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THE OMAHA DAILY 11EJ3 : THTHSPAY , MARCH 23 , 1890. MODES OF TRAVEL IN CUBA Difficulties Encountered by Strangers in Go ing About the Island , FACILITIES LIMITED , ACCOMMODATIONS FAIR YrnliiN Slim , PnrcN llluli ( mil Cum ( jrovt ili-il Midi HauKiiKC The I'll l > nn Viiln nt < ! rni | > - llm'KitiL'ii. Gelling nbout over the island IB some- thine that puzzles most ot the visitors to Cub.i , writes Charles M. Pepper In the ( Hobo-Democrat. Many ot them conic with queer notions regarding the means nnd modes nf travel. Slnco moro are coming a lltllo Information on these points may bo timely. H Is possible to RO from Havana on the railroad directly west to the town ot Plnar del .Illo , a distance of 110 miles. A railroad also runs from Havana to Guanajay , thlrty- flvu mile * out In the northeastern part ot I'lnar del Illo province. These two railway lines trnvcrso the Vnclta Abno ] tobicco region , nnd also a portion ot the I'artldos district , which Is In the province of Havana Coasting vessels imko vojagcs from the city nlonR the north coast west , touchlnR nt eight or ten fishing villages from these Ullages Journeys may bo made to the hills of the Interior on horseback. Sometimes there la n passable road , but It Is usually n short one. Ono the south coast of Plnnr ilcl Illo there Is nothing to BCD except keys nnd swamps. The only port which Is entered by light drought vessels la Colomn. Trom it o very good mncadamlred highway trn- orscs the fifteen miles to the town of I'lnar del Illo. The rnllroid system extends rast from Havana 250 miles By this means It Is possible to visit the coast towns without the Inconvenience of sea voyages , for there nro branch lines running both north am ] south. At this season there Is not much to see in the Interior. Some of the sugar mills arc grinding , but agriculture generally la recuperating slowly. Kor the tourists the most Interesting town Is Mitanzis , with the hills of Cumbro and Monserrato , the vallejs of Ymurl and San Juan and the calves of Dcllamar , which run out under the sea. llnllroad travel In Cuba Is not luxurious , yet considering that the distances are short It Is fairly comfortable. 1'arcs continue very high , averaging 7 cents or 8 cents a mlle In gold , Hrst-'Clnss , and half ns much for third-class , with tbo second-class mid way. Americans naturally prefer to travel first-class. The passenger coaches on eomo of the lines nro relics of bjgono periods. On others they nro modern nnd adapted to the climate. E\erjbody smokes without first asking permission of the wrmen who maybe bo pnssengers. It Is a custom of the coun try nnd a smoking compartment would not bo appreciated. Everybody piles bis bag- KOgo In the spaces between the seats or in the nlsles. Often the regular passenger coach might bo mistaken for the baggage car. The reason Is that baggage H not checked free. The charges for cairylng are quite beavjNo limitation Is put on the number of pieces which a passenger Is per mitted to carry with him In a pisscngor coach So ho stows away all his bslong- Ings , and sometimes porches himself on top of half n dozen \allses and telescopes Lho Tjaggago Is also permitted. Chickens travel either first , second or third-class without paying fare. Generally a pill of them Is tied together by the legs and thrown care lessly umler the scat. Sometimes they get free from their fastenings. The story of the hon which paid Its faro in eggs Is not n fiction In Cuba. That has 'been ' known to happen. Tlio Hnllvtiiy I.uncli. Tbo railway lines which do not have regular eating houses along the route have a buffet lunch on the train. It Is commonlj located In the car given over to the. thlrd- clnss passengers A hungry traveler w5io finds his way there can have .1 choice of poor wines , good bread and cold baked flub There Is also a , case of "graciosos , " or pop , with sometimes a little fruit. Beer Is sold Cubans who have occasion to travel gen erally carry their lunches with them. The practice Is not n good one for American vis itors to imitate. Three Americans who wore going on a day's Journey had the hotel prepare a lunch for them. It consisted of a skinny chicken , two loaves of bread and two bottles of cheap vvlno When they came to settle their hotel bill they found n charge of $13 for railroad lunch. Others have had similar experiences. It Is better nnd cheaper to go hungry than to have a Havana hotel prepare n railroad lunch. Most of the railroads now run what arc called "trons do cargo , " or mixed local freights. Sometimes the passenger coaches nro the chief part of the train , nnd some times they nro merely tha caboose. These local freights glvo the traveler an excel lent chance * .o BOO the country. A Rood walker can keep up with them when they nro going nt ordinal y speed. With the stops for switching , It Is possible to tnko nn occasional excursion Into the fields and back ngaln. The engines are always veij thirsty , for evoiy other stop appears to be nt n water tank. At the stations the stall is announced by tbo primitive method