Image provided by: University of Nebraska-Lincoln Libraries, Lincoln, NE
About Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922 | View Entire Issue (June 27, 1896)
THE OMAHA DATLT REE JUNE 27 , 1800. 11 t na- Held , of the anco Land led. k Is | rog- cach tailed jiuud Ewnjr EC to toof 200 ferjs poll- fpcr- lson. . ' ty rldo. Icago | way , ctrlo inuln com- . fcs to \ anny I'm In the lodly flora , slim , the trout ( hero and Itora. ] they the . the. [ del/ / ro- lduil | mcr- the I lloor tha Itelo- Eraph are the IllOH. Illelna and for noojx ftUra , | tiriii. < ail 01 THAT TWILIGHT BONANZA JSizenBill Johnson's Little Game that Did Not Work. OFF BY A WATERSPOUT ) > l < Miionln On mo. ( ct AKilatmioe o ( lllll'H Partner When Help Wn Sorely \eoiloil , ami ( lie Kml Wn * j 'As for roc , I was Just ono ot the thousands i that came west to grow up with the country , jj nayg a writer In the San Francisco Ar- gonaut. Not many moons after I had Reedit it rcasoni ! to believe that I was gone up with ' the country Instead. After a whllo I drifted i Into Gold Cross camp. It was In the days I lioforo Oold Cross had fume to the front ns \ n good thing , and the big mills that are now fc ciitlng the Rldeii out of thu hills up there f * * hadn't been thought of. Tlio boys wcro y running rorknra down In Iho gulch then , . . / nnd most of them didn't nmko moro between y mcalH limn tliry could cat and drink up at | Krub time. There really wasn't much life to the camp , and most of the Inhabitants were the kind of people thai try lo make you bcllevo the Almighty had picked thorn oul for an especially favored brand of martyrs. And II was pretty quiet when I'hcn Dill Johnson came to town. lint I'lrcn Illll woke up the camp. 1)111 ) wasn't at moro than ono place at a time , but his reputation was everywhere at once In the diggings , and It didn't Improve with uge , cither. William was dressed to kill. "Whenever ho moved you were apt to see the liandlo of another weapon that had escaped your observation before sticking out from HOino now angle. Ills record was worse lookIng - Ing than ho was which Is saying a good deal. You might lay his ugly looks to some dispensation of I'rovldcnco that you didn't quite ECO thu dritt of , but few people would cnro to charge a disposition llko his to any thing but the devil. Sorrow was his shadow and tha walling of widows nnd the crying of orphans had followed him out of more than ono camp. Hut somehow , when he struck Oold Crosa , thu general air ot con- < lensed shlftlessness seemed to take the place ot his usual original cussedncss , and , being - ing nbovo working , ho just settled down nnd drank between meals and ntu between drinks. Finally ono day he developed enough en ergy to climb up Hum per Illll , which Is Ural cousin to a precipice , and Is on the wcsl Hldo of the gorge. After that hu made several trips up there , generally utter tin sun had closed up his day's business , ami by and by he let It leak out that ho hail located n first-class quartz claim on a leilgi where the pitch was not too steep to plh rock , and also volunteered the stateiiienl that the name ot his new bonanza was tin Twilight , BO christened because he found II better to work up there after nightfall ; hi : explanation being that it was too hot to dr any locating or anything clso up there It : the day Jme which explanation was proba bly an near the truth as ho usually got. Ir those days wo mostly thought that quart ! mining was the calling of arch Idiots , li being so much easier to run n placer , and sc ft good many of the boys laughed at him or thu sly , but those who had heard of hln most , and therefore worst , Just shook theli heads and surmised ho was up to something Not being Interested In the cemetery bus IncBS , they didn't try to Investigate. As foi I'lzen Illll Johnson , when ho got his claln located to suit , he Just sat down and waltci and waited. I came to Oold Cross on the hog train and being discouraged with mining tha < 1Tfln't pan out board bills , took the llrs Job that offered Itself , which happened ti be that of barkeeper In the Golden Orlolo for when a man Is a hundred miles fron nowhere , without money and wlthou friends , his conscience gets sleepy whei there Is a promise of bread and butter li eight , unaccompanied by the prospect of i term In Jail. The Golden Oriole was In a niche In tin side of the gulch , where some enterprising idiots had washed out a few hundred ton : of dirt In the hope ot finding something rich , but mid finally concluded that then wa moro money and considerable less work In holding up stage coaches. Thei o. Jag-promoter from Sacramento appcarei on the scene , and , Judging from the look ! of the thirsty Inhabitants that there wen Revcr.il good openings that needed filling built a board palace on the ruins , "needles ; of the fled , " and shortly afterward there wa revelry In car load lots In that neighbor liood. It was a pretty solid castle fo those days , and hugged clase at one end t the sldo of the gulch. An auction plain furnished Inspiration at ono end of the bl ; room that constituted the interior of th joint , and I , with the valuable assistant of the bar , furnished the Inspiration at tin other end. There was a window at emend end of the bar , the sill ot which was on i level with a burro trail that the miner ; had spoiled when at the Innocent work o laying a foundation for our house , and used to retire through It to gaze upon tin nwo-lusplrlni ; scenery outsldo and mcdltati upon the beauties of nature and the comfor of solitude , whenever the guests got ti hurling solid arguments fit each other am commenced shooting off something beslil their mouths. It really wus a big Instltu tlon for Oold Cross , and the proprlcto consumed considerable time and whisky li trying to make up his mind what to cal It. not being