner. / No expense
- .3 HlWas spared upon the table or Its service. and
I d'when ' supper was over time cabin would be
I tt'fceUred ! for dancing a string band furnishing
- the music.
36rH When the steamer left the wharf a new
, , danger beset the passeners-gamhllng ! was
at Its zenith and time slick-fingered gentry
generally knew a good thing when they saw
It , Many a young man seeking the west for I
n habitation , with several handred dollars for :
investment , who thought ho could Increase It I
by taking / a hand In a game found himself ,
flat broke upon arriving at his destination.
The gamblers were usually divided Into par-
ties of threes , and were generally well heeled.
and unlrormly successful In fleecing their
victims
SpeakIng ot gambling on the Missouri , an
Incident was related that transpired In the
late 309 , where three notorIous gamblers : had
fleeced a number of passengers on their westward -
ward IrIJI
/IJ young ' husban . with wire and child and
some $8,000 In cash , was looking for Investment -
anent In Homo prospective western city 'fhe
gamblers Inveigled him Into a game ! of eucher
just to pass away the time which wore
sluggishly upon them and at the proper mo-
'ment Introduced poker. Time boss shark of
the party sat opposite his victim while his
pals occupied the other poailions at the table
After a few ganlf's one or the pals said :
"I wish we were playing poker , for I
would like tt' bet on my band. "
"So do I , " said another , "and I'll bet you
$10. "
The money was put up , when the boss discovered -
covered ho hal a pretty fair halll , and came
In. Then some one outside or time game but
a rarty with the gamblers , saw that the victim -
tim hold four kings anti urged him to bet
big , The victim covered the $10 and raised
It $1,000 , ard the boss sj\ : the $1,000 and
raised It $2,000. all the young man Ilad. lint
a sure thing lIke that wasn't to bo found
every thy anti the vIctim saw the pambler's ;
$2,000 anti called him. Of course time gam-
bier held four Ices , and with face BI palo as
death the victim left the table and sought
his wife In time ladles' cabin , where , putting
his arms around her neck , ho exclaimed :
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" \\e are ruined I I have lost every cciii ! "
The sad soano made an ImpressIon upon
several who witnessed It , but especially : upon
a mhldle-aged gentleman who had been
watching the game , allll also saw the crool.-
edness : ot the pair lie walked back to the
gamblers , who were getting up from timetable
table preparatory to leaving the boat anti
catch another one with a fresh lot of suckers ,
and raid :
1Iavo you quit the game ? "
"Not yet Do you wish to play ! "
"Certainly What Is the game and limit ? "
"Poker , without limit "
The gamblers hail , robbed the p3Sl'l'ngere
out or about $ IG,000 and lied a stake beside
of somrthllll more than that amount Two
or three games / : were played to disarm their
Intended vIctim ! , anti then business opaneil ,
up In good shape. The first gambler ; bet
' $1,000. the next one rals1 him $1,000 ( ) , and
' the third put up his $2,000. Time ItranRor
mw that and went $10.000 butter , Thy
ganmblers were eltHel1 with the snap bllt the
two I'als quit the game and left the boss and
stranger to fight It out The g3mbler uhl :
"I see your $10.000. KO you $20,000 better
and give you fifteen minutes to call me , "
"I Ion't used It , " acid time stranger , who
had sized IIIJ the amount the gamblers pOSe
,1 sessed. "Mr. Clerk , brlu out several bOJJes
ot my money and pile them up on the table
Now " said he to the gambler , " 1 see your
$20,000 nl\ll raise you $30.000 , and give you
thirty mlnlltes to call me. "
The gambler had staked his last dollar ,
arlll was as white and nervous aa the young
benelllct he had skinned less than an hour
before.
"Take down the $30.000 and call ml' , for 1
have f'tald all my money. "
"No ! " said the atraliger : ! . "I will show
you the same mercy you Ibo\\ your vic-
tims. " And looking down the barrel of a
alx-Ibooler the gambler waived his "rights"
under the ! g3me according to lIoyle ,
The boxes of money were returned to the
clrrl , ' # omce , ant ! with the winnings ; lie sought ;
the ladies' c.lhln ! and pol.1 ! this young & wile
the $3.0QO her husband hall Lost and got his
premise to never gamble agaIn.
J- very loser on the boat bad his money
back but the gamblers , and they left at the
. . - thlt landll1jJ.
, ) Several days onerwllnl thl' boat landed It
.n Indian tm.lInK post cJ\e,1 \ ! , Ilobicloux lit the
mouth el a small stream miamned : lIIacklnake ,
dd the gsntlemau : : shook \ hands with the
people he had made : happy , WhICh included
aU the passengers anti officers besides , and
took his deparlllre ,
"CaptoAln " laid the grateful young hu ! .
band \Tho ti ( Ji that generous b"n'I'lnan1" " "
"TblIlr , is Joseph R blloax 1" < 11111
trader and owner or neal11 all the land Y'II '
see , air this side ot the rtver"
The beautiful city or 5t Jo"ep , wi h it .
