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About Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922 | View Entire Issue (May 24, 1899)
THE OMAHA DATL.V . 1VE13 : A\r13DNESTAY ) , MAY 21 , IS ! ) ! ) . A NEWPORT IDVL. | Story of Love , Sacrifice and Woman's Fidelity. $ lly OLIVE HAIU'BU. $ The ball room at the Casino was nglov wlUi light and pulsing with music. Th perfume of llowers hung oppressively OVP the throng of dancers whirling totho strain of the nifin vvnltz. The sccno was ono I bo remembered long for Its excoptlona brilliancy. Such toilets , such bc-iuty , sue ] Jewels nnd BO many of the brightest star of wealth and fashion had rarely been scci at once , oven at Newport. The ball was nt its height a moment before fore supper. Standing near n door was i voung man whoso feiturcs were drawn nn whlto nnd whoso set lips made n plctur cadly out ot place In that gay throng 111 dark eves followed a slim , graceful gli with a crown of golden hair and tcndc violet eves , whoso dark , long lashes leu them a pathetic look Just then. The seemed to bo seeking for KOHIO ono , bu whoever they sought was not found mill the dancers had twice made the tour o the room. Then the two pairs of cjes me for a second Those of the girl had a wist ful , questioning look ; thono of the man a expression of stern duty-rcllnqulshment. Th music ceased Just then nnd In the llttl ensuing nutter they lost sight ot each othc In the crowd. The man , with a sigh so deep as to b almost a groan , turned nway nnd scnrccl knowing how he reached thcio found him self seated In an easy chair on Iho wld porch. Ho gave himself up to bitter re flections. "I must bo doubly crazy to como her tonight. I might In tlmo hnvo learned t forgot her , "but " to BOO her again , so swot ind so far oft. 1 could not ask her to nrnrr mo now on 'llttlo or nothing n year. ' Sh jhas been brought up to wealth and luxuij lit Is part nnd parcel of her dnlly lite nn ll would be the most brutnl of brutes t isk her to shnro my poverty. I neve ilamo those who nro rich not to want t )0 poor. I wouldn't want to see the den Ittle soul miss ono of the dainty thing vhlch money nlono cnn provide But It I 10 less hard to bear Poor llttlo Nellie Iho didn't look any too happy , either.Vel Urn , If you nro not a perfectly Idiotic cow ird vou will start now nnd go so in f.wny that she will never hear of yo again. " 1 Just nt this stngo ot "Jim's" reflection lOverul persons cimo nlong nnd In the ! jay conversation Jim hod no part. Ho hal jose to go when ho heard his own nam lentloncd. In splto of the old provcr bout listeners ho remained In his chnli * * hlch was In deep shadow. "Poor Jim Alden ! Did you s6o him ? H teed by the door looking llko the ghos t the feist. What a pity that ho wen n Wall street ! He might have known bet > r. He seemed to bo particularly cut u ( hen he saw Miss Burton dancing awa nd never oven looking nt him. " "I hear thnt Miss Burton's engagomen Lord Appleby Is announced " "What , that old man ! Well , he's rollln wealth " "Sho did not need to marry money. " "Tho ways of women are past findin it. " The figure In the dark corner glided nwa vlftly. Ho had borne all he could , H rode on down townrd the Point , scarce ! towing where ho was going , until wit sudden sense of a new pain he found thn bi wns s'nndlng by the very rocks whci RIind sat only two davs before with Ne1 Hi. Then the hot sun blamed down an tin heat pulsated from the sand and se bllow nnd the rocks nbovc. nnd then , toi tuoro was not the knowledge thnt ho ha ; bst every dollar ho had In the world. ( Now the-jUr was chill'the brceZo troi ijio sea llko salt tears , and the long llr 11 silver light laid across the water sue itnly wavered nnd grow blurred nnd dli U his eves filled nnd n sob wns wrun from the aching henrt. He romemberc tie dimpled fingers thnt hnd clasped tl : pirasol , the odor of the flowers nt hi b : est , nnd the clinging against his chec oj n few strands of golden hair tosse there by the wanton wind. I.ven here 1 haard the music ns the Innd breeze floatc bj nnd It hnd lost In the passage all li hjrshness , and wns now sweet and snddei Irp almost maddening. Ho stood there , black outline against the moonlit water bi yintl. | Back at the Casino another llttlo drarr had been enacted. Nelllo had seen moi tbnn her trnlned features had shown , nr rfio knew thnt unless she acted prompt she would have looked her last on Jlr Suddenly Jim was more to her than n the world. All the other men nnd womi In the world were effaced from her hca nnd mind as utterly ns If they did m exist She must find Jim she must. Out on the wide portico she1 flew , with hi 4 Aunt Elinor and Mr. Appleby behind he Jim was not there. With the prescience love she know where she should find hli nnd snatching a whlto scarf fiom her aunt shoulders , she said : "Aunt , you and Jlr. Appleby wait for m I am going to find Jim. " "NolIIe ! Nelllo ! You will comproml yourself fatally " "I don't care ; I love Jim ! " "Nolllo ! " But Nelllo was gone. Mr. Appleby smll < as under the cover of the shadow of column , ho said : "Lot her go , Elinor. Nellie Is right. Jl Is worthy of nny good "voman. " "But ho Is poor. " "Tint ho Isn't. I brought the news to hi that ho has Just Inherited a bigger furtui than bo lost. Ho doesn't know It yet , ai Elinor , we can all bo married together ? Eh "Oh Llojd ! " "We'vo waited long enough dear , I think Nelllo flew llko a whlto angel down the Point , her slippered feet scarcely touc 1ng the ground. Yes , thnro was Jim. W ho about to commit sulcldo , as ho * sto there so rigidly Btlll ? Nelllo caught h breath , and then advanced slowly , stlllli her throbbing heart by n miracle of w power , a power such