TJIE OMAHA DAILY BJ3T3 : JVK > XDAT , JIT-iV 27 , 189G.
Sioux Cltr Tribune.
Burlington Volktfrcund ,
l > s Moliifs Loader , Anzelgcr.
Slgmirnoy Review.
MICHIGAN.
Detroit Free Press Abtndposl
Lancing Journal.
MINNESOTA.
St , Paul Globe.
OHIO.
D.iyton Times.
Colutnbui Dlspatrh , Wellbote.
Zancsvlllc German Pout.
Cincinnati Volksfround , Volksblatt.
Cleveland Wacchtcr nnd Auzclgcr.
SOUTH DAKOTA.
Sioux Falls Argus-Loader.
WISCONSIN.
Milwaukee Journal , Secbote , Gcrmanla ,
frcldcnker.
La Crossc Chronicle.
Manltonoc Pilot.
\Vttlcrtovvn WclthuerBcr.
Plilnclandor Herald.
Kau Clalr Leader.
Kcnosba Union.
Pralrlo duo t'hlen Courier ,
NnURASKA.
Exotcr Democrat.
Arapahoe Public Mirror.
Fremont Steincnbanncr.
Wllbcr Democrat.
Butte Gazette.
KANSAS.
Burlington Independent.
Ht'riiinii 1'niicrn.
Chicago Staats-Zcltuug , Abcndpost ,
Louisville Aii7clger.
St. Louis Arbcltcr des Wcstcns.
New York Staats-Zcltung.
\Vllkcsbarre ( Pa. ) Wacchtcr. I
Davenport ( In. ) Demokrat. j
Milwaukee Sccbotc.
Buffalo Dcmokrat.
Rochester Post und Beobachetcr.
Watertown Wcltbucrgcr ,
Milwaukee Gcrmanla , Freldcnker.
St. Louln Anzelgcr. Amerlka.
Newark Dciltscho Zeltung.
Pcorta Dcmnkrat.
Burlington ( la. ) Volksfreund.
DCS Molncs Anzelger.
Detroit Abendpost.
Zanesvlllo German Post.
Cincinnati Volksfrcund , Volksblatt.
Cleveland Warchtcr und Anzclger.
Philadelphia Ncue Welt , Demokrat.
Allrntown ( Pa. ) Wcltbote.
Columbus (0) ( ) Wcltbote.
Rock Island (111) ( ) Volks Zeltung.
Fremont ( Neb. ) Stcrncnbanucr.
AxUlnKT ttnllri'ly Too Mneli.
lluttc ( Neb ) Clazettt ! ( dem ) .
In common with many democrats and
democratic papers tbo Gazette has como
to "the parting of the wajs , " and from
tills on will use Its best endeavors for the
election of McKInley and Hobart. This
Btop has not been taken on the spur of the
moment , but after a mature and careful
deliberation. Had the Chicago convention
nominated a democrat upon a democratic
platform this political change would not
have been taken , but to expect us to swal
low a free silver pop upon an anarchist
platform labeled democracy Is asking too
much. _
I.IC11T AM ) 1II11GIIT.
Cleveland Plain Dealer : "Why does that
Miss IMssy persist In wearing n pink veil ?
"For the s.uno reason tint u Hhrewd fruit
dealer puts pink mosquito bar over his
decayed peaches. "
Philadelphia Uocord : Hobbs So that Idiot
who used to imk u1 * "If It was hot enough
is de.id , eh ? Ulobbs Yea ; he went out in
u bo.it and rocked It.
S _
Brooklvn Life. : lie I fear the worst.
She-Wlmt's happened , George ?
"Your father Im8 paid back that $10 ho
borrow ed. "
Chicago Record : "I sen the Jarksqns
have put Hcteen t nil around their pi izza. '
"Yes , and I h.ive my opinion of people
who are so stingy they won't even let Hies
Bit on their porch. "
IndlanapolH Journal : "Do j-ou recognize
your barber on the street ? "
"Of course I don't. He cuts mo In his
shop. "
"Boston Traveler : Mr. Spripglns ( gently )
My dear , u Boston man was shot at bja
burglar , and hH life was sued by a but
ton which the bullet struck.
Mrs SprlsglnB-Well. what of It ?
5Ir. Sprlssins ( inceklj- ) Nothing , only the
button inuat have been on.
Detroit Tribune : Their lips met.
"Dearest ! "
"My love ! "
For .in Instant they gazed raptly Into
each other's cjes The rest of the time
they gafd raptly at each other's hat.
Women ? Oh , no ! Freight trains.
Washington Star : "It's funny , " * ild
Flooding Pete , waxing philosophical , "dat
tie , t'lngs or feller cares least about la
whut IIP seems tcr h.ive do least dllllculty
"
"
"D.it'B "right. " replied Meandering Mike.
"I vvus offered work by six men dla morn-
Phlladolihla North American : Mr- ) .
Upley What nn Ignorant child Willie
Cinch Is. Ho told our Johnnie today that
two ones nuiUo eleven.
Old Upley Well that's the result of home
training. Ills father la n politician anil
helps to count the votes on election day
Cincinnati Tribune : "You Hhould make
homo more pleasant for him , " was the
ndvlce of thu wise matron to the weeping
young wife "That's the way to keep a
man ixt homo " "I have done everything
I could , " nobbed the joung woman.
"Haven't I been rending ono of these de
lightful Scotch dialect stories aloud to
him every night for a week ? "
UHASONS FOR A BOLT.
Washington Mar.
I might have stood by Teller with my bal
lot In the fall.
Fur ho lajs some claim to whiskers ,
though comparatively small ;
Hut I'vo got ter bolt both parties , for thur
wnrn't nny e-all
Fur eiirh ter nominate er man thet's got
no beard at nil.