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100,000 inbabitantsTa ; .Is old Robidoux ,
and some people claim that 8t. Joseph meaDS
13t Joseph Ilobidoux . .
When time wutcrrt.- stacs , became girdled
and grldlroned with ! raIlroads , and St. Louis
became the central point , the glory lIf the
rlvermen departed.
Standing import the corner or Sixth and
Locust streets years afterward , whets the
first cable car started , In this city , was an
old 1 steamboat captain out or elllploym ! lIt.
"The railroads have killed the Iteamhoats , "
III snld , "Rnd now thlll 11entlon proposes to
kill the hOrl ' lI. There may cOllie a day when
even the cable won't bo In It. "
Time day has canme
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CurrllhornHnJ Our CIIIIIII" a sad
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OMAHA : , Neb. , Sept 14 , 1S95. : ! : ;
Mr Oeo. W Al11e" , , City-Dear Sir : I have
just returned from a delightful trip \0 Orchard .
chard lIomea If there Is any spot III the
world that should e christened the "Oarden
Spot of the World" Orchard homes 19 the
place. Beautifully situated , high anti dry ,
with Roll unsurpassed In richness , Il Is
adapted to the * roth of all kinds or fruit
and vegetables , both large and small , and its
climate Is equal to hat of "Sulluy Haly. " I
predict a future for Orchard lIomes that will
nstolilsh the people of . Omaha and st t every
eye looking that WilY.
I never saw bettor looking vegetables than
I saw while In the south , The fruit was
simply ! bomnense I shall newer forgot the
sight that met my eyes at the first orchard f
entered , , the trees actually bending to the
ground under theIr heavy burden I pIcked
and brought ! homo pears that weighed one
pound each. I have specimens of this fruit
at my house and will ho pleased to show tbel11
to anyone who will call ,
I went over every sore or Orchard Homes ,
seeking for all thea1lsadvantages. : but I found
that the advantag would 1II0re , far allure ,
thall offset them. Surely It Is a golden ! opportunity -
portunity for a man or moderate lIIeans to get
a good home anti ( live an Independent lire. I
wIsh to correct one error 'viti regard l to the
people of the south ! : If any one thinks they
are lazy , shIftless , slltlllg round whittling
Pine \ slicks they are very much mistaken for
the people there are ' 'strong , I.ealthy , sharp-
witted , good-n:1tllrro : , true to their word anti
give a hearty wolconlo'to the people or the
north and west who come alllong them to
MUle So well pleased was I with the south
that r purchase t 40 acres In Orchard lIol11es
The land I bought Is a portion or the historical -
torical plantation owned and occupied ror
merly by the family or ex-Governor Brown
I Intend to makllnl\1r \ ; future home there 1
also examined 4f\ ; markets anti found that
everything a man 'rhls'ed could be readLly
turned Into clISh at a /ood / pronto I found
Orchard llamas all claimed for It and the
tltlos pertect. Respectfully yours
'tl.t't- ' It A. MINER ,
4 , : ! 218 Spruce St , City
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UNION \CIPIO : rI'RCIAT ( 'rn.AINS
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Direct to. ti"i J"islr Orolln.
CommencIng VrldllY , Sept 13th. to and In ,
eluding Sopt. 20lh , trains w1l ! leave Omaha
Union Depot , stopptuc lit Sbeeley's and South
Omnaima I are for , UII round trip from Omaha
20 cents ; Sheohey's,4Qeents . : South Omaha , 15
ct'nts. dJ b
For fut ! Information see Union Pac'fie city
ticket agent 1302 'l"arnamn street , and ape ' ti
at Omaha Union Depot and South Omaha
Depot
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lioMEsEhKI1flS' : ' ! : ExcunSIONS SOU'VII
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Vhs the \\'nlllllh htnilroztl
On September 10 end : 20 the Wabash will
sell round trip tickets at one fare , plus $2 , to
ponts ! south Jo'pr tickets and further information -
formation or a tDpyof ! ' the IIome CIkers'
Guide call at \VJtijI11 ? j offico. 1416 Farnam
street , or wrlfo G : , 'N. Clayton , N. W. P.
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C.\I.lIrOIl/JA / Oil 'J'I ' X.\S.
Vln Sunlit . . Ilommie .
For lowest rates on tickets and best nc
commodatlons call on 01' address E. I. .
Palmer , 1' . A. Santa I.'e route , room 1 , First
National hank , Omaha.
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Via Nll'"U ) r. / ! ' c'lIlo Itnlhvny.
Call at dP ' { fi and Web ter , or city
offices , N. E'IIpr. . ; lyr 3th and Jo'arnam , and
get : time cardtpCthe'fair grounds traln. I
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Tht' Four Mile J'lnccr 1c'1,1" .
Considerable attention has been directed
lately to the Four Milo placer lIeld3 , situated :
In noutt county , Co'orado , and Carton : county
Wyoming abouZ seventy five mites ; .outb or
Hawllns , Wyo. , whch ! ! cIty Is on the Union
Pscliic rallwlY , ' \J'
The area covered Is about forty miles In
length ! and thIrty miles In width , and Is
especially rich , IA nllneral.