of r hand boll. A potter walks up and down the platform and rings the bell two minutes Ir advance. Kivo or six minutes Inter the WELCOME WORDS TO WOMEN. "Women who suffer with disorder * pecu liar to their sex should write to Dr. I'letce nnd receive free the advice of a phjsiclan of over thirty jcars' experience a skilled and successful specialist in the diseases of women Kverj- letter of this sort has the most careful consideration nnd Is , of course , tcgardcd as s > acrcdly confidential Many scnsitlv cly modest w omen write fully to Dr Pierce what they would shrink from telliiiR to their locil phjsiclan , The local phj'siclan is prettj- Mire to say that he cannot - not do nnjthing without an examina tion , " Dr 1'lerce holds that these distaste ful examinations arc ircncrally needless , und that no woman , except in rare cases , should Htibniit to them Dr , Plerce's treatment will cure you riftht In the privacy of vour own home. His "Favorite Prescription" has cured hundreds of thousands , some of them the worst imaginable cases. It is the only medicine of its kind that is the product - duct of .1 regularly Graduated phjsician Home unscrupulous medicine dialcn may offer jou i substitute. Don't take it. Don't trifle with your health Write to Dr. 11. V. Pierce , Buffalo , N. Y , take his advice and be well , Mrs H II Moil- fort , of Lebanon , i Warren Co , O , writes' "lilron voti a HIII this 'morniiiK to let jou know that I ha\c received the Medical Adv Iser , and how \cry much pleased I . , , am with it A crisp. irrr i uv fciS-y C'/y w ve dollar bill * &X JS/ could not tempt me to part with it. " On receipt of l one. cent stamps , to pay cobt of mailing only , we will send free to any addrcM a paper-bound copy of Dr I'ierce's great loco page book , "The Com. nion Sense Medical Ad- \iscr. " Or. the same book bound in fine French cloth will be pent for 10 cents extra to pay the cost of this more handsome and more durable bindinc , Address World's Dispcusar ? Medical Ass'u , Buffalo , N , Y. train pulla out. U is the literal truth that no train In Cuba Is purposed to start on schedule time. The line out of Havana which has most ot the suburban travel has n time schedule on the exact hours. No Cuban or Spaniard thinks of gelling to tbo Rtnllon on Ilia hour. Ho allows himself five rnlnulcs , wllli the certainty that he will have hvo nr three minutes to spare. The manager of thh road was once ashed what would happen If ho vvcro to start the trains for three or four days In succession nt the advertised time. "No passengers , " was his laconic response. i One morning at Mntanzns I had left word 1 with the hotel keeper to lm\c n cnb to take me to the train which was duo from Ha vana nt tl "JO The cnb vvaa ready at 9 K , . Just then n party of friends arrived direct from the train , with reproaches for the fail ure to meet them. H wns all the landlord's fault lie smilingly explained thnt , whllo the schedule llmo of the train wns 0 o'clock , It never arrived until 0 30 How It hap pened to get In on tlmo that morning he did not know , but ho was sure the mistake vvna not Intentional. The Cuban railroads nro passing Into the control ot American cap italists , and within a jcar or two It Is HUcly that there will bo some improvement In their management 'Irntcl In tinInterior. . For the travelers who want to lonvo the naln lines of travel and prospect l.n the iilcrlor there Is only ono mode of convej- nco. Tills Is on horseback , or If there bo n arty of prospective land bujcrs , a pack rain Is easily organized. A good Cuban lorso which travels steadily all day at the 'spudglng" ' gait of the country , costs $123. 'o be outfitted after the Cuban manner with adlc , boots , sombrero and other ncces- ; ories takes another $125. Thus prepared t Is not dlfllcUlt to get over a good ftlrolch t counlry In a given tlmo. A guide Is n icccsslty. 'The roads according to the maps , " nro base deceptions. They nro usually cslgnntcd as "camlnos roales" or king's Ighways. Hut the peasant can travel them setter than the king , because frequently veil the trail Is lost , and It Is necessary to ; o by topographical instinct. A Cuban guide s as Infallible ns a hunting hound when he ilmself guides the stiangcr , but when ho ttempts to tell the directions which must 10 followed nnd Indicate the landmarks ho is Invariably at fault. Tor those who are not going on prospect- ng journeys Into the country , the volante the most comfortable means of travel , hough It Is quite expensive. The volantes ro not seen In Havana now or In any of ho larger towns. H was expected that tlie ncomlng ot the tourist 'would bring them ack on the streets , but this his not yet appened , Nevertheless there are many ild nwny In family stables nnd usually ono : an bo had for a Journey. When General Itzhugh Leo visited the Provldencla sugar Imitation , near Gulnes , n few weeks ago , ho had his first drive In a volante. This me had 'been In use In Havana when the nfnnta 13ulallelslled the city , and she had > cen drawn about In It. General Leo did ot care much for the trappings of Spanish