as Is only given womankind , "It 'Is a lovely evening , Mr. Alden ; Isi H ? " eho said , quietly. "Nelllo , llttlo Nellie ! " said Jim , In su a transport that It Is lucky ho couldn't s the sudden color leap to Nellie's cheeks , beg pardon , Miss Burton. I forgot for moment " "There Is nothing to forgive , " "Ah ! Where Is your aunt and Mr. A plehy ? " asked Jim , stupidly , "I left them on the porch6cttll"E t date ot their wedding day. " "Nellie ! " "Yes ? " "May I call jou Nellie ? " "Yes , Jim. " II.NCI.U SAM AN11 IIIh MOM3V How tinCov i-riiiucnt I'r - > i-ntu Inill tlniiN of IU Culim anil Currfiit ; } . Uncle Sara'B Jealousy aa to the Intogrl cl the money he makes la carried to f i an extreme that even all simulation * his coin and currency , oven though I tended tor Innocent purposes , are rlglt barred by law , oven though they may i be punlbhablo by Imprisonment whore tli ( is no guilty Intent. A very Instructive 11U tratlon of this fact , says the I'hllodolpl Times , can bo gained by an odd sort of m Eeum In the ofilcu of the chief or the seci earvlco division ot the Treasury departmc in 'v.Yaehlngton , Besides pictures ot not false coiners , and examples of forged bor and government securities , there are n merous representations In this collection hundreds of advertising devices In vvhl counterfeit presentments of United Stai money In various formi have been era- iloyed , lUJ ls cry strlet- forbidding private ndlvlduals to make anything which should eKltlmntcly 'bear the government Imprint The statutes , and there are many of them , ro explicit , nnd ibrieily It mny be enld that 11 such Imitations nro regarded as counter- clt nnd nro treated accordingly. Tcchnl- ally the manufncturois can bo prosecuted s counterfeiters , but that Is never done \hon It Is evident that there was no crlm- nal Intent The majority of these Imlta- lens of money nnd other government Becurl- les nro mcd , ns wld before , for ndvertls- HK purposes , although nome of them nro made for the edification of children The ommonest hind of nn advertisement Is n ac-filmllo of a dollar with the card of the Inn distributing It on the back. Most ot heao nre very cheap affairs and nro printed troni coarse wood ciitf , the lettering as well as the printing belnn of n very Inferior loscrlptlon No ono It vvould eecm should ever bo deceived by thorn , nnd yet Ignorant ountry people are frcriuently swindled by harpers with these so-cilled " " - "flash" note * . > peclally Is this 03 nmom ? the colored folks of the south , and every tlmo a circus travels hroiiRh that section the number ot victims * legion Another and moro costly medium ot Informing the public of the address of a business bouf c lo by the use of reduced ihotogrnphs of United Stnttu and bank lotcs. These are three Inches long by an nch and n half wide and are pasted on cardboard. On the 'back ' Is the name of the InnOHO OHO Inventive genius , who also "wanted " to convey a moral lesson , once devised what 10 called the " .MlRlity dollar advertising series " On the face ot the dollar bill Is the representation of a cell tenanted by young man In n striped suit. Below nro ho words "Stole $5 only. " The face of the $10 bill has the picture of n man calmly cnjojlng a good cigar In n well fur- ilshed room The legend below Is : "Took 550000. " The $50 bill shov\s-a portly In- llvldunl In n hnndsomo library. A pompous footmnn tins Just handed him scroll on which are the words' "Vou nre lomlnnted for governor. Will > ou nc- cept ? " The Inscription below reads"Ap - iropriated $1,000,000. " The borders nnd corners of those notes nro made to repre sent currency nnd on the backs are the ad vertisements. A newspaper , a llttlo moro han ten jears ngo , printed what nt a glance night bo taken for a bond and ornamented t with pictures of President Cleveland ana ils cabinet. In small tjpe appeared the announcement thnt the proprietors of the low-spnper would pay $1,000 to any one who could provo that It did not have the largest circulation In America. A German Immi grant who landed nt Cnstlo Garden was In duced by a sharper to bellevo that the nd- vertl&emcnt was a bond nnd he patted with his hard-earned savings In exchange for one of them , whereupon the secret service ofn- cers swooped down on the enterprising newspaper and gathered the whole Issue In. Perhaps the prettiest article In the secret survlco collection Is n sheet of stamps useii by nil the nations of the world. These are most artlbtlcnlly nrranged nnd represent a beautiful blending of colors. A steel die wns used to make each Impression nnd the whole formed a really clever piece of work. Hut stamps cannot bo counterfeited anymore moro than money and the sheets were con fiscated. A cigar manufacturer got up n new brand of cigars and called It the "Dol lar Mark. " Insldo ot each box was a loose sheet ot paper containing a big $ sign sur rounded by bay leaves and on either side wns the reverse and obverse of the sllver dolinr. This was held to bo illegal. Th manufacturer claimed that no ono could bts deceived by It , as the Impression was much larger than the real silver dollar. But the seciet service people thought that as he had to make a dlo there wns nothing to prevent him from making It the regular size , ana In that case It might be used for fraudu lent purposes Considering nn ounce of prevention to bo worth a pound of cure , they broke up the dlo'business before any'harm had been done. The making ot foreign money Is re garded as Just as serious an offense as the manufacture of domestic currency. In the secret service collection nre some very good specimens of Brazilian notes which came under the ban. The making of Imitation confederate money became