able to decide whether "palace1 or "pavilion" was the proper handle. nn < eventually compromising on "Golden Orlolo.1 There was a big table down the center which was sometimes used for an cxhihltloi dance and sometimes for laying out a corpse and surrounding it were a lot of smal tables , where the boys played poker am pedro for the drinks. The winning part ; In tlieao games was given away by the ex press agent , who used to have a ntandlni Joke about two-thirds of the bullion outpu ot Oold Cross coming through thu Goldci Orlolo on Its road to civilization. One day I'lzen Illll Johnson's wait came t nn end. The young fellow that got off th ntage was so Infernally green that I couldn' help looking him over to see If ho dldn' , have an express tag on , which. In uom . measure , would account for his being abl V to got so far away from home , but the boy were feeling pretty blue about then , and h a kind of pleasant contrast of colors Ho hadn't moro than passed ono meal IIin rmailo sampled a llttlo of our St. Patrick' aversion unako producer till I'lzen II Johnson , who was a smooth smller when h i tried to be , had him In tow and know al about him and Ills folks. And pretty sooi after I observed that ho was showing th youngster some of the finest specimens o free milling lire from his Twilight bonanzi that a man over stole. Thereupon , some o the old minors who were hanging arouiu smiled In n self-satisfied sort ot a way , hav ing no particular Interest In the youni I iilan'u prospects. I rather pitied the fellow ' 'l but then I knew that If I had any mono I somebody would get It mighty quick , anO besides , H. Johnson had enough to niiawo for without my tombstonu casting any re lloctlons on his character. So the announce ment next day that ho had sold a two-third interest In the Twilight for $1.800 to th young chap from Boston was not altogothc n surprint ) . And then , with a calm and sat tailed air , 1)111 ) decreased the number of hi meals onu-luilf and doubled the number n .his drinks , which was equivalent to a notlc that ho was beginning to celebrate. The next two days It rained , but the greei young cuss from the. cast seemed to thrlv out In the damp , for ho worked away do voloplng hln salted Twilight mine , while th patrons of the Golden Oriole speculate ! on what kind of a row he would ralso when h dlicovvrcd the Job If ho ever did , Whei thu wind gut around In the north the moun tains began to shed water lively , and th > I little creek that tumbled through the eanii I grow into a torrent and began to epreai J1 itself promiscuously over the claims itlom 1U bed. The clouds went to work lu deai . earnest , and when you got out from uiule 1 shelter 11 wasn't u dtnlcult Job to Imaglni that Bomo tire department was taking yoi for a cinitlagrutlon , and you wore shortl ; uiuch put out. And so when ISddle Freeman , dripping wet * slid In with a guut of wind through thu doe g / v of the Orlolo that night , the racket Insid \ didn't begin to compare with that whlcl MMr the creek , now taking on the airs of a river T Vv a walling outside. I full uneasy abou that crcik , and wondered It the fellows who tiad lacked their cabins tip against the lilll- Bl'lc ha'ln't shown considerable horse sense after all. Hut there was a sparkle In Rddle's eye and such joy In his voice that I forgot all al)0til the creek for the time being , whi-n he slammed the door and hove up to the bar. Then ho skipped over to where 1'lzcn BUI was absorbed In reflection and Kin. and held out to him a sack of ore. 1)111 ) smiled after the fashion of the evil one ; but when he went to diving Into the rock as MR a change came over his face as a landslide irakeH In the side of a mountain. In another minute we wcro nil examining some of the finest specimens of gold-bearing ore that were over found In California. Tlioro wasn't any doubt about It. Illll Johnson's salt was merely spice for nTnlghty fine puddlnc. Then the venom In William J.'s nature showed Itself In his face , but his words were uncommonly pleasant. "That's a mighty line mine yor have , " ho said , "and I am mighty proud that 1 am the man that's put yer In the way ot slch extra ordinary luck. I knowod I wuz glvln' yor a great thing , but blzness In other places wouldn't allow mo to put In my tlmo on that , and besides I ttik a big fancy to yer , ez I allus did to smart young men , and wanted yer to come out on top uv the heap. Deln' az I'm partner In this yore great luck , sup- posln' we do a little celobratln' ? Let's Ilkkur up and then hcv a little sosluil gamete to comtnomoryato this great event. Freeman evidently thought a little whisky would bo a welcome change from the rain water bo had been dabbling In , and pretty soon there was a lively four-handed gaino In progress , punctured with orders for various kinds of refreshments. Hut about that time my attention was divided , not to nny scat tered. I knew that \Vllllam ot the tribe of Johnson was up to some evil job , for hu was gutting the youngster , whoso beverage before ho crossed the mountains had evi dently been coffee , to do most of the drink ing , ably assisted by the two other players ; but the storm outside seemed to bo putting up some kind of a bad job on us all , anil pretty soon -Iho crowd commenced to thin out. and I could hear the mingled sounds of profanity and splashing of water as the miners stopped out , by token of which I judged that the back water ot the creek was visiting us , and BO I sauntered over to my bar window and unfastened the catch. About the tlmo the fun over In the card party's eoiner began to get hilarious , the water began to creep across the floor In black rivulets , looking llko moccasins seek ing boles , and the last of the uneasy guests sidled out , excepting my Interested company In the corner. It struck mo that It was a Kooil tlmo of year