SO IT COK3.
1 Io31 on Transcript.
Hain't got no fault to llnd with Josh
lUi's likely , stlddy , smart ;
An' jit I almost hate him , cos
He's bustln' of my heart.
Yls , Josh In Imnkcrln' for our gal-
Wants llttlo Huldy , dear.
Th' mniHliliio tluit'H lit up our homo
Nigh onto eighteen ju.ir.
'Taln't ' longer'n j Isterd'jso't seema ,
Since I was that gal's hoss.
An' she ii-rrowln' on my b.ick ,
Full upllt for "llnn'bry cross , "
An' mother "courages th * match
I know that woman's ways
Tli * tender critter can't forget
Her long-piiHt eourtln' dajs ,
Waal , s'poso tree lovu must hov full swing ;
Alii sajs. "TIs nntur , best : "
I3ut couiitln' "liabj- " out an' home's
A shattered , lonely newt.
i TO STAM ) ov
B bi-youil the conception of
the ordinary dealer who combined hay
raUes and caipeta ou tliu name iloor
boini'thlns elepintly flue now In dc-
h new even In colors all borts of
that's our new arrival of Hody
llh that's took this to\vn by storm.
Omaha Carpet Co. ,
1515 Dodge
1i Pulse of Western Progress.
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The United States land ofllccrs at Bis
marck , Huron , Pierre , Chamberlain , Rapid
City and O'Neill , Neb. , have been notified
of an Important ruling ot the secretary of
the Interior In reference to the amount to
be paid by Bottlers proving up on lands re
linquished by the Sioux and opened to settle ,
mcnt February 10 , 1890. When proving up ,
says a Chamberlain , S. D , dispatch to the
Minneapolis Tribune , the settlers have here
tofore been required to pay at the rate of
$1.25 per aero for all lands upon which
entry was made prior to February 10 , 1893 ,
and 75 cents per acre for lands entered be
tween February 10 , 1893 , and February 10 ,
1895. This amount , when paid Into the
treasury. Is placed to the credit of the Sioux
Indians as part paymncnt for the 11,000000
acres which they relinquished to the govern ,
mtnt In 1890 Under the statutes n home
steader on public lands ( meaning lands out
side of that ceded by Indians ) can make
final proof before tbo expiration of flvo
years by commuting the entry ; that Is by 1
paying the government price of $1 25 per
acre for the land In his recent ruling In
reference to cash payments for Sioux lands
the secretary of the Interior holds that this
$1 25 per acre must be paid In addition to
the SI.25 or 75 cents per acre , which U
collected for the purpose of being placed
to the credit of the Sioux Indians. There-
tore , when making final proof upon ceded
Sioux lands rated at $1.25 per acre , the
homesteader must pay $2 GO per acre , and for
land rated at 75 cents per acre , parties mak
ing final proof must pay ? 2 per acre. Hut
these who reside upon the laud for five
jcars are not affected by the ruling , as
they can procure a patent to the land bj
pajlng only the amount which goes to the
lndlin The ruling Is Important and will
have a noticeable effect upon the settle
ment of the ceded lands. An effort will
be made next winter to secure the passage
by congress of a bill relieving settlers from
the payment of this excessive charge. No
blame Is attached to the secretary on ac
count of the ruling , the wording of the
Sioux bill , under which the reservation was
opened to settlement , being so Indefinite In
this connection as to easily lead to this
construction of the law ,
OPENING BLACKFOOT RESERVATION.
The survey ot the Blaekfoot Indian res
ervation. In Montana , which was commenced
this month , will be completed In about sixty
dajs Montana miners are anxlouslj await
ing the time , saj-s a Spokane dispatch to
the Tacoma Ledger , when they can go on
this strip In search of mineral said to exist
there. It Is reported that several hundred
men arc now camped on the outskirts of the
reservation , waiting for the completion of
the survejs.
This strip of land , fifteen or twenty miles
wide and about sixty miles long. Is said to
contain valuable- minerals copper and gold
predominating The existence of these cop
per ledges has been known to the old pros
pectors for several jcars , but It was only last
fall that the Indians consented to cede the
land to the government for $1,500,000.
About thirty years ago prospectors were
In that country searching for gold , but
quartz ledges were overlooked In the search
for placers. These men wcie not re
warded , as gold to any considerable extent
was never discovered. They continued their
search clear beyond the Saskatchewan. In
the British possessions , through a countiy
Infested with hostile Indians. Thesu old
prospectors went through the Yellowhead
pass and came over Into British Columbia
Since that tlmo , however , gold has been
found on the Saskatchewan and its tilbu-
taries , and many ot the most adventurous
have extended their search bejond the Great
Slave lake.
STRUCK A BONANZA.
James B Blaln , who Is one ot the pioneer
prospectors of the now famous West View
district and who has pinned his faith lethe
the camp through thick and thin for tin-
past two jears , sajs the Hmmett ( Idaho )
Index , has at last had his labor and per
severance rewarded by uncovering a
veritable bonanza. The strike was made
almost directly on the summit between
Willow creek and Rock creek near where
the trail crosses. The ore Is black man
ganese and almost at grass roots. Blaln
was batlsfied he had a bonanza. The ledge
at the surface showed up good and strong
In rich ore and with mortar and pan showed
plentj of free gold. An avciage sample was
taken out. at the surface for assay , the re
turn certificate of which Mr. Blaln showed
the writer the other day , showing the sam
ples to contain $95 09 In gold and $12 84 In
silver. Since the original strike was made
the ledge has been clearly traced for a dis
tance of over 130 feet In an easterly direc
tion and Its prospects better at the east
end than at the original discovery. At n
point fifty feet from the discovery hole
specimens of wlro gold a half Inch long
were obtained.