suddenly very brisk a dozen years ngo. The patent inedi- clno people used them moro than any other nnd put their advertisements on the back. Strictly speaking , It Is doubtful If the pruning 01 imiiaiion conreaerate currency Is Illegal , but the secret service officials hold that It Is. They do so on the general ground that Ignorant people may be swindled by believing that It Is genuine money and has a value. There Is no readier way of attracting the attention of the gen eral public than by the use of the repre sentation of money , and the numerous devices would surprise ono who has not Investigated the subject. For Instance , n well known story paper ot the dime novel order printed a tale with the novel title , "The Half of a Five-Dollar Bill. " A cul representing the mutilated portion of a. $5 note formed the background on which was printed In largo typo the title. But the government officials , who never seem to sleep , came down on that publisher and tolc him ho was violating the law and com pelled him to destroy his cut. n "How to Invest your savings , Save the ? dimes nnd the dollars will take core ol themselves , " was the sensible advice con tained on a card of n western mortgage company. But the concern lost sovera dimes nnd not a few dollars by ornamenting tholr mnrds with the Impressions of then eluslvo dimes and dollars. A clover advertisement was a bank book with n bank note sticking out from the end and another schema that had a big run before the treasury ofllclals took It under their all-protecting wing was a gilt placquo containing a folded $5 bill , a $5 bank o : Knglnnd note and n $10 gold piece. In the center was the nama of the firm giving these placques to their customers. Another class of these goods was Intended for the amusement of children. Some years ago a Chicago toy house Imported -10,000 llt tlo tin boxes about the alzo of tbo box used for the ordinary wax match. On the lid was a reduced fac-slralle ot a J10 treasury noto. The box contained representations o $10 In gold and silver , everything from a cent to $20 being duplicated. The whole was confiscated. Another pretty toy was a llt tlo keg of seeming silver dollars , and a paperweight made of representations of sil ver nnd gold coins would have been n handsome - some addition to a desk could It have been put on the market , IIllllOlM Dl'llllllTlltK OH Cot * SI , I < Ollln. GHICAfiO , May 23. National Committeeman - man Thomas Gahan , Jtobert E. Burke of the county organization , Theodore Nelson , nec- retary of the state committee , nnd a number of other prominent democrats ot Chicago left for St' Louis at 11 o'clock today , to be present at the conference of members of the national committee and Incidentally to at tend the Jefterson club banquet tomorrow night. It Is understood that the Illinois dem. ocrnts will caucus at the Tranters' hotel to morrow morning. Kx-Qovernor John I' . Altgeld , accompanied by a rravvd of support- era , will go to St , Louis late this afternoon. Some of the results of neglected d > &p p. tic conditions of the stomach are cancer , consumption , heait disease and epilepsy. Kodol Dytpepsla Cure prevents all thU by effecting a quick cure In all case of dye- is pepsla. Features of Trade that Surprise and Amuse Americans. NOT A GROCERY STORE ON THE ISLAND Slory of n llenovolont Arnij Olllocr Who Wmitril to liny Two Ilim- ilrcil MilrtN Hint llntc Ilceviitl } To bo caught shopping In the middle of ho day In Cuba Is to bo considered cither uco or an cstrnngoro crazy or n strangct crms synonj raous to the cyulcal Cuban. Jurlng the later hours of the afternoon or n the evening nro the allotted times , nnd t Is then the ladles stroll forth to scan ho counters nnd criticise the latest styles n lace mantlllae There are no largo department olores as n America , no bewildering steppes of nitl- clcs dear to feminine hearts , no miles of alsloi , no multitude of floors , no swlft-mov- ng elevators , In fact , there are only three shops In the whole of Cuba containing more han one room devoted to the sale of goods. A recent arrival In Havana , the \\lfo of a major -volunteers , sallied out on her eecond day to look for the shopping dls- rlct. She called a carriage , but vvns unable o explain her needs to the natl\o driver , and after driving bootlessly through the streets for several hours returned to the lotcU "There Is not n shop In the place , " she declared , halt In tears. "It IB something dreadful. " "There must bo stereo of some kind , " re plied her husband. "People surely buy things. " "Hut I looked everywhere. I saw lots of houses and they had their doora open , jut they must be like those little cheap places wo have homo , where they sell calico : or 5 cents a jard , and knitting yarn and and thread. Where are the largo storea Iko Wanamakcr's ? " The major concealed a smile. "We will go forth and explore , my dear , " 10 replied. "Seems to mo I eaw a shop Iko Wanamaker's down near the Prado. " He led her to n corner building which had doora and IronbarredWindows , and an awning over the sidewalk. They passed In and discovered a long room containing n counter running parallel to the wall and several dingy cases. Heaped about were cottons and silks and w earing npparel of various kinds. Back of the counter were seated half a dozen young clerks , each with a clagrette In some stage of combustion in bis mouth. There were no placards extolling the merits of the goods , no glistening metals or glass. Near one of the doors there w'pro several was n pile of shoes resting hap hazard upon an empty , undraped wooden packing case. In the center of the room stood a rack bearing an assortment of gaudy shawls. The windows were narrow and barred with