for them to leave , but a glance ut I'lzcn Hill's countenance gave mete to understand that It wouldn't be altogether to my Interest to make such a suggestion , and besides , the proprietor , who was peace fully snoozing up In his cabin on the hill side , would give mo an everlasting farewell If I turned out paying patrons. So I stayed , with one eye on the window , one on the party , and with both ears out for the storm. The rivulets on the lloor had spread out , and pretty soon wo had a good foundation for a natatorlum. Talk was getting pretty loud around the card table , and young Freeman's face held a better wish than his hand could raise. Hut even ho noticed that It seemed to be rising tldctlme , and ho remarked : "Don't want ( hlc ) to gel my feet wet. Lcsh go up In the bnlc'ny. " And Hill's mouth curled up at the corners whllo they tossed Uio small table on the larger one and followed after with the chairs. Uooze hail made them all reckless , and 1)111 ) had an object worth taking risks for. The candles flickered along thn walls and the black water eddied beneath them. They had the table decorated with some large bottles to save ordering , and whllo I sat on the edge of the bar and longed for home , sweet home , the game went on. Hill's yel low face looked more demon-lllte than ever , and the shadows of the idayera made fan tastic figures In the dim light on the water. Dut It was a triumphant devil that was looking out of his eyes , and I knew that the Twilight mlno was mighty near within his clutches again. Two of the players had dropped out on n hand of William's deal and were trying tc look Intelligent and Interested In spile ol the loads they were carrying. Freeman's brow looked troubled and his face had kind of whitened. "Well , " said Hill , deliberately slacking his pile of chips , which had absorbed all the others , "I thought you wuz a man uv nerve. Supposln' yer are busted ? Wot's the matter with the Twilight ? I'm a gentle man , an' I got san' an' I s'poscd tber was others wet wuz present. Kf yor hev a good nan' thar'a a mighty line fortshun In chips an' out on the hill I hev a third part In the Twilight. Just to show yer that I'm a true sport an' that no gent this sldo of kin run cr bluff on Bill Johnson , whether he's from California or llllncy , I'll put up them valyables agin yer Interest In the Twilight. I didn't want to skeer anybody , " ho added , contemptuously , as he saw Freeman's face grow a little whiter , "but I hain't bin us'l tcr doln' blzness with enybody but men , an' ' never lied eny expecryenco with chicken- livered cusses wot's afearcd ov the dark. " The blood ran up In Freeman's face till II was almost black , and his volco had the snap of a steel trap In It as he quietly said : "I take that bet. And I don't want any thing but fair play , either , " and ho laid n new revolver , not long from some store In Sacramento , on the table. Now , BUI was an expert with that weapon , and so his am Ho grew a little sardonic as he bitched around until one of his numerous de stroyers was within easy grasp. As for me , I slid along the counter and opened my private exit somewhat. There are times when we wish to bo alone. And , as the window slid up , I heard a peculiar roar a deep growllnp above the minor rackets of tbo storm that made mo wonder. About that tlmo I'lzen Dill Johnson met with the second of the three surprises tc which he was treated that night. Ho fell reasonably certain , being fairly sober , thai ho had successfully fixed the cards ; bul somehow the best-laid plan didn't work , a IK Frueman spread out four aces and a kin ; to Bill's three kings , a jack and a ten. Foi a moment the men sat and glared at eacl other , whllo I reached for the window , am as I did HU the meaning of that roar llashec upon me. Suddenly there was n movement at the table , a flash In the yellow light , and I'lzen BUI bad Ills man covered. His voice Bounded like the ripping of a buzz saw. "Yer would play IMzcn Bill , would ye ' but a mighty roar drowned the rest , and at I slid rapidly through the window I fell tlio bu'it'lng twist and shako , and more thai onco. as I scrambled up tha hillside , tin muddy water reached after mo and clntchui me. me.Tho next morning , whllo I and the pro prletor of the late Golden Oriole were stray Ing along the sldo of the gulch , trying to go an idea of the amount of damage the water spout had done , I happened to glance up tin sldu of the hill and saw Kdward Freeman esii. , sitting on a pile of rock , and calml ) wringing out an exceedingly damp coat. "I guess this fool was born to bo hanged , ' ho observed , after receiving my congratula tlons. "I saw Bill Johnson's hat banglni. on a bush down the gulch awaya , " ho added "and I think the best part of him was saved But I bullevo all the rest of the outfit wat burled with the Golden Oriole. " IMSIIii > OUT A MICIITY HATTI.KM With a Squirrel for Unit Hut Iloiitllt Wni Pulled from III * Inlr , "I have always been an enthusiastic lovci of tbo rllle , " said ex-Senator Sprague a Sacramento , to a San Francisco Call man "and during my hunting trips through tin mountains have had numerous encouuteri with rattlesnakes , some of which were almpl ) hair-lifting , and I think I can safely la ) claim to having killed the largest rattlei over seen In this portion of the state. "It was on the headwaters of Cash creek In Vole county. My brother and I were re turning to camp after an unsuccessful trii for deer , and discovered the anako , curlci ! up In a recess among tbo boulders that lit tered tliu canyon wo were passing through. "As It was Impossible to get a shot at the snake , owing to Its sheltered position , 1 procured a polo and stirred It up. After rattling angrily for a few seconds , It came out and threw Itself Into the creek , swim ming handily , with Its head and some all Inches of Ita body out of the water. Wo shot the snake , fished It out of the creek , ami found that tt weighed twenty-four pounds and had nineteen rattle's , several having evidently been broken oft. "Another occurrence Is seemingly Impossi ble of belief , yet I can vouch for the truth ol the story. Once whllo hunting In the slnli of Cash creek my attention was drawn to the peculiar actions of a ground squirrel. 