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About Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922 | View Entire Issue (June 5, 1898)
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" "Jo , , is a dog with a history , and a ser- grant. who stooi at attention while a br at the CfltflI ) tried to win " .Jos" interest and good will , told a Uttle of his pet's trials , tribulation and fidelity to his hwnan friends. 'Ilo came to tis first at Camp Merritt , Indian Agency , Montana , " said the ser- geant.Vo got him from the Indians 'when ho was a little pup , but when we went to 1jrt Yates the Indians stole him. % Ve traveled nearly four hundred mucH to another - other station , but about six weeks after that Jo came trotting into camp. We don't know how ho found us out , nor how he got away from the 1nciian , nor where he'd been ; ec- I' hOSIL OF TIlE SEVENTEENTh. . ; pt. that one of the furinc'rs told us he'd stayed vithi him twenty days. Ever iiinco that , thiotigh , ho has bc'cn withi us. The I day that we reached hero the Twenty-see- 011(1 ( regiment got off at Tampa and the cavalry \ cnt on to Port Tnmjrn. Jo saw the train going on and then he got a lit- tic mixed. lie thought we were still in the coaches , so he ran and jumped on to the back platform as the traiii iiiovcd off. Just In a moment lie found he was with the wrong boys , ' for it was a colored troop-the Ninth cavairy.'cih , we were disgusted to think that JoVOUht desert us for the nig- gers , and we sak ho wasat fit. to associate % with us ; but pretty sooti , In a few duys , Jo appeared In one of our tents. The men down at l'ort 'I'ninpa hinti tried to keep him , ' but he 8iIi > pcd ott 1111(1 found us somehow. "VeIh , for three or four days after he got - back that dog was so ashamed he Just shuiilc rouiid auth wouldn't look anybody in ' the eye , he vns so inorthhied that he'd made such a afistake. " I "Does ho know any tricks ? " some one I asked. 'lndcecl h'e does , " observed a lieutenant . , who stood ilcar. "Those boys have taught . \ ( \ 4,7 \c \ ' . . . ' , , ) . jpi' ' ' - ; , ' ' ! ' - MI. . . . jiliti Jo OF TIlE TWENI'Y-SECOND. : him to vng his tail at a vrivato alici growi L at an oiihccr , and ho doca It every time. ' ' 1 The sergeant grinned , nail it was self- evident that "Jo" raid no attention to any t 0110 in the group except the sergeant , This ; trait seems to be leCuilar to nih the army dogs. The soidiers take the greatest pains . . to instill it into theta , The first Lhiiig that they are taught is to display coniphete indifference - ! difference to civilians , except , sometimes , to avoid thoni ; comlntsgioned officers they barely tolerate , but the non-coininhsstoiied Olhicers and the privates are their rnastoas and their heroes. Life would not be worth living , . with any other ieople. "Jo knows all about bugle calls , When : reveille sounds lie gets up for the day when drill sounds he doesn't move , for that Is something in which he recognizes he Is not allowed to join , but when the bugle for dinner reaches his ear there is not a man in the regiment that responds quicker , and that is saying a good deal. The only other ( log of the Twcnty-seconij PATSY OF TilE SE\'ENTElNThr. - _ _ _ _ regiment is nhInleI " " " " ( "Skate , but "Skate" was heft in Nebraska. It is 51(1(1 ( thit "Sinte' ' is fond of hosing binisehf under stacked inus- hots and hlkea nothing better than to be photographed that vay , The Thirteenth regiment possesses some. thing unique in the way of dogs , 'I1ossio" is her annie. "Flossie" is a long , w'iggiy ilog , nuch smaller than "Curly" or ' 'Jo , " nntl any one on first sight of her is apt to cx- claim : 'Tuiat'a the queerest looking dog I over sawi" lint that Ia before having " ' ' " " ' ' ' " seen "Spot. "Flossie" is 'Snot's" mamma ; his papa is a dog which also belongs to the regiment , hint was left behind , This dog's mother ( "Shot's" grandmother ) died while he was an Infant , At thiii criticaL juncture lie would have perished had not a motherly cat come to the rescue and reared hixii , "Spot" has certainly Inherited on1o of his heading characteristics. Now it iloes seoni that nothing niore freakish - ish could possibly exist than "Siiot" until a soldier comes up with "Patsy. " "I'ats ) " has been with the regiment fourteen years and has gone with it everywhere. "Pats ) " ' resembles a pig , and no other animal of any species probably ever had such a tail ! It is ieahiy a surprise to hear "I'atsy" bark instead of squeal , Wiiilo these thrco dogs certainly stand head and tail beyond all others in regard to the peculiarity of their physical features , the most intellectual tiog of which the regiment boasted has been left behind in Now York. This Is "Sneezer , " the property of the bugler , "Sneezer" lu two years old. When asked his name ho sneezes. lIe stands upon his hind legs nail salutes and goes through other military * flotiQfls , Juat like thu men , Ilia proud owner carries about a tintype of "Sneezer" to show inquiring friends , and this picture shows a veritable mongrel , but one not cal- culatel to attract particular attention at I3arnuni'a or Buffalo Hilt'8 , "Flosic , " "Spot" and "l'atsy" would. It seems that the Thirteenth regiment was at Seagirt last year , at. the same time as the militia , and , to the intense disgust of the soldiers ( whose contempt for the militia is amusing to wtness ) , some of the militia tried tot steal Ncer was king's trca.sure more carefully or zealously guarded , and . "Flossie" was saved. They that hove begets love. The dogs are devoted to the soldiers because the soldiers ar so nhisolUteiy devoted to them. It is more than amusing , It Is touching to Bee them together ; and from the chose cor- pnnionahip the chos seem to take on the nature of tim men. They are soldiers straight through and , as has often been proved , when taken from The barracks or the CflflhiH , from their warrior friends anti from the sound of bugle , they will follow no other niaster in existence , but sadly pine away nntl die. SAi ) 1'I I'tIt ChhildltES. ' 1'tit ChI'np'N Itliti 1Iupst Siti iNfiIIg 1Ii.t1I , I itg in the ' , Vori,1. 'irst In a. child's outfit should ho a sand heap if the young ones are quito young , " writes Charles M. Skinner in the Juiiu Lithie3' Ilome Journal. 'Almost. the first thing that. human beings want to do , after they learn to eat , is to dig. A cartload - load of * und Is one of the cheapest and most antisfying playthings in the world , It is worth a houseful of (10115 , and painted monkeys on sticks. Watch Johnny and Nehly at their work and you will wish most heartily that you coujd flntl the same ao'- city anti enthusiasm In your employments. That sand pile is very cosmos. Mountains are builticti from It with the use of tin hovehs and bench pails ; there are caves in the cool depths near tile foot of those himalayas-caves big enough for the cat to turn around in : Johnny makes a fort. on his side , and Nehiy lays out a garden on hers. Johnny's fort mounts murderous clothespins , nhitl the garden baa trees and flowers and fountains iiiatle of burned matches , wisps of paper and broom straws , whulo china dolls walk abroad there and take the air.'hat trithing' diii you say ? Not so. This Is one of the most serious aifairs ill life. Pon't you see that in this play the lIttle ones are learning ? Probably they nequire more exact information In an hour titan tile ) ' gain all day in school , They are gathering idcas-facts-about tills physical world that they must use their vhoIe hives hong , for all knowledge rests upon them ; ideas about substance , gravity , density , torah , tht5tliIICC , ' ' A I. i'l"l' t.i It II Y It oI FOUR. Margaret Johinon in St. Nicholas , 131153' nil tIny long , Cheeriest uf iisc , Like the crk'ket's song Iii tile gritsses ; \\'ithcefui wit Ii the vnktng sun , \Vorking till each task is done , 'l'hiiiikltig earnest thoughts which none' ' lti ) ' ( hiVilte'fliat'g 'fliat'g Cora , I'Uthhes not a few , Slippereti feet a-twinkle , Eyes hike stat's of blue l'eriwinkho ; Airs engaging , eXitiisite , 'riiy , frowns anti smiles that flit , Arch , COiUettii3h just a bit , Fair ) ' line- That's Flora , Neat flh1I ss'eet and nice 4\i4 liii care CItII make her ; Prettiiy precise Littie Quaker : ' Smooth brown hair and forchtcad pure , Quiet step and hook denitiro , Toes turned out , YOU may be sure , On the litic- liticThat'H That'H Dora , I3rintmed with * a'eetness as Clover tolis with honey , ( Scarce a blossom has , i.ooks io 8unti' ' . ) Bravo und loyal , blithe and brown , Litughiltig every trouble down , 1.ovlng though thc whole world frown , Sweetheart mine- That's Norai lIr' , Cteyetnid und tier LIttI' ( IrIp , . A close friend of Mrs. Cleveland's tells this story of her in an anecdotal biography of the former mistress of the White house in the Julie Ladies' home Journal : "Mrs Cleveland used to be somewhat sensitive over the general regret so freely expressed before the birth of the last child that there was no boy in the family , It seemed to her to imply a lack of appreciation of her three little girls. A friend , who is married and has a son , visitetl the White House one day and when the children were brought In abe exclaimed , ' \\'hat a pity they are all girls ! ' "Quick as a hash Mrs. Cleveland knelt. hiut her urine about thu children and re- toiLed : 'That shows that you do not know how iiice little girls are , ' I'5L.t'VTLI QF' 'I'si i YUNCS'i'IhLS , flrst Little Girl-Where's your new spring hat ? Second Little Girl-I'm not going to have any this year.Vo have begun to keep a dog. "Johnny ! Johnny ! didn't I ask you once to stop whistling at the table ? " , ' ' " Yes'ifl , "W'ehi , do YOU want me to ask you again ? " "No'm ; I don't 'unt you to make no bad breaks. " "Bail breaks ! What do you mean , Johiniiy ? ' " \Vchi'm , you said it was imohite to asIc for things twice at thin table , " The imagination of HOII1C small boys is % vortht having. The oilier night , when Mi' . Wahlypug wns hying asleep on his library sofa tutu snoring away for dear life , Mrs. \\'ahlypug remarked that she wished be would not snore so. "Pa ain't snorin' , ' ' said TommieVahl'nur. . "lie's 'Ircaming ' about a dorg , and tbata th'e dorg growling , " tlticle ( to the children , who have Just hail a those of codliver oil all around-W'eli ) , do you like codhiver oil ? Chhiilren-O , no ; but mamma gives us 6 cents foi every spoonfui , Uncle-And then do you buy something iiicc ? Children-No , mamma puts it iato tue savings bank. Uncle-And then you buy something by and by ? Children-No , mamma buys moro codhiver oil with it. Juvenile innocence was illustrated at the armory Pride ) ' cYening , relates the Oswco ( N. Y. ) Palladium , where a mother had taken her little T-year-oiih girl with her to witness the departure ot the second Osvego Contingent. As the new recruitH were do- scenihing . the stairs the girl said to b r mother ; " \'hero are they going ? " "Off to thai var , " the mother replied , " \'hmnt are they going to war for ? " asked the child , "Ohm , to kill people , " said the mother , "Ain't thera enough people hero to kill without going away ? " And tha child looked wonderiligi ) ' around on the crowd , "Yes , but it is another kind of people they arc going to kill-Spaniards , " " \VeiI , I'm glad I am this hiud of peohile , " replied the child. 'Vhty She Coniphssiiied , Chicago Post : It , was so evident that she was angry or disappOluted that her dearest friend was able to force her to confess and explain , " ( Icorgo teMeti me for justorme little ) iss for nearly two hours this afternoon , " she said at last. . . . ' "Well , why didn't you let him have it ? ' 1 "I diii , " "Then what's the matter now ? " "I finally told him he could have Just one little bit of a one , you know. " "Yea. We always make that tipulntion. "And that was all he took. " "Why , the cowardly thing. " TOM ltFUi ) ANI ) 'Vii i hIAit1Ufl. Itcily ( if " 1kSn'aknh , " Ii ) l1. ' Inqutr- iON of flu' ToliNorini ArtiMi. The lion , T. heed , speaker , reclined In a hotel barber shop chair the other afternoon - noon , relates the WashIngton Post , ookihg like an aproned Buddha tar plunged in con- temphation of the limitations of the .Inihnite , Inicrutnblhity gleamed steadily from bin penetrating little eyes. lie seemedto reck not that the burly , selflh world wa's amovo , lie gazed with tt continuously focussed gaze upon the knob of the barber shop door'- whether attempting to hypnotize himself or to hypnotize the knob , who knows-ahd ho spako no word to the grinning black barler with teeth like peeled almonds , who swept the scissors with zephyr touch through tIme colorless wisp of hair that faintly fringes the after part of the great man's skull. The disinchitintion of the lion , -'F , Reeth.to be , din- cursive was not according to time barber's Ideas of things , lie attempted to draw the great man out , perhaps in order to bequeath a legacy of epigrams to posterity , The great man emily grtmnted monosyllabic replies anti resumed lila reverIe , Then the barber decided to switch the conversation to the subject of Mr. Itech'n , hirsute peculiarities. , . . \.o. hiaiuh'a sut'niy thinnin' out a heap , suhi , " said lie. "Urn-in , " snith Mr. Reed. "Teonchiy bit 0' tonic do it whole lot o' good sub , " "Uni-mn ; no. " "Bin bald on do top o' yo' head long , suh 7" Mr. Reed did not remove his gaze from the ( hoer knob nn he drawled : 'q caine into the world that way , Then I had an interval of comparative hirsute Iuxurinn.ce , but it was not enduring. I have long since emerged from the grief of the deprivation , It no longer afflicts me. Do flOt permit It to weigh on you. " The black barber studied over this for avhiile , apparently \vithout fully apprehend- big its meaning , however. "Yo' haiuh'd hook sonic bettuh , sub , ef yo' kep' it long in de back , haike , " he said after a few moments of silence , The lion , T. lteet removed his gaze from the door knob , fastened It upon the ceiling , cleared his throat and spoke again. "Let me assure you , my tonsorial friend , " lie said , "that the appearance of my hair , as I have been accustomed to wear- lag it is eminently satisfactory tomnysehf , and , perhaps I might also say , to may con- stituents. What little hair still adorns my head , I have possessed for a 101mg time. I know it vell. I have been on familiar terms with it for many years. I have Inadvertently - ly mingled spruce gum and chewing tar with it in my extreme youth , I hare often sundried it In order to present a proper not. guilty appearance at homne after surreptitious - titious swimmIng expeditions , I have had it pulled the wrong way by boys whimu I only learned to thrash