ojally , but ho found the volanto BO cn- ojablo tlint ho Insisted on 'being ' driven In t over the hills and through the vallejs. The volante Is the Cuban national \ehlcle t Is ono of the few things that Is , or was , genuinely characteristic ot the country. rho Cub ins themselves frequently call it he "qultrln " The onlj' dlfteronce between ho two vehicles Is that the "qultrln" has i top which can bo lowered , while the rover f the volanto Is Immovable The volanto s a ttto-'vvlieeled vehicle , nnd the wheels ro very large , almost as high as hose used for the ocarts. . The carriage roper is slung low down from the axle toy eathor straps The shafts are fifteen feet n length. Formerly the weight rested al most entirely on the shafts. In the later makes It was shifted more to the axle. The lorse In the shaft Is led by a postilion , whoso lorso is harnessed to the carriage with races. Often a third horse Is used and lb mrnessed with traces In the same manner. The height ot the wheels nnd the distance rom the ground prevent the danger of urnlng over. It Is surprising to see the nso with which sharp corners are turned , teep hills climbed and rugged descents made. All the whllo the occupants of tbo planto are comfortable. They compare It c traveling In n hammock. A New Knglanr Isltor , who has made several trips In the olantcs , sa > s they are first cousin to the one-horse "shajs" of his grandfather's Imc They have also been compared to ho "calashes" or calcches which tlio French n Quebec have preserved. This comparison is probably made because the caleche one ho volnnte are so different , except that eacl has two wheels. Mourn tinVolnntc'n The Cubans nnd the Spanish residents who talk of the old times mourn the de cadence ot the qultrlns nnd olnntes They say these weio Indigenous carriages , con structcd before the ago of railways , am lioldlng their own long after the railway came. Twentj-flvo or thirty years ngo the victorias and cabs and coaches of va rlous kinds began to supplant them In the cities. Nevertheless , It will probably be a long time before they disappear Iron the. country entirely , because It will bo a eng time until Cuba U travel sod In nl parts by good roads Except on horscbacl there Is no other means of traveling in th Interior of the Island. On nil the suga plantations there nro volantes stowed aw a somovvhero , and every Cuban family whlc' has a country home possesses one. Som of them are very aged vehicles , yet the do not wear out as the one-hoi so shay I said to have done. The postilion is usuall a sedate colored man who has all the prld of a family coachman. He sits his moun with a grace and seriousness that evoke ndmliatlon To the ordinary rider th short trot nt which the horses drawing volante move would bo excessively uncomfortable fortablo It Is not so to the Cubin postilion As ho Jogs along ho seems a pirt of tin lead horse Sometimes in the hot sun IK goes to sleep. Ho Is rarely the victim o nn accident. It may bo that the enter prising American who Is looking for tin chance to make money In Cuba will cornoi the volantos with nIow to the tourls travel for the next few jears. Hut ho wil hardly bo nblo to corner the postilions They nro staid family .coachmen nnd the ; do not tnko klnilly to Innovations. In the parts of the Island whore thoio arc caUadas , or macadamized hlghwnjs , tiavi'l by means of the carriages Is preferable to the railroads. It gives a much better Iden of the landscape nnd enables the countrj to be seen to advantage. Some of the vehicles are rickety and asthmatic and the horses an survivals of the reconcentratlon. Yet it Is better to take them nnd thus enjoy the Jour ney The Cuban cabmen , whether In town city or country , nro members of the unlvorsal union of highway robbers In other cespects the ) nro obliging and nro good fellows , bin they will overcharge. No ono should bin one of their vehicles without fixing the price In advance , In fixing tha price , their flrsi demand should never bo heeded. A plcasanl day can bo passed by taking the niornliu train from Havana to Gunnajay , und thei driving back In the afternoon part of the waj to ( he city The cab driver will begin b ) asking 2 centcns Thnt Is a littln moio that $10 In gold , After half nn hour's squabbling ho wjll corao down to $ S. The tauonne trav. eler will stipulate that the ? 