Gold was filst.ldlE1lovcred there In 1891 and
the following YDJrJ several c'alrns w'ro 10
C3tc : not until the last year , hoxever , has
any considerable amOU1t ! or c3p1tal or la' or
been expended In order to provo the \\oalth
or these fields
At time prelent ! tIme the nock Sprng ! ;
Placer compallY , ' the West SIde Mln nK as-
socl1l1on , and several smaller companls : are
operating with 1IP'cndd : ucces
Without doubt these fil.ds : lire the rch- !
cst of the Idni ! ' Iii . the avest and are worthy
or attention. -
Inforniation'tding same will be cheer-
fully furnlshel on applcatlon ! to \Ir : 11. C.
Davis , Ihw1l1l8 'Wyo. , or J. T. lit. ] ( 'ngs.
ford agent Union Pacific railway , Rawlins ,
Wyo _ _ _ _ . . . . _ _ _ _ I
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I.'nrn..r Chlc.t .JuKtIe It..th'e" from
i'raotlee wlth..n hurst lit I'netrJ-
Judge Logan EviIilc.ckley . Is one 01 the
most unique characters of the south. For
a hong time chief j\lUce or GeorgIa's 8U-
preme court , he"I / > , , regarded by the Amer-
lean bar as a prodigy / In IIJal , : lore In person -
son ho Is oxcetdIIIY ! ! , tall and raunt , end
hIs long white beard and hang ba r of time
sallie color reaching to his zho'jlders weald
attract attention anywhere. But thli Is not
the only reslllct In which ho Is u Ilque , 1'wleo
hns he reaned ! , the position or chief j at C ! .
'fhe first resignation ; was a echlffi s , r.rlse ,
and was sprungr.lll , a.l1oem. . read by him from
tb bench , mtltleJ "In the Matter of Rest. "
Thll attracted the , .ttenttrn of the untry for
Its literary merit as well aa Ih ataiject .
About two years ' ago relates 1\ cone tponml- :
ent or the Washington POlt. Judge Illeck-
ley marrle,1 a , wealthy Miss Ihrrlng of NeN
York , anti shortly allerwanl again relgn .
this time to devote hlmEe'f , to the prJctc8 !
or his proresslolll' 1accntly he sent from the
mountains of , .hl4bersI'am where ho bas II
country home another poem This declares
his Intention to retire from the prlct'ce : or
law. Two ideas prompt him to do this : One
Is that : he has b1eoms sati'ftsd that with the
patronage the world 1 \I \ willing to all 0 I\ ' him
liS an olUc lawyer . there It not a livng : ! In
It for him and his tamnly : This ho Sts : forth
In his 110em. The other Is i that he fo Is
It to bo his mbsloll tu arrive at some leltl -
ment of the muchllIscusseJ finlnc : al qneil-
tlolI , He says llu la aboutely : unbasell : and
wants floko Srnlln IUd Judga : : C'hD to present
to him a brief oC their arguments In support
of the two ' sidv of the controversy
The lateSt 1I0lltlc effusion or Judge D1cl.-
ley Is a follows . :
Farewell my lIell'O , helovec1 amid long long
I < Bc'rvetl 100llIy.
My leave I take with wet and sobbing
sigh ,
Which now condensed to pc\s.e : dew , is I
trumbhing'in m ' ,
In'mbllni'1n cay eye
how oft In I'11I1 combat met have I at
III\\ ' or lofty I/lIr
Contl'nlInl , 8Ull0lS holpell to wage or want
the nprre forensic war ,
When rll'ht' " the ' battle horses and flow
the lJ\t" : , < ' : Ir :
For more lhun 1)lIe full decade , with pale ,
. . tliisafltinlei fout ,
In pun' anti EpotttI'S : , ermine I mused on
Gt'orl'la'8 Hal
. \n,1 , rllhteoll'l ! ' ju.rdrrif.'nt remmdered between
tht' tart ( ! ! ! anal wheat
And then whE'n ohl and wc.ry = , I strove to
earn the bread
Wher..wlth my wife and children hong after
might he ted ,
My hope cut deep ' by failure , heart fainted
as It bled ,
But he It not rquu lude I lack sutUclellt
1 tore , ,
Far easy thawing comfort : , I only wanted
more
To keep a. distantphantom from a sacred ,
humble door. .
So 111111 : . hy r"rqqlj : habit my eyes hll,1
took 1l all 'JU' .
I could , rllt but I'1I\t-mber thnt soon I would
be dead : : , ,
And Shim my wire : sand children might not ,
hu fet
perhapa ft''f'
My ar.uIII ; , maCaiIc master , vicegerent here
of God
I quit Thy a'necSl I service. but stay beneath
Thy rcd "
\n oM mind hn/\bl servant , uncovered and
ur.stmo&
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A DESPERADO ) Ol ? TIlE DEEP
Terrible Ending of the Career of a Phila-
deiphia Merchant's Son ,
liE BECAME A CIIINESE PIRATE
I'"rnl' : ' fhe \'l'IIJ.nllec of time hitvv
0111 tll Fall 10 'J'IJ.t'r \c'llIn !