The fortunate owners have already re
ceived some nattering offers for the claim ,
but they will not sell until they do some
more work. They have- ordered 200 ore
sacks and will nt once take out a carload of
the ore for shipment. Blaln and Dempsey
are undoubtedly the luckiest men In Cm-
mett at the present writing nnd their friends
are all congratulating them on their good
fortune.
NEW LOGGING RAILROAD.
Articles of Incorporation of the Natchez
Pass Railroad company have been flled with
the auditor , sajs the Tacoma Ledger , The
capital stock U { 15,000 , divided Into 150
shares The- life of the corporation Is fifty
jears. The principal place of business of
the now company Is at Buckley , whnre the
Incoiporators reside. The objects are stated
to be to lay out and build a continuous Hue
of railway by the most eligible route fiom
Buckley In an easterly direction , following
up the White and Greenwater rivers to a
point on the Columbia river
The road Is being built for logging pur
poses principally , although It will be an
avrnua through which the farmers can send
their produce to maikct. The Incorporators
own or eontrol a largo tract of fine timber
land along White river which will bo made
accessible. The district has ono of the
finest bodies of timber In the state , a vast
amount of which U owned by other persons
and will be marketable over the Natchez
Pass road.
Already flvo miles of the track have been
laid and will be ready for use In a short
tlmo. The company will extend It only as
new sections ot timber are required to be
opened. It will bo operated In connection
with the Buckley logging road , which ex
tends a distance ot two miles at almost
right angles with the Natchez Pass road ,
The Northern Pacific line running straight
through Buckley , and touched at the same
point by the two logging roads , makes a
figure In the form of a capital K and so
makes It possible for every timber owner
within a large radtua to have an outlet for
his Iocs.
The Natchez Pass road Is expected to
prove a blessing to the ranchers In the dis
trict. There Is a large amount ofcry
good farming land under cultivation , but
on account of the poor means of transpor
tation the produce has ne'er reached mar
ket. It Is understood that these ranchera
have put up considerable ot a subsidy for
the construction ot the road.
WATER TURNED TO GOLD.
John Wheeler , formerly court reporter
for the Sixth judicial district , has just re
turned from the cast , and brought with him
knowledro of a new process which prom
ises to line his own pockets and to add
considerable to Baker county's natural
wealth , says a Baker City dispatch to the
Portland Oregonlan , providing the water
which comes from the mines contains gold
In solution It Is absolutely known that
there are two mines in this district , the
waters of which carry gold In suspension or
solution. These are the famous Bonanza
and Eureka & Excelsior mines. The modus
operand ! of the process Is as follows-
A filter of charcoal In charged with pre
cipitating acids and sulphuret of Iron ,
which Is also a precipitant , and when the
gold held In suspension or solution comes
In contact w Ith any ot these agents It Is
Immediatej ! thrown Into Its metallic state
and Is collected and retained by the char
coal. The fllters are charged at a merely
nominal cost , and when icidy for use need
practically no attention , ono man being
I able to take care ot several hundred If
necessary. When the niters have col
lected all the gold the charcoal Is sus
ceptible of retaining the contents are re
duced to an ash , and the sulphuret ot Iron ,
which has not been exhausted In the
process of filtering , is then extracted with
a magnet or driven away In fumes when
the c'mrcoal Is being reduced , and when
this Is done there Is left a free milling ash
Whether the water contains gold In solu
tion or not can be easily nnd readily ascer-
' talned by taking two or three gallons of
the water nnd evaporating It down to
about a pint , and then adding a saturated
solution ot copperas , or introducing into
the water a chlorlno gas If the water
contains gold , the chlorlno gas will dlscoloi
TJ turn the water black , and the sat
urated solution of copperas will also dis
color and turn the water dark , and cause
n brown precipitate to fall The vater in
sections of the country where the ore con
tains sulphurets Is more apt to carrj gold
In solution than the water In those sections
where the ore Is free milling.
If it Is n fact that the waters of mines
contain gold an expendltuie of not to ex
ceed $5 will , nt the least calculation , col
lect and save $1,500 worth of gold. It Is
argued that nil gold at some time or other
has been In a liquid state , and bj coming
in contact with iron or other precipitating
metals , It was thrown Into its metallic
state , and this process simply forestalls
nature.
MINES ON THE MOJAVE
Since March last Randsburg gold mining
camp , situated less than ntty miles north
east of Mojave , has grown to a population of
nearly 1,000 , sajs n Mojave dispatch to the
San Francisco Chronicle Today mining is
carried on Industriously , although on a
small seale , only a few small mills with
limited capacity being operated , but the
near future promises three large ones , a
twenty-stamp being now on the wajLawjer
Pat Roddy of San Francisco Is joint owner
of the largest mine in the district , and sur-
icjors are laying out a route for piping
water , the estimated cost of which Is
$40,000 to $50,000. This mine Is nearly ten
miles from the nearest water supplj- .
Scarcity of water , which has been delajing
development. Is being overcome in the east-
cm end of the district with little effort and
expense , water frequently being reached
twenty feet from the surface
Very few mines have clnnged hands , for
the reason that fabulous prices are bolus
asked before anything IB done to show up
the property. Two good sales have been
made , nnd this has aroused the miners to
the necessity of showing up the ledge. In
the Panamlne range , ntty mllea beyond
Randsburg , quite a number of cash sales
have been made In the last two months ,
aggregating $125000. A deal was closed on
July 17 by James A. Davis to Langford .T-
Co of Utah for two mines , one a twentj-
foot and the other -
a twentj--clght-foot ledge ,
for $25,000 cash. Several cxehanges for
amounts up to $1,000 have been made This
territory at present has an advantage over
Randsburg In the matter ot water and tim
ber , the supply of which is abundant.
There are also good mill sltea.
REPORT FHOM COOK'S INLET.