8 shall bo pale ,1 In ftjlver Negotiations will end abiuptly After a tlmo the cab driver will return am reproachfully accept the terms. Ho will g 0 to the- stable to change horees. The \lsitoi will wait for him. Other vehicles will b < passed before him in review. Tinally he t\H U become Impatient and ask what has hap , pencil , Ho will bo told that an accident hai ; befallen the horses. Then other drivers wll 11 offer their ten Ices , tliut for $10 gold , then $1 gold , nnd finally the same amount lnTr , : ' : r When Iho disgust of the visitor 1W ' Its height the Chinaman who keeps' it. 4 < 1 will corno out , scold the robbers for their rapacity and toll the stranger to offer anyone ono of them $7 in silver for driving him to Marlnnonvhlch is the station where the train is taken for Havana. This Is the regular procedure nnd $7 is the regular charge. The tariff wni not estab lished until two Americans had vindicated their Independence nnd tint of their coun trymen ThH wns months ago Wearied with haggling v.lth the hacknion , who had begun at $15 , and who , In the course ot an hour , had only B ° t down to $10 , these two Igltors calmly announced that they would valk. It was only n matter ot fifteen or wcnty miles anyhow nnd they thought It would do thorn 'Rood ThH was explained to \ .ho rapacious hackman In blunt Castlllan md the visitors started on their walk. The caguo of cab drivers and the major part of ho population stood open-eyed nnd open- mouthed. "Mire ! See the Americans will valk , " was the cry They were hardly bo- oud the village when they were overtaken > y the best of the rickety vehicles It had jecn sent after thorn by agreement among ho liackmen. It would tnko them for $ S gold. "No. " "Eight dollars sliver. " "No. " Seven dollars silver" "Yes" So the \merlcan gentlemen rode , and by that rldo Ixcd the tariff rate for Iho drlvo from Guanajay to Marlanoa None ot llielr couti- rymon need fear to Insist on paying $7 , for ho tradition Is now strongly rooted that nil \morlcans will walk rather than pay more ban that amount. The Culmii . ' In a few places in Cubi It Is possible to . . .ko a Journey by stage. All the rouds run ning out from Havana , of which there are 'our , have stages which carry passengers to -ho different villages. These aio in icnllty omnibuses nnd nro not specially comfortable - able or uncomfortable. Further out In the country where the roads nro not good , yet whcro they are not so bad as to entirely [ irevent travel , tbo real old-fashioned coun- ; ry stages are met with. Some of them look ns though they had been sent to Cuba after linlf a century or moro of service In the United States This Is not the case. They nro , like the volantes , Indigenous. All their service has been over Cuban roads. Most of them were hid away during the Insurrection and the war Now that traveling In the country has been resumed they have been brought out. Their long rest does not serai to have made them moro comfortable. Oc casionally n Journey mny bo taken In some thing that resembles the old Dcadwood coach. Inasmuch ns the brlginds used to stop the stage when business was dull In the way of kidnaping rich sugar planters , the slmlllnrlty Is not confined to the appear ance of the coaches. Now , the Cubin sol diers who expect to be organized Into the rural police escort the stage , but that Is moro to give themselves exercise than from fear of brigands. The Havana cabmen have ( been called ban dits , tout they nro no worse than their lei- lows elsewhere. They have a wholesome fear of the municipal regulations , and do not Eeek to overcharge unless they nro cer tain of not being caught. The fare , which Is 20 cents In Spanish silver for one or two passengers within a radius ot two miles , docs not give them much margin. Some of them have learned the trick of extra po liteness and of making the passenger be- llovo that It rests entirely with his gener osity. They object to a long trip , nnd nro often surly when they are told whore they are to go. Sometimes they halt and free themselves of a long string ot Castlllan ex pletives. The American -visitor thinks the cabman Is swearing at the horse. If he happens to understand Spanish , nnd after tbo tirade is over replies In that tongue , the cabman , Instead of being upset , thinks it a good Joke. Of nn afternoon nothing angers the cabby around the parks so much as to call him for a trip to the business section of the city. Ho Is waiting for a "pasedo" or drive , which may mean ? 2 In stead of 20 cents. If he refuses to take a passenger , all that Is necessary is to call a policeman Then ho movea rapidly. The Havana cabmen own the streets of the city. They have a wonderful faculty for Just missing the cbince of running over pedes trians The sidewalks are so narrow that the pedestrians are forced to walk In the streets , jet the cabmen Invariably treat thorn as intruders. They also have nn un usual faculty for turning angles and run ning into ono another. Though they ex change compliments and hurl epithets , they rarely get to blows. After abusing each other they back out , and each goes his way. A Havana cabman is nt his best when ho gets into a blind alley of a mule cart block ade. Though it is his own fault , ho abuses the cart drivers in picturesque and ihld language , compels them to yield their right of way nnd drives off happy , with a parting shot thrown over Oils left shoulder. TEN THOUSAND BUTTONS To He Solil for lli-iicllt of Oiiuilia Au- illforlimi Rncli lliiUon IleiiruNoiitH One Slinre of MouK. Ten thousand auditorium buttons have been ordered , from the sala of which It is expected to add a goodly sum to the fund to be utilized In the construction of a fine assembly building. These buttons will bo numbered consecutively from 1 to 10,000 and will bear the words "Omaha Auditorium' on the face beneath n