Iron. There was absolutely no pretense of decoration or windowdressing. . It wns simply a room with shelves , a counter and several cases. ClfrUn SmoUe ClKnrrlten. The clerks glanced up listlessly and pres ently one approached , still puffing at his cigarette. At the same time a little bald man with carefully waxed moustache loft an enclosed wicker cage In one corner nnd came forward rubbing his hands. "Tho Cuban Mr. Wanamaker , I suppose , " suggested the major. There was an effort at conversation , the volunteer's wife discovered a quantity of really fine linen at marvelously cheap prices and finally a purchase was made. "I suppose they have a or delivery sjs- tem ? " she remarked , doubtfully. "Or do they carry their own bundles' " The question was answered by the action of a Cuban woman near by , who had bough ! a number of articles These were wrapped up by one of the clerks and given to a bare footed negro girl who had entered with the woman. The custom of the country stood revealed "Each purchaser brings his own delivery wagon , " remarked the major as he thrust the package of linen under his arm. "Nol a bad Idea where vehicles are dear and servants plentiful " In Santiago de Cuba , a city of some 50- 000 Inhabitants , there are not three shops worthy of the name The largest store Is located on Callo Lnramadls , back of the palace , and the entire contents could bo dis played In the parlor of an ordinary dwelling house All manner of goods are on sale however , and It Is possible to purchase any thing found In the general country store of the United States , but not in any quantity A captain of the Fifth Immunes , a wealthy young southerner with the reputation of looking after his company's Interests re gardless of personal cost , applied at the largest store In Santiago for light linen shirts. "Wo have them , senor , " replied the clerk "Many ? " "Oh , yes ; plenty. " "Well , let me see , " mused the military philanthropist , doing a little figuring , "Send out to the Fifth volunteer camp to Captain Blank about ono hundred shirts , nssortcc sires , and have them there by " "Senor , senor ! " hastily Interrupted the clerk , agha&t ; "wo have not that many , we have not ono dozen. Madre do Dlos ! Ono hundred shirts. There tire not twenty-five In the Province of Santiago. One hundred Per Dlos ! " The shirts were ordered from New York > o Grocery SlorrN In Ciibn. The entire absence of what we call green grocery stores early becomes apparent to the visitor. There are small shops In whlcl can bo bought teas and sugar and articles of that class , but for fresh vegetables It Is necessary to apply at the market. The latter Institution really forms the center of Industry of each city. H Is the financial barometer and the visible prop of the progress of all trade. From early morning until late at night it is occupied by the petty merchants and the prospective customers. The lower middle class and th bottom strata of municipal society frequen the main street market or one of Its branche and exchange the gossip of the day. It Is a thriving bee hive that Is never empty aw the money changing hands In the course o twenty-four hours Is no Inconsiderable sum One can pass through the entrance am emerge again fully clothed , fed and satis fled , There are stalls offering for sale fish boots , cane-bottomed chairs , walking sticks medicine and lottery tickets Cheek by Jew will bo found a Jewelry booth carrying n valuable stock , and ono displaying ten bananas at 3 cents the lot. Each Cuban market Is a Bedlam of noises that class of uproar expected from a herd of shrill-voiced negroes , negresses and ex cltable half-whites. There are drunken pee pie , shouting servants and babies. The con versatlon o'f the strange visitor must , per force , be carried on through the medium o gesticulations , and It Is dlfllcult to mak one's meaning plain oven then. There nr policemen about and wardens of the market but they make no effort to quell the con btantly arising disturbances except unde danger of riot. Probably ono of the most peculiar custom noticeable In the Cuban markets la the ex tremely small purchases small'In quantity made by the lower class of natives. Sinai gourd cups holding scarcely more than a tablespoonful are used In measuring rice flour , beans and peas. Cabbage : are cut It wedges the flzo of a cl ar , turnips Into eighths , acjuaihcs Into minute chunks am onions In halves. Potatoes nro eold by number HIIJ Inn Two OIIIKTM of Men ) . It Is no uncommon thing to see n woman my a piece of meat weighing a couple of ounces , then pass through the nnrket pur- hnslng n tablo&poonful of vegetables here ml n piece of garlic there , and flnall } , after n hour of gossip , depart with food products worth 5 or C cents. An odd feature of the markets Is the torn- wary restaurants found In'every nook nnd ornor. They do not occupy stalls , but are ondiictcd wherever a bit of space cnn bo ecurcd As the solo equipments consist of a small charcoal brazlor , n. frying pin nnd n wicker bnekot , not much room Is re quired The proprietor Is generally an ancient > lack dame ono of the toothless , munib- Ing kind sometimes found In the south The menu Is not extensive , rarely exceed- ng three articles fried plantains , tortilla1 * , or corn cnko pancakes , nnd frljoles , n blacK icnn. There are no dishes , no cutlery , no nap- tins The beans and cakes nro solo to- ; olhcr , nnd the cake acts as a pinto for the icans. The fried phntalns are served in uisks nnd are eaten much as a Uanann , ho husk being peeled off by degrees. A breakfast of this class , consisting of two portions of cakoa nnd beans and three plan ning , IB sold for three cents. There are rled fish stands