1 watched It a mliiutu and then shot It. Hur rying to the spot , I nearly stepped upon a large rattlesnake , which had evidently bi'cu vugrgcd ID charming the animal. UP THE HIMALAYAS BY RAIL The Story of a Journey in tha Mountains of North India , A TWO-FOOT RAILROAD IN CLOUDLAND A Wllileriiraii of iliiotr l > 'leln > , CJIiiolert niul .Sky-I'lrrclnir I'rnUx VliMV uf .Mount Kvoro t. tin * Hoary Monarch ot tinIManct , After spending some days sightseeing about Calcutta , writes a correspondent , and after witnessing a flno display of the Indian tactics at a brilliant military tournament , It was with pleasure that wo boarded a coach on the Kast Bengal railway , and , crossing the Ganges at Damookdea , resumed our Journey by the North Bengal State railway until wo reached Slllgnrl , where the Hima layan railway was taken , which has a gauge ot only two feet , and which Is the most wonderful piece of engineering In the world , not excepting the railway up tbo I'llatus , near hucerno , Switzerland , or the one run ning up Mount Washington , In Now Hamp shire. The locomotives are sturdy little engines weighing ten tons. Kach open car riage holds six In comfortablu armchairs , and the railway Is a light tram , the rail weighing about forty pounds a yard. The four-wheeled bogles wind in and out along the hillsides , running at times excitingly near the edge of tremendous gorges and precipices , assuming the shape of the letter S for two-thirds of the journey. At ono place the tialn crosses a bridge , which n moment after It runs under , and , rising again , the line makes a complete llgurc 8. On this toy railway you re now passing through dense primeval forests , now you look nut upon dark green tea gardens that spread for miles along the slopes ot the mountains. A moment afterward you are looking thousands of feet below you upon the fertile plain of Bengal , the meandering rivers rolling through It flashing llko molten silver In the sunlight ; and , further on , as the train commences to make the steeper ascent , you are carried through jungles of cano llfty or sixty feet high , grasses that shoot their blades fifteen feet , and seed- stalks twenty-live feet from the ground , with great feathery tops. As the ascent Is mndo It Is Interesting to notice how the vegetation changes. For the first 3,000 feet oaks , banyans , inlnosas , ucaclas , llg , India rubber , and the giant bamboo , sixty feet high , with stalka as thick as a man's thigh , are seen in every bend ot the serpentine road. About 1,000 feet alovo the plain the spraying chestnut and the blooming almond and mango trees come In sight , and now you come into n wilder ness of graceful Himalayan tree ferns from fifteen to twenty-five feet high. The attention Is now divided between the natural scenery , which Is becoming transcendently - cendently grand , and the new typos ol proplo that gaze from the doors of their dirt shanties or He about smoking Iron pots hanging over the fire by tripods , quite In gypsy style , partaking of their mid-day meal. By the dress , physiognomy , and figure three nationalities could bo easily dis tinguished the people from Thibet , 'Nepal and Cashmere , which countries arc sepa rated from this part of Northern fndia by the Himalayan mountains. The men were all armed with long , swordllko knives , which they carry In the belts which sup- rort their single garments. The women , with their brilliant costume and more bril liant ear , nose and too rings , are more attractive looking than their southern sis- tcra , and the children , they wear no arti ficial adornment except rings about thcli cars , noses and ankles. The wild country through which we passed abounds In ferocious animals , and our talkative conductor has just given us a description of a great Bengal tiger that was seen by him yesterday lying near the railroad track , which , ns the train approached preached , leisurely arose , quietly gave a parting glance at the noisy engine , and disappeared in the thick jungles. When the ascension Is very steep and the curves ' are sharp , we can see from our coach , near the rear , two natives sitting on the cowcatcher sprinkling sand on the rails to prevent the busy little wheels from slipping , and whllo passing over the many horseshoe turns about the cliffs we fre quently find ourselves exactly opposite the scarlct-turbaned man at the throttle of the engine. We wind In and out , around and about , up and down and as our snake-twisting tialn passes the white board that marks 7,000 feet above the sea level , the puflllne little machine at the front , which has fough bravely and can claim a noble victory , sends forth n shout of triumph , Sweeping around a sudden curve , we sec the hundreds of white houses of DarjeelIng - Ing perched upon the sldo of the Himalayas , as If they had been dumped from the floatIng - Ing sheets of clouds above , and lifted fai over tier after tier ot moving sky vapors , which hide from view over 20,000 feet of the range , the sunlit , snow-covered Kin- chlnjunga stands forth like the pearly-white palace of the king of kings In the heaven of heavens. Words seem mjlto Inadequate to describe the stupendous magnificence of the view as wo entered Darjeellng , which signifies "up In the clouds. " It Is located at the end of a long wooded spur of Slnchul , a moun tain about 9,000 feet high , and from the park near my hotel the eye sweeps over a perfect amphitheater , resting In turn upon the snow summits of Janu , L'5.300 feet above Calcutta ; Kabur. 