Jim 1110 In.tlull Jusagli'-i'uin-
, lIy Skeleton ltecuUctl ,
An emInent Philadelphia IJh3lclan who
dIed recently imad l amtmg , his large collection
or curios two wooden rings connected by a
corll , and there was much conjecture among
his friends as to their nsl ! and orlKln.
The wood ( was very hard and heavy and
save out that faint , subtle IJerfull1e that Is
noticed on a ship built or teak The ligature I
connecting the rings was of twisted hide ,
strong as steel and hard enough ! to turn the
edge of a cutlass. The doctor was rather
reticent about their use and history but one
day a relative who had bems a sailor was
looking at the collection and remarked : "You
have a hair or ChInese Ilarbles , I see. "
" 'es , they are hal\llcurfs , but dill not come
from China. "
This Is their history , as the doctor told It
to the Philadelphia Times :
IItSTOItY Ole TilE IIANDCUI.'I
"In Limo lalmy days of progress and commerce -
merce In tiiis city when the United States
bank was In its glory , a gentleman lived here
who ss'as agent 'or ' one ur . he grea' roregn
halltlng honses , lIe was from Itimotle Island
anti came from one or 11i' t oldest New Englall' .
families , lIe was an uprIght gentleman amid
ho eventually connected himself with one
or our Onanclal corporations , becoming man-
ager and prospered exceedlngy. ]
1I1s family was a wife and four children ,
two bO5 " , .11 t.o K.ru 'tlO eItl < l " ' II Y
and girl toole after the father In I1lsposl-
Iton and looks , while the two youngest were
totally dllferent-very dark In eyes and corn-
plexlon. They had none or thc physical attributes -
tributes of their family , while In 1I11ml and
disposition they were still more diverging ,
"I.'rom childhood they were vIcious aud :
sought evil as pleasure. The boy was Ills-
nllued from chol'l after sCliool and "unned
imy all respectable nssoclalp 'fhe family and
influence at the Navy d'partment ' ; and an
appointment to West Point was securel for
him
him."In
"In two months he was kicked out and the
letter ( room the commandant that told of hIs I
wickedness turned the heart or the father to i
stono. lIe gave his wretched son a sum or I
money and told him sternly that if \ he ever
attempted enter the house again the law ,
wohld be' IJUt In force against him , and so . I
with a growl and curse , the boy disappeared ,
never to be seen again by his parents. ,
"Tho girl was equally vicious and do- I
praved. At IG sha ran away from home , but I
was reclaimed. Every good and kindly In-
lIuenco was used to correct her evil ways ,
but In vain She again left home , and at
the early age or 2t ended her slnrnl career
hy being ! killed In a night brawl In a resort
In I'ortlaml lamme then the Alsatla or the
Quaker cIty
"The wretched girl was laId to rest her
Identity known only to thou whose lives she
had made a shame and sorrow ,
DESlmTED FROM TIlE NAVY
"Meanwhile tha elder ehldren ! had : grown
to be an honor and a bles'lng to their parch II 5 ,
inheriting none of them Joonous : ! ! blood of th .
younger / chll < lren. The outlaw brother To 11
enlisted on tile llazee IndependEnce of the
Unted States navy. Among her Ilaut.1 mIdshipmen -
shipmen was a cousIn , and to hh horton aI- ! i
most the ! first man brought to the gratings ; ' 0
b3 flogged ; was his dlsreput3hle re atlon. U , 'Ii
kept thor ! own coun'el :11111 : It was a m'a ure
of relief when Tom dt'1erted the ship at It 0
and was seen no more.
"AHer becoming a lieutenant the cousin
left the navy an I connec'e l hmself ! with a
large shipping firm In Canton C1llna. .At this
time In the early 409. a native ph'ate know I
as 'Tho Yellow Boy , ' tcrrorz : : I the con t.
He was a hunchback but bed : bloo1y an 1
resolute , and had with him a number or fcr-
elgnerp , the worH being deserters from hug-
IIsb and Amercan : wanh pJ. Tf.e05o wet e
much wantCll , and : In all the ports dcrlpllonll
ot them were distributed tu' the authorlt'e .
The lieutenant hall no trouble In Identifying
one of the most murderous ; IS : his con III Tom.
Finally tllrer. Ilag'isii anJ one Da , 'sll Rtl1\heat
trappd 'Yellow noy's' fi.ct of junks In a bay
on the coast and with IImir hmvy guns nmad >
short work ot It. Na prl"ne were taken
save six Europeans , and In tor-'Ight : hour ,
they were Il3nplIuj ; : from jewel bhcks at the
leo yardums , but Tom esc3peJ.