afterwards. At the same period of my life , I even endured the ig- nonilny of having it cut-tn ascending tiers- by experimental maiden aunts. TIme comi- sequence at all this is that that bit of re- mainlag hair and I are old and , I trust , in- sepai'ablo friends. I indulge the hair , and the haim' indulges mao. The haIr indulges me by permitting me to wear it after my own conception of the way it .otmght to be vorn , and I indulge the hair by firmly de dining to have it trilled with by gentlemen of the sclssoi' . - . .vhio possess artistic Ideas more bizarre than my own. I fear I will have to asIc you to indulge us both-the hair auth mcCut it the way I direct you to cut it. " Time black barber looked ( lazed. When the great milan hiad lumbered out of the 51101) , rolling like a man-o'-war ob'sun's mate en a three day hiber' - ashore , the bar- her mumbled : "Speakuhl Ah shou'd say he all is a speakuh I" ilIlt)1t Oi' ( filM ' .VAI { . 'l'II'l ( l'4 Sit'lt 8 'l'li Iii It'Ii if lnt a It l , Not , o lilt'utietl. Grim visaged war has its humorous as well as its terrible sIde , observes time Baltimore Sun , mmmiii Captain General I3lanco is not the only humorIst in the Dresent conflict. The cahlcgrimn to Ma'lrid ' fmomn that redoubtable commander about the manic that was kihleti at Matanzas set two continents a laughing nail thousands of rhymers to writing vei'ses. And it is a dull day when hme does not in a di'upatch to the Spanish government des- ti'oy several American men-of-war. But as a humorist the captain at Manila who requested a cessation of huistihitis while he went ashore for more ammunition is entitled to the cake. The Petrel of Dew- ey's Sleet chased a gunboat up the l'asig river. Seeing lie wns cornered the captain of the Spanish gunboat went to the Petrel In a small boat under flag of truce to mnalce terms , The American captain told him he must surrender or lIght.Ve are willing to fight , ' ' replied the Spaniarh. "Please al- how us to send for ammunition because our store Is exhausted. " Thieve was decidedly no humor , however , iii the misuse of the flag of truce , by the Spanish captain , Santa , at the Cavito arsenal , lie hoisted a vhuite flag when he was sore pressed , and when the Americans , believing be bad surrenmlerel ( , came to tnkopossession , , they ( oummd the Spanish still under arms , Time withdrawal of the troops withi their arms pemmding negotiations for surrender wan an instance of treachery and bad faith , " The. coolness vith which Commnodom'o Dewey interrupted the battle for breakfaat is decidedly liumomous. The crews of time war ships were shalt up below thecks , with hot boilers within amid a tropical sun without - out arid time intense heat 'wouhd possibly have ilone more damage timan time Spmtnimuii guns. So breakfast time came most oppor- tunt'iy , But it is not likely that a great battle wan ever deliberately interrupted before - fore hy the sound of time brenkfnst bell , An incident took place at time battle of Mobile hI.iy where ii breakfast was kept wait- log ( or the chose of hostilities , Rear Admiral Janmea E. Jouett of Montgomery county , Marylaimil , then a lieutenant commander was in command of a 'cssel , A lieutenant nmummed Murphy , who hind resigned from the United States navy , hind conimnand of omme of tile ernahi confederate boats in tIme bay , Jouett and Murpby had been worm friends before time war at the naval academy , So Jouett had a deligbful breakfast prepared and timemi set themselves in to capture Mur- vhy's boat , This lie succeeded in doing after some delay , and Murphy camno aboard with imis arm in a sling to surrender imis sword in tIme most fornmal manner , Irmstead of tak- lag time sword .Jouett reproached Murpb for keeping breakfast waiting , Upon seeing the feast , Murphy. wimo was very hungry , said : "Jouett , it you had only seiit mae word about this breakfat I would have surrendered - rendered an hour ago , " 'I'liu lltst iiri I iim.itt for lliii'un.itt iwii , Mr. P. Ketchum of l'iko City , Cal , , says : ' 'Iuuring may brother's lttu.iekness from sci- atlo rheumatism , Chamberlain's I'ain Bairn % as the only reimmedy that gives him any re- lief. " lilany others have testified to the luronmpt relief from pain whiicl.m this liniment affords , Sonic old-fashioned churcimnumen in England are very much shocked because Bishop ICerunion of hlath 110(1Vells mnakes his EhlSCopai visitations to the parishes of his diocese on a bicycle.Vhieii riding he wears his gaiters , apron and block coat , but suhi. titutc a soft black list for the traditional bIshop's bat. p- _ _ - PARADISE OF THE CARIBBEAN There the Populatloii Toil Not. , NeIt.hor Do 'They ' Spin. IIAYTI A 1IEAVEN 4OR THE WEARY With Hrenh Grnw1 * on Imtmsmteiu , icnt htnun Iii g Vlitl'nnI n ites-oluttun Ever ihiie , the IEn'tlimu IN Alwnys'hIny , The island of Ilayti , or hllspanlols , as it was formerly called , 1 now the storm center