24.000 ; I'nndlm , 22,000 ; Chomlamo , 21,000. and then a succession ol unnamed mountains , which lead on to Donk- hla , 2fi,000 , and tov/erlng above all of them , whoso Irregular snow roofs can alone be seen , Is the Klnchlnjunga , which is more than 28,000 feet In height. In the valleyf of these mountains which stretch in a chain of over 200 miles In ox tout , are unbroken successions of snow fluids and glaciers , anil In the center of the whole range rises the hoary monarch Just spoken of. whose dazzling crown Is lifted moro than five mllcE over the plain of Bengal. In the early morning I was disappointed to find Kinchlnjunga burled under a thick mass of cloud , but my disappointment laatei : only for a short time. AH the rising sun gathered strength arrows of light pierced the vapory night robes of the slrcpln giant ; a glow of glory rested upon the snows , changing into mingled gold , ruby and purple , and as the king of day klssoi ! the whlto-turbaued peaks good morning , t brlof smllo spread from summit to summit and leaping down the stairway of snow the early morning light spread a veil of goli upon the dewy lap of tbo valleys. To see Mount Everest , the highest mouiv tain In the world , Is the supreme dcslro ol every ono who visits DarjeellnR , and In ordci to have this pleasure ono must take an early morning rldo to the Tiger Hill , a dls < tnnco of eight miles , and frequently aftei taking the rldo , the desired object Is nol attained. Accompanied by two gentlemen and ono lady , I took the trip about daybreak , and we all agreed that this delightful rldo up the Himalayas ( which means in Sanskrit "HalU of Snow" ) amply repaid us for thn Incon venience of rUIng so early on a cold morning , although wo might not see the Idnt ; ol mountains. Our path at times led about the mountain ranges , with only a few feet be tween the perpendicular granite walls and the gorges of thousands of feet In depth ; but our sure-footed llttlo ponies , with the exception of ono slight accident , did their work well , aud In dn < < time wo were standing on Tiger Hill. 2,000 feet abovet Darjcerlng. A deep mist enveloped us , and after straining our eyes In vain to get a gllmpso of tha part of our globe that reaches nearest to the eklcs , wo were about to descend , when our lady companion , whoso intuitions are woithy of her supurjor sex , Insisted upon a delay , ( .Vclarlng that there would bo a break In the misty clouds and wo would bo rewarded shortly. Of course she was right , and of course wo were wlso In following the lady's advlco. Far out and up In the direction where our guide said Mount Everest was located a brightness apix-ared , then a patch ot blue , and , as speechlessly we watched for the ap pearance , the pure dome of Mount Everest , 29,000 feet above the sea , stood against the deep blue sky , unsupported , apparently , by any base ; and a moment afterward It was wrapped again In the cloudn. The picture U an Impossible to forget us It U Impossible to paint. Accepting tbo Invitation of au English gentleman , I visited bi.i an plantation anJ factory , and from Mi 'pardons , covering about 200 acres , I was Informed he ships over 50,000 pounds o ftoa leaves every year This tea , In the Himalayas , has a distinct flavor of Its own , and with Ilia1 exception of that tasted In Ceylon , I have , found none so de licious ns this. AVOMH'.HS OF. , SUHOKUY. Tlip Oprrrttor HiMiilr t Try AnyHilnir \vtili Knlfo , > r I'll Itor Tlirrnil , Practically no part uf the hum in body Is exempt from the Incursions of the modern aurgcon. says the Chicago Times-HeAid. The use of antiseptic substances and cn.ics- thctlcs has made It possible for the operator to venture Into fields which abashed 'ho most skillful of his predecessors. The TO- icoval of ono kldnoy Is n common practice. Nerves are frequently sowed together. A broken spine Is patched up by means of silver wire , whereas formerly such cases were hopeless. Tumors of the brain are removed with good results. Moreover , by the accu rate location In the brain of centers which preside over various functions the operator Is able to remove tumors which manifest their presence by various disturbances to sight , speech , hearing and locomotion. Ur. Fengcr. the eminent surgeon of this city , was first to remove n part of n diseased lung. lU'ccntly Tulller of Paris cut away the top part of a consumptive lung , nnd the patient recovered , and Is now free from shows. Sarcomas disease as far as ausculatlon comas , which are allied to cancer , and are almost , If not quite , as malignant , have lately been cured by Injection of patients with the toxin of erysipelas. The entire tiiatmcnt of cancer has undergone a radical change. The disease Is operated on at an earlier stage , and instead of confining his cutting to the cancerous tissue the modern surgeon remorselessly attacks the apparently healthy tissue In the vicinity. Of late years cancer of the larynx has been successfully assailed. Doubtless the Into emperor of Germany might have been cured If the dlag- ncols of Vlrchow had been accepted. Alter the removal of the cancerous larnyx a silver tube ls placed In the throat , and not long ago M. Guggcnheln , on Ingenious surgeon of Paris , was reported to have devised n tube which permitted the patient to talk. In 1 per cent of tbo cases of typhoid fever the Intestines arc perforated by ulcers , and C per cent of the deaths from typhoid are occasioned by these ulcers. Not long ago the perilous opsratlon of cutting down and sowing the ulcers was attempted. Dr. Van Hook of this city , has reported three cases of this nature. It cannot be said that the operation Is a great success , but It gives promise of advantageous development. Not