picture of the build- Ins to bo erected. On the opposite sldo will be found nn explanation that ttio but ton Is good for ono share of stock nnd may bo exchanged for thnt upon picscntatlon to the secretaiy. The buttons will bo the size of a silver dollar. When Uio buttons arrive they will ba placed in the various stores for sale. A number of wholesale houses hnvo placed laigo orders with Secretary Clmso already The first 1,000 buttons will bo reserved for if sale at auction , numbers 1 , 13 nnd 100 being expected to net n largo sum. A mass meetIng - Ing will bo held In which prominent speak ers will participate and then the sale of buttons will commence. Owing to tbo absence of President Weller peimnnont committees have not been ap pointed. Vice President Pickens , however , has named temporary committees , which have been doing excellent work In getting 1- affali3 In shape for a vigorous campaign. TllOIINIIIIlI . Could not express the rapture of Annie Springer ot 1125 Howard street , Philadelphia Pa , , when she found that Dr. King's New Discovery for Consumption had completely jears had made life a burden All othei remedies nnd doctors could give her no help but Bho of this " sajs Iloyal Cure "it soon removed the pain in my chest and I can now sleep boundly , something I can kcarcelj remember doing before. I feel like Boundlni Its pralbea throughout the universe " So wll every one who tries Dr King's New Dis covery for any trouble of the Throat , Chesl or Lungs , Prlco 60c and $1.00. Trial boltloi frco at Kuhn & Co.'a drug stoie , even bottle guaranteed hirect Kiinlnc foiiiiiin | > . The Hoard of Fire and Police Conimis. sloners held a special meeting jestcrdaj afternoon and appointed nine men to the g fire force so that the Harney street engine . I company can bo reinstated. These men will bo distributed among the various companies and the new company will be made up oi j old men. It will bo ready for work this morning. The appointees were ; Thomas Casey , Jr. , 350S South Twentieth street ; Fred r I * nugbee , 2118 North Twenty-ninth street : o Samuel n. Leonard. 923 North Twenty-sixth1 W. H Spauldlng , 1612 Cass street , John W , . nruder , 3fiH Jones street : Frank Hurdj 2134 Harnoy street , Franklin \V White. 2211 , Grace street , Philip iMIller , 2323 Soutl Eighteenth street. Frank Urban. 1237 Soutl ft | Sixteenth street , SEEKS AID OF THE COURTS Mrs. Bigelow Takes Steps to Secure Kclcnso of Her Children. CHARGES THEY ARE HELD IN A CONVENT AVrll of Million * I'lirtiiiN iKKtirit li > * < < > ( ( mill Miuli' Itcturn- iil.lirortlivvllli , OnlcrliiK lief ore Him. A habeas corpus proceeding somewhat out of the ordinary wns brought jestorday In Judge Scott's court with the ohject of gain ing the release of twin sisters , 17 jcars cl age , from the Catholic convent nt South Omaha , known ns the "Homo of the Good Shepherd. " The petitioner was Mis Alice M Ul elow , mother of the girls , whose names nro IMIth nnd IMna. According to her story as told In the pleadings she placed the girls In the convent for no definite time , hut with the understanding that they should nut be taught the Vathollo religion She BSJS that the girls hn\o been practically imprisoned , that whenever she 1ms called to see them she has been allowed to coiucrso with them only through bais and thnt on March 21 uho tried to pay them n \lslt , but was not permitted to do so for the reason that It vvna "Lent. " Mrs. Blpelovv snjs that she pleaded with the mother superior , Inform ing her that she had coino all the way from her homo at Randolph , la. , but It was all without nvall , In the opinion of Mrs Hlge- lo\v her daughters arc "being made slaves of , both In body and mind , " to quote her language , and the health of one of them Is being wrecked , she fia > s. Another thins to which Mrs. Bigelow objects Is what she calla a strict censorship over the corre spondence passing between mother and chil dren. She declares she has offeied fre quently to take the girls from the Institu tion , but has alwajs been refused. Judge Scott Issued the writ Immediately upon hearing the application nnd made It returnable forthwith. The attorneys for the mother superior nnd Mrs. Ulgelow came to an nmlcablo un derstanding as soon as the case was called up , nnd the proceeding was dioppcd without and further ado. The agreement Is that the girls nro to bo left at the Institution until Siturday , by which time they will bo con- flimcd , and then they will bo allowed to return to their mother. When this proposi tion was stated to the judge ho dismissed the case. Fraternal Iiinnriinec. The status of an Insurance contract with the Woodmen of the World Is Involved In a controversy now being heard by Judge Slabaugh , and Incidentally Iowa , South Da kota and Ncbiaska laws have become mixed up in It. Homer W. Johnson , ns assignee , Is suing to recover Insuianco taken out by Horace D. Nourse , deceased. The bcnen- clarles named by Nourse were n woman to whom ho was betrothed , 121inbcth Gamms , and a son. The son assigned t'he ' contract In South Dakota to Johnson. The position of the plaintiff is that the headquarters of the Woodmen of the World are In Nebraska and its contracts should he considered as being binding under taio Ne braska law. But the defense pleads that the contract was made In Iowa nnd that the Iowa law does not recognize contracts with secret orders of an Insurance character vvhcr.o the beneficiaries nro not relatives It Is also urged that such contracts are not assignable under the South Dakota law. The different contentions make the case a very complicated ono and the court's do- clslon le being awaited with much interest. IlniHCN nu Iiiteri'iHtliiR 1'oliit. A point of Interest to doctors and profes sional men generally v as raised yesterday In the suit on trial in Judge Slabaugh's court of J. Carroll Whlnnery tor ? 