and places whcro Jerked meat Is the piece do resistance , but thov nro leservcd for those who earn a day's \ago , or who have money left them. There s a tradition In the Santiago market that a man from Jamaica once started an eating place with real tables and plates , hut only ho oldest frequenters tell It A now business In Cuban mercantile cir cles Is the selling of pledged articles to the American soldiers and visitors from the lorth. Shortly after the surrender some ono started the rumor that the pawnshops of Santiago were filled with valuable plato nnd jewels pledged by the Inhabitants during ho siege This may hnvo been true to a certain extent , hut the quantity of alleged family heirlooms carried from Cuba during the past blx months would stand for three periods of Spanish hlstorv. Last June there were two pawnshops In Santiago Today thcio are at least six , and they are springing up , fully equipped , all over the city. It Is quite tlio thing for the ourist to ask after their location on readi ng shore , < iud his purse must be tmall If 10 can not carry awa > one or more pictures , candle sticks , silver teapots or Inlaid ma chetes The painful truth Is that these ar- : lcles are pouring Into the coast cities from .ho interior and from adjacent Islands In an ucreaslng stream. A volunteer signal officer lately returned ! rom Santiago took great pride In cxhlblt- ng to his envious friends a curiously worked swoid ho had secured at a price from a dealer down there. Ho told Its history , nnd low It had been worn by an ancient gran- dco from Spain , until ono day tin Inquisitive acquaintance found a little mark on the lower part of the hilt which read : "Made In Germany. " HENRY HARRISON LEWIS. ritiirr WITH COMJOHS. > iirrow 1 < Nuii | > < * of CnHfornlu Mim Who Tried to Iloh Their ACNIN. Trom Santa Barbara , Cal. , comes the most exciting adventure stoiy of the jear. Frank Ruiz and Tred forbush met In deadly com bat with a pair of condors and only van quished the vicious birds of prey after J long fight. From the "torles told by the men , and retold by the San Francisco Call , It appears that both were out hunting for Indian relics In the San Royal Canyon a few dajs ago. The place Is about eight miles from Santa Barbara , and Is as wild a spot as can be found In the whole state of California. The canjon Is narrow , with massive walls of rock hundreds of feet rfslng heavenward on both sides. These walls am precipitous , and it Is only by the greatest care that a foot hold can be obtained at any point , Whllo Loth men were digging in the gravel at tbs bottom of the canjon Fred suddenly looked up and saw a condor fly Into a cave high up on the cliff. "Guess that olrd's got a nest In there , " ho said to Frank , who was also watching the giant bird "Looks that waj , " Frank answered , "and If It has , the chances are there aie eggs in It. I'm going up to see , anjhow. " "Bettor ho careful , " Fred cautioned ; "Condors are mean beasts and might pick your ejes out. But If jou'ro going , so am I. " With that both men started to climb the cliffs. For arms they took along a couple of heavy sticks and determined to fight if the birds attacked them. " . To reach the cave into which the condor had disappeared was a moat difficult task The weather was warm nnd to climb the 100 feet to the top proved trying and ex hausting. At certain points a foothold was almost Impossible and a single miscalcula tion In stepping meant death by falling to the bottom of the canyon. Nearly an hour was consumed In getting on a level with the cave and then remained the task of cram ling along a narrow ledge so as to get Inside and secure the condor's nest. nest.This ledge was onlj about seventeen feet long , 'hut ' from It to the bottom of the cinyoa the walls went down almost as straight as the walls of a building. It was a situation that called lor nerve and daring. "I am going in , " said Frank , an Instant after both had calculated the chances o getting to the nest. "All right , " said Fred. "We can't both go I'll stay hero and watch , on 1 If thi old blid gives you too much trouble cal n.n ovtr and I guess wt can knock her out. " ' It didn't take Frank moro than n. couple of minutes to climb over the ledge ant peer Into the cave. The place where ho stood was comparatively level , and the opening to the cave vas good and large , "Hunah ! " ho shouted , after ho h.u made a scrutiny of the Insldo ' 'There's no bird there. She must have loft whllo wo vvero climbing the cliff. I sco ono egg In there , and It's a beauty. " Picking up the egg carefully Frank pu It in his handkerchief and swung It arounc his neck , so as to have both hands free to inako his peillous trip back along the ledge. Ho had made about throe-quarters of th distance when an ominous rattle of wing told him that danger was ncai. Looking up ho saw two condors sweeping down upon him. him.Tho The birds vvero a little timid about making the attack , nnd several times came quit near and then swerved off into space again This gave Frank a chance , and his firs thought was for the prl/o that ho had beci at such pains to secure. Prod was standing on the other end of the ledge with hla clu In one hand , and with the other ho throv stones at the vicious birds In the hopes o frightening them away. "Hero ! Catch the egg and put It In i safe place ! " Frank called out , at the sam time throwing his tieasuro to Fred , vvh caught it and quickly hid It between two largo stones. Then the fight bcsan At sight of th egg the two condors became furious They turned their attention to Fred , who had al he could do to beat them off , oven for a fev minutes. Twice they swooped down 01 Frank and toro his clotlus with