of disturbance In the West Indies , anti , therefore , assumes an Importance never before - fore known in its history. Since the be. ginning of. this' century , relates time Globe- Demnocrat no little has been hearil from time Isianil that to al intents and purposes it maighit n well have been dropped off the face of time earth , but dow that fleets are circling about it , and dispatciies are being forwarded from its ports as to the relative position of' ships , and ezpeclahly since its inhnbitaath have developed an ability equal to that of time New Englander for hearing bombardments off shore , Ilayti becomes a imint of considercmbhe interest , and crc time concluPion of the struggle immay be of great importance. The Island Of hlmiyti , smnahi as it. appears on time maps of the \Vest Indies , is of considerable - erable size , the greatest length beIng about 400 miles , from east to west , time greatest breadth about 100 nmils , amid the area somne- timing less than 30,000 square mullen , it Is thus , to make a famtiiar comparison , about equal iii size to that portion of the state of Missouri lying miorth of time river. lii aim island of this size timere is abundant space for diversity of scenery , particularly as the Island is traversed by three mnountain claims , and when this fact is borne In mind no surprise ean b felt at the statemnents of travelers that hlayti contains some of the most mnagniflcemmt landscapes to be founui anywhere in time Antilles. Wherever there are thommatains th re is opportunity for di- veralty of climate , Porto Rico has only a few ranges of hihi3 of mme great altitude , and consequently Porte Rico has but one mind of chimate ; 1mm hlayti the motmntahmm chains arc high enough to deflect the winds , and commseqtiently there is very variety of cli- fli.mte possible in on ishummid situateil almmmost tinder the equator , The tso great chains of hlayti , one to time north , the other to the south of time Island , inchoso one of the noblest plains in the world , time Vega Real , or Royal inin. It occupies almost time center of time islamid , is nearly level , is watered by a miumber of streams flowing down from time foothills , and , bommnded by the two ranges , with its waving pampas , stretching away into mml- most illimitable distance to time east and west , is a sight lomg to he remmmernbored. Under proper cmmitivation tIme Vega Real cotild SUllJly ) mnihiiomms of Iueoide with food , for its soil In character closely resembles timat of the famous Amnericarm Bottom of Illinois , bmmt the natives , beyond planting a patch of corn , cotton or caime imcre and there , make little agricultural use of this noble property , amid it is given up to grazing. Thousands of imalf-'mvild cattle roam over it , hlndimig at nIl seasons a succulent imerbage whicim satisfies their wants , In such a climate they need no sheiter. Ommco or twice in the year they are roumided up , the calves are branded for future recognition , and during the rest of the time they are left uaattendcd , Stigiir ititti ( ( , ltII. The island produces an excellent quality of sugar' and cotton 'of good grndo Durimig our civil war the cumltivatiomi of time latter was greatly stinmumlatcl by tue advance in price , time quantity rising iii one year to over 7,000,000 poimnds , but after time soutimern states came ngaimm into the cotton market the industry in Hayti declined , and now the islammd is an insignificant factor in the world's supply. Although by proper industry the island could become one or the leading centers of sugar , coffee amid cotton , its entire output is comparatively insignificant. In time mono- tam chains there are found many kinds of metal ; gold , silver , ron , lead , capper mmnd zinc are known to exist. but time indolence - j- : tli Inhabitants has prevented their working the mines themselves , and the unrelIability find insecurity of the government - ment have forbidden the Investment of cap- itai by foreigners. The principal jroduction of the islamid is time dam'ky. 1-layti is tile colored man's pam'achlro , fIguratively , literally and pohiti- cahly , The mnean temperature is 81 degrees , and what need is there of a house iii such a chimnato ? A roof and pretense of walls to keep out time rains are all that is mieces- nary , so when the hfaytian has constructed these , which are about all hue does coil- struct , he looks upon his worlc , sees what he has done , and pronounces it good. A solidly constructed building would keep out the breezes , mind in a country where the winter temperature is 80 antI time summner is up to the top of the thermometer , time sable citizen of time island republic wants all the breeze he can gel. The same oh. jection vimich lies against a well-built house is of equal potency against wells constructed - structed clothes. The Ilaytians , in the matter - ter of clothing , are a considerable ( llstmmmmce ahead of their