41 dental foes and ? 1 for medicine against Manager William S. Sheldon of the G. B. Hurst com pany. A driver employed by the company had been attended by Whlnnery and the plaintiff sought to make the company liable. Mr. Sheldon raised as a defen&e the neglect of Whinnery to comply vviUh the statute re quiring him to icglster. Judge Slabaugh was about to decide the case upon the strength of n supreme court decision at hand when the plaintiff asked lea\o to fllo an amended petition. The court announced that it would bo bound to regard tlho obligation of a citizen to obey the law as paramount ; that Is to say , If a professional man does not comply with tlio law ihe is a law-breaker nnd can have no standing in court as a suitor for professional fees. Other elements In the case may servo to modify this decision. Minor MiUUTN In Conrf. The $23,000 damage suit of Dinlol KInney against the Union Stock Yards company of South Omaha is being tried before a Jury In Judge Scott's couit KInney fell Into an excavation for a track of the defendant GIVE THE CHILDREN A DRINK I place of coffee. Bold by all grocers and I liked by nil who have used It because i when properly prspared It tastes like the from all its in- flnest coffee , but is free furious properties. Graln-O aids digestion 'and , atrenKthens the nerves It Is not n stimulant but a hca tli builder ami chil dren , as well ns adults , can drink U with great benefit. Costs r.bjut one-fourth as much as coffee. ll < c ana 25c. Wild with Pain fL pi _ JL - L l H. pt W - * * . 9LB. . _ aLM. . . m ' _ - * - J * - Tortures of Overworked and Wornout Nerves arc almost unbear able , They are Cured by DR. MILES' NERVINE. XorvoiK debility nuil from dKorden siml ileuuipomenN ot tin1 iH'ivous ojstem me imteh nuno prevalent among n onion todny tlmn tlioy over vvoic before ; whldi Is piob- ulily ( inlle largely due to the evce slve ilenuuuH that arc being inutlo upon the ( Mieigle * of the mer.igovoin.n , Honduoho , neuralgia , iheunmtlsin , In digestion , constipation , liver and kidney - noy doubles , dKoideis of hop special oig.uilsin , Inipiuo blood , and liul | of inopop nutrition mo among tlu > most common oomplalnts that have their or- lulu In nerve weakness. The gieater p.irt ot the "Hireling and tot tines endmod by weak and nervous women could be icllcvod , nnd they might be made well and strong , full of vital energy and attractive sweetness , If they would tale ; the pioper remedy. DP. Miles' Nervine is the cMiet remedy for that largo class of poisons who aio nerve weakened and debilitated , feeble , thin blooded , run down In he.ilth , weak , tired and often hysterical. company In Scptembci , 1S97. nnd broke ono of his legs nnd was otherwise injured. The damage suit of Tatilck Mulioj against Armour & . Co. has been remoisd to the federal court. A motion for a new trial has been filed by the Ensor Remedy company In the cnso de cided against It Tuesday , wherein James 13. Hortocks waa plaintiff. Judge Powell Is engaged In the trial of the two bojs , Yntes nnd Anderson , accused of having broken into the tailor establish ment of Albert Kodjm. William E. Alexander ot Norfolk has filed a petition In bankruptcy In the United States court. His liabilities arc figured at I5D9J SO , while his unexemptcd assets aggregate only J2SO. J2SO.Tho The suit of J. II Neal of Elkhorn pre cinct against his son-lu-Iaw. Albert 7 . Leich. and his daughter for $5,000 damages , arising out of an assault , was on trial yes- terdaj. Lucy Ritchie asks for a divorce from Michael Ritchie on the ground ot cruelty. They were mairled at AtchUon , Kan , April 18 , 1889 She alleges that ho has used violence lence toward her. 1 Nellie M. Qulnn Ins brought a suit in United States court against James B. Elliott and Claj county , Nebraska , for the posses sion of half of a quarter section of land and ? 