satisfied with Invading the less law ful regions of the neighborhood , the surgeon is today standing with Unite and needle nnd thread at the threshold , so to speak , of the sacrosanct retreat of life , the human heart. The pericardium has been tapped for dtopslcal effusion. Recently a stab wound of the pericardium was sewed up. The picture of the surgeon plying his deft needle with the heart of the patient heating against his hand , when the least unsteadl ness would mean certain death. Is suffi ciently thrilling to place surgery beyond the precincts of stupid sciences. Prof. Koswoll Park ot Buffalo recently sug gested that In cases of bullet wounds , which with our modern conical bullets arc Inevi tably fatal , the surgeon. If called boon enough , could cut down on the heart nnd sew up the wound , meanwhile maintaining artificial respiration. The 'operation ' still re mains conjectural , but no doubt It will soon or late be attempted by some courageous ' geous spirit. , Ono might write fof days and omit many strange and difficult feats of the surgeon. Operations on the intcsttncs are familiar. The Murphy button makers them compara tively safe. The Wells telephonic probe per mits the surgeon to > poke Into the brain nnd locate foreign substance there Im bedded. In diseases of 'the stomach the patient swallows a small electric light , and by means of the illumination the surgeon discovers what the trouble Is. In short , this part ot the century marks the reign of the man with the knife. Ho has appropriated old diseases and Invented now ones for his skill. Ho goes fearlessly Into regions that wero' terra Incognita to thu best of his predecessors , and his cun ning , his pluck , his bold Imagination arc- blessings unreckoncd to suffering humanity. 110013 IX A IIUCICSTHll'S CAHT. Society Coiiil - Hmliire < Iio SIuiiiii- mill 1'nlii to 31 i't it "Uiirc. " One of the society Items which escaped the all-observant some days ago was the rather odd Incident which happened after a card party on Upper Delaware avenue and Is given exclusively In the Buffalo Times. It was about 1 o'clock In the morning when the assemblage dispersed. A Delaware ave nue belle , who lived jallward from North street , was escorted by one of the local Beau Brummols , who politely urged upon her the advisability of his hiring a car riage , so that she might roll homo In her accustomed aristocratic style. She declared that she would rather walk , a statement that swelled his heart to the dimensions of a toy balloon. Soon after they started down the street urm-in-.irm , however , a rumble of wheels was heard. The young lady looked around and said , laughingly , "Why , that must be our carriage now. " It was a huckster's wagon from some one of the north towns. The driver was nodding nnd his wife lay asleep In the vehicle. They were getting on early start on tbo Saturday market. "I guess that Is my coach , " said the young man , Jestingly. "Lot's get In. " "All right , " said his fair partner. "Hail It. " "Do you mean it ? " said he , "It's a dare , " said she. Every young man knows what a dnro Is. It Is something that has got to bo done. Whether It Is a proposition to go and roll In the mud or n demure challenge that will result In a kill makes no difference. That Is. of course , I know there might be an. Inclina tion to avoid ono of the two alternatives mentioned , but If It was a dare a right- minded young man would hesitate at neither. This was a dare and It went. Those two young things hailed the driver of the cart , aroused the sleeping wife , and under her chaperonage rode down Delaware ave nue on thu steps that dropped from the rear oml of the wagon. At North street they met several friends who recognized them , nnd the gay voyagers did not feel exactly com fortable. But then a dare Is a dare and that and the huckster's cart Is what the two went homo on. It All i : COMMIIIIAN ( lI'.MtTKH.S. World' * Pnlr Coin ConiiiinnilH a 1'rr- inIIIin Aiooiiff I'ollcclorH. The Columbian quarter-dollar Is already worth Jl.BO. A decade bunco a specimen of this coin Is likely to fetch $10. Tlieso pieces must rlso in value , because only -10,000 ol them were struck , saVs the Brooklyn Citi zen. These are not vcry [ many to go around among 70.000,000 people , jjuny of those who possess them wll. hide them away , lose them , make bangles qf them , and In other ways dispose of them , so that a few years hence only 25,000 of them will bo In exist ence , perhaps. They ijrq Interesting for sev eral reasons. For ono thing , they are thu only coins over struck , or likely to bo struck In this country bearing a crowned head. On the obverse Is the portrait of Queen Isa bella. This , too , Is the pnly distinctively woman's coin over Issued. On the reverse It bears tbo Inscription , "Board of Lady Managers. " The Columbian half-dollarK will never bo rare they were utruck by millions. The half-dollar of 1S93 Is worth only Its face value today , whllo that of 1892 U rare , and will fetch 75 cents. It Is an odd fact that the gold coins of the United States up to 1835 bad no values marked on thorn ; their denominations wcro only distinguishable by their sizo. In De cember last a copper cent of 1823 was sold at auction In Philadelphia for $190. At the same sale u copper half-cent of 1796 was dis posed of for $300. Both wore in beautiful condition almost as If fresh minted. Cunts and half-cents of the same Issues may be purchased for 25 cents apiece. In poor condi tion. Ueceutly a paragraph has been going tbo rounds of the ncwspaperd describing a priceless coin worn as a st-arfpin by Post master General Wilson. It Is a gold stater of Philip of Maccdon , father of Alexander the Great. Philip was the first man who ever put his own eillgy on a coin. This piece U worth about $0 Intrinsically. It Is not very precious , from thu collector's