their mur derous talons Ho was powerless and coult only cling to the rocUy ledge and keep hlo head out of sight as much as possible Dui lug these attacks Fred Kept up a volley o stones and struck the birds several times Ono largo rock struck the mother bird fcqiiare on the beaU , and for n moment seemed to stun her. She fluttered In the air and then dropped to a rock about flftj foul below , followed by her mate This was Frank's chance , and at the rick of his life ho mnde n Jump from the ledge to where Fred wns standing By the barest chnnce ho gained a foothold Once he slipped nnd would have gone to the bottom had not FrcM qulcklj ran forward nnd grabbed him ju t as ho wns sliding over the precipice "Is the egg nil right ? " ho called out the nstnnt ho wns safe " " Fred "Yes , answered "All right , lot the birds come. " And the birds did come. Like n whirlwind hey swooped down on the two men. The ( tack wns met with n series of blows from he clubs But In such n position It wns n llfllciilt matter to strike n telling blow nt moving object nnd but llttlo harm was ono the condors Again and again the vicious birds attacked vlth talons and bill nnd beat fiercely with heir wings Both men weresciniched nnd orn nnd their clothes \\ero In ribbons. They vert1 beginning to tire. At this point Frank put all his strength nto a blow that cnviRht the largest condor qunro nu top of the head This practically ( necked out the big condor , hut the other imooii with redoubled fury She scratched nd clnwcd nnd pocked , but the two men vero too much for her The steady shower f blows began to tell and she Hipped weakly ot n few mlntitca nnd then lamely flew off o console her disabled mate , who was nurs- ng his bore head on a rock nbout 100 feet ivvny. . When Frank nnd Fred reached Santa Inibira the comlot's egg became the sight of the town H weighed 9v& ounces nnd ncasilied ll'S inches In circumference the OUR wn > . It Is the only condor's egg that ins been found In that pirt of the country or many jears. ( iiiKAiuvr or rimonus. Career of .IIIIIICH A. HFIIH , KlnK of Viiterlenii Conflileiiep Men. James Addlson Heavls , the king of forgers , ho most Ingenious nnd audacious swindler over known In the United States , who ilnvcd A brilliant same with 12,500,000 ncrcs of land .is the slnko and lost , who fooled the ablest lawjcis and the slnrpest finan ciers In the countrj , moio recently known is convict No. 9G1 In the Now Mexican penitentiary , has lately been released from confinement , snjs n Santa Fo correspondent of the Chicago Record. Ho served the term of two years foi which he was sentenced foi forger } , less his "good behavloi" allowance , and has gone to Denver , where his handsome Mexican wife has been living the daughter ot an ordlnirj Arizona , ranchero who ap- icaied in her husband's schemes as "Her xellentlsslmo Dona Sofia Loieta Mlceala do 1'eralta Hcavls , neo Mnso > Sllvn de Pernlta do la Cordoba , " etc , etc. Her real name was Sophia Mnso and she was born In 1SG2 on a ranch near the San Bernardino mountaliifc. Her mothei was a common Mexican woman who could not read or wrlto and her fnthei was quite ns Ignorant. Yet upon her beauty and natuial accomplishments Ileavls bulU up a romance that Drought him moro than halt a million dollars , but failed to cairy through the most audacious conspiracy that has been conceived during the present gener ation at least. Ho worked at It with extraordinary pa- tlenco and nklll for moro than twenty-five jenrs. He not only forged a royal grant bcailng the signature of the king of Spain nnd his mlnlstcis , but also n series of wills , n large bunch of deeds , records of probate and other legal proceedings , baptismal ana marriage certificates , and wliat was mticli moro difficult and daring , ho Invented a long line of distinguished anccstois for his peou vvlfu , connecting them by ties of kinship with the royal house of Spain , secured a full set ot their portraits , both In oil nnd on Ivory miniatures , wrote their biographies , supplied from his own brain correspondence that had passed between them and distin guished personages of their time , nnd sur rounded them with such complete and per fect evidences ot existence that men like Roscoe Conkllng , ex-Senator Edmunaa , Thomas F. Bajard , Robert G. Ingersoll , Bourke Cockran and others were completely humbugged and accepted his fictions for facts. John W. Mackny , C. P. Huntlngton , the late Leland Stanford , Charles Crocker nnd other famous financiers furnished him money to carry on his scheme , the cabinet ministers of Spain nnd Mexico gave him theh hanctlon and .assistance , and even prelates of the Catholic church bore tefatl- mony to the honesty and respectability ot the swindler and his bogus wife. In all the annals of crime there cannot be found amore moro complete and comprehensive conspir acy , and It cost the government of the United States nearly $250,000 and several years ot labor by the Department of Justice to expcet the fraud and send Rcavls to prison for two j cara Renvls was the son of a farmer In Henry county , Missouri , who went Into the confed erate army during the civil war , and there after led a life of adventure'for several years In North , Central and South America. He was a sailor nnd a soldier , n clerk and book keeper , a street car conductor , an Insurance agent , a drummer and finally a real estate agent In St. Louis. There lie made the ac. qualnatnco of a man named Willing , who hired him to Investigate the genuineness ol an old Spanish grant for a small piece of property In Arizona. In this Inquiry Reavls leained the methods nnd the laws of the ola Spanish occupation , and his experience with the Willing claim seems to tiave