The Ledger received a letter from Fred
Meeker , dated at Six Mile Creek , Cook'a
Inlet , Alaska. June 20. sajs a Tacoma dis
patch to the San Francisco Chronicle. Ho
writes that , while there are many dlssat-
itflc-d miners who are anxious to leave , there
are others who propose to thoroughly pros
pect the country before quitting
He gives the Urst definite information re
garding gold nnds He sajs there are claims
In the Six Mile district which the owners
claim paid as high as $50 per daj per man
last jear From one on Canyon creek Jt.COO
WES taken In nine dajs The best claim
there Is supposed to be the Mills claim , at
the mouth nf Canyon cieek , which is claimed
to have paid $50 per day per man last sea
son.
son.He
He sajs the best ground Is not on Six
.Mile , but Its tributaries , particularly Mills
creek , a brunch of Canjon creek. Holders
of some claims want $35.000 to $75,000 for
them , but there are no nujers at such fig
ures. Some of theto jield $1 to $2 per pan.
The mlneis all got In too early. The
most can be accomplished In August and
September , when the water Is lowest. Float
quartz Is plentiful In the creek bottoms ,
and Mr. Meeker Is tatlsfled that good quartz
leads will be found. Prospecting Is very
difficult , as the ground Is covered with moss
six to eighteen Inches thick which Is too
wet to burn and remains frozen In the
fhade.
When he wrote a party was about to
leave , taking thirty dajs' supplies , for
a trip up Tvventj--mlle river , whcro good
Indications had been found. If a single
rich creek bottom U found there will be
ground enough for all the miners at the
Inlet.
THE DAKOTAS.
What to do with tramps Is the burning
question In the vicinity of Dell Rapids. As
many as 175 ot these c.inlc1 In on one train
recently and many marched through the
streets threatening to stralunlcss ( fed.
The Co-operative Creamery association of
Irene reports a very 'prosperous run of
business tor the month ! of June. It took In
335,000 pounds of milk , from which It manu
factured 15,500 pounds of butter that netted
the patrons 11V4 cents' a pound. The ex
pense ot manufacturing * was a llttlo less
than 2 cents a pound.
The abundant crops throughout South
Dakota will severely tax the capacity of
the grain elevators , and In many places It
Is found necessary to enlarge the old or
construct new ones Among the places
where new elevators will be built Is the vil
lage of Chancellor. Another elevator with
engine and feed mill connected Is to bo
erected at Alpcna
The removal of the South Dakota News
paper union from Aberdeen to Sioux Falls
promises to make that place the South Da
kota headquarters for patent Inside busi
ness of this state. The Sioux City Newspa
per Union , It Is understood , has decided to
put In a branch and now comes the news
that the Chicago Newspaper Union haa
rented quarters and will also establish n
branch there.
The gasoline boat Pearl which was built
in Chamberlain and later taken by Its
owner to Fort Pierre , where It was used as
n fcrrj- , has been purchased by Forest City
parties nnd will In future be used for trans
ferring passengers and stock between the
west banks of the Mlssouil river and For
est Cltj- . When ferrying cattle the animals
are placed on a barge and towed to the
east sldo of the river. The stock shipments
from that region are expected to bo very
largo this fall , and It was found necessary
to seeure a ferry
The artesian well recently completed on
the farm of W. S Howard In Taj lor town
ship , near Mllnor , N D . Is causing much
uneasiness among farmers In that vicinity
The How was struck at a depth of ! > SO feet
and Is A gusher In all that the term Im
plies , throwing a six-Inch stream to n con
siderable height above the ground. The
How was struck less than a month ago , but
It has already tilled a ten-acre slough to a
depth of over eight feet and the overllow
is now spreading In every direction and
threatens the adjacent grain fields.
The new six-Inch government artesian well
at Yankton agency Is certainly one of the
best in the state , but It is liable to be
ruined In the same manner as the now
famous mill well In Chamberlain lite cas
ing has commenced to leak , and water Is
now coming up outside of the pipe. This Is
thought to have resulted because no lock
formation was drilled through It Is no.v
feared that considerable difficulty will be
experienced In getting It under control. The
lion of water Is so strong that the solid
six-Inch sticam Is forced to a height of fif
teen feet above the top of the casing when
the well is running wide open , and the
pleasure Is 110 pounds to the square Inch.
COLORADO.
The Larmatlne , at Idaho Springs , has
shipped 1,000,000 tons of ore within the past
year.
The Cleopatra , at Ptkln ( , is shipping 200-
ounce silver 010 from a tlncc-foot vein ,
which also carries gold Values.
George Grace has six Inches of honcj-
combed quartz In the Everglade , on Yankee
Hill , which carries \alue of $250 per ton
The Henry M. Teller location , made loss
' than two weeks ago on Scaton mountain ,
I near Idaho Springs , has , In sinking twentj
I feet , shipped a carload of ore valued at $ GO
j rcr ton.
| Casper Malchus has struck free gold In
the Gold Bug , In the Araslra basin , which
assajs fifty-two ounces of gold. This prop
erty Is on the north slope of Round niomi-
'
I tain , In San Juan countj- .
A iccent strike In 'tho Magnet , one of
the properties of the Gortland Gold and Sil
ver Mining compiny , near Ohio CI J , Gun-
nlson county , shows n strong vein of $200
ore , with values In gold and silver.
David Cowan , who has been doing con
siderable prospecting near Cotopaxl , has
diacovercl n large vein of gold-bearing
rock , carrjlng an assay value of gold to
the amount of $11. The vein was traced for
a considerable distance.
Several mining companies are operating
In the Bare Hills district , with prospects of
great success The recent strike of sjlvan-
Itc In that camp has aroused interest on the
outside , and prospectors are rushing In and
mine owners are sinking rapidly.