fehiows in Africa , but in time rural districts of the island time children go entirely nude until 10 am12 years old , while time apparel of tue pammnts , it must ho confessed - fessed , hacks much of satist3'inmg time requirements - quirements of more civilized regions. The bammnna , limo bread fruit , the plantain , grow without the Bhightest pretense of cultivation , flmll with food at hamad and no iartlcmiiar need of house or clothing , the hlaytIan has 110 pm'ovocmmtion to smorhc , anti so religiousl. refrains from any work calculated to make his ebony skin shine. lie laugiis and grows fat , and also nmtiltipiies to mmmi extent that would give Maitlmus or any other student of political ccoaonmy a fright at tlmo prospect of a fumturo famine in Iloyti arising from its overpopulousness. t Itt'giiiiir IItiMiiiesN , There Is , Imowevor , no danger of any such catastrophic , for whenever the population be- commies tiiiicieiitly numnerous time hicople take measures to reduce the nuunber by getting up a revolution which kills oft a few hun- tIred or thousammul nOd so brings timings back to their normal cotmdition. Time island lmas beemi time scene of' as many political up- lmeavais aa any otimcrfiagment of time formmmer Spanisim empire i America , for thme liaytimmns are apt schbiars amid immive easily learuicil to foiow time examimple of their wimito brethren in other Siianistm-Amerlcan states , Ever since ilayti betarne a republic , or rather became two ieptmblics , its imistory has been tiunt of its reYolutioris. Nominally time government of eacil' Is repuliiicmmn. As a matter of fact it islin each case a military ( leslOtisfll , A military miman stroimg enougim to prooouiiCe against the government issues lila prociommmatloil deposing time president and pronouimcing himself president In bin stead. Themi both gather all the available forces auth light a battle , If the "lironouncer" is vie. torious the preshleilt becomes an ox and runs away to seine other country , generally Jaimmaica , and the victor becomes president , hmolding his office as long as lie can against other olilcers imo are just as ready on favorable - able occasion to "lironounco" gs ho was , The half mniiiiomm of people who Inhabit time island are , therefore , kept in a constant state of expectation anti art' i'L' recily to espouse with entimusimisnmm the cause of any clainmant to the presidency who tromnIses rotormmms in the government arid a reduction of taxation. I Time island was originally a Spanish pea- session , and is supliosed to imave iiad a miative population of over 3,000,000 , The Indians were till exterminated by the Spaniards and - - ' - - llon Values Here'1 casesoutof ten - - - _ - you'll find prices lower here than in any other first-class store in Omiha-CarefuI buying ' and being satIsfied with little prot-that's the reason-chances are thit ; to come to the store merely to look will save you many a dollar. " S carp ts A Lace shipmentwe've oceans Curtali-is ; I w e of arpets o our second - open up and show for A end floor" now ; no mat- the first time tomorrow ter ho.w saw ilL many you i' a new lot of advance last , week you can fall in the - ) designs so Collie flgaiii flow tnd oo new pattoriit ; o1egntt ca1'1H.ts that " - . ' / IOPUIiI1' fish iict c'urtaiiis lull " ' have iiiany times our akiiig ' 54 iiiclies wide afl(1 8 yards prices iii values- long. NEV BRUSSELS- A finely woven Fi1i not NEW VELVE'I'S- Baby Cari'iages Cul'taln with detached ' centot' , NE4tXM I NSTERS- figui'cd Let the little ones buttonhole udge , A big vmtluu NEV MOQUE'I'TES- atti PnLII . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . i1.5O NEW INGRAINS- have pkiity Of fresh alt' ; its Somno of thee Axininsters ' I .An uiittt'oy new ihelt-7AtImm ( stilites'y' ai'o sell at , tonic ; a bracer ; aiid hero s lttttorili&o edge , iloi'nL 'out'tler ' DOe ; some at $1.00 , others at $ h.50-mtlI mt special Baby cat'r'Ingo of omit's at nit at'ouiitl-irnir. . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 2 .00 fll3V nun denim'nblo pattoi'ns , $6.00 ; its equal 1ri't. ' In Ommimihmn Voirot Ctti'lrnts mit S.c nmid This Undel' iO. FtiIt size ; m'eed ioll ; with Elogamit figured bi'doi'-dotaeimcd leaf . . . . last is thu best value over' given in a. cushtomms limicly mviro svlieeis- tiphmolstor'cd ; loose bttt.tofl ilgmit'ed hub design edge. In . . . coiltee- . . . . . $2. 25 Velvet TAPESTRY Cnu'pot. all fot' . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $6.00 A flue rusoll effect-white , boamiti- BRUSSELS at GOe , liii itlmd artlstk'ly flgtmt'eth edges mind coi - - ' ; 6c and 85e. The rcmmy best , mnmtkes of goods and a gi'cat variety of iitttli'lIS ) , _ _ _ _ _ _ _ ' _ _ _ _ " _ _ _ _ hole Bococo . tieslgri-btmttomm huniP. . . . . . . . . . $ 5 .00 _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ i. , . _ _ edge. per ' _ _ _ _ ' 1' Mattings Just PiI Pillows _ I l\ \ \ : : th e th I n g fo r S U m m e r ' _ I A new shipment of ! / floor coverings ; so cool ; no _ duet ; iio ilot1is aic'I easy to / . . those 20-inch Sofa Pillows at I keel ) clean , Another of / 36c. You've such4 car . iiiiver ccii - _ _ _ _ _ _ r the genuine iinpoi'ted Japanese - ' ' \alue , ese and cliiiia matting at our / . _ _ _ , - - . , - - A large ; uSorthnen1 of 1)o- usual j ust right prices. _ _ _ I . , ' " ' Li ' 111111 covered. Floor Pillows , iii FANCY PAGODA ? mLA'l"I'ING I t lit. " - JOINTLESS ChINA MA'l"l'ING t c1e1f , gi'een , Ca1'Tihiahi , etc. , 'I'UXEIO IMPLRIAL MA'I"I'ING . - , _ full 22 Incimo9 s(1nam'e , rithm FANCY COTTON WTARP MA'- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - . - - - - cui'mmers at . . . . . . . . . . . 75c TI NG Mattiiigs of all killd for A beammtifnl silk fhtg Pillow ; not square all 1upoes , at all 1)1'i'e. Commibimiatintm ( _ .asc amid D.sl book j,9 ' 7 filled bumt time witim imm'imem down hug at SilLie(1- . . : . . . . . . . 'i2. 25 ' Orchard . DOUGLAS _ _ _ 'tue lslmmnd was abandoned , tlmen seized by time buccaneers amid subsequently ceded to France , the Spaniards retaining emily a mmomrilrial comitrol of time western portion. Time rebellion led by Touissant. i'Ouverture against French authority lcd to independ- emmce , rhichm was finally acknowledged by the Frencim government. Twice during its somnewhittt variegated imistory since , Ilayti has been ami eniplre. Once under HenrI Christophe , 'vimo had himnself crowmmed emperor - peror ummder tIme title of Hemmri I. ; time second tUne under Soulouque , vimo took time tithe of F'austin I. , in 1652. Each emperor created a numerous peerage , and there are still living in Hayti descendamits of time. duke of Mar- mahade and prUmco of Lemonade , titles whicim were created by henri I. , who bestowed - stowed timem on members of his court amid found the namues in those of country vii- lages iii the immterlor. Wiiethmer under cm- peror , president or general , both Ilayti arid Santo Domingo have a mere travesty , a caricature of government , good enough for the population , but laughable when comn- pared with that even of other Spanish- American states. DurIng time war between the buccaneers and Spanisim the headquarters of the former were in time famous Tortuga , or Turtle island - land , off tue northern coast of Ilispammiohm , not tar from the great jmromommtory on which is the Mole St. Nicohas , Tortmmga is a mnountainous island , with amany good landing - ing places favorably situated for defensive operations , When the buccaneers were thriven from Ihispimniola by the Spaniards they took refuge on Tortuga , fortified time island so strongly that it resthted every Sparmiuth force boimght against it , and froni It as a center sent forth their ships to prey upon Spanish commerce iii time Caribbean and gulf , Traces of the fortifications are still to be seen on Turtle island , and their strengtim is emttested by time fact that for two centuries they have resisted time earthquakes - quakes which devastate this portion of thu West Iimdies and the tropical rains which are almost as destructive , 'I'vnde sitli the hinted HtzLtcH. The principal business of hinyti and Santo Domingo is with the United States , probably tlmrcc-fourtims of time Imports into that island being from tbin couimtry , but time commerce is exceedingly variable. In 1895 , for instance - stance , tIme imnports amounted to $11,232,335 ; time exhorts to $13,78,562 ; a year later the Ilaytiamms boughit about the saab amount , but. hind only $9,500,000 worth of coffee , cotton - ton arid cocoa to soil ; time explanation of tIme discrepancy being in time fact timat a revoitmtiomm took place in tim meantimne , and everybody dropped everything to attend to the revolution , so time exports fell off , Santo lominmgp , so far as time area is con- cerneil , is in advance of Ilayti , having over 18,000 square miles of the 20,000 in the isianti , but In thio matter of conummerco Is considerably in the rear , owing to the ( act timat the Black Republic has better ports and is more favorably situated ( or business , The population is about equal to that of itayti , the lrovortion of colored to white is nearly time same , amid so far as laziness and gemm- oral incapacity to do any kind of work properly arc concerned neither can claim enprcmaey over the other , Time towns iii botim Santo Domingo arid Ilayti are mere aggregations of flimsy houses , with streets which ore used as the receptacles for nil tile fllthm and refumse from the houses , and , after seeing one of the centers of imopulation entire tire island , no visitor can wonder at time ( act that yellow fever , cholera anti otimer tropical iiestiiences are never absent. Port nu Prince is beautifully situated , and has a population of about 20,000. but why any white pian should smiako his home there cx- cept under compulsion or with the hope of immaking mnoumey