suggested the Idea of getting up ono for himself , which ho did on a most magnificent scale. After ten or twelve years of the most In genious nnd Industrious labor ho nskcc congress to conllim to.his wife the title to a tract of land In Now Mexico and Arizona The Cruel Knife ! It Is absolutely useless to expect a Etirgical operation to euro cancer , or uny other Wood disease. The cruelty of such tieatmcnt is illustrated in the alarming number of deaths which re sult from it , The dtaeasc is in the blood , and hence unn not bo cut out. Nine times out of ten the surgeon's knife only hastens death. My son had a most malignant Cancer , for which the doctor * said an operation nas the only hope. The oper ation was a Revere one , as It was neces pury to out down to the jaw bon c' nnd ( crape it lieforn u gieatwlillu the Cnn per returned , and be Ran to grow rapidly. Wo KRVO him many remedies without relief lief , nnd final lv , upon ( ho advice of a [ rleml , decided to try S 8 S ( Swiff * hneclflo ) , and wlll the second bottlehi began to Improve. After twenty bottles had been taKen , the Cancer disappeared entirely , und hn wns cured 'Ihe nitre wus.ii permanent one for he Is now teventeeii jreirnoldand lint never hud a tlgn of the dreadful dtteuue to ro turn. J N MURDOCH , 270 gnodgrasa St. , Dallas , Texas. Absolutely the only hope for Guncer is y\\ift's Specific , us it is the only leinedy which goes to the very bottom of the blood and foi cos out every tiuce of the disease B S S is fjunrnnlwd purely vegetable , gnd contains no potash , mercury , or other mineinl JJooKs on Ouncervvill bo mailed fieo to nny nddiess by the Swift Speciila Co , , Atlanta , Ga. nearly twice ns largo ns the state of Massa chusetts , about forty miles wide nnd 300 ! lulled long , aud containing n population ot 30,000 or 40 , < 500. The Snmn To Hallrond company recognized the Justice of the claim before It was nclcd upon bj congiess , nnd paid him $ fu > ,000 for n right of wn > ncros * his wlfos propcrtv. Iho Southern 1'aclllc com- pnuy not only paid a greater ninotint for n llKht of wny , but Its chli-f owners nrc snld to have furnished Hcavls from tlmo to tlmo not less thnn $300,000 to pay the espouses of proving his title. Sovornl committees of congress reported fnvornblj on the claim , aud If It had not been for the persistence with which some ot the settlers fought it the tttlo might have been confirmed by u liglslaiivo net. ! tavl , who spint a good deal of tlmo In V.ishltiKtou these dajs , mid lived with stuntatlous elegance at th Arlington hotel , nd the nerve to ( .oiKcnt to nil lim-stlRa- Ion by the United Stntcs court of rlilms , vhU'h wns never Unified In the midst of ho proceedings the claimant wns tried nnd onvlcted ot forger } , and the grcnt structure 10 had spent so much llmo nnd skill n building collapsed llko n IIOUBO of cnrdn. Us distinguished nltotnevs wlthdicw from ho case , his Ilnnnclul buckets icpudlated ilm nnd n bill of $10.000 for board nt Iho loffmnn house , Now York , still remains npild. There Is a story that llcnvls Ins undo n confession , but It Is not credited , lo IB not that kind of a man lie worked so long and so ably to convince other people of the genuineness of the lleuls-l'eialta and giant that ho cnme nlmoat to hcllcvo n It himself , llo has too nctlvo n body nnd too fortllo u mind to rcmnln long In Idle nessv nnd oven It ho concludes not to irosecuto the clnlm nny longoi he Is llkel > to turn up nlmost nnvwheio with some othet stupendous scheme 1'cople who caw him n prison nnd utter bin relcnso say that ho H much broken In sphlt nnd may lnl i > to low ricks Instead , nut ns n confidence operator 10 broke the record. l TO TI11J > c Mfvlcnn Mfllioil f SpreiullliK ; KiuMilrilKC of Agriculture. A now UU-a down here , writes a New Mc\- cnn correspondent ot the Chlcngo Record , U ho employment ot n LMr HollUtcr , nn cx- icrt fanner aud botanist , to travel from village to village and educate the faimeri n agriculture , particularly In the Irrigated eglons Another scheme that Is oven more admirable Is the establishment of libraries and reading rooms nt division points for lie heneflt of the employes of the road This U not entlrel ) a now plan. It 'was tarted several yeais ago In n smnll wny , but vns nbnndonod under the receivership nnd ins only recently been revived on a more extensive ocale by Piesldcnt nipley. Ho has appointed the llov. S. K Dusscr , formerly nu Episcopal clergyman nt nmporln , ns superln- endent ot the clubrooms and that gentle man Is constantly traveling up and down ho 7,000 miles of road organizing and con ducting social and literary entertainments or the benefit of the men nnd their families , lellverlng lucturco nnd looking nfter their soclnl nnd moral welfnre. In each of the eleven lending rooms now n operation and four moro In preparation .here Is a library of 400 or 500 well selected volumes of notion , biography , history , trav els and practical science nnd hooks , tieating on other subjects ot speclnl Interest to rall- rend men. The booka are frequently tians- 'erred from one reading room to another , BO : hat the men can have the benefit of them all , and the collection Is constantly Increased jy the addition of current publications. All of the principal magazines and a dozen or moro dally and weekly newspapers and rail way journals are kept on file , billiard tables , cards , checkers , chess and other games nro lurnlshed and bath rooms nro provided , so : hat when an engineer or brakemnn comes n from n dusty Journey ho can refresh him self before he sits down to read or rest. Smoking la allowed , but no drinking or games of chance. One afternoon each week the rooms are open to the wives and