point of view , however. A specimen In first ratP condition way be bought for 415 , What can be More Humiliating than make wedding to , say , a ding present of what you suppose to be Sterling Sil ver , and discover after wards that it was a miser able fraud ? It happens continually. And all because buyers do not insist on sfcing that their purchases arc stamped with the Lion , the An- chor.andthcLttttr GithcGORHAM guarantee that the article b 925-JOOO fine. TcofOoJ/nr Dry Cfdlt Stores Jewelers only , c. s. S. E , Cor. 1 5th and Douglas made of pure rubber holds the Bull-Dog Garde Hose togeta. holds the ordinary rubbe' garden hose tog-ether. The strength of hosedepondson these rub bcrrivcls ( technically called friction ) . A shor , rivet is stronger than a long one. Bull-Dog rivets a i short. Theory and results prove Dull-Dog strong est liose for money nude. P-oston Woven Hose & Rubber Co. 2',5 Devonshire St. , Boston , or 505 LaUo St. , Chicago. 6ReaJoSl. , N. Y. 705 No. 7th St. St. l.mils. ioj Water Si. Cleveland tie AiopatiooSt. , Denver. 14 Tremont , San I-ran. Searles & Searlea SPECIALISTS IN Hcrvous , Chronic and Private Disease WEflFM SEXUALLt. All 1'rUuto nilDHorilora uf .Hun Treatiuout by'iimlJ coiiBiiltiitlou frov SYPHILIS Cured for Ufa and the polsnii thoroushlj elcansed from tlie system. I'lUKS. FlSTtTL.,1 an TIKCTAI , ULCEnS. HYDUOCKUES ANE VAniCOORI.E permanently anil succeiatullj curivl. Melhod new and unfalllnB. STRICTURE AND GLEET , By nevr method without pain or cutting. Cnll on or address with stamp. Dr , Searles & Searles , "S,1.41" , Happy Day © are those upon which sufferers experience the return of lost strength , vitality and energy. The famous Drain anJ Nerve Food , brlnp ; about this happy result. They create tiealihy iliijestlon , pure , rich blooJ. firm muscles , rupReJ sirer > ( ; lli , sle.idy nerves and a clear brain. Drains checked forever , $1.00 Per Box , 6 Boxes , $5.00. j , A Icsal guarantee to cure or refund the j money with every $15 nriler. Address 1'cal McdlclnuCo. , C1c\eland , O. Kor Hale by Sherman .t MeComiel Drill ; Co. , ini.'t Diulue xtrool. DR. RflcCREW IS THU ONLY SPECIALIST WHO TUB/ITS AM. PRIVATE DISEASES Wcakne ft Uitorrterd MEN ONLY 20 Yean ICupeiiciice. 1) ) Yean in Um.iha. Roolc Free. Consultation nd Kxainiiialiuu Firr. I4lh and r'arnam Sti. , OMAHA NUIl. DISEASES of the Liver , Kidneys and Bladder are quickly relieved and permanent ly cured by using Dr. J. H For sale at Druggists , Price , $1.00 per bottle THC DR. J , H. McL N MEDICINE Co , 8T. LOUIS , MO , Doift take substitutes lo save a few pennies. It woift pay yon. Always insist on HIRES Roolbcer. M. . ! culr ljTlj Cl.rlf. K | | lrei To. , PlilU1clpbl . .I A ttc. i > ek4g uakei ft Kftllom. gvUvm/nberv. ' ' ' . KDUUA'I'IONAK. LASELL GEIVIINARY KOn YOl'NO WOMKN. Aiiliurn.lnlc , MRHS. , ( I mill's ( rum Jlobtun ) . lluatun Btaiulard of Bohul a lili | uiul comluut of life , ultli uilvuntHKeH n liuallhCul ami lii-aullful Huliuilun ret > lilcnco , th lie t Muelral anil l.ltiriiry oiiturlnlntnentH li liuHloli anil coini-nli'iil nrn-HS ti > | ilu-es tit lila torlu Intcreat. HUMTIIIK unit t > k tlnir on Clmrlu rlvi-r. uut-uf-ilour Ki'iii'-H. KyniimHluin uiul HWIIII Ini ; tunU iiiulcr vmvful liycenlr iiuiu-rrUlon I.iTluri'x on toplv mlnplc.l to the lilrul ailinlnlH Iratlnn uf home1. lllU'tlated CHIBOKU | fri't . C. t' . 1IHAODON. l'ili > clial. | BRADFORD ACADEMY HOTKI.S. SANTUIT HOTEL. COTI/1T / , CAI'U COD , MASS. OPEN JUNE 10. JAMES WKI1H , Pros Good Uullne. tallilni ; u/lj liil . . . 110 room * . Uilhi. ttcaiu beat und all moden convtnlencta. llnlen , Jl.M anil i.0 > per day Tublo unexcelled. Hpeclil low rntei to r < ula b'ardcr * . I'lUNIC IIII.U1TCU. Slur , Run A oun THHBB MAIDSATTHCTUB. Ki ALL USINQ SANTA GLAUS SOAP ; MILLIONS DOTHEOAME , ! Sold everywhere. Made only by THE N. K. FAIRBANK COMPANY , 1 CHICAGO. . . iui i iui.i4 Leading Business Men of Columbus , Nebraska CT or TiTi.n. llcolicr , JucKKl V Co. , lUtli HI ARItlCL'l.TritAIi IJII'l.KMlS S. C. t C. O. < Sray , lUtli .V North Sin. ATTOHXKYS. Alliert .t MriMlcr , Ollvo St. C. .1. OurlOTT , lllth St. \V. \ . Hi-iiMley , lltli St. MuAlllxti-r .t Coi-iii'lliiH , 1 .t North lit C. A. Siiclcp , It 111 St. \Vliltinojcr , fc CoiulrliiR , X 'li. Avis \VoiiHluy .V SI 1 11 - , Illli St. 1IA1U2IIY AM > COM ' 15CTIOM5UY. O. C. .IOIK-N , llil h St. llth St. IIAMCS. CoIiiiiiliiiN Statf , I , . Oi-rnpil. President. Co in in fro la 1 llaiiU , liith Si. rii-.it National. Ollvo SI. IIAIIHKHS. W. M. HI-OTTII , lllh St. .1. Hl-Ml'Il , Til tir < 4t Oil IlollMC. A Watl.i , Ollvo St. Sclilliz , .1. 1 * . AUtM , Audit. mcvci.ns. nui-raril 'Wlu'cl Works. Nell. Avc. in.vcics.iirrni\ WAUOX l.oulM HuM , 11th SI. Mnlvr A : Kollnr , Cor. 1 < > t North Sin. HOOK lllMHNn. CoIiiiiiliiiN .loiiriial , llth St. HOOKS .t STATIOXUKY. Carl Kramer , ] ; tlh St. llltOICIOIKS. P. I' . Smith & Co. , Thiirxtou llloek. CAltl'HTS. J. A. llurhrr .t Co. , Utth St. CICAU KACTOUY. A. V. SafTran , llth St. CIO AllS WIIOI.ISSALH. L. J. I.c-c , IHO liitli SI. COXKISCT1ONIOKY t C1GAUS. Cnrl Ivrnmor. lltlli St. M. VciKel , llili S ( . CLOTII1NO. FrlNcholr. llron. , llth St. J. 11. nailer , llth SI. GrulNeii ] lro . , llth St. COAL. Way .t Hocltenlierwr , Tel. fM. I , . W. Weaver , iilli : St. CH13AMI2IIY. The StuvfiiMoii. Stcveimon * HeKcl. CUOCKKRY fc GKASSWAIIB. Henry ItiiKalz .V Co. , llth St. IJKNTISTS. II. I ) . nwlKht , I ) . U.S. , Ilnrliur llloclc. U. I ) . aicKfaii , D.D.S. , KMh St. Dr. K. II. Naiimanortli ItiillilliiK' . imiCSSMAKKUS. I.OTIII CiiNtcllo , Ollvo St. .lllsHON Klllott .t llaUer , North St. Martraret A. Funk , Neb. Avc. IHtUGS. HnMor & Co. , lUth Si. Ir A. Uciiitz , llth St. Sllllmaii'H Pharmacy , . " > < > IHIh St. DRY GOODS AM ) NOTIONS. J. A. UnrlxT .V Co. , Ililrlior lillt. , IIS St. J. C. Klllniaii , Olive St. K. n. KIIr.jnitrl.rK- l.'Slli