enough to get away and live sonmowimere else , has imot yet beomm explained. Sari Domingo , the capital of the east end of tIme iblammd , is a Spanish toivn , with arm- tiquated rails and fortifIcations , amid does not differ in any respect ( rota other second class towns In Spanish Aimmericim , San 1)0- mimmgo is a little ahead of hiayti in one respect , that it has about 100 miles of railroad - road arid a few telegraph hines , but on time other hand hlayti ban a cable station , which , in time opinion of tire hlaytians , ovens up matters pretty well , Under a stable - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - . . . . . . . , , , , , . , .4' -.c--l.I' ' ' ' ' ' 4. ' ' ' r " m ' ,5' 'il' m ' it fliustruted [ ffltoo Opcohi y , , * - _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ - - ' - - 4 , ; . The eyes of the world . ; ii'e iiow on Omaha. . , Id' 'l'lie ' , \ [ ) ) 'f ; 1 : I gates afll every citizen - + - zen of this city aild * t , - " I stateinust constitute ihilil- : self a coiiiinittee of one I to acquaint hi fI'idnls out of the city with the i : I beauty and extent of the exposition. ; 'I'o facilitate the spi'eadirig of this iiifoi'ination , ( ! ! TheBeelia s issued a superl ) illustrated edition en- + ' ¶ tii'ely worthy of the oponiilg day. It gives a 1iistoi'y * ' - I of the expositioii , half-toiie engravings of the buildings - : : + : ings , 1)O1'tl'aitS of the 111011 whose ] lal'l work , energy ' ! ! and genius have made tlic exiOSltlolI a gl'thld : success * q . irom a SthflC11)Oiflt of architecture , art aiid SClCliP ( , , , * * You can 11011) to make it a success financially by , sending a copy of this s1)lelhdid edition to your fi'ieitds ! . outhide of the city. ' FIV [ CNTS [ R COIY. o _ _ _ _ _ - - I- IIIustrted tdition. ir Opcnin Diy . ; : * : * * : * * + : * + : * : * * : * * : * ; * + form of government both divisions of time ishmmnl might become Important factors in thmo commercial worirl , but there seonma nit liresent mme more probability of pormnaiment goverimnmmeimt in ituyti or Santo Donmlrmgo than in Cenmtrril America , sx.ticti ' 'i'i'ii A S'I'IXGHIL , , An indirirm 'i't'rritur' ltt'pt lie d Ira Struck nun Fought 'uvi lit I Is 'l'ii ii , J. A , Smith , who lives in time Indiami Ter- m'itory , is a reliable man , says time Gohvcs- tpn News , and people who hear him tell the following snake story beileve it : "Saturday afteriroomm I saw a smmmmho lying try the roadside arid went to kill it. I wore a hmermvy pair of boots rind thought of stamp. log it Oil time head , as I have done nmnuy a one before , but somnething lirorohited me to iurue mmnothmer nmethmod arid I verily believe that tins secommd thought saved may life , I picked up a stick 011(1 struck thmo snake a heavy blow on time back , wounding it so thmat it could only wriggle. "It was a liecuhiar kind of reptile , bearing many of time irmarks of a rattlesnake arid , thinking it wee ii ruttier , I looked at it to see why it did not rattle , as such snakes always do. Tiii examnimmmmtion irovod that the snake was mmot a rattler. It haul a stubby tail , blunt and hard , wimieh looked aiimmost sin much hike the lived of a smmnke as tire head itself. I nmoticeh vlmen hooking at this tail that the snake turned it upward anti W1MLt I touk to be a stiuger darted out quickly , I igiitning.l ike aumul ihireatonminug , I at ommce imlaceti a forked stick en its iieud t prevent any danger from that quarter arid a. neighbor rind myself exirmnimn'ul it auth sure enough there was a stinger about num Immci lomig on time toil. "inowing such a snake to ho a cmmriosity ) I took it. to may riu at tire lmouo nhmul intended - ' tended preserving it. My wife , Mrs. Nmincy Smith ; Peter iImmytuhbi , lietimel Giauiuien Mrs. Thomas Lruircaster anti others exam- med tIme snake arid all saw time stlnmgem clearly and plainly , watching it for mm long time , rind any time a stick or aimythmlumg for- oigrm would touch it time reptile would throw out its stinger menumelmighy. I took care of it - ' ' ' ' amh Sundumy sent it to Ienisou to 1)r. J , Ii. Jones ( or him to mmmako air tuxrmrnination 0 it mind see what the rttiimger was hike and I deadly poison , which I believe It to ho , Thu neIghbor who brought the snake irm did riot understantl what was wanted and atr cursory glance at the snake time doctor toic the mao it was a copperhiemmil nmnul it wa thrown out iii the alley. I came in today t - look ( or it irimd we made a diligent search , ' but failed to find it , I wanted sonmo rnaa posted oil such matters to ascertain what kind of a reptile it svas , tire darkies hiuviri tolul of killIng snakes that had stlrmgerS twenty'flvc years ago , anti I wanted to sat. isfy myself if there was poison in time stirr as iii the fangs , As to there being a stiuger. there is not the slightest doubt , for umysolt arid wife and the people namaeti above ss it , as did others. " , - - - - - - -