"A year after thIs tile ex-lleutennt wall In
Singapore ! , aed In convrssllon ( with th
AmerIcall corsu'as ! told ur the arrest or
one of his countrYlmn by the Malay police
lor a murder committed oa a rice ship , and
stated that he was no doubt wanted hy the
Enghisim authorities for plrllcy. A bolt was
procured ard LIme two g'ntlemen sailed down
the coast soma twent-five nmhies and lau ed.
VICTIM OF A 1'IGlm.
"Tllo prison was on the territory of a native
rajah , a few miles from the sea It was
built of stone , wn'oumled by a dens' tlticlcet
a gloomy place strongly . .guarde They were
admitted , amid followLng time jailer rrom
one dark passage to another , came to a dun-
Keen lightitl hy one small grated window ,
and here , chained to the floor , was a whIte
asian
man."In his youth Tom had heen a han < lsome ,
dark-eyed boy , but hIs cousin looked In vain
fOI any comeliness In the face of this rur-
than , It was scarred and tcared as If hy
time fire of ca-li 113sslons. and his bud eyes
gaamd : with sinIster liGht , his spoke ) In a
low grotwi hut evidently recognized ! his vis-
Itor. lie asked nothing about his tunHy
but spoke or his luck with curses anti a31ee
what were his ehanc ! or escape and when
told broke out In a volley of oaths that
fairly drove his vIsitors away , After time
door closet they hesl'J him yellins Imprecations -
tions on itiniself l anti them
"They l1asred time night with time English
lIuperlntendent and heard early next moru-
Ing that the prisoner had got rId of hIs foot-
Irons and escaperl In the l11KM The ua"\'e
trackers were after him , allll followed one or
the trails Ie'amhing to a drinking ! pool In time
forest
"Smldenl one of them shouted Something
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"MOTHERS'
FRIEND"
CURES RISING UflEASTI
I hl\vo been midwife for years
In cadi eRGO \\'l1el'o " MQ'VllldItS
IeRlENl ) " was UBl'lIlt IICCIJIIIIIIsherl
wonders , shol'tenoo labor and lessened ]
the )1alnll. ) It Is the best reinetly for
aisisig or time UrcHlt known ] . Rlllt
worth time price for that alone I ,
bins. M. 2 > 1. DUWSTn : , r.onlEomcry , AIR
gent : by Express or tnll . on flJP of price. :
e1ou i'er bottle. 1ioui "To Mothers"
.u"lIod hi Ce.
IIItAD.1I.D : ItEGLILATOI1CO.Atimnmta , 011.
eOLD Ill' A.LL IIUUOOISTS.
DOC T 0 Hi
Searles & Sear es
1416 FartsamSt .
5 ECIALI.l' t. ;
J . All farms of
_ . BloDll antI
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, . - ' Skin 1II ) . ta9MypllUl1 ! # ,
' S cured for life anti till IJOI.
. son thoroughly cluamisttd :
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: -p " from the syatcmn.
. ' " LADIES given careful
" 'j' ' , e'.amtd " \lcclalnltlJlltlolI \ for nIl
'l r , ' thelr mommy peculiar nit-
\ I . , , ' t ntent. .
ctt3ttTARRH , , OIeot ,
' \ a . t " Vmtrieoeeio , Iiytlrocoio , (10mm-
' . , " unllo\- ! J.I1 > Il14nlJoo < l
" ' 1 , " . : , 1 curell 1Iy a ilpeclal trellt.
JJ.\ : ' , ' .J iI ' 11I011 tWEAK -
' ' lVlfALITY WEAIQ
WEAK MEA'
_ n made so by too ctoseup.
plication to business or study , savers mental
stralll or grief SEXUAL EXCESSES In
mldJle Ute or rom the e/'fecl / of youthful
folllee. aU yield readily to our new treat.
. . . . . . lose ot vital .
" -mit for power.
WRITE Your troubles It out ot the city
Thourmds cured at home by eec-
pondence' ' . CONSULTATION FREE.
Dr , Seules & Searles , uI8" ' : = l : : t. ,
long and yellow was gliding through the
long Itrl\ s. Time police fired anti the cry of
'Tiger I tlFterl' was hparl The trackers were
examining ! something , and ! threw up their
hands. Thcre hay the remains of the fugitive -
tive lie had stoop d to clrlllk and the huge !
beast sprang on him. As he lived so bad he
dicIt
died."lie
"lie was h35l1ly burll't , alllt time ' lieutenant
secured the handcuffs he wore as a memento ,
'And now , ' said the doctor , 'call any humall
being explain to moo by what dispensation
such paopla are created 7 Their destiny Is
as marlued ! and assured as the coming of
the seasons , allll over the coursl' or their
lives they have no influence or control , ' "
ScUIl'r,1 frau u II , " 'Il'IIHln. '
"I have been n sufferer with dyspepsia , but
aftEr Uklng 1I00.1'R ' JrPIIllar.lla my ( stomach
w.1I digest rooll whIch It \\ouIJ lIot before. "
Mrs. I. . . Shipman , 1'lkhurn , Neb ,
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1I00 < l's Pills cure ' idmihjastin : .