There are about 100 prospectors and mi
ners operating In La Belle mining district ,
In tli'j southern part of the state , and over
the line In NovMexico. . Favorite reports
arc iccclvcd tram that section , and ore
tint will pay to bo hauled out in wagons
Is being developed
The disco-.irj by William Madlgan and
James Hetherly , leasers on the Copperop-
ells mine. Is proving to be. one of the richest
strikes for a small one jet made In the
vicinity of Aspen. It Is a streak of almost
pure silver about four inches in width , carryIng -
Ing a value of over $14,000 per ton.
While prospecting a short time ago on
Georgia ground on King Salomon moun
tain In San Juan countj' , Charles Pasternak
uncovered sixteen Inches of ore can j Ing a
value of 300 ounces In sliver and two ounces
In gold The vein has been unmolested on
a well-beaten trail for twenty years
Mining Is being revived to a considerable
extent In Clear Creek countj A number of
the old properties are opening up in splen
did shape by prospecting In virgin ground
on the veins , and In Instances the owners
are surprised that such good ore is found
near the surface where It was not sup
posed to exist.
WYOMING
Many cattlemen of Fremont county are
soiling their cattle and bujlng sheep.
The latest reports from the Douglas
creek mineral properties , near Lnramle ,
are very encouraging. Largo quantities of
paying ore are being unearthed dallj- .
The big mill at the Laramle Iron works
has been started up This means the em
ployment of from thirty to forty more men
and a corresponding Increase In the pay
roll
The North Park Cattle company has pur
chased sixty carloads more cattle In Oregon
gen , which will bo shipped Immediately to
Laramle. and from thence driven to the
company's range.
The Buffalo Bulletin sajs : "Thomas
Lemon , one ot Woegele's shepherds , has
just passed through a strange and awful
experience while In his tent at the camp
on Canyon creek. Heiuras seated on his
bunk near a stove , wuan > aibolt of lightning
PICTURES PLEASANTLY AMD POINTElIDLY PAR.AQRAPHE1E )
HOYS' TAX SHOHS 20 OKI *
All our boys' and jouth * , ' tan shoes-
all our misses' and children's tan Klioos
are now to bo cloceil out at a dis
count of liO IKT cent you'll embarrass
us If you ask for" credit this Kile. Is for
cash those who've been bu > lug these
cb Know their value.
Drexel Shoe Co.
fi nd for our Illui- 1419 Farnnm
Uatl Catalogue.
TIIK film , IMS STKUCIC
Never mind come to ItahlurT's it's
tlie only square meal place In Omaha
a strictly high grade cafe when * ladles
and gentlemen go who are Informed
upon Delmouico's ways not a high
priced but a high grade restaurant
the lluest in the west.
Balduff , Caterer ,
1520 Fartiam.
WK OI5T TESTMIOMAIiS
Fiom almost everybody for whom we
have ilttiul glasses and we are not
afr.Ud to refer to anybody who ban
had optical work done here but theie'a
manager Weller of the Richardson Drug
Co. WHS him Walter Jardlne can tell
you bomethlng about in > we tit
perfectly ,
Aloe & Penfold Co
Sign of Big Lion 1408 Farnam
In front of store.
struck the stove and the man as well , The
lightning made a hole In Lemon' * bat and
tore oft one boot , The lower h lf of the
man's body was temporarily paralyzed and
he hai already , fortunately , recovered from
the dose ot lightning. "
At the Tort Steel shearing and dipping
pens 140,000 sheep have been sheared this
season , About 1,570,000 pounds ot wool
have been shipped. In connection with this
work from $15,000 to $20,000 has been paid
out op the wage schedule.
The Rock Springs Mining company at
Four-Mile has shut down , owing to scarcity
of water. The company will resume oper
ations In September , when the water rises
Th < \ clean-up for the season's work Is very
large.
It the Rio Orande Western builds through
the Uncompaghre and Ulntah reservations ,
ns Is proposed. It/ / will tap ono of the rich
est sections of Utah , and one that will In
time become a favorite camp for sportsmen ,
besides being a center ot mining , agricul
ture and grazing Industries.
OilKGOX.
The Albany woolen mills have put In
their own electric light plant.
Seventeen-ear locusts arc numerous about
Canyon Cltj , In Grant county , and the
merry music of their wings can be heard
all day.
The smoke from forest fires Is becoming
so dense around Kugene that the Coburg
hills and the hills south are hardly dis
cernible.
According to the report given the- county
court by George Tregaskls , stock Inspector ,
there are over 110,000 sheep In Harney
county , not Including lambs
J II Smlthson , of The Dalles , sold his
wool a few dajs ago for 64 cents a pound ,
realizing $2,000 , which he put In an Hllcns-
burg bank. The next day the bank broke
Handover & Co , propose putting In a
mill at their Olalla , IJouglas eounty , mine
The firm has sunk n shaft ten feet , and at
that depth the assays run from $9 GO to ? 30
a ton , U Is said.
Mrs. W II. Cacebecr ot Roscburg. observ
ing nn extraordinary growth of oak leaves
a few dajs ago when out In the eountry ,
gathered n few leaves and measured them
They measured fifteen and one-half Inches
long by nine Inches wide.
K. W Gcorgeson , the woolbujer , left for
Ilumboldt county , California , having been
In southeastern Oregon over two months to
buj wool. Mr. Georgeson bought about
250,000 pounds of Lake county's product
and will buy more wool in Ilumboldt. The
pilces paid were C and 7 cents. The ellp
Is considerably larger than for several
jcars.
P. L. Kretzer struck the vein of artesian
water In the well he was drilling at the
Diamond mills , in The Dalles , at a depth
of 117 feet , The water rose to within
eighteen feet of the burfacc and will af
ford an abundant supply for the use ot
the mill Pumping works will be put In to
carry water to all parts ot the building and
to supply the exhaust.