St. Prlctlliolf & Co. , itti : St. .t New , Ave. J. II. Galley , llth St. P. II. I.umb & Co. , llth St. 1M.OIJR Ml M.S. ColiimlniM Milling Co. , Iouln St. movator Roller , A. JaoKKl , Mfirr. FUUNITURIO AND tJIMIOI/STISHING. Henry GIINM , Cor. l.onlH , t llth Six. < ; IMUAI , MKIICIIANDISK. The Fair , 12. .M. KlMenum. llth St. GHNTS' FURNISHINGS. ttmll von IHTHOII , llth St , ' Prlseholz Ilrot. , llth St. A. M. Gray , lltlh St. lirelHen ItniH. , llth Si. J. M. Hoiiahan , Nob. Ave. GRI'JAT GI2RMAN RKMHDY. II. llriuiilt , Nell. Ave. G IlOCHIt I I3S WIIOLKSA M-3. AblH & Cnlto , Ktlli SI. GROCKRIIJS. Muriloolc A : Son , Cor. it : .fc Neb. Ave. Henry IlaiiiitA Co. , lllh St. SwartMloy & Iliirnn , Noli. Avo. GtJXH AMI AMMUNITION. Carl Sohuhert , Ollvo SI. llARDWAHi : , STOV13S & TINWAKH. ISriiKl .t SolMvarlllh St. S. C. AC. . C. Gray , J.'HIi .t North Sit * . HA1CYKSS AND SADDM ! > . P. II. RiiNi-ho , llth St. I , , W. Wemer , IHlIi St. 110TKI.S. CloHirr House , < i. A. Scott. Uriuiil rnolllo , Samuel Mahootl. I.Inil. > ll Hotel , ( JIIH Wltiillieh. Meridian llnlol , .Inliii . rollnoU. Thu TlmrNliii , tSoo. Lehman. 1CU. linker AWelli , Ollvo St. I XSl'HAXCn. lloohor , JaouKl .V Co. , lUth St. .1011 IMII.VTINC. Armi * rrliillnur Co. , Xoli. Ave. M. K. Turner , llth St. ,11 STICK OF TII12 1'KACK. Iluyaril Fuller , ll > th St. I.AlMltliM. ; Coliunhnn Stoinii , Nob. Are. FKISI ) t SAM3 j. \ : AiitM , itth : si. lllllier .V : Well * , Olive St. I ) . Itoyiioliln , Ollvo St. lf. K. StOVlMIN , Xll. AVO. 1.1 VK STOCK. Illoltly , t Urn. , Olive St. W. II. Van AlNlyiio , ltli : ! St. WlKKliiH .V ; l.tMtin , for. 11 4t Olive i l.OAXS. AiuliTKOii A H < II > II , Ollv < * St. lliThcr , , llu.vKl . \ : Co. , IL'tli St. IHI-III-I Clin.li , llth St. ClmrlcN A. Spclcc , llth St. Home , Milt CiiNtool , lUth St. i.i'Miimt. I'osi.-i- Smith , .1. II. tSltzcn , Mar. II. HllU'llCN , Ollv > > St. SIAXl'F'll ) OlI'\-StI.l'H ) Slion c. A , iut7. .v Co. . iniii st. MAIIMI.KVOItlCS. . C. A. HciirilNlf.v , Ollvo St. Alii AT MAIIKI2T. . ) ! . C. CitNHlii , l.'lth SI. Otto Moiv. . llth St. MII.UMZUV A.M1 NOTIONS. 1. I , . Dulty .fc Co. , Ityan llullilliii ; . Mm. M. AV. Wiillcrn , l.'Sth St. XKWS HICK AfilJXCY. I Cnrl Krniii.T , l.'tth St. ' ' fiKM'SVAl'KHS. I ColniiiliiiH .louriitil , M. K. Turner. XohriiHUn IIK'iic , Coriiiiiit , IMnttc Co. Arji"H , AV. Sniiiulorn , Nell , Avcmio. Avcmio.OH OH , a\M ) GASOI.IXU. J. 12. Iloiriiiiin , Ai-li. Avo. IMIVTIJItS. I'rnnk Morno , lltlli St. DoiinlN O'llrlcn , 1 * . O , lloc.JIT. . rilOTOCIlAl'IIKUS. StraiiNH .V CrlHS , Olive SI. 1'iivsiciA.vs AM ) .SIIIHIO\S. Mnrtyii , KVIIIIH t fSoor , Xh. . Avo. llrs. VONH .t M losNlor , Ilomooiiiilliif llnrlu-r Illoolc. I'l.ll.MlllOllS. . , A. DiiNHOll X- Son , llth Si. 11AII\VAYS. II. .t M. K. II. U. I * . U. It. . .1. It. MoiiKhfr , . lir.AI. , 1JSTATE. lleoher. ; .t Co. . Jillh St. I' . AV. llocrhoor , lUth St. iHraol Oliu-U , llth St. ClinrlvM A. Spoloo , llth St. IIKSTATHAXTS. .1. 1 > . AlitH. itth : SI. City , Mi'M. M. r.ruy A Ilro. . l lh St. Mlohaol V < - liolU'7.iil.llth St. Vienna , II. U. Onterliout , l lli St. M. ViiBfl , llth St. .SF.ICDS. S. C. .t C. C. Oriiy , Cor. in .t North St * . SIIOK ST011I3S AMI SlUmMAlCUIlS. ICinll von llerKeii , llth St. FrlNoholr. HI-ON. . lllh SI. .1. II. Cnlli-y. llth St. A. 1. Cray , llllll St. CrelNoii lli-OH. . llth St. .1. M. lloiinliaii.eh. . Avo. William Sehllj ; . Ollvo SI. STIAMSIIII' A K\CV. Anilernoii A lloen , Ollvo St. SliltVKYOH A CIV1I , 13.Mi IN UK II. I , . F. CollNeluill.- . Tt VS. Carl Kramer , iilli : SI. LNDIiltT VKINfJ. Henry CIINN , Cor. Illli anil IIIIIN | St . AVAI,1 , I'AI'ICU. .T. C , Koholx , Olive SI. WINKS .ICllllKlt. Wm. lluelier , llth anil IOIIH | SIN , AVIMOS , I.MirOKS AM ) ClfiAIIS , J. 1 > . AlitH , lillh SI. \Viii. llneher , llth anil IOIIM ] St . . Sain fiiiNH , Olive SI , Win. IIiiKi-I , 11 Ih SI. I , . .1. Ire , OKI I'Jth St. The Senate , S , J. llyan , IKh St. Nebraska City's Leading Business Men ATTO UNISYS. l1' . Irolnnil. . , r. nlevoiiNOn , .1. 6. VVlllHIIII , K , V , AViirren. J. A , Hocilipy. IIA.MC.H. li'iirnierx' Iliinlr. MoreluiiilN1 Niillunii ! , \olirilHlill Oily .Vnlliiiiiil Otno County JVntliinnl. IIAItllKlt.S , R , A. Snider. A. lIllllllKM. I , . II , llnriiTVooil. IIOOIC STOHU. \V. S. Ilj-or. II , II. VniillK. IIOTTIil.VCl WOUKS. 1IUTG1II3US. S. AV. Trull. HOOTS AM ) SHOKS. NelKoji IlroN. CKOTIIINO , I , , filruilinnii. K. linlillierK. J. hli'Ill. COAIj AND WOOD. Jnliimoii Coal Co. I ) , 1 > . llolfu & Co. nmir.s. K. H. nnix. MoCiirlnoy .M HroTTii. SolnvnUo'H lrn r Store , IJIIV ROODS. Illrlchy it Hnreher * . LVe Nel , MI I , I , . I > . Soli in 1 11 1 ; u A Co , . .1V. . Unit , CHAIN UMJVATOIU M. i : . Cil\NITJ3 ; AXI ) MAItlll.n. \elilJiart , t KorhoH , CltOUKIUKS. II. l.orlon > V Co. \ \ " , K. HoiloiilirooU. hliillint iV lloehlne. MI'i ; I.VSUIIANCU. UeorK" 11 , Sutler. MVKUY. Ievt IlroM. IIAIIOAVAUIJ. Win. Illneliof. IIOTKI.S , Hotel "VViitHon , ( iraiiil I'nelllu , Atlantic Holme. JHWHI-KY , Aloxiiinlor Cuinelet. ,1. C. Conioy , Junto * TJiuiiiiiHon , COMMISSION. A. V. Stliirnril. I-UMI1KII. li. P. Cor n ii It. I > . 1 > . llolfu A : Co. T A 11,0 II 3 , J , A. Hoii. S IMAUHS. : i City NOTVM C < v NOTIONS. HnrrlNoii , t Son * . rni\Tiiis. : NCTVH I'rlntliiK Co. I'ltOIHIGK. .V HHSTAJIIIANTS. RnlliiKlioc'H , JiiiiioH Until , ' ItlliU ( : MII.I.S. Star MIIU. S A 1,1) ) ( INS. ' KlooN , V. Uiiuor. J. M. T. Solmolilcr lion , 'riHiiiinc , Thlele .V KiiMleiuill. T , I , , Whllchlll. SKCO.VD IIAMI STO11KV M. lluuiiiuarleii , CURE YOURSELF ! Via Kin < j far umi tur < 4 < ll t'li rtfi' , Ilitlairinmlloiu. Irrllulli'in or ulctrutlooa of luiicuut meinbrauei , I'alultM. ami nut uitrlu- Mulil bx llruifEl'll , or irut In plain wrapper. Ly uxprnn , pt iiaia. for 4I.UU , or 3 t > otiU , 12,73. Circular nut on IIKJUMI ,