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I.'nlr W , i'e'k
SpecIal trains leiij fair grounds at 7 p.
m" , und Omaha unlan .depot at 7 :05 : p. rim .
liS follows :
For hastings IIndl1nllrmediato statIons ,
Scpt. 17. 18 amid 19. _
For Broken Bow And i1.ntermedlate , stations , ,
Sept . , 18.
For Schuyler anti'1ntermmiediate stations ,
Sept 18 anti 19 I
For Orand Island anti Intermedlato stations ,
Sept 18 anal 19. ,
For Columhus and ! ' Intermediate stations , :
Sept 17 , 18 and 1J. ! , '
For Fails City and Intermediate stations ,
via Lincoln , Sept. 1S.
For W'mor ! and , Intermediate stntlons , via
Table Hock , Sept It'l
For Chester amid Intermcdlate stations , via
Strang , Scpt. 19.
For Hubhell and Intermediate stations , via
Wymore , Sept. 19
Leave fair grounds nt GIO : p. m and Omaha
Union depot at 7:05 : p. m. as rollows :
For Palls CIty and 1 Intermediate stations ,
via ! NEbraska City Sept. 17.
For Chl'neys and Intermediate stations , via
Nehraska City , Sept 17.
Leave fair grounds at 6:40 : p. m. and Omaha
union depot at 7t0 : p. m. as follows :
For Cedar Creek and In termed Late stations ,
via Oreapoll5 , Sept 18
Special traIn , connecting with regular / west-
bouud train No.3. will leave fair ronnds
at 4 p. m. , Sept 1G to 20.
Special ! train , connectlns with regular east-
bound traIn No 12 , will leave fair grounlls
at Q'\O \ p. m. , Sept 1G to 20.
Note : TraIns for Lincoln and Intermediate
stations as well as for Plattsmouth anti Inter-
mediate , stations will leave Omah : : . union depot -
pot nt 11 p. m. . Thursday , Sept. 19 , after
the Ak-Snr-Den parade.
J. rancls I , hen l'ass'r 4 Tltt. Agent ,
Omaha , Neb.
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Ni'i' 'l'Imrommgla LI its' tll St. 1'\1.1.
On Sunday , the 15th , the Hoe'e Is anl will
Inaugurate ! a new line tJ S. Paul and Mum' ;
neal > "Is : , Through ! sleep dally will leave
OIl1Jh un 0'1 delnt at 4:40 : p. m. , arl'lvr.g ;
at Mlnnwpolla al 8:30 : a , m. , Sr : , Pau' 9 U. rn '
T-ains run via Daj lIIolne3. 1:1 , amid : m'l
5 r. oj In It ck Islan I din II g cars. Fur
tickets , sleplng cir res-rvati ! . nm . etc . call
at Hock 19lacd ! ticket ( me. ) , IG02 Jo'urnalll St.
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A genlleman of New York City who Is
fnmous as a scholar amI remarkable as II
pedestrian of enormolls staying powers ex.
Illalnell to a lIerahl man recently that the
reason \ \ 'hiy so many persons seem to bo umm-
able to make long walks Is that the ) ' 110 not
understand the proper 1I1ntlnSEmont or their
bodies In such efforts
"An ordinary statement concerning the act
or walking , " he said , "Is that It consists or a
series or Interrul.tel . falls , In other words
walking depends chlel1y on tile action of
gravity as It affects the human hotly while In
movement. 1 ,1Isco\'t're,1 long ago that su'alk-
big , as It Is orlllnllrily IJerformcl Is br no
means a series of Interrul.tet . lalls
"or course . It Is a fact that walking In.
chlllcs Interrllptell fallp , Limit there In nOlhlng
either explanatory or proroullll In the state-
ment or that reallt ) ' . Time ume might be said
of standing with the same ltmcitiity- . for when
one Is stomllng hO Is subject to the law of
gravity lie would fall were his fall not lu.
terrUIJtlJd by his legs
"As a luatter or fact , walking 4s R amius-
clII1r projection of tIme body In any lIrectlon
by menus or the Icl's' ' lIIuscnlar mo\'eml'nts ,
the two legs never heaving the \\alllng stir-
face at the same time. As we usually walk
we stand crect. Wh'm that Is done gravity
docs not move the body forward. On Limo
contrary , Its force Is exerted do..nward . In a
lJerl1endlcu1llr line The mu\'ement of the bidy
forward 13 secured by a rise and IJ\uh , as , for
exaimipie' whl'n stan lng eat the left leg the
right foot's heel Is raised from time ground
allli the hall of the root and Its toes yet
tOllchlns , a hush Is given , whereby the body
Is projected forward. The rl2ht ; foot Is than
carried forward , anti serves liS the bOIly's
imipport . while the left foot's heel In Its turn
Is raised aimil the body Is moved forward hy
a peend I'ush , Gravity Is present , naturall ,
hut the walkIng depend3 on the pushes as Its
source antI constant came.