Grasshoppers arc said to be doing consid
erable damage on Juniper flat , In Wasco
county. The hoppers are so numerous on
Hampton Kcllej's place that he has found
It neeessary to begin cutting his grain at
once , and started two mowers and ofie
header in his fields , and will cut a consld
erablc amount of his grain for hay In order
to s > avc It from the little marauders.
Cornucopia was visited by a terrible
storm , which resulted In a cloudburst , the
large volume of water covering about four
mill's In width. The cloudburst occurred
j short distance above the Union-Companion
mines , and the desp gulches on cither side
v ere all that saved the camp fiom being
swept from the face of the earth The
Baker City Democrat Is Informed that rocks
weighing ten tons were carried four miles
below.
WASHINGTON.
The Nooksack river has been ususually
high reccntlj and much damage Is reported
An Aberdeen sawmill has received an or
der for 2,000,000 feet of lumber from Guate
mala
A. B Weed of North Yaklma sajs the
Yaklma hop crop will probably not be moie
than 5,000 bales this" year. .
Separators for Clearbrook , Everson and
Whatcom have been ordered , to co-operate
with Whatcom't big nuw creamer- .
The project of a public cellar Is being
advocated at Walla Walla , as a shelter from
the fierce heat of that scorching spot.
There are now five shingle mills , one saw
mill , one box factorv and three large can
neries In Ulalnc , working lull capacity evcrj
daj.
daj.A
A largo black bear has recently saun
tered leisurely past several pedestrians on
the Mountain View plank roail , In Whatcom
countj- .
The Big Bend flouring mills at Davenport
have an order for 1.000 barrels , of flour foi
export to Australia , and ore running night
and daj' .
The buildings of the new cannery at
Aberdeen , belonging to the Gray's Harbor
Fishermen's union , are completed and readj
foi the machinery.
Hai vesting In the Palouse country will be
earlier tLan usual this jcai , as some fields
nro beginning to look quite yellow. Eight
een bushels to the acre Is a conservative
estimate of the crop.
Tne contract for a bridge across the
YaHma has been let by the KIttltas comniis-
slor.ers The bridge will be a combination
Prate truss , which Is a wood and steel
bridge The single span across the river
will be 200 feet long , and the ends will lest
on tubular piers.
Gold has again been discovered In the
sands of tbo beach eight miles from Port
Angeles. A single pan of the sand yielded
seventj--five colors , without the aid of a
magnifying glass , and with an ordlnarj
rocker It Is * said a man can take out $2 a
day A rush for claims has been made , and
twenty of the most desirable have already
been filed upon. Water rights have also
been secured , as It Is the Intention of those
who have located claims to use machines
for extracting the gold from the sand.
The "sock-eye" salmon run , says the
Blalnc Journal , has arrived , and the Alaska
Packers' association has begun to con them ,
having received about 14,000 on Sunday and
Monday , July 5 and C , and a fret > h consign
ment every day since. The cannery at
Semtahmoo Is ft very Interesting sight dur
ing working hours , there being emplojed
In and around the cannery proper about
180 mon , white and Chinese. The present
force Is putting up now about 1,200 cases
per day , which will be Increased to 2,000
per day as soon as the flat cans which they
are now filling are completed.
A traveler through the Horse Heaven
country told the Yaklma Republic that the
heat Is something terrible In that section.
Grain has been badly burned , and will not
go twelve bushels to the acre. He says he
was forced to drive thirty-three miles
M\V I'AIIVTIMJS TO bllOW
New pictured of all kinds are now
beginning to arrive In gieat abundance
don't beeiu jmsHlble wo could sell
them all but we did last year and
we'll do It again It'll bi easier now
the pictures are better If anything
and the pikes are lower.
A. Hospe , jr. ,
1513 Douglas
Music and Art
through broiling sun , and stopped nt
three or four houses to get a drink being
refused each time The water Is no low-
that a padlock end chain U kept on the
bucket , and the wells go nearly dry each
evening when water Is drawn for stock-
slowly filling at night sufTlclcntly to provldn
water for the next day.
. MISCBLLANUOUS.
At a ranch In Santa Ana , C l. , 30,000 silk
worms were recently hatched.
An old man died In Oakland the other
day from the bite of a chicken.
The Northern Pacific Is preparing to
build stock yards at lied Lodge , Mont.
A mountain of gold quartz has been dis
covered at Ingleslde , near San Francisco
It assajs flSO to the ton.
Tor the six months Just ended the La
Mesa Lemon company of San Diego county ,
California , shipped 6.500 boxes of lemons
Over 31,000 acres of land were withdrawn
from the public domain by actual settlers
during the quarter ending the 30th of Juno
at Blackfoot , Idaho , land odlce.
The new sugar factory Claus Spreckels
proposes now to build and operate on Im
proved methods learned In his Huropeau
tour Is to produce 3,000 tons ot sugar n daj
at n cost ot $12.000
A laige school of white hike , a very good
food fish , whitens the shore off Tlburon In
S'an Fr.mclsco taj Men wade out In the
shallow water and throw the fish onto the
bi ih Mmply with llich bunds
According to the Republican , there Is n
mvstcrlous Individual operating In Phoenix ,
Ariz , known as "Jack the Slitter , " who
ttllts the ears of helpless Intoxicated men
whom ho finds wandering around
'llic rancluia on tre meadows In the vi
cinity of lit no , Nt\ . have been having n
hard time to Fecure hay hands nt the ol,1.
ntc of SI.25 IIT dij The Itinerant hai-
vestor has advanced hU prlcn to $1.50 mid
$2. and even at that men are scarce.