320 In rent that she alleges has been received by Ulllott since she lost posses sion. She alleges that the pioperty was illegally tnken away from her , but her pe tition gives no more definite Information. In Judge Kejsor's court the case of Simon T. Jogseljn , as administrator of the estate of the late Alden B Walker , agaliibt Charles A. Walker , son of the deceased , over the title to the cast hall of lot 7 , block 10 , E. V. Smith's addition. Is being tried. The court has already declared that the defend ant is entitled to the occupancy by reason of his having been in unquestioned posses sion for a number of yeais through a deed of gift from his father. Arny SniipllcH. Captain John Baxter , Jr. , acting chief quartermaster for the Department of the Missouri , Is advertising for bids on coal , wood and charcoal , to be supplied the sen eral posts In the ilepaitment. The bldu will be received until 1 o'clcck p m , on Apill 20. The following quantities , of the articles will bo required 6.630,000 pounds of hard coal , 18,703,000 pounds of soft coal , 147,000 pounds of smithing coal , 833 bushels of chaico.il , ten cords of kindling wood , and 5,860 cords of hard wood. Supplies All of the pop ular and de- pondublo kind. Eastman Kodaks Premo Poco Acllake Vivo Diamond Cyclone and Now Karona Cameras glass plntos , films , ohomlcals , mounts , etc. developing und printing prices right , THE AlOE & PENfOLD CO. , Amateur i'ltotograpltio Istippltei 1408 Farnam. OMAHA OPPOSITE PAXTON HOTEL. A Kimball Piano Patent- The action of the ICImlmll contains one of the most valuable improvements of the piesent tiny ( ptotected liy United States patent ) , by which tlio old wooden hammer and damper llangenioiephiced with a combined llange of In KM , which Is not nffoutod by changes of ntinos- pheie , thus molding 1. Loosening of hammer and dampei llnnges 011 mil nnd conheiiuent uittlo. - ' . Necessity of spac ing Imninieis. II , Necessity of adjusting travel of hammers , -I. AVoiklng out of Hnngo center pins. 5. Wai ping or sag ging of mil We huvp a waj of making terms on the Klmb.ill that nuiKcs It o.ihy to own ono. A. HOSPE , We oclebrn < p our l5tliiuxlticnn ! nnnt- * ermirr Oct. Sill a , 1800. Music and Art. 1513 Douclas. The New Spring Style- Tim t are now being Miown liy Mr. Fred erick , Ilntter , lu jouiij , ' inen'h liutb in clude Mich inanuffiPtuies as Stetson and UunlapB Ono of the best and most economical hat wo bhow Is a genuine Stotbon at $ U.OO In either Dei by or Fedora this hat Is In all the late blocks l Unit aio piovlng ho popular with the tasty dtesberh Wo have had thirty years "expetleuco as piactleal hatteis and jou can be bine of getting the bent for the leabt and the latest In style when jou entrust jour head to me. FREDERICK Tlie Hatter Tlio Pioneer Mat Man of the 120 South 15th Street "About eight jears ago I began to ex perience nervous prostration , " writes Mrs \i J. Burke , St Albnns , Vt. "My cneo wns Indeed a serious one , for It would seem Impossible nt times to control mjself. 1 could not remain in one position more than n few moments , My limbs would twitch and Jerk , nnd the slightest notio would Btar- tlo nnd unnerve mo. My sleep was often broken by sudden awakening , nnd I would see all klmH of horrid elgtits. I never thought I would be well again , but two jcars ago I began using Dr. Miles' Restorative Nervine , nnd its effect upon my system was wonder ful. In n few weeks 1 waa entirely relieved of my nervous trouble , and my health Improved -very rapidly. I take pleas ure lii recommending Dr. Miles' Nervlno to sufferers from nervous trouble. Mrs Charlctto Dig , of Idaho Palls , Idaho , writes : "I feel It a pleasure as well ns a duty which I owe to every overworked nnd nerveless woman , to tell how I regained niy health. I was troubled n great deal with hcadncho and nervousness. The blood would PATENTS AND INVENTIONS An Attractive Feature at the Greater America Exposition. AN ILLUSTRATION OF INVENTIVE ART OrKniilzntloii of the Philippine iuciit C inpiiii > , Which In to Ilr Capitalized nt ! ? . - ( ) , ( ( ) ( ) Oilier I2xpiiHltlou Mutters , The newest development In exposition promotion is n department of patents nnd indentions , which will occupy a space 10x100 feet In one of Lao main buildings. At the meeting of the executive committee yester day afternoon George W. Sues was ap pointed supeilntendent of the department and Secretary Smith waa directed to have the necessary literature prepared at once. Cliculars will bo sent in a few days to about 10,000 inventors nnd they will bo asked to contribute working models of their most interesting patents for exhibition. It is ex pected that no difficulty will bo experienced In selecting from 500 to 1,000 models that will illustrate the latest Ideas in Inventive art nnd constitute a , feature that will bo of great interest. A line shaft will bo put In to which all the models will bo connected and all will bo in operation throughout the exposition. Ono day will be designated ns Inventors' day , on which there will bo ap propriate exercises , over which the United States commissioner of patents will preside. Although the plan to organize a department of Inventions was only suggested a day or two ago , applications for space are already coming In. Within the next few days all the Inventors In the United States who have anything worth showing will bo made ac quainted with the scheme and no difficulty is anticipated In securing their enthusiastic co-operation in what will benefit themselves as well as the exposition. The request of the Nebraska State