"lIut a. \ hllo falling Is nn iticonsitlerabie part
In ordinary walltlrs , ns wo walk In tlienmtreets
erect anti dignified , It IIII\Y ha applied . tll long \
distance walking with wondtrful succeS8.
But he ache cultivates such wallting mll8t be
Ilfell3rell to give up an elegantappearncJ for
the time being Some persona seem to h3
able to walk extraordinary IIstnnce5 without
extraordinary tatlgll . Othng'leem Inablo to
o EO. For my own part I have observed that
whla I can walk only a few mies In the city
bfore I look longingly on the street cars , I
can take a tuemity-mile wale across country
\Ithout dlsstrcus results , eave to the larder
My method for long dltanco walking Is as
follows : Assume Emelhln ! of a bicycle
hump , lean far forward , give no pllh with the
feet ; depelHI nlogether for momentum on time
force exerted by gravity , which by your In-
I terrlptlon of It servos ( to carry your her ) '
forward. You mlst aIm bfar In mind that
short , rather than long steps , are time rule .
and aho that the advancing foot mlst never
touch the heel first , hut always the toes and
hal of time foot Indeed , cur ga't has a
rort or shume In It and Is not pretty , hut I
tremcndomi5ly effective. "
l'OI 11"1 , ( I gIS
IIrsrard's Ad,1 I'liopaiiiiiite
Dr. tV. W. Wiiams , 1\'iciiita Kan. , 853'S :
"Have : used It In ( cares of mental exh3ustlou
and nenOlsne ' , with goo results "
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. ( lator" Lo1-lnnpt tochlhtrcn thlT Clstorll cures Cell ; ConstipatIon ,
I i't'COUUiItflLl itcs iporiot' . mmn' 3criIJtcn flour SomachDIarrhcra , . , En.ctton ,
kow m < " ' Jpl I ; I.ny : } D" , 1.1 ! Won gl'ca ; steep , and lrom .
11 So O.onl . , Brooklyn , N. Y. gr ton ,
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"The , use of ' Cactorta' b e universal and "For several ) 'el\ I ho rCommonbd
ha "To 5 well"b\.n that I bccma a work 'Castorla , ' nod shah always continua t t
of simpurerogallon t ell < . rJ It. Few tire the ate , cii It has InvarlllJly produced beneficIal
( nt4tiiICmt ; ! fanmIllaayiu , , do not Iep . wr reaults. "
nwl < : \ rcut.
; fat\lo
wfthla easy reach. " rOWII F. P.tJ if. D.
C/L l'fN , D. D. , ttl Street and 7th AYe. , New York tStF.
. , New York CIty.
TI C'ACr COHPA' ' IUaAY STF5 Nrw Yens CiT7 .
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'tt'j' Jewel Stoves antI Ranges are petfeot heatang and cooking
; etZ.6 contrivances. Every year lot the last thirty has marked improve
nients in the details of construction until now they stand br the
ru greatest efficiency , economy , cleanliness , durability and convcnienc -
e" With all their excelietice Jewel Stoves and Unngcs are no Iiilit
: In price than hundreds ot inferior make. See thGu t your cLa1 \ ,
1A WM , I.YlA lICKEY & CO. . OtlIRlami ,
A. C. lYMER , SoutliOmultn
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I you want to make money buy a lot in the
MagiC CIty of South Omaha
16Ic : tdvnutngtaoI the GREATLY REDUCED PRICES and UHEHAL
TEU'lS otrcl hy the
South Omaha land Company
BOTH uN LOTS . , ANI ACREAGE PIWPEHT Y. This beautifully situ-
atel prnpIJ.t ' iics'betveciu time Steak . Yard ami the 1\.t ropuls , and Is
accessible to till thus r.Jlh'unds i'u1thiiiit Om Iha or South OiitIst. : Fine
lo.atlnn ff5' 1\iflcurll ; plunts 01 m'.uIi road tI'aJks . , S.UALL I N VES'l'-
MENTS can nut help hilt Imy IANDSOIE ( PROl'ITS , b.ntBc thc property } '
erty is so loc\.d : that the growth of the two cities tow.lrd ca.h othet'
canlot help hut rapid I fntai'eitema / v.uliies.
OMAHA OI'FIGE- SOUTH o tAIA OFFICE-
Rooms 208 luta 209 First Nat. Bank al' 1'6 North 24th 8t
TiTLE PER PECT.
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Offered by the Clr q o. Milwaukee & St. Paul nalwl : ) ' , the short line to Chicago . A
clean train made P : tind started from Oma h. .
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Baggage chCCke { ( om I."nce to des tination. . mvaant traIn service and cour.
teol8 cmployes , ! ltl" traIn I . rttd , I ) ' electricity , with electric reading lamp In
every berth , Finest dlnlf c m service In tue west , with meals served a la carte , 'r ,
In other words order w 1 wlnl and pay for what you get Flyer leaves Inlo . ( .