Ibo Gelser grade Is much ed ngaln bj
nnrhers fur freighting from Heno lo Vlr-
glul.i , owing to exorbitant railroad rates
Two wasons drawn bv twelve horses and
loaded with grain went over the embank
ment the other day , bursting the sacks and
making nlmort a total lots
An cjcwttness of a cloudburst at the
luadtvuterh of Silver creek , about twelve
miles north ot Silver mountain , Nevada , dc-
scrlbis the huge ( .loud as having dropped
down between some lofty peaks , where It
was hemmed In , and as a gust of wind
thrust It to one side a heavj clap of thun
der seemed to shatter It nil to pieces and n
deluge of water took place that swept cveiv-
thlng before it A wall of water came rush
ing down the caujon , taking out tluce
brldues
Johnson's potlatch dance Is on and Is
proving Eomcwhat of nn attraction to even
the whites , sajo the Alaska News. The
to und of the duskj braves' war song as
they dance around the pale face scalps ,
chanting in their weird manner the storks
of their prowess and the many battles thej
have won , coming from the direction of Si-
wash town at night frequently causes one
to wonder what particular portion of hadts
has been turned loose In Juneau. When
dancing tha Indians become verj much cn-
thused , and as they nearly all are possessed
of good lungs they occasionally manage to
make a noise whleh would make a gang of
covvbojs blush for s.ame.
VINT rn.vTi nis or
ItN Splipro of ArllvltjVluVnliiK mill
IlllMlllONN IloOllllllR.
I found an Insurance company the other
day that guarantees the payment of salaries
and wages to clerks and nil
other cmplojes of firms and corporations ,
sajs a correspondent of the Chicago Record.
Kmplojers have been Insured against the
dishonesty of their clerks and cashiers for
jears , as everybody knows , but this Is the
first time I have heard ot guaranteeing the
honesty of employers , and I asked the agent
if It Included servant girls.
"No , " he said , "we haven't gone Into
private families jet , although I Imve no
doubt we shall very soon do so It's a new
business. I believe wo are the pioneers ,
and there Is a certain amount of prejudice
among emplojers against having their In-
tcgilty Insured One of the firms In this
city was so mad when it found that two of
their cmploves had taken out policies In
our company that they discharged them
both , but this prejudice will very soon sub
side when people begin to understand that
It Is a straight business transaction. Some
jcars ago when eashlcrs and clerks were
asked to give bonds they were very Indig
nant and considered It a reflection upon
their honor. I remember one joung man
from South Carolina who wanted to fight a
duel with the general freight agent of a
railway who told him he must give bond
that he would not steal , but now It's the
regular thing , and very soon emplojers will
fall right Into It. and let the Insurance
company underwrite their Integrity"
"How many different kinds of insurance
are there ? "
"Almost evcrtblng Is covered by insur
ance these dajs. Over 2,000,000 people , or
3 per cent of the population of this countrj- ,
are carrying life Insurance amounting to
$4,500,000,000 , and when jou remember that
their premiums are Invested In propertj
that will depreciate In value with the free
coinage of silver , It ought to be a powerful
campaign argument. Accident Insurance Is
very popular and is increasing with the dif
ferent forms of peril Bicycles and trolley
cars have been a great boon to Insurance
men , and hundreds of thousands of dollars
arc paid In piemlums for protection against
accidents from those sources. You can Insure -
sure your blcjclo against being stolen.
There Is a company in New York that does
nothing but Insure people against accidents
on street cars and the elevated railroads
There is a company that Insures against
elevator accidents. That originated with
the high buildings of recent years. You
can Insure jour horse , your cow or your
dog. I don't remember any company for
the Insurance of cats A farmer may In
sure his crops or his fruit , and In the lake
regions they write policies upon grapes ,
against the diseases that a 111 let vines. The
St. Louis tornado gave a great boom to cy
clone Insurance , which has heretofore been
confined to Kansas and Nebraska , Iowa and
other cyclone states. In some of our cities
the cold storage company Insures furs and
fine overcoats and wraps against moths , and.
In fact , you can get a policy upon almost
every Imaginable risk. You know , there
are companies that do no other business than
Insure the lives of people who ore about to
go to sea , and they make piles of money.
They charge $2 for $1,000 , and most people
who Intend to visit Curopo take $10,000 or
$20,000 policies. Many take much larger
ones , The risk Is nominal. It applies
only to shipwrecks and accidents occurring
on shipboard , and the company often goes
through an entire season without having to
pay a single claim. "
IT'S A.V II.Tj WIND
That blovvH no Kood to ROinobody
there were lots * of people at our great
cut price nalo that were never here bo-
foi o they're coming again and again
now that they've found out that we're
the only cut jirlcc drug ntoro In Oiniihu
that really cutu
Kuhn's Drug Store ,
$ store 15th & Douglas
HKSTAt'UVNT
Onr > of Them Intori Iprtril on HIP VcnN
nrrn of tlie llnnltK'HK.
"What do you think of rcstnmnnt work
as nn occupation for women ? " I recently
put this question to the bright-looking ,
white-capped maiden In one of the finest
of our city's restaurant * , says a writer In
the Philadelphia Press.
"Think of HJ" she replied , laughing. "Oh ,
all \\c restaurant girls think that there Is
nothing like It. but I suppose that Is a
prejudice of the profession. Of course the
work Is hard. You cnn sec for jourselt
that we itou't get many chances to sit
down To bo on jour feet , skimming back
and forth , taking orders and filling them ,
clearing away and making ready for the In
coming guests. Dullness and quickness nro
decidedly the rule of the hour for waiting
girls during the meal time In a restaurant.
"Hut then , > ou know there am compensa
tions. If jou work In n first class restaurant
jou ha\o a chance to rest pretty often be
tween the rushes of trade , for of course
there are hours which arw crowded and
again hours which are comparatively dull.