Photo- giapbcrs' association that a series of medals bo offered for photographic exhibits was granted and H. Lancaster of this city was rush to my brain until It seemed that tnj head would burst The least excitement gftvo mo dreadful pain , nnd would often lose complete control of m > nerves. I dragged along In Hits way for nearly ten jsare , doctoring all the time , but my condition seemed to grow steadily worse. At last I decided to try the Ur. Miles' Reitorntlvo Medicine * and 1 began using Nervine nnd New- Heart Cuic. Within a week 1 felt much Improved , nnd the second week my friends remarked how much better I looked and acted. I continued the medlclno for several weeks longer nnd now my health Is good and 1 can do any kind of work. Dr. Miles' Remedies have made mo well. " Sample Treatment Free. A trial package of Ur. Mllos' favorllo treatment , consisting of Dr. .Miles' Hestora- tlvo Nervine , Dr. Miles' Anti-rain I'ltls and Dr. Miles' Nerve and Liver Pills , will bo sent nlwoutely free of cost to any person viho will send name nnd address on a postal card , requesting the samples , and mention ing the nimo of this piper. Addre'B Dr. Miles Medical Co , Klkhnrt , Ind. authorized to notify the meeting of the Na tional Photographers' association next July Frederick Majer , editor of The 1900 , pub lished at Paris In the Interests of the Paris exposKlon , writes to Secretary Smith that ho knows of at least fifty exhibitors who were anxious to bo represented In the Trans- misslsslppl Exposition , but who wore de terred on account of the war. They nro now desirous < ? T attending1 the Greater America show , and arrangements will ho made at once to supply them with the necessary in formation and blanks. Slgnor Llbcratl writes that ho has met President Miller and Mr. Ilor In the cost and has made them a proposition contem plating an engagement of his band of forty- five pieces. 8 P. Cory , Jr. , representing the Cincin nati Enquirer , wns before the committee in regard to the excursion that his paper pro poses to run to the exposition August 15. An arrangement was made by which the Enquirer will print a special edition of GO- l 000 copies to bo distributed along the route I and another special edition of 100,000 copies | In addition to KB regular edition. All cdl- j tlons will contain complete descriptions of ! the principal features of Uio exposition with I Illustrations that will show the most Intel- I estlng views of the grounds. ! The local corporation Hint has secured I the concession for the Philippine village met yesterday nnd organized by the election i of Fred Paffcnrnth , president ; llnlpli I Kitchen , vice president ; Mel Uhl , secretary , ' and Ed B. Williams , treasurer. These offi cers , with T. P. Cartwright , E. W. Dlxon and Charles B. Sherman will constitute the Board of Directors. The organization will bo I capitalized lot $50,000. The space for this concession was also secured yesterday. It- will occupy 1RO by 500 feet on the north ) sidefof tlho West Midway near where the ) ' I'abs't building wns last year. A committee' to secure the material for the attraction' ' loft Omaha n week ago and Is now on Uio way to Manila. It Is proposed to bring over at least seventy-live natives In addi tion to a vast amount of spectacular ma terial to furnish a complete exposition of Philippine life. Happy U the man or woman who can eat a good , hearty meal without suffering after ward. If you cannot do It , taKe Kodol Dys pepsia Cure. It digests what you eat. and cures all kinds of Dyspepsia and Indigestion. "To Bee , or not to see , " That Is the question. Whether 'tis best to say rmy , And go on wcaihig the old RhiKseH thnt do not lit , Or pay a little extra and have them changed for ones that do lit. HUTESON , Manufacturing Optician , Wi > MilUc the OlniHCN nc Nell. 1520 DOIJGLAb STREET. U Doors from 10th. " Misses' ' School Shoes $1,50 $ Drex TJ. Shooinan has no competitors \\hen \ It conies to nilbBcs * and child's slides There is value in our mlhsen' shoes at $1.00 a Kenulno calf skin and heavy kid , with heavy soles nnd wide , lound toe patent leather and kid tip- button or lace We know they are \\orth $1.50 and you will know ho to when jou see them -Misses' sUes , 11 Vi to 2 , aie ! ? l.r 0 child's Bl/.es , 0 to 11 , are $1.25 Wo do business that way a $ 2 riiliio for $1.50 We mean you would pay $2.00 anywhere else for Its equal. Drexel Shoe Co , , Oiiiului'H llp-lo-tliitc Nhup IlntiNC , 140 ! ) FAUN AM STREET. \ < -vv NxirtiiK CuttilciKiu * IKMV ready Scut ( or tliu i It isn't ' Hot Yet- Hit tl's all right for Ice ncnni uiul NO have a way of putting It up In little joiiud bands thnt hold Just onoiiKh for four poisons only 120 cents ThlH will kct'p in .Itily ilfjM In your iioeKer for ten houitt and it will keep till jou cut It tills weather. Our luncheon will he found the best and most eeonoinlenl In Onmlin l-fidles will Hud It a convenient place to take noonday lunch when down shopping Everything cut In two except the Herv- ice. that'H the biuno us ever. BALDUFFS , Unch-ll:30 : to 2i30. Supper-3:30 : to 8JO , 1520 Farnam St.