families of the men and one evening each week the women folks nro Invited to n codal entertainment , to that they mi ) become nrqunliuM with each other nnd cnjoj privileges : Hint nre uminlly tievond the lemh of the population of fron tier rnllroid ( OVVIM The women me nllowed to draw books from the library and keep them n week Mr llutMor tells me that the } ' me more tegular In tholr attendance than the men. The advantages of the plnn have already been fullj dcnuinstrnlcd Mi Ilus cr RIIVS It kccm | the men nwnv from the eileen * and nddi to the contentment of the \\omon U Is lila effort to convince the omplojrs Unit the company In something moro to them than n souiee of mibilstcneo ; Uint the ) havu something moro thiili their wanes to expect nnd tint thote la something moro thnn labor to lie found In tholr occupation It vou have piles one them. No u o undergoing horrible opeintloiiH that simply lemovo the uwiiUs of the disease without disturbing th" disease Itself I'lnro jour confidence In UeWllfa WJtch llarel Salve H Ins never failed to cillo othois , 11 will not fall to cure vou riUIITIMS IIOII" AM ) IMI.VTi : . llo > \ tin- < "Miliiln of thi > limn Hi * ! ril lnIMH | nn * < 11 ut in nnil IT. Ill his account In the Century of the lown's sh.uo In the di'struetloti of the Span- Mi licet at Santiago , Captain Uobley O. Hvuns thus deseillKs hLs reception of Cap tain Kulnte of the Vl/unn- The torpedo bout Hrhsion nnd the nu\- Illno Hist came nlong nbout this lime nnd were went In to nsslst In getting off the pilfsonora. Our bo.HH soon bignn to mrlve , filled with hnirllil } mangled met. . 'Hie effect "of our hhcll lire had been most terrlfle , ns WHS sliown by the wounds of these unfor- lunnleD Many nuns nnd legs vvoro literally torn off Ttio halt wntcr hath had In many saved life bj stopping the bleeding. t THE BEST NATURAL APERIENT WATER ( > ( ' C ( > < > PREVENTS HEMORRHOIDS and CURES CONSTIPATION GET THE GENUINE. WORLD-WIDE REPUTATION. OF OMAHA. HARNESS-SADDLERY. J JlAltffKSX , aAVDLHA Affl > COLLAHB fefrber * of Leather , Aadd/rVj/ Hardware , Ett * W solicit your ordou , 313-315-317 S. 13th. BOILER AND SHEET IRON WORKS Haocemora IVJIian & DraUe. Manufacturers botl ra , smoke Htncka and fcreechtnps , pressure , lenderln/f , sheep dip , larfl nnd water tnnkH , boiler tubes con- etantly on hnnd , second hand boilers boupht and lold Snrrlal end prompt to repair * In city or country. 19th nnd Pierce , BOOTS-SHOES-RUBBERS , fl merican 1 V Sewed Shoe Go M'frs \ Jobbers of Fool Wear VTISIEKN ioiNTaron Xlio Joseph Baniguu Rubber do. CHICORY American Grower * ma mtnufacturtrt of all forai ot Chicory Ornalm-Vremont-O'Nell. DRY GOODS. loirltr > < uJ lobbirt of Dry Goods , Furnishing Goods AND NOTIGNa l | ! ! It was soon reported to mo that the cnp- tnln of the Vlzcn > a wns coming nlongsldo. A guard wns paraded nnd prepniatlons were made to rccclvo him with the honors duo his rank As the boat nppronchcd the gangway I saw that Captain Eulnto wan wounded nnd n chnlr wns slung nnd low ered for his accommodation Aa ( ho boat lay nt the Rnngwny It presented a spcctnclo that could be seen only In vvnr nnd rnrely then , I Imagine. There wns n foot of water In Its bottom and In this rolled two dead men , terribly loin to plei.es by frngmenta of shells , the wntcr wns red with their blood In the stcrn-sliLCts sat Captain Eulnte , supported b > one of our naval ca dets , and about his feel lay live or sK wounded Spanish sailors As the unfortu nate cnptaln was raised over the sldo , and the chair on which ho sat placed on the quarter-deck , the guard presented nrms , the officer of the deck saluted , nnd the Spaniiti prisoners ulreid > on board stood at attention. Captain Eulnto slowly straight ened himself up and with an effort un buckled his sword belt , kissed the hilt of his sword , nnd with a g"nceful bow pre sented It to me I declined the sword , but accepted the surrender of himself , officers nnd crew as prisoners to Admiral Sampson , In command ot tne American neei. i no crow of the Iowa , most of them stripped to the waist , blackened with powder and cov ered with perspiration , crowded over the nfter turrets nnd superstructure , nnd , ns I declined the s > word of the Spanish cnptuln , broke out Into ringing cheers Taking the captain's arm I conducted him nft on our way to the cabin , where the mcdlcnl officers wcro wnltlng to drcts his wounds. Ho wna evidently a man of great feeling , impulsive and devoted to his profession That ho loved the ship he had lately commanded , and felt keenly his defeat , no ono who saw him could doubt. His distress was most touching. As wo reached the head ot the cabin ladder ho turned toward his ship and , stretching up his right hand , exclaimed , "Adola , Vlzca > a' " As the words left hie lips the forward magazine of the Vlzcayu exploded with n tremendous roar nnd a column ot smoke went up that wns seen fifteen miles awny. The scene wag pain fully dramatic and must rerailn In all our memories as long at > wo live. DRUGS. E. Bruce & Co. Druggists and Stationery "Quvea Bee" Specialties. Clora , Wlncti una llrandlei , Corocj 10th and IJurcer Btrwuv ELECTRICAL SUPPLIES. W ilecfrioa ! Electrical Supplies. Eleotrio Wlrlnff Bolls and Gns Lighting O. W. JOUNHION. Mcr. 161ft Uowm-d BU John T. Burke , CONTJlACTOJt I'OK ELECTRIC LIGHT and PO WER PLANTS 424 South 15th St. HARDWARE. eo-fslass-AndrcGSGn Wholesale Hardware. Xilcycles and Sporting Goods , 1219-21-23 liar * ney Street. SAFE AND IRON rt ORKS. Safe ami Iron Works , G. ANDKKHN , Prop. Makes a spool ilty of - . . i\nd Uiiru-lar 1'ioof b.if ; , tin i Vuuli Hears , etc OJU h , llth M. . Oiuahi , .N , % * v HUB lemett } in no nnd buvc u doctor's blll-or the uudei.