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pot daily lit 6:0 : p , p , , t \ ng sit Chlca'no ! at I a. m
Ct } ' Ticket ( n. ; F'arnam Str at. c. 1 . CARRIER City Ticket Agent.
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_ _ _ _ _ _ _ . , . ! .itai Ptis , 1..10' AI.PI ted i4 "I .Ifo , q,4caty , "eud . f. , " , " . . a.c *
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C , , , ' ' I. " ' km . .I f.tlr )101. " a..t.ce . . .I.d , , i d C bOICS r. . , . ivith
stesult I n. ? y e .r fa.ioodcfwgIfsigal , ' gariKe 10 curS 0' rf.o .1 < .10. 0' . . . . II. , Wih .
IUEn" , ' , t..q'ns'vrT 1 nntn CO o 11US Dn l mppt , Cmd , . . NeW ,
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t Worse Than Rum.
n [ 1 Indigestion spoils more lives
D than ruhi. , ' But you think you have
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LI "mala a" 'or "gnp , or somethIng R
n worse. The trouble is all in the LJ [
d digestive tract Ripans abules
o bring a' . ° sort of Millennium with .
D them . , . ; "egives relief and theIr
o habituat : keeps the whole sys-
tern in tone.
Rlpau Tobules : Sell by druggist. . o by man . Dn
I It the price GO cents a box ) II sent to The Ill-
I.- . pans Cnlcl Comopany No. 1 Spruc. at . N. T. .
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ORCHARD HOMES
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10 PLACE ON EARTH
Offers greater vantages to the intelligent settler. One-half the wok
you now do here \I give four time ? the results In this wonderfully pro-
durtlve : country Twenty to fcty acres In this land uf phony 1M enough
tn work and II sure to malta you money. Do the wUlk and limo results are
sec.ural : there tn''lch thinK a failure. The people are friendly : Ichool" ,
churches newspapers , are plenty : railroad facilities fine and a soil Wl080
rithmnes.e : Is unsurimassed . all invite the enterprising lan who wants to bet
tcr his own condition and that of his ' family.
Two mhl"rihre Crops Can be Successfuly Grown the
. Same Year
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Timber Is nhunclant-Ltmmhcr Is cimesip-Fuel COlts nothing-Cattla are coolly
raised and fatt6nod-Grazimig Is line al the year.
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CLIMATE
f healthy and delhilfulj land and sea breezes ant cool nlghte 'rho mean
temperature Is 1 to' 66 uerec& The average rainfall II rs Inches No
extreme of heat or' cold ; aulclent rain aver.l& crop .
I 20 TO 40 ACRES
properly worked make you moro money aDd make It easier thinn time best
lGacro farm In the weut. Garden produt , are ' 4 wonderful Yield and all
bring big prioca , , Strwberries , peaches , plums , apricots grapes . psarif ,
pacel lel
fgs , early appieztpta ( t all small frune , are euro and prollalJJ crops ;
NO DROUTIS , NO HOT WINDS ,
NO FLOOD , NO HEATED TERMS
NO BLIZZARDS , NO CuLl SNAPS ,
NO LONG COLD V1NTERS. NO CROP FAILURES.
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The great frul\ \ , growing and vegetable catalog district of tIme South , A
soil that raises , rytbIiig that grows and 1 location from which YOU reach
the markets of tb Ilytblnc country , Your fruit. IU.\ garden truck acid 01
the Iround anti placed In Chicago ( St. LuIs and New Orleans riasrlests 11
1 10 :1 houu.- this garden spt of AmerIca.
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'rue Most , Equable Climate il Aiiierica.
Orchard Homes
The most carefuUy Eleeted lands III the best fruit anti garden otfonj cs
now offer In tracts \ 't , ten to for ty aors at rllfonl\11 prices and terms "
those who wllh to avaIl themselves of the wonderful reourees or time couu
try now atraqtlng .tbe great title of immigration . (
20 TO 40 ACRES
In that marvelouS region with its perfect cUmate ant ] rich sail If prcperly
worked will make you more mOaey 111 make I foster and oaller thnn the
beat IW-acre farm II i the west , ardtl JOducta are An IIInel81 yield and
hiring bIg prices all the year round , Strawberriss , eluricots , plums , peaches ,
peace Profitable early crop apples , , figs , orangeS-oil small trulu'an early and TrT
GO soUTik GO SOUTH - -
This h. your qpporluny. Th peple are friendly : shoots efficient : mlewl-
hatters progressive : .ciiureheis ilberal. Thl Jnter\lrlllnK man wlo Wants t
ot himself , imil , \ lonld .
Latter the condition 111 family s investigate this mat.
ter and ho will be convinced . Carefuly sleced fruit growing and Ilra , "
lands In tracts at to to 2 acres we now offer 01 liberal term ant ! reasonable
prlcel. Correspondence solid ted ,
CEO. Wi' AMES , General ! Agent
1617 Fn1lfU1 _ St. , OU1nhn ; Ie1jd (
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