"Then wo soon grow used to being on the
go and Instead of weakening the glrM wo
often 11 nd that It Increases our strength.
When a girl begins restaurant work , being
on her feet for an hour even Is likely to
tire her out , but after three weeks or so she
Is able to stand three times as much with
entire comfort.
"Then the life Is a bright one. I mean , of
course. In a thoroughly good establishment
like this Some occupations for women re
quire that they are shut up In olllces or
small rooms They see. very few faces and
don't get much dajllght Their life never
clmnge.s a fraction.
"Tlie life of restaurant girls has a change
of faces We sec new faces and get now
Ideas for dresses and bonnets from the
women patrons Of course the work never
changes n Jot , but then the change of faces
keeps us from getting In n rut and Keeps u *
jounger and gajcr In feelings. "
"What do the managers of a llrst class
restaurant demand when they arc choosing
a new waiting girl' " I asked
"Well , nrst of all. In order to get Into n
really good place the girl must bo well
bred and pleasant mannered. A girl who la
natural ! ) awkward wouldn't likely bo ac
cepted. A loud , disagreeable voice Is an
other thing which Is llkrly to send her
away llrst thing Really nice people don't
care to be served b > a sour-looking , snappy
creature , and so managers arc always on
the lookout for even-tempered , obliging
girls. The managers know more than any
one that by the look of the walling girl *
patrons will Judge the establishment. So
that rcstuarants whcro the girls know how
to place the covers noiselessly and to walk
about In n quiet wa > are sure to bo found
entertaining the verj best people.
"Neatness means a lot You know jour-
self that If jou step Into a restaurant for
the that time and find a frovvsj-headed girl
serving jou don't come again. Lots of
managers aio beginning to make their girls
wear uniforms. People llko It. It gives
the restaurant a foreign look. No , I don't
think most of the girls object to It. Why
should they ? Black and white Is becoming
to almost every one If It Is made In the
right wajAnd to tell jou a little secret
of the profession , I think most girls , know
that they look jonng and fresh and sweet
In the white frilled caps.
"Yes ; a plain , neat-fitting black gown ,
with white frilled cap and apron , becms to
me the Ideal uniform for restaurant girls ,
and If jou ask me my private opinion ou
the subject , I am heartily In favor of a
uniform being exacted. The beauty and
wisdom of it has been gradually making
Itself seen and felt. The largo cities no-y ,
Philadelphia , New York. Chicago and others ,
are adopting It very fast , and In all the
best and newest the girls are dressed that
w ay.
"In first class places , too. wo girls take
considerable pride about the arrangement
of our hair. The mode among us now la
extreme simplicity. I don't mean a rigid
manner of arrangement , but abat , prcttj-
and tidy. You may rot think about the
care which we bestow upon our hands as
we set the dishes before you , but most of
us are very careful In this way and very
fond of our manicuring. "
"How about money ? Docs It come by
way of wage earning , or do jou pretty
waitress maidens take In a little by way of
tips ? ' "
"No tips at all in the first class estab- -i
llshments. In the other eating Louses of
lower scale 1 believe the girls do take them
to eke out a rather scanty pajBut with
us no. The pay Is regular , and wo are
not allowed to take any pre&cnts. It Is
really much more comfortable for us. Lots
of us come direct from good homes , which
have given us pride , and the first tlmo a
customer offers us a nickel or a dime It
Is a shock to us rather than anj thing else ,
even though It was kindly meant , as , of
course , it would be. "
I felt that a much longer chat about res
taurants and restaurant maids would have
been as enjojablo to the readers of the
Woman's page as It was to me , but for
all the Information gained upon this sub
ject there Is hardly space In this article.
However , one woman carried , away aery
bright impression of pretty restaurant glrla.
llrodn-r lliivtcr'ii llooiitrriuiK.
Cleveland Plain Dealer. "I'vo effectually
stopped those blamed dogs from digging up
the lawn , " said Mr. Baxter , as ho sighed
and dropped heavily Into his chair at tbo
breakfast table.
"What have jou done , dear' " Inquired
Mrs n as she raised the lid and peered Into
the coffee pot.
Mr , Baxter chuckled.
"I got some pieces of barb wire and buried
them In the lawn , sprinkling just enough
dirt over them to hldo their outlines. The
first neighborhood dog that goes for that
lawn will get a Jolly pair of sere Jaws. "
Mrs. Baxter Joined In the laughter.
"That's a very clever Idea , my dear , "
she sweetly said.
Just at this moment a frightful chorus ot
yelps and howls come from the front yard ,
and In rushed llttlo John Wesley , carrying
the family pet dog.
"Oh , mamma , " ho cried , "Plppo's foot Is
all hlecdln . "
Mrs. Baxter received the wounded dog In
her matronly arms , with a look ot supreme
contempt at her llcgo lord.
"John Wesley Baxter , " she freezlngly re
marked , "of all the fool schemes I over
heard of this last one of yours takes the
blue ribbon of unmitigated Idlocj' . "
And she swept from thu room.
It would bo hard to convince a man
suffering from bilious colic thai his agony
Is due to a microbe with an unpronounca-
ble namo. But one dose of DoWltt's Cello
and Cholera Cure will convince him of Ita
power to afford Instant relief , ( t kills pain ,
MAKIMJ Tlin ITU TIY _
Our snlo of "Stai" and Fluke , Claik
& Klngg'K negligee shirts at $ l.ar > In
creating u wusalloii $2.r 0-$2.75 tuid
? : i.OO bhlrts In an assortment of unap-
l > roacli l > lo colors being closed out at
tlio ildlculotw iirlco of $1.85-501 : neck
ties for U5u no blacks.
Albert Cahn
Oiled Mall orders alwaya , (322 ( Faniam